Episode 37! - College Football Playoff Discussion

I'M 37?!?!

On this, our 37th episode, Mike and Tim discuss the new College Football Playoff system, the committee that will be responsible for selecting the schools involved, and whether the Big Five conferences (ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-12 and SEC) should break from NCAA Division I and start their own sanctioning body.

Since this is our 37th episode, in honor of the occasion, today's podcast includes clips from one of Mike's favorite movies of all-time, Kevin Smith's Clerks.  No copyright infringement is intended.



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Episode 36 - NFL Craziness 2

Mike and Tim discuss more unbelievable goings-on in the world of the NFL, from proposed changes to the playoff format to getting rid of extra points.

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Episode 35 - Mike's New Orleans Batsu Game

So, Mike got his batsu game for picking New Orleans to win the Super Bowl with his midseason adjusted picks.

Mike's batsu: wear Tim's Chicago Bears Brian Urlacher #54 jersey during their next recording session.

Speaking of batsu, Tim followed through with his UMKC T-shirt batsu.  He actually looks good in blue and gold:

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Episode 34 - Deloitte Football Money League

BONUS EPISODE!!

Have you ever heard of the Deloitte Football Money League?

Every year, the Deloitte accountancy firm puts out a list of football clubs - almost entirely European, concentrated largely in four countries (England, Germany, Italy and Spain) - based on their revenues for the past year.

The 2014 list was just released:

1. Real Madrid (Spain)
2. Barcelona (Spain)
3. Bayern Munich (Germany)
4. Manchester United (England)
5. PSG (France)
6. Manchester City (England)
7. Chelsea (England)
8. Arsenal (England)
9. Juventus (Italy)
10. AC Milan (Italy)
11. Borussia Dortmund (Germany)
12. Liverpool (England)
13. Schalke 04 (Germany)
14. Tottenham (England)
15. Inter Milan (Italy)
16. Galatasaray (Turkey)
17. Hamburg (Germany)
18. Fenerbahce (Turkey)
19. Roma (Italy)
20. Atletico Madrid (Spain)

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Episode 33 - English Football Update: League Cup Final, FA Cup 4th Round, Premier League and Football League Tables

Today Mike reviews the English football season to date:

- League Cup Final is set: Manchester City vs. Sunderland

- 4th Round of the FA Cup is set.  Mike makes his picks.

- How do the tables in the top four English leagues look?  Who's going up or down?

Mike's pick to win the League Cup, by the way:

City 3-0 "Handling & Internally Squad"


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Episode 32 - Notable HOF Snubs

What do Craig Biggio and Terrell Davis have in common?

Both are worthy of being in their respective sports' Hall of Fame, yet were recently snubbed by Cooperstown and Canton, respectively.

To be clear: Biggio is one of only 28 men to have ever collected 3,000 hits in MLB.  He's also one of only 4 in this group NOT in Cooperstown: 1 is still playing (Derek Jeter), 1 is banned from baseball for life for gambling on the sport (Pete Rose), and 1 who lied to Congress about steroid use and got caught (Rafael Palmiero).

Davis is a part of an even more exclusive club: he's one of only 7 men who have a 2,000 yard rushing season in the NFL.  The others: 3 are in Canton (Eric Dickerson, Barry Sanders, and O.J. Simpson), 1 becomes eligible for the Hall next year (Jamal Lewis), and 2 are still active (Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson).

Get!  These!  Guys!  In!  The!  Hall!!!

This episode begins with an audio clip from the 1976 film Network.  It is intended for illustrative purposes only.



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Episode 31 - Where Are They Now? 3

Tim has another Where Are They Now? segment ready to go.

Today's athletes in profile:

• Nancy Lopez
• Jose Canseco
• Gordie Howe
• Pele

During this episode, Mike does his second batsu game - he's on Five Words: bamboo, banana, gateau, heykel, zhiraf.



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Episode 30 - College Bowl Review and Batsu Game

For the first time in the brief history of the podcast: Tim, batsu game!

We briefly look at our college bowl picks and issue some batsu justice.

Tim's punishment: just as Mike had to wear a shirt representing Tim's alma mater, so shall Tim as he will wear a UMKC shirt.



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Episode 29 - NFL Review and Batsu Game

We review our NFL predictions and issue some batsu game justice.

First, Mike performs his first batsu game - wearing a Pittsburg State shirt and singing the school's alma mater.

Mike, coincidentally, will be receiving more batsu game justice for BOTH of his sets of predictions.  That batsu: go to Planet Comicon in March and get the autograph of John Ratzenberger, best known as Cliff Clavin from Cheers.

We also have photographic proof that Mike wore the shirt:

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NFL Season is Over for Mike

Mike's original Super Bowl prediction was Atlanta over New England.  That didn't happen, so Mike received the podcast's first batsu game (which will be published soon along with the announcement of his third batsu game).

Mike's adjusted prediction was New Orleans over New England.

Bad news, Mike:

NFC Divisional Round

New Orleans 15
Seattle 23

Mike, BATSU GAME!!

This batsu game will be decided during our next recording session.  In the meantime, in the next 3 episodes of the podcast, 2 batsu games will soon be performed and 2 more assigned.

2013-14 Bowl Game Review

The college bowl game season has ended.  How did Mike and Tim do with their picks?

Bowl Game	Mike's Pick	Tim's Pick	Actual Winner
New Mexico Bowl	Washington State	Washington State	Colorado State
Las Vegas Bowl	USC	Fresno State	USC
Idaho Potato Bowl	San Diego State	San Diego State	San Diego State
New Orleans Bowl	Tulane	Tulane	Louisiana-Lafayette
Beef 'O' Brady's Bowl	East Carolina	East Carolina	East Carolina
Hawaii Bowl	Boise State	Oregon State	Oregon State
Little Caesar's Bowl	Pittsburgh	Bowling Green	Pittsburgh
Poinsettia Bowl	Northern Illinois	Northern Illinois	Utah State
Military Bowl	Maryland	Maryland	Marshall
Texas Bowl	Syracuse	Minnesota	Syracuse
Fight Hunger Bowl	BYU	Washington	Washington
Pinstripe Bowl	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	Notre Dame
Belk Bowl	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	North Carolina
Russell Athletic Bowl	Louisville	Louisville	Louisville
Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl	Michigan	Michigan	Kansas State
Armed Forces Bowl	Navy	Navy	Navy
Music City Bowl	Ole Miss	Ole Miss	Ole Miss
Alamo Bowl	Oregon	Oregon	Oregon
Holiday Bowl	Arizona State	Arizona State	Texas Tech
Advocare V100 Bowl	Arizona	Boston College	Arizona
Sun Bowl	UCLA	UCLA	UCLA
Liberty Bowl	Mississippi State	Mississippi State	Mississippi State
Chick-fil-A Bowl	Duke	Texas A&M	Texas A&M
Gator Bowl	Georgia	Georgia	Nebraska
Heart of Dallas Bowl	North Texas	UNLV	North Texas
Capital One Bowl	South Carolina	South Carolina	South Carolina
Outback Bowl	LSU	LSU	LSU
Rose Bowl*	Stanford	Stanford	Michigan State
Fiesta Bowl*	Central Florida	Baylor	Central Florida
Sugar Bowl*	Alabama	Alabama	Oklahoma
Cotton Bowl	Missouri	Oklahoma State	Missouri
Orange Bowl*	Ohio State	Ohio State	Clemson
BBVA Compass Bowl	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt
GoDaddy Bowl	Ball State	Ball State	Arkansas State
BCS Championship*	Florida State	Auburn	Florida State

Picks breakdown

Common Picks	12	24
Mike's Solo Picks	8	11
Tim's Solo Picks	3	11
Mike's Total Picks	20	35
Tim's Total Picks	15	35

Batsu game goes to: Tim.  His fate was officially sealed by Central Florida's victory over Baylor in the Fiesta Bowl.