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2024 College Football Preview pt. 2 - Group of 5 Conferences with John in CT

John in CT joins Dave once again for part 2 of our 2024 College Football Preview.  This time out we'll cover coaches on the hot seat, then preview the Group of Five conferences: Mountain West, Sun Belt, MAC, AAC, and Conference USA. There could be some battles between Appalachian State and Texas State for Sun Belt, while Fresno State, UNLV, and others fight it out for the Mountain West title. In Conference USA, Liberty is not just a favorite to win, but potentially a favorite to make the playoff out of the Go5. There's also some changing of the guard afoot in the MAC, known America's favorite Tuesday night pastime.

Later we'll make predictions for each of the conferences, both Power Conferences and Go5 conference, and offer any other predictions for the season.

2024 College Football Preview pt. 1: Power Conferences with John in CT

John in CT joins Dave to break down the Power Teams in FBS Football, plus our season storylines for 2024.   Bama enters a new era after Nick Saban retires, Georgia tries to bounce back after their unexpected early exit with a really exciting new quarterback, the Pac 12 folds and gets poached by the Big Ten, Big 12, and ACC, and Texas and Oklahoma start their first season in the SEC.

In addition, we have the first ever 12 team playoff on the horizon.  We'll look ahead to how the new format will work and which teams could really take advantage of the bigger field.

2024 Open Championship Recap and Olympics Preview with John in CT

John in CT is back to recap the Open Championship won by Xander Schauffele at Royal Troon Golf Club.   We'll also look at some of the other players from the tournament which had many twists and turns.

Later, we'll segue to the Olympic Games, where the crew will preview this Olympiad's Golf Tournament in Paris, France.  There will be a lot of heavy hitters in this tournament including Xander Schauffele, Scottie Scheffler who's had some struggles of late, Jon Rahm, Shane Lowry, Collin Morikawa, Tommy Fleetwood, and many more.

Euro 2024 and Copa America 2024 Recap with Parcells Falling Out

Our good friend Parcells joins us to recap what have been really exciting international soccer competitions in both Europe and the U.S.

First, we'll recap a thrilling, spectacular Euro 2024 tournament that was exciting until the very end with a great England/Spain final where the Spaniards went ahead in the final minutes.  Next, we'll recap the more infamous Copa America back in the U.S. where the event was tarnished by terrible fields, poor security, awful performances by the USMNT and Mexico, and more, but still full of great storylines like Canada's Cinderella run to the Semifinals, Lionel Messi's presumed final game with Argentina that ended in a Copa championship, and more.

We can also take a few moments to chat about what's to come for international soccer in the next few months, plus a pretty cool friendly between Manchester United and Arsenal at SoFi Stadium later in the month.

2024 NBA Offseason Update and Other Stuff with Chris in GA

Chris in GA is back with Dave to catch us up on the latest in the NBA's offseason.  We'll cover everything from the draft to Summer League and some big trades and free agent signings so far.   Big names on new teams, including a signature name in Klay Thompson going from Golden State to Dallas.  DeMar Derozan is on a new team, plus we look at the Lakers' new coach hiring in JJ Redick, JB Bickerstaff (Cavs' Former Coach) taking a new role as the Pistons coach, plus much more.

Summer Golf Update with Mike and John. U.S. Open/Travelers Recaps.

Mike in North Jersey and John in CT return to chat about the U.S. Open, won by Bryson DeChambeau after fighting off Rory McIlroy in a riveting finish.

John also has an update from the Travelers Championship in CT where he made his annual in-person visit.   This was another exciting finish, but a more unusual ending than normal that included protests on the 18th green.

All this plus additional golf coverage and a look-ahead to the Open next month.

2024 NBA Finals Recap: Celtics Win Their 18th Title (with Chris in GA)

Chris and Dave are back to put a cap on the fairly short, very successful, NBA Finals for the Boston Celtics who extend their NBA record to 18 championships.    We'll cover how this likeable, very deep, very strong defensive team put away the Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 and what they did to limit Luka and Kyrie's impact on the series for Dallas.

The Celtics find their moment, and we can also look ahead to the future to see if the C's may be back for more next year.   We'll chat about the NBA Playoffs in review as well, recap what has been a very exciting playoffs overall despite the short NBA Finals.

2024 NBA Finals Gm. 1 Postgame Show w/ Chris in GA

Chris and Dave recap Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Mavericks and Celtics from Boston. We also took comments from chat and recapped other items from the 2024 Finals after Boston's convincing 107-89 win in Game 1.

2024 NBA Finals Preview with Chris in GA

Chris and Dave return to recap a really disappointing, pretty short Conference Finals in the NBA, both East and West, where the Celtics and Mavericks both won their series very quickly.

Later the two will preview the NBA Finals between said Celtics and Mavericks and all the incredible star power that goes with it. It's Jayson, Jalen, and Kristaps vs. Luka, Kyrie, and Daniel (Gafford). It's quite a matchup and the Mavericks, coming from nowhere, might even be a live dog. We'll preview the NBA Finals and take you through what to expect.

2024 PGA Championship Recap with Mike and Andy

Mike and Andy are back to recap one of the most thrilling majors in recent years at Valhalla. Xander Schauffele finally gets his first major after a spectacular first round and a tremendous final round including some huge shots late, getting out of trouble and landing the ball when he needed it most to win the 2024 PGA Championship. This was quite a battle, featuring great performances by Bryson DeChambeau, Viktor Hovland, and many others. The crew will look at the event in total, the bizarre and tragic morning leading into Round 2 that put Scottie Scheffler in jail for a few hours, the low scoring in Round 3 coupled with the excitement of a tight leaderboard in Round 4, media coverage, and much more.