The Commencement: Recent Episodes
Alex Grossman, Zach Roth
Welcome to The Commencement with Zach and Alex - highlighting the most interesting stories in baseball, basketball, and football biweekly.
In this episode, Alex & Zach go through a 32-team cereal bracket, with only one coming out as the champion.
Alex & Zach are back, as they discuss the MLB season, the beginning of the NFL season, and draft their starting lineups of Tall People.
In this episode, Alex & Zach review the 2022 NBA Finals before going over their picks for who should represent each league in the 2022 MLB All-Star game.
In this episode, Alex & Zach debate whether hockey truly has the best playoffs, talk fantasy football, then give their favorite all-time Mikes/Michaels.
In this episode, we are joined by Syracuse Rower Larry Joss to talk about his life as a rower, the Syracuse team, and then do the Wheel of Randomness.
Alex & Zach recap the last couple of weeks in sports and take on a very interesting topic to conclude the episode.
With guest Ethan Harrison, the trio makes full predictions for the 2022 MLB season, finishing the episode off with a fantasy baseball draft.
Alex & Zach talk about the crazy MLB & NFL offseason moves, the current state of the NHL & NBA seasons, and spin the Wheel of Randomness for the first time ever!
In this episode, Alex & Zach talk about the hottest topics in the NBA, NFL, MLB, and NHL, all while debuting 5 new segments that will be continued on the podcast moving forward. (This episode was recorded before the MLB reached a new CBA)
In this episode, Alex & Zach team up with Syracuse Defensive Lineman Caleb Okechukwu to discuss expectations for the next Syracuse football season, NFL & NBA news, and much more.
Alex & Zach collab with Who's On Top Podcast to bring you a Super Bowl special where they discuss everything relating to the big game this year and other important stories around sports.
Chris Bleich & Matt Bergeron are both very special parts to the Syracuse Football Team and its offensive line, helping to pave the way to a record-breaking rushing season in 2021. Alex & Zach sit down with them to ask about themselves, the team, and other fun topics in this episode.
In this episode, Alex & Zach make their predictions for the first two rounds of the NFL playoffs, highlighting who will stand out and who will disappoint.
It's the final day of 2021, and that means Alex & Zach are here to give their winners for the most important awards recapping a crazy year in sports. Listen to find out who wins Coach of the Year, Team of the Year, Athlete of the Year, and many more.
In this episode, Alex & Zach each go through a few of their current NFL hot takes related to this season. Many new segments are coming in the future, so stay tuned...
Alex & Zach are joined by guest and friend Sean Madden (Syracuse SPM '24) to grade each big move that's been made this MLB offseason, and make predictions for the big moves that are yet to happen.
In this episode, guest Ethan Harrison (Syracuse SPM '24) joins the podcast to discuss the start of the NBA season, make NFL playoff predictions, and predict where MLB's biggest free agents will land.
In this episode, special guest and current long snapper for the Syracuse Orange football team Aaron Bolinsky joins the podcast. We discuss his childhood, what has lead the team success this year, and much more.
In this episode, Alex & Zach take a break from discussing sports to debate another very prominent topic in their lives: fast food. 28 fast food chains will go head-to-head in a "March Madness" type bracket, and only one can emerge as the champion.
The Wild card games have been played, and Alex & Zach are here to give their input on what went down. Additionally, they each make their predictions for the remainder of the MLB playoffs, and give a couple of their own personal takes.
In this episode, Alex and Zach talk about where their vote would go for this year's MLB awards, as well as who's in the playoffs and who's not. Then, guest Jacob Taboh comes on as we react to the most interesting teams so far after 2 weeks of the NFL season.
Alex and Zach are back, and in this episode they preview the upcoming NFL season, with many predictions and hot takes along the way.
In this episode, Alex, Zach, and guest Ethan Harrison each draft a baseball team based off performance during the 2021 season so far and predictions for the future.
On this episode, fellow Syracuse student and NFL expert Justin Caraballo joins the podcast, where he shares with us his mock draft for Thursday's exciting draft.
In this episode, Alex and Zach each analyze the 5 best, 5 most surprising, and 5 most disappointing players in each league in baseball so far in this year. Additionally, the Hot Take Analysis is one you need to hear!
Zach brings on golf fan and Guinness World Record Holder (most 15-foot putts in an hour) Alex Freeman to discuss and make predictions for this year's Masters Tournament.
In this episode, we are joined by SU Sport Analytics student Colin Hardy to discuss some of the most interesting moves so far during this crazy NFL offseason. Additionally, filmed on the eve of the 2021 MLB Season, we talk about which teams we see making the playoffs and who we think will take home MVP and Cy Young in each league.
Co-host of the Who's On Top podcast Jacob Kasdan joins us to discuss the biggest stories surrounding the sport of basketball at this moment - including both NBA 2nd half storylines and what we're paying extra attention to in March Madness this year.
With guest Ethan Harrison, we analyze what the Buccaneers' Super Bowl win means for Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes moving forward. Then, we talk about the most interesting parts of this NBA season and how we think it will unfold.
In this episode, we analyze what the Packers and Bills should do moving forward to reach next years' Super Bowl, and how we think Chiefs/Bucs will play out. Additionally, we look into the moves the Yankees and Mets have made this offseason, while later reacting to a hot take from a friend you must hear to believe.