Preachers from the Bleachers: Recent Episodes
David and Ray
Two good friends talk (argue?) about sports and life. We've know each other close to 20 years now and have had hundreds of discussions about everything at the intersection of sports and life. We even coached a little basketball together. Ray is off the cuff, not holding back any opinions. Dave is going to look for some numbers to support his ideas. Come laugh with us and enjoy some sports talk! I promise you our conversations are infectious!
NCAA Tournament: 1:14
Our Picks NCAA Tournament / Summer League and the Transfer Portal 26:27
NFL: 32:22
Brady’s back
Mitch T to the Steelers
Deshaun Watson: Browns? Saints? Falcons? Panthers?
Other player movement
Ray’s Rumination: 52:34Dave’s
Dialogue: Amazon, You suck 52:55
NCAA Tournament :51
Coach K’s Last home game: 6:05
Brittney Griner: 15:31
NBA: 20:34
Golden State
Zion rejoins Pels (22:47)
Ja vs Jokic (25:42)
NFL: 29:39
Combine: Jordan Davis
Combine vs Game film
Wunderlich test
Salary cap goes up, Amari Cooper
Cowboys & Jerry Jones
Kanye & AB want to buy the Broncos (49:40)
QB true or False (54:22) Russ, AA-Rod, Jimmy G, Deshaun, etc.
What to do with Jordan Love
Sam Darnold/Christian McCaffery (1:12:24)
Franchise Tag pricing (1:13:38)
Ray’s rumination (shout outs) 1:15:04
Dave’s Dialogue (ESPN: you suck) 1:16:18
Ray’s new signoff: 1:19:15
1:24 - NFL Season Recap
3:50 - Superbowl predictions for next year
15:45 - Ray's Bears and Dave's Panthers
25:02 - Fantasy Champion shout out
26:30 - NBA (Lakers suck)
34:42 - Ray's Bulls and Dave's Mavericks
- Jalen Brunson vs Gary Trent, Jr.
51:48 - NBA trades before the deadline
- Sixers and Nets trade
1:10:25 - NCAA Tournament and Coach K
1:24:45 - MLB strike (Who cares?)
- Xander's 7th Birthday
- Ray's Rumination and Dave's Dialogue
NCAA Tournament
• Big Upsets – Most seed wins ever on one day
o Ohio State loses to Oral Roberts (15/2)
o Texas loses to ACU (14/3) Oh, the pain!!!!
o Virginia loses to Ohio (13/4)
o Purdue loses to UNT (13/4)
o Tennessee loses to Oregon State (12/5)
• VCU forfeits due to Covid-19
NFL
• Deshaun Watson controversy
• Kenny Golladay signs with Giants
• Taysom Hill vs Jameis Winston
• Andy Dalton to the Bears
NBA
• Lebron out indefinitely with high ankle sprain
o Davis also out.
• NBA trade deadline March 25: Who’s going?
Superbowl
NFL
• Deshaun Watson trade
o Rumors of Panthers throwing in Weapon X: NOOOOOOOOOOOO!
NBA
• Drummond being benched until he is traded.
• Draymond Green has a problem with this.
• Blake Griffin sitting as well
NFL Playoffs
- Mahomes in concussion protocol. Can they win without him? (No)
- Tampa Vs Green Bay (Who’s gonna win?)
- Philip Rivers retires. (Is anyone going to notice?)
- Barkley & OBJ rehabbing together. Is OBJ going back to NY?
NBA
- Kyrie back tonight. How will that go with Harden?
- No-hug rule enforcers coming out.
NCAA
- Early Round Dates: Thursday, March 18 in Indianapolis
College Football Playoff
Bama vs Ohio State
Who you got? How is Fields feeling?
NFL Playoffs
Playoff matchups: Who you got?
Chase Young: “I want Tom.” You gonna get him.
NBA
Steph comes back with two great games (62, 30(9+8))
Who is getting traded this year: Love, Griffin
Cousins moving into starting lineup tonight for C. Wood (injured)
All about the Benjamins: Disney movies
You suck segment
College Football Playoff
- Bama vs Notre Dame
- Clemson vs Ohio State
Bowl of the Week
Duke's Mayo Bowl
- 4-4 Wake Forest vs 3-3 Wisconsin
- This is pathetic. Two .500 teams
- The worst condiment for a terrible bowl
NBA
Bucks don't look good so far
Nets coming out of the east (dinwiddee out for season)
NFL
Washington releases Dwayne Haskins
Bears
You suck: The Holidays / Ford Roadside assistance / Wonder Woman 1984 / Soul
Ray’s Rumination: Texas fires Herman, hires Sarkisian
Dave's Dialogue: Happy New Year!! Goodbye 2020!
o NCAA Hoops
§ Duke and Kentucky starting off slow
o NBA
§ A big trade goes down during the show
§ Schedules announced
§ LeBron extends
o NFL
§ Wednesday afternoon NFL
§ Steelers vs. Chiefs. Who wins?
NFL
· Cowboys suck
· New England sucks
· Chicago trade targets
o Will Fuller, Jamison Crowder, Melvin Gordon, AJ Green, DJ Chark, Julian Edelman
· Antonio Brown to Tampa
· Dez signs with Ravens
· Dontari Poe cut by Cowboys, will he go back to Panthers
· 20% capacity for Superbowl
MLB
Dodgers win the series
Kershaw slays playoff Demons
NBA
· NBA revenue dropped 10% in 2019-2020.
o That’s a win
· Darrel Morey to be GM of Sixers
· Rockets hire Mavs assistant coach
o Where does this put Rockets in the power struggle next season?
NFL
- Bears beat Panthers
- Tua taking over
- Do you trade Fitzpatrick?
- Pitt vs Titans, both 5-0
- How will Le’Veon do wth Chiefs?
- AB maybe coming back (Seahawks)
NBA
- Ty Lue to coach Clippers
- Stan Van to coach Pelicans
- Draft coming Nov. 18
- Will T-Wolves trade # pick?
MLB
- Dodgers vs. Tampa
- Kershaw finally performs in the playoffs
- Just glad Astros are out
Wing-it Wednesday Moves to Friday
- Lakers win the NBA Championship
- Covid and the NFL
- Who's a better backup: Andy Dalton or Nick Foles
- Dodgers in trouble.
- Astro's coming back.
· NFL
o Steelers/Titans postponed
o Coaches/Teams fined for not wearing masks at games (Gruden, Payton, Fangio & McVay
o NFLPA president calls for all fields to be grass. (I like it.)
· NBA
o Lebron vs. Heat, game 1 tonight
o Doc Rivers to 76ers?
· NCAA
o Football anyone?
o Basketball:
You Suck and All About the Benjamins: Soup Edition2
· NFL
o Gale Sayers died
o Tyrod Taylor injury
o Cowboys did not deserve that win, Falcons choke
o Injuries, Injuries, Injuries
§ Weapon X, Saquon, Nick Bosa (9 ACLs this week), Courtland Sutton, Jimmy G., Raheem Mostert, Parris Cambell, Cam Akers
o Bears 2-0, Panthers 0-2
o Chiefs / Ravens, Monday night
· NBA
o Miami leads 2-1,
o Lakers lead 2-1
o Bulls hire Donovan
· MLB
o Teams to bubble for the World Series & Championship Series
§ World Series in Arlington (NL) and
§ ALCS San Diego
§ NLCS at Globe Life and Minute Maid in Houston
NFL, we hit week 1. Tom Brady is 0-1 and looked frustrated.
Dave's Panthers 0-1, Ray's Bears 1-0 on a comeback from Mitch.
Lots of loud talk (yelling) about Allen Robinson.
NBA playoffs: Big love for the big man passers. Jokic is in a class all by himself there.
. . . and some other pretty funny conversation.
o NFL: 2:08
§ Football starts tomorrow
§ Big contracts for Hopkins and Hunt
o NBA 15:58
§ Rockets / Lakers get chippy
§ Bucks are done, Son!
§ Brian Shaw to coach G-League Prospects team
o MLB: Padres still killing it 28:10
o Coach K and ACC coaches to propose All D-1 NCAA Tournament 30:01
o You Suck, Ray’s Rumination and Dave’s Dialogue 37:18
o Fantasy League after show: 45:04
o NBA: Playoffs 1:15
Play to your skillset
MIP: Brandon Ingram
o NFL: Coming soon to a TV near you. 27:20
Leonard Fournette
Alvin Kamara
Joe Burrow
Mohamed Sanu
o MLB: what’s going on. 41:04
Padres making moves
Sox look good
o NCAA: RIP John Thompson: 50:07
o You suck. 55:48
o NBA: Bucks & Lakers lose openers. Are they in trouble? 1:30
o Porzingas Ejection. 6:50
o Is Steph Curry worth his shoe contract? 17:14
o NFL: Gerald McCoy ruptuers quad. Cowboys cut him. 27:46
o MLB: Fernando Tatis, Jr., Did he violate unwritten rules? 34:33
o Dave comes up with the Intermittent Bubble idea. 46:51
o All about the Benjamins: Comedians 48:27
o NBA: The Bubble is good all the time. And All the time . . .2:32
o NBA: Bubble Awards 13:42
o Zion: 7 minutes of yelling about ZW 27:15
o MLB: Cards have played 5 games 34:40, MLB should do a bubble now!
o Astros vs Everybody, another Kerfuffle: 41:04
o NFL: PFTB Fantasy Football 51:19
o NCAA Football News 52:10
o NBA: (Bucks, Mavs, Suns, Lou Williams) 1:10
o MLB – Marlins resume play: (Marlins, Cards, Roster sizes) 29:00
o NFL – (Matt Stafford, Inaugural PFTB Fantasy Football Keeper league) 33:12
o Rock buys the XFL: 40:48
o NCAA – The Bill Russell rule: 48:05
o All about the Benjamins: City Nickname editions 57:27
o You Suck: (Magic City Dancer, Lou Williams) 1:03:48
o MLB: Miami Marlins
o Pat Mahomes buys into the Royals
o NBA: Starts tomorrow
o NFL: Lots of guys opting out, 6 for the Pats
o More top players commit to HBCUs
o Kentucky might rename Rupp Arena
o All About the Benjamins: LA Lakers
MLB Starts tomorrow! Yay! Live sports!
NBA starts next Thursday. The bubble is working. What would you take to the Bubble?
NFL: Rams say they don't expect attendence.
NCAA: A lot of top coaches are not taking pay cuts through the Pandemic.
T-Wolves and Washington Football Team for sale: Now is a great time for some black ownership in major sports.
All About the Benjamins: Which Mavs are on your currency. Which cereal characters are on your currency?
o NFL getting Paid: Myles Garret, Derrick Henry, Chris Jones
o NFL Players don’t want to give up anything, seems like they’re following the MLB
o A little MLB
o NBA
o WNBA: Elena Delle Donne
o UFC
o All About the Benjamins: Who’s on your team’s currency 52:29
o You Suck: 1:03:56
o Patrick Mahomes, $503 million
o Cam Newton & the Patriots
o Renaming the Redskins
o Desean Jackson
o The NBA bubble begins
o MLB cancels Minor leagues
o You suck. (ESPN and Skype)
Bubba Wallace and NASCAR
NBA: Jokic, Brogdon, Bertrans, Ariza not playing, Covid tests to come in for NBA players soon
MLB: 60 games in 66 days. Players turn down some cool additions to the game
Djokovic tests positive, NY Marathon cancelled
You Suck!
Zeke Tests Positive
Kyrie Irving has ideas
Who is more greedy in MLB: Players or Owners.
Greatest NBA role players
NBA, NBA, NBA - Games coming soon!
MLB negotiations getting heated.
Dalvin Cook says hes the best back in the NFL.
Who are the real best backs in the NFL?
Guest star Xander joins "You Suck."
We talk a little about George Floyd.
NBA and NHL proposed playoff formats.
MLB working with players union on a plan for baseball.
Fired Kentucky cheer leading coaches get a lot of support.
Who were the biggest jerks in sports history?
Ray has new drawers!
When are sports coming back? Why did Gronk come back to Tampa?
Mike Tyson vs. Shannon Briggs fight.
Michael Jordan vs. Horace Grant
Michael Thomas vs. Devante Parker
Five people you want to have dinner with.
Ray has a Follower.
Dave has problems with Microsoft.
NFL Schedules: Major fail not pitting Brady against Belichick. Matchups we want to see this year. UFC puts on a successful event in Jacksonville.
NBA: A little about Zion Wlliamson. Will the NBA opt out of the Collective Bargaining Agreement?
Ticketmaster: You Suck!
Ray and Dave talk some NFL: Dak Prescott and Andy Dalton. Don Shula's death; Marshawn Lynch and Frank Gore coming back for another season. NFL Schedules out next week. What games do you want to see on schedules?
NCAA: Louisville and others have been notified of investigations against them for violations.
NBA: The Jordan / Barkley relationship.
Sports returning without fans. Some favorite sports movies.
Ray and Dave talk about how their teams and the NFL draft. We argue about Draymond Green and how he NBA playoffs and draft are going to work. Should the Astros vacate their World Series title because of the sign stealing scandle?>
Ray and Dave talk about the NFL draft, hoops some stock tips, Ray's 1/2 birthday and how much Netlfix sucks.