The Rational Hour: Recent Episodes
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New Intro track! shouts to my cousin Darrell Turner for dropping heat follow @bigpapape
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Jeff Trepagnier, Assistant Basketball coach for the Ontario Clipper of the NBA G-League, joins me. We discuss the NBA's current first-round matchups in both conferences . Plus Jeff breaks down his top 5 players of all time from Compton and USC
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I'm joined by JR Gamble Co-Owner of MLBbro.com. JR and I discuss the upcoming 2024 MLB season give updates on the latest news around the league and discuss players to look for to have a breakout year in 24
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I'm joined by former All-American QB at the University of Oregon, first-round draft pick in the 1999 NFL draft by the Cincinnati Bengals Akili Smith! We discuss the NFL combine the upcoming NFL draft, and current NFL and College football news
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Rapheal Parker Music Director from MLBbro.com joins me to discuss the MLB offseason and what to expect for the upcoming 2024 season with Spring Training ramping we breakdown offseason moves and discuss some of the top Black and Hispanic players in MLB under 25
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On todays show I'm joined by former Clipper Craig Smith . We discuss the NBA season at the half way point the All-Star break with latest news and rank our top teams in each conference
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Former NFL QB Rob Johnson joins me to discuss his career path from playing high school football in the Orange County area going to USC was he was first-team All-Pac-10 and being drafted in the fourth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars going on to have a nine-year career in the league cap by winning a super bowl ring with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002.
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NFL Hall of Fame member Willie Roaf, and I discuss the latest news in the league going into the last weekend of the NFL season. We also discuss the latest list of pro football Hall of Fame candidates the list now stands at 15 down from 25. Lately we rank our top 5 teams in each conference going into the playoffs
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Im Joined by Shawn Springs to discuss the latest NFL news at the halfway point of the season plus week rank our top five teams in the NFC and the AFC
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On this episode, I am joined by Craig "Rhino" Smith former NBA vet and LA Clippers Ambassador we discuss the start of the NBA season and rank out top teams in the western and eastern conferences
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Kenny Anderson joins me on this episode to discuss the upcoming season at Fisk University where he is the Head Basketball Coach. Me and Kenny also discuss the start of the NBA season with the Eastern and Western conferences.
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On this episode, I'm joined by Rob Parker! Rob, works as a TV sports analyst at MLB Network and KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles. He has a nightly national sports talk show on Fox Sports Radio" The Odd Couple" with Chris Broussard. Parker is also the founder and editor for MLBbro.com. We discuss Rob's road to his career as the first black sports columnist for the Detriot Free Press and Newsday of New York. We also discuss the upcoming MLB playoff race post-season award winners and much more!
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On this episode, I'm joined by Irv Smith Sr. Irv a former tight end who played seven years in the NFL being drafted in the first round by New Orleans Saints with the 20th pick. We discuss his life growing up and New Jersey going to Notre Dame and playing for the San Fransico 49ers after leaving the Saints due to the hire of Mike Ditka. We also discussed Coach Prime's week one upset of TCU and the upcoming NFL season for his son Irv Smith Jr. who signed with Cincinnati Bengals for the 2023 NFL season
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Nick Lowery joins me to discuss his life and career plus some of the latest NFL events. Nike, placekicker for the New England Patriots (1978), the Kansas City Chiefs (1980-1993), and New York Jets (1994-1996). Lowery was selected to the Pro Bowl three times ALL-Pro two times and when he retired, he was ranked first in field goal percentage and had the most field goals in NFL history. He is currently tenth on the National Football League's list of all-time scoring leaders, and is the Chiefs' all-time leading scorer, with 1,466 points in his 14 seasons in KC
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I'm joined by Rico Knows College football transfer portal expert and overall real sports talk coverage. we discuss the upcoming 2023 College football season's early season matchups plus we discuss of top candidates to win the Heisman trophy
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Todd Marinovich joins me on today's show to discuss his life and career. Todd became the first freshman to start at the high school football powerhouse, Mater Dei. He went on to USC, and as a freshman at USC, Marinovich guided the Trojans to a 9-2-1 record and a PAC-10 Conference championship. Marinovich was named College Freshman of the Year in 1989. the Raiders selected Marinovich in the first round; he was the 24th pick overall and the second quarterback taken. We discuss the road from the OC to USC to life in the NFL
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Rajai Davis joins me to discuss the latest news in MLB one month into the baseball season. Davis a 15-year vet in MLB hit one of the most incredible home runs in major league history in the 2016 World Series. Davis hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the bottom of the eighth inning off of Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman Davis also lead MLB in stolen bases in 2016
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Im Joined by Fred McGriff! McGriff played 19 major league seasons with the Blue Jays, Padres, Braves, Devil Rays, Cubs, and Dodgers. From Tampa, Fla. he attended Thomas Jefferson High where he was cut from his high school baseball team as a sophomore – and became so determined to improve he rode his bike 20 miles to the gym to train. All that hard work paid off with a plaque in Cooperstown as he is inducted into the class of the 2023 Hall of Fame. McGriff finished his career just seven homers short of the 500 home run club, tied with Lou Gehrig for 26th all-time. He had a career .284 batting average, 2,490 hits, 441 doubles, and 1,550 RBI. He and Gary Sheffield are the only players to hit 30 home runs for five different major league teams. In 10 postseason series, he batted .303 with 10 home runs, 37 RBI, and 100 total bases. He was named to five All-Star Games, finished in the top 10 in MVP voting six times, and ranked 47th all-time in RBI with 1,550. We discuss his road to Cooperstown
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Rational Hour MLB coverage with David Vassegh, David Vassegh is a Dodgers Reporter for MLB Network and the host of "Dodgers Talk" on AM 570. We discuss spring training and the upcoming 2023 season for the Dodgers and the NL west and a little baseball talk
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Jamal Anderson joins me to discuss the NFL conference championship weekend outcomes and the upcoming Super Bowl LVII matchup between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs. We also discuss Jamal's life and career
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I'm joined by Rex Hudler former MLB veteran utility player and current color analyst for the Kansas City Royals we discuss the winter meetings and some of the early moves in MLB free agency going into the 2023 season. This show is dedicated to my mother-in-law Carleen Perkins a baseball mom and an extraordinary woman in my life you will be missed I love you!
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I'm Joined by former NFL QB Jake Plummer who was a first-team All-American QB at Arizona St University and was drafted as the 42nd overall pick in the 1997 draft he went on to have a ten-year run starting at QB for the Arizona Cardinals and the Denver Broncos who discuss his life and career plus top 5 QBs of all time. We also discuss his teammate at Arizona State and the Arizona Cardinals Pat Tilman, the two became close friends, while Plummer was still with the Cardinals, Tillman joined the US Army in response to 9/11 we discuss it all
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On this episode, Terry Porter joins me, Porter grew up in the Milwaukee area where he later attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point her would go on to become the 24th pick in the 1985 draft During his NBA career, he played 10 seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers, 3 seasons with the Minnesota Timberwolves and 1 season with the Miami Heat, and 3 seasons with the San Antonio Spurs. Porter played in the NBA All-Star Game in 1991 and 1993 and received the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award in 1993. As of 2010, Porter was the Trail Blazers' all-time assists leader, with 5,319. We discuss his journey to the NBA and current NBA news
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I'm joined by Marcellus Wiley A second-round pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 1997 NFL Draft, Wiley went on to have a nine-year NFL career and was one of the NFL’s top defensive players during the prime of his career. In 2001, Wiley led the Chargers with a career-high 13 sacks and five forced fumbles. He was voted a starter for the AFC in the Pro Bowl and named Pro Football Weekly’s All-AFC Team. The previous season he led the Bills with 10.5 sacks. Wiley was named one of the Top 50 players in the NFL at any position twice by Pro Football Weekly. He was also nominated for the Walter Payton Man of the Year three times after retiring from the NFL Wiley became a media member recently with FoxSports as co-host of the FS1 original program Speak for Yourself along with several outlets "SportsNation" on ESPN and the radio show "Afternoons with Marcellus & Travis" on ESPNLA 710am. Wiley previously served as an NFL analyst for ESPN, making regular appearances on "NFL Live," "SportsCenter," and ESPNEWS, while also contributing to ESPN’s Super Bowl coverage. He was also a host of "Winners Bracket" on ABC. Wiley joined ESPN in 2007, primarily as a studio analyst on ESPN2’s" First Take." We discuss it all from his life growing up to his time at the University of Columbia Playing with Junior Seau Clippers and much more!
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I'm joined by former All-Pro NFL running back Tony Richardson. Richardson played 17 seasons in the NFL with the Dallas Cowboys, Kansas City Chiefs, Minnesota Vikings, and New York Jets. He was a four-time AFC Pro Bowl Selection with the Kansas City Chiefs, a two-time All-Pro selection, and an NFC Pro Bowl Selection in 2008 with the Vikings. He received the Byron “Whizzer” White NFL Man of the Year Award in 2010 and was named to the NFL 2000s All-Decade Team. He served on the NFL Players Association Executive Committee. We discuss his life and career plus the latest NFL news and current events in the sports world
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In this episode, I'm joined by Hoops legend Kenny Anderson, one of the country's best prospects during his time at the prestigious Archbishop Molloy High School in Queens, New York. Before gracing the hardwood at Georgia Tech and later the NBA, Anderson could rack up honors that no other player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would do becoming a four-time Parade All-American. This feat had not been accomplished since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He was also named to the All-City team in all four years. he was named a McDonald’s All-American, Mr. Basketball for New York State, and Gatorade’s High School Basketball Player of the Year After being heavily recruited, Kenny Anderson would spend two seasons with the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets earning 1990 AP All-America 1990/1991 First Team All-ACC,1990 ACC Rookie of the Year he would turn pro starting his career with the New Jersey Nets who drafted him drafted 2nd overall in the 1991 NBA draft, where he put up 19 points and ten assists per game during the 1994 season, where Anderson was named to the NBA All-Star team. After the 1996 season, Anderson signed a deal with the Portland Trail Blazers. During his time with the Portland Trail Blazers, Anderson averaged about 18 points, seven assists, and four rebounds per game .he would go on to have a 15-year NBA career
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Lynn Dickey joins me, Lynn Dickey, a native of Osawatomie, Kan., still holds numerous K-State passing records and ranks third on the Big Eight’s all-time list with 6,208 career passing yards. He is also second on K-State’s all-time total offense chart. He spent most of his NFL career with the Green Bay Packers but also played several seasons with the Houston Oilers. He threw for more than 21,000 yards with the Packers, including 4,458 yards in 1983 which ranked second in NFL history at the time. We discuss his life and career plus the top QBs of all-time and Defensive players of all-time
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On this week's show I'm joined by Reggie Ballard who is an iconic actor after graduating from Ball High School in Texas, he was an all-district linebacker, and he earned a full football scholarship to Southern Methodist University, where he was also a theatre major. Spurning overtures from pro football, Ballard headed to Hollywood to pursue his acting career. We discuss his life growing up in Galveston, Tx, and making his way to Hollywood starring in hit television shows like Bernie Mac and Martin
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Former QB Brad Johnson was a two-sport athlete from Black Mountain, NC. He earned four football and two basketball letters at Florida State University playing point guard as a freshman while also playing quarterback on the football team he started the first six games of the 1990 season throwing for 1746 yards and 14 touchdowns. He was drafted in the 9th round in the 1992 NFL draft play for 17 years with the Vikings, Redskins, Buccaneers, and Cowboys leading the Tampa Bay Bucs to the Super Bowl Championship in 2003 and making the Pro Bowl in 2000 and 2003, We discuss the past present and the future with his life and career
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I'm joined by the Iconic Actor John Amos An imposing veteran actor of stage and screen, John Amos earned his greatest claim to fame as the hardworking but prideful James Evans, Sr. on the hit Norman Lear sitcom "Good Times" Born in Newark, NJ, he attended East Orange High School, where he graduated in 1958. Amos then enrolled at Long Beach City College, but graduated from Colorado State University, with a degree in sociology. John Amos' pre-acting life was an athletic one, he was a Golden Gloves boxing champion, and he played semi-professional football in the United States and Canada where he played for both the Canton Bulldogs and Joliet Explorers in the United Football League. He signed as a free agent with the Denver Broncos in 1964, as part of the American Football League. In 1965 and in 1966 he joined the Atlantic Coast Football League, playing for two teams. John Amos has the honor of having won more TV Land Awards than any other actor. These are for his appearances on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Good Times, and Roots. We discuss his life growing up in New Jersey and his career as an athlete and actor in great detail plus a bonus segment with KC Amos who discusses his life growing up with John Amos as his father at the peak of his career
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I'm joined by UTSA senior QB Frank Harris who is a Semifinalist for both the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award and Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award, Dave Campbell's Texas Football Offensive Player of the Year, last season he was a second-team all-conference selection set UTSA single-season records for passing yards (3,177), completions (398), touchdowns (27), attempts (263), completion percentage (.661), giving efficiency (152.5), total offense (3,743) and touchdowns responsible for (33) In High School Frank earned all-state accolades and were the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Offensive Player of the Year as a junior was also named the District 25-6A Offensive Player of the Year we discuss his journey in life going into his final season at the University of Texas at San Antonio
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I'm joined by the legendary player and head coach Mike Ditka . Coach Ditka was the first tight end inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame In the 1960s and early ’70s he proved himself one of professional football’s most extraordinary tight ends, using his talent for catching passes to revolutionize his position. Coach Ditka had a successful coaching career, the highlight of which came in 1986 when he led the Chicago Bears on an epic season as one of the greatest teams ever assembled Cap with a Super Bowl victory recording a 15-1 season. Ditka attended the University of Pittsburg where he was named first-team All-American in 1960. Ditka earned a first-round draft selection by the Bears and earned Rookie of the Year honors in 1961. In each of his first five seasons in Chicago, he was chosen for the Pro Bowl, and he helped the Bears capture the 1963 NFL championship. Ditka also played for the Dallas Cowboys from 1969–72. He caught 30 passes during the 1971 season en route to helping the Cowboys win their first Super Bowl title the following January. He retired after the 1972 season. Over the course of his playing career, Ditka made 427 receptions, gained 5,812 yards, and scored 43 touchdowns. These were phenomenal totals for a tight end, which had been viewed primarily as a blocking position during his era.
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I'm Joined by former Dallas Cowboys starting QB Quincy Carter. Quincy Carter was a quarterback who played at Decatur Southwest DeKalb High School where he was a Parade All-American and Georgia Player of the Year in 1996. He also played baseball for the Chicago Cubs and was drafted in the 1996 MLB Draft as the 52nd overall pick. Carter played his college football at the university of Georgia where he was named the SEC Freshman of the Year and second-team All-SEC in 1998 and 1999. He was drafted 53 overall by the Dallas Cowboys in the 2001 NFL Draft. Quincy Carter played for the Cowboys from 2001 to 2003. He played for the New York Jets from 2004 to 2005. We discuss his life and career plus his top all-time QBs and his relationship with Jerry Jones and Tony Romo and his life after football working with young athletes
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I'm Joined by Micheal Brooks a former NFL All-Pro, Pro Bowl linebacker. He played ten years in the league for the Denver Broncos, the New York Giants, and the Detroit Lions. He was a first-team All-American at LSU. Brooks is an inductee into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame. We discuss his life and career
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I'm joined by NFL offensive line draft prospect Ryan Nelson out of the University of Virginia. Nelson started in 49 games over the last four seasons at left tackle and left guard. The 6'6", a 315-pound offensive lineman from Buena Park, California was named to the 2021 ACC Academic Honor Roll and was on Phil Steele's All-ACC Fourth Team We discuss Ryan's journey from growing up in orange county to life in Charlottesville Virginia leading up to the draft
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I'm joined by a former NFL vet now CEO Shawn Springs was selected third overall in the 1997 NFL Draft. He started for 13 seasons in the NFL, making one Pro Bowl and collecting 33 interceptions. After his playing days, Springs became CEO of Windpact, a company born out of the vision of making football safer, but now also tackles non-football impact and energy dissipation challenges, a company born out of the vision of making football safer, but now also tackles non-football impact and energy dissipation challenges
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I'm joined by coach Rex Walters. Rex Walters is a rising American assistant coach for the New Orleans Pelicans in the National Basketball League. Walters played in the NBA from 1993 until 2003. He was named the WCC Coach of the Year in 2014. Walters also worked s the head coach for the University of San Francisco for more than eight years.
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I'm joined by Travis Reed of An Athletes Journey podcast on the Bleav Network we discuss the latest in the NBA news going into the All-Star weekend plus playoff scenarios going on in each conference
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I'm joined by Leigh Steinberg Steinberg has represented over 300 professional athletes in football, baseball, basketball, boxing, and Olympic sports. He has represented the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft a record eight times. Steinberg is credited as the real-life inspiration for the sports agent in Cameron Crowe's film Jerry Maguire in 1996 We discuss his annual Super Party, Rams, and what it is like representing Patrick Mahomes
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I'm joined by former NFL running back Edgerrin James. Edge played at the University of Miami Hurricanes where he is enshrined in the school Hall of Fame. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts fourth overall in the 1999 NFL Draft. James also played for the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. The AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1999, he earned four Pro Bowl selections and four All-Pro selections, NFL 2000's All-Decade team. James is the Colts' all-time leader in career rushing yards, attempts, and touchdowns. James is 13th on the all-time rushing list and a member of the 10,000 Yards rushing club. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2020. We discuss some current news and the NFL, Miami Hurricanes Current state of the football program, and his journey to Canton
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Check out our exclusive one on one with lead editor Ronnie Flores of Cal-Hi Sports magazine and Ballislife.com we discuss the landscape of California high school and college football and basketball from the 80’s 90’s and 00’s
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I'm Joined by Steve McGrath of "Beyond the Helmet" podcast. We breakdown wildcard weekend to kick off the NFL postseason we make our predictions on how the road to Super Bowl LVI will begin
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I'm joined by former UCLA basketball player Travis Reed we breakdown the latest NBA news and rank our top five teams in each conference
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I'm joined by Darrel Wilson of FFBdependency podcast and Phil Jones of The Unphiltered Truth podcast we discuss the latest NFL news and rank our top-five teams in the AFC and NFC plus we discuss the MVP race
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I'm joined by Former NFL All-Pro,90’ All-Decade team linebacker Levon Kirkland He was a second-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1992 NFL Draft, and played nine seasons with the Steelers, and one each for the Seattle Seahawks and the Philadelphia Eagles. Kirkland is a Clemson University alumnus and was inducted into the University’s All-Centennial team in 1996. He was inducted into the University’s Hall of Fame in 2001.
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I'm joined by NFL coaching legend Terry Robiskie's great show about the Evolution of the game of football coach talks working with Al Davis, John Madden, Art Shell, working with julio jones, Tony Gonzalez, Derek Henry we discuss everything football from his perspective with 40 years of coaching experience
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New Intro theme song coming soon meanwhile check out the original version of the opening to the show from last year big shout out to my Cousin who wrote and produced the track for the show! https://open.spotify.com/artist/6f0FCutXk6OcbknGH7FhHz?si=ckYRVlyIT5uvcmziWOFvoQ https://linktr.ee/Jus_Afrien
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I'm joined by former NBA vet Craig Smith we discuss his life and career from his family life to Fairfax High going back east at Boston College where he finished his career with 2,349 points and 1,114 rebounds; ranks second on the school's career scoring list and first on its career rebounding list to getting drafted in the second round by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 06 NBA draft we rank top five players to come out of LA and the some of the politics of the NBA
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Exclusive interview with Ex Kansas City Chiefs Star Return specialist Dante Hall Hall an eight-year NFL vet was drafted by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. While in the league he earned the nicknames “The X-Factor” and “The Human Joystick” because of dominance returning punts and kicks. He was a two-time Pro Bowl selection (’02 & ’03) and made the 2000’s NFL All-Decade Team. To this day, Hall is the only player in NFL history to have at least six punt and kickoff returns for touchdowns.
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I'm joined by an NFL vet and 2 x super bowl champion Tyrone Poole We discuss the latest NFL news and some of the important coaches and games in his career Poole has also played for Indianapolis Colts, Denver Broncos, New England Patriots, Oakland Raiders, and Tennessee Titans. He earned Super Bowl rings with the Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVIII and Super Bowl XXXIX.
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Steven Goldman of the Infinite inning podcast joins me to discuss the latest news in the MLB postseason talk plus our world series predictions
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I'm joined by three-time Olympic gold medalist Leah O'Brien-Amico One of four women who hold three Olympic Gold Medals for Team USA softball Three-time NCAA National Champion at the University of Arizona Three-time NCAA All-American current ESPN Analyst for College Softball we discuss her road to the Olympics in life
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Rational Hour exclusive interview with NFL Hall of Fame member Willie Roaf. The former left tackle retired after the 2005 season. In all, he played in 189 career games over 13 seasons and was named first-team All-NFL seven times (1994-96, 2000, 2003-05), All-NFC six times, and All-AFC three times. He was also voted to 11 Pro Bowls. Roaf is also a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s and 2000s. Great insight on his journey from youth to the NFL Hall of Fame!
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My one on one exclusive interview with former USC star Stais Boseman we discuss his life and career in great detail from the ESPN documentary “Morningside 5”, being a two-sport athlete, Coach George Raveling, Henry Bibby, Getting the call from Al Davis about playing for the Raiders great insight
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I'm joined by Steven Goldman Host of the Infinite inning podcast we breakdown the MLB postseason matchups
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I'm joined by Arthur Nairne an NBA blogger and Eric Pincus of the Bleacher Report we break down the latest news in the NBA as training camps ramp up
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I'm joined by Ted Keith who is a former senior editor for Sports Illustrated baseball coverage. He is also the co-host of SI.com’s weekly baseball podcast, “The Strike Zone.” currently an Assistant Managing Editor at Sports Business Journal. We break down the postseason scenarios for the last weekend of the season plus our Cy Young Award predictions
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I'm joined by three-time NBA champion Mario Elie we discuss his life and career from growing up in New York playing overseas to winning rings in Houston
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I'm joined by Jarrett Bailey of the Laces Out podcast and CJ Jackson of Dartmouth College we breakdown the latest news around the NFL and rank our top 5 teams in each conference
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I'm joined by legendary basketball and general manager Dan Hughes. Coach Hughes has 40 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level professional and Olympic he won two championships in the WNBA with Seattle Storm he also was Coach and GM with the San Antonio Stars. Coach Hughes was part of the coaching staff with Team USA women basketball which recently won gold in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
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I'm joined by Chris Welsh of Prospect One podcast we breakdown the latest news in the MLB plus our prediction on the Wild Card races
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I'm joined by Marc Lillibridge formally of Sports Illustrated we break down the NFL top teams in each conference
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I'm joined by Mike Ortiz formerly of Bleacher Report current DTYS Now website one of the best Cappers in the industry we go over week 1 in the NFL key matchups which teams we like to cover the spread
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I'm joined by Jacob Wayne of Lineups.com and Joseph Raya-Ward of Clipset Podcast we breakdown the latest news in the NBA
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I'm joined by Lovieanne Jung a, two-time medal-winning Olympian, for Team USA softball in 2004, and 2008 Olympics as a collegiate softball player she was First Team All-American (2002 & 2003)Top Three Finalist for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year she also led NCAA in home runs (25), slugging percentage and RBIs (81). We discuss her life and career
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I'm joined by Ryan Wormeli of Fantasy Pros we breakdown the top RB’s and WR’s for draft season 2021
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I'm joined by Memphis Spence of Sports Radio America and Brian McDonald of BYU we breakdown the top ten teams to start 2021 plus our Heisman watch list
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I'm Joined by, legendary head coach Joanne P. McCallie who was the women head basketball coach at Maine, Michigan St. and Duke Universities from 1992-2020 she also was the first Division I head coach to win a conference title in four different conferences (the ACC, Big Ten, America East, and North Atlantic), and the first Division I coach to be named conference coach of the year in four different conferences Coach McCallie won gold medals as coach of the 2006 U20 National team and the 2007 U21 World Championship team. We discuss her life and career and her latest book Secret Warrior: A Coach and Fighter, On and Off the Court which was just released in February 2021
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I'm joined by Memphis Spence of Sports Radio America and Brian McDonald of BYU we breakdown the top games to start the 2021 college football season
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I’m joined by Matt MacKay of fantasypros.com we breakdown the the top QB’s and TE’s plus production expectations for certain teams around the league
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I'm joined by Hoops legend Schea Cotton. Shea was a basketball superstar at 15 years old with an endorsement deal with Nike and an article in Sports illustrated played collegiately at the University of Alabama and 10 years professionally we discuss his life and career
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I'm joined by NC State star and 2x NBA Champion with the LA Lakers Josh Powell We discuss his life and career
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I'm joined by Aaron Fischman of On the NBA Beat podcast we break down the 2021 NBA Finals plus discuss the latest NBA coaching hires
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I’m joined by Kevin Klein of The Incline: Dodgers podcast we discuss MLB all-star game plus our thoughts on the first half of season
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I'm joined by Korey Minor former linebacker at Notre Dame from 1995–1998 He was a seventh-round pick in the 1999 NFL Draft, selected 234th overall by the San Francisco 49ers. We discuss his life and career on and off the field
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My exclusive interview with NBA legend Tyrone"MUGGSY"Bogues the 12th overall draft pick in the 1987 NBA Draft, Bogues a member of the Washington Bullets and Charlotte Hornets. He spent nine seasons in Charlotte before finishing his career with Golden State and Toronto.He was inducted into Wake Forest Sports Hall of Fame in 2001. Bogues was also a member of the 1986 USA team that won Gold in the World Basketball Championship in Spain.
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My exclusive interview with Reggie Williams. Williams a member of the best high school basketball team of all-time Baltimore Dunbar High 1982-83 National Championship played collegiately at the University of Georgetown where he was a two-time All-Big East selection and was the conference’s Player Of Year in 1987. A consensus All-American Went on to be the the fourth pick in the 1987 NBA draft, Williams played 10 seasons in the NBA.
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In my exclusive interview with Bob Kendrick the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum (NLBM) we discuss his life career and in-depth baseball history with the negro league and the current state of the MLB
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I'm joined by Aaron Fischman of On the NBA Beat podcast we break down the latest playoffs final four teams BRÜUSH promo code; https://bit.ly/3xe5g7S
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I'm joined by, RJ Soward a USC legend first-round pick in the 2000 NFL draft we discuss his life and career
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I'm joined by Aaron Fischman of the “On the NBA Beat” podcast a former editor/writer at ESPN True Hoop’s Cowbell Kingdom website/blog covering the Kings also covered the Clippers blog started his career as senior sports editor at Neon Tommy USC . We breakdown the latest NBA playoff matchups
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I'm joined by David Rosenthal of DodgersTailgate.com & Off the Bench daily blog. We discuss the latest news in major league baseball
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I'm joined by pitcher Drey Jameson of the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jameson a first-round pick of the 2019 MLB draft top 10 rated prospect in the organization we discuss his career from high school to the pros
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I'm joined by Jumaine Jones NBA and overseas star we discuss his involvement with the Allen Iverson Classic and his start of his career with AAU basketball
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I'm joined by Seth Kimbrell formally of Fansided we breakdown the play-in games and the rest of playoff matchups
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I’m joined by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press we breakdown the NFC north draft sections plus insight on Detroit Lions
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I'm joined by the Draft Dr. Phil Football Coach/Analyst/Producer & Director at The Tape Never Lies Network, and formally of the USA Today Bears Barroom. The Rational Hour final mock draft for the NFL 2021 draft
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My one on one interview with pro basketball player Sam Clancy we discuss his life and career from the USC to the NBA and overseas
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I’m joined by Kevin Klein of The Incline: Dodgers podcast we discuss latest MLB news start to new season
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I’m joined by Jacob Wayne of nbamockdraft.com lineups.com we discuss the latest NBA news rank our top teams in the league
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I'm joined by Akili Smith who was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals as the 3rd overall selection in the 1999 NFL Draft Mr. Smith played Colleagently at the University of Oregon where he was 1998 Pac-10 Offensive Player of the Year We discuss his life and career in great detail
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I’m joined by Jim Trotter of the NFL Network. Mr. Trotter previously worked at ESPN, where he covered the NFL nationally since 2014 and contributed on multiple platforms. Mr. Trotter has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee since 2007 and currently is president of the Pro Football Writers of America. We discuss his life career plus insight on his two books The Life and Death of a Football Icon Junior Seau . Currently, he is co-authoring a book with Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald.
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I’m joined by Phil Jones of the Unphilteredtruth and Postgame Central podcast we make are sections for the 2021 NFL draft first round
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I’m joined by Bill Carroll the consensus draft director of HBCU and a contributor for the national gridiron network we break down the NFL latest news leading up to the draft
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I’m joined by Kevin Klein of The Incline: Dodgers podcast we discuss spring training and latest MLB news
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I’m joined by Joseph Raya-Ward of The Clipset podcast we breakdown the latest NBA news
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I’m joined by Linda Robinson for part two of our interview we discuss on her life growing up in a racing family and her time being wife of NFL head coach John Robinson
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I’m joined by analyst Jeff Deeney of PFF (Pro Football Focus) Jeff covers the 49ers and the NFL we breakdown the latest news 49ers talk plus details of being an analyst for PFF
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My one on one interview with Linda Robinson. we discuss her life growing up in a racing family and what it was like being married to a legendary head coach John Robinson
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I’m joined by Mike Meltser of ESPN radio,SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports radio show . We breakdown Super Bowl Sunday Chiefs vs Bucs matchup plus latest NFL news
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I’m joined by Jake Reiner of CBS and Meeting on the Mound podcast we breakdown the latest MLB news as spring training starts plus I talk with Jake about his life and career as a reporter
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I’m joined by Brian Cullen of the Clipsetpod and Ballisleft podcasts we breakdown the Eastern western conference top teams along with latest news around the league plus we also discuss the legacy of the icon Kobe Bryant
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I’m joined by writer Mike Ortiz of the bleacher report we breakdown championship Sunday matchups
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I’m joined by Darrel Wilson of the Brawl network we breakdown the playoff matchups
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I’m joined by Seth Kimbrell of the Clipperholics podcast we discuss the latest NBA news breakdown the top teams in league. Salute dedication to my father my inspiration and love for sports comes from him I love you pop!
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I’m joined by Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press also a Hall of fame voter 3x sports writer of the year. We breakdown the NFL playoff games
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I’m joined by Memphis Spence of the Football Writers Association of America we break down the BCS semi final games on New Years Day 2021
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I’m joined by Russell Brown of Westwood One Radio and National Scout @Cover1.net we discuss NFL playoff scenarios for week 17
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I’m joined by writer Daniel Epstein of baseballprospectus.com, co-director @IBWAA . We discuss the latest MLB offseason news
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I’m joined by Jacob Wayne nbamockdraft.com and lineups.com we discuss NBA opening night games
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I’m joined by Jake Reiner of CBS sports and Meeting on the mound podcast we discuss the top free agents for the 2021 MLB season
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I’m join by former Florida Marlins 2nd baseman Kevin Perkins who gives details on his life college and pro ball
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I’m joined by Memphis Spence of Football Writers Association of America
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I’m Joined by Brian McDonald former BYU football player we breakdown the college football landscape at the mid way point of the season
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I’m joined by Sabreena Merchant SBNation we preview the eastern conference for 2021 season
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I’m join by Brian Cullen of ClipsetPod and Ballisleft we preview the western conference for the 2021 season
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At the halfway point Myself and Kelly Patten discuss Raiders football and rank each conference top 5
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Introducing the “Rational Hour” with Ryan ! Let’s discuss it......
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Update on sports as teams ramp up practice
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