Controlled Chaos: Recent Episodes
Zach Woolley
A weekly Sports and Music podcast with two buddies from across the country, talking about the biggest stories in sports, along with some tidbits you just may not know. Zach Woolley and Owen Kiszka try to navigate their way through the Controlled Chaos. https://twitter.com/CntrldChaosPod
The universe is awaiting the first-ever SUPER Wild Card Weekend and Owen and Zach have you prepped and ready! FULL NFL PLAYOFF PREDICTIONS from both of them, live and in color! A little bit of analytics and a whole lot of the eye test have the boys ready to go for the next month of NFL football!
Owen and Zach look back at a jam-packed bowl season in College Football! From the Potato Bowl to the Mayo Bowl, the Chaos boys have you covered! Zach recaps his time at the Las Vegas Bowl amongst other things! Owen issues a challenge to Zach ahead of the 2022 season.
Lets GO! Controlled Chaos is back to close out 2021 with Owen and Zach's top Albums of the Year! Owen and Zach break down the year in music and give their in-depth analysis on the songs that shaped the year. WE BACKKKKK
Owen and Zach get hype for the final week of the regular season in the MLB, and the chaos that may ensue! Mariners to the Wild Card? Are you nuts? On top of all of that, we have the biggest weekend of the NCAAF season this weekend! The equinox is approaching! Get ready for it with CC!
Whew! Owen and Zach have a lot to talk about this week! The Sun Devils rode into Provo and lost, the NCAA is still anybody’s race, and Bijan Robinson is still the Heisman frontrunner (at least in Owen's eyes). After 6 quarters of surprisingly good football, Tyrod Taylor has put the white flag over the Texans season! Oh, and the MLB? How about the Cardinals! Teams are still in gridlock just 11 days before the end of the regular season, but Owen and Zach know who they want to win awards! Loco Loco, Controlled Chaos is back you bozo!
SZN 2 is BACK! On this episode, Owen and Zach look at Drake's new project, get hype for new albums this week, and then turn to sports. We got a month left in the MLB season and it is HEATING UP! COLLEGE FOOTBALL IS BACK! The boys recap the last week in sport and look ahead for what is to come in the future in both the NCAA and MLB!
CONTROLLED CHAOS IS BACKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK! Owen and Zach are back on campus and ready for SEASON TWO OF THE CHAOS! Kanye is now Ye, and oh, Kendrick has something to say? The dog days of summer are heating up and the Mariners are still in the mix? Are you nuts. All we can say is strap in for this new season of Controlled Chaos!
Owen and Zach batten down the hatches as they prepare for the NBA Draft! Their final thoughts on the Rockets selections lead them into their Trade Deadline talk as well as some Olympics fun for the hell of it. Oh, and WTF is going on with Kanye?
WE BACK! After a one-week hiatus, Owen and Zach have a lot of catching up to do on the sports and music front! They recap the new Tyler, The Creator project and look forward to more new drops coming this week! Also, the All-Star Game is near and Owen and Zach have a lot of reactions to the rosters, including snubs as well as who will win the Home Run Derby! Much more is loaded into this huge episode of the Pod!
Whew, it's hot outside! Not only is the temperature heating up but so is the amount of sports happening as well! Owen and Zach have you covered with playoff basketball, SUPER REGIONALS in college baseball, oh, and we are LESS THAN A WEEK AWAY FROM THE NBA DRAFT LOTTERY! With hopeful prayers and lovely insight, Controlled Chaos has got you covered in the dog days in June!
CC was on the road this weekend! Owen and Zach recap their time on the 40 acres for the Austin Regional in the NCAA D1 Baseball Tournament! The playoffs are marching on into the second round and the boys have their opinions. After a one week hiatus, the boys are bringing back everyone's favorite segment, BREAKOUT PLAYERS OF THE WEEK!
40! Cuarenta! The 40th episode of the chaos is a complete BANGERRRR!!! We're talking Olivia Rodrigo album, we're talking Play-in Tournament and NBA Playoffs, and most importantly, we are talking BASEBALL! Breakout players of the week are in order as well as some lovely analysis on some lovely teams! TUNE IN OR YOU HAVE THE CHEESE TOUCH!
Make it quick, why don't you? A quick little tie you over episode of the Chaos is here with Zach and Owen, where they give their Play-in predictions and get some BREAKING NEWS at the end! Tune in you clowns!!
Live from Austin! Owen and Zach have you covered, breaking down everything you need to know about Music and Sports, including J. Cole dropping his album, 2 No-Hitters in Baseball, and the last week of the NBA season! It's a doozy of an episode that you are not going to want to miss!
Astroworld Festival is back!! The MLB is through one month, and there are a bunch of great storylines to think about! The byos have you covered A-Z in the MLB as well as the NBA, where the Lakeshow could be in trouble. Is the Play-In Tournament worth it? Oh, and the NFL Draft happened, but we really dont care 😂😂
Whole lotta action coming your way in episode 37 of the Chaos! Cordae dropped an EP, We can almost taste the NBA Playoffs, and the Rockets are officially not going to be a part of it! Oh, and the NFL Draft is this week, so the boys give you their first ten picks mock. How could we forget about baseball, though? We're talking Dodgers-Padres, MadBum No-no? as well some other WACKY things! Go nuts for episode 37 of Controlled Chaos!
Another week, another lovely episode of the Chaos! It was an active week in the MLB, (CARLOS RODONNNN!!!) and the. boys give you a whip around of all you need to know heading into this week in baseball! Elsewhere, the boys take their turn memeing the Jake Paul and Ben Askren fight, and of course give you their players to watch this week as well as the INDIAN CRICKETER OF THE WEEK!!
Owen and Zach are nothing but pumped for this week in music and sports! Brockhampton? Are you kidding me? Overreaction to one week of baseball? Check! Cricketer of the Week? Check! Tankathon Sims? Check! All of that in more on the Justin Verlander episode of Controlled Chaos!
Baseball is Back! The Masters is this Weekend! March Madness is ending tonight! Owen and Zach get you caught up on what they saw this weekend in the wonderful world of sports! From Jazz Chisholm to Johnny Juzang, Controlled Chaos is rocking and rolling in April!
Baseball is BACK!! ON this special edition of the Chaos, the boys give you their insight and analysis on all 30 MLB teams heading into the 2021 Season! The boys give their division winner projections as well as their award picks and much much more!
Nasty 19! On episode 33 of the Chaos, the boys celebrate Owen's birthday by taking a deep dive into the Elite 8! The NBA Trade Deadline happened and we are..... okay? Life goes on in this brisk episode, as we look forward to Opening Day this week!
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Owen and Zach breakdown the Sweet Sixteen matchups and give their revised Final Fours and National Champions!
It is safe to say March Madness has arrived! A crazy week in not only the Men's Basketball Tournament but in the sports world as well. Many upsets in the tourney (lol texas) and Shohei Ohtani doing something that has not been done since 1906! Join Owen and Zach for one of their most spirited discussions yet on the maniacal 32nd episode of Controlled Chaos!
We have waited two years, but hey, we have a BRACKET! On the Colin Mchugh episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach breakdown this years March Madness teams and give their insight on the 68-team bracket. That's not all though, as the Grammy's were this past week and the Rockets are continuing to lose. Get caught up with all facets of sport on the Chaos!
Trienta! Episode 30 of the pod allows the boys to dive deep into what has been the best weekend for music drops in 2021 with Silk Sonic and Drake! All Star Weekend was an absolute dud, (except for the Elam Ending, ily bby) but none of that matters because it is Tourney time in College Hoops! Whose going to make the field? The Astros made a big signing and we should be happy! Owen and Zach are live from the Lone Star State and it is going to sound great! (bar!)
A calm week in professional sports lets Zach and Owen go into College Basketball and College Baseball/Softball! We have tournaments in the Mid-Majors and we are geared up for the madness! A late add in is J.J. Watt's new home in Arizona with the Cardinals!
A slow week in music lets Owen and Zach find some new artists that have a unique sound (Shoutout Marlowe and Nina Cobham!) College Sports are going crazy right now! The boys get you caught up on the race to March Madness and the opening weekend of College Baseball! Tatis got breaded up, and Johnny Damon gets the dunce hat for this week! Episode 28 is simply great (bar!)!
Mike Trout (and Jose Altuve) Episode! Owen and Zach go over the busy week in music, including the Turkish Tame Impala (Shoutout Altın Gün)! It's time to take a deep dive into the future of baseball and what needs to be done to grow the game. The boys go over a recent video from Foolish Baseball and give their take on his ideas. The NCAA mid-season predictions are out and it's time to critique! Cricket has also returned to the program and the guys are HYPE about it. Go silly go stupid its a COLD Controlled Chaos!
Owen and Zach breakdown the snoozer of a Super Bowl we had! (🐐status!) Baseball is buzzing over the signing of Trevor Bauer, and Texas basketball is (lowkey) in shambles! The boys give you their insight and more on this 26th episode of Controlled Chaos!
We're expanding! Owen and Zach discuss the history of Cricket and current happenings on this week's episode of the Chaos! Don't fret though, they still have a lot to say about music and the current happenings in sports! The stove is hot, Matthew Stafford cost a lot, and are the Texans going to get got? (BAR!)
On the Kobe Bryant (and Ken Griffey Jr.!) episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach discuss the ever-changing developments in the Deshaun Watson saga, give their remembrance to Hank Aaron, and take an early look at the Super Bowl!
On this episode of the Chaos, Owen and Zach eulogize the James Harden era in Houston while they breakdown the blockbuster trade and ask themselves: who came out on top? They discuss the disgraced franchise that is the Houston Texans and try to figure out if their situation is even salvageable. After getting past the doom and gloom in Houston, the boys discuss recent happenings in the NBA and MLB, and look forward to conference championship week in the NFL!
Is the CFP even worth it? On episode 22 of the chaos, the boys breakdown a Super Wild Card Weekend in the NFL, breakdown a not-so-super CFP National Championship (with an Alabama 50 burger!). At the end of the day, sometimes you just have to say "We'll See", and you will have to see that on this magnificent episode of Controlled Chaos.
Owen and Zach pay their respects to the great MF Doom on this week's episode of the Chaos. Although it was a mild week in music, it was a crazy holiday weekend in Sports, with the College Football Playoff, many upsets in college basketball, and much much more! The boys dissect the two CFP semis and then predict the NFL playoff matchups, which start next week. Also, when is the MLB going to officially heat up? Are the Nets just sputtering or are they not going to be for real? All will be answered in an absolutely action-packed episode of Controlled Chaos!
As 2020 is heading to a close, Owen and Zach breakdown the best albums from this tumultuous year! A busy year in music leads to a ton of debate, but through it all it is time to celebrate what has been an astounding twelve months for music!
Twenty! Veinte! Owen and Zach reflect on their first 19 episodes on this special episode 20 of Controlled Chaos. They breakdown the travesty that is WLR and recap what has a very fun year for the Fun Belt (Go Chants!!) . The NBA is back in swing, and there are a lot of surprises to unpack after the first week of action. Also, the stove is starting to get hot in the MLB, with the Padres swinging a deal for ace Blake Snell. What does this mean for Baseball? Finally, what do the NFL playoffs look like? All that and more are discussed in the final episode of the Chaos in 2020.
The CFP is set! Owen and Zach break down the many issues they have with the college football landscape on this very jolly episode of Controlled Chaos. They also beg the question: Is Carti Dropping WLR soon? The NBA is back and the NFL is getting hectic! The boys have you covered on all the big storylines heading into Christmas!
Certified Wavy! On the eighteenth episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach give their analysis on MOTM III, give predictions going into Championship Week in CFB, Go over the magic of Talen Horton-Tucker and discuss the current state of Trevor Bauers free agency market. They also close out the show with a surprise that you are not going to want to miss!
Where is James Harden? On this week's episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach air their grievances on James Harden on what could be the final pages of the Harden era. Among other things, they discuss Ohio State and their dwindling road to the playoff, Gregg Williams being a martyr for the Jets, the Hot Stove starting to heat up (especially for Zach's Angels!!) and Kid Cudi gearing up to drop Man on the Moon 3.
What's on your Thanksgiving Plate? This week on Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach divulge into a long Thanksgiving Weekend filled with sports. COVID cancellations, Grammy Snubs, CFP Hypotheticals, College Basketball takes, and yes, even what is on their Thanksgiving Plates fill up this week's edition of Controlled Chaos.
On the first in-person edition of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach reflect on Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy 10 years after its release. On the sports side of things, they recap another chapter in the saga of the college football season and also try to decipher why coaches still use a soft zone. Finally, they reflect on the mad dash of free agency in the NBA as well as some systemic changes in the MLB.
In this special edition of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach break down the winners and losers of the draft, as well as try to make sense of the moves of Rafael Stone and the Houston Rockets.
After a busy week in music with many singles and features, Owen and Zach wonder what artist will drop next. They also reflect on what was a relatively weak week in both the NCAA and NFL (Thanks COVID!). Also, with trade rumors swirling around the city of Houston ahead of Draft and Free Agency week, Owen and Zach think about the Rockets could do, as well as other possibilities in the NBA. Buckle Up for this absolutely wild episode of Controlled Chaos.
This week on Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach react to the return of PAC-12 football, which of course means the return of Arizona State Football! They also discuss a big victory for Notre Dame and what that could mean to the playoff picture, as well as some upcoming stars this week in the NFL (shoutout Jake Luton)!
In the twelfth episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach reflect on the week in music (Kendrick. Feature!), give their takes on the past crazy week in the NCAA, divulge into what's looking to be a long winter in the MLB, and take a wondrous peek ahead to next weeks full slate of games in the world of football!
Owen and Zach square off in this weeks episode of Controlled Chaos, as 4 of the 5 Power 5 Conferences are back with the Big Ten in action last week. They recap a solid week in Music with some good drops and give some hot takes with both next years Album of the Year and the winner of the World Series.
On Episode 10 of Controlled Chaos, Zach and Owen reflect on the first ten episodes, as well as discuss the best new drops in music and the chaotic nature of the NCAA and the NFL. Looking ahead, they also take a look at the World Series matchup between the Rays and Dodgers and give an obituary to the 2020 Houston Astros.
On the last single digit episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach reflect on the NBA Bubble, culminating in a Lakers Championship, as well as look forward to what is going to be a wacky year ahead for the NBA. Football is abundant, and they discuss the chaotic nature of the SEC as well as a core three forming in the ACC. NFL Sunday (and Monday and Tuesday Now!) get discussed and the MLB has two great series left to determine who will get to hold the commissioner's trophy.
NFL Scorigami, a series in the Bubble, and 4 intradivision matchups in the Division Series. Let's Get Weird! This week, Owen and Zach break down the chaos from the past week in football, the misfortunes of pretty much every Texas football team (RIP Bill O'Brien), and take a look ahead at the wacky MLB Division Series' starting Monday. It is everything you could have hoped for... it's Controlled Chaos.
Boy Oh Boy. With the SEC back and upsets abundant, Owen and Zach go over the mayhem from this past week in sports, as well as some great albums that dropped this past weekend. Is Texas Back? Will the MLB's new Playoff Style Work? All will be told in this astonishing new edition of Controlled Chaos.
Once the injury bug hits, all bets are off. On Episode 6 of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach go over the injury-laden week in the NFL, the NBA conference finals nailbiters, as well as a possible closing of a chapter down in Houston.
Sometimes, things get bad real quick! In Episode 5 of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach have a SPIRITED discussion about the very active sports scene, headlining with the fall of the Houston Rockets. They also look towards the Conference Finals in the NBA, as well as the Game 7 coming up between the Nuggets and the Clippers. The NFL is back with many storylines, and finally, the NCAA is in full swing with many upsets thanks to the Sun Belt!
Owen and Zach peer over the dogfights going down in the NBA, the race to the finish line in the MLB, as well as other storylines.
Owen and Zach divulge on the wacky MLB Trade Deadline, discuss the Social Injustices that lead to the stoppage of sports last week, as well as the potential second-round matchups following the 2 game sevens in the NBA.
Fresh off a crazy week, Zach and Owen dive into all of the new music releases, the playoff breakouts of both Luka Doncic and Donovan Mitchell, and the twists and turns as we head to the final month of the MLB season!
Intro Song: Super Bounce- DUCKWRTH (feat. EARTHGANG)
Outro Song: In The Summer- Marc Rebillet
In the pilot episode of Controlled Chaos, Owen and Zach go over the best matchups through the first round of the NBA Bubble Playoffs, The mad dash through the shortened MLB Season, as well as what is in their music rotation currently.