The Sports Mill: Recent Episodes
Clay Miller
The last episode of the Sports Mill is a great one as Drew joins me to swap hot takes for the NBA Playoffs. I also discuss whether or not this historic Celtics season will end in a championship. A big thanks to all of you who have listened along!
Happy Thanksgiving! We begin the episode by discussing some of the best and worst things Clay has seen in the NFL this season. Then Roni Ye comes on to start a new segment, Armchair Entrepreneurs, where the guys throw around new ideas. And then finally, Clay closes by giving some Thanksgiving football props.
I know I know... I'm back again. We are coming back regularly hopefully and we start with ranking the top 10 college football teams according to Clay. (2:40) Then, to celebrate the NBA season beginning, we do a fun gimmick called NBA Who's Who! (22:40)
We are halfway through the NBA Playoffs and they have been just as exciting as we predicted! Sully and Clay break down the playoffs to this point and what is going on in each conference semifinals series starting with the Lakers-Warriors and Heat-Knicks series. Then they discuss what they would do if they were running several of the teams that were eliminated in the first round.
I begin today's episode by catching up on some of the biggest sports topic and get the Mill running. What did the Masters tell us and who should be the NBA MVP? Then, Andrew Sullivan joins the pod to give a comprehensive preview of the NBA playoffs. We analyze the matchups in each series and make our picks for the NBA Finals!
The greatest sporting event of the year is here: March Madness! Sully joins me to break down the bracket and they start with discussing the pattern of a national champion. Then, they move into analyzing the South and East regions. Who are the favorites, upsets, and players to watch for? Make sure to listen to part 2 on Sully's podcast: Sully's Sports Hub
On this episode, Clay and Drew start by breaking down the World Cup and what happened for the USMNT. Why should Americans be hopeful? They also give their picks for the semifinals. Then Sully joins the pod to discuss the CFB Playoff and analyze the matchups. They also discuss the major coaching moves like Deion to Colorado and Hugh Freeze to Auburn. Finally, Charlie joins the episode to draft the best holiday traditions!
The College Football regular season has come to a close and Clay is here to give you the 5 things he learned from a tumultuous 2022 season, Then, he's joined by Andrew Sullivan to discuss the NBA and the major storyline a quarter of the way into the season. They discuss MVP frontrunners and which teams have been impressive and which have been disappointing. Finally, Drew joins the pod once again to draft the best starting five of Disney Characters known to man. Watch out NBA!
The Sports Mill podcast is back and we are here to talk about football! Sully and Clay discuss the season for all the SEC contenders and what the playoff situation is headed into rivalry week. Then they look at the NFL season and some things teams should be thankful for. Finally Drew joins the pod to conduct a best rivalries draft! Happy Thanksgiving!!
With the start of football season comes the start of fantasy season!! Sully and I are here to help and give you tips on how to draft a good team, players to watch out for and overall manager tips. We also give our favorite players and sleepers to grab for your team this year!
With college football almost upon us, Sully and I give a full SEC preview and project where each team will finish this season! We place the teams into tiers and then answer some important questions about the rosters of the SEC's best. How dominant will Georgia and Alabama be? Can anyone challenge those two teams? Can Spencer Rattler make South Carolina relevant? We answer those questions and then close with Sully giving us his top 5 quarterbacks in the SEC!
The MLB trade deadline always seems to have a huge effect on which team is able to win the World Series, so Sully and I break down all the big moves from this year's deadline and which contenders improved the most. Then, we give our MLB Power Rankings and which teams are best set up to make a run in the postseason!
The Celtics have entered the KD trade sweepstakes and Sully and I are here to break down what a deal would mean for both the Nets and Celtics. Then, with football slowly creeping upon us, we discuss several NFL quarterbacks we are excited to watch in 2022. Finally, we close the episode out by discussing college football realignment and several teams that might rise up into the CFB Playoff conversation this season!
We are a little over halfway through the MLB season and I'm joined by my good friend and superfan of the Braves, Dexter Wood, to evaluate the Braves season to this point and their chances at repeating as World Champions. Then we discuss some of the other best teams in baseball and finally I close with a discussion on college football realignment.
After a couple of weeks to digest everything, Sully and I look back at the NBA Draft and pick our winners and losers. Was Paolo a good selection at No. 1? Then we discuss NBA free agency and some of the player movement that we've seen closing with the Brooklyn Nets crisis and doing a fun draft for teams we'd like to see KD traded to. Finally, I have some Stranger Things finale thoughts and maybe some things we could see in season 5.
I cover several sports topics on today's episode including the Jalen Brunson sweepstakes, what the Nets should do with Kyrie, and a quick discussion about the worlds of golf and disc golf. Then, I give 5 college football players to watch for in the 2022 season. Finally, we have a great segment where I am joined by Olivia and Emma Rice to review Vol. 1 of Stranger Things 4 and preview Vol. 2. We discuss our favorite characters, the plot, and what we expect from the finale. Thanks for listening!!
The Golden State won the NBA Finals in 6 games and Sully and I take a look back at the series! What went right for the Warriors and what went wrong for the Celtics? Then we discuss the NBA offseason. Could we see Kyrie be traded from the Nets, would you rather have Bradley Beal or Donovan Mitchell, and then finally we discuss what the 76ers should do with James Harden!
With the NBA Draft upon us, Sully gives his top 10 NBA prospects and they are definitely not consensus. We break down each player's strengths and weaknesses and what to expect from them at the next level!
With the Warriors now leading the Finals 3-2, is the series over or is there still hope for the Boston Celtics? Sully and I discuss the series and what each team must do to close it out. Then we talk about Steph Curry and how his greatness will be remembered. Finally, we continue ranking the top NBA draft prospects and then close with an overview of the MLB!
After 2 games of the NBA Finals, the series is knotted up at 1 apiece. My brother Drew and I discuss what we've seen so far and what each team needs to do as the series heads to Boston. Then I ask Drew some pressing NBA questions with the season coming to a close. Finally, I give you three important things going on in sports including asking an important question: does fatherhood turn you into a star athlete? Thanks for listening!!
After a rollercoaster of a game 7, the Boston Celtics are in the NBA Finals! We recap the Heat series, evaluate the Celtics, and look ahead to the matchup against the Warriors. Finally, we close today with five big things including a Disney analysis, Harry Styles love, and what Nick Saban really meant when he called out Texas A&M and NIL!
We are back and ready to talk about the NBA Playoffs! Sully and I detail how we got to this point and talk about all the storylines from the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Then we talk about the NBA Draft Lottery and begin to evaluate some of the prospects that could be picked in the upcoming draft.
In our second episode discussing the NFL Draft, I am joined by Sully and Jon Hancock to do an entire first round mock draft! We analyze the top players, what teams they could be drafted by, and predict how the draft could shake out. We also give you some players to watch out for in the later rounds.
It's officially NFL Draft week and this is the first episode of two on the subject! On this episode, Sully and I exclusively break down the quarterbacks and Sully ranks the top 5. Will a quarterback go in the first round and who will be the first one off the board?
The mathcups are set and the NBA playoffs have begun! Sully and I break down all the series and our impressions from all of the Game 1s. Then, we pick our winners and who will hold up the Larry O'Brien Trophy. Finally, we close with discussion of the NBA DPOY, MIP, and MVP.
The MLB season is here and Sully and I dive head first into picking every division winner as well as breaking down what to expect from each team. We also give you our World Series picks and MVPs. Finally, I close today with thoughts on the 2022 Masters and the first disc golf major of the year, the Champions Cup!
This may have been the busiest NFL offseason ever especially when it comes to quarterbacks and Sully and I are here to recap all the moves and tell you how each signal caller will look on their new teams. Tyreek Hill and Davante Adams were also moved in blockbuster deals. How will they change the Dolphins and Raiders offense? Then, we discuss the end of the NBA regular season and which teams are in good position to make a run to the Finals. Finally, we give you our MVP ladder and who should win this year's award.
Andrew is back and we are discussing all the madness we saw from the first couple of rounds in the NCAA Tournament! We break down some of the teams and games and also give you some of our favorites from the opening weekend. Then we close with predicting who the Final Four will be now that we are down to just 16 teams!
It's March and with that comes the best sporting event in the world, the NCAA Tournament! In this episode, I discuss the excitement of March Madness and give a complete breakdown of the matchups and teams in the tournament along with my Final Four and national champion. I also give you tips to fill out a perfect bracket and things to look for when making the ever important decision of picking a champion. Finally, I close with a special guest, my brother Charlie, to draft a starting five of mascots from this year's bracket (1:04:00)!
The NFL offseason moves have finally begun and Russell Wilson is heading to the Denver Broncos in a massive trade! Andrew and I break down the repercussions of that trade and also talk about some of the moves around the league including Aaron Rodgers staying with the Packers. Then, we discuss the proposed MLB rule changes and if we like them. Finally, we put forth rules in other sports that we think need to be changed and even outlandish ones that we would like to see.
A lot is going on in the sports world but we start today by talking about the MLB lockout and the lack of happenings in baseball. What are the major issues and will the season start on time? Then we discuss the college basketball world and the excitement for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. We give our conference winners as well as our players to watch out for. Then, we close with 5 NFL Takeaways from this past NFL season and discuss some potential offseason moves that may alter the NFL landscape.
On today's episode I talk about a sport I have fallen in love with: disc golf! I am joined by Alexander and Charlie who play as well and we discuss what disc golf is, why you should play it, and why it's growing so much in popularity. Then we talk about the professional side of disc golf and how this once looked down upon sport is becoming mainstream. We preview the 2022 season and then close the episode by giving you our disc golf favorites!!
The NBA trade deadline has come and gone in the blink of an eye but a lot happened especially with the landscape changing news that James Harden is now a 76er and Ben Simmons will join Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on the Brooklyn Nets. Sully and I break down the fallout from that huge trade, other deadline news, and discuss who the favorites are now in the NBA.
After a little bit of a break, the Sports Mill Podcast is back and we begin by looking back at the great moments the NFL playoffs have given us including Bills vs. Chiefs and the 49ers improbable run! Then, Sully and I preview the Super Bowl and the great upcoming matchup between the Rams and Bengals. We give you the keys for each team in order to win the coveted Lombardi Trophy. Finally, we give out some grades in the Report Card segment and cover some topics around the world of sports!
The CFB National Championship is here and we have a rematch between Alabama and Georgia! Sully and I break down the two teams and who has an advantage! Then, we analyze the NFL playoff standings and who has the best chance to make a run to the Super Bowl. Finally, we talk about the crazy events surrounding Antonio Brown on Sunday and talk about some of the weirdest moments in sports we have ever seen!
It's the offseason for Major League Baseball but that doesn't mean there hasn't been exciting things happening. Sully and I discuss the big free agent signings so far, who remains unsigned, and how the lockout is and will affect things moving forward. Then, we close the show by talking about the craziness of the College Football Transfer portal and who is on the move!
The NBA season is already a quarter of the way through and some interesting storylines are starting to form. Sully and I discuss if the Warriors are Championship favorites and if the Lakers and Nets even have a chance this year. We close with our early realizations based on the play that we've seen so far!
While the College Football Playoff is rapidly approaching, maybe even bigger moves are happening off the field. Sully and I discuss the coaching changes in the college football world and how it will affect the landscape for years to come. Then, we discuss Championship Saturday and if anyone can beat Georgia!
It's crunch time in College Football and the Playoff picture is coming into focus. Who deserves a chance to be in? Later, Sully and I discuss our current NFL power rankings and which teams look promising for a Super Bowl run. Finally we play a football version of This or That!!
The Atlanta Braves have won the World Series!! Dexter Wood, a fellow Braves fanatic, joins me to breakdown this year's team and their incredible and improbable run to a World Championship! We also look towards the future and discuss if this is just the beginning for this young Braves team.
The NBA season is here and Sully and I are breaking it all down! We give you our opening night impressions, analyze the rosters of key teams, and predict the best teams, MVP, and more for the upcoming season!
Sully and I discuss an overarching topic: The Business of Sports. Every business is about money, and sports is no different. We talk about the Ben Simmons saga and what the 76ers should do which leads us into the broader topic of player empowerment and if the business of sports is in a good spot. We close with talking about the NBA Offseason and the key moves that will shape the upcoming season.
Part 2 of the Football Extravaganza! I'm joined by Andrew and a new guest, Jon Hancock, to help give you tips on how to draft in fantasy football. We also give you players to look out for and who we think is worth drafting in the later rounds. We also ask, "What is the best punishment for a fantasy football loser?" Finally, Sully and I close by giving you our Top 5 Most Memorable Sports Moments.
The biggest episode to date!! I am once again joined by Andrew Sullivan to discuss the beginning of college football season. We break down Week 1 games, preview the SEC, and give our picks for the College Football Playoff. This is only Part 1 of the Football Extravaganza so stay tuned for the following episode where we give Fantasy Football Help!
A breakdown of the NBA draft with my friend Andrew Sullivan. We analyze the key players, grade the teams, and project how these picks will perform in the NBA. Thank you for listening and hope you enjoy.
Welcome to the inaugural episode! I begin by giving an introduction to the Sports Mill and then we move into discussing NIL and Texas Oklahoma moving to the SEC. How will these affect college sports? Then, we close by breaking down the Olympics and I give you the 5 Olympic sports I believe I could medal in!