Students of the Game: Recent Episodes
Michael Semler
Front of the classroom takes. Detention hall personalities. Sports podcast focused on NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MMA, Golf, Soccer, video games and more. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/studentsofthegame1/support
Here we go lets get the ball rolling with Episode 29 of Students of the Game. We start off wit week 14 of the NFL which was an eventful shit show of happenings. Besides Lamar Jackson’s poop attack, we saw Pat Mahomes almost be human, the giants snap back to reality, kickers defy gravity, Pittsburgh palms were sweaty, and there is definitely vomit on all over every jets fans sweaters already. Don’t you dare tune out before hearing JW’s over reactions which were SPICEY debate from Dr. Harry PhD. With the jam packed weekend of NFL we slide into some key tid bits that the MLB and NBA dropped on us this week. Our random reviews this week were kept alive with some homemade holiday cheer that was enjoyed by Nick. We ramble on and take on the scraps with JW before heading into our closing games. Ryan drops another 20 questions item for us to figure out and I leave the class with 3 more Pop Quiz Trivia questions to close out todays episode.
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Welcome to Episode 28 of Students of the Game. The NFL is our lead topic today with a jam packed Week 13. The Giants and Jets continue their astonishing ways to disgust the class, with a schism still separating the class on whether or not the Giants are truly good or just the best of a bad situation. We run down the the rest of the weekends games and close it out with JW’s Overreactions that had some of us crying like Deshaun Watson. Sir Buns of house Giubelio had some choice words for new news coming out fo the NBA and their new rule changes for stars of the game. We embrace with disgust the current state of the boxing worlds with the announcement of Logan vs Mayweathe and where we think it’s going in the future. The class moves to hard stuff this week for our whiskey/bourbon reviews of the week. Dr. Harry gives us a snippet into the NHL’s start to the season coming in the near future. Ryan brings out a new twist to 20 questions and I close out the class with Pop Quiz Trivia to try and stump the class.
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Due to a class conflict we will be skipping Statistically Challenged and we will resume as soon as we have reached a resolution. So, we kick off the show with the jam packed Week 12 of the NFL. From the Giants raising our blood pressure as always to discussions about awful coaching decisions. We dive into the latest head coach firings and who should be on deck in the coming weeks. With a quiet week of MLB and NBA talk we get into this weeks beer review which had everyone buzzing with Cheer and kicked off our Holiday Beverage reviews for the month. JW closes out the content with the awkwardly entertaining boxing matchups from over the weekend and the 3rd iteration of The Match which had Peyton Manning and Steph Curry vs. Charles Barkley and Phil Mickelson. Ryan pins the class against each other with another round of Debate Night and I close out class with Pop Quiz Trivia turkey day edition.
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You’re in for an action packed episode today that you will not want to miss. We dive right into the NFL with a special guest caller who is a beloved Jets fan with a few words for his team and then an explosive debate breaks out about whether Derek Carr is a top 10 quarterback. Next, the Class discusses the blockbuster trades in the NBA this week and a potential huge 2022 signing rumor for the Lakers. During recess, the Class reviews yet another IPA that featured mixed reviews and complaints. Later, JW cleans up with his Scraps and previews the Match featuring Peyton Manning, Phil Mickelson, and Steph Curry. Before the final bell rings, Ryan and Mike cap things off with Spontaneous Debates and Pop-Quiz Trivia.
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Welcome all to Episode 25 of Students of the Game. The NFL kicks off our show and as always we discuss how much the New York Giants keep ruining a tankable season for the true fans of the team. Fortunately for the Jets they could not lose this week on a bye, the NFC west is on fire with who is taking the top spot, and JW gives us his weekly Over Exaggerations around the NFL. With the kick off of the short NBA offseason we pulled in quite the hall of tea for this week with rumors and confirmed trades bouncing all around the league. We continue sipping not tea, but an ICONYC IPA out of Long Island City, NY, Curb Your Ego. We scrap and wrap it up with the Scraps by JW which congratulates this years Masters Tournament winner. Ryan takes over the show with Debate Night from his library of mini-games that thankfully didn’t have Mike pretending to be a woman again. Finally we close things out with POP QUIZ Trivia that had some entertaining answers throughout the segment.
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God damn what a jam packed week of football, we have blowouts, shocking QB performances, games no one even knew were on and of course, endless disappoint from our favorite NY teams. After we make it through the double period of NFL, our MLB slate features some hopeful and inspiring news to our in-class Met fans, who are buzzing about their new owner and how he has entered the building like a bat out of hell. We move on and speed through some NBA rumors and trash talk that has been hopping around the internet. Our beer of the week gets a broad range of reviews ,so much so, it had this producer triple confused. Scrapping and wrapping up our content for the day is JW with the Scraps that pays respect to an all time great game show host. Ryan and myself close things out with the second iteration of Role Play, a Ryan original mini-game and Pop-Quiz Trivia as always.
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Episode 23 is here and it is ROARING. We kick things off with a jam packed NFL segment featuring some good teams, great teams, and down right shitty New York teams. The woes of our New York football “teams” continue to haunt us but cannot leave the hot seat of conversation. We Bridgewater the gap to the MLB where we congratulate the LA Dodgers on their dominant World Series win, however, Buns continues to be stubborn and not apologize for his false claims against them. The NBA has sparked some new trade rumors that may shake up the start of the 2020 season coming, hopefully, this December. 6 Feet apart, an India Pale Ale, from a local Brooklyn brewery is on the hot seat for this weeks Beer Review. Our NHL Inside Report and a couple of tid bits from the Scraps clean up our sports content for the week. Ryan pairs up the class for a role playing improv session as a new mini game of the week and finally we close our episode out with Pop Quiz Trivia.
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Here we go Episode 22 is up and live, first things first we take a dive into the NFL including the hard knock life of Jets and Giants fans everywhere. We then talk about the World Series that featured a wild game 4. After, Mike delivers a laughable NBA story that angers John. We reviewed our beer of the day where Mike truly had us in the first half. We then head over to the mini-game corner with a game of the Price is Right and cap things off with our Pop-Quiz Trivia from Mike.
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Start pouring the shots because Students of the Game is officially 21. Let’s get things rolling with the dumpster fire that is NY football, we have just about given up on our beloved Jets and Giants, yet they keep amazing us with how bad they truly are. We then dive into some of the real football teams around the NFL who will actually have a winning season. The MLB World Series is upon us wit the LA Dodgers and Tampa Bay Rays and we ask who our two sports gurus who they have winning it all. MMA comes storming back onto the syllabus with a jam packed slate over the weekend and a look into UFC 254 coming up. Ryan entertains the class with some more Price is Right this week from his library of mini-games. Dr. Harry PhD does not let us forget a legendary commentator who retired after an illustrious career in the NHL. Our Hungover October Liquor review of the week and a near host sweep of the entire class during our Pop-Quiz Trivia closes out today’s episode.
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What’s that? A new challenger has entered the arena for Statistically Challenged and defeated our two sports brains to start things off? We then slide into a hefty dose of NFL talk with some tragic injuries taking the lead discussion. We move on to some quick updates in the MLB playoffs and another year without the NY Yankees winning a World Series. We congratulate Lebron, AD and the LA Lakers for winning the NBA Finals in 6 games against the Miami Heat. Shaking up the day, we come on down to the Price is Right with Ryan for our game of the week. Our sober October beverage review gave half the class an attempt to recover from a long and alcohol filled weekend. Some NHL trades and signings, as well as new video game talk with Dr. Harry PhD and JW close out content for the day. We bring the episode to a close with a playoff slate of Sports Trivia that boost up the numbers for majority of the class.
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Welcome everyone to the 19th installment of Students of the Game. Let’s start things off with facts: all New York football team that isn’t the Bills sucks. While on the topic of sucking, there are way too many coaches in the league that also suck and need to be fired, like Bill O’Brien. We swing into the divisional series in the MLB and how the class sees the playoffs going from here on out. The NBA Finals is still anyone’s game with the Miami Heat taking Game 3, which had some choice words being thrown around by some of their star players. We randomize our “beverage” reviews this week which brought on some interesting opinions for some classmates’ drink of choice. The NHL wraps up our content for the week with Dr. Harry Phd, who had some trouble remembering how the Tampa Bay Lightning won it all. As always, we close out with some Sports Trivia and another round of Just a Minute with Ryan who throws a new curveball into the rules that you won’t wanna miss.
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Take me out to the balllll game, take me out to the crowd. Welcome to Episode 18 of SotG, class has begun. The MLB playoff bracket is first up for today’s class and we get Buns’ and John’s predictions for the the World Series and MLB player awards. On deck is the NFL, where we discuss some big games from Week 3 and overreactions that we’ve heard from around news cycle. The NBA Finals is officially locked in between the LA Lakers and the Miami Heat and the class discusses some of the matchups we think will be key in the series and we also say farewell to one of the prominent coaches in the league. To Isreal Adesayna, we love you here at SotG and couldn’t be happier about your dominant win over Paulo Costa. Later, Dr. Harry PhD gives us a rundown of what could be for the NHL Stanley Cup Finals. We close as always with a loaded trivia selection and another round of Just a Minute from Ryans library of games. You won’t want to miss this episode.
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Here comes the...here comes the...here comes the…well you guys will get it later. Welcome to Episode 17 of Students of the Game, we have a big slate with some interesting twists to today’s episode. We start things off with MLB nearing the start of the playoffs and who the class thinks is in line to make it all the way. Week 2 of the NFL was covered with some thrilling games when the class dived into whether or not to believe the hype. The NBA conference finals has not disappointed so far and predictions for our winners are still up in the air for now. Lord Hobo Brewing Co. brings us the BOOM Sauce for the class’s beer review of the week. Dr. Harry PhD fills us in on the Stanley Cup Finals and JW gives us a quick scrap and his opinion on the US Open. Ryan and Mike close things out with brand new game from Ryan’s mini-game library and a quirky week of sports trivia.
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Come one, come all to Episode 16 of Students of the Game. The NFL IS BACK people, and even though COVID-19 tried to destroy the season here we are. The class starts off with a break down of week 1 of the NFL. The MLB hangs out on deck with some petty drama stirring out on the west coast involving trash cans and a team organist. Biting our nails with anticipation. the NBA Bubble is almost moving to both the eastern conference and western conference finals. Our beer this week week had us craving some bacon egg and cheeses and left us with bubbly blueberry belches for the night. Dr. Harry PHD fills us in on the NHL playoffs and who he believes is taking the Cup no matter what. JW closes out our content of this week with a preview into the US open and a review of remastered Tony hawk Pro Skater 2 game. We end it all with full slate of NFL history trivia and Ryan’s Games that left us possibly stranded in the ocean 100 miles off shore. All that and more, on todays episode of Students of the Game.
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Welcome back class to Episode 15. We kick things off with an odd occurrence started off today’s podcast during Statistically Challenge. We then carried right on to our NFL segment and with the start of the season under a week away, everyone in the class is buzzing with excitement. Nick carries us through to the MLB where some big trades and the BIG lineup of the Blue Jays is broken down. We pay our respects to the late and great Mets legend Tom Seaver who has sadly passed away this week. The NBA is moving on the the semi-finals for each conference, where the top seeds are struggling to stay afloat in the East. Our succulent, silky, sticky smooth beer of the week gets the class excited for the coming fall season. Dr. Harry PHD and JW close out our weekly content with Inside the NHL and The Scraps. We close out with our head to head battles of History Trivia and Ryans concoction of random games.
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Welcome everyone to a new episode of Students of the Game. This week was a real treat. We first venture into the NFL and discuss Zeke’s questionable pregame routine and the latest with Earl Thomas, Joe Burrow, and Michael Gallup. We slide into MLB with the Thom Brennaman fiasco, the red-hot Padres and the not-so-hot Mets, and who’s hot and who’s not. Next, in the NBA bubble, we talk about the latest playoff results and the fate of the Blazers. In need of a break, we reviewed the IPA, Money by Barrier Brewing Company which scored favorably with most. Later, Buns gives us the latest drama in the UFC with what is being touted as the “fight of the year.” After, Dr. Harry PHD takes us into the latest of the NHL playoffs and happenings. Finally, we cap it all off with some new rapid fire games from Ryan. Enjoy!
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We made it to unlucky Episode 13, which lucky for us is for us is JAM PACKED with juicy content.
We crack things off with a controversial debate about baseball's unwritten rules. With less than a month before the start of the NFL season, the class goes into some of the new changes happening before start up. The NBA playoffs have started off with a bang and the class reacts to the Portland Trailblazers stifling win against the Lakers. We take a break from all this heat with a very high scoring beer review out of Cypress Brewing Company and we kept cooling off on the ice with Dr. Harry PHD's inside the NHL.
Enjoy!
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Hey everyone, welcome to Episode 12 of Students of the Game, Mike here to let you know what we have going down on todays episode.
We get things going with an extended lesson inside the MLB where things continue to get dicey for the Houston Astros. The NFL, up next, with a long list of interesting topics, along with our TE Fantasy picks for the season. Then, the NBA bubble keeps dumping beautiful news and content for us, focusing this week on the blazing hot Portland Trailblazers. Lunch time brings us a rollercoaster beer review that had everyones taste buds a little bit confused. Later, our MMA discussion highlights the upcoming UFC 252 and highly touted mma prospect from our very own Staten Island, Santo Curatolo. After, Dr. Harry PHD dives into the start of the NHL playoffs during his Inside the NHL segment. We close things up with JW and the scraps, History trivia and finally some positive would you rathers with Ryan.
On the Mics today are myself, John, Buns, Nick, Ryan, JW and Dr. Harry PhD. And without further ado lets get class started.
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Hello everyone, Mike here welcoming you to Episode 11 of Students of the Game! We are back from our week off in Ocean City and thankfully all of us made it out of Seacrets and a quick hurricane alive.
Let's get things going, we started off with who’s Hot and who’s Not in the MLB along some other heated events that transpired over this last week. We move on the NFL where the class expresses its disgust with the NFL top 100 and we give our Fantasy RB picks for this coming year. Then on to the Bubble and the NBA, which loves to give us spiciness in regards to players trying to breach quarantine. DR. Harry PhD gives as a solemn inside the NHL as his beloved Rangers were swept under the rug with ease to start the playoffs. Today’s beer had a unanimous consensus on how pungent it was. We cap things off with snippets from the PGA tour, our weekly History Trivia, and peculiar games with Ryan that leave us cringing and possibly internally bleeding this week.
On the mics today are John and Buns our two sports specialists, myself, Nick, Dr. Harry PhD, Jw and Ryan.
Now without further ado class is officially in session.
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Here we go, we made it to Episode 10 of Students of the game!
Lets get down to business and lead off with the NFL and the class’s heated debate regarding our top picks for Fantasy Wide Receivers. We move on to the MLB which has finally kicked off its 60 game season. Our two cohosts rattle off their picks for each division in the league. The NBA brings us quick gossip and tea regarding the safety of the famous Bubble. Our beer review of the day is perfectly themed with how the world feels about Covid-19. Dr. Harry PhD gives us a quick update on the NHL followed by a little music and celebrity gossip in The Scraps. We end it all off with a challenging History Trivia week and Ryans hypotheticals that have everyone scratching their chins. All of that plus more on todays episode of Students of the Game.
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Welcome everyone to Episode 9 of Students of the Game. We had one classmate show up today without a late pass and he will serve his time in detention.
We have a juicy episode for everyone today starting off with one our best friends Pete Alonso and his newest look to start the season. We followed up with tea of the week in the NFL by discussing the Redskins’s new name predicament and a deep discussion about how much is enough money for player salaries. NBA bubble talk rolls in with a succulent assortment of drama and complaints coming from players after their first days in the bubble. A JUICY BASTARD quenches the classes thirst with some new reviewers joining our beer reviews. Dr. Harry PhD gives us the inside scoop about the restart to the NHL playoffs. We close out with our UFC 251 breakdown, just a few crumbs from the Scraps with JW, History Trivia and mischievous games led by Ryan. All this moist discussion and more on todays Students of the Game.
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On today’s episode of SOTG, the class discuss the newly released MLB schedule, the NFL’s first half a billion dollar man, and NHL/NBA bubble news. We also talk Fight Island, Beer Reviews and Would You Rather's on Episode 8 of Students of the Game
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Welcome to Episode 7 of Students of the Game, let’s run down todays class syllabus.
Starting off with the MLB, we wish our baseball fans we wish you all a Happy Bobby Bonilla Day and elaborate on some newly released rules for the start up of the season. We follow up with the juiciest news from the NFL in Cam Newtons signing with the New England Patriots on a one year deal. Next the NBA start is coming down the pipe and with that also the return of HENNY JR SMITH to the league. The class takes lunch to give its weekly beer review which has a sour twist to it. DR. Harry PhD comes to the front of the class to give us his 120 seconds inside the NHL. We dig around the scraps and discuss Liverpools Triumph, some 2k21 news and a unique addition to Madden 21. And finally as always our history trivia and awkward questions will round off todays Students of the Game.
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Welcome to Episode 6 of Students of the Game, here is what the class has put together for you today:
Jamal Adams has swiftly and thoroughly crushed the hearts of the loyal Jets fans in the class with his request to be traded. Also, the MLB is back, people, and we are having some serious mixed emotions about the conclusion of negotiations between Moron Manfred and MLBPA. Next, our NHL Specialist, Dr. Harry PHD, is back with his 120 seconds inside the NHL. Later, Bunz and I dive into what is possibly this years three-round fight of the year in the UFC. Lastly, the class discussed quitting mentality in sports, some exciting video game news, and as always Trivia, awkward situations, and constant banter on todays Students of the Game.
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Rob Manfred has forced the Students to do nothing but bash him and his awful handling of bringing back baseball. On the other end of the spectrum, we welcome back some NBA talk and embrace Adam Silver’s expertise in running a major sports league. The class wraps up with some phenomenal finishes from UFC 250, some quote “Leisure activities”, controversy around Soccer in Europe and more. Finally who can ever forget the beer, trivia and games, all of that on today’s Students of the Game.
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On this weeks episode of Students of the Game, the class began by discussing the financials of problematic NFL and MLB player contracts for the upcoming seasons. After, the class clashed on who is the NFL’s greatest defensive “disruptor.” Bunz turned on the rage and gave us an in-depth dissection of why UFC’s Tyron Woodley is a “hot bag of garbage.” Finally, we explored some positive news in the Soccer world, found out why drinking beer with ice in it is poor taste, played some trivia and improvised some awkward real life scenarios.
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On this week’s episode of Students of the Game, the Class sits down to a full plate of fiery topics. First, they have lost hope that the MLB will have a 2020 season at all. Then, tempers rose as NFL players and their strengths/weaknesses were discussed. The Class also reacted to the latest Lebron buzz, compared some up and coming NBA stars, and analyzed the Match Rd. 2. All that plus beer reviews, hypotheticals, games and more.
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On today’s episode of students of the game; the class discusses the future of 2020 baseball, the never ending legal problems of NFL players, a full breakdown of The Last Dance, NHL drama, UFC bouts and more
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On the flagship episode of Students of the Game, John, Buns and the boys discuss the passing of Don Shula, Brady being coddled by the NFL and the all the important Prime Time games in the 2020-2021 season. The boys also dive into MLB news, UFC 249, the Brady/Manning golf tournament and more.
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