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Download! Predictions:Predictions:  Catman at 43, Chappers at 43, and Kastle at 37 STEELERS ACROSS THE BOARD Catman: Steelers, Packers Chappers:Steelers, Packers Kastle: Steelers, Falcons

[caption id="attachment_394" align="alignnone" width="566"] (Getty Images) May the Fourth Be With You, Deshaun[/caption]   Download! Two and a half stories this week. Catman with the NHL midseason review, NFL wild card game review, and a NCAA College Football Championship Discussion. Predictions:  Catman at 40, Chappers at 39, and Kastle at 34 NFL Games: Seattle vs. Atlanta; Green Bay vs Dallas; Pittsburgh vs. Kansas City; Houston vs New England Catman: Hotlanta, Green Bay, Kansas City, New England Chappers: Hotlanta, Green bay, Pittsburgh, New England Kastle: Hotlanta, Dallas, Pittsburgh, New England

Download! Tonight’s two stories are: NFL Playoff Picture and Coaches hiring and firings Predictions: Catman at 37, Chappers at 35, and Kastle at 30 NFL Games: Dolphins vs Steelers; Lions vs Seahawks; Giants vs Packers DFotW: Raiders vs. Texans NCAA: Clemson vs. Alabama   Catman: Steelers, Seahawks, Packers, Raiders, Alabama Chappers: Steelers, BitchPigeons, Packers, Texans, Bama Kastle: Steelers, Seahawks, Packers, Raiders, Clemson

Download! Tonight’s two stories are: players sitting out bowl games and the developing playoff picture in the NFL Predictions: Catman at 35, chappers at 34, and Kastle at 28 GotW: Ravens vs. Steelers; DFotW: 49ers vs rams ; NCAA Bowl Game: Minnesota vs. Washington State ; NBA Christmas Day Game: Golden State vs. Cavs   Catman: Steelers, Rams (over), Wash, Cavs Chappers: Steelers, Rams (Under), Wash, Golden State Kastle: Steelers, 49ers (double down- under), Wash, Golden State

Download! Two stories this week: Fantasy football shakedown, we discuss our teams and performances, and a quick look at what’s going on with the coaching searches across college programs and a preliminary NFL coaching search for the Rams. Predictions: Chappers and Catman locked up at 33 points, I’m bringing up the rear at 25. Catman has first pick though. GotW: New England vs. Denver; DFotW: Jets vs. Dolphins, Saints vs. Cardinals Catman: New England, Dolphins, Cardinals Chappers: Denver, Dolphins, Cardinals Kastle: New England, Dolphins, Saints

Download!   Two stories today: Parity in the NFL, and the CFB playoff committee’s final decisions that set the stage for some great playoff games. Predictions: Catman at 32; Chappers at 31; Kastle at 25 GotW: The real game of the week is already under way, so we’ll settle for DAL vs. NYG DFotW: NYJ vs. SF Cat:Dallas, jets Chap: Giants, jets Kastle: Dallas, 49ers Troy: Dallas, Jets

Download! Two stories for the podcast: coaches throwing tantrums on the sidelines and how that’s a bad look; and, an English Premier League update courtesy of Catman. Predictions:We went 4 for 5, the Oklahoma game is played this week, so we jumped the gun on that prediction.  28 Chappers; 28 Catman; Kastle 24. GotW: KC vs. ATL; DFotW: SF vs. CHI; NCAA: Let’s carry over the OU/OKST picks from last week Chappers: Atlanta, Chicago, Clemson, Oklahoma Catman: Kansas City, Chicago, Clemson, Oklahoma Kastle: Atlanta, Chicago, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State

Download! Two and a half stories this week: .5 story is the fact that the Browns are now on the 0-16 watchlist after being mathematically eliminated from playoff contention this week; the NASCAR champion JJ winning at homestead and a quick season/race recap; and a CFB playoff discussion championed by Catman. Predictions: 24 Chappers; 24 Catman; Kastle 20. Kastle went 4/4 on picks last weekend. GotW: Redskins vs Cowboys on Thanksgiving DFotW: 49ers vs Dolphins or Chargers vs Texans NCAA: Oklahoma vs OkState or Auburn vs Alabama or Ichigan vs Ohio State Chappers: Cowboys, Lolphins, Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio State Catman: Cowboys, Lolphins, Oklahoma, Alabama, Ohio State Kastle: Cowboys, lolphins, Oklahoma State, Alabama, Ohio State

© Mariah; Catman and his fiance's Christmas tree. Download! Catman is out and about today working on wedding planning . . .  or decorating a Christmas tree, but never fear, we brought Kevin back to fill-in in his absence. Two stories today: Fans taking sports too seriously . . . a topic that we will be discussion on a sports podcast . . .; and, a quick discussion of the race for Rookie of the Year and MVP in the NFL. Predictions: Chappers 22, Catman 21, Kastle 16 GotW: Texans vs Raider in MEXICO CITY ON MONDAY NIGHT, vamos al Estadio Azteca; DFotW: Dolphins vs. Rams (Dolphins continue their west coast trip); NCAA: Oklahoma vs. West Virginia, I hate putting OU in back to back GotWs, but this is a huge matchup; NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion. Kev: Texans, Rams, Oklahoma, Concrete Carl Chap: Raiders, Rams, Oklahoma, RKB Cat: Raiders, Dolphins, Oklahoma, Logano Kastle: Raiders, Dolphins, Oklahoma, JJ

Ricky Williams with his Heisman trophy. Download! Again, a huge thank you to RDGLDGRN for our intro and outro music.RDGLDGRN iTunes | Runnin Away (Single) | Karnival (NEWEST SINGLE) | Facebook | Twitter Two stories tonight: Heisman watch list- an honest review of the candidates and their play; and an NBA season primer, now that we are three weeks into the season . . . Predictions: Chappers 20, Catman 18+bonus= 19, Kastle 14 GotW: atl/phi; DFotW: Browns vs. Ravens; NCAA: Baylor vs Oklahoma (only top 25 matchup this week) Ch: Atlanta, Ravens, Oklahoma, Kenseth Ca: Atlanta, Ravens, Oklahoma, Jimmie Ka: Atlanta, Ravens, Oklahoma, Rowdy Kyle Busch

Chandler Catanzaro (R) wasn’t too pleased with his attempt in overtime against the Seahawks. (AP) Download! Thank you so much to Kevin for his help last week on the Big12 story. He was awesome and was a killer guest! Again, a huge thank you to RDGLDGRN for our intro and outro music.RDGLDGRN iTunes | Runnin Away (Single) | Karnival (NEWEST SINGLE) | Facebook | Twitter Two stories this week: NFL Kickers and how the 33yd XP has had an impact on the game; and a mid-season review of the NFL. Three things from last week before we get going on these two stories. Jamaal Charles hit the IR today thus ending his season long battle with his comeback. No clue what is happening yet, but the story is still developing. Jimmie Johnson won at the paperclip this weekend and has assured himself a spot at homestead in three more races! HMS and JGR are both assured a spot now! The Cubs and the Windians are throwing out the first pitch tonight at 8:08, so let’s take a second championship home Cleveland. You got this. No back

Download! RDGLDGRN iTunes | Runnin Away (Single) | Karnival (NEWEST SINGLE) | Facebook | Twitter Two stories this week: NFL West Coast teams traveling east, which finally becomes a problem for the east coast teams when they head to London, so I can’t imagine what the Rams felt like this past weekend jumping ahead 8 hours; and story 2: the Big 12’s HUMONGOUS screw up by failing to expand.  Predictions: Chappers at 13, Catman at 12, Kastle at 9. GotW: Patriots vs. Bills; DumpsterFiresotW: Jets vs. Browns, Jags vs. Titans ;NCAA: Nebraska vs. Wisconsin Kevin: Patriots, Browns, Jags, Wisconsin; Chappers: Patriots, Jets, Titans, Wisconsin; Catman: Patriots, Browns, Titans, Wisconsin; Kastle: Patriots, Jets, Jags, Wisconsin

RDGLDGRN © Sarah Hassan RDGLDGRN iTunes | Runnin Away (Single) | Karnival (NEWEST SINGLE) Download! A few stories tonight that we’ll really flush out as the episode goes on, but we’ll be talking about Chapper’s and Catman’s experience at the Ohio State vs. Wisconsin game this weekend, I’m hitting on the NFL attempting to legislate fun in the league, and I think we should have a brief discussion on QB busts in the NFL this year. I’m springing this one on the guys late, so you’ll be hearing our actual reaction, sans preparation, so it’s as close as you’ll get to our conversations that we have as we stand around chugging beers. Predictions: Chappers and I both scored points with Houston’s win in the Sunday night dumpsterfire, new point totals are Chappers at 11, Catman at 10, Kastle at 9. GotW: Redskins vs. Lions; DFotW: Buccs vs. 49ers; CFBGotW: Ole Miss vs LSU; NASCAR (Talladega): Chappers: Lions, 49ers, LSU, Denny Catman: Redskins, Bucs,LSU, Brad Kastle: Redskins, 49ers, OLE Miss, Concrete Carl  

[caption id="attachment_316" align="alignnone" width="600"] AP Photo/Eric Gay[/caption]   This episode is brought to you by Audible.com, sign up for your 30 day free trial and download any audiobook for FREE! Go to www.audibletrial.com/tripodsports. We mentioned last week that Audible is our first affiliate sponsorship, so give this one a shot if you haven’t already! They are an amazon company, so signing up is as easy as logging into your amazon account. Two and a half topics today: Tiger Woods not up to snuff and withdraws from Safeway Open before he has the chance to tee off;  NHL preview, the season starts tomorrow night with Toronto and Ottawa squaring off; and lastly, we are going to tackle a discussion of coaches that are on the hot-seat at collegiate powerhouses. Charlie Strong might be worried about his job at Texas just a few weeks after LSU fired Les Miles for similar performance. Collegiate powerhouses are impatient beasts when it comes to coaching production. This week we are doing a throwback

[caption id="attachment_311" align="alignnone" width="375"] Braden Holtby is the best . . . and has nothing to do with this episode.[/caption]   Download!   Two topics tonight: NFL Week 4 winners and losers; and The Ryder Cup. Predictions: Score update Chappers and Catman at 9, I jumped up to 6. I should have taken Clemson after all. Game of the Week: Bengals vs. Cowboys; Dumpsterfire of the Week: Buccs vs. Panthers (ON MONDAY NIGHT?); NCAA Game of the Week: Alabama vs. Arkansas House: Cowboys, Titans, Bama, Catman: Bengals, Dolphins, Bama Chappers: Bengals, Lolphins, Bama Kastle: Bengals, Titans, Bama, Again, this episode was brought to you by Audible.com, sign up for your 30 day free trial and download any audiobook for FREE! They are an amazon company, so signing up is as easy as signing into amazon. Go to www.audibletrial.com/tripodsports  

[caption id="attachment_294" align="aligncenter" width="500"] How to make a podcast . . .[/caption] This episode is brought to you by Audible.com, sign up for your 30 day free trial and download any audiobook for FREE! Audible Free Trial Download!   Before we get to the stories, let’s take a look back to the big news and results from last week: Kevin Harvick, the freakyfast loser, won this weekend at New Hampshire this weekend. A bit of an oxymoron that the freakyfast loser won, but alas weirder things have happened in life. Truex and Harvick are guaranteed to be put through to the next round of the chase, NASCAR’s playoff system, and the round of 12 is shaping up as follows: Brad, RKB, Kenseth, Logano, Hamlin, Johnson, Elliott, Edwards, Assassin Busch, and Kyle Larson. Rory “I’m a Who” McIlroy won in Atlanta after a four-hole playoff and laid claim to the Fed-Ex cup. The Ryder Cup at Hazeltine in Minnesota starts on Friday, be on the lookout for those scores this weekend. Big shake up in current

  Download! Seriously, one of the lessons we've learned in life is it never hurts to ask! The internet is a magical place if you ask someone to be a guest at the right time!   Two stories today: Mental health in collegiate athletes and coaches; Coaching aggressiveness.   Three updates from last week that we didn't discuss in the show: Truex won at Chicagoland . . .  and then failed his post-race inspection. Be on the lookout for another Cole Pearn suspension. Is it time to start looking to take away wins? Adrian Peterson tore his meniscus and is set to have surgery this Thursday. Danny Woodhead is set to miss the rest of the season after a torn ACL. Carson Wentz might be a thing? Through two games he has 0 interceptions and two wins. First time a rookie has done that in . . . EVER? Predictions: Score update has Catman at 7, Chappers at 6, Kastle at 5. Guest always picks first from here on out. Game of the Week: Vikings vs. Panthers; Dumpsterfire of the Week: Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles; College Game of

Two stories this week: NCAA football programs scheduling cupcake games and their ability to lose said games brought to you by Catman; and a week 1 NFL performance report that is being co-championed by Chappers and myself. Game of the Week:Green Bay vs. Minnesota (New Stadium, Sunday Night Football Dumpsterfire of the week: Philly vs. Chicago (Battle for the least productive offense?) NCAA Game of the Week: tOSU vs. OU Kastle: Raiders, Green Bay, Chicago, OU Catman: Chiefs, Minnesota, Chicago, tOSU Chappers Broncos, Green Bay, Chicago, tOSU

FANTASY FOOTBALL ALL EPISODE: Download! Before we get to the stories, we want to to give you a quick update on some of the sports we’ve discussed in previous episodes and some of the results from the last week. Truex, Harvick, Larson was the running order coming out of Darlington last week. It was a beautiful night for racing. Kyle Larson a thing for Chip Ganassi Racing? Imagine what happens when HMS gets rid of Kane and puts Larson in top of the line equipment!?!? Next Jimmie? College Football is back. OU, LSU, and Notre Dame all lose to teams ranked worse than them. LSU and ND to unranked opponents. NFL starts this week. The trade to end all trades. Sam Bradford. Catman and Chappers, you can discuss the finer of points of this one . . .  Briefly. Predictions: Game of the week: Arizona vs the Pats Dumpsterfire of the week: Cleveland vs Philly Kastle (5 points): AZ and Cle Catman (4 points): AZ and Philly Chappers (4 points): AZ and Philly

The buccs might have the coolest beer can on the market. Download! Three stories: Nascar Points Standings and the shitshow that things are after this weekend. Shortening the NFL preseason Colin Kaeperprick's refusal to stand for the national anthem Predictions: Kastle-4; Connor- 3; Catman- 2. Kastle and Catman picked up points off of Cal crushing Hawaii down in Australia. This week we are picking AFC East, Alabama vs. USC, Notre Dame vs. Texas, LSU vs Wisconsin, and Darlington Raceway: Kastle: Patriots, USC, Texas, LSU, Ryan Blaney Chappers: Patriots, Alabama, Notre Dame, LSU, Concrete CARL Catman: Patriots, Alabama, Notre Dame, LSU, Chase Elliott