3rd & Soul - Podcast

In this episode (which, full disclosure…was recorded in the middle of August) the boys predict the NFC division winners. Do not fear fans…we’ll have a lot more for you soon. I’ve said it before, but it’s true!

After a long hiatus the boys are back to discuss topics such as the new super-teams in basketball, the ridiculous scoring witnessed by London based baseball fans during MLB’s first regular season trip across the pond, and the sad state of sports in the big apple (not talking about you, Yankees)

Man, being a Jets fan isn’t easy. The boys discuss the firing of Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan, then jump to the NBA lottery…another disappointment for New York Sports fans. Hey, at least the conference finals are going the way we expected!

The boys give their opinions on the biggest stories from the NFL Draft…only one of them seems happy about their team’s plan of action. A visit to Anthony’s baseball corner teaches us that the Red Sox are garbage, while the Yankees are thriving…balance has been restored to the universe. Lastly, with the NBA playoffs winding down, Cole & Anthony’s picks are still intact, but that doesn’t mean everything is going the way we want. As a bonus, listen to the end to get Ant’s opinions on the Avengers & Game of Thrones!

The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and Anthony is tight about the Brooklyn squad…so we give him a little time to get his emotions out (earmuffs children!). We all see the Warriors locking horns with the Bucks in the finals, but that doesn’t stop Cole from giving praise to a few other teams. After a visit to Ant’s baseball corner, Derek leads a chat about the NFL draft and Russell Wilson’s twitter habits. Kudos Tiger on what we all see as the greatest sports career comeback of all time!

Anthony and Cole give their analysis of March Madness, then they talk about the NBA season coming to a close, then Dgoode forces them to give a prediction for the finals. After a not so brief NFL check-in, we visit Anthony’s baseball corner for the first time this year!

So, nobody in the tri-state area is happy…even Jets fans like Cole don’t get whet’s going on in Met Life stadium. After a beefy conversation about the OBJ trade, the boys review a few of the bigger free agency moves, and then…wait, it doesn’t matter. WTF NY Giants???

This time it’s just Anthony and Cole and they start off digging into the mess that Robert Kraft has gotten into…jeez! Cheers to Kaepernick for winning his grievance against the NFL, and isn’t it scary how an injury to college basketball’s best player can tank stock prices? It must be 1973, because the Bucs may be the hottest team in the NBA and L.A. teams are irrelevant.

The boys give their thoughts on landing places for Nick Foles & the Browns signing Kareem Hunt. Ant thinks that Kyler Murray’s decision to go with football over baseball shows that America’s pastime is falling further behind in popularity…good thing the season starts soon! They also spend some time talking the great basketball deeds of James Hardin, Russel Westbrook & Paul George.

Well… that happened. As Ant & Derek predicted the Patriots earned their sixth Superbowl victory, but it happened in a much different fashion than expected. They get in depth analyzing the game, all 16 points of it. Heads up… they also hated the halftime show, but that’s par for the course. Happy anniversary boys, and keep your chin up… at some point the dynasty will end!