4 Down Territory

Indianapolis Indians baseball communications coordinator Anna Kayser joins the pod to talk about her job, Iowa wrestling, the MLB season, the Green Bay Packers' 2020 NFL Draft class, and more.

With Keiffer on vacation (0:35), FDT turns to friend of the pod Gage Miskimen (@GageMiskimen) for its first-ever guest host. What’s to make of the report obtained by HawkeyeNation detailing racial bias from as early as 2019 (3:32)? The NBA is back and Pete claims he would break the bubble for wings (17:15). How will Gage’s Toronto Raptors fare (21:40)? KG deserves to own the Timberwolves (31:53). We fix the New York Knicks (33:56). Who wins in a triple-threat match: Michael Jordan, Lebron James, or Kevin Garnett (36:00)? The NFL is full of question marks (39:20). Gage doesn’t know Joe and Angie (46:50).

In this week’s FDT, the pod breaks picks up where it left off, tackling another segment of Big Bet. The gang breaks down the win total over/unders for the AFC North (1:17) and South (19:09). Are the Steelers any good (5:12)? How will the Colts fare with Phillip Rivers in town (19:18)? Indianapolis Indians baseball communications coordinator and friend of the pod Anna Kayser joins (36:39) to talk about her job, major and minor league baseball, and we even sneak some Iowa wrestling talk in too. Smash that like button at 1:05:18 for a surprise.

FDT breaks down their thoughts on the Washington Redskins' name change. Could they become the Redtails? The Teeth? Will there be bats released upon the crowd at FedExField? Tune in to find out.

In this week’s FDT, Hank and Keiffer are parents (0:44). The pod breaks down two different contracts. Patrick Mahomes just got paid half a billy (1:29) while Cam Newton got himself a revenge tour (19:49). Are the Titans good (16:05)? FDT unveils a new segment called Big Bet, breaking down the over/under win projections in the AFC East and West (29:46). It’s Hank's (late) birthday (54:58). Pete throws in a surprise (56:00).

The FULL exclusive interview with Iowa Twitter personality Lucy Rohden (@LucyrohdenTV) is here. Lucy explains how her Twitter took off to more than 6K followers (2:02), how she went viral after pranking students at Iowa State (4:30), and what her new #BarstoolLucy campaign is all about (8:04). The gang gives Lucy an impromptu Mike Krzyzewski quiz (16:41) and she explains how she grew up a Duke fan despite living in Tarheel country (18:58). Lucy shares a Chris Paul story (26:46), Pete gives a North Carolina quiz (30:04), and we talk about Michigan State (44:31) and the worst DMs Lucy’s received (48:51).

Four Down Territory discusses what the hell is wrong with the MLB (1:25) and the latest Kyrie Irving news (7:36). In a philosophical twist, FDT gets serious and makes valid points about how the NBA is a players’ league and how the MLB needs to change (20:44). Special guest Lucy Rohden joins the pod to discuss the ripple effects of Iowa football and the Chris Doyle news (29:35). Pete sneezes (31:42). The pod reminisces on which athletes looked the weirdest in different uniforms at the end of their careers (50:00). Keiffer goes down a rabbit hole (52:34).

The FDT pod gets serious for a second to talk about the country's current events (0:08). Then, we dive into the best uniforms in sports (5:09) and the greatest dynasties (12:14). The NBA is... back? And we've got some questions (43:37). We ponder the scary notion of a healthy Kevin Durant for this year's playoffs (51:57) and Keiffer gets put on the spot (1:00:02). FDT answers some mailbag questions (1:05:07) and Pete breaks some news/reads a tweet about the Portland Trailblazers (1:08:2). Oh, and there's a surprise at the end (1:20:54).

Links

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https://minnesotafreedomfund.org/

https://blacklivesmatter.com/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KTBHcXuAUoa-ZevN1-Jq6LYpkmJWhwiJRBhLKRTU0AU/edit

The exclusive, uncut, full-length interview with Jordan Hansen -  Jordan talks about life as an Associated Press top-25 basketball voter (5:50), Luka Garza vs. Obi Toppin (9:57), his voting process (13:44), Stephen F. Austin violations and what's wrong with the NCAA (20:49), the culture of Montana sports (27:31), his crazies Montana story (38:58), and he participates in Pete Ruden's quiz titled  "What do you know aButte that?" (42:30). Be sure to give Jordan a follow on Twitter @jordyhansen.