Airing It Out - A League of Ordinary Gentlemen

A special AIO update...

Baseball Spring Training is underway so what better time to go back in time and wrap up the 5th season of AIO and crown our Sheriff the King? What a fun season this was with surprise winners, less than veiled threats, passing of by-laws, predictions proven near right, and a new Champion! We break down the NFL playoffs, our Fantasy Playoffs, settle the Week 18 SUPERlatives, and Geoff sings the AIO swan song in the series finale (allegedly.) AIO has seen many changes over the years, but the one constant has been that it has brought the commissioners much joy and has made this league the best league in the world, which will never change! It is likely safe to say that this chapter in the world of AIO is ending and we'll take this offseason to think about how to keep the spirit alive within the league and for our unexpectedly passionate listeners! Should AIO not return, know that this has been one of the most joyous things we've ever done. From one co-host to another, we appreciate the time and effort that goes into making this happen and squeezing this in during our increasingly busy lives and we're so happy to have brought to bear what we have so far. Hopefully we'll see that beautiful logo in a reincarnation in future seasons and the dulcet tones of 'Ichiban' won't just be stuck in our heads forever. Congratulations to Team Penna on the championship, the target is on your back, Kew Garden Bulldogs are on the clock, cue the Sarah McLachlan, I'm not crying, you're crying!

December 28th. We all made it through the holidays-ish, and I'm not talking about Christmas! We survived the gauntlet/marathon of the ridiculousness of the NFL schedule over the Christmas weekend. Thursday games, Saturday games, Christmas Eve games, multiple Monday Christmas Day games. It made for a challenging landscape from a roster building situation and you could maybe see that those that had been there before weren't rattled by the situation and put up the best points. We debate whether the GangStav should have rested his starters, how the Sheriff was able to survive the psychological warfare and put to bed the Cinderella Middle Fingers, and how #NinjaDad was able to take down the regular season Juggernaut. Please join us for a very special episode with a very special guest!

And another two bite the dust! The Cinderella Middle Fingers train has left the station and mows down the Mansfield Tims in the most embarrassing showing by the team since they took a dump on the Poo Poo Choo-Choo. What a fun quarterfinal round to the 2023 playoffs! After a week full of league activity we break down all that happened in Round 1 of the playoffs including the CMF destroying the Mansfield Tims, the rampant injuries across the league, the ridiculousness that is the NFL schedule, debate the future of Bill Belichick in New England, the resurgence of Girl Power in the playoffs, and preview the Semi-Finals where we expect another epic Sheriff show-down on one side of the bracket and a battle of the playoff titans on the otherside. Can anyone stop the GangStav? Will the CMF Train keep a rollin? Will Penna's family be safe from the psychological warfare? Will the Fall Creek Brass Band find a new job after being fired as the AIO house band for violating the rules in the HR Handbook? Tune in to find out more and discover more details about the new proposal for Week 18! Do you believe in miracles?!

We've made it to the playoffs yet again! It seems like we just started recording AIO, how did we get here already? We are back coming to you live from our brand new AIO state-of-the-art set to break down the exciting last week of the regular season and preview the first round of the playoffs. Long-time friend of the show Steve Kornacki and Joe Flacco make their triumphant (not triumvirate, Geoff!) returns. We discuss how the four teams on the outside looking in might use trades and this offseason to turn their fortunes around in 2024, discuss some proposed bylaws, and prove that one commissioner does like fun. You like that, Patrick? You like that?! Stick around for the bloopers, some sh*t happens.

Hello world. It's me. Old MacDonald, your AI host of A.I. AIO! I've replaced those two humanoids and prepared another offering to the AIO "Community" that has been pressing for more. Geoff and Dave are in fact not dead, they are very much alive, as you'll hear on this podcast made for you organic meat sacks, I mean, fans of the show. They break down the last 8 (!!) weeks of action, the playoff picture and current standings, some trades, discuss the finer points of the future of AI in AIO, and in general like Stella, just try to get their groove back. They even try to get the new "League History Chronicles" segment off the ground by realizing they both may had this fantasy stud on their team and foolishly traded him away. We'll see you again in 8-12 weeks once my organ batteries, I mean Dave and Geoff find the time to grace you all with their presence. But for now, sit back and let the dulcet tones of two guys who know nothing about football and even less about AI talk everything fantasy football.

Alternate title: The one with all the jet lag! We are back after an enlightening trip to Denmark and Iceland to break down all the high-scoring action from Week 3, Week 4, and the NFL ratings, T. Swift, T. Kelce throuple! We discuss the obscene football played by our league favorite teams in Week 4, break down some proposed by-laws and general fantasy football ethics, and spill all the hot goss from across the NFL and pop culture. We also make some abbreviated picks for Week 5 because of the return of our favorite recurring segment...Geoff's! Gotta! Pee!

Hell hath frozen over. The Upstate Masters and Good Will Punting are both undefeated and tied for first place. Words these podcasters never thought we'd say - and for one Dr. Co-Host are extremely painful after being defeated by the reinvented juggernaut that is the GWP! We break down all the action dating back to Week 1, discuss the merits of outdoor football viewing in the Fall, fix the NFL's ridiculous out-of-control schedule, and make our picks for Week 3. We recorded late, so it gets a bit interesting, but that's how Pulitzers are won. We'll be off next week thanks to some work travel, but we'll be back and better than ever in Week 5 - because we count in primes in the Airing It Out studio.

Our agents failed to get us our big offseason deals, just like most RBs in the NFL, so we're making our pitch for corporate sponsorships of AIO! We think we may have an in or two, or at least if we say a company enough times they'll be forced to pay us (or sue us?) We kick off the 5th season of Airing it Out! and the 8th season of the League of Ordinary Gentlemen by recapping the draft and breaking down the Week 1 matchups, celebrating Geoff's league milestone, and making some potentially shocking picks for best and worst teams of the league! Thanks for sticking with us and here's to a big season ahead!

It's always sad when a great thing comes to an end. While we may not have had as many episodes of AIO this year, we covered potentially one of the greatest seasons of the League of Ordinary Gentlemen yet with some of the biggest surprises, twists, and turns yet! Congratulations to Ray Pinto on his SECOND championship in the league (not third as us two dummies referred to during the show, but to be fair, I also gave myself an extra championship too, Ray) We break down the craziness that was the championship week, the scenarios we considered for handling the cancelled game, expand the agenda for the Summer Owners' Meeting, recap the draft order, and discuss each team's need for next season. We're signing off for now (eh, we had a surprise episode or two last year, maybe that will return!) Thanks all for an amazing season! To our old listeners, thanks for sticking with us! And to our new listeners, we see you CT, thanks for coming along for the ride! We leave you all with an extra long episode to hold you over until our return!