This week we narrow the focus to March Madness and some of the local stories in the NFL offseason. I begin the show with some personal thoughts on the revolution of Social Media and how it's affecting the sporting world. Personal statements, retirement announcements and the like are all being sent over Instagram now. Twitter is the hotspot for Free Agency in the NFL and the latest news.I discuss the Badgers backing into the tournament and the matchups against Iowa over the last month. Ace digs into some of the Vikings offseason moves and I discuss the players we kept as well as some departures.Ace dives into the makeup of the salary cap and why this season is one to remember with the cap actually going DOWN for the first time in many years.We conclude the show with a comparative look at the Free Agent Frenzy as it relates to the online dating world.

We keep rolling with season 2 and kickoff with reminding viewers about our new website: https://armchairpodcast.comI get into inter-department communication issues in the workplace for my Random Rant and then Ace and I get into early FA thoughts for the Vikings and Packers. We digress big-time talking special teams and return men.I discuss the controversial ending and a silver lining for the Badgers after a tough loss to Iowa.Ace discusses the Players Championship and some of the excitement surrounding it.We spend the rest of the show discussing Opening Day in the MLB. The long-awaited return of fans in the seats takes over the conversation, but we also reminisce a bit as we inch closer to seeing regular-season baseball.

Season 2 kicks off for us as we're back from a few weeks time off with a brand new website and video overlay (check it out on YouTube). Plus we have two special guests on the show to discuss Milwaukee Bucks basketball, from the bubble to present.We start off with the ever popular and perfect show starter Random Rant. Johnny dishes on office culture and how businesses can be naive to the thought of returning to a workplace. Next we explore the Vikings and Packers offseason plus look into the Badgers basketball season.March Madness bracket links will be posted to the website so stay tuned for upcoming episodes and compete against us this year!Finally as mentioned at the top we talk with Matt Tripp and Zach DeWolfe (Wolfman) about the Bucks rollercoaster ride from entering the bubble to offseason to present time chasing that #2 seed in the Eastern Conference.Enjoy!

In our last episode of the season, we let it all out as we wrap up the NFL season.This week's Random Rant focuses on Valentine's Day and a fresh approach to giving gifts.Ace tackles some Minnesota regional updates in Gopher hockey, UM alums in the Super Bowl, and Vikings coach signings. I touch on Badger basketball and the tall task ahead of them this weekend and also on some old GB coaches finding new landing spots close to home.We dissect some big moments and turning points in the Super Bowl and also draw attention to some of the officiating issues we noticed. Comparisons are drawn between the Bucs play against both Green Bay and Kansas City. The Tee-Off Topic covers the age-old argument of Money versus Championships and how it seems that even as great as circumstances can be for a team and players, everyone is eventually drawn away to greener pastures.We take a look at how we did on the prop bets for the big game and wrap up with an early golf edition of Ace's Quick6.

This week, my Random Rant covers investing/saving advice for noobies. Ace covers some Minnesota regional updates and I touch on the Brewers shopping Hader and the last couple games by the Badger basketball team.We chat a bit more about the Super Bowl to be played this weekend. From transitioning to Brady from Jameis Winston, the longevity of Brady, key matchups, and playing the Super Bowl at home, we discuss numerous topics that we missed last week for the BIG GAME.The Tee-Off Topic covers the high amount of QBs that could find new homes in 2021. Brees, Cousins, Watson, Darnold, and many others still need to figure out their situations in the coming months.We wrap up the episode with Ace's Quick6.

In our 1 Year Anniversary episode, we cover the Packers losing yet another NFC Championship Game and the thoughts and feelings behind the game and also looking ahead to the off-season. Ace gives his thoughts on whether it's better to come close to winning it all and continually losing or to never come close to winning at all.Ace prepared a great Soundbite of the Week of Jason Pierre-Paul after clinching the win Sunday.We also take a look at the Super Bowl coming up in a couple of weeks and our initial thoughts about the game.We wrap up the show with Ace's Quick 6 and our prop bets for the game.

Ace goes solo in this episode as Johnny had some personal things to attend to. He'll be back next week!In episode 51, I start by touching upon Minnesota news; KAT recovering from covid and sadly losing 7 family members already to the virus, MN united drafted 3 players and St Paul Saints coaching staff introduced (Toby Gardenhire - head coach). I touch quickly upon the Harden trade to the Nets and how impactful it is for the Bucks. We will have a few friends on that are die hard fans to dive into this more. Of course Regional Roundup ends with NFL Championship week starting with Packers vs Bucs. What a matchup! Three previous meetings between the HOF qbs mean nothing at this point so enjoy the action. We'll recap next week. Soundbite of the week is a hilarious clip of a packers fan singing a song about them. I wrap with Ace's Quick 6 focusing on 6 prop bets available to betting on. Let me know if you do :)Have a great weekend!!

HAPPY 50TH EPISODEThis week we start things off with my Random Rant about Amazon Prime households and Ace gets it going with the Regional Roundup starting with his feelings about Cook not making the All-Pro list, Lindor being traded out of the AL Central, Badgers hockey defeating the #1 ranked Gophers over the weekend. Badger BBall got slapped by Michigan days later. Ex-Colts OT Jared Veldheer gets signed by Green Bay and is put on the COVID list days later. We keep things rolling with the Soundbite of the Week from Bears Chairman George McCaskey. The Tee-Off topic is literally recapping Super Wild Card weekend and the matchups we enjoyed, gut feelings, and a small look ahead.Sadly, due to time constraints, we were not able to have Ace's Quick6 this week.

We start this 49th episode with my Random Rant which focuses on our Stimulus 2.0. Ace and I cover most Wisconsin developments in our Regional Roundup as the Packers earn a first-round bye and David Bakhtiari ends his season with a non-contact ligament injury. I talk about the Badgers in the Duke's Mayo Bowl and Jack Coan transferring to Notre Dame. We talk about Lambeau possibly allowing fans in the playoffs (spoiler: they just announced they will!). Ace covers the acquisition of Will Trapp by MNUFC, a veteran MLS midfielder.We talked about the Browns playing in their first playoff game in 18 years without their head coach and dive into the CFP Semifinals and preview the Championship game while also discussing the Heisman winner Devonta Smith.We have the Soundbite of the Week which features Wayne Larrivee calling the 'Dagger' play in the GB @ CHI game and then get into the Tee Off Topic of 'Black Friday'.We wrap up with Ace's Quick6 covering the 6 upcoming playoff matchups

This week we take a bit to reflect on the Christmas season and our experiences. My random rant covers the importance of having a good chair when working from home and in general. Ace dives into the Vikings woes and takes a quick peek into the offseason. I bring up the coming week for Green Bay and the likeliness of securing that top seed in the NFC, but not before an AJ Dillon conversation and discussing the other 2 RBs in Green Bay. We talk about the Badgers and Gophers football and basketball and the upcoming matchup on NYE. The Soundbite of the Week is the postgame speech in the Gopher locker room after a win over Iowa.The Tee-Off topic this week revolves around drama and cornerstone players, namely James Harden and Dwayne Haskins, and their recent escapades and the ramifications on their respective franchises.We wrap up the show with Ace's Quick6.