On the latest Yinzcast, a Pittsburgh Sports podcast, Rob Cressy is joined by fellow yinzer Mike Capalbo as they dish about the upcoming Steelers vs Jaguars playoff matchup. What from the Week 5 matchup between these two teams stands out, what performances are likely to happen again, and how confident are we that the Steelers will win this game?

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Instagram: If you love sports comedy then you’ll dig how we get down.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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The University of Central Florida just capped off an undefeated season with an incredible victory in the Peach Bowl over Auburn. To celebrate Rob Cressy is joined by UCF football fan and alum Matt Jones on the Bacon Sports podcast to talk about all things UCF football. What was his experience like at the Peach Bowl, what was his mindset heading into the game and then in the second half when Auburn jumped out to the lead, the standout play of Shaquem Griffin and the UCF D, the Pick 6 to seal the game and the emotions of the crowd, the party in the streets afterwards, how does this Peach Bowl victory stack up against the Fiesta Bowl victory, UCF raising a banner, printing shirts, and having a parade as the undefeated National Champions, what can be done to the college football playoff system to allow non-power 5 schools a chance to compete for the National Championship, plus where UCF football goes moving forward. #ChargeOn

If you want more UCF podcast love then check out the episode we did reliving the experience after beating USF and Memphis. 

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If you missed the second State of the Bacon Address we’ve got you covered. Here’s the video. Hit us up if you want to be part of what we are building.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Instagram: If you love sports comedy then you’ll dig how we get down.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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The NBA City jersey have hit the streets and the reviews on them have been mixed. Rob Cressy is joined by Hoopstergram’s Tom Phillips on the Hoopster Nation as they dish about the good and bad of the NBA City jerseys. Which team’s jerseys stood out and which were train wrecks? At the end (20 min mark) they also dish about their experience renting jerseys using Rep The Squad and why should give it a shot.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Instagram: Our feed is a combination of jerseys sent in from the Bacon Sports community as well as sport comedy.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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Just when Bengals fans thought they had freedom, owner Mike Brown snatched it away by inexplicably bringing Marvin Lewis back for two more seasons. Rob Cressy is joined by resident Bengals fan Tom Pelligrino to talk about his rage and displeasure regarding Marvin Lewis, the Bengals organization, and if it is OK for him to switch allegiance to another team.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Instagram: Our feed is a combination of jerseys sent in from the Bacon Sports community as well as sport comedy.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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On the Bacon Bits for Fri, Dec 22, 2017 Rob Cressy celebrates heat check MVP Michael Beasley, Darryl Strawberry one upping Ric Flair, the potential comeback of the XFL and the Pirates trading Gerrit Cole to the Yankees, plus send good vibes the way of the San Diego Chargers over and the members of the Bacon Sports community.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Instagram: Our feed is a combination of jerseys sent in from the Bacon Sports community as well as sport comedy.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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Rep The Squad is changing the way the jersey game is played by allowing sports fans to rent jerseys from their favorite teams.

When I first heard about the concept I was uncertain about it. As someone who is very particular about the jerseys he rocks why would I want to rent one for $19.95 when I could just buy one instead?

To help sort this out myself, Gibson Smith, and Hoopstergram’s Tom Phillips aka The Hoopster Nation crew jump on the Bacon Sports podcast to give our candid thoughts on the concept of renting jerseys, breaking down how Rep The Squad’s jersey subscription works, how jerseys lovers should think about NBA jerseys vs NFL jerseys, why giving the gift of jerseys is a fabulous idea, plus why this idea make so much sense for jersey loving parents who want to get their kids into jerseys.

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For those that would prefer some written thoughts that go above and beyond what we dish about on the podcast I’ve got you covered.

Before I get into the nuts and bolts of Rep The Squad’s jersey subscription service I want to address the thing that I find most important.

Does this company get jersey culture and can I see them being a valuable part of the jersey loving community?

In order to judge this I looked at the stable of jerseys they had in their locker. Being the hoopster that I am I naturally went to the NBA first.

Since Rep The Squad just launched in August they are only in a few select markets (Seattle, Denver, Detroit, the Bay Area/LA.) Despite this I found the selection of NBA jerseys to my liking. It was a nice mix of current players and throwbacks, which appeals to both a younger generation as well as those of us who love nostalgia.

The first jersey that I saw was a Kevin Durant Sonics. Immediately I liked where this was going as on a previous podcast we dished about our Top 5 Seattle SuperSonics jerseys ever and KD was on the list.

What makes that jersey special is Durant was only in Seattle for one season before the team unfortunately got moved to Oklahoma City. That season he averaged 20 ppg and won Rookie of the Year. The casual fan might not remember that Durant played in Seattle, and even fewer fans will be rocking that jersey since he became much more popular in Oklahoma City and Golden State. It is a nice mix high performance with an element of obscurity.

After that I immediately went to see what other SuperSonics jerseys they had available. Too much of my delight I spotted a Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton jersey. Well done Rep The Squad.

Upon further browsing here are some other quick thoughts about NBA jerseys I saw and loved.

My favorite jersey of all time is the old school Denver Nuggets with the rainbow colors and the white mountains. It has been on my jersey bucket list forever. Both Dikembe Mutombo and Alex English are available options.

For the basketball lover the Golden State Warriors are the gift that keeps on giving. Not only were the usual suspects of Steph Curry, Draymond Green, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson available, but so were throwback jerseys for Tim Hardaway and Chris Mullin. Major bonus points for this. The only thing I ask for is that they get a Mitch Richmond jersey in there ASAP so we can complete Run TMC (which would make a great group jersey #squadgoals.)

Their Lakers jerseys were on point as they nailed the throwbacks with Magic, Worthy,

Yesterday the Steelers lost to the Patriots in the most gut punching way ever. Immediately upon the interception happening I turned off the TV and sat there on my couch in silence. I felt like I was going to throw up.

It was at this moment where I was searching to figure out what to do next to not continue to feel this way. This video is a look into how I effectively dealt with the emotional bag of crap I was given and found a way out of it.

In the video I mention three books (which you can pick up from Amazon):

* Tribe Of Mentors by Tim Ferriss (which was the best book I read in 2017)

* The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday (which is one of the three best books I’ve ever read)

* Man’s Search For Meaning by Victor Frankl

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Here is a transcription of the video:

Last night the Steelers lost to the Patriots in the most gut punching way ever.

Immediately upon the interception happening I turned off the TV and sat there on my couch in silence.

I felt like I was going to throw up.

Anyone who has experienced this before knows how awful of a feeling this is.

It was at this moment where I was searching to figure out what to do next to not continue to feel this way.

I certainly wasn’t going to put the TV back on or jump on social media, that would only be pouring salt in the wound.

Instead I decided to finish reading a book that I started earlier in the week.

It was Victor Frankl’s “Man’s Search For Meaning”, which came on recommendation from so many thought leaders in Tim Ferriss Book “Tribe of Mentors”.

Not that a Steelers loss could ever compare to what Frankl went through in his book, but the application of the lessons were spot on.

There are two quotes that really stood out:

“You cannot control what happens to you in life, but you can always control what you will feel and do about what happens to you.”

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”

It is difficult to not have a constant loop of what just happened play in your head. However, you get to choose to suffer through that loop or focus on something else.

After finishing the book there was still an hour left in the night.

To try and keep the positive reinforcement loop going I decided to do a 12 minute guided meditation session on a new app I’m using called Primed Mind.

My goal of doing this was to take control of my emotions, slow things down, get out of my head, and get back to even.

On the Bacon Bits for Fri, Dec 15, 2017 Rob Cressy celebrates the birthday’s of Jahlil Okafor, Josh Norman, and Mo Vaughn, plus dishes about the Steelers vs Patriots and what Pittsburgh needs to do in order to win.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Snapchat: If you are on Snapchat then you need to be following us faster than Antonio Brown can shake & bake.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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Welcome to the pilot episode of Shot Clock, a new sports trivia show hosted by Bacon Sports Founder Rob Cressy that tests your speed and knowledge of sports trivia, both past and present.

Here’s how it works. Just like in basketball, we are going to use a shot clock. To pay homage to the greatest basketball player ever, Michael Jordan, we are going to make it 23 seconds.

The goal of Shot Clock is to score as many points as possible. We’ll have 1, 2 and 3 point categories, and then channel our inner MTV Rock n Jock with a 23 point category, which we’ll get to at the end.

If you want to play at home and you are watching on Facebook Live then put your answers in the comments.

If you are listening via podcast then write down your answers and hit us up on social media @BaconSports and let us know how you did.

This is certainly going to be a work in progress so I want your feedback on how we can improve this and if you had fun playing along.

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1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Snapchat: If you are on Snapchat then you need to be following us faster than Antonio Brown can shake & bake.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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At Bacon Sports we are building a lifestyle brand unlike anything ever created before. As part of that we are looking for our 1000 true fans.

The people who ride or die with us like Vin Diesel does a quarter mile at a time in Fast & the Furious.

Those of you who support the brand in everything we do.

Who believe in and want to be part of the community we are building, and our ability to make the world a better and more fun place through a love of sports.

If that is you then fill out this Bacon Sports 1000 True Fans Application, that way we can get to know you better and can get the conversation going on next steps.

Here is the Facebook Live version of the Bacon Sports 1000 True Fans.

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AWESOME SPORTS STUFF!

1. World’s Largest eBay NBA Jerseys Database: Find NBA jersey on eBay easier. We’ve got over 763 past and present NBA players from 1985 whose jerseys you can buy. If you love basketball jerseys then this is the holy grail!

2. Follow Bacon Sports on Snapchat: If you are on Snapchat then you need to be following us faster than Antonio Brown can shake & bake.

3. Sports Marketing Huddle: A podcast that takes a look at all things marketing in the world of sports! We recently dropped a podcast with Erika Nardini, CEO of Barstool Sports, where she dishes about how they’ve built their community and think about content creation.

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