Clean the Boards

Clean the Boards

By Austin Barach, John BoyleSports
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Clean the Boards episodes

  • 2023 March Madness Bracket Special
    • (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
    • (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is
    • (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region
    • (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region
    • (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region
    • (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region
    • (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks
    • PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)
      • 1 hr 21 min
    • Damar Hamlin, Week 18, Struggling Celts, D3 to D1 College Hoops, and TCU-Georgia; Plus, Steve Cohen Makes his CtB Debut
      • (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
      • (2:12) Damar Hamlin
      • (24:35) NFL talk: the trending up Bucs, (36:12) the Pats in a win and in situation, (44:40) the 7 seed in the AFC and Brady rumors, (52:48) and the 7 seed in the NFC
      • (56:08) The struggling Celtics and the surging Nets
      • (79:11) College basketball updates: Friend of the Program Graham Robinson on House of Highlights, plus the undefeated teams go down, the weird ACC, and more
      • (86:09) College football: TCU-Georgia for the Championship after awesome Semifinal games
      • (90:24) PART 2, Steve Cohen: tequila, the acting scene, University of Arizona athletics, talking Boston sports, and more
        • 2 hr 7 min
      • Our Top 20 Sports Moments of 2022, the NFL Playoff Picture, the Top Teams in the East, and More
        • (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
        • (1:11) AFC playoff picture and (8:21) the Chargers' outlook
        • (13:29) Blind resumes for the mediocre teams fighting for the 7 seed in the AFC
        • (26:48) The battle for the AFC South
        • (31:07) The NFC: Packers, 49ers, Bucs, Cowboys, Eagles, and more
        • (52:16) Assessing the Celtics and the top tier of teams in the Eastern Conference
        • (71:56) The Preamble of our annual top sports things/moments of the year (tangents)
        • (80:09) Our Annual Top Sports Things/Moments of the Year
        • (93:07) College Football and College Basketball updates
          • 1 hr 37 min
        • 3rd Annual Top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankful For, World Cup Fervor, the 6-4 Patriots, and More
          • (0:00) We're back in studio. 
          • (1:35) Updates on our lives after more college experience
          • (6:11) World Cup talk! Team USA, early upsets, sleeper teams, putting on for your country, champion picks, and more
          • (30:47) The state of the Patriots and their playoff chances
          • (48:11) The Celtics and other NBA teams about 21% of the way through the season
          • (59:00) Our top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankful for, plus honorable mentions
          • (83:40) College football... (85:15) College basketball... (87:03) and the Bruins start into the outro with John Denver
            • 1 hr 29 min
          • Strong Start for the Celts, Patriots' Mediocrity, College Hoops is Back, and More
            • (0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode
            • (0:34) Austin's pick to win the 2023 men's college basketball National Championship
            • (11:39) Assessing the Patriots 
            • (21:54) Bucs' struggles and other NFL teams
            • (29:19) The Celtics' 6-3 start
            • (43:00) Bulls talk; the Kyrie drama
            • (51:08) Astros win the World Series, cool
            • (51:42) Making sense of a crazy Saturday of college football
            • (55:14) Our pre-season college basketball champion picks
              • 58 min
            • MLB Playoffs Preview and Mets Optimism
              • (0:00) Intro segment contextualizing the episode
              • (2:07) Wild Card preview, predictions, and more with Ryan Grace and Anthony Scichilone 
              • (35:26) First-time CtB guest Jordan Leonard on the Mets
              • (52:00) First-time CtB guest Luke Fain on the Mets, but with some different angles
                • 1 hr 13 min
              • The 4th Annual Sports Jeopardy Special
                • (0:00) Open segment that contextualizes the episode
                • (2:25) Quick hits on eight sports stories
                • (9:29) The main thing: sports (and some non-sports) trivia. Little over an hour here. Ridiculousness ensues. 
                  • 1 hr 14 min
                • Football! Various NFL and College Topics
                  • (0:00) Open: observations from Pats camp on 8/1 
                  • (2:19) John and Anthony debate NFL topics, including: Chiefs without Hill versus Packers without Adams, the Bills, the loaded AFC West, Justin Herbert, no OC or DC in New England, Kyler, Julio, the NFC North, Baker, the Commanders, and the state of the Patriots. We end with talking about the passing of Bill Russell. 
                  • (64:20) Zach Kopelman previews college football topics, including: National title favorites, NC State, Pitt, Texas, UMiami, Notre Dame, coaches at new schools, Heisman odds, sleeper teams, and Syracuse
                    • 1 hr 46 min
                  • Winners and Losers of the NBA Offseason; Plus, Conference Realignment and 'Stranger Things'
                    • (0:00) Contextualizing the episode
                    • (0:43) Open #1: Conference realignment and what it means for Syracuse
                    • (3:51) Open #2: 'Stranger Things' takes 
                    • (8:05) NBA Offseason Winners and Losers, including the Jazz-Timberwolves trade, the Lakers, the Celtics, small guards for Portland, Jabari Smith Jr., Durant's online humor, and a lot more. Good discussions. 
                    • (70:42) Will KD be traded this summer? 
                    • (76:35) Mystics/WNBA update... (78:14) Zac Wilson... (79:57) Red Sox update... (80:25) our 1v1 basketball tournament
                      • 1 hr 26 min

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                    From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA.