Dan Versus Dee - Sports N’ Stuff

Dan and Dee jump back in to provide their takes on the Seahawks/Patriots Super Bowl (10:40). We also cover another Celtics catastrophe and the general fatigue of the second apron and the constant roster churn that seems to immediately dismantle every title winner (24:26). On the flip side, the Sixers seem like they’ve turned it around trading for Jaylen Brown and bringing in some guy named Lebron (1:00:04). We close it out with a DeeTalks that revisits our first episode with the simple question: “What does sports fandom mean to you today?” (1:47:34)

Links:

Lou Williams on what actually happened when he left the bubble

Kudos to SB Nation for actually being on this one at the time

Bonus episode titles:

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Non-Patriots fans: avert your eyes and ears. On the eve of our team’s first Super Bowl appearance in 8 years, Dan and Dee check in from just after the Divisional Round (editing is hard) to discuss the franchise's stunning turnaround in less than a year (8:21). We dive into the Divisional round game (48:44) and offer a brief preview of the AFC Championship which you definitely don’t know the outcome of yet (1:07:48). We also chat briefly about Old Man Rivers (1:20:22) and the shocking success of the Celtics without Tatum (1:27:26). Dee takes us home with a DeeTalks called “The Man in the Mirror.” (1:37:31) We love you all and enjoy the Super Bowl!!

Links:

How stadium funding usually works: https://taxfoundation.org/blog/sports-stadium-subsidies-taxpayers/ 

Very well-researched article about the stadium funding scam: https://www.kennesaw.edu/coles/centers/markets-economic-opportunity/docs/bradbury-coates-humphreys-01-30-2023.pdf 

The kind of guy Mike Vrabel is: https://people.com/patriots-coach-mike-vrabel-would-probably-cut-his-penis-in-half-for-another-super-bowl-11899359 

Alternate Episode Titles bc it’s funny:

A PatsRiot

It’s Gonna be (Drake Maye) Maye

One Mike (Vrabel)

The Boutte Catch

Boutteal Cleft (IYKYK)

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Coincidentally Episode 33 is all about the Celtics! We dive in and talk about the devastating Jayson Tatum injury, both in the context of his career and the outlook of the Celtics going forward (2:09). We also tackle the absurdity of the NBA draft lottery and the Mavs' absolutely undeserved luck of landing Cooper Flagg after dumping Luka (51:50). We also memorialize Around the Horn (1:20:26), and finish with a DeeTalks about what self care actually means (1:40:33).

Was it rigged?????? No. But it’s really stupid.

Stephania Bell on Tatum’s achilles injury: https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45149253/jayson-tatum-achilles-tear-celtics-star-faces-recovery

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It’s Dan Versus Dee: franchise destruction edition. Having had some time to process, we dive into the insanity of the Luka to LA trade (5:18), mainly focused on the Mavs, Nico Harrison, and how incomprehensible the entire situation is. It’s a shocker of a blockbuster! We also look at the absolutely grim future of the Suns (46:17) and the bizarre situation of the Nuggets firing their coach and GM with a week left in the regular season (1:01:30). We wrap with a DeeTalks called “Find the Helpers” (1:25:46). Glad you’re here.

A pun that’s way too niche to be the episode title: "The Velvet Underground and Nico Harrison"

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The notorious “C” joins us again in this bonus from our last recording. We dive into a retrospective on the playoffs, starting with the Bills (6:11). Dee tears the Ravens a new one (17:09) in the fabled return of The Heat List (24:29)!. We wrap with an extremely biased DVD Fact Check (40:11).

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It’s baaaaack! Dan’s dad “C” rejoins the podcast for the first time since 2019! We had a marathon discussion where we covered our extremely correct NFL playoff bracket (8:41) and had another long therapy session on how much our beloved Patriots suck (13:02). After we’ve gotten that out of our system we swap to schadenfreude and have a retrospective on the 76ers Process era, The Great Prophet Sam Hinkie, and all of the disastrous mismanagement that has followed (55:34). Turns out losing on purpose is stupid. We round out the proceedings with a Dee rehab update (1:27:34, reference episode 29 for context) and finally a DeeTalks about the importance of showing love for the people that matter with your time and effort (1:40:38).

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They suck. Our friend Luke joins us again and we discuss the sorry state of the Panthers (00:23) and his Taekwondo journey (12:13). We also dive into the very poor outlook of the Patriots (18:10). It's bad.

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In this slice of madness we fill out an NFL playoff bracket (13:34) that’s already wrong by the time you’re hearing this. Joined by our friend Luke (1:06:02, he last appeared on No. 5: Trust Fail, way back in 2017!), we discuss and predict some real and some fictional games, and ultimately pick Super Bowl winners and a final score. We're both wrong! Finally, DeeTalks (1:43:05) explores the value and importance of both reputation and kindness.

His name, of course:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMdpu95G3hY

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Here’s another bonus mini episode cut from our last recording for time. We take stock of the godawful Deshaun Watson situation, mostly covering what’s happened since he joined the Browns. We also take a moment to appreciate just how special Shohei Ohtani’s 2024 season and entire career has been (28:21).

And for all who see this, please stay safe and stay sane.

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We’re back, a lot sooner this time! This one is an even split between our freshest NFL takes and a heartfelt edition of DeeTalks. We tackle the high profile retirements of Aaron Donald (9:05) and Nick Foles (22:07), and eventually the deteriorated state of our beloved Patriots (33:48).

DeeTalks this time (1:18:22) is a pretty frank and honest discussion of a serious injury and its impact on all aspects of life. This one’s about as real as it gets.

Production note: the second half of the episode, friend of the show Kacey joins us for DeeTalks. This wasn’t planned, so her audio was recorded with a phone mic in a relatively noisy room. We did the best we could in mixing, but please forgive the scuffed audio!

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