Dirt & Sprague

The NBA season debuts tonight, how stoked is Sprague and what is he expecting league wide this year. Then the Male Sack wonders about the integrity of the FAN staff when it comes to trusting their kids. Plus, the SMU mascot dropped road apples on the field over the weekend, and plenty to watch on this Tuesday.

Marc Malusis is the lead Sports Anchor for WPIX in NYC and joins the Daily Ticker to help the guys understand which team, Jets or Giants, is the bigger storyline in the Big Apple this NFL season, and if the Yankees and Guardians are actually going to play game 5 of the ALDS.

The guys wonder what the top storylines of the NFL season are through the first 6 weeks, plus Sprague has a familial dilemma regarding the Ducks-Bruins game this Saturday. Plus, Marc Malusis of WPIX in NYC joins the Ticker with thoughts on the Jets, Giants and Yankees, and Sprague calls for MLB to get roofs for all its stadiums

The guys start the hour decrying the crappy MNF display between the Broncos and Chargers and wonder what each team needs to do to fulfill preseason expectations. Plus, kicker Dustin Hopkins had quite the postgame interview. Then the guys argue about the better holiday movie sequel, before starting into the Week 6 wrap up of the NFL.

The guys make a plea for teams to quit blaming bad performances on poor officiating, as the officiating is bad all over football at all levels. They ponder how to make it better and why anyone would want to start into the refereeing racket. Plus, and update on the MLB playoffs and what to expect from the Chargers tonight.

The guys start the hour with a Pac-12 round up before honing in on Oregon State's win over Wazzu in pretty dominant fashion. Then Josh Pate joins the Ticker as he prepares to visit Eugene for the very the first time this Saturday. And how good are the Vols after upsetting Bama.

Josh Pate of cbssports.com and host of the Late Kick podcast, returns to the show to recount his day on Rocky Top and what expects to see when he visits Autzen Stadium for the very first time this Saturday.

Sprague is all in on the Jets, Swag is back but did his picks count, and the MLB playoffs have been wild so far. Plus, the M's heartbreak was too much to take on Saturday, Bama lost, but are they out of the CFB Playoff pool, and what happened to Cal. 

The guys argue about which sports they would rather watch this Sunday; football or playoff baseball? Also, can the Mariners win game three of the ALDS against the Astros?

The guys preview some of the biggest games coming up this weekend in college football. Also, how good are the Beaver's chances against Washington State?