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On this mid-week edition of the animals, UH Men's Volleyball head coach Charlie Wade makes an appearance and says a line that might be Chris' new ringtone; it has to do with "slam-downs." Also, Jamey Eisenberg from CBS Sports joins the show to talk about the Super Bowl as we approach the match between the Chiefs and the Buccaneers. And Scoop Jackson from ESPN.com talks about the NBA and all of what's going on this season.

John Perrotto from Forbes talks with Josh about The Baseball Hall of Fame made no selections this year, but did they both expect it, Roger Clemens wants off the ballot when it's his last year and some teams in the Mountain West Football teams has released what could this mean.

Former NFL head coach and coach for the 2021 Hula Bowl Rex Ryan comes on to talk about this weekend's Hula Bowl matchup and recounts his time as an NFL head coach for the Jets and Bills. Ryan also discusses the current headlines in the NFL including Tua, Deshaun Watson Watson, the coaching carousel, and more.

Rex Ryan, former Jets head coach and coach for the Hula Bowl this weekend, comes on to talk about this weekend's Hula Bowl matchup and recounts his time as an NFL head coach for the Jets and Bills. Trent Rush, play by play caller for UC Irvine, comes on as he boards the plane on en route to Hawaii for this weekend's doubleheader. Scott Kacsmar comes on to talk NFL and the upcoming Super Bowl matchup and what he thinks will go down for Deshaun Watson and the Texans.

ESPN's Neil Everett joins the show to talk about what is happening in southern California and the COVID-19 situation there, the remembrance of Kobe Bryant on the one year anniversary of his death, and talks about one certain Hawaii sports broadcaster and the memories of said broadcaster.

The former University of Hawaii wide receiver joins the Sports Animals to talk about his role with the Kansas City Chiefs, what it feels like to be going for Super Bowl ring number two, and even throws in an opinion about Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and how he would do as a head coach.

Chris is off on this episode, so Gary is on and talks about the remembering of Kobe Bryant, as today marks one year since Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and others were killed in a helicopter crash. Neil Everett joins the show to talk about Kobe Bryant and the lockdown in Southern California, where he is. Plus, Marcus Kemp from the Kansas City Chiefs gets ready to see if he can get his second Super Bowl ring. And UH basketball assistant coach John Montgomery talks about the men's team getting ready for their series against UC Irvine this weekend.

Baseball might have no one in their Hall of Fame ceremony this year but are the player's that are on the ballot? Josh explains, Aaron Rogers gives more reason why he might not be in Green Bay next year what could happen, also Matt Stafford is putting his house up in Detroit could he be moving to a new team. All that and more on Today's show!

BJ Kissell, director of athletic content at Let It Fly Media, talks Chiefs news as the team goes back to the Super Bowl against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and tells us insights on the team, especially Patrick Mahomes. John Gasaway of ESPN talks college basketball and the unfortunate circumstances of the upcoming March Madness and the conference championships. Kurt Helin of NBCSports talks NBA news and who exactly falls into a "tier of their own," outside of LeBron James.

The animals are on this rainy start of the week and discuss the NFL Championship games, with the Chiefs and Buccaneers meeting in Super Bowl 55, but was there something that Green Bay could have done to win? Howard Balzer from Sirius XM NFL Radio talks about the games and the upcoming Super Bowl. Plus, Trevor Lane from Lakers Nation talks about the Los Angeles team who are looking like they are on the verge of another NBA Finals appearance. And Jerry Palm from CBS Sports talks college basketball and some teams that are in line for tournament with some big name teams that might not be.