Grand Sumo Breakdown

Check out the debut of our new Power Ranking system with our nerdiest podcast so far. For you who are true dweebs, please adjust your pocket protectors and take a look at our blog post to see a breakdown of how our formulas work to calculate which rikishi are the hottest right now and which are as cold as December (or July for our Aussie fans)!

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From Harumaghazi to Onosho's mawashi, Kyushu was a riveting basho. The GSB crew discuss the events and ramifications for the last tournament of the year. We have an ad from our sponsors at 34:29 and a special prediction series treat at 47:20. See if you can count how many ways we can mispronounce Aminishiki and enjoy the show!

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*Spoilers through Kyushu day 7* Halfway through the November basho and it's hard to focus on what's going on in the dohyo with all the drama happening outside it. We have a word from our sponsors at 26:06 and the GSB crew talks through the scandal, the standings, and the possible outcomes in Kyushu 2017. Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

It feels like ages but hopefully everybody has survived our 7 week sumo drought. Check out our misguided thoughts on the upcoming basho and feel free to make fun of us for thinking Kakuryu could make it to a tournament. We take a look at the Banzuke and, ss is tradition, we have an ad from our sponsors at 42:32. Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

For our first real bonus episode, we break down the 2011 match fixing scandal and the surrounding events and statistics. Other than a mad lib, pro wrestling jokes, and a good deal of ripping on each other, we mostly manage to stay on topic! Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

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If you listened to our Aki basho recap, you'll recall that Mak tried to bend the rules of our prediction series. The rest of us put a stop to that. Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

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Now that the Aki basho is finished, we take a look at the crazy sumo that happened and what it means going forward. We've got advertisements at 30:30 and 45:41 and we wrap things up with our first listener contest. Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

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In this episode we discuss the first 8 days of the September (Aki) basho and hear from another totally legit sponsor. At 18:32, we talk about how bad we are at predictions and invent the concept of a lightning round. Feel free to contact us through Facebook, Twitter, iTunes, or email us at [email protected].

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