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In today's podcast:

John discusses the big takeaways from Week 1 in the NFL, from the Jets' tumultuous night, Aaron Rodgers out for the season, amazing finish vs. the Bills, the Dallas Cowboys making a 40-piece statement on Sunday night, the Bears can't catch a break against the Packers, and one head coach whose seat got pretty hot this week.

Then, he is over Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic winning the women's and men's singles titles at the US Open, Texas and Steve Sarkisian announcing they're a force to be reckoned with when they move to the SEC next fall, the Orioles' play, and the Mets hiring David Stearns as the first president of basebal operations in team history.

In today's episode:

John says to keep an eye on three particular games between division rivals in the Sunday slate of NFL games, including an AFC North clash between teams with two of the better rosters in the NFL.

Then, John offers his first batch of NFL picks against the spread for the 2023 NFL season. He looks to improve even further on his successes last year, where he went 182-100-2 straight up and 149-127-8 against the spread.

In today's podcast:

John discusses two things he learned from the first weekend in college football, Deion Sanders' debut at Colorado finished with an incredible upset victory at 17th ranked TCU, and Florida State's takedown of LSU last night in Orlando.

Then, John reveals his official, mark-em predictions for the 2023 NFL season; his 14 playoff teams, everyone's win-loss records, the conference championship matchups, the Super Bowl winner, and the winners of the AP Awards at the end of the season.

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In today's podcast,

John first discusses the period of insanity of Trey Lance in San Francisco coming to an end as he was dealt from the 49ers to the Cowboys, the Braves and the Dodgers beginning a huge 4-game series in L.A. tonight, and the Angels basically admitting their trade deadline plan spectacularly backfired.

Then, SiriusXM Big Ten Today producer Dan Lynch joins the program to walk down memory lane from when he first met John at King's, Mayor's Cup moments, how the NIL has made a huge impact on Division III schools, Skyler Fultz making his head coaching debut at their alma mater this weekend.

Then he talks about whether Penn State can finally surpass Ohio State and Michigan in the Big Ten and what Bret Bielema brings to the table at Illinois this season and what should make for a successful season for the Fighting Illini.

Then he talks about what makes Caleb Williams so great, the plethora of excellent QB's in the Pac-12, the culture at Utah, games to watch this weekend, if Florida State can still make the playoff even if they lose to LSU on Sunday night, why Utah vs. Florida tonight is intriguing, and whether Sam Hartman can get Notre Dame to the playoff and what Notre Dame should do in the future in response to the unprecedented realignment going on in college football.

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In today's podcast:

College football returns tomorrow, and John can't be any more excited about it. Which four teams are on his list for the College Football Playoff, which teams is he excited to watch, and which teams will fade? He breaks it all down.

Then, he discusses the balance of power in MLB, with Shohei Ohtani blowing out his elbow, the Angels' mess, the Chicago White Sox firing Ken Williams and Rick Hahn, and why he doesn't think the team will get it right, the Yankees' woes, the Rangers' spiraling out of control, the Houston Astros, and Seattle Mariners surging, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the rest of the NL Wild Card race, and why the Cincinnati Reds and San Francisco Giants should be worried.

Then, a hodgepodge of topics in the NFL, from the Indianapolis Colts allowing star running back Jonathan Taylor to explore trades, the Kansas City Chiefs not close to bringing back Chris Jones, the San Francisco 49ers' all-time draft bust in Trey Lance and naming Sam Darnold the backup QB, the Dallas Cowboys' upside this season, Sam Howell's impact on the 2023 Washington Commanders, the New York Giants trading for Isaiah Simmons, who many Giants fans wanted the team to draft 4th overall in 2020, Aaron Rodgers playing for the Jets in the team's preseason game on Saturday night, the AFC North having 3 playoff teams this year, perhaps, and more.

In today's podcast:

John discusses the controversial developments featuring Tampa Bay Rays' shortstop Wander Franco and former NFL lineman Michael Oher this week and the injustices that occurred, then he lists the 10 NFL head coaches most likely to be fired by the end of the 2023 NFL season and his 10 favorite matchups of the 2023-24 NBA Schedule, which was released on Thursday.

In today's episode:

John will discuss the Baltimore Orioles' baffling decision to suspend play-by-play guy Kevin Brown, the Chicago White Sox dysfunction shown after refusing to acknowledge Keynan Middleton's name on the scoreboard, the Los Angeles Angels' recent losing streak, the wild NL Wild Card race, Michael Lorenzen's no-hitter last night, the Houston Astros' championship DNA on full display this week, and expectations on Dak Prescott, Jalen Hurts, Daniel Jones, and Sam Howell entering the 2023 season.

In today's podcast:

John discusses the big stories that came out of the trade deadline in baseball, from the Los Angeles Angels going for it in Shohei Ohtani's walk -year to the New York Mets' firesale and the Yankees' inaction.

Then, John focuses on how concerned fans of the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams should be with the injuries to Joe Burrow and Cooper Kupp, and how the latest comments from Jim Irsay reveal how dysfunctional the Indianapolis Colts really are.

In today's podcast:

John discusses the big names that may be gone at the Major League Baseball trade deadline coming up on Tuesday, August 1, such as Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels, Marcus Stroman of the Chicago Cubs, and Lucas Giolito of the White Sox. Then, John goes off on the Boston Celtics on handing Jaylen Brown a 5-year, $304 million supermax extension.

For the main segment, John tells the audience where his head is at when it comes to handicapping the 2023 NFL season, with brief discussions on all 32 teams and where the balance of power is in each conference. Particularly, what strength does the Kansas City Chiefs possess that the other Super Bowl contenders in the AFC don't have (Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid don't count!!), can the AFC East get three teams into the postseason, will Mike Tomlin field another winning ballclub this year for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is the Chargers' roster flawed, or top-heavy, the one reason why John is not sold on the San Francisco 49ers as the team to beat in the NFC, why the New York Giants will miss the playoffs despite another outstanding offseason from Joe Schoen and the front office, what edge does the Dallas Cowboys have over the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC East, can the NFC South field multiple playoff teams, and why thunderstorms are in the forecast for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Arizona Cardinals?

In today's podcast:

John discusses and evaluates the potential impact of Lionel Messi playing soccer in the United States for the first time as a Major League Soccer player this week, the FIFA Women's World Cup kicking off on Thursday, and what teams are best suited for challenging the United States, who seek to three-peat as World Cup Champions, Carlos Alcaraz beats Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon and the changing of the guard from one generation to the next in tennis, the NFL running back market and economics, the New York Jets appearing on Hard Knocks this year, and the Shohei Ohtani trade sweepstakes heating up.