Hot Take Time Machine

HTTM Episode 28

Intro (0:38)

March Madness Final Four recap (1:38)

National Championship: Baylor wins, ends Gonzaga’s perfect season (9:50)

2021 Masters preview (16:48)

Favorites: DJ, Bryson, JT, and Spieth (18:41)

Storylines to watch at the Masters (22:44)

Wager Wire: Master edition (34:10)

Pure cap vs. No cap: Does any team stand a chance against Lakers, Nets, or Clippers? (51:25)

Ice of the week: Vancouver Canucks (57:20)

Time machine: Bubba Watson wins the 2012 Masters (1:02:56)

HTTM Episode 27

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Photo from Fansided

Intro (0:38)

UFC 260: Ngannou KO’s Miocic to take heavyweight title belt (1:47)

March Madness roundup

Baylor secures Final Four berth (4:03)

Houston ends Oregon St run, draws Baylor (9:10)

Gonzaga rampages to Final Four (17:40)

UCLA upsets Michigan, first Final Four since 2008 (23:29)

MLB 2021 Opening Day!! (31:24)

Teams to follow the next six months (32:19)

Division predictions (47:00)

2021 World Series predictions (53:18)

Wager Wire (58:35)

Time Machine: April 1, 1919 Stanley Cup Finals canceled mid-series due to pandemic (1:09:07)

Signoff (1:11:34)

HTTM Episode 26 

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Photo from CBS Sports

Intro (0:38)

UFC 260 heavyweight title fight: Stipe Miocic vs Francis Ngannou (1:30)

How each can gain an edge (7:12)

Fight predictions (14:39)

UFC 260 wrap (20:02)

March madness weekend 1 roundup: upsets galore! (21:20)

Pac-12 on a tear, Big Ten gets torn up, SEC still dancing (38:17)

March Madness Sweet Sixteen preview (43:55)

Final Four picks (1:01:56)

Wager wire (1:05:19)

Time Machine: Wayne Gretzky 1982 (1:18:41)

Main message/Ice of the week: F*ck the NCAA (1:21:38)

Signoff (1:29:33)

HTTM Episode 25: March Madness Preview & Bracket Breakdown

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Intro – the NCAA D1 Tournament is back! (0:37)

West region preview: Gonzaga, Iowa, Kansas, Virginia (2:27)

South region preview: Baylor, Ohio St, Arkansas, Purdue (12:43)

East region preview: Michigan, Alabama, Texas, Florida St (18:07)

Midwest region preview: Illinois, Houston, West Virginia, Oklahoma St (26:44)

First round upset watch (34:04)

NFL Free Agency Update (39:56)

Wager Wire: March Madness edition (50:13)

Time machine: March 2019, #2 Tennessee vs. #15 Colgate (1:00:42) 

HTTM Episode 24 timestamps – “The Gerza-palooza”

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Photo from Fansided/USA Today Sports

Intro – welcome on the pod, Gerz! (0:38)

ShotQuality NCAA basketball analytics (1:28)

Managing for Colgate men’s basketball (4:01)

Four sleepers for March Madness (6:16)

Gerz’s top contenders for the ‘chip (20:32)

Gerz’s team on March upset watch (24:26)

Two players to watch + ShotQuality plug (26:13)

UFC 259 recap: Blachowicz upsets Adesanya, Nunes dominates, Sterling takes a knee (29:33)

Golf – The Players’ Championship preview (37:39)

Johnson, DeChambeau, & Rahm best in the world (39:30)

Golfers to watch: Spieth, Morikawa & the boys (44:05)

Wager wire (54:01)

Ice of the Week: Cowboys taking two years to sign Prescott (1:07:12)

Time Machine: March 11-13, 2020 when the sports world stood still (1:11:17)

Signoff (1:16:48)

HTTM Episode 23 Timestamps

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Thumbnail image via Business Insider/Getty Images

Intro (0:39)

UFC 259 Preview: Welcome back Mike! (1:19)

Men’s bantamweight: Yan vs. Sterling (1:54)

Women’s featherweight: Nunes vs. Anderson (10:56)

MAIN CARD Men’s light heavyweight: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya (18:28)
Blachowicz vs. Adesanya predictions, impact on UFC (33:53)
Other UFC 259 fights worth watching on Saturday (38:01)

Thanks, Mike! (40:08) 

Big 12 tournament preview (40:45)

Big Ten tournament preview (47:25)

ACC tournament preview (53:06)

Wager Wire (58:50)

Pure cap vs. No cap: JJ Watt to the AZ Cardinals  (1:13:52)

Ice of the week: Albert Pujols (1:20:05)

Time Machine: Tiger wins 66th career PGA event at 2009 Arnold Palmer Invitational (1:24:52)

Signoff (1:30:02)

HTTM Episode 22 Timestamps

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Photo from Hyun-Jin Ryu's Instagram @hyunjinryu325

Intro (0:38)

Aussie Open wrap-up: Osaka and Djokovic reign supreme (1:40)

College basketball dark horses: Texas, USC, and Creighton (8:43)

College basketball cinderellas: Clemson, Belmont, and COLGATE !! (20:43)

Welcome special guest MLB agent Tad Yo! (35:08)

Choo, Ryu, and future of the MLB x KBO (42:01)

MLB labor concerns, pre and post covid (48:27)

Tad’s 2021 what-to-watch-for in MLB (57:24)

Thanks, Tad! (1:08:51)

Wager Wire (1:10:23)

Pure cap vs. No cap (1:21:39)

Time Machine: Bowling legend Pete Weber 2012 (1:27:33)

Signoff (1:30:35) 

HTTM Episode 21 timestamps

Intro (0:38)

UFC 258 recap: Usman retails title belt (1:31)

Aussie Open Women’s bracket: Osaka and Brady lead the way (5:25)

Aussie Open Men’s bracket: Medvedev and Djokovic on crash course (18:24)

NBA contender or pretender?: Suns, Celtics, Pacers (30:23)

Wager Wire (48:32)

Pure cap vs. No cap: Carson Wentz to the Colts (1:06:58)

Time Machine: Kobe wins 2011 All-star game MVP (1:15:20)

Signoff (1:19:37)

HTTM Episode 20 Timestamps

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Photo from tampabay.com

Breaking down Super Bowl LV: Buccaneers are champions!! (0:38)

Bucs defense asserts pure domination while Chiefs defense gets exposed (6:12)

Tom Brady’s legacy as the undisputed G.O.A.T. (10:57)

NHL North: Montreal & Toronto excelling (15:22)

NHL East: Pens under construction (25:31)

NHL Central: Florida teams thriving, drama in Columbus pt. II (32:44)

NHL West: Colorado & Vegas hitting stride (40:38)

Wager Wire (44:28)

Pure cap vs. No cap: Buccaneers’ historic 2020 defense  (57:25) 

Time Machine: Mahomes & the Bucs (1:03:07)

Signoff (1:08:45)

HTTM Episode 19: Super Bowl LV Special Timestamps

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Photo from bucsnation.com

Intro– Super Bowl LV is here (0:42)

Unique circumstances of the big game in 2021 (1:56)

Sizing up the significance of Chiefs vs. Buccaneers, Mahomes vs. Brady (3:33)

Chiefs offense- Mahomes, Kelce, Hill & co. (9:23)

Bucs offense- Brady, Evans,  Fournette & co. (13:11)

Chiefs defense- veteran instincts (17:19)

Bucs defense- brick wall  (23:10)

Keys to victory for the Chiefs (27:34)

Keys to victory for the Bucs (33:21)

Super Bowl LV Final Predictions!! (40:12)

Wager Wire: Player props galore!! (48:32)

Time Machine: Super Bowl Edition- 2008 Steelers and 2009 Saints (1:01:09)

Signoff– Happy Super Bowl!! (1:09:14)