Hot Take Time Machine

HTTM Episode 18 Timestamps

Audio property of CBS, photo from Yahoo Sports

Feat. Special guest CAA Sports Hockey agent Ethan Fink

Intro (0:39)

UFC 257 roundup: Poirier upsets McGregor by KO in 2nd round (1:35)

NFC Championship: Buccaneers upset Packers 31-26, Brady, the G.O.A.T., goes to 10th Super Bowl (6:26) 

AFC Championship: Chiefs overpower Bills 38-24, Reid & Mahomes earn a shot at immortality (14:52)

Welcome to the show Ethan Fink!  (22:41)

California hockey life, from Valley roots to Staples Center to CAA (23:25)

NHL 2021: (ir)regular season during Covid (33:43)

Blockbuster trade between Winnipeg & Columbus  (40:04) 

Teams to watch in North, East, and West Divisions (42:15)

Fink’s early Stanley Cup contenders & dark horses (48:46)

Wager Wire: Taking bets on new teams for QBs Stafford & Watson (51:04)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap (1:06:31)

Ice of the week: Matt LaFleur (1:13:29)

Time Machine: Baseball’s 1st Hall of Fame Induction 1936, but no one elected in 2021 (1:18:00)

Signoff (1:26:29)

HTTM Episode 17 Timestamps

Audio property of CBS, photo from The Buffalo News

Intro (0:39)

NFL Divisional Recap (1:46)

Packers defeat Rams 32-18, LaFleur/Rodgers’ offense makes it look easy (2:04)

Bills stifle Ravens 17-3, Buffalo defense steps up (6:39)

Chiefs survive Browns 22-17, concerning result for KC? (10:32)

Buccaneers top Saints 30-20, bring Brees’ career to a bitter end (17:03)

AFC Champipnship preview: Bills @ Chiefs (21:38)

NFC Championship preview: Buccaneers @ Packers (31:01)

UFC 257 Preview, Welcome guest & MMA expert Michael Herman! (37:50)

Main Card: McGregor vs. Poirier II (38:30)

McGregor seeks to affirm greatness (39:15)

How Poirier can win (44:16)

In context: fighters’ physical shape, potential effects for rest of UFC (48:34)

Co-Main card: Hooker vs. Chandler (53:12)

In context: sizing up the matchup, past and recent experience (57:33)

Hooker vs. Chandler predictions (1:00:29)

McGregor vs. Poirier predictions (1:03:07)

Over/under 2.5 rounds?? (1:08:02)

Thanks Mike 🤝 s/o Proper Twelve (1:10:55)

Wager Wire: Ethan’s taking TB, Theo’s taking GB (1:12:20)

Time Machine: 2007-2008 NFC Championship, Giants upset Packers 23-20 in OT (1:25:51)

Signoff (1:30:46)

HTTM Episode 16 timestamps

Audio property of CBS

Photo from RamsWire USA Today

Intro- Welcome special guest Zach Schiller! (0:38)

NFL Super Wild Card Weekend Recap (1:23)

Bills sneak by Colts 27-24, despite shortcomings (1:23)

Rams upset Seahawks 30-20 as Goff and elite defense persevere (10:07)

Bucs handle WFT 31-23, Washington QB/engineering major Heinicke excels (18:37)

Ravens get revenge on Titans 20-13, Jackson balls while Henry falls (25:29)

Saints slime Bears 21-9 on Nickelodeon (33:22) 

Browns stun Steelers 48-37 for first playoff win since 1995 (39:39)

NFL Divisional Weekend Preview (48:03)

Rams vs. Packers (48:22)

Ravens vs. Bills (51:36)

Browns vs. Chiefs (54:55)

Buccaneers vs. Saints (59:14)

Thank you Mr. Schiller!! (1:02:52)

Wager Wire: NFL Divisional (1:03:43)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap: Harden on the Nets (1:11:39)

Time Machine: Naismith 1892, Harden 2019 (1:17:08)

Signoff (1:22:55)

HTTM Episode 15

Intro (0:39)

AFC Playoff field & storylines (1:40)

#7 Colts (11-5) vs. #2 Bills (13-3) (6:26)

#6 Browns (11-5) vs. #3 Steelers (12-4) (13:25)

#4 Titans (11-5) vs #5 Ravens (11-5) (18:45)

NFC Playoff field & storylines (25:06)

#7 Bears (8-8) vs. #2 Saints (12-4) (25:34)

#6 Rams (10-6) vs. #3 Seahawks (11-5) (32:33)

#5 Buccaneers (11-5) vs. Washington (7-9) (38:05)

Wager Wire: CFP National Championship & Super Wild Card Weekend (44:11)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap: Robert Saleh is the #1 head coach candidate (57:29)

Ice of the Week: Eagles coach Doug Pederson (1:02:55)

Time Machine: Theo’s Bad Beat, 2014 BCS National Championship (1:07:21)

Signoff (1:13:21)

HTTM Episode 14 Timestamps

Intro (0:38)

NFC Playoff Picture heading into Week 16 (1:22)

Rams vs. Seahawks (3:21)

AFC Playoff Picture heading into Week 16  (7:06)

Dolphins vs. Raiders (9:38)

Colts vs. Steelers (14:43)

Giants vs. Ravens (19:08)

Titans vs. Packers (23:44)

Wager Wire (27:18)

Pure cap vs. No cap (40:33)

Ice of the week: Dwayne Haskins, James Harden (45:09)

Time Machine: Michael Thomas sets all-time reception record 2019 (49:55)

Main Message: Cleveland… Baseball Team? Spiders? (53:48)

Signoff (58:56)

HTTM Episode 13 timestamps

Audio property of CBS, FOX

Intro (0:38)

NBA 20-21 Season Tip-Off (1:37)

East teams to watch: Nets & Bucks (2:54)

West teams to watch: Clippers & Lakers (11:57)

NBA 20-21 Awards Forecast (18:22)

2021 NBA Finals Predictions (30:24)

NFL Week 15 Playoff Picture (35:40)

Wager Wire (49:01)

Pure cap vs. No cap (1:02:18)

Time Machine: Wayne Gretzky 1984, Miracle at the New Meadowlands 2010 (1:10:25)

Signoff (1:17:04)

HTTM Episode 12

Audio property of CBS, ESPN

Intro (0:37)

AFC Playoff Picture (1:14)

NFC Playoff Picture (9:54)

NFL Week 14 Preview: Loaded Week (14:54)

Patriots (6-6) vs. Rams (8-4) *TNF (15:12)

Chiefs (11-1) vs. Dolphins (8-4) (19:54)

Cardinals (6-6) vs. Giants (5-7) (24:04)

Vikings (6-6) vs. Buccaneers (7-5) (28:15)

Colts (8-4) vs. Raiders (7-5) (32:57)

Steelers (11-1) vs. Bills (9-3) *SNF (37:39)

Ravens (7-5) vs. Browns (9-3) *MNF (40:35)

Wager Wire: NFL Week 14 (45:20)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap (58:59)

Ices of the Week: Jets' Gregg Williams blitzes on hail mary (1:02:29)

Time Machine: Tracy McGrady 2004 scoring streak, Johnny Manziel 2012 Heisman (1:05:43)

Signoff (1:12:26)

Ted Robinson reflects on his storied career as a sportscaster, sharing timeless memories in sports from Wimbledon, to March Madness, to the NFL Playoffs.  

(Audio property of CBS, NBC)

Intro– Welcome Ted! (0:39)

Career beginnings (1:39)

Uniqueness of tennis sportscasting (7:49)

Mutual respect for sportscasting colleagues (18:02)

Powerful moments in sports history feat. TR (21:47)

Roundtable: Current NFL Playoff Picture (29:22)

Roundtable: NFL Week 13 preview (39:04) 

Signoff– Thank you, Ted! (47:29)

HTTM Episode 10  timestamps

Audio from CBS

Intro (0:39)

NFL Week 11 recap (1:20)

Titans defeat Ravens 30-24 in OT with Henry’s walk-off TD (2:02)

Steelers defeat Jags 27-3, improve to 10-0 (4:41)

Chiefs defeat Raiders 35-31 in nail-biter (5:01)

Colts defeat Packers 34-31, busting wagers (8:22)

Saints defeat Falcons 24-9, Hill & NOLA defense shines (12:48)

Browns defeat Eagles 22-17, elevate record to 7-3 (17:25)

Rams upset Buccaneers 27-24, take over division lead (21:45)

NFL Week 12 preview (26:48)

Thanksgiving: Texans (3-7) vs. Lions (4-6) (27:10)

Thanksgiving: Washington (3-7) vs. Cowboys (3-7) (31:22)

Post-Thanksgiving Ravens (6-4) vs. Steelers (10-0) game postponed (38:03)

Wager Wire: NFL Week 12 (42:53)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap: Saints are more dangerous on offense with Taysom Hill at QB (55:46)

Time Machine: 2010 Iron Bowl feat. Cam Newton and Julio Jones (1:03:06)

Signoff (1:09:21)

HTTM Episode 9 timestamps  

Audio courtesy CBS

Intro (0:38)

Batting leadoff (1:06)

2020 NBA Draft recap (1:06)

Recent NBA transactions/news (9:39)

UFC & Golf headlines (16:37)

AFC Playoff Picture & Post-Week 10 storylines (23:09)

NFC Playoff Picture & Post-Week 10 storylines (36:40)

Wager Wire NFL Week 11 (49:43)

Pure Cap vs. No Cap: James Harden fits with the Nets (59:38)

Time Machine: NBA Draft & Chiefs-Rams MNF 2018 (1:04:43)

Signoff: Shoutout apes (1:10:29)