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Each week Jake Massucci will break down the pressing topics in sports. Jake is a Student Manager at Oakland University for the men's team. He brings great insight into the NBA, NFL, College Football, ... more
FAQs about Jake's Takes:How many episodes does Jake's Takes have?The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.
August 09, 2023Episode 32: College Athletes Series Part 4: Allison LaPointIn this episode Jake is joined by Allison LaPoint in Part 4 of the College Athletes Series. Allison is the Goalkeeper at Central Michigan University, and in this episode, they discuss Allison's whole career leading up to where she is now. To begin the episode Jake asks Allison about her Travel Soccer Team called Vardar Soccer and how that team helped her develop a love for Soccer (3:17). Then they switch over to high school soccer and go through Allison's Four Years at Shrine (7:15). Then after they talk about the State Championship run Jake asks about Allison's recruiting and how exactly Allison came to the decision to commit to Central Michigan (18:23). The they switch over to Allison's Senior year and talk about how Covid affected her psyche (23:37). Then they move into Allison's College life and talk about her first 3 years at Central so far (28:56). Then to close the podcast Jake asks Allison who her top 3 favorite athletes that she looked up to growing up (41:54)....more46minPlay
August 07, 2023Episode 31: What Happened to the PAC 12?In this episode Jake goes through everything you need to know about what happened to the Pac 12 Conference. He starts out by talking about how much the Pac 12 has meant to College Sports in general (5:06). He talks about how the Pac 12 really struggled with a tv deal and how that made it very difficult for them to pay their sports programs enough money for them to stay afloat (6:00). This led to the first two dominos leaving and that was UCLA and USC (11:51). Which to everybody else and now it is the PAC 4. Jake talks about the fits for all of the teams that left and he talks about the 4 teams that remain in the PAC 4 and what they should do for their future....more26minPlay
August 04, 2023Episode 30: Part 2 NBA Draft Prospect Analysis with AJ and Anthony MassucciIn this episode AJ and Anthony Massucci are back to continue the 2-part NBA Draft Prospect Analysis show. In Part 2 they go over picks 8-14 going through Jarace Walker (1:43). Taylor Hendricks (5:05). Cason Wallace (9:18). Jett Howard (13:37). Derrick Lively II (17:34). Gradey Dick (21:02). Jordan Hawkins (25:12). After they finish the lottery AJ, Anthony, and Jake switch there tune and start to talk about some of their Sleeper picks (29:02). Theen to close the podcast all three of them give who they think will finish with the best career (43:19)....more47minPlay
August 04, 2023Episode 30: Part 1 NBA Draft Prospect Analysis with AJ and Anthony MassucciIn this episode Jake is joined by his brothers AJ and Anthony Massucci in a special 2-part NBA Draft Analysis Podcast. In this part of the Podcast AJ Anthony and Jake sit down and talk about the history behind where they got the idea to do this from (3:18). They start from the top and go through each prospect pick by pick. Victor Wembanyama (6:32). Brandon Miller (9:42). Scott Henderson (15:33). Amen Thompson (18:32). Ausar Thompson (24:22). Anthony Black (28:40). Bilal Coullibaly (32:25)....more38minPlay
August 02, 2023Episode 29: College Athletes Series Part 3: Jeff AndrusTo begin Season 2 of Jake's Takes, Jake is joined by his guy Jeff Andrus in his College Athletes Series. Jeff is a College Golfer at Central Michigan University. In this interview Jake and Jeff sit down to talk about how Jeff's love of golf started. They start by talking about Jeff's passion for golf and where he got it from (3:00). Then they switch over to talking about all of the tournaments that Jeff has played in (5:45). Then they switch over to Jeff's high school golfing career and how that set him up for moving into College Golf (10:32). Then after they take a break Jake and Jeff switch over to the recruiting side and talk about what went into Jeff's decision to go to Central Michigan (19:39). Then to they start talking about Jeff's first year of college (23:37). Then to close the pod Jake puts Jeff on the spot and asks him who his top 3 favorite athletes growing up (29:57)....more34minPlay
July 10, 2023Episode 28: NBA Catchup: NBA In Season Tournament Explained, Bradely Beal Trade, Porzingis TradeIn this episode Jake concludes the first season of Jake's Takes by doing another NBA Catchup. He starts out the episode by explaining how the NBA In-Season Tournament works (1:54). Then he switches over to the league itself by talking about the Bradely Beal Trade (7:48), the Chris Paul trade (11:39) and the Porzingis Trade (15:50)....more23minPlay
June 26, 2023Episode 27: College Athletes Series Part 2: Stephen RuhleIn this episode Jake continues his College Athletes Series with his guy Stephen. Stephen is currently a baseball pitcher at Michigan State University. To start the podcast Jake and Stephen talk about Stephen's upbringing and his early days in baseball (3:00). This leads into talking about Stephen's athleticism and what made him love playing sports so much (4:26). Then they shift into Stephen's high school days talking about his time with his travel team the Arsenal Prospects, his time in high school with Royal Oak Shrine, and his recruitment leading up to college (6:20). Then they switch over to Stephen's Freshman year and how he adjusted to the life of a college athlete (19:44). This leads into Stephen telling Jake what his favorite part of last season was (24:53). After that Stephen tells Jake about some of the expectations that he has for himself going into next season (26:00). Then they end on a fun note with Jake asking Stephen who some of his favorite athletes were when he was growing up (29:58). ...more34minPlay
June 15, 2023Episode 26: NBA Finals Reaction, and NBA Draft Preview with Matt GriffinIn this episode Jake is joined by his guy Matt Griffin. Matt has been working in the CMU TV Brodcasting Network for the past 2 years covering both NBA and NFL so in this episode Jake and Matt sit down to talk NBA. To begin Matt talks about his time in radio and how he has gotten better with the more times he has done it (4:25). They start out by talking about Game 5 and what stuck out to them about the game (7:10). Jake then asks Matt if he thinks the series would be different if Boston had completed the 3-0 comeback on Miami (10:12). Then they switch into where the Nuggets rank among the champions from the past 10 years (13:20). Then they switch over to talking about how thee Heat making the finals this year is unprecedented (17:44). This leads into Jake and Matt trying to figure out where Jimmy Butler ranks all time and where each NBA Player ranks currently right now, along with a Tatum vs Embiid argument (22:19). Then to close out the pod Jake and Matt get into there full NBA Draft preview discussion (36:15)....more1h 13minPlay
June 08, 2023Episode 25: College Athletes Series Part 1: Brody ParkerIn this episode Jake launches his first College Athletes Series. In this series Jake will sit down with different College Athletes and explore how they got into the position that they did. In this interview Jake is joined by Rochester University Shooting Guard Brody Parker. To begin the podcast Jake asks Brody about his upbringing (4:26). Then they switch over to talking about how hard work was one of the keys to success for Brody (6:56). Jake then asks Brody about some of the point guards that Brody tried to model his game after (8:34). Then they switch over to talking about Brody High School Career and some of his favorite memories from that time in his life (9:48). After that they switch over to Brody's College career and they talk about his first two years at Oakland University (13:22). Then they switch into Brody deciding to move on from Oakland and ultimately choosing to stay close to home at Rochester University (17:08). Then Jake asks Brody what Brody's expectations are for himself going into next season (19:30). Then Jake and Brody move on to talking about one of their favorite topics to talk about together which is Fantasy Football. To close the podcast Brody and Jake go through their Running Back tiers going into next season (20:56)....more32minPlay
June 03, 2023Episode 24: MLB Catchup: Detroit Tigers and the Current Contenders with Evan BlanchardIn this episode Jake is joined by his guy Evan Blanchard in order to discuss some MLB Baseball. They begin the podcast by diving deep into the Detroit Tigers and how their season has gone so far (2:31). After that Jake asks Evan to give him the top 5 contenders that we should be looking out for when the MLB Playoffs are upon us (12:00). 5. Rangers (12:29). 4. Astros (17:10). 3. Dodgers (21:30). 2. Braves (25:10). 1. Rays (29:16). Then Jake asks Evan to pick between the Braves and the Rays as who the average fan should think the frontrunner for the World Series is (33:01). ...more36minPlay
FAQs about Jake's Takes:How many episodes does Jake's Takes have?The podcast currently has 159 episodes available.