Locke'd In Baseball

Luis and William go around the diamond as we sit just under three weeks away from the playoffs. Is the AL wide open? Should we view the Yankees as the favorite in that league? What went wrong in Seattle? Are the Dodgers healthy enough to win it all? Is it going to be more of the same for the Brewers in the playoffs? Are the Mets a team of destiny? We give our thoughts on all of the playoff contenders, our award predictions, and much more!

DO NOT SLEEP ON COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK 3. There might not be top-10 showdowns this weekend, but there are a ton of intriguing matchups. Joe and William dive into the slate in this college football podcast as Arizona travels to Kansas State (in a non-conference game) on Friday night, South Carolina hosts LSU in the College Gameday matchup, and Alabama travels up north to take on the Wisconsin Badgers. Plus: Memphis-Florida State, Texas A&M-Florida, UCF-TCU, the rest of the slate, our locks and upsets of the week, and much more!

College Football Week 2 was weird, wild, and wacky and showed, yet again, why we love this sport so much. William recaps the week headlined by a top-10 matchup that did not deliver. What went wrong for Michigan vs. Texas? Is Texas a national title contender? He then gets into the rest of the slate, which featured NIU stunning Notre Dame in South Bend, Tennesse taking care of NC State, Nebraska stifling Colorado, Iowa State beating Iowa in an ugly game, Oregon surviving Boise State, and much more!

William previews a juicy Week 2 College Football slate that is headlined by a titanic matchup in Ann Arbor with Texas vs. Michigan. Where will that game be won? Who is he picking? He then dives into and gives his picks for NC State-Tennessee, Colorado-Nebraska, Iowa State-Iowa, and all of the other games around college football. He wraps the show by giving his lock and upsets of the week as well as his quad boxes for each window!

William recaps an opening weekend in college football that brought forth a ton of interesting narratives. What is wrong with Florida State? How did USC flip the script in the Big Ten? Is Notre Dame now a lock to make the College Football Playoff? How much should we praise Miami? What does Clemson need to fix their program? William deep dives all the top games from Week 1 and makes some observations on the other action from around the country last weekend.

Georgia Tech kicked off the 2024 college football season in stunning fashion by knocking off Florida State 24-21 in Dublin. What went wrong for FSU? Is Georgia Tech legit? We discuss the rest of the Week 0 slate before diving into our season predictions. Who is going to be the most surprising team this year? The most disappointing? Which coach is on the hottest seat? We then preview an exciting week 1 slate featuring Notre Dame-Texas A&M, USC-LSU, Miami-Florida, and Clemson-Georgia, among others. What should you watch for in those games? Where will those games be won and lost? All that and more on this episode of The Locke'd In Sports podcast!

In the final episode of our 2024 college football season preview podcast series, we dive into the G5 conferences and the independent teams! Can Notre Dame ride their light schedule and make the playoff? Who are the major players in the G5 conferences? Can Memphis improve on defense? Is Boise State the class of the Mountain West? Who will run the MAC? Is Liberty a lock to win the C-USA? Is the Sun Belt the best G5 conference? We deep dive every conference and give our predictions for each!

In part five of our college football season preview series, we preview the now massive Big Ten conference. Is Ohio State the best team in the country? Where could they slip up? Is Oregon a CFP lock? Can Michigan fight for the conference crown despite losing a lot of talent to the NFL? Will Penn State finally get over the hump? Will USC improve on defense? What will Iowa's offense look like with a new offensive coordinator? Who will separate themselves from the middle of the pack? Is Rutgers a playoff sleeper? Can Indiana surprise in year one under Curt Cignetti? We preview each of the 18 teams in-depth and give our conference title game predictions!

Part four of our college football season preview series means just a little bit more - we're previewing the SEC! We analyze every team's prospects for the 2024 season and give our predictions for the conference title game. Is the conference more open than it has ever been? Will Georgia slip up somewhere in their challenging schedule? What does Alabama look like under Kalen DeBoer? How will Texas and Oklahoma fare in their first season in the conference? Can Ole Miss and Missouri get into the playoff? Is LSU a sleeping giant? Is Tennessee a playoff contender? Who will stand out amongst the middling teams? All that and more on this loaded preview podcast!

In part three of their college football season preview podcast series, Joe and William discuss the Big 12. Is there a clear favorite? Does Oklahoma State need a quarterback to compete for the playoff? Does Kansas State improve with a new offensive coordinator? Is Cam Rising going to be fully healthy? Will Arizona take a step back? Is Iowa State a contender? Who stands out amongst the middle-of-the-pack teams? Does Colorado make a bowl? We preview every team in-depth and give our predictions for the conference championship game!