Mid-Days On The Fanatic

(00:00-11:33) Are you over the Eagles Super Bowl loss?  Andrew says he is, and while the game against the Chiefs is huge, he’s still circling the 49ers game this season.

(12:33-53:16) Andrew says a big WHO CARES to the 76ers losing an in-season tournament game.  Jalen Carter was accused of shoplifting this past week and the team touches on that.  Tom Alvord opens a vault that looks back on how the Eagles came out of their bye last season and a memorable Sixers/Timberwolves brawl on Karl Anthony-Towns’ birthday.

(55:13- 1:16:27) The team re-visits getting over the Super Bowl and checks in with fans to gauge who’s over it and who still holds onto pain, the response may surprise you.  The main reason for people getting over the Super Bowl? Jalen Hurts.    

(1:16:48- 1:40:16) Andrew turns his attention to the Sixers and what can tip their needle this season and rumors surrounding Zach LaVine are swirling.  

(1:46:28-2:00:35) Matt Breen joins the show to discuss the differences between losing the  Super Bowl in 04 and 2023.  He also breaks down the trade market for the 76ers to acquire a 3rd star, who they should acquire, and why they should make that move now.

(2:03:12- 2:51:11) Is Chip Kelly’s job on the line?  Andrew and Tom go back to the possibility of Zack LaVine, the logistics of acquiring him, and how he would help this team.  Andrew and Tom brainstorm jobs in pro sports they can do and close with a quick Phillies free agency check.

Matt Breen from the Philadelphia Inquirer joins Andrew and the midday show to discuss what makes the fallout of this last Super Bowl more tolerable than 2004.  He also discusses the possibilities for the 76ers and their pursuit of a 3rd star.

Today's vault highlights the Eagles coming out of a bye week, Karl Anthony Towns' birthday, brawls around the NBA, and how the Eagles have responded in previous seasons after beating the Cowboys.

Oh, and Charles Barkley referring to a Joel Embiid altercation as a "snuggle party"?

(00:00-9:45) Things are great in Philadelphia right now, but we still don’t have a team that’s hoisting a trophy.  So Andrew asks the question: Which team are we feeling best about right now?

(15:04-31:37) So many teams fall flat the year after making the playoffs, but Andrew gives credit to extending Jalen Hurts and Howie Roseman’s cap management for the Eagles continued dominance this season.   Andrew also brings up a pair of big names the Phillies have been linked to in free agency.

(37:57-53:35) Which Eagle needs to step up the most going into the stretch run, Tom and Andrew say Haason Reddick and James Bradberry.  On today’s edition of the vault Tom showcases back-to-back 50 point performances from Allen Iverson and celebrates Devonta Smith’s best moments on  his 25th birthday.

(1:00:01-1:16:26) Andrew shifts to Sixers talk and explores options for a third star, and Robert Covington joins the show to talk about his return to Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey’s meteoric rise, and what makes this year’s Sixers team different from past years.

(1:16:42-1:36:36) Tom and Andrew react to Covington’s interview, then Jeff Mclane of the Inquirer joins the show to breakdown the NFC playoff picture, how the Eagles matchup against the NFC’s best, and who poses the biggest threat to the Eagles 1 seed.

(1:40:03-1:59:18) Andrew goes around the league and reviews the NFL power rankings.

(2:00:58-2:50:49) Andrew and Tom continue to unpack the NFC playoff picture and dig deeper in Phillies free agency.  Callers continue to weigh in on which team is the best in the city, Andrew compares Josh Allen to Carson Wentz, and have we not been critical enough of Sean Desai?

The Philadelphia Inquirer's Eagles reporter Jeff Mclane joins the show to review the bye week and the Eagles' competition looking ahead to the playoffs.  Which teams match up best against the Eagles and who poses the biggest threat to the coveted 1 seed?

Sixers fan favorite Robert Covington joins Andrew to talk about his return to Philly, being a girl dad, Tyrese Maxey's meteoric rise, and what makes this year's 76ers squad different than year's past.

In light of Tyrese Maxey's 50 point performance, Tom Alvord opens the vault and throws it back to when Allen Iverson dropped 50 points in back to back games.

It's also Devonta Smith's 25th birthday.  While Smith's career is just getting started, Tom takes us back through Devonta's best and funniest moments as an Eagle.

(00:00-9:45)  A Tyrese Maxey 50 Burger and an NFL look around coming off an Eagles bye week!  After watching the Cowboys and the 49ers beat up on their opponents, Andrew wants to know if everyone is feeling better about the Eagles, or still have some doubts.

(10:06-29:25) Andrew and Ray give Maxey his props and reflect on his early career-arc including the multiple fake trade packages he’s already been in, which quickly turns into a Maxey love affair.

(32:09-38:52) Andrew comes back to the Eagles and evaluates the teams they’ve beaten juxtaposed to the 49ers and Cowboys beating up on poor teams.

(40:38-51:13) Ray opens a vault that has a little bit of everything.  A look back at Embiid’s 59 point performance, and some memorable moments for two birthday boys, Al Michaels and Ron Artest.

(54:50-1:12:33) Choonis revisits his overarching topic of the day and has fans weigh in on the phone lines: Do you have any doubt in the back of your mind about the Eagles?  The fellas don’t feel 1000% confident in the Eagles, but compared to everyone else in the NFL, the Birds just might be the least flawed team.

(1:15:50- 1:34:08) Does the thought of Aaron Nola going to the Braves change how you feel about resigning him?  Andrew opens the phonelines to fans who are still skeptical about the Eagles. 

(1:37:20-1:47:27) The love for Maxey is well deserved, do we love him more because he’s homegrown?  Andrew doesn’t think so, but most of the callers and fans seem to feel more of a bond to a drafted player who comes up with the organization.

(1:47:37- 1:56:25)  Andrew and Ray go around the league and give a big congratulations to the Dallas Cowboys for beating stalwart of the NFL Tommy Devito and the New York Giants.

(2:21:18-2:47:58) The fellas look at power rankings in both the NFL & NBA and it looks like Philly is on top of both sports with 8-1 record for each team.  Is Tyrese Maxey the most unanimously loved athlete in Philly?  Andrew and Ray close the show with thoughts on the Sixers remaining cast and a few jabs at Penn State’s inability to win the big game.

Tyrese Maxey's 50 burger falls a day before the anniversary of Joel Embiid's 59 point performance.  Al Michaels and Ron Artest celebrate birthdays today, so Ray lives some of their famous, or, infamous moments.  

(00:00-12:17)  Between Jalen Hurts’ knee and the rest of the team’s health, the bye week could not have come at a better time.  So Andrew takes the bye week to reflect and proclaim that he does NOT fear any team in the NFL right now and poses the question: How do Eagles fans feel compared to the rest of the NFL? 

(12:34-39:27)- After establishing his stance on Eagles vs NFL, Andrew decides he would take last year’s Eagles team over this year’s team.  John Kincaide joins the show to make his official testimony on “whiz gate”.

(39:30-53:30) Andrew catches a couple national media members eating crow about Joel Embiid and Ray takes us back to an Eagles’ classic for a bye week edition of The Vault.

(1:02:25- 1:19:25) The phone lines open and the fans of Philly look ahead to what additions the 76ers and Phillies can both make in the coming months.  Chatters of Juan Soto and Mike Trout and how big of an impact Nick Nurse has had on this hot 76ers start.

(1:23:45-1:39:34) Reports are that Aaron Nola is going to cost $200 million, would you pay it?

(1:41:21-2:00:55) The team shifts gears to the 76ers and discusses the addition a potential star, is OG Anunoby enough and is his asking price too high? Delaware Blue Coats GM Jameer Nelson joins the show to discuss the 76ers, Joel Embiid’s dominance, and how Tyrese Maxey isn’t even in his prime yet.

(2:03:00-2:54:04)  Andrew and Ray discuss bye week plans and go around the league.  They field intrigue on the new “in-season tournament”, and Choonis opens a can of worms with his scalding hot life takes such as Dark Knight being a better movie than Pulp Fiction.