Sports R Dumb

Joey visits Vancouver and goes to a Vancouver Canucks game. Sean stays in Austin and goes to a Texas Longhorns game. Neither of those are particularly spooky on their own, but just you wait.

We're also covering dumb moments from the first week of the NBA season, including a travel that just might make you stop watching the sport entirely, plus the evolution of Ole Miss's "Rebels" mascot.

Finally, Sean breaks down the five spookiest types of fans to sit by during a live sporting event. Happy Halloween!

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Ole Miss Reb mascot

LaMelo Ball's travel

Luka Doncic trash talking Yaxel Lendeborg

The NCAA just expanded its football playoffs to 12 teams in 2024, a system it has not yet perfected. But for some reason (i.e. money), the NCAA is now expanding the new system to 24 teams. Hope y'all are ready for a bunch of lackluster SEC and Big 10 programs to make the playoff!

Plus, other things rich dudes have ruined, and LeBron's entry into Polymarket is discouraging in a league that already has many gambling-addicted fans.

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Ryan Fitzpatrick upset with Bo Nix's performance

Peloton instructors reading joke names

The Philadelphia 76ers on the cold open of Abbott Elementary

We're through five weeks of the NFL season, and you might never see something as dumb as what the NFC East just went through. The Cowboys lost at home to the Buccaneers on Thursday Night Football, with a contract employee getting fired for calling Dallas's performance "embarrassing" as Dak Prescott walked by. Then, the Eagles lost a game where they took the lead with 8 seconds left and their opponent was out of timeouts. Finally, the Giants and Commanders played each other and ended in a tie, with both teams making boneheaded plays in overtime when a field goal would have won it.

And so, in Week 5 of the 2026 NFL season, the NFC East became the first division in league history to not win a single game despite two of the division's teams playing each other. Truly spectacular.

Plus, Sean recounts his Bahamas vacation, the White Sox and WNBA playoffs were full of silliness, and we do a live taste test of a new product from H-E-B.

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Dak Prescott and the monkey puppet side by side

Mind the Gap board game

H-E-B Butter Pecan Candy Cups

We recorded this episode in advance because Seany Boy is headed on vacation! So, there's less topical sports chatter than usual, but never fear! We're sharing some excellent board game recs, diving into the latest Jackbox, and still getting a heavy dose of sports hijinks courtesy of the 2026 Chicago White Sox.

We're also talking the MLB and WNBA playoffs, and a very "pointed" controversy in the latter. And we ruminate over the walk-up songs we'd choose. What would you want to hear as you strolled to the plate during a baseball game?

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Boom Again episode with Brian Hersch

Hitster song-guessing game

Jackbox Party Pack 11

Munetaka Murakami great interview moments

Mr. Chi City

The MLB playoffs are upon us! Can Sean name all 12 teams participating in this year's postseason?

We're also diving into some cute on-field moments, some hilariously juvenile celebrations, and some silly penalties that perhaps swung games.

Plus, Joey runs the Run the Runway 5k on at the Corpus Christi International Airport, and the Cowboys also somehow lost against the Ravens in regulation after tying the game with seven seconds left. Sean vows to quit football. We'll see how long it lasts.

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Genevieve Verlander surprises her dad

Collins Simmons with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty

Rams' pass interference call against the Broncos

After Week 1, people made all kinds of proclamations about the state of the NFL. The Bears are the best offense in the NFL after scoring 59 points. The Browns offense is incapable of moving the football. The Patriots are suddenly bad after reaching the Super Bowl last year. Of course, by the end of Week 2, all of those takes looked silly. Yet overreactions are commonplace during the long and grueling football season.

Plus, Sean and Joey each had some adventures at various stadiums (football and baseball, respectively), and we dissect some of the ins and outs of Saturday Night Live after Joey visited the "50 Years of SNL Music" exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

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SNL The Bjelland Brothers

SNL Miss Eggy

The Rowley Inn in Cleveland

Feed the City

Titans Cleat Watering Video

"Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)" by Journey

We had to record this episode in advance of any of the NFL games being played, so cheer us for making correct predictions (such as Deshaun Watson being bad at football) and also cheer us for making bold ones that didn't happen (like Titans/Jets being the game of the weekend). And we doubt anyone would have predicted the Bears and Panthers would combine for 96 points, the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history.

Plus, Sean waxes poetic about the Kawhi Leonard and Los Angeles Clippers situation, and Joey attended a Guardians game that featured an 18-pitch at-bat that eventually ended in a walk (though he didn't know that when we were recording). Fascinating stuff!

Browse through the scores of most college football games during Week 1 and...well, you'd see a lot of blowouts. Joey attended a Texas A&M game as a reporter, and the final score was 50-0. Sean's Texas Longhorns won by 52 points. Other big schools beat up on low-end FBS or FCS universities in games that were pretty much decided before halftime.

Of course, we did have a few marquee matchups, including the Ole Miss/Louisville thriller, and some entertaining games between schools that will probably be good (Oregon and Boise State) and schools that will probably only be so-so (Auburn and Baylor). Either way, we're happy college football and all the dumb elements of it are back.

And don't you worry, we're also talking about the wild ending of that Michigan/Western Michigan game, afternoon start times for southern schools, and some unique latte flavors.

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Polite Coffee Roasters

Rutgers fireworks show

The Princess Bride mountain scene

Michigan Hail Mary

DJ Lagway fumble while hurtling

These two events are not related, but they're the big moments of the past few days. Sean relives a rough moment at work when his parked car got sliced by an 18-wheeler truck.

Meanwhile, the college football season has kicked off. And for some reason, we keep playing games in wet and rainy Ireland. Sean gives us his best Irish accent to celebrate.

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New Found Glory - "Head On Collision"

New Found Glory - Hidden track from Sticks and Stones

Tyrone Prothro's bonkers catch from 2005

Greg Maddux's wild first pitch

We're back! We've taken most of August off because it's too hot to record...er, because of some major life events! Joey became an uncle to a wonderful niece and also took a trip to Alaska; both are delightful. Sean scored four goals in a hockey game and then his check engine light came on during the ride home, a great sign that you can never ride too high on your horses.

Plenty of dumb stuff is going on in sports, too! The Cleveland Browns named Deshaun Watson their starter despite him being not a good human being and an even worse quarterback. The Los Angeles Lakers and other NBA franchises seem to just be toys for some billionaire owners to hold onto for a year before flipping it like it a renovated house. LSU and Lane Kiffin tried to sign a tight end who was a professional NFL player a week ago. Plus, a fun thought exercise to do a Bill Belichick impersonation with an Irish accent.

And we lost a legend in Dolly Parton, an absolute icon. That's not really related to sports, but she transcended all of these games. May her kindness and generosity towards others continue to live on in all of us.

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Chicago Bulls Starting Lineup Intro

Hattie B's Hot Chicken