The Brothers Brandt Sports Podcast

If you have ever watched an NFL football game, college basketball game, the PGA TOUR or The Masters you have certainly enjoyed the poetic majesty that Jim Nantz narrates everyone of his sports broadcasts with. His ability to perfectly balance passionate-enthusiasm and tranquility in every word while describing the details of an athletic contest for millions of varying viewers is unmatched and is the reason why Jim Nantz is the greatest of all time. On multiple occasions Jim has, within a 3-month window, broadcasted the Super Bowl, The Final Four and The Masters during his 36-year career at CBS. Like the Brothers Brandt, Jim grew up playing sports on the Jersey Shore in Monmouth County, New Jersey. After graduating from the University of Houston with a broadcasting degree, Jim kickstarted his Hall of Fame career by announcing college football and NBA games. He has since added the U.S. Open Tennis tournament, Winter Olympics and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade to his illustrious broadcasting career accomplishments. Twice, Jim has won a Sports Emmy for Outstanding Personality and Play-By-Play. Five times, the National Sports Media Association (NSMA) has selected Jim as the Sportscaster of the Year. Both, the Basketball Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame have recognized and awarded Jim for his contributions to their sports and in Jim’s first book in 2008, “Always By My Side” President George W. Bush wrote the forward for it. In honor of his father, Jim partnered with the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas to establish the Nantz National Alzheimer Center. If you enjoy wine, Jim has his own brand named ‘The Calling’ in reference to his legendary Masters calls on the microphone. Jim's decorated resume is only a part of what makes Jim so special. He has the biggest heart, a family-man with three kids and has always gone above and beyond to treat the Brothers Brandt with such incredible kindness every time we’ve been together in Augusta or at the Final Four. Enjoy this conversation with our idol and friend, Jim Nantz, the greatest sports broadcaster ever.

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“Send it in Big Fella!” “With a Little Kiss off the Glass!” “Onions!” “A Little Lingerie on the Deck!” “SEND IT IN JEROME!” … These are all well-known, iconic, passionate college basketball expressions heard by millions of fans around the world when watching games on CBS for the last 33+ years which have been uttered by the enthusiastic analyst, himself - Mr. Bill Raftery. These creative phrases developed by Bill are what makes him the “O.G.” for college basketball play-by-play commentary. He’s one of a kind – no doubt about it! We were so thrilled to have Bill on this episode of The Brothers Brandt podcast to talk about his 3+ decades of sports broadcasting, his 4 Sports Emmy Awards he has won for Most Outstanding Sports Event Analyst, his movie biography “With A Kiss” that his son Billy produced in 2016, being drafted into the NBA by the New York Knicks in 1963, and what it was like growing up in New Jersey, being the state’s all-time high school leading scorer with 2,192 points (a record that was held for over 35 years) and being named Mr. Basketball in 1959. Bill is one of the nicest guys you’ll ever meet. He’s incredibly talented and a Hall of Fame broadcaster! Enjoy this amazing interview with Bill.

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And back to the Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta we go for part two of the Chic-Fil-A Kick Off Classic... Tennessee Volunteers vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The game was an absolute thriller, a shoot out with a game winning field goal by our Volunteers. 
We followed up this game with a tour and rain delay at The Atlanta Braves Stadium. Enjoy this episode as we talk about getting on the field at both the Vols game and Braves game!

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Wow! Get ready for the grand daddy of them all... arguably the greatest sports day in the brothers brandt careers. I'm not going to give much of a description because only the stories in the podcast will do it justice, but on this day Rick and myself saw not one, not two but THREE major college football games. We started at Clemson, shot over to Georgia and finished up in A town down to watch Bama battle FSU for the greatest opener of all time! Enjoy the show folks!

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In this episode, Rick and myself relive our time visiting Clemson and Georgia. We took tours of both facilities, one schedule and one on our own haha. This was the calm before the storm. We are about to deliver the goods on our greatest sports road trip ever: 9 games in 12 days throughout the Southeast. Get ready for an absolute thriller 9 part series WOW!!!

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Super Bowl week is upon us and we thought there was no one better to come on the pod and chop it up about his career and winning a Super Bowl than Neptune New Jersey Native, Rutgers star tight end and former Gronk/ Brady teammate than Tim Wright. This episode was one of the best by far. Tim spares no details as he relives his childhood, pop warner and high school careers. His epic winner within mentality at Rutgers empowered him to overcome an ACL injury which sidelined him for his Junior year. He took the field his senior year as a lone offensive captain and turned up the heat for the nation to see. It caught the eyes of his former coach Greg Schiano who was coaching the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. As an undrafted free agent, Tim had to earn his spot in Tampa and was moved from Wide Receiver to Tight End. He set franchise records his rookie year and made splash. After his rookie year, Tim was traded (words players never want to hear). But when he found out his new home would be with Tom Brady, Gronk and Belichik, Tim was doing cart wheels. He shipped up to Boston and was greeted with hugs from Brady and Gronk. His first season with the Patriots resulted in 6 touchdowns thrown by none other than the GOAT, Tom Brady. He worked in tandem with Gronk as a dynamic duo at the tight end position. That year the Patriots won the Super Bowl in arguably the greatest Super Bowl finish ever and Tim was donned World Champion! Enjoy this episode as Tim gives incredible description of what his journey was like and his predictions on this week's game... 28-21 Tampa - Brady 268 yards 3 Touchdowns AND what he is up to now!!

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Enjoy this episode as Rick and I talk sports and life in the Dominican Republic. 

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2017 in Philadelphia was a magical year for the Eagles and the fanatic fan base. It was capped off by an incredible Super Bowl run defeating the New England Patriots in epic fashion. In this episode, Rob details the year and how the city felt during it's championship run. It was a mad house living in Philly during this time and he loved every minute of it. Enjoy as we flashback to Super Bowl 52. 

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What a pleasure it was interviewing Alex Miniak!! Alex is the PA announcer for the San Diego Padres and the PA announcer for MLB the Show video game (Best selling baseball video game ever). If you ever attended a game at Petco Park or have enjoyed crushing homers in the video game, you know Alex Miniak or at least you know his voice!! In this episode, Alex talks about growing up in the Florida, attending University of Florida during some championship runs as a journalism major and his journey to the big leagues. I was fascinating as Alex shines a light on what it takes to make it as a PA announcer in the big leagues. Think about it... there are 30 major league baseball teams and every baseball team has 40 players on the roster. That's 1,200 players in baseball.  To make it as a PA announcer you have to be TOP 30 out of millions of people. He is in rare class. During his interview with the Padres, he was the last man standing after 800 applicants were turned away. Wow!! What a voice!! He recounts his favorite memories of announcing with us which were 2016 All Star game and this past post season. He was chosen to be one of few announcers for the 2020 Post Season Playoff Bubble Push! Enjoy this episode as Alex dives deep with us!

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2021 is going to be a great year for sports...I can feel it!! Rick and I wanted to kick off the new year by walking through every major sport. We wanted to give our take on what it will look like whether it be a bubble scenario or traveling. We shared our excitement for certain events such as The Masters, Summer Olympics and Lake Tahoe Hockey Games. It's going to be an awesome year for sports and make sure you tune in for this episode as we give you the roadmap of 2021 sports and what to expect. Enjoy!

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