With football season ending, baseball season not yet started, and college and pro basketball still not to their championship tournaments, The Message Pitch is combating the February Sports Blues by introducing a new series, titled "The Offseason." Each episode will serve as an evergreen piece that can be listened to at any time, as opposed to the tradition current events subjects The Message Pitch covers.

Episode 2 of "The Offseason" series sees sports and pop culture collide as it focuses on the greatest athletes to ever grace the silver screen. In this episode, what started as a conversation about who the movie athlete GOAT is turned into a draft as Drew, Will, Matt and Jordo each picked a four-round mini team.

The rules for a GOAT were simple:

Rule 1: The athlete cannot be a portrayal of a real athlete in a biopic.

Rule 2: The athlete cannot be a real athlete cameo, or an athlete playing themselves. (MJ in Space Jam is out, for example.)

Rule 3: It can be any athlete, any sport, any movie. (And boy, did this rule get tested.)

Check out the episode to see who made it, who didn't, and some of the more hilarious picks courtesy of Jordo and Will. Will also stunned the guys with his picks in a great and sincere performance.

Weigh in on the picks, as well as your own picks, by visiting The Message Pitch on social media and at themessagepitch.com, be sure to like and subscribe, and leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts.

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With football season ending, baseball season not yet started, and basketball season still not to their championship tournaments, The Message Pitch is combating the February Sports Blues by introducing a new series, titled "The Offseason." Each episode will serve as an evergreen piece that can be listened to at any time, as opposed to the tradition current events subjects The Message Pitch covers.

Episode 1 of "The Offseason" series focuses on the great voices of sports - the legendary play-by-play and color commentators across sports. In this episode, Drew, Will, and Matt talk about what makes a great commentator, how hard the job is, those who do it well, and those who...well, you'll just have to listen. The group covers their GOATS on the mic, and Matt and Drew discuss who they patterned after during their brief commentary careers.

Thanks to our sponsors: Faultee's Spark Plugs, Maypop Tires, Dogwater Sports Drink, and Moore-Gooder Paints.

In this episode, the guys:

- Look back on the 2025 College Football season and NFL playoffs

- A deep examination of the impact of big tv and incorporate money and the wild west of NIL on College Sports.

- Robot Refs

- And Will returns with an amazing display of snark--further etching his legacy as one of the greatest haters of all time.

Jordo and Drew hold the fort down while Matt and Will are away, and talk the college football coaching carousel as well as the World Series--and even some hunting as well.

A discussion on the college football season, coaching carousel, and the 2025 edition of the MLB playoffs. Like and subscribe, and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts!

Exactly what it says: how good or bad is your favorite college football team (Bama fans, buckle up) and how much fun will the NFL season be? Tune in and find out!

The guys are back and talking college basketball and...golf? Yes, you read that right. And also giving you a rundown of a Netflix sports comedy hit. All in less than an hour-and-a-half.

The guys talk late 2000s hip-hop, pro and college football, and Preview the 2024 World Series.

On the verge of a birthday, Matt gives a performance for the ages while sick. The guys talk college football, namely the major upsets pulled by Arkansas over Tennessee and Vandy over Alabama.

The guys tackle UGA-Alabama, Ole Miss-Kentucky, and other stories around the college football landscape. They also give their thoughts and predictions on the 2024 MLB Playoff picture.