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September 11, 2023Mizzou football is "2-0." Reactions and takes from the Tigers' woeful performance against MTSU, Quick Hits, CFB Week 2 recap & SEC Tier List
Mizzou football is "2-0" for the first time since 2018 and no one is happy. The Tigers beat Middle Tennessee State by just four points Saturday night giving fans plenty of reason to worry as the schedule only gets tougher. We break down the game including the passive play calling from Eli Drinkwitz, his mind-boggling choice to punt on fourth-and-1, more penalties from the O-Line, some defensive struggles, a lack of contribution from the Tiger wide receivers, Harrison Mevis' first extra point miss, Luther Burden serving as the Tigers' only bright spot and a grim look ahead to Kansas State in Week 3 (00:00:00-00:41:49).
Quick Hits (00:41:49-1:12:42)
Jerseys: Taj Butts is back with Duquesne, Hayden Hurst tosses Bryce Young's first TD, Brock Purdy & Patrick Peterson

NEW SEGMENT: “Ken’s Sports Shorts”

Best Beats: Navy in shambles, MNF, the Smart People Bowl

Dirty Birds: Tanner Mordecai sucks, Hayden Large, Aaron Rodgers refuses to 'War Eagle'

Best things we learned: Mack Brown's beef with the NCAA, Mizzou target Trent Burns' top four, Coco Gauff is a Major Champ, the Cowboys have a soccer player at kicker

Bonk: Connor Tollison
We finish the show with our Week 2 SEC Tier List and a recap from around college football including Deion going 2-0, Texas is back and trouble in Tuscaloosa (1:12:42-1:44:57).

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1 hr 45 min
September 08, 2023Columbia Tribune Mizzou beat writer Calum McAndrew, Middle Tennessee State preview, Mizzou WBB lands two commits, Quick Hits, CFB Week 1 recap, SEC tier list
It's Middle Tennessee State Week. We're joined by Columbia Tribune Mizzou beat writer Calum McAndrew who gives his takes on Mizzou football's performance in Week 1, an update on the QB battle as Brady Cook officially won the job (feat. a great golf analogy from Calum), who stood out against South Dakota and what we can expect from Drinkwitz, Moore, Baker and co. against the Blue Raiders. We also talked a little about recruiting, Calum's hatred of uniform discussion, his feature on Cook and his name still being misspelled on credentials (00:00:00-00:30:42)
Payton does his uniform review for Week 2, and we shift to some hoops talk as Robin Pingeton lands two commits in the Class of 2024, Mizzou WBB's tough start to SEC play & its NCAA Tournament hopes, Dennis Gates has another visitor and Mizzou Madness is back (00:30:42-00:45:17)
Quick Hits (00:45:17-1:15:36)
Jerseys: Troy Johnston continues to light it up, Tom Brady is back? Nick Bosa got paid

"Guess That College"

Best Beats: Never bet on Barry, NFL bets are back, Jack completes the RoadTo500 (but not for long)

Sean East Main Birds: Masyn Winn, Joshua Dobbs, The Oregon Duck's push-ups

Best things we learned: Idaho State's admin uses illegal streams, Donald Trump is going to Iowa-Iowa State, Team USA gets right

Ratio: Fauci
We finish the show recapping the first week of college football including Deion's huge win, Clemsoning is back, never travel to Wyoming for Week 1, Wisconsin still runs the ball and our SEC tier list (1:15:36-1:44:59).

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1 hr 45 min
September 01, 2023Mizzou beats South Dakota, "QB battle over," Quick Hits, Mount Rushmore of TV Show Soundtracks
Mizzou football is 1-0. We break down the good the bad and mostly the ugly from the Tigers' 35-10 win, including the shameless lack of a real QB competition on full display, more O-Line penalty woes, some fun moments from Kirby Moore's new offense, an awesome day for Luther Burden, Johnny Walker Jr. & the running back room, another mishap against an FCS side by Harrison Mevis and Eli Drinkwitz's strange postgame comments (00:00:00-00:33:08).
Quick Hits (00:33:08-1:12:35)
Jerseys: The University of Houston's icy new football jerseys & an homage to the Oilers, Boltman, Christian Pulisic is bossing it in Italy

"Guess That College"

Best beats: Purdue to cover against Fresno State, The Confusion Bowl, the Deion era in Colorado begins

Sean East Main Birds: Tommy Edman, Harrison Bader, Noah Lyles

Best things we learned: Mizzou fan rules, Reggie Slater's side hustle, unreal pettiness from a bar in Milwaukee

Ratio/Joke/Bonk/Community note: Jack Soble, Killer Keemstar
We finish the show with a Mount Rushmore of TV show theme soundtracks (1:12:35-1:28:29).

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1 hr 29 min
August 28, 2023Mizzou football beat writer Wendell Shepherd, it's South Dakota week + men's hoops non-conference matchups, Quick Hits, Immaculate Grid
It's South Dakota week. Columbia Missourian Mizzou football beat writer Wendell Shepherd joins the show to give his takes on what he's seen at fall camp, the QB battle, the WR room, the defense, injuries including LB Chad Bailey's timeline and a ton more. He also gives his thoughts on Williams Nwaneri's Oklahoma gear & subsequent freakout by Mizzou fans and a unique situation with a fake commit. We also talked a little Mizzou men's hoops as the Tigers finalized their non-conference schedule with a very funny video announcement & and another iconic Sean East soundbite (00:00:00-00:40:27).
Quick Hits (00:40:27-1:06:51)
Jerseys: Nathan Tella signs for Leverkusen, Sam Hartman, Trey Lance is a Cowboy

Spelling Bee: Happy Gilmore characters in honor of Bob Barker

Best Beats: ABAGM, can Rice cover? The Jim Mora era continues

Dirty Birds: Godzilla X Kong delayed, Jacksonville State football, Dior Johnson

Best things we learned: Taylor Powell is back in black and gold, Trump's measurables, Vandy plays at a construction site

Ratio/Joke/Bonk/Community Note: New phone game
We finish the show with Kenny & Payton collabing to get the lowest possible score on Immaculate Grid (1:06:51-1:21:03).

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1 hr 22 min
August 25, 2023Six days until Mizzou football + men's hoops & baseball recruiting updates, Mizzou soccer wins again, Quick Hits, Mount Rushmore of movie villains
Mizzou football is six days away from its opening game against South Dakota. We talk watchlists after six Tigers were selected to the Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams and several earned a spot on the watch list for the Senior Bowl. We also talk about Mizzou's 13th commit in the Class of 2024, DE Jaylen Brown, other recruiting news for football, baseball, a Futurecast for men's hoops' five-star 2024 target Jayden Quaintance and a quick recap of Mizzou soccer's second win of the season (00:00:00-00:29:48)
Quick Hits (00:29:48-1:00:28)
Jerseys: James Harden is back in Houston, Paul DeGiant, "Hi Burnley!"

"Guess That College"

Best Beats: College football is back, Jack gets to see Drew Lock

Sean East Main Birds of the Week: Richie and Joshua Palacios, the Ravens snap their preseason streak, Urban Meyer looks great in Untold: Swamp Kings doc

Best things we learned: NFL aggregate accounts suck, Josh Harris with the worst handshake of all time, NFL jerseys in the UK

Four ratios of the week: TitansTonk, Big Brother, Week 0, AI scriptwriting
We finish the show with a Mount Rushmore of movie villains with a new way to decide the order (1:00:28-1:14:53).

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1 hr 15 min
August 21, 2023Mizzou's QB competition heats up, fall camp updates + Mizzou's 2023 captains, Dennis Gates continues to target big names, Quick Hits, Bleav news
Mizzou's QB competition continues to heat up as Brady Cook and Sam Horn battle for the job. We break down what we learned from the Tigers' open practice at Faurot Field on Saturday, some awesome news for walk-on Ben Straatmann & not so good news about Dre Kirkpatrick Jr., injury updates and who Mizzou's captains will be. We also talk Mizzou hoops as 2024 five-star center Jayden Quaintance & three-star prospect Trent Burns will both take visits next month + Mizzou soccer smoked SEMO 4-0 in its opening game of the season (00:00:00-00:26:35).
Quick Hits (00:26:35-00:55:32)
Jerseys: Larry Rountree III, Drew Lock continues to ball out in preseason, Jeremie Frimpong & Beyer Leverkusen win first Bundesliga game

Spelling bee: Former Lombardi Award winners

Best Beats: Football is almost here, Kenny & Jack bet on soccer

Dirty Birds: Chris Jones' fake GoFundMe, Pete Alonso, Jack has no more wisdom

Best things we learned: Former Tiger Markus Golden coached by best friend, Unwritten makes its big screen debut, we drafted a fantasy football team

Ratio + food bonk: Elon & Max
We finish the show with some cool Bleav Network news (00:55:32-1:00:44).

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1 hr 1 min
August 18, 2023PFF college football analyst Max Chadwick, Mizzou lands Williams Nwaneri + fall camp updates, Quick Hits, Mount Rushmore of fast food chains
Eli Drinkwitz has done it. Mizzou football successfully landed five-star defensive lineman Williams Nwaneri. We talk all about his commitment, what it means for Drink, the future of the program and other top 2024 recruits that Mizzou is chasing including Ryan Wingo & Dre Kirkpatrick Jr. We break down some Mizzou fall camp updates including a probable starting O-Line in 2023 that features a couple of surprises. We talk Mizzou hoops after the Tigers landed in the top eight for 2024 four-star PF Ryan Jones and the date for the Braggin' Rights game is set. We also talk a little Mizzou baseball after Kerrick Jackson hired two newcomers to his coaching staff (00:00:00-00:29:50).
Quick Hits (00:29:50-1:03:36)
Jerseys: Teddy Bridgewater's unique number, Dre Kirkpatrick & his son's commitment, Neymar gets paid big by Saudi Arabia

"Guess That College"

Best Beats: Kenny bets against Leverkusen's arch-rival Köln, Payton loves Cooper Rush, Jack hates preseason overs

Sean East Main Birds: Michael Oher, Giovanny Gallegos & weird MLB rules, Lionel Messi might bring the Ballon d'Or to America

Bonk of the week: Community notes
PFF college football analyst and friend of the show Max Chadwick joins us to talk a ton more Mizzou football, Max's own show Preferred Walk-On, the AP Poll, the changing landscape of college sports, the Johnny Football doc, Max's appearances on Finebaum and more (1:03:36-1:41:17).
We finish the show with Max doing a Mount Rushmore of fast food chains (1:41:18-2:28:31).

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2 hr 29 min
August 14, 2023Mizzou men's hoops non-conference matchups so far, Mizzou football updates from fall camp + big Williams Nwaneri news, Quick Hits, Headlines
After Jeremiah McClellan unsurprisingly announced his commitment to Ohio State we got some big predictions in favor of Mizzou for another of their top targets, Williams Nwaneri. Plus updates from fall camp including Drinkwitz making a few subtle comments on the QB battle and some big news for Payton's favorite center Connor Tollison. We also had some Tigers in the NFL this weekend and a recent price drop on concessions at Memorial Stadium has the boys upset. We also talk Mizzou men's hoops including the Tigers' confirmed non-conference games & their jump in the 2024 recruiting rankings after Dennis Gates landed another four-star commit and it doesn't seem like he's done yet (00:00:00-00:37:05).
Quick Hits (00:37:05-1:03:07)
Jerseys: A wild Tweet ends up on Etsy, Dennis Gates & the Royals, Caitlin Clark's butter sculpture

Spelling bee Jack edition: Bayer Leverkusen players after they throttled Teutonia Ottensen 8-0

Best Beats: Dak to have more picks than Deion Sanders' kid, Payton doesn't buy the Akron hype, Jack loves Wolves

Dirty Birds: An unfortunate Ravens Instagram post, José Bautista, James Harden

Best things we learned: Sean Payton hates bucket hats, Félix Bautista & a rollercoaster Kenny rant, UCLA commit Kwazi Gilmer has the best commitment video ever

Bonk of the week: A Lions fan
We finish the show discussing other important headlines across the wide world of sports (1:03:07-1:12:15).

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1 hr 13 min
August 11, 2023247Sports Midwest Recruiting Analyst Allen Trieu on Mizzou's 2024 targets, Chase Daniel & the Tigers' QB battle, Quick Hits, Mount Rushmore of non-sports video games
As Mizzou football still searches for its QB1 the candidates got a chance to throw in front of some Tiger royalty this week after Chase Daniel came to visit. We talk about that as well as the latest in recruiting for Mizzou baseball & men's hoops as Dennis Gates has a chance to lock down possibly the best recruiting class in school history (00:00:00-00:17:34).
Quick Hits (00:17:34-00:49:43)
Jerseys: Bayer Leverkusen's icy third kit, “Port St. Lucie St,." TCU's very large offensive lineman

"Guess That College"

Best Beats: Kenny bets on surfing, Payton gambles on Josh Allen not playing, Leverkusen's Bundesliga journey begins

Sean East Main Birds of the Week: Gradey Dick at Mizzou Arena, Félix Bautista, Aaron Rodgers & Sauce Gardner have the coldest handshake in the NFL

Best things we learned: Johnny Manziel was even more wild than we knew, Ed Oliver and Major Applewhite squash their beef, ESPN is getting a sportsbook

Ratio: George Papas still owns Kansas
247Sports Midwest Recruiting Analyst Allen Trieu joins the show to talk about his crystal ball for Ryan Wingo to Mizzou, the Tigers' chances to land Williams Nwaneri & Jeremiah McClellan and how Eli Drinkwitz and co have helped Mizzou football compete for big recruits. We also talk about the state of recruiting in the era of NIL and realignment, what it's like to be a recruiting analyst, Allen's comedy career & opening for Hannibal Buress and his future in the world of pickleball (00:49:43-1:26:32).
We finish the show with a Mount Rushmore of non-sports video games (1:26:32-1:43:01).

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1 hr 44 min
August 08, 2023Eliah Drinkwitz & conference realignment, Marcus Allen commits to Mizzou men's hoops plus other recruiting news, Mizzou track & field crowns a champ, Quick Hits
Dennis Gates landed his second commit in the Class of 2024 as four-star forward Marcus Allen announced he would join the Tigers. We talk about his commitment, where Mizzou stands in college basketball for 2024 recruiting and a third 2024 commit that could be coming to COMO, four-star center Peyton Marshall. We also talk a little Mizzou football recruiting and some Mizzou track & field as a Tiger became a champion (00:00:00-00:19:12).
Quick Hits (00:19:12-00:38:43)
Jerseys: Jon Singleton is back with the Astros, the José Ramírez-Tim Anderson brawl, DeMarcus Ware the singer

Spelling bee: 1978 New York Giants

Best Beats: The Jon Singleton series, The White Sox are a mess, Seahawks-Vikings in preseason primetime

Dirty Birds: The Orioles suspend a broadcaster for reporting facts, Davis Schneider, KU men's basketball is already a loser

Best things we learned: Cal & Stanford switching oceans, a Joe Mauer callback, Premier League predictions

Joke of the week: What do you call an alligator in a vest?
We finish the show talking conference realignment after Mizzou football coach Eliah Drinkwitz made some comments that went viral about how the changes will affect college athletes. We break down his comments and give our takes on the whole situation and what college sports will look like down the road (00:38:43-00:53:04).

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54 min