This Is The Place Sports

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This Is The Place Sports episodes

  • Jazz are performing like champs, All-Star voting and Bees sign agreement with Angels

    Austin and Dirk threw together a last-second podcast invitation and managed to score a couple of really good guests! The Facer Boys are joined by Tony Parks and Jim Burton. The four chat about how well the top team in the NBA, the Utah Jazz, are playing, the ridiculousness of All-Star voting, the Salt Lake Bees' affiliation agreement with the Los Angeles Angels, and the prospect of NCAA conference basketball tournament.

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    Produced by Sammy Facer. 

    39 min
  • Jody Genessy and Jim Burton join the Facer Boys as Tom Brady wins 7th Super Bowl, Alex Smith honored as Comeback POY and Jazz lead NBA with best record

    Shortly after the final whistle of Super Bowl 55, Dirk and Austin are joined by longtime newspaper greats and friends, Jody Genessy and Jim Burton. The quartet discuss Tampa Bay's victory over Kansas City — to Jimbo's chagrin — as well as the Tom Brady's legacy as one of the greatest athletes of all time. They also chat about former Ute great Alex Smith, who was honored as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year as well as the Utah Jazz's current hot streak as winners of 15 of their last 16.

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    Produced by Sammy Facer.

    28 min
  • Jazz are red hot, BYU and USU cast doubt on NCAA hopes and Super Bowl predictions

    Dirk and Austin are joined by longtime SLC sports writer Mike Sorensen and columnist and Tyson Ewing, who works as the statistician for the Utah Jazz's TV broadcast as well as the play by play voice of Utah women's basketball. The group discusses what the Utah Jazz are doing so well at the beginning of the NBA season, whether the Beehive State can hope to have any representatives in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament and finish up with predictions and insights on the Super Bowl matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

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    28 min
  • Donovan Mitchell, College Athletics and Hammerin' Hank with Parker Van Dyke and Jim Burton

    Dirk and Austin are joined by Parker Van Dyke, former University of Utah star and professional basketball player, and Jim Burton, former University of Utah attendee and NBA 2K13 Hall of Famer, to discuss a myriad of topics. The four chat about the Jazz's hot start, Donovan Mitchell's awkward run-in with Shaq and the TNT crew, Larry Scott's departure as Pac-12 Commissioner, and the legacy of Hank Aaron, who passed away this week.

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    Produced by Sammy Facer.

    35 min
  • Remembering Ty Jordan, playing sports without fans and the secret to beating Alabama

    Dirk and Austin are joined this week by former Utah and NFL defensive back Robert Johnson and Locked on Utes and Locked on Cougars host Jake Hatch. The four discuss the tragic loss of Utah running back Ty Jordan, discuss the impact that playing without fans has on athletes, and what Ohio State should consider when facing Alabama for the national championship next week.

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    Produced by Sammy Facer.

    27 min
  • Jazz go big with Gobert, Utes load up on QBs

    Dirk and Austin Facer, along with former Runnin' Utes point guard Parker Van Dyke and legendary Utah sports columnist Brad Rock discuss Rudy Gobert's contract extension with the Jazz, Utah's crowded QB situation, Utah State's messy hiring of its new head football coach, and BYU's 2020 football campaign.

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    Produced by Sammy Facer.

    23 min

About This Is The Place Sports

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Father and son sports media duo, Dirk and Austin Facer, host a semi-regular, semi-funny look at sports in the Beehive State. Sometimes they book guests, sometimes they don't.