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Episode 105 - "The Black Sox Scandal Episode" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics:

- NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football Week Five Review & Recap: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss the major storylines, review, & each provide their individual takeaway's for the Week 5 slate of College Football games from across the country - - Be sure to tune in for an in-depth recap, and discussion of the following game(s), which are included in this week's College Football Review & Recap segment:

No.8 Florida State Seminoles at Virginia Cavaliers & the "One-Finger Salute"

No.22 Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Arkansas Razorbacks & the firing of HC Sam Pittman

No.21 USC Trojans at No.23 Illinois Fighting Illini

No.16 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at Wake Forest Demon Deacons & the Impact of a Missed
"Offsides" Call

Auburn Tigers at No.9 Texas A&M Aggies

"The Battle for the Magnolia Trophy:" No. 4 LSU Tigers at No.13 Ole Miss Rebels - - Are Trinidad Chambliss & the Ole Miss Rebels legit? Or can we expect the stereotypical "Lane Kiffin-style" collapse at some point this season?

No.15 Tennessee Volunteers at Mississippi State Bulldogs

No.17 Alabama Crimson Tide at No.5 Georgia Bulldogs

No.6 Oregon Ducks at No.3 Penn State Nittany Lions & HC James Franklin is now 4-21 against AP Top 10 ranked opponents - - Will James Franklin & the Nittany Lions ever get over "the hump?"

- NCAA College Football Week Six Preview & Predictions: In this episode's Week Six preview, JD & Spencer provide their individual & independently-selected pick(s) and/or predictions for each of the following Week 6 matchups - as well as providing in-depth analysis & reasoning to explain the justification for their selection: **Be Sure to Share Your Picks with Us via Twitter/X - - @TraditionFinest OR Send Us an Email at [email protected]!!

Kentucky at No.12 Georgia (-20.5)                          O/U48.5

Wisconsin at No.20 Michigan (-16.5)                         O/U42.5

No.14 Iowa State at Cincinnati (-2.5)                    O/U52.5

"College Gameday:" No.16 Vanderbilt at No.10 Alabama (-10.5)  O/U56.5

No.9 Texas (-6.5) at Florida                                 O/U43.5

No.24 Virginia at Louisville (-7.5)                             O/U62.5

No.11 Texas Tech (-10.5) at Houston                         O/U50.5

Mississippi State at No.6 Texas A&M (-14.5)               O/U57.5

No.3 Miami (-4.5) at No.18 Florida State               O/U54.5

- NFL - NFL Regular Season Week 4 Review: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss, review & recap each of the following NFL games from Week 4 of the regular season - - Be sure to tune in for a discussion of the major storylines from across the league - as well as an in-depth review & analysis of a few of the most notable games from this past weekend; the following topics & slate of games are discussed in this episode:

Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants & Rookie QB Jaxson Dart's impressive debut as a starter & the Giants' costly win. . .

**We reveal our fourth "Tradition's Finest Most Badass Celly of Week Two" Award winner. . .

Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers & the Eagles' 20th victory in 21 games. . .

**Tennessee Titans rookie QB Cam Ward & his statement regarding the team's winless (0-4) start. . .

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams & WR Adonai Mitchell's costly TD "celebration?". . .

**49ers DC Robert Saleh & Jaguars HC Liam Coen's heated postgame exchange at midfield after Jacksonville's 26-21 win. . .

Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs & the number of injured starters for the Ravens continues to rise. . .

Green Bay Packers at Dallas Cowboys & the "abomination" of a tie as a potential outcome for a professional sporting event. . .

- NFL (cont'd) - Per ESPN on Monday, Bad Bunny will bring his Latin trap and reggaeton swagger to the NFL's biggest stage next year - - as the Grammy-winning artist will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX halftime show at Levi's Stadium on February 8th in Santa Clara, California - - Bad Bunny has become one of world's most streamed artists as he recently released an all-Spanish-language EP titled "Un Verano Sin Ti,". . .Q: What are your thoughts about the announcement that Bad Bunny will be the halftime performer at next year's Super Bowl LX?. . .Per ESPN's NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Wednesday morning, the Cleveland Browns have decided to bench veteran QB Joe Flacco and will turn to rookie Dillon Gabriel as the team's starter for Sunday's international game (i.e., London) against the Minnesota Vikings - - Flacco started Cleveland's first four games but has thrown six INTs this season, and has committed an NFL-high eight turnovers - and his 27.0 Total QBR ranks above only Titans rookie QB Cam Ward among qualifying passers - - Through the first four weeks of the NFL regular season, the Browns have the NFL's second-lowest scoring offense, averaging just 14 points per game - - Q: Were you surprised that Cleveland Browns HC Kevin Stefanski elected to make the switch at QB from a veteran to a rookie just four weeks into the regular season?. . .

- Miscellaneous - PGA/Golf: The U.S. Team fell just short of a historic comeback, tying for the best Singles performance in Ryder Cup history - - Europe went on to defeat the U.S 15-13 in this year's Ryder Cup - - The U.S. became the first home team to lose the event since their collapse at Medinah 13 years ago - - They very nearly completed a comeback that would have blown the miracle out of the water: Trailing 11.5-4.5 to begin the day, the U.S. Team tied the best Singles performance in Ryder Cup history, earning 8.5 of the 12 available points to charge back in contention - - No team had ever come back to win from a deficit greater than four points, yet the U.S. made up five points on the final day - - It was a performance that saved the embarrassment that appeared to be coming, in which the U.S. Team not only lost on home soil, but got their doors blown off by a European team that was better in every facet: on the course & in the captain's room - - U.S. Team captain Keegan Bradley was forced to be an on-looker as Europe's Sam Burns & Robert MacIntyre both putt for birdie on the 17th green, in what remained a tied match, however, it was at this particular moment that European fans broke into song around him - finally letting their voices dominate the atmosphere that had drowned them out after a raucous three days at Bethpage Black - - While Sunday was a day in which the improbable almost happened - after facing a record seven-point deficit after a historically poor first two days at the Ryder Cup - the comeback by the U.S. Team will ultimately get lost in history, primarily, because they fell just short of achieving the success they desired. . .Q: What are your thoughts of the U.S. Team losing to Europe at this year's Ryder Cup, which was played on our own turf?. . .