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Tradition's Finest Episode 106.5 - "The P.U.I. Episode"
Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast!
Episode 106.5 - "The P.U.I [Pitching Under the Influence] Episode" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics:
- NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football Week Seven Review & Recap: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss the major storylines, review, & each provide their individual takeaway's for the Week 7 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 Alabama Crimson Tide at No.14 Missouri Tigers
No.1 Ohio State Buckeyes at No.17 Illinois Fighting Illini
Washington State Cougars at No.4 Ole Miss Rebels
Allstate Red River Rivalry: No.6 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
No.7 Indiana Hoosiers at No.3 Oregon Ducks
No.15 Michigan Wolverines at USC Trojans
"Deep South's Oldest Rivalry:" No.10 Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
- NCAA: News & Storylines (cont'd) - - Following the results of the Week Seven slate of College Football games on Saturday, Sunday would become somewhat of a “doomsday," as three major CFB head coaches would be fired and/or relieved from their positions. . .(1) Most notably, Penn State fired HC James Franklin after 12 seasons with the program, the school announced early Sunday morning - - Franklin is owed more than $49 million, according to his contract, which is the second-largest buyout in college football history behind only Jimbo Fisher's $76 million buyout from Texas A&M - - Associate HC Terry Smith will serve as the Nittany Lions' interim head coach for the remainder of the season, and reportedly, no additional changes to the staff are expected at this time - - Penn State, ranked in the preseason as the No.2 team in the country, entered the 2025-26 season with a championship-or-bust mission, and oh boy, did things go bust! - - Franklin's program appeared to hit a new low when the Nittany Lions traveled out to Los Angeles two weeks ago only to lose to the winless UCLA Bruins, a team who hadn't previously held a lead in a game this season - - The woes traveled back with the team to Happy Valley, and with them came "Fire Franklin!" chants at Beaver Stadium on Saturday - - The Nittany Lions dropped their second straight home game this past weekend - and third overall - when they fell to Northwestern 22-21 in front of a stunned crowd at Happy Valley - - **NOTE: With the two losses, Penn State became the first team since the FBS and FCS split in 1978, to lose consecutive games while favored by 20 or more points in each game, according to ESPN Research - - In Saturday's loss to the Wildcats, the Nittany Lions struggled on both sides of the ball, committing six penalties for 71 yards in the first half alone - as they simply could never get out of their own way - and this was preceded the tragedy that would occur late in the 4th QTR: QB Drew Allar would go down, and according to Nittany Lions HC James Franklin in the post-game press conference, suffered a season-ending ankle injury - - Earlier in the season, when the losing streak began against Oregon at Happy Valley, Franklin fell to 4-21 at Penn State against AP Top-10 opponents, including a 1-18 record against AP Top-10 teams in the Big Ten Conference - - **NOTE: Franklin's .160 winning percentage against AP Top-10 teams is tied for the 3rd-worst record by a coach (with a minimum of 25 games) at a single school since the poll era began in 1936 - - The main question has to be: Where does Penn State go from here?: The school has made significant investments in facilities, NIL & other areas, and school AD Patrick Kraft is a "football guy," who wants to win at the highest level - - In regards to the recruiting trail, Penn State has access to talent in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Midwest, and certainly can compete for major goals on a regular basis - - In their pursuit of a new coach, the program can aim high with candidates and potential replacements, including from within the Big Ten Conference, and certainly target those with a track record of winning in the biggest moments - - After discussing a few of the most notable head coaching candidates to replace James Franklin at Penn State, both JD & Spencer each provide their pick as to who the Nittany Lions should pursue, and why (**Tune in to hear their picks!). . .(2) Next in line: Oregon State fired HC Trent Bray in the wake of an 0-7 start, the school announced Sunday afternoon - - It is the worst start the Beavers program since 1991, when they started the season 0-10 - - Bray, an Oregon State alum, who got promoted to the head coaching job after Jonathan Smith left for Michigan State following the 2023 season, finishes with a 5-14 record after taking over the program in 2024 - - Robb Akey, who was in his first year as Special Assistant to the head coach, has been named the Beavers' interim coach for the remainder of the regular season - - Bray is expected to owed upwards of $4 million in his buyout settlement, as he was in the second year of a five-year contract. . .(3) Finally, the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), fired its' head coach & former Super Bowl-winning QB, Trent Dilfer, on Sunday, after the Blazers dropped their third straight game, 53-33, at Florida Atlantic, to fall to 2-4 this season - - Dilfer, 53, had a 9-21 overall record in his two-plus seasons at UAB - - A 14-year NFL veteran, Dilfer was a surprising hire to take over the UAB program after Bill Clark announced his retirement for health reasons - prior to the 2022 season - - Alex Mortensen, the son of late award-winning ESPN NFL insider, Chris Mortensen, will serve as the Blazers' interim coach for the remainder of the regular season. . .Q: Which of the three FBS head coaches fired over the weekend was the most surprising in terms of its' face value? Which FBS program is most likely to "pull the plug" and/or fire their head coach next?. . .NCAA College Football Week Eight Preview & Predictions: In this episode's Week Eight preview, JD & Spencer provide their individual & independently-selected pick(s) and/or predictions for each of the following Week 8 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]!!
No.14 Oklahoma (-4.5) at South Carolina O/U43.5
No.10 LSU at No.17 Vanderbilt (-2.5) O/U48.5
No.16 Missouri (-1.5) at Auburn O/U44.5
No.12 Georgia Tech at Duke (-2.5) O/U60.5
College Gameday: No.5 Ole Miss at No.9 Georgia (-6.5) O/U43.5
No.11 Tennessee at No.6 Alabama (-8.5) O/U60.5
No.20 USC at No.13 Notre Dame (-7.5) O/U62.5
"Holy War:" No.23 Utah (-3.5) at No.15 BYU O/U48.5
- NFL - - Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez was booked & released at the Marion County Jail in Indiana on Sunday evening - - While leaving, Sanchez spoke to the press for the first time since the altercation/incident occurred, giving praise specifically to the first responders that "saved his life," - - Sanchez is facing a felony charge for his role in an altercation that led to the former New York Jet being stabbed last week - - Initially, Sanchez had been charged with three misdemeanors for his role in the incident, but is now facing the felony battery charge involving serious bodily injury, which carries a maximum sentence of between one and six years in prison - - According to Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears, the dispute between Sanchez & the truck driver - who was initially referred to as P.T. & later determined to be 69-year-old Perry Tole - began over a parking space - - On Monday, Tole has also filed a civil lawsuit against Sanchez & the Fox network, alleging assault/battery & negligent hiring, retention and supervision, however, Tole's civil lawsuit does not specify a specific amount for damages that he is seeking in return, but instead, has requested for the amount awarded to be determined at trial - - Sanchez played QB for the USC Trojans, prior to being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by the New York Jets - - Sanchez played in the NFL for ten seasons with the Jets & several other teams, where he would cement a legacy as the QB responsible for the infamous "butt fumble," prior to announcing his retirement from the league after the 2018 season - - After which point, Sanchez joined Fox Sports in 2021 as an analyst - - According to multiple reports, Sanchez was actually in Indianapolis at the time of the altercation because he was scheduled to call the Colts-Dolphins game the following day at Lucas Oil Stadium - - Q: What are your thoughts on the Mark Sanchez situation? Do you think he is likely to be found "guilty" on the count of the felony battery charge?. . .NFL Week 6 Review: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss, review & recap each of the following NFL games from Week 6 of the regular season - - Be sure to tune in for an in-depth review, and discussion of the following game(s) from this past weekend's slate of games:
NFL London Games: Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
And This Week's "Most Badass Celly of the Week" Award goes to. . .Four-time Pro-Bowler/Las Vegas Raiders LB Maxx Crosby, who went viral during Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans for his savage troll job on Titans rookie QB Cam Ward - - During the 4th QTR at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Crosby broke free off the edge & got to Ward for a huge sack - - After bringing Ward down, Crosby proceeded to clown on him: he quickly turned toward the crowd and began doing Ward's signature celebration - a celebration that Ward has been doing - which has been dubbed "Zombieland," & features him covering his mouth with one hand and gesturing downwards with his other hand - ever since college - - Crosby decided to break it out on Sunday as part of his "Welcome to the NFL," moment for the rookie QB. . .
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs & the one-game suspension of Lions' safety Brian Branch
- MLB - - It is mid-October, and the 2025 Major League Baseball Playoffs are in full swing. we have reached the Championship Series for both the American League & National League - - the ALCS and NLCS, respectively - - In the ALCS, we have the Seattle Mariners & the Toronto Blue Jays, while in the NLCS, it's the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Milwaukee Brewers. . .In this episode, JD & Spencer discuss which of the four remaining MLB teams that they would prefer to advance to, and subsequently win this year's World Series - and they both present their independent, individual predictions as to which of the four remaining MLB franchises they think will win this year's World Series. . .Q: Which MLB franchise do you think will win this year's World Series: the Mariners, Blue Jays, Dodgers or Brewers?. . .
- WNBA - - The Las Vegas Aces cemented their place among the sport's greatest dynasties last Friday night, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to complete a four-game sweep, and claim their third WNBA Championship in four seasons - - **NOTE: Las Vegas became the first team since the Houston Comets' four straight WNBA titles from 1997 to 2000 to win three championships in a four-year span - - League MVP A'ja Wilson led the way once again, scoring 31 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a performance emblematic of her reign atop the sport - - Though she shot just 7 of 21 from the field, Wilson made 17 of 19 FTs & controlled the game at both ends of the court, earning her second Finals MVP award in three years - - The Mercury's injury-depleted roster were without their leading postseason scorer, Satou Sabally, and star guard Alyssa Thomas - who notched another triple-double in Game 4 - had nine turnovers and was visibly labored after she injured her right shoulder late in the first half - - Despite the team being swept in the Finals, the Mercury's effort & resilience reflected a strong playoff run that included upsets of the defending champion New York Liberty & top-seeded Minnesota Lynx - - Q: Does A'ja Wilson's dominance in the WNBA elevate the University of South Carolina Women's Basketball Program to an "elite" status with the likes of the University of Tennessee & UCONN?. . .
Thanks for Listening!
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By JD & SpencerWelcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast!
Episode 106.5 - "The P.U.I [Pitching Under the Influence] Episode" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics:
- NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football Week Seven Review & Recap: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss the major storylines, review, & each provide their individual takeaway's for the Week 7 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 Alabama Crimson Tide at No.14 Missouri Tigers
No.1 Ohio State Buckeyes at No.17 Illinois Fighting Illini
Washington State Cougars at No.4 Ole Miss Rebels
Allstate Red River Rivalry: No.6 Oklahoma Sooners vs. Texas Longhorns
No.7 Indiana Hoosiers at No.3 Oregon Ducks
No.15 Michigan Wolverines at USC Trojans
"Deep South's Oldest Rivalry:" No.10 Georgia Bulldogs at Auburn Tigers
- NCAA: News & Storylines (cont'd) - - Following the results of the Week Seven slate of College Football games on Saturday, Sunday would become somewhat of a “doomsday," as three major CFB head coaches would be fired and/or relieved from their positions. . .(1) Most notably, Penn State fired HC James Franklin after 12 seasons with the program, the school announced early Sunday morning - - Franklin is owed more than $49 million, according to his contract, which is the second-largest buyout in college football history behind only Jimbo Fisher's $76 million buyout from Texas A&M - - Associate HC Terry Smith will serve as the Nittany Lions' interim head coach for the remainder of the season, and reportedly, no additional changes to the staff are expected at this time - - Penn State, ranked in the preseason as the No.2 team in the country, entered the 2025-26 season with a championship-or-bust mission, and oh boy, did things go bust! - - Franklin's program appeared to hit a new low when the Nittany Lions traveled out to Los Angeles two weeks ago only to lose to the winless UCLA Bruins, a team who hadn't previously held a lead in a game this season - - The woes traveled back with the team to Happy Valley, and with them came "Fire Franklin!" chants at Beaver Stadium on Saturday - - The Nittany Lions dropped their second straight home game this past weekend - and third overall - when they fell to Northwestern 22-21 in front of a stunned crowd at Happy Valley - - **NOTE: With the two losses, Penn State became the first team since the FBS and FCS split in 1978, to lose consecutive games while favored by 20 or more points in each game, according to ESPN Research - - In Saturday's loss to the Wildcats, the Nittany Lions struggled on both sides of the ball, committing six penalties for 71 yards in the first half alone - as they simply could never get out of their own way - and this was preceded the tragedy that would occur late in the 4th QTR: QB Drew Allar would go down, and according to Nittany Lions HC James Franklin in the post-game press conference, suffered a season-ending ankle injury - - Earlier in the season, when the losing streak began against Oregon at Happy Valley, Franklin fell to 4-21 at Penn State against AP Top-10 opponents, including a 1-18 record against AP Top-10 teams in the Big Ten Conference - - **NOTE: Franklin's .160 winning percentage against AP Top-10 teams is tied for the 3rd-worst record by a coach (with a minimum of 25 games) at a single school since the poll era began in 1936 - - The main question has to be: Where does Penn State go from here?: The school has made significant investments in facilities, NIL & other areas, and school AD Patrick Kraft is a "football guy," who wants to win at the highest level - - In regards to the recruiting trail, Penn State has access to talent in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic & Midwest, and certainly can compete for major goals on a regular basis - - In their pursuit of a new coach, the program can aim high with candidates and potential replacements, including from within the Big Ten Conference, and certainly target those with a track record of winning in the biggest moments - - After discussing a few of the most notable head coaching candidates to replace James Franklin at Penn State, both JD & Spencer each provide their pick as to who the Nittany Lions should pursue, and why (**Tune in to hear their picks!). . .(2) Next in line: Oregon State fired HC Trent Bray in the wake of an 0-7 start, the school announced Sunday afternoon - - It is the worst start the Beavers program since 1991, when they started the season 0-10 - - Bray, an Oregon State alum, who got promoted to the head coaching job after Jonathan Smith left for Michigan State following the 2023 season, finishes with a 5-14 record after taking over the program in 2024 - - Robb Akey, who was in his first year as Special Assistant to the head coach, has been named the Beavers' interim coach for the remainder of the regular season - - Bray is expected to owed upwards of $4 million in his buyout settlement, as he was in the second year of a five-year contract. . .(3) Finally, the University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB), fired its' head coach & former Super Bowl-winning QB, Trent Dilfer, on Sunday, after the Blazers dropped their third straight game, 53-33, at Florida Atlantic, to fall to 2-4 this season - - Dilfer, 53, had a 9-21 overall record in his two-plus seasons at UAB - - A 14-year NFL veteran, Dilfer was a surprising hire to take over the UAB program after Bill Clark announced his retirement for health reasons - prior to the 2022 season - - Alex Mortensen, the son of late award-winning ESPN NFL insider, Chris Mortensen, will serve as the Blazers' interim coach for the remainder of the regular season. . .Q: Which of the three FBS head coaches fired over the weekend was the most surprising in terms of its' face value? Which FBS program is most likely to "pull the plug" and/or fire their head coach next?. . .NCAA College Football Week Eight Preview & Predictions: In this episode's Week Eight preview, JD & Spencer provide their individual & independently-selected pick(s) and/or predictions for each of the following Week 8 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]!!
No.14 Oklahoma (-4.5) at South Carolina O/U43.5
No.10 LSU at No.17 Vanderbilt (-2.5) O/U48.5
No.16 Missouri (-1.5) at Auburn O/U44.5
No.12 Georgia Tech at Duke (-2.5) O/U60.5
College Gameday: No.5 Ole Miss at No.9 Georgia (-6.5) O/U43.5
No.11 Tennessee at No.6 Alabama (-8.5) O/U60.5
No.20 USC at No.13 Notre Dame (-7.5) O/U62.5
"Holy War:" No.23 Utah (-3.5) at No.15 BYU O/U48.5
- NFL - - Former NFL QB Mark Sanchez was booked & released at the Marion County Jail in Indiana on Sunday evening - - While leaving, Sanchez spoke to the press for the first time since the altercation/incident occurred, giving praise specifically to the first responders that "saved his life," - - Sanchez is facing a felony charge for his role in an altercation that led to the former New York Jet being stabbed last week - - Initially, Sanchez had been charged with three misdemeanors for his role in the incident, but is now facing the felony battery charge involving serious bodily injury, which carries a maximum sentence of between one and six years in prison - - According to Marion County prosecutor Ryan Mears, the dispute between Sanchez & the truck driver - who was initially referred to as P.T. & later determined to be 69-year-old Perry Tole - began over a parking space - - On Monday, Tole has also filed a civil lawsuit against Sanchez & the Fox network, alleging assault/battery & negligent hiring, retention and supervision, however, Tole's civil lawsuit does not specify a specific amount for damages that he is seeking in return, but instead, has requested for the amount awarded to be determined at trial - - Sanchez played QB for the USC Trojans, prior to being drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by the New York Jets - - Sanchez played in the NFL for ten seasons with the Jets & several other teams, where he would cement a legacy as the QB responsible for the infamous "butt fumble," prior to announcing his retirement from the league after the 2018 season - - After which point, Sanchez joined Fox Sports in 2021 as an analyst - - According to multiple reports, Sanchez was actually in Indianapolis at the time of the altercation because he was scheduled to call the Colts-Dolphins game the following day at Lucas Oil Stadium - - Q: What are your thoughts on the Mark Sanchez situation? Do you think he is likely to be found "guilty" on the count of the felony battery charge?. . .NFL Week 6 Review: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss, review & recap each of the following NFL games from Week 6 of the regular season - - Be sure to tune in for an in-depth review, and discussion of the following game(s) from this past weekend's slate of games:
NFL London Games: Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets
Dallas Cowboys at Carolina Panthers
San Francisco 49ers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
And This Week's "Most Badass Celly of the Week" Award goes to. . .Four-time Pro-Bowler/Las Vegas Raiders LB Maxx Crosby, who went viral during Sunday's game against the Tennessee Titans for his savage troll job on Titans rookie QB Cam Ward - - During the 4th QTR at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Crosby broke free off the edge & got to Ward for a huge sack - - After bringing Ward down, Crosby proceeded to clown on him: he quickly turned toward the crowd and began doing Ward's signature celebration - a celebration that Ward has been doing - which has been dubbed "Zombieland," & features him covering his mouth with one hand and gesturing downwards with his other hand - ever since college - - Crosby decided to break it out on Sunday as part of his "Welcome to the NFL," moment for the rookie QB. . .
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs & the one-game suspension of Lions' safety Brian Branch
- MLB - - It is mid-October, and the 2025 Major League Baseball Playoffs are in full swing. we have reached the Championship Series for both the American League & National League - - the ALCS and NLCS, respectively - - In the ALCS, we have the Seattle Mariners & the Toronto Blue Jays, while in the NLCS, it's the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers versus the Milwaukee Brewers. . .In this episode, JD & Spencer discuss which of the four remaining MLB teams that they would prefer to advance to, and subsequently win this year's World Series - and they both present their independent, individual predictions as to which of the four remaining MLB franchises they think will win this year's World Series. . .Q: Which MLB franchise do you think will win this year's World Series: the Mariners, Blue Jays, Dodgers or Brewers?. . .
- WNBA - - The Las Vegas Aces cemented their place among the sport's greatest dynasties last Friday night, defeating the Phoenix Mercury 97-86 to complete a four-game sweep, and claim their third WNBA Championship in four seasons - - **NOTE: Las Vegas became the first team since the Houston Comets' four straight WNBA titles from 1997 to 2000 to win three championships in a four-year span - - League MVP A'ja Wilson led the way once again, scoring 31 points and grabbing nine rebounds in a performance emblematic of her reign atop the sport - - Though she shot just 7 of 21 from the field, Wilson made 17 of 19 FTs & controlled the game at both ends of the court, earning her second Finals MVP award in three years - - The Mercury's injury-depleted roster were without their leading postseason scorer, Satou Sabally, and star guard Alyssa Thomas - who notched another triple-double in Game 4 - had nine turnovers and was visibly labored after she injured her right shoulder late in the first half - - Despite the team being swept in the Finals, the Mercury's effort & resilience reflected a strong playoff run that included upsets of the defending champion New York Liberty & top-seeded Minnesota Lynx - - Q: Does A'ja Wilson's dominance in the WNBA elevate the University of South Carolina Women's Basketball Program to an "elite" status with the likes of the University of Tennessee & UCONN?. . .
Thanks for Listening!