Turn It Loose

00:00-29:34 Will and Matt discuss college basketball: Clemson/NC State late game situation, South Carolina signs former Louisville player Brian Bowen, Missouri on the rise, can the SEC get six or seven teams in the NCAA Tournament?

29:34-43:23 Will and Matt discuss the National Championship: Does Nick Saban’s handling of quarterbacks serve as a corollary to other programs, Saban = Belichick.

43:23-1:06:16 Will calls out Matt’s regular co-host for being a “bad Mets fan”, Mets sign Jay Bruce, but MLB teams have moved at a glacial pace, why we won’t have a salary cap in MLB.

1:06:16-1:28:20 Anything else for the good of the cause: weird stories out of Florida and Ohio, should you ruin live sporting events for serial DVR users? Donald Trump is what a sports talk host would be as president.

00:00-23:40 Will and Matt review the College Bowl season, they review UCF claiming a national championship, and Clemson’s loss to Alabama.

23:40-45:31 Will and Matt argue about the viability of the show The Bachelor, Alex Trebek puts Jeopardy! on hiatus with sickness, Will and Matt rank the top game show hosts of all time. Who Wants to be a Millionaire was the last bastion of appointment TV entertainment, Will hates revival shows.

45:31-1:01:07 Will and Matt break down the NFL Playoffs, Will thinks that Gronk is the MVP, while Matt defers to teams with more skill position depth as the favorites to win the Super Bowl.

1:01:07-1:29:52 Will and Matt think the NBA season should be shorter, Will believes he finally understands Bitcoin, but Matt tries to confuse him more. Will and Matt go back to the game show conversation, they mourn the demise of the Nickelodeon of their childhoods.

00:00-12:40 Intro, there’s been a lot of news since the end of the College Football regular season, Will believes Tennessee has a Phillip Fulmer problem

12:40-29:45 What will you remember about 2017? Matt believes people don’t appreciate success, Will believes we are an angrier people in 2017

29:45-51:06 News of the weird: naked man on a highway in DC, Florida or Ohio story about a semi-truck/train crash, Guy runs off with Montana ATM, Matt and his malaprop, Will makes a funny joke about West Plains, Missouri

51:06-1:36:43 SEC and CFP semifinal bowl preview: Many of these bowls are a question of motivation. Matt and Will are on opposite sides of the Georgia/Oklahoma game, but on the same side of the Clemson/Alabama game

1:36:43-1:43:39 Postscript, Will shares a funny inside joke from two legendary broadcasters, which leads to a discussion of TV Show oddities, it's at this point you will realize the meaning of this particular episode's title.

00:00-14:44 Intro, Will wants to get to the meat, Matt wants an aperitif, so you get a hodgepodge of different topics to start

14:44-51:43 Will and Matt fundamentally disagree on the structure of the College Football Playoff. Will likes it the way it is, while Matt is an expansionist. Enjoy.

51:43-1:05:23 Are we seeing the end of the NFL as we know it? What is college football doing that the NFL isn’t?

1:05:23-1:14:00 Initial read on the College Football Playoff

1:14:00-1:36:23 Will and Matt discuss Shohei Otani, Jeremy Pruitt to Tennessee, a couple of “news of the weird” type stories, Missouri and Texas in the Texas Bowl, Texas A&M Aggies and their fans are weird

00:00-11:30 Intro, South Carolina gets smashed in the Palmetto Bowl, Matt thinks Missouri would beat South Carolina on a neutral field, Will thinks Clemson is head-shoulders-&-torso better than anyone in the country,

11:30-46:27 Bret Bielema’s firing was classless, Tennessee people are crazy and Greg Schiano’s character assassination is unjustified, Nebraska, Tennessee and Texas A&M all have something in common, and it’s a misperception of themselves, Lane Kiffin is trolling everyone and it’s fabulous, Crude oil prices mean a lot in Texas, including what it means for coaching buyouts

Championship Weekend

46:27-49:52 Big 12 Championship, Oklahoma vs. TCU: Is Baker Mayfield the Heisman winner by default or has he earned it?

49:52-59:54 Big Ten Championship, Wisconsin vs. Ohio State: Matt thinks Wisconsin isn’t any good, is Alabama sneaking in? Or getting in rightfully? If Schiano is getting slammed, how does a guy like Bobby Petrino remain employed?

59:54-1:11:08 Matt squeezes the ACC and SEC games together because he thinks we need to move to non-sports topics, Both Will and Matt think Auburn and Clemson are the two better teams, Will would like the BCS to return because he doesn’t trust the committee

1:11:08-1:24:23 Will and Matt go over a couple of News of the Weird type stories including the return of “Is it Florida or Ohio?”

1:24:23-1:42:21 What is Bitcoin: (If you listen to nothing else, listen to this, it may be the funniest thing we’ve ever done)

00:00-20:47 Will and Matt take issue with the CFP Ranking: Both think Clemson is rated too high, does subjective nature of committee poison our thinking? Is committee consistent? Should computer rankings be considered? Will a team get screwed?

20:47-28:45 Arkansas fires Athletic Director Jeff Long: Is it all Bielema’s fault? Does success of Petrino also account for some of the blame? Do Arkansas fans have unrealistic expectations? Will Dan Mullen still be at Mississippi State at the end of the calendar year?

28:45-37:45 Butch Jones fired at Tennessee: Do you believe the GRUmors?, Will Florida and Chip Kelly get married? Will SEC let Chip Kelly coach in the conference?

37:45-47:33 Only two SEC games this week with single digit lines Texas A&M at Ole Miss and Missouri at Vanderbilt.

SEC Rivalry Week

47:33-51:50 The Egg Bowl: Ole Miss at Mississippi State; Has Matt Luke earned himself some money, in Oxford or elsewhere?

51:50-56:23 The Battle Line Rivalry: Missouri at Arkansas; Is Bielema’s fate already sealed? Arkansas playing a win-one-for-their-fallen-coach game? What does Arkansas do that scares you offensively?

56:23-1:01:26 Saturday’s scrubs: Vanderbilt at Tennessee, Florida State at Florida, Georgia at Georgia Tech

1:01:26-1:03:55 Texas A&M at LSU: Does seven losses cost Kevin Sumlin

1:03:55-1:09:49 Alabama at Auburn: Gus Malzahn rumors are insane, series is closer than you might expect, Auburn can beat Alabama, but they will need some help.

1:09:49-1:19:40 The Palmetto Bowl: Clemson at South Carolina: Clemson’s QB has struggled the last two FBS games, Will’s not sure South Carolina can score enough against Clemson’s defense, but he believes USC defense can keep them in the game. Matt believes USC will struggle to enforce its will.

1:19:40-1:31:20 Max Schrezer wins his 3rd Cy Young, Will and Matt tell a story of the craziest College Baseball game they both saw, are people going too crazy about Michael Porter, Jr., it’s too early to worry about College Basketball

00:00-14:30 Will hates awards shows, and by extension the College Football Playoff Rankings show, thoughts on Bob Costas’ comments regarding the end of football, Qatar Airways emergency landing story

SEC Football

14:30-16:13 Ole Miss vs. Louisiana: Give Matt Luke credit for keeping that group motivated

16:13-17:49 Texas A&M vs. New Mexico: Does Kevin Sumlin have to win out to keep his job?

17:49-19:45 Interlude: Let’s not act like the Big 12 having no defense is a new thing

19:45-23:36 LSU vs. Arkansas: Do you think it’s the swing game for Bielema? Where does Arkansas rank as a job nationally?

23:36-29:13 Issue with Florida, Tennessee and Nebraska is the same: wistful of times gone by

29:13-34:11 Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt: Kentucky is a paper-thin 6-3, Vandy didn’t take the step forward we thought they would, Vandy’s OL is garbage

34:11-42:24 Alabama at Mississippi State: Do we know how good Alabama really is? Can home field help Miss. St.?

42:24-54:35 Georgia at Auburn: Georgia’s the best team Will and Matt have seen? Is Auburn their great neutralizer? Can Auburn still control their destiny with the playoff? Matt is rooting for Notre Dame to create CFP chaos.

54:35-58:10 Missouri vs. Tennessee: Matt thinks Missouri’s taken a step forward, Will thinks they beat a Zombie Nation against Florida

58:10-1:06:18 South Carolina vs. Florida: Matt wants Will to slam South Carolina if they don’t smash Florida

1:06:18-1:09:39 Roy Halladay death was sad: Boston radio hosts who mocked his death were classless

1:09:39-1:15:00 Chicago Sports Columnist proposes peculiar baseball rule that Will and Matt find ridiculous

00:00-21:00 Intro, Will is mad at Matt’s sacrilegious combining of tacos, fajitas and burritos, Matt thinks Will was rooting for Houston, but Will didn’t want to see Carlos Beltran win the World Series, Houston played more complete baseball, but Matt loved the embracing of analytics of both teams, AJ Hinch is the perfect manager who combines the fancy stats with his own gut, Was this World Series more dramatic than last year?

SEC Football Week 10

21:00-23:30: Western Kentucky at Vanderbilt: Will saw Vandy’s offensive line and defense last week and think they are crap, Western Kentucky can be closer than most people think.

23:30-28:15: Southern Miss at Tennessee: Tennessee is hot garbage, how is Butch Jones not pulling a George Costanza trying to get fired? Jim McElwain got fired because he’s a liar, early-signing period makes it imperative to decide on your future sooner.

28:15-36:54: Ole Miss at Kentucky: Ole Miss isn’t as bad as their record, Will can’t figure out if Kentucky is good or lucky, Will thinks Stephen Johnson is a taller Marques Haggans, Matt gets talked into thinking Ole Miss can win.

36:54-45:35: Auburn at Texas A&M: Auburn still has its eyes at the SEC West title, A&M got exposed by Miss. St. last weekend, Auburn could do wonders against A&M’s porous defense, Why has their been so much angst among programs in the SEC?

45:35-50:10: (Interlude: Will hates the doldrums the Jets are in on Thursday Night Football)

50:10-57:22: LSU at Alabama: LSU is ranked high despite the eyesore loss to Troy, Will thinks Alabama is going to roll, Matt believes it can be closer, he wants Alabama and Georgia undefeated in the SEC Championship. LSU can win at least two of their last three games, if not all three.

57:22-1:06:30: South Carolina at Georgia: Hard to see an avenue for South Carolina to win, their offense is peaking at the right time, but their defense took a step back against Vanderbilt, Matt thinks Jake Bentley can play his best game of the year because of what happened to Georgia against Missouri, USC has virtually no chance if they can’t run it. Is this Georgia’s best chance to win the East and still make the playoff?

1:06:30-1:16:20: Florida at Missouri: Not a game Will thought Missouri would win before the season, Why did it take so long for Malik Zaire to get a start? Missouri should be able to score against the Gators, Matt thinks Florida doesn’t have the ability to run against Missouri.

1:16:20-1:32:03 The Jets are in the limbo of the NFL, Matt wishes teams would come right out and say they are tanking, Auburn basketball lost an exhibition game to Division II Barry University, Will invites Matt to the other Columbia.

00:00-26:48 Intro, Gary Pinkel needed to spend more time on the football team protest in his book, is the SEC East as bad as it’s ever been?, Jim McElwain is feuding with people in the Florida administration, should he be getting same criticism as Barry Odom, Missouri’s issue is trying to smudge away the PR nightmare their administration created, Bill Self is dumb with how he treats the Border War

SEC Week 8

26:48-33:10 Tennessee at Kentucky: No John Kelly, Is this the game that breaks Butch Jones?, Kentucky was shockingly manhandled by Mississippi State

33:10-36:48 Mississippi State at Texas A&M: Will thinks Texas A&M is not getting enough credit, Matt loves Mississippi State

36:48-44:34 Arkansas at Ole Miss: No Shea Patterson for Ole Miss, yet the Rebels are still favored, Where has Bielema erred? Should Ole Miss remove the interim tag from Matt Luke?

44:34-52:30 Florida vs. Georgia: Bulldogs rushing attack is the best in the country according to Matt, why is Malik Zaire not playing?

52:30-53:24 Missouri at UCONN: Matchup nightmare for UCONN, Drew Lock vs. a poor pass defense

53:24-1:07:04 Vanderbilt vs. South Carolina: Interesting three-game stretch for South Carolina, What happened to Vandy?, Jake Bentley needs to be more accurate, Matt thinks USC should lean on Ty’Son Williams

1:07:04-1:31:04 World Series Game 2 was epic, Need to stockpile homegrown bats, Will hates Marlins Man, Will and Matt watch the end of the game, Matt doesn’t like that St. Louis fans hate Albert Pujols

00:00-11:05 Intro, Will just got back from Nashville, his first time there, he talks about the cuisine and the night life

11:05-19:44 SEC Basketball Media Days: Can the SEC get 6-7 teams into the NCAA Tournament?

19:44-36:10 John Calipari speaks out about proposed College Basketball Changes; Will and Matt talk about the business of basketball and the one-and-done rule, Matt thinks the argument could have been shorter because of one poignant comment from Will.

SEC Week 8

36:10-43:30 Tennessee at Alabama: Matt hijacks the football talk with a baseball comment, but this is our way of saying Tennessee has no chance. Looks like this is Butch’s last dance.

43:30-48:14 LSU at Ole Miss: Will doesn’t believe in this line. Amazing how Ed Orgeron and Kevin Sumlin went from being summarily fired to staving off their hot seats.

48:14-49:30 Auburn at Arkansas: Has the hot seat reached Bret Bielema? Arkansas non-commital about Austin Allen’s status.

49:30-52:12 Kentucky at Mississippi State: Will thinks Kentucky can cover, and that we’ve learned more in Mississippi State’s losses than their wins.

52:12-1:01:20 Missouri at Idaho: Matt thinks this is a must-win for Missouri. The Tigers’ remaining schedule contains teams currently at or below .500, Odom needs 4-5 wins in this stretch to save himself.

1:01:20-1:15:37 Missouri plays a benefit game against its oldest Big 12 rival, yet Bill Self still doesn’t want a regular season game with the Tigers. The MU-KU rivalry compared to others.

1:15:37-1:26:00 Will enjoyed Nashville, not sure he’ll be back, Matt likes Fall, Will can’t understand why more people don’t enjoy summer. Halloween mention for Matt’s girlfriend