Turn It Loose

Turn It Loose

By Will Palaszczuk and Matt MichaelsSports
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Turn It Loose episodes

  • Turn It Loose EP 31
    00:00-16:09 Intro, Our years are busy, SEC Week 7 Observations, Arkansas played a step down to their expectations, A&M showed Alabama a battle
    SEC Week 7
    16:09-21:56 Arkansas at Alabama: When is Bret Bielema coaching for his job? Is Alabama fighting complacency? How many games does Bielema have to win to save his job?
    21:56-29:10 Texas A&M at Florida: Is Kevin Sumlin’s seat less hot than Bielema’s? Does A&M get no credit for playing Alabama close? Can Christian Kirk be the difference?
    29:10-32:36 Vanderbilt at Ole Miss: Last chance for redemption for Ole Miss? How do they respond from the tough ask the last three weeks?
    32:36-39:57 LSU at Auburn: LSU is on an EKG for the rest of the year, If Auburn doesn’t take care of business, the SEC West belongs to Alabama, who can LSU hire who is better than Oregeron?
    39:57-43:38 BYU at Mississippi State: What happened to BYU since Bronco Mendenhall left?
    43:38-50:14 Missouri at Georgia: Missouri coming off its best game of the year, does it help against Georgia?
    50:14-58:14 South Carolina at Tennessee: QB change at Tennessee, Is this a springboard game for SC? How hot is Butch Jones’ seat at Tennessee?
    58:14-1:05:00 Is New Year’s Six a reasonable expectation?
    1:05:00-1:18:06 Thoughts on the MLB Baseball Playoffs, The Jets have failed to tank, and Will can’t be more mad.
    1 hr 19 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 30
    00:00-19:50 Intro, Will and Matt have a regional food fight, Matt opines about his favorite baseball team, Will recaps his trip to Houston and Texas A&M
    SEC Football Week 6
    19:50-31:07 Will thinks Kevin Sumlin will keep his job, and that donors and fans need to temper the expectations for some of these second-year head coaches like Barry Odom, Will Muschamp and Ed Orgeron
    31:07-35:45 Alabama at Texas A&M: How many teams can legitimately hang with Alabama?
    35:45-38:53 Ole Miss at Auburn: Does Auburn need to win as cosmetically big as Alabama did to keep up in the rankings?
    38:53-45:38 Georgia at Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt is the most confusing team in the conference, what is significantly different about Georgia’s personnel that’s led to their increased productivity
    45:38-51:11 LSU at Florida: Why is Florida such a slim favorite? What does Florida do on offense? Is LSU as bad as they were against Troy, or was it just a letdown?
    51:11-58:26 Missouri at Kentucky: Does Kentucky have a problem putting teams away, What can Missouri do in this game to provide encouragement? Is Kentucky on the second tier behind Georgia and Florida in the SEC East?
    58:26-1:21:00 Arkansas at South Carolina: Will still doesn’t know South Carolina’s offensive identity, the Gamecocks let go a golden opportunity against Texas A&M, Arkansas knows what they do well and they do it to an extreme, has Austin Allen under-performed his raw talent?
    1:21:00-1:36:58 Mini MLB Playoff Preview: Could this be the most competitive playoffs in the Wild Card era? Does MLB have a competitive balance problem? Will and Matt debate borderline Hall of Fame/Hall of Very Good baseball players.
    1 hr 37 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 29
    00:00-38:14 NCAA Basketball scandal: Will this change the way we look at College Hoops? Pitino and Jurich are good as gone, who else? Did NCAA turn an intentional blind eye to this? How do we fix this? Is it comparable to the steroid era and Major League Baseball?
    SEC Football Week 5
    38:14-48:46 Are Alabama and Georgia that much better than everybody? Or did we overvalue Miss. State and Georgia? Was Missouri Coach Barry Odom’s message to fans helpful?
    48:46-50:44 Georgia at Tennessee: Why is Butch Jones calling for journalists to have pom-poms? Will Jake Fromm give the job back to Jacob Eason?
    50:44-56:06 Vanderbilt at Florida: Does Alabama loss count for two? Has Florida set offensive football back 30 years?
    56:06-58:30 Mississippi State at Auburn: Can you believe Gus Malzahn is on the hot seat with some Auburn fans?
    58:30-1:03:49 South Carolina at Texas A&M: South Carolina’s defense has kept them in games, but this is the best offense they’ve seen. Can USC offense get healthy against dreadful Aggie D?
    Bonus Game
    1:03:49-1:06:40 Clemson at Virginia Tech: Interesting stat involving Virginia Tech and Lee Corso
    1:06:40-1:15:56 Matt waxes poetic about his Cubs, Discussion on ballpark nachos, ACC teams are avoiding media day for their players, why?
    1 hr 16 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 28
    00:00-14:17 Matt provides Will with a grammar lesson right off the bat. Matt goes to Baltimore and gets crabs, Matt waxes poetic on his trip to Baltimore, Will has a request for Matt next time in Baltimore.
    14:17-21:12 A friend of Will’s in the business is retiring, and Matt has a killer imitation of him.
    21:12-38:32 What happened to Missouri and South Carolina this week? Did Will drink too much of the USC Kool-Aid?
    SEC Week 4 Schedule
    38:32-44:08 Tennessee vs. UMass: Will thinks Tennessee botched the final play against Florida, Matt disagrees.
    44:08-48:45 Kentucky vs. Florida: The supermarket will be rocking in Lexington, is Kentucky a contender for the East?
    48:45-51:17 Is LSU/Syracuse a sneaky game?
    51:17-55:17 Georgia vs. Mississippi State: They should be taking up a collection plate for Dan Mullen in Starkville, everything plays out for them this season if they beat Georgia
    55:17-1:00:48 Vanderbilt vs. Alabama: Does Derek Mason have something going? Game comes at the completely wrong time off of immense momentum, is the 18-point line too big?
    1:00:48-1:11:12 Texas A&M vs. Arkansas: Does the loser of this game lose his job? Will tries to subliminally speak to Matt
    1:11:12-1:16:07 Missouri vs. Auburn & South Carolina vs. La. Tech Missouri could play its best game all year but not cover the spread, USC is 112th on offense
    1:16:07-1:30:08 Would the show Newsies work today? Will and Matt agree on something!!! Stop the presses!
    1 hr 31 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 27
    00:00-09:35 Opening, Will and Matt spent the weekend together, Will approves of Matt’s girlfriend
    09:35-20:48 Breaking down Missouri/South Carolina, Is South Carolina an SEC East contender?, Will Drew Lock put it together?, Why did Missouri fire its D-Coordinator?
    Week 3 SEC Breakdown
    20:48-29:07 Kansas State at Vanderbilt: Could be biggest game for Vandy in recent memory, can Derek Mason out-coach Bill Snyder?
    29:07-41:23 Tennessee at Florida: What do we know about Florida now? Is Franks the answer at QB? Who has bigger impact on games, college football coach or college basketball coach? Who is more used car salesman? Butch Jones or Bret Bielema?
    41:23-47:20 Purdue at Missouri: Can Mizzou really lose to Purdue? How?
    47:20-56:30 Kentucky at South Carolina: Will thinks SC defensive line is the key to this game, Kentucky ran ragged on SC last year and has won the last three
    56:30-1:05:09 A quick word on Clemson at Louisville, can Clemson score & contain Lamar Jackson?
    1:05:09-1:17:20 Southern Cal hosts Texas, and is a 15.5 point favorite, someone snuck into the Clemson game, Will “snuck into” Cameron Indoor Stadium, Matt confuses Cameron with another arena
    1 hr 18 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 26
    00:00-08:30 Opening, Week 1 SEC Impressions
    08:30-18:05 Did Kevin Sumlin show what he can to stay? Or was loss to UCLA irreparable harm to his tenure at Texas A&M? Was Tennessee playing too much with fire against Georgia Tech?
    18:05-24:50 TCU at Arkansas: QB redemption bowl? Kenny Hill vs. Austin Allen?
    24:50-32:15 Georgia at Notre Dame: Revamped QB situation at Notre Dame, they run more than they pass, will that pass the muster vs. UGA. Is Jake Fromm really the promised QB of the future at Georgia?
    32:15-42:10 Auburn at Clemson: Neither of these teams played significant games in Week 1, hard to draw anything from them. Which team is more complete at their QB position?
    42:10-1:07:20 South Carolina at Missouri: What the heck happened on defense to Missouri? South Carolina and Missouri are mirror images of each other. Big offenses and questions on defense.
    Will and Matt dig their shoes in the sand for the teams they cover. It gets contentious.
    1:07:20 Matt has a softball injury, Will and Matt plan Will’s trip to Columbia, MO, dodging Hurricane Irma, Will reveals the best in-bar promotion he’s ever seen.
    1 hr 24 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 25
    00:00-20:44 Why we’ve been gone, someone got a job who shouldn’t have, and we’re not talking about Colin Kaepernick
    20:44-26:45 We s’posed to be SEC PAWWWWL, Florida vs. Michigan: Which secretive coach has more to hide?
    26:45-32:55 Florida State vs. Alabama: Betting against Saban?
    32:55-39:50 LSU vs. BYU: Was Ed Oregeron a convenient hire, or the right hire?
    39:50-45:45 Texas A&M vs. UCLA: Kevin Sumlin’s seat couldn’t be hotter, can he save things in College Station?
    45:45-51:00 Georgia vs. Appalachian State: Appy State redux??, Tennessee hype train finally derailed?, Will will be at Clemson this week.
    51:00-54:38 Missouri vs. Missouri State: Lot to learn about the Tigers before a swing game against USC
    54:38-1:10:00 USC vs. NC State: Are the Wolfpack a playoff contender? Where does USC finish?
    1:10:00-1:30:48 Matt shakes things up with some chicanery, Matt tells old concussion story about Will
    1 hr 31 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 24
    Will and Matt discuss the merits of censoring access for College Football preseason practices, more on the Colin Kaepernick unemployment debacle and Will reveals more about his brand new job with SportsTalk South Carolina.
    1 hr 11 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 23
    00:00-13:47 Will and Matt react to the OJ Simpson parole hearing: Did old trial play a factor? Matt wonders why the attention was so great?
    13:47-30:58 Hugh Freeze out at Ole Miss: How does this affect NCAA investigation? Ole Miss on the field in 2017? Will a prime candidate like Stoops or Miles take the job? Will makes an obscure 90s movie reference
    30:58- 40:50 Matt has a beef with SEC East Media Rankings, Will and Matt debate the merits of South Carolina vs. Missouri, Has sheen come off Tennessee? Will likes Florida over Georgia.
    40:50-48:02 Why there are a lot of Brits in Houston, Any interest in Mayweather-McGregor fight? Do we know the actual temperature of Hell?
    48:02-57:27 Matt takes issue with a prominent radio personality/columnist, Vick tells Kaepernick to cut his hair
    57:27-1:05:25 Entrepreneur proposes underground travel between New York and DC, Will calls out R&A for treatment of “British Open”, Matt makes fun of Will’s lack of accent skills
    1:05:25-1:17:53 More discussion regarding Hugh Freeze’s alleged indiscretions, Will thinks a pitcher should be charged with an earned run if an error of his leads to a run, Matt chastises Will for hating sabermetrics
    1 hr 18 min
  • Turn It Loose EP 22
    00:00-17:50 MLB All-Star Game recap: Will hates new innovations, Sammy Sosa Jokes, Matt hates “unwritten rules”, Home Run is good for baseball.
    17:50-23:00 Will’s Trip to NY: Trump Tower is very trippy, Will identifies with a borough you wouldn’t expect.
    23:00-35:50 Carmelo trade on the ropes: Matt wants prostitution decriminalized, Matt can’t drink hoppy beer, Will can’t stop drinking IPAs.
    35:00-59:00 Will and Matt react to The Washington Post ranking all 30 MLB Ballparks: College FB Stadiums have most identity outside of MLB parks.
    59:00-01:16:45 Recapping Mizzou’s time at SEC Media Days: Mizzou tries really hard to push Arkansas rivalry, evolves into a discussion about Jontay Porter and Mizzou Basketball.
    01:16:45-01:29:45 Matt watches Westworld, Will hasn’t liked anything other than Mad Men, or anything made by Larry David, Matt’s girlfriend listens to podcasts at double speed.
    1 hr 30 min

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