With some stunning new developments in the Astros sign stealing scandal, we wonder… just how widespread is this whole cheating thing, anyway, and why has MLB told everybody to shut up about it? Also, we recap the wild Divisional Playoff weekend, LSU’s National Championship win, and preview the Oscars! All this and more on this week’s Under Further Review!

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The New York Giants have a new head coach: former Patriots special teams coordinator, Joe Judge! How will this rookie coach fare this season? (2:15- 9:03). Also, after a wild Divisional weekend, we preview the Conference Championships, and Andrew determines what would be his potential “Throw Up Bowl.” (9:04-16:59)

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In a battle of Tigers, LSU emerged victorious over Clemson to win the National Championship. With Joe Burrow now on to the NFL draft, what does this mean for his future? Kata speculates a cloudy forecast (17:53-27:54). The Astros fired both their GM and President, and we take a look at just how far this whole cheating thing goes, and just how serious the punishments were (or should have been) (28:01-35:59).

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We take a break form sports! It’s Andrew’s favorite time of year- Oscar season. He recaps the nominees, reveals his snubs, and confronts some haters (36.59-45:44). Also, with two weeks of The Bachelor in the books, just how poorly is Andrew doing in our UFR Bach Draft? (45:50-54:44)

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Howdy hey neighbors! We hope your New Year’s is going to be special and romantic and joyful as you wanted it to be! In this episode, we'll talk about Black Monday, review the year (and take a shot at the decade), and look at the NFL playoffs ahead! Enjoy!

Part 1 (00:30-21:40): Unfortunately for some NFL coaches, 2020 probably didn’t start the way they wanted it to, as Black Monday saw a number of hot seat coaches get the axe. Join us as we unpack some of the firings and discuss what’s next for a select few!

Part 2 (21:40-42:30): Since 2019 is over, we’ll be entering not just a new year, but a new decade! We want to take a look back on the year that was and give out our awards for Best of the Year! We’ll be examining the games, plays, moments, and players that shaped our year, and perhaps even our decade.

Part 3 (42:40-01:03:20): For our last trick, the NFL Playoffs are upon us. We’ll be taking a look at each matchup for Wild Card Weekend, and see which squad has the toughest task going forward.

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It’s a full house today as we play trivia on this special holiday episode! Mike Brown and Producer Sarah are in the house today for an array of games, laughter and all around Christmas cheer. Put on your thinking caps and join us on this episode of Under Further Review!

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Segment 1: No sports news today! Mike Brown and Producer Sarah will join us to play some games! Happy Holidays!

Segment 2: Andrew, Kata, and Mike play some one vs. one mini games, hosted by the third non-participating host:

Game 1- Pyramid: Kata vs. Mike, hosted by Andrew. See if Kata can name where the sports hall of fames are, or if Mike can tell us what New York Giants numbers are retired (3:31-23:38)

Game 2- The Newlywed Game: Andrew and Kata, hosted by Mike. How much do Andrew and Kata know about each other? We’ll see as Mike puts their relationship to the test. (24:57-37:34)

Game 3- Jeopardy!: Andrew vs. Mike, hosted by Kata. Months of Andrew and Mike competing at Jeopardy for Wii comes to a head as Kata quizzes her two boys on football, non-football, and sports media categories. (37:44-48:39)

Segment 3: Producer Sarah enters the fray to host two games to be played by our three hosts:

Game 4- Spelling Bee! How many U’s and K’s are in Tuukka Rask? What nationality is Dan Hamhuis? (49:30-57:12)

Game 5- The Price is Right! How many feet have all of Mark McGwire’s home runs traveled? The answer isn’t 1 foot. (57:24-1:01:45)

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Drew Brees broke the passing touchdown record on Monday night- but we’re also going to tell you about another record he broke that you might find even more impressive. Also, Kata’s eulogy for Eli Manning’s career makes Andrew sick, and we’ll uncover a possible scandal no one’s talking about. All this and more on this episode of UFR!

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Part 1- With Eli Manning’s time in New York (and likely his career) coming to an end, Kata feels some feels about moving on from your childhood’s star quarterback. Andrew can’t relate. (3:00-17:19)

Part 2- A Washington Post article named 12 former NFL players as participants in a potential wire fraud scandal involving a healthcare fund for retired players. Why would they do this, and why isn’t anyone covering it? Andrew and Kata have more. (19:08-36:36)

Part 3- Kata reveals she actually made the playoffs in her fantasy league… until she discovers that that’s not actually the case. Andrew, on the other hand, is advancing to his league’s championship. We’ll also go back and talk about the highs and lows of this fantasy season, and reveal our plans for next week’s holiday special! (37:54-55:55)

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Kata’s on vacation, so producer Sarah Fiete is stepping in for her! In this episode, we’ll talk about Sarah’s fandoms, her experiences playing fantasy football, and a bit of hijinks and controversy that was narrowly avoided before Sunday’s Patriots-Chiefs game. All this and more on a very special episode of Under Further Review!

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Part 1: UFR Producer Sarah Fiete joins the show! In this segment, we’ll go through some of Sarah’s interests, including Ohio State football, and why she’s a fan of the Oakland Raiders aesthetic (0:48-17:14)

Part 2: Some equipment went missing before the Patriots/Chiefs game on Sunday, which almost resulted in a forfeit (18:10-22:29). Sarah ponders how this could have happened, and Andrew shares some insight on the history of forfeits in the NFL (22:32-31:38).

Part 3: As we always do, it’s time to talk fantasy football. Sarah has had a tumultuous second season in her work’s league, but she’s learned a lot (33:29-1:00:18) Andrew tells us why he’s earned the nickname “The Puppetmaster.” (1:00:20-1:07:57)

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All Hail the NFL's Circle of Parity! This time, I think we really broke Kata, you guys. An Instagram graphic got us thinking: does it really matter if every team in the NFL has beaten every other team in the NFL? And does it matter if any given team can win on any given Sunday? Come experience the madness on this episode of Under Further Review!

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Part 1- A bit of housekeeping, including a Thanksgiving recap, a petition regarding the Philadelphia Eagles, and the Westminster Dog Show (2:04-14:00)!

Part 2- An email from Georgie introduces us to the NFL's Circle of Parity. Andrew delves into what this mysterious circular image means, and Kata goes... perhaps a bit too far into the existential void (15:08-31:23).

Part 3- Looking ahead to week 14 in the NFL, which games are the ones to watch? Are the Patriots in trouble after their loss to the Texans? Can the Bills upset the Ravens? Aren't fantasy football ties the worst thing ever? (31:48-50:12)

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Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Under Further Review!

On this week’s episode, Andrew and Kata will tackle the three pillars of Thanksgiving: Food, Family, and Football! Join us to find out just how much NFL players need to eat on a regular basis, the extended history of the NFL’s first family, and the best of the NFL’s slate of Thursday games.

All this and more on this episode of UFR!

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Part 1: Andrew breaks down what NFL teams go through in food on a regular basis (2:12- 9:14), as well as the differences in diets between a linebacker and everyone’s favorite health cultist quarterback, Tom Brady (9:15-12:56). Kata and Andrew share some of the NFL’s best pre-game food rituals (12:59-20:14).

Part 2: Kata tells the story of the Maras, the NFL’s first family, and just how far their reach goes through the game of football and beyond (22:04-33:57), not to mention the importance of passing the torch between family members on this Thanksgiving day (34:00-40:04).

Part 3: Andrew and Kata take a look at the upcoming slate of Thanksgiving games to kick off week 13 (41:17-50:01), and the two discuss who the best team in the league is to this point (50:03-54:57). And since it’s a day of giving thanks, we’ll tell you what we’re thankful for, just because (55:28-58-54).

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Sweet angel Andrew is sick this week, so Kata recruits another unwilling participant to torture in Columbia Journalism classmate Tommy Nocera (#TwitterlessTommy) to talk through the Colin Kaepernick nonsense that occurred over the weekend, the Astros cheating, Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph, and the future of Philip Rivers! Kata is also responsible for Tommy's fantasy downfall, and issues an apology. All this and more on this week's Under Further Review!

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Part 1- Andrew is sick! We miss him very much, but we have a new guest to introduce. His name is Tommy Nocera. He’s a little shy, so please be gentle with him. <3 In this segment, we’ll answer an email about the thing everyone is tired of talking about but no one understands. Its name is Kaepernick. (00:00-11:20)

Part 2- The theme is SCANDAL! Tommy and Kata address the lying, cheating, thieving, and pain that happened in the past week of sports ball from the Astros (11:50) to Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph (17:52) to the consistently fertile and unfulPHILing Mr. Philip Rivers (26:00).

Part 3- Kata helped ruin Tommy’s fantasy year. Let’s get down to how!

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Football is excellent. Want proof? Take a look at Monday night’s slugfest between the Seahawks and 49ers. On this episode, we’ll discuss the game that blew our minds, give out some midseason NFL awards, and answer a question about… kicker contracts? … Who writes this show? Anyways, this show was so long we added a FOURTH SEGMENT! Hope you enjoy this week’s episode of Under Further Review!

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Part 1- Hunter wonders why all the contracts for kickers are up in 2020. Andrew and Kata do some investigative journalism on the matter (2:34-14:03)

Part 2- The game of the year has our heads spinning. Kata tells us why the Seattle/San Francisco MNF game restored her faith in football (15:14-21:29), and Andrew tells the story of just how much was riding on this game for members of his fantasy league (21:30-29:44).

Part 3- It’s Under Further Review’s NFL midseason awards! We have the deets on just which players should be taking home which prestigious awards at season’s end (32:02-51:29).

Part 4- Andrew reveals the aftermath of his league’s controversy from last week (52:15-55:21), and Kata discusses her struggles from the bottom of her league (55:22-59:22). Plus, Andrew’s fantasy tip of the week (59:23-1:01:09)!

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