On the final pod of the year, Ryan discusses the chaos that is bowl season as we head towards the College Football Playoff semifinals. Then, he discusses the huge impact of John Madden, the NFL changing its Covid Protocols. Finally, he looks at Week 16 which included the Bengals, Chiefs, and Cowboys offenses showing out before he heads to Week 17 which includes big time games between the Chiefs-Bengals, Dolphins-Titans, and Cardinals-Cowboys.

Ryan McDaniel discusses Covid hitting the sports world again from the NHL to College Football bowl season with Texas A&M. Then, he recaps the last week in the bowl season before taking on the next week including Oregon-Oklahoma, Clemson-Iowa State and more. Finally, he heads to the NFL to discuss the announcement of the Pro Bowl rosters including some snubs, before heading to Week 15 including the Saints shocking the Buccs, the Colts big win over the Patriots and more before heading to Week 16 including 49ers-Titans, Colts-Cardinals, Bills-Patriots and more. 

Ryan McDaniel discusses his takeaways on Early Signing, including whether Deion Sanders getting No. 1 prospect Travis Hunter to flip to Jackson State will start a trend before getting into bowl season kicking off this weekend as he picks 12 of the upcoming games (6:09). Next, he heads to the NFL to discuss the recent Covid surge in the league and Urban Meyer being fired by the Jaguars after less than a year before diving into Week 14's games including the Chiefs blowing out the Raiders, the Cowboys offense still struggling but getting the win at Washington, the Rams getting a huge win over the Cardinals and more before going to Week 15's games including a battle for the top of the AFC West, a coin flip between Titans-Steelers, and Patriots-Colts (37:29).

Ryan McDaniel discusses the Lions getting their first win of the season, the Ravens coming up short, the Patriots running game overpowering the Bills and more from Week 13 in the NFL, before looking at the current playoff picture in the AFC and NFC and then going to Week 14 to look at the games including the Bills critical game against the Tampa Bay, the Rams looking to bounce back against the NFC best Cardinals and more (2:58). Then, he discusses Conference Championship weekend in college football, the playoffs officially set + what bowl games he's keeping an eye on, who will win the Heisman and the latest on the coaching carousel with Oklahoma and Miami (39:22).

Ryan McDaniel discusses the Cardinals signing pitcher Steve Matz and the Rays getting their young star in Wander Franco locked up for the next 12 years (2:28). Then, he goes to the NFL to discuss the Chiefs surging, the Bills falling, the Titans losing to the Texans and more before heading to Week 12 to tackle the Thanksgiving games, Rams-Packers, Buccs-Colts and more (12:16). Finally, he looks at the latest College Football Playoff rankings, Florida firing Dan Mullen, discusses the huge losses for Michigan State, Oregon, Wake Forest, and more in Week 12 before going to Week 13 with Ohio State-Michigan, Bedlam in Oklahoma, and more (48:01).

Ryan McDaniel discusses the MLB off-season starting with awards season and couple off-season moves, plus his early thoughts on the NBA season (3:28). Then, he goes to college football to discuss the latest playoff rankings, plus Week 11's games before going to Week 12's game including Clemson taking on a Top 10 Wake Forest team, Oregon and Utah big Pac 12 battle, and a Top 10 matchup with Michigan State and Ohio State (21:34). Finally, he goes to the NFL to discuss Week 10's games including Washington shocking Tampa Bay, Miami stunning Baltimore on Thursday Night Football, did the Chiefs find themselves again against the Raiders before going to Week 11 to discuss the slate of games including can the Chiefs stay the course against the Cowboys, Bengals-Raiders battle for a bounce back win, and Titans look to continue their win streak (53:47).

Ryan McDaniel discusses the Braves defeating the Astors 4-2 to win their first World Series since 1995 (5:16). Then, onto the NFL as he tackles several bits of news off the field with Von Miller traded to the Rams, why Derrick Henry's injury happened at a good time for the Titans, the Henry Ruggs situation, possible landing places for Odell Beckham if he does get cut, and the latest saga with Aaron Rodgers, the Packers and what should we take away from Jordan Love's first start against the Chiefs (12:13). Next, he gets to the Week 8 games including the Cardinals losing their first game, the Jets upsetting the red-hot Bengals and more before looking and picking the games from Week 9's slate (34:49). Then, Gary Patterson is done at TCU and the first College Football Playoff rankings are out: do we really understand the committee's thought process and criteria anymore (56:27)? Finally, taking a look at Week 9's game including a fun one between Michigan-Michigan State, Miami shocking Pitt, and a hot Auburn team taking down Ole Miss before looking at Week 10's games including Hugh Freeze making his return to Ole Miss, a showdown for the number two spot in the SEC West, and Ryan's Vols looking to spoil even more of Kentucky's good season (1:12:43). 

Ryan McDaniel discusses the first two game thus far in the World Series between the Astros and Braves, along with Cardinals hiring Oliver Marmol as their new manager + what to expect (4:49). Then, onto college football as he recaps Week 8's games before he goes to Week 9's games to discuss the slate of games including three big Big 10 games (18:22). Finally, onto the NFL as he talks big upsets by the Bengals and Titans in Week 7 and more before going to Week 8 to talk about the games including a big Thursday night game in Arizona, a potential bounce back game for the Chiefs and more (47:03).