The Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast

The fellas and I peep the crystal ball to see who may be in the Top 5 of QBs by the end of this season.  

Ep. #92

The fellas and I talk about the not-so-impressive debut of Thursday Night Football on Amazon Prime Video.  

Ep. #91

We discuss how analytics is impacting the NFL.  Are coaches really coaching if they're using numbers to make decisions instead of their gut?  

Ep. #90

Buck gives his take on the latest news in NASCAR.  

Ep. #89

Where do you think Jimmy Garoppolo can take the 49ers this season now that Trey Lance is injured?  

Ep. #88

Ray talks about what he saw in the last Raiders game against the Arizona Cardinals.

Ep. #86  

I talk about what he saw in the last Cowboys game against the Cincinnati Bengals.  

Ep. #85

Buck talks about what he saw in the last Steelers game against the New England Patriots.  

Ep. #84

Coach Prime says that HBCU need more respect put on their names when the Power 5 conferences come calling to schedule games with HBCUs.

Ep. 83

M&M talks about what he saw in the last Eagles game against the Detroit Lions.  

Ep. 82

The NBA is adding two teams to the league to bring their total to 32.  One in Las Vegas and the other returns to Seattle.  Is this good or bad for the league to further dilute the talent?

Ep. 78

The fellas and I discuss Rams DB Jalen Ramsey after his opening weekend performance.  

Ep. 77

KD isn't happy about his rating on the latest installment of NBA 2K.  He actually retweeted his feelings about it.  Is that just his competitive fire or is he just petty and worried about the wrong thing?  

Is the arrogant version of Baker Mayfield what Carolina needs?  Is he a better QB when he has that swag?  

Ep. 76

My homies and I discuss it!  Me and my callers take sports topics to a place rarely seen or heard. We discuss not only the X's and the O's, but we also discuss how sports is just a microcosm of society. The politics and business surrounding sports are just as interesting as the game itself. Just like a zone coverage defense, we cover all aspects of mainly the NFL and Boxing, but also NBA, NCAA, and more!   

The fellas and I discuss backup QBs who may end up starting by midseason.  

Ep. #74

Me and my callers take sports topics to a place rarely seen or heard. We discuss not only the X's and the O's, but we also discuss how sports is just a microcosm of society. The politics and business surrounding sports are just as interesting as the game itself. Just like a zone coverage defense, we cover all aspects of mainly the NFL and Boxing, but also NBA, NCAA, and more!   

We talk about the most watchable games for Week 1 in the NFL and rate them on a scale of 1-10.

Ep. #73

We discuss what kind of impact, if any, that Peters can have in Dallas.  

Me and my callers take sports topics to a place rarely seen or heard. We discuss not only the X's and the O's, but we also discuss how sports is just a microcosm of society. The politics and business surrounding sports are just as interesting as the game itself. Just like a zone coverage defense, we cover all aspects of mainly the NFL and Boxing, but also NBA, NCAA, and more!   

Ep. #72

We discuss a few NFL coaches whose jobs may be in jeopardy at some point this season.

Ep. #71

The guys and I talk about the Usyk/Fury upcoming match as well as other boxing news.

The fellas and I toss around our predictions for the upcoming 2022 NFL season.  Not just your basic Super Bowl picks, but we'll also talk division winners, Wildcard berths, MVPs, Player of the Year honors and more!  

The guys and I give some brief opinions on which NCAA football teams we expect to be in the mix when the 2022 season ends.  

Ray talks about his Las Vegas Raiders team and why he thinks they are a Super Bowl contender for 2022.   

Buck gives his two cents on the Pittsburgh Steelers and what he thinks his team will do in the upcoming 2022 NFL season.

The fellas and I tackle a few predictions for the upcoming NFL season.  Will Matt Ryan throw for more than 4,000 yards in his first stint in Indy?  How will Baker Mayfield perform throughout the season?  How many games will the Detroit Lions win?

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

The VUP debuts with some questions for the upcoming NFL season that will be answered in due time.  Some will be revealed after Week 1!  Will Lamar Jackson earn a big contract this season?  Will Baker Mayfield and Russell Wilson get the last laugh at their old teams?  Who's the #1 WR in GB?

This and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

M&M, Back, Ray and I give our thoughts on the big game between the Bengals and Rams!  We talk about some of the keys plays from the game and if the officials played a role in the Rams getting the "W" or not.

We also discuss some other sports stories that we've seen throughout the week such as the Winter Olympic controversy on the 15-year old Russian figure skater who was found with performance-enhancing drugs in her system and we'll talk a little NBA as well!

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #59

VUP Playoff Pick 'Em Standings:

Q, 8-5, 62%

Buck, 8-5, 62%

M, 8-5, 62%

Ray, 8-5, 62%

M&M, Back, Ray and I give our thoughts on the big game between the Bengals and Rams!  We talk about what each team needs to do to win and which players are key to doing that.

We also discuss some other sports stories that we've seen throughout the week such as Eileen Gu's Olympic controversy, if Ben Simmons is ever going to play basketball again, Alvin Kamara's fight club and more!

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #58

VUP Playoff Pick 'Em Standings:

Q, 8-4, 67%

Buck, 7-5, 58%

M, 7-5, 58%

Ray, 7-5, 58%

M&M, Back, Ray and I give our thoughts on the NFL Conference playoff weekend!  We talk about the play of Mahomes, Garappolo and some of the coaching decisions made last weekend.

We also discuss some other sports stories that we've seen throughout the week such as Brian Flores suing the NFL and a young NBA player trash-talking Steph Curry during a game.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #57

VUP Playoff Pick 'Em Standings:

Q, 8-4, 67%

Buck, 7-5, 58%

M, 7-5, 58%

Ray, 7-5, 58%

M&M, Ray and I give our thoughts on the most exciting NFL playoff weekend we've ever seen, but will also give our thoughts on the upcoming Conference Weekend!

We also discuss some other sports stories that we've seen throughout the week such as Sean Payton stepping away from the Saints and the OT rule.  Ray and I also get into an argument about Jimmy G. and Troy Aikman.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #56

VUP Playoff Pick 'Em Standings:

Q, 7-3, 70%

Buck, 6-4, 60%

M, 6-4, 60%

Ray, 6-4, 60%

Buck, M&M, Ray and I give our thoughts on the first playoff weekend of the NFL season, but will also give our thoughts on the upcoming Divisional Weekend!

We also discuss some other sports stories that we've seen throughout the week.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #55

VUP Playoff Pick 'Em Standings:

Q, 4-2, 66%

Buck, 4-2, 66%

M, 4-2, 66%

Ray, 3-3, 50%

Buck and I give our thoughts on the last week of the NFL season, but will also give our thoughts on the upcoming Wildcard Weekend!  

We also discuss the college football playoffs championship game between Georgia and Alabama and touch on the head coaches that got fired in the NFL.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #54

Final VUP Pick 'Em Standings for the regular season:

Q, 175-95-1, 64.5%

Ray, 166-104-1, 61.2%

Buck, 165-105-1, 60.8%

M, 157-113-1, 57.9%

Buck, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 17th week of the NFL season!  Who is going to the playoffs?  Who is pretending?

We also discuss the college football playoffs, Antonio Brown and Buck tells of experience of seeing Big Ben play his last game in Pittsburgh as well as his trip to the NFL Hall of Fame.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #53

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Q, 165-89-1, 64.7%

Ray, 156-98-1, 61.1%

Buck, 155-99-1, 60.7%

M, 147-107-1, 57.6%

Buck, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 16th week of the NFL season!  Who is going to the playoffs?  Who is pretending?

We also discuss the upcoming college football playoffs, how COVID is impacting the NFL and the historic life of the late John Madden.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #52

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 152-86-1, 64%

Ray, 144-94-1, 60%

Buck, 142-96-1, 59%

M, 136-101-1, 57%

I'm solo on this special holiday episode.  I briefly preview this upcoming week in the NFL and put our predictions on record.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #51

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 143-79-1, 64%

Ray, 134-88-1, 60%

Buck, 133-89-1, 60%

M, 127-95-1, 57%

Buck, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 14th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

I also go on a rant about Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

Episode #50!!!

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 133-73-1, 64%

Ray, 124-82-1, 60%

Buck, 122-84-1, 59%

M, 117-89-1, 57%

Buck, Ray, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 13th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

We'll also discuss the college football playoffs and get into some Boxing Hall of Fame talk.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

#49

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 123-69-1, 64%

Ray, 116-76-1, 60%

Buck, 112-80-1, 58%

M, 106-86-1, 55%

Buck, Ray, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 12th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

We'll also talk some Top 25 college football and the college football playoffs.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

#48

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 115-63-1, 64%

Ray, 107-71-1, 60%

Buck, 101-77-1, 56%

M, 98-80-1, 55%

Buck, Ray, M&M and I give our thoughts on the 11th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

We'll also talk some Top 25 college football and Lebron vs. Stewart in #Elbowgate!

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

#47

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Standings

Q, 108-56-1, 65%

Ray, 100-64-1, 60%

Buck, 96-68-1, 58%

M, 94-70-1, 56%

Buck, Ray and I give our thoughts on the 10th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

We'll also talk some Top 25 college football, Terence Crawford vs. Shawn Porter.  We'll also discuss Coach K's grandson getting a DWI, Teddy Bridgewater's "business decision" to not tackle Darius Slay on a pick-6.

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

#46

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Q, 96-53-1, 64%

Ray, 89-60-1, 59%

Buck, 88-61-1, 58%

M, 86-63-1, 57%

Buck, Ray and I give our thoughts on the 9th week of the NFL season!  Who stood out?  Who needs to improve?  We break down the games that matter most to us.

We'll also talk some Top 25 college football, Canelo Alvaraz KO's Caleb Plant.  What does that mean?  We'll also discuss Aaron Rodgers being "immunized".

These things and more on the Very Unsportsmanlike Podcast!

#45

VUP Pick 'Em Standings

Q, 88-48, 64%

Ray, 83-53, 61%

Buck, 81-55, 59%

M, 80-56, 58%