Beyond The Numbers (of Sports) Podcast

No Episodes in a while, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers of Sports Podcast Season 2 The Intro Episode we talk about our hiatus, what we've been up to and our new format going forward!

🏀⛹🏽🌉⭐️ No Physical Playing Cards, No All-Star Game, No Fans, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 49) A Spotify Original we go Beyond The Numbers of NBA Top Shot, the new blockchain highlight technology that is rapidly gaining popularity with fans of all ages! We explain NBA Top Shot, designed by Dapper Labs, its origins, use & the excitement around it from fans & players alike, like Tyrese Haliburton! Telly explains how it could be used in the NFL & to transform the NCAA landscape to get college players paid. Amit explains the MLB equivalent & how baseball has been reluctant to widely adopt the technology in lieu of playing cards. Also, we hear from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on why there will be a 2021 NBA All-Star game despite the Coronavirus pandemic and despite players like Lebron James & Giannis Antetokounmpo saying they have zero energy & zero interest in the game. 

🏈🦠😷🕘 No More NFL Football, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 48) we go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 NFL Season: A Look Back at the Biggest Storylines - The highest scoring season in NFL History during a pandemic, A Team with a name change, a cancer survivor and an 'amputee' - The Washington Redtails, and The Champs coming from an unlikely place....home, winning the Super Bowl in your building. We also share the story of MLB Legend Hammerin' Hank Aaron.

🏈🏆ⓁⓋ No More Super Bowl, No NFL Football, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 47) we go Beyond The Numbers of Super Bowl LV Tampa Bay Buccaneers Win: Reaction & Analysis from Just A Kid From Tampa Bay, Florida Telly - Defense wins championships, Patrick Mahomes worst loss as a professional Quarterback, Tom Brady wins MVP and Playoff Lenny became Super Bowl Lenny and now Lombardi Lenny! We also share the story of Kenny Washington, the NFL's Jackie Robinson. 

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#SuperBowl #SuperBowlLV #TampaBayBuccaneers #KansasCityChiefs

🏈🏝🏆💲 No Tom Brady, No Patrick Mahomes, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 46) we go Beyond The Numbers of Super Bowl LV Tampa Bay: Super Bowl Economics, Super Bowl Eats, Super Bowl Ticket Prices, Super Bowl Commercial Costs and Super Bowl Wagers. Additionally, in Beyond The Numbers A Brief Super Bowl History: we dive into the origin of the Super Bowl, or its original name the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game”, how it almost never happened and how it all came to be! 

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How it started: A location picked out 5 weeks before, 2 television stations broadcasting a game blacked out in the area it was taking place, with pigeons, balloons and people launched at halftime.

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How its going:  After 50 years, the Super Bowl has become a symbol of American culture. One of the most watched sporting events in the World, broadcast in more than 170 countries, with elaborate halftime shows, and cutting-edge commercials.

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#SuperBowl #SuperBowlLV

🏈🏝🏆 No More Conference Games, No Aaron Rodgers, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 45) Telly is just a kid from Tampa Bay, Florida and he breaks down his hometown Bucs chances in Super Bowl LV in Tampa Bay, FL and provides a Beyond The Numbers analysis of Super Bowl LV with Amit! We go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 NFL Conference Championship Round of the Playoffs: Touchdowns beat Field Goals, Tom Brady beats Aaron Rodgers, Patrick Mahomes beats Josh Allen, what's next? And congratulations to Sarah Thomas - 1st woman to officiate a Super Bowl! #SuperBowlLV

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🏆🏈🏆 No More Wild Cards, No Mahomes, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 44) we go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 NFL Divisional Round of the Playoffs HenneThing Is Possible! We break down each game of the Divisional Round: Los Angeles Rams at Green Bay Packers, Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints! Aaron vs. Aaron, Rodgers vs. Donald, Momentum and Justin Tucker Misses kicks, the Stefon Diggs Josh Allen Bills Mafia love affair! HenneThing Is Possible! and Breaking down the greatness of Tom Brady! We also go Beyond The Numbers of Tom Brady vs. Drew Brees. Also Baylor Bears Coach Kim Mulkey is saying what we have been saying all along about Covid-19 and the NCAA, so we now have someone on the inside! 

🏆🎓🏈 No More College Football, No Wild Card, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 43) we go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 College Football Playoff National Championship Game - Alabama does it again, SEC is the place to be and we make the case why the Florida Gators are the National Champion Runners-Up. In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 18 of the 2020 NFL Season - NFL Wild Card Weekend: Tyler Heinicke our MVP of the week, Lamar Jackson setting records and The Browns keep rolling! Before Martin Luther King Day Steve Sarkisian doubles down on racism and the Houston Texans lose Deshaun Watson for failing to hire minorities to the front office.

And commentary on the Surge on the Capitol this week -  Let us not take for granted the freedoms we enjoy, the fabric of this Nation & Democracy - it can be removed if not for continued & constant vigilance & protection! No different from our very own Faith. 🙏🏾🇺🇸

🏆🎓🏈 No More NFL Regular Season, No Heisman, No problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 42) we go Beyond The Numbers of College Football 2020 - Our thoughts on the last week of the College Football season including the Final 4, the National Championship Game & Beyond The Numbers of The Heisman Trophy Controversy! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 17 of the 2020 NFL Season - Show Me The Money: incentives guys had to reach to get PAID, Derrick Henry in beast mode and The Washington RedTails advancing to the playoffs! 

And commentary on the Surge on the Capitol this week -  Let us not take for granted the freedoms we enjoy, the fabric of this Nation & Democracy - it can be removed if not for continued & constant vigilance & protection! No different from our very own Faith. 🙏🏾🇺🇸

✌🏾🦠🍾🥳 No More 2020, No Problem! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 41) we go Beyond The Numbers of 2020 - Our 2020 Year in Review: Peace Out 2020! You can't talk about 2020 without talking about Covid-19 so we go Beyond The Numbers of Covid-19 in the US & Internationally, we go Beyond The Numbers of New Years Resolutions, and share our favorite 2020 Moments: Hint - Tampa Bay Rays! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 16 of the 2020 NFL Season - Tom Brady's record setting last 4 quarters of football, Alvin Kamara's 6 Rushing TD performance, and we introduce Ernie Nevers the last man to do it! In 1929 in 8 days Ernie Nevers scored 66 points by himself! Including throwing for a touchdown pass, picking off a Hall of Fame quarterback and kicking an extra point.

✞🙏🏾🎄🏈 No Christmas Travel, No Tree, No Lights, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 40) we go Beyond The Numbers of Christmas 2020 - Trees, Lights, Holiday Names & Shopping: The origin of the Christmas Tree, The origin of Christmas Lights, how Santa and Rudolph came to be, and the cost of the 12 Days of Christmas! The NBA Season has started and we get you ready for it! We discuss the College Football Playoffs Final 4, spoiler we're not satisfied! We make our Final Kyle Trask for Heisman pitch! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 15 of the 2020 NFL Season - Oklahoma's last 2 QBs face off, Patriots out the Playoffs, Dak Prescott still balling and prove Ryan Tannehill is statistically better than Patrick 'Money' Mahomes!

🎓🏀🦠🎅🏽 No Covid Plan for Colleges, No Correlation, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 39) we send our prayers to Keyontae Johnson, The Florida Gators All-SEC Basketball Player who collapsed after a timeout during a game. Although we don't know if Covid-19 is the cause, we dive into the dangers of the NCAA season - are unpaid college basketball players at risk with all the unknowns during this Basketball season? In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 14 of the 2020 NFL Season - Lamar Jackson running out of the tunnel like Superman to come in and take the lead in MNF game this week, Carson Wentz losing his job to Jalen Hurts and Derrick Henry just keeps trucking! We also go Beyond The Numbers of Santa's Christmas, Talk Giannis new deal, Sarah Fuller's HERstorical day, Vote Warnock and Negro Leaguers finally being acknowledged! 

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Special Guest: Santa!

🦠🏀🪖🏈 No Covid Bubbles, No Black Head Coaches, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 37) we talk about Covid Long Haulers, the effects it can have, how athletes are putting their lives on the line for our entertainment and Mo Bamba not being able to return because conditioning. In our new series this month we wanted to highlight Athletes Who Served in the Military starting with the NFL's Pat Tillman, Jack Lummus & Rocky Bleier. We go Beyond The Numbers of the most explosive duo in College Football The Florida Gators Kyle2Kyle Connection - Kyle Trask to Kyle Pitts! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 12 of the 2020 NFL Season - The rise in Covid Cases, The generosity of Jace Whittaker, and the firing of Matt Patricia (finally!)

🦃🥧🤤🏈 No Thanksgiving Travel, No Turkey, No Pie, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 36) we go Beyond The Numbers of Thanksgiving 2020 - Covid, Cooking, Costs, Turkey, Travel & Football: Top 10 Thanksgiving Destinations, Most popular Thanksgiving Pies, the average cost and prep time for Thanksgiving dinner & the time it takes us to eat it all! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 11 of the 2020 NFL Season - With 160 regular-season games played through Sunday we're 62.5% through the season, we talk about Drew Brees 11 cracked ribs, Taysom Hill & PJ Walker's 1st NFL Starts, & Justin Herbert's amazing start! Also, some history on the NFL's 1st All-Black Officiating Crew on Monday Night Football & The Tampa Bay Buccaneers who have the most black coordinators in NFL history (3) and female assistant coordinators (2).

🏀📃🎓🏈 No NBA Offseason, No Draft Rules, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 35) we go Beyond The Numbers of the 2020 NBA Draft Logistics. We talk about the Weird & Wacky History of the NBA Draft - No round restrictions, No pick restrictions, No age restrictions: No Rules, Just Right - A Brief History of the NBA Draft - where babies, family friends and presidents could be selected. In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 10 of the 2020 NFL Season - The Watt's have been lights out, Dak Prescott still holds passing records and putting the Chicago Bears record in context! Also, Tampa Bay may get its 1st NBA Franchise but first the Tampa Bay Raptors on loan from Toronto! We make the case for Kyle Trask for Heisman! 

🏀📃💰🎄 No NBA Offseason, No NBA Bubble, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 34) we go Beyond The Numbers of the agreement to bring back Basketball for the 2020-2021 NBA Season - which came down to an agreement on Basketball Related Income (we define it for you), Escrow (we explain it to you) and $600 Million (the cost of delaying the NBA Season). In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 9 of the 2020 NFL Season - putting the Steelers 8-0 record in context, Patrick 'Money' Mahomes NFL Records broken in just his 1st 40 games, and one of the teams with the most offensive snaps with the lead may surprise you! Also, Tampa Bay may get its 1st NBA Franchise but first the Tampa Bay Raptors on loan from Toronto! 

⚾️👀🦠 No President, No Baseball, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 33) we go Beyond The Numbers of the 2020 MLB Season - Money, COVID Outbreaks and Crazy Stats on the season that almost was not! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 8 of the 2020 NFL Season - discussing their teams which met on Monday Night Football The Bucs vs. The Giants and Mike Tomlin passing Tony Dungy as the winningest African American NFL Head Coach. Also they talk Florida Georgia week and the importance of Georgia this week - Go Gators! 

⚾️🌎🏆🍾 No More Basketball, No More Baseball, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 32) LA knocks Tampa Bay out of Covid Triple Crown Contention - we go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 World Series - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - 28.3 vs. 107.9 Million Dollar Payroll - Cuban Mookie Betts (Randy Arozarena) vs. Mookie Betts - David vs. Goliath - LA winning their 2nd Covid Crown! We provide our reaction to the World Series and the pulling of Blake Snell in Game 6! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 7 of the 2020 NFL Season “The Stranger Things Edition” we explore the 'Upside Down' where the Patriots are struggling, undrafted RBs lead the league in yards and a punter gets the game ball! We also talk the future of @RaysBaseball - Tampa's Covid Triple Crown Chase may be over but LA is still in the running, although the Tampa Bay Buccaneers could spoil the party!

⚾️🌎🏆 No More NBA, No More MLB Playoffs, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 31) we go Beyond The Numbers of The 2020 World Series - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Los Angeles Dodgers - 28.3 vs. 107.9 Million Dollar Payroll - Cuban Mookie Betts (Randy Arozarena) vs. Mookie Betts - David vs. Goliath - Battle for the 2nd Covid Crown! We provide our predictions and prospect each teams chances of winning their city a 2nd Covid Championship in 2020, as both LA and Tampa Bay are in contention for the Covid Triple Crown! In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 6 of the 2020 NFL Season - comebacks of 16+ points are becoming common & the Cowboys are learning just how much a Beyond The Numbers Podcast favorite, Dak 'Pay That Man' Prescott is worth, we pray for his speedy recovery & return to the field soon! We also talk @RaysBaseball Tampa's Covid Triple Crown Chase - an opportunity for Tampa Bay sports to win the Covid Championships.

🏀🍾🏅🏈 No More NBA Bubble, No More NBA Bubble News, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 30) we send off the NBA in style with our Final Edition of NBA Bubble News - where we recap the NBA Bubble, go Beyond The Numbers of the Logistics involved in pulling off the NBA Bubble, dish on the Wine Clubs formed in the NBA Bubble, & hand out our NBA Bubble Awards! Also, Lebron's Last Dance & The Lakers winning the NBA Finals. In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 5 of the 2020 NFL Season - we discover that the Browns may be good this year, everytime we think NYC Football is the worst Jacksonville cuts in on the party AND that BAD MAN Aaron Rodgers continues to ball out for the Green Bay Packers. Also, a Beyond The Numbers Podcast favorite, Dak 'Pay That Man' Prescott, we pray for his speedy recovery & return to the field soon! We also talk @RaysBaseball Tampa's Covid Triple Crown Chase - an opportunity for Tampa Bay sports to win the Covid Championships.

🏈🦠🚫 No Covid Protocols, No NFL Football, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 29) NFL COVID Cancellations following the Tennessee Titans Troubling Outbreak, what happened and why did it spread around the team. In NFL Nuggets we go Beyond The Numbers of Week 4 of the 2020 NFL Season. We talk Tampa's Covid Triple Crown Chase - an opportunity for Tampa Bay sports to win the Covid Championships.

🏀🏆🏒⚾️🏈 No LeBron, No Bubble News, No Home Baseball, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 28) Congratulations to the Tampa Bay Lightning on winning The Stanley Cup! We talk Tampa's Covid Triple Crown Chase - an opportunity for Tampa Bay sports to win the Covid Championships. We give our Major League Baseball MLB Bubble Playoff predictions & The Tampa Bay Rays chance to follow the Lightning & win it all. We talk Lebron's Last Dance our 2020 NBA Finals Preview - how this could be Lebron James' last Finals trip & how he was able to pick his opponent - the team with the longest odds to make the 2020 Finals - the Miami Heat. Also, Florida Gators Football - Fantastic! 

And THANK YOU for all the BIRTHDAY WISHES!

🥳🏀🏈⚾️🥳 No Anthem, No Respect, No UNITY, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 27) we talk Conference Finals in the NBA bubble, and our adopted NBA Team - The Denver Nuggets and talk Heat vs. Celtics Matchup. College Football Corner - we talk COVID Cancellations and 'Prime Time' for HBCUs! NFL NUGGETS - News, Notes & Nuggets from Week 2 in the NFL! Also the MLB Playoff Bubble Explained! 

Also, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TELLY

🏀🏈✊🏾✌🏾🇺🇸 No Anthem, No Respect, No UNITY, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 26) we discuss family reunions in the NBA bubble, and talk about our adopted NBA Team - The Denver Nuggets and how you should put some respect on their names!  The start of the NFL and the themes for this season - The Anthem, Unity and COVID. Finally we introduce our new segment - NFL NUGGETS - News, Notes & Nuggets from Week 1 in the NFL!

🏀🇬🇷🤩🏈✋🏾 No Coaches Families, No Giannis, No 2020 NFL Covid Protocols, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 25) we discuss family reunions in the NBA bubble, and explain how Giannis Antetokounmpo could end up on the Golden State Warriors!  The start of College Football and the impact Black Lives Matter has had on Kirk Herbstreit. We also review the Covid protocols provided by the NFL for the 2020 season and give our 2020 NFL Season Preview! 

🏀✊🏾🗽✌🏾 No Playoffs, No Families, No Votes, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 24) we discuss family reunions in the NBA bubble, the rules regarding visitors and the impact on mental health. We also recap the epic battles we’ve gotten to witness these playoffs specifically going Beyond The Numbers of Donovan Mitchell vs. Jamal Murray, and we follow-up on our conversation from last week and what resolutions were brought forth following the NBA Walkout. How the NBA sparked a movement, for reform and calls for justice, what actions are being demanded and where we go from here. #BlackLivesMatter

✌🏾💗✊🏾🏀 No NBA Playoff Games, No NHL Playoff Games, No Baseball Games, No Problem?! On this special episode of Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 23) Amit & Telly have an important conversation about the tragic shooting of Jacob Blake and the sports world’s response. They also share their personal thoughts & feelings on the moment  - How the NBA sparked a movement, for reform and calls for justice, what actions are being demanded and where we go from here. #BlackLivesMatter

✊🏾⚾️🎓🏈 No Playoffs, No Heart Problems, No Negro Leagues, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 22) We go Beyond The Numbers of The NBA Bubble Regular Season Stats, provide an update on the fluid Cancellation of College Football situation and in honor of the 100th Anniversary provide a Brief History of the Negro Leagues - its founding, its purpose and its impact on Major League Baseball as we know it today.

🎓🏈🚫😭No Pac-12, No Big Ten, No College Football, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 21) We explain, discuss, put into context The Cancellation of College Football and Explain how #WeAreUnited x #WeWantToPlay Movements have combined into one! Also, we provide #NBABubble News updates - The Rise of the Phoenix! The Bubble Suns! (#BubbleSuns) & go Beyond The Numbers of Dame Time - When Damian Lillard goes off! 

⛹🏽‍♀️🗽✊🏾🎓💰 No Miami Marlins, No COVID-19 Procedures, No NCAA, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 20) we provide #WNBABubble News - Including the 'Vote Warnock' movement & #NBABubble News updates - Lebron's Grey Beard meet's Disney Black Magic, Skinny Melo's Redemption, & J. Cole heading to the NBA! Also, in Race in America: The Power of the Collegiate Athlete we discuss the Pac12 #WeAreUnited Movement - how it came about, what is being asked for, & our thoughts on what progress can be made! 

🏀📰🍗⚾️🤷🏾‍♂️No Magic City Wings, No Real Fans, No Miami Marlins, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast Episode 19 we provide #NBABubble News updates, including Magic City's LouWill Lemon Pepper BBQ Wings! Share our excitement & thoughts on the return of live sports, specifically cutout fans vs. digital fans and the start of MLB baseball being fumbled by The Miami Marlin's who struckout to COVID-19!

🏀📰⚾️🤷🏾‍♂️🏈No MLB Bubble, No NFL COVID-19 Protocols, No Problem?! In Beyond The Numbers Podcast (Episode 18) we premier #NBABubble News! Share the changes Major League Baseball has made for the shortened 2020 Covid-19 Season & discuss the lack of protocols implemented by the NFL before training camp this week leading to a player movement on Twitter #WeWantToPlay