CzabeCast

Czabe is in Vegas this weekend for some golf and R&R (plus to watch the Brewers in the World Series!) and he caught up with Sirius XM's J.T. The Brick to talk Raiders, the new A's Stadium, and the state of the sports media biz. The Terps pull the plug on Locksley, the NFL is flirting with disasters on multiple fronts, and the WNBA has split into two leagues, regardless of if they like it or not. RIP to Dan Davis, "The Duke" the dean of the modern sports radio update anchors. MORE.....

00:14 Birthday Celebrations and Friendly Banter

02:59 Childhood Mischief and Consequences

06:05 High School Rebellions and Musical Trials

09:00 The Oboe Experience and Instrumental Challenges

12:07 Summer Adventures and Fire Mishaps

14:54 NFL Coaching Blunders and Player Injuries

25:25 The Jalen Hurts Controversy

29:31 Fantasy Football Strategies and Insights

36:27 The Tomahawk Steak Debate

39:01 Timeless Tickets and Fan Frustrations

Jalen Hurts blood clot. Terry Robiskie tells story about Dan Snyder being a cheap ass dick. That time Mr. Ed got a hit off Sandy Koufax. Andy's trip to Atlanta to see the Bears beat the Falcons. Did Mike McCarthy go to the Blue Tent for entirely different reasons than an ankle? The fellas weigh in on the Joe Buck/Troy Aikman split. MORE....

00:00 Introduction to College Football Madness

01:30 The Greatest College Football Saturday Ever

02:57 Auburn's Stunning Upset Over Georgia

04:24 Controversial Calls in Notre Dame vs BYU

07:52 Replay Failures and Human Error

10:46 Critique of College Football Analysts

16:10 Miami vs Florida State: A Double Overtime Thriller

20:18 Replay Room Insights and Corporate Culture

24:48 Other Notable Games and Final Thoughts

00:00 Introduction and overview of Saturday’s college football chaos

02:01 Auburn's stunning upset of Georgia and the story of coach Alex Golesh

03:54 No...

EPISODE DESCRIPTION

00:00 Introduction and podcast landscape overview

01:02 The challenge of long-form podcasts and quality focus

02:26 Listener feedback and the value of authenticity

03:25 The importance of chemistry and personality in podcasts

04:52 Humor and timing in sports radio

06:19 NFL Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes stories

09:15 Iconic NFL moments and viral GIFs

11:15 Men as problem solvers and NFL decision-making

12:41 Proposed approach to sports commentary and authenticity

MR X

00:00 Introduction and episode overview<...

Guest: Paul Charchian

Rain In Vegas/Utah

Rams v Bills Classic

Overtime Strategies Debated

McVay's Achilles Heel

"Mevis Mode" Activated

Fantasy Football Impact for MHJ Trade

Surging Sleepers to Grab

Visit Fantasy World .com

Should Dan Quinn Have Been Fired?

Remember That Time....

Kelly Clarkson's Wooden Bird of Rich Girl Burden

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00:00 Introduction and Lunch Sponsor

00:57 Maryland Football and Coaching Critique

02:30 Game Management and Coaching Accountability

05:07 Quarterback Performance and Decision Making

08:02 Historical Context of Coaching Decisions

10:23 Overtime Rules and Game Management Issues

17:06 NFC East Performance and Clock Management Failures

26:31 The Best Kicker in the League

27:21 The NFL as a Television Show

28:46 Coaching Decisions and Game Strategy

30:30 Jerry Jones and the Cowboys' Irrelevance

32:15 Mike Ditka: A Legendary Figure

34:08 The Evolution of Coaching in the NFL

40:49 The...

Czabe flies solo and flies high after a weekend of miscues in both college and pro football. Details matter, people, hoo boy don't they!

00:00 Introduction and Weekend Recap

01:55 NFL Game Management and Coaching Blunders

03:48 The Chaos of NFL Overtime and Critical Mistakes

10:03 College Football Shocks and Surprises

19:55 Strategic Decisions and Game Day Communication

29:57 Sportsmanship and Respect in College Football

40:05 Key Takeaways and Lessons Learned

Czabe Open

00:00 Introduction and episode overview

02:14 Media news and high-profile provocateurs

04:06 Dave Portnoy's role in media and controversy

05:56 The clash between Barstool and traditional TV

08:01 Corporate jungle and media conflicts

09:53 Fox Sports, Big Noon Kickoff, and Portnoy's exit

12:04 Stephen A. Smith's comments on Lane Johnson

13:55 The difference between internet and TV behavior

16:09 Reactions to Lane Johnson's retirement and mental health

17:56 Media perception and the future of Stephen A.

19:50 NFL officiating and media reactions

21:48 International NFL...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, and shakes loose a story about when Charch almost greenlit a way to play fantasy by drafting boats like the Northwestern or the Cornelia Marie.

00:00 Webcam Technology and Preferences

03:05 Nashville Food Adventures

06:02 Lobster Economics and Deadliest Catch

08:54 Reality TV Authenticity and Deadliest Catch

12:01 Fantasy Game Development and Deadliest Catch

18:10 NFL Referee Controversies and Media Compliance

33:17 Airline Incident: A Shocking Story

39:18 The Guardian Helmet Controversy

45:18 The Goalpost Paradox in Football

51:42 Consumerism and the...

Oct 05, 2026 - 55 min, 58 sec

00:00 Return to the Studio and NFL Overview

01:02 Officiating Controversies in the NFL

05:21 London Game and Officiating Issues

11:23 Josh Allen's Unique Privileges and Rule Interpretations

18:17 AI in Sports Analysis and Its Limitations

22:28 Deshaun Watson's Narrative and Media Coverage

28:25 Injuries and Team Challenges in the NFL

31:09 Dramatic Questions in Football Reporting

36:20 Bryce Young's Development and Lions' Struggles

39:43 Jim Mora's Memorable Soundbites

47:04 Injuries and Their Impact on the Game

49:55 Quarterback Changes and Team Dynamics<...

00:00 Introduction and Setting the Scene

00:58 The Thrill of Sports and Unforgettable Moments

12:10 Baseball's Unique Rules and Controversies

15:59 Experiencing SEC College Football

27:53 Reflections on the College Football Experience

29:09 Celebrating Life and Achievements

30:08 The Booming Nashville Scene

31:06 Insights from a Renowned Orthopedic Surgeon

32:29 Community Commitment in Sports Medicine

34:51 Navigating Sports Injuries and Parental Concerns

36:43 The Rise of Social Media Docs

39:22 The Allure of Nashville Living

42:00 Building Connections Through Golf

48:40 Media Shakeups in Sports Broadcasting

Czabe is in Nashville and connects with Fantasy Football World's Paul Charchian.

00:00 Exploring Nashville: First Impressions

02:46 The Growth of Nashville: A City on the Rise

06:04 Education and Racial Disparities: A Personal Reflection

08:57 The Case Keenum Story: A Journey of Resilience

12:12 The Drama of Sports: Male Bonding Through Competition

15:06 Quarterback Carousel: The Vikings' Dilemma

20:58 Kirk Cousins and the Vikings' Quarterback Dilemma

25:14 The Disposable Quarterback Era

30:24 The Packers' Struggles and the NFC North Shift

32:45 Balding Journeys and Personal Reflections

35:08...

Czabe is joined by ANDY POLLIN and GENE WANG to talk sports over a lovely steakhouse lunch!

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

01:49 Media Day and Sports Media Personalities

03:48 Washington Wizards and NBA Turnaround Potential

06:55 NFL Flopping and Rule Changes

08:48 The Problem with Replay and Referee Decisions

11:48 The Entertainment Value of the NFL

14:53 Commanders' Win and Turnover Analysis

19:07 NFL and League Policies on Flags and Penalties

21:46 Maryland Football and Coaching Challenges

25:01 Golf and Media Interactions with Scotty Scheffler

28:06 The...

Czabe runs solo on a Monday, and covers a lot of ground.

00:00 Introduction to the Sports Landscape

02:55 NFL Week 3 Highlights and Analysis

05:48 The NFL's Global Reach and Marketing Strategy

09:14 Game Analysis: Cowboys vs. Ravens in Brazil

12:11 Injury Concerns and Player Safety in the NFL

15:06 Cultural Observations and Fan Engagement

17:51 NFL Commentary and Broadcasting Dynamics

20:48 Wrap-Up and Personal Reflections on the Weekend

34:20 Winston and Mariota: A Historic Win

36:45 Old Man Rodgers: Still in the Game

38:57 Bengals' Struggles: Burrow's...

Now, when your team doesn't win, it's your fault, buddy. Open up the wallet! Who knew we had more than one grammar expert in the audience? Czabe does a wellness check on his former radio buddy Mark Yarbro. Mr. X offers gambling advice and more. Elite tweets. MORE.....

Czabe and Charch take a tour around the league to sort the NFL's "QB2s" into the following categories. They rank them "Actually, Good," then "Decent," then "Non-Awful," then "Awful," and finally "Disgusting," plus a new category Charch made up on the fly. The fellas also talk about Jaxson Dart's injury and why nobody has a picture of Mean Joe Greene shirtless. It's a wild ride, come on and let your hair down! MORE....

Czabe welcomes Gene Wang (DMV Substack, please subscribe) who covered the Maryland vs. Virginia Tech game at College Park. A whole lotta orange invaded. How bad does Maryland really want it when it comes to big time football? Forget analytics ruining sports, here comes private equity. LeBron, the latest mega-millionaire athlete who can't say no to easy gambling endorsement money. Is Jayden Daniels "built for this life" as a running QB in the NFL. MORE.....

Czabe recaps a wild college and pro weekend in football. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels go down with bad injuries in Week 2. Instant replay has more moments of WTF are we even doing here. Lane Kiffin goes down in Oxford. A true "Sports Hindenburg" in the Vandy vs. NC State game. Aaron Glenn hates hats, and clock management. Earth Wind and Fire's greatest song ever written. MORE....

How to manufacture a fake controversy, with no more than a few social media clips. Andy was right. It's a spear. Is AI going to get "high on its own supply?" Origin of the "obnoxious reporter" parody clip. Oregon QB was tipping his own pitches, so to speak. How much are college football programs spending on football these days? Mr. X joins the show for a variety of gambling news. It's a write-off, Jerry! Why PFF grading is truly "garbage in, garbage out" and our look ahead to juicy Saturday and Sunday action! MORE....

00:00 Vikings vs. Packers: A Controversial Win

11:41 Coaching Matters: The Impact on Team Performance

22:51 Legal Troubles: The Josh Jacobs Case

28:00 Racism in Coaching: The Brian Flores Case

29:08 Celebrity Spotlights: Kelsey and Swift

32:06 The Intricacies of Scientology and Public Perception

33:46 NFL Game Analysis: Refereeing and Fan Reactions

35:16 Commentary on Play-by-Play Announcing

40:02 Ranking NFL Commentators: A Personal Perspective

53:07 Streaming Challenges in the NFL: A New Era?

Czabe breaks bread and protein with Gene and Andy over Week 1 in the NFL, the Australia game, the Commanders new pre-game "Show" and "Spiking the Spear" along with a debate about arrows vs. spears. More newspaper layoffs rock the industry. What does the Holly Rowe incident say about the state of college football coaches? The WNBA wins the tournament, but loses the opportunity. Steve Ballmer bends the knee. Pablo Torre mounts the biggest trophy head on sports journalism wall. MORE....

Czabe recaps Week 1 in the NFL, where TDs and sacks were fast and furious league-wide. Deshaun's very bad day in Jacksonville, Kyler Murray gets jacked up, but the Pack melts down. The Bears nearly hang a 60-burger on the Panthers. The NFL proves it can strike anywhere on the globe with its Australia game. Steve Sarkisian blows off Holly Rowe, was he in the wrong? AI Doomscrolling. Yellowjacket SZN. Listener feedback, and #elitetweets. MORE....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN and hits him up with a new business proposition. Baker Mayfield gets paid. But once again, QB prices seem to reflect the cost of NOT having one who is any good. The Rams and Niners engage in a fascinating experiment in sleep and time zone travel. Czabe would go shark diving. Charch's miracle iPad recovery from Delta. Apple's foldable phone. Cybercabs and the future. MORE.....

Czabe chronicles a dramatic turn of events in College Football this past weekend in both Baton Rouge and Ann Arbor. AL GALDI joins the show to argue that if it's controversy, it's still *good* for the product. A quick thought on all 32 NFL teams before we launch from shore. AI Seinfeld might end up being more popular than the real thing. Deion shoots it straight to his idiot son Shilo. MORE.....

Nothing like a good ol' monster controversy to start the college football season! Western Michigan gets the ol' 60:01 "screw job" in Ann Arbor. But... the check still cleared. Lane Kiffin is another example of where sports has gone completely off the deep end of "dirty and shameless." ANDY POLLIN joins the pod, to discuss Roger Goodell's contract extension. Is there a "VORC" stat to assess his worth? Doug Eddings is an idiot, and a menace. Fire him. MORE....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as he's decamped in Minnesota for 11 days doing various fantasy football shows, appearances, drafts and more. He went to a taping of a live comedy show for Michael Che, and it quickly went off the rails when a virtue signalling white woman decided she would just tank the mood in the room. Czabe addresses your complaints about ads and sound quality. Listener feedback on college tuition going through the roof. The Patriots weren't cheating (again) but they were being pretty sneaky (and effective) when it comes to opposing FG kickers. MORE......

Czabe welcomes Fox Sports' TIM BRANDO to discuss the "Cuban Missile Crisis" standoff between LSU and the SEC, as the threats and rhetoric have reached a whole new level over the NFL "transfer" portal. Who needs a $500 toothbrush? Nobody, but I bet it sells like hotcakes. Tony Romo issues apology, seeks treatment. Is Puka Nakua in trouble with the NFL's DV rules, and why haven't the Packers seen the Josh Jacobs garage video? AARON OSTER from Circa Sports in Vegas talks about the crazy rise in the payouts in their Circa Millions and Survivor contests. A giant Todd goes...

Czabe welcomes Andy Pollin to the pod, as they discuss esteemed and well-liked Karl Ravech being shown the door at ESPN for reasons nobody really understands. It's the nature of the business, but it doesn't make it any less stupid or annoying. Would you watch the "Fuzz Zone" tennis multi-channel? Are mid-tier colleges going the way of dinosaurs? What is a college degree actually good for these days? The SEC is rallying to stop LSU from ruining everything. What happens when your radio partner has never seen The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, or Game of Thrones? Light crowds out at...

Czabe flies solo on a busy Monday, as NFL teams whack down to 53, the Packers are in a big bind at RB, and guess who's back in LA! Daejon Love is the best fake sports story since Lenay Kakua and Mantei Teio. The Titans cancel their "Netflix Quarterback" and J.J. McCarthy is still a Viking - for now! The mother of all stadium flyovers, and I'm getting shelled by preppers on social media over how I mow my lawn! MORE....

Czabe welcomes Mr. X to talk about the death of the Pro Bowl, ESPN's "ticker," the misconceptions on "Rover and Overs," why flag football makes financial sense to the league, and more. Are ESPN's special "Interview Games" in MLB (i.e. Field of Dreams, the LL Game) more of an annoyance? How the MLB playoffs are shaping up, with such an imbalance in depth of good teams in the AL and NL? Jeff Passan gets community noted to the moon and has to delete a tweet. Stupid Little League baseball "trick plays." MORE....

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod as they discuss the passing of music legend Dolly Parton. Some interesting stats and facts about Dolly, who was truly larger than life. Should NFL teams play ANYBODY of significance or even practice at full speed in August? Nobody knows, but that's the way "it's always been done." The origin story of "Factory of Sadness." Browns parody set to "Allentown" by Billy Joel. NFL Unveils "Rivalry Jerseys" as we have now entered the NFL uniform "multi-verse." MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN as the NFL deals with a shocking — and embarrassing — wildcard story of Niners owner Jed York getting busted for soliciting a $140 prostitute in Ohio. But is it worse than Vrabel with Russini? What will the league do? Probably nothing. The Browns have named Deshaun Watson their Week 1 starter, and Czabe sees *some* (but not much) logic to it. Dan Snyder is a forgotten man, in another land, and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole. The shield was behind Mike Tirico getting cock-blocked from the original Thursday Night Football in favor of "Over The...

Poor Todd Monken, he's going to be a shell-shocked mess by Thanksgiving at this rate. Deshaun Watson gets caught up in his feels about being booed. I guess the guy never watches his own film, because he fucking sucks. Shedeur might suck even more, but I guess we're going to find out. Czabe goes solo on a busy Monday, as we are at "Week Zero" in college football, where it's now beyond the wild west with players portalling BACK INTO college after being cut by NFL teams. Nutso! A young baseball fan loses her entire purse, but hangs onto...

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to discuss the usual wide swath of notable topics. Charch reminds people "we back up" on his podcast and fantasy work. The NFL wants teams in Europe, but there's a problem I don't think can get solved. ZZ Top drummer dies. The argument about "schlock" songs vs. "their good stuff." Real sports should do "fantasy punishments." MORE....

Czabe welcomes back MATT MUELLER, aka. "A Man About Film" to discuss a variety of his passions, including this magical Brewers season, the Miz phenomenon, and what would be the biggest disaster possible once October arrives. Also, the Dodgers' financial world is unraveling; what does that mean for a possible lockout? The Field of Dreams Game got shit ratings. Will Netflix ever truly be a destination for live sports? Matt Damon's weird career, and a quickie review of the Odyssey. MORE...

Czabe gives longtime co-host, mentor, and friend ANDY POLLIN his just desserts for a massive career in DC sports radio, as the two recount the many great guests and episodes they had doing "The Sports Reporters." The Jayden Daniels #5 thing has jumped contain and gone viral, but what is the ultimate lesson to be learned here? Pat McAfee puts out an album. Better than Shaq's rap albums, but not as good as Terry Bradshaw's country discs. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes back MR. X to the pod, as it's been a while. It was a tough summer for him, as he lost his father. But I get the "Growing Up X" backstory, including how he was on a youth soccer team that ran the table on everybody in Northern Virginia. We talk about baseball, and the looking shutdown after the season. The Skubal trade and if it made sense. What lit a spark under the Red Sox, and are there similarities to the 2003 Marlins. Who knows who is good in college football with all of the NIL mayhem...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from Fantasy Football World to talk about the usual wide range of topics. Including Kyler Murray winning the QB1 job in Minnesota, Claude's decision to watermark all their AI-written output to deter cheaters, fantasy emasculation, Red Flag keepaway, Ross Tucker, the Stench of Russini, what happened to Chris Berman's ass, and much more.

Czabe interviews a guy who made it out of drab Human Resources and is now a fixture covering the Green Bay Packers, Andy Herman. How he did it, and what he learned along the way. The new Highmark Field is getting low marks for seat obstructions and tinytrons, not jumbotrons. Their "Nickel City" alt's aren't doin' great either. The Fall Guy calls it a career. New Fantasy Punishment. Kapernick show. Plus listener feedback and #elitetweets. MORE....