CzabeCast

Czabe welcomes back his Wisconsin buddies ARMEN SARYAN and BRIAN BUTCH to talk about whether Giannis is being a big ol' diva on his way out of Milwaukee, or if Armen is right: they shoulda just let him play. Brian is wondering, like many up there, what's going on with the rare triple-openings in the UW system. Plus, just how crucial is football? They are finding out firsthand. Also, Armen talks about why "pool culture" is overrated and how he was just fine at NYNY in Vegas last week. That plus Czabe talks about the Commanders' "new" permanent throwback...

Czabe flies solo again because there's so much going on in the sports world. Starting with Dianna Russini realizing (correctly) that the more the Athletic and the public kept digging, the more bones would be uncovered. The World Cup is coming to America to absolutely fleece a bunch of sucker soccer fans in any way possible. The WNBA just can't help itself, now can it? If the NBA season sucked so much, how come the ratings and attendance were so good? Maybe things are just fine? Sergio apologizes, but it's too little, too late. The ABS is fixing a...

Czabe flies solo today, and begins with a suprise that showed up on his doorstep last week. Proof that even the silliest of things, can have profound impact to some people. Keep showing up. What happens when the "Draft Industrial Complex" misses a potentially massive red flag, until it's dug up just a week before D-Day? It could be nothing. But it might be more. Jay Williams fighting for stolen IP rights and Tiger's honor. Okay, bud. CBS getting slammed for a sloppy 18th hole. I give perspective. Less is more Augusta. Did you forget that? And a big...

Czabe welcomes devoted casual golf fan ANDY POLLIN to talk about Rory's wild ride at Augusta. If nothing else, he's not boring. Sergio Garcia remains a total putz. ESPN/CBS featured some cool new camera angles and drone shots. NBA Season ends with a flurry of shameless tanking. What can be done? Wizards say "Mission Accomplished" but will they actually end up with the pick of the litter? Czabe does a version of the ManningCast. Ovi may have played his last game in front of the Caps home fans. Is an "Irish Exit" acceptable for a generational superstar? Now...

Czabe welcomes Mr. Rural Utah himself, PAUL CHARCHIAN, to the pod, and finds out he's now an officially law-abiding member of Virgin, UT, because he has himself become properly armed (but not really dangerous!) I show him the legend of "Tex Grebner" and then we pivot into some classic Tombstone scenes. Then there's the awkward spot Dianna Russini finds herself in, after the Vrabel photos from Sedona came out. What is out of bounds of "proper" journalism? All that, plus the CIA apparently has a "Ghost Murmur" technology that can hear a heartbeat from high altitude. Allegedly. MORE....

Czabe breaks down Michigan's national championship over UConn, in an ugly game that featured a lot of shitting shooting and uncalled roughhousing. The right team won, and Dusty May's Amazon approach to building a team is the new model for success. MATT MUELLER joins the program, and Czabe steers him down some very dark parenting streets, before turning to scissor talk and why Shrek's re-release in theaters is going to do bonkers numbers! MORE....

Life contains contradictions, and things that just plain suck. You just need to manage around them, and through them. Today CZABE explains why today is a new start for his career, and thanks his loyal listeners through the years. But god forbid he have a slightly negative take on how Giannis is treating his team right now. DOUG GOTTLEIB of UWGB talks about what it takes to resurrect a program from the bottom of the ocean, and how it's still damn hard to schedule as a low-mid-major. Also, be careful, your plane isn't a bus! MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to the pod, and while nobody likes a "negative nelly" to start the week, El Baldo really did unload a clip of 40-cal bitching about the Final Four. But, it's because he still loves sports, he says, and cares enough to complain. Jay Bilas mixes it up on NIL with ESPN panelists, Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma both look worse for their episode on Friday. Tiger talks to Trump, brags about it. MORE....

Czabe welcomes on PAUL CHARCHIAN as they do a quick re-cap of some of the best moments of CzabeVegas. Also, it's the 50th Anniversary of Apple founding, and the guys ponder the question: "What's left to invent?" The Shield is on the march, vs. the players, the refs, and scooping up more dollars from TV partners left and right. Why the Frank Ragnow bonus clawback feels so slimy. And the best April Fool's prank ever, that wasn't even on April 1st. MORE....

Czabe reconnects with two of his favorite actual ex-Badgers, BRIAN BUTCH and producer-for-life ERIC GITTER. They talk about missing a team photo for a haircut, the Dan Hurley head-butt that wasn't, who are the good refs doing the Final Four, and that time that Erin Andrews called Butchy when he was playing in college. Also Tiger Woods has finally decided he can't dodge it anymore, and has checked into rehab. Culvers is the best. Why can't your kids clean up their room. And the NFL is ready to crack the ref union open like a pistachio. MORE....

Czabe flies solo today, and it's a glorious ride as the sports talk content Gods have delivered a pouring rain of good material. Yes, "Death to Replay" sez El Baldo, but first... death to bad umps. CB Bucknor might not make it to September at this rate! The NFL is gearing up to squash the refs' union. Did Dan Hurley head-butt a ref after the game winning three? How lame was the Duke radio call? You have no idea. Tiger's arrest still has no more news yet, as we approach 5 days after the crash. What's going on? Some media...

While watching Duke lose in the first round to Siena would have been epic as all hell, I must say watching them get daggered by an Indiana freshman who is now a Hoosier state legend might be just as good. The tournament has been dominated by heavyweights, and eastern Euro imports, but it still has delivered! ANDY POLLIN joins me to talk about the Sweet 16 weekend, and Czabe is at probably 90% on his voice after getting back from Vegas, so that's pretty good! Also Tiger Woods is either going to kill a family of four, or himself if he...

Czabe welcomes BRIAN BUTCH from Butchie's Den on YouTube and ARMEN SARYAN from Fox Sports Wisconsin to talk about the tournament, coaches getting T'd up, Czabe doesn't like refs who pimp, and why are there so many Jalen's in the NBA? Also, United says "go ahead, buy the whole row!" ESPN is making a documentary about the days when they didn't totally suck, and when you have Gnome Fever, there is no cure. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes "A Man About Film" MATT MUELLER, to discuss the NCAA Tournament, the Brewers last second announcement on TV options for the season, you can't have too much Moana, what happened to the Rock's weight? Has Ozempic clipped him, too? Why optimization in a creative industry, inevitably leads to crapification. Project Hail Mary is a really good "old school" big screen movie. Czabe pitches new movie ideas to Matt as a fictional studio head. MORE....

00:00 Introduction and Overview of Recent Games

03:00 St. John's Upset and Key Players

05:52 Buzzer Beaters and Historical Context

09:10 Coaching Dynamics and Future Prospects

10:08 Ticket Prices and Game Atmosphere

11:07 Florida vs. Iowa: Key Moments and Controversies

14:46 Replay and Referee Decisions

22:03 Honor Code and Integrity in Sports

28:14 Tournament Excitement and Participant Updates

30:34 Upsets and Highlights of the Tournament

32:51 Coaching Behavior and Referee Decisions

36:14 Tournament Anecdotes and Player Experiences

40:47 NCAA's Media Restrictions and Content Licensing

42:52 Court Design...

00:00 - Introduction and Guest Introduction02:45 - Weather and Local Events05:36 - NCAA Tournament Insights11:46 - Buzzer Beaters and Historic Moments17:44 - Cinderella Stories in the Tournament23:49 - Broadcasting and Announcing Styles29:56 - Flag Football and Its Implications

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Czabe talks again about the incredible finish to the WBC, with baseball-crazed Venezuela, down on their political fortunes, ousting the USA in a tight finish. What can make this decidedly imperfect event even better going forward? Dick Vitale and Charles Barkley make a basketball game into a (bad) podcast. Barkley doesn't understand anything about NIL and anti-trust. PAUL CHARCHIAN swings by to ask Czabe "10 Important Questions" about concerts, sports and Vegas. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes CHRIS KNOCHE and MR. X to The Palm steakhouse in Tysons Corner, VA to talk about the latest in college basketball and beyond. What would an expanded tournament look like, even though nobody is talking about it? The Bruce Pearl and "nepotism" argument. Teams to shade, teams that might surprise. The Atlantic stakes one of their writers to a $10,000 bankroll to see if he can win betting the NFL. It went just about like you thought it would. MORE....

Czabe welcomes BRIAN BUTCH and ARMEN SARYAN to the pod to go deeper into the March Madness brackets. What are "fade points" of the top seeds? What matters more? Good coach? NBA lottery pick? Solid point guard? Bracket nuggets and trends. NBA looking toward expansion. Sonics to get their history back? The population "bomb" was a dud. Just admit it. Rethinking my audio standards. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to the pod to discuss the NCAA tournament bracket, Bruce Pearl's non-stop whining, and how the system has been systematically rigged against the (medium) guys. Also, Rick Pitino is a coaching legend, and also a coaching lizard. Can you root for a guy like that? "Ethical hoops" and the nature of Bam Adebayo's 83 vs. the Wizards. Sports radio may have jumped the shark, but do you need to brag about it? The rise of Fanta and Larry David's 3rd echo of Seinfeld like humor. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN to the show, fresh off the golf course, where he's busy finding out how hard (but fun!) the game can be. They talk about the shocking reversal by Eric DeCosta and the Ravens on the Maxx Crosby deal, and also how badly Mark DeRosa screwed up the World Baseball Classic. Plus Charch again flexes his man card skills talking about re-wiring his ATV to be street legal. Also Czabe bodybags the stupid Bam Adebayo non-record "record" that is as fake as the astroturf on your grandma's porch. MORE....

Czabe welcomes MATT MUELLER to the show to talk movies, Oscars, and the sad decline of Cinderella and the magic of Selection Sunday in the NCAA. Meanwhile, the NBA has cancelled "strip club night" in Atlanta. A Czech electrician is the feel-good story of the WBC. Another massive marathon screw-up has happened. And Urban Meyer could really recruit future murderers. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes back ol' running mate BRIAN BUTCH, and is shocked to hear him spout a very "establishment" take when it comes to the P5 conferences vs. everyone else. Free agency in the NFL is off to a "crackalackin'" start, even though some teams need to put in an insane asylum for their choices at QB. MORE....

Trump's "Saving College Sports" Roundtable

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN on a Monday, to start NFL free agency and discuss March Madness as well. President Trump's "Saving College Sports" roundtable was mostly PR and optics. But that said, something has to give, before schools go broke. Hooray for Daylight Savings Time! Celebrate Miami of Ohio, don't rip them. Remembering the JetSkins. Andy was dead ass wrong about something, and a listener lets him have it with both barrels. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ARMEN SARYAN to talk about ref fatigue in college hoops, and the ejection of Bill Self with a brilliant game ops "kiss" on his way out. Czabe also give an eye-popping stat about "Senior Night" in college hoops, and an abject lesson in how sports can (and should) teach you about life. Czabe needs a bed on Wednesday night in Vegas. A $48 ATM surcharge? Joe Lunardi bodybags Bruce Pearl. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes fellow uber-nerd PAUL CHARCHIAN to discuss the usual wide range of topics. Including how AI has solved an old stone "board game" and it's rules, there's a CEO "burger war" that has turned hot, the Vikings are pondering (at least) "5 Unthinkable Options" and the Bengals just thorougly botched the whole Trey Hendrickson contract negotiation. MORE....

Czabe welcomes Mr. X to the program to talk about why he's decided NOT to retire and is running it back for at least one more year! Betting on prediction markets? Keep your head on a swivel. The shadiness of Kalshi and other prediction betting platforms. Teaching your sons how to gamble responsibly. Czabe needs Texas Hold 'Em advice, and quick! The new MLB "Robo-Ump" (ABS - Automated Ball-Strike system) is going to be a wild ride of unintended consequences. The NFL media is now covering for athletes at the NFL Combine who don't quite measure up to expectations. A good play cal...

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to the pod to start off your March! Andy talks about the Paul McCartney documentary. Czabe marvels at the size of the Eruzione family house growing up. Marathoners get led astray. A dirty trick is to kill the lights on a 3 on 2 in OT. Aaron Glenn caught snoozing. How stupid and worthless is the combine? Will Maryland basketball be able to bounce back quickly? McDonald's CEO cuts cringeworthy viral ad for the "Big Arch" burger. MORE....

Czabe welcomes old 97.3 The Game colleagues BRIAN BUTCH and ARMEY SARYAN to talk college basketball and more. Can the NCAA really snub a team that might finish 32-1? How badly did the Packers botch their special teams coach leaving after the hiring cycle was over? Czabe weighs in on the USA men's hockey team "controversy" attending the SOTU, and a bunch of responses to the Penn State episode with John Ziegler. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN back after his stint at the FSGA conference in Vegas. They get nerdy about "vibe coding" and AI going rogue. How Derek Stevens ended up building Circa Resort and Casino. Malik Willis is going to be wildly overpaid by somebody. Have the Vikings already soft-benched JJ McCarthy? A dude accidentally hacks into 7,000 robotic vacuums worldwide. X-Box is truly, utterly, finished. MORE.....

Czabe recently made his first-ever visit to Penn State, and was pondering what it must have been like when the Sandusky scandal broke back in 2011. And now with "the benefit of hindsight" he welcomes back JOHN ZIEGLER who has done the most exhaustive deep dive into what he calls the greatest injustice in modern America history. A destruction of lives and legacies, in a rush to satisfy a moral panic. Also, why most Penn State-ers have no appetite for the actual truth, they just want to avoid sounding complicit, and are happy the whole episode is behind them. Listen...

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to discuss the final exclamation point from Milan, as Team USA wins gold in overtime in men's hockey, making it a perfect pair of overtime moments with the women. Poor Canada, this was maybe worse than actually becoming our 51st state! Also, we talk about Lindsay Vonn and when "discretion should be the better part of valor." Alysa Liu didn't just steal the games, she gave a template to follow for all future skaters and gymnasts. Duke and Michigan battle it out on a neutral court. ESPN's standards for fact-checking and production are so low...

Czabe welcomes MATT MUELLER to talk about some of the amazing moments and scenes from Milan. Also, Hollywood has been on a mini-run lately, and Matt is here for it! Czabe also talks about the Tony Clark fiasco with the MLBPA, and maybe my devices are both eavesdropping on me for targeted ads, but also spying on me? The Robot Revolution is on our doorstep. MORE....

Czabe flies solo today as he's traveling to Arizona with his mom and daughter. The NBA Draft Lottery is worse than before, but Czabe has a simple proposal to return the league to "normal law" before making any more counter-productive "fixes." The Olympics still deliver the human drama that should resonate with everyone, but there's always a few "bah humbugs" out there. The feds are stepping in to help fix the "Poo-tomac" (Potomac River). Who knew bridges took that long to build? Plus bored apes, bangers, and what "Real Feel IQ" would look like. MORE....

Czabe welcomes ol' pal BRIAN BUTCH to the show and they discuss the latest coaching drama in college basketball, as well as what winter Olympic sport would be the most terrifying. Maybe AI is about to usher in a golden age of new movies? Nobody asked for Mayweather vs. Tyson, but well, here we are. Also Puck News' JOHN OURAND tells us why NBC might have screwed itself with the NFL, by overpaying for the NBA. More....

Czabe and ANDY POLLIN hook up to discuss the hopeless state of the NBA's All-Star Weekend from soup to nuts. Every single metric, attitude, and soundbite is in the absolute shitter, and Adam Silver has run out of ideas. Even the bad ideas. Of which he finds many. The NFLPA somehow loses what should have been an easy arbitration win over their annual survey. The Canadians are cheatin' fucks when it comes to the "sport" of curling. And maybe giving your wife a $1M Ferrari for Valentine's is a sub-optimal idea. MORE.....

Czabe delivers a monster Thursday episode - 1:42! longest ever! - because he just won't shut up! First up is a theory he has about whether the Redskins turning into an expansion team called the "Commanders" might have helped - just help - doom the Washington Post sports section. MR X jumps in with his Super Bowl thoughts. Meanwhile, even CNBC is starting to call bullshit on entities like Kalshi and Polymarket about unregulated speculation markets. And now Giannis is an endorser! Something's gotta give, and it ain't gonna be good. Then, as a bonus, Czabe drops in on BRIAN...

Czabe covers a lot of ground today! PAUL CHARCHIAN joins the show to talk about his awesome new side-by-side, which has already been tearing up the dusty trails of Utah. They also address the shameful NBA tanking problem, especially with a recent game in Utah Jazz territory. The Olympic penis injection story that's gone viral gets the treatment it deserves. PLUS a bonus segment with TIM BRANDO talking college football coaches vs. "NFL guys" and why there's always suspicion between the two camps. Will the CFB schedule ever get right? MORE . . .

Czabe delivers a massive triple-header today! First, he weighs in on the pros/cons of Olympic legend Lindsay Vonn deciding to ski on a torn ACL, and then break her leg crashing while trying. Also, we get a consult from Dr. BRIAN KOCH an actual orthopedic surgeon on the situation. Czabe shares a snippet of his weekly Monday chit-chat with Scott and Solly on *their* pod, then MATT MUELLER swings by to discuss all the good, bad, and the whaaaaa? of the Super Bowl ad slate.

Czabe recaps one of the dullest Super Bowls in at least a while (shoutout to the Patriots' 10-3 win over the Rams in 2019!) and why it was obvious the Patriots had no chance after the first few drives. When did you know they were cooked? The Sam Darnold redemption arc. Some thoughts on Bad Bunny. ANDY POLLIN joins the show to talk about the death of the Washington Post sports department and what might come next. Also, the life and times of Sonny Jurgensen. Trying to decipher the Anthony Davis trade. MORE....