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If college quarterbacks were graded on yards per NIL dollar, would Arch Manning need to issue a refund? After the introduction of the Slow Growing Anglo theory, we follow it up with a new stat to track, born from Texas football frustration—and the Cowboys aren’t helping anyone’s mood. We unpack another Dallas disaster, question what’s happening with Arch and Sark, and sort through a wild college football weekend.

Then it’s time for basketball therapy: Spurs–Thunder opening night, Dylan Harper’s potential leap, Stephon Castle’s next step, and why De’Aaron Fox could set the...

Texas football is a disaster, Arch Manning might be a bust, and Phil has apparently decided that the solution to gambling losses is simply placing more bets.

This week on The Unrestricted, Bob, Jeff, and Phil survey the wreckage of Texas football, from the Cowboys' latest embarrassment to the Longhorns' playoff hopes and Arch Manning's inability—or unwillingness—to pull the trigger.

Along the way, the guys introduce the Slow-Growing Anglo Theory, a highly questionable explanation for why certain athletes take longer to develop, and debate whether Arch Manning might eventually justify the hype surrounding his...

We have fired the AI (well, really just unplugged it) and we are back from a week where we admittedly just phoned it in. We had an ok week with Phil knocking it out of the park. The Red River Shootout is upon us and for Texas to retain their number 1 do they need to gain some style points? And Jeff adds an off-football pick as he bets some pre-season basketball. We also talk some infedility amongst our Spurs girlfriends. Yes, apparently we are still talking about cheating on or by a girlfriend.

We finish with a...

The boys are out of pocket this week, so we did the only responsible thing: turned the show over to artificial intelligence.

Our new robot overlord begins by reviewing last week’s damage, including Jeff’s spectacular 0–3 performance, Phil turning sports gambling into a breakfast-acquisition strategy, and Bob somehow remaining profitable.

Then it’s on to this week’s picks, where all three guys agree on the 49ers, Phil gets excited about the unranked Minnesota-Michigan juggernaut, and Jeff unveils an innovative new betting strategy: taking both the Cowboys AND Texans on the money line.

The AI c...

So Week 2 of the NFL doesn’t fail to perplex us and leave us wondering what reality is. Are teams their records, and which week do you believe? And then we review what we did wrong and what we did right. And then we turn our attention to college and our picks for the week upcoming. And apparently there is still golf to be played. Oh yeah, and we take some Yiddish lessons as we finish up Jewish High Holy Days.

If you were a fan of Texas football writ large the weekend had you whipsawing around. Saturday night, the Longhorns comeback with a miracle and then Sunday you come crashing back to earth. Cowboys look like they are in post season form early on. We love Cam (Bam-Bam) Skatteboo and maybe kinda secretly like the Giants. Interesting story lines going into week two. Oh yeah and then we talk Facebook rumors about the Spurs coaching bench.

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We just got done with a wild Week 1 of college football. LSU doesn't play their pros and funny thing, they didn't need them as the Tigers kinda laid down and wanted belly rubs. Michigan got the benefit of bad clock synchronization and Western Michigan doesn't care to the tune of $1.5 million dollars. We wax poetic for the NFL and make our season predictions. Bears and Broncos in the Superbowl? Oh yeah, and Uncle Dennis gets slapped, but Steve Ballmer gets pantsed by Adam Silver, though he does keep the team.

We get a week where there is no basketball news of note. Because the king is back, football. College football ends week 0 and we are off for a new college football season under the new reality that is college sports, and we don’t like it, though it is entertaining. Who is watching these guys. We talk a little professional (well NFL professional, not college professional) as the best time to be a team backer is upon us as your team is a Super Bowl contender and your win-loss record is the best in the league. But we start wi...

Well, this is another week of trying to find news in weird places. We go from barbeque to prostitution to some golf news. Yep, this is the last week of this, we promise. 49ers ownership has a public relations problem and doesn’t it isn’t about the electrical substation. The SEC realizes the absurdity of their own stupid rules and closes the barn door after the horse comes back in. Way to go LSU.

Ok, another week of summer sports, but we are almost there. We talk alittle about cocaine problems at Penn State, then Jeff gives us his GMC Dealer reviews as he comes in hot. We talk some Cowboys, and a little golf. We are getting ready to head into football, so are thinking up ways to amuse each other.

You know when the sports doldrums hit and you find yourself watching too much of the Ocho? The universe provides with some of the stupidest things to talk about. WNBA in the news in two ways with players saying things, taking them back and their CBA becoming a topic of discussion. Oh yeah and then there are the two ex-NBA players declaring for their draft. We talk some Kawhi as it looks like he will not only take himself and Uncle Dennis down, but may bring the Clippers or Steve Ballmer with him. And then we round out with...

Oak Hills’ own Will Worth joins the show for a deep discussion on the FedEx Cup playoffs as our boys compete to get in. Perhaps the PGA has finally gotten the schedule right and has threaded the sports news cycle perfectly as we are talking scenarios and tour cards and guys on the bubble in the first week of August. In breaking news, FIFA is corrupt, and Mayor Jones tries to revisit San Antonio's support for the Spurs arena and the larger Project Marvel. And then we turn our attention to all the ills of sports and solve the re...

Local talent Mac Meissner and Johnny Keefer are fighting hard to make it to the playoffs so best wishes to both of them. But we start out by talking about stabbing on a golf course. San Antonio’s own true crime podcast. Then Lebron goes to Philly and we wonder if he will be embraced by the fans that threw batteries at Santa. And we round back around to the golfing end of season. Oh yeah, we may have discussed Spurs hush money and whether they could have dodged their contractual obligations.

The World Cup Ends with a whimper by Argentina and a great win for Spain. Viva Espana. The trophy pose gets interrupted though. Fox dazzles at the Open, or the British Open if you are Phil. And since we are in the dark ages for sports news, we decide to do some movie picks and Phil and Bob give up their Rushmore of golf movies. We will followup as we approach the NFL season with the Rushmore in other sports, so if you read our descriptions shoot us an email on the web site of what is your Rushmore...

Jacob Tobey gets fired for cheating on his girlfriend and perhaps we have reached peak morality. We talk some World Cup as we head into the semifinals and we have chalk. Bob has some money riding on it, but Phil and Jeff dash his hopes of fortune. Then we get into it on NBA Free Agency. Our crack investigative journalists got a mic into a recruiting trip made by the spurs own Luke Kornet. Daffy is not amused. Check out the website and drop us a note. Next week we will have a number for you to call in...

One of us is back from his golfing trip where it was a hot 82. Sorry San Antonians. The USA underwhelms in a big way against Belgium basically gifting the game with all the bone headed plays. Where does the USA go from here, and will we always be a mid tier team at best. We’re sorry, Jeff, you may need to live to 150. Hope you enjoy and visit us on unrestrictedshow.com. More news on the website and we are talking about schwag.

Bob tries to talk about Brendan Soresby but gets voted off the island and our special guest Dusty Graza from Dunk Digest and Spurs Report goes very deep into draft analysis with Jeff. This is Jeff’s happy zone, folks, so sit back and enjoy our in house 5 year old talking about dinosaurs, I mean NBA draft picks and future stars. If you were expecting a continuation of the Harper-Fox drama, please move on and come back after the summer hiatus.

Well, we are sure you are now aware that Spurs lost in 5. Congratulations to the Knicks team. Perhaps this may have been the best result for our hometown boys, who are now men. This run highlighted things that we possibly wouldn’t have seen if we dropped the WCF. Biggest questions for Spurs fans are about Mitch and Fox, so we talk about that. Though Jeff makes a home improvement analogy and manages to stick the landing, sort of.

We get Walter to come back, and it was really early so we started off hot. One day out we needed some group therapy to process what happened on Wednesday night. And Jeff and Bob hate Knick fans. Phil helps us out on looking forward and Walter doesn’t know what to predict. By the way, go to the website to leave comments and we are going to give you a chance to be a part of the show as we open up the voicemails. Yep, strap in.

Here we are again. After yesterday’s pod we decided to get together post Game 3 if it turned out well for us. It did and we did. Wemby does Jalen dirty, but I think it is worth it, and since he doesn’t have a Supermax deal yet, we may need a GoFundMe to pay the fine. Kat goes silent (meow), and the Spurs may have turned this series back around. We will see. Yes, we are homers, though Phil started off with a bucket of ice for us. And we are on the cusp of rebranding, so stay tune...

We go deep into World Cup analysis. It’s once every four years, and it’s here so we talk about it with Elliot, Phil’s brother. But first we try not to get too morose about being down 0-2 in the NBA finals. Then we wrap up looking forward to Game 3. By the way, if someone can give us a line on getting that Wemby park sketch, we will pay money for it.

Well, what would you think we would do after a Saturday Game 7 win in the Conference Finals. Get together first thing on Monday morning, of course. Dylan Lieck from the Slobberknocker Sports Podcast joins us again to break down the X’s and O’s from Game 7 and look forward to the NBA Finals. What a weekend. And if you are in the business of horn repair in South Texas, business is booming (see what we did there). Then at the end, perhaps a little ice gets thrown. Enjoy the ride, folks. We are planning to be back later in t...

Ok, we decided after game 5 to record the day after Game 6 if we won, so here we are. What a turn of events for the team, for the city and for our optimism. And less exposure for the OF girls right behind the Spurs bench. Did we beat down OKC enough to take the fight out of OKC? Where was Shai last night. Have Mitch and his staff found the right ingredients for the cauldron (sorry, sisters). We will see over the weekend.

Well we get together for a mutual support group after the game 5 loss and commiserate. Yep, we talked about nothing else, except one mention of penis extenders (it'll make sense, I promise). Yep, we have issues and this is still a mountain to climb. We are not losing hope, and will be back after Game 6 to preview Game 7, because by good there will be a Game 7. Oh yeah, and somebody get Wemby a bed!

Well, Spurs take Game 1 in 2OT, so perhaps they have more poise then any of us gave them credit for before the playoffs started. Wemby gets mad and plays accordingly. Castle needs a better handle on the ball, but it all works out in the end when you have someone like Wemby who just hates everybody on the court not wearing a Spurs Jersey. Oh yeah, and congrats to Aaron Rai.

Yes, the Spurs won. Wemby came back from this ejection and 3/4 game suspension (get over it Wolves fans) and balled out for the first bit of the first quarter. Then stuff happened. So we talk about the game. Jeff reminisces about backyard basketball on a 5ft rim and we talk some PGA championship. We are searching for a moniker for Phil. If you read this description you are invested. What do you think we should call him. The previous moniker has been vetoed by the Security Council.

Well a tight loss that was almost turned around by a last second three. Shooting was bad, but there were bright spots, just not enough of them. So we talk about it at length. Then Jeff gives us a run down on his knowledge of manicures and nail styles. :-). And we still can’t bet on sports in Texas.

Well, the Spurs finished off their Round 1 opponent so of course we are happy about that, and have already starting planning for the dynasty. Jeff was at the game and provided some perspective on the crowd. Apparently a round one win means fire in the streets for some fans though. Yep, we spent a lot of time waxing poetic about this win. We briefly talk about Silver’s new 3-2-1 anti-tanking proposal and are thankful this was not in place a few years ago.

And there was a gambling scandal on top of a gambling plea de...

Somehow we started talking about Mel Brooks and the announcement of our Spaceballs sequel. We do transition back to the Spurs and the NBA playoffs and after a little bit of catch up with the rest of the games, we come back to our Spurs and their Game 1 performance. Maybe Wemby is an alien. No one should have that body sense, let alone him. And we head into Game 2, Go Spurs Go!!!!

By the way, we think we slathered the mics in schmutz so it seems we may have finally conquered the clicks. More work to be...

We recorded a little extra for the week for you. We have a quick (well not so quick) discussion about our end of year awards for the Spurs. We invent some new awards but have a nice wrap up on a season what was unexpected but oh so magical.

Well, what else are we going to talk about on a Monday morning after the most storied place in golf, if not the entire sports world. Rory holds on after one of the worst performances off the tee to win his second and back-to-back Masters. There were a lot of challengers but he did what he needed to do on the weekend to hold them off to get a spare green jacket.

Spurs finish the season with a loss to what everyone assumes will be their second round opponent in the post season. Was it a mistake...

We start with the most spiritual sporting experience in the world, The Masters. We record as they get teed up and hopefully get this out before you see the end of Round 1. Go over what we think of who will win and where you might want to put your money, if you could bet in this state. Then we talk alittle NBA and Spurs. Also, a little look back at the NCAA tourney.

We propose new stat categories, the Stock and can we get an add for the never minds. Where are we realistically for the post season and where are we weak? Duke with another meltdown and this time it costs them. And then we have some breaking news for those looking for work. And finally, Happy Birthday Jenness!!!

We pick up out hypothetical Wemby for an entire NFL franchise trade debate right after we review gross anatomy with Jeff. Yes, we gush over Wemby and the whole town is. Really. Then we get into some Bracket conversation talk about broadcasters and bow ties. Was a fun one. Tell us your classic movie you think Jeff has never seen.

Well, its the beginning of March Madness so we begin talking about Jamaica and the World Baseball Classic. Then we talk Spurs and THEN we talk about brackets, and our story lines for the tourney. And shout out to Bill Simmons who picked up our thoughts on beds for NBA players. :-). Maybe he's a listener.

Phil and I come up with a puppy bowl like idea of counter programming for the NFL Combine. Probably not politically correct, but still kinda fun. Then we talk about the Spurs and where they are, and Jeff feels bad for the players. He has general empathy and we love them, but kinda just wanted be nice to the players. And then we look at the rest of the league for a while, and then some more. Then we close with some non-Olympic talk and then go home.

Well, we also spend some time talking about Golf, redemption, flow state and how to screw up your opponent. Then we try to solve tanking after we decide not to talk about it.

Yep, not much sports news and we still yapped for almost an hour. Bob did not nap during this episode.

Bob rants about the WWE and the Draft, while Phil and Jeff go deep about the Spurs and where they are as they release Sochan to greener pastures. We loved you Jeremy, sort of, and we do wish you the best. And we are working on rules for the new sport of … cockey.

NBA trade deadline just passed and the Spurs wowed with … nothing. There were some other movement, but nothing earth shattering. HOF snubs and then we talk some Super Bowl outlook. And we all are surprised that there is this thing happening in Italy called the Winter Olympics. We are in South Texas, no ice, so no visibility.

It's cold here in San Antonio, milk and bread had a run with bare shelves out there, so what do we do. We record a podcast. Jeff had to bow out so it was just Phil and Bob. Yes, Phil is back. So we talk some NFL and the worst taunting call of all time. We talk briefly about what may be the greatest college football team of all time, and Phil bemoans the Spurs inconsistency and sets a realistic goal for the Spurs in the postseason.