The Functional Sportsaholic (Old Feed)

Steelers expert Noah Strackbein joins us to talk Leveon Bell, the state of the offense, the season outlook and the angry goat himself, Todd Haley. Sean and Sam talk a ton of NFL and NBA and also sprinkle in election stories, save the country and share experiences with hunger-madness. 0:01:35: Steelers talk with Noah Strackbein of Fansided’s Still Curtain 0:24:00: Are the Browns today’s version of Snyder’s Redskins? 0:25:52: Are the Orioles the worst team in the league? 0:27:20: Sam and Sean met at Baseballai Llama’s Bar Mitzvah 0:27:54: Herd’s comments on Andrew Luck 0:30:06: Greatest QB debate is futile 0:32:05: Reflecting on QB matchups in the Super Bowl 0:36:05: How poor onside kick coverages screw up QB legacies 0:38:06: All Americans can do better 0:44:00: We aren’t sleeping on the Ravens 0:48:15: NBA talk 0:51:00: Mello’s fit in Houston 0:55:08: Joel Embiid’s trolling 0:58:19: The time Sean missed dinner in Ireland 1:03:35: That time Sean freaked out on his family at Thanksgiving over a pizza order. As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Christian Rivas, senior writer for Silver Screen and Roll joints us to talk Lakers and Dodgers, plus NFL trades, the Browns and much more 0:01:00: Sweet Halloween action 0:05:00: The Switch Witch is complete BS 0:08:14: Boston is title town 0:16:30: Cleveland Browns… I hate to say this, but what a mess… 0:24:50: Sean feels Cleveland’s pain 0:25:30: Freddie Kitchens – keyboardist and lead vocals in Queen tribute band 0:28:24: Sean’s playing hurt for the second week in a row 0:32:29: Christian Rivas, Senior Writer for SB Nation’s Lakers blog (Silver Screen and Roll) 0:43:45: Sean and Christian talk Dodgers and management during the world series 0:54:37: Sean and Sam discuss why MLB managers wear uniforms? 0:57:05: MLB batters can’t celebrate, but pitchers can strut their way back to the dugout 0:58:10: Sean voted early 0:59:45: Cavs fired T. Lue As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Listeners can also get a $5 intro month to Blue Chew by visiting www.bluechew.com and entering promo code TFS Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

SB Nation’s NFL Director, Rebecca Toback joins us to talk Bengals + contributor to the Boston Celtics Blog, Jack Noonan, joins us to talk bean town. 0:00:53: Migraines suck 0:03:54: Sean (finally) stumbled upon Childish Gambino’s “This is America” video 0:08:10: Are the Jags moving to London? 0:16:09: No, Broncos, waiving Chad Kelly was NOT the best thing for Chad Kelly…. 0:21:25: SB Nation’s Bengals Guru and NFL Director Rebecca Toback talks Bengals 0:34:48: Rebecca and Sean discuss the NFL 0:54:11: Sean/Sam talk early NBA season 0:57:20: The Lakers are interesting, but what’s with some of the LeBron hate in the area? 0:59:56: SB Nation’s Celtic contributor Jack Noonan joins us to talk Boston 1:11:15: Sean/Sam continue their NBA chat 1:16:34: Sean gives Baseballai Lama some love 1:19:23: Sean’s weird massage 1:26:32: Sean’s would-be identity thief 1:30:59: Sam and Sean know a girl from our high school who looks like Michael Jackson As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Listeners can also get a $5 intro month to Blue Chew by visiting www.bluechew.com and entering promo code TFS Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

SB Nation’s Connor Livesay and Logan Levy join us to talk Cowboys/Ravens and we also bring on special guest Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog to fill us in on the monsters of the midway. Sam and I also get into Gordon Hayward, the time Sam got cyber bullied and more. 0:01:00: Sean is not feeling cardio at all 0:02:28: Glory days 0:06:04: The Raiders .. what a weird team! 0:10:27: Is Gruden like Phil Jackson’s last run with the Knicks? 0:13:23: Good Charlotte is still recording? Who knew? 0:16:00: Bears expert Jeff Hughes from Da Bears Blog joins us 0:25:43: Ravens expert, host of Take it to the Bank and SB Nation contributor Logan Levy joins us to talk Baltimore 0:39:30: SB Nation’s Connor Livesay talks Cowboys, play calling and Zeke’s involvement in the pass game 0:51:00: Cameron Diaz is married to WHO?!?!?!? 0:52:24: Gordon Hayward’s look gives me an early-90s boy band vibe 0:53:50: Celtics need time to simmer and meld .. like chili 0:55:29: Who won the other MVPs during Jordan’s run? 0:57:12: Can Ben Simmons average a triple double? 0:59:33: Durant free agency stuff 1:02:35: Jimmy Butler and the TWolves awkward breakup is like watching two people beef on social media 1:06:30: Social Media Trolls 1:11:20: The Potty Word Boys As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Listeners can also get a $5 intro month to Hims by visiting www.forhims.com/functional Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

SB Nation’s Connor Livesay and Logan Levy join us to talk Cowboys/Ravens and we also bring on special guest Jeff Hughes of Da Bears Blog to fill us in on the monsters of the midway. Sam and I also get into Gordon Hayward, the time Sam got cyber bullied and more. 0:01:00: Sean is not feeling cardio at all 0:02:28: Glory days 0:06:04: The Raiders .. what a weird team! 0:10:27: Is Gruden like Phil Jackson’s last run with the Knicks? 0:13:23: Good Charlotte is still recording? Who knew? 0:16:00: Bears expert Jeff Hughes from Da Bears Blog joins us 0:25:43: Ravens expert, host of Take it to the Bank and SB Nation contributor Logan Levy joins us to talk Baltimore 0:39:30: SB Nation’s Connor Livesay talks Cowboys, play calling and Zeke’s involvement in the pass game 0:51:00: Cameron Diaz is married to WHO?!?!?!? 0:52:24: Gordon Hayward’s look gives me an early-90s boy band vibe 0:53:50: Celtics need time to simmer and meld .. like chili 0:55:29: Who won the other MVPs during Jordan’s run? 0:57:12: Can Ben Simmons average a triple double? 0:59:33: Durant free agency stuff 1:02:35: Jimmy Butler and the TWolves awkward breakup is like watching two people beef on social media 1:06:30: Social Media Trolls 1:11:20: The Potty Word Boys As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Listeners can also get a $5 intro month to Hims by visiting www.forhims.com/functional Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Football star Aaron Hernandez went from the bright lights of the Super Bowl to a convicted murderer in a few years. The Boston Globe’s Spotlight Team, best known for its investigation of the sexual abuse scandal inside the Catholic Church, takes a hard look at the crisis facing football through the lens of Aaron Hernandez’s life and terrible crimes. Listen today: wondery.fm/functional

Sam and Sean talk about Nebraska and UCLA’s rough start, Jimmy Butler dominating a TWolves practice, Bras, Birthdays, McCoy, Tomlin, Vanilla Ice and more. 0:00:47: Sam went to the Magic/Grizzlies game this week 0:02:38: What the heck is the Magic mascot “stuff” 0:03:47: Dez is still out of work 0:06:37: Breaking down Vanilla Ice’s early 90s haircut 0:08:45: The show Love It or List It sucks 0:12:49: Nebraska and UCLA are hurting right now 0:18:45: Why do we pretend non-power 5 teams can make the college playoff? 0:21:00: Chip Kelley’s odd post-Oregon career 0:24:38: McCoy going to Buffalo? 0:27:25: Happy birthday, Gooch 0:31:49: Washington is ruining Norman’s career, which is kind of what they do… 0:32:30: Bro talk and Bra talk 0:34:30: Josh Gordon cometh 0:37:30: Mike Tomlin’s fine was entrapment. We don’t dig it. 0:40:15: Jimmy Butler punks the TWolves and we LOVE it 0:43:00: How awesome would it be to get a mixtape of practice fights? 0:44:26: Kyrie doubles down on the flat earth theory 0:46:18: Kyrie’s staying in Boston 0:47:54: Could Toronto be the #1 seed in the East? As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code PodcastOne. Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Dave Mason from Bet Online joins us to talk McGregor v Numagomedov + Baseballai Lama and Other Insanity 0:04:25: JR Smith’s tattoo drama 0:12:30: Dave Mason of BetOnline.ag talks McGregor and Nurmagomedov this weekend 0:24:46: Doug Marrone’s stupid 2-point chart 0:29:00: McNabb’s lack of rule knowledge and general hater mentality for players getting paid 0:30:48: LeVeon will report soon(ish). Can Pittsburgh survive until then? 0:35:45: Nike managed to stay in business! 0:40:09: Tristan Thompson says the Cavs are the team to beat in the East 0:40:44: GMs pole for the NBA championship winner 0:41:29: Boston needs home court advantage to have a chance 0:42:59: Baseballai Lama talks MLB playoffs 0:59:31: Going off the rails…. Bathroom debate!! 1:01:37: Sean saves the country. Two words: Term Limits As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code Podcast1. Blue Chew is offering listeners a free month. Just use promo code TFS for the introductory month and pay only $5 shipping. Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Julio should hold out, Gruden, NBA’s Media Day, Tiger’s back and our usual brand of wide-ranging tom foolery 0:03:45: Clemson QBs 0:07:52: Survivor is in its 37th season?!? 0:10:22: Julio was right to hold out 0:15:50: Pittsburgh’s listening to trade offers for Bell 0:07:20: QB Controversy in Tampa? 0:21:15: Sean’s making a killing on Canadian marijuana penny stock 0:23:36: Jon Gruden’s looking for a pass rusher… Hmmm…. 0:30:36: NBA Media Day 0:31:32: Sam’s shady, vivid dreams. Sam had a dream about two girls years ago 0:33:30: Sean’s ridiculously accurate memory .. except when it comes to keys or faces 0:37:30: Can Sam bring back cutoff jeans coming back? Sean is dubious 0:38:35: Can Sean bring back Velcro shoes? Sam is dubious 0:40:10: Sean doesn’t like “The Jump” on ESPN 0:42:16: Kawhi’s a fun guy? 0:45:18: Bill Cosby tangent 0:49:38: Jimmy Butler’s latest 0:54:28: Bron’s a grinder. Watching him makes Sean tired. 0:55:20: Tiger’s back 1:00:23: Athletes we’ve never rooted against NFL, College Football, McGreggor UFC Fight! Greatest time of year in Sports! Don’t have FOMO! Get in all the action with every wager, line, prop bet and more at Betonline.ag! Take full advantage of the best bonuses in the business. use promo code: PODCASTONE, THAT’S PODCASTONE. to receive a 50% sign up bonus today - Betonline.ag - Your Online Sportsbook Experts! Blue Chew is offering listeners a free month. Just use promo code TFS for the introductory month and pay only $5 shipping. Seat Geek is offering a great promo. Listeners can use code: SPORTSAHOLIC for $20 their first purchase. Simply download the app and use the promo code when you sign up. Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Sports Talk Roulette! Sean and Sam talk fantasy football, Patrick Mahomes, UCLA Dads, Kicking issues, Wade, Elton Brand, Jimmy Butler and way more… 0:01:20: Sam has monopolized all TEs in our fantasy league 0:02:55: Upcoming Fantasy Baseball Almanac and Draft Guide 0:04:15: Mahomes .. didn’t see this coming 0:05:50: Ryan Fitzpatrick .. Oh captain, my captain 0:07:20: QB Controversy in Tampa? 0:10:30: Blood Sport… based on a true story?!? 0:15:30: Green Bay got jobbed 0:17:00: Barry Trotz is replaced in DC 0:26:00: UCLA’s father of the year……. 0:31:30: Tales From the Crypt Reboot. Let’s make it happen. 0:36:00: Kicking woes 0:38:00: HOF boycott of NFL ceremonies 0:42:55: Dwayne Wade’s farewell season 0:49:00: That time Sean decided to get some lettuce wraps at changes instead of meet Pete Rose 0:50:08: 76ers hire Elton Brand 0:59:30: Jimmy Butler’s trade request As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code Podcast1. Also, be sure to visit ForHims.com/Functional for a special $5 introductory offer while supplies last! Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud Creative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

Is LeVeon Bell a Kia? Did Olivia Munn break out the ARod voodoo doll? We also give you 15 minutes of the great toilet paper wars of 99-2000. 0:03:03: Is Le’Veon Bell a Ferrari or a Kia? 0:15:50: Sean just started listening to Wu Tang for the first time 0:19:30: The Toilet Paper Wars of ’99-2000 0:30:03: Aaron Rodgers persevered after the evil Olivia Munn played with her voodoo doll 0:39:09: Time of Death for the Bills Season: Week 1 0:44:05: Chargers gave Week 1 away 0:45:07: Fournette’s hammy 0:47:45: Dez Bryant’s burner account 0:49:05: Nobody blows harder than Skip Bayless. He sucks. 0:49:45: Thoughts on The Herd 0:52:50: Matt Patricia… good grief 0:57:05: Does hat placement matter? 1:00:50: Russel Westbrook’s surgery – meh, no big deal 1:01:24: Kevin Love is arranging workouts for the Cavs. Playoff run? Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle As a reminder, our listeners can 50% signup bonus with BetOnline.ag by using promo code Podcast1.

Sean and Sam are back talking Hard Knocks, Guy’s Trip Stories, Nike and Kaepernick and other shenanigans 0:01:24: Sean’s travel issues 0:04:30: Why do Sean’s parents keep the house so damn hot? 0:05:30: Guy’s Trip Shenanigans 0:07:38: Hard Knocks talk 0:24:45: Sam’s looking for compliments on his breakfast 0:28:00: Cleveland Browns lookalikes 0:33:16: Nike and Kaepenrick 0:50:15: Sam and Sean got roped into another fantasy league 1:05:15: Sean doesn’t get the Mack trade for Chicago at all Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle As a reminder, our listeners can get $20 off their first purchase at Seat Geek. Just download the app and use promo code Sportsaholic. Football Season is back! Are you looking for a place to make your online wagers for all NFL and College Football Games? Well, head to Betonline.ag today to take full advantage of the best bonuses in the business. use promo code: PODCAST1 to receive a 50% sign up bonus today - Betonline.ag - Your Online Sportsbook Experts!

Hard Knocks, Aaron Rodgers and Danica Patrick, Denver’s QB booing and other topics throughout the week. Join our sports talk revolution! 0:07:38: Hard Knocks Talk 0:08:06: Gregg Williams, Colonel Sanders’ lookalike, is a doofus. 0:10:50: Does this coaching staff respect Hue Jackson? 0:15:40: Our thoughts on a possible Dez to Browns fit 0:18:00: Sean’s college intermural prowess 0:21:45: Aaron gets paid and he’s dating Danica Patrick….? 0:25:00: Sean and Sam argue about Danica Patrick vs Olivia Munn 0:26:45: Odell Beckham’s deal 0:34:09: Sean and Sam continue to argue about Danica Patrick vs Olivia Munn 0:36:46: The NBA Shot Clock changes 0:37:41: Does Danica pump Aaron’s gas? 0:40:00: The NBA lifts shoe color regulation 0:40:45: The time Justin Timberlake complimented Sam’s shoes 0:42:20: Does Danica cut the fat off of Aaron’s meat? 0:49:15: Sean has no problem with Danica bringing home the bacon 0:50:48: Sam thinks Aaron should be with Jennifer Love Hewitt 0:52:12: We are officially onto pop culture. Sean and Sam discuss their least favorite celebrities for another twenty minutes of sarcasm Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle Also, listeners are eligible for a special rate at Hims by visiting www.forhims.com/functional.

Fantasy Football Bust Candidates, plus Sean and Sam discuss Hard Knocks, Denver’s QB booing and other topics throughout the week. Join our sports talk revolution! 0:05:06: Why boo your home team? 0:11:58: Hard Knocks talk 0:26:50: Possible Fantasy Busts – 5 or so players you aren’t expecting to hear 0:40:48: The helmet rule has changed. Get over it! 0:43:00: Raptors Hire Kawhi’s buddy 0:47:30: The NBA wants med evaluations from players. How will they use it? Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle As a reminder, our listeners can get $20 off their first purchase at Seat Geek. Just download the app and use promo code Sportsaholic. Also, listeners are eligible for a special rate at Hims by visiting www.forhims.com/functional.

Sean shares undervalued fantasy players at each offensive position. Sam and Sean talk Hard Knocks, Jalen Ramsey, a potential vampiric transformation, kids and inappropriate movies, Daryl Morey’s man crush on Lebron and Bruce Bowen’s pink slip. 0:02:20: Is Sean becoming a vampire? 0:06:30: Is Sean really aiming for testosterone boosts? 0:07:35: What age is the right age to start your kids on questionable movies? 0:14:30: Hard Knocks 0:16:00: When did the Browns hire Colonel Sanders? 0:18:16: We support Josh Gordon 0:25:00: On film, Mayfield is better than Darnold at the moment 0:26:15: Jalen Ramsey dogging QBs 0:32:46: Promo code TFS100 gets you up to $2500 bonus at BetDSI.com 0:34:45: Undervalued Fantasy Players at QB, RB, WR, TE 0:49:10: Bruce Bowen gets canned by the Clippers 0:54:40: Morey’s thoughts on Bron-Bron Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle Thanks to BetDSI for sponsoring this week’s show. As a reminder, our listeners are eligible for up to $2,500 by using the promo code: TFS100!