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Why are more players holding out this season than in recent memory? Is it a generational divide? Is it the changing game? We also talk Hard Knocks and the NBA schedule. 0:01:33: The seemingly weekly Netflix show discussion. This week? Dark Tourist 0:03:30: Naked and Afraid 0:06:15: NFL holdouts 0:08:52: Khalil Mack’s holdout and managing the younger workforce 0:23:40: Steve Kerr’s management of the new age athlete vs Jon Gruden’s 0:25:45: The Bears v Roquan Smith 0:32:45: Hard Knocks commentary 0:54:38: Big NBA games released 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!

The Baseballai Lama is back! We talk trade winners and losers and review his past predictions. Later, Sean/Sam talk worst sports contracts 0:05:20: People finding old, offensive tweets of pro athletes 0:06:00: GLOW on Netflix .. why does everyone look worse in the 80s? 0:11:36: Urban Meyer’s gaffe 0:22:06: Here’s an idea…. DON’T LIE! 0:30:15: The NBA’s deal with MGM 0:38:32: BetDSI Incentives 0:40:36: MLB Trade Deadline Winners and Losers with the Baseballai Lama 1:06:20: The Double Nickel: Worst Sports Contracts 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!

Would you attend the Hall of Fame ceremony? TO won't! We'll discuss the drama along with NFL contracts, Tiger Woods and Carmelo to Houston 01:15: Sean has no energy and no motivation for exercise 05:21: Why in the hell are people doing the Shiggy Challenge? 11:49: Terrell Owens is not attending the HOF 15:10: Is the TO schtick a manifestation of his insecurity? 24:00: BetDSI promotion 26:17: NFL Contracts 30:16: Sean sees both sides of the Julio situation. Is guaranteeing the current years the answer? 32:00: The age of non-guaranteed contracts is coming to an end. Buckle up for the next labor discussions 36:48: Teams throwing PR shade at their players 38:42: Tiger Woods, y’all! 43:20: Carmelo to Houston 46:30: Trevor Ariza is underrated 49:00: The business of the NBA 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!

Don Beebe joins us this week to discuss the famous Leon Lett play, the original "Comeback" and his road less traveled to the NFL 0:01:46: Welcome to the show Don Beebe! 0:02:25: The Leon Lett play 0:04:17: True character 0:08:10: Motivating people and Marv Levy’s influence 0:11:23: Other people’s opinion and its place in your life 0:16:18: The Comeback 0:18:54: The great Bills fans 0:20:25: Don Beebe’s Road Less Traveled 0:22:26: Don runs a 4.32 40 in BARE FEET!! 0:24:24: Don runs a combine-record 4.25 40 at the combine in shoes that were falling apart 0:28:05: Listening to your gut 0:33:35: Sean thinks Don’s story could be a movie 0:38:38: Kawhi to Toronto 0:44:40: When did Kawhi’s relationship sour so much? 0:52:55: Machado (maybe) going to the Dodgers 0:58:20: This could work really well for Toronto even if Kawhi doesn’t sign an extension 0:58:54: Could Boston be the next dynasty? Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle

The NCAA organization annoys us. Though Sean and Sam share a disgust, the two differ on what annoys them. We also talk NBA Free agency. 01:59: Initial thoughts on the NCAA 02:58: The truth is that only power conferences have the opportunity to win the title 03:45: No, UCF wasn’t the national champion last year, but it does prove non-power 5’s are irrelevant 05:00: Yes, even the historic schools have declared themselves national champs in shady ways 08:03: Why blaming mid-majors for their week out of conference schedule makes no sense 11:40: Oliver Luck might be fooling some people, but he’s not fooling us 17:13: Should we pay players? It’s more complicated than you think it would be 19:30: How far should “tuition” go in the payment argument?  25:25: What would the mechanics of paying players look like? 29:19: Coaching bullies 31:54: NBA Free Agency and the Carmelo Enigma  36:12: Boogie talk 40:25: Sean rags on Durant and Sam tells Sean he’s a hater 47:10: A bit about Trae Young 53:20: Story time with Sean and Sam 56:54: All-time NBA rosters Opening/Closing Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karudle

LeBron is taking his talents to Huntingon Beach + If OKC was ok with a $300M payroll, why did they trade Harden way back when? And more 01:00: Like a phoenix from the ashes, Sam Van Damme is back in action! 04:10: Sean almost got arrested on the 4th of July. But let’s be real, he could sell firearms to troops of guerrillas and never get booked. 08:05: Quick World Cup update 11:38: Bobby Bonilla Day! 18:08: New NFL helmet rule 20:32: Just get rid of all of the pads! 26:40: Sean and Sam break down soccer correspondent, Gooch Givens’, wardrobe 29:28: An OKC WTF? 35:11: Why in the world is Markelle Fultz “off limits”? 39:56: Lebron to LA 51:48: The Double Nickle: Sam and Sean give their top-5 sports uniforms of all time Opening/ClosingMusic: Rock Angel by Joakim KarudLe

Sean and special guest Brad discuss the week's events including the NBA MVP, NBA Coach of the Year and the NFL Network's top 100 players of 2017. 00:44 Sam Van Damme is on the disabled list this week. We’re tagging in Brad David of the Get Paid: Fantasy, Gambling and DFS podcast 02:08 Guy Fieri… enough with the hair already! 08:16 Harden wins the NBA MVP 11:00 Is Harden truly more valuable than LeBron? 12:10 Brad loathes Kevin Love 16:38 Why are we making Paul George out to be the x factor in the NBA offseason? 20:06 We didn’t like the Durant to Golden State move, but not for the reason you think 27:10 If Sean was Lebron, he’d get to Boston or San Antonio to play for world class coaching 28:00 Dwayne Casey gets coach of the year. Brad Stevens gets the shaft. 30:16 Top 100 players of the NFL 33:16 Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are a step ahead of everyone else 34:50 Why is Julio 4? And why isn’t Russel Wilson higher? 35:58 Sean weighs in on the old Manning vs Brady debate 40:00 Who would Brad take if he had to choose between Manning and Brady? 40:44 Belichick is the (Payton) Manning slayer 43:14 Did Drew Bledsoe lose his job to two half of famers? 44:58 Sean and Brad wonder if Romo will get into the hall of fame some day Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud

USA Soccer is pathetic, but why? We also talk possible Kawhi Leonard destinations, Jay-Z to Puma and NFL Coaching hot seats. 03:12: Why does the USA suck so hard at Soccer (Football) 08:05: The potential for US fans to get behind the team if we’re doing well 09:00: The qualifier against Trinidad and Tobago 11:23: We don’t hold USA Soccer accountable 14:00: Youth soccer 16:41: The growth the ’94 World Cup brought to the US 18:15: FIFA’s top country rankings and their population 23:25: The ditching of Klinsmann 25:00: The lack of passion 26:45: Are we too satisfied with where we are? 29:25: International youth soccer teams kicked our tails 32:55: Kawhi trade dalk 43:45: Cities with lower taxes have a competitive advantage 48:15: Kawhi to the Celtics? We think that’s a win/win/win. 53:42: Jay-Z to Puma 57:55: NFL Coaching Hot Seat Music: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud

We discuss PED use, more drama for the Patriots, LeBron's theatrics, the Ball Family's delusion and Sean and Sam's sports movie hall of fame. 0:01:20: Shout out to the Washington Capitals 0:05:45: Julian Edelman and PEDs 0:09:56: Sam discusses his own prescribed testosterone supplements 0:15:15: Brady threatens to retire if the Pats trade Gronk 0:19:08: Sean discusses and disagrees with Gil Brandt’s top 10 NFL teams 0:20:26: Sam accuses Sean of sports treason  0:25:20: Sam asks why the Pats aren’t on the list  0:28:10: LeBron’s theatrics 0:34:35: Early LeBron’s free agency predictions 0:39:05: The Ball Family 0:52:02: The top movies discussion starts with The Mighty Ducks 2 0:53:56: The Replacements 0:55:20: Point Break 0:56:40: Above the Rim 0:57:20: Cool Runnings 0:58:15: Rudy 0:59:33: Moneyball and Jerry Maguire 1:01:00 Tom Cruise is nuts, but he’s great in a movie 1:03:15 Blue Chips 1:04:50: Shaq is ridiculously smart and successful 1:06:38: Remember the Titans 1:07:55: He Got Game 1:10:12: Rocky IV 1:11:58: Summer Catch 1:17:10: Varsity Blues 1:19:25: The underrated career of Scott Caan

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