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The Ravens backed out of Maxx Crosby trade... WTF happened?! Kyler Murray will be released when the league year opens on Wednesday afternoon; Daniel Jones gets a HUGE pay day to stay with the Colts; The NFL is considering adding a game on Thanksgiving Eve; Plus the latest NFL Free agency news and more on Football Takes.

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NFL Free Agency Day 2 reaction! Latest Kyler Murray news as it relates to the Vikings; Where will Kirk Cousins, Aaron Rodgers and more; Biggest winners and losers from NFL free agency; Are the 49ers the ideal destination for Jonathan Greenard and more on Football Takes!

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Mackey and Judd crack open some fresh NFL free agency rankings to find landing spots for Breece Hall, Malik Willis and Trey Hendrickson! Plus, where does Patrick Mahomes stand in the GOAT QB discussion after three consecutive "down" seasons? 

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Thor, Mackey and Judd discuss Judd's list of five NFL head coaches who are surprisingly on hot seats in 2026! Plus, how will AI impact the NFL? 

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Judd, Thor, and AJ share their latest football takes involving the newest clone that teams will try to replicate, needing to draw a line with the international NFL games, the over-saturation of the Super Bowl coming up, and more!

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Quarterback matchmaking destinations! Mackey has a list of each QB landing spot involving Kyler Murray, Kirk Cousins, Malik Willis and more! NFL Combine invites are out and Thor has a bone to pick and more on Football Takes!

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NBC delivers a perfect broadcast on the Super Bowl; Nobody knows anything about developing quarterbacks; Why defense and running the football prove you can win a Super Bowl; NDSU is joining the Mountain West conference and more Fooball Takes!

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Thor is joined by Derek Brown of Fantasy Pros to go pick by pick and mock the entire first round of the NFL Draft for each franchise! The guys breakdown the best options at each draft position and who the best fits are at each pick!

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Work-Life balance in football seems hypocritical; Why Minnesota Vikings GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is dragged through the mud over paternity leave; Will the Super Bowl line go above the -4.5 on the Seahawks; Judd has ranked the new coaches and their chances of succeeding; Plus a Senior Bowl sleeper to watch and more on on Football Takes!

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Six NFL teams who will make the playoffs in 2026 after missing it 2025; Why didn’t Bill Belichick get into the NFL Hall of Fame; What happened to Super Bow commercials and more on NFL Takes!

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Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots are right back in the Super Bowl; What does the future hold for the Rams and Matt Stafford; Why didn’t the Broncos just kick a field goal; Plus, the Steelers hire Mike McCarthy and more on Football Takes.

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Thor and AJ chat about the 2026 Senior Bowl with Thor giving a Senior Bowl 101 lesson to fill in on all of the happenings in Mobile, Alabama. Plus a look at the top storylines involving notable quarterbacks and edge rushers set to attend!

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The NFL Free Agency Madness has begun! We react to all the breaking news during the legal tampering period; Alec Pierce gets a big bag to go back to the Colts; Should teams stay away from Daniel Jones; Will the Vikings trade any of their core players; Kenneth Walker is signing with the Chiefs; Max Crosby gets traded for multiple first-round picks; Vikings add a cornerback and more reaction on Football Takes!

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Judd, Thor, and AJ share their latest football takes including next year's college football season, holding Josh Allen to a higher standard and criticizing him, conference title game picks for the NFL, and more!

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Thor, Mackey and Judd recap Indiana's wild ride to a college football national championship! How did they do it? How repeatable is it for other teams? How did nobody discover Curt Cignetti before Indiana? Plus, move over SEC... the Big 10 is here now. And which random college football team do you want to see pull an Indiana?

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Buffalo Bills blow out Sean McDermott after another playoff loss; Who could the Bills hire to work with Josh Allen; What is wrong with Texans QB CJ Stroud; The Bears and Rams deliver a classic; What the hell is a catch anymore; Plus a preview at the college football championship and more on Football Takes.

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Judd, Thor, and AJ share their football takes regarding Mike Tomlin stepping down from the Steelers coaching job, NIL and new laws being needed to regulate the transfer portal, Guardian caps being mandatory, and more!

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The Best 96 hours of football all time; Judd went back and did a historic look at Wild Card Weekend on top of the college football playoff; Has Caleb Williams evolved; The Green Bay Packers collapse again; Latest NFL head coaching news; NFL Broadcasting musings; Plus other takes on the 49ers, college football championship and more on Football Takes!

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Thor Nystrom, Mike Bainbridge and Eric Froton provide the deepest (dare we say most ACCURATE) dive into the College Football Playoff semifinal games!

01:00 - Fiesta Bowl: Miami vs. Ole Miss

32:00 - Peach Bowl: Indiana vs. Oregon

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Judd, Thor, and AJ discuss the news about the Ravens firing John Harbaugh and how many teams should be interested in offering him a job. This year's College Football Playoff shows why the negative narratives around college football is wrong, and historic moments deserve to be savored and not rushed by.

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Kevin Steafnski is heading towards being the most desired head coach; Plus, black monday is going on and NFL coaches are being fired; Previewing the NFL Draft with 18 teams locked into their spots; Judd changes his tune on Sam Darnold and the Seahawks; Plus taking a look at the NFL playoffs and more on Football Takes with Thor Nystrom.

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Thor Nystrom, Mike Bainbridge and Eric Froton provide the deepest (dare we say most ACCURATE) dive into the College Football Playoff games and assorted New Year's Eve bowl games!

02:00 - Cotton Bowl: Miami vs. Ohio State

10:00 - Orange Bowl: Oregon vs. Texas Tech

20:00 - Rose Bowl: Alabama vs. Indiana

32:00 - Sugar Bowl: Ole Miss vs. Georgia

39:00 - ReliaQuest Bowl: Iowa vs. Vanderbilt

46:00 - Sun Bowl: Arizona State vs. Duke

52:00 - Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Texas

1:02:00 - Las Vegas Bowl: Nebraska vs. Utah

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Mackey, Judd and Thor are here with Monday Football Takes! Topics include: Why the NFL needs a draft lottery; Why the Chicago Bears are frauds (kind of); Where will Green Bay Packers backup QB Malik Willis end up in 2026?; Should the Minnesota Vikings live some regret?; A Pop Tarts Bowl celebration; A positive NIL story for once! 

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PFF's Lead NFL Draft Analyst Trevor Sikkema joins Thor to share some of their biggest stock risers from the NFL Combine from guys who don't usually get the spotlight outside of the first round. Who sent the biggest shockwaves through the football world and put NFL teams on notice ahead of the upcoming draft?

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Thor Nystrom, Eric Froton and Mike Bainbridge are sickos who dive DEEP into previewing and predicting college football bowl game props! The boys preview several college bowl games for this Saturday.

01:00 - Military Bowl: Pitt vs. East Carolina

12:00 - Pinstripe Bowl: Penn State vs. Clemson

24:00 - Fenway Bowl: UConn vs. Army

30:00 - Pop-Tarts Bowl: Georgia Tech vs. BYU

36:00 - Arizona Bowl: Miami (OH) vs. Fresno State

42:00 - New Mexico Bowl: North Texas vs. San Diego State

51:00 - Gator Bowl: Virginia vs. Missouri

58:00 - Texas Bowl: LSU vs. Houston

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Did the Detroit Lions miss their Super Bowl window; Why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the biggest chokers in the NFL this season; The college football playoff has massive implications on the NFL Draft; Which teams could move up or down the board and more on Football Takes!

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It's the penultimate NFL slate with holiday gifts in store for every football fan! In this edition of "Line Lookahead", Thor Nystrom and Robbie Rosenhaus take a glance at the early lines for week 17 in the NFL including the Seahawks and Patriots as big favorites, the Texans and Chargers in a near pick'em on Saturday night and can you trust Bo Nix laying double digits on the road? All that plus an early look at the four college playoff games heading your way this week!

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Thor Nystrom, Eric Froton and Mike Bainbridge provide an INSANE deep dive into this weekend's College Football Playoff games, this weeks upcoming bowl games and more!

2:45 - College football playoff round 1

Texas A&M and Miami

Ole Miss and Tulane

Oregon and James Madison

26:45 - The Famous Idaho Potato Bowl, Washington State and Utah State

35: 15 - The Boca Raton Bowl, Louisville and Toledo

45:24 - The New Orleans Bowl, Western Kentucky and Southern Miss

51:00 - The Frisco Bowl, UNLV and Ohio

58:10 - The Hawai'i Bowl, Cal and Hawai'i Bowl

1:06:20 - The GameAbove Sports Bowl, Central Michigan and Northwestern & The Rate Bowl, Minnesota Golden Gophers and New Mexico & The First Responder Bowl, UTSA and FIU

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There's a team out there that is a live longshot to win it all in college football, but who? Thor Nystrom and Robbie Rosenhaus review their best bets from a week ago (Thor went 3-0!) and then deep dive into their top plays for the football week. It's the "Thor's Hammers" edition of Football Takes with our strongest opinions and thoughts on everything ahead in the NFL and bowl season.

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Thor Nystrom, Eric Froton and Mike Bainbridge dive into college football bowl and playoff props and picks for the next week, including Alabama-Oklahoma and more!

02:00 - Salute to Veterans Bowl: Troy vs. Jacksonville State

13:00 - Cure Bowl: Old Dominion vs. South Florida

25:00 - 68 Ventures Bowl: Louisiana vs. Delaware

36:00 - Xbox Bowl: MIssouri State vs. Arkansas State

41:00 - Myrtle Beach Bowl: Kennesaw State vs. Western Michigan

50:00 - Gasparilla Bowl: Memphis vs. North Carolina State

58:00 - CFB Playoff Round 1: Alabama vs. Oklahoma

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Judd, Thor, and AJ share their latest football takes including all of the WR talent on its way to the NFL, how Detroit will make the NFC Championship Game, NFL Coach of the year, and more!

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Licking their wounds from a Sunday night defeat at the hands of the Minnesota Vikings, the Dallas Cowboys are installed as a favorite over the Los Angeles Chargers this week at home. In this edition of "Line Lookahead", Thor Nystrom and Robbie Rosenhaus take a glance at the early lines for week 16 in the NFL including the Bills and Texans as big favorites, the Rams and Seahawks in a near pick'em on Thursday night and how many points does Patrick Mahomes mean to the  Chiefs? All that and more as we review the action from Week 15 and steamroll towards the playoffs!

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With the Kansas City Chiefs out, the Buffalo Bills finally have a path to win a Super Bowl; The Bengals are going to fumble Joe Burrow era; Why the 49ers can get the No. 1 seed in the NFC; What happens if SoFi Stadium hosts both NFC and AFC title games; Diego Pavia just misses out on Heisman Trophy and didn’t exactly handle it now and more on Football Takes.

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Sherrone Moore is out at the University of Michigan, so what's next for the football program? Who could wind up replacing Sherrone Moore, the shortest tenured coach in the school's history? Thor Nystrom and Robbie Rosenhaus review the fallout from the breaking news in Ann Arbor and then deep dive into their best bets for the football week. It's the "Thor's Hammers" edition of Football Takes with our strongest opinions and thoughts on everything ahead in the NFL and bowl season.

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NFL free agency frenzy is underway! Starting with Kyler Murray being cut and what it means for the rest of the market; The Chiefs and Rams make a huge trade for Trent McDuffie; Why the Rams continue to shed their picks; Drew Dalman makes a shocking retirement and more on Football Takes.

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Judd, Thor, and AJ share their latest football takes regarding teams beginning to tank, the Colts QB situation, adding a new type of tent to the sidelines, and more!

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College Football Field leaves Notre Dame OUT and Thor Nystrom explains what the hell is going on; Should Alabama be out instead; NFL head coaching carousel is going to be bananas; We snake draft the best NFC teams to win the Super Bowl; Plus other observations on the debut episode of football takes!

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NFL Combine risers and fallers! Thor Nystrom is back from the NFL Combine with a ton of juicy intel; Which NFL prospects saw their stocks fall up or down; Gennings Dunker was the star of the NFL Combine; The most interesting things Thor learned from the NFL Combine and more takeaways on Football Takes with Thor, Mackey, Judd, and Dex.

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Matt Harmon of Yahoo Sports and Reception Perception joins Thor to preview and share his knowledge at the NFL Combine, discussing the WR group testing set to happen on Saturday, his info on the prospect group and so much more! Then co-founder and CEO of Reel Analytics joins the show to talk about in-game athleticism score and how it's measured, how to use that to evaluate atheletes, and exude his own knowledge on the crop of players at the combine!

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Mackey and Judd dive into some of the latest NFL QB news, including the San Francisco 49ers now being open to trading Mac Jones; Malik Willis set to get $30 million / year?; Next team odds for Kirk Cousins, who will be released by the Atlanta Falcons in March; Plus, the UFL instituted some new rules that the NFL should totally consider copying; And Sean Payton is giving up play calling for the Denver Broncos!lion for Malik Willis?; Kirk Cousins next team odds

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It’s NFL Combine week! Thor Nystrom is heading to Indy this week, and we want to know which events matter the most; Which players do we need to know more about at the NFL Combine; Plus, other takes on Daniel Jones, potentiel trade candidates and more on Football Takes

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Thor unveils his top 10 quarterbacks in the upcoming draft and dives deep into analysis on each one with stats and explanations on why they land where they do on his list.

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