Explore every episode of the podcast CzabeCast

Czabe is in Nashville and connects with Fantasy Football World's Paul Charchian.

00:00 Exploring Nashville: First Impressions

02:46 The Growth of Nashville: A City on the Rise

06:04 Education and Racial Disparities: A Personal Reflection

08:57 The Case Keenum Story: A Journey of Resilience

12:12 The Drama of Sports: Male Bonding Through Competition

15:06 Quarterback Carousel: The Vikings' Dilemma

20:58 Kirk Cousins and the Vikings' Quarterback Dilemma

25:14 The Disposable Quarterback Era

30:24 The Packers' Struggles and the NFC North Shift

32:45 Balding Journeys and Personal Reflections

35:08 Trevor Lawrence's Controversial Kneel Down

40:03 Coaching Changes and Future Prospects

Czabe is joined by ANDY POLLIN and GENE WANG to talk sports over a lovely steakhouse lunch!

00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview

01:49 Media Day and Sports Media Personalities

03:48 Washington Wizards and NBA Turnaround Potential

06:55 NFL Flopping and Rule Changes

08:48 The Problem with Replay and Referee Decisions

11:48 The Entertainment Value of the NFL

14:53 Commanders' Win and Turnover Analysis

19:07 NFL and League Policies on Flags and Penalties

21:46 Maryland Football and Coaching Challenges

25:01 Golf and Media Interactions with Scotty Scheffler

28:06 The Evolution of Coaching and Game Management

33:03 Clock Management and Decision-Making in the NFL

36:13 The Role of Analytics and Data in Sports

39:54 The Impact of Player Injuries and Load Management

45:01 Baseball Playoff Formats and Their Effectiveness

53:58 The Future of Sports and Analytics

59:54 Athletic Evolution and Injury Rates

01:04:54 Closing Remarks and Next Steps

Czabe runs solo on a Monday, and covers a lot of ground.

00:00 Introduction to the Sports Landscape

02:55 NFL Week 3 Highlights and Analysis

05:48 The NFL's Global Reach and Marketing Strategy

09:14 Game Analysis: Cowboys vs. Ravens in Brazil

12:11 Injury Concerns and Player Safety in the NFL

15:06 Cultural Observations and Fan Engagement

17:51 NFL Commentary and Broadcasting Dynamics

20:48 Wrap-Up and Personal Reflections on the Weekend

34:20 Winston and Mariota: A Historic Win

36:45 Old Man Rodgers: Still in the Game

38:57 Bengals' Struggles: Burrow's Late Game Woes

40:45 Commanders' Surprise Victory

42:07 Drake May's Decline: A Quarterback in Trouble

44:29 Trevor Lawrence's Controversial Decision

46:12 Niners' Injury Woes and Game Control

48:05 NFL Investigations: Jacobs' Domestic Violence Case

50:04 Iowa's Dramatic Victory: A Karmic Reversal

52:32 College Game Day: Politics and Entertainment

54:30 McAfee's Influence on College Game Day

56:19 Sark's Rationalization: Celebrating Unsportsmanlike Conduct

Now, when your team doesn't win, it's your fault, buddy. Open up the wallet! Who knew we had more than one grammar expert in the audience? Czabe does a wellness check on his former radio buddy Mark Yarbro. Mr. X offers gambling advice and more. Elite tweets. MORE.....

Czabe and Charch take a tour around the league to sort the NFL's "QB2s" into the following categories. They rank them "Actually, Good," then "Decent," then "Non-Awful," then "Awful," and finally "Disgusting," plus a new category Charch made up on the fly. The fellas also talk about Jaxson Dart's injury and why nobody has a picture of Mean Joe Greene shirtless. It's a wild ride, come on and let your hair down! MORE....

Czabe welcomes Gene Wang (DMV Substack, please subscribe) who covered the Maryland vs. Virginia Tech game at College Park. A whole lotta orange invaded. How bad does Maryland really want it when it comes to big time football? Forget analytics ruining sports, here comes private equity. LeBron, the latest mega-millionaire athlete who can't say no to easy gambling endorsement money. Is Jayden Daniels "built for this life" as a running QB in the NFL. MORE.....

Czabe recaps a wild college and pro weekend in football. Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels go down with bad injuries in Week 2. Instant replay has more moments of WTF are we even doing here. Lane Kiffin goes down in Oxford. A true "Sports Hindenburg" in the Vandy vs. NC State game. Aaron Glenn hates hats, and clock management. Earth Wind and Fire's greatest song ever written. MORE....

How to manufacture a fake controversy, with no more than a few social media clips. Andy was right. It's a spear. Is AI going to get "high on its own supply?" Origin of the "obnoxious reporter" parody clip. Oregon QB was tipping his own pitches, so to speak. How much are college football programs spending on football these days? Mr. X joins the show for a variety of gambling news. It's a write-off, Jerry! Why PFF grading is truly "garbage in, garbage out" and our look ahead to juicy Saturday and Sunday action! MORE....

00:00 Vikings vs. Packers: A Controversial Win

11:41 Coaching Matters: The Impact on Team Performance

22:51 Legal Troubles: The Josh Jacobs Case

28:00 Racism in Coaching: The Brian Flores Case

29:08 Celebrity Spotlights: Kelsey and Swift

32:06 The Intricacies of Scientology and Public Perception

33:46 NFL Game Analysis: Refereeing and Fan Reactions

35:16 Commentary on Play-by-Play Announcing

40:02 Ranking NFL Commentators: A Personal Perspective

53:07 Streaming Challenges in the NFL: A New Era?

Czabe breaks bread and protein with Gene and Andy over Week 1 in the NFL, the Australia game, the Commanders new pre-game "Show" and "Spiking the Spear" along with a debate about arrows vs. spears. More newspaper layoffs rock the industry. What does the Holly Rowe incident say about the state of college football coaches? The WNBA wins the tournament, but loses the opportunity. Steve Ballmer bends the knee. Pablo Torre mounts the biggest trophy head on sports journalism wall. MORE....

Czabe recaps Week 1 in the NFL, where TDs and sacks were fast and furious league-wide. Deshaun's very bad day in Jacksonville, Kyler Murray gets jacked up, but the Pack melts down. The Bears nearly hang a 60-burger on the Panthers. The NFL proves it can strike anywhere on the globe with its Australia game. Steve Sarkisian blows off Holly Rowe, was he in the wrong? AI Doomscrolling. Yellowjacket SZN. Listener feedback, and #elitetweets. MORE....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN and hits him up with a new business proposition. Baker Mayfield gets paid. But once again, QB prices seem to reflect the cost of NOT having one who is any good. The Rams and Niners engage in a fascinating experiment in sleep and time zone travel. Czabe would go shark diving. Charch's miracle iPad recovery from Delta. Apple's foldable phone. Cybercabs and the future. MORE.....

Czabe chronicles a dramatic turn of events in College Football this past weekend in both Baton Rouge and Ann Arbor. AL GALDI joins the show to argue that if it's controversy, it's still *good* for the product. A quick thought on all 32 NFL teams before we launch from shore. AI Seinfeld might end up being more popular than the real thing. Deion shoots it straight to his idiot son Shilo. MORE.....

Nothing like a good ol' monster controversy to start the college football season! Western Michigan gets the ol' 60:01 "screw job" in Ann Arbor. But... the check still cleared. Lane Kiffin is another example of where sports has gone completely off the deep end of "dirty and shameless." ANDY POLLIN joins the pod, to discuss Roger Goodell's contract extension. Is there a "VORC" stat to assess his worth? Doug Eddings is an idiot, and a menace. Fire him. MORE....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as he's decamped in Minnesota for 11 days doing various fantasy football shows, appearances, drafts and more. He went to a taping of a live comedy show for Michael Che, and it quickly went off the rails when a virtue signalling white woman decided she would just tank the mood in the room. Czabe addresses your complaints about ads and sound quality. Listener feedback on college tuition going through the roof. The Patriots weren't cheating (again) but they were being pretty sneaky (and effective) when it comes to opposing FG kickers. MORE......

Czabe welcomes Fox Sports' TIM BRANDO to discuss the "Cuban Missile Crisis" standoff between LSU and the SEC, as the threats and rhetoric have reached a whole new level over the NFL "transfer" portal. Who needs a $500 toothbrush? Nobody, but I bet it sells like hotcakes. Tony Romo issues apology, seeks treatment. Is Puka Nakua in trouble with the NFL's DV rules, and why haven't the Packers seen the Josh Jacobs garage video? AARON OSTER from Circa Sports in Vegas talks about the crazy rise in the payouts in their Circa Millions and Survivor contests. A giant Todd goes to Twitter to bitch about Delta and his wife's lack of gluten- and dairy-free meals on their honeymoon flight. MORE....

Czabe welcomes Andy Pollin to the pod, as they discuss esteemed and well-liked Karl Ravech being shown the door at ESPN for reasons nobody really understands. It's the nature of the business, but it doesn't make it any less stupid or annoying. Would you watch the "Fuzz Zone" tennis multi-channel? Are mid-tier colleges going the way of dinosaurs? What is a college degree actually good for these days? The SEC is rallying to stop LSU from ruining everything. What happens when your radio partner has never seen The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, or Game of Thrones? Light crowds out at USC for Week 0. Does it matter? MORE......

Czabe flies solo on a busy Monday, as NFL teams whack down to 53, the Packers are in a big bind at RB, and guess who's back in LA! Daejon Love is the best fake sports story since Lenay Kakua and Mantei Teio. The Titans cancel their "Netflix Quarterback" and J.J. McCarthy is still a Viking - for now! The mother of all stadium flyovers, and I'm getting shelled by preppers on social media over how I mow my lawn! MORE....

Czabe welcomes Mr. X to talk about the death of the Pro Bowl, ESPN's "ticker," the misconceptions on "Rover and Overs," why flag football makes financial sense to the league, and more. Are ESPN's special "Interview Games" in MLB (i.e. Field of Dreams, the LL Game) more of an annoyance? How the MLB playoffs are shaping up, with such an imbalance in depth of good teams in the AL and NL? Jeff Passan gets community noted to the moon and has to delete a tweet. Stupid Little League baseball "trick plays." MORE....

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod as they discuss the passing of music legend Dolly Parton. Some interesting stats and facts about Dolly, who was truly larger than life. Should NFL teams play ANYBODY of significance or even practice at full speed in August? Nobody knows, but that's the way "it's always been done." The origin story of "Factory of Sadness." Browns parody set to "Allentown" by Billy Joel. NFL Unveils "Rivalry Jerseys" as we have now entered the NFL uniform "multi-verse." MORE.....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN as the NFL deals with a shocking — and embarrassing — wildcard story of Niners owner Jed York getting busted for soliciting a $140 prostitute in Ohio. But is it worse than Vrabel with Russini? What will the league do? Probably nothing. The Browns have named Deshaun Watson their Week 1 starter, and Czabe sees *some* (but not much) logic to it. Dan Snyder is a forgotten man, in another land, and it couldn't have happened to a more deserving asshole. The shield was behind Mike Tirico getting cock-blocked from the original Thursday Night Football in favor of "Over The Hill Al," and what happens IF the league needs network TV more than the other way around? MORE....

Poor Todd Monken, he's going to be a shell-shocked mess by Thanksgiving at this rate. Deshaun Watson gets caught up in his feels about being booed. I guess the guy never watches his own film, because he fucking sucks. Shedeur might suck even more, but I guess we're going to find out. Czabe goes solo on a busy Monday, as we are at "Week Zero" in college football, where it's now beyond the wild west with players portalling BACK INTO college after being cut by NFL teams. Nutso! A young baseball fan loses her entire purse, but hangs onto the home run ball. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes Fantasy World's PAUL CHARCHIAN to discuss the usual wide swath of notable topics. Charch reminds people "we back up" on his podcast and fantasy work. The NFL wants teams in Europe, but there's a problem I don't think can get solved. ZZ Top drummer dies. The argument about "schlock" songs vs. "their good stuff." Real sports should do "fantasy punishments." MORE....

Czabe welcomes back MATT MUELLER, aka. "A Man About Film" to discuss a variety of his passions, including this magical Brewers season, the Miz phenomenon, and what would be the biggest disaster possible once October arrives. Also, the Dodgers' financial world is unraveling; what does that mean for a possible lockout? The Field of Dreams Game got shit ratings. Will Netflix ever truly be a destination for live sports? Matt Damon's weird career, and a quickie review of the Odyssey. MORE...

Czabe gives longtime co-host, mentor, and friend ANDY POLLIN his just desserts for a massive career in DC sports radio, as the two recount the many great guests and episodes they had doing "The Sports Reporters." The Jayden Daniels #5 thing has jumped contain and gone viral, but what is the ultimate lesson to be learned here? Pat McAfee puts out an album. Better than Shaq's rap albums, but not as good as Terry Bradshaw's country discs. MORE.....

Czabe welcomes back MR. X to the pod, as it's been a while. It was a tough summer for him, as he lost his father. But I get the "Growing Up X" backstory, including how he was on a youth soccer team that ran the table on everybody in Northern Virginia. We talk about baseball, and the looking shutdown after the season. The Skubal trade and if it made sense. What lit a spark under the Red Sox, and are there similarities to the 2003 Marlins. Who knows who is good in college football with all of the NIL mayhem? Mike Trout's "Red Wedding" golf outing at the trade deadline. To Survive or Not to Survive, that is the question. MORE....

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from Fantasy Football World to talk about the usual wide range of topics. Including Kyler Murray winning the QB1 job in Minnesota, Claude's decision to watermark all their AI-written output to deter cheaters, fantasy emasculation, Red Flag keepaway, Ross Tucker, the Stench of Russini, what happened to Chris Berman's ass, and much more.

Czabe interviews a guy who made it out of drab Human Resources and is now a fixture covering the Green Bay Packers, Andy Herman. How he did it, and what he learned along the way. The new Highmark Field is getting low marks for seat obstructions and tinytrons, not jumbotrons. Their "Nickel City" alt's aren't doin' great either. The Fall Guy calls it a career. New Fantasy Punishment. Kapernick show. Plus listener feedback and #elitetweets. MORE....

The Pro Football Hall of Fame weekend is in the books, but not before just the 3rd kicker inducted into the Hall, Adam Vinitieri, decided to dunk on his former coach in New England's face with several searing one-liners. The bigger problem with the HOF induction process. Sophie Cunningham gets clotheslined, and yet her own coach defended the player who did it! Now two ex-NBA players threaten to call the W's bluff on transgender players. You can't just flag down a 737 like it's an Uber. Phillies "superfan" pays big money just to call one inning of baseball on TV. Akron's viral play-calling promotion. #EliteTweets and listener feedback. MORE....

Czabe recounts his jam-packed day of adult man-fun with Josh Albrecht, Eric Gitter, and Bryan Wolf in Milwaukee. It was fun to see the roles reversed on who sucks, and who is good in the two different sports. Christian Yelich is hard to watch at the plate right now, but imagine how hard it is for guys who were former apex predator-caliber athletes to simply stink at their sport? We learn about the Wisconsin State Fair and what a " Sporkie " is as Josh admits his wife is more into the crazy foods than he is. Plus, LIV 2.0 is a "go" (we think) but it's more like a move into hospice care, for a bad idea, that was never ever going to make money. MORE....

Surely, CBS doesn't want "out" of the Romo business, do they? Well... maybe. Just maybe. Hard to believe, with all of the far worse stuff that broadcasters have been accused of, that Romo might lose his $18 million a year TV gig over a garden-variety DUI. But here we are. Also in the episode, Who Killed the Switchboard, Tank Commanders, Smack the Rookie Kicker, MARTY CONWAY from Georgetown talking sports business, FIFA, LIV, MLB lockouts and Goodell. BMW hijacks owners' NAV screens; the miracle of Neuralink could be on the doorstep. MORE...

Czabe is in Green Bay, WI, home of the Packers, to observe a day of football practice up close. Mind you, it's not even a tackle practice, but it's still enough of a close encounter with athletic freaks that it makes you appreciate the NFL even more for the $25 billion annual spectacle that it is. Aaron Rodgers kept receipts, and he cashed 'em all in on McAfee. But was he "right?" Jerry shops for curtains. Bunt brawl in a rainstorm. Deshaun, please read the room. And these may just be the "good ol' days" so you better enjoy them while you are in them. MORE....

Czabe gets behind the hibachi and just cooks today, solo. As the Dodgers really have broken baseball, and people's brains with a deal for ace pitcher Tarik Skubal, that does not pass the smell test. Is it collusion, or just giving up? Why baseball is different than football, for 500 million different reasons. The origin story of "Number 1 Bullshit" and also "Let Him Cook!" Plus thanks for getting me out of Russian prison, but I don't think this relationship is working out. Adult summer camp? Sign me up! MORE....

Czabe welcomes his Utah friend PAUL CHARCHIAN to the pod, as they discuss his decision to get internet from "Mike" in the neighborhood, instead of Starlink. Idiot. The Guinness count was off the charts in Ireland. Charch has thoughts on Fauci taking the 5th. The Kyle Shanahan crash story is entering "aurora borealis" levels of non-believability. Tony Romo bodycam footage doesn't look great. Is "strict" Monopoly actually a good board game? (Spoiler: no). Czabe has his "Hedy Lamarr" star turn a with a lengthy, but fascinating bit of facts about a bird, you may not have even been aware of. MORE.....

Czabe gets the table set for the upcoming NFL season with a run through on season totals for all 32 teams with "Mr. Extra Half Point" handicapper KEVIN O'NEILL as well as the headlines from training camps including Baker Mayfield betting on himself, Jalen Carter being a talented bag of shit getting the bag of money, the "patch wars" have begun in college football, and who the hell is Madison Beer? That plus Fauci feedback from the "let him cook" episode on Tuesday. MORE.....

Of course, this little narcissistic elf should be in prison. But I am keeping my expectations low. If not non-existent. And of course, nobody who once worshipped this fraud will admit they were duped. So let's get back to baseball scores, okay? Michael Lombardi put on leave at UNC as Belichick college disaster spirals. ESPN black queens still can't stop taking shots at Caitlyn Clark. It's an utterly un-serious league. Disturbing details about Kyle Shanahan's injuries. A 30 for 30 on Shohei's gambling isn't going to do much to convince anybody with a brain who knows how gambling works. MORE....

Czabe is back from his impossibly perfect Irish golf holiday, and boy has he missed a lot. A few thoughts from Ireland and the stunning upset in their version of the Super Bowl. ANDY POLLIN joins to talk about how insanely over-covered the whole Ryan Clark firing is. The melting media ice cube shows no mercy. Mike Vrabel hides behind a dog. LeBron chooses Philly. The WNBA is writing even more insane chapters of stupidity and self-sabotage. Nancy Armour is a woke idiot. Bryson got slick, got caught. It's a Dirty Old Town.... MORE.....

Czabe reacts to the scintillating World Cup semi in Atlanta, where dejected Brits were sent home, humming sad echoes of "It's (not) coming home..." NICK LAUGHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins to discuss. Also RYAN GLASSPIEGEL of Front Office Sports pops on to talk Seahawks sale, the WNBA's insane destruction of their golden goose Caitlyn Clark, and more. Tom Rinaldi strikes again with a brilliant All-Star Game montage, and the re-recreation of the Sandlot scene was perfection. MORE....

Czabe is joined by PAUL CHARCHIAN who had a nightmare airline delay story for the ages, and a harshly critical review of a supposedly good cheesesteak joint in the City of Brotherly Love. People now want to go places to get out of the digital hellscape. Ticket prices are responding accordingly. Sony getting rid of physical video game media. The Odyssey is going to be awesome, with two big exceptions. The "other" Air & Space Museum at Dulles is even better than the one downtown. British Open week, and Czabe explains why he wasn't sad that Tom Watson choked one away at Turnberry. MORE.....

I mean, look I get it. Just about everybody has Netflix, but it's just more friction, another couple of steps and clicks, and once you start putting stuff out of reach of casuals, it's bad for sport. CZABE goes solo today, and gets into sweetheart deals in the NBA, drafting a guy in MLB as a favor and turning it into a Hall of Fame career. The fight over "permanent" daylight savings time is at a crossroads, Freddy LA7 still thinks anybody gives a shit about his travels, and having cool tech is one thing, knowing how to fully use it, is another. MORE....

VAR and the Evil of Replay. World Cup weekend react. Ehrling Haaland. Of Yellow and Red Cards.Home Run Derby on Netflix. ANDY POLLIN. Are we old, or are exhibition events getting tired? When was "peak sports?" Cathy Englebert shanks the interview. Conor McGregor. Lindsay Graham. Old politicians. Bison Attack. My college student newspaper buddies, Aaron Heifetz and Scott Lawrence. MORE....

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Temu Swimming Pool?

Czabe breaks down the USA's absolutely 2 a.m. ugly loss to Belgium in the World Cup with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" as they "pie chart" the blame to go around. Also, Czabe says USA and soccer is like growing mushrooms in a sandbox. You can try, but it's gonna take a lot of effort. VAR is used to absolutely rob Egypt of a huge goal, and yet somehow the soccer world isn't really outraged enough. MORE....

Czabe welcomes ANDY POLLIN to talk about the big Monday game, the handful of American sports fan "deal breakers" with soccer, plus a mother of all "jersey fouls." A few thoughts on Bribery, Nationality and more. Dianna Russini can't even take a cruise in peace. Taylor Swift's wedding had Adam Sandler as the officiant. MORE....

Czabe is as floored as everyone else that FIFA bent over backward to favor us, little ol' 'Murica in SOCCER with a favorable ruling. It must mean we have truly arrived! World Cup Nick, NICK LOCHNER of the Cleansheet EPL joins me to analyze several great days of football. Also, my former morning show running mate BRIAN BUTCH joined me to talk about idiots like Malik Beasly betting on his own prop bets, as well as his LeBron destination hunches and why he just doesn't believe in paying for fireworks. MORE....

Czabe did his every 3 years and 11 months visit to the Church of Soccer and watched the entire match. Yes, he had opinions, but he kept them mostly in check as he recapped the match with NICK LOCHNER of the "Cleansheet EPL" and talked about the loss of Flo Balogun for their Round of 16 showdown vs. Belgium. What does the average fan think of VAR? How come the "Milwaukee Messi" isn't playing for the good ol' USA? How was the fan experience for Nick down in Dallas to see Norway? MORE...

Czabe welcomes PAUL CHARCHIAN from glorious Utah, where the Jazz are most definitely NOT expected to be in the King James "sweepstakes." J.J. McCarthy "catches a stray" from Diana Russini during her traffic stop. Why is the NBA not on the verge of chaos after the recent gambling allegations? Charch tells a story of comical IRS regulatory overkill. MORE....

Czabe has finally gotten back from his long drive from Milwaukee in the red Tesla Model 3. And stuff is poppin. Malik Beasly and Terion Arnold are competing for idiot athlete of the year. The Germans get knocked out in PK's by Paraguay. What will Freddy LA7 do to kill time before he leaves on July 23rd? Is the gravy train over? NICK LOCHNER of "The Clean Sheet EPL" joins to talk World Cup. Also, Czabe's summer of endless golf tee times.... is coming to a close. MORE.....

Czabe unlocks SCOTT LINN and STEVE SOLOMON from behind the paywall this week for a brisk Thursday jaunt through the pod. The lads talk about Solly's failed political campaign, the astonishing details about the woman who stole the stupid Knicks trash can, and why the WNBA remains the most un-serious of leagues. Also, Becky Hammon isn't wrong, she's just going to pretend that she isn't. MORE.....

Czabe reconnects with two old radio friends, JOSH ALBRECHT and MATT MUELLER, to discuss the Greek Freak era finally coming to an end in the Brew City, with the NBA blockbuster trade that everybody saw coming from a mile away. Whose fault was it anyway? Can you believe many fans are now playing the "he's dead to me" card? Would Buck fans have liked to take their chances with Jalen Brown instead? We cope, you listen.