Sources from the Sofa

Rome and the guys begin the pod with a Monday Night Football recap of the Bills big win and a big loss for the Jets, other big wins and losses in the NFL (11:42), the potential for the whole NFC North to be in the playoffs (18:40), updated coaches hot seat and it's a long list (22:16) and Rome's updated NFL Power 5 (30:05). They then begin their College Football Week 7 recap including the Big 10 showdown of Ohio State vs Oregon stealing the show (37:22) before discussing all things Big 10 such as expansion, realignment, and who would have guessed, travel concerns spanning all time zones (46:21). The guys end the show some MLB Playoff talk (56:16) with Aaron and Jaesons continued hate for the Dodgers (1:01:41).

Rome, Aaron, and Jaeson begin with the Eagles surprising loss to the Falcons on MNF before talking about the impressive 2-0 Saints, Bucs and Bills (5:01), Jaeson's Bears and their shaky O-line (32:42), the resurgence of Sam Darnold with the Vikings (44:38), and surprising 0-2 teams including potential problems with over-analytics for game management/playcalling (54:11). The guys then talk about college football and Georgia's yearly wake-up call, blowouts and the SEC (1:10:17), quick takes including Arch Manning's coming out party for Texas (1:15:46), and possible future changes for the college football landscape with NIL and mega-TV deals (1:27:20). They wrap up with some quick love for boxing and UFC 306 (1:35:29).

Rome, Aaron, and Jaeson kick off the pod with a recap of the Lions taking down the Packers on Thursday Night Football with a few tangents including Christmas movies and Bears coaching rumors. They then talk shop on college football (24:56) including the latest playoff ranking reactions along with their money-winning picks for the larger conference championships that kick off Friday night (34:28). The guys then welcome their first guest to the pod, a college friend of Rome, Armond, who is also a die-hard 49er fan, to go over bets for the NFL Week 14 (44:50), Tom Brady's recent media comments and the controversial quarterback slide, Armonds thoughts on the current state of the Niners (01:22:33), and ofcourse, more takes on Jaeson's Bears (talk about beating a dead horse ... we mean, bear).

Rome, Aaron, and Jaeson have instant reactions from the epic overtime showdown between Canada and USA in the 4 Nations Best-of-Best Tournament. They then go round-robin themselves with a plethora of topics; first with breaking news that Victor Wembanyama is out for the rest of the 2024-2025 season (16:29) plus more fall-out from the now infamous rescinded Lakers trade; Luka, KD and the Suns; to latest news from the MLB including their upcoming split from ESPN, Aaron Boone's extension with the pin-stripes and replay in spring training (41:01).

Rome, Aaron, and Jaeson kick off the pod with a preview of the NFC Championship game between Commanders and Eagles before covering the AFC Championship with Bills and Chiefs (16:17). They then talk more coaching updates from the NFL which includes the roundabout, audible, 180 between Liam Coen, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Jacksonville Jaguars (30:18).