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Denver Broncos vs Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Preview, the Peyton Manning Legacy, Emotion in Sports, Richard Sherman and the Power of Language 01-31-2014 Part II

Flexing the Denver Broncos - Seattle Seahawks Super Bowl Preview.  Birthday boomshakalakas, the baby name debate, and the Gillette short bus rolls on. Super Bowl story lines, the rare one versus one, the Cowboys go one and none (5.32).  Glossing up the Broncos offense, skill position riches, and Knoshown Moreno steps up.  Dictating games - Peyton Manning goes mother brain with a multifaceted offense. The Seahawks contrast and the strength of defense, D-Stat rehabs with Giant interjections (13.41). Adjustments, locking down Kaepernick, and props for the Seahawks defense. 4th and 7, the 49ers get (Jermaine) Kearsed, and Brett Favre Twit Pics return (20.07). The classic match-up: offense vs defense (27.43). Richard Sherman on Peyton Manning, the power of QB IQ and throwing touchdown ducks. 

Richard Sherman and Michael Crabtree - That's What are friends for (37.37). Setting up the Richard Sherman debate, Erin Andrews and the unscripted power of emotion in sports. Transcending sports media - going beyond the initial reaction and the impact of language (50.29). Hear what you want, the Beats by Dre ad campaign, framing the thug discussion, and the commercial choke move. Creating a social dialogue through the power of language. The emotional power of sports as a societal lens (1.10.25). Knoshown Moreno's tears and the importance of controlling image.  Marshawn Lynch gets real with Deion Sanders plus the "I'm about that action" remix (1.17.03). Russell Wilson wants to change the game, Colin Kaepernick gets salty, plus tips for Peyton Manning. Tom Brady wins with grace plus Sherman as the Super Bowl heel. Super Bowl prop bets get the Goat. Calling our Super Bowl shots (1.29.07). Seahawks defensive pressure, the Percy Harvin X-Factor, and looking beyond fantasy football statistics. The sentimental Broncos pick vs the underappreciated Seahawks. The Chargers and Patriots context, the Seattle pop gun myth, plus the power of Peyton Manning. Living on a Super Bowl prayer and cementing a legacy. Sherman has you all in check, wrapping up with Gillette on D-Stat's Giants delusions (1.45.27). 01-31-14 Part II, MP3 Format.                        

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NFL Playoffs, Denver Rolls, Seattle Grinds, the 49ers Come Up Short, the AFC & NFC Championship Game Rewind 01-31-2014

Sports Brew birthday boomshakalakas and the Donk gets his Sports Bew Fantasy Championship dap!  Product plugging on Radio Row, Mike Ditka's brain bar and a birthday toast (5.32).  Handling the Super Bowl spotlight, media overload, and the Budweiser puppy leak. Denver - New England, Broncos go ball control, the Patriots fall flat, plus the shifting narrative on Tom Brady and Peyton Manning (17.32).  Missing football mojo, the look of defeat, and the cost of missed opportunities.  Denver rolls up the Patriots defense in historic fashion (30.48).  Seattle vs San Francisco - an instant classic of football physicality (35.13).  NaVarro Bowman and how abusive fans ruin the game day experience. The great Arnold Schwarzenegger - Sam Jackson meltdown (39.05). Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick, delivering in big moments, and the timing of mistakes (44.53). Exploiting weaknesses and looking beyond the numbers. Making big plays when it matters, the Doug Baldwin context, and coming up short with Gillette (50.21). Waiting for Marshawn Lynch to pop off plus Frank Gore goes MIA. A game of inches and a tale of two halves for Colin Kaepernick. The NaVarro Bowman injury and the a-hole fan foody call. Loving your team while respecting the game. The 49ers fall short, debating the final throw to Michael Crabtree, and Richard Sherman delivers on D (1.07.52).  Props for Kaepernick owning his mistakes - key pieces of progression for a young QB and an RGIII parallel.  01-31-14 Part 1, MP3 Format.      

                

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The Seahawks 49ers NFCCG Preview, Panthers Flop, Kesha Gets Dirty Love with Arian Foster, Harbaugh Pants Party 01-18-14

Cranking up the NFL Playoff Party with the Seattle Seahawks - San Francisco 49ers NFC Championship Game boomshakalakas!  Defense, physical football, and an old school bad blood rivalry.  Bringing the pain with the run game and the VCU Peppas crank up the Miley Cyrus Wrecking Ball.  The Panthers - 49ers rewind, goal line stands and a Panthers penalty party (8.38).  Anquan Boldin gets chippy and the importance of controlled emotion - the Panthers lose their cool.  Jim Harbaugh goes bananas, snatching up cheap Walmart khakis and the importance of plain front pants (21.26).  Cam Newton flops for Vlade Divac, props for Vernon Davis and Mike Singletary lights a fire.  The Seahawks - Saints (32.32).  Mercy Percy Harvin gets knocked out and the Saints on a first half lock down.  Looking beyond statistics - the Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick context.  Appreciating Marshawn Lynch's Beastquake, looking at player fit, and a Skittles party (39.51).  Richard Sherman gets physical, 71-16, running smack, and the Seahawks - 49ers parallel.  Ludacris wants the 49ers and Seahawks to Hit That, the NFL gets medicinal, getting insane with the NFCCG (48.54).  Getting physical - Kevin Gilbride on the Seahawks and the art of pass interference.  

Calling our shots for the Seahawks - 49ers NFCCG (59.22).  Defending Kaepernick, 49ers receivers, and a slice of sucker coverage.  Creating space, Wilson on the move and the 12th man home field advantage.  Arian Foster goes Maury Povich and Arian Foster Care is born (1.15.36)!  Kesha cranks up the Dirty Love with Arian Foster, Arnold Schwarzenegger lends a hand plus the wrong baby mamma.  The NFL playoff ticket restriction brewhaha - cranking up Brooke and Jubal's (Movin 92.5) NFCCG 49ers fan phone tap (1.28.28).  Wrapping up (unlike Arian Foster) with more Dirty Love. 01-18-14, MP3 Format.               

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Patriots Roll the Colts, Bronco Buds, Brady and Manning Legacies, AFCCG Preview 01-17-14

Cranking up the NFL Playoff Party, a CFL toast and a D-Stat beer fail. The wild ride for the Indianapolis Colts and the importance of organizational progression (6.10).  Tom Brady's care package for Andrew Luck.  Playoff intensity and hitting the next level.  Accentuating strengths and exploiting weakness - the contrast between the physical NFC power game and the AFC pocket quarterback All Stars (13.50).  Patriots - Colts: getting production when it matters and scheming for game control. Reflecting on the post season success of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick (26.12).  Andrew Luck's playoff pick party and the 300 spittle machine. D-Stat impersonates the Colts defense, Kanye pops up and the inaugural D-Stat Sports Brew dating game (32.27).

Broncos - Chargers (41.01).  Denver delivers, wasted opportunities for the Chargers and the Rivers rally falls short.  Eric Decker goes Duckworth with the hat trick fail as Keenan Allen flexes his name.  Peyton clutches up for the win (54.54).  A Bud Light bonanza, the Left Hand Brewing Company calls an audible, plus the Omaha express.  Previewing Patriots vs Broncos AKA Brady vs Manning (1.06.41).  The resilience and adaptability of the Patriots.  Peyton Manning - an opportunity to cement his legacy, the retirement question and the lure of statistical supremacy (1.15.08).  Calling our shots for Pats - Colts (1.23.08).  Dap for Bill Belichick's coaching in 2013 (1.27.04). The power of the Peyton Manning story line - time to deliver.  Dear Kentucky Wildcats - BOXOUT!  (1.36.31)  Wrapping up with the Icehouse Edge.  01-17-14, MP3 Format.    

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Saints and 49ers Wildcard Road Warriors, NFL Divisional Preview, Sky Dwarf, Patriots Score for Linde 01-08-14 Part II

Buzzing Andy Dalton and the Captain rocks the Wildcard Pick 'Em Golden Sombrero.  The Eagles and the Saints host an NFL high school reunion for Nick Foles and Drew Brees (12.27).  The Saints finally go road warrior in the playoffs - locking down DeSean Jackson and sealing the win through the run.  Playoff identity games - looking beyond the stat sheet and playing up to the moment (22.37).  Looking at the upside for Nick Foles, Chip Kelly and the Eagles offense.  The DeSean Jackson contract brew-ha-ha. Packers - 49ers, the mystique of cold weather football (37.13).  Fun with the Nature Boy - the Ric Flair inspired D-Stat Woo-off, a Justin Smith Case Race, and the flying Dwarf Sky dump.  Clutching up with 49ers - Packers, the plays that define playoff victory (47.24).  Eddie Lacy earns his Skittles, Hyde's near INT, and breaking containment.  

Divisional Playoff Pick 'Em time!  Owning physicality - setting up the 49ers versus the Panthers (58.58).  Seahawks - Saints, massive home field advantage, plus setting up a Marshawn Lynch Skittles eruption with the power in the trenches (1.14.00).  Colts - Patriots, the Luck factor, and proving it versus the Patriots (1.19.30).  The great Linde wedding songification tangent - going old school, the danger zone, and The Beatles lend a hand (1.23.41).  Key pieces for the Patriots plus the moxy of the Colts.  Chargers - Broncos, don't sleep on San Diego, and cranking up the playoff pressure of expectations (1.39.06).  Wrapping up, fun with shout outs, and Team Awesome plus one birthday fun.  Sanford and Son helps take out the garbage in D.C., the Bengals blurred lines with Andy Dalton, and tazing the Sky Dwarf (1.48.05).  01-08-14 Part II, MP3 Format.

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San Diego Super Chargers, Dalton Downer, Colts Get Their Freak On, Chiefs Collapse, NFL Wildcard Part 1 01-08-14

The Sports Brew cranks it up as the San Diego Chargers take down the Cincinnati Bengals.  Andy Dalton pinches off a playoff loaf.  Looking beyond statistics with the San Diego Super Chargers - resilient grinders playing with NFL house money.  Marvin Lewis goes Marty Schottenheimer and the Dalton - Duke QB turnover parallel - take the sacks! Throwing Pains - Matt Schaub welcomes you, Andy Dalton (14.33).  Mike Brown's revisionist draft history and having organization patience - the Peyton Manning parallel (25.36).  Kansas City Chiefs - Indianapolis Colts: the collapse and the comeback (30.40).  Props for Alex Smith, the Trent Richardson train derails and Robert Mathis beasts up.  Andrew Luck gets his freak on, the playoff neck muff, and working it with T.Y. Hilton.  The loss of Brandon Flowers and the classic tale of two halves (41.27).  Dwayne Bowe (so close, yet so far) and the small margins that separate the victors - missed windows of opportunity.  Getting exposed, the Chiefs Mash unity and Cyrus Gray TD that got away.  The Chiefs defense disappears and Britney Spears helps Andrew get Lucky - the magical Donald Brown goal line fumble (48.25).  Dropping bombs, T.Y. Hilton, and Dwyane Bowe stinks up the sideline.  The Chiefs giveth and taketh away (1.02.19).  Pat McAfee and the locker room Andrew Luck photo bomb.  Wrapping up with NFL history plus Eagles fans stoke the flames of football karma by piling on Andy Reid. 01-08-2014 Part 1, MP3 format.     

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NFL Wildcard Weekend Picks, Peyton's Playoff Challenge, Doubting Dalton, and Frozen Fisticuffs in Green Bay 01-03-14

Cranking up Wildcard Weekend, Sports Brew Style.  The Redskins - Giants go out ugly plus Tutes gets fruity (3.27).  Peyton Manning and the Broncos crack the recordbook (7.51).  The Peyton Playoff Challenge - beastly NFC defenses and a cold weather Super Bowl.  Chiefs - Colts, the Jamaal Charles factor (18.23).  The Wildcard Weekend playoff ticket problem, doubting Andy Dalton, plus the who dey typo.  The Alex Smith dilemma and flipping the playoff switch.  Saints - Eagles (38.15).  The NFL playoff structure - defending the division champion's home field advantage.  Remembering Saints - Seahawks, the Marshawn Lynch earthquake, and no dome for you!  The power of LeSean McCoy, NickFolian Dynomite and discussing the Eagles 2013 MVP.  The intriguing Eagles, the power of confidence, plus rolling with upside.  Bengals - Chargers (1.00.34).  D-Stat vs the Rivers Rage Face, Giovani Bernard dap, and QB's with something to prove - we're looking at you, Andy Dalton.  The Bengals lock down home defense, Ryan Mathews gets redemption,  and BenJarvis Green-Ellis pinches off a loaf.  Colorado recreation, a reminder from the state of Wyoming, plus beer appreciation for Stone IPA.  Packers - 49ers (1.17.26).  Frozen football fisticuffs - the great weather equalizer versus a 49ers team built to win anywhere.  The ridiculous Week 17 Bears - Packers game plus remembering the bitter cold of Bears - Cowboys.   Recapping fun with playoff pick 'em (1.37.32).  Wrapping up with Kyle Orton going Romo and Donald Trump cranks up the HC fire sale.  Keven Gilbride heads off to re-fire-ment, Mike Shanahan gets das boot, and a Tutes send off. 01-03-13, MP3 Format.        

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QB Growing Pains, RGIII, Kaepernick, Diaper Dandies, Duke Dap, When Refs Attack, Free Falling in Buffalo 11-24-13 Pt 2

The Sports Brew airs it out!  Young QB's and year two growing pains - RGIII, Cam Newton, and Colin Kaepernick (2.20).  The pressures of major market teams - high expectations and the building backlash.  Lessons from the end of the Eagles - Redskins game (10.47).  Nobody got open, D-Stat's better Manning tangent and McNabb goes DB.  Santana Moss and Chris Cooley weigh in - owning the situation and handling criticism (19.04).  Scheming for strengths and weaknesses - the challenge of progression once the NFL adjusts to you.  Year two lumps, learning humility, and growing into a leader (32.02).  Managing the media and marketing with a football first mentality - the Andrew Luck & Russell Wilson contrast.  March Madness, the Captain's Diaper Dandy Party, and D-Stat's Dick Vitale impersonation (50.57).  Some Duke football love (no, really!), Jabari Parker, and a filthy Blue Devils basketball recruiting class on the way.  Derrick Rose - rooting for players to overcome injuries.  The Dallas Cowboys, organizational dysfunction and Jerry Jones gets a lesson on offense.  When referees attack - Trent Williams, Roy Ellison and the question of officiating integrity (1.07.52)  From the third deck to Sports Brew shenanigans - Free Falling in the Buffalo Bills - New York Jets game (1.13.35).  Wrapping up with Whitfield - Cinderelly the Fantasy Failderella (1.22.01).  11-24-13 Part 2, MP3 Format.  

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NFL Ref Shenanigans, Saints - 49ers, Brooks Blows Up Brees, Panthers - Patriots, Steve Smith Vanilla Ices Up Son 11-24-13 Pt 1

Questionable calls and NFL referee shenanigans with D-Stat and Giggity Guiles.  Saints - 49ers: the Brees hit (8.20). Bang bang plays, dome field advantage and the perks of home games with marquee players.   Subjectivity, the question of intent and the inconsistency of officiating - the Matt Ryan context (17.11).  Has NFL gone soft?  Ahmad Brooks pays a price. Flopping with Vlade Divac, remembering Brett Favre getting hammered by the Saints, plus Taz takes on the NFL rulebook (28.07).  Panthers - Patriots: the D-Stat penalty dilemma (29.53). Cam Newton okie dokes the Pats.  A great game marred by a questionable ending.  Officiating instincts, the missing explanation, and the curious case of catchable balls with the D-Stat DB (38.12).  Fun with Huggy Bear Luke Kuechly and Gerry Austin in the ESPN booth.  Steve Smith and Aqib Talib rock the football fisticuffs (50.43).  Steve Smith and the Sports Brew Vanilla Ice Up, Son (54.34)! Wrapping up with Auburn's crazy game winning catch versus Georgia (1.03.38).  11-24-13 Part 1, MP3 Format.

  

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Saints Grind, Jimmy Graham Gets Bent, Giants Down With JPP, Falcons and Texans Flame Out, Colts Missing Reggie Wayne 11-22-13 Pt 1

Saints - Falcons on Thursday Night Football (3.16).  A surprisingly competitive game plus Jimmy Graham gets bent.  Setting up a tough month for the Saints plus the Seahawks round into shape (6.48).  Football first - the effectiveness of Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson.  Pick 'em, the D-Stat Swami, and setting up the New York Giants - Dallas Cowboys (13.29).  Confidence, cranking up the defensive line, and a depleted Cowboys team.  The Fantasy Failhorn gets a glass Cheesehead and Jon Beason tightens up the Giants D.  The Sports Brew pick 'em jinx, Team Fat Brew, and Black Friday at the ABC store (22.34).  Fighting off the November Lame - scheduling, questioning the Giants win streak, and getting down with JPP (32.32).  The rise of the Carolina Panthers plus the collapse of the Atlanta Falcons and the Houston Texans (36.38).  Texans - Raiders, Andre Johnson pops off, and the end of Schaub. Arian Foster and the 400 carry club of doom (45.11).  Losing more than numbers - the impact of Reggie Wayne's injury on the Indianapolis Colts (50.52). 11-22-13, MP3 Format.

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