Ep 164: Stocking Stuffer

Happy Holidays! This week Ryan and Trent discuss:

- Cardinals - The Cards are limping into the playoffs. Does it matter?

- MVP - No dominate performer for MVP this year

- Steelers - Ryan talks Steelers in response to Ep 163

- Stevie Williams - A caddies talks trash.

- WVU Bowl - What do we look forward to in the Meinake Car Care Bowl?

- Outtakes!!

Ep 163: Directions

Adam is live from Frisco, TX... sounds like he's in a tunnel - but still it's good to have him stop by. This week, Adam and Trent discuss:

- BCS - Which bowls look most interesting.

- C.C. - Now a Yankee. We are all SHOCKED.

- Kiffin Volunteer - The rumor is Monty is joining his son in Tenn... that would be interesting

- Frisco, TX - What is Adam doing in Frisco?

- Steelers - Are they as good as they seem?

No outtakes this week.

Ep 162: CFB

A little late - but this week:

Coaching Carousel - Why fire someone if there is no one better? Get a plan, wouldya?

Championships - Ryan and Trent discuss the Big 12, SEC and ACC Championship games.

Outtakes!

Ep 161: Sportses

This week:

Adam drops in via voicemail and has some commentary Ryan and Trent respond to -

Florida's Loss - Ol' Miss. bad loss, but Florida gets a pass...why?

McNabb - had a bad game, pulled...it's over for him right? Well Happy Thanksgiving, Mr. McNabb

Jets - Officially overhyped

Chargers - Norv Turner has run 100% of the teams he's coached into the ground.

No outtakes this week - HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Ep 160: Get a Life

This Week -

Rodriguez - He says worry about the economy. Good advice coming from a man who make 2.5 million a year.

NFL - Who is for real, and who might fall back

Cuban - Investigation might keep him out of baseball

Gillespie - Another bad loss... is the leash short?

Outtakes!!

Ep 159: Help Wanted

This week:

Joey Porter - Can't shut his yapper... but does he have a point this time?

Raiders - They suck, so they cut one of their best players - that should help.

Brady Quinn - Takes the helm of the Browns.

More College Jobs - Everyone is fired.

Quick Picks - college games at a glance

No outtakes this week...

Ep 158: Further Review

This week:

WVU Football - looking good again?

Game of the Week - Texas vs. Texas Tech

Titans - Real or Fake

Replay - NFL consideres extending the booth review time

Phillies - Win the last 3.5 innings to take the most anti-climactic World Series.

Outtakes!!

Ep 157: Need a Hug?

Baseball and football rule all. Ryan and Trent discuss:

Baseball playoffs - The RAAAAAYYYS. Admit it. You love them too.

Dallas Cowboys - Holding it together with bubble gum and duct tape?

College Landscape - Either everyone sucke, or everyone is good

Listener E-Mail - Terrell Pryor resurrecting OSU's hopes?

Clemson Job - It's open, but is it attractive?

Ep 156: Catch Up

Adam returns...but Ryan is out. In the episode that may exhaust the "switch" button, Adam tries to comment on things he's wanted to since he's been out.

Vikings - Why didn't they address the QB situation in the off season?

Raiders - Al Davis is crazy. But Kiffin may be a prick.

China Dolls - Who cares about investigations? Those girls are not 16.

Duke - David Cutcliff...awesome job.

SEC - Is winning the SEC more impressive than the BCS Championship

Number 2 - Terrelle Pryor...starter and another #2 starter.

Millen Out - Recap of how happy Trent is Millen is gone.

Redskins - Zorn has turned things around, surprisingly enough.

Game Management - New coaches just can't do this.

Outtakes!!

Ep 155: Popsicle Sticks

Almost a month into the football seasons and there is sports galore. You might think we would talk NHL preseason, but no... this week:

WVU - Finally Ryan and Trent weigh in on the situation in Morgantown.

Steelers - The offensive line had a bye week, unfortunately, the rest of the team did not.

Millen, out - The Lions finally fire Matt Millen, about 3 years after they should have.

Ryder Cup - USA pulls it out. If we watched it more than football, is that bad?

Outtakes!!

Ep 154: Making the Rounds

This week, Ryan and Trent just started talking and just couldn't stop. It was Last Call beforethey realized...

Mismatch - Dear Ohio State, thanks but no thanks. BCS Championship game.

Ryder Cup - Does Tiger's absence give the US a better chance?

Wie - She's playing well, keeping her mouth shut and going for the LPGA Tour card. Who is this chick?

Baseball - Brewers panic, Mets crumble playoffs around the bend.

NFL - Gus Frerotte to start. Welcome to 1995.

Outtakes!

Ep 153: Shaken

Adam is still out... but the party continues.

Vince Young - Fra-GEE-lay...is he Italian?

Tom Brady - You can't lose a starting job due to injury can you?

Big NCAA Games - Games this weekend that can define teams.

Ep 152: Yay Football

Ryan and Trent are back this week with football, football and oh yeah, football.

College Football - Week 1 is over. ACC and Big East fans need to panic right now.

NFL - Begins this week. As is customary, we don't pick the winners, we pick middle of the pack teams that might be okay.

Daunte Culpepper - Is "officially" out of football, which is so much different than last week, when he was just out of football.

Ep 151: Trampoline Stays

Olympics - Soccer, Trampoline and Basketball

Championships - Best Team and Individual Championships

Baseball - Quick playoff predictions

Outtakes!! - Quick ones

Ep 150: Ho Hum...150

Bare bones episode as a new baby was added over the weekend... not a lot of editing time, but you get what you pay for:

Madden Curse - Favre trade validates the curse another year?

Olympics - Ok, ok... we're watching them more than we thought

PGA Championship - Sergio didn't win, and that's what matters

Leftwich - Steelrs gobble up the fatty

Sheffield or Bonds - Who would you take if you had to?

No outtakes this week... sorry.

Ep 149: Go for Gold

Olympics - Are you ready? Interested at all?

Bay to the Sox - A.K.A. - Manny to the Dodgers, but Ryan puts his Pirate spin on it.

Fantasy Football - It's almost here. Reserve your spot.

Coach's Poll - Georgia Bulldogs! Solid?

Outtakes!!

Ep 148: Counterintuitive

This Week:

- Favre - Lately we've been talking about Favre so much we feel like John Madden.

- ESPN - Mixing Blogs with news...world collide...dogs and cats living together...mass hysteria!

- Basketball in Europe - Not a big deal

- Wie - Playing in a men's tournament again.

- Outtakes!!

Ep 147: Fins to the Left

This week:

The British Open - Greg Norman, Padraig Harrington and no Tiger

Michelle Wie - We missed you and your idiocy.

Brawl - the over hype of the WNBA slap fight

Espys - Adam liked them...except the awards

NFL Moves - Taylor, and Shockey change teams... Favre...who knows?

Outtakes!

Ep 146: Head Through Plate Glass

Summer drones on without much sports... but does that stop us? Hell, no. This week:

NCAA 09 - Adam doesn't like the use of actual players to advertise the game.

Title Town - ESPN is in the down season too, and so they come up with stupid shit to talk about.

Packer retires - No... not Favre, BILLY Packer.

Gator TV - The Florida Gators sign with FOX Sports.

Outtakes!!

Ep 145: Johnny Brett Favre

Stimulus checks start to roll in, and it seems WVU is getting a bit of stimulus of their own. This week:

Settlement - Product Rodriguez "settles" with WVU for the amount he was sued for.
Elton Brand - He's a weasel.

Brett Favre - He's a weasel too.

Public Financing of Teams - will there ever be harmony between cities and owners?

Roonys - The Steelers family of owners contemplate selling to some NY Billionaire

Outtakes!!

Ep 143: Everybody Hates Hitler

Summertime... hot days, vacations, and sports downtime. Whaddaya gonna do? Well, we do have some interesting stuff to discuss:

Don Imus - He's an idiot.

Euro 2008 - This is the first time this has been so heavily promoted.

Olympic Trials - Interest in the trials waning... and the basketball team was chosen.

Shaq Rap - All a joke

Europe over College - Will kids skip college for the 1 year in favor of getting some $$ in European basketball?

Outtakes!!

Ep 142: Tiger Effing Woods

Championships galore... well... two. NBA and Golf. You'll be surprised how much the Brothers Z have to say about both:

- U.S. Open - What a tourney. Seriously - it was fun to watch. And we think that Tiger Woods may be something someday.

- NBA Champs - The Celtics win! More importantly, the Lakers lose.

- Joe Alexander - WVU basketball player makes the leap to the NBA draft... we wish him well.

- Outtakes!!

Ep 141: Subscribe at brothersin3-z.com

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- U.S. Open - Tiger and Phil paired together. That should be fun to watch.

- NBA Playoffs - The Celtics and Lakers in the middle of the finals. Who has the edge?

- Outtakes!!

Ep 140: Immediately Outdated

A quick show due to busy schedules... and actually, only about 15 minutes is still relevant given the situations of the Spurs and the Penguins...

- Baseball Replay - Should they use reply in baseball...and are we all going to be replaced by cyborgs?

- Willie Randolph - Overblown comments?

- Pens rallied - The Penguins took game 3 to get close. This was recorded before game 4 (obviously).

- Outtakes!!

Ep 139: Unresearched

Extra long weekend for us US American folks. So it took a little longer to get the episode out. It's free, so there you go. This week the Brothers Z discuss:

Talk v Print - Why blogs get heat that talk radio doesn't

NBA - Conference Finals going on... are the Celtic fans worried, can San Antonio knock off the Lakers

NFL - The owners opt out of the deal. Why? They have all the power anyway

Soccer - Adam gets Ryan and Trent to do Fantasy MLS, and Ryan hate the cry babys from the Championship Leage Finals

NHL - Pens and Red Wings in the Stanley Cup!

Stuff it - Pittsburgh sells "all you can eat" tickets, when will the brothers go?

Outtakes!!

Ep 138: Hold the Mayo

Another evening of sparkling conversation went on... all three brothers were in attendance and here's what they talked about:

- Mayo - O.J. is accused of accepting gifts while at USC. Not shocking, but this has to stop some how, some way, right?

- Hockey - Playoff hockey feels good. It would seem anyone can come back from a 3-0 deficit.

- Retirements - Annika Sorenstam and Justine Henin both retire at the top of their game

- Celtics - If they win, they will be one tired, tired group.

- Outtakes!!

Ep 137: I Hate Him

After multiple efforts, Ryan bows out due to a shoddy connection and Adam and Trent go into 2-Z mode. We think he just wanted to go play Grand Theft Auto IV. This week:

- Buzz Bissinger - He thinks sports blogs are hateful and profane, and let's everyone know in a hateful and profane way.

- 8 Bells - The horse was put down after the Kentucky Derby, and NBC handled it right... but how does this compare to coverage of other things?

- Kobe MVP - Deserved? We don't think so.

- WV Legal - A lot of legal issues surrounding WV and the athletic department... interesting stuff. For more visit http://richrodriguezlaw.blogspot.com

- Who else? - Our own speculation as to who else Roger Clemens slept with.... with absolutely no basis in fact, as usual.

- Outtakes!!

Ep 136: That's like, stupid

Another week, another episode of Brother Z goodness. It's early Spring... the time of blossoming love between 15 year old country singers and baseball pitchers twice that age...

Roger Clemens - Doing Mindy McCready when she was 15 years old, and he was old.

NFL Draft - None of us watched the coverage (we were golfing), but it's mot like we missed much of anything.

BCS - The Papa John's Outback Toyota sponsored opinion on the BCS is that everything is perfect.

Ousted - Avery Johnson is out. D'antoni might be... maybe... we're not sure.

Outtakes!!

Ep 135: 33% More

This week, the Brothers Z welcome a special guest, Brandon, into the fold. So that provides for more show, and a lot more outtakes. Super sized, all around! This week:

- The NFL Draft - General discussion about this weekend's draft and some players.

- Bye Isiah - Thomas is let go by the Knicks. It's about time. But what difference does NBA coaching make, really?

- Danica Patrick - Now forever a winner, or does she need to win more?

- Big 10 Perspective - Brandon (an Ohio State fan) weighs in on Michigan getting Rodriguez and what effect it can have on the Big 10. Also, of course, Terrell Pryor.

Outtakes!!

Ep 134: Ticket to Hell

The weather gets warmer here in the East and playoffs are all over the place. Adam recaps nis NCAA notes...

- Adam' NCAA Championship notes

- Gasol - The real savior of the Lakers

- Masters coverage - Directv, Internet, and Bill Macatee

- Baseball chatter - A little baseball talk for the first time

- Billboards

- Outtakes!!

Ep 133: Chicken Dinner

Ryan and Trent go into 2-Z mode this week to get indepth with:

- NCAA Champs - Kansas wins, and there are tons of aspects to talk about this game.

- Bill Self - Recorded before he decided to stay at KU, Ryan and Trent talk about the decision with a pile of money looking at you.

- Dickie V - Hall of Famer.... let me say that again... Hall of Famer

- Becky Hammond - Going to the Olympics...for Russia

- Kobe - All of his pre-season whining should be taken into account when voting for MVP

- Masters - How far does the sky fall if Tiger *gasp* doesn't win?

- Emails - Brothers answer listener emails

Outtakes!!

Ep 132: The Matt Leinart Experience

Baseball has started! But it's too early to talk about it... just wanted to let you know. Instead the Brothers Z discuss:

The Final Four - All number 1's eh? Awesome.

The Women's Final Four - All chalk. All the time.

NFL Rule Changes - Couple interesting rules changes.

Matt Leinart - Parties... debauchery... we love it.

Angry Tennis - Some guy beat himself in the head with a tennis racket... and wins.

Hoosier Crean - Indiana finally gets it right.

Outtakes!

Ep 131: Now in HD

Adam and Trent go in 2-Z:

- Brackets - Surprised? Yeah, us too.... but isn't that the greatness of the NCAA tourney?

- BW3 No HD - Thought all sports bars were hooked up with HD? Not yet.

- Finally! - Pryor makes a decision... and it was not Michigan. There was much rejoicing.

- AZ in HD - Adam gets his HD hooked up and turns immediately into a TV Snob.

- Huggins - Just a glimpse of how we think Huggins did this year, and what might be up the road.

- MLB in Japan - Going over seas to start the American Past Time

- Promos - Poor announcers having to promote shows they don't watch.

- C.B.I. Tourney - How are your brackets in this tournament? Did you even know it existed?

- Announcer Swap - Announces working for different networks is confusing.

- Outtakes!

Ep 130: Mt. Saint Mary's St. of Human Beings

Nothing but NCAA Tournament stuff this week. Well, the Brothers Z do get giddy, so the outtakes are pure gold, Jerry.

- Pro Analysts - They just mail it in by picking all number ones... pussies.

- Conference Tournys - Watch them all or pick and choose?

- Whining - Oh how we hate the whining that so-n-so didn't get in.

- Arizona vs. Arizona St. - Who should have made it in?

- Impressions - Random pondering on a few teams

- Final Four - Talk about who you like?

- Outtakes!!

Ep 129: Catch Up

Adam makes his triumphant return to breathe a little life in the Captain's Chair. This week the Brothers Z discuss:

- Tiger - Adam weighs in on the Tiger talk that Trent and Ryan had a couple weeks ago.

- HS Girls Basketball - Seriously. This is what kept Adam away, and he brings us his report.

- Favre - Is Favre being a baby about retiring?

- Duke/UNC - Suprisingly, only 1/3 of the broadcast watched this game.

- WVU Basketball - What is their potential?

- Outtakes!!

Ep 128: Past, Present and Future

Short episode this week for 2 reasons. 1) Adam couldn't join us, and 2) we made recording attempts on numerous nights. But fear not, we are professionals... not really:

- Favre - Retired.

- Rodgers - You're up.

- Roethlisberger - Big money man now

- Browns - Winner, winner...chicken dinner

Outtakes!!

Ep 127: Sink or Swim

You know, podcasting about sports is difficult when there's a game on you want to watch. So we keep it short and clean before heading off to watch a WVU basketball game... This week:

- Bonds - Would you even sign him?

- Myron Cope - A divisive announcer passes away

- Number 1 - Why do people care who is number 1 in college basketball? Don't they know it doesn't really matter?

- Tiger - Grand Slam this year?

- Swimming - Ryan talks about hopping back in the pool

Outtakes!!

Ep 126: Resurgence

So you think there isn't a lot going on? Well, we found a few things to talk about. Hey... it's what we do... this week:

- NCAA Basketball - Teams you like headed into march

- Kelvin Sampson - What's next?

- Williams vs. Coach K - A real rivalry now

- NASCAR - Yes...NASCAR.

- Pettite - Oh yeah.. there was another time

- Kidd to Dallas - And Van Horn to New Jersey

- Dwight Howard - Dunk Contest

Outtakes!!

Ep 125: Institutional Arrogance

Happy late Valentine's Day! Much love from the Brothers Z, and we don't mean that in any sort of creepy, perverted way... This week:

- Indiana and Kentucky - getting what they deserve

- Clemens Saga - Whole bunch of nothing

- Shaq's Return - He'll be back when the playoffs start

- Keyshawn's Return? - Parcells is in Miami, so Keyshaun is sure to follow

- Terrelle Pryor - Any new info on him not going to Michigan?

- Rodriguez in Michigan - If Pryor doesn't go there

- Charlie Weis - He's made some good moves... really

- Writer's Strike over - TV is back

- Botched Calls in the NCAA - 2 controversies in one night

OUTTAKES!!

Ep 124: Dethroned

What a busy week. Gearing away from football, which we anxiously await for August, this is the beginning of a lot of sports. This week, the Brothers Z discuss:

- Super Bowl, of course, starts it off with a reflection on the Pats-Giants.

- Spy Gate - Belichick may be sinking in a sea of video tape.

- Signing Day - A bunch of kids choose what college to go to. Wheeeeeeee.

- Bob Knight - He quit on his team, and there seems to be nothing but praise for this guy... hypocrisy.

- Shaq - The Suns pick up Shaq. Why would they want this declining big man?

- Outtakes!!

Ep 123: 2 Years

It's been 2 years since the Brothers Z first pulled up their bar stools to the internet bar of life... I don't know what that means exactly, but Happy Effing Anniversary!!! This week the Brothers Z discuss:

- Super Bowl thoughts - Has anything happened to change your opinion on the Super Bowl?

- San Diego Chargers - Somehow, we end up talking Chargers again. You'd think they were one on our favorite teams.

- Santana to the Mets - The trade is made, almost... the signing is left.

- Steven A Smith - Hello angry man, I see you have a "Online Blog"... good for you.

- Dana Jacobsen - Who cares? And why?

- Tiger Woods - Adam is aboard the Tiger Express

- Super Bowl Predictions - Our best guess

Outtakes!!

Ep 122: Make a Name for Yourself

Back in full force, Adam guides the ship this week. Super Bowl dominates the conversation, but there is, oh, so much more. Stay tuned for the OUTTAKES... seriously... you should.

- Patriots in the Super Bowl - They are so good, and are on their way in predictable fashion.

- Giants in too - NY gets in after an OT FG. Do they have any shot in hell?

- Step back, Joakim - Noah is trying do do things his way, which just so happens to be the wrong way.

- Clemens likes B12 - Roger is going to Congress, McNamee may have another "witness" in his pocket.

- Jason Garrett is special - 3 million for a coordinator position? Hey Wade, how are you feeling?

- Other NFL coach news - Ravens get a new one, and the Skins are still looking.

- Random Chatter - Adam graces us with 2 (count 'em TWO) National Anthem stories... riveting.

Extended OUTTAKES!!