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The debate has been brought up if Illinois high schools should separate public and private schools for playoffs since other states have adopted it. The first CFB playoff bracket is out, and the show discusses the biggest surprises and who is overhyped in our opinions. "El Jefe" Jeffery Simmons made an immediate impact on the Bears defense vs Seattle last week and we discuss what to expect from Da Bears going forward.

With the blockbuster trade of Jeffery Simmons to Da Bears, Josh and Will break down what this means for the state of the Chicago Bears and what give our honest takes of the trade. We break down the rest of the trades around the league and predict where some big names on the chopping block are going to go.

We watch the Seahawks vs Broncos Thursday Night Football game, as it finally got interesting in the middle of the show with both hosts having fantasy players going. After a terrible display of football last week, the Bears look ahead to Atlanta this Sunday at noon. IHSA's new playoff system kicks off this year and we discuss is a 3-6 or 4-5 team should make the playoffs. We talk about both Michigan and Oregon talking L's this week in college football and preview what seems to be a good slate this weekend. We end the show with our reactions and a recap of WWE Money in the Bank this weekend and the current state of the product.

With Caleb set to miss 2-4 weeks and Tyson Bagent just coming out of concussion protocol, Case Keenum stepped in on Monday night and lead the Bears to a big win vs the Eagles. We talk about who starts at QB vs the Jets this week and our expectations for the game. Josh tries defending Michigan again and Will gives his thoughts on the QB situation at Oregon after Dante Moore was stretchered off vs USC and we talk about the rest of college football with a preview of Alabama vs Mississippi State.

Caleb luckily avoids a serious injury this last game vs Minnesota and we discuss how long should he sit for and what Da Bears gameplan will be vs Philadelphia now that Caleb is out and what seems like also Tyson Bagent set to be out with a concussion. Josh and Will are set to face off in fantasy football this weekend and the shit talk has started!

We are back this week during the Lions vs Bills Thursday Night Football game and Josh gives his take on the Lions upcoming season. We recap all the weekend's games in college and NFL including Michigan over Oklahoma, Oregon upset by Oklahoma State, and the Buckeyes getting beat by Arch and Texas. We talk the highest scoring Week 1 in the NFL and if the trend will continue.

Check out the defending champ Will draft alongside Josh, Cobra, and commissioner Mendez as we draft the championship rounds and talk shit about each other's draft picks.

Football is back this week with college football kicking off on this weekend! We also talk about the trend of perineum sunning and the benefits people say it brings.

We have friend of the show Nick Rodriguez is back talking the latest Doomsday trailer and we all give our takes on Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom. We talk fantasy football and what the consensus rankings look like which leads us into actual football with the NFL preseason under way and how well Da Bears can do this year on offense and as a unit.

Da Bears add another injury to the secondary with Coby Bryant set to miss 4-6 months with knee surgery and we talk about the other injuries and news around Halas Hall. With the 2026 set to be the final game between Plano and Sandwich (for now), we break down the football rivalry that dates back to 1897 and learn a couple of new facts that even us "townies" did not know.

*SPOILER WARNING* We start the show with our reviews of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and our favorite parts of the movies along with some criticisms of the movie. We recap SummerSlam from this weekend and look ahead to the upcoming AAA/NXT/WWE Worlds Collide coming up and wonder if we will get Dominik Mysterio vs Roman Reigns. We end the show with Josh working his magic on conference realignment.

We are joined by Cobra this week breaking down the new Avengers Doomsday trailer and break down all the characters in it and who is missing from the trailer still. With Spiderman Brand New Day out next week, we discuss the possibility of Spiderman being in Doomsday since he has not been officially announced. The final trailer for Spiderman is out and we break down what we think is going to happen and if we see Man-Spider or a different Spiderman mutation.

We are back with another episode of Unsanctioned Talk! We recap the 2026 World Cup, including Spain's huge win over France and how the tournament has played out as it reaches its final stages. We also debate on of the biggest hypothetical questions in American sports; If the United States' best athletes had played soccer from birth, just how good would the US national team be? Could athletes like Tyreek Hill, Saquon Barkley, or other elite American athletes have changed the way the country competes on the world stage. Finally, we look ahead to SummerSlam, previewing the biggest matches and storylines heading into WWE's biggest event of the summer/ As always, expect plenty of sports debates, strong opinions, and the usual Unsanctioned Talk tangents.

We're back with another episode of Unsanctioned Talk, kicking things off this time with Josh no longer having heartburn 24/7. We then are getting hyped for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and break down the trailers. Plenty of NBA moves this offseason and we see where LeBron James will end up. Althought Mexico and USA bowed out of the competition, we preview the Quarterfinals and we think Haaland is inevitable. Will is back from his vacation and recaps his trip in Los Cabos and talks about what he did and how the food was out there.

We watch the end of regulation of Netherlands vs Morrocco. We discuss the crazy emotional goal of Cody Gakpo and the equalizer by Issa Diop. We also get a health kick this episode talking hair loss and teeth problems. We discuss the latest NBA trades with Morant and Ball being traded and we recap this weekend's wrestling shows with King of the Ring and Forbidden Door.