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(0:00) Anthony's season-long optimism on the Red Sox versus John's pessimism, and Austin's in-between stances(14:45) Differences in opinions on the ceiling of the 2026 Red Sox and how that impacts the trade deadline(32:41) Seigler vs. Mayer, Story, Roman Anthony, and lasting Sox thoughts (41:18) A Celtics check-in: Dillon Mitchell, Hugo, and more perspective on the Jaylen trade(57:22) World Cup: France-Spain, England-Argentina, Erling Haaland, GOATs, attitudes toward England, plus a LeBron tangent (75:33) Some picks for The Open(77:36) World Cup expansion

With about a day to process a stunning deal, we talk through our feelings about Jaylen Brown no longer being a Celtic. Certainly some coping going on.

(0:00) Initial feelings(4:52) Identity crisis, disappointing players, and lineups(9:48) Jaylen Brown(13:10) Coping, fears, and memory lane(18:26) Game 7 tomorrow night(24:45) Derrick White, plus more Jaylen frustrations(31:08) Other playoff teams(34:12) Preseason perceptions, more cope, and oddsmakers having a multi-year love for the Celtics for some reason(37:35) The issue with the "live and die by the 3" narrative, plus other perception things(43:04) Predictions for Game 7 tomorrow night(52:37) Some nice regular season moments, plus more future talk

With Zach Kopelman and Luke Fain: (2:00) Recap of the NEC title game experience at LIU(5:18) Talking through our National Championship picks + other contenders: Florida, Arizona, Houston, Michigan, Duke, Purdue, etc. (38:10) Some Miami OH discourse(43:21) Personal dilemmas with the bracket(49:07) Snake draft! The top 24 candidates to be March Madness legends this yearWith John Boyle: (93:28) Going through each region and the Final FourNote: this same episode got published, somehow, to a different Clean The Boards feed, earlier in the day on March 17, 2026. Technology sometimes.

Preopen: Bigger picture Pats fandom thoughts + Craig Woodson(6:52) NBA Trade Deadline Reactions: Boston, Cleveland, Washington, etc. (26:29) Belichick and Kraft Snubbed from the HOF(28:47) Sizing up the challenge that the Seahawks present(34:50) Updated Drake Maye ranking(37:27) The plan against the Seahawks passing attack(41:37) Pats D-Line vs. Seahawks O-Line(49:44) Jake Bobo and Concord vs. Carlisle basketball memory lane(56:28) Reviewing the season and talking narratives(61:13) Pats O-Line vs. Seahawks D-Line(64:17) John's "I can name" game(72:52) The experience factor on Sunday + the movie "The Warriors"(79:23) Key stats + Austin, John, and James' score predictions(84:15) Messages from the haters, how we handle the hate, New England versus Everyone, and superstitions(100:02) Bucs fan Bijan's pick in a Jerry O'Connell style(103:43) Ro's pick(108:52) Max's pick

(0:00) Reviewing the regular season and September of the Red Sox and the emotions of another meeting with the Yankees(19:44) Al Horford no longer with the Celtics (26:30) Vibes of this year's Celtics team + the miserable Bulls(37:54) WNBA takes(48:40) Quick Drake Maye stuff(49:53) College football updates(59:42) Recap of being at Fenway on Friday(64:43) Sox-Yankees Wild Card preview

(0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball (6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in the series, the Porzingis questions, Tatum's growth, etc. (73:23) Dissecting the media's anti-Celtics agenda including the "easy path" and "haven't been battle-tested" narratives (82:38) The Kyrie playing Boston piece of it (87:47) Wrapping up some other storylines, predictions, and closing thoughts

(0:00) Context (1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups West Play-In Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox

Contextualizing the episode Austin and John vent about Texas Rohit on UCLA Drew Timme's future UConn's dominance and theories on it FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights John's predicament with his mom's bracket The women's tournament NBA update Nonsense

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:12) Damar Hamlin (24:35) NFL talk: the trending up Bucs, (36:12) the Pats in a win and in situation, (44:40) the 7 seed in the AFC and Brady rumors, (52:48) and the 7 seed in the NFC (56:08) The struggling Celtics and the surging Nets (79:11) College basketball updates: Friend of the Program Graham Robinson on House of Highlights, plus the undefeated teams go down, the weird ACC, and more (86:09) College football: TCU-Georgia for the Championship after awesome Semifinal games (90:24) PART 2, Steve Cohen: tequila, the acting scene, University of Arizona athletics, talking Boston sports, and more

(0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:11) AFC playoff picture and (8:21) the Chargers' outlook (13:29) Blind resumes for the mediocre teams fighting for the 7 seed in the AFC (26:48) The battle for the AFC South (31:07) The NFC: Packers, 49ers, Bucs, Cowboys, Eagles, and more (52:16) Assessing the Celtics and the top tier of teams in the Eastern Conference (71:56) The Preamble of our annual top sports things/moments of the year (tangents) (80:09) Our Annual Top Sports Things/Moments of the Year (93:07) College Football and College Basketball updates

(0:00) We're back in studio.  (1:35) Updates on our lives after more college experience (6:11) World Cup talk! Team USA, early upsets, sleeper teams, putting on for your country, champion picks, and more (30:47) The state of the Patriots and their playoff chances (48:11) The Celtics and other NBA teams about 21% of the way through the season (59:00) Our top 20 Sports Things that we're Thankful for, plus honorable mentions (83:40) College football... (85:15) College basketball... (87:03) and the Bruins start into the outro with John Denver

(0:00) Open segment contextualizing the episode (0:34) Austin's pick to win the 2023 men's college basketball National Championship (11:39) Assessing the Patriots  (21:54) Bucs' struggles and other NFL teams (29:19) The Celtics' 6-3 start (43:00) Bulls talk; the Kyrie drama (51:08) Astros win the World Series, cool (51:42) Making sense of a crazy Saturday of college football (55:14) Our pre-season college basketball champion picks