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The Shootaround Episode 39 – Welcome Back 2021 Edition

Link to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/bench-talk-radio/id1505632446#episodeGuid=6ba3b0e0-534b-46aa-bd20-04038215fb42 Ben, Blake, Cam and I kick off our first podcast of 2021 with all of the topics everyone is asking for: haircuts, New Years resolutions, Mantei Te’o, Quinton Byfield/Nik Antropov comparisons and much more. (3:50) NFL Wild Card Round(22:22) College Football(25:50) Blake’s thoughts on last weekend’s Eagles debacle(29:15) Best NFL coaching vacancy(35:35) Francisco Lindor trade(43:06)

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The Shootaround Episode 38 – Leaving 2020 in the Rearview Mirror

In our last Shootaround podcast of 2020 there is a lot of reflection on the year that was. First off we get our weekly sports talk out of the way before we remember some of the wild moments that defined 2020.  (1:42) College Football Talk(8:19) NFL Round-Up – Bills, Patriots, Cowboys, Carson Wentz, Raiders, Fantasy Football(33:16) Checking in on the

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The Shootaround Episode 37 – Trivia Round 8 Challenger Edition – The Fat Boy friends Take Flight

Another week without Blake and Zach, so Adam makes back-to-back appearances. This time he brings along Jeff to take on the Washington Generals in a round of Trivia. Before we start trivia we talk about fantasy basketball and give a status report on the week 14 NFL parlay. This week’s trivia topics included:-Canadian geography-Where athletes went to college-Jersey numbers-Movies-“Highest Paid

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The Shootaround Episode 34 – Tiger vs. Sam Snead

We kick off today’s podcast with Ben’s long-awaited hot-take: Tiger Woods is the most overrated athlete ever. I then debates the idea of relocated teams using brands of their old cities (ie. Colorado “Nordiques” and the Carolina “Whalers”) We also cover some NBA free agency, basketball lay-up line songs, bash Cameron for missing another episode, Trevor Bauer, Vladdy’s weight loss,

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The Shootaround Episode 32 – The Three Man Weave + Headline Round-Up

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Tom, Cam and Ben throw the planned podcast out the window and just have a talk. Some of the topics covered:-tattoos-Alex Trebek-hockey starting back up during COVID-sports betting-world travel (or a lack there of in Cameron’s case)-would you travel to space if you had the opportunity?-Adam Sandler-movies

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The Shootaround Episode 31 – The “No Excuses” Trivia Round 7

We kick off this episode with a bit of Bills-Patriots trash-talk. Blake then gives his final thoughts on the World Series Then we get down to the main event: Trivia Round 7. This week in order to negate any possible excuses, Cameron and Ben get to choose the categories:-World Cup-FBS School Nicknames-Jersey Numbers-AFC East Football-NHL Goalies Here’s an update on

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The Shootaround Episode 30 – The Five Stages of Cowboys Grief & The Halloween Candy Fantasy Draft

This week we kick off with Blake’s live-recorded Cowboys fan therapy session. Then Cameron and Ben address the 2-4 New England Patriots.  Zach chimes in with some World Series talk which then devolves into Blake and I bashing the Tampa Bay Rays organization. We wrap up the show with a four round fantasy draft of Halloween candy.

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The Shootaround Episode 29 – The Gang Sticks to Sports & RIP Maggie the Dog

This week Cameron, Ben and I run the three man weave and just dive right into pure, unadulterated sports talk.In the episode we cover:-The Bills tough last two weeks-The 2-3 Patriots-Trevor Lawrence Watch-NFL’s “Contender or Pretender” segment-Previewing the World Series-Are the Tampa Rays for real?-“Bruins culture” and their underwhelming offseason-Blue Jackets shaking things up-Hockey Analytics vs. Eye Test-Are the Leafs

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