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Jan 28, 2015

Podcast: Mike Hurley

A lot of people don’t like Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, but even as a Giants and New York sports fan, I have never understood it.

Super Bowl XLIX is almost here and that means we can actually watch and talk about actual football rather than have to hear about deflated footballs and speculate on what might or might not happen in the game. Sunday it set up to be a great day and a memorable one for Seahawks fans and those who consider themselves a 12th Man, like myself.

Mike Hurley of CBS Boston joined me talk about what Media Day is like, why people hate Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, how to balance being a fan and a media member, the idea of the 12th Man and why the Seahawks are going to win the Super Bowl.

NFL • Podcasts

Jan 23, 2015

Podcast: Mike Cole

I didn’t care who won the NFC Championship Game as long as that team planned on beating the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX because everyone knew the Patriots were going to win the AFC Championship

I didn’t care who won the NFC Championship Game as long as that team planned on beating the Patriots in Super Bowl XLIX because everyone knew the Patriots were going to win the AFC Championship Game. I felt like the Seahawks had a better chance than the Packers because of their defense and because the Packers were only able to beat the Patriots by 5 at Lambeau Field this year, which is essentially a win for a road team there. If the Packers could barely handle the Patriots at Lambeau, playing them on a neutral field didn’t feel like it bode well. So when the Seahawks came back in miraculous fashion in the final minutes of a game they had given away, I felt confident in the NFC representative’s chances of winning the Super Bowl.

Mike Cole of NESN.com loves Boston sports, except for one team: the Patriots. Cole grew up in Massachusetts as a Packers fan and watched his team collapse in Seattle and give away a Super Bowl trip and now, like me, he will be rooting against the Patriots on Super Sunday. Cole joined me to talk about everything that went wrong for the Packers in the NFC Championship Game, how he grew up rooting against the Patriots, what to make of Aaron Rodgers’ career and we even touch on some hockey.

Podcasts • Rangers

Jan 15, 2015

Podcast: Brian McGonagle

The Rangers and Bruins haven’t played against each other since Ryan Callahan was the captain of the Rangers. So on Thursday night when the two teams meet in Boston, it will not only be the

The Rangers and Bruins haven’t played against each other since Ryan Callahan was the captain of the Rangers. So on Thursday night when the two teams meet in Boston, it will not only be the first game of the year between them, it will be the first game in the Martin St. Louis era and the first game since the Rangers became defending Eastern Conference champions, which is a title most thought the Bruins would have held for this season.

Brian McGonagle, who is also known as Rear Admiral, of Barstool Sports Boston joined me to talk about the good and bad that comes with rivalries, the NHL’s problem with the shootout and three-points games and how betting on hockey has changed since the 2004-05 lockout.

Podcasts • Rangers

Jan 13, 2015

Podcast: Mike Carver

The Rangers-Islanders rivalry is officially back after nearly a 20-year hiatus with both teams being elite for the first time since the Rangers last won the Cup.

The last time the Rangers and Islanders met was on Oct. 14. Since then, the Rangers have gone 23-8-4 and the Islanders have gone 25-13-1. The Islanders are currently first in the Metropolitan Division and five points ahead of the Rangers, but the Rangers have three games in hand on their rival. In the next 34 days, the teams will meet three times, but the title for “Best Team in New York” that Islanders fans have somehow adopted won’t be decided until after Game 82.

Mike Carver of The Butch Goring Show on Hockey This Week Radio Network and WFAN joined me to talk about what it’s like to be an Islanders fan experiencing success after two decades of watching a bad team, why Rangers fans are scared of the idea of the teams meeting in the playoffs and what’s going to happen with the Islanders when they move to Brooklyn next season.

Podcasts • Rangers

Jan 12, 2015

Podcast: Adam Herman

The Rangers are starting to make believers out of everyone and playing like they are capable of getting back to where they were last spring.

After being touted as a team that built basically a five-week winning streak against so-called inferior opponents, the Rangers went on their impossible West Coast trip to Anaheim, Los Angeles and San Jose and came back 3-0. Now 12-1 in their last 13 games, the Rangers return to the East Coast to face the Islanders and Bruins in what will be another challenging week for a team that so far has answered every challenge.

Adam Herman of Blueshirt Banter joined me to talk about why Tanner Glass should never be in the lineup and should have never been a Ranger, how it’s ridiculous to ever consider Rick Nash a scapegoat for the team no matter what happens in the playoffs and the difference between prospects like Chris Kreider and Anthony Duclair.