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I listened to quite a bit of Mays before July and have listened to about 3 Barnwell shows. I think I like the Barnwell show more (except when he does Bachelorette things) but I haven't found a nice way to listen to his podcast on android. I'm not a fan of the ESPN app.

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09-05-2016 , 11:46 PM

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GBP04

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beyondpod for everything...

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09-06-2016 , 11:34 AM

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lloyd45

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I've hated the previews mays is doing. Just doesn't work for me.

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09-07-2016 , 01:44 PM

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lloyd45

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Anyone wanna take a shot at explaining jay glazers appeal to me?

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09-07-2016 , 02:28 PM

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No.

I did want to express disappointment in the cousin Sal pod moving to Thursdays. I get it, but the whole fun of that pod isn't in them guessing the lines, it's in them reviewing the weekend's games. Thursday will be too late for that.

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09-07-2016 , 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by lloyd45

Anyone wanna take a shot at explaining jay glazers appeal to me?

Jay Glazer has appeal?

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

the whole fun of that pod isn't in them guessing the lines, it's in them reviewing the weekend's games. Thursday will be too late for that.

true
i mostly zone out during the line guessing parts, couldn't care less
ofc Simba thinks him outguessing Sal is the important part of the thing

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09-07-2016 , 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

I did want to express disappointment in the cousin Sal pod moving to Thursdays. I get it, but the whole fun of that pod isn't in them guessing the lines, it's in them reviewing the weekend's games. Thursday will be too late for that.

That's a good point. Was disappointed when they announced they were moving to Thursday but didn't really think about why - this is exactly it.

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09-07-2016 , 06:05 PM

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Sal talking about using his "hard earned capital" to bet on something. I assume he's just referring to his job but it could easily be assumed he's claiming he's a winning sports better.

If Simmons was asked whether he's a winner lifetime do you think he lies and says yes or does he own up to it just being a fun hobby? My bet is he tries to claim he's a winner.

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09-07-2016 , 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kidcolin

the whole fun of that pod isn't in them guessing the lines, it's in them reviewing the weekend's games. Thursday will be too late for that.

Absolutely - especially when the Patriots or Cowboys have a crushing loss.

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09-07-2016 , 09:59 PM

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Indeed, the guessing the line bit was not as fun as the discussion about previous games.

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09-07-2016 , 10:47 PM

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Simmons claiming he's about break-even while being a huge loser seems like a lock.

Sal pod definitely sad for the reasons kc mentioned. I loved Sal's comments especially if Dallas or the Pats took a particularly horrendous beating. Doing it on Thurs takes the immediate reactions and sting off, not to mention it's too late for recaps anyway.

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09-07-2016 , 10:55 PM

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maybe a heavy twitter campaign about how much the pod sucks now after a few weeks will get them to do it first thing monday a.m.

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09-07-2016 , 11:41 PM

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Bill said he doesn't have time to do it before Thursday due to his tv schedule. It is what it is.

Also, cousin sal never even tries to argue he is anything but a losing sports Bettor. I could see Bill claiming break even or small winner.

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09-08-2016 , 12:37 AM

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Should be quickly back to Monday pods next football season then

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09-08-2016 , 01:33 AM

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When I first read Bill claiming he is break-even and not a huge loser, I thought that was what he was saying about Ringer. Gotta think it is in the red.

Simmons tweets out links to Ringer content wayy more than he did for Grantland content from what I recall.

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09-08-2016 , 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by LFC_USA

Should be quickly back to Monday pods next football season then

Lol yep

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09-08-2016 , 03:20 PM

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Is thee anybody on the planet that loves jay glazer more than jay glazer? He was so proud of himself during the Simmons interview. Guy is brutal.

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09-08-2016 , 03:25 PM

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yet he was the best part of that ep, sadly

Simba & Gladwell lecturing the NFLPA dude was brutal

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09-09-2016 , 03:37 PM

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Rembert waxing poetic about Atlanta? PASS

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09-14-2016 , 11:44 AM

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Trent Dilfer is a awful human being and/or possibly legit brain dead

http://www.deadspin.com/trent-dilfer...1786605611/amp

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Then, in a bizarre twist, Dilfer invoked the time when he was a backup on the Seattle Seahawks and kept his mouth shut about child slavery, because he didn’t want to derail the team.

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09-14-2016 , 12:13 PM

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I enjoyed this comment

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“I agree with Trent’s position on this and I spent the better part of 40 years not letting something as horrible as child rape interfere with my responsibilities to my football team.”

- Joe Paterno

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09-14-2016 , 01:16 PM

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Hey, Trent Dilfer’s no hero, but he avoided imploding his team by speaking out against child slavery and attracting all those proponents of child slavery to harass him and call for boycotts of the Seahawks. Imagine those intense media scrums where Dilfer would have to face question after question about why he doesn’t support child slavery. It’s a good thing he stayed quiet so Seattle could achieve its 9-7 record in peace.

lol

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09-14-2016 , 02:53 PM

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lloyd45

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Wow really hate what boils down to a laugh track on latest guess the lines pod.

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09-14-2016 , 03:04 PM

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I enjoyed this comment

I thought this one was amazing also:

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Chris Shue: "Has there ever been a bald middle-aged white guy with a goatee that hasn’t been completely ****ing insufferable?"

This exchange was gold too:

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Kam Fong: "I wasn’t sure where I stood on this Kaepernick issue, but now I’m glad it happened because it is going to force us to confront an ugly fact that no one wants to acknowledge and many young people don’t believe is even possible:

Trent Dilfer did, in fact, win a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback in the NFL."

Arturo: "You know who else won a Super Bowl as a starting quarterback?

Flacco.

That begs the question: Was Trent Dilfer an elite quarterback?"