Does a child who grows up in a city with a winning tradition have social and psychological advantages over a child who grows up rooting for a perennial loser? Why does the mood in certain communities depend on whether or not the home team won or lost their last game? Tyler Dunne joins Sports Sushi to discuss the psychological impact of professional sports on their communities.

Questions/Points

• Is rooting for a pro team a form of indoctrination?

• What is the psychological impact that comes from rooting for a champion or a perennial loser?

• A win or loss can affect the collective mood of a community for the next week or longer

• Do people use sports to escape or another vessel to channel energy into?

• What is the social impact of famous failures, collapses and losses?

• Does a child who grows up exposed to a team that won a championship have advantages over a child who grew up with no association to championships?

• Where is the line between a fan and a fanatic?

• The family bonds, group experiences, community bonding and traditions.

• The impact of losing a franchise altogether

  
  

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Guest: Tim Graham (Writer for The Athletic)

Topic: What It Takes To Make It

Summary: Every kid grows up wanting to play in the pros, but what does it really take to make it? How much sacrifice is enough? Extreme stories of perseverance and determination

Questions/Points

• What does it really take to make it to the pros?
• Which is more valuable raw talent or work ethic?
• Can talent (or work ethic) alone get you there?

A few Bills related questions at the end

• Combine thoughts
• Your opinion of Sean McDermott as a FB fan
• Thoughts on people who shoot the messenger
• What is standing in the Bills way?

Guest: Del Reid (BillsMafia/26 Shirts Founder, 2023 Bills FOY)

Topic: The Difference Between Good And Great

Summary: Fresh off recently winning Buffalo Bills fan of the year and representing all of us at the Super Bowl, BillsMafia and 26 Shirts founder Del Reid joins us to discuss where is line between good and great in sports?

Questions/Points

• Is a championship required for a player/coach/team to be considered “great”?
• What is the most profound exposure to greatness you have experienced in your lifetime?
• Does very good ever undermine the pursuit of greatness?
• After watching the Super Bowl up close, and the AFCCG the line between the Bills and Chiefs is razor thin, what do you think is that line?
• What does it take to go from good to great?
• Does greatness require great risk?
• Some teachers/coaches can take a bad player/student/team and make them good just by cleaning up stupid mistakes and lack of discipline, but it is much harder and more rare to take a good player/student/team and show them how to be great.
• Talent alone can be very good and work ethic alone can also be very good, but great is the combination of both
• Are there levels to greatness? Or is it like a Hall of Fame?

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Summary: People always say the professional leagues are a business, but what exactly does that mean? Drew Geir from the Rockpile Report joins us to discuss everything from financial implications to media criticism to fan reactions. In business time is money. There are standards and expectations that ultimately boil down to the bottomline, regardless of the circumstances or excuses. A Few Initial Questions/Points

• Buffalo fanbase has an issue with accountability, they treat their team like its their kids teeball team. Positive support over professional criticism.
• Does a “family” culture help or hurt the bottom line?
• If results don’t matter what are we doing here?
• Are expectations toxic or healthy goals?
• Being a positive homer can look pretty toxic as well when we start dragging and running Sports reporters out of town for being fairly critical and objective rather than fans
• At what level do you think it becomes more business than sport?
• If it truly is a bottom line driven business, at what point are heavy handed outcomes good for business?
• Does continuity bread success or smoother boldness for the sake of security?

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Guest: SweatPantsJoe

A Sports Sushi discussion focused around elite players on perennially bad teams and sports droughts along with a discussion of the unique mental challenges it takes to stay motivated playing for a bad franchise.

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There have always been parents who push their children too hard to excel in sports, but has the dynamic gotten much worse recently? With NIL deals, scholarships and professional careers all more valuable than ever where is the line between encouraging your child to chase greatness and pushing your child to be your lottery ticket. Guest: Dan Gambino - Founder of The Alley Gratwick is revolutionizing the entertainment industry by creating a new A-list, where the A stands for Artists, Audience, Allies, Accountability, Access, Automation, and Autonomy. Visit Gratwick for more information and to reserve your place on the Gratwick A-list.

Sports and activism have a long and intertwined history. Is it an appropriate relationship or is sports supposed to be a sanctuary for escapism from the ills of society. A wide ranging discussion about activism in sports. Guests David Coyle and Roemello Nelson.

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Sports Sushi is back with a new single topic format. Each week we will have a new topic and guest.

Guest Ernie Green (Former Sportswriter)

Summary: A wide ranging discussion about anything related to the team building process, ie most important positions, salary cap, drafting, evaluation, cuts, trade philosophy. Questions/Points -Do you consider the coach more important than any position/player on a team? -Coach or GM centric philosophy -Strict vs player friendly -Building through the draft -Win now - Rams style -Is tanking ever appropriate? -Players who fit the system, or a system that fits the players -Culture Gratwick is building the ultimate decentralized creator app and we want you to share ownership with us. Learn more at http://gratwick.co