Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast! This Week's Episode is titled "The Herm Edwards (b/c historically athletes do not select the No. 46 as their jersey number so the pot was super limited) Episode"

Here is a brief description of a few of the topics discussed on this week's episode:

- NFL: Tyreek Hill - and all parties involved - really missed out on a great opportunity to be a guest on the talk show "Maury"

- Niners WR Brandon Aiyuk has officially requested Aitrade?

- The Donald Trump Assassination Attempt (and how it could have directly affected the sudden surge of professional athletes that have publicly endorsed him for POTUS)

- MLB: JD was Right ;) Rookie pitcher Paul Skenes has been named a starter for the 2024 MLB All-Star Game

- "Make the Home Run Derby Great Again:" Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Ingrid Andress delivered the all-time worst performance of the National Anthem - update?

- Teoscar Hernandez is the first Dodgers player to ever win the Home Run Derby (but he was most likely the "last" player allowed to bring his wife onto the field!)

- Olympic News: Team USA Men's Basketball defeats an NBA-loaded Team Canada 86-72...but what about the offensive woes, what say you, Steph Curry?

- NCAA: Former Alabama HC and current ESPN college football commentator Nick Saban won the 'Icon award' at the 2024 ESPY's Award Show last Thursday evening - and somewhere between that night & the following Monday morning, he "lost" his credentials to gain entry into day 1 of the 'SEC Media Days.' Saban also gives his prediction for the SEC Conference Championship Game (and has officially achieved "Naysayer" status?)

- A cultural issue at the University of Georgia? Three more players including starting LB Smael Mondon, Jr. were arrested in Athens for 'reckless driving.'

- JD & Spencer's "2024 Big Ten Conference College Football Season Preview:" We selected six teams and each provided a team by team breakdown along with each team's 'best' and 'worst-case scenario' as well as Our Individual (or Independent) predictions!

- Will a team (or teams) from the Big Ten Conference make it into the expanded 12-team College Football Playoff? JD & Spencer give their thoughts...

Thanks for Listening, guys!

P.S. Tune in next week as JD & Spencer will preview the next Conference on this list....the SEC Conference...you don't wanna miss this!

Have a Great Week!

- JD & Spencer

Tradition's Finest Podcast Episode 45 includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics:

- WNBA: Caitlin Clark stat line versus Angel Reese stat line? Will we live to witness the end? Breaking News: You can be a "fan" of both players!!!

- NBA: Former Hornet/Bobcat PG Kemba Walker announces his retirement via social media last weekend...forever a 'March Madness' legend!

- Lebron James settles....and signs a two-year, $104M max deal to return to the LA Lakers...are you shocked OR nah?

- Did the Sacramento Kings just complete a sign & trade that could make them "Kings of the West?" (no pun intended!) Three-team deal also involved the Spurs & Bulls, but is there a "clear" winner of this trade? (give JD's take a chance!!)

- Stephen Curry is BIG sad discussing the departure of Klay Thompson from the Golden State Warriors...believes that what they accomplished in terms of a "Dynasty" will never be replicated again. Agree or Disagree?

- NFL: Minnesota Vikings 2024 4th-round draft pick & former Oregon/Alabama CB Khyree Jackson passed away last Friday along with two other(s) in a car accident - they were teammates at a high school in Maryland. RIP to a great guy/person & football player...Unfortunately, sports & social media do not mix very well...JD & Spencer discuss a certain TikToker who decided to deliberately bash Khyree Jackson following the news (and then had the Audacity to delete the clip & upload a new, toned-down version) We would like to be a family-oriented podcast, but FUCK this guy! #sorrynotsorry

- Miscellaneous/Other News Across the Sports World: Patrick Bertolleti won the Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4th after gobbling down over 50 glizzy's! (those are rookie numbers) Notably absent was Joey Chestnut - totally redeems himself on Wednesday by completing a challenge at BWW! He ate how many wings under how many minutes?!?!

- Legendary icon of wresting, John Cena, announces that he intends to retire from the sport in 2025.

- MLB: We openly discuss the collapse of the New York Yankees - lost 16 of their last 21 games!

- NCAA: Former Nike CEO Phil Knight, aged 86, is supplying the University of Oregon with unlimited NIL resources b/c he "desperately" wants to see his alma mater win a championship...Thoughts?

- Oklahoma State's Head Coach Mike Gundy hilariously responds to a reporter about his refusal to suspend star RB Ollie Gordon III after his DUI arrest - "if there's any punishment it's make him carry the ball 50 times in the first game [versus South Dakota State]" Can we expect Ollie to rush for 350 to 500+ yards in their opener?

- EA Sports released a list of the highest overall rated players in the College Football 25 expected to be released on July 16th - as well as the top rated QB's: Michigan CB Will Johnson is the highest rated player in the game (96 overall); Georgia QB Carson Beck & Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders highest rated QB's at 93 overall. Do you agree or disagree with the ratings/list?

- 2024 Big XII Conference College Football Season Preview & Prediction: Best & Worst Case Scenario for each team; JD & Spencer's individual projections/predictions; Projected Conference Champion; Will a Big XII team slip into the 12-team College Football Playoff? If so, who?

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Tradition's Finest Podcast Episode 44 includes a discussion of the following topics:

- WNBA: Angel Reese sets a single-season record with most consecutive double-doubles?

- NBA: The Boston Celtics Ownership Group led by Wyc Grousbeck plans to sell a majority stake just two weeks after winning their 18th NBA Championship? Franchise was purchased in 2002 for $360M!...Franchise valuations have since skyrocketed - what is the approximate current value for the Celtics franchise?

- 2024 NBA Draft: Bronny James, Jr. drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with draft pick #55 - Father & Son Combo in LA - History is being made!; lottery draft pick Dalton Knecht gifted with the best nickname ever?

- The NBA Trade Market & Free Agency is in full swing.... The Atlanta Hawks traded Dejounte Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans; Kevin Porter, Jr. returning to the NBA? James Harden staying put? Nic Batum is returning to the Los Angeles Clippers for his 17th season? The "End of an Era" for the Golden State Warriors - former Splash brother Klay Thompson signs a three-year, $50M deal with new team? Warriors also waived PG Chris Paul - and he announces that he intends to join a new team that features a certain French 7-footer? All-Star G/F Paul George has agreed to a four-year, $212M deal with the Philadelphia 76ers - will now team up with Tyrese Maxey (who also signed a $204M contract extension) & All-Star C Joel Embiid; Derrick White signs a "well-deserved" extension with the Boston Celtics; Free Agent C Isaiah Hartenstein agreed to a three-year, $87M deal with the OKC Thunder? Forward Tobias Harris returning to the Detroit Pistons on a two-year deal?

- MLB: July 1st is a day of celebration - "Happy Bobby Bonilla Day!" - the New York Mets still owe & pay Bobba Bonilla $1.19M on the first day of July each year! Will continue to receive payments through the year 2035! Has not played in the league since 2001?!?

- NFL: New York Jets CB Sauce Gardner continues to document his journey to improve his golf performance.

- USA National Football Team made a mockery of the sport this country invented! Gets pounded by Japan by 20+ points & loses to Austria in the U20 American Football Championship in the Bronze medal game...

- NCAA: ESPN long-time College Basketball Commentator Dick Vitale announces via social media that, after beating cancer for a third time, a recent biopsy has revealed "cancerous cells in his lymph nodes."

- We Are Two Months Away from the start of the College Football Season (and for a valid reason to live!)

- As of Monday, July 1st, 2024 - the University of Oklahoma & Tecas have officially joined the SEC Conference (and Texas QB Quinn Ewers had some very choice words about playing in the SEC Conference)

- 2024 ACC Conference College Football Preview & Predictions: Team x Team Best Case & Worst Case Scenario? Projected ACC Conference Champion? Best QB?

*Next Week - 2024 Big XII Conference College Football Preview & Prediction

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