Thought this was a good YouTube live with the Glasspiegel (uploaded for you to the HoS audio feed). But then again I am biased. Topics include…

* Kimmel Kontinues (with Sinclair allowing him back on the air)

* Disney’s rock and a hard place

* Brendan Carr really botched it

* Is Trump’s battle for network media…irrelevant?

* Can the boomers be propagandized in either direction by traditional TV?

* Are there…too many athlete podcasts?!

* Caitlin Clark’s Nike models….don’t exactly look like Caitlin Clark?

* Roger Goodell denies Tom Brady’s conflict of interest

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Shana Tova to those taking the day and to those working. Congrats to Tom P for winning this week. Email me at houseofstrauss@substack.com to collect a free subscription for one year.

In this version of NFL Market Inefficiencies, Steve and I address my unsustainably high NFL picks SMART score. The nation wants to know: What’s my secret? We also get into whether it’s easier to gamble on prop bets versus game outcomes, explain a revolutionary new kickoff invented by the Rams, and get into whether punting strategy should be informed by how aggressive the opponent is. Enjoy…

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Subscriber CJ sent me the following email:

Good Evening Ethan,

I’ve got a potential podcast suggestion given current events: Rob Henderson

Cancel culture reversal

Censorship and self censorship changes

Vibe shift

Speech and debate on campuses

Young men

Also Rob met and recorded a never (or likely never) to release podcast with Charlie Kirk before his passing. Might would have some insights or thoughts to share regarding him.

Just a thought, I’ve enjoyed y’all’s conversations in the past and think it could be a good chat that has some new and revisited topics with updated lenses.

I’m nothing if not sensitive to subscribers, so I reached out right away to the great Rob Henderson. Our conversation mirrors that topic list and it is a good one. Thank you, CJ.

FOOTBALL AMERICA! host Dave Dameshek has long had his own idiosyncratic voice and style. He’s got a unique Pittsburgh flair, not that Blue Collar Steel Town would embrace having flair. He’s also, above all, a fantastically authoritative arbiter. And so I invited Dave on to “arbit” on a range of topics including but not limited to…

* What’s America’s Mount Rushmore of regional accents?

* Which American accent would you want your hypothetical wife to have?

* We want Southern accents in pilots?

* Dave Portnoy as Michigan homer on Fox? Fair or foul?

* The problem with athlete broadcasters

* Great pro athlete, bad broadcaster?

* Moralizing sports terms like “Don’t get pass happy!”

* Domes for NFL teams, yay or nay?

* Can tiny Floyd Mayweather be the GOAT fighter if so many could kick his ass?

* Ban the tush push?

* Field goals are too easy (unless you’re Jake Moody)

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Loving the NFL tournament we’re doing at SportsPredict.com, headed up by Steve Kuhn (even if Brandon Aubrey’s leg kicked away my dreams). Given that Steve’s got an incredible mind for market inefficiencies, I want him here, regularly, to tell us what everyone else is missing about America’s favorite sport. Join up still to test out how you fare against myself and Steve, a guy who ran a $14 billion hedge fund. To enter the House of Strauss Lobby, password is HOS.

In this pod we discussed, among other matters…

* What’s the effect of the new NFL kickoff rules that Donald Trump hates?

* My “I don’t know anything and neither do YOU” picks strategy

* The impact of kickoff rules on 4th down decision making

* Onside kicks used to be MONEY

* Minnesota did a CRAZY white flag punt

* Should a coach employ trick plays based on randomness?

* What trends are we seeing early?

* House of Strauss subscribers and Chat BCC participants are really…SMART?

* Micah Parsons’ successful impact in Green Bay

* Why does Kyle Shanahan want a predictable running back over a talented running back?

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Ya, I think you have an idea of what we’re going to discuss. And it’s one of my favorite conversations yet.

I’m declaring this JOURNALISM WEEK on the HoS podcast feed. Today we’ve got the great Tyler Dunne talking about his bombshell series on Bears quarterback Caleb Williams. On Thursday, we should also have Pablo Torre on another big story you might have heard of. Today’s pod with Tyler gets to what happened behind the scenes with Caleb and the Bears + why many in the sports media became too defensive on Williams’ behalf. It’s a good one.

Reminder: Every week of the NFL season, we’re doing a prediction contest at SportsPredict.com (Password: HOS). It’s not gambling, it’s free of charge, and it will involve prizes. You just pick game events and track your status on a leaderboard. So far it’s been a lot of fun, even if I’m badly trailing my audience members.

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So, like many of you, I love thinking about games, probabilities and market inefficiencies. And, like many of you, I have profound reservations with regard to the sports betting conquest of America.

With that in mind, I’m proud to announce a new sponsor at House of Strauss: Sportspredict.com. The goal of my new advertiser is to host a place for sports predictions that isn’t gambling. There are no bets made here, but there are picks. The idea is to compete and demonstrate predictive ability absent insidious financial downside. I encourage HoS subscribers to join the NFL picks pool this season, free of charge, and compete for a prize (to be determined later). If nothing else, you can demonstrate NFL intellectual superiority over an idiot who liked Dallas’ Micah Parsons trade. Oh, and access code is: HOS.

Steve is the founder of this company but I wouldn’t have him on just due to that. He’s also a House of Strauss subscriber, and lurker in the BCC Chat. Put simply, he’s one of us. He’s prone to novel theories of his own and believes that a lot of money is left on the table by our most prominent sports franchises. In this pod we discuss topics that include, but aren’t limited to…

* The appeal of a non gambling sports prediction site

* What makes for a good predictor?

* My two NFL picks in Week 1, and the market inefficiencies targeted with them

* NFL coaches are still committing 4th down malpractice

* Major college coaches are still committing “Go for 2” malpractice

* Steve’s “Fourth and Smart” idea that could revolutionize special teams play

* NBA teams are declining in “2 for 1” usage

* Steve loves the BCC Chat

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