The Rich Eisen Show

In this week’s ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich weighs in on if Ben Roethlisberger throws multiple TDs vs the Vikings or Kirk Cousins throws multiple INTs in their Week 14 matchup, if the Browns upset the Ravens or the WFT upsets the Cowboys, if the Bills beat the Buccaneers or the 49ers beat the Bengals, and if Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes is more likely to throw for 3 TDs vs the Bears and Raiders.    Alabama QB Bryce Young tells Rich how Nick Saban was able to lure the Southern California native away from USC, what he learned by backing up Mac Jones as a freshman, what winning the Heisman Trophy would mean for him and his family, how Saban expertly uses his “rat poison” motivational tool and the angriest the Crimson Tide head coach ever got at him.      Rich gets some conflicting advice from Matthew Berry, Michael Fabiano, and Cynthia Frelund on his ‘should I start Dalvin Cook’ conundrum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich presents this week’s ‘Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth Award’ to Louisiana RB Emani Bailey and recaps this seasons’ winners of the award.   Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford tells Rich that rumors of a mystery injury are untrue, how impressed he’s been by Odell Beckham Jr. assimilating into the team’s offense, how he and Cooper Kupp have quickly formed one of the more dangerous QB-WR combos in the NFL, what’s in store in their NFC West rematch against the Arizona Cardinals, and what he’s willing to bet when his alma mater, Georgia, faces Rich’s alma mater, Michigan, in the College Football Playoff semifinal.     Rich and the guys debate if fantasy football owners should start Vikings RB Dalvin Cook tonight against the Pittsburgh Steelers in spite of being hampered by a serious shoulder injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy all but guaranteeing a win over the Washington Football team this week in the first meeting this season between the NFC East rivals.    Rich previews the “Battle of Disappointments” between the Steelers and Vikings on Thursday Night Football between two middling teams that had great expectations when the season began.     Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter tells Rich why he wouldn’t be surprised if the Vikings moved on from head coach Mike Zimmer after this season, why it’s time for Ben Roethlisberger to call it a career, why the physical toll of a long career could be taking a mental toll on Tom Brady, and why he, an Ohio State alum, is willing to let Rich honk up his Michigan Wolverines.   Rich reacts to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers doubling down on his earlier boast to Chicago Bears fans that he owns them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cardinals All-Pro LB Chandler Jones and Rich discuss Arizona’s 10-2 season so far, why it’s never a good idea to talk trash to Aaron Rodgers, possibly facing his old coach Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, if he thinks he’s having a Hall of Fame career, what it’s like facing Kyler Murray in practice and how the QB earned his locker room cred as a rookie, and reveals that his family actually had a real, full-size wrestling mat in his house as a kid because he and his brothers (UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones and former NFL DE Arthur Jones) were so rambunctious growing up. (timestamp).    Actor Zachary Levi tells Rich what it was like preparing to portray Kurt Warner in the upcoming ‘American Underdog’ movie and how hands-on the meticulous Hall of Fame QB was during filming, and if we’ll see him in future seasons of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.’ (timestamp).   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys debate if Arizona Cardinals’ 2-time All-Pro OLB Chandler Jones will be in the Hall of Fame once his storied career is over, and also renew their heated debate on whether ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie and if ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Die Hard’ essentially have the same plot. New Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman tells Rich his choice on the ‘Die Hard’ debate, what the past 11 months have been like that saw him go from Cincinnati Bearcats Defensive Coordinator to head coach of the Fighting Irish, and reveals that he, an Ohio State alum, was indeed rooting for Iowa to beat Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game.  Chris Brockman runs through all the latest news and injury updates in the NFL, reacts to Tiger Woods’ announcement that he’ll be playing again next week with his son Charlie in a tournament, and weighs in (pun intended) on Zion Williamson reportedly tipping the scales at 330 lbs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Tom Brady’s cryptic comments in Sports Illustrated about not enjoying winning as much and wonders just how much longer TB12 will be slinging the football in the NFL.   Rich, Brockman and TJ discuss the Lakers finally putting it all together against the Celtics and debate who’s to blame for L.A.’s mediocre start to the NBA season. Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson tells Rich some hilarious recruiting stories that led him to Purdue instead of Notre Dame, Indiana, or Arizona State, if the Steelers have a chance to make the playoffs, if Mac Jones and the Patriots can replicate their 2001 Super Bowl season with Brady and when he thinks Brady will retire, and weighs in on Michigan’s chances to win the College Football Playoff.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his first ‘4 Downs’ segment in quite a while Rich makes the case for Bill Belichick as the NFL Coach of the Year, why the Jets and Giants will be very busy at the top of the 2022 NFL Draft, why the league needs to review ALL Personal Foul flags, and predicts that the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t lose again during the regular season.   Michigan Defensive End Aidan Hutchinson discuss Rich what changed on the field and off the field that led to so much success for him and the Wolverines this season, what’s in store for UM against the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff, breaking his dad’s sacks record at Michigan, and his reaction to becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down some possible playoff clinching scenarios in the NFC and to celebrate the anniversary of ‘Dumb and Dumber’ introduces a ‘You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance’ segment where he assessed the Vikings, Raiders, Browns, Saints, and Dolphins’ chances to make the playoffs from their current back-in-the-pack positions.   Chargers QB Justin Herbert tells Rich what’s different for him in his 2nd NFL season and why he’s always looking to improve, why the Bolts seem to play better on the road than at home, his reaction to Mario Cristobal ditching the Oregon Ducks for the Miami Hurricanes, and more!   Brockman attempts (in vain) to explain to Rich what the baseball stat WAR means, and the guys break down the latest in the Ben Simmons situation including some potential trade scenarios involving Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Patriots’ 14-10 win over the Bills on Monday Night Football and explains why Mac Jones only throwing the ball three times all game was as impressive as any game the rookie has had this season, and says why 7-5 Buffalo should be concerned for their once lofty Super Bowl hopes.   FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt tells Rich why the College Football Playoff selection committee got it right by choosing Alabama, Georgia, Michigan and Cincinnati but still need to expand the field to 12 teams, Michigan DE Aidan Hutchinson’s chances to win the Heisman Trophy and go #1 overall in the 2022 NFL Draft, if Ole Miss’ Matt Corral or Pitt’s Kenny Pickett will be the first QB drafted, if the NCAA should do away with the early signing period to dissuade head coaches leaving programs before bowl games.     On the heels of the dreadfully cold MNF game in Buffalo Rich and the guys debate which is the best setting and best weather for a football game.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich previews the “huge” Monday Night Football matchup between the Bills and Patriots and says why Buffalo needs to step up and prove last year’s AFC East title was no fluke. In his ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich says if the Bills need a Monday Night Football win more than the Patriots, if the Ravens should have gone to Overtime vs the Steelers instead of going for a (failed) two-point conversion against the Steelers, if two 9-8 NFC teams will make the playoffs, if Gardner Minshew can lead the Eagles to the playoffs, if Kyler Murray should be the NFL MVP frontrunner and if the Lions will win more games than they lose to close out the season. Chris Brockman debates Rich on whether or not Alabama is destined to win the College Football Playoff, and voices his yearly pet peeve about the Dr. Pepper college tuition contest where entrants are allowed to use chest passes instead of throwing footballs overhand. ESPN ‘College GameDay’ analyst and Michigan Heisman Trophy winner Desmond Howard and fellow alum Ric

NBC Sports’ Peter King tells Rich why the Panthers fired highly-touted Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady after less than two season in Carolina, if Taylor Heinicke is the long-term answer for the Washington Football Team, if Gardner Minshew, not Jalen Hurts, is the Eagles’ answer at QB, why the Seahawks could be in for a coaching change after Pete Carroll’s worst season in Seattle combined with Russell Wilson’s unhappiness with the team’s offense, why the Steelers’ options at QB once Ben Roethlisberger retires could include Aaron Rodgers, and what the Patriots have done right with the development of rookie QB Mac Jones.     New Southern Cal head coach Lincoln Riley tells Rich how tough it was to leave Oklahoma for USC, if the Sooners joining the SEC played a role in his decision, what parting message he has for bitter OU fans, why the NCAA should look into changing the Early Signing date, if the College Football Playoff committee chose the right for teams, and more! Rich and the guys debate if the NCAA should

Rich recaps the Cardinals' drubbing of the Chicago Bears in Week 13 and wonders why people aren’t talking about Arizona as a legitimate Super Bowl contender despite having the NFL’s best record at 10-2.   Rich breaks down the wide-open AFC playoff picture where it’s difficult to determine who’s the best team in the conference week-to-week with fluctuations from the Chiefs, Ravens, Chargers, Bengals and others.  Rich resumes his “Greatest Fall of My Life” gloating tour after his Michigan Wolverines thumped Iowa in the Big Ten Championship Game to earn a spot in the College Football Playoff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor/comedian Blake Anderson tells Rich how deep and far back his Golden State Warriors fandom goes, how he landed a star-studded cast (including John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, and Woody Harrelson) for his new Tubi animated series ‘The Freak Brothers,’ and confirms if he and co-star Adam Devine actually lived in the house where they filmed Comedy Central’s ‘Workaholics’ in another round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’   Rich reacts to a caller who’s not sold on Notre Dame naming Marcus Freeman their new head coach, and lays out a scenario where he can lead the Fighting Irish to a national championship this season. Bills WR Emmanuel Sanders and Rich discuss how Buffalo is preparing for their pivotal AFC showdown against the Patriots, and the passion (and fun) QB Josh Allen and fellow WR Stefon Diggs bring to the team’s locker room.   Chris Brockman reveals his ‘Sneaky Good Games’ for NFL Week 13 (Chargers vs Bengals, Giants vs Dolphins, and Rams vs Jaguars) and says if the Under is the better be

In the latest ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich predicts if Chargers RB Austin Ekeler or Bengals RB Joe Mixon will have the better game in their Week 13 showdown, if the Falcons or Seahawks are better poised to pull off a division upset this week, if the Jets or Giants will win a 2nd straight game, if Notre Dame will make the College Football Playoff field of four, and if the Warriors can end the Phoenix Suns’ 18-game win streak tonight. In his weekly ‘Big Ass Grab Bag’ TJ Jefferson lists his all-time Top 5 Greatest Trash Talkers including Muhammad Ali, Larry Bird, Ric Flair, Satchel Paige, and Steve Smith Sr. Rich and the guys react to the latest Saints QB injury, this one to Taysom Hill’s finger, and wonder if New Orleans should consider bringing in the retired Philip Rivers or even Colin Kaepernick to shore up the position, along with reaction to the news that Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins will be game time decisions for the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcast

Rich recaps the Cowboys’ Thursday Night Football win over the undermanned New Orleans Saints and has some advice for Dallas when it comes to running back Ezekiel Elliott. Rich reacts to Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown’s 3-game suspension for using a fake covid vaccination card.   Rich and the guys react to new LSU head coach Brian Kelly, a Massachusetts native, showing up at his introduction in Baton Rouge with a brand-new southern accent.   The MMQB Senior NFL Reporter Albert Breer, an Ohio State alum, tells Rich what the Buckeyes must do to bounce back from their disappointing 2-loss season that has them on the outside looking in at the College Football Playoff following their loss to arch-rival Michigan, if NFL head coaches will be lured to College Football after the ridiculous contracts given to LSU’s Brian Kelly, USC’s Lincoln Riley, and Michigan State’s Mel Tucker, and if the Bucs will release Antonio Brown after he got caught using a fake covid vaccination card.   Rich comments on the death of T

Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum tells Rich about the first time he met Muhammad Ali back in 1965, how much (how little?) he trusted fellow promoter Don King, what really happened to Roberto Duran in his “no mas” fight vs Sugar Ray Leonard, what kind of “nonsense” he dealt with when setting up the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight, why Mike Tyson was as feared out of the ring as he was inside it, if current heavyweight champ Tyson Fury could beat peak Ali, and how close he came to co-promoting a fight with …Frank Sinatra? And much more!    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

by Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly bolting Oklahoma and Notre Dame for USC and LSU, why there’s no clear-cut best team in the NFL right now, why the Browns’ offensive struggles are more due to injuries than to Baker Mayfield’s skill level, and his assessment of Peyton Manning on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Manningcast with his brother Eli.  ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan tells Rich what the main sticking points are between MLB owners and players in their labor strife, why he’s confident a new Collective Bargaining Agreement will be reached by March 1st, and what the slew of big contracts before the lockout means for reaching a new CBA before the 2022 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich previews the Cowboys vs Saints in Thursday Night Football and explains why Dallas should have little trouble with an undermanned New Orleans team. In a shocking move, Rich reveals an NFL Top 5 Power Rankings after years of saying he would never do one. ‘Brother from Another’ co-host Michael Smith and Rich discuss Brian Kelly jilting Notre Dame for LSU and predicts that new head coach Marcus Freeman will lead the Fighting Irish to a national championship before Kelly wins one in Baton Rouge, the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Cowboys and Saints and why he’s HIGHLY impressed with Dallas rookie linebacker Micah Parsons.    Rich reacts to Major League Baseball’s decision to lockout players and says why it could be a “nuclear winter” for fans and employees and businesses on the fringe of the MLB universe. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former Pro Bowl LB Ryan Shazier and Rich discuss his new book ‘Walking Miracle’ that chronicles his recovery from a career-ending spinal cord injury suffered during an NFL game and the role Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin played in his transition to life after football, and what advice he has for Tomlin about rookie RB Najee Harris. Michigan alum Rich also takes the opportunity to rub in the Wolverines’ 42-27 drubbing of Shazier’s Ohio State Buckeyes.  2-time Grammy Nominated producer/DJ Steve Aoki tells Rich what it was like to DJ the Raiders opening game this season in Las Vegas with a full house of fans for the very first time, and discusses his new Fan Controlled Football Ballerz Collective where team owners include Chargers RB Austin Ekeler, Marshawn Lynch, Vikings RB Dalvin Cook, Richard Sherman and others. Michigan alum Rich takes one more jab at Notre Dame when reacting to Brian Kelly’s introductory press conference at LSU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former NFL quarterback-turn-QB-guru Jordan Palmer tells Rich if Michigan QB Cade McNamara can lead the Wolverines to a national championship, if #1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence is progressing or stagnating after 11 NFL starts and if Urban Meyer has surrounded him with the necessary coaches and scheme to develop into a star QB, what Bills QB Josh Allen needs to improve upon, why Patriots QB Mac Jones is having one of the best rookie seasons in NFL history, and if Baker Mayfield and the Browns have a viable future together.    Patriots Pro Bowl Safety Devin McCourty tells Rich how this year’s New England squad compares to the past three Super Bowl champion teams he’s been on, why Mac Jones has not looked like a rookie through 11 games so far, and if Bill Belichick has a bit more bounce in his step this year after missing the playoffs last season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices