Locker Room Talk

College football is officially underway, as we finally take a breath of fresh air and enjoy some football for the first time in a while. We talk Week 0 of the season, specifically Miami vs. Florida and if each team saw a rise or dip in stock. We wrap up our previews for the Power 5 conferences with the Big 12 and the Pac 12, and Joe has a specific hot take for the Big 12 favorite. We also take a quick look at Thursday night's Week 1 games to finish the episode

College football starts this weekend, which means the previews just keep coming. Is Alabama the best team in the country? Will Georgia contend for a national championship? Will the field be able to compete with Alabama and Georgia? We break it all down for you along with impact players for each team this season. We wrap it up with who we like to win the Heisman Trophy, including names like Tua Tagovailoa, Justin Fields, and some darkhorses that Joe thinks can make some noise.

College football rolls on here at LRT as we break down the entire Big Ten Conference. Main talking points include who the front runner should be for the West side of the conference, Justin Fields at Ohio State, and will Michigan live up to the hype? We give our takes and predictions for the landscape of this powerhouse conference.

It's college football season, and we are here to cover all of it. We start our conference previews in the ACC, where arguably the best team in college football resides in Clemson. We talk about the Tigers, some dark horses, and teams we don't see exceeding expectations.

It's been a while, but we are back. Lots to catch up on as we start with all the buzz surrounding the MLB Trade Deadline, including teams making big deals like the Astros, Reds, Marlins, and more. The NFL is officially back, as training camp is in session with a couple of key holdouts in Melvin Gordon and Ezekiel Elliott. We talk about that and the most recent news of Michael Thomas securing $100 million from the Saints. We wrap it up with a potential new segment where we react to some social media posts on hot topics in sports, as we break down the Jeremy Lin sob story and LeBron James losing his mind at an AAU game.

It was a long and much needed break, but we are back with a big episode for you all. We start off with the biggest NBA news, as Kawhi Leonard finally signed with the LA Clippers and the news of Russell Westbrook potentially being traded before the start of the season. We breakdown what it all means and who we see as the real championship contenders. MLB All-Star week has come and gone, with one of the most electric home run derbies we have seen in recent memory. Lastly, we talk about the USWNT winning the world cup and the debate that has stirred up online about their right for equal pay.

It's a massive back to back episode here as we bring on our favorite guest Tom Crincoli to discuss all the signings and trades of the NHL offseason, including the quick Devils & Rangers rebuilds, the Maple Leafs going all in this season, and some other teams who deserve some discussion. We also get into the AL and NL roster selections for the MLB All-Star game, which includes a rant from Joe on why Gleyber Torres should have been included. Lastly, the conclusion of this episode is absolute banana lands, we will keep it at that.

Huge episode here as we go through almost every single move made since free agency opened in the NBA on Sunday night. We get into the Nets huge moves, the Knicks disappointing signings, and go rapid fire with some teams we thought have done a great job so far. We wrap it up with a couple of rants (more like venting) which includes our beloved Knicks and some baseball.

Episode 20 features an extensive breakdown of the NBA & NHL Drafts, including our takes on some of the selections and their potential such as Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Jack Hughes, and Kaapo Kakko. We get into our favorite MLB teams and the storylines they have been making recently. We wrap it up with our favorite portion of the program, which is a very rare rant from Nick as he dives into the NBA Free Agency speculation including Ric Bucher and Andre Iguodala.

Quick one here as we dive into the Anthony Davis trade that occurred on Saturday. Are the Lakers going to win it all? How does this impact the league? Lots to break down here. We also touch on our New York teams, and Joe goes on a rant about something extremely unrelated to sports. Don't miss it

Massive episode here as we welcome back our great friend of the pod, Tom Crincoli to talk about the Stanley Cup Final. We break down the first 6 games, how we see Game 7 shaping up, and make our predictions. With the NHL Draft coming up soon, we discuss some of the prospects, including Jack Hughes, Kaapo Kakko, and others. Joe joins us after to talk about the NBA Finals while Game 5 was live. We talk about the first 4 games of the series, how important Game 5 is for the Raptors, and much more. Anthony Davis is officially on the trading block, and Sean Avery is making headlines. Lots to digest here, hope you guys enjoy.

We switch it up a bit this episode with very little sports going on, as we go through a snake draft of our starting 5 dream teams from the NBA. We debate the players selected and also give some honorable mentions. The Finals has heated up with Game 2 going to Golden State, and we break down that plus the rest of the series. We wrap it up with some French Open talk, as our tennis guru Joe gives his takes on the current state of tennis and who we see winning the men's and women's side of the major. Apologies for the audio in the middle, we were experiencing some technical difficulties for a bit.

We are finally back after a long, long MDW. We start off by breaking down some big college basketball and NBA news, with RJ Hampton committing to play professionally in Australia, some Kyrie Irving rumors, and major college players returning to school. We break down some MLB teams and how the season has gone. Joe wraps it up with his usual phenomenal rant, and Nick has some tweets you all should enjoy.

One of the shorter episodes here as the lottery has officially screwed the Knicks. We give our thoughts on what happened as well as break down the latest news regarding the New York Jets and give a quick update on the newest prospect in the MLB, Vlad Jr.

It's championship season as we break down all the huge series going on in the NBA including the Kawhi game winner, the Warriors advancing without Kevin Durant, and the Blazers improbable game 7 win on the road. We then welcome on our hockey analyst Tom Crincoli of Bush League Sports to tell us all about the East and West semifinals plus the current matchups we have, and he came prepared as he always does. Nick leaves the conversation for a bit as Joe and Tom talk about the most recent episode of Game of Thrones. We wrap it up with some current events and breaking news.

It took us a bit to recover from the Kentucky Derby, but we are back kicking it off with a lot of NBA news to get to. We cover each playoff series and who we see playing in the conference finals. The champions league has been absolutely bananas lately, as we talk about the semifinals for a bit. We wrap the pod up with a rant about a specific superstar, a couple concerns regarding recent storylines, and some positivity on the Daniel Jones situation.

Headlines include the Sean Miller controversy, James Harden, Noah Syndergaard making history, and the crazy stories surrounding D'Angelo Russell and Tyreek Hill. We bring on one of our closest friends Greg Forca to explain the horses in the Kentucky Derby and help you guys win a little bit of cash. He includes some recent form, post positions he likes, his winner, and much more. We wrap it up with some breaking news on the NBA and NHL playoffs and give our quick opinions on some of the series going on.

Huge episode here as we bring back our good friend of the program, Tom Crincoli from Bush League Sports. We talk NFL Draft with our favorite teams, including how the Jets performed, how the Giants brought misery to all their fans, and some teams we thought did well this year. Next up was Tom's area of expertise, as we break down the absolutely wild sequence of events the NHL playoffs have brought us. Last up is a brief talk about the NBA playoffs, as we finally start to get into the intriguing matchups and marvel at how amazing Damian Lillard is.

It's the eve of the NFL Draft, and the LRT guys are here to break it all down for you from top to bottom. Special guest Shawn Monaghan gives his insight and provides some hot takes that are sure to blow your mind. Discussion includes lots of top 10 analysis, where we feel all the top defensive players will end up, a couple of draft trades with the later picks that have potential, and much more.