Football 2 The Max

Sorry we had to take a week off last week, but we just had a lot of conflicts get in the way that prevented us from doing the podcast. We begin covering some NFL news, such as the latest on Jason Pierre Paul and his finger, the passing of Kenny Stabler, the numerous suspensions that have happened and more. We also get into some NBA free agency talk with the DeAndre Jordan fiasco and more. Anyway, we are back with our first NFL division preview of the season, where we do an AFC West preview. We have Steven Davis representing the Denver Broncos and Christopher Hale representing the Oakland Raiders.For each division preview, we are doing an interview with a fan from at least two of the teams in each division. For some divisions we might have every team represented and for some, it might only be two. It just depends on who is available. Randy goes into his Infield Fly segment discussing the new rules for the Homerun Derby and previewing the Cardinals and Pirates weekend series. Then to finish it off, we have ou

This is the official Last Word on Sports post-game analysis for the US Men vs. Honduras first Group stage match. Sean and Matt break down the USMNT vs Honduras 2-1 victory, discuss positives and negatives, and look ahead to the next game on Friday night. The guys also wonder if there are any changes that Jurgen Klinsman can make for the game against Haiti as well. Matt also talks a little bit about the first Group A match between Panama and Haiti as well, and gives some predictions on the first two matches in Group B and Group C to finish things out.

This is the official Last Word on Sports post-game analysis for the USA Women vs. Japan 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Final match. Sean and Matt are once again joined by Chris Asbrock to discuss the USWNT vs Japan game. We discuss how the USA won the World Cup for the first time in 16 years, who's our player of the tournament? Who's to praise the most after this landmark victory? What did we think of the game itself? All of this is touched upon and more.

On this special edition of the podcast, Sean is joined again by Chris Asbrock to discuss the positives and negatives in the USMNT vs Guatemala Friendly match. Do we like the look of the squad? Who impressed? What could be worked on heading into Tuesday night and more. Then we spend the rest of the time giving our thoughts and predictions on the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup as a whole. Who will come out of each group? Who ultimately wins the whole thing? Tune-in to find out.

This is the official Last Word on Sports post-game analysis for the USA Women's National Team vs. Germany Semi-Final match. Sean and Matt are once again joined by Chris Asbrock to break down what happened in the USWNT vs Germany game. The USWNT are going to the Women's World Cup Final, but we discuss how they did it, the best performances, and a whole lot more. We also end things by discussing who would be the best match-up for the USA, who we think will wind up in the final, and who will ultimately win when it is all said and done.

This is the official Last Word on Sports post-game analysis for the USA Women's National Team vs. China Quarterfinal match-up. Sean and Matt are joined by a returning Chris Asbrock to break down the USWNT vs. China game, who was the best player of the match, the changes made by Jill Ellis, and more. Now that one Semi-Final match-up is set, the guys also look ahead to the USWNT next challenge against a fearsome Germany side that defeated France 5-4 on penalties earlier today after a 1-1 draw after extra time. Then things are rounded out by looking at the 23 man squad that Jurgen Klinsman selected for the CONCACAF Gold Cup, which begins very soon.

This week, Sean, Gary, and Randy spend some time talking about the first round of the NBA Draft and who were some guys to look out for in their rookie seasons. We also discuss what 3 on 3 Overtime does for NHL Hockey and if it is a good idea to have a team in Las Vegas. Then we head into our usual NFL talk with discussion about Russell Wilson wanting to be the highest paid QB, If the restrictions on practice is really helping or hindering players, Matt Cassell not doing well in Bills Camp, Terrell Pryor trying to be a WR, Tom Brady's appeal, and more. Randy continues his Infield Fly segment talking about Pete Rose and Max Scherzer's No Hitter, plus previews Cubs vs. Cardinals weekend series.We also have some NCAA Football news to discuss, Clint Dempsey being suspended some games, the US Men's Gold Cup Roster being released, the latest in the FIFA WWC and Copa America as well.

Sean is joined by Chris Asbrock to give some post-game analysis and overall thoughts on the United States Women's National Team Round of 16 game against Colombia. The guys discuss what went well, what did not, and how things look headed into the Quarterfinal game against China on Friday night.After the post-game talk is over, the guys also go around talking about some of the other big teams in the tournament and discuss how they felt the addition of 8 more teams has helped the Women's World Cup overall.

This week, Sean is joined by Gary and Randy to discuss the victory of the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, the victory of the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL Stanley Cup Finals, the latest NFL news and more.The guys talk about if the Franchise Tag has a one-sided use and if it should be nullified in the future, many players holding out, Michael Oher saying a movie is the reason he's getting hate, and more. Considering that Dez Bryant has made some big headlines this week, we discuss and give out our Top 5 WR's heading into the 2015 NFL season.Randy also debuts his new segment where he discusses MLB Baseball. He brings up an important topic and also previews a weekend series as well. This week, Randy previews the Giants vs. Dodgers series.

Sean and Matt are joined by Page 2 Sports writer Chris Brock for the official Last Word on Sports USA vs. Sweden 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup Post-Game podcast. We give our thoughts on the game, what led to the result, what needs to be done in the next game against Nigeria and more.We also spend time discussing the US Men's two friendly wins in Europe and what are the biggest concerns heading into the Gold Cup.

This week, Sean, Gary, and Randy discuss what's been going in the NFL this past week and give out their first ever NFL Power Rankings. Today, we are doing just the Top 5 and the bottom 5. As we get closer to the start of the season, we will probably do all 32 then. We also discuss Anthony Davis retiring, the Dallas Cowboys using VR, The Patriots signing Matt Flynn and releasing Brandon Spikes, and a whole lot more. Don't forget to join Sean and Matt tomorrow for a special Football 2 Futbol edition, immediately following the US Women's match against Sweden for LIVE post-game analysis.

The summer of soccer is truly about to start within a week, as the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup begins on Saturday afternoon. Then by the time we come to you again, the 2015 Copa America will have started as well. So, Sean, Gary, Randy, and Matt return along with Page 2 Sports writer Pranav Khrishnan to preview both tournaments.We also talk some NFL News like Adrian Peterson returning to the Vikings, the alleged violations by North Carolina, the contract extension of Cam Newton and more.

We are down a man this week, as Randy is unable to join Gary and Sean. But that's ok because the guys discuss the scandal concerning FIFA and the re-election of Sepp Blatter for a fifth term. What does this mean for the future of soccer? Will there be any change? Does Sepp Blatter being re-elected mean there should be term limits? So many questions and we try to answer them. There's also a tournament happening as we speak, so Gary and Sean have some fun with U-20 World Cup predictions. Then we move things along to some American Football stuff with Adrian Peterson's ongoing saga, Ray McDonald being released, the SEC making some rule changes in the College game and more.

This week on the general sports edition, Sean, Gary, and Randy get together to debate and give out their lists for the Top 10 Most Popular Sports in America. We take into account TV ratings, attendance numbers, media presence, and all of that to come up with the most comprehensive list possible. We also talk some NFL news as well. The NFL Players Association wants to hold the NFL in "contempt of court." Robert Kraft accepts the Deflategate charges, Geno Smith being named the definitive starter, Dallas Cowboys running back situation, the Los Angeles Stadium situation, and a whole lot more.

On this week's general sports edition, we headline with talk about the E:60 done on Sepp Blatter with a unique perspective. Gary and Randy are not soccer fans like Sean, so they will be able to give an outsiders take on the corruption in FIFA and if Sepp Blatter is good or bad. We also discuss the continuing saga of the New England Patriots and Tom Brady vs. The NFL. Will Brady's suspension get knocked down? Will Goodell be fair overseeing the appeal? There's also talk about the first 20 players in the 2015 NFL Top 100, College Football having their lowest attendance since 2003, Bobby Bowden's bad comments about Jameis Winston, and more. Towards the end of the show we discuss some of our favorite TV shows that were renewed or cancelled.

On our new night for soccer talk, Sean and Matt are joined by Last Word SC's Russell McKenzie to breakdown what happened in the first ever New York Derby between New York Red Bulls and NYCFC. Sean and Matt also review the rest of the games that occurred in Week 10 and take a look at the standings.Matt also has thoughts on the LA Galaxy's new signing of Sebastian Lletget from West Ham United and if Bruce Arena really is to blame for LA's play this week.Finally, we end things with a look at the U-20 World Cup roster that was announced earlier in the week and what are the US's chance as the U-20 World Cup approaches in a few weeks.

On this week's Football and non-soccer sports edition, Sean, Gary, and Randy come together to discuss Deflategate and if Tom Brady deserves any punishment. La'el Collins signing with the Dallas Cowboys. Big XII agreeing to breaking a tie, and we also talk about the Britney Griner and Isiah Thomas situations. We also have topics on if Boxing can make a return to being a major sport in America and if there are too many College Football Bowls.

The NFL Draft is over and the only thing that's left to do is give out grades for all of the teams. What did we think of your team's draft? Come on in and find out. Sean is joined by Randy and Page 2 Sports Football Writer Samuel Beckenstein to break it all down.

Gary, Sean, and Randy get together to discuss all the happenings from Round 1 in the 2015 NFL Draft. Tennessee played it safe and stuck with Mariota, Todd Gurley went at #10 to the Rams in a surprise. However, not a whole lot of moves or big surprises occurred. We are here to break it down though, plus the Cowboys also made Gary and Sean happy picking Byron Jones at #27. How did everyone do in Round 1? Come check it out.

Finally back to NFL Football for an episode. Sean is rejoined by Gary and Randy, as well as long time guest of the show, Kevin Williams, to do a 2015 NFL Draft Preview. We do a Round 1 Mock Draft, discuss needs for each team, who they could draft, who could legitimately do a trade, and we go down to Round 2 for Seattle and Buffalo. After that, we end things with a look at the NFL schedule. We discuss some of the big games, who might have a surprising year, who might have a down year, and we look at win/loss records for our teams: Dallas Cowboys and NY Jets. Sean will be back with Matt Pollard on Wednesday night with a review of the CONCACAF Champions League Final and what happened in MLS Week 8 as well.