Missed Call Podcast

We finally have some major baseball action to discuss. A full breakdown of Ohtani to the Dodgers, what the fire storm on Twitter showed us about national media, and during the conversation the details of Shohei's contract come out. You got a front-row seat to Ryan's reaction to the financials. Juan Soto is a Yankee, and Colby had an awful lot to say about that and what the forecast actually is surrounding their 2024. Plus, the Kadrius Toney storyline from Week 14 of the NFL season might be the funniest and dumbest we've seen this year.

The objective of this episode is to defend the College Football Playoff committee's choice to leave FSU out of the bracket. Colby has some strong opinions on why the committee got things exactly correct. Plus, Ryan and Colby re-rank the entire NFL in their non-traditional categories. A surprise team made the biggest jump! Ryan explains exactly why the show has been on hiatus for the past 2 weeks.

We want to take a moment of silence to remember the life of Jim Harbaugh. The Michigan Wolverines valiantly conquered Penn State to avenge him. Plus, Shower Thoughts and Broadcast Nerd Corner debut on the show. Plus Colby and Ryan explore aspects they would like to see added to the $8 billion park the Mets are building outside Citi Field

What are your thoughts on the NBA's In-Season Tournament? Ryan and Colby explore their feelings towards the NBA's attempt to make early-season basketball matter. Plus, the Cubs are shaking up the MLB offseason. And Colby shows off his knowledge of German!

Ryan's dream episode, The Boys had a nice, long conversation about the World Series and the matchup that so many are bellyaching about. Colby and Ryan dive into why Rangers/Diamondbacks is such a fun series for people who actually know what the hell they're watching. Plus, football talk unwinds into a thoughtful conversation about why the NFL feels... well.. not the same this year. A ton of other fun too along the way in episode 151!

The next great debate on the show is here! Should Bo Nix' record for games played at the college level count? Or should they do away with it because of his COVID year?? This got way more heated than it needed to be. Plus, we're breaking down the MLB Playoffs with an article that tried to forecast the 40 most impactful players in pursuit of the Commissioners Trophy. As always, we're chopping it up about Week 7 in the NFL.

The Call Boys talked about HOCKEY!!?? Yeah, they did. Colby and Ryan discuss Connor Bedard's entry to the NHL and whether or not it's a little weird. Playoff baseball is the best baseball, and Colby and Ryan talk about the 2 most fun teams MLB has offered us this year. 5 non-traditional categories. 32 NFL teams. Lots of fun. It was also a weird week for the PAC-12, it felt right to take stock of the soon-to-be-dead conference and rank the top 6 teams.

After a short break, The Call Boys are back! Colby and Ryan some of the important and unimportant things that have happened in their lives during the break. That includes Colby's tear-filled Peter Gabriel concert with his dad. The Boys also cover some of the biggest questions in the NFL including whether or not it's time for the Vikings to tear it down. Plus some fun conversations surrounding MLB's Postseason like if the Braves have officially reached "annoying" territory.

Ryan takes us through a new sport that he's learning to broadcast before the pod breaks down the Ryan Day/Lou Holtz beef. Plus, Colorado IS who we thought they were and that was proven Saturday when Oregon dismantled them. We introduce a new segment that helps us cover every single NFL game that happened this week and we break down the awful week the Bears just had. The show ends with a brief baseball convo and then a dispute has broken out over who the real "Tiger King" is!

Come ye weary Bears fans, let us commiserate and over react about another terrible Chicago loss. We break down the things we know from NFL week 2 including breaking down the sneakiest team in the league. College football talk leads us to discover the true impact Deion "Trend Setter" "Coach Prime" Sanders. Also, storming the field after beating an unranked team?! We give you our thoughts. Ryan managed to sneak in a little baseball talk and talked about the final 2 weeks in the career of one of the most under-appreciated hitters of this generation.

An entire week of NFL football is under our belts and there's SO MUCH to talk about. We break down Bears v. Packers for week 1, we're here to share our feelings on Aaron Rodgers season-ending injury and we discuss what might be the most disrespectful action to ever take place on a football field. We get a chance to touch on successful weeks for Colorado and Texas in the college football world and Ryan closes out the show with an impassioned rant about the upsetting details of the investigation happening with Michigan State HC Mel Tucker

A brief discussion on the major upset this past week by Colorado over TCU and some of the splintering storylines from that game followed by ALL the football talk. Forecasting the season ahead for the Chicago Bears and answering some of the biggest questions NFL squads are facing coming into the year. Happy Football to you and yours. There's only so much football until ya die.. watch it ALL this year, friends.

The race to the bottom of MLB is between the White Sox and Angels. Both organizations had absolutely terrible weeks for completely separate reasons. We cover it all in depth for ya. Post roster cut down, the NFL had some fun storylines to chop up. A lineman ate babies, the Saints punter belongs at Electric Forrest and the Colts view of the world is very altered. We also get you prepped for College Football Week 1! The biggest game on the slate is LSU vs. FSU and we're all jacked up for it!

THERE IS MEANINGFUL FOOTBALL BEING PLAYED THIS WEEK!! The Call Boys are here to break down College Football's Week 0. Ryan and Colby also celebrated the return of football with a Big Break Book Club break down of "Untold: Swamp Kings" In addition, the White Sox are doing White Sox things this week and we broke down the brass tax on how stupid things are getting on Chicago's south side.

Drop a follow on IG or X @callpodcast to keep up-to-date on our latest episodes! Imagine reading a book... no really... imagine. Colby and Ryan watched the new Johnny Maziel documentary and discussed it in full. You might be surprised what the boys agree on. They also talked about the unfolding story involving Michael Oher and the Touhy family. Ryan explained how sad it is that the Touhys went to the lengths they did to exploit Oher. The final topic surrounding Dwayne Wade's HOF induction and the way he addressed his father spurred some serious nostalgia for Ryan and Colby as they discussed some of the most fond moments they have with their dads.

We're joined by our first guest in over 3 years. Russ Dorsey (@russ_dorsey1) joins the show to discuss the current state of the Chicago White Sox post Tim Anderson fight, he fills out his Little League Baseball questionnaire, and we rapid fire about other major MLB topics. We also discussed the dissolvement of the PAC-12 and the impact that's set to have on student athletes. Johnny Manziel's new documentary helps us further our point about the importance of athlete mental health.

*tap**tap* .... is this thing on? The Call Boys are back together after 2.5 years. Colby and Ryan discuss the Twitter rebrand to X and discuss concert etiquette after watching Cardi B absolutely DOME a rude fan with a microphone. They pick through the very public Jonathan Taylor situation as he fights with Colts Owner Jim Irsay. And talk why this time of year is butthole-puckering season for NFL fans. And you've gotta let the baseball nerd, nerd out. MLB's trade deadline is here and we've got your coverage.

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