the nail in the coffin | A Cleveland sports podcast: March 2017

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Episode 066 – Blue Jackets national anthem singer Leo Welsh on the CBJ, NHL (and Browns)

With the Columbus Blue Jackets putting the finishing touches on their best regular season in franchise history, Leo Welsh, the team’s national anthem singer since 2003, joins the show to bring us up to speed on all things CBJ and NHL. Topics covered include: slimmed-down goalie Sergei Bobrovsky, rookie phenom defenseman Zach Werenski, former Lake Erie Monsters playing key roles in Columbus, and the NHL’s bizarre playoff seedings. … Plus, the guys wrap up the show by hitting Leo with a few Browns questions on the offseason, the draft and the front office.

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Intro/outro music: "The 3rd" by Anitek

Monday, March 20, 2017

Episode 065 – March Madness, Cavs caught in crosshairs of NBA rest resentment

The guys are back to talk about all the big matchups from the opening weekend of March Madness, including Villanova vs. Wisconsin, Duke vs. South Carolina, and AT&T Uverse vs. Raycom Media. (Come back, CBS!) … Plus, the NBA's problem of resting stars and how ESPN, the network that invented “Embrace Debate,” blew a chance to have a discussion of actual back-and-forth substance about it during Cavs-Clippers on Saturday night.

Wednesday, March 8, 2017

Episode 064 – MAC tournament crash course with Jason Arkley of the Athens Messenger

It’s championship week in college basketball, and that means the Mid-American Conference is bringing its brand of mid-major hoops back to The Q. With nearly every team coming to town having a realistic shot of cutting down the nets on Saturday night, Jason Arkley, the OU beat writer for the Athens Messenger, is back on the show to bring us up to speed on all things #MACtion. … Plus: With a disjointed regular season finally winding down, the guys lament the endless wait to see the Cavs at full strength and start thinking ahead to what their playoff rotation could look like.