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Thursday, September 2, 2021

Episode 201 – College football is changing (but not at the top of the polls), and the Bishop Sycamore fiasco

Bill Bender of the Sporting News is back on The Nail to talk about the new college football season, Texas and Oklahoma eying a jump to the SEC, and the implications of an alliance between the Big Ten, Pac-12 and ACC. Plus: Will anybody challenge Ohio State in the Big Ten? (Probably not.) Can anyone other than the perennial playoff programs finally break through and get a berth this year? (Also not likely!)

Later, the guys discuss how the Bishop Sycamore story quickly went from an amusing tale of an unqualified prep team scheming its way into a game on ESPN to something much, much worse.

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Tuesday, July 27, 2021

Episode 199 – Did the Indians get it right with ‘Guardians’?

The Cleveland Indians on Friday announced that they will take the field as the Guardians starting in 2022. Even if the name changing process formally began seven months ago, it was a decision years in the making. But did the Indians get it right with their new identity? The guys discuss the new moniker, as well as whether it was a good idea to create a new visual identity that, while no longer controversial, certainly looks similar to the old one in a lot of ways.

Plus: The Browns have unveiled a 75th anniversary throwback uniform, and college football is being turned on its head this summer.

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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Episode 186 – Football flailing amid COVID chaos, Browns soldiering on, OSU sidelined

An NFL game between Baltimore and Pittsburgh that was supposed to be played on Thanksgiving night is now scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon in December so as not to conflict with the lighting of a Christmas tree in New York. The Ohio State Buckeyes have played four games and are currently in position to make the College Football Playoff, but are also on the verge of not qualifying for the Big Ten championship game. And yet it’s the NBA, which earned praise for the safety of its bubble over the summer, that is now getting ready for what might be the riskiest plan of all for its new season. Welcome to winter sports in the pandemic!

The guys discuss the COVID chaos engulfing the NFL and college football, the Browns somehow being in position to finally make the playoffs, the Cavs’ iffy Rock Hall-inspired City edition uniforms, Cleveland’s regional sports networks still not being available on many Northeast Ohio TVs and more.

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Monday, August 17, 2020

Episode 179 – Baseball, Blue Jackets, and (no) Big Ten football

Sports are back, and so is The Nail. The guys discuss the early ups and downs of the Indians, the Blue Jackets in the NHL playoffs, and adjusting to sports broadcasts with no fans but lots of ads. … Plus: With the Big Ten and Pac-12 opting out for the fall, what will become of the 2020 college football season?

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Thursday, November 14, 2019

Episode 163 – On the dominant Buckeyes, ‘Maddening’ Browns, and surprisingly fun Cavs

It’s an old school edition of the Nail as the guys go around the horn on the Buckeyes, Browns and Cavs, no guests needed. First, with Ohio State rolling and star defensive lineman Chase Young set to return next week, Travis makes the case that this is the most complete Ohio State team in a generation. Plus: the biggest remaining threat on the Bucks’ schedule, way-too-early talk of an OSU-LSU national championship game, and why we’ve had so many big day games in college football this year.

Next: On the eve of a Thursday night showdown with the Steelers, are you believing in the Browns? The guys discuss Sunday’s ugly (but needed) win, the Freddie Kitchens experience, and the debut of Kareem Hunt.

Finally, this year’s Cavs are…fun? John Beilein and his staff appear to have their squad buying in. Collin Sexton is making strides. Darius Garland is showing glimpses of hope. And Tristan Thompson and Kevin Love are playing as well as they ever have in a Cavs uniform. Through 10 games, it has been a formula for entertaining hoops.

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Friday, December 28, 2018

Episode 138 – CFP semifinals and Rose Bowl preview with Mark Podolski

For the fourth straight year, News-Herald sports editor Mark Podolski joins the show to talk bowl games. The slate is a little lackluster this year, so The Nail’s traditional New Year’s Six preview is getting trimmed down to only the games anyone actually cares about – the College Football Playoff semifinals (Clemson vs. Notre Dame and Alabama vs. Oklahoma) and Ohio State’s surprisingly rare Rose Bowl appearance. Is another Alabama-Clemson championship game inevitable? Does Washington stand a chance in Urban Meyer’s last game on the Buckeyes’ sideline? And is it surprising that Dwayne Haskins is actually playing on New Year’s Day?

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Thursday, December 28, 2017

Episode 102 – Let’s go bowling! New Year’s Six college football preview

For the third straight year, Mark Podolski, sports editor of The News-Herald, joins Tom and Travis for a marathon rundown of college football’s New Year’s Six bowl games, including Ohio State-USC in the Cotton Bowl, as well as the College Football Playoff semifinals between Oklahoma and Georgia (Rose Bowl), and Clemson and Alabama (Sugar). Plus: Quarterbacks Sam Darnold of USC and Baker Mayfield of Oklahoma, as well as Penn State running back Saquon Barkley (playing in the Fiesta Bowl vs. Washington), could figure prominently into the Browns’ draft plans in April. How much of an impact, if at all, will their bowl game performances have on where they land on draft day?

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Wednesday, November 29, 2017

Episode 098 – Fight for 4: Bill Bender on Ohio State, Alabama and the College Football Playoff

Four games between top-10 teams in one day! Playoff implications abound! Saturday has all the makings of a great day for college football, but the biggest fight of the weekend could be waged on Sunday morning if perennial powerhouses Ohio State and Alabama are left to scrap for a fourth and final College Football Playoff berth. Bill Bender of the Sporting News is back on the show to help the guys navigate the battlefield. Quality wins? Bad losses? Conference titles? What will sway the selection committee? Do precedents matter? Are any other teams outside the current top four in the mix? Can any of those top four stay in even with a loss? It’s an action-packed – and, at times, contentious! – episode of The Nail.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Episode 094 – The Browns and the Nightmare on Lou Groza Boulevard

It’s Halloween weekend, so it’s a fitting time for the guys to finally take on the scariest house of horrors in town: Browns headquarters in Berea. … Plus: A preview of Ohio State’s big challenge Saturday vs. Penn State, J.T. Barrett’s search for a second signature win, #Pac12AfterDark and Halloween costumes.

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Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Episode 088 – Browns moves, Q renovations and Buckeyes kicking off

The guys discuss a busy day for the Browns – Joe Haden is cut! Cam Erving is traded! Joe Haden is going…to Pittsburgh?! … Plus: Plans to renovate Quicken Loans Arena have been scrapped. Were they even worth it to begin with? And finally, a primer on the Ohio State football team, which begins its 2017 season on Thursday.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016

Episode 056 – Let’s go bowling with Ohio State and the New Year’s Six

News-Herald sports editor Mark Podolski is back for our second annual college football bowl game extravaganza. In a colorful hour-plus, the guys cover: the playoff semifinals, including a potentially tremendous Fiesta Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson, Western Michigan’s chances of pulling an upset vs. Wisconsin, which games can lift up a mostly lackluster bowl season, players skipping bowl games, the draft stock of North Carolina QB Mitch Trubisky, and New Year’s Day being the latest sports tradition messed up by the (bleeping) NFL.

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Monday, November 21, 2016

Episode 051 – Bill Bender of The Sporting News is back to talk Ohio State-Michigan

Before he heads down to the Horseshoe in Columbus this weekend, Bill Bender of The Sporting News is back on The Nail to get us ready for the 2016 edition of the best rivalry in sports, Ohio State vs. Michigan. From College Football Playoff implications to star players to endless storylines to potential history, this year’s installment of The Game should have it all, and Bill has everything you need to know before the kickoff at high noon on Saturday.

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Monday, November 14, 2016

Episode 050 – O-H- …wait, what? Buckeyes left in curious spot; a miserable day at the Browns game

Ohio State came into Saturday at No. 5 in the college football playoff rankings, won by 59 points at Maryland, saw the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 teams all fall … and woke up on Sunday in what is possibly a more precarious position? The guys sort out the Buckeyes’ playoff odds and the rest of the beautiful mess that is college football in November. … Plus: Tom recently made a visit to FirstEnergy Stadium and took in the worst example of the generally bad product known as the NFL in 2016.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Episode 045 – Legends of the Fall: Tribe in the postseason, sizing up college football’s elite

On the eve of the Indians making their first appearance in the AL Division Series since 2007, the guys look back on the long road that got them here, starting with the hiring of Terry Francona. Tito has pushed all the right buttons this year, and he’ll have to keep it going against a formidable Red Sox team. … Plus: It’s been a tremendous first five weeks for the college football season, and the guys put together their short list of teams with a shot at the national title.

Tuesday, September 20, 2016

Episode 043 – Everybody hurts (except Ohio State): Indians, Browns reeling

The Buckeyes looked awesome at Oklahoma. Otherwise, yikes. Broken bones and bruised egos...It was a painful weekend for the Indians and Browns. The guys discuss Plain Dealer reporter Paul Hoynes' declaration that the Tribe's postseason hopes are DOA (and how it made all hell break loose in the team's clubhouse), what's left of the Indians' rotation, and the rash of injuries that has hit the Browns.

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Episode 042 – Send in the Browns…

The NFL season is here, and the guys try their level best to get excited about the Browns. Is the team tanking? (Depends on how you define "tanking.") Is there anything to look forward to this year? (Actually, yes!) What will constitute a successful season? (It’s a pretty low bar.) ... PLUS: Quick thoughts on UFC 203 in Cleveland and college football's opening weekend.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Episode 041 – State of the Tribe: The good, the bad and the Tomlin

Heading into the final month of the MLB regular season, the guys assess the Tribe pitching staff, the returns the Indians have gotten on their deadline deals for Brandon Guyer and Andrew Miller, as well as the overall state of the team as they try to hold off the Tigers and Royals. ... PLUS: The Browns' notable roster moves this week, a profile of Coach Hue Jackson on NFL.com, and the most interesting games of Week 1 in college football.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Episode 040 – John Kampf of The News-Herald talking high school football, Ohio State

Long-time News-Herald sportswriter John Kampf joins the show to set the scene for the 2016 high school football season in Lake, Geauga and eastern Cuyahoga counties, and take us behind the scenes on what goes into covering games under the lights of Friday nights. He also shares some thoughts on a new-look Ohio State team, the Big Ten and the national playoff picture for college football.