Miscellaneous
In today's episode of Hooked on Sports: (03:11) John goes over the wild Saturday in college football, ranging from Texas A&M's astounding upset win over top ranked Alabama, Iowa's comeback victory against Penn State, the insane finishes to the Red River Rivalry Game between Texas and Oklahoma as well as the SEC offensive slugfest between Ole Miss and Arkansas, Notre Dame's comeback win over Virginia Tech and Michigan surviving a tough challenge against Nebraska in Lincoln, and Georgia seizing a firm grip as the best team in the country with a blowout in at Auburn. (19:31) John also discusses the Seahawks' mess and why their failure to address areas of need and the injury to star quarterback Russell WIlson is why the end is here for the Seahawks, as well as a wild NFL Sunday that saw the Packers earning a tough victory over the Bengals and the Bills have become the team to beat in the AFC with an astounding blowout victory over Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs. (34:19) The MLB Playoffs have been quite a doozy through its first six days, and John will discuss why the Red Sox took down the Yankees in the Wild Card game and the events that led up to the Chris Taylor walk-off home run in the National League Wild Card game to help the Dodgers get past the St. Louis Cardinals, and the fascinating set of Divisional Series so far across the league, with the Atlanta Braves up 2-1 in their series over the Milwaukee Brewers, the Dodgers and Giants even at one game a piece, the Red Sox have a 2-1 series lead over the Rays thanks to a controversial rule, and the Astros are up 2-1 on the White Sox in their series after missing an opportunity to close out the South Siders last night. (44:44) And finally, John wraps up the show by locking in his 2021-22 NHL playoff picks and predictions. He says which sixteen teams will make the playoffs, and how will the expansion Seattle Kraken fare in their first year in the league, and can the Tampa Bay Lightning three-peat as Stanley Cup champions?