Pisstacular Takes: The Podcast Home for UrinatingTree

The Haters Guide to the 2025/26 NHL Season: Debriefing

The NHL Playoffs may be well into their festivities (with plenty of pain to go around), but we have to remember the sixteen other teams that failed to make it entirely. There was plenty of golfing to be had over the past month (and more to come), but the reasons they failed throughout the year were varied. Some are starting rebuilds. Some are struggling to break out of them. Some were wrecked by injuries. Some had everything fall apart. Some are simply doomed. And some are the Canucks. It will be the end for a few former stars, both on their current teams and (for some) their careers entirely. Coaches fired, GM's canned, new regimes taking center stage in the great play of hockey itself.This episode is in dedication to their failures, both big and small. May they continue to be trainwrecks for our enjoyment (particularly division rivals).

Revisiting: The 2021 NFL Draft

First of all, my apologies for this being so late. Ended up getting bogged down in a lot of Pens streams and stuff during Draft Week in Pittsburgh, so not much time to truly focus on this until now. However, the 2021 NFL Draft still has to be assessed at the five-year point. It's a complicated legacy. The draft itself is littered with outstanding talents, future Hall of Famers and team legends alike, from the breakout stars to the horrific flops... speaking of flops, that's the other big thing from this class. The Quarterback Class was looking to be one of the best in recent memory at the time of the draft. As time has passed, it's become a nightmare for many franchises. Honestly, only one first rounder has come anywhere close to his original hype and projections.That alone makes it a what-if class, and this episode will delve into why that is... I think.

Inside the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel Affair

Dianna Russini's had herself quite a month. She started out as the lead NFL reporter for The Athletic, a face of football media, and looked to have a bright future in her medium for as long as she desired. Now? Her career is in tatters. Mike Vrabel's coaching tenure with the Patriots is being questioned. Two marriages have been splintered, possibly for good. And the public's faith in sports journalism has further been shattered.It's a fun story to look at from a distance... until you get to the long-term ramifications of Russini's tryst with Vrabel. For over six years. Written by @UrinatingTree and ‪@nicjkov‬ [https://www.youtube.com/@nicjkov] Edited by @MechaFishMan

The Haters Guide to the 2026 NFL Draft

Welcome to Pittsburgh: As I have done throughout my life, please enjoy your stay. The 2026 NFL Draft has come and gone and, going for days two and three, I can say the city and NFL did a phenomenal job with the event. In this age of football, the draft can make or break franchises. The Seahawks built themselves up mostly through the draft. The Chiefs and Patriots did it before them. The Eagles as well. Nailing these draft selections, especially in days one and two, are critical to building the talent pool and depth to go far.There were the teams that aced the draft (for now), the teams that fulfilled their needs in an efficient manner, then the likes of the Cardinals and Rams that confused the hell out of everyone... then the 49ers and Jaguars. Who the hell knows what they're doing.This episode will probably age insanely poorly, as usual. See you in five years.

The Haters Guide to the 2026 NFL Playoffs

This season has been the epitome of chaos. Nothing has been routine. Three of the four Championship game participants from two years ago (Chiefs, Lions, and Ravens) are out entirely. As the Ravens choke and the Lions are destroyed by injury, January football awaits. Let's dive right into the fourteen teams that made it this far. Good luck. There isn't much else to say right now. Flip a coin, you'll have a better chance of predicting the Super Bowl from this point forward.