NFL Playoff Shifts, 2023 Sports Awards, Shohei Hits the Jackpot

Super Bowl Week, National Anthem Bets, Octopus Scorigami

High Jinx #80 Joe and Ezra with a late-night hangout pod... The fellas discuss Super Bowl Festivities, Irish Goodbyes at the Family Dinner, Nachos, Joe’s childhood introduction to sports betting, getting 5 stars on your Lyft ride home, was it a good season for Detroit despite their 2nd half meltdown against San Francisco, Andy Reid vying for the Coach Mount Rushmore, Kyle Shanahan in big games, Bill Belichick getting another gig, Marshawn Lynch in a broadcast booth, Super Bowl Bets, the greatest national anthem of all time, the Octopus bet, Scorigamis, MVP odds, over/under 8.5 songs during the Usher Halftime Show, and cruise to the finish with Crystal Ball NBA Trade Deadline, the Joel Embiid injury fallout, and spending Spring Break in Surprise, Arizona.  -- 00:00: Theme Song & Intro 04:00: Super Bowl Week 25:45: Sponsor of the Week: Stephie B.’s Magic IVs 27:30: Unnecessary Bets of the Week 47:00: Crystal Ball -- High Jinx #80 Inquiries/Suggestions/Anecdotes/Ideas: highjinxsports@gmail.com

NFL Playoff Shifts, 2023 Sports Awards, Shohei Hits the Jackpot

– 00:00: Theme Song & Intro Talk 10:00: SportsWorld in 60 Seconds 11:00: Better win for Buffalo or Worse Loss for Dallas? Going around the league in the NFL 24:24: Sponsor of the Week: Reggie’s Righteous Reverse Spam Call Center 27:30: 2023 Sports Awards 49:00: Lightning Round! College Football Playoffs 50:00: Crystal Ball - HJ #79 Twitter: @highjinxsports Facebook: High Jinx Sports Show Inquiries/Suggestions/Anecdotes/Ideas: highjinxsports@gmail.com

College Football Cluster, NBA Strikes Gold, Shohei Dances with the Dodgers

In this free-wheeling episode, the fellas talk Erik’s life as a new Dad, Ezra’s recollection of the bygone era of late-night AM SportsTalk Radio, Joe’s questionable nutrition choices in high school, and the frightening potential of a newborn baby with the mental acuity of an 18-year old. Then we talk how FSU got completely screwed by the playoff system, but would we have done it differently if we were the committee? Sponsor read ensues with an important message on cashing your checks, we check in on the NFL playoff picture, and ponder whether the Chiefs or Eagles are more likely to return to the Super Bowl. Then, NBA in-season tournament chatter follows, where the guys debate whether it’s been a success or not and what could make it better for next year, we pick the official High Jinx NBA team of the tournament, talk Mark Cuban’s sale of the Mavericks, pick the High Jinx and Low Jinx games of the week in the NFL during Unnecessary Bets, and close the show with Crystal Ball, where we talk MLB hot stove, Division II (now FCS) college football playoffs, and pick Shohei Ohtani’s next destination. --  00:00: Theme Song & Intro Talk 08:00: College Football Playoff: Did FSU get screwed? 15:00: Predicting college football playoff winners 20:15: Sponsor Read: Chuck’s Check Cashing Palace Extraordinaire 23:00: NFL playoff picture update 33:15: NBA In-Season Tournament 42:30: Mark Cuban Sells the Mavericks? What is going on? 47:40: Unnecessary Bets of the Week 58:15: Crystal Ball -- Twitter: @highjinxsports Facebook: High Jinx Sports Show Inquiries/Suggestions/Anecdotes/Ideas: highjinxsports@gmail.com High Jinx #78

HJ #77: Thanksgiving Week, Social Faux Pas, TV on During Dinner, Hiking in Blue Jeans

The gang is back and more hopeless and brazen than ever. We discuss hiking Lake Tahoe mountains in blue jeans and new boots, the value of a $10 Casio versus an entire NFL scouting department, hard and fast rules about what you can and can’t do when visiting someone else’s house at Thanksgiving, ponder what we’d look like as Muppets, offer our Thanksgiving gameday traditions, and then talk Barry Sanders early retirement, the rise of Tommy DeVito, Ron Rivera not doubling down on a pair of 10s, the Texans fantastic hire of DeMeco Ryans, JJ Watt's potential as a future defensive coordinator, the odds of Bill Belichick getting traded in the offseason, wonder if a defensive player could win MVP, laud the move toward female announcing teams for NBA games, and Kurtis goes all-in against the heinous venture that is Black Friday football. -- High Jinx #77: Thanksgiving Week 00:00: Theme Song & Mountain Hiking in Jeans 13:25: Thanksgiving Talk: sports watching habits, acceptable social behavior 25:00: Sponsor Read: Ernie’s Electric Bikes & More 28:00: Erik’s Alternate Ideas for Sports to Watch 33:00: Unnecessary Bets of the Week: NFL Thanksgiving Games 51:40: Crystal Ball -- Twitter: @highjinxsports Facebook: High Jinx Sports Show Inquiries/Suggestions/Anecdotes/Ideas: highjinxsports@gmail.com

HJ #76: Pro Sports Equinox NBA NFL Spectacular

We return just in time for the celebrated “pro sports equinox", that special sliver of the year when the big four pro sports leagues are all in action simultaneously. These last few weeks demonstrated some parity in the NFL, with all of the major contenders for the Superbowl suffering some puzzling losses. KC struggles in the high altitude of Denver. Was it Taylor Swift’s fault for not showing up? (Heresy!) The Niners are in the midst of a 3-game skid, and their bye week couldn’t come fast enough. With a puzzling loss to the Jets, a dismantling of Miami, and a squeaker over Washington, Philly needs to pick a lane. In baseball, chaos reigns as the World Series features a match-up of two wildcard teams. Texas looks to finish off Arizona to earn its first ever title, and Corey Seager seems on pace for his second World Series MVP. And, finally, the NBA season is off and running. Chef Curry is showing zero signs of aging, Wemby worked a little magic with a crazy 20-point rally to knock off Kevin Durant’s Suns this week, and the Harden experiment is finally over in Philly. -- 00:00: Theme Song & Intro 00:30: Joe is in a weird place with the pro sports equinox 06:45: Erik "Stone Cold Sports Recap Man" 09:15: James Harden Trade Grades 22:45: World Series Check-in: why is there no national juice for these games? 30:28: Sponsor Read: Couch Potato's Yellows 31:15: Unnecessary Bets of the Week: Picking the 14-team Exacto of NFL Playoff Teams 51:49: Crystal Ball –- Twitter: @highjinxsports Facebook: High Jinx Sports Show Inquiries/Suggestions/Anecdotes/Ideas: highjinxsports@gmail.com