Sports R Dumb

Look At This Milestone! 200 Episodes of Sports R Dumb

Holy cow! Sports R Dumb is celebrating its 200th episode. And how are we doing it? With a wild curiosity about this dumb ol' world of sports. Namely, we're diving into some of the more maddening parts of March Madness, from impressive buzzer beaters like those from St. John's and Kentucky, to almost immediate instances of basketball karma taking place on the court.That's not all, though. We're also exploring old phrases like the concept of a domestic engineer, determining which game shows we'd have the most success on, and diving into the ins and outs of casino table etiquette (spoiler alert: Sean is scared). Thank you for celebrating 200 with us. Cheers to many more Sports R Dumb shenanigans!Discussed in This Episode:Supermarket Sweep Couple Still In Love After 41 YearsVCU BandVanderbilt's Near-Buzzer Beater Freeze FrameHigh Point's Student Announcers

Dumb Ways to Fill Out Your March Madness Bracket

What a whirlwind few days it's been! The Academy Awards, SXSW, literal massive windstorms sweeping through Texas and the Midwest...and of course, the unveiling of the NCAA Tournament Brackets. Welcome to March Madness!We're sharing how you can fill out your brackets creatively, whether by mascot, region, or unique tourist attractions. Plus, diving into variations of Monopoly. Did you know Sean has never actually finished a game? Wild stuff.Things we referenced in this episode:Algebracket for filling out your bracketSportsmanship - Pass It On commercialPablo Torre Finds Out found the star from that commercialWacky Travel: Where in the World? to measure distances between places

Fans Trying to Fight Players, Weird Probationary Periods, and Excellent Plots of 90s Baseball Movies R All Spring Forwardly Dumb

We're in our first week of Daylight Savings Time here in the U.S., and that one less hour of sleep must have permeated its way through the sports world, too. We've got fans looking to throw chairs at players and/or getting escorted off in handcuffs during games for being too rambunctious.Meanwhile, Long Island University has already won the Northeast Conference because its title game opponent is ineligible due to silly Division II and III to Division I transfer rules.There's other silliness (and some great basketball) going on, but we're also taking a break to revisit the swath of excellent sports movies from the 90s, from Rookie of the Year to The 6th Man. Links for your perusal:BracketologistsA Ranking of All Baseball Movies Based on How Well the Athletes Played Baseball

Leaving Your Team in the Middle of a Game is Perplexingly Dumb

We've had quite a few dumb moments happening in college basketball, from Chad Baker-Mazara leaving his team midway through the game to Mick Cronin ejecting his own player after a flagrant foul. Meanwhile, Bruce Pearl is advocating that Miami (OH) should not make the NCAA Tournament despite a 29-0 record, while 15-14 Auburn should because they've played a harder schedule. Silly. And we've unfortunately seen several star players go out with injuries, but it isn't the death knell you'd expect for most of their teams. Plus, Joey and Sean go to an Austin Spurs game. Shenanigans predictably ensue.Bracket Matrix: bracketmatrix.comPodcast the Newsletter: https://podcastthenewsletter.substack.com

A Dumb Recap of the Winter Olympics

"It takes a long time to get the train moving." The Winter Olympics are in the books, and we're covering the highlights and lowlights. Congratulations to the U.S. women's hockey team, Mikaela Shiffrin, the domesticated wolf dog who crossed the finish line in style, and all the Olympians who won a medal. That is a super cool and impressive accomplishment.Plus, a foray into Rollercoaster Tycoon, Mario Party, and going horseback riding as kids (and adults). Living in the past is fun, y'all.The fun links we mention:Colin Jost attempts to bobsled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dBqR7gxr2kThere's a horse in this cycling race: https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/1oyequr/in_1997_a_horse_spotted_a_group_of_cyclists/Sean and Joey play the Summer Olympics '96 game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EERpgZ733pA