Chris Vernon Show

Chris Vernon Show

Get your daily sports and entertainment fix, insider news and commentary on the NBA, NCAA, NFL, UFC and WWE with the Chris Vernon Show. Tune in daily, Monday through Friday for in-depth coverage, interviews and more.

Episodes

August 12, 2025 84 mins
It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen. TA is on the road and he talks with us about the pic he and ZBO took with Jaren Jackson Jr, his number change, JJJ's offseason conditioning considering his foot injury + the NBA schedule release and if players cared + an under appreciated skill (4:57). NBA is slowly releasing their schedule and we'll talk about what has stood out to us (1:05:12) + the injury to Packers QB Jordan Love and the Venmo ac...
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!

  1. FedEx St. Jude Championship (6:53)
  2. AP Top 25 (45:30)
  3. Shedeur Sanders (58:57)
  4. NFL Preseason (1:06:25)
  5. NBA Schedule Release (1:23:35)
  6. Redbirds Games, Grey's Fine Cheeses (1:28:41) \
  7. UFC TV Deal (1:45:37)
  8. Tom Brady Statue (1:48:24)
  9. Dan Wetzel Article (1:54:09)
  10. Tonight (1:55:24)

Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles 
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On today's show, the opening round of the FESJC teed off at TPC Southwind, Scottie's Chicken Shack opening on the course (3:00) + College Football Tier Rankings from ESPN, where Memphis is ranked, SEC Schedules, NFL QB's and what year they're entering and how they look now vs how they looked when they came into the league (31:50) and we'll play Fill In The Blank (1:21:18)


Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
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On today's show, Chris filmed a video last night about his new Ping 9 Wood that featured his daughter (3:00) + we have tee times for the FESJC (19:00) + dildo's are getting thrown on the court at WNBA games and if we think it's funny (32:41) + Shedeur Sanders starting the Browns preseason opener and if it's sabotage (39:19) + ESPN/NFL deal that gives ESPN the rights to Red Zone and the NFL gets equity in ESPN plus the ESPN's deal w...
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen. We're gonna cut up for the first hour of the show but we'll talk a little about the Lakers and Bronny James and LeBron not showing up for Luka's signing (3:00) + it's FedEx St. Jude Championship Week and Chris went over there this morning (1:11:50), Kyren Williams has a new deal with the Rams and Shedeur Sanders is 4th on the Browns QB depth chart (1:21:18)


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Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin...
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10 THINGS FROM THE WEEKEND!!!!

  1. National Sports Collectors Convention (4:21)
  2. Ja Morant World Tour (35:37)
  3. FedEx St. Jude Championship (44:07)
  4. Micah Parsons (53:50)
  5. WWE SummerSlam (1:03:21)
  6. WWE Unreal (1:16:04)
  7. College Football Coaches Poll (1:20:59)
  8. NFL Preseason (1:27:07)
  9. Luka Doncic Extension (1:31:34)
  10. Tonight (1:37:19)

Host: Chris Vernon 
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace 
Associate Producer: Jena Br...
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On today's show, Chris has something to finally be happy about with the St. Louis Cardinals....they traded for Blaze Jordan (5:32) + NFL Hall of Fame game is tonight, why we care, and some thoughts on Sterling Sharpe, Antonio Gates and a player who isn't getting the credit for his accomplishments (18:21) + National Sports Collectors Convention, Sophie Cunningham's Podcast, and Chris Low's College Football Superlatives (1:17:23)


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On today's show, it was announced this morning that the Grizzlies will be playing in the NBA Europe Games this season against the Orlando Magic in London and Berlin. We'll discuss what this means for the Grizzlies international brand, not having the MLK Day game this season, if it's worth losing the MLK game this year to play overseas, Ja Morant and his international brand and more (3:45).

Joe Tomek is the Executive Director of the ...
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On today's show, Tony Allen joins the show in-studio for Tuesday's with Tony. Someone made a 3min video of TA defensive highlights against Hall of Fame players (3:00) + we get TA's thoughts on skinny Luka Doncic (9:40) and we play a game....Chris names the NBA team and we give the player we first think of (19:52). 

Chris got duped by AI and we talk about the passing of Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg (1:08:42)


Host: Chris Vernon 
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10 Things from the Weekend!

  1. Happy Ja Morant (4:58)
  2. Ripped Luka Doncic (16:38)
  3. Pelton Offseason Grades (24:40)
  4. New York Review (34:23)
  5. Glorilla and Creed Concert Reviews (56:33)
  6. Happy Gilmore 2 (1:22:28)
  7. Jokic Weekend (1:30:35)
  8. Madden 99 Club (1:34:40)
  9. Kurt Kitayama (1:39:08)
  10. Tonight (1:43:26)

Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace
Associate Producer: Jena Broyles 
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On today's show, we open up talking about the story from Sam Shoemaker about a former Memphis player giving away the teams playbook to UTSA's QB before last years game (3:00) and then we put Devin and Bennett's feet to fire about several topics including: Where Memphis athletics will be in 5 years, Is Glorilla the biggest Memphis rapper ever, Who would you rather be: Coldplay Concert Guy or Dahntay Jones, and more (22:30). VegasIns...
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On today's show, Chris is out and Roser is hosting. Devin and Bennett are here with him. They'll talk about the passing of Hulk Hogan and what he meant to wrestling, if he's the GOAT, if WWE would be where it is without Hogan, who the Hulk Hogan of the major sports are and more + some news on NFL training camps involving the Titans, Rams, Browns, Jets, and more (3:00)

We'll have an All-Time Grizzlies Draft. Roser, Devin and Bennett ...
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On today's show we've got some Grizzlies nuggets to start on Jaren Jackson Jr's basketball camp and why that matters to his availability in the regular season + Ja Morant in NYC and why he looks happier now than any time in the last 3 years (3:34) + Memphis Showboats are gone from Memphis and the UFL and why they were doomed to fail from the start (16:09) + ESPN appears as if they're going to buy the NFL Network and have the RedZon...
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On today's show, Tony Allen is in-studio to talk about his movie getting premiered at NBA Summer League, getting inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame, Chris Paul signing with the Clippers, Marcus Smart going to the Lakers, and some foul stuff from Dahntay Jones (3:00). RIP to Ozzy Osbourne (1:19:26) and more on Memphis and the Big 12 (1:23:03)


Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Guest: Tony Allen
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!

  1. Grizzlies Summer League (4:15)
  2. PJ Hall Signs 2-Way (18:11)
  3. Sincere Parker (32:10)
  4. Scottie Scheffler (37:47)
  5. Tony Allen TN Sports Hall of Fame + Memphis Tries To Buy Way Into Big 12 (47:25)
  6. Jelly Roll's Club, Superman (1:22:50)
  7. WNBA All Star Weekend (1:28:32)
  8. Texas Football (1:34:20)
  9. RIP Corey Adams (1:38:33)
  10. Tonight (1:46:07)

Host: Chris Vernon 
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
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On today's show, Chris is vindicated talking about Jokic's brother at Summer League (3:00) + Grizzlies lose to the Hawks at Summer League but Javon Small impressed (9:10) + Damian Lillard is going back to Portland (33:18) + TJ Watt's new contract and why the Cowboys are dumb (45:50) + Round 2 of the Open Championship (1:05:18) + Bud Elliott's Blue Chip Ratings for College Football and the 18 teams who have a chance to win at Nation...
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On today's show we'll talk about Shane Gillis hosting last night at The ESPY's (3:00) + Chris believing the Grizzlies Summer League has been a disappointment (11:00) + Brad Beal signing with the Clippers and if he's now underrated (34:22), 10 Free Agents left in the NBA (1:03:08), The Open Championship 1st Round, Superman and more (1:21:45)


Host: Chris Vernon
Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker
Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace
Associat...
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On today's show, we run through the MLB All Star Game and our buddy Brent Rooker hitting 3 home runs, why there is a North Carolina basketball bus parked outside our studio, and Cedric Coward talking to Mike Wallace from Grind City Media (3:00) + a dialogue about our Summer League Grizzlies team and why they aren't winning (9:40) + news about the Memphis Tigers being put on probation (20:53)

Ryan Mitchell from Houston High School in...
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On today's show, the gang is back from Vegas and it's the start of SEC Media Days (3:00) + our buddy Brent Rooker lost in the HR Derby last night by less than a foot (6:00). 1 big takeaway from each of us from Summer League + Johnny Furphy's dunk and Kyle Filipowski's dunk, Grizzlies/Warriors tonight, Jahmai Mashack's interview with us (10:39) and the start of SEC Media Days and all the QB's there including Lanoris Sellers (1:21:38...
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Live from DawgHouse Saloon and Sportsbook at Resorts World in Las Vegas for NBA Summer League. 

2:25 - Tony Allen joins Chris Vernon, Jon Roser and Devin Walker to talk about the NBA Summer League experience. 

48:21 - Jahmai Mashack joins the show to talk about being a star player, creating winning plays and his toughness.

1:06:35 - Detroit Pistons Head Coach J.B. Bickerstaff joins the show to talk about team identity, culture and mor...
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