The Fan Talking Straight - Philadelphia Sports

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Eagles win over the New York Giants (1:51) and comments on AJ Brown's status in Philadelphia (7:22). He addresses the Sixers encouraging start and explains why he is willing to get back on board with Joel Embiid in a reduced role (17:08). Bryce Harper is making more news off the field than on the field for the Phillies after a not so ringing endorsement from Dave Dembrow...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the firing of Penn State Football coach James Franklin (2:41) and comments on the early front runner to replace him (21:48). He breaks down another abbreviated Red October, explains why the Phillies lost to the Dodgers, and offers initial thoughts on how to improve the ball club in the MLB offseason (25:56). The show closes with reaction to the Philadelphia Eagles loss to the Gi...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles loss to the Denver Broncos and provides perspective on the negativity surrounding the Birds early season performance and AJ Brown (1:52). He addresses the debacle at the Rose Bowl for Penn State Football and James Franklin as they fell to winless, coachless UCLA (15:27). Mike gives his outlook on the new Flyers season as Rick Tocchet makes his debut behin...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and looks forward to a Week 5 matchup with the Denver Broncos (1:18). He provides analysis on yet another marquee loss for James Franklin and Penn State in the whiteout versus Oregon (9:21). Team USA fell to Team Europe in the Ryder Cup - what went wrong and how the American fans also embarrassed on the big stage (19:24)....

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Los Angeles Rams (00:30) and looks forward to a Week 4 matchup with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (24:10). The Bills and Packers are mortal and other NFL Week 3 observations (25:15). Penn State hosts Oregon to headline a big Saturday of College Football - Mike debunks a common Nittany Lion fan myth and explains why a win over the Ducks is mandator...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike praises the Phillies for clinching a playoff berth in the National League despite injuries to Zack Wheeler and Trea Turner (1:03). He reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Kansas City Chiefs (4:57), Fox's tush push commentary and looks forward to a Week 3 matchup with the Los Angeles Rams (23:40). Mike's NFL Week 2 observations and NFC/AFC contender tiers (26:35). The sho...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Dallas Cowboys (1:51) and looks forward to a Week 2 matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs (25:15). He reviews the NFL Week 1 games and shares who he is buying/selling after all the openers across the league (29:10). The show closes with a recap of College Football Week 2 and some thoughts on the Phillies getting bit by the injury bug again as t...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike previews the 2025 Philadelphia Eagles Football season - examining the betting odds, roster, schedule and provides his keys for success (3:09). He offers three takeaways from the opening weekend of College Football (32:56) and examines the Phillies roster maneuvering as they look to finalize personnel for the MLB postseason (36:07).

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On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike is dissatisfied with a recent Citizens Bank Park experience (2:08). He previews the 2025 Penn State Football season, examining the betting odds, roster, schedule and provides his keys for success (7:35). With College Football kicking off, the show closes with an examination of the top programs across America and Mike gives his three favorite contenders for the National Championship (38:48...

On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reflects on what feels like an all too familiar MLB trade deadline for the Philadelphia Phillies and explains why Dave Dembrowski's management path should raise the eyebrows of Philly fans. Mike looks forward to the football season as the Eagles are focused at training camp while their rivals battle distractions.

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Mike provides highlights from a spring podcast hiatus including a strong start to the golf season and an application to 97.5 The Fanatic. He provides a state of affairs on the Sixers, Eagles, Phillies, Flyers and Penn State football. Finally, an update on the future of TFTS.

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On this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike explains how the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament demonstrate the potential transition to power conferences in college sports and how this March Madness feels a bit chalky (1:35). He previews the Philadelphia Phillies 2025 campaign ahead of MLB opening day - highlighting changes to the roster and suggesting that there's not a lot the Phils can do in the regular season to absolv...

Mike is back to put a bow on The Players Championship after Rory McIlroy defeated a heckler and J.J. Spaun in a Monday morning playoff at TPC Sawgrass (3:31). A Philly sports fan public service announcement comes from this episode's bone to pick of the week after a scene outside of a recent Flyers game (8:30). Mike addresses the Eagles offseason thus far and puts to bed any reason for worry in Philadelphia (14:45). Notable trad...

Mike assesses the state of the Philadelphia Flyers as the hockey club approaches the NHL Trade deadline. While a shift from evaluation to building inches near, Mike explains why the orange and black still have a way to go in their rebuild. He analyzes the current roster and projects who fits on a future contender in Philly. Sixers center Joel Embiid was announced out for the season over the weekend. It seems a return to peak form i...

In this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike reacts to the Eagles parade and some of the great mic'd up moments from the Birds Super Bowl victory. Jason Kelce rooted for his brother Travis, drawing ire from some Philadelphia fans - an analysis of the Kelce fandom arc (16:25). Mike reviews the Eagles' biggest free agents for the NFL offseason (21:30). The NHL's 4 Nations Tournament stole the show of the winter sports all-...

Mike looks back on the Philadelphia Eagles victory in Super Bowl 59 over the Kansas City Chiefs. He recaps the key plays and revels in the sweetness of his Birds knocking off Reid, Mahomes, and company as kings of the NFL. Mike apologizes to Nick Sirianni and isn't interested in ranking MVP Jalen Hurts on any quarterback lists.

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Mike is fired up to preview Super Bowl 59 between the Eagles and Chiefs. He evaluates the coaching, personnel groupings and breaks down the matchups of the Philadelphia offense versus the Kansas City defense, and the KC offense versus the Philly Defense. Mike gives the keys that will determine the game's outcome and reflects on the differences between this 2024 Birds team and the team that fell in Super Bowl 57. He responds to ...

Mike celebrates and reacts to the Eagles NFC Championship game victory over the Washington Commanders on this Philly Sports podcast episode. Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley led a historic offensive performance for Philadelphia. Nick Sirianni deserves credit for leading the Birds to their second Super Bowl appearance in three seasons. Dan Quinn's aggressiveness and trickery proved no match in the one-sided affair. The Kansas City Chi...

In this Philly Sports podcast episode, Mike returns to react to the Philadelphia Eagles win over the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs. He endorses the play of Birds quarterback Jalen Hurts with perspective on the performances of Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen, and the other playoff signal callers. Familiarity and Vic Fangio should breed confidence amongst the fanbase heading into the NFC Championship Ga...