Off The Bench

In hour two we talk Saints wide receiver Jordan Tyson and Jake's concerns about Tyson's injury history as he looks to carve out a role in the offense. Naturally, the conversation also turns to sports cards because that's what we do around here, including Matt showing off his latest prized possession—his "Fatty." We also listen to and react to audio from Whit Weeks's podcast appearance with Tyrann Mathieu.

We kick off hour three with Nick Underhill talking New Orleans Saints, which leads Jake and Matt to raise some concerns about Jordan Tyson and the Saints' wide receiver room. We continue that discussion throughout the hour, breaking down expectations for Tyson and the rest of the receiving corps. Later, Matt revisits his new Star Wars card collection, which somehow turns into a conversation about Adam Driver, before we wrap up the show with Ask the Bench.

In hour one of OTB, Matt is fired up because his new Star Wars trading cards finally arrived. We also react to the blockbuster trade sending Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat. We then turn our attention to college baseball, where Jake gets to celebrate his prediction of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball winning the national championship coming true. The crew debates whether Oklahoma or North Carolina Tar Heels baseball poses the bigger threat to LSU in the years ahead, and we wrap up the hour by discovering that Matt—the self-proclaimed king of hydration—had no idea it was National Hydration Day.

In hour two we discuss another big recruiting win for LSU as a Houston-area prospect flips his commitment to the Tigers, and we talk about just how hard the football staff has been working on the recruiting trail. We also discuss LSU softball getting some positive news as Kylee Edwards withdraws her name from the transfer portal. We wrap up the hour with Weekend Winners.

In hour three we talk some LSU basketball recruiting before Chris Marler joins the show. From there, things go off the rails as we discuss Raygun, some of the weirdest Olympic sports imaginable, and which SEC quarterback isn't getting nearly enough attention heading into the season. We wrap up the show with Ask the Bench.

We kick off hour one of OTB doing what we do best: bouncing around a bunch of different topics and generally shooting the breeze. We check in on the U.S. Open and see where our picks stand heading into the weekend, while also discussing Cam Jordan’s new contract with the New Orleans Saints and what it means for both sides moving forward.

We kick off hour two of OTB talking the U.S. Open and giving our picks for who we think will take home the trophy. We also discuss the mass exodus of key players from LSU softball and the concern that many of those departures have yet to be replaced. We talk some College World Series as the championship matchup is set, and Matt puts Taylor on the spot by asking which current college football quarterbacks he would take over Sam Leavitt.

In hour three of OTB we talk some World Cup, continue an inexplicable amount of discussion about Boyz II Men, and dive into the College World Series as Jim Schlossnagle comes up short in the postseason once again. We wrap up the show with Ask the Bench.

After a brief detour into Love Island that we'll mostly pretend didn't happen, we get to the real news in hour one and discuss Cam Jordan signing back with the New Orleans Saints. We break down what the move means for the Saints, Jordan's legacy in New Orleans, and what his role could look like this season. We also play a game where Jake lists off quarterbacks and Matt has to decide whether he'd take them over Baker Mayfield.

We kick off hour two with some more World Cup talk before diving into OTB Mailbag. Matt then tells the story of why someone blocked him on eBay, which goes about as well as you'd expect, and we wrap up the hour with a little more LSU recruiting discussion.

It’s Marler Monday, so naturally things get chaotic. In hour three we call out Chris Marler for his absurd take that the 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football is the greatest college football team of all time. We also debate indoor vs. outdoor stadiums, talk about the Pat McAfee vs. Rocco’s drama, and wrap up with Ask the Bench, which somehow turns into the crew watching the legendary Spurs Fan Final Boss video.

In hour one of OTB we recap our weekends and talk about just how many sports were happening all at once and how fun the weekend ended up being. We discuss UFC Freedom 250, some World Cup action, and of course the NBA Finals as Jake’s New York Knicks take down Alondra’s San Antonio Spurs.