Opi & the Bear

We talk: WoW (World of Warcraft), DnD, the Steelers, Mike Tomlin, last week's playoffs, this week's playoffs, Cherriola makes its way back to the banter, some replacements for playoff injuries, the Super Bowl, the Bears season as a whole in relation to the Williams to Kmet TD, during this part Tara joins Opi and the guys have a hell of a time razzing Opi as he's on screen but no mic or headphones, and then we get into player protection predictions for the Distillery. We will wrap up in a couple weeks with the Brewery and some post-super bowl talk but with Bear being unavailable next week, nobody will do the work so we will not be putting out content next week.Protection Predictions start at the 60 minute mark on YouTube and 58:43 minute mark on Spotify.YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 211 - Stuff & Protection Predictions

Don't let the name fool you, it's just something we mention early on in the podcast that got us pretty lively. We have the whole group back again and you know it quickly, because Opi is really excited to be talking to his friends again…and talking, and talking, and talking LOL. Ryan gives everyone a lesson on who holds the Guinness Book of World Record for biggest poo, then we go on a diatribe of stuff. In the mix of mayhem, we do talk some football. But first we have to rip on Opi's family and soon to be son-in-law. Then, we go over the FBFL championship, Rotisserie championship, week 18 of the NFL, and the NFL playoffs coming up. We finish chatting about that and then discuss who we think should get the NFL awards for the 2025-2026 season.YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 209 - Tyler & Adara Cherriola

This is just the Bear podcast! No Opi, no Ryan, no AJ, and noGrim. Bear has a little spat at the beginning on how awful and discourteous holiday shoppers, or people in general are. Then he goes into the a quick rundown of last week's predictions, Boom, Bust, and Sleeper, followed by NFL and then some quick talk about the upcoming games in the FBFL. Bear throws in a couple comments on Nixon's cheap shot on DJ. Bear does his best Grim imitation and the first one isn't good, but he nails it on the 2nd one. He finishes with some injury chat. OatB would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas!YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 207 - Playoff Week 2

Thanks to Spotify, we had to republish, but here ya go...again.After Opi gets done pouting, the topics of conversation become: Phillip Rivers, Hall of Famer or no? Joe Namath stats, sort of, last week's prediction results, Grim's computer prowess, Boom players, Bust players, Grimbo trying to pee at Arrowhead Stadium, Adara doesn't understand running backpower, Mad Men, Hightown, Stranger Things, & Knights Tale, The Patriot, and then moved to Sleepers, the NFL, and then we get into the meat of the podcast talking this week's FBFL playoff battles. 31:30 - This week's football video isn't football. It's atribute to our very own Greg Ventris who made history by starting the Moline Girls Wrestling Team. Congrats to Greg and the girls who are working so hard to create this historic moment!YouTube Link: OatB Ep. - 205 - WK 14 - Someonehas to win

We're Opi-less again and I'm not sure we're getting better atthis but we're having fun. This was just Bear and the Boys and we had a good time just talking shit. What we cover: The Campaign, predictions, Bear's poor memory, monotone, bowling, Boom, flavored Red Bull, MNF chat, Bust, Sleeper,and Step Brothers. For your NFL song viewing, we have a little lingerie football video that will satisfy the male listeners a little too much. The 3 Turkey Day games while there's a small invasion known as Haley. We bring it down a little talking about some questionable trading now occurring in theFBFL. Chat a few injuries, Grady Jarrett and his dad, and how we feel the Bears are going to finish this season. Then, finish with a little Cub talk again. Fun time with the kids!YouTube Link: OatB Ep 203 WK 12 As God as My Witness, Ithought Opi was Taller

We skipped week 9 for 1 simple reason, no Bear means no cuts so this stuff can't get published. So, we plow through a couple weeks' worth of stuff in 1 decently quick podcast. We start with the picks and normal stuff and sprinkle in some stories of Bear's trip to Cancun. We tangent a lot, talk alittle about The Witcher new season, how easy it is to get hurt in our elder state, some news about Antonio Brown and Jamal Anderson and then we move into actual NFL stuff with injuries and what-not. We go over the 5-stages of grief for fantasy football that Grimbo introduced us to.YouTube Link: OatB Ep 202 WK 10 Mexico Sent Bear Back

This was the opposite of last week when Bear and Grim ran the podcast, this one was done by the other 3 slackers who weren't there as Bear and Grim had work engagement to attend to. The boys chat about the FBFL and actually give Rob Barber a bunch of credit, so you could tell Bear wasn't thereto break that up. Then they go through the normal predictions and talk just football in general. The guys help Opi decide on a kicker and then he does the opposite and it may have actually worked. Then they talk more FBFL and teams having bye week issues. And finish up with some NFL bullet points and get a little goofy, and then call it. How about a little Randy Moss and his whirlwind of one hand catches for the YouTube highlights this week?!?!YouTube Link: OatB Ep - 200 - WK 7. Ryan doesHomework

We go off the rails right at the beginning, but it's a fun talkabout the butt biting announcer. Opi gives us some of the absolute WORST lead-ins this week. We do our pick stuff and spend a lot of time talking about the decisions of why we like or dislike them. Ryan gives you instructions on how to use his picks properly. We chat NFL trades, FBFL trades, lack of trading in one of the FBFL leagues, NFL teams, FBFL teams, it's just a plethora of football enjoyment. Plus, this weeks highlighted player for YouTube is Hines Ward! Dude was a flat out baller! We also predict the death of Joe Flacco and pretty sure we are accurate with this prediction.YouTube Link: OatB Ep. 198 - WK. 5 - Grim Says You're Due

Everyone is on their own this week! Well, not everyone. Bear has to make up for Grim & AJ who didn't have time to record so between school, working 40 hours in 3 days, bags league, and his wife's birthday, Bear made up for those who "didn't have time". Yes, Bear also writes these up so he can also do the bitching. This bad boy is cut, cut, cut but we wanted to get something out there so we didn't skip a week. Opi intros, we go right into our Boom, Bust, Sleeper, & NFL. Bear has a little extra FBFL news after and then Ryan gives us a PSA to say he's offered a lot of shitty trades and explains why and says "c'mon guys, just counter". And the filler this week for anytime there's not video is some hard hits from the NFL!YouTube Link: OatB Ep 197 WK 3 Cut me Mick…or Bear

We changed our format and started this with Opi on his soapbox, then hit the boom, bust, sleeper, and NFL so then we can just talk fantasy football and get less structured. TheBears were a topic for us a couple times and we go over all groups favorite teams with the Seahawks & Steelers. We do a round table discussion and Bear nicknames all the guys with a "Sir" in front, it was off the cuff so interesting discussion. We have a GREAT clip on YouTube from our golf trip with our buddy, Mike Pannell, the golfing pirate chasing down a plastic bag half-naked!! We're telling you, if you've never watched one on YouTube before, go out this time and you can skip to the 41:38 mark and have yourself a giggle!YouTube Link: Opi & the Bear Episode 195 Week 1 We changed our format!

We do a live draft and talk shit to each other as we make our picks. You get to view the actual draft online and listen to us yell at each other as we snipe each other. Kayla comes in late and takes the podcast over with her 12 kids and odd picks. It gets a little loud in a couple spots because of those psychos, sorry about that. Bear pisses podcase friend Kipp off and he not only bails on the podcast but on the draft and goes to auto pick. The league ends up pretty competitive at the end with everyone having stacked teams because it's an 8-manleague. Adara pops in on Opi's phone but we sadly had to cut most of it because her sound never came through. YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/i0FXVQjbbTU

We continue the Distillery player protection predictions and this one has an interruption from friend of the podcast and Bear's least favorite daughter, Kayla and granddaughter Kinsley as Kayla tells us a story about her kids having some shart issues and pooping on the kids toilet out by the pool, it's an intriguing story and discussion. Bear also complains a little about the cost of the NFL ticket that automatically got tacked on again this year. We day "ado" to a long-time FBFL owner who decided to hang up his cleats in favor of his kids and hockey sticks. Then, as we try to fire it back up, poorGreg, Kayla's husband, has the poop bag break on him live on our podcast! YouTube Link: Opi & the Bear Episode 192 - Protection Prediction Time!! Distillery is 1st Part 2