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Fired Up! - Episode 13 (March Madness Mania Wrap Up)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade wraps up their talk about NCAA March Madness and gets to a few other topics in sports that have been neglected the past couple of weeks.

First, The Fire Brigade gave a big birthday shout-out to one of our panelists, The BuckNut, Matt Cordes. 

Next, the guys announced the Top 3 winners in our Fired Up! NCAA March Madness Bracket Challenge!

We then transitioned to giving our thoughts on the NCAA Men's Basketball National Championship.  From there the show talked about several coaching changes made at several major programs and whether or not we thought they were good hires or bad hires.

The show then started their discussion surrounding the upcoming Masters Golf Tournament taking place this weekend.  We gave some insight about the course and a few players to watch during the 4-day event.

The Fire Brigade continued their weekly segment called "Blazing Bets of the Week" where each of the guys picked one sporting event and gave their sports betting analysis on who you should put your money on.  This week was a few Thursday (4/8/21) night games to bet on.

Afterward, the panelists stayed in the NBA and talked about who won and who lost the NBA Trade Deadline last week.

We wrapped up the show by providing insight into the big trade in the Big Apple!  That's right the New York Jets have traded QB Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for some future draft picks. 

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Fired Up! - Episode 12 (March Madness Mania Part III)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade continues to talk about all things related to the NCAA March Madness Tournament.

First, The Fire Brigade welcomed another new stand-in host on the show, Caleb Watkins! Caleb is a close friend and longtime listener of the show that loves to talk sports.

Next, the guys got right into the heart of things by talking their feelings/reactions to the Sweet 16 & Elite 8 games from the past few days.

We then transitioned by giving our previews, analysis & predictions for the two upcoming Final Four games.

The show then started their new weekly segment called "Blazing Bets of the Week" where each of the guys picked one sporting event and gave their sports betting analysis on who you should put your money on.  This week was MLB Opening Day games.

We wrapped up the show by providing insight into two big signings in the past week from the NBA with LaMarcus Aldridge signing with the Brooklyn Nets and Andre Drummond signing with the Los Angeles Lakers. 

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Fired Up! - Episode 11 (March Madness Mania Part II)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade continues to talk about all things related to the NCAA March Madness Tournament.

First, The Fire Brigade welcomed a new stand-in host on the show, Hunter Hooper!  Hunter is a longtime friend and local guy that loves to talk sports.

Next, The Chief started off by giving a huge shoutout to Morgan Fox who just recently signed a new deal with the Carolina Panthers. Morgan is the nephew of one of our listeners of the show.

We then transitioned by giving our biggest surprise team & biggest disappointment team so far in the tournament.

The guys talked about the Big 10's struggles & the Pac 12's success so far in the tournament and some possible reasons as to why this is happening.

Then, the show shifted to the negative comments that both Ohio State player, E.J Liddell and Illinois player, Kofi Cockburn, received after tough losses in the NCAA tournament and how these comments have no business being a part of this young players lives.  

Afterward, the madness continued with a look into the upcoming Sweet 16 matchups occurring this weekend (March 27 & March 28th).

We wrapped up the show by providing some big injury news in the NBA to both Lebron James & Lamelo Ball and the impacts those injuries will have on their respective teams.

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Fired Up! -Episode 10 (March Madness Mania)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade is talking about all things related to the upcoming NCAA March Madness Tournament.

First, the crew gave their preview and predictions of each of the First Four games on Thursday, March 18th.  

Next, the guys talked about their initial feelings/reactions to the bracket and who they thought got snubbed, who got seeder higher, who got seeded lower, and a cinderella team that could advance to the Sweet 16.

Then, the show shifted to the #1 seeds in the tournament this year.  The Fire Brigade gave their picks of which #1 seed has the easiest route to the Final Four and which #1 seed has the hardest path to the Final Four.

Afterward, the madness continued with a look into the historic #12 seed upsets of the higher-ranked #5 seeds.  Each of the guys gave their pick for which #12 seed could pull off the upset this year.

We wrapped up the show by providing some insight into whether the NCAA Champion will come out of the Big 10 Conference this year considering they got 9 teams into the Big Dance.

Last by not least, the Fired Up! podcast is hosting a March Madness Bracket Challenge and can be found by clicking on this link. The challenge is free to enter and we are giving away prizes to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.  Even if you know nothing about basketball, please still join in on the action!

If you enjoyed the show, please give us a follow on our Podbean page in order to tune in live next week on Wednesday, March 24th at 7:15 PM ET.  Also, follow us on Facebook or on Instagram for all the latest information about the show.

 

Fired Up! - Episode 9

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off with a recap of their NCAA basketball conference games from last week and then introduced their special guest for the evening, Barry Egan.  Barry has been an elite basketball coach at several Ohio high schools as well as coached top-level AAU teams.  Barry helped the Fire Brigade with their NCAA basketball conference tournaments and then provided some insight for young, up-and-coming athletes. 

Then, the crew gave their recap of what happened at NBA All-Star weekend.  The conversation then turned to the big news in Brooklyn with Blake Griffin signing a deal with the Nets.

Next, the show talked about the big news coming out of Dallas with QB Dak Prescott signing a 4-year megadeal with the Cowboys.

We wrapped up the show by recapping the big UFC fights that occurred this past weekend.

If you enjoyed the show, please give us a follow on our Podbean page in order to tune in live next week on Wednesday, March 17th at 7:15 PM ET.  Also, follow us on Facebook or on Instagram for all the latest information about the show.

Fired Up! - Episode 8

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off with a recap of their NCAA basketball conference games from last week and then gave a preview of their games for the final week in the regular season of college basketball.  Afterward, the guys discussed a few teams that are on the NCAA March Madness bubble.

Then, the guys did a look back at their early-season predictions of the NBA from our first episode. Then, the crew gave their predictions for who is bringing home the hardware for the NBA All-Star competitions. 

Next, the show talked the big news coming out of Arizona with JJ Watt signing a 2 year deal with the Cardinals.

We wrapped up the show by talking about motorsports. The guys gave some highlights of the race at Daytona and how the Michael Jordan-owned team faired in this event.  They also threw in a little analysis of how younger drivers are dominating so far in the early going and what impact that has on NASCAR.

If you enjoyed the show, please give us a follow on our Podbean page in order to tune in live next week on Tuesday, March 9th at 7:15 PM ET.  Also, follow us on Facebook or on Instagram for all the latest information about the show.

Fired Up! - Episode 7

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off with a recap of their NCAA basketball conference games from last week and then gave a preview of their games for this week.  Afterward, the guys discussed a few teams that are on the NCAA March Madness bubble.

Then, the guys gave their surprises & snubs from the NBA All-Star reserves list. Following this, the group talked about who Lebron & Kevin Durant might pick with their first picks in the NBA All-Star Game draft.

Next, the show got into a little preview of the upcoming MLB season since pitchers & catchers have reported to training camp already.

The show then turned to an overview of the NHL season so far and the gang gave their predictions for possible Stanley Cup winners, MVPs, most surprising teams, and most disappointing teams.

We wrapped up the show by talking about motorsports. The guys gave some highlights of the inaugural road course at Daytona and how the new Michael Jordan-owned team faired in this event.

 

Fired Up! - Episode 6

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off with their NCAA basketball conference games of the week. Afterward, the guys discussed the selection committee's initial Top 16 teams for March Madness.

Then, the guys gave their reactions to the hottest team in the NBA right now, the Utah Jazz. Following this, the group talked about the NBA All-Star starters & the controversy surrounding this year's NBA All-Star game.

Next, the show got into the sudden release of longtime Houston Texan, JJ Watt and where he might be headed to next. The show then turned to the big news in Indianapolis as the Indianapolis Colts traded for former Philadelphia Eagles QB Carson Wentz.

We wrapped up the show by talking about a new topic, NASCAR. The guys gave some highlights of the Daytona 500 and how the new Michael Jordan-owned team did in their first event.

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Fired Up! - Episode 5 (NFL Wrap Up Show)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off by introducing their special guest for the night, Trevor Harris. Trevor is the current starting QB for the Edmonton Football Team in the CFL. He talked about what it takes to get to the next level, his preparations for the upcoming CFL season, a preview of the team & its goals, his impressions of the QB play in the Super Bowl, and so much more!

We announced the winners of our Super Bowl predictions contest from our last episode.

Then, the guys took a question from one of our faithful followers on Instagram regarding the Top 3 trade destinations for Carson Wentz.

We wrapped up the show by discussing some other NFL QB news from around the league including Dak Prescott & Russell Wilson.

Fired Up! - Episode 4 (Super Bowl LV Special)

In this episode, The Fire Brigade started off with the feel good story out of Philadelphia involving Eagles QB, Jalen Hurts.

We fielded callers throughout the night for our big Super Bowl contest.

Then, the guys gave their picks on some of the crazy Vegas Super Bowl prop bets.

Next, the show got into a topic regarding the rare occurrence of a team playing at their home stadium for the Super Bowl.

The Brigade then gave you their analysis & pick on the great debate, Tom Brady vs. Bill Belichick.

The panel took a question from one of our faithful followers on Instagram regarding which defensive player from either the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Kansas City Chiefs would have the biggest impact in Super Bowl LV?

The show continued with the next topic of comparing Tom Brady's first few seasons in the NFL to Patrick Mahomes' first few seasons in the NFL.

We wrapped up the show by giving our analysis & prediction of the big game. The guys also picked an X-factor/difference-maker in the battle between the Bucs and Chiefs.