(WZBC) Ep. 73 (11/16/22): NU & BC B-Ball Update, MACtion | Guest Appearance by Sports Guru – UMaine Athletics is a Wagon, Evaluating Bruins’ Start, NFL Landscape, Sox Off-Season, Top Thanksgiving Food

Joey begins the second night of the back-to-back with an analysis of Northeastern basketball’s loss to Harvard tonight and a recap of their loss to Providence on Saturday. After that, he breaks down BC basketball’s loss to the University of Maine on Monday night and praises the Black Bears for their determination. Joey previews both of the tournaments that each program will be participating in over the next week. Following that, he provides live coverage of Wednesday night MACtion from the Mid-American Football Conference, including the Snow Bowl in Mount Pleasant, Michigan during the Central Michigan-Western Michigan rivalry matchup. Then, Joey is joined by the iconic sports guru Mike Hurley for an hour long segment, starting off with none other than the University of Maine and their dominant underdog win from Monday at Conte Forum. The duo highlight UMaine’s consistent resilience and clutch free-throw shooting, before moving on to discussing former Black Bear hockey legend Paul Kariya and 2022 World Series MVP Jeremy Pena. Joey and Mike explain how they became UMaine superfans and have enjoyed the entire ride since. They transition to talking about the Bruins and take an in-depth look at how they have performed and have received high production from under-the-radar players like Connor Clifton. Next, the two break down BC football’s surprise win over NC State and preview this weekend’s matchup against Notre Dame in South Bend. Furthermore, they talk about happenings across the NFL and give updates on their picks for the Super Bowl, along with which teams they believe have been most disappointing in the league this year. They preview the Giants-Lions and Patriots-Jets games for this weekend with score predictions, before moving on to discuss the Red Sox’s biggest off-season needs: starting pitching and signing Rafael Devers and Xander Bogaerts. At the end, they provide their top three Thanksgiving Foods and most overrated dish with another power rankings breakdown to close out the episode.