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Challenge the Call with Max and Avery
by Challenge the Call with Max and Avery
This is a sports podcast where we talk about the Chicago Bears along with other NFL games. We discuss the most recent games as well as our expectations for the upcoming games. We also touch on some college football, focusing mainly on the Iowa Hawkeyes. When it's not football season we'll talk about whatever other sports we are paying attention to (college basketball, NBA, hockey, baseball, etc).
Episodes
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New to the Crew in College Football
Max and Avery go through all the movement within the Power 5 FBS football conferences (where everyone from the dying Pac 12 ended up, new additions to the SEC, and who got promoted from the General 5 conferences). They also discuss the overall landscape of college football today and the new…
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Bears Open Up with Hall of Fame Game 2024
Max and Avery discuss the upcoming Hall of Fame Game (first NFL preseason game of 2024) between their Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans. They discuss who might play and how many snaps they might get in the game; however, immediately after recording this episode the news broke that Caleb…
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NFL Team Tiers 2024
Max and Avery go through all 32 NFL teams and put them in a tier based on how they think their season will turn out in 2024.
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Highest Paid Defensive Coordinators in College Football 2024
Max and Avery continue their highest paid coaches series with defensive coordinators. They compare the top salaries of defensive coaches for the upcoming 2024 season to the total defense ranking of said defense in the 2023 season.
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Winningest Active Coaches in the NFL
Max and Avery go through the top 10 most winningest coaches currently in the NFL as well as the first coach out (#11) that will shock you!
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Highest Paid College Offensive Coordinators 2024
Max and Avery continue their highest paid coaches series with offensive coordinators. Rewatch last week's video to see the highest paid head coaches in college football for the upcoming 2024 season, and tune back in next week when they move on to defensive coordinators.
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Professional Basketball Update
Max and Avery give their thoughts and predictions on the NBA Championship series as Game 1 between the Celtics and the Mavericks starts later that day. Then they discuss the current state of the WNBA including leading players, broken records, and how Caitlin Clark has effected viewership.
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Highest Paid College Football Coaches 2024
Max and Avery discuss the top 15 highest paid head coaches in college football for the upcoming 2024 season. This includes base salaries along with retention bonuses.
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Bears 2024 Schedule
Max and Avery go through the Bears' 2024 schedule game-by-game and make their predictions on the outcome to determine their win/loss record prediction for the Bears in 2024.
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2024 Draft Recap
Max and Avery are back! In today's episode they go through the first round of the 2024 NFL draft giving their thoughts and opinions on the picks. Then they continue to mention key players draft in later rounds such as players picks by the Bears, players picked from Iowa, and other players with...
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March Madness Bracket Creation
This week Max and Avery have a packed episode starting with discussing the decision to official trade Justin Fields and what that means for the Bears with the number 1 overall pick. Next they began to build their March Madness Bracket going through all the match ups together to determine who they...
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NFL Trades and Free Agent Signings 2024
This week Max and Avery recap some of the completed conference tournaments in men's and women's basketball before going through all of the NFL trades and free agency signings.
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We're Back and We Are Flowing
Max and Avery return with a conversation driven episode starting with a recap of the Superbowl and then letting the conversation flow. They discuss topics in the NFL, college football, and college basketball before signing off.
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NCAA Records and Superbowl Rematch
This week Max and Avery start by talking about a potential NHL team being placed in Omaha. Next they give an update of the current Iowa Men's and Women's basketball teams as Caitlin Clark is about one game out from breaking the all time NCAA women's scoring record. Finally they give their…
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And then there were only two
This week Max and Avery discuss some of the different coaching/coordinator changes happening around the NFL as well as Iowa's new OC Tim Lester. Then they recap the AFC and NFC championship games between the Ravens vs the Chiefs and the 49ers vs the Lions.
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Its a win win for the NFC Championship Game
This week Max and Avery discuss some of the coaching changes happening in college football and the NFL such as Iowa's potential new OC, the bears' new OC, Harbaugh leaving Michigan for the Chargers, and more. Then they recapped last weeks divisional round match ups before discussing the upcoming...
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Coaching Changes in the NFL and Wild Card Recap
Max and Avery talk about some sports news hitting on calling out the refs in the NBA, the longest college football career ever, and the coaching changes going on in the NFL. Next they recap all of the Wild Card games from the NFL Playoffs before discussing the upcoming divisional round matchups.
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College Football Champions and Wild Card Weekend Begins
This week Max and Avery kick things off by talking about some of the coaching changes being announced in college football and the NFL. Next they recap the National Championship Game between Michigan and Washington. Finally, the discuss the official NFL Playoff bracket following the last week of…
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Bowl Season Records and NFL Recap
In this episode Max and Avery recap some college bowl games including the two college football playoff games. They discuss the bowl records by conference and touch on the head to head match up between the SEC and the Big Ten. Next they talk about the Bears game vs the Falcons along with the Bears...
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Bowl Game Matchups and NFL Playoff Predictions
In this episode Max and Avery get right into college bowl season discussing the Big 10 getting a 3-0 start in their bowl games with 6 more coming up including Iowa's game against Tennessee on New Years Day. They go through each Big 10 matchup as well as the College Football Playoff Games…
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Big Ten Bowl Games and Wild Weekend in the NFL
In this episode Max and Avery talk about a broken NBA record along with the current standings as well as a couple of the college football bowl games that have been played by Big Ten teams. Most of the episode they discuss the results of the past week's NFL matchups. This includes in depth...
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Merry Christmas - College Football Conference structure and NFL Playoff Predictions
This week Max and Avery have a jam packed episode starting off with some basketball as the Iowa men's team defeats UMBC and Keegan Murray sets a Kings franchise record against the Jazz. Next they discuss the lawsuit by Florida State against the ACC as FSU fights to leave the conference. Then they...
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Coaching Changes in College Football and NFL Recap
Max and Avery go through a college football filled sports news segment as they talk about the recent comment from Kirk Ferentz on the offensive coordinator change at Iowa, the recent hire of a new head coach at North Dakota State (a former Iowa OL coach), and the number 1 high school recruiting...
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NBA News; D3, D2, and FCS Playoffs; and NFL Playoff Picture
This is the first episode of two episodes per week and Max and Avery kick it off with a sports news segment covering a lot of news in the NBA. Next they talk about all of the college football playoffs for division III, division II, and FCS. Lastly they end the episode discussing the playoff…
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Did the CFP Committee Get it Right?
This week Max and Avery announce that they are going to be releasing two episodes per week now with episodes coming out around Tuesday/Wednesday and Friday/Saturday. They discuss the Heisman trophy winner before recapping the conference championship games in college football. They share their...
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College Football Doomsday?
This week Max and Avery have an in-depth discussion about the upcoming college conference championship games as well as going through different playoff scenarios based on the results of said games.
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Thanksgiving Football Weekend
This week Max and Avery have a football focused episode as their sports news update contains the firing of the Washington Commanders Defensive Coordinator and the first Black Friday NFL game ever. Next they discuss the past two Iowa victories over Illinois and Nebraska to win the Big Ten West.…
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Fields Returns to the Field
This week Max and Avery talk about Iowa basketball (men's and women's), the suspension of Jim Harbaugh, and the firing of Jimbo Fisher in sports news. Next they give an update of the current standings in the Heisman race along with some stats from college football. Then they recap Iowa's game…
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Live During TNF Bears Game
This week Max and Avery try something a little different. Since they record during the Thursday Night Football Game and the Bears were playing they decided to discuss the game live as they watched. Throughout the episode they still covered other news in the NFL and other sports. During halftime...
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College Football Chaos
This week Max and Avery go through a riveting sports news segment including Major League Basketball, Hocky, NBA, College Basketball, and the biggest news about the Brian Ferentz, Iowa's offensive coordinator. Following these updates they recap last week's football games in college and NFL as well...
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Controversies and Scandals in the Big Ten
This week Max and Avery talk about a sports filled Sports New segment including hockey, NBA opening game, and the MLB World Series. Next they discuss the current top candidates for the Heisman award including a couple new names from the Big Ten and the first non-quarterback candidate. This leads...
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Battle of the Back Ups
This week Max and Avery open up with an update of their fantasy football teams and how their seasons' are going. Next they introduce a new sports news segment where all sports and sport topics are fair game. This weeks sports new discussed the MLB Playoffs, the Colorado Avalanche, and Caleb...
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Pac 12 Dominates the Heisman Race
This week Max and Avery give a brief summary of the MLB Playoffs that are underway. Then they discuss the current top 5 Heisman candidates and the upcoming games that they will be playing. Next they give their thoughts on a couple of other upcoming games in college football. Finally they move on…
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Fields Breaks Losing Streak in Chicago
This week Max and Avery give an update on their fantasy football teams before recapping some notable college football games, such as the two Iowa games as well as Colorado vs USC, Notre Dame vs Louisville, and Texas vs Oklahoma. Next they recapped some games in the NFL including the Bears'...
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Disaster Week in Football
Max and Avery have a rough week in their football fandom as all of their favorites teams got blown out. They start off the episode with a quick update on the Chicago Cubs before discussing the updated top five Heisman candidates. Next they recap the disappointing Iowa and Colorado games then...
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Iowa and Colorado Face the Real Test and the Chaos in Chicago
This week Max and Avery have a fully packed episode starting off with a quick update on the Chicago Cubs. Next they give a fantasy football update before recapping some of the notable games in college football last Saturday. Starting out with the Iowa Hawkeyes vs the Western Michigan Broncos…
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Heisman Prospects and Upcoming Football Predictions
This week Max and Avery discuss the top 5 candidates in the Heisman race and their stats and upcoming games for the week. Next they talk about the Iowa Hawkeye's upcoming game against Western Michigan as well as Georgia vs South Carolina. Finally the end the episode giving their thoughts on the...
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Bears Break Hearts in Week One Rivalry Game
Max and Avery recap some college football games, such as Nebraska vs Colorado, Iowa vs Iowa State, and Texas vs Alabama. They then discuss the upcoming Iowa game against Western Michigan. Next they recap some NFL games starting with the first regular season game of the Lions vs the Chiefs. They...
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College Football Recap
Max and Avery recap some of the Week 0 college football games, such as Notre Dame vs Navy, Minnesota vs Nebraska, and Florida vs Utah. They also talk about some upcoming Week 1 games, such as TCU vs Colorado and their favorite Iowa vs Utah State.
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College Football is Back!
Max and Avery are back to full hour long episodes and in this one they talk about the return of college football. They also discuss the current state of the Bears' preseason and their final preseason game against the Bills coming up.
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2023 Preseason Week 2
Max and Avery Recap the Bears' first preseason game against the Titans as well as some other week one preseason games in the NFL. Next they give their thoughts on the upcoming Bears game against the Colts.
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Big Additions to the B1G and College Sports Betting
Football has returned and so has Max and Avery! They discuss some of the latest sports news include a lot of discussion about the collapse of the Pac 12 and the gambling allegations on Iowa and Iowa State players. They also talk about the first official preseason NFL game and talk about the other...
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Mid Summer Sports Update
0:00 Introduction 0:39 Max's and Avery's Summers: Max's Internship 9:43 Cubs Corner: Chicago Cubs Season Update 12:30 College World Series: Jello Shot Record 19:00 What the Puck: Stanley Cup Finals 19:32 Beyond the Arc: NBA Championship Series 29:11 NBA Draft: College vs "Pre-Professional" Draft...
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Winning in the NBA and Bears Draft Recap
In this weeks episode Max and Avery announce that they will be taking a break from recording over the summer (one or two mid-summer episodes will be released), and that this will be the last episode until late June. They give an update on the Chicago Cubs record and the Stanley Cup Playoffs…
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Soldier Field Trip and Sports Update
This week Max and Avery discuss their current vacations, including Max's tour of Soldier Field in Chicago. Next the announce the XFL champions and well as give a shout out to the USFL which is almost halfway through. Then they give a sports update starting with a brief update of the Chicago Cubs...
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NFL Draft Recap
This week Max and Avery give a very brief update on the Chicago Cubs season in Cubs Corner, the Stanley Cup Playoffs in What the Puck, and the NBA playoffs in Beyond the Arc. After this ten minute update they spend the remainder of the episode discussing the NFL draft. They start by going through...
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Iowa Players in the NFL Draft and Round 1 Disappointments in the NBA Playoffs
0:00 Introduction 0:42 Cubs Corner (Chicago Cubs Update) 4:20 What the Puck (Stanley Cup Playoffs - Avalanche) 9:35 Bear Necessities 11:23 Black and Gold Breakdown (Drafted Iowa Players) 41:26 Beyond the Arc (NBA Playoff Update) 1:03:18 BEARDOWN!
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Bears Mock Draft and NBA Playoffs
0:00 Introduction 0:25 Cubs Corner (MLB Segment) 5:25 Bears Segment (vote for your favorite name) 41:56 Black and Gold Breakdown (Iowa football segment) 46:40 Beyond the Arc (NBA Playoff Update) 1:04:50 BEARDOWN!
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NFL Mock Draft
In this episode Max and Avery create their own mock draft of the first round of the 2023 NFL Draft. They include trades they think will happen and their personal opinions on certain players being drafted by certain teams.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a sports podcast where we talk about the Chicago Bears along with other NFL games. We discuss the most recent games as well as our expectations for the upcoming games. We also touch on some college football, focusing mainly on the Iowa Hawkeyes. When it's not football season we'll talk about whatever other sports we are paying attention to (college basketball, NBA, hockey, baseball, etc).
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