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The Rational FANatics
by Thomas Shivers
Unbiased NFL and college projections, rankings, and fantasy updates for your everyday fan.
Episodes
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Playoff Push
As the season is coming down to the wire, some teams are in a must win scenario to keep their playoff hopes alive. Join us as we discuss who is in, who has a chance, and who is done.
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OK Boomer
The Sooners make a come back, Burrow is a lock for the heisman, and PAC-12 needs help. Join us as we discuss the path to the playoffs.
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TNF (Thursday Night Fights)
Players hatred of Thursday night games comes to a head by taking it out on each other. One of the biggest punishments of all time was handed down to those involve. Join us as we breakdown the brawl and repercussions.
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CFP Never Stops Disappointing
Listen as we break down the differences in our TMI to the now announced CFP rankings.
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MVP Campaign
The MVP discussion is starting to heat up as Wilson earns his new contract and Lamar out performs expectations.
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Spooky SZN=Upset SZN
Big 12 ranked teams dropped like flies this week along with a couple other top teams. Find out where they landed on the TMI with a listen.
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Deadline Told No Tales
The NFL deadline was fairly quiet with most of the media reporting trades that did not happen. And we have a debate on back-up QBs. Have a listen.
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WisCONsin
As the season races on the rankings are starting to get clustered with closely contending 1 loss teams. Join us as we distinguish them from each other and how we believe the head to heads will turn out.
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Division Re-Evaluation
Going into the halfway mark of the season we reassess our first glance initial division picks. Listen to our new picks if any, spoiler alert there are.
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Tigers Almost on Top
LSU (3) continues to impress & Clemson (2) is back, check out the rest of our rankings and analysis with a listen.
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Saints Go Marching on
Saints are on fire, Mahomes goes down, & Wilson for MVP.
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Clarifying Contenders
Clemson has no competition leading to complacency and Auburn goes down, will it effect our rankings or lead to a massive upset down the road? Tune in to hear our thoughts on the matter
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Fire It Up
First head coach fired and still winless teams. Players putting teams on their backs to win games including QBs, kickers, & linemen? Have a listen to our breakdown of how they did it.
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Wk5: PAC-12 Ahead of Schedule
The PAC-12’s demise is ahead of schedule for the season. And our rankings are weeks ahead of the AP polls, check it out with a listen.
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Win Heist
Both teams playing bad and that have back ups in are stealing wins all over the league. Is it good coaching or luck? Join us as we discuss how teams are pulling it off.
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TMI Wk2: Big 10 Bust
The second week of ranking are here for your inspection. A lot of movement this week from big matchups and upsets.
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Rise of Legends & Dynasties
The tide of the NFL is shifting to a youth takeover. Will the young talent rise to the occasion or will experienced veteran run the tables a bit longer? Join us as we discuss who looks like the future of the sport.
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TMI For You
We introduce our first Total Madness Index (TMI) ranking and double down on our bad bets.
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Backup Takeover
A bad week in the NFL has led to multiple QBs being sidelined whether it be injury or benching. How will it effect the surrounding offensive weapons? Listen in to find out.
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College Quickie 2: QBs on the rise & a Hawaii double down
Quick AB update, TLaw struggles continue, & MI needs the BYE. Join us as we discuss another eventful college football week.
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Brown Out
AB heading toward the exempt list, Texans shine in loss, & fantasy replacements for your already injured WR1. Join us as we break down the options the NFL has with AB & you have with your fantasy team.
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College Quickie 1: Week 1 Recap and Week 2 Rundown
Trevor Lawrence performance issues, SEC upsets, & Brown May be out. Join us as we discuss the wild world that is football.
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Daa Bears: Playoff Predictions & Last Second Fantasy Sleepers
Join us as we breakdown our playoff predictions from the divisional winners to the Super Bowl contenders. Feeling like you are lacking in a fantasy position, don’t worry listen to our sleeper picks to pad your bench and pre-empt waiver wire races.
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College Football and Texas is Back Week 0
We are ready for college football, join us as we discuss week 0 matchups, conference championship matchups, and heisman and champ futures.
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The Kickoff
Power Rankings, futures bets, and fantasy toxics and sleepers. Join us for breaking down all the NFL hype and how to attack your fantasy draft.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Unbiased NFL and college projections, rankings, and fantasy updates for your everyday fan.
HOSTED BY
Thomas Shivers
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Unbiased NFL and college projections, rankings, and fantasy updates for your everyday fan.
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