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9 hrs ago

Keyboard Heels Debuts & Is It Still Cool to Be a Wrestler? | The Coach and Bro Friday 9/25/26

It's Friday story time, and Coach shows up sunburned. He just drove 90 minutes each way to watch his son JJ shoot a 73 in his first Texas high school golf tournament, and JJ later walks into the shot to thank the chat. Coach and Vince take it somewhere real: know what matters before it's too late. Then the news. JBL says WWE won't air Worlds Collide live the same weekend AEW All Out has sold out in Chicago. Coach asks whether WWE is quietly conceding the weekend rather than paying to fly in a full production crew. A comment Coach attributes to Kevin Owens (he says it may have come from a parody account) about the NXT women carrying the brand leads to the big question: is it still cool to be a pro wrestler in 2026? Vince compares it to the vanishing male rock star. Coach tells the story of meeting The Rock on August 24, 1999. Then the conversation Vince had with Al Snow turns into a masterclass on heels: Superstar Billy Graham begging off from Bruno, why Dominik is the last heel who does it, and how two-time WWE Champion Sami Zayn should be playing a chicken-shit champ who dodges every defense. Vince also tells the story of calling his old friend Vito LoGrasso to read him the riot act over a JCW pre-tape. The super chats cover a lot. Vince responds to Jim Cornette's coverage of his exit from JCW. The hosts talk wrestling journalism and Road Dog's exit, and Coach brings in the new Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua deal in Cardiff. They each name the one thing they'd change if WWE hired them tomorrow, and they talk about what a Mason Rook promo should have sounded like. On the 26th anniversary of Vince winning the WCW title, there are Goldberg stories on both sides. Then comes the debut of Keyboard Heels — Tough Talk. Tiny Thumbs. — followed by Kevin Dunn and the Friday pay-per-view package room, the Coach and Bro-lette wheel, and one more run of the BlueChew spot. Timestamps (estimated) 0:00:00 — Friday story time open; Vince shaved and looks "three months younger" 0:01:40 — Coach's 90-minute drive to JJ's first Texas golf tournament (a 73; team in 4th of 20) 0:03:40 — Coming today: Coach and Bro's own version of mean tweets 0:04:30 — Super chat rules and the Coach and Bro-lette wheel ($25 merch gift card) 0:05:25 — Jimmy Fingers vs. Joe rivalry pushed to next week; a mystery package from Jimmy Fingers 0:06:45 — Topic #1: WWE won't air Worlds Collide live during AEW All Out weekend in Chicago 0:07:20 — JJ makes a cameo; "put too much emphasis on what doesn't matter and you neglect what does" 0:09:20 — The community behind the show; every show's numbers are up this week 0:10:30 — Back to Worlds Collide: "We didn't win this one, you guys can have it" 0:13:30 — Topic #2: the NXT women vs. the NXT men (a comment attributed to Kevin Owens) 0:15:10 — Is it cool to be a pro wrestler anymore? The chat votes 0:16:30 — Where did the male rock star go? 0:18:30 — Who's cool now: Roman Reigns, Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes, and the Sami Zayn question 0:19:45 — Coach meets The Rock, August 24, 1999: "built differently" 0:20:30 — Vince and Al Snow on heels: Superstar Billy Graham and the lost art of begging off 0:23:25 — Heels who won't change their music, Jey Uso, and John Cena's heel turn 0:25:30 — Sami Zayn as a chicken-shit heel champion; Jeff Jarrett; David Arquette and the WCW title 0:29:35 — "The Sami Zayn rule": should titles change hands on a count-out or DQ? 0:30:30 — Producer Man rolls the Drew McIntyre video; Coach's "you killed him!" story about Test 0:32:30 — Super chats: JCW, the "fake Hulk Hogan," and Vince's Vito LoGrasso phone call 0:36:30 — Social media and the heel who wants to be loved; Coach blown up with Hornswoggle 0:40:05 — Will TKO get involved in AEW's TV renewal? Nick Khan and the Fury vs. Joshua deal 0:42:20 — Vince on Jim Cornette's coverage of his JCW exit 0:45:50 — Wrestling journalism, "shoots on" headlines, and why Coach and Vince have no heat with anyone 0:48:35 — Road Dog's exit, Adam Copeland's "handcuffs," and the PFL story 0:51:10 — Heel 420: Jinder Mahal, Elias, Lana, Rusev, Lacey Evans and the "it factor" 0:52:20 — Coach Sippin' Jamba Juice: where did ramp-to-ring promos go? The New Coke lesson 0:54:15 — You're hired by WWE tomorrow: Coach's three changes vs. Vince's character rule for NXT call-ups 0:59:15 — True Dad of Two: Mason Rook vs. Grayson Waller, and what the promo should have been 1:03:10 — 26 years ago today: Vince wins the WCW title and Goldberg spears him into the guardrail 1:04:35 — Gillberg, the fake Goldberg entrances, and Goldberg's scariest moments for both hosts 1:09:40 — Jesse's super chat: a tip for Vince watching NFL games 1:10:20 — World premiere: Keyboard Heels — Tough Talk. Tiny Thumbs. 1:11:05 — "How the hell is it your show?" Vince explains the JCW TV pitch 1:13:15 — "So obnoxious" and "Coach is a narcissist" 1:15:25 — "He gives up on everything"; Vince's third book 1:17:00 — "Coach is cringe AF," the high school principal vibe (Lean on Me), and "Vince McMahon's water boy" 1:21:40 — The 17-year-old critic in Albany; "we don't make podcasts, this is a show" 1:23:30 — Best and worst to write for; the DX three-pack; Kevin Dunn and the Friday pay-per-view packages 1:28:40 — Jesse's follow-up: DX in charge and making WWE lame? 1:29:40 — Shout-out to D. Morris; Afternoon Drive on Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:30:25 — The Coach and Bro-lette wheel: Coach Sippin' Jamba Juice wins 1:31:10 — Vince's fantasy baseball final weekend 1:32:00 — Encore: the BlueChew commercial ("No more namby-pamby") 1:33:25 — Sign-off: back Monday at 2 PM ET Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
13 hrs ago

Falcons Rout Packers, LaFleur's Hot Seat | Weekend Best Bets — Coach and Company Friday 9/25/26

Mikey P sits in for Coach alongside numbers guy Raphael Esparza for an all-football Friday. First, a baseball detour: Raphael celebrates Pete Crow-Armstrong becoming just the seventh 40-40 player in MLB history as both the Cubs and White Sox clinched. Then the best bets: Raphael: UCLA -1.5 at Maryland behind RB Wayne Knight's eight rushing touchdowns, and both the Jets and Lions to score 20+ (+105). Mikey P: Ole Miss on the money line at Florida with Trinidad Chambliss, and the Titans at a Giants team missing Jaxson Dart. Coach (sent in): Presidents Cup foursomes plays on Sungjae Im/Hideki Matsuyama (-125), Collin Morikawa/Wyndham Clark (-148) and Tom Kim/Si Woo Kim (-110). Picks are opinion, lines move, and please bet responsibly. The TNF recap is blunt. Atlanta won 35-14 at Lambeau, and Green Bay ran for just 17 yards. Raphael blames the play-calling and offensive line more than Jordan Love, and predicts LaFleur lasts the season but not beyond it. Mikey P calls Bijan Robinson the NFL's No. 1 running back "by a long two" over Jahmyr Gibbs. Both agree Michael Penix Jr., who threw for 239 yards and hit Drake London for 68 in his first game back, is QB1 in Atlanta. Raphael notes Kyle Pitts' blocking on Bijan's touchdown, and they wonder whether the Falcons could shop Tua Tagovailoa. For college football, Raphael takes Tennessee on the money line and Mikey P takes Texas in No. 1 Texas at Tennessee, with President Trump expected to attend. They also discuss how his arrival and exit could affect sideline communication and live betting. For Sunday, Raphael's game of the week is Ravens vs. Cowboys in Rio, and Mikey P wants more Derrick Henry. Mikey P's "HMM" game ("how much more?") is the 0-2 Chargers at Buffalo, where Raphael likes a Chargers upset. They finish with the over in Raiders at Saints and Oregon at USC. Housekeeping: Two Coach and Bro episodes and The 2 Count are out on BTT Wrestling, including Vince Russo explaining his JCW departure on Wednesday's show, with a Friday Coach and Bro still to come. Fight Time with Mikey P and Leah Dorchenez is in the feed, with Till vs. Romero on deck. Afternoon Drive runs Tuesdays and Thursdays, and BTT Tailgate Saturday with Mikey P and Brandon Combs is Saturday morning. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Welcome: Mikey P sits in for Coach 00:45 Housekeeping: Coach and Bro, The 2 Count, Fight Time, Afternoon Drive 01:50 Raphael joins: Cubs and White Sox clinch, Pete Crow-Armstrong goes 40-40 04:05 Best bets: Raphael on UCLA -1.5 at Maryland 05:00 Raphael: Jets vs. Lions, both teams 20+ 05:55 Mikey P: Ole Miss money line at Florida 07:40 Mikey P: Titans at Giants 09:35 Coach's Presidents Cup foursomes picks 11:00 TNF recap: Falcons 35, Packers 14. How hot is LaFleur's seat? 14:50 Is Bijan Robinson the NFL's No. 1 running back? 16:30 Penix is QB1: could Atlanta shop Tua? 19:20 Where have the tight ends gone? 20:40 College football: No. 1 Texas at Tennessee 26:50 Sunday game of the week: Ravens vs. Cowboys in Rio 29:40 Mikey P's "HMM" game: Chargers at Bills 33:45 Bonus: Raiders at Saints over 34:25 What's on your TV this weekend? 36:05 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1d ago

Coach's Week 3 Top 3 Games | Fury vs. Joshua & Vlad's $500M Quote — Afternoon Drive with The Coach Thursday 9/24/26

Coach starts with the Falcons at Packers on Thursday Night Football. Michael Penix Jr. takes over for Cooper Rush after Atlanta's 0-2 start, and every best bet on the morning's Coach and Company went Atlanta's way. For Coach, the game is really about Green Bay. He argues Jordan Love is playing well below his level at a 52% completion rate, and that the Packers were a Jets collapse away from 0-2. He still thinks an "adequate" Green Bay can win a wide-open NFC North. He also points to the injury wave reshaping teams across the league. Next come Coach's top three games of Week 3: Patriots at Jaguars: a pair of 1-1 teams with big AFC hopes. Ravens vs. Cowboys: played at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Coach has pointed questions for Lamar Jackson and for Cowboys Universe. Raiders at Saints: a 2-0 Las Vegas team with Kirk Cousins starting and rookie Fernando Mendoza waiting, against Tyler Shough's Saints, who beat Baltimore last week. He then answers super chats on Shough as a breakout QB, whether the Cowboys' defense is good enough, the Bills against the 0-2 Chargers, and whether Cousins should keep the job. The second half moves off the field. Fury vs. Joshua is official for Dec. 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff on Netflix. Coach covers the reported roughly £200M, 50-50 purse split, Turki Alalshikh's backing, Eddie Hearn's cut, and why he's watching the spectacle rather than complaining that both fighters are past their prime. Last comes Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s "they paid me for what I already did" quote. Coach sets it against the owners' proposed salary-cap system and the reported five-year / 15%-of-payroll contract limits, and explains Shohei Ohtani's deferrals. He argues that under those rules, Vlad's deal would be one of the last of its kind. Housekeeping: Coach and Company is live weekdays at 10 a.m. ET, and Afternoon Drive is live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. Coach and Bro is on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Friday's Coach and Company is on demand. Every show is in one video link and one audio link, and business inquiries go to the email shown on screen. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Pre-show 03:05 Welcome and today's three topics 04:40 TNF: Falcons at Packers, Penix takes over 07:45 Jordan Love at 52%: this game is about Green Bay 09:10 The NFL's injury problem 10:16 Top 3 No. 1: Patriots at Jaguars 11:19 Top 3 No. 2: Ravens vs. Cowboys 13:54 Top 3 No. 3: Raiders at Saints 16:04 Super chats: Tyler Shough, the Cowboys D, Bills by 25, Kirk Cousins 22:20 Topic 2: Fury vs. Joshua is official 29:50 Topic 3: Vlad Guerrero Jr.'s $500M quote 31:30 MLB's salary-cap fight and Ohtani's deferrals 37:05 Chat shout-outs and building the brand 39:25 Schedule and sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
1d ago

Falcons at Packers TNF Best Bets | Fury vs. Joshua Is Official — Coach and Company Thursday 9/24/26

Coach, Peyton Lodge and Mikey P open Thursday with best bets for Falcons at Packers, and every pick leans on Michael Penix Jr.'s return. Mikey P takes Penix over 206 passing yards and Kyle Pitts at four or more catches. Peyton takes Atlanta +3.5 and Drake London's receiving yards, pointing out that London has topped 100 yards in five of his last six games with Penix at quarterback. Coach adds two international plays for Thursday four-ball at the Presidents Cup at Medinah: Ryan Fox and Adam Scott, and Tom Kim with Si Woo Kim. Then the breaking news. Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is official for Friday, Dec. 11 at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, live on Netflix, with around 80,000 expected under the retractable roof. Mikey P calls it a sure record for Netflix. The previous benchmark is Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson, which Netflix says drew 108 million live viewers worldwide. In Inside Info, Raphael Esparza says Fury opened around -180/-190 and has moved to about -200, and he expects the price to keep climbing. He also likes the Packers' team total over 23.5, both the Jets and Lions to score 25+, and Drake Maye's passing yards. Next, Coach and the panel take apart Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s "they paid me for what I already did" comment. He made it after a .263, 9-homer season, in the first year of his 14-year, $500 million extension, and right after the Blue Jays were eliminated in a doubleheader sweep. Mikey P argues that part of the quote is technically right. The show closes with the full TNF breakdown. The panel covers whether Penix is Atlanta's best option over Tua Tagovailoa, Jordan Love's 52% completion rate, and a Green Bay roster missing RT Zach Bako-Bewele (out for the season) and Jayden Reed (neck). Josh Jacobs is on the commissioner's exempt list. Coach argues a loss tonight could snowball into a brutal 10-week stretch before the bye. Picks are opinion, lines move, and please bet responsibly. Housekeeping: Afternoon Drive with the Coach is live Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET. Friday's Coach and Company is on demand, and Coach and Bro is live Friday. Every show's audio and video is at the link in Coach's bio. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Pre-show 01:30 Welcome — Thursday on Coach and Company 02:12 TNF best bets: Mikey P on Michael Penix Jr. and Kyle Pitts 04:30 Peyton Lodge: Falcons +3.5 and Drake London's receiving yards 06:10 Coach's Presidents Cup four-ball plays 07:30 Breaking: Tyson Fury vs. Anthony Joshua is official 12:00 Inside Info with Raphael: Fury–Joshua odds 13:44 Raphael: Packers team total over 23.5 14:40 Raphael: Jets vs. Lions, both teams 25+ 15:28 Raphael: Drake Maye passing yards 16:25 Vlad Guerrero Jr.: "They paid me for what I already did" 24:35 Falcons at Packers breakdown: why Penix? 28:28 Jordan Love, injuries and Matt LaFleur 32:10 Green Bay's schedule gauntlet 33:56 Big Cheesy's Bijan Robinson play 34:20 This week on BTT Sports and sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2d ago

Joshua Van, the Next Superstar? | Where Gable Steveson Goes From Here — Fight Time with Mikey P Wednesday 9/23/26

Mikey P and Lia Dorchinez work "backwards to the future," starting with UFC 331: Casey O'Neill: a first-round armbar over Eduarda Moura. Leah says it is proof you don't sleep on the women's fights. Tai Tuivasa: a gritty split-decision loss to Robelis Despaigne, his eighth straight defeat. Mikey P wants the UFC to give him a fairer stylistic matchup if he stays. Chito Vera: an emotional TKO of Charles Jourdain. Alonzo Menifield: a split-decision win over Iwo Baraniewski, fought through a mangled thumb. The centerpiece is Sean Sharaf knocking out Gable Steveson in 12 seconds as a heavy underdog. Mikey P's line is that "a fighter is not determined by his betting odds." Leah calls Steveson's early exit from the cage disrespectful but human. Mikey P plays devil's advocate on whether the walkout only adds to Sharaf's moment. They float Anthony Wint and Tai Tuivasa as possible next opponents, while flagging the brain-health risk of two heavy hitters back to back. The pair then move on: Arman Tsarukyan: his knockout of Mauricio Ruffy, which they say puts him next in line for a title shot. Joshua Van: his title defense over Alexandre Pantoja. Both hosts say the 24-year-old is the UFC's next young superstar. Contender Series: Tuesday's night where both fighters in two different bouts earned contracts (Alvi Dasuyev and Jaden Ortega, Piero Guaylupo and Callum Connor), plus a likely second look for Norbert Novenyi Jr. PFL: Mikey P's tribute to John Martin, who is stepping down as CEO of MVP-PFL, and his message to fighters and fans to stick with the promotion. The weekend: Leah's pick is BKFC 94: Till vs. Romero in Manchester. They also preview Bryce Mitchell vs. Mikey Musumeci at UFC BJJ and Raul Rosas Jr. at UFC Fight Night. Housekeeping: Destiny McCubbin joins Fight Time next week ahead of her Power Slap bout with Emily Whitmire. Like, subscribe and turn on notifications on BTT Sports. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 The bell has sounded: welcome 01:10 UFC 331: Casey O'Neill's armbar 03:30 Edmen Shahbazyan and Tai Tuivasa's split-decision loss 05:26 Chito Vera stops Charles Jourdain 06:50 Alonzo Menifield gutting out a win 07:50 Sean Sharaf KOs Gable Steveson in 12 seconds 10:40 The walkout: disrespect or pride? 17:35 What's next for Steveson: Anthony Wint? Tuivasa? 21:15 Arman Tsarukyan KOs Mauricio Ruffy: title next? 22:50 Joshua Van retains against Pantoja: the next superstar 25:00 Contender Series: both fighters signed, twice 27:46 Norbert Novenyi Jr. and Dana White getting it right 29:05 PFL CEO John Martin steps down 34:00 Weekend preview: Darren Till vs. Yoel Romero at BKFC 36:10 UFC BJJ: Bryce Mitchell vs. Mikey Musumeci 36:50 UFC Fight Night and Raul Rosas Jr. 38:38 Next week: Destiny McCubbin 41:25 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2d ago

Vince Russo Leaves JCW & Why the Promoter Always Writes the Show | The Coach and Bro Wednesday 9/23/26

It's Wednesday, the show is now Monday–Wednesday–Friday at about an hour a pop, and BTT is live in Austria for the first time (not Australia — though Vince confirms Australia belongs on Coach's bucket list). After Vince's fantasy-baseball anxiety — "Wolf Mall" just took first place for the first time all season — Coach goes straight to the story the chat came for: Vince Russo has parted ways with Juggalo Championship Wrestling after a year as head writer. Vince is clear there was no falling-out with Violent J ("I would take a bullet for this dude") and gives his two real reasons: a rock-star world that runs day to day versus a writer who lives on structure, and the rule that every wrestling-fan promoter — Violent J, Billy Corgan, Tony Khan, Triple H — eventually writes the show, even on a show sold as "written and produced by Vince Russo." Coach would rather win than be right, and says he'd have stepped away and let Vince cook. Vince's answer is the heart of the episode: Vince McMahon left him alone because McMahon was a businessman, not a mark. Going forward he'll consult for anyone, but he'll only take the pen again with a businessman boss who has his back. Along the way: why "clean finishes" in a scripted business are an oxymoron, the Jack Tunney rule he brought back at JCW, and Vince's Airbnb lesson — if you buy something you don't know, pay the guy who does to teach you. The back half is super chats, and they go deep. Coach admits he's been thinking about working as an on-screen character again. Vince watched two in-ring promos from last night's NXT — including Grayson Waller vs. Mason Rook ahead of their NXT Title match — and calls it high-school-play level. That turns into a talk on promo class, Ohio Valley, the Sean Waltman house-show story, and why Brock Lesnar getting cut by the NFL shows how low wrestling's bar has fallen. Also covered: WWE pulling Trick Williams' "Lemon Pepper Steppers" shirt, Jacy Jayne as a natural heel who belongs at the top, John Cena's comments on his heel turn and what The Rock could have changed, a rotating guest GM from the legends list, and a song-vs.-song showdown between Jimmy Fingers and Joe set for Friday. Timestamps (estimated) 0:00:00 — Open: Coach and Bro now Monday, Wednesday, Friday, about an hour a show 0:00:55 — Vince's fantasy baseball stress: Wolf Mall slides into first 0:01:50 — Live in Austria for the first time; Vince on Australia 0:03:00 — Super chat rules and the Coach and Bro-lette wheel ($25 gift card) 0:04:10 — Topic #1: Vince Russo leaves JCW: "When you're unhappy with something, change it" 0:09:20 — Reason one: Violent J's rock-star chaos vs. a writer who lives on structure; "It's his company, it's his money" 0:11:30 — Reason two: the promoter always writes the show: Corgan, Tony Khan, Triple H; "This isn't my show anymore" 0:15:20 — Coach: "I would rather win than be right" 0:17:40 — Why the Attitude Era worked: Vince McMahon was a businessman, not a wrestling mark 0:20:30 — Would Vince write again? Consultant yes; lead writer only with a businessman boss who has his back 0:24:20 — The "clean finish" oxymoron and why run-ins keep the story going 0:25:50 — What Coach would have done in Violent J's shoes; JCW as a business; a message to Tony Khan and Nick Khan 0:30:15 — Super chats: "happy retirement," Hall of Fame talk, and Jeff Lane on Coach as a top in-ring performer 0:32:10 — Coach on possibly returning as an on-screen character 0:33:20 — "In 2026, anybody can be a pro wrestler": Vince on last night's NXT promos 0:36:30 — Grayson Waller and Mason Rook; promo class, Ohio Valley, and bringing legends back to teach 0:39:50 — Jacy Jayne should be at the top; creative playing favorites; the Sean Waltman promo room; Mark Shapiro and house shows 0:44:10 — WWE pulls Trick Williams' "Lemon Pepper Steppers" shirt; Trick "has it" 0:47:00 — The audition test, one roster vs. two brands, Kelani Jordan, and CM Punk wanting more matches 0:50:25 — Tony Khan's opportunity; Coach's SportsCenter "front gate" story; Brock Lesnar and the NFL 0:53:05 — Super chats: Vince's reputation vs. the real Vince 0:54:25 — Did it slip after Cena's heel turn? Cena on the Rock plan and star power 0:57:00 — Vince's idea: a surprise guest GM every week from the legends list 1:00:00 — Smartest Mark Alive: story writers like Freddie Prinze Jr. and Paul Walter Hauser; hold the writers' room accountable 1:04:15 — Coach & Al Snow vs. JR & Jerry Lawler (Unforgiven 2003); Vince's WWE book, Forgiven 1:05:35 — Ex-TNA talent in AEW; Russo as a Tony Khan consultant?; Vince's Airbnb lesson 1:09:30 — Coach wants to be an executive; the "That's my husband!" moment and the sold-out shirt 1:11:45 — AEW champion Will Ospreay in "meaningless" matches; the Jack Tunney rule; where are the real heels? 1:14:05 — Michael Hayes and "Chelsea can't beat this one": anybody can beat anybody 1:15:50 — Jimmy Fingers vs. Joe: song vs. song, Friday on Coach and Bro 1:17:30 — The Coach and Bro-lette wheel spin 1:18:50 — Monday's show: fastest to 10K views in 24 hours; The 2 Count tops 10K on day one 1:19:15 — Last word: Vince's next three months (a fantasy dynasty and lots of naps) 1:20:10 — Sign-off: back Friday, 2 PM ET, story time Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
2d ago

CFB Week 4 Best Early Lines | Jaxson Dart's Season-Ending Knee — Coach and Company 9/23/26

Rant Wednesday on Coach and Company starts with the story New York didn't want to hear. Jaxson Dart got hurt in the Giants' 28-6 Monday night loss to the Rams. John Harbaugh's first read was "in the neighborhood" of an MCL sprain. Now there are reports of MCL, PCL and meniscus damage and season-ending surgery. Big Tommy C wants the front office to stop keeping fans in the dark. The panel agrees the Giants need a real answer behind Jameis Winston, who went 11-of-27 for 111 yards in relief. Mikey P floats a buy-low call to Minnesota for J.J. McCarthy, who is third on the Vikings' depth chart behind Kyler Murray and Carson Wentz. Then comes a quick power-rankings check. Coach has Buffalo No. 1. Mikey P goes with a Kansas City team fresh off a 33-30 overtime win over the Colts. Tommy picks a 49ers defense that has allowed 20 points in two games. Then the rants. Mikey P defends Caleb Williams after the Bears QB was carted off with a hamstring injury and aims straight at Emmanuel Acho. He points out that Caleb took 68 sacks as a rookie. Big Tommy C pleads with the baseball and football gods: Dart is out, Aaron Judge is expected to miss the Wild Card Series with a calf strain, and the Rays clinched the AL East at Yankee Stadium. Coach, now living in Dallas–Fort Worth, still can't explain the Cowboys. They drew the most-watched game of the first two weeks (27.2 million for Commanders-Cowboys), and Forbes values them at $17 billion (Coach rounds it to $20 billion on air). Yet they have gone 30 years without a Super Bowl, and Dak Prescott just passed Tony Romo's franchise TD record. The second half is the college football top five. First is No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee (noon ET, ABC). Mikey P says Arch Manning answers the noise by winning in Knoxville by at least a touchdown. Next, No. 3 Notre Dame is a 27-point favorite at Purdue, and Mikey P argues the Irish have to keep covering to protect their playoff résumé. Coach worries about a hangover for No. 4 Ole Miss at Florida a week after beating LSU. Mikey P likes the Rebels at +3.5 or on the money line. Both expect Georgia to roll over Oklahoma as a 14-point favorite. The show closes with No. 23 Texas A&M at No. 10 LSU, which Coach calls a bounce-back test for Lane Kiffin's new team. Picks and leans are the hosts' opinions, and lines move all week. Housekeeping: Fight Time with Mikey P drops Thursday. The Afternoon Drive airs Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Thursday's show updates the college storylines before TNF (Falcons at Packers). Coach and Bro is live today at 2 p.m. ET with the latest on Vince Russo. The 2 Count is available on demand after its best numbers in five months. Big Tommy C is also on the Monday Night Grind. Check out BlueChew GOLD with promo code COACH, and heel tweets are coming to Coach and Bro on Fridays. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open: Coach, Mikey P & Big Tommy C 04:15 Jaxson Dart's knee: worst case for the Giants 09:05 Should the Giants call about J.J. McCarthy? 11:05 NFL power rankings: Bills, Chiefs or 49ers at No. 1? 14:40 Rant Wednesday 15:30 Mikey P's rant: Leave Caleb Williams alone 19:00 Big Tommy C's rant: Dart, Judge and a cursed New York week 22:20 Coach's rant: How are the Cowboys worth this much? 27:05 BlueChew GOLD: "Just Wrestling" world premiere 29:00 CFB top five: No. 1 Texas at No. 14 Tennessee 34:10 Notre Dame at Purdue: will the Irish cover? 36:55 Ole Miss at Florida: hangover Saturday? 39:40 Oklahoma at Georgia 42:10 Texas A&M at LSU: who bounces back? 44:35 TNF preview: Falcons at Packers 45:30 Coach, Jalen Hurts, The Rock & the AI memes 48:45 Sign-off: Coach and Bro at 2 p.m. ET BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3d ago

NFL Week 3 Preview | Coach's Week 2 Power Rankings — Afternoon Drive with the Coach Tuesday 9/22/26

Coach opens show No. 3 of Afternoon Drive with his Week 2 power rankings: 1. Bills, 2. 49ers, 3. Chiefs, 4. Seahawks, 5. Rams — three NFC West teams in the top five. Buffalo is 2-0 after dropping 36 on Houston and 41 on Detroit, and Josh Allen already has nine total touchdowns (NFL.com/Yahoo). San Francisco won its first two by 20-plus, including the 27-7 opener over the Rams in Melbourne (49ers.com), and the Rams earn their spot after Monday night's 28-6 win over the Giants, with Aaron Donald back and making a difference (NFL.com). Then it's every Week 3 game in two minutes or less (full schedule). Coach likes the Packers over the Falcons on Thursday night, says Deshaun Watson has earned the start at home against Carolina off the Browns' win in Tampa (with Todd Monken's "very young player" sound) (PFT), asks whether Aaron Rodgers has anything left in Pittsburgh, and takes the Colts and the points at home against Houston. He defends Chris Jones' "two middle fingers" backing of Harrison Butker after the Chiefs' 33-30 overtime win (Yahoo), rides the Bills to cover against the 0-2 Chargers, takes the Lions over the Jets, and breaks down Washington life without Jayden Daniels (dislocated elbow; Marcus Mariota expected to start) (NFL.com). Late window: Carson Wentz and the 2-0 Vikings at 0-2 Tampa, Ravens–Cowboys at Rio de Janeiro's Maracanã (CBS Sports), Kirk Cousins' Raiders at the Saints (Coach's pick: New Orleans), and Rams at Broncos on Sunday night. It closes on Monday night's Eagles at Bears — with Caleb Williams nursing a hamstring and Tyson Bagent in concussion protocol, Case Keenum could start for Chicago (NFL.com); Coach says he'll take Philly -3.5 "all day." Along the way: the Jalen Hurts doppelganger meme, the Taylor Swift "that's my husband" moment, Romeo Doubs' $68M Patriots deal versus keeping Stefon Diggs (Heavy), and a pile of Super Chats from Jimmy Fingers, Morris, Big Cheesy, Dan and the rest of the chat. Picks are Coach's opinion and lines move — check current odds before you play. Housekeeping: Afternoon Drive is live every Tuesday and Thursday at 2 PM ET; Thursday's show covers Falcons–Packers and the big college football stories; Coach and Company is live weekdays at 10 AM ET; Coach and Bro follows at 2 PM ET Wednesday. This episode is sponsored by BlueChew — promo code COACH. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Welcome to Afternoon Drive — show No. 3 01:55 Coach's Week 2 Power Rankings: Bills No. 1 05:25 The Jalen Hurts meme + first Super Chats 07:25 TNF: Falcons at Packers 09:15 Panthers at Browns — Deshaun Watson and Todd Monken 15:25 Bengals at Steelers — does Aaron Rodgers have anything left? 17:50 Texans at Colts — is C.J. Stroud a franchise QB? 20:15 Chiefs at Dolphins — Mahomes, Chris Jones and Harrison Butker 25:20 Chargers at Bills 28:05 Jets at Lions — Dan Campbell the head coach 30:25 Seahawks at Commanders — Jayden Daniels injury 33:20 Titans at Giants — Jaxson Dart and Jameis Winston 36:25 BREAKING: Bears QB room — Case Keenum? 37:50 Super Chats: Romeo Doubs vs. Stefon Diggs 40:45 Patriots at Jaguars 44:45 BlueChew Gold presents: "Just Wrestling" 46:50 Vikings at Buccaneers 49:45 Ravens vs. Cowboys in Rio 52:30 Raiders at Saints 54:45 Rams at Broncos — Sunday Night Football 57:30 Could Netflix come calling? Why BTT built its own thing 59:10 MNF: Eagles at Bears 62:05 Final Super Chats + sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3d ago

WWE vs. AEW: Who Won Chicago? & Ospreay-Moxley at All Out | The 2 Count

It's the weekend wrestling fans have circled for months. AEW All Out and WWE's Worlds Collide go head-to-head in Chicago on the same night. Coach and JDfromNY start the show by deciding who has already won the weekend. Both say AEW, because All Out sold out without ever addressing WWE, while WWE still hasn't said where its show will air. From there they break down All Out's card: Will Ospreay's first true pay-per-view title defense against Jon Moxley, and what could be Cope and Christian's last big moment in a three-way TLC tag title match with FTR and the Young Bucks. They also debate whether Mercedes Moné, who is off All Out and now advertised for October 17, is still the biggest star in AEW's women's division. Over on WWE programming, the guys ask whether CM Punk's involvement is lifting Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens and the WWE Championship picture on SmackDown. They also cover the unaired clip of Cody Rhodes telling Michael Cole he'll "kick his head off," and whether it hints at a heel turn WWE won't commit to. Coach and JD question whether the TNA partnership has been one-sided after Nic Nemeth spoke up about it. They tear into the AI-made "Lemon Pepper Steppers" shirt WWE pulled from Trick Williams' merch line. And they argue that LA Knight should take the World Heavyweight Championship from Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank. The back half covers the youth movement in the Money in the Bank qualifiers, Oba Femi's return to save Je'Von Evans from The Vision, and why Bronson Reed deserves credit for his selling. The Kickout covers Royce Keys and 946 leaving Solo Sikoa to "walk till you feel the grass," super chats on WWE's Saudi Arabia plans and the State Department travel advisory, and both hosts' best Chicago memories, including Coach's first night on air alongside The Rock. Timestamps (ESTIMATED from transcript) [00:00] Cold open & welcome: Coach and JDfromNY, presented by BlueChew Gold [02:30] Topic 1: WWE Worlds Collide vs. AEW All Out: who already won Chicago? (broadcast plans still unsettled) [06:50] Topic 2: Will Ospreay vs. Jon Moxley for the AEW World Title at All Out. Will it sell? Plus the Cope & Christian / FTR / Young Bucks TLC match (full All Out card) [11:00] Topic 3: Mercedes Moné off All Out. Is she still AEW's biggest women's star? [15:20] Topic 4: CM Punk, Sami Zayn & Kevin Owens. Does Punk elevate the WWE Championship picture? [20:00] Topic 5: Cody Rhodes' off-air message to Michael Cole. Is a heel turn really coming? [24:00] Halfway home: the new BlueChew Gold commercial with Coach & Vince Russo [26:00] Topic 6: Nic Nemeth on the WWE-TNA partnership. Has it been one-sided? [31:50] Topic 7: WWE pulls Trick Williams' "Lemon Pepper Steppers" shirt [36:05] Topic 8: LA Knight vs. Roman Reigns at Money in the Bank. Is Knight finally getting his flowers? [40:40] Topic 9: Money in the Bank qualifiers. Is this the youth movement? (Roxanne Perez, Lola Vice, Sol Ruca, Je'Von Evans, Penta) [45:05] Topic 10: Oba Femi returns to save Je'Von Evans. Plus Bronson Reed's selling and wrestling's most underrated sellers [49:20] The Kickout: Royce Keys & 946 leave Solo Sikoa to "feel the grass" [53:45] Super chats: WWE, Saudi Arabia & the travel advisory, Bron Breakker's booking, TNA as a finishing school, the Coach Jalen Hurts meme [59:40] Best Chicago memories: podcast row at Starrcast, CM Punk's return pop, and Coach's first night on air with The Rock [1:03:10] Final super chats: Sami Zayn, LA Knight, and Lyra Valkyria's new music [1:05:20] Sign-off: JD's plugs (Tuesday Night Titans, House of Glory in Chicago) and the Afternoon Drive at 2 PM ET Sponsor: The 2 Count is presented by BlueChew Gold. Buy two months and get your third month free, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order, with promo code 2COUNT at bluechew.com. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
3d ago

NFL Week 3 Early Lines | Jaxson Dart Hurt, Eagles–Bears Preview — Coach and Company 9/22/26

It's lookahead Tuesday, and Coach opens with the viral doppelgänger discourse — he's convinced Jalen Hurts is doing a Coach impression, and Supi would like everyone to stop calling him Jason Kelce — before the panel gets to a Monday night that was over almost before it started. Jaxson Dart left on the Giants' opening drive with a knee injury (believed to be a sprained MCL), Jameis Winston went 11-of-27 for 111 yards in relief, and the Rams rolled 28-6 behind Matthew Stafford's 327 yards and four touchdowns and Davante Adams' 8-catch, 195-yard night — with Aaron Donald back in the lineup and Puka Nacua inactive. Supi argues the Giants have to rebuild the game plan around Winston's pocket style this week; Mikey P, a Bears fan living through Caleb Williams' "week-to-week" hamstring, says Giants fans should be worried. Coach's take: expect the "Jameis is already thinking about TV" narrative, and don't buy it. Then it's Inside Info with Raphael Esparza: grab the Notre Dame–Purdue over at 57.5 before it climbs (Purdue has allowed 45 a game over its last two), grab the Cardinals–49ers under at 48 against a Niners defense that has allowed 20 points in two games, and if you like Miami against the Chiefs, wait — Raphael expects the 11.5 to reach 12.5 or even 13 before kickoff. The Week 3 lookahead asks one question five times: did the books get it right? Supi calls Jaguars -3 over New England essentially spot-on after Jacksonville let a 10-point lead slip in Denver, and Mikey P likes the Jags at home in a "get right" game. For Ravens–Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro, Supi's game plan is Derrick Henry 25-30 times plus Rashod Bateman, which makes Coach nervous about the 52 total. Supi loves Tyler Shough and the Saints (-3) against a 2-0 Raiders team riding Kirk Cousins, while Mikey P says it's on Maxx Crosby and the Raiders' pass rush. On Sunday night, Mikey P is fading the Rams (-2.5) and taking Bo Nix and the Broncos at altitude despite a banged-up backfield, and Supi sees a defensive game. And for Monday night, Mikey P does the unthinkable: with Caleb Williams week-to-week and Tyson Bagent likely under center, he's fading his own Bears against the Eagles (-3) — a team that went from 59 points in Week 1 to a field goal in Week 2. Supi agrees and says Chicago's only path is Swift, Monangai and Colston Loveland, keeping it within one score. Coach closes with the Jalen Hurts heel-turn video for Big Cheesy in the chat. As always, picks and leans are the hosts' opinions and lines move — check your book before you play. Housekeeping: The world premiere of BTT's new BlueChew commercial with Coach and Vinny Ruru — buy two months of BlueChew Gold and get the third free with promo code COACH, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order at bluechew.com; Raphael answering questions live in the chat; VOD segments later today through Stadium Sports Network; The 2 Count at 11:30 a.m. ET; Afternoon Drive with the Coach at 2 p.m. ET with more NFL and Mikey P's picks; and breaking news from the MMA beat — John Martin is stepping down as CEO of the newly merged PFL/MVP, where Coach worked for four-plus years. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open — three shows today, Raphael in the chat 00:35 Doppelgänger day: Coach vs. Jalen Hurts, Supi vs. Jason Kelce 02:00 MNF: Jaxson Dart hurt on the first drive, Jameis Winston's rough night — Supi's take 04:30 Rams 28, Giants 6: Stafford's four TDs, Davante Adams' 195 yards, Aaron Donald's return — Mikey P 07:15 How worried should the Giants be about a sprained MCL? The Jameis-to-TV narrative 09:50 Inside Info with Raphael Esparza 11:05 Nugget 1: Notre Dame vs. Purdue — grab the over at 57.5 12:50 Nugget 2: Cardinals–49ers — grab the under at 48 14:05 Nugget 3: Are the Chiefs back? The 11.5 at Miami and Mahomes as a double-digit road favorite 16:50 Eagles–Bears line watch: what Caleb Williams' hamstring did to the number 17:55 World premiere: the new BlueChew commercial with Coach and Vinny Ruru (promo code COACH) 19:25 Week 3 lookahead, game 1: Patriots at Jaguars (-3), total 45.5 22:55 Hamstrings everywhere — is it the stretching or the shortened preseason? 24:15 Game 2: Ravens (-3) vs. Cowboys in Rio, total 52 — "give it to Derrick Henry" 27:20 Game 3: 2-0 Raiders at Saints (-3), total 44 — Tyler Shough vs. Kirk Cousins 31:10 Game 4: Rams (-2.5) at Broncos on Sunday Night Football — altitude, Bo Nix, Denver's backfield 36:25 Game 5: Eagles (-3) at Bears on Monday Night Football — Mikey P fades his own team 40:25 Coach's final take: the Jalen Hurts heel-turn video (for Big Cheesy) 43:15 Housekeeping: VOD segments, The 2 Count at 11:30 a.m. ET, Afternoon Drive at 2 p.m. ET 44:00 Breaking: John Martin steps down as PFL CEO 44:45 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
4d ago

Messy SmackDown Finish & Is the WWE–TNA Partnership Fair? | The Coach and Bro Monday 9/21/26

It's Monday, and after a rocky start (Coach's mic goes down, Producer Man briefly takes the wheel) The Coach and Bro get into a Big Three that skips the usual segment-by-segment Raw and SmackDown breakdown for three heavier conversations. Before that, Vince has "middle to extensive heat" with Coach over the Chiefs failing to cover and the viral "That's my husband!" moment from Sunday night, and Coach is trending after NFL Twitter decided Jalen Hurts' sideline look was a dead ringer for one of his classic entrance videos. The lead story is a serious one: indie wrestler Ganon Jones Jr., who was in Andy "The Butcher" Williams' final tag match, has announced he's stepping away from wrestling for the sake of his young daughter. Vince stresses that the cause of death is still not official, then makes a bigger point — wrestling is supposed to be a work, and the boys are supposed to protect each other. Both hosts share where they were the night Owen Hart died in 1999: Vince backstage, watching a locker room walk around like zombies and telling his wife he never wanted to be part of another show; Coach in the seventh row as a fan, a month into living in Kansas City. From there it's the awkward finish to Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens for the Undisputed WWE Title on SmackDown, where Owens kicked out after the referee's three count — Vince's take is that the ref did exactly what he's trained to do, and that Zayn is working hard for heat the story hasn't earned him. Then Nic Nemeth's comments that he'd like to see TNA treated more fairly in the WWE partnership split the desk: Vince says the WWE rub (and likely the AMC deal) is the real value, Coach can't name one thing WWE has done for TNA on its own TV since January and wonders whether there's even a liaison. Topic three: with the U.S. State Department travel advisory for Saudi Arabia changing, WWE has reportedly discussed contingencies for Crown Jewel, yet publicly it's full steam ahead. Coach argues this is really about protecting a WrestleMania-in-Saudi deal worth (by the rumors he's heard) anywhere from $50 million to $200 million, and revisits his own decision to say no to a WWE overseas trip years ago. Vince thinks the company is posturing until it has to decide, and both agree Triple H is in the toughest spot in the building — one of the boys, a father of three, answering to the other side of the house. Along the way: the world premiere of the "Just Wrestling" BlueChew Gold commercial (after the file froze the first time), the 23rd anniversary of Coach and Al Snow vs. Jim Ross and Jerry Lawler, whether anyone on the current roster could host SNL the way The Rock did in March 2000, a Jimmy Fingers vs. Joey rivalry that's spilling into the super chats, and Vince's Giants pick for Monday Night Football. Timestamps (estimated) 0:00:00 — Cold open: Coach's mic dies, Producer Man takes over, Vince buries the "rinky d**k equipment" 0:01:00 — Vince's heat with Coach: Chiefs fail to cover, and the "That's my husband!" moment on Sunday Night Football 0:05:30 — Super chat rules ($5 on screen, $10 addressed, all entries go on the Wednesday wheel) 0:07:00 — Coach is trending: Jalen Hurts vs. the classic Coach entrance video; "Jalen, call Coach" 0:09:10 — Big Three #1: Ganon Jones Jr. steps away from wrestling after Andy "The Butcher" Williams' final match; Vince: "Wrestling is supposed to be safe" 0:13:30 — Owen Hart, May 1999: Vince backstage vs. Coach in the seventh row — two views of the same night 0:20:40 — Big Three #2: Zayn vs. Owens for the Undisputed WWE Title ends in a botch — brain fart or bell rung? The ref "100% did the right thing" 0:24:00 — Vince on Sami Zayn: "I'm not hard on Sami, I'm hard on creative" — manufactured heat vs. Dirty Dom's organic heat; the Kerry Morton lesson; Al Snow's "you're on your own once you go through the curtain" vs. the Robert De Niro / Rocky and Bullwinkle argument 0:29:30 — Super chats: whatever happened to wrestlers on SNL? Who on the current roster is "SNL-able"? 0:32:30 — 23 years ago today: Coach & Al Snow vs. JR & Jerry Lawler — how those matches were agented, and Coach clears up the "JR and I don't like each other" narrative 0:36:00 — Producer Man's research: The Rock hosted SNL on March 18, 2000 (Season 25, AC/DC) — more than a year before The Mummy Returns; Roman, Cody's Street Fighter and Marvel roles, and whether casual fans know CM Punk 0:37:40 — "Jalen Hurts is the biggest promotion you've had in 20 years"; Jimmy Fingers vs. Joey — the rivalry brewing in the chat; AXS TV's classic TNA airing 2 million viewers on Spike 0:41:50 — Big Three #3: Nic Nemeth says TNA deserves fairer treatment in the WWE partnership (from the Unlikely with Adrian Hernandez podcast) — Vince: it's the WWE rub; Coach: name one thing WWE has done for TNA on its TV since January 0:46:10 — Super chats: a fourth stream with Smartest Mark Alive? Should Vince call into WWE Radio? (Coach: this eventually becomes a five-day-a-week show) 0:48:10 — World premiere attempt #1: the BlueChew Gold commercial freezes; back to the "That's my husband" file and Coach's Jets-wives story from his Stanford days 0:52:00 — World premiere: the "Just Wrestling" BlueChew Gold commercial starring Vince Russo and the Coach — promo code COACH at bluechew.com 0:54:00 — Topic #4: WWE and Saudi Arabia after the U.S. travel advisory change — Coach: this is about WrestleMania, not November; Vince: it's posturing until they have to decide 0:58:30 — Saying no to an overseas trip: Coach's own story (and the Chris Masters last-minute call-up), whether talent can still say no post-Vince McMahon, and why Triple H is in the worst spot in the company 1:03:30 — Hypothetical of the day: Seth and Becky hear bombs in Riyadh — who's running first? And who had a worse weekend, Becky or Travis Kelce? 1:05:10 — Super chats: WWE classic archives moving to WWE Club (PGH may finally win the gift card); the talent Vince wishes he could have written for; "the casuals are gone" — why Coach doesn't buy it (20–25 main-eventers in 2000) 1:10:30 — The TNA library and Club WWE; the cost of streaming in 2026 — Coach can't watch the Giants tonight 1:13:00 — Captain Lou Albano and why standing out is the whole job; the cartoon-era stars 1:15:30 — "Sami's been given the same reheated nachos for five years" — playing favorites and why the talent can't be your friends 1:17:00 — Jimmy Fingers drops a $50 super chat and cuts a promo on Joey (and on Coach for leaning Joey) 1:19:00 — Raw as Attitude Era TV / SmackDown as the wrestling show? Plus: is Money in the Bank being overlooked when the main event is made on social media? 1:21:00 — Wrap: Vince's Giants +7 pick vs. the Rams, Big Tommy C on Monday Night Grind tonight (7 PM ET), and a sneak peek at the next commercial 1:24:00 — Sign-off: Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 2 PM ET This episode is sponsored by BlueChew. Better sex in a tablet — go to BlueChew.com and use promo code COACH to get your third month of BlueChew Gold FREE when you buy two, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
4d ago

Chiefs Survive Colts in OT | Giants–Rams MNF Best Bets — Coach and Company Monday 9/21/26

It's the busiest day of the week at BTT Studios, and Coach and Raphael Esparza only have the morning to get through all of NFL Week 2 — starting with Sunday night's 70-minute classic at Arrowhead, where the Chiefs beat the Colts 33-30 in overtime behind a vintage Patrick Mahomes (382 yards, 3 TD) and a 101-yard night from Travis Kelce. Raphael's takeaway is that Mahomes spreading the ball to seven receivers, including a late shot to Tyquan Thornton, is what makes Kansas City dangerous again; Coach notes the Colts defense now owns the NFL record for yards allowed through two games and doesn't buy Shane Steichen's claim that he was ready to go for it on fourth-and-8. From there it's best and worst of the weekend: Raphael salutes a Saints defense that shut out Baltimore in the second half of a 24-17 win in the Ravens' home opener, and Coach — who says BTT calls it "right down the middle" — gives Deshaun Watson his flowers for a 24-of-30, 238-yard, two-touchdown road win over Baker Mayfield's Buccaneers. On the other end: Raphael can't believe C.J. Stroud was Houston's leading rusher in a 20-6 loss to Cincinnati, and Coach is done with an 0-2 Chargers team that scored 14 points in each of its first two games and now faces Buffalo, Seattle, Denver and Kansas City in a row — plus the Circa Survivor carnage that took out roughly a third of the pool (and both of Coach's entries). The Weekend Rewind goes to Oxford, where Ole Miss beat Lane Kiffin's LSU 32-24 — the hosts weigh Kiffin's emotional postgame, Pete Golding's two-point call, and why Coach thinks Trinidad Chambliss is the real winner of the night — and to Eugene, where Oregon hung 84-0 on Portland State and Raphael's "grab the over" call cashed with room to spare. Back in the NFL, the quarterback rundown covers Jayden Daniels' dislocated elbow and Caleb Williams' hamstring, Raphael's best (Bo Nix flipping the Broncos' second half against Jacksonville) versus Coach's (Brock Purdy and the 2-0 49ers rolling Miami), and the worst: Aaron Rodgers' 23-of-39, 187-yard day in a 20-3 loss to New England and, for Coach, Justin Herbert — who he argues is drifting toward "bust" territory at his price tag. Raphael pushes back on one thing: don't disrespect the 2-0 Raiders. Then it's Gridiron Time for Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football. Raphael's best bets: Giants team total over 19.5 and the game over. Coach's: Giants +7.5 (buying the half-point through the key number) and Isaiah Likely over 44.5 receiving yards. The hosts also get into what the Rams are dealing with — Myles Garrett out at least a month, Aaron Donald's decision not to make the Australia trip, and Puka Nacua's status — and why Raphael says wide receivers almost never move a betting line. As always, picks are the hosts' opinions and lines move; check your book before you play. Housekeeping: Presented by BlueChew Gold (promo code COACH: buy two months, get the third free, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order — bluechew.com for safety info); Betya watch-along thanks from Sunday night; BTT is live tonight at 7 p.m. ET for the Monday Night Football pregame with Coach, Raphael and Big Tommy C, featuring the interactive Legends Lounge; more live programming at 2 p.m. ET; and the new Generational Divide show with Peyton Lodge is now part of the BTT lineup. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open — busiest day of the week, presented by BlueChew Gold; Raphael on injury-report duty 02:05 Chiefs 33, Colts 30 (OT): Mahomes' 382 yards, Kelce's 101, seven receivers targeted 05:15 Colts at 0-2: record yards allowed, Steichen's fourth-and-8 claim 06:50 Best of the week — Raphael: the Saints' second-half shutout of the Ravens 08:40 Best of the week — Coach gives Deshaun Watson his flowers after the Browns' road win in Tampa 10:45 Worst of the week — Raphael: Houston's non-existent run game in a 20-6 loss to the Bengals 12:45 Worst of the week — Coach: the 0-2 Chargers, survivor-pool carnage and the Circa numbers 14:55 Weekend Rewind — Ole Miss 32, LSU 24: Lane Kiffin's emotional return to Oxford, Pete Golding's two-point call, Trinidad Chambliss 21:50 Oregon 84, Portland State 0: Raphael's over call, Dylan Raiola in relief, USC up next 23:30 QB injuries: Jayden Daniels' dislocated elbow, Caleb Williams' hamstring, Mariota's relief job 26:40 Best QB of the week: Bo Nix flips the Broncos' second half vs. Raphael; Brock Purdy and the 2-0 49ers for Coach 29:45 Worst QB of the week: Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers' 20-3 loss to New England — "the play calling sucked" 31:55 Coach doubles down on Justin Herbert; the Chargers' brutal road ahead; don't sleep on the 2-0 Raiders 35:20 BlueChew Gold presenting-sponsor read with Vinny Ruru 36:35 Gridiron Time — Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football; Betya line: Rams -6.5 37:40 Best bets: Raphael's Giants team total over 19.5 + game over; Coach's Giants +7.5 and Isaiah Likely over 44.5 receiving yards 41:20 The Rams' problems: Myles Garrett out a month, Aaron Donald skipping Australia, Stafford's passing prop 43:50 The Giants' side: Jaxson Dart, Cam Skattebo, Malik Nabers and why New York teams make everything better 46:05 Why Puka Nacua being out doesn't move the line — Raphael's Jerry Rice rule 47:25 Housekeeping: live tonight at 7 p.m. ET with Big Tommy C and the Legends Lounge; 2 p.m. ET programming 48:15 Final takeaways: conference play begins, points on Monday night, Tommy's Giants homerism 49:25 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment References YouTube Package YouTube Titles (A/B/C test) Variant Title Chars Angle A Chiefs SURVIVE Colts in OT, Watson Beats Baker & Giants-Rams MNF Best Bets | Coach and Company 93 News-led, two hooks + MNF B Coach Gives Deshaun Watson His Flowers… and Calls Justin Herbert a Bust?! | Coach and Company 92 Hot-take-led C NFL Week 2 Recap: Mahomes 382 Yds, Daniels Elbow Injury, Chargers 0-2 + Giants vs Rams Picks 93 Stat/search-led YouTube Description Busiest day of the week at BTT Studios. Coach and Raphael Esparza recap every corner of NFL Week 2 — Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce outlasting the Colts 33-30 in overtime at Arrowhead, Deshaun Watson's 24-of-30 road win over Baker Mayfield's Buccaneers, the Saints' second-half shutout of the Ravens, C.J. Stroud leading Houston in rushing (yes, really), and an 0-2 Chargers team that has Coach ready to say the word "bust." Plus the Weekend Rewind: Lane Kiffin's emotional night in Oxford as Ole Miss beat LSU 32-24, and Oregon's 84-0 statement over Portland State. Then it's Gridiron Time for Giants at Rams on Monday Night Football. Raphael takes the Giants team total over 19.5 and the game over; Coach buys the half-point on Giants +7.5 and rides Isaiah Likely over 44.5 receiving yards. Myles Garrett out, Aaron Donald's Australia decision, Puka Nacua's status, and why wide receivers don't move lines. Picks are opinions — lines move, so check your book. Presented by BlueChew Gold: bluechew.com, promo code COACH. ️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Cold open — Week 2 Monday, presented by BlueChew Gold 02:05 Chiefs 33, Colts 30 (OT): Mahomes 382 yards, Kelce 101 05:15 Colts 0-2 and the NFL record for yards allowed 06:50 Best of the week: Saints' second-half shutout of Baltimore 08:40 Coach gives Deshaun Watson his flowers 10:45 Worst of the week: Texans can't run the ball 12:45 Chargers 0-2 and the survivor-pool wipeout 14:55 Weekend Rewind: Ole Miss 32, LSU 24 — Lane Kiffin's return 21:50 Oregon 84, Portland State 0 23:30 Jayden Daniels' elbow, Caleb Williams' hamstring 26:40 Best QB: Bo Nix vs. Brock Purdy 29:45 Worst QB: Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers' 20-3 loss 31:55 Coach doubles down on Justin Herbert; don't sleep on the Raiders 35:20 BlueChew Gold read 36:35 Gridiron Time: Giants at Rams — Rams -6.5 37:40 Best bets: Giants TT over 19.5, Giants +7.5, Isaiah Likely over 44.5 41:20 The Rams' problems: Garrett, Donald, Stafford's prop 43:50 The Giants' side: Dart, Skattebo, Nabers 46:05 Why Puka Nacua being out doesn't move the line 47:25 Tonight at 7 p.m. ET: MNF pregame with Big Tommy C + Legends Lounge 48:15 Final takeaways 49:25 Sign-off THIS WEEK ON BTT SPORTS TONIGHT 7 p.m. ET — Monday Night Football pregame LIVE with Coach, Raphael Esparza and Big Tommy C, featuring the interactive Legends Lounge 2 p.m. ET — more live programming: all of our shows, one video link, one audio link Generational Divide — Peyton Lodge vs. Coach, the newest show in the BTT lineup Live watch-alongs presented by Betya BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment #NFL #Chiefs #Giants #Rams #MondayNightFootball #DeshaunWatson #JustinHerbert #OleMiss #LSU #LaneKiffin #NFLPicks #CoachAndCompany Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 18

Kawhi's $700K Slap on the Wrist | Lane Kiffin Goes Full Villain — Generational Divide 9/18/26

Peyton Lodge and Coach open on the weekend that proves the whole premise of this show — 50-year-olds crashing in fraternity houses in Oxford because there isn't a hotel room left in the state. From there it's the NBA's Clippers ruling, handed down September 2, which required Kawhi Leonard to pay $700,000, fined the organization $30 million, stripped five first-round picks between 2029 and 2033, and suspended Steve Ballmer for a year.1 Coach won't put it on Leonard — he blames the agents and the people above him, drawing on his own years working for a billionaire — while Peyton is stuck on the sheer size of numbers that barely register for an owner worth what Ballmer is worth. The through-line Coach lands on: losing a year of access will sting an owner far more than any fine. Joe Buck's new six-year ESPN extension, reported at roughly $108 million, gets the same treatment.2 Peyton's question is whether anyone has ever turned a game on for the announcer; Coach's answer is that the money isn't buying tune-in, it's buying the best baseball voice available ahead of a Super Bowl and a World Series bid — and then he tells the story of the night Joe Buck beat him back to the hotel bar in Kansas City, police escort and all, and overheard exactly what Coach was saying about him. In the "Roll It" segment the guys work through Deshaun Watson's midweek press-conference line about the media expecting 400 yards and five touchdowns a week3, Sophie Cunningham's comments on the search for a new WNBA commissioner as Cathy Engelbert heads for the exit at the end of the year4, and Lane Kiffin's leaked halftime speech from LSU's rout of Clemson.5 Coach is convinced the Kiffin audio was planted — and says that's exactly why it works. That sets up Saturday in Oxford, where No. 7 LSU visits No. 8 Ole Miss with College GameDay on site5, and Coach reaches back to 1997 and the night Kansas State finally beat Nebraska — the closest thing in his career to what Oxford is about to feel like. The picks close the show: both guys are on Cincinnati at Houston, both like Jacksonville getting points in Denver, Coach wants the Chiefs' spread and nothing else, and both see the Giants as live dogs in Los Angeles.6 Opinions here are the hosts' own and the spreads were quoted at record time — check current numbers before you act on anything. Housekeeping: subscribe on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Follow Peyton at @peytonslodge and Coach at @thecoachrules. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open — why this show exists 00:45 Texas over Ohio State, and a lesson in branded bars 04:05 The Rams and Chargers stumble out of the gate 07:20 Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers ruling 09:20 Ballmer, the forfeited picks, and what money actually buys 11:05 Joe Buck's six-year, $108M deal 14:25 Coach's Joe Buck story 17:15 Roll It: Deshaun Watson blames the media 20:05 Roll It: Sophie Cunningham on the WNBA's next commissioner 23:50 Roll It: Lane Kiffin's leaked halftime speech 26:45 Was the speech planted? 28:40 LSU at Ole Miss — and the 1997 Kansas State night 31:25 Would an Ole Miss win or a Kiffin win be better for the sport? 33:50 Call Your Shots: Bengals at Texans 37:00 Call Your Shots: Jaguars at Broncos 39:00 Call Your Shots: Colts at Chiefs 41:00 Call Your Shots: Giants at Rams 46:15 Sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 18

WWE Counter-Programs AEW in Chicago | JR Sounds Off, Tony Khan Stays Quiet — The Coach and Bro 9/18/26

Friday is Story Time on The Coach and Bro, and it opens with Vince Russo on a tear about the difference between content and good content. Howard Stern's show moved to HBO Max this month as a weekly filmed series after cutting his SiriusXM schedule to one day a week, and Russo — a Stern listener since 1983, and the reason he wanted to get into radio in the first place — watched the first episode and could not believe what a network that built its name on The Sopranos had just paid for. He gives it six episodes. Coach's read is different: when you have been around that long, nobody gets to tell you what to talk about, and networks are handing talent longer and longer leashes because the ugly stuff is what gets clicked. From there it turns to the video of Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch getting swarmed at the Mexico City airport, where Rollins moves and his wife does not. Russo's take — "grab her by the arm and take off with her" — is the one that ended up quoted around the wrestling internet by the afternoon. Both hosts are clear that Becky Lynch can handle herself; the point is that you do not leave anyone behind in a crowd in a country where you do not know who is carrying what. Story three is uglier and both men treat it that way. A 64-year-old Pennsylvania man was taken for more than $42,000 by someone impersonating Rhea Ripley; a second fan says Liv Morgan impersonators ran him for about $35,500 across multiple accounts, fake meet-and-greets and merch that never arrived. Russo adds the version that just happened in his own family — his sister was talked into a wire over a fake missed-jury-duty warrant and only stopped because the bank asked her what she was doing — and Coach points to Travis Kelce being named among the victims of a $35 million Ponzi scheme this week. The wrestling-specific wrinkle is the one worth hearing: fans want to be connected to their favorite performer more than fans of almost anything else, and predators know exactly what that is worth. Then the main event. Eight days out, both companies are in Chicago on the same night — AEW All Out at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates, sold out, against WWE and AAA's Worlds Collide at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, streaming free on YouTube with Chicago-native CM Punk advertised. Jim Ross said on his podcast that everybody in the business should be helping each other and that it is never going to happen, and Coach plays the clip. Both hosts agree with the sentiment and reject the conclusion: this is competition, it is how the territories ran, and Nick Khan is not going to be the nice guy about it. Their frustration is pointed at the other side — Tony Khan telling them directly that AEW is not trying to win, it is trying to do its own thing, which Coach calls the most ridiculous statement he has ever heard anybody make; and the year-plus since WrestleMania was announced for Saudi Arabia with AEW still not having claimed that week at home. A viewer super chat lands the thesis of the whole segment: if you know nothing is coming back over the wall, you stop being scared to go over it. The back half is Story Time proper — Johnny Unitas on a sideline in Baltimore, Michael Clark Duncan, Tom Jones and Tony Curtis in Vegas, twelve security guards clearing the MGM Grand lobby for Sammy Davis Jr., and Jay Leno testing Tonight Show jokes at the same Manhattan Beach club every Sunday night since 1987 — plus Crown Jewel, Club WWE, a new segment called Heel Tweets, and a Jags pick. Topics & Timestamps (All timestamps are estimates — see note above.) [00:00] — Cold open: third show of the week, and Friday is Story Time with Vinny Ru and the Coach [00:40] — Weekend betting: Coach hits the Bills cover and the over; Russo takes the under, "the most boring play in all of football" [01:22] — TOPIC 1: Content is king — but networks are about to learn the hard way that content and good content are two different things [01:52] — Howard Stern's SiriusXM show cut to one day a week, with a weekly filmed version on HBO Max — Russo on being a Stern listener since 1983 [02:44] — Russo's review of the first HBO Max episode, and what a 72-year-old man chose to open with [03:14] — The bold prediction: six episodes, then the network wants out — and why the same warning applies to WWE, Netflix and everyone else buying content right now [04:53] — Coach's counter: when you have been around that long, nobody tells you what to talk about, and the ugly stuff is what gets clicked [05:26] — TOPIC 2: Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch mobbed by fans at the Mexico City airport — Rollins moves, his wife does not [07:00] — "Becky Lynch can fend for herself" — the point is not that she is fragile, it is that you do not leave anybody behind in a foreign airport [07:23] — Super chat tiers explained: $5 puts your comment up and gets you on the Coach & Bro-lette Wheel, $10 gets it discussed, and the wheel pays a $25 merch gift card [08:29] — TOPIC 3: Two wrestling fans, roughly $77,000 gone [08:47] — A 64-year-old Pennsylvania man sends more than $42,000 to someone impersonating Rhea Ripley; a second fan says Liv Morgan impersonators took him for about $35,500 [09:14] — Travis Kelce named among the victims of a $35 million Ponzi scheme [09:22] — Russo's sister and the fake jury-duty warrant — the bank teller who stopped the wire [10:20] — Why wrestling fans are the mark: nobody wants to be connected to their favorite star more, and predators know it [12:02] — Super chat (Sarge Max Steele, wheel spot): "your BlueChew commercial makes you and Coach look like bros with benefits" [12:35] — TOPIC 4: Eight days out, every wrestling company is in Chicago — AEW All Out against WWE and AAA's Worlds Collide, same day, same market, with CM Punk advertised and the show streaming on YouTube [13:21] — The tape: Jim Ross on his podcast — "everybody could help each other," and why he says it will never happen [14:04] — Russo's answer: this is competition, this is how the territories ran, and if they play that game you play it back [15:58] — The WrestleMania-in-Saudi week AEW still has not claimed, more than a year after it was announced [18:00] — "One of the biggest fumbles we've seen in a long time" — and the case that protecting the company from WWE fans is why AEW keeps not answering [18:40] — Will Ospreay grants Jon Moxley an AEW World Title shot at All Out — the LeBron analogy [18:58] — A champion should never be the one putting the belt up: the case for an authority figure, and what creative has become at both companies [20:10] — Suggested Ad Break 1 [20:15] — Super chat (Dan): TNA's reverse battle royal, and Russo on why every stipulation used to need a reason — the origin of the steel cage match [21:29] — Super chat (X Country 6709, $20): the antenna saga, no local channels in Denver, and Coach letting slip that Russo is already on BTT's Roku channel [23:22] — Meeting Johnny Unitas on a sideline in Baltimore, courtesy of Len Dawson [24:16] — Russo's $12.50 thrift-store Kyrie Irving sneakers [25:03] — TOPIC 5: the most impressive person you have ever met [25:41] — Coach's answer: Michael Clark Duncan, and a career that did not break until after 40 [26:17] — Russo's first idol, Tom Jones — and his mother punishing him by taking the show away [27:13] — The real answer: Tony Curtis, three feet away in Vegas, and a 20-year-old son with no idea who that was [28:16] — Twelve security guards clear the MGM Grand lobby — for Sammy Davis Jr. [28:53] — What made a star in the sixties and seventies: the couch next to Johnny Carson, and why real film stars would not do television [30:48] — Jay Leno's Garage, the Walk of Fame weekend with Gabriel "Fluffy" Iglesias, and Leno never touching his Tonight Show money [32:53] — Leno stepping back to care for his wife — "there's nothing more manly than that" [33:31] — Same Manhattan Beach club, every Sunday night since 1987, testing the week's jokes [34:02] — Super chat (Team Q): Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia as the regional conflict escalates — nobody should be punished for not going, and why WrestleMania is the harder call [35:55] — The Jimmy Fingers problem: a second band wants their music on a show open, and Coach and Russo on what loyalty to a day-one listener is worth [36:59] — Super chat (Trevion Jay): if the dog never bites back, you keep petting it — the best framing of the Chicago argument all show [39:53] — Club WWE adds old Raw episodes as a member perk — if old-school wrestling does not work, why is it the offer [40:35] — Exclusive CM Punk merch, why membership clubs are where everything is going, and the one line both hosts draw: ticket prices [41:20] — Suggested Ad Break 2 [41:26] — Super chat (Jimmy Fingers, $10): "you can't come to this party late and try and steal my gimmick" [42:49] — The Ric Flair impersonator reading a real Ric Flair tweet — and Charlotte Flair on trying to get her father off social media [44:37] — New segment announced: Heel Tweets, starting next Friday — Coach and Russo read the comments calling them stupid [46:57] — Super chats on the JCW speculation: Russo's answer is that the long version lives on RussosBrand.com, not in a 30-second answer [50:41] — The real reason things get re-evaluated: his wife is retired, the show sits at noon, and a year of show-by-show work is a year [54:33] — Super chat (Jeff TH910): merch delivered, and playing catch with his son in a Coach and Bro cap [54:56] — The Rock crediting Russo on a podcast, and both hosts on Ari Emanuel's media run [56:30] — Tony Khan gets a bad rap for being born into money — and why neither host will sign onto that one [57:55] — The Coach & Bro-lette Wheel: Thirst One Three takes the $25 merch gift card [58:29] — W
Sep 18

Josh Allen's 5-TD Statement | LSU–Ole Miss Is This Week's Cinema — Coach and Company Friday 9/18/26

Coach opens with Buffalo's home debut, and Supi's line is the one that sticks: the stamp Josh Allen put on it "put a hole in the earth." Allen went for 248 through the air and 69 on the ground with five total touchdowns as the Bills beat Detroit 41-31 in the new building.1 The three of them are less kind to Dan Campbell, who never seriously looked at a field goal while chasing points, and to a Lions offense that leaned away from Jahmyr Gibbs — 16 carries, 52 rushing yards — when he is plainly their best weapon. Mikey P's argument is that Buffalo shows the alternative: James Cook went for 135 on the ground and 21 carries1, takes pressure off everything else, and never once asks for the ball in public. Coach's read on Allen is that he has heard every word of the "can he get it done" noise and has decided to answer it himself. The best-bets board runs long. On the college side Mikey P likes SMU on the money line at Louisville behind Kevin Jennings and Mississippi State to cover at South Carolina; Coach is on the SMU–Louisville over at 58; Supi takes North Carolina at Clemson in Bill Belichick's second year and USC on the road at Rutgers — after calling them UNC twice, which the guys do not let go. In the NFL, Supi has the Panthers as a road favorite in Atlanta and the Giants to win outright in Los Angeles, Mikey P backs Cincinnati at Houston with Nico Collins ruled out2 and Baker Mayfield against his old team, and Coach takes the Vikings–Bears over at 48. These are the guys' opinions and the numbers were quoted at record time — check current lines before you act on any of it. The back half is all Oxford. Supi says Ole Miss will treat Saturday like a national championship game against the coach who left them; Mikey P won't let Lane Kiffin play the victim, pointing out that those same players went to the playoff without him and want to prove it. Morgan Freeman is College GameDay's celebrity guest picker3, Notre Dame hosts Michigan State as a 29-and-a-half-point favorite with style points on the brain4, and the guys close by picking what's on their screens — LSU–Ole Miss for everyone, with UFC 331 on the second screen and Miami–Wake Forest on Friday night. Housekeeping: the pop-up "Bail Mary" tee is in its final week — send a photo if you're wearing one and it goes up on the show. Mikey P and Brandon Combs have a Saturday morning show, the Coach and Bro Show runs at 2 PM ET with story time on Fridays, a VOD segment drops Sunday around 10 AM ET, and Generational Divide with Peyton Lodge is back today. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open 00:40 Bills 41, Lions 31 — Josh Allen's five-touchdown night 01:55 Dan Campbell, fourth downs, and the scoreboard 04:10 Josh Allen has heard the noise 05:40 Why James Cook never gets his due 08:20 College football best bets 13:50 NFL best bets 20:50 "Bail Mary" merch and the weekend lineup 21:40 LSU at Ole Miss is this week's cinema 23:55 Morgan Freeman on College GameDay 25:35 Notre Dame, style points, and Marcus Freeman 29:30 Gridiron Time: Vikings at Bears 32:15 Gridiron Time: Jaguars at Broncos 35:40 Gridiron Time: Colts at Chiefs 40:20 What are you watching this weekend? 42:15 Setting the stage and sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 17

Lions-Bills Best Bet & My Big 3 | Belichick Resigns at UNC — Afternoon Drive with The Coach 9/17/26

Episode two of the Afternoon Drive opens on the biggest number on the board: Lions-Bills, Bills laying roughly 5.5 with a total near 55 — four points clear of anything else in Week 2. Coach walks through the one thing that scares him about the spot (four days of rest and a Jahmyr Gibbs workload of 34 touches in Week 1), then applies a lesson Colin Cowherd taught him at ESPN — play the hits — to make the case for Josh Allen at 253.5 passing and 30.5 rushing. Along the way he lays out what each side has to do to win: a perfect game from Detroit, and simply getting out of their own way in Buffalo, where he argues the pressure has never been higher after a franchise that reached No. 1 and No. 2 seeds still changed head coaches without a Super Bowl trip. From there it's the debut of My Big 3 — Coach's three most-anticipated games of the weekend. Vikings-Bears leads, driven by a Chicago staff openly chasing points; Jaguars-Broncos follows, with Coach framing it as the referendum game on whether Trevor Lawrence is a genuine big-time quarterback; and Giants-Rams closes it out, with a warning about what a hostile, empty-feeling road trip to SoFi does to a young team. He also passes along the morning show's best bets — the Bills team total at 30.5, Young Peyton on Buffalo, and Mikey P on Allen's combined yards around 290 — and reminds listeners the Betcha watch-along this week is Colts-Chiefs on Sunday night. The back half goes Back to School. Coach reads Lane Kiffin's LSU-Ole Miss week as pure heel work: an NIL fight in which two players who had signed with Ole Miss got served papers in a parking lot, and now a starting quarterback listed doubtful with no real indication he was hurt. His read — and he says it plainly as opinion — is that the quarterback plays Saturday. Then the North Carolina news: Steve Belichick's resignation lands a couple of weeks after the program's general manager left, and UNC's own statement says the conduct at issue showed "a disregard for Carolina's values and standards of conduct" while calling it isolated rather than systemic. Coach's take is that the entire reason Bill Belichick took the job was to build a runway for his son — and with that gone, he wonders out loud how much longer Bill stays. Housekeeping: Live every weekday at 10 a.m. ET (Coach and Company) and every weekday at 2 p.m. ET — Coach and Bro Monday/Wednesday/Friday, Afternoon Drive Tuesday/Thursday. Seven BTT shows at one video link and one audio link. College football best bets tomorrow morning; best bets VOD Sunday around 10 a.m. ET. Betcha presents this week's watch-along, Colts-Chiefs on Sunday night. This episode is presented by Blue Chew Gold (promo code COACH). BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 17

Lions–Bills Shootout Picks | Belichick's Son Resigns at UNC — Coach and Company 9/17/26

Thursday's Coach and Company opens on the news out of Chapel Hill: Steve Belichick has resigned from North Carolina [1] after an investigation the school described as showing "a disregard for Carolina's values and standards of conduct" while being "isolated in scope and not a systemic failure" — and with general manager Michael Lombardi already gone, the question on the table is how much longer Bill Belichick wants the job. Mikey P frames it as a will question rather than a can question: does Belichick believe North Carolina can become a legitimate program, and how much does losing his GM cost him if what he wants is total control. Young Peyton's read is sharper — the expectation was an old coach who just wanted to win football games, and instead the past several months have been about everything except football. (Coach's and the panel's theory that the whole North Carolina move existed to create a head-coaching runway for Steve is opinion, not reporting; UNC's statement did not address it.) The betting block is the spine of the show. Mikey P goes Bengals +2.5 — a number he liked before Nico Collins turned up with a hamstring [3] — and Baker Mayfield two or more passing touchdowns at home against Cleveland. Young Peyton takes the Jaguars getting points in Denver, arguing that a Broncos defense that gave up 31 doesn't scare him and that Trevor Lawrence, with the ball on every snap, does more damage than one running back did. Coach buys the half-point on the Chiefs and doubles back to Cincinnati. That leads into Denver's opening stretch [4] — Kansas City, Jacksonville, the Rams, at San Francisco, at the Chargers, Seattle — and Mikey P raises the Drew Brees contact story [6]; note for the desk that the NFL has declined to comment and no league investigation has been confirmed, so that one stays in "reported, unresolved" language. Raphael Esparza's Inside Info follows: a first-quarter under 10.5 on the Thursday nighter built on primetime scoring trends, Oregon over 67.5 at home against a Portland State team that has allowed exactly 100 points in two games [7], and the Broncos on the moneyline — which Coach immediately identifies as a three-and-a-half-point middle with Peyton's Jaguars ticket. Picks and Plays turns to the game itself, and the crew is in violent agreement about the direction. Mikey P is on Josh Allen's combined passing and rushing at 290, reasoning that Allen doesn't need a monster night — one breakaway run gets there — and calls this a legacy spot: the Bills are opening their new Highmark Stadium in the regular season [8], and 25 years from now somebody will ask what Allen did in that building. Young Peyton takes the Bills up to 6.5 and expects touchdowns rather than field goals from two good red-zone teams. Coach is on the Bills team total but raises the one thing nobody can price — physical recovery on four days, with Jahmyr Gibbs coming off 34 touches [9]. Asked to build Detroit's path, Mikey P lands on Amon-Ra St. Brown and Sam LaPorta, since Jamison Williams had drops in Week 1 — then gets held to account for abandoning DJ Moore the moment he left Chicago. The show closes on LSU–Ole Miss: Sam Leavitt listed doubtful [10], Raphael reporting from inside the market that the number ran to LSU −1.5 and came back to −2.5 because the books simply didn't buy it, and the crew agreeing it's Kiffin being Kiffin. Then a genuine line in the sand — Lane Kiffin's daughter is still a student at Ole Miss, people have been ugly to her, and all four voices tell the audience to knock it off. Mikey P's suggestion is that the NIL lawsuit out of Oxford [11] is the story that deserved the oxygen instead. Housekeeping: live every weekday at 10 a.m. ET and 2 p.m. ET; seven shows at one video link and one audio link; Fight Time with Mikey P on Zuffa Boxing this week; Generational Divide with Young Peyton on Friday; Afternoon Drive Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2 p.m. ET; VOD segments via the Stadium Network distribution deal. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open — the full BTT Studios lineup, seven shows, one link 03:00 "Opinion" — Young Peyton and Mikey P check in 04:45 Breaking: Steve Belichick resigns at North Carolina — how long does Bill stay? 08:30 Best bets, bottom up: Mikey P on Bengals +2.5 and Baker Mayfield 11:00 Young Peyton: Jaguars getting points in Denver 13:00 Denver's murderers' row schedule and the Drew Brees tampering report 14:45 Coach's plays: buying the half-point on Kansas City, back to Cincinnati 16:30 Inside Info with Raphael Esparza — first-quarter under 10.5 19:15 Raphael: Oregon over 67.5 vs Portland State 21:00 Raphael: Broncos moneyline — and the three-and-a-half-point middle 24:00 Picks and Plays — Mikey P on Josh Allen's 290 combined yards 26:30 Young Peyton: Bills up to 6.5 and a touchdown-only night 29:00 Opening the new Highmark Stadium — the last Allen–Goff meeting by the numbers 31:30 Can Detroit actually win? Gibbs, St. Brown, LaPorta — and the DJ Moore bit 35:00 LSU–Ole Miss: Sam Leavitt doubtful and a line that wouldn't move 38:00 Leave Lane Kiffin's daughter out of it 40:30 Teases and sign-off BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 16

Sami Zayn’s Champion Debate | Roman Reigns vs. Penta — The Coach and Bro September 16

What makes a believable WWE champion: the look, the story, or the connection? Jonathan “The Coach” Coachman and Vince Russo react to the Sami Zayn interview excerpts played on the show and debate whether WWE is doing enough to win back casual viewers. Zayn’s Bloodline history and championship résumé provide the backdrop as the hosts argue about first impressions, audience research and the difference between serving existing fans and attracting new ones. His September 15 Busted Open appearance is the starting point—not the end—of the argument. The conversation then crosses into pop culture with Sydney Sweeney’s Novig “Just Sports” campaign. Coach and Russo defend the advertising approach while discussing criticism from female athletes, the ESPN Body Issue comparison and the parody clip played during the episode. Back in the ring, Roman Reigns’ win over Penta on Raw in Mexico City earns praise for its atmosphere and athleticism—and sparks a debate over whether too many kickouts make finishing moves meaningless. There is also the Reigns–LA Knight title-match setup for Money in the Bank, the hosts’ criticism of putting important story developments outside the main broadcast, and their call for better introductions to NXT talent. Add Russo’s fantasy-lineup frustration with ChatGPT, a BlueChew sponsor message, fan questions, Toni Storm praise, Bayley promo criticism and the Brolet wheel, and it is another wrestling-and-pop-culture Wednesday. The Sami Zayn–Roman Reigns unification discussion is the hosts’ speculation, not a confirmed match announcement. Episode Guide — Approximate; Synchronize Before Publishing •[00:00] Welcome, the new schedule and merch •[02:00] Lions–Bills talk and Russo’s football pick •[03:30] Russo vs. ChatGPT: the fantasy-lineup meltdown •[06:30] Super chats, wheel rules and the AI night-out video •[10:30] Sami Zayn: champion image vs. making fans care •[25:30] Fan questions: WWE priorities and WrestleMania speculation •[29:30] Sydney Sweeney, Novig and the “Just Sports” debate •[37:30] The ESPN Body Issue comparison •[40:00] Barstool parody clip and the advertising argument •[42:00] BlueChew sponsor message •[43:00] Fan messages, music and the Cody jingle •[44:30] Roman Reigns vs. Penta: prize-fight feel and finisher overload •[49:30] LA Knight and the off-air/social-media booking debate •[53:00] Sami vs. Roman: unification speculation, not confirmed news •[55:00] NXT introductions, character packages and recaps •[61:00] Fan Q&A: football curses and creative-writing classes •[64:00] Entrance themes, AI and Stephanie Vaquer •[65:30] Toni Storm praise and Bayley promo criticism •[67:00] Brolet wheel and merch giveaway •[69:30] Final AI gag and Friday/JCW reminders This episode is sponsored by BlueChew. Better sex in a tablet — go to BlueChew.com and use promo code COACH to get your third month of BlueChew Gold FREE when you buy two, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 16

LSU vs. Ole Miss: Kiffin Returns | Week 3 Preview — Coach and Company September 16

Lane Kiffin is heading back to Oxford, and Coach and Company is ready for the noise. The Coach, Mikey P and Big Tommy C tackle the drama around LSU vs. Ole Miss and Kiffin’s return, from his college football “heel” persona to the home crowd’s expectations. Then the conversation moves between the lines: can Trinidad Chambliss give Ole Miss the last laugh against his former coach? It’s “Back to School” for a five-game Week 3 preview. Beyond LSU–Ole Miss, the crew debates whether Notre Dame can overwhelm Michigan State, why Mikey likes SMU against Louisville, and what Kevin Jennings can do to strengthen his Heisman case. The Friday slate brings Houston at Texas Tech, a debate about Texas Tech’s NIL investment, and Miami at Wake Forest. Playoff perception and winning convincingly run through the discussion, with a quick Clemson–North Carolina aside along the way. Wednesday rants bring plenty more heat. Mikey questions Todd Monken’s decision to stick with Deshaun Watson, while Tommy unloads on Zuffa Boxing following Ryan Garcia’s stoppage of Conor Benn. Coach celebrates the energy fans bring to big events, and he and Tommy revisit Shawn Michaels vs. Ric Flair at WrestleMania XXIV, Undertaker vs. Michaels at WrestleMania XXV, and some very memorable ringside stories. Follow @watchbttsports and turn on notifications for more Coach and Company, Fight Time with Mikey P and BTT Tailgate Saturday. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 15

NFL Week 2 Matchups | Coach’s Power Rankings — Afternoon Drive with the Coach Tuesday 9/15/26

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Afternoon Drive with the Coach. Simply The Coach introduces BTT Studios’ new Tuesday/Thursday NFL-season format: a brisk, game-by-game run through the league’s full official 2026 NFL Week 2 schedule, with listener interaction and his own analysis at the center of the show. Every matchup below is linked to that official NFL schedule. The Coach works through all 16 games in the exact order discussed, mixing reactions to Week 1 with his personal leans on sides, totals, and teaser strategy. His picks, predictions, power rankings, and betting opinions are his own analysis and are not settled outcomes or betting advice. Midway through, he delivers the show’s BlueChew Gold sponsor message; later, he closes the football slate with his first top three: Chicago, Buffalo, and Kansas City. [00:00] Opening — Simply The Coach welcomes listeners to the first Afternoon Drive with the Coach, outlines the Tuesday/Thursday format, previews the 16-game Week 2 rundown, and promises a top-three ranking at the end. •[02:43] Lions at Bills — On Thursday night, the host expects a high-scoring game and personally favors Buffalo to cover while targeting the over. •[04:58] Packers at Jets — The Coach contrasts Green Bay’s late Week 1 collapse with the Jets’ opening win and leans toward New York getting the points, with a possible buy to four. •[07:10] Vikings at Bears — Chicago’s aggressive scoring mindset earns the host’s attention; he likes the Bears’ side and says he will keep looking to their team-total over until the offense proves otherwise. •[09:15] Steelers at Patriots — The Coach weighs Pittsburgh’s defense against New England’s chance to regroup, calls the mid-range spread awkward, and says he would take the Steelers with points if forced to play it. •[11:48] Panthers at Falcons — With quarterback uncertainty and conflicting Week 1 signals in focus, the host labels this matchup a personal stay-away on both side and total. •[13:40] Browns at Buccaneers — He questions Cleveland’s quarterback approach and, despite generally avoiding large NFL spreads, says Tampa Bay may be a spot where he would consider laying the points. •[15:45] Bengals at Texans — The Coach is skeptical of Houston after Week 1 and personally backs Cincinnati with the points, saying he could buy the number to three. •[18:02] Saints at Ravens — Baltimore’s scoring potential and New Orleans’ comeback ability lead the host to prefer the total over the side; he expects the game to clear the posted number. •[20:45] BlueChew Gold sponsor segment — The Coach reads the BlueChew Gold message and shares promo code COACH. For product details, eligibility, and important safety information, listeners should consult BlueChew’s official information directly. •[22:27] Eagles at Titans — The host sees Philadelphia’s seven-point line as a prove-it spot and advises laying the points in his personal analysis. •[24:30] Raiders at Chargers — After the Chargers’ Week 1 loss, The Coach rejects the touchdown pricing and says he would gladly take Las Vegas with an added half-point. •[26:11] Jaguars at Broncos — Calling this an early litmus test, he favors Jacksonville in Denver based on his read of the teams’ Week 1 performances. •[28:29] Commanders at Cowboys — The Coach flags Dallas’s defensive concerns and says he is unsure where to play the side, while steering clear of the total but remaining eager to watch the NFC East matchup. •[30:44] Seahawks at Cardinals — Arizona’s opening performance changes the host’s view of the matchup; he sees a potential Cardinals teaser angle if the number moves to four-and-a-half. •[33:14] Dolphins at 49ers — The Coach points to Miami’s difficult early travel and San Francisco’s convincing opener, then says he would lay the number with the 49ers before it reaches 14. •[35:18] Colts at Chiefs — In the Sunday night slot, he praises Kansas City’s Week 1 turnaround and personally recommends laying the opening Chiefs number before it rises. •[38:49] Giants at Rams — The host likes New York getting seven points after its encouraging opener and avoids the total in the Monday night finale. •[40:33] Coach’s top-three power rankings — The Coach’s first rankings are No. 3 Chicago Bears, No. 2 Buffalo Bills, and No. 1 Kansas City Chiefs. He stresses that the list is his fluid weekly opinion. •[41:50] Close — The Coach thanks Producer Man and the live audience, previews Thursday’s return—including a deeper Lions–Bills look—and signs off after episode one. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @coachandcompany #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 15

WWE’s Mexico Takeover & Sami Zayn’s Shocking Title Win | The 2 Count Tuesday September 15

Mexico City brought out a version of WWE that felt urgent, focused, and unmistakably big-time. The Coach and JD open by asking whether the September 14 edition of Raw—WWE’s first Raw in Mexico City in 15 years—set a new standard for the Triple H era. They break down the extraordinary crowd, the spotlight placed on lucha libre, Chad Gable’s excellent Intercontinental Title defense against Dragon Lee, and El Grande Americano’s rise from surprise character to AAA Mega Champion. The conversation expands beyond one show. Stephanie Vaquer’s Women’s World Championship victory over Liv Morgan at a live event in Santiago becomes a case study in making house shows matter again—and in WWE’s strategy of placing exclusive footage inside Club WWE. Then comes the week’s biggest shock: Sami Zayn taking the WWE Title from CM Punk, with the hosts debating whether the move elevates Sami or simply clears WWE’s political path toward Crown Jewel. AEW receives both criticism and praise. The hosts question why Will Ospreay needed a week to explain his request for a match with Jon Moxley, then applaud the humanity AEW showed through Rebel Heart Dynamite and its tribute to Andy “The Butcher” Williams. The show closes with a debate over two-night TripleMania, Damian Priest’s heel turn on R-Truth, and a “Kick Out” celebration of how Roman Reigns and Penta made a television main event feel like a prize fight. Timestamps •[00:00] Welcome to The 2 Count; BTT Studios programming update •[03:16] Was Mexico City the best Raw of 2026? •[07:14] El Grande Americano wins the AAA Mega Championship •[11:25] Chad Gable vs. Dragon Lee for the Intercontinental Title •[15:34] Stephanie Vaquer’s Women’s World Championship win in Chile •[20:11] WWE puts the complete Vaquer–Morgan match inside Club WWE •[23:48] BlueChew Gold sponsor break •[25:49] Sami Zayn shocks CM Punk to win the WWE Title •[30:59] Will Ospreay explains why he requested Jon Moxley at All Out •[35:17] AEW’s Rebel Heart event and Andy Williams tribute •[38:47] Does TripleMania need two nights? •[43:34] Damian Priest turns on R-Truth •[46:57] Kick Out: Roman Reigns vs. Penta feels like a prize fight •[55:01] Super Chats, wrestling tribalism, and Jim Johnston’s legacy •[64:15] JD’s Chicago appearance and final sign-off This episode is sponsored by BlueChew. Better sex in a tablet — go to BlueChew.com and use promo code 2COUNT (The 2 Count) to get your third month of BlueChew Gold FREE when you buy two, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 15

Chiefs-Broncos Recap | NFL Week 2 Early Lines — Coach and Company | Tuesday September 15

Simply The Coach opens with BTT Sports programming announcements before Soupy and Mikey P join him to revisit Week 1. The crew celebrates the Giants’ win over the Cowboys, notes Chicago’s explosive result against Carolina, and debates the Chiefs’ 31–10 Monday night win over the Broncos. Their Chiefs conversation centers on Kenneth Walker’s debut, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, and Kansas City’s defense; the official Chiefs-Broncos Week 1 highlights provide the game context behind the discussion. The Legends Lounge gets its moment, too, as the panel recognizes Producer Man’s first-touchdown call. Guest analyst Raphael Esparza brings his Tuesday Inside Info segment with early opinions on No. 2 Georgia at Arkansas, Panthers-Falcons, and Saints-Ravens. Raphael’s numbers and side preferences are his own betting viewpoints—not guarantees—and the panel then shifts to the official NFL Week 2 slate: Lions-Bills on Thursday, followed by Panthers-Falcons, Vikings-Bears, Steelers-Patriots, and Giants-Rams. Soupy and Mikey P make their respective cases on totals, spreads, matchups, and team outlooks before the group wraps with plugs and one final Week 1 penalty/celebration debate. •[00:14] Opening and show announcements — Simply The Coach welcomes listeners, previews the Monday Night Football reaction and Week 2 early lines, promotes BTT programming, merch, and the new afternoon drive show. •[03:25] Giants-Cowboys and Bears-Panthers Week 1 reactions — Soupy celebrates New York’s 28–20 win over Dallas and Isaiah Likely’s Giants debut; Mikey P checks in as the Bears fan after Chicago’s 59–37 win over Carolina. •[04:59] Kenneth Walker and Chiefs-Broncos — The panel revisits Raphael’s prop call on Walker, then discusses Mahomes, Kelce, the Kansas City defense, and whether the Chiefs looked like the league’s best team after one game. These are panel opinions, not season conclusions. •[09:31] Legends Lounge — The crew celebrates Producer Man’s Patrick Mahomes first-touchdown selection and examines the Week 1 picks board. •[11:58] Raphael Esparza: Inside Info — Raphael joins after his Monday Night Football prop success; he explains why he had a different game-side view while still backing Walker-related props. •[13:42] Georgia-Arkansas — Raphael points to Georgia’s early scoring and Arkansas’ loss at Utah, offering his personal early view on the opening spread for the Bulldogs’ SEC opener. •[14:46] Panthers-Falcons — Raphael cites Carolina’s history as a road betting favorite and states his preference for Atlanta at the early number; the hosts flag the matchup as a later show topic. •[15:41] Saints-Ravens — Raphael discusses New Orleans’ Week 1 showing, Baltimore’s injury questions, and his early Saints spread perspective. •[17:41] Lions-Bills — The first of five Week 2 early-line conversations. Soupy and Mikey P expect offensive fireworks and favor the total going over, while the Coach considers the potential effect of the short week. •[20:11] Panthers-Falcons — Soupy and Mikey P make the case for Carolina’s offensive upside after Week 1; Mikey says he is fading Atlanta until its quarterback situation is settled. These are their individual outlooks. •[22:35] Sponsor — BlueChew Gold sponsor read; visit BlueChew for product details and important safety information. •[24:02] Vikings-Bears — Mikey P likes Chicago’s ground game and home-opener energy, while Soupy sees a path for Minnesota to stay within the number and likes the scoring environment. •[27:39] Steelers-Patriots — The panel debates Pittsburgh’s early form, DK Metcalf’s penalties, New England’s Week 1 loss, and how each side could respond on Sunday. •[30:51] Giants-Rams — Soupy calls the early line disrespectful to New York after its Cowboys win; Mikey P expects a competitive matchup and credits the Giants’ coaching. Both are panel opinions on the Week 2 game. •[37:03] Panel plugs and final football debate — Supi promotes his fantasy and Survivor content, Mikey P previews Fight Time with Mikey P, and the crew talks player celebrations and costly penalties. •[38:47] Close — Simply The Coach promotes the day’s BTT content, congratulates Producer Man on the Legends Lounge call, and signs off. BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @watchbttsports #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 14

Sami Zayn Is WWE Champion Again | Penta vs. Roman Reigns in Mexico City — The Coach and Bro Monday September 14

Vince Russo opens Monday's show by apologizing to ChatGPT. He asked it for an early-game and a late-game parlay, both lost, he cut what he describes as a stiff and ugly promo on the chatbot, and by Sunday he was a grown man typing out an apology and asking for forgiveness with seventeen weeks of football still to play. From there it becomes a genuine grievance about NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube blacking out games he thought he paid for — until Coach points out that the games were on local channels Russo no longer subscribes to. Then the show turns, and it does not turn back for forty minutes. Sami Zayn beat CM Punk on SmackDown to become a two-time Undisputed WWE Champion, and Russo's objection is not about Sami Zayn the man — he says repeatedly that Zayn is a great worker, a great storyteller, and beloved in the locker room. His objection is about perception, and about the casual fan who lands cold on a Tuesday, sees a 40-something Sami Zayn holding one world title and possibly Penta holding the other, and never comes back. He walks through the alternative he would book: keep the belts on Roman Reigns and Oba Femi, make both men untouchable for six months, and let the money match build itself into WrestleMania. He picks apart the referee work in the finish, argues the locker-room politics that made this possible would never have existed in the Attitude Era ("you think anybody says to Steve Austin, you're dropping the belt tonight to D'Lo Brown?"), and traces the whole philosophy back to the Daniel Bryan title run. Coach pushes back the only way that produces anything useful — he asks Russo to argue the other side, and to name a single positive. The last third is a referendum on WWE's identity. Coach poses a hypothetical: Triple H walks into this week's creative meeting and asks the room one question — who are we? The answer both men land on is that the company got over its skis on the back of the Netflix and ESPN money and lost touch with wrestling at its core. Then Rey Mysterio, stretchered out of AAA TripleManía 34 in Las Vegas by Omos, turned up with Ryan Garcia the very next night in a neck brace, which Coach uses to make the point about protecting an angle in public. It closes with super chats, a Netflix commercial-counter complaint, and a bet on the Chiefs–Broncos Monday nighter with the Wednesday hosting chair on the line. Topics & Timestamps (All timestamps are estimates — see note above.) [00:00] — Cold open: the show is now live three days a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 2 PM ET [01:17] — Russo's weekend: he cut a promo on ChatGPT over two losing parlays, then apologized to it [02:42] — Back to his New York roots — taking the Giants outright on Sunday night and leaving the points on the table [04:33] — The NFL Sunday Ticket rant: blacked-out games in Denver, and Coach's explanation that they were on local channels [07:24] — Show format: three topics a day, super chat tiers, and the new Coach & Bro Wheel on Wednesdays and Fridays [08:42] — Super chat (Brian, $20) on Russo's relationship with ChatGPT — and the Super Bowl falling on Valentine's Day [09:22] — TOPIC 1: Sami Zayn defeats CM Punk for the Undisputed WWE Championship — his second reign in under three months, the first having lasted nine days [10:52] — The referee problem: Russo on the officiating in the finish, and whether we are still supposed to believe any of it is real [12:19] — "Let's complete the parlay" — Russo calls for Penta to beat Roman Reigns in Mexico City tonight and hit rock bottom on purpose [12:43] — The WrestleMania math: seven months out, Roman Reigns vs. Oba Femi is the money match, so why touch either belt [14:22] — Why go back to Sami Zayn — the Kevin Owens connection, CM Punk's sign-off, and a dead crowd at the title change [18:01] — The casual-fan argument: perception over ability, and why the audience never grows [20:25] — Locker-room reality: nobody is friends, everybody is competing, and the D'Lo Brown / Steve Austin comparison [24:34] — The X-Pac blueprint: the 1-2-3 Kid beating Razor Ramon made a career — but he was never beating Hulk Hogan for the belt [26:00] — Coach on why the last stretch was Russo's best five minutes on the show, and the case for listening before dismissing [27:08] — Super chats: Judas Mesias in TNA, Crown Jewel speculation, and a Tony Khan aside [28:19] — Presenting sponsor: BlueChew Gold read [29:50] — The Easter eggs in Russo's BlueChew spot — the Russo championship belt in the closet and the Mr. Bubble bubble bath Producer Man planted on purpose [31:30] — Suggested Ad Break 1 [31:37] — TOPIC 2: Russo stops the show to play devil's advocate — name one positive of putting the belt back on Sami Zayn [32:59] — Coach's answer, and the counter-question: why is a man in his forties in that spot when Bron Breakker is 29? Plus the case for unifying down to one world title [34:38] — Controlling the narrative: Rich Paul and Max Kellerman's new show, Ari Emanuel's podcast, and why WWE needs a Friday creative post-show [36:32] — The Big Red Machine analogy: an All-Star at every position and a .200 hitter batting fourth [37:07] — Damian Priest's booking versus Sami Zayn's, and playing favorites in the writers' room [37:32] — Johnny Gargano demands a world title shot — and why a title program needs both sides to be believable [39:37] — Where it started: the Daniel Bryan title run, giving the internet what it wanted, and going back to that well ever since [41:43] — Weight classes exist in every other combat sport for a reason — and what that means for a 205-pounder as champion [44:35] — The Jeff Jarrett exception: if you are that size you work as a chicken-s— heel, and that is the only version of this that works [46:17] — TOPIC 3: Rey Mysterio is stretchered out of AAA TripleManía 34 by Omos — then appears the next night at Ryan Garcia vs. Conor Benn in a neck brace [48:36] — What Russo did like: the stretcher spot itself, and a monster manhandling a gurney he had never seen done before [49:09] — Coach's hypothetical: Triple H walks into creative and asks the room, who are we in 2026? [51:21] — "We lost our way" — the Yankees analogy, six-figure writers, and naming five storylines you have written that got over [53:30] — Suggested Ad Break 2 [53:35] — Closing super chats begin — shout-out to Smartest Mark Alive [54:39] — The ratings super chat: Raw's Netflix numbers against Sunday Night Football, and when WWE used to beat Monday Night Football [55:41] — Netflix building its own production facility and getting back into original programming [56:33] — "Sami has the belt going into Crown Jewel so he can eat the pin" — and why Russo agrees Zayn is a great storyteller anyway [57:59] — Crown Jewel is set for November 7 in Riyadh — the champion-vs-champion theory [59:30] — Super chat on the date of the title change; both hosts decline the angle [1:00:58] — Ringside News super chat on the JCW speculation — Russo's answer: a 65-year-old man at the Gathering, and everyone catching COVID [1:04:16] — Coach's called shot on the Danhausen craze, and a law-firm commercial [1:04:53] — The Netflix commercial countdown in the corner of the screen, and why it makes viewers leave [1:07:05] — Russo on working with El Generico in TNA, years before Sami Zayn [1:07:36] — Super chat on AEW signings: "if everyone is the best wrestler, no one is" — and why promos, not body slams, get people over [1:08:44] — Wrap: Monday Night Grind live at 7 PM ET, the Betcha watch-along, and the Chiefs–Broncos bet for Wednesday's hosting chair [1:10:26] — Sign-off This episode is sponsored by BlueChew. Better sex in a tablet — go to BlueChew.com and use promo code COACH to get your third month of BlueChew Gold FREE when you buy two, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order. Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 14

Giants Stun the Cowboys, Bears Drop 59 | Broncos-Chiefs Tonight — Coach and Company Monday September 14

Monday means all NFL all the time, and Coach opens with three from the weekend: Texas is the new No. 1 in the AP Top 25 after Arch Manning wiped out a 20-point fourth-quarter hole in Austin — the Longhorns' earliest in-season No. 1 since 1965 (AP); Myles Garrett will have knee surgery and land on IR for at least four games after the Rams' 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Melbourne (NFL.com, Rams); and Ben Shelton's breakout U.S. Open ended in his first Grand Slam final, a four-set loss to Alexander Zverev (ESPN). Brandon Combs joins and takes a victory lap on Tailgate Saturday, where the crew had Oklahoma State live as a massive underdog against Oregon — the Cowboys won 39-31 and dropped the Ducks out of the top five (NCAA.com). Note: the "24-point dog" line Coach and Brandon used on air is their number; none of the sourced recaps state the closing spread. Into the Sunday night game, and both guys are off the Dallas bandwagon: the Giants beat the Cowboys 28-20 behind Jaxson Dart going 23-of-29 for three touchdowns (NBC Sports). Brandon, who had Dallas in his Super Bowl prediction, says he was wrong after one week and calls New York "a playoff caliber football team"; Coach zeroes in on Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely as the difference makers. Then the winners and losers. Winner 1 — the Bears, who put up 59 in a 59-37 win over Carolina, the highest-scoring Week 1 game in NFL history (News Tribune); Brandon's take is blunt — "the Bears are who we thought they were," an elite offense that will have to outscore a bad defense, with Caleb Williams a top-five quarterback by season's end. Loser 1 — the Chargers, who scored 14 at home in a 26-14 loss to Arizona (Chargers), with Brandon putting some of it on an offensive line that let two rushers come free. Winner 2 — the Ravens, 41-23 over the Colts with Derrick Henry going 144 and three scores (Ravens); Brandon calls Baltimore a 13-14 win team headed to the Super Bowl, and the two argue Lamar Jackson's contract and playoff record — Brandon's position is that eight playoff games at 1,800 yards and ten touchdowns is not the indictment people make it out to be. Loser 2 — the Browns, blown out 34-10 by Jacksonville with Deshaun Watson throwing a pick on the fifth play from scrimmage (Fox Sports); Coach says on air that Watson is no longer an NFL quarterback and that he tweeted for Shedeur Sanders to warm up. The quarterback decision in Cleveland remains unresolved — both hosts are speculating. Winner 3 — Tyler Shough, 410 passing yards in a 31-30 overtime loss to Detroit that ended when Kellen Moore went for two instead of the tie (Chicago Sun-Times); Brandon loved the call, Coach argues a tie could matter in a division that may again come down to 8-9. Loser 3 — the Packers, who led and then gave up the game to Minnesota after Kyler Murray left with a concussion and Carson Wentz came in cold (MPR News); Brandon is merciless on Matt LaFleur taking points off the board and on Jordan Love's two fumbles and an interception. After the BlueChew Gold read, Gridiron Time sets up tonight's Broncos at Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN (NFL.com) — Brandon is playing Denver, arguing Kansas City never fixed the offensive line in front of Patrick Mahomes despite the February cap restructure (NFL.com). The show closes on Travis Kelce, in year 14 on a one-year deal with the retirement call deferred (CBS Sports); both hosts expect a solid-not-elite season and think this is the last one. Housekeeping: Three more live shows today — the Coach and Bro Show with Vince Russo at 2 p.m. ET on Monday Night Raw in Mexico City (Roman Reigns, Penta, World Heavyweight Championship); the Monday Night Grind at 7 p.m. ET with Coach, Big Tommy C, Raphael Esparza and Mikey P, breaking down Monday Night Football, best bets and who gets into the Legends Lounge first; and a live Betcha watch-along at 8:15 p.m. ET. Two BTT YouTube channels — subscribe, like and share. Sponsor: BlueChew Gold — promo code COACH gets the third month free on a two-month order, plus 10% off and free overnight shipping on your first order. Episode Timestamps Time Segment 00:00 Cold open — "It is Monday. Get your ass out of bed." 00:35 Today's BTT lineup: Coach and Bro at 2, Monday Night Grind at 7, Betcha watch-along at 8:15 02:00 News of the day 1 — Texas is the new No. 1 after Arch Manning's comeback in Austin 02:25 News of the day 2 — Rams blown out in Australia; Myles Garrett knee surgery, out at least four 02:45 News of the day 3 — Ben Shelton's U.S. Open run 03:30 Brandon Combs joins the show 03:50 Tailgate Saturday victory lap: Oklahoma State over Oregon, "Oregon, what are we doing?" 05:00 Sunday Night Football — Giants 28, Cowboys 20; Jaxson Dart arrives, Nabers and Likely 09:30 WINNER 1 — Bears drop 59: "The Bears are who we thought they were" 12:45 LOSER 1 — Chargers lay an egg at home against Arizona; the Justin Herbert problem 16:10 WINNER 2 — Ravens roll the Colts; Derrick Henry, and the Lamar Jackson contract debate 19:45 LOSER 2 — Browns blown out by Jacksonville; the Deshaun Watson / Shedeur Sanders question 23:00 WINNER 3 — Tyler Shough throws for 410; Kellen Moore goes for two in overtime 27:45 LOSER 3 — Packers collapse in Minnesota; LaFleur's fourth-and-one, Jordan Love's turnovers 32:35 BlueChew Gold — host read with Vince Russo (promo code COACH) 35:10 GRIDIRON TIME — Broncos at Chiefs preview: why Brandon is down on Kansas City 40:55 The elephant in the room — is this Travis Kelce's last season? 45:45 Where to find Brandon Combs: @RealCombsy, Combs & Fitz, BetMGM Tonight 47:15 Sign-off and tonight's full BTT slate BTT Studios delivers the best in sports, entertainment, and culture. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@watchbttsports Instagram: @watchbttsports Twitter/X: @coachandco #BTTStudios #Podcast #Sports #Entertainment Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Sep 11

Life Over Wrestling | AEW Honors Rebel & 9/11 Reflections — The Coach and Bro | Friday September 11

The Friday Storytime era begins with a story bigger than professional wrestling. The Coach and Vince Russo reflect on AEW’s Rebel Heart Dynamite, which honored Tanea “Rebel” Brooks and supported I AM ALS and Team Gleason. Britt Baker’s emotional reunion with Rebel leads both hosts into an unusually personal conversation about the cost of putting work before family, the moments they wish they could reclaim, and the importance of remembering that wrestling is entertainment—not life and death. That perspective becomes even more powerful as the hosts revisit September 11, 2001. Russo remembers being stranded in Oklahoma and driving through the night to reach his family in Colorado, while The Coach recalls the fear created by a lost cell phone and a mailbox full of messages from relatives who knew he traveled through New York every week. He also remembers standing with the WWE roster as Lilian Garcia sang the national anthem on the September 13, 2001 SmackDown. The second half delivers the lighter side of Storytime: Russo’s ChatGPT-assisted football picks, an Australian 49ers television blooper, The Rock’s bond with Harvey Wippleman, the abandoned Vince McMahon limo mystery, Triple H’s unforgettable Madison Square Garden return, John Cena’s 17th world title, Ric Flair’s lifelong commitment to being “The Nature Boy,” and The Coach’s memories of the late Barry Melrose. It all circles back to the same lesson: say what you mean, appreciate your people, and enjoy the time you have. Timestamps •00:00 — A third weekly show: Friday Storytime and the Coach and Brolet wheel •02:49 — AEW honors Rebel’s ALS battle on Rebel Heart Dynamite •05:52 — Why wrestling, work, and fandom cannot come before real life •09:46 — The Coach and Russo share career regrets and family-first lessons •14:42 — Tony Khan’s ALS Ice Bucket Challenge—and the promoter in him takes over •16:07 — Praising Tony Khan while staying fair to Triple H •20:43 — Scrutinizing the retracted “ESPN unhappy with WWE” report •24:43 — Russo and The Coach remember September 11, 2001 •27:32 — WWE returns to television and Lilian Garcia sings the national anthem •28:23 — Fan questions, Stone Cold memories, and Friday-show banter •30:28 — Russo’s ChatGPT betting streak •33:31 — The Australian “San Francisco 69ers” blooper •34:25 — A new fan joins the family and the show shifts into comedy •35:15 — BlueChew Gold sponsor segment and Russo’s Attitude Era story •40:12 — Was Daniel Puder really a wrestling failure? •41:05 — Who should induct The Rock into the WWE Hall of Fame? •42:21 — Harvey Wippleman, The Rock’s first car, and a gift years later •44:24 — Vince McMahon’s exploding limo and the unfinished mystery •47:10 — Why Triple H’s entrance instantly made him feel like a superstar •49:27 — Daffney, Rosemary, and whether great characters need titles •50:02 — John Cena’s 17th title versus Ric Flair’s relationship with legacy •53:26 — Ric Flair at ESPN and The Coach’s Barry Melrose memory •57:15 — The new Friday mission: stories, fans, and enjoying life •57:52 — The Friday Coach and Brolet wheel •58:59 — SmackDown ticket-price talk and weekend football plans •01:00:47 — Schedule reminder and closing Behind The Turnbuckle delivers the best in pro wrestling coverage, news, and analysis. Watch on YouTube: youtube.com/@behindtheturnbuckle Instagram: @behindtheturnbuckle Twitter/X: @behindthebuckle #BehindTheTurnbuckle #ProWrestling #WWE #AEW #Podcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Kawhi's $700K Slap on the Wrist | Lane Kiffin Goes Full Villain — Generational Divide 9/18/26

WWE Counter-Programs AEW in Chicago | JR Sounds Off, Tony Khan Stays Quiet — The Coach and Bro 9/18/26

Josh Allen's 5-TD Statement | LSU–Ole Miss Is This Week's Cinema — Coach and Company Friday 9/18/26

Lions-Bills Best Bet & My Big 3 | Belichick Resigns at UNC — Afternoon Drive with The Coach 9/17/26

Lions–Bills Shootout Picks | Belichick's Son Resigns at UNC — Coach and Company 9/17/26

Sami Zayn’s Champion Debate | Roman Reigns vs. Penta — The Coach and Bro September 16

LSU vs. Ole Miss: Kiffin Returns | Week 3 Preview — Coach and Company September 16

NFL Week 2 Matchups | Coach’s Power Rankings — Afternoon Drive with the Coach Tuesday 9/15/26

WWE’s Mexico Takeover & Sami Zayn’s Shocking Title Win | The 2 Count Tuesday September 15

Chiefs-Broncos Recap | NFL Week 2 Early Lines — Coach and Company | Tuesday September 15

Sami Zayn Is WWE Champion Again | Penta vs. Roman Reigns in Mexico City — The Coach and Bro Monday September 14

Giants Stun the Cowboys, Bears Drop 59 | Broncos-Chiefs Tonight — Coach and Company Monday September 14

Life Over Wrestling | AEW Honors Rebel & 9/11 Reflections — The Coach and Bro | Friday September 11