Clean the Boards

Austin Barach, John Boyle

From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA. Cover art photo provided by Ian Simmonds on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ihs_photo

  1. HACE 2 DÍAS

    2026 March Madness Preview!

    With Zach Kopelman and Luke Fain: (2:00) Recap of the NEC title game experience at LIU(5:18) Talking through our National Championship picks + other contenders: Florida, Arizona, Houston, Michigan, Duke, Purdue, etc. (38:10) Some Miami OH discourse(43:21) Personal dilemmas with the bracket(49:07) Snake draft! The top 24 candidates to be March Madness legends this yearWith John Boyle: (93:28) Going through each region and the Final FourNote: this same episode got published, somehow, to a different Clean The Boards feed, earlier in the day on March 17, 2026. Technology sometimes.

    2 h y 6 min

  2. 5 FEB

    Super Bowl 60 Preview and Predictions, Plus NBA Trade Deadline

    Preopen: Bigger picture Pats fandom thoughts + Craig Woodson(6:52) NBA Trade Deadline Reactions: Boston, Cleveland, Washington, etc. (26:29) Belichick and Kraft Snubbed from the HOF(28:47) Sizing up the challenge that the Seahawks present(34:50) Updated Drake Maye ranking(37:27) The plan against the Seahawks passing attack(41:37) Pats D-Line vs. Seahawks O-Line(49:44) Jake Bobo and Concord vs. Carlisle basketball memory lane(56:28) Reviewing the season and talking narratives(61:13) Pats O-Line vs. Seahawks D-Line(64:17) John's "I can name" game(72:52) The experience factor on Sunday + the movie "The Warriors"(79:23) Key stats + Austin, John, and James' score predictions(84:15) Messages from the haters, how we handle the hate, New England versus Everyone, and superstitions(100:02) Bucs fan Bijan's pick in a Jerry O'Connell style(103:43) Ro's pick(108:52) Max's pick

    1 h y 52 min

  3. 30/09/2025

    Red Sox Back in the Playoffs, NBA Around the Corner, Football, Carlisle things, and More

    (0:00) Reviewing the regular season and September of the Red Sox and the emotions of another meeting with the Yankees(19:44) Al Horford no longer with the Celtics (26:30) Vibes of this year's Celtics team + the miserable Bulls(37:54) WNBA takes(48:40) Quick Drake Maye stuff(49:53) College football updates(59:42) Recap of being at Fenway on Friday(64:43) Sox-Yankees Wild Card preview

    1 h y 13 min

  4. 03/06/2024

    2024 NBA Finals Preview

    (0:00) Running through non-NBA sports: the NHL, the WNBA, lacrosse, and NCAA baseball (6:44) Breaking down the storylines and matchups within the NBA Finals: the Luka dilemma, who defends who, the media anointing the best player in the world in recent years, the Mavs' crunch-time offense versus the Celtics' crunch-time offense, the "other guys" in the series, the Porzingis questions, Tatum's growth, etc. (73:23) Dissecting the media's anti-Celtics agenda including the "easy path" and "haven't been battle-tested" narratives (82:38) The Kyrie playing Boston piece of it (87:47) Wrapping up some other storylines, predictions, and closing thoughts

    1 h y 39 min

  5. 22/05/2023

    Reacting to the Celtics Down 3-0 in the ECF

    (0:00) Context (1:00) Celtics fans Bijan, Max, and Austin rant after midnight following the 128-102 loss in Game 3. Big picture and offseason talk included.

    54 min

  6. 10/04/2023

    Round One NBA Matchups, the Celtics' Outlook, and More

    (0:00) Contextualizing the episode (1:00) What Bijan and Austin make of the Boston Celtics Bulls-Raptors, Cavs-Knicks, Sixers-Nets The very intriguing Suns-Clippers and Kings-Warriors matchups West Play-In Other sports updates: The Masters, the Bruins, UFC, college basketball, and the Red Sox

    45 min

  7. 27/03/2023

    Down Goes Texas, UConn Rolls On, Parity in the Sport, and More

    Contextualizing the episode Austin and John vent about Texas Rohit on UCLA Drew Timme's future UConn's dominance and theories on it FAU and SDSU and why Austin likes the Owls and Rohit likes the Aztecs Big picture talk about parity in the NCAA Tournament Picking a bracket solely based on hypothetical mascot fights John's predicament with his mom's bracket The women's tournament NBA update Nonsense

    59 min

  8. 14/03/2023

    2023 March Madness Bracket Special

    (0:00) Contextualizing the episode (2:19) Big picture of the bracket and how open this year's tournament is (5:34) Going through the Alabama/South region (19:09) Going through the Houston/Midwest region (29:31) Going through the gauntlet of a Kansas/West region (38:44) Going through the Purdue/East region (47:54) Final Four and Championship picks PART TWO with Luke Fain, starting at (55:54)

    1 h y 20 min
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From hot takes to statistical and annecdotal evidence, a group of friends review and debate the recent events in the sports world, mostly the NBA. Cover art photo provided by Ian Simmonds on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@ihs_photo

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  • Creador
    Austin Barach, John Boyle
  • Años de actividad
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodios
    94
  • Clasificación
    Explícito
  • Copyright
    © Austin Barach, John Boyle
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