Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Sweet 16, Steve losing his voice watching the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament, Bear needing to dig out of a hole, the painful transition from the first round to the second, if Arkansas can keep up with Gonzaga offensively, Texas Tech opening as a favorite over Duke, Villanova’s discipline, Houston looking like a massive problem for Arizona, why they hate talking about Purdue-St. Peter’s, if North Carolina can strain UCLA’s defense, Steve’s theory...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the 2022 NCAA Tournament, why this is the hardest bracket they’ve ever filled out, Steve’s belief that 14 teams could win the championship, Bear’s numbers on 11 vs. 6 seeds, Iowa’s dangerous first game against Richmond, the Mountain West needing to prove itself, if Memphis could bully Gonzaga if they meet in the second round, Indiana’s half court defense, the officiating in Texas-Virginia Tech, their trust in Houston’s defense, the Kansas or Chaos Region,...

It’s the final podcast of the college football season! Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss Monday’s college football national championship, Georgia impressing against Michigan after falling flat in the SEC title, Alabama’s plan for the passing game against the Dawgs, if Georgia will back off of its pressures, if we’ll see a single 100-yard rusher in this game, Bear's travel to Denver and then to Indianapolis, and their thoughts on the final week of the NFL regular season.

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Carolina schools facing off, the University of New Jersey reaching a bowl, keeping an eye on Central Michigan, the one thing that stands out when examining Alabama-Cincinnati, the matchups along the lines in Michigan-Georgia, Arkansas looking to cap an exciting season, an in-game teaser and losing money on Ole Miss overs.

Whether you love him or hate him or are somehow completely indifferent, you’ve probably spent at least some of the last 20 years thinking about Tom Brady. Brady has altered friendships, families and communities. He’s changed the trajectory of careers and reputations, enabled fairy tale dreams to be both realized and dashed. 'Man In the Arena' is a new 10-part series from ESPN and Religion of Sports that looks at those two decades of Brady through the eyes of the fans and the haters, those in...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their favorite uniforms this bowl season, the matchups on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, lobbying for Steve to toss the coin at the Military Bowl, the Mike Leach Bowl, Western Kentucky pulling Bailey Zappe before he could hit 6,000 passing yards, Bear’s ACC bowl wins bet, the No Coaches Bowl at Fenway, a frightening Would You Rather, if Clemson fans will travel to the Cheez-It Bowl, and adjusted NFL win totals.

Stanford Steve and The Bear sort through the first batch of bowl games starting on Friday with the Bahamas Bowl through Wednesday’s Armed Forces Bowl. They discuss single-digit underdogs covering, confusing bowl game opt-outs, the value of good tape from a bowl game, the low total in UTEP-Fresno State, if BYU feels slighted by its bowl destination, advice for live betting games, if Eastern Michigan could upset Liberty, if Oregon State gets to eight wins and Army’s offensive questions. Plus,...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss if it’s too early to look at Kentucky Derby odds, Steve’s potential matching tattoo with Dusty Dvoracek, Bear’s thoughts on Miami hiring Mario Cristobal and Dan Radakovich, Steve imploring Cincinnati and Michigan to make the most of their playoff opportunities, Bear’s bowl travel, which NY6 games they’re excited for, Oklahoma State’s awful goal line play calling, Smelly Lines and Quinn Ewers on the move again.

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the overwhelming appeal of the underdogs going into Championship Saturday, Bear’s wild weekend of travel and the recent lack of upsets in the championship games. Then, the guys hit on every game this weekend, talking about the excellent defenses facing off in the Big 12, Kent State looking battle-tested, Utah State’s unlikely run to the Mountain West championship, Louisiana with a lot to play for, if Cincinnati’s defense can handle Houston again, the...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss fans who think Bear hates their team, rainy conditions in the Egg Bowl, the Herbstreit-Howard dynamic before Ohio State-Michigan, Texas some how being favored over Kansas State, an obituary calling for an “irresponsibly large wager” on the Huskers over the Hawkeyes, team totals for Georgia Tech and UConn, lack of interest in the Iron Bowl, and if Oklahoma State can score with Oklahoma. Plus, Bear fires from the hip and Steve shares his secret Thanksgiving...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss their expectations for the College Football Playoff, their thoughts on the latest Heisman odds including why nobody cares about the NFL MVP, some new friends for The Bear here in CT, Virginia’s interesting line, some fascinating action in the Pac 12 and some insight into a potential winner in Navy.

Stanford Steve and Bear discuss the College Football Playoff committee slotting Michigan over Michigan State, Bear’s Texas A&M bet to win the SEC, the ceiling continuing to get higher for Oklahoma, wanting to see more from Ohio State, if they’d rather take Purdue or Tennessee this weekend, Michigan’s recent struggles in Happy Valley, Florida State Deep Throat coming through with an insider tip, Stanford Steve heading to Charlottesville with Chris Long, blind betting against Stanford and...

Stanford Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing Bear cleaning up on his Atlanta Braves bets, the first batch of the College Football Playoff rankings, how you can make money on Alabama’s playoff chances, Smelly Lines, the over/under in Liberty-Ole Miss, a General Principle Game in Boston College-Virginia Tech, their favorite cities in Ohio, a get-right game for Penn State, Mark Stoops’ rough November record, and the difference between home and road Auburn.

Steve and The Bear kick off the podcast discussing how long a dinner out should be, Bear’s College GameDay travel schedule, noon games yielding cataclysmic results for Steve, their take on “Wolfpacking,” why they can’t pick Indiana again, Iowa State having plenty to play for, Georgia being the biggest favorite it’s ever been in the Florida series, a Line That Stinks out west, a celebrity phone call interrupting the show, why Steve loves Kansas, chasing the San Diego State-Fresno State rivalry...

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss the Week 8 college football slate, the most puzzling line Steve’s seen in 20 years, one-loss teams, if Wake Forest could get gashed by Army, a trivia question from Bear, if Air Force can upset undefeated San Diego State, Clemson playing at Pitt as an underdog, why Steve likes a very public play in Notre Dame, the ranked UTSA Roadrunners and the MLB postseason.

Stanford Steve and The Bear discuss a lackluster Week 7 college football slate, if they’d take Ohio State’s offense over everyone the country right now, College GameDay headed back to Athens, why Georgia needs to ride with Stetson Bennett, Bear’s complicated return from Norman on Saturday night, Penn State’s ability to play itself back into the Big Ten race, Oklahoma not covering double digit spreads, Florida looking to kick LSU while they’re down, if they’re nuts to like Army +14 against...

Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss Cincinnati’s path to the CFP, but they aren’t the only team outside the power 5. BYU also has hopes of crashing the party and might have a better path. Plus, the guys preview week 6 of the CFP season. And, some MLB playoff and NHL regular season bets

Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who they know the most about between OU, Arkansas & Ole Miss. Maryland gets a primetime game. How for real is Michigan? Who is the best team in the Big 12? Concern with Oregon, MACtion, betting double digit favorites and a whole lot more

Stanford Steve & The Bear discuss who is the best non-power 5 team and recap last week. Then, this week doesn’t have a lot of ranked matchups but plenty of games to bet on and some games that stink and you need to avoid.

Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Clay Helton getting fired and what that means for USC. What now for Ohio State and can they fix their defense? Plus, a preview of this week’s games that includes Auburn at Penn State, Cincinnati at Indiana, OU vs. Nebraska and a whole lot more

Stanford Steve & The Bear take a look at Oregon vs Ohio State and how to bet this game with Kayvon Thibodeaux’s status unknown. Can Iowa State finally end their losing streak to Iowa? Can the ACC rebound after an awful week with a couple games against the SEC? How will Georgia and Notre Dame look after their big wins and whole a lot more 

Stanford Steve & The Bear have season win totals for the SEC and ACC. Then, week 1 is finally here and they have plenty of picks, starting off with UCF/Boise State on Thursday and going through Monday night with Ole Miss and Louisville.

Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the Big Ten and Big 12 conferences. Plus, Bear has a play for Week Zero

Stanford Steve & The Bear preview the upcoming season for the Group of 5 conferences, Pac 12 and Notre Dame

Stanford Steve & The Bear are back and the guys have five bets each for season over/under win totals they like. Plus, some Heisman talk, conference favorites and other plays for the season.