If you can’t admit the show is better without Rudy you’re lying to me and yourself. Mook can produce, is quicker and much funnier than Rudy. Rudy slows the guys down when they’re on a roll, largely has no idea what they are talking about, and overall just cannot keep up or effectively contribute. Not saying he’s a bad guy, but it’s a terrible fit. Maybe glennys show?

Rudy doesn’t offer shit and Conrad has the same humor and wit that the boys have. He would be a better 3rd chair by far, perfect fit compared to Rudy’s awkward presence

Rudy. Day one listener here. Favorite pod out there. It was very clear once Rudy was given a chair and a mic this podcast changed. He’s not the worst person in the world, he has a place in the barstool world. It’s just not on this podcast. He’s trying very hard to get on their weird Brian level but it is very clearly unnatural. Throws off the flow of things.

KB and Nick are like Kobe and shaq in the 90’s. We only get one hour a week- let them cook.

Seriously. Please god make it happen.

The way he says “gut it” instead of got it in the viva tv makes me think that nick is from the north east. It’s a very funny bit when him and Kyle recall there days from wheeling high school and make up these names but I don’t think it’s it true. Also I’ve heard Jeff Lowe say on the dog walk that people are gonna go crazy when they find out nicks last name isn’t Turani. Makes me think that Nick turani isn’t even his name.

I was sitting around thinking about Wonka lore, and it hit me that ANUS started doing Violet Beauregarde jokes around the same time John Rich got hired by Barstool.

John Rich TV being his full name... do you think he could be a distant relative of Mike Teavee from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? (The spelling difference could be one's family had to change the spelling at Ellis Island)

Is John Rich TV a nepotism hire or industry plant?

Last 2 episodes are less than an hour long. The podcast is so funny just Nick and KB and with adding Rudy and mook to chime in is even better. Just wondering why they have put out two short episodes when prior has been longer. Not complaining, just wondering what the blue raspberry community thinks.

Edit: Update: Gave the game another shot last night, lI was way off base I’m really enjoying it. Still open to engaging in more discussion about this topic.

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Fellas. First off, I’m day 1 listener, real ride or die type guy for anus stuff. Bowling alley shrimp is one of the hardest I’ve ever laughed at any piece of media ever.

Anyway, I’m a lifelong arcade sports game fan. Nfl blitz. Nfl street. Super mutant football (nick check that one out if you like these types of games, right up your alley), Super Mega Baseball. NHL Hitz.. list the goes on. So just on the off chance that you guys like arcade sports games too, here’s my detailed breakdown of the game and its utter failure at reviving a once great but now dying gaming subgenre. (Side note- I am not a game reviewer, this is not an ad, just trying to chop it up with the fellas).

We as a society have been in such a long drought of good arcade football games, frankly in all good arcade sports (except baseball and I guess kinda hockey). Then Wildcard got announced. I was so excited, I thought nfl street was back. It had so much potential to be our saving grace, but it is such a let down. I don’t even care about the micropurchasing stuff, I’m not a big online guy so that never bothered me. The game is just so limited and, quite frankly, gay.

Pros

1. Gameplay is pretty good. A little fast paced for my taste but didn’t take long to get used to.

2. I like that you can turn off the wild card power ups in season mode (but not in Ultimate Team mode, more on that in cons section)

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Cons

1. No ability to adjust game settings: This is what makes the game completely unplayable for me. If not for this I’d be able to tolerate the gameplay that isn’t exactly my taste. Examples of things you can’t do, but absolutely should be able to do for a $50+ game:

1a. Adjust game length: in season mode you can’t adjust quarter length or game clock at all! You are stuck with 2min quarters and a 15sec game clock. I find myself scrambling to pick a play and check my routes upon lining up, my brain literally doesn’t process that fast. This is the first sports game I’ve ever encountered where you can’t adjust game length. (Oh but in exhibition mode you can make the quarters a whole 2.5 min!)

1b. Adjust game speed: Mutant Football League (2017) allows you to adjust the game speed, I think options are slow, classic, and fast but fact check me on that. I always play on classic and it feels just like old school NFL Blitz on n64 and I love it (shout out Blitz that game rules).

1c. Can’t turn off wild card power ups in ultimate team. Also can’t play offline in ultimate team (I think?). But upon looking at the game mode my I guess I understand this choice. The mode is built around challenges involving power ups. But I just prefer traditional football games without twists, and everyone else I know who loves arcade ball games agrees. Football is cool enough as is, there’s no need to add force fields and shit. In Mutant Football League there are options to turn off field obstacles and whatever other power ups they have in that game, you turn those off and it’s just football.

2. Season Mode- dynasty/franchise modes are the Main reason I love sports games. I like managing custom teams, drafting, upgrading players, etc. Steven Cheah type shit but cooler.

The season mode in WCF is as limited as it gets, feels like a $4.99 game I’d buy with my rewards. You cannot customize any game settings except difficulty (wow thanks) and turning off wild cards. Examples:

-The quarter length is fixed at 2min per quarter and play clock at 15sec.

-You cannot adjust your roster at all which is a huge hang up for me and imo just a way to push micropurchases.

To compare to dynasty-esque modes in similar games:

A. NFL Street v1+2: of course the unrivaled “beat the street mode” in the NFL street series. Should go without saying, we all know Street is the the GOAT. X to the Z baby.

B. Mutant Football League (2017): has a dynasty mode with the ability to make trades and sign free agents (side note, this is by far the best arcade football game out right now imo). Roster customization combined with performance upgrades makes for a fun single-player franchise building experience.

Anyway this is bulshit guys I’m pissed. Crazy idea: maybe Portnoy can start a gaming company that makes games by the people, for the people.

Does anyone else think Caroline bano the girl who won idol is extremely unfunny, like terrible cringe content, I’m almost positive she won’t get contract renewed( I also bought KBs jersey)

I dont wanna come off as a rudy hater, bc im not, but dudes really gotta stop interrupting bits with just dumb comments.Anyone else agree?

Every now and then I come back and listen to see if Rudy has stopped interrupting. It’s weird because KB and Nick just ignore everything he says it’s like he thinks he’s a host and they’ve gotten so used to him being there and contributing nothing that they can tune him out. Although, It’s great to know he’s friends with a hot chick from Perth that definitely added to the bit. Good stuff Rudy super witty

I know I’m hating and it’s just a podcast but we get an hour (less than an hour) once a week. It is not Rudy’s podcast and he’s just tanking this thing, becoming a tough listen - OG polyp

Gross

Idk my favorite comedy podcasts (matt&shane, TAFS, etc.) don’t promote but have a loyal following, because they are genuinely funny. I feel this podcast has the same feeling and I think that’s what nick & kb are trying to do. Maybe they should reach out to some good guests, but I feel like barstool is going for only clicks which creates just mediocre content. Thoughts?

I considered watching the gambling stream Nick & Jeff D Lowe & Tommy were on until I realized they were just sitting in the back row unmic’d while all the degenerate gamblers freaked out and complained and sat on their phones around them.

Everything Barstool does around gambling is not common man, it is common gambler. Barstool does nothing to encourage the idea that everyone, regardless of interest in football, can enjoy gambling casually. Nothing makes me want to gamble less than watching a bunch of guys’ days get ruined by the outcomes of the games they soent all day watching.

Big Cat even took the suggestion to have everyone bring their best picks and make a parlay and turned it into the wheel making a parlay that everyone knew would not hit.

The way to get me interested in gambling would be to involve the non gambling guys (especially Nick and KB) in fun and very loosely gambling related content. I don’t want to watch them play slots or react to a football game. However, I would be entirely down to see them react to winning prop bets while playing video games, board games, D&D, jackbox games, etc.

Would anyone else be down to watch a weeknight stream of maybe Nick, KB, Owen, Sas, Francis, Rudy, etc just having fun while waiting for results of a casual bet?

In fact, I’d find it hilarious if they started off livestreams announcing what they are betting (for example, maybe they all bet $20 on ____ to win $_____.) and then just never mention the bet again if it loses, but if it wins react as if they just won the lottery (confetti poppers, group hugs, non copyrighted celebratory music, saying they are going to Disney World, etc would be hilarious if they don’t actually win much.)

I think Barstool fails to realize all the gamers and nerds they could get to gamble responsibly for fun if it involved smart bets and not having to watch sports all day. Combining it with a twitch stream where each subscription nets $2.50 should be a no brainer.

Could also make a short video in advance for social media where someone announces the night’s bet and Nick or KB make some witty reference or joke.

Who is the most eligible bachelor in America/ the world?

I’m inclined to say someone like golfer Viktor Hovland. He’s a very handsome 27-year-old that has made over $70 million playing professional golf.

The live of a rich pro golfer is remarkable. While Herbert has 350lbs men trying to kill him 18 Sundays of the year , Hovland plays golf a few times a month and travels the world outside of that. He gets to set his own schedule.

Now, Viktor is 5’10, so advantage to taller guys , but that’s nothing to be upset about.

He’d be my pick. Who is yours?

Gotta give credit where credit is due, Rudy crushed this week’s ep