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LeBron, SEC Picks, Madden 99's, The Odyssey, Memphis Football - 7/28/26
Jul 28, 2026
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
LeBron and the East (4:59)
SEC Media Day Picks (21:04)
SEC Media Days Clips (38:31)
Coach Huff (40:59)
Church Health Center (48:34)
72 Hours, The Odyssey, AEW Nashville, Toxic Love Story (1:00:33)
Tatum & Brown (1:13:41)
Jackson Koivun (1:17:44)
NFL News and Madden 99 (1:23:13)
Tonight (1:31:54)
Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
LeBron James Signing with the Philadelphia 76ers, Michael Kim, SEC Media Days - 7/24/26
Jul 24, 2026
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Chris is back. Gary Parrish joins the show in the first hour and they talk about their trip to Milwaukee where they got to go to a Mets/Brewers game, play 3 different golf courses and more. GP was carrying around a baseball and ended up with a Keith Hernandez autograph, Chris got his first ever hole-in-one, and more (3:30). LeBron James is signing with the 76ers...does this make Philly the favorite in the East? What about for the Championship? Also, why we think it took this long and the 76ers were the choice (20:18). Josh Pastner made some interesting comments about looking for an "owner" of the UNLV basketball program (43:38) and Ole Miss Head Coach Pete Golding also made some interesting comments about how College Football is still operating as if these players aren't in the real work world when they really are (49:35). We'll finish with 5 Things for the weekend presented by the Tennessee National Guard: SEC Media Days, Ryan Silverfield, Michael Kim, LeBron James, Wisconsin (1:02:22) Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser Guest: Gary Parrish Technical Director: Jacob Stopcotte Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
John Harbaugh Speech, NBA Win Totals, Vols Land 5 Star RB, SEC Media Days - 7/23/26
Jul 23, 2026
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It's a Producer Party with Roser, CJ and Bennett. They'll spend the first 45 minutes or so on John Harbaugh's uninspiring speech to his NY Giants team yesterday and why they think Lamar Jackson saved Harbaugh's career for about 7 extra seasons. They'll go into the other NFL Training Camp news, NBA Win Totals and who they think might be a little low or high before they hit on the Tennessee Vols getting a big time 5-star recruit at RB (3:00). Jessica Benson joins the show in-studio to talk SEC Media Days, play a version of the Newlywed Game with CJ, and we ask her and Bennett the question: Matt Damon or Leonardo DiCaprio??? (52:41) Host: Jon Roser Contributors: Bennett Doyle, CJ Hurt Guest: Jessica Benson Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Good National Grizz Vibes, Heat Admin Fumbles, Best Dunkers List, The Odyssey - 7/22/26
Jul 22, 2026
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It's Roser, Devin and Bennett today. They'll spend the first hour talking about some Grizzlies news that they'll reportedly play a preseason or regular season game(s) in Nashville...they talk about why that's good but also how they'd like to see the Titans reciprocate and play a preseason game in Memphis. There was also a national podcast that had positive things to say about this Grizzlies roster....it made us more optimistic about the upcoming season. After that, we'll talk about the Miami Heat YouTube admin maybe fumbling LeBron and who else are some all-time bag fumblers (3:00). Bleacher Report has another list....it's the Top 50 Dunkers of All-Time (1:03:49) Host: Jon Roser Contributors: Devin Walker, Bennett Doyle Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tony Allen Reacts to Bleacher Report's 99 NBA All-Time Greatest Defenders List - 7/21/26
Jul 21, 2026
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen presented by Mainland Pool Service. It's Roser, Devin and CJ. They have TA react to Bleacher Report's list of the NBA's 99 Greatest Defenders of All-Time list....we'll go one by one through the Top 25 and you'll get TA's reaction to all of them. That takes up most of the first hour. After that, TA talks a little about Cam Boozer and Cedric Coward and what he saw from them in Summer League (3:00). The gang wraps up on Nolan Arenado making some active player history in MLB last night and Will Stein's presser at SEC Media Days (1:21:08) Host: Jon Roser Contributors: Devin Walker, CJ Hurt Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Grizz Lose Summer League Championship, Joey Chestnut vs Chris Vernon, Spain Wins World Cup - 7/20/26
Jul 20, 2026
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Grizz Summer League (5:51)
The Other Summer League Teams (23:12)
Joey Chestnut vs Chris Vernon (27:13)
World Cup (45:51)
The Open Championship (52:20)
Redbirds Game, Vintage Fest at Renasant Center (1:08:50)
Caitlin and Angel (1:20:18)
The Mile (1:31:30)
NBA Offseason (1:44:39)
Tonight (1:50:32)
Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Summer Grizz 32-2 1Q vs Summer Hawks, World Cup Final, LeBron's Looming Decision - 7/17/26
Jul 17, 2026
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Gary Parrish joins the show in-studio and they'll talk about the Grizzlies destruction of the Atlanta Hawks in Summer League, humiliating Atlanta by outscoring them 32-2 in the first quarter, Cedric Coward looking great, Boozer being Boozer, why Chris thinks O-Max could be more than just an energy guy. GP also talks about a story that no one else is talking about in recruiting circles and it's how guys ranked outside the Top 50 are not getting recruited by many Power 4 schools anymore (3:00). How much would you pay to see a live sporting event or concert? The price to get in Sunday's World Cup Final will blow your mind (44:23). Chris has 5 Things for the Weekend presented by the National Guard: LeBron's Decision, Eating vs Joey Chestnut, The Open Championship, World Cup Final, Summer League Final 4 (1:15:11) Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Gary Parrish Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
The ESPY's, Caitlin Clark, Gary Trent Jr, Grizz/Hawks Summer League, Messi/Yamal - 7/16/26
Jul 16, 2026
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Messi and Yamal will face off in the World Cup Final and a photo of them has resurfaced (5:45). Jackson Suber is leading The Open Championship but Bryson DeChambeau is close behind...Bryson had some things to say to Nick Faldo after his opening round (12:00). The ESPY's were last night....we'll go through them....well, we try to....but we end up talking about Caitlin Clark, doggy daycare and a bunch of other stuff you'll laugh about (20:59). We have more Summer League standouts including Hannes Steinbach, Hugo Gonzalez and Ghaman Maluach plus the NBA is investigating Gary Trent Jr's contract with the Bucks (1:24:24) Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jacob Stopcotte Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Javon Small's Summer League Moment, Early NBA Win Totals, World Cup, MLB All-Star Game - 7/15/26
Jul 15, 2026
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Cam Boozer continues to show off his skillset at Summer League (3:00). Javon Small had his Summer League moment/game yesterday against the Warriors. Chris explains why that game could've been the difference in him keeping his two-way contract and not. We'll then go into some early NBA season win totals that have been posted. Chris cannot believe what the Grizzlies total is for next season and thinks they should be higher (5:16). NCAA Football is out and Devin has a review (1:00:29). Chris had the MLB All-Star Game on the tv last night but says every time he looked up, baseball wasn't actually being played (1:06:17). QB on Netflix came out and there's a couple of moments with Joe Flacco that made Chris laugh (1:08:29). Roser and Devin had a horrible pick with France yesterday....today we get England vs Argentina in the World Cup (1:18:30) Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Summer Grizz Lose vs Mavs, Summer League Standouts, LeBron, Jordan Walker Wins HR Derby - 7/14/26
Jul 14, 2026
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Netflix's Quarterback series dropped today and Titans QB Cam Ward is featured (3:00). The Summer Grizz lost to the Summer Mavs on Monday + Cam Boozer didn't like ESPN's questions, Cedric Coward struggled to take care of the ball and more (12:46). We'll go through some of the standouts from Summer League including Meleek Thomas, Brayden Burries, Koa Peat and more (27:10). Is LeBron being dramatic and know where he's going to go??? (43:24) Jordan Walker won the Home Run Derby (1:02:03) and we have a busy week in sports with the World Cup, MLB All Star Game, The Open Championship, Fanatics Fest, WWE Saturday Night Main Event and more (1:25:58) Host: Chris Vernon Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
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