I called up and talked with Mizzou head football coach Barry Odom.  You’ll get a chance to hear him talk about the firing of defensive coordinator DeMontie Cross.  The timing of the firing is questionable, but if you don’t have your entire coaching staff on board with what you’re trying to do as a program, better to cut ties after week two, then let something linger throughout the season.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid beautifully puts into perspective the injury that All-Pro safety Eric Berry suffered.  If anyone can come back from a season ending injury, it’s Berry who fought his way back from cancer.

I think any of the three teams in contention for the Central Division could make the World Series.  Um, have you seen what the Dodgers have done lately?  I picked them in August, but will the Indians have enough left in October following a win streak that has reached 19 games and closes in on a major league record?

The customer is not always right.  Opening Day for the Royals.  You expect there to be some bumps in the road with jockeying around for parking, getting through security, picking up tickets from Will Call, but there was one guy who was just over the top throwing it in the face of Royals staff and to their credit, they didn’t back down and put Mr. Too Tall Hot Shot Salesman in his place.

Sticking with the same theme, I offer my take on the “doctor” who was bloodied and kicked off the United Airlines flight.  He brought that upon himself.  I’ll play the audio from this Chicago to Louisville flight and tell you why this whole situation was ridiculous.  Yes, I’m standing up for United!

As excited as Mizzou fans are about basketball season, they’ll be lucky to get 12,000 fans in that building on a regular basis.

Baseball fans…Royals and Cardinals fans alike…settle down.  Yes both teams are 2-5, but we’re a week into the season.

This podcast doesn’t need much of an intro.  Men’s college basketball is terrible.  Teams can’t hold leads, coaches are flipping out, coaches’ wives are flipping out and getting escorted out the arena, the officiating has been terrible and we as a sports society still can’t figure out how to use video replay to our advantage.  To sum it up, watching college basketball is absolutely painful.

That’s why I’m calling for the “Common Sense” official at the scorer’s table.

Don’t even get me started on these guys traveling.  If I could have moved my feet like these guys, I could played some minutes on my high school team for sure.

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There’s a guy in Hawaii shooting video lava pouring into the Pacific Ocean and he’s treading water just feet away from poisonous gases.  A major league baseball player is reaching out to a kid who got beat up because he bumped into someone in the hallway at his school.

Now that the Patriots have won (again), the topic came up on my Facebook page as to whether or not dynasties were good for sports.  We need dynasties and why having teams that dominate actually keeps sports interesting.

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The difference between musically talented kids and athletically talented kids.  Yes, I’m the sports guys, but you may be surprised by my assessment.

Ezekiel Elliott, the former John Burroughs High Schools star, jumped into a huge Salvation Army kettle after setting a franchise record 13th rookie touchdown for the Dallas Cowboys and now donations are on the rise!

My take on the Electoral College and a sound that has scientists freaking out over the Pacific Ocean.  You’ll hear it here on the Bill Pollock Show Podcast.  Check out my archives on SoundCloud and iTunes as I count down my favorite Christmas songs.  I love number 4 today!

One of my friends, posted this on Facebook.

“I am really having reservations about sending my kids to college. They are having cry-ins, bringing service animals to hug and skipping exams because of the election results. Please make America smart again. This is the core of the problem.”

The reason I bring up that Facebook post is because back in 1991, I too was a college student who couldn’t handle the stress of the war in Iraq.  I share my story of how I played the system and pulled out a B+ on my final.

In honor of Veteran’s Day, I play one of the greatest versions of our National Anthem.

Tod Palmer of the Kansas City Star, joins me to talk about his article on Mizzou football recruiting.  Over three years, a total of 64 recruits came to Mizzou…26 players never finished their career at Mizzou.

Listen to the full version of my interview with Palmer

My college picks:
Vandy over Mizzou, Mizzou favored by 3.5–betters will rake if they take Vandy.
Auburn crushes Georgia by 14+–Auburn favored by 10.5
#25 Arkansas loses at home to #24 LSU–Tigers favored by 7.

NFL
Redskins over the Vikings
TB 0-4 at home, Bears 0-4 on the road. Gimme the Bears
Chiefs beat the Panthers.

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Some so-called “experts” try to tell us that we may kill ourselves if we drink eight ounces of water and we’re not thirsty. I call B.S.

We now have people who aren’t even interested in playing video games over getting outside and playing sports…they’d rather watch someone else play video games. What?  How lazy can we get?

Plus, my NFL and NCAA picks of the week.

Steak or hot dogs…which is the right choice? I’m become the culinary version of Dear Abbey when I take listener phone calls!

This is the one podcast you’ll want to check out.  Why?

1. It’s daily
2. It’s never long than 12 minutes.  You can listen on your way to work, on a break or during your lunch hour walk
3. I cover news, entertainment, sports and I take phone calls

Yeah, it’s kind of cool

Pro baseball provides a better product to sports fans. (Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI)

I’m not just saying that baseball is better than football because we had the final day of the season on the NFL is only four weeks in.  It has nothing to do with playoffs starting.

This podcast and opinion piece is based solely on the talent that we’re seeing on the field.  The game of baseball is more compelling to watch and follow than the NFL.

You may be wrapped up Fantasy sports, close scores every week, not sure how any game is going to end…all the drama that’s been built up over an entire week for one game.  Don’t let all of that fool you.  The product on the field has diminished and the level of play from most teams is sub-par for much of the season.

The difference in the quality of the leagues between MLB and the NFL comes down to economics.