D4 Sports

Episode 64: Chicken and Zyn

This week Don and Dustin take you around the world of sports with a look into NFL Free Agency, Stephen Curry's latest landmark, Tennis news AND - chicken sandwiches - lots of chicken sandwiches! But first, we share some good drinks - and not so good drinks, we celebrate youth tobacco sponsorships, explore the best basketball names and celebrate Soccer marketing teams. All on D4 Sports!
 
Intro: Lubbock blows up - Green fire and Green Beer (:30), Drinks of the Day (7:00)
Opening Shots: Zyn for the kids (12:30), Chicken for the Winners (17:55)
D4 Business: Chicken and the Brits (21:00), FPL (27:00), Millwall (29:00), Ovechkin Malware (33:00)
Sports Roundup: NFL Free Agency (38:30), Curry and LeBron (48:45), Djoker and the Tennis roundup (56:30)
Last Call: Top basketball names (1:00:00), WNBA salary controversy (1:05:30)

Episode 63: D4 Defies Death

D4 is back after a brief hiatus, bringing you sports talk from around the world. With the NFL season officially over, we turn the bulk of our attention to basketball and hockey, with a fair mix of baseball, tennis and other curiosities. We have an extended discussion of drinks, and SPAM, and Processed Cheese Food to kick off, then tackle the real important things - like dead cap money, epic hockey fights, ex-con sports victories, youth sports and bad sportsmanship, and bad items found in your local liquor store.
 
Intro: Open and welcome back (:30), Drinks of the Day with a hat tip to Menorca, the abandoned island and sweet, creamy vanilla and death (5:45)
Opening Shots: Quality minutes at UK (16:00), Aaron Rodgers following his dream and questionable quarterback rooms (18:50)
D4 Business: Millwall's colorful moments (26:45), Premier League + British Sports (30:10), Wemby + Ovechkin watch - D4 curse and cursing - and LeBron and stuff (32:15), Call of the Dogs! (39:00),
Sports Roundup: Light punishment for Sin(ner) and problems with their balls (45:50), More good judgment from the Dallas Mavericks (53:00), Butts in seats at the ballpark (57:30), NHL Wins All-Star Weekend (1:02:00)
Last Call: Free Lutheran Bible College basketball - because D4 (1:07:00), Matt Rhule's TikTok Obsession (1:07:30), BYU ushers in the end of an era in College Basketball (1:10:25), Golf for ex-Cons (1:11:55), Bad stuff in your local liquor store (1:13:30)

Episode 62 - D4 Post Super Bowl

This week Don and Dustin recap the Super Bowl, and along the way enjoy some surprising drinks, engage the snub of Ichiro, bad NBA trades, Nicolas Cage and associated murderers, Millwall's recent uprising, getting paid for not playing, and flying drones at improper times.
 
Intro: Dog days of Winter - and basketball (:30), Drinks of the day - including Peanut Butter and Jelly (6:30)
Opening Shots: Anthony "I'd rather not play" Rendon (11:00), The glories of MLB writers (15:00)
D4 Business: Surprising Movie Stars and DraftKings Finale (21:00), Millwall Shines (26:45), NBA trade insanity (32:00), Win now or build for later (36:00)
Sports Roundup: Super Bowl Roundup (42:30), Mahomes's Surprising Performance (46:30), Super Bowl Free Agents (51:30), NFL Next year way too early (55:30)
Last Call: D4 Name of the Week (1:01:30), NBA Trades of questionable quality (1:02:30), Money for Not Playing (1:04:10), More bad trades (1:05:15), Droning Under the Influence (1:09:00)

Episode 61 - D4 Gets Social

Drawing from recent social media posts and memes D4 takes a look at top sports stories and some good drinking advice - including the Double Booch! Drawing from Jerry Jones, Red Flag Liquors, The Eagles rushing attack, the Florida St. Seminoles vs the snow, D4 takes on the top sports stories. We also look at where D4 ranks in the world of sports podcasts.
 
Intro: Day Drinking and high school friends (:30) , Drinks of the day - featuring charcoal (5:00)
Opening Shots: Sporting Immortality and the Pro Bowl (9:30), In-Conference Parity and Bad Math Skills (14:30)
D4 Business: D4 at the White House (20:45), Millwall Double Winners (22:15), Premier League Update (24:15), Darts, Rugby and other British Sports (25:45), Wemby Watch & NBA Drama (29:30),
Sports Roundup: Red Flag Liquors (37:15), NFL Coaching questions (41:30), The Super Bowl (47:30), Sinner the Winner (55:00)
Last Call: SLU starts rumbling (59:00), Basketball turnarounds (1:00:00), Eagles Run Over the Cowboys (1:02:45), Florida - More Snow than Wins (1:06:00)

Episode 60 - Don does the Den!

Episode 60 - Don does the Den!
This week, Don recounts his first trip to Millwall's home. We hit drinks of the day, then we cover the Demon and the Sinner, the NFL Divisional weekend, the silliness of MLB writers, and other intriguing sports stories of the week. Check it out wherever you listen to your pods.
 
Intro: Don visits the Den - the first taste of Millwall (3:00), Drinks of the Day (15:00)
Opening Shots & Sports Roundup: MLB Hall of Fame silliness (20:00), Ade takes Europe (26:30), Haaland in the money (27:15), Aussie Open and Tennis's new era (32:00), Lamar does it again (37:00), The two best players in the NFL right now (40:30)
Last Call: Cap Space and trades (50:00), Buffalo Sabres make NHL history (53:45)

Episode 59 - D4 Does the Job

This week Don and Dustin tackle the job of sports and drinking. After some beers, real and root, we look at the craziness of youth sports, the coaching carousel and putting video games on your resume. After a quick round up of D4 business, we look at the NFL wildcard round and look forward to the rest of the playoffs. Then we wrap it up with the old guys and players working to get their rating up?
 
Intro: Of ball pits and youth sports (:30), Drinks of the day (7:15)
Opening Shots: Getting seen at 7 (11:30), The life of the sideline reporter (16:05), The Coaching Carousel  (18:05)
D4 Business: DraftKings and the College Bowl Bonanza (25:45), FPL and Millwall (28:15), Various watches (30:50)
Sports Roundup: Vrabel to the Patriots (36:00), Best and Worst NFL jobs (39:45), What do you do now? Steelers and Vikings edition (45:00), Wildcard highlights (51:00), Perfecting the Option (54:45)
Last Call: Coach, fix my rating! (1:02:00), Who is older? (1:04:05)

D4 Drinking the New Year Dry!

We kick off 2025 with a drinking surprise, then we dive into sports, with NFL owners, and LeBron's bold claims. We get into D4 business and announce the NFL Pick 'Em winners, FPL updates and more, Millwall news, and pulling for the D4 curse. The first sports roundup of the week kicks off with Pop Tarts, Duke's Mayonnaise, and other bowl games, then we talk the Australian Open and the NFL. We answer last call with drinking out of the shaker, banning hot dogs, the League of Pigs, Jai Alai, and Rickey's last steal! All this week on D4.
 
Intro: Welcome to 2025 (:30), Drinks of the day (6:10)
Opening Shots: NFL boss dishes on the GM (13:50), NBA > NFL? (17:15), Fantasy Football comes to an end (21:00)
D4 Business: NFL Pick 'Em Winners (24:30), D4 Bowl Bonanza & DK (31:00), FPL Update (34:20), Millwall (36:35), Ovechkin and Wemby watch (40:30), and a PLL sighting (42:15)
Sports Roundup: College Football Playoff (44:30), Pop Tarts and Bowl resilience (49:30), Australian Open (53:15), NFL Roundup with the Packers, the Patriots, the year of the Running Back and more (55:15)
Last Call: Drinking from the Shaker (1:11:00), Banning Hot Dogs (1:12:15), The League of Pigs (1:14:40), a surprise board member on the Jai Alai league (1:17:20), and Rickey steals into heaven (1:18:40)

Episode 57 - D4 Getting Ugly for Christmas

Intro: Ugly Jumper Time (:30), Getting into the Holiday Spirit (4:00), Drinks of the Day (6:15),
Opening Shots: Big men TDs in the NFL (8:45), Penix is up (12:45), Running Hockey Goalies (18:15)
D4 Business: Pick 'Em Update and D4 College Bowl Bonanza (24:00), DraftKings update (26:50), Premier League Roundup (28:10), Wemby and Winnipeg Watch (30:20) Hope is not a good thing (31:45)
Sports Roundup: Jekyll and Hyde in Buffalo and KC (36:30), The Lions and the MASH unit (43:00), Second Tier Contenders (46:00), Who you don't want to face in the playoffs (53:30), Less parity and more of a surprise (55:00)
Last Call: Booze at the Funeral Home (1:00:00), >$50M in the NIL (1:03:35), The Crypto Match (1:05:30), and QBs playing for Christmas (1:07:00), a Holiday sign-off (1:09:00)