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The Beachwood Radio Sports Hour #237: Bill Belichick Presents The Super Bowl
Coach ascends to legendary status despite general dickishness. Plus: Roger Goodell Is An Evil, Bumbling Bore; Patriots Hate; For Some Reason Super Bowl Commercials Are Now Released The Week Before The Game; The 11th Annual (More Or Less) Beachwood Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop Bet: Maroon 5 Edition; and The Rams Will Also Reportedly Be At The Game. And: Silent Collusion Is Still Collusion; The Ex-Cub Factor; Bulls Tank Already Accomplished Thanks To New Lottery Rules; and Polar Vortex Game Is Event Of Loyola's Season.
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SHOW NOTES
* 237.
* Wesleyan vs. Tulane.
* Thompson Twins vs. Coldplay.
3:05: The Bill Belichick Bowl.
* Washington Post: Belichick Makes Brady Study Punt Coverages; It Helps Explain Patriots' Reign.
* Washington Post: The Patriots' Secret Is Focusing On The Details. Every. Last. Detail.
* SI: Bill Belichick And Special Teams: A Love Story.
* Marietta Daily Journal: Patriots Special Teams Ace Matthew Slater Follows Hall Of Fame Father's Path.
* Evan Silva:
It's a microcosm of the real world, good and bad. What makes the storytelling reach its 2019 peak is the differentiation between the half-stepping clowns & and the full-step creators.
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 30, 2019
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Many, many things must go right for one team to dominate a pro sport for 20 years in a salary capped league.
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 30, 2019
Foremost among them: a majority of their competitors content hovering around suck with a ceiling of mediocrity.
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Imagine adjusting for opponent strengths & weaknesses. Novel concept. What winners do. https://t.co/UA4IKm5fth
— Evan Silva (@evansilva) January 31, 2019
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12:43: Roger Goodell Is An Evil, Bumbling Bore.
* Sports Business Daily: Goodell Hears Sharp Criticism For By-The-Book SB Press Conference.
16:24: Patriots Hate.
* Chad: Patriots Dynasty Has Taken Fun Out Of Super Bowl.
29:38: For Some Reason Super Bowl Commercials Are Now Released The Week Before The Game.
* SI: Super Bowl Commercials Hub 2019: Tracking Every Ad Released Ahead Of Patriots Vs. Rams.
33:26: The 11th Annual (More Or Less) Beachwood Super Bowl Halftime Show Prop Bet: Maroon 5 Edition.
* This is your Super Bowl Must-Read.
42:02: Rams Will Reportedly Also Be At The Game.
* Who cares.
55:10: Silent Collusion Is Still Collusion.
* Bryce Harper and Manny Machado remain unsigned; should take control of their own destiny.
1:02:22: The Ex-Cub Factor.
* Featuring Micah Bowie, Jose Hernandez, Juan Pierre, Mike Olt, Justin Wilson and Drew Smyly.
1:07:33: Bulls Tank Already Accomplished Thanks To New Lottery Rules.
1:08:23: Blackhawks Need To Win 10 In A Row Before We Discuss Them Again.
1:08:27: Polar Vortex Game Is Event Of Loyola's Season.
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STOPPAGE: 10:23
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