{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 359 - Mitch in Vegas, Hawks Hold on, Dawgs & Duckies","description":"RUNDOWN   We're celebrating the start of Year 8 of Mitch Unfiltered! Mitch checks in from Las Vegas\u2014oddly with zero urge to gamble\u2014while Hotshot breaks down his old roulette system and the painful bad beat that once drove him out of Vegas for years. Mitch and Hotshot geek out over the new Eddie Murphy documentary, then Mitch tells his favorite 10-seconds-of-fame story \u2014 yelling a deep-cut sketch line to Murphy at a 1985 stand-up show and getting singled out from the stage. They pivot to the Seahawks\u2019 30\u201324 \u201cno-win\u201d win in Nashville, weighing how worried to be about letting a 30\u201310 lead shrink, while marveling at Jaxon Smith-Njigba\u2019s obscene pace (already breaking the single-season franchise yardage mark in 11 games) and explaining why Rams-Bucs, common opponents, and divisional records mean Seattle may need both a win over the 49ers and help from the lowly Cardinals to take the NFC West. Steve Phillips joins Mitch to unpack Seattle\u2019s near\u2013World Series run \u2014 from Julio Rodr\u00edguez\u2019s late-season surge to the Game 7 choices that doomed the Mariners, including pulling George Kirby too early and avoiding Andr\u00e9s Mu\u00f1oz in the highest-leverage spot. He explains why modern analytics can mislead managers, why Aaron Judge rightfully edged Cal Raleigh for MVP despite East Coast conspiracy theories, and why extending Josh Naylor was the right call even if the back-end years sting. Brady and Jacson join Mitch to break down Seattle\u2019s 30\u201324 win over the Titans \u2014 a game that was far closer than it should\u2019ve been against the NFL\u2019s worst roster. They dissect the defensive lapses (two long late TD drives, missed tackles, fatigue), Sam Darnold\u2019s clean but risky performance (a couple near-picks, heavy JSN dependence), and a quietly emerging run game anchored by Walker and Charbonnet. Rick Neuheisel joins Mitch to reset the entire college football landscape heading into rivalry week \u2014 from Washington\u2019s shot at a season-defining upset over Oregon to the seismic consequences of an eight-win finish versus nine. He breaks down the transfer-portal era attrition at programs like UCLA, the SEC\u2019s multi-team playoff math (with Alabama\u2019s \u201cbrand advantage\u201d), and why chaos in Austin, Baton Rouge, and Oxford could reshape the playoff bracket if Lane Kiffin jumps jobs before December 3rd.   GUESTS   Steve Phillips | Former Mets GM & MLB Analyst (SiriusXM \/ MLB Network) Brady Henderson | Seahawks Insider, ESPN Jacson Bevens | Writer, Cigar Thoughts Rick Neuheisel | CBS College Football Analyst, Former Head Coach & Rose Bowl Champion   TABLE OF CONTENTS   0:00 | Mitch Turns 8 (Seasons), Vegas Without Gambling, and a Birthday Tour Through Sports, History\u2026 and Freddie Mercury 12:00 | BEAT THE BOYS - Register at MitchUnfiltered.com 16:09 | Eddie Murphy, Clint, and a Nervy 8\u20133: Seahawks Survive Titans While JSN Flirts with 2,000 Yards 40:55 | GUEST: Steve Phillips; Steve Phillips on the Mariners\u2019 Game 7 Collapse, Cal Raleigh\u2019s MVP Near-Miss, and Seattle\u2019s Offseason Decisions 1:05:13 | GUEST: Seahawks No-Table; Seahawks Escape Tennessee, Move to 8\u20133, and Reveal Both Promise and Warning Signs in Nashville 1:27:51 | GUEST: Rick Neuheisel; Rick Neuheisel on Washington\u2013Oregon Stakes, Lane Kiffin Chaos, and a Wild Final Push Toward the Playoff 2:01:20 | Other Stuff Segment: NFL players spitting incidents (Jalen Carter, Jamar Chase, Jalen Ramsey, Boise State, massive fines for spitting), Mariners non-tender Gregory Santos after almost never pitching, questions about how MLB trade physicals get passed, Dodgers Game 7 World Series home run balls (Miguel Rojas, Will Smith) both caught by same father\/son and later underperforming at auction, Lane Kiffin\u2019s reported choice between Ole Miss, LSU, and Florida with a 7-year $98M deal and $25M\/year in NIL money, UW women\u2019s soccer upsets #1 Virginia 10v11, Belichick family blowup, Chris Paul announces plans to retire after the 25\u201326 season and reflects on a Hall of Fame point guard career, Boris Becker (age 58) welcomes baby daughter, Kevin Spacey claims to be essentially homeless and working as a lounge singer in Cyprus, Ace Frehley\u2019s famous smoking sunburst Les Paul goes up for auction, RIPs: Rodney Rogers \u2014 Wake Forest star and 12-year NBA forward, dies at 54, Jellybean Johnson \u2014 drummer for The Time, dies at 69, Randy \u201cJunkman\u201d Jones \u2014 Padres legend, dies after a long career in and around baseball, HEADLINEs: Airport bulge turns out to be two endangered parakeets, Interstate flasher \u201cneeded excitement\u201d, Two Texas men plot to invade a Haitian island and enslave everyone, Failed threesome leads woman to beat up her boyfriend, Study says Viagra may help with hearing loss. 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