{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 363 - The #1 Seed is in Sight","description":"RUNDOWN   Did you see Anthony Joshua knocking out Jake Paul in a Netflix spectacle that somehow guaranteed both fighters $92 million? While relieved to see Paul finally get hit for real, Mitch is stunned that global interest was strong enough to justify such an enormous payout for an eight-round exhibition. The segment becomes a blunt look at influencer economics, Netflix\u2019s business model, and why modern fame\u2014not boxing legitimacy\u2014now drives sports entertainment. Hotshot relives an on-air argument about whether Andy Gibb was a Bee Gee, while Mitch tells the story of getting yanked off a Syracuse DJ shift for interrupting a song to announce Andy Gibb\u2019s death. They pivot to Thursday night\u2019s Seahawks win over the Rams\u2014Hotshot admits the overturned two-point conversion still feels \u201ccheap,\u201d and Mitch argues the lack of urgency proves Seattle believed the play was designed as a forward pass until it wasn\u2019t. The segment ends with Mr. Playoffs logic: even if Seattle grabs the NFC\u2019s top seed, the Rams likely become the dangerous 5-seed and could boomerang right back into Seattle\u2019s divisional-round path. Ray Roberts joins Mitch for an intense Upon Further Review debate, rejecting the idea that the Rams are clearly better and arguing the two teams are neck-and-neck, winning in different ways. He points to Seattle\u2019s resilience, defensive toughness, and locker-room connectedness as unmeasurable traits that data and \u201ceye tests\u201d often miss, especially when a team keeps finding ways to win close games. The conversation drills into the overtime drive, the two-point conversion, Sam Darnold\u2019s growth, and whether the real breakthrough may be Clint Kubiak learning how best to deploy his quarterback under pressure. Henderson and Bevens dissect the Seahawks\u2019 improbable comeback over the Rams, with both pointing to belief, crowd energy, and elite special teams as the real difference-makers in a game Seattle otherwise struggled to control. The conversation zeroes in on Sam Darnold\u2019s fourth-quarter and overtime composure\u2014ugly early, elite late\u2014and whether that drive permanently shifts his ceiling against top competition. They also credit Sean McVay\u2019s adjustments for the Rams\u2019 offensive surge while arguing Seattle\u2019s defense and special teams ultimately tilted the outcome. Neuheisel reacts to the opening round of the College Football Playoff, arguing the Group of Five\u2019s lack of competitiveness will force structural change, possibly toward a separate championship or play-in model. He weighs quarterback decisions in the NIL era\u2014suggesting Oklahoma\u2019s John Mateer should return to college for a more lucrative year\u2014while breaking down Alabama\u2019s escape, Miami\u2019s survival, Oregon\u2019s dominance, and Ole Miss\u2019 surge behind Trinidad Chambliss. The segment closes with Michigan\u2019s coaching uncertainty, Neuheisel\u2019s skepticism about splash hires, and Taco Time honors for Reuben Bain and Chambliss after standout performances.   GUESTS   Ray Roberts | Former Seahawks offensive lineman; Seahawks Radio Network analyst 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 | Jake Paul gets flattened, Netflix cashes in, and Mitch can\u2019t believe a YouTuber just made $92 million. 11:28 | BEAT THE BOYS - Register at MitchUnfiltered.com 16:10 | Bee Gees radio war leads into Seahawks\u2013Rams controversy, \u201ccheap\u201d two-point chaos, and the nightmare math of a Rams playoff rematch. 39:24 | GUEST: Ray Roberts; Ray Roberts pushes back hard: Seahawks aren\u2019t inferior to the Rams\u2014they\u2019re built differently and just as dangerous. 1:12:10 | GUEST: Seahawks No-Table; \u201cTeam of destiny\u201d vibes, special-teams swings, and whether Sam Darnold unlocked the next level after Thursday\u2019s chaos. 1:40:24 | GUEST: Rick Neuheisel; Playoff reality check, transfer-market chaos, and why college football\u2019s structure is headed for another reset. 2:05:00 | Other Stuff Segment: UW football transfer portal departures (Adam Muhammad, Radlan Vines-Bright, Bryce Butler), NIL money gap between elite programs and UW, Flyers broadcaster hot-mic suspension, UW men\u2019s basketball losing to Seattle University again, Terence Crawford retirement, UW men\u2019s soccer national championship, Puka Nacua controversy and apology, Miles Jack arrest and welfare check incident, Johnny Manziel scratched from ESPN GameDay, Dick Van Dyke turning 100, Kristin Cabot Coldplay concert fallout and public statement, college football playoff GameDay guest switch, Seahawks playoff positioning and Rams avoidance scenarios RIPs: Greg Biffle, wife Christina Biffle, daughter Emma, son Ryder Dennis Dutton, son Jack Dutton, and Craig Wadsworth (private plane crash), Rob Reiner and wife Michelle Singer, Gil Gerard (Buck Rogers in the 25th Century), Anthony Geary (General Hospital\u2019s Luke), Carl Carlton (\u201cShe\u2019s a Bad Mama Jama\u201d), Mike Campbell (former Mariners pitcher), Peter Green (Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects) Headlines: Trump wax statue removed from Texas museum after repeated punches, First female Viagra-style pill finally released after 30 years, Secretary of State Marco Rubio bans Calibri font at State Department, Woman charged for public sex act at a Winn-Dixie grocery store, Robocop statue installed in Detroit\u2026 then stolen. 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