The Power of NBA Shoe Commercials

The start of the NBA means a few things: Charles Barkley is back on TV a few times a week, highlight reel dunks and basketball being played every day from now unit July.  All of these things get me excited I mean look at this clip of Barkley he is pure gold and an Emmy winner, for real! The other things the return of the NBA brings is new shoe commercials.  While this may not excite everyone, this shit gets me jacked up.  Typically its a powerful Nike message about LeBron coming back to Cleveland, typically they help relate the Continue reading The Power of NBA Shoe Commercials

Almost Varsity Podcast Ep.9

After a week of being technology stupid we have figured it out and were back in the studio (our small NYC bedrooms).  Episode 9 touches everything from the Worls Series to Penn States big win over Ohio State last week. Segments include Highly Recruited / Highly Educated, Why we Hate Notre Dame and Almosts.  Be sure to listen to the Hot Soup and Homer Picks of the week. Biiiii!!!!!

New York Knicks Preview

Tonight the NBA gets underway!  Opening night means a lot of things across the league but for Knicks fans its means optimism.  Even if false optimism, New York fans always think this will be the year everything turns around and a long playoff run in coming in the following months.  We know how things usually work out and Knicks fans will hate the roster and how the season shakes out but that is future Steve’s problem.  Right now its time to looks at this roster and see what the biggest questions/ issues will be for the New York Knickerbockers. Projected Starting Continue reading New York Knicks Preview

Do We Secretly Want to the Cubs to lose??

OK hear me out on this one.  The Cubs have been the most exciting team to watch in baseball over the last two years.  Last year they showed they were going to be a force for the next decade or so but ran into Daniel Murphy and the Mets magical run, being ousted in the NLCS.  This year they look even better, cruising to over 100 wins in the regular season and they didn’t face an elimination game in the first two rounds on their way to  claiming their first NL title in over 70 years.  Everyone is in love with Continue reading Do We Secretly Want to the Cubs to lose??

Almost Varsity Podcast ep. 8

Soooo we missed last week,our bad but to make up for it the sounds quality this week is shit. Steve is echoed for some reason sorry! Our top of the line equipment is acting weird  (free sykpe recorder),  Either way great stuff this week as we give the Hot Soup and Homer picks with a few segments. Sign up for the Newsletter