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Bald Guys On The Bench

Graham Cohen and Scott Wasco

180 episodes

14 hours ago

Send us a text December 15th, 2025 Beer cracked, mics hot, and Taylor Heinicke is here for the hang you didn’t know you needed. We go deep on the two obsessions fueling his off‑field life—dialing a golf swing toward consistency and staying mentally sharp enough to enter an NFL game at a moment’s notice. Taylor opens up about finishing his degree at ODU, planning a wedding, and settling in Virginia Beach, then takes us inside the lessons that turned him from casual weekend rounds to a bona fid...

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Send us a text December 15th, 2025 Beer cracked, mics hot, and Taylor Heinicke is here for the hang you didn’t know you needed. We go deep on the two obsessions fueling his off‑field life—dialing a golf swing toward consistency and staying mentally sharp enough to enter an NFL game at a moment’s notice. Taylor opens up about finishing his degree at ODU, planning a wedding, and settling in Virginia Beach, then takes us inside the lessons that turned him from casual weekend rounds to a bona fid...

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Bald Guys On The Bench

Special Guest: Taylor Heinicke

Send us a text December 15th, 2025 Beer cracked, mics hot, and Taylor Heinicke is here for the hang you didn’t know you needed. We go deep on the two obsessions fueling his off‑field life—dialing a golf swing toward consistency and staying mentally sharp enough to enter an NFL game at a moment’s notice. Taylor opens up about finishing his degree at ODU, planning a wedding, and settling in Virginia Beach, then takes us inside the lessons that turned him from casual weekend rounds to a bona fid...

15 hours ago

36 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Fourth Quarter Chaos And Holiday Cheer

Send us a text Recorded December 21st, 2025 One play can change a season—and this week, we saw dozens. We kick off with holiday vibes and then dive headfirst into the wildest swings of Week 16: Rams-Seahawks flipped from a stalemate to a shootout, punctuated by a two-point conversion that went from “dead” to “good” because one player kept playing. From there we break down how coaching, urgency, and culture are separating contenders from pretenders as the calendar turns. Sam Darnold steadied ...

1 week ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Rivers Returns, Chiefs Fall, Chaos Reigns

Send us a text Recorded December 14th, 2025 A 44-year-old quarterback doesn’t just stroll back into the NFL and steady a two-minute drill in Seattle… unless his name is Philip Rivers. We unpack the most cinematic moment of Week 15, from Rivers’ reunion with Shane Steichen’s offense to the precision throws that sparked a sideline full of goosebumps and a high school team cheering from afar. It wasn’t just nostalgia—it was a masterclass in processing and timing under pressure. Meanwhile, the C...

1 week ago

1 hour 18 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

College Playoff Chaos And Week 14 Whiplash

Send us a text Recorded December 7th, 2025 Playoff crowns fell, rankings scrambled, and the sport felt brand new again. We dive straight into the chaos: Texas Tech’s Big 12 breakthrough, Alabama undercutting Georgia’s aura, and Indiana turning a “nice story” into a serious program statement. NIL money, smarter staffing, and modern recruiting are redistributing power, and the postseason committee is trying to referee it with rules that reward optics as much as results. We unpack the Notr...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 21 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Holiday Hangovers And Football Chaos

Send us a text Recorded December 2nd, 2025 Holiday cheer gave way to gridiron chaos, and we dove headfirst into the mayhem. From Thanksgiving upsets that rewired NFL momentum to a college football carousel spinning at portal speed, we unpack what’s real, what’s hype, and what’s broken. We start with the shockers: the Packers’ fourth-down swagger, the Bears bulldozing the Eagles on the ground, and the Cowboys playing with a new edge under Brian Schottenheimer. Then we zoom out—are there any tr...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 25 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

From Playoff Hopes To Coaching Blunders: A Candid NFL Week 12 Recap

Send us a text Recorded November 24th, 2025 The scoreboard didn’t tell the full story of Week 12—coaches did. We dive straight into the moments that swung games, from gutsy fourth-down calls that backfired to field goals left on the turf that changed playoff math. With Monday Night Football rolling in the background, we zoom out to what matters in November: identity, game flow, and knowing when to pocket points. If you’ve yelled “take the points” at your TV, this one’s for you. College chaos...

1 month ago

1 hour 19 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Saturday To Sunday: Fans, Bets, And Blowups

Send us a text Recorded November 18th, 2025 A skydiving Navy SEAL dog, a 385-drone halftime show, and 268 texts later, the weekend delivered more storylines than a rivalry week deserves. We start where fans actually live: wall-to-wall games, survivor sweats, and the bets that felt brilliant until one sideline flag flipped everything. From Oklahoma’s statement wins to Kirby Smart’s audacious onside kick, we separate swagger from substance and ask whether the SEC still scares the field li...

1 month ago

1 hour 21 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Chargers Outmuscle Steelers On Primetime

Send us a text Recorded November 11th, 2025 Two best friends, one primetime gut punch, and a pop pass into the record books. We open with Veterans Day gratitude and a whirlwind of weekend stories—from Buffalo bars pouring Labatt Blue to a chilly 5 a.m. swim run—before locking into the only thing that matters in November: who actually wins at the line of scrimmage. We walk through Chargers vs Steelers with clear eyes. The safety that changed the quarterback’s clock. Third downs that evaporate...

1 month ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

World Series By An Inch

Send us a text Recorded November 6th, 2025 An inch at home plate. A blackout on your TV. A weekend that made sports feel as big and brittle as ever. We kick off with the Disney–YouTube TV fight that yanked ESPN and ABC from millions of screens, forcing fans into 24-hour workarounds and reminding everyone that the game behind the games—distribution and dollars—can bench you without warning. From there, we dive headfirst into a World Series that earned the capital letters: seven taut games, ra...

1 month ago

1 hour 11 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Midnight Marathon At The Sports Equinox

Send us a text Recorded October 28th, 2025 A walk-off at 2 a.m., a rookie jumping from Single-A to a World Series Game 1 start, and Ohtani forcing mid-at-bat meetings—this week delivered pure sports chaos. We open on the marathon baseball epic and the Sports Equinox rush, where Freddie Freeman’s clutch gene met empty seats in extra innings and our group chat faded before the final swing. It’s the kind of night that reminds you why fans stay up, why coaches sweat pitch calls, and how one mista...

2 months ago

1 hour 13 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Overtime On A Wednesday

Send us a text Recorded October 22nd, 2025 One missed kick can tilt an over, but this week proved how fast everything can swing. We start with the sting of bad beats and the psychology of special teams before diving into a WR clinic: Jamar Chase’s 16-catch eruption, Brandon Marshall’s single-game crown, and why Keenan Allen’s volume greatness deserves more love even across eras. If you like honest debates with actual context, you’ll feel right at home. Then baseball took over. Shohei Otani a...

2 months ago

1 hour 24 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Survivor Sweats and Walk-off Wins

Send us a text Recorded October 12th, 2025 A 15-inning nail-biter, a walk-off kick, and a quarterback lighting a match at the podium—this sports weekend had everything, and we dive straight into the fire. We open with the Tigers–Mariners marathon that played like playoff OT hockey, then flip to the Cubs–Brewers duel where one mistake decided months of work. From there, it’s live reactions to Chiefs–Lions and the familiar ache of spreads that should have been safe and somehow weren’t. The cen...

2 months ago

1 hour 23 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Any Given Sunday, Again

Send us a text Recorded October 5th, 2025 The weekend tried to break us—and we loved every minute. We open mid-drive with the Patriots and Bills and ride the wave into a college slate where Penn State stumbles at UCLA, Texas loses its shine, and Miami looks like a problem again. The throughline is impossible to ignore: parity is now a feature, not a bug. Between NIL leverage, the transfer portal, and thin depth charts, old assumptions about who should win no longer hold. We share a suite-side...

2 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

From Bethpage Blues to NFL Shockers: Golf, Grit, and Gripes

Send us a text Recorded September 30th, 2025 The chants were louder than the putts—until they weren’t. We unpack a Ryder Cup that felt upside down, where Bethpage’s myth met a soft setup and Europe turned pressure into poetry. Bryson’s opening swing, Scottie’s brutal stat line, Fleetwood’s calm heat, and the Hovland “envelope” controversy all collide with a bigger truth: culture and clarity beat raw talent when the weather levels the field. If you care about how pairings form, why alternate s...

2 months ago

1 hour 23 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Football Frenzy: Week 3 NFL Madness and Unexpected Upsets

Send us a text Recorded September 22nd, 2025 The NFL landscape shifts dramatically after just three weeks of action, and the Bald Guys are here to break down all the madness that was Week 3. The Los Angeles Chargers have emerged as one of the league's biggest surprises, starting 3-0 for the first time since Drew Brees was under center in 2002. What makes this start particularly impressive? All three wins have come against division rivals. Justin Herbert continues to silence critics, adding t...

3 months ago

46 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

NFL Week 2 Breakdown: Packers Rise, Chiefs Fall, and Surprises Everywhere

Send us a text Recorded September 14th, 2025 The NFL landscape is already shifting dramatically after just two weeks of action. The Packers have emerged as legitimate contenders following their dominant Thursday night victory over Washington, complete with a striking "white cheddar" whiteout at Lambeau Field that had fans buzzing. Their defense has been particularly impressive, allowing just three touchdowns across two games against potent offenses. Meanwhile, the Chiefs find themselves in u...

3 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

Week One NFL Showdown: Ravens' Collapse and Chargers' Triumph

Send us a text Recorded September 7th, 2025 The electric atmosphere of NFL Week 1 has arrived, and with it comes the full spectrum of emotions only football can deliver. From historic collapses to statement victories, the opening weekend provided a perfect showcase of why this sport captivates millions. Nothing exemplified the unpredictable nature of the NFL better than the Bills-Ravens showdown. Baltimore dominated for 56 minutes, with Derrick Henry racking up over 169 yards and two touchdo...

3 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

Bald Guys On The Bench

The Last Quiet Sunday: NFL Predictions and College Football Reactions

Send us a text Recorded August 31st, 2025 The familiar crackle of anticipation fills the air as we savor the final Sunday without NFL football until February. College football has already delivered a tantalizing appetizer with Week 1 upsets and standout performances, whetting our appetite for the professional season ahead. Alabama's shocking season-opening loss—their first since 2001—signals potential power shifts in the college landscape, while LSU's dominant performance under Brian Kelly p...

3 months ago

1 hour

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Scotty Meets Scottie: An Unexpected PGA Tour Encounter

Send us a text Recorded August 17th, 2025 Ever wondered what happens when friendship transcends the professional barriers of the PGA Tour? Scott takes us behind the velvet ropes for an extraordinary weekend at the BMW Championship that culminated in one unforgettable moment: "Hey Scottie, meet my friend Scotty" - as Rickie Fowler casually introduced him to world #1 Scottie Scheffler. The adventure begins with Scott's hilarious shoe mishap and navigating the unexpectedly mountainous terrain o...

4 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

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The Week to Peak!

Send us a text Recorded August 10th, 2025 When persistence pays off in professional sports, it's something worth celebrating. This week, Graham and Scott raise their glasses to Rickie Fowler, whose steady climb back to form culminated in a top-50 FedEx Cup finish that secures his PGA Tour card for next season. After weeks of mounting pressure, Fowler delivered when it mattered most, navigating a tense final round that had the hosts literally puckering with anxiety as they watched critical put...

4 months ago

1 hour