Backward Pass

S3E43 Champion Football

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:52:26 -0800

We ARE the Champions, my friends! And we will be talking about it as much as possible until next season. Congratulations to the Seattle Seahawks on bringing home the trophy, you saved us from certain mental unravelling.

We also have some Olympics content and NBA All Stars chat for you. This one is short & sweet, but- mmmm. Tastes like victory. It’s episode 43 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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S3E42 Super Football

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 06:58:00 -0800

It's time for the BIG GAME! And as one of us predicted, the beloved Seahawks are going all the way. We've not got a lot of structure this time, but we are happy to be back.

We chat first with Coach David, then into some other coaching chat, before making our way to the star of the show- the BIG GAME. It's Super Football, and we are Super Here For It. There's sprinkles of other topics throughout, give us a listen and we will see you on the other side- It's Episode 42 of our very Backward Podcast!

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S3E41 Christmas Football

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 06:29:00 -0800

Sleigh Bells ring, are YOU listening?! You should be. Santa Claus is coming to Football!

Up first, we geek out over the recent Seahawks vs Rams game. We're excited, which we should know better- but we just. can't. help. it.

Then David and Sharayah give out some carefully selected and handcrafted gifts for the NFL. Have the recipients been naughty or nice? ONLY COAL FOR THE BENGALS OWNERS. Jingle all the way to the end of our 41st episode to hear all of our picks on the Backward Pass Podcast Christmas Football Episode (TM).

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S3E40 Memory Football

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 06:06:00 -0800

Choo Choo, all aboard the Nostalgia Express! We're not going to the North Pole- we're going down Memory Lane to a couple of football highlights from our past that we feel like strolling around.

Before we start window shopping in Old Town Football, we've got some recappin' to do. We've got some Holiday chit-chat first. Then we dive back into the last ep's Beer Bets from our Thanksgiving celebrations. Who will have to pay up the 6-pack? What was our secret bet? Gotta tune in to find out.

David remembers the ultimate Backward Pass. Sharayah remembers the ultimate Sunday Night Game. Ultimately, neither of us remember each other's memories. Listen now to episode 40 of the Backward Pass Podcast.

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S3E39 Beer Football

Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:55:00 -0800

Here we are, the week before Thanksgiving! What are we thankful for? David's thankful to not be in the hospital and we're all having a laugh at his expense. Anyone in the NFL is thankful to not be featured on our podcast lest they end up in the hospital.

This episode features some Backward Curse highlights (lowlights?) from the last few weeks of football. Then we lighten the mood with some Thanksgiving Day Beer Bets, both within and outside of the realm of football. Full Disclaimer From Sharayah Upon Editing This Episode: "I might've been a little high on DayQuil when I was placing some of my bets. Cheers."

Also, this episode features Jennifer with the best unheard joke, and also later, some disgust.

It's Beer Football in the 39th episode of the Backward Pass podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S3E38 Odd Football

Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:52:00 -0700

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WARNING. There are some audio issues in this one- Sharayah takes full blame. In fact: around the 38 minute mark you can hear Sharayah panic thinking she didn't record. She did. She recorded. She just made other errors. So sometimes, in this one, David sounds horrible. Is this sabotage? No, it's the Backward Pass Podcast.

This one is all odd. Odd audio. Odd Couples. Baseball? Wait, is that an actual goose in the background at one point? (yes, they were migrating over the house).

Skattebo. Rodgers. Browns. Darnold. We're bringing the weird with us in Odd Football, episode 38!

Email Us backwardpasspod@gmail.com

S3E37 Chaos Football

Thu, 09 Oct 2025 06:12:00 -0700

It's been a chaotic week for football, which didn't end after we recorded this! Could you get more chaotic than Trevor Lawerence's most awkward TD to boost the Jags to a win over the Chiefs? We think so. We have ideas. And we are putting them out into the ether to see what returns.

Before that we dive into some mega-local 90's and early aughts lore. I definitely buzzed out names to prevent any sort of uproar. Sort of. It's all entertainment purposes. All of it.

Instead of our usual Hot Takes this year we have Chaos Takes- have a listen. Manifest with us! It's episode 37 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

Please go support Lebanon High School by voting at https://www.t-mobile.com/brand/friday-night-5g-lights/h

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S3E36 Weird Football

Wed, 17 Sep 2025 20:21:09 -0700

OK so we missed Week 1 of the NFL, please don't hate us- we had to get through Week 1 of Back to School, too. But here we are! The start of Season 3, and believe it or not we make absolutely zero mention of that in this weeks ep.

What we do mention is plenty of football, plenty of way-to-early hot takes, plenty of fantasy football talk, plenty of... Weird Al?

Yep, we promised it in our previous OFFSEASON episode folks, and here it is! Trivia Time! And this one is all accordion, baby. We hope you enjoy season 3 episode 1 of the Backward Pass Podcast! Vroooom!

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OFFSEASON Return of the 'Cast

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 07:38:00 -0700

We're Back! And trying to remember what we are doing here. We took the Off Season seriously this summer (and late spring) but have returned to our mics in time for a summer wrap up episode before Pre-Season officially starts - or has it already? We barely talk about it in this one!

Instead it's all about Garage Sales, Dame's return to the Rose City, Bijan Mustardson, Josh Allen's Predicted Demise, and way too many references to a viral video series that we're sure most of you have never heard of. Also a sprinkling of surprise NBA trivia.

Back to it then- Return of the 'Cast! The Backward Pass Podcast Offseason 2025.

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Chit soundbytes from Chit.

OFFSEASON Draft Special - The One Who Has Seen The EYE

Thu, 01 May 2025 06:15:00 -0700

Our first Offseason episode this year is primarily NFL draft focused, but we sprinkle in some fun. We kick things off with some film chit chat, TV update, book club update, and yep that’s even more musical chat from David.

Then comes our mid-NFL draft impressions and of course we talk about the QB drama because everyone is. Be sure to listen to Sharayah’s moment of prophecy at the 44 minute mark. It’s the OFFSEASON BABY.

Send us non-sports related topic suggestions for our summer episodes!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

E35 Season 2 Finale

Wed, 19 Mar 2025 20:04:00 -0700

It's our grand finale of season 2! Mostly because we've run out of things to talk about related to the NFL. This one is a lot more basketball heavy than usual- but it's chockfull of your favorite banter.

David Presents: TikTok Presents: NBA Nicknames! Sharayah ranks them on a scale of *fart noise* to *air horn noise*. We've got some book chit chat, we discuss THE CURSE (lightning crashes). We bring it back around to NFL trades. At least 5 minutes of us attempting to speak Spanish and French to each other was cut, just to make room for even more golden content.

Thanks for sticking with us! It's the Season 2 Finale of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

E34 Mockery Madness

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 08:08:00 -0800

Mock with us, not at us. Or both, it's up to you! We've got our mock drafts rolling for the NFL draft coming up! We recorded this right before the Scouting Combine just to make it extra hard to make educated decisions. David definitely jinxed at least one player into getting injured.

To get to the meat and potatoes of the episode, first you gotta chew some fat. This time the fat is mostly comprised of movie chit chat, and a little more Musical chit chat than Sharayah was comfortable with. There's also a bit of Rugby, since that's what we said we were going to get into back at the start of all of this.

Speaking of- what's this? The end of year two of recording the Backward Pass Podcast??? All that and more in Episode 34, Mockery Madness.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

E33 Super Bowl LIX Recap

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 07:47:00 -0800

If you're like us, you might be feeling the post-NFL-season blues. This episode is the cure for you. Revisit the glory of THE BIG GAME. Unless you were hoping for a KC victory. In which case, skip the first 16 minutes or so. (You're still welcome here, but we don't feel bad for you).

We also dive into the conspiracy theories surrounding the recent extremely controversial trade in the NBA. Is David a Laker fan now? Someone get Sharayah a time machine to 1999 so she can force young David to zip it about how much he hates them! Ha! Ha! Ha!

It is Episode 33 of the Backward Pass Podcast, folks!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

E32 Snacks and the Coaching Carousel

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 07:04:00 -0800

What's this? A well put together episode where we almost entirely stick to the intended topics? Indeed! However, one of those topics is simply us planning out our Superbowl menu. So if that's your thing, great! The first 10 minutes will be a delight. We don't judge (except for definitely Sharayah will, she judges you).

We learned our lesson and didn't dive too deep into the last NFL 2025 Playoff games that took place right after we recorded- thank goodness for that. Instead we chit chat about the recent frenzy of new coach hirings 'round the league.

To top things off, Sharayah quizzes David on his knowledge of completely random Playoff trivia. Will he do pretty OK? Find out, in episode 32 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

E31 Medium Episode

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 05:26:00 -0800

This episode is so mid. We recorded a week late- so our NFL Playoff Predictions 2025 were made upon the eve of their beginning, and are being posted to you after the Wild Card round surprised almost no one. Except for us, because naturally we made one or two ridiculous choices. And boy oh boy did we make them confidently.

In true Backward Pass fashion, we've edited this honestly to expose our genius and complete lack there of.

Before our amazing playoff prophecies, we have some pretty solid chat about recent NFL Head Coach vacancies and what we'd like to see happen with them. Full disclaimer we mention a Beer Bet that we made, and then completely forget to circle back to it.

See, it's medium. It's episode 31! It's still pretty good. Probly.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

Bloopers & Bits 2024 Bonus Episode

Thu, 26 Dec 2024 21:37:39 -0800

Want a little more of the Backward Pass Podcast to fill your bellies before the New Year? No diets from humor here {insert canned laughter}. Just in time for the holidays, we have a short and sweet bloopers and bits episode for you all. Merry Happy, everyone! From one (two?) smart person to another!

E30 Fight Songs and Past Predictions

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 19:53:58 -0800

Together we decided to start a podcast so we can actually take credit for making incredible sports predictions. Together we both cherry picked the best predictions we made after Week 1 of the NFL this season. Together we make: one smart person.

Before we get into the rewind of our genius Hot Takes- we decided (apparently) there isn't enough of us singing in this podcast! We melodize through a few Fight Songs, walk through some CFB chit chat, some Bill Belichick chit chat, and some MVP chit chat as well.

It's chit chat allllll the way down in episode 30 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E29 Jerral

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:40:00 -0800

The NFL needs better Nicknames. Needs them. We have them. This week on the pod David & Sharayah float their Nickname ideas for some of the best in the league (and the not-so-best).

First up, some early Christmas chit chat- including David's first gift- a Beavers win! Sticking with the winter wonderland theme, we delve into TNF's snowy matchup between Pittsburg and Cleveland. That leads on to some discussion of Jerral Jones Sr., and segues perfectly into our Nickname segment.

We can't promise they are all good, but we can promise they are better than the serious lack of good nicknames we have to work with currently. It's episode 29 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E28 The Mid-Season Backy Awards

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 06:33:00 -0800

We had a great new idea for doing silly NFL awards! Then we remembered we had the same idea at the end of the season last year! Go us!

This season, David and Sharayah proudly present the Backy Award nominees and together decide on the winners. Who will win such coveted titles like The Freeloader, The Ochocinco, or The Eat a "W"? Tune in to find out, and then head over to Facebook to let us know who your Backy Award winners are.

We also have some early aughts TV chit chat, and more TNF ref hate to deliver your way on this episode of the Backward Pass Podcast.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E27 One Smart Trade Fairy

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 06:25:00 -0700

We recorded this one on Friday night, and decided we would try to get it out early! Just in case any NFL teams want to listen to us about what trades they should be considering in the following weeks. You're welcome, NFL! David proposes trades and Sharayah plays the Trade Fairy (trademark pending) to hopefully make things move for some teams.

Before you get to the meat of the episode, enjoy the delicious appetizers:

We reflect on the disappointing ending to the TNF game from the night before, yum yum, extra spicy. Dip into our college football chit chat, the chips are a little stale but the cheese is perfect. We ask each other some NFL related questions that have been weighing heavy on our hearts (Swapping QBs? Potential playoff misses and makes? Are you gonna eat the last mozarella stick?).

Honestly, this episode has almost nothing to do with food aside from the intro. What gives? Oh, it's just Episode 27 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

P.S. David slipped some MLB talk into Sharayah's meal and she had an allergic reaction.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E26 The NFL is on Fire[d]

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 06:27:00 -0700

Week 6 of the NFL has gone by. Has your coach survived? The Jets did something out of character and fired their head coach mid-season. This sparked some talk between David and Sharayah about other scandalous or bizarre coach firings in the history of the NFL.

It also sparked David to consider firing himself as GM of his own fantasy team.

But, please, suspend disbelief and imagine with us that we both are capable of making better decisions than the owners and GMs we discuss.

We stuck to the topic a surprising amount in this episode folks. Aside from the intro. But what else could be expected for Episode 26 of the Backward Pass Podcast?

Just to be very very very clear, all of our claims about the inside operations of these organizations is pure speculation and made in humor. We don't actually know if any of these former coaches were ever allegedly on drugs of any kind. Have fun!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

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S1E25 Bizarre Injury Trivia Tuesday

Thu, 03 Oct 2024 06:28:00 -0700

In case it isn't abundantly clear by the end of the episode, we recorded this on a Tuesday night. That isn't important for any particular reason other than we made it seem like that was the cause of all of our... issues... This Tuesday Night Special was brought to you by the most unusual injuries of NFL players. David whipped up a trivia session that is near and dear to his ever-injured heart.

Before we dive into that we've got some week 4 NFL chit chat, and Sharayah presents David with a "Great Mystery" from our past. Will we ever find the Oregon State player with the cosmic cranium? Tune in next week to see if either of us remember to bring it up again!

It's Trivia Time! It's not Tuesday anymore! It's episode 25 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E24 H-O-T-T-A-K-E

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:21:00 -0700

One day early, or six days late? We had a good reason, we swear. Sharayah was already maxed out on how much time she has to edit out David's various upsetting noises from the podcast episodes- and he's been a little ill lately so cut us some slack and send him some healing energy.

Our Week One NFL Quick-Take-Hot-Takes came just in time for Week Two! We recorded this slightly after the Bills/Dolphins game that had everyone buzzing for good and bad reasons.

Plus a teeny bit of other QB drama! Sharayah brings a great trivia question to the table and David immediately stomps all over it! Listen to all of our Hot Takes and judge us for them! That's why we are here! None of the swears are bleeped out in this one! Why? Because it's SEASON TWO BABY! Episode 24 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S2E23 Arizona Buffalo

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:15:00 -0700

We're baaaaack! Properly! With Season 2 of the Backward Pass Podcast. Pencil this in as our best season opener yet.

This has all your favorite bits:

-Sharayah can't think of anyone's names

-David is so hoarse that's definitely the only reason he doesn't laugh properly at all of Sharayah's great jokes

-Sharayah and David expose their preference of Fantasy Football picks to the people who might actually steal them as they have higher picks in the family draft this year!

Plus, our very expert and well researched opinions** on week one NFL outcomes!

Stay Backwards!

**this is a lie.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

OFF-SEASON: Olympic Halftime

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 07:04:00 -0700

PARIS 2024 has come to Oregon; it's the Officially Unofficial Olympic Halftime show on the Backward Pass Podcast.

We chat about our favorite new-to-us events, favorite athletes and more! Watch the Olympics, there's something for everyone, we promise. We also make an Olympic Sized Beer Bet (a full 6 pack!). Join in on the fun, and tune in to the games.

Enjoy the last episode of the 2024 Off-Season!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

OFF-SEASON: Garf On!

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 07:03:00 -0700

DISCLAIMER: You can skip the 5 minute intro. You can. Your life might be better if you do. We might make references to that segment later in the episode. We might make references to that segment for the rest of our lives. But you can skip it.

We do chat some recent losses and grief in the sports community. Then it's some anecdotes about Olympic Trials, Minor League Baseball, and settling some beer debts.

David wheeze coughs a lot, and Sharayah talks a lot. Nothing new under the Podcast sun.

It's the Backward Pass Podcast Off-Season, Folks!

Stay Garfed.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

OFF-SEASON: Chitty Chitty Chat Chat + TV SHOWS

Thu, 23 May 2024 07:12:00 -0700

It's time for the 2024 NBA Playoffs! So naturally we managed to not mention anything remotely related to them for the entire Off-Season episode. (Actually, we did vaguely and briefly allude to one recent NBA scandal. If you find it, you win a prize!).

We did almost immediately break our promise to talk less sports this time- so if you want to skip all of our NFL Draft/Golf/Baseball banter, fast forward to the 26 minute mark. If you want to skip that, too, why are you even here?

It's the Backward Pass Podcast Off-Season, Folks!

Stay Backwards.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

OFF-SEASON: Fantasy Film Draft

Thu, 18 Apr 2024 07:11:00 -0700

Did you miss us? Probly!

We've started a tradition! A draft-themed draft-time episode. This year it's all of our favorite films. Join us as we build our fantasy rosters with a team of films. David chooses all Keanu Reeves' movies and Sharayah only picks films that were made in the 90's. Which happen to mostly star Keanu Reeves.

OK. That's a lie. You'll have to listen to see what we chose and why.

There's only a sprinkling of sports talk in this one, our first official Off-Season episode of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E22 BTS BPP

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 07:02:00 -0800

Last “official” episode of Season 1. This one bounces around more than a beachball at a Nickelback concert.

It was Sunday night, after a week of shenanigans. We were tired.

We present: the ramble episode. Ramblin’ about missing football already. Ramblin’ about the NBA. Ramblin’ about the see-thru MLB uniforms. Ramblin’ about episode ideas. Ramblin’ about conversations we’ve had lately. We left in all of the boring chats. We left in as much of the interesting chats as possible. We took out the 7 minutes Sharayah left to take care of a crying child. We left in all of David’s dramatic pauses-for-effects. Well, (pauses for effect) most of them.

It’s more of a look behind the scenes with none of the energy or preparedness you’re used to, but a little bit more of the sass. It’s the BTS BPP, Episode 22.

... Stay Backwards!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E21 Superb Owl 2024

Thu, 08 Feb 2024 06:15:00 -0800

It's the BIG GAME! David & Sharayah will be watching together for the first time since 2014. Sharayah has a hilariously painful story from that decidedly horrid game. David's blocked it completely from his brain. But not anymore! We talk about our most memorable Super Bowl's from the past. The good, the bad, and mostly the ugly.

Then David shakes up Sharayah's confidence with some Super Bowl Related Trivia.

Before all of that nonsense, we give our takes on this years less-than-fresh matchup. Find out who we are rooting for and more importantly WHY on Episode 21 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

Bonus Episode: Season 1 Highlights

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 06:54:00 -0800

A break from the usual! This weeks Bonus Episode contains some highlights from our favorite recordings in our inaugural season of The Backward Pass Podcast.

After this week we have the final two episodes of Season One coming for you related to THE BIG GAME. Look for episode 21 next week!

Enjoy the look back with us.

Cheers,

David & Sharayah

S1E20 The Backy's

Mon, 15 Jan 2024 07:30:00 -0800

...and the winner of the first Backy award goes to:

You'll have to listen to find out. David & Sharayah present the first ever Backy NFL Award ceremonies to various NFL-related participants. Did they want to win? Did they even want to be nominated? Find out our picks for best regular-season commercial, biggest crybaby, most surprising playoff run, and more in our 20th episode.

But first, we do some recapping. There's back-and-forth of the recent coaching shakeups. Sharayah monologues about Dan Lanning. David monologues about who he wants coaching the Seahawks. Then we take a look at our pre-season Beer Bets and see how we each will be drinking.

Will David ever reveal his pick for hottest NFL coach? Will Sharayah ever stop asking him? All this and more on the Backward Pass Podcast.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E19 New Year New Picks

Thu, 04 Jan 2024 07:11:00 -0800

We took a few weeks off, and in that time we've both completely forgotten our manners. Let us air the dirty laundry that is our podcast etiquette: Is David recording on the banks of a babbling brook, or is that a fancy new cat water fountain in the background? Is Sharayah actively drinking something bubbly? Is David eating something chewy? Is Sharayah unwrapping and chomping at least 100 fancy chocolates?

We're sorry. That was a lot of extra editing. If you can listen beyond our beyond casual approach, we are practicing our divination and predicting Week 18 of the NFL, and how it will shake out the Playoff standings!

David introduces a free NFL playoff predictor website via Pro Football Network. Have some fun playing around with the results with us! We also complain about the Refs, Sharayah rants too much about the Lions, and David daydreams about a shirtless Kirk Cousins. It's episode 19 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

S1E18 Local Weather Podcast

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 07:02:00 -0800

If you thought we've been taking the football season for granted, never fear. This one is CFB & NFL all the way down. Well, aside from when we talk about the almost psychotic ways we are leaning into the Santa Clause magic for our kiddos.

This is an all-banter episode, but we pre-planned airing our grievances (and straight up grief) about the PAC12. David shares his hopes for the Beavers in the coming seasons. Sharayah swears more than usual. David eats a burrito. We both talk about the weather.

Lend us your ear, we come to bury the PAC 12, not the praise them. Welcome to episode 18 of the Backward Pass Podcast.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E17 Football Hangover Olympics

Thu, 16 Nov 2023 07:00:00 -0800

Need a break from the NFL and football for a bit? We did, too. We've got a mid-season football hangover, and the cure seems to be talking about...

Wait, more football?

Flag football! We are psyched for this newcomer to the Summer Games circa LA 2028.

Plus, the return of the Olympics this coming summer looms close. Test your knowledge on the modern games during Sharayah's "Newcomers Edition" of Olympic Trivia.

Before that, we also dip into just a smidge of CFB talk (who doesn't love a good ol' cheatin' scandal, eh?). Take notes, class: it's Episode 17 of the Backward Pass Podcast.

S1E16 Zach Wilson Was Clutch

Thu, 02 Nov 2023 06:48:00 -0700

TRIVIA TIME- We've got a jingle now, folks. Join us for some "Where Are They Now?" style trivia put together by David -NFL edition. See if you can beat Sharayah's score and learn something about some unique NFL players along the way.

Before trivia, we'll take you through some NFL chit chat (of course), and peruse through the NBA season opening week. Wemby talk will increase tenfold at the end of football season, most definitely. Then, we place some NBA Beer Bets we certainly won't remember a few weeks from now.

Buckle-up for safety (and stretch your Achilles tendons, please) it's Episode 16 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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S1E15 QBQB Hot Takes

Thu, 19 Oct 2023 06:55:00 -0700

That's no typo- in this episode David & Sharayah share their Quick Bite Quarter Back (QBQB) Hot Takes for every team in the NFL. Yep, even the ones we couldn't care less about. No debating allowed. You can audibly hear us bite our tongues. No- wait... That might just be Sharayah eating a cupcake through a large part of the episode.

Suit up for some CFB talk, a little NFL chit chat, and some Fantasy Football updates sprinkled in. Be sure to listen to the end, when David the Prophet makes a bold claim ahead of Sunday's NFL matchups. This is Episode 15 of the Backward Pass Podcast.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E14 Halftime Show Shenanagins

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 07:00:00 -0700

Super Bowl LVIII's halftime show performing artist was just announced! Yeah! While we both feel OK with this years choice, we have prepared pitches to the NFL for our Superb Artist picks for future halftime show shenanigans. We think you'll be impressed.

Before we titillate you with our persuasive presentations to Roger G. we've got some topics to tackle.

Listen to our takes on the Damian Lillard to the Bucks, and his partnership with Giannas the Greek Freak!

Then we spend as much time talking about the Pac 12 football season as we can without feeling depressed about next year.

All this and more (not a lot more, though, if we're honest) on episode 14 of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E13 Tug of War

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 07:00:00 -0700

Important Announcement: We have found the sport we wish to pursue on our road to Olympic Glory! And we spend nearly the first 10 minutes of the show rhapsodizing about our future in it. For your entertainment, of course.

Then we reflect on the NFL opening week shenanigans, and set sail into the land of extremely premature Beer Bets.

Who will receive admonishment for a past podcasting error? Who will be our picks as the victors of each NFL Division? Who spent entirely too long creating a secret ending for the podcast David knows nothing about?

All this and more in the 13th episode of the Backward Pass Podcast!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E12 Start- Bench- Cut (Fight!)

Thu, 07 Sep 2023 07:11:00 -0700

This week on the Backward Pass Pod, David & Sharayah reflect on their recent fantasy football drafts. No need to be critical, Yahoo's Chat GPT Draft Grades did that for us. We share the robot-written-roasts with you!

Then it's time for a new game: Start - Bench - Cut. Mahomes, Allen, and Burrow? Johnathan Taylor, Josh Jacobs, and Saquon Barkley? The Ghost of Russell Wilson Past, Present, or Future?

Somehow this all ends in conversation about what NFL coach we both could take in a fight. No surprise there. All this and more in S1E12 Start- Bench- Cut (Fight!).

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E11 NFL Week One Predictions

Thu, 24 Aug 2023 07:30:00 -0700

It's still August but we are already acting like the NFL season starts this weekend. Episode 11 is alllll NFL bay-bee. David & Sharayah talk through all of the NFL Week One matchups.

We confidently share our completely biased and amateur opinions on performance expectations and game outcomes- starting with the 6 games David is most looking forward to devouring. He makes no mistakes.

Then we cover the rest of 'em. Including the ones we could almost care nothing about. Except that it's football. So we actually care A LOT.

S1E10 The F-Bomb (Football!)

Thu, 10 Aug 2023 06:38:00 -0700

We're dropping F-Bombs! As in a lot of football talk! NFL Pre-season is here, folks.

But first, we're dropping F-Bombs! As in a lot of cusses! When we talk about the demise of the Pac 12 conference.

Grieve with us, then feast on our Fantasy QB picks and chit chat.

David hits Sharayah with some NFL related nominative trivia. Find out if it's merely a flesh wound or a TKO. It's Season 1 Episode 10 of your favorite sibling-hosted-comedy-sports-podcast-recorded-remotely-in-Oregon: Backward Pass!

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E9 Big Ben Beef

Thu, 13 Jul 2023 06:11:00 -0700

It's finally here! The previously promised food-related-athlete trivia! Things get a little weird. But first, we talk a little bit of... Baseball? Can you believe it? Neither could Sharayah.

In theme with a few of our past episodes, we are pitching (pun very much intended) some MLB rule changes to Rob Manfred that might make us watch a couple more games a year. Will David introduce a rule that makes Sharayah want to join the fandom? He loves the Dodge-rs. A little too much maybe.

After that we jump into the bizarre Food-Endorsement-Athlete Trivia, AKA F.E.A.T. Be prepared for us to lose the plot, once again folks.

Don't worry, we definitely talk about the Wembanyama vs. Britney Spears drama, too.

This is the Backward Pass Podcast, Season 1 Episode 9: Big Ben Beef.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E8 Undrafted

Thu, 29 Jun 2023 08:00:00 -0700

Remember in Episode 1, when we said that we weren't following the NBA that closely? We need you to forget that. Just a couple of months later, and we're serving another All-NBA talk episode in a row. With the NBA draft happening last week, it was pretty much unavoidable. Listen as we both confidently dive into this one with no real plans and assess the top picks in the draft.

Oh, wait, we do talk about golf for a minute. Mostly about whether or not David's any good.

This ones undrafted, folks.

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Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E7 Nothin’ But Net

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 06:35:00 -0700

Well folks, fair warning that this one goes off the rails before we even do a proper introduction. No worries, at around the 3-minute mark sibling co-hosts, David & Sharayah, rein it in to bring you an NBA focused episode.

We expertly predict the end of the Finals in game 5 (well done, Denver), place another Beer Bet, and the meat and potatoes of the episode is spent with us begging Adam Silver to hire us as a part of the NBA Rule Committee to better the sport for all! Huzzah!

Find out what rule changes we'd love to see in the NBA- both practical changes and some outlandish wishes pop up. Thanks for joining us for episode 7!

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E6 Boston Talk/Valiant Efforts in Sports

Tue, 30 May 2023 05:30:00 -0700

Check out David's predictions he made last week about the NBA Eastern Conference Finals that recently ended. Was he right? Was he over-confidently wrong? Does he now own his sister a beer?

Find out all of that and more! In the main part of the episode, David & Sharayah share two different stories about Valiant Efforts made in Sports. Plus, we share our opinions on the latest NFL rule changes (unfortunately they did not hire us... fools...).

And for some reason we talk about food a lot in this one, so grab a snack.

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E5 5th Quarter

Thu, 18 May 2023 05:31:00 -0700

In Episode 5 you can listen to David drink a peanut butter milkshake while we chat a little bit of NBA Playoffs, Damian Lillard and where we think he might land if Portland can't build around him this off-season.

Then, in light of the red flags we heard about from recent NFL draft prospects, we came up with some of our own potential red flags. David talks Mayo in Coffee and the worst movie of all time. Sharayah somehow disses on Derek Carr for the second episode in a row.

Finally, what starts as us talking about the rule changes we want to see in the NFL, turns into a job interview Commissioner Goodell's assistants (Please hire us, Roger, if there's one thing the league needs it's MORE KICKERS).

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E4 Heatstroke

Thu, 04 May 2023 10:38:47 -0700

Our first in-person episode took place last Friday, part way through the 2023 NFL Draft. We discuss our favorite picks, future fantasy grabs, and a little bit of NBA Playoff drama just to mix things up.

Fair warning: we recorded this episode in a room with no airflow on the hottest day of the year- things go a little off the rails shortly after the NBA talk. It might've been off the rails before we even hit record.

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E3 Feelin’ Drafty

Thu, 20 Apr 2023 12:09:14 -0700

In honor of the NFL Draft next week, David & Sharayah draft their favorite Sports Films! Was the #1 overall pick wasted? Why does David like baseball movies so much? Plus, David quizzes Sharayah on funny and odd 2023 NFL draftee names.

If you want to dive deeper into the NFL draft check out NFL Mock Draft Database

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E2 Underdogs

Thu, 06 Apr 2023 16:37:52 -0700

David & Sharayah make egregious Beer Bets on the upcoming rookie QBs for the 2023-2024 NFL season! Then join us as we share our favorite sports Underdog stories. Sharayah covers the Texas Western 1966 Men's Basketball Team, and David tells the tale of "Linsanity" from 2012.

Theme song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller

S1E1 March Sadness

Thu, 30 Mar 2023 12:15:05 -0700

In the pilot episode of the Backward Pass Podcast, we take on David's custom bracket of 16 "Sports We Don't Watch" - prepare to be offended by our opinions of some of your (possible) favorite sports. Then test your knowledge with some Mascot Madness Trivia, that Sharayah wrote up and David really sucked at.

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Theme Song: "Rehearsal" by Harris Heller