After Italy beat the host USA in the World Baseball Classic, anything is possible, but maybe not a UW men’s basketball run through the Big Ten tournament. We discuss the state of the program and look at where women’s hoops sits heading into Selection Sunday as a lock before wrapping up with our thoughts on the Seahawks’ multiple key losses in the first two days of free agency and whether the front office made the right decisions.
After a power-outage hiatus, we’re back with the Portland episode of the pod (but not really). We toast to Torrent Olympic (and SNL) star Hilary Knight before looking at UW women’s basketball heading into the Big Ten tournament, being influenced by the dismal state of UW men’s basketball to remember some 2000s-era guys and wrapping up by looking at the key Seahawks hitting free agency next week.
This week’s Peltoncast gets nihilistic about shakeups (or mixups?) in the Seattle coaching ranks as the Seahawks have a surprise new offensive coordinator and UW football is moving on from its OC. Before that, we look at an encouraging update on NBA expansion, the start of the Sounders’ season and UW women’s basketball knocking off rival Oregon.
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Intro – Toasting to Damian Lillard’s 3-point Contest win 5:15 – Adam Silver gives strongest indication yet expansion is on track 15:30 – Lil Woody’s Seattle Burger Month week 3 20:15 – Roundup: Sounders set to open MLS season Sunday 23:45 – WBB takes down Oregon; MBB to face B1G bottom-feeders on the road 43:00 – Unexpected changes for Husky coaching staff 48:30 – Seahawks go outside organization for first-time OC
To celebrate 500 weekly episodes of the Peltoncast, we look back at highlights dating back to our first episode in 2013. Our clips showcase the Seahawks’ pair of Super Bowl runs, Kalen DeBoer coming and going from UW football, our return to M’s fandom just in time for their return to the playoffs, food searches, bold predictions and so much more. (Caution: includes profanity, particularly at the end.)
Tristan tells us what it was like to be at the Seahawks’ celebration of winning Super Bowl LX before we get down to our regular weekly pod, including M’s hot takes on how 2026 could be historic, another check-in on UW men’s basketball after three consecutive losses and the latest on the Seahawks replacing offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak now that he’s officially been named Raiders head coach.
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Intro – Parade recap 30:25 – Lil Woody’s Seattle Burger Month week 2 33:10 – Time for a double play 44:38 – Roundup: Kraken head into Olympic break; Vargas joins favorite team 45:30 – WBB to host Oregon; MBB needs to win some games 58:55 – Known candidates to replace Kubiak
It didn’t have to be close for the Seahawks as they won their second Super Bowl in franchise history, beating the New England Patriots 29-13 behind a dominant defensive performance and an MVP turn from running back Ken Walker III. We discuss how Sunday’s performance exemplified a Seahawks season that came largely — though not completely — out of nowhere and also revisit how our forecast of the game via prop bets held up and didn’t. (Caution: Profanity sprinkled throughout the pod.)
We toast to our own milestone episode before recapping a busy week in Seattle sports that saw the Mariners add an infield starter, the Sounders finally transfer Obed Vargas and UW men’s basketball inflate its bubble hopes. Then we look ahead again to Sunday’s Super Bowl LX matchup against the Patriots with the help of our favorite prop bets.
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Intro – 500 Peltoncasts 11:25 – Previewing Lil Woody’s Seattle Burger Month 12:45 – M’s hot takes: Adding grit to the Mariners menu 25:30 – Roundup: Kraken head into Olympic break; Vargas joins favorite team 31:00 – WBB still ranked despite snapping winning streak; men in position to make a run 49:15 – Seahawks reportedly to go up for sale; Klint Kubiak to take Raiders job 56:30 – Our prop bets preview 1:27:35 – Searching for Seattle’s best cookieteria: Hello Robin vs. Treat with Zach Geballe
Ahead of NBA trade deadline week, we take an early look ahead to how the Seahawks match up against New England in the Super Bowl with the help of third Pelton brother Ben Baldwin in addition to looking back on the season as a whole and revisiting our preseason over/under picks. Then we toast to Rick Rizzs’ final season behind the mic for the M’s and look at signs of hope from UW men’s basketball.
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Intro – Looking back on our preseason expectations and how the Seahawks exceeded them 25:30 – How do the Patriots match up with the Seahawks? 52:50 – A rough year for our over/under picks 1:08:15 – What Rizzs has meant as Mariners broadcaster 1:14:35 – Roundup: Kraken replace tricked hats 1:18:15 – Women’s hoops gets most impressive win during streak at Maryland; MBB blows out struggling Oregon 1:31:10 – UW football gets conference schedule
The Seahawks made just enough key plays Sunday to beat the rival Los Angeles Rams 31-27 and return to the Super Bowl for a rematch of their most recent appearance against the New England Patriots. We discuss all the twists and turns of a thrilling game and the unlikely heroes — including a huge performance from Sam Darnold — that made the Seahawks NFC champs for the fourth time in the last 21 years.
Days away from the Seahawks hosting the LA Rams in their third matchup of the season with the NFC conference championship on the line, we break down the takeaways from their previous two close meetings and whether the Rams are slumping on offense before disagreeing on percentage chances of victory. We also look at UW basketball programs heading in different directions, with the women feasting on the soft part of their schedule while the men struggle against elite foes.
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Intro – Toasting to PFWA awards for John Schneider and Jaxon Smith-Njigba 18:20 – Full Seahawks-Rams discussion 1:00:52 – Roundup: Kraken stop slide 1:03:10 – Women’s hoops moving up the B1G standings; Men’s hoops finally gets schedule reprieve
The Fabulous Peltoncast is a weekly podcast where brothers Kevin Pelton and Tristan Carosino discuss Seattle sports from an analytical perspective and search for Seattle’s best food. The Peltoncast Network also includes Talkin’ Taco Time and Trader Bros.
