We welcome in 2022 while saying farewell to Kyle Seager — and maybe Bobby Wagner? — before pivoting to positivity as we discuss what a rare lopsided Seahawks victory Sunday might mean for the future of Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson.

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Intro – Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
7:05 – Toasting to Seager’s retirement and get well soon for Wagner
15:30 – A new Peltoncast search
30:42 – Kraken alternating losses and postponements
32:40 – Could Sounders add Albert Rusnak?
35:46 – UW men’s basketball finally begins conference play; UW women hope to play this weekend
41:10 – WR coach Junior Adams heads to Oregon + mini-Haener over unlikely replacement
48:04 – Seahawks blow out Lions ahead of season finale in Arizona

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Links
– Seattle Sports Year in Review podcast
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Deschutes Red Chair NWPA
– Almost Live: How Seattle Are You?
– Alperen Sengun trending topic
– Bill Barnwell’s Seahawks tweet
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com

Our final podcast of 2021 previews the start of conference play for UW men’s basketball (but not the women’s basketball team, sidelined by Covid) and ponders what’s ahead for the Seahawks, Pete Carroll and Russell Wilson after the team was eliminated from playoff contention.

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Intro – Snoqualmie Falls Brewing
4:07 – Toasts
14:34 – Tre Brown informs of us a burger chain
18:37 – Kraken plan return from NHL break
21:10 – April Fool’s in December?
27:03 – Previewing start of Pac-12 play (UW-WSU was postponed Wednesday morning after we recorded)
39:43 – Debating the Seahawks’ future and reading the Kam Chancellor tea leaves

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Links
– Seattle Sports Year in Review podcast
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Snoqualmie Falls Brewing
– Terrell Bynum tweet
– Braum’s
– Advanced statistics in basketball Wikipedia
– Bill Barnwell’s NFL offseason QB dominoes (ESPN+)
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com

Our annual look back at the year in Seattle sports considers a curse-altered fall and winter featuring more home losses than wins, but still finds joy in the return of fans to stadiums and arenas, hope in the hiring of Kalen DeBoer and bold predictions for a better 2022 ahead.

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast on Twitter
– ESPN’s Woj: Renewed momentum for creation of in-season NBA tournament
– You (Time Person of the Year) on Wikipedia

After a loss in L.A. to the Rams in a postponed game effectively ended the Seahawks’ season, we talk about what’s next after the disappointment of 2021. Then we look at more UW men’s basketball ignominy and QB Michael Penix Jr.’s decision to transfer to UW.

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Intro – Semi-emergency pod on the future of the Seahawks’ pillars and Rams-Seahawks
35:32 – Toasting to OL Reign’s move to Lumen Field with Rainier Jubilee Cans
39:47 – Jerk Shack fried chicken, Treat Cookies and Portland food
50:46 – Kraken, NHL pause season due to Covid spread
52:49 – Soccer expansion drafts complete; Sounders and Storm schedules out
57:00 – UW women’s hoops wins two in Husky Classic; men fall at home again
1:06:48 – Assessing UW football newcomers and 2022 schedule

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Rainier Beer (Jubilee Cans)
– Jerk Shack
– Treat Cookies
– Baes Fried Chicken
– Afuri Ramen
– Screen Door Restaurant
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com

Per annual tradition, we discuss music trends in 2021, including Tristan’s perspective on the return of live music after an extended pause for the Covid-19 pandemic. Then we pick our top 10 songs of the year.

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Peltoncast on Twitter
– Kevin’s top 10 songs of 2021 (Spotify)
– Tristan’s top 10 songs of 2021 (Spotify)
– Drivers License SNL sketch
– Talkin’ Taco Time with Aramis Johnson of Enumclaw
– Turnstile on Late Night with Seth Meyers

We commiserate over Jake Haener’s change of heart on returning to UW before previewing a must-win Seahawks matchup with the Rams and discussing Matthew Stafford’s effectiveness in L.A.

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Intro – Silver City Snow Blaze
2:13 – Redefining the Kraken Curse/appreciating Tyler Lockett
10:11 – Kraken fall in first home OT
13:43 – Sounders and OL Reign prepare for expansion drafts
16:18 – UW women beat Seattle U; men hope to return to court
18:34 – Other options for UW football QB transfers (Michael Penix Jr. corrections)
37:19 – Seahawks facing Rams team coming off impressive win in Arizona

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Silver City Snow Blaze
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates

Like goldfish, we’re feeling better about Seattle football after reports that Jake Haener will transfer back to UW and a Seahawks victory. Yet as UW men’s soccer advances to the College Cup (Footy Four?), we still wonder what the Timbers reaching MLS Cup says about the Seattle sports curse.

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Intro – Fremont Winter Ale
2:25 – Toasting to UW volleyball and men’s soccer advancing (Friday’s College Cup game will be on ESPNU)
14:50 – What’s next for the Blazers after firing Neil Olshey
35:52 – Solid Kraken stretch ends in blowout loss
37:09 – The cases for and against the Timbers being part of the curse
46:00 – UW hoops returns to action (women) and hopefully faces Gonzaga (men)
53:42 – Kalen DeBoer beginning to fill out staff with familiar faces
1:12:07 – Seahawks still alive (segment recorded before news that Jamal Adams will undergo season-ending shoulder surgery)

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Emergency Pod: Seahawks Win Wild Game
– Fremont Winter Ale
– Crosscut: Student athletes at UW can now earn money, but it’s complicated
– Dance Troupe 1-on-1 with Kyler Gordon
– Tio Baby’s website
– Kevin on the Lowe Post
– FPI efficiency
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates

The Kraken/Coldplay/Macklemore curse has hit Seattle sports hard over the past week, with the Sounders and UW football seasons ending in disappointing fashion and the Seahawks’ playoff hopes all but dashed. Still, we find hope in a pair of other UW teams and the suddenly surging Kraken and remember an even worse year in Seattle sports.

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Intro – Semi-emergency pod: Seahawks drop to 3-8
28:50 – Huskies outplayed by historic margin in Apple Cup
48:36 – Sounders knocked out of playoffs without conceding a shot
56:38 – Pair of losses for both UW men’s and women’s hoops
1:02:16 – Let’s remember the worst year for Seattle sports
1:09:18 – Toasting UW volleyball and men’s soccer
1:12:20 – M’s hot takes: There’s always a bounceback
1:17:35 – Kraken knocking off NHL’s top teams

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Links
– Pagliacci website
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Emergency Pod: Huskies to Hire DeBoer
– Talkin’ Taco Time with Aramis Johnson of Enumclaw
– FPI efficiency
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– RBSDM.com
– ESPN pass/rush block win rates