A snowed-in episode of the Peltoncast featuring The Famous Cousin Katie turns our attention to instant ramen before considering the toughest challenge yet to the perfect Pac-12 record for UW men’s basketball.

Contents

Intro – Drinking spring beer in a winter wonderland
5:00 – Li’l Woody’s Burger Month is back
15:00 – Instant ramen memories and review
40:00 – Arena talk: Sodo Arena reiterates interest in street vacation; construction update from OVG
46:00 – Roundup: Sounders lose scrimmage, Reign FC moves, S2 rebrands, UW football preps for signing day
54:00 – Previewing UW men’s hoops trip to Arizona, including the latest on Noah Dickerson’s availability

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Li’l Woody’s #SeattleBurgerMonth page
– Nissin Top Ramen
– Maruchan Ramen
– Sodo Group letter to Seattle City Council
– King5: Arena construction under way as investors seek tax relief
– NCAA men’s basketball rankings
– ESPN Bracketology
– Kenpom.com
– Mitch Unfiltered with Coach Hop and Kevin

UW men’s hoops keeps rolling undefeated in Pac-12 play after sweeping the Oregon road trip, and so too does our ramen bracket. Plus we toast Edgar Martinez’s Hall of Fame selection and discuss Howard Schultz’s apology to Sonics fans.

Contents

Intro – Congrats to Edgar!
9:00 – Ramen bracket: Ooink vs. Suika with Steven Nguyen
27:30 – NBA talk: Phoenix arena deal, developments elsewhere, Schultz apology
53:30 – Roundup: Nouhou transfer rumors, Pro Bowl recap
1:02 – Again pondering how good Husky men’s hoops is at 7-0 in conference

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Ooink
– Suika
– Arizona Republic: Phoenix city council approves $230 million Suns arena-renovation deal
– ESPN.com: How Seattle is planning to create the perfect NHL franchise
– The Guardian: Top 10 January transfer targets
– ESPN Bracketology
– ESPN+: 2020 NBA Mock Draft

Our search for Seattle’s best ramen begins with top-seeded Ramen Danbo against Betsu Ten Jin, plus Husky men’s hoops sweeps the Bay Area schools to move atop the Pac-12 at 5-0 before the schedule toughens.

Contents

Intro – Time for spring seasonals? (No!)
2:00 – Ramen bracket: Danbo vs. Betsu Ten Jin with James Darnbrook
25:30 – A Peltoncast retraction
28:00 – Roundup: #EdgarHOF eve, new Sounders jersey sponsors
33:00 – Is there hope for Paxton Lynch with the Seahawks? Plus 2015 NFC Championship Game memories
52:30 – Previewing the UW men traveling to Oregon plus getting a commit from five-star recruit Isaiah Stewart

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Ramen Danbo
– Betsu Ten Jin on Yelp
– Amazon Web Services ad mentioning ramen
– BBHOF Tracker
– Sounder at Heart: Chad Marshall says he’s fully recovered from surgery
– Isaiah Stewart picks UW

We move into a brave new post-football world with the unveiling of our bracket for Seattle’s best ramen and a look at UW men’s basketball starting Pac-12 play 3-0.

Contents

Intro – Saying goodbye to an old friend
10:00 – L.A. food diary
32:00 – Ramen bracket unveil
44:00 – Roundup: NHL Seattle hire, #EdgarHOF update, saying goodbye to Osvaldo Alonso, Huskies in NFL Draft, Alex McGough departure
1:05 – How has Husky men’s hoops started conference play so strong?

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– Guisados
– Majordomo website
– BBHOF Tracker
– Jason Sardell HOF projections
– Osvaldo Alonso’s farewell to Seattle
– ESPN Bracketology
– 2017 ESPN Recruiting Nation player rankings

The NFL Playoffs are here, and we go deep to preview the Seahawks’ matchup with the Cowboys in Dallas before debating takeaways from the Huskies’ Rose Bowl loss and expectations for UW in 2019.

Contents

Intro – Congrats to Tristan on yet another fantasy football championship
6:30 – M’s hot takes: Finding a place where the rebuilding M’s can compete
12:30 – UW men’s basketball opens Pac-12 play against WSU
21:30 – Should the Seahawks be favored over the Cowboys?
53:00 – Rose Bowl thoughts, UW frustrations and debating how good they’ll be in 2019

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– NCAA Football Power Index
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– NFL QBR

An abbreviated version of the weekly pod looks at why this year’s Cardinals aren’t as scary as past versions before settling in for a full preview of UW’s Rose Bowl Game matchup with Ohio State.

Contents

Intro – Congrats to the Peltoncast fantasy football champions!
7:30 – Previewing the Cardinals, who have been abysmal offensively with rookie Josh Rosen at QB
25:30 – Breaking down the Buckeyes and the Huskies from all angles

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Links
– Peltoncast on Instagram
– 2018 Seattle Sports Year in Review with Mina Kimes and Natalie Weiner
– NCAA Football Power Index
– NCAA QBR
– Football Outsiders DVOA
– NFL QBR

Per annual tradition, we recap the year in Seattle sports with the help of Natalie Weiner of SB Nation, then welcome in ESPN’s Mina Kimes to review our bold predictions for 2018 and make new ones for the year to come.

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Links
– Mina on Twitter
– Natalie on Twitter
– Kevin’s “Golden Basketball” rankings
– Breanna Stewart: A breakthrough year on and off the court
– Sue Bird is ready to let you in
– Football Outsiders Special Teams EPA
– Mina makes the Cable/Thanos observation
– Ben Baldwin makes the case for Chris Carson as the NFC’s best running back
– Mina’s feature on Jalen Ramsey