An extended Peltoncast covers Great State Burgers, a 3-1 Sounders win in their home opener, Mike Hopkins‘ introduction as UW men’s basketball coach, the UW women’s team’s Sweet 16 matchup with Mississippi State and a spate of one-year Seahawks signings.

Contents

Intro – Recapping week’s Men in Blazers live show in Seattle
16:00 – Our search for Seattle’s best burger continues with Great State Burgers
27:30 – The Sounders celebrate their MLS Cup win and beat New York 3-1 in their home opener
40:00 – Monorail! Monorail! Monorail! and other Seattle arena updates
45:30 – What we learned about Hopkins at his introductory press conference
1:03 – UW women’s basketball advances to face Mississippi State in the Sweet 16
1:10 – Why are the Seahawks signing free agents to one-year contracts?

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Links
– Loyal listener Ben B points out the Seahawks did have a banner unveiling after winning the Super Bowl
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Peltoncast Men’s Bracket Challenge
– Peltoncast Women’s Bracket Challenge
– Seattle Growth Podcast
– Steve Ballmer on the Bill Simmons podcast
– FiveThirtyEight’s Women’s NCAA tournament projections

After 15 years as head coach of the UW men’s basketball team, Lorenzo Romar was fired Wednesday and an emergency episode of the Peltoncast remembers the good times of the Romar era, ranks his legacy among modern Seattle coaches and considers possible replacements and the ramifications for the Husky program next season and beyond.

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The Peltoncast previews the UW women hosting an NCAA tournament subregional this weekend, prepares for the Sounders’ home opener and debates whether signing Luke Joeckel made sense for the Seahawks. Note that this episode was recorded before the Seahawks reportedly signed Eddie Lacy on Tuesday.

Contents

Intro – Having a Guinness for St. Patrick’s Day and this week’s Men in Blazers live show in Seattle
5:00 – Our search for Seattle’s best burger continues with Zippy’s
15:30 – Sounders save a point late in Montreal and return home to celebrate the MLS Cup and host the New York Red Bulls
26:00 – UW cornerback and first-round draft prospect Sidney Jones ruptures his Achilles at Pro Day
32:00 – No news on Lorenzo Romar‘s future yet but former UW assistant coach Cameron Dollar fired at Seattle U
41:00 – UW women’s basketball gets a 3 seed and will host Montana State and potentially the winner of Gonzaga-Oklahoma this weekend
51:00 – Evaluating the Seahawks’ options at running back before they settled on Lacy and disagreeing on whether a one-year contract for Luke Joeckel is a sensible investment.

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Peltoncast Men’s Bracket Challenge
– Peltoncast Women’s Bracket Challenge
– My 2012 feature on Cameron Dollar
– Comparing free agent RBs and Seahawks incumbents in terms of DVOA
– Aaron Rodgers’ performance with and without Jared Cook

A fast-food edition of the Peltoncast ranks our top five fast-food items, reviews CaliBurger and recaps Kevin‘s trip to Boston before discussing the Sounders’ opening loss, UW women’s hoops getting upset and Lorenzo Romar‘s future.

Contents

Intro – A toast to loyal listener Ben B
6:30 – Recapping my trip to Boston for the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, including our feud
19:00 – Our top five fast-food items plus what is fast food?
44:00 – Our search for Seattle’s best burger continues with CaliBurger
52:00 – UW women’s basketball upset in Pac-12 Tournament: what does it mean for the NCAA tournament?
55:30 – Paying little attention to UW men’s basketball without Markelle Fultz but waiting for news on Romar’s status for 2017-18
1:05 – Sounders drop their season opener
1:12 – Husky prospects dominate the NFL combine, including John Ross running the fastest 40 on record
1:19 – Parsing comments from Pete Carroll and John Schneider at the combine

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Bill Barnwell Show (Peltoncast discussion around 59-minute mark)
– Catapult pickup basketball photo gallery
– The Ringer’s top 50 fast-food items
– Vote for the new location of Dick’s Drive-In
– Peltoncast Men’s Bracket Challenge
– Peltoncast Women’s Bracket Challenge
– SPARQ scores for this year’s combine

A wide-ranging Monday edition of the Peltoncast kicks off our search for Seattle’s best burger, recaps Kelsey Plum‘s historic 57-point game on senior day and previews the Seattle Sounders’ 2017 season as they defend their MLS Cup title.

Contents

Intro – This week’s beer from Mac & Jack’s
6:00 – Plum’s huge game pushes her past Jackie Stiles to become the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history and the Peltoncast was there!
22:00 – Playing without Markelle Fultz, the UW men lose their 10th consecutive game at WSU
26:30 – Our search for Seattle’s best burger begins with a review of Katsu Burger
37:00 – Kevin‘s retro trade grades for the Sonics’ Shawn Kemp-Vin Baker and Ray Allen-Gary Payton trades
1:06 – The Seahawks get a pair of compensatory third-round picks, but not free agent Earl Mitchell
1:10 – Previewing the Sounders’ 2017 season and Saturday’s season opener at Houston

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Links
– Peltoncast Search for Seattle’s Best Burger
– Kevin’s story on Plum’s historic game
– Mayor Murray Announces Arena Advocacy Panel

An All-Star Peltoncast looks back on Kevin‘s trip to New Orleans for an All-Star Weekend overshadowed by the DeMarcus Cousins trade. Then we share our preliminary list of 16 Seattle burgers to rate before rounding up Seattle sports.

Contents

Intro – Our triumphant return to Boulevard Park
4:00 – Recapping All-Star weekend and the Cousins trade, Kevin’s celebrity sightings and food in New Orleans (including an oysters update)
26:00 – Choosing 16 burgers to rate in the search for Seattle’s best burger
29:30 – UW women’s basketball loses at UCLA and prepares for senior day for Kelsey Plum and Chantel Osahor
34:00 – Markelle Fultz returns but Huskies lose twice more at home
40:00 – Chris Hansen Seattle media tour and meeting (including Russell Wilson) with city councilmember Lorena Gonzalez
42:30 – Sounders continue preseason action
47:00 – Discussing Bill Barnwell‘s plan for the Seahawks’ offseason

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Links
– Peltoncast Bingo
– Barnwell’s NFC West offseason plans
– UW women’s hoops 12th in last NCAA tournament seeding preview
– King 5: Councilmember Gonzalez’s vote scrutinized

The Pig Mac:

This week’s Peltoncast considers the the Seahawks’ chances of a Blair Walsh reclamation project, notes Markelle Fultz‘s absence did not result in a Ewing Theory for UW men’s hoops and recaps the NBA season nearing the All-Star break.

Contents

Intro – Seattle Burger Month update and we make a choice for our food ratings/rankings
17:00 – Sonics Arena update as Chris Hansen Russell Wilson‘s ownership group re-files for the vacation of Occidental Avenue necessary to build an arena in Sodo
27:30 – Sounders continue preseason play and Mariners pitchers and catchers report
30:30 – UW apparently losing an assistant coach to the Atlanta Falcons’ Seattle-centric staff
35:00 – Making the case for and against the Seahawks signing Walsh
42:00 – It turns out Husky men’s hoops is not better without Fultz, plus Nathan Hale and Michael Porter Jr. crush Garfield to win the Metro League title
52:00 – UW women’s hoops keeps rolling as Kesley Plum moves within striking distance of Brittney Griner for second in all-time D-I scoring
55:00 – NBA update revisiting Kevin‘s list of 10 players for Tristan to watch, plus who should Tristan root for?

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Links
– Kevin’s feature on Isaiah Thomas vs. Isiah Thomas
– Seattle Growth Podcast
– Christian Caple on Lorenzo Romar’s future

A snowed-in Peltoncast recaps the Patriots’ Super Bowl comeback to beat the Falcons from a Seahawks perspective (or not) and delves into Sonics history via George Karl‘s controversial book. Also Tristan and Kevin share their on-court basketball promotion history.

Contents

Intro – Remembering snowy Seattle sporting events, which somehow leads us down a rabbit hole of the times we’ve won contests or been involved with on-court promotions at basketball games
27:00 – Super Bowl recap, plus Seahawks safety Kenny Easley is chosen for the Hall of Fame
44:00 – Sounders kick off preseason play with Clint Dempsey on the pitch
49:00 – Husky men’s hoops reeling after the worst loss of the Lorenzo Romar era
54:30 – UW women’s hoops sweeps Utah and Colorado on the road
57:30 – What Karl had to say about the Sonics in his book and a dive into the Karl era in Seattle

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Links
– Kevin as a “Shawn Kemp Kid”
– Kevin and Jorge Sedano interview Karl on the NBA Lockdown podcast