Podcasts by Opi & the Bear
Weekly (Bi-Weekly in the NFL offseason) Podcast for the FBFL and many more sports topics! Typical format is Fun Intro, Previous Week Recap, Fake Fun Sponsor, Interview of the Week, Next Weeks Predictions, and then we Wrap it up (that’s what she said).
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 148 - Week 13 Recap; Caffeine-Nectar of the Gods from 2023-12-09T16:00:48
We're back in full force this week as we give a recap on grand-papa Bear and his heart surgery. We then go into the normal podcast stuff. Make sure to catch Bear's Blunder this week as w...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 147 - Week 12 Recap; F*!& Bear! from 2023-11-29T20:19:41
This one is Bear-less, so maybe it's Opi and the guys, but Opi's mic sucked the whole time, so maybe it's just called The Guys, but then that's probably already taken so maybe it...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 146 - Week 11 Recap; I Fall to Pieces from 2023-11-22T21:42:38
This is a short one, which will upset some, and make others happy but F those people. This show is a wild and wacky, or probably really boring, not sure as the group could not get together this ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 145 - Week 10 Recap; It's the Cookie… from 2023-11-16T17:01:49
Bear starts out showing the boys the numbers between Counsel and Rossy and then we go into a great memory of when we learned he was a great guy. Jody sent in a funny song we put on the air for e...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 144 - Week 9 Recap; Opi made me Soapbox! from 2023-11-10T21:42:35
Opi just COULDN'T RESIST getting Bear all worked up about the Cubs coaching move right off the bat. We get a lot more light hearted after that though and everyone gets a little giggly for a ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 143 - Week 8 Recap; The Lonely Podcast from 2023-11-03T20:46:13
AJ had to work thanks to Halloween getting in the way and the Produca Ryan fell ill and was not feeling it. They completed their write ups but were not available for speak so Bear, Grimbo, and O...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 142 - Week 7 Recap; Hi Grim…Bye Produca from 2023-10-27T16:55:39
Opi is just crabby right out of the gate! We talk a little MLB which gets Bear and Opi into a hilarious heated shouting match at each other with neither of them listening to the other. Don't...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 141 - Week 6 Recap; High Bear…Bye Grim from 2023-10-18T22:01:06
Sorry for the back-to-back, but life happens! Yes, high is spelled correctly for all you critics out there. Grimbo had to miss because he was ill, or at least he said he was, but he texted the g...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 140 Week 5 Recap - Josephine Joins the Boys from 2023-10-16T23:12:19
We start this one off with a pizza, and a strange interview as Josephine, the delivery driver, agrees to sit down and shoot the shat with the guys. During this, we find out that Opi's braggi...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 139 Week 4 Recap - CMC Tossed the Salad from 2023-10-04T20:44:59
This is just a typical podcast this week. The boys have a good time finalizing the baseball league and catching you up on the changes being worked on in the rotisserie league. Then we move on to...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 138 Week 3 Recap - Jody's Glory Hole from 2023-10-02T14:51:35
If that title doesn't get you listening, no title will! We have a lengthy "Show Me Your Love" section as the guys really get into having fun with this at Opi and Jody's expense...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 137 Week 2 Recap - Thanks Gramma from 2023-09-22T21:45:40
This week's episode is sans AJ, so that's a bummer, but the big bummer is around the 2 minute mark you can hear about the hard times that long time and original FBFLer Dave Behrens has c...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 136 Grades, Predictions, & Grimbo Part Duh from 2023-09-17T03:04:15
For those in the new Rotisserie, not chicken, football league, Bear does a Fantrax 101 class to help you guys understand how to use the software to your advantage. Then we have a spirited discus...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 135 Grades, Predictions, & Grimbo from 2023-09-07T14:14:49
The post draft blues was the theme for Bear, but the rest of the guys were having fun brow beating him for his poor draft. But, we beat up a few teams in this one and give a lot of props. Grimbo...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 133 Echocast…Why Can't We Get This RIGHT?!?! from 2023-08-25T21:51:09
Worked fine a week ago, now it's nothing but echo and it's becoming FRUSTRATING! Plus, this one stopped recording about half way through it…<sigh>…so we finish without the real tal...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 132 It's the NFL Cumback…on Grim! With Fantasy Player Talk! from 2023-08-10T18:24:24
This week we bring in podcast buddy Grimbo to run down a few dates coming up including the various different drafts we are partaking in, and a couple golf outings. After that we do have to discu...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 131 I Like Chicken from 2023-07-28T14:21:56
It's fixed!! Well, mostly. The boys move the show to Bear's house with the better internet and the sound is fixed. Until about 10 minutes in and Mediacom just goes out for no reason! The...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 130 HR Derby and F-U T-Mobile from 2023-07-13T16:16:57
We spend all night watching and talking about the MLB Home Run Derby, which was a lot of fun again this year. We did have quite a bit of technical difficulty thanks to T-Mobile's new wireles...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 129 Give me back my Opi!! from 2023-06-23T18:07:14
This one is short! Mainly because we are missing our main mouth! If you're looking for a mostly Opi-less podcast…this one is for you! If Opi is your guy, you may want to pass on this one! Ou...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 128 Let the Boy (AJ) EAT!! from 2023-06-05T23:58:08
We spend quite a bit of time watching, listening to, and criticizing AJ eating his wings and fries lunch while we also chat about Liam Hendricks comeback from cancer. Then we chat a little NBA a...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 127 Post Draft Ho-Hum, but Mostly Ho from 2023-05-17T20:40:07
Offseason screw around time! We just chatter and chatter. The boys talk about the NBA & NHL playoffs, the NFL draft and then Bear rounds it out with just some random questions. The guys come...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 126 The 2023 NFL Draft from 2023-05-05T01:41
We had a LOT of fun with this one. We brought in Rob Barber and Greg the great Ventris and just sat around the table talking smack about the draft as it happened. AJ spent a lot of time just mut...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 125 Get off my Lawn! from 2023-04-19T14:26:04
The Produca gets another new "Show Me Some Love Song", this one made the boys laugh out loud! We give a quick rundown of Bears first Championship since 1998. Opi & Bear then get in...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 124 F U Opus from 2023-03-30T16:38:38
The Produca gets a new "Show Me Some Love Song", to Opi's dismay! Ryan goes in depth about our playoffs for the FBBL and Owen's Hockey League. Then we move into baseball and ch...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 123 My Ars is on FIRE! from 2023-03-15T17:57:25
We are WINGING IT! But having fun while doing so. The Produca gives us a crazy stupid rundown of all things fantasy playoffs. Then we slide into the NFLs DMs and talk about the frenzy of free ag...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 122 Harry S Truman was Amphibious from 2023-03-07T20:32:54
Let's try this again. The first time we put this out there, we had some serious sound issues but Bear went to work and fixed that stuff up! This is titled after an odd statement made during the ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 121 AJs Porncast from 2023-02-17T17:08:06
FBFL is done so what is next, a little game called the Super Bowl. We talk a little about that and have fun with the discussion. We actually talk a little NBA and the craze that was the trade de...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 120 Super Bowl & Miller League Protection Predictions from 2023-02-06T20:32:59
A favorite time of the year for the guys! Making predictions about YOUR teams! We spend time in all your heads, hope it didn't hurt too much! We have a very deep discussion on who we think each ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 119 Bud League Protection Predictions from 2023-01-19T23:31:09
A favorite time of the year for the guys! Making predictions about YOUR teams! We spend time in all your heads, hope it didn't hurt too much! We have a very deep discussion on who we think each ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 118 McGibblet are McWinners! from 2023-01-12T17:56:46
It's year-end wrap up time so it's a little long. We interview with the 2022-2023 FBFL Champion, the Munster McGibblets, who also happens to be our Produca. We go over all the other FBFL and pub...
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Opi & the Bear Episode - 117 Shout out to Damar Plus the SHIP! from 2023-01-07T17:42:42
It's a long one but that's because we spend the first 45 minutes or so talking about Damar Hamlin and have some great stories and thoughts as to the NFL, Skip Bayless, Dan Orlovsky and other ite...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 116 AJ Disappears after Playoff Loss from 2022-12-28T19:00:06
That's right, AJ can't take the heat and got out of the kitchen after his playoff loss this week. The guys make sure he is aware of his mistake if he listens to this one. The other guys tear apa...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 115 Nutso in the Buttso from 2022-12-22T20:39:58
Shockingly…Bear is ill, so he's on but not in-house and due to his coughing, Opi and the gang do most of the talking so this one is probably much more enjoyable for everyone! We brief on the cur...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 114 - Fantasy Playoff Breakdown from 2022-12-16T15:27:41
Playoffs?!?! You want to talk about Playoffs?!?! Playoffs?!?! Yes...yes we do and we go in DEEP. Lots of good discussion on who has the upper hand and best matchups. Couple questions and thought...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 113 Just a Bunch of Dicks from 2022-12-08T21:56:01
Boys supply a fun week 13 recap including our lead in to the holiday season with some good old fashioned Christmas joy. The Produca and his assistant have an interesting dick conversation. Bear ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 112 Week 12 Recap from 2022-12-01T23:22:15
Just your typical week 12 recap with the guys along with some predictions and discussions around who is going to win some tight divisions in the NFL. Opi brings out the Bear-O-Matic and also smi...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 111 Happy Thanksgiving to EVERYONE from 2022-11-26T06:22:05
Getting a little better with the new software we're able to avoid a lot of talk over and fade outs that occurred from the old software. That's the good news, the bad news, it takes a lot longer ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 110 New App, Same Shit Show from 2022-11-16T20:08:56
The boys were testing out a new app called Riverside.fm and had some decent success. It was a little spotty a few times with it being a cloud app, but the good news is that Opi didn't drown ever...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 109 Recap with Some Friends from 2022-11-10T23:05:19
Jody was the inhouse guest and then this homeless guy showed up at the door and called himself Joker, so obviously we let him in and we all had a great time. We get into a good conversation abou...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 109 To Trade or Not To Trade from 2022-11-03T21:53:50
We go from love to hate to start the show as Ryan shifts gears from the normal "Show Me Some Love" to discuss the crazy trade deadline as he runs down them and we give a few thoughts to some of ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 108 2 Weeks of Craziness from 2022-10-27T11:10:30
We know you missed us last week, just admit it! Double duty this week but it didn't take too long. Ryan catches us up on some other leagues and talks about some of the big point getters in the p...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 107 Week 5 The Letter from the Devil from 2022-10-13T21:10:29
The week 5 recap is decent but after Ryan gives his love away, Bear has story time and this one is OFF THE RAILS! We follow that 5 minutes of laughter up with another 5 minutes of laughter as AJ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 106 Week 4 Under the Knife from 2022-10-06T21:59:36
We recap week 4 and all the different stats we can find. Bear breaks down some trade available players on teams or maybe they're not available but he goes over who has multiple players in ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 105 Week 3 The Curse of Bear from 2022-10-01T15:02:04
Bear revealed who cursed him clear back in 2014 causing his downfall in the FBFL. The boys come up with some possible rituals to help get his team back to good form. They then talk about all the...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 104 Week 2 Recap from 2022-09-22T18:49:38
The new format flies now as we do the usual and go over the FBFL in depth as to how teams did. We get a good chance to make fun of a couple teams and spend quite a bit of time giving the ass com...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 103 Week 1 Recap…Where's AJ? from 2022-09-16T19:36:54
Man oh man! We didn't have AJ but we did have plenty of energy and fun. This one is almost a musical as we start back with our FBFL recaps to music and then Bear's Blunder of Wonder has a little...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 102 FBFL Draft Grades & Week 1 Predictions from 2022-09-09T18:00:13
Just as advertised!! The boys grade the draft from the Saturday before and give everyone their unwanted opinions. Bear starts us off running the Bud Conference draft with AJ and then Opi digs into ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 101 FBFL Protection Predictions & More from 2022-09-07T16:25:52
Ryan starts us off with a new section after saying goodbye last week to the "Oh Shits". Then the boys simply hit the protection predictions from each conference. They also bring in good buddy Ri...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 100 OooOOOooOOooops Dude from 2022-09-01T18:34:57
WOW!! 100 Episodes and the boys don't hold anything back. It's a long one but, hey, it's number 100 so they wanted to do something sort of special and different. The boys start out with some spe...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 99 Title of Your Sex Tape from 2022-08-03T19:39:13
The boys have colorful discussions on the plethora of trades made at the MLB trade deadline and the in-house Cub fans are pretty happy. They then go on to talk about the FBFL meeting and the dec...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 98 And your HR Champion is… from 2022-07-20T21:43:23
The boys sit around and watch the HR derby and commentate on it while also making some picks on the HR derby and mixing in some football talk. It's a lot, we know, but it was done pretty smoothly a...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 97 Don't Not VolunDeere from 2022-07-08T21:27:05
The boys get together to talk briefly about the FBFL dates coming up and then a brief John Deere Classic chat and how Bear enjoyed his all you can eat and drink experience. Then they move onto s...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 96 The Reverse 69 from 2022-06-28T15:48:22
Congratulations to the Warriors and a little NHL talk about the Avalanche vs Lightning series and then we go into much more fun items like baseball and the proper ways to mud your balls…at least...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 95 We're Back…like it or not! from 2022-06-10T17:44:04
We're BACK BAAAAABY!! And grosser than ever! Well, that's not true but it's pretty clear we haven't all talked in a while. We come back and cover it ALL…except NHL & NBA but who cares about ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 94 NFL Draft Day from 2022-05-04T21:38:50
This one was fun! The guys sat around listening to the draft, made some best guesses and also made fun of a lot of picks and teams. The draft is almost 4 hours long but Bear got it plus our comm...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 93 Who Helped the Sheep over the Fence? from 2022-04-07T18:11:02
The boys announce the NCAA bracket winners and what their prize is plus talk briefly about the tournament itself and the championship game. Opi is still butthurt from not winning anything and it...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 92 Sometimes it may be good, and sometimes it may be… from 2022-03-27T23:01:06
This one is a little late because the night of the podcast was replaced with a night of an auction draft for the NCAA brackets so we pushed it back a week. After the last messy podcast the guys ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 91 You Did WHAT to a Horse? from 2022-03-04T22:21:30
Wow…this one starts off the rails right away when we discuss pleasuring a horse and AJ being the only star in a full fledge Star Wars porn (he plays every part). Bear does hit the soap box a few...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 90 AJ vs Bear from 2022-02-21T22:53:08
The boys discuss the Super Bowl and AJ & Bear get into a stupid ass argument over what is defined as a miracle throw. Opi tells everyone how bored he was but we found out he's just crabby no...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 89 Miller Protection Predictions & More from 2022-02-02T21:15:57
We discuss our NFL Playoff Picks, the coach carousel, do some Super Bowl predictions and go over the Bud League Protection Prediction for the FBFL. Early in the podcast, Opi drives Bear into a r...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 88 2021-2022 Bud League Keeper Predictions!! from 2022-01-24T20:46:12
We wrap up our regular podcasts and announce that we're going to every other week from here on until next season. We discuss our NFL Playoff Picks and go over the Bud League Protection Predictio...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 87 2021-2022 Season Wrap Up from 2022-01-13T21:56:19
We wrap up the FBFL season disclosing the champions and discussing how they won their games. We also make some NFL playoff predictions and most importantly, the assistant to the produca, AJ, is ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 86 Championship Week! from 2022-01-07T19:00:38
The guys really break down the championship game and the possibility of the final teams tinkering to try to get a leg up on the other. Amazingly the 2 teams have NO matching players this year. W...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 85 New Year's Resolutions from 2021-12-31T18:29:35
We get into the New Year's spirit with everyone doing their New Year's fantasy resolutions. Bear has a few that the league should consider as a whole. Opi sounds funny joining us from sunny Flor...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 84 Playoff Week 1 Recap from 2021-12-27T18:57
The guys talk in depth about playoff woes with COVID ripping through the NFL. They do what they can to help teams who may need to grab a free agent due to not having a position player. Bear spen...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 83 Week 14 Recap Playoff-less Lament from 2021-12-17T20:07:22
Find out who the post season teams in the FBFL are and get the predictions of who is going to win those matchups from the morons. Bear has a couple fantasy rules to toss out there and the crème ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 82 Week 13 Recap Playoff Picture Reveal from 2021-12-09T21:28:54
Opi & Bear get down to the nitty-gritty when it comes to the FBFL playoff picture and throw some scenarios in that are wild and absolutely could happen. Bear REFUSES to jinx the Big Baller a...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 81 Week 12 Recap X's & O'x with Greg Ventris from 2021-12-02T23:05:44
The guys go balls deep into X's and O's from a defensive coordinators eyes and Greg Ventris comes in to give us some expertise on how to stop some of the currently successful fantasy studs. We a...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 80 Week 11 Recap Where's Our Produca from 2021-11-27T00:04:01
The Produca had to take that night off to let a doc get 4 knuckles deep so the other 3 handled the majority of this one with Ryan making a surprise entrance at one point. Bear did a good job and...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 79 Week 10 Recap - No More Joking Around from 2021-11-19T00:24:50
The write in predictions are coming in! Great job everyone! The survivor pool comes to a close for this time and we go over the start over in the league. Joker comes in and gives us insight of h...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 78 Week 9 Recap from 2021-11-12T23:38:38
Listen to Opi get drunk and make a ludicrous 3-way trade thought for 2022. Bear hits his soap box pretty hard about OBJ and the Bears refereeing issues. We also discuss the Raiders problems with...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 77 Week 8 Recap with Jody Harris from 2021-11-05T16:35:30
This runs a little long again because the guys bring in Jody Harris of the Barracudas and all of them, including Jody, gives everyone their FBFL playoff predictions definitely going wrong. Bear ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 76 Week 7 Recap GRUDGE WEEK from 2021-10-30T03:22:50
We were short a man (and no, not talking about short man Opi nor Grim) as Bear took talents down to Mexico for a little get away. Opi, Da Producer, and AJ were able to power through this one by ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 75 Week 6 Recap Grim & the Kid from 2021-10-22T22:30:06
Good buddy Grimbo came in again to give us his picks and this time he brought an even shorter guy, his kid Jake. The boys had a good time chatting and listening to the beautiful operatic noises com...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 75 Week 5 Recap Grim & the Kid from 2021-10-22T22:30:06
Good buddy Grimbo came in again to give us his picks and this time he brought an even shorter guy, his kid Jake. The boys had a good time chatting and listening to the beautiful operatic noises ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 74 Week 5 Recap Kyler & the Soundbites from 2021-10-15T21:19:15
Kyler Yodts, owner of the Jelly Rolls, came on set and gave the guys predictions and entertained them with his witty banter. The guys also seemed to have, we'll say, a lot of energy this week al...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 73 Week 4 Recap: Big Tree Fall Hard from 2021-10-09T17:17:05
Bear feels bad all his players are hurt and said "if it's going to happen to them then I'm going to join them" and faced his own injury prior to this episode. Listen to the beginning and find ou...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 72 Week 3 Recap from 2021-10-01T19:12:29
We apologize for it going a little over what we want but we did have a couple rants to get through. Bear and his injuries and of course the DEBACLE that is the Chicago Bears and the coaching sta...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 71 Week 2 Recap: Grimbo in the Hizzy! from 2021-09-24T03:22:39
Grim from the Gladiators is back in the house and he helps the guys screw up predictions as best he could. He also tosses a small jinx towards his opponent this week the Produca and talks about his...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 71 Grimbo in the Hizzy! from 2021-09-24T03:22:39
Grim from the Gladiators is back in the house and he helps the guys screw up predictions as best he could. He also tosses a small jinx towards his opponent this week the Produca and talks about ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 70 Week 1 Recap: Check out the new format! from 2021-09-16T21:28:20
That's right, the 1 hour 15 minutes isn't a typo or miscalculation, that's our podcast now! You asked for us to cut it down and you got it but we still cover the major points including a rundown of...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 69.5 Draft Grades from 2021-09-10T21:32:43
If you're not an FBFL team, you may want to skip this one but the guys spend time analyzing both drafts from Saturday, September 4th and hand out grades to how the teams did plus they analyze pl...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 69 DUDE! from 2021-09-09T21:55:39
Back to FOOTBALL! We spend get the Boom, Bust and Sleepers back out and give everyone poor fantasy advice as always. Bear has a nice solo riff as he lets everyone know who his Big Baller is for ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 68 Pre-Draft Jitters from 2021-09-03T14:28:15
AJ GET's DRUNK!! The poor Assistant to the Produca gets SMASHED prior to the podcast even starting so he's a mess that just can't complete a thought. At the 1 hour 44 minute mark you can really ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 67 AJ & Ekeler, Sitting in a Tree… from 2021-08-24T15:01:59
The boys completed another draft, this was standard format so no PPR. It's interesting to watch the pieces fall into place and most importantly, find out if we get the YoungHOE! We also make our...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 66 Get out the Soapbox from 2021-08-13T22:49:37
First off…the Produca hit record so that's a plus! The guys cover the NBA draft deadline and the Bulls new additions. We try to figure out why the NBA is so high on Melo and we rip on the Lakers an...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 65 Record this! from 2021-07-26T18:26:31
The Produca had some issues a couple weeks ago with that big red button that says "Record" so this one is pretty late because we had to find the time again. We debut the single of Lil' Kit Kat, ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 64 Welcome Back AJ-Kotter from 2021-06-25T19:37:06
Back to full staff as AJ comes back and we have a special return treat in a song he's never heard before and judging by the age of our listeners, neither have most of you. The boys talk about pl...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 63 Parents suck…but Baseball is Life from 2021-06-16T20:17:26
Opi & Bear fly mostly as a duet as we talk with Ron "RJ" Trettin. A buddy of the podcast and avid listener who has been coaching baseball over 25 seasons at all sorts of levels including hig...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 62 He Puts the Lotion on the WHAT?! from 2021-06-01T21:01:41
The guys talk about Ryan's man cave décor and the filth that it represents along with discussing the Julio Jones debacle, Aaron Rodgers debacle (like everyone else has), no-hitters, great hitter...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 61 Traveling On and Off the Court with Marquisha Harris from 2021-05-19T19:08:08
IT's GREAT TO BE BACK!! Find out where we've been and also the boys get to bring in ANOTHER professional athlete as Marquisha Harris, star forward for the Western Michigan Broncos & Barcelon...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 60 Take AJ Out to the Ballgame from 2021-04-08T22:22:29
The boys talk about the Opi & the Bear tourney bracket and find out Opi is WAY over confident! Quick talk of the greatest NBA fantasy games by an individual player. They talk a little NFL an...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 59 Winners, Losers & AJ from 2021-03-24T18:34:43
This one starts out a little crappy but picks it up. The guys pick apart and compare the 2005 Illini vs the 2021 team. See that Bear's final comments about this year's Illini came to fruition. W...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 58 Technical Difficulty from 2021-03-05T22:21:25
No interview this week but it's an interesting one. For those that love the Produca and the Assistant to the Regional Produca, you'll love this one as Opi is gone for a portion in the middle and...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 56 What COVID did to Athletics from 2021-02-23T14:54:44
This week the guys discuss next year's player protection prediction in the Bud League in the FBFL. We talk about where some FA RBs are gonna land in 2021 and lastly, we have a very intriguing co...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 57 What COVID did to Athletics from 2021-02-23T14:54:44
This week the guys discuss next year's player protection prediction in the Bud League in the FBFL. We talk about where some FA RBs are gonna land in 2021 and lastly, we have a very intriguing conve...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 55 Buper Sowl from 2021-02-05T21:26:48
Welp, it's essentially the offseason with 1 game in the NFL left and baseball lurking in the spring. Considering it's about zero degrees in the Midwest, spring time seems like a long ways out! We h...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 56 Buper Sowl from 2021-02-05T21:26:48
Welp, it's essentially the offseason with 1 game in the NFL left and baseball lurking in the spring. Considering it's about zero degrees in the Midwest, spring time seems like a long ways out! We h...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 54 The Show - Washington National Dakota Bacus from 2021-01-26T18:43:10
We have a VERY fun and special interview with Washington National relief pitcher Dakota Bacus. Don't worry about the background noise, he was at a local pub while this interview was happening. FBFL...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 55 The Show - Washington National Dakota Bacus from 2021-01-26T18:43:10
We have a VERY fun and special interview with Washington National relief pitcher Dakota Bacus. Don't worry about the background noise, he was at a local pub while this interview was happening. FBFL...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 53 Sobriety Kills the Bear from 2021-01-11T21:59:04
There was a little confusion so no interview this week but the boys talk about the championship game in the FBFL for a bit. Then they go on to make their NFL playoff predictions along with sayin...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 54 Sobriety Kills the Bear from 2021-01-11T21:59:04
There was a little confusion so no interview this week but the boys talk about the championship game in the FBFL for a bit. Then they go on to make their NFL playoff predictions along with saying w...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 52 It's JOKER time!! And the FBFL Championship Outlook from 2021-01-07T01:10:06
Jeremy "Joker" Hawkes made his podcast debut and left no opinion unturned. Bear and Joker have several different lively discussions and we predict the winner of the FBFL Championship. We also ha...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 53 It's JOKER time!! And the FBFL Championship Outlook from 2021-01-07T01:10:06
Jeremy "Joker" Hawkes made his podcast debut and left no opinion unturned. Bear and Joker have several different lively discussions and we predict the winner of the FBFL Championship. We also have ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 51 Cradle the Balls from 2020-12-29T17:05:57
Kyler Yodts makes his debut with the gang and gets to talk about his thoughts on fantasy football, a little gambling, throwing the weighted throw in college and yoga pants (thank you Bear). He a...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 52 Cradle the Balls from 2020-12-29T17:05:57
Kyler Yodts makes his debut with the gang and gets to talk about his thoughts on fantasy football, a little gambling, throwing the weighted throw in college and yoga pants (thank you Bear). He also...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 50 The Geezer, the Teaser & the Pleaser from 2020-12-19T21:04:46
We bring in old man Behrens to talk about the post season of the fantasy league and give us some insights to his past teams. We have a chat about some texting that went on between LP's widow and Be...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 51 The Geezer, the Teaser & the Pleaser from 2020-12-19T21:04:46
We bring in old man Behrens to talk about the post season of the fantasy league and give us some insights to his past teams. We have a chat about some texting that went on between LP's widow and Be...
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Opi & the Bear - Special Edition FBFL Playoff Predictions from 2020-12-18T22:40:40
This is our first special edition of the podcast for the FBFL. This gives our listeners a chance to say, I don't care about your league, I only want to listen to the diatribe of bullshit that co...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 49 Grimbo Forged with Fire from 2020-12-13T06:13:10
We have a strong interview with Richard Lyon, owner of the Gladiators who tells us all about his draft decisions, mistakes he made, good calls he's made and his thoughts about making the playoff...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 48 Calm Down Bear from 2020-12-06T02:07:52
Friggin' Bear soap box episode!! Goes off on NFL for COVID rules, goes off on QC for not playing the Wednesday afternoon game and goes off on the Storm Troopers for being so damn LUCKY and lastl...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 47 If Opi was a College Woman from 2020-11-27T23:31:26
We bring in Adara Opiola, daughter of Opi and listen to a very intelligent and extended interview about her life as a D1 softball player, we won't apologize for the length because the conversati...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 46 Another Long Lost Guest from 2020-11-20T21:58:13
Guests are dropping like flies, we had Tater of the Oopsie Daisies all lined up and "work" got in the way which from his standpoint means it was pig slopping time or whatever those hillbillies d...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 45 Long Lost Guest from 2020-11-14T20:44:12
We lost our guest for the week. We invited Grandpa Behrens of the Bruisers into the house and he got lost on the way. We understand he's now in Coal Valley just wandering around screaming out fo...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 44 - R.I.P. LP from 2020-11-09T15:29:09
We put another long one together but for very good reason this time as we lost a FBFL and Halos brother on Sunday, 11/1/2020 senselessly to COVID and try to put together a nice good bye…R.I.P. L...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 43 Sleepy Time from 2020-10-29T18:12:10
No guest this week and the podcast crew were mostly sick as AJ had a migraine and Bear is getting over his seasonal sinus infection bullshat. Somehow the Dolphins get brought up quite a bit in t...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 42 Troopers hose Bear from 2020-10-25T03:43:16
We talk to Jake about his success in the league and what he does to continue to win. We also chat about Bear just gets picked over and over, was it a jinx or was it a honest picking? Listen and ...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 41 Burp Noise from 2020-10-21T16:56:05
Burp-fest, burp-ademic, burp-aholic, burp-toberfest, burp krusher, burp-a-looza, burp-ilocks, sir burps-a-lot, Burp Bacharach, burp-ocolipse, burp-tastic, burp-ology…those say it all and are sai...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 40 Cougars...again from 2020-10-14T17:23:19
We bring back Cougars coach Weinis (Nathan Nicke) for his diatribe of garbage; We issue a short apology; we're also trying to encourage more listener participation; Opi & Weinis speak of the...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 39 ACLs from 2020-10-02T21:30:04
Apologies for 2 quick ones but gonna try to get them out sooner!! Commish tells you his thoughts on the COVID finding with Titans vs Steelers. Listen to a great story about how old Welldigger pitch...
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Opi & the Bear - Episode 38 Barracudas...again from 2020-10-01T21:32:25
We have a nice chat with Jody and get his picks along with talking about how poor we did last week. We also give a quick update as to how Jody is handling COVID and his thoughts (not political) ...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 37 - Irish Mexican from 2020-09-23T15:47:24
Back to FBFL format, find out who we chose as our boom, bust and sleeper in week 2; we read some emails; have a great and energetic conversation with Nucker from across the pond and get his take...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 36 - DRAFT GRADES!!! from 2020-09-14T22:05:55
That's right boys!! For all these years you've been forced to read the draft grades on some shitty .pdf file on the website well instead, we give them to you straight and some of you ain't gonna...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 35 - Protect THIS! from 2020-09-08T19:49:50
That's RIGHT!!! That title is because the protected players are in and we're going to discuss them at length. We also discuss the preseason trades and the all important FBFL board voted COVID ru...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 34 - Excelshiooooor... from 2020-09-02T16:33:37
We have quite a bit of FBFL (fantasy football) talk about the league and the changes that have been made for this coming season. Please use the http://www.fbfl-...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 33 - We Love Our Boy Chris Farley from 2020-08-24T21:53:56
We did a little fantasy FBFL talk to start getting prepped; Bear has an unfavored opinion of how the IHSA handles things; we spend time explaining the opt-out rules for the NFL and the players w...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 32 - Stinky's Revenge from 2020-08-14T23:38:19
Da Producer failed yet again but Bear got this up. Listen to Bear's big announcement! We also discuss the Washington Football Team; AJs private habit of escort services; MLB division winners, pl...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 31 - Don't Put It Out With Your Boots from 2020-07-21T21:05:26
Someone learned to produce, uh oh! (My own spin of a quote from Happy Gilmore, you'll understand as you listen to this one) As in another episode with no sports going on (BUT WE ARE SOOOO CLOSE)...
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Episode 30 - Shite-Show part Duh from 2020-07-16T19:25:15
Wow...just wow. This one went off the rails at the end. We have our invited guest, Jeff Behrens, in to talk baseball and all things Cubs and his comment was he was so high for the first hour he ...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 29 - I Find Your Wife from 2020-06-22T17:57:28
"If you get my son to call you daddy, then I find your wife" - Cam Brady '012. That's right, starting you off with a great (PG version) Will Ferrell quote since the podcast crew, with the additi...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 28 - FRREEEEDDOOMM!! from 2020-06-16T20:25:07
Things are starting to slowly get back to normal for these podcasters. After many weeks of doing the podcast at separate places (for the fellas in the QC), we got the band back together in the P...
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Episode 27 - Legen, wait for it....DARY Draft from 2020-05-27T02:37:34
Oh boy, even during a time without sports, your boys continue to produce 2 hours worth of podcast! A big chunk of this podcast is taken up by a draft that was created by Behr, a Legendary Draft!...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 26 - Yum Yum from 2020-05-14T01:31:08
DRAFT DAY...recap! In this podcast, the boys talk about how they felt about the NFL draft, the MLB The Show Tourney, and the invention of the new nickname for fuck you Kevin, Yum Yum! Listen in to ...
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Opi & the Bear EXTRA EPISODE - 2020 NFL Draft Talk from 2020-05-06T20:08:51
SOUND THE ALARMS!! The Opi and the Bear crew is giving you a special EXTRA EPISODE!!!! This extra episode is because we have no sports, so we were all extra excited about the NFL Draft. There we...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 25 - The Silver Anniversary from 2020-04-22T17:41:49
We have made it through 25 episodes!! We have really enjoyed the first 24 and we hope that you all have also. This one is packed full of information! The guys looked up some stats on a few guys ...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 24 - Ole What’s His Nuts from 2020-04-10T22:47:08
Who is that athlete? You know, ole what’s his nuts? This can turn into a new add to the Opi & the Bear drinking game, every time you hear someone say what’s his nuts or what’s his face, take a drin...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 23 - Don't Be Cute from 2020-03-21T19:06
This episode of Opi & the Bear is all but cute. Didn't think there would be much to talk about with the pandemic underway around the world, but we thought wrong. Thanks to the NFL, the guys ...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 22 - The Decision from 2020-03-08T15:57:34
Can Kayla ever make a decision? Listen in to find out and also, you might as well make the decision for her since she won't do it. The daughter of Bear (or Opi, only Momma Deb knows) joins the O...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 21 - Lazer Ninja Dragon League from 2020-02-22T21:06:27
There is no better time than the start of the baseball season! It is the time when the weather starts to get warmer, the grass begins to turn greener, and the winter depression of not being able...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 20 - Circle Jerk from 2020-02-11T03:06:23
WEEE'RRREEE BAAAACCCCKKKKK!! There is nothing better than listening to 5 guys in one room googling over a bunch of movies and pointing out the hot women in them right? That is exactly what you a...
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Opi & the Bear Episode 19 - Whatever, $20 is $20 from 2020-01-25T02:09:03
WHAT CHAP'S YOUR ASS?!?! In this one we start a new segment where Opi & the Bear, the Producer and even the mighty Intern tells everyone what chaps their ass. We also talk about some good stats lik...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 18 - The Shyte Show from 2020-01-10T13:59:13
Looking at the episode name, it is what you are getting. This one is a longer one since we went off the rails a few times in our conversations, which is what makes for a great podcast! The guys bri...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 17 - FBFL Wrap Up Pt 1 from 2020-01-08T03:07:56
FBFL season might be over, but the talk about the offseason has just begun! There will be other sports talk in the offseason, but the guys want give everyone their predictions about the players ...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 16 - WE TALKIN SHIP! from 2019-12-31T00:07:41
You all already know the outcome to the FBFL Championship now, but don't you want to find out how wrong the guys were in their predictions? We brought back Grimbo and brought in the GM of the Di...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 15 - PLAYOFFS!! Round 2 from 2019-12-21T03:53:20
Playoffs? You want to talk about Playoffs? Again? Yep, the guys are chatting about the upcoming Semi-Final match ups between Stalkers vs Diggers and Bench Mob vs Skullcrushers. We bring back Grimbo...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 14 - PLAYOFFS!! from 2019-12-14T19:32:09
PLAYOFFS...WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PLAYOFFS?!?! PLAYOFFS?!?! Yes, we're talking playoffs and despite a DNP for everybody thanks to the Demons letting the Barracudas down, we had a good chat with the...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 13 - Seattle Skullcrushers from 2019-12-06T01:27:40
One of the hosts of this podcast, one of the commissioners of the FBFL league, and one of the biggest asses in Iowa City (literally his ass is HUGE)! We have the Opi part of Opi & the Bear a...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 12 - Newport Ninjas from 2019-11-29T20:49:31
Get used to laughing and not falling asleep (Wenis) in this weeks episode. GM Jeffy of the Newport Ninjas packs a punch this week as the Opi & the Bear crew talk about Week 12 recap, intervi...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 11 - Targets Barracudas from 2019-11-23T04:40:39
The podcast gained a lot more hair in this weeks episode. The crew gets back their producer from his shit show and they bring in GM Jody of the Barracudas! This Dolphin (the football team) lover...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 10 - Zombie Raiders from 2019-11-16T04:17:04
We went to our local cemetery and dug up this weeks guest. The Zombie Raiders have been in the league since well, the league started. One of the founding fathers of this league brought in his ta...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 9 - Nebraska Stalkers from 2019-11-09T15:12:53
Got the coaches of the Nebraska Stalkers to be able to have a seat with the guys in this weeks episode. We discover Kayla's Pronoun, many intriguing questions during the interview for both coach...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 8 - Newfie Bullett from 2019-11-04T05:49:07
Starting off with an apology about getting this out late again, but this one is worth the wait! It is the longest episode yet, but there was just not a whole lot we wanted to cut out of this one...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 7 - Fantasia Fumbduckers from 2019-10-26T03:16:34
Get your drinks out for this one and play the Opi & the Bear drinking game. The guys come at ya with plenty of drinks when it comes to saying "Fuck you Kevin". Not as many as Week 6, but we ...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 6 - Cinncinnati Cougars from 2019-10-21T03:27:30
WOW this one is super late. Apologies to getting this out after all but 1 game has been played. There were some technical difficulties and with that we couldn't get everyone together with schedu...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 5 - Green Bay Bruisers from 2019-10-11T03:54:18
Special Guest GM Old Man Dave joins the Opi & the Bear in "studio" to talk about how good (Ryan) and how bad (Opi) we all did in our Week 5 Picks. We recap the podcast with GM Grim. GM Dave comes t...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 4 - Pittsburgh Gladiators from 2019-10-03T04:17:26
Wow! What an episode we have for you this week! A little long, but please stick with this one! Week 4 is done and Week 5 coming up, the guys dive into how the predictions went in Week 4 and talk ab...
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 3 - Bench Mob from 2019-09-26T15:25:08
Bunch of morons talking Fantasy Football fbflqc@gmail.com
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Opi & the Bear FBFL Episode 2 - Oopsie Daisies from 2019-09-22T05:30:22
Just 4 guys talking shit about fantasy football.
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Opi & the Bear Episode 1 - FBFL Week 1 from 2019-09-20T18:46:07
Hey, we're just having some fantasy football fun!
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