Ep. 349 - To Scroll Or Not To Scroll w/ Brian Hooper

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Ep. 349 - To Scroll Or Not To Scroll w/ Brian Hooper

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Feb 21, 2024

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Brian Hooper joins the show to discuss what the optimal best ball and DFS strategy will look like in 2024 before devolving into solving the world's political problems www.patreon.com/taekcast

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Feb 21, 2024

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Ep. 8 - Pesky Contact w/ Brandon McCarthy: Brandon McCarthy of the Atlanta Braves stop by to have a discussion with Davis about the analytics evolution from inside baseball, fantasy football in MLB clubhouses, Mo Salah and Phoniex Rising FC. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 7 - FIFA World Cup 2018 Betting & Daily Fantasy Preview w/ Sean Newsham: Davis is joined by Sean Newsham from the Action Network (@psufans2) to break down Groups A-H from a betting and DFS perspective for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. The guys go team by team and discuss the roster, potential outcomes for the tournaments and bets that seem like sharp odds. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 22 - Into The Matrix w/ Kevin Cole from Rotogrinders: @Cole_Kev joins the show to discuss how he and Davis fell in love with sports, his passion for the NBA and the NFL & how those intertwine, inefficiencies in evaluating NFL draft prospects, how to mathematically attack DraftKings Showdown slates and more. Presented by www.MyBookie.AG Promo code: MATTEK & ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 11 - Kissed By A Bachelorette Rose w/ PFF Mike Renner: Pro Football Focus' very own Mike Renner stops by to talk with Davis about his experience on ABC's popular reality show, The Bachelorette. They also discuss the Pro Football Focus grading system, some of Mike's experiences with players who monitor their PFF grades as well as some of the mistakes that coaches make their defensive schemes. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 9 - Late Round Life w/ JJ Zachariason: Davis is joined by JJ Zachariason from Numberfire, Living the Stream and the LateRoundPodcast to talk about his books (The Late Round QB), the issues that people have correctly conceiving of value, content overload in fantasy football and sports in general, amongst other topics. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 12 - Learning The Bitcoin Standard w/ Saifedean Ammous: Saifedean Ammous joins the podcast to discuss his book The Bitcoin Standard, the future of cryptocurrency, the Austrian School of economics, high time preference and why today's music is so awful. A (mostly) Sports Podcast. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 5 - Masters Of Modern Soccer w/ Grant Wahl: Grant Wahl from Sports Ilustrated joins the podcast to talk about his new book (purchase here: https://www.amazon.com/Masters-Modern-Soccer-Worlds-Twenty-First-Century-ebook/dp/B074S68C9H ) to talk about Christian Pulisic, Borussia Dortmund, Analytics Impact on soccer, the future of the MLS, the World Cup and more. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 31 - Three Rodeo Clowns Draft An $1,200 NFFC Team w/ Drew Dinkmeyer and Mike Leone - Part 1: This is PART ONE of Two Parts The Taekcast enters the draft room of a $1,200 Best Ball Draft Champions league with Davis Mattek, Drew Dinkmeyer and Michael Leone as they swim with the sharks and attempt to draft a National Fantasy Football Championship Winning Squad. This is PART ONE of Two Parts Link To The Draft Room: https://draft.sportshubtech.com/dpf/6514 Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 35 - The Ryder Cup & The Great Beyond w/ Pat Mayo: Davis is joined by Pat Mayo to give a quick Ryder Cup preview before discussing financial literacy, what people believe their purpose of their job to be, how difficult it is to quit smoking, the corrupt nature of the banking industry and much, much more. One of the most diverse episodes of the Taekcast to date. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.Com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 10 - US Open Review w/ Jason Sobel from Action Network: Jason Sobel (@JasonsobelTAN) from the Action Network joins Davis to talk about the US Open, Mike Davis, Brooks Koepka, Rory McIlroy and the Future of Golf. A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 23 - Actually, It's About Ethics In Sports Journalism w/ Charlotte Wilder from Sports Illustrated: Davis is joined by Charlotte Wilder (host of the Wilder Things on SI.TV) to have an important discussion about the future of women's sports, the role that sports journalism has in the wider world we live in, the impact that gender has and continues to play in sports reporting and more. Sponsored: Mybookie.ag Promo code: MATTEK Apexfantasyleagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 40 - The Next Generation Of NFL Stats w/ Keegan Abdoo from Next Gen NFL: www.patreon.com/taekcast Keegan Abdoo from NFL Next Gen Stats joins the podcast to discuss expected completion percentage, expected yards after the catch, machine learning, how the NFL is beginning it's own data revolution the way all other major sports have and much more. In the 42-episode history of the show, this is easily the most informative one. Sponsors: DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 18 - Saved By The Bell w/ Rich Hribar from Rotoworld: The one and only @LordReebs joins the show to run back one of the first fantasy football webcasts, The Sports Wunderkind Podcast. Davis and Rich talk about the structure of fantasy football, why people care so much about football relative to other sports, how to make it in the fantasy industry, 1990's television, the most annoying things about twitter and much more. SPECIAL OFFER: Deposit on MyBookie.ag using promo code MATTEK to get 50% deposit bonus andTwitter follow from Davis. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 14 - Kicking The Football Across The Pond w/ Max and Arthur: Davis is joined by Max Tyers and Arthur Le Gall of Erie Commodores FC to talk about life in the English and French soccer (football) academies, American soccer coaching, FIFA, the World Cup, European soccer training techniques, how to communicate statistics to the actual players playing the game and much more. -Follow Max: https://twitter.com/MaxTyers7 -Follow Arthur: https://www.instagram.com/arthurlegall/?hl=en - Follow the Commodores: https://twitter.com/Erie_Commodores The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 30 - How To Bet The 2018 NFL Season w/ Warren Sharp: The great Warren Sharp from sharpfootballstats.com and sharpfootballanalysis.com joins the podcast to discuss several NFL teams who are on the prospective rise, several teams with major warning flags, Warren's favorite Over/Under Win Total bets for the 2018 NFL season, a few players he is higher on consensus on in fantasy and his life during the NFL season. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag PROMO: MATTEK DailyRoto.com PROMO: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 33 - People Forget w/ Pat Daugherty of Rotoworld: Davis is joined by #RotoPat from Rotoworld to talk about Pat's journey from Fanball to Rotoworld, his career in fake sports journalism, the impact that DFS has had on the fantasy industry, how gambling might impact the fantasy industry, how to escape the #HellScape, and people forgetting that Kaepernick was actually good. Sponsors: MyBookie.AG Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 34 - Favorite Percy Harvin Memories w/ Danny Kelly of The Ringer & Ben Baldwin of The Athletic: In a rare double-guest episode, Davis is joined by Ben Baldwin of the Athletic and Danny Kelly of The Ringer to talk about the lessons learned from the Russell Wilson/Pete Carroll era of the Seahawks, what Ben has learned from his research into play success, Danny's opinion on why so many quarterbacks are playing well right now, why scoring is up and the ideal way to construct an NFL roster from the top down. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS PowerHourDFS.com Promo: MATTEK Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 21 - Quarterback Evolution w/ Dan Orlovsky of ESPN: New ESPN NFL and NCAA college football analyst (and former NFL quarterback) Dan Orlovsky joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the quarterback position, training for the position from a youth to professional ranks, the future of the RPO and two tight end sets and much more. The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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Ep. 28 - Owning The Libs w/ Denny Carter: Trigger Warning: This is barely a football podcast. Denny Carter joins Davis to talk about the digital nightmare that we find ourselves living in, why the political right has a love affair with football, JJ Zachariason's beauty and grace, cryptocurrency weirdos and Owning The Libs. Sponsors: MyBookie.Ag Promo: MATTEK DailyRoto.com Promo: JANIS ApexFantasyLeagues.com Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers by The Taekcast: A (mostly) Sports Podcast
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