Kevin Kietzman Has Issues

   Our eyes don't lie to us and that's why so many were in shock after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in Cincinnati Monday night.  The Bills confirm the blunt force to his chest put Hamlin into cardiac arrest and at the time of this podcast, it looks as if Hamlin received the best, immediate help you can get and could be ok.  We'll discuss what the doctors call this and why it's so rare.
   We all became news junkies Monday night flipping between our phones and tv channels to gain more information.  Unwittingly, I became a  media critic and it's sad to say each outlet was predictable in how they treated this story.
   Worse injuries, and death, to more famous people have occurred in accidents in the past 48 hours but they weren't on tv.  So those stories apparently didn't happen.  We've become totally driven by only things we can see.
   The GOP is taking over the house, Kevin McCarthy is fighting to be speaker and the new KCI is about to be the most hip, woke airport in America.  Oh, goody!

   A little holiday on a Monday can't keep us from talking football with Stan... especially when there's all the drama of the post season looming.
   The Chiefs stay the course with an unimpressive win over Denver and now look for a little help to get the one seed in the AFC.  Patrick Mahomes apologized to his teammates for the passes he missed, a real sign of a veteran.  We'll see why Stan thinks Mahomes is missing on the long ball.
   Then, is Alabama the second best team and should have been in the playoff?  It sure looked like it after Saturday's triple header that results in a TCU/Georgia national title game.

All football as Spencer Kietzman brings on his buddy Mitch Vareldzis from 98.7 Arizona Sports to recap this wild weekend of College and NFL Action. Monday Night Football is HUGE for KC, Cincy, and Buffalo. The Chiefs found a way to beat Denver in the 4th quarter after a slow start.

   A pilot from Southwest Airlines wrote me an email and it was the best email I received this year.  He's right in everything he says and I made a mistake that I'm glad he pointed out.   You want to hear this.
   The Big 12 is having a bowl season to forget as the league has only one victory.  Does this mean K-State and TCU are in Big 12 trouble on their big days Saturday?
   A Chief that's a former Bronco and other former Denver players are speaking out in defense of quarterback Russell Wilson.  They're painting a picture of disarray in Denver.
   And Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com is here with your New Year's picks.

   It was a bowl game for the ages as KU stormed back from 25 down and took Arkansas to triple OT before coming up short 55-53.  It's hard to get upset about a loss for KU as their future is bright.
   Speaking of turning a program around... does Dennis Gates have your attention?  The first year basketball head coach at Mizzou is oh so comfortable in what he is doing and it pays off again as Mizzou boat races another ranked opponent.  This is getting good!
   Southwest Airlines just keeps cancelling flights and stranding more people.  And it's about to cost them millions and millions as they say they will reimburse travelers for meals, lodging and alternate transportation.
  And shocker alert... Kansas governor Laura Kelly has banned Tik Tok from all state owned devices.  Good for her.

   If Southwest Airlines is flying one third their normal schedule and none of their planes are broken down... let's talk about the real problem here.  That means at least 2/3 of their employees are sitting at home.  While I'm sure management and software are to blame for the initial boondoggle, what the heck is going on right now?
   Coterie Theater artistic director Jeff Church was found dead in his home after about a dozen men came forward and said he sexually abused them during his 30 year run at the theater.  It's believed Church took his own life, just a few weeks after the director of the theater died mysteriously in her sleep.  This is so disgusting on so many levels the theater should be shut down immediately pending a full investigation of these freaks.  Many, many people had to know what was going on.
   The Kansas Jayhawks have every reason to just roll up on Arkansas at the Liberty bowl.  I'll explain why this looks like a high scoring affair for KU.
   Who is coaching the Broncos this week, a former Nebraska QB saves a family in their burning home, SCOTUS upholds Title 42 and Ron DeSantis made a private offer to somebody you know and this story will make your day.

   It's pretty easy to spot a silly story when you see one but usually it's about things far less important than life or death.  That's why I'm so offended by Ukraine's "offer" to negotiate with Russia.  This story is a complete sham and an insult to those families with dying and injured loved ones.  How shameful.
   Kari Lake is the latest Republican to learn fighting the outcome of an election is a waste of time.  But while she lost her court fight, she's lost something more important by doing it.
   70 percent of all Southwest flights were cancelled Monday and another 50 flights at KCI were cancelled Tuesday morning at 5:00 am.  I've got a couple stranded kids... they're adults and will be just fine.  But this is avoidable and Southwest should be held accountable to put their profits over all these people.
   The Denver Broncos fire Nathaniel Hackett and a couple of his assistants.  Now we'll tell you what it will cost the team to fire quarterback Russell Wilson.  This team burning down is fun to watch.
   Tua is hurt again for the Dolphins and a billionaire has a chunk of land on the Strip in Vegas where he'd like to build a stadium and lure an MLB team.  We have the details.

   Happy holidays from the Football Feast!
   Stan Weber joins us to talk college football first and we've got it all.  Mizzou's thud in the Gasparilla Bowl, KU's upcoming offensive explosion against Arkansas and K-State playing Alabama in the Sugar Bowl.  Plus, the College Football Playoffs begin Saturday where we are rooting for on upset and one blowout.
  Then it's on to the Chiefs and the NFL where Stan and I disagree on how the one seed is going down.  We look at both conferences and then lock in on former QB Mark Sanchez who's really starting to make a name for himself in the broadcast booth.

   Now this is the way you're supposed to play late season football.
   An efficient offense taking care of the ball and a defense that was just as good as it gets in the NFL.  Amazingly, the Chiefs defense stopped the Seahawks 15 times on third and fourth down in this game cruising to an easy 24-10 win.  We'll discuss why this is so exciting and take a look at the AFC playoff picture.
   Oh, and Merry Christmas to all....

   One Chiefs player, a budding star at that, is having a horrible time on social media and it's forcing his teammates to try to talk him off a ledge.  We've got the skinny.
   Mizzou just put a history making beatdown on number 16 Illinois in the Braggin' Rights Game and it looked more than legit.  Mizzou looks tourney worthy for sure.  KU beats Harvard, although Bill Self was happier with his fans than his players and K-State is 11-1.  Is it possible everyone will be part of March Madness?
   The Masters said this week it will welcome players from LIV golf to play in April.  Danny Clinkscale has some thoughts on that... and so do I.
   The rock band Journey is having one of the strangest public feuds ever with two members getting cease and desist orders against each other.   It all started, of course, because of a Donald Trump event. Are they really going to go out on tour in 2023 with all this playing out in public?  
  And Lee Sterling of www.paramountsports.com joins us with this holiday weekend's NFL picks.