Virtual Ball Boys
187 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsWe’re a couple of football nerds who would never dare play the sport we can’t stop talking about.
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Good Ball Handling
July 17, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBWe start the process of assigning VBBFL stats, focusing on two teams in this episode: The East Chicago Blacksmiths and The Mansfield Weavers. How good at offense is Toad? How good at defense is Sakura? What about the ball-handling?!? We also talk about some NFL news items. To contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in any way you can, visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things...
The VBBFL Rulebook
July 11, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 82 MBMatt Walsh stops by to go over how we will use table-top roleplay mechanics to execute the VBBFL. But first, Chris and Matt go over the latest in the NFL, including Washington's impending name change, Cam Newton to the Patriots and Patrick Mahomes' mega-deal. To contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in any way you can, visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus. ...
The 2020 VBBFL Draft
June 27, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe time has finally arrived! With our eight teams in place, eight general managers come together to pick the best football team they can, made entirely out of video game characters. Who will go first overall? Who will be the most surprising pick? Can a football field even handle this much action? Join Brandon Buttonpusher and Chet Avery as they break down the first three rounds, followed by Matt and Chris as they recap the draft as a whole. Thanks again to our friends Walsh, Gabe, Kelcie, ...
Black Lives Matter
June 12, 2020 16:00 - 58 minutes - 59.7 MBSometimes, the real world comes first. We discuss the Black Lives Matter movement, both generally and how it impacts the NFL. Later in the podcast, we talk about our plans for the VIrtual Ball Boys Football League with the draft episode coming up in two weeks. To contribute to the Black Lives Matter movement in any way you can, visit https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus:...
The Eighth Team
May 29, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBWe've been working since March to build the Virtual Ball Boys Football League. Today's the day we add our eighth and final team. But first, we talk NFL rule changes and some significant signings. Plus, mascot debates are back! Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. Follow us ...
17776
May 15, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBThis episode gets a little existential as we discuss Jon Bois' speculative fiction multimedia article 17776: What Football Will Look Like in the Future. We also discuss news and add yet another team to the Virtual Ball Boys football league. To read Jon Bois' article, visit www.sbnation.com/a/17776-football. Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. The Vir...
Drafty In Green Bay
May 01, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 89.4 MBWhat a draft it was. We discuss the notable moments from the big three-day event, from Jordan Love being selected as Aaron Rodgers' successor to Trent Williams heading to the Bay Area. With the schedule release imminent, we predict the week 1 slate. Finally, we add the sixth team to the Virtual Ball Boys Football League! Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.h...
Mocking The Draft
April 19, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 100 MBIts a week before the draft, so we thought to bring on an old friend of ours from our past podcasting days. Chet Avery brings his mock drafting skills to the table, and we see how he does. Matt and Chris also discuss the news and begin the second half of forming their Virtual Ball Boys Football League. Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. The Virtual B...
Virtual Ball Boys 2020 Offseason Trailer
April 19, 2020 06:38 - 59 seconds - 1 MBTune in every two weeks as we discuss the latest in the football world, with a virtual twist! The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is a Team Chaos Production.
Animal Crossing's Football Island
April 04, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 88.4 MBWith Animal Crossing: New Horizons being all the rage during these trying times, we pair a character from the series with an NFL team. We also discuss news and add another team to our Virtual Ball Boys Football League. Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. Follow us on Twitt...
What Just Happened
March 20, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBBuccaneers QB Tom Brady? Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins? Bills WR Stefon Diggs? Its very hard to say these things and know they are true, but here we are. We talk all things free agency (and trades!) in this edition of Virtual Ball Boys. Please, take care of yourself and others in this hectic time. Read this fact sheet from the CDC on all things coronavirus: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. F...
The Gamer Combine
March 06, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBWhat would happen if we brought the world's best video game players together to evaluate their skills? What would we have them do to demonstrate they are performing at an MLG level? We discuss some Gamer Combine ideas. Plus, we talk some news and add another team to our Virtual Football League. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is...
Quarterback Quake
February 19, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBThere's a disruption in the quarterback stability in the league, so Matt and Chris forecast a scenario if all hell breaks loose. They also bring you to the runway as they show off their gaming-inspired ideas for the new uniforms in the NFL. Finally, the boys begin forming the Virtual Football League by discovering a town and implementing a football team within in. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every two weeks during the offseason. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and fol...
Time's Yours, Andy
February 07, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 95.5 MBThe Chiefs are your Super Bowl champions. Chris and Matt walk you through the game and all other aspects of Super Sunday. Then, they wrap up their 2019 Recap/2020 Previews by talking about the 16 best teams of the now finished season. Playoff Pick Record: Chris 6-5, Matt 6-5; Final Records: Chris 161-105-1, Matt 155-110-1 The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. Th...
It All Comes Down To This
January 30, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 91.9 MBITS. SUPER. BOWL. TIME. Matt and Chris dig deep into the Super Bowl, talk about various factors and storylines, then make their pick. Before that, they discuss commercial ideas, halftime for the nerds and NFL Honors. Playoff Pick Record: Matt 6-4, Chris 5-5 The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is a Team Chaos Production.
Pros In Pixels
January 24, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBWe take a breather from high stakes football this week, but that doesn't mean we don't have a good podcast! Matt and Chris discuss potential pro bowl skill showdown challenges and pro bowlers in their own video games. Finally, the boys look back at the seasons of 16 teams and look ahead at the offseason for each of them. Playoff Pick Record: Matt 6-4, Chris 5-5 The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and foll...
Across The Universes, Kirby's Mass Attack And Championship Weekend
January 17, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.2 MBIts our biggest episode yet! Matt and Chris discuss the latest news and we get another look into the "Reverse Playoff" universe. Then, the boys visit Smashville to get some football takes from video game icons. We wrapped things up with a Championship Weekend breakdown, with game picks. Thanks to Matt Walsh for his help in the episode! Playoff Pick Record: Matt 5-3, Chris 3-5 The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBa...
The Cheese Monster Is Born
January 10, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.5 MBA nice juicy episode of the Virtual Ball Boys as we head into the divisional round. Chris and Matt talk coaches, mascots, divisional round picks and....and alternative reality? Playoff Pick Record: Matt 3-1, Chris 1-3 The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is a Team Chaos Production.
Time To Get Wild
January 03, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.4 MB"Its playoff time, baby," Matt exclaims as he moves into another plane of existence. Before we get to that, he and Chris discuss the latest news on the coaching carousel and how the regular season pick competition finished out. Then, they dive deep into the wild card round and pick their winners for the first round of competition. Final Regular Season Pick Standings: Chris: 155-100, 52 points; Matt 150-105, 40 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019...
The Final Scenarios
December 27, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBIt is Week 17, gamers. Matt and Chris review playoff clinching and matchup scenarios, and go over how they've done thus far with picking games with certain teams in them. Speaking of picks, the boys submit their final picks of the regular season competition. Current Pick Standings: Chris: 144-95, 46 points; Matt 141-98, 39 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaos...
Its Bowl Season
December 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 77.7 MBWe talk PRO BOWL, COLLEGE BOWLS and the road to the SUPER BOWL in this episode of the Virtual Ball Boys! Matt and Chris also pick games for Week 16. Current Pick Standings: Chris: 135-88, 44 points; Matt 132-91, 37 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is a Team Chaos Production.
The GOTY
December 12, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBChris and Matt talk lots of playoffs, fictional and not. They first touch upon what playoff matches they want to see, then discuss what a college football playoff-type system would like in the NFL. Finally, we wrap with the picks, and the tie may not last into Week 15. Pick Competition Update: Chris 125-82, 40 points (Extra point for SEA/LAR Chaos Pick) ; Matt 123-84, 35 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every week throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @Virtu...
College Football NFL Playoff
December 05, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBChris and Matt talk lots of playoffs, fictional and not. They first touch upon what playoff matches they want to see, then discuss what a college football playoff-type system would like in the NFL. Finally, we wrap with the picks, and the tie may not last into Week 15. Pick Competition Update: Chris 114-77, 33 points ; Matt 114-77, 33 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Thursday afternoon throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow o...
Giving Thanks To Lamar
November 27, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 68.6 MBMatt and Chris give thanks to the 2019 NFL season, which is heartwarming until the mascot debates get underway again for the Thanksgiving matchups. Then, its picking time as all 32 teams have only five games left of the regular season. Pick Competition Update: Chris 105-70, 31 points ; Matt 103-72, 27 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtua...
Five Of Hearts
November 20, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 63.4 MBMatt and Chris once again look at the weird things of the season, which was followed by an analysis of a Man Conference vs Beast Conference if the NFL was aligned that way. The boys wrap it all up with their picks for Week 12. Pick Competition Update: Chris 96-65, 27 points ; Matt 94-67, 23 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys...
Professional Dodgeball Birds
November 13, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 73.4 MBWhat a week! Matt and Chris reflect on a very chaotic and unpredictable Week 10 for the NFL. Then, who would win in a dodgeball fight between a falcon and a panther? That plus other mascot matchup showdowns are debated. Finally, the boys look to recover from a rough week of picking games. Pick Competition Update: Chris 86-61, 21 points ; Matt 84-63, 17 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and ...
2019 Midseason Special
November 06, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 65.9 MBWe're halfway through, people! Matt and Chris look through each division to talk about every team through 8 to 9 games. Then, they give their midseason awards, along with playoff and Super Bowl predictions. Finally, the boys due a rapid fire round of Week 10 straight up picks. Pick Competition Update: Chris 81-53, 24 points ; Matt 80-54, 22 points (+1 for Jets/Dolphins team chaos). The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at...
Dead Rising
October 30, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 65 MBHappy Halloween! In honor of the spooky holiday, Chris and Matt are bringing back the dead. Well, at least the teams they wrote off earlier in the season. Which three teams did they resurrect and which three did they put in their place? Then, its back to the draft boards as Virtual GMs take on the Pokémon series. Finally, they wrap it all up with their Week 9 picks as they look towards the halfway point of the season. Pick Competition Update: Chris 73-47, 22 points (+1 for Eagles/Bills corr...
The Trade Market
October 23, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBMatt and Chris visit the trade market and look at potential trades for teams in need of talent, including a Bears team that could be in the market for a quarterback. They then discuss the villains of the NFL (Spoiler Alert: Mostly people in power!) in comparison to other video game villains. And of course, we wrap it all up with the picks with not much disagreement, but a scenario the boys have not encountered before may tip the balance of the picking competition! Pick Competition Update: C...
What Is Football?
October 16, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe boys recap some of the chaotic games of last week and then welcome their friend Gabe on to explain what football is. Finally, the three amigos pick the slate of games together. Pick Competition Update: Chris 50-41, 5 points (-1 for Texans/Chiefs incorrect guarantee) ; Matt 50-41, 5 points. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. The Virtual Ball Boys podc...
Spreading The Love
October 09, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 69.1 MBIt's time to give out some love to the teams that haven't been loved before. Matt and Chris apologize to a couple of franchises and praise the greatness of each of them. Then, the boys make more comparisons between protagonists in the NFL and those in the gaming world. Finally, they make their picks, which includes the biggest game ever in Miami. Pick Competition Update: Chris 42-35, 4 points (-1 for Cardinals/Bengals incorrect guarantee) ; Matt 43-34, 5 points (-1 for Packers/Cowboys incor...
Central Bichigan University
October 02, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 75.9 MBWe have reached the quarter point of the season with 30 teams having played four games. Chris and Matt discuss what's been weird about the first four weeks and what the future holds. Then, Virtual GMs is back as the boys draft from one of the best cartoons of all-time. Finally, they pick games and it all finishes with a nice plot twist! Pick Competition Update: Chris 34-28, 4 points ; Matt 36-26, 7 points (-1 for Browns/Ravens incorrect guarantee). The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded...
Game Over For Some
September 25, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MBIt's Week 4! We are almost through a quarter of the season already. Chris and Matt decide its a good time to tell some teams that they've run out of lives and their season is done. Which nine did we choose? Then, we look at what Dungeons & Dragons roles fit what position group in the NFL and wrap everything up with a divisive pick 'em for the upcoming slate. Pick Competition Update: Chris 27-20, 5 points (-1 for Giants/Buccaneers incorrect guarantee); Matt 28-19, 7 points (-1 for Falcons/Co...
Quarterback Cemetery
September 18, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 81.8 MBWho is a legit 2-0 team? Chris and Matt discuss the undefeated and the winless teams and determine whether or not that reflects what they will do in the future. Then, the boys review the array of quarterback injuries and changes that have occured in the last few weeks and which team will be able to overcome them. They then recreate the divisions as if they were Power Four (Sorry Big 12) college conferences. Finally, the pickers #DoTheirJob and make their selections for Week 3. Pick Competit...
Gardner Minshew Name Generator
September 11, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 92.2 MBWeek 1 is in the books! Chris and Matt overreact and then properly react to a few of the standout teams from this past weekend. Then, Matt takes us on a journey to names that make more sense than Gardner Minshew. The ball boys then become general managers in a Super Smash Bros. Ultimate football draft. Finally, we make our game picks for Week 2. NOTE: Midway through the episode, we learn about accusations brought to light about Antonio Brown that we were not aware of when we started the pod...
You Know What's Weird?
September 04, 2019 16:00 - 1 hour - 94.4 MBIn the first ever episode of the Virtual Ball Boys, Chris and Matt discuss the weird things that happened between February and today during the 2019 NFL offseason. Then, they turn the page to the regular season and preview certain teams that remind them of video games (because they are big hecking nerds). Finally, they pick Week 1 games, division winners, Super Bowl teams and award winners. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Tw...
Virtual Ball Boys Trailer
September 02, 2019 18:01 - 59 seconds - 1.05 MBWelcome to the Virtual Ball Boys podcast! Chris and Matt get you ready with a trailer for the first episode. The Virtual Ball Boys podcast is uploaded every Wednesday throughout the 2019 season. Follow us on Twitter at @VirtualBallBoys and follow our other work at @TeamChaosPods. Virtual Ball Boys podcast is a Team Chaos Production.