Hour 1 - Purple Pickers

Benny Radio checks in from his remote pod studio in the Great Midwest! Why did the Nocturnal Colonel abandon his sporting watchtower? Blame the travel gods! But the REAL mystery? After 6½ years of kicking a lifelong hockey habit, what lured Benny back into puck's frozen underworld? Maller reveals how he fell off the Zamboni! Plus, a Fox Sports Radio Alumni Association reunion, an impromptu Maller Militia meet-and-greet, a Friday the 13th warning, and more Fifth Hour foolishness! Follow, rate & review "The Fifth Hour!" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/grpodcast/the-fifth-hour-with-ben-maller/id1478163837 #BenMallerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Noe talks about Oregon's Dan Lanning saying he's never eaten a Peep and why Peeps have a bad rap, why college football should just do away with Bowl Games, CFB Extravaganza, Coop's Scoop on Entertainment, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Noe is in for Big Ben and talks about the Giants giving away the game to the Commanders on TNF, preparing for ESPN to shove the new expanded College Football Playoffs down our throats, how criticism of Justin Herbert has gotten out of hand, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Noe fills in for Ben Maller and talks about the Washington Commanders coming back to defeat the NY Giants on a Thursday Night Football game that started off slow but finished with a bang, why you need to get ready for the expanded College Football Playoffs to be rammed down your throat, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Noe talks about the NFC North and discusses the possibility of every team in the division making the playoffs, breaks down America's Game of the Week between the Cowboys and the 49ers, Kirk Cousins starting right away for Minnesota, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Brian Noe talks about how the NY Giants lost by playing too conservatively against the Commanders on TNF, how the Giants have been extra thirsty for a RB calling around the league before the trade deadline, why the criticism for Justin Herbert has gone too far, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Parcells and Catherine Zadzora discuss the surprises we've seen through the first half of the season.  The Packers are back on course but things in the NFC North are far from decided.   Bill looks at the trade deadline and gives this thoughts on players spending their entire careers with one team.  Plus, which team does Bill see as real contenders down the stretch.  New episodes of 'Football Doesn't Lie' release every Thursday. Each week, we tour the NFL landscape through the perspective of one of the greatest coaches in league history. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Maller talks about reports that the Rams are considering signing Tyreek Hill and if this would be a stroke of genius or a desperation move, if Daniel Jones is a victim of the Colts incompetence, if Shedeur Sanders was showing swagger or stupidity by requesting plays that weren't in the Browns playbook, and much more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Maller discusses if Vikings QB Kyler Murray should seriously consider returning to baseball, the idea that a phone call from Kevin O'Connell's phone call was the magic ingredient that brought Kirk Cousins back to the Vikings, Drew Brees crusading for Troy Aikman's MNF gig, Benny vs. The Penny TNF Edition, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben Maller talks about North Carolina State hiring Philip Rivers as their next head coach and if this is another Deion Sanders type experiment, Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz saying that we should get rid of conferences in college football, if Reds star Elly De La Cruz is on the trading block, #AskBen, and more!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.