Bit Season, Episode 184: Silent Partner

The Sports Junkies

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Sports

4.3 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

For more than 25 years, The Junks have owned Washington D.C. sports radio, covering Commanders, Nationals, Capitals, Wizards, Hokies, Terrapins, and Hoyas news. Every weekday, childhood friends John-Paul “J.P.” Flaim, Eric “E.B.” Bickel, John “Cakes” Auville, and Jason “Bish” Bishop talk DMV sports, pop culture, life, and more. Plus, they regularly chat with guests like sportswriter John Feinstein, Nats GM Mike Rizzo, and Caps head coach Spencer Carberry.

Catch the Sports Junkies live Monday through Friday (5 a.m. - 10 a.m ET) on 106.7 The Fan, home of the Nationals, Capitals, and Hokies; Team 980, home of the Wizards, Terrapins, and Hoyas; or on the Audacy app. For more, follow the show on X @JunksRadio.

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0:00.0	Behind the scenes, behind the glass, there's no sports, it's Matt and Mad, two producers who happen to be homies, just churning on the junkies, yeah, it's bit season. What a time to be alive.
0:23.2	Bit season, couple of regular guys.
0:26.3	It's bit season, go have yourself a laugh.
0:30.6	It's bit season.
0:31.9	Ah, ha, ha, ha, ha.
0:34.1	Hey, welcome to bit season, everybody.
0:35.8	This is episode 184.
0:37.4	I'm Drabb T-shirt. I'm Matt Valdez. Hope everyone's having a great week. We have finally made it to week one of the college football season. And if you're degenerate, like Matt and I are, you'll be betting your brains out this weekend. Hope that account is swall. That's right. I barely am making it through my U.S. Open bets right now.
0:55.0	My account is dwindling.
0:56.5	You know what?
0:58.0	It's perfect for outdoor TV weather right now.
1:02.2	I can't believe the weather.
1:04.7	I'm starting off with weather talk.
1:07.8	Well, you mentioned...
1:08.8	It's usually 95 degrees right now. Well, you mentioned the games, and I had big plans to watch the Terps on Saturday outdoors. Just kind of set it up on the patio and enjoy everything. That noon, brisk weather. You're going to sit there and... Well, it's not brisk, I don't think, but it would be nice. It would be nice, yes. You're going to sit there and watch three and a half hours of Maryland take on Florida Atlantic? I am. A real barn burner. I am. Two powerhouses. I'm, I'm nice for Malik. Don't they play at noon? Yeah, they play at noon. You're going to watch that over Texas, Ohio State. I can't, I won't, I don't believe it. I believe tarpe and red. Is that your guys As official colors? I don't even know. I believe tariff in red.
1:46.4	Is that your guys' official colors?
1:47.5	I don't even know. No, it was red, white, and gold.
1:50.7	Oh, you don't have...
1:51.3	Race high, the black and gold.
1:54.2	Oh, they don't do anything like...
1:55.5	No.
1:55.8	Terrap in red or anything like that?
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