First Option

Super Bowl Recap -- A Game for the Ages, or a Lackluster Performance?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 18:58:14 -0800

We recap Super Bowl LVIII, diving into why the Chiefs (unfortunately) emerged victorious and comparing this Super Bowl to other notable ones!

First Option Update: What to Expect in the Near Future!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:42:19 -0700

We give an update listing the exciting content listeners can expect from First Option soon!

2 Truths and a Lie w/Special Guest! | First option Ep. 47

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 18:36:48 -0700

Hey everyone! Welcome back to a new episode of the first option podcast, where we play 2 truths and a lie with special guest Max Dessner! Go Follow max at @max_dezz on instagram as well!

The Superhero Show!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:48:21 -0700

Welcome back to First Option! We have a unique show today, where we pose a single question: What should happen if superheroes were to play sports?

WSB Flackback - 2 Truths and 1 Lie!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 07:00:00 -0700

Listen in to another one of our archived episodes of 2 truths and 1 lie, exclusively on the First Option page!

WSB Flashback - 2 Truths and a Lie!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:23:04 -0700

We’re bringing back one of the oldest, and most popular, games from our channel! It’s 2 truths and 1 lie, the game that will have you saying “huh” and “wow” throughout the episode! In addition, we will be back with a BRAND NEW 2 truths and a lie with a couple of guests next week, so stay tuned!

Weekly Sports Breakdown Throwback--Should NCAA Student Athletes Get Paid?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:31:35 -0700

Hey everyone! We’re away on summer break this week, but we wanted to keep our listeners listening! So have a look at this old debate over whether NCAA athletes should be able to get paid or not, especially in light of recent NIL deal rulings!

NBA Playoffs 2023--Will the Celtics Become the First to Come Back 3-0 in a Series?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 29 May 2023 13:38:54 -0700

We discuss the NBA Conference Finals and preview the NBA Finals!

NBA Playoff Preview--Can a Team with a .549 Record Win the Finals???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 14:21:09 -0700

We make our votes for the Regular-Season MVP, preview playoff teams, and make predictions for the Finals!

Super Bowl LVII Predictions--Who will have won more games this season in the Cardinals' stadium than the Cardinals have?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 11:28:01 -0800

We briefly go over the 2023 playoffs and predict who will win Super Bowl LVII

2023 NFL Playoff Preview--are the Vikings the most fraudulent team ever?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 20:55:39 -0800

We look at all the NFL teams with playoff prospects and make predictions for how they'll do!

NFL 2022 Week 2 Predictions-- The first game in 36 that the Lions are favored in is against the Commanders?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 18 Sep 2022 12:19:08 -0700

We predict the winners, both to win and against the spread, of all the games in Week 2 of the NFL season.

NFC Predictions Part 1: who's a contender this year?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:29:35 -0700

We predict the breakdown and predict the records of teams in the NFC West and East, and label them as contenders or not!

Weekly Sports Breakdown--our old series!!!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:00:00 -0700

For a throwback, listen to the final podcast of our old series, Weekly Sports Breakdown!

NFL Awards Predictions--is Coach of the Year the most meaningless award?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 17:45:48 -0700

He look back on the NFL Awards Predictions we made for last season and make new ones for the upcoming year!

Most Unbreakable Records - How long was the longest tennis match ever?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 11 Jul 2022 17:20:37 -0700

We look at two sports records that we think will never be broken! Link to Emerging Allergy Treatments (EAT): emergingallergytreatments.com

NBA Free Agency - The Nets are Ruined!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 10:52:00 -0700

We discuss NBA Free Agency and more!

From serious to sensational - what are our favorite sports to watch and play?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 27 Jun 2022 22:28:44 -0700

We discuss the NBA Finals and each of our top 3 sports to watch and play.

NBA Finals Predictions - Upstart vs. Established!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 10:29:59 -0700

We predict who will win the NBA Finals!

NBA Conference Finals Predictions - Could Asher score a single point in an NBA game?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 18 May 2022 21:56:06 -0700

We predict who will win the East and West Conference Finals, and compile 5-player teams from the three divisions in the Western conference, debating which is the best!

NBA Playoff Predictions - Will the finals be a rematch?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 08 May 2022 14:54:30 -0700

We predict the NBA Finals and debate about the best single-season teams ever!

Super Bowl LVI: A crazy game for a crazy playoffs?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 20:17:08 -0800

We recap the NFL Playoffs and break down and predict who will win the upcoming Super Bowl!

Week 18 Predictions - Who'll make the cut???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:24:38 -0800

We predict the winners of Week 18 and therefore who will make the playoffs!

NFL Week 16 Reactions + Week 17 Predictions - The race to the playoffs is upon us!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 30 Dec 2021 19:01:46 -0800

We react to Week 16 of the NFL season and make both straight-up and against-the-spread predictions for Week 17!

NFL Week 14 Reactions + Playoff Predictions - If you pick the favorite every time, you could get the record!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Tue, 21 Dec 2021 16:34:49 -0800

We react to a crazy Week 14 and make predictions as to what the playoffs will look like!

NFL Week 14 Predictions - Will Tom Brady face Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 12 Dec 2021 11:29:12 -0800

We make predictions both straight-up and against the spread for Week 14 of the NFL Season!

NFL Week 12 Predictions + Playoff Picture - Who's gonna make it to the postseason?!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 28 Nov 2021 10:36:43 -0800

We predict the week 12 games both straight-up and against the spread, and reveal who we think will make the playoffs this year!

NFL Week 11 Reactions + Predictions: Is Week 10 the NEW craziest week of the season?!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sat, 20 Nov 2021 17:25:59 -0800

We react to the craziest week of the 2021 NFL season and make predictions for Week 11!

NFL Week 10 Reactions + Predictions - Was Week 9 the craziest week of the year?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:13:20 -0800

We react to Week 9 of the NFL Season and make predictions against the spread and straight-up for Week 10!

NFL Week 9 Predictions - Are there even any good players in this week???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 18:32:50 -0800

We make predictions against the spread and for who will win in Week 9 of the NFL season!

NFL Week 8 Reaction + Predictions - How is the NFC so much better than the AFC?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:34:46 -0700

We react to Week 7 of the NFL season, predict who will win and who will beat the spread in some of the best games of Week 8, and take our midseason picks for who will make the AFC and NFC championship games!

NFL Week 7 Predictions - 6 byes in one week???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 24 Oct 2021 10:32:10 -0700

We predict who will win Week 7's games and who will beat the spread!

Week 5 NFL Reactions + Week 6 Predictions: What is up with the Chiefs???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:44:06 -0700

We react to and breakdown the performance of all the NFL teams so far this season, and make predictions for Week 6!

Week 3 NFL Reactions + Week 4 Predictions Part 1: Are the Panthers the most transformed team this year?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:59:39 -0700

We react to Week 3 of the NFL season and make the first part of our Week 4 predictions!

Week 3 NFL Predictions - Can Rams-Bucs be one of the top matchups this year?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 26 Sep 2021 10:11:19 -0700

We react to Week 2 of the 2021 NFL Season, make predictions for Week 3, and highlight the games to watch this weekend!

Week 2 NFL Predictions - Has the NFL turned upside down?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Thu, 16 Sep 2021 12:14:19 -0700

We react to Week 1 of the 2021 NFL season and make predictions for the games in Week 2!

Week 1 NFL Predictions - Get ready for a new year!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:38:10 -0700

We pick who will win each matchup outright and against the spread for this week, and highlight the games that you HAVE to watch!

2021 NFL Honors Predictions - Can Washington sweep (or at least get one)?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We predict the winners of the NFL Honors (individual awards) for the 2021 season, from comeback player of the year to MVP!

Weekly Sports Breakdown Throwback - Asher was ranked WHAT on the ESPN 2021 Bracket Challenge???

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We go over two 2021 NCAA March Madness brackets that we made in a competition, and talk about some exciting developments with one of Asher's other brackets (this podcast was created in the middle of the March Madness Tournament).

Weekly Sports Breakdown Throwback - Two Truths and a Lie!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 08 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We play two truths and a lie, sports edition, in a throwback episode from our last podcast!

AFC Playoff Predictions - Bills or Browns?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We who will be in the AFC playoffs this year before the season starts!

2021 NBA Draft Reaction - What are the Grizzlies doing?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 01 Aug 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We react to the lottery picks of the NBA Draft and look into some of the more surprising ones throughout the first round!

7/30/21 News - Podiums, Picks, and new Players!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:15:42 -0700

We give you the news about the Olympics, exciting new NBA developments, and tell you what's going on in the NFL!

NFC Playoff Predictions - Who's gonna be in the picture?

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 28 Jul 2021 12:04:02 -0700

We each make predictions about which teams will be in the NFC Playoffs in which order this upcoming NFL season!

7/26/21 News - The weirdest Olympics in a long time!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Mon, 26 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We give you global, NBA, and NFL news, particularly crazy stories from these already crazy Olympics - trust me, you can't make these up!

2021 NBA Finals Reaction -

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Sun, 25 Jul 2021 05:00:00 -0700

We react to and breakdown the recent 2021 Finals, giving our thoughts on why the Bucks won and how this Finals went!

7/23/21 News - Olympics and NBA Titles!

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 11:45:05 -0700

We tell you what's going on in the sports world, so you can be in the know and mark your calendar for future events!

Meet the Team

Jackson Mayer and Asher Engelberg — Wed, 14 Jul 2021 18:46:03 -0700

Meet the First Option Team, Jackson and Asher! In this episode we give you important information, such as default episode release dates, different types of episodes, and more!