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Hosted by Pat O'Connor · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 62 episodes
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Welcome to Pat on the Back, the show where sports and comedy collide in the best (and most ridiculous) ways possible. Hosted by Pat O'Connor, the guy who's seen just enough games and told just enough jokes to think this was a good idea.Every week Pat dives into the highs, lows, and dumb side of sports. From the biggest names to the biggest unknowns, this show brings you the kind of perspective only slightly above average rec league vet can bring to the table. No stats overloads and no filter, just jokes, stories, and everything else you wont hear on ESPN.
Pat O'Connor hosts Pat on the Back, a sports show with 62 episodes published.
Everyone thinks they're the guy. This week on Pat on the Back, I get into the delusion of fantasy football: why everyone in a league somehow believes they understand football better than everyone else, when in reality we
Every sports fan has one. Not necessarily the best player. Not the Hall of Famer. Just their guy. The week on Pat on the Back, I dive into why certain athletes become fan favorites regardless of stats, championships, or
Justin Herbert got engaged this week,which means it's finally time to revisit one of my favorite football theories: quarterbacks can't win a Super Bowl until they're in a serious relationship. yes, I'm completely serious
What makes an athlete so ridiculous that you start to wonder if they're actually from Earth? On this episode of Pat on the Back, we're not ranking the greatest athletes ever - We're about the guys who make you stop and s
The U.S. gets eliminated and suddenly everyone remembers the NFL exists. This week on Pat on the Back, I'm talking about why the World Cup feels so different for American sports fans, why international completely mess wi
Harald Hardrada lived a life that sounds like it was written for a video game. He survived a brutal Viking battle as a teenager, became a legendary warrior in the Byzantine Empire, fought across Europe, became King of No
Lebron James is leaving the Lakers and think there's one destination that would be the least interesting ending to his career. Plus, I stumbled across one of the weirdest unwritten rules in sports culture after seeing a
This week on Pat on the Back: -Why the Knicks winning a championship might have buried the Brooklyn Nets -How the Myles Garret move makes my Joe Burrow to the Rams prediction feel even more realistic -Tom Bradys latest b
This week on Pat on the Back: I explain why the Myles Garrett Situation has me more convinced than ever that Joe Burrow will inevitably be traded, and why I'm willing to put a McDonalds punishment on the line if I'm wron
This week on Idiot History, we take a look at Richard the Lionheart—a king who inherited England, immediately left, got involved in a holy war, got himself kidnapped, and somehow became one of the most beloved rulers in
This week on Pat on the Back: -The cereal innovation America desperately needs -My brothers wildly aggressive pork loin habits -An interesting turn to a 100-man golf scramble -I may not be good at golf
This week on Pat on the Back: The overcooked ramblings of a tired man. We talk Buffalo sports failure and how every franchise is the same franchise and how it got hotter than Tara Ried out of nowhere. Also: Dating storie
This week on Pat on the Back, I start with a completely normal debate about who has the better career between Matt Damon and Leonardo DiCaprio before accidentally creating one of the worst cinematic universes ever concei
Idiot History is officially here. This week: Achilles - a guy who was basically unbeatable, decided to stop fighting out of spite, and then completely lost his mind when things went south. We get into the Trojan War, que
This week, we talk about airport assholes, how good it feels to throw someone out of a ball game, and the right way to handle pretzel bites at the mall.
The King of Providence has arrived. This weeks episode brings Providence the leadership it finally deserves. I also break down some relationship/sex-life stories that were generously (unexpectedly) donated to the show. A
This week on Pat on the Back: I mildly lose it over the Yankees, explain why about 80% of the drinks consume are room temperature, recap the betting challenge set for myself, and make the case that Snake Plisskin might n
Episode 45 is a new experiment for Pat on the Back; just me, a game, and whatever thoughts come up in real time. Reactions, bets, chaos and random stories all collide as try a looser, more "hangout" style of recording. N
This week I talk about how finally figured out what makes watching baseball at actually bearable, a very no knowledge Final Four preview, my gripes with Silent Hill 2 (despite actually really liking the game), and its lo
This week I get into some of the things other drivers do that make absolutely no sense, including people who treat a green light like its optional. From there I talk about getting back into sports betting season and how
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