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Welcome to Sports Takes with Nate Skates , the go-to college football and sports podcast where bold opinions, insightful analysis, and passionate fandom intersect. Hosted by Nate Skates — a lifelong Georgia Bulldogs and Atlanta Braves fan — this show delivers smart, spirited commentary on the most talked-about topics in NCAA football, SEC basketball, Major League Baseball, and beyond. Each week on Sports Takes with Nate Skates , you’ll hear in-depth breakdowns of current sports news, game recaps, playoff predictions, and expert fan insights that go beyond the headlines. Whether you’re interested in how the College Football Playoff committee decision-making affects bubble teams, which programs are rising or falling in the SEC, or how big MLB offseason moves could reshape the Braves and the league, Nate brings clarity, energy, and a strong point of view. Featured Episodes & Key Topics: College Footba
Nathan hosts Sports Takes with Nate Skates, a sports show with 23 episodes published.
A tense stare-down turns into a full-on MLB brawl, and the most unforgettable part is who shuts it down: Braves manager Walt Weiss, 62 years old, stepping in like a linebacker to stop Jorge Soler and keep the situation f
Missing a tackle. Dropping a pass. Standing at the line knowing every eye feels locked on you. For some athletes, that pressure is not motivation, it is panic and it can hijack performance, health, and the ability to enj
Opening Day is supposed to feel simple: everybody plays, everybody watches, and hope resets to zero. But the sport has drifted into a three-day “Opening Day” stretch, and that’s before we even get to the real problem, fi
Georgia didn’t just lose to St. Louis, Georgia disappeared. I sat with that game for a few days because a raw reaction wasn't going to be pretty, and the more I looked back, the more it felt like one of the most disappoi
Georgia is in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year, but the path is anything but comfortable. We break down how the Georgia Bulldogs end up as an eight seed after an ugly SEC Tournament performance, why the f
Two words can flip a stadium from noise to silence: full count. That edge—where pride, pressure, and possibility meet—runs through this episode as we dive into the World Baseball Classic, Georgia’s statement win over Ala
A 67–67 tie, foul trouble mounting, and a season hanging in the balance—then Georgia found the playmakers it needed. We dig into how the Bulldogs flipped a month-long slump into back-to-back statement wins over Kentucky
Defense can flip a season in a single night. We break down how Georgia walked into Rupp Arena and beat Kentucky by choosing pressure over passivity, matching muscle on the glass, and turning live-ball turnovers into runw
Want the truth about why college baseball lags behind MLB, college football, and college basketball? We pull back the curtain on the real blockers—slow pace, bloated reviews, and scarce TV windows—and lay out a practical
We say goodbye to the 2025 college football season by owning my worst preseason calls, spotlighting how the transfer portal decided contenders, and drawing a hard line on eligibility chaos spilling into college hoops. Th
A program once defined by losses just went 16-0. We open on Indiana’s improbable national title and pull apart the turning points that made it real: a stubborn run game that controlled the clock, a blocked punt that swun
We size up a first-ever title game in a true home stadium and weigh Miami’s pass rush against Indiana’s precision, discipline, and road-warrior crowd. Then we pivot to MLB as the Dodgers build a cheat-code roster and arg
Two games. Two very different lessons about what wins when the margins are thin. Indiana didn’t just beat Oregon; they dictated terms with a veteran roster, a ruthless defensive front, and Fernando Mendoza dropping dimes
We break down a coin-flip Fiesta Bowl between Miami’s ferocious pass rush and Trinidad Chambliss’s escape artistry, then unpack why Indiana’s defense can again squeeze Oregon in a tricky rematch. We close with SEC hoops
A wild SEC opening weekend delivered everything we love about college hoops: statement wins, late-game heartbreak, and stars rising under pressure. We kick off with Georgia’s surge to No. 18 and a heart-in-throat overtim
Nate says "Go with your gut!" and discusses the top four seeds going 1-7 in the second round of playoffs. Then Nate breaks down the Georgia-Ole Miss game, what was good and bad for the Dawgs? Then Nate talks about the ot
In this episode Nate talks about whether the bye hurts or helps college football teams and discusses all the matchups in the second week of the College Football Playoff. Nate gives his picks, what are yours?
Put the College Football Playoff games on college campuses! That's how Nate opens the show before discussing why Miami and Alabama won their first round games. All that and and more on this Christmas episode of Sports Ta
Nate looks at the opening round matchups between Alabama vs. Oklahoma, Miami vs. Texas A&M, Tulane vs. Ole Miss, and James Madison vs. Oregon. Nate gives his picks and discusses who really has a chance to win the playoff
Nate discusses the biggest moves in MLB free agency including the Braves' signing of Robert Suarez. Nate also answers the question does MLB need a salary floor or a salary cap going forward? Later in the show Nate answer
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