Stern's Spotlight
Stern's Spotlight
Jack Stern
The Sternator gives hot takes and analysis on the biggest recent developments in sports.
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 10
The grass was greener at USC and LSU for Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly (2:45), USC made a home run hire (5:30), Riley made a smart decision to bolt when he did (10:20), and Kelly is better equipped to handle the SEC (14:00). Major League Baseball free agency kicked off with a bang (16:40), Steve Cohen isn't playing around (18:20), but the Mets current core isn't well equpped to compete (20:05), and there's deeper concerns with the team (24:30). 
Nov 30, 2021
32 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 9
Bad beat during Colorado State-Utah State (3:15), it's the beginning of the end for James Franklin (5:25), Mike Tomlin would be wise to leave the Steelers after this season (11:15), the Bengals are becoming one of the best teams in the AFC (17:40). 
Oct 28, 2021
23 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 8
It's time for the Georgia Bulldogs to win a national championship (3:15), the Los Angeles Chargers needed a wake-up call (9:30), and the Atlanta Braves run is extremely impressive (15:40).
Oct 19, 2021
19 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 7
The Dodgers-Giants series ended on a horrible note (1:50), it's time for Robo Umps (5:11), the Red Sox will win the World Series (7:45), can the Cowboys finally breakthrough? (15:50)
Oct 15, 2021
23 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 6
Coaches off-field actions shouldn't be a distraction to their teams (2:16), Jon Gruden was the principal's pet teacher with the Las Vegas Raiders organization (5:45), bottom tier NFL teams shouldn't plan on drafting a quarterback (9:05), the Cardinals are quietly the best team in the NFL (14:30), and Kyrie's Irving absence could derail the Nets championship aspirations (19:10).
Oct 12, 2021
24 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 5
The Jets and Giants have become an embarrassment to New York sports (1:45), which team is worse? (3:00), where do they go from here? (10:15), it's been a rough start for three of the five rookie quarterbacks (12:55), nobody should be worried about the Chiefs 1-2 start (19:30).
Sep 29, 2021
25 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 4
This season's surprise team is the Denver Broncos (2:00), nobody should've overreacted after the Packers seasoning opening loss (7:00), Carson Wentz would be best off retiring (10:45), Michigan State has a good shot at winning the Big Ten (15:50).
Sep 22, 2021
21 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 3
The Giants officially have a Daniel Jones problem (1:37), Jameis Winston is in the perfect spot to revamp his career (6:25), fans should hold off on naming the Houston Texans the lovable losers of 2021 (11:00), and Clay Helton was left holding the short end of the stick at USC (15:10). 
Sep 15, 2021
20 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 2
The Los Angeles Chargers and Rams are potential Super Bowl contenders (1:30), why the Browns will fall short of lofty expectations (9:00), the NL West division race (13:40), and Derek Jeter's Hall of Fame induction (19). 
Sep 9, 2021
22 min
Stern's Spotlight - Episode 1
Miguel Cabrera hitting his 500th home run and what made this accomplishment particularly impressive (1:45), why the Atlanta Braves are darkhorse contender's in the National League (7:25), Zach Wilson emerging as the rookie QB most likely to have immediate success (15:25), and the dumpster fire with the Chicago Bears (20:00). 
Aug 25, 2021
25 min