Congratulations to all of our award nominees and winners. And a requiem for those we lost during this fantasy season (e.g., Zach Ertz). May you rest in fantasy peace. We will likely never talk about you again. Also, if Frank Gore decides to hang up the cleats, then we wish him all the best in his future endeavors. Congrats again to Quin for winning the 2020 Shaeffer Bowl. It was a wild ride this season, but we persevered. Can't wait to do it again next year. Ben & Evan are signing off on the 2020 season, and as always, thanks for listening. Y'all the real MVP. 

Hype Train

Hype Train Ep. 36 -- Second Annual Hypie Awards (01-06-21)

Well boys & girls, we have our 2020 Shaeffer Bowl Champion: it is Mr. Quin Holtan. Congratulations Quin, and a very Happy New Year to you all. Wouldn't wanna ring in 2020 with any other squad. See y'all at (virtual) owners' meeting, and we will have our customary end-of-season Hypies episode sometime next week (send in literally any questions/comments from the season, we will read it so it's on the record). Much love to you all. Lastly, Connor is officially on the clock. Start that 2021 draft prep asap. Thanks again for listening fam, it's been real 2020.  

Hype Train Ep. 35 -- Post-Week 16 (12-30-20)

Well boys, everything comes down to this: championship week. Father (Quin) vs. Daddy (Ryan) for the 2020 Shaeffer Bowl title.  Ethan vs. Henry (3rd place). Connor vs. Nick (consolation championship) on the undercard. May the fantasy gods bestow their grace upon all of your empty souls. 

Hype Train Ep. 34 -- Post-Week 15 (12-24-20)

Hype Train Ep. 33 -- Post-Week 14 (12-17-20)

Well boys, the time has finally arrived. After three long months, it is finally mid-December, and the time for first round of fantasy playoffs has come. May your chirping and trash talking in the GroupMe be of the finest quality, and may the fantasy gods bless your running back's ACL's. That is all.

Hype Train Ep. 32 -- Post-Week 13 (12-10-20)

RIVALRY WEEK is here y'all. We're getting into the meat of the fantasy season. Somewhow, someway, we have made it here. Ryan, Nick, and Tony took some tough losses last week. Ryan still has a shot at playoff qualification, but unfortunately the clock has struck midnight on Nick & Tony's playoff hopes. Nick's team never truly got the respect it probably deserved, while the lineup changes to a long-dormant Tony squad for this week were too little, too late. Big matchups to watch in this year's iteration of Rivalry Week: Henry-Ryan has the most serious playoff implications, Tim-Ethan has seeding/top 4 impact. Let's get after it y'all, it's crunch time. Pressure is on.

Hype Train Ep. 31 -- Post-Week 12 (12-03-20)

Sorry audio is kinda dogshit, had to record remotely this week due to Covid/Thanksgiving precautions. At last, not even Hype Train is immune from being logistically impacted by Covid-19. We were truly the last domino to fall. Anyways, the playoff races are really heating up. Big wins for Stew and Henry this week, Jay & Tom are all but eliminated from playoff contention with crucial losses, and Nick's Respected Team took a tumble in the standings after his own L. Have a fun and socially-distant holiday weekend fam.

Hype Train Ep. 30 -- Post-Week 11 (11-24-20)

Everyone is 4-6, there were more trades, people are getting desperate, the Ben-Tim nuclear arms race continues (with Andrew maintaining Switzerland status). Also, Tom please stream P.J. Walker for the glory I will give you $5 if you lose.

Hype Train Ep. 29 -- Post-Week 10 (11-18-20)

I am sure there is a way in Audacity to merge these files, but just deal with it. I love you all

Hype Train Ep. 28 -- Post-Week 9 (11-11-20)... PART TWO

Hey so, uh, two-part episode this week... had some technical difficulties

Hype Train Ep. 27 -- Post-Week 9 (11-11-20)... PART ONE

Well boys, officially halfway through the season. Things are getting real. Lots of close matchups that came down to MNF this week. This is truly the make-it-or-break-it point of the season, where lots of teams are still alive on the proverbial playoff bubble, jostling for position in the standings. It's crunch time everyone! Who will crack under the pressure, and who will come out of the fray in the top 7... only time will tell. May your waiver claims and trades ever be in your favor... (also we have been provided a post-game statement from one our league members... tune in to hear what he has to say about his narrow defeat this week)

Hype Train Ep. 26 -- Post-Week 8 (11-04-20)

Big week this week, lots of high scorers. Pod is a little long. @ me about it in the GroupMe. You know you like the content

Hype Train Ep. 25 -- Post-Week 7 (10-27-20)

Snow, in October? Wowza. Cuddle up and sip on some hot whiskey cider, cuffing season is about a month ahead of schedule. Bye week season is also upon us, time to see who has the bench to handle it and who doesn't (hint: Nick and Tony don't).

Hype Train Ep. 24 -- Post-Week 6 (10-21-20)

What's up fam. Some new flavor this week: not one, but two (!?!) special guest appearances. What more could you want from such a finely-tuned entrepreneurial enterprise like Hype Train. Topics this week include: a Bachelorette season premiere preview from Evan, a voicemail rant from the league punching bag, Zach Ertz maybe being washed, and Evan getting called our by loyal East Coast listener Jacob for hating on DJ Moore last week. Just a lot of quality content. And I mean A LOT of QUALITY CONTENT. @Henry. If you don't like so much quality content, maybe take a nap instead. Also, we are recording this on Tuesday morning, so Ben-Connor and Quin-Stew are still kinda TBD with Bills-Titans tonight (classic Tuesday Night Football). I'm probably gonna lose though rip. Lastly, Chase Claypool isn't currently rostered, so we forgot to talk about him. But his 4 tuddies this week was pretty impressive. Also, he is from Vancouver, so that's cool. MapleTron will surely be a desirable waiver-add tomorrow.

Hype Train Ep. 24 -- Post-Week 5 (10-13-20)

You know it's fantasy when the hot commodity waiver add is someone named D'Ernest Johnson? In other news, all of the Titans have Covid, your favorite co-host crushed the fellow co-host in the much-hyped matchup of the week, we forget to discuss Andrew's team since it's boring, and everyone in the league is either 4-0 or 1-3. New segment on the pod: now that we have a requisite sample size, Evan and I make predictions for next weeks' matchups. If we snubbed you, please complain in the GroupMe about it. It will definitely change our minds.

Hype Train Ep. 23 -- Post-Week 4 (10-07-20)

A weekly podcast dedicated to roasting and congratulating the good, bad and ugly of the Shaeffer Bowl 2019 season. With your hosts, Ben and Evan