Editing Episode 620 (section)

== Overview ==

The cold open centred on the JMU Dukes' loss in a game that came down to a last-second field goal, with Arif noting the season had always been expected to be a down year but that a perfect start had created some hope before reality reasserted itself. A sidebar followed on JMU's de facto three-team fan base — JMU proper, JMU Indiana (following talent the program had sent to the Hoosiers), and JMU West (UCLA) — before James pivoted to the inexplicable development of Signetti, a football figure from Fargo whom both hosts had previously been in the same room as, now appearing in State Farm commercials, which James described as "the dumbest bit that just exploded." The Bears' win over the Patriots was noted as featuring some entertaining long touchdowns but was otherwise dismissed as secondary news.

=== Announcements ===

James announced a bonus Patreon episode covering the Jalen Hurts news, an extended debate about whether Brock Purdy was the only healthy person in California, and a discussion about a job offer James had been considering in North Dakota that had apparently generated significant listener engagement — in particular, a conversation about whether the local team's bee mascot was too attractive, which James confirmed had produced feedback suggesting it was. The Boston live show was announced for December 8th at 7:30 PM at the 730 Tavern Kitchen and Patio in Cambridge, hosted in conjunction with Skoll Boston (the local Vikings fan group), with two tickets to the Vikings–Patriots game on December 10th being given away. James also announced plans to attend a Gwar concert in Worcester on December 9th — the day between the live show and the game — arguing that the founding fathers had fought for exactly this kind of itinerary.