Schmoedown Backstage #1 - Kalinowski & Bateman Collide!

[@Joaquim.Oliveira]

Get Dagnino and Sneider on that show to talk Patriots backstage stories and such .

[@patrioticlion9773]

I have nothing but respect and admiration for both competitors!

[@juicewick]

This is the exact show i was waiting for from SEN

[@huckleberryfinn1925]

This was exactly the show I've been waiting 2 years to see since I got hooked on the Schmoedown! Loved this!

[@franciscomagalhaes3639]

Amazing show, can't wait for the second episode. Just for the fun of it, these are my top 5 greatest schmoedown players ever: 1-Murrell 2-Levine 3-Rocha 4-Cushing 5-Sneider I have Kalinowski just outside the top 5, at number 6.

[@seamusb9012]

I want to watch a sitcom with Ben and Mike being roommates.

[@soulwarrior]

Hahaha, yeah. ^^

[@TheRealJKJones]

Guys.. this was SO good! Absolutely can't get enough of this show, I'll be looking forward to watching these every episode. So awesome to hear all of these perspectives from the legends of the game and all these little backstage tidbits and everything. So happy to have this in addition to the rundown.

[@TheRealJKJones]

@@dagreenflamingo105 Yea absolutely. Felt like a fully formulated show with Kristian completely in the groove of hosting it.

[@graysonrodriguez9123]

People better not sleep on this show. Freakin loved it! Great work, guys!

[@markusahlstrom1691]

Fascinating Schmoedown talk, there’s definitely a place for this show. I hope you keep doing these!

[@soulwarrior]

I loved Kristian providing the promoter perspective about the split of Critically Acclaimed and instead teaming up Bibbs with Brandon and Witney with Mark Heuck. This is some cool behind the scenes that we don't tend to get as often and I appreciate it a lot! :-)

[@SuperSinsir]

Absolutely loved this, can't wait to see more

[@Garoth4582]

I agree with Mike that the Knopic v Cushing was horrible.

[@jmaice83616]

This is the greatest show ever! I love looking back and reminiscing on past schmoedown matches and then looking two what's coming in the future, and then picking up the greatest moments and matches from Shmoedown history and how the competitors approach the game. So interesting and fun.

[@patrioticlion9773]

Loved this inaugural episode!

[@davidisho13]

Loving the progress of SEN! Keep up the awesome work in front of and behind the scenes crew!

[@HoneyPiss]

This is the kind of video I've been waiting for! More plz!

[@mograppler]

This was awesome. Love the behind the scenes

[@kins1894]

Hlavac was "FED" to Smets to get himself back on track after the dont tell peter match

[@patrioticlion9773]

Great episode! Love both Schmoedown competitors!

[@coreyroy7221]

This was great. I loved it!! Great seeing Mike and Ben.

[@ShaneStLaurent]

This was fantastic. I hope we get more of this show!

[@kaliban81]

This is an excellent show!

[@LoganNagol]

My Personal Favorites: (To preface I have not kept up much this season so I don't know much about the rookies) Singles: Most Entertaining: Ghai Most Knowledgeable: Erwin or Bibbs Most Underrated: Mark Ellis (Better Accuracy in singles than: Snieder, Harloff, Jeannine, Kalinowski, JTE, and many more) Best Overall Singles Player: Murrel Teams: Most Entertaining Team: Team Action Most Knowledgeable Team: Evil Geniuses (They complimented each other better than any team ever) Most Underrated: Top That (Played 5 matches and Better accuracy than: Patriots, Top 10, Team Action, Schmoes, The Harris Bros, and many more) Best Overall Team: Above The Line IG: Most Entertaining: Jay Washington Most Knowledgable: idk it feels like they all know it all. Most Underrated: Jermey Jhans (People seem to forget about him because he does not play anymore but he was very good) Best IG player: Inman Schmoedown: Most Influential player: Rocha by a mile GOAT: Sam Levine (This guy won Player of the year even tho he didn't play for half of it...what a legend) I would like to recognize 2 people that some how some how make by lists above: Rachel Cushing: Is an absolute superstar in the schmoedown and I think is probably second in line for the GOAT Tom Dagnino: The only person I would consider a schmoedown legend that isnt a real competitor, like all the other legends of the schmoedown have something to do with skill and there accomplishments, Tom is the only manager I would consider a schmoedown Legend.

[@giuliosanna7314]

best new show yet!!!

[@theesilio7984]

More, more, more!!! Lovin this behind the scenes. :)

[@soulwarrior]

This is like the perfect storm. Ben and Mike bringing all the emotion to the table and some excellent points and facts to spice up the conversation. While Kristian is doing an excellent job moderating the conversation; bringing it back here and there, setting the stage for a new direction the conversation is taking, etc. Everyone brought his A-Game and that's what made this a pleasure to listen to! :-)

[@Mike12131984]

Love this, we need more of these

[@cameronhass4646]

Great show!

[@royalewithcheese9291]

Loving this new show, really great insight to the greatest show of all time, The Schmoedown.

[@TheClitCommander530]

This was great. Loved hearing all the competitor insight.

[@arunkj8814]

Listening to this is so much fun..🙂

[@rafaelespinal4055]

Great 1St episode!!

[@joeturner4250]

i love this show, please keep doing them

[@archtac]

Love the show!

[@dcanngieter]

Sam beat Rachel everytime they met.... How in the world can y'all sit here and not even have him top 2

[@LoganNagol]

Sam won Player of the year in a time where he retired half way through the year, thats fucking legendary. Dont worry the fans think he is the GOAT

[@carlostalavera9030]

And every time he played her like Frans Bruggen played the flute. Samm played the game like no other, even when Clarke was being quite superior on their title match he won just by playing the game.

[@pedrojunker]

Great show guys!

[@LoganNagol]

Remember when Jason Inman beat Bateman in singles...lol

[@kins1894]

Loved this match... loud mouth was shut.

[@Kratosx23]

He beat him in a 5 way, not singles.

[@LoganNagol]

The Joker That’s still in the singles division

[@ajl9772]

Yea, remember when Coy beat Mike in IG?

[@LoganNagol]

AJL lol yeah that was insane, coy got such easy questions and Mike got such hard ones

[@Jokester954]

Hey Harloff! I’ve watched u for almost a decade! I think u should do a separate episode for the super chats that get sent in. I love ur shows for years but it’s currently hard to see the best out of u and ur guests when ur constantly reading questions and schmoebot stuff. Do a live show with ur guests and Then save those super chat questions for a Q&A in a different stream

[@AshArnoldEditing]

I haven’t watched the schmoedown since Andreyko cleared the table, I want to get back into it but where do I start?

[@Only1Skrybe]

You start with the Shirewolves first match. Watch every one of their matches. Also watch any match involving Rachel Cushing.

[@pmc7609]

Some of the best I’ve ever seen are the first New York Live Show, that’s what got me back in after a year or so of not watching, another is this year’s Free-For-All, you’ll never see a more impressive showing than Bibbiani in that match. After that, I’m sure you’ll be hooked, so I would say start season 6 from the beginning and catch up

[@PAPO4112]

I would love to see the Schmoes team return

[@RustyRagesRegularly]

Kalinowski is one of the best players in Schmoedown history. He’s got the character both baby face and heel, he plays a fantastic game almost every time out, He has the accolades, etc. def top 5…. 1. Rachel Cushing 2. Dan Murrell 3. Samm Levine 4. Mike Kalinowski 5. William Bibbiani (His knowledge, stats and showmanship get him here, idc if he couldn’t defend the singles title or played in InnerGeekdom) 6. John Rocha 7. Jeff Sneider 8. Clarke Wolfe 9. Marc Andreyko 10. Mark Reilly 11. Paul Oyima 12. Ethan Erwin 13. Adam Collins 14. Ben Bateman 15. Kevin Smets

[@carlostalavera9030]

If/and when I want to introduce somebody to the Schmoedown I go: Double Toasted vs Reel Rejects or Wolves of Steel vs Above the Line. Of course Bibs vs Andreyko is a classic!

[@jmaice83616]

I agree with kalinowski. I think I'll question should be white boarded that way there is no confusing with the person is trying to say. you can't just expect all of the players to wait and say exactly what they mean to say. It's a lot different into the white-hot lights as all of the competitors have basically said. Sometimes you second-guess yourself or have a little slip-up because you are nervous under The lights.

[@ThaFiveStarBoss]

My rankings for the draft. 1. M. Kalinowski (triple treat) 2. D. Murrell 3. W. Bibbiani 4. J. Rocha 5. P. Oyama (he falls under Rocha because of availability) 6. E. Erwin (availability brings him lower, but he’s a top 3 player) 7. B. Bateman 8. D. McWeeny (higher bc of accuracy) 9. C. Ellison (again availability, but joining IG this year) 10. B. Meyer 11. K. Smets (goes to 8. If he wins the belt) 12. M. Andreyko 13. J. Sneider (I don’t think the love for the Schmoedown last if he gets separated from andreyko. He walks away this year and doesn’t play in singles again) 14. L. Harris 15. P. Preston (very accurate) 16. M. Knopic (emotional. Might walk away again after tough loss) 17. E. Zipper (his accuracy is actually high and deserves a chance and is in S/T/IG) 18. T. Franco (availability low, but very accurate) 19. M. Reilly (without Bateman I don’t see him playing all too much) 20. A. Damon (yes he’s a champion. But only plays 4/5 times a year)

[@MultiBum123]

After the hiatus and the way she left I still think mara needs to work her way back up to the title shot

[@evojanus]

This was good. Bit of a spoiler for the Who's the Boss vs Crimson Fury though. Playoff beard. :)

[@YazzRasslin]

Please let Rachel be the last manager! Her presence is sorely missed.

[@darrenwright2024]

I think it’s too early for this episode but I’m really curious to hear the opinions on the loony bin

[@codyerickson6711]

Finstock shoulda been on this episode

[@leeholden9261]

i would defo buy the boardgame but what about a interactive board game on blu ray

[@Joaquim.Oliveira]

What did Roxy do to Mike Ko??

[@TheByrdman85]

It goes back to the break-up of The League. Kayfabe only.

[@vegas_party_animal7737]

Wasn’t Dans match with Guy at a live event

[@wildx5634]

No

[@jeffnicholas6342]

Awesome to see Mike at the mic. The Boss still gets under his skin however. Team Korrpution has work to do

[@ThaFiveStarBoss]

This show is amazing! It also has me thinking Kalinowski Rule: Competitors are only allowed to choose a category twice in a row. If chosen twice in a row competitors must wait two match before being able to choose category again. Competitors are allowed to choose a category every other match. For example. If Mike takes Bond in the first round of a tournament he can still choose bond for the 3rd round and the finals. But that means he can’t choose bond for the championship. But if Mike chose Bond on the First, and Third round. That means if he wins the tournament he’s allowed to use it in the championship. Does anyone agree?

[@carlostalavera9030]

I do like that rule. Maybe also adding a Championship Rule pf always having Mixed Bag.

[@Garoth4582]

No I think they should put any category they want up.

[@BucNas7y]

Murrell and Sam as #1 & #2

[@joemaltese7194]

1. Andrew Ghai 2. Everyone else

[@joeturner4250]

get dagnino to talk please!

[@LoganNagol]

I disagree that Mike is the stronger part of Koruption. Elision has the highest accuracy out of all the currently competing people in the schmoedown singles(2nd of all time benind Rachel) He has a 15.07% higher accuracy rating than mike in singles. 15% is a crazy high diffrence in the schmoedown

[@ThaFiveStarBoss]

True. But Mike has played in 13 matches where Chance has only played in 5

[@sivad1025]

Mike has outplayed Chance in almost every single team's match. They're arguably equal players in my mind. That's what makes them great teammates

[@leobergmiller873]

I think if Bibs wins all 3 matches at spectacular, the rushmore is cemented. Murrell, Cushing, Levine, and Bibbiani. I think the losest pick there is Levine because before his historic run he didn’t really have much to show for, and his accuracy is far worse than any of those other 3 in singles which was his primary league in some respects.

[@ajl9772]

I think McWeeny has the more impressive resume for teams personally. His stats on ATL were ridiculously good. No one has played as well as he did during that run. He has only lost 2 matches in his entirety of teams to date. He set the points record with one team and tied it with another. I get Sneider won all the title matches, but look at the luck and controversy that kept that win streak alive.

[@Kratosx23]

Murrell is above Rachel. You can't be the GOAT if you've never won the singles title. That's the crown jewel. It's you, by yourself, no teammate, no complimentary knowledge, and it's much broader than IG. The idea that you can't be the best ever if you've never played an IG game is absurd. IG is nothing but studying 10 or so categories relentlessly, that's why Mike is so much better in IG than he is in singles and teams, because if you have the time, there's nothing to it, exactly like Bateman said on an earlier show. It's just not that impressive comparatively. To be the best in the singles league, movies have to be your life. Murrell is a 3 time singles champion, now a team champion, beat the team that beat The Shirewolves (and Korruption in the process of that match set the all time scoring record in teams) in their final match, defeated Rocha and Reilly in a triple threat match and then immediately afterwards defended the belt successfully against Samm, who Rachel has never beaten. He's won the Free 4 All, defeating Bibbs during the all time performance that Bibbs put in (and he didn't come in last, he was there for a while), he's defeated Ethan Erwin at his peak, he defended the belt against Bibbs by TKO, he's one of the few people who've had a perfect game in singles, he's the only singles champion other than Samm to defend the belt more than once, and he's defended it the most times. He's undefeated in live events. His resume is unprecedented. Murrell is the GOAT, Samm is 2, Rachel is 3. On another note, this show is my new addiction.

[@matthewrichards4078]

IF Adam wins again I DEMAND a 3way title match. Campea vs Witwer vs Adam WINNER gets the Star Wars Belt. IF Prinze Jr. can make it? 4way. Can Adam hang with ALL 3 and win.

[@BarbaDjole]

You don't even know his name...

[@Jeremy32Miller]

Ben keeps forgetting that chance missed the gene kelly singing in the rain question mike really won the team belts #korruption

[@sivad1025]

Frank Sinatra?????????? You really should not criticize someone for something when your answer is even worse. Gene Kelly is a legend. Ps. Chance missed it because he misunderstood the question

[@angelikussnape]

I think that if you’re facing a champion or a knowledgeable player, there must be some respect there when you play them because you know what they can do and you need to prepare for them. As a player, not respecting other players, to me, is disrespectful to them because of the effort that they put into competing.

[@darrenwright2024]

One day SAM WITWER will return and him bs Damon may the best schmoedown ever and it’s has to be a true live iron man match .with hammall and Lucas on the desk

[@louisloother301]

Dan is clearly the best of all time. Not competing in in nergeekdom is irrelevant. Mike is ridiculous

[@sivad1025]

Mike is without a doubt the best player. I like what Ben said about Stats/Story/Accomplishments. Imo, to be the best, you have to have held belts in two divisions which limits it to Mike, Rachel, Rocha, Dan and Levine (and sorta Kristian). For stats, you guys can talk accuracy rates, wins, losses and knockouts. But those are meaningless. The stats that matter are how the players do in each round. Rachel knows more IG trivia than Mike, but he plays the final three rounds of a title match much better than Rachel. His expected value is 27 points in a title match, compared to Rachel's 22. Believe it or not, Korruption is the best team and FF is second. Korruption is expected to get 31.99 points compared to FF's 31.87. And this is largely due to the fact that they have never missed a 5 pointer. Mike is an incredible final round player (and generally a good round 2 player depending on the category). Even in Singles. Crazy thing is, Dan has never correctly answered a 5 pointer in the past two seasons. Even in teams, Rocha allegedly has answered all of their 5 pointers. All that to say, even if Mike doesn't have the general knowledge, he pulls the answers when they matter most (even using incredibly good guessing strategies). It's a misrepresentation of his play to say he doesn't have the stats

[@louisloother301]

Emma cheated in Orlando and read off others!!! I would insist trade if she drafted me!!

[@geneburnsed6958]

Go Looney Bin

[@jmaice83616]

That Challenge Smets had against Chandru Dhandapani was bullshit!!!! Some of the biggest bullshit in Schmiedown history! Chandru had not given his final answer!!! So many time competitors have said one thing on accident and meant to say something else and in a split second changed their answer. You NEED to ask, Is that your final answer?" I know it's a Who Wants to be a Millionaire thing, but still it keeps things fair and honest.

[@EefjeXD]

My Spectacular predictions: 1. Ben beats Bibbs, because Bibbs will be exhausted after his elaborate entrance and all the standing. 2. The Founding Fathers will not defend against whoever they play, because Rocha can't defend belts for the life of him. 3. Kelly beats Damon, because Damon has to lose at some point right? Right? RIGHT?! 4. Smets beats Kalinowski, but don't tell Peter or Mike that I said that. 5. Finally, Ben defeats Oyama, because of his beard and because nobody wants to see Oyama win except Kaiser and Zipper. And the 10th manager will be revealed to be... John Campea!

[@angelikussnape]

Eva2405 I dunno about number 2 because Dan has defended a belt every time he won it. So, I guess we’ll see...

[@sivad1025]

The Founding Fathers are playing lights out though. They're expected to get 32 points in a five round game. For reference, Whos the Boss expects 28 and Odd Couple expects 27. Their only losses have been to Korruption and both of those matches ended with over 60 points collectively. Another thing, Founding Fathers has yet to miss a five pointer and all these close matches are seemingly dependent on that last question.

[@_SomeGuyOnline]

Campea expressed very vehemently on his show recently that he has no interest in being a manager. He might be on the desk from time to time, but that's it.

[@Entertainment-os4ig]

Confidence is great... arrogance not so much.

[@Ty-vf3kf]

God I hope the Odd Couple didn't win the team tournament. They're by far the least entertaining/interesting of the top tier teams.