RateGame Live | Ep. 131 | Ciao Bella | CFB Super Saturday Slate | Rickey's Million-Dollar Tea

Ciao Bella — Nick and Mollie are back from Italy and back on the couch for a tight CFB Super Saturday edition of Good Morning Sports Fans (with a cameo from radio legend Ricky J. Johnson). 🖥️ SNEAK PEEK: Nick spent all of Friday heads down on a rebuilt RateGame Web, and it debuts here. Were the Sports Good? is reimagined — a 6.3 across 26 games, plus top players (Indiana's Lee Beebe Jr. grabbed 40 Player of the Game votes vs. Northwestern), top takes, and a Road to a Milli that now puts 400K 89 days out. Then the cinematic, Netflix-style home screen: Today in Sports History up top, Flame's 34-minute featured read (articles now go to 50,000 characters, photos and captions included), MVPs Only and Hotties Only lists, Player of the Day, pick'ems reborn as tickets, the brand-new Press Box, restyled leaderboards, and a Throwback Thursday facelift. One open question for you: Kris thinks Shorties look too much like TikTok. Nick and Mollie like them. Weigh in below. 🕊️ TODAY IN SPORTS HISTORY: ten years ago, days after Marlins ace Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident, Dee Gordon — who almost never homered — led off the first game back with a home run. Gone, never forgotten. 🏈 STORY HOUR: Jon Gruden tells the Brett Favre "don't scramble" story from the last Packers game at Milwaukee County Stadium (cheesehead and signed helmet included), J.R. Smith explains how he won Sixth Man of the Year going straight from the club to the gym, Justin Verlander's daughter Genevieve throws out a first pitch before his final start, and the Pope, asked whether he had anything to do with the White Sox making the playoffs, says: no comment. Plus Breaking Bad lands at No. 1 on the TV list, fresh off Nick and Mollie finishing it. ☕ TEA TIME No. 14 — "Ricky Needs His Millions" by Flame Raptor Raven: Rickey Henderson, 1,406 stolen bases (nearly 500 clear of Lou Brock), the A's front office that couldn't find a missing $1 million, and the answer on the phone: Rickey had the check. Framed. On the wall. Man of Steal, and maybe a future achievement. 🎯 PICK'EMS: the CFB slate kicks off minutes after the show, the first-ever WNBA Playoffs pick'em starts tomorrow (winner picks a WNBA jersey), and the MLB Postseason pick'em asks you to call the score too. New merch is on the way. ⏱️ Chapters: 0:00 Ciao Bella: Back from Italy 0:48 Ricky J. Johnson on RateGame Radio 1:42 What We Do Here: Sports, Stories, Tea 3:00 It's a CFB Super Saturday 4:03 Sneak Peek: The Rebuilt RateGame Web 4:24 Were the Sports Good? A 6.3, Reimagined 5:17 Top Players: Lee Beebe Jr. Takes 40 Votes 6:25 Top Takes + Road to a Milli: 400K in 89 Days 7:49 The Cinematic Home Screen 8:20 Today in Sports History, Front and Center 8:48 Flame's 34-Minute Read + 50K-Character Articles 9:39 New Lists: MVPs Only + Hotties Only 10:22 Pick'ems Turned Into Tickets 10:53 430 Versions and Counting 11:32 The Press Box 11:48 Shorties: Too TikTok? Kris vs. Nick 13:23 Restyled Leaderboards 13:49 Throwback Thursday Gets a Facelift 15:05 Back to Business 15:28 The RateGame History Bot 16:51 10 Years Ago: Jose Fernandez + Dee Gordon 19:00 Jon Gruden's Brett Favre Story 21:48 The Scramble, Run It Back 22:32 A Jets QB Who Doesn't Get Sacked 23:29 J.R. Smith: Club to Gym to Sixth Man 25:02 Burning the Candle at Both Ends 26:05 Verlander's Farewell + Genevieve's First Pitch 27:50 The Pope on the White Sox: No Comment 29:18 Breaking Bad Tops the TV List 31:46 Tea Time No. 14: Ricky Needs His Millions 32:37 How to Steal a Base 33:56 1,406 Steals: The Unbreakable Record 34:44 Jimmer Range's Pick Streak 36:17 "You Ought to Be Ashamed" 37:32 The Million-Dollar Check 40:57 The A's Missing Million 41:36 "Ricky's Staring at It Right Now" 42:53 Why He Framed It 44:30 Man of Steal + a Rickey Achievement? 46:53 Get Your Picks In: CFB Slate 47:22 WNBA Playoffs Pick'em: Win a Jersey 48:37 MLB Postseason Pick'em: Predict the Score 49:25 New Merch Coming 50:24 Outro: Rate Some Games 🏆 Rate today's games and more at RateGame.io 📲 Download RateGame FREE → https://rategame.io Rate every game. Every sport. Every day. Follow RateGame on Instagram:   / rategame_sports   Follow RateGame on X: https://x.com/rategame_sports Follow RateGame on TikTok:   / rategame_sports   🎙️ Hosts: Nick Goerg & Mollie | Saturday, September 26, 2026 #RateGameLive #GMSF #TeaTime #CFB #CollegeFootball #RickeyHenderson #Athletics #WNBA #MLB #RateGame