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  • @polygon
    @polygon  4 роки тому +3294

    First: Yes, we're sorry it wasn't blaseball. Second: DID YOU KNOW that we just got a HAYSEED shirt in our merch store? store.dftba.com/collections/polygon/products/hayseed-shirt

    • @vonhendrik
      @vonhendrik 4 роки тому +107

      It's okay, we still love you guys anyway. Go Splorts!

    • @loravura4782
      @loravura4782 4 роки тому +153

      doesnt have to be blaseball for me to get hyped about polygon & SB in one video! though.... if there IS blaseball in the works.... :eyes:

    • @josephmullen4553
      @josephmullen4553 4 роки тому +50

      The siesta has gone on too long, I'm hankering for some blaseball content

    • @PoliticalGamers
      @PoliticalGamers 4 роки тому +24

      This is still a splort in the greater blaseball universe in my book

    • @YotaXP
      @YotaXP 4 роки тому +92

      Plolygon would not have made this blunder.

  • @anq_b13
    @anq_b13 4 роки тому +3460

    Alternate title: Uninterrupted bullying towards polygon's resident jock with a 10 minute introduction

    • @TheDancerMacabre
      @TheDancerMacabre 4 роки тому +135

      "Those tiny baby chicken legs" had me rolling

  • @feetwoodmac2648
    @feetwoodmac2648 4 роки тому +3756

    "If I wanted to create a sport specifically to run ads, I would have invented football" is a stone-cold jab and i respect it so much

    • @i.cs.z
      @i.cs.z 4 роки тому +7

      Football as in what americans call football, or what the rest of the world call football?

    • @naikokanashi5960
      @naikokanashi5960 4 роки тому +27

      @@i.cs.z I assume American football because, at the end, he mentions his 'soccer skills' (unless they use both football and soccer to describe the non-American kind)

    • @feetwoodmac2648
      @feetwoodmac2648 4 роки тому +44

      @@i.cs.z football as in what americans call football, half the reason ppl watch the superbowl is to see the commercials

    • @Chrysanthemumsie
      @Chrysanthemumsie 4 роки тому +6

      It... it isn't wrong

    • @Bimon1234567
      @Bimon1234567 4 роки тому +6

      @@i.cs.z Association football only has one break fit for advertisements whereas Gridiron football has plenty of them.

  • @alexanderparadiang3995
    @alexanderparadiang3995 4 роки тому +4366

    "Sports, had to go away for a while in order to keep us healthy, like the McRib"
    "Solitaire, like recreational malware"
    You make it look so easy

    • @Silverwind87
      @Silverwind87 4 роки тому +229

      "The ships hung in the sky in much the same way that bricks don't."

    • @lewiscarroll4290
      @lewiscarroll4290 4 роки тому +16

      @@Silverwind87 *D o n ' t P a n i c*

    • @revilno
      @revilno 2 роки тому +24

      “If I wanted to make a sport specifically to run ads, I would have invented football”

  • @edslushie570
    @edslushie570 4 роки тому +6488

    Other episodes: Brian is a theater kid
    This episode: Brian is a jock
    Conclusion: Brian is Troy from High School Musical.

  • @roskaboska42
    @roskaboska42 4 роки тому +2796

    Be honest, this was just an excuse for Jenna and Josh to make fun of Brian.

    • @MissInformationAcademy
      @MissInformationAcademy 4 роки тому +448

      "baby baby chicken legs"

    • @polygon
      @polygon  4 роки тому +1032

      will neither confirm nor deny

    • @Ravenlock
      @Ravenlock 4 роки тому +73

      Would watch Jenna and Josh comment everything. Did not know I needed.

    • @macularius
      @macularius 4 роки тому +70

      And here I thought it was just an excuse to create a sport called PISS

    • @johannesknieling6035
      @johannesknieling6035 4 роки тому +2

      @@Ravenlock Jenna is fantastic in both modes

  • @jazzpear8877
    @jazzpear8877 4 роки тому +989

    I worked at a martial arts supply company for awhile. The intersection of nerds and jocks is the martial arts.

    • @shayla4007
      @shayla4007 4 роки тому +59

      wait you’re right

    • @ilznidiotic
      @ilznidiotic 4 роки тому +43

      Cobra Kai is a documentary.

    • @jazzpear8877
      @jazzpear8877 4 роки тому +4

      @@ilznidiotic Y'know I've made ads for Cobra Kai but I've never watched it. Maybe I should.

    • @ilznidiotic
      @ilznidiotic 4 роки тому +11

      @@jazzpear8877 Seasons 1&2 are must-watch, but if you have things you're doing with your life, 3 is optional.

    • @davidtaylor142
      @davidtaylor142 3 роки тому +2

      Can't argue

  • @daftodil589
    @daftodil589 4 роки тому +1466

    Kofie's "see it through to the end" and Brian's "i almost released an hour long video about the 600 unique enemies you fight in the castlevania games" is just a match made in heaven, highlighted by "there are 8000 indigenous sports and sporting games" "oh my god"

  • @UltimateBurstLP
    @UltimateBurstLP 4 роки тому +8036

    I was so sure this was just going to end with Brian realizing the perfect mix of sports and esports has already been discovered and it’s Wii Bowling

    • @skrevel
      @skrevel 4 роки тому +408

      I hadn't considered that. You're so right.

    • @nicholasguerra2498
      @nicholasguerra2498 4 роки тому +160

      No, the true pinnacle is wii sports golf speedruns

    • @loreleimarivaine6241
      @loreleimarivaine6241 4 роки тому +26

      You’re so right

    • @blob9638
      @blob9638 4 роки тому +39

      my guess was fantasy football bridging the nerd-jock culture canyon

    • @genuineinterest
      @genuineinterest 4 роки тому +32

      Someone let Brian know he fucked up lmaoooo

  • @LezbeOswald
    @LezbeOswald 4 роки тому +1057

    BDG's still got his "don't talk to me before i've had my gaming" setup thank god

  • @emmas274
    @emmas274 4 роки тому +2448

    jenna calls brian a himbo once and this is what happens. he’s ascended to new echelons of power

  • @FilledCircle
    @FilledCircle 4 роки тому +5785

    Starting off strong with BDG declaring himself Polygon's resident jock.

    • @saxmaverick
      @saxmaverick 4 роки тому +116

      Honestly, can any of us argue this point?

    • @FilledCircle
      @FilledCircle 4 роки тому +121

      @@saxmaverick He specced into KICKS

    • @archivingjsstreams3454
      @archivingjsstreams3454 4 роки тому +115

      i mean at least he can jump high? but i really thought pat was the resident jock

    • @saxmaverick
      @saxmaverick 4 роки тому +33

      @@archivingjsstreams3454 maybe they should host an after hours streaming show, maybe where they can play games in this manner, perhaps with challenges and reader suggestions.
      Please

    • @sansnom5269
      @sansnom5269 4 роки тому +57

      Let's pretend BDG is NOT Polygon's resident prep boy

  • @Xentipiiides
    @Xentipiiides 4 роки тому +2008

    i dont know why Brian saying "epic pog moment" is giving me such a crisis but it is"

    • @PewPew_McPewster
      @PewPew_McPewster 4 роки тому +70

      Brian saying "pog" in general is a power to great to gift to humanity for clipping, but here we are. Time to make use of that power.

    • @cj_17
      @cj_17 3 роки тому +16

      he seemed in physical pain to say it, to be fair

    • @Silverwind87
      @Silverwind87 3 роки тому +10

      Same energy as a news reporter describing a viral video.

    • @alexdavidson7498
      @alexdavidson7498 3 роки тому +3

      He said that at the exact moment I read this.

  • @thedman-zx1ip
    @thedman-zx1ip 4 роки тому +2665

    Everytime Brian says he's created something, I'm worried he's just made Ska again.

    • @MildExplosion
      @MildExplosion 4 роки тому +59

      A constant fear

    • @Condorito380
      @Condorito380 4 роки тому +89

      This is a rational fear in an irrational world.

    • @Bisyss
      @Bisyss 4 роки тому +136

      ... you might be on to something here. during the match a lot of the balls ended up off the field, which meant that the players spent a lot of time having to pickitup pickitup pickitup pickitup

    • @reneholly7994
      @reneholly7994 4 роки тому +6

      & why exactly is that a problem?

    • @thewingedporpoise
      @thewingedporpoise 4 роки тому +14

      7 minutes in and I'm worried it'll be wii sports bowling

  • @brannontirin
    @brannontirin 4 роки тому +494

    Winning the Polygon Invitational SurfBall Series is colloquially known as Taking the PISS.

    • @Aa-df5vk
      @Aa-df5vk 4 роки тому +9

      Underrated comment

  • @pluemas
    @pluemas 4 роки тому +627

    Personally fencing X minesweeper would be pretty good.
    Speedily stabbing ballons with a sabre except if you get it wrong, you explode.

    • @nate_storm
      @nate_storm 3 роки тому +40

      but it’s also a race against another person with their own...fencesweeper? minefencer? board

  • @thecosmicradiation
    @thecosmicradiation 4 роки тому +1518

    "Two professional athletes winded by this mild amount of activity" yeah sounds about right

    • @francescafrancesca3554
      @francescafrancesca3554 4 роки тому +1

      I found this just as they were saying it and it's just great

    • @Meepswonder
      @Meepswonder 4 роки тому +3

      It the masks, hard as hell to breath in them

    • @ShrodingersCatgirl
      @ShrodingersCatgirl 4 роки тому +10

      @@Meepswonder there's also the fact that they've probably been mostly inside for like 10 months like the rest of us

    • @OlleLindestad
      @OlleLindestad 4 роки тому +12

      ​@@Meepswonder Not denying that it's uncomfortable to breathe in a face mask, but it's largely a psychological effect. Normal breathing in a mask actually replenishes oxygen and vents CO2 just as well as without a mask, but apparently wearing a mask tends to make people breathe weird just from the discomfort.

    • @Meepswonder
      @Meepswonder 4 роки тому

      @@OlleLindestad Yeah I know, to me its partly stress of wearing one and I get short of breath even without one.

  • @guytorie
    @guytorie 4 роки тому +1327

    I love the idea of being able to switch to golf-style commentary whenever you want, and I would also love it if golf could have an option to switch to screaming commentary whenever you want.

    • @scottsebera4796
      @scottsebera4796 4 роки тому +18

      @Ruby Gee search for "if soccer and gold switched commentary"

  • @roninvalkyrie85
    @roninvalkyrie85 4 роки тому +227

    “Smells like freshly baked cookies in here because Brian is an open house” has to be the most wholesome fucking burn on the net

  • @kirstenlopez
    @kirstenlopez 4 роки тому +557

    "Two professional athletes winded by this mild amount of activity, most of it in their thumbs."
    I died XD

  • @SlammedOnGasoline
    @SlammedOnGasoline 4 роки тому +2949

    “They’re called Eh sports”

  • @secondman
    @secondman 4 роки тому +896

    Are we not going to question that Brian "Equinophobia" David Gilbert pitched "Rocket Equestrian" to Blizzard?

    • @hunterhuffman4520
      @hunterhuffman4520 4 роки тому +157

      he did with the goal of destroying the horses

    • @Necrapocalypse
      @Necrapocalypse 4 роки тому +89

      It was actually a horror game.

    • @matheusm.santana6527
      @matheusm.santana6527 3 роки тому +48

      The horses were the ball

    • @nate_storm
      @nate_storm 3 роки тому +41

      it’s rocket equestrian because you drive rocket powered cars into horses and people riding the horses

    • @alfiegordon9013
      @alfiegordon9013 3 роки тому +6

      @@nate_storm as you should

  • @susannamills9251
    @susannamills9251 4 роки тому +981

    "As polygon's resident jock" dealt negative five psychic damage

    • @oliverjohnson1471
      @oliverjohnson1471 4 роки тому +55

      I think every one of Brian’s videos deal at least 5d12 psychic damage

    • @polarknight5376
      @polarknight5376 4 роки тому +28

      So it gave you +5 psychic armor?

  • @Mr_Mimestamp
    @Mr_Mimestamp 4 роки тому +1132

    BDG looks like the bully in a Disney sitcom
    This is the highest of compliments I can give

    • @onionbot2
      @onionbot2 4 роки тому +13

      question man, take me by the quand

    • @birboii
      @birboii 4 роки тому

      disney sitcom bullies never painted their nails tho

    • @softnoobgirl73
      @softnoobgirl73 4 роки тому +2

      He dose tho

  • @Asiliea
    @Asiliea 4 роки тому +1163

    "For those of us who have followed Brian's career for a long time now, this kind of behaviour shouldn't be a surprise. He's a scoundrel, and he's a bad boy"
    😂😈😂

    • @therealmckoy6772
      @therealmckoy6772 3 роки тому +41

      And he earned that reputation by doing nefarious deeds

  • @lucas_oreki5287
    @lucas_oreki5287 4 роки тому +756

    Rule suggestion:
    There has to be a center "ball circle" that the players have to step out of in order to throw a ball. Kofie has been camping the middle too much, so Brian rarely had time to grab a ball upon respawning.
    Edit: Also, for the rare case of a draw happening, the game has to be decided by a subway-surfer sudden death

    • @Futuristic271
      @Futuristic271 4 роки тому +61

      I think that a team variant could be created where you have "throwers" outside the pitch and "surfers" inside. Surfers need to avoid being hit whole throwers attempt to hit the opposing surfer.

    • @lucas_oreki5287
      @lucas_oreki5287 4 роки тому +28

      @@Futuristic271 Are the throwers not playing Subways Surfers tho? I think, this would take away of the games purpose i think.
      However, i agree that the game should somehow be playable as a team sport, since team sports are the most widely loved and played sports generally

    • @Finbars9
      @Finbars9 4 роки тому +13

      I think quite simply you can only throw the balls on your side of the pitch. Kofie camped the middle and Brian couldn't do anything because of the volley rule, if there were limited balls per team then it becomes a waiting game

    • @mfultimate
      @mfultimate 4 роки тому +4

      Yeah, I think he overlooked that rule of dodgeball lol, although in dodgeball isn't it usually a line across the field, rather than a circle?

    • @Futuristic271
      @Futuristic271 4 роки тому +1

      @@lucas_oreki5287 no the throwers are playing basket toss, for synergy. They need to get a basket to throw the ball

  • @blackcvrrant
    @blackcvrrant 4 роки тому +1782

    bdg: safety fan and bureaucratic wunderkind, as well as polygons resident jock

    • @cwovictor3281
      @cwovictor3281 4 роки тому +79

      And himbo. He's accumulated a lot of honorifics over the years.

    • @justabeholder4753
      @justabeholder4753 4 роки тому +15

      That seems impossible because sports are very dangerous

    • @yamihatarou7850
      @yamihatarou7850 4 роки тому +56

      @@cwovictor3281 I've also heard that he's a "scoundrel" and "Nefarious"

    • @augustefrater662
      @augustefrater662 4 роки тому +23

      and physical embodyment of waluigi

    • @JohnnyBoy-wi4kn
      @JohnnyBoy-wi4kn 4 роки тому +15

      Please address him as such

  • @CuriousKey
    @CuriousKey 4 роки тому +1591

    I want esports with commentary as absurd and detached from reality as cricket.

    • @The_Bird_Bird_Harder
      @The_Bird_Bird_Harder 4 роки тому +11

      How bad is it for cricket?

    • @YtseJammed
      @YtseJammed 4 роки тому +126

      @@The_Bird_Bird_Harder Makes complete sense if you understand the sport, doesn't make any if you don't. Like all other sports.

    • @The_Bird_Bird_Harder
      @The_Bird_Bird_Harder 4 роки тому +4

      @@YtseJammed I see.

    • @GeekyGuy.
      @GeekyGuy. 3 роки тому +47

      @Ytse Jam I’d argue the commentary doesn’t make sense whether you understand cricket or not. The commentators are simply insane.

    • @zyaicob
      @zyaicob 3 роки тому +36

      To be fair, cricket is a game that, while fun enough to play, is incredibly dull to watch, as it mostly consists of people standing around

  • @jrkent98
    @jrkent98 4 роки тому +725

    the future of sports is darts. it's time to get good at the darts

    • @aceofdoors2746
      @aceofdoors2746 4 роки тому +53

      It's time to get good at darts

    • @Stephen-Fox
      @Stephen-Fox 4 роки тому +7

      We need less pubs not more excuses to go to them

    • @ithinkicanwrite
      @ithinkicanwrite 4 роки тому +19

      @@Stephen-Fox r/wooosh

    • @catsonbrooms
      @catsonbrooms 4 роки тому +47

      the chancellor of darts has now made their decree
      that everyone on this earth has dart proficiency

    • @benmarshall5132
      @benmarshall5132 4 роки тому +11

      Sometimes if people love darts, they stand up. They stand up if they love the so-called 'the darts'.

  • @basilberry2298
    @basilberry2298 4 роки тому +376

    "First of all, I want more mascots," is the most relatable thing I've ever heard.

  • @kickinit7881
    @kickinit7881 4 роки тому +190

    i admire brian and kofie’s efforts to create the sport of the future™ when an upgraded laser tag would’ve fit the requirements just as well

  • @Electroporcupine
    @Electroporcupine 4 роки тому +650

    I admire that they cast Jenna- inarguably the closest thing Polygon has to a Jock- as a commentator instead of a player.

  • @wouter-
    @wouter- 4 роки тому +714

    "Make a shit ton of money" BDG just trying to cash in so he can, one day, retire.

    • @nathfrancois5507
      @nathfrancois5507 4 роки тому +48

      But he's already making $20k every month by working from home and being his own boss, isn't that enough?

    • @davisginn1298
      @davisginn1298 4 роки тому +12

      @@nathfrancois5507 AND from helping people achieve their, like he has done himself, hugh-brandity!

    • @BCJacobe
      @BCJacobe 4 роки тому +5

      Doing what Mario could never do

    • @unitymask
      @unitymask 4 роки тому +14

      wow this aged...well...

    • @OkSharkey
      @OkSharkey 4 роки тому

      @@unitymask I really hope so

  • @lucystarlight8887
    @lucystarlight8887 4 роки тому +231

    I like to think there was no script for the commentary, they just gave Josh and Jenna a bunch of raw footage and said "Do what your heart tells you"

  • @thebenjcrew
    @thebenjcrew 4 роки тому +450

    Hearing Brian say “epic pog moment” gave me life

  • @brianstephens8337
    @brianstephens8337 4 роки тому +1025

    "three balls on his side and one in his heart" what does that MEAN, JENNA

    • @carebear3120
      @carebear3120 4 роки тому +156

      Jenna is foreshadowing the eventual heart attack caused by a clot in the heart from the uncharacteristic exertion knocking something loose

    • @Atellas
      @Atellas 3 роки тому +13

      @@carebear3120 And it’s gonna happen on May 6th, 2030.

  • @rudy117041
    @rudy117041 4 роки тому +293

    "Infinity War is the most ambitious crossover event in history."
    BDG & Kofie: Hold up fam

    • @Shalakor
      @Shalakor 4 роки тому +3

      I mean, in actuality it's still Smash Bros, but this meme format is appreciated all the same.

  • @elfindigo
    @elfindigo 4 роки тому +699

    I can't believe that I'm lucky enough to have witnessed a Weedsnipe

    • @plufim
      @plufim 4 роки тому +11

      I will tell my grandchildren of this moment, I know it

  • @inkterp5322
    @inkterp5322 4 роки тому +766

    I feel like Brian is only 1 purchase away at any given time from being fired

    • @a7fog324
      @a7fog324 4 роки тому +54

      no he's too valuable

    • @seabassthegamer6644
      @seabassthegamer6644 4 роки тому +122

      They can't fire him, Polygon is the only collection of people who know how to contain BDG's power

    • @coffin7904
      @coffin7904 4 роки тому +59

      He's literally the only reason I come to this channel after Griffin and Justin left. No offense to the rest of the polygon staff

    • @FebruaryGhost
      @FebruaryGhost 4 роки тому +3

      @@coffin7904 really?? That’s so strange to me lol because I much prefer the video essays that the others put out. Cool that it’s different!

    • @dsgowo
      @dsgowo 4 роки тому +31

      @@FebruaryGhost I originally started with just Brian, but after watching all of Overboard in a day (minus the Cyberpunk campaign) I am loving pretty much everyone's content. He is a gateway drug and must be stopped before we are all addicted.

  • @edeniguesspog
    @edeniguesspog 4 роки тому +346

    I thought the sport of the future was darts
    I've been spending all of quarantine getting good at them

    • @itsmattcraft1303
      @itsmattcraft1303 3 роки тому +13

      It's time to get good at the darts

    • @elementalsgami1
      @elementalsgami1 3 роки тому +10

      There needs to be competition to discourage monopolies. In this way, darts will find themselves on top soon enough.

    • @halcyon_echo42
      @halcyon_echo42 3 роки тому +2

      Same here yeah

    • @thonktank1239
      @thonktank1239 11 місяців тому +1

      Three years later and yes, somehow darts actually has become the sports of the future

  • @felixeisenmenger1914
    @felixeisenmenger1914 4 роки тому +265

    "as he fertilizes the ground" I need more Sports Commentary like this

  • @Smapdi_Flaffermann
    @Smapdi_Flaffermann 4 роки тому +465

    "Three balls on his side and one in his heart." This is solid gold commentary.

  • @thaddeuskent8185
    @thaddeuskent8185 4 роки тому +320

    BDG, please never say “gaping, sweaty hole” again.

  • @michiyaslana5974
    @michiyaslana5974 4 роки тому +360

    I feel like every Unraveled is an exercise in how much money Brian can extort from Polygon to buy crap. For some reason it's always zero?

  • @doctorwholover1012
    @doctorwholover1012 4 роки тому +126

    "Recreational malware" as a statement will forever live rent free in my mind from now on

  • @JohnThelin
    @JohnThelin 4 роки тому +27

    When the match started, the commentary felt so sports-like that my eyes glazed over by reflex.

  • @tomatoanus
    @tomatoanus 4 роки тому +5329

    unravel me, bdg

    • @oshmoo
      @oshmoo 4 роки тому +207

      Speedrunning to get unraveled by Polygon's BDG (SPEEDRUN EXPLAINED - World Record)

    • @Celcel512
      @Celcel512 4 роки тому +18

      UwU

    • @maddoxbruce4621
      @maddoxbruce4621 4 роки тому +9

      I LOVE TOU TOMATOANUS

    • @robhubbard4192
      @robhubbard4192 4 роки тому +25

      two great tastes that taste great together

    • @skeevyguagacongas4973
      @skeevyguagacongas4973 4 роки тому +13

      Polygon (the g is silent)

  • @zerohappiness
    @zerohappiness 4 роки тому +1054

    *sees his nail polish matches his jacket almost perfectly*
    "Art major goes brrr"

    • @Voxelize
      @Voxelize 4 роки тому +15

      One is blue and one is purple... 🤔

    • @General12th
      @General12th 4 роки тому +27

      @@Voxelize no shut up it's perfect

    • @mossbugprincess
      @mossbugprincess 4 роки тому +10

      *nods sagely* thats just how jocks do

    • @Aydrenn
      @Aydrenn 4 роки тому +2

      Um actually he majored in writing

    • @zerohappiness
      @zerohappiness 4 роки тому +14

      @@Aydrenn i know, it's me, the art major, that goes brrr

  • @diegomarquez4340
    @diegomarquez4340 3 роки тому +19

    My favorite moment in all Esports is still that iconic clip of the Asian announcer just screaming “PENTAKILL!!!!” Over and over again. Didn’t understand wtf he was talking about but his tone and the way he said it just fills me with excitement

  • @AlexisTwoLastNames
    @AlexisTwoLastNames 4 роки тому +653

    the demanding physical requirements of mini golf are the reason it isn’t an olympic sport yet

    • @findtheearth
      @findtheearth 4 роки тому +33

      It used to be in the X-Games but it was removed for being too extreme.

    • @raymondthrone7197
      @raymondthrone7197 4 роки тому +18

      Until mini-golf can curb the excessive player fatalities suffered annually by the highest level of competitors in the sport, it cannot be in good conscience included in the Olympics.

    • @PapaGooseOllie
      @PapaGooseOllie 4 роки тому +9

      Not to mention the emotional toll it takes

    • @turner15
      @turner15 4 роки тому +4

      Don’t get me started on its complex history with politics.

    • @Corbomite_Meatballs
      @Corbomite_Meatballs 4 роки тому +1

      I've always found the teeny-tiny equipment they used to be the smallest reason for it not being in the Olympics.

  • @chuckchildress9295
    @chuckchildress9295 4 роки тому +261

    “Smells like freshly baked cookies, because Brian is an open house!” This killed me 🤣

  • @schematticYT
    @schematticYT 4 роки тому +20

    Fun fact! While sports were gone, my mom's bosses (sports store owners) livestreamed a NHL hockey videogame and got actual sports announcers to narrate the gameplay. It filled the void left by real sports for jocks and actually made it on local news. It was neat

  • @nemesis3392
    @nemesis3392 4 роки тому +84

    I love the idea of two dudes making a brand new sport, and one of them having a bad boy cheater reputation in literally the first game

  • @gordonwiley2006
    @gordonwiley2006 4 роки тому +1511

    Sorry brian, I can't imagine anyone at polygon being a jock except for Jenna. I will not be taking questions.

    • @Ristro44
      @Ristro44 4 роки тому +19

      Agreed!

    • @Shalakor
      @Shalakor 4 роки тому +8

      Why?

    • @doughjaw
      @doughjaw 4 роки тому +150

      @@Shalakor not cool bro, he said he won’t be taking questions

    • @Shalakor
      @Shalakor 4 роки тому +13

      ...When? What? Who? ;P

    • @anurbanurb
      @anurbanurb 4 роки тому +44

      I respect your opinion and, therefore, won't be making questions.

  • @bavandrade
    @bavandrade 4 роки тому +107

    The losing team arguing about the rules in the end? Yep, this is a sport

  • @artisan002
    @artisan002 4 роки тому +178

    "Those tiny chicken bones he calls feet." Oh my god, I love Jenna for this. LOL!

  • @pamdemonia
    @pamdemonia 4 роки тому +552

    Why do I believe that BDG is, in fact, the biggest jock at Polygon.

    • @boazbolhuis1836
      @boazbolhuis1836 4 роки тому +70

      I guess its not a very high bar

    • @baguettegott3409
      @baguettegott3409 4 роки тому +44

      I heard Pat is into boxing though... and Pat is considerably taller than Brian... I know for most people, this wouldn't be enough to qualify as a "jock", but compared to the rest of polygon?

    • @beafbuger
      @beafbuger 4 роки тому +7

      @@baguettegott3409 have you SEEN patrick gill with your own eyes? Not a Jock

    • @FebruaryGhost
      @FebruaryGhost 4 роки тому +17

      Equestrianism is an Olympic sport, therefore the true biggest jock at Polygon is clearly Simone

    • @pravin7541
      @pravin7541 4 роки тому +1

      @@baguettegott3409 STFU HOW DARE YOU BRIAN IS CLEARLY IN PEAK PHYSIQUE HE CAN KNOCK PAT OUT FASTER THSN YOU CAN RAP THE POKÉMON RAP

  • @Neverender6
    @Neverender6 4 роки тому +79

    "Replay this to your children, your children's children, and your forefathers" 😂

  • @doubleslashkarma
    @doubleslashkarma 4 роки тому +344

    "The rules must've been wrong, because I lost."
    Sounds about right

    • @wolfjack5802
      @wolfjack5802 4 роки тому +12

      Sums up the 2020 U.S. election

    • @DoktoreBlah
      @DoktoreBlah 4 роки тому +8

      Very presidential.

    • @tahsinyildiz7914
      @tahsinyildiz7914 4 роки тому +4

      Mr. President did you lose the election
      No but actually yes.

  • @rinnox7568
    @rinnox7568 4 роки тому +2352

    “As Polygon’s resident jock-“
    Says the notorious ‘Polygon twink.’

  • @spacegay9309
    @spacegay9309 4 роки тому +105

    When they cut back to show Brian's feelings and he was laying on the ground I felt that

  • @faefeatherweight
    @faefeatherweight 4 роки тому +63

    "two professional athletes winded by this *mild* amount of activity, most of it in their thumbs" The commentary really made this tbh

  • @Ha-Tannin
    @Ha-Tannin 4 роки тому +76

    "Brain with those tiny little chicken bones he calls feet" actually killed me
    I am currently in Limbo, on my phone, waiting to find out if taking the last cookie will land me in Hell

  • @GreatQueenFan
    @GreatQueenFan 4 роки тому +106

    Yesterday, a friend of mine casually said "my favorite sport is Cooper's hill Cheese rolling". I thought I'd mention that.

    • @ozymandias7
      @ozymandias7 3 роки тому +6

      The fact that this is a real thing leaves me both confused and proud of humans.

  • @Wetkimchee
    @Wetkimchee 4 роки тому +142

    Unraveled has changed tone so much since Brian started producing these during the pandemic and honestly I ain’t mad about it!

  • @PinkSparklyGamer
    @PinkSparklyGamer 4 роки тому +712

    I feel like he's just trying to re-invent chess-boxing

    • @pwndnoob4937
      @pwndnoob4937 4 роки тому +30

      Which is the best sport, so he would have done well.

    • @aaronlewis1803
      @aaronlewis1803 4 роки тому +24

      Excuse you? What is chess boxing, and why does it sound like the raddest thing ever?

    • @xronium
      @xronium 4 роки тому +5

      @@aaronlewis1803 chess boxing, and it is

    • @kyrisgaming
      @kyrisgaming 4 роки тому +62

      @@aaronlewis1803 its playing chess between rounds of boxing. that's literally it. you can win by either KO or checkmate.

    • @Swedishtrex
      @Swedishtrex 4 роки тому +6

      @@kyrisgaming That sounds absolutely amazing.

  • @legend_badge238
    @legend_badge238 Рік тому +9

    He predicted subway surfers+average content. Years before TikTok. He’s truly a god above us

  • @bearfamous_
    @bearfamous_ 4 роки тому +244

    “We instead choose solitaire”
    Me, actively playing solitaire in another window: 👁👄👁

    • @tuesdaywithanh
      @tuesdaywithanh 4 роки тому +5

      Hehehe recreational malware goes *card sounds*

    • @Bubbly_Dragon
      @Bubbly_Dragon 4 роки тому

      I have no idea how to play solitaire, but I sure do own five copies of it

  • @BenSKG
    @BenSKG 4 роки тому +430

    Is the person who rules on penalties etc called the P.I.S.S. Constable?

    • @mr.nerd3.142
      @mr.nerd3.142 4 роки тому +31

      If so, I hope Pat gets the job then

    • @QuinnArgo
      @QuinnArgo 4 роки тому +11

      Penalty Institution of Superball Sports

    • @Corbomite_Meatballs
      @Corbomite_Meatballs 4 роки тому +1

      No, that would be the P.I.S.S. Boy.

  • @bogbutter
    @bogbutter 4 роки тому +29

    as a Jock tm who has both watched and played many a sports, this was a DELIGHTFUL way to be introduced to golf commentary

  • @Spiderwilliam13
    @Spiderwilliam13 4 роки тому +194

    "I've created the perfect hybrid between physical sports and digital sports" Isn't that just Wii Sports?

  • @emmaparry1059
    @emmaparry1059 4 роки тому +347

    Nobody is talking about how great Josh Rios is in this so I'm going to. Josh is very good in this.

    • @Belleuchtung
      @Belleuchtung 4 роки тому +42

      "As he begins to fertilize the field for the next season of surferball" was absolutely my favorite line in this whole video

    • @theAhrBee
      @theAhrBee 4 роки тому +4

      Josh Rios was VERY good. Made me forget how upset I was when it wasn't Jon Bois.
      But now, after 20021, we get to see The Pretty Good story of Surferball.

  • @elinagel-bennett344
    @elinagel-bennett344 4 роки тому +40

    This feels like when your two friend groups meet and only feed into eachothers insanity.

  • @panekpatrik
    @panekpatrik 4 роки тому +37

    Kofie with the "what year is it" t-shirt in a video about the future of sports is the best touch

  • @MelodyBurst
    @MelodyBurst 4 роки тому +228

    Jenna should be an actual commentator. That Open House joke was great.

  • @elven1912
    @elven1912 3 роки тому +30

    It’s an incredible game, nearly perfectly put together, but I just don’t think anything will ever surpass Minion Rush in the hearts of the world. I just bought a 12th device just so I could download Minion Rush once again

  • @Ellicess
    @Ellicess 4 роки тому +440

    BDG is the kind of person to go to the “sport place” to play the “sport ball game” irl

  • @laineygraham7050
    @laineygraham7050 4 роки тому +104

    really appreciating Josh's commitment to the bit with his suit

    • @aimelle3
      @aimelle3 4 роки тому +7

      Someone has to wear a suit on Unraveled, if Brian doesn't someone else will do it.

  • @rabbitjr
    @rabbitjr 3 роки тому +18

    I've been catching up with the Unraveleds I missed out on last year and it's been a really good thing to have on in the background while I play all my copies of Minion Rush.

  • @jayl9110
    @jayl9110 4 роки тому +82

    Brian and Kofie's absolutely giddy giggles of joy while playing that game are a) so wholesome and b) almost certainly the cure for any bad mood ever

  • @jackbingham3338
    @jackbingham3338 4 роки тому +32

    I love it when the ending of an Unraveled episode fills me with joy as opposed to concern for Brian and existential dread

  • @hotcofi2969
    @hotcofi2969 4 роки тому +173

    0:15
    I believe you have "jock" and "twink" mixed up.

  • @tenyenlark
    @tenyenlark 4 роки тому +411

    Surferball: The modern non-Scandinavian biatholon.
    Shooting + Skiing = cold, uses guns, expensive
    Subway surfer + dodgeball = not in the snow, no guns, cheap, has weedsnipes
    The winner here is clear.

    • @uniboy13
      @uniboy13 4 роки тому

      Biathlon wins 2-1!

  • @nstewart1623
    @nstewart1623 4 роки тому +285

    The worst part is that the's probably the closest fit to resident jock. Like, maybe Jenna is she did track in high school, but otherwise, he's the resident jock. He truly is.

    • @a7fog324
      @a7fog324 4 роки тому +1

      explain??

    • @whoknows6983
      @whoknows6983 4 роки тому +7

      lol what about pat

    • @Montykins
      @Montykins 4 роки тому +32

      Kicking extremely high is definitely a jock skill

    • @LordGame2222
      @LordGame2222 4 роки тому +17

      @a7fog the staff at polygon is, by and large, a bit ummm... bookish. Bookish is a good word. None of them are really "jocks" per se, but we know that Brian is physically active, at least. So he kind of wins by default.

    • @genuineinterest
      @genuineinterest 4 роки тому +17

      @@a7fog324 Polygon crew is just a bunch of complete nerds with such chaotic theatre kid/band kid/gamer energy, it's hard to think of any of them as jocks. Especially bdg tbh, which I guess is the joke here. I mean he loves to kick, and he can dance like hell, but I don't think that's really the same lmao

  • @bazmaster07
    @bazmaster07 4 роки тому +33

    The words "gaping sweaty hole" aren't words I was hoping to hear today. Thanks BDG. 10/10.

  • @lillalachrimae
    @lillalachrimae 4 роки тому +263

    44 seconds in and I'm already cackling over "eh sports"

  • @williamspeed9937
    @williamspeed9937 4 роки тому +53

    "As Polygon's resident jock"
    Didn't think I'd lose it in the first minute. Well done BDG

  • @2Howls
    @2Howls 4 роки тому +74

    Can we get all the Pokémon gyms ranked on how good of a workout you could get

  • @captain_birdfaced
    @captain_birdfaced 4 роки тому +48

    An unraveled episode that doesn’t end in Brian having a mental breakdown over Nintendo characters? Impossible

  • @milesespadoto6359
    @milesespadoto6359 4 роки тому +87

    brian got an exercise machine earlier this year to condition his body to be able to actually play this game without having to call an ambulance, we've cracked it folks

    • @screamsformemes
      @screamsformemes 4 роки тому

      ADHSFDFJKSH you've done it you figured out his secrets!!!

  • @Mercutihoe
    @Mercutihoe 4 роки тому +611

    Me, barely even 5 minutes into this video: it’s DnD. The answer is DnD

    • @plutototoh
      @plutototoh 4 роки тому +158

      Sorry he said theater kids weren't part of this venn diagram

    • @brodown64
      @brodown64 4 роки тому +35

      @@plutototoh Gottem

    • @justas423
      @justas423 4 роки тому +58

      LARPing, truly the unity between jocks and gamers.

    • @gothicanimeangel96
      @gothicanimeangel96 4 роки тому +4

      How??????? How’s that either????

    • @joemamma953
      @joemamma953 4 роки тому +8

      @@gothicanimeangel96 because DnD is everything

  • @Kain128
    @Kain128 4 роки тому +146

    "From mini golf, all the way to regular golf."
    Yeah, that just about covers it.

    • @brianpclare
      @brianpclare 4 роки тому +3

      except for maxi golf

    • @OlieB
      @OlieB 4 роки тому

      @@brianpclare explain Maxi Golf

    • @brianpclare
      @brianpclare 4 роки тому

      @@OlieB kinda just meant that as a joke, but wouldn't it basically be irish road bowling? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_road_bowling

  • @onezestytambourinebeat6215
    @onezestytambourinebeat6215 4 роки тому +310

    “The gaping, sweaty hole left by sports”

    • @socalacura1338
      @socalacura1338 4 роки тому +9

      A very interesting choice of words by our lord and savior bdg

    • @Lucarioguild7
      @Lucarioguild7 4 роки тому +1

      Ah yes I have viewed such a...documentary before...

  • @clairification7206
    @clairification7206 3 роки тому +4

    As a theater kid who loves sports and recently got into esports, the true answer to this question is jugger, the greatest sport you've never heard of.

  • @wimzeekul2147
    @wimzeekul2147 4 роки тому +38

    I would pay good money to hear Brain say "epic pog moment", and here he's giving it to us for free.

  • @Connorses
    @Connorses 4 роки тому +8

    When he said he was gonna merge sports and esports I legit thought he was just going to accidentally invent LARPing.
    And then I thought, maybe it will be something that combines the virtual with the physical, like Virtual Reality, or Augmented Reality, or Laser Tag.
    Never did I expect "Dodgeball whilst playing a mobile game".
    Truly DGR has mastered the art of being unpredictable.

    • @soapthesoap
      @soapthesoap 4 роки тому

      I immediately thought the wii

  • @cinammonstyx7622
    @cinammonstyx7622 4 роки тому +38

    "As Polygon's resident jock"
    Bro Simone is right there.

  • @indigoblue8600
    @indigoblue8600 4 роки тому +103

    Good on you both for wearing masks. Even though it was inconvenient and made sound quality a bit iffy, it’s appreciated. You’re setting a great example while protecting each other. Love it!!

  • @TonkarzOfSolSystem
    @TonkarzOfSolSystem 4 роки тому +25

    Jenna is actually amazing at commentary. It's actually really hard to do!

  • @Daniel-27110
    @Daniel-27110 4 роки тому +183

    I think we are ignoring the fact that most phone screens ain't bright enough to let you play subway surfers in a sunny day

    • @Jayhawkeye24
      @Jayhawkeye24 4 роки тому +27

      That's gonna be the first scandal:
      the year is 2028, after years of futility the Ravens try to regain their former glory using PEDs (Phone Enhancement Devices), specifically an enhancement that makes their screens bright. A scathing report though comes out about this though and the league comes down on the team hard, barring them from that years playoffs and the team loses multiple draft picks. former player and current GM, Kofie had no idea his players were using PEDs and swears this will never happen again as he clears house, releasing all players involved in the scandal as well as the head coach.
      Kofie brings in his good friend Jon Bois as head coach to lead the rebuild and culture change. 2 years later Bois and the SB Ravens win the championship for the first time since Kofie's heroic victory here in 2020.

    • @writershard5065
      @writershard5065 4 роки тому +6

      @@Jayhawkeye24 I just realized 2028 is just 8 years away, and not in the far cyberpunk future as I thought.

    • @Snippe475
      @Snippe475 4 роки тому +1

      Don't most phones have an outdoor mode that desaturates the screen and cranks the brightness as high as it can go?