Talking College Football History: Fred O’Connor

April 23, 2024 College Podcasts Football

Coach Fred O'Connor joins us this week on the show. Fred coached football for over 60 years at all levels of the game. After coaching at the high school level, Fred had stints at Villanova, Maryland, Southern Mississippi and back to…

Wall2WallFootball: NFL Draft Preview Edition

April 19, 2024 Football

Tim, Scott, and Eric welcome Dave Parkin back to the show to take a look at the NFL Draft then and now. Dave shares stories of the draft process in 1979 and compares it to how the draft plays out today. Dave discusses scouting, draft night, and…

Talking College Football History: Ken Huff

April 16, 2024 College Podcasts Football

This week we go back to mid-1970s ACC football with our guest Ken Huff. Ken played at North Carolina from 1972-1974 under head coach Bill Dooley. He was one of the best offensive linemen in Tar Heel history. Ken also was a 1st round (…

Talking College Football History: Chuck Heater

April 9, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We celebrate those great Michigan teams in the early 1970s this week. Our guest is Chuck Heater, running back (1972-1974). Those teams went 30-2-1 in those years and never appeared in a bowl game. Chuck talks about…

Talking College Football History: Browner Family

April 2, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We are airing this podcast this week in honor of Jimmie Browner, who passed away on March 6, 2024.

It is rare to have a family with an impact on college football as the Browner family.  It is even rarer to have all of the surviving siblings on…

Talking College Football History: Ricky Churchman

March 26, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We head down to the Lone Star State this week with our guest who played at Texas from 1976-1979.  Ricky Churchman joins us to talk about his Longhorn experience which included a National Title run in 1977 and one of the best defenses…

Talking College Football History: Bill Snyder

March 19, 2024 College Podcasts Football

This week we are blessed to have one of the best college football coaches in the game's history as Coach Bill Snyder joins us.  He was the orchestrator of the greatest turnaround in college football history.  Coach Snyder came from…

Talking College Football History: Doug Dieken

March 12, 2024 College Podcasts Football

Doug Dieken joins us this week.  If you followed NFL football in the 1970s to the early 1980s, Doug is a household name, but did you know he started out as a receiver, then a tight end at Illinois?  Doug played for the Illini from…

Talking College Football History: The Quay Family

March 5, 2024 College Podcasts Football

We are honored this week to have Dave Quay represent his family on our podcast.  The Quay family is arguably the greatest athletic family in Mifflin County, PA history over the last century.  We start out with father Ike who was the…

Sports Authors Showcase: Walk the Plank: Winning the Game of Life on 4th Down by Doug Plank

March 4, 2024 Podcasts Football

I am joined by Doug Plank this week to discuss his book Walk the Plank:  Winning the Game of Life on 4th Down.  This is a book about the way Doug Plank not only approached the game of football, but also how he approached life…