Talking Penn State Football History: Greg Murphy
by on August 5, 2024
We continue to celebrate those great teams in the early 1970s with our guest this week. Greg Murphy joins us to talk about his Penn State career and share some great stories. Greg was born in New Bern, NC, but played his high school…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: August 1
by on August 2, 2024
Sore mouth and all, and you will hear the story on that, Tim is back this week. Trade deadline observations, sports at the beach in the connect to column segment, the dentist story in the random ‘off topic topic”, and a rant on the Pirates and the…
Wall2WallFootball: ACC Preview
by on August 1, 2024
Tim and Eric discuss the news of the week in college football and the NFL including some notes from Steelers camp. Then it is off to preview the ACC Conference. Can this be a two bid league? Will the conference be decided in the state of Florida? Is…
Back When There Was Baseball: May 17, 1979: Phillies 23, Cubs 22
by on July 31, 2024
1979 marks the 45th anniversary of the great game between the Cubs and Phillies. The date was May 17, 1979, the location was Wrigley Field in Chicago, and the wind was blowing out at 17-18 miles/hour. Both starting pitchers (Phillies - Randy Lerch,…
Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland
by on July 30, 2024
This week we explore the Louisville football turnaround in the late 1990s/early 2000's. We are looking at a little later time-period than normal, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to host Coach John L. Smith and his Defensive…
Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico
by on July 29, 2024
We are privileged to have Frank Pomarico this week who wrote a book with Ray Serafin titled Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football. Frank was one of the captains of that great 1973 Notre Dame…
Talking Penn State Football History: Lance Mehl
by on July 29, 2024
This week's feature is one of Penn State's unsung defensive players. He played at Penn State from 1976-1979. When he was moved to linebacker in 1978, he excelled for his junior and senior seasons at PSU. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the 3rd…
Back When There Was Baseball: Rick Wise
by on July 25, 2024
June 23, 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of one of the greatest achievements in not only Philadelphia Phillies, but also MLB history. Rick Wise pitched a no-hitter on that Wednesday evening in Cincinnati while also…
Talking College Football History: John Rienstra
by on July 23, 2024
John Rienstra joins us this week on the podcast to talk about his Temple career (1981-1985) and his NFL career which lasted from 1986-1992 with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns. John will state that he played for 3 Super…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chuck Burkhart
by on July 22, 2024
Who was the only Penn State quarterback to win every game he started (minimum of 2 years)? The answer would be Chuck Burkhart (1967-1969) and he is our guest this week. Sit back and listen to Chuck recall those great years of 1968 and…
