Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 18
by on January 19, 2024
Tim relives the court storming in Happy Valley from earlier this week, fresh with thoughts on Penn State hoops. Then a deep dive on the extremely average ACC. Then it is rant city, as Tim takes on college hoops officials, ESPN twice, the Pirates lack…
Back When There Was Baseball: Bob Coluccio
by on January 17, 2024
Bob Coluccio is our guest this week. Bob played in the Majors from 1973-1978 with the Milwaukee Brewers, Chicago White Sox and St. Louis Cardinals. He is an interesting subject as he fell 35 games short of an MLB pension according to…
Talking College Football History: Pete Koch
by on January 16, 2024
We look back this week to the "Heyday" of Maryland football. I consider this period from the start of the Jerry Claiborne era (1972-1981) through the Bobby Ross era (1982-1986) as the "Heyday" of Maryland football history. Our guest is Pete…
Talking Penn State Football History: Bob Bassett
by on January 15, 2024
If you read the book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978, you will recognize our guest this week. If not, do you remember the slogan "Pass It To Bassett"? Bob Bassett joins us this week on the podcast. Bob…
Wall2WallFootball: Here We Go Edition
by on January 12, 2024
Tim and Scott look back at the National Championship game and grudgingly give Jim Harbaugh credit. Thoughts on the future of college football, Nick Saban retires and who will take that job, and where does Jim Harbaugh land? Finally, a way, way too…
Musings of a Sports Fanatic: January 11
by on January 11, 2024
Tim muses first about a testy Pens/Flyers game this week, just the way it ought to be when these two teams play. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 2012 for some more testy moments between the Pens andFlyers. A close look at the Big Ten conference and…
Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Speier
by on January 10, 2024
Our guest this week holds a special place in host Rex Naylor's heart. Rex was presented a Wilson A2150 baseball glove at 10 years of age by his stepfather, with Chris Speier's autograph on the glove. This inspired Rex to follow our guest this week…
Talking College Football History: Dan Spivey
by on January 9, 2024
Not all of our segments on this podcast are the "glory days" of college football. Our guest this week is "Dangerous" Dan Spivey. You should remember Dan Spivey as a professional wrestler if you followed it in the mid-1980s through…
Talking Penn State Football History: Chuck Correal
by on January 8, 2024
In the writing of the book The Forgotten Seasons: Penn State Football 1977-1978, Rex discovered how many outstanding players were on those teams. Quite possibly the greatest collection of football players Penn State ever produced. Our…
Sports Authors Showcase: Swinging ‘73: Baseball’s Wildest Season by Matt Silverman
by on January 8, 2024
This week we look at the book Swinging '73: Baseball's Wildest Season. Author Matt Silverman joins us to talk about that season and what made it the "Wildest Season". The book takes a look not only at that season, but the…
