Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 20

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Tim has some ranting to do this week. Tim takes aim at college athletics, particularly recruiting. Also on the list is golf coverage, baseball scheduling, ESPN, and youth sports. Tim also piggybacks off his column this week with Rory talk and Pittsburgh…

Back When There Was Baseball: Glenn Abbott

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We are joined this week by former Major League right-handed pitcher Glenn Abbott. Glenn pitched in the Big Leagues from 1973-1984. He came up in the Oakland A's organization when they won 5 straight AL West titles (1971-1975) and 3 World Series (…

Talking College Football History: The Nebraska Walk-On

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This week we feature the Nebraska walk-on. Back in the day, under Coach Tom Osborne (1973-1997), Nebraska took a ton of walk-ons and put them on the Freshman team. Their Freshman teams consisted of 70-80 members through the early 1980s. This was one of…

Sports Authors Showcase: Jake O’Donnell

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We have a different take on Sports Authors Showcase this week.  There hasn't been a biography written about our guest, Jake O'Donnell, but there should be.  Jake was a longtime NBA official from 1967-1995, but most people don't know that…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: June 12

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Tim leads off with some US Open golf talk and a pick to win. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to 1999, 2005, 2014 for the last three US Opens at Pinehurst #2. On the docket is NBA, NHL, and MLB, including a take on the Phillies and Pirates differences. What’…

Back When There Was Baseball: Mark Wiley

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Our guest this week was in the game of baseball for five decades. Mark Wiley talks with us, not only about his playing career, but also his coaching and administrative career. Mark was not highly touted out of high school but had a great…

Talking College Football History: Jim Young

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When you think of great coaches in the 1970s and 1980s the likes of Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, Joe Paterno, Bear Bryant, Barry Switzer, Tom Osborne along with others come to mind. Is Coach Jim Young on that list? If not, you should re-evaluate your…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic

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It is a “winging it” edition of the podcast this week. After a very hectic week, Tim picks out a few things from Caitlin Clark to baseball to chat about in this shortened edition of Musings.    

Back When There Was Baseball: Rich Nye

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Rich Nye joins us this week on the podcast. Rich was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 14th round of the 1966 draft out of Cal-Berkeley and it didn't take him long to make it up to the parent club. He talks about his time with the Cubs and manager…

Talking College Football History: Eric Hipple

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Utah State grad Eric Hipple joins us this week on the podcast. Eric played QB at Utah State from 1976-1979, but you more than likely remember him as the Detroit Lions QB. He still is in the Top 10 in Utah State offensive stats with 6,073 career…