Wall2WallFootball: Will Lions Roar Edition

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The trifecta returns as the talk centers around Super Bowl contenders in the NFL, and yes, the boys included the Steelers and Eagles in that conversation. Will a college football tournament create Cinderella like the basketball tournament? What is good…

Back When There Was Baseball: Chris Wheeler

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Former long-time Phillies broadcaster Chris Wheeler joins us this week.  "Wheels" was behind the mic for 37 years of Phillies baseball which included their only 2 World Series championships (1980 and 2008).  The Phillies have only appeared in 7…

Talking College Football History: Kelly Kirchbaum

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We view the 1977 Kentucky football team as quite possibly their best team in history. Our guest this week is Linebacker Kelly Kirchbaum who played at Kentucky from 1975-1978. He also played against Penn State in each of his four years in…

Wall2WallFootball: Who’s In Edition

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Tim and Eric discuss James Franklin’s less than professional pre conference from earlier in the week, coaches on the hot seat in each conference, and Who is in and who is out of the playoffs at this point. Plus trade deadline talk in the NFL, best and…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Oct 25

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Tim leads off with NBA news including, brace yourself Sixers fans, Joel Embiid injured already. The phony LeBron James and son Bronny moment, Pens and Flyers off to slow starts including the Pens sending goalie Tristan Jarry home, and the Caps waiting…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ten Cent Beer Night

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We celebrate the 50th anniversary of Ten Cent Beer Night which occurred on June 4, 1974, in Cleveland. The game featured the visiting Texas Rangers, with manager Billy Martin, up against the home Cleveland Indians. Our guests are Steve Foucault and Tom…

Talking College Football History: Tom Luken

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Boiler Up folks!!!! We are talking Purdue football this week and our guest was an integral part of those Purdue teams in the late 1960s through the early 1970s. He played for legendary coach Jack Mollenkopf early in his career. Tom was an offensive…

Sports Authors Showcase: The Right Thing to Do by Tom Shanahan

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Author Tom Shanahan released a new book this year entitled The Right Thing to Do: The True Pioneers of College Football Integration in the 1960s. We hosted Tom on a previous book, Raye of Light, and this book goes deeper into Coach…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: Oct 18

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Tim leads off with the not so stunning retirement of Virginia head coach Tony Bennett. The Time Machine stops off at four times when coaches retired at inopportune times in order to promote the guy they wanted to get the job. Penguins hockey, 76ers…