Talking College Football History: Coach John L. Smith and Chris Smeland

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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 Coordinator…

Sports Authors Showcase: Ara's Knights: Ara Parseghian and the Golden Era of Notre Dame Football by Frank Pomarico

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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 national…

Talking Penn State Football History: Lance Mehl

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

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 Rex Naylor on  Podcasts Baseball

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 hitting 2 home runs.…

Talking College Football History: John Rienstra

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

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 Bowl winning…

Talking Penn State Football History: Chuck Burkhart

by Rex Naylor on  Penn State Football Podcasts

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 1969. He talks…

Wall2WallFootball: Big 12 Preview

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Tim and Eric lead off with some NFL and college football talk. Then it is a full blown bottom to top preview of this year’s new look Big 12. Who wins? Sleepers? Check out what our guys think.    

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: July 17

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Tim looks back at the boredom that was the MLB All Star festivities. A trip back to Royal Troon 2016, 2004, 1997, 1989, 1982, and 1973 for a look at the last six winners of The Open there. Tim connects to his column by predicting who will win this year’s…

Back When There Was Baseball: Ken Berry

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Ken Berry joins us on the podcast this week. Ken played in the Majors from 1962-1975 and was considered one of the best defensive center fielders of that era. He won two Gold Glove Awards (1970 and 1972) and was an All-Star in 1967. You have to wonder…

Talking College Football History: Doug Graber

by Rex Naylor on  College Podcasts Football

Doug Graber joins me this week on the podcast. Doug coached for over 30 years at every level. He coached high school, Division II and Division I at the collegiate level, the NFL and the World League of American Football. He was the head coach at…