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…

Talking Penn State Football History: Franco Harris Tribute

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One of the greatest Penn State and Pittsburgh Steelers legends passed away on December 20, 2022.  We pay tribute to Franco Harris on the podcast this week.  Franco played at Penn State from 1969-1971, with the Steelers (1972-1983) and…

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…

Talking Penn State Football History: Tom Rafferty

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For those Penn State and Dallas Cowboy fans, along with other football enthusiasts, we have Tom Rafferty for you this week. Rafferty is remembered most for his contributions on the Dallas Cowboy offensive line, but he did play at Penn State in 1974 and…

Wall2WallFootball: Rivalry Edition

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Tim and Eric discuss the news and notes from all football including another black eye for Penn State football, scheduling for power teams in light of the news that USC tried to get out of the game with LSU, and Steelers OTA news. Plus, the guys discuss…

Musings of a Sports Fanatic: May 30

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Tim gives one last shout out to Bill Walton on the lessons Walton taught him. Tim’s Time Machine goes back to the 1977 NBA Finals where Walton dominated in leading Portland over the 76ers. The Docket has NBA, NHL, college hoops, MLB, and Scottie…