8/25/20 Hour 2 – Neal Coolong on Steelers Camp, NFL testing error; Lions/Raptors shooting responses
Hour 2 – Guest: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today, on the state of the Steelers’ locker room this year, training camp updates, NFL’s 77 false positive COVID-19 tests, and more. Topics: Lions cancel practice, Raptors threatening to boycott Game 1 of playoff series with the Celtics, and sports and news reporting getting ‘lax’ because of the pandemic.
8/25/20 Hour 1 – What Penn State can do now, CBS Sports’ Ben Kerscheval
Monday 8/24/20 Hour 1 – Topics: What Penn State football can do during the fall semester, Micah Parsons, Pat Friermuth named to 1st team All-American, what the local sports scene looks like this fall, and the Flyers’ loss. Guest: Ben Kerscheval, CBS Sports, on his story on James Franklin’s frustration, spring ball wouldn’t be that bad, and more.
8/24/20 Hour 2 – Options to start NCAA hoops, Sam Carchidi previews Flyers-Isles
Hour 2 – Topics: NFL testing issues, and there’s four options to when NCAA basketball may starts. Guest: Sam Carchidi, Philadelphia Inquirer, previewing the Flyers-Islanders series – how similar both teams are, the Flyers are going to need more scoring from their top players, and what it meant for the Flyers to win a playoff series for the first time since 2012.
8/24/20 Hour 1 – Steve doesn’t buy NBA hype, and FOX 43’s Andrew Kalista on PIAA
Monday 8/24/20 Hour 1 – Topics: An anti-climatic Indy 500, Luka Doncic’s game winner but Steve doesn’t buy the overall NBA hype. Guest: Andrew Kalista, FOX 43 York Sports Anchor, on the PIAA’s decision to play fall sports, what schools in southcentral PA are deciding, and more.
8/21/20 Hour 1 – PIAA decision, Donnie Collins on Kevin Warren letter and more
Friday 8/21/20 Hour 1 – Topics: PIAA making decision regarding fall sports, and Iowa cuts four sports.Guest: Donnie Collins, Scranton-Times Tribune, on Kevin Warren’s letter, problems again with the timing of the decision, Penn State testing and more.
8/20/20 Hour 1 – Steve says Kevin Warren has ‘perception problem,’ Frank Bodani joins the show
Thursday 8/20/20 Hour 1 – Steve reacts to Big 10 Commissioner Kevin Warren’s letter, says there’s a ‘perception problem’ with him. Guest: Frank Bodani, York Daily Record, on James Franklin’s frustration of protocols getting ready for the season not being good enough, the 12 hour rule doesn’t make sense, and PIAA unknowns.
8/19/20 Hour 2 – James Franklin zoom conference, expressing frustration w/ B1G postponement
Hour 2 – Penn State Head Coach James Franklin meets with the media following the Big 10 postponement. He expresses frustration with the timing of the decision, how difficult its been telling players and parents bad news without any answers, he doesn’t like the 12-hour rule, and how players and coaches weren’t heard before the decision.
8/19/20 Hour 1 – Steve rips Lane Kiffin comments, more on B1G spring scheduling
Wednesday 8/19/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve doesn’t like Lane Kiffin’s comments on transfers, and he breaks down a report on what Big 10 spring football scheduling could look like.
8/18/20 Hour 2 – Neal Coolong on Artie Burns’ comments, Steve on bad NBA ratings
Hour 2 – Guest: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today, on Artie Burns comments not getting a fair chance to play in Pittsburgh, new dynamics of training camp and more. Topics: Steve has more on the bad NBA ratings, Big 10 parents going to conference headquarters to protest, and more.
8/18/20 Hour 1 – Steve on Tatis grand slam, bad NBA ratings; NBC Sports Philly’s Serena Winters on Sixers
Tuesday 8/18/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve’s only beef with the Tatis grand slam was swinging through a take sign, why there’s bad NBA ratings right now, and his problem with load management. Plus, why analytics can be a problem in the NBA and MLB. Guest: Serena Winters, NBC Sports Philadelphia Sixers Sideline Reporter, with her analysis of the team’s Game 1 loss to Boston, possible lineup changes on both sides after the Gordon Heyward injury, and more.
