2/12/21 Hour 2 – Bracketology with Joe Lunardi, our college hoops picks
Hour 2 – Guest: ESPN Bracketologist Joe Lunardi – he says Penn State is close, but they’ll determine their own fate, who’s in his Final Four currently, and more; plus its our first set of college hoops picks with the king!
2/5/21 Hour 2 – ESPN’s Holly Rowe, Our Super Bowl Picks
Hour 2 – Guest: ESPN’s Holly Rowe, on her cancer and COVID battles, her broadcasting career, and being a virtual special guest at Penn State’s Pink Zone; plus, its our Super Bowl picks and prop bets with the king!
1/11/21 Hour 2 – Reading Eagle’s Rich Scarcella, ESPN’s Heather Dinich
Hour 2 – Guests: Reading Eagles’ Rich Scarcella, on Michal Menet heading to the NFL and he’s meaning to the program, he’s surprised Jaquan Brisker returned, and if Mike Yurcich wasn’t available would the OC move be made, and who’s offense will this be going forward; ESPN College Football Insider Heather Dinich, previewing the National Championship Game, why one Group of 5 commissioner told her expanding the CFP wouldn’t help, her time at Penn State, and more.
12/31/20 Hour 2 – ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg, our picks
Hour 2 – Guests: ESPN College Football Insider Adam Rittenberg, he thinks the College Football Playoff will probably expand because of so many teams opting out of bowl games, he thinks an expanded playoff would be better and teams could play at home, his thoughts on tomorrow‘s CFP games, and more; Plus its our NFL picks with the king!
11/24/20 Hour 2 -Neal Coolong on the Steelers, ESPN’s Dave Pasch on Penn State-Michigan
Hour 2 – Guests: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today – he says he can’t see any scenario Steelers-Ravens isn’t played Thanksgiving night, how the team continues to not look like a team scoring 30 points a game, so foundational pieces on defense, and more; Dave Pasch, ESPN/Arizona Cardinals Radio Play-By-Play, who’ll have the call of Penn State-Michigan Saturday from his home, on calling the DeAndre Hopkins hail mary catch, who he thinks will be at quarterback for Michigan and Penn State Saturday, reaching this point in the season during COVID and more.
11/3/20 Hour 1 – ESPN/NBC SNF battle, NY Post’s Andrew Marchand
Tuesday 11/3/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Making sense of the sudden ESPN/NBC battle for Sunday Night Football, ESPN’s game presentation struggles, Wisconsin-Purdue cancelled, Guest: Andrew Marchand, NY Post, on the SNF battle, the NFL’s decision most likely won’t be based on production or TV booth, how Thursday Night Football could be part of the deal, and more.
10/28/20 Hour 1 – Steve reacts to WS, Wisconsin COVID; ESPN’s Tim Kirkjian
Wednesday 10/28/20 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve joins in the many criticisms of Kevin Cash pulling Blake Snell early, Wisconsin-Nebraska cancelled with Badgers positive COVID cases. Guest: Tim Kirkjian, ESPN, on Justin Turner’s positive COVID case during the game, pulling Snell, he’d be ‘very surprised’ if there’s full houses in the stands, and more.
9/30/20 Hour 2 – James Franklin on Micah Parsons and more from media day
Hour 2 – Guests: James Franklin on why Micah Parsons won’t return, and hear more of his media day press conference, plus Steve says ESPN’s MLB broadcasters need to be back in the booth, and more bad NBA ratings.
9/14/20 Hour 2 – ESPN’s Adam Rittenberg with the latest on the B1G
Hour 2 – Guest: Adam Rittenberg, ESPN College Football Reporter – he says all of the Big 10 is all in or out to play this fall, and this issue is just one small thing for presidents to deal with during the pandemic, rapid testing will make logistics of releasing quarantining players faster, and he explains how difficult this issue has been to report on. Then Blue-White Illustrated’s Nate Bauer has the latest on what he’s hearing, reviewing the timing of all this and how the College Football Playoff could be affected.
8/5/20 Hour 1 – Andrew Marchand of ESPN, PSU’s Micah Parsons opting out
Hour 1 Talked about Penn State’s Micha Parsons and other players opting out of football this fall, Penn State’s linebacker situation, and the Nittany Lions’ football schedule as it stands now. Andrew Marchand of ESPN on on-air broadcast teams, including for Monday Night Football, and ABC wanting the Super Bowl, and his opinion of the in-studio play-by-play in games being covered right now.
