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How the Big 12 Could Be the New Big East

The college football landscape is in turmoil as an eight-team conference scrambles to hold on to power and relevance among the new world order. No, I’m not talking about the Big 12 in 2021. I’m talking about the Big East. The Big East Conference – barely one decade ago – was in a similar situation to the eight programs that now remain in the Big 12. The Big East’s story could teach us lessons about what to expect from the university presidents, athletic directors, and television executives who hold power and will be making decisions among the Big 12 landscape. This story will undoubtedly sound familiar. Some schools lucked into upgrading, like Louisville, rocketing up the ranks from Conference USA…
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Re-alignment Realities: What options do B12 schools have?

Week after week, terrible headline after terrible headline, Iowa State fans are bombarded with news of Armageddon in the college football world. Every headline from The Athletic (who does not have a dedicated writer for a single remaining B12 team), CBS (who currently partners only with the SEC in college football through 2023), ESPN (The Mothership of the ongoing/impending CFB attack), or whatever website is getting in on the click parade spells the end of the world for the 8 little worthless schools sitting in the middle of America. But reality is perhaps not what these people and their giant media conglomerate overlords say, and the headline always seems to sting a little more than the actual content inside the…
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Let’s look forward, Nebraska

The future doesn’t have to be bleak for Nebraska. Nebraska is still one of the great brands in the sport, but looking back is not going to fix the problem moving forward.
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Matinee Baseball -Super Bowl Buffet

With the Super Bowl coming up we thought it would be nice to put all our Football podcasts in one spot for you to get you ready for the big game. Matinee Baseball 2.11 : Fall ball – The Waterboy Matinee Baseball 2.10 : Fall ball – All The Right Moves Matinee Baseball 2.09 : Fall ball – The Turkey Bowl Matinee Baseball 2.08 : Fall ball – Remember the Titans Matinee Baseball 2.07 : Fall ball – Necessary Roughness Matinee Baseball 1.18 : Winter Workouts – The Replacements Matinee Baseball 1.16 : Fall ball – The Program Matinee Baseball 1.17 : Fall ball – Little Giants
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Ranking Every Iowa State Football Win in the Matt Campbell Era

I’ve been trying to put my feelings into words about a top-10 Iowa State Cyclone football team and the progress this program has made under coach Matt Campbell, but words have escaped me. There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t already been said and with so much happening in the world outside of sports, writing about the greatest era of Iowa State football just hasn’t felt appropriate yet. So instead of trying to contextualize my thoughts on something bigger than wins and losses, I’m going to stick to just wins and losses—actually, just wins. All 35 of them in the Matt Campbell era, to be exact. What better way to celebrate the greatest era of football in school history than…
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Culture Check 2.3: Community

Arnold Woods and Emily Cornell continue on talking about tv shows by chatting about NBC’s Community.
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Old Man’s Strength: 2.03 – Forgiveness

Tim and Chris  talk to Ken Miller The Godfather of DSM sports radio about his and Chris’s unlikely friendship and their history with Marty Tirrell. We hope you enjoy this story of good things come from bad situations.
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Sports & Corks 3.4: Nia Dennis Stan Podcast

Emily and Emily chat about college basketball rumblings and tumblings. They briefly touch on the last weekend of the NFL before the big one. They share many updates about women’s soccer, hockey and gymnastics (because how could they not). They round out your time with them with games of the week, hot takes and wine picks. Also peep this week’s personal plug: Sift + Sprinkle Emily Twitter – https://twitter.com/emily_shaleen Emily Twitter – https://twitter.com/emilproblems Sports & Corks Twitter – https://twitter.com/sportsandcorks The Tailgate Society Twitter – https://twitter.com/tgatesociety You can email Emily and Emily at sportsandcorks@gmail.com
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Old Man’s Strength: 2.01 Silver Linings

Tim Johnson and Chris Shipley are just a couple of old dudes who came together to talk about the way it used to be and the way it has to be now. They laugh, get mad, cuss and talk about how to handle adversity with careers and family and how to come out on top. Try to find the silver lining! Listen as Tim and Chris talk about Chris’s cancer journey, how he let his faith take the lead.
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Matinee Baseball: 4.06 Kingpin

Ted Flint, Jake Vos and Shawn Fensterman share some drinks and talk about 1996’s Kingpin. https://open.spotify.com/episode/6EKoSvoUbxFjdtMI0pidL1?si=7aaa88285d5a412b
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F1: Hungarian GP Takeaways

The Formula One season is a long grind, and this week the teams arrived at the Hungaroring for the final race before the summer break. Everyone hoped to capture some momentum to carry into the home stretch. Some unpredictable weather shuffled the leaders in every practice session, making it difficult to tell who would have the advantage on Sunday. But when all else fails, you can bet on two things: Max Verstappen to prevail and Ferrari to leave everyone confused. Here’s how it went down. Vos Immediate reaction: WTF is Ferrari doing? I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a systematic failure as egregious as what Ferrari has had this year. While they’ve had a few GPs where they have shown…
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Mount Rushmore: Best NBA Players to Never Win MVP

Most NBA fans argue the tier 1 greats. Michael Jordan vs. Lebron James vs. Kobe Bryant. But what about those tier 2 greats, who just never made it tier 1? I give you the Mount Rushmore of NBA Players to Never Win MVP. Patrick Ewing Patrick Ewing dominated the 80s and 90s and made being a Knicks fan cool. He averaged over 20 points per game for 13 straight seasons including his best season in 1989 where he averaged 29 points, 11 rebounds, 4 blocks, and shot 55% from the field. He finished 5th in MVP voting that season behind Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Michael Jordan, and Karl Malone. Elgin Baylor Elgin Baylor is considered one of the greatest players…
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F1: French GP Takeaways

After a week off, Formula One arrived in Le Castellet, France. Fans at the track were treated to French-speaking driver Charles Leclerc, from nearby Monaco, winning pole position on Saturday. But a potential showdown between Leclerc and Max Verstappen ended early in the tire barrier when Leclerc lost control of his Ferrari. Verstappen cruised to victory and likely soon a second championship. Here are our thoughts following the French Grand Prix. Vos Immediate reaction: Ferrari does Ferrari things… again Carlos Sainz was forced to start in the rear, Leclerc started on pole and did a great job to get out in front and hold off Max in the early portion of the race, yet Ferrari managed to have a massively…
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Matinee Baseball: 4.05 Major League 3

Ted Flint, Jake Vos and Shawn Fensterman have too many drinks and talk about Major League 3: Back to Minors. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4l5HcDq6mDWyJZOmVuaJ73?si=182706b36fd84f40
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  • Drunk Dialing 2.07 – Girl Talk

    Drunk Dialing 2.07 – Girl Talk

    While the boys are away the girls will play. Tami Dooley and Nicole Gustafson take over this episode of Drunk Dialing.  As always the converstion moves plenty and the phone calls are fun. Ted and Tom were nice enough to all into the show.  Listening to Ted’s ozarks trip was something else. So strap in […]

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  • America, this IS us.

    America, this IS us.

    America, 2017. Embed from Getty Images   They came to Charlottesville, VA, with tiki torches, Trump costumes, and hate in their hearts. Embed from Getty Images   Stealing valor. Embed from Getty Images   Cosplaying patriotism. Embed from Getty Images   Waving Confederate and Nazi flags, like those bits of cheap cloth don’t signify the […]

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  • Ladies, we need to have ‘the talk’

    Ladies, we need to have ‘the talk’

    Ladies, we need to talk about something very important. Birth control. Whether you’re using some sort of pharmaceutical birth control or not, there’s still plenty you need to know. The first thing is that you have to have that conversation with your doctor – even if it’s just to discuss the side effects or any […]

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  • The best rivalries in college football

    The best rivalries in college football

    In every sport, there are rivalries which can define a season for teams, and serve as a staple in the calendar during every season. Here are the best in college football.

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  • No Punt Intended – 1.05 – Another BIGLY Conference Preview…Big 10 & Big 12

    No Punt Intended – 1.05 – Another BIGLY Conference Preview…Big 10 & Big 12

    Welcome to No Punt Intended, your one stop shop for totally biased, unapologetic and unfiltered opinions on everything intertwined in this crazy world of College Football. Join us as Shaun Curran, Alex Gookin & Tyler Gross explore the ins & outs of each weekends’ best matchups; mock the calls they disagree with; expose the overrated; and armchair referee the hell […]

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  • American Guide to Choosing a Premier League Team 2017-18 edition

    American Guide to Choosing a Premier League Team 2017-18 edition

    Sick of baseball and need something more substantial to hold you over until American football starts? Pick a Premier League team with this handy guide!

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  • Well, Actually 2.19: Millenials are killing the bimbos and bros industry

    Well, Actually 2.19: Millenials are killing the bimbos and bros industry

    Well, Actually is a podcast about everything – sports, politics, feminism, style, pop culture – you name it, Nicole Gustafson and Tami Dooley will probably talk about it. On this episode, Nicole and Tami discuss Tomi Lehren’s latest BS with Obamacare and her opinion (and the consequenses of that opinion!) on transgender people serving in […]

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  • Approaching Thirty-Five

    Approaching Thirty-Five

    Aging is terrifying. I was pissed about turning 25, and that was way before stuff started to actually hurt. Now, sometimes, the ache sets in – that mythical payback for the years of abuse I put my body through while playing sports, falling off decks, and down staircases in all my gawky glory has finally […]

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  • We’re Not That Drunk 2.09 If you pour it, we will drink it with Craig Calcaterra

    We’re Not That Drunk 2.09 If you pour it, we will drink it with Craig Calcaterra

    They boys welcomed Craig Calcaterra to the lead writer from Hardballtalk.com Ted and Smith waste no time in getting Craig to discuss his hot takes concerning “Field of Dreams”.  They talk baseball movies and other things for the first 30 minutes or so.  Before the drinks start kicking in and the subjects start bouncing from […]

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  • TGS, Booze and Charts…. OH MY!!

    TGS, Booze and Charts…. OH MY!!

    It was a relatively busy day yesterday at the TGS offices and I mean busy. I can’t even list the topics that were discussed but you name it and it was probably discussed by everybody. The real party started late in the day when a really, important topic hit our desks and erupted into a […]

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