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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What happens out in the lots, stays out in the lots.
Re-alignment Realities: What options do B12 schools have?
By user
/ August 26, 2021
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
By user
/ March 8, 2021
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
By user
/ February 4, 2021
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
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/ February 3, 2021
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
By user
/ February 1, 2021
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
By user
/ January 28, 2021
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
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/ January 28, 2021
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
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/ January 8, 2021
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
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/ August 5, 2022
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
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/ August 1, 2022
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
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/ July 28, 2022
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
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/ July 25, 2022
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
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/ July 22, 2022
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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Old Man’s Strength 3.08 Jon Miller
Description Jon Miller from HawkeyePodcast.com brings a unique perspective to this weeks episode of Old Man Strength. Jon delves into some huge lessons he has learned from his time in the private sector as well as covering Hawkeye sports for over 20 years. This episode is one for the ages and is the epitome of why we […]
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Old Man’s Strength 3.07 New Beginnings
Tim and Chris start new jobs on the same day and talk about those new job vibes, how they got there and then dive into a broad arrange of topics about taking chances with your career. Beer Snob Tim makes an appearance when he ridicules Chris’s palette for beers and spirits and Caitlyn announces she […]
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Matinee Baseball: 3.15 Happy Gilmore
Ted Flint, Jake Vos and Shawn Fensterman are back with another episode of Matinee Baseball this time talking about 1996’s Happy Gilmore.
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Navigating the chaos
The art of navigating the struggle with mental health battles while wanting to excel at your passion.
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Old Man’s Strength 3.06: Marcus Fizer Sweet 16 Preview
Friend of the program and Iowa State Legend Marcus Fizer comes on the pod to talk about Iowa State’s run to the Sweet 16 and what the team is doing to prepare. We re-visit his teams run to their sweet 16, have some fun stories about Coach Eustachy and Floyd, along with a host of […]
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TGS / Revelton Distillery Bracket Busters 2022 🏀
Since we had so much fun with the bowl games, Revelton is back to hand out more goodies for the best bracket. Please make sure you put your Twitter name as your bracket name. Just click the link below and let’s have some fun.
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Old Man’s Strength 3.05: Ranting & Raving
Chris and Tim give a wrap up on their day at Revelton Distillery and then dive into a variety of topics that have been lingering. Chris stopped drinking during Lent so of course, his tolerance for BS is at an all time low and the guys rant and rave about stuff that is going on […]
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No baseball? No problem.
While I’m optimistic there will be a baseball season at some point this summer, none of us knows what exactly that will look like and how it may change how we feel about America’s pastime. Personally, I’m not sure how ecstatic I may be to support a league that has spat in the face of […]
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Bitter Units 3.01: Veronica Vega of Deschutes Brewing
Veronica has worked in the craft beer industry for 16 years after switching paths from biological field work. She landed in Bend, Oregon where she got her foot in the door at Deschutes Brewery. She is currently the Director of Product Development, wher she “sells ideas internally” and then works to bring products (mostly beers) […]
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The Top-10 Most Exciting Iowa State-Oklahoma State Games Since 2010, Ranked by KenPom
When you think of the best games in college basketball, you think of the greatest rivalries in the sport—Duke vs. UNC, Cincinnati vs. Xavier, Michigan vs. Michigan State. There’s something about the marriage of tradition, atmosphere, and mutual hatred that consistently produces high quality basketball games. But there’s one matchup in college basketball that sits […]
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