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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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  • IOWA Main Street and Town Square Bracket Challenge- SWEET 16

    IOWA Main Street and Town Square Bracket Challenge- SWEET 16

    Following a fun debate at work about town squares in my own region, I decided to create a bracket of 64 for Main Streets and Town Squares in Iowa. These Main Streets and Town Squares have been the center of commerce, life and history for these communities across the state. Due to the sheer number […]

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  • Dinner and a Movie with The Moons

    Dinner and a Movie with The Moons

    The Power of the Dog led all Oscar nominations with 12 nods including Best Picture. Haley and I decided to see what all the hype was about with a plate of pesto pasta. Pesto Pasta Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients:  1 box bowtie pasta 1 pre-packaged grilling vegetable blend 1 jar pre-made pesto Olive oil  Instructions: […]

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  • Matinee Baseball: 3.14 Miracle

    Matinee Baseball: 3.14 Miracle

    This week Ted Flint, Jake Vos and Shawn Fensterman have some drinks and talk about 2004’s “Miracle”

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  • Wedding or Worst Day Ever?

    Wedding or Worst Day Ever?

    Season two of the hit Netflix dating series “Love is Blind” has certainly kept viewers on their toes. Over the last two weeks there were love triangles, stupid fights, skeptical family members, and lots of tacky, gold stemware. With the finale about to drop, some writers at The Tailgate Society predicted who will say “I […]

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  • Old Man’s Strength 3.04: Revelton Live

    Old Man’s Strength 3.04: Revelton Live

    Chris and Tim travel on the road to Revelton Distillery in Osceola Iowa to record live in front of guests and friends. It’s an open mic where the legend Ted Flint joins us. We bring on some listeners and old friends such as Chris and Mike old co-workers of Chris’s, Caitlyn joins in for a […]

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  • Sports & Corks 4.04: Halftime Show Stans

    Sports & Corks 4.04: Halftime Show Stans

    Emily and Emily chat about the biggest athletic event in the world. And the NFL’s big game. Per usual, they have hot takes, wine picks, a bigger than sports moment, and a little bit of shade.  Emily Twitter – https://twitter.com/emilproblems Emily Twitter – https://twitter.com/emily_shaleen Sports & Corks Twitter – https://twitter.com/sportsandcorks The Tailgate Society Twitter – https://twitter.com/tgatesociety You can […]

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  • AEW ON TGS 3.02 At a crossroads

    AEW ON TGS 3.02 At a crossroads

    Ted Flint and Jason Mitchell are here to talk about the ongoing Cody Rhodes saga and have too many drinks while talking about the other AEW goings on.

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  • Super Bets for the Big Game!

    Super Bets for the Big Game!

    The time has come again to start throwing around our cash on one of the biggest gambling days of the year! Super Bowl Sunday is a multi-million, if not billion, dollar gambling day, and for plenty of reasons. It’s one of the biggest sporting events all year and all eyes are tuned in, even if […]

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  • Old Man’s Strength 3.03: Being a teacher in today’s world.

    Old Man’s Strength 3.03: Being a teacher in today’s world.

    Join Tim and Chris as they welcome Shelly Kluver, a 4th grade teacher from Marshalltown Iowa as she talks about the teaching profession, what challenges she has seen for her classrooms in the last 2 years, what she thinks of the current issues and situations, including camera’s in the classroom. Shelly is also a Hawkeye Football […]

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  • Figure it out.

    Figure it out.

    I love baseball. Always have. From the moment I started watching the Cubs on WGN as a kid, I was hooked. Loved playing. Loved going to games. One of the hardest parts of the pandemic was not being able to go to an Iowa Cubs game. We have season tickets and I make at least […]

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