CHoopin It Up

WE ARE BACK.......really this time. Aaron Rodgers achilles brings the boys of the CHoopin It Up Podcast back into the makeshift studio. We talk his potential return, the NBA regular season tournament, Mark Cuban for President, & have a host of technical difficulties that we worked right through like the professionals we are. Hope you enjoy! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot    Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com    GET YOUR PUCK FURDUE SHIRTS HERE  https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/puck-furdue?product=211   Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

It's been waaaaay too long but a Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association proposal that would allow high school athletes to profit off of their names, images, & likenesses came through & we knew we had to record about it. A lot on social media was doom & gloom about how this will be the end of high school athletics. The three of us aren't really sure how this is going to play out but we wanted to give our perspectives & get the perspectives of some others such as Jack Kelly, friend of the show & new girls basketball coach of Council Rock North high school & local sports reporting legend in northeast Pennsylvania, Joby Fawcett. We're also bigtime sports fans so you know we had to talk about some rookies who've impressed in the NBA Summer League & where Kevin Durant is going to end up. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com GET YOUR PUCK FURDUE SHIRTS HERE https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/puck-furdue?product=211 Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

So happy to have Jack joining us via the power of the internet. Glad we can give him a platform to spew his LeBron hate (opinions of Jack are his own & not the opinions of the CHoopin It Up Podcast). We also talk about Tiger Woods' return to The Masters, the NCAA transfer portal, & women's college basketball having more star power than on the men's side. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

A lot of this podcast is 3rd time guest Jason Kenny & 1st time guest Brad Kalinowski going at each other but in the midst of that we did talk about some of the big sports stories that happened this week including Aaron Rodgers returning to the Green Bay Packers, Russell Wilson being traded to the Denver Broncos, & an early look at who we think has a chance to make a run in the NCAA Tournament. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

Our podcast is officially "over the hill" as we reach our 30th episode. It's also our 1 year anniversary of doing this show so to celebrate we had to bring in a guest who's been apart of the show since the beginning. Our guy Runco was enjoying a nice day out at the Golden Gate Bridge but was able to join us via satelite. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

We are back to being "The 2 White Guys Podcast" this week as our guy Tanner was coaching a basketball game while we were recording. As a Philadelphia 76ers fan we would have loved to ask him how he feels about the Ben Simmons/James Harden trade that happened. Obviously the biggest football game of the year was played & one by the Los Angeles Rams so we talk about that. We also talk about a heartwarming story that friend of the show Jack Kelly was involved with. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram & Tik Tok @choopin_it_up_pod

For the first time in what seems like 8 episodes Matt is finally back on the show in person. We get into talking about the story about UPenn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas. We talk about the week that was in terms of the NFL Divisional round & previewed what we thought was going to happen in the Conference Championship games. Matt busted his lip & Hoop broke his car. Talk about a variety of topics & we were even able to get former guest Jay Kenny to get out of bed & join us. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

The NFL playoffs have begun & if we're being honest.......the Wild Card round was kind of a dud. Most of the games were blowouts but the divisional round is shaping up to be absolutely electric! We talk about some of the wild card action & make our picks as to who we think are going to make it to the conference championship games. We also talk about Georgia QB & National Champion Stetson Bennett's new career, how Hoop couldn't save Matthew, & the interesting way the Bills Mafia helps celebrate touchdowns for the opposing team. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

The story about this past weekends NFL games should have been that longtime Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger played what seemed to be his final game at Heinz Field in front of the Pittsburgh fans on Monday. Unfortunately the thing that has been talked about more than that is the fact that former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown absolutely lost his mind during what turned out to be his final game with Tampa. He surely gave the fans at Metlife Stadium a show that will be talked about for at least the next couple days. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Urban Meyer has had a bad 2021 & it resulted in him losing his job as the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars & you can always count on Rex Ryan to throw a little extra dirt on someone's grave. Kenny Pickett's fake slide touchdown run resulted in an NCAA rule change. We all have a favorite Christmas movie & so do we which we reveal & what would Christmas Day be without the NBA & a little wager amongst podcast hosts. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Only a 2 host kinda podcast for this one but we got into plenty of great sports topics including Paige Buecker's knee injury, the college football playoff & coaching carousel, Brian Kelly's sudden southern-ness, & finally we had 99.9% of die hard Michigan football fan's sentiments epitomized by our own Michigan fan Jack Kelly after this return to prominence season for the Wolverines! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

The battle between Hoop & Galli started a few episodes back. Some things were said, some trash was talked & now the time has come to play the game. We decided to take the time to record a podcast prior to the game. Enjoy Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

After a 9 week hiatus WE ARE BACK & boy to we have some things to talk about. Urban at the Chop House, Gruden's emails, Kyrie's vaccination status, & all the NFL action that has happened to this point. Hope you enjoy it! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Co-host Matt Tanner could not be with us when we recorded this episode so Steve Galli was gracious enough to fill in this week. Will it be permanent, tune in next week. But we recorded this one the night before high school football kicked off here in NEPA so this episode was built around football which means we needed to get a guest that fit the topic. Well, Tanner was getting the guest too so we had to scramble which led us to talking to Tommy's former roommate at Syracuse University Matt Sweet. Matt worked with Florida State football as an athletic trainer during his undergrad & with Syracuse football with Tommy when he was a graduate assistant. Interesting conversation, very smart guy, & we has nice enough to attempt to diagnose our injuries over the phone. Can't thank Matt enough for joining us. Definitely worth a listen & a share. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

We might be a little late to the party but we discuss some of the biggest winners & losers from the 1st 2 weeks of NBA free agency including the Chicago Bulls, Phoenix Suns, Miami Heat, & New York Knicks to name a few. We also ask our resident 76ers fan what in the hell are they doing with Ben Simmons. We also give our way too early Superbowl predictions. Finally we talk about Quinn Ewers leaving high school to make money for his NIL & how will this effect high school sports going forward? Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

In this one, we reconvened on the deck to talk about whether or not LA Angels outfielder/ace pitcher Shohei Ohtani is a look at the future of Major League Baseball & Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Our guy John Runco calls to give another report card live on air. While we had him we introduced our newest segment "CHoopin It Up Trivia" & asked him about his cousin being named the Pennsylvania 3A softball Player of the Year. Then we got to the main event where West Scranton graduate, former East Stroudsburg University standout wide receiver, & former Arizona Cardinal/New York Jet Evan Prall joined us to talk about his playing career on all levels, his coaching experiences & most importantly his go-to ice cream places. Can't thank him enough for bearing with us while we had to move all our equipment to avoid lightning and potential death. Great conversation & definitely worth a listen. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

NEPA native & Valley View High School grad Max Kranick made his Major League debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates & threw 5 perfect innings before a rain delay ended his day. Ben Simmons opted out of playing with Team Australia in the Olympics to focus on skill development which led our own 76ers fan to announce that he is done with him. The whole time we had Steve Galli on deck with us because he wanted to call Hooper out in person for saying he let him score 30 points in the 2019 Mid Valley alumni basketball game. We also call our good buddy Joe "The Animal" Bour to join the show for the last 20 minutes or so. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Hoop hurts his back & Matt had an awful time watching the Philadelphia 76ers blow a 22 point halftime lead in person Wednesday night. Also, Mid Valley Head Softball Coach Mike Piercy calls in before his team travels to Penn State to play in the PIAA 3A softball state championship tomorrow. He talks about his time trying to help Matt put on weight, his time as a freshman football coach, & his softball program from start to current day. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

As of recording this, Kevin Durant & the Brooklyn Nets look like the team to beat in the NBA playoffs. They are making easy work of the Milwaukee Bucks through 2 games. The Phoenix Suns are also starting to show themselves as the potential team to beat in the West. In NFL news, Aaron Rodgers still not showing up in Green Bay & Julio Jones is now a Tennessee Titan. Former Mid Valley baseball/basketball player & golfer Aaron Polon also joins the show. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Brad Stevens moved to a front office role with the Boston Celtics, Coach K retiring from Duke at the end on the 2021-2022 season, & Dame goes off.......we cover it all in this episode. We also talk to former Mid Valley & Misericordia Univerity basketball standout Jason Kenny & let Matt have it for messing up the new podcast theme. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Well we had some technical difficulties that caused us to not have an actual guest but our guy John Runco called in his report card live which helped out. We also had an update on the Aaron Rodgers/Green Bay Packers situation & hey.......it's NBA playoff season!!! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Episode 13 brought us a Hooper fungo mishap, the start of the NBA playoffs, & another Tanner! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Episode 12 brought us the return of Tim Tebow to the NFL, USA basketball, & NEPA legend Ronny Tomasetti!!! Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Episode 11 We talked a little bit about the 2021 NFL draft & the ongoing Aaron Rodgers saga before getting to our guest, former Mid Valley standout running back Zach Fiume. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

Episode 10 brought us an interesting conversation with former Mid Valley, Lackawanna College, & Norfolk State University pitcher Alex Varaksa. We talk about his time as a high school pitcher/catcher, the decision to attend a junior college to continue his playing career, & eventually landing himself a Division I scholarship to Norfolk State. He also lets us know about his current schooling & his budding career as a Twitch streamer. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io​ Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod

The boys of CHoopin it up got out on the course & it probably could've gone better for some of us. Then our resident athletic training expert Tom educated us on the basics of one of the most common baseball injuries a torn UCL (Tommy John surgery). He speaks about how it occurs & ways to prevent it so if you're a young pitcher or a parent of one definitely worth a listen. Intro/Outro Beat Provided By https://freebeats.io​ Produced By White Hot Business Inquiries: choopsports@gmail.com CHoopin it up Pod Merch https://choop-sports.creator-spring.com/listing/choopin-it-up-pod?product=11 Follow Us On Instagram @choopin_it_up_pod -

The NCAA men's & women's tournaments are officially behind us so after spending 4 episodes talking about them we feel like we needed a reset. We had some good conversations about Hoop's upcoming "Pro Day". We went over some fan feedback. We also went in depth on ACL tears having one guy who's gone through the injury twice, & another guy who's rehabbed plenty of high school athletes to come back from the injury. Definitely some interesting insight from both perspectives.

March Madness has officially come to an end with Baylor taking down the NCAA championship on the men's side & Stanford on the women's side. It was a great Final Four on both sides so for one last time we had the legend himself Jack Kelly join us to break it down!

We're down to the Final Four in the NCAA Men's College Basketball tournament so naturally we had to podcast about how we got here & what we're looking forward to. Regular guest Jack Kelly joins us to give us his insights as well.

The 1st 2 rounds of the 2021 NCAA Men's Tournament are in the books & not a perfect bracket remains. We broke down the tournament before a game was played & now we look like we know nothing about college basketball. But hey, we're back & breaking down what has already taken place and what's going to take place coming up with the 16 teams left.

It's March. We're basketball fans so naturally we had to fire up the headsets and preview the Men's NCAA tournament. Also we had guest Jack Kelly on & he told us the story of how himself, Sean Sholtes, & Rasheed Wallace became best friends for the night!

Former University of Maine linebacker & West Side alum Shawn Bodtmann calls in to the pod to CHoop it up with the boys.

We weren't sure what we were going to talk about for this one buuuuuuut then one of us went & busted their ass during a girls varsity basketball practice the night before we recorded and that was all we needed. Enjoy

We just kind of pulled out the mixer, headsets, & started talking. We covered a range of topics including but not limited to; navigating a bus full of high school basketball players through a blizzard to see a Penn St basketball game, almost leaving a coach in Syracuse after a Syracuse basketball game, why the NBA is softer now than back in the 90s, the Dream Team, Hoop's connection at the NCAA, the NCAA name, image, & likeness rule and whole bunch of other stuff. We're new to podcasting to leave us some feedback, give us a good rating, share us with your people.......it's all appreciated!