Morning Monster Podcast

Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Ryan Blaney's win at Phoenix, the joint NASCAR/Indy weekend, ongoing Joe Gibbs/Chris Gabehart lawsuit, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of March 9, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Ryan Blaney's win at Phoenix, the joint NASCAR/Indy weekend, ongoing Joe Gibbs/Chris Gabehart lawsuit, and more. Then, Jacob looks back at the previous two meetings between ETSU/Furman. Also, Jacob gives his pick for the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 9, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about the rest of the SoCon Tournament leading up to the championship game tonight. Then, he talks about what's wrong with Cam Morris and what's great with Blake Barkley right now for ETSU. Also, he mentions that the SoCon reportedly has a new deal with ESPN.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 9, 2026 Jacob Townsend continues to recap ETSU's win over Western Carolina Sunday night throughout the second hour of the show. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 9, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps ETSU's win over Western Carolina. Then, he has postgame audio from Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes following their loss to Vanderbilt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend is joined by Big South Commissioner Sherika Montgomery to talk about the tournament, the growth of the conference in basketball, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with ETSU men's basketball coach Brooks Savage talks about the postseason awards for the Bucs, how they put the rough last week of the regular season behind them, lookahead to the SoCon Tournament, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with High Point men's basketball Flynn Clayman about the Panthers regular season title, star players, trying to repeat, first year as head coach, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with UNC Asheville head coach Mike Morrell about the Bulldogs getting set for the Big South Tournament, their season, matchup with Longwood, Big South/SoCon scheduling alliance, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 6, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with ETSU men's basketball coach Brooks Savage talks about the postseason awards for the Bucs, how they put the rough last week of the regular season behind them, lookahead to the SoCon Tournament, and more. Then, Jacob is joined by Big South Commissioner Sherika Montgomery to talk about the tournament, the growth of the conference in basketball, and more. Also, Jacob gives his SoCon Tournament predictions. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 6, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with High Point men's basketball Flynn Clayman about the Panthers regular season title, star players, trying to repeat, first year as head coach, and more. Then, Jacob previews Vanderbilt/Tennessee. Also, he recaps what happened in the high school region championship games on Thursday night. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 6, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps what happened in the conference tournaments on Thursday, including the Lady Vols loss to Alabama. Then, he speaks with UNC Asheville head coach Mike Morrell about the Bulldogs getting set for the Big South Tournament, their season, matchup with Longwood, Big South/SoCon scheduling alliance, and more. Also, Jacob looks ahead to the ETSU men in the SoCon Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 5, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about the latest reports of the future for the Dean Dome at North Carolina. Then, they are joined by Big South Senior Associate Commissioner Mark Simpson to talk about the tournament. Finally, it's time birthdays. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 15, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk with studio sponsor, KD Bowen, owner of Fanatics 101. Then, they talk about Brooks Savage being named SoCon Coach of the Year on Wednesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 5, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with High Point women's basketball coach Chelsea Banbury about the Panthers regular season championship. Then, Jacob and Bud talk about the passing of Lou Holtz. Also, Jacob gets Bud's thoughts on the Lady Vols controversy surrounding Kaiya Wynn's senior day.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend is joined by ETSU women's basketball coach Brenda Mock Brown to talk about winning a share of the regular season title, awards, getting set for UNC Greensboro, Meghan Downing's status, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of March 4, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about the ETSU women taking multiple SoCon awards on Tuesday as they get set for the conference tournament on Thursday. Then, Jacob is joined by ETSU women's basketball coach Brenda Mock Brown to talk about winning a share of the regular season title, awards, getting set for UNC Greensboro, Meghan Downing's status, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 4, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about Lady Vols Kaiya Wynn stepping away from Tennessee on Tuesday after not getting a start on her Senior Day on Sunday against Vanderbilt. Then, he is joined by Brent Hubbs, of Volquest, to talk about Tennessee's win at South Carolina, Nate Ament's status, Lady Vols problems heading to SEC Tournament, baseball, Karlyn Pickens, Josh Heupel's comments on an expanded playoff, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 4, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about ETSU quarterback Jacolby Criswell's waiver being denied and what's next for him and ETSU. Then, Jacob talks about ETSU baseball losing at Tennessee on Tuesday. Also, he recaps UT's win at South Carolina and everything else in the SEC. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 4, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps Tennessee's win at South Carolina with postgame sound from head coach Rick Barnes. Then, he talks about ETSU baseball's loss at Tennessee with postgame audio from Tennessee head coach Josh Elander. Also, Jacob talks about Karlyn Pickens leaving the Lady Vols softball game Tuesday with a shoulder injury and has comments from head coach Karen Weekly following the game. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend and Bud are joined by Milligan women's basketball coach Kylie Russell Greer to talk about winning the AAC championship again.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of March 3, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about the Top 50 college basketball rivalries that was ranked by Scott Dochterman of The Athletic. Then, it's time for birthdays.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 3, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud are joined by Milligan women's basketball coach Kylie Russell Greer to talk about winning the AAC championship again. Then, they talk about The Athletic predicting who the college football coaches are at all the Power 4 school in 2030. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 3, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about Josh Heupel's comments about College Football Playoff expansion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 3, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about Nate Ament being ruled out for the South Carolina game. Then, he has audio from Tennessee associate head coach Justin Gainey on Monday talking about Nate Ament's injury. Also, ETSU head coach Brooks Savage talking about the Bucs getting set for the SoCon Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Tyler Reddick's historic win at COTA, reaction by NASCAR about 23XI's early success, heat issues in Austin, Indy and NASCAR double up weekend in Phoenix, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of March 2, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with Deb Williams, of Autoweek.com, about Tyler Reddick's historic win at COTA, reaction by NASCAR about 23XI's early success, heat issues in Austin, Indy and NASCAR double up weekend in Phoenix, and more. Then, Jacob talks about who should be the SoCon Coach of the Year. Also, he recaps ETSU women's basketball's victory at Samford and clinching a share of the SoCon Championship. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of March 2, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about Tennessee's loss to Alabama and whether or not it is a precursor of more to come. Then, he discusses the Lady Vols losing to Vanderbilt and where they stand in the SEC Tournament. Also, he recaps Tyler Reddick's historic win at COTA. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of March 2, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about is it time to panic for ETSU after losing their last two games. Then, Jacob talks about who actually is a bad matchup for ETSU and why it isn't who everyone thinks. Also, he looks at how previous SoCon regular season champions have closed their regular seasons going into SoCon Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of March 2, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps ETSU's loss at Mercer and has postgame comments from head coach Brooks Savage following the loss. Then, he has postgame presser from Tennessee head coach Rick Barnes following their loss to Alabama. Also, Kim Caldwell spoke to the media after the Lady Vols loss to Vanderbilt. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend is joined by former Tennessee basketball player and current ESPN/SEC Network analyst Dane Bradshaw about Alabama/Tennessee, Nate Ament, Kentucky, SEC, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with ETSU men's basketball head coach Brooks Savage about the SoCon Championship, loss to Wofford, and preview the game at Mercer on Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend is joined by Mark Simpson, Senior Associate Commissioner of Communications for the Big South Conference, as we're less than a week away from their conference tournament.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of February 27, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with ETSU men's basketball head coach Brooks Savage about the SoCon Championship, loss to Wofford, and preview the game at Mercer on Saturday. Then, he is joined by former Tennessee basketball player and current ESPN/SEC Network analyst Dane Bradshaw about Alabama/Tennessee, Nate Ament, Kentucky, SEC, and more. Also, Jacob will give one final thought on all of the important games of the weekend. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of February 27, 2026 Jacob Townsend goes through the possible SoCon men's basketball seeding scenarios for the SoCon Tournament on the eve of the final day of the regular season. Then, he is joined by Mark Simpson, Senior Associate Commissioner of Communications for the Big South Conference, as we're less than a week away from their conference tournament. Also, Jacob goes through the seeding scenarios for the SoCon women's side as well. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of February 27, 2026 Jacob Townsend previews Alabama/Tennessee. Then, he previews ETSU/Mercer. Also, he goes through the region tournament schedule for Friday and Saturday night in Northeast Tennessee. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of February 27, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps the Lady Vols loss at LSU. Then, he has postgame sound from Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell. Also, he recaps ETSU women's win at Mercer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with SoCon John about who should the SoCon Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, where ETSU guys could land in the All-Conference teams and other awards, and also about where ETSU is heading into the SoCon Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with former Tennessee Vol Chris Lofton, and current Vol Network analyst, about Tennessee's loss at Missouri, preview Alabama, Nate Ament, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, his new gig, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of Sportsline on February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with SoCon John about who should the SoCon Coach of the Year, Player of the Year, where ETSU guys could land in the All-Conference teams and other awards, and also about where ETSU is heading into the SoCon Tournament. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of Sportsline on February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks about the On3 article about the possibility of "blind transfers" this offseason and what he calls The Retzlaff Method. Also, he previews the Lady Vols on the road at LSU tonight.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of Sportsline on February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend talks with former Tennessee Vol Chris Lofton, and current Vol Network analyst, about Tennessee's loss at Missouri, preview Alabama, Nate Ament, Ja'Kobi Gillespie, his new gig, and more. Then, Jacob talks about the SEC and what is upcoming in the league the next few games. Also, he talks about the commissioners of the SEC and Big Ten coming out against the Save College Sports proposal. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend and Bud talk with ETSU Head Softball Coach Cheryl Milligan about the best start in program history, local recruiting, what's next, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 4 of February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk with ETSU Head Softball Coach Cheryl Milligan about the best start in program history, local recruiting, what's next, and more. Then, they talk about why ETSU picked up Tusculum on 2026 football schedule. Also, it's time for birthdays!!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 3 of February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk with studio sponsor, K.D. Bowen of Fanatics 101. Then, they talk about the new state law in Tennessee about one-time transfers for high schoolers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 2 of February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend and Bud talk about a giraffe being named Eugene at the Toledo Zoo. Then, they hit on ETSU losing to Wofford on Wednesday night, but still celebrating the conference championship. Also, they hit on two former Lady Vols talking about the state of the program. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hour 1 of February 26, 2026 Jacob Townsend recaps ETSU's loss to Wofford. Then, he talks about recent comments about the Lady Vols. Also, he has audio from Lady Vols head coach Kim Caldwell who spoke to the media on Wednesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with Volunteer boy's basketball head coach Zac Crawford after the Falcons won their district tournament title on Tuesday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with Unaka boy's basketball head coach Aaron Dugger after the Rangers won their district tournament title on Tuesday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend talks with ETSU women's basketball head coach Brenda Mock Brown to talk about the Bucs hot stretch, Anala Nelson, Carmen Richardson, Daniela Lopez, the final two games, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jacob Townsend is joined by Brent Hubbs, of Volquest, to talk about Tennessee's loss at Missouri, preview Alabama game, Joey Aguilar's injunction being denied, George MacIntyre, Lady Vols issues continuing, baseball, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.