Semple Fi Podcast

We're bringing back the case race draft, baby. Friends of the show Ryan Donnelly, Patrick Mayhorn (Flipping the Field and Meet at Midfield), and Colton Denning (2StripesCFB). Crack one and have fun, and go check their stuff out. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Pope Francis (ATH, Vatican City) has entered the transfer portal. Will Pat Narduzzi & Co be able to land this star in the making? Anyway, Returning Champion Ian Labatch is back on the mic. We're talking spring game, and transfer portal, Pitt related and not. Anyway, welcome to Season 4. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Well, this one is overdue. That's my bad. Pitt Volleyball's All-Freshman Sophomore MB Ryla Jones joins the show to talk about the team in their offseason & what it's like to be the big dogs on campus. We had an audio issue at the end - only the outro was affected. Have fun listening.Find Ryla on Instagram here. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Rest in Peace, Mason Alexander.Pitt hoops is over, congrats to wrestling's ACC champs & WBB on their highest ever rated recruit. But let's be real. It's time to talk football, spring has sprung. Let's break down the position battles in the upcoming spring game. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter or Bluesky and rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

He kneeled down that ball so damn good. Talking Super Bowl, Football Schedule, and Jeff Capel's Basketball Clown Show shitting clean through their pants. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Where were you when Zack Austin went Jameson Williams Mode and saved the season? If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Happy New Year! It's been a minute, we've got a big show for everyone. We're recapping the bowl game, transfer portal adds and departures (through 1/6), volleyball's fourth straight final four loss, and a very exciting basketball team with a dance in Cameron Indoor for ACC supremacy. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

We're bringing it back, baby. After a year's hiatus, our friend Mike hops on to discuss the football team's best players of 2024, and his yearly spot to talk all things Pitt hoops. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Pitt Volleyball advances to the sweet 16, Pitt football gets their bowl, and the boys are breaking down the 12-team field in the college football playoff. Then, an up-and-down week in Pitt Basketball saw the team lose big in Starkville but get their first win against VT on the road in over two decades, let's talk hoops. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Friends of the show Matt Scabilloni and James Santelli are here for everyone's favorite time of year: the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.Matt's Cat Flood Piece for the Pitt News: https://pittnews.com/article/192679/featured/catflood/James's Substack: https://jamessantelli.substack.com/ If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

The platinum sombrero has arrived on the gridiron. Pitt finishes the year on a 5-game slid, but we've got optimism (see: cope) that this team did show movement in the right direction this year and you should feel that they will get better moving forward. See you in the bowl. After that, a lot of talk about the OT win in Columbus for Pitt Hoops, and what we think they went well, and where they can improve. Attaboy, Papa Kante. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

I'm not going to lie, it's mostly going to be basketball this episode. Friend of the show, Ian Labatch (a.k.a. The Pitt Pope) joins us to talk about Pitt's disaster in Louisville, Pitt's weekend at the Haunted House at the Greenbrier, and talkin' Pope stuff. Tap in. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

A rare loss in a bad situation that inspires hope against Clemson, bad referees, and recapping Pitt's destruction of WVU in the backyard brawl on hardwood. We're taking the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike Challenge. You're next, Jon. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Fuck the 8PM time slot. All my homies hate the 8PM time slot.  Recapping Pitt's brutal home loss to UVA, what's gone wrong with the offense, and charting the narrow path to victory against Clemson this Saturday. Recapping Week 1 of hoops and what we're liking early in the season from this team.  Check out last week's volleyball episode on Apple and Spotify. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

CONGRATS TO VALERIA VAZQUEZ GOMEZ ON 1,000 CAREER KILLS BECAUSE I FORGOT TO SAY IT ON THE EPISODE! Friend of the show James Santelli (author of the Bandwagoner's Guide to Pitt Volleyball) joins Zack to talk all things Pitt Volleyball - their dominance this season, their multiple player of the year candidates, the Bre Kelley difference, Dan Fisher's curveballs with Nisa Buzlutepe (Zack cannot pronounce that last name), and looking to the future for this team - both looking to this December in the postseason and to the future addressing new Pitt Athletic Director Allen Greene's comments about the program. It's time to tap in to what Dan Fisher has built on the hill. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Wow, that game sucked. We're talking about Pitt's blowout loss in Dallas against SMU this Saturday, and how this team can get back on its feet after their first loss of the 2024 campaign. Also, we're previewing hoops because we forgot to do that earlier in the year. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

You'd best know how to swim. The boys are back to talk about Pitt's huge win over Syracuse in a dominant defensive performance by the linebackers. We're talking poll disrespect, a murky QB situation, and previewing a huge ranked matchup in Dallas against SMU Saturday Night. And a sidebar into Petty Duzz and Indiana football. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

My lawyer has advised that I don't finish the bit in the title. We're coming off the bye week and getting right back into it. #1 Pitt volleyball has their game of the year this Friday in the Pete against the hated Birds With Teeth. Pitt is looking to continue its dominance over Syracuse and Thursday Nights under Pat Narduzzi. A full preview of the McCord-Holstein showdown, a recap of Week 8 in ACC play, and previewing a fun Week 9 slate on a Saturday where Pitt is off. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Pitt football is 6-0 for the first time since 1982. We're breaking down the offensive struggles in their 17-15 home win and the resurgence of the defense to keep a zero in the loss column. Shoutout Ben Sauls. The gang is back, breaking down Week 7 and  previewing Week 8 in college football. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

What if he was Eli Wokestein and he threw the ball wokely.  Pitt wins their first game ever in Chapel Hill & there are Communist Hoards of Golden Bears at the gates. Alabama highlights a weekend full of upsets in Week 6 & we're introducing the substance abuse slate of the year in Week 7. Shoutout to unanimous number one Pitt volleyball.  If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Former Pitt QB (2005-2009) Bill Stull joins Semple Fi to talk ball. Zack gets to pick Bill's brain on what this offense does well and why it works so well, how Eli looks like a veteran four games into his career, Big East football, and how to get psyched to play WV.Bill is also a part of Pittsburgh Men Wear Pink, and they're putting on a fundraiser at Southern Tier on the North Side on October 3rd. If you're able to, be sure to stop by the North Side for a fun night and to support the American Cancer Society. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Pitt's back in action in Chapel Hill this Saturday. We're back in action to break down the game for you & tell you Pitt's path to victory. We're recapping Week 5 while Pitt was off, previewing the big games in the ACC and beyond in Week 6, and talking the Pitt basketball schedule that dropped literally 20 minutes after we turned the mics off last week. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

After beating YSU 73-17, is 4-0 for the first time since 2000, and undefeated in non-conference play for the first time ever. We've got two number one teams on the hill, and college football slates to recap and preview. There are some bangers while Pitt isn't playing. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

PITT WINS THE 2024 BACKYARD BRAWL, 38-34.Episode art is a photo from Matt Hawley. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

The boys are back in town! Thank you to Dom Campbell for stepping in to host last week's show while Zack and Mason are away. It's been a huge week in Pitt sports. We're out an AD (we salute you, Heather Lyke), Volleyball is #1 in the nation, Eli and the gang came back from down 27-6 to win at Cincinnati, and the Mountaineers loom large this Sunday at the Ac. All that and more in this episode where we briefly recap Week 2 and look ahead to the Week 3 slate, which has got a couple of pretty damn funny outcomes on it. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Listen. It's Zack in Lisbon. I have no idea what's going on. I've heard Pitt whipped some dick this Saturday. Dom Campbell is filling in for me as him and Kent break down Week One. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

College football is back, baby. We're recapping week 0. Kent's debuting a new name for Kent State Hate Week. All the boys are back to talk about Pitt's bizarre new depth chart for Week 1 and preview this weekend's game against Kent State, as we review the Week 1 Slate. The Christmas Game of the Week makes its triumphant return. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

You know we had to do it to 'em. Friend of the show, Inside The Panthers reporter, and Pitt Volleyball superfan Dominic Campbell joins Zack to preview the best team in Oakland this fall - The 2024 Pitt Volleyball Squad on their quest for a national title. We're reviewing the roster, schedule, position battles, new names to know, and setting the expectations for this fall. And, apparently, an impassioned defense of NFL Redzone. It's time to set the tone. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.Contact us by email at semplefipodcast@gmail.com

Friend of the show Stephen Thompson from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette comes back for his second appearance to give us the inside scoop from Pitt's fall camp as we go in-depth on every position for your 2024 Pitt Panthers, find our breakout players, and try to give some level-headed takes and expectations for this year's squad. Some, not all. 02:38 - Intro07:45 - Offensive Preview56:24 - Defensive Preview1:24:50 - Final Thoughts, Schedule Review, & Outro If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

It's less than a month until we kick off the 2024 season. Mason and Zack are here to get you ready by walking you through the other 16 teams vying for an ACC title (and Notre Dame).   TIMESTAMPS BY TEAM:Notre Dame: 06:00Boston College: 09:58California: 17:22Clemson: 23:18Duke: 36:05Florida State: 42:10Georgia Tech: 52:29Louisville: 57:42Miami: 1:05:58NC State: 1:17:23North Carolina: 1:22:27SMU 1:27:50Stanford: 1:35:36Syracuse: 1:39:52Virginia: 1:44:45Wake Forest: 1:46:26Virginia Tech: 1:29:24 If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

It's been a minute, but we are back with a jam-packed show for you all. We asked for your hot takes, and BOY did you all answer. We're rating every single hot take that you, the fans, dropped to us on Twitter. We're getting weird with it. Also, other Pitt sports news. The usual, to be honest. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

!! EMERGENCY VOLLEYBALL PODCAST FOR THE VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE DROP !!  Friend of the show Dominic Campbell joins Zack to talk about the Pitt volleyball schedule drop. Pitt has announced their out-of-conference slate in full and how the ACC slate shook out. We're talking big games, rivalries, and what the schedule means for Pitt's tournament standings at the end of the season. We're also talking about the new faces at Middle Blocker & how Blaire Bayless got to be on the U21 USA Team. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

We've successfully completed the #NoPodApril Challenge, where we forget to drop an episode for the entire month of April. Hand up, my bad. However, that means there's a lot to talk about. We've got some big news in Pitt Hoops to catch up on between Bub, new transfers, and what should be a new-look offense. We've got NFL draft news to cover (and Mason somehow thinking Hunter Renfrow is a Saint), we've got a spring game recap, and we've got football transfer news. Which led to bulletin board material. Let's Boogie. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Friend of the show Stephen Thompson of Inside the Panthers joins the show to talk all things Spring Football for Pitt! We're talking about Pro Day, new players, the new system, position battles, the QBs, and much more! If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Ladies and gentlemen, it's our pleasure to welcome Olivia Babcock (@oliviaabab), Pitt Volleyball's reigning National & ACC Freshman of the Year, to Semple Fi Podcast. We're talking how important the experience of going to a Final Four was for this team, the toughest players she's gone against, the budding rivalry with Louisville, and more! If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

The 2023-24 Pitt Hoops season has come to an end at the hands of the bid thieves. Come join the fellas as we lament the selection committee, tobacco road refs, upsets in the conference tournament, and Joe Lunardi. The ending wasn't what we wanted, but the outlook for Pitt Hoops hasn't been this bright since we were in the Big East. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

It's time to secure a place in the tournament, and put Joe Lunardi in The Device. Beat Wake Forest and make it happen. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

I Blacked Out At The Oakland Zoo And All I Got Was This T-Shirt  It's the final push for March from the Panthers, we're talking about how they've bounced back from the Wake Forest loss and how important this game against Clemson has become. Recapping a huge two weeks in Pitt Sports: Cat Flood's back at the Fitz to run it back, Pitt Hoops has been a rollercoaster, Blake Hinson went nuclear (again), Zack Austin is a freak, the NCAA game is back, and Drake repped the Dinocat. Also, Madame Web was the worst movie we've ever seen and Kyle Filipowski is a crisis actor.  If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

A big road win has Pitt back on the NCAA tourney bubble + Charlie Partridge and Tiquan Underwood depart for the NFL. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Friend of the Show & Returning Guest Mike joins us to talk basketball after a HUGE week. Blake Hinson went nuclear in Cameron Indoor to take down #7 Duke on the road to snap Pitt out of a cold funk of losing 4 games in their last 5. Of course we've got to talk about it! Pitt follows it up with a solid win against GT, so we're back discussing the expectations and realistic goals of the team, how they've grown, Jaland Lowe/Bub Carrington, Fede, and what we want to see going down the stretch (and uniforms).   Pitt football also got two gifts this week. A starting QB in spring ball (Nate Yarnell), and their schedule was released from the ACC offices and we're salivating over it. We're getting our hopes up way too early. Again. Also discussing Eli Holstein and Pitt's QB decisions in depth with Mike on the show. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

A sensual podcast read of Nick Saban's Hall Pass with the HillDawg, because he retired. Good night, sweet prince. Recapping the National Championship game (Michigan 34 - Washington 13) and covering Pitt's changes on the coaching staff and a new QB face in the room. Recapping Pitt's ugly loss against Duke and an experimental NFL Playoff preview segment. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

We're back! Happy New Year!  There's a lot to talk about. Two banger playoff semifinals to close out the 4-team era, a great national championship game to look forward to, and breaking down what's going wrong for Pitt Basketball. This also includes a live breakdown of the Pop Tarts Mascot's holy flesh being consumed. If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

I'm not going to lie, we spend way too much time talking about the Pop-Tart Bowl in this episode. An unhealthy amount if I'm being honest. Also, we didn't talk about signing day. Oops, sorry. We forgot. We'll get 'em next time.Talking Pitt's F4 loss in volleyball to Nebraska, a quick recap of basketball, the transfer portal getting active for Pitt, and a bowl season "preview." There are a lot of bad bowls out there this year. Also, our playoff picks! If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Friend of the show and volleyball correspondent Kayla Lund is BACK to talk Pitt Volleyball's wins over Washington State and Louisville in the Pittsburgh Regional and send them off to the Final Four in Tampa! We're also talking topspin serves, laser eyes, new professionals, and the mindset that this team is in this year.  Not to bury the headline, but we've got talk about new OC Kade Bell's offense. Bell is bringing an exciting offense to the Burgh that's going to utilize the playmakers that Frank failed to. Finally, Blake Hinson has once again gone nuclear, and is it time to start getting GDG some real minutes at the 5? If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

The boys are back to talk ball. All sorts of ball!  What's wrong with Pitt basketball and how can it be fixed? (00:00-31:01)  Friend of the show Dom Campbell joins the pod to preview Pitt Volleyball vs. Washington State (31:01-53:02)  Transfer Portal, Possible OC hires, and the CFP committee freaking it by taking Bama over FSU (53:10-1:20:50)  If you liked the show, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod and leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice! It really helps the show out! If you liked the podcast, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod rate us on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show tremendously. Hosted & Produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. Co-hosted by Kent VanderWoude and Mason Kling. Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Pitt is a number one seed in the NCAA Volleyball tournament. So you know we had to bring on friend of the show & Pitt Volleyball legend Kayla Lund. We're talking about this year's team, the awards, and looking at the bracket ahead of them in the NCAA tournament. It's a packed episode that also talks about the reverse sweep of Louisville in the Pete, how she became a broadcaster, Taylor and Travis, and finally about her new pro team in the states, the Columbus Fury (and Joe Burrow's parents). It's a fun one.If you liked the show, be sure to follow us on Twitter @semplefipod and leave us a review on your podcast platform of choice! It really helps the show out!

We have finally been freed from Frank Cignetti. He has been compromised to a permanent end. Let's talk possible replacements and conference championship week. Oh, and it's Tiger Hate Week on the hardwood.If you liked the show, follow us on Twitter @semplefipod and rate the show five stars in a review! It really helps us out.Find Zack's writing on Substack here.

Pitt wins Thursday over Boston College, 24-16! We're here with a quick reaction to Nate Yarnell's first start of the season in a win over BC! We're overreacting to a 19 pass performance from Nate, the growing defense, the confusing decision to keep playing C'Bo over Rodney, and of course, ACC refs.If you liked the show, rate us five stars on your podcast app of choice! It helps out the show a ton.Twitter: @semplefipodSubstack/Writing: @imrealangry

Well, what's the worst that could happen if we started Phil again?Talking over our reaction's to Pitt hoops' two wins over Binghamton and FGCU, Pitt's loss to Syracuse, and the Week 12 slate of college football.If you liked the show, follow us on Twitter @semplefipod and rate the show five stars! It helps us out a ton.

PITT BASKETBALL IS BACK! LET'S OVERREACT! TRIPLE BUBBLE! JORGE THREE-AZ GRAHAM! Oh, and also Pitt football stinks. Dumb sport. Eat at Arby's. Follow the podcast on Twitter @semplefipod if you liked the show and rate us five stars! It helps the show out. 

58 to fucking 7 man. Fire Frank Cignetti. Pat, please stop putting your fucking foot in your mouth.We're talking CFP Rankings, the 58-7 destruction at the hands of Notre Dame, Pat Narduzzi's dumbass postgame presser, and Dabo Swinney Going Sicko Mode. Week 9 recap & Week 10 preview included. Let's boogie.Follow the pod on Twitter @semplefipod and review the pod five stars if you enjoyed it! It really helps us out.