What's the Buzz with Andrew Birkle

Football is back! With Saline's first game coming this week, this episode is all about getting ready for the season. Chad O'Brien talks about the quarterback battle between Anthony Ferrari and Larry Robinson II, some breakout players from camp, recaps their scrimmage with Birmingham Groves and previews who to look out for on Saline's schedule this season. Then later in the show Chad talks about the ever-changing job of being the wrestling coach and his motto regarding weight loss and the other aspects of the sports. Lastly, Chad talks about being a history teacher and how he tries to teach a subject that he believes is often taught wrong. Presented by The Saline Post!

Boys basketball coach Jake Fosdick comes on to talk about his love for the game of basketball, his coaching mentality, why he values assistants with a Saline background, what it takes to build a program and much more. Then later we hit the off-topic topics to discuss everything from the worst month to Game of Thrones. Presented by the Geherin Law Group & The Saline Post

The recently retired Alicia Seegert comes on the show to discuss her 29 years at Saline, her time coaching softball, her playing career at U of M, what she will do in retirement and much more. Present by Geherin Law Group and The Saline Post

The recently graduated Brendan Murphy joins the show to discuss playing football and hockey at Saline, joining the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, getting his body ready for two very different sports, why he thinks playing high school hockey is underrated and more. Plus at the top of the show we have a spring sports recap, a small run through of some of the team highlights for Saline this year and individual recognition for those who were Detroit Free Press Athlete of the Year finalists.

The show starts with a Saline sports update including girls soccer, softball, baseball and lacrosse. Also included is a quick interview with girls soccer coach Leigh Rumbold on the field after their district semi-final loss to Huron. Then Leigh Ann Roehm comes on to talk about becoming the varsity basketball coach after 13 year coaching middle school, what it will take to build a program that can last, answers the off-topic topics and much more Presented by The Saline Post

Former Saline baseball coach Scott Theisen shares his stories from his 25 years at the helm, plus how he got to be the head baseball coach at such a young age, his class in college with Nick Saban and George Perles and why he ultimately decided to retire from coaching baseball. All that and more on the second episode of What's the Buzz.

Saline football coach Joe Palka joins Andrew Birkle for the first ever episode of What's the Buzz. Andrew and Joe talk about what the sport of football means to him personally, how far Saline has come with their standards and even what Joe watches late night on TV.