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Hour 2 – Guest: Bucknell football coach Dave Cecchini, he says his team is faster than last year, but less experienced, how the team’s handled fall camp coming off the spring season, and more. Topics: Steve says new Wisconsin starting running back Chez Mellusi may not be as good as advertised, and why Penn State is not releasing public depth charts this season and isn’t a big deal.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve says sports is losing its ‘playground mentality’ and is sometimes too structured today, and our first set of picks for the year with the king!
Wednesday 8/25/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve agrees there really isn’t much trust in college football and the alliance, and why college football really hasn’t changed since the 60s and 70s. Guest: BTN’s Dave Revsine, he says we don’t know who’s in charge of the alliance, plus his views on Penn State football and the Big Ten following his training camp visits.
Hour 2 – Guest: Neal Coolong, Steelers Wire/USA Today, he says Pat Freiermuth looked he belonged in his two-touchdown performance Saturday, what to look for in this week’s preseason game in Carolina, and more. Topics: Steve has a message after sharing Tom Coughlin’s story revealing his wife’s ‘gut-wrenching’ diagnosis, and more frustrations over the alliance announcement.
Monday 08-23-21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve doesn’t think the Big 10 needs to be a part of the new Alliance with the ACC and Pac-12, and the conference needs to stop making panic decisions. Guest: Reginald Walker, Penn State Alum, Charlotte 49ers and Gardner Webb Analyst, with his thoughts on the Big Ten this year, Penn State, and more.
Hour 2 – What 2 Watch 4 with the King! Topics: Steve can’t even with the Philadelphia teams right now, his disappointment in both Phillies & the Eagles is immeasurable after their games last night and the call of the day from the Diamondbacks.
Hour 2 – Guest: Steelers Wire/USA Today’s Neal Coolong, he says the time is now for a Minkah Fitzpatrick extension, the team got a steal in trading for Joe Schobert, and more. Topics: Steve doesn’t understand the perception of some MLB players on the field.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve continues to analyze The Athletic’s Best NFL Quarterbacks. Steve and Matt try to rationalize Ben Roethlisberger’s and other rankings in the article.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve doesn’t like the NFL preseason as much, why high school football shouldn’t be ‘made for TV’ nationally, and Steve and Matt’s favorite sports movies.
Wednesday 8/11/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says TJ Watt better be playing Week 1 instead of ‘holding in’ for his contract situation, and why preseason football isn’t the same.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve shares a story how Joe Paterno met Roy Halladay while Penn State worked out in Clearwater, Bobby Bowden dies, and Steve didn’t like how the ‘Dinger’ issue with the Rockies was handled by the media. Guest: Mark Wogenrich of SI.com, on Jesse Luketa moving to DE, players seem ‘free’ after last year’s COVID-dominated season, Sean Clifford ‘not shying away’ from expectations, and more.
Hour 1 – Topics: Steve discusses the Olympic’s ratings woes, the problem with the Olympic games compared to regular sport events, Saturday’s media day and what to expect from Penn State’s offense, and Pens broadcaster Mike Lange retires.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve wonders how teams in the new SEC will deal with losing more games than maybe they’re used to, and its What 2 Watch 4 with the King.
Friday 8/6/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve’s frustrated David Taylor gold medal as time expired should be creating more headlines. Guest: Gregg Murphy, Phillies Radio Network/Glove Stories with Murph Podcast – on the podcast, the Phillies-Mets series, and how the team really believe the division is there for the taking.
Hour 2 – Guest: SteelersDepot.com’s Alex Kozora – he says Najee Harris and Pat Friermuth have been as advertised so far, Dwayne Haskins as made a ‘crack’ at making the No. 2 QB spot a competition, and Lamonte Wade is having a good camp. Topics: Steve wonders if NIL is making young people skip parts of their life just to make money.
Monday 8/2/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve is beyond frustrated with NBC making it hard to view certain parts of the Olympics, and why the NBA Draft proved Steve’s point the Big Ten wasn’t as good as last year.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve on the Big 12/ESPN fight, and the Big Ten needs to still have a relationship with ESPN going forward.
7/28/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says Simone Biles’ mental struggles could be just a matter of bad timing in her game, how social media is probably playing a role, and the challenge of having to wake up and be perfect everyday.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve says mega conferences may cause scheduling headaches. Guest: NBC Sports Philly’s Dave Zangaro, he says Jalen Reagor’s struggles last year were mental, the left tackle competition in Eagles Training Camp is not just for this season, and more.
Tuesday 7/27/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve understands why Simone Biles pulled out of team competition, and Texas and OU formally request SEC invitation. Guest: Steelers Wire/USA Today’s Neal Coolong, on the latest on Steelers camp, what to look for in the early part of camp, mental health resources for players, and more.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve assesses what the big Ten should do after today’s news Texas and Oklahoma are officially leaving the Big 12, and two schools the conference could target.
Hour 2 – Guest: Penn State Men’s Volleyball Coach Mark Pavlik, on three former players on Team USA for the Tokyo Olympics and more. Topics: Steve is frustrated no one asked about the upcoming end to the current TV Deal.
Thursday 7/22/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says the Big Ten shouldn’t expand just to expand. Guest: SI.com’s Mark Wogenrich, he says ‘why not’ for the Big Ten to talk to Texas and Oklahoma to come to the conference, Penn State knows internally this season rides on Sean Clifford, and more.
Hour 2 – Guest: Scranton Times-Tribune’s Donnie Collins, on what questions he wants answered at Big Ten Media Days, another preseason outlook on Penn State football and more. Topics: Steve explains how a potential move to the SEC for Texas and OU would work.
Wednesday 7/21/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says it still takes time for players like Giannis to win an NBA title, and Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has a terminal illness. Guest: Steelers.com’s Missi Matthews, with three of her top story lines for the start of training camp, the sky’s the limit for Pat Freiermuth, and more.
Tuesday 7/20/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says politics are involved with the Rose Bowl-CFP stalemate, and the ACC’s hands are tied for a while in TV money, and no one can leave the conference.
Monday 7/19/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve is frustrated by continued bad fan behavior after the latest incident at Yankee Stadium. Guest: Brian Tripp, Penn State Baseball/Hockey Play-By-Play Broadcaster, on the four Nittany Lions drafted in the MLB Draft, the upcoming draft for the Seattle Kracken, and more.
Thursday 7/15/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve still doesn’t see the Suns and Bucks as great teams, but Game 4 as a fun game, and the NBA is still in trouble in the ratings department.
Wednesday 7/14/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says it’s been a really good week for MLB and why it shows the NBA is in trouble. Guest: Rayven Sample, Bucknell Track and Field and now a Paralympic, on his journey, and remembering his grandmother when he qualified.
Hour 2 – Guest: TicketManger’s Tony Knopp, competitive imbalances forming in European soccer and maybe even in college football, and more. Topics: Steve says its actually hard to compare Shohei Ohtani to Babe Ruth, even though we haven’t seen a player like that since then.
Thursday 7/8/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve isn’t not worried about the state of emergency in Japan for the Olympics, and says a CFP expansion will only be one more game total played than in a normal year.
Friday 6/25/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve breaks down the PA proposed budget that includes NIL and if all the news in college sports this week has affected the average fan.
Thursday 6/24/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve doesn’t get how MLB has been operating lately. Guest: Philadelphia Inquirer’s Scott Lauber, he says for MLB its ‘fix the ball, fix the problem,’ why the Phillies had only 10 pitchers available yesterday and the bullpen’s latest woes, and more.
Wednesday 6/23/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says what happened with Max Scherzer and Joe Girardi resulted in poor management by MLB. Guest: State College Spikes Broadcaster Joe Putnam, on what he’s seen from the Spikes and the new MLB Draft League so far, fan’s response, last night’s controversial call, and more.
Monday 6/21/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says its embarrassing the NCAA still has no answer to compensation issues. Plus, what the Bills may need to do after their stadium lease expires in 2023 – Steve says Penn State should make Beaver Stadium available.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve doesn’t understand and takes issue with Lebron’s latest comments on all the injuries in the NBA currently. Guest: Pittsburgh Post Gazette/Steelers Radio Network’s Gerry Dulac, he says he’s been always against green books, US Open preview, Matt Canada’s first presser, and more.
Thursday 6/17/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says Ben Simmons free throw shooting woes are a definite problem, but still likes him as a player. Guest: Marc Zumoff, Sixers TV Voice on NBC Sports Philly, he had some honest opinions on Ben Simmons’ shooting issues, an honest conversation with Joel Embiid, and more.
Wednesday 6/16/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve doesn’t understand why the NCAA is now concerned about anti-trust laws, Chris Paul in COVID protocol, and Steve says MLB needs to create more ‘space.’
Tuesday 6/8/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve reacts to the Yahoo Sports report of the College Football Playoff looking to expand to 12 teams, the latest on Aaron Rodgers, and more. Guest: TicketManager’s Tony Knopp, he says significant spending is coming for live sports, why the Tokoyo Olympics will happen and they’ll get political, and more.
Hour 2 – Guest: State College Spikes Broadcaster Joe Putnam, on what’s happened so far this season, upcoming promotional nights, and more. Topics: Steve says Penn State has a plan ready once NIL is approved in PA.
Monday 6/7/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says the Yankees are an oddly constructed team, and Sixers lose game 1 to the Hawks. Guest: NBC Sports Philly Sixers Color Analyst Alaa Abdelnaby, on his time playing for Coach K, he thinks things change for the Sixers in this series, Matisse Thybulle, Ben Simmons, Joel Embidd, and more.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve explains what causal fans look for when it comes to the major sports leagues, and its What 2 Watch 4 with the King.
Friday 6/4/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says the rest of the NBA postseason will be the toughest yet for Adam Silver.
Thursday 6/3/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve believes Coach K retiring for family reasons.
Wednesday 6/2/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says bubbles/pandemic toll starting to show with Coach K/Celtics decisions, Joel Embiid injury, and Coach K retires. Guest: Blue-White Illustrated’s Nate Bauer, he says Penn State had to make the decision to return to full capacity, where the football team stands heading into the summer, and more.
Hour 2 – Topics: Steve is stunned by the Pirates/Javier Baez play, and the king is back with What 2 Watch 4.
Friday 5/28/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says it feels phony Jets coach Robert Saleh got a police escort to the Knicks game. Steve also explains the recently announced Beaver Stadium project study.
Thursday 5/27/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says a new senate bill allowing athletes to be employees only will help football and men’s basketball players and will leave other athletes to dry, and the Sixers and Knicks fan incidents.
Monday 5/24/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve says the Julio Jones appearance on FS1 is irrelevant, Greg Anthony’s comments on the MSG crowd capacity, and bad officiating in the Sixers game Sunday.
Thursday 5/20/21 Hour 1 – Topics: Steve is not a fan of all the no-hitters, Warriors-Lakers reaction, and can Urban Meyer succeed in Jacksonville.