How the Big 12 Could Be the New Big East
The college football landscape is in turmoil as an eight-team conference scrambles to hold on to power and relevance among the new world order. No, I’m not talking about the Big 12 in 2021. I’m […]
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Re-alignment Realities: What options do B12 schools have?
Week after week, terrible headline after terrible headline, Iowa State fans are bombarded with news of Armageddon in the college football world. Every headline from The Athletic (who does not have a dedicated writer for […]
Let’s look forward, Nebraska
The future doesn’t have to be bleak for Nebraska. Nebraska is still one of the great brands in the sport, but looking back is not going to fix the problem moving forward. […]
Matinee Baseball -Super Bowl Buffet
With the Super Bowl coming up we thought it would be nice to put all our Football podcasts in one spot for you to get you ready for the big game. Matinee Baseball 2.11 : […]
Ranking Every Iowa State Football Win in the Matt Campbell Era
I’ve been trying to put my feelings into words about a top-10 Iowa State Cyclone football team and the progress this program has made under coach Matt Campbell, but words have escaped me. There’s nothing […]
Culture Check 2.3: Community
Arnold Woods and Emily Cornell continue on talking about tv shows by chatting about NBC’s Community.
Old Man’s Strength: 2.03 – Forgiveness
Tim and Chris talk to Ken Miller The Godfather of DSM sports radio about his and Chris’s unlikely friendship and their history with Marty Tirrell. We hope you enjoy this story of good things come […]
Sports & Corks 3.4: Nia Dennis Stan Podcast
Emily and Emily chat about college basketball rumblings and tumblings. They briefly touch on the last weekend of the NFL before the big one. They share many updates about women’s soccer, hockey and gymnastics (because […]
Old Man’s Strength: 2.01 Silver Linings
Tim Johnson and Chris Shipley are just a couple of old dudes who came together to talk about the way it used to be and the way it has to be now. They laugh, get […]
Gookin’s Trends: Week Four 2024
The road team has won 6-straight games in the series between Georgia State and Coastal Carolina. Wisconsin and Purdue have gone over the point total in each of their last 4 matchups, averaging 65.5 points […]
Gookins Trends 2023 Week Three
Navy and Memphis have averaged 51.5 points per contest over their last 8 matchups. The total is currently 46, which they have gone over in 6 of the last 8 seasons. UTSA and Army has […]
Gookins Trends 2023 Week Two
Kansas is 5-2-1 against the spread after a win since the 2021 season. Illinois is 5-7 ATS after a win. They face off on Friday night. Colorado has covered the spread in 5 of their […]
Gookins Trends 2023 Week One
In the last 2 seasons, totals of 64 or more in Week 1 have gone under in 20 of 25 games. Games to watch: W Kentucky vs. S Florida (70), S Methodist vs. LA Tech […]
Six predictions for the 2023 NFL Season
The Bills, Bengals and Chiefs all fail to win their divisions This one might paint me as a hater, but it’s really more about the fact that I like each of the teams projected to […]
Misaligned
The night after the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, when Boise neighborhoods were still whooping to the sky in the aftermath of the most significant win they’re apparently going to get their hands on for a minute, […]
Being apolitical is ignorance, privilege, and cowardice.
Some people seem to wear their political disengagement as a badge of honor. In times such as we find ourselves in, it is anything but. Apathy in the face of the current American political landscape […]
A discussion about college football with ChatGPT
It’s time to see if the bot knows ball. I’ve asked ChatGPT a series of questions and quickly found that there are a lot of caveats involved with its dubious answers. Also, disappointingly, it can’t […]
Stupid Shit That Annoys Me
It’s been a tough year. That’s a long, emotional story for another day, but it’s an important backdrop for this post. One of the many lessons I have either learned or am actively trying to […]
Big Game Degenerate Energy!
It’s been a year since I’ve check in and I apologize for that, but we’re about to win a whole boatload of money! If memory serves, I led you all straight into a bear trap […]