Week 0 has happened are we are back on the mics with game reviews, from Ireland to Hawaii, and all points in between. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 2025 Feed Your Mascot LLC
Blu and Geoff realized it was one week until football starts, so its time for our season preview of 5 (we mean 6) teams to watch this season. Not all of these teams will be good, but all will be interesting. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 2025 Feed You...
Akshay Easwaran of Game on Paper joins the pod to discuss exciting preseasons, disappointment of the actual seasons, new things with the site this season, what their data can and can't do, the growth of backseat GMs, the upcoming season of Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football, and where he was for COTH in 2024. Find Akshay @akeaswaran and Game on Paper @gameonpaper Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://w...
A very special report on the Indianapolis Indians' upcoming Mascot Mania game, from how it was organized, to how 13 mascots from as far as Texas and Florida are coming to Indianapolis, to where everyone is changing, to what will be happening on the field. Info on the Game and Tickets: https://www.milb.com/indianapolis/tickets/mascot-mania Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourma...
Blu and Geoff are joined this week by Brigit of the Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) to discuss topics including gardening, food preservation, what to say to make sure your friends don't steal your seat, photography, rules about bring cameras places, film v digital, Big Sky Media Days, and the upcoming Big Sky football season. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Th...
Geoff and Blu are back for a summer Q&A full of interdisciplinary engineering beefs, physics, metaphysics, games we are excited for, ticket advise, and much, much more. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 2025 Feed Your Mascot LLC...
Blu and Geoff celebrate Independence Day with an episode of the history of sports on Holidays, from the Ashbourne Game, to Thanksgiving football, to baseball at the summer holidays, and beyond. And as usual in the summer, discuss some weather safety tips. Q&A form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9jgf2tYd_EMuzlQoH_cn45nOcOwNgfrhDCzukpNRwQczOng/viewform?usp=header Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Shrovetide_Football https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_Christmas_Day htt...
Geoff is joined by food documentarian Adam Gottschalk of OTR (https://www.youtube.com/@OTRontheroad) to discuss how one goes from Charlottesville, VA to Bangkok, doing sports radio, sports food culture in Asia, following the American sports from abroad, and what sports mean as an expat. And the dogs say hello. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmasc...
Blu and Geoff back on their usual hinkyism, discussing nuclear physics history, the 1894 college football season, the great game reviews, long schedules, short schedules, the longest schedule, odd teams to play, a stadium sharing the name with a person, cool college names, and the very different power base of the sport. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @fe...
Prof. Sam Ehrlich joins the pod to discuss grilling, the House settlement, how it opens up as many questions as it answers, the origins of the striped pants, IU being good at a sport (swimming), and a fun game about national titles by school. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedy...
Blu and Geoff open discussion with the returning IU Bison, then follow up with the hottest and coldest college football games, and provide some useful weather safety tips. Sources https://www.weather.gov/grb/heat https://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/html/heatindex.shtml https://www.omnicalculator.com/physics/wet-bulb https://www.sportsmillions.com/picks/college-football/hottest-games-college-football-history https://www.wunderground.com/history/daily/us/ok/norman/KOKC/date/2000-9-2 https://en.wikipedia...
Blu and Geoff kickoff with some Indy 500 cooler planning, Indy 500 calendar discussion, and then head in to the chaotic world of commissions in college football (the one or two them), and then dive into the history of playing the national anthem at sporting events in the US (such as the Indy 500). Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinge...
Blu and Geoff are back together to discuss graduation season, some ancient history of concessions, some modern history of concession, the history of specific snacks, and the recent changes in the space of concessions. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 202...
Due to life things, episodes have been thin, so its time for a very special aviation history episode about that time Purdue had an airline, and how it has to do with an airline you might fly today. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 2025 Feed Your Mascot L...
Blu took a trip to Norfolk for his alma mater's spring game, and broke down the sights, sounds, scheme, and energy with first year coach Michael Vick. And Blu's 900 photos, some of which will end up on Instagram. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyright 2025 Fee...
Blu and Geoff discuss extreme weather tips, the difference between watches and warnings, space weather, Coastal Carolina's free concession plan, stats (or the lack thereof) on doping in college football, and speculate on the causes of such. Sources https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/8765531/steroids-loom-major-college-football-report-says https://ncaaorg.s3.amazonaws.com/ssi/substance/SSI_DrugTestingManual.pdf WADA Banned List: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/prohibited-list Website: ...
Blu and Geoff continue their offseason shenanigans with a discussion of journalistic corrections, a correction, the Ship of Theseus, the USS Enterprise (real), the Starship Enterprise, Kent State's Kenni Burns administrative leave, Stanford's firing of Troy Taylor, a lot about Andrew Luck, the oldest mascots, and talking about both weather and climate. Sources https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/44319805/stanford-football-coach-accused-reports-bullying-belittling-female-staffers htt...
Blu and Geoff enter fine offseason form with a guest appearance from our favorite sports law professor to discuss an anti-climatic legal action from the state of West Virginia, efforts to revive the IU Bison mascot, the history of the Bison, and a very long sidetrack into Greek mythology, including asking if the Minotaur can block, Geoff forgetting Polyphemus has a name, building a defensive line out of mythological figures, and maybe the meanest thing Blu has ever said about Pete Carroll (Jason...
Blu and Geoff start with a whopping 45 minute cold open on schools having men's and women's basketball success at the same time, and then do a bit of March Madness themed discussion of an ideal tournament format (spoiler: if you are a selection committee, some things you here may be disturbing). Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot...
Blu and Geoff continue the offseason with a discussion of plans of studies, flowcharts, what exactly is modern physics, , Geoff roasting a pork butt (check the 'gram), the history of stadiums, owning the rights to your own pictures, public transit, the ACC settlement, and Eddie George Slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-tWagymi6H4nrfVkoVyEdbP47Ib0w5g089BdiGpsqTA/edit?usp=sharing Sources https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/9591255.pdf https://www.ancienthistoryfangirl.com/2020/07/09/a-da...
Blu and Geoff discuss the R1 status of Howard, Geoff explaining his shirt, hating a terrible person, foods named after athletes, a candy bar and a Yankees player, and our favorite favorite topic, Hawkeye. Sources https://www.tastingtable.com/1197586/the-1920s-dispute-between-mlb-legend-babe-ruth-and-baby-ruth-candy/ https://purduesports.com/news/2013/6/25/_The_Boudia_Sandwich_Debuts_at_Triple_XXX_Restaurant https://casetext.com/case/george-h-ruth-candy-co-v-curtiss-candy https://bleacherreport.c...
Geoff is joined by Tanner Haworth, editor-in-chief of the University of Hawaii's student paper, the Ka Leo, to discuss the culture of sports on the islands, and UH sports. Find Tanner at https://x.com/TannerHaworth and his work at https://www.manoanow.org/kaleo/ and https://www.espnhonolulu.com/ Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot...
Geoff takes some time this week to sit down with legendary surfer and waterman Tom "Pohaku" Stone to discuss the history, culture, and experience of two ancient and native Hawaiian sports: surfing and holua sledding. Then, a quick discussion of Geoff's experience trying surfing, and his experience at a Rainbow Wahine basketball game. Find Tom on Instagram @pohatu or at his website https://www.hawaiibc.com/ Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/p...
Blu and Geoff discuss injury recovery strategy, statistics on football injuries, Soldier Field, way too much about the Bear's stadium situation, who we would pick for our science fiction football teams, and weird 80s comic gambits Sources https://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/FullText/2011/09000/Football_Injuries__Current_Concepts.12.aspx https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35593739/ Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.soc...
Blu and Geoff open by discussing the namings of certain schools, then move to the 2025 National Championship Game, and then discuss the wacky and wild story of the pre-AP national titles, from newspapers to alumni clubs to economics professors to historians. Sources https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sun-the-sun-1899-football-ratings-fo/120276251/ https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g_pBAAAAIBAJ&pg=6880%2C6406648 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-1917-national...
Blu and Geoff are starting the offseason(ish) strong with a discussion of car buying and climate change, and then go headlong into the history of footballs, yes the literal balls. Be prepared to learn about Nobel Prize winning physics, the baseball strike zone, Hawkeye, the 2019-2020 Premier League season, and also the evolution of the game of football along the way. And just for dessert, some debate about trophies. Images shared: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Ude5benDiNg8CjbaMuH9_3MyT...
Geoff and our good friends Jordan and Beth of the Sickos Committee explore the long, loud, and painful history of marching percussion. Hitting on such topics as the Ottoman Empire, the terrifying horses, communication, John Philips Sousa, things that cause back pain, the limits of wood as a load baring material, drum tuning, trying to support tubas, more things that cause back pain, even more things that cause back pain, and the thing that has caused the most back pain ever. Links for Image Sour...
Starting with Geoff's dubious mixology choices in the name of charity, Geoff and Blu dig into the bowl games from Orlando to Charlotte to Detroit to the Granddaddy of Them All. And do some overall analysis of the bowl season. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/166435/Donate/HWzV2l69dTBMCW6a Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot...
Blu and Geoff are joined by Danger to do our annual tradition of previewing bowls with food and drink pairings. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/166435/Donate/HWzV2l69dTBMCW6a Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/ Copyrigh...
From geographic proximity, Blu and Geoff discuss how everyone is feeling about the CFP format, the FCS and FBS playoff games, a frisky Frisco Bowl, new bowl winners in the New Orleans Bowl, a curious Cure Bowl, and two very important (to us) FCS coaching hires. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://runsignup.com/Race/166435/Donate/HWzV2l69dTBMCW6a Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/feedyourmascot.bsky.social Instagram: http...
