Blu and Josiah discuss the coaches we lost this weekend, USC-Oregon, Penn State-Michigan, UTSA-Rice, Penn State’s questionable methodology, the Grey Cup, HBCU updates, the DIII and DII home stretch, and livestock terminology. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyou...
Nov 13, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Geoff is joined by Prof. David Lunt of Southern Utah University and Prof. John Haberstroh of UNLV to discuss sports in the ancient Greek world and their influence on modern sports and imagery. Spoiler alert: the NCAA is built on a lie. And a lot of how we experience sports never changes (even if a lot also has). Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmasco...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min
Blu and Josiah (with Geoff many timezones away) discuss Bedlam, the Citranauts facing the Bearcats, cats (Mizzou Tigers) and Dawgs playing football together, K-State and Texas, and Bedlam (which, if it returns, will require Geoff leaving the country again). Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/f...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 29
We discuss 3/4 Year Awards, Game on Paper being a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech (and run by a few helluva' engineers), the CW blacking out Blu, the CW being surprisingly hard to get for a station given out free over the air, the actual gameplay of the Textile Bowl, why its called the Textile Bowl, is Clemson and/or Dabo OK, Tennessee-Kentucky, OU losing at Kansas, Sooner Magic, why Bedlum is so early, UNLV v Fresno and its Mountain West implications, the Go Go Offense, Leilani Armenta making ...
Oct 30, 2023•1 hr 31 min
We discuss Halloween costumes, Penn State-Ohio State, the best team in Virginia (and Marshall), the best Dakota team (and SIU), disrespect for Air Force, Air Force establishing air superiority over Navy, USC losing to Utah yet again, sign stealing bothering us less than a lack of journalistic integrity, the Floyd of Rosedale, and Paul Hornung Award. Paul Hornung Award Voting: https://www.louisvillesports.org/paul-hornung/award-poll/ Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disn...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 18 min
Blu is joined by special guest Adam to discuss how the Pac-12 got into the situation its in, the legal procedural fights between the schools ongoing, breached contracts, the possibility of reverse mergers, pro/rel, and will more schools be able to use this chaos as a ladder. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: https://www...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min
In a split session, we discuss American football at the Olympics (Geoff would like to apologize about forgetting about lax, Go Terps), Mizzou at Kentucky, the firecracker that was Oregon-Washington, the state of the Pac-12, that under-the-radar Catholic university in South Bend, Air Force in the pilot's seat, the Beaves, the Sunflower State, and that we should just ignore the signs of doom in the sport and have a little fun. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-ha...
Oct 15, 2023•1 hr 46 min
We review week 6, including half season awards, Miami having a rough sports week, FAMU at Southern, a critical Mountain West win for Wyoming's Cowboys over Fresno State, a DII matchup between William Jewell and UIndy, how the game literally looks different where you watch it from, why DII football is great college football, transit stops for esteemed universities, the Northwestern Wildcats sneaking past the Howard Bison, a collection of teams that are fine, some teams that are not fine, the G5 N...
Oct 09, 2023•1 hr 35 min
We review week five, including another Deion in Gold and Black, the battle for a very small cannon, corn and pork smack talk, the Fishbowl Classic, the fish being fried at the Fishbowl Classic, Alabama-Mississippi St, a certain Catholic school in South Bend, IN's trip to a certain Methodist school in Durham, North Carolina, if anyone is OK, who is undefeated in the G5 and where they stand, preview some undefeated match ups, and the down to the wire last CFL playoff spot. Geoff's Half Marathon Fu...
Oct 02, 2023•1 hr 24 min
We review week four including BYU-Kansas, Oregon State-Washington State, Wisconsin-Purdue, and OU-Cincinnati, along with early season "awards", Jackson State's WoSo kicker, Norfolk State dominating CAA competition, the state of Josiah's alma maters, and the Canadian Football League. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: htt...
Sep 24, 2023•1 hr 20 min
We review week three games including the Battle for the Real HU (even if one is an HI), other "hu" words, South Alabama beating Oklahoma State, how we should talk about Mike Gundy, the CONCACAF x Combat Sports event that was Colorado State v Colorado, Minnesota being good at one thing, UNC being good at many things, our lack of livestock knowledge, and what makes "A Good Week." Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-ta...
Sep 18, 2023•1 hr 34 min
We actually get some game reviews recorded and to you this week! We spend some time being (unpaid) shills for the Virginia Tourism Board, dissecting such topics as Purdue's win over Virginia Tech, the Lane Stadium environment, rain delays, the Hay Song (not the Hey song), Norfolk State making adjustments, the word "Institute", is Alabama taking a step back, is Texas approaching a return, talent distribution, teams replicating their success in new conferences, parallel develops in different sport...
Sep 11, 2023•1 hr 49 min
As a result of some IT hiccups, instead of our planned Week 1 review, we have a Personal Chef from Josiah on the Magic Circle, Possibility Spaces, and how the game and its rules are beyond the field. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social...
Sep 06, 2023•47 min
We continue our ongoing series of the history of HBCUs as Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined Commissioner Escalante of the Sickos Committee with a trip to Itta Bena, MS and Mississippi Valley State. Along the way, enjoy some Arsenal-Fulham commentary, lawn care discussion, geography, musical history, tamale talk, and also Jerry Rice. Tamale Links https://chicago.eater.com/2021/7/29/22600181/tamale-guy-claudio-velez-chicago-bar-food-vendor https://supremetamale.com/tamales/ https://chicago.eater.c...
Aug 27, 2023•1 hr 34 min
We are joined by friend of the pod Kacie, and mascots and handlers of Western Illinois, Butler, and UC Davis, to discuss the history, logistics, and culture of live dog mascots in college football. With some woofometrics on those good bois and girls. Special thanks to all of our guests for appearing, as well best wishes for the upcoming season and school year. Picture links/sources: https://www.nps.gov/kemo/learn/historyculture/upload/Canine-Mascots-bulletin_A.pdf https://alluringcreations.co.za...
Aug 20, 2023•2 hr 37 min
We discuss the circus, why its problematic besides making NoVA traffic worse, why its awesome none the less, the availability of data, why certain kinds of data isn't publically available, how we feel about using different kinds of data, and how we will us data this season "The Hubris Penalty" (Hall and Livingston) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62df94feccfb5b3bd225607e/t/62e03d93a1221f5e27613f70/1658862996760/Hall+Livingston+JESP+2012+-+Copy.pdf Game on Paper: https://gameonpaper.com/cf...
Aug 13, 2023•1 hr 50 min
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by Matt Brown of Extra Points to discuss Hispanic and Latino participation in football, outreach to those communities from football, the Chicago Fire, and football in the great State of Ohio. We then return to the discussion of the Schrodinger's Pacific Coast conference. Matt Brown's excellent work can be found at: https://www.extrapointsmb.com/ and https://twitter.com/MattBrownEP The 8 Bit fight songs were created by Cuppy Cup (https://twitter.com/cuppycup), Ke...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 27 min
We discuss soup when you are sick, what is happening with the Pac of unknown number, the cautionary tale of the Big East, and our plans for how we will cover the season. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squaresp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/
Jul 30, 2023•1 hr 44 min
Blu's Sickos Appearance on MVSU: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5J4dy3jETZt2Y67zIaoqCx?si=0800426f78a04f45 Geoff's Sickos Appearance on WWC: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bVS323UieQ4iN2CdSXyLm?si=bef1533bf0fe4b74 Website: https://feedyourmascot.squaresp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/
Jul 23, 2023•7 min
We discuss the allegations of hazing in Northwestern football, what is hazing, why organizations engage in hazing, and how organizations can make the reforms necessary, with the FAMU Band as a case study. And (at timestamp 1:05:06) lighten the mood discussing the USWNT probably not winning this upcoming World Cup (and why that is OK). Content warning for the majority of the show; we discuss details of hazing including physical, mental, and sexual violence, and player abuse via coaches. Time stam...
Jul 16, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by special guests Beth and Jordan of the Sickos Committee to in the epic conclusion of our marching band discussion: NECK. And also our favorite band things. Video clips used: Cameo - Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck OG (Norfolk State): NSU Spartan Legion 2020 - "Neck/Swingin" Texas Southern (who some claim was also an early adopter): Texas Southern University Ocean of Soul "Neck" by Cameo | TxSU at Manor High School Homecoming 2016 Southern: Southern Universit...
Jul 12, 2023•1 hr 52 min
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by special guests Beth and Jordan of the Sickos Committee to discuss the history of marching band, and its intersections with football and history. With a part two coming soon to discuss one of our favorite songs in the marching band universe. Feed Your Mascot links: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Sickos Committee is @sickoscommittee on more social networks than anyon...
Jul 09, 2023•1 hr 12 min
For a very special Fourth of July episode, we discuss another story of overthrowing some Imperial Brits: Star Wars! By comparing schools to characters and sorting them into conferences based on their role within the galaxy far, far away. We also add some characters into a defense. And somehow, real football talk returned... Geeky Jerseys (not a sponsor, but where Geoff got the jersey): https://www.geekyjerseys.com/ Wookiepedia: https://starwars.fandom.com/wiki/Main_Page Website: https://feedyour...
Jul 02, 2023•1 hr 37 min
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff discuss how people learn about sports, sports video games, our hopes for the new NCAA college football game, and how we personally enjoy the hobby of gaming. Yes, that was written to be very vague and broad, from sports video games to rogue-likes to table top RPG mind melts. And Geoff expresses his love of Ohio. Quantric Foundry Gaming Profile Survey: https://apps.quanticfoundry.com/surveys/start/gamerprofile/ Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com/ Instagram: htt...
Jun 25, 2023•2 hr
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by Boise State law professor (and UMass band and Madison Scouts alumni) Sam Ehrlich to discuss how teams do (or don't) do branding to stand out, Joe Manchin and Tommy Tuberville's drafted NIL bill, and CFL team names. Yeah, we think that bill has some issues. The Chicago Fire also get discussed, despite NBC's best efforts (and, um, the Chicago Fire's best efforts). Website Link: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com/ Listener Questions Link: https://feedyourmas...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 49 min
Join Blu, Josiah, Geoff, and special guest Pitt Girl going through the incredible past, present, and future for Bethune-Cookman University, in our first installment of Soul Food. Soul Food will be a recurring series on the unique history and traditions of the many great HBCUs around the college football universe. Ed Reed's short tenure might have been a spotlight, but this institution has had an incredible history, which we dive into along with discussions of historiography and accounting. Websi...
Jun 11, 2023•1 hr 42 min
Join Josiah as he discusses the concept of cultural infrastructure as it relates to college football, sports, and society writ large, how its built, what it means, and how it can be impeded. Oklahoma A&M Women's Basketball: https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/centbooks/id/2020 Old Timey Iowa Hawkeyes Women's Basketball: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3Aictcs_6519
Jun 04, 2023•52 min
Content warning: Between 31:30 and 1:11:14, we go into a discussion of indigenous mascots in American sports, which touches heavily on the topic of genocide toward those communities. If you do not feel comfortable listening, skipping to 1:11:14 we discuss a much lighter topic. This week, we discuss Carb Day and when exactly is the Indy 500, why and how we connect with our school's preferred naming and mascot, why the use of indigenous mascots is so pervasive in the US, and our sports bucket list...
May 28, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by special guests Ari and Guapo to discuss the history of Jewish-Americans in college football, as players, coaches, fans, media members, and conference administrators. And then we do a college football version of the Lenny Bruce "Jewish and Goyish" bit. Wisconsin, The New Home of the Jew book link: https://cjs.wisc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/1258/2020/01/Pollack_book.pdf Website Link: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com/ Listener questions link: https://fe...
May 23, 2023•1 hr 31 min
Geoff does a solo show to follow up with per-capita numbers of combined FBS and FCS schools, mostly to dull the pain of doing a triathlon that morning. Charitibundi Bowl link: https://fundraise.givesmart.com/form/4Y9QjQ?vid=ysdsx Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/
May 15, 2023•28 min
