Special guest cohost Steve Ivy of Cracker's College Hoops blog joins us for Part 1, in which we break down the CSU investigative report, which was released this week, our thoughts on fair/unfair coverage of Ram athletics, the reasons for the Mountain West's inequitable football schedule, bowl game status, and thoughts on what to expect from the Ram football squad this fall. (We'll release Part 2 next week, which will dive deep into the basketball season and what to expect from the basketball tea...
Oct 09, 2020•49 min•Ep. 15
Voice of the Rams Brian Roth joins us to talk about his 20-year career as part of the CSU Radio Network team, how he roots for CSU to whip CU (his alma mater) every year, what it was like to interview Larry Eustachy, his experience with five different football head coaches, his top CSU memories, and much more. Plus, Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe talk about the newly released Mountain West football schedule, news from around the conference/college football, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an Ad...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 14
The greatest running back in CSU history, Steve Bartalo, joins us for an hour to talk about his path to CSU, his hall-of-fame career, the Rams’ win at CU in 1986, playing for Leon Fuller and Sonny Lubick, the impact Fum McGraw had on him and his teammates, his opinion on the current program from afar, and much, much more. Plus, Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe cover this week’s recent topics around college sports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about...
Sep 04, 2020•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 13
Colorado State star tight end Trey McBride joins us for a 40-minute conversation to talk about his (and Manny Jones’) decision to stay at CSU after considering transferring, discusses the allegations towards the football program, his viewpoint of the coaching staff, postponement of the football season, where he sees this program going, and much, much more. Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe also cover the latest in college sports news. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com f...
Aug 27, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 12
Longtime CSU beat writer Kelly Lyell of the Fort Collins Coloradoan joins us to share insights on how the investigative reports came about, offered his perspectives on the allegations, and covered a variety of other topics related to the current state of affairs in college football, possibilities of a spring football season for the Mountain West, and much, much more. Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe also talk current issues. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...
Aug 20, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 11
Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe discuss the allegations towards the CSU athletic department, the cancellation of the football season, and the ramifications of both. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 13, 2020•54 min•Ep. 10
Joel Cantalamessa talks with Anthoney Hill, who was just quoted in an ESPN article alleging racism and verbal abuse in the CSU football program. Hill opens up and expands on those topics and doesn't shy away from our questions. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Aug 08, 2020•42 min•Ep. 9
CSU Senior Associate Head Football Coach/Running Backs Coach Brian White joins us to talk about his experience so far at CSU, his impressions of the university and city (calls CSU's facilities "the best" he's had at any university), what he expects for the 2020 Rams, and even his grilling tips. Joel Cantalamessa, Mike Rowe, and Joe Baran also talk current issues and cover a bunch of topics. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 8
CSU men's basketball coach Niko Medved joins us for a lengthy conversation to talk about his forecast for the upcoming season, how the 2019-20 season ended, how he's building the program, thoughts on the Mountain West, and much more. Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe also talk a little football recruiting, racism issues, and even a little grilling. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
Jun 17, 2020•1 hr 35 min•Ep. 7
In our sixth episode, hosts Joel Cantalamessa and Mike Rowe recap last week’s epic three-hour conversation with seven 1990s CSU football legends. We talk a little current Ram football, other CSU news, and current national headlines in college athletics. We also answer a few questions submitted by listeners. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising....
May 29, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 6
We're joined by seven 1990s CSU football legends: DE Sean Moran, DE Adrian Ross, QB Anthoney Hill, LB Garrett Sand, OL James Cregg, DL Kirk Bowman, and LS/LB Mitch Palmer. They each talk about the historic 1994 season and the various big games of that year and other seasons, plus NFL experiences, current state of CSU athletics, and much more. You don't want to miss this one, but settle in....this is a long one! 2 hours, 50 minutes of great conversation! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. ...
May 22, 2020•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 5
This week's podcast includes a tremendous hour-long interview with former CSU star WR Darran Hall who talks about the historical 1997 WAC Championship/Holiday Bowl win season, as well as what went wrong in the "disappointing" 1998 season in which the players declined a bowl invite. He talks about his path to CSU, which began as a Cincinnati Reds draftee/four-year minor leaguer, two years of juco football, and then ultimately playing for Sonny Lubick. Also provides candid thoughts of his relation...
May 14, 2020•1 hr 59 min•Ep. 4
Last week we had BVP. In this week's podcast, we have the potential next BVP....as CSU 2021 QB commit Luke McAllister (Palmer Ridge, HS) joins us to talk about why he chose CSU, his desire to stick with his commitment through the coaching change, where he expects the program to go, his mixing it up with Buff fans on social media....and much more! CSU has a good one coming in! Thanks for listening and for all the positive feedback so far! (We do apologize for the poor audio connection in a few of...
May 07, 2020•1 hr•Ep. 3
A 45-minute interview with legendary former CSU football QB Bradlee Van Pelt highlights our second episode, which goes 2-plus hours long in total. Longtime RamNationers Mike Rowe (CAM's Chorizo) and Joe Baran (JoeybtherealAD) sit in as cohosts with RamNation founder Joel Cantalamessa, previewing and recapping the BVP interview, recounting memories, telling stories, and debating topics. "Button down" the hatches (as Joey would say) for this marathon! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See ...
Apr 30, 2020•2 hr 8 min•Ep. 2
In this 1-hour, 18-minute episode, longtime RamNationers Mike Rowe (CAM's Chorizo) and Joe Baran (JoeybtherealAD) sit in as cohosts with RamNation founder Joel Cantalamessa in the resurrection of RamNation Radio after a several-year hiatus. We reminisce about historic moments in RamNation.com's past, share bowl trip memories, and tell other stories. We also discuss which RamNation posters would be most difficult to be quarantined with, and ultimately get into CSU-related topics such as ramificat...
Apr 24, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 1