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The Belligerent Beavs Podcast

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Belligerent Beavs is the dynamic intersection of Oregon State Athletics, nostalgia, pop culture, beer, and friendship. Join OSU alumni and best friends JP Bertram, Terry Horstman, and Benny Wehage every week for the latest in Beaver Sports news, game recaps, exclusive interviews, and unforgettable stories. Tune in for our unique blend of spirited discussions, throwbacks, and laughs, making every episode a celebration of Beaver Nation.
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Episodes

Episode 65 - The Beavs Let One Get Away Against USC, Beaver Nation Was Rocking Reser, Is Utah Chance’s Biggest Game Yet?, And Updates On Volleyball And Soccer

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we cover the positives and negatives of Football's heartbreaking loss against USC, praise the Beaver Fam for showing out and being dangerously loud at Reser Stadium, speculate on the upcoming Football game at Utah, update on Volleyball's promising season, and share some thoughts on Women's Soccer's chippy match against WSU.

Sep 27, 20221 hr 37 minSeason 2Ep. 36

Episode 64 - Yogi Roth Rejoins The Pod, Football Handles Business, Portland Played The Perfect Host, Men's Soccer Gets Back In The Win Column, And Volleyball Splits Their Trip

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we're once again joined by Pac-12 Network Analyst Yogi Roth who shares his thoughts on the fast start for Football, the significance of their upcoming game against USC, and why he's excited for Saturday night. We also recap the Football team's dominant victory over Montana State, celebrate Belligerent Beavs Athlete Damien Martinez's first collegiate touchdown, relive the magic of Portland playing host for a neutral site non-conference game, and s...

Sep 20, 20221 hr 44 minSeason 2Ep. 35

Episode 63 - The Beavs Find A Way In Fresno, Jonathan Smith's Balls, What To Do In Portland This Weekend, And Women's Soccer Wins Their Non-Con Finale

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we relive the exciting back-and-forth victory for Football over Fresno State, take topics from the Beaver Fam, like "how big are Jonathan Smith's balls?" and "what should people know about attending a game at Providence Park?" We also predict the results of Football's matchup against Montana State, recap Women's Soccer's victory over JMU, and shoutout Volleyball for a strong start to their season.

Sep 12, 20221 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 34

Episode 62 - McKenna Martinez Is A Belligerent Beavs Athlete, Jack Colletto Is Fast, The Beavs Break A Streak, And Predictions For Fresno State

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we announce Women Soccer's McKenna Martinez as the next Belligerent Beavs Athlete, proclaim that Jack Colletto is fast, recap Football's exciting season-opening win against Boise State, dish out our feelings on the half completed Reser Stadium from a viewers perspective, and share some quick predictions on next week's Football matchup at Fresno State.

Sep 05, 20221 hr 40 minSeason 2Ep. 33

Episode 61 - Howard Croom Joins The Pod, We Predict Football’s 2022 Season For The Second Straight Year, And Men’s And Women's Soccer Are Still Lossless On The Season

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we are joined by all-time Beaver Football great, prior Beaver sports podcaster, and current Oregon State Athletic Department Chief Diversity Officer and Director of Student Services, Dr. Howard Croom to talk about his new role, his time playing football, and his expectations for this football season. We also recap the week for both soccer teams and last but not least, hold our 2nd Annual Belligerent Beavs Football Prediction episode!

Aug 30, 20222 hr 2 minSeason 2Ep. 32

Episode 60 - Damien Martinez Is A Belligerent Beavs Athlete, Women's Soccer Splits Their Opening Weekend, Men's Soccer Is Ranked #3, And We Fantasy Draft Oregon State Football Greats

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we announce Beaver Football Freshman Damien Martinez as our second Belligerent Beavs Athlete, recap Women's Soccer's opening games against Eastern Washington and Wyoming, look ahead to Men's Soccer's season kickoff, and last but not least, we fantasy draft three teams containing our seven best modern-era (the Fiesta Bowl era and onward) Football players.

Aug 23, 20221 hr 37 minSeason 2Ep. 31

Episode 59 - Our Oregon State Mount Rushmore, The Best Football Uniforms Ever, Gary Andersen (Ahhhhh!!!!), And Experiences Drinking Redline

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we take it to the Tweets, answering mailbag questions from listeners, such as our Mount Rushmore of Oregon State Athletics greats, Football going 15-0 this upcoming season, our all-time favorite Football uniforms, getting duped by Gary Andersen, and the best energy drink for powering through until a late Football kickoff.

Aug 16, 20221 hr 27 minSeason 2Ep. 30

Episode 58 - The First-Ever Belligerent Beavs Athlete Is Announced, Football’s Exciting Pre-Season Chatter, What If OSU Was In Portland?, Softball Lands Some Big Transfers, And Sneaking Into Movies

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we celebrate the announcement of our first Belligerent Beavs Athlete, get excited about Football and their self-prescribed expectations, argue about Oregon State Athletic’s presence in Portland, and take a look at Softball’s big transfers.

Aug 09, 20221 hr 40 minSeason 2Ep. 29

Episode 57 - Looking Ahead To Football Season, An Oregon State Story About Bill Russell, Something Is Up At Reser Stadium, And Fall Sports Schedules Are Live

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we salute a legend in Bill Russell and share some anecdotes tying Oregon State and the City of Corvallis to the Bill Russell lore, look ahead to Football while sharing some takeaways from Pac-12 Media Day and highlighting which players we're most excited for, spy on Reser Stadium and notice a few interesting (temporary?) structures on Beaver Street, get excited since we bought our tickets to the PK385, and check out the entire Fall sports schedul...

Aug 03, 20221 hr 33 minSeason 2Ep. 28

Episode 56 - The 2021-22 All-Bebes Teams Are Announced, A Mysterious Letter From OSU, The PKL Tournament Matchups Are Released, And Men's Hoops Officially Picks Up Another Transfer

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we finally do it. The inaugural All-Bebes Team is unveiled for the 2021-22 academic year. Nine student-athletes, one prestigious honor. Congratulations to our first-ever All-Bebes members! Also, the Bebes receive a mysterious letter from Oregon State, take our first look at the recently announced PK85 weekend schedule for Men's and Women's Hoops, and chime in on an addition to the Men's Hoops roster.

Jul 26, 20221 hr 27 minSeason 2Ep. 27

Episode 55 - Big 12 and Pac-12 Talks Collapse, Baseball's Big MLB Draft Day, Men's Basketball Commit Ballin' in FIBA, Women's Soccer Schedule Announced, And Less Than 50 Days Until Football

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, the full Bebes trio reunites for the first time in nearly a month to collectively talk through more conference realignment news and rumblings, celebrate the multitude of Beaver Baseball stars who were drafted by MLB teams in the 2022 Draft, get excited for Men's Hoops recruit Michael Rataj who is currently playing for Germany in the U20 FIBA Euro Championships, share Women's Soccer's recently announced 2022 season schedule, and count down to the ...

Jul 19, 20221 hr 41 minSeason 2Ep. 26

EMERGENCY EPISODE!!!!!! - USC & UCLA HEADING TO THE B1G

Benny and Terry hop on the pod to react to today's news that both USC and UCLA will be joining the Big Ten Conference as early as 2024. What does this mean for the Beavs? Well, not good things, probably. Tune in to hear our rapid reactions and hypothetical scenarios for the future.

Jun 30, 202254 min

Episode 53 - More Commitments For Football, Progress At Reser Stadium, Softball Adds A New Addition To Kelly Field, And Kennedie Shuler Commits To Women's Basketball

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we cover the newest commitments to the Football program, update on Reser Stadium's construction progress, congratulate Mike Riley, get excited for Softball's brand new scoreboard at Kelly Field, and shoutout the school-record 14 Beaver Athletic programs who made the postseason this past academic year. Our diamond sports segments are brought to you by Seamheaded.

Jun 27, 20221 hr 25 minSeason 2Ep. 24

Episode 52 - Aidan Chiles Commits To The Beavers, Baseball's Season Comes To An Unexpected End, And Two Baseball Players Land On A Freshman All-American List

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we bid adieu to Baseball's incredible, but slightly discouraging run in the postseason, celebrate Jonathan Smith and Co. finally bringing in a whale of a Quarterback commit in Aidan Chiles, wish Cooper Hjerpe and Jacob Melton the best of luck as they most likely head to the next level, and congratulate Baseball Freshman Travis Bazzana and Ryan Brown for being named Freshman All-Americans. Our diamond sports segments are brought to you by Seamhead...

Jun 15, 202248 minSeason 2Ep. 23

Episode 51 - Baseball Heads To Super Regionals, Softball's Historic Run Is Over, And Football Lands Some New Recruits

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we recap Baseball's up-and-down weekend in Regionals and look ahead to their Super Regional series against Auburn, congratulate Softball on a phenomenal run to Oklahoma City which came to an unfortunate end over the weekend, celebrate the brilliant season and collegiate career of Bebes HOFer Mariah Mazon, and highlight Football's most recent commitments. Our Diamond Sports segments are brought to you by Seamheaded ....

Jun 08, 20221 hr 28 minSeason 2Ep. 22

Episode 50 - Mike Rooney Joins The Pod To Breakdown Baseball's Postseason Outlook, Softball Punches Their Ticket To OKC, A New Bebes HOF, And Shoutouts Galore

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we're joined by ESPN and D1Baseball's Mike Rooney to discuss the Pac-12 Tournament and Baseball's postseason outlook, including teams to watch and which Beaver players surprised him the most, we also celebrate Softball's incredible run as they punch their ticket as one of the eight teams in the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City, nominate a new Belligerent Beavs Hall of Famer, and hand out shoutouts like we're Oprah handing out free gi...

May 31, 20221 hr 39 minSeason 2Ep. 21

Episode 49 - Softball Slugs Their Way To Supers, Baseball Heads South For The Pac-12 Tournament, Adley Gets The Call, Men's Hoops' Roster Is Set, And Carson Barry Advances To NCAA Championships

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we congratulate Softball for their epic weekend in Knoxville that punched their ticket to Super Regionals, recap the Baseball series vs. UCLA and look ahead to the Pac-12 Tournament in Scottsdale, celebrate Adley Rutschman's promotion to MLB, introduce Men's Basketball's final addition to their roster, Justin Rochelin a transfer from Arizona State, and send the best of luck to Men's Golf's Carson Barry who will compete as an individual in the NCA...

May 25, 20221 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 20

Episode 48 - Softball Is Going Dancing, Baseball's Tough Weekend In Tucson, Men's Hoops Looks To Right The Ship, There Is A New Bebes HOFer, And Golf Heads To Regionals

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we cover Softball's big series victory over Utah to close their conference play and land a spot in the NCAA Regionals, recap Baseball's rough weekend against Arizona and set the stage for wrapping up conference play in a big series against UCLA, update on Men's Basketball's newest assistant coaches and transfers, nominate a brand new Belligerent Beavs Hall of Famer, and take a look at regionals play for both Men's and Women's Golf. Our diamond sp...

May 18, 20221 hr 50 minSeason 2Ep. 19

Episode 47 - Baseball Sweeps Oregon Straight Out Of Goss, Ryan Brown Helps Point Where To Go, Jacob Melton Is Back To Crushing Baseballs, And Men's And Women's Golf Head To Regionals

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we recap Baseball's series sweep of Oregon, highlight the Ryan Brown home plate confrontation, get excited for the return of Jacob Melton's power stroke, celebrate Pat Casey's number retirement, and update on Men's and Women's Golf as they head to Regionals. The Diamond Sports segment is brought to you by Seamheaded .

May 09, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 2Ep. 18

Episode 46 - Oregon State Ponders Their NIL Play, The NFL Draft And Beavs In The Pros, Baseball Beats The Ducks And Utes, Softball Is On The Ropes, And Women's Basketball Picks Up A Transfer

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we talk about the importance of OSU finally making plans to support student-athletes through NIL, share thoughts on the 2022 NFL Draft and post-draft transactions, including 7 Beavs landing on NFL squads, recap Baseball's non-con victory against Oregon and their series victory against the University of Utah, spread some good vibes to Softball in hopes of helping them out of their late-season tailspin, and update on a new transfer joining the Wome...

May 04, 20221 hr 31 minSeason 2Ep. 17

Episode 45 - Benny Is Back From Mexico, Baseball Sweeps Washington, Women's Golf Finishes 2nd In The Pac-12 Championship, And Softball Hits A Rough Skid

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we welcome Benny back from his Mexican vacation, recap Baseball's weekend sweep of the Washington Huskies, restart the Melton Record Watch™ talk, congratulate Women's Golf for finishing 2nd in the Pac-12 Championship, their highest finish of all-time, discuss the tough sweep Softball endured at the hands of UCLA, and shoutout the Women's Track and Field and Women's Rowing teams!

Apr 26, 20221 hr 13 minSeason 2Ep. 16

Episode 44 - Football Hosts Their Spring Game, Jade Carey's Brilliant Season Is Over, Baseball Sweeps The Dirtbags, And A Blown Call For Softball

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we are missing everyone's favorite Bebe, Benny, while he mysteriously vacations in Mexico, but Terry and JP still find it within them to dish their feelings around JT Daniels and Football being left at the altar, share some learnings from the Spring Game, celebrate Jade Carey's brilliant freshman Gymnastics season, recap the Baseball series against Long Beach State, and look into the difficult path ahead of Softball as they head into their final ...

Apr 19, 20221 hr 32 minSeason 2Ep. 15

Episode 43 - Kiki Escobar And Softball Take Care Of Arizona, Baseball Sweeps USC, Coach Pendleton Wins Pac-12 Coach Of The Year, And Our Thoughts On The Women's Basketball Transfers

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs podcast, Terry wears a crop top, we recap Softball's solid series win against a Top 25 Arizona team, celebrate Baseball's first-ever sweep of USC in Los Angeles, congratulate Wrestling Coach Chris Pendleton for being named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, share our thoughts on Women's Hoops somewhat surprising transfer announcements, and Benny argues that OSU is selling out by participating in the PK85 basketball tournament.

Apr 11, 20221 hr 46 minSeason 2Ep. 14

Episode 42 - Reser Gets A New Scoreboard, Softball Returns To Dominance, Jade Carey Heads To NCAA Championships, Baseball's Up And Down Week, And Basketball Transfers Are Everywhere

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we get pumped for the new scoreboard at Reser Stadium, shoutout Softball's impressive sweep over Cal and 4 game winning streak, wish Jade Carey the best of luck as she heads to the NCAA Championships as an independent in the All-Around, talk through Baseball's up and down week, and share some thoughts on the state of Women's and Men's Hoops at Oregon State.

Apr 06, 20221 hr 35 minSeason 2Ep. 13

Episode 41 - Carter Bahns Joins The Pod To Discuss Football And Baseball, Women's Hoops' WNIT Run Ends, Men's Basketball Transfers, And Gym Heads To Regionals

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, BeaverBlitz.com and the Dam Podcast's Carter Bahns joins the show to drop all sorts of insight from Football's spring practices and updates on Baseball's early-season dominance, Women's Basketball drops their Elite 8 matchup against UCLA, the first of probably many transfers has begun for Men's Hoops, and Gymnastics heads to Seattle for NCAA Regionals.

Mar 30, 20221 hr 34 minSeason 2Ep. 12

Episode 40 - Jamious Griffin Transfers To OSU, Bernice Gets A Mailing Address, Women’s Basketball Takes Two In The WNIT, Baseball… Sundays, Man, Wrestling Goes All-American, And Gym Wraps Up Pac-12’s

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we celebrate the Jamious Griffin transfer, update on Bernice Beaver and her possible new mailing address, recap Women's Hoops victories to open WNIT play and head to the Sweet 16, speculate on why Sunday's are such a struggle for Baseball, give flowers to Wrestling for an incredible season, and recap the Pac-12 Championship for Gymnastics.

Mar 22, 20221 hr 35 minSeason 2Ep. 11

Episode 39 - The Payton Years Joins The Pod To Eulogize The Men's Basketball Season, JT Daniels Visits Practice, Updates On Softball And Baseball, And Beaver Gym Heads To Pac-12 Championships

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we're joined by Sam and Andy of The Payton Years podcast to eulogize the Men's Hoops season and finally lay it to eternal rest, get amped about the idea of JT Daniels under center for Football, update on Softball's weekend tournament and Baseball's opening of Pac-12 play against Washington State, and send the best of luck to Gym who is headed to the Pac-12 Championship in Utah next weekend....

Mar 14, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 2Ep. 10

Episode 38 - Spring Football Kicks Off, Softball Rides A Winning Streak, Baseball Climbs The Ranks, Gym Wins On The Road, And The End Is Near For Basketball

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, we get pumped up for Spring Football, shoutout Softball for their early season dominance, recap Baseball's first loss of the season, highlight Gym grabbing a share of the Pac-12 Championship with their first road win of the season, and talk through the disappointing Basketball season as Women's Hoops exits the Pac-12 Tournament in the 2nd round and Men's Hoops' season winds down, heading into the Pac-12 Tournament against Oregon.

Mar 08, 20221 hr 22 minSeason 2Ep. 9

Episode 37 - Will Jacob Melton Smash The Record Books?, A Path To March Madness For Women's Hoops, Gym Wins And Jade's Perfect. Again. Again., We Live Podcast The Men's Hoops Game Against WSU

In this episode of the Belligerent Beavs Podcast, Benny returns from Hawaii, we recap Baseball's weekend series against Xavier, speculate on Jacob Melton's chances of breaking long-standing OSU records, chart a path for Women's Basketball to make it to the NCAA Tournament, induct three Gym Seniors to the Belligerent Beavs Hall of Fame, and attempt to live-podcast Men's Basketball's final minutes of regulation during their game against Washington State.

Mar 01, 20221 hr 26 minSeason 2Ep. 8
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