Steve Bradley joins to discuss the naming of the annual St. Ignatius v. St. Xavier football game, the Paul Lammermeier Cup, and discuss the legend of Paul.  Coach Specht touts his coaching brilliance for breaking a losing streak and Will Reilly offers some ideas up for the trophy.

Coach Specht and Will Reilly discuss ways to get momentum back on the Bombers side - Coach Specht by teaching resilience, grit, and balance to his players, Will by burning sage and leveraging ASMR to send intentions to the universe.  Ed Franchi, legendary fundraiser for St. Xavier joins the pod to discuss his career and impact on St. Xavier.

Former Colerain and University of Cincinnati standout and current St. Xavier defensive backs coach Ja'Von Hicks joins the podcast to talk about playing against St. X, his college career, and how his hopes for the future.  Coach Specht and Will Reilly try unsuccessfully to get him to admit he would of prefered playing for the Bombers.

Coach Specht and Will Reilly talk about a tough loss to GCL rival Moeller, the upcoming game against Elder, and share their opinions on Hollywood despite having no real context or network to stand on.

Defensive line extraordinaires and actual high school football players Ted Hammond '24 (#97) and Gordy Sufsted '25 (#11) join Coach Specht and Will Reilly to talk about the season so far, how important their upcoming game against moeller is, and air their grievances live to coach specht.  Coach Specht recaps a fantastic atmosphere against Withrow and tells Moeller several extremely strategic plays that their coaching staff should definitely listen to for a strategic advantage and definitely NOT for extra podcast downloads.

Coach Specht '86 and Will Reilly '09 talk about a tough loss to a great McCallie (TN) team and an exciting upcoming game against Withrow at a legendary Cincinnati stadium.  A brief interlude where ChatGPT debates who is the better Stephen (King or Specht) and Coach learns about TSA precheck.

Defensive Coordinator and friend of the pod Jake Brodbeck joins the coach's corner to talk this years defense, fatherhood, and how he's settling into year 3.

Coach Terrell Williams, 2023 Ohio Strength Coach of the Year, joins Steve Specht and Will Reilly to recap a week 1 win over Lakota West, discuss his journey at St. X and how it's inspired him to improve himself while serving others, and to preview week two up in Detroit.

After 13 minutes and 30 seconds of catching up and rejoicing in best friendship and very little about the subject of the podcast, Head football coach Steve Specht '86 and Will Reilly '09 get around to the start of the 5th season of the St. Xavier Coach's corner.  They discuss the upcoming St. Xavier football season, players to watch, the landscape of football in general, and Friday's matchup against a loaded Lakota West team.

Bret Betz '03 was the emergency physician on the field when Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed and was resuscitated during a Monday night football game on January 2nd.  Bret goes through his incredible career path, embodies courage under pressure, and talks about his experience in story that will make you proud to be an alumi, a Cincinnatian, and a human being.