Distant Replay

Art Schlichter is a quarterback you may have never heard of but could have been an all-timer if he could have avoided trouble. Today we'll tell you the story of this Ohio State star, 4th overall NFL Draft pick, but a compulsive gambler that couldn't stay away from harness tracks and money schemes. 

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For 10 years, radio personality Craig Carton ruled the New York market as co-host of the Boomer and Carton radio show. In 2017 his world came crashing down when he was arrested on federal charges outside his Manhattan apartment building. 

What would later come out was an addiction to gambling that his family nor closest co-workers knew anything about.

In this recap of the HBO documentary “Wild Card: The Downfall of a Radio Loudmouth” we discuss:

• Craig’s early life
• His early radio career w/ stops in Buffalo, Cleveland, Philadelphia, & Denver
• Emergence as a top radio host in the NY market
• His 10 year run as host of the successful Boomer & Carton radio show
• His secret gambling trips to Atlantic City via helicopter
• The “Boomer Bet” that started his downhill spiral
• The ticketing scheme that landed him in jail
• His radio comeback

Read more and check out our other episodes here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-50-chris-carton-documentary-recap/ 

If you don't live in the southeast or within the footprint of the SEC, you might be completely unaware of one of the greatest plays in LSU football. 

On this minisode, we'll tell you the story of Billy Cannon's famous punt return against Ole Miss that won the game for the Tigers and eventually locked up the Heisman Trophy for Cannon. 

Before you hang out with an LSU fan again, make sure you know about the Cannon Halloween Run. 

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Rivalry games seem to bring out a different level of madness and that craziness finds a way to show up at the most unexpected times.

That's exactly what happened on October 17, 2015. That might be a date that doesn’t mean much to college football fans on the surface, but to fans of Michigan and Michigan State it means a ton.

The Spartans were undefeated and ranked 7th nationally facing off against the 12th-ranked Wolverines under first-year head coach Jim Harbaugh. 

With Mike Hart’s “little brother” comment looming in the backdrop, Michigan State looked to continue its streak of success over its in-state rivalry. It wasn't the cleanest game and referees were heavily involved, but Michigan appeared on the verge of pulling off the upset when the unthinkable happened. All they needed to do was get a punt off with 10 seconds left and the victory would be in hand. Instead, a botched snap and catch turned into a turnover and Jaylen Watts-Jackson racing down the sideline for a touchdown as time expired.

It's a game that will live on forever in the rivalry and won't be forgotten by college football fans. We went back to watch the entire game and there's plenty to talk about beyond that final play.

Among the topics we discussed:

• MSU’s recent success under Dantonio
• Harbaugh-crazed Michigan fans
• The announcers: McDonough, Spielman, McShay
• A game heavy on replay reviews
• Punting was a running storyline
• Horrible targeting call
• A typical Big Ten mactchup w/ punts & fullbacks on display
• The Michigan fan reaction to the ending
• Steve Spurrier’s vacation
• Connor Cook’s notable career
• Jaylen Watts-Jackson a Spartan hero

We talk all that and a lot more. You'd also be surprised at the amount of outdated items we actually found from just five years prior. 

If you want to watch the full game, check it out on our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-49-2015-cfb-7-michigan-state-at-12-michigan/ 

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Jayson Williams reached the height of his career in 1998 when he signed a $90 million contract with the New Jersey Nets. 

Within four years, however, he was in the middle of investigation into a shooting that happened inside his home that resulted in the death of limo driver Costas 'Gus' Christofi. 

Williams would eventually end up in prison after it was discovered that he pulled the trigger on the shotgun. 

Today we'll tell you that story, which begins with a very difficult early life for the former NBA star. 

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Say “Game 6  ‘86” to any Mets or Red Sox fan and they will know exactly what you are referring to. Heck, say it to any baseball fan in general and they will also. 

On October 25, 1986 the Mets and Red Sox squared off in Game 6 of the World Series at Shea Stadium. The Red Sox were looking to break a decades-old curse while the Mets were looking to force a game 7 and stave off elimination after a run through the National League that saw them win 108 games in the regular season.

This game in the coming years would become best known for a ball going through Bill Buckner’s legs, but it was much, much more than that if you go back and watch every pitch like we did for this episode. 

On this episode we discuss:

• The classic NLCS and ALCS that led up to the World Series
• Young Roger Clemens
• Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola on the call
• The lure of the ’86 Mets 
• The ball through Buckner’s legs
• John McNamara’s questionable decisions?
• The Ojeda/Schiraldi trade
• “No pepper games” and the Tandy 3000
• The rosters
• The Red Sox and University of Texas connection

If you want to see this game in its entirety as it aired on NBC, visit our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-48-1986-world-series-game-6-boston-red-sox-new-york-mets/  Until next week, check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Baylor men's basketball has risen to the upper echelon of the sport under Scott Drew, but he inherited a program that has just closed the book on the darkest chapter of its program history. 

Back in 2003, Baylor University was in the middle of a scandal that included the murder of one if its players by a teammate, and that was followed by a cover up orchestrated by the head coach. 

On this minisode, we take you back through the details of that Baylor basketball scandal and walk you through the timeline of events that resulted in a program being rocked to its core.

Nearly 20 years ago, the Atlanta Braves and Minnesota Twins clashed in a game 7 for the ages at the Metrodome.

The series had already featured three walk-off hits, including Kirby Puckett’s walk-off HR just the night before in Game 6. When this series was finished, these two teams had played 69 total innings. 

Everyone was on the edge of their seat for Game 7 including us when we went back and watched this classic nearly 30 years later.

Along with the classic pitching matchup of Jack Morris vs. John Smoltz we also discuss:

• Bobby Cox and the Atlanta organizational turnaround
• Full roster breakdown for both teams
• Both teams going from worst in ’90 to first in their division in ‘91
• The veteran Minnesota squad vs. Atlanta the young upstarts
• Jack Buck/Tim McCarver/Jim Kaatt on the call
• The Metrodome rocking
• Lack of graphics during the game
• A great time period for Major League Baseball
• Lonnie Smith’s baserunning blunder
• RBI Baseball

Come join us as we take a look at the deciding game that many baseball people call the best World Series ever played.

If you want to see this game in its entirety as it aired on CBS, visit our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-47-1991-world-series-game-7-atlanta-braves-minnesota-twins/  Until next week, check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

On November 16, 1999, 24-year-old Cherica Adams was shot while driving her car in Charlotte, North Carolina. When she made the 911 call just after midnight, she identified Carolina Panthers wide receiver Rae Carruth as the driver of the car she was following when someone pulled up next to her and began shooting. 

This was the beginning of an unthinkable story and a ultimately a murder trial that involved the former first round NFL draft pick, a hitman, and an arrest in the back of a trunk in west Tennessee. 

On this episode of the show, we introduce our first true crime minisode to tell you the story of Rae Carruth nearly 21 years after that horrible day. 

In the early 90's Florida State and Notre Dame were two programs at the upper echelon of college football so when they squared off on November 13, 1993 it was a huge deal. So much so that it was dubbed the "Game of the Century."

This was a game we knew we had to do a complete episode on and we are glad we did. 

Florida State was looking to capture its 1st national championship in program history and was led by head coach Bobby Bowden, Heisman trophy front runner Charlie Ward, and a host of recognizable names on both sides of the ball. On the other side Notre Dame led by Lou Holtz was coming off a national championship in 1988 and the traditional and pageantry of the program was at an all-time high.  

While the game on the field met expectations the NBC broadcast was at its height as well with a Bob Costas open that will send shivers up your spine. We discuss it all in depth on this episode including:  

- The movie Rudy being released 1 month earlier

- OJ Simpson as one of the sideline reporters - Excellent interview w/ Bowden & Costas - The tradition of ND and how real it was at the time - Gameday's 1st on site show - Rosters for both sides - The Top 25 scores scroll and what it meant in 1993 - Two-way players - The ghost of Knute Rockne - Charlie Ward and the Fast Break Offense   We hit all this and much more on the show. Plus we'll go through the entire game with thoughts on each quarter.   If you want to see this game in its entirety, visit our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-46-1993-cfb-1-florida-state-2-notre-dame/   Until next week, check us out on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.