Ed Roland had dreams of playing professional baseball, but after turning down athletic scholarships he attended Berklee College of Music and would form Collective Soul. The rock group would sell more than 20-million records worldwide.
Zach and Jeff discuss:
2:45 - His favorite sports the Maters 
5:00 - Collection of more than 160 guitars
9:00 - Seeing Johnny Cash at 6 years old
16:20 - Athlete groupie vs Music groupie 
20:15 - On playing Augusta National 
27:30 - On his ex-agent booking a show during Georgia/Alabama football weekend
33:30 - On traveling the world and never sleeping at home
34:00 - On writing "Shine" - The song that changed him forever
41:15 - On playing and hanging out with Slash from G&R

Episode 32 - Ed Roland - Lead singer Collective Soul & Sweat Tea Project

The “We Never Played the Game” podcast is hosted by WSB-TV Sports Director Zach Klein and Atlanta Journal Constitution Sports Columnist Jeff Schultz.

Zach visits with the 9-time ACC Coach of the year and finds out how someone with a CPA working in Salt Lake City, goes on to be a member of the Golf Coaches Hall of Fame. From recruiting Tiger Woods.. to the pranks from Matt Kuchar.. to never winning a National Title.. Bruce Heppler delivers.

Episode 86 - Bruce Heppler - Head Golf Coach at Georgia Tech

Zach sits down with the Yellow Jackets senior quarterback and discuss his decision to go to Georgia Tech over Duke.. his demanding class schedule... the rivalry with the Georgia Bulldogs and winning the ACC this season..'Rockin Rings' and playing in the Final-4 Playoff

Episode 85 - Georgia Tech Quarterback TaQuon Marshall

Schultzy has decided to break up the band. After nearly three decades in Atlanta, Jeff Schultz has moved on from the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Why he felt the time was right for the next chapter in his career and how Zach plans to dominate and entertain the podcast without him :)

Episode 84 - Pod Stays, Jeff Schultz Leaves the AJC

Zach and Jeff visit with 1st year Atlanta Braves GM Alex Anthopoulos on his journey from a former HVAC owner in Canada to MLB Executive of the Year. Alex opens up on the death of his father, paying his way to 'Scouting School', leaving a dream job as GM of the Toronto Blue Jays, receiving the call to interview for the Braves and how long it will take to bring Atlanta a World Series title.

Episode 83 - Alex Anthopoulos - Atlanta Braves General Manager

Zach and Jeff discuss the surprising start by the Braves who closed out the month of April as the National League's highest scoring team.
Were the Falcons correct in drafting Calvin Ridley, a wide receiver in the 1st round? What to make of Julio Jones deleting his Falcons memories from his social media accounts and did Mike Budenholzer quit on the Hawks?

Episode 32 - Ed Roland - Lead singer Collective Soul & Sweat Tea Project

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