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Mike Drop

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Mike Drop episodes

  • National Signing Day Show: Evaluating Pitt, WVU, PSU's 2023 Recruiting Classes

    Mike Asti and Mike Vukovcan guide the College Sports Now Network's live Nation Signing Day show, talking with contributors Karl Ludwig of Pittsburgh Sports Now, Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now and Joe Smeltzer of Nittany Sports Now about how each program performed recruiting wise and how it will impact the futures of Pitt, WVU and Penn State.


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    1 hr 29 min
  • Are the Steelers in the Hunt?

    Are the Steelers actually back in the hunt?

    As winning hasn't meant less drama, Mike Asti welcomes colleague Alan Saunders, who covers the Steelers for Steelers Now, on this episode of Mike Drop on the Bleav Network. Alan answers "big deal" or "no deal" about George Picken screaming for the ball, they talk Kenny Pickett's progress, what's been wrong with Diontae Johnson, if Najee Harris can ever legitimize his draft position and if any betters should jump at the new odds for if Pittsburgh will make the playoffs.


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    35 min
  • Mike Asti Interviews West Virginia AD Wren Baker

    West Virginia's new athletic director Wren Baker joined Mike Asti for a chat about what's surprised him about WVU so far, what he feels should be the expectations for the football program each season, how he plans to evaluate Neal Brown, his thoughts on dealing with the transfer portal, NIL, the student section placement at games and so much more.


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    45 min
  • Rasheed Marshall Sees Both Sides to WVU's Relationship with Alums

    With so much talk about the state of relationships between the West Virginia athletic department and former notable athletes, this final episode of All Three Phases for the 2022 season gives Mountaineer Nation a chance to hear from a legend about where he feels he stands with the football program and his thoughts on why others might be upset at their school.

    Mike Asti asks Rasheed Marshall his opinion of new athletic director Wren Baker so far, the decision to keep Neal Brown as head coach, who should start for WVU at quarterback next season and so much more.


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    59 min
  • Who is West Virginia AD Wren Baker?

    Who is Wren Baker? He's West Virginia's new athletic director, but why is WVU sold him as the right guy to take over the athletic department guide it, in particular the football program, into the future?

    Mike Asti spoke with Brett Vito, who serves as the North Texas beat writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle, about Baker's time at North Texas, his career story and how he was able to have so much success and become a rising star in college administration.


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    30 min
  • WVU Postgame Show: What's Best Path Forward for West Virginia After Poor 2022 Season?

    In fitting fashion, West Virginia capped off a disappointing season with a rare win over Oklahoma State.

    Mike Asti chatted with fans on this final football postgame show. Asti talked what went wrong during the miserable 2022 season and then went into the many questions looming over the future of the program.


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    1 hr 3 min
  • Mountaineer Live Chat: The Future of West Virginia Football, Basketball

    Our Mike Asti talked with fans about the latest news in West Virginia football and basketball. Asti touched on the search for a new athletic director, Neal Brown's future, responded to some Bob Huggins criticism from someone in the chat and discussed what's to come the rest of the football season and the basketball season ahead.


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    1 hr 6 min
  • What Does Losing Kenny Minchey Mean for the Pitt Football Program?

    What does losing Kenny Minchey mean for the future of the Pitt football program? Mike Asti and Mike Vukovcan tackle that lingering question and talk if Kedon Slovis coming back for next season would be good or bad for the team on the latest episode of the Pitt Stop.


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    38 min
  • Basketball Backyard Brawl Preview Show: How Different is Matchup from Last Year?

    It may not rise to the level of the football rivalry, but the Backyard Brawl also exists on the basketball court.

    Mike Asti talks with George Michalowski of Pittsburgh Sports Now and Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now to preview the upcoming game between Pitt and West Virginia and discuss how different both of these teams look this year.

    What are the keys to the game from both sides? Why is this rivalry being downplayed basketball wise? All that and more...


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    48 min
  • All Three Phases: Does Rasheed Marshall Want Rich Rodriguez to Return to WVU?

    Why has West Virginia been so inconsistent? How do you prevent a team from playing down to opponents? These are a couple of the questions Mike Asti asks Rasheed Marshall on the latest edition of the All Three Phases podcast.

    Another subject they discuss are the rumors of Rich Rodriguez returning to coach WVU. What are Rasheed's feelings about his former head coach? Does he think Rich Rod back withe Mountaineers would work?

    The meat of this particular show is a hypothetical, but an interesting conversation nonetheless.


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    53 min

About Mike Drop

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Mike Asti speaks the truth and drops the mic. Join Mike as he opines on a variety of Pittsburgh and national sports topics, covering the Steelers, Pirates, Penguins, Pitt, WVU, and more.