Ryan Ripken sits down with legendary baseball manager Buck Showalter. Buck Showalter has spent decades as a player, coach and manager in professional baseball.

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In this episode, ESPN broadcasting legend, Chris Berman joins the show. Chris shares some great stories and insight in to the broadcasting world over the last 45 years.

Some stories include:

-The not so glamorous beginning at ESPN

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In this episode, Ryan welcomes Baltimore Orioles Pitchers Tyler Wells and John Means. The guys talk about rehabbing their arm injuries, pitching at the big league level, dealing with failure, and some great baseball stories along the way.

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Coach Brenda Frese discusses the current state of college sports, including NIL and the challenges facing student-athletes at Maryland Basketball. Tune in to hear her insights on whether the college sports system is broken.

We sat down at the Iron Rooster in College Park for a great conversation and fantastic brunch.

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Welcome Nick Moore to the pod! Nick and I sit down for brunch at the Iron Rooster Restaurant.

Nick is the Long Snapper (LS) for the Baltimore Ravens. But the thing is, Nick Moore did not get to the NFL the way you might think. Actually, he was chasing his other passion first...baseball. Nick played 4 years of professional baseball for the Boston Red Sox Organization.

We talk about his journey, baseball, football, food, and so much more!

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Welcome Brandon Copeland to the podcast! Brandon is an entrepreneur and a recently retired 10 year NFL veteran.

He was undrafted out of the University of Penn and continued to grind his way to a successful NFL career. BUT the game of football is not the only thing Brandon had his sights set on.

While playing, Brandon was involved in a variety of different businesses, including his own foundation. During this whole journey, Brandon Copeland has enjoyed success outside of football, as well as helping communities and the future generations in the process.

Check out more of Brandon Copeland on instagram and his website:

brandoncopeland.com

0:00 Introduction/ NFL Career

21:10 Chasing other dreams & aspirations

33:05 Life, Learning & Growth

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Welcome Coby Mayo to the podcast! Coby is a professional baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles organization. He was drafted by the Orioles in the 4th Round of the 2020 MLB Draft. He is currently at the AA level and was just added as a top 100 prospect in all of professional baseball.

Coby and I sit down and talk about his journey to get into professional baseball and what he has not only learned as pro ball player, but what he has learned about himself.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction, Coby leading into Professional Baseball

9:30 Welcome To Pro Ball, Handling Early Adversity

30:22 The Evolution, Grind & Evaluation As A Player/Person

54:18 Get To Know Coby (Food, Superstitions, MORE) & Wrap Up

Welcome Jonathan Ogden to the podcast! Jonathan Ogden is one of the best, IF NOT THE BEST, Left Tackles to ever play the game of football. He was the first pick in the history of the Baltimore Ravens in 1996. He went on to be an 11 time pro bowler, 9 time all-pro, and Super Bowl 35 Champion.

Join us as we sit down for a brunch at the Iron Rooster Restaurant to talk about food, football, life and a whole lot more.

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Chapters:

0:00 Introduction

11:10 1996 NFL Draft, Draft Strategy & Sports Industry

29:00 Staying In IT, Evolution Of Game, Post-Football

38:23 Story Time, Closing Thoughts