Happy New Year!

We're back again a little early this week to recap PSU's convincing win over Rider on Friday afternoon and to preview the resumption to Big Ten play next week when Penn State travels to East Lansing to take on Michigan State and over to the Palestra in Philly on Sunday afternoon to play host to the Michigan Wolverines. 

We also clean up an omission from last week's "Where Are They Now?" episode and cover a major developing story in college basketball regarding a top 10 national player. 

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In our special holiday edition of SGF, it is time for the second annual "Where Are They Now?" Segment in which Evan and Steve check in on past Penn State names you may be familiar with and go over how they're doing in their new places. 

We'll also recap a win over the Le Moyne Dolphins from Thursday night and preview the last non-conference matchup with the Rider Broncs just before the new year. 

We both wish you all a joyous holiday season! 

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Well it happened again. Penn State falls on the road in overtime, this time in controversial fashion. 

Evan and Steve talk about THAT call but also go over some other critical moments leading up to the final seconds in what amounted to a tough loss to stomach Saturday afternoon in New York City. 

We also preview the team's return to the BJC Thursday evening when they host the Le Moyne Dolphins.

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After a disappointing and frustrating performance against Bucknell last week, Penn State opened Big Ten play this week and gave two strong efforts, one of which resulted in a major comeback victory. 

Evan and Steve break down what went down at Maryland and at the BJC Saturday night and look ahead to a suddenly pivotal matchup at Madison Square Garden next weekend. 

We also re-open the college basketball notebook and recap some exciting and interesting stories taking place across the conference and the nation this week. 

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Goodness this was a bad loss.  Host Evan Smith and special guest-host Matt Shaffer break down the worst Penn State Basketball loss in the KenPom era.  We take a trip down memory lane reviewing some other horrific non-conference losses, decipher some of the post games quotes from Head Coach Mike Rhoades  and talk about where we go from here.

We preview the start of Big Ten Conference play and make our selections in what amounts to a pivotal week for the success of the 2023-2024 season.  

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In a word: Defense. The Mike Rhoades' defensive identity that helped to get him this Penn State job fell apart in Orlando during the ESPN Events Invitational, the first Thanksgiving tournament in over a decade in which a PSU team went 0-3. 

We break down all the bad news and try to find some silver linings? Maybe? 

We also preview Bucknell and try to figure out a way for this team to get back on track.  

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New week, new episode, same undefeated Nittany Lions...or are they?

Evan and Steve take the temperature of this Penn State team through 2 weeks and attempt to diagnose what ails the group, how they excel, and what to watch as they get ready for their toughest test yet. 

It all starts Thanksgiving Day at Noon when Penn State faces Top-25 ranked Texas A&M in a rematch of last year's first round in the NCAA tournament. We preview this very important matchup as well as the entire ESPN Events Invitational! 

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2-0 so no complaints right? Well...not exactly. 

We recap the first two games of the season and preview another week of (underwhelming) non-conference opponents, but also...

• What have we learned, good and bad?
• What would we like to see from this team in week two?
• Anything interesting come out of the first week of college basketball outside of Happy Valley?

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The season is about ready to begin and we preview the first two matchups of the regular season in this week's episode!

We also:

• Provide our thoughts after attending the charity exhibition vs Robert Morris
• Present our three bold predictions for the upcoming season

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Evan and Steve are back to preview the Big Ten Conference schedule and our predictions may surprise you! 

We also talk about:

• PSU/Ga Tech date and site announced
• Student season tickets
• Promotional schedule released

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