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Episode 131 with Morgan Cooper

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The pride of Jarrell, Texas was once the top gun pitcher for the prideful Texas Longhorns baseball program. Morgan Cooper was selected 62nd overall by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2017.

Cooper gave all praise to former Texas Longhorns pitching coach, Skip Johnson who is the head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners baseball program, for recruiting him to Texas.

Morgan finished his career as a Longhorn with 210 strikeouts.

During his time as a Longhorn, Cooper developed a strong relationship with a young man from his hometown, Jarrell named Kooper Hernandez, who battled osteosarcoma. He is now known as Super Kooper after losing a leg to cancer and conquering it. 

During this episode Cooper and I discuss his life,  Super Kooper, the hot real estate market Jarrell has become and Augie Garrido stories.

Second segment, we covered all the bases (see what I did there) regarding UT baseball building momentum after the loss of pitcher, Tanner Witt to an injury and the overall strength of baseball in the Big 12.

Also discussed, a Texas junior college base brawl, Baker Mayfield has a statue in OU's prestigious Heisman Park in Norman, OK, and spring football camp #2 for Steve Sarkisian wrapped up for the Texas Longhorns football program.

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Idle Conversations with Wheels, Installment #7

Patrick 'Wheels' Smith

The 17 hour NCAA Tournament road trip to Milwaukee  for Texas Men's Basketball with UT Athletics Director, Chris Del Conte

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Wheels delivered his take on tonight's men's college basketball national title game between Kansas and North Carolina.

And, his reaction to the Tik Tokking in the Man Cave selection was priceless. A failed Jello shot attempt. 

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Episode 129 with Tom Penders & Tommy Penders

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Tom Penders is responsible for building the foundation for what Texas Men's Basketball has become. Hired in 1988, Penders instantly resurrected the Longhorns program with an up tempo style referred to as the "Runnin' Horns", leading Texas to the NCAA Tournament for the 1st time in a decade. 

Penders told some stories about how he and his wife Susie marketed the program across Austin when they arrived. And, the attendance at the Erwin Center reflected that, a drastic increase.

In fact, 8 of 10 Penders' coached Texas teams advanced to the NCAA Tournament. He concluded his career as a college basketball coach with 648 wins and was recently inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame

Penders' son, Tommy was a point guard during 1990s and was a part of three Southwest Conference championships.

Tommy recently completed his 13th season as the head coach of the Clear Lake High School Boys Basketball program, a highly successful program.

In segment two, the conversation switched the Final Four, Kansas and North Carolina, which will play for the men's national title Monday night. 

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Episode 128 with Javan Felix, national champion coach and former Texas Men's Basketball star point guard.

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The man who once broke the hearts of the North Carolina Tar Heels at the Erwin Center with a buzzer beating jump shot now has the title of national champion.

Javan Felix, who is a friend of the pod, was hired onto the coaching staff of Loyola University New Orleans last fall.

Loyola NOLA is an NAIA program.

Loyola last won a national title in men's basketball in 1945.

Felix and the Loyola experienced adversity almost immediately dealing with Hurricane Ida, Covid issues, other illnesses.

But, the team pushed through and lost one game all season. And, stormed through the NAIA national tournament in Kansas City at Municipal Auditorium, to capture the national championship.

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Special Episode 127: Texas Women's Basketball closing in on a Final Four berth.

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This storied basketball program is back in the Elite 8 for the 12th time and a 2nd win in one season against the defending national champions, Stanford away from a 4th appearance in the Final Four.

Hard to believe, Texas has only been the Final Four 3 times. But, head coach Vic Schaefer can make it #4 with a win tonight in Spokane, Washington.

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Episode 126: A Sweet 16 Party for the Saint Peter's Men's Basketball Program with Doug Waters

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Doug Waters is the Assistant Athletic Director for Strategic Communications for Saint Peter's Men's Basketball.

The native Texan from Diboll, Texas, who wears several hats, has been instrumental in driving social media traffic to the Peacocks' men's basketball program which has made history becoming the first 15-seed to advance to the sweet sixteen round of the Men's NCAA Tournament. 

Waters also handles media coverage for this small division one program in Jersey City, New Jersey. 

Saint Peters will meet Purdue in the sweet sixteen, the same team which eliminated the Texas Longhorns in the round of 32.

Before chasing his career in college athletics sports information, Waters was a manager for the Texas Longhorns baseball program and became close to the late legend, Augie Garrido.

Waters' Man Cave Story involved Garrido.

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Episode 124 with Kris Clack & his daughter, Jade Clack.

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The 1st episode with a father/daughter.

Kris Clack is a basketball legend in Austin, TX. He was the 1st McDonald's All-American from the ATX after a storied career at Anderson High School, Austin Texas in which he led the Trojans to back-to-back appearances in the 4A state title game.

In fact, Clack had his jersey retired at Anderson High School, Austin Texas

He played four seasons for the Texas Longhorns  scoring 1592 points and grabbed 771 rebounds. Clack was selected 55th overall in the 1999 NBA Draft and spent most of his professional career overseas before wrapping up his career in the NBA Developmental League. 

His daughter, Jade is one of best class of 2023 shooting guard/small forwards in girls Texas high school basketball.

Jade led Austin High Maroons to historic seasons lately and she plays for her mother, Emerald Amen who is the Lady Maroons head coach. 

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Episode 119 with Reid Ryan and Jackson Ryan, members of the royal Texas baseball family.

Baseball is life for one of the sons and grandsons of baseball's fast ball hurling hall of famer, Nolan Ryan.

The Ryans are all about family, supporting each other, and love to connect at sporting events.

Reid began his college baseball career at Texas playing for Cliff Gustafson before transferring and finishing his career at TCU. After a stint in the minor leagues as a pitcher, Reid jumped  in the front office arena of baseball.

He was once president of the Houston Astros and is currently the CEO and president of Ryan-Sanders Baseball, inc. 

Reid and his wife, Nicole have three children including Jackson.

Jackson's story is a unique and inspiring one. He's battled cerebral palsy his entire life and was determined to play baseball.

Not only did Jackson play baseball, he trained and became a competitive pitcher in high school and at college at UMHB Athletics. 

Jackson is now pursuing a career like his dad and Uncle Reese in baseball administration. He's an intern for the Kansas City Royals.

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Episode 118 with Mark Payton, former Texas Baseballl great

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Mark Payton, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was often referred to as an Augie Garrido type of player. He began his career at Texas in 2011 and played all four years. Payton was selected 3 times in baseball's June Amateur Draft.

He finished his Texas career with the following stats:

.425 on base %

.318 career batting average

7 homers

122 RBI

36 stolen bases

He also played on a pair of College World Series teams.

Since his days at Texas, Payton has worked his way through the minor league system with the Yankees, Athletics, Reds, and Mets.

He made his 1st MLB appearance in August of 2020 and smacked a double in his first at-bat.

Fast forward two years, Payton is currently waiting out baseball's lockout while MLB negotiates a new collective bargaining agreement.

Mark told some stories about the late, great Augie Garrido. Delivered some valuable info to youth baseball players and parents. 

His Man Cave Story involved a teammate's split pair of starched jeans. 

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Episode 115: The Almendarez boys, a true baseball family

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The Almendarez family: Chris, the president of the Round Rock Express, practically raised his sons at the Dell Diamond. Both played for John Carter at Round Rock High School. 

Chase played college baseball and is now the head baseball coach of the Huston-Tillotson University Rams. 

Luke is recovering from an injury as a member of the Houston Cougars baseball program.

Their dad is a Houston native and also played baseball for UH.

Their life story revolves around baseball and overcoming adversity, including the loss of Chris's wife Jana, and mom to Chase and Luke, to brain cancer. 

The stories about playing for their dad, "Coach Chris" are priceless.

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