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A monumental day which was in the making the past couple of months for our podcast. The day we transition to and launched on a video platform.

The audio for this episode is from the video recording  on http://streamyard.com

Be sure to visit our Facebook page and YouTube page to watch our episodes beginning with episode 73:

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Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without our biggest fan, our primary sponsor Jimmy Saxton, the owner/CEO of Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency in Austin, TX.

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Clynch and "Hardball" Hardge co-hosted episode 73.

They were joined by Instagram sensation and youth football star from Dallas/Fort Worth, Madden "Baby Gronk" San Miguel and his dad, Jake San Miguel.

"Baby Gronk" is only in the 2nd grade and has 173,000 followers on IG.

His father, Jake helps build brands and markets his son as well as other youth athletes such as Cedar Park's, Zain Hollywood. He was featured on episode 38:  https://www.buzzsprout.com/948499/episodes/5793685

Madden's father was a college football player in Kansas and played at both Emporia State University and Ottawa.

His past is what motivates him as a dad to "Baby Gronk" to provide a foundation for his son to avoid the hardships he encountered growing up and as a young adult.

During the middle segment break, we feature the non-profit Divine Canine's  https://divinecanines.org/ to promote their month long fundraiser, "Barks for Beers".

Also included is an advertisement for our primary sponsor, Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency. 

Segment 2, KVUE's Bryan Mays joined us to discuss Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan. Mays covered the San Antonio Spurs during his time as a sports anchor in San Antonio. Duncan was recently inducted into basketball's hall of fame.

Be sure to follow B-Mays on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/BryanM_KVUE

We wrapped up episode 73 with an in-depth discussion about the Texas Longhorns baseball program playing for a Big 12 ring this weekend & how special May and June playoff baseball is at Disch-Falk Field. 

We closed things out with the "Tell Me Something Good' segment. 

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Two weeks after the NFL Draft, the Houston Texans received some love during segment 1.

Former Texas Longhorns defensive lineman great, Charles Omenihu made a surprise visit to the Man Cave for the 1st time. The 3rd year Houston Texans defensive lineman  joined a long time friend of Clynch, Drew Dougherty in segment one.

Dougherty and Clynch date back to their days in local tv sportscasting. Dougherty was the sports director at the Fox affiliate in Lubbock and Clynch was a sports reporter/anchor at the Fox affiliate in Oklahoma City.

Dougherty has been the face of Houston Texans TV and the franchise's digital platform since 2009.

Follow Drew: https://twitter.com/DoughertyDrew

Omenihu surprised Dougherty since Covid limited their interactions as employees of the same franchise.

Charles or #94 looks to become a leader of the Texans' defense. Last season, Omenihu posted 4.5 sacks and 5 tackles for loss.

Follow Charles: https://twitter.com/charless_94

Both Omenihu and Dougherty discussed the transition of the team without J.J. Watt and the expectations of the team in 2021.

Both delivered entertaining Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance "Man Cave Stories".

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During the middle segment:

A promo for Divine Canine's "Barks for Beers" and an advertisement for Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency.

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For more information on "Barks for Beers": https://twitter.com/StoriesMancave/status/1392460925723086858?s=20

In segment two, the Man Cave boys discussed the Texas Longhorns baseball team re-establishing themselves as a national top 5 team after nearly sweeping then 3rd ranked TCU.

Actor/comedian, Jamie Foxx (who is from and played high school for in Terrell, Texas) recently impersonated a stereotypical high school football while visiting Georgia Tech University.

Follow Jamie: https://twitter.com/iamjamiefoxx

The boys had a field day with this and going as far as defending Foxx as "underrated" according to Hardball Hardge.

A tribute to the younger brother of former Texas Longhorns quarterback, Sam Ehlinger recently passed away. The boys honored Jake Ehlinger and the Ehlinger family with a discussion about this tragic loss.

The boys closed it out with some positivity with the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

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Episode 71 of the Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency Stories Inside the Man Cave was a  full house with Big Mike, Clynch, Coach Mo, and Hardball Hardge which compliments the two guests, Bob Shipley and Chris Almendarez.

Yes, that Shipley. The patriarch of the royal Texas football family which produced the Texas Longhorn receivers: Jordan and Jaxon.

Bob Shipley "officially" retired from the University of Texas football staff three days prior to the recording of this podcast.

It's all about FAITH, FAMILY, & FOOTBALL with the Shipleys.

But, Shipley is more than elated to move on from coaching and spend more time with this family, which is "everything" to Bob.

He joins his sons in their business which was launched by Jordan Shipley. If you're interested in purchasing ranch property, look no farther than:

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In fact, Bob joined us via Zoom while excavating property overlooking Possum Kingdom Lake, while taking a knee.. haha

The storytelling was priceless which per the usual with Bob.

The Burnet, Texas native provided laugh after laugh about his experiences post retirement from coaching high school football when Mack Brown hired him onto his final staff at Texas in 2013. Shipley was an extension for recruiting due to his relationships with the Texas high school coaches.

He talked about growing up in Burnet and hunting varmints and selling raccoon pelts for $20 each.

During his high school coaching career he took the Burnet Bulldogs to  new heights and Brownwood as well.

One unique trait about Shipley is his perspective on life and how to motivate. That is evident from his classic daily tweets. Be sure to follow Bob on Twitter:

https://twitter.com/RobertShipley2

The Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency "Man Cave Story" from Shipley was a classic. It involved hiding in the closet of coaching office at Burnet High School

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In segment two, the President of the Round Rock Express https://www.milb.com/round-rock, Chris Almendarez met up with Clynch in his office at Dell Diamond to discuss the obstacles overcome to reach opening week of baseball.

Be sure to follow Almendarez on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/ExpressPres

Almendarez and the Express, like all of minor league baseball, suffered tremendous setbacks due to Covid, In fact, 40% of the Express was laid off.

The Express managed to host 40 socially distanced events during the pandemic at Dell Diamond. 

The Man Cave boys wrapped up this fun episode discussing Texas Longhorns baseball, the NFL Draft, and the "Tell Me Something Good" segment. 

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Big Mike's business, Last Stand Hats is expediting a high volume of business and Coach Mo had some family obligations. Both had to miss episode 70 due to those reasons.

One of the legends of the University of  Texas baseball program who deserves to have their jersey number retired joined Clynch and Hardball Hardge in segment one.

Kirk Dressendorfer pitched for Texas during the 1988-90 seasons and produced the following significant statistics:

*45-8 overall record as a starting pitcher
*3 time All-American
*2009 College Baseball Hall of Fame inductee
*462 career strikeouts
*Key member of the 1989 College World Series runners-up team

The Pearland, Texas native now plays a key role for Dell Inc. in Round Rock.

His primary roles are husband and father.

In fact, his son David is a pitcher for John Carter's Round Rock High School Dragons baseball team.

Dressendorfer was a bulldog as a pitcher, a true competitor and was the 36th selection overall in the 1990 Major League Baseball June Amateur Draft. The same draft in which Hardge was selected by the former Montreal Expos in the 2nd round.

Dressendorfer delivered a Jim Saxton Insurance Agency Man Cave Story.

The middle segment includes a promo for Bob Ballou's upcoming ALS of Texas' "Under Ballou Skies Golf Classic and party" on May 13th and May 14th. You can donate, contribute, or become a sponsor by clicking on the link below.

https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

That was followed by an advertisement by our sponsor, Jim Saxton State Farm Agency in Austin, Texas.

The second segment includes the following:

Thoughts on Texas Longhorns football after the spring game last weekend.

A discussion about this week's NFL Draft with en emphasis on the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans.

A shoutout to the Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals, and the Denver Broncos for all of our listeners in Ohio and Colorado.

Former Longhorn receiver and San Francisco 49ers head coach, Kyle Shanahan made the headlines for a strange response to the media about who will be on the roster on Sunday.

Kim Mulkey bounced from Baylor to her home state in Louisiana to LSU.

Texas Longhorns baseball's current status as one of the nation's elite teams. 

Hardge and Clynch ended the show on positive vibes with the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

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The boys took a step out beyond the norm to highlight an ATX district of breweries and have a conversation with representative from four different breweries for the 69th episode of Stories Inside the Man Cave Podcast brought to you by Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance Agency.

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The area near Metric Boulevard and Kramer Lane, which is near Q2 Stadium-the home of the new Major League Soccer franchise,  Austin FC, is referred to by some as the "Beer Belt".

John Stecker from 4thTap:  https://www.4thtap.coop/

James Hudec from Celis Brewery: https://www.celisbeers.com/

Ben Sabel from Circle Brewing:  https://www.circlebrewing.com/

Roger Corrales from Oskar Blues Brewery: https://www.oskarblues.com/location/austin-tx-oskar-blues-taproom/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=Yext

It's a growing scene in north Austin. All of which have unique atmospheres with unique beers which represent the uniqueness of Austin.

The proximity of each of these breweries will only add to the game days of home matches for Austin FC at Q2 Stadium. https://www.austinfc.com/

There were a couple of brewery stories added to the Man Cave Story segment.

The middle segment includes an advertisement for our primary sponsor, Jim Saxton Insurance Agency. Be sure to email Jim for all of your insurance needs:  [email protected]

Also, a promotion for Bob Ballou's "Under Ballou Skies Golf Classic and party" at Avery Ranch on May 14th.

https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

The boys closed things out a sounbite from Texas Longhorns running back, Bijan Robinson which led to the discussion about the Longhorns wrapping up the first spring camp under head coach Steve Sarkisian. 

The Tell Me Something Good segment and Big Mike's "Tinder Time" with Clynch.

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A big development for the Stories Inside the Man Cave boys.

Episode 68 is the first episode for the debut of the podcast's first sponsor, Jim Saxton State Farm Insurance agency.

For all of your insurance needs, contact Jim by phone: 512-441-1082 or visit his website:

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Thank you, Jim for supporting our podcast. Our hope is all of our listeners contact Jim your insurance needs.

As for episode 68:

Our world is loaded with negativity, but we all have so much to be positive and optimistic about. 

So, the boys extended an invitation to Anthony Geronimo to be the VIP guest for episode 68.

He is the unofficial minister of positivity. Regardless of the situation, Anthony always remains positive and upbeat.

Geronimo was recently laid off from CBS Austin (KEYE) after 21 years as the sports producer, photographer, relationship cultivator, and master editor. A tremendous work ethic and well respected by his peers, the ATX community, and by coaches on all levels.

Throughout all of this significant set back which happened in March, Geronimo remained positive and grateful it happened.

He and his wife welcomed their son, Luca into the world recently. Drastic changes to their world, but all positive and optimistic.

We could all benefit from watching and learning from Anthony on how to handle life.

The Omaha, Nebraska native has endless stories and experiences he shared while covering UT, high school, and professional teams.

Clynch, Mo, and Hardge discussed UT baseball and the recent homerun streak by UT's Ivan Melendez, which ended at six consecutive games.

"Tell Me Something Good" stories from Hardge and Clynch.

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It was a Peaches and Herb kind of episode, "reunited and feels so good".

A reunion with Coach Mo, who hasn't been able to make an appearance with the boys in a couple of months due to a hectic schedule with his gym and training classes.

The boys missed Mo and to be honest it was refreshing to hear Mo's trademark saying, "Wake Yo Ass Up" again.

Texas Longhorn baseball legend, Brooks Kieschnick joined the boys for segment one.

Kieschnick is perhaps the most versatile utility player in college baseball history, definitely in Texas baseball history.

During his career at UT, he achieved the following in three seasons before being selected 10th overall in the 1993 June Amateur Draft:

*43 career homers
*34-8 record as a pitcher with a career 3.05 ERA
*played for Coach Gus
*Named the winner of the Dick Howser Award twice, college baseball's Heisman Trophy

The Corpus Christi Carroll High School product now resides in Alamo Heights outside of San Antonio with his wife, daughter, son.

He is currently the CEO of his company which delivers surgical devices.

Kieschnick discussed how tough it was during his Major League Baseball career due to not having a true position.

He talked about the pride he has for having played for the legend, Coach Gus.

Kieschnick's favorite role and positions in life has been husband and dad.

Brooks also talked about the sadness of losing his mom recently. Django Walker, son of the late Texas musician Jerry Jeff Walker, wrote a song about Brooks' mom and she was able to hear it before she passed away.

The middle break promotes the https://www.alstexas.org's  "Under Ballou Skies golf classic & virtual party", https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

Click on the links above to get involved, contribute, or become a sponsor.

The May 14th event at Avery Ranch Golf Club is the 7th annual organized by our friend and former guest, CBS Austin Sports Director, Bob Ballou. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BobBallouSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

In segment two, the boys discussed UT football's progress during Steve Sarkisian's 1st spring camp as the Longhorns' head coach. 

Chris Beard's staff he has assembled as the new men's head coach was discussed at length.

In honor of Master's week, the boys talked about what they would request as their own Champions Dinner, which is served on Tuesday evening in Augusta during each Master's week.

The boys tied a bow on episode 67 with the "Tell Me Something Good"s segment. 

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At the time of this recording, Clynch and Hardball Hardge were processing all of the reports and rumors about Chris Beard leaving Texas Tech to become Shaka Smart's successor as the men's basketball head coach at Texas.
Big Mike took a leave of absence, this is his first full week since the arrival of his son.
And, Coach Mo's training schedule is busy on Thursdays. There is a rumor Coach Mo will make a long awaited return for episode 67.

The day this podcast dropped on Friday, April 2nd Beard was officially named the new head coach of the Longhorns basketball program.

During segment 2, Blake Brown, the head boys basketball coach at Cedar Park High School, joined us to discuss Beard.

Brown, who was a student-manager for those late 1980s/early 1990s Tom Penders coached teams, helped Beard to jump onto Penders staff as a student assistant coach for Penders after Brown graduated from UT.

Brown also stayed on to deliver his "Tell Me Something Good" about Major League Baseball's opening day as well as a comical  "Man Cave story" about the late, great University of Utah men's basketball coach, Rick Majerus.

During segment 1, an interview with a UT men's basketball fan favorite, former Texas point guard, Javan Felix.

The NOLA native finished his career at Texas with a 3-point shooting percentage of 35%. Felix offered his take on Shaka Smart stepping down to accept the head coaching opportunity at Marquette.

Shaka was Felix's head coach at Texas for his senior season which was Smart's 1st season as UT's head coach.

Felix was recruited by and signed by former Texas head coach, Rick Barnes. Javan played his first 3 seasons at Texas for Barnes.

Felix's story is one which is both inspiring and motivating. He and his family were forced to evacuate their home in New Orleans to Atlanta prior to Hurricane Katrina. Javan talked about growing up in NOLA and always being prepared for hurricane season.

He and his family have a deeply rooted faith and are a tight knit family. Felix discussed his upbringing and the support he received en route to graduating from the University of Texas.

After Felix delivered his "Man Cave story", Clynch eluded to a feature story his produced with both Felix and his former Texas teammate Demarcus Holland 5 years ago while a sports reporter at KVUE. Felix and Holland are  close friends; during that story Holland admitted to removing Felix's bike seat. Clynch asked Felix if Holland ever returned the bike seat to him.
Hilarious response to say the least.

Be sure to follow  Felix on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JavanFelix3

The middle segment break promoted https://twitter.com/BobBallouSports's "Under Ballou Skies" golf classic and party which benefits ALS of Texas.

To register and/or become a sponsor, click on this link: https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

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Clynch and Hardball Hardge held the fort down while Big Mike spent his 3rd as a father. He and his wife, Sara welcomed their son into the world on Tuesday. Both mom and son are healthy and happy.

Joining the boys is a well known name in the Texas high school football coaching fraternity, David Beaty.

A product of Garland High School, Beaty was either an assistant or head coach at four different Dallas/Fort Worth area high schools from 1994-2005.

That's when Beaty took a leap in the college coaching fraternity. He began at Rice University, where he coached with former Texas Longhorns head coach, Tom Herman for one season.

Beaty made the move to the University of Kansas then back to Rice and back to Kansas before accepting a coaching opportunity at Texas A&M with Kevin Sumlin. Beaty coached Johnny Manziel and helped improve the Aggies recruiting as the program entered the Southeastern Conference.

Beaty accepted his 1st head coaching opportunity at Kansas, a program he was familiar with, in 2015. A position he held until the conclusion of the 2018 season. Up against some tremendous odds and obstacles, Beaty valued his relationships and developed a program based on those and family.

Beaty emphasized those relationships, even those with high school football prospects he recruited but didn't sign.

For example, in 2016 when Beaty and Kansas defeated Texas, in what was the ultimate setback which ended the Charlie Strong era, Longhorn players like Charles Omenihu texted Beaty to congratulate him despite suffering a devastating loss to him and his Jayhawks program.

Beaty became emotional when discussing this.

The middle break included a promotion of the https://www.alstexas.org/  upcoming https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

Be sure to click on the link if you're interested in becoming a sponsor of the "Under Ballou Skies Golf Event and Party" or if you'd like to register a golf team to compete in the tournament.

Clynch and Hardge discussed Shaka Smart's future after UT's ugly season ending NCAA Tournament loss to Abilene Christian University in the first round.

The episode concluded with the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

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March Madness in the Man Cave included a special guest, an author who resides in Austin, TX.

Dr.  Katie Russell Newland, who is a NOLA native, received her undergraduate degree from Trinity University in San Antonio and later completed her Phd at the University of Texas.

She stepped away from her life as an educator to focus on her passion for writing.

Katie, an avid reader and fan of several authors, has quite a story and authored a book called: A Season with Mom: Love, Loss, & the Ultimate Baseball Adventure.

This inspiring and emotional story will hit the shelves of bookstores across the country on April 6th, 2021. You can preorder and purchase a copy on all apps and websites of major book stores such as Amazon, Book People, etc.

Katie had a special relationship with mother. While growing up New Orleans, she and her mother, Anne, shared a love for baseball in particular the Chicago Cubs, watching games daily on WGN.

Katie and her mother made a pact to visit all 30 of the Major League Baseball stadium.

Sadly, her mother lost her life after a bout with cancer. Katie stepped away from her love of baseball for a couple of years and later battled and beat cancer herself.

She completed her PhD program at the University of Texas and decided to take an adventurous leap to honor her later mom by visiting and traveling to all of the MLB stadium in the summer of 2015.

That journey connected her to her mom and her memory in a way she didn't expect and it would later provide the motivation to write a book.

That summer of 2015 adventure ended in Chicago, an amazing dream come true for Katie. She tossed out the ceremonial 1st pitch before the Cubs game at Wrigley Field.

The rest is history.

You can learn more about this incredible story on this website:

https://www.katierussellnewland.com/

You may see her on your favorite major network morning show in April. Katie will be making appearances on those shows to tell her special story and promote her book.

The middle break is dedicated to promoting sponsorship and registering golf teams for the "Under Ballou Skies Golf Classic" and party on May 14th which benefits ALS Texas.

To become a sponsor and/or register, click on this website:

https://www.alstexas.org/events/texas-chapter-events/ballou-skies-golf-tournament/

Clynch, Big Mike, and Hardball Hardge finished up episode 64 discussing the Longhorns' chances March Madness and the "Tell Me Something Good" segment.

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