The Knee Jerks

On tonight's show:

The Knee Jerks, Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton, cover the latest Detroit Lions news and analysis with Mike Schottey of Blue and Silver Pride,Bleacher Report, and DraftTek.

We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show:

The Knee Jerks, Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton, welcome back Jamie Samuelson of the morning show at 97.7 WCSX-FM and sports blogger at the Detroit Free Press.

We'll discuss the gamut in Detroit sports (as much as we can cover in 30 minutes), including Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, Pistons, Wolverines and Spartans...and of course, Jamie's beloved SF Giants winning the World Series!

At 7:45, Matt Hutter makes his bi-weekly appearance to talk Detroit Red Wings hockey, currently in 1st place in the NHL Central division. Matt's Red Wings Bleacher Report columns can be found here and is @MaHutter12 on Twitter.

At 8PM, Greg and Al will take on the Lions, including the lousy mood of the fan base after the Bills loss and the status of Jim Schwartz. We'll squeeze in Tigers talk as well, as the winter meetings begin!

As always, at the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show:

The Knee Jerks, Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton, interview long-time Detroit Free Press high school sports writer, the prognosticator known as "Son of Swami", Mick McCabe!

Of course, we'll talk about the ongoing Michigan high school football playoffs, early thoughts on the upcoming basketball season, and how high school sports have changed over the years. We'll also cover Mick's decades with the Freep and his thoughts on the future of newspapers and journalism.

After we talk with Mick McCabe, The Knee Jerks will talk about the latest news in Detroit sports, including the Lions (a heartbreaking loss to the Jets, Jim Schwartz's ill-advised play call on the final drive and the status of the officially injury prone Matthew Stafford, thew Wolverines (the insane 67-65 3 OT win over the Illini, becoming bowl eligible and ask if you can say GERG's defense is really improving after giving up 65 points), the Pistons (Rodney Stuckey's battle of wills with John Kuester, then being benched for insubordination, and the Tigers (Jhonny Peralta is officially under contract for 2 seasons, and the start of free agency).

As always, at the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show:

The Knee Jerks, Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton, talk Lions & blogging with Ty Schalter of The Lions in Winter. Ty can be found on Twitter at @LionsInWinter.

Beyond just talking Lions (of course), we'll discuss Ty's "Barry Week". How it came about, the inspiration & who participated. Then we'll talk about the place of bloggers in today's world of sports information gathering/reporting/reading. We'll ask Ty why he started blogging & how he thinks the MSM has been/will be affected by this relatively new "estate."

The Knee Jerks then move on to the Red Wings, as Matt Hutter makes another of his bi-weekly appearances to talk hockey. Chis Osgood's implosion over the weekend will be a big topic. Matt's Red Wings Bleacher Report columns can be found here and is @MaHutter12 on Twitter.

In the 2nd hour of the podcast, Eno and Al will talk Wolverines (Penn St, GERG, Rich Rod's status), Spartans (Loss to Iowa, Chris Rucker), Tigers (Reports the Tigers are VERY interested in Carl Crawford & Victor Martinez) & Pistons (0-3 start).

As always, at the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show:

The Knee Jerks, Greg Eno and Big Al Beaton, have prepared a shorter podcast this week, do to....let's just call it "bye week-itis."

Both the Lions and Wolverines had a bye week, and there's no new Pistons news with the roster locked down for the upcoming start of the season. But we will talk about the Tigers' signing of Brandon Inge and Dave Dombrowski saying the team wants Jhonny Peralta back, the MSU Spartans highly entertaining comeback win over Northwestern and the latest on the Red Wings, including their last second win over the Ducks this weekend.

As always, at the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show:

We'll be doing a Detroit Pistons season preview (with a touch of the NBA as a whole) with the Detroit News' beat writer, Vincent Goodwill. Vincent's online coverage can be found at DetNews.com. You can also follow Vincent on Twitter at @VGoodwill.

The Knee Jerks then move on to the Red Wings, as Matt Hutter makes the first of his season long bi-weekly appearances to talk hockey. With the Red Wings on 2 week long west coast road trip, there should be plenty to discuss. Matt's Red Wings Bleacher Report columns can be found here and is @MaHutter12 on Twitter.

The last half of the show The Knee Jerks will cover the latest news in Detroit sports, including the Lions losing to the Giants at the Meadowlands. Time permitting, we'll also cover the Wolverines' struggles in the Big 10 and their latest loss to the Iowa Hawkeyes, and the Spartans' rise into the top 10 in the AP and coaches polls and as the Big 10's top representative in the BCS rankings at number 7 after handily beating the Illinois Fighting Illini.

At the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We'll talk about the Lions' first win of the season with one of our favorite guests, Mike Schottey of Bleacher Report (http://bleacherreport.com/users/111184-michael-schottey), DraftTek.com, BlueAndSilverPride.com. Mike can also be found on Twitter as @Schottey. Along with the Rams game, we'll look back on the first quarter of the season, and what we can expect next week in the Meadowlands against the Giants, and beyond.

After we cover the Lions, we'll move on to the latest in Detroit sports. First, we'll talk Mike Ilich buying the Detroit Pistons. I'm sure we'll have plenty to say about Ilitch possibly stretched too thin, the future of the Palace, and the odds we'll see a new arena, holding both the Red Wings and Pistons, in downtown Detroit.

We'll also talk more about the Red Wings and Pistons, but about their on court/ice activities. Topics will include:

Pistons: The team lost SF/PF Jonas Jerebko for the season in their 1st exhibition game, we'll discuss the fallout.

Red Wings: Off to a 2-0 start, what the future holds for Kirk Maltby, and Mike Babcock agreeing to a 4 year contract extension.

Time permitting, we'll discuss the whipping MSU game U of M in Ann Arbor Saturday, and what the rest of the season may hold for the state's pair of Big 10 teams.

At the end of the podcast, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week!

Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: We'll talk about the Detroit Tigers and their upcoming off season with Dan Holmes (DanHolmes.com, @twebman on Twitter). Dan is a freelance writer who loves to talk baseball, especially Tiger baseball. Dan has subbed for Eno a couple of times in the past, but it's been well over a month, so he should have plenty to say!

After getting our Tigers fix, we'll move on the Detroit Lions, and discuss their loss to the Packers. The Lions claim they are "close", Eno and Big Al will attempt to determine how close they really are to becoming competitive. We'll also discuss the upcoming game with the Rams, and the odds the Lions will head into November with a winless record.

We'll also try to touch on the the upcoming UM vs. MSU match up. Both teams are undefeated at 5-0, the game comes down to a couple of things…

Can MSU stop Denard Robinson? Can UM stop anybody?

At the end of the 2 hour extravaganza, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: Our guest is Adam Biggers of Sparty On (SpartyOn.Fantake.com and SpartyOn.com). We'll talk Michigan State Spartans football with Adam, including the MSU's hot start, the upcoming game with Wisconsin, life without Mark Dantonio and a little Tom Izzo.

After our interview with Adam, we'll move on the latest in Detroit sports.

Lions: At 0-3 and 2-17 overall, Jim Schwartz is starting to catch some heat from the media and fans. Is it deserved, or should we be seeing more improvement from the Lions at this point? We'll also talk about Sunday's loss and give our thoughts on where we think this team is heading.

Tigers: The Tigers swept the Twins on their last homestand of what's been a disappointing season. Several Tigers may have made their last appearance in a Tigers uniform. The question now is, who will be re-signed and who will be allowed to walk?

Pistons: They start training camp this week. Guard Rodney Stuckey was quoted in a Dime Magazine article saying, "On paper, we are the best team in the League." Uh...WHAT?

As always, we'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week at the end of the podcast! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!

On tonight's show: Our guest is Linda McCoy-Murray of the Jim Murray Memorial Foundation. The late Jim Murray was an award winning sportswriter at Sports Illustrated, Time and most famously, the Los Angeles Times, and is acknowledged to be one of the most influential columnists in the history of the medium. Despite being struck with blindness late in life, Murray continued to cover and write about sports up to the end of his life, in 1998. Murray won a Pulitzer Prize, the Red Smith Award, was a 14 time National Sportswriter of the Year, and is a member of the media wing of the Baseball HOF. Murray created The Jim Murray Memorial Foundation (JimMurrayFoundation.com), whose primary purpose is to raise money for journalism scholarships. Currently 28 universities participate annually in a national essay competition in which five $5,000.00 scholarships are annually awarded. Linda Murray-McCoy is Jim's widow, and we'll talk about her late husband and the work of his foundation.

After the interview, we'll dive into the last week in Detroit sports, including:

1. The wild MSU victory over Notre Dame, along with discussing head coach Mark Dantonio suffering a heart attack after the win. 2. The wild U of M win over FCS school UMass, and the Wolverines' defense being gashed by the undermanned Minutemen. 3. The Lions losing another heartbreaker on Sunday, this time to the Eagles, along with discussing the breakout of Jahvid Best and the disappearance of Calvin Johnson.

We'll also name our respective Jerk of the Week! Be here at 7PM every Monday night for the latest and greatest in sports talk...sports talk with a Detroit attitude!