The Loyal Sons

By The Loyal Sons

A safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix Presented by The Loyal Sons (@TheLoyalSons)... more

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December 14, 2022Ep. 43 - Portal Talk, Player Movement, Pitt's "Other Sports"
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 23:25 - QB Talk. Pitt lost a quarterback but adds two. We talk the Slovis era, bright(?) future with Phil Jurkovec and Ty Dieffenbach, and the future of the QB position for the program.
23:25 - 55:58 - Player Movement. The Sons try to predict who will and won’t be a Pitt Panther next season. Who’s going to the league? Who’s coming back? Who will we add in the portal?
55:58 - 1:10:39 - University of Pittsburgh, National Athletics Powerhouse. Soccer, volleyball, and basketball…you name it, Heather Lyke’s athletic department is rolling. Also, our very first watch party at Archies in Southside.
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1h 11min
November 29, 2022Ep. 42 - End of the Season Awards, Revenge on "The U", & Bowl Game Dream Scenarios
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 16:30 - Miami Recap. It took 12 weeks, but Pitt finally has a good offense! And the defense stayed hot and massacred Miami.
18:00 - 53:00 - End of the Year Awards: Wow, what a year, what a journey. The Loyal Sons end-of-the-year awards are here. Congratulations to all of the winners...and we're sorry in advance to those who won the bad awards (cough cough Frank Cignetti).
1:18:24 - 1:33:24 - Bowl Game Thoughts: Where will Pitt land this bowl season? Somewhere warm? In a game against an ugly Bi 10 team? Please just win, wherever we end up....just not Birmingham.
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1h 8min
November 23, 2022Ep. 41 - The Pitt Guru Harry Psaros and Also We Beat Duke
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 11:24 - Duke Recap. Pitt hangs on against Duke thanks mostly due to its revolving door of punters.
11:29 - 1:18:19 - Interview w/ Harry Psaros. Our PSN colleague and longtime Pitt Recruitment writer Harry Psaros joins us for a wide ranging interview. We cover Pitt past, present, and future, with a special focus on some of Harry’s favorite recruitment stories from days of yore. ALSO, some special insight on the Minchey decommitment.
1:18:24 - 1:33:24 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. If Miami beats us again - especially this year - the season is cursed, right?
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1h 35min
November 16, 2022 Ep. 40 - Double Pick-Sixes, Minchey Decommitment, and Senior Night Preview
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 21:58 - Virginia Recap. The Panthers put together their most dominant performance of the season against UVA. As the defense rounds into form, we ask the question: would a 9-4 season with a strong finish change your opinion on this season?

22:03 - 34:00 - MBB Recap. Mayyyyybe we got ahead of ourselves with the Tournament talk. Pitt Men’s Basketball gets routed by the Hoopies.

34:06 - 56:55 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. A preview of Senior Night vs. the surprisingly-competent Duke Blue Devils.

**EMERGENCY SEGMENT** 57:09 - 1:15:21 - Kenny Minchey Decommitment. *Sigh*. The cornerstone of Pitt’s 2023 recruiting class enters the portal and we discuss the implications it has on the program. Has Pitt officially squandered its 2022 Season momentum?
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1h 17min
November 09, 2022 Ep. 39 - Pitt Hoops is Back! w/George Michalowski, Pleased With Our Performance, UVA Preview & Predictions
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe and sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now:
0:00-33:29 - Pitt Basketball is Back! PSN's George Michalowski joins us to recap the season opener vs UT-Martin, preview the Basketbrawl, and talk realistic expectations for Jeff Capel's squad for the 22-23 season.
34:58-52:25 - Syracuse Recap. #PL34SED with our performance...sorta.
52:30-1:13:11 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. We preview the UVA game. SPOILER: The Sons think this will be a snooze fest.
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1h 14min
November 01, 2022 Ep. 38 - Crushed in Carolina, Pitt Hoops Preview, If Horror Movie Characters Played Football
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe and sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now:
0:00-26:02 - North Carolina Recap.
28:15-42:40 - Monster Mash: 'Tis the (Halloween) season! We take turns picking horror movie characters that we think would be good additions to Pitt's Football team.
44:30- 1:02:55 - Pitt Hoops Preview: Are you ready for Pitt Basketball!? Because we are...kind of? What do we expect for this season, who are the x-factors, and what does Capel have to do to turn this ship around?
52:24-1:14:18 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. The Loyal Sons make their predictions for Pitt's upcoming game against Syracuse. Will someone other than Izzy score? Will Pitt win? cover? How is Pitt the favorite in this game? We go over these pressing questions and more!
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1h 23min
October 26, 2022Ep. 37 - Losers in Louisville
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe and sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now:
0:00-19:48 - Louisville Recap. Unfortunately, we had to talk about it at some point. What went wrong in Louisville and why was it so damn bad? Also, a few notes from our trip outside of the game.
19:49-22:12 - Some podcast news, we have some new sponsors! Shoutout to our newest sponsors: Gurrera Law & Haddad Accelerated Delivery!
24:33-52:54 - Seat Check. We break out a segment we haven't had to consider since early 2021. Who's seat is the hottest? Kedon Slovis? Frank Cignetti? Pat Narduzzi?
52:24-1:14:18 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. The Loyal Sons make their predictions for Pitt's upcoming road trip to Chapel Hill, and break an incredible streak in the process. Will Pitt right the ship, or will they ride it right into a 6-6 season? Please just win.
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1h 15min
October 19, 2022Ep. 36 - Cam Saddler, Mid-Season Predictions, & Road Trip Prep
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe and sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 9:30 - Bye Week Recap. We break down our favorite games from the eventful bye weekend. Mostly, we just revel in Penn State’s embarrassment.
9:31 - 30:15 - Mid-Season Predictions. Will Pitt Football fix what ails it and rally for another ACC Championship appearance, or is this season doomed to sputter out of control?
30:19 - 43:12 - Questions from Our Girlfriends. Our newest segment where we answer the real-life, actual questions our girlfriends have asked us during Pitt games.
43:17 - 1:15:10 - Cam Saddler. Pitt WR from 2008-2012 joins the show to discuss his career and dish a little on the chaos of the Wannstedt-to-Haywood-to-Graham transitionary period. Other topics include his iconic hook-and-ladder at Gateway, Pitt’s “Aeropostale” Era, and All-Out Blitz.
1:15:15 - 1:39:56 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. The Loyal Sons preview Pitt’s underdog campaign against the Louisville Cardinals - but more importantly - our upcoming road trip to Kentucky. Also, we call the Jaylon Bradley transfer news moments before his name pops up in the portal on Monday night.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
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1h 42min
October 12, 2022Ep. 35 - Izzy to the Hizzy (6x), Midseason Awards, Special Guest Matt Galambos
The Loyal Sons Show: a safe and sun-shiny place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 23:54 - Izzy shattered the Pitt record books. Other things happened in the game too and we discuss that but...Izzy.
25:25 - 50:50 - We take some time to assess the first half of the Pitt season by giving out our midseason awards. See what we vote as the most pleasant surprise and biggest disappointment, what the best moment was, what our worst takes were, and who the team MVP is.
50:56 - 1:16:08 - Matt Galambos. Former Pitt linebacker joins the show to talk about his time at Pitt, beating Penn State and Clemson, the importance of rivalries in college football, and take takes a walk down memory lane of his best moments as a Panther.
1:16:10 - 1:24:24 - We talk about the much-needed bye week for Pitt...and us as fans. We also reluctantly dip our toes in the Pitt hoops drama (again).
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1h 26min
October 05, 2022Ep. 34 - The Weekend from Hell & Guest Lousaka Polite
The Loyal Sons Show: a sullen and sunken place for your Pitt Athletics Fix. Brought to you by Pittsburgh Sports Now.
0:00 - 24:48 - Georgia Tech Recap. The boys unload the clip.
24:53 - 37:18 - Kenny Watch. For a brief moment in time, Kenny Pickett threw us an emotional life raft. Then Chase Claypool tipped it to a nearby safety.
37:24 - 1:15:50 - Lousaka Polite. Three-year Pitt captain, 9-yr NFL veteran, and Hokie-slayer Lousaka Polite stops by to bring good vibes to this week’s matchup. Lou shares his Woodland Hills Football Mt. Rushmore, what made Tom Brady’s Patriots different was an organization, and his current work as Director of the NFLPA’s “The Trust”.
1:15:56 - 1:39:04 - Loyal Sons Sportsbook. We try not to mush Pitt into an oblivion again as they try to get their shit together against an awful Virginia Tech team.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh or whatever.
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1h 41min

FAQs about The Loyal Sons:

How many episodes does The Loyal Sons have?

The podcast currently has 143 episodes available.