The Loyal Sons

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The Loyal Sons episodes

October 21, 2021 Ep. 7 - Exit Sandman & Enter National Spotlight
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your #23 Pitt football fix.
0:38 - 20:34 - Pitt is ranked and rolling. Beating the brakes off of VT in Blacksburg without playing our best football lands Pitt in the AP & Coaches polls. A look inside a dominant defensive performance and the offense’s shiny new toy.
21:06-27:25 - Heisman Watch. From Heisman odds boards to draft boards, Kenny’s stock is on the rise following another clean performance.
28:20 - 1:28:54 - An extended interview with Will Vandervort, writer for The Clemson Insider and author of Hidden History of Clemson Football. We cover it all: Clemson’s decade of dominance, their 2021 struggles, how the 2016 upset changed the Clemson program, and much more. Also, Future Pittsburgh Steeler Kenny Pickett.
1:29:04 -1:36:28 - Predictions. We take a stab at Pitt’s toughest challenge to date, and the biggest game at Heinz Field in over a decade.
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
1 hr 36 min
October 14, 2021 Ep. 6 - Christmas in October & The Hurting Hokies
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix.
0:53 - 6:13 - FBS Recap. Upsets, barn-burners and pumpkin rolls. Also, Penn State lost :)
6:14 - 14:40 - Around the ACC. An eventful week in ACC play sets the stage for Pitt’s massively important Coastal matchup against Virginia Tech this week. Also, have we seen the last of D’Eriq King?
14:45 - 29:34 - Christmas in October. All this national media attention, favorable FPI metrics, and Heisman hype has us in the Holiday Spirit a few months early, so we made a little Christmas list for the rest of the season. Hopefully NarduzziClaus comes through.
29:46 - 54:46 - Mike McDaniel from Sons of Saturday joins us to talk the latest with Virginia Tech: Braxton Burmeister’s injury status, the Hokies’ uneven 2021 campaign, and his thoughts about their chances against the Pitt Panthers. We also try to trade for Enter Sandman. The price is too high.
55:18 - 60:21 - Predictions. Can Pitt win in Lane Stadium for the first time since 2015? Is Braxton Burmeister too banged up to keep up with Pitt’s offensive firepower? God, I hope so…
1 hr 2 min
October 07, 2021 Ep. 5 - Drubbing in Georgia & Bye Week Bliss
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix - and the North American headquarters of the Pickett 4 Heisman campaign #KennyHeisman
1:26 - 15:51 - The Night Pitt Drove Ol’ Dixie Down: a review of Pitt’s scorched-earth campaign against in-division rival Georgia Tech. Jordan Addison, the run game looking passable, and the highest scoring offense in America.
15:52 - 25:23 - Heisman Watch. Kenny Pickett is a serious Heisman contender. We discuss Kenny’s odds, what it would mean to Pitt for an NYC invitee, and how timing could help or hurt #8.
25:34 - 32:06 - Mad Online. Mark Madden crawls out of his hole to crush KP8’s Heisman dreams
32:20 - 51:47 - The Mount Rush…er…Washington of “Things Pitt Fans Bitch About”.
52:01 - 58:37 - Around the ACC. A recap of Week 5 in Chaos Conference and a look ahead at who we’ll be watching in peace and comfort during Pitt’s weekend off. Happy Bye Week!
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh
59 min
September 30, 2021Ep. 4 - Homicide at Heinz & ACC Action
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix once again.
0:57 - 2:47 - A Dramatic Reading of the Pitt-New Hampshire Box Score

2:48 - 9:40 - Relive the glory of Pitt’s highest point total since the Prohibition; was this the “Keep Shocky From Transferring” Game? Do we have better insight into the RB hierarchy going forward? Is Pickett the best player alive? Are we reading too much into an FCS matchup?

9:53 - 12:45 - Seat Check. The boys turn the burners down a bit.

13:03 - 16:28- Mad Online. Would you rather Pitt beat an FCS school or lose to a Power 5 school? Apparently, the latter.

16:45 - 24:23 - Around the ACC. Coastal Chaos has conquered the entire ACC. Nothing makes sense, everyone stinks, and Dabo stops by the pod for a second.

24:40 - 49:17 - An interview with Georgia Tech blogger and analyst, Robert Binion (@robert_binion). Rob shares his insights about his weekend’s showdown in Atlanta and what Pitt fans need to know about the Yellow Jackets leading up to it.

49:32 - 51:17 - Our predictions for the conference opener. Spoiler: Pitt.
53 min
September 23, 2021Ep. 3 - The Epitome of Pitt'ing: Our Western Michigan Meltdown
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a dreary, joyless place for your Pitt athletics fix.
0:27-11:06 - Wallowing in self-pity and the introduction of the Security Mush

11:07-31:00 - Readjusting our expectations for the rest of the year, and why this is all Nate Peterman’s fault. Plus, a little inside scoop from the transfer portal.

31:09-45:11 - Seat Check, but an angrier version. We hold a premature Mass of Christian Burial for the Narduzzi era while asking the question, “What is the realistic ceiling for this program and athletic department?”

45:23-52:02 - Technically, a preview of New Hampshire. Plus, what Pitt needs to do to earn our trust back, and how this program is basically just an abusive ex.

52:21-56:48 - If you can guess next week’s attendance exactly, Capel Faithful will buy you 2022 season tickets. Hint: the number will be small.
1 hr 1 min
September 16, 2021 Ep. 2 - Tennessee Takeover and Western Michigan MACtion
Welcome back to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix
0:00-2:38 - The Undefeated Pitt Panthers
2:38-19:11 - The first two weeks of the season: the big win in SEC Country, Kenny Pickett’s national coming-out party, Watch Calijah Kancey Game (TM), and which groups have exceeded and subceeded our expectations thus far
19:19-29:01 - Our trip to Tennessee: the Panther takeover of Knoxville and the absolute scene at Tommy Trent’s
29:05-31:53 - Mad Online, our new segment where we find the most absurd and reactionary Pitt content on the internet from the past week. This week: PantherLair did not take kindly to the slow start at Neyland Stadium
32:01-36:10 - Seat Check. A hot start offers Narduzzi and Whipple some cool comfort
36:15-46:02 - Preview of Saturday’s contest against the Western Michigan Broncos and why it’s not the easy out you think. Also, the introduction of our new sabermetric: the Pickett Adjusted Touchdown Total (PATT)
Bonus: A story from former Pitt starting LB Elijah Zeise from our unaired Knoxville After-Hours episode
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
48 min
September 03, 2021 Ep. 1 - Panther Preview and the Mighty Minutemen
Welcome to The Loyal Sons podcast, Presented by Capel Faithful (@CapelFaithful): a safe, sun-shiny place for your Pitt athletics fix
0:00-1:41 - Meet the boys of Capel Faithful
1:41-21:57 - State of the Program and our 2021 Pitt Panther season preview; why we're winning the National Championship and the X-Factors that will lead us there
21:57-31:43 - Our (semi) realistic predictions, including our picks for Pitt's signature Chaos Win and Chaos Loss
31:43-45:48 - What to watch for in the home-opener against the UMass Minutemen. What does success and optimism look like against an overmatched opponent? Also, Bishop Sycamore.
45:48-54:44 - Seat Check: the status of Pat Narduzzi and Mark Whipple's employment going into 2021, and why the latter might owe Kenny Pickett a few IC Lights
Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh.
56 min