The Morning Rush

On Monday's Rush, Tony C breaks down a wild Wild Card Weekend in the NFL.

Jordan Nicewarner (@DatDudeNice) takes his usual seat for the 7:00 hour, and the guys wonder if this is the beginning of the end for the Patriots' dynasty, and will Tom Brady finish out his career in New England?

Also on The Rush:

Will Carson Wentz ever finish a meaningful game in Philly?

We underestimated Kirk Cousins

Belichick and a reporter have a little back-and-forth

And Tony wonders how he lost another draft to Burke

On Friday's Rush, Tony C talks about the Cowboys finally getting rid of Jason Garrett, and who the next Dallas head coach could be.

We also hear from new Redskins head coach Ron Rivera during his introductory press conference on Thursday afternoon (0:31:02).

Tony takes a look at the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame's Class of 2020, and wonders if Troy Polamalu is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Tony also wonders why another great Steelers safety, Donnie Shell, isn't already in the Hall (0:53:30).

Speaking of Donnie Shell, our own Joe Shuta caught up with the 4-time Super Bowl champion for an interview (1:09:10).

On Thursday's Rush, Tony C and Mike Burke discuss the Redskins' hiring of Ron Rivera as their new head coach and Jack Del Rio as new defensive coordinator.

The guys also look at the lives of former NBA commissioner David Stern, and Don Larsen, who pitched the only perfect game in World Series. Both men passed away on New Year's Day.

And Tony and Mike conduct another Morning Rush Draft! Today's topic: Biggest first-round busts in NFL draft history.

On the final show of 2019, Tony C and Mike Burke are joined in studio by Fort Hill head football coach Todd Appel, and Fort Hill kicker/quarterback Danny King, who will be continuing his academic and football careers at West Virginia as a preferred walk-on (1:27:13 mark).

Tony breaks down a big win by WVU hoops, and he recaps Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinals.

Tony and Mike also discuss the shake-up with the Washington Redskins, and both are surprised by the outcome of the Steelers-Ravens game.

On Friday's Rush, Tony C looks at Pitt's comeback win in the Quick Lane Bowl, and he breaks down Saturday's College Football Playoff semifinals between LSU and Oklahoma, and Ohio State and Clemson.

Tony also looks at ESPN's All-Time All-America football team, and is surprised to see one school with more players on the list than any other. He also gives his Big 3 Picks of the Week.

And Joe Shuta catches up with former Steelers linebacker Dennis "Dirt" Winston in the 8:00 hour (1:43:26).

On Thursday's Rush, Tony C is feeling the Christmas hangover, and he wonders where the heck time went this holiday season.

Tony also discusses the possibilities of Ben Roethlisberger returning to the Steelers next season, and he breaks down the NFL playoff scenarios heading into the final week of the regular season.

Mike Burke joins Tony in studio for the final two hours of the show, and the guys go head-to-head in another Morning Rush Draft. Today's topic: Greatest college football uniforms.

On Monday's Rush, Tony C breaks down the top-seed clinching victory by the Ravens, and a missed opportunity by the injury-riddled Steelers.

Jordan Nicewarner (@DatDudeNice) takes his usual seat in the 7:00 hour, and gives us a bonus hour!

The guys talk about the Redskins' decision to not go for two at the end of regulation against the Giants. They also discuss high school hoops, and we have another edition of Fans Behaving Badly.

On Friday's Rush, Tony C breaks down a second consecutive loss by Maryland.

Tony looks at the rise of the boys' basketball program at Bishop Walsh, and why it has divided basketball and sports fans in the area.

And Tony picks all 40 bowl games in 5 minutes (and loses his voice in the process)!

On Thursday's Rush, Tony C and Mike Burke are joined in studio by one of the newest members of the Maryland football program -- Mountain Ridge's Tre Smith (@tre_zilla41) -- who signed his national letter of intent on Wednesday morning. Mountain Ridge head coach Ryan Patterson also joined the guys (0:48:54 mark).

Tony breaks down the recruiting classes of both Maryland and West Virginia, and Tony and Mike reveal the voting results of our first Morning Rush Draft (it wasn't even close).

On Wednesday's Rush, Tony C looks at the NFL Pro Bowl selections. With Maurkice Pouncey making his 8th Pro Bowl, do the Steelers have the greatest lineup of centers in NFL history?

Tony gives the early voting results for the first-ever Morning Rush Draft (HINT: he's getting his butt kicked). He also looks at Early Signing Day in college football, and how Penguins fans have been fortunate (and spoiled) since the 1980's.

Also, Chapin Jewell of the Mineral Daily News-Tribune takes his usual seat in studio for the 8:00 hour to talk MinCo and area sports, and the guys get into a discussion about the joys of Dollar General.