The Rock Stops Here

Gene Deckerhoff is calling it quits after broadcasting 37 years of Bucs football. This after a lengthy career calling FSU football and men’s basketball and other sports. Gene is beloved by the Bucs fan base as well as current and former players and coaches. Gene was telling stories in the Press Box before the Bucs Panthers game and Rock recorded it.

Rock has stories of all the play by play guys he’s known and all are good guys. The transfer portal in college football is out of control and Rock has a theory.

Rock talks about how fast this football season went and how Father Time is undefeated in all walks of life!

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Rock got to know Greg Linnelli 10 years ago at a radio station in Tampa. Now Greg is the Game Day Host for the Tampa Bay Lightning, does a podcast with play-by-play voice Dave Mishkin, sits alongside Hockey Hall of Famer Phil Esposito and has stories about all of it. Greg also works full-time as an Account Strategist at Otter Public Relations. Fascinating how he’s been able to succeed in all of it!

Rock got some Holiday Stories as well as health issues and how Father Time is still Undefeated and a whole lot more!

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Longtime Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Bobby “The Chief” Taylor is back!

A great storyteller, Chief talks about all of his years with the Bolts, how he got the job coming from Philly. Chief also has stories about his days with the Flyers as a goalie, how the game and players have changed and how long he wants to keep going.

Rock got stories about The Chief, behind the scenes at WDAE Radio and callers as well as getting ready for 2026!

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Super Bowl Champ, Pro Bowler, Lou Groza Award Winner & All American kicker Martin Gramatica on his career, his sons Nico and Gaston’s kicking careers and how they’re paving their own way. Martin talks about how much family and Tampa Bay means to him. Martin also loves calling games on the Bucs Spanish Radio Network with his brother Santiago!

Rock tells stories about working with Martin on the radio and covering Martin back in the day. Rock also talks about Holiday Parties and what it’s like to cover a losing football team. (It ain’t fun)

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Rock was honored to participate in Barstool Sports’ Frank The Tank’s 800th consecutive walk on the campus at USF. Rock had Frank on his podcast 2 years ago and Rock noticed how much skinnier Frank is now. Frank tells Rock how he’s been able to walk everyday for so long, how he loves being an inspiration to so many, how he got discovered by Barstool founder Dave Portnoy and more.

Rock also talks with Matthew Piper Jenks, who is Tank’s handler, but it’s so much more. Jenks tells how their relationship has grown and Jenks makes a point to tell how Dave Portnoy sometimes is misunderstood.

Rock has stories about the behind the scenes of the walk and getting to hang with Frank and Jenks at the USF hoops game.

This is one of rock’s favorite episodes!

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Greg Wolf has been firing up Tampa Bay Lightning fans for 19 years as their In-Game Host. Wolfie has been the In-Game Host for USF Football and Basketball for 11 years, not to mention all his other big time events he’s done like the NHL All Star Games and NHL Winter Series and more.

How he got started, how he transitioned into performing on the National Stage and how long he wants to keep doing this!

Rock’s got stories on how much he’s enjoyed being around college football more, how he’s loving Hosting Radio Shows on WDAE and spending Thanksgiving on Clearwater Beach with his family

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The great Derrick Brooks is back on The Rock Stops Here Podcast. The Pro Football and College Football Hall of Famer tells Rock about his new job Chief Operating Officer of the USF Bulls Athletics. How he and Rob Higgins will do everything in their power to bring USF to new heights. Why now? What has he learned working for Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik and more!

Rock has stories about when to report inside info. Rock is a strong believer of ‘off the record’ is off the record. Rock is referencing the Bucs Bucky Irving story and Rock has a good one going all the way back to Boxer Jerry Cooney and plenty of other stories.

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Aileen Hnatiuk returns is a Sports Anchor/Reporter at WFLA TV in Tampa Bay. She grew up in Weeki Watchee Springs and is thrilled to be able to work her dream job and still be able to visit her family. She fills in Rock on all the things she’s been doing since she last appeared, how to balance work/life, what she likes covering most and a little of her personal life too!

Rock has more stories about covering the LPGA stop at the Pelican Golf Club in Bellair, how he got to tell Annika Sorenstam how blown away he was with the tournament as well as being up close with the secret service who were there to provide security to Kai Trump the 18 year old Granddaughter of President Donald Trump making her LPGA Tour debut!

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Barstool Sports’ Ohio’s Tate is a former high school girls basketball coach and English teacher that is crushing it full time with Barstool. A huge Ohio State Buckeye fan, Tate Moore has adopted the USF Bulls as his second team. He explains to Rock why. How did he get into Barstool and why did he have to be secretive for so many years? Tate talks about some of his bits, what’s it like working at Barstool and what might be next?

Rock tells how his talk with Barstool Tate came about, how Rock enjoyed being around the USF program last week and how cool it is to see USF ascending and more!

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Jim Louk has been calling USF football, basketball, baseball and softball games for 43 years. Louk has been the only USF Bulls play-by-play voice for football for 29 years! Incredible. Why is he stepping down now from calling football games? His favorite memory? Jim reflects on how far the football program has come and more!

Rock has stories of going back to Celebration Florida where he covered the Bucs when they trained at Disney’s Wide world of Sports and stayed at the Celebration Hotel over 20 years ago.. Rock is blown away by just how many people come to Disney’s parks every day and why Rock is pumped for the second half of NFL football.

This episode is brought to you by Lipton Window and Door of New Port Richey. Lipton is Tampa Bay’s Premier Window and Door Contractor. Visit their showroom or Lipton will come to your home or job site! They have a fully trained staff, offer a factor-backed warranty and they can be reached at 727-372-2455. And be sure to tell them that you heard about them on The Rock Stops Here Podcast.

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