THERSday Night Podcast Episode 301 -

After another multi-week break, we are back for the long haul (For real this time!)

On this episode: After tackling the late breaking news that Georgia State will face Ron Hunter’s Tulane for the first time on the basketball court this November, Brady and David go through the offense position by position and weigh the positives and negatives heading into Year 3.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

01:25 GSU vs Tulane in men’s basketball

11:15 Offense expectations/Quarterbacks

18:17 Running backs

30:00 Pass-catchers

44:17  Offensive line

51:34 Closing thoughts

Background photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 300 -

Brady and David make a triumphant return and get right down to brass tacks in previewing Georgia State's 2026 football season, recapping Sun Belt Media Days and doing our annual Schedule Vibe Check to look at the 12-game path in front of the Panthers' in Dell McGee's third season.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro / Sun Belt Media Day recap

08:46 GSU Football 2006: What feels good and what's a lingering question?

19:38 Schedule Vibe Check

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 299 -

Brady and David meet up for one last time for this athletic year to put a capper on the 2026 Georgia State baseball season and ponder what's next as the program leaves the Bus Lot in 2027.

Timecodes

00:00 GSU Baseball finishes 27-30

22:45 The podcast is going on summer break

Background photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics

Naming rights announcement and backstory: https://georgiastatesports.com/news/2026/5/14/board-of-regents-approves-naming-rights-of-baseball-stadium-field.aspx

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 298 -

It’s another week and another guest, as WTSP Tampa Bay’s David Schiele (Georgia State’s own) re-joins the pod to talk about Ted Hurst’s fit on the Buccaneers.

After that, Brady rides solo through an assortment of Georgia State news and notes about the basketball teams, baseball’s winless week and the end of the Sandy Panthers’ season in the NCAA Beach Volleyball tourney.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

00:48 Ted Talk with David Schiele

22:58 Grab bag (MBB, WBB, Baseball, Beach volleyball)

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 297 -

On the episode, Brady and David react to the historic moment when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers drafted Georgia State WR Ted Hurst in the 2026 NFL Draft. There’s also discussion of Charlie Cobb’s recently reported contract extension, the GSU Beach Volleyball Team making the NCAA tournament, basketball tourney expansion, GSU Baseball’s winning weekend and a surprise addition to the 2026 GSU Athletics Hall of Fame class. 

We end with an interview with Shane Mettlen of the Daily News-Record in Harrisonburg to learn more about Jon Cremins’ role in helping build James Madison into a Sun Belt champion as an assistant on Mark Byington’s staff at JMU.

Timecodes

00:00 Ted Hurst drafted to Bucs

18:50 AD Charlie Cobb extension

31:53 Beach volleyball NCAA tournament

34:16 NCAA basketball tournament expansion

42:22 GSU baseball goes 2-1 v ODU

48:15 Georgia State Hall of Fame Inductees

52:03 Shane Mettlen interview (audio-only)

Background photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics

What They're Saying: Reaction to Ted Hurst being drafted by Tampa Bay Buccaneers: https://247sports.com/college/georgia-state/article/georgia-state-football-ted-hurst-2026-nfl-draft-tampa-bay-buccaneers-reaction-and-analysis-todd-bowles-mike-biehl-283073973/

News on Charlie Cobb’s contract extension: https://247sports.com/college/georgia-state/article/georgia-state-director-of-athletics-charlie-cobb-receives-contract-extension-282896959/

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 296 -

Brady and David make some bad predictions about what will happen during the NFL Draft taking place at the same time as recording the podcast, but after getting that out of the way, an important recap of a very busy Friday for Georgia State Athletics.

Jon Cremins and Marcilina Grayer were officially introduced as the newest GSU basketball coaches at a press conference and then Georgia State football held a spring game. Our thoughts on what we learned, plus some early MBB recruiting news and the positives from the Bus Lot Boys going 1-2 this weekend at Coastal Carolina.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro/NFL Draft talk

08:36 Cremins and Grayer press conference + recruiting news

32:05 Football Spring Game

45:16 Baseball recap

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 295 -

Both of Georgia State's head basketball coaching positions are filled again, as Marcilina Grayer has been officially hired to replace Gene Hill as the women's basketball coach. Brady and David give initial thoughts on the hire, then go through updates on the men's basketball side as Jon Cremins puts together his staff and roster.

There's also time to give a quick preview of football's spring game this Friday and resetting the 2026 GSU Baseball season as they've found a nice run of form.

Timecodes00:00 Intro / Marcilina Grayer hired as WBB coach

13:00 Men's basketball news past and present

28:34 Football spring game preview...ish

35:20 Baseball recap and reset

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 294 -

White smoke has emerged from 755 Hank Aaron Drive, as Georgia State has officially hired Jon Cremins as its next men's basketball coach.

Brady and David give their initial reaction to the move and weigh up the pros and cons of GSU hiring another power-conference assistant coach for the job, before discussing the messy month it took to arrive at this point.

Timecodes

00:00 The Hire

26:15 The Process

Background photo courtesy of Georgia State Athletics

THERSday Night Podcast Episode 293 -

The Madness is here!

Brady and David go through their annual discussion of the NCAA Tournament (even though Georgia State is missing out again), but not before going through the latest on the Panthers’ basketball coaching searches, Ted Hurst’s NFL Draft surge, the full 2026 football schedule and GSU’s 0-3 weekend at Marshall on the baseball diamond.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro

05:55 MBB and WBB carousel update

09:15 THERSday Night Hot Board - MBB

30:51 Ted Hurst at the NFL Combine

40:24 Football schedule release

49:45 Baseball 0-3 to start Sun Belt play

58:44 March Madness (Upsets, Final Fours, national champion picks)

🚨THERSday Night Podcast Emergency Episode 🚨

Brady and David are back for an emergency pod to discuss the breaking news that Jonas Hayes has been fired as Georgia State men’s basketball head coach and the news from Wednesday that Gene Hill will not return for a ninth year as GSU’s women’s basketball coach.

We discuss the timing of the coaching changes, why both tenures had separately run their course and take a first step towards identifying the candidates that make sense for each job.

Timecodes

00:00 Intro / Coach Hayes and Coach Hill are out

05:22 Why didn’t it work under Jonas Hayes?

24:55 Potential MBB candidates

40:32 Gene Hill resigns as WBB head coach

42:32 Why it was - or wasn’t - time for a change

50:01 Potential WBB candidates