Up, Up, & Olé

Joining us back on the pod, UCSB Men's Basketball Head Coach Joe Pasternack dives into his deep roster heading into this season, promising additions to the squad, and what it will take to once again take home the Big West Crown.

Joining us on our first episode after the summer hiatus, former Gaucho Jon Pastorek hops on the pod to talk about life in the bubble, the Lebron James effect, and winning a Championship for the late Kobe Bryant.

Former Gaucho great Michael Young joins us on our 50th episode to talk about UCSB Baseball's Hammerheads, his relationship with the Latinx community, and playing during the steroid era.

UCSB's DBOs Justin Jacome (BB), Ashlee Klingenberg (WBB), and Nikola Knezevic (MBB) join us on the pod to give us some unique insight into managing their respective teams during this time of quarantine.

A local Santa Barbara native, SB News Press Senior Writer Mark Patton joins us on the pod as we circle back through how the Thunderdome became the Thunderdome.

This week’s pod features Kevin Cannon, UCSB’s Assistant Director of Baseball Operations, as we dig into the 2016 College World Series, upkeep at Caesar Uyesaka, and his journey to Santa Barbara.

Former UCSB Baseball stars Eric Yang and Noah Davis join us on the pod over zoom as we dig into how the quarantine has affected young minor league ball players, training while social distancing, and all things Tiger King.

Stopping by the pod, Big West Assistant Director of Championships and Communication Chris Hargraves joins us to talk cancelling the Big West Tournament, the upcoming process of adding schools to the conference, and behind the scenes action at the 2019 NCAA West Regional. 

For our first episode back since the COVID-19 outbreak, hosts Max Kelton and Omar Hernandez dig into the effects of the virus on our society and shed some optimism on this particularly gloomy time.