We’re Not All Like This

Pitt Football has staked a claim to nine national championships and can point to ten alumni in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Panthers also have complicated relationships with two teams not in their conference, an NFL stadium that they call home, the number one volleyball team in the nation, and a whole host of anxieties. We discuss all of that with guests James Santelli, Jonny Gamble, and Obnoxious Pitt Girl (her name, not ours).

College football is a weird sport, and Texas A&M might be the weirdest school in it. We sat down with Kacie Rowlette, Jay Arnold, and the elusive String to talk about traditions, expectations, the meaning of the Texas rivalry, and what the world will look like only if the Aggies manage to avoid further stumbles this season.

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JMU Football made a big splash upon entering the FBS ranks in 2022, going 19-5 in their first two years (while not being allowed to play for the Sun Belt title). Then, head coach Curt Cignetti and several top players left for Indiana - where things have also gone pretty splendidly. So what does all this mean for fans of the Dukes? Amidst all this success, what have been the moments of JMU struggle? And which women's program gets the most attention at a school that had women's sports before men's? Listen as Jessica Black, Rob Abbott, and Stephen Hartzell walk us through the JMU experience.

Like the USF cousin it doesn't really want to visit anymore, UCF is a young school and an even younger athletic department. We talked to Jeremy Taché, Eric Thompson and Christian Simmons to learn more about what the Knights want out of the Big 3 schools in Florida, the pros and cons of the move to the Big 12, what the 2017 season means today for the fanbase, and how softball is setting an interesting new standard.

In the last fifty full seasons of Ohio State football, the Buckeyes have won nearly 80% of their games, and they've had 22 years where they either went undefeated in Big Ten play or only lost one game. But the life of an Ohio State fan is not stress free, and we have Ramzy Nasrallah, Ben Teaford, and Matt Brown explain the significance of the Michigan rivalry, what to make of the school's prominent costumed fans, and the Ohio-ness of being a Buckeye. 

Virginia Tech's fans have some good things going for them - a beautiful stadium that's always energetic, a women's basketball team that recently made a deep tournament run, an in-state rivalry that they dominate in football, and a legendary coach who's still a big part of the program. They also have some challenges to deal with, like the actual football results, the coach and two key players leaving the women's team, and the "what even is the ACC" thing. I talked to Pete Bertheaud, Mark Umansky, and Andy Bitter about the experience of rooting for the Hokies to find out more (and get some turkey leg tips).

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Outstanding tailgates. Beleaguered football coaches. The whole thing with Nick Saban and Alabama. Success in baseball and plenty of other sports. Hurricane fights with Florida. The life of an LSU fan is full of twists and turns, all of which we discuss with Kennedi Landry, Warren Ables, and Zach Rau. 

On the geologic time scale of college athletics, USF is very young. Founded in 1956, the school didn't have any sports teams until 1965, and the Bulls didn't field a football team until 1997. But despite their youth, USF fans have experienced a lot of the same ups and downs as supporters of the old bluebloods: roller coaster seasons, a contentious rivalry, conference realignment, and the ever-constant battle over expectations. 

We sit down with three Oklahoma State fans - Josh Crutchmer, Danny Gilliland, and Carson Cunningham - to learn more about the state of the Bedlam rivalry, the experience of being a Cowboy fan in a Sooner state, their happiest non-Oklahoma memories, which variant of the Pistol Pete logo is best, and more. 

Nebraska's sports teams have occupied several roles in the college sports landscape in the last forty years - dominant juggernauts, mismanaged boondoggles, beacons of hope, and representatives of both the past and future. Being a Huskers fan comes with a lot to juggle, so I talked to Erin Sorensen, Scott Johnson, and Andrew from the HuskGuys Twitter account to understand what fans want from the football team at this point, the love for Husker volleyball, and what the best and hardest parts have been about joining the Big Ten.