That's What It Says In The Yearbook Podcast

A Force Awakens (or could have) Edition

saysintheyearbook — Mon, 08 Jan 2018 22:41:44 -0400

Bring on the amateurs (well, not-famous professionals)!

Key Players: Michael Farber, Gravity Falls, Contradiction, Brian Gionta, Switzerland, Olympics, NHL

Strange Advantages (great band) Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 02 Jan 2018 22:27:56 -0400

“Trick plays are just another way of saying ‘we give up’.”

-awesome line from ESPN Classic’s “Cheap Seats”

…but these plays aren’t tricks and again produced a win.

Key Players: Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, great tackle, Ty Montgomery, Jaylen Johnson, Cheap Seats, Louisville Basketball, Tyson Chandler, Green Bay Packers, Lester Coleman, change the rule in volleyball, Jay Triano, Virginia Football, NBA, NHL, NFL, Sean Avery

4 Weeks In Fall Edition: The Results Edition

saysintheyearbook — Wed, 20 Dec 2017 23:23:27 -0400

We now know a lot more about whose bubble has burst.

Key Players (for no scientific reason): Iowa Basketball, Aly Michalka, Monmouth Basketball, Arizona State Basketball, Loyola-Chicago Basketball, Navy Basketball, Ball State Basketball

Anthology Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:08:48 -0400

Man booed for not dominating an opponent returns home a hero, but not before rehabbing the opponent. Also, the Heisman Trophy becomes even more irrelevant, and huddling on offense is the hardest part.

Key Players: Bazine Netal, Frances Pomeroy Naismith, Anna Brewster, Natalie Woodruff??!!?, Tennessee Football, Nick Bellore, Detroit Lions, irony, MTV, Ohio State, UCF, Central Florida, Jeremy Pruitt, New England Patriots, Tom Osborne, Rob Gronkowski, Heisman Trophy, Scott Frost, San Diego State Football, Star Wars, Nebraska Football, Rashaad Penny

Finally Figured Out Tank McNamara Edition

saysintheyearbook — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 03:52:11 -0400

Was David Fizdale set up to fail? Short answer: too soon to tell. This podcast is a longer answer. And who were the talent evaluators at the University of San Diego in the 1990’s? They were really good.

Key Players: NBA, USFL, Tank McNamara, University of San Diego, USD, Portland Breakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Genndy Tartakovsky, Kevin Hanson, James Borrego, David Fizdale, Toreros

404 Coach Not Found Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 28 Nov 2017 22:09:20 -0400

Dude, Where’s My Kirby Smart?

Key Players: Florida, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Chip Kelly, Scott Frost, Nebraska (again), Mike Norvell (not pictured), Well I’m Out Of Candidates

Samantha Fish In “The Nebraska Football Story” Edition

saysintheyearbook — Mon, 20 Nov 2017 03:35:24 -0400

Nearly 20-years ago Nebraska Football had a ‘how do you replace a legend?’ problem. They still haven’t solved the problem. Fortunately that’s mostly the problem.

Key Players: Samantha Fish, Emma Stone, Nebraska Football, Tom Osborne, Kansas City Royals, Woo!

Irony: Don’t Believe The Hype Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 01:22:44 -0400

Which was the real westbound one-handed-shirttail-tackle-defying run, and which one was more effective?

Key Players: North Texas Basketball, San Diego State Football, Windsor Spitfires, Adirondack Phantoms

4 Weeks In Fall Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 14 Nov 2017 01:15:22 -0400

The college basketball season isn’t as long as it seems. Well before mid-December many teams will already know whether or not they have to win their conference tournament.

Key Players: Iowa Basketball, Monmouth Basketball, Texas-Rio Grande Valley Basketball, Hickory Crawdads, Kyle Cody, Origin Story, Georgia Tech Basketball, Arizona State Basketball, Will Ferrell, Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award

You Can’t Judge A Man By His Taco Bell Commercial Edition

saysintheyearbook — Tue, 07 Nov 2017 03:29:57 -0400

Analytics is no fad, but the Yankees firing of Joe Girardi seems like one.

Fire My A__? Edition

saysintheyearbook — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 01:40:52 -0400

The first firing was wrong, and the proposed second one is even wronger.

Southwest Commercial Analysis Edition

saysintheyearbook — Wed, 11 Oct 2017 01:32:09 -0400

Would a real person actually do this?

Key Players: Colorado State Volleyball

One And Done Edition

saysintheyearbook — Sun, 08 Oct 2017 01:46:57 -0400

Is this all there is?

Key Players: Josef Newgarden, J.R. Hildebrand, So Many Teams

Seems Legit Edition

saysintheyearbook — Sun, 01 Oct 2017 03:18:28 -0400

One of sports newer, and most annoying, cliches finally goes down, thanks to one man.

Key Players: Zoe Kazan, Carson Meyer, one man

Nick-thing Edition

saysintheyearbook — Sun, 24 Sep 2017 13:11:11 -0400

You’ve seen a courtroom drama, come up with a better nickname for Aaron Judge before it’s too late.

Battle Of The Network Stars Edition

saysintheyearbook — Wed, 23 Aug 2017 02:25:44 -0400

Battle of the Network Stars came back, but not really. So we went D&D (or at least producer Rob did), drafted real network stars from real networks, and played out (with charts & dice) the entire competition like it should have happened.

SUMMARY (giveaway-free): One network actress’ specialty wasn’t a Battle of the Network Stars-sanctioned event, one network actress spent all night shooting her show and lost her event, and then somebody won.

Key Players: Aly Michalka, Molly Ephraim, Sean Pertwee, James Spader, Grant Gustin, Jaimie Alexander, Kat Dennings, Christine Baranski, Rose McIver, quirky girls, May 22nd

Unranked Edition

saysintheyearbook — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 02:55:10 -0400

Why should college football’s scholar-athletes continue to study, learn, and better themselves if NFL.com won’t rank them?

Key Players: Sam Scofield, Jordan Italiano, Leila Wagner, Zach Terrell, Cooper Rush, Campbell Trophy

Alan Williams Edition

saysintheyearbook — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:52:17 -0400

Was star UCSB (California Santa Barbara) basketball player Alan Williams never heard from again? NO! He was heard from again, and then heard from again, and he kept being heard from again until the NBA finally listened. Meanwhile college basketball killed the Naismith Award (the other one).

Key Players: Tiny Kittens HQ, Speedy Claxton, Frances Pomeroy Naismith Award, UCSB, America West

IndyCar Edition

saysintheyearbook — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 00:36:29 -0400

These drivers are HBO “Hard Knocks”-interesting. Unless you no longer find “Hard Knocks” interesting. Then these drivers are the opposite of that.

Key Players: Will Power, Josef Newgarden, Graham Rahal, Takuma Sato, Max Chilton, J.R. Hildebrand, Conor Daly, Mikhail Aleshin