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The Old College Try Show, 2023, Ep. 5
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They did it. They actually did it: the College Football Playoff Committee actually kept a 13-0, ACC champion out of this year's "invitational." In the latest episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike discuss this absolute travesty--one that has shaken the very foundations of the sport, and has raised questions about the integrity of those w…
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The Old College Try Show, 2023, Ep. 4
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Hello again, everyone! On the cusp of their favorite holiday of the year -- Thanksgiving -- Tim and Mike reconvene to catch up and talk all things college football: the state of the season, the CFP rankings, the future of the sport and more. Then Tim waxes poetic about the Rolling Stones for a bit as the rock legends announce their latest tour. Enj…
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The Old College Try Show, 2023, Ep. 3
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Tim, Mike, and Noted Listeners recap the Old College Try road trip for 2023. Pocase!
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Week 1 is here! As college football season 2023 kicks off for real, Tim and Mike return with yet another episode of the Ole College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!
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Tim and Mike are back! As college football nears its return, the guys get back together to talk all things related to America’s Greatest Game—including the latest round of conference realignment. They also offer some thoughts on the season to come, and share updates on the podcast going forward. Welcome back, everyone. And pocase!…
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Are we here already, folks? Indeed. We are. The college football regular season has come to an end, and we now embark on Bowl Season 2022. In the latest edition of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about the loss of the one and only Mike Leach, the College Football Playoff field, all of the bowl games to come, and so much more. As always, enjo…
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As we collectively recover from The Best Week Of The Year In College Football, Tim and Mike are here to bravely walk you through the weekend that was, talk a bit about the World Cup, the College Football Playoff Rankings, and of course, the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!
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It's officially the greatest week of the year, all! In the latest edition of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss their love of Thanksgiving, all of the football that comes along with Thanksgiving, and all things related to this wonderful long weekend. Plus, a breakdown of a remarkable weekend that was, as well as a look ahead to the weekend t…
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You want to talk college football? You want to talk rivalries? You want to talk the best and worst airports in the United States? You can have all of that, and more, in the latest episode of The Old College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. And pocase!
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It's mid-November, and college football 2022 just keeps getting more and more interesting. In the latest episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss Mike and the Clemson Compadres' trip last weekend (ill-fated as it was on the football field for Clemson) to South Bend, as well as their experience traversing their way from Washington, D.C. …
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It's November! Welcome to the grind of college football season, where the contenders emerge and the pretenders fade away. In the latest episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim laments Penn State's latest agonizing loss to Ohio State, Mike shares stories from his lovely weekend of nothing but college football, and of course, the guys look ahead to …
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It's almost November, folks. Which means it's around that time when college football gets really serious. In the latest episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike recap all of the biggest action from last weekend, talk about coaches who aren't necessarily on the hot seat but maybe should be, and look ahead to a potentially pivotal weekend of…
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Has the era of Alabama's dominance in the SEC come to an end? Perhaps not, but in the latest edition of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike break down Tennessee's groundbreaking win over the Tide, and what it means for both programs going forward. Plus: Tim's tortured thoughts on Penn State's capitulation against Michigan, Utah's big win over US…
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You ready for a big weekend of college football? Tim and Mike certainly are. In Ep. 7 of The Old College Try Show for the 2022 season, the guys look ahead to a weekend that will see Penn State travel to Michigan, Alabama travel to Tennessee, USC travel to Utah and more. They also look back at the weekend that was, and generally talk all things coll…
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Tim and Mike (and Noted Listener Brian Schleter) are back ... from Utah! In the latest episode of The Old College Try, the guys recap their wonderful trip to Utah to see games at both BYU and Utah, as well as generally see all the sites in one of the most beautiful states you'd ever see. Of course, they also wrap up all the action from the latest w…
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It's that time of year again, folks. That's right: It's time for the annual Old College Try road trip. By the time you are listening to this, Tim and Mike (along with Noted Listener Brian Schleter) will be on the road for Year 11 of their annual pilgrimage, which has taken them to all corners of this great nation. Where will this year take them? We…
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Tim and Mike recap all of the college football action from Week 3–Appy State! Penn State! A&M!—and look ahead to Week 4 in the latest episode of the Old College Try Show. Pocase!
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College football season roars on as we head into Week 3, and Tim and Mike are here to guide you through the weekend that was and the weekend to come. We look back at all of the incredible action from Week 2--Appy State! Marshall!--and look ahead what we can only assume will be an amazing Week 3 in the latest edition of The Old College Try. Enjoy, e…
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College football always delivers! If there's one takeaway from the Week 2 episode of The Old College Try, it's precisely that. Our sport is the very best sport, and there's no question about it. Enjoy the show, everyone. And pocase!
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College football is back! And so are Tim and Mike! Let's go, everyone! A great season-starting episode that looks at the action of last week, the action to come this week, but also all of the massive changes that are impacting our wonderful game of college football. Enjoy, everyone. And pocase!
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How did we get here so fast, folks? Believe it or not, the college football (regular) season -- the greatest regular season in American sports, by the way -- is now over. Which is utterly depressing. The good news is that we have quite a weekend of football ahead, and quite a weekend to look back on. Tim and Mike discuss the week that was in colleg…
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Finally -- finally! -- Tim convinced Mike and Noted Listener Brian Schleter to attend a Lehigh-Lafayette game. It was a great day in Bethlehem, in so many ways, and there is so much to discuss in the world of college football as well. Thanks for listening, everyone. Pocase!
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As Tim prepares to welcome Mike and Noted Listener Brian Schleter to their first ever Lehigh-Lafayette game, the guys discuss all of the latest developments in the ever crazy world of college football. Updates on Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Clemson and more. And of course, the locks of the week as well. Enjoy everyone! Beat Lafayette…
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The new College Football Playoff rankings are out, they are a complete joke, and it seems that both Tim and Mike are in agreement on that point. All that being said ... we still love this sport! And we think that will come across once more in the most recent episode of The Old College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!…
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It's the first week of the College Football Playoff rankings, and Tim (and Mike) have opinions. As do we all. Enjoy the show, all. Pocase!
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You have listened to this show for a while. You know Tim's love for Penn State football. You can assume where Tim's mind is at after his allegedly Top 10-ranked Nittany Lions lost to 2-5 Illinois on Homecoming weekend, right? Well, perhaps not. In this week's episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss not only the Nits' awful loss last we…
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It's already (late) October, and college football season is delivering once more. In Ep. 8 of The Old College Try for the 2021 Season, Tim and Mike talk about a couple bizarre storylines--the Coach O situation down at LSU, the Nick Rolovich situation out at Washington State--as well as a storyline that just won't ever go away: conference realignmen…
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So Penn State lost to Iowa in particularly heartbreaking fashion. But Tim has soldiered on, putting that soul-crushing defeat behind him in order to join Mike for yet another episode of The Old College Try. In this week's show, the guys discuss not only the big game out in Iowa City, but also the incredible optics of Oklahoma-Texas, the insanity of…
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Is it already Week 6? Yes, it's already Week 6. And so in the latest episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike tackle all of the storylines that are shaping this truly incredible 2021 season of college football. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!
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It’s Penn State-Indiana week! Need we say more? Also: this season is crazy. Pocase!
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In Week 4 of The Old College Try Show (as you might imagine) Tim has plenty to say about the latest triumph by his Nittany Lions, who after three weeks have risen all the way to No. 6 in the polls (much to Mike's delight, we're sure!). But beyond the big win in Happy Valley for the Nits, there is also so much more to discuss, from every corner of t…
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We're only two weeks into the 2021 college football season, and things are already getting real: Just ask the folks over in Columbus! In the Week 3 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike wrap up all the incredible action from a great Week 2, preview all of the action to come in Week 3--welcome to a White Out, War Eagle Nation! -- and of cours…
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What an incredible (long) weekend of college football! Tim and Mike break it all down here, in Episode 2 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try. Pocase!
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We are back! We aren't sure why we're back, but we're back. In Ep. 1 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about the state of the game, the incredible matchups for Week 1, and so much more. We are so happy that college football is back! Pocase!
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The College Football Playoff system is broken, and Tim and Mike are here to explain why. In Episode 15 of The Old College Try for this crazy 2020 season, the guys discuss not only the many injustices of the most recent CFP rankings, but also all of the action the past weekend of college football, the news of the week, coaching changes, and the big …
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This historically bizarre is winding its way toward its end, and Tim and Mike are here to enjoy every last moment of it. In the Week 15 edition of The Old College Try, the guys discuss the grand "controversy" regarding Ohio State, review all of the action from an entertaining weekend that was, and look ahead to an interesting slate of games set for…
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As they struggle to recover from the wonderful Thanksgiving holiday break, Tim and Mike reconvene once again to discuss all things college football in the latest edition of the Old College Try. On this week's show, the guys discuss all of the action from the long weekend, look ahead to the weekend to come, talk about the latest news in this very bi…
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In the era of COVID, college football continues. And so does The Old College Try. In Ep. 12 for the 2020 season, Tim and Mike discuss all the biggest action from the weekend that was (how about that Indiana-Ohio State game, everyone?), get Tim's take on the state of Penn State (and Michigan), talk about all the biggest news of the week and more. Al…
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Let's start with this: Indiana-Ohio State is the biggest game of the weekend in college football. Yes, it's true. In Ep. 11 of The Old College Try Show for this crazy 2020 season, Tim and Mike look ahead to Indiana-Ohio State, review all of the action from another entertaining weekend that was, and preview an interesting weekend to come. Enjoy, eve…
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Well, it's not been the best week so far in terms of college football and COVID-19, but we still have some college football to enjoy this weekend. So Tim and Mike intend fully to enjoy the football that we do have. Hear them review all of the action from the weekend that was in college football, and then look ahead to the weekend to come, in the la…
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It's November, folks. In normal times, that would mean that we would be getting serious about the national title picture, the New Year's Six, and the rest of it. In our current crazy reality, it just means that we're fortunate to have another week of college football. In this week's show, Tim and Mike look back on the weekend that was in college fo…
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Well, it finally happened: Mike's beloved Indiana Hoosiers stunned the college football world--and Mike--by knocking off No. 8 Penn State in Bloomington. In honor of this historic event, Tim and Mike take the time to review all the crazy details from this crazy game, as well as what it means for both programs going forward. Of course, they also rev…
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Big Ten football is back! In the Week 7 episode of The Old College Try, your favorite podcasters from Big Ten country talk about the return of B1G football, including an interesting showdown between Penn State and Indiana. They also look back on Alabama's big win over Georgia and Clemson's absolute shredding of Georgia Tech, and then preview all of…
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In Ep. 6 of The Old College Try Show in this utterly bizarre season, we hear from an somewhat relaxed Tim, who is taking some time away from work, and a somewhat unusually non-relaxed Mike, who is enduring an especially stressful week. But as always, the guys find 45 minutes or so to engage in some entertaining college football banter, review the r…
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'We'll take what we can get.' We keep saying that every week, and we'll keep saying it, because it's true -- we simply must make the most of every week of college football that we get. In Ep. 5 of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike look back on the crazy action from the weekend just passed, look ahead to the weekend to come, offer some updates on th…
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So THAT felt like a real College Football Saturday. In the latest episode of the Old College Try, Tim and Mike recap all of the action from an incredible weekend of college football (including the return of the SEC), discuss all the latest news from our beloved sport, and look ahead to what should be another exciting weekend of college football to …
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Did we enjoy Week 0, Week 1 and Week 2? Yes, of course we did. But Week 3 looks to be the first 'real' weekend of college football, and the Old College Try Team can't wait to take it all in. In the latest episode of the OCT show, Tim and Mike look back on the unexpectedly exciting action from last weekend, review all of the news from the fast-chang…
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We are now heading into Week 2 of this most bizarre of college football seasons, and Tim and Mike are to guide you through it. In Ep. 2 of the Old College Try for the 2020 season, the guys recap all of the (limited) action from Week 1, talk about the big news out of the Big Ten, look ahead the biggest games of the weekend and more. Enjoy, everyone.…
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So we're actually playing college football, and Tim and Mike are here for it. In Ep. 1 of this most unusual of college football seasons, we walk through the weekend to come, the season to come, and the endless insanity of our current condition. Enjoy, everyone. Stay safe. Be kind. And of course ... pocase!…
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Ever wondered how The Old College Try came to be? Well, you're about to find out. In this special edition of the show, Tim and Mike are joined by Tim's brother, Pat, as they discuss the history and evolution of this weird and wonderful podcast. We appreciate your patience as we put this edition together, and hope that you are your families are doin…
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