Stories Inside the Man Cave

Send us Fan Mail Episode 124 with Kris Clack & his daughter, Jade Clack. Get 20% OFF @manscaped  + Free Shipping with promo code @ MANCAVE20 at   http://MANSCAPED.com #ad #manscapedpod The 1st episode with a father/daughter. Kris Clack is a basketball legend in Austin, TX. He was the 1st McDonald's All-American from the ATX after a storied career at Anderson High School, Austin Texas in w...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 119 with Reid Ryan and Jackson Ryan, members of the royal Texas baseball family. Baseball is life for one of the sons and grandsons of baseball's fast ball hurling hall of famer, Nolan Ryan. The Ryans are all about family, supporting each other, and love to connect at sporting events. Reid began his college baseball career at Texas playing for Cliff Gustafson before t...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 118 with Mark Payton, former Texas Baseball l great Get 20% OFF  @manscaped  + Free Shipping with promo code MANCAVE20 at http://MANSCAPED.com #ad #manscapedpod Mark Payton, a native of Chicago, Illinois, was often referred to as an Augie Garrido type of player. He began his career at Texas in 2011 and played all four years. Payton was selected 3 times in baseball's J...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 115: The Almendarez boys, a true baseball family Be sure to follow the pod's other social media platforms on Twitter, Instagram, and on YouTube.  The Almendarez family: Chris, the president of the Round Rock Express, practically raised his sons at the Dell Diamond. Both played for John Carter at Round Rock High School.  Chase played college baseball and is now the hea...

Send us Fan Mail Get 20% OFF MANSCAPED  + Free Shipping with promo code MANCAVE20 at http://MANSCAPED.com #ad #manscapedpod Special Episode with Snupe Daniel from FLX ATX Snupe is the king of high school sports coverage on the digital platforms and on social media. He owns the high school sports scene in the Austin area.  Snupe offered his takes on the University Interscholastic League's real...

Send us Fan Mail Special episode with Rouse Raiders Football head football coach, Joshua Mann The biannual University Interscholastic League (governing body of Texas high school athletics and extracurricular competitions) district realignments were released Thursday morning. These are determined by enrollment numbers submitted by each high school in Texas. The UIL has the unenviable task of mappin...

Send us Fan Mail Get 20% OFF @manscaped + Free Shipping with promo code MANCAVE20 at MANSCAPED.com ! #ad #manscapedpod 2nd installment of episodes dedicated to baseball: Episode 114 with the voice of the Round Rock Express , Mike Capps. Baseball has been a part of Cappy's for nearly all of his life. He has some fascinating stories including his time as a news reporter in Dallas & camping...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 113 with Dustin McComas McComas is a long time baseball journalist who decided to take that route after hanging up the playing career. He transferred to Texas and covered UT baseball as a student and made himself available for multiple opportunities covering all sports on multiple platforms and eventually as a beat writer for Orangebloods.com Post graduation from UT, McCom...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 112 with Jim Jeffcoat, former Dallas Cowboys defensive end great In advance of the Dallas Cowboys NFL Wildcard Playoff Game vs San Francisco, it was fitting to get to know a former Cowboy great who knows the depth of the rivalry with the 49ers. In segment two: Jeffcoat discussed at length about the Cowboys playoff game vs San Francisco. One moment which is not a fond memor...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 111 with Phil Dawson, one of the greatest kickers in college & NFL history. A two-time All-American at Texas, Dawson earned a reputation as a big leg who was automatic regardless of the circumstances beginning at Lake Highlands High  in the DFW area. Texas Football A multi-position player who wore #50 kicked a game winner from 50+ yards to beat Nacogdoches High School...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 110 with Perry Eliano plus a 1st segment appearance by Mike HardballHardge Perry Eliano, helped create one of the best defenses in college football this season & experienced the College Football Playoff at Cincinnati Bearcats Football Killeen, Texas was well represented here. Both Eliano and Hardge are proud products of Ellison High School . And, both were big time nam...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 109 with Aaron T Harris Happy 2022! The former #HookEm    linebacker great dove deep into life beyond football. He is currently in surgical device sales and is a proud girl dad. Harris offered his wisdom on self love, healthy life changes, and the key to a successful marriage. We discussed living life without a parent and dealing with the grief that comes with that. Aaron...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 108 with Deuce Vaughn, the All-American from Round Rock. Marquette Foster Vaughn Kansas State University The sophomore Kansas State Wildcat running back was named 1st team All-American recently. It's nothing short of amazing what Deuce has accomplished in a short period of time. But, it's not surprising considering the career he had in high school at Cedar Ridge...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 107 with Carlton Dixon, the CEO of Reveal Suits If you are curious who outfitted the Texas Longhorns Football football team this past season, this is the man behind the fashion  and unique custom made apparrell. Dixon, a former Texas Longhorns men's basketball player who played for Tom Penders, was a long time high school basketball coach and athletics director in the...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 106 with Greg Swaim of SWAIMVILLE Swaim is a native of basketball hungry Indiana, living in Oklahoma. He was once a roommate of current Texas Men's Basketball head coach, Chris Beard at a camp for 3 nights. Swaim is a scouting nut with one primary motivation, finding opportunities for high school basketball talents to play college basketball. On the side, Swaim operat...

Send us Fan Mail Idle Conversations with Wheels, Installment #4 Patrick 'Wheels' Smith #SarkAfterDark & flipping recruits! We took a deep dive into Sark's ridiculously talented and deep early Signing Day class which was signed on Wednesday. A recruiting class which addressed every need including the glaring need of BIG HUMANS, offensive lineman. The class also includes a pair of...

Send us Fan Mail Special Episode with  LBJ Jaguars Athletics head football coach, Jahmal Fenner  This episode is all about AISD Athletics Austin ISD pride. LBJ is making history. For the 1st time since 1973 an Austin ISD football program will be playing for a state championship. The Jaguars will meet the Stephenville Yellow Jackets for the 4A, Division 1 state title Friday morning in Arlington, TX...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 105 with Dave Campbell's Texas Football's Matt Stepp STATE CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK FOR TEXAS HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL!! It's an ideal week for the man who covers Texas high school football like no other to step into the Man Cave for an episode.  Throughout the year you can find Matt Stepp traveling from Dalhart to Brownsville and El Paso to Lufkin cultivating relation...

Send us Fan Mail Special episode: Brent Venables introduced as Lincoln Riley's successor at OU.  OKC tv veteran and  WWLS The Sports Animal host, Mark Rodgers entered the Man Cave to discuss the return of Brent Venables to Norman as the Oklahoma Sooners head football coach. Venables was Bob Stoops' defensive coordinator for several years at OU before accepting a similar role for Dabo Swi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 104 with Grammy nominee, SaulPaul The talented musician from Houston calls Austin home and is a proud University of Texas graduate.  His background and story is beyond inspiring. SaulPaul had a tough childhood growing up in the Greenspoint area of Houston. His late grandmother adopted him and raised SaulPaul along with 16 other children. He attended UT, but flunked out and...

Send us Fan Mail SPECIAL EPISODE: Lincoln Riley Bounces from Norman to USC, the Oklahoma reaction, part 2 Berry Tramel, legendary Oklahoma sports writer, offered his knowledge and opinions on Lincoln Riley leaving Oklahoma for USC. It's somewhat of an episode of the "Twilight Zone" for the OU fan base according to  Tramel. If OU decided to hire a big named assistant coach, it wouldn...

Send us Fan Mail Things escalated in a hurry in Norman, OK Less than 48 hours after OU lost to OSU in Bedlam, Sooners head coach, Lincoln Riley bounced to USC and the soon to be College Football Hall of Fame coach, Bob Stoops is named OU's interim head coach. A special episode with a veteran voice in OKC who knows #BoomerSooner football, Curtis Fitzpatrick Fitz, a long time friend and former...

Send us Fan Mail #HookEm Foootball, the regular season finale. The final game of this bizarre and frustrating season is the morning after Thanksgiving vs Kansas State. The Horns will not go bowling but will have an opportunity to avoid losing a program record 7 conference games in one season IF Texas beats Kansas State at DKR Memorial Stadium. Austin American-Statesman reporter, Brian Davis asked...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 103 with Steven Ngati The Longhorn fanatic who created a platform called Fanatic Perspective has quite a story how his Longhorn fandom came about. It involves his late mother who has ties to Lockhart, TX and UT. Ngati, who is a life long Longhorn fan, grew up on the east coast and graduated from the prestigious HBCU, Howard University. He made his way to Austin as quickly...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 102 with Jaylon Reeves   It's a story about dealing with tremendous loss, inspiration, life as a quarterback, and living for a greater purpose. Jaylon and his older sister, Kyra dealt with something no child or young person should ever experience. Back in February, Jaylon and Kyra lost their mom and dad four days a part due to battles with Covid. Both Kyra and Jaylon...