We’re Not All Like This

We're Not All Like This has moved! New episodes are now part of the package offered over at Phantom Island , Ryan's new project with Steven Godfrey. 

A preface: these interviews were recorded before Alabama lost a bowl game to Michigan. All the same, we got Jamie Howard, Demetri Ravanos, and Matt Scalici on to talk about the first year post-Saban, the lasting cultural importance of Bear Bryant, the relationship between Paul Finebaum and Bama fans, the Iron Bowl, and a lot more.  We're Not All Like this is produced by Michael Surber and sponsore...

This episode is not 100% about the art of throwing a tortilla at a Texas Tech football game, but it does have quite a bit on that subject. We also talk about the urgency of finding success in women's basketball again, the motley crew of men's basketball coaches, the strangeness of Lubbock as a place, and Patrick Mahomes. Many thanks to RC Maxfield, Hasan Masood, and Brice Paterik for appearing on...

We're trying something different on this episode, talking to three different Heisman Trophy voters - Sam Khan Jr., Jon Wilner, and Spencer Hall - about how one gets to vote on college football's most famous award, whether it's harder to pick a winner or a cutoff for the top three, if a defense-only player will ever claim the Heisman, and much more.  We're Not All Like this is produced by Michael S...

We're joined by Chris Vannini, Matt Sheehan, and Jeremy Dewar to talk about the Michigan-Michigan State relationship, how that rivalry changes on a hockey rink, the past, present, and future of Tom Izzo, how Spartan fans have wrangled with the Larry Nassar scandal, and whether there's such a thing as a Michigan State Man. We're Not All Like this is produced by Michael Surber and sponsored by Homef...

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 Obn...

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.   We're Not All Like this is produced by Michael Surber and sponsored...

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...

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 interest...

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 prominen...

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 leavi...

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.  We're Not All Like this is produced by Michael Surber and sponsored by Homefield Apparel - use of...

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-cons...

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.  This episode was produced by Michael Surber and sponsored by Homefield Apparel - use offer co...

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 fo...

The ACC's longest-standing (and loudest) football power goes under the magnifying glass in this week's episode of We're Not All Like This, as we examine the differences between the FSU-Miami and FSU-Florida rivalries, how FSU fans feel about their conference, what destination they'd pick if they could move the Seminoles anywhere they wanted, and more.    Thanks to Ernest Wilkins, Katie Shook, and...

In the first episode of Season 3, we talk to three Dawg fans (one of whom used to play for the football team) about the previous anxiety of rooting for Georgia, which SEC rivalry is most important to maintain in a larger league, how much Hate there currently is in Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, and whether Mark Richt is the coach most beloved by the fanbase of the school that fired him.   Thanks to Am...

For the Season 2 finale of We're Not All Like This, we talked to Galen Clavio, Kyle Robbins, and Homefield Apparel's own Connor Hitchcock about the importance of basketball in Indiana, the struggles of Hoosier football, the dominance of IU men's soccer, and what drives the hatred Indiana fans have for Kentucky. Be sure to check out the special We're Not All Like This selections on Homefield Appare...

Syracuse fans have seen a lot in the last 30 years: a national title in men's basketball with Carmelo Anthony, a string of championships in lacrosse followed by something of a drought, and Donovan McNabb high-fiving a mom after a victory. (We'll explain that one at the end.) We talked to Sean Keeley, Ryan McDonnell, and Jeff Parrotte about the ups and downs of the Jim Boeheim era, how Cuse fans fe...

Mike Vernon, Sarah Kelly, and Alex Drude sit down with me to talk about what Kansas fans think about the post Texas/OU Big 12, the low point of Jayhawk football bottoming out, and the differences between the Kansas State and Mizzou rivalries.  Be sure to check out the special We're Not All Like This selections on Homefield Apparel and use code LIKETHIS to get 20% off any item in that group.

The school that gave us Patrick Ewing, Allen Iverson, Dikembe Mutombo and Alonzo Mourning has been in a bit of dry spell (including one with Ewing as head coach!), so we talked to Patrick Monahan, John Hawkes, and Bobby Bancroft about where the Hoyas can go next, the whole thing with Providence and Ed Cooley, the Syracuse rivalry, and why Georgetown has a football team at all. Be sure to check out...

We talk to Ryan Rosenblatt, Nico Gervasoni, and Nathan Eberhardt about rooting for the Rose Bowl's regular-season occupant, how UCLA fans when Chip Kelly left to be Ohio State's offensive coordinator, whether the success the Bruins enjoy in non-revenue sports eases any of the other pain, and what makes the USC rivalry different.   Be sure to check out the special We're Not All Like This selections...

Why did A'ja Wilson mean so much to South Carolina fans? How has watching Clemson's meteoric rise to multiple national championships impacted the Gamecock faithful? Did they ever develop a genuine rival in the SEC East? And is Sandstorm good? Katie Dzwierzynski, Kyle Bishop, and Rick Johnston address those questions and many more on this episode.   Be sure to check out the special We're Not All Li...

Three fans - Ben Swain, Max Rego, and Shaker Samman - of one of the greatest villians in men's college basketball sat down with me to talk about whether Duke embraces the hate, what Kara Lawson has meant to the women's hoops team, who the most underrated Duke players ever are (and if such a thing exists), and what it's like being a basketball school in a conference desperately trying to survive in...

Fan of Gonzaga men's basketball have gotten to see a lot of great things in the last couple of decades - 25 straight NCAA tournament bids, nine straight Sweet 16 appearances, and two runs to the last game of the year. But they haven't seen the Zags win a championship. Anyaa Carter, Tuck Clarry, and Peter Woodbrook talk with me about what it's been like to root for a program that's gone from perpet...