Around The Waves

In the 41st episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they debate if the Alabama Crimson Tide stands a chance against the Georiga Bulldogs and if the Cincinnati Bearcats will earn a playoff berth. The crew then transitions to the NFL Luca Vitale gives his Legendary List of the top 5 NFL Teams e...

In the 40th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's final home game of the regular season against its SEC rival, the Florida Gators as the Tigers hope to extend their winning streak to three games and become bowl eligible. Game action begins at 3:00 p.m. CST. Th...

In the 39th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's contest tomorrow at Faurot Field against the South Carolina Gamecocks as the Tigers hope to capture their first SEC win of the season at home. Game action begins at 3:00 p.m. CST. Missouri is 4-5 on the season,...

In a more serious subject matter in the 37th episode of Around The Waves, Luca Vitale and Ben Schmidt discuss what the Chicago Blackhawks investigation findings say about them as an organization. 

In the 36th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale and Ben Schmidt welcome Mickey Doolittle onto the show. The crew begins the day by debating which teams will battle in the World Series. The crew then transitions to a brand new segment, "Ben's Basketball Brief" where Ben gives particular predictions about the NBA Eastern Conference and NBA Western Conference NFL. Next, Luca Vita...

In the 34th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's contest tomorrow at Faurot Field against the North Texas Mean Green as the Tigers hope to put last weekend's debacle behind them. Game action begins at 3:00 p.m. CST. Tomorrow's matchup serves as a dosage of me...

In the 33rd episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's contest tomorrow at Faurot Field against SEC foe Tennessee Volunteers. Game action begins at 11:00 a.m. CST. Tomorrow's matchup serves as a critical one for the Tigers as they find themselves at a crossroads, w...

In the 32nd episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's contest tomorrow at Boston College. Game action begins at 11:00 a.m. CST. Tomorrow's matchup will mark the first time these two historic programs have squared off. It will also serve as Boston College's first g...

In the 31st episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman begin the day with the "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's contest tomorrow at Faurot Field against the Southeast Missouri State (SEMO) Redhawks. Game action begins at 11:00 a.m. CST. The Tigers and Redhawks have played each other just four times, with the Tigers coming on top duri...

In the 30th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss Mizzou football's first SEC contest on the road against the Kentucky Wildcats tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. CST. This is just one of two Power Five conference games on the College Football schedule this weekend, along with Stanford and USC....

In the 29th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss their expectations for Mizzou football as they open up their season campaign tomorrow against Central Michigan University at Faurot Field. The crew continues with football coverage as they discuss their expectations for New England...

In the 28th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, Ryan Waelterman, and Ben Schmidt begin the day with "Move the Chains" segment, where they discuss the new Mizzou football recruits, best and worse scenarios, and the Tiger's notable games this upcoming season. Next, the crew transitions to the NHL, where they debate if the Chicago Blackhawks' last dance type of roster can make a...

In the 27th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome back Kyle Jones and Cole Tussing for the very last time. The crew begins the day with "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. Next, the crew transitions to the NFL with a Luca's Legendary List. Luca gives his top 5 NFL teams that had the best draft. Next, th...

In the 26th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Cole Heinisch on the show. The crew begins the day with "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. Next, the crew transitions to the NBA where they debate Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis's significance for the team down the strength. Next, the crew moves...

In the 25th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Joe Miller on the show. The crew begins the day with "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. Next, the crew transitions to the NFL where they debate which team has had the most offseason success. Next, the crew debates which team, the New England Patriots or...

In the 24th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Kyle Jones on the show. The crew begins the day with "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. Next, the crew transitions to the NBA where they discuss which team in the NBA Western Conference is their dark horse candidate when the NBA Playoffs begin. Next, th...

In the 22nd episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Ethan Polak on the show. Before Ethan's appearance, Luca and Ryan begin the day with "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. (Sorry the archive decided to cut it). Next, the crew transitions to the NHL where they debate which team has exceeded the most expec...

In the 21st episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Cole Tussing and Adam Runge on to the show. The crew begins by previewing the Missouri men's basketball game Wednesday evening against the Florida Gators. Next, Around The Waves debuts "Take a Swing" segment where they discuss both Mizzou softball and Mizzou baseball. Next, the crew transitions to the...

In the 20th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Harrison Vapnek and Jake Sirkus on to the show. The crew begins with their reaction to the men's basketball game Tuesday night when Missouri fell to SEC foe Ole Miss Rebels for the second time this season. Next, Around The Waves transitions to the NBA where they debate whether or not Portland Trail Bl...

In the 19th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Kyle Jones from Triple Threat. The crew begins with their reaction to the men's basketball game Tuesday night when Missouri fell to SEC foe Georgia Bulldogs. Next, Around The Waves transitions to the NBA where they debate whether or not the LA Lakers should be worried about the red-hot Utah Jazz. Next...

In the 18th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Cole Tussing from Triple Threat. They also welcome Joe Miller who is a journalism major at the university. The crew begins with a preview of the men's basketball game Wednesday night when Missouri visits SEC foe Mississippi Rebels. Next, Around The Waves debates whether or not the Missouri Men's Baske...

In the 17th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Cole Tussing from Triple Threat. They also welcome Adam Runge who is a journalism major at the university. The crew begins with a preview of the men's basketball game Wednesday night when Missouri hosts SEC foe Kentucky Tigers. Next, Around The Waves transition to the NBA where they debate which teams...

In the 16th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Kyle Jones from Triple Threat and 3-Count. They also welcome Nick Winkelman who is a journalism major at the university. The crew begins with a recap of the men's basketball game Tuesday night when Missouri fell to SEC foe Auburn Tigers. Next, Around The Waves transition to the NBA where they debate w...

In the 15th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale, and Ryan Waelterman welcome Cole Tussing from Triple Threat. Cole is a communications major at Mizzou. The crew begins with a recap of the men's basketball game Tuesday night when Missouri earned their ninth victory against South Carolina. Next, Around The Waves transition to NFL breaking news where QB Philip Rivers announced hi...

In the 12th episode of Around The Waves on KCOU 88.1 FM, Luca Vitale and Ryan Waelterman welcome Ethan Polak from Wheeling, Illinois. Ethan is a  sports media major at Butler University. Disclaimer: Until at least mid-January the show is fully produced via Zoom. First, Ryan and Luca discuss Mizzou men's basketball team opening day win. Ryan liked what he saw and the pace at which coach Martin...