Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 61 Coach Tim Jankovich – Dick Luedke joins in our interview of Coach Jankovich, How he got to ISU, Jackie’s “shot”, the need to recruit over Dinma? Why does BF4E want to talk about the rough stories?

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 60 Nick Allen 2024 Redbird Recruit Nick Allen – How he got to ISU recruiting story. Nick and Tyreek, who recruited whom? Nick lays out his assessment of his own game.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 59 Coach Jason Slay – How he got to ISU and his playing days. Redbird Schedule Preview, Player updates and outlook. Great season preview.

Bird Fans 4 Ever – Episode 58 -Jackie Carmichael – How he got to ISU, Daily practice (pummeling) vs Dinma, NIT run Junior Year, Career defining moments, “The Shot”, Designing uniforms senior year. @Jackie_Car32

BF4E Episode 56 Coach Steve Paska During his 30 years at Illinois State, head swimming and diving coach Steve Paska has led his team to five Midwest Independent titles, five Gateway Conference Championships, three National Independent Championships and one Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) crown.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 57 Julie Mueller Paska: Julie earned Second-Team All-America honors as a ISU Volleyball player her senior year, an All-Gateway selection from 1982-1984, and she led the Redbirds to conference titles and NCAA tournament berths all three seasons. A banner honoring Julie hangs in Redbird Arena and she is an ISU’s Athletics Percy Family Hall of Fame member.

BF4E Ep 55 – @KurtPegler tells us how he got to ISU, TV10, and WMBD. He recollects great Redbird teams, Horton Fieldhouse, and encounters with Carlton Fisk and Arnold Palmer. He tells us the difference in prep and doing football & basketball while staying neutral.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 54 Kendall Lewis. Kendall recalls how he got to ISU, talks about the coaching change, discusses some of his favorite games, and reveals his post-graduation plans. He also provides some thoughts on NIL and the portal. Also see if he can pass Coach Judson’s pop quiz. @Redbird_MBB @kenlew32 @coachrjud.

BF4E Ep 53 – Bob Bender – How he got to ISU and how he constructed his staff. So much❤️ for ISU the entire episode. Working with seniors from previous staff. MVC tourney in Normal, ISU vs Michigan in NCAA.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 52 – Our guests Jenny (Kabbes) Fuente ’98 – 02 and Emily (Kabbes) Kauten ’02 – 05 are the only sisters to have played Volleyball together for ISU. Jenny is a ’23 Percy Family Hall of Fame inductee. Hear about playing Stanford in front of the largest crowd (5,641) at RBA and other stories.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 51 Gene Jontry – How Gene got to ISU, Playing for both the A and B teams and high scoring vs WIU. The 66 year record holder discloses keys to FT shooting and how he helped a very young Jon P be awarded an extended set of line drills!

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 50 – RB4L Derrick Sanders – How he got to ISU, Recruitment competition with Bradley and Dick Versace, Career at ISU, Playing professionally in the US and then moving down under.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 49 Paige Robinson Path to Drury, the portal to D1 and ISU, transition from D2 to D1, Who takes Paige’s role on current team? Hearing her name during the WNBA draft. Battling injuries and what’s next for Paige

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 48 Beth Landes-Ehresman – Academic All-American, Softball and Basketball letter winner talks playing with 2 Olympians, being ‘kidnapped’ and 41 point outing vs. JMU.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 47 Dr Jill Hutchison Former ISU coach discusses the transition from Title IX to AIWA to NCAA, Gateway Conference, recruiting changes ’70-’90s, and best basketball ERA for ISU

Cindy Gate, ISU Tailgating, ISU Homecoming, History lesson, Podcasting from Cindy Gate.

BF4E: Episode 45 – Empower the Nest – How the Collective was established. Empower the Nest branded beer – How it came to be and where to find it. What is the MBB Center Court Club and how can fans participate?

BF4E: Podcast #44 – Sonny Wray – How he got to ISU, Freshman frustration and Pemberton can’t even dunk! Losing to Chicago State… Seriously? Which valley town literally stinks?

BF4E Podcast Ep43 – Head Coach Ryan Pedon – Coach discusses scheduling philosophy, season expectations, and incoming players.

BF4E – Episode 42 – Rob Gibbons ’93 – ’98 – Rob reveals how 2 garbage bags of clothes and a locker room becomes home, unsuccessful negotiations with coach Stalling, highlights of Europe trip, and worse introduction ever.!

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 41 Tom Lamonica – How he got to ISU, Tom reveals a game promotion that flopped. The many talents of an SID. The joy of working with all sorts of athletes.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Episode 40 Coach Billy King How he gets to Duke and his experiences in the NCAA tourney. What’s ‘special’ about his NCAA losses? How he gets to ISU as a coach at 23 years old.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 39 AD Ron Wellman – tells how he got to ISU, recruiting an iconic Chicago player, both sides of an ISU basketball transition, how not to mediate a dispute between legendary coaches, and favorite ISU moment.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Ep 38 Rickie Johnson – How he got to ISU. What ISU shooter shared an awkward car ride and was rumored to have only one eye? What Trees player did Rickie sneak out for a steak dinner causing the Trees player to almost miss his game? Watch Rickie talk about his favorite game as a Redbird.

Bird Fans 4 Ever Podcast Episode 37 – Boo Richardson – Path to ISU, What big time coach gets jilted by Boo? Keith to Boo? What coach calls Boo out and Boo uses that as motivation. St John’s pays the price for not playing ISU in The Madison Square Garden