Feed Your Mascot

CW: Jeff Lebby's hiring at Mississippi St and his part in the Baylor Sexual Assault scandal are discussed in this episode, beginning at 49:45 and ending at 57:18. We discuss various committees that met this week, the one you expect us to talk about and complain about, Oregon-Washington, FAMU-PVAMU, New Mexico State-Liberty, this opportunity to raise awareness of the problems with Liberty Unive...

With Geoff returning to the pod, all three of us discuss where he has been, Thanksgiving foods, The Turkey Day Classic, UConn-UMass (read between the lines if you want), Air Force-Boise, BCS flashbacks, the Egg Bowl, Jaxson Dart needing to have not played, Jaxson Dart sharing his name with a Star Wars rabbit, the Bucket Game, potential Ohio State coaches with they want to beat Harbaugh, and the bo...

CW: Part of this episode discusses incidents of genocide and ethnic cleansing that occurred at the end of the Ottoman Empire. The beginning of this discussion is called out in the episode, and ends at 18:35 Geoff discusses one of Greece's most heated rivalries, two of its most successful teams, and why it is like (and unlike) the college football rivalries we all love. With some history along...

Blu and Josiah discuss the coaches we lost this weekend, USC-Oregon, Penn State-Michigan, UTSA-Rice, Penn State’s questionable methodology, the Grey Cup, HBCU updates, the DIII and DII home stretch, and livestock terminology. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: ⁠https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page⁠ Our Socials: Website: https://f...

Geoff is joined by Prof. David Lunt of Southern Utah University and Prof. John Haberstroh of UNLV to discuss sports in the ancient Greek world and their influence on modern sports and imagery. Spoiler alert: the NCAA is built on a lie. And a lot of how we experience sports never changes (even if a lot also has). Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: ⁠https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-we...

Blu and Josiah (with Geoff many timezones away) discuss Bedlam, the Citranauts facing the Bearcats, cats (Mizzou Tigers) and Dawgs playing football together, K-State and Texas, and Bedlam (which, if it returns, will require Geoff leaving the country again). Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: ⁠https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page⁠...

We discuss 3/4 Year Awards, Game on Paper being a Ramblin' Wreck from Georgia Tech (and run by a few helluva' engineers), the CW blacking out Blu, the CW being surprisingly hard to get for a station given out free over the air, the actual gameplay of the Textile Bowl, why its called the Textile Bowl, is Clemson and/or Dabo OK, Tennessee-Kentucky, OU losing at Kansas, Sooner Magic, why Bedl...

We discuss Halloween costumes, Penn State-Ohio State, the best team in Virginia (and Marshall), the best Dakota team (and SIU), disrespect for Air Force, Air Force establishing air superiority over Navy, USC losing to Utah yet again, sign stealing bothering us less than a lack of journalistic integrity, the Floyd of Rosedale, and  Paul Hornung Award. Paul Hornung Award Voting: https://www.louisvil...

Blu is joined by special guest Adam to discuss how the Pac-12 got into the situation its in, the legal procedural fights between the schools ongoing, breached contracts, the possibility of reverse mergers, pro/rel, and will more schools be able to use this chaos as a ladder. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tan...

In a split session, we discuss American football at the Olympics (Geoff would like to apologize about forgetting about lax, Go Terps), Mizzou at Kentucky, the firecracker that was Oregon-Washington, the state of the Pac-12, that under-the-radar Catholic university in South Bend, Air Force in the pilot's seat, the Beaves, the Sunflower State, and that we should just ignore the signs of doom in...

We review week 6, including half season awards, Miami having a rough sports week, FAMU at Southern, a critical Mountain West win for Wyoming's Cowboys over Fresno State, a DII matchup between William Jewell and UIndy, how the game literally looks different where you watch it from, why DII football is great college football, transit stops for esteemed universities, the Northwestern Wildcats sne...

We review week five, including another Deion in Gold and Black, the battle for a very small cannon, corn and pork smack talk, the Fishbowl Classic, the fish being fried at the Fishbowl Classic, Alabama-Mississippi St, a certain Catholic school in South Bend, IN's trip to a certain Methodist school in Durham, North Carolina, if anyone is OK, who is undefeated in the G5 and where they stand, pre...

We review week four including BYU-Kansas, Oregon State-Washington State, Wisconsin-Purdue, and OU-Cincinnati, along with early season "awards", Jackson State's WoSo kicker, Norfolk State dominating CAA competition, the state of Josiah's alma maters, and the Canadian Football League. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-202...

We review week three games including the Battle for the Real HU (even if one is an HI), other "hu" words, South Alabama beating Oklahoma State, how we should talk about Mike Gundy, the CONCACAF x Combat Sports event that was Colorado State v Colorado, Minnesota being good at one thing, UNC being good at many things, our lack of livestock knowledge, and what makes "A Good Week."...

We actually get some game reviews recorded and to you this week! We spend some time being (unpaid) shills for the Virginia Tourism Board, dissecting such topics as Purdue's win over Virginia Tech, the Lane Stadium environment, rain delays, the Hay Song (not the Hey song), Norfolk State making adjustments, the word "Institute", is Alabama taking a step back, is Texas approaching a ret...

As a result of some IT hiccups, instead of our planned Week 1 review, we have a Personal Chef from Josiah on the Magic Circle, Possibility Spaces, and how the game and its rules are beyond the field. Geoff's Half Marathon Fundraising Link: https://rundisney-disneyland-half-marathon-weekend-2024.raisely.com/geoffrey-tanner-fundraising-page Our Socials: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespac...

We continue our ongoing series of the history of HBCUs as Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined Commissioner Escalante of the Sickos Committee with a trip to Itta Bena, MS and Mississippi Valley State. Along the way, enjoy some Arsenal-Fulham commentary, lawn care discussion, geography, musical history, tamale talk, and also Jerry Rice. Tamale Links https://chicago.eater.com/2021/7/29/22600181/tamale-...

We are joined by friend of the pod Kacie, and mascots and handlers of Western Illinois, Butler, and UC Davis, to discuss the history, logistics, and culture of live dog mascots in college football. With some woofometrics on those good bois and girls. Special thanks to all of our guests for appearing, as well best wishes for the upcoming season and school year. Picture links/sources: https://www.np...

We discuss the circus, why its problematic besides making NoVA traffic worse, why its awesome none the less, the availability of data, why certain kinds of data isn't publically available, how we feel about using different kinds of data, and how we will us data this season "The Hubris Penalty" (Hall and Livingston) https://static1.squarespace.com/static/62df94feccfb5b3bd225607e/t/62e...

Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by Matt Brown of Extra Points to discuss Hispanic and Latino participation in football, outreach to those communities from football, the Chicago Fire, and football in the great State of Ohio. We then return to the discussion of the Schrodinger's Pacific Coast conference. Matt Brown's excellent work can be found at: https://www.extrapointsmb.com/ and https:...

We discuss soup when you are sick, what is happening with the Pac of unknown number, the cautionary tale of the Big East, and our plans for how we will cover the season. Website: https://feedyourmascot.squaresp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://twitter.com/feedyourmascot/

Blu's Sickos Appearance on MVSU: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5J4dy3jETZt2Y67zIaoqCx?si=0800426f78a04f45 Geoff's Sickos Appearance on WWC: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3bVS323UieQ4iN2CdSXyLm?si=bef1533bf0fe4b74 Website: https://feedyourmascot.squaresp Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmascot/ Threads: @feedyourmascot Schrodinger's social network (Twitter): https://tw...

We discuss the allegations of hazing in Northwestern football, what is hazing, why organizations engage in hazing, and how organizations can make the reforms necessary, with the FAMU Band as a case study. And (at timestamp 1:05:06) lighten the mood discussing the USWNT probably not winning this upcoming World Cup (and why that is OK). Content warning for the majority of the show; we discuss detail...

Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by special guests Beth and Jordan of the Sickos Committee to in the epic conclusion of our marching band discussion: NECK. And also our favorite band things. Video clips used: Cameo - Talkin' Out The Side Of Your Neck OG (Norfolk State): NSU Spartan Legion 2020 - "Neck/Swingin" Texas Southern (who some claim was also an early adopter): Texas Southern...

Blu, Josiah, and Geoff are joined by special guests Beth and Jordan of the Sickos Committee to discuss the history of marching band, and its intersections with football and history. With a part two coming soon to discuss one of our favorite songs in the marching band universe. Feed Your Mascot links: Website: https://feedyourmascot.squarespace.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/feedyourmasc...