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With Pitt, West Virginia and Penn State all making it in the 2023 NCAA Men's Tournament, that means every major college site throughout the Sports Now family of networks is represented. Mike Asti guides George Michalowski, Ethan Bock and Joe Smeltzer through a live reaction show to discuss the seed lines for both WVU and PSU and Pitt having to advance beyond the First Four to reach the true field....

You never can feel too secure on the NCAA Tournament bubble, but Mike Asti and Ethan Bock discuss why West Virginia is now sitting pretty comfortable and all but assured to be part of the madness of March. They also get into how far the Mountaineers can truly go and which player needs to step up for a deep run to be possible. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Since the Mountaineers are firmly on the bubble, WVSN's Mike Asti appeared on "Big 12 Today" on the college sports side of Sirius XM to discuss what West Virginia needs to do to get into the NCAA Tournament and if they also even deserve to be there. Asti was also asked to touch on the current outlook for WVU football in the offseason. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.ads...

On this episode of Mike Drop, host Mike Asti gets the scoop of just how much impact former Mountaineer Joe Mazzulla has really had on the Celtics. Asti talks with Josue Pavon, who covers the Celtics for CLNS Media, about why the Celtics decided to remove the interim tag from Mazzulla and name him the full-time head coach before the end of the regular season. Why did they not want to wait and evalu...

After spending a week and a half in Las Vegas covering the East-West Shrine Bowl and the NFL Pro Bowl, Mike Asti took to his "Mike Drop" show to offer his thoughts about the two WVU players in the Shrine Bowl and Geno Smith's weekend as a Pro Bowler. Asti touched on why Dante Stills stood out among so many great NFL Draft hopefuls, explained what Bryce Ford-Wheaton encountered that he ha...

In the midst of the NFL about to send two teams to the Super Bowl, Mike Asti is back with another edition of Mike Drop to discuss a team that's been home for awhile now - the Pittsburgh Steelers. Asti welcomes two-time Super Bowl champion and current football analyst with CBS Sports Bryant McFadden to the show to get his evacuation of the 2022 Steelers season and discuss where the franchise should...

Mike Asti took this edition of his Mike Drop podcasts to the fans. Asti conducted a live chat to discuss the latest news around the Pittsburgh sports region. He offered his thoughts on the Steelers keeping Matt Canada as OC, West Virginia basketball dismissing longtime assistant coach Larry Harrison and then bringing in DerMarr Johnson, the surprising success of Pitt hoops and even if the Penguins...

Longtime sports agent and author Leigh Steinberg joined Mike Asti to give his thoughts about the Damar Hamlin situation. Asti and Steinberg compared the scene around what happened to Hamlin to when other players suffered serious injuries during games in the past. Steinberg discussed how he's explained the risk of the game to his clients and the two speculated on how the NFL will handle the schedul...

Hearing from someone who covers the team is one thing, but on this show Mike Asti is offering Mountaineer Nation a chance to hear from two of WVU's top recruits in the 2023 class. Asti spoke with Rodney Gallagher and Jahiem White about why they decided to sign with West Virginia, the bond they have with the rest of the class, their view of the program, why they love head coach Neal Brown so much a...

Mike Asti and Mike Vukovcan guide the College Sports Now Network's live Nation Signing Day show, talking with contributors Karl Ludwig of Pittsburgh Sports Now, Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now and Joe Smeltzer of Nittany Sports Now about how each program performed recruiting wise and how it will impact the futures of Pitt, WVU and Penn State. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.c...

Are the Steelers actually back in the hunt? As winning hasn't meant less drama, Mike Asti welcomes colleague Alan Saunders, who covers the Steelers for Steelers Now, on this episode of Mike Drop on the Bleav Network. Alan answers "big deal" or "no deal" about George Picken screaming for the ball, they talk Kenny Pickett's progress, what's been wrong with Diontae Johnson, if Naj...

West Virginia's new athletic director Wren Baker joined Mike Asti for a chat about what's surprised him about WVU so far, what he feels should be the expectations for the football program each season, how he plans to evaluate Neal Brown, his thoughts on dealing with the transfer portal, NIL, the student section placement at games and so much more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm....

With so much talk about the state of relationships between the West Virginia athletic department and former notable athletes, this final episode of All Three Phases for the 2022 season gives Mountaineer Nation a chance to hear from a legend about where he feels he stands with the football program and his thoughts on why others might be upset at their school. Mike Asti asks Rasheed Marshall his opi...

Who is Wren Baker? He's West Virginia's new athletic director, but why is WVU sold him as the right guy to take over the athletic department guide it, in particular the football program, into the future? Mike Asti spoke with Brett Vito, who serves as the North Texas beat writer for the Denton Record-Chronicle, about Baker's time at North Texas, his career story and how he was able to have so much...

In fitting fashion, West Virginia capped off a disappointing season with a rare win over Oklahoma State. Mike Asti chatted with fans on this final football postgame show. Asti talked what went wrong during the miserable 2022 season and then went into the many questions looming over the future of the program. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our co...

Our Mike Asti talked with fans about the latest news in West Virginia football and basketball. Asti touched on the search for a new athletic director, Neal Brown's future, responded to some Bob Huggins criticism from someone in the chat and discussed what's to come the rest of the football season and the basketball season ahead. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inf...

What does losing Kenny Minchey mean for the future of the Pitt football program? Mike Asti and Mike Vukovcan tackle that lingering question and talk if Kedon Slovis coming back for next season would be good or bad for the team on the latest episode of the Pitt Stop. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for adver...

It may not rise to the level of the football rivalry, but the Backyard Brawl also exists on the basketball court. Mike Asti talks with George Michalowski of Pittsburgh Sports Now and Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now to preview the upcoming game between Pitt and West Virginia and discuss how different both of these teams look this year. What are the keys to the game from both sides? Why is this rivalry...

Why has West Virginia been so inconsistent? How do you prevent a team from playing down to opponents? These are a couple of the questions Mike Asti asks Rasheed Marshall on the latest edition of the All Three Phases podcast. Another subject they discuss are the rumors of Rich Rodriguez returning to coach WVU. What are Rasheed's feelings about his former head coach? Does he think Rich Rod back with...

While football owns the headlines, it's also hockey season in the Pittsburgh area. Mike Asti is joined by Jesse Marshall of The Athletic and McKeens Hockey to dissect the Penguins early season confusion. Are the real Penguins more the team that was red hot and winning the first week of the season or the team now in the midst of a losing streak? What can be done to fix their issues? Is it insulting...

With the West Virginia football being talked about nationally, for better or worse, WVSN's Mike Asti was asked to appear on a national show to discuss the future of the program. Asti joined "Big 12 Today" on the College Sport side of Sirius XM on Wednesday morning. He offered his thoughts on the current vibes among WVU fans, what's gone wrong this season, the status and tenure of head co...

Mike Asti talked some WVU football, basketball and whatever else was on the mind of Mountaineer Nation on this live edition of Mike Drop. Why is Bob Huggins so excited about this year's team? Are they getting disrespected nationally based on preseason predictions? How much better do you reasonably expect them to be than last season? Will the defense keep it up and can they repeat the Baylor game i...

The perpetual soap opera that is the Pittsburgh Steelers is the focus of this episode of Mike Drop on the Bleav Network. Host Mike Asti is joined by Neal Coolong, who serves as the managing editor of the USA Today's NFL Wire sites, to discuss and debate the quarterback controversy between Mitch Trubisky and Kenny Pickett, if the reported outburst by Diontae Johnson is a big deal and what to make o...

As a former Pitt Panther gets ready for one of the biggest games of his life, the current Pitt teams looks to rebound after one of their worst. On this episode of the Pitt Stop, Mike Asti and Mike Vukovcan talk what happened to Pitt against Georgia Tech and what it now means for the rest of the season. They also welcome in former Pitt linebacker Johnny Petrishen to the show to compare the adversit...

Since West Virginia is in the midst of a bye week and coming off another loss, Mike Asti went live to offer a vent session for fans and discuss the future of the program. Mike responds to the news of Wisconsin firing Paul Chryst despite a solid resume and a big buyout and asks if that changes anything in regards to Neal Brown's status at WVU. Viewers also throw Graham Harrell's name into the mix,...