Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

The road to 300 episodes begins with a raft of changes to the football staff and MBB and WBB face-offs with Duke in Durham. The gang also breaks down the tennis programs' opening weekends and reviews swim/dive's first meet weekend of 2024. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/podcast...

For the first time in Scions of the Southland history, we welcome Georgia Tech Men’s Tennis coaches Kenny Thorne and Kevin King to the show to discuss the 2024 season, their experiences at Tech, and King’s experience at Wimbledon during Chris Eubanks’ run last year. Then, Jack gives a quick overview of both the men’s and women’s seasons. Host: Jack Purdy Guests: Kenny Thorne, Kevin King Production...

For the first time in show history, every past and present Scions of the Southland host united to celebrate the 200th canonical episode of the podcast to go through the week’s news, including some final thoughts on the football season and the defensive coordinator search from Joey Weaver. Then the week’s basketball results are covered along with the newest face to Georgia Tech Volleyball (Luanna E...

Our trio reunites for the first time in 2024 to review the latest from football’s Early Signing Day, followed by coverage of the basketball programs’ holiday excursions to Tallahassee and Hawai’i. In the second half, the gang does some real deep dude-rememberin’ together to build Georgia-Tech-sports-themed Mount Rushmores across a variety of categories. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/...

Our final Scions of the Southland is with our dear friend at Section 103, founder Steven Little. We go into his stories from his time at Tech (including the 2004 Final Four), how he's woven Tech into his day job, and why he started Section 103 plus how that has changed with the advent of NIL Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠...

Jack, Jake, and Maggie dig into Georgia Tech’s win at the Gasparilla Bowl, what went into Tech’s win, some of the numbers, our feelings about the game, the notoriety that has come from the win, and some of the cool tidbits surrounding the game. Then, after a quick hit on women’s basketball, we cover the first two games of men’s basketball’s trip at the Diamond Head Classic and how we cannot escape...

The gang breaks down WBB’s domination of the school out east and MBB’s MSG thriller versus Penn State before diving deep (like, really really deep) into Georgia Tech’s 2023 Comprehensive Campus Plan . Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠  You can also find u...

To review the 2023 Georgia Tech Volleyball season, Jack is joined by the longtime radio broadcaster for Georgia Tech Volleyball (and women's basketball and softball), Kurt Hoyt, wherein they cover the Nebraska game, the win against Louisville, retooling vs. rebuilding, what the program needs to do to reach the top echelon of NCAA volleyball, and stories from past. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠ ⁠...

The gang reviews the latest in football staff change and break down MBB’s games in Athens and against Alabama A&M and WBB’s domination of Mercer and Georgia State. Then, the trio breaks down volleyball’s loss to #1 Nebraska and what it means for the program’s present and future. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠...

The gang opines on the College Football Playoff before having its own failure to launch on football's bowl assignment (blame the ACC). They then break down MBB's wins over ranked Duke (!!) and Mississippi State, WBB's close losses to Florida and Nebraska, and all of the angles of volleyball's continuing run through the NCAA tournament, including its upcoming date versus #1 Nebraska...

The gang opens with some bowl trivia before recapping the 2023 edition of Clean, Old Fashioned Hate and discussing the minutiae of fourth-down decision making. Our trio then runs through the latest in Georgia Tech basketball before breaking down volleyball’s NCAA tournament journey. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://a...

Football expert Kieffer joins the gang to recap Tech’s win over Syracuse (which made them eligible for a bowl for the first time since 2018) and talk through what this step means for the football program moving forward. Our trio then runs through the latest in tennis and swim/dive before getting you set for the final week of volleyball before Selection Sunday next weekend. Subscribe to the pod via...

Recorded live from Wild Heaven West End , Carson Garrett returns to Scions of the Southland to discuss his story of coming to Georgia Tech, life at Georgia Tech after Survivor , and a MASSIVE deep dive into what it’s like to compete on the show, his key moments from every episode of Season 44 of Survivor (arriving to Fiji, competing in challenges, things they didn’t show in the final cuts, getting...

Homecoming weekend featured a possibly-illegal tricycle, a quarterback duel, exhibition baseball, late-season volleyball, and a field storming. Next week: somehow, even. more. sports. Nishant joins Jake, Jack, and Akshay to break down another victory over a ranked North Carolina team, and after, the gang dives deep into previewing a split-squad weekend for golf, reviews a clean weekend for volleyb...

Another new writer makes their podcast debut, helping the gang work through the morass of a frustrating football loss to Boston College. Scions then breaks down Georgia Tech volleyball’s weekend versus two-thirds of the Research Triangle and unpacks a full slate of women’s tennis. Trivia this week: homecoming-themed! Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatche...

The trio are back to unpack a mess of a performance at Bobby Dodd Stadium, volleyball’s wins at VT and Wake Forest, and go around the horn of non-rev sports, including visits to cross-country, swim/dive, and Tunisia (not kidding). Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  You can also...

For all yin, there is yang — and after a stellar past weekend for Georgia Tech athletics, this one proved...rougher. Jack, Jake, and Akshay take a look at XC’s season opener and Georgia Tech’s trip to Oxford, then deep-dive into an emotionally-taxing weekend of volleyball. Trivia this week: street-smart. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay meet with Tiffany Jeng, a gymnast and varsity gymnastics advocate who presents a compelling counterpoint to the gang’s usual refrain about Tech adding women’s soccer: why not gymnastics instead? The gang then reviews the first week of fall football practice and the latest in women’s basketball before the latest round of conference realignment grinds the trio into a fine powd...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay meet with the AJC's newly-minted beat writer Chad Bishop and discuss his journey as a journalist before getting into the nitty gritty of Tech sports news. The gang reviews Chris Eubanks’ return to Atlanta tennis tonight at the Atlanta Open versus current  Georgia Tech  tennis player Andres Martin, some rankings updates, and some notable football recruiting news before ge...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay talk about Chris Eubanks' return to Atlanta tennis tonight at the Atlanta Open versus current Georgia Tech tennis player Andres Martin, discuss Christo Lamprecht's eventful weekend in Scotland at the Open, and dig into President Ángel Cabrera's latest newsletter discussing the impact of Lamprecht's and Eubanks' high-profile international sporting moments....

Jack, Jake, and Akshay talk about the end of Chris Eubanks’ run at Wimbledon and review the latest in Georgia Tech recruiting for MBB and golf. Then, Clayton Tutor, author of staff favorite book Loserville: How Professional Sports Remade Atlanta—and How Atlanta Remade Professional Sports to talk about his upcoming book Boston Ball: Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and the Forgotten Cradle...

Jake and Jack are back to recap Jack’s day in Clemson for football’s rough loss, updates with cross country/men’s tennis, a deep dive into both women’s and men’s basketballs first two games, and then cover where volleyball stands after getting swept by #7 Pitt. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  or add us to your podcatcher using  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/pod...

To complete a mega recording session, the boys discuss the upcoming women’s basketball season, including Jack’s interview with Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator, Blanche Alverson (21:30). Then, Asa Waters joins the crew to discuss the men’s basketball season with all the new transfers, freshman, and our thoughts on Damon Stoudamire (37:50). Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions...

Jack, Jake, and Akshay dig into Georgia Tech's second consecutive win on the gridiron with former FTRS editor and host of Basketball Conference, Joey Weaver, where we truly are so happy to have watched an ACC game where Tech took care of business as they should, then preview what to expect against Clemson on Saturday. Then, after reviewing the results from golf and tennis, the gents review and...

Jack and Jake welcome the newest From The Rumble Seat writer/photographer, Charles Gilley, before going into a short preview of Tech Football’s game against Boston College, the happenings at Ken Byers for Men’s Tennis during ITA Regionals, Cross Country’s leadup to ACCs, Golf’s great tournament in Alpharetta, and Volleyball’s frustrating weekend at home. Subscribe to the pod via  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/sc...