The Bill Chaves Podcast

After a brief COVID-19-enforced hiatus, Bill and Alex are back to preview the new Fighting Hawks Virtual Fan Forum and discuss Mallory Bernard’s status as interim head coach for women’s basketball. On the B-Side, the NFL Draft is still happening this month…even if nothing else is.

After a week of widespread cancelations and social distancing, Bill and Alex reconvene from a distance to discuss COVID-19’s effect on UND Athletics and life in general. On the B-Side, national sports go on hiatus, and Bill comes up short in the greatest game of Clue ever played.

Bill and Alex reflect on UND’s dramatic Penrose Cup-clinching victory – and the incredible scenes at the REA that followed – before diving in to championship season in the Summit League for basketball and indoor track and field. On the B-Side, Spurs lose and Liverpool lose…but it doesn’t really matter.

In the wake of another UND-NDSU instant classic, Bill and Alex relive Marlon Stewart’s heroics at the Betty before running through the rest of the latest results and news in UND Athletics. On the B-Side, Bill begins to experience the real Jose Mourinho Effect, plus the Red Sox open Spring Training with a hug or two.

With conference tournaments on the horizon, Bill and Alex look back on strong showings from UND teams on the ice, the hardwood, the court, the track and the diamond. On the B-Side, we learn the meaning of and motivation behind Financial Fair Play as Manchester City get the book thrown at them. Also, Mookie Betts is still not a member of the Red Sox.

Bill and Alex discuss the big talking points from the Missouri Valley Football Conference meetings before recapping a full weekend of UND hoops, softball, track and tennis. On the B-Side, the stages of grief are on full display after the Mookie Betts-to-the-Dodgers trade is finalized.

On a post-Super Bowl Monday, Bill and Alex recap a busy week of UND Athletics that featured weekend sweeps for hockey and men’s tennis and two new indoor track and field school records. On the B-Side, the Chiefs win one for Andy and Spurs win one for Jose before International Palindrome Day reminds the guys of their mortality.

Bill and Alex go in-depth on the big talking points from this past week’s NCAA Convention, including an update on the “Name, Image Likeness” debate and the status of St. Thomas’ proposed move to the Summit League. On the B-Side, Spurs become sellers, while Chaves backs the Chiefs AND the Chefs in Super Bowl XLIV.

Bill and Alex look back on a week full of UND road games before setting the scene for the upcoming NCAA Convention. On the B-Side, the conversation turns to crime and punishment in Major League Baseball.

Bill and Alex recap a busy week of UND basketball and hockey before discussing the logistics of an FCS to FBS jump. Then, the B-Side sees Bill lose (yet another) Heinert-Chaves Derby.

On the first pod of 2020, Bill and Alex look back at a perfect week on the court and the ice for UND Athletics before discussing the (potential) comings and goings of Summit League members. Then, the B-Side returns with an impartial look at the NFL’s Wild Card weekend, the Festive Period in the EPL, and a preview of the impending Chaves-Heinert Derby

On the final pod of 2019, Bill and Alex reflect on a difficult week for the UND community before previewing the start of Summit League play on the hardwood and the resumption of the college hockey regular season.

This week, Bill and Alex celebrate the holidays with two big road wins for UND hoops in Lincoln and Milwaukee. On the B-side, the Steelers and Spurs both stumble, and Bill officially trades Mookie Betts for two relievers and a turkey sandwich.

This week, Bill and Alex talk about the journey that is college athletics – and life – before getting into Hockey Hall of Fame Game ticket sales and FCS news, including Bill’s thoughts on the new coaching hires in the Big Sky. On the B-side, Spurs go all 1988 Red Sox, and the Devlin Hodges Era comes into question.

This week, Bill and Alex look back on a historic end to the first half of the UND hockey season before previewing the FCS Quarterfinals. On the B-side, the Patriots lose, the Sox have decisions to make, and Bill continues to drink the Mourinho Kool-Aid.

This week, Bill and Alex recap hockey’s impressive road sweep of Minnesota and football’s narrow playoff defeat before discussing Bill’s proposed changes to the FCS Playoffs. On the B-side, Jose Mourinho keeps winning, while Duck Hodges and the Steelers suddenly hold the collective fate of the AFC in their hands.

This week, Bill and Alex go in-depth on the events that led UND football to an FCS postseason appearance in Louisiana, plus they recap career win #100 for Brad Berry and discuss the progress on the hardwood for both basketball teams. On the B-side, Bill resolutely defends Spurs’ hiring of Jose Mourinho, further proof that the new manager bounce is indeed a real thing.

This week, Bill and Alex recap UND Hockey’s Nashville announcement and discuss successful weekends on the ice, the turf and the court. On the B-side, Bill’s professional football team gets clubbed by their own helmets, while Spurs sack their manager SECONDS after we finish recording.

In a special Friday edition, Bill and Alex recap soccer’s first DI trip to the postseason before being joined by UND men’s golf coach Todd Schaefer. On the B-side, Spurs regroup in Belgrade, JD Martinez opts in, and Cooperstown still can’t quite figure it out.

Bill and Alex discuss UND’s push for the postseason in soccer, volleyball and football, plus they look back on the NCAA’s new stance on the Likeness/Image/Name debate. On the B-side, the Steelers win, the Pats lose, and Spurs are literally breaking people’s ankles.

Bill and Alex recap a full week of home events for UND Athletics, including football’s upset of No. 9 Montana State, hockey’s sweep of Bemidji State and soccer’s push for the postseason. On the B-side, Liverpool beat Spurs (again), Arsenal are in disarray (again), the Steelers have hope (maybe), and the Red Sox (finally) have a new GM.

Bill and Alex look back on a big win in San Luis Obispo before previewing the upcoming week for UND Athletics, one that features nine different home games over a six-day span. On the B-side, soccer’s back, the Yankees are (thankfully) not, and the Steelers revel in an unbeaten week.

Bill and Alex recap a turbulent weather week and its effect on UND Athletics near and far before touching on how North Dakota fared on the the ice, field and court this past week. On the B-side, Bill considers the Steelers’ suddenly plausible playoff chances before unashamedly cheering for the Astros – and against the Yankees – in the ALCS.

Bill and Alex meet up in Sioux Falls during Summit League AD meetings and Basketball Media Day to talk about the state of the conference and to recap UND’s Homecoming weekend on the field, court, and ice. On the B-side, Bill truly reaches his “lowest ebb” after the worst Spurs week ever.

Bill and Alex recap a snowy visit to Eastern Washington and delve into the details of creating a college basketball schedule before wading through California’s newly passed “Pay To Play” bill. On the B-side, it’s another edition of “As Spurs Turn” and a preview of this week’s Twins-Yankees ALDS matchup.