The Old College Try

It’s Penn State-Indiana week! Need we say more? Also: this season is crazy. Pocase!

In Week 4 of The Old College Try Show (as you might imagine) Tim has plenty to say about the latest triumph by his Nittany Lions, who after three weeks have risen all the way to No. 6 in the polls (much to Mike's delight, we're sure!). But beyond the big win in Happy Valley for the Nits, there is also so much more to discuss, from every corner of the country. What to make of Ohio State? What to ma...

We're only two weeks into the 2021 college football season, and things are already getting real: Just ask the folks over in Columbus! In the Week 3 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike wrap up all the incredible action from a great Week 2, preview all of the action to come in Week 3--welcome to a White Out, War Eagle Nation! -- and of course share their incredibly unreliable Locks of the W...

What an incredible (long) weekend of college football! Tim and Mike break it all down here, in Episode 2 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try. Pocase! 

We are back! We aren't sure why we're back, but we're back. In Ep. 1 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about the state of the game, the incredible matchups for Week 1, and so much more. We are so happy that college football is back! Pocase!

The College Football Playoff system is broken, and Tim and Mike are here to explain why. In Episode 15 of The Old College Try for this crazy 2020 season, the guys discuss not only the many injustices of the most recent CFP rankings, but also all of the action the past weekend of college football, the news of the week, coaching changes, and the big games on offer for the weekend to come. Enjoy, eve...

This historically bizarre is winding its way toward its end, and Tim and Mike are here to enjoy every last moment of it. In the Week 15 edition of The Old College Try, the guys discuss the grand "controversy" regarding Ohio State, review all of the action from an entertaining weekend that was, and look ahead to an interesting slate of games set for the weekend to come (including Army-Navy!). Enjoy...

As they struggle to recover from the wonderful Thanksgiving holiday break, Tim and Mike reconvene once again to discuss all things college football in the latest edition of the Old College Try. On this week's show, the guys discuss all of the action from the long weekend, look ahead to the weekend to come, talk about the latest news in this very bizarre season and more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

In the era of COVID, college football continues. And so does The Old College Try. In Ep. 12 for the 2020 season, Tim and Mike discuss all the biggest action from the weekend that was (how about that Indiana-Ohio State game, everyone?),  get Tim's take on the state of Penn State (and Michigan), talk about all the biggest news of the week and more. Also, Tim offers his thoughts on the passing of the...

Let's start with this: Indiana-Ohio State is the biggest game of the weekend in college football. Yes, it's true. In Ep. 11 of The Old College Try Show for this crazy 2020 season, Tim and Mike look ahead to Indiana-Ohio State, review all of the action from another entertaining weekend that was, and preview an interesting weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

Well, it's not been the best week so far in terms of college football and COVID-19, but we still have some college football to enjoy this weekend. So Tim and Mike intend fully to enjoy the football that we do have. Hear them review all of the action from the weekend that was in college football, and then look ahead to the weekend to come, in the latest episode of The Old College Try. Enjoy, everyo...

It's November, folks. In normal times, that would mean that we would be getting serious about the national title picture, the New Year's Six, and the rest of it. In our current crazy reality, it just means that we're fortunate to have another week of college football. In this week's show, Tim and Mike look back on the weekend that was in college football, look ahead to the weekend that will be, an...

Well, it finally happened: Mike's beloved Indiana Hoosiers stunned the college football world--and Mike--by knocking off No. 8 Penn State in Bloomington. In honor of this historic event, Tim and Mike take the time to review all the crazy details from this crazy game, as well as what it means for both programs going forward. Of course, they also review all of other action from another great weekend...

Big Ten football is back! In the Week 7 episode of The Old College Try, your favorite podcasters from Big Ten country talk about the return of B1G football, including an interesting showdown between Penn State and Indiana. They also look back on Alabama's big win over Georgia and Clemson's absolute shredding of Georgia Tech, and then preview all of the action to come in an exciting Week 7. Enjoy,...

In Ep. 6 of The Old College Try Show in this utterly bizarre season, we hear from an somewhat relaxed Tim, who is taking some time away from work, and a somewhat unusually non-relaxed Mike, who is enduring an especially stressful week. But as always, the guys find 45 minutes or so to engage in some entertaining college football banter, review the results from last weekend, talk about all of the la...

'We'll take what we can get.' We keep saying that every week, and we'll keep saying it, because it's true -- we simply must make the most of every week of college football that we get. In Ep. 5 of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike look back on the crazy action from the weekend just passed, look ahead to the weekend to come, offer some updates on the long-awaited return of #MACtion, and much more....

So THAT felt like a real College Football Saturday. In the latest episode of the Old College Try, Tim and Mike recap all of the action from an incredible weekend of college football (including the return of the SEC), discuss all the latest news from our beloved sport, and look ahead to what should be another exciting weekend of college football to come. Enjoy the show, everyone. Pocase! 

Did we enjoy Week 0, Week 1 and Week 2? Yes, of course we did. But Week 3 looks to be the first 'real' weekend of college football, and the Old College Try Team can't wait to take it all in. In the latest episode of the OCT show, Tim and Mike look back on the unexpectedly exciting action from last weekend, review all of the news from the fast-changing college football landscape, and, of course, lo...

We are now heading into Week 2 of this most bizarre of college football seasons, and Tim and Mike are to guide you through it. In Ep. 2 of the Old College Try for the 2020 season, the guys recap all of the (limited) action from Week 1, talk about the big news out of the Big Ten, look ahead the biggest games of the weekend and more. Enjoy, everyone.  Stay safe. And pocase! 

So we're actually playing college football, and Tim and Mike are here for it. In Ep. 1 of this most unusual of college football seasons, we walk through the weekend to come, the season to come, and the endless insanity of our current condition. Enjoy, everyone. Stay safe. Be kind. And of course ... pocase! 

Ever wondered how The Old College Try came to be? Well, you're about to find out. In this special edition of the show, Tim and Mike are joined by Tim's brother, Pat, as they discuss the history and evolution of this weird and wonderful podcast. We appreciate your patience as we put this edition together, and hope that you are your families are doing well. Pocase!

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Sad but true, folks: the college football regular season is now all but over. Yes, we have Army-Navy on Saturday--and that is indeed a great game to have--but our Saturdays won't be the same until next season comes around. Anyway, we digress. In the season finale episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike review all the action from Championship Week, break down the College Football Playoff...

Happy Championship Weekend, everyone. Though the prospect of the college football season now being nearly over is indeed depressing, the fact that we've got a weekend full of conference championship games is most certainly not. Join Tim and Mike as they review all of the exciting action from Rivalry Weekend last week and preview the biggest contests of the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!...

It's the week of Thanksgiving, which means it is the greatest week of the year--for food, for family and, yes, for football. In the Thanksgiving Week Special Edition of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike spend some time ruminating on the beauty of this wonderful holiday. Then they get down to the business of talking college football. From the OCT team to all of our listeners, thank you again for li...