Third Saturday in October

We're hours away from the first pitch of the first game of the SEC Tournament in Hoover. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! It's been a wild year with LSU, Vanderbilt, and Tennessee all playing on the first day of the tournament. There has also been good news in basketball for some SEC teams, and some concerning news for Tennessee in the qu...

We're heading into the last weekened series of the regular season, and the SEC is stacked with talented teams.  Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us.  Great baseball is found in the SEC.  9 ranked teams.  12 teams with at least 30 wins.  2 more with 29 wins.  And the tournament in Hoover, Alabama, is just around the corner.  Baseball season is...

10 out of the top 25 teams in the country this week are from the Southeastern Conference.  Welcome to the Third Saturday in April, your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us?  SEC baseball is fun to watch, and the excitement continues to build.  The transfer portal is a head-scratcher, but football and basketball are really trying to win the portal.  Time will tell how these 1-and-dones do....

We're back! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Jared has been traveling and Bradley has been tending to his family, but the boys are back to put a bow on the college basketball season and catch up on college baseball. Plus, hear about Bradley's Pirates and how the U6 team is doing. ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TSIOPod on Instagram, X, and Ve...

The SEC tournament has been decided, and conference baseball begins - let madness reign! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October podcast - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Arkansas wins the SEC basketball tournament, and it was opening weekend for SEC conference baseball. There were some stand-out moments from everything happening this weekend, and the guys cover it. ThirdSaturda...

The root of all evil is not throwing strikes. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Whether it's missing the basket or missing the plate, the end result is the same - bad news. Jared and Bradley have had it rough the last couple of weeks. Basketball for Tennessee and Auburn have been hit-or-miss. And the BaseVols have had trouble finding the s...

Happy Valentine's Day from your favorite podcast! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. The SEC basketball race is taking shape, and it's a tight race in the top half of the conference. Baseball's opening day was this last weekend, and we get to see what the 2026 season has in store. And we can't not talk a little football! ThirdSaturdayInOcto...

Charles Bediako can no longer play for the University of Alabama. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Bradley has an idea for how to fix the eligibility rules in college football. Baseball is just around the corner, and football is never off of our minds. ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TSIOPod on Instagram, X, and Venmo BuyMeACoffee.com/TSIOPod

We're almost halfway through SEC basketball, and it's time take stock of what has happened so far. Welcom to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! How would we grade Stephen Pearl in his first season as head coach? How does Vol Nation feel both about basketball and football? What does the opening day lineup look like for the BaseVols? ThirdSaturdayInOcto...

Some athletes graduate early to join their college teammates, some athletes graduate early to join the pro ranks, and some athletes go from the pro ranks...back to college?! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Charles Bediako was playing in the NBA's G-League until he joined Alabama on the floor against Tennessee. That doesn't seem right, bu...

Once again the College Football National Champion is not from the SEC. Congratulations, Indiana. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Vanderbilt is no longer undefeated after back-to-back losses to Texas and Florida. Is it a down year for the SEC in basketball after a less-than-stellar year in football? Maybe baseball can re-establish the SEC...

The SEC is out of the playoffs, so it's on to basketball. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Ole Miss lost in controversial fashion to Miami in the CFP, and Auburn lost in controversial fashion to A&M in SEC basketball. So let's talk hoops! ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TSIOPod on X, Instagram, and Venmo BuyMeACoffee.com/TSIOPod

It hasn't been pretty for SEC football this bowl season. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State; these teams all lost to non-SEC opponents since we last talked. And the SEC is supposed to be the strongest conference! But we're 4-9. That's not good. But at least conference play has started in SEC men's ba...

It's hard to remember what day it is between Christmas and New Year's, but there's probably some football to watch! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. We hope you had a merry Christmas, and we wish you a happy New Year. We are finally into the best bowl games, and that happens to be the ones in which SEC teams are playing. The SEC isn't far...

Are you spending Christmas in the slammer? Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Michigan is in a mess as their head coach was fired and then almost immediately arrested this week. In other news, Utah's coach of 21 years retires, bowl season has begun, and Florida might be the best 4-loss basketball team in the country. ThirdSaturdayInOctober....

Who's out and who's in? This is the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. Vanderbilt is out. Notre Dame is out. JMU and Tulane are in. Buckle up! Pavia deserves the Heisman, but will he get it? Tennessee ends up at the Music City Bowl - is it worth it? Auburn and Tennessee both lost in basketball - can they compete this year? ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TSIO...

Thanksgiving often means sitting across from family that bleed the colors of our college team's rivals, and that's what we're all about. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Bradley and Jared sit around the proverbial Thanksgiving table to discuss rivalry weekend, the game day experience at Neyland, and a whole lot of coaching hire mess. Thir...

We have some teams that are just not good this year, and it seems to just keep getting worse. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! As we close in on the end to another fantastic season, we are witnessing some coaching chaos like we've never seen. Where will Kiffin go? Who will fill all the open seats? And who will make it into the playoffs? T...

Auburn had a game in Nashville, so Jared had to tag along! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - you SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. While not the outcome Auburn fans wanted, Jared made sure to have a good time in Nashville. Florida looked bad. LSU looked bad. Alabama, Georgia, and A&M looked good. And then there's the start of basketball. It's a great time to be an SEC sports fa...

Another coaching vacancy means more buyout money to be paid. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! The seat got too hot for Freeze, and he has been relieved of his duties at Auburn. Are LSU and Florida really all that appealing for current SEC head coaches? What does the loss to OU mean for Tennessee and its fans? ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @T...

It's not the Harvard of the South; Harvard is the Vanderbilt of the North. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. College Gameday was in Nashville this last week, and the game didn't disappoint. But other games slipped right through the fingers as potential upsets were missed by fourth-quarter collapses. A lot can happen in the back half of the...

Just when we thought maybe a new sherriff would ROLL into town, the old guard says, "Wait a gosh darn second!" Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! The cigars belonged to the Crimson Tide Saturday night. Florida, despite a win, moves on from a coach. Auburn struggles and Texas struggles to a win. A lot to cover. ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TS...

We're through the second Saturday in October, and that means one thing - our favorite weekend of the year! Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us. It wouldn't be a Third Saturday in October without getting to hear from an Alabama fan, so we welcome back Producer Chris as we get ready for this weekend's games! How long will Billy Napier last? Wha...

The Gators got a good meal on Saturday, and the main course was Bevo. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Florida had the SEC upset of the weekend. On a Saturday of fewer SEC games, that one surely didn't disappoint. It's been a wild start to the season. How will the season play out? ThirdSaturdayInOctober.com @TSIOPod on Instagram, X, and V...

Sam Pitman has called the Hogs for the last time, and Bruce Pearl is no longer the man in charge on the Tiger court - but both for different reasons. Welcome to the Third Saturday in October - your SEC water cooler podcast for the rest of us! Bobby Petrino is back in charge, at least in an interim basis, in Fayetteville, after be appointed interim head coach. Who is the real Alabama? Did field-sto...