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ESPN's Dan Wetzel on College Football + US Ryder Cup Team - 8/27/25
Aug 27, 2025
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Are announcers even famous anymore??? Chris was watching the Cowboys documentary on Netflix and reminisces about John Madden, Pat Summerall and how it was a big deal when they called your game (3:00) + Keegan Bradley and the US Ryder Cup Team (15:58) + ESPN's Dan Wetzel joins the show to talk College Football and his recent investigative story on Sextortion and scammers targeting high school athletes in small US towns (28:10). Jessica is out so Roser gives you College Football games to watch this weekend (outside of the biggest ones) including NC State/ECU, Colorado/GA Tech, Miss State/Southern Miss, Utah/UCLA (1:11:26) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Host/Contributor: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Question Time with Tony Allen In-Studio - 8/26/25
Aug 26, 2025
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It's Question Time with Tony Allen In-Studio where TA answers questions about being a sports dad, best/worst parts of being an NBA player, his favorite movie, one artist to listen to for the rest of his life, the perfect day, the one thing from his career that he cares about, his favorite place to shop, who he'd pick as his teammates in a 3-on-3 tournament, who has the best signature logo, what he would do different in his career, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement and more (6:12). Devin played co-worker Darnell in NCAA Football 25 last night and it did not go Devin's way. He has to answer for himself (1:19:51) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts/Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jacob Stopcotte Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Tommy Fleetwood Wins, ESPN Top 100 NFL Players, Terry McLaurin, CFB Week 0 Results - 8/25/25
Aug 25, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Tommy Fleetwood (7:25)
College Football Week 0 (20:36)
College Football Week 1 (33:10)
NFL Preseason (1:02:14)
ESPN Top 100 NFL Players (1:27:00)
What We Watched (1:32:01)
Memphis Press Conference (1:39:08)
Terry McLaurin (1:48:55)
Most Expensive Sports Card Ever (1:51:56)
Tonight (1:55:00)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts/Contributors: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jacob Stopcotte Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Memphis Athletics Future, NBC Sports Jay Croucher on Fantasy Football - 8/22/25
Aug 22, 2025
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Gary Parrish is in-studio to open the show and we hit on his thoughts on the University of Memphis and all of our shows being out there broadcasting earlier in the week, his conversation with Ed Scott, what he took from their interview, where Tigers Athletics will be in 5 years and more (6:36). Jay Croucher from NBC Sports Fantasy Football Happy Hour joins the show to talk NFL and Fantasy Football including his takes on a player worth taking a flyer on, someone who is being undervalued in drafts, someone who is being overrated in drafts as well as the running back spots and what to do with CMC, Saquon Barkley and Jonathan Taylor (35:15). We'll finish up talking NFL Preseason, College Football Week 0, and High School Football in Memphis (1:22:02). Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guests: Gary Parrish, Jay Croucher Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Highest Paid College Football QB's, Cowboys Netflix Doc, Shedeur Sanders, FedEx & Memphis - 8/21/25
Aug 21, 2025
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America's Team: Gambler and His Cowboys (6:00) + the best names in College Football this season (8:51) + FedEx ups their committment to Memphis Athletics (14:50) + College Football's highest paid QB's (17:20) and Shedeur Sanders playing on Saturday (1:16:%2) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Live from Memphis Tigers practice, QB Brendon Lewis and Ryan Silverfield join - 8/20/25
Aug 20, 2025
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15 Questions w/ Tony Allen In-Studio - 8/19/25
Aug 19, 2025
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It's Tuesday's with Tony Allen In-Studio. Chris has 15 questions for TA. Everything from funniest teammate, best and worst coach, best way to recover, the best shoes of all time and more (3:00). Daniel Jones is replacing Anthony Richardson in Indianapolis and if this is the end of Richardson in the NFL (1:19:48). Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Tony Allen Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Scottie Scheffler's Dominance, College Football Week 0, NBA Win Totals, Cam Newton - 8/18/25
Aug 18, 2025
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10 Things from the Weekend!!!
Scottie Scheffler (4:53)
NFL Preseason (19:41)
College Football Week 0 (38:17)
College Football News (48:38)
NBA Win Totals (57:24)
TV Watching (1:11:45)
Tigers All-Access (1:23:53)
Cam Newton (1:25:52)
AP All-American Team (1:35:16)
Tonight (1:40:13)
Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
Our Top 3 Grizzlies Games, NBA National Schedule, Michigan Football Fined - 8/15/25
Aug 15, 2025
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Gary Parrish joins the show in-studio and for some of the first hour they argue about if all games are equal on the schedule (frfr) and then we all list our top "3" games we're most looking forward to this season for the Grizzlies (3:00). In the second segment, we'll dive into the national NBA schedule and why the Celtics are still on TV so much + the Mavericks getting a bump from Cooper Flagg (1:07:45) + Michigan Football gets a big fine for the Connor Stallions scandal and NFL Preseason games this weekend (1:11:52) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Gary Parrish Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
NBA Schedule Release Day, Taylor Swift on New Heights, Phil Steele Talks College Football - 8/14/25
Aug 14, 2025
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On today's show, we'll talk about some surprise College Football teams in the SEC (3:00) + it's NBA Schedule Release Day and what the first thing we look for on the Grizzlies schedule (9:31) + Taylor Swift's appearance on New Heights (36:57) + College Football AP All Time All American Team (53:48) + Phil Steele joins to talk all things College Football including his surprise teams this year, teams he thinks take a step back, the SEC including Alabama, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Oklahoma as well as his thoughts on Memphis and more (1:04:58) Host: Chris Vernon Co-Hosts: Jon Roser, Devin Walker Guest: Phil Steele Technical Director: Jaylon Wallace Associate Producer: Jena Broyles
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