Ep. 17 [11/4/21] - The End of an Era (or Two)

Triple Play Sports

The whole crew is back in the "studio" (as it were)! The boys discuss the World Series and how Russ is happy for his Braves, Scott is sad for his Astros, and Cruz still doesn't acknowledge that the Astros are in the American League. How exactly did the Braves pull off the unexpected championship and does this loss signal the end of an era for this version of the Astros? Staying on the playoff trend, the first NCAA football playoff rankings are out and, as designed, they are generating passionate discussions all around. Did the committee set themselves up with a built-in excuse to exclude Cincinnati no matter how they finish the season? And how will they find a way to include both Alabama and Ohio State this time around? In yet another end of an era discussion, all four guys have thoughts on how their alma mater, TCU, handled the firing/resignation of long-time coach, Gary Patterson. Shout out to friend of the show, Josh Toulouse, for sharing a wonderful story about GP. Finally, in the finest of ways, the crew turns from seriousness to levity at the drop of a hat and ends the show with brief hits on Aaron Rodgers, NASCAR championship weekend, and...toilet paper. You gotta listen to hear how that conversation went!
Dare we say it's listener request time?!?! A few listeners have reached out and asked for timestamps/bookmarks in order that they can jump to the sections that they're interested in. While Cruz strongly put up a fight - clearly people just want to skip the NASCAR segments - we'll begin putting timestamps in the episode description starting now. I'm sure we'll be scolded for bad podcast form (Don't give your listeners a built-in excuse to skip content!), but if Triple Play Sports is anything, it's a case study in bad podcast form! Or, maybe it's a case study in kowtowing to the demands of the fan base. Either way, we love that we have loyal and regular listeners, so we'll at least test the waters with timestamps. If it doesn't work, we'll just stop doing it. It is OUR podcast after all. Thanks for listening!
0:00 - MLB/World Series/Astros
26:40 - NCAA Playoff Rankings
54:50 - Gary Patterson/TCU
1:17:45 - NASCAR Championship Weekend/Aaron Rodgers/Toilet Paper