2016-10

Jeff Pearlman, Tony Collins, Zig Fracassi, Marco Coleman & Ron Lippock

On this episode of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: Jeff Pearlman, author of the new book, "Gunslinger" a biography about Brett Favre, former New England Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins who takes us through our 5 Star Picks of the Week, Zig Fracassi Sirius/XM NFL Radio Host, Marco Coleman, Georgia Tech Hall of Famer and former Dolphins Pro Bowl DE, and Ron Lippock author of the book "Steelers Takeaways, Player Memories Through the Decades."
Jeff Pearlman - Jeff walked us through his new book, "Gunslinger" a biography about Brett Favre. We discussed the angst that current Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is having about the book particularly the story related to how he greeted Favre when they first met. We also discussed why Ed Sherman of the Chicago Tribune has said that Packers fans that prefer not to see Favre's image sullied in any way, may want to avoid reading this book.
 
Tony Collins - Tony gave us his 5 Star Picks for Week 8 in the NFL.
 
Zig Fracassi - We talked with Zig about his Dallas Cowboys and got his take on Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott plus what he thinks should
happen once Tony Romo is healthy enough to play again.
 
Marco Coleman - Marco discussed his alma mater Georgia Tech and what he thinks that program needs in order to be a Top 25 team. He also shared his thoughts on the Dolphins seasons and his former coaches Don Shula and Joe Greene.
 
Ron Lippock - Ron shared several stories from his book, "Steelers Takeaways, Player Memories Through The Decades." He shared stories about Chuck Noll, Art Rooney, L.C. Greenwood, Rocky Bleier and several other Steelers legends.
 

Lisa Kelly, Tony Collins, Olandis Gary, Beau Bock & Omar Moreno Join Us...

On this episode of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: Author Lisa Kelly, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former University of Georgia, Denver Broncos & Detroit Lions RB Olandis Gary, the Dean of Atlanta Sports Talk Radio Beau Bock and former Pittsburgh Pirates World Series Champion CF Omar Moreno.
 
Lisa Kelly - Lisa has written a couple of books titled: "Echoes From The Endzone, The Men We Became" and "More Echoes From The Endzone". The book focuses on legendary players from Notre Dame and what they did after their football careers. We talked about both books, which are 5 Star rated on Amazon.com, in particular 2 players we've had on the show, former Steelers QB Terry Hanratty and former Dolphins DB Shawn Wooden.
 
 
Tony Collins - We went through our 5 Star Picks of the Week with Tony.
 
 
Olandis Gary - We talked to Olandis about this thoughts on his alma mater the University of Georgia so far this season. He and new Head Coach Kirby Smart were teammates at UGA, so we got his insights and thoughts about their struggles so far this season. We also talked about their current Heisman candidate RB Nick Chubb. He also shared his thoughts on the Broncos and their current RBs C.J. Anderson and Devontae Booker.
 
 
Beau Bock - Beau shared his disappointment about the constant underachieving of the University of Georgia football team and offered no excuses for it being Kirby Smart's first season as Head Coach. Beau also shared his insights on the Atlanta Falcons this season and the great performances of Matt Ryan and Julio Jones.
 
Omar Moreno - We talked with Omar about signing with the Pittsburgh Pirates as a free agent from his home country of Panama. We talked in length about the 1979 World Series and how they came back from a 3-1 deficit to win it in 7 games. He also talked about what it was like playing alongside guys like Willie Stargell, Tim Foli, Dave Parker and the rest of the We Are Family Pirates of the late 1970s.

John Luke, Tony Collins, Darrin Nelson, Christine Lisi & Toi Cook

On this episode of Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: The Auctioneer from A&E's Storage Wars and New York sports fan John Luke, former Patriots Pro Bowl RB Tony Collins, former Vikings RB Darrin Nelson, ESPN Radio Host Christine Lisi and former Saints & 49ers DB Toi Cook.
John Luke - John is from North Harlem New York and a big Jets, Yankees, Rangers and Knicks fan. We'll get his thougts on the Jets so far this season and what he thinks they need to do so this doesn't become a lost season. We'll also talk about how he got started as an auctioneer, his experiences on Storage Wars and athletes he's met over the course of his career.
Tony Collins - We'll go through Tony's 5 Star Picks of the Week.
Darrin Nelson - We heard Darrin's thoughts on his alma mater Stanford and their recent struggles. We also talked about the Vikings 5-0 start plus his memories of going against Pro Bowl DT Keith Millard and Hall of Fame LB Chris Doleman in practice. 
Christine Lisi - Christine shared her thoughts on her favorite team, the Buffalo Bills and how they've rebounded from an 0-2 start to win 3 in a row. Hear her expectations now for the rest of the season as well as her thoughts on the Buffalo Sabres for NHL season.
Toi Cook - We inducted Toi Cook into the Thursday Night Tailgate Guest Hall of Fame on this episode. Toi has been a wonderful supporter of the show over the last 5+ years. He is one of our Top 5 guests in show appearances. We'll honor him plus get his thoughts on his alma mater Stanford and what it was like for him when they inducted him into their Hall of Fame along with Golfer Notay Begay. Hear Toi talking about playing golf with Notay and hanging out with fellow Stanford alumni Tiger Woods.

Nick Lowery, Ed White, Curley Culp & Craig Wolfley

This week on Thursday Night Tailgate our guests are: Former Chiefs Pro Bowl KickerNick Lowery, former Vikings & Chargers Pro Bowl Guard Ed White, formerChiefs & Oilers Hall of Fame NT Curley Culp and former Steelers Guard CraigWolfley.
CurleyCulp - Curley took us through what it was like being a part of the Kansas CityChiefs Super Bowl 4 championship team and their win over the Vikings. He alsotalked about his 1975 season when he was named Defensive Player of the Year andwhat it was like battling against the Steelers of the 70’s twice a year.
NickLowery - We talked with Nick about the Chief's season so far and their blowoutloss to the Steelers on Monday night. We'll also talk with Nick about the greatwork he's doing with his Foundation to help kids with his anti-bullyingcampaign plus what’s allowing today’s Kickers to be so much more successfulthan they’ve ever been.
Ed White- We talked with Ed about the Vikings hot start, what continues to be the issuewith the Chargers. We also talked about what it was for him going against someof the greatest defensive players in the game’s history including the Vikings’own defensive line, the Purple People Eaters.
CraigWolfley - Craig shared stories about trying to make the Steelers team duringthe early the 1980's when all of the Steelers legends were still with the team.We’ll also hear what it was like playing for Chuck Noll and his favorite ChuckNoll stories. We also got his insights into this year's Steelers team.