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Episodes
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
Wednesday Aug 26, 2020
On today's episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast
On today's show we should be talking about high school football week 1. We also discuss
NBA coaches are fired
The NBA playoffs and Travis is glad sports are back because that mean sports next day over reactions are here!!!
The White Sox are greatest team in Chicago
Chicago Bulls misery
Blues losing and the NHL playoffs
Indy 500 ending under caution
Is Danica Patrick a good driver?
All that and more!
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Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
On today's episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast
We Discuss on this lazy river
Fernando Tatis Jr swinging on 3-0 with the bases jacked up by 7 and MLBs unwritten rules.
Eric goes in on the BIG10 and the petition to let them play.
Plus live sports are happening while we record this and despite Eric's annoyance you get some live reactions to the events.
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Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
Wednesday Aug 12, 2020
On today's episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast with the news of yesterday that the Big Ten and Pac 12 are moving college football to spring the podcast rolls on with positive vibes only.
Travis has four scenarios to make college football work.
We discuss Teutopolis joining the Apollo Conference this next season
We also are joined by Altamont High School Athletic Director Peggy Bueker to talk about IHSA decision to move fall sports to the spring.
All that and more!
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Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast is back rocking with you on a Wednesday
Speaking of being back Ayo and Kofi are coming back to Champaign-Urbana to play for the Illini this upcoming basketball season
Fingers crossed we have a college basketball season. WEAR YOUR MASKS
We also talk about baseball and the Cardinals COVID_19 outbreak
Also Cumberland High School Athletic Director and Boys Basketball Head Coach Justin Roedl joins us as well to discuss last week's IHSA decision on fall sports.
Eric is also trying to stay "zen" this week after what happened on the last episode
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Thursday Jul 30, 2020
Thursday Jul 30, 2020
A day later than usual but we had to wait on the IHSA.
On today edition of The Starting Lineup Podcast
We discuss the desc ion to delay some fall sports including football to spring and what this means for the future of postseason play and the future in general.
LA Dodger legend Joe Kelly gets suspended 8 games for his actions towards the Astros. Travis wonders why the suspension was that long and Eric is just tried of the whole Dodgers and Astros cheating situation.
Also Eric and Braydon get in a debate over whether Nascar is a sport.
What is the definition of sport.
Those topics and more!!
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Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Another Wednesday another episode of The Starting Lineup Podcast.
On today's show we discuss
Live baseball coming back
Madden 21 ratings
Eric tries to remeber who won the Super Bowl this year
Of course Eric has to mention Nascar
Who the Bears could have had instead of Mitch Trubisky
Golf 2K Video Game
Travis is stressed about the non decision from the IHSA which Braydon doesnt think is a big deal
And More
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Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
Wednesday Jul 15, 2020
With a little over week away from actually real live american baseball The Starting Lineup Podcast is here on this Wednesday to preview with the upcoming MLB shorted season.
We got our predictions for division winners, world series champions and award winners.
All predictions will be cataloged to be used against Eric at later date when his predictions inevitably fall apart.
Speaking of Eric he has a rant on Bryce Harper.
While we talk baseball we also find ourselves talking about the NCAA Tournament.
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Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast rocking with you on another episode of the pod.
Today's episode come float along the lazy river of topics with Braydon and Travis.
Topics include
Joey Chestnut and hot dogs
High School Football Schedules Released
Bryson Dechambeau
Patty Mahomes getting paid
The TBT
More
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Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
Wednesday Jul 01, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast coming at you on this Wednesday the first day of July and we kicking it off strong.
Much to Travis dismay we talk about that B word (Happy Bobby Bonilla Day) the B word is baseball
We also talk about the NBA bubble, Cam Newton signing with the Patriots you know resident Pats fan Braydon has something to say about that.
Eric has a rant about the new Madden 21
We go down a rabbit hole of madden cover athletes and much more
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Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
The Starting Lineup Podcast back with you on this last Wednesday of June and we got a good one in store for you today.
Next week 2020 will be half over according to the calendar (if you believe in those things) and we countdown the top three sports stories of the year so far. Minus COVID_19 and the Death of Kobe Bryant cause those two things are in a category and number 1s stories by themselves.
Plus baseball is back!!! Players and owners finally agree to a start to the season and we talk about that exciting news. Plus with the restart comes with new rules.
What stories make our list of top sports stories of 2020? Listen in to find out
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