Tradition's Finest Episode 103 - "The Before He Cleats Episode"

Welcome Back to the Tradition's Finest Podcast! Episode 103 - "The Before He Cleats Episode" includes a discussion of the following sports-related topics: - NCAA: News & Storylines - - NCAA College Football Week Three Review & Recap: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss, review & each provide their individual takeaway's for the Week 3 slate of College Football games from across the country - - Be sure to tune in for an in-depth recap, and discussion of the following game(s), which are included in this week's College Football Review & Recap segment: New Mexico Lobos at UCLA Bruins & the termination of second-year HC DeShaun Foster No.12 Clemson Tigers at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Wisconsin Badgers at No.19 Alabama Crimson Tide No.6 Georgia Bulldogs at No.14 Tennessee Volunteers No.18 South Florida Bulls at No.5 Miami Hurricanes Vanderbilt Commodores at No.11 South Carolina Gamecocks/"Win A Date with My Mom" Florida Gators at No.3 LSU Tigers No.16 Texas A&M Aggies at No.8 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Alcorn State Braves at Mississippi State Bulldogs & the Application of the "Mercy Rule" - NCAA: News & Storylines (cont'd) - - Less than 24 hours after a 45-26 loss at home at the hands of Old Dominion, Virginia Tech University announced on Sunday that it had fired head football coach Brent Pry after the Hokies fell to an 0-3 start on the season - - The Hokies trailed the Monarchs at the halftime break 31-0, and as the team headed for the locker room, the crowd did not refrain from letting the team know exactly how they felt about their performance in the first half - as the sound of excessive booing packed Lane Stadium - - Throughout his tenure with the program, the Hokies were a combined 16-24 through four seasons under Pry - - Following his termination, Pry is set to be owed approximately $6 million in his contract buyout - - Hokies OC Philip Montgomery has been named & will serve as the team's interim head coach throughout the rest of the 2025-26 college football season, while Virginia Tech will begin the search for a new HC, presumably one with previous head-coaching experience after going with a first-timer like they did with hiring of Pry - - Potential candidates to fill the Virginia Tech head coaching vacancy include: Shane Beamer (current South Carolina HC & the son of Hokies' legendary coach Frank Beamer), Alex Golesh (USF), Ryan Silverfield (Memphis), Bob Chesney (JMU) & Charles Huff (Marshall/Southern Miss) - - Interestingly, a name that has not been thrown around much in conversations as a potential replacement, and one that Spencer mentioned in this episode, that if considered, could shift the momentum & renew the spark that has been missing from this historic program - he is the greatest player to ever don a Virginia Tech jersey, finished his NFL career as the all-time leader in QB rushing yards & is the current head coach of the Norfolk State Spartans football team - you get the hint: No.7 himself, MR. Michael Vick! - - Q: Which of the aforementioned HC's do you think would be the best overall hire for the Virginia Tech program? Are there any former HC's currently without a job that would potentially be a "good fit" to replace Brent Pry in Blacksburg?. . . NCAA College Football Week Four Preview & Predictions: In this episode's Week Four preview, JD & Spencer provide their individual & independently-selected pick(s) and/or predictions for each of the following Week 4 matchups - as well as providing in-depth analysis & reasoning to explain the justification for their selection: **Be Sure to Share Your Picks with Us via Twitter/X - - @TraditionFinest OR Send Us an Email at Traditions.Finest@gmail.com!! No.17 Texas Tech at No.16 Utah (-3.5)                       O/U56.5 Tulane at No.13 Ole Miss (-11.5)                            O/U61.5 No.22 Auburn at No.11 Oklahoma (-6.5)                    O/U48.5 No.21 Michigan (-2.5) at Nebraska                          O/U44.5 South Carolina at No.23 Missouri (-13.5)                    O/U46.5 Florida at No.4 Miami (-3)                                 O/U52.5 No.9 Illinois at No.19 Indiana (-3.5)                       O/U52.5 - NFL - NFL Regular Season Week 2 Review: In this week's episode, JD & Spencer will discuss, review & recap each of the following NFL games from Week 2 of the regular season - - Be sure to tune in for an in-depth review, and discussion of the following game(s) from this past weekend's slate of games: Jacksonville Jaguars at Cincinnati Bengals & the injury update for "Joey Ice" New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys in a "QB duel for the Ages" "Super Bowl LIX Rematch:" Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs, and finally. . . **We reveal our second-ever "Tradition's Finest Most Badass Celly of Week Two" Award winner. . . - MLB - New York Yankees captain Aaron Judge wasted no time moving past another all-time great on the franchise's career HR list last Thursday night - - Just two days after passing Hall of Fame catcher Yogi Berra for 5th place on the franchise list, Judge hit two HRs in his first two at-bats in a 9-3 victory against the Detroit Tigers to tie another Hall of Famer, Joe DiMaggio, for 4th all-time with 361 career home runs - - Hall of Famers Babe Ruth (659 HRs), Mickey Mantle (536 HRs) & Lou Gehrig (493 HRs) currently sit ahead of Judge on the Yankees' career homers list - - On the very next evening, and against the Boston Red Sox, Judge went 3-for-4 with a pair of solo HRs, which leaped him into 4th place on the Yankees' all-time HR leaderboard on Friday night, reaching 362 homers in his 1,130th career MLB game - - Q: Now that Aaron Judge has officially surpassed franchise icon Joe DiMaggio for 4th place all-time on the Yankees' career HR list, how likely do you think it is that he will reach & pass Lou Gehrig for 3rd place? Or Mickey Mantle for 2nd place? Or even Babe Ruth for the top spot?. . . Cal Raleigh tied Mickey Mantle's season record for most HRs by a switch hitter with his 54th, and the Seattle Mariners extended their winning streak to nine games by routing the Los Angeles Angels 11-2 on Sunday to take sole possession of the AL West division lead - - Then, on the following Tuesday, Raleigh broke the record set & held by Mickey Mantle while matching another held by Ken Griffey Jr. - - The Seattle Mariners catcher hit his 55th HR of the season in the 2nd inning against the Kansas City Royals, sending him past Mantle's mark for a switch-hitter that had stood since 1961 - - Raleigh then hit his 56th HR in the next inning, matching the club record that Griffey first established in 1997 - as the Mariners won their 10th straight game after defeating the Royals 12-5. . . Thanks for Listening!