The Old College Try

It's officially the greatest week of the year, all! In the latest edition of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss their love of Thanksgiving, all of the football that comes along with Thanksgiving, and all things related to this wonderful long weekend. Plus, a breakdown of a remarkable weekend that was, as well as a look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone! Pocase!

You want to talk college football? You want to talk rivalries? You want to talk the best and worst airports in the United States? You can have all of that, and more, in the latest episode of The Old College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. And pocase!

It's mid-November, and college football 2022 just keeps getting more and more interesting. In the latest episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss Mike and the Clemson Compadres' trip last weekend (ill-fated as it was on the football field for Clemson) to South Bend, as well as their experience traversing their way from Washington, D.C. to Chicago via Amtrak. Later, the guys review all of the phenomenal action from the weekend that was, review the latest College Football Playoff Rankings, and of course look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

It's November! Welcome to the grind of college football season, where the contenders emerge and the pretenders fade away. In the latest episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim laments Penn State's latest agonizing loss to Ohio State, Mike shares stories from his lovely weekend of nothing but college football, and of course, the guys look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

It's almost November, folks. Which means it's around that time when college football gets really serious. In the latest episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike recap all of the biggest action from last weekend, talk about coaches who aren't necessarily on the hot seat but maybe should be, and look ahead to a potentially pivotal weekend of football to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Has the era of Alabama's dominance in the SEC come to an end? Perhaps not, but in the latest edition of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike break down Tennessee's groundbreaking win over the Tide, and what it means for both programs going forward. Plus: Tim's tortured thoughts on Penn State's capitulation against Michigan, Utah's big win over USC, and so much more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

You ready for a big weekend of college football? Tim and Mike certainly are. In Ep. 7 of The Old College Try Show for the 2022 season, the guys look ahead to a weekend that will see Penn State travel to Michigan, Alabama travel to Tennessee, USC travel to Utah and more. They also look back at the weekend that was, and generally talk all things college football. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Tim and Mike (and Noted Listener Brian Schleter) are back ... from Utah! In the latest episode of The Old College Try, the guys recap their wonderful trip to Utah to see games at both BYU and Utah, as well as generally see all the sites in one of the most beautiful states you'd ever see. Of course, they also wrap up all the action from the latest wonderful weekend of college football, and look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

It's that time of year again, folks. That's right: It's time for the annual Old College Try road trip. By the time you are listening to this, Tim and Mike (along with Noted Listener Brian Schleter) will be on the road for Year 11 of their annual pilgrimage, which has taken them to all corners of this great nation. Where will this year take them? Well, you won't find out on this week's episode, because Mike planned it, and Tim and Brian have no idea where they're going (but follow Tim on Twitter @IntelligentCFB or the show on Instagram @oldcollegetryshow to find out!). In the meantime, we hope you enjoy another week of college football banter here on The Old College Try. 

Tim and Mike recap all of the college football action from Week 3–Appy State! Penn State! A&M!—and look ahead to Week 4 in the latest episode of the Old College Try Show. Pocase!

College football season roars on as we head into Week 3, and Tim and Mike are here to guide you through the weekend that was and the weekend to come. We look back at all of the incredible action from Week 2--Appy State! Marshall!--and look ahead what we can only assume will be an amazing Week 3 in the latest edition of The Old College Try. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

College football always delivers! If there's one takeaway from the Week 2 episode of The Old College Try, it's precisely that. Our sport is the very best sport, and there's no question about it. Enjoy the show, everyone. And pocase!

College football is back! And so are Tim and Mike! Let's go, everyone! A great season-starting episode that looks at the action of last week, the action to come this week, but also all of the massive changes that are impacting our wonderful game of college football. Enjoy, everyone. And pocase! 

How did we get here so fast, folks? Believe it or not, the college football (regular) season -- the greatest regular season in American sports, by the way -- is now over. Which is utterly depressing. The good news is that we have quite a weekend of football ahead, and quite a weekend to look back on. Tim and Mike discuss the week that was in college football, look ahead to championship weekend, and generally banter about all things about America's Greatest Game, right here, in the latest episode of The Old College Try. 

Finally -- finally! -- Tim convinced Mike and Noted Listener Brian Schleter to attend a Lehigh-Lafayette game. It was a great day in Bethlehem, in so many ways, and there is so much to discuss in the world of college football as well. Thanks for listening, everyone. Pocase! 

As Tim prepares to welcome Mike and Noted Listener Brian Schleter to their first ever Lehigh-Lafayette game, the guys discuss all of the latest developments in the ever crazy world of college football. Updates on Georgia, Michigan, Notre Dame, Penn State, Clemson and more. And of course, the locks of the week as well. Enjoy everyone! Beat Lafayette! Pocase!

The new College Football Playoff rankings are out, they are a complete joke, and it seems that both Tim and Mike are in agreement on that point. All that being said ... we still love this sport! And we think that will come across once more in the most recent episode of The Old College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

It's the first week of the College Football Playoff rankings, and Tim (and Mike) have opinions. As do we all. Enjoy the show, all. Pocase!

You have listened to this show for a while. You know Tim's love for Penn State football. You can assume where Tim's mind is at after his allegedly Top 10-ranked Nittany Lions lost to 2-5 Illinois on Homecoming weekend, right? Well, perhaps not. In this week's episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike discuss not only the Nits' awful loss last weekend, but also the resurgent Ohio State Buckeyes, coaching drama around the country, all of the biggest games of the weekend to come and more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

It's already (late) October, and college football season is delivering once more. In Ep. 8 of The Old College Try for the 2021 Season, Tim and Mike talk about a couple bizarre storylines--the Coach O situation down at LSU, the Nick Rolovich situation out at Washington State--as well as a storyline that just won't ever go away: conference realignment. Of course, they also review the week in review (sorry, Iowa!), run down the Top 25, and look ahead to what should be another glorious weekend of college football. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

So Penn State lost to Iowa in particularly heartbreaking fashion. But Tim has soldiered on, putting that soul-crushing defeat behind him in order to join Mike for yet another episode of The Old College Try. In this week's show, the guys discuss not only the big game out in Iowa City, but also the incredible optics of Oklahoma-Texas, the insanity of A&M beating 'Bama, and so much more. Enjoy the show, and enjoy the weekend, all. Pocase! 

Is it already Week 6? Yes, it's already Week 6. And so in the latest episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike tackle all of the storylines that are shaping this truly incredible 2021 season of college football. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

It’s Penn State-Indiana week! Need we say more? Also: this season is crazy. Pocase!

In Week 4 of The Old College Try Show (as you might imagine) Tim has plenty to say about the latest triumph by his Nittany Lions, who after three weeks have risen all the way to No. 6 in the polls (much to Mike's delight, we're sure!). But beyond the big win in Happy Valley for the Nits, there is also so much more to discuss, from every corner of the country. What to make of Ohio State? What to make of Clemson? What to make of Florida, and what to make of Bama? Tim and Mike discuss all of this and more--and serve up their generally useless Locks of the Week--right here. Enjoy everyone. And pocase! 

We're only two weeks into the 2021 college football season, and things are already getting real: Just ask the folks over in Columbus! In the Week 3 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike wrap up all the incredible action from a great Week 2, preview all of the action to come in Week 3--welcome to a White Out, War Eagle Nation! -- and of course share their incredibly unreliable Locks of the Week. Thank you as always for listening. Enjoy the weekend. And pocase! 

What an incredible (long) weekend of college football! Tim and Mike break it all down here, in Episode 2 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try. Pocase! 

We are back! We aren't sure why we're back, but we're back. In Ep. 1 of the 2021 season of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about the state of the game, the incredible matchups for Week 1, and so much more. We are so happy that college football is back! Pocase!

The College Football Playoff system is broken, and Tim and Mike are here to explain why. In Episode 15 of The Old College Try for this crazy 2020 season, the guys discuss not only the many injustices of the most recent CFP rankings, but also all of the action the past weekend of college football, the news of the week, coaching changes, and the big games on offer for the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

This historically bizarre is winding its way toward its end, and Tim and Mike are here to enjoy every last moment of it. In the Week 15 edition of The Old College Try, the guys discuss the grand "controversy" regarding Ohio State, review all of the action from an entertaining weekend that was, and look ahead to an interesting slate of games set for the weekend to come (including Army-Navy!). Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

As they struggle to recover from the wonderful Thanksgiving holiday break, Tim and Mike reconvene once again to discuss all things college football in the latest edition of the Old College Try. On this week's show, the guys discuss all of the action from the long weekend, look ahead to the weekend to come, talk about the latest news in this very bizarre season and more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

In the era of COVID, college football continues. And so does The Old College Try. In Ep. 12 for the 2020 season, Tim and Mike discuss all the biggest action from the weekend that was (how about that Indiana-Ohio State game, everyone?),  get Tim's take on the state of Penn State (and Michigan), talk about all the biggest news of the week and more. Also, Tim offers his thoughts on the passing of the great Diego Maradona. A true legend. Enjoy and stay safe, everyone. Pocase! 

Let's start with this: Indiana-Ohio State is the biggest game of the weekend in college football. Yes, it's true. In Ep. 11 of The Old College Try Show for this crazy 2020 season, Tim and Mike look ahead to Indiana-Ohio State, review all of the action from another entertaining weekend that was, and preview an interesting weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

Well, it's not been the best week so far in terms of college football and COVID-19, but we still have some college football to enjoy this weekend. So Tim and Mike intend fully to enjoy the football that we do have. Hear them review all of the action from the weekend that was in college football, and then look ahead to the weekend to come, in the latest episode of The Old College Try. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

It's November, folks. In normal times, that would mean that we would be getting serious about the national title picture, the New Year's Six, and the rest of it. In our current crazy reality, it just means that we're fortunate to have another week of college football. In this week's show, Tim and Mike look back on the weekend that was in college football, look ahead to the weekend that will be, and discuss how the COVID-19 era might change the way athletic directors look at the financial realities of football. Also: No politics! Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

Well, it finally happened: Mike's beloved Indiana Hoosiers stunned the college football world--and Mike--by knocking off No. 8 Penn State in Bloomington. In honor of this historic event, Tim and Mike take the time to review all the crazy details from this crazy game, as well as what it means for both programs going forward. Of course, they also review all of other action from another great weekend of college football, discuss some fairly depressing news items, and look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

Big Ten football is back! In the Week 7 episode of The Old College Try, your favorite podcasters from Big Ten country talk about the return of B1G football, including an interesting showdown between Penn State and Indiana. They also look back on Alabama's big win over Georgia and Clemson's absolute shredding of Georgia Tech, and then preview all of the action to come in an exciting Week 7. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

In Ep. 6 of The Old College Try Show in this utterly bizarre season, we hear from an somewhat relaxed Tim, who is taking some time away from work, and a somewhat unusually non-relaxed Mike, who is enduring an especially stressful week. But as always, the guys find 45 minutes or so to engage in some entertaining college football banter, review the results from last weekend, talk about all of the latest news related to COVID and college football, and look ahead to the biggest games of the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

'We'll take what we can get.' We keep saying that every week, and we'll keep saying it, because it's true -- we simply must make the most of every week of college football that we get. In Ep. 5 of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike look back on the crazy action from the weekend just passed, look ahead to the weekend to come, offer some updates on the long-awaited return of #MACtion, and much more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

So THAT felt like a real College Football Saturday. In the latest episode of the Old College Try, Tim and Mike recap all of the action from an incredible weekend of college football (including the return of the SEC), discuss all the latest news from our beloved sport, and look ahead to what should be another exciting weekend of college football to come. Enjoy the show, everyone. Pocase! 

Did we enjoy Week 0, Week 1 and Week 2? Yes, of course we did. But Week 3 looks to be the first 'real' weekend of college football, and the Old College Try Team can't wait to take it all in. In the latest episode of the OCT show, Tim and Mike look back on the unexpectedly exciting action from last weekend, review all of the news from the fast-changing college football landscape, and, of course, look ahead to the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

We are now heading into Week 2 of this most bizarre of college football seasons, and Tim and Mike are to guide you through it. In Ep. 2 of the Old College Try for the 2020 season, the guys recap all of the (limited) action from Week 1, talk about the big news out of the Big Ten, look ahead the biggest games of the weekend and more. Enjoy, everyone.  Stay safe. And pocase! 

So we're actually playing college football, and Tim and Mike are here for it. In Ep. 1 of this most unusual of college football seasons, we walk through the weekend to come, the season to come, and the endless insanity of our current condition. Enjoy, everyone. Stay safe. Be kind. And of course ... pocase! 

Ever wondered how The Old College Try came to be? Well, you're about to find out. In this special edition of the show, Tim and Mike are joined by Tim's brother, Pat, as they discuss the history and evolution of this weird and wonderful podcast. We appreciate your patience as we put this edition together, and hope that you are your families are doing well. Pocase!

We miss you guys. Here’s a podcast. We hope you enjoy it.

Sad but true, folks: the college football regular season is now all but over. Yes, we have Army-Navy on Saturday--and that is indeed a great game to have--but our Saturdays won't be the same until next season comes around. Anyway, we digress. In the season finale episode of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike review all the action from Championship Week, break down the College Football Playoff rankings, preview all the bowls and games yet to come, and generally talk all things college football. We hope you enjoy the show, folks, and thank you again for spending the season with us. Pocase! 

Happy Championship Weekend, everyone. Though the prospect of the college football season now being nearly over is indeed depressing, the fact that we've got a weekend full of conference championship games is most certainly not. Join Tim and Mike as they review all of the exciting action from Rivalry Weekend last week and preview the biggest contests of the weekend to come. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

It's the week of Thanksgiving, which means it is the greatest week of the year--for food, for family and, yes, for football. In the Thanksgiving Week Special Edition of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike spend some time ruminating on the beauty of this wonderful holiday. Then they get down to the business of talking college football. From the OCT team to all of our listeners, thank you again for listening, have a great holiday weekend, enjoy the show ... and pocase! 

It's Week 13, and we are about to see a fairly interesting football game between the Penn State Nittany Lions and the Ohio State Buckeyes. Tim and Mike will preview that titanic Big Ten showdown, as well as all of the other big games of week, in the latest edition of The Old College Try Show. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

It’s Penn State-Indiana week! What more can be said? Onward and pocase, everyone. Enjoy the show.

So we've got some serious football this week, folks. Down in Tuscaloosa, it's unbeaten Alabama vs. unbeaten LSU in what ought to be one of the most fiercely fought battles in the history of this great series. Meanwhile, up in the Twin Cities, unbeaten (yes, unbeaten!) Minnesota welcomes unbeaten Penn State in a game with huge stakes for both programs. We preview both of these games, and also share banter on everything else college football, in the Week 11 episode of The Old College Try. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Ohio State is a juggernaut, Indiana is bowl-eligible, Penn State is undefeated, and we are in for a crazy November in college football. It’s the Old College Try, Week 10. Enjoy everyone. Pocase!

For the record, it's almost November, folks. And that means college football season is getting really, really serious. In the Week 9 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about Penn State's big (if painful) win over Michigan, Illinois' shocking upset of Wisconsin and all of the other big results from Week 8. Plus, a preview of Week 9 and, of course, the guys' Locks of the Week. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase! 

The Old College Try Show crew traveled to beautiful Oregon for an unforgettable double-header--games at both Oregon and Oregon State. In this episode, Tim and Mike recap their big trip (perhaps their most ambitious yet) and also recap all the action from a big weekend in the world of college football. Enjoy the show, everyone. Pocase! 

Tim and Mike record this week’s show from the road, In Tukwila, Washington, en route to Eugene and Corvallis. Enjoy. Pocase!

It’s already Week 6 in this college football season, and it’s (almost) already time for the annual Old College Try tailgating trip. We discuss both realities here, in the Week 6 edition of OCT. Enjoy, and pocase!

Yes, believe it or not, college football fans, it's already Week 5. There's an awful lot happening on the field, and a whole lot happening off of it (the end of the Cy-Hawk Trophy?; redshirt insanity?), and Tim and Mike are here to explain all of it. Enjoy the show, everyone. Pocase! 

There’s so much to discuss this week that we don’t even know where to begin. So we just begin, and go from there. Viva college football, all. Pocase!

It was a spectacular weekend of college football, folks. In the Week 3 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike talk about the tough times at Tennessee, LSU's big win over Texas, Nick Saban's incessant complaining and a whole bunch more. Of course, they also offer their Locks of the Week (the podcast is 4-0 on the season so far, folks) and preview all of the action set to come this weekend. Enjoy, all. Pocase! 

It's been an interesting few days for Tim and his family (all is well now!), but The Old College Try crew managed to find an hour to get the Week 2 podcast recorded for you, our loyal listeners. We hope you enjoy this week's episode, and we thank you again for listening to The Old College Try. Pocase! 

Yes, we are back. Tim and Mike have returned for another year of college football banter. Here in Week 1, they talk about the most prominent storylines of the season, preview the biggest games of the weekend and more. Welcome back and welcome aboard, folks. Pocase!

It’s Championship Week! Join Tim and Mike as they discuss all the biggest storylines from the biggest weekend of the college football year.

It’s Thanksgiving weekend! So celebrate with Tim, Mike and The Old College Try. Pocase!

It may not be Rivalry Week everywhere, but it is Rivalry Week somewhere, and in the Week 12 episode of The Old College Try, Tim and Mike chat about the week's big grudge matches, as well as all of the other major stories of the week in our beloved sport of college football. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Yes, folks, it's already Week 11. The college football season is flying by (as it always does) and as we gear up for another big weekend of America's greatest game, Tim and Mike are here to talk all about it. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

As the college football world descends into utter insanity (hello, Maryland) Tim and Mike are back with yet another episode of The Old College Try. In this week's show, they discuss all of the somewhat insane off-the-field news, look back on Week 9, and preview all of the biggest games for what looks to be a hugely important Week 10. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Another wild weekend of college football is in the books, and as always, Tim and Mike are here once again to banter all about it. Plus: the locks of the week, Mike’s latest travel news, and more. Pocase!

In the latest episode of The Old College Try, Tim laments Penn State's latest fourth quarter collapse, and Mike pretends to care. Also: an update on our awful gambling picks, a reiteration that Alabama is almost unbeatable, the Top 25, the games of the week and more. Enjoy, Everyone! Pocase!

It's already Week 7. Yes, you heard that right. It's already Week 7. In the latest edition of The Old College Try Show, Tim and Mike take stock of where we find ourselves here in the college football year of 2018. Also, reflections on John Gagliardi, the week in review, the locks of the week and more. Enjoy, everyone. And pocase!

In the wake of their eighth annual podcast trip, Tim and Mike review their stay in Colorado, recap Penn State’s heartbreaking loss to Ohio State, look ahead to a big Week 7 and more. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

It’s time for the annual Old College Try Show road trip. Tim, Mike and Noted Listener Brian Schleter are off to Colorado for a double-header of college football. Also in this episode: the week in review, the week to come, and so much more. Pocase!

Here's the bad news: We are already one-third of the way through the 2018 college football season. Here's the good news: Tim and Mike are back with the Week 4 edition of The Old College Try. The week in review, the lock of the week, and much college football banter. Enjoy, everyone. Pocase!

Yes, believe it or not, it's already Week 3. In the latest edition of the Old College Try, Tim and Mike review Mike's trip to College Station for the Texas A&M-Clemson game, discuss Penn State's 51-6 demolition of Pitt, preview all of the action to come this weekend and more. Enjoy, everyone. And Pocase!

It’s college football, Week 2, and Tim and Mike are here once again to review all of last week’s action and preview all of the games to come. Plus, Mike reviews Ireland, the lock of the week and more. Pocase.

College football is back! And so are Tim and Mike. Against their better judgment they have returned for another season of The Old College Try Show, and in their latest episode preview all of the action to come in college football’s Week 1. Plus, their conference picks, playoff predictions and more. Enjoy. And pocase!