After a 5 month hiatus the Shackleford Files are back on the air. We know how you have missed the dulcet deep tones of Catfish and my greasy voice filling your head with our insights. The kickoff for college football and for all meaningful football of the season is 4 hours away. The podcast is an exclamation point to the end of our college season previews complete with who we think will be holding the oblong crystal ball come January. Give a listen to our preview in anticipation for the games tonight. In this edition we tackle the BCS system, the big early season games, some possible sleeper teams, and of course our predictions for who wins the BCS. We even discuss Charlie Weis(the billboard above was posted by a disgruntled former player) and Notre Dame. So give a listen and never shy away from commenting on what you think. It's been a long dark summer, but football once again is here to illuminate the sports landscape so let's light this candle!
Thursday, September 3
College Football Previews: The Return of the Shackleford Files!
Wednesday, April 15
Shackleford Files 013: The Minimalist Masters Edition
Recorded Sunday night, we present the Shackleford Files with no interruption in honor of the Masters (sadly, we have no tinkerers). We discuss The Duck, Kenny Perry and two guys named Eldrick and Phil. We also take a look at the college basketball coaching carousel, with Catfish asking a serious question about Kentucky's hire. Quick hit on the NFL and Cleet has one of the NBA Finals teams out in the first round. While the walk off is important, we'd also think you should take a minute to read this post for another perspective. The kid from Washington State whose name we couldn't recall is Taylor Rochestie. Enjoy and feel free to leave us your comments.
Monday, March 23
Shackleford Files 012: Catfish v. A Hot Microphone
We take a look back at the first weekend of the NCAA tournament. Memphis v. Vasquez gets some love, the impact officials have had, late game execution and what conference has been the most disappointing (I'm still mad Wake). We also look ahead at the upcoming match-ups and discuss the ongoing (have we entered saga territory?) story of Julius Peppers and a potential win-win situation for two teams needing to make a move. Come for the wrestling reference, stay for the breakdowns. Download it HERE.
Thursday, March 12
Shackleford Files 011: Bubbling Over (Updated)
It's bubble discussion time and if any schmo that can run his motorcycle into a tree can offer his opinions on bubble teams, we figure why can't us (it worked for Phillies fans, after all). Cleet and I take a look at all of the potential bubble teams, what work they have left to do and who's definitely in or out. Due to the length we've broken the podcast up by conferences. First up, the ACC...
For those of you that would rather listen to the podcast in it's entirety, you can listen or download it HERE.
ACC
In: UNC, Duke, Wake Forest, Clemson, Florida State, and Boston College.
Bubble: Miami, Maryland, and Virginia Tech.
Big Ten
In: Michigan State, Illinois, and Purdue.
Bubble: Ohio State, Penn State, Minnesota, Michigan, and Northwestern.
Big XII
In: Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Texas A&M, and Texas (with yesterday's win).
Bubble: Kansas State and Oklahoma State.
Big East
In: UConn, Pitt, Louisville, Villanova, Marquette, and Syracuse.
Bubble: West Virginia (split decision) and Providence.
Pac-10
In: Washington, UCLA, Arizona State and Cal.
Bubble: Arizona.
SEC
In: LSU (begrudgingly) and Tennessee.
Bubble: South Carolina, Florida, and Kentucky.
WCC
In: Gonzaga.
Bubble: St. Mary's.
Atlantic 10
In: Xavier and Dayton.
Bubble: Rhode Island.
Mountain West
In: BYU and Utah.
Bubble: San Diego State and UNLV.
The Rest of the Story
In: Memphis.
Bubble: UAB and Creighton.
Out: Davidson.
Wednesday, February 25
Shackleford Files 010: Where March is Just Around the Corner
Woohoo double digits! We discuss roundball of the college and professional varieties. Who's the most likely to make the Final Four and who could be on the outside looking in. Did any of the trades in the NBA change the landscape and who are the teams to beat looking ahead. We ask all the tough questions in sports including ones about SBTB and ugly uniforms. Cleet questions his leaders and Catfish is glad at least one media member is getting a second chance. Please listen and leave your opinions below. Thanks for checking us out and you can download the podcast HERE.
Tuesday, February 17
Shackleford Files 009: Roid Rage
During a recent recording session Cleet and I discussed baseball and steroids. Often a topic used by sports radio hosts, to get through their day without having to do any work we weren't sure if people would want to hear our thoughts on the matter. But with Bud Selig's most recent comments, we decided to post. It's not a full podcast, but just the baseball discussion. Mr. Selig's comments started a little something like this, "I don't want to hear the commissioner turned a blind eye to this or he didn't care about it," Selig told Newsday in a Monday phone interview. "That annoys the you-know-what out of me. You bet I'm sensitive to the criticism." (ESPN) Perhaps his most egregious comment (in my mind) was this, "Starting in 1995, I tried to institute a steroid policy," Selig told Newsday. "Needless to say, it was met with strong resistance. We were fought by the union every step of the way." So, Bud you're willing to have a lockout in the name of money, but integrity falls a little lower on your list of priorities. Great precedent. You can download the podcast HERE.
Allow me to digress, for two quick questions. First, if steroids weren't such a widespread problem, would it have made Moneyball the quintessential way to assemble a baseball team? Second, baseball writers had to know what was going on, but with homerun chases and fans pouring back to the sport, it made them indispensable to their papers, so they were willing to ride the gravy train. Now, they sit in a position to play baseball gods with these player's careers and hopping on the high horse in the name of the game has become a standard practice. Should baseball look at having fans vote for the Baseball Hall of Fame? Perhaps two long-tenured season ticket holders from each team could be selected to participate in place of the writers, for the duration of the steroid-era voting. Just a thought, but if baseball wants to clean up it's image, everyone needs to be held accountable.
Sunday, February 8
Shackleford Files 008: The ASD gets Cranky
Up at long last, this episode has final thoughts on the Super Bowl, some stellar (and by stellar I mean dead wrong) predictions about two teams in the ACC, and Catfish already has buyer's remorse regarding one team he declared would get into the tournament. After spanning the nation for all things college basketball, we take a few minutes to look at Nadal/Federer and the biggest jackass since Jimmy Patsos. Recorded Tuesday so feel free to mock us for all that we've gotten wrong and praise us for what little we've gotten right in the comments.
Friday, January 30
Shackleford Files 007: The Super Bowl and UFC 94
Recorded on Tuesday, we're not posting until today due to some technical difficulties. It was a rough week for the production staff here at the ASD, because one of the interviews we recorded also fell victim to technical difficulties, but we still want to thank Walt for his time. In this episode, we breakdown a pretty big football game, look at a national championship coach that may have reached the end of his rope, and recap some of the recent college basketball games. We also welcome a new special guest to discuss Fedor, Brock Lesnar, and UFC 94.
Cleet reveals some books he won't be buying, and Catfish revisits a serious issue facing football. As always, you can download it HERE. Leave your comments and let us know where we went wrong or how good we look.
Tuesday, January 27
Bobcats Planet Radio
After extensive negotiations, we've joined forces with Bobcats Planet. We're now hosting another weekly podcast, but this time focusing on everyone's favorite NBA team in the Carolinas. You can go HERE to check it out. We've already gotten a lot of positive response and much thanks to Ziggy and all the guys over there for getting us involved. We've even made it on to iTunes (now if our staff here would get off their asses...). Listen in and drop us a line on the new "Ham Biscuit" Hotline.
Monday, January 19
Shackleford Files 006: A Thin Line Between Favre and Great
Recaps of the Conference Championship round games, a quick Super Bowl pick (we disagree), and Catfish is concerned about safety for players other than the snap-takers. We also take a look at the biggest day in college basketball during which Catfish offers love for not one but two Dookies and Cleet is concerned about safety for the Big East players. Julius Peppers wants to leave Carolina and we've got at least one person who's ready to help him pack. And as always our walk offs. Come for the sports, stay for the Marmaduke references. Drop us a line and let us know what you think. Download HERE.
Monday, January 12
Shackleford Files 005: Of Jake Delhomme and Teeter Totters
A recap of the divisional playoff round, with special attention paid to the egg laid by the hometown Panthers. Lebron, Kobe, and Celtics oh my! The first ever guest on TSF discusses the end of college football, an office no-no and when it's not OK to go for two. Apologies for some funky audio during the first segment, not quite sure what caused it, but we'll try to get it fixed. Jake Delhomme song by the Charlotte Squawks. Download the podcast, here.
Saturday, January 3
Shackleford Files 004: NFL Playoffs and 2008 Remembered
Get 2009 and the Wildcard Weeked started off right with the newest edition of The Shackleford Files. Cleet believes he may have found this year's Giants and Catfish asks how Chad Pennington can win Comeback Player of the Year award. Where does Utah end up in the final poll, and what 5-7 team could be in the National Championship discussion in just a few years? We also take a look back at our top memories of 2008, a program getting a free pass, and something our sports can learn from soccer. The song from the first break is from The Herd (via BoingBoing). The music video is flippin sweet and well worth a view. As always you can download this episode here.
Wednesday, December 24
Shackleford Files 003: Special Holiday Edition
Tuesday, December 16
The Shackleford Files: 002
Another weekly(?) installment of our podcast is all ready for your listening pleasure. In only our second venture into the auditory airwaves of your soul, Catfish and I discuss the NFL action from Sunday, the playoff race and a wide variety of other topics. Of course we share thoughts on the Bobcats-Suns swap, MLB signings, the Heisman and Catfish even waxes poetic on people who decide that the way to show their love for you on Christmas is to get you something that has zero value except to dangle from your tree one time a year. As always, you can download your very own version of it here. Enjoy the podcast and this time no Ray Romano jokes! Continue reading...
Tuesday, December 9
The Shackleford Files: 001
