Worthy Of The Jersey

Adam Mendoza, the voice of St. Edward athletics, joins Eric and Tim to preview this Saturday's matchup of top ranked Cincinnati Moeller against second ranked St. Ed's. The game can be watched online for free at stedwardeagles.com  

St. Edward football coach Tom Lombardo joins Coach Flannery and Tim to discuss the 1st half of the football season and this Saturday's matchup with rival St. Ignatius. They also reflect on the great career of St. Ignatius football coach Chuck Kyle. Watch the game at stedwardeagles.com      

Ryan Virtue (@PCA_Virtue) joins Tim to talk about his role at the Positive Coaching Alliance. Topics discussed include establishing a mission and culture, the 4 legs of any athletic team or organization, how coaches and parents can support their athletes and enhance the athlete experience and a bunch more. Check out PCA at: positivecoach.org pcadevszone.org

In this episode Tim is joined by Adam Mendoza (@stedwardpbp) to discuss the new deal with the St. Edward football broadcasts and Bally's sports. They also talk about St. Ed's opening win over Toledo Central Catholic, the game this Friday against Pittsburgh Central Catholic, and some of the intriguing early season matchups. Check out all St. Edward sports on Stedwardeagles.com!

Brea Schmidt (thethinkingbranch.com) joins Eric and Tim on this episode for a wide-ranging conversation on being a parent with children in youth sports. Brea brings a tremendous background as an athlete and entrepreneur and shares some great thoughts and insight about parenting and the impact sports has on children. Follow Brea and The Thinking Branch on Instagram and Facebook! We hope you enjoy this conversation!

Cavs beat reporter, and long time friend of the show Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) joins Coach Flannery and Tim for a conversation about the Cavs, the NBA Draft and some quick NBA Finals thoughts.  

Gilmour Academy Coach Dan DeCrane (@coachdecrane) joins Tim to talk about the Lancers run to the D2 State Final in Ohio. Dan talks about his journey through coaching, including stops at Bishop Ready and Bishop Hartley in Columbus, and also their great run through the 2022 tournament. Check out all the summer basketball camp offerings https://www.gilmour.org/campus-life/camp-programs        

Eric and Tim are back! They discuss their favorite Will Smith movies, the end of St. Ed's basketball season, with a season ending loss in the Final 4, and the NCAA Final 4 in New Orleans this weekend.

Coach Flannery and Tim are back and talking basketball. The Eagles dropped 3 of their last 4 regular season games. Coach Flannery talks about how that impacts preparation and practices heading into the playoffs and the duo dive into the "playoff mindset" for St. Edward. Also discussed on this episode are the Juwan Howard handshake line incident and the elam ending in basketball. Support St. Ed's and St. Edward athletics at stedwardeagles.com

Eric and Tim are back after a little break. They discuss the St. Edward basketball season so far, highlighted by several close games, including a 4 OT loss to DeMatha and 12 point comeback in the final minute against Buchtel. They also discuss some specific situations and strategy and thought process around end of game situations. St. Ed's games are broadcast on stedwardeagles.com

Adam Mendoza, the voice of St. Ed's sports, joins Eric and Tim to preview the Ohio Division 1 Football State Championship game between St. Edward and Springfield. Check out Adam's call of the game at stedwardeagles.com  

Adam Mendoza (@stedwardpbp) joins Eric and Tim to preview this Friday's football regional final between St. Ed's and Medina. It should be a great game on Friday! Check out Adam's call of the game on stedwardeagles.com  

Eric and Tim are back for a conversation about team building while a player, or elements around the team, are expressing unhappiness. The conversation is in the context of this week's Browns drama with Odell Beckham. They also talk about the start of the St. Ed's basketball season and the upstart Cavs! A lot going on! Check out all St. Edward broadcasts and schedules at stedwardeagles.com

Long-time friend of the pod Matt Goul of Cleveland.com (@mgoul) joins Tim to talk about the Ohio High School Football playoffs. They talk about the best early round matchups in Northeast Ohio, give thoughts on the new playoff format and talk about who the favorites are in each division. Follow Matt's coverage all playoffs long, and as always follow the Eagles at stedwardeagles.com!  

St. Edward football coach Tom Lombardo joins Eric and Tim to talk about the 6-0 Eagles and this Saturday's matchup with arch rival St. Ignatius. Watch the game online at stedwardeagles.com!

One of our favorite guests, Coach Sharman White, joins the show to talk about the experience of Team USA's U16 gold medal run through the Tournament of the Americas in Mexico. Coach Flannery and Coach White discuss their approach to picking a team, dealing with quarantine rules and their approach and experience on their gold medal run.

Sean Flannery (@Sean_Flan10) joins Tim to preview the USA Men's U16 Gold Medal matchup with Argentina. The game is tonight, Sunday at 9:30 pm and can be watched live on youtube: https://youtu.be/WWEbwJjo3TA

Our first quick hitter pod! Tim gives his thoughts on the Cavs making a trade for Lauri Markkanen and sending out Larry Nance Jr. Let us know if you like these quicker pods!

Matt Goul (@mgoul) joins Tim to talk about Ohio High School football, with a focus on Northeast Ohio. Topics include: New preseason schedule New playoff format Why St. Ed's earned the top overall ranking The top region 1 teams, including Mentor, St. Ignatius and Medina Best division 2 teams Top early season games in Northeast Ohio Teams and storylines to look out for throughout the season Follow Matt's work on cleveland.com and on twitter (@mgoul) All St. Ed's games broadcast on stedwardeagles.com    

This time it's Tim who is away, so Coach Flan (@coachflan) takes over for a conversation with frequent guest Coach Sharman White (@coachswhite). Eric and Sharm talk about their roles as coaches for the upcoming FIBA Americas tournament in Mexico, where they will be leading the U16 team for USA Basketball. They talk about how they're preparing, what they expect on the trip and the unique challenges of this particular tournament. Tim (@timmys24) will be sure to share updates throughout the tournament and hopefully have some follow ups with the coaches!