Rich Take On Sports

Episode 58: Jeff Scott | Clemson University Co-Offensive Coordinator & WR Coach Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Jeff Scott Social media has changed recruiting significantly by allowing players to learn more about each school and coaches to learn more about the players As a son of college football coach, he really can’t remember life without sports Realized that he wanted to be a football coach while sitting in Charlie Ward’s (FSU) locker before the Florida St./Miami game in 1991 Jeff and his family leaned heavily on their faith that God had bigger plans for their family after his dad, Brad Scott, was fired as head coach at South Carolina Attended Clemson as was a walk-on WR and FG placeholder Won a state championship as head coach at Blythewood HS in 2006 Named Recruiting Coordinator and WR Coach in 2008 by Dabo Swinney after serving as a Gra

Episode 57: John Brenkus | 6x Emmy-Award Winning Creator & Host of Sport Science Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: John Brenkus Very blessed to be in a position of being recognized as the “Sport Science Guy” when in public after 1,800 segments of Sport Science Grew up in Vienna, VA and sports became intertwined in his life at an early age because he was drawn in as a fan first Influenced by the success of the Washington Redskins, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Bullets Baseball was his main sport growing up and ran cross-country in high school Being an athlete was not his identity but athletics were a part of his life Sport Science originated from a show on Discovery Channel called “XMA Extreme Martial Arts” which led to a show, “Fight Science”, on National Geographic Firmly believes that a person can do anything they CAN

Episode 56: Nelson Faerber | Former Clemson WR & Special Teams Player of the Year Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Nelson Faerber Last name is pronounced “Fair-ber” Even though started playing baseball first, football is favorite because he enjoyed hitting people Has always had the drive to outwork anyone and had aspirations of playing in college after seeing a fellow Chattahoochee High School alum Charlie Whitehurst play at Clemson Turned down multiple football scholarships at the military academies to become a preferred walk-on at Clemson Would play Wide Receiver and Special Teams where Dabo Swinney would be his position coach at WR Was instrumental in the annual rivalry game versus South Carolina in 2007 blocking a punt which was returned for a TD and catching a pass for a TD to help preserve the win 23-21 Was tempted to pursue playing in t

Episode 55: Randy Foye | 11-year NBA Veteran & Former Villanova All-American Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Randy Foye During March Madness there’s so much smack talk in the NBA locker rooms about whose alma maters will make a run in the tournament Currently, a free agent and retirement is not something he is considering right now Baseball is his best sport and only started playing basketball because he didn’t like wearing the tight pants with baseball Fred Hill was influential in his decision to attend Villanova University and head coach Jay Wright helped develop him into the man he is today His dad died in a motorcycle accident when he was 2 and his mom disappeared when he was 5 in 1989 He would learn in 2016 that his mom had died in 1989 but she was never identified and DNA tests confirmed her identity which allowed him to have closure on

Episode 54: Allisha Gray | Dallas Wings Guard & WNBA 2017 Rookie of the Year Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Allisha Gray Finishing up her degree from South Carolina this May 2018 in Broadcast Journalism Slowly becoming more interested in being in front of the camera after her playing days are over Played basketball and softball growing up in Sandersville, GA Inspired by both her older and younger brother and competed against them in almost everything Her family is very important to her and has always been there supporting her and her dad is the high school principal in Sandersville Suffered a serious knee injury during her Senior year and she struggled to stay positive but her family and support network motivated her to work even harder to come back Having to sit out after transferring from North Carolina to South Carolina was difficult but allowed her

Episode 53: Kevin Willis | 22-year NBA Veteran & NBA Champion Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kevin Willis Commitment to training has kept him in shape throughout his career and after his playing days Became interested in fashion at an early age when he would swap clothes with neighborhood friends Was more into running than basketball as a kid and good outrun anyone and then grew 5 inches in one summer It was coach William Carter at Persian High School that invited him to play basketball Went to junior college at Jackson Community College & Jud Heathcote from Michigan State recruited him to be a Spartan After his Senior year at Michigan State, many still doubted his full NBA potential but Marty Blake, NBA superscout, invited him to attend the 1984 NBA Draft Kevin was selected 11th overall to the Atlanta Hawks in 1984 Willis Reed and Hakeem Olajuwon

Episode 52: Dwight “Doc” Gooden | Former 16-year MLB Veteran & NL Cy Young Award Winner Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Dwight “Doc” Gooden Baseball was the only thing he wanted to do growing up and never knew the type of impact that he would have on people for playing a game he loved Was very shy growing up and didn’t really play organized baseball Didn’t play baseball in high school until his Junior year Signed National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at the University of Miami but decided to pursue professional career after being drafted in the 1st round and 5th overall by the NY Mets Still remembers his first start in the Majors against the Houston Astros in 1984 and he was so anxious he walked approximately 3 miles to the Astrodome Was very superstitious and one of his biggest superstitions was that he wo

Episode 51: Eric Pincus | Bleacher Report & Basketball Insiders NBA “Capologist” Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Eric Pincus Born in NY but moved to Los Angeles at 7-years old and his 2 uncles were die-hard NY Mets fans Baseball was his first love but played more football Loved sports as a kid because it was entertainment with unscripted drama Eventually gave up playing sports in high school to focus on being a DJ for various parties and functions Loved listening to Chick Hearns call Los Angeles Lakers games Eventually started writing for HoopsWorld.com which was fansite internet blog and then Swish Magazine Found his niche with how teams are built based on salary cap and collective bargaining deals and didn’t gravitate towards breaking news Enjoys being able to explain why trades happen Getting more comfortable in front of the camera

Episode 50: Woodrow “Woody” Dantzler III | Former Clemson University QB & NFL Athlete Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Woody Dantzler Was not a true college or pro football fan growing up in Orangeburg, SC as his first idol was Bruce Lee Began excelling in track and field and started learning the importance of technique while learning to throw the javelin True motivation while playing sports was not to win but to never let his teammates down Rick Stockstill is the only reason he decided to sign with Clemson Learning the complexity of the college game was a big challenge as he redshirts his freshman year where Brandon Streeter and Nealon Greene were very influential in his development Eventually becomes the starting QB at Clemson and becomes the first QB in NCAA history to pass for over 2,000 yards and rush for over 1,000 yards in a single seaso

Episode 49: Irving Roland | NBA Player Development Coach Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Irving Roland  Grew up in Oklahoma City and football was his favorite sport to watch growing up because of the popularity of football in the southwest Comes from a family that loves sports Primed for a big senior season in high school until he suffers a broken leg at the Pump Brothers camp in Los Angeles where he was fouled on a fast break dunk Spent 2 years at Carl Albert State College and then continued college career at Southwestern Oklahoma St. University Connected with Dave Hopla in Chicago who helped him secure an unpaid internship with the Boston Celtics as an Assistant Video Coordinator which led to him being hired by the New Orleans Hornets Eventually, he would move on to the Phoenix Suns and then founded Blueprint Basketball in Miami in 2011 for off-season train

Episode 48: Nick Schultz | Former 15-year NHL Veteran Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Nick Schultz Silverstick given to him for playing in his 1,000th NHL game is tucked away in his basement and is a special award Growing up in a small town in western Canada, hockey just became a part of his life early in his childhood with baseball in the summer and hockey the rest of the year Moved away as a teenager part of the year to be able to compete against better competition Realized that the NHL could be a part of his future around 18-19 years old and was drafted in the 2000 NHL Entry NHL Draft by the expansion team Minnesota Wild Would spend 10 years in Minnesota helping the Wild reach the Western Conference Finals against the Anaheim Ducks Grew up an Edmonton Oilers fan and was traded to Edmonton and was a special moment but his fonded memories were in Minnesota

Episode 47: Harold Hughes | Bandwagon CEO & Founder Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Harold Hughes Parents are Jamaican immigrants and he was born in NYC and moved to Columbia, SC before entering kindergarten He feels blessed to have been able to play sports which allowed him to connect with other kids Spent a year in Jamaica before entering school in Columbia, SC and struggled with the transition back into America because of his accent and how he felt kids viewed him as dumb because they couldn’t understand him Education became very important to him and he thought his path would eventually lead to being a lawyer after attending Clemson University His career aspirations changed after working as a courier for a law firm and then receiving an offer to work at ScanSource in Greenville, SC After receiving his MBA from Clemson while working it was then th

Episode 46: Sharone Wright | Former NBA Lottery Pick & Clemson University 2-Time All-ACC Selection Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Sharone Wright Many people don’t believe that he had a role in the movie Space Jam with Michael Jordan until they see the credits and he still receives royalty checks His agent was David Falk who was Michael Jordan’s agent and that allowed him access to many things like the opportunity to have a role in Space Jam He was always around the game of basketball during his childhood because his dad had played at Savannah St. and had won a state championship in high school Dan Roundfield of the Atlanta Hawks was influential in his development as his AAU coach Immediately fell in love with Clemson during his visit even though initially he had no interest in visiting as he was intending to play at Duke Family and friends ga

Episode 45: Bob Rathbun | Fox Sports Southeast Atlanta Hawks Play-by-Play Announcer Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bob Rathbun Grew up in Salisbury, NC and his first entry into sports broadcasting was at 12-years old when he called the local radio station First job was as a sports director at WSTP in Salisbury, NC in 1973 after graduating from Catawba College Marty Brennaman was very influential early in his career and would visit him during the summers and Marty helped Bob get his job in Virginia and was there for 14 years Left Virgina for baseball play-by-play with Detroit Tigers replacing the legend Ernie Harwell and it was the worst 3-years of his career Moved to Atlanta in 1996 after his time in Detroit Watches a lot of film to prepare but the biggest part of his prep is talking to people Feels that the art of storytelling is being lost in broadcasting

Episode 44: Tim Bourret | Clemson University Assistant AD/Football Communications Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Tim Bourret Enjoys the Fake Twitter account and has fun with it and still doesn’t know who created the account Grew up in Connecticut listening to Notre Dame sports on the radio since his dad was a Notre Dame graduate and was always enthralled with numbers and stats Didn’t have any intentions of pursuing a career in sports information as he had plans to work on the stock exchange floor His dad had a chance meeting with Roger Valdiserri, SID at Notre Dame which eventually led Tim to be an intern while a student at Notre Dame Opportunity at Clemson came available under Bob Bradley and Tim was hired where he helped cover all sports at Clemson Started doing color commentary for men’s basketball in 1980 and also did commentary for foo

Episode 43: Ian Eagle | CBS Sports, YES Network, Westwood One Play-By-Play Announcer Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Ian Eagle Finding balance in life now while spending the year broadcasting NFL, college basketball, NBA, and Tennis First fell in love with the personalities in sports Sports was an escape for him with divorced parents who were entertainers Entertaining was also easy for him and wasn’t afraid to be on stage Attended Syracuse University and Mike Tirico became a mentor After interning at WFAN in NY, he got his first job as a radio producer from 7 PM – 12 AM at the station in 1990 Howie Rose provided on-the-job training in those early years before getting the job on the YES Network as the play-by-play announcer for the New Jersey Nets where he was paired with Bill Raftery who Ian considers the best His nickname of “Bird”

Episode 42: Bob Richey | Furman University Men’s Basketball Head Coach Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Bob Richey Coaching against Coach K at Duke brought back memories as a kid thinking that one day he wanted to be a college basketball coach and now it was reality Watching Eddie Fogler coach at South Carolina as a kid was the first time he thought about having a career in coaching but it wasn’t until he was 23-years old that he decided to take the leap into coaching First memories of playing sports was a yellow basketball and he became hooked on basketball eventually playing on the Division II level at North Greenville University Barclay Radebaugh at Charleston Southern gave him his first coaching break where he quickly took it upon himself to get involved in recruiting based on the advice of current UCLA assistant coach Duane Broussard Left Charl

Episode 41: Edwin McCain | Award-Winning Singer/Songwriter Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Edwin McCain Huge NFL fan and favorite team is New England Patriots Loved playing sports at an early age growing up in South Carolina Music has always been a big part of his life and started playing at clubs at 15 Playing at fraternities in the south with Hootie and the Blowfish and Dave Matthews Band is when the true music journey started Timing was a big factor in musical career with a lot of luck Singing the National Anthem for the AFC Championship game in January 2017 for the New England Patriots is one of his biggest thrills Continues to focus on giving back and especially in Greenville, SC where the city has given him so much Words of Wisdom from Edwin McCain: “Your ability to succeed in life is in direct proportion to your ability to ask for help.”

Episode 40: George Hincapie | Former Professional Cyclist & 17-Time Tour de France Finisher Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: George Hincapie Unsure how many total miles he has ridden on a bike in his career First memory on a bicycle was his sister’s bike learning how to ride but he didn’t really enjoy riding until later on while riding on the weekends with his dad Didn’t play other sports growing up and had challenges fitting in as a teenager until he reached a higher level and people recognized his greatness Had a difficult transition as pro early on because it was hard to adjust to living in a foreign country with language barriers and the cultural differences His strengths were the super intense 1-day races with long distances Knowing his strengths helped ensure a long professional career Winning a stage in the 2006 Tour de France was

Episode 39: Kendall Gill | Former NBA Veteran & University of Illinois All-American Subscribe on http://apple.co/2qdc4AB (Apple Podcast) | http://bit.ly/2r8lKvs (Google Play) | http://bit.ly/2qnGiRP (Stitcher) Rich Take On Sports Show Notes: Rich Spotlight: Kendall Gill Enjoyed the time playing in the Big 3 League founded by Ice Cube but felt his age negatively impacted how he was viewed as a player Stays in shape today through boxing Boxing was his first sport he started playing and didn’t even like basketball Played multiple sports and starting playing basketball when his family moved to the suburbs of Chicago He was convinced that he would play at Michigan St., however, the morning after making the decision to attend Michigan St. he changed his mind a signed with Illinois Greatest moment in his playing career is making the Final Four in 1989 with Illinois on the team labeled, “Flyin’ Illini” Suffered devasting migraine headaches throughout his NBA career Feels that