Tonight The Goon Show was honored to have Mark Brennan from Fight on State sitting in for Goon. Our guest for the night was Neal Rudel from the Altoona Mirror. Neal was on to discuss the article he wrote last week in which he outlined how certain alumni are essentially undermining Penn State Football Coach Bill O’Brien. The guys discussed Neal’s article as well …
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05.23 Goon Show Preview: Neal Rudel from the Altoona Mirror
Today’s show will be dedicated to the memory of Joe Conlin. All of us at the Goon Show wish to send our condolences to Keith and his family during this difficult time. We’ll be playing a man down today but the crew will be doing it for Goon tonight!
Our guest for today’s show will be Neal Rudel from the Altoona Mirror who will be on to discuss his article last week about how Coach O’brien is being undermined by some prominent alumni. We will also be discussing a similar article written by David Jones on PennLive.com where he calls those same prominent alumni “Joebots.
Other topics for tonight include the continuation of the Tiger vs. Sergio feud, Governor Corbett’s lawsuit against the NCAA, the Nittany Roundup, Hometown Hero and more..
Tune in Live at 7pm!
05.16 The Goon Show Preview: AQ Shipley and Bucky Greeley
The Goon Show will welcome call in guest AQ Shipley this week to discuss his recent trade from the Indianapolis Colts to the Super Bowl Champion Baltimore Ravens. We will also be introducing a new segment on the show title “Where are they now?” where we will profile a former Nittany Lion athlete. This is your chance to have input in the show by suggesting …
Goon Show/FOS Friday Night Tailgate
No show this Thursday, but to kick off the big weekend in style, The Goon Show and Fight On State will be jointly holding a Friday Night Tailgate AND live streaming webcast at the G-Man, downtown on Heister Street. Check in on our Facebook Event Page.
Stop by to talk Penn State football with FOS staffers, former Penn State football players and other Nittany Lion fans …
GoonSanity Winner is BooMc
Listener BooMc rode the Louisville Express to claim the crown of GoonSanity Champions. As champ, he will receive a $100 gift card to the Gingerbread Man in State College and a special invite to come join us on a future show.
Thanks to all who played. Full results are available at GoonSanity.com
GoonSanity Day Four
The listeners rise to the occasion and take over the top six spots in the GoonSanity Bracket Challenge. Listener Yuke tops the pack with 81 points but only three points separate the top six.
Head to GoonSanity to see the current leaderboard.
GoonSanity Day Three
I swear the contest is legit.
Yes, Goon really has taken over sole possession of first place in his own contest. He now has a nice four point lead on listener Yuke and a commanding ten point lead over his co-host Sweeney.
There still are lots of points available however (143 to be exact), so it’s still anyone’s contest. Check out GoonSanity for …
GoonSanity Day Two
Is the fix on? How can this be?
Goon leads his own contest.
By getting 13 of 16 games right for the second day in the row, Goon has claimed the top spot, albeit tied with one listener, in this own NCAA Bracket Challenge.
Details are over at GoonSanity.
GoonSanity Day One
Goon and Sweeney put on a stellar performance with their Day One GoonSanity picks each getting 13 of 16 games correct. However, they only sit in second place, trailing the almost perfect round put in by our producer John.
Full details over at GoonSanity. Thanks to the 50 some of you who are participating
Goon’s Super Conferences
Big 10: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Michigan St, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Boston College, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Rutgers, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Missouri, Mississippi, Mississippi St, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Texas, Oklahoma, Oklahoma St, Kansas, Kansas St, Texas Tech
PAC12: Arizona, Arizona St, California, Colorado, Oregon, Oregon St, USC, …
JB’s Super Conferences
Big Ten: PSU, OSU, Michigan, Michigan St., Nebraska, Iowa, Purdue, Northwestern, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Indiana, Illinois, Maryland, Rutgers, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia Tech, Kansas, Kansas State, Iowa State
SEC: Tennessee, Ole Miss, Georgia, Missouri, Vandy, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina, LSU, Alabama, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Auburn, Mississippi St, Florida State, Clemson, West Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami, Louisville
ACC: NC State, Duke, Wake Forest, Boston College, Pitt, Syracuse, UConn, Cincinnati, USF, Temple, Southern Miss, Memphis, UCF, …
Sweeney’s Super Conferences
Big Ten: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Boston College, Duke, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, UConn
SEC: Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Missouri, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Clemson, Florida State, Miami, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, and, Wake Forest
Big 12: Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech, …
