Best Commodores Football Podcasts (2025)

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Building a retro gaming media platform, see it taken out by Google - and what happens next, with Brandon Saltalamacchia 54:09

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My guest today is Brandon Saltalamacchia, the founder and publisher of Retro Dodo – one of the most trusted and beloved destinations for retro gaming gadget reviews, news, and geek culture. Brandon joins me to share his deep love of retro gaming. We swap thoughts on Evercade, and dive into how he built Retro Dodo into one of the most successful ret…

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July 10, 2025 - Kentucky Wildcats Preview 39:35

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The season rapidly approaches as we continue through the Texas Longhorns' upcoming schedule week by week. This week, we land on the Kentucky Wildcats, who are looking to rebound from their worst season under head coach Mark Stoops. They were hit hard during the Transfer Portal window, but also tried to rebuild through it as well -- reshaping their …

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52 days away from kickoff, SEC Media Days next week, mailbag 56:48

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Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James presents our football coverage. Joe enjoys providing superior service by putting his clients first. Raymond James' comprehensive financial planning gives their clients a truly integrated and tailored approach to wealth management. At the end of the day, they just enjoy working hard for great people. Raymon…

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July 8, 2025 - Expectations for Arch 45:25

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For the first time in three seasons, the Texas Longhorns are breaking in a new quarterback. The former top player in the country, Arch Manning, is officially set to take the field as QB1 for the Texas Longhorns after two seasons of ill-informed questions and transfer rumors. Expectations are already sky high for the Longhorns' quarterback as they t…

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Candice Lee's NIL approach, grading baseball portal activity, mailbag 38:29

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Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James presents our football coverage. Joe enjoys providing superior service by putting his clients first. Raymond James' comprehensive financial planning gives their clients a truly integrated and tailored approach to wealth management. At the end of the day, they just enjoy working hard for great people. Raymon…

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July 2, 2025 - Mississippi State Preview 1:06:42

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We continue our march through the Texas Longhorns' season with the Longhorns' first trip to Starkville as a member of the SEC. A year ago, the Mississippi State Bulldogs managed to move the ball on Texas, but the Longhorns managed to do enough to get the job done. In the offseason, MSU added more than 50 players through the portal, allowing second-…

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June 26, 2025 - Vanderbilt Commodores Preview 48:51

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The Texas Longhorns played one of their tightest games of the year in 2024 against Diego Pavia and the Vanderbilt Commodores. The dynamic playmaker is back for another year, with coach Clark Lea hoping to build on the most successful Vanderbilt season since Jame Franklin was the coach. What can we expect from Pavia Year Two and can the defense impr…

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Caden Harris flips to Georgia, Vandy's chances with Joel Wyatt, baseball portal additions 32:25

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Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James presents our football coverage. Joe enjoys providing superior service by putting his clients first. Raymond James' comprehensive financial planning gives their clients a truly integrated and tailored approach to wealth management. They just enjoy working hard for great people. Raymond James, “Life Well Pla…

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LSU Wins 8th CWS. Ben & Darren Make their Way Too Early SEC Football Top Five Picks. 32:55

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0:00 – The LSU Tigers are National Champions – Again! 12:38 – Way Too Early Top 5 SEC Football Teams 31:51 – See you in August – only 9 non-Football Saturdaysleft

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June 23, 2025 - Texas loading up in the trenches 38:36

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The summer visit window is closed, and the Texas Longhorns have secured four elite defensive linemen: three interior and one pass rusher. It's clear that Texas has a focus on the trenches for 2026, prioritizing several key pieces on both sides of the ball. How does this class set Texas up for the future, both near and far-term?…

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June 19, 2025 - Georgia Bulldogs Preview 46:26

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Perhaps the biggest blemish on the Texas Longhorns' 2024 season is the pair of losses to the Georgia Bulldogs. The first, in Austin, was not as competitive as Texas fans hoped. And while the second meeting, this time in the SEC Championship, was closer, Georgia still came out on top. What can Texas fans expect from the Bulldogs as they face in the …

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Diego Pavia sounds off, Tim Corbin searching for another hitting coach, mailbag 52:00

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Bulovas Wealth Management of Raymond James presents our football coverage. Joe enjoys providing superior service by putting his clients first. Raymond James' comprehensive financial planning gives their clients a truly integrated and tailored approach to wealth management. They just enjoy working hard for great people. Raymond James, “Life Well Pla…

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40+ years of making games, from Jet Power Jack & Rick Dangerous to Wreckreaction - with Simon Phipps 1:25:51

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This episode's guest's fingerprints are all over some of the most iconic games of the 80s, 90s and beyond - Simon Phipps, aka Simes. From the 8-bit bedroom coding scene to the heights of AAA development, Simon’s career has spanned hits from Rick Dangerous and Shadow Man, to the Harry Potter games for EA. In addition to finding out about his long ca…

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June 17, 2025 - Texas Clinches the Director's Cup 32:50

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For the fourth time in the last five years, the Texas Longhorns have claimed the Director's Cup as the top athletic department in the nation. It was tighter than it probably should have been, with the men's basketball team and baseball teams underperforming, but the track and field teams did just enough to secure a 1.5-point win over the USC Trojan…

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June 12, 2025 - Arkansas Razorbacks Preview 56:47

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Our season preview series continues this week, covering the Texas Longhorns' Week 11 opponent, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The long-time rivals meet for back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 2003 and 2004 seasons, the first time as conference opponents since the days of the Southwest Conference. The Razorbacks return an experienced quarter…

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It’s Omaha Time! Texas Takes WCWS. Who has the Best Percentage Chance to SEC Football Championship? 25:20

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0:00 – Happy Father’s Day 2:17 – It’s Omaha Time! 6:22 – Longhorns are National Champs 8:06 – 2025 SEC Football Standings – According to ESPN 24:04 – Enjoy the College World Series

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June 10, 2025 - Texas Softball Claims National Championship 52:12

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The Texas Longhorns went to Oklahoma City with an opportunity to exorcise several demons, knocking off Oklahoma and Tennessee to set up this weekend's matchup with old rival Texas Tech and star pitcher NiJaree Canady. It took all three games of the championship series to get it done, but the Longhorns hoisted their first-ever softball trophy in Okl…

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Sorting through another early exit from the NCAA Tournament, mailbag questions 54:19

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June 5, 2025 - Texas A&M Football Preview 59:11

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We are rapidly approaching the college football season and so it is time to begin our season preview series. Every offseason we go through the Longhorns' schedule week-by-week in reverse order with someone who knows the opponents best. This week, we welcome Cameron Ohnysty to help us dive into the 2025 Texas A&M Aggies. We talk about Year 2 of the …

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LSUS Baseball Makes History. WCWS and Super Regionals Updates. Football Spring Meetings. Darren Mourns the Commodores. 21:17

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0:00 – The LSUS Pilots – National Champs 2:01 - Baseball Regionals and Super Regionals 8:38 - WCWS 10:42 - Football Spring Meetings 16:16 - House vs. NCAA Settlement 20:08 - All the spring post season is here

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June 3, 2025 - Baseball falls, Softball Advances 42:28

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The Texas Longhorns saw their spring sports head in different directions over the weekend, with the baseball team bowing out of the postseason at home while the softball team advanced to the Women's College World Series in Oklahoma City. The baseball team, the No. 2 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament couldn't overcome the pitching of the UTSA Road…

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Evercade Anniversary and Showcase - with Andrew Byatt and Sean Cleaver 58:01

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It's the five year anniversary of Evercade, the cart-based retro and indie gaming system, and we are celebrating with a special interview with the CEO and head of marketing of Blaze Entertainment - Andrew Byatt and Sean Cleaver respectively. Following the latest Showcase announcement on 29th May 2025, we have a deep-dive interview covering all the …

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Vandy Boys Secure Number 1 Overall Seed 25:11

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In this episode of the Vanderbilt West End Report, Sami Kincaid and Wesley Tate recap the SEC Tournament, talk number one overall seed for the Vandy Boys, and SEC Spring Meetings.By Bleav

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Previewing the Nashville Regional, Vandy's path to Omaha, mailbag 41:40

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Projected SEC CWS Teams. SEC Sends 5 Teams to WCWS. Darren Puts Ben on the Hot Seat. 28:30

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Ben and Darren love this time of year. The WCWS is underway and the MCWS is gettingstarted. They also look at the anonymousstatements coaches make about other SEC football teams. Ben is forced to play, “Who Said It?” 0:00 – It’s a wonderful time of year 0:21 – The Vanderbilt Commodores are your baseball 2025 SEC Champions 3:32 – Who’s headed to Oma…

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May 27, 2026 - Baseball gets No. 2 Seed, Softball headed to WCWS 43:58

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While the Texas Longhorns' baseball team made an early exit from the SEC Tournament, Texas still managed to grab the No. 2 seed in the NCAA Baseball tournament. That not only affords them friendly confines for the first two weekends of the tournament, but also grants them a favorable draw en route to Omaha. The ladies are heading to the Women's Col…

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What can the VandyBoys gain from the SEC Tournament?, Postseason potential, mailbag 41:18

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Football Schedule Wreckers. SEC Baseball Tourney in Hoover. WCWS Begins. 30:52

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Ben and Darren aren’t tailgating in Hoover, but LSU Fans are! It’s that time of year! 100 days to football with baseball and softball sprinting through the postseason. We lovetalking about it all and can’t wait for you to jump in the conversation with us. 0:00 – It’s post-season baseball/softball time 1:53 – SEC Football Schedule Wreckers 17:59 – W…

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May 20, 2025 - Baseball clinches SEC; Softball advamces 43:24

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The 2025 Texas Longhorns' baseball team went into Norman and clinched the SEC regular season title with a series win over the Oklahoma Sooners. That win guarantees them a double-bye in the SEC Tournament, putting them two steps closer to achieving their season goals. The softball team hosted and dominated the Austin Regional, setting up a Super Reg…

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VandyBoys secure huge series win in Knoxville, postseason seeding, mailbag 45:32

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Here We Geaux! SEC Softball and Baseball Updates. Top 5 SEC Football Teams (Spring Rankings). 32:43

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0:00 – Softball, Baseball, Football 00:56 – John Hudson Brown – Haughton 2:45 – Women’s College World Series 5:33 – SEC Baseball teams in the Top 25 13:35 – Spring Football Rankings (SEC Top 5) 29:35 – 107 days and counting to kick off!!!

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May 13, 2025 - Bad weekend on the Diamond 35:18

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The Texas Longhorns had their worst combined weekend on the diamond of the year, with the baseball team dropping the weekend series, while the softball team was run-ruled out of the SEC Tournament by the Texas A&M Aggies. How do they rebound as they both still have championship aspirations for the remainder of their seasons?…

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Vandy Takes Down Tennessee In Heated Rubber Match | Series Report 12:13

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Making modern Game Boy Color games, from Block Droppin to OutRun - with Shane McCafferty 1:05:45

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Despite being over 27 years old, developers are still making games for the Game Boy Color - and one such game designer and coder is Shane McCafferty. He has been making games since he was 11, but has taken his side hustle and hobby onto a whole new level, releasing 9 Game Boy Color games on ItchIO in the past 18 months. We find out what it is that …

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Vandy247 LIVE | VandyBoys head to Knoxville, football recruiting momentum, mailbag 54:12

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SEC Softball Tourney Kicks Off. Plus, Football Over/Under Win Prediction Totals. 37:28

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It’s never too early to start talking football. Ben and Darren look at the over/under wintotal predictions for SEC football, the upcoming softball tournament and SECbaseball heating up. 0:00 – SEC Softball Tourney is here 6:45 – 51 and 0 8:31 – SEC Baseball 12:49 - 2025 Football Win Total Over/Under 36:28 – There’s a lot of sports to enjoy…