We are back with another episode of our Squib Kicks podcast. This is part 2 from our time at the 2024 Mountain West Media Days. We caught up with three football coaches: Troy Calhoun from Air Force, Sean Lewis from San Diego State, and Spencer Danielson from Boise State.
We are back with another episode of our Squib Kicks podcast. We traveled to Las Vegas for the 2024 Mountain West Football Media Days. Eric and Kym were able to chat with several Mountain West coaches and administrators. This is Mountain West Media Days part 1, featuring commissioner Gloria Nevarez and deputy commissioner Bret Gilliland.
We have a new title sponsor and a presenting sponsor! This is the story of how we became the "Snoop Dogg Arizona Bowl, presented by Gin & Juice by Dre and Snoop." We are joined by the executive director of the bowl, Kym Adair, and the CEO of Gin & Juice, Patrick Halbert, to recap the process of becoming partners. Then the High 5 with Kym segment features Kym's Top 5 things that have happened since the big announcement.
We are joined by the commissioner of the Mountain West Conference, Gloria Nevarez. We recap her trip to Tucson for the Arizona Bowl, talk about conference realignment, the Mountain West’s new strategic plan, and more! Then, coming off the heels the Super Bowl, the High Five with Kym segment features Kym’s Top 5 Super Bowl Halftime Shows.
For our first show of 2024 we look back at the 2023 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. We are joined by executive director, Kym Adair and the bowl’s chairman of the board, Ali Farhang. Our “Pachanga Week” recap starts with the arrivals of Toledo and Wyoming, through the Cowboys winning the game with a walk-off field goal and ending with the taco touchdown to ring in the New Year. Plus, we share our excitement for new head coach of the Arizona Wildcats football team (and a participant in the 2020 Arizona Bowl), Brent Brennan. We end the show with some NFL playoffs talk.
It’s PACHANGA Week! We are excited to have Jake Marsh from Barstool Sports and Pardon My Take join us. Jake is the play-by-play announcer for the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl broadcast. We talk about the experience last year, look ahead to the 2023 bowl, preview the Toledo vs. Wyoming matchup, and hear about the new Barstool Chicago office. Executive director, Kym Adair also joins us for another round of “High 5 with Kym.” We review her Top 5 Christmas movies.
We share the conversation with Tedy Bruschi from the 2023 Kickoff Luncheon. Tedy talks about when he started playing football, his time at the University of Arizona, winning Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, recovering from a stroke to return to playing football, and his current broadcasting career with ESPN. Executive director, Kym Adair, also joins us to recap the luncheon event and another round of “High 5 with Kym.” Plus, we talk about the football teams that have our attention from the MAC and the Mountain West.
Former Arizona Wildcats football coach, and current president of the National Football Foundation – Southern Arizona Chapter, Tim Kish is on the show to talk about the partnership between the NFF and the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl. Coach Kish also reflects on his successful career in college football coaching, including his experience as the interim head coach of Arizona in 2011. Executive Kym Adair pops in with a new segment, “High Five with Kym!” She shares her top 5 favorite sports documentaries. We close the show with a look at the hot teams in the MAC and Mountain West.
We talk to Lisa Litvack, aka “Live Events Lisa,” the VP of Live Events and Production Ops for Barstool Sports. You’ll get a behind the scenes look at the production side and how Lisa and her team bring to life everything you see and hear at Barstool Sports. Our own Del Arvayo, the COO of the bowl, joins us to talk about how the bowl develops relationships with the teams from the Mountain West and MAC. Plus hear about our Kickoff Luncheon and our Friday Night Lights Tour!
We talk to Brett Fera, the new sports editor for the Arizona Daily Star. Topics covered in this conversation include his new role with the Star, the local sports media landscape, conference realignment, Bijan Robinson's debut NFL season, and more.
We talk to Ross Dellenger who covers college football for Sports Illustrated and is one of the hosts of the College Football Enquirer podcast. Topics covered in this conversation include the multitude of changes in college athletics over the past few years, the future of the Pac-12, reaction to Barstool Sports sponsoring our bowl game, and more.
We are joined by Erika Barnes, Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director from Arizona Athletics and the newest member of the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl Executive Board. We talk about the bowl, the college athletics industry, and the excitement around the Arizona Wildcats football program.
We are joined by MAC commissioner, Dr. Jon Steinbrecher and MAC associate commissioner, Jeremy Guy. This is our MACtion episode! We talk about the conference’s innovative approach to student-athlete welfare, its connection to Barstool Sports, the history of “MACtion,” conference realignment, and of course, the bowl game.
In part 2 of our 2022 Bowl Recap we chat with Pete Overmyer, the Vice President of Technology for Barstool Sports. Known as "All Business Pete" to Stoolies, he was instrumental in the production of the broadcast and one of the key behind the scenes people from Barstool to help make the Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl a reality. We also highlight a special day for the bowl as we were able to celebrate the generosity of the Barstool Fund. They provided $1.2 million to 26 Southern Arizona small businesses who have been negatively impacted by the pandemic.
The 2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl has come and gone. We couldn't be more pleased with how everything turned out. This is Part 1 of our 2022 Bowl Recap. We chat with our executive director, Kym Adair and our chairman of the board of directors, Ali Farhang to recap the events and impact of bowl week '22.
Our 2022 Bowl Week is just one week away! In this episode, we start off with a conversation with Katie Pondiscio (aka Katie Stats) from Barstool Sports. She's involved with all things college football for Barstool Sports and has been a friend of the show since day one. She has helped us land some great guests from Barstool Sports and now we get to learn more about her and her journey with the company. Then we walk through the week ahead and preview all of the events taking place during Bowl Week.
The Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl is Friday, Dec. 30. If you're in Tucson, come to the game! If not, watch exclusively on Barstool.TV.
We're getting closer to the 2022 Barstool Sports Arizona Bowl! In this episode we chat with Jake Marsh of Barstool Sports. He's part of the number 1 sports podcast in the country, Pardon My Take, and will be the play-by-play announcer for the bowl. We also catch up with Lacey John, one of the most decorated athletes to come out of the University of Arizona, an Olympic swimmer, and one of our Bowl Ambassadors.
We're talking to a long-time friend of our bowl game, Craig Thompson, the commissioner of the Mountain West Conference. Craig has been the commissioner of the league since it began in 1998 and is retiring in December of 2022. He reflects on the many accomplishments that occurred under his watch and talks about the creation of the Arizona Bowl. We're also joined by another Bowl Ambassador, the great LaMonte Hunley. We finish with a our Conference Corner and recap a trip to Philadelphia to check out the Barstool Sports Invitational basketball event.
We share the conversation with Rob Gronkowski from the 2022 Kickoff Luncheon. Gronk talks about his time at the University of Arizona, making it in the NFL as a rookie, thoughts on NIL, and more. We're also joined by one of our Bowl Ambassadors, Glenn Parker. The Arizona Letterwinner and former Buffalo Bill, Kansas City Chief, and New York Giant talks football, parenting, and food and wine. Plus our Conference Corner, a look at what's going on with MAC and Mountain West football.
We have our first guest from Barstool Sports, Kayce Smith from Unnecessary Roughness, the Barstool College Football Show, and the Pro Football Football Show. We're also joined by John Fina. The Tucson legend, Arizona Football Letterwinner, and former Buffalo Bill is part of our new Bowl Ambassador program. Plus our Conference Corner, where we take a look at MAC and Mountain West football.
