After a long absence in silence, Daniel and Lupe return to give you their thoughts from the opening week for Arizona's 2A and 3A High School Football matchups from Pinal County and Southern Arizona. Hear about what you may have missed since we last heard from the VB and what you can expect in the future from the crew. Get all your insight and predictions for the upcoming weekend of games and more in this episode of the Varsity Breakdown Podcast.
The gang gets together to discuss the past couple weeks of the football season in Arizona as well as how the season has treated them so far. Hear about their highs and lows of the season plus the lessons learned along the way from each member. Mid way through the pod get an exclusive listen to a call from the captain himself, Daniel Guevara as he was on field for the Postgame Show to last night's epic showing at New Yankee Stadium! Hear each analyst's Cream of the Crop-Rise to the Top Player, a recognition of players outside of Pinal County. Get ready for the final broadcast of the season with this ep, Tap in!
THE OGC has returned to the VB Pod for a special one on one episode! Live from an undisclosed hotel in Los Angeles, the captain is chiming in! Hear about Daniel's journey as he travels the country with FOX Sports as a runner for their coverage of the NLDS and NLCS. They talk about the road to the World Series and how special of a moment it was for Daniel to be a part of history. Beyond the baseball talk, the two-breakdown some action from last week, Anthony and Augie's growth in broadcasting and of course some hot takes from Mr. Guevara himself! We hope you enjoy listening to this podcast as much as we enjoyed recording it!
The guys get back into the studio after an unusual week of coverage but have a lot on their minds. Hear about how the game broadcast at Poston Butte fell through and what the guys did in that time. The trio drops some very hot takes about the Arizona High school football season so far and our young resident Gopher and Bear takes on their alma maters progress or lack of through this season. The guys get deep in this special early release and wrap up the show with a one-on-one trivia battle between Augie and Anthony that is simply electrifying.
The guys are back but missing one voice. Daniel, Lupe and Anthony talk about the culmination of Week Five in Arizona Football. Listen to their opinions of what is to come for some of the 2A and 3A teams and who is their favorite to take Region titles! To close out the pod we have a heated trivia battle between Lupe and Anthony where it's all on the line. Don't forget to hop on our IG Live tonight to get our predictions for what's going down this week!
This week the guys change up the routine of the pod and give their thoughts on some key talking points for the midway point of the Football Season in Arizona. How do does the resurgence for Combs stand against the resilience of the ALA Ironwood Warriors? Is it time for Poston to hit the panic button? What's going on in Coolidge? The group answers all these questions and of course wrap up the show with the most exciting game of Trivia by far! Tap in!
It's all in the title. This week has not been our best. One of our team in the #GameoftheWeek has forfeit...and the first half of this week's pod was cut by accident. Fear not, we still plan on learning you something.
Please enjoy this exciting game of trivia that puts Lupe as the host, and you tell us if Anthony and Daniel had it out for Augie from the beginning. Collusion? New Trivia Champ? Tap in and find out! Don't forget to join us on IG as we #Breakdown our Predictions #Live for the very first time!
All the guys are back for another episode of The Varsity Breakdown Podcast! Check out who is in the lead of this year's race to find who is the most in sync with the season as we have three weeks of football results to show for. Also, The Teller is BACK! Anthony gives us his 'Money in the Bank' standouts and tries his best to topple Lupe in this episodes Trivia Battle, hosted by Daniel Guevara. Get all the info you want and the laughs you look for right here with the guys from the VB!
The guys are back this week but the bank is closed unfortunately, as Mr. Pistorio was out of the studio on this one but was still able to get in his predictions for the week! Hear all four's takes on this week's action as well as how their first broadcast in Florence went. We wrap up the show with Daniel vs. Lupe in a Trivia battle led by the two-time trivia champ himself, Mr. Augie Chiang. Tap in, its a good one!
The guys are back with their takes from the Week Zero action from the participating 2A & 3A teams, and the Game of the Week at San Tan Foothills. Hear how the Coach Carlin led Sabercats left everyone on the crew impressed and walked away with a huge win in their first game of the season. The guys make more predictions for the upcoming games from 2A through 5A and hear how they did based on last week's picks. All this and more on the Varsity Breakdown Podcast.
In an interview that has been a long time coming, Carston Diesel Robinson sits down with Lupe in the Titan Tower alongside his father to discuss his transition from backup QB in Florence to taking the helm as a starting Varsity QB with Crismon. Get to know more about his gameday music choices and a lot more of what keeps him driven to be great.
The guys are all here! MCC Track athlete and Coolidge alum, Augie Chiang joins the panel, making for a full table and a lot of fun for the Week Zero Kickoff. Get to know Ant's 'Money in the Bank Picks' and who has him going all in! Listen in to all four gents' predictions as they pick which 2A & 3A teams walk away with game one dubs! They close out the show with an epic and hilarious game of trivia that has zero football questions. Get all that struggle and more on episode four, Season Two of the Varsity Breakdown Podcast.
The Varsity Breakdown Podcast is back again, this time for our 'Week Zero' Countdown and going over some of the standout position players from the offense and defenses around Pinal County. Get to know the different perspectives of Daniel, Lupe and Anthony on how they imagine this upcoming football season unfolding. Find out where will the guys be this upcoming week for football broadcasting and how you can follow all the action.
The Varsity Breakdown Podcast goes One-on-One with the incredibly talented Rafael Garcia-Peña. The San Tan Foothills Grad sits down with Lupe Ramirez and talks about life, sports, media and family. Find out what drives him to be great, who is on his Mt. Rushmore of Hoopers, his biggest project in the works with an Arizona Cardinal and so much more. Follow him on social media @shotbyrafff and check him out, everyone else is!
With The 2024 Football Season quickly approaching, we introduce one of our newest regulars on the show, Mr. Anthony Pistorio and break down some of our predictions for specific regions from 2A through 5A. Find out who each analyst favors in this year's chase for a Region title in the desert southwest! Get ready for the return of football and The Varsity Breakdown!
Episode 66 is live! The Varsity Breakdown is back with the another week of spring action. Lupe and Daniel discuss the state of each Pinal County team coming into the final week of the season of the season, and which teams they think will make a push towards the playoffs. Find out which players caught the attention of the guys, and who are the newest members of The Varsity Breakdown Team! All this and more you won’t want to miss on episode 66!
Episode 65 is live! Daniel and Lupe are back in the studio, where they discuss the current state of baseball and softball. They go over current region standings and the updated AIA rankings, as well as what is to come over the summer. This episode is filled with surprising news and what the future holds for the Varsity Breaking Team! Be sure to tune in, you won’t want to miss it!
The Varsity Breakdown Podcast is back again, this time Lupe and Daniel share their Playbooks so to speak, on their GameTime Recruiting & Consulting Senior Bowl experience! Join them for an exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion about at their insights from the event filled weekend! The two talk about standout players from the great 48th state and around the country that made jaw-dropping plays look nearly effortless! This was definitely a hungry and competitive bunch that left it all on that field, brace yourself for thrilling surprise interviews, insider scoops, and some serious talk about the bright future of Mr. Rodney Cox and the GameTime Recruiting & Consulting Senior Bowl in years to come!
After a brief hiatus, the guys are back to wrap up this year's football season in Pinal County with the 2nd Annual Fantasy Football All Star Selection show. Listen in to hear what happened with an episode that was planned for last week and ultimately, find out who of the 44 Pinal County Student-Athletes made the cut to be one of Lupe's Soldiers or a member of Daniels Fleet. Which of our listeners will be the selected to help rate each player with a Madden style rating as well as determine which powerhouse comes out on top. This episode of the Varsity Breakdown Podcast is dedicated to the life and memory of Hailey Stephens and Jamiere Jenkins. May they both rest in peace.
The Results Are in!
The guys are back with the highly anticipated episode with the announcement of the winners of the 2023 Football Season Varsity Breakdown Awards. Lupe and Daniel go over the twelve different award categories and name the winners of each award as well as unveil the winners of the first ever #VBFanVote Award results! Find out who the VB fans and followers believed to the winners and how their votes were utilized in determining this year's winners as voted on by the guys. Get ready for another exciting Award SZN in Pinal County. This is Episode 62 of The Varsity Breakdown Podcast. Everyone is getting their shine!
