Author Archives: Tim Benz

12 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (8/12)–RMU Athletic Director Chris King

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 – 6:36 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/KingAug12.mp3 Robert Morris A.D. Chris King joins me to explain the school’s decision to postpone Colonials football. We talk about RMU’s many logistical hurdles with its various conference affiliations. What may become of hockey and basketball. How spring football might work. And the future of NCAA athletics in the coronavirus era.

 

11 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (8/11)–DraftWire’s Luke Easterling

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 – 11:55 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/LukeParsonsTwyman.mp3 Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling joins me. We look at the NFL draft prospects for Penn State’s Micah Parsons and Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman. Both have already declared early. We also discuss when the NFL draft may actually happen this year. Then we talk about some other early entry draft prospects. And we kick around the […]

 

10 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (8/11)–Brian Metzer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Monday, August 10th, 2020 – 10:52 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/MEtz81120.mp3 This week’s Breakfast With Benz hockey podcast features Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. We look at the NHL Draft lottery conspiracy theories, Penguins offseason planning, and predictions for the two hockey hub playoff brackets.

 

05 Aug

Fantasy Sports podcast (8/5)–Jeff Erickson of RotoWire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 – 12:44 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Erickson806.mp3 Jeff Erickson of RotoWire joins me again for this week’s fantasy sports podcast. Among other topics we get into early NBA and NHL trends, struggling Pirates bats, Rob Gronkowski’s draft status in Tampa Bay, and the ripple effect of covid-19 NFL opt-outs and MLB cancellations.

 

04 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (8/5)–Brian Metzer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio
Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 – 11:46 pm

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Metzer805.mp3 Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio network joins me to talk about the Patrick Marleau debate, Penguins issues offensively, and what we’ve learned about the Montreal Canadiens in the first two games of the preliminary round of the playoffs.