Episodes
Monday Nov 29, 2021
College Soccer Nation Season 2 E17: Here comes the Final Four
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
I this episode of College Soccer Nation, the coaches look back on the past weekend's games that led to this coming weekend's Final Four and they preview the weekend that will determine the 2021 NCAA Women's Soccer National Champion.
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Monday Nov 22, 2021
College Soccer Nation Season 2, Episode 16: NCAA Tournament Round 2
Monday Nov 22, 2021
Monday Nov 22, 2021
In this episode of CSN, the coaches recap the second weekend of the NCAA Women's soccer tournament and look ahead to this weekend's Sweet Sixteen. Give a listen, tell a friend.
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
In this episode of CSN, the coaches recap opening round weekend of the NCAA Women's soccer tournament and look ahead to this weekend's upcoming rounds. Give a listen, tell a friend.
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
Tuesday Nov 09, 2021
In this episode of the show the coaches discuss the high that is the start of the 2021 NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament and the low that is the postseason tradition of coaches being released. Before digging into the bracket, they look at key matchups over the past weekend and then discuss the bracket and who may have been left out as well as a look ahead at the key first round matchups.
They then welcome Portland Vice President of Athletics Scott Leykam to discuss the NCAA selection committee process.
The Power Five is, yet again, food-related and they close out the show with a quick look at their respective first round matchups.
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Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
It’s Conference Tournament Week and the coaches welcome Baylor Head Coach Paul Jobson to the podcast to discuss how he got into coaching, his program at Baylor, and the importance of balancing faith, family and futbol. And somehow a Todd Yelton reference makes its way in to the discussion.
The coaches, two of which are in Florida for their conference tournaments, start the show with a discussion on how the NCAA field is chosen by the committee, how the RPI fits in, how strength of schedule is gauged, and so on.
The Power 5 discusses historic sports upsets and they close the show with big games of the week (Spoiler: did we mention it is conference tournament week?)
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Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
In this episode of CSN, the coaches welcome East Tennessee State University Head Women’s coach Jay Yelton to discuss his journey from assistant coach to head coach and the joys and pitfalls of coaching with, and against, his brothers. He also discusses his soccer coaching and training philosophies.
They start the show with The Big Deal to briefly discuss the recent Man U/Liverpool match in the EPL then quickly transition to discuss which college teams they currently think are on the bubble. They close out talking to the Big Deal with upsets of the week.
The Power 5 is athlete-focused and they close out the show with a look ahead into the games as the regular season concludes this weekend.
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Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
In this episode the coaches welcome Lipscomb University Women’s Head Coach Kevin O’Brien to the show to discuss his coaching journey from a player at the University of Charleston to his coaching at Creighton, Oregon State, and Davidson. He also talks about coaching in the mid-majors building a successful program from the ground up.
They start the show with some questions from the listeners and then they welcome in the Big Deal to discuss the past weekend’s games and they bring back “Fact or Fiction”.
They then finish up the week with a Power 5 and a look ahead to the weekend’s slate of big games.
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Monday Oct 11, 2021
Monday Oct 11, 2021
In this episode of CSN, the coaches welcome the current Ole Miss Soccer All-time scorer and current NWSL Louisville Racer Forward CeCe Kizer. They discuss CeCe’s playing career, from Kansas, to Mississippi, to Houston, to Norway and now to Kentucky and she shares memories of Coach “Mottisms”.
They start the show discussing an odd chair debacle in College Station for Ole Miss and SMU being “stranded” in Tampa due to the SouthWest Airline flight issues. They then welcome in “The Big Deal” for a rousing rendition of “Shut Up Matt” and discuss their teams and upsets of the week. They then close out the podcast with a Power 5 that is pertinent to SMUs current airline situation.
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Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
In this week’s episode, the coaches welcome Interim Coach of the NWSL Orlando Pride, Becky Burleigh to talk her coaching arc and the shakeups in the NWSL.
The coaches start the show discussing the negative impact of unethical coaching on the game and then turn to happier items discussing the past week in the NCAA and they introduce the next big podcast game – “Tell Matt to SHUT UP!”.
They then close out the show with another effort at a Power 5 and preview the upcoming weekend’s slate of games.
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Monday Sep 27, 2021
Monday Sep 27, 2021
In this episode of CSN, the coaches welcome Marty Beall, Head Women’s coach of the Richmond Spiders to the Podcast Pitch to discuss his career arc, how he incorporates his degree in psychology into his coaching style, and the environment at Richmond.
They start the show with a Coach Matt rant (just let him “give the refs a go” uninterrupted for goodness sake) and then welcome in Coach Lee to discuss the past weekend’s slate of games and they introduce a new segment called, “What’s more shocking?” They announce their teams of the week and upsets of the week. The Power 5 tries to improve on last week’s debacle and they close with a look at the weekend’s upcoming matches.
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