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The Obligatory PSU Podcast

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The Obligatory PSU Podcast features wide-ranging discussions of Penn State sports, Nittany Lions football in particular, and all things Penn State and Happy Valley from the cast of The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show: Former Penn State and NFL defensive lineman Brandon Noble (’92-97), campus icon Mike “the Mailman” Herr, Mount Nittany Conservancy Board Secretary Kevin Horne, and seven-time Sam"s Club Member Chris Buchignani. Along with a rotating cast of characters from around State College and across

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50:51

SPRING '20 Episode 6: Quarantine Blues

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2020/03/27

Nobody wants to be the one who infected Mike the Mailman with coronavirus, so social distancing it is. For the first time in a long time, the full cast of The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show gets together on the podcast to catch up and commiserate on the most unusual state of world affairs. From Kevin's choice to ride out the contagion holed up on the New England coast to the gang's sense of disappointment at the loss of a promising Penn State sports season, the boys give voice to the mixture

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SPRING '20 Episode 5: THON Mail Call & More

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2020/02/21

Way back in 1989, Penn State students first invited an increasingly-recognizable campus postal worker to deliver mail to the dancers at the annual Dance Marathon (held in the White Building). Over three decades later, Mike the Mailman is still doing THON Mail Call. After Mike tells some stories about how the process has evolved into the massive operation that now happens each year at the Bryce Jordan Center, the guys move on to Penn State's surprising basketball season and seamlessly

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SPRING '20 Episode 4: Unsolved Murders at Penn State

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2020/02/14

Most Penn Staters have heard of the unsolved murder in the Pattee Library stacks, but few know the whole story. This week, the guys sit down with true crime author Derek J. Sherwood to discuss his books "Who Killed Betsy? Uncovering Penn State University's Most Notorious Unsolved Crime" and "Nittany Nightmare: The Sex Murders of 1938-1940 and the Panic at Penn State." Enjoy this not-to-be-missed exploration of Happy Valley's sparse, but grisly history of unsolved crime. Spoiler Alert:

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SPRING '20 Episode 3: Ben Jones of StateCollege.com

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2020/02/02

Ben Jones is a Happy Valley native who launched onto the scene as an on-the-ground student reporter during the early days of the Sandusky scandal and has spent nearly a decade covering Penn State sports for StateCollege.com. Ben writes a regular column for the site and covers football, men's basketball, and men's ice hockey, the subject of his book Happy Valley Hockey. After years of faux-antagonism with Kevin on Twitter, the guys finally found a time to sit down with Ben and spin through

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SPRING '20 Episode 2: Penn State Hoops & Hockey w/...

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2020/01/22

The new year is bringing what may be one of best Winter/Spring sports seasons for Penn State in many years; the men's ice hockey team is ranked in the top 10 and poised for a postseason run at the Frozen Four, while the men's basketball team has seen its first top 25 appearance in a quarter-century, and fresh off a home pasting of #21 Ohio State, stands a great chance of joining in March Madness for the first time since 2011. David Eckert, who provides insightful coverage of both sports

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SPRING '20 Episode 1: 2019 Nittany Lions in Review

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2020/01/14

Back again, and still better than nothing. #Obligatory kicks off its 2020 podcasting season with a look back at 2019. Penn State entered the season on the heels of an underwhelming 2018 season that saw the Lions finish 9-4 with a Citrus Bowl loss to Kentucky, seeking to replace program legend Trace McSorley at QB (first with Tommy Stevens and eventually Sean Clifford). With their third 11-win finish in four seasons, another New Year's Six Bowl victory, a Top 10 final ranking, and a new

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FALL '19 Episode 13: Bowling for Roses (or Orange...

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2019/12/05

Penn State's path to Pasadena still looks open after the final week of the regular season, but did a decidedly lackluster showing at home versus lowly Rutgers imperils the Lions' New Years Six chances if the Badgers somehow end up in the Rose Bowl? How might chaos over Championship Weekend impact State's postseason destination? Could the Lions somehow miss out on the New Year's Six altogether? After commiserating over PSU's pedestrian effort against the Scarlet Knights, Chris and Mike the

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FALL '19 Episode 12: Moral Victory Formation

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2019/11/25

The Nittany Lions traveled to Columbus and, as the script called for, left in defeat. The manner in which they were defeated however - by a comparatively narrow margin (the 21-point underdogs lost by 11) and having finally forced the Buckeyes into a four-quarter game - left many fans with a good feeling about Penn State's bowl prospects and season overall. Chris, Kevin, and Mike the Mailman wrap up Ohio State weekend, touching on the play of State's defense and a potential QB controversy,

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FALL '19 Episode 11: Social Media is Worse than Ohio...

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2019/11/20

Over the last several years, Penn State and Ohio State have played in some of the most entertaining and memorable games in all of college football, and now the Nittany Lions and Buckeyes are set to run it back with a spot in the Big Ten Championship Game up for grabs. Although PSU's playoff aspirations are still very much in play, the path to the postseason runs through Columbus and perhaps the nation's most complete team. Chris and Brandon take a lengthy detour to delve into the recent

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FALL '19 Episode 10: Gopher Broke

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2019/11/12

Twenty years ago, the undefeated Penn State Nittany Lions, anchored by a stifling defense and led by a generational linebacker wearing number 11, had their eyes set on Big Ten and national championships, only to see those ambitions derailed by a Minnesota Golden Gophers program that hadn't been to the Rose Bowl since 1961. Time is a flat circle. Chris Buchignani, Kevin Horne, and Mike the Mailman retreat to the comfort of Mailman's Linden Hall BnB to lick their wounds, commiserate over yet

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FALL '19 Episode 9: On Number Four and Franklin's Future

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2019/11/08

Fresh off witnessing Penn State men's basketball's successful season opening victory (and 31.5-point cover) versus the Maryland College of Interior Design (or something), Chris Buchignani and Kevin Horne celebrated over beers at Kevin's apartment. The guys savored the admittedly-symbolic victory of Penn State's first-ever week as a member of the College Football Playoff Top Four, ruminated over the annual "James Franklin is leaving for _______" coaching carousel rumors, and tempered their

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FALL '19 Episode 8: "Iron Lions" Exec Producer Bob...

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2019/11/01

In the Fall of 2012, dark shadows loomed long over the Nittany Valley - pain, anger, confusion, uncertainty - and in the midst of this unprecedented turmoil, first-time head coach Bill O'Brien and a team of truly remarkable young men rose above it all to uplift an entire community, authoring an unforgettable season for the ages. The documentary film "Iron Lions" tells the story of "the greatest 8-4 season ever played" with candid input from many key coaches, players, and other outside

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FALL '19 Episode 7: Sparty Vanquished

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2019/10/28

The Michigan State Spartans have enjoyed unprecedented success against Penn State in recent years, finding new and awful ways to torture James Franklin's team and its fans, so much so that Chris and Kevin had already all but conceded PSU's first loss of the season. A foreboding repeat of 2017's infamous sloppy conditions did nothing to blunt their fears, but once the game kicked off, a still-undefeated and now-top 5 Nittany Lions squad proved that those concerns belonged in the past. With

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FALL '19 Episode 6: The Agony of Victory

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2019/10/22

The Michigan Wolverines, a team that has tormented Penn State throughout much of its Big Ten-ure (sorry), rolled into Happy Valley for a prime time White Out game highlighted by ESPN College GameDay's third visit to campus in as many years. Having fallen short of lofty preseason expectations and with criticism of head coach Jim Harbaugh mounting, the Maize and Blue were desperate for a season-defining win. The Nittany Lions battled for four quarters and emerged victorious and unblemished,

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FALL '19 Episode 5: The Pitt Rivalry Bites the Dust

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2019/09/10

Or, The Early Offensive Lamentations of 2019What to take from Penn State's 45-13 victory over the Buffalo Bulls? While the final score may look like a standard, early-September blowout, the Lions struggled in several key areas of concern, and everything from the run game to offensive playcalling has Kevin Horne, Chris Buchignani, and even Mike the Mailman on edge. The guys dig into potential takeaways from a confusing night in Beaver Stadium before moving on to the age-old question of

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FALL '19 Episode 4: Keith "Goon" Conlin & the 1994...

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2019/09/06

Or, The best PG stories of college football's greatest offenseThe Penn State-Buffalo game marks the University's official celebration of the 1994 undefeated Big Ten (and National - we agree with the New York Times) Champion Nittany Lions. With an offense that may have been the most potent in the sport's history, the team certainly ranks among State's all-time best, featuring legendary stars like Kerry Collins, Ki-Jana Carter, Kyle Brady, and Bobby Engram along with a punishing offensive

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FALL '19 Episode 3: Parking, Idaho & Gambling

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2019/09/02

Or, Mike the Mailman's Insider Info - Only $2.95/minute!You can only learn so much from a football game where the final score is 79-7, but Kevin, Chris, and Mike do their best during a Labor Day confab on the front porch of Mailman's Linden Hall bed and breakfast. The guys also review the decidedly mixed social media reviews of Penn State's new game day parking and traffic rules. Kev and Mailman also spend some time explaining the finer points of sports gambling to Chris, and Mike offers

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FALL '19 Episode 2: The Matt McGloin Interview

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2019/08/30

Or, Not the #Moxie We Need, But the #Moxie We DeserveMatt McGloin has had one of the most interesting personal journeys in Penn State (if not all of college football) history, arriving on campus without a single FBS scholarship offer, buried on the depth chart as a walk-on QB, and yet ascending to the starting role, setting school passing records his senior year, and then willing his way to an NFL career as an undrafted free agent. Along the way, he became a critical leader of Old State's

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FALL '19 Episode 1: Penn State Football Roster Breakdown

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2019/08/26

Or, That Time Chris Took Over and Talked Nothing But FootballForced by scheduling issues - and/or pulling rank to hi-jack the #content - to work without Brandon, Mailman, and Kevin for this episode, Chris enlists the assistance of friend and fellow LION 90.7fm alum Mike Levine to analyze the 2019 Penn State roster on both sides of the football. The excitement of a young, but undeniably talented squad is one of the key offseason storylines for the Nittany Lions. Just what do James Franklin

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SUMMER ’19 Episode 5: Booze & Culture w/ Kirk French

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2019/08/15

Or, The Class You Wish You’d Taken at Penn StateHow to get modern college students interested in learning about anthropology? For Dr. Kirk French, the answer revealed itself during a classroom lecture: Make it all about booze. In this episode, the guys are thrilled to welcome Penn State professor, frequent guest on The Obligatory PSU Pregame Show, and Obligatory “fifth Beatle” Kirk French to explain the fascinating origins of his now-famous “Booze and Culture” anthropology course, which

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