alligatorSports Podcast 12-28-09

On a "Leave of Absence" edition of the alligatorSports podcast, Kyle Maistri fills in for Adam Berry as host and is joined by Phil Kegler (and eventually Mike McCall) as the guys podcast from New Orleans. Kyle and Phil give an extensive breakdown of the Urban Meyer retirement-unretirement saga and discuss the latest news surrounding the football team. Mike joins the duo late in the show and the three give out their Reggies and Kyles.

alligatorSports Podcast 12-15-09

On a "Decade Retrospective" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler and Kyle Maistri gather around the microphone for their last full, in-studio show of the 2000s and piece together their all-decade Florida football and basketball teams. The guys also take a look back at some of the greatest games and moments of the past 10 years, make their college bowl game projections and hand out their decade-long Reggies and Kyles.

alligatorSports Podcast 12-11-09

On a "Ray Guy Moment" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and Phil Kegler talk about some of the recent coaching changes in Florida's football program, Brian Kelly's move to Notre Dame and the effects all of the above will have on the Florida-Cincinatti Sugar Bowl. The guys also discuss UF's loss to Syracuse in Tampa, and in a special segment, they attempt to accurately guess the lines for 32 bowl games before making their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 12-7-09

On a "Shot Man On Deck" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri break down what went wrong for Florida in its SEC Championship Game loss to Alabama, from the defense's uncharacteristic struggles to the culmination of a season's worth of subpar offensive game planning. The duo then discusses the fallout from the game, including the impact on the Heisman race, the bowl picture and Urban Meyer's brief trip to the hospital.

alligatorSports Podcast 12-4-09

On a "Deserve ain't got nothing to do with it" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi, Phil Kegler and Kyle Maistri preview the Florida-Alabama showdown in the SEC Championship Game, break down some specific matchups to watch and talk about the recent arrest of UF defensive end Carlos Dunlap. The guys also put their names on the line with two sets of Gator Guarantees to end the show.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-30-09

On a "Just the two of us" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri cover a wide array of topics, including Florida's rout of Florida State, the Senior Day festivities, the now-available Notre Dame coaching job, the Gators basketball team's successful weekend in Atlantic City and the controversial end of the USC-UCLA game. The two then end the show by giving out their weekly awards and breaking off into several unrelated non-sequiturs before ending the show.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-23-09

On a "Finish the Mission" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri cram a week's worth of content into one two-man show, discussing Florida's win against FIU and upcoming rivalry game against FSU. They also talk about the new jerseys the Gators will be wearing against the Seminoles and the difficult week in store for the UF men's basketball team before rounding out the show with their weekly awards and Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-20-09

On a "Dropping the ball" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi and Mike McCall discuss the reasons for Florida's lack of big plays on offense, ponder which seven of his juniors UF coach Urban Meyer views as NFL-ready after this season and talk about the Notre Dame rumors once again resurfacing about Meyer. The guys also point out some Gators reserves who could see key time against FIU this weekend and make their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-16-09

On a "Great Expectations" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler and Kyle Maistri break down Florida's 24-14 win at South Carolina. The guys discuss the unbelievable second half by the Gators defense, the offense's continued struggles and the extremely high -- albeit inconsistent and often confusing -- expectations coming from outside and within UF's football team this season. They wrap up the show with some UF basketball talk and their weekly awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-13-09

On an "Analyzing Addazio" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler and Kyle Maistri break down UF offensive coordinator Steve Addazio's comments to the media this week and discuss the Gators offense's problems. The guys also preview the Florida-South Carolina game and discuss what they saw from the UF men's basketball team in the preseason before making their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-9-09

On a "Hoopstravaganza" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi and Kyle Maistri briefly discuss Florida's 27-3 win against Vanderbilt before providing an in-depth preview of the Gators men's basketball team's upcoming season. The guys cover virtually every imaginable angle of the team, including how much different this year looks to be than the previous two and the potential of Kenny Boynton and Vernon Macklin. They wrap up the show with their weekly Reggie Nelson and Kyle Jackson awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-6-09

On an "Eye-gouging" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi and Phil Kegler discuss Brandon Spikes' decision to sit out the entire Vanderbilt game and Urban Meyer's comments about the officiating in the Florida-Georgia game. The guys also preview the Gators' upcoming game against the Commodores and run through their top-five Heisman candidates before making their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 11-2-09

On a "Say athletes one more time" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall discuss Florida's 41-17 win against Georgia in Jacksonville, the strong showing from Tim Tebow and the UF offense and the dominant performance by the Gators defense. The guys also talk about the remaining undefeated teams in college football, some possible postseason outcomes and the UF men's basketball team's upcoming season. They wrap up the show with their weekly awards, including some much-deserved love for the Florida Tuskers.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-30-09

On a "Give Me a Joke" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and an especially outrageous Phil Kegler preview the Florida-Georgia game, talk about the atmosphere surrounding the rivalry, update their Heisman Watch, discuss the addition of Nimrod Tishman to the UF basketball team and make their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-26-09

On a "You Can Put The Blame On Me" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall discuss Florida's win against Mississippi State, the Gators' lack of production and predictable play calling in the red zone, Tim Tebow's poor passing performance and how dominant the UF defense has been this season. In addition, the guys talk about the questionable SEC officiating, weigh the pros and cons of the Bulldogs' stadium and hand out their weekly awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-22-09

On a "Nothing to See Here" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike McCall and Mike DiFerdinando preview Florida's upcoming game against Mississippi State and former UF offensive coordinator Dan Mullen, talk about what Tim Tebow and the Gators offense needs to improve and provide some insight on what fans making the road trip can expect out of Starkville, Miss. The gang wraps up the show by discussing some Gators in the NFL and making their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-19-09

On a "Magical Adventure" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Kyle Maistri takes over hosting duties and is joined by Mike DiFerdinando and Mike McCall to discuss Florida's narrow win over Arkansas. The guys break down the game, the state of UF's offense and defense, the newly released AP and BCS polls and the current state of the Heisman race before handing out their weekly awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-16-09

On a "Throwback" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi, Kyle Maistri and Phil "Eyes Wide Shut" Kegler gather around the mic in their back-room studio in the wee hours of the morning to discuss Florida's upcoming game against Arkansas, ponder the reasons behind Brandon Spikes' lack of interaction with the media, introduce the staff's radical realignment plan for college football and talk about Melanie Sinclair's alleged crimes. The gang wraps up the show by making their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-12-09

On a "Loosy-ana" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall discuss Florida's 13-3 win over LSU on Saturday, Tim Tebow's performance, the Gators' conservative offensive gameplan, the dominant effort put on by UF's defense and the atmosphere in Tiger Stadium. DiFer, Kyle and McCall then recount some of their experiences during their misadventures in New Orleans and Baton Rouge before giving out their weekly awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-8-09

On a "Conspiracy Theory" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike McCall and Bobby Callovi preview the Florida-LSU game, continue to ponder Tim Tebow's status and whether or not he will play against the Tigers, rant about the absurdity of the excessive celebration penalty called on Georgia wideout A.J. Green and discuss some Gators in the NFL. The gang also makes some UF-LSU score predictions and the show's weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-5-09

On a "Harris for Heisman?" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and Mike DiFerdinando give a quick Tim Tebow update before discussing what happened in the world of college football while the Gators had their bye week. Topics include the SEC West's extremely impressive start, Miami's win over Oklahoma, whether or not Bobby Bowden should keep coaching, some possible postseason outcomes and an early look at the Heisman race. To wrap up the show, they give out their weekly Reggie Nelson and Kyle Jackson awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 10-2-09

On a special guest-laden edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri are joined by Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post and Ed Aschoff of the Gainesville Sun to discuss the latest updates -- or lack thereof -- about Tim Tebow's status, some Gators recruiting news, the fourth-best college football team and the fourth major sport in America. The four writers also talk about Ben's recent dominance in the alligatorSports Fantasy Challenge, mull over the standings in the paper's weekly picks column and make their Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-28-09

On a "Sick...in a good way" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri, Mike McCall and Mike DiFerdinando break down Tim Tebow's concussion and how it could affect the Gators, talk about the rest of the Florida-Kentucky blowout, discuss some former Gators in the NFL and give out their weekly Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-24-09

On a "Bourbon and bluegrass" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri, Mike DiFerdinando and Phil Kegler discuss the latest Gators football news, including the ongoing feud between Urban Meyer and Lane Kiffin, some injuries and illnesses that could affect UF this weekend and Meyer being named Sporting News' college football coach of the decade. The group also previews the upcoming game against Kentucky and makes their weekly Gator Guarantees.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-21-09

On a "Moral victory" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler, Kyle Maistri and Mike DiFerdinando discuss the Florida-Tennessee game, where the Gators went wrong, what the Volunteers did right and UF's struggling receiving corps. The group also takes a look at some of the fallout in the college football polls, revisits their pregame predictions and hands out their weekly Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-18-09

On the "50th Episode Extravaganza" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall preview the Florida-Tennessee game, talk about the Volunteers' chances, mull over whether or not Lane Kiffin's offseason comments were worth it, make some predictions regarding this weekend's SEC showdown and celebrate their 50th show by reminiscing on a few of their favorite episodes and offering to give away a free prize.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-14-09

On a "It’s going to be a show" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando and Kyle Maistri recap the Gators' dominating victory against Troy, discuss the anticipation leading up to the showdown with Lane Kiffin and Tennessee and praise one UF player who acknowledged how much the Gators have been looking forward to Saturday's game. We also talk about a few former Gators in the NFL and give out our Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-11-09

On a "BANZAI!" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler, Mike McCall and Bobby Callovi preview the Florida-Troy game, discuss the season-ending injury to Andre Debose, break down the battle at safety and, of course, talk about UF's new "Banzai" package on offense. Before making their weekly Gator Guarantees, the group debates and rants on the state of college fans.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-7-09

On a "41 minutes of relentless podcasting" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando and Kyle Maistri recap the Florida-Charleston Southern game before discussing some noteworthy lineup moves, a few players who impressed in the season opener (Riley Cooper, Jeff Demps, Chris Rainey) and some who disappointed (Deonte Thompson, John Brantley, David Nelson). The trio wraps up the show by giving out their Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 9-4-09

On the Gators season preview edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Phil Kegler, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall discuss some things to watch out for in the Florida-Charleston Southern season opener Saturday and give a general UF season preview, including position-by-position breakdowns for the entire team. Before signing off, each person makes an outrageous prediction -- some more bold than others -- for the upcoming season.

alligatorSports Podcast: College Football Preview

On the 2009 college football preview edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we break down in detail the Southeastern Conference and the national football scene before the season starts. Topics in the first half of the show include a look at every team in the SEC and where they stand entering the year, some important storylines to follow and a few potential breakout players. Topics in the second half range from our conference predictions to games of the week and from Heisman candidates to our BCS bowl projections.

alligatorSports Podcast 8-24-09

On a "Welcome back" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando, Kyle Maistri and Phil Kegler discuss several changes that alligatorSports will be implementing this semester to further interact with readers and listeners, including the Writers vs. Readers fantasy football league. They also talk about the relatively meaningless punishments handed out to college athletic programs and make their weekly Gator Guarantees, which brings about some impromptu football arguments.

alligatorSports Podcast 8-21-09

On a "Soufeasternconference" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi, Kyle Maistri and Mike McCall take a look at the best SEC games of each week of the upcoming football season. They then discuss the latest news from UF's football practices, with topics ranging from Ahmad Black to the depth at nearly every position on the Gators' roster.

alligatorSports Podcast 8-11-09

On a "Happy to Be Here" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike DiFerdinando and Kyle Maistri discuss a multitude of topics related to UF football practice, including Jordan Reed, the running backs and some key freshmen players. The trio also wraps up the discussion about the Top 10 Burning Questions of 2009-10. We're still working out the kinks with the audio, so excuse our occasional slip-ups.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-30-09

On a "Could Have Been Worse" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Phil Kegler overcome their disdain for their sound quality and their general apathy in order to talk about Adam's experience at Friday Night Lights and UF's non-conference basketball schedule before taking an in-depth look at Nos. 8-5 of the Top 10 Burning Questions of 2009-10.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-26-09

On the final alligatorSports Podcast of SEC Media Days, Kyle Maistri, Mike McCall and Mike DiFerdinando record a podcast from the car while on the road back from Hoover, Ala. (Excuse the audio quality, as it was literally recorded while driving.) Topics include the controversy surrounding Steve Spurrier's revelation that he didn't vote for Tim Tebow on the All-SEC first team, Lane Kiffin's conference at Media Days and the recent arrest of UF linebacker Dustin Doe.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-24-09

On another edition of the alligatorSports Podcast recorded from Hoover, Ala., during SEC Media Days, Mike McCall, Kyle Maistri and Mike DiFerdinando rap some more about the hunt for the coach who didn't vote for Tim Tebow, an evaluation of the SEC coaches who spoke on Day 2, some Jevan Snead talk, the Florida-Georgia game site, Tebow's virginity (looks out of place, doesn't it?) and Nos. 10 and 9 on the Alligator's list of 2009-10 sports storylines.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-23-09

On a live-from-the-road edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Mike McCall, Mike DiFerdinando and Kyle Maistri break down the first day of SEC Media Days from Hoover, Ala. Topics include the search for the coach who didn't vote Tim Tebow to the all-conference first team, Dan Mullen's first big appearance as Mississippi State's head coach, and the gang issues a pre-emptive warning to reporters who are going to bring up arrest questions to Urban Meyer on Thursday.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-16-09

On a "21st birthday" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Phil Kegler (who celebrated his day of birth by recording this podcast) and host Adam Berry discuss Urban Meyer's recent statement regarding his commitment UF and what Meyer's future may hold. The two also opine on the ESPY Awards given to Tim Tebow and Andre Debose before breaking into an overall breakdown of the ESPYs. Following that, they take a look back at the alligatorSports list of Top 10 UF Athletes of 2008-09, talk about some of the athletes who were left off the list and read some listener e-mails on the subject. To wrap up the show, the duo gives out joint Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week before dishing out their own awards.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-11-09

On an "International Man of Mystery" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Mike DiFerdinando joins Adam Berry and Phil Kegler after his journeys across the pond. The three discuss the question of which conference's best two quarterbacks reign supreme: the SEC or the Big 12? They also talk about two more of their Top 10 UF Athletes of 2008-09, some of Florida's most powerful people in the world of college sports and the UF men's basketball team's increasingly improved out-of-conference schedule. Before giving out Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, Mike tells numerous tales of his travels both at home and abroad, particularly regarding the sports scenes in his various destinations around the globe.

alligatorSports Podcast 7-8-09

On a "reign of terror" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Phil Kegler discuss and criticize Paul Finebaum's column about Urban Meyer, talk about Riley Cooper's future, analyze the latest developments regarding the BCS in Congress, recap what has been unveiled so far of our list of Top 10 UF Athletes of 2008-09 and give out their Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, including one that goes to a 13-year-old who has the same surname as your intrepid host.

Also, we apologize for the sound quality. We're working to push the file size down and the volume up, and we somehow ended up with an occasional slight echo in the process. We'll get it fixed by our next show.

alligatorSports Podcast 6-30-09

On a "Year That Was" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Phil Kegler further explain the Top 10 UF Athletes of 2008-09 list, look back on the 2008-09 sports year and some of its highs and lows, then talk about Nick Calathes in the NBA Draft as well as how the Gators will replace him next season. Before handing out their Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week (including a surprisingly lengthy, angry conversation about riding the bus in Gainesville), the two do a four-topic round of 2 Minute Warning, including a quick chat about Tim Tebow's chances of winning an ESPY.

alligatorSports Podcast 6-18-09

On a "What now?" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Phil Kegler discuss a variety of topics related to UF and pro sports during the dry period of the summer, argue which Gators team has the brighter future on the diamond and run through several recent happenings in the 2-Minute Warning segment. The duo wraps up by giving out their weekly Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, including one in which Phil describes a near-death experience.

alligatorSports Podcast 6-8-09

On another season-ending edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike McCall and Kyle Maistri discuss the UF baseball team's elimination from Super Regionals, look back on an unexpectedly successful season and speculate about the future of the program. We then look back and survey the state of UF athletics, especially the state of Gators fans and how the smaller sports are regarded in Gainesville. Finally, we make our Gator Guarantees and give out our Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, which evolves into a somewhat disheartening talk about the corrupt, businesslike nature of sports.

alligatorSports Podcast 6-3-09

On an season-ending edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri convene in their Oklahoma City hotel for the last time to discuss the UF softball team's second WCWS loss to Washington and the Gators' season as a whole. After analyzing what went wrong for the top-ranked Gators and before coming back to the current loss, they look forward to next year's team and its chances of returning to the WCWS. Before signing off around 5 a.m. CT, the two ramble on about Stacey Nelson's chances of making the national team, the All-American teams and the All-Tournament team.

alligatorSports Podcast 6-2-09

On an Adam Schick edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri are joined by the first guest in the show's brief history: Adam Schick of the Gator Radio Network, who has covered the team for the past two years and brings a wealth of knowledge regarding the sport and the team. On the nearly hour-long show, we discuss the UF softball team's loss to Washington in the championship series of the Women's College World Series -- what went wrong, what the loss means and how the Gators can recover -- as well as the team's chances of staying alive and potentially coming back in the series.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-31-09

On the most constructively critical episode of the alligatorSports Podcast to date, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri relive their day at ASA Hall of Fame Stadium in Oklahoma City, including Ali Gardiner's walk-off grand slam against Alabama and the longest WCWS game ever played. The traveling duo also dives into some deeper analysis of the UF softball team before moving on to discuss the Gators baseball team. They then wrap up the show with their Gator Guarantees, Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, which are primarily driven by several of their deep-seated complaints.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-30-09

On a Sonic-fueled edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri convene around the table in their hotel in Oklahoma City to discuss the UF softball team's 1-0 victory against Michigan in the Women's College World Series. They also ramble on about several topics related to the WCWS - particularly its newfound identity crisis - and a few topics completely unrelated to the WCWS.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-29-09

On a Quality Inn edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri take a seat around the table of their hotel room in Oklahoma City to break down the UF softball team's 3-0 first-round victory against Arizona in the Women's College World Series. Recording around 4 a.m. Central Time, the weary travelers also discuss the second day of their trip, including an inspired rant from Kyle about late-night eating in Bricktown.

alligatorSports Podcast - The Road To OKC

On an experimental edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, recorded and produced in a Toyota Echo on I-40 West, Adam Berry and Kyle Maistri recount their tales from the road trip to Oklahoma City, discuss the merits of college softball and go over some UF softball storylines that broke as they were trapped in the car for more than 20 hours.

We apologize for the fact that the sound quality is noticeably lower for this show due to the fact that it was recorded without our fancy new equipment. In addition, we were recording while traveling in a moving vehicle on poorly maintained highways.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-26-09

On this week's alligatorSports Podcast, recorded in the hottest, most poorly ventilated room in the southeastern United States, Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri and Phil Kegler discuss Nick Calathes' decision to forego his college career and the NBA Draft to play in Greece, the UF softball team and the upcoming Women's College World Series and the UF baseball team's chances heading into the NCAA Tournament. We also managed to slip in our Gator Guarantees, Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week before Phil succumbed to whatever illness was slowly eating away at him.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-19-09

On this week's alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry, Mike McCall and Kyle Maistri discuss the recent storylines regarding Urban Meyer, some other football-related topics and the postseason play of the baseball and softball teams. We also make our Gator Guarantees and hand out our Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 5-12-09

On a two-man alligatorSports Podcast, Adam Berry and Phil Kegler discuss the UF softball team's SEC Tournament title and upcoming regional play, the UF baseball team's recent surge and the resignation of women's golf coach Jill Briles-Hinton. We also make our Gator Guarantees and hand out our Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

alligatorSports Podcast 4-30-09

On an abbreviated edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we take back everything we said last week about Alex Tyus with the recent news that he plans to stay at UF, once again predict how the men's basketball team will fare next season, discuss the NFL futures of some former Gators and give our opinions on the NFL Draft as a whole.

Participants: Adam "Heimlich" Berry, Kyle "Get it" Maistri and Phil "Hi I'm Phil. Phil, Phil, Phil" Kegler

alligatorSports Podcast 4-24-09

On the final alligatorSports Podcast of the spring semester, we bid outgoing Sports Editor Evan Drexler farewell with a breakdown of Alex Tyus' decision to transfer and what it means to the basketball team, a discussion about the Gators' trip to the White House and some former Gators' future in the NFL Draft, a NASCAR-filled argument about what qualifies something as a sport and, finally, our last Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.


Participants: Adam "Don't come cryin' to me" Berry, Mike "I've been with the pit crew, man" McCall, Mike "Don't censor me, bro" DiFerdinando and Evan "So hard to say goodbye" Drexler

alligatorSports Podcast 4-21-09

On an "I-Form" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss the Gators' Orange and Blue Game, the chances they will use the I-formation in the fall and the UF gymnastics team's season, and we wrap up the show with our weekly Gator Guarantees.

Participants: Adam "I'm just gonna sit this one out, guys" Berry, Mike "Let's talk gymnastics" McCall, Kyle "ironing out the wrinkles" Maistri, Phil "The Invisible Man" Kegler and Bobby "Urban Meyer is a liar" Callovi

Time: 1:01:42

alligatorSports Podcast 4-17-09

On another Friday edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss Percy Harvin and the recent controversy surrounding him as well as the Orange & Blue Game and the hype that surrounds it. We also revisit the I-form debate we had last week, discuss the UF gymnastics team's performance (among other things) at the NCAA Championships. Before giving out our weekly Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week, we also discuss the UF softball team and the Gators baseball team.

Participants: Adam "Modesto Madique" Berry, Mike "Al-Jazeera" McCall, Evan "several cornfields" Drexler and Phil "I'm performing, baby" Kegler

Time: 1:08:01

alligatorSports Podcast 4-14-09

On a rivalry-filled edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss the Allan Chaney transfer and its impact on the UF men's basketball team, the UF-FSU rivalry and more of the Gators' biggest rivals, and we wrap up the show with a new segment called Gator Guarantees in which we each make one prediction related to UF sports in the upcoming week. Also: pirates v. ninjas.

Participants: Adam "Jonathan Rutgers" Berry, Kyle "ninja enthusiast" Maistri, Mike "unexplicably Michael" DiFerdinando and Bobby "baseball reader" Callovi

Time: 51:54

alligatorSports Podcast 4-10-09

On a "Preston Tucker" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss what we think of the media hype surrounding football spring practice, several topics related to what the Gators have shown during this spring, Preston Tucker and the UF baseball team, and we wrap up the show with a quick basketball roundup and our weekly Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

Participants: Adam Berry, Mike McCall, Kyle Maistri and Bobby Callovi

Time: 1:07:25

alligatorSports Podcast 4-7-09

On a "One Shining Moment" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we recap the NCAA Championship Game and the NCAA Tournament as a whole, as well as our brackets -- for better or worse. We also talk about spring practice and the injuries they've suffered, then the conversation turns into a debate about whether or not spring practice is even worth talking about.

Participants: Adam Berry, Evan Drexler, Kyle Maistri, Phil Kegler and Mike DiFerdinando

Time: 27:03

alligatorSports Podcast 4-3-09

On an end-of-the-week edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we provide solid analysis on a variety of topics: the Gators' spring practice, the SEC basketball coaching carousel and our bracket challenge. We also give out our weekly awards - the Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and the Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week.

Participants: Adam Berry, Bobby Callovi, Evan Drexler and Mike McCall

Time: 56:40

alligatorSports Podcast 3-31-09

On a special "Adam Berry's birthday" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we talk at length about several different topics, including Nick Calathes' decision to enter the NBA Draft without hiring an agent, the baseball team's successful weekend, the softball team's 2-1 series victory against Alabama, and on a more national scale, "Professor Kyle" takes us through an experiment related to the revealing of the NCAA basketball All-American teams.

Participants: Adam "Please let me end the baseball talk" Berry, Evan "Morehead State - get it?" Drexler, Kyle "By the numbers" Maistri and Mike "The most difficult edit in podcast history" DiFerdinando.

Time: 51:31

alligatorSports Podcast 3-28-09

On a three-man weave edition of the alligatorSports Podcast - once again recorded in Assistant Sports Editor Adam Berry's apartment - we discuss the day's top story about Billy Donovan and the vacant Kentucky coaching job, the NCAA Tournament, our busted brackets, the Gators' spring practice, the UF baseball team, and we round out the show with our Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week (in which we aim for the highest targets imaginable).

Participants: Adam "Billy Gillepsie" Berry, Evan "magical, marvelous, intergalactic practice" Drexler, Kyle "TOO MUCH MADNESS" Maistri

Time: 1:07:27

To listen to the special birthday message from Bill Walton that Evan referenced on the show, click here: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/multimedia/41653782.html

alligatorSports Podcast 3-25-09

On a "RIP UF Basketball" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we cover a variety of topics, including the start of the spring practice season -- and several other topics related to the Gators football team, including the greatest moments from the two national championship seasons -- as well as the end of both UF basketball teams' seasons.

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Length: 1:27:06

Participants: Adam Berry, Mike McCall, Kyle Maistri, Mike DiFerdinando and Bobby Callovi

alligatorSports Podcast 3-21-09

On a special alligatorSports Podcast, recorded and produced at the humble abode of Assistant Sports Editor Adam Berry, we discuss a variety of topics around the NCAA and UF sports world.

We start off with quite a bit of discussion about our NCAA Tournament brackets and the bracket challenge we're running at alligatorSports. We move on from there to some talk about the Gators' performance in the NIT Tournament and the recent changes to the starting lineup and briefly discuss the UF baseball team's successful week.

At the end of the show, we follow through on our promise to read some reader feedback and dole out our first of many Reggie Nelson Awards for Excellence in the Field of Sport and Kyle Jackson Bad Angles of the Week. Finally, since we recorded the show in Adam's living room at 3 a.m., we play a fun round of "What Can You Buy on TV at 3:13 a.m.?" in which Mike McCall displays an uncomfortable amount of knowledge about women's accessories.

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Participants: Adam "my buddy Pedro" Berry, Kyle "the podcast's first (censored) f-bomb" Maistri, Mike "What NCAA Tournament?" DiFerdinando, Mike "hobo wallets are great" McCall
-Special guest starring Adam's roommate Corey Hill ("Hill-toppers" in our bracket challenge), who made a brief cameo on his way through our recording studio

Length: 1:08:40

alligatorSports Podcast: NCAA Tournament Special

On a special NCAA Tournament edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we break down the bracket in many different, thorough aspects. We discuss a plethora of topics - from who got snubbed to who will be the biggest upset - before making our region-by-region picks from Round 1 until the NCAA Championship Game.

It's without a doubt the longest show we've ever done, but it's also one of the most interesting, in-depth discussions we've ever had so give it a listen.

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Participants: Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri, Mike DiFerdinando, Phil Kegler

Length: 1:43.28

alligatorSports Podcast 3-16-09

On a Spring Break wrapup edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss the men's basketball team's performance in the SEC Tournament and where they stand heading into the NIT, the baseball team's series against Duquesne and Arkansas and the dominant week the softball team had.

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Participants: Adam Berry, Evan Drexler, Kyle Maistri, Mike DiFerdinando, Phil Kegler

Length: 33:46

alligatorSports Podcast 3-6-09

On the longest alligatorSports Podcast yet, we get into in-depth discussions about the Mountain West Conference's proposed NCAA football playoff system, the UF men's basketball team's late-season struggles and the Gators baseball team's loss against Florida Atlantic.

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Participants: Adam "UF basketball Nostradamus" Berry, Evan "NHL talk, baby!" Drexler, Kyle "Hossa's injured, right?" Maistri, Mike "This is why you don't teach lessons" McCall, Mike "I probably didn't say anything funny tonight" DiFerdinando and Bobby "I am a Preston Tucker Witness" Callovi.

Length: 59:46

alligatorSports Podcast 3-2-09

On a "Gators sports had an abysmal weekend" edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we discuss a variety of topics -- some of which we even planned to talk about.

Between discussions about the baseball code of ethics and what attendance numbers are really all about, we discuss the UF men's basketball team's loss to Tennessee and where their postseason hopes are.

We also talk about the Gators baseball team and the three weekend losses to Miami and the softball team's weekend tournament, including the injury to Kim Waleszonia.

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Participants: Adam “UF basketball fans are terrible and shameful” Berry, Evan “Don't steal my free t-shirt” Drexler, Kyle "Respect the baseball code of ethics" Maistri, Mike “Sitting around the pitcher's mound” McCall and Mike “Ain't nobody gonna punk me” DiFerdinando.

Length: 39:06

alligatorSports Podcast 2-27-09

On a special four-man edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we touch on a variety of topics despite missing several of our regular participants due to various illnesses.

We talk about the UF men's basketball team as it enters the end of the season. Among other things, we discuss what we would change with the team – including Mike McCall's suggestion to go to the homes of Walter Hodge and Erving Walker.

We continue with a quick discussion about the latest Gators football recruiting news before devolving into the broader topic of recruiting. We round out the show with some analysis of the baseball and softball teams recent play as well as their upcoming games.

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Participants: Adam “Drinking the Brombacher Kool-Aid” Berry, Evan “I will force Red Wings talk into this podcast whether you like it or not” Drexler, Mike “Billy Donovan should go to Walter Hodge's house” McCall and Mike “Recruited by the Alligator as an eighth grader” DiFerdinando.

Length: 35:38

alligatorSports Podcast 2-20-09

On a special baseball-season-opener Friday edition of the alligatorSports Podcast, we talk at length about what to expect out of the UF baseball team heading into the new season.

We also discuss a few Gators looking to improve their NFL Draft status at the NFL Combine.

In our final segment, we analyze the UF men's basketball team, including the Gators' victory over Alabama and their upcoming game against Vanderbilt.

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Participants: Adam Berry, Evan Drexler, Kyle Maistri, Mike McCall, Mike DiFerdinando and Bobby Callovi.

Length: 36:25

alligatorSports Podcast 2-17-09

Our Assistant Sports Editor, Adam Berry, is currently under the weather so I relieved him of his blog summary duties. Sorry to everyone who opens this blog just to read what is running through his beautiful mind.

In this edition, we discuss the circumstances surrounding Carl Johnson's arrest, wax poetic on the problems of the UF men's basketball team, mull over the possibility that the women's basketball team is a little overrated and conclude with riveting analysis of the softball team's incredible weekend performance.

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Participants: Adam "I'm real sick guys, fo real" Berry, Evan "You don't mind if I drop in unannounced, right?" Drexler, Kyle "I believe Billy D wrote that e-mail" Maistri, Mike "I'm missing out on night golf" DiFerdinando, Phil "I turn into Joaquin Phoenix with a laptop in front of me" Kegler, Mike "Can we squeeze in Fred Taylor discussion under the guise of UF news? I swear I'm not a Jaguars homer" McCall and Chris "Sha Brooks kinda messed up this week" Yazbec.

Length: 26:47

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alligatorSports Podcast 2-13-09

On our extra-long third episode, we overcome a nearly crushing technical malfunction and bring you 40 solid minutes of opinion and analysis about the UF men's basketball team's loss to Kentucky and the softball team's dominating win over Jacksonville, and, in a special segment, we discuss who we would put on the Mount Rushmore of UF sports -- the top five (yes, five -- we added one) athletes who represent the Gators.

To further explain the third segment, we discuss the concept in a historical sense and, after our recording glitch, we name the top five athletes we would put on the current Mount Rushmore of UF sports.
(It's also worth noting that our recording dropped without our knowledge after we had already finished recording the whole show once, so we basically had to remake the discussion about the current Mount Rushmore of UF sports. So if it seems like the discussion doesn't reflect how much we're laughing, it's because we had already made often the exact same points in the first version of that conversation.)

Participants: Adam "Let me undercut your argument before you make it" Berry, Evan "This is so contrived" Drexler, Kyle "Champion for Babies!" Maistri, Mike "Ben Hogan Watch List" DiFerdinando, Phil "the FACE...of alligatorSports" Kegler and Bobby "I covered the women's basketball team for one game" Callovi.

Length: 40:50

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Thanks for listening.

alligatorSports Podcast 2-9-09

On a special Monday edition of the alligatorSports podcast, we discuss a variety of things that happened in the world of UF sports over the weekend, including the Gators softball team's three-game home series (and loss) against Baylor, the women's basketball team's big win over Tennessee and dominant season thus far and several topics related to the UF's men's basketball team.

(Click on the title of this post to listen in or subscribe on iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=304592896)

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Participants: Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri, Phil Kegler, Mike DiFerdinando and Chris Yazbec

Length: 33:07

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alligatorSports Podcast 2-5-09

Forget everything you know about the alligatorSports podcast when you check out the newest sportscast.

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Our previous sportscasts have been very short, scripted conversations between two people about one specific game or event with no analysis and very little actual discussion.

We're still working out the kinks with our new podcast format – and our podcasting budget is $0, but we're hoping to make this a weekly thing that will touch on many different sports and topics around the wide world of UF sports.

Among other things in this episode, Mike McCall condemns all Gators basketball fans, Phil Kegler calls UF's Sweet 16 hopes “a joke,” Evan Drexler pleads for Red Wings talk, Kyle Maistri considers the possibility that Stacey Nelson might be better than Tim Tebow and Mike DiFerdinando refers to himself as a “savant.”

We discuss a wide variety of UF sports topics, including Lane Kiffin's statement about Urban Meyer cheating on the recruiting trail, the Gators softball team's upcoming season, many aspects of the Gators basketball team and the question of who is the second-best athlete at UF.

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Show notes:

Participants: Adam Berry, Kyle Maistri, Phil Kegler, Mike McCall, Mike DiFerdinando, Evan Drexler

Length: 34:38

0:00-11:08 – Introductions and recruiting discussion (Lane Kiffin, UF's newly signed recruiting class and the impact it will have on the program)

11:09-16:27 – Softball talk

16:28-29:19 – Men's basketball talk on a wide variety of topics, from the Chandler Parsons Project to the fans' attendance to the status of Tennessee's basketball program (men's and women's).

29:20-34:38 – Who's the second-best athlete at UF? And parting shots.

Thanks for listening.