East Of The Bend

Gregg Shaffer, Mark Hissom, & Amelia Hitchens come at you this week with a loaded show to discuss the latest with fall high school sports here in Ohio. Our first impressions of Newark Catholic & Bishop Hartley Football. Where does Notre Dame football go if the other conferences drop non-conference opponents? Why did Stanford drop so many sports so early?  Did the Big 10 & Pac-12 jump the gun on canceling non-conference games? We also run through the latest football conferences to cancel fall seasons. All that and much more! Don't miss it!!

This week we welcome to the show Derryl Trujillo Senior Writer for Inland Sports out of southern California. Derryl and I discuss his path to being involved in the media, the current status of sports, restrictions schools are dealing with in California & Ohio, what it will take to get sports back, the possibility to flipping sports seasons, and much more! 

After a couple week hiatus we are back with a jam packed show! Gregg & Mark take you through this one as they discuss starting the LLC, putting together highlight videos, optimism for the 2020 Notre Dame season, covering Newark Catholic & Hartley in 2020, College players testing positive for Covid, leagues finally returning, and much more!

In an exclusive offseason interview with Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello we discuss the way COVID-19 has effected the offseason, changes in approach to the classroom, safety measures in place at NC, work they are able to get in on the field, and much more! 

Gregg Shaffer, Amelia Hitchens, and Mark Hissom complete the deepest dive you will ever hear into the 2006 Amanda Bynes soccer feature "She's the man"!

The whole EoB crew is back for this one!  We discuss Notre Dame football going all in on recruiting Will Shipley and missing. What are the dangers in the recruiting of targeting one guy so intensely? ND AD Jack Swarbrick says ND Stadium will not be at full capacity. The Bundesliga & UFC are back! Dana White is knocking it out of the park. The MLB has their proposal to return but is it even worth it with all the crazy restrictions? Can any of these are leagues hold a candle to what the NFL and UFC are doing? We tackle all of this and much more! Check it out!!

Very special episode of the podcast today as we welcome in Senior DB at Alderson Broaddus University Ryan Smith! We discuss some of his biggest moments on the field, his offseason training during the pandemic, recruiting, his time at Pickerington North, being a part of the Pick North-Pick Central rivalry, his progression from a freshman to a senior, what we can expect from the Battlers in 2020, and much more!Also on todays show....-Bundesliga is back!-MLB and NBA finally have a "plan" but not everyone on board?-Notre Dame Stadium half capacity-Should we be getting a discount on our TV services?

For the first time ever we welcome to the show Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Robin Gieseler! He gives us an incredible perspective of a life in martial arts, how Jiu-Jitsu can benefit other sports, his Gracie Ohio BJJ academy, the return of the UFC, the impact BJJ can have on other peoples life, and the unique challenges he is facing as a small business owner during these uncertain times!

We have LIVE sports!! (Kinda) It's that magical time of year again as we return with our 2020 NFL Draft Special!! The NFL is going full steam ahead with their schedule and we give you our thoughts on the selections, check in on where Notre Dame players were selected, and discuss what we are hearing about the return of sports amidst the Coronavirus crisis!

Our "Rewatchables Tribute" show is finally here! Bill Simmons and his team have been such an inspiration to us so we had to try our hand at a movie podcast!!Co-Host Robert "RPT" Thitoff makes his return to the show to breakdown and discuss the "Rocky" movies, Notre Dame basketball, the Coronavirus lockdown and much more!!

We are thrilled to be joined this week by Bishop Hartley Senior and University of Findlay commit Jalan January! Jalan gives us some insight in to his evolution as a running back, his recruiting process, the special moments of his high school career, how he is preparing for football at the next level, and much more!!

Episode 73 features an exclusive interview with Hartley QB/DB and incoming freshman at Minnesota Miles Fleming! We discuss his extremely successful athletic career, recruitment process, big moments from playing at Hartley, committing to Minnesota, and much more!

This is a loaded episode as we play the #winewithDewine drinking game and companion the governors Saturday press conference! Also today...-Is college football and the NFL in jeopardy?-Will we play high school sports?-Are the NHL, NBA, MLB coming back?-Things you didn't know about the EoB team

The whole East of the Bend crew together for this weeks podcast discussing...-Status of High School sports in Ohio-Winter college sports cancelled-Olympics Postponed-Will Corona effect the NFL?-When will the NBA, MLB, & NHL return?-What did we watch this weekend instead of sports?

The Corona virus has put us all on lock down here in central Ohio! So check out our very unique St. Patrick's Day episode complete with...-The sports world is put on pause-What to watch without sports-Quarantine food and drinks-Brady to the Bucs!All that and much more!

It's a new era of the East of the Bend Podcast as we move to our weekly format! This week...-Corona Virus and how its effecting sports-Hartley Girls Basketball & Columbus Futsal-Amelia and Will's Arnold experience-Announcers worth what they are getting paid in the NFL?

Check out our latest "Coaches Spotlight" show with Hartley Girls Basketball Head Coach Donald Dennis! Coach Dennis gives us some insight into his program, his thoughts on promoting the women's game, multi-sport athletes, and a preview of the OHSAA Girls basketball tournament!

In our first show of 2020 we preview Super Bowl 54 and not only discuss the game but everything around the game including food, halftime show, commercials, and much more!!

Interview with Newark Catholic Green Wave Senior captain and Akron commit Nate Williams! Nate gives us a perspective on his time at NC and what he is doing to prepare for his freshman year at Akron!

The East of the Bend podcast returns with special guest head coach of the Bishop Hartley Hawks Brad Burchfield! Coach Burchfield gives us a little look into the history of his successful coaching career and we talk about the 2019 Hawks that despite losing Friday night in the state semi finals had an incredible season!