East Of The Bend

the Ryan Aiello Postgame Show season finale! Coach drops in with us for the final time this season to discuss his teams first playoff appearance and dominant 35-7 win over Reedsville Eastern! Also in this episode we dive into the turnaround Newark Catholic has had at 3-7 last year to 8-3 this year and winners of 7 of 8. Coach Aiello also gives us his initial thoughts on 2nd round opponent Shadyside!

The entire East of the Bend crew is in studio for this weeks special episode! As our local high school coverage begins to wind down we welcome in Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello for his Week 10 Postgame Show as his team gets ready for the playoffs! Also this week...-St. Charles Soccer season ends on a low note after very high expectations to start the season-We covered Hartley football for the first time this week in some of the craziest weather we have seen this time of year. We break down the teams performance in the elements and against their bitter rival Columbus DeSales!-Notre Dame squeaks by Virginia Tech. We have full reaction and analysis-The East of the Bend crew is now the voice of "Locked On Irish" on the Locked On Podcast Network! What does that mean for the future of East of the Bend? All that and much more! Check it out!!

Episode 62 is complete! This week we welcome in Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello to discuss his teams Cardinal Division title and win over Heath Friday nightNotre Dame gets the doors blown off by Michigan and only fell to #16 in the polls after that shit show in Ann Arbor. Gregg and RPT will have full reaction, breakdown, and possibly a bottle of Draino to drown our sorrows! We also deliver a full breakdown of the remaining schedule and how the Irish can possibly get to 10-2!

-Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello joins us to talk about the tough loss to Licking Valley and preview a huge match up this week against Heath-The Irish knock off the Trojans to go into the BYE week at 5-1. What have we seen from the Irish at the midway point?-Preview the matchup between Notre Dame-Michigan-College Football Week 8 news & notesAll that and much more! Audio after the show available on ALL podcast platforms!!

EPISODE 60 is up and ready to listen!-Coach Aiello is back with us to talk about the Newark Catholic Green Wave's 3 game winning streak and what they have to do to finish strong down the stretch.-We discuss the new "Pay for Play" proposals for college athletes to profit off their likeness-College Football & NFL News and Notes-Notre Dame-UVA & BG review-Notre Dame-USC Preview

Episode 59...-Gregg Shaffer and Robert "RPT" Thitoff breakdown Newark Catholics victory of Licking Heights from the night before. -NFL news & notes-College Football preview week 5-Review of the Irish & Dawgs-Preview of Notre Dame & UVA

In episode 58 of the podcast we welcome in Coach Aiello for week 2 of his postgame show and discuss the first ever game played at Newark Catholic High School. Unfortunately the Green Wave came out on the wrong end of a 21-13 result but it was a hard fought game and the future looks bright!-What did we see from Notre Dame in week 1?-Take a look around the College Football landscape after 2 weeks of play-and we preview the 2019 NFL Season!

In episode 57 of the podcast we welcome in Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello to talk about his teams thrilling come from behind 35-29 win over Edon!We also delve into previewing the Notre Dame-Louisville Labor day match up and make some predictions for the 2019 College Football Season!!

Your lead host Gregg Shaffer is riding solo this week but have 2 great interviews....First up is Newark Catholic Head Coach Ryan Aiello to discuss the 2019 campaign and what we can expect from the Green Wave!Right after that we welcome in our good friend Vahid Sadrzadeh co-host of ABC 57 Saturday Kickoff for one of the most insightful Notre Dame Football previews you will find anywhere. Vahid has been to every since practice open to the media and gives us a ton of content to be excited about going into 2019!!

The entire East of the Bend crew Gregg, Will, Mark, & Robert are on board for episode 55. Join us as we welcome in 2 guests in one show! First up is Lisa Kelly author of the "Echoes from Notre Dame" book series. She previews her new book due out in mid August and discusses all the amazing athletes of Notre Dame she has spent time with. Next up we got the opportunity to speak to Ohio High School Football Coaches Association 2020 Hall of Fame inductee and new Newark Catholic Offensive Coordinator Brian Cross! We discuss his amazing career and what he is going to bring to the Green Wave Football team this fall!Music credit to Silverman Sound Studio "Fiddle De Dee - Royalty Free Irish Music"www.silvermansound.com/free-music/fiddle-de-dee

In the first "Coaches Spotlight" show of 2019 we welcome in head coach of the Utica Redskins Charlie Rowley! We discuss coach Rowley's career so far and preview the 2019 Redskins. Also in this episode....We breakdown who is the 3rd best coach in the country since Urban Myer has retired?-Who do you missed most from college football after their careers ended?-We also give a preview of the coverage you can expect from us for Newark Catholic and High School Football in 2019!!Music credit to Silverman Sound Studio "Fiddle De Dee - Royalty Free Irish Music"www.silvermansound.com/free-music/fiddle-de-dee

For the first time ever (believe it or not) we could not connect with a confirmed guest. However, you do get to listen to Gregg, Will, and Robert ramble about the NFL Draft, College Football, Soccer, and anything else that came to their mind for over an hour. What more could you ask for??Music credit to Silverman Sound Studio "Fiddle De Dee - Royalty Free Irish Music"https://www.silvermansound.com/free-music/fiddle-de-dee

Episode 52 welcomes in special guest Notre Dame Football Operations Specialist Reilly Fangman! Reilly does a tremendous job for the university contributing to social media, video production, and sideline reporting. She has also worked with Kentucky Basketball and Florida St. Football. Reilly is beyond passionate about her craft and appears to be the next rising star in sports media. Do not miss this show!!Music credit to Silverman Sound Studio "Fiddle De Dee - Royalty Free Irish Music"www.silvermansound.com/free-music/fiddle-de-dee

It's that time of year again! Gregg, Will, & Robert breakdown and react to the first 20 picks of the NFL Draft as they happen!!

Check out our 2019 Selection Sunday Companion Show. We react to each of the selections as they are announced!Music credit to Silverman Sound Studio "Fiddle De Dee - Royalty Free Irish Music"www.silvermansound.com/free-music/fiddle-de-dee

In episode 49 of the podcast we welcome in one of our personal favorites, Damon Amendolara!! From "The D.A. Show" on CBS Sports!! (Interview starts at the 37 minute mark)

In episode 48 of the podcast we are joined by 2 time Emmy Winner, Former ESPN Sideline Reporter, and current NBC Sunday Night Football Sideline reporter Michele Tafoya!Michele gives us some insight into her incredibly successful career including what it's like to be a part of Sunday Night Football, struggles to make it where she is today, the tireless preparation on a week to week basis, and how she manages to balance her busy career with a family.Music credit: Victory - Hip Hop Beat. Check out their YouTube channel "Copyright Free Music"

In our first episode of 2019 we welcome in the first Notre Dam player to be on the show. Former Notre Dame & LA Rams Tight End Tony Hunter. Tony gives us some insight into his time at Notre Dame and in the NFL. He also helps us breakdown the matchup between the Patriots and Rams in Super Bowl LIII!!Music credit: Victory - Hip Hop Beat. Check out their YouTube channel "Copyright Free Music"

It's almost Bowl Season!! In this special episode Will Havanas returns to the show as him and I breakdown the upcoming bowl slate. If you are doing a Bowl Pick'em online or with your friends your do not want to miss this one. Everything you ever wanted (or didn't) want to know about all 40 Bowl games!!Music Credit: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish just completed an undefeated 12-0 regular season! Notre Dame Fan Club of Columbus founder Mark Hissom joins me as we welcome in special guest ABC 57 Saturday Kickoff co-host Vahid Sadrzadeh!! We talk all things undefeated Irish and predict what we think the final College Football Playoff rankings will be!!Music Credit: Rock Angel by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarudCreative Commons — Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported— CC BY-SA 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/K8eRXvLL7Wo