Steve Jones Show

SJS Hour 2 -03-28-2024 - Steve talks with the Philadelphia Inquirer's Scott Lauber about the upcoming Phils' season. Then Steve discusses what's going with the Timberwolves' sale, then we talk the Sweet 16 games tonight.

SJS - Hour 1 03-28-2024 - Steve talks about using numbers from baseball in your broadcasts. You have to broadcast to your audience not to critics or a niche part of it. Then we talk a little Sweet 16, then Bob of Northern Virginia calls in to discuss college conference expansions like FSU and Clemson

The host of Blue White Illustrated Live Thomas Frank Carr joins the program to discuss what's seen at spring practice so far for Penn State football. What does Andy Kotelnicki offense involve so well? Running QBs? What will the run game look like, and who will be the biggest benefactor from the new running game? We talk some defense as well. Abdul Carter at DE and the ripple effects for the linebacking corps. We end with who he things his beloved Buffalo Bills might draft from PSU in a few weeks.

SJS Hour 2 - 03-27-2024 - Steve talks the NCAA president's comment on prop bets. NCAA president Charlie Baker may be right, but is anybody listening at this point. Then Steve talks about the new coaching rules being considered for assistants and analysts in NCAA football

SJS Hour 1 -03-27-2024 - Steve talks the ratings from this weekend from the NCAA men's and women's tournament along with the NCAA wrestling tournament. Reasons Wrestling might be down 10% from last year. Is the women's basketball tournament taking viewers from the NCAA wrestling? Then Thomas Frank Carr from on3.com/Blue White Illustrated talks with Steve about spring practice.

On today's Tuesdays with Neal, Neal and Steve discuss the Steelers signing Quez Watkins, the new rules in the NFL (kickoff and the hip-drop tackle), two more Christmas Day games and NFL's international reach

SJS Hour 2 03-26-2024 - Steve talks to Neal Coolong about the Steelers, the new NFL rules; then Dave from Danville calls in to talk the NCAA Tournament

pghbaseballnow's John Perrotto joins us to talk the Pirates before Opening Day. What does the stability this spring mean going forward? The difference in the type of spring training it was this season. How improvement in the team's defense? Pitching outlook and the health of closer David Bednar

SJS Hour 1 - 03262024 - Pittsburghbaseballnow's John Perrotto talks to us about the Pirates and some things to look for this upcoming season. Then Matt Catrillo has some thoughts about the new NFL rules and college basketball

John Griffin 03-25-2024 - Bucknell coach John Griffin joins the show to discuss this weekend's action in the NCAA Tournament. What is the difference between a major conference team and a mid-major team? How important is it for everybody on campus to be on the same wavelength with basketball? How he approach social media with his team? How excited is he for the Bison to get back to work?

SJS Hour 2 - 03-25-2024 - Steve talks about the reaction to Bill Self's comments after Kansas' loss to Gonzaga on Saturday. Self said he's been thinking about his team's future for the last month. Steve argues that he should have been because all good coaches are looking ahead at next year. Then we look at the new NFL rules for the upcoming season.

SJS Hour 1 03-25-2024 - Steve discusses this weekend's Penn State national championship victory in wrestling and talks about Cael Sanderson's approach to his team, and the wrestlers approach to the craft. Then Bucknell coach John Griffin joins us to talk the NCAA Tournament

Former Bucknell coach Pat Flannery joins the show to discuss some things he saw this season at Penn State. What's different from when he coached (and it's not just NIL). Some of the adaptations Mike Rhoades and he had to make to adjust to the Big Ten. Then we discuss NCAA Tournament upsets (Flannery was the head coach when Bucknell beat Kansas in 2005).

SJS Hour 2 - 03-22-2024 - Steve discusses how big getting continuity in the Penn State men's basketball program (four coaches since 2020, and all of the last 11 recruits not on campus) is going to be for Mike Rhoades and then the King joins the show to talk some NCAA tournament and some trivia

SJS Hour 1 - Steve discusses the anatomy of an upset, and what two things you can see quickly in a game when an underdog has a good shot. Then we talk with former Bucknell coach and current Penn State staffer Pat Flannery about a variety of topics.

SJS Hour 2 - Steve talks more about the Ohtani story and how it could effect MLB, then Long Beach State AD said he fired his coach to inspire its tournament run

SJS Hour 1 03/21/2024 - Steve talks the Ohtani gambling scandal, some Penn State wrestling and NCAA Tournament updates along with some more sports gambling talk

AllPennState's Mark Wogenrich joins the show to discuss Penn State's spring practice: how does Penn State fill its leadership void? Andy Koltelnicki and the new offense; How are Drew Allar and Beau Pribula adjusting? His thoughts on college football playoff expansion and please save the bowls.

SJS Hour 2 - 03-20-24 - Mark Wogenrich joins us to discuss spring practice at Penn State, then Steve talks more about team building and the transfer portal (Demetrius Lilley entered the portal today, Wednesday

ESPN's Joe Lunardi joins the show to discuss the NCAA Tournament: Last night's Virginia game; What the committee got right; Some things to look for in the bracket; then some talk about the NIT