The boys are back for a deep dive into the best win of the Brent Key era after Georgia Tech knocked off #4 Miami 28-23 behind a complete team effort. Then quick hits on the beginning of basketball season, volleyball’s swing in California, and tennis’ results at ITA Sectionals. Be sure to stick around for the postscript for Mini-500 advice. Please l…

It always sneaks up on us, but it’s here, the Georgia Tech 2024-25 Men’s and Women’s basketball preview episode! Jack and Jake have a whirlwind of an episode with guests old and new to Scions of the Southland. Our order of operations: Robert Pensa & Will Fuss join to preview the Men’s Basketball team (new freshmen + transfers, how they’ll help comp…

The two-man booth returns as Akshay and Jake break down what went wrong in Blacksburg after a frustrating 2024 Techmo Bowl versus Virginia Tech, volleyball continues stomping through the middle portion of its schedule at home with the latest roadkill being NC State and Wake, and golf gets set to play the East Lake Cup. Please let us know what you t…

Ben makes his long awaited return to Scions of the Southland with Jake and Akshay out to debrief the loss to Notre Dame with Jack and what to make of the Zach Pyron outing, then Jack goes through the week for volleyball, tennis, and golf because he was hungry and didn’t want to monologue for a half hour. Please let us know what you think via email …

Amidst what is looking to be one of the weirder news weeks of the Georgia Tech Football season, Jack is joined by the AJC’s Ken Sugiura to dive into the move of Clean, Old Fashioned Hate to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in 2025 and how that embodies the current state of college football finances. Plus, a look at Georgia Tech/Notre Dame series history and h…

Catharsis is a hell of time, isn't it? The gang reminisces on quite a day in Chapel Hill before talking through the minutiae of next week's game versus #12 Notre Dame, the final of the original MBS/GT contract. Included for added fun: a review of a sweeping weekend of volleyball + a deep dive into serve strategy. Join us! Subscribe to the pod via ⁠…

With a 4-2 start and one of the most anticipated games of the year coming up on Saturday, Chad Bishop from the Atlanta Journal Constitution joins Jack to wrap up some points from the Duke game, whether Georgia Tech is on track at the midway poinnt of the year, why he hates the WR screen but how Tech does it right, and what it will take for the Jack…

Our trio reunites to break down every angle of the Duke game and recaps volleyball’s trips to Purcell Pavilion and the L&N Credit Union House of Pain Arena. Around 30:47, the gang talks through Full Steam Ahead, Tech athletics’ new $500MM fundraising initiative, and how it fits into Tech’s Institute goals and the greater athletics landscape. Trivia…

Jack and Jake are back to go over the weekend’s results from Georgia Tech Volleyball against #23 SMU & #1 Pitt, our current feelings on the football season so far and looking at what Duke has done, then a roundup of swimming, tennis, and softball’s results. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcat…

In preparation for the first ever visit by a #1 team to O'Keefe Gymnasium to play Georgia Tech Volleyball, Jack sits down with friend and Pitt Volleyball beat writer from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Abby Schnable, to get the scoop on just how good Pitt has been this season and what it will take for Tech to pull the upset off. Subscribe to the pod …

Jack sits with Jake and Akshay separately as Jake was driving back to Atlanta during the usual recording session, so it’s a split squad where everyone’s strengths get to shine on their own. Football @ #19 Louisville recap Jake’s experience as a visiting fan and the tailgate scene Volleyball’s win over uga and what awaits them against #23 SMU and #1…

Jack is joined by Jackson Caudell of Sports Illustrated to do some letter grades of Georgia Tech’s football season so far, what has worked, what hasn’t, and how they might fare against Louisville in game five for the Jackets. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatcher using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

It’s been a great week and weekend at Georgia Tech between football and volleyball, so that’s exactly what we dig into. Jake and Jack take you into our thoughts on what football’s win vs. VMI and volleyball’s win vs. Florida will teach us about the rest of their seasons, plus travel tips for those going to Louisville this weekend! Subscribe to the …

A busy Saturday (virtually) on the Flats featured a noon football kickoff in Syracuse and a late, late, late show for volleyball in Provo. On the docket today: Football @ Cuse: a made-up pregame beef? run defense? I’m Ron Burgundy? Volleyball vs Lipscomb Volleyball @ #14 BYU: five-set thriller in a packed Smith Fieldhouse versus a home team that’s …

Maggie subs in for Jake in today’s starting lineup as the gang recaps all the action from a fascinating inaugural MARTA Bowl. But before football had its day (or night, rather) Saturday, volleyball got its season started with a big home opener versus UCLA. Let’s talk about all of it (plus some quick hitters from golf and cross-country)! --- Subscri…

A complete (albeit close) victory in the 2024 Aer Lingus College Football Classic calls for a nearly two hour podcast with takes from our reporter on-site, Nishant Prasadh. Join us to revel in Tech's first top-10 win since they last beat FSU at home in dramatic fashion on the last play of the game! --- Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/…

With the onset of the highly anticipated 2024 Georgia Tech Football season here, we had no choice but to bring you our biggest football preview show we’ve ever done! Jack is joined by Joey Weaver (Basketball Conference, FTRS alum) and Chad Bishop (Atlanta-Journal Constitution) to go over everything there is to talk on Georgia Tech Football before t…

With just over a day before Tech takes the court in the Gold and White game, Jack chats with Georgia Tech Volleyball head coach Michelle Collier to go through how the volleyball landscape has changed in the U.S. with the dawn of the PVL, Julia Bergmann’s success in Paris with the Brazilian National Team, how to replace Bella D’Amico/Paola Pimentel/…

Jack’s internet died halfway through our episode, but that didn’t stop our usual suspects from going an hour-plus on the 2024 Georgia Tech volleyball season and the latest 2025 football recruiting news. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatcher using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s…

With the recent news of Brittain Dining Hall closing, Jake and Jack go through their impressions of the building and its significance to Tech, then explore Marion Brittain’s presidency of Georgia Tech (1922-1944), his constant struggle with the state government, and what got built on campus that still remains today. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

Olympic prep has started, and there are a number of Tech athletes headed to Paris this summer. Let's talk about 'em! On the slate today: - Men's basketball recruiting news: Cole Kirouac to OTE - Softball: Deven Boland promoted to Assistant/Hitting Coach - Construction Corner: more pieces removed from Edge/BDS - Main Event: Georgia Tech specific Oly…

The gang is back from the holiday to discuss the latest absurdity-turned-reality in conference alignment: Southern Methodist University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Stanford University are now members of the now-nominally-inaccurate Atlantic Coast Conference. On the agenda for today: - SMU, Cal, Stanford athletics profiles - Sched…

The athletic year enters its final week as your usual trio flip in their history books to a particularly turbulent period in Tech history: the 1910-1920s. Colloquially referred to (by us anyway) as Tech’s Scratch/Claw/Beg/Borrow/Steal period, the then-Georgia School of Technology struggled with rising attendance in the post-war period without the s…

Jack is joined by Jackson Caudell of All Yellow Jackets to deep dive into the 2025 Georgia Tech football recruiting class, which included two commits just today! Jake then joins to recap the Jack/Jackson discussion and touch on the rest of the news coming out of The Flats, including Dennis Scott’s jersey retirement, Sara Beth Allen becoming the thi…

With the passing of the beloved Tech legend, Jack and Ken recap Dr. Rice’s impact on the Institute and the people he touched. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatcher using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5aa2e7c/podcast/rss⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also find us on Apple Podc…

Baseball attempts to extend its season, golf tries to climb the mountain for a second year in a row, and we wrap up the athletic year with a clips show (but we also recommend you watch the final Tech athlete of the athletic year, Ameia Wilson, compete in the Long Jump at the NCAA Track and Field Championships - 5-Jun to 8-Jun). On the slate: Update…

What it says on the tin -- this is hot off the presses! Tech's first NCAA national championship since women's tennis in 2007. Tech golf's fourth individual champion: Troy Matteson ('02), Charlie Yates ('34), Watts Gunn ('27) Tai also receives an amateur bid to the 2025 Masters As a team, Tech advanced to the NCAA match play quarterfinals as the 8th…

Baseball’s tournament hopes are on a knife-edge, tennis moves through championship month, and golf/T&F prepare for their championship rounds. Also, we have really bad jokes. On the slate: GT Sports Hall of Fame 2024 class Construction Updates at Edge/Fanning Recap: Baseball’s 1-2 series loss @ FSU Preview: Baseball at ACCT Recap: Tennis at NCAA Sin…

Episode 219 brings a brand new, special edition hosting duo! With Jake and Akshay preoccupied, Jack and Maggie welcome the recently graduated (and repeat guest) Madison Myers to go over the GT softball season and assess the state of Aileen Morales’ squad going into 2025. Our order of operations: Softball ACC Tournament and season review Baseball vs…

Baseball disappoints (kinda? we’ll talk about it) in Clemson, MTEN/WTEN battle in the NCAA tournament, and softball prepare for the ACC tournament! On the slate: Construction Updates at Edge/Fanning Recap: Baseball’s 1-2 series loss @ Clemson Preview: Softball at ACCT Recap: MTEN at NCAA team tournament vs. MTSU Mini-Preview: MTEN at NCAA Singles/D…

We’re set up for a grandstand finish to the season for both softball and baseball, while both tennis teams round the bend into the NCAA tournament — championship season beckons! On the slate: Construction Updates at Edge/Fanning Recap: Softball’s 1-2 series loss vs UVA Preview: Softball at ACCT Recap: Baseball’s 2-1 series win vs Miami Interlude: T…

Recorded live from Jake’s living room, it’s a two-man show with the in-person dynamic we have missed from our recordings. Thank you xFinity for breaking Jack’s wifi to force us back together. On the docket for episode 216 (Cleveland area code we found out): Edge/Fanning construction update Men’s Golf at ACC Championships Softball @ Georgia State/Vi…

It finally happened, the Scions crew welcomes Jackson Caudell of All Yellow Jackets of Fan Nation on Sports Illustrated to talk about football’s Gold vs. White game, notably our offensive play and the depth we’re starting to see at wide receiver. Trivia this week is who has Georgia Tech tied the most in football? Then, Jack and Jake roll through a …

So. many. things. happening (with even more next week!). Let's talk about them! On the slate: Golf at the Calusa Cup Softball’s 2-2 week Baseball’s 2-1 series win @ Pitt Men’s Tennis @ ND and LOU Women’s Tennis vs Clemson Club Lacrosse's Founders Day win vs Athens (also coach Ken Lovic's 300th career win!) Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.…

A bushel of updates for you from around the Flats this week as we head into April and the meat of spring sports season! On the slate: Volleyball’s spring scrimmages Golf at the Goodwin Softball’s 1-2 series loss @ Syracuse Baseball’s 0-3 series loss vs Boston College and the future of the program Men’s Tennis vs FSU and MIA Women’s Tennis vs ND and…

Kurt Hoyt (@kurtinatlanta) -- the voice of Georgia Tech Volleyball -- joins the gang to talk about his experience calling Tech games, changes to volleyball rules for 2024, and the 2024 WBB season! Also in this episode: Recap: Softball @ CHSO, CCU, and UNC + Jack's interview with softball hitting coach Hunter Bunch Recap: Baseball vs GAST and @ UNC …

The three-man booth is finally back to talk about the latest and greatest in Georgia Tech sports. On the slate this week: Softball’s 1-3 week against Athens and ND Baseball’s sweep of #13 NCSU Men’s Tennis in more ACC action vs Clemson and Boston College (and Citadel, too) Swim and Dive at NCAA Zone Diving Championships + a preview of Women’s NCAA …

With Jack traveling, Scions throws back to its original two-man band, who review the latest in basketball before taking a critical eye at softball’s new #25 ranking from SoftballAmerica and baseball’s...interesting...week. Other news and notes include both tennis teams making steady progress in and around ACC play, Swim/Dive working through NCAA Di…

With Akshay on the road at Sloan, Jake and Jack welcome the Scions of the Southland reliable reliever, the AJC’s Ken Sugiura to talk about his recent interview with former Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball head coach, Josh Pastner, and also the final home game of the regular season vs. Florida State before diving into some Michigan-themed trivia. Then …

The gang takes the scenic route around the Flats, hitting every single spring sport + a little take-making on former Georgia Tech head football coach Paul Johnson's interview with 93.1FM THE SUPERSTATIONS. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatcher using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/s/5…

The gang recaps a week that saw MBB reach the depths of the ACC while WBB took the #6 team in the nation to overtime. Around the Flats: baseball opened its 2024 season with a sweep of Radford, softball faced its toughest tests in recent memory over their weekend at Clearwater, FL, and WTEN took on Penn and uga. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠an…

Charles Gilley (@cgilleyphotos) joins the gang to recap softball's opening weekend and preview the baseball season! Also in this edition: basketball continues to struggle, golf puts together a top-10 finish in Hawaii, and a kickers-only wrap up of the Super Bowl. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatch…

A Scions/Ramblin' To Paris episode, Jack talks with Georgia Tech Softball legend Jen Yee about her time with the Canadian National Team at the 2008 Olympics, how she got to Tech, and how those Olympics affected her historic 2010 season. Article: https://www.fromtherumbleseat.com/2024/2/7/24063273/ramblin-to-paris-pt-6-jen-yee-and-the-2008-beijing-o…

Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back for the traditional Georgia Tech sports roundup before things just go off the rails at the end, so we put that after the closing music if you want to hear an offshoot of the FTRS famous HTS 2015 class. Men’s Basketball vs. NC State Women’s Basketball vs. #14 Notre Dame/Wake Forest, and some deeper roster analysis Men…

We couldn’t help ourselves, we had to fire up the mics to capture the special moment of Georgia Tech Men’s Basketball defeating #3 North Carolina at home, the first home win against a top-3 team since 1994. Jack, Jake, and Akshay are joined by Rahul Deshpande (Editor in Chief of the Blueprint, EIC Emeritus of the Technique) who was on the court aft…

Madison Meyers of All Yellow Jackets (SI's Tech blog) and WREK's Ramblin WREK Sports Show joins the gang to preview the 2024 softball season! After some podcast business, the gang picks apart the week in Tech sports, including some...questionable...basketball results, a mixed bag on the tennis courts (in the ACC states of Virginia and California), …

Georgia Tech Baseball co-captains Ben King and John Giesler join Jack to talk about their careers at Tech, what it’s like welcoming full freshman and transfer classes, their experiences learning under former MLB players, and what they hope to see from the 2024 squad. Apologies if the audio seems funky at points. We had to do some surgery on the aud…

The gang breaks down the latest in Georgia Tech campus construction before diving into split weeks from the basketball programs, a bevy of player awards for football, a dominant weekend for MTEN paired with a frustrating one for WTEN, and a full slate of track and swim. Trivia this week? Scorigami. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠…

With the 2024 season around the corner, Jack is joined by Georgia Tech softball head coach, Aileen Morales, to review the offseason, give some insight into the new recruits joining the squad and what her pitch to them is, and then discuss what it means to be invited to the Clearwater Invitational before going through some Tech favorites. Subscribe …

The road to 300 episodes begins with a raft of changes to the football staff and MBB and WBB face-offs with Duke in Durham. The gang also breaks down the tennis programs' opening weekends and reviews swim/dive's first meet weekend of 2024. Subscribe to the pod via ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠anchor.fm/scions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or add us to your podcatcher using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ht…