321 Overtime

Brian and John want to wish everyone a joyous holiday season as they take a few months from the podcast and thank everyone for their support. Look for 321 Overtime again early next year.

Brian and John speak to resident surfing expert Hillard Grossman about Melbourne Beach 17-year-old Caroline Marks, who became one of two female athletes in the U.S. to make the Olympic surf team.

Despite losing in the state semi-finals in Jacksonville Friday, it was another banner year for the Cocoa Tigers. In May, the program saw three former graduates drafted into the NFL. John and Brian discuss Cocoa’s success as well as what to expect the rest of the NFL season.

With a nail-biting victory over Sumter, the Cocoa High School Tigers once again advanced to the Florida high School state semifinals, only one victory from playing in the championship game. And again, they are the only team left from Brevard still playing football. This week, John and Brian re-cap Friday’s victory and speak to several players about their final high school games.

In this episode John rants about the return of Colin Kaepernick to the news while Brian dissects Cocoa High School’s big playoff win led by the play of D.J. Arroyo.

Despite four local teams being eliminated during the first week of preps football playoffs, there are still four Space Coast teams alive. John and Brian discuss the mental side of winning and interview cross country coach Doug Butler, who just celebrated his 21st state championship.

That time of year is upon us: high school football playoff season! This week John and Brian preview big local playoff matchups including Rockledge, Melbourne. Eau Gallie, Astronaut, Melbourne Central Catholic and Viera High Schools. Oh yea, and they also talk barbecue.

This week, John and Brian discuss the etiquette of booing and what happens when fans and athletes go too far in their zeal. They also discuss a call to put robot umpires behind the plate in baseball.

This week John and Brian discuss sports injuries and interview Florida Tech professor Dr. Frank Webbe about his extensive work and research in the field of sports-related head injuries and what advice he would offer to parents of young children interested in sports.

This week Brian and John discuss the NFL, local preps football and recent legislation passed in California that would allow college athletes to receive compensation. They also don’t understand why survivors of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead no longer lather themselves with zombie guts to avoid getting eaten.

This week John and Brian react to the first NFL head coach firing of the season and talk with Space Coast sports legend Chuck Goldfarb about some of the qualities that make up a great coach.

This week Brian and John talk with football coaches at Viera and Eau Gallie High Schools about specialized training at younger and younger ages as well as football teams passing the ball even at the pee wee level.

This week Brian and John discuss the insane number of injuries to NFL superstars after only three weeks of play and speak with former Redskins and Saints pass rusher Junior Gallette about the mental part of overcoming serious injury.

This week Brian and John meet up with Sports talk radio host Mark Moses to discuss Florida college and pro football and how coaches these days are under immense pressure to win rather than build long-term success.

In this episode John and Brian discuss how Hurricane Dorian might affect overall high school football power rankings, the Major League Baseball pennant race and what in the world was Andrew Luck thinking?

John and Brian talk National Football League sharing their love of the game, their favorite teams and get insight from Redskin's assistant defensive backs coach James Rowe, a former standout from the Cocoa Tigers.

How hard is it to turn a losing athletics program around? John and Brian explore the challenges moving from a rocky road to a winning path.

Coming next week, we introduce our new podcast 321 Overtime - bringing you the latest in sports news from Florida's Space Coast and beyond.