Tailgate Talk: A show where four lifelong friends bring their unfiltered conversations from the tailgate lots around Beaver Stadium straight to your streaming device. Tailgate Talk has now joined the BasicBluesNation.com family of podcasts, Basic Blues Studios. In this episode, "All Rhoades Lead to Happy Valley," the guys discuss the hiring of new Penn State basketball coach (and fellow Schuylkill County native) Mike Rhoades. In addition, the guys provide a spring football practice update, including insights from open practice ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   In Episode 26, Pat Sweda of Nittany Central joins the show to discuss the start of Penn State football spring practice. We also discuss Penn State basketball's magic run to the NCAA Tournament. It's an exciting time to be a Nittany Lion!   Penn State’s hire of Marques Hagans to fill the open wide receivers’ coaching position. We also recap the Ni ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   In Episode 25, we discuss Penn State’s hire of Marques Hagans to fill the open wide receivers’ coaching position. We also recap the Nittany Lions’ recent transfer portal moves, including the additions of Dante Cephas and Malik McClain. Finally, we assess the current culture of the Penn State football program and discuss the expectations heading into 2 ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   Episode 24 breaks down Penn State's historic victory in the Rose Bowl against Utah. We discuss the Nittany Lions' magical run this season, and the impact the win could have on 2023. We highlight all the key plays and performances, from Sean Clifford's deep bomb to KeAndre Lambert-Smith to Nicholas SIngleton's record-breaking touchdown run. We'll repea ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program. In Episode 23, we get ready for some California Dreamin’! We dive into Penn State’s bowl matchup with the Utah Utes in this year’s Rose Bowl. We look at how the Nittany Lions will fare on each side of the football. In addition, we also provide our picks for the College Football Playoff games, as well as some of the biggest games of bowl season ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   In Episode 9, we breakdown the Lions’ huge Week 3 matchup versus Auburn.  We discuss the challenges of facing an SEC foe on the road, highlight how we think Penn State matches up against the Tigers on both sides of the ball, and set the stage for Tailgate Talk on Location down on the Plains.  We also highlight our Week 2 bets and much ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   We provide our full Whiteout week breakdown in Episode 15. Is the Penn State offense, fixed? In addition, we dive into the game Nittany Lions fans have been waiting for all season long - Ohio State week. Does the Blue and White have what it takes to upset the second ranked Buckeyes ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program. Penn State is going to the Rose Bowl! In Episode 22, we react to the news, and quickly preview the upcoming matchup against Utah. In addition, we also discuss the final College Football Playoff rankings and this week's Army vs Navy game.  ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program.   In Episode 12, we breakdown the Lions’ most recent 17-7 win against Northwestern.  Should Penn State fans be concerned about two consecutive weeks of lackluster offensive production, or was Saturday’s weather the overriding factor? In addition, we recap the first half of the 2022 season through the bye week, including our biggest surprises ..read more

Tailgate Talk: Four lifelong Penn State football fans bring their insightful conversations from their tailgate to your streaming device. Each week, the gang gives you their unfiltered opinions on the happenings around the Nittany Lions’ program. Penn State Football is back! In Episode 5, the guys break down Week 1's matchup at Purdue. Will the Manny Diaz and the Lions' defense be able to slow down the Purdue passing attack? Will Penn State finally be able to establish a run game? Most importantly, will the Blue and White be heading back to Happy Valley with a win? Listen to find out the guys ..read more