Sports Day Tampa Bay

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 29-25 win over the Falcons that moves them into 1st place in the NFC South. The defense played well but gave up another 4th quarter drive but Baker Mayfield engineered a game-winning drive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Chris Godwin and his wife's reaction to Head Coach Todd Bowles comments about his playing time and the season is on the line Sunday in Atlanta for the Buccaneers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss why Florida State was left out of the College Football Playoff and the latest on USF's new football stadium. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on what Baker Mayfield might command in a new contract next year, will we see Kyle Trask this year, and your mailbag questions on Bucs coaching, drafting a QB and the College Football Playoff. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Victor Hedman playing in his 1,000th game for the Tampa Bay Lightning, their 4-0 win over Dallas as Andrei Vasilevskiy gets his 1st shutout of the season, Ryan Neal's big day for the Buccaneers as injuries mounted and Tampa Bay's Michael Penix Jr. is a Heisman Trophy Finalist. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the College Football Playoff Committee's decision to leave out Florida State despite being 13-0 and the Buccaneers win over the Panthers 21-18 as Mike Evans hit 1,000 yards for the 10th straight season and it means next week's game in Atlanta is for the division lead Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview this weekend's Buccaneers-Panthers game that feels like a must-win game for Tampa Bay as they remain 1-game back in the division. Plus we answer your mailbag questions on Todd Bowles, who the next Bucs coach could be and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss if Billy Napier is moving the goalposts at Florida, USF's turnaround under Alex Golesh, Florida State's chance at the College Football Playoff and Conference Championship Weekend preview. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your mailbag questions 100% correctly about Todd Bowles future, Jason Licht, Tristan Wirfs, defensive backs, Billy Napier, Byrum Brown and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles' comments about what has gone wrong and how they can't play themselves and the opponent. Plus your mailbag questions about Todd Bowles, Jason Licht, Tristan Wirfs, Baker Mayfield and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the the Buccaneers 27-20 loss to the Colts which saw Rachaad White run for 100 yards, Mike Evans catch 2 touchdowns and still lose. The defense gave up nearly 400 yards and 3 fourth-down conversions. Plus Florida State beats Florida but can they still make the College Football Playoff, USF goes bowling and Andrei Vasilevskiy returns for the Lightning while they score 8 goals on 14 shots in Carolina. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview Sunday's Buccaneers-Colts game in a winnable game but the injuries could be an issue for Tampa Bay. Plus we answer your mailbag questions on Baker Mayfield, Kyle Trask, Charissa Thompson and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers injuries mounting for the game in Indianapolis this weekend, the Lightning get a point vs Winnipeg but lose in overtime and Rick's conversation with former Buccaneers QB Brian Griese. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Jordan Travis' season-ending injury at Florida State and what it means for their path to the playoff, the Florida-Florida State game with 2 backup QBs, USF and UCF gets a bowl game with wins this weekend, and previewing the rest of College Football. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 5-4 overtime win vs. the Bruins that saw the Lightning outshoot them 46-27 but still needed a Steven Stamkos goal with 4.8 seconds left to send it to OT. Plus how the Bucs big stars on defense aren't playing to the level they are being paid. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 27-14 loss to the 49ers that saw the defense continue to give up big plays but the offense had chances to win it late. A big worry is the injuries to Jamel Dean, Carlton Davis, Lavonte David and Tristan Wirfs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers-49ers game this weekend as a win would put Tampa Bay in 1st place in the NFC South. Plus we answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions about Ryan Jensen, Baker Mayfield, last seconds field goal attempts and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Jimbo Fisher's firing at Texas A&M, Florida State's path to the playoff, USF fighting for a bowl game, the Gators giving up 700 yards to LSU and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions on Dave Canales, Tom Brady, Baker Mayfield, Todd Bowles, the defense and more. Plus Kevin Cash finishes 3rd in AL Manager of the Year voting and Bills fire their Offensive Coordinator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on if Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield is the biggest steal in the NFL this on a $4 million dollar deal and they are .5 game out of first place. Plus what are the Bucs playoff chances, Andrei Vasilevskiy participates in Lightning practice and Yandy Diaz won the Silver Slugger Award last week. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 20-6 win over the Titans that saw the defense come alive with man-to-man coverage and blitzes while the offense saw Mike Evans have a big day. Plus a good weekend of college football and the Lightning struggled on Saturday night without Nikita Kucherov. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview this Sunday's Bucs-Titans games as Tampa Bay looks to stop their 4-game losing streak. Can the offense pick up where they left off last week and can the defense stop making crucial mistakes plus your mailbag questions on Tom Brady vs Baker Mayfield, Devin White's position and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss the Florida Gators inability to count to 11, Florida State's game vs Miami this weekend and their standing in the College Football Playoff rankings, USF's winnable game vs Temple this weekend and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions about Todd Bowles, Dave Canales, Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans and more. Plus the Lightning end their 4-game road trip with a win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles saying Carlton Davis had a bad day on Sunday as the Bucs lost 39-37 to Houston. Plus the Lightning blow a 4-1 lead to lose in overtime to Toronto 6-5 and Kevin Cash up for Manager of the Year again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers offense scoring 37 points but the defense couldn't hold the lead in the final minute again to lose 39-37 as rookie QB CJ Stroud set a rookie record with 470 yards passing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers-Texans game on Sunday that isn't a must-win game but kinda feels like it as a loss would drop them to 3-5 and be their 4th loss in a row. Plus Tom Brady reveals he played part of a season in Tampa Bay with a separated shoulder. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss the death of Bobby Knight, Florida's fourth-and-dumb vs Georgia, Florida State's path ahead, USF fighting for a bowl game, what's going on with Jim Harbaugh and Dabo Swinney, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions on Baker Mayfield, the Offensive Line, Dave Canales, Mike Evans, Tampa Bay's playoff chances and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We have a treat for you on Halloween as Rick and Tom are talking trick-or-treating, Bucs playoff hopes, quarterback in the NFL, the state of football and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Rick's article asking if the Buccaneers should bench Baker Mayfield after 3 straight losses and the answer is 'no' for those who read it. Plus Fourth-and-Dumb for the Gators as Georgia dominates in the rivalry once again and the Lightning return to the ice tonight while Andrei Vasilevskiy was at practice on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick after the Buccaneers fall to the Bills 24-18 that saw the offense get started too late again, Rachaad White ran better and Mike Evans wasn't targeted enough. On the defensive side they did well in the red zone but still had too many busted coverages. Plus the Lightning shutout the Sharks 6-0 as Jonas Johansson gets his 2nd straight shutout. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview tonight's Buccaneers-Bills Thursday night game as Tampa Bay is looking to avoid a 3rd straight loss and to keep their record above .500 as a tough schedule is ahead. They will be without Matt Feiler so Aaron Stinnie will start on the offensive line and the backfield will see Chase Edmonds return. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Florida State's win over Duke, USF getting to 4-4 and looking for a bowl game and previewing Florida-Georgia this weekend. Plus the Buccaneers continue prep for their Thursday night game in Buffalo as Antoine Winfield, Jr., spoke up in the locker room after the loss on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer your Buccaneers mailbag questions 100% correct on a short week including those about Baker Mayfield, Dave Canales, the running game, the Offensive Line, defensive breakdowns late in game and time managment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 16-13 loss to the Falcons in a winnable game that once again saw the Bucs offense struggle to run the ball or put the ball in the end zone. The defense was great until the final drive, giving up less than 20 points again. Plus the Lightning blew a 3-1 lead late in the 3rd period to Toronto and the Rowdies were shutout in their first playoff game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick preview the Buccaneers divisional matchup with the Falcons this weekend that could see the Bucs take a commanding lead in the NFC South with a win. To do that though, Baker Mayfield must play better than he did last week and the defense will have to stop the Falcons running attack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Florida's comeback win over South Carolina, Florida State's upcoming game with Duke, USF's defensive slide the last 2 weeks, Colorado's collapse and the future of Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick answer a mailbag question on why Dave Canales is being criticized, should the Buccaneers just rebuild and if Todd Bowles is a lame duck coach. Plus the Lightning salvage a point in Buffalo with a better performance than the rest of the road trip. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on Buccaneers Head Coach Todd Bowles saying the offense had a 'clunker' on Sunday and he has full confidence in Dave Canales and his staff. Plus can Baker Mayfield stay healthy all season, do the Buccaneers have an RB1 and some thoughts on last weekend's college football games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers 20-6 loss to the Lions which saw the offense struggle on 3rd down and fail to run the ball effectively again. Is Offensive Coordinator Dave Canales to blame for the offensive troubles. Plus the Lightning lose both games of a back-to-back in Detroit and Ottawa, surrendering 80 shots over the 2 games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers game vs. the Lions this weekend, a great test and a team that the Buccaneers would like to be more like, a great defense and a team that runs the ball well. Plus the baseball playoffs are seeing all the best teams eliminated and what is said in the locker room. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss Mario Cristobal's decision to not take a knee that cost them a game, Florida State's path to the Playoff, USF's loss at UAB, Florida's rebound vs Vanderbilt and a look ahead at this week's slate of games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Lightning's 5-3 win over the Predators as Nick Paul and Nikita Kucherov both score 2 goals, Brandon Hagel with a penalty shot and goalie Jonas Johansson stops 28 of 31 shots. Plus the Bucs are preparing for a Lions team that might be the 3rd best team in the NFC. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Tampa Bay Lightning's season opener tonight at Amalie Arena and why many are writing this team off but there is a lot to like about the team. Plus the Rays front office has no answers as to why they can't score in the postseason and Luke Goedeke says he's faced better than Aiden Hutchinson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick break down Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield's bye week which included GM Jason Licht praising him and he traveled to Texas to be on ESPN as part of the Texas-OU game. Plus the Rangers are dominating the Orioles in the baseball playoffs, Florida rebounded vs Vanderbilt and South Florida's defense was dominated by UAB. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss if Billy Napier is feeling the pressure of being the coach of the Gators, the coaching job Alex Golesh is doing at South Florida, the 28-point blown lead by UCF and looking ahead to this weekend's games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on what went wrong for the Rays this postseason as they once again only score 1 run in 2 games and are swept in the Wild Card round. This time it wasn't just the hitting that failed, but the pitching and defense wasn't good enough. Plus your mailbag questions on Rays injuries, Tyler Glasnow and the Bucs' Antoine Winfield, Jr. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud on the Rays losing the Wild Card Series Game 1 to the Rangers as they've now gone 27 postseason innings without scoring a run, the defense committed 4 errors, Jose Siri is bunting instead of swinging and Tyler Glasnow looked tight. Plus Bucs OC Dave Canales called a great game on Sunday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times Rays Beat Writer Marc Topkin to preview the Rays Wild Card Series vs the Rangers which starts today. How did the Rays manage to win 99 games this year with all its adversity, how will they use their pitching in this series and can they hit enough to win in the postseason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.