Matt and Lars: Recent Episodes
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Fun sports talk from long time Birmingham sportscaster Matt Coulter, and former NFL punter Matt Allen.
Breaking News, special podcast: Immediate and insightful reaction to Saban's retirement
A look back at the 4th and 31 Iron Bowl miracle, and a look ahead to the SEC Championship Game...
Going to College Station may be choppy waters for Crimson Tide... and stop the cowbell madness! Stop the storming the field madness!
"Hey Nikola Jokic, you've just won the NBA Championship, what are you going to do?" "I want to go home!"
Michael Block for president and the SEC baseball tournament included in our podcast, thanks!
7 year old little leaguer imitates Miller’s pat down, GOOD GRIEF! Sister Jean and Nebraska cheerleader are heroes of the week.
More fun facts, Bama coordinators, Tom Brady and DeMeco Ryans highlight this face paced edition, thanks!
Prayers for Mississippi State head football coach Mike Leach, who is in critical condition as this podcast is being recorded on December 12, 2022... thoughts on his career from Matt and Lars.
Let's dig in to UT,......first,...Alabama is NOT out of the championship picture. Second, Hooker, Young, penalties,......goal posts.
Correctable mistakes for Bama? Auburn has big time shot vs. Penn State and a quick trip around the NFL.
Other than Alabama,...who is next? Last chance for Frost at NU, deep look at Tua's third NFL season.
Other than Alabama,...who is next? Last chance for Frost at NU, deep look at Tua's third NFL season.
SEC media daze, 40 days 'til kickoff and HR derby to break an All Star game tie? C'mon man!
Baylor picked to win the Big 12, a book on Ryan Leaf and the NFL Hall of Fame all on this podcast, Thanks!
Terrffific Kentucky Derby call! It would be like Kansas winning the CFB National Championship.
Jayhawks won the Natty,...but wow, did the Tar Heels make a fantastic run! Hall off the Bama roster, Jabari to the NBA.
Alright, we will talk some NCAA hoops as the SEC, sans Arkansas, tanked over the weekend. Also, NFL QBs flying everywhere.
NCAA lightens rules on use of marijuana and 1-2-3-4-5-6 all lost in college basketball this past Saturday.
Three,…… four,…..maybe more reasons for the AU/ Harsin scuffle. Super Bowl LVI, we will take the Bengals. That may be heart over head.
The loss of Williams was huge, but so was the "Dawgs" D inside the redzone. Also, barking in the restaurant, on the plane and wrong NC hat.
The transfer portal is officially out of control and so is Antonio Brown. Then,... there is THE REMATCH for the natty.
A great tribute to John Madden with inside stories. An in depth look at Bryan Harson and Auburn. Both Lars and Matt agree Bama will beat UC, one thinks by a larger margin!
Biggest win in Bill Clark's tenure at UAB. Who was the last team/coach to shout out Tom Brady? Great Triva question answered.
The Young's may have become America's favorite family. Bo Nix, leaving AU? Hard to fathom!!!!!
Matt and Lars also recognize several other players and coaches that played significant roles in Bama's 29th SEC title. Next up, the Bearcats of UC.
Alabama and Auburn both have serious questions even at this late point in the season. Who will answer and when?
Picks: Lars has Bama and LSU, Matt takes the Tide and Aggies. Tough news for Derrick Henry AND Gary Patterson.
Fatherly moment between Bryce and Saban, bad call in OU/KU game and the Beverly Hillbillies headline this week's show.
Rocky Top was not home sweet home, Bama bounced back and Bo knows roads wins. Also, buy this book: A Season in the Sun---Lars Anderson.
Antonio Langham gives the DEEPEST dive into the Aggies win. "Alabama is memorizing, not learning", fascinating stuff, UGA is #1 and where is Auburn and Lars?
The Tide and Bulldogs are the best in CFB. Bo Nix success at LSU is just in time for UGA. The Flames may have burned the Blazers, but the Protective party is just starting. Also, Matt was in Talladega all weekend and with Bubba Wallace and has the historic report.
“If there are two better WRs than Williams, I’d like to see them!”
——Bill O’Brien, Tide OC. TJ to return to LSU…..starter? Let’s talk Saban/Kiffin and Freshwater.
The Swamp and Happy Valley proved as formidable as UF and Penn State. After three weeks are the Bulldogs the best in CFB? Tom Brady, the most disciplined man in America.
Terrific OU/Nebraska story from Lars and his father. Matt talks about his dad and Whoooo, Pig Sooie!
Really...a trip to the zoo! Bama rolls, Auburn zonks the Zips and Ed O is in trouble. Plus a First Take on Tim Tebow. We are talking college football!
Lars and Matt see Alabama grinding out Miami. Auburn will Zip past Akron, and then,…..the marquee game: Georgia vs. Clemson. Week 1 is here!
How will Harsin's two weeks away from practice affect AU? Did Billingsley hear Saban? Why would you jump out of a perfectly good airplane?
Matt and Lars both have personal recollections. Alabama is #1 with the coaches and Will and Kirby are reunited!
When will they actually join? Is Austin also going to have an NFL team? Wait,....Simone Biles is back? Also, Hello Huntsville's JuVaughn Harrison and have you ever had a sandwich from Runza's?
We start with the most eventful SEC media days....perhaps....EVER! Add Texas and OU to the SEC, not good for Texas A&M or maybe even Alabama. Get a load of the Super Bowl hubcaps!
SEC media days is on! Lars and Matt go behind the mics and talk great moments in the history on this event. It's UGA and UA, btw.
While we are talking AU, Lars and Matt break down the Bulldog Bandit, sweet tea and hopes for 2021. Can a business now sponsor an team or both in the Iron Bowl?
Name, image and likeness is off and RUNNING! Miami booster has the right idea. Why pull on Superman's cape? The Match was good TV.
Did the NCAA fail NC State? Tribute to Pat Summitt on the 6 year anniversary of her death. How about this "sticky stuff"!?!?!?!?
The SCOTUS has ruled. The NCAA is expanding the playoffs. The players can benefit from NIL and transfer at will. The largest changes in college sports history and it all points to the rich getting richer. Jon Rahm's US Open was perfect.
It's the perfect storm and the waters are choppy. Lars pays tribute to Chris Sign, beloved colleague and friend. Just for fun, what bowl would you like to have your name attached?
Follow up question: Who is UA'S greatest signee? Patrick Murphy's decision to sit Montana Fouts is hard to understand and a two shot penalty on the PGA.
Moving sentiments about Arlington National, Memorial Day weekend also means racing including a record for Mr. H. Transfer portal, round two of recruits,.....who is winning? Is Shaun Alexander a first round CFB Hall of Famer?
Did Clemson pick Marlon Humphrey for a National Championship? He signed a $95M contract, so why is he living in an RV? Tiger vs. Phil and TJ Finley transfers from LSU to AU.
Sorry we are late, but worth the wait. Jordan Palmer predicts Auburn's #10 will be #1. A fascinating story about Leonard Fournette. Lars sneaks into the OU/NU game as a child and Matt remembers Bart Starr's impact.
And proud of it, a couple of quick stores about mothers, Alabama gets richer at everything!, also a groom peed on Medina Spirit's hay Huh? Surely you are kidding Mr. Baffert!
Who is the only Mr. Irrelevant to win as Super Bowl? 21% of the first 38 players selected wore Crimson. Little league updates on Lincoln and Logan are also included.
Very good quote from Lars as the podcast focuses on the draft, the tornadoes 10 years ago, Tom Brady’s doorman and a first time for Matt in almost 40 years at Talladega.
Gary Harris, Tuscaloosa broadcasting icon, joins the podcast to talk Alabama A-Day,....IN TERRIFIC DETAIL! Lars took the week off to play golf with BA, Tom Brady and Gronk. Geez, tough life!
Oh, there are concrete barriers preventing a possible exit to the trees. Congrats to Hidecki Matsuyama for giving Japan it's first Masters champion. Spring update on Auburn and Alabama plus another edition of Where in the World is Tom Brady?.
The GOAT calls and Lars doesn't answer, fascinating story. Would Baylor have done the same thing to UCLA? Let's talk about the 85th Masters
Alabama's inability to hit threes and frees ended their Final Four hopes. Lars and Matt send prayers to the tornado victims and pay tribute to Howard Schnellenberger......and this just in,...Auburn has a fishing team,...and it's on self-suspension????
Lars and Matt break down the Tide's NCAA performance in GREAT detail! Bye-bye Big Ten,...almost. Let's talk some spring football!
Such a funny story, Listen up! Bama takes both SEC trophies. JT adds another huge one from The Players. The NCAA field is set; let's play hoops!
Some refer to him as fewer kilometers, funny or not? What do Les Miles and Bobby Petrino have in common? Arkansas is the pick at the SEC Tournament in the Music City. Did you watch Oprah?
Students will go to in-person classes in the fall of 2021, what is to follow? Alabama won the SEC regular season, Matt and Lars doubt they will win the conference tournament. The podcast ends with entertaining Little League talk.
Congrats to Lars! He has the TB Bucs book rights. SEC basketball has taken offense to football. Can Alabama capture a #1 seed and March Madness play at Indy is examined.
Perfect trip for the Gus Bus to Orlando. Could Alabama be a Final Four team? A huge surprise at Daytona and for the McDonald's drive through!
He won the Super Bowl, but still cannot win over a few Bama fans. BA has the the LV trophy and Lars Anderson is standing by with hands on the typewriter. Was anyone ready for the Weeknd?
Lars Anderson picks Tampa Bay, Matt Coulter is going with KC although he will be pulling for the Buccaneers. Changing the Roman numerals on the Super Bowl is just wrong!
Lars Anderson did a book with Bruce Arians and gives some terrific information from on and off the field. Matt Coulter's lifelong sports idol was Henry Aaron. It's the Aaron and Arians podcast.
Five coaches in 12 years and #6 is on the way, It's a disaster. How and who can bring UT back to prominence? A lively discussion on today's media breaks out as well.
From Rose Administration to the Mal Moore Athletic Complex, Alabama owned 2020. Where does the Tide go from here? Great vision in this podcast.
Broken ribs are a pain. What happens in those sideline medical tents? Najee leaps over ND and Justin Fields is one tough Buckeye! And then,....there is Derrick Henry. Gearing up for the NC game with Lars Anderson and Matt Coulter.
Key is Ian Book ‘cause the Tide will score. Is Devonta Smith the best WR? Clemson over OSU in a close one? Happy New Year!
Coaching search at Auburn, how do you mess it up at a top 15 program? Play of the year in CFB award goes to John Metchie. The Aggies deserved better. Merry Christmas!
He gets $21.7 million so Gus is just fine, right? No, it sux to get fired. What’s wrong with Dan? UA by 5 TDs and Lars advice, “Feed then some porridge!”.
What is the Big Ten going to do now? Does Alabama need to travel to Fayetteville? How cold are the Nebraska winters for a paperboy?
Lars and Matt agree on the Alabama/Auburn game, but not even close on Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller.
It's the greatest rivalry in all of sports, even a guy from Nebraska agrees. It's not the "Iron Bowl" either. Alabama wins this one and it may not be pretty.
Transparency runs amuck as Lars and Matt talk about Muschamp and Harbaugh. Anderson takes Burrow; Coulter goes with Tua in the NFL long run.
TERRIFIC CONVERSATION! Let's take 8 CFB teams, put them in a bubble for three weeks and have a playoff.
Mac Jones for Hesiman. Florida in the Cocktail contest and where has THAT Auburn team been hiding?
Replays dominate talk. The Tigers are 3-2, could be 1-4. Alabama is 5-0 without Waddle. Here comes OSU.
How about them Ole Miss Astros? Sam Pittman is upset and for good reason! Terrific CFB discussion with Matt Coulter and Lars Anderson.
Is it too early for playoff talk? Of course not. Mac and Bo talk. "No, but my father is!". Listen for that and great conversation about three Bobs, Bowden, Gibson and Coulter.
Great football talk about Mac, Bo and Costello, but hang on for the spirited political sparring between Anderson and Coulter.
Lars Anderson, proclaimed Husker, and Jay Barker, RTR talk about the current state of CFB.
Not a bad scrimmage for Mac Jones. UAB has a shot at Miami and political football continues, see Big 10.
They say everyone has a double, even in namesake. Auburn positive COVID tests and other numbers dampen CFB optimism.......a little. Dabo to the NFL? No way! Fournette to TB? Yes way!
Can you play CFB without students on campus? What is a MOTEL? Why is Ohio State ranked? Lars Anderson is back and is good.....again.
Lars Anderson joins Matt Coulter and this discussion is pretty good. We held back a few. Here is the main topic: Can any team make it through their schedule unscathed? More importantly, can we make it through the season. GREAT listen!
What a great story! The meat and potatoes of this podcast is the "in's" and the "out's" of CFB.
Pac 12 player's letter is of great concern. SEC has a ten game schedule. Are we really going to play?
The Florida Marlins give sports its first major COVID 19 challenge. Crowd noise, cardboard cutouts and runners on second comprise new MLB. Alabama picks up another 5 ** right from Jim Harbaugh's garden. Lou Williams jeopardizes the NBA and good guy, good golfer and Birmingham resident Michael Thompson ends a 7 year drought.
But we can hope! And maybe Alabama will play BYU in the opener. SWAC is out, scheduling problems for Auburn and UAB. Play Ball!
Also: Trump talks Tide in DC. The Chiefs are paying Patrick Mahomes half of their franchise worth. Alabama and Auburn basketball are having top ten recruiting seasons. Charlie Daniels will be missed.
Boomer suggests the SEC and Clemson might be doing that with COVID-19. Pre-season All SEC QB, Kyle Trask? It seems certain that a former AU signal caller will start in NE. Let's hear it for Carl Reiner!
We did a show earlier this week and quite honestly it is now so dated concerning the Bubba Wallace story it wasn't a very good listen. This one is, Gary Harris, WVUA-TV and Tide 100.9 talks frankly about NASCAR, Nick Saban's Alabama video and believes the Crimson Tide and Trojans will INDEED open the season.
Tough times and a tough discussion about quite a few things from Matt and Scott. They also take a break and talk about bad weather games they have covered in 80 years of combined sports coverage.