Kickin It w/ Keeler
A weekly dive into the world of sports with Ricky Keeler.
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Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the Packers win over the Cardinals on Thursday and what does the game mean for both teams? Is Green Bay now the best team in the NFC and did Arizona prove more in a loss? Then, it's on to the rest of the Week 8 in the NFL as Ricky gives his Top 5 games and plays a Halloween edition of NFL Word Association. After looking ahead to the college football slate on Saturday, Sam Sklar from The State News joins the show for Student Section Showdown to help preview #6 Michigan against #8 Michigan State. Finally, Ricky looks back at the Braves Game 3 win over the Astros in the World Series and why Houston needs to win the next two games to stay in the series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
Thursday Oct 28, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the Bengals and how if the season ended today, they would be the 1 seed in the AFC. Can Joe Burrow lead Cincy to the Super Bowl and what is behind their turnaround? Plus, he looks ahead to the Packers-Cardinals TNF game as Green Bay tries to win without their top three wide receivers. After an updated look at where things stand in college football, Ricky looks at where things stand after 2 games in the World Series and who has the edge at the moment. iFinally, Ricky looks at the latest in the Blackhawks investigation and how brave Kyle Beach was to speak out about what happened to him. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
Saturday Oct 23, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the latest rumors of a possible DeShaun Watson trade and looks back at the Thursday night game between the Broncos and Browns. Then, it's the usual Football Saturday routine as Ricky dives into Week 7 in the NFL with his Top 5 Games and Word Association plus gives his Top 5 College Games of the day. Jason Freund of The Daily Aztec also joins the show for Student Section Showdown as we take a closer look at #22 San Diego State against Air Force. Finally, Ricky wraps up the ALCS as the Astros win their 2nd pennant in 3 years, looks ahead to Game 6 of the NLCS tonight, and gives the latest on the NBA with Ben Simmons and the Kraken take the ice for their first game in Seattle tonight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
Thursday Oct 21, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about what has stood out in the first 6 weeks of the NFL season and why there are more disappointing teams than surprising teams so far. Plus, he looks ahead to a weird Thursday night game between the Broncos and Browns. Then, he gets into college football and discusses Ed Orgeron being out as head coach at LSU and more realignment taking place in the sport. Other topics include the MLB postseason and how we miss old-fashioned pitchers duels and the latest drama going on between Ben Simmons and the 76ers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
Saturday Oct 16, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by giving the takeaways from the Bucs Thursday night win over the Eagles and what it means for both teams going forward. Plus, what is the impact of Zach Ertz being traded from the Eagles to the Cardinals in terms of who is the team to beat in the NFC? Of course, it is the usual Top 5 NFL and College Games of the weekend and we play Week 6 Word Association. Later, Barkley Truax, one of the sports editors of the Kentucky student newspaper, The Kentucky Kernel, joins Ricky to preview Kentucky-Georgia as part of Student Section Showdown. Ricky wraps up the show by talking about the controversial ending to Dodgers-Giants, the Astros starting off the ALCS with a win over the Red Sox, and a look ahead to the start of the NLCS between the Dodgers and the Braves. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
Thursday Oct 14, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' it With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the emails Jon Gruden sent out that led to his resignation from being the head coach in Las Vegas and why he is disappointed in the response from Las Vegas owner Mark Davis. After looking back at the week that was in the NFL and college football, Ricky talks about Kyrie Irving going on Instagram Live and explaining why he won't get the COVID-19 vaccine. The show wraps up with Ricky's takeaways from opening night in the NHL, previews the Astros-Red Sox ALCS, Game 5 of the NLDS between the Dodgers and Giants, and the reaction to the St. Louis Cardinals getting rid of their manager, Mike Schildt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
Saturday Oct 09, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about Thursday Night Football and the impact of the Seahawks losing Russell Wilson due to injury and whether or not they can stick in the playoff race in the NFC. After looking at his Top 5 Games of the Week, it's the weekly tradition of Word Association.Later, Ricky looks at his Top 5 College Games of the Week and he is joined by Andrew Destin of The Daily Collegian (Penn State's student newspaper) to preview Penn State-Iowa for the weekly installment of Student Section Showdown.Finally, Ricky gives his take on the 4 Division Series matchups in MLB now that they are all at least one game into their series. Which teams are in trouble and which made a statement? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
Thursday Oct 07, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about Jaylon Smith signing with the Packers and the Patriots trading Stephon Gilmore to the Panthers. What does it mean for both New England and Carolina as the two teams are trending in different directions? Plus, who does he like in TNF tonight between the Rams and Seahawks? Then, the conversation shifts to college football with the gap between Alabama/Georgia and everybody else. Cincy's playoff chances, and the PAC-12 taking a hit with Oregon's loss. After going over a wild NL Wild Card Game and looking ahead to Dodgers-Giants in the NLDS, Ricky ends the show by talking about the predicament the Brooklyn Nets are facing with Kyrie Irving's vaccination status Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
Wednesday Oct 06, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' it With Keeler, it is all about the AL Wild Card matchup between the Red Sox and the Yankees. Ricky looks at the reasons why the Red Sox defeated the Yankees 6-2 to advance to the ALDS, what was wrong with Gerrit Cole, and what was right with Nathan Eovaldi.After looking at the Yankees decision to send Aaron Judge in the top of the 6th, Ricky looks at whether or not the Red Sox have a chance to upset the Rays in the ALDS. In the final segment, Ricky examines the Yankees and where do they go from here? Do they bring back Aaron Boone as manager? How will they improve the roster? and Do they need to change how they view the game from a philosophical standpoint? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
Tuesday Oct 05, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky gets you set for the MLB Postseason that begins Tuesday night with the AL Wild Card Game between the Yankees and Red Sox in Fenway Park. He gives you his thoughts on both the AL and NL Wild Card games and what matchups will determine who advance on in the playoffs. Then, Danny Vietti from CBS Sports joins the show to further breakdown the playoffs as the two of them looks at the known ALDS and NLDS matchups plus give their players and managers with the most to prove this October. Also, which job could be the most appealing for a manager: the Mets or the Padres (if Padres job is open). Finally, Ricky discusses the Giants and the Rays and their chances of reaching the World Series as a top seed and he gives his playoff picks and tells you who will win the Fall Classic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices