Kickin It w/ Keeler
A weekly dive into the world of sports with Ricky Keeler.
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Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
On this episode, Ricky begins the show by talking about NFL Free Agency. Of course, he gives his take on the many moves the New England Patriots made and what it means for their draft plans potentially. Plus, he gives his other winners and losers and what moves teams made that stood out to him. In this NFL segment, Ricky also discusses the latest news surrounding DeShaun Watson. In the second segment, Ricky is joined by Mike D'Abate from Locked On Patriots and FPC Radio Live to talk more about free agency. Then ,it is March Madness talk. Ricky reacts to VCU having their first round game canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests, major upsets involving Ohio State and Texas, and gives you his 8 games to watch during the 2nd Round on Sunday and Monday. Plus, Ricky shares his anger towards the NCAA and how the women were not given the same amenities as the men in their bubble down in Texas. Finally, Ricky goes over the impact of LeBron James being out due to a high ankle sprain and goes over Justin Thomas winning The PLAYERS Championship last week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
On this special episode of Kickin' It WIth Keeler, it is all about March Madness. The 2021 NCAA Tournament begins on Friday with every game taking place in Indiana. First off, Ricky gives his 1st round games to watch on Friday and Saturday.Throughout this show, Ricky will be joined by student reporters from 6 different schools to talk in-depth about their team's strengths and weaknesses along teams and matchups to watch in their region and respective conferences. Here are the schools on the show in order:Gonzaga - Vincent Saglimbeni, Gonzaga Bulletin
Loyola-Chicago - Abby Schnable, The Loyola-Phoenix
Texas - Stephen Wagner - The Daily Texan
Arkansas - Andrew Joseph - The Arkansas Traveler
Illinois - Brandon Simberg - The Daily Illini
Oklahoma State - Chris Becker - O'Colly
Finally, Ricky gives you his picks for the NCAA Tournament from the 2nd Round on. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
Saturday Mar 13, 2021
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about Championship Week in college basketball. He looks into Duke, Virginia, and Kansas having their conference title runs cut short due to COVID-19 and whether or not the NCAA should have changed the timeline during the season to prevent it. Plus, what storylines is he following heading into Selection Sunday?Ricky is later joined in a pre-recorded interview by Chris Dobbertean from Blogging The Bracket to talk about teams in the major conferences to watch in the NCAA's that aren't the favorites and any bubble storylines that he is following this weekend.In the second segment, Ricky gives his take on the Cowboys finally paying Dak Prescott, the Patriots re-signing Cam Newton, and what he expects when NFL Free Agency begins this week.Finally, Ricky looks back at the NBA All-Star Game, discusses Joel Embiid's injury, the NHL going back to ESPN, updating The PLAYERS Championship, and he ends the show by talking about how the world has changed 1 year to the week since sports and life as we knew it shut down due to COVID-19. What did we learn from it and what can we do going forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the 1st half of the NBA season. He looks into some of the disrespect the Utah Jazz are getting with Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert being the last two picks for the NBA All-Star Game and the comments made by LeBron on draft night. Plus, is there an officiating problem in the NBA, Blake Griffin potentially to Brooklyn, and why James Harden should not be considered for MVP. Then, Ricky is joined by Quentin Haynes from The Knicks Wall to talk about the surprising 1st half that the Knicks had and what their expectations should be for the 2nd half of the season. In the second segment, Ricky gives a quick preview to Championship Week in college basketball and what he is expecting from each of the major conferences and reveals the upcoming plan for March Madness shows. Finally, Ricky discusses J.J Watt going to Arizona and Jake Odorizzi signing with the Houston Astros. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
Saturday Feb 27, 2021
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins by giving his thoughts on what was going through his mind when he saw the news that Tiger Woods was severely injured in a car crash earlier this week. While also focusing on the main story being Tiger's health, Ricky also looked at what the future might look like for golf with Tiger playing in not so many tournaments. He was joined by Cam Rogers of the Tiger Woods podcast on BLEAV to talk about the Tiger car crash, the HBO documentary, and a lot more. In the second segment, Ricky gives his thoughts on Russell Wilson being upset with the Seahawks and how DeShaun Watson probably is not getting out of Houston anytime soon. For the MLB portion of the show, Ricky dives into the comments made by former Seattle Mariners president Kevin Mather and why the Yankees have not exactly handled things right when it comes to Domingo German. Finally, Ricky talks about the latest news involving the NCAA Tournament and the selection of the NBA All-Star teams. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
Saturday Feb 20, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the Eagles trading Carson Wentz to the Colts. What does the deal mean for both teams? Plus, the latest on DeSean Watson and could Ben Roethlisberger be finding another home in 2021? In the second segment, Ricky gets into baseball with the Fernando Tatis Jr. signing and why it is good for baseball. Plus, he goes over MLB Network's list of the Top 100 players in the sport. After talking about the Brooklyn Nets' good week out west and the All-Star starters, James Hansen from SLC Dunk joined the show to talk about the Utah Jazz, who have won 20 of their last 22 games and have the best record in the NBA. In the final segment, Ricky talks about college basketball as he previews the big game Sunday between #3 Michigan and #4 Ohio State and gives his takeaways from Naomi Osaka winning the Australian Open, including her dominant win over Serena Williams in the semifinals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
Sunday Feb 14, 2021
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by recapping the Buccaneers' dominating win over the Chiefs. What does the win mean for Tom Brady and how much blame should Patrick Mahomes get? Plus, did the Chiefs get exposed in the Super Bowl? Ricky would later be joined by David Harrison of Locked On Bucs and Locked On Washington Football Team to dive into the game in-depth and look ahead to the upcoming offseason for both teams he covers.After remembering the life of Marty Schottenheimer, Ricky talks about the NCAA Top 16 seeds that were revealed Saturday and what games to watch in college basketball this week. Then, Geoff Magliocchetti from Empire Sports Media joins the show to preview the Daytona 500.In the final segment, Ricky talks about the latest baseball signings with spring training beginning this week, the latest in the NBA, and gives a quick Australian Open update. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
Saturday Feb 06, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky looks ahead to Super Bowl 55 Sunday night in Tampa by giving you the keys to the game and who he thinks will ultimately end up taking home the Vincent Lombardi Trophy. He is later joined by FPC Chiefs managing editor Braden Holecek to get the full breakdown from the Chiefs perspective as KC looks to win back-to-back Super Bowls. Later in the show, Ricky gives his thoughts on Trevor Bauer signing with the Dodgers and ultimately pulling off a troll job move on the New York Mets. Plus, Marcell Ozuna re-signs with the Braves and the MLB and MLBPA can't seem to agree on anything. Finally, Ricky discusses whether or not the NBA should have an All-Star Game next month based on the concerns of star players, COVID-19 in the NHL, and a big rivalry game in college basketball that means more for different reasons Saturday night as UNC takes on Duke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
Sunday Jan 31, 2021
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about how the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs reached Super Bowl 55. Then, he gives his reaction to Matthew Stafford going to the Rams and Jared Goff going to the Lions. Finally, he gets into the Texans hiring a new head coach, but DeShaun Watson continuing to say he wants out of Houston.In the second segment, Ricky gets into the Hall of Fame voting and how nobody got inducted into the class of 2021 in baseball. He explains why the Hall Of Fame is to blame moreso than the writers and how the power of words has hurt Curt Schilling's chances at Cooperstown. In other baseball news, Ricky discusses Jameson Taillon to the Yankees, JT Realmuto staying in Philly, and Nolan Arenado reportedly going to the Cardinals.Ricky's guest this week is Michael Augello, who helps out with FPC's hockey coverage and is one of the hosts of Full Press's MLB podcast, The Game. Michael discusses the HOF voting and his thoughts on the MLB offseason so far and gets into a little bit of NHL.Finally, Ricky goes over the latest in the NBA, college basketball, and a little bit of golf as well with what happened with Patrick Reed on Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
Saturday Jan 23, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by recapping the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs and looks ahead to who he thinks will advance to the Super Bowl on Championship Sunday. Then, he goes over the coaching hires in the NFL, the latest DeShaun Watson rumors, and he debates whether or not Philip Rivers is a Hall of Famer.Ricky is joined by Kyle Senra of Full Press Packers and Full Press Fantasy Football to help preview the NFC Championship Game between the Buccaneers and Packers.In the third segment, Ricky uses the bulk of it to remember the life of Hank Aaron, who passed away on Friday. What was Aaron's legacy and what makes him a true hero. Plus, he recaps George Springer going to the Toronto Blue Jays.Finally, Ricky goes over the changes to the NCAA Tournament schedule, a big trade in the NHL, and his thoughts on the new Big 3 after watching them play last week for the Brooklyn Nets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices