Kickin It w/ Keeler
A weekly dive into the world of sports with Ricky Keeler.
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Saturday Jan 16, 2021
Saturday Jan 16, 2021
On this episode, Ricky begins by talking about James Harden going to the Brooklyn Nets and the issue of player entitlement in the NBA. Can the new Big 3 of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant, and James Harden work in Brooklyn with Steve Nash as head coach? What does the trade do for Brooklyn's chance at a title? Then, Ricky gets you set for the NFL Divisional playoffs with Word Association and ranking the games to watch this weekend. Plus, he talks about the latest head coach hires and more problems for the Houston Texans and DeShaun Watson. In the third segment, Ricky talks about the NHL season with Chris Blackey of Big Bad Bruins and Full Press NHL. Who are the favorites to watch in each division? Finally, Ricky talks about the Yankees signing DJ LeMahieu and Corey Kluber as they make their first moves of the winter and Alabama taking home the national title. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
Saturday Jan 09, 2021
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about the Eagles' questionable decisions in Week 17 and the issue of tanking in the NFL. Plus, what is DeShaun's Watson future with the Houston Texans? Ricky ranks the 6 games being played on Super Wild Card Weekend and gives his upset pick of the week.Then, Ricky is joined by Ian Glendon, the head of Full Press Coverage and editor of FPC Bucs, to play Wild Card Word Association and talk about the head coaching vacancies in the NFL with a bonus round of word association. Plus, of course they have to talk about Tom Brady and the Patriots.After Ricky discusses the two semifinal games in college football, he is joined by Jack Emerson, the assistant sports editor of The Lantern, to preview Ohio State vs. Alabama.In the final segment, Ricky reflects on the passing of the great Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda and gives his thoughts on Francisco Lindor going to the New York Mets along with Carlos Carrasco. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Friday Jan 01, 2021
Friday Jan 01, 2021
On the latest episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky gets you set for the College Football Playoff Semifinals by giving you his picks for the 2 games and he discusses Florida's blowout loss to Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl. Then, he gives a look back to Week 16 in the NFL before giving you his 5 games to watch for the final week of the regular season.Alan LePore of Full Press Washington joins the show to preview you the Washington Football Team's win-and-in game against the Eagles and he helps Ricky with Week 17 Word Association.After Ricky talks about the Padres' big trades overt the past week, Javier Reyes from Locked On Padres joins the show to talk about Snell, Darvish, and what other moves the Padres might have in store.Finally, Ricky puts a bow on 2020 with his takeaways from the year that was unlike any other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Friday Dec 25, 2020
Friday Dec 25, 2020
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky starts the show by talking about what's going on with the Washington Football team on and off the field, the Steelers' 3-game losing streak, and the Jets finally getting a win. He gives his 5 games to watch in Week 16 and is joined by Ryan Adverderada from Full Press Cardinals and Full Press 49ers to preview "The Amazon Bowl" and play Week 16 Word Association.Then, Ricky talks about the James Harden situation in the NBA and looks ahead to the Christmas games today with his brother Matt. Finally, Ricky talks about the College Football Playoff selections and an interesting trade made by the Washington Nationals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky has a lot to say about college football with the weird College Football Playoff Rankings. He wonders whether or not the committee is getting this right and questions part of the process as it relates to eye test. Plus, he addresses the frustration Notre Dame and Clemson have on maybe playing a playoff game in an empty stadium without the players' families. He gives you his thoughts on the big games this weekend and what the playoff might look like. Ricky is joined by Ben Stevens of Locked On Big Ten to help talk about Northwestern-Ohio State, the playoff rankings, Clemson-Notre Dame, whether the season was a success or failure, and some coaching news in the Big Ten. Later, Ricky gives his takeaways from Week 14 in the NFL and talks about his top 5 games to watch in Week 15. He is joined by Chris Boughman of Full Press Eagles to talk about Jalen Hurts' first start and what to expect in Eagles-Cardinals. Plus, the two of them play a little game of Word Association. Finally, Ricky discusses the Indians changing their name in 2022, the latest NBA GM survey and James Harden trade rumors as the season is about to begin, the Giannis extension, and the NHL going to a 53-game season reportedly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
Sunday Dec 13, 2020
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins by talking about the Eagles' decision to go to Jalen Hurts at quarterback and what it might mean for Carson Wentz. He gives his takeaways from Week 13, says why the Patriots should go to Jarrett Stidham at QB for the remainder of the season, and gives you his 5 games to watch in today's NFL action. In the second segment, he is joined by Jesse Pierson from Full Press NFL. Jesse does our power rankings and talks about the NFC East moving up his rankings and the two of them play Week 14 Word Association. Then, Ricky talks about Saturday's college football action, including LSU's shocking win over Florida. He dives into the decision to let Ohio State into the Big Ten championship and much more. Finally, Ricky gives an update on what is going on with college basketball, Kyrie Irving still not talking to the media, and the latest news that the Mets are up to with a catcher and a GM. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky starts off by discussing the Ravens-Steelers game from Wednesday and why he felt the NFL should have moved the game to Week 18, and how the NFL has handled the COVID-19 situation. After giving his 5 games to watch in Week 13, he is joined by Nick Swanson from Full Press Browns to talk about Cleveland's 8-3 start, preview their matchup with the Titans, and play a little Week 13 Word Association. Ricky talks about some great performances in college football last week from Jaret Patterson at Buffalo and the accomplishment of Sarah Fuller playing for Vanderbilt. He discusses what should happen if Ohio State can't play all of its games to qualify for the Big Ten title game. He is joined by Daniel Kelly from The Myrtle Beach Post and Courier as he helps you get ready for the Top 20 matchup between BYU and Coastal Carolina as you get to know the Chanticleers. Finally, Ricky has some thoughts on Kyrie Irving, the Russell Westbrook-John Wall, and he reacts to some of the early signings in the baseball hot stove. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky starts off by talking about the COVID-19 outbreak with the Ravens that caused the Ravens-Steelers game to be postponed till Sunday. What kind of punishment should the NFL hand down to the Ravens if it is true that one of our coaches not following protocol led to the outbreak? Plus, he gives his takeaways from Week 11 and looks ahead to Week 12 with his 5 games to watch.Ricky is joined by Trevor Toczydlowski from Full Press Lions to help preview one Thanksgiving game between the Texans-Lions. He talks about what Thanksgiving means to Lions fans and the team's current struggles plus what their future could be past this season. Then, the two of them play a little game of Week 12 Word Association.Later in the show, Ricky gives his reaction to the initial College Football Playoff rankings and previews the biggest games of the week, including Notre Dame-North Carolina on Friday. Finally, he talks about the big college basketball game Thursday between Kansas and Gonzaga and reflects on the life of Diego Maradona. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
Sunday Nov 22, 2020
On this week's episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky begins the show by talking about NBA Free Agency. He gives his take as to why James Harden going to Brooklyn wouldn't work and who has won free agency so far. He is later joined by Gerald Brown from SIRIUS XM NBA and Let's Get Technical to recap the NBA Draft and much more. Then, Ricky looks ahead to today's action in the NFL and plays Week 11 Word Association with Terrance Biggs from Full Press Raiders as they also look ahead to Chiefs-Raiders on Sunday Night Football. Finally, Ricky gives his takeaways from the weekend's college football action and discusses Robinson Cano testing positive for PED's a second time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
Sunday Nov 15, 2020
On this episode of Kickin' It With Keeler, Ricky starts off by talking about the unpredictability of the NFL season in both conferences as we head into Week 10. Then, he gives you his games to watch Sunday and previews them with a little bit of word association.Then, Ricky previews the 2020 NBA Draft with the teams he is watching for, who might be the top picks, and why the New York Knicks need to trade for Russell Westbrook.Finally, Ricky talks about the last 2 weeks in college football, gives his take on the MLB awards, and looks ahead to the final round of the 2020 Masters. Can Dustin Johnson hold on to the lead and why was this week successful for Tiger despite not defending his title? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices