Dead Letters: College Football History

Extended Interview: Steve Baker on Miami University

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com [https://www.splitzoneduo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] Listen to Alex’s extended-cut interview with Miami University play-by-play announcer Steve Baker, for Split Zone Duo subscribers. Listen to the full “Dead Letters” episode about Miami and the Cradle of Coaches here [https://www.splitzoneduo.com/p/miami-redhawks-football-history].

Miami

Miami University went on an unprecedented run of hiring coaches: Woody Hayes, Ara Parseghian, Bo Schembechler, and many more: . By 2003, with Ben Roethlisberger behind center, the RedHawks were the best program outside the power conference. Then trouble hit, both for Miami and the MAC. Split Zone Duo’s paid subscribers can listen to an extended cut of our interview with Steve Baker, the longtime voice of the RedHawks. Subscribe now. [http://www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe] Listen to all 10 episodes of Dead Letters There’s now a standalone podcast feed on Apple [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dead-letters-college-football-history/id1828817050], Spotify [https://open.spotify.com/show/1mCdYRPnLb6pjsvYxXL8EU], and the other major podcasting apps. It’s got a handful of free episodes, and subscribers can set up their personal feeds in their publication settings [https://www.splitzoneduo.com/s/dead-letters/account/add-podcast?utm_source=all-podcasts]. It’s very easy from here. Set up your premium episode feed the same way you set up your regular SZD feed: Dead Letters is a Split Zone Duo series about when bad things happen to great college football programs. In the series’ first 10 episodes, we’ve covered the rise and fall of teams like Tulane, Nebraska, Florida A&M, Ole Miss, and the entire Southern Conference. These episodes are all in the Split Zone Duo podcast feed, and we have made a handful of them (including this one) free. To listen to the full catalog of Dead Letters, become a paid subscriber. Want all of the Dead Letters episodes in one tidy podcast feed on your preferred listening app? Good news: You can now do that on all major podcasting apps. Welcome to Split Zone Duo RELAUNCH WEEK We’ll have new episodes every single day this week. Relaunch Week is our unofficial season kickoff, and it’s an excellent time to become a paid subscriber and roughly double the number of podcasts you’ll get from us during the season. Paid subscribers can listen to the extended-cut interview I did with Miami play-by-play announcer Steve Baker about the history of the RedHawks. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe [https://www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

The Southern Conference

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.splitzoneduo.com [https://www.splitzoneduo.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_7] The Southern Conference birthed both the SEC and the ACC. Then the league died in everything but name. What happened, and what is still happening?  Welcome to the finale of Season 2 of Dead Letters, a Split Zone Duo series about what happens when bad things happen to good college football teams (or conferences).  Writing: Alex Kirshner Production: Anthony Vito Interviewee: Matt Brown

Kentucky

Football wasn't much at Kentucky until Bear Bryant came along. That, it would soon become clear, was exactly how Adolph Rupp liked it.  Welcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of Dead Letters, a Split Zone Duo series about bad things happening to great college football programs.  Writing: Alex Kirshner Production: Anthony Vito Interviewee: Derrick White, University of Kentucky  This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe [https://www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Sewanee

The Sewanee Tigers had the most dominant program in Southern college football in the late 1800s. Then they became the laughingstock of the SEC, a conference they'd later leave. The best question might not be "Why did Sewanee leave the SEC?" but instead: "How did Sewanee possibly last as long as it did?" Welcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of Dead Letters, a Split Zone Duo series about bad things happening to good teams. Writing: Alex Kirshner Production: Anthony Vito Interviewe: Norman Jetmundsen, Sewanee documentarian and historian This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe [https://www.splitzoneduo.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]