Ball and Order
68 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Ball & Order is a weekly podcast where self-proclaimed sports historians/Attorneys Gabe Ibrahim and Alex Lange debate sports and tell historical sports stories. A Sports Drink podcast. Subscribe to our free newsletter: ballandorder.substack.com.
ballandorder.substack.com
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
2005 Ohio State vs. Texas: Heartbreak in the Horseshoe
May 22, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourTexas and Ohio State, two of College Football’s traditional powers, met for the first time ever in 2005. Vince Young and his #2 Longhorns traveled to Columbus. Some of future Buckeye legends (and Justin Zwick) greeted them. As Ohio State juggled quarterbacks, Texas stormed to a huge win in route to a national championship. It was heartbreaking and frustrating for Buckeye fans everywhere, including Alex who attended the game. In this episode, he and Gabe breakdown what went wrong for Jim Tress...
2005 Ohio State vs. Texas: Heartbreak in the Horseshoe
May 22, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourTexas and Ohio State, two of College Football’s traditional powers, met for the first time ever in 2005. Vince Young and his #2 Longhorns traveled to Columbus. Some of future Buckeye legends (and Justin Zwick) greeted them. As Ohio State juggled quarterbacks, Texas stormed to a huge win in route to a national championship. It was heartbreaking and frustrating for Buckeye fans everywhere, including Alex who attended the game. In this episode, he and Gabe breakdown what went wrong for Jim Tres...
2003 Fiesta Bowl: Miami's Most Painful Moment
May 15, 2020 09:20 - 1 hourThe Miami Hurricanes came into the 2003 Fiesta Bowl with a 34-game win streak looking to win their second straight National Championship. They (and Gabe) left with heartbreak and anger, in part due to the most infamous pass interference call in college football history. Alex and Gabe talk about the Canes fan’s pain rewatching this game as a Miami fan, what went wrong for Miami and right for Ohio State, and why that pass interference call shouldn’t define this game. Let us know what you think ...
The Weed Believe Warriors
May 08, 2020 09:18 - 29 minutesThe We Believe Warriors made history on the court by beating the top seeded Mavericks as an eighth seed. Speaking of seeds and eighths, a lot of the players, coaches, and commentators from this game were involved with marijuana in some way. They all had different experiences with cannabis and represent the wide range of outcomes for NBA figures with pot. If you missed our breakdown of the game, check out our last episode. Show NotesEthan Sherwood Strauss’s story about smoking pot with Don Nel...
The Weed Believe Warriors
May 08, 2020 09:18 - 29 minutesThe We Believe Warriors made history on the court by beating the top seeded Mavericks as an eighth seed. Speaking of seeds and eighths, a lot of the players, coaches, and commentators from this game were involved with marijuana in some way. They all had different experiences with cannabis and represent the wide range of outcomes for NBA figures with pot. If you missed our breakdown of the game, check out our last episode. Show Notes * Ethan Sherwood Strauss’s story about smoking pot with ...
We Believe Warriors upset the Mavericks (2007, Round 1)
May 05, 2020 22:16 - 58 minutesIn 2007, the We Believe Warriors made history. They became just the 3rd 8-seed to ever beat a 1-seed in the NBA playoffs and the first to do so in a 7-game series. Alex and Gabe break down how the Warriors went from 9 games under .500 to an all-time playoff upset in a single month. They also talk about Stephen Jackson’s massive game, Charles Barkley’s sadness over having to watch basketball, and Austin Croshere for some reason. Subscribe to the show on substack: ballthroughtheages.substack.co...
Jail Blazers vs Nash and Nowitzki (2003 Playoffs, Round 1, Game 7)
April 30, 2020 04:59 - 1 hourThe Jail Blazers and the Nash-Nowitzki Mavs were two of the most interesting teams of the early 2000s. The Nash and Nowitzki pairing with Don Nelson at the helm pushed offense to new heights as the rest of the league lagged behind. The Jail Blazers had one of the most interesting motley crews in league history led by Rasheed Wallace. In 2003, these teams made history as Portland became the 3rd team to ever forced a Game 7 after going down 3-0. Alex and Gabe breakdown Game 7 of that series, th...
Gene Chizik: The Worst of the Best
April 28, 2020 13:06 - 43 minutesGene Chizik is part of one of the most elite groups in College Football history: National Championship winning coaches. Yet, Chizik got fired just two years after winning the title with Auburn and still hasn’t gotten another head coaching job. He is almost unanimously regarded as the worst coach to get a ring. Gabe and Alex examine Chizik’s legacy, whether he’s a good coach or just lucky, and what his career teaches us. Let us know what you think on twitter: @ballthroughages. Subscribe to our...
Gene Chizik: The Worst of the Best
April 28, 2020 13:06 - 43 minutesGene Chizik is part of one of the most elite groups in College Football history: National Championship winning coaches. Yet, Chizik got fired just two years after winning the title with Auburn and still hasn’t gotten another head coaching job. He is almost unanimously regarded as the worst coach to get a ring. Gabe and Alex examine Chizik’s legacy, whether he’s a good coach or just lucky, and what his career teaches us. Let us know what you think on twitter: @ballthroughages. Subscribe to ou...
2007 Border War: When Kansas and Missouri football mattered
April 24, 2020 12:57 - 58 minutes#2 Kansas vs #4 Missouri playing for a spot in the Big 12 Championship game. The game defied all college football logic and any predictions for the 2007 season. Despite being a seminal moment from the craziest CFB season in recent memory, the game didn’t really effect the outcome of the season. In this episode, Alex and Gabe explain why that is perfectly on-brand for this rivalry and what this game has in common with the actual Border War fought in the 1860s. Subscribe to us on substack: ball...
College Football Never Changes: 1960 CFB Season
April 21, 2020 14:07 - 55 minutesThe 1960 College Football season was one of the wildest and weirdest seasons in the sport’s history. Ole Miss and Minnesota are the two teams claiming the national championship, which should prove the previous statement. Alex and Gabe get into which team should actually be crowned the 1960 champion and a bunch of other weird stories from this season, including how Purdue finished in the top 15 with a 4-4-1 record, a bribery scandal, and the worst player to win the Most Outstanding Passer awa...
College Football Never Changes: 1960 CFB Season
April 21, 2020 14:07 - 55 minutesThe 1960 College Football season was one of the wildest and weirdest seasons in the sport’s history. Ole Miss and Minnesota are the two teams claiming the national championship, which should prove the previous statement. Alex and Gabe get into which team should actually be crowned the 1960 champion and a bunch of other weird stories from this season, including how Purdue finished in the top 15 with a 4-4-1 record, a bribery scandal, and the worst player to win the Most Outstanding Passer awa...
College Football Never Changes: 1960 CFB Season
April 21, 2020 14:07 - 55 minutesThe 1960 College Football season was one of the wildest and weirdest seasons in the sport’s history. Ole Miss and Minnesota are the two teams claiming the national championship, which should prove the previous statement. Alex and Gabe get into which team should actually be crowned the 1960 champion and a bunch of other weird stories from this season, including how Purdue finished in the top 15 with a 4-4-1 record, a bribery scandal, and the worst player to win the Most Outstanding Passer aw...
The Al Horford Phenomenon
April 17, 2020 11:36 - 40 minutesThe Al Horford Phenomenon is something that we have noticed over the course of the All-Star center’s career. Almost every time he is brought up, someone is claiming that he is either underrated or overrated and then calling him trash or a superstar. On this episode, we delve into why both those opinions are wrong. More importantly, we try to figure out why it is happening and what effect the phenomenon has had on Horford’s career. Subscribe to our substack: ballthroughtheages.substack.com. S...
The Al Horford Phenomenon
April 17, 2020 11:36 - 40 minutesThe Al Horford Phenomenon is something that we have noticed over the course of the All-Star center’s career. Almost every time he is brought up, someone is claiming that he is either underrated or overrated and then calling him trash or a superstar. On this episode, we delve into why both those opinions are wrong. More importantly, we try to figure out why it is happening and what effect the phenomenon has had on Horford’s career. Subscribe to our substack: ballthroughtheages.substack.com. ...
The Willis Reed Game (Game 7, 1970 NBA Finals)
April 14, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourGame 7 of the 1970 NBA Finals is remembered for one moment: Willis Reed emerging from the tunnel to play despite tearing his quadricep four days earlier. Reed’s return is said to have sparked the Knicks’s victory and their first world championship. Yet, the story of these NBA Finals reaches far beyond that moment. It includes everyone from Howard Cosell to Richard Nixon. Gabe and Alex explore all of that, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Bradley, and Dave Debusschere in the first episode of Ball Throug...
Trailer
April 09, 2020 16:39 - 2 minutesBall Through The Ages is live! This is the trailer episode, which will briefly describe the show and tell you about us. If you want to know more, check out our About page and our twitter account: @ballthroughages. Thanks for listening. If you like, please forward this on to your friends who need some sports nostalgia in their lives. If you’re getting this emailed forwarded to you, please subscribe to the newsletter and come on this journey with us. As a reward for reading this, here’s a g...
Trailer
April 09, 2020 16:39 - 1 minuteBall Through The Ages is live! This is the trailer episode, which will briefly describe the show and tell you about us. If you want to know more, check out our About page and our twitter account: @ballthroughages. Thanks for listening. If you like, please forward this on to your friends who need some sports nostalgia in their lives. If you’re getting this emailed forwarded to you, please subscribe to the newsletter and come on this journey with us.As a reward for reading this, here’s a great ...