Talk Spicy with Coach Gene Clemons
359 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 months ago - ★ - 1 ratingCoach Gene Clemons hits on the hot button sports stories of the day with his unique and unfiltered perspective. Never afraid to speak his mind, even if it is contrary to popular opinion.
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Episodes
Episode 322: Blindspotting
March 30, 2023 19:21 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBAs fans sometimes we give our favorite people or organizations passes based off how we feel about them. I discuss why it is important to assess what is really happening.
Episode 321: Now We Know!
March 27, 2023 18:18 - 20 minutes - 19.3 MBAfter all of the speculation and conjecture about Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, Jackson decided to clear the air and leave no doubt about his position and what is going on.
Episode 320: What Are You Waiting For?
March 24, 2023 12:35 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBI discuss the fact that Rodney Terry has not been hired as the permanent head coach at Texas yet while others don't need to do nearly as much to ascend the ladder.
Episode 319: Criticism is not Negative!
March 23, 2023 12:48 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBI discuss the very nature of criticism and why I believe that it is never negative but it can be overutilized.
Episode 318: Just Be Honest
March 22, 2023 13:43 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBI discuss the decision by Montana State football coach Brent Vigen to allow Zac Crews a player who made racist and violent comments on social media to join the football team.
Episode 317: Take Your Own Advice
March 15, 2023 14:38 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBSometimes in the midst of fighting your good fight, you have to realize when you are the problem and then adjust.
Episode 316: The Oscars?
March 13, 2023 14:33 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBI discuss the Oscars and why it still has not gotten it's act together.
Episode 315: Mock Draft Trades?
March 10, 2023 19:19 - 17 minutes - 15.7 MBI discuss this recent phenomena of making trades in mock drafts and what I think about it.
Episode 314: Above and Beyond
March 09, 2023 13:08 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBI discuss the incredibly high ceilings that are put on black athletes and black personalities. Especially in sports.
Episode 313: Stop Comparing!
March 08, 2023 15:44 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBI discuss the Daniel Jones contract and the fact that Lamar Jackson has not signed one and let people know why these things should not be compared.
Episode 312: Analogies!
March 08, 2023 15:35 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBOn this birthday edition of Talk Spicy I recap what we really learned at the combine.
Episode 311: It's Always Intelligence
February 28, 2023 14:50 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBI discuss the Lamar Jackson contract situation and how it once again shows the racial bias associated with the position and how contemporaries conduct business.
Episode 310: Why Now?
February 27, 2023 19:12 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBAfter a week away from the mic, Coach Gene Clemons returns with a question about Dame Lillard, discussion about media and the XFL/USFL, LeSean McCoy's comments about Eric Bienemy and why the Anthony Richardson situation is so interesting.
Episode 309: No Victory Laps
February 27, 2023 19:10 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBI discuss how people always want to take credit for thing after the fact. Like these people who are fraudulently taking victory laps over Jalen Hurts.
Episode 308: We Win!
February 27, 2023 19:08 - 24 minutes - 22.8 MBI discuss the aftermath of everything super bowl.
Episode 307: Two's A Crowd!
February 10, 2023 18:20 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBI discuss being at the Super Bowl the Kyrie Irving trade to Dallas, KD to Phoenix and the case for Kelce's as the greatest family in sports.
Episode 306: It's Ok!
February 02, 2023 19:20 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBI discuss signing day and why players should not be discouraged if they did not sign. I also talk Brady and the NFL coaching cycle.
Episode 305: Soul Bowl I
January 30, 2023 17:20 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBI discuss the first ever Super Bowl to host two black quarterbacks and all of the slights they had to face to get to this place.!
Episode 304: What Do We Have To Do?
January 27, 2023 13:44 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBI ask the question what do black people have to do in football to get the recognition of their white contemporaries.
Episode 303: Cheer For The Workers!
January 26, 2023 12:53 - 21 minutes - 19.5 MBThe problem with fans and players contracts is that they are constantly pocket watching the players while not paying any attention to the owners.
Episode 302: Black is Black
January 25, 2023 20:27 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MBI discuss the growing divide between black people who have attended an HBCU vs those that have not.
Episode 301: Free Passes
January 23, 2023 21:01 - 18 minutes - 17.3 MBI discuss the narratives coming out of this weekend of playoff games.
Episode 300: He's Different!
January 20, 2023 13:49 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBI discuss Coach Prime flipping elite prospects. The Bucs using Byron Leftwich as a scapegoat and the retirement of a legend at South Dakota State.
Episode 299: You Don't Know Talent
January 19, 2023 16:32 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBI discuss the early rumblings regarding draft season and the mock drafts that have already been released.
Episode 298: Just Get Over It!
January 18, 2023 13:05 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MBI ask the question, are people still doubting Lebron James greatness?
Episode 297: Myth Busting
January 18, 2023 13:03 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBI discuss some of the ridiculous untruths that we let slide this weekend while watching the NFL Playoffs.
Episode 296: It's Still Recruiting!
January 13, 2023 15:02 - 31 minutes - 28.9 MBI discuss recrutiing from all angles and the selfishness invovled in it.
Episode 295: QB Roulette
January 13, 2023 13:55 - 21 minutes - 20 MBI discuss the idea that the Bears would move on from Justin Fields.
Episode 294: What About Him?
January 10, 2023 17:26 - 17 minutes - 16.5 MBThe Dawgs were dominant. The Jacks were dominant. The sports world rallied around Damar Hamlin but now that we know he is not going to lose his life, what now?
Episode 291: It's OK To Be OK
January 02, 2023 17:44 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBI make my final happy new year and give some advice about life and sports as usual.
Episode 290: Fire Them All!
December 29, 2022 17:06 - 23 minutes - 22 MBI discuss the Dolphins and Tua situation.
Episode 289: We're So Quick!
December 27, 2022 17:43 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBI discuss the Tua Tagovaolia concussion situation and why we need to peel back the layers of the Dolphins season a little more.
Episode 288:If It's Him Then...
December 26, 2022 15:36 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBI also think it is time to chill on the transfer portal hate.
Episode 287: CHaracter Issues
December 15, 2022 14:51 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBAs the college football season comes to an end and the draft prospects become known now is the time people look ot tear down prospects, why?
Episode 285: What's in The Custard
December 12, 2022 16:57 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBI talk about the horrible touchdown that wasn't in the GHSA championship. I also discuss the need to change venues from themse big impersonal stadiums to smaller more intimate venues. I also discuss the superficial way we look at sports and achievement.
Episode 284: Stand In It
December 08, 2022 17:06 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBI discuss not benig afraid to say what you feel or think publicly becuase you are ready for the backlash that comes with it.
Episode 283: New Fights
December 07, 2022 16:14 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBI discuss the Georgia Senatorial runoff. I also discuss the challenge that Coach Prime gets to face at Colorado.
Episde 282: Stay Ready!
December 06, 2022 17:45 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBI discuss my beef with 4th quarter comebacks being a statistic for quarterbacks. I also talk about the importance of preparation.
Episode 281: Not Too Much on Prime!
December 05, 2022 18:26 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBI discuss Deion Sanders decision to leave Jackson State and the backlash he has received.
Episode 278: Always A Caveat!
December 02, 2022 13:07 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBI discuss why there always seems to be a caveat to drafting black quarterbacks. I also discuss why team USA is not on the level of the elite level soccer nations.
Episode 277: FCS-Yes
November 22, 2022 16:12 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBI discuss the flawed nature of the FCS playoff selections and talk about why I believe the SWAC should no longer be in the FCS.
Episode 276: Tale of Two Quarterbacks
November 22, 2022 16:08 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBI duscuss the quarterback situation in the NFL and in college football.
Episode 275: Same Ole Shzz...
November 16, 2022 15:47 - 21 minutes - 20.1 MBI talk about the announcement of the quarterbacks in the XFL and why these secondary professional leagues continue to disappoint with their selections.
Episode 274: Big Nutt!
November 14, 2022 13:54 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBI discuss the passing of a man that was influential in my life and the lives of so many others. RIP Antoine McNutt!
Episode 273: Saturday Night Fever
November 08, 2022 20:54 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBI discuss the start of basketball and Jeff Saturday being hired as interim head coach for the Colts.
Episode 272: Underestimated
November 07, 2022 16:38 - 19 minutes - 18 MBI talk about why Cooper Kupp is always open and why underestimation is such a crippling flaw.
Episode 271: Villians and Heroes
November 04, 2022 18:41 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBI discuss how some people are shaped as villians and some people are chosen to be heroes meanwhile behind the scenes the money keeps flowing.
Episode 268: Two Languages
November 04, 2022 17:15 - 21 minutes - 20 MBI discuss the Thursday Night football game between the Ravens and the Buccaneers and how both quarterbacks were discussed.
Episode 270: Takeoff!
November 02, 2022 13:37 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBI discuss Takeoff of the Migos being murdered and what should be but is not.
Episode 269: Take Your Mask Off!
October 31, 2022 12:41 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBOn this Halloween I discuss how so many of us wear masks to cover the real us and it actually hurts us more than it helps. There's a sports reference in here I promise.