Wed, 12 December 2012
Fall finale. John Small ('70), the only Bulldog to ever be drafted in the NFL's first round (Falcons), dies at the age of 66. Jeff Hartsell reports on Bulldog hoops. And we have snippets of some of the great GrayLine guests of 2012: Paul Maguire, Stump Mitchell, Chuck Driesell, Harvey Schiller, and a tribute to the late Harvey Dick. |
Wed, 5 December 2012
Stump Mitchell ('81) discusses his days as a Citadel Bulldog and St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals running back in the 1980s. We also learn what the player-turned-coach is working on, as well as his current relationship with The Citadel. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on Bulldog basketball. And the College of Charleston is saying goodbye to El Cid and the Southern Conference. |
Wed, 28 November 2012
Sam Hines, The Citadel's provost and dean of the college, discusses the Institutional Program Assessment Committee (IPAC) report, which has drawn questions from many Citadel alumni. Also, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell shares info on Bulldog football, basketball and wrestling. |
Wed, 21 November 2012
Jim Waddill returns for this Thanksgiving weekend edition. The former co-host and Class of 1960 member gives us an update on how retired life's been this past year. "Brute" also weighs-in on Kevin Higgins and the Bulldog football team. The Citadel (7-4, 5-3 SoCon) ended its best season in years last weekend, beating Furman in Greenville in the finale. |
Wed, 14 November 2012
Paul Maguire ('60) discusses his days playing for the Bulldogs in the late 1950s, his time with the Chargers and Bills in the AFL, and his four decades in the broadcast booth for NBC and ESPN. And after holding on to the Silver Shako for another year, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell helps us get ready for The Citadel's regular season finale at Furman -- a chance for the Dogs to finish 7-4! |
Wed, 7 November 2012
Chuck Driesell discusses his 2012-13 Citadel Bulldog basketball team, which tips-off with the All-Miltary Classic this weekend. We also talk about the third-year coach's adjustment to being top dog at El Cid. Also, football skipper Kevin Higgins looks back on the Homecoming win over Elon, and ahead to this weekend's Silver Shako battle at VMI. |
Wed, 31 October 2012
MSNBC political contributor Jimmy Williams ('89) gets us ready for Election 2012. The Florence native discusses his cadet days, playing on The Citadel tennis team, and his journey into political talk. The Post and Courier's Jeff Hartsell reviews the 14th consecutive loss on the gridiron to Wofford. And we preview this week's Homecoming 2012 game against Elon. |
Wed, 24 October 2012
Beat Wofford Week. Can the Bulldogs beat the Terriers for the first time since 1998? PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell has the complete preview of this weekend's game, aka the "Beacon Iced Tea Bowl VII." We also hear thoughts from head coach Kevin Higgins. And Lowcountry mustard-based barbecue baron Melvin Bessinger ('51) passes away. |
Wed, 17 October 2012
Media relations director Mike Hoffman recalls his first stint at The Citadel in the early '90s, and talks about his new gig as the chief publicist for the Bulldog sports teams. Jeff Hartsell reports on Kevin Higgins' team, which won on Parents' Day 2012 over Western Carolina. The Dogs now enjoy an open weekend, before travelling to Wofford next week. |
Wed, 10 October 2012
Running back Rickey Anderson and head coach Kevin Higgins talk about the rough day in Birmingham, as The Citadel lost at Samford, 38-7. Also, Marc Buoniconti ('88) returns to Charleston for Parents' Weekend, helping to promote The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Joel Thompson ('87) joins us this week to honor his '80s teammate and friend. Plus, we learn about Thompson's own collegiate merchandise company, headquartered in Johns Creek, Ga. |
Wed, 3 October 2012
Lee Glaze ('86) discusses his new role as sideline reporter on The Citadel radio broadcast. The Citadel Athletic Hall of Famer also talks about his playing days, the Sumter-Citadel connection and his take on the 2012 team on this Band of Gold Spotlight. Plus, sensational sophomores Carson Smith and Aaron Miller review the tough loss to UTC, and look ahead to this week's game at Samford. |
Wed, 26 September 2012
Kevin Higgins, safety Davis Boyle and fullback Darien Robinson review the N.C. State loss, and how to get back to the Dogs' winning ways as Chattanooga heads to Johnson Hagood Stadium this week. Col. John Olshefski ('80) is the Band of Gold Spotlight. We learn about the retired Army colonel's devotion to his alma mater, including the "Bulldog Battleship." |
Wed, 19 September 2012
Les Robinson, former basketball coach and athletics director at The Citadel, is this week's special guest. The recent Citadel Athletic Hall of Fame inductee recalls his days on the Charleston campus, as well as his connection to both the Bulldogs and the Wolfpack of N.C. State (this weekend's football opponent). Kevin Higgins reviews his team's impressive 52-28 win over No. 7 Appalachian State, moving the Dogs to 2-0 in SoCon play. And Jeff Hartsell was a cadet this week...for a half-day. |
Wed, 12 September 2012
No. 3 Georgia Southern falls to The Citadel in dramatic form, 23-21. We hear play-by-play clips from The Citadel Sports Network, as Kevin Higgins' ballclub eeks out a last-second win. Also, Georgia Southern head coach Jeff Monken isn't too happy after the game. Now in the polls for the first time in years, the No. 21 Bulldogs are getting ready to travel to Appalachian State. But The Citadel is ranked No. 1 -- in the latest U.S. News & World Report publication. Plus, Dr. Bob McNamara, associate dean of the evening undergraduate studies, discusses the new 2+2 program The Citadel has launched throughout South Carolina. |
Wed, 5 September 2012
SouthernPigskin.com's SoCon writer Russell Varner discusses The Citadel's conference opener against Georgia Southern. Kevin Higgins looks back on the 49-14 win over Charleston Southern, and ahead to this week's battle with GSU. We also hear from PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell. |
Wed, 29 August 2012
Fall premiere. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell previews the season opener against Charleston Southern, as "Citadel GrayLine" begins its fifth season. We also get Hartsell's projection of how the Dogs will fare this year. And host Jon Rawl reminds us of an "international incident" involving Citadel cadets at the 1991 Ryder Cup at Kiawah Island. |
Wed, 23 May 2012
Spring finale. The Bulldog baseball team pulls out a dramatic win over the College of Charleston in the SoCon tournament. Also, we have encores of some of GrayLine's great interviews this school year: head football coach Kevin Higgins; play-by-play voice Danny Reed; wide receiver-turned-PayPal® exec Cornell Caldwell ('93); and The Citadel's 2012 commencement speaker -- Harvey Schiller, Ph. D. ('60). |
Wed, 16 May 2012
The Citadel Success Institute (CSI) is a summer program designed to help incoming knobs make it through their first year. Jeff Perez, The Citadel's vice president for external affairs, shares info on the success rate of the program and its academic regimen. We have a special snippet of Ronald Reagan's 1993 commencement address at The Citadel, where the late president spoke about Harvey Dick, ERWs and Congress. Plus, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell has a Diamond Dogs and hoops recruiting report. |
Wed, 9 May 2012
Conway Saylor, the 2012 Governor's Professor of the Year, talks about her 20-year career teaching in The Citadel's psychology department. We also learn about her role in Leadership Day, which over 2,000 cadets participated in. Jeff Hartsell reports on the arrival of former Bulldog football player Scott Yielding ('93), who leaves behind an assistantship at Oklahama State to come be the Dogs' tight ends coach. And Furman is this weekend's opponent at The Joe. |
Wed, 2 May 2012
Dr. Harvey Schiller ('60) talks about the honor of being this weekend's Class of 2012 commencement speaker. The former Bulldog football player, retired Air Force general, Southeastern Conference commissioner, United States Olympic Committee executive director, cable television executive and the current head of Global Options Group highlights his stellar career. Plus, the Post and Courier's Jeff Hartsell updates us on Bulldog baseball and former wide receiver Kevin Hardy, who signed a free agent deal with the New Orleans Saints. |
Wed, 25 April 2012
Brad Felder ('11), a former Bulldog and current Clemson Tiger outfielder, is this week's special guest. The Bowman, S.C., native chats about his playing days in Charleston; and how he ended up in Death Valley as a graduate student/baseball player. Jeff Hartsell has the latest news on Fred Jordan's 2012 club, which hosts Georgia Southern this weekend. And 11 Citadel Men are memorialized in this week's "Echo Taps." |
Wed, 18 April 2012
Tennis coach Kemper Baker joins the show to talk about his team, as The Citadel hosts the SoCon men's tennis championships this weekend. The Diamond Dogs are on a four-game win streak, including a dramatic six-run, two-out 9th inning rally over UNCG. And PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell has an update on Bulldogs playing in the Minor League. |
Wed, 11 April 2012
150th Episode. Jim Scott ('69), former Bulldog baseball pitcher and retired Air Force colonel, is the Band of Gold Spotlight. We also learn about his role as the president of the Diamond Dogs Club, which supports Citadel baseball. Speaking of the Dogs, PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on their series loss at Samford, as well as the midweek shellacking at South Carolina. |
Wed, 4 April 2012
Kevin Higgins recaps spring drills, answers an e-mail question about uniform changes, and informs us that his football team will be playing Clemson, East Carolina and Florida State in the next few years. Also, Jeff Hartsell reports on the recent hot streak Fred Jordan's baseball team has enjoyed, including an upset of No. 28 Coastal Carolina. |
Wed, 28 March 2012
No. 10 South Carolina downs The Citadel in baseball play, 7-3. Post and Courier Bulldog beat writer Jeff Hartsell reports on the 9-15 Diamond Dogs, and he has info on a coaching departure on Kevin Higgins' staff. And host Jon Rawl shares info on this year's commencement weekend -- and he has fun remembering the struggle to stay awake in the classrooms of El Cid. |
Wed, 21 March 2012
Spring game recap. The Blue team edges the White, 24-21. PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the progress of the Dogs' new shotgun formation. Also, the Diamond Dogs are swept at Appalachian State, but blank Charleston Southern in midweek action at The Joe. |
Wed, 14 March 2012
Corps Day 2012 and the Blue-White Spring Football Game take place at The Citadel this weekend. Citadel Football Association president John Carlisle ('64) talks about his group's events this week, including the "Beautiful Bulldog Contest." PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell reports on the injury to all-SoCon defensive lineman Derek Douglas, as well as the departure of defensive coordinator Josh Conklin to the Tennessee Vols. |
Wed, 7 March 2012
Board of Visitors spotlight. We listen-in to the most recent BOV meeting, where we hear committee reports from Ben Legare, Fred Price and Glenn Addison. Will The Citadel finally get a parking garage? In sports news, the basketball team falls in the first round of the SoCon tourney. And Jeff Hartsell files a report on the football team's spring drills. |
Wed, 29 February 2012
SouthernPigskin.com editor Matthew Osborne talks Bulldog spring football. We also listen to Osborne's interview with SoCon Football All-Conference defensive lineman Derek Douglas. And El Cid basketball coach Chuck Driesell previews his team's voyage to this week's SoCon basketball tournament. |
Wed, 22 February 2012
Chance Smith ('07), a former Bulldog baseball player, is killed in a car wreck in Atlanta; and Capt. Ryan Hall ('04) becomes the 16th Citadel alum to die in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. On the sports front, Chuck Driesell shares info on the Dogs dramatic win at Chattanooga. And SouthernPigskin.com's Matthew Osborne went to spring practice and got interviews with coach Kevin Higgins and junior quarterback Ben Dupree. |
Wed, 15 February 2012
Jeff Stevenson ('91) helps preview this weekend's trebuchet competition on The Citadel's parade ground. Now an executive with Google, Stevenson also talks about his days as a Citadel bagpiper and Navy submarine officer in this Band of Gold Spotlight. Plus, Bulldog running back Rickey Anderson gets good news as the Dogs start spring practice. And Fred Jordan's baseball team launches its 2012 campaign. |
Wed, 8 February 2012
Chuck Driesell discusses his struggling basketball team, losers of eight straight SoCon games. We have the Q. & A. portion of Kevin Higgins' Signing Day press conference. And we get a report on the Bulldog rifle teams from co-host and Post and Courier Bulldog beat writer Jeff Hartsell. |
Wed, 1 February 2012
Col. Harvey M. Dick ('53) dies of cancer at the age of 84. We have clips from a 2008 interview with the former assistant commandant of cadets and 12-year Board of Visitors member. Paul Tamburrino ('89) shares his own thoughts on this Citadel legend. We also have a portion of Kevin Higgins' Signing Day press conference, where 29 future Bulldogs are now part of the 2016 class. |
Wed, 25 January 2012
Bestselling author Brad Taylor discusses his new book "All Necessary Force." The former Special Forces officer was the executive officer in the Army ROTC department at The Citadel before retiring in 2010. On the Bulldog beat, Chuck Driesell discusses his team's tough double-overtime loss at Georgia Southern. And Jeff Hartsell has a 2012 football recruiting update. |
Wed, 18 January 2012
Brett Doster ('93) discusses his role in the world of presidential politics, as South Carolinians vote this weekend in the GOP primary. We also hear about his background working with Jeb Bush, the Bush-Cheney campaign, and now Mitt Romney's bid in this Band of Gold Spotlight. Jeff Hartsell shares insight on the Bulldog basketball team's heartbreaking last two-tenths of a second loss to UNCG. And we have an update on 2012 football commits. |
Wed, 11 January 2012
Chuck Driesell talks about his basketball team's win over Samford, and the play of senior guard Cosmo Morabbi. Also, the football team picks up a 2012 commit from North Augusta. And PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell shares info on Kevin Hardy's selection to the East-West Shrine Game, in St. Petersburg, Fla. |