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Bronco Nation
by MWC
Each week your hosts Jordan Lass, Jim Lawless and a variety of guests will talk everything Western football! Highlights will include interviews with players and coach Tim Lester. The guys will also do a weekly "pick em" segment for games in the MAC, and other big games that week. Bronco Nation is brought to you by Zemlick Office Products and Furniture!
Episodes
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It's Not Goodbye But See You Later
After a long and grueling 2022-23 Bronco Sports season, Jim and Jordan will be taking some much needed time off. There will be no new episodes in June and July, but the boys will be back with a vengeance the first week of August to get you ready for the Bronco Football season! This will include...
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Back On The Bronco Wagon!
For the first time in what feels like forever, the guys had A LOT of Bronco related stuff to talk about. Including starting the #nominatehook movement and the Bronco baseball team being one win away from playing in the MAC tournament. They have three games left against bitter rival CMU. Jordan…
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Let's Talk Expansion
Today is proof that we are getting closer to the dog days of summer where there is far less to talk about in the world of sports. So this week, Jordan decided to bring up an interesting topic. The idea of expansion in Major League Baseball and the National Hockey League. Jim is not a fan, but...
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Oh Snap!
Jordan is a little salty this week because his twin brother was supposed to drop by the studio as a special guest this week, but backed out at the last minute for no good reason. After getting over that, he and Jim get into their draft recap and pick their division winners for the NFC and AFC…
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Why Does This Always Happen?
It's seem like every time we record a new episode, big news drops right after. In this case, it was the gambling scandal within the Detroit Lions organization. Two players were suspended for a year and immediately cut from the team. WR's Stanley Berryhill and Jameson Williams were both suspended...
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It's Playoff Time!
Slow week for Bronco sports, but the NBA and Stanley Cup Playoffs are here! We're also just over a week away from the NFL Draft! The guys let you know who they want selected in the first round and promise a mock draft for next week's show! The baseball season continues to move forward and the...
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Are You Ready For Some Spring Football?
The Bronco Football Spring Showcase at Waldo Stadium this Saturday! The festivities start at 11:30am and the football game will kick off at 2p! Bronco Softball is on the road on the road this weekend to take on bitter rival CMU. Bronco baseball also hit the road for DeKalb for a weekend set with...
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Is The Madness Really Over?
March Madness may have wrapped up on Monday with the men's championship game, but some controversy in the women's title game on Sunday has kept the madness rolling. In addition, the NHL has a bit of a "problem" on their hands. Major League Baseball may just be getting going, but WMU baseball and...
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It's Time For Baseball!
With the Bronco Hockey out of contention in the NCAA tournament, it's time for baseball and softball here in Southwest Michigan! The Bronco baseball team played their first home game of this season on Tuesday and the Bronco softball team plays their first home game this Saturday which also…
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The Road To The Frozen Four Begins
For a second straight year, the WMU Bronco hockey team has made the NCAA Tournament! The road to Tampa Bay and the Frozen Four begins on Thursday for the Broncos. After locking up the three seed in the Manchester regional, they will be taking on the Boston University Terriers at 2p. You can…
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The Waiting Game
After a disappointing exit from the NCHC tournament at the hands of Colorado College last weekend, Bronco Hockey is left to wait for selection Sunday to see if they are in the NCAA tournament. Jordan thinks they're virtually a lock, but Jim has some hesitation. We will find out either way this...
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Bronco Hockey On The Road To The Frozen Faceoff
After an impressive season finale on the road against Miami, there will be playoff hockey at Lawson Ice Arena this weekend! The Broncos will kickoff their road to the NCHC Frozen Faceoff with a first round match-up against Colorado College. Games 1&2 will be Friday and Saturday and if necessary,...
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Is Jordan The Kiss of Death?
After a disappointing weekend for WMU Bronco Hockey...it has Jordan asking if he's the kiss of death. The WMU women's basketball team plays its final home game on Wednesday against CMU and wraps-up the season in Buffalo on Saturday. The men's team wraps-up their season at home this week, senior…
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Battle For The Penrose Cup
The red hot Bronco Hockey team has a massive weekend tilt with Denver at Lawson this weekend. The team is 11-1 in their last 12 games and a sweep this weekend would put them in prime position to win the programs first ever Penrose Cup, which is awarded to the NCHC regular season champion. The...
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Big Weekend for Bronco Baseball & Hockey!
It's the moment we've all been waiting for...baseball is almost here! The Bronco baseball team will be down south this weekend taking on #1 ranked LSU. The Bronco hockey team returns to action after having last weekend off, they're at home against Colorado College. The guys give us their Super…
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Coin Flip
The Super Bowl is this weekend and if you are looking for betting advice from Jordan, you're out of luck. Much like Jim he feels that the question marks around the health status of both starting quarterbacks makes the game a bit of a coin flip. With that being said, he does have some betting…
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Is It For Real This Time?
For the second straight year Tom Brady has announced his retirement...and it's got everyone asking, is it for real this time? Jordan believes it is and has a few theories on why Tom decided to come back this past season. Sean Payton is off to Denver to coach the Broncos. The Islanders made a...
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The Bronco Hockey Team Is Red Hot
The Bronco hockey team has rattled off 6 straight games and will be back at Lawson this weekend for the first time since early December. The men's basketball team travels to Mt. Pleasant to take on bitter rival CMU Saturday night. The women's basketball team had their 4 game win streak snapped at...
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Ben Johnson Is BACK!
It might be the biggest news of the new year, Lions OC Ben Johnson will be returning for another season despite drawing interest as a potential Head Coach for numerous franchises. WMU Hockey is coming off a weekend sweep of North Dakota and both the men's and women's basketball teams are coming...
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Lions & Tigers & Dawgs, Oh My!
Jam packed episode this week! The Bronco Hockey team returns to action this weekend. The men's basketball team is coming off a big conference win on Tuesday and the women's team prepares for a rivalry showdown with the Chippewa's in Mount Pleasant on Saturday. Jordan also believes that Geogia's...
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It All Comes Down To This!
With the season finale coming up this weekend, it could potentially be a win or go home showdown between the Lions and Packers in Green Bay on Sunday night. Jordan believes the NFL screwed the Lions by flexing the game, but Jim on the other hand is a big fan of the move. The guys also spend some...
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Happy New Year!
After capturing a GLI Championship on Wednesday, Jordan is feeling very confident about the Bronco hockey team heading into 2023. Jim however is cautiously optimistic,and hockey expert Tyler Kuehl also gives his thoughts on the team. They then shift to Bronco basketball who are preparing to begin...
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Jordan Returns a New Man!
After being out for nearly a month on medical leave, Jordan returns to the podcast as a new man! That's right, Jordan is finally drinking the Lions Kool-Aid! Despite this, he is asking for an apology and admission from the Lions faithful. Listen, share and enjoy! See omnystudio.com/listener for...
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Ahh... Kool-Aid...
Carolyn Binder joins Jim once again, along with Jim's old friend George Paynich, who's not afraid to speak his mind about any sport. We check on last week's Bronco action, talk a little bowling as all three of us in studio have done some competitive bowling, and of course we talk about the Lions…
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Welcome, Coach Taylor!!!
Jordan is off this week, but Jim has Carolyn Binder and Tyler Kuehl join him to welcome WMU's new football coach! (Well, not personally, but...) The group also discusses Bronco women's and men's basketball, men's hockey, and the hottest NFL team... yes, the Lions. Click, share and enjoy! See...
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Taking one for the team!
Jordan is off dealing with a health issue (good vibes, please!), so it's Jim Lawless and guest host Jim McKinney for this episode. They talk about the coaching change on Stadium Drive, Bronco hockey and soccer... oh yeah, soccer... McKinney is our resident World Cup resident, so they delve into...
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Fire Down Chips!
The Cannon trophy is coming home where it belongs! Jordan and Jim talk about WMU footballs big victory in Mt Pleasant and what it may mean for this coaching staff. It was a big split for WMU hockey on the road against St Cloud State last weekend. This weekend they're back at home with a pair of...
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WMU Basketball is finally here!
Both the men's and women's basketball programs kicked off their seasons on Monday and both Jim and Jordan are singing praises for Coach Dwayne Stephens. It's a big weekend for WMU hockey as the Broncos travel to Minnesota to take on #4 St Cloud State. Jim breaks down the football teams loss to…
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Midweek MACtion is here!
Midweek MACtion arrived this week and is here to stay for the rest of the season, so new episodes will be dropped on Thursday during that time. This week the Bronco football team was in Ohio taking on BGSU. The basketball programs hold their exhibition games this week and kick off the regular...
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No Rest For The Wicked
After spliting the home and home series against Notre Dame last weekend, the Bronco hockey team is up against another top ranked team this weekend. They will be taking on the Wolverines of U of M in Ann Arbor on Friday and will take them at home in Lawson arena on Saturday. The Bronco football…
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Big Week for Bronco Hockey!
After a sweep of BGSU last week, Jordan and Jim are feeling really good about this years Bronco hockey team. Despite feeling good, the next two weeks will really let us know what this team is made of. The next two weekends will be match ups with ranked Big Ten foes. Both will be a home and home...
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It's Homecoming Week!
After several weeks of special guests in the studio, Jordan and Jim get back to normal this week....although a surprise visitor pops in for the first few minutes of the show. It's homecoming week on the campus of WMU and the Bronco football team welcomes the Ohio Bobcats to Waldo on Saturday. The...
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The Good, The Bad and The Ugly!
Tyler Kuehl is back in studio with Jordan and Jim this week to talk about his trip to Alaska to call WMU Hockey last weekend. They also talk about this weekends match-up against Ferris State. Along the way they mix in WMU football, who are at home again this week. The Eastern Michigan Eagles will...
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Bronco Hockey Blitz w/Tyler Kuehl!
With the Robin Hook & the Bronco football team at home this weekend...Tyler Kuehl will head to Alaska to call the opening series of the Bronco Hockey season on the Bronco Media Network! WMU will square off against University of Alaska Anchorage at 10:07 PM on Saturday and 9:07 PM on Sunday. Tyler...
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Fall is for Football!
With fall starting on Thursday (Sept 22nd) Jordan and Jim spend most of this weeks episode talking about college and pro football. Jordan tells us about his experience as in-stadium host at the home opener last week. They also discuss the Bronco's performance on the field, as well as their...
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Pack Waldo for Pitt!
It's the moment we've been waiting all summer for...the Bronco football 2022 home opener against #23 ranked Pittsburgh is this Saturday! The big game has also brought with it a big announcement from Jordan! Both Jim and Jordan give their predictions for the game, and recap last week's big win...
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Carolyn Binder Returns to talk Lions!
With the Detroit Lions kicking off their season at Ford Field this Sunday, we just had to invite Lions Super-fan Carolyn Binder back to the show! The trio give us there thoughts and expectations for the upcoming season. They also talk WMU Football and something Jordan said has Carolyn thinking he...
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Bronco Nation! Are you ready for some football?!?
We've been looking forward to this all summer long, it's almost time to kick off another season of WMU football! The Bronco's will be traveling to East Lansing on Friday to kickoff the season against the 15th ranked Michigan State Spartans! After attending the WMU Football Kickoff Luncheon on...
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Bronco Football Blitz w/John Creek!
With the season opener less than 2 weeks away, Jordan and Jim decided to bring a special guest to get us pumped up for Bronco football! Football Color Analyst John Creek from the Bronco Media network joined the boys for a Bronco Football Blitz! Through a rapid fire question session, John us an...
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The NFLelephant in the room...
With the final verdict and suspension of Deshaun Watson being handed down by the league, Jordan and Jim spend a fair amount of time addressing the elephant in the room. In true Jordan fashion, they celebrate the firing of Al Avila and talk about what's next for the Tigers. Oh, and the Kalamazoo...
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Switching Roles?
Some strange are things going on in the studios off West Main this week. For the first time...possibly ever, Jordan is the one with the positive attitude to start the show. He tries to lift Jim out of his funk with some Hard Knocks audio from the Detroit Lions, more specifically Jamaal Williams....
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Welcome to August!
After taking the week off for Lollapalooza, Jordan is back in the studio this week with his co-host Jim Lawless! Jam packed episode to start the month of August, starting with predictions for WMU football this season. With the trade deadline expiring yesterday in Major League Baseball, there is...
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Carolyn Binder: The Return
Friend of the show, and the voice of WMU Women's basketball and softball is back in studio to defend her Red Wings from Jordan. He says that Stevie Y deserves an incomplete grade for his free agency thus far, but Carolyn isn't having it. With all-star break upon us, the trio spends most the…
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NHL free agency is underway!
This week Jordan and Jim spend a fair amount of time talking about what has happened thus far in NHL free agency, but both have differing opinions on the job Stevie Y has done so far. The pair once again get in a heated exchange about Miguel Cabrera and the Detroit Tigers. Listen, share, and…
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Bronco Hockey Friday!
With the release of the Bronco Hockey non-conference schedule, Jordan and Jim spend a good portion of the episode breaking it down. Jordan believes he talked one of the home and home series' into existence! They also talk about the historic day in hockey on Tuesday. With the first black GM and...
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Welcome to the Dog Days of Summer!
A day late and a dollar short, but the boys are back! We are getting to that point in the year where their isn't much going on, which means not a lot to talk about. This week they discuss last weeks NBA Draft, and both Jim and Jordan think the Pistons did very well. They also discuss some NBA...
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What does Michigan have against Ohio?
Jordan is back from his anniversary trip to Cleveland, and immediately has a bone to pick with Jim over a meme he posted about the state of Ohio. From their they discuss Robin Hook's retirement reception that they attended on Tuesday. DON'T WORRY, Robin will still be the voice of the Bronco's!…
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Where do we start?
Is the Detroit Tigers season officially off the rails? Jordan thinks so, and gives a lot of reasons why he believes it's time to go nuclear with changes. They also spend time catching you up on the NHL and NBA Finals. Jordan also has a cool story about former WMU football player Jarrell McKinney...
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The Boys of Summer are back!
After a much needed week, Jordan and Jim are back at it! They start with some news surrounding WMU hockey and this years Great Lakes Invitational which is pretty close to him this year. They also update us on the NHL Playoffs and NBA Finals, and Jordan has some new information in the Deshaun…
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Rare Tuesday Episode
The boys are back at it a day early this week, so much so that the arguing started before they had even turned on the mics. Not much going on in collegiate sports right now, but WMU Baseball's Connor Charping is a semi finalist for a pretty prestigious award. However, they spend most of their…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Each week your hosts Jordan Lass, Jim Lawless and a variety of guests will talk everything Western football! Highlights will include interviews with players and coach Tim Lester. The guys will also do a weekly "pick em" segment for games in the MAC, and other big games that week. Bronco Nation is brought to you by Zemlick Office Products and Furniture!
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