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Show Pony Live!
by Chris Childers
The Uncensored Home of the Show Pony, Chris Childers. 20 + year veteran sports talk radio host for Sirius XM. Specializing in college sports and sports media coverage. Show Pony Sports Media is your place for unfiltered, quirky, and informed college sports perspective and information! www.showponymedia.com
Episodes
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Heather Dinich: College Football Chaos, Family and Learning to Never Flinch
I think Heather Dinich is the best of the best. The reporting, the writing, the preparation—she brings it every time. When college football gets completely sideways and everybody has an opinion, Heather is someone I trust to help make sense of it. Today, the ESPN college football insider joins me...
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Rick Neuheisel Joins Me: Did Saturday Make the Case for a 24-Team Playoff?
College Football Chaos with Rick Neuheisel | Is a 24-Team Playoff Really So Crazy? I hated the idea of a 24-team playoff. Then Saturday happened. Rick Neuheisel joins me for a special Sunday edition of Show Pony Live to sort through a wild college football weekend—and talk about why expanding the...
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A 24-Team Playoff? Follow the Money.
College football’s next big shakeup could be a 24-team playoff. Why that number—and who’s pushing to make it happen? Trey Wallace of FOX Sports joins Show Pony Live with insight from his conversations with television executives and people inside college football. We discuss how expansion could…
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Mike Ditka Was Chicago: Honoring a True Windy City Legend
Mike Ditka was exactly who you thought he was: gritty, tough and unapologetically himself. Former Bears quarterback Mike Tomczak joins me on Show Pony Live to honor his former coach and remember what it was like to play for a Chicago icon. We talk about Ditka’s intensity, the toughness he…
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Oklahoma Makes a Statement. Is Texas just kinda average?
ESPN’s Matt Barrie joins Chris Childers on Show Pony Live to break down Oklahoma’s Red River win—and what it means for the Sooners moving forward. Matt was in Dallas for SEC Nation and shares his perspective from one of college football’s biggest rivalry weekends. We also dig into Lane Kiffin’s...
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Ryan McGee: Finding His Voice, Marty & McGee, and a Side of State Fair Food
Ryan McGee has a voice and a storytelling style all his own. Today, we get into the story behind both. The ESPN writer and co-host of Marty & McGee joins me for a conversation about how he and Marty Smith got started, their shared background in motorsports, and the road that brought them to one…
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Bama vs. Georgia Looms: Chris Doering Breaks Down the SEC
Chris Doering joins me on Show Pony Live to make sense of Week 5 in the SEC and look ahead to another huge weekend—with Alabama vs. Georgia taking center stage. Who’s earning our trust? Who still has something to prove? And which teams deserve more respect as the conference race takes shape? We...
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Mizzou Demands Respect, P.J. Fleck is Wonderfully Nuts & a Wild Weekend in College Football
College football gave us plenty to talk about this weekend—and I’m breaking it all down on Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey and 4Topps! We’re talking Alabama, Minnesota, Miami’s win over Clemson, Texas Tech over Colorado, and Mizzou’s statement against Florida. Why does Missouri keep...
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Laura Rutledge on College Football + Congressman Mark Walker on the Fight to Fix College Sports
This is one of those episodes where we get to hit college sports from two completely different angles. First, Laura Rutledge joins Show Pony Live. Laura has become one of the most recognizable faces in sports television through her work with ESPN, NFL Live and SEC Nation, and we get into the...
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Week 5 Preview, Grandpa George & My Northwestern Story
On this episode of Show Pony Live, we look ahead to a big Week 5 slate: * Mississippi State at Alabama * Ohio State at Iowa * Florida at Missouri * Penn State at Northwestern on Friday * Miami at Clemson I break down the matchups, what interests me most, and the storylines I’ll be watching as the...
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Old Friends, SEC Football: The Show Pony Joins Braden Gall on 440 Sports
A Little Change of Plans: Joining Braden Gall Today Today’s college football conversation comes with a little change of scenery. Instead of doing a separate Show Pony Live, I joined my longtime friend Braden Gall on his SEC Football Live podcast. Trey Wallace is sick, so Braden asked if I could...
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Oregon–USC Crossed a Line. Texas Survived and Simulated Using the Restroom, and Wisconsin Wins!
There are weekends when the scores tell the story. This was not one of them. Oregon beat USC 41–27, but the conversation after the game centered on the late hit that injured Ducks quarterback Dante Moore and the reaction that followed. USC has since suspended linebacker Desman Stephens II for one...
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Mike Farrell on Week 4’s Biggest Games—and a $500 Recruiting Firestorm
Mike Farrell joins Show Pony Live to preview three Week 4 matchups: Texas vs. Tennessee, Ole Miss vs. Florida, and LSU vs. Texas A&M. We get into what each game could tell us about the SEC and which teams have the most to prove. Then we turn to a story that has people in recruiting circles…
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Aaron Murray: Kamario Taylor Is the Best Player in College Football
ESPN and SiriusXM’s Aaron Murray joins Chris Childers on Show Pony Live ahead of his call of Mississippi State–Missouri. Aaron makes his case that Mississippi State quarterback Kamario Taylor is the best player in college football, period. We also talk about why Missouri deserves more attention…
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Show Pony Live: Inside the Ole Miss–LSU Drama with FOX Sports’ Trey Wallace
FOX Sports reporter Trey Wallace didn’t simply fly into Oxford, cover Ole Miss–LSU and leave. He spent four days immersed in the town, the program and the buildup surrounding one of college football’s most dramatic rivalries. He wanted to absorb the atmosphere and understand what made this...
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What It’s Really Like Hosting Full Ride With Rick Neuheisel
Rick Neuheisel and I have spent more than a decade together on Full Ride. That is a lot of mornings. A lot of college football. A lot of arguments, laughs, strange tangents and moments that could only happen when two people with completely different personalities are asked to host a three-hour...
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Lane Being Lane: Why Ole Miss–LSU Will Be So Emotional
Ole Miss–LSU is always personal. This year, it feels even bigger. John Talty, author of Lane Being Lane, joins today’s Show Pony Live as his book tour rolls through Louisiana and Mississippi before concluding around Saturday’s showdown. We discuss Lane Kiffin’s complicated relationship with both...
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Michigan Controversy Erupts as Ohio State Heads to Texas
Former Ohio State linebacker and national college football analyst Bobby Carpenter joins Show Pony Live for a loaded college football conversation. Bobby and I break down the controversy surrounding Michigan and what it could mean for the Wolverines, the Big Ten and the broader college football...
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A Soap Star Reacts to the Drama of College Sports: Susan Walters on LSU vs. the SEC
Susan Walters joins Show Pony Live! Susan is an Emmy-winning actress best known for playing Diane Jenkins on The Young and the Restless and for her unforgettable role as “Mulva” on Seinfeld. She’s also a passionate Georgia Bulldogs superfan who knows plenty about college football's real-life…
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Amal Shah’s Week 1 Betting Breakdown: Where’s the Value?
Professional sports bettor Amal Shah joins me on Show Pony Live to get us ready for the first full weekend of college football. Shop the new Show Pony Media Merchandise Drop! Amal has spent years making his living in Las Vegas and breaking down betting markets, so we go beyond simply picking...
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LSU vs. SEC Standoff Escalates + Roy Philpott Joins From Austin
The LSU vs. SEC battle somehow keeps getting crazier. As the legal standoff over player eligibility continues to unfold, LSU and the SEC remain locked in a fight that could have ramifications far beyond Baton Rouge. We break down the latest developments, why neither side appears willing to back...
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Lane Being Lane: John Talty Takes Us Inside the Wild World of Lane Kiffin
There is only one Lane Kiffin. Today on Show Pony Live, CBS Sports’ John Talty joins me to talk about his new book, Lane Being Lane, which is available for preorder now. And if you think you know the Lane Kiffin story, there is a whole lot more to it. Talty takes us inside the life and career of...
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College Football Is Back: Belichick, Virginia, NDSU & LSU vs. the SEC
Show Pony Live is presented by AR’s Hot Honey. Use promo code SHOWPONY15 for 15% off your order. College football is officially back, and so are the overreactions, arguments and wonderfully weird storylines that make this sport unlike anything else. On today’s Show Pony Live, we recap a busy...
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Show Pony Live: The SEC VS Lane Kiffin
Show Pony Live | August 25, 2026 College football is back — and apparently we’re not easing into anything. On today’s Show Pony Live, I get ready for Week Zero and dive into what might already be one of the most fascinating stories of the season: Lane Kiffin and LSU vs. the SEC establishment....
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College Football Is Back: Welcome to Game Week
There are certain weeks on the sports calendar that just feel different. This is one of them. College football is back. We have spent an entire offseason talking about the transfer portal, NIL, recruiting, conference realignment, the College Football Playoff and seemingly every possible way the...
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Show Pony Live: Mike Farrell on the Latest Eligibility Chaos & Brent Venables new contract at Oklahoma.
Mike Farrell joins me on today’s Show Pony Live to try to make sense of a college football world where the rulebook increasingly feels like a suggestion. The biggest story is the wild ruling out of Louisiana that could potentially open a door we never thought we’d see: players who are currently…
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Show Pony Live: John Oates on College Football, Creativity and Making Music on His Own Terms
The legendary musician joins the show to talk football, Full Ride, his career, and why creating art gets complicated when money starts driving the decisions. Show Pony Live is presented by AR’s Hot Honey. Great honey. Great peppers. Nothing you don’t need. Use promo code SHOWPONY15 to save 15% on...
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Show Pony Live: Hot Honey, Kyler Murray & the NFL’s UK Future
Today’s Show Pony Live has a little bit of everything — including some heat. Ames Russell, founder of AR’s Hot Honey, joins me to talk about the craft behind what I believe is simply the best hot honey on the market. Ames was one of the originals in the hot honey game, well before seemingly...
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Inside the Late-Night Fight to Save the Protect College Sports Act
Show Pony Live is presented by AR’s Hot Honey. Use promo code SHOWPONY15 for 15% off your order. What exactly happened in Washington last week? For a few hours, it looked like the Protect College Sports Act might actually find a way across the finish line before the Senate left town for its…
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College Sports’ New Reality: Northern Illinois A.D. Sean Frazier Explains How You Survive It
College athletics isn’t just changing—it’s being rebuilt in real time. On tonight’s episode of Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey, Northern Illinois Athletic Director Sean Frazier joins me for one of the most insightful conversations you’ll hear about where college sports are headed....
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Indiana Just Got Even Stronger! Plus: Shame on Boston College!
Indiana is bringing back Stephen Daley after a judge granted an extra year of eligibility to players from the 2022 high school class. Daley is not some fringe roster player, either. He led Indiana with 17 tackles for loss last season. His return is a major development for the Hoosiers, but the...
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Did the SEC Lose Its Swagger? Ryan Fowler on Alabama, the Playoff & the Future of College Sports
There was plenty to unpack after SEC Media Days, so I caught up with Ryan Fowler of Tide 100.9 to get his perspective after spending the week in Atlanta. One of the most interesting takeaways? Ryan believes something felt...different. For years, SEC Media Days felt like the center of the college...
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Big Ten Media Days Recap: Indiana, Michigan & the Biggest Storylines
Big Ten Media Days are officially in the books, and we’re recapping everything you need to know from all three days in Chicago. In this episode, we break down the biggest headlines from Big Ten Media Days, with a special focus on Indiana football and Michigan football following their appearances…
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Big Ten Media Days Begin, Michael Lombardi's UNC Drama, and Lane Kiffin Being Lane Kiffin
On today’s episode of Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey, we covered another packed day in college athletics, beginning with the surprising news that North Carolina football general manager Michael Lombardi has been placed on paid administrative leave. It’s a fascinating development for…
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Show Pony Live: SEC Media Days, Day 3. Can Bama find a run game?
Show Pony Live Presented by AR’s Hot Honey Day 4 of SEC Media Days is here! Tonight on Show Pony Live, we discuss the 3rd day in Tampa as Alabama, Florida, Ole Miss, and Texas A&M take center stage. What are the biggest storylines? Which coaches and players have the most to prove? We’ll get you...
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🎙️ Show Pony Live: Two Days In: SEC Media Days Takeaways with George Somerville
Presented by AR’s Hot Honey SEC Media Days are in full swing, and while I wasn’t in Tampa this year, we still had boots on the ground. George Somerville of The College Chaps and The Touchdown joined me live from SEC Media Days to break down everything we’ve seen through the first two days. We...
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Sankey Needs to Talk Sense Into His Presidents!
SEC Media Days Begin: Sankey’s NCAA Comments and Day 1 Reactions SEC Media Days are officially underway, and while I’m not in Tampa, I followed every major development closely. On today’s episode of Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey, I react to Commissioner Greg Sankey’s opening…
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Pat Narduzzi Pulls Back the Curtain on Portal Tampering | Show Pony Live
Presented by AR’s Hot Honey – The Sweet Heat of the South. Use promo code SHOWPONY15 and save 15% on your order. ACC Media Days continued in Charlotte, and while I wasn’t on site this year, there was still plenty to unpack from home. Today’s show starts with Pat Narduzzi’s revealing comments to...
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Show Pony Live: ACC Media Days. Miami Takes Center Stage + Breaking Down the ACC's New Tiebreaker
LIVE at 6:30 PM CT / 7:30 PM ET The first two days of ACC Media Days are complete, and we’ll break down everything you need to know. Topics include: * Miami and the spotlight on Darian Mensah * Takeaways from Virginia, Georgia Tech and Florida State * The ACC’s new championship game tiebreaker...
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Show Pony Live: Warde Manuel looks to be running out of time!
It’s time for Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is facing perhaps the biggest week of his tenure as the university prepares to meet following its athletic department investigation. I break down where things stand, what could happen next, and…
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Warde Manuel Under Fire, Miami’s Big Gamble & ACC Media Days Begin
Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey College football doesn’t stop just because it’s July. On today’s episode of Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey (use promo code SHOWPONY15 for 15% off), we dive into two of the biggest storylines heading into a busy week across the sport. We…
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Show Pony Live: College Sports Needs More Real Leadership and Less Marketers!
Another busy day in college sports is in the books, and tonight on Show Pony Live, we tackled one question that kept popping into my head: Where have all the statesmen gone? It feels like college athletics has become a contest to see who can yell the loudest, fire off the hottest take, or grab…
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Big 12 Media Days: Day 2 Takeaways with Ari Temkin
Show Pony Live is presented by AR’s Hot Honey — The Sweet Heat of the South. From pizza and wings to fried chicken, biscuits and burgers, AR’s Hot Honey makes everything better. Save 15% on your order with promo code SHOWPONY15. Today’s episode comes to you from The Star in Frisco, where Big 12...
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The Big 12 Goes All-In with Monster Energy | Media Days Are Here
The offseason is officially over. Big 12 Media Days have arrived, and Commissioner Brett Yormark wasted no time making headlines. The conference unveiled its landmark partnership with Monster Energy, a deal that further blurs the line between college athletics and big business. Is this a smart,...
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Show Pony Live: The American Treasure Joins the Show!
Today’s episode of Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey, features a very special guest—my producer on Full Ride, the one and only Allie Gehring, affectionately known around SiriusXM as “The American Treasure.” If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to produce a national college football...
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Show Pony Live: This Time We Should CHEER Roger Goodell
Sorsby Denied, Peterson to Utah & NBA Draft Reaction The Brendan Sorsby saga may finally be reaching its conclusion. On today’s episode of Show Pony Live, I react to the NFL’s decision to deny Sorsby entry into the Supplemental Draft, what it means for his future, and the response from his...
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Dusty May Leaving Michigan + My World Cup Experience
Today’s Show Pony Live, presented by AR’s Hot Honey with secondary sponsor Igniter Tickets, dives into Dusty May leaving Michigan for the Dallas Mavericks, who the Wolverines should hire next, and why Michigan cannot afford to think small after winning a national title. I also share my World Cup...
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Texas Tech Finally Moves On, Cody Campbell Reality Check & The NFL Enters the Fight
The Brendan Sorsby saga appears to be over—at least as far as college football is concerned. With Sorsby headed to the NFL Supplemental Draft, Texas Tech has finally done what it should have done from the beginning: turn the page and move forward. We’ll discuss why this is the right outcome and...
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Show Pony Live: Chris Vannini on the Big 12 vs. Brendan Sorsby + World Cup Fever in Dallas
Presented by AR’s Hot Honey College football food matters. AR’s Hot Honey is made with real honey and real peppers — no vinegar, no corn syrup, no shortcuts. Whether you’re firing up wings, pizza, fried chicken, biscuits, burgers, or your entire Saturday tailgate menu, AR’s belongs on the table....
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The Sorsby Case Through a Vegas Lens with Dustin Swedelson
Today’s edition of Show Pony Live is brought to you by AR’s Hot Honey. College football food matters. AR’s Hot Honey is made with real honey and real peppers — no vinegar, no corn syrup, and no shortcuts. Whether it’s wings, pizza, fried chicken, burgers, biscuits, or your favorite Saturday...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Uncensored Home of the Show Pony, Chris Childers. 20 + year veteran sports talk radio host for Sirius XM. Specializing in college sports and sports media coverage. Show Pony Sports Media is your place for unfiltered, quirky, and informed college sports perspective and information!
www.showponymedia.com
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