Everyday Eagles Podcast
Everyday Eagles Podcast
Blake Houston
The Everyday Eagles Podcast is a show hosted by Blake Houston & Chuck McRaney, two Southern Miss alumni & long-time fans. Their goal? To help create positive conversations about everything Southern Miss: the sports, the university, and the fans. Blake & Chuck interview everyday fans—just like you—and talk about their favorite Southern Miss moments, insights on upcoming sports, and general USM fandom. The podcast will also include several interviews from current USM staff, coaches, and alumni. At the end of each episode, you will be sure to be saying, "Southern Miss To The Top!"
USM Baseball | An Interview with Head Coach Scott Berry
In Episode 9 of the Everyday Eagles Podcast, Chuck interviews the Head Coach for the USM baseball team, Scott Berry. They discuss new changes to coaching staff, impact players for the upcoming season, and the continued vision that Coach Berry has for his Southern Miss squad. Frank Bunnell also joins to discuss the upcoming football game against UAB and his hot takes concerning the upcoming USM baseball season.
Nov 8, 2019
43 min
A Spooky Southern Miss Special | Halloween 2019
People love stories. And during Halloween, people especially love scary stories. In this episode, Blake & Chuck bring on recurring guest Tyler Jackson to discuss local urban legends, spooky stories, and Southern Miss haunts that not many may know. They discuss stories submitted by Everyday Eagle fans & talk about scary stories that are personal to them.
Nov 1, 2019
39 min
Hot Takes | Micro-Episode 1
In this episode of the Everyday Eagles Podcast, Host Blake Houston initiates a special series called "Hot Takes" where he answers questions submitted by Everyday Eagles. The conversation gets interesting as questions range from "What would you do if you had $100 million to spend on Southern Miss athletics?" to "What happened in that LA Tech game?"
Oct 25, 2019
20 min
USM Basketball | Where We've Been & Where We're Headed
When you think about Southern Miss basketball, the term "roller coaster" may come to mind. We've seen it all: the ups, the down, and everything in between. In Episode 6 of the Everyday Eagles Podcast, Blake & Chuck bring on recurring guest Layton Carlisle, a Southern Miss grad who spent significant time in Doc Sadler's program as a student as well as time being coached in high school by Jay Ladner. The crew discuss the journey the program has been on in the past seven seasons and have high hopes about the new journey that's to come under first-year Head Coach Jay Ladner.
Oct 18, 2019
47 min
Willie Heidelberg | A Southern Miss Story
At Southern Miss, grit and determination are the qualities that provide the foundations of legacy in a variety of ways. On the USM football gridiron, this is no different. For their first "Southern Miss Story" episode, Blake & Chuck host Frank Bunnell, a local middle school principal, to talk about Willie Heidelberg, a Southern Miss legend and Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame inductee. They discuss Heidelberg's talent on the field, but more importantly, his character that would change the trajectory of football in Mississippi forever.
Oct 11, 2019
40 min
An SEC Fan's Perspective On Southern Miss
In a somewhat unconventional (and some may say controversial) episode, Blake & Chuck talk with two SEC fans who live in Hattiesburg to hear their perspectives on the University. The crew talk through positive elements in the football program and potential opportunities for Southern Miss to excel in their lane, even with the shadow of four quality SEC programs lingering close by.
Oct 4, 2019
48 min
USM Football | Can USM Win The C-USA Title In 2019?
In this episode of the Everyday Eagles podcast, Blake & Chuck bring on Layton Carlisle & Tyler Jackson to discuss a burning question in the 2019 Southern Miss Football campaign: can USM win the C-USA title? The crew take each conference matchup game by game & discuss the opportunities & challenges presented in each. Pop-up questions and trivia arise, and the guys also give some.... interesting... opinions on what songs should be added to the pre-game playlist on Saturdays at the Rock.
Sep 27, 2019
47 min
USM Football | Recapping the First Four Non-Conference Games
In Episode 2 of "Everyday Eagles," Blake & Chuck host Alden Bennett and Layton Carlisle for insight into the Golden Eagle football season thus far. The crew discuss the first four non-conference games of the 2019 campaign: Alcorn State, Mississippi State, Troy, and Alabama. The podcasts include overviews of key players, highlights from the first four games, and potential potholes that could cause the Golden Eagle squad to stumble in conference play. Old rivalries, favorite game-day traditions, and pop quizzes concerning USM stats also make their way into the conversation.
Sep 25, 2019
36 min
Introduction | Welcome to Everyday Eagles!
In this episode we are introduced to Blake Houston & Chuck McRaney, the hosts of the Everyday Eagles podcast. Blake & Chuck talk about some of their favorite Southern Miss moments, their vision for the podcast, as well as some potential football scenarios that could (albeit by a long shot) happen with Southern Miss football.
Sep 23, 2019
16 min