Citadel Grayline

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.  

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fall finale.  We have a few "greatest hits" of interviews conducted in 2011: Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andre Roberts, Pittsburgh Steeler cornerback Cortez Allen, former Citadel hoopster Zach Urbanus, and The Citadel's external affairs chief Jeffrey Perez.  Plus, Jeff Hartsell reports on a new lawsuit filed against The Citadel.

Jim Waddill ('60) retires as the Citadel GrayLine co-host.  "The Old Corps Voice" is surprised by his son, Jim Waddill Jr. ('90), in a co-Band of Gold Spotlight.  Plus, the Bulldogs lose four straight on the hardwood.  In happier news, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Andre Roberts ('10) leads the NFL franchise in receptions in its dramatic overtime win over Dallas.

Seven committments thus far for The Citadel's 2012 football recruiting class.   PostandCourier.com's Jeff Hartsell has the full report, and he recaps final numbers from the just-completed season.  Chuck Driesell's basketball team gets ready to begin SoCon play.  And co-host Jim Waddill ('60) announces his retirement from Citadel GrayLine.

No. 14 South Carolina downs The Citadel in a fairly close game, 41-20.  Jeff Hartsell shares postgame feedback from Bulldog skipper Kevin Higgins, and a few of the players, too.  Plus, host Jon Rawl spots a number of traitorous Citadel alums wearing Gamecock apparel at the game.  Also, we have an update on the Louis "Skip" ReVille child sex scandal.

Gen. John Rosa apologizes for the school's handling of an alleged sexual incident at The Citadel Summer Camp.  Post and Courier columnist Gene Sapakoff shares info on the disturbing, developing case.  We also hear from the attorney of the victim, Mullins McCleod.  In sports news, the Bulldogs lose a Homecoming heartbreaker to Samford, and now close the season in Columbia against South Carolina.   To help spotlight the last time these old rivals met, Hall of Fame coach Charlie Taaffe recalls the dramatic 38-35 win over the Gamecocks on Oct. 20, 1990.