Sports Day Tampa Bay

With the Outback Bowl a week away, Minnesota Head Coach PJ Fleck sat down with Rick Stroud and others ahead of the contest with Auburn. He reflected on his time in Tampa Bay as a wide receivers coach with the Bucs, plus tragedy his family endoured which is how he created his 'row the boat' mantra for his teams and how his past has made him the coach he is today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Tom Jones discuss Jameis Winston and if he can make the 30-30 clubs this year with 30 touchdowns and 30 interceptions and what should the Buccaneers do with him long term. Plus what is wrong with the Lightning and do you like the Rays offseason moves thus far.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina after the Buccaneers 4-game winning streak was snapped as Jameis Winston once again threw an interception on his first pass and threw his 6th pick-6 of the year. But despite Jameis Winston's 4 interceptions the Bucs had a chance to win the game as the defense once again played well enough to win. Rick and Eduardo discuss if these performances by Jameis Winston are sustainable and what the Bucs are trying to do in the last game of the season this week.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview the Bucs-Texans game where the Bucs are looking to make it 5 wins in a row while the Texans are looking to clinch the AFC South. Jameis Winston will be playing without his 3 top receivers as he leads the NFL in passing yards. Then Rick talks with Matt Baker about college football signing day and how the Gators, Seminoles and Bulls did plus a look at the Bowl games which get underway this weekend.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud answers your questions including why the Buccaneers potentially going 9-7 this season could be different than when they did it in 2016, which players on the Bucs roster might be back next year and which ones might move on, who the Bucs should draft next year, our thoughts on Stu Sternberg's latest stadium comments, could the Rays move to Orlando, is Nikita Kucherov the Jameis Winston of the Lightning and in 5 years who will be better, Florida State or USF. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Spectrum Sports 360's Chris Torello as we now know new USF Head Coach Jeff Scott will not retain any assistant coaches including offensive coordinator Kerwin Bell and running backs coach Shaun King so why did he do this. Plus has Jameis Winston done enough to be the Bucs quarterback again next season and how do you grade the Rays off-season moves so far.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Buccaneers have 3 healthy receivers on the roster as they prepare to take on the Texans on Sunday as Mike Evans and Chris Godwin are out and Rick Stroud updates you on what they will do. Plus the Lightning are playing better through a tough stretch and Marc Topkin joins us to discuss the Rays signing of Yoshitomo Tsutsugo from Japan to help with their home run power and what Stu Sternberg said about the Rays stadium plans and doubling down on their plan to split homes between Tampa Bay and Montreal.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina are in Detroit where the Buccaneers won their 4th straight game to improve to 7-7 on the season as Jameis Winston becomes the first QB to throw for 450 yards in 2 straight games. Winston threw 4 touchdown passes including 3 to Breshad Perriman and only 1 interception and Sean Murphy-Bunting sealed the win with a Pick-6 in a homecoming for him. Shaq Barrett tied Warren Sapp's record for sacks in a season with 16.5 while the running game struggled once again.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview the Bucs game at Detroit as they look for 4 wins in a row and 5 wins in their last 6. Quarterback Jameis Winston is banged up but expected to play except he won't have Mike Evans as a target as he's out with a hamstring injury.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud updates the latest on Bucs injuries including Jameis Winston, Mike Evans and Donovan Smith, plus he's joined by Joey Knight to discuss Jeff Scott introduction as the new USF football coach as he said all the right thing, then Diana Nearhos joins us to discuss the Lightning's transition to play a more defensively responsible game with Boston and Washington coming to town. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick and Tom are back together as NostraThomas predicted several weeks ago that the Bucs would win out and he's right so far, so can they win the next 3? Plus they discuss the coaching hires at Florida State and USF and if it's time to worry about the Tampa Bay Lightning who continue to be out of the playoffs if they started today.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker to discuss what we've learned about new Florida State coach Mike Norvell now that he's been introduced, USF's new coach is Clemson Co-Offensive Coordinator Jeff Scott so is it a good hire, plus what to expect from the College Football Playoff which has LSU-Oklahoma and Ohio State-Clemson.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina from Raymond James Stadium where the Bucs beat the Colts 38-35 to win their 3rd game in a row after a roller coaster of an afternoon where Jameis Winston threw for over 450 yards, 4 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Jameis Winston did all of this while playing with a slightly fractured thumb in the 2nd half and after losing Mike Evans to a hamstring injury in the 1st half.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview the Bucs-Colts game this Sunday at Raymond James Stadium with both teams needing a win to keep playoff hopes alive. The Buccaneers do have some momentum after winning 2 straight and 3 out of the last 4 with a defense that looks improved. Meanwhile the Colts are banged up and have lost 4 of 5 as quarterback Jacoby Brissett is under fire.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tampa Bay Times College Football Writer Matt Baker joins us to discuss if Florida State has found it's coach despite no announcement yet, should USF hire Willie Taggart again to run their program, and who will make the College Football Playoff after this weekend's Championship Games. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud is joined by Chris Torello from Spectrum Sports 360 to talk about the USF coaching search and what kind of coach they should be looking for, the latest on Florida State's search, has Jameis Winston turned the corner in his Bucs career, plus the Carolina Panthers have fired head coach Ron Rivera and how that impacts the NFC South moving forward.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud answers your mailbag questions including if Jameis Winston is finally turning a corner in his play as Buccaneers quarterback, why the Bucs can't find a running game, could Donovan Smith move to right tackle next year, can Carlton Davis take the next step in his play, who on the roster would you apply the franchise tag too, plus what is the ceiling at USF with the right coach, who should Florida State hire, why isn't Felipe Franks coming back to Florida, did the Rays make the right move in letting Travis d'Arnaud walk and should Lightning fans be concerned with their play this year.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina are in Jacksonville where the Bucs defeated the Jaguars 28-11 behind another good defensive game as rookie LB Devin White showed why he was selected with the 5th overall pick in last year's draft. Plus Joey Knight joins us to discuss USF's firing of head coach Charlie Strong and who are some candidates they might look at to become the 5th coach in program history.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Eduardo Encina preview the Bucs-Jaguars game this Sunday as the Bucs are looking to build off their 35-22 win over Atlanta last weekend as the defense played much better and Jameis Winston played well after a rough start with 2 interceptions.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Rick Stroud and Matt Baker breakdown rivalry weekend in college football including Florida State-Florida, USF-UCF, Alabama-Auburn, Wisconsin-Minnesota, Ohio State-Michigan and more. Plus the latest on the head coaching search at Florida State and will Charlie Strong get another year at USF. Today's show is presented by May Electric Solar at http://mayelectricsolar.com. Call them at 727-819-2862 to start saving 90-95% on your electric bill.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.