Shots Gotta Fall: A Penn State Basketball Podcast
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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2:19
Country Over Party
Well, the Big Ten Tournament sure was fun this year, eh? Lasted longer than last year at least. Hosts Steve Travis and Evan Smith breakdown the Nittany Lions' first round loss to Northwestern, talk about what wrong this year and what the future...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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53:10
Four Years Left
The regular season came to an end this week, not with a bang but with a big whimper. Penn State gets blown out at home on senior night and struggles to score at Rutgers, going 0-2 on the week. Unlike last year, there will be at least one more g...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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1:03:32
Defying All Logic
Penn State got a lot of good use out of their mini-bye and pulled off the home upset of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Steve breaks it down before being joined by Evan to preview the end of the regular season with Senior Day against the Buckeyes before tra...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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48:27
Ambush
Things somehow went from bad to worse for the Nits this week as they failed to take care of business at home against Rutgers before traveling out to Lincoln for another noncompetitive contest against the Cornhuskers. We break down the weel that...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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49:19
More of the Same
The Nits picked up a road win this week against a good team but we're somehow still a little annoyed about some things. The loss to Oregon on Saturday exacerbated some of these concerns. We talk about the week that was for Penn State and previe...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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56:00
Insanity
So close and yet so far for the Nittany Lions on Sunday. At Michigan was...well...more of the same for the Nits on the road this season. We break down yet another 0-2 week for Penn State and wonder if there is any light at the end of this long ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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57:22
We Know Ball
We did it! We won a conference game! We'll tell you how we did it while also bragging a little bit about how well we each did predicting how this past week was going to go. Can we carry the momentum forward against Michigan and USC this week? L...
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55:24
Complacency Loop
We're back and it's more of the same for Penn State. One game this past week featured another blowout while another had us getting behind big early and then fighting back late to no avail. We break down this rinse, repeat of an experience and l...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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1:07:54
Confirmation Bias?
Penn State's winless start to the big ten slate continued this week...and yet, they seem to be exceeding expectations? Or are they? Does it feel that way? We talk about how it feels to experience the 0-5 start we all generally thought would hap...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:07:22
Locked in Offensively
Well it was a 1-1 week in which Penn State seemed to play about 2 halves of decent basketball and 2 halves of indefensible ball. We break down the good, the bad, and the ugly of the week that was. We also take a step back and evaluate how these...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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1:00:57
Where Are They Now 4.0
As you settle down to relax during the holidays, it's time to once again check in on Penn State names past and present with our 4th annual Where Are They Now episode! We hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane. Did we miss anyone...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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1:01:54
Atrocious
Penn State got punched in the mouth against Pitt in Hershey on Sunday and it wasn't pretty, We talk about it and preview the end of the non-conference schedule against NC Central and the resumption of conference play against the Illini in the P...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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53:15
Give and Take
Not all 0-2 weeks are created equal. While there were some positives this week, there was also a lot of bad (particularly in Bloomington). We talk about it and get a bit more in depth as to what's ailing this Penn State team and how they can ri...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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56:36
Need One
Steve's feeling a little under the weather so Matt Shaffer joins the group to help out as we recap the light week of work that was for PSU against Campbell and preview the daunting start to conference play this week. We also spend ...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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53:36
Give Myself Flowers
Not all 2-0 weeks are created equal and we elaborate on that this week as Penn State struggled against a pesky Boston team before running up the score against Sacred Heart over the weekend. Only one game to preview this week so we ...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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51:38
Right Back Where We Started From
One of the longest winning streaks in the country came to an end on Saturday with Penn State's lost to Providence. However, many of the same issues that have plagued the Nits since the start of the season came back to rear their ugly head earli...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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52:39
Winning Streak
The Nittany Lions now hold the nation's second longest winning streak after another 2-0 week! We recap an almost too close for comfort game on Veterans Day against Navy followed by another road rout in Philly for our matchup agains...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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59:31
Chasing Losses
Penn State starts 2-0 for the 4th consecutive season and did so in 2 wildly different fashions. We're back to break down the good, bad, and the ugly from week one of the 2025-26 season. After that, we preview what is expected to be...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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50:49
Clog Up The Works
Season 4 of SGF is just about here and this may be the most challenging one yet for us considering low expectations and new faces on the floor. We're back to give you our best guess as to how this team will look on Monday night after catching b...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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50:25
We Qualified for the Big Ten Tournament!
The Big Ten schedule was released this week and we're back to break it down game by game to complete our predictions for the upcoming season! We also give you our 3 bold predictions each and talk a bit about what our personal expectations are f...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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1:10:23
Name That Conference 4.0
We're back to kick off season 4 of SGF with our annual game of Name That Conference, as the 2025-26 PSU non-conference schedule has been released. Evan and Steve go game by game and provide their thoughts on how year 3 of the Mike Rhoades era w...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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1:00:16