Maybe I’m letting you a little too far behind the curtain, but here’s how a “typical” night might go in my house. My wife and I are watching a show. Maybe it’s 30 Rock, Modern Family, whatever. About five minutes into the show, I’ll “call it,” predicting who the killer is in Bones or what the New Girl plot twist will be (that’s also usually when I stop paying attention during New Girl, but I’m usually writing and not really paying attention… I digress.

“KO Buckets” helped Cal Poly reel in Pacific and pull away for their 10th straight home conference win on Thursday night. By Owen Main

I also like to make predictions during sporting events. I’ve never been a gambler, but it’s fun to verbalize your predictions and see if they come true. I do the same thing with “what exact time will I pull into the driveway?” on long trips and “guess the attendance” in a stadium before it’s been announced. Whatever it is, I like to make it into a competition and, as such, I have to give J.D. Scroggin of the Tribune props. He called last night’s Cal Poly vs. Pacific second half spot-on.

After an offensively-ugly first half that ended with the Tigers leading 21-20, Scroggin turned and asked for my second-half prediction. I said “one team jumps out by 7 or so, the other team pulls them back, and it’s close at the end.”

Scroggin replied, “close for the first part of the half, but Cal Poly pulls away and wins by 10.”

I guess, in a way, we were both right. Pacific pulled ahead by 8 early in the second half and the Mustangs reeled them back in. That part I was right about. Scroggin had the last laugh though, with Cal Poly going up by 10 in the final minutes before a botched alley-oop that there was no reason for flew away from Joel Awich and Pacific hit a 3-pointer with just a few seconds left. If Cal Poly converts that open alley-oop, they likely don’t give up the fast-break 3-pointer that cut the margin to 5 at the end — and Scroggin’s prediction would have been spot on.

As it stood, he did a pretty good job. My wife never gives me credit when I “call it,” but I’ll give J.D. props here. He called it.

“Honestly, the scenario just popped into my head in the same way as I imagine it would for a true psychic,” said Scroggs. “Like a premonition. And the more I thought about it, it made sense. Cal Poly is great at home. Their shooters couldn’t shoot that poorly forever. And there have been several games in Mott just this season alone where the Mustangs played their best in the final 10 minutes. I very rarely make predictions, but this one flowed so naturally. Almost supernaturally. Super Driver.”

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Somehow a quote from this part of The Waterboy came up. I’m still trying to figure out how it applies, but I can tell you that Cal Poly basketball is way less predictable than any Adam Sandler movie. Billy Madison, Happy Gilmore, The Wedding singer. They’re all really fun movies from my adolescence but damn, are they quotable!

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This week’s edition of the Fansmanship.com podcast might be our longest, but perhaps the most timely as well.

Cal Poly’s Chris Eversley and the rest of the Mustangs fought back from an 18-point second-half deficit at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday night. By Will Parris

We have two guests on this episode. First, I talked to Tim Jeske from Katfans.com, a Sam Houston State fan forum. Jeske and I discussed the upcoming FCS playoff game bewteen Cal Poly and Sam Houston State, where each team has the advantage, and what the atmosphere is Huntsville, TX is like.

The second guest on the podcast was Tribune college beat writer J.D. Scroggin. J.D. and I talked about Joe Callero’s Cal Poly basketball team’s improbable upset of #11 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion on Sunday night. We also discussed Saturday’s FCS playoff game, this time from a SLO perspective.

Pretty much this podcast is a Cal Poly extravaganza. If you are a Cal Poly football and basketball fan, you REALLY need to listen to this podcast.

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Thanks and enjoy!

O

If our studio looked like this, maybe the podcast would have sounded better today…

Despite the horrible sound and mediocre cell reception on the second segment, today’s fansamanship.com podcast is still worth listening to — if you’re patient.

J.D. Scroggin from the Tribune joined the podcast for the first segment, discussing his hatred of UCSB tortilla-throwing tradition and the Cal Poly football team’s 6-0 record. He had some good insight on whether an 11-0 regular season is possible, among other things.

In the second segment, Andy Stevens talked about his third trip to a remote control (RC) jet show. At the Best in the West this weekend in Buttonwillow, CA, Andy is watching some of the finest pilots in the world fly their RC helicopters and jets, some of which cost upwards of $20,000.

If you can get past the poor sound quality, I hope you enjoy the podcast. If not, I won’t take it personally. We’ll try to do better next time.

I caught-up with J.D. Scroggin of the San Luis Obispo Tribune on Monday night. J.D. is gearing up for his fifth season covering Cal Poly sports.

Coming off his second appearance on the C.J. Silas show, J.D. took some time with us to talk Fall sports at Cal Poly, in particular Volleyball, Men’s Soccer, and especially football.

The podcast either evolved or devolved, depending on your point of view, toward the end when Luke joined the podcast and J.D. started talking about his days as a rapper.

Hope you enjoy the podcast!

J.D. discussed Cal Poly athletics and local sports. Afterwards, the guys mused on everything from the NFL to the NBA, chest hair and more.

As always, our podcasts can be downloaded on our site or through itunes. The cost is the same as a glitter-Simmons wig: Absolutely Free.