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]]> SB Nation podcasting@voxmedia.com BTD Podcast #17 - NFL Draft https://www.buildingthedam.com/2020/4/22/21232024/btd-podcast-nfl-draft Travis and Marcus talk about the upcoming 'virtual' NFL draft. When will Isaiah Hodgins, Jake Luton and Blake Brandel get drafted? How many technical difficulties will NFL GM's have? Will there be sports with fans in 2020? What is an acceptable time to use a chainsaw on Saturday morning? All of the important questions are answered on this 2nd quarantined edition of the BTD Podcast. Thanks for listening and stay safe everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:43:00 -0000 BTD Podcast #17 - NFL Draft full 1 17 SB Nation BTD Podcast #17 - NFL Draft Travis and Marcus talk about the upcoming 'virtual' NFL draft. When will Isaiah Hodgins, Jake Luton and Blake Brandel get drafted? How many technical difficulties will NFL GM's have? Will there be sports with fans in 2020? What is an acceptable time to use a chainsaw on Saturday morning? All of the important questions are answered on this 2nd quarantined edition of the BTD Podcast. Thanks for listening and stay safe everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis and Marcus talk about the upcoming 'virtual' NFL draft. When will Isaiah Hodgins, Jake Luton and Blake Brandel get drafted? How many technical difficulties will NFL GM's have? Will there be sports with fans in 2020? What is an acceptable time to use a chainsaw on Saturday morning? All of the important questions are answered on this 2nd quarantined edition of the BTD Podcast. Thanks for listening and stay safe everyone!

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]]> 2212 no BTD Podcast #16 - Quarantined without Sports https://www.buildingthedam.com/2020/4/7/21213186/btd-podcast-quarantined-without-sports Travis and Marcus talk about Covid-19. Potential impacts for Oregon State football and other sports etc. They also give helpful tips for working from home and general quarantine advice as they shoot the breeze. Stay healthy and stay safe everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:54:00 -0000 BTD Podcast #16 - Quarantined without Sports full 1 16 SB Nation BTD Podcast #16 - Quarantined without Sports Travis and Marcus talk about Covid-19. Potential impacts for Oregon State football and other sports etc. They also give helpful tips for working from home and general quarantine advice as they shoot the breeze. Stay healthy and stay safe everyone! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis and Marcus talk about Covid-19. Potential impacts for Oregon State football and other sports etc. They also give helpful tips for working from home and general quarantine advice as they shoot the breeze. Stay healthy and stay safe everyone!

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]]> 2919 no BTD Podcast # 15 - Projecting the 2020 Depth Chart The BTD podcast is back and we are in full on off-season mode. Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football despite the college football season being nearly nine months away. They do their best projections of the starters this fall (Marcus takes the offense & Travis the defense). Thanks for listening and find our picks below: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 16 Jan 2020 04:14:00 -0000 BTD Podcast # 15 - Projecting the 2020 Depth Chart full 1 15 SB Nation BTD Podcast # 15 - Projecting the 2020 Depth Chart The BTD podcast is back and we are in full on off-season mode. Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football despite the college football season being nearly nine months away. They do their best projections of the starters this fall (Marcus takes the offense & Travis the defense). Thanks for listening and find our picks below: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The BTD podcast is back and we are in full on off-season mode. Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football despite the college football season being nearly nine months away. They do their best projections of the starters this fall (Marcus takes the offense & Travis the defense). Thanks for listening and find our picks below:

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]]> 2047 no BTD Podcast #14 - Best Women’s Basketball Team in Program History https://www.buildingthedam.com/2020/1/7/21056236/btd-podcast-best-womens-basketball-team-in-program-history After another decently long hiatus John and Marcus chat about Oregon State women’s basketball on the BTD Podcast. They are the highest ranked team in program history and expectations are sky high. We look forward to the three-game stretch where the Beavers play Stanford and then Oregon twice. We also give predictions on how many games Oregon State might lose and what seed they’ll be awarded in the NCAA tournament. Finally we discuss the contract extension for Jonathan Smith locking him up through 2025 and talk about men’s basketball after their big come-from-behind win in Boulder, Colorado. Thanks for listening and find all of BTD’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 08 Jan 2020 03:21:00 -0000 Best Women’s Basketball Team in Program History full 1 14 SB Nation How far can this WBB team go? After another decently long hiatus John and Marcus chat about Oregon State women’s basketball on the BTD Podcast. They are the highest ranked team in program history and expectations are sky high. We look forward to the three-game stretch where the Beavers play Stanford and then Oregon twice. We also give predictions on how many games Oregon State might lose and what seed they’ll be awarded in the NCAA tournament. Finally we discuss the contract extension for Jonathan Smith locking him up through 2025 and talk about men’s basketball after their big come-from-behind win in Boulder, Colorado. Thanks for listening and find all of BTD’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After another decently long hiatus John and Marcus chat about Oregon State women’s basketball on the BTD Podcast. They are the highest ranked team in program history and expectations are sky high. We look forward to the three-game stretch where the Beavers play Stanford and then Oregon twice. We also give predictions on how many games Oregon State might lose and what seed they’ll be awarded in the NCAA tournament. Finally we discuss the contract extension for Jonathan Smith locking him up through 2025 and talk about men’s basketball after their big come-from-behind win in Boulder, Colorado. Thanks for listening and find all of BTD’s podcasts on Apple Podcasts here.

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]]> 1978 no BTD Podcast Episode #13 - 2019 Season Roundup After a long hiatus Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football on the BTD Podcast. They talk about Isaiah Hodgins decision to declare for the NFL Draft, the coaching staff's pay raise, the Civil War game, the tough Washington State defeat, Hamilcar Rashed's breakout season and much much more. If the Oregon State football talk doesn't interest you perhaps some DMV talk will keep you entertained. Thanks for listening and go Beavers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 05 Dec 2019 05:31:24 -0000 Oregon State Football: 2019 Season Roundup full 1 13 SB Nation Oregon State Football: 2019 Season Roundup After a long hiatus Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football on the BTD Podcast. They talk about Isaiah Hodgins decision to declare for the NFL Draft, the coaching staff's pay raise, the Civil War game, the tough Washington State defeat, Hamilcar Rashed's breakout season and much much more. If the Oregon State football talk doesn't interest you perhaps some DMV talk will keep you entertained. Thanks for listening and go Beavers! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices After a long hiatus Travis and Marcus chat about Oregon State football on the BTD Podcast. They talk about Isaiah Hodgins decision to declare for the NFL Draft, the coaching staff's pay raise, the Civil War game, the tough Washington State defeat, Hamilcar Rashed's breakout season and much much more. If the Oregon State football talk doesn't interest you perhaps some DMV talk will keep you entertained. Thanks for listening and go Beavers!

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]]> 3463 no BTD Podcast #12 - Oregon State vs. Stanford Travis joins the podcast to talk all things college football. We share our thoughts on the Cal Poly win. The big recruiting news (Devon Williams to Oregon State) and of course preview the Stanford game. The Beavers have a golden opportunity to get a Pac-12 win at home, but they'll need to rely on Jake Luton and his receivers. Stanford still has a stout front-seven despite their defensive weaknesses in the early season. Should be a great game, Go Beavs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Thu, 26 Sep 2019 01:37:04 -0000 BTD Podcast #12 - Oregon State vs. Stanford full 1 12 SB Nation BTD Podcast #12 - Oregon State vs. Stanford Travis joins the podcast to talk all things college football. We share our thoughts on the Cal Poly win. The big recruiting news (Devon Williams to Oregon State) and of course preview the Stanford game. The Beavers have a golden opportunity to get a Pac-12 win at home, but they'll need to rely on Jake Luton and his receivers. Stanford still has a stout front-seven despite their defensive weaknesses in the early season. Should be a great game, Go Beavs! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis joins the podcast to talk all things college football. We share our thoughts on the Cal Poly win. The big recruiting news (Devon Williams to Oregon State) and of course preview the Stanford game. The Beavers have a golden opportunity to get a Pac-12 win at home, but they'll need to rely on Jake Luton and his receivers. Stanford still has a stout front-seven despite their defensive weaknesses in the early season. Should be a great game, Go Beavs!

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]]> 2346 no BTD Podcast #11 - Cal Poly's Triple Option Offense The Oregon State football team is gearing up to play Cal Poly this weekend. The FCS squad deploys a unique triple-option offense that is rarely seen in modern day college football. Joe Londergan and Marcus Russell from Building the Dam breakdown what the Beavers should expect and give their expectations for the game Saturday afternoon. On the other side of the ball; Cal Poly's defense isn't too imposing and should give Oregon State's offense a chance to get back on track.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 11 Sep 2019 02:30:11 -0000 BTD Podcast #11 - Cal Poly's Triple Option Offense full 1 11 SB Nation BTD Podcast #11 - Cal Poly's Triple Option Offense The Oregon State football team is gearing up to play Cal Poly this weekend. The FCS squad deploys a unique triple-option offense that is rarely seen in modern day college football. Joe Londergan and Marcus Russell from Building the Dam breakdown what the Beavers should expect and give their expectations for the game Saturday afternoon. On the other side of the ball; Cal Poly's defense isn't too imposing and should give Oregon State's offense a chance to get back on track.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices The Oregon State football team is gearing up to play Cal Poly this weekend. The FCS squad deploys a unique triple-option offense that is rarely seen in modern day college football. Joe Londergan and Marcus Russell from Building the Dam breakdown what the Beavers should expect and give their expectations for the game Saturday afternoon. On the other side of the ball; Cal Poly's defense isn't too imposing and should give Oregon State's offense a chance to get back on track. 

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]]> 1684 no BTD Podcast #10 - Frustration Boils over in Hawaii Oregon State suffered a discouraging loss in Hawaii, falling 31-28. Travis and Marcus breakdown their observations and try to make sense of what exactly happened to the offense in the 2nd half.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 08 Sep 2019 22:01:22 -0000 BTD Podcast #10 - Frustration Boils over in Hawaii full 1 10 SB Nation BTD Podcast #10 - Frustration Boils over in Hawaii Oregon State suffered a discouraging loss in Hawaii, falling 31-28. Travis and Marcus breakdown their observations and try to make sense of what exactly happened to the offense in the 2nd half.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Oregon State suffered a discouraging loss in Hawaii, falling 31-28. Travis and Marcus breakdown their observations and try to make sense of what exactly happened to the offense in the 2nd half. 

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]]> 2789 no BTD Podcast #9 - Hawaii Football Preview John and Marcus deep dive into the Oregon State/Hawaii game tomorrow night. Discussing Hawaii’s explosive passing attack and their improving defense. The Beavers will have their hands full with Cole McDonald and Cedric Byrd II; but they should be able to move the ball against a defense that struggled in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 07 Sep 2019 01:16:11 -0000 BTD Podcast #9 - Hawaii Football Preview full 1 9 SB Nation BTD Podcast #9 - Hawaii Football Preview John and Marcus deep dive into the Oregon State/Hawaii game tomorrow night. Discussing Hawaii’s explosive passing attack and their improving defense. The Beavers will have their hands full with Cole McDonald and Cedric Byrd II; but they should be able to move the ball against a defense that struggled in 2018. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices John and Marcus deep dive into the Oregon State/Hawaii game tomorrow night. Discussing Hawaii’s explosive passing attack and their improving defense. The Beavers will have their hands full with Cole McDonald and Cedric Byrd II; but they should be able to move the ball against a defense that struggled in 2018.

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]]> 1891 no BTD Podcast #8 - Discussing the Oklahoma State game... Rest of season expectations? Travis and Marcus breakdown the Beavers 52-36 loss to Oklahoma State in week one. The offense lived up to expectations while the defense didn't show much progress from last season. We look ahead to Hawaii and talk about our expectations for the rest of the season based off what we learned in week one.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sun, 01 Sep 2019 16:34:25 -0000 Are you encouraged or disappointed after the Beavers loss to Oklahoma State? full 1 8 SB Nation Are you encouraged or disappointed after the Beavers loss to Oklahoma State? Travis and Marcus breakdown the Beavers 52-36 loss to Oklahoma State in week one. The offense lived up to expectations while the defense didn't show much progress from last season. We look ahead to Hawaii and talk about our expectations for the rest of the season based off what we learned in week one.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis and Marcus breakdown the Beavers 52-36 loss to Oklahoma State in week one. The offense lived up to expectations while the defense didn't show much progress from last season. We look ahead to Hawaii and talk about our expectations for the rest of the season based off what we learned in week one. 

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]]> 2297 no BTD Podcast #7 - Luton or Gebbia? Debating who should be named starter Travis and Marcus hop on the BTP Podcast to talk about Oregon State football. They debate who should be named the starting QB headed into the first game of the regular season. They also take a look at the projected depth chart and talk about a few position battles that are still ongoing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 20 Aug 2019 03:03:00 -0000 Debating who should be named the starting quarterback against Oklahoma State full 1 7 SB Nation Debating who should be named the starting quarterback against Oklahoma State Travis and Marcus hop on the BTP Podcast to talk about Oregon State football. They debate who should be named the starting QB headed into the first game of the regular season. They also take a look at the projected depth chart and talk about a few position battles that are still ongoing.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Travis and Marcus hop on the BTP Podcast to talk about Oregon State football. They debate who should be named the starting QB headed into the first game of the regular season. They also take a look at the projected depth chart and talk about a few position battles that are still ongoing. 

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]]> 2507 no BTD Podcast #6 - Defensive Deep Dive On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s defense for football. The season is just ONE MONTH AWAY! And while there’s a number of questions for the defense it does seem like the increase in talent and overall staff cohesion could help help the defense improve on a tough 2018 season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Wed, 31 Jul 2019 01:36:01 -0000 Oregon State Football - Defensive Deep Dive full 1 6 SB Nation John and Marcus talk about Oregon State’s defense and what to expect On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s defense for football. The season is just ONE MONTH AWAY! And while there’s a number of questions for the defense it does seem like the increase in talent and overall staff cohesion could help help the defense improve on a tough 2018 season.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s defense for football. The season is just ONE MONTH AWAY! And while there’s a number of questions for the defense it does seem like the increase in talent and overall staff cohesion could help help the defense improve on a tough 2018 season. 

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]]> 2234 no BTD Podcast #5 - Oregon State Football - Offensive Deep Dive On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s offense for football. The season is rapidly approaching and there’s a number of questions for the football team; but the skill position players don’t seem like they are part of the problem.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:49:36 -0000 Oregon State Football - Offensive Deep Dive full 1 5 SB Nation John and Marcus talk about Oregon State’s offense and what to expect On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s offense for football. The season is rapidly approaching and there’s a number of questions for the football team; but the skill position players don’t seem like they are part of the problem.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown Oregon State’s offense for football. The season is rapidly approaching and there’s a number of questions for the football team; but the skill position players don’t seem like they are part of the problem. 

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]]> 2024 no BTD Podcast #4 - Kat Tudor Medical Redshirt? Plus College Football Season Outlook On this episode of the BTD Podcast. Leo Castaneda and Marcus Russell discuss Kat Tudor's injury and the likelihood of her receiving a medical redshirt. We also discuss the the upcoming season's for WBB and the football team.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 29 Jun 2019 22:40:10 -0000 Kat Tudor Medical Redshirt? Plus College Football Season Outlook full 1 4 SB Nation Season outlook for Oregon State Football and the Women's Basketball team On this episode of the BTD Podcast. Leo Castaneda and Marcus Russell discuss Kat Tudor's injury and the likelihood of her receiving a medical redshirt. We also discuss the the upcoming season's for WBB and the football team.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this episode of the BTD Podcast. Leo Castaneda and Marcus Russell discuss Kat Tudor's injury and the likelihood of her receiving a medical redshirt. We also discuss the the upcoming season's for WBB and the football team. 

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]]> 2836 BTD Podcast #3 - Discussing the Mitch Canham Hire + Football Recruiting On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown the Mitch Canham hire. Is he the right man for the program? What about Pat Bailey and Nate Yeskie? We also take answer some of your Twitter questions.  Also in this episode we talk about Oregon State football, recruiting, the home-opener and more. And which Pac-12 football teams will surprise or disappoint in 2019.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Sat, 15 Jun 2019 17:23:19 -0000 Discussing the Mitch Canham Hire + Football Recruiting full 1 3 SB Nation Was Mitch Canham the right hire? Are Nate Yeskie and Pat Bailey content to hang around? On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown the Mitch Canham hire. Is he the right man for the program? What about Pat Bailey and Nate Yeskie? We also take answer some of your Twitter questions.  Also in this episode we talk about Oregon State football, recruiting, the home-opener and more. And which Pac-12 football teams will surprise or disappoint in 2019.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices On this week’s episode of the BTD Podcast we breakdown the Mitch Canham hire. Is he the right man for the program? What about Pat Bailey and Nate Yeskie? We also take answer some of your Twitter questions. 

Also in this episode we talk about Oregon State football, recruiting, the home-opener and more. And which Pac-12 football teams will surprise or disappoint in 2019. 

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]]> 3463 no BTD Podcast #2 - NCAA 2019 Baseball In this episode we break down NCAA bracket that was revealed this morning. What are the chances that Oregon State advances past the Corvallis regional? Which team out of Creighton, Michigan and Cincinnati pose the biggest challenge? Joe and Marcus also unveil their 8 teams they have advancing to Omaha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jun 2019 16:00:00 -0000 Corvallis Regional 2019 full 1 2 SB Nation Joe and Marcus breakdown the Corvallis Regional. Also taking a look at the road to Omaha. In this episode we break down NCAA bracket that was revealed this morning. What are the chances that Oregon State advances past the Corvallis regional? Which team out of Creighton, Michigan and Cincinnati pose the biggest challenge? Joe and Marcus also unveil their 8 teams they have advancing to Omaha. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this episode we break down NCAA bracket that was revealed this morning. What are the chances that Oregon State advances past the Corvallis regional? Which team out of Creighton, Michigan and Cincinnati pose the biggest challenge? Joe and Marcus also unveil their 8 teams they have advancing to Omaha.

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]]> 1678 no BTD Podcast Episode #1 - Social Media & Recruiting In this opening episode (after our long hiatus) we break down the big questions concerning Beaver Nation. Is it a big deal that Jonathan Smith doesn’t like social media? How’s the recruiting approach in general? Does the baseball team have a deep postseason run in them this season? Is Tres Tinkle going to return for his senior season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Mon, 10 Jun 2019 14:00:00 -0000 Social Media & Recruiting full 1 1 SB Nation How big of a role should social media play in college football recruiting? In this opening episode (after our long hiatus) we break down the big questions concerning Beaver Nation. Is it a big deal that Jonathan Smith doesn’t like social media? How’s the recruiting approach in general? Does the baseball team have a deep postseason run in them this season? Is Tres Tinkle going to return for his senior season? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices In this opening episode (after our long hiatus) we break down the big questions concerning Beaver Nation. Is it a big deal that Jonathan Smith doesn’t like social media? How’s the recruiting approach in general? Does the baseball team have a deep postseason run in them this season? Is Tres Tinkle going to return for his senior season?

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