

“He was a gentleman in every way possible, and he did so much for our city and Western Pennsylvania with his honest candor and knowledge of all sports.” “Today is a sad day in the city of Pittsburgh as we lost a legendary person, media icon and close friend with the passing of Stan Savran,” Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II said in a statement. The area’s professional sports teams – the Penguins Pirates and Steelers – all offered condolences to Savran’s family, as did various personalities and fans in the locale. He had been battling lung cancer and diabetes, and leaves an indelible legacy in the Steel City and beyond. Finally, Dan and Seth close the show with the Student Section on the first round of ACC conference games (55:59).Stan Savran, one of the hallmarks of sports media in the city of Pittsburgh, passed away at the age of 76. Next, the guys are joined by Villanova head coach Jay Wright (22:20) to talk about how his assistants look better than him, spending the summer as an assistant on Team USA in the FIBA World Cup, being a scrub assistant to the NBA stars on the Team USA, the time he begged 50 Cent not to curse at a preseason performance (30:18), where he is with the name, image, likeness issue (39:43), and when Range Rover gave his car deal to Ryan Arcidiacono (46:12). Champions Classic and Jay Wright Edition: 11/4/19ĭan Dakich and Seth Greenberg tip off the podcast by discussing the Champions Classic matchups, the great point guards on all four teams, how Trey Jones will adjust in the post-Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett era, why Kansas' veteran players could be the x-factor against Duke, how good Kentucky's defense can be (17:43), if losing Josh Langford hurts Michigan State more this year than last year, and why Aaron Henry looks better than ever.
