Episode Details

It's Homecoming Week in Happy Valley! What better time of year for new head coach Matt Campbell, his staff, and his 3-0 team to begin their Big Ten journey than with the vocal support of a raucous Temu White Out (Helmet Stripe) crowd under the lights at Beaver Stadium as we celebrate everything that makes Penn State great. Showcasing the very best this dumb show has to offer (a low bar to clear!), the cast minus Mailman (off hustling a poker game - you think we're joking) gets you ready for this weekend's game and then gets you in that Blue and White mood. After first dispensing with the (ahem) "obligatory" football talk, the guys move into the territory where they're most comfortable, swapping stories from their college days. With a little football, a lot of nonsense, and an endless supply of genuine affection for team, school, and place, three of our four OGs show off what we hope makes Obligatory different from anything else out there. Listen until the end, because if you haven't already planned your trip back to State College, you'll be packing your bags and scanning the secondary ticket sites.

Hope to see you at Antifragile for a beer on Friday night and Legends at the Penn Stater for the Pregame Show taping on Sunday morning (with lots of tailgating and a Nittany Lions victory in between)!

HOSTED BY: Brandon Noble, Kevin Horne, Chris Buchignani

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