Scions of the Southland - A Georgia Tech Sports Podcast

On the eve of Ryan Alpert’s arrival to Georgia Tech as the new athletic director, the Scions boys dive into the state of the Georgia Tech Athletic Association Alpert enters, what the primary focuses will be, and what his first major decision could be this year.

Plus, quick hits on our recent MLB draftees from Tech baseball and our review of the new football uniforms.

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

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With the conclusion of the 2024-25 NCAA athletic season, we transition into a hallmark of Scions of the Southland, our (currently) biannual episode on Georgia Tech’s finances where we evaluate the debt problem, where influxes of money are coming from, and what the House settlement means for college athletics as a whole.

Run of topics:

• 2025 Georgia Tech Hall of Fame class
• Georgia Tech Athletics FY23 highlights
• Financial effect of mo...

Jake and Jack recap the Oxford Regional where Georgia Tech Baseball ended their season in games against Western Kentucky, Murray State, and Ole Miss. Then, what the departure of Danny Hall means for James Ramsay’s future considering that J Batt has departed for Michigan State. Oh yeah, we don’t have an athletic director anymore! Then a look into the newly refreshed look at Creative Commons, the next major addition to Georgia Tech’s...

With Georgia Tech Baseball announced to be going to the Oxford regional in the NCAA Tournament as part of a pod with Ole Miss, Western Kentucky, and Murray State, the Scions boys analyze the strength of the regional, Tech’s path to advancing to the super regional, and the probable starter Tech will face on Friday against the Hilltoppers.

Plus, and update on GT Golf at NCAA Championships in Carlsbad.

Hosts: Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran...

Jack and Akshay roll through a very important week in Georgia Tech Athletics, highlighted by Baseball getting their first ACC regular ceason championship in 20 years and how they look to potentially host a regional in the NCAA Tournament. Then, Softball’s weekend in Gainesville in the NCAA Tournament, news about Football scheduling, and how Golf lines up for the NCAA Championships in Carlsbad.

Hosts: Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

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This week, the Scions crew is joined by Georgia Tech Lacrosse head coach Ken Lovic to recap another fantastic season for the team after winning SELC’s for the third consecutive year and making the MCLA national championship game against Liberty. Plus, some discussion on the inner workings of how the team operates within the current college recruiting landscape as a high functioning club team.

The rest of the show:

• Baseball vs. #2...

Scions is back after an off week for some classic late-season diagnoses of Georgia Tech baseball and softball, both of whom still have paths to their NCAA Tournaments with ACC play coming up.

Then, a recap of new women’s head coach Karen Blair’s newly constructed roster and where golf sits going into the NCAA Regional.

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy, Akshay Easwaran

Production: Jack Purdy

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Jack and Jake are joined by Jackson Caudell from Georgia Tech on SI to give his scoop from the Georgia Tech Football spring game and the notables from that afternoon in Bobby Dodd Stadium. Then an update on #14 Georgia Tech Baseball, where they stand in the ACC, and their NCAA Tournament outlook before quick hits on softball, tennis, and Hiroshi Tai.

Hosts: Jake Grant, Jack Purdy

Guest: Jackson Caudell

Production: Jack Purdy

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The Scions trio is back for a dive into Georgia Tech Baseball’s historic sweep at Stanford, plus our early thoughts on the hire of Karen Blair to the women’s basketball team. Then quick hits on the rest of the Tech sports world including club swimming winning a national championship and Hiroshi Tai playing The Masters.

Today’s lineup:

• Baseball vs. Stanford
• Softball vs. Syracuse
• Karen Blair to WBB + transfer portal news
• MBB transfer ...

On the heels of Nell Fortner announcing her retirement after six seasons with Georgia Tech women’s basketball head coach, Jack and Tech women’s basketball + volleyball commentator Kurt Hoyt quickly get together to discuss the impact Nell had on the program, what the current team’s outlook is, what the coaching search process will look like, and what of the future we can decipher mere hours after Nell’s retirement.

Host: Jack Purdy

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After a combined 65 years of leading their respective programs, Danny Hall (baseball) and Grover Hinsdale (track & field) announced their retirements from the programs at the end of their respective seasons. Jack and Jake go into what that means for both programs as Alan Drosky takes over for T&F and we speculate on who may take over for baseball. On the field, both baseball and softball have impressive weeks.

Our order of o...

The Scions trio is finally all back together and joined by GT Baseball alum Ben King to talk about the incredible weekend sweep over Notre Dame, the success of the pitching staff, and how monumental the upcoming series against #3 Clemson is. Then, a dive into the current state of Georgia Tech Softball, a postmortem on the end of both the women’s and men’s basketball teams, and a quick preview on men’s swimming at the NCAA Champions...

The ides of March are here and bring many, many (oh dear Neptune, just so much) basketball to watch — Jack and Akshay are back to preview both MBB at the NIT (tipping off as this podcast comes off the presses) and WBB at the full NCAAT, before diving into baseball’s escapades versus Pitt, softball’s westward travails in Berkeley, and a smorgasbord of tennis results, along with a quick preview of the NCAA Swim and Dive Championships...

In a special episode, Jack and Jake are joined by Zach Keschner and Andy Hildrum from Georgia Tech Club Hockey to talk about why they changing conferences, how their season went, the state of ice hockey in Georgia, and who they might see at AAU Nationals in Jacksonville. Then, our usual rundown of the week’s news in Georgia Tech sports:

• Baseball @ Virginia Tech
• Softball vs. NC State
• Women’s Basketball at the ACC Tournament
• Men’s Ba...

After another super packed weekend of Georgia Tech sports, Jack and Jake dig through the many storylines going on between both basketball teams, interesting softball performances, and a remarkable record set by the men’s swim team at the Auburn Last Chance Meet.

The rundown:

• Baseball vs. West Georgia & Western Michigan
• Softball vs. #18 Stanford
• Women’s Basketball 4 game skid
• Men’s Basketball wins over Pitt & NC State
• Track &a...

After the first mega-spring sports weekend at Georgia Tech, Jack/Jake/Akshay hit all the week’s news ranging from Baseball’s four game series vs. Marshall to an extensive conversation about the state of Georgia Tech Swim & Dive after announcing John Ames as the full time head coach.

The rundown:

• Baseball vs. Georgia Southern & Marshall
• Softball in the I-75 Tournament
• Women’s Basketball vs. #13 NC State and Florida State
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Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back to recap the busiest weekend thus far in the 2024-25 Georgia Tech Athletics season. On this episode:

• Baseball’s opening weekend sweep vs. Old Dominion
• Softball in Starkville
• Women’s Basketball loss @ Clemson and bounceback win vs. Wake Forest
• Men’s Basketball’s impressive wins over Stanford & Cal
• Women’s Tennis razor thin loss to Alabama
• ACC Swim & Dive preview (look out for Anna Bradescu and M...

The whole gang of Jack, Jake, and Akshay are back together and welcome Georgia Tech Baseball stalwart Ben King to quickly recap the 2024 season, the guys to look out for on the 2025 team, how the schedule pans out, and a bunch of insights as to how Drew Burress and the team is feeling going into 2025. Then (44:00), the weekly recap of #19 Women’s Basketball, Men’s Basketball, #12 Golf, Softball’s opening weekend, and the tennis rou...