The Oxford Exxon Podcast

9/17/18: It's not an 'or' situation

Chase Parham and Neal McCready use the Ole Miss loss to Alabama to spin into several discussions regarding what the defensive issues are and how it happened. Then, they go through lines for the week and hit on some other topics -- including scenic MAC locales in late October. 

9/14/18: Ben Craddock live from Funky's

Chase Parham and Neal McCready are back for another live Oxford Exxon Podcast on the Oxford Square at Funky's. They are joined by MPW Digital family member Ben Craddock this week for a wide range of conversation.

Craddock discusses the trip to Canada with Ole Miss basketball and how that program can potentially take the next step. We also talk a lot about Chad Kelly and his maturity over the past several years.

Then Craddock tells about how a famous Ole Miss bowl play almost didn't turn out the way it did , and how a kicker's bad day actually may have helped with law enforcement later.

They close the show with Ole Miss football thoughts and picks for the week.

9/13/18: Jeffrey Wright and Cecil Hurt

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss some non-sports topics in the first part of the show including Chase's cocktail ranking from the Three & Out this week. Then, they visit with Jeffrey Wright for his weekly appearance before talking with longtime columnist in the state of Alabama Cecil Hurt. Tons of Ole Miss and Alabama football conversation in the interviews.

9/12/18: PFF grades and Ole Miss

Chase Parham and Neal McCready go through some of their thoughts from this week 17 years ago and also hit on some news and analysis from Ole Miss football as well as go through some of the highlights from the Ole Miss baseball schedule. 

9/11/8: David Brandt in studio

Chase Parham and Neal McCready open the show discussing the Monday press conferences and then debate whether the Ole Miss grading curve has changed since the height of the Hugh Freeze era. Then they are joined in studio by Associated Press writer David Brandt. They cover a variety of topics and and hit moments that make Ole Miss the craziest beat in America. 

9/10/18: On to Alabama

Chase Parham and Neal McCready do some final examination from the Ole Miss win over Southern Illinois and then give grades for the Southeastern Conference after two weeks. They give initial previews for Alabama and also talk the first week of the NFL season. 

9/7/18: Mike Espy live from Funky's

Chase Parham and Neal McCready are back at Funky's on the Oxford Square for this edition of the Oxford Exxon Podcast. Joining them this week is former Ole Miss wide receiver Mike Espy, who was in town for a fundraiser in support of his father's senate campaign. Espy details his career at Ole Miss, discusses key players from that era and the transition from David Cutcliffe to Ed Orgeron. He also answers whether he may have a future in politics. 

Then, Neal and Chase go through the lines and games for week two of the college football season to close the show. 

9/6/18: Jeffrey Wright & Chase Goodbread

Chase Parham and Neal McCready host a guest-packed Thursday show, as Jeffrey Wright makes his weekly appearance and Chase Goodbread of NFL.com discusses the Draft prospects of AJ Brown, Greg Little and DK Metcalf. He also gave his restaurant choices during 20 hours in Oxford. 

Note: There was an Internet outage in Oxford area, so things had to be recorded out of studio. Chase screwed up an audio setting, so there's a tunneling sound coming from some of the participants. Apologies. 

9/5/18: Modern Ole Miss Mount Rushmore

Chase Parham and Neal McCready discuss the topics around Ole Miss football currently and then move into a debate regarding AJ Brown's legacy. That turns into a conversation about the modern Mount Rushmore for the program. 

9/4/18: What we saw during week one

Chase Parham and Neal McCready give their final thoughts on the Ole Miss win over Texas Tech and then go through what was said at Monday's press gathering with Matt Luke and coordinators Phil Longo and Wesley McGriff. After that Chase and Neal run through lines for week two of the college football season.