The Seacoast Sports Forum Podcast

Coach Bill Taylor is special guest on the SSF

 

Coach gets the last say on the Patriots loss in the Super Bowl.

 

Talk shifts to the kickoff of the NASCAR season with the Daytona 500 and the new scoring system for the playoffs.

 

During the “Two  Minute Drill”  Sherm congratulates The NHIAA D-1 Indoor Girls Track Champion Exeter Bluehawks.

Jay Pinsonnault from seacoastonline.com joins host Sherm Chester for a pre Super Bowl rundown of the week leading up to the New England Patriots going after their seventh Lombardi Trophy in Santa Clara California against the Seattle Seahawks.

It’s a big football weekend with the focus on the Patriots in the big game against the Seahawks.

 

Roger Brown from NHFootballReport.com joins Sherm to discuss that contest but also with breaking news in Granite State D1 football with the resignation of the head coach of the state champion Bedford Bulldogs.

 

Roger and Sherm also give their opinions on the NFL selection committee’s decision not to induct Patriots owner Robert Kraft or the Pats legendary coach Bill Belichick to the Hall of Fame.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm recommends Jay Pinsonnault’s interview with an 89 year old Maine man Don Crisman who has attended every Super Bowl and intends to go to SB LX this weekend.  Check out the interview on Seacoastonline.com

Jay Pinsonnault from Seacoastonline.com joins Sherm on this edition of the SSF with the emphasis on the Patriots victory over the Broncos and their matchup with Seattle in SB 60 February 8th.

 

Other topics on the agenda include…

The football Hall of Fame snub of Bill Belichick

 

Two D1 undefeated basketball teams and the upcoming schoolboy/school girl rivalry contest between Exeter and Winnacunnet.

 

Jay highlights an article about three local students who got the chance to interview Red Sox legend David Ortiz and his upcoming interview with an 88 year old Maine man who has attended every Super Bowl

 

 

 

Roger Brown of NHFootballReport.com joins Sherm Chester on this edition of the SSF.

 

Discussion of the Patriots matchup with Denver on the front burner as we head into the Divisional NFL playoffs with the winners heading to the Super Bowl.

Sherm has Roger handicap the playoff matchups and the multitude of NFL head coaching openings and then discuss the NCAA National Football champion Indiana Hoosiers.

 

Roger gives his assessment of new UNH Wildcat head coach Sean Goldrich.

 

Sherm gives a look at the schoolboy/schoolgirl basketball standings at midseason and during the “Two Minute Drill” he talks about a unique way he viewed the Indiana victory capping off their perfect season.

A notebook edition of the SSF with host Sherm recounting the latest success of the Exeter Bluehawk girls track team and the standout runner Lexi Paterna setting a United States record time.

Sherm checks out the standings for the other schoolboy/girl sports…hockey and basketball.

He moves onto the upcoming NFL playoffs and the sudden decision by Mike Tomlin to leave his long time coaching position with the Steelers.

The Red Sox make a major pitching acquisition and the Spring training timetable is announced.

Jay Pinsonault of Seacoast Media Group is Sherm’s guest on this edition of the SSF…

The schoolboy/schoolgirl sports season is back underway in 2026 and the guys look ahead for the upcoming month for Seacoast teams.

 

Also on the agenda….

UNH welcomes the new head football coach Sean Goldrich….the upcoming national college football championship…..

 

Sherm and Jay talk about the upcoming NFL tourney for the Super Bowl and handicap the  Patriots chances.

 

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm acknowledges UNH Associate Director of Athletic Communications,  Doug Poole and his recent national award from Hockey East

Going into the holiday break host Sherm Chester takes a quick look at the NHIAA standings in Boys/Girls basketball and hockey.

 

Coach Bill Taylor shares his perspective on the season so far as play by play announcer for the Exeter Bluehawk boys and girls basketball.

 

Sherm wraps up with “The Two Minute Drill” with the focus on Morgan’s Message.org an organization working to help those in need of mental health services year round.

The biggest SSF  news of the week..Rick Santos announces he is leaving UNH for a head coaching job at the University Pennsylvania.

Host Sherm Chester and Roger Brown from NHFootball Report.com talk about the effects on the program and  the appointment of new interim coach  Scott James.

The guys talk about the effects of the college player portal and coaching changes on the sport. 

Sherm gives an update to the start of the high school basketball season and also a big weekend for the Exeter Bluehawk track teams at UNH.

During the “Two Minute Drill” Sherm features an interview with Exeter basketball’s Jeff Holmes as he enters his 29th season as Bluehawks head coach

 

The winter sport season is officially underway in the Granite State and host Sherm Chester and Jay Pinsonnault from the Seacoast Media Group have a sneak peek of the seacoast teams.

Jay with a preview of his Seacoastonline.com article with Portsmouth Clipper boys basketball standout Derek Swartz and he also shares his research on the local teams and players in boys and girls basketball and seacoast hockey teams as well.

 

The guys discuss the Patriots success and their post season chances going into their final four regular season contests.

 

“Hot Stove” baseball talk and the winter MLB meetings in Orlando wraps up this episode of the SSF