Episode notes
Recording this episode with my Aunt Ellie was incredibly special. Even though she lives all the way in Pennsylvania, she's always been my biggest supporter, never missing a single live stream of my games at Birmingham-Southern. Growing up, I admired her so much. She was the first person in our family to play a college sport, and when I chose my very first jersey number, I picked 21—the number she wore in college.
What’s funny is that, even though I didn’t get to choose my number at BSC, I ended up with 10, which just so happened to be Ellie’s number all throughout her childhood. I hadn’t originally planned to record this episode with her, but once I realized we had the chance, I made a special trip home to make it happen. No one loves the game quite like Aunt Ellie — and getting to share this conversation with her was something I’ll never ...