Ep. 6: ‘With It or On It’: The Grit Behind Penn State’s Rise feat. Guy Gadowsky
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show
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4.3 • 11.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 April 2025
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
What does it really take to go from rock bottom to the Frozen Four? In this high-impact episode of The David Rutherford Show, former Navy SEAL David Rutherford sits down with Penn State Men’s Hockey Head Coach Guy Gadowsky to reveal the grit, leadership, and mental toughness behind one of college hockey’s most inspiring turnarounds. They dive deep into building a winning mindset, overcoming adversity, the impact of the Murph Challenge, and how one powerful motto—"With It or On It"—united a team on the brink. If you're chasing elite performance, team culture, or unshakable resilience, this conversation is a must-watch.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
00:26 - Welcome Coach Gadowsky
01:47 - Why This Season Was Different
06:32 - Toughening Up The Team
11:14 - Beating Michigan State
15:56 - Locker Room Motivation
18:34 - Conversations After The Win
24:45 - Is Winning Everything?
28:07 - Son Deciding To Play For Penn State
33:26 - Patreon Preview: Developing Mental Toughness
35:38 - The Meaning of The Murph
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Clay, if there was a summer camp for critical thinking, we'd be the chief counselors. |
| 0:04.9 | Those jellyheads in June would be intellectual warriors by August. |
| 0:09.2 | Be a lot of fun, too. |
| 0:10.5 | Some Bill and Ted's excellent adventure references thrown in. |
| 0:13.6 | This podcast, like a daily dose of that, minus the campfires, archery, and pranking the girls. |
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| 0:27.2 | Just search our names, Clay and Bach, listen and subscribe. |
| 0:30.1 | In the fall of 1986, Ronald Reagan found himself at the center of a massive scandal |
| 0:35.2 | that looked like it might bring down his presidency. |
| 0:38.6 | He became known as the Iran-Contra affair. |
| 0:42.0 | The things that happened were so bizarre and insane, I can't begin to tell you. |
| 0:47.6 | Please do. |
| 0:51.6 | To hear the whole story, listen to Fiasco, Iran-Contra, on the the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 1:00.0 | What's up, everybody? |
| 1:01.4 | Do you know what it takes to get to the Frozen Four? |
| 1:04.6 | Do you know what it takes to come back from being 0 and 9 in tournament play? |
| 1:10.2 | Do you know what it takes to lead your team out of the depths |
| 1:14.1 | and into the championship bid? |
| 1:17.2 | Well, guess what? |
| 1:18.4 | Today, Coach Godoskey is going to tell you how that happens. |
| 1:22.6 | Welcome to the David Rutherford show. |
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