4/21 The Tailgate: Back Together Again, in Time for Rivalries

With an incredible weekend of game action on tap, the D-Fly & Dixie Podcast is back to get you ready for all of it. This week’s guest is Cornell sophomore attackman, Ryan Goldstein. Goldstein, who leads the top-ranked Big Red with 33 assists, teams with Michael Long and some fella named CJ Kirst on an attack unit that produces 15 points per game. No. 1 Cornell travels to Cambridge to face No. 10 Harvard on Saturday in one of eight games previewed in the show.
The guys talk about Ithaca weather, growing up Goldstein, making it as a smaller attackman, role models, playing for public school power Radnor High School, playing alongside Tewaaraton-favorite CJ Kirst, why he wears number 30, the showdown with Harvard and much, much more.
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WEEKEND PREVIEWS
Eight games in our preview this week, with six Top 20 matchups and two Top 10 games and the best rivalry in the sport to highlight this week’s schedule.
FRIDAY
No. 18 Rutgers (6-7, 2-2 B1G) at No. 8 Penn State (8-3, 2-2), 6 p.m., Big Ten Network
Since 1998, Rutgers and Penn State play for the 'Friendship Cup'. Rutgers is 46-27 in the all-time series but has lost three straight games. Since joining the Big Ten, RU is 5-7 against PSU.
Johns Hopkins (6-6, 0-4 B1G) at No. 3 Maryland (9-2, 2-2), 8 p.m., Big Ten Network
Best rivalry in the sport. Hopkins leads the all-time series 77-50-1. Hopkins has won last two regular season meetings, 12-11 in 2023 (ending a five-game losing streak to the Terps) and 7-5 last year.

SATURDAY
No. 1 Cornell (10-1, 4-0 Ivy) at No. 10 Harvard (9-2, 3-1), noon, ESPN+
Cornell has won five of the last six in this series and about two thirds of the almost 100 games historically. Expect lots of goals.
No. 9 Notre Dame (6-3, 2-1 ACC) at No. 5 North Carolina (9-2, 2-0), noon, ESPNU
D-Fly & Dixie will on site in Chapel Hill Saturday for this Top 10 matchup where the temperature is supposed to reach 86 degrees. The action on the field will be hot too as the Heels hope to snap a four-game losing streak to the Fightin’ Irish.
No. 19 UMass (9-3, 2-1 A10) at No. 11 Richmond (9-3, 3-0), noon, ESPN+
Big game in the A10. These two programs have only played once all time, with Spiders winning 14-12 in Amherst last season. Winner is in driver seat along with winner of High Point and St. Joe’s, which is also this Saturday.
No. 7 Syracuse (9-3, 2-0 ACC) at No. 12 Duke (9-4, 0-2), 2 p.m., ACC Network
This is an especially important game for the Blue Devils. Duke has won three of the past four meetings, but got shut down 10-4 in the Dome last year. Duke got revenge in the ACC Tournament with a 18-13 win.
No. 6 Ohio State (11-2, 3-1 B1G) at No. 13 Michigan (7-5, 3-1), 4 p.m., Big Ten Network
The Buckeyes look to end a four-game losing streak in this heated rivalry. This regular-season game has been a catalyst for the Wolverines the past two years, as Michigan has won the rivalry game and then beat OSU in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament on its way to consecutive Big Ten tourney titles.

In this week’s playoff-themed Give & Go, the guys talk about different playoff set ups in various professional sports.

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