From the 55 Yardline

About From the 55 Yardline

Gridiron America Today, the flagship program of Gridiron America Radio (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett and, broadcasting it all from his studio in Japan, is fellow football nerd Greg St. James. All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop. Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the "what if" questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by J. Henry Waugh's Sportsmaster Simulation Games (https://sportsmaster-simulation.games). In addition to the gridiron game, the team will also make time look at other sports via computer simulation, and always through the eyes of grown nut forever young at heart men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice on the table top, picking up a joystick, or pressing the buttons on a gamepad. The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose continued writings. sports coverage and articles can be found at https://adamsonmedia.com. David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at https://gridironamerica.net, and their social media accounts: X- https://x.com/GridironAMRadio Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/ Threads- https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica

Publisher

From Gridiron America Radio & the Sports History Network

Category

history · sports · sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Apr 2021

Latest episode

22 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

108 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2026

   The Unofficial 2nd Week of the CFL Playoffs is Upon Us

   Gridiron America is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/). EPISODE SUMMARY With the Roughriders clinching a spot last week in what was basically the unofficial first round of the CFL playoffs, we now move on to the unofficial second round where all Winnipeg has to do is win and they are in. Should the Bombers lose, then Calgary is in, it is as simply as that. We also talk some USFL uniform and business history. GRIDIRON AMERICA BACKGROUND Gridiron America (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James. All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop. Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by SportsMaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games (https://www.SportsMasterSimulation.games). In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick. The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose sports writing can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com (http://www.adamsonmedia.com/). David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net (https://www.gridironamerica.net), as well as: On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio (https://x.com/GridironAMRadio) On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/ (https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/) On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica (https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica) On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica (https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica)

2. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Ditka Says the CFL Playoffs Start NOW!

   Gridiron America is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/). EPISODE SUMMARY With two weeks left in the CFL season, the playoffs begin now for the final two playoff spots with Calgary, Winnipeg and defending Grey Cup champion battling it out for either a third place west spot or an eastern crossover slot. We then talk about the Da Coach, why he was overrated, and speculate on what might happen if Ken Stabler and Terry Bradshaw had switched teams. GRIDIRON AMERICA BACKGROUND Gridiron America (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James. All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop. Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by SportsMaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games (https://www.SportsMasterSimulation.games). In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick. The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose sports writing can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com (http://www.adamsonmedia.com/). David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net (https://www.gridironamerica.net), as well as: On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio (https://x.com/GridironAMRadio) On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/ (https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/) On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica (https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica) On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica (https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica)

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   UFL vs. CFL- For the Intercontinental Cup

   Gridiron America is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear (https://sportshistorynetwork.com/). EPISODE SUMMARY As we look ahead toward the CFL playoffs, and also deal with some technical issues, we look at the hoped for expansion of the CFL and UFL, and channel our inner Reid Johnson and Mark Perry, as we put on our tin foil hats and ask the question- "Will we someday get the championship game we were promised long ago when the WLAF was supposed to battle the CFL for alt football supremacy in the 1990s?" GRIDIRON AMERICA BACKGROUND Gridiron America (formerly, the From the 55 Yardline podcast), is anchored by former sports executive David Cieslinski, former international professional football player Mike Tackett, and football nerd Greg St. James. All three are avid armchair sports historians and sports simulation enthusiasts, who, despite the vastness of geography, have found a way to leverage technology to help keep the games they love truly alive, both on the screen or tabletop. Gridiron America Radio is dedicated to both current and historical American football talk, including the “what if” questions that all sports fans ask and try to answer with the help of statistics, math and computer modeling provided by SportsMaster Simulation Games www.SportsMaster-Simulation.games (https://www.SportsMasterSimulation.games). In addition to the gridiron game, the team will on occasion look at other sports through the same eyes of that of grown men who still remember their childhood and the thrill of rolling the dice or picking up a joystick. The show was previously co-hosted by retired sports journalist Scott Adamson, whose sports writing can be found at www.Adamsonmedia.com (http://www.adamsonmedia.com/). David, Mike and Greg, can be contacted directly via the podcast’s website at www.GridironAmerica.net (https://www.gridironamerica.net), as well as: On X at https://x.com/GridironAMRadio (https://x.com/GridironAMRadio) On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/ (https://www.facebook.com/GridironAmerica/) On Threads at https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica (https://www.threads.com/@gridironamerica) On Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica (https://www.instagram.com/gridironamerica)

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 40 / 100

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Quality

54

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

67

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