Best Jim And Sam Weekly After Show Podcasts (2025)

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Primetime for NDSU-SDSU, guests Dan Jackson (SDSU head coach) & Sam Herder (FCS analyst) 1:40:31

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On Monday, we learned that the (likely) No. 1 vs No. 2 Dakota Marker showdown between top-ranked North Dakota State and South Dakota will take shape under the lights in Brookings with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 25, a week from this Saturday. While the Bison look mighty ready for primetime — having beaten back-to-back Top 10 opponents by a combined 78…

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John-o-Logue: NDSU ready for Primetime. Is SDSU? USD survives, Augie & USF freshman QB light it up, Rhule's reaction to Penn State speculation, and college football is drunk 41:32

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On Monday, we learned that the (likely) No. 1 vs No. 2 Dakota Marker showdown between top-ranked North Dakota State and South Dakota will take shape under the lights in Brookings with a 7 p.m. kickoff on Oct. 25, a week from this Saturday. While the Bison look mighty ready for primetime — having beaten back-to-back Top 10 opponents by a combined 78…

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Sam Herder, HERO Sports FCS senior analyst: Midseason look at SDSU, USD, NDSU & whoever is a national title contender 33:03

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Is North Dakota State head-and-shoulders above the rest of the FCS, even South Dakota State? What makes NDSU quarterback Cole Payton a strong midseason Walter Payton Award candidate if not front runner, while Chase Mason, while playing well and at time spectacular, isn't as easily a part of the conversation? How do we view the job Dan Jackson has d…

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Dan Jackson on beating UNI, defensive lockdown, O'Groske's return, Mason/receivers connection, Murray State roadie 25:57

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In his weekly 1-on-1 chat with Happy Hour host John Gaskins, SDSU coach John Gaskins talked about the 31-3 win over Northern Iowa, his defense's masterpiece, the offensive lulls, this Saturday's return of receiver Lofton O'Groske, and why he's looking forward to getting on the road to play Murray State.…

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Happy Hour: Summit League Media day with SDSU, USD and NDSU 1:09:16

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For a special edition of Happy Hour, we take you to the Denny Sanford Premiere Center, home of the Summit League Tournament. Fittingly, it was also home to Summit League Media Day on Tuesday. Marcus Traxler and Matt Zimmer sat down with the coaches and players for each Men's and Women's Team. You will also hear from USD, whose men's team had some h…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Ben Leber (Minnesota Vikings analyst), Augie coach Jerry Olszewski, and the Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent (SDSU, USD, Augie, USF, HSFB) 1:44:46

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Time to relax, unwind, and recover for both the Minnesota Vikings and their fans as the team sits through its bye week, then gears up for defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia next week. Especially the recovery part. Recovery from a couple of stomach-knotting, slobberknocking overseas games against the rough-and-tumble Steelers and Browns. Rec…

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Ben Leber on Vikings' 3-2 start, McCarthy vs Wentz, O-line and defense injuries, rest-of-season outlook 24:52

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Time to relax, unwind, and recover for both the Minnesota Vikings and their fans as the team sits through its bye week, then gears up for defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia next week. Especially the recovery part. Recovery from a couple of stomach-knotting, slobberknocking overseas games against the rough-and-tumble Steelers and Browns. Rec…

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Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent Singer from Orion Pub! (SDSU, USD, Augie, USF, HSFB) 55:18

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Trent Singer walk through the storylines and make predictions for this weekend's local college and high school football games: South Dakota State hosting Northern Iowa South Dakota at Indiana State Augustana hosting Concordia-St. Paul USF at Southwest Missouri State HSFB: #3 Harrisburg …

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Augie coach Jerry Olszewski on comeback win at USF, freshman hero Rich Lucero, what's next 24:36

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Augustana football coach Jerry Olszewski looks back at his Vikings' 18-point fourth quarter comeback to beat rival Sioux Falls last Saturday, especially the heroics of true quarterback Rich Lucero and the decision to pull the true freshman's redshirt to start pivotal "Key to the City" rivalry game on the road. "Coach OJ" walks through Lucero's recr…

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NLA: Zim & John on Hobo Day game, Dan Jackson as SDSU "ambassador," USD's climb back, MVFC challengers, Augie-USF thriller, Hammon vs Tibbetts in WNBA Finals 1:07:19

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Hobo Day hiccup in 2025? Hardly a chance, or so it appears, with No. 2 South Dakota State barging through the second half in Youngstown to improve to 5-0 while 2-3 Northern Iowa stumbles through growing pains with an entirely new coaching staff, most recently a 35-7 loss to North Dakota. But whenever UNI is listed on SDSU's football schedule as the…

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John-o-Logue: Tibbetts vs Hammon in WNBA Finals is no fluke; South Dakota, partly because of Nate's dad, has been badass at women's basketball for decades 24:45

13h ago24:45

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By John Gaskins

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FULL TUESDAY SHOW: USD's Travis Johansen; NSU coach Matt Wilber on why the Tibbetts v. Hammon WNBA Finals is no fluke 1:36:02

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By John Gaskins

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Matt Wilber (NSU hoops) on the Tibbetts vs Hammon All-South Dakota WNBA Finals coaching duel & his year with Tibbetts and the Phoenix Mercury 41:51

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By John Gaskins

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Travis Johansen on Murray State win, defensive improvements, return game, Indiana State, Bob Nielson update 29:28

7d ago29:28

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By John Gaskins

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: "Survive & Advance" episode with Dan Jackson & Kurtiss Riggs 1:56:19

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By John Gaskins

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John-o-logue: "Survive and advance" should be attitude for SDSU, NDSU, Augie fans. And did Carson Wentz take any step forward for consideration for permanent Vikings starter? 31:30

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By John Gaskins

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Kurtiss Riggs, Monday Afternoon Quarterback: "Survive and Advance" wins by SDSU, NDSU and Alabama, plus Augie's epic win over USF and Carson Wentz 58:14

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By John Gaskins

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Dan Jackson on Youngstown comeback, "culture" wins, and preventing a Hobo Day horror show 26:53

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By John Gaskins

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast (SDSU, USD, Augie-USF, Lincoln-BV) & Matt Witwicki (D2Football.com) on Augie-USF 1:50:11

12d ago1:50:11

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Sure, it is easy for folks who live in Sioux Falls to think Saturday's Key to the City Game between Augustana and the University of Sioux Falls is a rather special rivalry, and we spent plenty of time pinpointing why on Wednesday's Happy Hour Key to the City Show with the coaches from both squads. But where does the central Sioux Falls backyard bat…

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Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast from Orion Pub (SDSU-Youngstown, USD-Murray State, Augie-USF, Lincoln-BV 1:03:45

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Trent Singer pick apart and predict the city showdown on another "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast" from the Orion Pub in downtown Sioux Falls. The program starts with previews and predictions for No. 2 South Dakota State's FCS Top 25 trek to Youngstown State (are the Penguins primed …

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Matt Witwicki (D2Football.com & NSIC Weekly) on Augie-USF rivalry, Saturday's matchup, and the passion and quality of Div. II athletics 46:27

12d ago46:27

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Sure, it is easy for folks who live in Sioux Falls to think the Key to the City Game between Augustana and the University of Sioux Falls is a rather special rivalry. But where does it actually rank in the pantheon of all Division II football rivalries in the nation? Few people would be able to answer that question, but we found one of them right he…

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KEY TO THE CITY SHOW (Jim Glogowski and Jerry Olszewski) + USD's Travis Johansen 1:38:32

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There are classic college football rivalries and then, there is Augustana versus the University of Sioux Falls in Saturday's annual "Key to the City Game." Sure, there are longer, more hate-filled rivalries all across America at all levels. The most famous ones feature a power struggle in proximity — a border battle like the SDSU-NDSU "Dakota Marke…

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USF's "Coach Glo" on the Key to the City Game rivalry, Cougars' recent struggles, keys to beating Augie 38:10

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What does this latest chapter in the Key to the City Game between backyard rivals Augustana and USF have in store? Third-year USF coach Jim Glogowski holds nothing back as he explains how much the rivalry means to him, his program, and school. "Coach Glo" also goes behind the back-to-back hammerings his Cougars took from top 15 teams Minnesota-Dulu…

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Augustana's "Coach OJ" on the Key to the City Game vs USF, Vikings 5-0 start, injuries 26:15

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What does this chapter in the Key to the City Game have in store? Augustana coach's Jerry Olszewski puts his finger on how the Vikings have started 5-0 despite a couple closer calls than they expected or wanted. Both the Vikings and USF have suffered significant injuries. Will we even get the appetizing quarterback duel between USF dual threat Camd…

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John-o-Logue: Key to the City Game is a rivalry like no other in college football 8:25

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There are classic college football rivalries and then, there is Augustana versus the University of Sioux Falls in Saturday's annual "Key to the City Game." Sure, there are longer, more hate-filled rivalries all across America at all levels. The most famous ones feature a power struggle in proximity — a border battle like the SDSU-NDSU "Dakota Marke…

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Travis Johansen unpacks NDSU loss, describes how USD's culture "won't allow the season to go off the rails" 24:44

13d ago24:44

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A close loss or even, say, 14-point loss at No. 1 North Dakota State would not be a satisfactory result for those in South Dakota's football program, but it wouldn't be as nearly painful or jarring as what transpired in Fargo on Saturday. Yes, 51-13 hurt. Every part of it, particularly the 34-3 halftime score and how it got there. Yes, it shocked f…

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NLA: Zim on Twins firing Rocco, Vikings MAS*H unit & Wentz, USD's slide, Jacks' jump, Key to the City Game 57:28

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You get hired to get fired. That has become the new old adage in modern day, big business college and pro sports for coaches and managers. After seven seasons, three playoff appearances, and the first playoff series win in over 20 years, Twins manager Rocco Baldelli became the latest casualty of this concept. Was it warranted? Is he the "fall guy?"…

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John-o-logue: Goalposts have moved at USD, but not SDSU; Wentz Wentzes in drunk game in Dublin 26:52

10d ago26:52

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You don't know. You may think you know. But you don't know. That wasn't just a famous line from former Saints and Colts coach Jim Mora, Sr., over 30 years ago. It serves as the motto of Happy Hour with John Gaskins. It's is what the nature of football in 2025 — the ever-changing NFL and the transient college football landscape — continues to prove.…

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson (SDSU), Kurtiss Riggs (Monday PM QB), and WTF, USD? 1:48:29

15d ago1:48:29

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You don't know. You may think you know. But you don't know. That wasn't just a famous line from former Saints and Colts coach Jim Mora, Sr., over 30 years ago. It serves as the motto of Happy Hour with John Gaskins. It's is what the nature of football in 2025 — the ever-changing NFL and the transient college football landscape — continues to prove.…

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Kurtiss Riggs on Alabama's big win, Bison throttling Yotes, SDSU-Mercyhurst, top HSFB products in Metro, Gronowski 1:00:21

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Kalen DeBoer survived and advanced. The South Dakota native and former University of Sioux Falls national championship player and coach took some heat off of himself in Alabama's wire-to-wire 24-21 win at Georgia on Saturday. What appears to be different about the Crimson Tide from both the week 1 loss at Florida State and last season's four losses…

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Dan Jackson on Mercyhurst domination, Youngstown, why so many things improved after "Improvement Week" 21:17

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After a 3-0 start but with plenty of things to sharpen during last week's bye week, South Dakota State checked a lot of boxes and rolled through its check list on Saturday in the 51-7 win over Mercyhurst: 3rd down conversions — The Jackrabbits were 26% coming in but 69% against the Lakers (9 of 13) Red Zone conversions — SDSU was 8 for 8, although …

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Jake Wieneke: SDSU Hall of Fame inductee and all-time leading WR with memories of Stig, Christion, Goedert, milestone wins, and what's he up to now? 1:09:33

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On Saturday, SDSU's all-time leading receiver Jake Wieneke will be inducted into the SDSU Athletics Hall of Fame. We caught up with Wieneke on July 15 to look back at his illustrious career, how he came to SDSU, his NFL attempt, and his life now: At first, a small town the size of Brookings is not what a Minnesota "Mr. Football" finalist from just …

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW - Mike McFeely (NDSU-USD / Wentz) and the Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent Singer 1:35:09

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Are we there yet? The first Missouri Valley Football Conference actual conference game is on Saturday, and it also happens to be one of the Top 5 "must see" matchups most FCS experts pegged before the season started. So, after a month of non-conference bludgeonings for No. 1 North Dakota State (by a combined 138-17) and slipping, sliding, and recov…

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Mike McFeely (Forum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist) sizes up NDSU-USD, Wentz's chances of becoming QB1 for Vikings 40:36

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Are we there yet? The first Missouri Valley Football Conference actual conference game is on Saturday, and it also happens to be one of the Top 5 "must see" matchups most FCS experts pegged before the season started. So, after a month of non-conference bludgeonings for No. 1 North Dakota State (by a combined 138-17) and slipping, sliding, and recov…

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Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast: USD-NDSU, SDSU-Mercyhurst, USF, Augie, Metro preps 54:34

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Are we there yet? The first Missouri Valley Football Conference actual conference game is on Saturday, and it also happens to be one of the Top 5 "must see" matchups most FCS experts pegged before the season started. So, after a month of non-conference bludgeonings for No. 1 North Dakota State (by a combined 138-17) and slipping, sliding, and recov…

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FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: Travis Johansen previews USD-NDSU and Iowa GOAT QB Chuck Long breaks down Mark Gronowski's first month with Hawkeyes 1:04:08

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Let's just get down to business. No pussyfooting around. Happy Hour's weekly chat with South Dakota football coach Travis Johansen spends one opening question on the impressive 42-21 win over Drake — the Coyotes' second half defense after giving up just 87 total yards before halftime is a sore spot — and then barrels right into Saturday's showdown …

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John-o-logue: SDSU's GOAT was never an Iowa goat. Just ask Iowa's GOAT. How good can Gronowski be? 7:38

20d ago7:38

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Mark Gronowski could not have had a worse take-off as Iowa's quarterback. He stumbled and sputtered on the runaway when he was expected to soar immediately against FCS also-ran Albany, and that should be the expectation when you're Iowa's "Two Million Dollar Man." Then, after a 16-13 loss at Iowa when he didn't exactly fly smoothly through turbulan…

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Iowa QB GOAT Chuck Long on Mark Gronowski's first four games, Iowa-Indiana, Ferentz era, Hayden Fry and the '85 Rose Bowl team 30:52

20d ago30:52

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Iowa's all-time passing leader Chuck Long picks apart Gronowski's first four games in Iowa City. Long threw for over 10,000 yards for the Hawkeyes, culminating in a senior season where he guided the 1985 Hawkeyes to a win-for-the-ages over No. 1 Michigan en route to Hayden Fry's second Rose Bowl. After finishing second to Bo Jackson in Heisman Trop…

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Travis Johansen previews what No. 1 NDSU has in store and how USD combats all of it 25:39

20d ago25:39

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Let's just get down to business. No pussyfooting around. Happy Hour's weekly chat with South Dakota football coach Travis Johansen spends one opening question on the impressive 42-21 win over Drake — the Coyotes' second half defense after giving up just 87 total yards before halftime is a sore spot — and then barrels right into Saturday's showdown …

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NLA: Zim on Yotes-Bison, SDSU post-bye week, Wentz & Vikings QB controversy coming?, NFL Today retro show, Canaries "choked" 1:03:01

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Missouri Valley Conference football play starts with a bang. We think. No. 17 South Dakota's visit to No. 1 North Dakota State was a definite Top 5 "circle this on the calendar" in the offseason, considering the Coyotes' "we have arrived" comeback win over in last season's finale to share the MVFC title with the Bison and South Dakota State. Plus, …

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson, Canaries veterans Jabari Henry & Mike Hart, and Monday Afternoon QB Kurtiss Riggs on all things Wentz/Vikings, NFL, USD-NDSU, and prep football 1:48:04

22d ago1:48:04

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Has Carson Wentz wedged himself into any quarterback controversy in Minnesota after the Vikings throttled the Bengals? Are the South Dakota Coyotes in any shape to even threaten steamrolling No. 1 North Dakota State after a sharp, convincing 42-21 win over the same Drake team that gave South Dakota State fits? How did SDSU coach Dan Jackson spend a…

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Canaries veterans Jabari Henry and Mike Hart after thrilling championship series, heartbreaking Game 5 loss 19:48

22d ago19:48

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It was a roller coaster of emotions for the Sioux Falls Canaries and their thunderous throng of Birdcage faithful over three nights of league championship baseball in Sioux Falls. The Birds undoubtedly won over Sioux Falls sports fans with three rock 'em, sock 'em games and being so close to their first title in 17 years, they could taste it. Then,…

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John-o-logue: Maybe USD's timing is right for NDSU, Wentz Fever needs a reality check, and how to process Canaries' title heartbreak with veterans Jabari Henry and Mike Hart 35:34

22d ago35:34

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Has Carson Wentz wedged himself into any quarterback controversy in Minnesota after the Vikings throttled the Bengals? Are the South Dakota Coyotes in any shape to even threaten steamrolling No. 1 North Dakota State after a sharp, convincing 42-21 win over the same Drake team that gave South Dakota State fits? How did SDSU coach Dan Jackson spend a…

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Kurtiss Riggs on Wentz, NFC North, sputtering Chiefs, USD-NDSU, Gronowski/Iowa, Augie/USF, HSFB 55:44

22d ago55:44

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Lifelong fan Carson Wentz starting for the Vikings and throwing a couple touchdown passes in 48-10 win in Minneapolis was an awesome story on Sunday. But what do we actually make of Wentz as an NFL quarterback after that performance, and if he is regular starting material? Should Kevin O'Connell bring back J.J. McCarthy when the franchise QB is rea…

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Dan Jackson on watching CFB during bye week, analytics vs gut, "Improvement Week," and Mercyhurst 16:46

22d ago16:46

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So, how does a college football head coach spend his Saturday on a bye week? The answer is likely as different as the personalities of hundreds of coaches all over the country, but you'll get the flavor of a Dan Jackson Saturday in our weekly chat with South Dakota State's head coach. Among the topics: Favorite podcasts Which CFB games he watched o…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW - USD RB "Mr. 300" L.J. Phillips, Huskers legend & Augie football dad Rob Zatechka, and Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast from Orion Pub 2:07:18

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Where did that come from? L.J. Phillips burst seemingly out of nowhere to rumble for 301 yards in South Dakota's absolutely-had-to-have-this overtime win over Northern Colorado on Saturday. The backup running back to All-American Charles Pierre, Jr., to start the 2025 campaign came within seven yards of breaking Amos Allen's 18-year-old school reco…

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Huskers football legend/podcaster & Augustana football dad "Dr. Rob" Zatechka on Nebraska's big game, the Rhule era, and how Augie's culture reminds him of Tom Osborne's teams 59:03

26d ago59:03

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It's time to talk Augustana and Nebraska football with an Augie parent and Husker legend, "Dr. Rob" Zatechka, an Omaha anesthesiologist who blocked for Big Red legends Tommie Frazier and Lawrence Phillips on NU's 1994 national championship team and hosts the wildly popular "Husker Doc Talk" podcast. Zatechka marvels at both the talent and culture a…

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Thirsty Thursday (local) Football Forecast with Trent Singer! 33:51

21d ago33:51

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Will Drake give the Coyotes the same fits the Bulldogs gave the Jackrabbits last week? Are Augustana and USF Vikings on a collision course for a "battle of undefeateds" in the Key to the City Game in two weeks? And can the Jefferson Cavaliers — now head coached by the man who called plays for Lincoln's back-to-back state championship juggernaut off…

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USD's "Mr. 300" L.J. Phillips on seizing the moment, his Big 12 recruitment, going from "chubby" OL to RB, bond with Charles Pierre, and his famous NFL cousin 34:26

26d ago34:26

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Where did that come from? L.J. Phillips burst seemingly out of nowhere to rumble for 301 yards in South Dakota's absolutely-had-to-have-this overtime win over Northern Colorado on Saturday. The backup running back to All-American Charles Pierre, Jr., to start the 2025 campaign came within seven yards of breaking Amos Allen's 18-year-old school reco…

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Canaries legend Jabari Henry on chasing a title, clutch "Bari Bombs," Birds' big turnaround 26:41

23d ago26:41

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He doesn't want to think about it. But how can he not? Over the next two games at The Birdcage on Thursday and Friday (maybe Saturday), the Canaries all-time GOAT and American Association's career home run king Jabari Henry has a chance to deliver Sioux Falls its first American Association league championship in 17 years, and second ever in the mos…