Best John Gaskins Podcasts (2025)

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FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast (SDSU, USD, Augie, USF, Preps) & USD coach Travis Johansen 1:32:06

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It's now or never for high school football teams all across South Dakota on Thursday night in the state playoffs. Win, and you "survive and advance." Lose, and your season comes to an end. The same can be said for the South Dakota Coyotes (5-4) when they face No. 8 North Dakota (6-2) in the Dakota Dome on Saturday. While USD will have two more regu…

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Nightmare Fuel 37: Dissonance (2 of 2) 1:03:53

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Happy Halloween, Meatsacks! The conclusion of our Halloween week fictional horror! In this conclusion to yesterday's release, Duncan Briggs just wants his life to return to what it was before he'd ever heard of AR Innovations. But we all know that's not going to happen, right? Instead, the new ride he's on keeps getting wilder. This episode was sco…

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Nightmare Fuel 36: Dissonance (1 of 2) 1:12:35

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Hello again Meatsacks! The beginning of our last bit of Halloween week fictional horror! This one was originally released back in July. In this first of two parts, we meet a man, Duncan Briggs, who agrees to participate in a paid scientific study to make a little cash to get his wife something nice for her birthday while he's in-between jobs. And t…

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USD's Travis Johansen on offensive struggles, emerging playmakers, UND, World Series, Halloween 28:17

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It's now or never for high school football teams all across South Dakota on Thursday night in the state playoffs. Win, and you "survive and advance." Lose, and your season comes to an end. The same can be said for the South Dakota Coyotes (5-4) when they face No. 8 North Dakota (6-2) in the Dakota Dome on Saturday. While USD will have two more regu…

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Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent & John (SDSU, USD, Augie, USF, Prep Playoffs) 48:44

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Gaskins sits down with Sioux Falls Live reporter Trent Singer for their weekly "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast" from Orion Pub, where they'll pick apart and predict: * SDSU vs Indiana State * USD vs UND * Augustana vs Northern State * USF vs Winona State CLASS 11AAA QUARTERFINALS (8) Sioux Falls Roosevelt at (1) Brandon Valley, 6 p.m. (7) Rapid…

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (SF Metro) with Trent Singer 14:36

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Sioux Falls Live prep sports reporter Trent Singer joins John Gaskins from the Orion Pub to preview the Class 11AAA state quarterfinals: (5) Harrisburg at (4) O'Gorman, 6 p.m. (6) Sioux Falls Washington at (3) Sioux Falls Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. (7) Rapid City Central at (2) Sioux Falls Lincoln, 4 p.m. (8) Sioux Falls Roosevelt at (1) Brandon Valley, …

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FULL WED. SHOW: Why to root for Jimmy's Ex-Jacks at WSU, Vikings views from Darren "Doogie" Wolfson (KSTP-TV), and USF coach Jim Glogowski 1:35:40

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It appears there is a sizable contingency of South Dakota State fans who are rooting for former Jackrabbits Mark Gronowski and Griffin Wilde. In fact, few would arguable that a decent chunk of SDSU fans on allocate time on Saturdays just for Gronowski's Iowa Hawkeyes and Wilde's Northwestern Wildcats. Likely, there were smiles and fist pumps and ho…

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John-o-logue: A case for pulling for Jimmy's "WSU Jackrabbits" 26:08

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It appears there is a sizable contingency of South Dakota State fans who are rooting for former Jackrabbits Mark Gronowski and Griffin Wilde. In fact, few would arguable that a decent chunk of SDSU fans on allocate time on Saturdays just for Gronowski's Iowa Hawkeyes and Wilde's Northwestern Wildcats. Likely, there were smiles and fist pumps and ho…

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Vikings Vortex of Doom: Veteran KSTP-TV reporter Darren Wolfson on the Wentz wincing, decaying defense, end of KOC honeymoon (?) 40:38

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The Minnesota Vikings have fallen into a vortex of doom, both with their injuries and the controversy surrounding the broken shoulder of Carson Wentz, who played in two-and-a-half games with the torn labrum and was wincing in extreme pain in the second half of a way-gone loss to the Chargers. How much blame should be thrust upon head coach Kevin O'…

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USF's Jim Glogowski on bouncing back after Augie loss, Tate Schaefer's instant credibility 28:56

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The Cougars have won back-to-back road games after their crushing loss to Augustana in which the Vikings scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to win 29-28. How haunting was the Augie loss? Who was able to shake coach Jim Glogowski out of his Key to the City blues, and what has made former Sioux Falls Lincoln standout Tate Schaefer such a smooth o…

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Female Trouble 58:00

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The fairer sex? Not so much. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Morgan Rector & Glassbox Media

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Nightmare Fuel 30: Operation Wandering Soul 1:01:07

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Hello Meatsacks! Time for more Halloween week horror! This one was, as you can guess, released the week before yesterday's story, from this past May. And in it, we head to the tropical jungle of Vietnam's Annamese mountains. When on a dark, rainy night in January of 1968, PsyWar Detachment Six was conducting black ops meant to terrify and break the…

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NLA: Zim & John unpack Bison beatdown & SDSU moving forward, USD on the brink, DeBoer dodging defeat, Wentz the Warrior, HSFB Playoffs, Halloween in your 40's 1:09:03

5d ago1:09:03

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You can see it in the changing color of the leaves, and then how quickly they are falling off the trees. You can feel it in the chill of the air in the mornings, evenings, and sometimes all day. As November — which for those of us up here in the north means early winter — nears, the weather and ever-shedding trees represent the cold, harsh reality …

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Nightmare Fuel 31: The House of Hurt 1:30:01

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Time for another Halloween week Nightmare Fuel! This one is from this past May. And in it, we head to Upstate New York's Woodhull Mountain, where Gabe and Hassan see a very strangely placed house on the side of the hill while out on a hike. When Gabe enters the house, he leaves behind our world, and enters a space outside of it - a dark and mysteri…

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson, Kurtiss Riggs & John Gaskins react to NDSU's dominance over SDSU. What now? 1:45:32

6d ago1:45:32

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Well, now what? It was clear as the crisp autumn air in Brookings on Saturday night who has the best FCS team in the nation as No. 1 North Dakota State delivered a cold-blooded wallop on No. 2 South Dakota State, 38-7. We'll never know what kind of difference SDSU starting quarterback Chase Mason — who had a boot on his left leg and foot and was un…

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John-o-logue: What to make of NDSU's domination of SDSU 21:13

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins gives his own views on Saturday's Dakota Marker mauling — including the difference Mason would have made — and what it means going forward for the Jackrabbits.By John Gaskins

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Kurtiss Riggs reacts to NDSU-SDSU, Alabama-South Carolina, USD, Kraft & Goedert's big days, Iowa-Minnesota, and more 56:56

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The 11-time Indoor Football Champion former Sioux Falls Storm head coach and director of the Sanford Sports Academy — and veteran local college and prep TV game analyst — Kurtiss Riggs stops by the Gibs Sports Bar for an hour of banter about a lively weekend of college, pro, and high school football: Dakota Marker — NDSU and SDSU breakdown, includi…

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Nightmare Fuel 28: He'll Make You Whole 1:11:01

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This isn't a mistake, meatsacks! I've been wanting to show you some of the new fictional content I've been working on for awhile now. And the week of Halloween seemed like a great time to do it. This week, I'll be sharing five of my favorite Nightmare Fuels with you here on the Timesuck feed, staring with this story I wrote back in March. It's 1989…

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Dan Jackson on NDSU loss, how Jacks move on, and updates health of Mason, O'Groske, Van Tol 27:24

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Well, now what? It was clear as the crisp autumn air in Brookings on Saturday night who has the best FCS team in the nation as No. 1 North Dakota State delivered a cold-blooded wallop on No. 2 South Dakota State, 38-7. We'll never know what kind of difference SDSU starting quarterback Chase Mason — who had a boot on his left leg and foot and was un…

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478 - The Hog Trail Killer 2:08:41

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In the mid-1990s, the quiet backwoods of southwest Florida became the hunting grounds of a sadistic killer the media would dub “The Hog Trail Killer.” What began as a routine hog hunt quickly spiraled into one of the most gruesome investigations in Florida history - a string of bodies found in the woods, all bound, mutilated, and left to rot. This …

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The Murder of Joseph Gatto 47:20

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Hopefully Mike will find the answers he's looking for. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Morgan Rector & Glassbox Media

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FULL FRIDAY SHOW: "Behind Enemy Lines" with NDSU experts Dom Izzo & Mike McFeely 1:21:25

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After a week's worth of Happy Hour shows packed with deep dives about Saturday's Dakota Marker game — with guests like Dan Jackson, John Stiegelmeier, Taryn Christion, Kurtiss Riggs, and Matt Zimmer — there's really not much else to say, right? Wrong! Out of the Jackrabbit bubble and across the border we go for Friday's "Behind Enemy Lines" show to…

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Mike McFeely (Fargo columnist) on NDSU-SDSU rivalry, Bison fans' attitude to this series and game 35:00

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Few have the pulse of both the team, the school, the fans and "Bison Nation" better than 30-year Forum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist Mike McFeely. Is the buzz as strong in Fargo as it has been for the last decade of these Top 5 tilts for the Dakota Marker? Are Bison fans as revved up about this rivalry as Jacks fans? McFeely has become publicly bored…

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John-o-logue: "Best Rivalry in College Football? Yes, Dakota Marker is... right now. Also, the Vikings are screwed. 20:55

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins explains why the Dakota Marker is "the best rivalry going in college football." Plus, reaction to the Minnesota Vikings' 37-10 bloodbath loss in Los Angeles to the Chargers. Who is to blame most for these last two brutal losses and a 3-4, NFC North last place start? Can we stick a fork in Carson Wentz and the Vikings' p…

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Dom Izzo, Voice of the Bison, digs into NDSU's 7-0 start and SDSU matchups 25:31

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Out of the Jackrabbit bubble and across the border we go for Friday's "Behind Enemy Lines" show to grasp more insight into the No. 1 Bison — the X's and O's and the Jimmy's and Joe's. Who are these guys? Why have they demonstrated machine-like dominance on both sides of the ball with an average score of 43-10 on their way to 7-0? (Hint: It is more …

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Short Suck #44: The Victorian Monster of Spring-Heeled Jack 57:19

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From ghostly prankster to urban legend, Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized Victorian London with blue flames, metallic claws, and impossible rooftop leaps—so much so that a Ripper-era letter in 1888 claimed his name. This Short Suck traces the 1838 panic through hoaxes, aristocratic “bets,” and mass hysteria to ask what Jack revealed about a rapidly mod…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: John Stiegelmeier on the Dakota Marker game / Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent from Orion Pub 2:10:23

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Some call the Dakota Marker series the best college football rivalry in the nation — at least this past decade — because of how often both teams are national championship contenders and, like this week, No. 1 and No. 2. Some don't. It's a layered topic and argument when you put SDSU-NDSU against rivalries like Montana-Montana State, Michigan-Ohio S…

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John Stiegelmeier's "Dakota Marker" history lesson & thoughts on this year's SDSU-NDSU showdown 1:11:10

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Some call the Dakota Marker series the best college football rivalry in the nation — at least this past decade — because of how often both teams are national championship contenders and, like this week, No. 1 and No. 2. Some don't. It's a layered topic and argument when you put SDSU-NDSU against rivalries like Montana-Montana State, Michigan-Ohio S…

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Dakota Marker "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast" with John & Trent (plus USD-ISU, Gophers-Hawkeyes, Huskers-NW, Augie, USF, HSFB) 59:14

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sports reporter Trent Singer conduct their usual beer summit better known as the "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast." They hack away at the Dakota Marker matchups between No. 1 North Dakota State and No. 2 South Dakota State (and the Mason-Marble mystery) and make their predictions. Plus, they fore…

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FULL WED. SHOW: Dakota Marker "Cloak & Dagger" Game within the Game, SDSU legend Taryn Christion, USD coach Travis Johansen 1:50:28

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Let the games within the big game continue. On Tuesday, both South Dakota State coach Dan Jackson and North Dakota State coach Tim Polasek addressed questions about the "lower body" injury to SDSU quarterback Chase Mason and how it affects their preparation for Saturday's Dakota Marker Game. The game within the game is the words Jackson chooses to …

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John-o-logue: The Chase Mason Cloak and Dagger Game, "Playoff Mark" Gronowski (?), and Wentz will start again 32:38

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Let the games within the big game continue. On Tuesday, both South Dakota State coach Dan Jackson and North Dakota State coach Tim Polasek addressed questions about the "lower body" injury to SDSU quarterback Chase Mason and how it affects their preparation for Saturday's Dakota Marker Game. The game within the game is the words Jackson chooses to …

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Taryn Christion (SDSU QB 2015-18) and his Dakota Marker Memories 47:17

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The man who set all the SDSU offensive records before Mark Gronowski came along drops Gibs Sports Bar in Sioux Falls to go down memory lane of two mammoth wins over the Bison — the 2016 win in Fargo to end an eight-game losing streak to the then-five-time defending national champions, and the 2017 victory in Brookings to back it up. The Jacks also …

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Travis Johansen on how to enhance offense & go on a run vs four Top 20 teams 30:34

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The Coyotes have won three consecutive Missouri Valley Football Conference games — against the league's three worst teams — to keep their FCS playoff hopes alive. Now, four consecutive games against current Top 20 teams, starting with Saturday's home tilt against Illinois State loom. How can the Yotes continue to hold down the fort on defense again…

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NLA: The Chase Mason Mystery, Dakota Marker preview, Zim's trip to Alabama to cover DeBoer's Year 2 surge 57:44

12d ago57:44

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Let the game within the big game begin. South Dakota State coach Dan Jackson played things just as coy with Matt Zimmer on Tuesday as he did with Happy Hour host John Gaskins on Monday regarding the status of Jackrabbit quarterback Chase Mason and the injury that took him out early in Saturday's game at Murray State. Predictably, Jackson said close…

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FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson & Kurtiss Riggs on Dakota Marker Game and how Chase Mason's injury might change things 1:51:48

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The collision course of the latest Dakota Marker game featuring a battle of undefeateds between No. 1 North Dakota (7-0) and No. 2 South Dakota State (7-0) held serve, as expected, on Saturday as the Jackrabbits and Bison both beat two of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference convincingly. But the collision course of a battle o…

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Dan Jackson on Dakota Marker Game, Chase Mason injury, Luke Marble's abilities, Eidsness's offensive changes depending on QB 29:14

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The collision course of the latest Dakota Marker game featuring a battle of undefeateds between No. 1 North Dakota (7-0) and No. 2 South Dakota State (7-0) held serve, as expected, on Saturday as the Jackrabbits and Bison both beat two of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference convincingly. But the collision course of a battle o…

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John-o-logue: How Mason injury impacts NDSU-SDSU, can USD keep winning like this?, Iowa's "Gronowski Game" & is it time to bench Wentz? 24:19

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The collision course of the latest Dakota Marker game featuring a battle of undefeateds between No. 1 North Dakota (7-0) and No. 2 South Dakota State (7-0) held serve, as expected, on Saturday as the Jackrabbits and Bison both beat two of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference convincingly. But the collision course of a battle o…

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Kurtiss Riggs on SDSU-NDSU, Mason injury/status & how it affects game, USD's low wattage offense, "The Mark Gronowski Game," another almost Top 20 upset for Jimmy Rogers, Wentz and other NFL QB's 58:16

13d ago58:16

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The collision course of the latest Dakota Marker game featuring a battle of undefeateds between No. 1 North Dakota and No. 2 South Dakota State held serve, as expected, on Saturday as the Jackrabbits and Bison both convincingly beat two of the worst teams in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. But the collision course of a battle of dual threa…

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477 - The Ogress of Reading and the Horrors of Baby Farming 2:05:25

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In Victorian England, “baby farming” turned unwanted infants into a deadly business. Amelia Dyer, known as The Ogress of Reading, used it to hide an unimaginable number of murders - hundreds of them. This week, we expose the grim world of baby farming, the cruelty of Victorian morality, and how one of the most prolific killers in British history wa…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast, Augie hockey coach Garrett Raboin, Lincoln OC Travis Schafer (father of QB studs Tate & Brody) 1:42:02

17d ago1:42:02

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Imagine being the father of the all-time leading passer at not just his high school, but the entire 12-year history of the state's largest class, who caps off his prolific career leading his team to a state championship. Pretty cool, huh? Now imagine his younger brother, a sophomore, replacing him the very next season and taking almost zero adjustm…

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Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent 51:55

17d ago51:55

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Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sportswriter Trent Singer lead off with previews of this weekend's games of local interest: #2 South Dakota State at Murray State #22 South Dakota at Northern Iowa HSFB: #1 Brandon Valley at #4 Harrisburg Nebraska at Minnesota #11 Tennessee at #6 Alabama Specifically, what should we expect out of th…

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Augustana hockey coach Garrett Raboin on program's fast rise, major home openers vs No. 15 Arizona State 25:28

17d ago25:28

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The Vikings are receiving votes in the Top 25 poll at the start of their third season of existence and opened the season with a two-game split at Minnesota-Duluth, who is receiving even more votes. How has Raboin turned Augie into such a high caliber program in such a short time? What kind of dues did the Vikings have to pay in their own conference…

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Lincoln HS OC Travis Schafer (father of All-State QB's Tate & Brody Schafer) 24:41

17d ago24:41

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Imagine being the father of the all-time leading passer at not just his high school, but the entire 12-year history of the state's largest class, who caps off his prolific career leading his team to a state championship. Pretty cool, huh? Now imagine his younger brother, a sophomore, replacing him the very next season and taking almost zero adjustm…

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FULL THURSDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast, Augie hockey coach Garrett Raboin, & Travis Schafer (Lincoln OC / QB studs Tate & Brody's dad) 1:42:02

17d ago1:42:02

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Imagine being the father of the all-time leading passer at not just his high school, but the entire 12-year history of the state's largest class, who caps off his prolific career leading his team to a state championship. Pretty cool, huh? Now imagine his younger brother, a sophomore, replacing him the very next season and taking almost zero adjustm…

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FULL WED. SHOW: SDSU alumni check-in (Rogers, Wilde, Gronowski), USD coach Travis Johansen, and Husker Online reporter Robin Washut (Matt Rhule/Penn State mania) 1:20:48

18d ago1:20:48

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At 6-0, it has been so far, so good, for No. 2 South Dakota State in the Dan Jackson era — also known as the post-scorched earth exodus of head coach Jimmy Rogers, his entire SDSU coaching staff, and 15 SDSU players to Washington State. Oh, and life after the school's GOAT quarterback Mark Gronowski (Iowa), blazing top-end speed wide receiver (Grif…

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John-o-Logue: Midseason check-in on SDSU alumni — Rogers, Wilde, Gronowski 34:57

18d ago34:57

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At 6-0, it has been so far, so good, for No. 2 South Dakota State in the Dan Jackson era — also known as the post-scorched earth exodus of head coach Jimmy Rogers, his entire SDSU coaching staff, and 15 SDSU players to Washington State. Oh, and life after the school's GOAT quarterback Mark Gronowski (Iowa), blazing top-end speed wide receiver (Grif…

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Husker Online reporter Robin Washut on the Matt Rhule-Penn State mania, matchup with Minnesota 19:57

18d ago19:57

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Wednesday's show rounds out with a trip to Lincoln and a chat with veteran Husker Online reporter Robin Washut for insight into the latest coaching distraction at Nebraska. Matt Rhule has been connected to the Penn State opening and on Monday addressed speculation he just may be a candidate. What should we make of what Rhule said? How strong of a c…

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Travis Johansen on USD's first road win of '25, forging identity, defensive standouts, Northern Iowa 25:55

18d ago25:55

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Some good old fashioned cliches were served up about South Dakota's 19-14 win at Indiana State — typically, and it appears once again, one of the worst MVFC teams: Just Win, Babhy Any road win is a good win An ugly win is still a beautiful win You get the point. Then, some in the USD camp were quick to mention how the game did not feel as close as …

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You Sure You Want to be a Chef? Guest- Sam Walker- Gaskins on Emma 57:33

18d ago57:33

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In the October episode of the Bien the Know podcast, we address the question, “Are you sure you want to be a chef?” The Food Network, The Bear, along with a multitude of other shows and movies have romanticized the position and the industry, but what’s it really like? John and Chef Will talk with special return guest Sam Walker, executive chef of G…

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NLA: We just can't wait a week to talk SDSU-NDSU! Plus, College Gameday memories, Augie/USF freshman sensations, and Nebraska's Matt Rhule distraction 48:10

19d ago48:10

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Forgive us for not taking it "one game at a time" like coaches always preach. Even in today's modern college football world of just about anything unimaginable happening — Indiana vaulting to a No. 3 ranking two years after being dog meat, Jimmy Rogers and his 33-point underdog "Washington State Jackrabbits" almost beating No. 4 Ole Miss — many foo…