SD Sports Lounge: Mike Daly (SDSU legend), Mike McFeely (Forum columnist) on NDSU's foray into FBS), Jerry Brewer (The Athletic) on covering World Cup, and Zach Borg on Kairos Volleyball Club

The man who changed the face of South Dakota State football isn't John Stiegelmeier.   It was the head coach who preceded Stig: Mike Daly.   At least, that is what Stigelmeier said in his recently-released biography book Stig & The Rise of South Dakota State Football by Tanner Castora. A Fairmont, Minnesota, and Augustana football standout, Daly was a young SDSU defensive coordinator when he hired Stiegelmeier as a volunteer student assistant in 1977.    After Daly spent 12 seasons away from SDSU from 1979-90 — as DC under Don Morton for successful stints at North Dakota State and Tulsa before a three-year disaster at Wisconsin — Daly was hired as Jackrabbits' head coach after the 1990 season.   The Jacks had suffered back-to-back losing seasons, including 3-8 in 1990. Daly encountered an underfunded and under-prioritized program and immediately turned it around.   After six winning seasons — SDSU won six or seven games every year, was 40-24 overall and 31-22 in the North Central Conference — Daly walked away from the school and from coaching for the rest of his life. Stiegelmeier took over. It took a while, but the rest is history— SDSU became an FCS powerhouse and eventual national champion. Daly detailed his time at SDSU and other captivating stories from his football journey in a 100-minute interview on Happy Hour with John Gaskins.   A portion of that conversation — Daly creating and producing his own weekly TV show to bring more attention to the Jackrabbits — leads off this week's South Dakota Sports Lounge, a weekly show that features the hand-picked "best" local segments of the week from daily sports programs in the Forum Communications family, concluding with a feature story from Zach Borg.   Here are the other shows' picks for July 6-10:   Hot Mic with Dom Izzo (Fargo): Veteran Forum of Fargo-Moorhead columnist Mike McFeely previews North Dakota State's maiden voyage in the FBS and next week's Mountain West Conference media days. Will the Bison contend for the title right away?   The Nate Brown Show (Rapid City): Jerry Brewer (senior columinst at The Athletic) shares his  his experience covering the World Cup.   Zach Borg feature: A close-up look at the Kairos Volleyball Club in Sioux Falls, rated as a Top 40 club in the United States. It has pumped out dozens of eventual college players and stars like Nebraska's three-time Big Ten Setter of the Year, Bergen Reilly.