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Happy Hour with John Gaskins — 515 episodes

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Lounge: SDSU's Dan Jackson, USD voice John Thayer, Zach Borg profiles Pierre's dynasty and '26 squad

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FULL SHOW: SDSU, USD, Augie, USF & prep predictions with Trent Singer / Jenn Kenyon Zimmer (Matt's wife) on her mission to help prevent a Sioux Falls school lunch crisis

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Matt Zimmer's wife Jenn on how you can help prevent a school lunch crisis in Sioux Falls

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Predictions! SDSU, USD, Augie, USF & prep "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast" with Trent Singer

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NLA: Are we there yet? Zim's last-minute Jacks, Yotes, Augie & USF views before kickoff (Finally!)

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FULL SHOW: Matt Vitzthum (naming starting QB, season opener) & Sam Herder (FCS coverage, national title contenders)

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Freshman wins USD QB1 job... why is this such a big deal?

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Sam Herder (FCS analyst) on starting his own business, FCS title chase, SDSU-Mason, USD-Modrzewski

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Matt Vitzthum deep dive on QB1 choice, O-Line strength & Central Connecticut State

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FULL SHOW: Dan Jackson on Game Week 1, SF Jefferson's Eric Stuck & Chase Mason's biggest & smallest stat for national title hopes

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Jefferson coach Eric Struck previews a promising '26 team and Saturday's opener at Harrisburg

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Chase Mason stat most important to a Jacks national title is....?

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Dan Jackson's up-to-date report & thoughts on Jacks ahead of Game 1

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Lounge: Matt Zimmer & John Gaskins on SDSU & USD QB's, NDSU coach Tim Polasek, Doug Gottlieb and "Dan Jackson-isms"

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FULL Augie-USF Preview: Zim & John, Coach OJ, Coach Glo

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NLA: Zim & John's Augie & USF Preview '26

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Augie's "Coach OJ" on Vikings' high expectiations for 2026, particularly at QB

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USF's Coach Glo previews his 2026 Cougars, one week from opener

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FULL SHOW: USD DAY with Charles Pierre, Gabe Hardman & John Thayer

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USD Day: RB Charles Pierre Jr. on his long road back to recovery and Yotes outlook for '26

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USD Day: LB Gabe Hardman on his journey from Miami, Yotes defense, and bond/rivalry with RB Charles Pierre Jr.

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USD Day: Voice of the Coyotes John Thayer on program stability, Vitzthum vibe & players to watch in '26

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Zim & John's JACKS Preview '26

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Zim & John's YOTES season preview '26

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NLA: Zim & John's official CFB Preview '26, Jacks & Yotes edition

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FULL SHOW: USD legend Scott Jones and more SDSU and Yotes preseason buzz

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USD QB legend Scott Jones (1985-86) looks back while paying it forward to Coyotes

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SDSU former walk-ons are key ingredients in potential title run, while USD's O-line may be better than "experience" suggests

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South Dakota Sports Lounge: SDSU's Dan Jackson, FCS Reporter Sam Herder, USD AD Jon Schemmel, SDSU O'Line feature

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SDSU's Eric Eidsness (OC) on Chase Mason's mastery at QB, offense's potential, QB2 and RB1 battles

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FULL SHOW: John Stiegelmeier, Eric Eidness, Brian Bergstrom, Dan Georgalas & Brock Thompson on SDSU Media Day

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John Stiegelmeier on coaching in August camp, Dan Jackson's leadership, trip to Hall of Fame to see Adam Vinatieri

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SDSU DC Brian Bergstrom on his loaded & experienced defense and "the long ramp" from Missoula

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Dan Jackson sizes up 2026 Jacks' discipline, depth physicality, culture & preventing the traps of 2025

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Chase Mason on his development & Jacks' offensive growth since 2025

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SDSU's Carter Sitzman on transfering from Wayne State and making noise in Brookings

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Lofton O'Groske (SDSU WR) on his breakout season cut short by injury & excitement to be back

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Reis Kirschenmen, Dontay Johnson, Dawson Ripperda: 3 Jacks defenders tell their stories on SDSU Media Day

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SDSU Day 1: Dan Jackson, Chase Mason, Carter Sitzman, Lofton O'Groske, Reis Kirschenmen, Dontay Johnson, Dawson Ripperda

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NLA: Zim on Vikings & Coyotes QB pictures clearing & Chase Mason set for monster year

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FULL SHOW: FCS analyst Samuel Akem, Vinatieri's speech leaves out SDSU, and Zach Borg on first day of prep football

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Zach Borg on prep football, first day of practice: Who is No. 1 in Class 11AAA?

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No SDSU in Adam Vinatieri's Hall of Fame speech (but plenty of comedy) & why Chuck Foreman now *really* belongs in Canton

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FCS analyst & pod host Samuel Akem on Dakotas & Montana schools and more possible FCS dominance in 2026

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Sports Lounge: Jacks Illustrated hosts, Avery Koenen Rapid City Post 22 baseball, Canaries veteran Mike Hart

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Jacks Illustrated pt 2 - NDSU exit & rivalry with USD, NIL/portal impact on fans, Chase Mason hype train, '26 prospects

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Jacks Illustrated pt 1 - The Birth & Growth of JI

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Jackrabbit Ilustrated hosts on the growth of SDSU fandom (and their own shows)

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FULL SHOW: Kim Nelson returns & Trent Singer's deep dive on 5-for-5

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Kim Nelson returns to describe his state title season with Sioux Falls Christian and life as an OC after 45 years of head coaching

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5-for-5 rule deep dive with Trent Singer & the Canaries are throwing a massive fundraiser Thursday for pitcher with cancer

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Zim on Yotes, Augie, USF camps and Twins trade

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Zim on Jacks camp & Kim Nelson stories

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NLA: Let's get physical at local football camps

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SDSU legend Brooklyn Meyer looks back on her amazing career (re-release from April)

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Sports Lounge: Tyler Merriam, The Howling Podcasters, and Air Force coach Troy Calhoun

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NLA: Camping with Zim! Jacks & Yotes Day 1 observations, plus the Vikings QB1 battle & a monster (if not miracle) walkoff Twins win

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FULL SHOW: Jacks, Yotes & Vikings QB scan, Voice of USF Tom Frederick returns, and Patrick Lalley on Rhoden's romp over Doeden

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Rhoden runs away from Doeden in Republican runoff. Patrick Lalley breaks it down!

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Voice of USF Tom Frederick returns to talk Cougar football & his year of world travels

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Camp Time! Jacks, Yotes, Vikings QB scan: Mason set for big year, three-horse race at USD, and Murray's job to lose in Minnesota?

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USD "Howling Podcast" hosts describe doing a show for fans (like them)

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FULL SHOW: Jordan Barth (Augie, Canaries, Banana Ball), Theis turns it up in CFL, Jackson's first pitch with Canaries, Twins & Birds surging, Scottie Scheffler and rookie phenom in Twin Cities

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No LeBron for Wolves... but can they still compete for a title without him?

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Jordan Barth, Banana Balling Augie & Canaries legend, on his wild times in "Banana Ball"

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Dan Jackson's first pitch, Travis Theis' CFL charge, Canaries surge, Twins holding steady, Scottie Scheffler dazzles Minnesota

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Jason Eck, Cade Johnson, Beau Brungard & Brock Spack....'s mustache: It's the weekly SD Sports Lounge!

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Zim pt 2: Jacks & Yotes football camp previews & T. Denny Sanford's sports legacy

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Zim pt 1: DeBoer at SEC Media Day, Alabama's '26 expectations, Twins sliding while Canaries surge

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NLA w/ Zim: DeBoer at SEC Media Days, Jacks & Yotes camp previews, Canaries are hot (but Twins not)

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Augie A.D. Josh Morton on his life in athletics and 8 years at Augie

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Cade Johnson part 1 - Pre-SDSU years... but first, where is he now?

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Cade Johnson part 2 - SDSU & NFL years

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SDSU legend Cade Johnson on playing with all-time Jackrabbits... and becoming one

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Denny Sanford's immense impact & legacy on SD sports and beyond with Patrick Lalley

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Mike McFeely on NDSU at Mountain West media days, SDSU & USD chances of moving to FBS & getting into MWC, Bison's '26 prospects

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SD Sports Lounge: Jacks, Yotes at MVFC and Bison in Vegas for MWC Media Days

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NLA: Zim & John at the old ballgame in Lincoln!

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FULL SHOW: MVFC Media Day Team Chats (SDSU, MSU, Illinois State, YSU, Indiana State, UND, USD, UNI, SIU, Todd Stepsis & Victor Edwards"

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"MVFC: Jacks team chat, plus Murray State, Illinois State, YSU, Indiana State, UND

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"MVFC: Yotes team chat, plus UNI, SIU, plus Todd Stepsis (UNI coach) and Victor Edwards (Illinois State RB) with Zach Borg

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FULL SHOW: MVFC Media Day 1 - Gaskins 1-on-1 with coaches from USD, SDSU, UND, Illinois State, Indiana State, plus YSU QB Beau Brungard & Zach Borg interview with UND QB Jerry Kaminski and MVFC Commissioner Jeff Jackson

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MVFC: Walter Payton Award winner Beau Brungard on his Youngstown roots, YSU legend father, and overcoming his height

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MVFC: USD's Matt Vitzthum confirms chip on Coyotes' shoulder, updates QB race & marvels about DT Chris Dixon

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MVFC: Dan Jackson on growing rivalry with USD, Chase Mason's growth, socializing with MVFC coaches

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MVFC Day: Kalen DeBoer stories & UND's open door to bust through with Eric Schmidt

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MVFC: Brock Spack has classic Joe Tiller stories & describes how he's made it work at Illinois State

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MVFC: Indiana State coach Curt Mallory's stories of Woody Hayes, playing for Bo Schembechler, and coaching for his dad at Indiana

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MVFC Day: UND QB Jerry Kaminiski & commissioner Jeff Jackson

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FULL SHOW: NDSU logo deal (USD & SDSU next?), Sioux Falls falls short in NCAA men's hoops bid & veteran reporter Patrick Lalley on the mayor and governor races

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Patrick Lalley on Sioux Falls' new mayor (probably) and the Republican Primary race for governor

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Logos on unis? NDSU doing it; What about SDSU & USD? Also, Sioux Falls' NCAA men's bid falls short & Dan Patrick calls out Kevin O'Connell's tap dancing

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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

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FULL SHOW: MVFC top topics on a Thirsty Thursday & SD prep hoops legend Nate Malchow on his prolific career and surviving cancer

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Nate Malchow on his prolific prep hoops career & battling cancer

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MVFC most anticipated topics & a July surge from Twins & Canaries on a Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer at kRav'N

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Mike Daly, Part 2: The SDSU Years (1991-96) and everything after

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Mike Daly, part 1 — Life & career before SDSU head Coaching Years

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Former SDSU coach Mike Daly's football life (full chat)

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NLA: Zim's MVFC Pre-Media Day primer! Where do Jacks & Yotes fit in NDSU-free picture?

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Happy Hour All-American Show: USD's Charles Pierre, Jr. & SDSU's Quentin Christensen

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Happy Hour All-American Show: SDSU's Quentin Christensen

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Happy Hour All-American Show: USD's Charles Pierre, Jr.

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Disabled American Veteran of the Year '23: Staff Sgt. Kim Hubers on her service in Iraq, for Hurricane Katrina, and coming back to New Orleans for the Super Bowl & meeting Justin Jefferson

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LeBron-Wolves? USA wins again! And the best SD college athletes & coaches of the year— Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer from Orion Pub

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South Dakota Sports Lounge: Forum reporter Jeff Kolpack, MS+ Zach Borg, Thor Nystrom from SKOR North, and Midwest Made season 2

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America 250 Show: Disabled American Veteran of the Year Kim Hubers, LeBron-Wolves? (PLEASE!), and Team USA keeps winning big

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FULL CHAT: Behind the NIL curtain with local agency scout Noah Clair

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Local NIL scout Noah Clair, part 2: The "nasty" side of NIL industry & how college athletes use agencies to transfer for more money

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Local NIL scout Noah Clair, part 1: How agencies seek clients & land deals with schools

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Zach Borg on NDSU's FBS future, if SDSU & USD should/will join, and contract extensions for NDSU hoops coaches... and the lack of extension for USD's men's coach

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J.J. Hartigan pt. 1 - Jeff Fylling, growing up in Sioux Falls, calling Canaries games

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J.J. Hartigan, pt 2 - Jacks hoops (2011-14) with AJ, Nagy, Wolters; SF Storm (2021-24) with Riggs & Brown; and Augie (2014-present) with C.J. Ham, OJ, Billeter

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J.J. Hartigan has Jackrabbits, Canaries, Storm and Augie stories galore from his 16 years of local play-by-play

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Summit League commissioner Josh Fenton, USD hoops coach Eric Peterson, Sioux Falls Live's Matt Zimmer, and a Zach Borg feature on softball prodigy Macy Bryant: This week's South Dakota Sports Lounge from Midwest Sports+

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FULL SHOW: USD coach Eric Peterson, Thirsty Thursday (LaMelo trade for Wolves, Sioux Falls NCAA hoops chances), & Team USA talk with World Cup watch party coordinator Jackson Rentschler of the American Outlaws

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Team USA talk with World Cup watch party host Jackson Rentschler of kRav'N (the official American Outlaws watch party bar of Sioux Falls)

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USD's Eric Peterson on his portal-filled spring, transfers gained and lost, contract situation, 2026-27 outlook, new 5-for-5 rule

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Wolves get LaMelo Ball but deal Naz Reid / Sioux Falls chances of hosting NCAA men's play-in games / Augustana's new softball coach

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FULL SHOW: NCAA 5-for-5 & what it means for Jacks & Yotes, Chris Johnson on Wolves trading Randle, and Patrick Lalley on the big mayoral tie

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Two votes! Patrick Lalley on the Sioux Falls mayoral race to go to recount after dead heat

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Wolves: ANT unhappy? Randle traded. Did they get better? Now what? Chris Johnson joins

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NCAA 5-for-5 eligibility rule passes. Chase Mason survives it. Which prominent Jacks & Yotes don't?

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NLA: Zim on "coaches portal always open" (Dusty May), Summit hoops TV-streaming deal, Jacks new 3-star CB commit, CWS & college baseball, Twins vs Ohtani, Wolves trading Randle, Linda Cohn, "Cheers" creator dying

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Stu Whitney, Vol. 2 - "The Great Burns," a deep dive into his new book about the life & legacy of legendary local coach & war hero Bob Burns

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Vol. 1 - Stu Whitney - 2025 - The life & career of a Sioux Falls sports & city writing staple

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FULL SHOW: Ben Leber (Vikings analyst) and Patrick Lalley's mayoral runoff preview

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SF Mayor Runoff Election preview with Patrick Lalley

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Ben Leber digs into Vikings QB quandary, defense, Harrison Smith comeback odds, new GM & front office

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FULL SHOW: SDSU JFPA president Ryan McKnight and Summit League TV-streaming talk on an early Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer

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Summit League TV & streaming stays with Midco & CBS Sports Network & other local topics on a Thirsty Thursday (but Wednesday) with Trent Singer from Orion Pub

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Jacks JFPA president & former All-America center Ryan McKnight on the '26 squad, possible future in FBS, and other CFB issues

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NLA: Zim on SDSU hoops newcomers, Buxton bombs, Sorsby leaving CFB, grown men wearing jerseys, World Cup interest, Dawn Plitzuweit extension, and Murray vs. McCarthy

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FULL CHAT: Mike Begeman, SD Sports Hall of Fame basketball player and coach

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Mike Begeman, part 2: Augie, the coaching years & a career change

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Mike Begeman, part 1: Retirement & The Parker Years

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SD Sports Lounge: Mike McFeely, USC coach Eric Musselman (on NIL payroll & USD transfer Isaac Bruns), Craig Mattick (SDPB prep sports), Zach Borg on Sioux Falls' NCAAA men's tourney bids

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FULL SHOW: Unpacking BONKERS Knicks' Finals comeback (USF coach Chris Johnson) & re-living GOAT South Dakota basketball games & buzzer beaters (with Trent Singer) on a Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub

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Chris Johnson on Knicks all-time BONKERS NBA Finals game with & Jon Oppold (Orion Pub)... plus, some Timberwolves "what will it take to make the Finals" discussion

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Best BONKERS basketball games, comebacks, finishes in South Dakota history on a Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub with Trent Singer (Sioux Falls Live)

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FULL SHOW: UND coach speaks about tampering, Kyler Murray's new lot in life with Vikings, and World Cup 101 for Dummies: Where to watch in Sioux Falls and what to know

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World Cup 101 for Dummies: Sioux Falls watch party and soccer primer with Clint Krahn (American Outlaws of SD) & Jackson Rentschler (kRav'N Bar & Grill)

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Kyler Murray's Vikings upgrade according to Cam Newton, plus latest remarks from Murray & McCarthy on QB battle

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UND coach speaks out about "tampering violation" and NCAA sanctions

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NLA: Zim on roller coasters, leaving games early, NDSU in CFB27 video game, Sorsby scandal, UND probation, KAT in Finals, Coach Piv at USD

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FULL SHOW: Ed Whiting (JHS softball & football), UND's probation and its impact, Justin Jefferson talks Kyler Murray, and KAT's big moment

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Justin Jefferson on Kyler Murray's strengths & How do Timberwolves fans process KAT's MVP NBA Finals appearance (so far)

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UND probation for tampering: How much will it affect Fighting Hawks' chances of becoming an FCS title contender?

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Ed Whiting on Jefferson's 2nd straight state softball title (23-0), coaching girls vs. boys, son Eddie's early experience at Michigan State

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Sports Lounge: Kalen DeBoer & Kurtiss Riggs, recently fired Fargo Shanley HS coach Beth Maher, Vikings talk with Thor Nystrom & Diamond Vision with Zach Borg

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FULL SHOW: Eric Musselman and a Thirsty Thursday reaction to USD's "Coach Piv" presser, USHL expansion, state track, state softball

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USD-Shannon Pivovar media conference

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USC's Eric Musselman on Isaac Bruns, his 90's rivalry with the Skyforce & college vs. pro hoops

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Reaction to Piv USD presser, USHL expansion, state track, and state softball on another Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub with Trent Singer

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FULL SHOW: USD hires "Coach Piv," Vikings new GM & the QB quandary, and Post-Election views from Sioux Falls Live editor Patrick Lalley

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Doeden-Rhoden, Erickson-Smith & why was Dusty left in the dust? — Patrick Lalley with post-election "Lallygagging" at Orion Pub

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USD hires Shannon Pivovar to take over softball, plus the biggest takeaway from new Vikings GM Nolan Teasley's hiring and introductory presser

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NLA: Zim on SDSU baseball's NCAA trip, FBS vs FCS (highest level vs titles), Kalen DeBoer & Kurtiss Riggs' Happy Hour chat, and if Twins should consider trading Joe Ryan

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Mike Daum 2 - SDSU years & Nebraska farmboy childhood

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Mike Daum, Pt. 1 - Overseas pro career & life since SDSU graduation

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FULL SHOW: Mike Daum's basketball journey & did SDSU baseball's NCAA crash dampen its accomplishment or "going D1?"

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SDSU baseball's NCAA crash: Did it dampen the excitement of making it?

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Mike Daum on SDSU glory days, his overseas pro career since, and his Nebraska farming roots

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SDSU's Rob Bishop, Twins voice Cory Provus, Stampede coach Ryan Cruthers & president Jim Olander & the Herd Homecoming: This week's "South Dakota Sports Lounge" from Midwest Sports Plus

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FULL SHOW: Kalen DeBoer & Kurtiss Rigs on the USF glory days, DeBoer 1-on-1, and Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer (SDSU baseball vs Huskers, Jacks & USD football TV games, Melsted's first days in Minnesota, Stampede title stamp

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Kalen DeBoer 1-on-1 (Bama year 3 & stress of job, All-American softball daughter Alexis, and Kurtiss Riggs' football genius)

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Kalen DeBoer & Kurtiss Riggs on their lifelong friendship since USF days — as teammates, coaches, and confidants

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SDSU & USD national TV games, Jacks-Huskers baseball preview, more from Melsted in Minnesota, and a stamp on the Stampede title — it's a Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer from the Orion Pub in downtown Sioux Falls

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FULL SHOW: Matt Zimmer & Stampede's coach and president join for beers at Gateway Lounge

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Stampede coach Ryan Cruthers & president Jim Olander on how the Herd hoisted the Clark Cup

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NLA: Zim on SDSU baseball and Stampede titles, Gretta Melsted's major move to Minnesota, and the talent spike in local youth, prep, and college baseball

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FULL SHOW: SDSU baseball coach Rob Bishop on Summit League title / Tribute to the 2026 Clark Cup champion Sioux Falls Stampedes — the tough guys won!

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Stampede's tough "dawgs" capture the Clark Cup & the final 15 seconds was a perfect snapshot of title

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SDSU baseball coach Rob Bishop on winning the Summit League championship, drawing Nebraska in NCAA Tournament

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USD's "Piv," Sam Herder (FCS analyst), and a state baseball preview: South Dakota Sports Lounge

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FULL SHOW: Eric Henderson on his first year at Drake / Canaries president Brian Jamros on recent success & what's new in '26 / Melsted moving from Augie to Minnesota

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Canaries "what's on Tap" for 2026 with president Brian Jamros

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USD controversy needs context, Melsted leaving Augie for Minnesota, & the DNA of Sioux Falls Stampede's title chase... all on a Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub

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Eric Henderson on his first year at Drake, his time at SDSU, bringing Jacks with him, and navigating NIL & transfer portal

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NLA: Zim on USD hoopla, SDSU football schedule, Stampede & Augie title chases, Canaries, Royce Lewis called down, Wolves, Minneapolis hosting NFL Draft '28

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FULL SHOW: USD's Wagner is out as head coach / Sioux Falls bidding to host NCAA men's hoops opening rounds / Timberwolves Talk with Chris Johnson and Jon Oppold (what to now???)

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USD coach OUT after leading Yotes to best moment & finish in program history

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Wolves: What now after Spurs destroy them to end season?

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Sioux Falls, NCAA men's Tourney expansion site? Jerry Palleschi (Sioux Falls Sports Authority) on city's effort to bring in Big Dance

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FULL SHOW: USD's "Coach Piv" on her "proud" viral moment & Coyotes' NCAA journey / Stampede title chase has Sioux Falls buzzing

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Stampede's title chase has Sioux Falls buzzing

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USD's "Coach Piv" — Softball Associate Head Coach Shannon Pivovar on her viral moment and Yotes' inspirational showing in NCAA Tournament

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Jake Wieneke RE-RELEASE! Our chat with SDSU's 🐐receiver — why he chose Jacks, the thrilling NDSU '16 win, his friendship with Dallas Goedert, STIG, his pro career, life after 🏈 and more! (July 15, 2025)

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SD Sports Lounge: FCS analyst Sam Herder, USD softball coach Robert Wagner, Vikings writer Thor Nystrom & the story of Augustana's NSIC baseball & softball titles (Zach Borg)

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FULL SHOW: Summit/NCAA expansion talk on a Thirsty Thursday at Orion Pub with Trent Singer + Canaries manager Mike Meyer (Home opener is Monday!)

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Summit League & NCAA Tourney expansion: Worth the "watering down" of March Madness? It's Thirsty Thursday from the Orion Pub with Trent Singer

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Canaries manager Mike Meyer ahead of Birds' season opener

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FULL SHOW: Stampede & USD Softball coaches on their titles; Wolves taken to woodshed in San Antonio

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Wolves taken to woodshed in Game 5. How can they win the next two games to reach a third straight Western Finals? It's Timberwolves Talk with USF coach Chris Johnson and fellow die-hard Jon Oppold (owner of Wolves watch bar Orion Pub)

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USD softball coach Robert Wagner on the Summit League title & his 10 years in Vermillion

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Stampede coach Ryan Cruthers after clutch Game 5 win puts Herd in Clark Cup Finals

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NLA: Zim on NDSU-Polasek deal & FBS price of poker, NCAA Tourney expansion (mid-major fools gold?), Augie softball and baseball dominance, Twins, Wolves-Spurs, Adrian Peterson & Vikings Mount Rushmore

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FULL SHOW: Tim Huber, Augie baseball & softball dominance, Vikings Mount Rushmore, Timberwolves Talk after the Flying Elbow Game

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Minnesota Vikings Mount Rushmore & Augie sweeps NSIC diamond titles

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Augie baseball coach Tim Huber after a 5th NSIC tourney win and 9th NCAA berth

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Wolves win "Wemby elbow" game to tie Spurs series: Timberwolves talk with USF coach Chris Johnson & Orion Pub owner Jon Oppold

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FULL SHOW: Bruns to USD, Gronowski & Bouman updates from their NFL markets, Timberwolves Talk after Game 2 trampling

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SD Sports Lounge: Justin Sell, Jerry Olszweski, Matt Zimmer, and the new "Where Are They Now" series

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Will Timberwolves recover from Game 2 trampling? USF coach Chris Johnson joins fellow Wolves die-hard & Orion Pub owner Jon Oppold for some group therapy

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USD to USC: Isaac Bruns finds new home. Plus, Gronowski praise from Dolphins GM & Bouman's chances in Green Bay.

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FULL SHOW: Jacks & Yotes '26 schedule takeaways and Augustana's "Coach OJ"

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Augie's Jerry Olszewski on consistent success, staff changes, QB battle, recruiting in NIL world

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Jacks & Yotes '26 schedules are set! Whose is more favorable?

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Happy Hour Special: A look at Tuesday's Sioux Falls Mayor Debate, and last week's gubernatorial debate

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Happy Hour Best of: USD legend Chris Streveler

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Happy Hour Best of: SDSU quarterback legend Taryn Christion

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Happy Hour: Aidan Bouman lands a minicamp tryout with the Green Bay packers

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Riggs, Part 2: Kalen DeBoer's new Alabama deal, Tide's NIL, Ty Simpson to Rams, Vikings/NFL Draft views, Cooper Terwilliger (Pierre) commits to Penn State, standouts from Riggs prep combine

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FULL SHOW: Kurtiss Riggs & John Gaskins on local talent getting NFL shot, plus Riggs on DeBoer's new deal, Cooper Terwilliger signing with Penn State, the Riggs prep combine & more

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Kurtiss Riggs on Gronowski, Bouman, Payton NFL landing spots, Kalen DeBoer's new Alabama deal, Terwilliger to Penn State & more

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Gronowski, Bouman, Payton NFL landing spots, USD's GM leaves for NDSU, Nate Tibbets' homecoming & homage to father Fred, and are Wolves done?

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SD Governor Debate Preview with Moderator Patrick Lalley

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Timberwolves tear through Nuggets in Game 3! USF coach Chris Johnson & fellow Wolves super fan Jonny Opps join John to break down Game 3 and preview Game 4

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Kalen DeBoer's new bag & sports bucket lists — Is the NFL Draft on ours? It's Thirsty Thursday with John and Trent from Orion Pub!

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Stig Part 2: Career turning point, money-hungry modern world of CFB, NDSU's FBS move, leadership, and making the right hire

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STIG Part 1: Jacks '26, Mason McCormick wedding (SDSU 2022-23 reunion), Chase Mason's development, Jimmy Rogers at Iowa State

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FULL STIG CHAT! John Stiegelmeier on Jacks spring, Dan Jackson, Chase Mason, Jimmy Rogers at Iowa State, NDSU's FBS move, and the book about his life

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Zim NLA: Jacks/Yotes national title contenders? Schemmel extended, Gronowski & Bouman NFL potential, NBA watchability Wolves win wild Game 2

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Timberwolves roar back to tie series with Nuggets! USF coach Chris Johnson & Sunny's/Orion Pub owner Jon Oppold join

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FULL SHOW: Jacks & Yotes are football twins, Gronowski & Bouman NFL outlook, and USF's Jim Glogowski joins

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Jacks & Yotes are football twins, Gronowski & Bouman NFL potential

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Spring Fling! USF coach Jim Glogowski sizes up '26 Cougars

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FULL SHOW: Thirsty Thursday (prep hoops and football news), Stampede & Wolves Playoff Time!

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Timberwolves Playoff Talk '26, No. 1 with Jonny Opps & Cordell

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Stampede president Jim Olander previews Herd's playoff series

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Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer (Huge prep sports news)

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FULL SHOW: Brooklyn Meyer, Matt Vitzthum, Buxton continues Twins tear, and boycotting the Twins

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Buxton amazes us again, and why Brooklyn Meyer did not get a WNBA opportunity

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Matt Vitzthum (USD head coach) on being "the man," spring developments, QB, Charles Pierre, transfers, NDSU-to-FBS

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Brooklyn Meyer on her epic SDSU career and what's next

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Zim NLA: Twins, indoor vs. outdoor stadiums, Jacks spring, portal buzz, Dan Jansen, Sioux Falls prep sports landscape, Fargo Shanley hoops parental mutiny

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FULL SHOW: Dan Jansen on replacing Derek Robey, plus thoughts on the Bergen Reilly Bash with Huskers in Sioux Falls

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John-o-Logue: Dan Jansen hired at O'Gorman, Bergen Reilly with Huskers in Sioux Falls

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Dan Jansen: New O'Gorman head boys basketball coach & Augustana's all-time leading scorer

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Steve Kueter (O'Gorman A.D.) on hiring of new boys basketball coach Dan Jansen

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Bergen Reilly (Re-Release from June 2025) on her volleyball journey, playing for Huskers powerhouse

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FULL SHOW: NDSU writer Jeff Kolpack (Avery Koenen coming back, men's exodus, FBS launch) & Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer

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NDSU writer Jeff Kolpack on Avery Koenen returning, men's team portal exodus, early FBS life

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Summit League Player of the Year staying at NDSU leads off Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer (Also: Rascal Flatts, Reba McEntire, Hawaiian shirts, tornado watches)

245

FULL SHOW: Chase Mason 2.0 (look out) & Sports Movies Mount Rushmore

246

Sports Movie Mount Rushmores according to John & Cordell

247

Why Chase Mason's injury could be rocket fuel for 2.0. Plus, a case why portal combat and NIL are good things.

248

Zim part 2: Jacks, Yotes, Augie & USF springs, Twins, Wolves, Tiger & Geno heel turns

249

Zim part 1: Major League, Denis Leary, Final Four, portal combat, JT Rock

250

NLA: Zim on Major League, Jack Black, portal combat, spring football (SDSU, USD, Augie, USF), Twins, Timberwolves, Tiger, Geno

251

Austin Sumner: SDSU Years (Part 2, re-release)

252

Austin Sumner: The Brandon Valley Years (Part 1, re-release)

253

Austin Sumner FULL CHAT! (Re-Release)

254

FULL SHOW: Thirsty Thursday local sports & food talk + Michael Rand (Star Tribune sports columnist and podcast host)

255

Star Tribune columnist Michael Rand on Gophers (Dawn Plitzuweit, NIL, hockey hire), Vikings (Kyler Murray, draft), Wolves (postseason prediction) & Twins (what's to actually like?)

256

Thirsty Thursday with Trent: Yotes unique season ends, mid-major portal perspectives, prep hoops awards, Yuengling, dingalings, Oppenheimers, Barbies, Raisin' Canes and local food

257

FULL SHOW: Mitch Begeman on his basketball life, Brooklyn Meyer's latest honor, and some April Fools Day fun

258

Brookyln Meyer wins Becky Hammon Award (but not Summit POY?!), Yotes play slick April Fool's trick, and sports moments fans wish were April Fool's jokes

259

Mitch Begeman on his basketball journey, bond with his father, and why now was the time to quit coaching HS hoops

260

NLA: Zim on Jacks & Yotes NFL pro days, OC chat with Eidsness, USD WNIT run

261

Jerry P! Part 2 - NCAA events in Sioux Falls, bidding on men's D1 hoops, no state hoops in 2026 & a busy half-year for Sioux Falls Sports Authority

262

Jerry P! Part 1 - USD women's magic WNIT carpet ride

263

FULL SHOW: Jacks-Bison rivalry rages on (keyboards) while Jerry Palleschi talks USD's joy ride & busy month at PREMIER Center

264

USD women's voice Jerry Palleschi on the Yotes' March run & a busy month in the Denny for Sioux Falls Sports Authority

265

Jacks-Bison rivalry rages on (the keyboard) while USD's joy ride goes on

266

Justin Sell on NIL investments, portal, NDSU-to-FBS (Jacks next?), Jackson & Peterson year 1, Aaron Johnston & keeping him around

267

Dan Jackson on "light years" improvement between springs 1 and 2, spring roster studs, NDSU-to-FBS

268

FULL SHOW from SDSU: Justin Sell & Dan Jackson

269

FULL SHOW: Matt Zimmer & Carrie Eighmey

270

NLA: Zim on "dog (bleep) Twins, Huskers-Hawkeyes, mid-major portal pity, SDSU hoops, Begeman resigns, Bob Dylan in Sioux Falls

271

Carrie Eighmey on "juice" and "joy" of her WNIT-dancing Yotes, plus the future of the program

272

FULL SHOW: Portal pity party and Nebraska basketball legend Bruce Chubick on Huskers' first ever Sweet 16 (vs Iowa!)

273

Husker Hoops legend Bruce Chubick breaks down the Sweet 16 Big Red and showdown with Iowa

274

Portal Pity Party for NDSU, UND, USD and all mid-majors. Is the game no fun to watch as a fan anymore?

275

FULL SHOW: Aaron Johnston, Blake Ellwein (Huron state champ & SDSU signee) & Trent Singer on Augie hockey's big day

276

Trent Singer on the shocking news of Augie hockey coach Garrett Raboin turning down Minnesota job, plus state hoops thoughts

277

John-o-logue: SDSU falls short in NCAA while Huskers and Hawkeyes to meet in the Sweet 16

278

Jackrabbit-to-be Blake Ellwein on Huron's state championship, his basketball family, and why he chose (and stuck with) SDSU

279

Aaron Johnston on SDSU's latest NCAA trip, Brooklyn Meyer's legacy, transfer portal, what keeps him at SDSU

280

Mike Henriksen & Craig Mattick tell stories about state basketball tournaments past (re-release)

281

FULL SHOW: SDSU NCAA preview with Missy Heidrick (CBS/Midco) & State Hoops Preview with Nate Kaeding (Midwest Sports Plus/SDPB)

282

Boys State Hoops preview with Nate Kaeding (Midwest Sports Plus & SDPB)

283

Missy Heidrick (CBS/Midco) seizes up SDSU's matchup with Washington + talks NDSU & USD postseason

284

Zim part 2: Best sports events Zim has covered, boys state hoops, Alex Rodriguez story, March Madness, Huskers chance at history

285

Zim part 1: SDSU to Fort Worth, matchup with Washington

286

NLA: Zim's SDSU NCAA draw reaction, ranking past Jacks "big dances," an Alex Rodriguez story, SDSU spring football storylines, boys state hoops preview

287

Happy Hour: Patrick and Trent talk all things local sports

288

FULL SHOW: Matthew Mors & Thirsty Thursday (Kyler Murray/Vikings, Augie hockey, state hoops)

289

Kyler Murray to Vikings?! Plus, USD coaching hoopla, Augie hockey hysteria & state hoops on a Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer

290

Matthew Mors looks back on his long, winding South Dakota basketball journey

291

NLA: Zim on SDSU women's dominance (again) at SLT, USD's hoops coaches (Eighmey getting new deal, Peterson not), Jacks first spring football practice, NDSU's immediate presence in MWC (projected to be favorite in every game)

292

(FULL) USD A.D. Jon Schemmel on hoops coaches' deals, Summit League stability and future, and Summit League Tournament future

293

FULL SHOW: NDSU, MWC favorite? Schedule unveiled. Plus, Summit A.D. on the league's stability & Craig Mattick joins to talk state hoops issues

294

NDSU, MWC favorites? Football schedule unveiled. Hear from Tim Polasek. Plus, NDSD A.D. on Summit League's stability

295

Craig Mattick (SDPB) on state hoops venues & formats, Summit League & MVFC future, looking back on SDSU leap into Div.

296

FULL MONDAY SHOW: SDSU's home court SLT advantage (unfair?) and CBS Summit League analyst Missy Heidrick on the Jacks women and Bison men titles

297

CBS Summit League analyst Missy Heidrick

298

John-o-logue: Is SDSU's home court Summit League Tourney advantage a reason to consider moving the event?

299

Jackrabbit Lounge: SDSU's 13th title, A.J. gets emotional, and another "dance"

300

Joint Jackrabbits/Coyotes Lounge: SDSU wins rubber match to advance to SLT championship

301

Summit Tourney Coyote Lounge: Women advance to face Jacks while men bow out

302

Jackrabbit Lounge from the SLT: Business as usual for women, same old 2026 tune for men

303

USD legend Matt Mooney looks back on his Coyote career, Final Four year at Texas Tech, pro balling worldwide

304

Josh Fenton, Summit League commissioner, addresses membership & TV deal

305

State of the Summit League with Gary Sharp, veteran voice of the Omaha Mavericks

306

FULL SHOW: State of the Summit League with Gary Sharp & commissioner Josh Fenton, plus USD legend Matt Mooney (re-release)

307

FULL SHOW: T.J. Otzelberger, USD guard Angie Robles, and Midco analyst Brad Newitt for "last call" before tipoff of the Summit League Tournament

308

T.J. Otzelberger on SDSU's SLT success during his time & his four-year run in Ames (re-release)

309

SLT Preview with Brad Newitt, Midco Sports analyst

310

USD guard Angie Robles on her journey from San Diego to Denver to Vermillion

311

NLA: Zim's Summit League Tournament Preview

312

FULL SHOW: Summit Tourney preview with Missy Heidrick and the coaching masterpieces of AJ (Jacks women) and EP (Yotes men)

313

John-o-logue: AJ & EP powered big February's and big "State vs U" wins on Saturday

314

Summit Tourney preview with CBS Sports Network & Midco commentator Missy Heidrick

315

POSTGAME: USD sweeps SDSU men with wild comeback in Vermillion

316

POSTGAME: SDSU beats USD 82-49 in the battle for Summit League's No. 2 seed

317

FULL SHOW: SDSU legend Michael Orris (now Augie assistant) & Summit/NSIC hoops talk on a Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub

318

Summit & NSIC hoops talk on a Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer at Orion Pub

319

SDSU hoops legend & Augie assistant coach Michael Orris on "the shot" and a wild basketball life

320

FULL SHOW: Derek Robey (retiring O'Gorman coach) & daydreaming about SDSU & USD in the Mountain West

321

John-o-Logue: NDSU schedule makes one think about life in the MWC and if it's the life for SDSU and USD someday

322

Derek Robey on deciding to retire after 40 years of coaching & his career crossroads before coming to Sioux Falls

323

NLA: Zim on "State vs U" Round 2 hoops, Matthew Mors, Augie-USF thriller, USA Hockey

324

John-o-logue: USA & Augie hockey's huge wins & Augie-USF delivers a thriller

325

Jacks, Yotes & Summit Hoops talk with Brad Newitt (Midco Sports)

326

FULL SHOW: Jacks-Bison & other Summit/NSIC hoops, Stampede coach Ryan Cruthers, USF women's coach Travis Traphagen

327

Stampede coach Ryan Cruthers on a dynamite season so far & his types of "PHD" players

328

Jacks-Bison, USD-NDSU, Augie-USF hoops talk with Gaskins & Singer on a Thirsty Thursday from Orion Pub

329

USF women's coach Travis Traphagen on the bumps, brusies, breakthroughs and big wins of his 18th season

330

FULL SHOW: Jacks & Yotes dream football scenarios and Prep Hoops talk with Nate Kaeding

331

John-o-logue: Jacks & Yotes dream football scenario for five years from now

332

Prep Hoops with Nate Kaeding (Midwest Sports Plus TV analyst & Sanford Sports Academy coordinator)

333

NLA pt. 1 - Zim on Sac State to MAC, FBS/FCS near future landscape for Jacks & Yotes

334

NLA pt. 2 - Zim on Summit League stability beyond this season after Denver leaves

335

NLA: Zim on Sac State MAC fleecing, FBS options down road for SDSU/USD, Summit League looking not-so-stable

336

Special: Smithfield moving from Falls Park. What does it mean for history and future of Sioux Falls? (Patrick Lalley joins)

337

USD football coach Matt Vitzthum on his journey, stamp he'll put on USD football

338

USD A.D. Jon Schemmel on Vitzthum hire, football tragectory, FCS/FBS future, attendance and interest

339

FULL SHOW: Matt Vitzthum Day at USD - Chats with the coach & A.D. Jon Schemmel

340

Summit Hoops & Thirsty Thursday local sports talk with John & Trent Singer

341

Augustana hockey coach Garrett Raboin ahead a of critical stretch run

342

FULL SHOW: Augie hockey coach Garrett Raboin and Thirsty Thursday Summit Hoops (& other local sports) with Trent Singer

343

FULL SHOW: SDSU & USD A.D.'s react to NDSU-FBS, Cameron Fens (USD center) & Mike McFeely (Forum of Fargo-Moorhead)

344

John-o-logue: Jacks & Yotes A.D.'s react to NDSU-to-FBS, Craig Bohl's crusade against NIL agents

345

Mike McFeely on Bison's big leap, competition level, leaving rivalries behind, the money involved

346

USD center Cameron Fens on his country roots, transferring to USD from Chicago, Yotes' remarkable season

347

NLA w/ Zim: Bison bid farewell, what now for Jacks & Yotes, USD hires from within

348

FULL SHOW: Aidan Bouman on Matt Vitzhum, Kurtiss Riggs on NDSU-to-FBS (and what now for SDSU & USD) & John Gaskins on it all

349

John-o-logue: NDSU-to-FBS, USD's coaching change

350

Aidan Bouman on USD new coach Matt Vitzhum, Travis Johansen's legacy, NDSU's move

351

Kurtiss Riggs on NDSU-to-FBS, USD's coaching change, Super Bowl

352

Matt Zimmer, part 2: Jacks & Yotes & Summit hoops, college coaches speaking out against NIL agents and "tampering" of players

353

Matt Zimmer, part 1: Super Bowl (game & halftime shows), Vikings & Twins fire GMs, Catherine O'Hara dies

354

Re-Release: Jeff Fylling, 40-year Voice of Augustana on his career in broadcasting and recent battle with cancer

355

FULL SHOW: SDSU's Bryan Petersen, Thirsty Thursday State vs U hoops preview, Timberwolves trade talk with USF's Chris Johnson

356

SDSU vs USD men's preview, Montana's new coach makes big, fun splash, and Super Bowl preview & predicitons

357

Timberwolves Trade Deadline Talk with Chris Johnson (USF men's coach)

358

SDSU's Bryan Petersen on his first year as head coach, Jacks midseason struggles, March potenial

359

FULL SHOW: Hauck retires, Samuel Akem (Skyline Sports) & Drew Trafton (WDAY Fargo) react, and USD coach Carrie Eighmey

360

Bobby Hauck retires from Montana in vintage Hauck fashion: Triumphant, turbulent, controversial, chaotic

361

Griz alumnus Drew Trafton (WDAY-TV, Fargo) on Hauck's retirement and what's next at Montana

362

USD coach Carrie Eighmey on constructing a transfer-heavy roster that has led to year two success

363

Montana alumnus (WR) and Skyline Sports FCS analyst Samuel Akem reacts to Bobby Hauck's sudden retirement

364

NLA: Zim on Vikings & Twins firing GMs, Super Bowl, Jacks and Yotes hoops at Summit midpoint

365

FULL SHOW: Brad Newitt (Summit hoops), LaVelle Neal (Vikings-Twins-Wolves) and the John-o-logue (USD women using portal to their advantage)

366

Yotes women use portal to burst back on to Summit scene, Jacks women not as lethal, USD men still amazing despite OT loss, and Vikings fire GM

367

Star Tribune columnist LaVelle Neal on Vikings & Twins firing GM's, Wolves seeking trade for Giannis

368

Brad Newitt, Summit Hoops Analyst (Midco) on USD women's win over SDSU, NDSU's dominance of both men & women (so far) and what to make of Jacks and Yotes men

369

Super Bowl! SDSU alumnus Adam Timmerman on playing in four Super Bowls from 1996-01 (Re-Release)

370

FULL SHOW: Travis Johansen (post-portal) & Thirsty Thursday Summit Hoops and local sports talk

371

Thirsty Thursday Summit Hoops & local sports talk with Trent Singer

372

Travis Johansen on portal gains and losses, USD's momentum, HS class of '26, philosophies & process of talent scouting

373

FULL SHOW: Gronowski's One Shrine-ing Moment, Augie coach Cody Schilling, Prep Hoops with Nate Kaeding

374

Augie coach Cody Schilling on 2nd year success, show-stopping point guard Tameron Ferguson, in-state studs

375

Gronowski's One Shrine-ing Moment & Nebraska basketball's first loss

376

HS Hoops Huddle with Nate Kaeding (Midwest Sports Plus & SDPB analyst and Sanford Sports Academy basketball director)

377

Zim part 2: Darnold & Vikings, Summit Hoops, State vs U women preview

378

Zim part 1: Streaming sucks! Bring back cable TV, radio, and newspapers!

379

NLA: Zim on good old days (80's & 90's), streaming sucks, Darnold-Vikings teeth gnashing (?), Summit hoops

380

FULL SHOW: Kurtiss Riggs on NFL title games, Grey Zabel, the Sam Darnold hindsight Vikings question, Stafford's all-time status, and more

381

John-o-logue: Grey Zabel's stay-in-FCS guide, Vikings made right move by ditching Darnold, and Husker Hoops is Top 5

382

Kurtiss Riggs FULL CHAT: Sam Darnold (Vikes mistake?), Grey Zabel, Broncos go for it, Stafford MVP(?) & legacy, AAA teams to play Omaha squads

383

Kurtiss Riggs part 1: Darnold, Stafford, should Broncos have kicked FG, snow games, Super Bowl early prediction

384

Kurtiss Riggs, part 2: Grey Zabel, Patriot fatigue(?), Steelers hire McCarthy, AAA prep teams to play Omaha teams

385

FULL SHOW: Quinten Christensen, Thirsty Thursday local sports with Trent Singer, Timberwolves Talk with USF coach Chris Johnson & Jonny Opps

386

Jacks destroy UND, Yotes win without leading scorer, prep football & hoops buzz — Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer

387

Quinten Christensen, Pt. 1 - Cattle ranch roots & coming of age in the "big city" of Brookings

388

Timberwolves Talk with USF coach Chris Johnson & Orion Pub's Jonny Opps: Playing with food, trade ideas, ANT's evolution

389

Quinten Christensen, Pt. 2 - Turning down million dollar offers, Jackson & Stig, 2025 roller coaster, Mason McCormick influence

390

Quinten Christensen (SDSU OL) on his cattle ranch roots, turning down BIG NIL $$, Jacks culture & future

391

FULL SHOW: Dan Jackson and Vikings trade-to-draft Mendoza dreaming

392

John-o-logue: Should Vikings trade a haul to draft Fernando Mendoza as QB of future?

393

Dan Jackson on retaining all but one starter, portal additions, how agents work, which HS '26 signees might see field

394

Kurtiss Riggs, Pt. 2 - CFB - How Hoosiers won, if local teams (Huskers, Hawkeyes, Gophers) can follow suit, building through portal, SDSU OL turning down $1M from SEC school

395

Kurtiss Riggs, Pt. 1 - NFL Playoffs, Vikings, Mendoza as pro, coaching carosel

396

FULL SHOW - Kurtiss Riggs (CFB & NFL Playoffs) and are the Huskers, Hawkeyes or Gophers closest to becoming the next Hoosiers?

397

Huskers, Hawkeyes or Gophers -- Who is closest to becoming the next Indiana Football?

398

Kurtiss Riggs on Hoosiers — and how close Bama, Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota are — NFL playoffs & coaching carosel, SDSU & NDSU portal headlines

399

NLA: Zim pt. 1 - SDSU's 67-game WBB win streak ends (now what?), and don't sleep on the Jacks men

400

NLA: Zim pt. 2 - Attendance at CBB games, Christensen turns down $1M+ to stay at SDSU

401

NLA: Zim on Jacks' 67-game Summit streak ending, SDSU football surviving portal, declining regional hoops crowds

402

FULL SHOW: USF's coach Chris Johnson, Thirsty Thursday, Timberwolves Talk

403

USF coach Chris Johnson on Coo's six-game win streak, young guns, picking up the pace, 300th win

404

Thirsty Thursday with Trent Singer & John: Burger Battle, Jacks-Bison hoops, USD women gain footing, USF men red hot, O'G girls standard-ing

405

Timberwolves Talk with USF coach Chris Johnson & Orion Pub's Jonny Opps

406

FULL SHOW: Aaron Johnston (SDSU), Eric Peterson (USD), and why Vikings should seek Aaron Rodgers again

407

John-o-logue: Vikings pushing for QB (Rodgers?) & to keep Flores / Adam Thielen retires (is he on the Vikings WR Mount Rushmore?)

408

Aaron Johnston (SDSU women's coach) on being a sports dad, Nancy Neiber (then and now), Brooklyn Meyer's dominance, identity of this year's team

409

USD men's coach Eric Peterson on his M*A*S*H unit, newly-added players, adjusting style to roster depletion, attacking Summit League

410

NLA: Zim Part 2 - The Basketball Part (SDSU-NDSU, Huskers 17-0, Derek Robey to retire soon)

411

NLA: Zim Part 1 - The Football Part

412

Kurtiss Riggs, Pt 2 - CFB and NFL playoffs

413

Kurtiss Riggs, Pt 1 — FCS & FBS portal news & how CFB agents work

414

NLA: Zim on Jacks-Bison hoops, Aaron Rodgers, FCS portal news, Indiana football & Husker hoops bizarro world

415

FULL SHOW: Kurtiss Riggs & Gaskins on Phillips commits to Iowa, K

416

Kurtiss Riggs on Iowa landing L.J. Phillips, Fenner to Cincy, Griffin Wilde in '26, Packers without Kraft, Eagles and Illinois State coaching blunders, CFP and NFL Playoffs

417

L.J. Phillips commits to Iowa, Kraft & Goedert "what if's" from NFL Playoffs, and incredible local hoops performances

418

FULL SHOW: Ben Leber, (Vikings), Sam Herder (FCS) and Thirsty Thursday local hoops (Trent Singer)

419

Thirsty Thursday local college & prep hoops with Trent Singer

420

Sam Herder (FCS analyst, HERO Sports) on FCS championship, major portal news, '26 outlook

421

Ben Leber (Vikings insider) on C.J. Ham, McCarthy, Wentz, Flores, 2026 future

422

FULL SHOW: Big USD transfer news, SEC Network's Dari Nowkhah (Alabama, CFP), and Packer podcaster Bart Winkler

423

John-o-logue: Three USD studs have big portal days (Phillips, Fenner, Crawford)

424

SEC Network's Dari Nowkhah on Alabama's future under DeBoer, Ty Simpson declaring, Big Ten vs SEC, CFP semifinals, Lane Kiffin

425

Packer podcaster Bart Winkler's hilarious takes on Green Bay, LeFleur, Love, Bears, Vikings, Lions

426

FULL SHOW: NLA with Zim - Jacks & Yotes FB brands, Epic FCS final, early Summit hoops, Vikings QB quandary, don't doubt DeBoer

427

NLA (Part 2): Summit hoops, give McCarthy time (or go after Aaron Rodgers), don't doubt Kalen DeBoer

428

NLA, Pt. 1: Zim on Jacks & Yotes FB brands, Epic FCS title game (ISU blew it!), state of FCS

429

Full Show: Happy Hour: C.J. Ham Day and Kurtiss Riggs on Jacks/Yotes portal combat, Bama, Gronowski

430

John-o-logue: C.J. Ham "what if" in transfer portal era, Bama's beatdown, Gronowski's glory, Huskers humiliation

431

Kurtiss Riggs talks trip to the Rose Bowl, Gronowski's season, and the transfer portal

432

Sweet 16 of '25, Ep. 8 - Zach Zenner and Jack Cochrane

433

Sweet 16 of '25 - Chuck Long and Chuck Foreman

434

Sweet 16 of '25 - Kalen DeBoer and Bergen Reilly

435

Sweet 16 of '25 - Canaries legends Jabari Henry & Gary Weckwerth

436

Sweet 16 of '25 - Aaron Johnston and Matt Mooney

437

Sweet 16 of '25: Kim Nelson (HSFB legend) & Kim Hubers (Disabled Veteran of the Year)

438

Sweet 16 of '25 - Augie & USF's Venerable Voices — Jeff Fylling and Tom Frederick

439

Sweet 16 of '25 - John Stiegelmeier

440

Sweet 16 of '25 - John Stiegelmeier (Jan. 2) and Bob Nielson (Nov. 6)

441

FULL Year in Review Spectacular! — From Jacks & Yotes coaching changes to all the wild & wonderful local sports events that marked 2025 in Sioux Falls and South Dakota

442

Year in Review Spectaular, Part 2: Jacks & Yotes roller coaster football seasons, epic Augie-USF comeback, Sioux Falls LLWS run, Canaries electric championship chase, spring portal, House Settlement for NIL, state football rematches

443

Year in Review Spectacular, Part 1: Jacks & Yotes new football coaches, SDSU women's run to UConn, state hoops rematches and controversy

444

NLA: Zim on NDSU's latest FBS "footsie" with MWC, CFB Playoff future's effect on SDSU's FCS-or-FBS future, early portal news, DeBoer & Alabama move on despite Michigan murmurs

445

FULL SHOW: Dan Jackson, Kurtiss Riggs, and early big SDSU & USD portal comings, goings and stayings

446

Portal Update! SDSU's best players staying, while USD's All-Americans leaving... what can we make of it?

447

Kurtiss Riggs on Kalen DeBoer-to-Michigan buzzkill, Alabama vs Indiana, G6 in CFB Playoff, FBS future for NDSU/SDSU?

448

Dan Jackson on Mason & others staying, friendship with Jimmy Rogers (and last year's WSU-SDSU portal pillage), why NFL scouts advise Jacks to stay, FCS or FBS future

449

L.J. Phillips Re-Release! All-American running back describes journey to USD after his 301-yard breakout game in September

450

FULL SHOW: Travis Johansen, FCS analyst Samuel Akem, Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John Gaskins and Trent Singer

451

Travis Johansen on transfer portal, USD's big comeback year, Bouman's last hurrah, closing gap toward national title

452

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John Gaskins and Trent Singer

453

FCS Analyst Samuel Akem picks apart Montana-Montana State "Brawl of the Wild Part II"

454

FULL SHOW: Aidan Bouman, Alabama reporter Nick Kelly on DeBoer drama, and tamping down on transfer portal paranoia

455

Why Jacks & Yotes fans shouldn't be as "portal petrified" as last year

456

Aidan Bouman reflects on wild final season & entire career at USD

457

Alabama beat reporter Nick Kelly (AL.com) on DeBoer-to-Michigan speculation, DeBoer's performance so far, matchup at Oklahoma

458

NLA: Zim on Mason staying at SDSU, his pro prospects vs Gronowski, DeBoer staying at Alabama, SDSU '26 outlook, McCarthy deserves Vikings' patience

459

FULL SHOW: Chase Mason on why he is staying at SDSU instead of taking big FBS money, and reaction to DeBoer staying at Alabama and USD's season-ending loss at Montana

460

Mason staying at SDSU, DeBoer staying at Alabama, a salute to USD & Aidan Bouman, and McCarthy's big night in Dallas means what?

461

Chase Mason on foot injury, SDSU's roller coaster season, and why he is staying at SDSU

462

FULL SHOW: Chris Streveler (USD legend), Thirsty Thursday Yotes-Griz forecast, Nate Kaeding previews metro HS Hoops season

463

Chris Streveler looks back on wild, pioneering USD career & has thoughts on Bouman and the 2025 Coyotes

464

USD-Montana Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John Gaskins and Trent Singer

465

Metro HS Hoops season preview from Nate Kaeding (Midwest Sports Plus analyst)

466

FULL SHOW: Travis Johansen & Montana FCS analyst Samuel Akem preview USD's game while portal game is (maybe) on

467

SDSU & NDSU primed for pillaging from Rogers & new Iowa State coach Roehl?

468

USD-Montana preview from Griz great and FCS analyst Samuel Akem

469

Travis Johansen on 47-0 Mercer win, Griz showdown, air travel hell, OC Tim Morrison, Bouman's confidence

470

NLA: Zim on Griz-SDSU-USD, Bison losing, Rogers-to-Iowa State, Chase Mason future

471

Kurtiss Riggs, Part 1 — Yotes 47-0 win, Jacks loss in Montana, Chase Mason NIL $$$ temptations, NDSU upset & Polasek staying in Fargo (for now)

472

Kurtiss Riggs, Part 2 — Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State & "loyalty," Alabama in playoffs, NFL (Chiefs, Vikings, Packers-Bears)

473

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Kurtiss Riggs and John Gaskins — USD dominates, SDSU eliminated, NDSU upset, Chase Mason future, Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State, Alabama in playoffs, Chiefs dynasty is over, NFC North Sunday results

474

John-o-logue: USD will fare better than SDSU at Montana, Jimmy Rogers is perfect hire at Iowa State despite "loyalty" concerns

475

Kurtiss Riggs FULL chat: USD dominates, SDSU eliminated, NDSU upset, Chase Mason future, Jimmy Rogers to Iowa State, Alabama in playoffs, Chiefs dynasty is over, NFC North Sunday results

476

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: John Stiegelmeier, Griz analyst Samuel Akem, Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John & Trent

477

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast: Jacks & Yotes roadies in the FCS Sweet 16

478

FCS Analyst & Griz great Samuel Akem (Skyline Sports MT) previews SDSU-Montana

479

John Stiegelmeier on SDSU's turnaround, Mason & Jackson's leadership, recruiting stories, and update on "Stig Tree" FBS head coaches

480

FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: Travis Johansen, Eddie Whiting (Michigan State signee), Jhace Woods (SDSU signee) and some kudos for Jacks and Yotes coaches

481

John-o-logue: Johansen worthy of MVFC Coach of the Year while

482

Jhace Woods, SDSU signee and SF Washington HS receiver

483

Eddie Whiting, Michigan State signee and SF Jefferson HS receiver

484

Travis Johansen on Drake win, key to late-season surge, the Fenner factor, Mercer

485

NLA: Zim on Mason's return, SDSU & USD nat'l title contention, possible quarterfinal meeting, Gronowski beating Iowa

486

FULL MONDAY SHOW: First round fireworks from Jacks and Yotes! Dan Jackson and Peyton Riggs join

487

John-o-logue: Mason & Bouman rip it up in first round. What makes them special? Plus, Iowa dominates Nebraska and who is to blame for Vikings' mess?

488

Peyton Riggs breaks down SDSU-NH, USD-Drake, Mason, Bouman, Mason vs Cole Payton, Huskers-Iowa, Washington State bowling

489

Dan Jackson on Chase Mason's brilliance, how he handled Chase status updates, and the Griz

490

FULL THANKSGIVING SHOW: USD's Travis Johansen, Huskers-Hawkeyes with Travis Justice, Thirsty Thanksgiving Football Forecast with Trent and John

491

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast: SDSU & USD playoff games, Huskers-Hawkeyes, P4 rivalries, NFL

492

Hawkeyes & Huskers talk show host Travis Justice dives into the Black Friday brawl

493

Travis Johansen on health of Phillips & other major starters, how Drake is better since September matchup, more insight on Yotes' late surge

494

NLA: Zim on Jacks' huge win at UND, Jackson & Eidsness leadership, Chase Mason conspiracy theories, FCS playoff field

495

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson on SDSU's epic win & Chase Mason's health, Peyton Riggs & John break down Jacks, FCS playoff picture and other local CFB topics

496

John-o-logue: How SDSU reversed its month of misery in an epic win at UND. What about the playoff draw?

497

Peyton Riggs on Chase Mason, Aidan Bouman, SDSU & USD playoff draws, Gronowski's year at Iowa, Alabama, Washington State, New Mexico and J.J. McCarthy's misery

498

Dan Jackson on thrilling win at UND, Henry, Goehring, believing, Chase Mason's status, New Hampshire

499

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: SDSU-UND preview with Voice of the Hawks Jack Michaels, SF Christian coach Jared Smith, and the Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with John Gaskins and Trent Singer

500

SDSU-UND and State Football recap: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent & John

501

Voice of UND Jack Michaels preview SDSU showdown and describes Hawks' current state of affairs

502

SF Christian football coach Jared Smith on building back a champion, celebrating a title with mentor Kim Nelson, and the notion SFC should move up to 11AA

503

FULL WEDNESDAY SHOW: Travis Johansen on USD's wild comeback, LaVelle Neal (Star Tribune) on Vikings, Twins and USA Curling trials, and John Gaskins breaks down the performance of the four Dakotas FCS football coaches

504

LaVelle Neal (Star Tribune) on McCarthy, Twins new manager, USA Olympic curling trials in Sioux Falls, his time at Gibs Sports Bar

505

John-o-logue: Comparing the four Dakotas FCS schools' new coaches, USD hasn't offered Brody Schafer yet (bad look?), and a Bears' fan's perspective on J.J. McCarthy

506

Travis Johansen on wild win at SIU, how Yotes were clutch in last 7 games to earn playoff spot

507

NLA: Zim on Jacks' debacle & UND showdown, latest on Chase Mason, booing, coaching, USD's surge, FCS playoff picture

508

John-o-logue: SDSU's slide, USD's surge, major Chase Mason news, and more misery for McCarthy and Gronowski

509

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Dan Jackson, Kurtiss Riggs, and the "John-o-logue" as Jacks slide and Yotes surge

510

Dan Jackson on meltdown vs Redbirds, play calling, Jacks' confidence, Chase Mason's status, UND

511

Kurtiss Riggs on SDSU's slide & USD's surge, will Chase Mason come back (this season or next)?, Brody Schafer's SDSU offer, McCarthy's misery

512

Re-Release: Matt Christensen's Football Life (July 9)

513

Re-Release: Jared Fredenburg's Football Life (July 30, 2025)

514

FULL THURSDAY SHOW: State Football Championship preview with Jared Fredenburg, Matt Christensen, & the Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent and John

515

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast, State Championship Edition