Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Steve Balmer is open to the idea of changing the name of the Clippers as a way to re-brand the team. Outside of political reasons (like the Bullets), has a team ever changed its name while staying in the same city? Softy has been arguing for this for the Mariners for years. The team has brought us nothing but misery. Maybe a new identity would change things. The debate over the potential for 9am start times continues. Jon Wilner talks about the idea, plus, is the OKG philosophy being used against Chris Petesen on the recruiting trail? Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show at 49451.

The Sounders get a win this past weekend. They'll get a couple of guys back as they take on Sporting KC. With everything happening on the pitch, it's coach Brian Schmetzer. J. P. Crawford makes an incredible diving play, Russell Wilson is mahomesing, Earl Thomas still not sorry, and LeBron James, helicopter dad? All of that and more on Fun with Audio. Dick is much harder on Earl Thomas for the desert digit than Softy is. What would it take for Dave to turn on a Seattle legend? In honor of the Democratic debate tonight, we play a round of Nate or Great, rapid fire edition.

Bobby Wagner got his big contract from the Seahawks on Friday. Today's Seahawks Topic of the Day, why couldn't Earl Thomas get the same treatment? The segment is complete with a re-enactment of a Twitter exchange between Dick and Slickhawk by Softy and Nate. Husky practices begin Friday. We talk with The Athletic's Christian Caple about the latest on the Dawgs and the Pac-12 including the potential for 9am starts, Chris Petersen's real thoughts on the transfer portal, and more.

Jon Wilner throws out an idea, and just like that it becomes a possibility. Could we really see morning games in the Pac-12? It would be an interesting change of pace. It would, at the very least, change the culture of tailgating if not completely crush it. There's basically no way it would increase attendance. The whole point, supposedly, is to get East Coast viewers to check out some West Coast games, and this isn't going to do that. At the end of the day, if you want people to watch, put together some compelling matchups. No one wants to watch two bad teams play, no matter when you play the game... unless of course they got coin on the game, and that'll come soon enough. Softy caught up with Seahawks offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer for his first appearance on the show. Softy asks him about the one thing Russell Wilson needs to improve on. Texts react to the first two hours of the show at 49451.

The Seahawks have completely eliminated paper tickets and Softy isn't happy about it. It's clearly an attempt to make it more difficult to re-sell tickets on the secondary market ...outside of their own platform of course. As long as the Hawks and the NFL can make a buck off of the resales, they don't mind. Hugh Millen weighs in on the latest news and notes from the Hawks and Huskies. Dick Fain talks with cornerback Tre Flowers about his first season in the NFL, and the step forward he hopes to take this season. Nobody is talking about Salvon Ahmed, and it's too bad because he may be one of the brightest stars on this Husky team. Softy and Dick read the same headline back-to-back. Vacation mode has been turned on already.

Seahawks Topic of the Day (because everyone needs an STD): How should the Hawks divvy up the carries between Chris Carson and Rashaad Penny? The team seemed to find a good thing with Carson last season, but Penny is about ready to pop. Seattle could be only one of a very small number of teams with two running backs with more than 200 carries. Speaking of the run game, Brian Schottenheimer talked a little about it earlier this afternoon. We've got the highlights. Is Russell Wilson the biggest sports star this city has ever seen? Maybe not bigger than Griffey, but it's close. Softy caught up with third-year wide receiver David Moore at training camp this afternoon talking about improvements since he was drafted, and the cohesion among receivers.

Always the confident Bay Area sports fan, Niner Nate has bet Dick and Dave that the 49ers will win more games than the Hawks this year. Yeah, the pass rush is better, but that's not enough to overcome all of the other deficiencies San Francisco has. Softy and Dick were at Pac-12 Media Day just a couple of days ago and had a chance to chat for a few minutes with Commissioner Larry Scott. He's soundnig a lot different these days. Maybe someone got in his ear and let him know the perception of the conference was in the toilet. Let's see fi this leads to any significant changes. The trade deadline is fast approaching in baseball and thus far, Dipoto hasn't made any moves. So, are we about to see Mike Leake moved? We talk with Bill Krueger about this, plus when we might see the King on the mound again, and are we finally seeing production from Seager again? Textimonials react to Nate's ridiculous bet, and the biggest sports star in Seattle history.

Mike Leach had an interesting back and forth with Softy and Dick from Pac-12 Media Day (as if you'd expect anything less from Mike Leach). In case you missed it, we've got the highlights. Breaking news on this Friday afternoon: Bobby Wagner and the Seahawks have agreed on a new deal, Wagner getting $54 million over three years, $0 million of which is guaranteed. The News Tribune's Gregg Bell joins us with all of the details. KJ was on earlier today talking about Bobby's importance to the team. Now seems like an appropriate team to play that back. Lastly, we get some insight into the deal from our own Seahawks reporter, Curtis Crabtree.

It's here! It's finally here! The unofficial start to the NFL preseason is here! We were at training camp all day checking out the first full day of training camp. It feels like this is a new era of Seahawk football, with no Doug Baldwin, no Earl Thomas. The Super Bowl team we knew is almost gone. Yeah, we saw changes last year, but it feels even bigger this year. Nonetheless, we move forward with new blood on the team, including the receiver with high expectations, D. K. Metcalf. So what can we honestly expect out of the rookie? He's obviously not going to be a Pro Bowl caliber player his first year. Maybe 35 catches for 550 yards and six touchdowns is the appropriate mark. Jarran Reed spoke with the media for a bit today following his six-gam esuspension from the league. We roll back the highlights.

Pro Football Focus has ranked the Hawks' secondary as the 31st in the NFL. Wait, 31st? Is that even possible? Yes there are question marks, but it's hard to imagine any secondary under the guidance of Pete Carroll could possibly be ranked that low. Hugh Millen was out at the VMAC this morning. We get his take on the secondary, plus first thoughts on D.K. Metcalf, and more. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the sow at 49451.