Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Terry Hollimon is filling in for the vacationing Dick Fain this afternoon. Word came out that Washington has blocked Colson Yankofffrom being eligible to play for UCLA. This isn't a huge surprise given Coach Petersen's feelings on transfers. What is the ultimate goal for the 2019 Husky season? Obviously, a national championship would be the real goal, but let's be a little more realistic. The goal this year is to beat one of the next-level elite teams, whether it's in a Final Four game, or in another bowl game. Softy caught up with tight end Nick Vannett at the VMAC this afternoon. What does this Seahawks offense look like when it's firing on all cylinders?

M's utility player Tim Beckham was busted for alleged use of the banned supplement stanozolol. He claims, as everyone always does, that he didn't know what he was taking, and that the substance was tainted. The silver lining is that Beckham isn't a long-term piece on this team anyway, and may very likely have been released at call-ups anyway. Colson Yankoff has been blocked from playing at UCLA this season by Washington. With more on this story, The Mercury News' Jon Wilner. Today's Textimonials is all Topics for Terry at 49451.

Roman Torres has been suspended for ten games due to a banned substance, and apparently neithe rhe nor the team even know what that substance is. Head coach Brian Schmetzer explains why he's backing his player, plus thoughts on last weekend's match, injury updates, and more. On Fun with Audio, Quinnen Williams says he's going to go play with himself... in Madden. Preseason games don't mean a whole lot, unless of course you're a young guy trying to prove yourself. Just don't get hurt. It's Baseball's Best Unsponsored Pre-Game Show sponsored by AgriShop Ace Hardware. We set the lineups, and hear from Scott Servais on the Beckham suspension and more.

Dick Fain is on vacation, so Softy is joined today by Mike Gastineau. If the Hawks were a stock, are you buying or selling right now? It's hard to ever bet against the team as long as Pete Carroll is heading it. Even before him though, going back to about 2003, this team has been on a great run; one of the best in the NFL. How would the fanbase react if the team posted a 4-12 season? It's going to happen at some point. Ron Francis, GM of the new NHL team in Seattle stops in to sit down with Softy for the first time. He discusses the next steps in building the franchise, engaging the potential fans in Seattle, scouting, and more. Softy found out that Jackson Felts missed the Sounders MLS Cup win because he was on a cruise. What is your biggest sports regret?

Softy and Gas continue to look back at their biggest sports regrets. Gas talks about the experience of seeing Edgar inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown last month. Softy caught up with UW defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake yesterday at training camp. He asks what these first few days are all about for the Dawgs. It's a Hey Gas! edition of Textimonials with questions texted in at 49451.

The Seafair hydro races took place over the weekend, and it was the perfect weekend for them, but it just reminds us how much bigger of a deal the event used to be. What can they do to convince people to spend the money to go out and watch these boats? Gregg Bell of The News Tribune talks about the scrimmage that took place in Bothell over the weekend, plus updates on Bobby Wagner, and more. Gas reflects on the fact that at some point, we as a society have lost the ability to disagree with one another civilly and intellectually. It's about time we're getting a hockey team here in Seattle. It's just one more piece to a nearly complete sports puzzle. We've come a long way from where we were 25 or 30 years ago as a sports town. Now we just need a baseball team that can win, and an NBA team back in town. Dick Baird discusses all things Dawgs before his Coach's Corner show later tonight.

Sometimes it doesn't take much for a fanbase to freak out. Are Dawg fans panicking over the lack of an official declaration of a starting quarterback. Obviously the assumption is Eason, but Coach Petersen isn't ready to make that call for one reason or another. Are we okay with Petersen's choice to not make the call here? Do we have enough confidence in his decision making? Today's Seahawks Topic of the Day: Will this be a breakthrough year for either of the Hawks' starting corners? Pete Carroll commented on Ansah earlier today. He continues to show confidence that he'll be ready by the regular season. Maybe this is his way of giving Ansah a little nudge. Softy caught up with George Fant at the VMAC today. Was his kid really out there signing autographs?

We've talked about doing a show from Portland when the Thunder come to town. What if we took it one step further and actually took the show to the fiery depths of Oklahoma City. We might not come back alive. So what did Bill Krueger think of all of Jerry Dipoto's pre-deadline trades this week? He let's us know. Things are getting underway over on Montlake. Corner Keith Taylor checks in with us following practice today.

Pete Carroll joined Chuck and Buck this morning out at the VMAC. We played a bit of the audio earlier, but in case you missed it, we'll play more here. On Fun with Audio, Stephen A. isn't happy about the Yankees letting another potential pitcher slip away, and Mike Francesa is upset that the Yankees post-game show cut into his show. Anthony Beyrouti of Venue Kings takes a look at the demand for tickets to Hawks games, and the end of paper tickets. Isaiah Thomas joins the show to promote his Zeke-End in Tacoma. Is there really a chance of a reunion with Jamal Crawford in Washington?

It's an abbreviated show today as we're carrying the Hall of Fame Game with pre-game coverage starting at 4:30. Football is finally back! Training camp continues down at the VMAC in Renton. We check in with Joe Fann, now with NBC Sports Northwest covering the Hawks with his impressions of Seahawks camp vs. others he's seen. Softy got Chris Petersen riled up today talking about special teams, and the potential for 9:00am starts. A radio show in Utah claims they saw Softy doing some unflattering things at Pac-12 Media Day. Dick caught up with Jacob Martin at teh VMAC today. Martin responds to the idea that the pass rush is the weakest part of this Seahawks team.