Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo has gotten a lot of heat for an interaction with one of his players over the weekend. Did his chastising go to far, or are we all just looking for reasons to be offended? The Michigan State players didn't seem to have a problem with it, and the controversy may in fact bring the team closer together. Former Seahawk Max Unger announced recently that after ten years in the league, he would be stepping away from the game. He joins us to explain what led to the decision, his thoughts on the NFC Championship missed PI call, his time with the Hawks, Wilson vs. Brees, and more. Textimonials come in at 49451 reacting to the first two hours of the show, including someone who seems confident they know what Jaylen Nowell's next move will be.

Not only is Oregon the lowest-seeded team to remain in the NCAA Tournament, but they're also the only Pac-12 team left standing. Should Washington fans root for Oregon? Dick feels that with the reputation of the conference taking such a hit over the last few seasons, any good representation will help the entire Pac-12. Softy can't justify rooting for a rival under these circumstances. Donald Watts shares his opinion on rooting for Oregon, plus insight into what went wrong in Sunday's game, what he'd tell Jaylen Nowell, and what the team's expectations should be next season with and without Nowell. Fans seem exceptionally angry at Felix Hernandez, and their tone needs to change. Yes, he's not pitching well, and yes he's still collecting a huge paycheck, but it's not like he's not trying. He could have deserted us in free agency, bu the chose to stay here and try to win a championship, and deep down, he knows he's not been able to do that and it frustrates him.

The first official day of Mariners baseball in 2019 is in the books (yes, really). It was an offensive battle with the two teams scoring a total of 16 runs, and frankly, that's probably what you can expect from the rest of the season; lots of offense with pitching that struggles at times. Anyone can fill out a bracket and talk about it on air. We actually talk a little college basketball, looking at a few of the matchups we'll see in the first round, and matchups we expect to see later on. Doug Baldwin says he could be going in for more surgeries this off-season. Mike Garafolo of the NFL Network has more information. He talks about that with us, plus free agency rumors and more.

Three teams from the Pac-12 make the tournament. How many games do the teams win, over / under 2.5? Will Washington beat Utah State? Mike DeCourcy answers these questions, plus his Final Four, Title Game, and Champion predictions courtesy of Zeeks Pizza. Petros Papadakis discusses Mike Trout's new contract, the continuing USC admissions scandal, and a ton of other craziness. Is it cool for a 45-year-old white guy to wear his hat backwards, or to wear a flat bill hat at all? Textimonials weigh in at 49451.

We know you're looking for winners in the NCAA Tournament. Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports joins us with seven such winners in the first round of the tournament. Cliff Avril had Jermaine Kearse and Doug Baldwin on with him today. Doug talked about needing more surgeries. Could we be seeing the end of his football career soon? Jermaine was asked about returning to the Hawks. Could we actually see him back here in Seattle? Mike "The Pope" Francesa was at it again with some absurd comments this week. Dixon has what could be the last DPI of the season.

Softy and Dick are live at the University Village Ram until 6:00 tonight getting ready for our Put Up or Shut Up event, and the NCAA Tournament play-in games. The Dawgs are just three days away from playing their first tournament game in eight years. Mike Hopkins joins us to talk about what making the tournament means to him, plus thoughts on the way the team played in the Pac-12 Tournament, and what to expect on Friday. What does the team need to do to beat Utah State on Friday. Brandon Roy stops by to take an in depth look at the squad, including some keys to a victory in the first round.

Softy and Dick continue live from The Ram in University Village finishing up the conversation with Brandon Roy about the Dawgs in the NCAA Tournament. Jon Wilner joins us each Tuesday at 4:20 to talk all things Dawgs. We get his thoughts on Oregon's easy draw, Mike Hopkins and the LA job, Larry Scott's comments last week, and the Wilner bracket. Textimonials at 49451 react to the first two hours of the show.

The Seattle Sounders have gotten off to a red hot start, winning their first three games including the one this past weekend against Chicago. Sounders head coach Brian Schmetzer talks about what makes this season different. Donald Watts weighs in on the Huskies in the Tournament live from The Ram with Softy and Dick. He explains why there's still a lot of hope the Dawgs can win on Friday, plus his thoughts on Mike Hopkins, and his bracket.

Despite a bad loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 Tournament on Saturday, the Dawgs have made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in eight years. It's amazing how many negative fans are out there already declaring this team dead in the first round. The same thing happened after the end of the regular season when some fans said they'd lose in the first round of the Pac-12 Tournament, and they made it all the way to the Championship Game. Some people seem to have short memories. Washington gets the 9 seed, playing against Utah State in the first round on Friday. So how do they match up against the Aggies. Fox Sports' Doug Gottlieb has some thoughts on the game, the Pac-12, and all things college basketball. It's tournament time, so this topic rears its ugly head again: Softy is critical of Dick for rooting for both Gonzaga and Washington. Is it acceptable to root for multiple teams? We take caller's reactions.

Jordy Nelson will be visiting the Seahawks (along with a couple other teams). This isn't as exciting of a prospect as it was a year ago when he was reportedly talking to the Hawks, but maybe he's still got gas in the tank. Maybe the team sees something they like and he's worth picking up. He hasn't been the player he was in Green Bay for a few seasons though, so let's not expect all that much. The reputation of Pac-12 basketball is hanging in the balance in Friday's game. If the Dawgs lose, they're losing to a team that couldn't even win the Mountain West. If the Dawgs are to legitimize the season they just had, prove that it really was something incredible, they need to at least win this game. Most of the players on this Washington team were recruiting by former coach Lorenzo Romar. What's it like to watch his former players make it to the tournament? He talks to us about it, plus thoughts on the Pac-12, St. Mary's, and more. Textimonials at 49451 react to Dick rooting for UW and Gonzaga, and more.