Dave 'Softy' Mahler and Dick Fain

Urban Meyer apologized yet again today, apologizing for his apology while reading a prepared statement about domestic violence. Hugh Millen, who has had a lot ot say about the story already, gives his thoughts on the latest developments. Corey Brock from the Athletic has his weekly look at the Mariners, including when the team expects to have Paxton back on the mound. Dick has a beef with a large contingent of Mariners fans who are jumping off the bandwagon already. Textimonials react to the first two hours of the show.

Stefan Frei, Sounders goalkeeper talked about staying focused in a game where he's not involved in all the action, the team's high expectations and how that's motivated them to get through their early-season struggles, and the intensity of the rivalry with the Portland Timbers. Husky DC Jimmy Lake talks about what he's expecting to see from the Dawgs' defense during the Auburn game. Jordan Miller sits down with Dick Fain. ESPN's Michelle Beadle is going to be covering the NBA moving forward, and it might have something to do with her stance on the NFL. She says she didn't watch football last season, and won't again this season because of the league's lack of response on domestic violence. Dick Fain joins a handful of other reporters in speaking to Fred Couples at the Boeing Classic at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge.

As the show broke yesterday, the news broke that Urban Meyer would serve a three game suspension in connection to the Zach Smith domestic abuse story. Whether you believe he deserved to lose his job or not, there was clearly something wrong happening here. He just happened to decide to delete old text messages the day the story broke. He lied about knowing about the incident, and then admitted he lied about it. Three games, at the beginning of the season, not much of a punishment. Tim Brando joins the show to discuss the latest updates on Urban Meyer, and what the Dawgs are going to have to do to make the Playoff. Will the Huskies really HAVE to defeat Auburn in order to make it to the Final Four?

Just when we thought the Seahawks were getting comfortable with teh offensive line, they start moving guys around. If there's ever a time to do it, it's probably right now, and if it works, great. It would just be nice to have an O-Line that sticks together for two seasons. Is that too much to ask? Mike Holmgren talks about everything Seahawks including the position changes, and how he'd handle the Earl Thomas story. On Textimonials, if Urban Meyer was your team's coach, how would you want him handled, and can the Huskies make it to the Playoff even if they lose to Auburn?

Pete Carroll talks to the media for the last time before tomorrow's game in Minnesota. We get an update on who we'll see tomorrow and who we won't. Apparently Amara Darboh isn't likely to play tomorrow? Are we basically done with him? Hugh Millen explains why he's a Jimmy Graham detractor, gives his thoughts on the Urban Meyer story, and expresses his biggest concerns with UW against Auburn next week. This could be the first time in a long time the Huskies are able to show up on both sides of the ball.

Mariners played a day game today and Marco Gonzales got completely rocked. It's his fourth game in a row. It's pretty clear that the Mariners could use another starting pitcher, but obviously they didn't get one when they had the chance. Is that Dipoto's fault, or is the farm system so depleted that we had nothing to trade for? Bobby Wagner spoke to the media today. He commented on Earl Thomas' holdout and player contracts. He seems to feel that defensive players aren't paid what they're worth, despite Seattle being near the top of the league on defensive spending. Former Oergon DC Nick Aliotti, now with the Pac-12 Network, talks about his expectations for the Dawgs, the improving Oregon Ducks, and a look around the conference.

Kirk Herbstreit released his annual Herbies this morning, and he named Husky RB Myles Gaskin as one of the most underrated players in college football. Obviously, he's not underrated locally, but ask a bunch of SEC fans, and most won't be able to tell you who he is. Could he be a Heisman contender? If his numbers stay where they've been, it's not too likely, but if he can pick them up a bit he might have a shot at going to New York. Petros Papadakis makes his weekly Wednesday appearance, and is, for no apparent reason, joined by former Sonic and UCLA Bruin Don MacLean. Textimonials suggest that some M's fans are ready to declare the team dead after the last couple of games. Things don't look great, but it's a little early for that still.

The Mariners want to sign a new 30-year lease on Safeco Field, but first they want the county to pony up $180 million for "necessary improvements" to the stadium. The question is, will the county actually pay the money? Could the M's actually leave if they don't get their way. Former Auburn quarterback Stan White joins the show with an in-depth look at the Tigers, and his biggest concerns about the Dawgs from an Auburn perspective. Kyle Seager has gotten a lot of criticism of late, but is it justified? His numbers have been pretty bad, not just for a week or a month, but for an entire season. New Seahawks wide receiver spends a few minutes talking with Dick Fain from the VMAC.

Mariners win last night, Cano gets his first home run since returning, and Diaz got his 48th save of the year. He's only the third player to get 100 saves in his first three years in the league. Right now, he's right on pace to tie the all-time record for most saves in a season with 62. Based on his performance so far, the M's will need to win about 24 of their last 36 games in order to give Diaz the chance to save 15 and break the record. Can he do it? Softy and Dick wager on it. Felix pitched last night, and you pretty much saw what you wanted to see from his performance. If you think he's going to make a comeback, there were enough good innings to give you hope. If you think he's done, the third inning might have proven your point. The question still remains, what to do with him now. Mark Murphy of 247Sports takes a look at the Auburn Tigers ahead of the game against UW next weekend in Atlanta. He's got some thoughts on Auburn, and on the stadium itself.

The poll results are coming in as we try to find out who are you more disappointed in? Robinson Cano or Earl Thomas? The Earl Thomas holdout story hasn't gotten as much attention as one might expect. Softy is pretty sure he knows why. Mariners bench coach Manny Acta joins the show to discuss all things Mariners. Textimonials answer the question: Cano or Thomas?