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The University of Hawai'i Athletics Director talks of the anticipation for the football ahead of the October 24th kickoff around the Mountain West Conference and just how much communication there has been between the conference and its schools.

The Rainbow Wahine Golf head coach discusses the many hats he wears as a coach when on the links with his team, how he spans the globe in search for potential recruits, how tournament vary from course to course and just how he got former golf pro Scott Simpson to join his staff.

Get to know new Rainbow Wahine Volleyball setters 5'10" freshman Kate Lang (Keller, TX) and 6'2" junior transfer Mylana Byrd (Houston, TX).

College Basketball has a target start date of November 25th and with UH Men's Basketball beginning workout this week, Artie talks about just how anxious he is to meet and get to know the many newcomers on this team. And how interesting it'll be with such a short NBA offseason.

Joining the show today are:

-Former UH Men's Basketball Point Guard Drew Buggs talks of his new surroundings as a member of the MIssouri Men's Basketball team, what it's been like back to practice amidst COVID-19 health and safety protocols and the differences between the Big West and a power-5 conference in the SEC.

-Former UH Men's Basketball Shooting Guard Trevor Ruffin dreams of playing in a fast paced, three-point shooting frenzy NBA, discusses the recently completed NBA Finals and just how happy he is for fellow UH hoopster Phil Handy to win a ring. Just how tough does Doc have it in Philadelphia? Artie and Trevor discuss that as well.

Working from home, Bobby takes you through your Friday morning.

In the all-UH coaches lineup: for this #ESPNFanFriday show:

-Stephen Bidne (Women's Golf Head Coach) discusses the many hats he wears as a coach when on the links with his team, how he spans the globe in search for potential recruits, how tournament vary from course to course and just how he got former golf pro Scott Simpson to join his staff.

-David Matlin (Athletics Director) talks of the anticipation for the football ahead of the October 24th kickoff around the Mountain West Cinference and just how much communication there has been between the conference and its schools.

-Charlie Wade (Men's Volleyball Head Coach) mentions the prospects of bringing back 3 All-Americans for another final season, how the teams culture has maintained its strength and what it will be like to trim a roster down from 27 (17 of which have some form of freshman status).

-Eran Ganot (Men's Basketball Head Coach) voices just how much fun it's been to see his team back on the floor, how hard it's been on basketball players to go from having the ability to practice daily to having nothing for 7-plus months because of the pandemic and the effort he has see immediately from the many newcomers.

Another edition of "Buy or Sell" takes place and a lot of discussion around UH Football and their season-opening two-game road-trip.

Former Hawaii basketball director of operations Chris McMillian becomes the first member of Gib Arnold's old UH coaching staff to come on the pod and share his perspective of what happened when everything fell apart amid an NCAA investigation back in 2014. McMillian, now a full assistant at Idaho State, gives a candid assessment of what went wrong and what he learned from the experience.

The animals come on after game 4 of the NLCS between the Atlanta Braves and the LA Dodgers, and Gary breaks down the game after a big win for Atlanta, who are now one game away from the World Series. Also, some talk about UH football and their upcoming season, and Ed Graney from the Las Vegas Review Journal talks the Las Vegas Raiders and their big win over the Chiefs.

In the premiere episode of In Focus, President and CEO of the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association Mufi Hanneman joins Dave to talk about the pre-travel testing that starts today and how that could affect tourism in Hawaii. Also, Cheryl Oncea from the Hawaii Business Magazine talks about the upcoming Wahine Forum, and Christi Young from Honolulu Magazine talks about Poke and an event coming up very soon all about Poke.

Working from home, Bobby takes you through your Thursday morning.

Former Boston Globe sports columnist and frequent panelist on ESPN's Around The Horn, Bob Ryan talks about the value of the NBA bubble as the league finished its regular season and conducted its entire playoffs from Orlando, the legacy of LeBron James, the possibilities of the NFL not having all teams complete a 16-game season and the on-going League Championship Series in the MLB.

Howard Balzer, publisher of the All-Cardinals site for SI.com discusses the progression of Kyler Murray from year one to year two, the addition of wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins and at 3-2 with a Monday Night Game at Dallas, just how tough the middle portion of the season schedule is for the Arizona Cardinals

Lisa Horne, college football reporter for pigskingrind.com, recalls the interesting story she had with Bobby when he was trying to book her for this show and also looks ahead to the Pac-12 season kicking off on November 7th, while giving a couple of teams that could be the favorite to win the conference crown.

Plus, Buy/Sell returns and Hawai`i football is nearing opening kickoff, with the Fresno State game just nine days away.

The animals come on after a blowout win for the LA Dodgers over the Atlanta Braves in game 4 of the NLCS and discuss that game, but then Nate Kreckman from Altitude Sports Radio joins the guys to discuss what is happening in the Mountain West as the season approaches. Rich Hammond from the Athletic talks about the LA Rams and their season, and then the Rivals Fantasy Football Show features Jamey Eisenberg from CBS Sports.