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On this Monday, the Animals go over the UH-Oregon State football game with Hawaii going into conference play with a 1-2 record. Are there any positives to take away, and what is this season looking like after 3 games of play? Jeremy Mauss from Mountain West Wire wrote on Hawaii after the game in Corvallis, why it might be "Goodbye Hawaii" for the season. Also, the NFL had it's first week of regular season action, and it was fun. Vinnie Iyer from Sporting News joins the show to talk about it and which game was the most surprising out of the 15 that played on Thursday and Sunday?

Kyle Posey, producer for NinersNation, talks the San Francisco 49ers and their plan moving forward with Trey Lance and Jimmy G, and whether or not Kyle Shanahan can survive the season. John Hendrix, lead writer for Saints News Network, talks the amazing performance of Jameis Winston and if the Saints can stay hot this weekend. Lisa Horne of PigskinGrind.com talks college football and the big opening in the Pac-12 after USC fired Clay Helton.

Josh is on this Monday partly recapping the UH-Oregon State game. What does the season look like heading into the first conference game against San Jose State? And then there's the game in Corvallis, was this better, worse, or about the same as the loss to UCLA? And where right now is Hawaii in Josh's mind in the Mountain West Power Rankings? Then, the NFL season kicked off fully on Thursday, but Sunday had a crazy slate of games. Could this be the best week 1 start ever to the NFL?

Alex Weiner from All Cardinals talks the Arizona Cardinals and the monster game on both sides of the field from Kyler Murray's five touchdown performance and Chandler Jones' five sack performance. Andrew Haubner, host of Pac12 This Week, talks the huge win from Oregon as they took down Ohio State in Columbus, as well as the UCLA hype train. BJ Kissel, founder of the KC Sports Network, talks the Chiefs and why no one is surprised about Patrick Mahomes' day on Sunday.

Australian 18 U National Team Coach and Perth Heat Manager in the Australian Baseball League Andrew Kyle discusses Australian player development. Players from Australia are placed by the hundreds in colleges in the USA and they produce many major league players. One of the best International teams with only a population of about 40 million people.

The animals are on this Aloha Friday preparing for the weekend, especially for Hawaii @ Oregon State in Corvallis. But there's also a game to talk about from Thursday, and what an NFL season kickoff it was. Dallas and Tampa Bay was great, but the big question now is...is Dallas actually better than we first believed? Or are there cracks in the defending Super Bowl Champs? Then, Ed Graney from the Las Vegas Review Journal talks about the Raiders, some talk about Marcus Mariota, but more importantly, a team chasing the Chiefs for the AFC West title. And Mark Veneri joins the show to talk about high school football and the upcoming game of the week between Damien and Pac-5.

Artie Wilson breaks down this season's schedule for UH Men's Basketball, talks with June Jones about tomorrow's matchup against the Beavers, and his thoughts on the NBA offseason for the Lakers and the Nets.

In this episode, Kanoa and Jordan are joined again by World Surf League CEO Erik Logan ahead of the first ever Rip Curl WSL Finals event, where the world's top ranked surfers will compete head-to-head for a world championship. In addition, the fellas look back on the first ever true home game for the Rainbow Warrior football team at Clarence TC Ching Athletic Complex, the rough weekend on the road for the Rainbow Wahine volleyball team, McKenzie Milton's magical comeback moment, and much more...including their "Best and Worst" to end the show.

As we near the weekend, Josh continues your sports discussion on this Thursday.

THE NFL IS BACK! Which team(s) will dread the 2021 season? Who are Josh's sleeper teams? Josh discusses all of that and also mentions that the hopes of the Dallas Cowboys will start and end with Ezekiel Elliott. Also, Tua isn't named a captain in Miami?

Another week of ILH football, another week a postponed ILH football game. The challenges high school sports face with trying to get through a season and more so, what happens if High Schools go back to distance learning? With the ILH being the only league currently in action, how they've highlighted the needs and provided a blueprint for all other leagues. The hope is to continue moving forward and not fall back.

Jordan and Hunter recap the Rainbow Warriors' 49-35 win over Portland State in their first ever game in Mānoa and give their thoughts on how the team will fare at Oregon State.