It's time to stand up for those who dare to transfer.

While transfer culture has wildly invaded college athletics and taken over the entire narrative of college football and basketball — and, no doubt, high school sports, too — Happy Hour host John Gaskins illuminates some of the cases where the grass did end up being greener, and we're not talking about NIL pay raises.

For example, Nate White, the South Dakota State running back whose life was tragically cut short last month. Read Matt Zimmer's story on the legacy White left behind despite not playing a down in a game for the Jackrabbits, and it is clear how sometimes transferring isn't just a move to get more playing time, but to find newfound purpose and happiness.

White's time at SDSU is also a reflection of a true "culture" of success in sports. While that word has also been burned firmly into the brains of anyone who plays or follows all levels of sports the last decade, only some teams actually build a culture that achieves what is intended.

Jackrabbit football, and other SDSU programs, is a shining example of "culture" actually coming to life. More impressively, so are the rags-to-riches Sioux Falls Canaries under Mike Meyer.

Meanwhile, the Twins' culture is of a sagging team that is up for sale, and who knows who will be in the locker room after Thursday's 5 p.m. trade deadline?

As of the Wednesday publishing of this show, closer Jhoan Duran was expected to move to the Los Angeles Dodgers, while the Twins and Astros were reportedly in talks about Carlos Correa, the former Astro who still lives in Houston in the offseason whose current performance could use a boost via a change of scenery.

But at what cost, if any, should the Twins let him go?

Wednesday's Happy Hour guest is Sioux Falls Lincoln football coach Jared Fredenburg. 

If anyone has channeled his inner Miley Cyrus, it's "Freddie."

That may seem like an odd connection, but the Cyrus song, "It's about the Climb" applies as aptly to Fredenburg as anyone.

Like other current and past Sioux Falls Public School head coaches, Fredenburg spent over 20 years paying his dues in the district — first at the middle school level for nearly a decade, then another 15 years as a high school assistant at Roosevelt — before landing his first job at the helm.

Once he took over a reeling Patriots program in 2017, it took them five seasons to win a playoff game and seven seasons to reach the state championship game in the DakotaDome.

The long climb finally led to a sweet view from mountain top with a dominant 2023 squad that ran the table to seize the crown and earn "best ever" consideration. The Pats follow-up act was just as impressive, with bunch of new starters rising late in a semifinal win at No. 2 Harrisburg to make it back to the Dome, then an "upset" fourth quarter thriller over No. 1 Brandon Valley to go back-to-back. 

There are terrific stories about that breakthrough, but Fredenburg and Happy Hour host John Gaskins spend most of their 77 minutes together walking through the North Dakota native's climb up in football that led to Lincoln, which includes an admitted not-so-decorated prep and college playing career followed by his move to South Dakota in the 1990's.

He started as a legion baseball coach. He found a gig in middle school football. Along the way, he started meeting and coaching both for and with some of the legends of the sport in Sioux Falls — most of them together on Brent DeBoer's Roosevelt staffs in the 2000's. 

One of those connections was Kurtiss Riggs, who eventually hired "Freddie" to coach the Sioux Falls Storm's defensive line for a decade. What were the differences between coaching high schoolers and pro players fighting to get into the NFL?

Two-time state champ DeBoer, 11-time indoor pro football champ Riggs, all-time South Dakota prep wins leader Kim Nelson, three-time state champ Brian Hermanson, two-time state champ Craig Clayberg — yeah, there are some colorful stories about those distinct personalities.

If you're a Sioux Falls high school football junkie, you'll enjoy Freddie's document of his climb.