Hack and Scratch

Hack and Scratch

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  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 14

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome + Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors; an eventful weekend (the Mac Cup, and what happened in Foxborough)
    01:49 – Mac Cup: Turkey Creek takes the cup back from MCC, 17–15 (10–6 after day one); Hack folds like a cheap suit, 0–2
    03:07 – Sunday singles: Scratch goes 0–3 for the weekend — "do we need to call this the Hack and Hack show?"
    04:55 – Best matches: Keenan vs. Ryan Schmidt decided on 18, Dylan Rinker's walk-off line, Owen Braxmeier clips his boss
    08:10 – MCC MVPs: Colby Guerin and Tracy Taylor (3–0); plenty of leads that got away
    08:56 – Girls golf regional at Carey Park: the team misses state by two shots, but Leighton, Pira, Ari and Amelia advance as individuals to state at Turkey Creek
    12:11 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe (Sunflower Scorecard) — the lunch specials, and a live-remote idea
    13:36 – Sunflower Scorecard, week six: McPherson 47–13 at Mulvane (5–1, two pick-sixes, all three phases clicking); Tonganoxie up next
    15:16 – Smoky Valley drops to 3–3 (44–6 to Chapman); Inman 35–0 at Remington, now 5–1 with 6–0 Council Grove next; Moundridge falls 48–7 at Hillsboro
    17:50 – Canton-Galva beaten 58–12 at Clifton-Clyde; Little River 70–0 over La Crosse, Sylvan-Lucas showdown for the district; Elyria Christian 67–20, back to 3–3
    22:46 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions + Players of the Week: Hesston's 5-TD quarterback, eighth-grader Eli Barnett (three straight opening-kickoff returns), Bear Bachmeier, Houston's Conner Weigman
    26:50 – NFL Player of the Week: Drake Maye (26 of 34, 374 yards, 4 TD, plus a rushing score that paid Scratch's only winner); Jahmyr Gibbs' 30 touches
    30:25 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics — into the Clubhouse Audit
    31:03 – Clubhouse Audit: KU overdrawn after 41–24 at Utah, no run game — but let Lance Leipold work
    33:32 – K-State check to check after 35–16 to Houston: it's year one for Collin Klein, no panic
    36:12 – Raiders after 45–17 in Foxborough: Hack says check to check, Scratch still flush at 3–2; Brock Bowers and those red uniforms
    39:13 – Patriots check to check, trending flush, despite a destroyed injury list; Chiefs flush on the bye, Marvin Harrison to the Texans, Jacksonville's wild finish
    43:13 – Wrap-up: the tuck rule lives on; Sponsor: Citizen Journal daily brief; sign-off

    45 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 13

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648) — and the house Myron sold Julie
    01:40 – Full panel in the boardroom: Hack, Scratch, Myron and the Fearless Forecaster; shout-out to Leighton Kuhn, league champion in tennis doubles and golf runner-up on back-to-back days
    02:27 – The Mac Cup at Turkey Creek this weekend: McPherson Country Club vs. Turkey Creek, Ryder Cup-style match play; Turkey Creek's seven straight before the Country Club's 17-15 win last year
    04:13 – Hack plays for the Country Club again; Fearless's Mac Cup years and the Fast Eddie Bate match; the format: eight scratch, eight handicap, 32 points
    06:57 – Why the Country Club never used Myron; the rosters — the Kinnamans, Treg and Chet, Owen Braxmeyer, Cubby's butter cut, the four greasiest golfers in the county
    10:24 – Pick'em night Friday; Hack vs. Mike Crowell, with a cocktail riding on it
    10:46 – High school football: McPherson at Mulvane (3-2 after a 34-9 loss at Wellington); the Bullpup defense is fast, and Tonganoxie comes next
    14:13 – Smoky Valley (3-2) at Chapman; Inman (4-1) at Whitewater-Remington; Moundridge at Hillsboro; the Inman–Moundridge rivalry waits for week eight
    16:27 – Canton-Galva at Clifton-Clyde (4-1, eight-man single wing); Hack won't name a spread in his own game, Scratch makes it Canton-Galva plus 13.5
    18:37 – Little River at La Crosse, with Shane Cordell and Kevin Ayers in the press box; Elyria Christian vs. 0-5 Altoona-Midway, the Flying Jets — weekly geography
    20:38 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank presents the Back Nine ("It was an ad read, Myron")
    21:12 – Back Nine standings: Scratch 21-13 takes the lead after a 5-1 week, Hack 20-14 but 4-1 on best bets, Myron 18-16, Fearless 9-11; the Red River Shootout pick gets thrown out
    22:53 – Picks: Houston at K-State (−2.5) splits the table; KU at Utah (+15.5) is a Utah sweep; Willie Fritz and Red Cross of the Coors Light
    28:09 – Indiana at Nebraska (+7.5), another sweep for the Hoosiers; Georgia at Alabama (−1.5) with a hurricane on the way — Hack alone on the Tide
    31:38 – NFL: Raiders at Patriots (−3.5), 49ers at Seahawks (−3), Bills at Rams (−3) on Monday night
    37:26 – Best bets: Hack takes the Jaguars minus 7 in London, Scratch takes Texas minus 23.5 over OU
    39:02 – Thanks to the sponsors; closing comments — go Country Club, and the cobwebs on Fearless's clubs

    40 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 12

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 12 — Table of Contents

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, 1605 N. Main in McPherson and 30th Street in Hutchinson (620-241-3648)
    01:21 – Weekend check-in: kid sports, 18 holes in the dew, and the pool stays open a little longer
    02:33 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, 204 S. Main in McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard (and the hosts' breakfast orders)
    03:28 – Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson 48-7 at El Dorado (4-1, Mulvane and Tonganoxie next); Smoky Valley 0-47 at Hesston; Andale handles Cheney
    05:30 – Inman 21-0 over Hillsboro; Moundridge 35-12 over Hutch Trinity; Canton-Galva 48-0 and the biggest game in three years at Clifton-Clyde
    07:12 – Little River 62-0 (Sylvan-Lucas looms in district); Elyria Christian wins again, 59-27; McPherson College 87-0 over Bethany (666 yards)
    09:09 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions — presenting Players of the Week
    09:29 – Players of the Week, high school: Tion Wilson, Moundridge (25 carries, 272 yards, 4 TD); McPherson's quarterback room, Carter Bengtson and Isaac Nelson (21 of 27, 294 yards, 3 TD)
    11:01 – College: Aidan Flora, Iowa State (212 rushing yards, 5 total TD); C.J. Carr, Notre Dame
    12:27 – NFL: Drake Maye and the Efton Chism III game-winner; CeeDee Lamb (17 catches, 189 yards) and Tetairoa McMillan (14 for 192, 2 TD)
    14:27 – Hack's Top 10 NFL teams, preseason vs. now: Chiefs and 49ers on top, Seahawks to 3, Vikings at 5 on the Flores defense, Raiders at 8, Patriots hang on at 10
    20:43 – Biggest disappointment, the Rams; biggest surprise, the Raiders; first four out
    22:09 – Scratch's Top 10 NFL quarterbacks: Brock Purdy to No. 1, Lamar, Allen, Dak, Mahomes at 5, Trevor Lawrence, Goff, Burrow, Kirk Cousins, Tyler Shough
    26:13 – Two MVPs left off; biggest disappointment Justin Herbert, biggest surprise Kirk Cousins; the notables who didn't make it
    28:15 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics, Hutchinson and Wichita, since 1989 — presenting the Clubhouse Audit
    28:48 – Clubhouse Audit: KU still overdrawn after Middle Tennessee State; K-State check to check with Houston coming to the Bill
    32:12 – Raiders: Scratch says check to check (no true No. 1 receiver, special teams), Hack says flush (Allegiant finally sounded like home)
    36:15 – Patriots upgraded to check to check after beating the Bills in Buffalo; the Vrabel–McDaniels staff
    38:18 – Chiefs flush, injuries and all; thanks to the sponsors and sign-off

    41 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 11

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:53 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648)
    01:23 – October is here: midseason report cards for McPherson High fall sports
    02:02 – Football B+ (Coach Pav wants consistency and execution with Mulvane and Tonganoxie ahead); golf C+ but trending (Scratch grading his own team)
    03:26 – Tennis A (Coach Brown, top-three at state again?); volleyball B and close to an A (Coach Doyle, 16-6, finally beat Circle, Paola this weekend)
    04:23 – Cross country B- (good workouts, miserable weather); soccer B+ (Coach Adrian: wins over Great Bend, Salina South and Classical)
    05:52 – Fall seasons past halfway; where golf regionals might send the western Kansas schools
    07:33 – Week 5 football: Bullpups at El Dorado; Smoky Valley at 4-0 Hesston; Inman vs Hillsboro; Moundridge vs Hutch Trinity
    10:40 – Homecoming in Canton: Canton-Galva (2-2) hosts 0-4 Herington; Hack grades his Eagles a C+ and trending after the Randolph loss
    12:27 – Eight-man: Little River (4-0) at Stafford; Elyria Christian vs Southern Coffey County; Andale's 30-game streak goes to Cheney
    15:24 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief (citizenjournal.us)
    16:01 – Oktoberfest: likes and dislikes about October — closing the pool, rain-outs and Scratch's cancellation rant, early dark; playoff brackets, patio weather, chili and soup season, pumpkin carving, Halloween costumes
    22:02 – Handoff to the Back Nine (Hack's best bet is tonight)
    23:06 – The Back Nine with Myron and the Fearless Forecaster: standings (Hack 19-9, Scratch 16-12, Myron 14-14, Fearless 6-8); K-State's loss at Cincinnati and the Avery Johnson question
    26:08 – Picks: KU -18.5 vs Middle Tennessee State (three on KU, Hack takes the points)
    28:16 – Patriots at Bills -6.5 (Hack alone on New England; "they can hang on to the football")
    30:48 – Raiders at Chiefs -4.5 (Myron and Hack on the Chiefs, Scratch and Fearless on the Raiders)
    33:26 – Texas -9.5 vs Oklahoma (Red River sweep for Texas; what happened to OU's running backs?)
    35:48 – Broncos at 49ers -2.5 (Myron: "you'd come back with a bunch of asses")
    38:42 – Cowboys at Texans -2.5 (the battle of two dumb teams)
    41:40 – Rams -3 at Eagles (west-to-east travel, Puka's last name)
    43:28 – Best bets: Bengals -2.5 over the Jaguars (Hack), Braves to close out the Phillies tonight (Scratch), Fearless rooting against the Yankees; baseball playoff talk
    45:51 – Back Nine sponsorship pitch and sign-off

    47 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 10

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson (620-241-3648) + a word on sponsoring the show
    01:33 – Presidents Cup recap: U.S. wins 17-13 after trailing into Sunday singles; swept 0-5 in Friday foursomes again
    04:42 – What would make the Presidents Cup matter? Fewer points, and LIV players (Cam Smith, Lucas Herbert) for the Internationals
    07:42 – Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim ran the U.S. over; Snedeker sat Scheffler Saturday afternoon and Scottie's team-golf record
    09:42 – MVPs: Chris Gotterup (Hack's new favorite player), Jackson Koivun, Justin Thomas as a future Ryder Cup captain
    12:36 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard
    13:01 – Sunflower Scorecard, high school: McPherson 41-8 over Circle; Smoky Valley 0-39 at Clay Center; Inman 44-6 over Hutch Trinity; Moundridge falls 42-12 at Conway Springs
    15:15 – Canton-Galva 48-6 at Solomon to open district play; Little River 4-0 and 208-6 on the year; Elyria Christian's first win 54-46 over Moscow; McPherson College 5-0
    18:52 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions (Ryan Kuhn and Samantha Peel), McPherson — presenting Players of the Week
    19:23 – Players of the Week, high school: Kuston Schamp, Canton-Galva (72 rushing yards, 3 total TDs, 5 tackles); McPherson's Colt Chapman (13 tackles, blocked punt) and Carter Melton (10 tackles)
    21:19 – College: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (12 catches, 217 yards, 4 TD); Keelon Russell, Alabama (4 TD vs South Carolina)
    22:59 – NFL: Case Keenum beats the Eagles on Monday night; Brock Bowers back with 10 catches for 116 yards
    24:47 – Clubhouse Audit: KU flush off the bye; K-State check to check after giving up 271 rushing yards at Cincinnati
    27:05 – Patriots: Hack says check to check, Scratch says overdrawn (Drake Maye 1 TD, 6 INT)
    29:55 – Raiders flush after winning in New Orleans; nine takeaways and 10 sacks on the season
    32:13 – Chiefs flush at 3-0 after Miami; Raiders at Arrowhead preview and Mahomes taking hits
    34:46 – Campaign for your team via socials or email; thanks to the sponsors; sign-off

    36 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 9

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome: Week 4 of high school and college football, Week 3 of the NFL, the Presidents Cup — and the Fearless Forecaster and Old My on camera for the Back Nine
    01:30 – One month in: what surprised us about podcasting (talking out of the side of your mouth, mic and echo battles, a bald head on camera, dogs and grandkids barging in)
    04:06 – Area rundown: McPherson 2-1 after Augusta, Great Bend and Buhler; the schedule softens with 0-3 Circle up next
    05:57 – Smoky Valley 3-0 with Clay Center and No. 2 Hesston ahead; Inman looks to bounce back from the Sterling loss at Trinity Catholic
    07:27 – Moundridge at Conway Springs (0-3, but their opponents are a combined 9-0)
    08:18 – Little River hosts Victoria — "for real" in 8-man Division II
    09:20 – Canton-Galva at 3-0 Solomon to open district play; how many points will the Eagles score?
    10:43 – Elyria Christian vs. Moscow — and a 207-mile geography lesson
    11:50 – Hutchinson CC (No. 2) hosts No. 1 Iowa Western at noon Saturday
    13:18 – Presidents Cup day one: U.S. leads 3-2 — match-by-match recap and the foursomes preview
    17:35 – Handoff from the studio to the FSB boardroom
    17:52 – The Back Nine: Myron and the Fearless Forecaster join Hack and Scratch on camera
    18:13 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank
    18:27 – KU on a bye after London; last week's scorecard and best-bet results
    19:52 – K-State (−6.5) at Cincinnati
    21:35 – Raiders at Saints (−3)
    23:13 – Chiefs (−10.5) at Dolphins
    24:39 – Patriots at Jaguars (−2.5)
    26:08 – Rams (−2.5) at Broncos
    27:51 – Ravens (−3.5) vs. Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro
    29:28 – Texas (−4.5) at Tennessee
    31:10 – Best bets: Bills −7 vs. the Chargers (Hack), Ladd McConkey over 4.5 catches (Scratch)
    32:11 – Like, follow, subscribe / sign-off

    33 min
  • Hack and Scratch — Episode 8

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome: sponsorship opportunities are open — reach the hosts at [email protected] or on Facebook and Instagram
    01:42 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank
    02:04 – The Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson beats Buhler 32-13 on blackout night at McPherson College Stadium — Dane Becker 198 yards on 34 carries, Ashton Malm nine catches for 81 yards, the defense holds again
    04:12 – Around the area: Sterling beats Inman without a pass attempt, Smoky Valley moves to 3-0, Canton-Galva falls to Little River, Moundridge, Peabody 52-6 over Elyria Christian in the Bulldogs' first home game
    07:47 – College: KU loses 24-17 to Arizona State in London, K-State handles Tulane but doesn't cover, McPherson College keeps rolling toward the Friends game
    09:24 – Players of the Week (new segment): Scratch takes Dane Becker and the O-line, Avery Johnson (379 total yards), and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (nine catches, 155 yards, three TDs)
    11:53 – Hack's picks: Darren Maxwell (23 carries, 141 yards vs. Inman), Trinidad Chambliss (33 of 48, 363 yards against LSU), Kenneth Walker III (117 rushing yards, six catches vs. the Colts)
    14:06 – Hack's NFL takeaways: the Bucs are this week's "ass team" after losing to the Browns in a weather delay, week 1 overreactions, Patriots turnovers, the Chargers' problems, the Bengals look real
    17:13 – Scratch's takeaways: Raiders 2-0 under Clint Kubiak, Josh Allen's nine touchdowns, the Falcons are a dumpster fire, the Saints beat Baltimore, the Colts' conservative overtime calls at Arrowhead
    20:38 – Golf-ball giveaway winners: Greg Barrow (Farmers State Bank Pro V1s) and Scott Davis (Bullpup girls golf Pro V1x) — picked by a bank employee's blind scroll; reach out to claim the prizes
    21:30 – The Clubhouse Audit (new segment): flush, check to check or overdrawn? KU overdrawn, K-State flush, Chiefs flush, Patriots check to check, Raiders flush ("living on house money")
    27:47 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief
    28:27 – Presidents Cup: J.J. Spaun wins after being left off the team and calls out Brandt Snedeker, the captain's picks (Chris Gotterup, Jacob Bridgeman, Jackson Koivun), dream pairings
    31:18 – Wrap-up / sign-off: Ryder Cup memories and how much golf vs. NFL they'll watch Sunday

    33 min
  • Hack and Scratch Episode 7

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome: Friday night football preview, a week of area rivalries — Elyria Christian hosts Peabody for the second time in three weeks (first home game for the new six-man program, new scoreboard up), Moundridge (1-1) at Ellinwood, Smoky Valley (2-0 under Caleb Lambert) against 0-2 Nickerson
    02:31 – Canton-Galva vs. Little River: the Eagles are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings and haven't won since 2022; Hack on matching Little River's physicality after last week's 46-0 loss
    04:09 – Game of the state: No. 1 Sterling vs. No. 2 Inman in 1A — 60-47 last year, 21-20 the year before; Inman hasn't allowed a point (71-0, 41-0), Sterling is down from 95% run to 75%
    05:43 – McPherson vs. Buhler: Mac is 8-2 in the last 10 and most were one-score games; blackout night at McPherson College Stadium, the Bullpups off the Great Bend loss, Buhler 2-0 with wins over Maize South and Mulvane
    07:17 – KU vs. Arizona State in London (11 a.m.): bouncing back from the Missouri loss, the travel question, KU's 434 yards a game against ASU's 525 (333 through the air), Isaiah Marshall needs a rebound
    09:35 – K-State vs. Tulane: Collin Klein remembers the 17-10 loss in 2022 ("no doubt"), 303 rushing yards a game (8th nationally) against a defense giving up 216, the Cats allowing 5.0 points a game as 20.5-point favorites
    11:30 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank
    11:53 – NFL week 2, Raiders at Chargers: Ashton Jeanty looked like the real deal against Miami (six catches out of the backfield), the Chargers gave up five sacks to Arizona
    14:11 – Steelers at Patriots: a noon game out of the spotlight as the bounce-back recipe, TreVeyon Henderson returning, blocking T.J. Watt and Highsmith — both hosts see an ugly one-score Patriots win
    15:29 – Colts at Chiefs, Sunday night: the Colts gave up 202 rushing yards to Baltimore, Alec Pierce is out, Daniel Jones against Spags' defense, Jonathan Taylor as the only path — both say the Chiefs roll
    17:37 – Golf-ball giveaway update: 60 entries so far, winners announced next show — like and follow on Facebook or Instagram and tag two people, tag four more for an extra entry
    18:38 – The Back Nine: Hack leads at 10-4, Scratch 9-5, Myron 8-6; best bets Hack 2-0, Scratch 1-1
    19:42 – New picker: Steve Sell, "the Fearless Forecaster" — 40-plus years covering McPherson County sports for the Sentinel and the radio station
    20:40 – College picks: K-State -20.5 vs. Tulane (a clean sweep, all four on the Cats); KU +5.5 vs. Arizona State in London (Myron and Sell take ASU, Hack and Scratch take the Hawks)
    22:26 – NFL picks: Patriots -4.5 vs. Steelers (Scratch takes Pittsburgh and the points), Raiders +6.5 at the Chargers (both hosts on Las Vegas), Chiefs -6.5 vs. Colts (Hack takes Indianapolis "going with the math")
    25:47 – Wild cards: Broncos -2.5 vs. Jaguars (Sell is alone on the Jags), LSU -3.5 at Ole Miss — Lane Kiffin's return — another clean sweep for LSU
    28:27 – Myron took every favorite; best bets: Hack has Drake Maye over 24.5 rushing yards, Scratch has Mark Andrews over 4.5 catches at +114
    30:08 – Wrap-up / sign-off: like, follow and tag friends to get in the contest

    31 min
  • Hack and Scratch Episode 6

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome: NFL week 1 is in the books (Wednesday through Monday); Scratch has some explaining to do about Monday night
    01:14 – Area football recap: McPherson loses 21-3 at Great Bend, Elyria Christian falls 38-32 in OT at Chetopa, Moundridge and Inman both win 41-0, Little River rolls Herington 64-6, Smoky Valley (Caleb Lambert now 2-0) wins 24-14 at Ellinwood, Canton-Galva shut out 46-0 on the road
    02:25 – Coaching talk: Hack on ball distribution after the Canton-Galva loss; the McPherson film — two Ashton Malm touchdowns called back, the defense held Great Bend to 14, how to get Malm 10-plus touches; Buhler comes to town Friday, Little River visits Canton-Galva
    07:50 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank
    08:05 – Golf-ball giveaway: two dozen Pro V1x (a Farmers State Bank set and a Bullpup girls golf set) — like and follow on Facebook and Instagram, comment and tag two people, tag four for an extra entry; winner announced Friday
    10:07 – KU vs. Missouri: the hype video that crossed a line, Mizzou's D-line vs. KU's O-line, Isaiah Marshall 13-for-30, 81 rushing yards on 36 carries — outmanned by SEC recruiting
    13:00 – K-State vs. Washington State: Bill Snyder-style special teams and defense under Colin Klein, nearly 300 rushing yards, Fields over 100 again, Joe Jackson as a No. 2, Avery Johnson's two picks
    15:41 – Best-bet scorecard: Scratch's Oregon pick was a dud, Hack's Rhamondre Stevenson over 15.5 carries cashed — Hack 2-for-2, Scratch 1-for-2
    16:55 – Big 12 outlook: KU to London vs. Arizona State with bowl eligibility on the line, K-State's softer path to the title game, BYU's tough quarterback
    17:55 – Hack's NFL week 1 takeaways: the Browns are still terrible, Lamar and Derrick Henry aren't done, the Bears put up 52 under Ben Johnson, Bieniemy's return to KC, scoring up across the league, stars in new places already hurt (Myles Garrett, Kyler Murray)
    23:42 – Scratch's takeaways: 49ers over the Rams in Australia, Josh Allen's MVP pace, Bengals 1-0 on defense, Ashton Jeanty and Jahmyr Gibbs do it all, Titans and Chargers stink; Cam Ward doubts, Jeanty under Kubiak, the Bills' escape in Houston
    27:35 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief
    28:01 – Monday night, Broncos at Chiefs: Kenneth Walker III 173 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, Sean Payton without the play sheet, the Broncos' top-three defense gives up 31
    30:15 – Is Mahomes a top-10 quarterback right now? (Scratch: top 10, not top 5)
    30:52 – PFF stats: Walker broke 14 tackles in one night (Chiefs backs broke 13 all last season), the Broncos missed 20-plus, the undrafted left tackle allowed zero pressures against Nik Bonitto
    32:34 – Mahomes 2.0: managing games behind a run game — "the Chiefs might be back"; Scratch eats his Broncos money-line words, Hack picked the Chiefs in the Back Nine and leads 6-1
    34:15 – Wrap-up / sign-off: giveaway reminder, winner revealed next week

    35 min
  • Hack and Scratch Episode 5

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro

    00:51 – Welcome: mic batteries strike again, hosts in separate locations; Labor Day is past and the NFL joins high school and college
    01:37 – Local preview: Canton-Galva at Blue Valley-Randolph (shot at first 2-0 since 2022), Elyria Christian at Chetopa, Inman vs. Marion, Little River hosts Herington, Moundridge at Sedgwick, Smoky Valley at Ellinwood
    03:57 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank
    04:18 – KU vs. Mizzou, Friday night in Lawrence: Friday college games, Isaiah Marshall's debut (14-19, 246 yds), last year's 42-31 collapse, Mizzou favored by 5.5
    07:49 – K-State vs. Washington State: 70+ in Colin Klein's debut, the running-back stable (Rodney Fields, Joe Jackson), Avery Johnson in command (15-21, 199)
    12:07 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief
    12:34 – The Top 10 lists: Hack ranks teams, Scratch ranks quarterbacks
    13:17 – Hack's Top 10 NFL Teams: Rams, Patriots, Bills, Broncos, Ravens, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Bengals, Cowboys — plus the first four out (Chiefs, Texans, 49ers, Jaguars)
    21:24 – Scratch's rebuttal: Eagles and Chargers belong; Patriots too high, Seahawks too low, Bears out
    23:51 – Scratch's Top 10 NFL QBs: Allen, Stafford, Burrow, Maye, Goff, Mahomes, Jackson, Prescott, Lawrence, Herbert — and the names left off (Williams, Hurts, Love, Darnold, Purdy, Mayfield, Nix)
    28:47 – Hack's rebuttal: Goff lower, Mahomes higher, Hurts and Baker Mayfield in
    32:06 – Mahomes and the Chiefs in one-score games: 11-0 in 2024, 1-9 in 2025 — whose fault? Plus the Raiders' brutal schedule
    33:48 – The Back Nine: everyone went 4-3 in week 1; picks for New England at Seattle, Dolphins at Raiders, Broncos at Chiefs, Mizzou at KU, Washington State at K-State, Rams vs. 49ers in Australia, Ohio State at Texas
    40:19 – Best bets: Rhamondre Stevenson over 15.5 carries; Oregon -22.5 at Oklahoma State
    42:13 – Wrap-up / sign-off

    43 min

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Zac Hoppes (the Hack) and Treg Fawl (the Scratch) talk sports from McPherson County to the pros — hometown Friday nights, Kansas colleges, and the big leagues. Powered by Citizen Journal. New…