The SDSU football patriarch describes his "greatest achievements" — what becomes of his former players and what it is like when they come back to visit Brookings, like a bunch of players from his 2022 national title squad in town for Mason McCormick's wedding on the same day as the 2026 spring football game.

What is a man? Such a simple question, yet it yields so many different answers. One answer came from the patriarch of South Dakota State's football empire. It was printed in a page with the same title in the MAD manual — MAD, as in "Making a Difference"—which John Stiegelmeier gave to each player during fall camp throughout his 26 seasons at the helm. It was more of a guide to life than to football. So, what is Stig's definition of a man? You can find that out in one of the 300 pages of his biography, "Stig and the Rise of South Dakota State Football," authored by Tanner Castora and released last October. It is also a question "Stig" answered his latest hour-long Happy Hour conversation. Other topics covered: * Last Saturday's spring football game, followed by the wedding of SDSU All-American offensive lineman and current Pittsburgh Steeler Mason McCormick. The event served as a 2022 and '23 Jackrabbit national championship teams reunion that featured an A-list of SDSU legends, including Stiegelmeier's heir apparent Jimmy Rogers. * Dan Jackson's "natural" ability as head coach and Chase Mason's development at QB1 * Jimmy Rogers' move to Iowa State and how Stig feels about his SDSU heir apparent becoming emotional at his ISU introductory press conference in describing what Stig and SDSU meant to him * The reality of how money drives the modern college football world, why it mattered when he was at SDSU, and why it shouldn't matter as much as it seems * His decision to open up with deeply personal stories about his life and the people closest to him in the book As always, the conversation feels like a coffee klatch with a friend, offering both light moments that make you smile and the coverage of heavy topics that make you think. He's The Man, man.

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The statement could cause dry heaves and nausea for both Jackrabbits and Coyotes fans the same way "Finkle is Einhorn, Einhorn is Finkle" did for pet detective Ace Ventura.

But at the moment, SDSU is USD and USD is SDSU when it comes to football.

At least, that is the Happy Hour host's evaluation as spring football winds down for both programs. Allow him to present his case.

Arguably the GOAT quarterbacks of the Jacks and Yotes are "on the clock" for the professional football future. It is NFL Draft week, and while Mark Gronowski appears to have a better shot at being selected — likely in the sixth or seventh rounds — both appear to be qualified for NFL mini-camp invitations at the least.

So, what do NFL quarterback evaluators think of both of their skillsets? The Happy Hour host provides a dive into what could help and hold back both QB's.

USF's spring football season ended with a scrimmage on Saturday at Bob Young Field. The fourth-year head coach assesses the performaces of the quarterbacks vying for the starting job, the abundant local talent on both sides of the ball, and if his program is ready to compete for an NSIC championship. But first, plenty of insight and opinions on being a Div. II coach in the NIL and transfer portal era. Indeed, it takes up a lot of Glo's time. All year, in fact.

The Wolves tip off their NBA Western Conference quarterfinals in Denver on Saturday in Round 3 of their playoffs trilogy with the Nuggets. Orion Pub co-owner Jon Oppold sat in with fellow Wolves die-hard Cordell Wright (the Happy Hour video producer) and the host to dive into the storylines and matchups.

The Herd open their USHL Western Conference semifinals on Friday. Their president and 20-year play-by-play voice Jim Olander joined the Happy Hour host and Stampede beat writer Trent Singer in the Orion Pub to preview the series and explain how the Herd won 40-plus games for the first time in club history.