Molly & Jim

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 as they continue looking ahead to the NFL Draft in Green Bay that's just 30 days away. They discuss how many significant holes the Packers need to fill via the draft following their lackluster free agency, and they review the results of today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Is CB/WR Travis Hunter the No. 1 need for the Packers in the draft. They pivot to Aaron Rodgers, who's now reportedly more appreciative of his time in Green Bay. Was Rodgers' biggest mistake going to the culture of the Jets or leaving the culture of the Packers? During Throwing Stones, digital producer Krissy Birdsall walks through Badger women's basketball's controversial new head-coaching and why it's different than the program's hires of the recent past. They're interrupted by Metro Kia breaking news on the NFL QB carousel after Russell Wilson signs a one-year deal with the Giants. Does this mean Rodgers to Pittsburgh is a done deal, and is Russ just less of a pain in the a** than Aaron?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown react to a huge weekend of Wisconsin Badgers sports, including the lows of Badgers basketball falling short of the Sweet 16 and Women's Hockey winning their 8th national championship! They start congratulating Women's Hockey as one of the banner programs of this Women's Sports School and geeking out over Kirsten Simms' sick game-tying penalty goal plus her OT game-winner! Then, they dip into the continued sadness of Badgers basketball fans after their 91-89 loss to BYU in the Round of 32. They discuss why the loss was sad but not surprising and if the team just ran out of gas by the end of the year. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: After yet another disappointing (but successful) season, how would you grade Greg Gard's tenure as the Badgers' HC? Matt explains why he feels like the Badgers, in football and basketball, just feel like the modern-day version of a mid-major, and Molly asks if making the Round of 32 is the basketball version of making a low-level bowl game. Jim gets hot when talking about why the Sweet 16 should be like making the the national championship for Badgers fans at this point, and he explains why Greg Gard is liking having a happy, but not pretty wife! They finish Hour 1 comparing Gard's status to the massive disappointment under Fickell's tenure so far and why winning seven games next season would cool the temperature around the football program!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 with their final thoughts about the Badgers basketball season ending short of the Sweet 16 (again), Women's hockey winning its 8th national championship, and Matt's take that Wisconsin might the new version of a mid-major the P4 of college football & basketball... First, Molly involuntarily clears her throat into the mic. They play What Matt Missed, asking once-a-year CBB fan Matt Hamilton to recognize some out-of-context audio clips related to the upsets and near-upsets from the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. During Throwing Stones, Jim tells UConn coach Dan Hurley to stop crying and sniffling so hard about the refs while walking off the court this weekend. Jim, Matt & Molly wrap the show recognizing the flaws and production costs of a modern classic - Meg 2: The Trench!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown hold it down with Molly broadcasting from Beaver Dam because she was brainwashed by "big weather" about the dangerous rain/snow in Madison. They touch on the Packers signing a new Kick Returner No. 1 with Mecole Hardman before getting into the bulk of today's show -- The Packers have formally submitted to ban the tush push, and the Vikings are reportedly prioritizing JJ McCarthy rather than pursuing Aaron Rodgers at this time. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Is it more embarrassing for the Packers to push the tush push ban or for Aaron Rodgers to get put on the back burner by Minnesota? They look sort through the cavalcade of insiders reports about the Vikings' approach with Rodgers, Matt shares his relationship-trope analogy for Aaron's current situation, and Jim pushes back against any defense that the tush push ban is anything other than cringe. They also send a thanks to UW Volleyball for coming through to the office to give them and Evan Cohen some free gear for Jim's take that Wisconsin is a Women's Sports School! During Minute to Win It, producer Primetime causes more controversy with his EXPERT-LEVEL trivia topic and over/under line, asking Matt & Molly to name the famous 15 and 16-seeds who pulled off upsets in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament (aka Matt's only week of being a CBB fan each year)!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown play from way behind as they try to catch up to the clock. Matt finishes airing his grievance at producer Primetime making the lines too hard in Minute to Win It, and Prime's just disappointed that Matt can't remember any famous 15 & 16-seeds as a one-week CBB fan. Jim plays point by kicking the convo back to memories of everyone's favorite shining moments in March Madness history. During Throwing Stones, Jim judges the so-called bracketology experts while Matt defends his favorite "trapezoid of excellence"! They wrap up with some final thoughts on today's Siding Unlimited poll question: Is it more embarrassing that the Packers are pushing to ban the tush push or Aaron Rodgers getting put on the back-burner by the Vikings?

Jason Wilde joins the show during this deep lull in the news cycle for the Packers. He answers Jim's question about if he'd ever pick up a hitchhiker, and why's it a HELL NO! They get sidelined with Jason Sudekis, leading to Ted Lasso, leading to the coach Jason covered who most reminds him of Ted Lasso -- Mike McCarthy! What's next for Big Mike after he was again overlooked on the coaching cycle? They pivot to the log-jammed QB carousel that inspired today's second poll question: Who's more stubborn -- Aaron Rodgers or Brian Gutekunst?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown hold it down for a High Life Tuesday. Jim is high on the topic of "thumbing" after he saw a hitchhiker out on the road this afternoon, leading to today's first Siding Unlimited poll question: Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker? Matt and Molly give their answers and Jim tells some tales of teenage years about picking up "thumbers", being ripped off, and racing in front of the police! Brett from Middleton calls in to explain why Kwik Trip is a hot spot to get one's car stolen and the powers of the old Ford Festiva! Jason Wilde joins the show during this deep lull in the news cycle for the Packers. He answers Jim's question about if he'd ever pick up a hitchhiker, and why's it a HELL NO! They get sidelined with Jason Sudekis, leading to Ted Lasso, leading to the coach Jason covered who most reminds him of Ted Lasso -- Mike McCarthy! What's next for Big Mike after he was again overlooked on the coaching cycle? They pivot to the log-jammed QB carousel that inspired today's second poll question: Who's more stubborn -- Aaron Rodgers or Brian Gutekunst? Jim, Matt & Molly wrap Hour 1 giving away some High Life, and Jim teases a question about being a thumber or a thumbee...!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown finally get to some Packers-related discussion after producer Primetime dresses down Matt for criticizing his SportsCenter Update! Jim also pays off his tease about if it's worse to be the thumber or the thumbee when hitchhiking. They get into today's second Siding Unlimited poll question, asking who is more stubborn: Aaron Rodgers or Brian Gutekunst? Matt explains why he finds Gutey's stubbornness more frustrating while Jim expounds on Rodgers' proven stubbornnability to be a jerk! Jim leaves early to catch student-led teacher conferences, so Molly and Matt hold it down for Throwing Stones, as Matt can't get his head around why any 11-seeds have to be in the First Four play-in games of the NCAA Tournament. They wrap discussing who's stubbornness is more dangerous: Rodgers or Gutey?

Mark Tauscher joins the show to talk the Packers' staying quiet this offseason and Badgers basketball heading into the NCAA Tournament. After missing out on playing in Milwaukee's region, is Tausch walking back his Badgers are going to the Final Four take? Molly asks Tausch for his thoughts on the Bengals' plan/team-building philosophy with playing Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins as well as Joe Burrow. How does this compare to the Packers' game plan with Jordan Love? Molly explains why she's all-in on the idea of pushing all the chips to the center and GOING FOR a Super Bowl, and Tausch pushes back with the merits to keeping competitive year over year. Jim raises the important point of the quarterback differences between Green Bay and Cincy.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown get festive on the hallowed holiday of St. Patrick's Day! They get deeper into the spirit of March with college basketball and the Badgers earning a 3-seed but missing out on playing in Milwaukee for the NCAA Tournament! The Badgers showed some fire but came up short in the Big Ten championship versus Michigan, but can they bounce back now that it matters? They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question: How far do you have the Badgers going in your tournament bracket? They discuss how they approach their brackets, including the art of picking a bulldog vs bulldog mascot matchup! First, they share their festive-ish getups for St. Patty's Day and a question about how do you celebrate the holiday post-college? They finish Hour 1 by re-visiting their conversation about the realistic ceiling for the Badgers under Greg Gard and the key to competing in the transfer portal and NIL era of college hoops!