Molly & Jim

Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike joins Jim Rutledge and Alex Gravatt to talk Packers-Vikings and Aaron Jones' return to Green Bay. First, they discuss the news of Derek Rose's retirement earlier this morning and today's poll question: who is the Derek Rose of Wisconsin sports (a great young player whose career was derailed by injury)? Plus, how badly did Alex Gravatt misrepresent Jim's "fair" poll question about who Badger Football fans would want as the team's head coach right now. Did Jim poke the Bear in the Don by even asking the question, and should he be thinking G for even putting him on Barry's radar? They also talk with Evan about how Packers fans might welcome back Aaron Jones to Lambeau Field, and was the Packers signing Josh Jacobs the Wisconsin version of what the Cubs did by hiring Craig Counsell to replace David Ross??

Jim Rutledge & Alex Gravatt hold down the show with Matt & Molly out for the rest of the week. They discuss the news of Derek Rose announcing his retirement this morning, asks fans for who their Wisconsin sports-version of Rose (a great player whose career got cut short)? They assemble a shortlist of Christian Yelich, Ben Sheets, Sterling Sharpe and Don Majkowski. Is Jim too down on Yelich's performance this season (before suffering another season-ending back injury...)? Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike joins Jim Rutledge and Alex Gravatt to talk Packers-Vikings and Aaron Jones' return to Green Bay. First, they discuss the news of Derek Rose's retirement earlier this morning and today's poll question: who is the Derek Rose of Wisconsin sports (a great young player whose career was derailed by injury)? Plus, how badly did Alex Gravatt misrepresent Jim's "fair" poll question about who Badger Football fans would want as the team's head coach right now. Did Jim poke the Bear in the Don by even asking the question, and should he be thinking G for even putting him on Barry's radar? They also talk with Evan about how Packers fans might welcome back Aaron Jones to Lambeau Field, and was the Packers signing Josh Jacobs the Wisconsin version of what the Cubs did by hiring Craig Counsell to replace David Ross?? The High Life Dive Bar of the Week is Cahoot's Bar in Verona, but Chad in Fitchburg and Primetime team up to defend Christian Yelich's honor against Jim!

Jim Rutledge & Alex Gravatt continue to holding things down with Matt & Molly away for the rest of this week. Jim expands upon his Christian Yelich is not BACK take, and they get into another Wisconsin sports tragedy -- the loss of Aaron Jones to the Vikings. With Jones set to make his return to Lambeau (in Purple and Yellow) and after his heartfelt column in the Players Tribune, Jim and G ask if any players has handled their departure from the Packers to another team better than Jones? Also, is Primetime a real Brewers fan if he's never even heard of Mr. Belvedere? Throwing Stones includes takes on the trashiest Mormon reality TV show, and why must people continue to misrepresent Jim Rutledge? They wrap up on the news that former Wisconsin high school star Joe Wolf has passed away.

Mark Tauscher joins the show discuss the Packers versus Vikings and give some of his thoughts on this week's most recent NIL controversy at UNLV. First, they discuss the Packers chances versus the Vikings if they're with or without Jordan Love, and is Molly Brown being pessimistic or realistic if she's nervous about winning with Malik Willis? Jim also debates Tausch on the value of a play-caller or a coach when asking if Matt LaFleur or Jordan Love is more valuable for the Packers over the next 10 years? And, Tausch can't understand why a Bears fan like Jim can't understand the growing pains of a young QB. Plus, what are Tausch's thoughts on today's breaking NIL news story with UNLV quarterback Matt Sluka choosing to redshirt the rest of the season after claiming he didn't receive anywhere close to the money he was promised when transferring to Vegas.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown come for their final show together of the week with Matt & Molly out Thursday and Friday. They discuss the most recent Jordan Love health updates from Adam Schefter on Jen, Gabe and Chewy and Matt LaFleur at today's press conference. Who else is injured heading into this week's game versus the Vikings, and who can't they afford to lose against Minnesota. First, they welcome in young producer Riley Jauch, who will best ESPN Madison's on-field correspondent for the Badgers game out at USC! But, will Riley actually make it in time to the LA Coliseum if he's leaving Chicago at 3:30am on Saturday morning, and will his trip to LA to cover college football go better than Jim's infamously crappy train ride to the Rose Bowl? Is flying after partying a wise travel plan, and what are the worst places to be drunk (ie children's birthday party, church and....)? Mark Tauscher joins the show discuss the Packers versus Vikings and give some of his thoughts on this week's most recent NIL controversy at UNLV. First, they discuss the Packers chances versus the Vikings if they're with or without Jordan Love, and is Molly Brown being pessimistic or realistic if she's nervous about winning with Malik Willis? Jim also debates Tausch on the value of a play-caller or a coach when asking if Matt LaFleur or Jordan Love is more valuable for the Packers over the next 10 years? And, Tausch can't understand why a Bears fan like Jim can't understand the growing pains of a young QB. Plus, what are Tausch's thoughts on today's breaking NIL news story with UNLV quarterback Matt Sluka choosing to redshirt the rest of the season after claiming he didn't receive anywhere close to the money he was promised when transferring to Vegas. In today's Minute to Win It, Jim and Primetime test Matt & Molly on the collegiate athletes with the top-10 NIL valuations!

Jim Rutledge, Molly Brown and Matt Hamilton roll into more conversation about the Packers and the balance between play-caller and quarterback with Matt LaFleur and Jordan Love. They get into a clip from SI's Albert Breer saying that he would consider giving up 3 first-round picks and 3 second-round picks in a theoretical trade or LaFleur! Would Gutey or MLF fetch more value in a trade? First though, what kind of "sassy" best applies to each of Jim, Matt & Molly, and why can't Jim get a chocolate nut out of his throat?!?! With Matt & Molly both out for the rest of the week, they play Molly's Game a couple days early, including bets on the Vikings vs Packers, the Cardinals vs Commanders, and the Bills vs Ravens. They wrap up on Throwing Stones, including takes on the formula for elite Coors Light consumption (Beer per Hour), the best things to do on a vacation in Chicago, and what legendary athletes could warrant being honored as the logo of their respective team or pro sports league (Matt Hamilton...?)

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly to discuss Jordan Love's health status and the Packers vast offensive success with Malik Willis the past two weeks. Jim asks if Matt LaFleur realized his ultimate self as a play-caller with Malik Willis, and should the Packers roll out the same gameplan with Jordan Love? Molly asks Jason for the most recent Jordan Love health status update heading into Sunday's game against the Vikings and who ruled him out well ahead of the Colts game, and Matt asks Jason if LaFleur was right to say that the media can't even comprehend just how impressive Willis has been the past two games.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton and Molly Brown roll into Tuesday drive time with a deeper discussion about the Packers offense with Malik Willis. With so much success as a ground-and-pound offense and a tough defense, should Matt LaFleur run the same playbook with Jordan Love that he did with Malik Willis? They also discuss the best TV shows to "flix and chill" with, and why can't Jim makes a sexual innuendo joke with being yelled at for being a Bears fan?!?! What Matt Missed features out-of-context audio clips on NFL players making business decisions, Jordan Love's current ownership, and discount Keanu Reeves defending his favorite rookie QB. Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly to discuss Jordan Love's health status and the Packers vast offensive success with Malik Willis the past two weeks. Jim asks if Matt LaFleur realized his ultimate self as a play-caller with Malik Willis, and should the Packers roll out the same gameplan with Jordan Love? Molly asks Jason for the most recent Jordan Love health status update heading into Sunday's game against the Vikings and who ruled him out well ahead of the Colts game, and Matt asks Jason if LaFleur was right to say that the media can't even comprehend just how impressive Willis has been the past two games. Jim, Matt & Molly wrap up Hour 1 discussing Jim's fear of getting injured playing basketball, and is it time to double-knee brace-up?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into a late Hour 2 after chatting with Jason Wilde. They revisit last night's MNF double-header when Joe Burrow and Trevor Lawrence both fell to 0-3 on the season and Josh Allen has the Bills COOKING! They discuss how almost all of the QBs who paid this offseason haven't lived up to expectations, including Tua, Lawrence and Dak, and how much of this depends on team, coaching and infrastructure. How can you compare the highest-paid of this era to others, is it better to never play QBs unless they're a clear top-5 player, and why was it still the right move to pay Jordan Love no matter what? Jim lays into Primetime Wollersheim for using his own logic against him, and they find a perfect compare for the "Rutledge trigger warning"! Throwing Stones features extra-long takes about Aaron Rodgers snubbing the TNF postgame show, Vikings fans trying to roll Packers fans over Aaron Jones, and Wisconsin's maiden voyage to western branch of the Big Ten!

Jim, Matt & Molly go out to the Great Dane in Hilldale for crosstalk featuring "The Don" himself, Barry Alvarez! Jim sets the record straight with Barry, who called out his "preposterous" twitter poll last week. Was Jim actually misrepresented by Alex G, and does Barry accept his "apology"?