Molly & Jim

Matt Hamilton is getting a drink named after him, Jim Rutledge wants to know what Wisconsin sports person needs their own podcast, Alex G fills in to take us pole dancing, and the guys are feeling old! What hurts you?

Jim and Matt are joined by Matt's teammate from the 2018 Olympic gold medal team and current broadcaster for NBC's Olympic coverage, Tyler George. Tyler pumps up Matt and his sister Becca's Mixed Doubles National Championship victory last weekend, and he shares some *safe for work* stories from his time as Matt's Olympic teammate. George shares some of his deep sports knowledge with a pop quiz on the 1998 World Series before Primetime gets his predictions for the NFL QB carousel as well.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton begin Thursday's show by reacting to the CONTROVERSIAL photo of Matt LaFleur sitting courtside alongside Bears head coach Matt Eberflus at last night's Marquette game. The Matts exert some ultimate dad energy and not a lotta head-coach vibes in the photo, so Jim and Matt joke about what it looks like these two NFL HCs do for a living (wrong answers only). They review some of the hilarious takes from fans on Twitter and the Talk/Text line and give their own interpretations. They also ask which Matt's got the most swag: LaFleur, Eberflus or Hamilton. Jim and Matt get into some more serious sports conversation by reacting to former Badgers AD, and certainly not dead, Barry Alvarez's appearance on Wilde & Tausch this morning, where he said that NIL is ruining the sport of college football as we know it. Jim gives the take that it's actually the transfer portal that's ruining college football, while Matt asks to give the power structure of college football more time to fix this issue. They also discover a possible solution, saying that the "Have" programs should pay a transfer fee if they every poach a player in the portal from one of the "Have Not" programs. They also feature the High Life Dive Bar of the Week: Wilson's Bar on Atwood!

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton start Hour 2 by giving their official predictions for this offseason's quarterback carousel, including the upcoming veteran free agents and incoming rookie prospects. Jim and Matt are joined by Matt's teammate from the 2018 Olympic gold medal team and current broadcaster for NBC's Olympic coverage, Tyler George. Tyler pumps up Matt and his sister Becca's Mixed Doubles National Championship victory last weekend, and he shares some *safe for work* stories from his time as Matt's Olympic teammate. George shares some of his deep sports knowledge with a pop quiz on the 1998 World Series before Primetime gets his predictions for the NFL QB carousel as well. Jim and Matt wrap up the show with Throwing Stones, and Primetime asks questions about the City of Kenosha asking to "fill people's holes" with taxpayer money, IHOP and Applebee's joining forces, and Mike Tyson fighting Jake Paul on Netflix.

Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Matt, and they get into Mark's thoughts about how the Packers will approach free agency, including what positions and notable veterans they may or may not target. They also get Mark's thoughts on the Rutledge & Hamilton campaign to become Presidents of Sports in 2024, and he grills the guys for what their platform will be.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton start the show reacting to their pre-show tongue-lashing from hall monitor Jesse Nelson. Jim and Matt enlist the help of the Rutledge & Hamilton Crew to start creating the foundations of their candidacy become Presidents of Sports in 2024. They find out what issues the people want fixed, and they begin appointing their cabinet -- Primetime as Chief of Staff, Molly Brown as Sec. of State, and Maddie Hayes as Press Secretary. They both applaud and nitpick the Atlanta Falcons for offering reasonable concession prices in their stadium while simultaneously having a Chif-fil-a restaurant that isn't open on Sundays -- the day when the Falcons almost always play football. Jim asks if NFL fans would prefer Jason Kelce or Bill Belichick to join CBS' roster of football media experts, and Matt tries to guess the 13 sets of siblings currently playing in the NBA during Minute to Win It.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton start Hour 2 with a fun top-10 list following Matt's failure during Minute to Win It, and they enlist Primetime to help name the 10 highest-paid movie stars from 2023. Throwing Stones includes questions about if the Bills championship window has come to a close after they made a slew of roster cuts today and if Jim and Matt are fans of Bucks After Dark heading into their four-game stretch of late-night tipoffs on the West Coast. Mark Tauscher joins Jim and Matt, and they get into Mark's thoughts about how the Packers will approach free agency, including what positions and notable veterans they may or may not target. They also get Mark's thoughts on the Rutledge & Hamilton campaign to become Presidents of Sports in 2024, and he grills the guys for what their platform will be. They wrap up talking about some of the songs that people most commonly misunderstand or have misleading lyrics.

Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt after the latter becoming a double national champion at the Mixed Doubles Curling National Championship. Jason gives his opinion on where Matt and his sister Becca belong in the best sibling duos in WI sports history. Jim asks Jason if there's any real chance that the Packers don't work out a new contract with RB Aaron Jones, and they get into the rising media narrative about a possible rift in negotiations between the two sides. Matt asks if fans should trust the Packers personnel department not to mess things up?

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton start the show thanking their wonderful fans after Rob in Madison gifted them a personal locker full of gifts yesterday and they finally connected on a pizza lunch date with Dave in Deerfield. They ask fans if it would be more embarrassing for Matt to wear his Pizza Pocket hoodie or his personal Chef's outfit out to date night with wife Jen at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse, and they also have some fun with a disturbing screen capture of Ben Brust leftover from KBN earlier today. Matt catches up on last week's news during What Matt Missed, including the NFL Draft prospect who doesn't believe in space, Lebron reaching 40k career points, Leo Chenal on R&H, and RG3 sounding off on some chicken s***. They play Tinder Time with some recently-cut free agents, asking fans which they'd most like the Packers to sign this offseason. They wrap up Hour 1 by confusing Primetime with old-timey references of Leave it to Beaver and Rutledge Wood.

Jim Rutledge and Matt Hamilton come back from the top of the hour clowning Primetime for a rough SportsCenter update, which make their producer violently angry. He comes back around to help think of some of the pun-style names that Olympic Gold Medalist curler Matt Hamilton could name his firstborn son (or next pet). Throwing Stones includes the introduction of the Rutledge & Hamilton campaign to become co-presidents of sports, a marijuana company offering social media content creators a $70,420 salary to promote their products, are the Bucks all the way back to Championship or Bust after going 6-0 out of the All-Star break, and why is Arch Manning opting out of EA College Football 25. Jason Wilde joins Jim and Matt after the latter becoming a double national champion at the Mixed Doubles Curling National Championship. Jason gives his opinion on where Matt and his sister Becca belong in the best sibling duos in WI sports history. Jim asks Jason if there's any real chance that the Packers don't work out a new contract with RB Aaron Jones, and they get into the rising media narrative about a possible rift in negotiations between the two sides. Matt asks if fans should trust the Packers personnel department not to mess things up? Jim and Matt wrap up reviewing some of the names for Matt's firstborn son along with today's poll questions.