Molly & Jim

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 after discussing producer Primetime's new sad update on his blind date from over the weekend and chatting with Jason Wilde about the Packers' upcoming game versus the Lions. With this game feeling like a possible de facto NFC North Championship Game, they ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- What is the biggest thing standing in the Packers way of winning the NFC North: the Lions, the Bears, or themselves? They discuss what constitutes beating yourself and if it's a fair excuse for this Packers team without star tight end Tucker Kraft, and which of the NFC North contenders have truly looked the best this season. Then, they play Majority Rules, picking would win on a neutral field in a playoff matchup -- the Packers or the other 7 NFC teams with above a 50% chance of making the postseason. During Throwing Stones, producer Primetime reads the SnapChat group message he received from the very Type A organizer of the Friendsgiving that he was invited to -- is there still enough time to back out? They wrap up taking an online personality test for each member of the show -- who's Type A, B, C and D?

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown are back and feeling HOT in the Everlight Solar Studio, as Jim showed up dressed like a physical trainer with NO SOCKS underneath his colorful slippers. They discuss the ethics of not wearing socks in the office, not wearing socks in the office, and the possible cross contamination between the two settings. Producer Primetime lashes out before giving us an update after yesterday's happy report about his "blind date" who went with the show to the Badgers vs Illinois game at Camp Randall -- turns out he got ahead of his skiis. Prime takes them through Stats to Depress the JM&M fans after he tanked the "hit rate" on the matchmaking abilities of Matt's wife. He also reveals that this wasn't a true blind date after all, which might only make this worse... Jason Wilde joins the show to talk about the Packers' upcoming game versus the Lions on Thanksgiving. First, he gets an update on producer Primetime's blind date that he thought went so well (and he's partially blaming Jason for his pain). Jim gives the love metaphor rolling into Jordan Love, asking if Packers fans are building him up too much to be like their past loves at QB. Molly also wants to know the vibe in the locker room as the Packers could end essentially end the Lions hopes to win the North, and Matt asks (via Jim) -- who's the biggest threat to the Packers winning the NFC North, and is it themselves? Jim, Matt & Molly but a bow on Primetime's sadness by talking about "falling on love on first sight", but with your favorite athletes as a sports fan!

Mark Tauscher joins the show to talk about Badgers football's win against Illinois for the second win against a Top 25 opponent this season before discussing the Packers cruising past the Vikings at Lambeau on Sunday. First, Tausch helps settle a debate about cooking & stovetop cleaning. They discuss if this win versus Bret Bielema & No. 21 Illinois was the best win of the Luke Fickell era, how much would a win versus Minnesota in the Axe Game go for fans who want to buy back in, and who deserves more credit for this end-of-season turnaround -- Fickell or AD Chris McIntosh for his multiple votes of confidence this season? They discuss the Packers' win, including fans still criticizing Matt LaFleur's conservative play calling, could Emmanuel Wilson have a bigger role after Josh Jacobs returns from injury, and how much should we revel in Vikings fans misery while keeping in mind the growing threat of the Bears in the NFC North?

Jim Rultedge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 following the recap of the show's night at the Badgers' 27-10 win versus Illinois and producer Primetime's blind date at Camp Randall! They get into the Packers' convincing 23-6 win against the Vikings & their hapless QB J.J. McCarthy. They look at their 3 criteria for a successful Packers game, focusing on whether the Packers look like legit Super Bowl contenders (on offense & defense) in the NFC -- how far are they from the top NFC contender, the Rams, and Jim & Matt get HOT debating how close is the race in the NFC North ahead of these next two games against the Detroit Lions & the Chicago Bears? They circle back to the Badgers vs Illinois with Stats to Depress Our Rival Fans! Producer Primetime lays out some highlights for the Badgers that should only make Fighting Illini fans feel worse about themselves... Mark Tauscher joins the show to talk about Badgers football's win against Illinois for the second win against a Top 25 opponent this season before discussing the Packers cruising past the Vikings at Lambeau on Sunday. First, Tausch helps settle a debate about cooking & stovetop cleaning. They discuss if this win versus Bret Bielema & No. 21 Illinois was the best win of the Luke Fickell era, how much would a win versus Minnesota in the Axe Game go for fans who want to buy back in, and who deserves more credit for this end-of-season turnaround -- Fickell or AD Chris McIntosh for his multiple votes of confidence this season? They discuss the Packers' win, including fans still criticizing Matt LaFleur's conservative play calling, could Emmanuel Wilson have a bigger role after Josh Jacobs returns from injury, and how much should we revel in Vikings fans misery while keeping in mind the growing threat of the Bears in the NFC North? Jim, Matt & Molly take the show home QUICKLY before the Barry Alvarez Show, live from Ruth's Chris Steakhouse.

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown are back for a DOUBLE VICTORY MONDAY after the Packers & Badgers football teams both got wins over the weekend! They get into the satisfaction of sending Bert Bielema & the Illini fans crying back to Illinois as well as how the Packers looked against the hapless Vikings with quarterback JJ McCarthy -- but first, we gotta know how producer Primetime's blind date went! They recap the show's trip to the game with Prime's blind date -- aka the friend of Matt's wife, Jen -- who sat in the fifth spot of their four allotted seats in the lower bowl. They get into the awkward seating situation, what happened when Jim, Matt & Molly left for one of the exclusive club seats, and who had a better Saturday -- Primetime for the Badgers football team? (there should only be one answer, Ryan). They also get into Badgers fans storming the field for the second straight home win against a Top 25 team! They wrap Hour 1 reviewing their Don't Quote Me predictions for the Packers & Badgers, including their big misses on Carter Smith, Emmanuel Wilson's breakout with Josh Jacobs out, and Matt's CLOSE prediction for the defense!

Michelle Smallmon joins the show to hover above Jim, Matt & Molly (because she's literally sitting in a high chair). Michelle & Molly bond over A1 steak sauce while Matt shows off his own boujee eating and shopping behaviors while overseas! They also ask Michelle the question that everyone is wondering -- what's it like travelling with the picky Evan Cohen?

Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly ahead of Sunday's Packers game versus the Vikings. They get into the QB matchup with JJ McCarthy & Jordan Love and how it has overshadowed this matchup of ELITE defenses, and they talk about Josh Jacobs' "truly questionable" injury status and how to prepare for Vikings DC Brian Flores' defense. First, they also talk about the shoutout that Jason & Mark Tauscher's "podcast" from Bret Bielema on Unsportsmanlike today, as he joined ahead of Saturday's Badgers game vs Illinois. They circle back around to compare how well Bielema has embraced the Illinois football brand compared to Luke Fickell's shortcoming with the Badgers brand -- both in Madison, the national media, & the alumni!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown roll into Hour 2 live from Buck & Honey's in Sun Prairie. They fight through some bickering to make their Don't Quote Me predictions for this weekend's football games -- the Badgers vs No. 21 Illinois + the Packers vs the Vikings! Also don't forget everyone -- it's almost Primetime's time to shine with his blind date to the game tomorrow! Then, Michelle Smallmon joins the show to hover above Jim, Matt & Molly (because she's literally sitting in a high chair). Michelle & Molly bond over A1 steak sauce while Matt shows off his own boujee eating and shopping behaviors while overseas! They also ask Michelle the question that everyone is wondering -- what's it like travelling with the picky Evan Cohen? Jim, Matt & Molly go Poll Dancing, responding to Riley Juach's poll questions from around ESPN Wisconsin this week. They wrap up with Jim's COOL stat about the track record of a certain set of first-round draft picks -- WRs who were busts...

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown broadcast live from Buck & Honey's in Sun Prairie for another get together as part of Unsportsmanlike's weekend in Madison for the Badgers versus Illinois game. They get into the big guest on Unsportsmanlike today -- former Badgers head coach Bret Bielema, who joined the show to talk about Saturday's game at Camp Randall. But the question everyone is asking -- where was Luke Fickell this morning? Jim, Matt & Molly get into the Badgers football program's big missed opportunity to show face with a national platform in their own backyard. They ask today's Siding Unlimited poll question -- Is the Badgers football program Ignorant or Arrogant when it comes to the issues with their brand? They compare the seeming lack of awareness -- or lack of care -- from Wisconsin compared to Bielema's embrace of Illinois football and his acute awareness of things like the Wilde & Tausch "podcast." Before all that, they have to talk about Jim's dinner with Evan Cohen & others at Matt's old stomping/cooking grounds in Madison. Is Evan wrong for ordering shrimp at a steakhouse, and is fish-hater Molly willing to give snails a chance? Jason Wilde joins Jim, Matt & Molly ahead of Sunday's Packers game versus the Vikings. They get into the QB matchup with JJ McCarthy & Jordan Love and how it has overshadowed this matchup of ELITE defenses, and they talk about Josh Jacobs' "truly questionable" injury status and how to prepare for Vikings DC Brian Flores' defense. First, they also talk about the shoutout that Jason & Mark Tauscher's "podcast" from Bret Bielema on Unsportsmanlike today, as he joined ahead of Saturday's Badgers game vs Illinois. They circle back around to compare how well Bielema has embraced the Illinois football brand compared to Luke Fickell's shortcoming with the Badgers brand -- both in Madison, the national media, & the alumni!

Jim Rutledge, Matt Hamilton & Molly Brown wrap up the final two segments of their show after running EXTREMELY long with Evan Cohen of Unsportsmanlike in-studio (aka the J.E.M.'s show, per Matt)! They play Molly's Game (with no stakes this week), picking over/unders and other props for the Packers vs Vikings game this Sunday. The show wraps up with Throwing Stones, as Judgemental Jim takes aim at humble bragger Matt for shoe-horning in all the cool people he's taught how to curl during his Olympic career (which he won't have to worry about anymore, per Jim...)