Pair and a Spare Podcast

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers 27-24 loss to Michigan on the pod this week. They start by introducing a new member that joined from Michigan Stadium (Randy Berns) before discussing the Big Ten all but admitting the refs screwed up the offsides on the onside kick. There were many things that led to the loss that are also part of the conversation. We wrap it up with some Alabama/Georgia talk and thoughts on the Big Ten/SEC meetings coming up this month.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gopher loss to Iowa, specifically what happened in the second half? Gopher run defense has been a problem for a while now, can it get better? After a Michigan preview they spin around some of the games in the Big Ten.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers win over Nevada. They start talking about the new-look offense before examining why the defense has been so effective (and aggressive!). Gaardsy gives his last warning to everyone to be safe this weekend in what should be an electric environment and the guys go around the Big Ten in the final minutes including a look at what is going on with Wisconsin.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers rout of Rhode Island and laud PJ Fleck and the offense for working to develop the passing game! After a preview of the upcoming Nevada game the guys review an interesting week in the Big Ten which includes a great performance by Nebraska, a surprising meltdown by Iowa and a shocking upset by Northern Illinois over Notre Dame.

The guys are back to talk about actual football! Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the Gopher loss to North Carolina, spending a lot of time discussing the offense: Was it 'same old,' was it different? How concerning were the missed tackles and special teams mistakes? They also quickly review the first weekend in the Big Ten which saw every team not named Minnesota win their opening game.

It's finally game week and Ryan Burns, Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard can't wait to finally have some games to discuss! They open the show with the news that Casey O'Brien shared regarding his health and how people can help before they get to less serious topics like Gophers/UNC, Kirk Ferentz suspended, Connor Stallions speaks and Burnsie is heading to T-Pain! (Who Chip had to Google). Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard celebrate the fact that we are two weeks away from football! The guys try to figure out why Burnsie is so salty for his age, discuss the ramifications of a possible Darius Taylor injury and take a look at some Camp storylines out of Iowa and Wisconsin. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis!

The guys kick off the return of weekly episodes with a review of the Gophers Fall Camp practices that have been open to the media before talking through some of the questions they have about the team entering 2024. Burnsie gave Gaardsy some ridiculous directions, Chip followed around high-profile freshman Koi Perich like a stalker and they all reacted to the latest news from (one of) the Michigan cheating controversies.

After a month off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard reconvene to recap a trip to Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis. Gaardsy promotes Burnsie's new role as Sportcoat Correspondent and his "exclusive" on-camera interviews with the Gopher players in Indy, they review comments made my PJ Fleck as it relates to what the offense may look like in 2024 and as always end up going in several bizarre directions. Back to weekly episodes starting now!