Softy & Dick Interviews

Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen to talk about all the preseason college football polls and his pick of Oregon to win the conference in 2026, if Ohio State does not care about winning the conference, and patches going on player jerseys as a way to help pay them by schools.

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Mike Florio of NBC and PFT joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about Kyle Shanahan’s car accident and how it was reported, Brandon Aiyuk’s future with the 49ers, Aaron Donald possibly returning to the Rams this offseason, Tony Romo getting arrested and where CBS goes from here, Jalen Carter’s massive new deal, and Baker Mayfield’s next team.

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New Washington Huskies football play-by-play voice Elise Woodward joins Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen to talk about her new dream job and history with the Huskies as a child, the historic nature of being a female voice of a top college football program, and her personality and style as a play-by-play voice including wanting listeners to have fun.

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Seattle Seahawks Julian Love joins Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen to discuss his post-playing career and planning ahead already, having the clinching play in the Super Bowl championship win last February, not shutting out the Patriots, running it forward this season in a new year, identifying ways to improve, and the “dork” Mike Macdonald.

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Former M’s pitcher and analyst Bill Krueger joins Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen to talk about the Mariners series loss to the Rangers and their continued issues this year, Bryan Woo’s struggles on the road and how he can fix his problems on the mound, and how Seattle should handle the trade deadline in one week including not trading starters.

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Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated and NBC Sports Boston joins Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen after the day of Seahawks Training Camp to discuss how the Patriots are handling the loss to Seattle in the Super Bowl, the roster for New England and feelings about their 2025 season, Sam Darnold’s contract situation, and Drake Maye’s growth.

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Rhea Hughes, radio host on 94 WIP in Philadelphia, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Philly reaction to LeBron James joining the 76ers, the team built around LeBron, the go-to players on the team, and the Sixers’ expectations for 2026-27.

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Peter Tomozawa, the CEO of the Seattle World Cup committee that helped bring the event to town, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the World Cup this year and events around the city, bringing in another World Cup, and natural grass fields.

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Randall Williams, Senior Reporter from Bloomberg, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about his latest report about the Khosla family adding multiple private equity groups as owners of the Seahawks, the inclusion of these groups across sports, their influence level in the team, NBA expansion status, Portland’s situation, and what’s next.

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Jerry Brewer from The Athletic joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Cal Raleigh’s bat falling off a cliff in 2026 and the chances he helps this year, plus WNBA comments over the last week that have created controversies, the coverage the sport gets from the average fan, and the hate LeBron James is taking for his indecisiveness.

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