GoAUpher, UStreet, and gopherguy05 break down Minnesota's win over Middle Tennessee State and look ahead to the bye week. Rachel, TDG's volleyball writer also stops by to check in on the Gophers as they head into the Big Ten season. We also discuss the vexing question of whether you have to have a giant beard to brew good beer.

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GoAUpher, UStreet, IowaGopher, and gopherguy05 discuss the awesomeness that is Minnesota Volleyball, a crazy day in Football news, ALL THE QUARTERBACK thoughts, running game woes, the new B1G schedules, what to expect from MTSU, and FULL BANANA TIME before closing with our soon to be famous (but as yet unnamed) question time bit.

0:20 - Introductions

0:43 - WSYBD - Rowan's Creek, Dogfish Head Oak Age Vanilla Worldwide Stout, anything that Central Waters puts in a bourbon barrel (especially if it's a stout)

1:45 - Just how awesome is Minnesota Volleyball? (HINT: EXTREMELY AWESOME)

6:30 - A crazy day for Gopher Football news

7:03 - ALL OF THE QUARTERBACK DISCUSSION POINTS

15:01 - Running game worries

24:37 - Looking at Middle Tennessee State

31:52 - BIG TEN SCHEDULES

37:48 - GOLDY HELMETS AND FULL BANANA

42:53 - SUP Question Time. REMINDER: Please keep submitting snappy names for this bit!

54:03 - Outro, featuring GopherNation's daughter

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We covered a lot of ground in Episode 2. After a traditional TDG adult beverage intro the first half of the Pahd focuses on everything Minnesota Golden Gophers Football, from final Buffalo thoughts to QB play and on to Oregon State. We also look at the Eric Curry injury and its potential impact on the upcoming basketball season, Volleyball’s awesome start, and a bunch of hockey news. We close it out with our now regular quick question round (looking for a good name for this bit if you’ve got suggestions).

1:15 - WSYBD (What should you be drinking)

4:28 - Buffalo game recap

8:45 - Discussing the quarterback play and what comes next

15:23 - Previewing Oregon State

25:03 - The impact of Eric Curry on Minnesota Basketball

33:55 - Volleyball is AWESOME!

37:26 - ALL THE HOCKEY NEWS

41:12 - Q/A and why GoAUpher was also know as Thumper

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Welcome to the first episode of the Ski-U-Pahdcast from The Daily Gopher!

Chris (GoAUpher), Andy (gopherguy05), Blake (IowaGopher), and UStreet talk everything Gopher Football in the lead up to Thursday night's home opener, as well as the great starts for Gopher Volleyball and Soccer.

1:08 - Our 2017 season predictions

17:20 - What do we drink if the Gophers play terribly?

20:05 - What are we looking forward to in 2017 for Gopher Football?

*25:20 - NOTE: IowaGopher had a microphone issue and we cut a section and jumped to a GoAUpher response at this point

31:15 - Thoughts on Minnesota's depth chart

36:20 - Previewing the opener against Buffalo

41:20 - THE BALLAD OF THE INAPPROPRIATE DRUNK PEOPLE

43:00 - Buffalo preview continued

45:40 - Quick questions

52:30 - The amazing starts of Minnesota Volleyball and Soccer

(Intro music: "Jump Into The Fire" by half cocked via Free Music Archive)

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