The Sportive

(​1:00) Gopher football controversy(22:00) List: local coach most likely to get fired(27:00) Another of our notorious Zimmer debates(47:30) Do we believe in the Wild yet?(68:00) Dad Life: how long can you hold off putting your kids in organized sports?

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Stu and Jon go it alone, make it through about 40 minutes worth of sports, and then just give up and babble for 20 minutes. Topics: Manhattan, Kansas; Wyoming; Four Peaks Brewing and Christmas movies; the state of Montana. Also we mentioned Gopher football and the Wild and the Wolves and (sigh) the Vikings in there too.

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​We lost 20 minutes of Gopher athletics hot takes to the Recording Gods, but were able to salvage:- Is Spielman on the hot seat?- A tribute to the late Bob Schnelker with a reading of the Jerry Burns rant- Is the Wild hot start sustainable?- Who is B blaming for the Wolves this week?

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It's a rare "Cool Guys" episode featuring the two-man lineup of B and Stu. Discussed:​[1:14] Vikes: fansplaining, injuries and a midseason Bros & Turds[20:00] How to get through this Wolves season (spoiler: shruggy guy emoticon)[28:00] How long is the leash for the new Twins brain-trust?[40:06] The Grammys, The Neumys, the Poochies and the worst songs of the year[61:05] Dad Life: when does playtime stop being the worst?

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Discussed:0:00 | Things that suck: the Vikings, eye surgeries, Bill Beavers, Kevin Lynch, US Bank cronies, everything involved with or related to the Wolves, (Slight detour to give advice to Wolves fans on how to survive the season), haters hatin' on Hinkie, Leidner, Tracy Claeys and the Minnesota Wild56:00 | Things that don't suck: our promised deep-dive on the new Gilmore Girls

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​3:20 | Fired Jurgy17:20 | Castro signing (a rare Sportive Consensus was reached)23:00 | Vikings: Purmur, Patterson and predictions37:30 | Wolves PANIC50:15 | B argues Gopher hoops are fun59:30 | B's harrowing jazzercize class

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Brandon and Jon gathered at Legends to go through Brandon's ten questions of doom. Four of them were about the Vikings, at least one was about the Twins. Aspersions, related to Norv Turner and Ricky Rubio, were cast. Plus: How much would you have to be paid to watch Gopher hoops?

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Fair warning: We talk politics. We don't stick to sports. If you don't wish to hear that, go ahead and delete this. David Brauer joins Brandon, Jon, and Stu, and special guests Zach Floyd and Joey White appear.

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​Seven questions asked and answered this episode:- What's up with this stuffed animals massacre situaish?- Do we care that the NFL ratings have gone in the toilet?- Vikings v Bears predictions?- Are we OK with the impending Thad Levine hire?- Why would anyone (Clarence) root against the Cubs?- Wolves season wins prediction?- Are we ready to get excited about the Wild yet?Apologies for some intermittent audio issues, we are committing for the 183rd time to improve on them very soon.

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(0:45) How to jersey-troll(7:50) Vikings/Eagles preview(20:45) Jon's Tracy Claeys non-apology(30:52) MLB playoffs rooting order (including a sweet Oregon Trail analogy)(39:00) Introducing a new segment: dramatic readings of sports rants. This week: Lee Elia(43:52) Wild thoughts + a Phil Kessel and Auston Matthews explainer(57:10) Dad chat

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