The Sportive

-- The pathetic story of Brandon's broken finger-- Vikings-Hawks preview: actual analysis!-- Super Bowl champ predictions-- Wolves-Sixers 5-year bet update-- Coaching options to replace Sam Mitchell-- All the Twins and Gophers hoops news you need-- Breaking two VERY shocking hockey stories

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-Vikings playoff scenarios-Jay Johnson & Quick Lane Bowl analysis-Calling out the morons who proposed denying the bowl invitation-Reusse impression!-Andy Wiggins & Sam Mitchell review -Dave Bearcat and a TV show pitch

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-- Top 3 Christmas songs-- Fighting the War on Christmas-- Will there ever be a Teddy consensus?-- Vikes playoff scenarios-- Why is no one discussing the Wild?-- Lightning round: Wolves, Twins, Gophers, Bo Ryan's mistress-- What teams do you root for even if they're bad?

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--Ranking our Vikings excitement level on the six-to-midnight scale--Gopher pigskin/Hollywood round-up: analysis of Seth Green and Jeff Jones news--We are scared that the Twins are having their Rosemount Stan moment--Wild/Wolves speed round--Christmas plans

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We apologize for this episode. The first 35 minutes were spent trying to talk while watching the end of the Vikes-Cards game, and yes it was as bad an idea as it sounds. After the game, we settle into our groove of hollering about the ineptitude of the Twins front office, ranking the worst Gophers teams and some Sixers talk for good measure. Thank you and sorry once again.

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-Predictions of how Claeys (the Kaiser Soze of Gopher football) will do: hero, average or Brewster 2.0?-More goddamn arguing about DVOA and the Vikings-Suter hockey-sassed coach Yeo! Why?-Sam Mitchell's favorability rating-We forget we are recording and discuss what's on the radio for like 10 minutes-Footie update, i.e. Clarence trolling Jon for unknown reasons

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This week on the Sportive, Liz Welle joins us at Legends in NE Minneapolis to discuss the bar's new menu, PLUS:* Honey butter* Don't go full grandpa* The quarter-life crisis* What are you getting rid of?Later Liz left and Brandon and Jon stuck around to talk about why everyone is so, so angry about football.

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-- How's Teddy lookin'? (this got a little heated)-- "Bitches be talking": Clarence's summary of Teddy haters-- Why are we not psyched about the Vikings?-- WOLVES CHAT-- Sam Mitchell or Kevin McHale?-- Wild: err'body's hurt-- Claeys is the coach now because

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Local raconteur Eric Durkee hosted Jon and Brandon this week, plying them with old fashioneds and pizza in true Durkee style. Topics: * Tattoos* Fundraising via haircuts* Our rap names* Getting our hopes up for the Vikings?* The Wolves - actually forget it let's just talk about the Warriors instead* The Twins (Eric left during this part), and the Aaron Hicks Trade* Everton Update Hour* The Minnesota United season* The last hurdle for the St. Paul soccer stadiumOld fashioneds taste good.

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-- Damn it all, we had to discuss that Gopher football disaster-- Definining "Harbaughing" and "Pete Carrolling"-- What have former Minnesota coaches gone on to do? (spoiler: jack squat)-- Wolves/Wild check-in-- Clarence is a better first baseman than Lucas Duda-- Top 3 candies according to Stu

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