The guys react to the tragic news about Marion Barber III and share memories from their own perspectives on one of the great Gophers from one of the great Gopher families. Chip covered him, Gaardsy is the same age and grew up hearing about him and Burnsie attributes his love for college football to watching him at the U. They also spend some time reviewing one longtime writer's Big Ten Head Coach rankings list and (of course) talk NIL after Ohio State told Columbus business leaders how much their roster was going to cost.

Tragic Marion Barber News, NIL Update, Big Ten Coaches Rankings

Ryan Burns, Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard join forces to discuss all things college football. From the Gophers to the national scene these guys have what you need for your college football fix!

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for a post-portal edition of the pod! The guys open up talking about what's happening to Minnesota fans with the Timberwolves looking like a legit title contender before talking about the successful run in retention and recruiting for PJ Fleck, the different NIL challenges for football and basketball, and the rumors are swirling that we are not that far off from actual (legal) payrolls in college sports. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe!

May 2024 Check In: Wolves! Portal is Closed, Football NIL, Payrolls Coming?

The guys are back and review Gaardsy's Masters trip before Chip and Gaardsie interrogate Burnsie on what he has gleaned at Spring Practice. They also cover the recent recruiting news and react to a committment while they were recording! Burnsie finally comes clean about why he was grumpy the entire episode.

April 2024: Burnsie is Annoyed, Master's, Spring Practice, Recruiting

Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy are back and spend the first few minutes of the show outlining the Portal Problems Gopher basketball is having and what NIL has to do with it. The guys have some thoughts about how NIL can change and how to finance the new world of college sports. They also give their thoughts on PJ Fleck's contract "amdendments," and react to the Gophers not having a public Spring Game.

March 2024: Portal Problems with Hoops, NIL, PJ Amendment

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are here for another off-season check-in and have a lot to discuss! The guys give their thoughts on the PJ Fleck to UCLA steam that seemed to have a lot of legs before reacting to the first round of win total over/unders. The show wraps up with a lengthy discussion about where the Gophers stack up in assistant coaches salary and how Burnsie feels about it.

February 2024: PJ UCLA Rumors, Over/Unders, Assistant Salaries

The guys are back for another January check-in and Chip Scoggins wants to call it "The Blood Pressure" episode as Justin Gaard is fired up about the Michigan job opening and more. Jim Harbaugh is off to the NFL again, Nick Saban is retired and all 3 guys have had conversations on their own worth discussing with the college football based audience.

Tragic Marion Barber News, NIL Update, Big Ten Coaches Rankings

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