Pair and a Spare Podcast: Recent Episodes
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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!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and ready to go weekly again now that football season is officially upon us! Burnsie and Gaardsy give their headlines from Big Ten Media Days, Chip recaps what he learned about the "Moneyball" system Gopher athletics is using for NIL and revenue-sharing money, and they react to the absurdity of new Boston College basketball coach Luke Murray firing his radio crew for being part of a "losing culture."
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After a little summer hiatus Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns are back and ready to start the College Football season! The guys talk about Burnsie's site rebrand before reacting to the ESPN Football Power Index predictions for the Gophers. It's almost Media Day in Chicago and they discuss what the main stories will be, including the latest Michigan Meltdown which will see their Athletic Director leave by the end of 2026. Brought to you by Jax Cafe!
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back on the podcast and give their thoughts on the Brendan Sorsby Saga for the first time. They also discuss The Barn naming rights, some interesting summer recruiting news with a familiar name to Gopher fans (and podcast fans!).
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the Gophers first Summer Splash recruiting weekend, the Drake Lindsay Hype Train has left the station with 1st round draft speculation, and Chip reviews his sitdown with Minnesota Athletic Director Mark Coyle now 10 years into the job at the U.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are talking to another Gopher legend this week: Darrell Thompson! DT joins to talk about the work he has done post-football with Bolder Options (a youth mentorship program) and tells some incredible stories about being recruited by Lou Holtz, jumping right into stardom as a freshman and his time in the NFL with the Green Bay Packers. The guys also discuss who Darrell has enjoyed watching run the ball during his time as a broadcaster and what it was like sharing a broadcast booth with the legend Ray Christensen.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by former Gopher quarterback Bryan Cupito on the podcast this week! The guys talk to to Cupito about his journey to the U, waiting his turn to play, what it was like playing on some of those incredible offenses and the big wins and tough losses through his outstanding career. They also talk about his role now as a sports dad watching his kids as well as his involvement coaching other kids in Minneapolis.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and review Chip's emotional anniversary post last week, Burnsie is "that guy" at a family function, the Moorhead-Dinkytown pipeline stays open and Drake Lindsey gets arrested. The guys also discuss the latest on the College Football Playoff expansion.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back (Chip is back from Mexico!) to recap the Gopher Spring Game and Spring Practice in general: Who helped themselves in the spring? Which newcomers look to fill an immediate role? Why is PJ Fleck so optimistic about the defense? The guys discuss those topics as well as Chip's vacation and Burnsie's reaction to a 50-yard field goal on Saturday!
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back on Tax Day with a border states edition of the podcast: Burnsie gives his impressions from Gopher spring practice and the guys discuss the Wisconsin Athletic Director leaving (before he could get fired?) and the stupidity of the NCAA vacating Iowa wins from a couple years ago.
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Chip Scoggins, Justin Gaard and Ryan Burns are back after a couple weeks off and discuss Burnsie signing a contract extension with 247 Sports as well as observations from the open spring practice and coaches press conferences. The guys also go over the first Big Ten over/under win totals and give their opinion on what they think is too low, too high or just right.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard continue the offseason tradition of welcoming guests on the show and catch up with the Voice of the Gophers Mike Grimm! They talk to Mike about his career path to Minnesota, some of his favorite moments in the booth and about how he gets ready for games. Gaardsy and Grimm discuss how they fight like brothers and end up relitigating an argument from over a decade ago.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to react to another Moorhead Spud committing to the U, discuss the Big Ten revenue discrepancies and differences, reminisce about their favorite Spring Game memories with the news the Gophers will do one again this year and take some questions from the audience to wrap up the show.
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After a week off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to cover some more global college football topics including PJ Fleck and the Gophers continuing to recruit the entire state of Minnesota, North Dakota State moving up to FBS and the Mountain West Conference (they think it's great), the rumored College Football Playoff Plan by the Big Ten and some eye-opening stories from the old Nebraska Athletic Director in a new book that is coming out.
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After a brief break Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the PJ Fleck contract amendment that was recently announced and then spent the rest of the episode taking a hard look at the Minnesota Athletic Department's latest fiscal year budget: How much do they spend on football? How much do they make on football? What do they do about lagging ticket sales at all venues, will their bets on basketball pay off?
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard jump in a little later this week to react to the Gopher schedule for next season which was released this week. The guys also discuss some comments from PJ Fleck and University President Rebecca Cunningham at the annual Gopher fan meeting in Naples, Florida. Clemson coach Dabo Swinney had an epic press conference last week regarding tampering in the portal and the guys wonder if there aren't some penalties that come out of what he alleged...are there really any rules?
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the awesome Championship Game between Indiana and Miami. The guys agree with the popular opinion that the Indiana ascension is the craziest in the history of the sport. What are the lessons every program (and school) can learn from Indiana? How does the SEC feel about the Big 10 winning 3 titles in a row? Finally, the guys discuss Matt Limegrover coming back to the Gophers as an assistant line coach.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and discuss the upcoming championship game between Indiana and Miami. The guys agree it feels like Indiana's title to lose and discuss how remarkable the Hoosier ascension has been and how they don't see any signs of it slowing down. Burnsie recaps Transfer Portal Season for the Gophers and how he thinks they did filling their needs compared to last year. Finally, the guys react to Koi Perich committing to Oregon out of the portal and discuss the fans reaction to Koi leaving.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard usher in 2026 with a lively episode discussing the news that Koi Perich is hitting the transfer portal after two years at Minnesota. What led to this, where do they Koi will end up, how will the Gophers use the unexpected money now? Burnsie gives a transfer portal update on who the Gophers have committed (and at what positions). The guys then discuss the new position coaches with deep Minnesota ties before talking about the College Football Playoff semifinals and the fact that Indiana is two wins a way from a championship in football.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gopher trip to Arizona. It was a dominant performance by Anthony Smith and a coming out party for Jalen Smith. The guys discuss the huge news that Anthony announced after the game he was coming back to the U next season. Portal needs, staff changes and Kyle Whittingham getting the Michigan job are also discussed as the show wraps up 2025.
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Gaardsy is in Phoenix, Burnsie is on his way there later and Chip is happy to watch from home: The guys preview the Rate Bowl against New Mexico state, discuss how they think the Gophers will utilize Koi Perich this week as well as next season, talk about the latest on the Michigan coaching search and give their thoughts on the first week of CFP games.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to react to the latest mess at Michigan with Sherrone Moore fired (and charged with crimes). Where does Michigan go from here? Drake Lindsay announced he will be back with the Gophers next season, what's the Gophers next move to build around him? The guys finish the show discussing their Heisman votes.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back with their reactions to the College Football Playoff field and the inevitable controversy and complaints surrounding it. The guys discuss the epic Big Ten Championship Game and give their thoughts on the unlikely story of the rise of Indiana football. Gaardsy has some thoughts on the bowl selection process that he had to get off his chest towards the end.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a snowy afternoon in Minneapolis where the Gophers won Paul Bunyan's Axe for the 4th time in 5 years. The guys discuss what the right evaluation is for a 7-5 season and what the big picture outlook is with Drake Lindsay potentially leading the offense the next few years. The Lane Kiffin domino fell to LSU over the weekend, they talk about how that went down and what it means and meant for the rest of the coaches carousel.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back on this Thanksgiving Week to discuss the Gophers dreadful defensive performance in a disappointing loss to Northwestern at Wrigley Field. How did they get here and how does it get better? What does it mean for defensive coordinator Danny Collins? The guys do touch on the great performance by Drake Lindsay and the Gopher offense before they preview the Wisconsin game and talk about the Lane Kiffin dominoe that is expected to start the coaching carousel this weekend.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers latest road debacle: a 42-13 loss at Oregon. It was definitely a 'Johnnies and Joes" issue with Oregon's offense running all over the Gopher defense. The guys discuss how the roster can be reconstructed next season to deal with some of the issues we've seen this season. They also spend time previewing Northwestern (who had a heart-breaking loss to Michigan at Wrigley) and talk some about Iowa giving up a lead and losing at USC.
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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and with the Gophers coming off a bye week they spend a ton of time on the big games last weekend in the Big Ten. Oregon out-Iowa'd Iowa in terrible conditions at Kinnick, Indiana had an epic drive for the ages to rally against Penn State and we got word that Luke Fickell will return to coach Wisconsin for a 4th season next year. We also shout out a couple having their wedding reception at Jax Cafe!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers survival rally against Michigan State. Nine games in, do we know what this team is yet? Drake Lindsay was at his best when he needed to be again, the defense was feast or famine, how should we properly evaluate what we've seen so far? The guys also give their thoughts on a huge game between Iowa and Oregon in Iowa City this week and react to the intital College Football Playoff rankings.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Iowa rout of Minnesota. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong and went wrong very quickly...why? The guys discuss Drake Lindsay's struggles, Darius Taylor's most recent injury and preview Michigan State before talking about LSU firing Brian Kelly, the buyout bedlam this year and preview what should be a wild coaches carousel this offseason.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a dominant Gopher win over Nebraska. The defense shined and the offensive line bounced back from a tough start to the season. When will people learn about crowning Nebraska too early? Why do people assume good Gopher players will automatically jump into the transfer portal for more money? The guys also preview the Iowa game and discuss what this Hawkeye team looks like compared to years past.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers comeback win over Purdue on Saturday night; the star players saved the Gophers on a night where they got beat up front on both sides of the ball. Nebraska comes to town as a ranked team, the guys break down what they are curious to see on Friday night. James Franklin was fired by Penn State to the tune of a $49 million buyout, what is next for them? What's next for Wisconsin as well who is as down as they have been since the 1980's.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the Ohio State rout of the Gophers: What started nicely ended quickly as the defense couldn't stop them and the offense couldn't sustain anything after the first drive. The next month will tell the tale of the season with 3 of the next 4 games at home. The guys wrap up the show talking about a Mark Coyle comment that got some attention and the Penn State problem after losing to UCLA.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gophers back and forth victory over Rutgers and specifically discuss the great effort from quarterback Drake Lindsay to help bring it home. The defense made some great adjustments as the game went on, the guys discuss the Gopher coordinators getting the win over some of their mentors. Anthony Smith looks like a first round pick, safety Kerry Brown had perhaps his best game and Koi Perich bounced back nicely from his struggles at Cal. At the end of the show they recap the weekend in the Big Ten including Oregon/Penn State, Illinois/USC, Indiana/Iowa and do a quick preview of Ohio State.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back off of the Gophers bye week and dive into Week 4 of college football: They recap what they saw from Rutgers in their loss to Iowa on Friday night (Burnsie gets to go down Rutgers Narrative Street), discuss if Iowa now has their quarterback, how good is Indiana and was Illinois overrated after the Hoosiers beatdown of the Illini, and the Wisconsin Badger fans are down bad right now.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard have gotten some sleep after the late night loss at Cal and review all the things that went wrong in the first Gopher setback of the season. Koi Perich had his worst performance as a Gopher (and maybe ever), the guys talk about how surprising that was before getting into the choppiness of the game in general. They also ode Kirk Ferentz who became the all-time winning coach in Big Ten history, how Wisconsin looks through 3 games and preview a sneaky big weekend in the Big Ten!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap (kind of) the Gophers blowout win over Northwestern State, discuss the Darius Taylor injury outlook, preview an interesting game coming up at Cal and spin around the Big Ten with a look at Iowa's struggling passing game.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard get right to it this week with so much college football to discuss after a jam-packed first week! The guys recap the Gophers win over Buffalo: What they saw from Drake Lindsay in his first start, the Darius Taylor workload and the dominant defensive effort. Iowa's new QB struggled, Wisconsin's new QB got hurt and Bill Belichick got smoked in his North Carolina debut. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe!
It's finally game week and Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are fired up to do a legit preview of Gophers/Buffalo. Max Brosmer has solidified his spot on the Vikings and the guys are amused at some of the discussion surrounding him and his play. The SEC is either folding to the Big Ten or calling their bluff now that they will play 9 conference games, it's now on the Big Ten to get the College Football Playoff expansion settled. A family fight in Dublin that would only happen in College Football has our attention and they pay tribute to Lee Corso who will don his final headgear on College Gameday this weekend. It's football season, lots to discuss!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard discuss the creative Gopher ticket promotion for the opener, Gaardsy's night on Twitter regarding some of the reaction to that sale, Burnsie's initial Gopher depth chart, the Michigan sanctions and the latest crazy College Football Playoff idea allegedly from the Big Ten.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to start the preseason hype and overreactions now that the guys have been to a few Gopher practices. What questions do they still have about the 2025 roster? They also do a quick run through of the schedule and give some first predictions about final records for the year.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas discussing the main storylines from both the Gophers and conference as a whole: How much will Koi Perich actually play offense? Is James Franklin always complaining? What is next for Wisconsin? Who will blink first in the Big Ten/SEC playoff standoff?
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back after a short summer break and dive right into the recent news out of Dinkytown regarding the Athletic Department's projected budget deficit and new student fees. The guys also recap Gopher Football's local media day and discuss the first in-depth conversations with new quarterback Drake Lindsey before they give their thoughts on the Big Ten Preseason Poll.
After a few weeks off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for more college football talk! The guys recap Burnsie's epic Alaskan cruise, discuss the news out of SEC Meetings including the fight over the next College Football Playoff format and recap the first big summer recruiting for PJ Fleck and the Gophers.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard continue their Gopher Legends series with former quarterback great Adam Weber! Adam talks about growing up with football, what brought him to the U and his career that saw more coaching changes than perhaps any other time in Gopher history. Adam and the guys also discuss some career highlights and his time back on the sideline coaching before moving into a "normal career."
Gopher head coach PJ Fleck joins Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard for the 100th Episode of the podcast! The guys cover some college football current events after the first half of the show but talked about anything but football with PJ where they learned about his hobbies, favorite vacation spots, love for bourbon and boating and the only traffic ticket he has ever received.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back after a few weeks off and announce the big news that Koi Perich, Jaxon Howard and some other players will be joining Saturday's event at Jax Cafe! Burnsie updates the group on what he's seen at Gopher spring practice (including Drake Lindsay observations) and the guys discuss the update on the House Settlement hearings and Gaardsy's interview with Mark Coyle from the Final Four.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to preview their April 12 event at Jax Cafe and spend much of the show this week talking about the Niko Medved hire and what it says about Minnesota's commitment to basketball. They also talk about what they expect the revenue share model to look like at the U and what that can mean for all the programs that will be sharing the money. Burnsie also gives us an update on a nice recruiting win for PJ Fleck.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by former quarterback Max Brosmer on the show this week! The guys cover a lot of ground with Max including his experience going through the draft process, his year at the U, how he clicked so quickly with his coaches and teammates, how he prepared for each week and his thoughts on the Drake Lindsay era.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by one of the all-time great Gophers Matt Spaeth! Matt talks to the guys about some of his favorite memories as a Gopher and in the pros, stories from his recrutiment and a lot more!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard get back together to discuss the reports coming out of the conference meetings as well as the College Football Playoff Committee meetings. They also react to the news that Big Ten Football Media Days are moving from Indianapolis this year and heading to Las Vegas!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for a busy offseason show discussing two coaches leaving Minnesota for the NFL and where PJ Fleck looked to replace them. They also discuss a deep dive from The Athletic into Big Ten spending before Gaardsy somehow gets going on a meltdown regarding Minnesota basketball that left the other guys speechless.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and open the show talking about the vibe at Williams Arena over the weekend for Gopher basketball and how it relates to football. Gaardsy thinks he figured out why Burnsie was so mad about the delay in announcing Danny Collins as Gopher defensive coordinator. The guys react to the report that Ohio State actually lost almost $40 million last fiscal year?
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review Ohio State's win over Notre Dame to win the National Championship. What does it mean for the Buckeyes moving forward? What does it mean for Notre Dame? They also talk a little bit about some Gopher portal stuff and the controversy over a former Wisconsin player having issues getting into the portal.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the shocking news that Corey Heatherman is off to Miami just a few weeks after getting a new contract from the Gophers. A heated discussion about assistant coaches salaries follows before the guys talk a bit about the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard usher in the New Year with a recap from Charlotte and the Duke's Mayo Bowl festivities. They also discuss generally the solid ground they feel the Gopher program is on right now as they look ahead to 2025. Plenty of College Football Playoff conversation as well with the semifinals coming up this week!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard react to the latest Gopher Transfer Portal pickups, talk a little bit about the Duke's Mayo Bowl and recap the opening round of the new College Football Playoff! The guys also react to Chip suffering his "first fall" of the winter.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review a busy first week of Transfer Portal Season, give their thoughts on Bill Belichick to UNC and talk a little College Football Playoffs and 2025 Gopher schedule.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard discuss the Duke's Mayo Bowl bid for the Gophers, some early Transfer Portal discussion, Corey Heatherman is staying at the U and a lot of talk about the College Football Playoffs
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers dominant performance over Wisconsin on Black Friday, salute a couple players that had great seasons, talk about Wisconsin's issues and discuss the flag-planting mania from Rivalry Weekend.
With Thanksgiving approaching Justin Gaard wanted to let Chip Scoggins and Ryan Burns talk through their disagreement regarding one particular play of the Gophers loss to Penn State on Saturday night. The guys then recapped what was a great college football game where the Gophers came up just short before talking about Ohio State/Indiana and what it means for the CFP and previewing the Wisconsin game on Friday.
The boys are back after the Gopher bye and spend some time previewing Gophers/Penn State before Gaardsy gets Burnsie going about the latest PJ Fleck press conference. They also talk about the offensive coordinator change at Wisconsin, Gaardsy's love of Dan Lanning, the college football playoff rankings and: Tim Brewster is BACK!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard return to discuss a deflating Gophers loss at Rutgers. The micro missed opportunities in the game in all three phases lead to a loss and potentially a missed opportunity to get into the rankings and a trip to Florida for a bowl game. Parity has been a theme in college football season and the guys examine just how unique and crazy it can be on a weekly basis before talking about the excitement the new playoff format has brought to the regular season.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard react to the Gophers finally knocking off longtime head coach Bret Bielema with a back and forth effort against Illinois on Saturday. They discuss how the ground game got going, how Darius Taylor has been used and how the defense held up as the day went on. They also preview a game Burnsie has been waiting for for months: Gophers at Rutgers! Finally, Burnsie outlines a few travel issues he had getting to and from Champaign.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review a dominant Homecoming performance by the Gophers in a win over Maryland. Max Brosmer is putting together quite the season, the guys spend a good portion of the show lauding his performance before talking about the running game, the defense and the schedule moving forward. They also discuss the ridiculous James Franklin performance last week during his press conference and touch on other Big Ten games from the weekend.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap their bye weekends (more Beer Games for Chip!) before they discuss another eventful weekend in college football. The expanded playoff format has made this regular season compelling and they go through different scenarios before reviewing what happened over the weekend in the Big Ten and looking ahead to the Gophers Homecoming game against Maryland.
All the guys are back from California and review the awesome time had by all at the Rose Bowl. They cover the dreadful first half against UCLA and the brilliance of Max Brosmer on the game-winning drive. They also spend time discussing their observations of the fan turnout and the overall vibes of the weekend.
Chip Scoggins is finally back from London to join Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard to review the Gophers huge win over USC this past Saturday. The guys discuss the aggressiveness by PJ Fleck to go for the win late, the defensive approach, the awakening of the running game and of course Koi Perich. They also review a crazy College Football Saturday and look ahead to the trip to the Rose Bowl.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers 27-24 loss to Michigan on the pod this week. They start by introducing a new member that joined from Michigan Stadium (Randy Berns) before discussing the Big Ten all but admitting the refs screwed up the offsides on the onside kick. There were many things that led to the loss that are also part of the conversation. We wrap it up with some Alabama/Georgia talk and thoughts on the Big Ten/SEC meetings coming up this month.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gopher loss to Iowa, specifically what happened in the second half? Gopher run defense has been a problem for a while now, can it get better? After a Michigan preview they spin around some of the games in the Big Ten.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers win over Nevada. They start talking about the new-look offense before examining why the defense has been so effective (and aggressive!). Gaardsy gives his last warning to everyone to be safe this weekend in what should be an electric environment and the guys go around the Big Ten in the final minutes including a look at what is going on with Wisconsin.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers rout of Rhode Island and laud PJ Fleck and the offense for working to develop the passing game! After a preview of the upcoming Nevada game the guys review an interesting week in the Big Ten which includes a great performance by Nebraska, a surprising meltdown by Iowa and a shocking upset by Northern Illinois over Notre Dame.
The guys are back to talk about actual football! Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the Gopher loss to North Carolina, spending a lot of time discussing the offense: Was it 'same old,' was it different? How concerning were the missed tackles and special teams mistakes? They also quickly review the first weekend in the Big Ten which saw every team not named Minnesota win their opening game.
It's finally game week and Ryan Burns, Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard can't wait to finally have some games to discuss! They open the show with the news that Casey O'Brien shared regarding his health and how people can help before they get to less serious topics like Gophers/UNC, Kirk Ferentz suspended, Connor Stallions speaks and Burnsie is heading to T-Pain! (Who Chip had to Google). Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard celebrate the fact that we are two weeks away from football! The guys try to figure out why Burnsie is so salty for his age, discuss the ramifications of a possible Darius Taylor injury and take a look at some Camp storylines out of Iowa and Wisconsin. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis!
The guys kick off the return of weekly episodes with a review of the Gophers Fall Camp practices that have been open to the media before talking through some of the questions they have about the team entering 2024. Burnsie gave Gaardsy some ridiculous directions, Chip followed around high-profile freshman Koi Perich like a stalker and they all reacted to the latest news from (one of) the Michigan cheating controversies.
After a month off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard reconvene to recap a trip to Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis. Gaardsy promotes Burnsie's new role as Sportcoat Correspondent and his "exclusive" on-camera interviews with the Gopher players in Indy, they review comments made my PJ Fleck as it relates to what the offense may look like in 2024 and as always end up going in several bizarre directions. Back to weekly episodes starting now!
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!
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.
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.
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.
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.
The guys are back for the first time in 2024! Chip Scoggins explains to Justin Gaard and Ryan Burns (and the audience) why we were a week late in getting a show posted, they give their thoughts on the new Gopher coaches, talk portal and recap the National Championship Game.
The guys celebrate that Burnsie made it through National Signing Day with all the craziness of the last month. They discuss a big recruiting win for PJ Fleck and the class in general before branching out to other college football news: Chip Kelly has an idea to save college football, Jerry Kill is mad at someone again and Kirk Ferentz has some thoughts on how coordinators should be judged. All of that on a fast-moving pre-Christmas episode!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard start this week's pod discussing Joe Rossi leaving the Gophers to become the defensive coordinator at Michigan State. Why is he leaving, how big of a loss is it and to whom does PJ turn to next? Burnsie also gives an update on what's going on in the Transfer Portal and the latest on the high school recruiting side as well. Gaardsy swears for the first time in Pair and a Spare history as well!
The guys are back and have big opinions on how the College Football Playoff selections went down. It became a 2 on 1 situation! It was also a great weekend for Gopher football as they found a quarterback in the portal and learned that Darius Taylor, Daniel Jackson (and others) will be coming back for another year. They discuss the importance of the Dinkytown Athlete's collective in helping make that happen.
It feels like the Gophers lost to Wisconsin about 3 months ago...Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy react to a really long week in Gopher football already with Athan Kaliakmanis announcing his transfer, where the Gophers go from here after investing a lot of time in him, the latest on the coaching carousel and the latest sideline security meltdown in the Big Ten.
The guys try to understand how Chip could be so early this week before Gaardsy gives the play by play of his near-arrest on the sidelines in Columbus. He's still not over it. They eventually recap the Gophers loss to the Buckeyes and preview the battle for Paul Bunyon's Axe against Wisconsin.
Busy show this week as Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard spend a ton of time discussing what has happened to the Gopher defense this season while they review the blowout loss at Purdue. They also discuss the latest in the Michigan situation and wonder how a school can find $76 million to fire a coach as Texas A%M just did with Jimbo Fisher.
The guys recap the Gophers loss to Illinois on Saturday and what it means for the Big Ten West Race (spoiler: it's not helpful). They also react to the latest news out of Michigan and what should be done with Jim Harbaugh. Gaardsy also spends some time explaining a pet peeve he has with a certain way fans are judging PJ Fleck.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review a huge day for Jordan Nubin and the Gopher running game in a 27-12 over Michigan State. How does the Big Ten West race look with a month to go? Former Gopher administrator Beth Goetz made a huge move in Iowa City with the news that Brian Ferentz will not be on staff next season. We were also reminded of a very special memory for Burnsie's parents as we remember the 1991 Halloween Blizzard.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap a wild finish in Iowa City as the Gophers (and PJ Fleck) finally win Floyd of Rosedale. The guys give their thoughts on the "Invalid Fair Catch" and their thoughts on the reaction to it before talking about Big Ten West race and the latest in the Michigan cheating scandal.
The guys review their bye weekends: Chip was in Madison hate-watching all the punting with the Badgers and Hawkeyes, Burnsie was in Las Vegas hating young people and Gaardsy was on a Staycation with his kids trying to give his wife a break. We review Iowa/Wisconsin, preview Gophers/Iowa and more.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review Michigan's rout of the Gophers, where the Gophers go from here offensively and what the future of the Big Ten will look like now that we've seen the future schedules with the West Coast teams. Burnsie is sick, Gaardsy is annoyed by TV sideline reporters and Chip is ready to play some more beer games in Madison!
Burnsie, Chip and Gaardsy recap the Gophers Homecoming win over Louisiana: We had a Zach Evans sighting! The defense rebounded well after a slow start and special teams was...also something we had to talk about. The guys spend some time on the Big Ten West looking so winnable and surmise that the Northwestern loss may come back to haunt the Gophers. Michigan is coming to town on Saturday and the guys give a preview of the rock-solid Wolverines.
The guys try to make sense of what happened to the Gophers during the 4th quarter of their loss at Northwestern, examining all 3 phases and the mistakes they made giving up a 21 point lead. They also run through the Big Ten West and play a few examples of how college coaches went wild in the media this weekend and some wanted ALL THE SMOKE!
Burnsie, Chip and Gaardsy recap their weekend in Chapel Hill: Chipper is now a star, Burnsie had an awkward bathroom moment and Gaardsy had a disappointing dinner Friday night. They then talk about the disappointing all-around effort by the Gophers in the loss to the Tar Heels before discussing how the team can move forward. They also preview the big games this Saturday and run around the Big Ten West.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers win over Eastern Michigan and preview the upcoming trip to North Carolina. They also react to the crazy Mel Tucker story out of Michigan State. It wouldn't be the Pair and a Spare Podcast without some craziness: We learn the real reason why Burnsie is so mad about a night game against Northwestern and Gaardsy learned that the guys "almost" cared about him a few weeks ago.
Burnsie, Chip and Gaardsy give their thoughts a few days after the Gophers walk-off win over Nebraska, reviewing a great defensive effort and what the thought of the offensive struggles. They also review the weekend for the Big Ten West, react to a big debut for Coach Prime at Colorado and outline why chain gangs around the country need to be on notice!
The guys are back and ready to go weekly! Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard deep dive both sides of the ball for the Gophers/Nebraska matchup, give their predictions on season record for the Gophers and review their night at Jax Cafe...spoiler alert: there were IPA's, Rum Runners and QR Codes!
The guys are back together and so much has changed since we last met: Oregon and Washington are coming to the Big Ten and we talk about how it went down, what it means for the league and what it means for the Gophers. We get Burnsie's thoughts on Big Ten Media Days and the night practice that was open to the public. We are also thrilled to announce that our friends at Jax Cafe are back as sponsors!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for a July catchup episode and give their reaction to the stunning Northwestern situation and the end of the Pat Fitzgerald era before Burnsie gives a few headlines from the Gophers internal media day this week. We also learn (another) INCREDIBLE quirk of Chip Scoggins that has Burnsie physically rattled.
The guys are back for a June catchup and there is a lot to review: We hinted at it for a while but Pair and a Spare merchandise is now for sale! Burnsie recaps another successful "Summer Splash" recruiting period and highlights the big commitments that came out of it. We also discuss the future opponents (including the California trips!), Burnsie's yard, and much more. Tell a friend and thanks for listening!
The guys are back to review what they took from the Gopher Spring Game, Burnsie gives an update on the 2024 recruiting class (emphasis on in-state players) and Burnsie pronounces a word that Gaardsy and Chip have never heard.
The guys are back for the February Catchup and review the wild weather the last few weeks and how they have handled it before discussing the hilarious (and predictable) Brian Ferentz contract, Chip attending Professor PJ Fleck's lecture recently and go through the 2023 schedule for the first time.
The guy are back and begin 2023 reviewing Burnsie's wedding (including how Burnsie almost broke his nose the night before), the Pinstripe Bowl, the latest on the Gopher coaching staff, the latest transfer portal news in the Big Ten, Kevin Warren to the Bears and much more!
With all the snow in Minneapolis Gaardsy, Burnise and Chip hit Zoom for the episode this week and react to PJ Fleck's contract extension and what it means for the assistant coaches, Kenni Burns taking over at Kent State, Jeff Brohm to Louisville and Ryan Walters to Purdue and of course: the latest in the Transfer Portal!
The guys spend a few minutes talking about Chip's wonderful story about the Red Lake football team before talking Pinstripe Bowl, transfer portal already being crazy, the Heisman finalists and the College Football Playoff teams.
The guys are back from Madison and like Chip a month ago Burnsie didn't come out of the trip unscathed. Gaardsy, Chip and Burnsie review the Greek Rifle Coming Out Party, how the season should be evaluated and they react to PJ's comments that "everyone wanted him fired" last week. It gets tense towards the end as Chip and Burnsie try to compare eras!
It's perhaps the spiciest episode yet as the guys get after each other on the offensive issues the Gophers have and how it cost them against Iowa. They also discuss the slow defensive starts and preview the Wisconsin game.
Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy spend a little time on the Gophers blowout win over Northwestern before turning the page to the huge game (for a lot of reasons) against Iowa this week. Chip didn't come out of Madison in one piece, Burnsie has turned into Kris Lindahl and Gaardsy couldn't get himself to the sideline on time last week. Lots to discuss this week!
Burnsie, Chip and Gaardsy review the Gophers comeback win in Lincoln and what they think should happen at the quarterback position the rest of the season before they talk passing game, defense, Big Ten West race and Iowa/Wisconsin. And yes, there is more teasing of Burnsie...
Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard start the podcast learning more about Ryan Burns than they thought they ever would! The guys eventually get to Gophers/Rutgers, the status of the Gopher passing game, the latest on the tunnel brawl between Michigan and Michigan State. They also touch on Chip's Tennessee squad having a #1 vs. #2 matchup in Georgia!
Gaardsy, Chip and The Godfather (Burnsie) review a rough White Out night at Penn State, discuss the Gopher defense, wide receiver and quarterback situations before going around the Big Ten. Hidden in this episode is a way to win tickets to Saturday's game against Rutgers!
Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the Gophers loss at Illinois and where they go from here with trip to Penn State on deck. They discuss Tanner Morgan's availability and what the backup options look like before going over the Big Ten West weekend. Chip is still riding high after his Tennessee Volunteers beat Alabama but he also has great anxiety about Gaardsy's cell phone battery. Also, Burnsie is a Godfather!
The guys are back after the Gophers bye and come out firing with an unrelated rant on Big Ten Basketball Media Day before previewing Gophers/Illinois and reviewing the weekend in the Big Ten. They also spend a lot of time projecting the rest of the season in the Big Ten West (Spoiler: they have no idea).
Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy try to figure out what went wrong with the Gophers in an ugly loss to Purdue, how the West looks now and react to the surprising news out of Madison with Paul Chryst getting fired. Stay until the end for the latest Gaardsy vs. Burnsie argument, this time on proper pronunciation!
The guys review the Gopher win over Michigan State and what it means going forward before previewing Homecoming against Purdue. What type of Purdue team is coming to Minneapolis? They also talk about the other important games in the Big Ten West....and Burnsie's new clothes!
Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy discuss Chris Autman-Bell's injury and the impact it will have on the Gopher offense, review the non-conference season for the Gophers and preview the Michigan State game, recap the Big Ten so far and spend a lot of time discussing whether or not Burnsie has given up when it comes to his wardrobe!
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers blowout victory over Western Illinois and what they liked about the performance before reacting to the Scott Frost firing, Iowa (and Bob Stoops and Fran McCaffery) getting trolled on Cameo and discuss the rest of the Big Ten. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe!
The guys are back in studio and officially welcome Jax Cafe in Minneapolis as the presenting sponsor of the podcast this year! Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the Gophers victory over New Mexico State, put a (final) lid on PJ Fleck vs. Jerry Kill, review the first full weekend in the Big Ten (including the Iowa punt fest) and react to the College Football Playoff expanding soon.
They guys kick off their second season live from the Minnesota State Fair! Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the latest Nebraska debacle, preview Gophers/New Mexico State and discuss the season outlook in general. Great to be back every week moving through the season!
Before the guys scatter for 4th of July they convene for an Emergency Edition of the show to discuss the huge news that the Big Ten is adding USC and UCLA. We react to the news and discuss what's next for the conference (more expansion?) before also touching on the Gophers new player-led NIL collective.
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.
The guys are back just in time to review the War of Words between Jimbo Fisher and Nick Saban! They react to that as well as talk about the latest in Name, Image and Likeness craziness, the potential end of Big Ten divisional play and much more!
The guys are back after a few months off and get caught up on Burnsie's wedding, Gaardsy's big miss on vacation and how Chip kept track of his daughter celebrating Kansas basketball's national title before talking about Bucky Irving hitting the Transfer Portal, how NIL is changing everything and much more!
The guys are back for the first time in a month! They talk about how close Joe Rossi "may" have gotten to getting the Notre Dame defensive coordinator, other updates on the Gopher staff, Jim Harbaugh contract extension at Michigan, NIL stuff and much more. The episode derails towards the end when Burnsie gets Gaardsy going off on a Penn State tangent. Glad to be back!
The guys usher in the new year recapping a fun week in Phoenix covering the Gophers win over West Virginia, react to the Ky Thomas transfer portal news, review the playoffs and the other bowl games and tell about a million stories. Stay for the end for the latest podcast "code word!"
The guys discuss the return of Kirk Ciarrocca, the Gophers heading to Phoenix, the College Football Playoff, and the chaos that the early signing date has caused to the coaching carousel. Burnsie also announces that he and his gal have set a wedding date and the date they picked left Chip and JG speechless!
Buckle up because the boys took a long trip this week! A meaty episode reviewing the Gophers win over the Badgers, an evaluation of the season as a whole, the craziness of the coaching carousel, Michigan/Ohio State and pretty much everything else in a wild week for college football.
The guys spend some time reviewing the Gophers win over Indiana before looking ahead to Wisconsin. Mo Ibrahim is returning to the Gophers next season and Jerry Kill might be returning to coaching (again). Gaardsy also gives a Bahamas beer review and we find out what presents Burnsie bought for his guy Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonard.
The guys review the Gophers loss in Iowa City and where they feel the opportunities were lost. They also talk about the passing offense, the future on that side of the ball and how they handle the rest of the season. Finally, we got another great story this past weekend that reminds us why we LOVE college football!
Gaardsy, Burnsie and Chip review Chip's weekend partying in Kansas, Burnsie's Buck(!), the Gophers loss to Illinois and preview the game in Iowa City this weekend. They also discuss Scott Frost restructuring his contract at Nebraska and the PJ Fleck contract extension.
The guys review the Gophers win at Northwestern and give a quick Illinois preview before diving into the first installment of the College Football Playoff Rankings. They end the show discussing a strange story involving a Texas assistant coach, an exotic dancer and her emotional support monkey and a Halloween Party-What could possibly go wrong?
The guys open wondering how Chip got so old so fast before reviewing the Gophers emphatic win over Maryland. They also discuss the new realities in college sports as it pertains to the transfer portal and attendance and preview a huge weekend in the Big Ten.
Absolutely packed episode this week as the Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard open up talking about PJ Fleck's statements after the win over Nebraska. After that "Big Ten Tea" segment they review a great defensive effort and a very creative and aggressive half offensively. The second half of the podcast includes Iowa/Purdue, the Big Ten West race, Ed Orgeron losing his job, a coach losing his job for not getting the vaccine and What's Wrong With Tennessee Fans?
The guys review their bye week with no Gopher game this past weekend before discussing the update from PJ Fleck this week that Trey Potts won't play again this season. They talk about where the Gophers go from here, preview the Nebraska game and review the Iowa/Penn State game.
The guys open the show celebrating Burnsie's engagement over the weekend before getting serious talking about the scary Trey Potts situation. The Gophers victory at Purdue makes up the bulk of the episode before the move on to discuss the huge game between Iowa and Penn State this weekend and the strange struggles of the Wisconsin Badgers.
Mostly Gophers talk on the show this week: Gaardsy, Chip and Burnsie review the stunning loss to Bowling Green and discuss where the Gophers (specifically the offense) go from here.
Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers impressive win at Colorado and take a look at the next few weeks of the schedule (which looks favorable). The guys also talk about the Big Ten East and how the perceptions of that race have changed after the first few weeks of the season.
Gaardsy, Chip and Burnsie review the Gopher win over Miami and preview an important game in Colorado this Saturday. They also discuss USC firing Clay Helton and wonder how many coaches would have to say no before the Trojans call PJ Fleck?
The guys review Minnesota/Ohio State and discuss where Minnesota goes now that Mo Ibrahim is out for the season. They also run through the bigger games in the Big Ten and remind everyone that this is just Week One!
The guys dive deep into Minnesota/Ohio State before also previewing the other big games in the Big Ten this weekend. They also recap Week 0 including the latest low for Nebraska. A graduate assistant coach is about to play quarterback in the SEC and a Big Ten backup quarterback is about to make 1.4 million dollars!