Talking Pack

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss their reactions to the news of Nevada Wolf Pack Men’s Basketball head coach Steve Alford announcing his retirement at the end of next season and what Pac-12 conference games they will be keeping eyes on as conference play starts up in full force. Follow us on Twitter/X! Dere...

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss how far ahead Boise State and North Dakota State are in comparison to their competition, which struggling Mountain West and Pac-12 programs can improve from their slow starts, and which MW conference game is more important between Hawaii v Wyoming and Air Force v Nevada. Fol...

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss the situation and fallout of the Nevada Football Team’s decision to bench quarterback Carter Jones and the way the program went about things in last week’s game against FCS No. 1 Montana State, then get in to their favorite programs to make a bowl game from the Mountain West...

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom go over what surprised them and the uncertainties they have about the Mountain West and Pac-12 after week one of the College Football season and their personal power rankings for each conference heading into week two. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom: @DomGutierre...

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss their feelings regarding the Mountain West's performance in Week 0, which games they are keeping eyes on in Week 1, and their takes on the recent debate surrounding the Group of 6 and whether there should be a separate national championship for those conferences. Follow us o...

Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom talk about the recent news of Carter Jones being named as the Nevada Wolf Pack's starting quarterback, then get into their standings predictions for the Mountain West and Pac-12 football season and how they think week 0 will go for those participating. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek:...

In this episode, Derek flies solo to discuss how the teams of the Mountain West and Pac-12 stack up defensively, the recent news of San Jose State quarterback Luke Weaver being named the starter and the recent controversy of patch brand deals trickling their way into college football. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom (not present, but in spirit): @DomGutierrez_ The Site: @MWCCon...

In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss their thoughts and feelings about the new 5-for-5 eligibility rule, whether the Mountain West and Pac-12 will have better quarterbacks or running backs, and which program from both conferences will end the season with the most amount of AP votes. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom:: @DomGutierrez_ The Site: @MWCConnection Check out our other...

In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss how the new Pac-12 and Mountain West stack up to the American and other Group of Six conferences, which teams will make their case early in the 2026 football season and react to the new basketball conference tournament brackets for 2027. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom:: @DomGutierrez_ The Site: @MWCConnection Check out our other content a...

Welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Jack Thompson (@JackTalksCFB) joins the show to discuss the hype and expectations of Texas State quarterback Brad Johnson, which teams will exceed or fall below their FanDuel win total expectations and the ongoing discussions of conference realignment a couple years down the line. Follow us on Twitter/X @M...

In this episode, Derek Raridon and Dom Gutierrez discuss some of the bigger headlines from the first day of the Mountain West Media Days event in Las Vegas, including some items from Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez's State of the Mountain West opener and the release of the all-MW preseason teams and award favorites, then briefly get into which football newcomer will live up to their expe...

On this special episode, Dom and Derek talk with Stephanie Rempe, Nevada's athletic director, about a potential GSR project involving a new men's basketball arena. Rempe provides answers regarding the phrase "public money" being thrown around, how the university will help students get to off-campus games, and why this project as a whole will benefit Northern Nevada. You won't want to miss this one...

Dom & Derek bring on another guest to the show! In this episode, Nevada women's soccer head coach Vanessa Valentine joins Talking Pack to discuss the 2024 soccer season, a look ahead to 2025, and what the game of soccer and coaching has meant to Valentine.

Nevada cheerleader Jean-Alexadner Fonvil, a.k.a. the Nevada hypeman, joins Derek and Dom to discuss how he became a cheerleader and the hypeman we know today, overcoming setbacks such as his car accident in 2022 as well as an eating disorder and what comes next for him after he graduates in May.

Derek and Dom go over the last week in sports, then discuss the arrest of Nevada defensive back Keyshawn Cobb, where they think the season for the women's volleyball team went wrong and the men's basketball team's upcoming appearance in the Charleston Tournament.

In this episode, Derek and Dom recap the last week in sports, then get into Nevada football's surprisingly good loss against Boise State, men's basketball's great 3-0 start to the season, and the women's basketball's mixed start, including their first game in the Tahoe Blue Event Center in South Lake Tahoe.

In this episode, Derek and Dom recap the last week in Nevada sports, then get into how Nevada can still have a positive season after losing bowl contention after a tough loss against Colorado State and how the men's and women's basketball teams have opposite starts to their seasons.

In this episode, staff writer Chase Dulude joins Derek Raridon to discuss the Nevada football team's recent loss against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors and expectations of the men's and women's basketball teams as they gear up to start their seasons.

In this episode, Nevada men's basketball star forward Nick Davidson joins Derek and Dom to discuss how his recovery from his shoulder injury went, transitioning from one star studded roster to the next, his personal and team goals for his junior season and more!

In this episode, Derek and Dom recap the ongoing trilogy of Nevada women’s volleyball with updates on the player forfeit and university reaction, then discuss reactions to Nevada football’s win against Oregon State/preparation for Fresno State and the recently released Mountain West basketball rankings.

:In this episode, Derek and Dom go over the last week in Nevada sports. Then, the pair get into updates with Nevada women’s volleyball committing to playing SJSU and reactions to Nevada football’s heartbreaking loss to San Jose State.

In this episode, Derek and Dom go over the last week in Nevada sports, then discuss the football program's upcoming game against San Jose State and the controversy in Mountain West women's volleyball surrounding San Jose State and Blaire Fleming, a transgender member of the program. NOTE: Since the recording of this episode, the UNLV and Nevada women's volleyball programs have come out with statem...

In this episode, Derek and Dom go over the last week in Nevada Athletics, then discuss the recent drama surrounding the Pac-12's recent poaching of Mountain West programs, the potential of NIL issues from UNLV trickling into Nevada and the continued great showings from the women's volleyball program. Episode recorded on Sept. 27, 2024

In this episode, Derek and Dom go over the last week in Nevada athletics. Then, the pair discusses Nevada football's 27-0 shutout loss to Minnesota and their upcoming bout against Eastern Washington as well as the great start the women's volleyball team has had this year, matching their win total from last year before beginning conference play.

In this episode, Derek and Dom dive into Nevada football’s close loss to Georgia Southern and their chances against Minnesota, their reactions to the Mountain West losing four of its 12 teams starting in 2026, and a shoutout to the Nevada volleyball team and their 7-2 opening to the year.