Softy & Dick Interviews

Petros Papadakis joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about his Sweet James jingle, USC football and how the season has gone so far, the game this week against Oregon, the Ducks running up the score last week, the issues with the Huskies offense right now, Lane Kiffin and LSU losing to Ole Miss, and Deion Sanders’ behavior with Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the interview between Mike Macdonald and Graham Bensinger and how both parties were at fault for the clip that leaked online, his article suggest Colin Kaepernick to the Giants and its real intended purpose, plus the Rams getting their first win of 2026 on Monday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary writer Larry Stone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Mike Macdonald’s interview and comment about Sean Payton, the Seahawks season so far, the Mariners season ending and their media accountability, the team’s bad culture, what the team needs in a new manager, their pitching, and the wide open American League. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the team’s wild 3-3 draw in Colorado last weekend, Caden Clark’s game-tying goal, the weather delay at the start, missing Dejan Joveljic to International Duty this week, a few injury updates, plus Real Salt Lake coming up tomorrow at home. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informati...

Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Oregon running up the score last week, the non-conference schedules, what to make of the Huskies so far, this week’s game against Minnesota, the Big Ten, possible new playoff model, big games this week, USC, Michigan, and his pick. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey for the Husky Honks as the guys look back at the win over Eastern Washington, including the little they learned from the blowout, facing Minnesota next and the weight of their punch, the problematic penalties on defense and new reputation, plus the UW wide receivers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the third hour, Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen spend the hour talking about the Seahawks game against the Cardinals with Drew Lock starting, how the defense looked in the opening win, how the Dawgs are using Demond Williams early in the season, the NIL situation for Washington, Arch Manning, plus Lane Kiffin and LSU facing Ole Miss. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and analyst, joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about all the issues with the M’s as their season comes to an end, including the lack of any accountability, Dan Wilson’s job, Randy Arozarena, pitching problems, and Cal Raleigh. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lee Sterling, gambling expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler to share his best bets for the football weekend ahead including the Dawgs game versus Eastern Washington, LSU facing Ole Miss, and the Seahawks game  on Sunday versus Arizona. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Former Mariners All Star Bret Boone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the Mariners’ hopes all but dead right now, the mindsets of players given the situation, Dan Wilson’s treatment of his players and how much blame he should receive, respect being an important factor with managers, what happened with the 2004 M’s, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about how he handled the change from a starting quarterback to a backup, as it relates to the Seahawks starting Drew Lock with Sam Darnold hurt, what he has seen from Lock, how much they would use Jadarian Price in his 2nd career game, and NFL offenses going more under center. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rick Neuheisel from CBS Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Lane Kiffin’s possible injury lie for LSU, Ole Miss facing them this week, Oregon’s loss to Oklahoma State last week, the NIL situation for the University of Washington, why it has been a struggle, the issues with the Huskies’ offense right now, and a weekly pick. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Chris Daniels of Komo joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about yesterday’s update on NBA expansion and a new timeline and possible deadline to learn news with expansion teams coming to Seattle and Las Vegas, the valuation elements with both the cities, how Vegas affects Seattle’s situation plus the finances with the rest of the league. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...

Kevin Harlan of CBS and Westwood One joins Dave Softy Mahler to revisit last week’s Seahawks opener against the Patriots and the booth-cam video of his final interception call, Seattle and Drew Lock having the Cardinals coming up, the Chargers losing in their opener, the Rams’ bad travel plans for Australia, plus the Bears’ and Chiefs’ first games. See omnystudio.com/listen...

Petros Papadakis of Fox Sports in Los Angeles joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about Mike Holmgren returning to the show this year, the Huskies’ start to 2026 including the offensive struggles for Washington, the drama with Macklemore right now, Eddie Vedder claiming two cities, and the Oregon Ducks getting upset by Oklahoma State last week. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss Seattle’s quarterback situation with an injured Sam Darnold and Drew Lock stepping in, Deshaun Watson in Cleveland, who the Falcons are going to play at quarterback, the Cardinals coming off a win over the Chargers, bad week 1’s in the NFL, and if the Chiefs are back. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inf...

Larry Stone, legendary writer, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Mariners horrible year, continued struggles, and the historic disappointment of the ‘26 season overall, the timeline for discussing the next manager after Dan Wilson, and the managers are that Seattle could hire including a successful manager down in Arizona. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa...

Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about their draw against the Galaxy last weekend, a possible controversy with penalty kicks, a new major hamstring injury with Paul Rothrock now missing 8-10 weeks, the state of the attack currently, and a road match coming up against Colorado. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about UW’s offensive woes right now and their playoff hopes with the poor offense, the lack of an Offensive Coordinator, plus Oregon’s embarrassing loss and Dan Lanning’s behavior, Texas’ media behavior, the Apple Cup future, and his pick. See omnystudio.com/listener for...

In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Mario Bailey and Greg Lewis for the Husky Honks as the guys dive deep into the poor UW offense right now, the amount of injuries on the team, including the offensive line situation with poor play and the Landon Hatchett situation being out, Demond Williams, plus the Eastern Washington game next. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain speak with Hugh Millen about the Seahawks cornerbacks holding their own, get his thoughts on Drew Lock, and how he feels Brian Fleury called plays in his first game as Seahawks OC. Then Hugh comes back to talk about whether he's worried about Sam Darnold's injury and takes a look at the matchup between JSN and Christian Gonzalez. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain speak to Rick Neuheisel about his experience on September 11th, 2001, get his thoughts on the Husky win in the Apple Cup, looking ahead to UW's matchup against Utah State, and whether Michigan should be worried about their quarterback. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lee Sterling, gambling expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to share his best gambling advice for the college football and NFL weekend ahead. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain talk to Mike Florio about the Seahawks win over the Patriots on Wednesday, the latest on Sam Darnold's hip injury, whether the Rams travel decisions were to blame for their performance and Florio takes shots at Softy. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Legendary Head Coach Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Seahawks win over the Patriots in the opener, backup Drew Lock taking over at quarterback after the team’s first drive, Jadarian Price seeing his first NFL action, the ending of the game and Drake Maye’s massive mistake, and Sam Darnold’s hip injury. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...