The Bill Chaves Podcast

Bill and Alex talk through the logistics of adjusting schedules during the season before looking ahead to this weekend’s football game at Eastern Washington. Then, the B-side returns with a glass-half-full Spurs/Steelers conversation and a glass-half-empty glimpse into October baseball that doesn’t feature the Red Sox.

Bill and Alex go over a winning weekend for UND Athletics on the gridiron, the court, the pitch and the course before discussing California’s Fair Pay to Play Act and the impact it could have on the NCAA.

Bill and Alex recap the week that was in UND Athletics before looking forward to this Saturday’s Potato Bowl game against Sam Houston State. On the B-side, the enigma of Antonio Brown and the insufferable-depending-on-who-you-ask Patriots Dynasty dominates the conversation.

Bill and Alex catch up with new UND men’s basketball coach Paul Sather before diving into the resumption of the legendary UND-NDSU rivalry. On the B-side, no one wins the North London Derby, while the US Open brings out Bill’s admiration for tennis.

After saying hello to the start of a new school year, Bill and Alex are joined by Ralph Engelstad Arena GM Jody Hodgson to talk about the new usage agreement between UND and the REA and to give an update on the Ralph’s new look for 2019-20. This week’s B-Side touches on the latest sad Spurs loss and the abrupt retirement of Andrew Luck.

Bill and Alex talk student athlete care and Summit League movement before previewing the oncoming fall sports season at UND. On the B-Side, the conversation shifts to Spurs/VAR’s dramatic draw with Man City and the debate over the surplus of home runs in Major League Baseball.

We back! Bill and Alex return for the first episode of Season #2 to recap the big stories from the summer and to set the table for the new school/sports year. On the B-Side, the two offer summer vacation advice before reflecting on the first weekend of the new English Premier League season.

Bill and Alex meet up one final time as they wrap up the school year. They talk about the spring sports wrapping up their respective seasons, student-athletes completing their academic journeys, and magic that sports delivers to life.

Bill and Alex sit down and break down how Bill is approaching the two head coaching search that is now underway. They are joined by Associate ADs Becky Lucke and Kyle Doperalski as they provide their own unique background in how the searches will be undertaken. They also breakdown the spring sports as they start wrapping up and recap the Champions Ball and Night of Champions.

After an easter break that had a number of notable events, Bill and Alex return to break down the announcement of the next two years of college hockey regionals, changes to collegiate recruiting, the past week of UND events, and more. On the B-side, we congratulate the new addition to the Heinert family.

Bill and Alex break down the recently announced hall of fame class, recap of football's spring practices, and recap softball's trip down to Vermillion, SD. On the B-side, the guys talk the Masters, some baseball, and the anniversary of important events in European football history.

After Bill returns from the Final Four in Minneapolis, him and Alex break down the experience plus go in-depth on Bill's thoughts on Graduate Transfers after numerous tournament teams have success with them. The guys also break down the good week for UND athletics and talk about the less-than-ideal start for the Red Sox.

Bill and Alex bask in the "warm" 30-degree weather of spring in Grand Forks as they talk about the NCAA tournament for basketball and hockey along with UND Softball's intense weekend in Omaha and track & field continuing to set records on the road.

Bill and Alex look at the new additions to future UND Football schedules as Kyle Doperalski, the Associate AD for External Operations for UND Athletics, joins the pod. The guys also break down seeding in the NCAA hockey tournament, and take a look around the past week for UND Athletics.

This week, Bill and Alex are joined by Erik Martinson, the Associate AD, Operations for UND. They will talk about hockey's unique trip down to Denver for the NCHC quarterfinals along with Erik's well-known background of statistics. Bill and Alex will also talk about the end of the hockey season and reflecting on a rough results of the season along with the other UND Sports going on including softb...

Freshly back from the Summit League Tournament, Bill and Alex talk about UND's journey through the tournament, hockey's sweep to finish the regular season, and celebrating two all-americans from the national indoor track meet. They also discuss softball's coast-to-coast road trip plus UND's own Ashlyn Guggisberg gets two holes-in-one down in Nevada.

March is here and that means tournament time for the winter sports is here. Bill and Alex discuss basketball's finish to the season, hockey's final series, Track and Field sending two individuals to the indoor national meet, as well as Softball's masterful weekend down in Florida.

Bill and Alex are back on the Monday beat as they talk about the discussion surrounding Zion Williamson's injury and the "one-and-done" rule. The guys also discussed the week for UND as softball took 3 out of 4 at the GCU classic, basketball split their doubleheader with Denver, and hockey split with Minnesota Duluth.

After finishing up with the Missouri Valley Football Conference meetings, Bill and Alex discuss UND's current place in the college football landscape. They also talk about softball's trip to South Alabama, hockey's split with Western Michigan, and basketball's battle with Oral Roberts.

On this week's pod, Bill and Alex take a deep dive into the rules surrounding Graduate Transfers and the issues surrounding it. They also discuss the weekend for UND Sports, preview the upcoming home-stand for basketball and hockey's road trip to Western Michigan.

After last week's episode got sidelined due to weather, Bill and Alex are back at it as they talk about the travel issues teams had to deal with because of said weather, Bill's trip to the NCAA convention, and the past week of UND events. Plus on the B-side, some team from New England won something...not sure what.

Bill and Alex are joined by Jody Hodgson, the General Manager for the Ralph Engelstad Arena, following the announcement of the Ralph's fan experience upgrades happening over the upcoming summer. They also talk about the REA's role in bringing back the 58-59 championship team as well as this year's destination game in Las Vegas.

Bill and Alex roll into the office on Monday after 7 events in 5 days. They break down all the events from the weekend after a sweep from hockey, both basketball teams splitting their respective series', and track and field's dual with SDSU. Bill will also delve into how scheduling can affect both the fan as well as the student athlete and they will also go into the issue surround the Ray Richards...

Bill and Alex return from the Holiday break ready to tackle a busy January. After a rocky week, the guys talk about dealing with rough results, travel delays and more. On the B-side, its all about bounces not going your way.

With the end of the year right around the corner, Bill and Alex look back on 2018, plus they recap the week at UND and preview what is up next.