The Sportive

1:00 | Why do Jon and B hate the Warriors? Bonus: B goes full Bayless and doubles down on his Klay hatred 18:00 | Who we should cheer for in the NHL playoffs? Plus a new feature where Clarence tells us a story of one of the many times he told someone to GFY39:30 | Soccer CONCACAF tourney preview, aka the segment which inspires Jon to quit60:00 | AskSportive segment: Gopher scandal predictions, bes...

0:00 | Ugh Twins again, sorry19:20 Blair Walsh predictions/bets 37:00 | Clarence guesses players on the Raptors49:45 | Sportive explains: legislature! An illuminating segment53:00 | Sportive explains: runza55:00 | Lightning round: potato salads POV, weekend preview, cabin etiquette tips Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon's back! We welcome his return stateside by talking:0:00 | Wolves draft scouting report21:00 | Twins ugghhhhhhh40:00 | Catching Jon up on the local jackassery including Pitino, Coyle, et al59:00 | Jon's belated Vikes draft complaints Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Supershow! Clarence and Brandon discuss:0:00 | Our theories on why Coyle took the job28:30 | B'Dro hiring and the Wild's ceiling51:30 | Clarence's theory on why the C is important59:30 | A tense moment as Brandon gets threatened by Clarence's attorney regarding the #team2016 trollingThere was also a Dire Straits tangent in there if that's your thing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

B, Stu and Clarence discuss the following:0:00 | Vikings draft review (now with restraint!)49:00 | Leicester City breakdown plus an update on our future footie coverage 55:00 | Our official Wild/Boudreau POV59:00 | #Team2016 check-in (wince face)1:04:00 | Does any sports town have it worse than us? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFL draft expert and full-time vape bro Aaron Gleeman joins us for episode 159. If you're looking for HARD-HITTING VIKINGS DRAFT ANALYSIS...you should look elsewhere. We pressed record too early and did 2+ hours of pre-pick tap-dancing with topics including pick predictions, Aaron's book, cigarettes, Prince, the Tibs signing and more. Enjoy the tangents, friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pri...

Stu and Brandon console each other over the death of the one and only Prince. He was the best. We share stories about discovering his music and try our best to explain his mystique. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

3:00 | Wolves hooowwwwwwwwwllllllllll11:30 | Who convinced Glen Taylor to change his ways? We debate the most likely candidates.30:30 | Our famous annual "9.3% of the way through the Twins season review" featuring what we know vs. what we think41:00 | Asking again: why is Joe Mauer playing first base?55:40 | Wild temp check1:08:30 | Jon's going to England! We celebrate by making up our own soccer...

0:00 | Wild playoff preview deeeeeeeeep sigh22:35 | Shout out to Seattle25:40 | 4.3% Twins season in review. What are we legitimately concerned about? (Spoiler: a lot)52:18 | Shout out to Boston55:30 | Wolves season recap. Mitchell, KAT and an #AskSportive about if the org will mess up this team's bright future? (spoiler: yeah)1:10:00 | Sturgill album review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

0:00 HINKIE. A huge and inappropriate amount of laughter at Brandon's expense for daring to believe in the mistreated visionary/vampire Samuel Hinkie.17:50 Wolves. We predict the % chance Newton/Mitchell are back next year.32:50 Wild. Sustained groans as we decide if and to what extent we'll be rooting on this pack of losers in the playoffs.45:55 Twins. Our famous 1.2% of the way through season re...

Annual Twins preview! Podcaster big-shot and fellow Cool Dad Michael Rand joined us to break down the offense, defense and pitching. Then we submitted wins predictions and did our world-famous "Bros & Turds" segment. Overall we did a lot of shouting and a little agreeing. Rubes and haters unite because we've got something for everyone. Go Twins. Go America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...

-Jon's gonna be a dad!-Wolves are bad in the clutch but still fun-Two #team2016 members explain their devotion to the Twins (mostly shruggy guy emojis)-Jon's epic Big 10 hockey rant - it's glorious and not to be missed-Clarence unveils his plan of attack if he's allowed to run the U of M (it involves bulldozing buildings)-Group therapy sesh about the awful Gopher athletics programAnd as always, ta...

Piping hot sports content for your ears:-Hey, the Wolves still exist-Moment of clarity on Big 10 hockey: maybe it's Joel Maturi's fault-How the Wild have driven us to insanity-Will Chuck Fletcher keep his job?-Sixers/Wolves bet update and why Brandon loves wonk-heavy teams-Why do the Vikings have so many tackles?-Stu asks an unanswerable question that has befuddled and infuriated him Hosted on Aca...

Landmark episode! We celebrate the round number by breaking down:- Trader Rick's dumb foray into free agency- Fond Old Country Buffet memories- Rocky Nabisco the terrorist baby- The Wild fan emotional roller-coaster- Ask Sportive: [redacted]- Sportive Explains: Major Lazer, Bibimbap- Dad life + weekend previewSomething for everyone. Have yerself a listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Clarence no-showed us and Jon contracted a sinus infection halfway into the show, but we powered through to cover:-HS hockey: a hot take + who to cheer for-Gopher basketball: has it ever been worse?-Twins preview: what are we angry about this week?-Judging the Wild-Oscar talk (we saw 4 movies total this year)-A Very Special (creepy) #AskSportive-Sportive explains: PFT Commenter Hosted on Acast. Se...

Author and long-time internal pal Shawn Fury joins us to discuss his new book, Rise and Fire: The Origins, Science, and Evolution of the Jump Shot --- and How It Transformed Basketball Forever. The first 45 minutes are Shawn saying the book's subtitle. After that, we discuss:- The history of the jump shot- The good ol' days when cagers had cigs put out on their arms- Janesville trivia- Making fun...

- Ranking our top work fears- Yeo firing- Renegade cop John Torchetti intro- Sir Death and the tailgating conundrum - Defending Rick Rubio- Minnesota North Stars FC- Grammy review Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Clarence and Brandon recorded most of this one on their own. They delivered a little bit of sports talk and a LOT of potential lawsuits. They are not to be left alone again. Sorry to Jon and Stu, to the celebrities they offended, and most of all the women of the northern suburbs. Topics:-BOO the Zucker benching-Inappropriate Wild theories-Vikings "Keep or Toss" (this bit will get us arrested)-Viki...

-The Pro Bowl and NHL All-Star games happened?-Wild playoff probabilities -Seth Green report (both the QB and tiny actor)-Popping bubbly about the key Carlos Quentin signing-Sam Mitchell is the new Mike Tice-Super Bowl plans and daydreaming about the Vikings playing in it someday Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

--Super Bowl preview--Shat Purmur analysis--We ALMOST holler about the Vikings offense again but think better of it--EPIC GLEN MASON RANT--Is LeBron a petulant bitch?--What are Clarence's hottest all-time takes? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Darkness has warshed over Minnesota sports, so we try our best to find something to be happy about. Do we succeed? Tune in to find out! (No)Discussed:-- NFL playoff preview and ideal punishments for Belichick (involves an on-field sentencing and a mechanism to fire a human into the sun) -- Vikings offensive coordinator rumors-- Reasons the Wild are bad-- New game: what is Mike Yeo thinking?-- Wolv...

-- Recapping the Vikings heartbreaker-- 20 painful minutes arguing if Blair Walsh should be cut-- How the Wild get out of purgatory (spoiler: we don't know)-- Quick hits: Wolves, weekend preview, Twins, Bowie and whether or not Joe Walsh is Sportive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

-- The pathetic story of Brandon's broken finger-- Vikings-Hawks preview: actual analysis!-- Super Bowl champ predictions-- Wolves-Sixers 5-year bet update-- Coaching options to replace Sam Mitchell-- All the Twins and Gophers hoops news you need-- Breaking two VERY shocking hockey stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

-Vikings playoff scenarios-Jay Johnson & Quick Lane Bowl analysis-Calling out the morons who proposed denying the bowl invitation-Reusse impression!-Andy Wiggins & Sam Mitchell review -Dave Bearcat and a TV show pitch Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

-- Top 3 Christmas songs-- Fighting the War on Christmas-- Will there ever be a Teddy consensus?-- Vikes playoff scenarios-- Why is no one discussing the Wild?-- Lightning round: Wolves, Twins, Gophers, Bo Ryan's mistress-- What teams do you root for even if they're bad? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.