The Sportive

(Updated audio file.) We welcome anonymous twitter user "ChikenFingerz69" to the show and the results are [unintelligble mumbling]. Discussed: (1:30) why do we hate Kirk Cousins? | (19:45) - we also hate the Derrick Rose signing and Thibs and everything | (33:40) - a brief ode to Eric Staal | (46:50) - HS hockey rootability rankings | (56:10) - college hoops scandal nonsense + Jon's new book. Host...

After a few minutes yelling at the clouds, we (9:45) try to list a single person on the US men's hockey squad, (15:30) discuss the Twins trade for Jackie Onassis, (35:00) sigh about the Wild trade options and (48:00) end with dad life questions about when after-work family time WON'T be the worst part of our lives. Shocking episode twist: Clarence couldn't make it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

(0:00) Super Bowl reactions + is the NFL going to be fun from now on? [Pause for laugh track] (24:30) Is gambling going to be legal soon? (34:30) Our world-famous MN sports boss rankings, and (53:05) we finish with Jon's half-hearted Olympics preview. Spoiler: we like curling and that's about it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brandon, Stu, and Jon gather around the table to talk about yet another Vikings NFC Championship Game loss, the future of the team, why we do this to ourselves, why bad things happen, etc. After an hour, we also move onto other topics: 56:07 – Prepared statement from Clarence about his Twitter suspension 1:05:23 – Timberwolves: Fun! 1:10:57 – Twins Torque Meter, and eulogizing Glen Perkins’ career...

DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS Keenum Zimmer Shurmur DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS Eagles predictions Super Bowl thoughts DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS DIGGS Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stu, Jon, and Brandon recorded a good 90 minutes of audio, approximately 45 of which actually were recorded by everyone involved. Topics: 0:00 - Recapping what was lost in the first, never-to-be-heard half of the podcast 7:00 - The Wolves are suddenly amazing, Jeff Teague was hurt, let's blame him for everything 18:09 - Jon takes the floor to complain about Minnesota United, is shouted down 23:15...

Stu and B do a deep 90 at a mall bar. Half hour on the Vikes, 15 minutes on the Wolves and then (whoops 3 beers deep now) we talk sexual harassment, how to raise kids, 2017 in review, white dad guilt, Whole 30 and a whole other mess of stuff. We had a damn blast on this one. Enjoy? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(3:45) Vikings: it's going to end badly, but how? | (25:45) Twins Boy Geniuses check-in | (45:30) Clarence and Poochie demand hoops-related apologies. Neither receives one. | (1:01:00) RIP Wild and Gophers hoops followed by a curmudgeonly #dadlife Christmas-hating segment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(​2:00) Vikings. Why is Case good? Who will be the QB next year? (36:00) Wolves. Why does this team frustrate us? Then we pledge allegiance to TEAM TYUS. (45:00) That weird-ass Gophers 5-on-3 game and Fleck Era Year 1 review (we're optimistic!) (62:00) Dadlife: Real or fake Christmas trees? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boys aren't back in town, so Mandy and her husband Stu discuss the surprisingly important Vikings/Rams game, give advice to first-time parents, and wonder what People Magazine is up to with this Blake Shelton business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(​3:30) | TEDDY! (22:45) | The Wild: they bad (29:00) | Trying to love the Wolves (46:10) | Footie chat (50:00) | harrowing Dad Life check-in Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​(0:00) Why did we stop caring about the NFL? (20:15) Jon tells us of the worst football game he's ever seen (33:45 The Wolves played one fun game but they suck again (41:00) World Series chatter + Justin Verlander fun facts (54:06) Loons season recap (62:05) Wild check-in Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​This episode had everything: the soccer choke job, Tesla fun facts (band not car), strangling cats, Vikings QB situaish, metal leg rods, sandbars, Wild and Wolves previews, "Simple Man" shout-out and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our hayseed contingent gathered in a barn to hoot-n-holler about the Twins, Buxton, Garth, and the upcoming SJU-UST game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We start out with a good ol-fashioned shouting match about the Boy Geniuses, then (38:30) move on to happier times and bitch about how the Vikings QB situaish has ruined our lives. Next (58:10) Poochie is trolled about the Wolves alt unis for some reason, and ending with confirmation that the Wild still suck. Good group session. Feels good to let it all out. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Live show! B, Stu and Jon pilot some new mics and discuss:- #BuxChubs- Mayweather/McGregor recap- Gophers football preview- DADLIFE: sending kids to college, how to not be obsessed, why tf have a second kid Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​1min - Are the Vikings Super Bowl contenders? Plus our widely hated over/under guessing game on wins.25min - Do we regret the Twins giving up?36min - Glen Taylor on the ELI Scale + Wolves unis review48min - A *heated* high-top vs low-top table debate (real-time feedback from Stu: "that was the worst bit I've ever heard")We're sorry. Next week will definitely be better, probably. Hosted on Acast....

FULL-STRENGTH SQUAD for the first time in forever. Discussed:0:00 / Clarence's Hot Corner.20min / How are the Boy Geniuses' deadline deals going?31min / Jon's review of The Ocho44min / DADLIFE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​ 3min - Twins deadline deals 21min - Should Teddy hang it up? Will Rick finally get canned? 38min - Wild in purgatory 43min - baseless Kyrie trade talk 51min - Listener mail: Gold Cup, golf, corncobs and the most Sportive MIAC team Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

0-35min | our hotly anticipated Vikings training camp preview 35-55min | Jim Garcia trade review 55ish-end | FJM concert, our picks for song of the summer and other nonsense Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​GREAT EPISODE despite our spirit animal/co-host Clarence no-showing us again. Discussed:(0-25min) Wolves got a lot better and WE ARE LIVID ABOUT IT(25-40min) Jon explains the NHL expansion draft shenanigans(41-66min) Will Sano hit 40 bombs? Will Dozier hit more homers than Rosario walks? How many wins will they get? Those answers + more in our rest-of-season predictions bit. Hosted on Acast. See...

Stu was the only host available this week, so he roped in The Comely Mrs Stu for pert near an hour of sports-ish content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

B and a substitute co-host break down the Jimmy Butler trade. How he fits in, how many wins he adds, whether or not we'll miss LaVine and Dunn blah blah yada yada WE GOT BUTLER. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

(1m-21m) We are the ONLY media members to question the draft strategy of the Twins boy geniuses (21m-27m) Did the Vikings start practicing yet? A short investigation (28m-33m) Mound-charging strat (33min-end) NHL and NBA finals reviews PLUS Clarence unsuccessfully trolling B about LeBron Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

​0:00 | TWINS TALK. Trying to make chicken salad out of the pitching staff + continued pre-fury about Hunter Greene36:30 | Head scratcher over a future NHL draftee57:30 | Clarence's shitty impersonation 3.01:10:00 | In honor of our friend Michael Rand's triumphant 15-taco lunch, we each select the food we could eat the most of. B's selection was met with disgust and anger. Hosted on Acast. See aca...