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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2026, Week Four Review: Gophers Big Win, Big Ten West Lives! Sep 29, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the Gophers big road win over Washington late Saturday night. It was the most complete Gopher performance in a while, the guys talk about the defense dominating, the offense starting hot and the special teams (again) being a big factor in winning. They then spin around the Big Ten including the big road wins for border rivals Iowa and Wisconsin.

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Pair And a Spare Preview Podcast: Softy from Seattle Previews Washington Sep 24, 2026

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Host Justin Gaard is joined by his longtime friend and Seattle radio legend Dave "Softy" Mahler to get his take on the Washington Huskies season so far. Softy is also the sideline reporter for the Washington Sports Network and gives Gopher fans making the trip a scouting report on what to do in Seattle before the game!

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2026, Week 3 Review: Gophers Beat Akron, Washington Preview, Tapping Coach Sep 22, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers win over Akron, preview the road trip to Washington and go around the Big Ten. Gaardsy also comes clean about what an idiot he was on Saturday and the guys discover something called a "Tapping Coach" before discussing other games from around the country as well.

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2026 Week Two Review: Gophers Lose, Defensive Issues, Darius Dilemma, Big Ten Recap Sep 15, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers deflating loss to Mississippi State on Saturday? What went wrong with the Gophers defense and can it be fixed? How do they need to handle Darius Taylor moving forward? The guys also spin around the Big Ten and talk about Oregon's surprising loss, Iowa's typical win and Ohio State melting down against Texas.

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2026 Week One Review: Gophers Win, Michigan Meltdown, Iowa and Wisconsin Sep 08, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers dominant win to open the season against Eastern Illinois and preview the Mississippi State game this Saturday before discussing the Michigan Clock Meltdown, Iowa's win and Wisconsin's loss.

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2026 Week 0 Review: Season is Here, Eastern Illinois, Gopher Predictions, UCLA Sep 01, 2026

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We've finally arrived at football season and Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to give some quick thoughts about the Gophers first opponent Eastern Illinois before diving deeper into some predictions they have for the Gophers season as well as some others in the Big Ten. UCLA made a seismic move firing their athletic director just days before the football season starts and the guys react to that as well.

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Pair and a Spare Podcast August 18, 2026: Chip's North Shore, BTN Tour, NIL Story Reaction Aug 18, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back with a quick review of Chip's yearly trip to the North Shore which derailed into Chip revealing his new nightly yoga routine. Big Ten Network made their annual visit to Minnesota, Burnsie discussed what stood out about their coverage and some fan reaction to it. After the break the guys discussed a recent story with estimated NIL payrolls for all the teams in the Big Ten and some of the rumblings about the Gophers afterward. You're going to want to subscribe to the YouTube channel for this one!

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Pair and a Spare Podcast August 11, 2026: Chip's Practice Report, College Sports Not Saved Yet, CFP Update Aug 12, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and start the podcast with Chip's Practice Report from the first Gopher practice that was open to the media. The Save College Sports Act wasn't brought up for a vote, the guys discuss where they think things go from here before also talking about the latest College Football Playoff expansion rumors. Thanks as always to our Founding Partner Jax Cafe!

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Pair and a Spare Podcast August 4, 2026: Media Days Recap, Analytics, Save College Sports, BC Mess Aug 04, 2026

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and ready to go weekly again now that football season is officially upon us! Burnsie and Gaardsy give their headlines from Big Ten Media Days, Chip recaps what he learned about the "Moneyball" system Gopher athletics is using for NIL and revenue-sharing money, and they react to the absurdity of new Boston College basketball coach Luke Murray firing his radio crew for being part of a "losing culture."

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Pair and a Spare Podcast July 21, 2026: Gopher Gazette, ESPN FPI, Michigan Meltdown (Again) Jul 21, 2026

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After a little summer hiatus Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns are back and ready to start the College Football season! The guys talk about Burnsie's site rebrand before reacting to the ESPN Football Power Index predictions for the Gophers. It's almost Media Day in Chicago and they discuss what the main stories will be, including the latest Michigan Meltdown which will see their Athletic Director leave by the end of 2026. Brought to you by Jax Cafe!

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