Pair and a Spare Podcast

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2025, Week 14 Review: Gophers Retain Axe, Season Recap, Coaching Carousel Dec 02, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a snowy afternoon in Minneapolis where the Gophers won Paul Bunyan's Axe for the 4th time in 5 years. The guys discuss what the right evaluation is for a 7-5 season and what the big picture outlook is with Drake Lindsay potentially leading the offense the next few years. The Lane Kiffin domino fell to LSU over the weekend, they talk about how that went down and what it means and meant for the rest of the coaches carousel.

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Pair and a Spare Podcast 2025, Week Thirteen Review: Gopher Defensive Meltdown, How To Fix It, Lane Kiffin Nov 25, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back on this Thanksgiving Week to discuss the Gophers dreadful defensive performance in a disappointing loss to Northwestern at Wrigley Field. How did they get here and how does it get better? What does it mean for defensive coordinator Danny Collins? The guys do touch on the great performance by Drake Lindsay and the Gopher offense before they preview the Wisconsin game and talk about the Lane Kiffin dominoe that is expected to start the coaching carousel this weekend.

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Pair and a Spare 2025 Week Twelve Review: Gophers Get Routed, Roster Construction, Northwestern Preview Nov 18, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers latest road debacle: a 42-13 loss at Oregon. It was definitely a 'Johnnies and Joes" issue with Oregon's offense running all over the Gopher defense. The guys discuss how the roster can be reconstructed next season to deal with some of the issues we've seen this season. They also spend time previewing Northwestern (who had a heart-breaking loss to Michigan at Wrigley) and talk some about Iowa giving up a lead and losing at USC.

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2025 Week Eleven Review: Gophers Off Bye, Iowa/Oregon, Penn St/Indiana, Fickell Back Nov 11, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and with the Gophers coming off a bye week they spend a ton of time on the big games last weekend in the Big Ten. Oregon out-Iowa'd Iowa in terrible conditions at Kinnick, Indiana had an epic drive for the ages to rally against Penn State and we got word that Luke Fickell will return to coach Wisconsin for a 4th season next year. We also shout out a couple having their wedding reception at Jax Cafe!

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2025 Week Ten Review: Gophers Rally, Who is This Team, Iowa/Oregon, CFP Rankings Nov 05, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers survival rally against Michigan State. Nine games in, do we know what this team is yet? Drake Lindsay was at his best when he needed to be again, the defense was feast or famine, how should we properly evaluate what we've seen so far? The guys also give their thoughts on a huge game between Iowa and Oregon in Iowa City this week and react to the intital College Football Playoff rankings.

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2025 Week Nine Review: Iowa Routs Gophers, Drake Struggles, Darius Injured, Coaches Carousel Oct 28, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Iowa rout of Minnesota. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong and went wrong very quickly...why? The guys discuss Drake Lindsay's struggles, Darius Taylor's most recent injury and preview Michigan State before talking about LSU firing Brian Kelly, the buyout bedlam this year and preview what should be a wild coaches carousel this offseason.

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2025 Week Eight Review: Gophers Dominate Nebraska, Iowa Preview, NIL Rant Oct 21, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a dominant Gopher win over Nebraska. The defense shined and the offensive line bounced back from a tough start to the season. When will people learn about crowning Nebraska too early? Why do people assume good Gopher players will automatically jump into the transfer portal for more money? The guys also preview the Iowa game and discuss what this Hawkeye team looks like compared to years past.

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2025 Week Seven Review: Gophers Rally, Nebraska Preview, James Franklin, Wisconsin Down Bad Oct 14, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers comeback win over Purdue on Saturday night; the star players saved the Gophers on a night where they got beat up front on both sides of the ball. Nebraska comes to town as a ranked team, the guys break down what they are curious to see on Friday night. James Franklin was fired by Penn State to the tune of a $49 million buyout, what is next for them? What's next for Wisconsin as well who is as down as they have been since the 1980's.

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2025 Week Six Review: Buckeyes Rout Gophers, Defense, Penn State Problems Oct 07, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the Ohio State rout of the Gophers: What started nicely ended quickly as the defense couldn't stop them and the offense couldn't sustain anything after the first drive. The next month will tell the tale of the season with 3 of the next 4 games at home. The guys wrap up the show talking about a Mark Coyle comment that got some attention and the Penn State problem after losing to UCLA.

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2025 Week Five Review: Gophers Beat Rutgers, Drake Lindsay, Adjustments, Big Ten Roundup Sep 30, 2025

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gophers back and forth victory over Rutgers and specifically discuss the great effort from quarterback Drake Lindsay to help bring it home. The defense made some great adjustments as the game went on, the guys discuss the Gopher coordinators getting the win over some of their mentors. Anthony Smith looks like a first round pick, safety Kerry Brown had perhaps his best game and Koi Perich bounced back nicely from his struggles at Cal. At the end of the show they recap the weekend in the Big Ten including Oregon/Penn State, Illinois/USC, Indiana/Iowa and do a quick preview of Ohio State.

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