Pair and a Spare Podcast

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard continue their Gopher Legends series with former quarterback great Adam Weber! Adam talks about growing up with football, what brought him to the U and his career that saw more coaching changes than perhaps any other time in Gopher history. Adam and the guys also discuss some career highlights and his time back on the sideline coaching before moving into a "normal career."

Gopher head coach PJ Fleck joins Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard for the 100th Episode of the podcast! The guys cover some college football current events after the first half of the show but talked about anything but football with PJ where they learned about his hobbies, favorite vacation spots, love for bourbon and boating and the only traffic ticket he has ever received.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back after a few weeks off and announce the big news that Koi Perich, Jaxon Howard and some other players will be joining Saturday's event at Jax Cafe! Burnsie updates the group on what he's seen at Gopher spring practice (including Drake Lindsay observations) and the guys discuss the update on the House Settlement hearings and Gaardsy's interview with Mark Coyle from the Final Four.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to preview their April 12 event at Jax Cafe and spend much of the show this week talking about the Niko Medved hire and what it says about Minnesota's commitment to basketball. They also talk about what they expect the revenue share model to look like at the U and what that can mean for all the programs that will be sharing the money. Burnsie also gives us an update on a nice recruiting win for PJ Fleck.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by former quarterback Max Brosmer on the show this week! The guys cover a lot of ground with Max including his experience going through the draft process, his year at the U, how he clicked so quickly with his coaches and teammates, how he prepared for each week and his thoughts on the Drake Lindsay era. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by one of the all-time great Gophers Matt Spaeth! Matt talks to the guys about some of his favorite memories as a Gopher and in the pros, stories from his recrutiment  and a lot more! 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard get back together to discuss the reports coming out of the conference meetings as well as the College Football Playoff Committee meetings. They also react to the news that Big Ten Football Media Days are moving from Indianapolis this year and heading to Las Vegas!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for a busy offseason show discussing two coaches leaving Minnesota for the NFL and where PJ Fleck looked to replace them. They also discuss a deep dive from The Athletic into Big Ten spending before Gaardsy somehow gets going on a meltdown regarding Minnesota basketball that left the other guys speechless.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and open the show talking about the vibe at Williams Arena over the weekend for Gopher basketball and how it relates to football. Gaardsy thinks he figured out why Burnsie was so mad about the delay in announcing Danny Collins as Gopher defensive coordinator. The guys react to the report that Ohio State actually lost almost $40 million last fiscal year?

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review Ohio State's win over Notre Dame to win the National Championship. What does it mean for the Buckeyes moving forward? What does it mean for Notre Dame? They also talk a little bit about some Gopher portal stuff and the controversy over a former Wisconsin player having issues getting into the portal.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the shocking news that Corey Heatherman is off to Miami just a few weeks after getting a new contract from the Gophers. A heated discussion about assistant coaches salaries follows before the guys talk a bit about the National Championship Game between Ohio State and Notre Dame.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard usher in the New Year with a recap from Charlotte and the Duke's Mayo Bowl festivities. They also discuss generally the solid ground they feel the Gopher program is on right now as they look ahead to 2025. Plenty of College Football Playoff conversation as well with the semifinals coming up this week!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard react to the latest Gopher Transfer Portal pickups, talk a little bit about the Duke's Mayo Bowl and recap the opening round of the new College Football Playoff! The guys also react to Chip suffering his "first fall" of the winter. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review a busy first week of Transfer Portal Season, give their thoughts on Bill Belichick to UNC and talk a little College Football Playoffs and 2025 Gopher schedule. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard discuss the Duke's Mayo Bowl bid for the Gophers, some early Transfer Portal discussion, Corey Heatherman is staying at the U and a lot of talk about the College Football Playoffs

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers dominant performance over Wisconsin on Black Friday, salute a couple players that had great seasons, talk about Wisconsin's issues and discuss the flag-planting mania from Rivalry Weekend.

With Thanksgiving approaching Justin Gaard wanted to let Chip Scoggins and Ryan Burns talk through their disagreement regarding one particular play of the Gophers loss to Penn State on Saturday night. The guys then recapped what was a great college football game where the Gophers came up just short before talking about Ohio State/Indiana and what it means for the CFP and previewing the Wisconsin game on Friday.   

The boys are back after the Gopher bye and spend some time previewing Gophers/Penn State before Gaardsy gets Burnsie going about the latest PJ Fleck press conference. They also talk about the offensive coordinator change at Wisconsin, Gaardsy's love of Dan Lanning, the college football playoff rankings and: Tim Brewster is BACK!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard return to discuss a deflating Gophers loss at Rutgers. The micro missed opportunities in the game in all three phases lead to a loss and potentially a missed opportunity to get into the rankings and a trip to Florida for a bowl game. Parity has been a theme in college football season and the guys examine just how unique and crazy it can be on a weekly basis before talking about the excitement the new playoff format has brought to the regular season.    

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard react to the Gophers finally knocking off longtime head coach Bret Bielema with a back and forth effort against Illinois on Saturday. They discuss how the ground game got going, how Darius Taylor has been used and how the defense held up as the day went on. They also preview a game Burnsie has been waiting for for months: Gophers at Rutgers! Finally, Burnsie outlines a few travel issues he had getting to and from Champaign. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review a dominant Homecoming performance by the Gophers in a win over Maryland. Max Brosmer is putting together quite the season, the guys spend a good portion of the show lauding his performance before talking about the running game, the defense and the schedule moving forward. They also discuss the ridiculous James Franklin performance last week during his press conference and touch on other Big Ten games from the weekend. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap their bye weekends (more Beer Games for Chip!) before they discuss another eventful weekend in college football. The expanded playoff format has made this regular season compelling and they go through different scenarios before reviewing what happened over the weekend in the Big Ten and looking ahead to the Gophers Homecoming game against Maryland.

All the guys are back from California and review the awesome time had by all at the Rose Bowl. They cover the dreadful first half against UCLA and the brilliance of Max Brosmer on the game-winning drive. They also spend time discussing their observations of the fan turnout and the overall vibes of the weekend. 

Chip Scoggins is finally back from London to join Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard to review the Gophers huge win over USC this past Saturday. The guys discuss the aggressiveness by PJ Fleck to go for the win late, the defensive approach, the awakening of the running game and of course Koi Perich. They also review a crazy College Football Saturday and look ahead to the trip to the Rose Bowl. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers 27-24 loss to Michigan on the pod this week. They start by introducing a new member that joined from Michigan Stadium (Randy Berns) before discussing the Big Ten all but admitting the refs screwed up the offsides on the onside kick. There were many things that led to the loss that are also part of the conversation. We wrap it up with some Alabama/Georgia talk and thoughts on the Big Ten/SEC meetings coming up this month. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gopher loss to Iowa, specifically what happened in the second half? Gopher run defense has been a problem for a while now, can it get better? After a Michigan preview they spin around some of the games in the Big Ten. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to review the Gophers win over Nevada. They start talking about the new-look offense before examining why the defense has been so effective (and aggressive!). Gaardsy gives his last warning to everyone to be safe this weekend in what should be an electric environment and the guys go around the Big Ten in the final minutes including a look at what is going on with Wisconsin. 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard review the Gophers rout of Rhode Island and laud PJ Fleck and the offense for working to develop the passing game! After a preview of the upcoming Nevada game the guys review an interesting week in the Big Ten which includes a great performance by Nebraska, a surprising meltdown by Iowa and a shocking upset by Northern Illinois over Notre Dame.   

The guys are back to talk about actual football! Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy review the Gopher loss to North Carolina, spending a lot of time discussing the offense: Was it 'same old,' was it different? How concerning were the missed tackles and special teams mistakes? They also quickly review the first weekend in the Big Ten which saw every team not named Minnesota win their opening game. 

It's finally game week and Ryan Burns, Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard can't wait to finally have some games to discuss! They open the show with the news that Casey O'Brien shared regarding his health and how people can help before they get to less serious topics like Gophers/UNC, Kirk Ferentz suspended, Connor Stallions speaks and Burnsie is heading to T-Pain! (Who Chip had to Google). Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard celebrate the fact that we are two weeks away from football! The guys try to figure out why Burnsie is so salty for his age, discuss the ramifications of a possible Darius Taylor injury and take a look at some Camp storylines out of Iowa and Wisconsin. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe in Minneapolis! 

The guys kick off the return of weekly episodes with a review of the Gophers Fall Camp practices that have been open to the media before talking through some of the questions they have about the team entering 2024. Burnsie gave Gaardsy some ridiculous directions, Chip followed around high-profile freshman Koi Perich like a stalker and they all reacted to the latest news from (one of) the Michigan cheating controversies. 

After a month off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard reconvene to recap a trip to Big Ten Media Days in Indianapolis. Gaardsy promotes Burnsie's new role as Sportcoat Correspondent and his "exclusive" on-camera interviews with the Gopher players in Indy, they review comments made my PJ Fleck as it relates to what the offense may look like in 2024 and as always end up going in several bizarre directions. Back to weekly episodes starting now! 

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for a post-portal edition of the pod! The guys open up talking about what's happening to Minnesota fans with the Timberwolves looking like a legit title contender before talking about the successful run in retention and recruiting for PJ Fleck, the different NIL challenges for football and basketball, and the rumors are swirling that we are not that far off from actual (legal) payrolls in college sports. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe! 

The guys are back and review Gaardsy's Masters trip before Chip and Gaardsie interrogate Burnsie on what he has gleaned at Spring Practice. They also cover the recent recruiting news and react to a committment while they were recording! Burnsie finally comes clean about why he was grumpy the entire episode. 

Chip, Burnsie and Gaardsy are back and spend the first few minutes of the show outlining the Portal Problems Gopher basketball is having and what NIL has to do with it. The guys have some thoughts about how NIL can change and how to finance the new world of college sports. They also give their thoughts on PJ Fleck's contract "amdendments," and react to the Gophers not having a public Spring Game.

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are here for another off-season check-in and have a lot to discuss! The guys give their thoughts on the PJ Fleck to UCLA steam that seemed to have a lot of legs before reacting to the first round of win total over/unders. The show wraps up with a lengthy discussion about where the Gophers stack up in assistant coaches salary and how Burnsie feels about it.

The guys are back for another January check-in and Chip Scoggins wants to call it "The Blood Pressure" episode as Justin Gaard is fired up about the Michigan job opening and more. Jim Harbaugh is off to the NFL again, Nick Saban is retired and all 3 guys have had conversations on their own worth discussing with the college football based audience.

The guys are back for the first time in 2024! Chip Scoggins explains to Justin Gaard and Ryan Burns (and the audience) why we were a week late in getting a show posted, they give their thoughts on the new Gopher coaches, talk portal and recap the National Championship Game.