Podcasts about San Diego State

Ben & Woods kick off the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a few of Paulie's top headlines of the day, including an “actress” who found herself behind bars while “working” in Bali.. Then we get an update from our friend John Flint from KSON and the incredible work they are doing this week with their St. Jude radiothon before the guys discuss some details on something that happened in San Diego State's most recent game. Listen here!

Rumors are flying at the MLB Winter Meetings. Can AJ Preller pull off another bonanza trade? Are Dodgers back in on Kyle Tucker? Angels adding pitching depth. We break down the free agent signings and trades across MLB. Gladiator Games last Monday as Chargers take down Eagles. NFL Sunday Showdowns: Bills, Patriots, Packers, Broncos, Lions, Rams, Colts, Seahawks, Browns, Bears, Eagles, Raiders. Hacksaw has a pick for the Heisman. Which way did he go? College Football shockwaves at Michigan, Notre Dame, UCLA, and San Diego State. Plus, Clippers, Lakers, FIFA, World Cup and NASCAR. Merry Christmas Sports Fans! Got a question or comment for Lee Hamilton? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook. Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Thursday, December 11, 2025.   1),,WINTER BASEBALL MEETINGS WRAP UP-PADRES (IMPROVE--TRADE-FREE AGENT-RENTAL?"   2)..DODGERS..NO APOLOGIES "CHECK BOOK BASEBALL..$405M PAYROLL"   3)..ANGELS MAKE DEALS-MADE A DIFFERENCE? "BUY LOW ROSTER"   4)..MLB SCORECARD "FREE AGENT SCORECARD"   ORIOLES...BLUE JAYS YANKEES...METS PHILLIES..RED SOX TIGERS...BREWERS   5)..CHARGERS-CHASE FOR 1ST PLACE "JUSTIN HERBERT = WARRIOR"   6)..NFL SCOREBOARD "SUNDAY SHOWDOWN"   BILLS-PATRIOTS PACKERS-BRONCOS LIONS-RAMS COLTS-SEATTLE BROWNS-BEARS EAGLES-RAIDERS =========== (HALFTIME)..DIXIELINE LUMBER ============ 7)..HEISMAN TROPHY WEEKEND "THE VOTE IS IN"   8)..COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK "SHOCKWAVES"   MICHIGAN NOTRE DAME UCLA AZTECS ------------ 9)..HOT HEADLINES "OFF THE SPORTSWIRE"   CLIPPERS LAKERS FIFA-WORLD CUP NASCAR ============ #nfl #BILLS #PATRIOTS #BROWNS #COLTS #CHIEFS #CHARGERS #RAIDERS #BRONCOS #EAGLES #LIONS #BEARS #PACKERS #RAMS #SEAHAWKS #MLB #yankees #redsox #orioles #bluejays #tigers #phillies #braves #mets #PADRES #joemusgrove #michaelking #ajpreller #robertsuarez #fernandotatisjr #jakecronenworth #RANDYVASQUEZ #masonmiller #nickpivetta #TATSUYAIMAI #DODGERS #tommyedman #mookiebetts #teoscarhernandez #ANGELS #anthonyrendon #gerritcole #jarrenduran #dustinmay #stevenkwan #tarikskubal #LUISCASTILLO #juansoto #franciscolindor #petealonso #KYLETUCKER #MITCHKELLER #zacgallen #sandiegostate #aztecs #ucla #juliansayin #sherronebrown #indiana #FERNANDOMENDOZA #bobchesney #vanderbilt #diegopavia #notredame #jeremiyahlove #raiders #GENOSMITH #kennypickett #chargers #justinherbert #rams #matthewstafford #drakemaye #deshaunwatson #joeburrow #SHEDEURSANDERS #mylesgarrett #anthonyrichardson #danieljones #jonathantaylor #philiprivers #patrickmahomes #bonix #traviskelce #nicksirianni #jalenhurts #jordanlove #calebwilliams #lakers #lebronjames #deandreayton #lukadoncic #AUSTINREAVES #clippers #kawhileonard #CHRISPAUL #MICHAELJORDAN #NASCAR #fifa #worldcup2026 #donaldtrump     Be sure to share this episode with a friend! ☆☆ STAY CONNECTED ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/ SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9 TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090 TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/ To get the latest news and information about sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/  

Ben & Woods open the 7am hour by talking about San Diego State's 89-71 win over Lamar last night as the Aztecs returned to action at Viejas Arena. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before we have some fun with this week's Throwback Thursday clip from 5 years ago way back at the Corona Cave where Ben sang some jazz? Listen here!

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Tony and Andrew are back to discuss what went wrong for Michigan football in its 27-9 loss to the Buckeyes. Does this mean Michigan needs to reinvent itself under Sherrone Moore after losing its three biggest games this year? And what would that look like? Then the guys talk about freshman quarterback Bryce Underwood and why his growth seemed to stunt in the second half of the season. Is this another sign that Michigan needs to evolve offensively? Plus, Tony breaks down Michigan's 2026 recruiting class and some of the big names the Wolverines were able to land to help them sit just outside the top-10 nationally in another really solid class for Moore. And last but not least, the guys had to talk about Michigan basketball's routing of San Diego State, Auburn and Gonzaga in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas, where the Wolverines put together about as impressive of a three-game stretch as possible. Just how sustainable is it? Read all about the Michigan Wolverines by heading to our website at freep.com/sports.

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little college hoops as UCSD took their 1st loss of the season last night at Nevada, and San Diego State gets back to business tonight against Utah Valley. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys talk about some interesting front office moves made by the Colorado Rockies, and we spin the Topic Wheel a little earlier than usual this morning! Listen here!

Nick and Paige dive deep into the games of Oregon senior Nate Bittle and San Diego State junior Miles Byrd. They cover Bittle's consistent year-over-year improvement, his versatile offensive games, and his defensive pluses and minuses. Then, they talk about Miles Byrd, including his 3-and-D game, his struggles around the rim, and their disagreement about the state of his handle. Finally, they wrap up by highlighting some of Tuesday night's games and make a starting five (or six) from previous players they've covered on Deep Dives. Timestamps: 2:00: Nate Bittle 24:00: Miles Byrd 52:00: Quick Hits To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick and Paige dive deep into the games of Oregon senior Nate Bittle and San Diego State junior Miles Byrd. They cover Bittle's consistent year-over-year improvement, his versatile offensive games, and his defensive pluses and minuses. Then, they talk about Miles Byrd, including his 3-and-D game, his struggles around the rim, and their disagreement about the state of his handle. Finally, they wrap up by highlighting some of Tuesday night's games and make a starting five (or six) from previous players they've covered on Deep Dives. Timestamps: 2:00: Nate Bittle 24:00: Miles Byrd 52:00: Quick Hits To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this powerful new episode of Manager Minute, host Carol Pankow sits down with renowned researcher and educator Dr. Jim Herbert to unpack one of the most urgent challenges in vocational rehabilitation today: counselor turnover and retention. Drawing from his brand-new national study on RSA-funded personnel, Jim breaks down the real factors that influence whether VR counselors intend to stay — or walk away. From organizational support and supervisor relationships to workload, generational values, and work–life balance, Jim reveals why retention is a "whole system issue," not a single-variable problem. He also shares bold, practical solutions for VR agencies, including flexible scheduling, paid internships, rehiring retirees, strengthening supervision practices, and his attention-grabbing recommendation of a 32-hour workweek at full pay. As a new partner with the VRTAC, Jim also previews upcoming national recruitment and retention initiatives — including a new toolkit for VR HR teams and direct clinical supervision work with a selected state VR agency. This is an episode every VR director, supervisor, and counselor needs to hear. Listen now and join the conversation about the future of the VR workforce.   Listen Here   Full Transcript:   {Music} Jim: Supervisors play an understated but really critical role in the relationship with their counselors and how that contributes to them staying or leaving. What I suggested was moving to a four day, 32 hour workweek at the same pay. What are you doing to try to address this? What's working for you, and then be able to kind of put that in a toolkit or a resource? We want to share that nationwide. So I'm looking for a state VR agency of supervisors and say, yep, let's tangle with that academic from Penn State. Let's do it.   {Music} Intro Voice: Manager Minute, brought to you by the Vocational Rehabilitation Technical Assistance Center. Conversations powered by VR. One manager at a time, one minute at a time. Here is your host, Carol Pankow.   Carol: Well, welcome to the manager minute. Joining me in the studio today is Doctor Jim Herbert. Jim's a long time researcher, educator and advocate for the field of rehabilitation counseling, and I'm thrilled to share that he will also be working with us on the VRTAC grant in some exciting new recruitment and retention efforts. And today, we get to talk not only about Jim's earlier research on counselor turnover, but also his brand new national study on the long term effectiveness of RSA training and what predicts whether VR personnel intend to stay or leave. So, Jim, this makes me laugh to ask you this. How are things going in your retirement?   Jim: That's right. Yes. As you know, I recently retired, quote unquote, effective July 1st. I'll just tell you that I'm in what they refer to as the honeymoon phase. So basically it's like, oh, I love it. So while I continue to do academic work, such as the project that we're working with you guys on, I'm really super busy with nonacademic projects like gardening and landscaping. And as you saw, we just got a new puppy who consumes quite a lot of my time, so it's going wonderful.   Carol: I love it, I just have to chuckle because you are the busiest retired guy I know, so we were glad we could snag you.   Jim: I'm glad to be snagged.   Carol: That's awesome. So today we're going to dive into a topic that hits close to home for every VR professional. Why rehabilitation counselors leave the field, and what keeps others committed for the long haul. So let's start by imagining a counselor with a full caseload, endless paperwork, competing demands someone who came into this work to make a difference, but they're now struggling to stay motivated. What makes some counselors walk away while others find ways to stay the course? So let's dig into your work. So, Jim, what first drew you to studying counselor retention and turnover in VR?   Jim: Well, as we'll discuss a little bit further, everything else in terms of VR and my work in VR, I have a long history and frankly, a long affection for state counsellors. 40 some years ago when I got into this field, I got to work with a lot of VR counselors and I have so much respect for them in the work that they do. And over the last couple of decades in particular, things are becoming increasingly more and more difficult. And so as we'll  talk a little bit, maybe we can get into like your first questions about, well, which I think is a critical one, like, well, why is it that some counselors stay and why do others leave? And so, you know, when you look at that a little bit and feel free to interrupt me because, you know, many academicians, we tend to be a little bit long-winded.   Carol: You're a talker, Jim.   Jim: There you go. So, you know, when you look at it, it's really a combination of individual and situational factors. You know, when you ask counselors, well what attracted you to this? And I think people get drawn into the profession because they want to make a difference. They see people that need help and they feel like, hey, I'm in a position maybe I can offer support or direction and services can make a difference in their lives. So I think that's a big part of it. And then also as a result of that, why they get into that field, I think what happens is over the years, things start to change. They start thinking like, geez, you know what? I thought I got into this field, the job was going to be this way. And really now what I'm finding is it's not that way, or what happens is the thing that drew me in terms of the interaction with people and making the impact. I find myself spending more time with the documentation process and all the rules and regulations, and not as much time to really that I would like to having that one on one contact with people. So I think what happens is their job, their satisfaction changes as a function of kind of, you know, over that period. The other thing I'll just say to expand on why some people stay and why they walk away. I think one of the things in the beginning, especially with new counselors, their knowledge about the world of work and the job as a state VR counselor.   They have a different understanding of what that's all involve. Okay. And one of the things that I think is important to, particularly those individuals, maybe in your audience who are thinking about being a rehab counselor, either switching in or pursuing training. One of the things that I try to stress with my students is make sure you get lots of experience. So while you're going to school and getting your education, do that volunteer work. Do a practicum. Do an internship with a state VR agency. I've said this a thousand, but certainly lots of times I'll say you'll learn more in the field from any lecture that I'm going to give or any rehab professor. So I think what happens with particularly newer counselors, they have a limited understanding about what is this job about and what do you need to do to be a successful rehab. So we only know what we know. So their expectations, I think they get a little disillusioned. A second thing though, as I said, the work of a VR counselor counselor's tough stuff. You know, you look at the research over the decades about things that impact rehab counselors decision and what is the things that they don't like. So lower salaries, comparison to other kind of counseling positions, high caseloads, the paperwork, lack of supervisory support, particularly in the area of clinical supervision.   And we get a chance. I can talk about that a little bit further. There's also, I think, an incongruity between what a counselor has interest in their needs and what they're motivated by and what exists in the work environment. Those factors definitely contribute to work satisfaction. And the other thing we can talk about this in terms of our study, lack of autonomy, the inflexibility, you know, with work schedule and then obviously, you know, kind of personal reasons. So you've got all these factors that counselors have to have some resiliency to try to navigate all these kinds of challenges. And I think that's the key difference. What is it that counselor a can because they all have all these same challenges. Why is a say I can negotiate this whereas counselor B and I can't do that. And I think that probably over simplistic explanation is there is a resiliency for that. Counselors like I can take all of these and then I can look at yep, these are problems. But these other things still are important to me. And I can still kind of navigate that. And then the final thing, and I've become more and more aware of it over the last couple years, multi-generational workforce. So people are living longer. I mean, I, you know, I'm a baby boomer. I think technically I think I'm a late baby boomer, but so basically I'm ancient.   But we have people, you have the Gen Z, and I think that's the group from 97 to 2012. You got the millennials born, you know, 81, 86. You got the Gen Xers and those when you talk with people from different generations. When I talk with my students who mostly the Gen Z millennial type. They have a different view about the world of work. And basically if I had and again, this I don't mean to stereotype, but I think there's some validity in this. And I have a son who's 28 years old and he'll say, dad, you work too damn hard. And so the thing is, is like what he's saying is, and I think others of his generation, there's more to life than work. And so when I look at work, while that's important, I don't have the same kind of importance necessary that you might attach to it. And in fact, what I'm really looking for is a better balance, work life balance. And this is where state VR agencies, I think, kind of fall down because we need to kind of how do we kind of create that better balance so that we have, particularly the younger ones who we invest a lot of money, effort, we want to retain them. We don't want to lose them. So that's probably more than what you wanted.   Carol: It's all good. I have a 28 year old son, too, and we just had this conversation yesterday about work life balance, and I just said how lucky he was to work for a company coming right out of college where he was getting five weeks of vacation a year.   Jim: Yes.   Carol: And I talked to him like when I first started my first five years with the state. You got two weeks? Yeah. And it wasn't until five years you got a little more. And now you can get, like, two and a half or something. It was something horrible like that. But that view that this generation has, it is I think it's healthier, actually, than what we all did. We just put up with some pretty miserable. Yes. Working situations?   Jim: Yes. Absolutely. You're correct.   Carol: Can you walk us through the big picture, what your study set out to understand and why it's so important right now?   Jim: Yeah, yeah, yeah. I like your phrase of the big picture. So let me see if I can cut to the chase. Maybe. And so I mentioned a little bit earlier that my work began here a couple of years ago as a result of kind of a pilot study. But basically I was interested because RSA provides a lot of funding for people trying to work as rehab counselors. But my pilot study about 4 or 5 years ago. So the big picture, to put it simply, is we got to do a better job of screening people who are interested in doing this work. And once we do that, we have to do everything we can to make sure that they continue in that. So my research basically is trying to well, let's dive into that and figure out why is it who stays and who leaves.   Carol: So what did your research reveal about the biggest factors that predict whether the counselor stays or leaves?   Jim: Yeah, yeah. All right. Now this one's going to be a little bit more detail a little bit more, uh, hopefully not convoluted.   Carol: For lay people Jim Lay people.   Jim: Yes. That's right. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. So without diving too much in statistical models and all that kind of stuff, basically what we were trying to figure out is this if we ask a rehab counselor, are you planning to stay for the next 12 months. Are you planning to leave? So we use that as kind of. Our big question is who's likely to say yes, I'm planning to stay or no, I'm planning to leave in 12 months. So we developed based on the literature that we saw, a hypothetical model that we said essentially this the amount that an organization supports their employees. So what is it that in this case, what is it that the state VR agency does that is designed not only to benefit the organization but also benefit the worker. So providing them with a decent salary, benefits, training, the opportunity for telework, telecommuting, flexible work hours, greater contact with clients. So we said, okay, well, that we know from the literature that seems to be kind of an important component. We also know from and this is work that I've done over the last couple of decades, supervisors play, in my opinion, an understated but really critical role in the relationship with their counselors and how that contributes to them staying or leaving.   And so the degree and type of supervisor support we felt, well, that will impact the employees perception of their jobs, whether they like their jobs, the career opportunities that exist within the agencies, and help them develop the skills that they'll need to grow to move on. So you've got supervisor support, you've got organizational career support. But we said, well, are there any other things? How does that kind of impact. And what we found was, well, we know that if you have a I'll just say for lack of a better simplified way to look at it, a supportive work culture that includes, you know, the supervisor that we know that that can impact the counselors hopefulness about their jobs and the level of engagement that they have. So the degree of vigor, if you will, the dedication that the worker performs, which also impacts job satisfaction. So our conceptual model basically says, well, if we could understand the complex relationship between all of the kinds of organizational supports of which there are many and we haven't identified, but just using that general term, the perceptions of how our individual council feels that they're doing in that job, the degree of satisfaction they get from it, and the amount of supervision, the level type of supervision supervisor provides.   If all those factors are positive, if you will, they're more likely to stay as opposed to if they find the organization not supportive. They don't have a supervisor who's supportive, they don't feel engaged in the work that they do. So that's basically kind of what our model and what we found was that that combination of Organization support being hopeful about the job that I do. Having a supportive supervisor that promotes work engagement. Let me just use this analogy. If I had a pizza pie that said, this pizza pie represents all of people's intention to leave. Okay, well, what I just said that was if you have good support, organization supervisor, you're engaged. Half of that pizza pie is attributed to those factors. So that's a lot of pizza. All right. That's a big part of it. So what that means is if we think about for state VR agencies, what is it that we do as an organization that tries to promote that kind of support? What do we do in terms of our supervisors that are engaging with their councils and provide that kind of support? If we can take a look at those factors, then we're more likely for those counselors say, you know what, I'm going to stick around.   Carol: So did you have any findings that surprised you?   Jim: Yeah, there were a couple of things. One of the things I know we're talking about state voc rehab. Our study of 1000 rehab counselors did not only address state VR, but also those in private for practice proprietary public nonprofit agencies and facilities. We also looked at counselors and administrators. So we're kind of interested in, well, is the intent to leave the same regardless of what your job title? In other words, does a counselor sort of have a different kind of intent than a supervisor, than an administrator? And we're also interested in well, does a counselor's intent vary as a function of the work settings? So in other words, our state VR counsel is more likely to express an intent to leave than those in private for practice rehab or nonprofit rehab. And basically what we found was when you look at all those outcome variables that we talked about work engagement, career support, job satisfaction, supervisor support, reasons for leaving, reasons for staying. When we look at that, what we found, and this was somewhat surprising to me, we found that there's really no difference whether across setting or job type. So in other words, the factors that motivate someone to stay or to leave are pretty much the same, regardless of your work setting or your job title. So that to me was a little bit surprising, because in my conversations and talking with counselors at various settings, somehow I always, I guess going into this truthfully, I was expecting that there would be a difference and particularly be more dissatisfaction with state VR than the other settings. And what we found was that's not the case. So the reasons for staying or leaving are essentially the same across settings and work title. So I just raised this finding because I think state VR unfairly receives criticism that their work environments particularly challenging and trying to retain workers. So I'll just say that every work setting has its own unique aspects to it.   Carol: Yeah, the grass is not always greener. You always think that. And I have found over time, like working with people where you have that grass is greener mentality. No matter where they go, they always run into the same issues, no matter where they've changed the job. There's some people I've known for several decades who have always been kind of unhappy in the current setting, and they go to the new one and they're happy for a hot minute, but then they're unhappy there, too. So it's kind of more about them and whatever they're bringing to that or how they relate to those new jobs. It's so interesting. That strikes me as an interesting finding.   Jim: Yeah, a lot of this was gleaned from interactions and stories and things that I heard from counselors, like, why do you stay? Why do you leave? And again, to me it's just amazing Easing that the similarity that exists. So clearly, while there's some nuances that, you know, a counselor will complain about large caseloads or noncompetitive salaries, limited schedule and flexibility, those kinds of things. One of the things that while there are some differences in terms as you move up the career ladder, if you will, as an administrator, maybe a little bit different, but the role of the supervisor, I think this was another thing that was a little bit I kind of knew, but it really reinforced it was how important their role is in contributing to the work climate of the counselor. And like I've said to the supervisors, and I've trained a lot of folks across the country, counselor job is tough. Supervisor's job is way tough because they have a lot of times. And what's happening now with the vacancies, the supervisors are now asked to pick up caseloads of counselors. So not only do they have to do the job of managing 5 to 10 counselors, now they have components, so it makes it really difficult. And I think when I listen to the stories, those are the things that kind of like really strike me as unfortunately, I think just getting tougher and tougher each year.   Carol: 100%, kind of in reading some of your information and you go, okay, yeah. You think the counselor, all right, now they're going to be the supervisor. And it's going to be better and easier somehow easier. And it's not like they just realize how exponentially the job gets so much tougher. It doesn't necessarily get better. You might get paid a little more as you move up the food chain, but the work gets more complex, and then you're dealing with all the people part of the job.   Jim: Absolutely. And you really hit it on. An important part is that unfortunately, most super like I do training in clinical supervision. So basically I train supervisors how to help their counselors become better counselors and the relationship they have with their clients. But what you find is, I'd say 99% of the supervisors that I've worked with, what do they know about clinical supervision? And, well, really not too much. And well, why is that? Because they didn't get that in their training. So they'll get all about the administrative components, the policies and procedures. And that's important. But how do you help your counselor with the relationship that they have with their individual customers? That relationship is so critical because if that relationship isn't positive, you're going to have a poor voc rehab outcome.   Carol: Well, and those supervisors may have also not been you know, they didn't get any sort of clinical supervision when they were a counselor, so they moved to supervisor. It's not like they magically had that appear somewhere, right? So they don't have no frame of reference on how to even do that.   Jim: Yeah, you're absolutely correct.   Carol: So I know you stated, so some VR counselors, the state VR counselors, you know, they report more stress and paperwork, but yet they still find satisfaction in stay. So what distinguishes that? Like what distinguishes those who stay from those who leave.   Jim: Yeah, yeah. Well, this gets to the earlier thing. We were kind of talking a little bit about the issue about resiliency, the issue about when the stresses of the job, when things are happening, sometimes will happen. Counselors will kind of take that on and they pay kind of a high emotional price, the investment with that. And so it's the counselor who can kind of keep that in check, cannot sort of internalize that. I can still do good work. Yes. It would be nice if I had lower case loads. Yes, it'd be nice if I got more money. Yes, it would be nice if this and that changed. So I think we talked a little bit about this earlier, but I think what really kind of differentiates those two counselors is just that ability to not kind of internalize that and as a result, still able to kind of negotiate the things that are necessary to move the client forward. Because if you kind of take all this in, you know, you go home at the end of the day, you're just kind of wiped. And so that's really to me, kind of a key component.   Carol: Do you think that's something that can be taught like, or is that kind of how people are? That's the thing I wonder, like, Can you really teach someone how to, like, not get so emotionally involved into the situation? I mean, I suppose there's some techniques or something, but yeah, it might very well be just kind of the person you are and how you respond to things around you just in your life overall.   Jim: Right. Yeah, that's a good point. And some would certainly say, and there's something to be said, sort of the nature nurture environment kind of issue. Yeah. There's clearly people that in terms of just kind of their makeup, this is how they, you know, they just they see the world half full, the glass is half full. I had a clerical person years and was the most upbeat. In fact, I used to call her Susie Sunshine. It's like no matter what, she just didn't get down. And I thought, is this for real? Are you on some sort of happy? What's this all about? So that's there's a part of that. But yes, it can be taught. And so a lot of it is, you know, in terms of our behaviors as well, how's that influence its influence in our thinking. So you can get very catastrophic. Like, you know, I got a caseload of 150. I'm stressed. You know, I can't get to all my clients. And, you know, I should be able to, you know, answer them within a 24 hour period. And if somebody asks to see me, I should be. Yeah. Well, there's a lot of things that you should. And yes, it would be nice, but you have to kind of ask yourself, given the resources that I have, I have to be realistic about this. And so it sounds maybe a little trite, but in some ways it's kind of like, you know, you got to cut yourself some slack. You have to kind of say, yes, if I had 25 clients, yes, life would be different, but I don't. Sometimes you can explain this to your consumers and sometimes, yeah, they get it. In other cases it's not. But you can't let that define who you are because if you do, you're setting yourself up for unrealistic expectations which aren't going to be fulfilled. So you're going to be kind of frustrated and yeah, probably leave the organization. You know, I was like, hey, this isn't for me.   Carol: So it's really a practice thing. I mean, it's probably a time thing and a practice to kind.   Jim: Of has to be. Yeah, it has to be intentional. And this is where in terms of a good supervisor working with the council, it's like, you know, boy, you seem kind of, you know, really stressed. What's that about? What's going on. What's the belief system that you're operating from. What are your expectations you're placing on yourself? And sometimes it seems so obvious to the outsider. And I can just say in my own personal life, I mean, how many times is like, you know, hey, this is really obvious to somebody else. she's new news to me.   Carol: Yeah.   Jim: sometimes. Yeah. You gotta have that outside perspective to kind of like, let's take a look about what? What are those messages you're telling yourself? And are they realistic?   Carol: Right. What do you think are the most actionable steps that VR agencies can take right now?   Jim: Well, I wanted to give a shout out to a couple scholars. Yes, I've done some work in this. Doctor Landon from Utah State has done some work in this. Doctor Wu from northeastern Illinois, doctor McFarland from San Diego State. Yes, I know Fred's retired, but you know his legacy. So besides my own work, those folks, if you look at some of their work and my work and the team that I've worked with, there's a couple things. And this is like a long, long list because I started kind of writing a few things out here. The obvious thing is offer competitive salaries, but given the historical and current climate, it doesn't bode well for states are going to say, oh, we're going to increase your budget by 15% or 20%, which would allow you to hire more counselors at a competitive rate. So with that being said, I proposed at a CSAVR conference a couple years ago what seemed to be kind of a radical recommendation. Let me start with the most radical thing first, and then we'll get into some other. So the radical thing that I proposed was I recommended that we move from a five day to a four day workweek. Now, I'm not talking about 40 hours, ten hours a day, four days of work. Because remember, we're talking about the culture and the climate. So working those extra two hours every day is like, well, yeah, I'd have a day off, but is that really going to be meaningful? So given that states a lot of times don't have as much influence in their budget, what I suggested was moving to a four day, 32 hour workweek at the same pay. Now, I can imagine some of you...   Carol: Heads blew up, They did, yeah.   Jim: Yeah. That's right. Yeah, exactly. Like, who is this academic? What the heck does he know? So before you discount that, let me just kind of invite those that might push back on that and say, well, just for a moment, just indulge me. Just say like, well, let's just say if we did that. Okay. Well, first off, I would offer that the average work week, I think, for most state VR counselors is 37.5, so it's not really technically 40 hours of work. You'll remember my earlier comments about the younger generational workers. They want to see that kind of work life balance. So having greater time to devote to myself, my family, recreation, other pursuits, those become increasingly important. And again, I'll just offer this. We didn't talk about this as a result in the study, but if you need any further evidence of the support for this recommendation, one of the research questions that we asked an ancillary one, but we basically asked them about what are your thoughts or feelings about a 32 hour workweek? And we looked at intent to leave and surprise, surprise, yeah, that was a significant predictor in terms of yeah, that would cause me to stay.   All right. Let's unpack this a little bit further. I would offer to the State Council because again, we know what we know. We've always been 40 hours a week. And as I talked at the conference and I wrote in a Journal of Rehab article, you know, before the work week used to be 50, 60 hours a week, that was normal. You work Saturdays. All right. And it wasn't until Henry Ford said, you know what? Maybe we gotta rethink this thing. And, you know, he was proposing. Let's move to a 40 hour. Well, that was just heresy, because we just knew what we knew. So when we asked counselors and supervisors how much of an impact a 32 hour work week with no salary reduction, 75% of counselors and supervisors say that has a significant or very significant influence in me remaining on their jobs. My thought is, given we're not going to get more tip, most likely not a whole influx in terms of additional revenue for states. What can we control? Is this something that we can control? So that's like my radical. Okay.   Carol: Yeah. You're Henry Ford now Jim.   Jim: Yeah, I'm Henry Ford.   Carol: I love it, I love it.   Jim: I wish I was, at least I wish I was. I wish I was a descendant of Henry. so a less controversial recommendation. And frankly, it's funny because I see us kind of going back now and not in a good way. State VR agencies, while they offer telework, there are more and more state VR agencies are kind of like, well, let's get back to the good old days. Well, first off, I'm not sure that was kind of the good old days. I mean, clearly the pandemic contributed to a major societal change about rethinking about our work schedule. Before that, if council said, hey, I'd like to stay at home for about three days a week and do my work. They'd say, that ain't happening. And so actually, what we find is, yes, you can do this job from home. And, you know, we have the markers, the accountability in terms of our statuses and, you know, the progress that you're making. So I mean, that's the bottom line. Are you getting closed successful rehabilitations with your clients. But now kind of what's happening is that we seems, at least what I've heard through talking with counselors and supervisors throughout the United States is there seems to be kind of a return of offering on site rehabilitation services. You know, that's something that I would ask us to really kind of take a look at that, and not only in terms of the telework, but let's think about the work flexibility. How often do we offer our counselors part time work or even evening hours? A lot of people retiring. That's a tremendous amount of experience that's going out the door. And you just wonder sometimes like, okay, so you want to retire. Great. Wonderful. But well, it's kind of like that's kind of what happened.   Carol: That's what happened to you, Jim.   Jim: That's right. So then the thing is kind of say, well, what if you work part time? What if you work X amount of hours a day or a week or whatever? So rehiring maybe recently retired workers. And again, let's focus on those that had proven track records. So, hey, they're a great rehab counselors and, yeah, we'd like to have them back. That's something could be done. Another thing that I think that could be done, and we used to do this in Pennsylvania, and unfortunately, it's at least as far as I know, we're not currently doing it. And if we are. My apologies to Povor, but provide paid internships and if possible, offer employee benefits to graduate students who complete their clinical internships with the state VR agency. And the great thing about this from a state VR, you get to see, you know, when you interview and screen, a candidate, maybe you spend an hour or two with them. That's a lot different from seeing somebody five days a week over a, you know, five, six month period. You got a lot of information about this person. And also you have then kind of a buy in from them like, yeah, this gives me some idea about what this job is all about. So you know, doing that and I know in Pennsylvania historically, they would hold back some of their training dollars to help kind of support that.   Maybe that's something could we look at? If we do? Just a little ancillary comment I'd make. Students graduate in May, August and December. So if you can somehow when you know, like, okay, we're going to have a vacancy, it'd be wonderful if you can kind of coordinate that with the times they graduate. So if, you know, for example, someone's going to retire and maybe they're going to retire in May rather than waiting May to start that job search, maybe start that job search March or April. And then because of the two months, oftentimes it takes to go through the screening and all the documentation and all that, then you can kind of coincide that, you know, and target it with those dates. Because I've had a number of students say, yeah, I'd like to work for the state VR, but I'm not waiting around 2 or 3 months. I need to get a job. I need to start making some money. So related to that, another recommendation I have is and some states are doing this trying to reexamine their screening procedure. So let's take a look and say look, what can we do to reduce the time between when we know a vacancy exists and the time of hire. So, as I said, most people, whether you're a student or not, unless you're currently working, you can't wait for 2 or 3 months.   Other things that they could do is, you know, we talked earlier about the importance of the work climate. You know, we've got to monitor that. So we said that one's intention to leave that's mitigated based on whether the counselor feels they're engaged in that process. So that's an important predictor. And as it relates to that specific variable it's about 40%. Well that's a big deal. So the message is if I feel engaged in this process I'm more likely, more likely to stay. So we talked also about the role of the supervisor and how a lot of supervisors, unfortunately, while they do really great on the administrative components, the clinical components, the sit down with the counselor and let's take a look at your relationships with your clients and what I can do to try to help you to have a good, effective working relationship because I know if the counselor has that relationship with you, they're going to be more likely to get successful rehab. So constant assessment about what's going on now, how can we do that better? And, you know, through maybe stay interviews or, or even exit interviews to find out what did we do wrong. Is there anything we could do better? It's difficult because we have to be able to hear kind of things that maybe we don't like to hear.   Carol: We don't like to hear.   Jim: Yeah. And as you know, that's kind of a big part of where we're going in terms of my work with you guys.   Carol: Yes. So on that note, you are going to be working with the new VRTAC and some recruitment retention pieces. So you want to talk a little bit about that. What that works going to look like.   Jim: Yeah yeah yeah. And you know sometimes somebody said yes I'm very excited. And no you're not. No I actually I am very excited about this work and I really feel very fortunate. You guys offer me the opportunity to partner with you. So building on some of the stuff, we talked a little bit about, one of the things that we plan to do is develop this toolkit. And basically what that means is we're hoping to provide a resource for human resource managers, in particular, who work in the state VR program to try to help them and also state VR leadership teams, but also to help them address kind of the recruitment and retention problems that have been so well documented over the years. So I've begun looking at some of the existing literature as a way to kind of framework. Okay, so we've talked about a lot of this already. What is it that predicts who's going to stay? Who's going to leave? We haven't talked too much about the recruitment aspect, but that's another thing that we're going to address to say, okay, what do we know already in terms of the literature? But that's only a part of it. And the other thing that I'm really kind of excited about is the opportunity to work with the HR Resource Professional Group, professional teams. John Walsh I know has been involved with that as well. And basically what I'm hoping to do is because I know when you talk with states leadership team, sometimes a state will be doing something. I'm getting excited. Just kind of talk about I can't even get my words out.   They'll be doing something you think, man, you know, that is really cool. That's a great idea. Yeah. I wonder how nobody else, you know, knows about that. So it's amazing to me kind of the creativity that people have, but they just don't know about it. And so what I'm hoping to do is engage in a series of kind of focus groups, questions that gets to that, like not just what are the problems. I think we have a pretty good handle on that. But then what solutions? What are you doing to try to address this, what's working for you, and then be able to kind of put that in a toolkit or a resource that all states can use. So from the collective experiences from the various state VR agencies, we want to share that nationwide. And if everything goes according to plan, we're hoping to have that available in about a year, I think.   Carol: Yeah, a little less than a year.   Jim: Oh, a little.   Carol: Okay, a little less Jim. Let's see.   Jim: Okay.   Carol: Reining it in.   Jim: Yes, yes.   Carol: And then the other fun thing, you'll get to work with a state.   Jim: That's right. Thank you. The other component I've done clinical supervision training for about 12 different states. And I've met with each over the last probably 15 years. Each time I do it, I refine it a little better, a little better. And so I think I've got things down pretty good now. So I'm really interested now to work with the state to try to help their supervisors to work more effectively with their counselors, and in particular, how can I help supervisors to help their counselors become more effective as a counselor? And I have four kind of group supervision approaches that I know from. My research has proven pretty effective. So I'm looking for a state VR agency of supervisor and say, yep, let's tangle with that academic from Penn State. Let's do it. So that's the other component to it as well. Yes.   Carol: Yeah, we're really excited about that work. So Jim, thanks again for joining us on the manager minute. I really appreciate you being here. And for our listeners, if Jim has said something that is sparking your interest, especially with some work he's going to do with the VRTAC, please do reach out to us if you are interested in that for your agency. And until next time, everyone keep doing the great work that changes lives. Appreciate you. Have a great day!   {Music} Outro Voice: Conversations powered by VR. One manager at a time. One minute at a time. Brought to you by the VRTAC. Catch all of our podcast episodes by subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Thanks for listening.

The Mountain West Football Championship is set. Join us as we recap the San Diego State vs New Mexico game and give our take on all the Mountain West's final shakeup. Will Sean Lewis leave SDSU and where will the Aztecs play next for their bowl game?

Lobo football beat San Diego State in double overtime. What did you think of the atmosphere? What did the moment mean? How did the Lobos lose the computer tie breakers when it comes to who will be playing in the Mountain West Title game? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Mexico Lobos head football coach Jason Eck discusses his contract extension, the plays made to beat San Diego State and why he believes in Albuquerque and UNM. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

UNM extended Jason Eck, what does the future hold for Lobo football? What was your experience like Friday watching UNM beat San Diego State? What was different from last year to this year? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode of Steady Droppin Dimes, Sam Webb, Tyrone Wheatley, and Daniel Horton are joined by former Auburn national championship-winning coach Gene Chizik and former Michigan/Auburn offensive coordinator Al Borges. They discuss what it will take for Michigan to win "The Game." Chizik and Borges both know Michigan offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey well and will offer insight into possible strategies. Another topic will be Chizik's thoughts on Bryce Underwood and how he compares to his former star signal caller, Cam Newton. The conversation then shifts to basketball. After two nationally televised thrashings of San Diego State and Auburn by Michigan's men's team, a nail-biting loss by the Michigan women's team to No. 1 Connecticut, and a record-setting win streak by the 15-2 Detroit Pistons, we ponder: Does the best basketball team in all three sports hail from the state of Michigan? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, Zach Shaw and Steve Lorenz reunite to break down the Michigan men's basketball team's dominant performance in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas. They look at the sheer dominance of the Wolverines, as they knocked off San Diego State, No. 21 Auburn and No. 12 Gonzaga by a combined 110 points. They try to add context to Michigan's level of play, and assess the legitimacy to the Wolverines' claim as the nation's best team. Along the way, they also look at how Michigan got to be as good as it has looked, players that have particularly impressed along the way, notable stats, strengths and potential weaknesses, and where the Wolverines go from here.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben, Woods, and Paulie are here for you on a Wednesday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay as we kick off the final show for the week, and Woodsy tells us about the...um...fun? time that he had while at the doctors office yesterday. Then we come back and set the menu for today's show before talking a little college hoops as San Diego State bounced back from Monday's 40 point loss to Michigan and beat Oregon last night 97-80! Listen here!

11-25-25 Coach Eck speaks to the media ahead of Lobo Football's regular season finale vs. San Diego State

The Wolverines secured a dominant victory over the Aztecs in their Players Era opener on Monday night. Brian Boesch shares some thoughts on the victory and its potential impact on this week and beyond. Then, we hear from the national champ Terry Mills (10:30), Head Coach Dusty May (16:00), and sophomores Morez Johnson Jr. (19:00) and L.J. Cason (20:00).See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

San Diego State vs Michigan in the Players Era Tournament. NFL Stories Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets, Grizzlies. NFL Save the Season Sunday Chiefs, Colts, Cowboys, Eagles, Rams, Bucs, Browns, Raiders. NFL Troubling News Raiders, 49ers, Cowboys, Vikings. College Football stories from San Diego State, UCLA, Oregon, USC, North Carolina, Colorado, Cal, and Oregon State. MLB Deals for Padres, Dodgers, Angels, Mets, Yankees. Hockey Hotline Jets Canadiens, Bruins. Plus, San Diego FC vs Minnesota in MLS knockout round and the F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix. Have I put enough topics on the table? REACT TO ME!!!! Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook. Here's what Lee Hamilton thinks on Monday, November 24, 2025.   1)...AZTECS BASKETBALL-BIG TIME GAME ON ROAD VS MICHIGAN "BIG MEN BASKETBALL"   2)...NBA NOTEBOOK "NBA STORYLINES"   LAKERS CLIPPERS DENVER MEMPHIS   -------------- 3)...NFL FOOTBALL-WILD WEEKEND "SAVE THE SEASON SUNDAY"   CHIEFS-COLTS COWBOYS-EAGLES RAMS-TAMPA BAY BROWNS-RAIDERS     4)...NFL NOTEBOOK…RAIDERS/49ERS/COWBOYS/VIKINGS "TROUBLING NEWS" --------------- 5)...COLLEGE FOOTBALL...BIG STORIES OFF THE FIELD "BRUINS-AZTECS-MONEY"   6)...COLLEGE FOOTBALL SATURDAY "BIG WINS-BAD LOSSES"   OREGON-USC AZTECS UCLA NORTH CAROLINA COLORADO CAL OREGON STATE ------------------ 7)... BASEBALL NOTEBOOK "LET THE DEALS BEGIN"   PADRES DODGERS ANGELS METS YANKEES ------------------ 8)...HOCKEY HOTLINE…WINNIPEG/MONTREAL/BOSTON "BAD WEEKEND INJURIES" ----------------- 9)...LATE BREAKING STORIES "OFF THE SPORTSWIRE"   SDFC LAS VEGAS GRAND PRIX =========   #nfl #BILLS #PATRIOTS #BROWNS #COLTS #CHIEFS #RAIDERS #EAGLES #COWBOYS #VIKINGS #BUCS #RAMS #MLB #yankees #angels #mets #marlins #astros #PADRES #dylancease #michaelking #robertsuarez #DODGERS #claytonkershaw #BOBBYMILLER #ANGELS #graysonrodriguez #CODYBELLINGER #stevenkwan #KYLETUCKER #sandiegostate #aztecs #seanlewis #sdsu #jordannapier #nil #transferportal #ncaa #briandutcher #milesbyrd #MAGOONGWATH #milesheide #pharaohcompton #reesewatersdixon #ucla #usc #colorado #coachprime #oregon #billbelichick #jerryneuheisel #raiders #GENOSMITH #PETECARROLL #markdavis #rams #matthewstafford #davonteadams #SHEDEURSANDERS #mylesgarrett #danieljones #patrickmahomes  #dakprescott #kevinoconnell #jjmccarthy #bakermayfield #nhl #canadiens #jets #bruins #lakers #lukadoncic #clippers #johncollins #BROOKLOPEZ #CHRISPAUL #TYRONNELUE #grizzlies #jamorant #nuggets #f1 #maxverstappen #SANDIEGOFC #SDFC #andersdreyer #chuckylozano     Be sure to share this episode with a friend! ☆☆ STAY CONNECTED ☆☆ For more of Hacksaw's Headlines, The Best 15 Minutes, One Man's Opinion, and Hacksaw's Pro Football Notebook: http://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/ SUBSCRIBE on YouTube for more reactions, upcoming shows and more! ► https://www.youtube.com/c/leehacksawhamiltonsports FACEBOOK ➡ https://www.facebook.com/leehacksaw.hamilton.9 TWITTER ➡ https://twitter.com/hacksaw1090 TIKTOK ➡ https://www.tiktok.com/@leehacksawhamilton INSTAGRAM ➡ https://www.instagram.com/leehacksawhamiltonsports/ To get the latest news and information about sports, join Hacksaw's Insider's Group. It's free! https://www.leehacksawhamilton.com/team/ Thank you to our sponsors: Dixieline Lumber and Home Centers https://www.dixieline.com/  

Matt Zemek breaks down a wild Week 13 across Western college football. San Diego State takes control of the Mountain West title race, Washington State continues its roller-coaster season, and Cal fires Justin Wilcox as major coaching changes sweep across the region. In the Big 12, BYU moves one step closer to a championship showdown with Texas Tech after a disciplined win at Cincinnati. USC's defensive struggles resurface in a blowout loss to Oregon, while Washington prepares for a massive rivalry game that could shake up the playoff picture.This episode is sponsored in part by TicketSmarter:Use promo code LWOS10 to receive $10 off purchases of $100 or moreUse promo code LWOS20 to receive $20 off purchases of $300 or moreThink smarter.  TicketSmarter

In our final hour, we were joined by former Michigan Basketball Head Coach John Beilein and Josh Garvey from Doeren Mayhew for our weekly "Talking Hoops" segment. Huge, John, and Josh talked about how great the Pistons have been playing as they've won 13 games in a row, gave their thought's on Michigan's win over San Diego State last night and previewed tonight's game against Auburn, talked about Michigan State taking on North Carolina on Thursday, and more. We were then joined by Jeremy Reisman from Pride of Detroit. He gave us his thought's on how the Lions looked in that win over the Giants, he and Huge previewed Thursday's game against the Green Bay Packers, and more. Anthony Broome from theWolverine.com joined us to preview tonight's Michigan/Auburn game. We wrapped up the show talking with Jeff Ives some more about the deals that ABC Warehouse has to offer you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

We were joined by former Michigan Basketball Head Coach John Beilein and Josh Garvey from Doeren Mayhew for our weekly "Talking Hoops" segment. Huge, John, and Josh talked about how great the Pistons have been playing as they've won 13 games in a row, gave their thought's on Michigan's win over San Diego State last night and previewed tonight's game against Auburn, talked about Michigan State taking on North Carolina on Thursday, and more. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today we're broadcasting from the ABC Warehouse on Alpine in Walker as they've got a big Black Friday event happening all weekend long. Throughout the show we were joined by some of the great folks from ABC Warehouse to hear about some of the awesome deals they have to offer. We were also joined by some of our other great guests so we could talk about the Detroit Lions, Michigan and Michigan State Athletics, the Detroit Pistons, and more. We kicked off the show talking with Bill Michaels who is part of the Green Bay Broadcast team. He and Huge talked about how the Lions and Green Bay stack up, Bill updated us on some of the GB injuries, gave his prediction on who wins, and more. We were then joined by Jim Brandstatter who is the former voice of Michigan Football. He and Huge previewed Saturday's game against OSU, talked about what the Wolverines would need to do to get a win, and more. We wrapped up the hour talking with Jeff Ives, who is the Regional Manager for ABC Warehouse. He joined Huge to fill us in on just some of the great deals they have to offer this weekend. In our second hour, we talked about Michigan/OSU on Saturday as we were joined by our OSU insider Tim May. He told us what makes this OSU team different from teams in the past few years, talked about the strengths and weaknesses of the Buckeyes, gave his thought's on how Michigan will play, and more. We were then joined by Tim Staudt from Staudt on Sports in Lansing. He and Huge talked about how well MSU Basketball has been playing, talked Spartan Football and gave their thought's on how Saturday's game against Maryland goes, and more. We were then joined by Brent Lovelace, who is a Manager at ABC Warehouse. He told us about some of their Black Friday Weekend deals, told us about some of their great everyday deals, and more. In our final hour, we were joined by former Michigan Basketball Head Coach John Beilein and Josh Garvey from Doeren Mayhew for our weekly "Talking Hoops" segment. Huge, John, and Josh talked about how great the Pistons have been playing as they've won 13 games in a row, gave their thought's on Michigan's win over San Diego State last night and previewed tonight's game against Auburn, talked about Michigan State taking on North Carolina on Thursday, and more. We were then joined by Jeremy Reisman from Pride of Detroit. He gave us his thought's on how the Lions looked in that win over the Giants, he and Huge previewed Thursday's game against the Green Bay Packers, and more. Anthony Broome from theWolverine.com joined us to preview tonight's Michigan/Auburn game. We wrapped up the show talking with Jeff Ives some more about the deals that ABC Warehouse has to offer you! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

San Diego State head coach Sean Lewis joins the show to discuss the Aztecs season and what he sees from the Lobos this season. Art Briles at Eastern New Mexico, how are people feeling. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Woods open the 9am hour with The Reindl Report and a couple of Paul's top headlines from the weekend, including some NFL coaches looking for new gigs and whether or not “finders keepers” actually works? Then at the bottom of the hour we get ready for a MASSIVE sports night tonight with San Diego State basketball taking on #7 Michigan in Las Vegas and SDFC looking to keep their magical season alive in tonight's Western Conference Semfinals! Listen here!

Ben & Woods open the 8am hour with Woodsy taking us through a wild sequence of events on Friday evening during a game of youth flag football and involving parents, referees, and you can see where this is going. Then we play a game of Take On Woods before the guys talk about San Diego State football winning another game, capping off an undefeated regular season at home, but could head coach Sean Lewis get scooped up by UCLA or Cal to lead their programs next year? Listen here!

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking a little college hoops as San Diego State basketball has a MASSIVE game tonight against #7 Michigan in the Player's Era Tournament in Las Vegas! Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before our buddy Craig Elsten makes his weekly visit to the show to talk about SDFC's playoff game tonight, moves from the Padres, and MUCH more! Listen here!

New Mexico Lobos head football coach Jason Eck discusses the Lobos win at Air Force, the defensive plan in place and staying focused in the moment with San Diego State on deck in a game with Mountain West title game implications. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jamie Moraga, CEO of Franklin Revere, hosts a special edition of the "Spotlight on the Community" podcast at the Mount Soledad National Veterans Memorial. Nathaniel Donnelly, a Marine Corps veteran and trustee of the Mount Soledad Memorial Association, shares his journey from joining the Marines to founding the student veteran organization at San Diego State in 2006. Donnelly discusses the creation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill and his role as a trustee since 2016. He emphasizes the importance of community support through donations and memberships to maintain and expand the memorial, which honors over 6,000 veterans, many of whom are still living.About Spotlight and Cloudcast Media  "Spotlight On The Community" is the longest running community podcast in the country, continuously hosted by Drew Schlosberg for 20 years.  "Spotlight" is part of Cloudcast Media's line-up of powerful local podcasts, telling the stories, highlighting the people, and celebrating the gravitational power of local.   For more information on Cloudcast and its shows and cities served, please visit www.cloudcastmedia.us. Cloudcast Media | the national leader in local podcasting.   About Mission Fed Credit Union  A community champion for over 60 years, Mission Fed Credit Union with over $6 billion in member assets, is the Sponsor of Spotlight On The Community, helping to curate connectivity, collaboration, and catalytic conversations.  For more information on the many services for San Diego residents, be sure to visit them at https://www.missionfed.com/

The Sponsors We want to thank Underground Printing for starting this and making it possible—stop by and pick up some gear, check them out at ugpmichiganapparel.com, or check out our selection of shirts on the MGoBlogStore.com. And let's not forget our associate sponsors: Peak Wealth Management, Matt Demorest - Realtor and Lender, Ann Arbor Elder Law, Michigan Law Grad, Human Element, Sharon's Heating & Air Conditioning, The Sklar Brothers, Winewood Organics, Community Pest Solutions, Radecki Oral Surgery, Long Road Distillers, and SignalWire where we are recording this. Featured Musician: The Band Feel THE VIDEO: [After THE JUMP: Things discussable.]  --------------------- Not necessarily in this order. 1. Maryland Preview: Offense starts at around noon They have a kid quarterback too, but Malik Washington doesn't have an offensive line or a running game to help him. He does have a redzone threat in Shaleak Knotts and a couple of other productive receivers. That offensive line is the problem—their left tackle is from Central Connecticut State and he's not even their worst OL. Their TE room is banged up and bad at blocking. The RB and TE are good receivers but don't contribute much to the run game either, and somebody on this team has to protect the QB. 2. Maryland Preview: Defense starts at around 12:20 PM They're very young—younger than we are. Remember when Jalen Huskey picked off JJ McCarthy in the endzone? Hint: it was the game JJ threw interceptions in 2023 and made us feel bad briefly. They're opportunistic in the secondary, and won some games early in the season because they pick the ball off. They also have some transfers who make the passing game tough sledding: an Ohio vagabond who gets the backfield, a true freshman pass rusher that M had its eye on. Safeties are the returning starters and the best part of the defense, but have to hang back and clean up after the kids. Prescription: pound 'em. 3. Hoops: TCU and MTSU After-Action Report starts around 12:40 PM This team can be maddening. They have eight to nine starters who will take over a game or throw it away on any given possession. Aday Mara can be inconsistent even when his height isn't, and that's why they're 6th in Kenpom. Team fixed its rebounding issues and sprung some major turnover issues that allowed MTSU back into a game they were out of, before they were out of it again. The Blue Raiders settled for a lot of jumpers—contested threes or pullup other twos, while M is scoring 1.4 PPP at the rim. That formula is going to work against a lot of teams, but San Diego State and Auburn are going to be real threats. 4. Northwestern After Review starts at around 1:00 PM Andrew Marsh, come on down. Already on star watch and boy do we like that. Bryce was pretty good except when he threw a REALLY BAD freshman interception and an only kinda bad OC interception because they went to the well one too many times against Robert Fitzgerald, who balled out. Run game: Jordan Marshall is special but Bryson Kuzdzal is playable. Offensive line continues to do well against this level of competition; got 70% of their available yards against a very good defense. Defensively Seth thinks he's figured out (finally) why Michigan's rotations are what they are, in part because Michigan finally figured out their rotations. They also tried a new 3-3-5 defensive strategy that uses Barham as a linebacker and Hausmann as a hybrid, but it suffered the same fate as a lot of Wink ideas when he springs something new. Fine games from Brandyn Hillman and Mason Curtis; not as mad at Bowles as I thought we'd be. Cam Brandt: that's still weird, at least in pass rush, but he did some things in the run game to justify himself again. Featured Artist: The Band Feel You know here at MGoBlog we're fans of the un-Googleable. The Band Feel, which will be at The Pig in a few weeks, looks, acts, and sounds like a lost act from the early 1970s. But man does it ever work now, and it's not like the psychedelic ideas stopped coming when all the Zeppelin knockoffs drank themselves into glam. The Band Feel picks up where Beck, Sabbath, Deep Purple, etc. left off, but they also work in all the threads that have been developed since. The hit is "Shoal Creek" which sounds like a long lost Led Zeppelin song, but I stumbled on "Fly Birdy, Fly" which weaves in some of the bluegrassy ideas that became country back into rock. Goodbye Virginia is off their 2024 EP but the others are from their newest album Into the Sun. Songs: Icarus Fly Birdy, Fly Goodbye Virginia Also because Across 110th Street will get our Youtubes taken down, the opener and outro: “The Employee is Not Afraid”—Bear vs. Shark “Ruska Vodka”—Motorboat

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about an insane college basketball game last night involving Troy, who beat San Diego State on Tuesday night in double-overtime, as Troy fell to USC in TRIPLE overtime yesterday. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by longtime radio host Darren Smith for his weekly appearance on the show, and we get his thoughts on SDFC's upcoming match and of course the passing of Randy Jones. Listen here!

San Diego State senior cornerback Chris Johnson joined Gwynn & Chris to discuss the team's stout defense, the mentality it takes to play cornerback at the college level and why he decided to return to San Diego State for his senior season.

John Canzano and Jon Wilner discuss the Pac-12's media deal, the firing of Washington State AD Anne McCoy, and discuss Texas State, San Diego State, and more. Subscribe to this podcast and share it. • Read John Canzano's work at www.JohnCanzano.com. • Read Jon Wilner's work at www.WilnerHotline.com via the Bay Area News Group. Follow on Twitter: www.Twitter.com/JohnCanzanoBFT www.Twitter.com/WilnerHotline

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to recap the Broncos' 17-7 loss Saturday night in San Diego. Bob's No. 1 impression: He saw enough from new starting QB Max Cutforth - that he wants to see more against Colorado State this coming Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State's streaky offense was exposed in a 17-7 loss at San Diego State on Saturday - what happened, why did it happen and how can the offense be fixed with two regular season games left on the schedule, Spencer Danielson and Nate Potter talk about the lack of an "attacking'' offense - what did they say and what's their plan to get better, Bob with his impressions in Bronco Focus, analyst Pete Cavender with his thoughts on the offense, how did new starting QB Max Cutforth play (when given the chance)?, Weekend Winners & LosersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to recap the Broncos' 17-7 loss Saturday night in San Diego. Bob's No. 1 impression: He saw enough from new starting QB Max Cutforth - that he wants to see more against Colorado State this coming Saturday.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State's streaky offense was exposed in a 17-7 loss at San Diego State on Saturday - what happened, why did it happen and how can the offense be fixed with two regular season games left on the schedule, Spencer Danielson and Nate Potter talk about the lack of an "attacking'' offense - what did they say and what's their plan to get better, Bob with his impressions in Bronco Focus, analyst Pete Cavender with his thoughts on the offense, how did new starting QB Max Cutforth play (when given the chance)?, Weekend Winners & LosersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben, Woods, and Paul are here for you on a Monday morning! We start the show with a little foreplay and talk about the rainy weekend here in San Diego and how that played a role in everybody's weekend plans. Then we set the menu for today's show and talk a little college football with San Diego State taking down Boise State on Saturday night as they inch closer to hosting the Mountain West Conference Championship Game! Listen here!

The latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, a Hawaii Sports 2Night production, aired Sunday on the KHON+ app.The University of Hawaii football team completed an idle weekend following the Rainbow Warriors' dominant 38-6 victory over San Diego State. The win moved Hawai‘i to 7-3 overall and 4-2 in the Mountain West, keeping the program in contention for the conference title with two games remaining in the regular season.KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello was joined by University of Hawai‘i associate head coach and linebackers coach Chris Brown to break down the season's momentum and preview Friday's nationally televised rivalry matchup at UNLV. Brown also fielded fan-submitted questions in the weekly “HFF Mailbox” segment.Despite enjoying a bye week and the energy surrounding Hawai‘i's signature win over the Aztecs, Brown emphasized that preparation remained the focus as the Rainbow Warriors look to capitalize on additional practice time ahead of the showdown with the Rebels, with both teams battling for positioning near the top of the Mountain West standings.Hawaii Football Final premieres every Sunday at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app, available on Apple TV, Roku and Firestick. A rebroadcast airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2.

Boise State reporter B.J. Rains (BroncoNationNews.com) joins Prater and Mallory for a conversation about one of the biggest Mountain West football games of the season - BSU at San Diego State on Saturday night. What are B.J.'s biggest storylines to watch? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boise State football plays at San Diego State on Saturday night - a monster game that will help decide the Mountain West championship, who do you trust most - offensive coordinator/play-caller Nate Potter or new starting QB Max Cutforth, Bob (Bronco Focus) and B.J. (BNN Report) with their game previews, Boise State basketball player RJ Keene on playing Montana State (and his younger brother Howie) on Saturday afternoon in ExtraMile Arena, our Six Pack of top college football games this season, Friday Five - our week in review, with a twistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Travis Stuart (Meridian High) was Boise State's starting quarterback in 1992 - the last Idahoan to start at the position for the Broncos. That changes Saturday night when Max Cutforth (Skyview High) starts at San Diego State. Stuart, who lives in Kuna and has coached high school football throughout the valley, joins Prater and Mallory to talk about memories of that 1992 season - and what it still means today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

BRONCO FOCUS EVERY MONDAY-FRIDAY AT 3:45 P.M.: Bob Behler, the voice of Boise State athletics, joins Prater and Mallory to preview the Broncos' football game at San Diego State. The winner takes control of the Mountain West race - and becomes the odds-on favorite to host the MW Championship Game in December. Bob's No. 1 key: Run, run, run the football.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Noon games (2:25): Notre Dame at Pitt, USF at Navy, South Carolina at Texas A&M, Michigan at Northwestern, Wisconsin at Indiana, Arkansas at LSUAfternoon games (11:14): Oklahoma at Alabama, Iowa at USC, Virginia at Duke, Penn State at Michigan State, UCF at Texas Tech, NC State at Miami, Georgia Tech at Boston College, North Carolina at Wake Forest, Memphis at East CarolinaNight games (26:07): Utah at Baylor, Florida at Ole Miss, Ohio State at UCLA, Texas at Georgia, Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State, TCU at BYU, Boise State at San Diego State Picks (35:31): Boise State at San Diego State, Memphis at East Carolina, Kennesaw State at Jacksonville State, USF at Navy, Utah at Baylor, Virginia at Duke, Iowa at USC, Notre Dame at Pitt, Oklahoma at Alabama, Texas at Georgia 

Boise State's season could be defined by the outcome of Saturday night's game at San Diego State - voice of the Aztecs Jon Schaeffer joins the show to talk about the ups and downs of the SDSU program this season, Bob talks to RB Dylan Riley in Bronco Focus - he wants more carries, where is WR Chris Marshall and is he dependable for the final three games of the regular season, Ahmed Hassanein returns to the Lions and has a few things to say about his new opportunity (Super Bowl?), where should the new Pac-12 play its football championship game starting in 2026, Jason Eck is the new Mike Leach, why did the CFP spokesman include Boise State as a possible 6G playoff contender this seasonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben & Woods kick off the 7am hour talking about the good and the really bad for San Diego State this weekend as the basketball team improved to 2-0 with a win over Idaho State yesterday, but the football team had their hands full in Hawaii on Saturday night, losing 38-6. Then we get to "Don't (And DO) Do This" before the guys are joined by Craig Elsten for his weekly conversation and we get his thoughts on SDFC's big win at Snapdragon Stadium last night! Listen here!

Mondays are for In The Circle, powered by SixFour3. We wrap up our trip around the Mountain West with a visit to San Diego State. The defending tournament champions feature a young but talented team heading into 2026. Head coach Stacey Nuveman Deniz shares her thoughts on the roster, the Mountain West landscape, and her busy summer with the AUSL. Afterwards, ELo and Victor finally share their thoughts on the D1Softball All-Quarter Century Team and the Top Power 4 Pitchers.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The University of Hawai'i football team delivered one of its most complete performances of the season in a 38-6 rout of previously unbeaten Mountain West opponent San Diego State, a win that headlined the latest episode of Hawaii Football Final, a Hawaii Sports 2Night production.KHON2 Sports Director Rob DeMello, alongside analyst Rich Miano, a former University of Hawai'i player and coach and 11-year NFL veteran, broke down the victory on the weekly show, which streams Sundays at 7 p.m. on the KHON+ app (available on Apple TV, Roku and Firestick). A televised rebroadcast airs Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. on KHON2, and an extended episode also drops Sundays at 7:30 p.m. on major podcast platforms, including Spotify.In rainy conditions at the Clarence T.C. Ching Complex, Hawai'i (7-3, 4-2 Mountain West) controlled all three phases of the game to keep its conference title hopes alive with two regular-season games remaining.Rainbow Warriors Receiver Jackson Harris continued his dominant run, extending his 100-yard receiving streak to five games with a 130-yard, three-touchdown first half. All three scores came from quarterback Micah Alejado, who finished with 256 passing yards, 130 of them to Harris.The Rainbow Warriors defense turned in its most disruptive performance of the year, piling up six tackles for loss and three sacks while forcing a season-high four turnovers. Defensive back Elijah Palmer provided the exclamation point with a pick-six.And on special teams, Cam Barfield went coast-to-coast, returning a kickoff for a touchdown, the program's first such score in five years.The episode also fielded fan questions in the weekly "HFF Mailbox" segment and looked ahead to what's next for Hawai'i as the Rainbow Warriors continue to push for a Mountain West championship berth.The full breakdown is available on Hawaii Football Final, airing weekly across KHON2 platforms.