Podcast appearances and mentions of Williams Arena

Henry kicks off the show by admitting he was wrong about Sam Darnold,even with the awful crash, Lindsey Vonn went out on her terms and it's commendable, and Henry says Williams Arena can still be a special place.

Minnesota Gophers head football coach P.J. Fleck will have a brand-new amended contract later this week that will increase bonus potential and retention bonuses along with the introduction of a new “management bonus.” Ross Brendel and Manny Hill discuss the amended contract and why it does or does not matter. The Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team picked up a BIG win this week over #10 Michigan State. Will the Gophers build upon that win and finish the season strong? Finally, will the University of Minnesota ever stop kicking the can down the road on Williams Arena and potential arena updates and upgrades? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Minnesota Gophers head football coach P.J. Fleck will have a brand-new amended contract later this week that will increase bonus potential and retention bonuses along with the introduction of a new “management bonus.” Ross Brendel and Manny Hill discuss the amended contract and why it does or does not matter. The Minnesota Gophers men's basketball team picked up a BIG win this week over #10 Michigan State. Will the Gophers build upon that win and finish the season strong? Finally, will the University of Minnesota ever stop kicking the can down the road on Williams Arena and potential arena updates and upgrades? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chad shares about his night taking in a Gopher basketball game at Williams Arena and we discuss our favorite places in the state to attend an event.

Chad shares about his trip to Williams Arena last night and we talk about our favorite venues in the state to open the show. Later, Rena Sarigianopoulos joins for her regular Wednesday visit, we talk about the ICE surge with Rep. Zack Stephenson and Bloomington PD Chief Booker Hodges and dive into other topics as well.

What's your favorite Minnesota spot to attend a live event? Chad opens the show with that discussion after he spent the evening at Williams Arena. Plus, Rena Sarigianopoulos joins us on topics both serious and nonsense.

Minnesota with a winning Sunday. Wolves, Gopher Women's basketball, and the Minnesota Frost all scored home wins on Sunday and Steve Thomson is here to recap it all. He joined Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News.

Minnesota with a winning Sunday. Wolves, Gopher Women's basketball, and the Minnesota Frost all scored home wins on Sunday and Steve Thomson is here to recap it all. He joined Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News.

Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk.

Dan Barreiro opens the show talking with Eric Musselman who brings his USC team to Williams Arena tonight. It's the first time Eric will be in the building since his dad Bill was the Minnesota coach in the 1970's. Ben Goessling makes his weekly appearance and joins in-studio this week for a Vikings season debrief and NFL talk. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The barn should be rocking as Minnesota hosts Northwestern. Gopher Women's head coach Dawn Plizuweit joined Vineeta Sawkar to talk about the Gophers today on The WCCO Morning News

They look to run their 2026 winning streak to four in a row tonight at home against Cleveland. A preview of that game and what is missing from the Gopher Women's basketball team this season......find out with Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar.

The barn should be rocking as Minnesota hosts Northwestern. Gopher Women's head coach Dawn Plizuweit joined Vineeta Sawkar to talk about the Gophers today on The WCCO Morning News

They look to run their 2026 winning streak to four in a row tonight at home against Cleveland. A preview of that game and what is missing from the Gopher Women's basketball team this season......find out with Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News with Vineeta Sawkar.

Vineeta was there to see the Gophers topple the Hawkeyes 70-67. Reaction to the win by Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News

Vineeta was there to see the Gophers topple the Hawkeyes 70-67. Reaction to the win by Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News

Henry Lake and Vineeta Sawkar recap the tourney along with some Gopher basketball talk. All on The WCCO Morning News. Photo-David Berding/Getty Images

Henry Lake and Vineeta Sawkar recap the tourney along with some Gopher basketball talk. All on The WCCO Morning News. Photo-David Berding/Getty Images

Plus Mara Braun goes over the 1,000 point mark for the Gopher Women's basketball team. A Lake Take on all things sports with Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News. Henry is in for Chad Hartman today from 12p-3p!

Plus Mara Braun goes over the 1,000 point mark for the Gopher Women's basketball team. A Lake Take on all things sports with Henry Lake on The WCCO Morning News. Henry is in for Chad Hartman today from 12p-3p!

Dan Barreiro opens the show examining the bizarre reporting surrounding the Twins offseason "plans" before discussing some Williams Arena magic last night with the Gophers upsetting Indiana and some mini-ranting about the rhetoric coming out of Vikings practice this week regarding the JJ McCarthy development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Barreiro opens the show examining the bizarre reporting surrounding the Twins offseason "plans" before discussing some Williams Arena magic last night with the Gophers upsetting Indiana and some mini-ranting about the rhetoric coming out of Vikings practice this week regarding the JJ McCarthy development.

Dan Barreiro opens the show examining the bizarre reporting surrounding the Twins offseason "plans" before discussing some Williams Arena magic last night with the Gophers upsetting Indiana and some mini-ranting about the rhetoric coming out of Vikings practice this week regarding the JJ McCarthy development. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Barreiro opens the show examining the bizarre reporting surrounding the Twins offseason "plans" before discussing some Williams Arena magic last night with the Gophers upsetting Indiana and some mini-ranting about the rhetoric coming out of Vikings practice this week regarding the JJ McCarthy development.

An unexpected win put Gopher fans into a tizzy on Wednesday at The Barn. Reaction from Steve Thomson on The WCCO Morning News

An unexpected win put Gopher fans into a tizzy on Wednesday at The Barn. Reaction from Steve Thomson on The WCCO Morning News

Minnesota is in New Orleans tonight to face the Pelicans with Zion Williams. A look at that game, the Wolves season, and a painful memory for Coach Crean, but a wonderful one for Gopher fans at The Barn. A walk down memory lane with the former Head Basketball coach at Indiana and current Fan Duel Sports North analyst, Tom Crean. Photo-Dustin Satloff/Getty Images

Minnesota is in New Orleans tonight to face the Pelicans with Zion Williams. A look at that game, the Wolves season, and a painful memory for Coach Crean, but a wonderful one for Gopher fans at The Barn. A walk down memory lane with the former Head Basketball coach at Indiana and current Fan Duel Sports North analyst, Tom Crean. Photo-Dustin Satloff/Getty Images

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance and discusses the Wolves ownership update and previews the final week of the NBA season which promises to be wild! Dan then talks a bit about DOGE before revisiting a Wiliiams Arena discussion that Gaardsy kept having at the Final Four.

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance and discusses the Wolves ownership update and previews the final week of the NBA season which promises to be wild! Dan then talks a bit about DOGE before revisiting a Wiliiams Arena discussion that Gaardsy kept having at the Final Four. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jonny Athletic makes his weekly appearance and discusses the Wolves ownership update and previews the final week of the NBA season which promises to be wild! Dan then talks a bit about DOGE before revisiting a Wiliiams Arena discussion that Gaardsy kept having at the Final Four. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with naming rights for Williams Arena, which the Gophers are pursuing as a revenue source. How much money would it bring in and what does it mean for the future of the building? Plus two listeners sound off on the idea of rehanging the 1997 Final Four banner. 8:00: The Wolves won in Brooklyn, keeping pace in the extremely competitive West. 12:00: Phil Miller joins from Target Field after the Twins' loss to the Astros in their home opener. Minnesota is 2-5 and its offense looks flat. 29:00: A look at the Wild's playoff push.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand starts with two dramatic wins on Tuesday. The Wolves fended off Denver and some of their own mistakes to prevail 140-139 in double overtime. It was a huge win in the playoff race, and it came with more twists and turns than one could imagine. Plus the Twins finally got their first win of the season, rallying from a 3-0 deficit to beat the White Sox 8-3. 13:00: Kent Youngblood joins the show to set up the Gophers women's basketball team playing Belmont in the WBIT championship game Wednesday. 30:00: A listener who used to work at Williams Arena shares the story of taking down the Final Four banner a quarter-century ago.

Henry talks with Daniel House from Gophers Guru about last week's Gopher Football Pro Day, what stood out to him, Max Brosmer's feedback, can Williams Arena be an asset, what he's looking for in spring football, and more.

Steve Thomson (in for Henry Lake) talks with Gopher Men's Basketball Beat Reporter Andy Greder from the Pioneer Press about the hiring of Niko Medved, what it means for the program, how much of a factor is Williams Arena, the first thing he needs to do and more.

Bryan Schnettler has curse to break. What is the curse? Find out form the Head Coach of the Trojans. He joined Vineeta on The WCCO Morning News to talk about the Boys Basketball tourney.

How do the Gophers get their basketball program back on a good track after firing coach Ben Johnson early this morning? Chris Egert is in for Chad today and has plenty to say on the topic while also saying tearing down Williams Arena isn't the answer.

Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the topic that always seems to come up this time of year: Is it finally time to tear down Williams Arena?

Dan reacts to a few texts from listeners regarding Williams Arena before he outlines one writers plan to make getting on and off a plane more efficient and wonders if it could actually work!

Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the topic that always seems to come up this time of year: Is it finally time to tear down Williams Arena?

Dan reacts to a few texts from listeners regarding Williams Arena before he outlines one writers plan to make getting on and off a plane more efficient and wonders if it could actually work!

Dan Barreiro opens the show discussing the topic that always seems to come up this time of year: Is it finally time to tear down Williams Arena?

Illini Inquirer's Jeremy Werner and Derek Piper react to Illinois basketball's 95-74 rout of Minnesota at Williams Arena. The guys discusses huge performances by Will Riley and Kasparas Jakucionis, a gutsy game by Tomislav Ivisic and tweaks to the starting lineup and style fo play by Illinois. The guys then look ahead to a big week of home games against UCLA and Michigan State and discuss the Indiana job opening. Follow the Illini Inquirer Podcast on: Apple: https://apple.co/3oMt0NP Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2Xan2L8  Other: https://bit.ly/36gn7Ct   Go VIP for 30% OFF: bit.ly/3eGM1NK  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

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?

Henry on how much he's looking forward to holiday season (only) foods, checks in with Charles Hallman live from Williams Arena ahead of Gopher Mens Basketball vs Central Michigan and some advice for those spending the holidays solo.

Charles Hallman joins Henry Lake live from Williams Arena ahead of the Gopher MBB tilt vs Central Michigan

After a week off, the podcast returns with host Michael Rand and Star Tribune columnist Patrick Reusse catching up on all they missed. They start with the Twins, who Reusse boldly says are better than they were a year ago even if we haven't figured them out yet. More starting pitching depth and quality will be a key to unlocking their true potential this season. From there, it is quite a journey from flooded ballparks to gymnastics to big spending in college athletics to Reusse's radical solution for the aging Williams Arena. Plus a little NBA and NHL draft talk as well.

Introduction: Host Michael Rand spends the opening part of the show on the Caitlin Clark phenomenon. The Iowa star had 33 points against Gophers at Williams Arena on Wednesday, breaking the Division I women's basketball scoring record. It was a remarkable performance that underscored Clark's brilliance but also the downward spiral of the Gophers, who lost the game 108-60. Plus thoughts on the men's team's loss at Illinois and the Wolves' win over Memphis in a basketball-heavy first segment. 13:00: A quick switch to hockey as Rand welcomes in Randy Johnson to talk about a big weekend for the Gophers men and women, plus a big game Thursday for the Wild. 27:00: Brian Flores in Year 2 for the Vikings is a big deal.

The guys discuss the Super Bowl music lineup, the future of the Vikings & Bears, and the possible renovation of Williams Arena. Cory reads the headlines.