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Puck, Jim Moore and Paul Sorensen react to the Cougs near win at Ole Miss.  Paul was at Ole Miss and tells Puck and Jim what the experience was like.  They all agree that the Cougs were the better team, but just couldn’t do enough to win the game.  They also discuss the running back situation and they all agree that Kirby Vorhees deserves the bulk of the carries moving forward.  With six games remaining, what is the goal in terms of wins for the Cougs to finish off the season?

On Tuesday’s   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is under the weather to start Tuesday’s show, but is pushing through because the Mariners have moved one step closer to the World Series with a game two win at Toronto.  So many heroes for game two, but the postseason storyline continues to be Jorge Polanco and his 2025 turnaround. The bullpen was fantastic again being led by Eduard Bazardo!  The show pivots to college football as John Canzano from JohnCanzano.comjoins the show to chat about all the recent firings in college football with James Franklin out at Penn State and Trent Bray let go at Oregon State. College football is losing its patience. Could former Cougs head coach Nick Rolovich be the leading candidate at Oregon State?  Also, how close is the BIG 10 to private equity and what does that mean?  And, what did John learn from Oregon’s loss to Indiana and Washington State’s near upset of Ole Miss?Danny Kelly of The Ringer pays Puck a visit to chat about the unbelievable season from Jaxon Smith-Njgiba, another Seahawks road win and Puck proposes a radical idea.   Who is currently the best team in the NFL and why is the Seahawks running game struggling. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio is on his way to Seattle and joined Puck from the airport to discuss the first two games of the series and how surprised he is that Seattle is up 2-0.   Jim and Puck chat about Seattle’s pitching matchups that are left in the series and they pay a visit to the NLCS and Blake Snell’s performance in game one. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”    Tip of the cap to Jorge Polanco. Just an amazing turnaround from a year ago. (1:00) Puck (10:32) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (30:32) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (48:38) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (1:02:30) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore open up the show discussing the Mariners gutsy game one win over Toronto in the ALCS.  Bryce Miller was fantastic and Puck makes the case that it was the Mariners most impressive starting performance in playoff history.  Puck and Jim have a good laugh on Blue Jays manager John Schneider’s behalf for his comments on Cal Raleigh in the past and his decision to pull Kevin Gausman from the game, a tactical error.   Puck and Jim touch on the Seahawks win, JSN’s performance and the Cougars almost shock the world. Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic joins Puck from Jacksonville to breakdown the Seahawks win over the Jags.   The defensive line was the story for the Seahawks and they dominated the game. However, the game should not have been that close, and it’s on the offense and specifically the running game to make sure that doesn’t happen again. Back to the Mariners as Bill Krueger, host of the “Old School Baseball” podcast joins Puck to breakdown the Mariners game one win vs. the Blue Jays and why Bryce Miller was so effective and where is performance ranks in Mariners history.  Cal Raleigh continues to dominate the Blue Jays.  Jorge Polanco, with each passing game gives you professional at bats and Bill reacts to the Mariners decision to start Logan Gilbert and not Luis Castillo in game two. Puck wraps up with, “Hey, what the Puck!?”   Patience is lost in sports, especially in college football. (1:00) Puck and Jim (32:00) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (49:15) Bill Krueger, “Old School Baseball” (1:22:21) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined as always by the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and Chris Egan from KING 5.  It’s all Mariners on their Friday as they get ready to face the Detroit Tigers in a game five elimination contest.   How are the boys feeling??!  They discuss Dan Wilson’s decision to go with George Kirby over Luis Castillo and they all agree that they want to see Dom Canzone in the lineup rather than Mitch Garver at DH.  Lastly, they all predict the score for tonight’s game. Puck then heads over to football with “Football Friday Tailgate Show” and first up is Todd Milles, VarsityWaNews.com for “Friday Night Lights.”  Puck and Todd go over the top games in the state on Friday night and they discuss Puyallup’s lopsided win last weekend over Sumner.  Puck then switches gears to the Seahawks and it’s “The Last Word” with Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.  Bob and Puck talk about the mounting and lingering injuries in the Seahawks secondary, the Seahawks lack of a consistent pass rush and they preview their matchup against Jacksonville on Sunday. Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”   The Mariners earned their situation tonight. Game five at home.  They have the advantage.  (1:00) Puck, Jim and KING 5’s Chris Egan (33:50) Troy Wins, PuckSports handicapper (42:20) Todd Milles, Varsitywanews.com (57:45) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times  (1:14:42) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today's Daily Puck Drop, Jason "Puck" Puckett begins the show chatting about yesterday’s game four loss to Detroit and now they turn their attention to game five in Seattle with Tarik Skubal on the mound.  Mariners fans are nervous and justifiably so. But, as Puck points out, if you asked Mariners fans before the season started would you take an elimination game at home we all would sign up for it.  Puck also says it’s clear to him who should start on Friday and it’s Luis Castillo.  Puck then welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network to talk about all the top storylines in the NFL, including the Seahawks loss at home against the Buccaneers and there matchup this week against Jacksonville. Puck and Mike also discuss the year of the reclamation quarterback project in the NFL.   The Raiders are in a free fall, would they make Maxx Crosby available at the deadline?  If so, Seattle should pounce!  They also chat about the Ravens “must win” against the Rams and Baker Mayfield’s MVP campaign and are the Bucs for real in the NFC?Brad Adam and Puck did a ROOT Sports After Dark Post-Game Show on Wednesday, Puck played a portion of that show back on Thursday where Puck and Brad discussed some of Dan Wilson’s bullpen decisions and who should start Friday. It’s another edition of KJ-Arent’s with Mitch Levy, host of the MitchUnfiltered podcast.   Mitch and Puck are real nervous for Friday and won’t be able to sleep until the first pitch on Friday. The full KJ-Arent’s with Mitch is ONLY available to Puck’s Posse members at PuckSports.com.  Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”    Easy decision, start Luis Castillo (1:00) Puck (17:15) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (40:00) Brad Adam (51:15 ) KJ-Arent’s w/ Mitch Levy (1:03:59 )  “Hey, What the Puck!” 

On this weeks "Old Crimson" with Jason "Puck" Puckett, former Cougars All-American safety Paul Sorensen and the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore, the boys discuss the Cougs upcoming game against Ole Miss and do they stand a chance in the game with them being over a 30 point underdog??  It's a long shot the Cougars beat Ole Miss, so how do we evaluate what is a successful game against the Rebels?

On today’ Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show with the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore and the boys are excited for the possibility the Mariners can clinch a spot in the ALCS!  Logan Gilbert was fantastic in game three, the offense woke up, and they discuss how confident they are in Bryce Miller getting the ball in game four.  The boys also discuss the Mariners fan catching Cal’s HR ball, the crying M’s fan from game two and the FOX broadcast being awful! Puck then welcomes Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times for his “Inside Pitch” weekly visit.  Divish and Puck chat about Gilbert’s performance in game three and how dominant he was. They also discuss Bryce Miller taking the ball in game four and Puck is confident he will pitch well.  Also, all hands are on deck for Dan Wilson tonight, including, potentially George Kirby.  The full podcast ONLY available for Puck’s Posse members.  Join today at PuckSports.com Puck then switches to college football and plays a portion of “Old Crimson” Cougars podcast with the Go-2-Guy and former All-American safety Paul Sorensen.   Puck plays a portion of the podcast as they preview the Cougs game against Ole Miss.  The full podcast available on YouTube and a free audio version on Puck’s Posse page at PuckSports.com.  Time for a little Seahawks as Puck welcomes “Inside the Bloody Trenches” with Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com.  Seahawks coming off a tough loss to the Bucs at home…again.  What is leading to all the home losses?  How good do we think the defense really is?  And look out, Seahawks have to travel to Jacksonville and they all of sudden look real good. Lastly, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Enjoy today, baseball fans! (1:00) Puck and Jim (36:00) Inside Pitch with Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (47:00) Old Crimson” with Paul Sorensen and the Go-2-Guy  (55:12) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com  (1:19:46) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

On Tuesday’s   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett opens the show discussing the pivotal game three for the Mariners and the key pitch for Logan Gilbert agains the Detroit Tigers and why he needs to work deep to avoid overusing the bullpen. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio joins Puck to discuss the playoffs and who currently has the advantage between the Tigers and Mariners.  Is Jim concerned about Seattle’s overuse of the bullpen?  How important is it for Seattle to win the next two to avoid seeing Tarik Skubal in game 5?   A.J. Hinch made a calculated change to the Tigers lineup to try and bait Dan Wilson.  Puck and Jim also discuss the playoff games and the topic of the night, the Phillies decision to bunt against the Dodgers. Danny Kelly, The Ringer, pays Puck a visit to chat about the Seahawks and other NFL storylines.  On “Danny’s Dimes” segment he asks Puck his thoughts on why the Seahawks can’t seem to win at home and what is the rhyme or reason to it?  They also discuss at great length Seattle’s defense and whether or not it is truly an elite squad.  Danny and Puck also touch in on Mark Sanchez, Jonathan Gannon shoving a player and is there a QB controversy in San Francisco?Puck heads over to college football and is joined by John Canzano from JohnCanzano.comand they immediately jump into UCLA’s win over Penn State, UW’s impressive come from behind victory against Maryland, Jedd Fisch continues not to complain about the Big Ten schedule, Washington State’s chances against Ole Miss, parity in the game and why is the NCAA tournament expanding the basketball tournament??Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”    Mike Macdonald’s defense needs to prove it before we start calling them elite(1:00) Puck opens the show discussing the Mariners crucial game three  (9:00) Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio (36:21) Danny Kelly, The Ringer (1:01:08) John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com (1:25:47) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show joined by the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore from He-Shed in Bend, Oregon and they spend their time raving about the Mariners game two win against Detroit.  Puck describes what the atmosphere was like inside the stadium and how electric the environment was.  They chat about Jorge Polanco’s two home run game, Julio’s “clutch” factor, Dan Wilson’s managerial moves and the reality that Seattle now has the advantage in the series.  After Puck says goodbye to Jim, he says hello to Michael-Shawn Dugar from The Athletic to discuss the Seahawks loss to the Bucs.  What is happening to Mike Macdonald’s defense against good offenses?  How much were injuries to blame for the loss?  Sam Darnold continues to shine in the beginning part of the season.  Mike and Puck also discuss the Seahawks weird obsession with Jalen Milroe and Devon Witherspoon is headed for an MRI and that’s never good news. Back to baseball  as Bill Krueger, host of the “Old School Baseball” podcast, and Puck discuss the Mariners game two win against Tarik Skubal and how they did it.  Louis Castillo was just good enough and the bullpen did their job for the most part.  So far, Julio and Cal are carrying the offense like the superstars they are but they’ll need more from others if they want to advance.  Logan Gilbert gets the ball in game three and Bill is supremely confident in how he will perform. Puck wraps up with, “Hey, what the Puck!?”   Mariners fans delivered this weekend! (1:00) Puck and Jim (30:38) Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic (53:20) Bill Krueger, “Old School Baseball” (1:25:53)  “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett starts off the show being joined by the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore and Chris Egan from KING 5 and it’s all Mariners playoff fever!  The boys breakdown the excitement what’s in the store this weekend on the sports calendar that includes the Mariners, Seahawks and even the Sounders in action Saturday night!   One worry for the guys though is the injury situation for Bryan Woo, it sure doesn’t sound like he’s going to pitch against Detroit, is there a chance he’s not back at all?  After Puck and Jim say goodbye to Egan they welcome their handicapper TroyWins.com to give out his best picks for the weekend including his “Lock of the Week.” Puck then welcomes Todd Milles from VarsityWaNews.com “Friday Night Lights” to get a preview of the top high school games of the weekend.  Big matchup in 4A Wesco with Lake Stevens and Glacier Peak.  Todd is heading east to watch 1A powerhouse Royal vs. their arch rival Cashmere. Puck then switches gears over to the Seahawks and “The Last Word” with Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times.  Injuries continue to mount for the secondary and it’s another game they will have to juggle the starters.  Riq Woolen’s name has been brought up in trade speculation, how realistic is it that the Seahawks move on from there one time Pro Bowl corner?  Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Superstars win games and carry teams. The Mariners have two of the best in Cal Raleigh and Julio Rodriguez. (1:00) Puck, Jim and KING 5’s Chris Egan (44:02) Troy Wins, PuckSports handicapper  (55:00) Todd Milles, Varsitywanews.com  (1:08:30) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times (1:26:22)  “Hey, What the Puck!?”