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On this week's "Old Crimson" Jason "Puck" Puckett, Paul Sorensen and Jim Moore discuss the Cougs loss to Virginia and the Cougars found a new way to lose!   Why are some fans concerned with the offensive play calling?  The running game has found it's stride, will it continue?  And, the boys preview the Toledo game which will not be a cake walk for the Cougs. 

On Tuesday’s   Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett clears out the normal Tuesday show and goes all in on the Mariners and starts off the show with the Go-2-Guy, Jim Moore, followed by Chris Egan of KING 5, then they head to Toronto to hear from Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times.  Then the guys welcome Matt “Stretch” Johnson, one half of the SportsPit to the show and they conclude Tuesday’s show with Mariners broadcaster Gary Hill Jr. The Mariners lose in the most painful heartbreaking fashion, Puck and the boys try to make sense of what transpired in game seven. Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Pain (1:00) Puck and Jim (19:30) Chris Egan, KING 5 (41:47) Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (1:11:30) “The SportsPit” with Matt “Stretch” Johnson (1:33:00) Mariners broadcaster Gary Hill Jr. (1:48:03) “Hey, What the Puck!?” 

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore, as expected spend the entire time talking about the Mariners and Blue Jays Game 7.  They discuss their confidence level in tonight’s game and who may be a surprise tonight?  Jim is putting his hope and money on Mitch Garver to come through.  What lineup changes should they make tonight, how long do they give George Kirby?  Can Julio and Cal deliver and be the super star they are?  Bill Krueger, “Old School Baseball” podcast joins Puck to preview Game 7 and discuss what it will take from George Kirby tonight to get it done.  But, as Bill points out it will be all hands on deck tonight and Bill believes Seattle has the advantage in a close pitching dominated game. Puck wraps up with, “Hey, what the Puck!?”   Tonight is special. Enjoy it. (1:00) Puck and Jim (46:00) Bill Krueger, “Old School Baseball” (1:12:10) “Hey, What the Puck!?”

On Friday’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore start off the show in a somewhat depressed mood because our Mariners have forgotten how to play baseball! Puck and Jim welcome Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times for a special “Inside Pitch” edition following the Mariners game four nightmare and a preview of game five. As Divish is in the car and making his way to the park and they discuss Dan Wilson’s decision to pull Luis Castillo, potential lineup changes, Randy-Land and what’s expected from Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo today. Puck then heads to football and starts off with “Friday Night Lights” with Todd Milles from VarsityWaNews.comto get everyone caught up on the biggest games in the state of Washington.  Todd also has news on the Roosevelt football program and a baffling decision by the WIAA.   Then it’s time for “The Last Word” with Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times, as he previews the Seahawks upcoming game against Houston.  Bob and Puck also discuss Riq Woolen trade rumors heating up and will the Seahawks be involved in other big names on the market?  Also, can the Seahawks offense sustain their imbalance and lack of running game?Puck wraps up the show with “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Series is down to three. The Mariners have proved countless times that when their backs are against the wall they respond. (1:00) Puck and Jim (16:50) “Inside Pitch” Ryan Divish (46:40) Todd Milles, Varsitywanews.com (1:00:39) Bob Condotta, Seattle Times (1:17:22) “Hey, What the Puck!?”  

On today's Daily Puck Drop, Jason "Puck" Puckett starts off the show discussing last nights demoralizing loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in game three. How will the Mariners respond in game four and have the Blue Jays found some new confidence moving forward in the series?Puck switches to the NFL and welcomes Mike Garafolo, NFL Network for his weekly chat. They discuss the Seahawks win over the Jags, preview of the Texans, why the running game is struggling, a wide open NFC and who are the surprise teams in the league?It’s Thursday and that means “KJ-Arent’s” with Mitch Levy, host of the MitchUnfiltered podcast. They moan and groan about Wednesday’s Mariners beatdown and how they feel moving forward in the series. Mitch is concerned about George Kirby and Puck tries to ease his concern. Plus, Puck and Mitch chat about why the Seahawks can’t win away from home.  The FULL “KJ-Arent’s” is ONLY available to Puck’s Posse members. Join today at PuckSports.com to get complete access. Puck gets back to baseball and previews game four between the M’s and the Blue Jays. Will Max Scherzer turn the clock back tonight?Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”    Lineup change needed for Dan Wilson (1:00) Puck briefly touches on game three and the train wreck that it was (6:40) Mike Garafolo, NFL Network (32:15) KJ-Arent’s w/ Mitch Levy (46:33) Puck previews game four between Seattle/Toronto  (54:19) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

On today’ Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and the Go-2-Guy Jim Moore joins Puck from the Tri-Mountain golf course outside of Vancouver, Washington on his way up to Seattle.  Puck and Jim discuss tonight’s pivotal game three between Seattle and Toronto. Both Puck and Jim are real confident that Seattle can pull off the sweep with them having the advantage in the pitching matchups the next two days.  “Inside Pitch” with Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times, joins Puck to preview a HUGE game three with the Mariners leading 2-0.   George Kirby gets the ball tonight and Puck and Divish talk about what allows him to rise to the occasion in the postseason. They also discuss Bryce Miller’s game one performance, which allows Dan Wilson to have his bullpen at full strength.  With the Mariners having the pitching advantage in game three and game four, it is highly realistic the Mariners can sweep Toronto.   What is the status of Bryan Woo?  Divish updates the latest on the Mariners best pitcher. Puck then switches gears to talk Seahawks, “Inside the Bloody Trenches” with Rob Staton from SeahawksDraftBlog.comand they chat about the Seahawks defensive performance last week against Jacksonville and what a turnaround it was from the Tampa Bay game.  The running game continues to be an issue, why?  Rob discusses a story he wrote about potential trade targets for Seattle and Puck reacts to the names and one in particular catches his eye! Over to college football as Puck gives you “Old Crimson” Light, a five minute portion of his weekly Washington State Cougars podcast with Jim and former All-American safety Paul Sorensen as they look back to the Cougs near win at Ole Miss and look ahead to their matchup against Virginia. Lastly, Puck wraps up the show with, “Hey, What the Puck!?”   Time for the Mariners to quickly finish the job against Toronto (1:00) Puck and Jim (28:36) Inside Pitch with Ryan Divish, Seattle Times (41:03) Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.com (1:04:38) Old Crimson” with Paul Sorensen and the Go-2-Guy (1:10:41) “Hey, What the Puck!” 

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!?”