Friends, this is the final ever Ski-U-Pahdcast. After today, we’re hanging it up. No more Pahd. No more Great Takes. No more Minnesota Nice (though let’s be honest that one died about 4 seasons ago...RIP Woodchipper logo). Vox Media, aka The Mothership, has decided that they don’t want to pay for podcasts like our little slice of Minnesota talk any…

UStreet, gopherguy05, and Blake break down the highs of the Gophers' recruiting class, decide if the Midwest is a state of mind and if so is Kansas part of it, and preview the Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

The Pahd is in a joyous mood recapping the win over Wisconsin. UStreet, gopherguy05, and IowaGopher bask in the warm glow of a repeat Axe win, consider where Mo Ibrahim ranks among all time Gopher greats, discuss how we feel about going 8-4 as Gophers fan, and preview the Women's volleyball first and second round NCAA matchups. Learn more about you…

A hearty and abundant thanks to all of you who listen to the Pahd every week. Hopefully you've recovered from spending too much money online (or from fighting people in the stores) and are ready for a new voice to join the Pahd. WhiteSpeedReceiver picks up the mic this week and we're glad to have him. We obviously had to talk about Iowa a little bi…

Welcome to Floyd Week everyone. We start by arguing over whether the Northwestern game was any good or not. We then assess whether the Gophers can avoid handing this weekend's game to Iowa via screwups. Someone makes me ask a QB controversy question, which I detest. We look at what if anything CBJ can do to get the Gophers winning without Jamison B…

After a victory to retain the Broken Chair, the Pahd is filled with controversy over who will be the new host going forward with GoAUpher on vacation. UStreet, gopherguy05, and IowaGopher touch on the win at Nebraska, preview a probably not very fun game against Northwestern, and bask in the glow of victories in Men's and Women's basketball and hoc…

Hey hey! Look at that, the Gophers can still win football games! We reflect on Rutgers before turning our attention to Bugeaters from Lincoln. Most importantly, it's BROKEN CHAIR TROPHY WEEK! With basketball about to tip off, we ask Blake a bonus shootyhoops question before Andy breaks down the men and women hoops teams. With the hockey teams still…

Hey there Gophers fans. Are you as happy as we are? Things sure are going great, so let's talk about them. Football things? Great. Super. Neato. We've got the loss to Penn State. We've got a prediction from Blake that Minnesota will lose to a rutger. One of us is SUPER EXCITED (not) about the 2023 schedule already, which feels unnecessary in Octobe…

Whooooooo boy. Getting smoked by Illinois (even a much improved, good Illinois team) has a way of bringing things into focus. We break down what's wrong with the Gophers, look at the state of the Big Ten West (have fun Illinois/Purdue), and reset our expectations for the rest of the season. Blake fails to convince anyone that Minnesota will win at …

Welcome back from the bye week everyone! We carried over a little bit of B1G West talk, as Iowa and Brian Ferentz take offensive football to new depths. We look ahead to Illinois this weekend, a game I did not think was going to matter when I decided to drive to it. We celebrate the arrival of Alabama to the non-con schedule in a decade (we'll all …

What do the Gophers need to do with the rest of their season to be successful? That's what was on our mind as we recorded this week. Who are the biggest threats to Minnesota as they chase a B1G West crown and what games loom largest? We also delve into the madness in Madison, as we take in the sheer audacity of the Badgers making a bold in season c…

Well that was a Homecoming game to forget. We do our best to explain what it was that we saw, which was hard to given the fact that the Gophers offense made us want to gouge our eyes out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

Things feel good. Minnesota is still undefeated, Michigan State stood no chance at all, and it's Homecoming! This week we cover A LOT on the Pahd, including: Laughing at many different foes, even those from America's Hat The launch of a Minnesota NIL Collective (hats off to Dinkytown Athletes) Being ranked in a dumb poll system is better than not b…

Goodness. If you'd told me before the season that the Gophers would thoroughly outclass Sparty like that, I'd have been surprised. Now that we've seen what the Gophers can do for multiple weeks in a row (combined with knowing Michigan State has flaws) this feels much more on brand. We break down the absolutely thumping that Fleck and Co. delivered …

Please join us in thanking the rest of the Quadrangle of Hate for all of the laughter they provided the Pahd this week. Iowa is a Cyclone State, Wazzo throws up the W in Madison, and Scott Frost sealed his very expensive fate. Could you ask for anything more? With the fun out of the way, the Pahd looks ahead to an underwhelming Colorado team that s…

Most points in a game for the Gophers since 2006. Third most total yards in a game in Minnesota history. Backups playing with over 6 minutes left in the 3rd quarter. A thriller this was not. But for a fanbase that has had to bite their nails through the non-con on more than one occasion this game was a welcome one. Smooth, tasty, and light. We lift…

It almost feels like a bye week. I mean, what can you say about Western Illinois besides that they are overmatched? Blake does his best to fill us in, but before that we enjoy the moments from Week 1 that made us laugh (/waves at Iowa). We also look at our keys for Saturday's game against the Leathernecks. To close it out, Andy breaks down Minnesot…

A non-conference opener with essentially no complaints from the TDG crew? That's the best way to spend your Thursday night. New Mexico State is bad, but GoAUpher and UStreet do their best to break down key takeaways from Minnesota's 38-0 win, including two special Nektons of the Week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adcho…

The Pahd doesn't feel like shaking anyone's hand. That's right. Your heard us. We're opposed to the most basic courtesies on a philosophical and moral level and want you, the fans, to know all about it. Coincidentally, it's also New Mexico State week! Can't imagine what those two have in common. We take time out of previewing NMSU to enjoy Nebraska…

WE'RE BACK! Who needs offseason camp? The Pahd is ready to go right out of the gates. We've got thoughts on the Big Ten's new media deal (including all the reasons why adding a streaming subscription to Peacock isn't something to complain about). We have football thoughts (sorta). There's a whole thing where Chris starts to get real high and mighty…

Well, the NCAA tourney bubble may have been kind to Gophers Softball, but the NCAA tournament wasn't. The track team looks to raise our spring spirits this weekend with their own NCAA title dreams. Men's basketball has started to finish their (currently underwhelming) non-con schedule for this winter. Last but not least, there seem to be IMPORTANT …

UStreet and gopherguy05 review the surprisingly positive NFL draft for the University of Minnesota. They also discuss which spring game player will be someone that every casual observer thinks should get more playing time Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

Welcome to draft day everyone! With any luck, we'll see a Gopher go off the board in the first round (though it's probably best not to expect it). This weekend is also the Minnesota Spring Game (which has been moved inside, in case you missed it). We also discuss all of the recent transfer portal news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcas…

It's almost time for the Pride on Ice to play for their piece of Minnesota Gophers immortality. We talk about our excitement and trepidation, our predictions, and we even get to Ask Blake a Hockey Question™! We also celebrate Minnesota's first back-to-back appearance in the NCAA finals for women's gymnastics, start gearing up for Spring Football an…

After a exciting weekend of hockey (in both the thrilling and stomach clenching ways), the Gophers are headed back to the Frozen Four. Typing that out feels good. It looks good. It's just...right. We definitely talk all about the excitement around hockey, but the Pride on Ice isn't the only Minnesota team with ongoing postseason dreams. Gymnastics …

UStreet and gopherguy05 recap the less than stellar peformance of the men's hockey team in the Big Ten Tournament Final and look ahead to the road to the Frozen Four. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

THE GLORIOUS MADNESS IS UPON US. It's a big sports weekend, and not just for the shootyhoops reasons. Men's hockey plays for a conference tourney title and potential #1 seed in the NCAA tourney. Sarah Bacon and Gable Steveson look to repeat as NCAA champs. Gophers Gymnastics heads to the B1G Championship meet. And women's basketball looks to close …

Saturday is a great day for watching sports at the U of M. You've got the women hosting the NCAA Quarterfinals in hockey at 2pm. Gymnastics closing out their home season with senior night at 4pm. And the men hosting Penn State in the Big Ten hockey semifinals at 8pm. We talk about all of that, plus Gable Da Gawd's 3rd Big Ten wrestling title and hi…

The universe is in balance again. After a sweep of wisconsin, the men join the women in hanging a conference championship banner in hockey. We also get to celebrate a B1G title for women's track & field, individual titles for Max McHugh in swimming, and further impressive performances by gymnastics. Oh, and basketball season is almost over. Learn m…

Women's hockey: Title Sarah Bacon: Title Next up, men's hockey? Maybe! While they don't control their own destiny the Gophers men have a chance to hang another B1G banner this weekend. We talk about that, the conference titles of the aforementioned champs, and a reminder to you that if Brad Davison punches someone in the nuts tonight, don't expect …

The Gophers women should have the WCHA in hand. If they don't sweep St. Thomas to celebrate a WCHA title in Ridder we should all be very annoyed. We talk through what the men need to jump ahead of Michigan. We note how unlikely it is that a Russian would ever dope for the Olympics. UStreet shares some optimism about basketball (not the Ohio State s…

Olympics talk. Sesame Street. Women's hockey looking primed for a conference title. Some bad assumptions about men's basketball. All this and even more randomness about planting flowers on this week's edition of the Pahd! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

Lots of good stuff this week! The Gopher women have posted back to back strong weekends to set up a potential conference crown. Meanwhile, the Minnesota women, Olympic edition, hope to bring home a gold medal. Men's basketball remains stubborn (but not quite good enough) against very good competition. And we share what made us laugh this week. Lear…

Important note off the top. If you're not aware, the University of Minnesota has implemented a proof of vaccination requirement (or proof of negative lab COVID test within 72 hours) for entry into all Gophers sporting events. We talk about that (as a reminder, not to complain, it's not a big deal so don't make a scene) before hopping into our norma…

WE DID IT EVERYONE! We've officially hit 200 episodes across every version of the Pahd. (Digression, we should probably record more episodes of Minnesota Nice just because the logo was :fire:) How did we celebrate this momentous achievement? We got to talk about the hockey teams losing to Alaska and Mankato. Yep, that's pretty on brand for a Minnes…

Crap. We were *this close* to recording a "Coach Ben Johnson upsets Izzo in East Lansing his first time out" Pahd, but it was not to be. Instead we celebrate the work that's taking place to keep Minnesota on the list of annoying teams everyone in the Big Ten doesn't want to play. We also look at how the women fared with Lindsay Whalen back on the s…

The Transfer Portal is everywhere. Making running backs disappear. Conjuring lineman of both the offensive and defensive varieties out of the ether. It's impact is undeniable. So it's only right that we take some time on this edition of the Pahd to talk about how things are looking for the Gophers re: The Portal. We also offer our final reflections…

Nothing like a dominating bowl win to finish off the season! We talk about the best of Minnesota's easy victory over West Virginia, including our Nektons of the Week. All while wiping away a tear knowing this was our last chance to watch Daniel Faalele rumble into the end zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

A happy and joyous Recruitmas to you all! This week we break down the Gophers latest football recruiting class, ask Andy what hats he would put on the table with his Block M, marvel at the joys of a winning basketball team (#funassyear), talk hockey for the last time in 2021, and stump Blake yet again with a shootypuck question. Learn more about yo…

Bowl game. A men's basketball program that remained undefeated for longer than expected. Hockey doing pretty good things. Volleyball teasing us with a Final Four run. All that and more on this week's edition of the Daily Dickhead Podcast (we'll explain, don't worry). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

May I have your attention! [troll edition of Jump Around drops] Ah, the sweetness that is a win over Wisconsin Badgers. I think we could we talk about this for a full week, but reminiscing about celebrating with 10’s of thousands of our fellow Gopher fans on the field was not the only news this week. We talked offensive coordinator thoughts (record…

HATE WEEK RETURNS! This time, carrying an Axe on it's back. Before we get to that though, we reflect on the Gradual Domination™ of Indiana. We figure out what the heck a win over wisconsin would mean to our mood about this lukewarm porridge of a season before turning our attention to the two Gophers who hit the transfer portal this week. Finally, w…

Whooooooo boy. That loss to Iowa. We spend a good amount of time laughing at the misfortune of other teams when we're done lamenting Floyd, because what the heck else are we going to do? I mean, we talk about this weekend's game against Indiana, basketball, hockey, volleyball, and even cross country before PREDICTIONS too. But we definitely try to …

WE REMAIN RESOLUTE IN OUR HATRED OF IOWA. Also, thanks to the thing that happened against Illinois, we're also not feeling super confident about beating Iowa. Ah how the world turns. This week's Pahd is a chance to reflect (read: complain loudly) about the Illinois loss and preview the team that puts Hawkeyes on the belly of trashing folks. We also…

Well this wasn't the news we expected to get right before recording on Tuesday night. An unexpected 20th ranking in the College Football Playoff standings was a nice surprise to start of the Pahd. We also laughed at many people, including Scott Frost and Kirk. We started to get into basketball mode before Blake previewed Illinois. A double sweep fo…

It's nice when a Gophers game is never in doubt, isn't it? We take a look at what went right against Northwestern, talk Nektons of the week, and nitpick the few things that weren't ideal from yesterday's easy win. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesVon SB Nation

There was plenty to laugh about this week (and we did). Thanks to this week's Pahd Preview, we have decided losing to Northwestern would be worse than losing to Bowling Green. It's also even less likely than that debacle was. We ask Blake a hockey question, reflect on the very different weekends that the men and women had in shootypuck, and look ah…

UStreet and gopherguy05 recap a smooth win by Minnesota over Maryland. They sing the praises of the offensive line and the new three headed running back attack, while sing fewer praises of the two minute drill at the end of the first half. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices…

When you watch Nebraska fans melt down (AGAIN) and when Iowa loses to Purdue (exposing them for the non-top 10 frauds they are), you open the Pahd with laughter. You also talk about why Maryland scares us, you ask Blake a hockey question, and you find out everything you wanted to know about the BIG upcoming weekend for Minnesota Volleyball. Plus, P…

In summary, FIRST HALF = GOOD and SECOND HALF = UGLY. But all in all, still a very enjoyable win. We break down what we liked and didn't like from Minnesota's 30-23 victory over Nebraska, while taking plenty of time to laugh at Scott Frost's expense. Being 1-3 against P.J. Fleck couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…