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26:35

Bob Nielson, Part 2 — USD under Travis Johansen, how...

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2025/11/07

Part 2 of this hour-long conversation with the USD legend turns to his observations of the 2025 USD squad under the leadership of Johansen. How much do Bob and Travis talk? How much does Bob miss coaching, and what things does his miss most? Then, a walk down memory lane of how Nielson slowly but surely took the from Coyotes a program that struggled mightily in the MVFC its first few years in the league to the conference co-champion in his final season. Specifically, Nielson details the extent to

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33:18

Bob Nielson, Part 1 — Retired life, AFCA gig, CFB's...

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2025/11/07

Bob Nielson retired last season after 35 years as a head coach at multiple levels, winning wherever he went. His last stop was a USD, where he turned the Coyotes into a national championship contender by his ninth and final season in 2024. Shortly after they fell 14 points short of reaching the FCS title game. Nielson retired a month later, turning over the program to his accomplished defensive coordinator Travis Johansen. In part one of a one-hour interview, Nielson — now living in Sioux City and

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59:16

FULL chat - USD legend Bob Nielson on reitred life,...

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2025/11/06

Bob Nielson retired last season after 35 years as a head coach at multiple levels, winning wherever he went. His last stop was a USD, where he turned the Coyotes into a national championship contender by his ninth and final season in 2024. Shortly after they fell 14 points short of reaching the FCS title game. Nielson retired a month later, turning over the program to his accomplished defensive coordinator Travis Johansen. In a one-hour interview, Nielson — now living in Sioux City and working as a

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02:33:48

FULL WED. SHOW - Mason Mystery, State vs U trophy,...

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2025/11/05

The Chase Mason Magical Mystery Tour, Week 3 — will SDSU's sublimely athletic quarterback play or won't he? — is the biggest storyline heading into Saturday's massive Top 25 in-state showdown against USD in Vermillion. Mason's possible return could look something like J.J. McCarthy's masterful performance in Detroit, if you examine the nature of their injuries and what they've been up to since being sidelined. More on that in a moment. Meanwhile, SDSU coach Dan Jackson's unprompted remarks

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30:44

John-o-logue: Can Chason Mason model J.J. McCarthy's...

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2025/11/05

Happy Hour host John Gaskins with the latest on Chase Mason's injury and status for Saturday's mammoth SDSU-USD game. Kurtiss Riggs weighs in on if Mason will play, the difference he could make, and how effective he can be if he does. John likens Mason's situation to J.J. McCarthy's in Minnesota for numerous reasons. Could that translate to the same result the Vikings had in Detroit. Then, the Pandora's Box opened by SDSU coach Dan Jackson on bringing back a trophy for the winner of "State vs U."

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34:25

Gronowski, Wilde, Huskers & Gophers with Big Ten...

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2025/11/05

A national perspective on former Jackrabbit All-Americans Mark Gronowski and Griffin Wilde — and their Hawkeyes and Wildcats teams — from 17-year BTN anchor/reporter Rick Pizzo. Also: Is Iowa built to win its last three games and reach the CFB Playoffs? Iowa vs Oregon Matt Rhule at Nebraska — how do we assess his program after almost 3 seasons? Same thing for P.J. Fleck at Minnesota after nine years How Curt Cignetti and Indiana skipped over teams like Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota to the front of the

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53:47

Kurtiss Riggs on SDSU's awful loss, Jacks-Yotes...

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2025/11/05

SDSU TV analyst and Sanford Sports Academy football director Kurtiss Riggs makes his weekly appearance to dive into: SDSU's awful loss to Indiana State — what's wrong with the Jacks? "State vs U" matchup with USD Current state of Chase Mason and how his presence or absence would affect outcome in Vermillion Gronowski and the Hawkeyes vs Oregon Huskers-USC and Raiola's season-ending injury McCarthy's triumphant return to the Vikings

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34:55

Travis Johansen on massive UND win, freshmen making...

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2025/11/05

In a 35-minute weekly chat with USD's football coach on SDSU week, we chat about: 🏈 What "State vs U" means to him 🏈 Preparing for Chase Mason 🏈 UND win 🏈 Bouman's efficiency 🏈 Freshmen playmakers "all over the place"

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01:21:55

NLA: Zim & John take a swing — and a swig — at "State...

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2025/11/04

What could possibly be better than shooting the bull over beers for an hour about the state of both Jackrabbit and Coyote football and the big "State vs U" Top 25 high stakes showdown on Saturday in the DakotaDome? How about shooting the bull while guzzling cans of the official in-state brewed beers of both universities? The hosts of the weekly "Nobody's Listening Anyway" sure enjoyed the procedure. Happy Hour host John Gaskins and Sioux Falls Live sports editor Matt Zimmer cracked open the

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53:14

FULL MONDAY SHOW: Jacks & Yotes both flip the script...

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2025/11/04

It's worth repeating. The stated motto from the beginning of this show almost a year ago comes from 90-year-old former NFL coach Jim Mora, and it's not his famous "PLAYOFFS" rant. "You don't know," Mora told reporters when he was the New Orleans Saints coach in the 1990's. "You may think you know, but you don't know." There is a reason we bring that up on "Happy Hour with John Gaskins" weekly, and the results of the Jackrabbits, Coyotes, and Minnesota Vikings games over the weekend are

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36:51

John-o-logue: SDSU's inexcusable loss to Indiana...

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2025/11/04

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15:50

Dan Jackson on Indiana State loss, key injuries, how...

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2025/11/03

SDSU coach Dan Jackson gives more depth to the Jackrabbits' 24-12 loss to previously winless-in-conference Indiana State on Saturday, injury updates, and a glimpse into Saturday's in-state showdown with South Dakota. Examples of "lack of focus" in the ISU loss Are most focus mistakes made by young or inexperienced players/ How can "lack of focus" be addressed in a week of practice? How to unlock more explosive plays and not rely so much on red zone offense Injuries — Mason, Marble, O'Groske, Van

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01:32:06

FULL FRIDAY SHOW: Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast...

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2025/10/30

It's now or never for high school football teams all across South Dakota on Thursday night in the state playoffs. Win, and you "survive and advance." Lose, and your season comes to an end. The same can be said for the South Dakota Coyotes (5-4) when they face No. 8 North Dakota (6-2) in the Dakota Dome on Saturday. While USD will have two more regular season games after the border clash, many FCS experts feel their postseason dreams die with a fifth loss. If that happens, there might be a

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28:17

USD's Travis Johansen on offensive struggles,...

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2025/10/30

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48:44

Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast with Trent & John...

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2025/10/30

Gaskins sits down with Sioux Falls Live reporter Trent Singer for their weekly "Thirsty Thursday Football Forecast" from Orion Pub, where they'll pick apart and predict: * SDSU vs Indiana State * USD vs UND * Augustana vs Northern State * USF vs Winona State CLASS 11AAA QUARTERFINALS (8) Sioux Falls Roosevelt at (1) Brandon Valley, 6 p.m. (7) Rapid City Central at (2) Sioux Falls Lincoln, 4 p.m. (6) Sioux Falls Washington at (3) Sioux Falls Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. (5) Harrisburg at (4)

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14:36

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFF PREVIEW (SF Metro) with...

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2025/10/30

Sioux Falls Live prep sports reporter Trent Singer joins John Gaskins from the Orion Pub to preview the Class 11AAA state quarterfinals: (5) Harrisburg at (4) O'Gorman, 6 p.m. (6) Sioux Falls Washington at (3) Sioux Falls Jefferson, 6:30 p.m. (7) Rapid City Central at (2) Sioux Falls Lincoln, 4 p.m. (8) Sioux Falls Roosevelt at (1) Brandon Valley, 6 p.m.

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01:35:40

FULL WED. SHOW: Why to root for Jimmy's Ex-Jacks at...

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2025/10/30

It appears there is a sizable contingency of South Dakota State fans who are rooting for former Jackrabbits Mark Gronowski and Griffin Wilde. In fact, few would arguable that a decent chunk of SDSU fans on allocate time on Saturdays just for Gronowski's Iowa Hawkeyes and Wilde's Northwestern Wildcats. Likely, there were smiles and fist pumps and hollers coming from all over South Dakota when Gronowski made his heroic 67-yard gallop that led to the Hawkeyes' dramatic win over Penn State. Likely,

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26:08

John-o-logue: A case for pulling for Jimmy's "WSU...

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2025/10/30

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40:38

Vikings Vortex of Doom: Veteran KSTP-TV reporter...

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2025/10/29

The Minnesota Vikings have fallen into a vortex of doom, both with their injuries and the controversy surrounding the broken shoulder of Carson Wentz, who played in two-and-a-half games with the torn labrum and was wincing in extreme pain in the second half of a way-gone loss to the Chargers. How much blame should be thrust upon head coach Kevin O'Connell? The same question can be asked about a 3-4 start in a highly-anticipated season that has gone pear-shaped due to a both a litany of injuries

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28:56

USF's Jim Glogowski on bouncing back after Augie...

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2025/10/29

The Cougars have won back-to-back road games after their crushing loss to Augustana in which the Vikings scored 19 points in the fourth quarter to win 29-28. How haunting was the Augie loss? Who was able to shake coach Jim Glogowski out of his Key to the City blues, and what has made former Sioux Falls Lincoln standout Tate Schaefer such a smooth operating college quarterback in just two outings, the first which earned him Northern Sun offensive player of the week honors? Stories about Lou

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