The Daily Gopher: for Minnesota Golden Gophers fans SB Nation

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 anymore. A very large % of the SB Nation Network’s podcasts are getting axed. As much as we enjoy doing this, doing it at loss (we currently get a small stipend, but more importantly all the hosting fees are covered) isn’t something we can cover.
And so it is with sadness in our hearts that we share with you the final Pahd. At least until Vox pivots back to podcasting in 3 years when they decide it’s worth the money again (probably when TikTok starts finding a way to incentivise it, don’t ask me how that’s possible social media is dumb and media companies are even dumber so they’ll find a way).
We’ve loved doing this, and judging by the numbers at least some of you have enjoyed listening. Or maybe everyone just hate listened. We can’t be sure. We’re appreciative of your ears either way.
This episode’s format is more free form. There will be no talk about basketball. Losing the Pahd is depressing enough. We talk about hockey (eventually) and that’s it. The rest is a version of what we call Pahdcast After Dark. Basically it’s the sort of free-wheeling convo we have always had with each other before/after recording an episode. The history of TGIFridays is discussed. We learn that Blake didn’t know that Cheers was set in Boston. Chris is accused of sabotaging the Pahd by not eating at Chili’s. We remember the time that Rutgers fans tried to cancel Andy on Twitter for saying their football team sucked. And that only covers about 15% of the episode’s content.
Enjoy. Or not. Your opinion can’t save us (but we love you all the same).
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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.
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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.
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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 bit before getting into the Border Battle this weekend. WSR helps UStreet fill us in on what's up with the world of Gophers basketball. Andy gets us up to speed for hockey before WSR turns "Ask Blake a Hockey Question" on its head. And of course, PREDICTIONS.
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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 Battle. We celebrate the strong WBB freshman class while noting that without a post, they're still going to lose some really frustrating games. We preview two really big hockey matchups. And of course, PREDICTIONS.
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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 hockey.
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