Pair and a Spare Podcast

Ryan Burns, Chip Scoggins and Justin Gaard join forces to discuss all things college football. From the Gophers to the national scene these guys have what you need for your college football fix!

2025 Week Nine Review: Iowa Routs Gophers, Drake Struggles, Darius Injured, Coaches Carousel

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Iowa rout of Minnesota. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong and went wrong very quickly...why? The guys discuss Drake Lindsay's struggles, Darius Taylor's most recent injury and preview Michigan State before talking about LSU firing Brian Kelly, the buyout bedlam this year and preview what should be a wild coaches carousel this offseason.

10-28
01:20:24

2025 Week Eight Review: Gophers Dominate Nebraska, Iowa Preview, NIL Rant

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a dominant Gopher win over Nebraska. The defense shined and the offensive line bounced back from a tough start to the season. When will people learn about crowning Nebraska too early? Why do people assume good Gopher players will automatically jump into the transfer portal for more money? The guys also preview the Iowa game and discuss what this Hawkeye team looks like compared to years past.

10-21
01:23:01

2025 Week Seven Review: Gophers Rally, Nebraska Preview, James Franklin, Wisconsin Down Bad

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers comeback win over Purdue on Saturday night; the star players saved the Gophers on a night where they got beat up front on both sides of the ball. Nebraska comes to town as a ranked team, the guys break down what they are curious to see on Friday night. James Franklin was fired by Penn State to the tune of a $49 million buyout, what is next for them? What's next for Wisconsin as well who is as down as they have been since the 1980's.

10-14
01:30:58

2025 Week Six Review: Buckeyes Rout Gophers, Defense, Penn State Problems

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to discuss the Ohio State rout of the Gophers: What started nicely ended quickly as the defense couldn't stop them and the offense couldn't sustain anything after the first drive. The next month will tell the tale of the season with 3 of the next 4 games at home. The guys wrap up the show talking about a Mark Coyle comment that got some attention and the Penn State problem after losing to UCLA.

10-07
01:03:34

2025 Week Five Review: Gophers Beat Rutgers, Drake Lindsay, Adjustments, Big Ten Roundup

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap the Gophers back and forth victory over Rutgers and specifically discuss the great effort from quarterback Drake Lindsay to help bring it home. The defense made some great adjustments as the game went on, the guys discuss the Gopher coordinators getting the win over some of their mentors. Anthony Smith looks like a first round pick, safety Kerry Brown had perhaps his best game and Koi Perich bounced back nicely from his struggles at Cal. At the end of the show they recap the weekend in the Big Ten including Oregon/Penn State, Illinois/USC, Indiana/Iowa and do a quick preview of Ohio State.

09-30
50:55

2025 Week Four Review: Gophers Bye, Rutgers Preview, Iowa QB, Indiana/Illinois, Badgers Down Bad

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back off of the Gophers bye week and dive into Week 4 of college football: They recap what they saw from Rutgers in their loss to Iowa on Friday night (Burnsie gets to go down Rutgers Narrative Street), discuss if Iowa now has their quarterback, how good is Indiana and was Illinois overrated after the Hoosiers beatdown of the Illini, and the Wisconsin Badger fans are down bad right now.

09-23
01:17:45

2025 Week Three Review: Gophers Fall at Cal, Koi, Ferentz, Big 10 Weekend

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard have gotten some sleep after the late night loss at Cal and review all the things that went wrong in the first Gopher setback of the season. Koi Perich had his worst performance as a Gopher (and maybe ever), the guys talk about how surprising that was before getting into the choppiness of the game in general. They also ode Kirk Ferentz who became the all-time winning coach in Big Ten history, how Wisconsin looks through 3 games and preview a sneaky big weekend in the Big Ten!

09-16
01:22:29

2025 Week Two Review: Gophers Dominate, Taylor Hurt, Cal Preview, Iowa Struggles

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap (kind of) the Gophers blowout win over Northwestern State, discuss the Darius Taylor injury outlook, preview an interesting game coming up at Cal and spin around the Big Ten with a look at Iowa's struggling passing game.

09-09
56:21

2025 Week One Review: Gophers Beat Buffalo, Drake Lindsay, Iowa and Wisconsin QB's, Belichick Crushed

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard get right to it this week with so much college football to discuss after a jam-packed first week! The guys recap the Gophers win over Buffalo: What they saw from Drake Lindsay in his first start, the Darius Taylor workload and the dominant defensive effort. Iowa's new QB struggled, Wisconsin's new QB got hurt and Bill Belichick got smoked in his North Carolina debut. Thanks as always to Jax Cafe!

09-02
01:21:51

August 2025: Buffalo Preview!/Max Brosmer/SEC Goes 9/Lee Corso Tribute

It's finally game week and Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are fired up to do a legit preview of Gophers/Buffalo. Max Brosmer has solidified his spot on the Vikings and the guys are amused at some of the discussion surrounding him and his play. The SEC is either folding to the Big Ten or calling their bluff now that they will play 9 conference games, it's now on the Big Ten to get the College Football Playoff expansion settled. A family fight in Dublin that would only happen in College Football has our attention and they pay tribute to Lee Corso who will don his final headgear on College Gameday this weekend. It's football season, lots to discuss!

08-25
01:09:34

August 2025: $10 Tix, Gaardsy Twitter, Burnsie Depth Chart, Michigan, CFP

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard discuss the creative Gopher ticket promotion for the opener, Gaardsy's night on Twitter regarding some of the reaction to that sale, Burnsie's initial Gopher depth chart, the Michigan sanctions and the latest crazy College Football Playoff idea allegedly from the Big Ten.

08-20
01:19:06

August 2025: Open Practice Thoughts, Roster Questions, Schedule Check

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to start the preseason hype and overreactions now that the guys have been to a few Gopher practices. What questions do they still have about the 2025 roster? They also do a quick run through of the schedule and give some first predictions about final records for the year.

08-11
01:14:55

Pair and a Spare Podcast July 2025: Media Day Recap, How Much Koi, CFP Update

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard recap Big Ten Media Days in Las Vegas discussing the main storylines from both the Gophers and conference as a whole: How much will Koi Perich actually play offense? Is James Franklin always complaining? What is next for Wisconsin? Who will blink first in the Big Ten/SEC playoff standoff?

07-29
57:19

July 2025: Gopher Spending and Fees, Local Media Day, Preseason Poll

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back after a short summer break and dive right into the recent news out of Dinkytown regarding the Athletic Department's projected budget deficit and new student fees. The guys also recap Gopher Football's local media day and discuss the first in-depth conversations with new quarterback Drake Lindsey before they give their thoughts on the Big Ten Preseason Poll.

07-21
01:14:13

June 2025: Burnsie Cruise, CFP Format Fight, Gopher Summer Recruiting

After a few weeks off Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back for more college football talk! The guys recap Burnsie's epic Alaskan cruise, discuss the news out of SEC Meetings including the fight over the next College Football Playoff format and recap the first big summer recruiting for PJ Fleck and the Gophers.

06-03
01:12:23

Pair and a Spare Legends Series: Adam Weber!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard continue their Gopher Legends series with former quarterback great Adam Weber! Adam talks about growing up with football, what brought him to the U and his career that saw more coaching changes than perhaps any other time in Gopher history. Adam and the guys also discuss some career highlights and his time back on the sideline coaching before moving into a "normal career."

05-08
53:05

Episode 100!: PJ Fleck Joins!

Gopher head coach PJ Fleck joins Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard for the 100th Episode of the podcast! The guys cover some college football current events after the first half of the show but talked about anything but football with PJ where they learned about his hobbies, favorite vacation spots, love for bourbon and boating and the only traffic ticket he has ever received.

04-17
01:01:54

April 2025: Jax Event Update!/Spring Practice/House Settlement

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back after a few weeks off and announce the big news that Koi Perich, Jaxon Howard and some other players will be joining Saturday's event at Jax Cafe! Burnsie updates the group on what he's seen at Gopher spring practice (including Drake Lindsay observations) and the guys discuss the update on the House Settlement hearings and Gaardsy's interview with Mark Coyle from the Final Four.

04-10
01:05:22

March 2025: Niko Medved Talk, Revenue Sharing Discussion, Recruiting Win

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to preview their April 12 event at Jax Cafe and spend much of the show this week talking about the Niko Medved hire and what it says about Minnesota's commitment to basketball. They also talk about what they expect the revenue share model to look like at the U and what that can mean for all the programs that will be sharing the money. Burnsie also gives us an update on a nice recruiting win for PJ Fleck.

03-27
01:04:00

March 2025: Max Brosmer Joins!

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are joined by former quarterback Max Brosmer on the show this week! The guys cover a lot of ground with Max including his experience going through the draft process, his year at the U, how he clicked so quickly with his coaches and teammates, how he prepared for each week and his thoughts on the Drake Lindsay era.

03-20
56:12

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