Softy & Dick Interviews

Former Mariners pitcher and analyst Bill Krueger joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the M’s season coming to an end, all the changes to the rotation this year, if more changes are coming this offseason, Dan Wilson’s future, and Jerry Dipoto’s job.

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Hugh Millen joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Michael Penix beating the Packers last night, Bijan Robinson’s skills at running back, Sam Darnold making his return for the Seahawks, Seattle’s running backs, plus UW football and Minnesota next.

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Lee Sterling, gambling expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about his best advice for the football weekend ahead including the Huskies’ game against Minnesota tomorrow and the Seahawks facing the Commanders Sunday.

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Bret Boone, former Mariners All Star, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the 2026 M’s now being eliminated from playoff contention today with a win by Texas, how the players now treat these final few games, if this is the end for Dan Wilson as the manager, what the team needs in a new manager and a classic story about Lou Piniella.

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Former Seahawks Head Coach Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Seattle’s current quarterback situation with an almost healthy Sam Darnold and Drew Lock, who is playing extremely well, the win over the Cardinals last weekend, if the team could or should trade Drew, Lock’s future in the NFL, and questionable fines.

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Rick Neuheisel, former UW Coach now with CBS Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the Texas-Tennessee communications with the president in the stadium, Deion Sanders’ job security at Colorado, the wild ending to N.C. State versus Vanderbilt, the Huskies facing USC next week, Ole Miss’ huge win, and his weekly pick.

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Kevin Harlan of Westwood One and CBS joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about the air in Los Angeles for Monday Night Football, what he saw from the Rams’ beat-down of the Giants in the actual game, various shocking 0-2 teams around the NFL right now, the Browns beating the Bucs last week, plus NFL expansion including potentially in Europe.

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Petros Papadakis joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about his Sweet James jingle, USC football and how the season has gone so far, the game this week against Oregon, the Ducks running up the score last week, the issues with the Huskies offense right now, Lane Kiffin and LSU losing to Ole Miss, and Deion Sanders’ behavior with Colorado.

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Mike Florio of PFT and NBC joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the interview between Mike Macdonald and Graham Bensinger and how both parties were at fault for the clip that leaked online, his article suggest Colin Kaepernick to the Giants and its real intended purpose, plus the Rams getting their first win of 2026 on Monday.

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Legendary writer Larry Stone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Mike Macdonald’s interview and comment about Sean Payton, the Seahawks season so far, the Mariners season ending and their media accountability, the team’s bad culture, what the team needs in a new manager, their pitching, and the wide open American League.

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Seattle Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the team’s wild 3-3 draw in Colorado last weekend, Caden Clark’s game-tying goal, the weather delay at the start, missing Dejan Joveljic to International Duty this week, a few injury updates, plus Real Salt Lake coming up tomorrow at home.

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Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Oregon running up the score last week, the non-conference schedules, what to make of the Huskies so far, this week’s game against Minnesota, the Big Ten, possible new playoff model, big games this week, USC, Michigan, and his pick.

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In the second hour, Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey for the Husky Honks as the guys look back at the win over Eastern Washington, including the little they learned from the blowout, facing Minnesota next and the weight of their punch, the problematic penalties on defense and new reputation, plus the UW wide receivers.

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In the third hour, Dave Softy Mahler and Hugh Millen spend the hour talking about the Seahawks game against the Cardinals with Drew Lock starting, how the defense looked in the opening win, how the Dawgs are using Demond Williams early in the season, the NIL situation for Washington, Arch Manning, plus Lane Kiffin and LSU facing Ole Miss.

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Bill Krueger, former Mariners pitcher and analyst, joins Dave Softy Mahler to talk about all the issues with the M’s as their season comes to an end, including the lack of any accountability, Dan Wilson’s job, Randy Arozarena, pitching problems, and Cal Raleigh.

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Lee Sterling, gambling expert from Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler to share his best bets for the football weekend ahead including the Dawgs game versus Eastern Washington, LSU facing Ole Miss, and the Seahawks game  on Sunday versus Arizona.

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Former Mariners All Star Bret Boone joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to discuss the Mariners’ hopes all but dead right now, the mindsets of players given the situation, Dan Wilson’s treatment of his players and how much blame he should receive, respect being an important factor with managers, what happened with the 2004 M’s, and more.

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Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about how he handled the change from a starting quarterback to a backup, as it relates to the Seahawks starting Drew Lock with Sam Darnold hurt, what he has seen from Lock, how much they would use Jadarian Price in his 2nd career game, and NFL offenses going more under center.

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Rick Neuheisel from CBS Sports joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Lane Kiffin’s possible injury lie for LSU, Ole Miss facing them this week, Oregon’s loss to Oklahoma State last week, the NIL situation for the University of Washington, why it has been a struggle, the issues with the Huskies’ offense right now, and a weekly pick.

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