Pair and a Spare Podcast

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!

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December 30, 2025 60 mins

Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gopher trip to Arizona. It was a dominant performance by Anthony Smith and a coming out party for Jalen Smith. The guys discuss the huge news that Anthony announced after the game he was coming back to the U next season. Portal needs, staff changes and Kyle Whittingham getting the Michigan job are also discussed as the show wraps up 2025.

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Gaardsy is in Phoenix, Burnsie is on his way there later and Chip is happy to watch from home: The guys preview the Rate Bowl against New Mexico state, discuss how they think the Gophers will utilize Koi Perich this week as well as next season, talk about the latest on the Michigan coaching search and give their thoughts on the first week of CFP games.

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to react to the latest mess at Michigan with Sherrone Moore fired (and charged with crimes). Where does Michigan go from here? Drake Lindsay announced he will be back with the Gophers next season, what's the Gophers next move to build around him? The guys finish the show discussing their Heisman votes.

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back with their reactions to the College Football Playoff field and the inevitable controversy and complaints surrounding it. The guys discuss the epic Big Ten Championship Game and give their thoughts on the unlikely story of the rise of Indiana football. Gaardsy has some thoughts on the bowl selection process that he had to get off his chest towards the end.

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap a snowy afternoon in Minneapolis where the Gophers won Paul Bunyan's Axe for the 4th time in 5 years. The guys discuss what the right evaluation is for a 7-5 season and what the big picture outlook is with Drake Lindsay potentially leading the offense the next few years. The Lane Kiffin domino fell to LSU over the weekend, they talk about how that went down and what it me...

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back on this Thanksgiving Week to discuss the Gophers dreadful defensive performance in a disappointing loss to Northwestern at Wrigley Field. How did they get here and how does it get better? What does it mean for defensive coordinator Danny Collins? The guys do touch on the great performance by Drake Lindsay and the Gopher offense before they preview the Wisconsin game and talk about...

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers latest road debacle: a 42-13 loss at Oregon. It was definitely a 'Johnnies and Joes" issue with Oregon's offense running all over the Gopher defense. The guys discuss how the roster can be reconstructed next season to deal with some of the issues we've seen this season. They also spend time previewing Northwestern (who had a heart-breaking loss to Michigan at ...

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back and with the Gophers coming off a bye week they spend a ton of time on the big games last weekend in the Big Ten. Oregon out-Iowa'd Iowa in terrible conditions at Kinnick, Indiana had an epic drive for the ages to rally against Penn State and we got word that Luke Fickell will return to coach Wisconsin for a 4th season next year. We also shout out a couple having their wedding rec...

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Chip Scoggins, Ryan Burns and Justin Gaard are back to recap the Gophers survival rally against Michigan State. Nine games in, do we know what this team is yet? Drake Lindsay was at his best when he needed to be again, the defense was feast or famine, how should we properly evaluate what we've seen so far? The guys also give their thoughts on a huge game between Iowa and Oregon in Iowa City this week and react to the intital Colleg...

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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.

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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 co...

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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 nex...

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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 l...

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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 Ko...

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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...

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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 histo...

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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.

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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 Ja...

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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 s...

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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.

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