Softy & Dick Interviews

Jon Wilner of The San Jose Mercury News and Wilner Hotline joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about Oregon’s continued struggles in 2026, Washington facing Purdue this week, the Huskies’ spending in NIL and their quarterback situation for the rest of the season, Indiana vs. Ohio State, Bob Chesney at UCLA, and his weekly pick.

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In the third hour, Dave Softy Mahler, Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey get together for the Husky Honks as they discuss the Dawgs at 3-3, the offensive line issues, quarterback questions with Demond Williams and Elijah Brown, if the injury will result in a change, the Dawgs’ running game with a plan for it, and fears about Purdue coming on Friday.

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Mike Holmgren joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the officiating issues this season in the NFL and the swearing controversy, the Seahawks offense and the run game problems, Seattle facing Brock Purdy and the Niners this Sunday, and Joe Mixon.

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Lee Sterling, gambling expert with Paramount Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to share his best gambling advice for the weekend again, including the Washington Huskies facing Iowa, Alabama facing Georgia, and the Seahawks taking on the Niners.

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Rick Neuheisel, former Huskies Head Coach now with CBS Sports, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about UW’s offense right now with Demond Williams, the play-calling by Jedd Fisch, Michigan’s quarterback, rivalry games this week, and more.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain speak with Larry Kruger about how the 49ers have improved since last season, why they have struggled against Mike Macdonald, how they have kept Christian McCaffrey fresh this year and how he believes the 49ers will beat the Seahawks.

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Dave Softy Mahler talks with Kevin Harlan about calling a game with Jim Zorn, whether San Francisco can keep rolling on offense, whether Kenneth Walker can keep up the pace he's on. Also, is Kevin buying into the Vikings 4-0 start and what is going on with Drake Maye?

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Dave Softy Mahler speaks with Petros Papadakis about the matchup between UW and USC last weekend, the latest on how the Trojan fanbase is feeling, his thoughts on the Husky offense and how he thinks Jedd Fisch had a good game playcalling. Also, what's with all the juice boxes at USC?

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain talk to Mike Florio about the upcoming matchup between the Seahawks and 49ers and whether the Hawks have more to lose. Also, Mike gives his take on whether Jim Harbaugh is finished as an NFL coach, the chances Saquon Barkley gets traded, the latest on Tyreke Hill's possible return and what happened with Joe Mixon to the Seahawks.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain talk to Jon Wilner as he gives his thoughts on Washington's struggles, his evaluation of Demond Williams, the chances Jedd Fisch moves on from Demond, how the Big Ten could possibly play out and whether Jedd Fisch should be given more time at UW.

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Dave Softy Mahler is joined by Greg Lewis and Mario Bailey to give their thoughts on the loss to USC, talk about how 3rd down conversions are a big problem for the Dawgs, grade Demond Williams's performance and look at what the core problem with the Husky offense is. Then, they look ahead to a Friday night home matchup against Iowa.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain talk to Hugh Millen about the Seahawks win over the Chargers and how he feels that penalties were an issue but fixable. Also, Hugh gives his thoughts on Emanuel Wilson, the officiating and Sam Darnold's performance. He then talks about what happened to the Huskies against USC and whether he is encouraged by the offensive playcalling.

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Mike Holmgren gives his thoughts on the Seahawks loss to the commanders, talks about whether he would have benched Jadarian Price, whether he would have tried to keep Kenneth Walker over Rasheed Shaheed, gives his thoughts on Sam Darnold's first full start of the season and what's going on with Justin Herbert.

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Rick Neuheisel joins the show to talk about what is going wrong for UW right now, whether Brian Bonner can be the guy at running back, whether USC will be distracted on Saturday against the Dawgs and gives his thoughts on the hit on Dante Moore.

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In the third hour, Dave Softy Mahler talks to Kevin Harlan about all things NFL including the shocking Bears win over the Eagles, the 49ers looking dangerous and Michael Penix reviving the Falcons.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain talk to Petros Papadakis and get the latest report from the USC football camp, break down Pete Arbogast's take on the targeting against Oregon, talk about how swol Mark Bowman is and take a look at who is in more trouble: UW's offense or USC's defense.

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Kraken head coach Lane Lambert calls in to talk about the offseason, whether the team is going to be more physical and what it will take to make the playoffs.

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Mike Florio joins the show to talk about the winless Chargers, whether JJ McCarthy will start for the Giants, whether Nick Sirianni is on the hot seat in Philadelphia and how long the Titans can roll with Cam Ward at quarterback.

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Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain speak to Larry Stone and get his thoughts on the big weekend for the Mariners, the most likely candidates to fill the empty manager's job and why Dan Wilson wasn't let go earlier in the season.

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