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In this episode of "Coug's Corner", Jason “Puck” Puckett interviews Washington State's offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle. They discuss Arbuckle's journey from playing Division two football to coaching at the collegiate level, the influences of various mentors in his career, and the team's recent thrilling game against San Jose State. Arbuckle shares insights on balancing offensive strategies with player strengths, adapting to different defensive schemes, and the emotional connections within the team. They also touch on the upcoming game  against Boise State and Arbuckle's passion for golf.

In the latest episode of ‘Old Crimson Podcast, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Paul Sorensen, Jim Moore and a practice report from Jamey Vinnick from Cougfan.com.  The title of this weeks episode, “The Fuck You Show.” They rave about the Cougars victory over San Jose State and the performance of John Mateer. In between the praise of Mateer, Puck yells at Jim for taking a phone call during the show and Paul for not having his camera working, but karma is a bitch, because Puck’s camera craps out at the end! The three get in a heated, but friendly debate over the performance of the defense. Puck and Jim feel the defense is performed poorly and Paul isn’t having any of it and says they are 4-0 and that’s all that matters! Puck, Jim and Paul all agree that if they didn’t have Mateer as the teams quarterback, they would probably be 2-2.  In the latest  realignment news, they touch on the Cougs current situation in the Pac-12 with the reports that UNLV  is weighing their options about joining. They all agree that they like this scenario, rather than adding Memphis and Tulane. Lastly, they are joined by Jamey Vinnick of Cougfan.com, and Jamey gives his thoughts on the injury situation with the Cougs and a look ahead to their matchup against Boise State. 

 Bill Krueger, ROOT Sports, joins Puck to talk Mariners baseball. They immediately jump into the performance of Bryce Miller and Bill suggests he’s the best pitcher on the Mariners staff.  Julio Rodriguez is finishing the season strong and Puck asks Bill what he could do to get off to a better start at the beginning of the season.   Bill reminds Puck that the Mariners still have a shot at the playoffs and tells him not to give up hope.  They wrap up their chat with Bill reflecting on his time playing for the Oakland A’s and how much that city and organization meant to him and how sad he is that they are leaving Oakland and that Major League baseball should be ashamed of themselves. 

John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, is next up and they touch in on  the PAC-12's legal maneuvers, Gonzaga's potential addition to the conference, and how legitimate is John Mateer as a Heisman Trophy candidate?  They touch on Wazzu’s chances of running the table and creating chaos in the college football playoffs, the impact of media on what teams get the chance to play in the playoffs, and what happens if the Pac-12 can’t land UNLV and Air Force.  Where do they turn next?

On today’s Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett is joined by Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.com, John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com and Bill Krueger, ROOT Sports. Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftBlog.comjoins the show from the start to chat about the Seahawks win over Miami and the play of the defense.  Is the defense good or is it a result of the opponents they have faced?  Also, you are seeing a trend in the NFL with teams running the football more and it’s a trend that will likely continue as the season moves forward.  So, as Puck and Rob discuss, old school football is back!   With all the compliments being thrown the way of the Seahawks, they still have issues on the offensive line, in particular Anthony Bradford. Puck and Rob can’t figure out why they continue to play him and not give Christian Haynes a shot, but Rob does have a theory that he ran by Puck on why Bradford may be staying in there for now. Rob continues to gush over the play of Geno Smith and the offense despite them struggling in the middle of the game. D.K. Metcalf continues to be a force in the passing game and the running game looked much better with Zach Charbonnet this past weekend. Both Rob and Puck agreed that Charbonnet is a much better back than people give him credit for.  They wrap up their conversation  with thoughts on the rest of the NFC West and NFC and ask who is really better than Seattle right now?  Seattle is playing some really good football despite the opponents. John Canzano, JohnCanzano.com, is next up and they touch in on  the PAC-12's legal maneuvers, Gonzaga's potential addition to the conference, and how legitimate is John Mateer as a Heisman Trophy candidate?  They touch on Wazzu’s chances of running the table and creating chaos in the college football playoffs, the impact of media on what teams get the chance to play in the playoffs, and what happens if the Pac-12 can’t land UNLV and Air Force.  Where do they turn next?Lastly, Bill Krueger, ROOT Sports, joins Puck to talk Mariners baseball. They immediately jump into the performance of Bryce Miller and Bill suggests he’s the best pitcher on the Mariners staff.  Julio Rodriguez is finishing the season strong and Puck asks Bill what he could do to get off to a better start at the beginning of the season.   Bill reminds Puck that the Mariners still have a shot at the playoffs and tells him not to give up hope.  They wrap up their chat with Bill reflecting on his time playing for the Oakland A’s and how much that city and organization meant to him and how sad he is that they are leaving Oakland and that Major League baseball should be ashamed of themselves. Finally, “Hey, What the Puck!?”, Puck wonders why Joel Klatt of FOX has a problem with what Oregon State and Washington State are doing in rebuilding the conference?Rundown00:00 PuckSports Mobile App launch…Pac-12 news…NFL running game not dead 12:32 Rob Staton, SeahawksDraftblog.comjoins the show to talk Seahawks win over the Dolphins.  Play of the defense. Is it really good or bad offenses? 46:03 John Canzano joins the show and gives us the latest with the Pac-12 and Mountain West drama. Does Gonzaga have a future? Mateer for Heisman?01:21:00 Bill Krueger stops by to talk some baseball…Bryce Miller the best starter on the staff?  What can Julio do in the offseason to be more prepared at the beginning of the season?  M’s still have a shot..long, but still alive! Bill shares thoughts on the A’s leaving Oakland. 01:39:05 “Hey, What the Puck!?” FOX’s Joel Klatt’s comments about the Pac-12, Oregon State and Washington State. Why?

On this week’s episode with Rob Staton from SeahawksDraftBlog and Jason “Puck” Puckett on the Seahawks latest win over Miami to improve to 3-0 in the NFC West and a two game lead in the division, the effectiveness of their defense, and the importance of the running game…it’s not dead!  They touch on the performances of Derick Hall and D.K. Metcalf and they discuss how well the defense has played to start the season, but the challenge gets much tougher against the Detroit Lions next Monday Night . Offensive line continues to be an issue for the team particularly the play of Anthony Bradford and why the team did not put in Christian Haynes into the game?  

Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio stops by to talk all things baseball.  They both marvel at Shohei Ohtani and Puck wonders out loud if he could get 60/60???   The Dodgers have the most pressure going into the season on them, but what are they missing and will that prevent them from winning the whole thing?  Who are currently the best teams in the AL and NL?  Jim’s answer for the American League may surprise you and it will definitely anger you!  Jim and Puck discuss how the Mariners, if they don’t get in, just completely blew a huge opportunity this season especially with how poorly teams like the Royals and Twins have played down the stretch.   Julio Rodriguez has turned his season around and a lot of credit has gone to Edgar Martinez. Puck asks Jim if Julio needs to ditch his personal hitting coach in Florida and just work exclusively with Edgar in the offseason.  Jim also offered Julio some advice to how he should handle this upcoming offseason. 

Jim takes off to walk his dogs again, and Puck is joined by Tim Booth and Curtis Crabtree for their weekly “HawksNest” Show, where they breakdown the Seahawks win over the Dolphins.   The Seahawks were able to dominate the game on the defensive side, but how much is that because of the quarterback play for the Dolphins?  The season has been a pretty soft landing for Mike Macdonald and his new staff because they have faced Bo Nix, Jacoby Brissett and Skylar Thompson.  The season will heat up next week when they take on the Detroit Lions.  They turn their attention to the offensive line.  It played better at times, but Anthony Bradford has been a disaster and why has Christian Haynes not taken over at the spot yet?  Regardless of the opponent, the Seahawks are 3-0 and have a two game lead in the NFC West thanks in part to a number of injuries affecting the other teams. Seattle must take advantage of the situation and they currently are doing that. 

On Monday’s, Daily Puck Drop, Jason “Puck” Puckett and Jim Moore, former hosts at KJR,  discuss their weekend , including Jim's visit to Pullman and whether or not it’s ok to buy your kids a half-gallon of booze? Jim and Puck can’t figure out how the Cougars won on Friday night, but somehow they won the game, and they delve into the Mariners' playoff hopes and Puck tells Jim that he was wrong for rooting against them.  Because Jim and Puck are riding high on the Cougs, they put their money down on John Mateer winning the Heisman Trophy!   They switch gears to the Seahawks and talked about how they were able to win an ugly, sloppy game. Jim takes off to walk his dogs again, and Puck is joined by Tim Booth and Curtis Crabtree for their weekly “HawksNest” Show, where they breakdown the Seahawks win over the Dolphins.   The Seahawks were able to dominate the game on the defensive side, but how much is that because of the quarterback play for the Dolphins?  The season has been a pretty soft landing for Mike Macdonald and his new staff because they have faced Bo Nix, Jacoby Brissett and Skylar Thompson.  The season will heat up next week when they take on the Detroit Lions.  They turn their attention to the offensive line.  It played better at times, but Anthony Bradford has been a disaster and why has Christian Haynes not taken over at the spot yet?  Regardless of the opponent, the Seahawks are 3-0 and have a two game lead in the NFC West thanks in part to a number of injuries affecting the other teams. Seattle must take advantage of the situation and they currently are doing that. Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio stops by to talk all things baseball.  They both marvel at Shohei Ohtani and Puck wonders out loud if he could get 60/60???   The Dodgers have the most pressure going into the season on them, but what are they missing and will that prevent them from winning the whole thing?  Who are currently the best teams in the AL and NL?  Jim’s answer for the American League may surprise you and it will definitely anger you!  Jim and Puck discuss how the Mariners, if they don’t get in, just completely blew a huge opportunity this season especially with how poorly teams like the Royals and Twins have played down the stretch.   Julio Rodriguez has turned his season around and a lot of credit has gone to Edgar Martinez. Puck asks Jim if Julio needs to ditch his personal hitting coach in Florida and just work exclusively with Edgar in the offseason.  Jim also offered Julio some advice to how he should handle this upcoming offseason. Lastly, Puck wraps up with, “Hey, What the Puck!?” Puck acknowledges that Chris Egan was right about him being a bad fan and wanting the Mariners to lose games so the season would end.   Puck also announces the release of the PuckSports Mobile App which you can now download from the app store for iPhone users.  The android version for Google Play will be out soon!  You can now listen to the “Daily Puck Drop” live on your phone daily starting at 10am! Rundown00:00 Jim is back from a weekend spent in Pullman for Dad’s weekend! 13:03 Jim asks Puck if it’s ok to buy your kids a half-gallon of booze?21:16 Cougs somehow win on Friday and they can’t figure out how?!30:44 Seahawks win an ugly game and all that matter is that they are 3-039:52 Mariners' playoff hopes on life support 44:43 Jim and Puck place $50 bucks down on John Mateer winning the Heisman at 33-1 48:48 “HawksNest” with Curtis Crabtree & Tim Booth 01:19:16 Jim Duquette, MLB Network Radio, on all things baseball and the Mariners collapse 01:45 “Hey, What the Puck!?   Puck admits that Chris Egan was right…He was being a bad fan!

Chris Egan, KING 5, wraps ups the week with a visit and immediately scolds Puck for giving up on the Mariners and calls him a bad fan!  Puck tries to explain to Chris that he feels like he’s an an abusive relationship with the Mariners and he can’t take it anymore.  Puck makes fun of Egan going to the Puyallup Fair dressed up like a cowboy.  Egan never dresses up in cowboy gear, but felt compelled because he was going to the fair and his wife yelled at him that he was just wearing a polo shirtFinally,  he previews the King 5 Big Game of the Week.