The Seahawks (Thursday) and Huskies (Friday) have nationally televised weeknight games this week, and we preview both of them. But first, we air some grievances about the Seahawks’ home loss to Washington and toast to the Sounders reaching the Western Conference Finals.
Contents
Intro – Congrats to loyal listener Nate for winning our Peltoncast hat giveaway
6:00 – Does Stanich’s in Portland have the nation’s best burger? (Plus thoughts on Dough Zone, Tat’s and Ma’ono fried chicken at Rachel’s Ginger Beer in University Village)
14:00 – Arena update: Election results, Tim Leiweke media tour, musicians for music-only KeyArena renovation and questions about timetable of KeyArena MOU vote
25:00 – UW men’s basketball season preview (and Saint Martin’s scare)
37:00 – Sounders beat Vancouver to reach MLS Western Conference Finals (plus Reign coaching change)
43:00 – Huskies crush Oregon and prepare for Friday night showdown with Stanford
1:02 – Airing grievances on Russell Wilson in the rain and more
1:15 – Breaking down the disconnect between Arizona’s 4-4 record and dismal advanced stats
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Links
– Peltoncast Seattle Burger Special with Kevin Alexander
– Kevin Alexander’s burger rankings
– Seattle Times: With lessons learned, Oak View Group’s Tim Leiweke is doing it his way
– Tim Leiweke sit down with Bill Wixey
– King5: Macklemore, Sir Mix-a-Lot, other musicians back SoDo arena, KeyArena remodel
– King5: Seattle arena ‘designed to deliver an NHL team by 2020’ says councilmember
– FourFourTwo: How Laura Harvey leaving Seattle forecasts her promising future with the USWNT
– KenPom.com: The Boeheim Exception
– American Soccer Analysis: Expected Goals
– ESPN NCAA Football Power Index
– ESPN NCAA QBR
– Pro Football Reference: List of “Stantons”