Chuck Powell and Bucky Jacobsen are on the air weekdays from 6 a.m. until 10 a.m. talking all things Seattle Sports
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We continue our conversation on the T Mobile park factors and discuss how the Mariners can combat the park’s difficulties to create a true home-field advantage. :30- The Super Bowl is 9 days away and we take a look at the offensive lines of both SB teams and what the Seahawks can do to immediately improve theirs. :45- We close out the show and the …
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We cover the top 8 sports stories of the day in the OCHO.1. 9 days til Super Bowl2. It’s Pro Bowl weekend3. Kubiak’s arrival4. Jorge Polanco’s return to the M’s5. Kraken dominate Sharks6. NBA All star reserves announced7. CBB weekend8. Other stuff:30- Ross Jackson (Saints beat writer, analyst and host) joins the show to give us the latest on the Sa…
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) joins the show with the latest 12th Man News, including the Seahawks new Pro Bowl additions, Klint Kubiak’s arrival and more.:30- We dive a little deeper into the return of Jorge Polanco and look at the makeup of this roster as it stands now and what we can expect from him in his 2nd year with …
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H1: 1-31 Bucky is back and cleansed! Super Bowl or MVP? Polanco's return to the M's and the Kraken thump the Sharks!
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Bucky is back from his colonoscopy and he got a special surprise message to wish him well!Cam Newton said he would not trade his MVP for a Super Bowl ring and that he knows he did his job and we discuss.Is there too much put on a Championship to validate and athlete’s success?:30- The Mariners are bring back Jorge Polanco and at this point, it’s so…
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It’s Beat Bucky without Bucky! Bucky is in the final stages of his “cleanse” but we can still play his favorite trivia game!:30- Mike Sando (The Athletic) joins us with his thoughts on the Super Bowl matchup, conspiracy theories and the tush push.:45- We wrap up this Thursday with one last thing!Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H3: 1-30 The T Mobile Park Factors convo continues, Scott Eklund and we're jealous of the SB teams.
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We continue our conversation about T Mobile’s Park factors and discuss the fact that the Mariners have known this all along and while they’ve tried to take advantage of it by building a dynamic starting rotation, they have more work to do offensively to really secure home field dominance.:30- Scott Eklund (Dawgman.com) joins the show to give us the…
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) joins us with the lates 12th Man News. - Which is more interesting as a Seahawks beat writer? What the Seahawks are doing or what’s going on with the Raiders?- Would the Raiders trade for Geno?:30- Are the Mariners prepared to play more small ball?:45- Tonya Harding figured out how to create an…
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H1: 1-30 Mariners... we're pretty good. Kraken waive Grubi and the Meat Wagon is getting a lot lighter!
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The 2025 Mariners. It seems like a lot of people are ok with the Mariners being “pretty good.” What happened to chasing greatness?We don’t hear from Jerry, Justin or John anymore and it seems like they’re in hiding. We get not wanting to face criticism, but it’s part of the job, especially when you’ve had an offseason like this one.:30- The Kraken …
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We are counting down to the Super Bowl with some time to look at the future of the Seahawks. What will it take to get to where these two teams are?- The Eagles and Chiefs have both managed to spend on receivers with low salaried QB’s, but it won’t last forever.- How can the Hawks navigate this same issue with Geno, DK and Lockett? Who will go?:30- …
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We continue our look at Mike Petriello’s article on T Mobile’s Park Factors and we answer a question a lot of our listeners have had- does this mean our hitters don’t suck and our pitchers do?We discuss the phenomenon that is the Mariners’ pitching staff at T Mobile and point out that road teams do actually struggle at the plate in Seattle as well.…
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H2: 1-29 Headlines and a reunion in Vegas? It's never too early for Draftmas and a VERY controversial Reckless at Breakfast!
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Headlines and a conversation about Pete Carroll getting the band back together in Vegas.- Carroll is rumored to be bringing back Bevell, Cable and even Russell???:30- The NFL Draft is 3 months away and it’s never too early to start thinking about Draftmas.- We might need to incorporate colors into our Draftmas celebrations this year. Every holiday …
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H1: 1-29 The Mariners failure of an offseason... Is it must-win time for the Kraken already? Bucky's about to be so fresh and SO clean!
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It’s soup season and we’d rather talk soup than the Mariners offseason, but we can’t avoid it.Jim Bowden was on with Softy yesterday and said what the Mariners have done (or haven’t done) this offseason makes him want to throw up. Chuck has already rated it as an F-, which is hard to argue, but is there still time for them to salvage this thing bef…
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Pete Carroll was introduced as the new head coach in Vegas yesterday, so we turn to Steve Cofield (Cofield and Co, ESPN LV) to see how the Vegas fanbase is reacting to the coaching decision.:30- The Ol’ Judge is here and he has some decisions to make!- The Chiefs get every call to go their way…- Should the Seahawks have drafted Jalen Carter over De…
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It’s time to chat with Gene Steratore (CBS Rules Analyst) about all of the questionable calls from the Conference Championships.- We ask him about the Josh Allen 4th down and having to acknowledge it should have been a 1st down despite all of the conspiracy theories.- The Worthy “catch” appeared to hit the ground, but review held up, why?- The “tus…
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Gene makes his weekly visit to discuss the questionable calls from the Conference Championships.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H2: 1-28 Headlines and breaking down T Mobile's park factors, For Pete's Sake and the arrival of Klint Kubiak.
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Headlines and T Mobile’s problems.We dive into Mike Petriello’s article about T Mobile Park being the anti- Coors Field.- The crooked batter’s eye- is that a legit problem?- How does the sun affect it all? What about wind?- Have all of these park factors created a strikeout epidemic?:30- Pete Carroll was introduced in Vegas yesterday and seemingly …
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H1: 1-28 Can you have fatigue on the verge of history? Here comes the Meat Wagon! Kraken fall up north.
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The countdown to the Super Bowl is on. Yeah, there are teams we would have rather seen in the big game, but we do have the chance to witness history if the Chiefs win and we shouldn’t be fatigued from that, should we?The one thing we definitely don’t want to see is a 50/50 call go the Chiefs way that leads to a win, because we will NEVER hear the e…
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MMQB continues with Mike Holmgren and Hugh Millen and we start off by getting Holmgren’s opinion on the impact of Andy Reid and Steve Spagnuolo’s coaching versus the Bills.:30- What does Coach Holmgren think about the Seahawks hiring Klint Kubiak?What does he think Mike MacDonald’s vision of the offense will be?How disappointed would he be if he wa…
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MMQB with Hugh Millen begins as Hugh gives us his thoughts on the hiring of Klint Kubiak and the conference Championships.- How much stock does Hugh put into coaching in the AFC Championship?- The Bills had regular season success with QB sneaks, but struggled yesterday and stayed with it. Should they have switched it up?- Should Josh Allen have got…
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H2: 1-27 Headlines and Gregg Bell, Allen vs Mahomes and the Chiefs and T Mobile Park has issues!
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR)- We begin by discussing the Chiefs continued dominance- How did the hiring of Kubiak come together yesterday?- How does he see this offensive staff moving forward?:30- Chiefs vs Bills- Josh Allen and the Bills just can’t get over the hump to beat the Chiefs when it matters most.Are the two best…
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The Seahawks have a new OC and Gregg Bell joins us to give us his insight on the hiring of Klint Kubiak and the latest 12th Man News.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H1: 1-27 The Conference Championships didn't disappoint... mostly. Here comes the Meat Wagon! And look, Coach Bucky is here too!
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The Conference Championships are over and one game was a dud, while the other was fantastic.Is the real difference between the Bills and the Chiefs the coaching staff? Andy Reid and Steve Spagnulo are always dialed in and that allows Patrick Mahomes to always be throwing to a wide-open receiver while Josh Allen seems to constantly be running for hi…
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Mike Holmgren makes his regular Friday visit and gives us his thoughts on Gorilla vs Cheetah, Pete Carroll’s new gig and the battle for the Conference Championships.- Allen vs Mahomes and the Bills game plan against the Chiefs- How impressive is Jayden Daniels?Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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Hugh Millen makes his Friday visit to give us his thoughts on the Raiders hiring Pete Carroll, Mahomes s vs Allen and more.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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We cover the top 8 sports stories of the week in the Ocho:1. The Conference Championships begin on Sunday2. The Meat Wagon is full and just got fuller with the Pete Carroll news.3. The latest on the Seahawks OC search4. College Football’s longest season ended this week5. Happy Ichiro week!6. The Caps blank the Kraken7. UW & UCLA face off tonight8. …
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) joins us with the latest on the Seahawks OC search and the focus for Mike MacDonald and the Seahawks defense moving forward.:30- The Mariners Stove is Ice cold, but could the fact that analysts are saying Seattle is having the worst offseason in the MLB actually be a compliment?How are we gradi…
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It’s Football Friday and the day before the day before the Conference Championships, who’s ready?!The Bills and Chiefs matchup in the AFC with Mahomes already cemented as one of the best to ever play the game while Josh Allen is on the outside looking in. Can he overcome the Mahomes hurdle and send his Bills into the Super Bowl?The weather shouldn’…
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It’s another edition of Beat Bucky, with two games in one and an almost epic comeback!:30- Mike Sando (The Athletic) makes his weekly visit to give us his insight on the conference championships.- How does he feel about the final four?- Should weather concerns factor into the playoffs?- What is he hearing about the Seahawks OC search? - What about …
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We are back with some new, get you out of bed music and a conversation about Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs.- Gene was NOT happy when we asked him if the Chiefs get favoritism, and we trust him- It sure is easy to see why people who do believe the Chiefs get help from the refs though!- This isn’t the first time we’ve seen this though; it happened t…
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) joins the show with the latest 12th Man News, including insight on the Seahawks OC search.- Hank Fraley might be the Seahawks top choice, but it doesn’t look like the Lions will let him leave.- Could the Hawks split the OC duties between a passing game coordinator and a run game coordinator? Co…
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Chuck and Buck are back from KCI, although they like it so much, there’s talk of them moving in.There wasn’t a lot of sports stuff last night and we don’t want to lead with our irritation at the Mariners off-season, so we start off with a conversation about the Seahawks OC search and other coaching news around the NFL.Jacksonville fires Trent Balke…
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The man, the myth, the legend, Brandon Montour sits down with the guys to talk about his first season with the Kraken and how he got to where he is.From a Championship team to a new squad- how far away does Monty think this team is from a Championship run?Consistency seems to be THE word for this organization, how does Monty think they can achieve …
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Cammy joins the show to talk about his friend, former teammate and soon-to-be-Hall of Famer, Ichiro.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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Monty sits down with the guys and learns all about Chuck's crush. He tells us why he chose Seattle and how far away he thinks this team is from a Championship run.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H3: 1-22 Bucky's no hockey player, Ichiro's HoF announcement, Kaapo Kakko and Chuck's "crush."
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Bucky tested out his ice legs on Monday and it’s safe to say, hockey is NOT in his future!The conversation about Ichiro continues, including a discussion on retiring the number 51 in the T Mobile rafters. Is it a snub on Randy Johnson to retire the number for Ichiro?:30- Kaapo Kakko sits down with Chuck and Buck at KCI and talks about his time with…
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Kaapo Kakko sits down with the guys to discuss his first month and a half in a Kraken uniform.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H2: 1-22 Headlines and a discussion on the criticisms of Ichiro, Meat Wagon and Reckless at Breakfast.
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Headlines and more on Ichiro.Ichiro is a legend in Seattle and MLB, but there are still some criticisms of the soon-to-be-Hall of Famer.- He chose to speak through a translator, rather than speak English- He can hit home runs, but he doesn’t; why?- Too focused on getting hits, not just getting on base?- He could win the HR derby but he won’t even t…
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H1: 1-22 We are live from KCI! Ron Francis joins the show and Bucky is VERY connected to the MLB HoF.
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We are LIVE from KCI to talk Kraken, Ichiro and so much more!Bucky attended his former teammates press conference following Ichiro’s Hall of Fame announcement and talks about the experience and his time playing with the Mariners legend.:30- Ron Francis (Kraken GM) joins the guys for a few minutes from the road in Florida as the amateur scouting mee…
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The Kraken GM joins the guys live from the road during an amateur scouting trip to Florida.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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Rick Neuheisel (CBS Sports) joins us to wrap up the longest college football season ever and give his thoughts on Ohio State winning the National Championship, Notre Dame’s future and the first ever 12-team playoff.:30- The Ol Judge is here:- It’s safe to say that Ichiro was better than Bucky in every category except giant home runs and pain tolera…
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Gene Steratore (CBS Rules Analyst) joins us for his weekly visit to help us with all of the questionable calls from the divisional round, including answering the big question on everyone’s mind; do the Chiefs get preferential treatment?:30- Everett Fitzhugh (Kraken PxP) makes his weekly stop and we get to talk about a W after the Kraken get a win o…
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Gene Steratore (CBS Rules Analyst) joins us to discuss the topic on everyone's minds; are the Chiefs getting preferential treatment?Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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H2: 1-21 Headlines and Keizo Konishi, Buckeyes get the Natty, but do the Chiefs get preferential treatment?
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Keizo Konishi (Kyodo News) joins the show to discuss his career following Ichiro and how much today’s Hall of Fame announcement means to Japan.Keizo remembers Bucky and shares with us the conversations that he and Ichiro had about Bucky and his gorilla body.:30- Ohio State won the Natty last night and the college football season is FINALLY over!:45…
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Ohio State beats Notre Dame for the Natty and it feels like we finally have a system for a legitimate National Championship. It’s glorious.:30- Here comes the Meat Wagon! It’s a full one today!- Dan Campbell is losing some important guys… Ben Johnson is headed to the Bears- Aaron Glenn meeting with the NY Jets and a potential new GM candidate today…
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We continue MMQB with Hugh Millen and begin with a look at the Texans and Chiefs and the complaints against the refs from non-Chiefs fans.:30- We wrap up MMQB with Hugh discussing snow and weather-affected games and more.:45- We wrap up this MLK Monday with one last thing.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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MMQB with Hugh Millen starts now!What did Hugh think of the weekend’s divisional round of football? We begin with the Ravens at Bills and Hugh’s thoughts on the game.- McDermott’s game plan- Lamar Jackson’s performance:30- We continue MMQB with a look at Jayden Daniels’ impressive rookie performance.:45- Hugh breaks down some of Lamar Jackson’s per…
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Headlines and Gregg Bell (Tacoma News Tribune/933 KJR) joins the show with his thoughts on the divisional round of the NFL playoffs and the latest on the Seahawks OC search.:30- Here comes the Meat Wagon!We discuss the latest on the coaching vacancies in the NFL. With LA, Detroit, Baltimore and Houston, there are new candidates added to the coach s…
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The NFL Divisional round didn’t disappoint, unless you’re a Detroit fan.The poor Lions were primed for the opportunity this year and couldn’t overcome their own mistakes in a loss to Jayden Daniels and the Commanders.The weather was a factor in Sunday’s games as the Eagles squeaked out a win over the Rams and the Bills narrowly beat the Ravens. :30…
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We take a look at the candidates for the Seahawks OC opening and discuss the possibility of Russell Wilson and Pete Carroll reuniting in Las Vegas.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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Charles Davis (CBS Analyst) joins us to discuss this weekend’s Divisional round and what intrigues him the most about the NFL playoffs.Chuck and Buck (KJRAM)
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