SKOR North LIVE - a Minnesota Sports Podcast

*What are we most thankful for in Minnesota Sports? Ramie, Judd and Manny go over what they're the most thankful for among the Vikings, Gophers and Wolves & Twins. *What would an All-Decade team for the Wolves look like? *Derek Wetmore with what he's thankful for in Minnesota sports, some Twins nuggets for the offseason, and more reckless speculation. *Who has the bigger or more important game this weekend? The Gophers or Vikings?

Judd and Declan preview the big weekend of football on deck with the Gophers hosting the Badgers and the Vikings visiting Seattle.

*Is this the biggest game in Gopher football history? Ramie, Mackey & Manny discuss the week ahead for Gophers/Badgers, including College Game Day coming to Minnesota on Saturday. *Are the Vikings better than the Packers? Did we overrate their improvements on defense, and is Kirk Cousins better than Aaron Rodgers right now? *Coller joins for hour 2: Did Buffalo's dominance of the Broncos make you second guess the Vikings performance against Denver last week? *What did we learn about this past week in the NFL with the Vikings on the bye? Is the NFC winnable for Minnesota?

(00:00): Is the NFC really good or really bad? Should the Vikings consider moving on from Zimmer after the season and promoting Kevin Stefanski? (28:00): "Free for all Friday": Ramie & Danny answer random questions from listeners. (51:15): What do we make of Myles Garrett's accusations of what Mason Rudolph said during their incident last week? (1:14:00): Ben Heisler joins for his weekly appearance with Fantasy Football analysis and information. (1:26:00): The debut session of SKOR Court: Danny vs. Mackey on KAT's status as an NBA player

(00:00): Brian Murphy & Danny Cunningham dive into the status of the Vikings into the bye: Is this team where we expected them to be? (28:00): Andy Greder of the Pioneer Press joins with thoughts on the Gophers as they prep for Northwestern (42:00): Is the NCAA really going to make a James Wiseman pay $11,500 to a charity in addition to his suspension? (51:00): Is it fair for expectations for the Wolves to be higher than they were at the start of the season? (1:20:00): Jace Frederick of the Pioneer Press on the Wolves 8-7 start, and if Wiggins will continue to play well. (1:33:00): Declan joins for Wild hockey discussion.

Former Vikings head coach Mike Tice joined Doogie with thoughts on the Vikings as they head into the bye week

(00:00): Darren "Doogie" Wolfson fills in for Ramie, and he & Manny speculate on what bowl game the Gophers could be headed to, depending on the scenario. (23:00): Bobby Marks of ESPN joins with thoughts on the Wolves 8-6 start, and potential trade targets after the December 15 restricted deadline. (46:30): Former Vikings coach Mike Tice on the current state of the Vikings (58:00): Derek Wetmore joins with Twins hot stove speculation. (1:16:00): Tampa Bay Rays reliever and Crosby, MN native Nick Anderson joins Doogie & Derek in studio.

Matthew Coller & Ramie Makhlouf discuss Howard Bryant's Twitter thread on the Colin Kaepernick situation with the NFL.

(00:00): Are the vikings meeting or exceeding expectations at 8-3? (32:30): A look back at the Malice in the Palace on its 15th anniversary: How does it relate to the Myles Garrett incident? (45:00): Should playoffs be the expectation now for the Wolves? (52:00): Robert Mays of The Ringer joins with thoughts on the Vikings, Bears and the Colin Kaepernick story (1:19:00): The Food Championship Series selection show

Danny and Judd recap the Wolves big win over the Jazz on Monday evening, as well as the Chiefs beating the Chargers on Monday Night Football.

(00:00): Did we learn about Kirk Cousins and the Vikings offense after the comeback win? (26:00): Will the Vikings ever get their issues in the secondary figured out? (44:00): Danny recaps the Gophers loss to Iowa (52:00): Matthew Coller with thoughts on the Vikings win: Should there be concern over the 20-0 deficit, or excitement over the comeback win? (1:20:00): The NFL Hope/Panic Index

Judd and Danny recap the Vikings' comeback over the Broncos as well what happened to the Wolves and Wild.

*Ramie, Danny and Manny spend the first hour discussing what happened in Cleveland last night with Myles Garrett, Mason Rudolph and others. Should Rudolph have been suspended as well? Danny makes a case. *Who is the real MVP of the Vikings offense this season? Could it actually be Gary Kubiak? *Ben Heisler joins with thoughts on the best plays for fantasy owners this weekend. *Carmelo Anthony is back in the NBA.

Danny and Judd recap the chaotic ending to the Browns-Steelers Thursday Night Football game in which Myles Garrett and Mason Rudolph got into quite the spat.

(7:00) Judd on the Broncos: "I'm looking way past them. It's not my job to consider them..." (23:00): Ramie "This is Andrew Wiggins. They've unlocked him" (44:00): What should happen to the Astros in this investigation by MLB? (50:00): Are the Wolves becoming "Pioneers of excellence" like KAT says? (1:10:00): Sam Ekstrom of Zone Coverage joins do discuss the evolution of Dalvin Cook and the Vikings offense. (1:22:00): We like fried chicken around here.