The Drake Take - THE RETURN

Nils and Wes are back at it, folks. It has been a LONG time since our last episode but we dive right into various topics. THIS WEEK: Nils explains his beef with American Airlines and why their company stinks (but apparently Southwest is worse?), why Vikings/Bears both stink yet there is hope for Chicago, the World Cup, Drake Men's Basketball continuing to stink on the road but just defeated #15 Mississippi State (MSST might actually stink though), and much more. The pod is back. Please enjoy. S/o Cuzzo Nate. #ToTheMoon -- --

DOUBLE FEATURE. What more do you need, folks. Garrett "Hardhat" Sturtz joins the show to discuss Arch Madness, All-MVC Team selection, and what it is like being everyone's favorite basketball player. Griffin Myers, head men's basketball manager at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joins to discuss the recent altercations with other coaches (cough cough Juwan) and why he is the next great employee at Barstool Sports. He also just won the Big10 Championship so that is pretty sick too. Lastly, the boys discuss predictions for Arch Madness 2022! #ThisIsArch Garrett Sturtz Interview: 43:00(ish)

The boys are back in town. MVC Hoops. Super Bowl. NFL Playoffs. NFTs. Minnesota Sports Stink. Overtime Rules and so much more. No guest this week but per sources, big time guests are coming soon...this spring. LFG.

It has been a while but, we have a very special guest for episode #4 of The Drake Take Podcast: Hannah Fuller. Hannah is a 5th year senior on the Drake Women’s basketball team. She discusses why Nils is her best friend, her career at Drake, and what she’s looking forward to in her final basketball season. Good luck to Hannah and the rest of the women’s team!  Nils and Wes also take a deep dive into the Missouri Valley Mens Basketball Conference. Will Drake win this year? Who is their toughest matchup? 

Folks, we have a champion on this week's episode. He is Portland's finest. His name is Will Tsai! Will is a member of the throwing team at Drake University and specializes in javelin. He won the Missouri Valley Conference Championship in 2020 as a junior and we discuss life as an athlete, why all the ladies seem to love him, and the roommate dynamics at "Dooley's" (where Will and Nils both live). Also, Will credits Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games for his inspiration in becoming a championship javelin thrower. Interview with Will: (0:00-31:00min)

Nate is a member of the Men's Basketball team at Drake University. We debate who the GOAT truly is (LeBum or Michael Jordan), the upcoming basketball season, and why the Bulldogs are destined for greatness. We also discuss the efficacy of the vaccine and whether you should take it...NAH just playing, but that would be pretty funny. Nate was a fantastic guest and we wish him and the basketball team nothing but success and good health this upcoming season!  Credit for interview clips: Jameis Winston Interview: https://twitter.com/NFLonFOX/status/1437208617397194756 Zach Wilson Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjZx1I2bIaw&t=485s

Although he is NOT an athlete at Drake, Rich was a fantastic guest and provided his expert analysis on everything from the Minnesota Vikings, cars, and even Matthew McConaughey during the pilot episode of ‘The Drake Take’ podcast. In our (soon to be up) highlighted video on Instagram, he also had some things to say about QB Kirk Cousins…