Hack and Scratch

About Hack and Scratch

Zac Hoppes (the Hack) and Treg Fawl (the Scratch) talk sports from McPherson County to the pros — hometown Friday nights, Kansas colleges, and the big leagues. Powered by Citizen Journal. New episodes twice a week.

Publisher

hackandscratch

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Aug 2026

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

12 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 12

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 12 — Table of Contents 00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, 1605 N. Main in McPherson and 30th Street in Hutchinson (620-241-3648)01:21 – Weekend check-in: kid sports, 18 holes in the dew, and the pool stays open a little longer02:33 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, 204 S. Main in McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard (and the hosts' breakfast orders)03:28 – Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson 48-7 at El Dorado (4-1, Mulvane and Tonganoxie next); Smoky Valley 0-47 at Hesston; Andale handles Cheney05:30 – Inman 21-0 over Hillsboro; Moundridge 35-12 over Hutch Trinity; Canton-Galva 48-0 and the biggest game in three years at Clifton-Clyde07:12 – Little River 62-0 (Sylvan-Lucas looms in district); Elyria Christian wins again, 59-27; McPherson College 87-0 over Bethany (666 yards)09:09 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions — presenting Players of the Week09:29 – Players of the Week, high school: Tion Wilson, Moundridge (25 carries, 272 yards, 4 TD); McPherson's quarterback room, Carter Bengtson and Isaac Nelson (21 of 27, 294 yards, 3 TD)11:01 – College: Aidan Flora, Iowa State (212 rushing yards, 5 total TD); C.J. Carr, Notre Dame12:27 – NFL: Drake Maye and the Efton Chism III game-winner; CeeDee Lamb (17 catches, 189 yards) and Tetairoa McMillan (14 for 192, 2 TD)14:27 – Hack's Top 10 NFL teams, preseason vs. now: Chiefs and 49ers on top, Seahawks to 3, Vikings at 5 on the Flores defense, Raiders at 8, Patriots hang on at 1020:43 – Biggest disappointment, the Rams; biggest surprise, the Raiders; first four out22:09 – Scratch's Top 10 NFL quarterbacks: Brock Purdy to No. 1, Lamar, Allen, Dak, Mahomes at 5, Trevor Lawrence, Goff, Burrow, Kirk Cousins, Tyler Shough26:13 – Two MVPs left off; biggest disappointment Justin Herbert, biggest surprise Kirk Cousins; the notables who didn't make it28:15 – Sponsor: B&B Hydraulics, Hutchinson and Wichita, since 1989 — presenting the Clubhouse Audit28:48 – Clubhouse Audit: KU still overdrawn after Middle Tennessee State; K-State check to check with Houston coming to the Bill32:12 – Raiders: Scratch says check to check (no true No. 1 receiver, special teams), Hack says flush (Allegiant finally sounded like home)36:15 – Patriots upgraded to check to check after beating the Bills in Buffalo; the Vrabel–McDaniels staff38:18 – Chiefs flush, injuries and all; thanks to the sponsors and sign-off

2. 

   2 Oct 2026

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 11

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:53 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson and Hutchinson (620-241-3648)01:23 – October is here: midseason report cards for McPherson High fall sports02:02 – Football B+ (Coach Pav wants consistency and execution with Mulvane and Tonganoxie ahead); golf C+ but trending (Scratch grading his own team)03:26 – Tennis A (Coach Brown, top-three at state again?); volleyball B and close to an A (Coach Doyle, 16-6, finally beat Circle, Paola this weekend)04:23 – Cross country B- (good workouts, miserable weather); soccer B+ (Coach Adrian: wins over Great Bend, Salina South and Classical)05:52 – Fall seasons past halfway; where golf regionals might send the western Kansas schools07:33 – Week 5 football: Bullpups at El Dorado; Smoky Valley at 4-0 Hesston; Inman vs Hillsboro; Moundridge vs Hutch Trinity10:40 – Homecoming in Canton: Canton-Galva (2-2) hosts 0-4 Herington; Hack grades his Eagles a C+ and trending after the Randolph loss12:27 – Eight-man: Little River (4-0) at Stafford; Elyria Christian vs Southern Coffey County; Andale's 30-game streak goes to Cheney15:24 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief (citizenjournal.us)16:01 – Oktoberfest: likes and dislikes about October — closing the pool, rain-outs and Scratch's cancellation rant, early dark; playoff brackets, patio weather, chili and soup season, pumpkin carving, Halloween costumes22:02 – Handoff to the Back Nine (Hack's best bet is tonight)23:06 – The Back Nine with Myron and the Fearless Forecaster: standings (Hack 19-9, Scratch 16-12, Myron 14-14, Fearless 6-8); K-State's loss at Cincinnati and the Avery Johnson question26:08 – Picks: KU -18.5 vs Middle Tennessee State (three on KU, Hack takes the points)28:16 – Patriots at Bills -6.5 (Hack alone on New England; "they can hang on to the football")30:48 – Raiders at Chiefs -4.5 (Myron and Hack on the Chiefs, Scratch and Fearless on the Raiders)33:26 – Texas -9.5 vs Oklahoma (Red River sweep for Texas; what happened to OU's running backs?)35:48 – Broncos at 49ers -2.5 (Myron: "you'd come back with a bunch of asses")38:42 – Cowboys at Texans -2.5 (the battle of two dumb teams)41:40 – Rams -3 at Eagles (west-to-east travel, Puka's last name)43:28 – Best bets: Bengals -2.5 over the Jaguars (Hack), Braves to close out the Phillies tonight (Scratch), Fearless rooting against the Yankees; baseball playoff talk45:51 – Back Nine sponsorship pitch and sign-off

3. 

   29 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 10

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:52 – Sponsor: Sheets-Adams Realtors, McPherson (620-241-3648) + a word on sponsoring the show01:33 – Presidents Cup recap: U.S. wins 17-13 after trailing into Sunday singles; swept 0-5 in Friday foursomes again04:42 – What would make the Presidents Cup matter? Fewer points, and LIV players (Cam Smith, Lucas Herbert) for the Internationals07:42 – Tom Kim and Si Woo Kim ran the U.S. over; Snedeker sat Scheffler Saturday afternoon and Scottie's team-golf record09:42 – MVPs: Chris Gotterup (Hack's new favorite player), Jackson Koivun, Justin Thomas as a future Ryder Cup captain12:36 – Sponsor: Neighbors Cafe, McPherson — presenting the Sunflower Scorecard13:01 – Sunflower Scorecard, high school: McPherson 41-8 over Circle; Smoky Valley 0-39 at Clay Center; Inman 44-6 over Hutch Trinity; Moundridge falls 42-12 at Conway Springs15:15 – Canton-Galva 48-6 at Solomon to open district play; Little River 4-0 and 208-6 on the year; Elyria Christian's first win 54-46 over Moscow; McPherson College 5-018:52 – Sponsor: Contemporary Anesthesia Solutions (Ryan Kuhn and Samantha Peel), McPherson — presenting Players of the Week19:23 – Players of the Week, high school: Kuston Schamp, Canton-Galva (72 rushing yards, 3 total TDs, 5 tackles); McPherson's Colt Chapman (13 tackles, blocked punt) and Carter Melton (10 tackles)21:19 – College: Jeremiah Smith, Ohio State (12 catches, 217 yards, 4 TD); Keelon Russell, Alabama (4 TD vs South Carolina)22:59 – NFL: Case Keenum beats the Eagles on Monday night; Brock Bowers back with 10 catches for 116 yards24:47 – Clubhouse Audit: KU flush off the bye; K-State check to check after giving up 271 rushing yards at Cincinnati27:05 – Patriots: Hack says check to check, Scratch says overdrawn (Drake Maye 1 TD, 6 INT)29:55 – Raiders flush after winning in New Orleans; nine takeaways and 10 sacks on the season32:13 – Chiefs flush at 3-0 after Miami; Raiders at Arrowhead preview and Mahomes taking hits34:46 – Campaign for your team via socials or email; thanks to the sponsors; sign-off

4. 

   25 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 9

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: Week 4 of high school and college football, Week 3 of the NFL, the Presidents Cup — and the Fearless Forecaster and Old My on camera for the Back Nine01:30 – One month in: what surprised us about podcasting (talking out of the side of your mouth, mic and echo battles, a bald head on camera, dogs and grandkids barging in)04:06 – Area rundown: McPherson 2-1 after Augusta, Great Bend and Buhler; the schedule softens with 0-3 Circle up next05:57 – Smoky Valley 3-0 with Clay Center and No. 2 Hesston ahead; Inman looks to bounce back from the Sterling loss at Trinity Catholic07:27 – Moundridge at Conway Springs (0-3, but their opponents are a combined 9-0)08:18 – Little River hosts Victoria — "for real" in 8-man Division II09:20 – Canton-Galva at 3-0 Solomon to open district play; how many points will the Eagles score?10:43 – Elyria Christian vs. Moscow — and a 207-mile geography lesson11:50 – Hutchinson CC (No. 2) hosts No. 1 Iowa Western at noon Saturday13:18 – Presidents Cup day one: U.S. leads 3-2 — match-by-match recap and the foursomes preview17:35 – Handoff from the studio to the FSB boardroom17:52 – The Back Nine: Myron and the Fearless Forecaster join Hack and Scratch on camera18:13 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank18:27 – KU on a bye after London; last week's scorecard and best-bet results19:52 – K-State (−6.5) at Cincinnati21:35 – Raiders at Saints (−3)23:13 – Chiefs (−10.5) at Dolphins24:39 – Patriots at Jaguars (−2.5)26:08 – Rams (−2.5) at Broncos27:51 – Ravens (−3.5) vs. Cowboys in Rio de Janeiro29:28 – Texas (−4.5) at Tennessee31:10 – Best bets: Bills −7 vs. the Chargers (Hack), Ladd McConkey over 4.5 catches (Scratch)32:11 – Like, follow, subscribe / sign-off

5. 

   22 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch — Episode 8

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: sponsorship opportunities are open — reach the hosts at hackandscratchpod@gmail.com or on Facebook and Instagram01:42 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank02:04 – The Sunflower Scorecard: McPherson beats Buhler 32-13 on blackout night at McPherson College Stadium — Dane Becker 198 yards on 34 carries, Ashton Malm nine catches for 81 yards, the defense holds again04:12 – Around the area: Sterling beats Inman without a pass attempt, Smoky Valley moves to 3-0, Canton-Galva falls to Little River, Moundridge, Peabody 52-6 over Elyria Christian in the Bulldogs' first home game07:47 – College: KU loses 24-17 to Arizona State in London, K-State handles Tulane but doesn't cover, McPherson College keeps rolling toward the Friends game09:24 – Players of the Week (new segment): Scratch takes Dane Becker and the O-line, Avery Johnson (379 total yards), and Jaxon Smith-Njigba (nine catches, 155 yards, three TDs)11:53 – Hack's picks: Darren Maxwell (23 carries, 141 yards vs. Inman), Trinidad Chambliss (33 of 48, 363 yards against LSU), Kenneth Walker III (117 rushing yards, six catches vs. the Colts)14:06 – Hack's NFL takeaways: the Bucs are this week's "ass team" after losing to the Browns in a weather delay, week 1 overreactions, Patriots turnovers, the Chargers' problems, the Bengals look real17:13 – Scratch's takeaways: Raiders 2-0 under Clint Kubiak, Josh Allen's nine touchdowns, the Falcons are a dumpster fire, the Saints beat Baltimore, the Colts' conservative overtime calls at Arrowhead20:38 – Golf-ball giveaway winners: Greg Barrow (Farmers State Bank Pro V1s) and Scott Davis (Bullpup girls golf Pro V1x) — picked by a bank employee's blind scroll; reach out to claim the prizes21:30 – The Clubhouse Audit (new segment): flush, check to check or overdrawn? KU overdrawn, K-State flush, Chiefs flush, Patriots check to check, Raiders flush ("living on house money")27:47 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief28:27 – Presidents Cup: J.J. Spaun wins after being left off the team and calls out Brandt Snedeker, the captain's picks (Chris Gotterup, Jacob Bridgeman, Jackson Koivun), dream pairings31:18 – Wrap-up / sign-off: Ryder Cup memories and how much golf vs. NFL they'll watch Sunday

6. 

   20 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch Episode 7

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: Friday night football preview, a week of area rivalries — Elyria Christian hosts Peabody for the second time in three weeks (first home game for the new six-man program, new scoreboard up), Moundridge (1-1) at Ellinwood, Smoky Valley (2-0 under Caleb Lambert) against 0-2 Nickerson02:31 – Canton-Galva vs. Little River: the Eagles are 3-7 in the last 10 meetings and haven't won since 2022; Hack on matching Little River's physicality after last week's 46-0 loss04:09 – Game of the state: No. 1 Sterling vs. No. 2 Inman in 1A — 60-47 last year, 21-20 the year before; Inman hasn't allowed a point (71-0, 41-0), Sterling is down from 95% run to 75%05:43 – McPherson vs. Buhler: Mac is 8-2 in the last 10 and most were one-score games; blackout night at McPherson College Stadium, the Bullpups off the Great Bend loss, Buhler 2-0 with wins over Maize South and Mulvane07:17 – KU vs. Arizona State in London (11 a.m.): bouncing back from the Missouri loss, the travel question, KU's 434 yards a game against ASU's 525 (333 through the air), Isaiah Marshall needs a rebound09:35 – K-State vs. Tulane: Collin Klein remembers the 17-10 loss in 2022 ("no doubt"), 303 rushing yards a game (8th nationally) against a defense giving up 216, the Cats allowing 5.0 points a game as 20.5-point favorites11:30 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank11:53 – NFL week 2, Raiders at Chargers: Ashton Jeanty looked like the real deal against Miami (six catches out of the backfield), the Chargers gave up five sacks to Arizona14:11 – Steelers at Patriots: a noon game out of the spotlight as the bounce-back recipe, TreVeyon Henderson returning, blocking T.J. Watt and Highsmith — both hosts see an ugly one-score Patriots win15:29 – Colts at Chiefs, Sunday night: the Colts gave up 202 rushing yards to Baltimore, Alec Pierce is out, Daniel Jones against Spags' defense, Jonathan Taylor as the only path — both say the Chiefs roll17:37 – Golf-ball giveaway update: 60 entries so far, winners announced next show — like and follow on Facebook or Instagram and tag two people, tag four more for an extra entry18:38 – The Back Nine: Hack leads at 10-4, Scratch 9-5, Myron 8-6; best bets Hack 2-0, Scratch 1-119:42 – New picker: Steve Sell, "the Fearless Forecaster" — 40-plus years covering McPherson County sports for the Sentinel and the radio station20:40 – College picks: K-State -20.5 vs. Tulane (a clean sweep, all four on the Cats); KU +5.5 vs. Arizona State in London (Myron and Sell take ASU, Hack and Scratch take the Hawks)22:26 – NFL picks: Patriots -4.5 vs. Steelers (Scratch takes Pittsburgh and the points), Raiders +6.5 at the Chargers (both hosts on Las Vegas), Chiefs -6.5 vs. Colts (Hack takes Indianapolis "going with the math")25:47 – Wild cards: Broncos -2.5 vs. Jaguars (Sell is alone on the Jags), LSU -3.5 at Ole Miss — Lane Kiffin's return — another clean sweep for LSU28:27 – Myron took every favorite; best bets: Hack has Drake Maye over 24.5 rushing yards, Scratch has Mark Andrews over 4.5 catches at +11430:08 – Wrap-up / sign-off: like, follow and tag friends to get in the contest

7. 

   16 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch Episode 6

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: NFL week 1 is in the books (Wednesday through Monday); Scratch has some explaining to do about Monday night01:14 – Area football recap: McPherson loses 21-3 at Great Bend, Elyria Christian falls 38-32 in OT at Chetopa, Moundridge and Inman both win 41-0, Little River rolls Herington 64-6, Smoky Valley (Caleb Lambert now 2-0) wins 24-14 at Ellinwood, Canton-Galva shut out 46-0 on the road02:25 – Coaching talk: Hack on ball distribution after the Canton-Galva loss; the McPherson film — two Ashton Malm touchdowns called back, the defense held Great Bend to 14, how to get Malm 10-plus touches; Buhler comes to town Friday, Little River visits Canton-Galva07:50 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank08:05 – Golf-ball giveaway: two dozen Pro V1x (a Farmers State Bank set and a Bullpup girls golf set) — like and follow on Facebook and Instagram, comment and tag two people, tag four for an extra entry; winner announced Friday10:07 – KU vs. Missouri: the hype video that crossed a line, Mizzou's D-line vs. KU's O-line, Isaiah Marshall 13-for-30, 81 rushing yards on 36 carries — outmanned by SEC recruiting13:00 – K-State vs. Washington State: Bill Snyder-style special teams and defense under Colin Klein, nearly 300 rushing yards, Fields over 100 again, Joe Jackson as a No. 2, Avery Johnson's two picks15:41 – Best-bet scorecard: Scratch's Oregon pick was a dud, Hack's Rhamondre Stevenson over 15.5 carries cashed — Hack 2-for-2, Scratch 1-for-216:55 – Big 12 outlook: KU to London vs. Arizona State with bowl eligibility on the line, K-State's softer path to the title game, BYU's tough quarterback17:55 – Hack's NFL week 1 takeaways: the Browns are still terrible, Lamar and Derrick Henry aren't done, the Bears put up 52 under Ben Johnson, Bieniemy's return to KC, scoring up across the league, stars in new places already hurt (Myles Garrett, Kyler Murray)23:42 – Scratch's takeaways: 49ers over the Rams in Australia, Josh Allen's MVP pace, Bengals 1-0 on defense, Ashton Jeanty and Jahmyr Gibbs do it all, Titans and Chargers stink; Cam Ward doubts, Jeanty under Kubiak, the Bills' escape in Houston27:35 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief28:01 – Monday night, Broncos at Chiefs: Kenneth Walker III 173 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries, Sean Payton without the play sheet, the Broncos' top-three defense gives up 3130:15 – Is Mahomes a top-10 quarterback right now? (Scratch: top 10, not top 5)30:52 – PFF stats: Walker broke 14 tackles in one night (Chiefs backs broke 13 all last season), the Broncos missed 20-plus, the undrafted left tackle allowed zero pressures against Nik Bonitto32:34 – Mahomes 2.0: managing games behind a run game — "the Chiefs might be back"; Scratch eats his Broncos money-line words, Hack picked the Chiefs in the Back Nine and leads 6-134:15 – Wrap-up / sign-off: giveaway reminder, winner revealed next week

8. 

   11 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch Episode 5

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: mic batteries strike again, hosts in separate locations; Labor Day is past and the NFL joins high school and college01:37 – Local preview: Canton-Galva at Blue Valley-Randolph (shot at first 2-0 since 2022), Elyria Christian at Chetopa, Inman vs. Marion, Little River hosts Herington, Moundridge at Sedgwick, Smoky Valley at Ellinwood03:57 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank04:18 – KU vs. Mizzou, Friday night in Lawrence: Friday college games, Isaiah Marshall's debut (14-19, 246 yds), last year's 42-31 collapse, Mizzou favored by 5.507:49 – K-State vs. Washington State: 70+ in Colin Klein's debut, the running-back stable (Rodney Fields, Joe Jackson), Avery Johnson in command (15-21, 199)12:07 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief12:34 – The Top 10 lists: Hack ranks teams, Scratch ranks quarterbacks13:17 – Hack's Top 10 NFL Teams: Rams, Patriots, Bills, Broncos, Ravens, Seahawks, Bears, Lions, Bengals, Cowboys — plus the first four out (Chiefs, Texans, 49ers, Jaguars)21:24 – Scratch's rebuttal: Eagles and Chargers belong; Patriots too high, Seahawks too low, Bears out23:51 – Scratch's Top 10 NFL QBs: Allen, Stafford, Burrow, Maye, Goff, Mahomes, Jackson, Prescott, Lawrence, Herbert — and the names left off (Williams, Hurts, Love, Darnold, Purdy, Mayfield, Nix)28:47 – Hack's rebuttal: Goff lower, Mahomes higher, Hurts and Baker Mayfield in32:06 – Mahomes and the Chiefs in one-score games: 11-0 in 2024, 1-9 in 2025 — whose fault? Plus the Raiders' brutal schedule33:48 – The Back Nine: everyone went 4-3 in week 1; picks for New England at Seattle, Dolphins at Raiders, Broncos at Chiefs, Mizzou at KU, Washington State at K-State, Rams vs. 49ers in Australia, Ohio State at Texas40:19 – Best bets: Rhamondre Stevenson over 15.5 carries; Oregon -22.5 at Oklahoma State42:13 – Wrap-up / sign-off

9. 

   8 Sept 2026

   Hack and Scratch Episode 4

   00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: Week 1 is in the books; McPherson head coach Jace Pavlovich joins today01:09 – Local scoreboard03:33 – Coach Pav on the Augusta win — new defense, four in the box, five yards and zero first downs allowed05:02 – Inside the new defense — 3-4 / 3-3 stack hybrid, studied at Plano West, Hays High and Council Grove06:13 – Defensive standouts09:06 – Offense11:44 – Teams bracketing Ashton — winning the numbers game with RPOs; backup QB 14:49 – Cleaning up nine penalties — simulated snap counts and what gets fixed this week16:11 – Sponsor: Farmers State Bank16:26 – Great Bend preview — a dynamic sophomore QB, K-State commit, a big physical front; picking your poison on defense19:27 – Injuries and depth — a lineman returns, tailback depth, update on Brody's ankle20:54 – Scheduling — why week-two games are hard to find, why Great Bend, and the rivalry (Hack's 2001 Salina Central memory)23:37 – "No fireworks" — the goal for Friday night in Great Bend24:07 – The Crazy Eight — rapid-fire questions for Coach Pav (the Canton-Galva QB battle, silverback vs. grizzly, the band Frozen Water, karaoke, the family depth chart)27:02 – Most memorable moment — the overtime play that beat Buhler, with Hack's son on the receiving end29:37 – Wrap-up: good luck in Great Bend + Citizen Journal sponsor read

10. 

    3 Sept 2026

    Hack and Scratch Episode 3

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmers State Bank intro00:51 – Welcome: Kansas heat, rescheduled games, and today's topic — Kansas high school and college football01:44 – Class 4A shake-up — Kapaun Mt. Carmel and Andover Central up to 5A, Aquinas and Great Bend down; Bullpups' outlook (Augusta opener, Great Bend week two)04:36 – Andale Indians — 110-4 over eight seasons, six of the last seven 3A titles, Coach Dylan Schmidt (and his golf-prodigy son)08:53 – Class 1A — Sterling Black Bears' first title in 43 years, the Schneider brothers, Inman Teutons, Moundridge under Tyler O'Connor12:19 – Eight-man shake-up — eight schools drop from 1A, Canton-Galva's new opponents, Elyria Christian starts six-man, Little River to 8-Man Division II14:53 – KSHSAA sanctions girls flag football — about 30 schools, 7-on-716:52 – McPherson County predictions — which of the seven local teams play 10-plus games20:10 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief20:41 – K-State — the Collin Klein era begins, Avery Johnson, a favorable Big 12 draw, opener vs. Nicholls24:28 – KU — life after Jalen Daniels, Andy Kotelnicki returns as OC, Isaiah Marshall at QB, Dylan Edwards, the Arizona State trip to Europe28:45 – Introducing the Hack and Scratch Back Nine — seven picks against the spread plus two best bets each week, with Myron29:55 – Week 1 picks: KU–Long Island, K-State–Nicholls, Nebraska–Ohio, Baylor–Auburn, Oregon–Boise State, Clemson–LSU, Louisville–Ole Miss34:30 – Best bets: KU over 48.5, K-State over 47.535:19 – Farmers State Bank sign-off

11. 

    31 Aug 2026

    Hack and Scratch Episode 2

    00:00 – Cold open + Farmer State Bank intro00:52 – Welcome: fantasy-contest bragging rights and weekend golf02:36 – Sponsor: The Citizen Journal daily brief03:27 – McPherson Bullpup football preview — Coach Pav, returners, opener vs. Augusta07:14 – Bullpup girls golf — year five of the program, 16-player roster, opener tomorrow09:40 – Bullpup volleyball — Coach Doyle's 21st year, 35-7 last season, opening weekend11:49 – Bullpup boys soccer — 3-0 win over Great Bend, eight of eleven starters back13:24 – Bullpup girls tennis — everybody back but one, opening win at Hesston14:36 – Bullpup cross country — life after Caleb Mueller, state-tournament goals16:48 – Canton-Galva eight-man football — 20-man roster, new north district, new track (+ next-episode tease)19:01 – Sponsor: Farmer State Bank19:20 – Tour Championship recap — Scheffler closes it out, the +440 pays off22:35 – Rules talk — Hovland's bunker shot and TV officiating24:14 – Justin Rose's slam-dunk ace and Si Woo Kim's eagle25:56 – Presidents Cup roster talk — captain's picks coming Sept. 128:01 – Wrap-up

12. 

    28 Aug 2026

    Hack and Scratch — Episode 1

    00:00 Cold open — presented by Farmers State Bank00:38 Welcome to Episode 1 — Hack (Zach) and Scratch (Treg)02:04 MCC Club Championship — Scratch wins by 1903:57 Saturday round stories — "Ted," "Slappy," and the sandbagger08:29 Fantasy golf — Wyndham Clark's BMW win, Scratch takes the lead11:13 Player of the Year debate; Gary Woodland at the Presidents Cup14:10 Tour Championship fantasy draft — Euros vs. Americans17:31 Standings, the $20 bet, and a Ryder Cup singles lineup19:37 LIV Golf — last event? Who comes back22:19 Sponsors — Farmers State Bank and Citizen Journal23:41 NFL — Hack's Patriots story, Raiders and the Tuck Rule25:28 Next-episode tease — HS/college and NFL previews25:39 Conference championship picks — AFC crapshoot30:31 Chiefs take — is Mahomes past his peak?31:11 Wrap-up — like, subscribe, follow

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