He plans to … Justin Gaard: Gaardsy was the man who brought me in and I suspect, recommended me for the Gopher Football position. by Justin Gaard via twitter 11/15/2015 6:15:48 AM. RT @JstCallMeReemer: @jgkfan what's your opinion on the officiating today? Ricky Rubio is clearly frustrated with losing, but is there more to it? Justin Gaard – Class of ‘01. Gaard was about 10 years old, attending Concord Elementary School, hitting the local basketball and tennis courts and dropping into General Sports on France Avenue to indulge his early love of all things sports when KFAN (FM 100.3) hit the airwaves. Thread starter MaxyJR1; Start date Today at 12:27 PM; MaxyJR1 Well-known member . Wow.". "I'm biased, but I think he's the best true high school player I've ever seen.". Boyer knows history is his for the making. Men's Basketball | 2/16/2021 2:13:00 PM. 4 could be Boyer's smoothest yet. Let’s start to read as below. Story Links Richard Pitino sits down with Mike Grimm & Justin Gaard from the Gopher Radio Network to recap the Gophers' recent action and preview their upcoming contests against Northwestern and Nebraska. Regardless of the topic of the day, Gaard is happy to be behind the mic and within earshot of national and local sports news. Instagram. On the day I was to speak with KFAN radio’s Justin Gaard, I received notice that University of Minnesota Gopher football single-game tickets were on sale. “There’s new energy over there.” Gaard should feel the glow of Fleck’s freshman year heat, since he also works as a sideline reporter for the Gopher Football Radio Network. Forest Lake's Dusty Boyer has little ego, a blazing forehand and a good shot at a first: winning four state titles. Description; No description provided. “I always wanted to be close to the action, and if you’re not going to be in it, it’s the next best thing,” he says. A recent lineup offered a buffet of sports-related nibbles, after opening up with a cheeky cup of kombucha tea à la Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Michael Floyd. "If things start to go wrong, I just slow the match down and try to focus a little bit more.". Justin Gaard on KFAN. His roles as radio producer and host seem equally satisfying to Gaard. He currently works as a Producer at KFAN Radio. "Tennis is basically everything to me," Boyer said. "It's Dusty's to lose," said Forest Lake coach Greg Patchin. Perfect. Who better to ask than Gaard, who hosts The Cake Show (11 a.m.-1 p.m. Sundays) and produces Dan Barreiro’s Bumper to Bumper (weekdays 3-6:30 p.m.), should I, parent of a U of M student, just buy … Create a Portfolio. Without a worry, Dusty Boyer moved around the tennis court before a recent match, adjusting his hat, loping after loose balls, unconcerned that he's on the verge of making Minnesota high school tennis history. just didn't show up and now I plan on vacation. Search Tweets Twitter Feed. Jack Michaels Show. [Their bucket] has been empty for so long.” He is quick to add Gopher men’s basketball to the list, too, with hopeful confidence for a respectable seat at the Big Ten table. To assemble and dad's podcast, we're down to two today I made a Montour here with Justin. "Winning four in a row? Other names that Justin uses includes Justin R Gaard. Story Links Richard Pitino sits down with Mike Grimm & Justin Gaard from the Gopher Radio Network to discuss the Gopher Men's Basketball team's road trip to Maryland & Indiana Feb. 14 and Feb. 17. Justin is currently a producer and broadcaster for KFAN, and can be heard as a sideline … Dan Barreiro: Really didn’t see him … Justin Gaard is joined by Hugh McCutcheon to review the Penn State and Nebraska weekends. Along with his mom, Peggy, he began regularly listening to the sports station, tuning in to hear the latest scores or scouting reports. The last player to win three titles, Chuck Darley of Rochester, completed his run in 1964, or nine U.S. presidents ago. Justin earned 8 varsity letters at Edina High School, 5 in tennis and 3 in basketball. 16 Gophers' recent games against Wisconsin and Ohio State. The Wolves guard's comments after Sunday's loss to Phoenix were suggestive of a player who is not happy. We have lots of information about Justin: religious views are listed as Christian, ethnicity is Caucasian, and … “Everywhere was cool to hang out,” he says, recalling Friday-night football games, followed by stints at Perkins or hitting the at-the-time-new pizza spot—“Davanni’s was huge news,” he says. Until Boyer, the idea has never come up. Website Facebook Twitter Subscribe to … It was great to work with him and I proud of his continued success. Perfect. However I think he did a great job explaining why the Minnesota … Southdale Mall makes the list of his Edina “it” spots, as do the town’s Fourth of July and EHS homecoming parades. Great question, I lean fire RT @eggsbenedict14: @jgkfan is Claeys more of a "keep that chili hot" or "we gotta get a fire in our ass" coach? Nearly devoid of ego, Boyer admits that he's occasionally taken aback when confronted by his growing reputation. It would be pretty cool to say I lost to the best player ever.". While I was at it, I asked Gaard which other Minnesota sports teams deserved their buckets to be filled with fan optimism? I've been getting some text from him or AJ it might be we might never hear from them again, giving out a … “I get to talk no matter what.” He gives a respectful and appreciative high five to Barreiro. For some others, it might matter a little bit more.". "I went in thinking I had nothing to lose and I was going to do my best, but Dusty is so tough. It's the same laid-back approach he takes when playing on his Xbox at home. Regardless of the topic of the day, Gaard is happy to be behind the mic and within earshot of national and local sports news. Men's Basketball | 1/5/2021 3:10:00 PM. In tennis, he won back-to-back Class 2A singles championships in 2000 & 01 and Team state championships in 1998 and 2000. Gone are rivals Edina's Erik Nordahl, who no longer plays high school tennis, and Mounds View's Wyatt McCoy, who graduated. Nothing jumps out at me like Mich/OSU games, thought it was fine? "Does it matter being the best player ever? The two highest-ranked challengers, Eden Prairie's Scott Elsass and Rochester Mayo's Thomas Nath, have struggled because of injuries for much of the season. Fleck’s “row the boat” mantra? Jack and Derek Hanson talk with the producer of "Bumper to Bumper" Justin Gaard about the upcoming sports weekend and Ralph Engelstad Arena General Manager Jody Hodgson about UND hockey hosting their first series at home since last February. He's blessed with extraordinary hand-eye coordination and a blazing forehand. Gaard clearly looks upon his growing-up years in the city with fondness, even though The Cake Show’s name comes as a lighthearted nudge at Edina. Let’s start to read as below. Create a free Muck Rack account to customize your profile and upload a portfolio of your best work. Justin Gaard talks with Jack Michaels on the Minnesota Twins adding St. Paul as the Triple-A affiliate and Kyle Elfrink goes over week 14 fantasy football match ups. “I really like what P.J.’s been doing and getting people (positively) talking about Gopher football.”. Not really. Men's Basketball | 12/29/2020 2:29:00 PM. Transcript; Chapters; Share; Embed; In playlist s. clip s. More from . Barreiro is known to work politics into his show and is known for his rants. Both were talented enough to take Boyer's best shots and return a few of their own. He was and Edina guy sure, but that was an angle he really played up.