Panthers Shadow

Where have the episode outlines gone? Jack's computer is still out of commission, so Jake and Pat ramble on about Week 10's crucial, playoff clinching win over the Stars for the Panthers' first win at home. They also look ahead to the North Division Championship game vs the Maulers in a crazy turnaround from what both of these teams were last year. The episode is a little off the cuff, but they eventually get to where they are headed.

2x the episodes. 2x the Pats. Jack and Pat continue the tradition of recording while the other is unavailable, and it's Pat's turn to rejoin. In this week's news, there's some talk about 2024 now that you can put a deposit for Birmingham and Memphis while we wait for the same for Detroit. Jake and Pat discuss what they hope for gameday in 2024 a bit before remembering that 2023 still isn't over. While they lament Week 9's loss, they look to Week 10's matchup vs the Stars and the implications it holds. PLAYOFFS? We'll see.

It's been a while, but Pat Rifino finally makes it back onto the podcast in a bonus episode. Jake and Pat take an hour to talk Michigan Panthers and USFL football in season 2. Pat shares his thoughts on the Panthers' offense, defense, and some of the free agency moves the Panthers have made. He also goes on a bit of a diatribe about kickers for the USFL in 2023. Plus, he names his USFL and Panthers OPOY, DPOY, and MVP through 9 weeks. Jake is still salty about some of the personnel moves and the timing of them. Will he ever get over them? Not this week, apparently.

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The Panthers fall to 3-5 after a failed comeback attempt vs the Breakers, and that brings along a lot of good and bad. There were quite a few puzzling decisions made by both players and coaches that led to an exciting but also very disappointing end of the game. Regardless of the loss, the Panthers are still completely in the driver's seat for the playoffs, and we break down many of the scenarios that lead to the Panthers playing in Canton as well as other scenarios like the one that leads to a 3-7 New Jersey Generals team making the playoffs. So, yeah, the North is in chaos.

While the Panthers may be 0-4 at home in 2023, they continue their undefeated mark as the away team in 2023 with a close win over the Generals in the teams' 2nd (and likely last) matchup of the season. Jack and Jake have some great news from the league concerning 2024 and beyond, and they balance the good news with bad as they discuss the recent roster moves, including the release of QB Eric Barriere. While riding high off of Week 7's win, is there enough confidence in the Panthers to predict a win over the Breakers who themselves are experiencing a mid-season slide?

After missing a 2nd episode in the past 3 weeks, the podcast is back! Jack is MIA this week (to return next week), but Pat is back to rejoin us as we discuss what the Hell happened the past 4 weeks and what to look forward to in the next 4. The Panthers are very much in the playoff race still even at 2-4. Pat talks his experiences at the games he's seen, and Jake uses this episode as a therapy session to vent about the current state of the team.

The Panthers are 0-2 at home in 2023, but they get another crack at it this week vs the Maulers. The season has settled in as the boys discuss the happenings of the past two weeks as well as what they hope to see for the Panthers to make a rebound vs the deceptively good 1-3 Pittsburgh Maulers.

The Panthers are 2-0, and they are FINALLY looking to Week 3 and the very first Panthers home game at Ford Field! Jack and Jake talk the little bit of USFL news that came out this week, some surprise guests from Michigan football legends, and their takeaways from the Panthers big statement win over the Stars in Week 2. Plus, they break down the matchup and their expectations with the game against the Generals. Will the crowd play a factor?

VICTORY WEEK! In the first ever podcast episode recorded after a Panthers win, Jack and Jake recap Week 1's game vs the Gamblers as well as their thoughts on the looming matchup with the Stars in Week 2 in Canton. Also, there was some news coming out of the league this week, and they break it all down. This is another long episode to get your Friday started off right.

IT'S FINALLY GAME WEEK. After the first offseason we have seen in recent history for Spring football, the USFL is finally returning THIS WEEKEND! The Panthers have a lot of turnover from last year, and there's much to discuss about that and other happenings in the league. Recorded a day later than normal proved advantageous as the USFL dropped A LOT of information on us today, and Jake and Jack have it covered in this week's episode. The USFL is going global with the announcement that they're broadcasting 14 games (including 3 Panthers regular season games) to over 200 countries and territories this year! Also, final roster cuts were made last weekend, and they sure created quite the reaction. Plus, the first matchup breakdown of the 2023 season in a Week 1 rematch of the 2022 Panthers season opener. And more!

We have officially made it to SINGLE DIGITS! At the time of this episode's launch, we are down to 8 days before Season 2 kicks off for the entire USFL, and 9 days before the Panthers kickoff. Jake and Jack finally catch up on some topics they planned to discuss a few weeks ago, and things are looking bright! Panthers Shadow gets a boost from the Panthers Twitter account this week, the Panthers and USFL make a push in marketing, we discuss last weekend's initial roster cuts, the QB battle, and more!

Jake had more that he wanted to talk about that didn't get added to the main episode, so he's doing it here! Also, a quick mention about the team being in Canton this weekend plus more ticket info/news.

We finally know what all 8 teams are going to look like when they play on the field. Jake and Jack give their USFL power rankings for uniforms this week. We finally get to talk the schedule a little bit, and some pertinent ticket information is included. Camp content is also discussed as well as recent roster moves. Jake got to visit the Panthers practice on Thursday, and he has a few takeaways (there may be a companion episode with more info).

Jake and Jack dive into the Draft and new coaching staff, heading into the 2023 season. There's also some talk about the Discord drama surrounding the Official USFL.

Jack joins Jake and Pat to start off Season 2 of the podcast (and Season 2 of the USFL) just in time for training camp. Working without an outline, we mix a little bit of everything in this episode from Jeff Fisher's departure, the USFL coming to Detroit, and we even sneak in a little bit of the Red Wings' trade activity.

In this episode, Jake and Patrick discuss the Panthers roster, the Panthers' week one matchup preview with the Houston Gamblers, and the guys' initial power rankings coming into the season. This is a great listen if you want to hear these two have undeserved confidence about the Panthers before week one.

After an artificial week hiatus (audio issues with the recording), Jake and Patrick are joined by Pat from the USFL NewsHub to discuss the season preview for the Panthers. In this episode, we talk about everything about the Panthers, our week 1 opponents, and what we expect to see from the rest of the league. We give our positive thoughts, our concerns, and our predictions for what we expect to see for year 1 and beyond.

Breaking away from the norm, Patrick and Jake are recording from their homes this episode. Clocking in just under 40 minutes, this episode is packed full of information regarding the happenings around the league. This episode covers some more of the training camp (at least, what has been visible), the league's Media Day, new medical partnerships, new website, the roster moves available to us at the time, and more. We are just 2 weeks away from kickoff, and Jake and Patrick are feeling it!

Back at the Chelsea Alehouse Brewery on March 24, 2022. Jake and Patrick discuss the new rules that the USFL announced this week and their thoughts, biases, and any feelings of surprise about what they did (or didn't) hear from the league about the rules. This episode also features talk about players showing up for training camp and what Jake and Patrick hope to see from the league, a quick update on the lawsuits (yes, plural) surrounding the USFL which includes the Carolina Panthers suing the TSL over the Panthers branding.

The first full episode of Our Den Pawdcast with hosts Jake and Patrick. Recorded live on Wednesday, March 16th from Chelsea Alehouse Brewery in Chelsea, MI. In this episode, Jake and Patrick introduce themselves and give some background to their Spring football fandom. The duo discuss everything from the Real USFL vs FOX/TSL/USFL, their hope to see the Panthers in Michigan/Detroit next year, the rivalries we want to see and what FOX has decided are to be, Jeff Fisher's interview with RJ on The No. 1 Ranked Show, XFL and USFL coexisting in 2023 and beyond, and much more!

A quick rundown of Our Den, the Michigan Panthers Pawdcast. We record our episodes at the Chelsea Alehouse Brewery in Chelsea, MI and talk everything Michigan Panthers and even some happenings across the rest of the league. We expect to release our episodes weekly on Fridays across multiple platforms.