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Minnesota sports talk with Big Ten backbone.
Sports Done Wright w/ Vince Wright keeps Minnesota sports at the center while still chasing the bigger national stories. Vikings quarterback debates, Gophers hoops, the Wild, the Timberwolves, NCAA tournament swings, and golf controversies all get the same conversational push.
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Sports Done Wright w/ Vince Wright is built around Minnesota sports talk, but it rarely stays fenced in for long. The show starts with hometown urgency. Vikings roster drama, Gopher basketball, Timberwolves stretches without Ant-Man, Wild playoff hope, Big Ten pride, and NCAA tournament chaos all move through the same conversational engine. It feels closer to a local sports-radio feed than a polished studio product. That is part of its identity. Vince Wright, heard calling himself the sports governor of Minnesota, talks like someone working through the board in real time, circling back, restating the setup, and pushing the next opinion forward. The Vikings get plenty of oxygen, especially quarterback uncertainty, front office questions, Kevin O'Connell's playbook, and what a player like Kyler Murray would mean in Minnesota. Basketball gets a broad lane too. The show tracks Gopher men's and women's hoops, shouts out standout performances, scans tournament brackets, and keeps a proud eye on Big Ten teams. The Wild and Timberwolves are treated with the same fan tension: excitement, suspicion, hope, and a little history of disappointment. National stories enter when they touch a larger sports nerve. Tiger Woods' car crash discussion, Geno Auriemma, college sports change, and NBA fatigue all appear as part of the same weekly sports room. Interviews are not overly formal. Chris Long from KSTP-TV Ch. 5, Julia Daniels from KARE 11 TV, Thor Nystrom from SKOR North, and guest Jay Paterno are framed as people joining an ongoing argument rather than stopping the show for a clean segment break. The pace is brisk. The repetition can be heavy. Sponsor reads and ad blocks are present enough to shape the listening experience. Still, the show's core is clear: Minnesota teams matter, the Midwest matters, and the national scene gets filtered through that local fan lens. It suits listeners who want takes with personality more than spreadsheet calm. It also suits fans who like hearing one subject bleed naturally into the next. The best stretches carry the energy of someone watching highlights, checking scores, and arguing through the implications at once. It is proud, talky, and rooted in place.
Made for: Built for Minnesota and upper Midwest sports fans who want Vikings, Gophers, Timberwolves, Wild, and Big Ten conversation with a local-radio pulse. It also fits listeners who like interviews folded into opinion-heavy weekly sports chatter.
What sets it apart: The show stands apart through its hometown conviction and loose, rolling format: scoreboard recap, personal reaction, sponsor read, guest exchange, and Minnesota context all share the same lane. It feels embedded in the local scene rather than packaged from a distance.
Vince Wright ( The Sports Governor, The Big Smooth) loves Minnesota, the Midwest and Sports. We cover all sports and bring you updates on all things Minnesota, Big 10, and upper Midwest sports too. But we don't forget to talk about the National scene also. Follow me on all podcast outlets. Vince is also a contributor to GopherHole.com , and a frequent guest on other shows.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Vince Wright turns Minnesota results into pointed conversations about roster construction, coaching choices and what comes next.
Vince Wright works from a Minnesota center of gravity, moving between close readings of the Vikings and a wider scoreboard that includes Gopher basketball, the Minnesota Wild, the NBA and golf.
Vince Wright can make your Vikings quarterback debate feel incomplete without an offensive-line argument.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A loose, lively Minnesota sports-talk conversation that keeps returning to the quarterback question.
Minnesota sports talk stays centered on the quarterback question, with Kevin O'Connell, Kyler Murray, and J.J. McCarthy all pulled into the same roster-fit debate.
Opinionated sports talk that moves from women's basketball and the Final Four to Tiger Woods.
Sports Done Wright keeps a strong two-part shape, moving from women's basketball and the Final Four into a long, opinionated run on Tiger Woods and the car crash story.
A Vikings conversation centers on Kevin O'Connell, playoff expectations, and what still needs to change.
This Vikings discussion stays centered on Kevin O'Connell, the defense, and whether Minnesota is ready for the next step. It keeps returning to adjustment, game-planning, and the need to fit the approach to the personnel on hand, with a useful comparison to how other teams have…
A lively Minnesota sports check-in driven by Gopher pride and Wild playoff hope.
Sports Done Wright keeps the focus close to home with a Minnesota basketball segment led by the Gophers women's 91-85 win over Iowa. The late tension matters here: Iowa took the fourth quarter 30-19 and nearly dragged the game back, but Wright stays on what Minnesota did well,…
A grounded Vikings camp preview linking line questions and special-teams value to roster reality.
Sports Done Wright takes a practical look at the Minnesota Vikings' offensive line and special teams, with Rick Sosa helping sort through concerns about an undersized center, the possibility of a trade, and whether a move from tackle to guard makes sense.
Chris Long weighs George Payton's status and the Kyler Murray fit with Kevin O'Connell.
Chris Long works through a Twin Cities sports question that is still more smoke than fire, first treating George Payton as a name to cross off before turning to the more intriguing Kyler Murray possibility.
Big Cat and PFT Commenter cover the NFL, March Madness, and NHL for laughs.
This episode features an interview with former football player Rickey 'Sweet Feet' Foggie, discussing Minnesota sports and related topics on the Sports Done Right podcast.
Vince Wright interviews KSTP sportscaster Chris Long on the Sports Done Right podcast.
Vince Wright hosts Rick Sosa for a Minnesota Vikings season preview on Sports Done Wright.
Pete Najarian says film study helped him reach 482 career tackles as a Minnesota Gopher linebacker.
Tom Holler tells Vince Wright that Minnesota is better described as the state of youth hockey than the state of college or professional hockey, where he places it roughly fourth behind Massachusetts, Michigan, and Colorado.
Vince Wright opens with full hometown-radio energy, then settles into a long discussion with a guest about the Vikings' quarterback situation.
Vince Wright opens with a burst of sports-radio energy and moves right into women’s basketball.
This episode is a lively sports podcast where the host, Vince Wright, discusses and analyzes sports news, teams, and legends with energetic commentary.
Vince Wright hosts a sports podcast discussing Minnesota teams, analysis, and news with energetic delivery.
This episode analyzes the Minnesota Vikings' quarterback situation and their apparent mismanagement of the position.
Vince Wright opens with a Vikings conversation built around one plain question.
Vince Wright of Sports Done Wright covers Minnesota sports news including the Vikings firing GM Kwesi Adofo-Mensah, Gopher men's basketball beating #10 Michigan State 76-73 behind Jalen Crocker-Johnson's 22 points, and Gopher women's defeating #10 Iowa 91-85.
This episode features an interview with Jay Paterno discussing the evolving landscape of college sports, including topics like NIL deals, athlete compensation, and the future of NCAA governance.
This episode features an interview with Brad Johnson, a former Minnesota Vikings player and Super Bowl champion, discussing his football career and experiences.
This episode features a sports talk discussion with Maceo Heard Jr.
This episode features a 39-minute interview with hockey personality Alex Micheletti, discussing his family legacy and insights into Minnesota hockey.