The Nielson Show

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia. 
 
It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.
 
It is a Thursdays show which means we've got another edition of Scalding Hot Takes! Who's taking home the mitt today?
 
We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

Kicking off today's show, the Voice of the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Dave Thomas, dropped by to give an in-depth preview of tonight's massive showdown as the Elks hit Regina to clash for first place in the West.
 
Then, the boys locked in their sharpest pick for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.
 
After the break, the crew opened up the floodgates for everyone's Beefs of the Week—and as always, this segment absolutely slapped.
 
Wrapping up Hour Two, EST's Reid Wilkins closed out the show with his own Beef of the Week and shared his final thoughts ahead of tonight's high-stakes Elks vs. Roughriders battle.

The full squad is back in the building! Grab your coffee, turn up the volume, and lock in for another Thursday edition of The Nielson Show, streaming live on Edmonton Sports Talk!
 
Dusty, Lt. Eric, and YouTube Trev are all together in the studio after a hot minute apart. The fellas have plenty of catching up to do before diving headfirst into a massive slate of local football, diamond misery, weekly grievances, and hot takes!
 
The boys started the show by catching up as it's been over two weeks since they last shared the airwaves, then got right into Morning Announcements for Haddies Golf Shop.
 
After the break, we then touched on Bob Stauffers top 10 Oilers prospects right now. Dusty asked the question, how many of these players will play at least 300 games in the NHL.
 
We then got Fired Up for Firehouse Subs. In this segment, there was a backup QB conversation in the CFL and Dusty also had some choice words about some certain shows south of the border…

We got the third hour started with Mr Mikes Kind of Easy Trivia. 
 
It was then time for Three Questions Too Many presented by Park Mazda.
 
In the middle of hour three, it was then time for Lt. Eric's Weekly Rankings of Power presented by The Ranch Golf & Cuntry Club. Today, he ranked the worst insects of all time. 
 
We finished the show like we always do with The Wrap from William Huff.

The Athletic's Saad Yousuf stopped by to tee up the upcoming NFL campaign, diving into the biggest headlines from training camp and giving his picks for who holds the best odds to win it all.
 
The boys locked in their daily best bet to start the morning for the Play Alberta Early Bird Bet of the day.
 
We then got into some Free Advice for Damon Bunting… How do you deal with wasps? That was the advice the boys were giving today.
 
Eric Macramalla capped off Hour Two with a deep dive into the crumbling Blue Jays, analyzing their offensive dry spell and Vladdy Guerrero Jr.'s struggles. Plus, Eric shared his thoughts on why ten NHL teams are currently operating without a team captain and gave a quick summer check-in on the Montreal Canadiens.