The Pat McAfee Show Live | Friday August 21st 2026

who. want. a.

for real. Oh no.

Let's go. >> [ __ ]. hate us. Yeah, today.

You got it. >> in Berkeley, California. You got it.

This one's for three. AJ Hawk. $5,000.

Hey, what you put my hands up my hands up all. again now. Heat. Heat. N.

USA. USA. USA.

Come on in. Oh my god. Heat. Heat. N.

Heat. Heat. N.

The following program is a collection of. students talking about happenings in the. sports world. It is meant to be comedic, informative. The opinions expressed on. this show do not necessarily reflect the. beliefs of their peers, their boss, or. ESPN. There may be some cuss words. because that's how Cubans is the real. world talk. If you are a young, please.

seek permission before watching any. further. >> Hey, what? >> Let's go. This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. you. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. You. stop. >> Damn it. >> Your friend, tell a friend something. nice could change their life.

sport. >> Hello beautiful people and welcome to. our humble the boat the draft kings. thunderdome on this feelgood Friday. August 21st 2026. This sports program. begins now. >> football is the greatest. Last night we. had two games. Fernando Mendoza got his. first start for Las Vegas Raiders and. the Las Vegas Raiders win the game. So. Fernando Mendoza undefeated as a Las.

Vegas Raider. Obviously, he had a pick. six which the whole world saw. I had a. couple dimes as well. Couple tough. decisions. Great interview with Miss. Rutled at the end in which he actually. asked Kirk Cousins on the sideline like, "Hey, how should I be? What should I be? How should I be handling this?" Feels. like every day is a learning day for. Fernando Mendoza, who's clearly going to. be the future of the Las Vegas Raiders. organization. Kurt Cousins not playing. last night. Most of the one offensive. line not playing last night. probably a. good indicator of who's going to be. starting the season for the Las Vegas.

Raiders as Fernando Mendoza is gonna. probably have an opportunity to watch. Kirk Cousins do his thing. Max Crosby's. energy was outrageous. It was great to. see him up and at him. It was nice to. see the Raiders kind of do their thing. in this third and fourth quarter. But on. that note, that Texans defense, even the. backups were outrageous. They were. everywhere. They were swarming, which is. kind of what they live off the word. swarming. Demo Ryan. I as soon as I saw. that team do their thing and Demo was. dancing on the sideline, I should have. thought to myself, I. >> the Texans defense is going to be the. Texans defense. If they have that helmet.

on and that uniform on and Demo is. coaching that particular team with the. culture in which they have set and who. they are letting in that building, I. believe the Houston Texans defense is a. real problem. I I believe they are game. changer, game wrecker, and I believe. that is why everybody keeps chatting. about CJ Stout having to have the. longest off seasonason in the history of. any starting quarterback because that. defense was certainly Super Bowl. contending defense. If the offense would. have played well at all, they. potentially win Super Bowl last year. CJ. Strad still very young, first contract. here, been to the playoffs multiple.

times, has won a playoff game, but. people see him walk into camp, they. think he looks like a bum. He is not a. bum. He could potentially be an alltime. great. We've seen it before. Was last. year an indicator of what he's going to. become at the end of the season or does. he have a chance to go back in time, be. who he was earlier, maybe stay keep. everybody healthy and dominate the NFL? He's got a new warm-up. Love it. >> Well, let's wake up these eyes. >> Pretty sick. >> Let's wake up these eyes. Let's break up. these these brain sensors. Okay. And. let's go a and neon too as well here. Is. he doing a DUI test? Why? I don't know.

>> I don't know if he's doing a DUI test, but I do know hockey goalies do this. workout. I believe is a big thing to get. their brain activated. We know CJ Strad. will leave no stone unturned for. warm-ups. He'll have a basketball. >> on a football field. >> and it'll bring out a little hoop for. him. He'll have a baseball if he needs. it. He'll have a volleyball if he needs. He'll do anything to get himself ready. for a game. He's been like this since he. got to the Texans. This new trick he's. doing with which eye is more dominant, you know, cuz you put the you put the. thumb. I think you close your left eye,

close your right eye, close your left. eye, close your right eye, you know. which eye is more dominant, you know, cuz then there's going to be one that's. going to be on one that's going to be. on. >> And that makes you go, >> "Yeah, >> that makes you get a lot better." So, no. matter what makes him the best player he. could possibly be, if it's one of these. eyes exercises or if it's shooting hoops. on a football field, whatever the case, CJ Strad has proven to be a leader, has. proven to be a great quarterback. If he. can do his [ __ ] this year, which we all. expect him to be able to do, the Houston. Texans are going to be a problem. But. they did lose to Fernando Mendoza's Las. Vegas Raiders last night. We'll be.

joined by Dan Olowski who might be. taking a victory lap about what happened. last night and how Fernando and the Las. Vegas Raiders looked against the Houston. Texans defense or he's just going to be. pointing out some things that he had. questions about as he was going into the. draft process about, you know, Fernando. Mendoza under center in college. Do you. know the number? >> Uh it was like less than 10, right? >> Six total. >> Six total. Uh in his first preseason. game, do you know how many? >> Was it five? >> Five? >> Yeah. Do you know last night? >> Eight. >> Eight. Yeah. He's taken a combined. double and a half amount of under center.

snaps uh just in his first two preseason. games than he did in college. I assume. this is going to be a lot of what Dan O. is talking about. Sure. And then Dano's. going to get into the 15 word play call. as well. And then some decision-m stuff. that's going to have to happen in real. time. We are still firmly in the camp. that Fernando Mendoza is a guy. I'm. excited to watch him continue to. develop. And I, as an Indianapolis Colts. fan here, season ticket holder here in. the AFC South, hate that the Houston. Texans are going to be like that. And uh. that's just what their identity is going.

to be with the Miko Ryan. Uh the Niners. whoop up on the Chargers big time. >> Chargers did go for it on their own 31. on fourth down a couple times. Shot to. them just kind of utilizing uh preseason. to do whatever the hell they kind of. want to do. But you got a lot of. different highlights to uh one. particular wide receiver out of Miss uh. 33rd overall pick. Deshawn Stribbling is. becoming a Brock Party's got highlights. to him. M. Jones has got highlights to. him. His name is popping up everywhere. out of Niners camp and obviously they. bring back Debo and he looked awesome. Him and him and Tre looked awesome out.

there. I mean, walking out with the boom. box again. M. Jones behind him. You. know, M. Jones is in his own little. world. They have their thing back. It. feels like they have their moxy. They. have their swagger. They have their. coach back who obviously had a wild off. season as well. He looks really. different. Yeah, he does. He does. Good. stash. >> He looks really different. Really, really fit. I would say he looks like a. thin fit, like super in the stash. The. hair. >> I feel like he's probably got a little. perspective changer on life after. everything he has gone through in this.

entirety. Christian McCaffrey had some. stiffness. They said if it wasn't joint. practice or if it wasn't a preseason. game, he would be playing. George KD got. some great news. It sounded like last. night. Sounded like George KD went met. with Dr. Elatro, obviously, out there at. the Achilles factory in Southern. California. And it sounds like they're. saying he's in a good spot and his goal. has been to be back for week one in. Australia. Last night, what we read. online sounds like uh everything is. trending towards that. He's a freak. You. know, he is an absolute freak. And Brock. Party will be joining us at 1:30.

Eastern. Uh he's coming on with John. Deere. >> Hell yeah. >> Hell yeah. >> Yeah. They did a. >> Are you a farmer contest? Yeah. Where, you know, there's always been the game. show for a long time. I forget who. hosted the guy and his mom. Um, >> Anthony Anderson. >> Anthony Anderson and his mom hosted it. where three people would come onto the. stage and they would say, "Uh, I'm a. tech billionaire." No, I'm a tech and. they they had to figure out who was and. who wasn't. They did the farmer gimmick. here. And, uh, with John Deere, Brock.

Party, real life farmer. He was one of. the judges to pick out of the five who. was a farmer. He was checking calluses. He was checking fingernails underneath. Yeah, he was checking. Let's see how. they're doing with corn there. Hey, what's the name of this rig right here? What's the name of it? Well, it's a. side. It's a side by side. I don't know. the ex that guy. I have a clue. Okay, let's get him out of here. Actually, a. nice little fun little game. >> Yeah, it was a good little game. >> It felt like it was obvious uh which one. was one, but anyways, Brock Party living. his best life right now. Might have all. of his weapons. Might have their best. year. And how's that substation doing? You know, we kind.

Mr. Irrelevant and he has got himself a. massive ordeal uh massive deal and also. became a massive ordeal in it all. So I. think he's okay with that practice. facility, but substation doesn't have a. lot of fans. I'd assume Brock party's. not one of them, especially being future. farmer of America. Okay, the toxic. tables here at Boss Connor at Ty. Schmidt. Want to have the hammer down. Cowboys AP Tony's here. Tony, we just. need one. We got none. >> Okay, >> Fernandoza through football. >> Next outcome touchdown.

>> Okay, so. >> I caught it. >> Kind of, you know, if we wanted Oh, no. >> You mean dummy? He threw a pitch six and. when coach Kubak said at halftime going. in uh to uh Lisa no uh I forget who the. interview was I think it was Lisa. >> Okay. So with the interview with Lisa. Salters uh I think it was. >> pretty sure. >> Anyways, great work last night Monday. Night Football Crew. A lot of filling. >> Yeah, lot lot of filling out there. But. when Clint Kubak at halftime going in.

said Fernando's not playing anymore, boy, my heart really dropped it because. I I I thought we could just get maybe. one uh touchdown pass from Fernando for. his own team. Uh and not just getting. Heisman basically before throwing a full. pick six. But that Houston Texans. defense is a real problem. And we got to. understand that nobody who no, it. doesn't matter who's out there, they are. going to do very well. >> Yeah, they are a real problem. and they. were coming off a week one preseason. game where they got slamed by the uh Los. Angeles Chargers. >> Slamashed. >> I decided to combine some things there.

Uh so they were going to be fired up. playing their best last night and you. know Nando had some chances. There were. some drops on third down. I'm not going. to make any excuses. Um he maybe could. have ripped the ball there on the on the. play that he did throw the interception, but no, I mean we're two and one. Uh. that's 66.6% or 66.67 with the remainder. uh and for infinity. So that's still. pretty good. That's going to be a Hall. of Fame betting record. Uh just so. everybody knows that going into this our. next bet, whatever it is, >> we would put the the thing over another. six, right? If it was forever seven, we.

kind of just stop it there, right? Yeah. >> Or do we put the thing over the seven? >> Six, I believe. >> I know the 33.3, we're throwing it over. that three and it's going forever. >> Yeah, cuz the top thing means this goes. on in. >> Yeah. So I think the the. >> the first six. >> the three though. Uh yeah, that puts you. in a bad spot because three goes to. three there. And what is pi 34. >> 3.1467456. you know and some people can do it for. you know days and days. >> Rubik's cubes people they are the best.

Joining us now is not one of those guys. >> Okay but if you need to know what that. is for a quarterback play true. >> he's got you. He put out a 22minute. video on X this morning breaking down. one particular play. Ladies and. gentlemen, our quarterback guru, ESPN. expert, backup quarterback for over a. decade and starting quarterback in the. NFL. Ladies and gentlemen, Dan Olowski. >> Dan. >> Jesus. How you doing, man? I like the. new hair. You look like Crybaby. >> I just got star. Sorry. >> No, no. I think you look super cool,

man. I I I think you look really cool. there. That was uh Joe Burrow had that. look for a little bit. Kevin Clark had. that look. Razor Raone had that look. Crybaby had that look from back in the. movie. Maybe that is your thing for. this. >> Good movie. >> Crybaby. Good. >> Good movie. I am trying to let the hair. grow a little bit I let it go in the. summer, so I'll eventually have to cut. it. But. >> now, that's sick, bro. >> Straight up, dude. I agree with you, bro. How was the off seasonason? Pretty. good. You feel uh like you've latched. your Danwagon to the right people? Do.

you feel like everything you've said. about Fernando Mendoza is uh is. something uh that maybe gets you feeling. good, you know, coming fresh out of a. shower, feeling fresh? You broke down. one particular play, the first play, I. believe, for Fernando Mendoza, like a. 20-minute video. I watched, you know, I. left here. Why motion? Watch all of it. >> Yeah, I watched the whole thing. Whenever he goes off the ball, he's got. to go on the ball. The corner's got to. come down. Fernando doesn't even know. that. He's got to give him a beat here. He doesn't give him a beat cuz he didn't. know that the corner came down. Whenever. the Y went into motion after the eye.

left, he had to go up on the ball. This. is what you're talking about with, you. know, everything that kind of has to. happen in a Clint Kubak NFL style. offense. And he's never done that. before. To your point, Hembo's stats. showed us uh in college he was under. center six times the entirety of his. college career. First preseason game. five last night, eight of them. And. you're basically saying, "Yes, this is. what I've been trying to say this entire. time." Is that is that accurate? >> Yeah, I I think yes, that's a big. takeaway. Now, he's had moments. operating in the first two preseason.

games under center that have been. awesome. I mean, you we all know that. play against Arizona where he rips that. ball to Benson and then there's moments. last night that are really good. It's. just. for so long he plays in the shotgun for. so long and you get reps, hundreds and. thousands of reps and then all of a. sudden it's this different experience. that you're trying to erase some old. reps and habits and then trying to build. new ones. And it's just I've said this. so many times with these quarterbacks. that are making it the transition is.

it's just not going to happen overnight. And so I think there's a lot of good to. take away. But that first play that I. kind of break down, that play's an. interesting the first play that I break. down, that's the like one of the the big. things is there's such a mental strain. that has to go on of communicating. personnel and formation and shift and. are we aligned, right? And you got to. get on and you have to get off and here. you come and then I just didn't see the. corner or maybe I did see the corner and. didn't realize that. Now, the way I grew. up in this offense was that's a hitch.

route that versus press man, your the. depth changes. So, if it was off corner. free access, it's five or six yards. We. want the ball out right now. Quick. 1 2. 3. We're trying to take that completion. Versus press, he's going to push to. eight yards because you want that corner. to feel vertical speed and then you shut. it down. Balls out. But it takes an. extra half of a second, a blink. So, I. guarantee I would imagine that Andrew. Janoko, who's a coach in Las Vegas, is. going, "Hey, Fernando." And Fernando's. going, "Yep, I've got it. This is one.

where I've just got to sit on that back. foot just a moment longer." But to the. to the public, to the naked eye, it's. like he just missed the easiest throw in. football. And it's like, "No, this the. these are the the steps that are needed. within his development.". >> Yeah. It turns out this has actually. happened before. There is an answer to. this that he needs to learn. That that. is basically what you're saying about. that particular play right there. Can. you tell me a little bit about Kirk. Cousins not playing and same with most. of the offensive line? That tells us. right Kirk starting the season we can. assume. And how long do you think that.

probably goes for? >> Yeah, I think Kirk is going to start the. season. It's a lot dependent upon team. success would be my guess. I don't love. that. But if for some reason and/or way. that Kirk is starting, playing at a high. level, and this team is highly. competitive in and out of games, wins. and losses, I believe that he would. remain that starting quarterback for an. extended period of time. Now, if Kirk is. struggling, that the team runs off a ton. of losses, and Fernando's just really. progressing on the practice field, then.

you're probably going to get to a point. where you put them on the field. Um, I'm. a believer that quarterbacks are never. ready. You know, it's no no quarterback. is ready to go play, but do they have. enough in their tool bag to survive? And. I would imagine Fernando at some point. is going to get to that place this. season. And when he when they believe. that he's got enough in his tool bag to. survive, whether it's intellectually. handling protections, seeing some. coverages, athletically, then I think.

that you feel as comfortable as you can. putting him out there. >> Yeah, we want to get him to tim the tool. bag Taylor. That's basically what you've. been saying this entire time. >> What a good show. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I mean, you're talking phenomenal. show. Uh we all kind, you know, and I. don't want to do too many follow-ups on. cast there, but thank you for what you. did for us in that house up there in. Detroit. >> No kidding. >> Yeah. And it was awesome. >> The amount of love he had for Hot Rods. just. >> Oh my god. >> Think about now that we're used to show. up on the sideline on Thanksgiving Day.

>> Yeah. >> And you'd say, "Wait till you see what. we do today. Wait till you see what we. do today." But he was I mean people we. all were like yo that's Tim Allen Tim. Allen. So even when we were awful he was. like the star. >> Did you call him Tim Toolman? Did you. walk up to him and say hey Tim the Tool. Man. How's your neighbor? >> No. I went to him once and did the whole. awkward like hey man I love your shows. like big fan. Um but he didn't he didn't. really like pay too much mind to me. So. >> that's Scott Calvin right there too and. shout out to him. Okay let's go back to.

football. Okay so our takeaway last. night is Fernando still got to learn a. bunch. Kirk's going to be the starter. Houston Texans defense outrageous. Did. you see anything from CJ that you like. that makes us think like maybe CJ does. have a year that we all hope he can have. and uh maybe this Texans team is legit. in a Super Bowl run? >> Yeah. Okay. So, re last thing I wanted. to make about Fernando. I do think one. of the big positive takeaways is. >> I've been really impressed with how. aggressive he is with the football. He's. been very aggressive. Not careless, not. reckless, but aggressive. We've seen. some throws. So, like it's not check.

down central. I like that. Yeah. CJ. looked sharp. Um, this is that Fernando. self with the aggression. I think that's. a broken play, by the way. There's no. way that that ball should be thrown to. that route if that's the route. But. neither here nor there. >> He's already got the veteran feel on. what to do with it. Okay, go to CJ. Go. to CJ. >> Okay. I think I liked what I saw from. CJ. Um, but CJ's played at a high level. in this league. I I I would tell you the. big takeaway that I had from Houston's. offense. one, Cade Stove, who's I think. their second or third year tight end out.

of Ohio State was really impressive. The. different things that they asked him to. do. The first play of the game, he comes. back across the line of scrimmage, the. block. That's a really nice job by CJ. climbing the pocket. So, like the. multiple tight ends being used. I know. Troy Aman last night referenced that. So, a little bit different identity of. offense. I think the second thing was. they were able to run the football. And. then one of the things, yeah, Kate. Stover's number eight. the way that. they're using him. Just pay attention to. that this year. I would tell you that. one of the big flaws of this offense.

over the past real two seasons. And it. got better at times last year was the. running back's inability with the. offensive line in protection. Woody. Marks is going to be a big part of that. Montgomery being a big part of that. But. some of those clips you were showing. with CJ, the the blitz protection and the blitz. pickup and having a back know who's his. guy guy. Think of the Jackson dart hit. the other day. That's 100% on the back. because back's looking left and it got. to go right. The same with Woody Marks. on some of these Kip clips and just.

that's improvement. Like that doesn't. happen unless Woody Mark sees that. corner pressuring. The offensive line. sees the stunt and then CJ's able to. take off. So, like, yeah, CJ looked. good, of course, and you would expect. that against a two defense, but my. bigger takeaway from Houston's offense. was that it looks that their protection. is much more on the same page, and that. has been a major major flaw of theirs. over the last two seasons. >> Okay, so let's assume the Houston Texans. are once again a problem. I don't love.

that cuz the culture about to be a. problem as well. The AFC South might be. the toughest division with the way. Jacksonville is looking and Tennessee. and Dano. If this guy's gonna be able to. see completely sideways with a helmet. on, we're all [ __ ] Okay, we're we're. all in deep deep trouble. I like what. he's doing. Uh there's a video of. Halibuck. We know who that is, who. stopped every puck in the gold medal. match. Uh there's a video of him doing. something similar in the back. I think. this is maybe a uh a super advanced. neuro type thing that is happening. amongst fire the neurons. Yeah, the.

super duper. >> which is interesting because he, you. know, allegedly got the lowest score on. that S2 test of all time. >> Yeah, that test kind of went away, huh? >> Okay, so unless he's just complete. psycho. We we assume. >> which how the book and he's a goal. He. could be, but we think this is also. something similar to what we're doing. exercises, you know, for the eyes and. [ __ ] like that. >> I think it's um. >> there this may not be on the same page, but uh this is a serious thing. I think. there is something to do with eye and.

vision movement and legit firing of. brain neurons. We've had to do this. stuff with our son Madden, >> you know, for like um like occupational. therapy or something like that where. they've there's this place that um had. him do all Yep, there you go. all these. types of things. And I was like, why are. we doing stuff with eyes like this? And. they were like, it triggers activation. and brain neuron or something like that. So, I would assume that is exactly why. some of these athletes are choosing to. do it. And uh he's an artist, dude. I.

saw some of the other uh stuff that you. posted up recently. He's been drawing. Good for him. Good for you guys. Good. for the world learning the story, too. Uh because obviously it uh affects a lot. of people in society, especially at this. stage. Okay, let's move along to the. other game. We saw Herbert get one. completion. What a ball. >> Yeah, >> what a ball. Now, we had coach Harbbo on. earlier in the week and I'll tell you, he was bummed out. >> bummed out about losing Bottish. I I. mean, >> he was like, as we had this time to talk. today, and it's scheduled to be right.

now with the information I just learned, I am. >> my daughter's. >> That's what he said. He was super bummed. out. I never heard a coach and seeing a. coach like that, especially Jim. Harbaugh. Normally, it's next man up. Like, we got this. We got to deal with. this. Everybody's got to deal with that. instead he was like, "Man, I I'll tell. you, we really thought we solved a. problem and turns out we did and then. now we didn't at all." So, he was bummed. out about it. Herbert doesn't get a lot. of opportunity last night. What are your. thoughts on these two teams as the NerS. absolutely cracked the Chargers last.

night? >> I think the Chargers are bonafide. contenders in the AFC to make a playoff. push and Herbert get his first win. I. understand the loss of Jesse Mentor is. going to be felt, but I think that. Harbaugh, you trust coach Harbaugh in. his hiring process, okay? Like in the. replacement, offensively, this still should be a very. good offensive line. And I'm going to. trust Daniel Jeremiah who's talked about.

even though Bottadic is a loss that they. have a second round draft pick in Jake. Slaughter. Daniel Jeremiah was an. analyst for the Chargers and obviously. the best has said he's had a great camp. and then they have a I believe a. undrafted uh Spmer um Jacob Spmer who. has done really nice at center as well. So like offensive line's going to be. good. Receivers are really talented and. also they've all got like different. skills. I think Gadston is an. outstanding tight end. Um Omarin Hampton.

should have a huge year. Mike McDaniel has always worked and. these guys in these trees has always. worked with with these trees with worked. with quarterbacks that maybe aren't. physical specimens. Justin is. And so if. they're healthy, I fully expect Herbert. to be in the MVP conversation. And I've. said this, I like in the AFC West, I. like the Broncos and the Chargers more. so than I like the Chiefs roster. >> Yeah, you went after uh Chiefs Kingdom a. little bit uh last time you were on last.

week, I do believe. David and Jooku also. on the Chargers. I saw a clip of him. shirtless warming up with Herbert. >> Greek. >> big guys. >> It's unbelievable. >> Yeah. >> And Herbert is a giant. And and you. talked about uh McDaniel not working. with anybody like Herbert before. Obviously, we all saw the clip of uh. McDaniel and Harbaugh on the sideline. talking about a play call he just sent. in and said, "Coreback's got to be an. absolute alien to complete this pass.". And he rolls to his left, he throws it. back to his right or whatever. And. McDana was like laughing. Harbaugh's.

first response was, "I could make that. throw." Which I love that. That was his. first reaction. But it Yeah. Here he. just said, "You have to have an absolute. cannon at quarterback to be able to make. this throw." And it's like McDaniel. probably in real time realizing what he. can do with him. And why was that show. uh throw so crazy? And what does this. mean, you think, for the Chargers. offense? Yeah. I mean, imagine a. unbelievably creative coach being able. to use 53 and a third of the field and. probably 60 plus yards. You you're.

you're pretty um infinite with the. things that you can design and spaces. you can tack. I don't know how far this. ball travels, but to the naked eye, it. looks probably close to 40 yards and it. maybe is 12 feet off the ground. There's. just not a lot of dudes who can cut that. ball loose like that. It reminds me of. the Do you guys remember the Stafford. throw last year against San Francisco. when he kind of was like moving to his. left and threw it all the way back. across the field to the right on a dot. to the sideline? Those guys you as a. coach, there's only so many spots that.

you um can attack per your quarterback. Oh, we love this play. Can we get to. this? I don't think we can get that out. on time. Maybe we can't protect it. Quarterback's arm isn't strong enough. With Justin, you can attack parts of the. field and design plays to attack parts. of the field. You just can't. And I. think about it like this, guys. They can have such a vertical stretch of. the field, like such a vertical. downfield stretch because of the fear of. the speed. Think of a player like a.

Brennan Thompson and then the arm. strength that you are going to have. gashes in the middle of the field at. like 25 yards. Total gashes. Because as. a defense, you're like, we can't get. beat deep. If you just get any type of. like at the line of scrimmage run fake. or step forward. >> and suck them up. You're saying you're. talking about sucking them up till you. suck those guys up and then you got. everybody that's covering way deep. You. got big space and opportunity in there. And with the way he's able to kind of. put things on time even if he's late, he.

can be on time with how strong his arm. is. There's a chance the Chargers. offense can be explosive. Can they score. in the red zone? >> Can he score in the red zone? And you. think they're going to be okay without. Mentor? I watched him rap last night. >> Yeah. >> His palms were not sweaty. >> No. >> His knees were not weak. >> No. And mom spaghetti stayed down. >> That's right. >> I mean, he was he was he was absolutely. in. >> And the boys, I'll tell you, the Ravens. look like they are all in on uh this new. era. And their defense, obviously, last.

year was not what everybody expected. Uh. Lamar was hurt for most of the year. We. get a brand new era whenever it comes to. who's running the team. Lamar Jackson. and the lads still there, though. It's. like nobody's really talking about the. Ravens going on a run. I watched this. video last night. I go, it looks like. they like each other. It reminds me a. little bit of Seattle two years ago. whenever McDonald first got there and. there was some videos coming out from. their concert that they were having with. the rookies. I love what Mentor is kind. of uh doing over there. And I like how. it seems the team loves this man.

>> Yeah, Baltimore is going to be awesome. this year. Uh I think it's. >> awesome. They're going to be. >> I did not sound like that, dude. >> Yesterday you said it too. Yesterday you. said it too. I heard it. You said. >> awesome. >> cuz they are potentially going to be. >> Yeah. >> I agree. >> Uh Baltimore is going to be very good at. football this year. >> You think everyone's going to be good at.

football this year? >> Smart. That's a good idea. That's a good. idea. >> Trust you. No, I don't. No, I don't. I've been I've been I was just going to. say I think they're going to be really. good, but there is a little bit of their. interior offensive line's got to take a. big step forward. >> They're going to be I think really. reliant on a young player like Jacobe. Lane. Z Flowers is great. God, God bless. him. Congrats on getting his money. Baitman's had some really big highs, but. has had some I can't stay healthy as. reliably as you would prefer. So, they're going to be banking on Jacobe.

Lane. Remember Isaiah likely gone in New. York. So, they're looking for that. really reliable like second and third. option in their pass game. Um, and so, you know, those are some question marks. that will have to get answered. Um, you. know, I think that there's some teams. >> you think are going to be awesome. >> I do think they're going to be awesome, but how good is going to be dependent. upon that? I would I said this yesterday. and people went up in arms. Chicago. I think is going to be a good football. team. Yeah. But they don't have a.

receiver room that is wildly proven. Talented for sure, but Romo Dunay and. Luther Burden the third are talented, but they have not been proven. commodities in the NFL. >> And could they go for thousand yards? Absolutely. But that's a group right now. that is not nearly as proven as most of. the other wide receiver rooms in the. NFC. Still think they're going to be. good. >> Okay, I understand what you're saying. and I appreciate that. I think Caleb is. going to be good as well. Um, the. defense though to what Tone uh added in,

they got a lot of turnovers last year, man. Any team that's getting like that. many turnovers, and I'm not saying that. that's a bad thing. I think that's a. good thing. But is it going to happen. again and again and again? It feels like. turnovers are a little bit of luck has. to happen as well for you, whether it's. a deflection or ball. They were getting. everything. Now, is that just a sign of. things to come? Potentially. That could. be what the Bears defense is as we see. it in this Ben Johnson era and they go. forward. And then also we heard what Ben. Johnson didn't he say last year a couple. times like our quarterback's nowhere. near playing good quarterback or.

something like that something along. those lines right like even whenever. they were winning having success I think. Ben Johnson thought. >> despite the quarterback something along. I forget what it was. >> I think he was talking like uh you know. we're still not playing as good as we. can offensively or as good as. >> that's what he meant I think what he was. saying what he meant to say was like the. amount of growth that we still have on. the offensive side is huge but the way. it came out was like we're winning. without Caleb even playing good. football. And then Caleb would make. these magical plays that would be. gigantic, help them win these games, but.

it felt like Ben thought they were. nowhere near what they should be on the. offensive side and they could have won. the whole damn thing last year. It felt. like at certain times. >> Absolutely. And you just saw, you know, I think if you go from in the. >> There it is. We're winning in spite of. our passing game, not because of And. none of us are pleased with that. Yeah. And when was that? That was December. Yeah, that was late in the season. Yeah, it was they were winning games. Like it. was a good thing and they're like. quarterback's not playing good. And we.

still wondered like Caleb's going to be. good in this offense, right? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And then we heard this a couple. different times through the season. It. was like, nope, guys still not playing. our offense, still not doing it, still. not getting it. He's just a freak. athlete out there that's able to make a. bunch of plays for us. So, it's like, is. the upside for Caleb this year with a. full another full off season, a lot of. success, and can see what it can be. like are the Bears going to be so. talented on the offensive side with. those young wide receivers that if the. defense doesn't get the most turnovers. in the league or whatever, will they. still be able to be good? I guess that's. what everybody's trying to weigh, Dano.

That's what everybody's trying to. >> Yeah, I think and like the answer would. be yes. If you told me that those. receivers played 17 games and both. individually took step forward, there's. other players on their offense for sure. Lovelin's going to be one of the best. tight ends in ball this year, but those. are two receivers that have a lot of. pressure on them because if you just. look in the division, Green Bay, proven. and loaded at wide receiver, obviously. Detroit, obviously Minnesota, you go NFC. West, proven and loaded at at wide. receiver, NFC East, proven and loaded at. wide receiver outside of the Giants. And. so, and everyone continues to, you know,

pound the table for Chicago. And I. understand the why, but the expectation. is Caleb, second year in Ben Johnson, take this meteoric step forward in your. third year in the league. Sure. But. those guys have to not only be on the. field, but take steps forward to being. like true number one, number two wide. receivers. They've had moments of it. They've had glimpses of it. But we have. not seen, at least in those first season. for one and two seasons for the other, that to be the case. And that's the.

question mark in Chicago outside of the. turnovers. >> Also, last year six regular season. fourth quarter comebacks and then add. the playoff one obviously seven fourth. quarter comebacks. Bunch of turnovers. People say that's football gods there, you know. >> Well, who was that like two years ago? >> The commanders. >> Exactly. >> And then before that it was the Vikings. We remember they were on that magical. >> Danny Dimes dice them. >> There's normally. >> Yeah. football gods. This is just like. what basketball teams used to be that. relied on the three,

>> you know, like at some point you're not. gonna have it and then everything's. gonna figure it out. You get the. turnovers and crazy fourth quarter. comebacks in in the same season. A lot. of people are going to be like, "That's. not happening again to you guys because. we've probably all experienced. something." But I believe in Ben. Johnson, man. I I believe in Ben Johnson. winning football games. And that's how I. describe that like fourth quarter. comeback. Yeah, I believe in Ben Johnson. and Caleb Williams. I believe in them. So, I just assume they're going to get. better this year. Will they be able to. win it all? I don't know. That NFC North. is interesting. Yeah. Very.

>> And NFC North is very interesting. Okay, let's go to NFC South, shall we? Because. we talked about Herbert a little bit. there and McDaniel. So, obviously. there's a third member of this. conversation that needs to be talked. about. It's fascinating. Go ahead, T. >> Yeah, there is a third member. We also. talked about turnovers as well. So, you. throw that in there. Uh, Tua is who we. are talking about. You know, reports. what. >> just you added that turn. No way you could have to do that. We. were just we were just talking and. things happen. Uh reports out of joints. uh in the first preseason game. Not.

really great down in Atlanta with two at. quarterback. We know PennX is. practicing. He's doing seven on seven. Nothing team yet. He's I believe he met. with a doctor yesterday to see if he can. be cleared now. What are your thoughts. on the Falcons uh offense? Because we. know they have weapons and their. offensive line is good. Is how is Tua. and is Penn is doing seven on seven. enough to be ready for the regular. season? Absolutely not. You you you have. to. >> at least get real 11 on 111 reps in. practice, let alone not having them in.

any type of, you know, preseason game. Um, so, you know, I would expect Michael. Pennix to play this year. >> For him to go out on the field without. type of without any type of real live. action is going to be challenging. >> I would expect two to be the starter. just because of the circumstances. It. was sloppy. preseason week one was. sloppy by everyone. Tua was sloppy, dropping snaps. The ball couldn't get. out of his hand quick enough. I think. Tua probably has about as little desire.

to get hit as possible. I don't blame. him. It looks like that in his play. I've heard like it sounds like that um. and looks like that in some of these. camp practices and um joint practices. And so I think Atlanta's in a situation. where, you know, they've they've got a. quarterback that has been through a lot. Um, >> doesn't necessarily want to touch the. get touched by the defense much and they. got another young talented guy that. hasn't been able to stay on the field.

>> And I would say this, like I'm I don't. want to be disrespectful. I don't. But. there's probably a minimum of four to. six teams that we could already right. now in October 21 or whatever it is tell. you they're looking at quarterback for. 2027 already. >> And I firmly think Atlanta's in that. conversation. >> August October 21. >> They're going to be almost Halloween. >> Yeah. I mean, if we can write this down. in October, I mean, it'll be a little. different because we'd already seen a. bunch of games. But.

>> you're a client. You're saying you're so. locked in in saying that, hey, there's. like six teams that we can publicly. state that everybody would kind of agree. with us that they have no chance of. winning Lombardi. Now, in their locker. room, they all have to buy in that they. can. That's that's on them to do that. >> But it does feel like Atlanta is uh in. the middle of an interesting time. Matt. Ryan obviously in charge late. Stfansky. brought in his first year. No real. loyalty really seemingly to whatever. other than Bjon Robinson who they just. paid. They got some good defensive. players as well, right?

>> Yeah. Young rookies. So, well, couple. injuries and suspensions. Uh, but yeah, they last year they were very good at. rookie on defense. >> So, it's like. >> they paid all their offensive pieces. Bejian Drake and Kyle Pitch. >> And how many. >> two rookies are hurt and one suspended. though? >> Yeah. So, how many years, you know, are. they thinking in this new Matt Ryan era? Because obviously that's a huge change. taking place where he is now the. president of football. I mean, if. they're already counting themselves out. right now, they might be eyeing, hey, you know, with this incoming draft class. next year that's supposed to be one of. the best ever, maybe, you know, maybe we.

kind of just punt this year and we get. like an arch Manning or something and. and then we go, >> well, that was you. >> All right, think about it. Think about. it like this just realistically. Tua. starts the year and play it's almost. similar to Cleveland. He starts the year. and he's playing okay. They're they're. doing okay as a team and you get to late. October, early November. Are we having a. conversation about a contract extension. given kind of what? And he's playing. okay. It's not elite ball. >> Two and three history. >> Two and three maybe three and four.

>> Yeah. And it's like okay well are are. bec and with his history that you know. realistically it has to be a part of the. conversation. The same with Michael. Penn. You know you get to a point where. Michael Penn starts and again he's. playing okay and the team's doing okay. Are we are we putting a ton of money. into that? And I hopefully, you know, two has gotten a ton of cash. So, God. bless him. Hopefully, Michael Pennix. gets into a situation where he can, but. I just think from an organizational like. are we are we really confident in doing.

that? And I think the same could be said. in Cleveland where you're like, "All. right, Deshawn starts and Deshawn plays. okay.". You know, that that's going to be a. really big question mark for them is. like, "All right, are we going to do. that again?". >> And they probably have their eyes on the. future. Not that they're thinking about. the next draft class because they. probably have to be, but like so let's. not act like that's something that's not. already happening out of the ordinary. But I think they both have reprieve, right? Todd Monkin's first year. >> Yeah, definitely. >> And Stfansky's first time, you know,

they both have and Matt Ryan, I think. that's a big deal. This is Matt Ryan and. Stfansky's first year in there. Okay. This is their first year in there. They're trying to learn and figure out. what is going and what is not going with. them. And uh maybe PennX gets in there. whenever he gets healthy and plays. Maybe Tua figures it out. You know, maybe Tua figures it out. >> Played good football, man. He's played. good football. >> Score 70 points in a game. >> He was the number one offense in the NFL. at one point. >> Long time ago. >> Last time we saw him play was against. the Pittsburgh Steelers.

>> Why do you have your jersey tucked into. your pants? >> Premier League starting today. It's. England. It's football day. >> Okay. Okay. Who's Who's playing? >> Arsenalary. Thank you, D. Appreciate it, man. >> Happy birthday, Dan. Happy birthday, Dan. >> Happy birthday, Dan. Is that why you. said that? >> Hope your chicken was saw Gumpy's uh. tweet where he was talking about uh and. I got to listen to Gumpy's story like. last year when we were out there or um I. don't know what whether we there for. Jeopardy or what. I didn't know that. whole story, which is insane. So, >> program feud.

>> feud dude. >> Asshad. >> Listen, Jeopardy. We're not doing. Jeopardy out here. >> Respect. >> Good though. >> You know that we're not doing Jeopardy. out here. But on that note, shout out. Gumpy. Happy birthday to you, Daniel. Happy birthday. Shout out to uh Fball. Day. >> Yeah, it's football day. >> Football day. >> Coventry City back in the Prem. >> Arsenal vers Coventry. >> Yeah. First time long time. Back in the. Prem. >> Arsenal's uh Debbuts team. >> Yeah. Premier League reigning champion. So, uh they're highly favored in this. one. >> Oh, this is a banner night. >> Yeah. >> Oh, they got a banner night over there. Remember, soccer does the home team.

first. They say blank is hosting blank. where in America we say blank at blank. >> Yeah. The right way. >> Yeah. which is what you're supposed to. do, you know. Did you know that, Dano? >> No clue. >> Yeah. So, I don't know if that's all. their sports over there, but definitely. soccer, they say like Arsenal's hosting. Coventry. That's where you take the. verse out and put hosting. And then in. America, obviously, you take the verse. out and you put at, >> you know, so like this team is at this. team. But in soccer, it's this team's. hosting this team because they're.

gracious, I guess. Sure. I guess they. are. I think that sucks. >> Yeah, it's a little Hey, hashtag. I'm. >> kind into it. >> What's that? Kind of into what? the. hosting. >> Yeah. Like I I like that it. differentiates it. I like that. >> you like soccer. You get into football a. little bit. >> Uh no, I like the World Cup because. America I went when we were calling the. game in London, Fowler took us to. um I think Arsenal versus Tottenham in. the new Tottenham. >> stadium. >> It was unreal. I mean it was it felt.

like I was in an SEC football game. Like. the chance the stadium is sick. I felt. like it was very um like Fenway Parkish. You're in the middle of like this old. school town. Um stupid stupid sick. stadium. Um that was very cool. >> Stupid lit stadium. It is super lit, dude. Fenway obviously. old school. That's what he's talking. about. You got to remember those places. over there. So old. >> Hundreds of years. >> Yeah. So old it's cool to look at cuz.

you're like walking through a museum. Obviously. >> stadium's brand new. I was going to say. isn't the Tottenham. >> No, he said the town around the town. The town. >> Yeah, the town. The town. >> He was talking He wasn't comparing. Fenway the park. >> No, he's talking about the town. >> Just like you're in like a neighborhood. and all of a sudden bang, there's a a. stadium right there and you're like. this. He could have said, >> "Oh, it sounds awesome.". >> It does sound awesome. >> Yeah. >> Is that what they're saying over there? Probably. Hey. Hey. This place is. [ __ ] hot at night.

>> Ah, people hate this show, man. It's crazy. that that happens. Okay, let's move. along. More football, shall we? Comment. man has a question for you, Dano. >> Yeah, Dano, I for one love the. Cincinnati Bengals this year. basically. every single thing that's coming out of. their camp is just fuel to the fire for. me when it comes to being a Bengals kind. of supporter from afar in the AFC North. this year. Sorry, Tony. Uh with that. being said, >> better be this year cuz Burrow said he's. out if not. >> Well, I I don't know about that, but.

Dan, you seem to be spinning the web. that if the Bengals don't win this year, Joe Burrow is going to force his way. out. Similar to what Tony was just. saying. Why do you think that? Do you. really believe that Joe Burrow would. leave Cincinnati? because that would. break my heart and all the hearts of. people in Ohio because we all know. nobody's rooting for the Browns fans. Even the Browns fans are booing their. own team. >> Yeah. If if it doesn't improve and they. don't win, changes are going to get made. 100%. Um I think the Bengals go 13 and.

four this year. I think they win the. division. I've said that. I think be. their schedule is I believe the softest. in the league. >> Yes. >> I don't know outside of Lamar that the. top quarterback that they will play. against. They're not playing against. like murderers row of quarterbacks. So, um, >> whoa. >> I don't think that there's a lot of. examples in our league of a star. quarterback in one of the five best, who. Joe is, going four years in a row of not. getting into the playoffs, getting. absolutely destroyed physically, and.

just being like, I want to hang around. So, um, is it an assumption on my end? Sure, I'm not getting told anything, but. um I don't I think Breeze went four. years in a row with not making it. It. could have been three. Um but I go back. to it being twofold. One, the season in. 24, which I think was that year where. Joe and Jamar put on unbelievable. performances. I think Jamar was like the. triple crown winner, if I want to say.

They scored like 35 a game and they were. like the first team in the history of. the NFL to score that many and not get. in. And so if it's a repeat of that, could I see Joe going, I don't want to. do this anymore? For sure. Is Joe going. to get hit 60 70 times or again if that. happens and they don't get in, could I. see Joe going, I'm tired of getting. destroyed? Absolutely. And so again, I. think it'll be different. I fully expect. them to be an awesome team, but if they.

aren't firing on all cylinders and a. playoff team and making a run, it's the. changes are getting made and I just. don't think it's just going to be at. head coach. >> Okay. And I assume Joe Burrow will come. out and say this is nonsense. Obviously, I'm a Cincinnati Bengal. I'm an Ohio. kid. I like being here no matter what. And I I assume that is exactly how and. why he has to feel that way. Dan's just. saying if this is another miserable. existence because he I think he even. said like. >> not winning is not fun like it is.

terrible and he said this is it. It. there isn't like a maybe next year, maybe next year. He put the sense of. urgency on this year. I think that's cuz. he's an uber competitive human being. I. think that's how he feels. Obviously, he. wants to win. He was a guy earlier in. his career who wanted to take shots, okay? Wanted to take hits so that he. could uh you know feel like he was in. the game. And it's like he is I know he. does fashion super handsome obviously I. talk about him outside the field on the. field this guy is wildly ridiculously. competitive wildly tough insanely.

insanely talented and uh I think all any. of us want to see is him playing those. big time games because we've already. seen him in the Super Bowl. Now you. asked, have you ever seen a guy who's. been able to do all those things want to. stick around? It's like how long was. Stafford up in Detroit? How old? >> 12 years. So Stafford was in Detroit for. 12 years and then if you think about um. you think about when he left he. immediately wins a Super Bowl and gets. all the accolades. So Joe Burrow could. stick around for 12 years and go ahead.

and do it or he could see what Stafford. did and potentially go have the time of. his life. >> in Los Angeles. >> And it's so similar because they both. don't have really great offensive line, don't have really great run games, and. both the defense lets up a lot of. points. It reminds me so much of the. Stafford days. >> They both had elite receivers. Yes. And. so, and just like what Joe Burrow's. saying and staff saying as well, Staff. wanted to win for Detroit. Like the. staff for a long time. That is why he. was there for so long. And there was a.

lot of people probably around staff that. were probably saying like, "Hey man, it'd be so much fun if we had you on. like a team." Absolutely. that would. like you know you know that would be. really cool if we get you on a team that. can maybe. >> you know playing games that aren't just. Thanksgiving that everybody's watching. you know like maybe we get you in there. and then as soon as he gets with McVey. it's like best years wins a Super Bowl. becomes an MVP is now going into the. Hall of Fame guaranteed no longer just a. stats merchant or whatever the case is. stat Stafford is what they called him.

right instead of Mass effort it's like. >> the quarterbacks are seeing these types. of things happen now Payton leaves wins. with the Broncos Tom leaves, wins with. the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. It's like. leaving and going to another place. I. mean, Aaron, we'll see what happens with. Pittsburgh Steelers. Used to be. something the quarterbacks never did. Like, this is not like a a normal thing. Like players will get like one or two. years and it would be like a fall-off. year and it would be ass. As of late, it. seems like really good quarterbacks have. been able to find the right spots and. like go and like have great success. somewhere. So that is also haunting.

Cincinnati potentially on losing Joseph. Burrow is what the recent history has. done. On that note, he's an Ohio guy. We. can't forget that. That Janowski, we do. not forget that. >> Yeah. Yeah. No doubt. And I don't I. don't expect that to be the case because. I think they're going to be really good. I But I also we all can. >> maybe. >> they could be awesome. Super. >> they could be awesome this year. >> Uh we can all acknowledge like how allin. they are. you know, it's they've paid. everybody that he's wanted. They've.

drafted, they traded the 10 pick for. Dexter Lawrence. And I've said this, there's the only organization that I. could sit here and say, you know, is, you know, completely as allin for one. season as the Bengals would be the Rams. And so, we all know that they have put. it all on the line for this season. And. the expectation is for them to be. outstanding and go on their run. And if. it doesn't happen, it looks like it has. the last three years. >> Yeah, there's there's going to be a lot.

of question marks and a lot of changes. >> All right, last question here as we wrap. this up with Dan O. Ty has one about. tonight. Obviously, we have the Jets and. the Steelers, Panthers and the Jags. And. the last one, 9:00 Packers at Broncos. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Dano, as of right now, both Jordan. Love, excuse me, and uh Bo Knicks are. scheduled to play. Don't know how much. they're going to play. love only played. about a series last week, but even if it. is only like one series, if you're a fan. of these respective teams or just you. watching this game, like what are you. taking from that one series that you uh.

that you that you see? A lot of people, I think, for whatever reason, don't give. Bo Nicks the credit uh that he deserves. He was awesome down the stretch last. year, arguably maybe the best. quarterback in the NFL. And a lot of. people are saying, "Hey, we need to see. his mobility, see what he looks like.". But uh for that game in particular, what. are you looking for from both of those. guys? >> Yeah, Bo was about as clutch as there. was in the NFL last year. Specifically. to Bo Nicks because this was a flaw and. an issue last year was just hyper feet. I want to see his feet calmer. That.

started to be the case as you know the. back end of the season went on last. year. There's still moments where I. think it's just his style of play. There's a little bit of you know. competitive I'm a linebacker type of. mentality with him. So not as hyper. feet. I want to see, you know, the. connection that he has with Wadd and. then for Jordan, the connection he has. with Golden. You, this is a really. talent. Both teams are really talented. offenses. Both quarterbacks are really. good players that are probably. undervalued at the position. Um, but for. the Packers to be what I expect them to. be, and certainly Jordan individually,

Golden's going to have to be a huge, huge part of their offense pass game. wise. And you guys know where how I feel. or where I stand about Denver. Um, I I. think they're as talented a roster there. is in football outside of the Rams. All. right, we appreciate you joining us, Dan. O. We We genuinely appreciate everything. you're saying. Feels like you're. swinging a hot bat right now. Now, some. of these things that you're saying are. going to be uh not right. We won't talk. about those this season. We'll make a. deal. >> No, for sure. >> Nope. I wrote them all down. I want you. to. >> I wrote them all down. They're right.

here, Dan. I got five, six of them. actually as guarantees. >> I don't care about I do not worry about. being wrong. >> We know that. >> That's why you the goat. That's what. it's about, Dan. You say yesterday like. that. >> Amen, Dano. >> I'm going to be wrong. >> You're awesome. >> Be wrong. >> We're all going to be wrong. >> But I can't be right in comparison to. others unless I'm willing to be wrong. So. >> what's that even mean? >> Amen. >> Yeah.

God bless you, Dan. >> Amen. Great movie. >> It's not a movie. >> Well, it is, but I figured as I. >> That is a great Those are great scenes. in movies. >> Okay. Yeah. And in real life. Okay. Jeez. Exactly. >> All right. Ladies and gentlemen, it's. Dan Olowski. Jeez. >> With the Jesus one shirt on. >> That's the Catholic right. Right there. >> Well, that's Latin, but yeah, >> that's a super duper Catholic. >> Is that Bo Saints? >> Yes. Okay. >> Great movie. >> Which is a great movie. >> Yeah. And it's great scenes actually.

Two D. Hey, Dad's kind of swinging a hot. bat right now. >> Swinging a hot bat. >> But people say that whenever they do. their weekly. >> Yeah. I mean, that would be like if if. you're a a big time super Catholic, you're you're going to a mass that's in. Latin if you can still find one. >> Okay. And they're doing. >> Amen. >> Yeah. >> D is feeling good about himself. He's. breaking down one play for 25 minutes. He's in his bag. >> Yeah, bro. >> Hair's looking good, too. >> Oh, yeah. >> He needs to think about maybe a little.

tight top or tight side with a little. top top move there. He's got good hair, though. could do a stash like Shanahan. >> Oh my gosh. Imagine if he had a strong. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, let's pivot. away from the NFL in the preseason games. to college having chaos happen. Now, there is another update to the five for. five ruling that happened in Colorado. and then the injunction that took place. down in Louisiana, which opened the. doors for, I think, 16 guys who were on. NFL teams who were of the uh recruiting.

class 2022, who were not able to take advantage of. the five for five rule because the five. for five rule wasn't put in place until. after they had already declared eligible. for the NFL draft. Multiple guys go. undrafted, end up on NFL teams. A guy. named Jack Plyburn actually gets a sack. for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in. preseason game one. But because of the. ruling that took place in Louisiana, he. actually had was afforded an opportunity. to go back to college if he wanted to uh. play his fifth year of college in a five.

for five because he didn't red shirt and. then re-enter into the NFL draft next. year, maybe build up his draft stock, have a different setup. It's all. craziness. It is seemingly all insane. Now, there was a ruling today where the. NCAA got a win where it said, "Uh, nope. The five for five rule for this class is. not allowed, but the pros are allowed.". Joining us now is a man who should have. the ins and outs of all this. A guy. who's negotiated over $7 billion in. deals. He's obviously synonymous with. the NFL for being a super agent for a. very long time. No, it's over 10 billion. now. I just got updated. Sorry, the. internet was wrong for the original.

search that I did earlier today. That. must have been that must have been from. two years ago. Hey, hey, ladies and. gentlemen, also in the NIL world and now. trying to do it right, I think from an. agency side in college and hopefully. telling us what the hell is going on in. his world. Ladies and gentlemen, Drew. Rosenell. >> Hey, Drew. >> How you doing, Drew? >> Good to be with you, Pat. >> Okay, lot. >> It is crazy times. >> Lot of words there. A lot of words. there. The five for five thing seemingly. be is the most recent chaotic. What the. hell is going on here? We're seeing guys. playing in the NFL and preseason games.

now potentially going back to college. Then a judge comes out and says, "No, you actually can't." Where do we sit. right now and how does it affect you. directly and what you know about the. situation? >> Well, um, we have a client to keep an. eye on. His name is Daycoin Wright. He. was a tight end for Miss Last year. He. went undrafted primarily due to. injuries. He was at the NFL combine. He. signed with the Philadelphia Eagles. He. got a $25,000.

signing bonus and $25,000 guaranteed of. his base salary. He was released by the. Eagles, claimed on waiverss by the. Browns. He's currently on the Browns, but uh Daycoin uh was part of a group of. players that filed a lawsuit in. Louisiana where they got a temporary. restraining order where he is now. eligible should he be released by the. Browns and have his contract terminated,

not claimed by another team. He would. then have the opportunity to go play. college football. This is crazy. This. could be the first player to play in the. NFL with an NFL team through the combine. through training camp and go play. collegiately. I think it's likely to. happen as his agent because we don't. currently project him to make the. Browns. I wouldn't expect him to be. claimed on waiverss. He's really low on.

their depth chart and I would expect him. to be cut uh on or before August 30th. At that point, his contract is. terminated and the judge in Louisiana. has said that at that point he can sign. with a college team. He would have to uh. repay the Browns his uh signing bonus. apparently and PDM, but certainly he. would make enough money to go back to. college where he could afford to do it.

It would be a windfall and then he could. go back in the draft next year. Okay. >> When he's healthier. >> Okay. So, you even sounded a little. baffled by it while you were explaining. it, right? because you've been around. football a long long time and obviously. you have college relationships because. whenever you're repping guys you have to. travel and recruit and the way you've. done business for a lot of universities. they're very thankful for you. So. obviously you understand college. football but now the business of college. football is crazy. So you've been around. this world longer than I mean anybody. how long you been in uh business.

>> This is going to be my 38th NFL season. >> Okay. So I'm 39. So almost as long as I. live. Okay. So that just kind of puts it. in perspective. You even think it's. absolutely absurd, but you probably I. don't want to speak for you, but your. angle is like it's my job to take care. of this guy. I am his business. represent. If this is going to be. afforded, we have to take advantage of. that. And how how else have the convos. gone about kind of the the state of. college sports as a whole anyways right. now with money from where and how and. everything for you trying to battle like.

you love football. You've done a lot of. good for football, but also like what. the hell is going on? How much of that. has happened with you personally. actually? >> Yeah, you know, Pat, I'm I'm always. candid with you. I did not initiate this. concept for Dayquin. This was his idea. Nor was I the attorney that initiated. his lawsuits or orchestrated him going. in the transfer portal. But I do work. for Dayquin. Um, and so I have a. responsibility to um help him to the.

best of my abilities. I also have a. relationship with the colleges and the. NFL teams and I don't want to see. anybody hurt here. Um, uh, certainly the. NFL has a vested interest in this. scenario because if players are released. and they have the ability to bypass the. practice squad or not go back on the. roster at a later date because they're. going into the draft, this really. affects NFL teams. This appears to be an.

isolated case to the 2022 draft class. and players from that class who were or. I shouldn't say draft class recruiting. college class entering class. >> Yeah. >> And only these players who have a year. of eligibility left because of this five. for five ruling. This doesn't mean. everyone who gets cut can go play in the. NFL is who's released from the NFL could. go play in college. It's absolutely not.

the case. Nor should it be. This is a. very isolated instance. But in in my. case, I never dreamed that we would ever. see a player in the NFL go play. collegiately. I don't think that's an. ideal system. >> Yeah. >> I think the ideal system is guys. exercise their eligibility in college. they move on to the NFL or life after. college football. I just think that's. cleaner for everyone. I think that's. better for the game both in college and.

in the NFL. >> But on that note, I'm. >> glad this is limited. >> Yeah. But on that note, if one of my. guys is in this situation, we're going. to do it. We and we are going to win. this situation how we have to. You said. something there that I think is the. first time I've heard this and you would. be the person that would have this. information before everybody else. Uh he. can reenter the draft next year for the. NFL. The NFL has been good with that. You're able to They were able to enter. this past draft and then if they go back. and play or they're able to go back and. play, what was the ruling today? Do do. we know what happened?

>> That uh that is not pertaining to the. case that Dacoin is in. >> Okay. The NFL. >> So So today was the uh the the federal. case that happened in Colorado for the. 2022 class. Um, so guys like Stephen. Daly who were part of the federal uh for. Indiana, they are now ineligible as of. today right now. But these 16 that. happened yesterday in Louisiana, that's. a state level. So anyone who's done at. the state level is still eligible. But. if you were part of the federal Colorado.

2022 5 for five, you are currently. ineligible as of right now. >> I I'll tell you what, Colorado having a. state law and federal law conversation. has been happening for a long time in a. lot of different things. Uh, but now. it's obviously into eligibility system. You brought up the draft though. Can you. hit on that a little bit for these guys? They're going to be able to get in or. you just assuming? >> I'm assuming, you know, because the NFL. has to grant players eligibility. So, I. mean, I certainly hope that he could go. back in the draft. If not, I don't see. why he couldn't sign as a free agent. If.

he can't go back in the draft, he would. be a free agent and be able to sign with. the team as a free agent because his NFL. rights will be terminated. None of this. can happen unless Daycoin and his NFL. contract are terminated. We're. projecting that's going to happen. And. I've had discussions with the Browns and. the NFL Players Association to make sure. we do this the right way. And again, we. don't want chaos. We do want it to be.

organized. We want the NFL, the Browns, the Eagles who originally signed him, Daycoin, everyone to be on the same page. so there aren't any loose ends. >> I understand what you're saying and. that's why you've been a dealmaker for. so long in the NFL for so long. You're. dealing with billions and billions of. dollars. Uh you're a good deal maker. We. would like everybody to be in on the. same everybody has all the information. We're all communicating properly. We. need this to happen quickly because. there is a timeline. Now, I believe. there was like a 7-day window granted. for this thing, but you're saying August.

30th, which is obviously 9 days from. now. Is there does that thing launch on. the 23rd is your understanding? >> Well, the uh the deadline, I believe, is. September 1st. So, we are projecting, for example, for Dayquin that he'll be. released on or before August 30th, which. is the final cutown from 90 to 53. There's only one cut down. Uh my belief. is that he would turn down a practice. squad contract, which we would. anticipate he would get, and instead.

would sign a more lucrative deal with a. college team. which team we don't know. yet because he's still with the Browns, but we're anticipating that he would. have a market and would get more money. and likes the idea of going back to. college, maturing another year since he. wasn't drafted, isn't going to make a. roster, and then hopefully take a shot. at the NFL after this coming college. season. >> It's crazy coming out of your mouth. You. know it, and it's crazy for us to hear, but this is the current situation that.

we're in. Okay, last question from us. Thank you for explaining from your. position on where everything is right. now cuz it does feel like uh there's a. lot of scattered information about it. all. Feels like I just learned. everything I need to know about this. current one that's happening from you, Drew. Now, can we pivot to NFL quickly. with you? >> Yes. >> Con man, go ahead, >> Drew. One of your uh highest profile. clients, Tyreek Hill. He's still kind of. waiting in the weeds as a free agent. right now. It feels like everyone wants. him on their team. What is his status. right now? How is he doing? And uh. should we expect him to sign before the.

season or during the season? You know, I. don't expect Tyreek to sign before the. season. He sent me video yesterday. This. is good timing of him running hills. >> And he looked great. And I said to him, "You look great." And he said to me, "I. still have some work to do. I'm not. ready yet." I am not pressuring Tyreek, nor am I setting a timeline for him. Um, I think that what I have said to Tyreek. is take your time. It's not when you.

come back, it's how you come back. >> We want you to come back when you feel. your best. There's no sense of urgency. timing wise. I think this is a future. Hall of Famer who still has a lot of. good football left in him. This was a. devastating injury, but everyone's going. to be so impressed when they see how. well Tyreek is rehab. It's not hyperbole. for me to predict that he will play this. season. When I'm not sure, but I do.

think when he does sign, he will be a. coveted player. He'll be the kind of guy. that will impact the playoff race and. will certainly be successful once he. signs. >> Okay. because you're an agent, I know. you're not going to give away any. leverage and not project anything, but. business-wise, we assume that that's. already going to be able to be taken. care of with a lot of teams who might. not have a lot of salary cap and they. want in on Tyreek Hill. Do we think. that'll be the case because he's already. gotten a massive deal and he understands. he's going to have to prove it for a. year? What are your thoughts on how that. ends up going for Tyreek Hill?

>> That's a fair question, Pat. And uh. Tyreek and I haven't talked money. >> Yeah, [ __ ] Of course. Yeah. Hey, if. somebody wants to give us 25 million, we. will. >> We're, you know, you let the market. dictate. >> So, let's say we have three teams that. are super competitive to get him. We're. going to have leverage to maximize the. deal. Um, and you know, certainly. there's been three recent free agent. receivers that have signed. Stefon. Diggs, Debo Samuel, Keenan Allen. Will.

Tyreek get as much as those guys or. less? I don't think that's his priority. I really think his priority is to pick. the right team, take his time, come back. fully healthy, and help a team win a. Super Bowl. >> All right, we appreciate the hell out of. you, Drew. Good luck in all this, man. Sounds like you got a lot to juggle. It. feels like you're crushing it all. You're a man who has always had the. juice and the energy. I respect the hell. out of it. Keep going for the good of. all. >> We'll talk again, Pat. Thanks a lot,

>> ladies and gentlemen. It's Drew. Rosenhouse. Yeah, Drew. >> Listen, I don't think this is a. sustainable thing. I don't think this is. necessarily like the most desirable. thing. I'm just telling you, I rep this. guy and there is opportunities for him. now that have been availed up that maybe. weren't there before. Is it? No, this is. not desire. This is not what needs to be. happening forward, but it is my duty to. go ahead and take care of them. So, the. the federal one five for five, >> yeah, the Colorado one.

>> is not going to be instituted. So the. 19year-old rule to 24 thing has not been. instituted just yet. >> So the five for five is a thing now in. the NCAA, but Colorado was the. injunction for the class of 2022 to get. their fifth year for their five and. five. Uh if you didn't use the red shirt. or whatever it was. Um and then that was. at the federal level. And then at the. state level was Louisiana yesterday was. for the guys that had already gone into. the pros that they could come back if. they do get cut by their team or. whatever. Five for five is is happening.

is is a rule now in in. >> it's just whether or not the 2022 class. gets a chance to utilize it if they. didn't make it to the NFL. >> Correct. So dumb. >> So it's just all these guys who had the. temporary restraining order granted in. Louisiana. Do you think all these guys. are under the impression that they are. going to get cut and they're not going. to make an NFL team? Cuz seems like you. kind of have to just be like all right. cuz like there is a chance though, right? That one of these guys. >> does make a team but you kind of have to. make a decision right now. Yeah, [ __ ]. it. I'm not going to make it. This is not a desirable thing, but this.

is what it is. Uh, college football will. be great. We know that. So, while we're. two on the other side. Goodbye. >> Rest in peace to the greatest dog of all. time. Father, >> wake up in the morning smoking coffee, no cringe. Scroll the feed, see some. tweets on some crazy ass scenes trying. to get to some money with our power ball.

dreams. Cuz when bills start stacking, we all feel the heat. We all hate the. same folks, mostly lame bros, all the. ain't go back where they came from. Cuz. we living, baby, we got to get it daily. Wish we'd all spark up and light up all. the shady. Yeah, I got a pimple in a mug. shot. Putting cliches up in a tough. spot. Got some kids who are shorters and. some folk who are movers and a buddy. down the county running up. We all got.

problems and [ __ ] that we go. Sister. missing the mall, leaving us doing the. most. From the BS to the country all the. way to the hood. We can all get along. and [ __ ] we should. We all hate. the same folks. Mostly lame bros. All. the ain't going back where they came. from. Cuz we living, baby, we got to get. it daily. Wish we all spark up and light. up for the shame. >> Yeah, I got a pimple in a mug shot.

Putting cliches up in a tough spot. Got. some candy shoulders and some fo movers. and a buddy down a county running rough. shot. Different past, similar scars. Avoid. [ __ ] It's so hard. So raise your. smoke. Whatever's your drink. We're more. alike than we think. Forget the labels.

in the hate. They divide and conquer. We're all on the same rock. Together we. should wonder. Yeah. I got a. mud shot. Putting cliches up in a tough. spot. Got some more shooters and some. fool movers and a buddy down the county. running rough shot. Yeah, I got a fifth. and a mud shot. Putting cliches up in a.

tough spot. Got some kiders and some. movers and a buddy down running.

The following program is a collection of. students talking about happenings in the. sports world. It is meant to be comedic, informative. The opinions expressed on. this show do not necessarily reflect the. beliefs of their peers, their boss, or. ESPN. There may be some cuss words. because that's how humans real world. talk. If you are a young, please seek.

permission before watching any further. >> Hey, what? >> Let's go. This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. >> You. stop. Damn it. >> Your friend tell a friend something nice. could change their life.

>> I don't know if. >> Hello, beautiful people. Jesus. Welcome back. Wake up. >> to our humble boat. The DraftKings. Thunderdome. Now we're two field good. Friday begins now. >> Football is the greatest and we're. incredibly lucky that we get a chance to. chat about it. It is football season. We. had two preseason games last night. We. got a plethora of them this evening. We. got a slew on Saturday and one on.

Sunday. And then obviously a massive. overreaction Monday. We got golf. happening. Great golf happening actually. at this exact time. And obviously the. Little League World Series is cooking. And we would like to announce from 2:00. to 3:00 p.m. today on ESPN. In between. the Little League World Series games, we. will be uh having a college football. showcase show where we will be. chitchatting about how we are less than. one week away from the official college. football season kicking off week zero. next Thursday night. Obviously, you see. front and center in Debbone's graphic,

Pete will be joining us at 205 to give. us the latest on everything. New head. coach of the Penn State, Nitney Lions, Matt Campbell, formerly of Iowa State, will be joining us at about 210. Rich. Rodriguez from West Virginia will join. us at 2:20. Mario Crystal Ball from the. University of Miami Hurricanes will be. joining us at 2:30. Nick Sabin at 2:40. And then we'll wrap up the show. obviously and send to the next Little. League World Series show. But this is. the graphic that Debbone made with the.

information that he was given about a. college football showcase show that was. pieced together this morning whenever we. found out that they needed an hour to be. filled because of Little League World. Series delays that happened just. yesterday. We are honored and thankful. for that. I want Pete Daml to know that. I am pumped that he is front and center. of this flying V that we got right here. But any time in the history of graphics, you know, we did that TV magic thing. about the heart out. >> Yep. We should do a graphics one. Anytime. Nick Sabin is on a graphic with Pete.

Thaml, let's just assume that the. whatever app he's using, whatever. whatever editing pro, whatever, that. should automatically put Sabin in front. of Pete Tam. Like, it should like it. shouldn't let Bone do what he did here. But I'll tell you, Pete Taml front and. center, not a bad thing, especially on. this day with Injunction City taking. place all around college football. We'll. be talking about it all hopefully for an. hour there and uh Pete's going to bring. it and then we're going to have a great. conversation with a bunch of people that.

are going to be running how the sport. goes. Let's go to the talk table at Boss. Connor and Ty Schmidt. Con man, you're. walking to Mordor. The guy's getting. brain cells lost at every step it seems. >> Yeah, I guess so. And he was up extra. early this morning to be in here and. continue that walk. But I think even. Peter Thamill is offended for Nick Sabin. to be in front of him. Like I assume. just saw that and was just I mean you. would probably have a better indication. on what he would say about that. >> Well no I was actually going to say. something else. I was going to say you. know I kind of get where Bone's coming. from because Pete Taml is kind of the.

most important figure in college. football in the history of college. footballish. >> Yeah. Pete would say maybe a little. gregish. I don't really need to be front. and center like that. I just. >> But it makes sense because I know. everything about everything. And uh I. woke up this morning. I put my big boy. pants on and I shed I'm ready to break. some news about the most important. college football season yet. To quote. Michael Mcuade. So, uh, I like what. Bones doing here. Uh, he's doing real. yman's work, you know, to say the least.

>> Yeah. Shout out shout out to the yman's. work. Absolutely. Uh, can't wait for. that college football showcase. We're. less than a week. >> Yeah. from week zero football games. happening next Thursday night this. season for uh. >> I don't know a chance to become, you. know, obviously immortalized forever, but a school, a program, a city. completely changing what it is, how it. is, and how it operate for the rest of. time can certainly happen. We watched it. happen an hour south here in. Bloomington, Indiana with this Indiana. football team. Them going undefeated. last year, winning a national.

championship, having the Heisman winner, obviously selling out a stadium, brand. new stadium. what it did for this entire. state was spectacular. These schools are. looking to do the same exact thing. The. Ohio State Buckeyes, obviously, Ryan Day. has won before. They've had how many. guys drafted over the last. >> 25 over the last two years. >> 25 guys have left this team and gone to. the NFL and drafted the Ohio State. Buckeyes. Still odds on favorite to win. national championship. How do they have. a factory over there in this modern NIL. world? How do they have guys that still. want to come in, maybe sit behind guys.

and come in and compete whenever they. get it? How are they able to get all the. big-time recruits that seemingly can. catch football as better than everybody. else? They have Jeremiah Smith across. from Chris Henry Jr. and we have not. been told if Chris Henry Jr. is playing. or not. We just know who the hell Chris. Henry Jr. is from high school and since. he was a little kid. Chris Henry Jr. is. going to be on the football field. Him. and Jeremiah Smith opposite each other. is just an outrageous thing. Insane. Coming in with another year of uh. confidence and comfort is a whole. another animal I think that the Ohio. State Buckeyes are going to have to. have. Yeah, I saw a write up from a Ohio.

State Buckeye reporter, I believe, and. they're talking about Chris Henry Jr. and we're like, "Hey, this isn't just a. guy who's in the 99th percentile in. height and speed and athleticism. He's. also very, very good off the ball." Like. im like this guy isn't just going to. catch jump balls and score, you know, red zone touchdowns. Like he's running. slants and he's catching everything. thrown his way. So, I think he's going. to be unbelievable with Jerem. I think. his dad slim was Hooper like potential. NBA who like I think with size and. everything and I assume Chris Henry Jr. same exact I think he was dunking for. the foul line since like uh.

>> sophomore year. Was that correct? >> We talked about that with Pac-Man. It. was like you sure you want him to play. football and you don't want him to just. go make like $400 million playing. basketball, but obviously he's. >> he loves football and obviously dad I I. think huge part of the story and I think. he's going to I think he has like a. mission like in the way he works and. having Jeremiah Smith in the room with. him. >> Unbelievable. Just watching him handle. it all. the money, the fame, the uh all. the sponsors, all the pressure from what. a defense. There's four eyes on Jeremiah.

Smith every single play. That's no. questions asked. Chris Henry Jr. is. going to get that next year. Soon as. Jeremiah is done, that's going to come. to him. So Chris Henry, who we know is a. student of game, student of life, student of sport. He's getting a chance. to watch what you could potentially. consider a goat at the position for. college football for a year, experience. it alongside of him, and then he's going. to pass the baton again. It's like what. Ohio State has been able to do and. continue to do with how many people they. get to the NFL and how much talent they. have. Absurd. But they're not even the. best in the Big 10. >> So, who says that they're going to. topple Curt Signetti down there in.

Bloomington? Who knows what Notre Dame. looks like this year? CJ Carr allegedly. stories are he's better than ever. Texas. Longhorns, Archie Manning, he looks. unbelievable. You know who else looks. good? >> Marshall Manning. >> Yeah. >> Have you seen this? There's another one. >> People are talking about punting on this. year. you know, potentially the Falcons. ping on quarterback at this year and. looking at the next draft class. I mean, there's got to be scouts somewhere. pounding a table. There's a freshman in. Tennessee. He's about seven years away. from eligibility to seven about seven.

years away. So, if we can get our. quarterback uh if we get an eight year, sevenyear quarterback, get him to about. 14 years. Marshall Manning coming right. down the pipe there for us. He rolled. out to the right, drops the time, turns. that thing over, by the way, over that. guy's head. the amount of feel you have. to have there. Obviously, confidence, moxy, swagger, you name it. This kid's. been on a football field since he's uh I. think like three or four years old. His. dad had him in a hat on out in playoff. football. So, good for him getting a. chance to get some real playing time. here. He played in a scrimmage, I think, a couple weeks ago. This is a real game. last night against uh somebody from.

>> is he they were Tennessee. They were. >> It was Georgia. I don't know if he went. I don't know if he goes to Brentwood or. Baylor. Okay. So, it's Brentwood is who. they play. >> Okay. So, uh congrats. Good game. >> Yeah. Was it? Yeah, the running back for. 30. >> Yeah. David Gabriel Georgees who's going. to Tennessee, number one running back in. the country is. >> just ab absurd. >> Yeah, he it's everything we've seen from. the old school highlights of like. Derrick Henry and like even, you know,

Trent Richardson, I think, had had some. of these highlights when he was in high. school. Untackable, just a grown man. Does a flip, somebody chops his knees. Yeah, right. Where did he commit to? >> Uh Tennessee, I believe. Congrats to. Hyple getting a lot because he uh they. showed him before the game warming up. Looked like gets along with everybody. Obviously, he's already made a bunch of. money. I mean, that that is something. that's kind of taking place now at a a. younger age by the day. It seems like. this guy's unbelievable. High school. football is about to get better, too, huh? So, preseason football is getting. good. College football's getting. unbelievable. High school football is.

about to get unbelievable. Is this all. because flag football? Joining us now is. one of the forefathers of guardian caps. on helmets. Yes. >> And flag football potentially being the. next one. Ladies and gentlemen, live. from an attin Ohio is a college football. national champion, Super Bowl champion, round cup winner. Ladies and gentlemen, AJ. >> Yeah. >> Is that what you look like in high. school at running back AJ right there? >> Uh that is not I didn't look like that. at all. And I luckily did not have to. tackle anybody that looked like that. That play was unbelievable. That thing. was that hit the internet right away.

when it happened. But yeah, what a what. a fun guy to watch play. >> Yeah, the future of football very very. bright. I I think that is obviously on. display. Last night, couple preseason. games. Did you get a chance to catch. either of them? And your thoughts on. maybe Fernando not having his best. outing that he's ever had as a football. player against a Houston Texans defense. that looked like their Houston Texans. won defense for the first half in half a. quarter or so. Then obviously Fernando. Mendoza, starting quarterback for the. Raiders, rallies the boys watching. somebody else play quarterback, a gets a.

big time win. But any takeaway from this. game last night early, AJ, for you? >> Yeah, I thought it was good for. Fernando. Obviously made some good. throws. Has some throws that they always. say, oh, you'd like to have back, but I. honestly like I don't want to carry. Dan's water, but I thought Dano did a. good job, you know, explaining that. whole little situation. Hey, you got to. take an extra beat here in your. three-step before you throw this if he. presses him and the corner decide to. press at the last minute. Basically, Fernando may have not seen it uh. initially or he just thought, get this. thing out of my hand because I've been. taught to get it quick. But I think it's. a thing like you got to see things now.

I would doubt that this happens to. Fernando again. That's the thing. Like. when a mistake happens, will it happen. again? I know you're doing you're trying. to. >> You said you got to see things. You said. >> your neurological situation, right? Is. that what you're doing? >> You said you got to see things. I was. just making sure I saw things. You know. what I'm saying? Cuz I'm trying to see. things. You know what I'm saying? >> Hey, you got to work on your periph. Like your periph is an underrated. situation. You got to have great. peripheral vision. >> True. >> I agree. I think perf is u maybe a. weapon that more people need to work on. I I think it's a big deal. Being. observant, I think, is something that.

matters. I think more people should be. taught to be observant. I think that is. a trait that you can learn to pay. attention to what's going on around you. And I think you should train per. I. think anybody that I've ever seen be. very good at sport, have great sense of. awareness, but also the periph is crazy. The periph is absolutely crazy. CJ. Stroud's like, "Yeah, you're right. But. the you should have seen where I. started.". >> Yeah. >> CJ's like, "I started with these thumbs. right here." Okay. Now I got these bad. boys out here. The working has been. working if you know what I mean. Now. this one we got to go a little bit more. looks like, but you can't move the jaw.

Can't cheat yourself on any of these. reps. You move your face, you move your. neck, then you're cheating your eyes. We're trying to wake up the eyes. CJ. Stout obviously uh going into a year. where there is a lot of critics on what. he could become, what he's supposed to. be, and a lot of money potentially on. the table for old CJ Stout. And then the. Niners just beat the hell out of the. Chargers. I mean, just and and I want to. let you know after talking to Jim. Harbaugh a couple days ago, I I didn't. think the Chargers really had chance in. this one. The whole team's dober was done.

>> Yeah, it was a lot of down dobbers last. night. Uh it's uh we're on our own 31. It's fourth down. >> Let's just go for it. I don't care about. anything anymore. This team freaking. sucks and we're already screwed. Just go. for it. >> That is not what I. >> That's what I saw. >> No, >> granted I was sleeping, but that's what. I saw. >> when I read that they went for it on. their own 31. Uh. >> that was the scene in my head that I. saw. Screw it. I don't even care about. this anymore. Just go for it. >> That was a late game. Obviously, they're. doing that for their fans. We get it. It's preseason not do that. It was just.

tough for us to follow along with that. Had to catch up with highlights and also. reading through stats, seeing them going. for it. Un for I wish I could have just. been a part of the conversation like, "Yeah, let's practice a got to have it. play." McDaniel, I'd like to see, you. know, we got to have it play. Who knows. how many of these situations we're going. to get in before the regular season gets. started. But I do appreciate the fact. that there is some teams that utilize. the preseason to work on stuff like. clearly are trying to work on stuff and. don't really care about the outcome. because boy, the outcome of the games. can kind of sway people. I still believe.

firmly. that next CBA we're staring down two. joint practices, one one bubble game. That's what I think we got going on. And. I think they're going to make joint. practices a uh fanfare thing and a. stream I think that's going to stream. thing. I think that's going to be what's. coming. I don't know how many more. preseason games we have. Everybody. thinks it's going to be two preseason. games, so they can add something. I. think there's going to be a joint. practice conversation cuz I think. players are going to want to have a say. about this difference between regular. practice and joint practice. I I think. that's going to be the next part of.

negotiations for the players. It's like, hey, these joint practices feels like we. need to be having conversations about. these with how hard everybody's going, how much tackling is happening, the. severity of the drills, and everything. I think that'll be an indicator, a. negotiation piece going forward. So, who. knows how much this matters anymore. going forward, but I've seen great. football seemingly here in preeason and. I'm I'm very excited about what this. regular season has in store for us. >> That was the other thing I was surprised. about the joint practices was that it. wasn't as much tackling. Like a lot of. the times whenever it was Eagles or.

Patriots, you know, if if there's a deep. ball contested ball, of course, they're. going for it and everything like that, but the tackling part of it itself. wasn't as much. So, if they were to do. something like that, that's when they. could even make the joint practices even. more competitive versus what they are. right now. >> Yeah, I think it's going to be the as. somebody that watched a lot of. practices. >> Okay. I think that's something that. punters and kickers pretty good at. Okay. Long snappers as well, especially. in the second regime. First regime, I. was working during practice. That was. fun. That was a lot of fun. Second. regime, they told me, "Go get better at.

punting. What are we doing here?" I. said, "Okay, thanks. >> Go do that. Okay, I will." And then I'll. watch practice and talk [ __ ] I guess. But practices are a good time. Bracks. are a good time. And I also believe that. preseason's probably a a terrible time. for all positions. Okay, all positions, including putting position. I've told. the story in the past, okay, where coach. John Tearlink, Dline, legendary coach, uh my first conversation with him was. him coming over to me in a preseason. game. Here is JT right here on the left.

Uh coach Howard Mud on the right, Oline. coach, Dline coach. Rest in peace to. both of these lads that I was very lucky. to be at the tail end of their careers. with the Indianapolis Colts with. Tearlink after I got blindsided by a. crackback block on a punt return in a. preseason game and had the full. thing happen in the middle of a football. field after I walked to the sideline, sit down on the bench, still trying to. gather my thoughts, this large man who I.

had not really talked to before, walks. over to me slowly cuz he's a big man. and he gets off his car, walks over to. me, puts his palm on my thigh, puts all. 400 lb, whatever it is, on my thigh, sits down next to me, and he says, "You. punt the [ __ ] ball, and you get off. the field." Okay, that's what you do in. these preseason games. You catch the. snap, you punt the ball, you walk off. the field. You We don't care if that guy. scores. Okay, look, they're about to. score right now. This the Dline coach.

tell me this. Boom. They just scored. Who cares? Nobody. You punt the ball, you walk off the field. Sound good? And. I go, you know, doing that. Then he puts. his hand right back on my thigh. Okay. Ah. Bruises my thigh, gets up, walks. away, turns around, looks back off the. field. Got it. Okay. Then sits down, takes a knee, goes back to his goes back. to his coaching thing. So last night, there's a punter that needs to hear this. message way more than I need to hear it.

Okay. We're we're talking about a guy. that does not get into it much. He hits. high hangers, okay? A lot of fair. catches, not a lot of long returns. He. is very rarely in the mix. I don't think. he would be described as a physicality. person. No. >> JK Scott, get off the field. >> He needs to not be on the field there. This is his sideline as well. Okay, this. is his sideline as well. If he walks six. more yards, he's he's where he should be. at this. Keep going. You're next to 45. and 43. Get the hell off the field.

Nobody will even know you're there. They'll think you got held up somewhere. else. If he gets to the sideline, turns, and looks this way, has the guy's. running, nobody will have a clue. So, that is what I think JK Scott should. have done. There's others that say he. should have at least attempted to make a. tackle or touching somebody. You know, it is a football game, which is. certainly fair. Certainly a fair thing. But I would like to say Hall of Fame. Dline coach from his mouth to my ears. Punter, if you're going to make team in.

preeason, you catch punt off field. We. don't need you in there with anybody. that's trying to make a team right now. Especially cracking back on you right. there. So JK Scott, I would like to tell. you Jim Harbaugh's not going to like. this at all. I don't think. And uh shout. out to John Tearlink for saying this to. me. I don't know if Jim Caldwell knew. that he was saying this to me at the. time, but you get the hell out of there. You act like you're getting blocked. something. You need to. >> go get velcroed on somebody. >> Yes, exactly. You need to go hug. somebody and just get out of the way cuz.

boy, when you're right in front of him. and you just decide I don't. >> He made him cut back, I guess. I guess. he did make him cut back into his. coverage. >> Yeah, he did. >> You're right. Nobody's talking about. that. Nobody's talking. >> They always say make him make a drastic. cut. I don't know if it's a drastic cut, but he did have to cut back. >> He was getting absolutely cooked. We'd. like to say congrats to this guy. probably making the Niners or at least. another team for having a punt return in. a preseason game. You see that every. year, somebody that maybe wouldn't have. made a roster. That guy can catch one. and take it to the house. Yes, let's go. ahead and get him on the team. And I.

think that's a good place to start the. uh weekly. Uh. >> oh. no. >> Let's go to Cincinnati. Okay, everybody. saw it. Cincinnati Reds still playing. baseball. Uh obviously Kirk Herbstrate. is giving up. Look at this. Top of the. ninth. 54. 5-4. Two outs. You can get. out of it here. Oh. no. Obviously, they take the lead right. there and the Cincinnati Reds lose yet. again. Now, this story obviously doesn't.

just stop there. No, no, it has to. continue on social media. Ty Schmidt. tells uh Yeah, absolutely. Ty Schmidt. tells Herby, "Oh no, what a. heartbreaker, Herby." You know, cuz this. was right in they had a win. >> Yeah. >> Catch that. Game over. The crowd will. stand, the crowd was standing and. clapping, ready to, you know, celebrate. the victory. >> And instead, what they say? Oh no. >> And then you see one of the biggest. Lottest Reds fans. Okay. Damn, I didn't. realize they were still playing. Oh no. And then also he followed up with a.

call, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Herby called me at about I. don't 9:30 last night and you know, out. of the blue I was, "What what is this? What's going on?" And he just said, "You. just had to do it, didn't you? You just. had to do it." And then, you know, he. kind of just I I let him commiserate. about the Reds and and about how his. baseball season is over for about 10. minutes and and that was the end of it. But I felt bad for Herby. I really did. >> Well, he said that, you know, baseball's. changed. There isn't the athleticism and. yada yada. Yeah, right. We got pitchers. striking people out 45 in verticals,

Spider-Man memes hitting that thing. Hi. Hi. Actually, it's a ball. Challenge that, please. I Come on. I just did the jumpy. thing. Oh, I didn't. >> I need a I need a jumpy thing. Go ahead. Let's go to the Hawkeye. No, it's not, pal. Okay, actually it is not. That. thing is a ball. So, yeah, actually. umpire really right. So, this is what. hitters are waiting on. This is what old. school baseball people are waiting on. They hate this guy. >> Yeah, >> the old school baseball people hate this.

guy. We We heard Big Haw come on and Big. H said, "Yeah, we're fighting this guy.". Okay. And obviously teammates probably. saying, "Hey, you're bringing a lot of. heat. It's really hard to win a baseball. game to begin with. You're kind of doing. this. I saw a lot of people on the. internet say, >> "Hey, >> the batters are flipping bats into the. stands now. So, if the pitchers want to. do a little yippy after a strikeout, let's just kind of let it happen." And. I'm going to let you know, >> I'm on their side. More pitchers doing. yippies after striking people out. Sure.

>> The more chaos it sounds like. Even a. yippy that is uh a bit premature, you. challenge it and get it wrong, set up. for another yippy, I think. And that. that's where I'm sitting at. And people. in baseball are going to love hearing. me. >> So, are you cool with the yippy? If if. you're cool with a yippi, are you cool. with like a hip hip hay or is that too. far? >> Oh, we get a big one of those. >> I prefer a hip hip hooray. >> I Well, off the mound, though. I I'd. like a I'd like. >> hip h. >> to the first baseman. >> I'm okay with that.

>> Yeah, that's what I'd like. I do like. him using his momentum from a elevated. surface coming down. So it looks like. like we got to get camera from bottom. on. >> I mean that was clean immediately. There's no way. That was a strike. That. was a strike. I think the bigger oh no. is that man you only get two of those. challenges. So you especially as a. pitcher you don't see pitchers. challenging him a whole lot. You better. be right. Uh so all of his teammates are. being like hey oh no [ __ ] Okay now. now now one of us isn't going to be able. to use that at the plate later in the. game. >> Turns out that was their last challenge.

And also we got another Yippy two. strikes later. >> So he threw a pick and then he scored a. touchdown which we obviously appreciate. And uh let's go to Anderson Indiana, shall we? Fox 59, Angela Gnau, who is. obviously Indianapolis legend uh news. reporter Daniel Miller. And then in the. field will be Kit Hanley. And obviously. there was very severe flooding that. happened here in Indianapolis and in. Indiana across the Midwest. We obviously. assisting in all funds that we can find.

that are helping out uh the people of. our state. We hope others are doing that. as well. But every once in a while in. the middle of a disaster, there are some. uh rather ridiculously hilarious. situations and characters that are born. This is one of those. >> Kit, what is going on in Anderson? >> Oh my goodness. This is crazy. This all. just unfolded in the last 30 seconds. This is Fifth and Main Street and this. is a three-wheeler motorcycle. Everyone. was waving at him, telling him, "No, no. This is where the White River just. crested at 8:00 a.m. this morning." The.

White River got over 25 ft. It normally. sits at 4 feet, so we don't even know. how deep this water is. But we know it's. deep. And somehow he is making it. through. This is actually crazy. We also. have people standing to the side. videoing him, telling him, "Man, what is. going on? What are we doing here? Where. are you trying to get?" And as you can. see, he made it about 90% of the way. >> Can you go over and and ask him what was.

he thinking? >> I don't know if you can hear us. >> Good followup. >> Physically, yes. >> Physically, yes. >> I'm about ready to kill myself. >> Oh, no. No. >> Oh, yes. Yes. I have no transportation. at all now. My trike's gone. >> Yeah. And there's not a thing I can do. to replace any of it. >> Did you not see the water there? >> No, I did. I wasn't. >> You just weren't sure. >> No, I didn't. I didn't see it there.

>> What? >> Good question by her, by the way. Great. question. >> The only reason why we are running that. is because we have an update. This is. not an oh no. This is actually a not. situation. Here's the followup from Kit. Water levels are above beyond record. levels now in Madison County. >> This is obviously in Anderson where. evacuation orders are in place. Let's go. to Fox 59's Kit Hanley. She is live for. us at the scene here. And Kit, we.

noticed that there was another gentleman. walked through that water after. firefighter told one person not to. >> If I can get it up the road, I'm going. home. >> Take a look here. Listen to that hum. There we go. We are joined with John, who you just saw last hour. Oh. The motorcycle rescue went well. John is. on his way. How you feeling? Good. >> He said he's feeling good. You know, he. actually tried to ride his bike. >> Hey, John. >> Wow. >> Yeah. Star is born. Gum's dad made it.

>> Physically how I feel. Although, okay. Emotionally and just immediately. He has. no idea he's live there. >> No. None. >> Well, I couldn't even fathom what that. guy's like dayto day. Okay. I just. trying to do a followup. Okay. Yeah, I'm. going to get on out of here. This thing. started to stall out. It was just. underwater. How did he dry it out? We. will never know. Maybe he found a. farmer. Maybe he is a farmer. >> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is. a man who can. >> sniff out whether or not you're a. farmer. And he did that just recently.

with his friends at John Deere. Now, John Deere obviously one of one company. And if you're going to be out there. cutting or mowing or seeding, you need a. John Deere in between cuz if it runs. like a deer, >> everybody's eyes at all. >> That's right. >> Yeah. >> Joining us now is a John Deere man. And. they ain't just putting that [ __ ]. deer on anybody. >> No. >> No. >> Ladies and gentlemen, a man that's. earned it. A stud. He went from Mr. Irelevant to now one of the highest paid. quarterbacks in the NFL and a man who. could lead. Super Bowl champion San. Francisco 49ers. Ladies and gentlemen,

Iowa State legend. The school of Iowa. >> Wrong. Stop. Don't do that. Don't do. that. >> Brock Birdie. >> Hey, Brock. >> How you doing, man? >> What's up, guys? Appreciate you having. me. >> Hey, Iowa State. A lot of love right. there. Ty was vomited. I was in the. middle of a good introduction and then. he vomited all over. I apologize for. that. We'd like to be more hospitable, sir. >> No, that's good. I appreciate it. You're. a real one. Um I know we sort of hit on. this earlier this year, but uh you know, the Cyclones are the real school of.

Iowa, so it it is what it is. >> I'm happy that we've thought about it. for a while and then we're still coming. to the same conclusion. I'm sorry to. hear that. >> No, it's okay. And then that must be why. the head coach and 90% of the football. team got the hell out of there, you. know, as soon as they could. point. That's low. >> Now, on that note, >> yeah, no, it's all good. I mean, you. know, Campbell, we all love him. He's a. real one. He did 10 years there and. served the the state well. So, we're. happy for him. But, yeah, it's the. tradition and everything's going to. continue on and we'll continue to beat.

Iowa and that's just how it'll be. >> Yeah. Okay. Okay. >> Matt Campbell will be joining us at 210, by the way. Can't wait to catch up uh. with the Iowa State legend now, the head. coach at Penn State. Brock, thank you. for joining us. Fresh off obviously. preseason game last night. You guys kick. ass. Congrats, man. You won a Super Bowl. last night. You won a Super Bowl last. night. What is kind of the takeaway from. these preseason games for you, Brock? Uh. because obviously we're trying to judge. every rep on whether or not we think our. team can win a Super Bowl or not. We're. watching individual one-on- ones from. practice. Obviously, we're watching.

preseason games. For you, what are you. taking away from preseason games? And. kind of what is the empasis, you know, for you going into these? Yeah, I feel. like it's obviously just getting ready. for a game, the emotions, uh, you know, studying up a little bit on their. defense and trying to have answers uh, when you get out there and then really. just, you know, going through your reads. and trying to convert on third downs. when you feel the pressure of the game. It's a little bit different than. practice. And so, um, it felt good out. there yesterday to be able to go out and. do that. Um, obviously it's like you you.

get competitive and you want a couple. more drives and all that, but trying to. be smart just for obviously what matters. in the regular season, but um, yeah, man. Preseason's been good and the camp. practices, the inner squad scrimmages, like it's all it's all great, but it's. all just leading us up to, you know, what really matters and that's week one. and and moving forward. >> Yeah, week one's in Australia. Safe. travels. Coming back is ass. I assume. you guys will be able to figure it out. as you have a rest of an NFL season. after that. So, uh, it should be good.

No worries. It should be easy for you. guys. Excited that you're representing. our sport down there because I think. that is an entire continent that'll love. our sport and I think you obviously two. great teams. Let's talk about your team. a little bit more and a man that we. might see. Felt like we got good news. about George KD last night. Iowa Hawkeye. legend. Uh, from the Adam Shfter tweet. about Dr. Neil Atro saying he's ahead of. schedule. They're looking or hoping for. a week one return for George KD. Christian McCaffrey had some stiffness, but they said he would play. How does it. feel knowing that you guys have a roster. that is absolutely loaded and if you're.

able to stay healthy, especially with. the addition of Mike Evans, you can go. on a run. How does it feel to be in. there? Because obviously you get dropped. in, seventh round pick, 222, very good. football team trying to find a. quarterback. Then you become one of the. greatest quarterbacks the NFL has ever. had. And now you guys are loaded, primed. for the expectation to go, but you also. have all the dogs it feels like. Does it. feel like that? And what do you think. about this current roster with where you. guys are? >> Yeah, man. We're excited obviously just. with who we have um the new faces, the. new guys, uh Raheem Morris at D.

coordinator, like we've had all these, you know, really good transactions and. things. And I think for us, like we're. excited to go and and and pick up where. we left off, you know, a couple years. ago, um with, you know, great roster, great team, uh great organization, obviously. So, uh we're excited about. it. Obviously, we got to get these guys. healthy, you know, come week one. Uh. those guys that you just talked about, but um I think they all will and and. we're going to just see what happens, man. We got to take it one week at a. time and we got a really good division.

obviously with the Rams and the. Seahawks, Cardinals, so we got to uh you. know, just take it one week at a time, man. But I'm I'm excited about our team. >> Super pro of you dropped Cardinals in. there. >> Yeah, they would be very appreciative of. that. Go ahead, AJ. Go ahead, AJ. >> Yeah. What about you guys added Mike. Evans to the roster? We see him out. there looking good in the Niners. uniform. Looks a bit weird to see him in. the Niners uniform obviously for us, but. what's it been like to have him on the. uh on the team so far? >> Yeah, man. He's been awesome. Just like. obviously another vet presence. Um just. what he brings to the table with um our.

receiving core and and just having him. in that receiver room has been huge. Just for guys to understand like, dude, this is what it takes to be great. um. and he goes out there and obviously he's. a threat, you know, anywhere on the. field, but like in the red zone, too, man. Just seeing what he can do and um. just that it's another level uh that he. brings to the offense down there, man. So, I'm excited about that. But um in. general, he's smart. He's played with. great quarterbacks and Tom Brady, Baker. Mayfield. So, like I'm picking his brain. on those things, too. So, um I'm.

extremely happy that we got Mike. >> Yeah, man. He's able to get a thousand. yards with anybody, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. That's it. So. >> everybody. >> So. you be. >> Yeah, that'd be on you. >> Yeah, that would they would say. Yeah, Brock everybody. But Brock Marty is what. they would say. But the fact that you. guys got him on the team was a. mind-blower for us, especially for an. offense that obviously if you have a. deep play in one play every single. opportunity, a guy's one-on-one. That. opens up everything else, including a.

slant god that is seemingly back in the. front of the line with the b uh boom. box. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Brock. How has it been having Debo. Samuel back? Uh, you know, like we all. remember how dynamic he was, uh, and you. guys' connection when he was there. Um, have you guys picked up kind of right. where you left off? And how comforting. is it having that guy back in the. offense and just, you know, around the. team? >> Yeah, it's funny. We were actually, you. know, sort of joking about it. He goes, "It feels like, you know, I've been. here." Even though last year he he had. left, but um, yeah, he came back right.

back into our offense, our system at. practice, and he's done what he's always. done. He looks great. Uh strong hands. and um obviously the playmaking ability, man. I think for us it's put him in the. back field, put him out obviously at. receiver and everything and he can make. plays at any moment at any time. He's. one of our explosive players and um just. the I guess energy and vibes that he. brings to to our team, our locker room, out at practice. It's like our our guys. back. So extremely happy to have DVO. back. saw highlights with multiple.

quarterbacks for one wide receiver. that's had all the headlines seemingly. out of your guys' camp this year. Go. ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Brock, a ton of highlights and a. ton of headlines for Deshawn's. dribbling. Uh, your second round pick, 33rd overall, basically a first round. pick. Seems like he's been catching. everything and it seems like you guys. already have a great rapport. What has. he done for that wide receiver room that. joins Evans and Debo and your. relationship so far? >> Yeah, man. Obviously really excited. about him. Just he's a smart kid. He's. come in learn our offense. Um he's got.

strong hands, great route runner. Um all. the things, you know, like the reasons. why we drafted him. Um he's showing it. and proving it. But um you know, I think. just having him in there with a guy like. Mike Debo, um Demarcus Robinson, like we. got a great room of receivers and so for. him to be able to learn from them, but. also be able to go out and show that, you know, he's he's willing to be in. that starting rotation, man, like he he. has shown that at camp. So, we're all. really excited about him. Um, you know, we're going to have his back this year. He's a It's a long year as a rookie. We.

get it. But, um, he's shown flashes, man. So, we're all really excited about. him. >> I can't wait to watch you this year. I. know you're a farming this offseason cuz. you're always in your John Deere. Jeez. >> Always got to be in my John Deere. >> That's right. >> Have no fear. >> Listen, if I'm not in my football. helmet, >> I'm in my cockpit of my John Deere. >> You know, that's what you're I know. that's what you're doing. I know it's. what you're doing. But out there on that. field, the corn field, just like the. Iowa barntormers and Kurt Warner did. back in the day. I I know you're getting. better throwing at different uh what are.

those things that keep the uh. scarecrows? >> Scarecrows. I I know you're throwing at. these scarecrows, keep coyotes and all. these scare all these birds out here, you know. So, I know you're doing that. What did you get better at this. offseason, you think? What is there. something that you had like a goal of to. get better at or how did your offseason. kind of go and your strategy into it? I think just I know it sounds cheesy but. like the fundamentals with my footwork. um you know being deliberate and playing. with a little bit more sense of urgency. within the pocket with my feet um those.

are things that we sort of you know. watched on film that came up it's I want. to be more on top of you know going. through my reads and um just being a. more of a machine and so I think my. quarterback coach Mick Lombardi was on. me about it which I loved and um I feel. like during camp it's it's shown like. the progress from OTA TA till now. Um, just being fundamentally on top of it, mentally, learning from all the. situational things that happened last. year, but putting those things together. and just going out there and trying to. be the best machine that I can be.

>> Coach Lombo loves that you're turning. into a machine more and more. Uh, you. said you're going to run more, too. You. said, uh, I'll never be fast, obviously, but I feel like I can just get away. You. know, you need 10, 12, maybe [ __ ] 30, 40, 50, 60. Maybe I break through, go. the entire way. What is this just. something that you look back and watch. film and think, man, I could have taken. advantage of this opportunity right here. or is this just you're becoming more of. an athlete? Because when you're hanging. off the side of that John Deere, obviously you're doing full body. exercises as you're planting that seed. hoping for knee high by Fourth of July.

Rock party. >> Yeah, I mean uh I don't know if I'll, you know, be a Lamar Jackson out there. by any means, but um there there there's. always times on film where it's like, dude, yeah, I probably could use my feet. there to pick up that first down and and. whatnot, but I think that's always. within my training um you know, to make. sure that I'm in shape. I'm athletic. enough to you know, get out of the. pocket, make plays off the scramble and. whatnot. So, um I guess you could say. that. But yeah, the the John Deere.

tractor out in the field and pushing it. around and stuff, I guess, helped me out. with. >> my quads looking like Bosa and. everything. So, >> wow. >> Yeah, man. It was good. >> I can't believe you want old school John. Deere. You said he's pushing that thing. You're you're telling the land out. there, but you're you're Amish right. now. I didn't know you're that farmer. I. didn't know you're doing that. That's. amazing. John Deere's got the rack out. >> Yeah, they do. >> Did you sniff out who the farmer was out. of those five? We watched the uh trailer. for this. I I wish we could have watched. the entire episode, but felt like you. looking at the calluses and the. fingernails was a good play. That was a.

good play by you, Brock. Did you guys. sniff it out? >> We did. Uh, the video is hilarious. You. got to watch it. But I guess like, you. know, they all had a story, all the fake. farmers, and it sounded pretty real, man. But taking them through the. challenges and, you know, trying to hear. their lingo, seeing if they're actually. a natural farmer or not. Um, it's a. great watch. So, you guys, you guys. would love it. On on behalf of John. Deere, Baby, >> I heard you said, "What's your favorite. rig?" What what what's the name of this? What's the name of this? Well, this is. John Deere. Uh, this is a forward.

>> X40, I think. >> Okay, thank you. Let's go. Are we. eliminating people right now or what is. the What is your favorite John Deere rig. if you had to really dive into that. thing, Brock, >> man? For me, it would probably be a. 5095, a 5 series tractor. >> Do whatever you want, man. You can till. up the land, you can go pick up trees. You can do all the things with it. So, >> oh my god, we could clear trails, you. know, if we want to get down there, you. know, we can kind of get through that. with the 49,55 78.

>> That's a damn good machine. Now, you're. going to have to, you know, you're going. to have to hop your ass up into that. cockpit now. We got big wheels. >> Mhm. >> Okay. We got big wheels cuz we got big. [ __ ] to do. That's what we got. Hell. yeah. >> Look how nice that is. >> Hey, you got a John Deere tattoo on you. anywhere? >> Not yet. After uh after this year, I. might. So, just give me some uh I guess. options on where I should go. Maybe Ty. can let me know where to put it. >> Yeah, right over your heart typically. That's where I have mine. >> You have your John Deere tattoo? I.

thought you were going to get like. branded like shoulder. >> Well, I've been branded before. Don't. need to do that again. But, uh No, I got. mine I got mine over my heart. You know, I feel like if you're going to get a a. deer tattoo, you know, it says nothing. runs like a deer right there. >> What's your favorite rig? We were. talking about. >> I'm more of a 4440 guy myself. You know, simple, elegant, but will get the job. done. >> Yeah. You've always been a 4440 guy. I. have been. >> You've never changed even through all. the years. >> Never would. You know, >> before having kids, post having kids, the 4440 has always been there for you. >> Reliable. >> And that's what this thing looks like. right here. Bang. Take a trip back in.

time with our friend John Deere 440. there. >> Look at that one. Brock, you don't even. know how to operate that. This is like. Mission Impossible. You know, when Tom's. with Miles and it's the old plane they. find out in the woods. That's what Tai's. doing to Brock right now with the 4440. You You have no idea what's going on. with this thing, Brock Party. You could. never operate the 4440. I just got a. sense you new age young guys have no. idea what to do with this thing. >> Yeah. No, I have no idea. I'm just. looking at that thing and it sounds. really loud. It seems slow. I'm about. the new age stuff, man. So, Ty, you can.

have it. >> I like that. I like that. >> I respect it. >> I just need a gator. I'm just a gator. guy. Give me the John Deere gator. >> Oh, yeah. It's not bad. Just get around. You just got to get around here. You. know, you obviously got to do that. All. right. I think we did enough for John. Deere. >> I think you have done. I think you have. Congrats on that partnership. I know. that's a huge deal actually, like if. you're an actual farmer, having a John. Deere deal would almost be like a Nike. deal, you know, for like some other. folks. So, congrats on that. I assume. you have a Nike deal as well. Congrats. on all the success working your ass off.

You've been handed nothing in the NFL. You've earned it all. We appreciate the. hell out of you, brother. Good luck out. there. >> Thanks, guys. Appreciate you guys. >> Did you get taller? You look taller, too, in some of those highlights. >> Yeah, man. I think I'm like 6'3 now. It's great. So, >> nice. Look at that. >> Would have never been Mr. irrelevant if. they know now how tall he is. Ladies and. gentlemen, Brock party. Thank you, buddy. >> Brock, >> if he's that big, he might not be able. to fit in that 440. >> Yeah, >> you know what I mean. AJ, you know what. we're talking about. >> Yep. I know exactly what we're talking. >> You were pretty quiet when we got in. that John Deere combo. Kind of.

embarrassing yourself. >> I don't want to jump in. I You guys know. I got a 6-in deck in my Z735M. You know. that. >> He ain't lying. >> True. >> He ain't lying. >> Pull it up. Pull it up, fellas. >> Night, fellas. Been been roaming the. Been Been roaming the yard for years in. that sucker. >> with your splunking. >> Yeah. P plowed snow with that thing. Put. a plow on the front machine. >> Pull it up, fellas. Talking to the back. room, boys. You know what I'm talking. about. Please, if you. >> 60inch deck. Damn. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. Big boy.

>> Yeah. >> Big boy. >> Bunch of ruts. Bunch of ruts in the yard. right now because it's so wet out there. I don't care. >> We'll be right. >> I'll ruin the yard. Yeah, no problem. >> It comes back. No. Yard comes back. Can't baby your yard. I've told you that. before. you baby your yard, you you you treat it. like it's a fragile little situation, it'll never come back. But if you you. use that yard and you you work the yard. and you don't care about putting ruts in. there, it'll eventually come back. >> Yeah, that's right. I mean, you're going. to have to deal with ruts every time you. do it, but it will certainly end up not. having ruts. Yes. >> I'll smooth it over a little bit. I'll. smooth it over and we'll figure it out. We can put some seed in, you know, maybe.

in the fall. >> Well, especially if you got a little uh. you got a front little compartment there. on your 60inch uh VZ uh 400. You know. what I mean? You got to plot 735M. Sorry. Amen. >> Machine. >> How about Brock Park? We remember when. he didn't get paid, right? He wasn't. paid yet. He was still a seventh overall. pick. Had a roommate whenever he was. starting quarterback for the San. Francisco 49ers who was practice squad. offensive lineman because they couldn't. afford the apartment in which they were. living there for a little bit. Then he. got a big John Deere deal. >> Mhm. >> Like before he got his big deal, I think. he got a John Deere deal and they were.

shooting in San Francisco. Remember he. was walking into a a John Deere tractor. in San Francisco. Somebody picked it up. and we were like very happy for him. They got money. But like, hey, you got. like actual money cuz that was a real. combo for a bit. You pick uh irrelevant, Mr. Irrelevant or whatever. Like your. signing bonus ass. Your salary low. Not. ass in comparison to like real jobs, but. whenever it comes like professional. football, I mean, you're you're down. there like 20, 30, $40,000 signing. bonus, $25,000, $30,000 signing bonus. maybe for Mr. Relevant there. You do.

California taxes obviously in there. >> And how expensive San Francisco Santa. Clara is to live with, you know, to. begin with. and at the beginning of the. season was nowhere near supposed to be. the starting quarterback. So, it's not. like they like took care of him or got. an entire thing set up. It's like this. kid's living like a college kid. basically in San Francisco and he's the. starting quarterback for the 49ers and. he's dealing right now. It was similar. to the Russell Wilson situation in. Seattle where he becomes a starter after. they pay Matt Flynn but Russell Wilson. fourth round pick I think third round. pick. So, his salary was nowhere near. what he was actually pulling off on the.

field. We're Super Bowl champs. We're. doing all this stuff. And then when he. finally gets paid, remember he's in bed. with Sierra and it's like everybody's. like happy he finally got his money. Brock Pury, similar story. Even though. he still has his detractors, I think. he's an incredible American dream story. in the NFL actually, especially with how. many people dogged him even whenever he. was slicing and dicing people strictly. because well, they didn't like him going. in the draft. It's like who cares? Are. we watching what he's doing right now? He's awesome. He's never changed and it. feels like he is a sicko. You know, I. heard him talking about his. fundamentals, what he worked on this. offseason, doing this, doing that. It's.

like, oh yeah, he's a psycho, too. So, uh, I think we got a guy here for a long. time in San Francisco if he can stay. healthy, you know, that's kind of the. big conversation, AJ. >> Yeah. And he said he he wants to become. more like a machine. That was an awesome. way to to phrase it, I think. So, he can. just bam, bam, bam, go through his. progressions, know the right reads, all. that stuff. Yeah, he's every time you. hear his teammates talk about him, too. Like, they love this dude. Everyone on. the roster, it seems like. >> Okay, let's talk about uh the next hour. 2 to 3, we'll be live on ESPN in between. the Little League World Series games. I. know people are pumped up about that.

Uh, but we get an opportunity to. showcase college football. We got a hell. of a lineup. Obviously, Pete Tamill's. leading the way. >> Yeah. Mhm. Yep. >> Hey, I assume Pete has this in his. writer that he's got to take front and. center if he's ever on a graphic. I. thought he. >> You're right. Peanut M&M's. >> Yep. >> Uhhuh. >> Okay. Probably Wayne's whiskey. Shut. down. a little bit. >> Shut down some Gretzky whiskey out of K. >> Maybe a snow hat for the afterparty. >> Yep. Yeah. Need a toque. Need a sweet. toque so I can look like B Rabbit. Uh,

of course everybody in the 313, put your. hands in the air and follow Pete. That's. what I say. People get real excited. about it. Pete Thma will be joining us. Matt Campbell, obviously we chitchated. with Brock Party about that. He served. 10 years, he said, at Iowa State. Brock. Perie talked about it, which was. incredible. Uh, Rich Rodriguez of West. Virginia and Stanford. Steve has West. Virginia in the Big 12 title game. >> Wow. Steo. Yeah, that and I'll tell you, if Rich Rod is able to have a team that. is relevant and obviously with uh our. positioning in the football world, he is.

an entertaining character. Th this is a. guy that college football would love. having back in the big stage. I I mean, it would be good for ball for Rich Rod. to have a little bit more of these in. front of him as he goes forward strictly. because he is old school. This is an old. school football coach who obviously has. modern technologies, especially with his. offense and how he's treating. everything. But he is uh Hey, I we're. dogs only around here. This is what are. we talking about? It's football. And the. way he talks as a hillbilly from West.

Virginia, he is spectacular. So, I can't. wait to catch up with him and see how he. thinks. He said the other day, young. guys soft. Just soft. It was [ __ ]. Absolute [ __ ] So, it looked like they. were out there with a bunch of pillows. I don't know what that is. I guess it's. co It's on the coaches probably. I. guess, but just soft. It's And it's 74. I mean, I need a 100 degree day here. I. need these. We haven't had any IVs. We. haven't had any IVs. I'm looking for IVs. around here. We haven't had any. These. guys soft camp is what he's saying. It's.

like, all right, I'm excited to hear how. he actually thinks or what he tells us. Uh, but obviously he'll be joining us. Then we have Coach Crisal joining us. Mario Crystal, who obviously I think he. got an extension to coach down there in. Miami this off seasonason. He's. obviously earned it. Makes it to the. finals last year of the college football. playoff with Tarson Beck. Has new. quarterback in town from Duke who was. the ACC champion last year. Excited to. catch up with him. And then Nick Sabin. will join us to wrap it all up to talk. about the South and how the South is. going to be better. Now, we did reach. out to a few other coaches to see if.

they could join us. Obviously, a short. notice. We started scheduling this this. morning. We were trying to have reps. from everywhere. The SEC, we did reach. out to a couple coaches. Coach Sabin. will obviously fill in for a South. >> Yes. >> Not that he doesn't always. they'll be. okay with that. >> Not that he doesn't always, but if you. look here, we have the ACC, the Big 10, the Big 12, and obviously the Essie for. us. You see that is uh just kind of a. representative from all the powerful. conferences. You see that, AJ? >> I do see that. That was That's well. played. >> Fair and equal. >> Thank you. A lot of lines in the water.

this morning. As soon as uh. >> Yeah, we should do a college. It's less. than a week to college football. Let's. go ahead and do a. >> The graphic is still killing me. I love. the graphic. >> What do you mean? >> Talking on everybody out front. So good. >> Who's this guy? Rich Rod. >> Yeah, I assume Rich Rod isn't doing a. lot of leaking of uh information to. anybody ever. I would like to know how. you got to balance that though these. days because like players agents are. definitely angling for narratives,

right? Like if guys aren't going to. play, >> hey, somebody's having a great training. camp or hey, this guy looks unbelievable. right now. if he's not going to get any. reps in real time, the narrative has to. be good players still so that there's. contracts still out there. It's. professional football now is what. college football is, which is basically. what we were talking about in the first. hour with Drew Rosenhouse. I don't know. if you got a chance to catch up with any. of that. He's like, I don't think this. is great, but I got to do this for my. guy because this is what has been. presented. And I think that's how a lot. of people feel about all of it.

Basically, >> it feels like we all like don't know. dayto-day what the next ruling is going. to bring, what it's going to happen. But. I know that's why Pete will help us here. at 205. But yeah, I don't I you never. know like what the regulations are going. to be when any of these guard rails are. coming up and the next thing they can. change on a dime and all of a sudden. next day something's different. >> No one ever knows, man. >> No, >> but the ball is as long as the play on. the field is as good as it is. We are. good to go. >> And the environments are still going to. be the environments. Hopefully those. continue. >> forever. >> It's like college football will always. be an electrifying piece of content.

>> Oh boy. >> It'll be an electrifying piece of. content. That's why everything around it. so chaotic because it is so awesome and. uh we're lucky to be a part of it. College Football Showcase will be. happening on ESPN here in a matter of. moments as well as YouTube and also uh. Disney Plus, ESPN Plus. We're very lucky. and thankful to be doing this for a. living. It's been hot in the kitchen. It. certainly has been. But hey, very. thankful to be doing it all. This. football season is going to be. fantastic. We hope you have the greatest. weekend of your life. Be a friend. Tell. a friend something nice. It might change.

their life. We're in this thing. together. See you on Monday. Goodbye. Okay, let's take a break. We're back at. noon. Okay, everybody, we're back at. noon. College football showcase show. Let's go ahead and flip the switch. Here. we go. >> Flip it. >> Flip it. Flip it. >> Okay, we'll be back in 3 minutes and uh. 2:00. Be your friend. Tell friends. something nice. My change your life. Goodbye. >> You know what? I think there's only one. thing left to do here. I've experienced. cafesito time. I've experienced the. wonderful culture. I've experienced the. beautiful people. And I think we got. some canes over here.

We got some pains over here. We got some pains over here. >> This day in Coral Gables is going to be. one that I will remember for the rest of. my life. Ray Lewis started his dance. right here at Miami. Ed Reed started his. legendary run here at Miami. The legends of football run deep. The.

moments are special. The national. championships are in abundance. Just. last year, a lovely University of Miami. woman diver from Italy won a national. championship. This thing's been staring. at me all damn day. >> You're out of your mind, brother. This. is crazy. >> Kirk, I'm a little winded. That's what I. was going to say. >> The whole time you're running. I'll give.

you a chance to catch your breath, man. You're crazy. >> I hope somebody got a life over there. >> My man's out of breath. >> It is a long way. >> To the top. Jump in. >> Are you going to jump in there? >> Oh my god. >> Yeah. So, >> I'm tired for you. >> Oh my. >> Oh, he's going to take the jacket off. Okay. >> Okay. Oh. Oh, he's taking the shirt off. now. All right. All right. All right. >> Looking ripped. Looking ripped. Oh, he's.

taking the drawers off. >> Ladies and gents, >> ladies and gentlemen, the. >> ladies and gentlemen, if you come to. this beautiful campus, you will notice. quickly that the students here love this. university. They love this atmosphere. And I'm with everybody. I think the U is. back. Give me.

He's got the speedo. Oh my. >> Give me the. Oh god. Oh god. Oh, baby. >> Here he goes. >> Oh god. Here he goes. Feet together. Feet together.

>> The following program is a collection of. students talking about happenings in the. sports world. It is meant to be comedic, informative. The opinions expressed on. this show do not necessarily reflect the. beliefs of their peers, their boss, or. ESPN. There may be some cuss words. because that's how humans in the real. world talk. If you are a young, please. seek permission before watching any.

further. >> Hey, let's go. >> This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers, you. Damn it. >> Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice could change their life.

>> Hello beautiful people and welcome to. our humble abable the draft kings. thunderdown for this college football. showcase Friday. The sports program. begins right now. >> Football. He's the greatest. And for. this next hour before the next Little. League World Series game, as we just saw. Iowa beat California in a thriller. And. if New Jerseyy's playing, I got a good. feeling that that guy who's their. pitcher and home run hitter is going to.

show up and show out. I got New Jersey. to beat the entire world strictly. because of one young lad. Now, a Little. League World Series will be in about 59. minutes. Until then, myself, that's AJ. Hawk. The toxic table here at Boston. Conor and that's Tai Schmidt. One half. of the hammer cowboys AP tone. We'll be. chit cchatting with people from all. around the college football world. We. will have a representative and a coach. from all four power conferences. >> Hell yeah. >> We will have a representative from the. Big 12 and Rich Rodriguez of West. Virginia University. >> Nice. >> Now, Stanford Steve says that West.

Virginia is going to be in the Big 12. title game. That is the only reason why. I'm having Rich Rod on to represent the. Big 12. This is not a biased opinion. Get a little West Virginia love on this. college football showcase, but we'll be. chitchatting with him. We'll go to the. ACC. Obviously, we'll have coach Mario. Crystal, who led the Miami Hurricanes to. the finals last year, got a contract. extension, looking to gear up and maybe. dominate the ACC yet again. Even though. last time we chatted with him, he said, "Hey, Clemson's a good football team. Clemson's a good football team." Duke's. the reigning ACC champs. Nobody's. talking about them. And Mike Norville is. obviously on the hot seat down at.

Florida State. Can they get things. together? And then we'll also be joined. from the Big 10. Matt Campbell will be. joining us. He's brand new at Penn. State. People are saying things are. looking up and to the right. Got Roco. Obeck to quarterbacks. He's played, I. don't know, 700 games of college. football over there at Iowa State. Knows. the offense very well. And then at the. SEC level, Web Nicknick Sabel. >> Okay, >> this should be an absolute blast as we. uh kind of bounce around the college. football landscape as we're less than a. week from week zero kicking off. We had. the AP uh poll come out top 25, the Ohio. State Buckeyes, number one in the.

country. Congratulations, AJ Hawk. The. Big 10 reigns supreme at 1 and two. Georgia is the highest ranked SEC school. and then Notre Dame at four followed by. Texas. AJ the Ohio State Buckeyes. obviously loaded last year didn't make. the finals. What a failure. >> Yeah. >> Didn't make to the national. championship. What an absolute bummer of. a year it was for the Ohio State. Buckeyes. The expectations are win a. national championship or not. Ryan Day. has done that. That'll continue to be. the expectations. Jeremiah Love stays.

instead of going to Miami. They pick up. Chris Henry Jr. They lose a bunch of. guys but have a bunch of guys filling. in. The Ohio State Buckeyes have become. a factory. AJ, how has that happened? And is this forever over there in. Columbus? >> Uh, yeah. I would assume everyone. assumes it or wants it to be forever. And this is this is kind of how it goes. Once you establish yourself as one of. the dominant teams in the in college. football, obviously players want to. continue to come there and they keep. developing, putting guys in the NFL. But. you're right, there's going to be a lot. of guys that have to step up that have. not been tested really on the field yet. And they're obviously very high star.

like you know four or five star guys. that are highly recruited but yeah let's. see what they do on the field this year. >> Dan Lanning has a lot of his team all. the way back. Kirby Smart cooking down. there in Athens. Not a lot of noise. coming out of the Georgia Bulldogs. ranked number three in the country. Notre Dame CJ Carr obviously Archie. Manning with the five overall Texas. Longhorns. And then Josh Hoover new. quarterback for the Indiana University. Hoosiers down there in Bloomington as. the reigning national champs. They got a. lot of returners, too. And Signetti's. got a system. And now he's getting five.

stars and highly soughtafter transfer. portal guys as opposed to the guys that. he had to pick and choose. IU's behind. him. The entire states behind him. They. got NIL money and they're getting to. pick who's coming. Feels like Sig's. always going to be in the mix. Crystal. ball at seven. Texas A&M. Old Miss and. Oklahoma round out the top 10 of the AP. poll. Joining us now is a man who has. all the inside information for. everything happening around college. sports, both basketball and football. He. is the authority from College Game Day, both the podcast and the show. Ladies.

and gentlemen, Pete, >> how you doing, Pete? >> Pat, I'm great. Uh, fire whoever made. that graphic and put me in the front of. it and like the Hall of Fame coaches are. all behind. I mean, that's uh Yeah. Hopefully it wasn't like Foxy or. somebody we like, but that's that's a. poor. >> It was It was It was Debbone. Now. granted, Debbone was put on a little bit. of a time crunch and we know how his. brain operates in general, but certainly. on a little bit of a time crunch and uh. I think he thought, well, Peach leading.

this thing off, show let's put him in. front of the flying V here as the Ducks. come together to potentially showcase to. the world what college football. currently is. We'll talk to the the. coaches that you referred to as Hall of. Fame coaches, which probably will be all. of them, uh about what's going on on the. field. Let's talk about what's going on. off the field right now. Feels like. there's chaos. You told us yesterday, "Hey, listen. There's never going to be. stability." Okay, listen. It's chaos. That's what college football is. We had. an injunction to an injunction. Now, we. had another injunction. Can you tell me. what's going on and what should we.

expect from this five for five guys in. the NFL potentially playing in college. football next season? Where do we stand. right now? Pete. >> Injunction Junction sounds like a show. Teddy would watch on like PBS or. something. >> Rock it. >> Yeah, there we go. Um, so today there. was actually. >> Got the reference. Good job. What's your. function? Yeah, sorry. >> A big big development uh in the Windsor. case out of Colorado. Now, this was the. federal case for class of 22 five for.

fives. All right. And the initial ruling. in this had allowed uh a somewhat. blanket but not total federal ruling. where you could come back and get a. fifth year if you were a four-year. player who had left colleges. Um, today. the NCAA got a uh got a stay in this. case, which basically means the the rule. the initial ruling was overruled. So, in. a practical matter, Pat, what this means. is. if you want to uh petition sue for a.

fifth year, you're going to now have to. do it at the state level. So it actually. somehow makes all this messier because. you know guys like Steven Daly who went. back to Indiana for example. If Steven. Daly is now going to play his fifth. year, he is going to have to you know. petition through a state court, local. court. He just he was signed on the. premise that he would get eligibility. because of this Colorado ruling and that. is now no longer the case. And I've been. told they may appeal but the timeline.

won't uh won't sync up. So this we are. now operating on a state-by-state basis. for anyone uh petitioning for a 50. >> Okay. So to put things simpler for the. daily case, which is not an NFL case or. the Louisiana case, correct? >> He would have to uh basically get an. Indiana judge to say, "Yeah, actually. you're good to play here for your fifth. year. You were kind of screwed because. the fifth year rule didn't come in until. after you decide to leave.". >> Correct. Uh now, it wouldn't have to be. an Indiana judge. There are some guys. who have filed in other states from.

which they'd be playing. I know that. there's a Tennessee case, a South. Carolina case. There's a more than a. dozen of these local cases. So, um, probably, again, I'm not a lawyer, would. be smarter to glom on to one that's been. successful as opposed to trying to plow. your own path. Remember Pat, I mean, we. play in like what, nine days, week zero? >> Week zero. Six days from now, Thursday. night. >> Yes. So, >> that's why we're doing this right now, Pete. We are less than a week away from. college football starting right now. We. are. >> Yeah. Yes. Which is awesome. Um and I'm.

really excited to watch actual games. Uh. yeah. >> So for Daly, for example, he's going to. have to he's going to continue to. practice he and Wyatt, but they're going. to have to find a a a legal path now, a. different legal path to uh to get. eligibility. Now, the state case in. Louisiana that caused all the headlines. yesterday and obviously the jarring. optics of seeing a, you know, running. back in the NFL or defensive end in the. NFL make plays in a preseason game and. then potentially enter and then enter.

the portal and potentially come back to. college. Um, this is not affected by the. Colorado ruling. So, this is now exactly. the pathway that these guys need to. take. You need to have the the friendly. local judge, if you will, um, you know, create create a pathway for you to uh to. come back. I I hear the chuckles from. the uh peanut gallery there. There's. little cynicism this. trip, Pete. >> Yeah, there was a little bit of a. chuckle because everybody just. automatically goes straight into a movie.

whenever they hear a judge grant. something. We We did it with Trinidad. We Wow, he gets you another year, huh? Who did that? Oh, is that an old miss. advisor judge? >> That's a running rep. >> Oh, that's No, actually they went to a. different school. Thank you. In. Mississippi, but yes, it is Mississippi. >> Sorsby. >> Well, how about what's that? Is that a. Texas judge? Where'd he go to school? I. saw a Facebook post where it looks like. he's got guns. >> He's got guns. >> So, what's what's going on? That's what. everybody naturally thinks. But we have.

to we have to remember that all these. judges. >> are by the book. That's what we said. Keith Tamill saying something else. I. would like it to be on the record that. this particular show thinks all these. judges are just by the book. Now, with. this particular situation, AJ has a last. question for you. >> Yeah, Pete, as far as watching a guy go, you know, spend an internship basically. out of the training camp with an NFL. team and then come back and play in. college. Is this going to be a one-time. thing or is this something that could. possibly come up in the future? Th.

>> this should be AJ a onetime thing. uh. because the eligibility rules. >> we're in this because they passed these. eligibility rules mid June or whenever. it was right and now um the guys are. suing off that ruling. Once those rules. are codified there should not we should. not have these wacky optics again. U but. it's this is college sports and there's. there's a lot of local judges. Um but I. would be pretty stunned if moving on.

from here we see a similar path. >> You're the mayor, Pete. We appreciate. you joining us. Keep uh pounding the. pavement out there so we can get to the. bottom of it all. Please, you're the man. That's why you're in the. front of the graphic, ladies and. gentlemen. It's Pete Dam. >> Yeah, Peter. >> Listen, you need to fire whoever made. that. I hope it's not somebody that we. like like. >> It's like, oh, Pete, who do we hate in. here? >> Who do we uh. >> Well, we know one guy from the rabbit. Yeah, true. Jack who got in my face. Yeah.

>> Remember 3:00 a.m. after national. championships? Nobody's planes could. leave cuz there was a storm and Bruce, your guy I believe was a bit bougie. >> Bougie Bruce, he was Michigan guy and he. came up to me and said, "What's up, Buckeye Pete?" And I said, "Get out of. my face.". >> Everyone in the 313, it's actually. [ __ ] hands up and follow me. And now look at us. We're all thick as. thieves. >> Yesterday, well, I don't know if you. were thick thieves with Pete. I think he. was talking about you whenever he said. that guy needs to leave. But let's move. along cuz let's go from what's happening. off the field which is always going to. be drama and chaotic is what Pete's.

saying and everybody from college. football. So let's go what's going on. the field. Huge move happened up in. State College Pennsylvania last season. Obviously they move on from James. Franklin after like week five. Game day. had been there three weeks beforehand. and then there's a massive turnover. Who's going to be their head coach? Who. are they going to land? Do they have no. plan? What the hell? Then he land maybe. the coaching hire of the entire. offseason. Ladies and gentlemen, formerly of Iowa State, now the head. coach of the Penn State Nitney Lions. We. can't thank him enough for joining us. Hall of Fame coach. Ladies and. gentlemen, Matt Campbell. >> Yeah, coach.

>> How you doing? >> Thanks for having me, you guys. I. appreciate it, >> dude. Thank you for joining us. I I. think you caught the tail end there of. Pete Tham talking about the chaos right. now happening in all the injunction. How. much do you got to pay attention to that. type of stuff? I assume it does affect. everybody, especially at the highest. level. Is this something you pay. attention to every day? Do you have. somebody looking into this? How do you. kind of view all the off the- field. chaos that's currently happening? >> Yeah, you know, Pat, I still think we we. live in a world where if you start to. worry about all the craziness that's. going on under around us, then I think.

you can really quickly lose sight of. what's going on in your own building. And you know, I I it's a unique time. It's a crazy time, but I think when you. lose focus of the 18 to 22, 23 year olds. that you're in charge of, then I think. you can really lose focus of your team. fast. So, we've really tried to. concentrate on everything here in house. Um, worry about ourselves. I still think. it's about creating team and the best. team still wins on Saturdays and I think. that's got to be the focus in house and. that's really what we've tried to put. our focus on.

>> Yeah. And I think your answer right. there is why a lot of NFL teams wanted. your services and obviously you had been. with Iowa State for a very long time. We. just had Brock Party on. He obviously. thanked you for your service to Iowa. State. you going to Penn State. The. natural reaction from a lot of people. was, man, what he was able to do at Iowa. State, now he's going to have the. backing of Penn State, which has one of. the best, I think, sports support. systems in all of sport. I think we've. learned that through not only going up. there, but also watching what they've. done. Number one hockey player, basketball, volleyball, you name it, they're going all in. Football will do a.

$700 million upgrade to Beaver Stadium. over the weekend. It's like they are all. in on sports. So, the thought of you. having everything that Penn State has to. offer, the brand Penn State as a whole, what does that do for you? Are we. blowing that out of proportion that, you. know, going to Penn State is a massive. massive uh opportunity for you to take. advantage of what some other schools. have been able to do? And how do you. view that as a whole? >> Well, I I think in a couple ways, Pat. And I think you, me, AJ can at least.

understand growing up in this man 4 to 6. hour radius of this area what this the. history of Penn State football has meant. to the world of college football. And I. think before anything else in terms of. revenue and all the stuff that happens, you're in a place where the high school. football 6 to8 hours around our campus, it's as good as anywhere in the country. and the opportunity to be around a. program and be a part of a program that.

can give a young man 18 to 22 years old. the opportunity to chase every goal and. dream not only on the on the field of. football but off the field because of. the leadership because of the commitment. and really because of those that came. before us ever that stepped on the field. and made it really important to play the. game of football at Penn State. It's a. really special opportunity and it would. have taken the it had to take be the. right opportunity for me to leave what. we were able what we were able to. accomplish and what we did at Iowa State. and we really felt like the value system.

in this community in the the state of. Pennsylvania in the 6-hour radius around. us man that that fit who I was our. family and really our coaching staff and. we're really grateful to be here. But. yeah, I love to hear that and I think. everybody's very excited for you and it. feels like it wasn't a messy exit. either, which is normally how it. normally goes and I think that's because. of how you've handled it all and. obviously how Iowa State has handled it. all and also you have an athletic. director over there who's worn a cowboy. caller in Big 10 football. So I don't. know how many other places have that. AJ. has a question for you, Matt.

>> Yeah, coach, obviously I know you've. been, you know, on the grind in camp. working dayto day for that, but have you. given any thought to what it's going to. feel like running out of that tunnel for. the first time leading your Penn State. squad out on that gigantic stadium? And. obviously you have players, it'll be. some of their first time as well, but. you as a coach, I guess, how do you. control your emotions in that situation? >> Yeah. And you know, I I think it just. goes back to what I said earlier, AJ. You know, number one is I think you're. so caught up in the present right now. You know, the the unique challenge that. we're under of creating a team and.

creating a team that's ready to respond. to real adversity by the time, man, two. two less than two weeks um come at us. But I do I would be remiss not to say, man, 10:30, 11 o'clock every night and. you look at this expansion and the. lights on in this stadium and there's. not even a couple nights where you're. kind of like, man, I you kind of sneak. into the stadium and you walk around and. you say, look look at this place and. look how special it is to play in one of. the one of the great, you know, the.

great places to play college football. And um we're really fortunate to do it. I'm excited for the opportunity, but I'm. more excited to give our fan base in. this university a team that can. represent the history of this place the. right way. >> Obviously, you sound like a guy that. doesn't need an alarm clock. Uh, what is. what is the morning routine for you? And. is the alarm clock. >> Is that the uh. >> It need it It does need to be that, Pat.

I don't need an alarm clock, but I will. take that and and we'll uh we'll make. sure that's on repeat here for a long. time. >> See that? Here we go. Now we're getting. better. You talk about being one of the. best plays to play all of college sport. That is very real. And that song that. that DJ in the in-game DJ, I don't know. if you've made any changes or are. currently looking at all that. Don't the. timing in which they play music and what. songs they play makes that place feel. alive at all times. even if on the field. it's not going great, they're ready to. uh jump in and actually fight people for.

you. Now, let's talk about who you have. over there. I know you've made your. office smaller and obviously trying to. change the entire culture over there to. be your type of way. You got a lot of. people you like. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, coach. First and foremost, I'd. like to say as a native of Iowa and an. Iowa alum, uh I was pretty jacked up. that you are no longer the head coach of. Iowa State, so it was pretty bittersweet. finding out you were going to Penn State. and I was probably going to be seeing. you every year anyway. Um, but. congratulations nonetheless. How. important was it for you, you know, bringing Taylor Mouser with you and some.

of your support staff and obviously. Rocco, uh, not only for, you know, the. um the continuity that you're going to. have, but kind of being able to. immediately build your culture uh, right. away, right when you got there. >> Yeah. Well, first, Ty, I I'm excited. I. am a fan of the show and I'm I'm excited. that hopefully we can get you on our. side. I know that's been tough for you. and I appreciate that. I. >> I'm a huge Kirk Fahren fan. I love I. have great respect for him. So, um we.

have that in common, but I I uh. hopefully we can get you on our side a. little bit moving forward. But, you. know, I I would say the continuity. piece, you win with people, you know, it's it's. why you guys have had so much success. It's why we haven't been able to have so. much success in our past is because we. have had great people in every corner. from our academics, nutrition, strength. and conditioning, life after football to. our our great coaches that have been. great developers of our players to our.

players. And I think the uniqueness of. college football today, in a lot of. ways, we were able to pick up our. program and some of the nuts and bolts. of what made our program special and. just move it over to where we are right. here at Penn State. And so I think to. have Taylor Mouser, to have so many of. those pieces to come in and that were. great pieces of the development of our. players at Iowa State, which is we had. to be better than anybody in that just. to even compete. To have so many of. those staff members come with us, that.

was really big. and and then you know to. to not say man to have Rocco here. I. mean what he means we've been developing. an offense for the last four years. around him and to be able to watch his. growth process and even what he had to. fight through last year. Some really. tough injuries and how that guy played. at the finish of the season through the. injuries he had. I think shows. everything about what makes that guy. really special. I think those were huge. advantages for us and I think it'll give. us a great opportunity to build the. right foundation um as we get ready for.

the for the season. >> Roco Beck, son of West Virginia legend. Anthony Beck. Obviously like to have a. little West Virginia tie into any school. if they want to have success. You know. that, Coach Campbell. Um last question. from me and for us as we appreciate your. time here today on this college football. showcase. You wear a whistle all the. time. We got a whistle around the neck. all the time everywhere we go. Not not. all the time, but we do have a walk. through here in about in about a half. hour. So, I I'm ready to rock and roll. >> I like that. What are you a soft. whistle, double whistle? What is your. normal. >> Oh, no. I'm I'm old school whistle. Not.

not one of these new ones that all these. these young guys got. I'm old school. >> Can't get a lot of spit in those ones. though. Those ones, you get a little. excited. They do get, >> you know, you don't need that. I know. you're not doing that. That's why they. brought you in. We don't need any in the. middle of practice. People think you're. going to lose every game. That is not. what you do. You're a winner, man. That's why Penn State got very lucky. that they hired you. And I'm sure. they're appreciative just like you are. And we appreciate you, man. Have a good. one. Good luck out there. >> All right, guys. Thanks so much for. having me. Really appreciate it. >> Ladies and gentlemen, the head coach of.

Penn State, Matt Campbell, >> coach, >> the. >> the worst. >> Need a Fox the Fox 40 whistle. That's. the best. >> That's one that's got the little hood on. it. >> It's a good one that the I don't know if. it's got a hood on. It's the one that. the most NFL refs use. Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, and also I like the way I I. think my favorite thing about what the. refs are able to do in the NFL and I. guess college they do it too, the play, the down on the fingers, how smooth they. are with that. Every once in a while, you know, kind of check out the ref's.

hand, see what down to see if they're on. with the side. They're very good with. that. And then the whis the double. >> that thing's sweet. >> That thing's pretty sick. The handheld. >> Yeah, the the the on the two fingers. there. Yeah, I like that. I I like it. does affect I think the. >> It's got to. >> It's got to be the other one. They got. to put the the down markers on one hand. and the whistle on the other hand. >> Oh, good call AJ. That's guy that's. blown a whistle and done a down marker. >> Yeah, you're right. >> That's a dad who's coaching a lot of. different teams. >> I just talk to I just talk to refs and. watch them. >> Yeah. >> Why would you put them both in the same. hand? That's common sense.

>> Yeah, I I know. But I didn't know if you. had to work with something else, dude. Got to throw a flag somewhere. Something's going to happen. >> I'll tell you what, the way you talk to. refs sounds like a lot different than. how I talk to refs. And joining us now, I don't know how he talks to refs now, but I do know that I've seen it in the. past. An absolute legend, Hall of Famer, ladies and gentlemen, head coach of the. West Virginia Mountaineers, Rich. Rodriguez. >> Hey guys. >> Hey, listen. I have never had a 15 yard. unsortic penalty called against me. Never. Never in 40 years. I've deserved.

a lot, but I never had one. I don't know. what the hell happened, but I got lucky. >> I think it's cuz you're working them, you know. Hey, that's a good call early, you know. That's a good call early. Got. to work him a little bit. Obviously, every advantage is there. Let's talk. about your team this year. Stanford. Steve just put out this morning his. projections for the Big 12. West. Virginia in the Big 12 title game now. Yeah. >> Yeah. You know, >> be doing that, man. We're trying to run. a sneak attack here. We're We got one. one returning starter. I'm hoping to get. a first down, you know. I'm hoping.

nobody gets hurt, you know, and we shake. hands afterwards and whist each other. well and all that kind of stuff. Now. he's going to come out and make some. bold predictions. Wow. Wow. We're going. to have to live up to that. >> Is that your first time seeing that? Is. that your first time seeing that right. there? >> Yeah. Are you kidding me? What uh was it. was this late last night or was this. >> I think it was this morning. I think it. was this morning. Stanford Steve put it. out there. So maybe the boys in the. locker room haven't seen it. >> Well, I've always thought a lot of him. and he's really really smart. So I hope. he's There you go. >> Yeah, that's a good idea. Stanford, you. know, it's a it's a big brain guy.

obviously naturally, but I think what he. sees is you bring in coach Tricket back. to coach the offensive line. You got. some studs in there that maybe in years. past we hadn't been able to get. We have. a quarterback seemingly that's. electrifying. It does feel like vibes. are high. Then I hear you talking after. practice and you go south these young. guys [ __ ] pillow fighting out here. I'm sick of it. It's disgusting. I hear. I hear it all. Is that what you say. every training camp feels like? Yes. But. where do you think the West Virginia. Mountaineers are right now verse maybe. last year? >> Well, I definitely think we're if we.

played last year's team, I think we. would beat them for sure. But the the. the biggest difference is even though we. only have one or two returning starters, kind of like last year, you know, we. only have one or two returning starters. from our team. You know, we we. intentionally tried to find guys whether. from group of five or group of six or or. 1A or whatever, guys that had proven. production at other places. And so they. had experience, just not experience in. our system. And I really like the way it. fit. You know, we have we went from zero.

offensive linemen that had started games. to having seven or eight that have. started multiple games in their career. And that was kind of the same in every. position. And you know, we went out and. got wanted one transfer quarterback to. compete with Scotty Fox and Mike Hawkins. and he's been everything we thought he. would be. And you know, defensively, we. got a bunch of no-names, but uh our our. coach Ally and our defensive staff have. done a great job putting them together. We're we're I mean, it's still going to. be a work in progress a little bit at. times, but I like our athleticism. I. like the way they're practicing, and I.

think we'll be a little bit better than. most of the pundits expect other than. Stanford Steve already got us up here. Yeah, Stanford Steves really uh gassed. you guys up. Okay, the boys in the. locker room obviously dogs only, which. goes to uh and to your point there about. who you brought in, I think it's 4,000. snaps on the offensive line, 13,000. snaps in total that you bring in. So, obviously we saw Signetti do similar. things whenever he went into Indiana, which leads to Connor's question for. you, coach. >> Yeah, Rod, a bunch of new guys, but do.

you feel like going into year two, your. kind of culture as a whole is. established? People know exactly what. they're getting into. the guys on the. team know what they're getting into and. what everything's about and what you. expect out of every single person every. single day. >> Yeah, good question. Like even though. you know we had 75 80 new guys, there's. still about 25 or 30 that were with with. us last year and kind of help explain. the culture. Not only that, but the. staff, you know, we have a few new. coaches, but everybody around the. programs understands the way we want to. do things. And not that we're, you know,

we're we're reinventing the wheel or. doing something so unique, but there is. a certain way and Pat knows this, how we. practice, how our expectations and the. type of hard edge that we expect. everybody our program to deal with. And. that's not normal. You know, everything. nowadays is tends to be soft. You know. that everything is wants everybody to be. soft. How can I make it easy for you? And that's understand every parent wants. things easier for their kids than they. had for themselves, right? Well, we try. to teach our guys, we're going to make. it harder for you. So you learn to ple. to be harder to learn to how to work a.

little bit extra. So that'll carry with. you for the rest of night life and it'll. carry in our program. And I think it's. setting in, you know, we'll find out as. it results in the next year or so, but. you know, the harder edge, you know, that that we're trying to get is maybe a. little more difficult nowadays than it. was in the Pat McAfee days when he's. playing for me. But I still think it's. possible and I'll I'll continue to do. that as long as I'm coaching. >> You got to get the right guys. But it. does feel like we have the right type of. guys in there in this era, in this.

generation. After talking to the team, getting a chance to be back in there and. kind of feel the lads, see the lads, see. what's going on. It does feel like you. got dogs in there a lot more than I'd. seen potentially in the past. And I told. them what you just said right there. I'm. like, I went to Hard Edge University. Okay. I went to I went to WVU. Yes, I. showed up at Tess. Okay. I did. I showed. up at TES at WVU. The rest of the time. is gonna be tough to find me. Did have a. good time downtown. Probably a little. bit too much, but I feel like we built. team chemistry out there. Okay. >> Yeah. A lot of bonding. A lot of bonding. nights at Pat McAfeey's house.

>> Yeah. Bingo. Yes. Exactly. >> After the fact, but that's good. >> For the good of the team. For the good. of the team. Obviously, that's what we. have. Hey, listen. I heard five. different stories from last night. They. all started at your [ __ ] house. Okay. So, I I need to know whatever happened. Okay. So, hilarious. But I did go to. Hard Edge University and I carry a lot. of the things that you taught us and me. through every day of my life. I think. that's a big deal for this modern. generation. And I think you got guys in. there that don't mind it, that they kind. of like it. And I think they understand. the benefit of that while also getting. paid, while also having a chance to go.

to the CFP. I mean, we're in the Big 12. There's ch there's a path to the college. football playoff and win the entire. national championship. It's a good place. to be. I think it's a good thing, not a. bad thing that you're a little bit. different than maybe some others, Rich. >> Yeah. And I think, you know, once they. get experience it, they they like. because everybody there's nobody's. immune to being coached. You know, people have asked me said, "How do you. coach them now that they're getting. paid?" Like, hell, you could coach them. harder that they're getting paid. They. got more to lose. But the good players, and AJ, everybody knows this, the good. players want to be coached, but you got. to know what you're talking about. And.

and once the players know that you know. what you're talking about, and that. everybody gets coached, everybody is is. is uh it has to go by the same kind of. rules. They have a certain respect for. each other. And I think it's harder. nowadays maybe to build the team. chemistry because you don't have. everybody there for four or five years. So you still got to have ways for people. to kind of bond. I always thought that. people that go through hard stuff. together makes them bond. That's why. Rick is such a great online coach. They. go through hard stuff together and it. helps bond them. We want our whole team.

to experience that kind of a result. >> Yeah. Tour duty certainly did that. Some. workouts certainly did that. I mean. practice just on Wednesday. Let's go. back started over period one. One of my. favorite moves you've ever done. They. had him miked up. They had him miked up. Okay. They had coach Rod miked up for a. practice and uh it was awesome. Okay, as. players perspective, it was awesome that. he was miked up during practice. Okay, and that Rich, now that you and I know. each other a lot more at this stage of. life, you you could tell how happy I was.

that you were miked up for a [ __ ]. practice, at least the beginning of. practice. Okay, that's the way in. special teams is and everything. Mike. goes off, let's say period four or five. Period four or five, Mike goes off. They. kind of go him coming back and going. You think? Yeah. N that's you guys. From. the top horn starts we go from the It. was the greatest. It was the most. entertaining but also it was like uh an. expectation and accountability from you. that was every day. It was constant man. It was con the amount of energy that you.

have to kind of spend to do that is very. abnormal. So I and everybody else has. ever played for you appreciate it. But. it is a standard that's very hard to. keep up with. I would say I I would say. and you know that I think now at this. point. >> Yeah. And everybody looks at you know. like even though I got a lot of really. good coaches but everybody kind of maybe. evaluates film a little bit differently. I said I'm I'm going to be the effort. coach all the time. And my standard of. of playing hard is probably a little bit. higher than yours. I want your coach's. uh playing hard standard to be the same. as mine. I want the players all to be. the same. And sometimes they don't even.

realize it. Players they don't think. they're loafing when they are loafing. And you know, there were times last year. where it's like, golly, it almost made. me want to puke. You know, that that. they didn't even realize they were. loafing. And so, uh, that every year. that's going to get a little bit better, a little bit better, a little bit. better, but I don't have the patience to. wait another year or two. Hell, we got. to get it done now. >> Amen. >> So, you know, co coaching effort. People. say you don't have, you shouldn't have. to coach effort at this level, whatever. You still do. I still think that's part. of what we do and probably it's the most. important thing that we do as coaches.

every day with our guys. AJ has a last. question for you here, coach. >> Yes, coach. A follow up on that effort. situation. Like, are do you show them. clips of maybe how it's done from teams. in the past? Like, how do you coach? I. think that as a as a person that coaches. young kids and helping out coach. different football teams, you assume. everybody knows how to play hard, but. they don't. You kind of have to show. them the standard. >> Yeah. I kind of I like to show them some. of our current players when they do. that. Unfortunately, I'll probably show. up more times when they don't do it. >> Oh, yeah. >> And they have to point out examples say, "Do you think you're playing hard?".

Because sometimes guys don't even. realize it. So there's probably I. probably need to be more positive than I. am. But uh because I the negative kind. of stands out to me and I want to get. that corrected right away. And it. because I took I took a whole meeting. yesterday and showed 20 of the dumbest. plays in the history of college. football. You know, like guys dropping a. ball before they cross the end zone or. loafing and costing a play, whatever. But um I probably could be more. positive, but right now I'm positive. that we'll get our ass kicked if we. don't play better. So.

You're the best. You're the absolute. best. >> Uh you with the laser pointer at the end. of a cowboy is uh that's when you know. you're in for it. That that's when you. know, hey, we're about to somebody's. about to get it right now and nobody. knows who cuz like you said, everybody's. getting coached. The standard is the. standard. I'm excited for you. Now, actually Tone has a quick question for. you here, coach. >> Yeah, coach. It's the question everybody. wants to know. Who's uh when are you. going to make your decision on Michael. Hawkins Jr. or Scotty Fox? The. quarterbacks that you talked about. Are. you going to use the first two games.

against the nonp power four guys? Are. they going to get both playing time in. that one or is it a decision you want to. make before the season starts? >> No, I'll and I'll know. I'll probably. know right now, but it I think our first. game's at noon. You know, I'll probably. let everybody know 11:59 p.m. Like, why? Like, why why the hell I got to tell. everybody, you know? Well, I'll let the. kids know for sure, but and their. players, most people in the program will. probably know, you know, leading up to a. game week, but I I don't think about. that. I just want to make sure whoever's. out there is playing well.

>> and we're trying to get a first down. >> Yep. >> Trying to get a first down. Pap, you. guys know that. >> Hey man, you're the best. Good luck. Thank you for joining us, ladies and. gentlemen. The head coach of West. Virginia, Rich Rodriguez. >> Yeah, coach. >> All right, we go from Morgantown, West. Virginia to old rival in the Big 10. National championship finalist. Doesn't. want to hear that. Okay, but you get it. A man who has obviously flipped a. university back into what we've all. expected it to be. Bunch of dogs, great. football, hell of a fan base, and oh my.

god, can that coach beat the [ __ ] out of. every other coach? Potentially, ladies. and gentlemen, the head coach of the. Miami Hurricane football team, Mario. Crystal Ball. >> Coach, what's up, dudes? >> Hola, migo. Uh, kasa, >> your Spanish is still brutal. >> I thought I nailed that, didn't it? Didn't it sound pretty smooth? I I. thought it was pretty smooth there. Uh. amu muchas gracias for your compliments. obviously and we will just talk about. football I guess in English for the.

audience not for us obviously. Uh how is. training camp going? How's the team? Obviously high expectations now for any. team you're coaching at Miami. I think. what you've done over the last two years. has put expectation levels forever very. high. Congratulations on that. How do. you feel about this year's team uh I. don't want to say trying to keep up with. last year's team but separate themselves. from last year while also being great? Yeah, it's a 2026 team and we've made. that clear. No one uh this is not last. year's team tied into last year's. accomplishments and it's about as hot.

and as muggy as it can get and we have. taken everybody, every player, every. coach all the way to the edge and um we. still got two weeks to do some more and. there's been a lot of progress and a lot. more to be done. But it's been a. physical camp. Uh we've knocked each. other around really good and we do feel. like we're building more competitive. depth. But miles to go, man. you know, you see a lot of great stuff, but miles. to go. >> Okay, so you talk about uh you know, it's muggy, it's hot, we're battling. It's a different team than last year, and we just saw a clip of Ruben Bane at.

Tampa Bay Buccaneer practice an hour. afterwards kind of working the hoop and. working the drill. And he gave a stat. today, I believe, about the number of. stats he had last year in the fourth. quarter verse every other quarter. And. then we we think during pro days or. recruiting visits, I forget what it was. Bane was in his shoulder pads at the. pool talking to like the next class that. was potentially coming here. The culture. being instituted down there in Miami. A. lot of distractions obviously down there. in South Florida, but having that all-in. dog fight everybody mentality culture.

being in place. How comforting is that. for you? And is that an everyday process. still trying to beat it into folks like. we just heard Coach Rod talking about. what he's trying to establish in West. Virginia? >> Well, well, I think two things. Number. one, they're really I mean, you either. create distractions or you just don't. I. don't I don't buy into that. There's a. lot of distractions down here. I mean, you going off the high dive in a bikini. underwear that might cause distractions, but you either choose distractions or. you choose not to have them. >> Okay. It's not a bikini, it was a. speedo. Thank you. Please, please have.

some respect. Okay. It's national champ. >> You know, pal, what I I think you would. enjoy is that uh you know, Ruben Bane is. still on the the the thread with all the. defensive linemen and he's in on tape. He's in on drill work and he is. absolutely ripping people's butts if. they ain't doing it to the standard. And. I think you're getting the same from. Keonte Scott, CJ Daniels, you know, CC. Mino. So, it's almost like these guys. have taken it upon themselves to become. like culture enforcers and that that. influence has been strong. Our guys feel.

it. Um, and it's it's played out in a. manner where we're getting better. You. know, this time of year you want to. galvanize, right? You want to you want. to toughen up. You want to become more. callous. You want to build resilience. and you want to find out what your. identity is. Well, part of that is. making sure that you're becoming. callous, man. You could deal with all. the the crap that we throw at you during. camp and fight through pain, discomfort. This this certainly is not the time for. ease and comfort, right? >> Yeah, definitely not. And I think. obviously it's worked for you quickly. down there. And you talked about Ruben.

Bane still getting on everybody about. what the culture is at Miami and what. you guys have established. I think coach. saving told the story about Julio Jones. went back to Alabama and was working out. and he watched like a summer practice. happen or something like that and it was. a bunch of wide receivers and I guess. Julio called him all over and said this. is not how this goes at all and Nick. Sabin credits that for being how and why. it took place. So your players doing. that for you. Congratulations. It's not. an easy thing to accomplish. AJ has a. question for you, coach. >> Yeah, coach, you mentioned you mentioned. you've taken your your players and your. coaches to the edge throughout this.

training camp so far. I guess where is. the edge? How do you know where the edge. is to where you do have to maybe. possibly back off a bit? We know we know. it's crazy hot down there. It's. physical. It's what you do. But yeah, where do you draw the line? >> You know, everybody's got to get better. And I, you know, I often like I lose my. mind when people say, "Well, you have to. find players that love football." Well, that's [ __ ] You got to find coaches. that love football, too, because if they. love it, they'll do whatever it takes to. be 1 and0. And so, we got to put coaches. in adverse situations as well. You know, I might put something on the script and.

blow the horn, say, "No, man. coming out. one yard line or going the other way. fourth and one after running some extra. gasters or whatever. We have to test. everybody. And when I say the edge, it's. that point where you're going to have a. breakdown or a breakthrough. And somehow. someway we've got to coach, teach, guide, and then just flat out push to. get a breakthrough, right? That's the. only way to get better. And the more. competition we create, like legitimate. competition, not just, you know, BS. stuff to throw this guy in there just to. compete, but like create like dogs.

getting after dogs, iron sharpens iron. and every potential, every possible. drill we can. Um, and then pitting the. coordinators and the coaches against. each other. I mean, the best part about. is watching the O line Dline coach beef, you know, and watching the wide receiver. coaches and the DB coaches. >> 10 second 10second route right there. Yeah. It's almost like old school. Wrestlemania like the B, you know, like. the Royal Rumble, right? It's just all. kinds of chaotic noise, intensity, physicality going on. And in all that. chaos when everybody's losing their.

heads, we got to teach our people to. keep their heads and play ball and play. the next play. So, uh, really, really. good stuff for camp. And again, we've. we've improved a lot, but we're not. we're not where we need to be yet. We. have a lot of work to do. >> You're either going to have a breakdown. or a breakthrough. That's a bar. Hey, listen. That was a bar. as it was coming. out, you knew it was a bar, too. It was. like, as I was saying, and you talk. about pushing the edge. Do you watch the. gringoes down there? Do we worry? You. know, cuz the the sun is real down. there. You know, that is something that. my particular uh caucusoid not good. I I.

mean, I almost died doing game day down. there. I couldn't imagine practice. I. don't know if you'd ever recruit me down. there, but you know, I I would like a. muchos gracious water break a little bit. earlier. You know what I mean? >> Yeah. The heat index, you know, it gets. up there. I think we had 107 110 or. whatnot, but um you know, we're mindful. of it. You know, we do it strategically. and smart, but I mean, there are going. to be games that we we are playing in. that kind of stuff. So, you have to you. have to get after it, man. You can. handle it. You know, you you've already. proven that. It's your kind of stuff, man. >> Well, it's it's a huge advantage. We.

talk about in the NFL a lot, like teams. that go in the north that have to travel. down to Miami in a season. Humidity is. just a completely different conditioning. animal. Feels like you guys training in. there certainly helps going forward. Let's talk about some of the team now. that you have going. >> You know what? I did want to add if I. could for one second. If you look at. Miami's like um their their national. record for home wins, 58 home wins in a. row, right? In those years, I think the. last one was 1994 if I'm not mistaken. Well, back then, you weren't relegated. to TV times and kickoffs. You chose your.

home kickoff times. Well, about 85% 95%. of those were at noon down here in South. Florida. And you can imagine teams. traveling here where there'sund. 510 heat index. That that plays a big. role, man. >> Yeah. Hey, you know, we're close to the. equator here. Yeah. Noon, that thing's. right. There's nowhere to hide. There is. no That is a Caribbean city down there. It is hot as That's what I'm talking. about. You get a team from Big 10 travel. down there looking like my ass down. there. You know, we're turning tomato.

red before the game even starts. That's. quite an advantage. That That is quite. an advantage. Now you guys got to play. prime time because everybody's expecting. you to continue to go on a run. You got. a quarterback from the ACC champs. Go. ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, coach, how impressed have you been. with Darien Mensah so far? A lot of the. reports, and again, we're not down. there, so who knows? You kind of take. everything with a grain of salt, but. they've talked about how impressive he's. been. How unreal, you know, like almost. picking up right where uh you guys left. off last year. So, how impressed have. you been with him? And how has the the. team kind of, you know, taken to him.

being that it is his first year there? He's a dog, man. He really is. I mean, you know, we've been lucky and I feel. like it's a broken record type of. scenario. He's another guy that. absolutely has no worries or concerns. about personal accolades. He wants to. win. He wants to see his teammates do. well. He is relentless about getting in. here, watching film, pushing himself, pushing his teammates. Insane energy. Like, you can't you can't get him in a. bad mood. and then what he does on the. field between pocket presence,

awareness, delivering the ball on the. money, knowing where to go with the. football, another guy that understands. the line of scrimmage really, really. well, can get to the right play, run or. pass, autonomy, you know, in his hands. as it relates to the offense. Uh, this. guy is special and again, he's a special. human being. He's very, very driven. All. he's worried about is going one and0, man. >> Yeah, one and0 would be great. He's got. a guy he's throwing the ball to that. might be one of one. Go ahead, Con man. >> Yeah, coach talked about Malachi Tony. It feels like he took over college. football immediately last year. What.

have you seen from him year one to year. two? You talk about culture guys, it. feels like he's one of the hardest. workers. Has he grown his game and how. big has he been for Mensah and him. coming in right away and having that. weapon? >> Yeah, you should follow him around one. day. By the way, he did tell me he. wanted to send you guys some book bags. He has some pretty cool book bags. >> Yeah, we'd like I love book bags. I love. I love going to class with them. I I I. >> You absolutely never went to class, but. anyways, we'll get those over there. >> Super super academia, dude.

>> Y. >> Malachi Tony is, man, >> again, he's just different. I feel like. again, we're we're blessed with a bunch. of dudes that get it. The best part. about him, he thinks he's nowhere near. his potential. Like that guy is. relentless in his pursuit to be the. absolute best he can be. The thing. you'll like about him, he's about 12 lbs. heavier. like he is rocked up. Um his. excel del rate, stop and go rate and. just flat out top end speed to have. reached new personal best. So where you.

can expect a better version of Malachi. Tony this year. >> and he keeps working off season you know. he uh Yosoy poor Biblio Tech too. A lot. of that he's at the library wasn't. >> he's been doing a lot of that. Yeah I. know. >> he was working with JSN. >> See. >> in jean shorts. >> Yeah. See? Yes, he was. He was he was on. an Antonio Browns wide receiver camp, I. think, wearing like 3/4length jean. shorts just cutting everybody up. It was. unbelievable watching the work ethic. from all of your guys. Last question has. to be brought up. >> You're not going to like it. You are not.

going to like what is about to be asked, but it has to be asked. This is college. football showcase. Tone has a last. question for you. >> Yeah, coach. I love that this fell on me. because you know and I know that the ACC. is not down, but the national narrative. is that the ACC is down. I know there's. a lot of good teams. There's Clemson, there's Louisville, there's SMU, there's, you know, there's still all the. Virginia Tech is back. I I know it all, so I don't have to tell that to you. But. the national narrative is that the ACC. is down. Does that put any pressure on. you when people say, "Oh, Miamiy's got.

to go 11 and one or 12-0 to make the. playoffs." Is that does that creep into. your brain at all during this? No, I. think uh I thank my parents for wiring. me differently. Um I think people that. live their lives in narratives and. predictions and all that [ __ ] they. uh think they failed the human race and. their uh their kids. I think you look at. the the record of the ACC in the. postseason and the way we played and. look at at the end of the day, we we had. a a good run. We didn't finish it, but. our losses came against teams in our.

conference. And you know, I think it's. uh at some point in time, we got to see. things for what they are instead of. creating narratives like I'm offended. when they say Miami should have beat. these teams. Well, maybe those teams are. really good teams that we should have. looked like at in a in a a more. prestigious light. You know, there's. really good football. There's really. good coaching schematically. There's all. kinds of great and it's a league of. great quarterbacks as well where at the. end of the day, call it what it is, who. had the most trenched players drafted in. the first round, the ACC did. So proud.

to be a member of the conference. Looking forward to another great year. And as far as narratives, brother, don't. get me started, please. >> Okay. You kind of did get started there. a little bit. I I thought we did have. you started. I I really did. And you. kind of you said, "All right. Okay. I've. I've said it's [ __ ]. >> I got Cam over here like throwing like. papers at me like now's not the time. You're the man. We appreciate you taking. time uh and joining us. Good luck this. year. We'll see you down the road. hopefully very soon.". >> Appreciate you guys. Go Canes. Have a. great one, guys. >> Ladies and gentlemen, it's Coach Crystal. Ball. Yeah, coach.

>> Now, I talked to the general manager of the. Stanford football team. Okay. In Canton, Ohio. >> Mhm. >> And I said, little boost up. Having a. good time. Hey, we got to get you out of. there and get you to a place that can. win. Okay. Because I assume you're very. good at what you're doing right now. Okay. I assume you're very, very good at. what you're doing. To Andrew Luck, who's. the general manager of Stanford and he. goes, "You know, I believe in Stanford.". He said that he thinks they have the. support to be able to build it. He.

thinks that they're going to be able to. find their guys uh that they they had in. the past. Andrew Luck is a firm believer. in Stanford over the next three, four, five years. Wow. And that's me and him. >> boozed up at a Hall of Fame party and me. immediately going to him, we got to get. you out of there. We got to get That's. what I said to him. And he was just. like, no. Like, let me explain this to. you. I'm like, all right, I'm a. believer. All right. I think you'll. figure it out. I believe in Andrew Luck. So, if Andrew Luck believes in it, I. believe in him. Now, is he going to be.

able to get guys to go there as opposed. like Notre Dame who is getting similar. types of guys whenever it comes to like. academia and how it's all going? We. shall see. But the ACC now all coast. conference people forget about that con. man. >> Yeah, both sides you got to look out. there. A lot of lot of talent there. People forget the greatest coach of all. time is a head coach of one of those. teams. But like riddle me this, Andrew. Luck. Let's say a job opens up at a. place that you used to play for. Well, you're telling me you're not going to. come home and finish the job, finish the. fulfilled promise. You know, I mean, I'm. just saying. >> You're talking about the Indianapolis.

Colts. >> I'm talking about the Indianapolis. Colts. Things happen. Okay. >> Believes in Stanford and a culture win a. Super Bowl. >> Things happen. >> It's a college football showcase. >> People get fired every day. >> Because of you. >> No, you're not cutting to me. >> Yeah. Yeah, it is kind of because of. you. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is a man uh. never been fired. >> Yeah. No. >> Uh, >> no. I think. >> I think one time. >> No,

>> I don't know. >> H, >> he pro I pretty sure he brought it up. one time. >> Joining it. >> fans maybe. >> Oh, the Dolphins. >> No, we did not. >> Okay. >> I think he's brought up. >> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, seventime national champion, the GOAT, front of the program, college game day. superstar, coach Nick Sabat. >> Coach, you ever get fired? >> Yeah. Yeah, I talked to you about that. I got fired when I was a defensive back. coach at Ohio State. >> Oh, I forgot about that. >> Thanks a lot, AJ. >> I forgot about that.

>> Thanks for being his inspiration to kill. everybody all the time. AJ, you you're. the Michael Jordan got cut from his. basketball team story. Thanks, Ohio. State. You created an. >> I actually love Ohio State. I mean, I've. always liked Ohio State. I I loved it. when I coached there. It's a great. institution. So, okay, >> it was my fault I got fired. I can't. blame anybody else for that. But one. comment I have to make because I sat. here and listened to Mario Crystal, all. right, who I love as a coach, uh, being. our offensive line coach, great.

enthusiasm. This guy is the best. salesman in the history of ball. I mean, he is a great recruiter, but if he ever. gets fired, he'll be the best used car. salesman in South Florida. I guarantee. No doubt. >> You got a couple dealerships. >> He talk He calls me up with this ACC. [ __ ]. Oh, what's he saying? Hey, let's. remember ACC good conference. He just. did it right there. Is that the story. he's telling you as well?

>> Yeah. He's always trying to convince me. that the ACC is better than the SEC. The. SEC has nine teams in the top 25. That's. all I know. It's a deep conference. It. just is. Now, I know that the Big 10 is. a really good conference and getting. better when it comes to depth, but. really good at the top with, you know, high state and Oregon and so, but. anyway, it is what it is. But he's never. going to convince me, never going to. convince me that the ACC is better than.

the SEC. >> All right. Well, Miami ACC school ended. up in a national championship against. Big 10 school. So, I assume he could. always just throw that in your face to. say, who lasted longer? The ACC did. Let's talk about the SEC. You were on. here to represent the SEC, so thank you. for taking that role and running with it. immediately upon getting on air. Uh. Georgia, highest ranked SEC school. Obviously, Texas is also ranked up. there. You have uh Texas A&M, Miss, Oklahoma, LSU, a plethora of SEC schools.

ranked after you kind of get out of the. top five there. your thoughts on where. the SEC is kind of viewed right now and. how this season's going to go and is. Kirby legitimately the hope for the SEC. to kind of get college football title. and crown back to the South, >> right? Well, you know, I talked Kirby. and SK both and I think both those guys. have really, really good teams and I. think they're probably the two teams. that at least on paper looking at the. season probably have the best chance to. be successful and maybe go a long way in.

the playoffs. I think there's other. teams that definitely can challenge. them. You mentioned them, including. Alabama, who has a lot of unknowns and. may be able to sneak up on people a. little bit this year um under the radar. But, um I like Georgia's team. And you. know what I've noticed about, you know, this new era of college football with. lots of transfers and changing rosters, the people that can keep their players. and they have an aging team. Like.

Georgia had a very young team last year. They're going to be an older team this. year. I think Texas is going to be a. little bit more mature as a team this. year. And I think that gives you a huge. advantage. Indiana last year was a very. mature team when it come to age, experience of players. That matters. When you got 23 and 24 year old guys. playing, it's a lot different 18 and 19. >> Five for five happening there. So there. is potentially going to be continue to. be 23 and 24 year olds cuz your clock.

starts at 19 the latest. So 24 seemingly. the oldest you can be going forward. There will be some exemp exceptions. going forward we assume but 24 should be. the oldest but there was 25 26 remember. there was there was a long time the co. years really gave some leniency it felt. like in the courts where people could. continue to play especially if they're. making money. Feels like we're getting a. handle of it while injunctions are. happening all over the place. Let's. continue to talk on the field. Go ahead, AJ. For coach, >> yeah, coach, what are your expectations? We had Matt Campbell, head coach of Penn.

State on. He's stepping into that role. What are your expectations for them? People think their their schedule might. be like somewhat favorsome for them, avoiding some of the bigger teams in the. Big 10, but what do you expect from him. this year? >> Well, you know, I think Matt Campbell's. a really good coach. I think Penn State. is a an outstanding job. You know, it's. so difficult, and I don't think fans. understand this sometimes. They say we. got a lot of new players in the portal. and they talk about all the players that. they got, you know, but they lost that.

many players, too. Like Lane says, everybody says we got 53 new players at. LSU. Well, but we lost 53 players. That's the only way we get the other 53. So, you never really know exactly, you. know, how good a team's going to be in. transition. And if you're fortunate, which you know, Kirk Signetti probably. did the best job of anybody in. transition in bringing players with him. that had a significant impact and. building on the players that he had. there. And I think Matt Campbell has an. opportunity to do the same thing at Penn.

State. Maybe not as immediate, uh, but I. do think he's a very good coach and I. think he'll do a good job there. Expectations, you know, I mean, to me, expectations are useless in the coaching. profession. I mean, everybody thinks. that I have to meet expectations. I I. always coached like I had to meet my. expectation. My expectation was we want. to win every game, be the best team we. can be, and get everybody on the team. playing as well as I can. I didn't give. a damn about what some guy running. around in his mom's basement in his.

underwear thought about what kind of. team we had or what what kind of team we. should have. So, I I think expectations. >> Seinbomb wasn't wearing underwear in the. basement. Okay, that is not. >> that guy too. >> Okay, even if he's wearing pants as. well, I appreciate you saying the. expectations on yourself should. obviously be much higher than outside, but at Penn State, Matt Campbell is. going to be expected to win. I mean, that's why they fired a coach five weeks. into the season or six weeks into the. season, whatever the case is. That's big.

ball these days. It's big business as. well. Uh, last question obviously as we. will transition to a digital college. football showcase with Coach Sabin as we. return back to the Little League World. Series in about 2 minutes or so. Let's. go down to Alabama. Go ahead, Con. Man, >> yeah, coach, always a pleasure. You look. fantastic. But Alabama has this. quarterback competition going on. Is. that tough for a team having that. competition happening or does the team. kind of know early on who's it going to. be? And also, if you just want to. announce who the starting quarterback. for Alabama is this year, feel free to.

do that. >> Yeah, I don't really know who's the. starter's going to be. I think both guys. are probably pretty capable. They're a. little different. You know, Kaitlin. Russell's a little bit more athletic, can run it. Uh he's a good passer. though. Uh I don't know where his. decision making and development is. relative to the staff. The other guy. Mack has a little more experience. So I. I don't know exactly where they're at. with that. I think it's going to be. imperative though that um the offensive. line play better so that the. quarterback, whoever it is, has an.

opportunity to play better because, you. know, I thought Tai Simpson was under a. hell of a lot of pressure the second. half of the season all the time. And. their ability to run the ball and stand. favorable down a distance is going to. have something to do with that as well. But I do not know who the starting. quarterback's going to be. Um, and I. have watched, you know, some of the tape. and I've been very impressed with both. guys. They're different. Keelin is more. of a playmaker because of his legs, but. that's up to, you know, coach.

>> Well, for the first time since St. Nick. arrived. down there in Tuscaloosa, they aren't ranked in the top 10. >> Ah, crazy lot. >> Lot of pressure. We wrap up here and. continue digitally as Washington will. take on Texas in the Little League World. Series. Big 10 vers the SEC and Coach. Sabin will be joining us yet again all. season long on Friday. Appreciate you, coach. >> Thank you for that. I enjoy this. This. is fun for me, man. You guys are my. favorite. I'd hire every If I got a.

coaching job, I'd hire every one of you. guys to coach something. I don't know. what I'd hire you to coach something. >> Yes. Okay, that was a great way to end. that coach. >> Unbelievable. >> I'll be the OC. >> Okay. He'll sell a Ferrari. He'll uh. >> I'll call play. >> Yeah. Whatever you need him to do. If. you want if you need somebody to pick up. your America's Best, I think we got guys. that can go. >> You got guys that can keep track of all. >> a farm of it. >> Yeah. Whatever you need. Till the land. We got John Deers waiting to get you. some uh more America's best. That's my. favorite thing is you are deep down West.

Virginia football. >> Greatest coach of all time. Obviously, whenever it comes to college football, nobody disputes that. But deep down, okay, in this owner of the Nashville. Predators and obviously everything else, super genius, West Virginia football guy. just way down. >> Yeah, Predators need that. They suck. >> I feel like the Mountaineers now. They're great. >> Come on. >> Come on, baby. >> Yeah, you need to be a little bit more. [ __ ] positive on air, okay, on game. day about the West Virginia. Mountaineers. Okay, we need that out of.

you. West Virginia needs that out of. you. >> Well, no, I look at it this way. They. need to do something to make me be. positive. Okay. Okay. Earning obviously is something uh. in this world. Okay. Let's continue this. conversation about college football. We. appreciate you joining us, coach. Go. ahead, Ty Schmidt. Coach, uh, I know you. mentioned all the things about like. expectations and I think that's a that's. a good point and I agree with you, but. when you look at Lane and you know. what's going on at LSU, like is it kind. of national championship or bus this.

year kind of just with all the whirlwind. of the the stuff that happened in the. off season, the roster, how much money. they're spending, just all the. conversation around that, like is that. is Baton Rouge going to burn down if LSU. isn't contending for a national. championship this year? No, I don't. think Baton Rouge is going to burn down. Uh I think, you know, they've always had. they have great passion there. They have. high expectations. They want to be. successful. Um you know, and they don't. have a lot of patience. Uh but I'll tell. you what, I think Lane has done a really.

good job building good roster. Uh and I. I think that the the key to the drill. for him is going to be in the first. year, does he have enough depth on this. team? even though they have 30 53 new. players, is there enough depth on this. team for them to be able to sustain at a. high level? I think the quarterback's. going to be pretty good. I think he'll. be one of the surprise guys, you know, in in college football this year. I. liked him when he played at Arizona. State two years ago. U went through some. injury things a year ago. They got that.

big old tight end that's a mismatched. guy. They've got some really good. defensive players. uh that safety they. got from Boise State, man, that guy is a. thumper and he's got great size. So that. they have a lot of good things going for. them. Uh I really do believe that and. they got a good defensive coordinator. They're and Lane hired a really good. staff. So I mean there's a lot of. positives and the one thing I tried to. do when I was a coach at LSU, which is. really hard, it was really hard, is to. keep the people positive. You know, I.

used to tell the fans, you're part of. the team, and when you all boo the team, walk out on the team, you're not helping. us win. You're not helping us do what we. all want to do, which is win and um win. big. So, be positive, stay supportive, you know, help the guy through the. transition. Um but I think they're going. to have a pretty good team. >> That right there is the tight end that. he's talking about. 14 is not a wide. receiver, he's tight end. Defense, obviously, athletes everywhere. Everybody in college sports whenever.

Lane Keifin could potentially head to. LSU was saying to me, "Hey, he needs to. go down there." Okay, you get there's. just five stars everywhere. And. literally, he was greeted by what the. best offensive lineman and the best. defensive lineman in the country. whenever he got down there at LSU. And. then obviously with the transfer portal, he's able to really score uh through. there because he's has a resume of. success, explosive plays, prime time. stuff and everything like that. And they. have money down there. They they. obviously are a big big part of NIL in. the college football space, which is why.

allegedly Lane also picked them over. anywhere else. So, they should have. success. Sam Lev could spin it. Oh, yeah. >> Lane Keifin's going to be able to draw. it up. I love that your messaging is, "Hey, can you guys please just. >> like if we don't win by 50, can we can. we be a little bit happier about about. this entire thing?" Because all they. want to say is, "Hey, Oh, >> you know, hey Pat, I used to tell him. too, let it leave. You know, the stadium. would be half empty before the game was. over. I said, you want the players to.

play for 60 minutes, you all need to. keep your ass in the stands for 60. minutes. >> But I will say this, and I told Lane. this, and I think I probably told you. this before, too. You know, Bellich used. to make us do all kind of crazy projects. when I was at the Cleveland Browns, and. he made us say, "Where are the most. players? What state do the most players. in the NFL come from?" and it was. California, Texas, you know, there was a. lot of different Florida. But then he. said, "I want to know where they come. from per capita. What state has the most.

players per capita?" And it was. Louisiana. And that's the reason I took. the job. And I'm going to tell you what, it was right. There was 15 to 18 really, really good football players that you. could get out of Louisiana every year. And you got a good enough national. reputation to recruit some really good. players from other places. And um that. was about the easiest place I ever had. to recruit to. >> Got a great uniform. >> Yeah. >> Mark the Tiger. He back on his sideline. I want to hear him roar. You know,

Governor Jeff Landry wants to hear that. Tiger roar. You know, hit the cage. You. let that thing roar a little bit. You. know, that's what he wants to hear. Yeah. >> You are so bad. >> He I [ __ ] want to hear that. You. know, that's part of family memories. You know, we poke tiger, you know, poke. the bail, you know. >> And how do you think the other team felt. about that [ __ ] tiger? >> I cannot wait. It's going to be 200. degrees down there. Cannot wait to get. down there. Coach, we can't wait to see. you on the road. We appreciate the hell. out of you, man.

>> All right. Well, hey, appreciate you. having me. Always enjoyable. You guys. have a good day. Thanks. >> How was the offseason golf? Good. >> Oh, it's getting good. It's been good. and bad, but it's good right now. >> Got a good tan. Tell Miss Terry we said. hello and everybody else. We appreciate. you. That's a goat, ladies and. gentlemen. Sabin. >> Yeah, coach. >> That was college football showcase. >> Boom. >> Great. >> Six days. >> Six days till week zero. AJ. And if this. goes in, it's going to be a best season. yet.

>> Oh no. Too far. I'm too strong. >> You need to throw football. The. basketball doesn't count. >> Yeah. We'll count it. Still going to be a best. season yet. Yeah. Still going to be a. best season yet. Yeah. No question. Here. you go. Here you go. Here you go. Yeah. Set hot. >> Oh my gosh. I feel good about spinning. >> Yeah, there's always Alabama football. down there, too. >> Yeah, little. >> also. Little note. I don't know if that. >> little is going to be very hard.

>> That one's slipped. >> Oh, yeah. It's right on. >> for the best season yet. >> College football. >> [ __ ] Maybe not. >> It's okay. We did this with injuries. >> No. No. still going to do it. >> I don't like what this. >> No, you still have what? Six days. >> to hit one. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You got time. >> This ball is going to be talked about at. some point. >> Mhm. >> See this ball right here, AJ? >> Might have saw some news today. >> What's the story behind that? >> Maybe someday you'll learn.

>> Okay. Great tease. >> Maybe you'll all [ __ ] learn, you. know. Maybe you will. >> Someday soon, man. >> Yeah, very soon. It sounds like. potentially. >> Watch you up, AJ. >> Yeah. What's your name? What? >> What's your [ __ ] name? >> What's going on? >> Yeah, exactly. Shut the [ __ ] up. >> Okay, people will know what that means. here in a little bit. >> That's very exciting stuff. >> Mhm. >> People are going to be so mad. >> Yeah, [ __ ] them. >> Yeah, >> that's what I've learned this week. Man, it got real loud there for a bit. I.

learned a lot about a lot of people who. have just been kind of waiting to. [ __ ] you know, abs, you know, just. kind of waiting. Hold on. Oh, hold hold. Now we go. Yep. [ __ ] this guy. And I. appreciate it. And I won't remember. every single one of you. I'm going to be. around for a while, you know. So, I hope. we run into each other. Hope we get a. chance. And good luck to all of you. I I. am very lucky and thankful that we get. to do this every single day. We have the. time of our life covering sports. We. love sports. For the good of sport, for. the good of ball is what we literally.

are trying to do every single day. And. uh we're thankful and lucky that we get. to do it. That's AJ Hawk. The talks. tables here. Boston Connor and Ty. Schmidt went over the hammer. Cowboys AP. tone the boys in the back. Wait, way to. go, boys. >> Big boys. >> Dump. I love that. We're tucking in the. kit, pal. >> It looks awesome. >> Michael full time. >> Stand up. >> Yeah. >> Maybe come. >> dump. You want to come out here and just. kind of show the kit tucked in fully? You've been working hard. >> Yeah. >> Be kind of cool looking. >> Oh, he is. I thought there was no chance. we're. >> He's very proud of it.

>> Well, what do we want him to do? You. want him to do like a catwalk? >> Just kind of Yeah. Maybe dribble. Maybe. dribble a soccer ball. >> Oh yeah. >> Maybe juggle a bit. Yeah, juggle a bit. Dribble. Juggle. Oh my god. >> Oh, he's got the tucked in kick there, Paul. >> Starting for the Liverpool. >> A look at this guy. >> Look at this guy. >> Okay. Well done. >> Good.

Good ball. >> Go. >> to the graphic design, boys. Good work. this week, boys. >> The Pete Dam graphic was a great. >> We should hang that on the wall. somewhere here. >> Yeah. >> Uh Zitto Tim, great work here. Uh. unbelievable stuff this week. It was. loud this week. It was fun, though. I uh. I'm excited for the football season.

It's about to be the biggest and best. season yet. >> Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice might change your life. For. instance, we love all of you. >> We thank all of you. >> We'll see all of you on Monday. Team on. me, team on three for the good of sport, baby. One, two, three. Goodbye.