The Pat McAfee Show Live | Friday March 6th 2026

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to get you in the ribs. A lot of them. >> [laughter]. >> You can get in there and look at one if. you want. Get used to it. Is this the. one you're going to put in my ribs? Nope. You're not Don't swing at this. one. Don't swing. All right, I'll walk. Hey, okay. Okay. I thought it was going to burn [music]. my feet. Rookie of the year. Get a. little closer. >> [laughter]. >> Just got a cramp in my [music] left. calf. All right, no balls, no strikes. Yeah, okay.

What the was that? What the was that? I like that you let it go, though. Yeah, first one. >> Yeah, I like it.

Oh, felt ten. Felt ten. Oh, where'd you go? Pat, where'd you.

What was that? That was curveball. That was a strike. No, it was right. there. Hey, thank you for your donation. Kershaw's challenge is forever grateful. So, what was that? You just threw fast? Fast, fast, curve. Oh, where'd you go? And what else do you have? I have a slider.

Uh this is guy number two. I bat number. two. Yeah, I got a different attitude, this guy. >> Okay. I don't like what you're doing with the. strikes, though? You're on it.

Oh, foul ball. Foul ball, you got me though there,

right? >> Yeah. Contact, okay. Yeah. I will put on. my Twitter bio. >> [laughter]. >> made contact. What's he throwing? Curveball. This will be his curve, right? That's all I got right there. Yeah, I saw it.

Hey, fastball [music] away. All right? >> Over here? Maybe. I mean, you never know, but I'm going to. try. Fastball away. Oh! Wow! I think I got it. I think I got it. I. think I got it.

Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh! >> That was a good. Did that hurt? Yeah. You got jammed up. Thank you, dude. We'll count that as a single. Infield. single.

Hey, I got a ghost runner there. He's. fast. Who's drawing first? >> He's on second. Okay. I got it.

Hey, good work, dude. That was awesome. >> I knew the curve was coming right there. >> You did? >> Yeah. >> How'd you know? >> Uh just because. I thought cuz I made contact. >> Oh, yeah? You read my mind? >> like, "Let's make it a good one, yeah.". >> You got it. You told me fastball away. Yeah, I cut. in a little. You got jammed, but. contact. Like I was aiming away, threw a. two-seamer, and it's supposed to kind of. run, but it kind of ran the other way.

I didn't think about the punchout pitch. Like I was sitting there. I'm like, "He's he's up 0-2. He's definitely going. to hit me with something.". OH, WHERE'D YOU GO? Good catcher. Got. you there. I think I got on base. That's an infield single, you know it. You had You had enough of those. Did you. see his face? He said, "I don't know.". >> know about. >> real," he said. Uh Mookie's good. shortstop, what I remember. I'll give. you one hit. Give you one hit, one foul.

ball, and then I did catch Does [music]. that count? Cuz I caught your foul ball. >> catch definitely counts as a two-fer. there. >> Okay, there's a few swing and misses. A. lot of swing and misses. >> So, yeah, you just You just let me know. We appreciate you being a great. American. Good luck. >> Thank you. >> [laughter]. >> Hey, no. There's no way I would have. been able to throw enough strikes. >> All right. Thank you, dude. [laughter]. You're the best. That was great, man.

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incredibly lucky that we get a chance to. cover them for a living, talk about. them, and even participate every once in. a while against a goat. That was a debut. and the premiere of Kershaw versus. McAfee, and me being McAfee guy that's. only been in a batter's box of one night. of my life, getting the opportunity of a. lifetime, a dream to be able to face off. against a first ballot Hall of Famer, a. once in a generation type pitcher while. out at Team USA baseball training camp. was incredibly cool. I'm so thankful. that Clayton agreed to do that, Team USA. allowing that to happen and we raised. 60,000 plus for Kershaw's Challenge.

which is a a beautiful thing. So very. thankful for it all and I'll tell you. when you're in there and you're looking. at him do his Mhm. you think you're so I'm I'm. I'm on TV right now. I'm I'm in there. And once again, we think that what. started as a Kershaw will you just pitch. against Max at the beginning of this. thing this kind of be a marketing thing. as like new starts happening Scuba's. only going to be throwing 55 pitches or. some other story line. It's like hey, also if you want to get back maybe, you.

know, maybe maybe you do this thing. So. we saw him do the bullpen session for. this particular pitch. session against me. for the batter the one inning against. him and he was like getting I mean they. were there was gloves popping up there. Oh yeah, big time. It felt like we were. at a game and I think he was really. trying to find out. I think he's still. trying to get back into it but he's also. willing he said I'll yeah, I'll throw a. thousand pitches if they need it. I. don't care. I got nothing to do on the. other side of this whole thing and I'm. never doing it again afterwards. I'd. like to pitch to Clayton that we do that. once a year for the next 20 years. Yeah,

[laughter] yeah. Okay, just to see how. we both kind of evolved through it all. and if I never get to do it again know. that it was an honor of a lifetime. Clayton. Thank you so much for the. opportunity to see that and that. curveball everybody was talking about it. bull it really does make your whole body. Tonight Team USA will take on Brazil. 8:00 p.m. on Fox. Shohei Ohtani and the. Samurai Japan team are. I'll tell you they showed up and they. said let's go ahead and kick this thing. off. Shohei hit a grand salami in the. second inning. I think it was like he.

almost hit for the entire cycle by third. inning. I mean they are. unbelievable in the Tokyo Dome. It feels. as if everybody is really into this. right now globally. Okay? Every scene. that we've seen from these other. countries in hosting home games it's. been bananas. We're hoping for the same. thing tonight although Timothy Chalamet. must be filming somewhere. I there. Can't wait to see what you're making, Tim. San [applause] Benito, also love. that you're traveling, probably sold out. 10 stadiums over there. Love everything. you guys got going on. But, we like the.

fact that baseball is about to take over. right now, and we like the fact that. it's bringing countries together. We. hope the same thing will happen behind. this Team USA baseball team, just like. with what happened in the Olympics with. about all the sports, and then at the. end, both the women's and men's Olympics. team. It can be special. We got our best. team we've ever put out there for Team. USA in the history of Team USA baseball. All the studs are out, and they're. trying to win for their country. They're. not the only ones. Obviously, we just. saw Japan. Kuha is playing right now. The Dominican Republic, obviously, has a. lot to say about it all. There's a lot.

of teams that are trying to get it done, and uh we can't wait to watch it all. unfold. 8:00 tonight, USA Brazil. We. should win by a lot. We're favored by 9. and 1/2. runs, for sure. Okay. Pretty rare for a baseball game. That's right. Very accurate. >> MLB everything. >> That's a touchdown and a field goal. >> Yeah. Okay, in this exciting thing. But, the boys are ready. We can't wait to. watch. Logan Webb gets the start tonight. against Brazil. Can't wait to watch the. San Francisco giant do his thing. He's. got a good mustache right now. Yeah, we.

saw we had eyes on it the other day. It. looks great. I also was potentially. there whenever he got recruited on the. Team USA, and maybe even was a little. part of the recruiting to get him out. there. So, it is a dream that we've had. this much interaction with this team, and thank you to baseball for the. hospitality. Now, on that note, the. toxic table here at Boston Connor and at. Smash Mouth. Boys, I like the America. fits we got today. Got to do it. >> And Ty, this Team USA baseball team. might be the thing that really brings a. lot more people into baseball. We got. rid of the. We added a pitch clock. Okay, we.

shortened the games. >> Yep, bigger bases. >> We got bigger bases. We got stars. playing good. Stars Paul Skenes, star, what's he do? Oh, he wins the the thing. for the best thing. Aaron Judge is the most famous best. What's he do? He wins the thing for the. thing. Shohei Ohtani's biggest star, what then, He wins the All-Stars are. playing great, too. Bryce Harper. ding-dongs all over the place. Schwarber. doing all the names that we know in. baseball playing very well last year. Into this team USA baseball, if they can. continue to go, and then they can have.

another season. Are we about to have a. little renaissance moment for baseball? I think there's a chance off of this. >> Yeah, I hope so. I mean, I I think the. biggest thing is cuz we've talked about. this tournament in years past, and like. if you love baseball, it's fun to watch. cuz you you know a lot of these guys, but the major major stars have kind of. stayed away because they're getting. ready for the season, but like ESPN puts. out their top 100 baseball players in. the MLB every year, and I want to say. like 70 of the top 100 are playing in. this tournament. So, it really is kind. of the first real buy-in, I think, where.

it's like every country that is entering. this with players in the MLB, they're. actually trying to win the tournament. You mentioned it. This is the best team. we've ever had, and we're at the the. period in the schedule, like there's a. lot going on, but we do still have that. high from the Olympics. So, like any any. anything we can watch that's like, "Hey, we can go support our country." And it. just so happens we have the best team. that our country has ever put out there. Like these games are are going to be. electric. There's only been a couple so. far, but all of them have delivered. Yeah, I uh. I like the baseball, I think. Mhm.

Connor and I were actually talking about. getting MLB TV on our phones, I think. Why not? Can we follow the season? Why. not get in? Especially with how nice. they've been to us and how electrifying. these early scenes out of baseball have. been, Connor, man. >> Yeah, and just the culture in general. Like I feel like there's a natural. respect for how baseball players. operate. It's very similar to the NHL, and you know, I mentioned it to Ty. earlier, and Ty said it, like, "Hey, the. Red Sox have Roman Anthony and Everson. Garrett Crochet." Like you can buy in. and watch every single game, which let's. take some baby steps first. I'm going to.

>> Yeah, let's watch a few. >> Let me Yeah, let me get let me watch a. few, but still, with players like that. on the team, like you can easily do. that. With the, you know, Pirates, you. got Connor Griffin, the kid coming up, and Paul Skenes, and the other Hundo. boy, Jared Jones. Like you can watch. those guys on a weekly basis no matter. what. I feel like I have that in Boston. and once you get to know the guys even. more. >> I would like them to succeed. >> Yeah, you want them to succeed. I would. like baseball to succeed after meeting. the people. So all the people in. that get mad at us for going to stuff. because I'm a doofus and I understand.

that. I understand I am. Okay? I've been with me a long time. But man, I'll tell you once we meet. things and get into things, it feels. like we do have a natural respect and. appreciation for things a lot more and. we're just trying to learn. Literally. I. went to the PBA event the other I'll. tell you they're using up reserves over. there. I might be in. >> You know why they're using up reserves. there? They're in that bowling alley for. 13, 14 straight hours at the combine. Those guys are rolling balls in these at. PBA tour player Cam Crowe arrested on.

drug charges Carmel, Indiana. That's. around here. That's near where the. bowling pin is. Sure. It was in the. afternoon. Obviously he should go and. try to get some lunch, maybe wake up. after a long session. >> That's getting a jersey. Yeah, a little. little cocktail. I mean, you know. And. I don't know if it was in the report but. the cop said cop said we get it, man. He's rolling 10,000. >> [laughter]. >> There's no lights in there. He got no. windows. You come out here. You need a. big afternoon, you know. You need to be. a 210 at least every time but you just. can't be moseying around our town just.

like that, okay? You can't have it. And. Cam Crowe said, "Listen, I got 4:00. Am. I going to be. >> [laughter]. >> I got to go roll, baby. >> out there. That's PBA. They are locked. in. They love it but on that note, learning about bowling and going to the. PBA event like anytime that pops up, I. feel like we'll be able to give it a. little bit more respect and appreciation. especially whenever we see a 300 maybe. this weekend at EJ Tackett winning the. US Open, first major of the year in his. home state, you know, on Sunday For. sure. on the TV show on CW. If that. comes up big, it feels like we're. showing a little bit of baseball. I've. tried to do that and I think baseball.

has been very welcoming to us. So we. appreciate MLB. John Chuck, Bob All the. boys. >> up there at the top, lads. All the boys. Thank you for the hospitality. D Row. opening that up. You know, talking to D. Row, this might be one of my favorite. humans here now. Skipper. Skipper America here. >> Yeah. Yep. D Row, the. former player, now morning show host on. MLB. Okay? Eyes on can really spin it. He is really good. >> Head skipper for team USA as a whole.

Hand selected assistant skippers. I. don't know if that's what you guys. call it. >> You call them that. Assistant skippers in in the entire. thing. Hand selected like the team was a. part with the skippers putting plans. together to get guys to come on team and. like felt like a real honor to be able. to represent baseball and the United. States of America in this. And he's. giving like actual motivation, actual. angles. He's talked about this since. last March they've been putting this. team together. And this guy, if they. continue to put him on a mic after these. wins, I think he's going to be good for. baseball, too. I think he's going to be. good for baseball. And he was very nice.

to us. You know, cuz there was a lot of. opportunity to potentially throw ideas. cuz I have been talking to him. I've. been talking to Kersh. I've been talking. to MLB people. Just trying not to step. on any toes. Yeah, Grandpa Rossy, legend. through this entire thing. Absolute. beast through it all. So, I'm talking to. all these people and I talked to D Row, he goes, "I got 30 minutes with the. guys. That's the only time.". >> [laughter]. >> I'm like, "You Can we go to come get. some stuff in the clubhouse, you know?". He's like, "You can't. I'm going to let. you know, you can do whatever you want. Okay? I'm going to let you We'll We'll. let you do whatever you want." I got 30. minutes. That's my first time with the.

guys. You know, like it's all been text. messages, some Zoom calls. I'm like, "You want me to give a speech today?" He. goes, "Yeah." I'm like, "I'm not going to be in there. I know. how important speech is. Thank you. Thank you." And then we move along. That's my first train It's our first. training session, you know, we got time. with the guys there, you know, you you. know. I was like, "So, you don't want me just going out on. the field and mingling with the boys.". >> [laughter]. >> I was like, "Can we we're going to try. to you know, this is really our time. We're trying to win this thing. Okay? We're trying to get the boys together.". I was like, "All right, sounds good." He. goes, "You hang out wherever the hell. you want. Okay? You you And once again, you can do whatever the the you want.

But, you know, just so you know what I'm. trying to do on this day that you're. there, we're trying to build the. as quick as possible. We We are. trying to get a killing machine in. baseball, basically, is what we're. trying to do. And I have. I have I don't know how this guy isn't a. coach or a leader of something already. Like, my conversations with him have. been electrifying, and it seems like. he's the perfect guy for the gig, and. he's taking it I mean, this is like when. he wakes up morning show host early, when he goes to bed, this is American.

needs to win this cuz of how much he. loves baseball. Pettitte feels like the. same thing. >> Sean Casey in there. Dino, who's another. assistant skipper. >> Holliday. All All of them are like, this. is for like this is for our generation, this is for your generation, this is the. next generation of baseball, this is our. And it was like. it's been really cool to experience, I. would say, Ty, which is why I think we. care so much at this point and why we're. talking about it so much. >> Yeah, for sure. And it like you said, I. mean, like the buy-in right now like we. how much we talked more about baseball. down the stretch last year than we have.

in the previous 7 years combined, you. know? So, it's like you mentioned it. All these guys are playing well right. now, and typically they they wouldn't be. doing this, but it it just amplifies. everything being able to go to that. event. And like you said, how gracious. all those guys were with their time, entertaining us being out there. Um it. was awesome. And and I think they. understand, too, like they understand. the mission at hand. And they all want. to perform, so that's why I think it's. going to be very special. >> And building it up, like the World. Baseball Classic being a thing every 3. years, right? Like that would be.

something to look forward to constantly, and I feel like, you know, the last one. we didn't necessarily look forward to. it. It was something that was on, and it. was like, "Oh, great. This is awesome.". Now it's something where it's like, "Hey, if we get our guys every single 3. years here to one first this year, go. get the crown, and then defend the crown. going forward, that would be great.". >> Let's go to one half of the hammer, done. Cowboys AP Town, but before you. give us your odds, we have to introduce. a man who looks so cool right here. So, so cool. Ladies and gentlemen, amongst us.

is somebody who has a college football. national championship at the house. Right next to that. Super Bowl championship. Right next to that a little placard. thing that says "Reyer Cup winner, but. the team lost.". And on the other side, title belt says. "Most tackles in the history of the. Green Bay Packers.". And then right outside of that house, there's a tree. And that thing, its roots are connected.

all the way to another tree that's on. the Ohio State University campus because. this guy was the president of Ohio. Ladies and gentlemen, the new NIL funder. for the Ohio State Buckeye football. team, AJ Hawk. Good to see you, Hawk. Yeah, that got me. thinking, is there ever Have we ever. seen a tree grow and the roots combine. and then you just hold on to them? Like. they were so many. That's the. difference. I'm saying like a 2 mi away. You know the name? Eywa. Heard of her? Oh, yeah.

You ever been to Pandora, Ah, we're talking You guys are talking um. the blue people. The avatars? >> Yes, avatars. Yeah, everything's. connected. Wow, I don't know if you're allowed TO. SAY THAT. I [laughter] DON'T THINK YOU'RE ALLOWED. TO DO WHAT YOU. JUST DID RIGHT THERE. OKAY, hope you're. happy. Let's talk about they wear blue? >> They wore blue. Okay, yes. Yeah, but. just to call them by the color of their. skin is just racist. Disgusting, actually. I can't believe you're doing. that on this show. Can't believe you. would say that. What the hell? All. right, let's go back. I didn't know you.

hated the blues. Yeah, what's that all. about? I thought blue lives matter. Yeah, that's pretty good. What the hell. is going on? OH, OKAY. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON SMURFS? OKAY, let's move along. I have a question for. you, Tone. We'll come back to you. >> [laughter]. >> I'm sure you do. Okay, uh is it about. Smurfs? I'm excited. No, no, just about. like, you know, geopolitics, things. going on around the world. >> [laughter]. >> I I have a question. Uh yes, we have. looked it up. Trees are connected. underground through a complex symbiotic. network fungi known as the mycorrhizal.

network. >> Oh, so their roots don't connect then. >> called the wood wide web. They're. They're like the wood [laughter] wide. web. >> That's awesome. Uh okay, let's wrap up. World Baseball Classic. You were not. there with us. We were bummed out, obviously. That would have been a lot of. uh way from a lot of kids if you were. combine and into that and weekend. We. understand completely. We did miss you. out there. Your expectation on me versus. Kershaw and then also your expectation. of World Baseball Classic just as a guy. who's not a big baseball guy. Yeah, I'd. say first off, you versus Kershaw, I. thought you did great. I thought even. when you even when you swung and missed,

you looked good. Like you didn't look. like you looked like you belonged. >> It was upper body, right? That I don't. know how to act like. >> I mean, but you're also like. >> Like golf. to even take a good to have. good healthy cuts like you got, I. thought was a was a win. And obviously, you got a hit. You you sprinted down the. line. It always pays to hustle. We know. that. [laughter] I I would have I would. have. And by the way, I would have Johnny. Patties. No question. >> I thought that was beautiful. And then I. I thought you did get it did you a. little bit dirty by only throwing. showing the one pitch, I believe. >> foxy. I thought everything was foxy. >> the one that went hard right, which I. you probably did that on purpose cuz you.

threw you you burned a few in there. before that one. So, I get it. >> Yeah. >> But I thought it was awesome. I thought. that first curveball he threw you was. awesome to watch from the behind like. from that thing fell off the table. That. thing was. >> Yeah. was that 18 inches of drop on it? >> know. I thought it was hitting my head. I mean, I don't even know why your body. would do that. Like I don't remember the. moment exactly in my brain. So, me. watching it back, it's like I didn't. know I moved that much. The first time I. saw that, I know that. >> fall down though. Some guys fall down. I. mean, I was pretty close. I mean, if I. wasn't so bad on my heels cuz I think. you're supposed to not completely be on.

your heels, which is probably how you. activate your hips. But if I wasn't so. locked into the ground, I think I'm down. for sure on that one. If you watch that. back. And then the angle we had from. Bill Macias's camera, I think, which was. incredibly well done by everybody. That. was all set up in like 3 minutes, 4. minutes. Cameras everywhere, microphone. Let's do this, do this. Great work by. all parties involved because Kershaw was. warm and they just redid it so we didn't. want to do it. But whenever I saw. Pettitte and Rossi do the full glare, I'm like, "Geez, okay." So everybody was. kind of waiting on me. It was good It. was good time. Now tell me about World. Baseball Classic and then we'll wrap up. and move into some football.

>> Well, first off, yeah, we know DeRosa. and the boys want to win. I mean, nine. and a half point favorites, that's some. pressure on you. Like if you're the. skipper of that squad, you're thinking, "Hey, we got to go win by 25 cuz we have. the high The expectations are so sky. high." But I think yeah, I think like. Connor said, if we can go get this one. and then we defend it in another 3 years. and we just know this is our thing. Coming off of hockey, too, I think it's. like we have to have gold. I'm very. worried about baseball labor. negotiations that are around the corner, especially if we start hitting a real. groove with baseball popularity. Hopefully, all parties will come. together and make sure that doesn't.

happen, but that's rare in these types. of situations, but maybe baseball sees. the moment. Tonight, bets on this. particular game, what should we be. looking at, Tone? >> Yeah, you guys talked about it. The US. is minus nine and a half is the spread. on this one. If you go or look at an MLB. bet, they are all minus one and a half. and occasionally occasionally you'll see. a minus two and a half. So anything more. than that is very, very rare. You'll see. that in the WBC, though. Samurai Japan was minus 10 and a half, I. believe. >> just have no respect for Brazil's. baseball team? Yes, that is correct or a.

ton of respect for Team USA. I laid it. I laid it. I mean, they 10-run every. everybody they played already. Yeah, I'm. taking I would take the US here and then. >> a popular thing in the office this. morning is we just took every single US. player to hit a home in a home run. >> You can They're all up there. Starts. with Judge who's plus 105. >> He can definitely hit a home run. Which. he has not. All the way down to Tovar at. plus 475. So you could get We We did it. with all the boys. I mean, Judge has hit a home already a home run. already. Raleigh has, Buxton has, Harper. has, Bregman has, and Anthony had. Those.

are the ones that have already hit home. runs in their first two warm-up games. So it's not like and they've hit. multiple home runs. So. we just we just laid all the home runs. with the boys today. Just That's just a. fun thing to do. >> Yeah, especially if nine and 1/2 we're. going to need a lot of them. Exactly. Yeah, let's hit them. So, if we want to. win, which we do, and we want to cover, which we do, these are going to have to. happen. And this team was built to do. this, right, Ty? I mean, that's what. this team was put together for. Yeah, I. mean, if you look at the lineup from one. to nine, I'd say like seven of these. guys typically bat third or clean up on.

their regular teams. So, just having a. guy who's got pop like a cleanup hitter. does batting ninth, obviously that's a. good thing. >> Yeah, maybe next time in this Kyler. Murray's playing in the World Baseball. Classic. >> Maybe. Kyler Murray, obviously no longer. with the Arizona Cardinals, put out an. entire statement thanking Arizona for. the time. We assume there's a chance. that he goes to the next stop and has. success. You know, he's played a lot of. football, thrown for over 20,000 yards, has a lot of touchdowns, obviously a lot. of experience. There's some question. marks on how it was all working behind. the scenes as him as a quarterback of a. franchise, a leader of a program, but is. the Arizona Cardinals going to always be.

like that? That's kind of the question. you have to ask, especially whenever you. see report cards and F's are across the. board. What's that for? Everything, seemingly, for the Arizona Cardinals. And then all. of a sudden we can't see the report. cards anymore. So, will that continue to. be F's? Will they continue to get. better? We'll never know publicly unless. it's leaked like it was just a couple. weeks ago, but what we're saying is. Arizona Cardinals seemingly never going. to be successful, or were they never. going to be successful cuz Kyler was our. quarterback? So, there's the two. questions. Now, if you get somebody in. there who's like a super executive type.

quarterback, which I think Fernando is. going to be. I think Peyton Manning was. like that, Tom Brady was like that, I. think Patrick Mahomes is like that. I. think there's all the greats have kind. of been like that. Kyler's not like. that. Kyler has been drafted top 10 in. MLB and the NFL, only athlete ever. I. think he's a super chill guy. I think. he's an incredibly athletic guy. I don't. think he is necessarily like a CEO type. So, if the Arizona Cardinals get a CEO. and be good, maybe. But it seems like. Kyler and Arizona were never going to. work. Will Arizona ever work? We don't. know. Will Kyler's next stop work?

Potentially. And I don't know if you. know this, AJ. Mhm. There's a new team. lingering. Who? Do you know Kyler Murray. is maybe the best athlete of all time? Could be. He's up there. Maybe the best. athlete of all time. They say Bo. Jackson. Sure. Certainly. Deion Sanders. >> Uh-huh. Mhm. Certainly. Many others are. chitchatting. >> Jim Thorpe. Certainly. Pistol Pete. Maravich. Maybe. Yeah. Maybe. >> Sure. Cuz how many points he put up? I. don't know if he played multiple. >> line either, but yeah. Okay, but so he's. in the paint, so he can't I don't know. how athletic he is. Can he throw a ball? I'm not 100% sure. He's only more of a.

short shooter, but I don't know if he. played multiple sports. Kyler Murray, top 10 NFL and MLB. Obviously has all. the talent. The Vikings seemingly the. good combo. Albert Breer says, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.". Don't discard the Colts. Oh. What? Wow. >> Excuse me. >> Indianapolis Kyler want to come here, or. does Indy want him? Do you know? >> I think there's maybe a mutual of. everything. >> Oh, really? >> Uh I don't know. I don't Do Do it Wait a. minute. Foxy says, "If you read this. closely, Albert Breer says,

'Kyler's certainly interested in. Indianapolis.'". >> Wow. Now, that's from Albert Breer and. his sources. Then there's other sources. that say stuff, and then there's. probably other teams that we haven't. heard of that are potentially interested. in Kyler Murray because the quarterback. market both through the draft and free. agency right now is fascinating. Almost. brought Derek Carr out of retirement cuz. there's probably going to be. opportunity. But yeah, Kyler's thinking. about maybe further shoe. And I'll tell. you what, having the greatest athlete of. all time in Indianapolis? Uh yeah, that'll do the trick. But I thought we. had Daniel Jones as our quarterback. So.

I'm still a little flustered on how it's. all going to work out, agent. >> Well, he's not Daniel Jones. I guess. You'd only bring Kyler in if you feel. like Daniel might not be healthy enough. to start the season, correct? >> Or if somebody else pays him and we. don't want to match him cuz we have the. transition tag on him as opposed to the. franchise tag on him, which is certainly. sent a lot of the Colts fans into quite. a scuttlebutt, I will say, about how. we're going to lose Daniel Jones, and. we're going to lose Alec Pierce, and we. had a franchise tag that we certainly. could have kept one of them for at least. a year, and we didn't use any of them, so people aren't happy. So I think the. conversation would be if Daniel Jones.

who a Achilles on one side and broken. leg on the other. That's right. Tough. Still gives out [laughter] of a. fan. He can play with that broken that. broken leg. I don't foresee that being. an issue though. >> He was banged up up top probably a. little bit too. Yeah. Yeah, he's good. He's good. He took He took snaps today. and then we get Romeo Romeo. >> [laughter]. >> I guess YOU COULD SAY HE TOOK I CALLED I. called Conte immediately coach PR. You. guys just You guys just said that he. took snaps today? Yeah. He did take. snaps. I said Conte, I saw this We all. saw the snap that he took that That was.

not snap. He's in trouble. We're working. through it. We're working We'll see how. he is tomorrow. He's obviously will will. get back with he just came off a bye. And that's when I knew we were in. trouble. Yeah. And then we weren't. actually completely dead at that point. That is Looks good. >> Yeah, that was what we saw. And then. then it would go on tear his Achilles on. the other side. So, Daniel Jones gave us. a lot of great times. Eight and two, number one team in the league, best. offense. >> Sorry, he's in so much pain FROM THAT. BROKEN LEG. >> SAW. OFF OF A BYE WEEK. OFF OF A BYE. WEEK. THAT SHOWED UP. >> DIDN'T THEY SAY THIS EITHER RIGHT before. after this? Didn't Schefty say that we.

don't foresee this being AN ISSUE. THOUGH? YES. He's got a broken leg, Schefty. I think that might be an issue. And they said they could conceal it in a. good spot or something like that. He had. broke his leg in a good place or. something was the original report. Then. we saw the video and it was like I think. it's James Boyd I I I believe. >> Yeah. Romeo Villalva kid. Yeah, Romeo. Villalva kid. This is James Boyd. He's. uh He does a local radio show and I. think he also writes for. Definitely. Indy Star. >> Somebody Somebody Jeff Is Indy Star. still a I have no idea. >> Anyways, we saw this video we knew we. were dead. So, is he coming back healthy.

next year after breaking his leg and. tearing his Achilles post 10 weeks into. a season? And then on that note, uh are. we just going to try to get another. quarterback to play until he can get. back and we're going to pay him $38. million for that? It's like what an. interesting dynamic in a situation, but. everybody knows Kyler Murray's deal next. year will probably be unless there. becomes a bidding war which I guess is. possible because all the money's getting. paid from Arizona. It'll probably be. like a million, 1.2 million, whatever. league min is for a veteran at this. stage. So, it's a Russell Wilson. situation in Pittsburgh, and it's like. is Kyler going to take 1.2 million to.

fill in for Daniel Jones who's going to. come back? I don't know. I don't know if. that I don't know. >> If it's his best. he and he's I mean everybody should if. you don't have a quarterback and you. don't have to pay Kyler 1.3 million or. whatever it is because Arizona is paying. him it you it would be you'd be doing. your team a disservice if you didn't at. least kick the tires on and see if he. could get to your organization. I agree. No no money at 1.3 million is is less. than a dollar. >> upside for you. And I guess the Colts. are in a good situation if Danny Jones. isn't fully healthy. Hey, Kyler come. here revamp your career play for a year.

and then boom go sign a giant contract. I like that. Prove it you're here under. Shane Steichen's offense and if you can. do your stuff here. everybody's going to want you. Yeah, sure. >> Plus he saw the combine and he saw that. coconut husk he's like oh. Everybody's flying. That's fast track. That was a fast track over there I will. say. Go ahead Colmes. >> What about for the Colts though? Like if. the Colts bring in Kyler they go eight. and oh Danny Dimes comes back are you. going to you know start Danny Dimes. because you're paying him 35 million. dollars or you going to roll with Kyler? Like then you almost What's our record? Eight and oh. We'll worry about that.

We're taking the hot hand. Yeah, I'm. we'll we'll worry about that when we get. there. I think you got to do a two. quarterback package. Could. Listen, Shane Steichen's if we're eight and oh. right there Shane Steichen's super. You've done it before. So, he can do. whatever the hell he wants. Four and. four. Yes. If you're above water. >> are you. >> If you're cuz eight and oh was right. you're right it's a little much. If. you're above water. >> Little much I we're eight and two this. year. Yeah, that true with Danny Dimes. and then if Kyler comes in and does it. for you and are you going to then pay. Danny Dimes 35 million dollars to sit on. the bench? It would track based on what. we've seen as far as decision-making.

goes in Indianapolis, but it just feels. like it that almost might set up for a. little bit of a tizzy in the Colts. locker room. >> We're not worried about any tizzies, okay? We're just worried about winning. some games, okay? Which is has been my. messaging to coaches and front office. whenever I see them in public and that's. about it, you know, whenever whenever. you end the season on a seven game. losing streak it's not a a great taste. in your mouth heading in the off-season, so still have jobs. Okay, a lot of. people are surprised by that. It's been. a long time since we've won around here.

I appreciate the situation you've been. in. Win some games. Okay, they just win. just win some games. And if Kyler does. that, it's great. He let's go ahead and. look at how he ranks history whenever. you talk about just running the ball. Oh, yeah, top five. All time. Okay. >> Not bad. So, do you want him on your. team on the coconut husk? Yeah, yeah, you do. But if we have. Daniel Jones already, if we lose him, this would certainly be a great option. If we have them both, we're in a. fascinating situation here in. Indianapolis and I'm here for it. Let's.

talk about a fascinating situation. I. don't know you could sign anybody right. now. >> Yeah, what the hell? >> you could sign anybody right now, but I. guess whenever a player gets cut from a. team, he's able to do whatever the hell. he wants whenever he wants. Who cares. when the new league year starts if. you've already been cut and your. contract has been waived and voided? Well, the Chargers got the job done. They signed center Tyler. >> Biadasz. Three year, 30 mil. He got cut. Now he signs a three year, 30 million. dollar deal to go revamp the Los Angeles. Chargers offensive line and they. certainly needed Tone. People are.

celebrating hearties on the internet. right now. Not only for getting a deal. with a center and trying to revamp it, but also getting a deal done before the. free agency frenzy thing on Monday, which is when everybody else has to wait. to get these deals. >> the beginning of the season last year, you're looking at Chargers O-line as a. position of strength and obviously you. lose two of the best offensive tackles. in football in Joe Alton and Rashawn. Slater to injury. So, then that's an. interesting issue and then Mekhi Becton, who they brought in at right guard, didn't exactly work out. So, by the end. of the year. that that offensive line was terrible. So, they bring in Biadasz, they're going.

to get their two tackles back if they. um. you know, they have Zion Johnson at. guard, I believe. So, if they go the. other guard, they should be like it. should be a position of strength again. So, the Chargers going with that. If. they figure out their, you know, wide. receiver weapons issue, not an issue, but maybe adding a couple more of those, like the Chargers are in a really good. spot. I know Biyadish was taking trips. to Chicago and some couple other places, but he had a great visit in in LA and. decided to go there. Got pretty wide eye. eyes, you know. He's got pretty locked in eyes.

That's a Good for him though. That's a. nice fish. Big eyes. That's a. nice fish. Feels like him and Jim. Harbaugh probably. >> Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah, probably on. the same page if I had to guess right. there. I like anytime anybody invests in. their offensive line. I personally like. the move. I also like when people invest. in our defensive line. How about. Danielle Hunter? Oh, yeah. Danielle. Hunter gets a new 40.something million. dollar one-year deal down there in. Caserio. So, we're not moving on, but. also we need to figure this out. We get. that you want some money. How about we.

just do a one-year extension here, 40.1. million including a 30.7 million dollar. signing bonus. We assume there's some. salary cap gymnastics here's in the back. of this thing. Congrats to Deonna. Danielle Hunter Hunter, jeez, easy for. me to say, going down to Houston getting. the job done, getting a massive payday, and for Nick Caserio getting a deal done. with him even though I assumed Danielle. wanted something different. Let's give. you this. Let's figure this out a. different time. >> Yeah, didn't I mean, what he had? 15. sacks last year. He's been so dominant I. feel like. And Will Anderson's going to. get a big old deal on the opposite side.

of him. Al-Shair is going to get a. contract as well. So, it's good for them. getting them out of this. getting this done early I guess. But. one-year 40 million dollar deal, have we. ever heard that before? I guess it's. one-year extension 40 year 40 per year. >> This is I want a new deal. We can't do. Can't do We can't do Well, can we do. something? And it's I think this is. legitimately Nick just being like, you're right, you deserve it. Here we. go. Can we do this and then can we move. on? That's what I read whenever I saw. it. But it could also be What year is. this for Danielle? He's 32. So, He was Was he 7 8 I think.

it might be 9 9 or 10. Possibly 9 or 10. He's in Minnesota for a while. Is. Danielle Hunter at stage of his career. where he's like, I just want to go one. year at a time, you know, like let me. figure that out. Is he the one who. wanted it? So, >> was he was under contract for this. upcoming season. This is for the 2027. season. So, they have him for the next. two seasons. Um this is what I mean, this is kind of what the Bengals should. have done with Trey last year to avoid. what was happening. Yeah, but Danielle. has been unbelievable. So, it makes. sense to give him the contract. He is. 32, 33. So, maybe they didn't want to do.

a long term. So, hey, one year and 40. year more million dollars. That's a. that's a lot. Hey, WHAT'S UP, SQUIRREL? >> [laughter]. >> I WAS READING THAT IF YOU POP THAT. GRAPHIC BACK UP. SORRY, I was looking at. this and I was driving here today. Almost drove off the road just to look. at the company he is in. Reggie White, Bruce Smith, Kevin Green, KG, love you. RIP. Myles Garrett and Hunter. Like. that's a pretty good crew to be a part. of, I would imagine. >> Yeah, that's one year 40 point something. million dollar deal worth, I would say. And uh I'll tell you if Danielle Hunter. is going to start doing one year deal,

two year deal things towards the end of. I think that's a smart play, especially. if you can bet on yourself and hit. That. is a betting on yourself type mantra and. uh I respect it. I like it. And shout. out to Houston keeping the Houston sack. station. uh running cuz Houston is a problem. [clears throat]. Yeah, and he probably does know. I mean, AJ mentioned Will Anderson getting a. massive contract around the corner. Like. shout out to Caserio. I wonder if. Danielle Hunter, you know, didn't even. go to Caserio and more so Caserio went. to him. Like, hey, we obviously need you.

here, want you here. We can probably get. something done over the next two years. But also on the horizon is, you know, Will Anderson Jr. getting 40 million. dollars a year, too. Like if there was a. spot to pay two guys, that would be the. D-line. More news out of the NFL. Geno. Smith has officially been released from. the Raiders. He obviously is with the. Seattle Seahawks before the Raiders. Before that, I believe it was the. Chargers. Before that, I believe it was. the. >> Was it the Giants before the Jets? He's. been a He's been on a journey, okay? Obviously highly touted stud out of West.

Virginia. His career took its own path, its own way. He had success in Seattle, led the number one offense at one point. with Pete Carroll for the Seahawks post. Russell Wilson. Then a deal was offered. to him that he didn't necessarily like. an opportunity goes to Vegas to be a. Raiders quarterback. He might have had. the most unlucky interceptions all the. time every game. I mean people were. dropping in from the sky like they were. Chris Angel on those things picking him. off making the plays of their lives. seemingly every time he threw a.

football. It does not work Pete. Carroll's gone the entire system's gone. Geno's gone and then he just retweeted a. little bit ago Kyrie Irving's tweet from. like 2014 that basically says the. journey is the reward. So that means. Geno has been excited and thankful. He's. been here before and we assume he's. going to get some looks because he can. still spin it. That's another Minnesota. Viking opportunity that could come. through cuz they're looking for a guy. that can layer a football. Geno can. certainly do that. Now I will say.

in my head what I just thought of what. Geno layering a ball is a safety flying. over top hitting it off his helmet and. then catching it off of them because. that's what it was like for Geno. whenever he was in Vegas. But you get. him in the right system he can spin it. People are going to take chances on. bringing Geno Smith in and we might see. another resurgence from Geno or. backup quarterback Geno Smith becomes. the new role for him especially with a. guy with a lot of experience. >> Yeah that's what about Miami about. Gumpy's Miami Dolphins if they move on.

from Tua. I don't know what the Tua. situation is is going to to look like. but yeah I could see him going back to. Miami. Yeah Geno going to Miami would be. awesome. How about it Gums? Yeah him and. Finn yours Quinn yours win yours spin. yours. I mean I'm good with Quinn yours. at the helm. Yeah spin to win here. Yeah. We got Lynn Bin we got Finn yours. I mean we got it all right now except. any cap space to sign anybody. Well I got good news. I got good news. for you. You're going to be able to find. some more money. cuz you guys are going to be releasing. your kicker maybe your best player after.

the two sides could not agree on a. contract the Dolphins are now expected. to release kicker Jason Sanders. Sanders. leaves Miami with a streak of 27. straight made field goals and nine and. nine on his last He was hurt He was hurt. all last year. Riley Patterson was. missed one kick all year as well. >> Okay, we like Riley Patterson. Of. course, move on. Move on. The Dolphins in 2023. Pro Bowl fullback Alec Ingold are. parting ways as well, sources tell the. inside. Another Pro Bowler goes out the door. He's a three-time Walter Payton Man of. the Year nominee and team captain had. discussions with Miami about a new deal,

but he would be released and free to. sign with the team as soon as today if. you wanted to If anybody wants to bring. the fullback back into their offense, Con Man shaking his head mightily. because of a text message we received. potentially earlier today with a. potential team getting in the fullback. or. other ideas in your mind? >> no, bingo. You're We're on the same page. there, but he is also another one of. those guys where it's like he's not just. a fullback. Like he they'll split him. out and when they're going five wide and. he'll be catching passes. >> Another U streak just hit the market. Okay, thank God the Miami Dolphins are.

letting other people have great players. again. Everybody that's good for the. Dolphins over the last six years, get. them out of here. Now, on that note, it's a new era. It's a new time. Dan Marino, Troy Aikman, and the boys. helping out the hiring. You bring in the. Green Bay Packers basically. Good luck to you, Dolphins. Not a bad. move. Sully's at the wheel and I'm just. glad everybody can now see how terrible. Chris Grier was at his job. You know, this has been happening for a. long time. And now here we are.

Gumpy wanted to take one last. opportunity to piss on the grave of. Chris Grier, former general manager. {slash} president of football for the. Miami Dolphins for like five coaches it. felt like. These guys can't coach anything. Seems. like there's one. No, he's good. He. makes all the decisions. Well, it feels. like the team's not good though no. matter who's coaching. It's like, yeah, well, it's not this guy. That's. basically what Gumpy's life has been. How come all fingers aren't going to. that guy? That guy's the only guy. around. And then Ross would get on the. microphone, "I love this guy.

I love this guy. This guy will be here. He'll be making all the decisions. football wise that'll get us to a spot.". And then he finally fires this guy. And. thank you for your service to football, Mr. Chris Creer. Gumpy would say a. little bit too much service, but on that. note, it does feel like Gumpy is a. little bit more optimistic about. whatever decisions are in the future. And that's what like turnover can do. Turnover just brings a natural optimism, a natural hope, a natural uh maybe. things will be different than it has. been. And whenever you see, you know, northern stars like the Jacksonville.

Jaguars and whenever you see the New. England Patriots or Chicago Bears and. even the Seattle Seahawks Hawks have. this quick of a turnover whenever you. make some change, it's hard not to get. eager about firing people, you know? But. then all these teams that have some. consistency have had success over like. the last 20 years. Intriguing to see what the next 10 years. are like. Is it going to be a lot of. turnover, people wishing for a star, or. is it going to be a lot of what's. happening here in Indianapolis where. we're going on the 10, 11 years and not. winning and it's like we want. consistency. Interesting turmoil and.

turning point, I think, for the league. right here. >> And it's what we talk about every single. time we get to Black Monday or whatever. when all these coaches get fired and. it's like. >> of the league. >> Exactly. It's like they're. And and you know, certain teams who have. been successful, their fan bases get fed. up because that's kind of what happens. and it's like, "Hey, let's fire let's. fire our guy right now." And it's like, "There aren't enough good coaches out. there to fill all the the openings that. we have." So it's like, you always think. that the grass is greener on the other. side and you kind of have to when your. entire, you know, organization gets torn.

down and starts new, but boy, it seems. that the grass isn't always greener on. the other side. We've seen it, you know, many many times. >> But that damn green grass that you think. you're seeing, if you do happen upon it, >> Yeah. Yes. >> life is good. Life is good. Patriots. It's that green. grass. >> Yeah. Then they went to a dirt AstroTurf. field. Mhm. And then all of a sudden. they're like, "Nope, we need to get. right back in there." And all of sudden. it's free of Scott's Turf Builder Plus. down there, no weeds. >> He's just spitting out seed for.

>> [laughter]. >> for the grass. Drake Maye. It's. unbelievable. Drake Maye out there, it's. it's outrageous. Good for Hey, we're. happy for you guys. >> Thanks, man. Hopefully more moves coming. today. You know, New England is an area that is known to. having a lot of success in all their. sports. The Boston Fleet are at the top of the. PWH L. No big deal. We just found out. they were our team. They are our. favorite team. >> Mhm. But they're number one around here. Sold out the Garden, by the way. The. BCGC Who, the Boston Fleet? >> Yep. Sick. Can't wait to get to one of. those games. I'm sure it's absolutely. electrifying. Of course, cuz it's.

associated with New England up there. Red Sox have won everything. Obviously. the Bruins have won everything. The Patriots have won everything. >> Yeah. This BCGC team in TGL, they don't. even they they they've never even. sniffed Boston's air, but they have. Boston in the front of it. They're. number one in the TGL. >> Shout out Keys. It just seems like that. area is just always going to win for. some reason. We have to just live with. that. We don't have to like it. We. don't. But we just have to live with. that. And now it feels like their. basketball team Mhm. Okay? I don't know.

if you saw it. They had a fleet of. exciting whites the other night. Okay, just a fleet of them. Joe Mazzulla said, "Boys, you know what we're doing. You know what you're doing out there.". And all you heard was Mhm. on the. street. So you're win, dominate. Then you know. they lose their mega star, their. all-star. Will you stop it with this. microphone? >> It's unbelievable. >> You you smacked the wood and my whole. mic the microphone went live. That's. what they were doing. That's what they. were doing. They were bumping it around. >> flopping around. Sorry. But anyways, one. of the best players on Earth now has.

recovered from an injury faster than. ever to get back on a winning team just. because it's New England. This wouldn't. happen and hasn't happened anywhere. else. Allegedly, Jason Tatum's going to. be returning to the court, which is an. absurd thing to think about after. tearing his Achilles when he did last. season. and everybody just said he was. going to be gone forever. Well, Joe. Mazzulla and the boys have been able to. keep the team good and in contention and. just say, "Hey, when you come back, we'll add you to our roster." Joining us. now, ladies and gentlemen, is the man. who broke the news and a guy who is.

always on the beat for the NBA. Ladies. and gentlemen, Shams Charania. >> [cheering]. >> Shams, what is this? Is it WHY IS WHY IS. THE NEW ENGLAND area in Boston always. get this type of Honestly, why why. is this Is this ever happened before? It's been what? 200 and some days, I. guess, and this guy's going to be back. on the hardwood running back and forth. What should we expect out of him, and. when did it become a reality that he was. going to potentially return this season? Because my understanding was he was just. gone for this season, maybe late.

postseason. How did we get here, Shams? If you could kind of just catch us up on. it all. Well, so Pat, I mean, the point you make. is very interesting because yeah, it's. the Celtics, and it's it's that area, and what they play for is championships. And I had a Celtics official tell me. last night, it's like, "We play for championships here. All of. our players, they all know the. aspirations that we have, and that you. have to believe that plays a a big part. in Jayson Tatum's mindset." Now, if if. Jaylen Brown hadn't led this team for, you know, the first, you know, 60-plus.

games of the season to put this team in. position to compete for a championship, to to make some real noise, does Jayson. Tatum come back? We will never know, but. he, literally from the moment when he. had surgery in May, so just under 10. months ago, he underwent surgery for. fully ruptured Achilles tendon. This is. usually an injury that takes about a. year. Kevin Durant took 16, 17, 18. months to rehab and recover from his. Jayson Tatum, the moment he had surgery,

he started two, three days, uh or two, three sessions per day. He. had daily sessions, multiple sessions. throughout the day. He made it his goal, his mission to come back for the 25-26. season. As unlikely as everyone else. thought it was going to be and even in. the fall he did a string of media and he. said, "I'm not doing these two-a-days, working out two, three times a day just. to sit at home. I'm I'm doing this so I. can play." And even still I think a lot. of people around the league kind of just. looked at it like, "All right, you know, that's a good hope." But in the last.

24-48 hours, I had multiple people. around the situation, around the team, around Jason Tatum tell me he is ready. to go. So, anytime you're coming back. from an Achilles tear, an injury of this. magnitude, yes, it's getting 100%. medically, it's getting 100% mentally, and then it's getting the sign-off from. the doctors, from Jason Tatum's. representatives. Because think about it, Jason Tatum has a contract of over $300. million. So, there's a massive. investment there if you're someone.

around Jason Tatum. And then if you're. the Boston Celtics, this is the biggest. investment you have in any player in. your franchise. So, they're not just. going to rush him back, they're not. going to put him in a position where. he's going to be in in in harm's way and. he's not fully cleared. So, when he got. cleared over a month ago to do full. five-on-five scrimmaging, I think that's. when everything became a reality. And. then from there it's just been about him. getting there mentally, him getting the. the conditioning, the reps that he. needed from a five-on-five scrimmaging.

basis. And this week I'm told he got. fully cleared to return to action and. make his season debut. And that will be. all expectations are that's going to be. tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. Celtics are bracing for that, his. teammates are ready for him to return. Jason Tatum has indicated to the team. that he's ready to return tonight and. the Celtics are already planning for him. to be to be on a minutes restriction. They're planning that starting tonight. you're going to have 19 games left in. the season.

Start to get him in peak as close to. peak Jason Tatum form as possible before. the playoffs. And then from there it's. full steam ahead. That's everything. that's being envisioned and Joe. Mazzulla, Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, all. three parties, from my understanding, they've had conversations just getting. ready for tonight and getting ready for. what's going to be, I think, an. unbelievable atmosphere. Because not. only Jason Tatum expected to play. tonight, but Cooper Flagg, who hails from Maine, is expected to Not. Maine of Atlanta. is is is going to be there tonight. So.

Cooper Flagg, Jason Tatum on deck for. tonight. >> Cooper Flagg's first time playing in. Boston? Yes, it is. It is the first time. >> I don't love what Mazzulla and Tatum are. doing to that. Yeah, I don't love that. That's right. >> Hey kid, yeah, sweet you're from Maine. You're the main event. Okay, actual main. event. MVP. It's Boston, >> Okay, J and Tatum's going to come play. Congrats Cooper Flagg, we know he's a. beast. Shout out to him his entire run. and him being the main event and. everything like that is spectacular, but. story of night is definitely Tatum. defying odds, science and doubts from a.

lot of different people. Last question. for me on the entire thing. And as you. were talking there, great layout of the. entire situation, we appreciate you. doing that. Connor was over here just. ear to ear and doing the rock goosebumps. over here because of how excited he is. about it all. I assume We were in Indy. during the conference finals and me and. BC were talking about how bad it was. looking for the Celtics and they were. going to tear down the roster and all. the moves that were going to be made. They moved Porzingis. They moved Jrue. Holiday. They This is a totally.

different team. This is a team built on. like. >> Mazzulla. >> rookie salary players. They they're. clearly not They're not a tax team this. year. So think about it. They were a. second apron team, which is like. basketball salary hell, and now they're. not even a tax luxury tax team and. they're on the brink of potentially. competing for a championship. >> Yeah, of course. Of course. And once. again, Boston, but you know, like that. it's always same They always do it, you. know. And I'm at Tony Tony's body over. there, Roman Anthony. He's going to be.

doing it for a long time up there as. well. >> Drake, man? Just always seem This is. always seems to work out up there. Good. for you guys. We're Thanks, man. We're. really happy for you. >> it. Shout out Joe Mazzulla. But I am. happy for Tatum. Yeah, he goes to bed. questionable, wakes up probable. He He. has a line for absolutely everything. Last question for me on Tatum before we. have one or two other NBA things cuz we. have a hard out at 57, Shams. We. appreciate you joining us on this huge. day. When we've seen guys in the NFL. come back after an Achilles, it's clear. that they're coming back from an. Achilles. You said he's been playing. five on five for 30 days. Have you seen.

any film of him playing? Should we be. expecting him to be hobbling or are they. expecting just other than cardio in game. shape? They're expecting him to be able. to move the same way he moved before. Is. that what the reports are out of this. practice is we should be expecting. >> him? Yeah, Pat. I I I've heard from. multiple people that have been involved. and seen Jason Tatum have I've even. practiced against him and they say he. looks like Jason Tatum. He looks great. But again, practicing in five on five, scrimmaging with the team. He scrimmaged. with coaches and then he scrimmaged with. coaches and stayed ready group, which in.

the NBA stay ready group is guys on. two-way contracts, guys in the G League, guys that are end of bench players. So. he's doing five on five against them. And then he goes up against all. professional players, so the main. Celtics. And then he goes up against the. actual Boston Celtics practice. So he's. been through every single prong of this. as you possibly can go through to put. himself through the gauntlet. So I don't. think anyone's expecting Jason Tatum to. come in tonight and you know, have 30. minutes and 30 points and have have, you.

know, ton of usage percentage like like. we're accustomed to seeing. What's his. deal? It's going to be a gradual allow. him to get his legs under him because. this is there's going to be ebbs and. flows. There's going to be stuff that. comes up along the way, bumps in the. road, soreness that he's going to deal. with. This could lead to potentially. other injuries. You know, you don't want. to see it, but there's always these. potential. you know, he could deal with knee. soreness. He could deal with something. else just because of. the gruesome injury that he's coming. back from. But right now Got it. Got it.

Got it. Got it. Yeah. Over/under is 13. for him tonight. Just something to think. about. Last question quick from Con Man. >> Yeah, that's just the worry, Shams. Like. the minutes restriction is strictly to. see how his body responds, not. as much like, "Hey, this guy isn't ready. to play.". No, it's it's 100% going to be him. getting his legs under him, conditioning. And honestly, this is. another thing we haven't spoken about. It's like the anxiety, the nerves. And I. think that is something that Jason Tatum. is very, very aware of. That like, "What. is it going to be like when I step foot.

in TD Garden and get announced?" And. how will it be even even getting my. first shot? And so that's all something. he's dealing with. >> Yeah, when you come back from an injury, you're always scared you're going to do. it again. So that is like the biggest. hurdle. I I would assume that he's been. getting through that for these. five-on-fives that you just listed. But. in real action against real teams, especially with the main event coming to. town. I'm excited to watch him respond. I think I'm taking the over there on him. as well. And I think it's going to be. the first five shots, I think. I think. we are going. >> You got to shoot him quick. You got to. get him You got to get the nerves out. You got to just get them They're going. to be feeding him, I assume, to hey,

welcome to the show here, main event. All right, I appreciate the hell out of. you joining us, Shams. We're excited to. chat. Basketball as this NBA season. continues to roll on. They're saying the. college season much better than the NBA. Is that real? Ooh. Come on now. >> Yes. >> NBA season up to something season in the. NBA. Okay. Yeah, Shams. Yeah, haven't they been saying that? Oh, yeah. And I think I think it's kind of. certified. We haven't even got to the. tournament yet. We're getting close to. the conference championships, right? Those are happening over the next week.

and everything like that. Yeah, Age, they're saying college basketball up to. the right, you know, and NBA's trying to. keep up with them. And allegedly, these. college teams are scoring. Oh, yeah. >> And allegedly, the environments are. obviously awesome. And then you turn on. an NBA game and it is like what it is. It's the atmosphere. I think it's the. atmosphere around the college game that. makes it makes people think that. >> And football as well has the same thing. >> Yeah, the pageantry. People are juiced. like there's just the barns are much. better than a lot of these NBA barns. >> you're right, Jack. You said I don't. know how many barns are going to be. doing it tonight at home. Not not. tonight. That place in Boston is going.

to be absurd. And also, if March Madness. doesn't deliver and the NBA playoffs. deliver, we'll have the opposite. conversation. Yeah, for the rest of the. year. NBA always delivers towards. playoffs. Be a friend, tell a friend. something nice, it might change your. life. We're back on the other side with. MICHAEL LOMBARDI. >> WHAT? LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A CONVERSATION. WITH LOU. >> HOLTZ. Thank you very much, Pat. Coach, obviously, I mean, this is such a. beautiful campus. We both know it. It is.

literally created in God's image. It's been a massive day, obviously big. weekend with Ohio State here in town. I. know we have the dedication of the new. library. How great does it feel to be. back on campus at Notre Dame? Well, I. say this, if you've been part of Notre. Dame, no explanation necessary. If you. haven't, no explanation will suffice. You have to be part of Notre Dame to. understand. This is just a special. place. Now,

you can take all of that adversity. Sorry, I mean, it's tough to you know, I. got a hold the handkerchief and the. microphone at the same time, so it's a. little difficult. But, all this adversity, you know, it's. out here. It's hanging out here. And what you could do. is you could take all of those, you. know, self-perceived issues and fears. and adversities that we face every. single day when you're going to get your. tough team. And you got to stick them down deep. because it really doesn't do anything.

for you to dwell on them. So, you stick. them down deep and then you realize that. all those adversities, all those issues, they're just figments of your. imagination. >> [laughter]. >> I wish they could have made that red. flag disappear on the field as quickly. as you did that one, but. >> [laughter]. >> you know, there is no such thing as. magic. It's all mentally etc. Now, you. did that. >> Uh-oh. I won't do this one. It's like. any other newspaper.

You have a front page. for people who don't read the news. You. have the. comics for people can't read. And we have the editorial page for. people can't think. But. >> [laughter]. >> it's like anything else. You have to. have a faith and a belief somewhere. along the line. I'm not sure. I used to. do this trick all the time, but. >> [laughter]. >> that's when I was younger. Uh. but I'm not sure I can do it. But in any event,

I think maybe we can. I used to do this. with a phone book when I was younger, but I have trouble tearing it up. I want. to tell you. physically, I have an awful lot of. problems. Mentally, I'm as sharp as I've ever. been. However, However, that's one of. the advantages of not being very sharp. when you're growing up cuz then when you. get dementia, people can't tell. They say. >> [laughter]. >> well, there's no difference in anything. else. But you know, it's like anything else.

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we're lucky to have them. The toxic. table is here at Boston Connor and at Ty. Schmidt. Con man tried to perpetuate a. lie. >> Not true. I was told a lie and it's. bull. I'm pissed RIGHT NOW JUST AS MUCH. AS YOU'RE PISSED, but I'm more pissed. >> Well, there's a dog on the internet that. breaks news in the NFL world named Ricky. Scoops and he puts out a tweet with Alec. Pierce wearing a New England Patriots. hard hat and all of a sudden CONNOR. GOES, "DEAL'S DONE." I DIDN'T EVEN READ. THE TWEET. I WAS TOLD THE TWEET AND I. WAS TOLD THE TWEET SAID THAT THE DEAL'S. DONE. YEAH, AND THEN YOU'RE TELLING ME. RICKY SCOOPS, this dog knows. Okay, this.

dog knows. And what happens is well, then Ty goes, "That dog knew M.I.C. BEFORE M.I.C.". YEAH, >> [laughter]. >> THEY KNEW M.I.C. BIG DK Metcalf, too. >> Okay. Ricky Scoops knows. >> Yeah, well Ricky Scoops didn't say Alec. Pierce is going to the Patriots. >> WELL, THAT'S WHAT I WAS TOLD RICKY. SCOOPS SAID. >> WELL, RICKY SCOOPS THE dog said is that. the New England Patriots are about to. throw a bag at Alec Pierce, which I. think a lot of people are potentially. expecting for a lot of people to throw. bags at Alec Pierce. And on that note, he did have by far his best season that.

he's ever had in the NFL [laughter]. going into his contract year, by far. And what he does is what every NFL team. is looking for. Last year explosive play. rate went down. Explosive plays for the. last 5 years have been a good indicator. on who's going to win games. Alec Pierce. is an explosive play. So, whenever you. got teams with shell coverages, you. know, they're trying to keep everything. in front of you. You can gain a few. yards and we're going to go ahead and. tackle you. That's basically what. defenses have done to kind of counteract. what these NFL offenses have started to. do. NFL offense started to have late. motions, quick motions, and then they.

were taking advantages of defenses. Hey, big fatso's like middle linebacker for. the Green Bay Packers, A.J. Hawk. And they were just. making them look like absolute. maple syrup running slow losers out. there. And explosive plays just started. happening, boom, boom, boom. Then. defense coordinators, who get paid. millions of dollars as well, who are. very high football IQ people, said, "Well, if we just sit this thing back a. little bit, get a little bit more speed. out here, at least we'll give up the. explosive plays. We're going to give up. yards, but it's not a big deal." It was. a counter to the chess move that NFL.

offenses did. Now explosive plays at a. premium. Alec Pierce, he'll go get you one. He will go get you. if you throw it in double coverage, he'll go get you one. If you throw it in. man-to-man, he will certainly go up and. get it. There was times in years past. where the balls maybe weren't perfect or. maybe they're getting broken up at the. last second, but it was always an. electrifying time. And then when you. hear stories in practice of Alec Pierce. just going up on everybody's heads and. making incredible plays. Last year we. saw all that come to fruition. When. Daniel Jones was spinning the ball and. when he and Daniel Jones knew exactly. what each other were doing, he became.

awesome to watch. He's a tough. tough son of a. I mean, this dude is tough. He's a. fighter, he's got moxie, too. When he. gets introduced coming out of the. tunnel, I mean, he looks at the camera. and does a full and then does a full. sprint out. It's like he's got the. moxie, he's got the grit, he's got the. speed, he's got the ability to read a. ball. It's like he is an explosive play. waiting to happen for any NFL team. And. we are in an era where people are. looking for that because defenses have. gotten so good. So, we assume that Alec.

Pierce, who was on with Kay on Up and. Adams yesterday, said I've earned the. right to kind of see what free agency. is. I think free agency is going to be. good, Alec. Yeah. And I do assume the. New England Patriots, who have a lot of. money and also a lot to sell up there, and Vrabel's is a guy I think Alec. Pierce would have a lot of respect for. him. whenever they were going into. conversation. Remember, we heard story. Alec Pierce Mhm. hanging with the boys. He's got it in him. Two drinks. Ooh. Guy who's hosting party, also athlete, leaving party.

Alec Pierce puts one drink in other. drink, daps up person. How you doing? See you later. Pulls drink out of other. drink, takes sip out of drink, continues. conversation. Now, that was after a. big-time win with the boys. That is what. we're talking about with Alec Pierce. Checks every box, seemingly, and the New. England Patriots would obviously be. interested, but I don't think they're. going to be the only ones, AJ. >> No, I mean, if he's unrestricted free. agent, do you think there's any chance. the Colts find a way to resign him? No. Yeah, so that's part of That's No, I. mean, no way. Especially with what he.

said to Kay Adams. I mean, I don't know. I don't want to throw any shade at this. canine that you guys are reading their. tweets, but uh Ricky's talking, Ricky. scoops. >> He's got a name. Ricky scoops. I I This. is the first time we're hearing of Ricky. scoops. I was actually walking out of. the bathroom when Bruce confirmed it. with Connor. Oh, Ricky scoops, Alec. Pierce, done deal, New England Patriots. That's it. That's it. THERE IT IS. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT. BRUCE. BRUCE, YOU'RE PART OF THE PROBLEM, MAN. >> IF Ricky says it, it's as good as done. I I didn't maybe read it all the way and. see that he was just throwing it out. >> the hard hat, yeah. I'm sorry. >> hard hat on Alec Pierce and said, "I.

mean, they're probably going to be the. highest bidder, if I had to guess.". >> I mean, what if Alec Pierce is just. looking for the highest bidder? What if. he goes to the Chiefs? You know, what if. What if he heads to the Patriots? >> who his quarterback is going to be. Yeah, so and Drake May would obviously. great deep ball thrower, too. Oh, yeah. Best in the league, actually. Who? Statistically. And we we can't. >> Colts could really use him again next. year. No, they couldn't. >> He said he wants to know who his. quarterback's going to be. And that's. what I'm saying. They're not There's no. chance he's going back. But, it's a. shame they had to lose him, though. He. was a great Why'd you ask 2 seconds ago. if he's back and then Maybe they should. put his number and retire his number.

He's a great Colt. Four years isn't. enough? The Colts might actually. >> Not a bet. See, everybody's kind of saying things. in these condescending fashions and I I. don't I don't know. I didn't. I just. said they they do have a lot of names. around this That fiber was hoping to. come to the Colts. That was a good day. That was a good day. >> Still a good day. >> I think he might come. Friday, it's a. great day. >> It's feel good Friday. >> 75° outside. >> Hell yeah. USA USA USA World Baseball. Classic tonight, Tone. Has the numbers. moved? Has anything moved for that game? And what other games are taking place. today for the World Baseball Classic.

that maybe we should think about putting. a little money on cuz it feels like the. good teams are playing well and want to. show up well early. >> Yeah, but there's eight total games. today. The The line has not moved for. USA. They're still minus nine and a. half. Cuba and Panama are going on right now. Cuba's up 3-0 on Panama. Yes. And the. Netherlands and Venezuela are playing as. well. Venezuela's up 2-1 on the. Netherlands. A couple other ones, Mexico, Great Britain. I don't know. Puerto Rico, Colombia, Nicaragua, Dominican Republican. Dominican is only minus four and a half.

Ooh, I'd jump on that. Nicaragua's a great team, okay? The Dominican though, we've seen what. they've been doing. Minus four and a. half. >> Where is that game at? That is. doesn't say. I don't know. On the sports. book. >> Baker, right? >> At the Dominican. Yeah, it's got to be. If that's in the Dominican, it says. >> Yeah. That's in the Dominican? >> Yeah. It might be the POD but as soon as. I That's minus 12. Yeah, hold on. We are going to wait wait and try to get. ahead of that. We are not saying this to. guarantee. We are just saying we are. looking forward to watching this game. cuz all OF THEIR BATS GOT LIGHTNING AND.

it's in Miami. Okay, it's in Miami. >> Okay. All right. All right. Okay. It's. in Miami which, you know, that'll be a. mostly Dominican crowd, if I think You. think so? You just did a quick demo. thought and no brain. Yeah, I really. did. You think you got Miami demo. figured out? >> No, I I I I texted I was shot a couple. beers in El Barrio room. >> [laughter]. >> I had a conversation with a the or two. I think I know what's going on there. >> uh Butchie. I got him on FaceTime here. in a bit. Yep. Butchie got a lot. Yep. Okay. Uh and then so that but that. game's at 7:00 and then uh tonight 8:00. is USA and Brazil. That's the nightcap.

Um good games today. There's a lot of. betting opportunities, a lot of home run. opportunities. Um Dominican's a good. home run opportunity game as well. Okay. >> They're also throwing in Vladimir. Guerrero Jr. and Juan Soto if you guys. want to do that too. Okay. Yep. All. right. >> [laughter]. >> All right. It needs to be done. >> I thank you for that information. Yeah. Be done. Dominican's one of the team. we're looking at to potentially battle. against. >> Exactly. And Chris Sanchez uh is their. ace pretty much. Uh he's on the mound, so. Their odds bumped up too if I saw. that graphic uh earlier. I believe they.

are now the second favorite behind the. USA. The Dominican uh Republic managed. by Albert Pujols. >> Yeah, exactly. Okay. He's heavily. favored against Nicaragua with pitchers. like Christopher Sanchez leading a. roster of MLB stars. Uh that's at 6:00 uh 7:00 in LoanDepot. Park in Miami. Uh. Let's go, boys. Yeah. Let's go, boys. Come on, Dominican. For now. We need to. see you later. Yeah. Good for baseball. All right, joining us now is a man who's. good for football. Now, not everybody in football loves.

every time he talks about football. because he certainly has opinions. because he's been uh learning about the. game since I don't know what, 1970 or. something like that. He's been in the. NFL for 100 years. Now, he's the general. manager of a college football team, friend of the program, paisan legend. Ladies and gentlemen, general manager of. the North Carolina Tar Heel football. team, Michael Lombardi. YEAH, [applause]. LOMBARDI. >> [screaming]. >> GOOD TO BE BACK WITH YOU GUYS. GOOD TO. BE BACK. How are you? Missed you guys. Yeah, big days coming up, huh? Yeah, we. got big stuff. You know, this is all uh.

let's narrative season for. football, but then now we've gotten an. interest and some friends in other. sports we're covering. It's been a. blast. I'll tell you, World Baseball. Classic special, especially coming out. of the Olympics. I assume you followed. along with the Olympic competition and. loved it. I loved how we came together. I think World Baseball Classic is going. to do that as well, Lambo. Quick. question. Um always recruiting, huh, baby? That NC. looks good behind you right now with. that Tar Heel blue little quarter-zip. You look good right now, Lambo. How's. life down there?

Life is good, you know, we're getting. ready to go into spring. We've had a. really good recruiting class and we've. been really working hard in our. off-season program, which is Look, you. know, when you win six Super Bowls and. you have one pick in the top seven in. those 20-something years that he was in. New England, a lot of it goes into. player development and player. development starts with the off-season. program. It starts with our strength and. conditioning. It starts with our. nutrition and and that's really what we. feel excited about going into the year. We got a lot of good young players. You.

know, we've added players in the portal. So, to bring the team together, which we couldn't do last year because. of the dual portal portals and because. of the change in the calendar, this year. allows us to be more of a Belichickian. type team where we can go out there and. focus on fundamentals, techniques, and. improve the players. Okay, so on that. note, I thought you guys were going to. get your asses ran out of there. I mean, they were trying It felt like every day. you guys were going to be ran the hell. out of town. I and I'm going to be. honest, even as somebody that knows you. both and knew how much and how much.

passion I think you all had to get back. into ball and how much you were enjoying. it seemingly when you were talking to. me, I even started to question. Like, is. this going to be something they're going. to continue to stick with? Is this going. to be something they're going to. continue to want to do and deal with on. a daily basis? Is this what you want. your life to be right now? Just. constantly attacked seemingly for. everything that you have going on? Saying that you're a piece of trash. strictly because it's against recruiting. now and they're trying to get players. that you're potentially trying to get? I. thought you guys were going to. potentially say, all right. >> [laughter]. >> We are We actually are done with this.

But instead, it almost like. empowered you guys. Is that a way to. describe it? And I think going in your. plan was we're going to need a few years. here to kind of build what we want. I. thought you were never going to get to. that. Where do you feel after basically. everybody was trying to run you guys out. of college football? I I think the program got lifted in. December, Pat, when we signed our. recruiting class. We signed 39 players. 34 came in early. And the beautiful. thing about why it lifted our program. was all during those stormy times, all. during when the boat was getting.

capsized, when people were attacking us. with fake rumors and fake stories all. over. Nobody's corrected them yet, but. that's okay. We understand. Uh our players hung together. We did not. lose one single recruit to another team. Now, they tried, but they didn't We. didn't lose one single recruit. A lot of. that to me was the dedication of our. recruiting class. And that's what I. think gives all of everybody in this. program the lift that we need because. those players have bought into our. messaging. And they stood firm in a time.

of trouble. Look, let's face it. It If. you're not worth a darn, they're not. going to attack you. You know, some. programs are not worth attacking. They're going to attack us. We expect. it. It's all good. We've been in the. arena before. Uh we don't listen to the. noise. We focus on what we have to focus. on, and we move forward. It's It's When. you get older, you get more ability to. deflect that and move on. And I think. coach and I and this team has, and I. think it's I owe a lot of that to these. 39 freshmen who've come in who really.

decided that they're going to build. North Carolina into something special. I. love that for you. Congratulations. It. got a lot out there. Boy, it got a lot. out there. That might have been the loudest. >> but yeah. Yeah, it was it was, but I I. think, you know, look, you know, we. probably. have to understand that we were going to. get attacked. I didn't think it was. going to be on an everyday basis, but it. is what it is, and. >> like it was a little bit overkill, but. yeah. And that's the motivation. Yeah, I. love that. Well, I'm I'm thankful and. pumped for you guys that you're going to.

stick with it and you're still in it and. still loving it. Every time we talk to. you, it feels like this morning we. talked to you, you're watching film. trying to figure out who the next guy. is. I love that it's captivated you. again. Can we ask you about some other. things happening around football? >> Well, yeah. Okay, college football. >> the NFL, Pat. I haven't given up on it. yet. I still I've got a son coaching the. quarterbacks of the 49ers, so I'm fully. invested in in his future and seeing. what's going on around the league. So, I. haven't I haven't like just disappeared. from the face of the earth. Okay, good. The boys will have some NFL questions. then for you as well. I'm happy that.

you're you're still paying attention to. that because it's probably good for your. place. of business as well to know what's going. on up there. And your boy coaching the. San Francisco 49ers quarterbacks, Mac. Jones, whatever he was teaching them, he's got it. Did you see the ice shot. glass, takes a shot, and then throws. that thing off a gong, perfect strike, and then dances while George Kittle. rehabbing an Achilles in the background. like, what a strike by Mac Jones. Yeah. And oh, ah, ah, little dancing in there. I mean, he's living. Good Good for the. boy.

putting in an incredible culture. together over there in that quarterback. room. Okay, let's talk college football. Last question for me, then we will move. to the NFL. Today at the White House, 4:00, there is. a college football committee or college. sports committee coming together. It's. It's a lot of people seemingly going. there. to kind of try to figure out what's. college sports and college football. looks like going forward. Everybody from. Cody Campbell, obviously former. offensive lineman for the Indianapolis. Colt Colts now with Texas Tech. He is. there. He is a very invested human being.

in this because I feel like he love of. sport while also having a great business. mind. And with what he's doing down. there in West Texas, I feel like he. thinks he has a model that we can maybe. run elsewhere. He just wants to be. heard, I think. There's a lot of people. that don't want to listen to him cuz. they think he's just in it for himself, which is why I think having all these. different types of people in there. Sabans in there. I think Urbans in. there. There's a couple media people in. there. I think there's a couple. commissioners in there. There's some. professional team executives in there. I.

think they're just trying to lay out. what they think we need from this. I. don't know if there's any decisions. being made, but I like that we're trying. to think about it and trying to figure. it out. I think uh President Trump and. the government are the only people that. can figure it out because from my. understanding, the NCAA is always scared. to get sued, so they're waiting on the. government to put some policies in place. so that they can enforce them. So, I. think the government is the one in are. the ones that are going to have to. figure this out inevitably. They're the. ones that are going to have to do and. empower whoever to make these guardrails. that everybody seemingly wants to keep.

college football and college sports as a. whole up into the right cuz the product. is beautiful, the atmosphere is. electrifying, the pageantry is something. that nobody else has, and college sports. fans are our best fans. Now, you are in. it and have been in it for a year. From. your perspective, what do you think. needs to happen? Have you even thought. about what a good answer would be? And. how productive do you think any of these. conversations potentially become to save. what we all love in college? Well, I think it's a two-pronged. question. The first is the NCAA has to.

stop some of these ridiculous rules that. they have that were put in place before. basically players were compensated for. their play. >> [clears throat]. >> Because of that, we're going to spend. money on high school players, transfer. players. The rules that were put in. place before were to try to even out the. balance of power to keep teams from over. recruiting. I think those old rules in. the NCAA are outdated. They need to be. contemporary. For example, Pat, I can't. go to a high school to see a kid, but I.

could FaceTime a kid. So, if I go to a. high school and talk to the coach and. the kid's five rooms down and we could. FaceTime together. Does that really make. sense? Like, there needs to be. modernization of the rules through the. NCAA. That would be one section. Now, let's get to the meat of the bone, right? The problem really is financial, and until we have a collective. bargaining agreement where the players. in college all form together like the. NFL players formed, and they agree on. a deal. They agree on what is best for. collective bargaining. Until we have.

that, we will spend most of our times in. courts of law predicated on the state. that you're in, predicated on what judge. is going to rule. And I think we need to. have that so we have some guidelines and. guardrails to operate an. operate a business out of cuz. essentially, when you're bringing. players in and you're paying, you're. running a business. For example, when in. the NFL, I do a contract for a player, we agree. The agent and I agree. The. player agrees to the contract. I fax it. over, it gets signed, email it over,

DocuSign. In college, I have a North. Carolina contract that has to go to the. agent. The agent's going to redline that. deal, send it back. That takes 3 days. You know what happens during those 3. days? The player has an opportunity to. to take my deal and go somewhere else. and shop it around. And so it becomes. very challenging as you move forward in. this. So, I think we need a collective. bargaining agreement. We definitely need. to clean up some of the rules that have. been in place for over 50 years that. aren't applicable, but we need a.

collective bargaining agreement. And I. truly believe the people meeting in. Washington have that in the best. interest. I think Cody Campbell wants to. see the sport to behave in a manner to. where everybody has equal footing. Yeah, and he's certainly benefiting from the. rules. You know, there's been a lot of. people in the past, I think President. Trump has even said it publicly, like, "The tax system's broken here." How do. you know? Because, like, everybody I know has been getting around. and everybody's like, "This asshole's. been doing it." He's like, "But at. least, you know, we're just pointing.". Cody Campbell has all the money in the. world and he's been supplying Texas.

Tech. And it's like, no matter what. happens with these rules, if nothing. changes, Texas Tech is going to do good. He legitimately seems like he's like, "I. would like to just like maybe, cuz we're. losing sports." He's talking about. losing women's sports, we're losing. Olympic sports. He's like, "We're losing. athletes because the finances of this. are going to run out. All the money's is. to be going towards one sport or two. sports. And if we don't find a way to. generate capital in this entire thing. and make an actual business out of it, we're going to lose a lot of these other. sports, and us as sports people, him as.

former professional athletes, like we. need more sports, not less sports, and I. think what he is looking for is somehow. to make them sustainable in a model in. which we know football is going to make. money, we know bass college basketball. is going to be able to make some money. in some places, college baseball I think. makes it like there's some money makers, but he wants to make it a sustainable. business, and I'm intrigued to see how. they're able to do it. Now, quick last. follow-up for me on that. How do they. get How do you guys get the players to. have a CBA? Is it because there's enough. agents now representing enough people. that are above board that we all trust,

that we think they'll be able to get. this players to agree to something cuz. that's a changing every 4 years. That's. a new group of kids, right? And like how. do you get everybody to agree to sign. into a unit That's a lot. I Don't you. think that's a lot? I think you have to. get the institutions to sign in, and you. have to get Congress to back it up so. that somebody can't take it into court. like the NFL has been able to do. You. enter the NFL, Pat, as a college player, you sign into whether you're in a in the. NFLPA or not, you follow the rules. You.

can't challenge the NFL in some court of. law because you've entered into a. collective bargaining system. And I. think that's something that we're going. to have to do. Look, it's above my pay. grade to figure all that legal stuff. out. That's why those guys know what to. do, but that's what has to happen. I. mean, until we have that, we're never. going to be able to control running to. the courts for a player to get a ninth. year, for a player to get his 12th year, you know, for a player to do this or. player, you know, to get more money, all. that. The rules are meaningless if. there's no there's no teeth behind them.

And until we have teeth, which is a. collective bargaining agreement, everybody's going to operate as an. independent contractor. Such a. fascinating thing because it's such a uh. maybe this is the. the combustible moment where we're able. to figure out how to do it. But has. there ever been a product so good and. then the the back end so bad? I don't. know. Like every business we've. encountered has terrible dumb people at. some spots that you don't expect people. to that are that dumb to be at. And so.

you think to yourself, well, that's. probably a bad business, but then they. got other stuff at least in place that. makes them a good business. It's like. this one, the business side is just. there's really. there's nothing. I mean, it's really. like whoever you can pitch to give you. enough money on a certain day, let alone. if they back out of it, let alone if the. contract's real or not real. And the. NCAA just sits there and says, "Government's got to tell us what we can. do." And then the government says, "This. feels like an NCAA thing." And it's. like, "No, they are saying it's a you. thing." So hopefully they're able to. figure it out because the product of. college sports is fantastic. I mean, it.

is absolutely spectacular. We got to. keep it going. You're obviously a part. of it. All right, let's pivot to some. NFL conversation, shall we? AJ Hawk in. studio has a question for you, Pizon. Yeah, hey Lambo. We see you know, DJ. Moore, he's going to get traded to the. Buffalo Bills here, I guess, when it's. official on Wednesday next week. What are your thoughts on that whole. trade? I guess the Bills giving up a. second-rounder for DJ. I guess is there. a way to figure out who wins this trade. at this point right now? And I guess who. do you what do you think about both. these teams?

Well, I think we have to stop you know, every trade, everything that happens in. the NFL is never player for draft pick. It's player It's player salary and draft. pick. There's three elements that go. into it. And we are entering really. domino season because all these chips. are going to create dominoes that are. going to move something over. I thought. it was a great trade for Chicago. I. think what Chicago is doing what a lot. of teams are trying to do when they have. a young quarterback is try to get that. star player. Will they be able to. acquire Max Crosby because they're one.

of the few teams that can because. they're not paying their quarterback 70. million, 60 million dollars. People say. Dallas should go after Max Crosby. Well, the reason they traded Micah Parsons was. because they had they had a quarterback. that they're paying all this money to. So, I think where Chicago is and I think Ben. Johnson and North Carolina alone did an. incredible job coaching that team. I. think he's one of the bright young. coaches in the NFL. I love watching his. offense. I do every week because I think. he's so talented and I think he sees DJ. Moore as a replaceable part because he's.

got some really good young players and. to add something to his arsenal like a. second round pick even though it's a low. two, it gives him an opportunity to. throw those picks into a Max Crosby or. someone like him. And I think for. Buffalo, look, it's hard to say just. draft a receiver because he's young. He's going to come in and they don't get. him until May. I think Buffalo, what. happened in this off season is really. about we've got to win now. I mean, Brandon Beane made a big move in firing. a very good coach in Sean McDermott. because of philosophical differences and.

I think their window is really now and. so this move is about now. Now, is DJ. Moore good enough? We're going to find. out in terms of what they paid for him, but I think it was a move that Chicago's. making to create another domino. I like. the fact that Chicago is trying to gear. up for another big move, especially if. it ends up with Max Crosby. Good, better, best, never let it rest till. your good is better and better and your. best. Could you imagine Max Crosby and. Ben Johnson shirtless in the locker room. afterwards? Yeah. Jeez. [laughter]. Yeah. That feels like a perfect match. made in heaven up there. So, if they're.

doing that, congrats to them and. Chicago. And once again, I so quickly. have become I trust Ben Johnson guy. So, if this is what Ben Johnson wants to do, I trust what he's thinking. But for the. Buffalo Bills, and maybe it's because we. do know Beane and we've gotten a chance. to chat with him and I actually asked. him about DJ Moore whenever we were at. the combine whenever there was just a. bunch of names in one of those slow. times. He was like, "I like They know. they got to win." You know, like to your. point, they know they got to win. So, if. DJ Moore comes in there and helps them. win however on the offensive side with. Joe Brady, new offensive head coach, and.

they're able to get the defense to be. able to keep Josh Allen on the field. You You if your defense can get off the. field and Josh Allen get back out there. and they go on a run, maybe the best. player on earth in everybody's eyes at. this stage can win a Super Bowl. But. boy, if they don't win a Super Bowl, it. is going to be continued to just grow. louder and louder and louder for being. And he understands that. He's very. thankful for that opportunity, but they. got to make moves to win now. Go ahead, speaking of moves to win now, go ahead, Tone.

>> Yeah, Lambeau, not so surprising the. Rams who say those picks decided to. trade another first-round pick for a. player in Trent McDuffie who has been an. All-Pro, been an incredible player for. the Chiefs at the cornerback position. And the Chiefs on the other side, it's. kind of not surprising. They they. they are a team that will let. cornerbacks go to the market. They've. done it twice, three times now. Well, how do you feel about the trade for for. both sides on the McDuffie trade? Well, I think look, the Rams window, they know. is very tight. I mean, Matthew Stafford. was sensational last year. He was.

incredible. And you know, they know they. need to win now and they could have. easily been the Super Bowl winning team. We all said when Seattle played Los. Angeles, the winner of that game was. going to win the Super Bowl no matter. who they were going to play. We all kind. of felt that way. And I think the Rams, knowing this offseason, their secondary, they re-signed Curl, which was a really. good move for them. And now they get. McDuffie who was actually a better slot. corner for Kansas City than he was an. outside corner. But the Rams play so. much zone that it's really going to.

benefit him and it's also going to. benefit them on third down where he can. match up on a receiver. So, I like the. trade for the Rams. Look, the Rams. understand. I think you got to give Les. Snead a lot of credit. He always talks. about not wanting draft picks, but when. you break down his defense, what he's. done with that defensive line, finding. guys in the second and third round, and. really help that front seven for the. Rams is legitimate. The problem with the. Rams football team last year, and we saw. Seattle exploit it, was their secondary. They couldn't cover me, you, or anyone.

And so, that was the biggest issue and I. think they fixed that with this move and. giving up a pick at the bottom of the. first round, you get away from the. salary, you get away from the 5-year. decision, and you get a player you can. come in right now and play. I like it. Uh any team that is trying to make a. move to win, I like it at all times. I. want full court press all the time for. my team. I I want them in the mix, I. want them making moves, I want them. trying to win. The Chiefs, nobody's. talking about. Now, the sportsbooks.

still have them Yep. in the top five or. whatever the case is cuz they have. Patrick Mahomes and all that. The Chiefs. are gearing up for something. The Chiefs. are about to unleash, I think, this. year. I think there's a chance that the. makeup of their team, the makeup of. their players, but every move they make. and every tweet that comes from Mahomes. where he says, "Damn." You know, it. certainly is an interesting time over. there. Is there going to be moving over. to another state? >> That's right. And then is 1587. Steakhouse even going to be allowed to. Oh, no. got to play. Uh-oh. I got to. play. I don't even know if I'm allowed. to have it. They might have to trade.

They might have to trade. >> He's getting sued by YouTube. Did you. DID YOU SEE THAT? Somebody Somebody sued. him for 1587 title. Oh, yeah. Yeah, allegedly. I mean, I could I could have. got got there. It's a tough time. >> No, I'm pretty sure they do. It's from Fitz and Whit. That's right. They had a nice burning diner 1587 prime. steak. >> I bet you it's so good. Oh, it's in. Kansas City, Missouri. Then you go ahead. and have your steak in a couple years, then you get in your car, you drive to. Kansas. That's where the Chiefs' home. is. >> That's right. You hear the Bears are coming to. Indiana, Lambeau?

Yeah, I heard that. I mean, we'll see if. it happens. I mean, you know, those are. always I mean, this is so much. negotiations that go on. You know, look, the Bears played one time, you. know, when they played at Wrigley Field, the field was so short that the players. slipped into the dugout. There were. times there. So, I'm not quite sure. that, you know, everything's going to. lock down, but look, the The governor. told me. The governor told me. Governor of. Indiana said, I heard. He said, "Yeah, they're coming.". >> I thought that I pay attention. I just. until it start until they start building.

something I'm a little I never believe. it. It's soon. It's soon. I heard it's. happening. Whatever they are ready to. break ground in the corner. I don't. think they're using the Indiana thing as. leverage over. Why would they do that? I don't think. they're doing it. Who knows? That. governor is in an interesting spot. I I. mean the governor. the governor of Illinois. You got the. governor of Indiana calling the governor. of Illinois a mayor whenever he's kind. of burying his power and what he's able. to do. And then I'm reading that guy's. name in a lot of things. It's crazy. time. Are they going to be able to. handle a brand new stadium deal, new. taxes to.

suffice what the Bears could potentially. have just 15 minutes right over here on. the other side where you can build up. your own I think it's going to happen. As a player, right? I mean are you. paying Indiana taxes and Illinois state. taxes here? I mean we saw that with the. Super Bowl being in California, right? I. mean you know with all the the players. salaries being garnished from the state. that they were in and what Sam Donald. owed the state of California 137,000. I think this is kind of like another tax. interest that you've got to get into and. that affects you in free agency. Look,

the teams that don't have this tax. burden, the Tennessee, the Florida, the. Texas, those teams benefit in free. agency because of the tax burden and tax. liability that players have to pay. I. don't know what it is in Tennessee and. why they're able and how they're able to. have no state income tax but like. Florida obviously there's things that. supplement the state income tax so they. don't have to have it for there. But is. there excuse? You know, there's California said it. says we need all of it, you know, and. then the other states that don't have a. Tennessee. I wonder what it is just. Tennessee not having it it's awesome.

Arizona doesn't have it. Awesome. Texas. Texas all the play I I figured it out. All the places that people like going to. in tourism they don't need to charge. people for living there. Spend your. money there. Yeah, outsiders will spend. the money here. We don't have to take. it. Indiana though. low we have low state income tax. So. although it's no state income tax it is. lower uh income tax so that will. certainly be a good sell for the Bears. Ben, not that Ben Johnson needs it, but. yeah, sounds like everything's up and up. if you come over to Indiana, which is. basically what the governor was saying.

Now, I don't know if you heard this, I'm. trying to get the governor to pass weed. as well. I don't know. See, he wanted. to, you know, there was conversation. here, a little. uh quid pro quo, you know, it's like, "Hey, feels like good time to talk about. sports in Indiana, the combine's here. for the third night straight year, and. also getting the Bears, would love to. talk about that. Okay, cool, cool, come. on, come on, come on.". Unprompted. I got some ideas, too. Isn't. this how politics how politics work? I. need weed. Need weed to be passed around here, okay? It's every state, governor. This. governor, it's. we are fully surrounded by weed, okay?

All of our money is going out here. So, if we're worried about money and we're. selling things, let's go ahead and do it. here. There's actually two people you should. probably be talking to. >> Okay. Yeah, I can see the benefits. I've. certainly understood them, but there's. two people you need to talk to. They're. the ones that are really against you, whoever. It's like, "Sweet, can I get. those names?" Yeah. So, boys, we need to send Happy George. Yeah, there you go. Lambo. Oh. Something. you should do for Bill today, maybe. >> Recruits. The thing or to recruits is. send them Happy George, okay? We got. this guy sent to our office this morning. alongside of his wife. Goat. His name's.

Happy George. He plays a guitar, he's a. singing telegram guy. He brought a. message. uh to the Thunderdome. We set up a. little audience for him. We wanted to. make him uncomfortable. Little did we. know, there's no chance of that ever. happening. >> No. Happy George got more moxie than. anybody, and some kid sent a resume in. with a singing telegram, and we'd like. to let him know, "Congrats, you cracked. the code." This guy was so absurd. outside, we felt obligated to let him in. and do his thing. Turns out he had a. thong on, and he's got pipes. >> Yep. And he he got [laughter] the.

ability He's got the ability to sing. I. mean, yeah, we're having a good time. Uh. maybe send one of these to Bill. It's. not a bad idea. >> Yeah. Yeah, there you go. Just as a. thank you. Say thank you, Bill, for. letting me be here. Say thank you. >> that. Love you. Happy George and Mrs. George, I'll tell you what, great vibes. Really good vibes. >> ass. This guy walks up to the front. door, side door first, then the front. door, two balloons, wearing his. cheeks out, you know, the whole thing, and uh Bruce goes. >> an idiot, Pat. I mean, you get good.

marketing, get on your show. Like, look. at this. I mean, he can't buy this. airtime. This guy Now he's going to get. gigs. >> No, people are paying Oh, he's got gigs. Yeah, he's got gigs. >> gigs for days. He's happy George. Yeah, bingo. Yeah. Happy George is booked, okay? So AJ booked him for a week just. to kind of hang out at his house. Same. clothes. >> Yeah. Guys got spurs on the back of his. cowboy boots. >> He does. Ass-kicking. I don't know what they're for, but. that's good. Sure, it's good stuff. Yeah, just say what Hey, Happy George, Al, well, here it comes, buddy. There he. is. Hey, Happy George, thanks for coming. through today, Happy George. >> George.

Someone knows the bill will really go. over pretty well. It'll go over pretty. well. Okay, more questions about NFL, Lambo. We appreciate you calling, man. >> Yeah, Lambo, maybe someone to Florio. I. think he might love it, too. Uh always a. pleasure. Oh, he definitely would, yeah. It's. It's been too long. It's. >> [laughter]. >> It's been too long, Lambo. Truly an honor to speak to you again. Uh. Foxy, great idea uh to bring in Lambo. He is the best. But, with the Minnesota. situation, Lambo, I want to kind of get. your thoughts around it. Obviously,

they're looking to add a veteran. quarterback, even though J.J. McCarthy's. only going into year three, and he. really only had last year as experience. How would you kind of handle that. situation in Minnesota with J.J. McCarthy? Because kind of needs reps, but kind of needs time to learn more as. an NFL quarterback. And then, what do. you think KOC's kind of going through. right now, just because he's the only. guy, they don't have a GM throughout. these, you know, next few weeks, which. are pivotal, and then the draft in. April?

Well, I think Rob Brzezinski's. outstanding. I think Rob, who took over. in the interim role, should get the head. job. I think Rob does a really good job. He's a great listener. He understands. He utilizes assets. I think they'll get. back to doing more uh hands-on tape as. opposed to looking at some of the. analytical or the PFF stuff that kind of. can be. misinterpreted or actually dead wrong. So, I think Rob will do a really good. job. I think that the real fundamental. question is does Kevin believe in J.J. McCarthy? And I think that answer is.

probably no. I would say not probably, I would say it. is no. And so, they're going to go for. another quarterback. Now, where do they. go? Do they go to the Will Willis. market? Do they think they can they can. take him and bring him in and pay him. between 20 and 25 million? They're. trying to get rid of cap room right now, so they're obviously up to something. Do. they go for the Kyler Murray rehab. program or the Tua rehab program? You. know, Daniel Jones will sign a deal. One. of the things about quarterbacks, you. know, he'll sign a deal in Indianapolis, he has to. I mean, he's comfortable.

there, Shane knows him, he's comfortable. with the offense. So, you really almost. Daniel Jones, you can take him off the. board unless somebody just really blows. him out of the water. And I think Ballad. would have to match that even if he did. So, I I think that's where they are. I think. Minnesota, especially in this draft. where, you know, you've got the. you got the one quarterback going to go. first pick in the draft, and then who. else is going to go and where they're. going to go? I I don't think Kevin has. the patience or the or the will to want. to draft somebody and then try to.

develop them like they did J.J. He. rehabbed Sam Darnold perfectly. He put a. lot of time, effort into him, and then. lost him to Seattle. I think this is. where the program he's going to be on, and Kevin's such a good offensive. coordinator, and he's such a good. quarterback coach that whoever they. pick, I think it's going to be the. quarterback for their immediate future. and then some. I I think the J.J. McCarthy era is going to be on the back. burner if not over. Yeah, we. it almost felt like the Kwesi firing.

the GM. GM gets fired, Kevin O'Connell gets kept. around, and then all the rumors were. like Kevin O'Connell wanted another year. for JJ to develop, didn't want him to. play. Feels like Kwesi was pushing for a. he's our guy, he's our guy. Allegedly. And it seems like that's maybe what is. being kind of portrayed publicly now. with the decisions that they made. So. with that conversation that we have. heard had happened in the past, it's. like Kevin O'Connell is definitely. getting a guy that can spin the ball. I.

need somebody that can spin it. Kyler. can spin it, right? Are we worried about. off the field? Him being able to not. match what Kevin O'Connell needs or do. we think maybe Arizona was a potentially. part of the problem of creating. everything we heard about Kyler off the. field. How do you feel about that. change? How do you feel about maybe. Gino? Go ahead. >> a lot. The guys can tell you I talked a. lot about this Kyler Murray contract. when I had my podcast and I thought it. was ridiculous for him coming off the. injury for for the Cardinals to pick up. all that guaranteed of the contract. I. really felt like they they had seen him.

I didn't think he connected to his. teammates. You know, now we're hearing. some stories about leadership and work. ethic and all those things. I mean it. hasn't really gone smoothly there and. they've gone through another coach as. they started another administration with. Mike LaFleur out there. I think to me if. somebody takes Kyler it's going to be. somebody who really knows the kid and. can connect to the kid because it's. still difficult to play with an. undersized quarterback. And it was the. same thing I said about Tua when when he. was going to get that big contract. You.

know, it's like look at the people. around Tua and look at where he did when. he threw the football. Now that doesn't. mean he can't go in in the Kevin. O'Connell system and utilize him. Perhaps that would be the alternative, but then you also have the health issues. that come with it. Now he's been healthy. for the last two years. So. I think the Murray one's really. interesting. I mean think about it. Malik Malik Willis Malik Willis is going. to You were so wrong. I mean you were so. wrong, man. I got it. I got it. I knew. you were coming. I knew you were coming. I knew you were ready to jump on me,

too, but see I practiced it. I was in. the bathroom practicing Malik Willis all. the way. And so I got I I think with. that he's going to be the first domino. that falls and then everything else is. going to but then what happens after he. falls? You know, there's the Jets. Do. they go are they in on Willis? I mean. because that's obviously they're not. going to get the quarterback in the. draft. Mendoza's going to be gone. So. how do they get their team with with. with with ability to go up with Frank. Reich leading the charge at the Jets? I. I think that's an interesting question.

Marry it's got To me it's got to be. about. >> the answer in New York. If Frank Reich. is running it, you know. They got their. guy. >> It's in the right direction. >> You know who that is. Do you? >> I would guess it's Carson Wentz. I don't. know. The goat. God, could there be more. right? Carson headed over to the Jets. potentially. Obviously, all these things. are able to be said right now. >> the GM of the If you're the GM of the. Jets and and you've got to believe in. Frank and what he's doing and I. certainly get that, but at some point.

you have to have a sense of doubt that A. Carson can stay healthy and can he play. to the same level, you know? I think. that that would be a concern on my part. You're going to have to protect yourself. and perhaps they'll sign another. quarterback to go along with. >> see him in the international game? I. just want to You know, Carson's got it. still in there and on that note, definitely knows how Frank operates. Frank does how he operates. This. quarterback class of who's who's ready, who's not ready. Carson being a Jet this. year would be awesome and. once again, Carson, it was an honor to.

experience the Carson Wentz experience. Whenever you're here in Indianapolis, the highs are real high. The lows are. incredibly scary. So it's just. it's a fascinating existence that C W E. Sam Darnold goes to Minnesota, wins a. Super Bowl. Dan Jones goes to win. Minnesota, comes to Indianapolis, leads. them to an eight and one record. Carson. Wentz goes to Minnesota to the New York. Jets. I'm not so sure they win 12 games. Yeah, [laughter] there's a chance, I. guess. Everything they're doing over. there makes a lot of sense. I'll take. your action on that, Connor. I'll take. your action on that. >> Can't do that. You can't do that. You.

can't do that. Okay, speaking of action, there's seemingly a lot a lot of chatter. about some action, but not really a lot. of actual action in Philly. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Lambo, we've heard about A.J. Brown potentially getting traded for the. better part of the last 2 years, it. seems like. And now, you know, every day. Connor's coming in and saying, "Hey, you. know, let's go. He's getting traded to. the Patriots." And then we had Schefter. on, who basically said like, "Hey, they're not shopping him. If someone. blows him away with an offer, they will. listen, but it that hasn't happened.

yet." What do you think's ultimately. going to happen with A.J. Brown? Well, in in Schefter I trust, so I. believe that they're not shopping him, but I I think too, the fact that, you. know, when you when you look at A.J. Brown and you look at what he's does for. the Eagles, and especially as they. transition into this more of a Kyle. Shanahan harder play action, which I. think really fits Jalen Hurts more, you. know, when they go into that style of. offense, I think A.J. Brown's a huge. component. It's one thing to trade the. player, it's another thing to figure out.

what are you getting back in return, and. I think that's where Howie Roseman has. made a a really good career of getting. great value on return. The one thing we. do know is New England is going to be. very aggressive in the marketplace. I. mean, they're going to go out there and. try to Look, they've got it The reason. they're going to be aggressive is is is. all the teams that are going to be. aggressive are the teams that aren't. paying a quarterback $60 million. Now, they're going to have to pay Drake. Maye down the road, so they have to be. fiduciary in terms of that, but they.

also have to understand this is their. moment to add more talent to their team. So, the Tennessee's and the, you know, the the New England Patriots, those. teams without a high-priced quarterback. are going to be the ones that are going. to be active in free agency. To me, I. think New England's going to try to be. as active in the offensive line as they. can and everywhere else, because this is. the moment to do it. Yeah, and there's. already been one center signed to a $30. million contract to the Chargers this. morning. Linderbaum still available. There's a chance that people are going. to be making a move, a big one for him.

I think the Tennessee Titans have $100. million in cap space. So, whenever you. talk about the ability to make some. plays quickly. >> Well, five actually. Yeah, yeah, Magazi, yeah. The lightning is dollars different. number. As we have been chatting, some. breaking news has taken place for the. Detroit Lions. Left tackle Taylor. Decker, the team's longest tenured. player has been released by the Detroit. Lions. Taylor Decker put out a quote. here. This is fascinating, Foxy. I'm. excited for you to read this. Yeah. Things change. 145 games, started three.

playoff appearances, two division. titles. A decade carrying the shield. I fully. intended to do it once again, but. my time as a Lion has come to an end. Oh, no. In the weeks since notifying the team of. my return, there have been numerous. discussions, many of which were a. surprise to me. We can all find common ground. Therefore, I decided to request my release. I am opting for a clean and amicable. close to what has been such a beautiful. 10 years going to war as a Lion. It has.

been the absolute privilege of my life. to be your left tackle for the past 10. years, and I am forever grateful for the. opportunity the Ford family and the. Lions organization afforded me. Taylor. Decker with a cool signature at the. bottom of that. >> Okay. Foxy, he didn't want to leave. It's Pete Carroll situation. So, that's. what I'm hearing right there. Now, at. the end, he certainly had to put aside. his anger and say, "It was an honor, Detroit. I do. appreciate this." How about him saying. it was a surprise to me? I said, "Hey, we're going to be able to. work this deal out pretty What does that. mean?" That means they they offered him.

an amount of money that he was Can you. please back that thing. You're about upset about this. Yeah. This guy's banging the mic over here. because of it. Decker guy. I didn't know. you were going to get that emotional. You're going to buy something about it. This is a here. This is There's another. move here. This is This is This is how. we have to think in free agency. This. isn't just a singular move. There has to. be something that's attached to this. Now, they know they can move Sewell to. left tackle, but they had a price point. on Decker that they didn't want to go. over. Now, Decker's smart. He knows if. he makes it to the open market, it's.

just watch out. Nobody Left tackles. rarely make it to the open market. Trent. Williams is redoing his deal. So, you. understand that. is this like my The first thing is. you're reading that I'm thinking is. Detroit trying to get into the into the. you know, the Max Crosby sweepstakes, which we've heard they were. He went to. Eastern Michigan. He's from the area. Certainly, he would be a huge impact. player along the other side of Aidan. Hutchinson. Are they in that ballpark. now? They Now, they've got Goff under a. huge contract, but I think what they.

could be saying, and I don't know this, is if we move Sewell over to left. tackle, we'll replace the We'll get a. right tackle for a lot cheaper, and we. could take that money and put it into a. good player like a good player like. Crosby. So, I think this is more of a. domino thing. But, I think if you are. Yeah, Decker, you understand your value. is so great that you Why should you take. a reduced deal? You know, it's one thing. to take 3 million less. It's another. thing to take 10 million less. Yeah, so. the Spotrac report on the money issue.

that you're talking about, uh 9.4. million of dead cap, 11.6 million of. space kind of cleared out there. 32-year-old has 2 years, 39 million. remaining on this contract. Foxy, uh. quick wrap-up here about the. >> the pillar. of Detroit on the left side. >> Yeah, no, this bombs me out because. Decker and Ragnow were really the only. two guys that were part of the same old. Lions and got to experience the brand. new Lions. And when I when he announced. he was coming back, I'm like, "Okay, he's only coming back to play for.

Detroit." And as a fan, you only want to. see him play for the Lions. Now that. he's not, this is weird, but I'm sure it. has some cap space thing going on here. But yeah, ultimately, bummed out that. Decker won't be a lion through and. through. >> Max Crosby ends up a Detroit lion. Yeah, now we're talking though. That'd be. sick. I didn't even think of that. Lombardi until you're like, man, this is. something they're opening up what? And. he's from Eastern Michigan. >> Mont- they they got rid of David. Montgomery. When you When you start. shedding contracts, you're doing. something. Especially when you're as.

close as the Lions are to being into the. Super Bowl. So, when you start shedding. contracts, understandable they're older. players, but they're still very good. player. I mean, Mont- gomery is still a. very good player. It isn't like, oh, we. he can't play anymore, we got to get rid. of him. So, when you start doing that, there's another move that you're going. to make, and it could be, you know, we're going to sign this guy for less or. whatever, but I think to me, my my if I. were Green Bay, if I were Chicago, and I. were Minnesota, I'm like, what are the. Lions up to? They're not doing this just.

because they can't They can get Decker. done. They've got cash in that building. So, there's something else that's up. their sleeve. >> Oh, is it Is it up to something season. up there in uh It might be, but also we. we're going to pay Gibbs, highest-paid. running back in the league. Jack. Campbell, probably highest-paid. linebacker in the league. Sam LaPorta, he might reset the tight end market. And. then Brian Branch, if he comes back off. that Achilles, they've got a lot of guys. to pay too, Lombardi. >> Oh, no, maybe no Max Crosby there. No, that and I think Evan makes a good. >> is more OF A RE-MAX WHERE YOU'RE selling.

the house cuz you guys got to pay for. stuff. Oh, wow. Go Ishbia. Sorry, Lombardi. Need a mortgage up there. Sorry. >> But you could sign those guy I mean, look, I I think all those guys are. really good players, and obviously Gibbs. they're going to have to sign, but. remember, when you sign those guys, the. beginning of their deals are the. cheapest cap deals. It's going to cost. more cash. So, when you have to resign. players, the first 2 years of the deal. because of the structure of the signing. bonus, you pick up enough cap room as. opposed to paying the full amount. Yeah, why don't why don't you stop saying. stupid things in the back? is why I said.

we ought to get Michael Lombardi on. I. actually said I need Lombardi to lose 20. games in a row at UNC because I want. them on the show again. That was. selfish. I apologize for that long. pause. >> Yeah, and he does not actually wish that. upon you Tar Heels. I would like that to. be known. Don't do that. But I think. that's where you have to kind of. constantly that's where on Monday you. got to ask the question what is the what. is going to be the cause of this move? What is the effect of this move and how. does it and it may not happen. instantaneously, but it will happen down. the road, right? And so, you know, do.

you know, when Willis signs with a team, what team he signs with, what does that. free up? How does that make a move? You. know, if somebody offers something for. A.J. Brown that how he can't turn down, he's got to figure out how he replaces. him. That's a domino that goes into. effect. So, I think it's all about it's. really it's almost like you're playing. pool, Pat. You know you're going to make. this shot, but where do I put the cue. ball to make the next shot? >> go ahead and back this son of a up. a little bit just so I can get a little. better at the side. >> That's right. Drop back.

Yep. You know nothing about the Black Widow. and what she was doing there. You don't. know anything about it. I don't know. anything about it. Yeah. Show me how you. how you approach the ball. >> in a while whenever you get in there, you got to let that thing smooth it out. there. And there I you know, I'll take. that thing and I'll. Yep. You know what that is? No. I'm chalking. the cue, pal. Come on. What's your foot? Yeah, I'm spinning that son of a. You fool. >> Right here, pal. You ever seen one of. these? >> your foot. Oh, that's cuz you ain't been. in a billiard hall.

You are exposing yourself as a man. that's never been down there with the. billiards. Holiday Lanes had a lot of. pool up there. A lot of pool. Actually, the Black the. Black Widow loved to play at Holiday. Lanes. Yeah, she I think she actually. came through there. People would put. their cigarettes out as she walked by. and say, "Lady, lady, lady, thank you. for coming through." I mean, that's what. that's what they actually did there. Nine ball, eight ball, you name it. I'll. play What's that they do over in uh. Snooker? There it is. that. You. know who's actually surprisingly a good. pool player? My mom. Oh, okay. Yeah. Why. is that surprising? Cuz I just don't.

think my mom really like hung out at. places that really had that, but turns. out her dad used to take her to places. that had it and then ever she was like a. teenager, I guess she like kind of. >> Ted Lasso situation though. >> Dogs. And every once in a while, yeah, she would just show up and I will be. playing pool and then all of a sudden. she grabs a stick and it's like, "Sally, what are you doing with that?" And she's. like, "Don't worry about it.". >> Run the table. And I'm like, "Whoa! Sally McAfee. hanging out at boozing places? [laughter] I didn't know that." Yeah, but that's what you got to do. >> Okay. Okay, I I just need a little bit. more respect. Last question for you. here, Lambo. Yes. Uh before I let you.

get back to your day job, go ahead, AJ. >> Lambo, we had uh obviously 10 uh coaches. get fired last year in the NFL. Anyone. that really peaks your interest that you. thought was a great hire, you know, Robert Saleh in in Tennessee, we got. Michael LaFleur out in Arizona. We. mentioned them, we have a list here of. everybody, but anyone here pop out at. you you thought, "Hey, this team did it. right.". Well, I I I look, obviously the Giants. got a they needed somebody to come in. and be a proven winner and John's done. that in Baltimore. And so that gives. them. the Giants bought instant credibility. with their hire, you know, and they. needed that going through the last.

regime that they'd gone through going. back to Ben McAdoo all the way up until. Brian Daboll. So they needed to buy. credibility and they certainly did that. You you know, I I think the second time. a guy's a head coach, you know, I I. think is always going to be a better. situation for him. I think Robert Saleh. announcing he's going to call the. defense, I think he understood the. mistakes that occurred in New York. I. think he certainly could fix that. Same. with Kevin Stefanski, I think he'll get. that. You know, there's a learning curve. being a head coach, but you know, Mike. you know, Mike McCarthy's the most.

fascinating of them all. You put Mike. McCarthy's resume next to John Harbaugh. and it is exactly the same. >> Uh-huh. John gets incredible PR, Mike. doesn't. And it's all it's it's really. >> about? Hey, for real, Lambo, why is. that? How does that work? Why do you Why. do you think Harbaugh gets that kind of. Well, because. we have we have people that are seldom. that are that are seldom uncertain, rarely right that that report on the. NFL. And they've decided that they are. going to, you know, Mike's not a good. coach and he didn't do this and then we.

got the guy in the basement in Des. Moines who's calling about his play call. on third and four even though he's never. played a play in his life or called a. play. I mean, we do it all the time. Pat. started this conversation up with us. getting attacked. Most of the people. attacking us never even been built a. football program before. So, I think. Mike pays a part of that and it's kind. of unfair. You know, all this Belichick. talk about not getting in the Hall of. Fame. I wrote about this in Football. Done Right. You know, I said that there needs to be. a standard criteria for a head coach to.

enter the Hall of Fame. >> Yep. And I set the criteria in the book. and Pete Carroll, Mike McCarthy, uh John. Harbaugh, they meet the criteria. Now, whether they get in or not, that's. another thing. But to get into the. selection process, you've got to meet. the criteria. And for Mike to have to. take as much crap as he does media-wise. from people as opposed to John who. doesn't, and I like both coaches, but. when you if you did a blind taste test. on their resumes, it's the same.

And you and we could say well well he. had Aaron Rodgers. Time out. We had. Lamar Jackson. He won, you know, it's. like. And Joe Flacco. Yeah, please. Little. respect. >> Well, and he won one Super Bowl and and. Mike won one. And Mike did a great job. in Dallas. Dallas felt they needed to. make a move. So, I like it. I think Omar. Khan got himself a proven coach to go in. there because look, let's face it. He's. if he brings Rodgers back, he's got Mike. with him, but he needs to lay a. foundation to develop whether it's Will.

Howard or someone else at quarterback. >> All right, maybe we'll see you at the. Hall of Fame next year. Maybe. Uh well, you know, I mean, look, he won his six. Super Bowls. It's just not enough to get. you in there. I mean, and then we. couldn't even find out who voted for. who. And you don't you don't want to get. me started on this subject at all. because this is the most ridiculous. thing of all time. I mean, remember in. the scene in The Godfather where they. they owe this committee owes this man an. apology? Well, that that's really what. they do. Whoever voted for that thing.

owes coach Belichick an apology because. this is the most ridiculous thing we. could have ever heard in our life that. you win six Super Bowls and you're not. going to go in, give me a break. Give me. a break. Hey, man. Hey, you know what we. took a break from? You not in our life. It was way too long. Well, I miss you. guys, but I don't want to get fired. I. want to win here. So, I I want to That's. right. Good luck. Good luck. Good luck. Hey, big one this weekend, right? You. want to see Duke? That's right. Let's. go. Let's make sure we're putting out. good energy for this entire We got a. baseball game, too, Pat, and don't.

forget our women's basketball team is. outstanding. Shout out WVU women's. basketball team about to do it. And and. remember, it's March. So, we got a. monster in Iowa State and Audi Crooks. cooking as well. Good luck to all of. them. We appreciate the hell out of you, paisan. Thank you, Pat. Thank you, guys. Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Lombardi. out. While we're talking, the Packers will be. releasing Pro Bowl D-end Rashan Gary. Get him out of town. Yeah, I mean, kind of expected. You. know, cap space move. And he was one of. those guys who when Mike got hurt, it. was like, "Hey, we really need you to go.

here. Really need you to go." He was a. very high draft pick and he kind of just. never went. >> Rashan says, "When I got the call in. 2019, it was one of the greatest moments. of my life and it always will be. The. opportunity to represent Green Bay and. Packers Nation across the country and. around the world is something I'll never. forget.". Like all chapters in life, this one has. come to an end. I want to thank everyone. who supported me and my family. throughout the years. The love, the. energy, and the memories mean more than. words can explain.

Then bigger, bolder letters, on to my next stop. Nowhere near done yet. All 6'5", 275, can't wait. Rashan Bane Gary. We got. another Bane, huh? We got some. We got some Banes coming through here. Congrats him. I like to hear that. Oh, yeah, 6'5" 275 still doing it if you're. wondering right here at the end of my. sign-off. It was cool chapter. Shout out. to Green Bay. Loved all the cheese. heads. On that note, who wants to win a.

Super Bowl? Shaquem Griffin. Yeah. Maybe. it's Colts. Could be. Maybe it's your team. He'll. fetch He'll fetch He'll fetch top top. dollar. Yeah. >> You like. >> Dude can play I I wonder who's making. these guys these graphics. They look. pretty nice, don't they? Deckers for. sure. >> like to say I need the words to be a. little bit more visible. >> Please. Yeah. Yeah. Okay? That's rule. number one. Message needs to be read. Then we add sauce around it. >> Mhm. Like those are really cool letters, but everybody's doing one of these. Yeah. I want to see those things. Trick. and scratch.

>> to you on hitting the free agency. Taylor Decker's on the move. Frenzy Frenzy's on Monday. We'll be live. with everybody that needs to be here. Holy hell. BE A FRIEND, TELL A FRIEND. SOMETHING NICE. It might change your. life. This could be the greatest weekend. of all time. We'll see you Monday. Goodbye. I think I hit it. Yeah. Yeah. You got it. There was also another. message release. >> Who? >> during the break. Bills corner Taron. Johnson, who Rodgers Yeah. just talked. about as being one of their best. players. >> Yeah, I'm seeing a bunch of people tweet. us about how just one day after Aaron. Rodgers said this guy's one of the best.

players in football, Taron Johnson has. been released from the Buffalo Bills. corner. They got a new defensive scheme up. there, so obviously they're trying to. figure it out. A corner is now in the. market that obviously people in ball. have high regards for. This free agency. frenzy is about to be bananas. >> Yes, it is. This is about to be a good. time. I'm very excited for what's about. to cook on Monday. Right now, Schefter, Rapoport, and all the other insiders are. just burning through their phones trying. to predict what's going to happen on. Monday at noon. And if this falls. through, what does that mean for this?

What does that mean for this? Are you. interested in this? Am I going to see. you maybe making a play? I'm going to be. at McAfee's place at the Thunderdome. I'm going to have a lot going on. Are. you guys doing this or you guys not. doing this? If you don't do this, what. else are you going to do? And then when. that money's taken, how are you going to be able to fill. this roster? That's what Shefter's doing. right now. That's right. And we're. starting to utilize his little chaotic. brain to the maximum ability that we. can. And Schefter and Orlovsky will also. make their ways out here, and we'll. enjoy the hell out of a free agency. frenzy that's going to really catapult. us into draft season and into the next. NFL season. Free agency.

frenzy Monday is a huge day for the. league year. Yeah. >> Huge day for fans. Huge day for the. inevitable Lombardi winners. It feels. like there's a bunch of players now. Like not not to mention the guys that. got released today, but we were even. just looking over the wide receiver. market. Feels like in years past, you're. you're hard pressed to find a really. good receiver, and then there's random. names popping up throughout that whole. entire like Juwan Jennings we realized. Tyreek Hill, we forget Tyreek Hill is a. free agent. He a couple years ago was a. number one player in the entire league,

and then you know we got Romeo Dobbs, Mike Evans. We also talked about too how. two of the top four spenders last year. in free agency were the Patriots and the. Seahawks. Uh your team literally can't. can't win the Super Bowl in March, but. you can set yourself up to go on a Super. Bowl run uh in March for sure. Yes. AJ, any final thoughts on this? What's. wrong? What is happening? >> reading a story about what happened at. 11, and it feels like there was maybe a. Oh, I didn't see it. >> Uh I don't know I'm not we're not. talking about it yet. We will.

we will continue to follow along. >> got all the info yet. the development. down at 11. There was a little bit of an unrivaled. championship celebration down there that. I did not know about. I would like to. say. Unrivaled the basketball league? >> Uh-huh. Come on. That's not real. I. refuse to believe that's real. >> can't I know that you Well, now I know. >> me reading that while you're talking. [laughter] right now. Well, I get it. now. >> Yeah, it was unbelievable. That was sent. into the group. So what happens here. during the program cuz we are a live. program, and a lot of things are. happening while we're All right, SEE. I KNOW I DIDN'T TELL YOU ANYTHING. That's not real. That's not real. See,

this is us maturing. WHY DIDN'T YOU. CALL? What's that? >> WHAT HAPPENED? >> I KNOW. I know. That's what I'm That's. why I laughed at it. It's just We will. continue to keep our. >> [laughter]. >> ears to the grind. and our nose to the grindstone on all. developing stories around Club 11 and. the arrest that happened last night. during an Unrivaled Championship. celebration. [laughter]. I was going to say, I love that. they got after it after. I love that they got after it. Hell yeah. What's so funny here?

I just happen to read I didn't know. somebody I didn't know there was it was. a there was an assault. Someone got. struck. That is definitely That is. definitely what happened. >> the beer bottle and We don't know. We. don't We don't know. We. We don't know all We will not speculate. either way. What we will say, I like. that they walked in that sound. like, "WE ARE. THE CHAMPS!". >> [screaming]. >> YEAH, UNRIVALED. >> [laughter]. >> I LOVE THAT THEY'RE CELEBRATING. That's what you work for. That's why you. win games is for that moment. You win a. championship, you go have fun.

Now, you can't just be punching people. in the face. >> handcuffs, but. Been there though. Hey. Amen. Learn from. this. Yep. I like to hear that the. Unrivaled League gets after it though. These are the positives that we are. hearing. Yes. Negatives, boy, people are. going to really attack this entire. thing. >> Yeah. If it's true. TBD. There's only like four people on a. team. Four people on a team too, so. that's. >> it's seven. Please have some respect. If. you don't know the league, watch it. Cuz it's legit. What What team won, Connor? It's pretty fast-paced. The best.

one. And by the way, [laughter]. I think it's six actually, you know, with a. a swing woman, you know, with the the. And congrats to the Miss, big time win. It's a good team. We are the Miss. Is that a Yeah, is that [snorts]. Beastur? That is And she's founder of. the league, right? >> so. This is the league where they get. paid to fight, right? They represent or. just like It's just the Miss. I think. they played down in Miami. Yeah, but. Beastur started the league, right? This. is kind of her thing. And now she's the. champ. We had her on for it. Good for.

her. Congratulations to the Miss getting. a championship. Is this her second. championship? Second league year, yeah. I don't know if they won last year. I. don't I want to say for some reason I I. want to say like the Roses won last. year, but I could be wrong. >> The Mist is a Mist League now, Bub. And I'll tell you when they're. celebrating, don't you even. think about getting in the way. >> Yeah. I hope there's a video. There is, they. said allegedly. They Everything at 11 is filmed. Yeah, the Rose Rose won last year. >> God. See, I know the league.

That's why I need to dive in and make. sure that this isn't real. >> Yeah, we need to make sure that this. league continues to get more money in. women's sports and in sports is a good. thing. Congrats to the Mist and I can't. say this enough. I love that they went to 11. Yes. >> I do I absolutely love that. Jail can't happen. >> You've been there, right? You've been to. 11? >> Jail? Yeah, that you know we know you've. been. >> Been there, yeah. Never been to 11. >> Yeah, me either. See how he is there. tonight? Tip? >> Let them know. Uh. um.

Gumpy has been to 11 a few times. >> He wears He wears mesh shorts, he says, when he goes. That's what he told me. Yeah, no. underwear. >> Hey, FIND YOUR BEST PAIR of sweats. heading down to 11. That is Gumpy's. normal text into the group whenever he's. heading down there. He is our. boots-on-the-ground correspondent. Okay, good. But I'll tell you. >> Miami all the time now that I think. about it. >> You know why? Flopping that thing all over the what? >> [laughter]. >> Beautiful leather. After you go watch. some obscure soccer game that nobody. else has heard of. >> [laughter].

>> Excuse I'll have you know Inter Miami. was in the White House yesterday. And. Trump said, "These guys are. These sexiest dudes on earth.". Jesus [laughter]. Christ. Soccer players are all like this tall, super jacked, so cool looking. Yeah, yeah, so cool. looking. And Gumpy tries to watch every. one of their games and then he's on a. one-way trip to a not 10, not 12, but. right there in the middle and. yeah, that USA Hockey celebration up.

there. Every one of the lads over there. are basically echoing the sentiment that. Gumpy says. Greatest night of my life, Gumpy says. every single night. Yeah. And you're And maybe you haven't. figured out why cuz it's what he's. choosing to wear there. I didn't think about the wardrobe. department for Gumps cuz he had that. He. might have an Airbnb down there with an. entire closet. Different pair. >> Dick's Sporting Goods, get everything. you need for a living. That's right. Lululemon, too, potentially a good one. >> Sure. That'll get you a jacket. >> here. All right, AJ, what do you got this.

weekend? Anything? Cuz I'm going to tell. you about the weekend of sports on TV. >> I can't wait. I know I see this list. that you're about to talk about. There. are some great great things going on. this weekend. >> What's on the menu if you want to watch. some sports now that we're in the off. season? Obviously, Jason Tatum is. returning in what seemingly is. impossible time after an Achilles tear. to join the Celtics as Cooper Flagg, the. main event, returns to New England as. for his first time. Celtics favored by. 15 and a half. >> Yeah. In Jason Tatum's return. This is. good news for the Celtics, good news for. sports, and good news for the NBA, I.

think. Yeah, fantastic, especially at. this time, you know, when basketball. really does pick up and we all start. paying attention. Tatum coming back, 298. days since he tore his Achilles. Uh Team. USA takes on Brazil. This is the first. game, official game for uh Team USA in. our redemption run here as Japan won the. last World Baseball Classic. We'll take. on Brazil as the 9 and 1/2 point. favorites. We are all team riding on. that. We hope that the bats get hot, but. that's a lot of runs for baseball. against anybody, even if the guy.

pitching can't throw a strike. Miami. continuing their streak. This is an. unbelievable run here for this team over. there in Ohio. Tell them they're talking. about bubble talk for this team. Are. they 31 and 0 or something like that? >> Yeah, they're undefeated, obviously. And. yes, it is the MAC, but like the MAC's. the MAC's a solid conference. There's a. lot of good teams in the MAC. And if. you're 30 If you're undefeated in a. basketball season, okay, you get your. conference tournament, even if you don't. win your conference tournament, there's. 68 teams in there, okay? There's. going to be some eight and eight, eight.

and nine in conference team from the Big. Ten or the ACC or something like that. that gets in and gets blown out in the. first round and they have no reason to. be in there. That's why the the Miami. Redhawks should be in there, my friend. Yeah, I think so, too. I don't even know what we're talking. about. >> Me, neither. >> There's 100 teams that are in there and. an undefeated team is being talked about. not being in. I was going to say, you. don't need to do it that way, though, because Devil's Advocate would be that. one of those eight nine seeds from the. Big Ten, they'd probably beat this Miami. team by 25. Why? Wait, what? That's what. I'm saying. As soon as the words Big Ten. came out. I knew you were going to say that. I'm. they shouldn't be in the tournament.

because they absolutely should, but. let's not use that as the example. Okay, there will certainly be others that we. can throw under the bus. >> Indiana. Oh, WOW. YOU. THE BASKETBALL TEAM. >> YEAH, THE FREEZE boys getting hot right. now. They're on the bubble. They are. They are a bubble team. They're going to. need to perform well in the Big Ten. tournament. They will. >> The Big Ten's loaded, brother. The Hoosiers ain't got it this year. They're getting better, but they're not. there. >> I was thinking about when I said that. >> The The Hoosiers who you're talking. about? If Hoosiers played Miami, who. would win? Where is that? Neutral site? Yep.

Redhawks. That's a That's a coin flip. >> a neutral site, I think you see. Indiana's probably two and a half point. favorite. If it's at Assembly? Indiana might be a. Four and a half point. Oh, I was going. to say six six and a half to eight and a. half. That is the storyline. I haven't. followed college basketball enough. I. know if you go on the court and win 30. plus straight times, you're probably a. pretty good team. No matter who you're. playing against. Without a doubt. And. then Mikaela Shiffrin, obviously over in. Italy, will continue her World Cup.

slalom Yep. competition. 4:45 a.m. on. Peacock, AJ. I'll be there. I know that'll be replaying. We need her. to win. Yes. I I don't know how feasible. this is. This feels like a post-Olympics. men's hockey run here. Mhm. Where the. boys, you know, they had a celly. Mhm. for the ages. And then they're. right back in their season. Mikaela, remember how she talked about what she. did for this Olympics? It was like full. lock-in, full everything. I want to be. at my absolute best. She wins. She has.

not gone home. She's still over there. And then now as a race it's like, if. she's mentally tough enough to be able. to go pull out another one, it's like. we're talking about a unique, unique. individual, just human as all, but she's. the goat. >> Yeah. There's a chance she does it. again, and we'll definitely watch. I I. don't know if I'll be up at 4:45 a.m. on. Saturday, but I will certainly watch. that back to see her runs and certainly. follow along. She was great on the. program. Yeah, no doubt about it. She's. one of the best All these Olympians She. was one of the best ones that we've had, especially on the program. 4:45 a.m.

Peacock time. I I It's not bad. almost. wonder if being on the West Coast is. better. You catch this thing at 1:45. >> 1:49. >> Yeah, you're still. >> you go to bed, let's watch Mikaela. shred these slopes out here in. Italy. Bingo. Or if you wake up early, cuz there's a chance, you know, start. time 4:45. She's the goat, she's. probably going last. You might catch it. 5:30. 5:30, 6:00 a.m., 7:00 a.m. >> Her first run. >> She might be just going on then. Yeah, so check it in the morning as well. >> Yeah, cuz main event of the evening. >> Bingo. Yeah, okay. So that's a little.

later. And there's what? Three runs. normally? Is that how they do it? Well, that's what I was going to say. Catching. it at like set right when you wake up. then maybe, cuz then you don't have to. watch all these other people who you. don't really have an interest in. You. can just watch all of her runs and then. see see how she did. >> Nice cup of red, WHITE, AND BLUE. OH, how do you do? Mhm. Oh. Saturday. So. good is true. Oh. >> Yeah. I think she's going to fly down to. Denver. She was awesome on the show, AJ. She was. She was fun. She was from from. the beginning. What did she call you? Yappers? You called her a yamper? She. was talking to you, too, I think. You. just weren't on with us, but she was.

certainly talking about you. You real. yappy. >> I know. Believe me. Trying to stop. She. actually sent us a message after like, "Hey, let AJ know I meant him mostly.". >> Yeah. Yeah, he's a. Yeah. Go blue, [laughter]. >> She said that? I think so. That was. crazy she said that. Throw in a Michigan. jacket. Yeah, I think Yeah, I think she. said O H N O or something like. Well, either way I will support her. I'll be up at 4:45 to watch. >> Okay, and he would be up regardless, but. now he has something to watch as opposed. to last night's stuff. Flyers taking on. the Penguins. This is a huge one for us. in this particular office because the. Penguins are so much better than them at. home 5:30 ESPN Plus. UNC Duke gigantic.

Great Britain team USA Saturday night. 8:00. We should demolish them as well, right? >> Yeah. Who's pitching? Logan Webb's. tonight. Who's Great Britain? >> Scoobs. We got Scoobs for 55 and there's. a chance that we're going to mercy rule. them anyways, so you know, we we might. that that might be all we need. >> And then UFC CBS and Paramount. That's. going to do huge numbers especially with. how Holloway and Oliveira fight. I I. believe this BMF Go ahead. That's the. BMF title. So that will be a end of the.

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partners with them and they're only. getting better somehow. Shout out to. them. Shout out to you. Shout out to. sports and shout out to us getting to do. this for a living. Hell yeah. What a. time. AJ, great to have you in the. office. Thank you for welcoming Happy. George so much. It's great. I'll tell. you what, I did not know what I was. getting into. I walked in the door and I. saw a bunch of chairs set up. I You. haven't really You haven't played any of. the Happy George clips, right? >> We we showed a couple there. We we. didn't show you eyeballing every camera. around here cuz you thought you were. potentially getting some leverage. blackmail footage on you as Happy George.

was moving his little tongue around your. face. >> No, I just. walking into this, you would think it was like, "Oh, it's a. setup. It's a bit. He knows what's going. on." I don't I feel like nobody knew. what was going on. >> No, it genuine saw guy. Yeah, he came around there with his. wife. We we did all this had him down. make sure there's no weapons or. anything. >> Yeah, so we first you can't see his. pants but. we confiscated a couple weapons. Bruce. Bruce went out and saw him. This guy was just moseying around. Thunderdome wearing this. Just moseying. around with a lady following him with a.

camera like this just kind of following. him around everywhere. Just outside. We. could see him. We got cameras everywhere. so we'd see these people doing this. So. it's like, "All right, Bruce. Go see. what this is about." So Bruce goes out, talks for like 10 minutes, comes in and. goes, "His name's Happy George. He wants. to deliver a message to you." And we did. a quick little briefing, quick. conversation. We're like, "I think we. have to do this." But I wanted to make. it uncomfortable for Happy George. So we. told Happy George to wait outside. Let's. go ahead and set some chairs up. Let's. get a stage here. When he comes in, he's. immediately being thrusted into like,

"Oh my god, this is a lot. This is kind. of maybe intimidating.". And then we hid him from you cuz we. didn't want you to see him whenever you. arrived either. So we actually told him. to stand in the corner behind Bigfoot. over here so that you don't see him when. you're coming in cuz we were hoping for. your first reaction to Happy George. And. [laughter]. I think we got it all. I think we got. absolutely everything. We had no idea he. was going to He delivered and he was not. intimidated by the crowd at all. It. almost empowered him. It made him even. stronger and better. His cheeks were. around. He took a couple requests and he. delivered the message and I I the kid's.

last name was Young out of Ball State. that sent the resume in. Not a bad idea. to have Happy George deliver that thing. Not hiring, but. if I do, I will remember you as the. person that sent us incredible happiness. from Happy George and Mrs. George and at. least one song from the group. So, it. was a good time and a great guitar. And. he had a microphone that went right into. a speaker that was on his hip. So, when. he was talking to you, you had a stadium. speaker coming at you. And I was like, "Did you plug into my speaker? How did. you get in this?" He goes, Boom, right.

there, buddy. >> [laughter]. >> This guy's the best. He'll deliver a. message for you. He I tell you what, he. we saw a little bit ago you couldn't. hear him. He was coming for Gumpy. He. came back a couple times and you. >> Yeah. I got a job for you. I want you, buddy. >> "No, you're coming back to Columbus with. me, brother." Hop in the back of the. truck. Yeah, him and his wife are still. in the back of my car. >> [laughter]. >> I'm going to take him back and tell my. kids, "Hey, go get Happy George came." I. don't know if that's the best use of. your Happy George. >> allowed. You should send him state. [laughter] lines? What do you mean? No, he goes international. >> international. What are you laughing at,

Tone? He just thought about Happy George. performing for little. >> What if he just played the guitar the. whole ride? Hey, keep me awake, George. I'm dozing off. He just played. [laughter] for me. Stick your butt cheeks in my face, George. I'm dozing off. That's. Smell that song, George. That is what. you do to wake up. These are all things. I would not ask, but yeah. Well, we. don't know. You That's a 3-hour trip. Your brain could explode in space. >> tired you get, you know. Yeah, exactly. No, I think of Super Troopers when they. arrest that couple and they put the kids. [laughter] to bed. All right. All right. Happy You and Happy George's cheeks, I.

do hope are around each other again. >> [laughter]. >> He He wanted to make sure that you. noticed his cheeks. He did a couple spin. moves. >> See, that's the best part. Oh, my best. part here. you're good-looking. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> Okay? >> Happy George delivered. I I I. I Yeah. He did. I don't know how much. that was. 150, 200, 300 bucks? What what. I don't know what the 200 205 dollars or. something like [laughter] that. I would. say Happy George gets the job done if. that If that is what you're looking to. do. Have Have to pick the right group at.

the right time. Yeah, Talk was filming. from the backside. Talk knew he had a. thong on before any of them. So, cuz Talk's trying to get the clips. for Tik Tok, you know, so he can get. facial expressions and reactions on the. other side. >> him down? >> And then yeah, well, Bruce patted him. down, knew it, but Talk, as soon as this. guy walked past Talk and he got his. camera out, Talk just goes. >> [laughter]. >> supposed to be getting a shot of staring. at this guy's ass. So, I think he knew. before anybody. AJ was certainly. questioning a lot, you know. Uh Bailey. took a camera behind him at one point. and AJ refused to even watch the Happy. George show and he just eyeballed the.

camera the whole You consented, by the. way, as soon as you walked in here. I. don't know if I did. I think. >> I walked in and you guys said, "Hey, he's about to go. He's about to. perform." I said, "Who is that? Who What. is that?". >> [laughter]. >> And then you guys said, "Just shut up. Just sit down. We'll figure it Yeah. >> I didn't like that you were second row, either. We wanted you front row, so we. could get you in a As you remember, I. was trying to promote that, but instead. I got balloons immediately upon arrival, which I had to deal with now. I couldn't. do I don't think the balloons were the. good play. Happy George, I I I think you need. something other than balloons. >> Like what? Flowers. Cuz I can put those.

down. These balloons Oh. I mean, I had. to actually. >> though. I thought he had a weight at the. bottom. >> No, there was nothing. So, I I had to. hold these things. They were getting in. my face. I was missing the George show, Well, he ties them to his uh All right. his jockstrap. Have an incredible. weekend of sports, all right? We're. incredibly lucky and thankful that we. get to do this. Monday is going to be a. pretty epic show. It's going to be a. pretty epic show. We're putting together. a couple of different studios for. Schefter to organize all of his chaos. that's going to happen on Monday as new. deals are announced. Hundreds of. millions of dollars, billions of dollars. are going to be given out in contracts. on Monday. We're going to be covering it. all from noon to 3:00 on ESPN. Schefter.

will be here. Shraegs will be here. Orlovsky will be here. The boys will be. here. I believe even AJ potentially. going to stop by alongside D-Butt. We. should have an incredible Monday, but. that's only going to follow the greatest. weekend of our lives. that doesn't have football in it. No. Correct. World Baseball Classic. Going to carry us. America is about to. do it. >> That's right, baby. Bowling on CW is. about to do it. Yeah, the show. These. guys are jacked up, though. >> EJ Tackett. Yeah. Arnold Palmer. Who's. the two-hander? Well, there's been a few. The last.

bowler of the year before EJ Tackett's. run here was a two-handed roller. So. >> He's the ball Ross of bowling, baby. >> Yeah, EJ kind of just. They should They should ban two-handed. bowling. >> WOAH! YOU SHOULD shut your mouth. WOAH! [screaming]. [groaning]. JUST feels Mickey Mouse. OOH, YOU'RE. TALKING ABOUT THE two-handed winner from. down under. That that that If your If. your wrist isn't inherent and strong. enough to sling that thing one-handed, then you got to go to the minor league. They're rolling 10,000 balls a day. How.

heavy are their balls that they're. rolling, do you know? Well, they think. they've got a heavier one. 14, 16. Depends on the oil patterns. Yeah, well, they have the oil patterns. Yeah, it's. not two balls. Yeah, they're rolling two. of them. You would never understand. >> And now Packers edge Rashan Gary has. deleted his goodbye to Green Bay post on. IG. All right. Good riddance, you son of a Woah! What if he's not cut? What if What if. somebody What if they call back? Then. then welcome back, brother. Oh my god. >> [laughter]. >> Did he get a gift right? Excited to see what you do next year. We'll see. We'll see. We will, won't we?

Yeah. We will see. Yeah. All right, let's get out of here. AJ, you're the. best. Thank you for traveling over. >> Thank you, guys. It was awesome. AJ, favorite thing of the week? Man, big week we had this week, didn't. we? I wasn't unable to go. World Baseball. Classic situation. All of you guys, you. getting to hit off of Clayton Kershaw. has to be the part that probably be the. highlight. You know what? We'll run that. to end this thing cuz you said it, AJ. That's good producing and directing out. of you. My lips to God's God's ears. Good work. You ever heard that saying? Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Yeah. My lips to God's.

>> You're talking to God's ears. You. usually say your. Like if you talk, I would say your lips. to God's ears, brother. Your lips to. Happy George's ass. >> [laughter]. >> I didn't say that. I'm sure somebody. has. >> You're talking Gumpy. Gumpy was offered [laughter] a couple. times. Stop dragging me into this. I can see your little head. >> tried to drag you into it. Need you, beard. Happy George was backing right. into Gump. Oh, I'm going to have fun. with you later. That's basically what. you said. >> [laughter]. >> I saw him bump phones to use their.

contacts, you know? [laughter] How you. can get your contacts over. >> Is that what they're bumping? Yeah. Playing phone sticks is a good time. All. right, now we're having a a great time. because sports have a afforded us the. opportunity. Boys in the back, great. work. Poor boys. Poor boys. Poor boys. Draft design boys, good work this week, boys. Poor boys. Zito, good work this week, Zito. Mick, Zito, Mick, good work this week. All right, talk to table, well done. All. right, you too. Well done. Good [applause] job. One half. of the hammer.

Cowboys AP tone, we'll see how good of a. week you had. You! Okay, all right, you. too. Hey, go baseball. Go baseball. Go. baseball. >> [laughter]. >> Safe travels back, man. We will get you. Happy George sitting shotgun with you. And uh from my understanding, he does. live by the code of the road. Yeah. He. delivers whatever you need. >> Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice, it might change your life. We're. in this thing together. Anything for the team, AJ? No. And that's that's all that really needs. to be said at this point. America's. playing Brazil tonight.

>> Mhm. Mhm, that's right. America's. playing Great Britain tomorrow night. >> Yeah. And we don't need no tea party to. let us understand that that needs to be. an ass beating. Mhm. Just like this. entire thing is. So, yeah, you're right. No words need to be said about what's. about to happen. Magic everywhere. because of sports. We'll rerun me versus Kershaw. immediately after this, and then we will. see you on Monday for one of our biggest. shows of the year. We can't thank you. enough for allowing us to do this for a. living. You're the greatest people on. Earth. We love you. We're forever. indebted to you. Have a great weekend.

We're in this thing together. Team on. me. Team on three. One, two, THREE, TEAM. GOODBYE. YEAH, IF HE THROWS YOU A CURVEBALL, YOU'RE IN TROUBLE. That breaking ball, good luck. It's it's it's pretty nasty. Think he's going to contact? No. >> [laughter]. >> If I were you, I would just start. swinging [music] as you realize. something. You think I'll make contact? I can barely make contact against him so. >> [laughter]. >> Find a bingo, 25 grand. Extra base hit,

15,000. If you walk [music] me, 10,500. dollar donation. Strikeout, 10,000. A. hit is just 10,000. [music] Ball. contact, 5,000 dollar donation. >> Okay. Hit by pitch, that's an extra. 5,000. Strike is a thousand, [music]. obviously, and then every ball will be a. donation by the pitcher as well. Skeens. said that if he was pitching against me, he'd throw one behind me. I've had a lot. of votes to get you in the ribs. A lot. of them. >> [laughter]. >> You can get in there and look at one if. you want. Get used to it. Is this the. one you're going to put in my ribs?

Nope. You're not Don't swing at this. one. Don't swing. All right, I won't. Hey, okay. Okay. I thought it was going to burn my feet. [music] Rookie here. Get a little. closer. >> [laughter]. >> Just got a cramp in my left calf. All. right, no balls, no strikes. Yeah, okay.

What the was that? What the was that? I like how you let it go, though. Yeah, first one. >> Yeah, I like it. Oh, foul tip. Foul tip.

Oh, where'd you go? Pat, where'd you go? What was that? That was a curve ball.

That was a strike. No, it was right. there. All right, thank you for your. donation. Kershaw's Challenge is forever grateful. So, what was that? You did that so fast. Fast, fast, curve. Oh, where'd you go? And what else do you have? I have a slider. Uh this is guy number two. I got number. two. Yeah, I got a different attitude, this guy. >> Okay.

I don't like what you're doing with the. strikes, though. You're on it.

Oh, foul ball. Foul ball, you got me though there, right? >> Yeah. Contact. Okay. Yeah. I will put on. my Twitter bio. >> [laughter]. >> made contact.

What's he throwing? 0-2. This will be a. curve, right? That's all I got right there. Yeah, I saw it. Hey, fastball away. All right? >> Over here?

Maybe. I mean, you never know, but I'm. going to try. Fastball away. I think I got it. I think I got it. I. think I got it.

That was a good one. Did that hurt? Yeah. Thank you, dude. We'll count that as a single. Infield. single. Hey, I got a ghost runner there. He's. fast. Over throw. He's on second. Okay.

I GOT IT. >> [laughter]. >> HEY, GOOD WORK, DUDE. THAT WAS AWESOME.

>> THE curve was coming right there. >> You did? Yeah. How'd you know? Uh just. because. I thought because I made contact. >> Oh, yeah? You read my mind. All right, let's make a good one, yeah. >> You got it. You told me fastball away. Yeah, I cut. in a little. You got jammed, but. contact. Like I was aiming away, threw a. two-seamer, and it's supposed to kind of. run, but it kind of ran the other way. I didn't think about the punch-out. >> [music]. >> pitch. Like I was sitting there. I'm. like, he's he's up 0-2. You're definitely going to hit me with.

something. OH, WHERE'D YOU GO? Give it to catcher. Got you there. I think I got on base. That's an infield single, you know it. You had You had enough of those. Did you. see his face? He said, "I don't know. >> know about that. >> real." He said. Uh Mookie's good. shortstop, what I remember. I'll give. you one hit. Give you one hit, one foul. ball, and then uh I did catch Is [music] that. count? So, that's like your foul ball. The catcher definitely counts as a. two-fer there. Okay, there's a few. swinging misses. A lot of swinging. [music] misses. Yeah, you just You just.

let me know. We appreciate you being a great. American. Good luck. >> you. >> [laughter]. >> Hey, no. There's no way I would have. been able to throw enough strikes. >> All right. All right. Thank you, [laughter] dude. You're the best. That. was great, man.

>> Hey.