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I'm AJ Hawk sitting in for Pat. He's in. Knoxville, Tennessee for a huge matchup. tomorrow because we know. football. >> is king. And last night we had a. beautiful one that the Green Bay Packers. take on the Washington Commanders. And. the Green Bay Packers continue to be the. Green Bay Packers that we saw in week. one. They looked amazing. Washington. Commanders, I felt like they were just. up against a huge test last night. I. don't think they even did anything. wrong. I think there just wasn't a whole. lot out there because the Packers had a.

swarming defense and a great offense by. Jordan Love, led by Jordan Love, Josh. Jacobs, and the rest of the crew. Boys, let's see where Pat's at right now. I. believe you're in Knoxville, Tennessee, Mr. Pat McAfee. Let's see where you're. at, buddy. Beautiful setup. How's it. going, man? >> Yeah, down here in beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee. Obviously, Georgia coming to. town in a massive SEC matchup that. should be spectacular. Cannot wait for. tomorrow morning's game day. cannot wait. to see kickoff here in beautiful. Tennessee. This fan base obviously is. awesome. They got a quarterback story.

that is out of a movie, you know, starting at the City College of San Fr. San Francisco, then Diablo College and. then App State, and then now he's here. because Nico Eomava goes to UCLA and. they're saying he's perfect for this. offense. Now he's taking on a Georgia. team that still has a bunch of dogs, you. know, and a Georgia team that is still. coached by Kirby Smart. It'll be a big. test. I'll be excited to see how this. entire thing pans out and I think game. day tomorrow is going to be a great. show. With that being said, last night. AJ, holy hell. Now, I know the toxic.

table sitting over there at Boston. Connor and at Ty Schmidt. Ty, listen, congrats to you, buddy. I I think you. were probably seeing the same thing that. AJ saw that I heard there in the open. AJ, by the way, great great work on. that. >> That was really good on that, AJ. But. what what I was seeing from that Green. Bay Packers defense. Is this a. generational defense happening right. now? Now granted, it's week two. It was. a short week actually. It was a Thursday. night game here in week two. Is this a. generational type defense here that.

Green Bay is going to have? We have no. idea what the storyline's going to be at. the end of the season. We have no idea. how people will remember this particular. defense in the annals of NFL history. whenever the story is said and done. But. boy, what they did to the Detroit Lions. last week, maybe the Lions aren't asked. Now granted, they had a brand new. coordinator and they had a lot of tough. tasks ahead of them and transitioning. out of the Ben Johnson le offensive era. for them. But the Washington Commanders. week one, Jaden Dana was spinning it. Jaden Danos was all over the place. That.

team looked like they were going to be. good this year. Once again, the. Washington Commanders are back. The. Washington Commanders are a good team. They're not ass. And then you watch. Jaden Daniels last night, his face, you. know, and I know it's just what, a. season and two games in. That ain't the. Jaden Daniels I've ever seen. He looked. like he was really confused. He looked. like he didn't have it. It looked like. the moxy, the juice was potentially. lost. And I think that's because. Halfley's defense for the Green Bay. Packers were everywhere. And I know. Michael Parsons, I think he had eight. hits on the quarterback, obviously a.

sack, and he affected everything. And at. the end he closed the game. Even though. that was obviously a much bigger spread. than what ended up thought we were going. to back door cover that as commanders. plus three and a half people. I thought. we were going to back door cover that. We make a couple kicks. We make a couple. kicks. Maybe we cover that. Now. obviously uh it's not easy to kick. Not. easy kicking. Wait till you see what I. add to the kicking is easy contest. tomorrow. I got a little. >> I got a little trick problems or what? >> What do you have like big tornado? >> That's not a bad idea. I wish I would.

have talked to you actually earlier. uh. that I I will keep that one locked in in. the chamber for sure. But yeah, kicking, you know, for what the college kids have. been able to do this year thus far. versus what the NFL guys have done, there's been a lot of misses from NFL. guys with these uh balls that should be. making them better than they've ever. been. You know, Matt Gay, we assume. he'll bounce back. Very talented guy. He. was once the highest paid kicker in the. NFL, so we assume he'll have the talent, but we're two miss kicks away from a. cover there. Plus three and a half, maybe back door there with Jaden. Daniels, but instead the game ends with. how it basically looked for most of the.

game. the Green Bay Packers just. confusing the [ __ ] out of Cliff. Kingsberry in the Washington Commanders. offense. I mean, I we there really. wasn't much to celebrate. And on the. Packers side, Tucker Craft, I forgot. about him in his flow state. You. remember a couple years ago he was in. the flow state? He was doing the entire. thing. This guy was the next big uh. tight end that was going to come through. the NFL. This guy was incredibly. talented. He's fast. Is he an Indiana. State Sycamore, too, if I recall? Is. that No. Where's he go to school? >> That's uh Bob Tonion. He's a uh he's a. South Dakota boy. >> There it is. South Dakota. Sorry Tucker. for uh getting that wrong. Obviously the.

state of South Dakota has been very good. to me. Adam Vinitary from there. obviously he's taking care of me. mightily. But Tucker Craft a couple. years ago was going to be the guy. Now. we got a guy and uh boy Jordan Love. looks unflapable. Uh Matt Laflur looks. unbelievable. Obviously losing Reed for. 6 weeks or whatever it is going to be. with a broken collar burn. Uh that's. incredibly sad. But Josh Jacobs is. great. The two offensive linemen that. were down and out, I didn't notice. And. uh I think I didn't notice because game. plan, execution, the guy's blocking. downfield there. I mean, Williams.

blocking 40 yardds down the field right. there. This team feels for real. Ty, if. I was you, I'd be incredibly excited. about what I saw last night, and I. assume that is the case. >> Yeah, without a doubt. I'm trying to. kind of temper my excitement a little. bit because it is so early, but there's. really no reason to. I mean, as of right. now, the Packers do feel like the best. team in the NFL and and we haven't even. got a full dosage of what they're going. to be a couple weeks down the road. It. it kind of has reminded me, Pat, of you. know, you always talk about Bill Polon's.

philosophy, you know, when uh the Colts. were were really running and when they. had Payton and it's like, hey, we're. going to get a big lead. We're going to. get out to a couple touchdown lead and. then we're going to let Robert Matisse. and Dwight Freeny tee off. And it hasn't. exactly been like that, but that that is. exactly what has happened the last two. weeks. The Packers have went up, you. know, by multiple scores and then it. just gives the opportunity for the. defensive line to be super aggressive. We've said it time and time again with. Micah. He's made everybody on the field.

better. And then Jordan Love, like you. said, I mean, he he a lot of people. saying, "Hey, this guy might win the MVP. this year." He's looked every bit of. that part uh so far. And we always talk. about his running ability, which he he. doesn't showcase much, but last night. big third down, lowers his shoulder and. delivers a huge hit. I think he's. starting to get more comfortable. And as. of right now, like you said, if you're. any Packers fan would have seen these. two massive wins coming, uh especially. this one on a short week. It's hard not.

to be thinking Super Bowl right now. >> Yeah. Not only thinking Super Bowl, but. also thinking Thank you, Jerry Jones. >> Without a doubt. watching the. documentary and obviously they learn the. entire story of the Dallas Cowboys being. a business promotion and they've. certainly succeeded. They become the. most valuable franchise in all of. sports. The thanks Jerry already on the. f is this a noted fence over there AJ. What is this? Is there like a. >> I don't know if they can zoom out but. yeah there's you know there's all those. like tailgate houses directly across the. street from Lambeau Pat where we were. there for the draft. This is one of.

those fences that Yeah, it's it's. prominent. I'm guessing this gets a lot. of eyeballs every single day. Are those. teardrops on Jerry's face? Am I seeing. that right? >> Oh yeah. Not because you got killed. somebody. We we we don't know what what. the tattoo the teardrop tattoo is. This. is all just from looking at this. picture. We're not saying anything other. than that. But very creative and I think. they all feel that way. Last night on. the prime postgame show. Uh I I don't. know what the actual title of it is. called, but I will say I appreciate how. long they stick around after those. games. Wow. I I don't know I don't know. how many people are watching. I am one.

of them. I appreciate what they do in. that postgame thing cuz they actually. get real stuff. This is how it began. whenever Micah Parsons made his. appearance. Then there was a commercial. break. So, I think this was carried. through an entire commercial break and. then bang, we're right back on TV here. >> Lay out for a second because this crowd. has something to say. [Music]. [Applause]. >> I know you guys know what they're. saying. They're saying, "Thank you, Jerry.". >> I know what you guys are saying. There.

was also a USA chain, I think, in there. at one point, which obviously was. glorious. But Micah was doing this one. here too. Michael was doing this one. here to them whenever they were saying. that. And obviously he was nodding his. head in approval. And uh then whenever. you think about some of his answers last. night, here's what he had to say about. Green Bay's uh setup versus maybe. Dallas's setup. >> Obviously amazing fan base. Obviously. amazing fan base. Um the second thing is. just really how nice it is out here. Even just the stadium, the facilities. I. mean it's top tier. It's the best I've.

seen. >> Uhhuh. I love that. I love that. >> On that note, AJ Lambo is beautiful. I. mean, Green Bay Packers setup is. perfect. Is that always like kind of a. thing about the Green Bay Packers? I. assume that is a part of the folklore, maybe. >> I think so. Yeah, it's part of uh that's. the great thing about not having an. owner. If something is outdated, if you. need something like there's some new. technology out there that other teams. may have. The Packers are probably going. to all of a sudden be in construction in. the next 3 to 6 months to build that and. put that in the in the facility. But. yeah, it's everything is like pristine.

It's what it should be. Lambeau Field. you think of is such a historic name, a. historic iconic venue that yeah, I think. they do a great job of not only just the. upkeep, the people like Wisconsin's. special a special place. The people are. special there and when your team is this. good, guess what? Like everyone's. feeling pretty damn good. >> Let's go to one half of the hammer. >> Cowboys, I don't know if we connected on. that because of the little bit of a uh. you know, a delay. Uh what happened last. night with uh the bets? Who won? Was.

this a big time uh sports book night. again? Because the many people the. majority of people were on the. commanders plus three and a half like I. was. >> Yeah. I don't know if I would call it a. a huge sports book night, but they. definitely won again. 5 It's closed 54%. of the money was on the commander. So. they won in that aspect. But the under. hit, Pat, and we we talked about it. yesterday. all the money that was on the. under last or yesterday like over 90%. and that game was under all the way. So. now it moves to 13 and4 so far on the. season for unders and all the money this.

so far on this weekend looking ahead is. also on the unders. So the public is is. going with the trend and last night it. stayed that way with the unders. So the. sports books got killed on that one. >> Okay, so we like what's going on here. Let's go ahead and continue to win AJ. Now, I was wrong last night. And I think. the reason why I was wrong is because I. just assumed Jaden Daniels and Cliff. Kingsbury were going to be successful. Is that what we all thought? Have we not. got to that point of judging them? Oh, yeah. >> It was just It was not They looked just. >> They didn't play bad though. B. They.

didn't really play bad. That's the. thing. I watched a lot from the uh stat. cast like the the end zone cam and it's. great because you can see everything. kind of develop. It it wasn't like. there's a whole lot of plays out there. that that Jaden Daniels left out there. he should have made where yeah they. missed two kicks but the Packers their. eyes were on Jaden Daniels at all times. Their pass rush was unbelievable. Like. there wasn't just free runners anywhere. Like they had they were everywhere. There's swarming defense. I know Kirk. and I talked about it but this Packers. defense like when you get playing and. you have all of this uh all this.

confidence and this swagger. Look at all. the eyeballs on whoever has the ball. playing with proper leverage discipline. Okay, we're not we're not scared at all. about getting beat deep because guess. what? We know that we have an. unbelievable pass rush, even if it's. only a fourman rush. It's just uh it's a. thing of beauty right now to watch this. Packers defense and watch how hard. they're playing. Also with like like I. said, very disciplined, proper leverage, all of that. Everybody's trying to get. to the ball. >> You know, the winner is coming uniforms. make it easier to see, but just look how. much flash of white is ends up in the.

camera in the frame at the end of every. single play. It's like people are. running towards the ball and you know in. special teams we don't want people. stacked behind each other. We want to. net you know we want to net this thing. Look at the net that they have for Jaden. Daniels. Everybody is kind of like hey. he's there's nowhere to go really. It is. a uh it was a very wellexecuted game. plan from the Green Bay Packers defense. with Jeff Hafley. And I like the juice. that the boys have. You know I like and. that goes back to week one. You know. Micah gets a sack whenever the game was.

basically won. Four minutes left in the. fourth quarter. He's right on the. sideline and it's like every I think the. Dline coach was over there. I think. everybody was like jumping alongside. It. was like a juice crew. Like I you know. Laflur loves this. >> Oh yeah. >> Did he do it last night at all? >> He didn't ask. >> Loves the juice. He loves the juice. But. like. >> I think that defense has a lot of juice. too, you know, and I think that's. something that you have to coach or. expect like hey we are a juice team. >> Yeah. It's the standard. Don't you think. I what I love too about the not only.

like the schematically a lot of these. clips you'll see that the defenders like. these linebackers can absolutely fly. Klay Walker uh Edan Cooper these guys. are awesome but their eyes are on Jaden. that Jaden's not going to tuck it and. run without having three four five six. Packers with their eyeballs on him while. the DBs are in coverage. I just think. all three levels of this Packers defense. like they're playing hand in hand and. they're all helping each other out. It's. just it is it is very fun to watch when. the defense, like I said, plays with. proper leverage. Like all the old school. coaching cliches like, "Oh, here we go.".

Like this corner right here, he jumps. back outside just to make sure he can't. get around the edge. Like everyone's. doing their job and they're doing it at. a very, very fast pace and very. violently. So that's what great defenses. do. >> Everyone's on a string, too. You know, when one person goes, the other person. fills in for them. And it's like I think. Mike McCarthy yesterday, coach said, uh, the A gap escape that Aaron Rogers was. very good at and that Jaden Daniels was. very good at. It felt like the middle of. the pocket was clogged and then the guys. on the end, even though they might have. been going outside or inside, never.

seemingly gave up an edge, which no. edge, no chance is kind of the. conversation I think around offensive. football, especially if you have a Jaden. Daniels guy. So that's one. Are they. playing like that all year? Is that a. whole season thing, Ty? Like what is. this? This is outrageous. First one, new. offense core air. So, can't judge it. Maybe they're not as good. Cliff. Kingsbury, Jaden Daniels, year two, Terry McLaren, all their weapons out. there. Debo Samuel being added on top of. that. And it's like, now granted a. running back position at Austin Eckler. lost. That sucks. That absolutely sucks.

Uh they're saying Achilles, right? Is. that what they said about Austin? >> Yeah. >> That is a bummer. We like Austin Eckler. He's a obviously a fitness freak, a guy. who takes care of himself very well, but. also an incredible NFL story as a whole. I assume he'll work his way back and try. to get another shot. Hopefully, he will. There was multiple years where all he. did was score touchdowns. Hey, what's. Austin Eckler do? Score touchdowns every. single week. And uh. >> seeing that last night for him sucks. Now they're left with just Bill. Yeah, >> right. At running back.

>> So that's that's certainly a. conversation around it all. Not that. he's a problem. I'm just saying it's. just Bill. They obviously had two. running backs. And did you see Austin. Eckler? Can you give me over here party? He was lined up. Can you give me Yeah, yep. party. >> Nice. These camera people, man. >> No, no, no. The camera. >> No, you're good. You're good. Right. there. Good. Good. Good. Right there. Okay. So, did you see Austin Eckler at. one point was lined up like this in the. back field? I don't know if you saw. that, AJ. >> I don't think I did. No. What was he.

doing? >> So, it was a dive play. It was like. fourth and one or whatever. And he had. his leg he was literally like in a. sprinter stance almost like off offkilt. in the back, but he was trying to square. his shoulders. I'm like, do linebackers. see that? Like it was pretty obvious. that that was. >> if you saw it, I hope the guys in the. field saw it. Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, I'm at the side view, you. know, you're watching from the back. there. I don't know if But like Austin. Eckler is like a veteran now. That's. what I thought whenever I saw him. I'm. like, "Oh, Austin Eckler's like an OG in. the game now all of a sudden." Then to. see him get injured, that sucks. So, whenever you think about the Commanders, we assume their offense is going to be. great cuz in week one, Jaden Dennis.

looked unbelievable. They did it so. great last year as a rookie sensation, you know, the whole thing. And then the. Green Bay Packers stump them again. It's. like how many weeks can we say well we. don't know about the Green Bay Packers? That's a real question. Like how how. many more weeks of just dominance until. we just start saying is this defense one. of the greatest? I mean it's. unbelievable how they started the. season. AJ that's a real question. Ty, what do you think? Like when is there. >> how many weeks until we crown them? Right, Pat? Like how many weeks till you. all right these guys are certified this. is one of the best defenses in the NFL.

Uh, I mean, >> until we know, I guess, right? That's. kind of the question. Like, when do we. think we'll know? Because these early. games, it's so hard to predict because. whenever I say might be right there, that's with everything. That that's. literally everything. There's a rookie. Jackson Dart might be the greatest NFL. player in the history of football. Like. that that is a possibility. >> Signs say not likely. Magic eightball, but at this for this season at least. But he might have the greatest season. We have no idea what's going to take. place. At what point, Ty, can we crown. these guys? cuz I'll tell you it was fun. to watch them play football last night.

on the defensive side. >> Yeah. I mean with the with the Packers, you know, it seems like, you know, not. till like late in December where it's. like, oh, okay, this this team might go. win a Super Bowl this year because now. that unfortunately, but it's it's also a. good thing. Like that's the expectation. every single week, you know, and you're. going to start kind of nitpicking a. little bit if they don't do exactly. that. Obviously, if they can stay. healthy, um, you know, you're hoping. that they can replicate this because, you know, I see a lot of Cowboys people. like after these first two games saying.

like, who is this guy? Like, Michael. wasn't playing like this in Dallas and. he was still relentless, by the way. >> Absolutely relentless every single How. many times he go up and under and get. held last night? Like, if you're the. tackle, good luck trying to set every. time. >> Chip, chip, chip, chip. But just how. he's always working any like any D. lineman or DN or outside rusher if you. just watch how active obviously he has. get off his off the charts but just how. active and he's just relentless. His. hands are always moving no matter what. he's taking away blocking surfaces like.

look how tough would that be to try to. block this dude if you had two of you. Good luck. >> AJ you you tell me brother. Um obviously. you can evolve and become like a and I'm. not saying he wasn't this. I didn't. watch enough film, but this is what. Jerry was basically saying. But if he. becomes like Max Crosby like energy on. the field as well for every single play. and if he has a defense behind him. that's like, "Hey, you can do whatever. the hell you need to do, brother. We're. everywhere. We we are we are very good. in covering up." So if he's getting like. green lights, too, because they're. saying he picked up the defense very. quickly. But if I'm Halfley and we have.

Micah Parsons and he's going to give max. effort every single time he's out there. like that and he's a problem. It's like. is there a way that we just let him do. whatever the [ __ ] he wants to do and we. still cover in behind AJ. That's a real. question. >> Absolutely. That's why I like when they. they didn't play as much match coverage. I feel like why you had eyes on Jaden. Daniel so he couldn't tuck it and run. That's when you you know you always hear. that oh look they're in man coverage so. their backs are turned quarterback can. take off and gain some some yards. Especially those like third down. scrambles that will kill you as a. defense. Yeah. Like why? The good thing. with with Micah, you can line him up. anywhere on the field. But I I tell you.

what, I love putting him on the edge, though. When he's on the edge, he is. absolutely wreaking havoc. >> But if he can get three-way goes on. every play, it's like, you can't block. >> and he's. >> Yeah, exactly. And if it's like, well, the run game might suffer because he. ducks down inside. It's like they always. had somebody seemingly scraping over the. top. I don't know if it would be a. DTackle or a linebacker would fill in, but it felt like there was always like. somebody like a safety behind Micah. Felt like there was always somebody cuz. he goes inside there. No edge, no. chance. Still make the play though, you. know, like that. That's what I was so.

impressed with cuz it's like are they. just letting him kind of just wreck the. game, bro? We're paying you 47 million a. year. Just go. Like that is that would. be very cool. >> That play we just showed right there. They're trying to chip him. Micah sees. it. Goes inside and they're still the. tackle and the guard are trying to get. him. Doesn't matter. Micah's going to. split them as well. So you had three. guys in the commanders kind of. accounting for Micah and he still gets a. hit on the quarterback. >> Yeah. Yeah. And if he has that mindset. all year, it's like, let's have the. greatest season of all time, like which. is possible, which is which is. absolutely possible, especially with. what this Green Bay Packers teams look.

like they're going to be able to. accomplish. Let's stay in the NFC North. Couple uh couple story lines developing. Kelvin Shepard, former teammate of mine, uh absolute dog out of LSU, um is now. the defense coordinator for the Detroit. Football Lions. The Detroit Lions, the. number one seed in the NFC last year. Also in the middle of massive turnover. at the coordinator position, did not. look great in week one, but maybe they. were taking on the greatest team of all. time. >> Maybe in the in the Green Bay Packers. We have no idea. Here's DC at his press. conference. >> Looked like Kirby bit down on a an over.

route there. Is does he. >> did exactly what he was supposed to do? >> So he has the ability to kind of add. live in. >> Kirby did exactly what he was supposed. to do with the structure of the defense. And then on on the the pick play, how. how can Terion defend that better? >> By learning by previous mistakes. You. guys been around here. We got the exact. same play at San Francisco last year. Turn it on. Appear. Learn from your mistakes. You're a. professional. >> How much did Terion's the groin play.

into those two plays that he. >> If you're injured, come out the game. If. you're injured, come out the game. We're. not making any excuses. No, no, no. We're not making any excuses. Just like. if I have a play called I shouldn't have. called, that's on me. A player has a job. to do, that's on them. We all earn our. paycheck. There won't be any free rides this year. We all come to the stadium with a job to. do. Do your job. Point blank period. >> What is Ben's greatest strength as a. play caller? >> Everything. >> Next question.

>> Incredible ending. He was uh awesome in. the locker room. He was beloved by. everybody that was ever a teammate of. his. and he was very active in. conversation in locker room. So, he was. a glue guy as well for every team he was. on. But, I appreciate the fact that he. is letting people know that, hey, he's. not with the [ __ ] either that happened. in week one. But also, let's uh make. sure we're in the proper state of mind. Foxy, Detroit Lion fan, sir. Uh do we do. we love this or hate this? And after. what Green Bay did last night, are we a. little bit more at ease maybe about this.

Lions team? >> I love everything about it because this. ain't the same old Lions anymore, Pat. All right. The standard is the standard. We're not just trying to win a playoff. game anymore. We're trying to win a. Super Bowl and he knows he has a team. and a defense that can do that. So, I. love this out of Shep and also I am. ready to crown the Green Bay Packers. because the Commanders and the Lions, they're great football teams, okay? And. we all know that. So, the Packers, they're just exceptional this year. Everything is okay in Detroit. >> Okay. Everything's great in Detroit. I. love everything about it. Um the Packers.

might be the team though. Oh, yeah. >> And if not them, maybe it's the. Minnesota Vikings. Do you hear JJ. McCarthy and Justin Jefferson? The two. JJs JJ's on the sideline talking. AJ, >> I did. It's pretty uh pretty good. leadership, I think, by the the young QB. over there, huh? >> How about the young lad? Let's go to the. NFL films. Mike, >> go. Come on. Have a date. Have a day. Come on. >> One first down at a time, brother. Come. on. That's it. We just need one. Got to. get that first first down. Fact. What's JJ?

>> We just got to get some completions to. get you going. >> I know. We got to get something going. >> We just got to stay calm, cool, and. boys. >> No, we good. >> We good. We good. >> We good. >> Don't give up on me. >> I got you, brother. >> Come on, D. >> You ain't got to tell me. >> Let's go JJ. One snap at a time, game. Hell yeah. Come on. >> Come on. >> Touchdown JJ McCarthy.

Come on, JJ. JJ. Come on, boy. [Music]. >> Yes, sir. >> Yes, sir. Baby, [Applause]. >> Carl. >> Hey, that was awesome. Hey, listen.

Justin Jefferson sprinting over there in. celebration afterwards. I wish we could. see what it was like after the Justin. Jefferson score. I wish we could see. what it was like after the game. I wish. we could see and hear what it was like. in that huddle when JJ McCarthy looks. around and says, "Hey, is there anywhere. else you'd rather be in this moment?". It's like, what a dog. And also Justin. Jefferson, I respect him saying, "Hey, we just got to keep you going, JJ. We. just got to keep get you going. Let's. get a couple completions. Let's get you. going." I like what they're building. over there. Kevin Oonnell has a great. culture and obviously Justin Jefferson. is a pillar of that. Watching him and JJ. experience their first real game.

together was cool. I thought Mr. off. >> Yeah, it's awesome. But I like for JJ to. come back and play that fourth quarter. like he did. I mean, you know how tough. it be and big time what Monday night. game throw a pick six and you're. thinking like you could have some some. negative thoughts creep in. I think if. you're the quarterback, you can be a bit. gunshy when it comes to the fourth. quarter when everything truly matters. So this is who he is though. Isn't this. who this JJ has proved to be this guy. his whole life? He's been he's won. everywhere he's been in high school and. college. So yeah, why should we be. shocked I guess when he pulls off a. performance like this on a big Monday. night game? Hey Tone, I don't love that.

these rookies are just coming in and. balling. Now granted, one week, okay, Monday night football game at home, but. the last CJ Strad, Jaylen Daniels, and. I'm not saying JJ McCarthy's a rookie, but kind of, you know, it is hard not to. say that at this point, even though he. got a year of toutelage over there in. Minnesota. I don't know how much he was. around, but it's like in his first. couple starts here, if he continues to. have success, this will become a new. trend in the NFL. >> Yeah. I mean, we got it. And it has been. going like like last year. Um you you.

start with with Jaden and then you have. who? Drake May who who looked really. good and. >> um. >> you talk about JJ this year and then um. Denver I'm blanking on his name. Thank. you. Bo Nicks looked Bo Knicks looked. really good. like all these young guys. are looking really good and I think it's. cuz I don't know the NFL game they. always talk about you know NFL and and. college games like yes the college is. more simplified and stuff like that but. they're the NFL is doing more college. stuff that the quarterbacks are used to. It's not like that like it used to be.

hey like this is two different languages. going from college to NFL. So I think it. it might be just an easier transition as. far as on the offensive side of the. ball. Now obviously they're seeing. different things on the defense but the. the coaches know that. So, I think. they're they're better prepared. And. then I think that it's such a all the. all these coaches now are so offensive. minded or at least they have a OC who's. so offensive minded and just they only. think about making things easy for the. quarterback. >> I like that. I would have hoped that. offensive coordinators have always been. offensive minded, but we did see Matt. Patricia OC up there in New England.

>> Tough scene. >> We And as you said that, Digs, I. literally thought my brain went through. Offensive minded, offensive. coordinators, everybody would do that. And then Matt Patricia hopped into my. brain just right there. It was like, "No, actually DC will be an offensive. coordinator.". >> I was thinking guy back in the day. They're like, "Hey, this is how we do. things. You're going to conform to us.". No, I think it's more a little more. >> Didn't Pton How many picks did Pton. throw his rookie year? >> Whatever. >> Is that a thing of the past? Are we not. going to see that anymore? Guys just. coming in ready.

>> I'm in the house that Pton kind of built. by the way. >> Yeah. >> I think he has a portrait outside that. he has a road here. There's a road man. Payton Manning pass. I think there's a. statue here. There's a locker complex. There's a new I think he really would. like to see this football team succeed. I I think he has I think Payton Mann has. been very supportive of the volunteers. over the years. I I think he really. enjoys this place and loves this place. But yeah, his first year was. ridiculously terrible. Boy, I couldn't. even fathom what the toxic table would. have said about Payton Manning,

especially when it comes out that he. interviewed the teams whenever he was. coming through the draft process. And. then this guy goes and breaks the record. for the most amount of picks in the. history of the NFL his rookie year. It. would have been lied. It would have been. very very hilarious probably, especially. with his accent and everything that you. could possibly do. But yeah, if you. think about his entire trajectory, it's. like I don't know if guys will have the. time to do that these days with how loud. it gets. Uh and then, you know, are they. even going to be able to mentally be.

tough enough to bounce back from one of. those types of years? We shall see. Good. luck to Caleb. Yeah, >> you know, cuz that word was getting. thrown out there about Bryce Young. >> Yes. >> Was coming out. That one word was coming. out, which we don't like to say, but I'm. just saying it hasn't. Trevor Lawrence, they need a big year. >> Oh, yeah. >> They need they they need a big year down. there. I think couple years probably. going to be able to do that. But then. obviously you see the Sam Darnolds and. Gino Smiths of the world. >> Gino feels like he's where he's supposed. to be. Baker Mayfield feels like he's. where he's supposed to be. Sam Darnold.

with Macdonald, brand new entire. everything. Maybe he's where he's. supposed to be as well. You know, everybody's running their own race, AJ. Everybody's running their own race. >> I guess they are. These I think these. quarterbacks, we've talked about, but. the seven on seven, all the stuff that. they grow, they've seen like every route. concept by from when they're like 12. years old on traveling around playing. this travel seven stuff. Like they've. seen all they know different coverage. I. just think they come in with a little a. different level of knowledge of what the. defense is trying to do. Hey, this is. how we are attacking as an offense and.

I'm not just looking at one read or. whatever. I'm I'm doing I'm looking at a. bunch of different stuff and I've been. doing that since I was 10, 12, 15 years. old. Like I think that puts them at a. huge advantage. Now there's. disadvantages too. You'll hear Tom Brady. talk about not developing quarterbacks, all of that stuff. I think though they. have these these concepts like burned. into their mind from a young age to. where they just I don't know, maybe just. puts them a little bit ahead of where. guys were say 20 years ago when they. first come into the league. >> What was his name? Cruel from IMG. Cruel. >> I don't know.

>> Jake Cruel. Yeah, the pass rusher. >> Dog. Absolute dog. He's pass rusher. And. he named. >> You're right. >> Technique coach, fundamentals coach, this coach, this coach, this coach. He's. been getting that probably since 8th. grade. So, yeah, quarterbacks definitely. with the virtual reality thing now too. >> Y. >> like they're getting a chance to like. kind of see it. Maybe you just have to. have the work ethic to want to do it, >> you know? And that's like kind of the. separator, I think. obviously have to. have the talent, have to have the. ability, but then also the work ethic to. kind of take advantage of all these. things. And uh yeah, the game might get.

better and better as we go on. Hey, hey, Connor, what's going on with the Browns. and the Ravens? What is the So, I know. that the Baltimore Ravens are. celebrating their 30th year as the. Baltimore Ravens franchise, and they're. just so happening to be doing it against. the Cleveland Browns, which as we all. know, uh the Cleveland Browns didn't. exist anymore whenever the Baltimore. Ravens started because Baltimore said, "That's our team now. That's our team. Now, Cleveland didn't have a team. Cleveland, noted football town, Dogp. pound, you name it, didn't have a team. Cleveland Browns finally come back and. make, you know, I think football world.

right again. But I remember those days. because the Pittsburgh Steelers fans. just immediately picked up their hate. for Cleveland and just sent that [ __ ]. right to Baltimore. Oh, you you're. you're the Cleveland Browns. Okay, we. don't like you. Definitely don't like. you. So, that became one of the greatest. rivalries in all of sports. I think some. people would even vote it as their. Rushmore rivalry in all of sports. the. Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore. Ravens, but that only exists because it. was the Cleveland Browns before that. So, 30th anniversary of them becoming a. team. We stole your team. And then.

everything else that is potentially. happening right now in the media, Connor, what the hell is going on over. there? Are they Are they publicly. beefing right now? >> Yeah, there's a pretty big beef going. on. Started earlier in the year. Jerry. Judy, basically, or sorry, earlier in. the week. Yeah, Jerry Judy, uh, favorites NFL player for many people up. here on this stage. basically was. informed that he he was already asked. maybe about it being a 10 and a half. point spread and he basically said, "Hey, that's disrespectful." Uh I'm not. sure if there was a personal jab towards. the Ravens or a team overall jab towards.

the Ravens, but the bad blood started. there. Then Grant Delpit kind of carried. it over. He had this to say. We have the. video here. >> Hard to bring down. >> Not hard. >> Grant, I mean, we going back to we saw. it last year. You obviously were afraid. in that first match up to take him on. Yeah. So, wait, where does where's that. come from? Is that a mindset? >> I mean, playing football, man. It's it's. tackle football. Somebody got the ball, you got to bring them down. >> Yeah. So, it might have kind of got. misconstrued that Grant Delpit realized. that there was a Browns logo behind him.

and not a Bills logo. And he's basically. saying, "Hey, Derek Henry, that guy. sucks at running back. I can tackle with. ease." That's how some people took it on. the internet. And I I I will say some. people because I know there's more than. just one cuz I am one. And uh Derrick. Henry got wind of this and they ended up. asking him what he thought. >> Yeah, I mean I see I saw that I saw his. coach had a sweet ging a quote and you. know he had a quote. >> Yeah, we we'll see. [ __ ] we're going.

to find out, aren't we, Grant? Uh bold. move, but you got to love it. This is. AFC North football. I love that there's. beef like this this early on. I would. bet on Grant Delpitz under tackles and. over knees to the head. I assume he's. going to go low on Derrick Henry and. there's a chance Derrick Henry uh might. have some extra motivation. It's not as. if he's coming off, you know, 180 yards. and two touchdowns. Um and and he's. scorching hot to start the season, but. yeah, you got to love a little beef. early on in the division for AFC North.

There was also a quote from Jerry Judy. where he's uh he said that the Ravens. secondary uh presents no challenges and. Kyle Hamilton Kyle Hamilton got wind of. that as well. So yeah, this is just a. classic Ravens and Browns match up from. week two. >> I love everything about that and Del. what's he supposed to say? I'm scared to. tackle another. Yeah. >> Now Jerry Judy saying that secondary I. don't know if you're reading what. they're saying about some Pyison coach. that's going over there, but they. present no problems. Okay. So let's not. even worry about it. That's a little bit.

of a [ __ ] talk, I think. But Delpit. being asked if he can tackle Derrick. Henry, I don't know what he's supposed. to say. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is a former 20th overall. pick. He's a national champion out of. LSU. Obviously, play for the Cowboy and. the Ravens, and we love him. Emmy award. winner for NFL Live and also a dad to. maybe six Olympians. Ladies and. gentlemen, Marcus Swag. Sprinter. >> What's up, fellas? What's up? >> Hey, thank you for making time for us. today. Where are you? Where are you. headed,

>> man? I'm actually headless sprinter. going to LSU, Florida this weekend and. my son is doing an unofficial visit for. basketball. >> Oh, I like an unofficial visit. You. know, you know there is Hey, congrats. >> What up, Joe? >> Hey, congrats, man. Well earned on that. number one, dude. Number one recruit in. the country is a big deal. >> Well earned on the number one recruit, bro. He said, "Appreciate it." You know, they so cool down. [Laughter]. >> Yeah. Yeah, they got a lot of that.

swagoo. They got a lot of money out. there. They're really cool. Hey, Dad. You want me to get the Sprinter van or. you? You know that is that is. interesting. >> Yeah, that is an interest. Yeah, >> for real. >> Yeah, we got about a year until I'm I'm. asking him for permission. >> Well, obviously you've been an. incredible father to all your kids. alongside mama and we send our shouts. the whole family. Thank you for joining. us. Did you hear what Grant had to say. there about Dererick Henry and what is. your thoughts on this entire thing? And. also Derrick Henry, what are your.

thoughts on him being a different. species than everybody else maybe that. carries the rock? >> Yeah. Well, I ain't going to lie, Grand. Delale Fit is a former LSU title. So, when he say things, I got to be cautious. about how I respond to him, but he's out. of his damn mind. He knows how difficult. this challenge is going to be with. Derrick Henry. And I don't know, have. you guys watched? So Darren Henry put. something on YouTube this off season. about how he works out. He works out. here in Dallas. >> with a trainer and it is ungodly.

the amount of workouts. >> He's doing 405 with bands. He's doing. 405 with bands on on the bench and then. he's he's doing Yeah, he's insane. >> So when you see him still forming people. and knocking the [ __ ] out of them, you. already know why. Like he's prepared for. that. So Grant Delin knows that too. So, you might as well talk cuz regardless of. if you talk or don't talk, it's still. coming downhill. >> That is true. Yeah. Swag, what were you. like when you were playing? Did you ever.

give any the other teams any bolt and. poured material as they say that would. piss your your own coaches and players. off? >> No. You know, I play for a bunch of. [ __ ] They didn't let us talk to the. media like that. Nick Sabin. was never going to let us give any. bullet to board material. I left him and. went straight to Bill Parcels who was. never going to let you give any rat. poison. That's what they called it. So. we had to keep we had to keep everything. in house. Um but anytime somebody did. get bulleted board material, you could. tell in the game that the other team.

heard it. >> Yes. And also Derrick Henry saying, "Yeah, we heard it. So we'll see." You. know, so like in the modern world, everything is heard and seen. I think. Grant, this is like when Joe Flacco was. asked if he thought he was an elite. quarterback. It's like. Yeah, dude. I don't know what the [ __ ]. am I supposed am I like Grant Delpin. You think you can tackle Derk Henry? >> Uh, yeah, man. I guess I guess I'm gonna. have to like So, I don't know which way. you go there, but good luck to all. parties. We're excited about it. Let's. talk about the game last night. Swagu,

>> we've been talking for the first 30. minutes. >> about this Green Bay Packers defense. That's literally all we've been talking. about because it feels like they might. be generational. We have no idea what. it's going to look like at the end of. the season. What did you see last night? And uh is this Green Bay Packers team I. mean are we allowed to crown them after. two weeks? Are we allowed to crown a. team? Because I feel very comfortable in. doing so at this moment. >> I I know a lot of people feel. comfortable and I like them a lot. I. think the speed jumps off the off the. page to me like how fast this defense.

is. Everybody's playing with the swagger. which obviously Michael Parsons has. infused a lot of juice. But it's it's. the way that they're playing on the. string man. I mean, AJ knows this. defenses that played together and when. you got guys on all three levels that. that are really really good and I mean. you got Michael and Rashan Gary up. front. By the way, these defensive. tackles for for Green Bay are playing. extremely well and you got Edin Cooper. and obviously um Qu Walker and McKenna.

on the back end. It's just tied. And you. see the pass rush. You see when they get. people in third long situations how much. of an impact number one Michael Parsons. has but also helps everybody else man I. mean you know when you play D I play. with Demarcus wear you were getting. one-on- ones all the time when Demarcus. wear was on the field cuz they had to. figure out a way to stop him from. getting after the passer. So I know Jeff. Ashley goes home every night and tells. his wife we have a job for a very long.

time if he's married. I don't know if he. married. I don't want to put that on. your athlete if you want to be a single. man. But the way that this defense look. right now though, it it really feels. like that should be the pain. >> He's definitely talking to his wife if. she exists, if he is single, whoever. he's friends with, whatever his most uh. protected confidant is. He is definitely. telling them that he is excited for. Micah. And then also followup. Thank. you, Jerry. Did you hear those chants. last night out of all of Green Bay?

That's becoming their new rally. Go pack. go pack go. And then thank you Jerry. That that's Green Bay right now. That is. what they're doing. How do you feel as a. former cowboy about. >> I I don't feel I don't feel good about. that. And I knew you were going to bring. that [ __ ] up on the show because that's. what you do. And you know, I was okay. with Michael having success and being. being who he is. We knew he was going to. play well wherever he went. But the. thank you Jerry just reiterates how. pissed off I still am on this train.

Also, we've had a day of shows that's talking. about the Green Bay Packers being Super. Bowl contenders, and it's because of. that guy. They paint murals. They doing. all kind of stuff. And this is the. pettiness of the Green Bay Packers. Hawk. has been on the other side when they. tore our ass up in Lambo. And I'm just. not fond of this organization of this. franchise because I took so many. >> Micah loves it though. Micah said it's. the nicest facility he's ever seen.

>> Yeah. Yeah. Whatever. Whatever. AJ, don't give a [ __ ] about it, dog. I just. didn't want them to be there. >> I'm not fond of this organization. >> Oh my god, that is awesome. >> No man of this organization. >> Everything that Green Bay stand for. I. have took so many L's to the Green Bay. Packers though that I can't actually. have a love and a great life for the. football team.

>> Gotcha. Gotcha. >> Yeah. Well, the city is awesome, too. We. were up there for the draft. It was. alive. And Micah might be able to buy. like I don't know what 14 acres of a. house. Like a house that's 14 acres up. there. 47 million a year in Green Bay. >> Knoxville. >> You at? >> Yeah, brother. We got Georgia here uh. tomorrow. It's beautiful. The weather. real hot with the sun. And obviously gun. still has its. >> fast. >> All right. >> Oh. >> Oh, I didn't even remember that.

>> Can you resurrect everything from there, Pat? You think you make it? >> You give me a couple uh Jack and Dr. Peppers. >> I could probably. >> I could probably convince myself that. maybe I can make it outside this parking. lot that's right here. But I don't know. if I can make it all the way to that. rear. That's going to be tough. I'm. going to need jetpack, which if. >> Excuse me if I'm freezing. I'm in the. I'm in the boondocks of Louisiana. So, if I'm freezing, I apologize. >> I can't believe we've had you for this. long. It It has certainly froze up a.

couple times, but then I remembered. you're driving through Louisiana right. now. This is unbelievable. Uh well, continue. My bad. >> Don't be We are thankful you came. Have. an incredible weekend down there. Tell. the boy who said, "Congratulations. You're the best.". And and also Pat, don't don't have any. of those drinks and don't try to jump in. that river or this will be your last. damn show. All right. >> You got it. He got a little whiskey down. here though. Tennessee got the whiskey. down. All right. All right, ladies and. gentlemen. Marcus Swagger.

Swagger, >> man. I didn't know he didn't, you know, he doesn't like the Packers that much. That was kind of surprising to me. >> I'm not fond of the organization. That. was awesome. I've never heard that said. that way. I I really appreciate that. There's some people that have gathered. out here. Obviously, they're screaming. I can hear them because it's echoing. through the cement here. I can't really. uh. >> because the wind outside, I don't know. if they can hear me at all unless I. start screaming at them. But I'm also. like a 20-minut walk from them, I think, from what it is. So, >> I appreciate them standing down there if. they were able to see it. It is gorgeous.

here. >> Yeah, it does look beautiful. >> Unbelievable. >> It's about to be They said um 80. something tomorrow by noon. So, it's. going to be a hot morning down here, which. >> I saw a 90 on Sunday, too. Probably. going to be a hot night for that game. Is it night game? 3:30? What time is. that game kickoff? >> I have no idea. I was actually hoping. that um I got corrected before talking. to Sabin. Okay. >> 3:30 Eastern. >> Yeah, perfect. >> Okay, sick. 3:30. That's a perfect time, you know, a little bit, but it is going. to be hot. I think uh. >> yeah, we're in the south, you know, down.

here. I think Jack Daniels a few hours. away. You were to drive, I think you. could get to Jack Daniels, which is a. beautiful thing. Obviously Nashville. Dino row a couple hours the home of. country music and in this city obviously. legends throughout. Ty, what is the. University of Tennessee? Don't they have. a good baseball team? What else? They. got probably a great softball team if I. had to guess. I assume. >> without a doubt that uh they have an. unbelievable baseball team very recently. won an uh national championship. The. sports programs of uh as a whole have. actually won 24 national championships.

Obviously, the women's Bball team has. eight and they lead, you know, Pat. Summit, she basic Yeah. basically like. invented women's basketball. I hope. people don't get pissed at me, but I. think that's that's kind of well known. Uh baseball, like you mentioned, six. national championships, seven total uh. national championships in track and. field, men's and women's. Uh and then. they've also won 207. SEC championship team titles. While uh. that stadium you're in, it's it's the.

third biggest stadium in the SEC, but. it's also the eighth biggest stadium in. the world, which is kind of crazy. And. uh the the university's been around a. long time since 1794. It's obviously. went through, you know, many changes in. names. Um but it used to be a very small. college and now you know it is the. flagship obviously uh University of. Tennessee over 282,000. alumni across the world. So a lot of vs. fans out there. Um and you know if you.

get a chance ask someone about the the. school motto you know because I think. it's very preient when it comes to the. game tomorrow. It's know the truth. >> and the truth shall set you free. >> Okay. I like that. That's a school. motto. Like you come in, you put your. hand down, right hand up the claw, and they say, "What happens?" And you go, "Know the. truth and the truth shall set you free. Go vaults." Yeah, >> that's what it is. >> Bingo. Set you free, make you free. I. saw a lot of both, but I I think set you. free is is a little bit. And then like.

you said, go VSS. Find me one of them. blue tick [ __ ] hounds cuz that's what uh. Smokey that is the type of dog that he. is. >> Saw a statue of Smokey earlier. It was. beautiful. That's good tidbits there for. a time. >> I got one more I got one more tidbit cuz. I stayed in Knoxville on my way to. Hilton Head one time. Stayed right next. to the hotel. Fun fact, the SEC was. created in Knoxville, Tennessee. >> Yes, it was. >> The Southeastern Conference was tread. right here in Knoxville, Tennessee. >> Yes, it was in 1932. >> What a blessing that was to our society.

>> This city bir This city birthed the. Southeastern Conference. Is that what. you're saying? >> Yep. >> What did Sanki do? Sanki Sanki just went. into a room here and they just said, "Hey, do you want to do something?" He. said, "The whole [ __ ] southeast." And. they said, "Yep." And then they just. went on this river and did the thing. And then. >> What river is this? This is the. Tennessee River. >> I believe that is the Tennessee River, Pat. >> Now, the M of Mississippi obviously. flows. >> Sure. >> Mhm. It does. But the thing about the thing about the.

Tennessee, you know, the the the mighty. Mississippi, while it does flow, it is. not nestled right into the Smoky. Mountains like the Tennessee River is. >> Oh, as we were flying in, we saw the. clouds kind of hovering above the Smoky. Mountains. >> And then as we're kind of getting a. little bit lower down in town, beautiful. farmland, beautiful. It is gorgeous down. here. It in the weather and the sun and. like it's not too humid. It's like it. feels like the perfect time to be in. Knoxville and I think Georgia is going.

to be a spectacular. game. Speaking of spectacular, we always. love it on this particular program. whenever there's a players only meeting. Now, whenever a players only meeting. happens, normally that is a call for. concern, but when it's happening after. week one, uh I don't even know if it. counts as the season starting yet. So. players only meeting before season even. really gets started after one drumming. to the best team maybe in football, the. Indianapolis Colts. Obviously our. standpoint as people that have sat in.

players meetings, boy, if you're having. those more problems are coming is kind. of what my thought are uh is on the. whole thing. But this could turn them. around. AJ, >> why do we know about it? Pat, that's my. question. Why do we know about it? >> Because somebody had to text Chev and. say, "Hey, listen. We just had a players. only meet. >> on Tuesday, too. There's probably some. guys had some marketing things they had. to did to cancel to make sure they came. in cuz Hey, yeah, I'm coming in Tuesday. I'll be there 8 a.m. Well, players only. meeting 4 p.m., bud. Okay, cool. I got.

to go turn down this opportunity I have. or go something to come into this. players only meeting on our off day. >> Well, and also community Tuesdays. These. guys, we know these Dolphins players. were probably trying to save the city, probably trying to save the society, give back, and instead they went into a. room together. No coaches, no trainers. I don't want equipment managers in here. either. Who's talking? Tua. All right. What's Tua saying? He's saying we're not. changing much. We just got to kind of do. our thing. >> Same page. Show me the money. Maybe.

>> that was when it all started. I think if. >> Come on. >> Okay. That's Gumpy who is a Dolphins. fan. I didn't know if his microphone was. going to work. I was seeing how long we. could just kind of disparage Miami. Dolphins having a players meeting until. he would get involved. Gumpy off camera, but party can get him. Uh Gumpy, the. Miami Dolphins, party, you can get him. Yeah, the Miami Dolphins are uh in hell. right now or what are your thoughts? >> Yeah, this about as bad as it gets. And. uh when you got a coach who doesn't. really want to do anything about that, I. think you are forced to have a players.

only meeting. >> Okay, so who spoke in that players only. meeting? Who are the leaders in that. meeting if you had to guess? >> I truly believe that Jordan Brooks on. defense is a leader on that football. team. >> What do you think the message is that. he's saying in there? Hey boys, we need. to know what's up. Yeah, >> there's not one good takeaway. There not. one good thing happened from week one. Like there wasn't like every other team. in football right now could take. something positive away from the game. they played in week one. You can't say. anything good about what the Dolphins. did in week one. >> So AJ, that means that the good thing is.

that the players only meeting happened. for them. That's how their fans should. be viewing it. >> Don't you think, AJ? >> I guess I don't know. I I I guess after. week one, hey, what do you say? Nip it. in the bud before it gets too bad. They're trying to figure that out. But. yeah, I don't know. I guess it's it is. okay because it means, hey, we do care. We're trying to win. We're you know, I. the worst thing is if players don't care. that you got you got blasted week one. I. don't know. I If they come out on fire, then cool. Then they should have a. players only meeting every Tuesday. >> AJ, how many times did you speak in your. players only meetings? You were a first.

speaker or you back clean up with. >> I've been a part of maybe one or two of. them. Um I sat in the back and felt. really awkward. My face got warm cuz I. felt embarrassed usually for the guys. that were speaking. >> I feel that. I feel the embarrassment. for other people. It gets very. uncomfortable. I even like break out. sometimes like cuz I'm so uncomfortable. for people whenever I'm watching them do. something. I'm like, "Oh my god, oh my. god, oh my god, oh my god, that whole. thing." Definitely that feeling for ours. as well. Every once in a while you'll. hear a good story from somebody about. their background cuz normally it turns.

into I've had a harder life than you. have. Uh I I care more than you care. Uh. you need to care. all the same. >> Everyone, we even though we've never. even talked about it really, like they. all have the same beats. Every single. player is only meeting that's ever. happened. I feel like. >> I'm in here 5:00 a.m. every day. Nobody. else is here. >> For sure. I don't see you. Starts. pointing guys. I don't see you. I see. your cars gone by 3:30. >> I would love it if some of you would. beat me into this building, but that's.

not the reality of this team. And that's. why we're in this room today. And then. somebody else gets up there. My cousin, uncle, dad, and grandfather. all died last week. >> So, >> shouldn't be funny, I guess. >> I have exactly though. But that is that. is like how it goes, though. That is. that is like what it is. And it's like. there's either like somebody's. opportunity to give a motivational.

speech, okay, which we know there's a. lot of motivational speakers on the. internet. There's a lot that shouldn't. be, but there are people that try to get. into that sphere. There are people that. see themselves as motivational speakers. It may be not the best, which is why. they don't really get a chance to do it. that often. Some people take that. opportunity to give a motivational. speech. Some people take it as an. opportunity to set perspective for other. people saying, "You're getting too. comfortable." So, they tell an egregious. story that is just like, "Whoa, read the. room. I don't know if now is the time. for all of that." And then there's a. little bit of bickering normally. Normally, there's a bicker that happens. at some point. And uh there's certainly.

good that can come out of it. remember. the Ohio State Buckeyes last year after. the the loss to the team from up north. They had a players only meeting with. Ryan Day and Will Howard described it as. like pretty animated in there. There. were some grievances that were. definitely aired and uh they obviously. became better from it. So, I'm not. saying it can't have success, but I've. never been a part of one that I didn't. think to myself immediately afterwards, we didn't have to do that. That that. felt like that was dumb. And then, you. know, but they might be different these.

days cuz these guys might not. communicate and gossip as much as they. used to in the locker rooms because. they're all on their phones. So maybe. the players only meeting is an. opportunity for everybody to kind of be. like, "Hey, we this is this is actual. season here." You know, Tyreek Hill. speaking at that, do you think? >> I doubt it. The the issue is you can't. talk about changing the culture every. time you, you know, talk to the media. for this many years. So that that's the. issue. As a fan, I'm tired of hearing. about the culture change. I would like. to see it actually happen.

>> Well, that's what the players only meet. all about. Um, let's see. What did we. not cover? Uh, Pete Carol and Jim. Harbaugh. A deep history. Deep history. We all remember the glory days out there. in the NFC West uh with the Niners and. the Seahawks, but also college and. everything. Here's Pete Carroll talking. about Jim Harbaugh ahead of their. matchup. >> Respectful. I'm not trying to make it. into anything that's not, but what's. your fondest memory of this rivalry with. Jim Harbaugh? Um, I remember Jim. Uh, no, I don't I have no fond memories. I'm. not trying.

>> They're good. There's great games. There've been great games. That's all. >> He said that uh been. >> a bunch of them. >> Yeah. You guys in a different life could. have been great teammates. What when he. said something like that, what is that? Uh, >> um, well, I I think that would come from. the, you know, he he he's seen my game. and so he would like me to help win, you. know, if I could, so he'd like us to. play together, I guess. Um but uh one. thing we would certainly uh see eye to. eye on is about compete. He's always. been a great competitor and he battled. through so much when in his playing days.

and and uh in his coaching days as well. So um I appreciate him saying that cuz. I'd like to play with him too. >> He said he said that you're not on each. other's Christmas. He's not on your. Christmas card list. You expect a. birthday card from him then? >> Well, I'm surprised he would say that. cuz he sends me a birthday card every. week every year. So I don't know what to. tell you. Uh uh Pete after having a few. days off just. >> okay Pete wheeling and dealing in there. You know it sounded at the beginning uh. fond no fondness. Okay. I like the word. fond being used a lot uh these days. I.

think I I might start adding it to my. repertoire as well for being fond of. things not fond of things. With that. being said, sounds like they got a lot. of respect for each other. AJ and. obviously these two battling again in. the same division just coaching Goliath. Then you add in Shawn Payeyton and Andy. Reid into that division. It's outrageous. the amount the coaching resumes of the. entire conference over there. >> It is. I'm just all of this got me. thinking, hey, the postgame handshake. What's that gonna is it going to be one. of the big, you know, the stern the real. heavy-handed likeap depending. Yeah.

Back slap a few times. Yeah. Jim Sports. situation. Like, are we going to back. slap real hard? What do we do? Like. that's what I make sure the cameras get. a good shot of that. That's all I care. about. >> There was respect there at the end. He. said, "I would like to be teammates with. him, too.". >> He handled. >> He handled it well. >> Yeah. >> Ty, what do you think? There's a little. sauce in that. I'm sorry, Connor. Do you. think there's a little sauce in it, Connor? >> Oh, yeah. I think there's an Pete Carol. I think it's no more jovial Pete Carol. I think there is a little bit of a like, hey, I kind of got kicked out of the. league, fought for my job, then nobody. wanted me for an entire year, and now I. think he's a little pissed off. Like. even when he first initially said like,

"Yeah, no, I have no good memories of. Jim Harbaugh." They kind of waited for. like a happy Pete Carol gum chewer. laughing and that didn't come. Like Pete. Carol seems to be on damn near a revenge. tour and it goes all the way back to. starting in the offseason when he said. like, "Hey, look, I win. I'm gonna win. We are going to win here." Um, and I. don't I don't think anybody thought that. it would, you know, not happen, but it. seems as though they do have a little. bit of uh some moxy to them, a little. bit of uh [ __ ] you to them, if you will.

>> A little Raiders to him. Hey, hey, AJ. Do you think he did a little self scout. in the year that he was away from the. game and said uh maybe people told him. or he found out that people don't take. him as seriously as a football coach cuz. he's known as just the fun guy, the. upbeat guy. Do you think that is a. actual decision that's made or do we. just think that Pete Carol towards the. end of that thing was just answering in. a fun joial way. My game is probably. what he saw why we'd be good teammates. cuz he can still spin it. We know that. about Pete Carol. >> Oh yeah, we can. I'm I'm sure like. imagine being a coach and being like we. say all the time they're like. institutionalized like they every second.

of their day is planned out. Everything. is football all day every day. When you. get away from that for a year, I can. imagine you would you'd finally start to. look at the world a little different. Try to look at that this job. differently. I know Mike McCarthy talks. about that a little bit from him being. out in the short time he has. But yeah, maybe maybe this is a new Pete. What 73. years old? Is that right? Can people you. can change? >> Yeah, people don't change. We all can. change in their 70s. Yeah. the 70s and. their 70s they normally do change. Yeah, >> that's what I'm saying. Like when people. want someone to change, I don't see. people changing past the age of like 12.

>> I could see Brighton, >> right? >> Yeah. >> I don't know, bro. I think like uh I. think when you're that old and you have. that much football, no offense to that. old, you get it. When you've lived that. long and done that much and then you get. booted for the first time, I think you. can get a little spite at that age. saying who do these people think. >> A good way that motivates you though, right? It's one of the motivate. That's. a huge huge motivator. and Gino, same. [ __ ] Yeah, you're right. You know, and. it's like Max Crosby, same [ __ ] Like. they they are the Raiders.

>> Wow. >> Or are the Chargers? We'll find out this. weekend. AJ, great work in this first. hour. I don't know if my clock is tied. in directly, so you're going to have to. do this, but just let these people know. that the next hour so good. Nick Sabin. and Coach Hypel. >> Oh, yeah. Nick Sabin, we got Josh Hypel. People don't, that guy can still spin. it, but I don't know if you have a ball. up there. We have 10 seconds left, but I. don't know if you have a ball. I want to. see him spin. He could probably throw. the ball into that river from the perch. you are sitting on. So, everyone's going. to want to stick around. We'll be back. Joshel, Nick Sabin, see you in three.

>> Good teas. Close to a million in prizes. Maybe. we'll break that today. Over a million. to charity for a total of over $2. million given away. I got a feeling you. might have somebody with a leg pat. trying to take some more of your money. >> Yeah, Ree, I appreciate you saying that. it's my money. My wife, my daughter, and. my mom are happy to hear that. reiterated. Uh, I think it's very clear. that no business would actually sign up. to give away $250,000. Jack, uh, what. year are you here at Oklahoma?

>> Freshman. >> You're a freshman. Okay. >> You're from Houston. What's your major. here? >> Accounting. >> Okay. So, it's going to be tough to. count all the dollars if you make this. kick. Have you ever kicked before? Uh, >> I did one time. It was kickoff in a JV. game. >> How was it? Was it terrible? Did you. kick it out of bounds? Sucked. It. sucked. I like that he came prepared. >> Look at this rock cleat cleat. What is. your mindset as you go? >> Honestly, I'm clearminded. I've been. listening to a lot of music, so I'm. locked in right now. >> Who you listening to? >> Uh Frank Ocean.

>> All right. Why don't we up this to uh. $200,000 to you. and we'll keep the $100,000 donation for. the light beneath the well uh that. obviously the Michigan player is doing. to make the world better. Michigan, Oklahoma potentially coming together. You're a lefty here. Okay. If Ernest. Houseman can dig some wells, you can. somehow pull a rabbit out of the hat and. hit a 30-yard field goal. Not only for. your bank account, you accountant, but. also for the world.

Come on, Jack. [Applause]. So much fun. >> All right, let's go. [Applause].

>> Jack, come here. Jack. Jack. Jack. Jack. Oh [ __ ]. Okay. All right. Okay. Look at that swing. >> Unbelievable. >> Jack, uh, >> upset Jack weak. >> Jack, come here, buddy. >> The scouting report did not have that. going through. >> Okay, so it was a $100,000 kick. >> Son of a [ __ ].

>> It ends up being 200,000 to you, a. hundred to Ernest Houseman's The Light. Beneath the Well, $550,000 in total over. the first two weeks. Jack, >> congrats, dude. That was unbelievable. >> I can't believe you hit that. >> It was all worth it. Bringing the. cleats, doing the whole thing. >> How close did that come? >> Two yards. >> Two yards. You cleared it by. Congrats, Jack. Let me sign this check. What a. magical morning here in.

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He's in Knoxville, Tennessee for a Giant. matchup tomorrow in college game day. Packers win 2718 last night. >> Football. >> Football. >> It's what we do here, right Pat? You got. some a windy situation as we kick off. hour two. I know we got coach Sabin. joining us here in a little bit. Then we. have Josh Hypel, head coach of the. Tennessee Volunteers. Pat, you all right. over there? It seems a bit windy. >> It's got a little breezy out here in. beautiful Knoxville, Tennessee. You. know, they call it Knox Vegas if you. want to look for that. They also got. incredible football history here as a.

couple football legends just walked uh. their way over here. And obviously we'll. have the greatest college football coach. of all time join us. >> Uh Jimmy Ston just showed up here and. >> wow. >> Yeah. A big Cadillac just showed up here. and I'll tell you whenever he's around. you know there's big business hap. happening. You know there's big magic. happening and obviously it's a huge. weekend here in Knoxville. I assume he. is currently negotiating some multiple. hundred million dollar deal for somebody.

that's going to have a ripple effect to. somebody else that he represents which. is going to have a ripple effect to. somebody else that I mean that guy is a. mastermind and uh so is coach Sabin. who'll be joining us here in a matter of. moments. It's an electrifying weekend. down here in Tennessee is Georgia. The. dogs come to town. Now, AJ, not a lot of. people talking about the dogs this year. Now, more people talking about. Tennessee, I think, because of the story. of Nicole leaving and then Joey Aguilard. kind of getting the gig there. And wow, what a story. What a story. Nobody's. talking about these guys over here. Let's go to one half of the hammer.

Cowboys AP tone. Is Georgia still. Georgia or how come there hasn't been a. lot of chatter about them dogs this year. thus far? It is crazy because everyone. acts like Georgia's fallen off a cliff, but um they still won the SEC. championship last year. Uh and I think. people tend to forget that. But the. first round exit last year to Notre. Dame, uh kind of put a sour taste in. everyone's mouth. And Georgia, yes, Georgia is still Georgia on the. defensive side of the ball. This they're. saying this is one of their best. defenses in the last five years. So I I.

think they're feeling really good about. that. The question is all about Gunner. Stockton and the offensive line. Maybe. that isn't Georgia. What has Georgia has. been? So, if they could figure things. out on the offensive line and if Gunner. Stockton, you know, takes that next. step, this will be a classic Georgia. team for sure. >> Can't wait to watch it here. It's going. to be electrifying. And the eighth. largest stadium in the world here, Nean. Let's go to the talks of table at Boston. Connor and at Tai Schmidt. Those are. some good tidbits, Ty. But let's get to. the story of last night on Amazon Prime. Kirk and I are back and your team looks.

to be is that the best defense they had. since this uh Ohio Hawker was flying. around whenever you guys were in the. Super Bowl. Is that what it feels like. over there? >> Yeah, without a doubt. I mean, and. there's there's no question that that's. the case. And I saw that they're they're. putting up the same they haven't put up. numbers like this since 1995 if you want. to go even further back. >> Better than Hawker. >> Potentially better than Hawker's. defense, which is crazy to think. But. but no, it just I mean I I almost don't.

know what to do the day after games. because this is just like so foreign to. me and I'm not used to watching this. I'm used to. >> Are you nerv Does it make you nervous, Ty? >> Not really. I'm kind of just riding the. wave right now and I'm very excited and. you know I mean Micah Parsons is maybe. the best football player of all time and. the fact that he just Tyler Warren still. plays. >> He does. He does. He does defensive. side. You're right. Yeah. defensive. offensive side of the ball. And I'm. still just trying to get over the fact. that he fell right into the Packers. laps, you know? I mean, I I feel bad for.

Kenny Clark, but it is it's all these. other guys who the last several years, they're young, and that's kind of been. the, you know, like the prevailing. narrative is, hey, these guys are young. Just wait a couple years. And all these. first round picks that we used on the. defensive side of the ball, like they're. going to start playing that way. And it. still hasn't really happened. And then. boom, Micah gets here and all these. different guys who you've heard so much. about over the last four to five years. Now it's like, oh, okay, there's the guy. that drafted 12th overall. There's the. guy they drafted 11th overall. All these.

guys are playing their their best game. seemingly two weeks in. And like AJ, like you guys have both mentioned, it's. just they're so fast. They're so. physical. They're so violent. They're so. fun to watch. It's it it's crazy that. we're talking about a Packers team and. that's the story and it's not the. offense. Yeah, it's wild to think that. Jordan Love also good. AJ, you know, they pay Jordan Love. They have this. long-term plan. We've obviously covered. it pretty intactly, you know, from the. beginning to the dark hole to the, you.

know, all of it. I We have seen. everything. It feels like, and I don't. want to go cart before the horse last. year, Jordan Love good, good. Everybody's saying he's good. He's good. He's good. There's injury obviously, but. he's good. He's good from this start of. it. command of the offense. Feels like. he's incredibly poised, clear leader of. team, has the moxy to lead a squad, and. it feels like it's coming very easy to. him this year. And I love this. Yep. >> Third and nine. Let me go ahead and run. him over because they haven't really.

unlocked his running game uh yet. Like, and I don't think they ever want to, but. he has the ability to do this a lot if. you really wanted to. Very large, very. athletic, and it feels like he's more. comfortable in the pocket than he is out. of it, which is exactly what you're. looking for. The guardian cap on dos 6x. Is that a 6x one? I like that. Is that. two guardian caps in one guardian cap? And if you double wrap, AJ, I know we've. been trying to get to the bottom of. this. If you double guardian condom, is. that better or.

>> That's what they say, right? They always. say put two on, it's much more uh. efficient. >> Just worry about the friction. >> Yep. >> What about What about three on there, though? You know what? What if you. really start stacking them up there like. those dolls that have the. >> No, the the Russian China dolls. Russian. >> Yeah. Well, that's two different. countries. But yeah, it feels like. Jordan Love really hitting his thing. right now, AJ. And uh is that how all. Packers fans feel? >> I think so. Yeah, I think this year they. came into it like. optimistic and hoping that he would like. take a next step and hey, be the the.

superstar that we think he is. And I. think last night he took another step in. that direction. I mean that that run. that we showed earlier when he's just. running through dudes on the sideline. Can you imagine what it would have been. like to be in Lambo and hear that last. night? I know. And I don't know. I don't. know. Amazon for some reason that the. crowd mics aren't super loud. I feel. like we don't get to fully feel what. Lambo felt last night, but it still. looked awesome at least. >> Why are they doing that, AJ? I I sent. that in. >> It's a huge part of the game. It's a. huge part of the game is the crowd. noise. Like it riding the level somehow. to get the mix right to where we feel a.

lot of that crowd noise, especially pre-. snap, I think. So, I think, you know, first game of the year for Amazon, so I. think they're trying to feel it out, but. I think this has been a thing with them. a lot. >> It has I I think it has been a lot of. like stadiums sound much quieter on. Amazon than they do on everything else. And it's like I hope they understand. that loud crowd is good for a game and. sport and television. And. >> do they think it it muffles some of the. voice of the commentators if they play.

too much? if it's too loud. >> Herby's fault. You're saying you're. saying this is Herby's fault. >> Yeah. Are they telling. >> G said turn it down? >> And then maybe that's what he said. you're bad too. Maybe that is what it was because maybe. that North Carolina crowd was just so. loud at the beginning, you know, and he. was like, "We had to turn the crowd mics. down because the beginning now they're. so quiet." He go, "You're a bad." It. could have been that. >> You're right. >> It could have been that. which is why. whenever they just run with anything, it's like, all right, this is kind of a.

messed up situation. Kirk certainly has. explained himself a couple different. times, but I hope they know that that is. a big that's a good thing, not a bad. thing. Hey, we we we celebrate college. atmospheres because of how loud they. are. We celebrate homefield advantage. because how loud they are, especially. Green Bay. And with what Mike McCarthy. was saying about being in there, especially with everywhere he's gone now. since becoming head coach at another. place, he was like, "The buzz is. palpable in there." And we know whenever. they roll the barrel out there, it's. going to be electric. And it was like. >> it it seemed like they had it muffled. I.

don't like that. But some super genius, >> obviously Foxy, we know this. >> Some super genius has it figured out. says, "Well, we had a focus group and. said they want to hear Michael's and. Kirk Ker Street." If they wanted to hear. drunks in Green Bay, they'd be uh. listening to the radio call maybe in. this entire thing. Somebody probably has. a stance on that because it does feel. like it is an Amazon thing. does feel. like that, doesn't it, Ty? >> Yeah, I agree. We We talked about this. several times last year and with. watching the game on Sunday on Fox, like.

you could hear you could hear how loud. it was at Lambo. So then to flip around. Thursday night prime time, like it it. just it seemed kind of off. It's like. cuz cuz that was like initially I'm. watching it and I'm like, man, the the. crowd doesn't really seem quite as into. it as they were on Sunday. But obviously. that's not the case. you look at any of. the videos from the crowd or anything. like that and people were going. ballistic. >> Yeah. Nate, we even got vipes. Couple. vipes got there. >> Couple shout out Herby, by the way, acknowledging the moment on that super.

jacked guy. I mean, if I was that guy, I'm probably looking like that. I had no. idea there was this many Italians out in. Green Bay. Love that. >> Love that that's taking place. uh him. obviously uh getting his, you know, his body all over everybody. and then him trying to sneak in a hot. dog uh like he's Tim Robinson at at. lunch when they try to cancel lunch for. the meeting but with a VIP instead and. just being broadcasted in 8K while doing. it. Incredible moment for this guy. We. would like to let him know we appreciate.

his commitment to being jacked. AJ, this. guy's jacked. >> Look at Let's see if he's there in uh I. bet this guy will be there in December. and January, too. Same same outfit, right? >> Hell yeah. >> I don't think he's Italian. >> What do you mean? He's not wearing one. chain. I think that was just. stereotypical sunglasses jack. >> Isn't the chain isn't that a. stereotypical comment? >> Well, that's just one that actually. fits. >> That's what Well, and I was saying he's. super jacked and kind of a rounder build. and has a lot of bravado and moxy. So, I. would. >> that fit usually, AJ. It's not. >> And Italians are more cigarette guys. than vape guys.

>> Well, I mean, not in Lambo Field. >> Yeah. You don't know that though. >> No, but they would. >> The Wisconsin Italians are one of the. weirder uh groups, I believe. I don't. think they. >> You don't know that Conor. >> No, I'm pretty good with my factions. >> He definitely wrote that welcome on. himself, too, right? That was finger. paint there on his chest. >> It looks like it. >> Yeah. Smells like gobble ghoul. >> Who's got the paint? Who's gone? Just. give it to me. All right. Jesus Christ. >> He kind of looks like the brother from. 51st Dates to be honest with you. >> I love everything about All right, we. got to set up a legend over here. You.

guys take it away for a bit. I don't. know what the hell you're going to talk. about. >> Hey, Digs. Okay. What happened this. weekend when it comes the gambling. situation this when it comes to college. games? That's what I want to ask you. You're the gambling guy, right? What are. the biggest games? Like what games are. getting g this? Okay. Georgia, Tennessee. Where is everybody's money? >> You Okay. What? >> Yes, that is one of. >> Put you on the spot. >> No, it's great. It's a valid question. It's just usually you start with that at. the beginning and then you uh. >> It's actually It's actually 50/50. That. game is actually 50/50. But that is that. is one of the one of the bigger games. >> Look at these slates. Which which one is.

the most intriguing as far as the. betting lines you think this board? >> That one was intriguing. Tennessee and. Georgia was intriguing because it opened. up seven and dropped to uh three and a. half. There was a similar situation uh. this weekend with Notre Dame and&m where. it opened up and and dropped. That's. probably the second most intriguing one. And then Clemson and Georgia Tech. Clemson only being two and a half. People are going to wonder if that's an. overreaction or not to kind of how they. how they've looked to start the year. Um. that one's an that's that one's an. interesting one to me. H. >> but USF and Miami 17 and a half.

>> Yeah. I don't know. Oh, you think Miami. is going to work them? >> I I think there's a chance. I I do. I I. think that's definitely the best uh. trenches that the Bulls will have seen. by far. >> Okay. I think we can throw it back. Pat, what's up? Who you got over there? Looks. like a living legend. >> Yeah, living legend. A living goat. There's uh obviously a barn animal that. just showed up, ladies and gentlemen. Nick Sav, >> can you hear the boys? >> I hear them, man. Sounds good. >> About the living legend and the barn. animal and the whole thing. That's what.

you are. You've earned this, Coach. David. You're a goat, bro. You're the. greatest of all time. That is why uh. anytime you get a chance to tell stories. or give us answers, we just take your. thoughts as our own and we go forward. Ain't that right, boys? >> That is exactly right. >> Yep. To a te. >> That's ex Well, >> I enjoy doing it. It's fun because I. like the boys as you call them. >> Hell yeah. The fellas, coach, >> the otter guys. We. >> Okay, let's talk about this game here. >> Yeah. >> Nobody really talking about them. And uh. I know you loved Gunner Gunnar Stockton.

coming out of high school obviously. whenever he was thrusted into the. position to play last year. I think we. talked about uh your interest and what. he can do and what he can accomplish. What did you see from him last year or. maybe in the first week that says yes, Georgia is going to be able to go on. with him as a guy. And then for them, what does Hypo's team look like this. year whenever you kind of watch the. film? >> Yeah, I I think the big thing with. Georgia is they've shown an ability to. run the ball pretty effectively. uh they. haven't made a lot of explosive plays. and I think it's a combination of you. know Gunnar has played pretty well.

except with the offensive line he gets a. little pressure he's a little antsy in. the pocket he gets out of the pocket. quickly he gives up on plays a little. bit and I think that's affected their. ability to make explosive plays down the. field. >> okay. >> and uh and I think that's something. that's going to be important for Georgia. to get fixed now I think Georgia's. defense which people don't talk about. much because they lost So many guys, they got some dogs playing defense. They. can run. They're athletic. They get. after it. They play hard. They're well.

coached. So, I like their defense. >> Okay. So, Kirby lost his entire defense. go to the NFL. Okay. Is that because of. the way he's able to develop guys there? Is that because the recruiting? What is. it about Georgia and in this modern. world that we're in? We all understand. the Penn States, Oregon, Michigan's, Ohio States, Texases, Texas Tech, you. know, we're all saying this. understand. what the modern world world is. Is. Georgia going to be good in that. department? And is Kirby going to just. have a perennial great team like we all.

expect because the way he coaches? >> Well, I think it's a combination of. Kirby believes like I believe in terms. of recruiting well and developing. players. Now, in this day and age, if. you recruit well, you're going to lose. some of those players cuz they're all. not going to play early, which is going. to hurt you. And then just complement. your team with the portal. I think. that's really the way Kirby goes about. it. That's the way I would have gone. I. always went about it and I would still. do it that way and I think he's going to.

be successful consistently because of. that. >> And Josh Hypel uh he's going to be. joining us here in a matter of moments. I guess he doesn't necessarily love uh. doing media and stuff like that. They. they say he's not like the most uh. flamboyant guy. National champion. quarterback for Oklahoma. obviously were. there last year when Tennessee goes to. Oklahoma and with the way it ended, nobody wanted to make a big story out of. it, even though it was a cool moment. Now loses Nicoyava, has a playoff game. last year in Columbus, has his new. quarterback that might be the perfect.

fit for him. Is Josh Hypel's offense the. thing that's going to carry Tennessee. all the time or is it their defense like. last year that was great? Well, I think. you got to have good defense because you. can't just outscore everybody in college. football now. But I think Josh Hypel. does a great job with the offensive. team. And I think Joey Aguular does a. great job of executing the offense. He. actually executes the offense to me a. little better than even Nico did. Now. Nico is a better athlete. He can run. faster and all that, but when it comes. to accuracy and decision making, Joey.

Aguilard does a really good job. And. that's important for Josh Hypo's. offense. Every running play has an RPO. or an advantage throw built into it. So. for the quarterback to throw those. accurately is really really important. Yeah. And and they make explosive plays, man. And I'm telling you, if they can. run the ball against you, it is a real. tough day playing against Tennessee. because they're always going to go fast. You got to get your ass off the field on. third down or you're going to have these.

long extended drives where your team's. going to get tired. So you're going to. be at a disadvantage. How about um have. you seen Aguilar Story, the City College. of San Francisco, then Diablo Valley. College, then AppState, then he was at. UCLA? I don't know for how long, maybe a. week. I don't even know if he got. enrolled. And then when Nico goes there, he's like, "All right, I'll just go to. Tennessee." It's like he's one of these. guys that we've seen in this modern. transfer portal era. Comes from a. smaller school, works his ass off, and. now he has the opportunity on the. biggest stage. We saw it with Matier.

last week with Oklahoma. We thought that. was a special connection that he and his. offense coordinator Arbuckle had. whenever they got to Oklahoma. Is this. going to be one of those types of. magical runs potentially with Aguilar. this year? Or is this a defense that. he's never seen before and we have no. idea how he's going to react? Well, >> I think he's going to see the best. defense he's seen by far. They're. faster. They know how to prepare and. they know how to play against this. offense because they have experience. doing that. Kirby has experience doing. it. Uh and their players understand what. they have to do to get ready for this. offense. So, um, I think this guy's.

going to have a great career here, though, and I think he's going to be a. big- time story throughout the rest of. the year. >> I love the story coming from City. College, San Francisco, uh, to Dalllau. Valley. I never heard that. That's a. great name. Dolblau. >> I've never heard of that either. We're. >> Why aren't you Why aren't you recruiting. these guys? Give them an opportunity. Never know they go. Uh, AP Tone has a. question for you. Back in studio, coach. >> Yeah, coach. There was a a lot of really. good teams who did not look really good. last week. they kind of sleptw walk. through teams or games against lesser.

oppon opponents. Clemson, Penn State, uh. LSU, Georgia, they all looked there was. some sloppy moments to that game. And. then on the other hand, like Oregon. looked incredible, Florida State looked. incredible. Um is there anything that we. should take like should we worry about. those those teams that didn't look good. against lesser teams and maybe bring up. an Oregon or Florida State and think. higher of them or is that just like a. one week that that could happen type of. thing? You know, I loved it when we. played a bad team and we didn't play. very well against them because then I. could get on everybody's ass about it. I.

I I I just love that. All right. So, but I do think it's really hard, all. right, when you play 12 games to be up. for every game. I really do. So, you you. got to be able to play to a level, to a. standard that you can get through those. kind of games because the fans don't. want to see those games. The players. don't really want to play in those. games. So, I don't think you can read. too much into it if they don't play. their best football against a not so. good opponent. >> Let's talk about USF because obviously. they're a big part of your story your.

last season, I believe, with uh third. week. Was that third week or second. week? >> Third week. >> Third week rainstorm. Hell. >> 17-7, man. Big rain delay. >> Not fair. >> I was walking around in a locker room. during a rain delay and say, could we. really lose to these guys? >> And you could. You definitely could. have. A lot of teams can lose to this. particular team. What do you see from. this USF team? Feels like they're very. athletic and I've been told by everybody. that has lived in Florida that I've. talked to. Like when Florida boys play.

against each other, USF and Miami, a lot. of Florida boys playing against each. other. The 17 and a half spread and. everything like that, you can kind of. throw it out. Do you agree with that? And what have you seen from this USF. team might be the story of college ball. thus far? >> Yeah, I I think that uh all those guys. playing out there against Florida, playing for South Florida, they all. wanted to play for Florida. So, they're. trying to prove something. They got some. passion about what they're trying to do. And they'll be the same way in Miami. And I do think this team buys into what. their coach wants them to do. They got. lots of grit. They play hard. They.

overcome a lot of adversity. If you look. at them statistically, they're nothing. special. I mean, they're not ranked high. in any category. All right. Offense, nothing. >> They stop people in the red zone. They. score in the red zone. That's about it. Uh but the rest of it is is not that. impressive except the competitive spirit. and the grit that they play with and. that's carried them through because they. stay in games and then they seem to be. able to make plays when they need to. make them in a critical moment. >> Miami though looks for real. Crystal. ball seemingly has the team and Carson.

Beck looks like obviously who he is a. 10-year vet out there. >> and I think one of the reasons for that. they're much better on defense. All. right. But Carson Beck is a really good. quarterback and he's played. exceptionally well so far this year. But. they are physical, man. I mean, they. played physical. They were more physical. than Notre Dame, which is typically a. pretty physical team. So, the. combination of those two things and the. improvement on defense, I think, is. going to make this a hard team to beat. >> I like how physical they are. I feel. like whenever you see guys, if they're.

big and fast, boy, they have a chance. >> We like We like big, man. You know, like. I always say, the lightweights don't. fight the heavyweights in boxing for a. reason. It has nothing to do with skill. Nothing to do with skill. >> Derrick Henry, brother. So, how So, okay, take me back in time. We just. looked this up. What? 55 touchdowns his. senior year was. >> Yep. Yep. >> 55 touchdowns his senior year. He's 500. yards away uh from his high school. yardage, which is 12,254, or something.

like that. I I forget I forget the exact. number. when you're recruiting your ass. off for this guy. I so like this is uh. all hands on deck. This is going to be. the next one, which he certainly was for. you and he has been in the NFL. I think. Eddie George also took him under his. wing at the Tennessee Titans and made. him even better than everything. They. talk about his work ethic being insane. That recruiting process you're what he. how I mean you're selling your ass off. to him, right? You know he's a game. changer. >> Yeah. But you know the amazing thing. about this, and I don't want to throw. anybody under the bus here, so I won't.

mention any names, but you can go back. and see who all was recruiting him, but. nobody except us said you can play. running back. >> What? >> Can you believe that? They're talking. about the guy being an outside backer. They're talking about being this and. that. I said, >> because he's tall, he's long, he doesn't. fit the real, you know, sort of running. back style that people look for. I said, "Hell, this guy's hard to tackle. He's. fast. He's got a great stiff arm. I. said, "Why can't he play running back? I. don't care if he looks a little. different than some of these other.

guys." So, we said, I said, "Look, man, we're recruiting you as a running back. We can do whatever you want to do." Now, the one Derrick Henry story I love to. tell when he is a freshman. We were we. were doing a pass pickup blitz period. and he's playing running back and he. didn't block the right guy and coaches. all get on his tail for not picking up. the linebacker. And he comes to me and. he says, "Coach," he said, "you're going. to have to understand something." He. said, "I never learned how to do any of. this stuff in high school. They just. turned around and tossed me the ball and. told me to run with it. Says, "So, I. don't understand any of this stuff.

you're talking about." He said, "But. I'll work at it and I'll get it." And he. got it. Uh, but I tell you, the most. impressive thing about Derek Henry to me. is first of all, you know, we have. Nick's kids giveaway where we got 125. special needs kids, you know, in the. room. He buys him a book bag and gets on. video and talks to him during Nick's. kids giveaway. That's number one. Number. two, how he took ownership for fumbling. the ball in the game. How many guys. would do that? Tell his team, "It's on. me. Loss is on me. You know, I got to.

take care of the ball." Took total. ownership for making a mistake in the. game. >> That's good leadership. It's almost like. he might have learned from somebody, you. know, in a pretty good way. I'm sure. you're incredibly proud watching all. that. Like when he takes the ownership. of that, I assume that's something that. you're like, "Yes." Well, also, you know. him to be that guy. But when he does. that, that's like the human as opposed. to just the player that came through. Alabama. >> That's exactly right. And that that's. what I respected about guys. You know, the right kind of people really make. your team what it is. >> The culture is the people. And Derek. Henry is the king still at this point.

And he's getting a little bit of a uh. well, he didn't say anything. He said, "We'll see." Basically to a couple. Cleveland Browns players saying, "He. ain't nothing. He ain't nothing." Thank. god you kept him at running back. Could. you imagine being an [ __ ] college. football coach coming in there? You just. scored 55 touchdowns. Okay. We're not. giving you the ball ever again. >> You know, I don't even know which. Cleveland Browns guy said that. But if. they had to practice every day against. this guy, I guarantee you they'd be the. first one says, "I ain't tackling his. ass every day." I guarantee it. It was. an LSU [ __ ] on the media. But when it.

comes guy, it was LSU guy. >> LSU guy. How many games they beat us. when he plays? >> What was he supposed to say, coach? What. was he supposed to say? They asked him. if he was scared basically to tackle. He's like, "No, I ain't scared nothing.". you know, and then boom, it's all of a. sudden this guy says Derrick Henry's. soft and it's like holy [ __ ] And then. Dererick Henry heard it and he goes, "We'll see." It's like, "Oh my god.". Extra motivation to this guy who was. supposed to be a defensive end out of. high school but happens to be faster, have better vision, tougher balance,

>> and he does killer. >> Do you understand the how long this. guy's arms is when he stiff arms you and. you try to tackle him? I mean, it it's. it's it's it I don't know what his. sleeve length is, but it's it's it's out. there. Pretty good recruiting. >> Hey, let's give this guy the ball. You. know, that's What's everybody else. saying? He's going to tackle people. Oh, okay. Yeah. Yeah. We'll give you the. ball, dude, if you come here. >> Coach, what do you tell your defense if. you were playing against him for real? What would you tell like a safety here? Hey, like, hey, we need 11 dudes to.

tackle this ball. Like, what can you. honestly tell a defense when you're. playing Derrick Henry? >> Well, I think the big thing is is once. this guy gets going and once he gets. downhill, I mean, he's much faster than. people think. Uh, and he doesn't look. like he's fast, but he's got such a long. stride. It's like right here, man. These. guys are having a hard time catching. them, and they got angles. So, um, you. don't want the guy to get out. You want. to keep him boxed in. Everybody's got to. play with leverage. And, you know, I. always taught DBs to tackle high, but. I'm not sure when a guy like Derek.

Henry, high cut guy like this, you're. not better off trying to tackle him low. >> Yeah. But then you're going to eat a. knee. Then you're eating a knee cuz he. runs violently. And it's like, uh, what. a perfect running back in the NFL. obviously alongside Lamar Jackson. That's quite a tandem. Are they going to. win a Super Bowl or are they going to. lose in the fourth quarter all the time? Josh Allen won the MVP allegedly in the. fourth quarter because of what he was. able to do. The Baltimore Ravens have it. all. I hope they go on a run for the. good of butter. You know, I I don't want. them to bait butter into thinking that.

they have a chance and then they end up. not making it happen. They should win on. all accounts. Connor has a question for. you, coach. >> Yeah, coach. Kind of a massive decision. for Colorado's Deion Sanders. He's going. with their third string Ryan Stab, I. believe is how you say his last name, at. quarterback. Um, are you surprised by. that? Just because they have a. five-star, you know, Guju Lewis who. actually committed on this program, um, sitting right there to play in that. whole entire, you know, kind of worry. about the NIL and transfer portal with a.

guy of that caliber. Um, are you. surprised by that decision or do you. think it is probably more beneficial for. him to continue to sit and learn cuz. he's so young? >> Well, you know, first of all, I I don't. know enough about all these guys. I know. Guju, we recruited him for a long time. He was in our camp and all that stuff. for years. But, um, you know, you got to. have a little faith, trust, and. confidence in the coaches and the. coaching staff to help develop a guy and. not throw him out there before he's. ready. Because one of the worst things.

you can do and one of the re biggest. reasons I think there's a lot of. failures, you know, in the NFL at the. quarterback position is you draft a guy. high, you got to feel like you got to. play him. He's not ready to play. He. loses his confidence. He doesn't have. success. And that's exactly what you. don't want to have. So, I can see that. they're trying to bring Guju along the. right way. Now, I don't know this third. team guy that he's talking about, but I. have a lot of faith, trust, and. confidence in Dion and his staff's. ability to make a decision about who's. going to give them the best chance to. win right now as they continue to.

develop. Guju. >> feels like uh Coach Prime and them will. ride the hot hand. You know, if this guy. does his thing, he'll earn the job. They. have respect for that. I'm excited for. this next chapter here of the Colorado. Buffalo's football team. Obviously, Coach Prime has to battle this off. season for his life and everything. We're incredibly happy about that. But. now the new identity is going to have to. come into full force. I'll be excited to. see how they balance it all, especially. with how great it was economically for. that school. Everything was just so. beautiful out there. Hopefully they're. able to tie it together.

>> Yeah. And and you know that Dion's. changed the culture there. Definitely. I. mean, people believe and I know he did. it with a couple great players, you. know, Jadur and Hunter, but now can the. culture sustain itself and they have. enough good players to have enough. success to sustain it? That'll be the. combo. Uh, speaking of a culture. sustaining and then I mean people, it's. getting breezy out here by the way. >> A little bit. >> That's a good Hey, this one of these. Zippo lighters. You ever see these are. back from your day, right? I mean, you. guys used the Zippo lighter all the. time. This thing cuz it's pretty cool. looking. See that?

>> See that? >> In a windy day like this, the Zippo is a. really good thing. But, uh, you know, in. a theory world and Kaylin Dbor, we're. not out on. Okay. We love Kaylin Dbor, don't we, boys? We love him. >> Yes. great. >> as a person. Love him. >> Well, and also as a ball coach, he's won. everywhere. Okay, this is a tough spot. in Alabama and. >> ultimate purple. >> Who knows how it goes. He was perfect. out there in Washington. Obviously, I. think people in Dakota would say he was. perfect there. Everywhere he's been, he's been a winner. But, you know, hot. seat. Let's see how it all works out.

Dabo, is he ever going to be Tai has a. question for you over there. >> Yeah, coach. Uh, Diggs mentioned how. several teams just, you know, didn't. look good against inferior opponents. last week. Clemson specifically. Are we at a point where now listen going. into this year everyone was kind of. picking them or crowning them to be the. national champion with how many future. NFL guys they're going to have you know. top of the first round guys even with. teams like Ohio State and Texas out. there. Um do you think it's possible. that they maybe drank that rat poison a.

little bit too much? I know they won. last week but obviously didn't look. great. And are we at a point where maybe. Clemson Davo they do need a fresh start? I know he's used it a little bit, but. his reluctance to use the transfer. portal. I don't know what their NIL. situation is like. Um, just what are. your thoughts on on Clemson kind of as a. whole going into week three here? >> Yeah, I think that, you know, you can. look, you know, way into this too much, but in my opinion, the one issue that. Clemson has is first of all, their best.

wide out is out, but their offensive. line has not performed very well. I. mean, the quarterback has been under. duress the whole season. I mean, in the. LSU game, this guy's running for his. life and it affected him. So, one of the. goals you always have on defense when. you're playing against any quarterback. is can we affect the quarterback? And. when you don't have a good offensive. line, that makes it a little more little. easier to be able to do that. And Pubnik. is a really good player that hasn't had.

an opportunity to play very very. effectively this year. And I think it's. because of the pressure he's getting. So, they need to fix their situation in. the offensive line. Now, we can say, did. they overrate it going into the season? I don't really know that. Could they. have done better if they have got. somebody out of the portal? I I don't. know that. But, you got to be able to. win on the line of scrimmage. Now, their. defensive line's pretty salty. So, they're they're pretty good up on. defense. But, their offense has has has. been a little bit of a problem. And I. think it starts up front with the.

offensive line. If the people around the. quarterback don't play well, the. receivers get open, the line give them. time to operate, then you know, you're. going to have issues. And I think that's. where they are right now. >> Okay, let's talk about that boy, Dabau. I have respect for him obviously because. I've seen them have a lot of success. Feels like he is very much well regarded. uh around the coaching community and the. college football community. Is that. accurate? >> I think that's true. Yeah. >> Like he's beloved and for Clemson, he. built that place up. >> Yeah, he did. lifetime contract.

>> and he's had a lot of success, man. They've been inoff last year. >> Yeah. I mean, but not last year. >> What do you mean? >> Well, I mean, did he get in the playoffs? >> Yeah, they kicked the What was the field. against SMU? Yeah. >> It was not a good It was not a good. showing in the playoffs, but but it was. uh Yeah. Guy hit a 58 yard or something. like that. What was the kick? 56 maybe. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Like the last one of the season. That's when Syracuse beat you Miami and. Fran Brown said, "You're welcome, Davo.".

>> Yeah. Yeah. I think it was the ACC. championship. >> Yeah. Right. It was. >> But but the defense was a problem for. him last year. I mean, when they played. Texas and people like that, they. couldn't stop them. >> Yeah. >> Uh and the offense, you know, sort of. matched up pretty well against most of. these teams, but that's not happening. this year for some reason. And I think. it starts up front. A. >> lot of season left. A lot of season. left. I I need to see Dabo really. He. needs to start maybe hand on head high. stepping it down that hill. Question for. you. Run down that hill.

>> Coach, we were speaking about. accountability uh a little bit ago. Fran. Brown, I don't know if you saw it that. his team was running sprints after they. they you know barely won against the the. Yukon Huskers. Uh have you ever had to. do anything drastic like this to a team. after a game like you're right? I knew. in the moment I messed that one up, but. that's all right. I'm thinking Nebraska. But um have you ever done anything like. this? I guess after game, maybe the next. morning, were you going to kind of wake. your team up maybe? >> No, I never did. Uh maybe I should have.

a few times, but um. >> it all worked out. >> We we we we we never did. You know, I. wanted the players to look when players. don't do right or they don't have. success and and each one of us have. competed at some level at some point in. time in our career. Nobody feels worse. about it than they do. So um I I think. the tough thing to overcome now I call. it the disease of me. You know. everybody's worried about how does it. affect me? How does it affect me? And. sometimes they put that ahead of the. team. That's why you see some of these.

penalties occurring that you know end up. affecting the outcome of games. I don't. know why Fran did what he did. Um but. you know they did come back in the game. and have success. So you should be. pleased with the grit that your team. showed. I always wanted to take the. positives out of the game and correct. the negatives. So, um, if this works for. them, maybe they'll play better next. week. I never did it. That doesn't mean. it wouldn't work for us at times. >> When would you do that? It feels like I.

have never seen anybody do that. And. I've asked around. I guess AJ, what is. it? High school you guys did it. Maybe. you you little league. >> Yeah, we had a seven on seven league. where we got in a big brawl with another. team. We end up running sprints. afterward just because we lost the game. after the fight because a lot of guys. were beat up. But yeah. >> Yeah. Well, Bruce Arens talked about. that 5 a.m. scrimmage, three hours, no. stretching. Let's get at it, boys. In. Temple late in the season, there's no. son out. So, that's certainly a way to. get it across. Fran Brown talked about. how, you know, I'm I'm trying to make.

these guys better men, better husband, better fathers. So, whenever they're. doing things that aren't the right way, I have to be able to correct them. And. that's the way that he kind of seen that. uh taking place. Well, I I do think that. that young people, players, people have. to understand cause and effect. So, when. you don't do something right, there's. going to be a consequence for it. And I. think sometimes young people don't sort. of take that into consideration as much. as they should. And sometimes I don't.

think you do them any favors when they. don't do it right and you don't confront. them with it and show them how to do it. right. >> I'm trying to do that with my daughter. right now. She's two years old. >> That's really hard. >> I'm trying my best. She'll throw a full. temper tantrum about something and at. the very end I'm like, should I fold? Should I fold? She really wants this. thing right now. Last night it was a. peach. She wanted a peach. So I gave her. the peach. Then immediately as she was. enjoying the peach, I was like, "Fuck, shouldn't have done that." Now she's.

going to do that for everything. And lo. and behold, he wanted to watch Blueie about an hour. later. And it was a little too close to. bedtime though. I didn't want to do. Blueie. Maybe we'll do Trash Truck. Maybe we'll do uh something a little. slower, you know, to put her to bed. Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo, yo. And I'm like, this is my fault cuz I allowed it to. literally happen with the peach just a. couple minutes ago. But when she looked. at me and she started, she's doing full. pouts now. We're doing head down, full. arms crossed, pouting. And she looks up. at me, there's actual tears. I'm like, "How the And you're crying because of.

this. This is unbelievable." And I. folded and I'm I'm rewarding poor. behavior. I've seen Dr. Phil. Okay. I I. I understand how this whole thing goes. I've also seen Jerry Springer. We're. aiming for not either of those with. this, but it is a cause and effect. situation. So, I'm trying my best. It's. not easy to be that guy, though. It's. not easy. >> It's not easy, especially with your. kids, you know, because you got to make. a a tough call all the time. Do you you. make your kids happy by giving them what. they want or do you stand firm and make.

them do what's right? And there's a. there's a tough balance between those. things, but um it's really a key to. being a good parent. Um and you know, I'm kind of surprised that you folded. >> Well, thank you. I appreciate you being. surprised there. Yeah, cuz I I'll tell. you, she learned the pout, you know, because she used to just cry and yell, but it wasn't like cute. It was like, come on, this ain't it, you know? dead. body weight. She's trying to take a. bump. You know, she's throwing herself. back while she's yelling and it's like,

yo, you can't be doing that. Even though. I've learned she's wildly tough and. she's going to run into stuff all the. time, but this whole new. pout with like her head down with tears, it got me. And she had the peach. She. loved the peach. I I think peach is. good. If we're going to continue to do. that for peaches, that's good. She's. started it. She's enjoyed chocolate a. little bit. Okay. And if she's like me, which it appears she's going to be, she's really going to have a sweet. tooth. So, we're gonna have to we're. gonna have to really bound that. But. coaching, parenting, same thing. Coaching is a lot of parenting, right? >> Exactly.

Exactly. >> Do you miss it? >> I miss the relationships with the. players. Um, >> development, fulfillment, >> development, and I I loved seeing guys. give themselves a better chance to be. successful in life because of the. leadership and the influence that you. might have had on them. I missed that a. little bit, but um I got to it. It's a. better quality of life at this station. of my life, not to have to have 125. children. >> You got one you're worrying about.

>> Yes. >> All right. 125 running around on a. campus, 60% female with no curfew. It's. that's hard. >> Yeah, it is hard. There's a lot of. There's a lot of Hey, can't be pouting, can't be folding either on those. You. got to really stay firm. Well, I want to. let you know it's been an honor to watch. you lead. It's been an honor to watch. you work and we appreciate the hell out. of you stopping by. Welcome back to. Knoxville. >> Enjoy it. I tell you what, it's a little. better coming here to do this than it. has been on my previous trips to.

Knoxville. How has it been here? >> Big rivalry game for us, you know. Um I. mean, we got the all-time record for Boo. when you know Booze when Lane came out. of the tunnel. >> Oh, >> when he came back and was with us after. he left her after one year went to USC. I mean, I've never heard of Boo like. that ever in my life. But that was Did. you acknowledge it too lane or did you. just act like it was uh non-existent at. the time? >> No, I just patted him on the back and he. smiled about it and we went about our. business. >> Hey, they [ __ ] hate you here, bud.

All right, let's go win this thing. 108. or 102,000. I guess it's the eighth. largest stadium in the world. Third. largest in the SEC. That goes back to. the culture of the SEC. They're getting. as many people in here as they possibly. can. This place will be packed out, obviously. What does this place compare. to uh maybe other stadiums? Because I. know their light show in their uh game. day ops is like insane, right? And. aren't they kind of noted for that? >> Yeah, and this is a hard place to play. I mean, may maybe because the Tennessee. Alabama rivalry goes way back, but it.

was a hard place for us to play. They. had great fans. They were always. enthusiastic as as hell for when we came. in here and it was a difficult place to. play and I'm sure it's going to be. difficult for Georgia, but they've had. success here in the past. Okay, let's. talk about difficult games before we let. you go. Backyard Brawl this weekend. >> We're supposed to be there. >> I I I mean, >> come on. >> Ohio's tough Ohio's a good team. Remember, Ohio's a good team. >> They are a good team, but Alabama. doesn't want to win. >> We had huge plans to go back to West.

Virginia. I know you had plans, but we. had plans. I mean, we had hotel rooms. We had family coming to games. We bought. tickets. I mean, we did all kinds of. stuff. You know, Senator Mansion was. going to come over and visit with us. I. mean, we had all kinds of stuff. No, >> I was maybe going into a Hall of Fame. I. mean, that was potentially happening. I. know you got the senator coming over. I. I'm almost going Hall of Fame. We got to. kick that back a couple weeks, I guess. You know, that was Hey, >> Tone, Bonner, Ty, AJ, tell him I don't.

think he's he understands that Ohio. Bobcats team in Athens. >> Navaro. finalist, coach. That's a Heisman. finalist. Navaro, coach. Look out. Now. >> they're the MAC champions. That's good. team up there in Ohio. >> Well, I tell you what though, there have. been some really good teams in the MAC, especially, you know, the top tier. teams. So, and the bad thing about it is. is how do you get your team ready to. play teams like that that are good, but. they're in the Mid-American Conference. and your players may not be respecting.

them like they should. >> Yeah. And then you got to go on the road. to them as well. >> That That's the problem. >> That's a West Virginia thing. I I I I I. hate like I would never like do a two. for one. We did it with South Florida. and I was miserable about it to go there. and play. >> I I mean, you know, I mean, you can't Your team. doesn't want to go there and play. I. mean, so I I just. >> But the athletic director never gets.

criticized for it. >> That was a previous athletic director. We like to say Ren Baker would never. negotiate this deal, but we appreciate. that. Uh, and I appreciate the hell out. of you. Next year, Backyard Brawl, we're. gonna be at I think. >> I hope so. >> You're the man, ladies and gentlemen. Thanks, man. >> The greatest of all time, Coach. >> Thank you, coach. >> So, he Yeah, they would to go they had. to go to South Florida. How But how far. out are these games scheduled, Todd? Do. you know? Like sometimes these games. like 10 years like every game all these. non-conference ones?

>> I don't know about the non-con ones. I. know like the like the big power four. schools they are always like more. planned out ahead of time. I think the. um the lower um conferences you know. your your sun belts stuff like that like. I think they have a little more wiggle. room with their their schedules but I. know like the power four versus power. four are scheduled out five 10 years in. the. >> Yeah. The home and home ones like when. team accounts will tweet them out. It's. like we, you know, Notre Dame and they. they just did one with maybe it was like. Texas and it's starting in like 2035 or.

something like that, but it's but it, you know, it got agreed upon like last. week. >> Yeah. Like this James Anderson at. Liberty on September 15th, 2040 is now. the furthest contracted football game on. record. It's. >> going to be a hell of a game. But now we. know. Now we know. >> I mean, what if like how do we know. there's those schools are going to exist. in 2040? >> What do you mean? >> So that's locked in. That's a contract. that's happened. Like I I don't know if. we're going to be here tomorrow. >> 15 years in West Virginia. >> West Virginia and Bama just got out of a. contracted like you can pay to get out. of it and stuff.

>> Man, that's weird. Hold on. I think. another living legend has joined Pat. here on the the prominade. What's up. Pat? Who you got there? >> Ladies and gentlemen, national champion. quarterback for Oklahoma. Now the head. coach of the Tennessee Volunteers. College Football Playoff last year. Head. coach Josh Hball. >> Hey coach, how we doing? >> Coach, thank you for doing this. Yeah, great to be here and uh have you back in. town. It's been a few years since you. took a little uh flip into the river. >> Yeah, that's what you said as soon as I. got you in that river. A lot of people. have asked that. I did not remember. that. To be clear, I remembered having a. good time here. I remember the place.

being crazy and then I saw the video. this morning me doing that. They said, "Don't open your mouth." I mouth open. I'm a mouth free. >> I'm not sure you want that water in. there. >> Yeah. Okay, coach. That's what a lot of. people told me. Hey, um congratulations. Okay, we all saw the Nicole thing happen. in a weird time. Then you bring in this. Aguilar guy and uh it feels like a. perfect match. Do you agree with that. with that? >> Yeah, such a condensed window to to learn the. offense and uh as a quarterback get to. know your guys. Um you know, he's a.

great teammate. He cares about the guys. around him. Got a great work ethic and. uh you know the first couple of weeks. he's played played really well and u you. know tomorrow will be our our biggest. test obviously, but uh couldn't be more. proud of who he is and what he's done. >> Yeah, that's awesome. And you talk about. the short window. Congrats on being a. great coach and making it happen cuz it. looks like it's gone off without a. hitch. Now, let's talk about this. Georgia defense. They're real, right? I. mean, Kirby's always going to have a. defense that's outstanding. I mean, that's been the week basically is the. message through the squad is, hey, this. is going to be [ __ ] real this week. >> Yeah, you know what you're getting into.

Um, it's going to be physical. Uh, that's at the line of scrimmage. It's. out on the perimeter. You got to win. with physicality. Uh, you got to play. smart, but you got to be really. aggressive, too. And, uh, you got to. play a complete game. Offense, defense, special teams, line of scrimmage is. going to matter. Uh, you got to win on. third downs offensively and defensively. >> How do you feel about this place being. electric? >> Uh, no, no questions about that. Uh, I. know our fan base is uh uh ready for. this one. Uh, boats have been tied up. early uh in the week here and uh you can. tell it's a big game. >> Okay, so what's the it's whiskey, right?

We're a whiskey state here in Tennessee. Jack Daniels obviously down the road. Is. that what we should be expecting out of. the folks tomorrow? Whiskey. >> There's going to be uh Well, you'll have. whatever you want. Uh if you're out. there tailgating, uh you can get it on. the river right now on on one of the. boats. Uh but certainly uh whiskey. >> AJ has a question for you. Back in. Indianapolis. >> Yeah, coach, we just had uh coach Nick. Sabin on. He was talking about your. offense and the different RPOS's and. things that are built into every single. play. I guess when you're recruiting. players, how do you know if they can.

handle all the volume and and the. decisions and the freedom that they you. might have at the line of scrimmage? Like I guess how do you know if they are. a Tennessee guy that can handle your. offense? Yeah, I don't think you ever. know until uh uh they get into it. And. um uh our our staff does a great job of. uh you know, teaching and progressing. these guys. And uh there's a lot on our. quarterbacks in a short amount of time. when we're playing within the scope of. our tempo. Uh run run checks, run pass. checks. Uh the RPO game, you talked. about understanding the nuances of our. run game, uh when you have the ability.

and the freedom to go uh make that throw. and and when you got to read pressure. and when you got to hand it off. So, uh, a lot of subtle details that go into the. execution of us playing at a high level. Uh, certainly at the quarterback. position, but all 11 offensively. >> How much do you carry from last year's. college football playoff ending? We were. there. It was so cold. >> It was so cold. I think Nico cracked. three helmets. Obviously, that Ohio. State team would go on a magical run. against everybody. I mean, the next week. against Oregon, they got the freight. train as well. What did you learn about.

your team? What did you learn about your. program? And what did you carry through. the offseason? Well, I I think everybody. came back to Knoxville with a really bad. taste in their mouth and ultimately uh. collectively as a group uh how you got. to improve and um you know that was a. bad night for uh for the Volunteers. played a really good football team. Um. you know there's some things. offensively, defensively that you. continue to add to your arsenal to uh. continue to grow as a program and uh. that's what we've done. >> Have you ever explained why it's hyple?

>> You got to believe the hype that's why. You know what I mean? Yeah, >> I like that. It doesn't make sense with. the letters and how it's spelled. What? So, I I respect that it's just the hype. >> That's right. There you go. >> I I love everything about it. Tone has a. question. That's [ __ ] awesome. What I. did not expect. I thought I was going to. get some country of origin answer or. something like that. Uh instead, you. believe the hype, baby, even if it's. spelled with an EU. Go ahead, Tone. >> Just the hype. Uh coach, your first. couple years in Knoxville, uh you had. Hen Hooker and he was just slinging it. all around the yard, but it feels like.

the last couple um it's been more run. game, it's been more defense, one of the. best defenses in the country. Uh I mean. Dylan Samson, I think, had like 1,500. yards and 22 touchdowns last year. Is it. hard for, you know, an ex exion. quarterback offensive coach to to rely. on defense and run game or have you kind. of accepted that, hey, this is my team. this year? No, I think each year your. identity forms as as a football team and. it's my job uh to put our our staff and. our players in the best position to go.

win. Uh you mentioned uh Henden being. here and us throwing it all over the. yard. Uh we still rush for over 2500. yards. Uh. >> never gets talked about. >> Yeah, it doesn't. Um you know, for four. straight years have done that here at. Tennessee. First time that's ever been. done in the the history of the program. So uh the run game is an identity, a. core identity to who we are. everything. else comes off of it. Um, you know, last. year we weren't uh as uh successful. throwing the football vertically down. the field as we typically are. Uh we've.

had a good start to that this year. Um. within the scope of this league, who you. are, what you're seeing, uh you got to. be able to play and win different ways. and and that's how we've continued to. grow and evolve as a program. >> Okay. When you talk about this league, obviously SEC is a powerhouse, a. juggernaut, always going to be. Have you. noticed any differences with the league. with the new era, transfer portal, NIO? Obviously, you guys were a big part of. the storyline in that whole thing, has. >> Well, yeah. I I I think the collective. conference uh where we're what league. we're playing in uh the financial.

resources that it has is continued to. elevate everybody inside of our league. and and certainly uh those even uh that. have maybe been historically at the. bottom of the league, they've continued. to get better. And I think it gives. everybody inside the scope of college. football the ability to patch something. on their roster when it's not right. And. uh so I think that's been uh a. difference in. >> you like it. It sounds like. >> well you have to at the end of the day. with all the changes in college football. if you don't embrace them as a leader of. program you're hurting your program.

There's positive there's negatives. At. the end of the day you got to deal with. it and uh find the right right way to. navigate it and make it a benefit for. your program. >> Hell yeah. I think you got a lot of big. time supporters here. Pton Manning's. names on [ __ ] everything. >> The sheriff will be in town. >> Yes, he will. Yes, he will. And also, he. has like another business that's. probably valued up over a billion. dollars. So, maybe we can get a new. locker room in here. We can get a new. this, we can get a new that. Connor has. a question for you back in Indianapolis. >> Yeah, coach, your running back, >> excuse me, coach, your running back from.

last year had a fantastic debut for the. Browns, Dylan Samson. It feels like that. style of running back is the future of. NFL. You know, you have a player that. can run between the tackles and a guy. that can catch, you know, 10 balls out. out of the back field. Is that something. that you look for when when you're. thinking of recruiting running backs? And do you kind of want to take over, you know, the NFL RBU, if you will, at. Tennessee? You know, players like that. are hard to come by. It feels like those. are the running backs now who are.

getting paid the most. >> Yeah. Uh obviously a great start uh for. for Dylan last weekend. Not surprised by. it. Uh has the ability to do everything. at the running back position. Uh elite. as a running back. uh the ability to. play without the ball in his hands and. pass protection and then uh you. mentioned uh his ability to catch the. football out of the back field and uh. certainly we want to continue to to do. that here and and uh take advantage of. all the skill sets. That's one of the. things that we've grown in since we uh. we first got here is taking advantage of.

those guys out of the backfield and. creating matchups where they got a. chance to go win. >> 2500 yards rushing. Nobody's ever done. it. How come nobody talks about it? Everybody kiss my ass. Quote Coach. Hyper. Uh. >> I I'll take I'll take that. >> I will I will take that quote actually. You love the hoopla from what I've been. told. The media, the. >> Listen, embrace it. Uh in today's. landscape, you're not going to shield. your players from the noise outside of. it. Uh I think that's one of the things. that I love about this group. The the. expectations with everything that's.

going on, it doesn't change inside of. the building. Uh they work in a way. where they expect to win. Uh we know the. test that we got uh tomorrow. It's going. to be a lot of fun going out and. competing with these guys. Um but uh. embrace it. Uh keep the main thing the. main thing. That's been a focal point. this uh this week, but enjoy the journey. to kick off and uh play loose, play. free, and play aggressive. >> Be where your feet are. >> Absolutely. >> Keep the main thing the main thing. >> Take care of the little things, the big. things. Take care of themselves. >> Sure. >> Is there any other ones that I miss. right there? >> Hard hat. >> Play aggressive. Call it aggressive.

Let's go. >> Okay. No risk. No biscuit. Ty has the. last question for you. Back in the. Thunderdome. >> Yeah, coach. A lot of these kids you're. coaching now or recruiting, uh, I don't. know if they're familiar with your game. Do you ever have to like cut on some. tape and be like, "Hey, just so you sons. of [ __ ] know." Like I finished ahead. of Drew Brees, Leanian Tomlinson, and. Michael Vic in the Heisman voting and. Chris Winky probably shouldn't have won. that year. I should have. And also like. are you ever just, you know, at practice. saying, "You know what? I think I'm. going to play scout team quarterback.

today and I'm going to throw for 2,000. yards and 50 touchdowns." Is any of that. stuff happening on a day-to-day basis? >> At this point in my life, I only throw. fat and slow to the offensive lineman on. uh on Friday afternoons. I I was. spinning it today. I'm going to send the. tape out to a few teams here afterwards, but uh uh I haven't showed any of my. clips uh here recently. Uh and whenever. I do show a clip from that era, the the. quality of the tape is what what uh they.

uh they get a good chuckle out of. I did. use one of our experiences as a football. team in 2000 uh during the course of. training camp uh as we were getting. ready for uh for week one just as a an. opportunity to educate our guys on the. preparation that's needed uh to go play. your best by the time you get to. kickoff. >> That was the national championship team. I assume I should have done more. research there. >> Yeah, >> that you just shared there. And you just. shared like the journey, the story. through it all. >> Yeah, the subtle detail. Uh Mike. linebacker, uh Torrance Marshall, great. player. um you know, messed it up on.

Wednesday, messed it up on Thursday, you. know, got the coverage check and the the. drop right on Saturday afternoon, made a. huge play. It changes the way the games. play. >> I love that. Uh how much do you think. being a former player helps with you. coaching? >> Well, I think it gives me perspective. It it uh I think it changes some of the. subtleties of of the leadup to kickoff. Um being able to enjoy the journey. Um. having families be a part of it. Um. the game hasn't changed, right? like you. got to prepare in an elite way and you. got to be mentally focused, physically. ready to go play your best. But I think.

my playing experience, how you balance. all of that is certainly uh a big part. of uh our process of how we attack the. week. >> What's the best meat in town? If I want. to just shove meat down my throat, what. would I. >> Yeah, >> man. There's elite steak places uh all. over town. Uh JC Holdway's one of the. best restaurants in town. They got. whatever you want, man. >> JC's beat. >> Yeah. Thank you for making us uh I know. you're very busy. Thank you for coming. through, >> man. Great to uh to be here. Great to. have you back. It's good to have you on.

uh on Rocky Top. >> I don't know if I'm sucking down in your. river water tomorrow, but. >> yeah, I wouldn't do I wouldn't suck down. the river water, but uh have a couple. cold ones tonight. All right. >> He certainly will, ladies and gentlemen. Head coach of the Tennessee Volunteer. Football Team, Coach. >> Jo. >> Thank you, coach. Thank you, coach. Obviously, Ty, I'm think he appreciates. you asking about him slanging. I bet he. does. Yeah, >> I would think so. Well, that's a that a. lot of people that I mean, you know, a. couple of us are old enough to remember. when he was at Oklahoma. Yeah, exactly.

It's like, hey, guess what? This guy and. that's no [ __ ] I had to go back and. look at it and and you and it's crazy to. think like, oh yeah, like this guy was. playing at the same time as Drew Brees. and Michael Vic and LT and he finished. ahead of the of them all in the Heisman. And if it wasn't for Chris Winky being. 38 in his senior year, he probably would. have won. >> Yeah, you're right. I don't know if you. can see this. We We got some clips of. Hyper right now. He needs to show the. boys. He needs a show. >> Hey, Hype. Hype. We're watching. highlights of you run all over the field. right now.

>> The quality is not too bad. Tape looks. all right. >> It is terrible. It is ass. Yeah, we. would definitely go out of the video if. this was on internet and hope that it. would reload much better. But I. appreciate that we got these clips. pulled up. Shout out to Bruce in the. back. And also shout out to all you for. allowing us to do this for a living. Smokey the mascot is here running. around. Looks fantastic. Knoxville is. about to be electrifying. College Game. Day tomorrow should be incredible as we. kick off another great college football. Saturday. Then have an incredible NFL. Sunday, ladies and gentlemen. It's. greatest weekend of all time cuz it's. the next one. We'll see you on Monday. Goodbye.

>> Perfect. Nailed it. >> Nailed it. >> Killed it. >> Shout out to the boys. >> Shout out to the boys. Changing the. clock during the break to get it right. I appreciate you doing that. Just quick, boys. >> Uh, we have a problem. We go ahead and. fix that thing. That was incredible. Uh, I loved Hypel there. Yeah. And and and I. brought up him saying he doesn't love. the hoopla because everybody in media is. like, "Don't bring one.". >> Really? >> I'm like, "What?" Like he'll give you. nothing. He just. >> He was good. >> He does. He was good. I think, you know, that's the whole thing about like uh. >> Exactly. But we also come across as uh.

abrasive, I think, early. So people put. their walls down, you know, like, "Hey, why do you why is it hype? Why is that? H E U B E L How the hell do we have hype. in there? I I I'm nervous. You got to. believe the hype, brother. It's like, >> yes, we do. Yes, we do. Especially if. that's going to be the answer to that. I. love uh what he's been able to do. In. Tone and AJ, I think you would obviously. see this as well. Last year when they. played Oklahoma early in the season, the. big takeaway is their defense was just. thumping people and hype was giving a.

speech like we want to be known as. having we are a defensive school. Tennessee has a lot of defensive legends. here and we don't get the credit for it. Just like he was saying with the run. game, we don't get the credit for it. Everybody thinks it's like Hen and. Hooker were wide open throwing it. because that's what they were when they. were most successful. He's like, "We. pound the rock and we pound people on. defense, AJ," which is what I respect. and enjoy. >> Oh, yeah. When you can have a good. balance, that's the best. But I think. it's when your coach is like an. offensive guru, aired out, they have all. this freedom. I think, yeah, no matter. how good your defense is, it's going to. go under the radar. That's just what. people are going to focus on and talk.

about is the offense. And even if. they're not throwing the ball 40 yards. downfield every single play, I guess. >> in that specific game, like Pat, I. remember you we like we talked about. like they knocked Jackson Arnold out. I. think they knocked a number of players. out and they they just dominated that. Oklahoma offense and then they had a top. 10, top five defense all year long and. it was really just until they ran into. that wall in Ohio State who had the. better defense is when they really came. into trouble. >> They knocked out three dudes in one. drive just on regular tackles, AJ. Just. regular tackles through the ground.

Boom. Guy gets up. He's going to the. sideline. Then like two plays later, it. was just like a spear. Like just a. standard, you know, like Bron Breaker. Roman Reigns. >> Hell yeah. >> Bill Goldberg. >> Yeah. >> And then all of a sudden, the guy gets. up and he's like tapping out. It was. like three guys in one drive, just. standard tackles, legal tackles, not. helmet to helmet, and guys were like. leaving the field. It was like this. Tennessee team is looking to like. punish, the defense is looking to like. punish people, which is a good sign. Made it all the way to the college. football playoff. He said a lot of bad.

tastes in our mouth back here in. Knoxville after what happened in. Columbus. We can imagine. We can't wait. to see what they look like tomorrow. against their toughest tests yet in the. Georgia Bulldogs. All right, let's get. to a break on the other side. We got to. make our picks. AJ, we got to make. Smokey. We come in here. Hold on before. we get out of here. >> Go Smokey. >> Oh, Smokey. >> Now that's a real mascot. >> We're going to find out. Unlike Blue, >> he's way better than Blue. >> Smokey work out with Blue in the offse.

>> Smokey's got some juice. >> He does. He's a blue tun. >> Sing. >> Tell Tell Smokey to sing. >> Yeah. Smokey. >> Smokey. Smokey. >> Smokey. Smokey. I can't hear you. >> Does it listen? Does he sit? >> Does it? >> Does he roll over? >> So, the boys back in Indianapolis are. asking uh how old you are. Like, oh, Caesar, sit. Would you sit? Like, are.

you that type of dog? Roll over. Lay. down. >> He doesn't listen, obviously. >> Shake hand. >> Shake hands. >> Okay. All right. That's a bad gimmick, brother. You're a dog. You don't shake. hands. >> Paw doesn't give a paw. >> You don't sniff tails. No tails. No. tails. I'm not sniffing butts. Smokey's. not sniffing butts. >> Yeah, right. >> Okay, Smokey, you got that nose right up. in butt saying hello. We know how you. dog. >> You're going to be licking Ugar's butt 2.

minutes into the game. >> Oh, I didn't even think about Ugga. coming through. You're going to be. sniffing Ugga's butt whenever it says. hello. Yeah, you are. That's what you. dogs do. >> You and Ugga licking jocks. >> They're getting smoky down here. >> Hey, listen. You're going to have to. sniff that butt. That's what dogs do. >> Yep. That's what you're going to have to. do. You're going to have to sniff Ugga's. butt. That's what dogs do. >> I think I've seen him do that every. year. >> Assert dominance. >> You're saying Ugga is sniffing your. butt. >> What if UG comes and takes a leak on. your field?

>> Piss on Ugga. >> No, you'll puke. Nobody's peeing on. anybody. Nobody's peeing on anybody. Nobody's sniffing any butts. We just got. a good football game coming up here in. good old Rocky Top. Woo! Look at. >> that little bite. >> Yeah, nice. That's a good move. Great. Oh. Oh, I see hanging behind. >> Great pizzazz. Real z. >> A lot of pizzazz. Lot of pizzazz. How. long have you been a dog in dog years? >> One, two, 21.

>> What's the thing about the Oregon. situation? >> What? Hey, whenever uh the Oregon duck. on opening day runs out there, loses its. head, is the entire mascot community up. in arms or what's going Yeah. Oh, no. >> Embarrassed. Yeah. Pouring one out for. >> Oh, no. No. >> Oh no. >> Yeah. The mask. >> At what age are you going to have to. wear a diaper? I know the older dogs got. to put a diaper on. Is that near for. you? >> They neuter him. >> Oh yeah. >> Oh god. >> Woo. >> [ __ ] I missed it.

>> No, you have to do that tomorrow. Okay. >> I definitely up on that chair. >> Bang. Yeah. With the. >> hit with it. >> It's a great song. >> Good old Rocky top. Woo! >> Yeah, nailed it. Yes. >> Thank you, dog. Thank you, Smokey. I'll. tell you what, came in here smoking. today. Hey, Smokey. You're on fire. No. butt sniffing. >> Does Does he get along with the live. mascot? >> So, how will you and Ugga's reaction go? Ugga will actually try to bite you in.

the leg or what? How will that happen? Will you shake hands with Ugga? >> Uga too small. >> Too small. >> Uga too small. >> Oh, with his foot. >> I don't know if you want that. I don't. know if you want that, Smokey. I don't. know how you operate. You got a lot of. pizzazz. I don't know if you want to. mess with uga. >> Oh yeah, look at that. Yeah, we're. eating iron. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Oh yeah. Smokey. I got them eyes on you. Yeah. Hey, >> what's uh what's the diet? What do you. eat? Dog food, kibbles and bits.

>> Perina. Milk bones. >> Oh, you like milk bones? >> Bacon strips. >> Bacon. >> Bacon strips are really good. I didn't. think about that. Oh, yeah. How about. carrots? Some dogs like carrots. Does he. eat his own poop? >> Yeah, poop. Some dogs like poop. >> Yeah, I don't eat their own. >> They are wondering. Good question. Is. poop a part of your diet? Do you eat. your own poop? You know, some dogs like. to get after it. >> No, you don't do that. >> You sure? Never. You tasted it. >> I doubt it. >> What about the local meats here? You eat. a lot of the local meats. Oh, yeah.

But you didn't make any noise there. We. just learned. Not blooper. >> Not blooper. K. >> Not blooper. >> You lost your vocal B. Yeah, you howled. so much. took out your cords. You should. call. >> You lost your voice. >> Got much use for a [ __ ] hound who can't. bark. >> Yeah. You basically take those those. dogs out to pasture and shoot them if. >> No. >> If they said for for a hound dog, you. know, you guys are supposed to be the. best smellers. >> Yeah. >> And then the mosters.

>> track people. >> Since you since you can't do that, they're saying watch it whenever they. try to take you out to a barn. >> Jack car. Don't go. Don't go. They try. to get you out in the backyard. Don't go. to the pasture. Okay. They're going to. say, "Hey, we want to take you out to. the pasture." Don't go. >> Yeah. I signed a contract not to go. >> Oh, that ain't a McDouble. >> Yeah. Smart. All right, ladies and. gentlemen. That's Smokey. >> Smokey. >> Thank you, Smokey. Good old Rocky.

>> Yeah. >> I love that. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Leg. scratch there. >> Try to pee on you. >> Yeah. Yeah. All right. >> Yeah. Scratch your head. Yeah. That's. right. >> Yeah. Scratch his head. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh. >> All right. You're a good dog. >> Is that a red rocket? >> Rocket out. Watch out for that rocket. >> Yeah. We didn't see the rocket. That's a. good call. Don't get too excited, Smokey. The game's tomorrow. >> All right. Rocky. Smokey. >> Rocky. You won't do that tomorrow. >> I tell you what, he's going to clip his.

ass, don't he? >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. What the. >> what is that? Does that have a name? You. think? >> What is that called, Smokey? Is that. called the Smoky Pizzazz? >> Yeah, he'll tell you. >> He's gone. He I don't like that he lost. his voice from Howland so much. I think. he caught so many prisoners, you know, leaving jail. That's what uh you know, hound dogs were doing out there. >> That's right. >> Hound it.

[Music]. [Applause]. this this state, right? >> Uh Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis. >> That's right. >> Good state, dude. Lot of great come out. of this state. A lot of great come out. of this state, including good meat. Hypo. said, "I don't want to give you one. restaurant, then I'm in some [ __ ] with. the other four that I get free food at.". Mhm. He's smart, >> which I uh which I appreciate him doing. that on the way out. Yeah, good vibes,

good pizzazz. Let's make our picks on. the other side as we send in the. greatest weekend of all time. Be a. friend, tell a friend something nice. that might change their life. Take. >> fight. [Music]. We're still bringing it. >> I light every bridge I see here just to. watch it burn. If you seen all the hell I seen it make.

your stomach turn, I think you know why. I do what I do when I do. [Music]. Started with 133 teams vying for one of. these coveted 12 spots for this 12 team. playoffs and it came down to two teams. in the great state of Indiana kicking. this entire thing off. I might drink a little. I might smoke a.

lot. Good times. >> The best year of college football that. it's ever had is about to have the. greatest playoffs it's ever had. And it. all starts right here in front of. Touchdown Jesus and these beautiful. Irish people. And I need you to say go. Irish. booers. >> They'll do that all night. If you make. this kick, I will double his kick to.

$500,000. I will also donate $250,000 to. a charity of Chris Dy's choosing. >> Yeah. Let it go. >> Oh god. That's terrible. That's terrible. $750,000. The Lord is watching you. >> 1 million. [Applause].

>> And there's a bunch of. us. >> We don't just beat 25 teams. We beat the. [ __ ] out of you. >> Okay, Google. >> But one thing you didn't learn from me. is talking all the [ __ ] you talk, >> you know. Welcome to the most. electrifying atmosphere in all of sport. I know European soccer fans are wild. That's like 30 to 60,000. You're about.

to see all weekend 100,000 plus bananas. atmosphere. And that is one part of the. reason why college ball is so damn. great. Is. >> this not a fun show? No. No serious. serious football. Alabama Jones is very. serious. >> You know, he was trying to be funny, which I get it. And you know, my. daughter Kristen loves him, so that's. kind of soothed the soul a little bit. that somebody in our family likes the. guy.

>> I choose to believe. And for a touchdown, Jesus. And. everybody look down. IOU gets a massive win over Notre Dame. Shane, I'm sorry. You're a real scumbag. >> I thought Coach Signetti coming out here. was a real disgrace to the game. He left. his players in the locker room to go get. some camera time for himself. I know a. legend like yourself would never do. something like that. Would you? >> No. No. It's disgusting. I saw it. I. thought, "Wow, what a sad, disgusting.

program." Ain't by a million. Go Irish. >> Riley Leonard and the Irish from their. own two. Jeremiah Love breaks free. Jeremiah Love trying to go 98. Touchdown. [Music]. >> Might be fiction for a blowout here, fellas. >> Couldn't wait to get to the wonderful. state of O.

[Applause]. in the SEC coming up to the Big 10 when. it's cold as hell. We shall settle the. conversation here in beautiful Columbus. Coach, that hairline. You get a haircut. every day. Not every day. Not every day. Big beard, big boot, fers toe, 500. Oh, this guy sucks. Holy. Holy hell. This. guy's the worst we've ever seen. Just. took out the Ohio State cheerleaders. $1.

million here. JD level. Oh, >> this guy sucks at kicking, but we. appreciate the hell out of you, JJ. >> There he is. >> He was once wiped 100 times. >> Yeah. 100 times. There are actually. people out there, psychos, obviously. that like the nonfrosted poparts. Gary, one of the best football players I've. ever been around. Nonfrosted strawberry. pop. >> I like non frosted poptarts. >> I like nonrosted poparts.

Now, I at one point this year was the. mayor of Cocktown. You were the mayor? >> Mayor of Cocktown. Yeah. They voted me. in there and this is my How did you. become the mayor of Cocktown? He's got. to go around and say, "Listen, I hard. cock." I hard [ __ ] I'm sorry. Numerous. Whenever we found out that. there was going to be a college football. playoff game in Columbus, Ohio, we were. all jacked up to see this Ohio State. faithful be showcased to the entire. world about how much they love football. Then we walked out here to this game day.

set this morning and it was Rock, you always. rock. >> Well, in that song they say it's home. Home for me is the north and the cold is. going to be hard. Give me the Ohio State. [ __ ] out representing. >> for the big 10. [Applause].

>> How cool was Sean Perkins, the Ohio. State football team for allowing us to. hang out in their facility pretty much. all day Saturday. They had five TV. setups, a bunch of recliners, roosters. supply some phenomenal food.

Trion Henderson in the open field. Trayvon Henderson is scoring. Another T. for the Ohio State. [ __ ] off. Story of. the game thus far is Chad Kelly is going. mad dummy bro. All excited. They were. singing. last. be broke my heart. First research,

these games have absolutely stunk. Peter. Street. absolute hell. A couple people up here. with that smoky orange face paint on. that are feeling like real [ __ ]. right now. >> As we look to the exits and the. Volunteers fans are saying, "Get my ass.

back to the south. This one's over.". Bounces it. Come on. Touchdown. Ohio State. Boys, that was wide ass over. 500 drones. Ones that we know about. This game's over, but uh we're still. bringing.

[Applause]. that hilarious. Hell yeah. You earned that buddy. >> Hey, let's go. >> This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. on the line with a gorgeous assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. You pick.

>> stop. Damn it. >> Your friend tell a friend something nice. could change their life. [Applause]. [Music]. Welcome in hour three of the Pat McAfee. show. Feel good Friday, September 12th. Packers get a big win over the. Commanders last night. Pat's in. Knoxville. >> Football Football. [Music]. >> Hey, you all right? Oh, the train did. it, too. >> Watch out for the train, Pat.

>> I'll tell you what, when that train's. coming through, you know it's going to. be a good day. Good things coming in the. city. Good vibes coming in the city. And. a great game tomorrow as the Georgia. Bulldogs travel here to Knox Vegas. Is. that train is straight out of a movie. >> Wow. >> The Polar Express. >> Now it's carrying some sort of. petroleum. >> Oh no. There's a fire. >> Hazardous materials. Windows on the. Polar Express. >> Look at that. That truck that's parked. really close.

>> What a machine. that. He got nuclear power. >> That's beautiful. That that machine. >> That's American right there. >> That truck is awfully close to the. tracks right there. >> That's right. >> I'll tell you, I think that guy knew. that he was in the shot. Uh I think he's. potentially watching the show from the. train there because. >> full point to me while he was riding by. And then. >> I didn't know if it was a point or a. middle finger. You never know. You never. know these days. So I tried to zoom in a.

little bit. I couldn't really see. It. was so far away, but nonetheless, I. think he knew we existed. There's a. yacht rolling through the river right. now. I mean, it's a bit. >> He's going through like a highly. populated area. >> No, he was shoting us out. >> Don't want to kill people. >> No, I think now he's trying to not hate. him, but it's a little bit dramatic with. the horn, you know, but I I uh I respect. it. You know, Indianapolis, a lot of. trains. There was a time where I was. stopped by every train every time. Do. you remember that? >> Oh, yeah. >> It's the worst.

>> Every train. I don't know if there's an. uptick in trains or whatever, but boy, they really shut an entire thing down if. you wanted to. And then you dive into. the conspiracy theories about trains. just come uh, you know, locking down. entire cities potentially and you start. getting real freaked out. That guy's not. doing that. Okay, that guy is just. coming through town delivering the goods. and we appreciate him doing that. We. appreciate him watching talks tables. here at Boston Conor and Ty Schmidt. One. half of the hammer Don Cowboys AP Tone. is here and uh a guy that has joined me. here in Knox Vegas is obviously a Miami. Dolphins fan but also the other half of.

the Hammer. >> Cowboys uh Bubba Gumpy. You know, Gumpy, will you please come join me here for. the picks? Gumpy's coming later. >> His name is Gumpy and he's not Stumpy. His pants a little baggy cuz he took a. dumpy. What up, dude? >> How we doing? >> Hat. >> Hold smokes. How do you keep that. headset on? >> Unbreakable resilience.

>> So, whenever I was a young lad and I was. trying to get on the rides at Kennywood, >> one of the tricks. would be to have the hat. >> Yep. That trick right there. >> What? They're going to measure you with. your hat on the top of your head like. that. No way. You never know cuz they. they have to go stand you know they do. here they do this. >> So we used to one of the plays was. either hair straight up if we're trying. to get on to steel fam or something or. we try or we we try to get a a blinking. you know an a blink hat up on that thing.

to make you a little taller. >> Nailed it. >> I'll tell you what getting on that ride. it wasn't until you were like about to. go up and then go down you're like was. there a reason maybe they had a height. restriction and it's like wait am I. going to die? And that's part of the. whole thing. So Gumpy, shout out to you. doing your Kennywood today and also. thank you for traveling down here in. Knoxville. It's a beautiful day in. Tennessee. It's also a great time to. make our picks this weekend. AJ, you. were undefeated going into the weekend. Congratulations. >> One and0. >> That's incredible work. Obviously, we. thought maybe a back door will come.

around. He was also a couple Jaden Denos. touchdowns away from a few grand last. night, I believe. >> Yeah, three grand. Couple four touchdown. parlays. Just missed. We'll get there. Sunday. >> We were up all night for it, too. I I. was uh texting with Gups a little bit. late last night saying uh oh back door. cover here and he's like ah I need Jaden. score. Yeah, I need Jaden score. I got a. lot on and talked to Connor a little bit. late night. You know, it felt good. finishing that game, >> didn't it? It felt good watching the end. of that game because I had fallen asleep. on the Bills on Sunday night and. everybody in Buffalo sends me a textah.

and then on Monday, guess what happened. yet again? I fall asleep and I kind of. wake up and I'm in the middle of it and. I'm like, "Oh boy, is this the year. where I'm too old for the game?" And. then Thursday night, last night because. I was chasing that Commanders plus three. and a half and because I thought Jaden. Daniels and Cliff Kingsbury were going. to figure it out, I was up all night. watching that thing. I watched the post. show. I watched the Thank You Jerry. Chance. I watched Cararissa and Fitz and. Whit and Richard Sherman and Tony. Gonzalez do their thing. Fitz, by the. way, >> the best. >> Hey, he spun that thing two two houses.

over. That that was a great catch, too. I mean, that was a real pom pom. They. did a great start. Uh, so congrats to. you, AJ. You're seeing a board. Well, Bengals hosting the Jacksonville. Jaguars. Sam Hubbert will be the ruler. of the jungle. Zack Taylor is asking. fans to maybe take a 10-minute leave. early from your boozing outside the. parking lot to get into the stadium so. we can make this place be alive from. jump. AJ, Bengals minus 3 and a half. with the Jacksonville Jags over under 48. and a half. What are your thoughts?

Well, I tell you what, I I like this. Jags team this year. I like Trevor. Lawrence, obviously. I like what they're. doing. Liam Comb, they seem to be like. turning over a new lead. This might be a. new Jags team, but that being said, give. me the Bengals at home. Sam Hubard, ruler of the jungle. That's going to get. those people into a a frothy mix before. that game starts. They're going to be. juice. Give me Bengals. >> I'll I'll tell you what, the Bengals. start uh with a win for the first time. long time. If the coach is commanding. fans come in earlier and it's the lowly. Jacksonville Jaguars, boy,

>> you got to win. >> You got to win that game or it's going. to get loud over there regardless, especially with the entire off season. with the amount of money and everything. that was spent. Gumpy, what are your. thoughts on this game? >> I think you guys might be forgetting. that this is supposed to go on forever. for the Jaguars. I love the Jags getting. three and a half. >> Ty, when did they talk about this. originally with the Jaguars? This is. what they envisioned in January. It's happening in September. It's going to go on forever.

>> Uh, run it. >> This is what we envisioned in January. Okay. >> Yes, sir. >> It's happening here in September. Going. to go on forever. >> All right. Give me the Jags plus three. and a half. I I don't think there needs. to be anything else. >> Not because you know. >> Can I get four anywhere else? Can we get. four anywhere else? >> Three and a half across the board, unfortunately. >> All right, I'll take three and a half uh.

for the Jags over there. I still think. the Bengals win, but I think it's going. to be one where the there's a little bit. of a a teetering of a this Zack Taylor. guy needs to figure out how to get his. team to play 10 minutes earlier maybe. Yeah, I think there is that happen, but. also think the Bengals maybe win it. Bills, Jets, AFC East. Boy, the Bills. favored by six and a half. Jets team. looked very good last week. Con man, is. this disrespectful to the Jets or uh are. the Bills that damn good? We forgot that. fourth quarter by Josh Allen was. remarkable. What are your thoughts? >> Yeah, exactly. Fourth quarter.

remarkable. Justin Fields, you know, that offense. It might be like a week. one. Oh, look at us. And then uh who. knows what happens after that. Not sure. injuries with the Jets. Ed Oliver is out. for the Bills in the middle which is. going to be massive because you know. >> Oh, Bone. I heard him crying. Yeah, he. he was crying. Uh we let him know, hey, you don't have to [ __ ] about everything. with the Bills. We get it. You're a fan. Uh but no, uh when it comes to the Jets. Bills, I think the Josh Allen second. half is a more um indicative kind of uh.

thing of what is going to come for the. Bills versus uh the Jets continuing on. their war path. >> Can we show that tweet again? Us getting. a screenshot of it with 777 views. That's incredible. Very quick on that. That's a quick That is a quick. especially with Shaft because his shit's. getting views immediately because. algorithm news breaking. So we were in. there early on this news. That's good. journalism. >> Hey, >> that's good journalism. We're absolutely. on top of it as we go. Is Debo near a.

microphone? Of course not. What is his. thoughts on the Buffalo Bills this. weekend though? Ty, have you got a. chance to chat with him about his. likeliness of uh the Bills getting a big. time dub? >> Yeah, he basically, you know, it doesn't. matter who's playing against the Bills. on Sunday. Debbone said, "Hey, after the. game last night, I was playing Madden. for about four hours, just kind of going. through the playbook to kind of get an. idea of uh, you know, what the Bills are. going to call on Sunday." And he came in. this morning, extra pep in his step. He. put up big numbers against the Jets. So, he did say he did say he's winning a lot.

of shootouts. He stinks at defense, so. he's kind of worried about the Bills. defense overall. >> Debbone is currently pooping, so we. can't have him get to a mic. He's. fumigate that. >> we got suffer that. >> better than his hands stuck to the snack. drawer for once. >> I disagree bull rush gast. at least when he goes to the snack. drawer it doesn't stink up the whole. joint. It's going to smell like a dung. beetle in here after that.

>> All right, I'll take uh Debbones Bills. I'll take Debbones Bills there. Minus 6. and a half. AJ, did you make your pick? >> I did not, but I will I'm with you on. this one. Give me Debbone's Bills as. well. I think. >> you guys can have minus six. >> We'll take it. >> Oh, >> we'll take it. Yes, we will. Yes, we. certainly will. Uh, you don't like the. Bills, but you also don't like the Jets, Gumpy. So, where are you on this one? >> Uh, probably the under. >> Under. Okay. >> Hopefully bad football in this one. >> I don't think that's the case with this. Jets team. Justin Fields look good. Uh, let's go. Seattle Seahawks, Pittsburgh. Steelers. DK Metaf revenge game. Can we.

get that at minus three anywhere if we. wanted to, Tom? >> Yes, you can. >> Okay, so Steelers minus three or. Seahawks plus three and a half. uh shout. to ESPN bets number on the three and a. half elsewhere for the three. Pittsburgh. Steelers have a huge win over the Jets. last week and obviously everybody. singing the praises of the Pittsburgh. Steelers and maybe they win a Super Bowl. this year. Chris Boswell had to hit a. 60-yard field goal. Now he did. That's a. part of the entire process. And Boswell, the Wizard of Bos seemingly never. misses. That thing would have been good. from 70 this Pittsburgh Steelers team. And then Sam Darnold and this McDonald.

Seattle Seahawks team never gets talked. about ever legit. never really gets. chatted about. AJ Hawk, do you like the. Steelers minus three or do you like the. Seahawks plus three and a half, brother? >> I tell you what, Steelers first home. game, don't you think they will intro. the offense? Aaron Rogers comes out. last. That place will be rocking. Give. me the Steelers minus three. [Music]. >> Yeah. What if Brett Michael shows up, too?

>> Well, he was at Whiz's birthday the. other day and he's killed it. No, I I. think he is. >> I wish I got an invite to that. >> You probably. >> you and me both, brother. Jesus Christ. >> The singongs and everything. >> It's a good group. [Music]. >> I hear you. Yeah. >> Was it? >> He was in the kitchen. That video was. recorded. Uh Aaron coming out. >> last intro. If he does his yippy cay, >> same arm, same leg. He will.

>> with fire. With fire. Yeah. Yeah, it's. happened. >> That'd be sick. >> Yep. >> The injurers are going to explode all. over the place. >> I'll take Pittsburgh Steelers minus. three. I like that. At Los Angeles Rams, five and a half point favorites in. Nashville, Tennessee. Tennessee Titans. last week against the Denver Broncos. Had a great great showing from their. quarterback Cam Ward. Number one uh. number one overall pick, but there's a. little confusion from the head coach. There was some other stuff. Kind of a. crappy game. Los Angeles Rams, a team. who's always going to be good. Favored.

by five and a half. Gumpy, your early. thoughts on this one. >> Uh Titans missing one of their O. linemen. He's out, but uh I like what I. saw from the Titans against the Broncos. I think they keep this tight and cover. five and a half. >> Green Bay Packers missing two offensive. linemen did not matter last night. Will. it matter that the Tennessee Titans a. little bit more? Tone, anything we. should think about as we uh try to score. this game? Los Angeles Rams good, Titans. bad. Is that how everybody's viewing. this? >> Yeah, it is. And uh Gumpy is a huge Cam. Ward fan, so I'm I'm not surprised uh. that he went with the the Titans in that.

situation. Um he was right, the right. tackle is out. The Titans O line looked. like shite last week against the. Broncos. Uh the Rams coming in their. defensive line pretty good as well. Um. the team total for the Titans is 17 and. a half. Just something to think about. that. You go over or under that one if. you want. Um I am not agree. I'm going. to I'll be a Rams fan here this weekend. >> AJ, who do you like? I mean, I'm kind of. torn because I I'm a Cam Ward guy. I've. jumped on the bandwagon. I've always. been on, but to see what he did in his. first NFL game and how he can sling it,

I do like that. But I am going to take. the Rams here. >> Me as well. I am a McVey guy as well. I'm a Cam Ward guy for sure. I like what. he's doing. I like everything about it. I love his Moxy. I like his dad. Just. >> Jason W. >> It's going to be a long year. >> It's going to be a long year. His dad. just getting out there. Geez. Is this. what it's always like? He's asking the. fans. Yeah. always. That's what it's. always like. Jeez, what do we sign up. for here? But I like Mc Stafford. I like Puka. Nakua. I like that fist guy giving a hey.

on that fumble. Left hand, levitates, grabs it. I like the Rams. San Francisco. 49ers taking on the Saints. Donner in a. super dome, brother. The New Orleans. Saints obviously uh are on quite a run. of not winning whenever Spencer Rattler. is quarterback. Uh but who's the starter. for them down there? >> Rattler. Uh rather. Yeah. >> Okay. What's the record? >> 0 and7 I believe. >> Playing M. Jones. >> Looking for 0 and8. >> That is great. >> Matt can spin it. No.

>> Hold on though. Let's before we get to. the M. Jones thing. There's a Spencer. Rattler stat that Bruce Brown was. pointing out yesterday. And I think he. does not want us to point it out. publicly as much. But what is that stat, Bruce? >> So last year Rattler was 0 and6 as a. starter. He started this year 0 and one. So add it all up. 0 and7 as a starter. I'm just curious how far does it go? Do. we get an 0 and12 starter, an 0 and16. starter? Obviously, M. Jones going here. Um, it might be a tight one, but uh, you. know, I'm not ready to back the. rattlesnake just yet.

>> Yeah, Bruce was basically implying, how. long are they going to let this guy lose. for this team? Is what Bruce was say. Bruce dropped it like four different. times. AJ, four different conversations. around a Thunderdome. >> He's like, Spencer Rler Owens said, how. many are they going to give this guy? >> He played all right last week. I feel. like. >> he did. Yeah, maybe the last six games. before that too. Maybe he played pretty. good and it's just not working out. Not. a good time to be a Saints quarterback. Uh M. Jones and Shanahan I think are. going to have success. Connor, do you. think that? >> Yeah, I think M. Jones is going to spin.

the [ __ ] out of the pill. If I had to. guess, he's probably 2026's NFL's Daniel. Jones of 2025. Uh if if you got Ricky. Paw or Christian McCaffrey, play him. because M. Jones is going to spin the. pill to him. I believe these stats when. it comes to Brian Thomas Jr. actually. last year uh Brian Thomas Jr. had like. 550 yards with Trevor Lawrence in uh. eight or nine games. M Jones comes in, he ends up with like 650 yards and six. touchdowns. So Mack will just force feed.

the number one receiver and typically. Yeah, typically it works out. And also. remember Kendrick Bourne uh probably. going to be a go for the NerS and him. and Mack already have a very very good. connection. uh going back to New England. 2021. So I actually feel very good about. Mack in this offense. >> Ty, we saw the Ariot costume that they. sent us. Yep. >> The denim on denim on denim on cowboy. boots. It looks good. Brock Pury. obviously just got paid.

>> Is M I'm not saying I don't want to do. it cuz I like Brock. I bring it up. >> Me too. Even as an Iowa State guy, I. like him and I listen I think Connor. might be on to something. I think M. Jones might look pretty good. But let's. let's remember everything Brock Pury did. for the 49ers, you know? Let's not just. jump. >> Let's go back to January. >> Exactly. Let's go back to January when. we envision this. It's unfortunately. happening in September and there's a. chance that if M. Jones plays well, it. goes on forever.

>> True. >> I'll take the San Francisco 49ers minus. three and a half. >> You can get him at three. >> Okay, I'll get him at minus three. Even. better. AJ, who'd you take? >> Uh, I was leaning Saints and then after. all this talk and how Mac Jones is going. to feed the stars, give me the. >> No, no, no, no, no, no. We can't. If Mac. Jones shits all over himself here, we we. are a show that was all one. >> I know, but I just I picture Fred. Warner, Nick Bosa. I'm thinking of them. against Spencer Ratler. I just feel like. those guys are good. I like the San Fran. defense. Give me San Fran minus three.

>> Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions. Detroit. Lions favored by six and a half. Remember the Bears had the Vikings beat. until the fourth quarter. Caleb. Williams, maybe not terrible, maybe not. ass for a little bit of that game. Is. this the Ben Johnson era that everybody. was expecting at the beginning of the. game? Yes. Then at the end, oh my god, we stink again, says Bears fans. Now you. got the Detroit Lions, a little bit of a. wounded animal. You got Kelvin Shepard. saying, if you're hurt, get off the. field. Okay, I don't want to hear it. No. excuses. What's Ben Johnson good at? Everything. Thank you. Saw it in.

practice a lot. Now I'm DC. Foxy 6 and a. half point favorites at home. Is is. Eminem or Kid Rock? Why? That's a lot of. points. What's going on? We got a big uh. Calvin Johnson going in Ring of Honor. again. You guys give him his check back. What's going on? >> I just think all the Detroititers are. going to be raising so much hell. It's. going to be the loudest forward field. has ever been. There's one concern. Left. tackle Taylor Decker has not practiced. all week. The O line already was. absolute shight last weekend. So, if he.

doesn't play, but they're saying they. think he's going to. If he does not. play, I'm concerned about that. But the. at the end of the day, this is a revenge. game. And also, we got to remember who. >> the Packers looked very good uh for the. Detroit Lions because our OC, our Golden. Goose stabbed us in the back and chose. the Bears when he could have chose any. other team. So, yeah, I think MCDC and. the boys are going to be ready. >> It's your revenge game. Ben Johnson got. run out of town. They find the major.

guys entertaining and interesting to. watch and then they say get this guy out. of here and going to boo his ass. Ben. Johnson's thinking revenge as well. AJ, who do you like? How do you like it? >> I like the Lions minus 6 and a half at. home. I feel like especially with Kelvin. Shepard, the the presser like what this. defense is going to be doing. Yeah, Caleb's going to be running for his. life. Give me the the Lions. >> Pat, if you like the Lions, you can get. him at six. >> Good. I'll take that. >> Am I going to do this or not? I can't. believe. >> Lions lose. Their season's over. >> Holy [ __ ] Look at this yacht party. Look at this yacht.

>> Get this yacht. >> Oh, kind of legit yacht. >> [ __ ] man. >> Holy [ __ ] man. >> Some guys up there just helicoptering. his meat on the top deck for you. >> That's what you do when you have a yacht. like that. >> That would be hilarious. He sees the. camera. >> What flag is on the front of that thing? >> I'm guessing Tennessee. >> Nice. >> Tennessee's. >> That thing is sweet on that, man. They. give a shout out. >> I'll tell you what. Where's he? >> They were riding there in January. Yeah, they were thinking about this in 10. years time.

>> And with that yacht, it looks like it's. unsinkable. So, it should go on. >> forever. >> I didn't know that was Wayne's boat. house over there. >> Hey, that's a good That's a good rig. You guys got up there. >> Nice. >> Yeah, you guys. Yeah, I'm back. >> That's a good looking boat. That's a. good looking boat there. Um, okay. So, I'm going with the No, I'm not. >> You got it. >> Do it. >> You got it. Say it.

[Music]. >> I'll take the. >> You got it. They're going to bounce. back. >> Who is. >> Chicago? You should take them. >> Who do you like? >> He hates the Bears. I just like watching Foxy talk himself. into optimism. >> I would I would like to think if the. Lions are who we think they are, they. should smack the Bears around. Hell. yeah. >> So, I would take I'll take the Lions.

>> Okay. >> The Packers are really good, Pat. Just. remember that. >> that's the Lions could still be poop. >> and the Packers I'll take the I'll take. the Chicago. >> I'll take the Detroit Lions. My mouth wouldn't even do it. >> My mouth wouldn't even do it. >> What's that all about? How come I won't. do that? >> The old line was concerning, Foxy. >> And then I got a guy hurt. Give me the. Chicago Bears plus 6 and 12. All right.

>> Yep. >> Jeez Louise. >> Offensive coordinator Johnny Morton came. out. He said, "Easy fix. We got this.". Which I don't love his. >> Oh, Johnny Morton did say easy fix. Oh, okay. >> I love his confidence, but. >> I hope it's fixed. >> Johnny Morton in his bag. Yeah, we're. good. >> Fun fact, I saw I saw somewhere on. Twitter that Johnny Morton has the same. nail tech as Caleb and Angel Reese. >> Oh, that's not true.

>> They had good nails, you know, and some. people's nail techs know how to keep a. little secret. I believe that's Jack. Harlo. >> Maybe he performs with the igloo again. >> Oh, maybe in Detroit. My nail tech knows how I keep little. secret and Caleb's like, "Hell yeah.". Mine angels does, too. You know, they do. the entire thing. >> That'd be sick. >> So, is there There's one really good. nail person in Chicago. Yeah. >> Like really, really good nail person. Doc Taylor band. >> Angel Reese. All right, I'm sticking.

with the Chicago Bears plus six and a. half. Lions win. Chicago Bears cover. Giants, Dallas Cowboy. What am I saying? Give me the Lionsus 6 and a half. I'm. out of here. I'm out of here. I'm out of. here. Even the Lions by six and a half. >> Giants. No. Offensive. No. Left tackle. Right tackle. Left tackle. >> Not confirmed yet, but he hasn't. practiced all week. Right. >> Correct. >> I mean, the Packers defensive front is. unbelievable though. Like their O line. might not be that bad.

>> I'll take the Lions minus 6 and a half. And that's just because if you would. asked me in January, I don't know if I'd ever really be able. to get the Bears anything like out of my. mouth. Giants Cowboys. Cowboys favored. by 5 and a half at home. The Giants. fresh off a six-point debut for the 2025. NFL season. Obviously, it's all going. well. I'll take the Dallas Cowboys minus. 5 and a half. AJ. >> Yes, I will take the Dallas Cowboys - 5. >> I can get you guys. Actually, this is a. widespread that you actually get four. and a half on the Cowboy. We would like. that. Give me that. Like that's.

>> if we were to go with the Giants, we. could get what plus 10 somewhere. Maybe. >> five. Giants Giants are up to five and a. half. Uh but at uh the green one, uh you. get the Cowboys minus 4 and a2. >> Okay. So, uh I'll take the Gi uh Cowboys. and uh at 4 and a half. Patriots, Dolphins. >> Dolphins favored by one and a half at. home. What? >> 85% of the money's on the Patriots. This. is loser goes home game. Season's over. Season's over. Dolphins turn around and.

play at Buffalo on Thursday. >> Oh Jesus. Be a tough start. >> Yeah. Uh they should try and flex it. I. know it's early, but we maybe we think. about using the flex early. >> I saw Mr. Jasse, the new CEO of Amazon. up there with Roger Goodell glad handing. having a good time last night on the. Amazon Prime debut. I wish they would. utilize their flexing more than they do. Now granted, it's week three next. Thursday for the Dolphins Bills, but I. don't think you can do it until like. week seven or whatever. But I would like. these TV network executives to this year.

have a little spine, have a little. gumption, and utilize the flex. There's. a reason it's there. Not saying they. would do it for week three on Thursday. night. They should, >> but executives don't like doing it cuz. they don't want to disrespect any fan. bases or anything like that. It's like. to hell with it. Somebody got to be in. that position and take the and make the. decision for the good of the game. Let's. make sure we're flexing when we call it. a flex. And if we can get next. Thursday's game out of there, let's do. that. I've never seen Dolphins fans more. united as they have been this this week. after watching what they did there. No. one's standing up for anybody anymore.

Everyone's counted them out. If there's. any fight in this team, they'll show up. After watching last week live, I don't. think they do. >> We'll take the Patriots uh plus one and. a half down here. AJ, your thoughts? >> Yep. Give me the Patriots. I mean, it's. going to be a tough barn to play though. Miami fans are going to show up. They're. going to be they're going to be loud, right? >> You get the Pats plus two and a half, but. >> Pats plus two and a half. I'll take Pat. plus two and a half. Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens. Ravens favored by 11. and a half at home. There's been a. little gasoline thrown on the rivalry. fire. Uh.

>> Ty Connor, what should we be thinking. about here? Is butter going to get a. blowout against the Browns on the. 30-year anniversary of the Baltimore. Ravens? >> Yeah, I think the Brown uh the Browns. are gonna get the absolute dog shite. beat out of him. uh you you know Derrick. Henry if he wasn't motivated enough uh. with you know fumbling and potentially. fumbling away the game now he's now the. guys are saying this guy stinks at. football I could tackle him very easily. he poses no threat uh give me give me. the the Ravens in a big big way.

>> okay what about Joey Flack though coming. back to the city that he called home. >> yeah you know that's a good point but um. >> sorry. >> yeah sorry Joe hey grass isn't always. greener on the other side. >> Okay. Uh it's been greener on a lot of. different sides. AJ, do you like the. Baltimore Ravens minus 11 and a half or. the Cleveland Browns plus. >> It's 11 and a half across the board. >> 11 and a half. All right, go ahead. >> I uh you know what? I like the Cleveland.

Browns here. I think they find a way to. uh to cover on this one. >> 11 and a half is a big spread for an NFL. game, especially garbage touchdown at. the end or something to cover. >> Biggest spread of the season so far. or. the big spread last week was 8 and 1/2, >> man. Um, give me the Cleveland Browns. plus 11 12. Uh, Carolina Panthers. Can. you just give me that back a little bit. towards Gumpy? A little bit towards. Gumpy. A little bit towards Gumpy. Perfect right there. Uh, the, uh, Carolina Panthers taking on the. Cardinals. Cardinals favored by six and.

a half at home. What happened to the. Panthers? I thought this was going to be. the year the Panthers were going to be. there. Now they're uh, dogs in Arizona. Arizona fresh out of a big-time win in. New Orleans. Uh AJ, how do you see this. one going. >> for this one? You know what? I like the. Carolina Panthers here. I think they. could find a way to win this game, actually. So, give me the Panthers. What? Plus six and a half. >> Across. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Uh Gumpy, your thoughts. >> I love the Panthers here. Too many. points. Saints kept it tight with the. Cards. I think the Panthers keep this. one close. >> Okay. Uh I will take the Cards minus 6.

and a half uh at home. AQ Shipley is. going to be on the call. I think they're. going to be pumped up about it. Now, let's go. Broncos, Colts, Broncos coming. in as favorites into the Loud House. Yeah, right, dude. Yeah, right. What are. we talking about here? Bonix has no. idea. Hey, what is this stat uh Gump for. the Indianapolis Colts in the Denver. Broncos last eight meetings? >> The Colts have been historically good. against the Broncos. Govern seven of the. last eight. >> now. Brand new teams for both sides.

Brand new buildings for both sides. But. when one logo is taking on the other. logo and they're both ponies, uh, the. shoe is the one doing the W in. afterwards. Give me the Colts plus how. many points can I get? >> Two and a half. >> Yeah. Yeah. I like that. At home, Colts. plus two and a half. I don't I hope they. don't rest on their yawnies. I hope they. don't rest on their yawns. I I I. >> I hope they understand that having. success week one means nothing. Especially if you get your ass kicked in. week two. This Denver Broncos team, a. lot of people picking them to.

potentially go to a Super Bowl. It's. like hold the phone. What if they got to. come into the lad house in another. battle like they had last week with the. Tennessee Titans and Danny Dimes starts. going crazy? There's a chance that that. takes place once again. We can't wait. for it. AJ, who do you like? 405 game. This is our closest to prime time that. we're going to have all year. >> Yeah, it is. The sun will be uh you. know, the sun will be coming through the. the big window in a weird way to find. some people on this one, but give me the. give me the Denver Broncos. >> Come on. You weren't there. You weren't.

there. >> I I'm a believer. I a big believer in. the cold. >> What? >> Oh no. Ward. >> Oh no. See, I don't like this. >> These guys are brand new. >> Don't love that. >> Oh no. >> Yep. >> Offense didn't move the ball against the. Titans last week. >> They didn't. Right. >> Yeah. Bless you. >> God bless. >> I'm allergic to terrible news. Aren't. >> we all? That's what that was. It's all. right. Is Binham playing?

>> He's in. >> Yep. >> He's doing this one here. >> Mhm. Kenny. >> Kenny Dimes playing. >> Yeah. >> Tyler Warren playing. >> Yep. As far as we know. >> Is it windy? It is. >> It is. >> It is. Something just blew off over the. stadium there. Got a lot of eyes on the. stadium right now. Feels like things are. going crazy. The Colts are my choice. AJ's choice. The Broncos. He has no idea. what the lighthouse is like. Philadelphia Eagles taking on the Kansas. City Chiefs. Eagles favored by one and a. half in a Super Bowl rematch in the. kingdom over there at Arrowhead. Uh,

anything we need to know about this one, boys? >> Uh, Xavier Worthy not expected to play. He was at practice. Um, but yeah, it's. it's slim. There it is. That's what Andy. Reed said right there. >> I saw a tweet by Nate Taylor. He did the. one typing it up and sending it out. there. His chances are slim on Xavier. Worthy. Travis Kelce has taken blame for. that. Said, "Hey, I got to get I got to. get depth on that route so that doesn't. happen." He's a big dude. Xavier Worthy. Take a big shot. And why don't you make. your life much better with our friends. >> at Door Dash.

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>> No twos anywhere? >> No twos. >> So, I got him. Plus Mahomes. >> and they didn't have Travis Kelce. >> Yeah. What's going to happen in this. game? >> Would we judge them the same way? >> Also depends what you think of the. Cowboys. >> Cowboys played Eagles tight. >> When was the last time the Chiefs were. home dogs? >> Never. >> When was the last time they won a. against a spread bet for any of us? >> I mean, Mahomes record as a dog is. absurd.

>> I'll take the Chiefs. Chiefs are still. the. >> Believe what your eyes told you. They. look like absolute [ __ ]. >> Give me the Eagles. It's weak. Give me the Eagles. I'll take the. Eagles. I'll take the Eagles. Minus one, you said. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> I'll take the Eagles. You got the. Chiefs. >> It's only the second time Mahomes has. been an underdog at home. >> ever. >> What happened the first time? >> And the first time he won, I assume. >> Uh, no, they lost. They failed to cover. >> Wow. >> It's probably his rookie.

>> Okay, I'll take the Eagles. I'll take. the Eagles. I still think the Chiefs are. still the Chiefs, but the Eagles is the. Eagles. >> Sunday Night Football, Atlanta Falcons. vers Minnesota Vikings. Michael Pennock. Jr. vers JJ McCarthy. Holy hell, we have. a national championship rematch at the. quarterback position. And we got. superstars all around the field. Justin. Jefferson and JJ had an incredible. relationship that is being documented by. NFL films on the sideline. Their. connection was pure in the fourth. quarter. JJ McCarthy took the top off.

and then panics down there in Atlanta. Raheem Morris's defense, we assume he's. going to do well. Pennocks can spin it. Has the moxy to be the Atlanta Falcons. quarterback forever. Forever. Minnesota favorite by three and a half. at home. Is there any different numbers? >> Nope. Three and a half. >> You got four? >> Nope. Three and a half. >> Jeez. >> Who do you like? >> I like Atlanta. I They played the Bucks. really tough. I think they keep it tight. Sunday night. >> Okay. AJ, who do you like? >> I like the Minnesota Vikings at minus. three and a half.

Do you believe that the fourth quarter. is what it's about to be for Minnesota? >> You think so? Yes. The. >> place is going to be rocking. You know. that Sunday night you're going to be. doing the whole Vuzela situation. >> Yeah. The Vuzla. >> Yeah. You know, >> skull. >> Yeah. All that Thean's back in town. >> Yeah. >> Seeing Todd maybe. I don't know if you guys have timed it.

>> Why aren't you doing it, Ty? We're. schooling right now. >> I'm not doing that. Not this year. I'm. not doing that. >> It's a cool thing, though. Look how cool. it is. >> No. Yeah. I mean, it's cool, but you. know, we got we got Super Bowl. aspirations. I'm I'm You're not going to. catch me [ __ ] doing that. Not this. year. >> Yeah, but maybe just give it a go one. time. Just see what it's like for the. good old days. You You think about it? Just one of those? >> No. I mean, if we want to do like a. gator chomp for Florida and Billy Nap. here, I can maybe get on board with. that. But I'm I I I will you will not. see me doing the school chant this year. >> Hey, they got a win too. Florida. Um I.

will take uh the Minnesota Vikings minus. three and a half. >> Okay, that's the show. >> We did it. >> Boom. >> Shout out to everybody that pieced this. thing together here in beautiful. Knoxville, Tennessee. Barcode and crew. absolutely crushed it. Uh shout out to. Door Dash being a part of the entire. operation here for multiple years now. Huh. They've been doing Fridays for. multiple times. Anything you need, you. call and uh you can use our friends at. Door Dash. Literally. >> any food.

>> That's a guy who's committed to the. gimmick. >> AJ, that's my hand. >> Where'd you get that pizza? >> AJ, how's that feel? What What's that. glove all about? Do you always wear that. glove? >> Yep. When I eat pizza, I do. It doesn't. get dirty at all. Wearing felt gloves. Felt white gloves. >> Oh, so like your fingies just stay clean. underneath there. The felt gloves. >> Yeah, I reuse that glove every time I. eat pizza. I thought you were a stuffed. crust pizza guy. That seems to be more. of a uh It looks a little bit uh. >> hand to head That's hand tossed. >> It's weird you're holding like that. No.

one's ever held pizza like that in the. history of pizza. >> My thumb. >> Yeah. Why did you choose that? Why did. you choose to hold it? >> I like I'm actually I'm not eating this. pizza. I'm handing it to Gumped. I dig. my thumb into the pizza before I hand. it. >> Thank you, Hawker. I appreciate it. >> That's right, Connie. You to do that. >> You're a good guy. >> We love Hawker thumb pizza. Isn't that. kind of our thing? That's what we like. the most. >> Mhm. >> All right. All right. Well, thank you AJ. for traveling. Shout out to Door Dash. Shout out to everybody here that set. this up. Uh uh shout out to everybody. that stood out here. Uh they they've. kind of gone on rotation.

>> outside the stadium yelling at you from. like. >> Yeah. And there there's been different. groups of people that have come and. gone. There's been a couple main stays. that have stayed for the full 3 hours. here, which I respect cuz I'm nowhere. near them. I mean, I don't even know. how. I don't think I'm. >> I don't think I'm going out that way at. all either from my understanding. I. don't think I'm going to be anywhere. near these people. So, if they see this, just know I appreciate you standing out. there. Your vibes are immaculate. Okay. I really do. There's a really good. chance that I don't see those people in. person at all. And I don't like that cuz. we remember we came. >> throw some walk.

>> Yeah. Throw them one of those helmets as. a souvenir. Just have them catch it. >> All right. Catch it with your face. >> Yeah. >> Right on the head. >> Uh, all right. Before we get out of. here, we got to pick this boxing fight. Generational fight here. Canelo vers. Crawford. Allegiance Stadium. Obviously, Ring Magazine behind this. TKO promoting. this, but this is not the new TKO boxing. association that is being launched next. year with Turkey and the TKO folks, but. TKO is certainly a part of this. Uh AJ, any of those matches on the undercard.

that you're looking at? I know you love. boxing. And then when it comes to Canelo. Crawford, I think it's been reported. that Canelo is getting 100 million for. this fight. I have no idea what. Crawford's getting. I assume it's damn. near. >> 10 million actually for Crawford. He. he's doing it more for uh Legacy is what. I was reading. up to. >> Okay. Well, hopefully he gets some. points on the back end. >> Yeah, exactly. Up to 50. >> Okay. So, obviously big money fight. Turkey and everybody uh from Riad season. and ring are trying to put up money to. have these big fights, these huge box.

office generational matchups, have them. actually happen. So, we're appreciative. of that taking place. Canelo obviously. signed like a $500 million deal with The. Zone. He has been heralded as a GOAT. obviously since we've known him. Terrence Crawford, absolute dog. It was. great to meet him whenever we were at. New York Times Square, which Oh, yeah. Turkey rented out Times Square to put on. boxing. Loves the sport. Would like it. to be huge this weekend. AJ, who do you. like? How do you like it? And Bruce, do. you have any information on this that we.

should think about? >> The boxer. >> Um, yeah. One thing that jumps out is. just their weight. So Canelo's fighting. at at 168 and he has been he's actually. gone up as high as 175, but Terren. Crawford got his um welterweight belt at. 147. So that's a huge jump up, you know, 21 lbs to be exact. Canelo will have. about 15 to 18 lbs on him. So how can. Terrence uh kind of take that on and. adjust? Um and then Terrence is a bit of. an awkward southpaw, but Canelo is one. of the toughest nuts to crack. probably.

the toughest nut to crack since Floyd. Mayweather with a lot more power than. than Floyd had. Um, so I'm fired up. It's going to be a great fight. Uh, Canelo's minus 175. You're not getting. that very often, so it's kind of tough. to to, you know, pass it up. But, uh, I. love Bud Crawford. Um, as well, >> tough not to crack. He's like one of. those Chinese finger traps. >> Exactly. You know. >> Yep. >> Can't figure it out when if you think. you have it figured out like a. microphone, then you just kind of get. stuck in there and do it all. Uh, who do.

you like, AJ? >> I like Canelo, man. I have a hard time. I watched Canelo shadow box in Tahoe one. time. And he was so fast. It was like. you couldn't even see him. So, yeah, I'm. taking Canelo. >> He also has great moxy. Not that Bud. doesn't, but Canelo just like, you know, seems like he's the coolest guy of all. time everywhere that he's at. Toxic. table at Boston Connor. Ty Schmidt. Who. do you like? >> I'm taking Crawford. He's the American. here. I think he's going to win it for. the country, baby. >> I want I want Crawford to win. And I. believe Canelo is going to win. >> your hat. You're like 6' taller at 61.

right now. >> I was thinking why not? Why not start. doing that? It's kind of a good move. >> Not bad. >> Not a bad little gimmick. People put a. little booster in the shoes. You can. also get a little booster with the lift. on the top there. Tone one half of the. hammer. Don Cowboys. Who do you like in. the boxing fight this weekend? >> Yeah, this the sweet science knowledge. in me uh thinks it's going to be Canelo. But, you know, I also you got 100. million before the fight even starts and. you got no uh no reason to win that. fight except for your legacy.

>> Self self motivated. >> Yeah. Right. >> Give me bud. Okay. >> USA there, I think, is what you're going. with. Feels like. >> Yeah. And we've you've always talked. about it's tough to train with satin. sheets. >> That's not my saying. That is a real. saying. It's tough to want to wake up. and get punched in the face when you're. waking up in satin sheets. Canelo's been. rich a long time. Yeah, for a long long. time being. >> he doesn't lose. >> Uh, who do you like? >> Canelo. Love Canelo. >> The hell. >> the [ __ ] was that?

>> I know Tennessee don't like Canelo. I'm. assuming there that's a Crawford town. >> You think you think it is down here? >> That's my assumption. Yes, >> that is a sweet Crawford town. >> I'm going with Canelo. I picked Bud. strictly because he's an American and I. like him. But Canelo with a 15 pound. weight advantage. Is that what I'm. hearing? >> Yep. Yeah, that's correct. >> It's 100 He's in the first fight of his. four $100 million each fight deal. >> Jeez. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. You're not going to want to lose. the first one. You know that that's one. you're going to show up for. I guess the.

first 100 million of this deal is. certainly one that you're going to want. to do. >> But they do say that. >> Well, I mean, hey, [ __ ] I mean, the. Pacers won game one, but they lost the. finals, you know. >> Jeez. >> I don't think anybody there's making 100. million. Uh. >> I don't know the tie. say the last one. matters more than the first one. But no, I I understand. >> And they're going to fight too, right? Cuz remember the last time Turkey put on. it was [ __ ]. >> He said no more Tom and Jerry [ __ ].

>> That would be the first one that has. happened. >> Yeah, I was going to say Harry Potter. would be the first one cuz he said. there's been other ones since then. Yeah. I don't know. >> Bud Crawford isn't running from anybody. >> He's going in there. >> Especially if he can get up to 50. million. Okay. I like I'll take Canelo, but I can't wait to watch the fight. I'm. happy it's getting put on, by the way. And I don't know how boxing people feel. I I feel like there's a little heat, maybe. >> Sweet science. >> There's a little bit of heat in the. promotional aspect of it. But if Turkey, >> that's what I'm hearing, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Okay. But if Turkeyy's going to continue. to put up big money for these fights,

>> we're lucky to live in a world where. it's happening. Allegiance Stadium is. going to be electric over there. That. place is going to be insane. Good luck. to all parties and uh congrats to. whoever wins that on getting another. fight worth $50 to $100 million on. around the corner. And on that note, AJ, your hat looks great. That's how you. should wear it. >> I will from now on. >> AJ, have an incredible weekend. Thank. you for traveling out to Indianapolis. >> Thank you. I can't wait to see tomorrow. You got anything uh planned for for the. folks tomorrow? >> Oh, I got so many ideas. >> Surprise. >> What are you going to do your uh your. mascot thing?

>> Yes, there it is. >> See that? >> That guy does have some good. You can. tell he's athletic. Whoever's in. >> He had the juice today. [Music]. volunte. [Laughter]. Oh, he lifted his leg though. I got.

>> Yeah. >> All right. Sick. >> There it is. Boom. Boom. Nice. There it is. >> All right, let's get the [ __ ] out of. here. Uh, it's been an incredible week. Great work in the back, boys. Great work. in the back. >> The graphic department. Way to go, >> baby. >> My boy Da. Gordo. [Applause]. >> Bill. >> Bill.

>> Foxy. >> Foxy. Mint. >> Mitt. Definitely Mitt. That bad boy is. going over. It's going way old. >> We knew it was happening as soon as. >> be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice. It might change your life. We're. in this thing together. Let's never. forget it. Weeks like this. Remind us. all of that. And uh hopefully have the. greatest weekend of all time. And we'll. see you on overreaction Monday. Thank. you to football for being back. You're. the greatest team on me. Team on three. 1 2 3. Goodbye.