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incredibly lucky that I'm down here in. Oxford, Mississippi, the home of Miss. hosting LSU and Lane Keifin coming back. to town obviously with his Tigers as the. Old Miss faithful, the Old Miss grads, the Old Miss team, the Old Miss, you. name it. Hey, the man that is standing. on the other side of this graphic. Now, last night I got in here late night, got. a chance to chitchat with uh some bros. that are certainly living. A couple. lads, you know, popped into me, Gumpy, and Big Joe's hangout time. Reese Davis.

was over there. Matt Garrett was over. there. Pete Faml was over there. We were. having a good time out on the patio. enjoying this Old Miss weather, which. it's going to be another scorcher. Shout. out to whatever's happening with the. weather system. Is this because cows are. farting? I I don't know. But it has been. hot. I've been sweating for whatever the. case. Couple bros come in, you know, sit. down amongst us. Great conversation. Good conversation. Uh great. enlightenment of what it was like. They. said uh Lane Keifin when he was coach. here was all the first four years of our. college experience. We loved it. It was.

the greatest time of all time. Uh we're. obviously in every single game. We're. making it to the playoffs. We might win. a national championship. We're the talk. of the town. And Lane is doing. everything that Lane does for us. They. talked about how great it was, which is. what made it so hard. They said, which. is what made it so hard whenever he. backstabbed us, whenever he bailed on. us. whatever he was a trader and hopped. in a plane, went down to LSU and then. said, "Woe is me about not being able to. approach his players from a playoff team. that's trying to go win a national. championship." Now, that is not what.

Lane would say he was trying to do, but. that is how the Old Miss people view it. That is certainly how the Old Miss. people view it. So whenever you talk to. like Kirk Herbstreet who's been now. doing College Game Day for 31 years and. you hear him chitchat in the production. meeting about how like wow this is uh. this might be the most anticipated. intense game that I've ever that I could. ever recall. Now obviously you got a lot. of hate rivalries. There's a lot of. teams hate each other. Ohio State. Michigan every single year there's been. a lot on the line there and obviously. that hate is deep. There's some people. that don't even say Michigan. and they.

say Michigan, you know, and then the. team up north and then the way the Ohio. State faithful react whatever they lose. to Michigan. There's obviously a lot of. passion there. I just feel like this is. like a real personal vendetta I hate you. situation that I know Miss and LSU are. rivals, but this Lane Keifin exit and. Pete Golding introduction in the middle. of the playoffs in the middle of. showcasing what current college sports. could potentially look like with a coach. seemingly having to make a decision. before the most important games of his. career and certainly of his school's.

existence has to make a decision on. whether or not he's going. Now, did he. put himself in that position to have to. make that uh decision? Yes, but with the. way everything was set up with the. transfer portal, whatever it was, and. what the money was and where he was. going and the inside, it was just chaos. cluster and what Pete Golding did was. come in there and lead a team to a. couple huge wins in the playoffs and. inevitably keep his quarterback and. running back who might be the two best. players in this entire game. So, whenever you talk about the intensity, the environment, the passion, the game, this has everything. The pageantry is.

going to be ridiculous. I heard there. chandeliers in tents while they're. tailgating out here. So, I think these. people are going to be dressed very. proper. I think they're going to look. awesome. I think they respect their. college football Saturdays, but I think. there's going to be a lot of number ones. sent to the head coach of that LSU. Tigers team with a lot of words being. said that are certainly loud. I do. appreciate that there's now been a. conversation about whether or not it's. safe. Like, is it going to be safe for. this guy to return? And that's when you. know you're doing something good. Whenever people are wondering if it's. going to be safe to go play a football.

game, that's when you know the sport is. in a position where there's actual fear. coming from some of these home field. advantages. There's actual moments where. you have to wonder, am I are these. people going to let me out of here? And. I know Lane has obviously experienced. this before. We're going to showcase. that, I think, tomorrow on College Game. Day. But it feels different for me down. here. And the people that have been. around college football for a long ass. time, they're saying it feels different. down here as well. It's uh it's going to. be a special time in Oxford. Very. thankful and lucky to be here. They set. me up in air conditioning this week.

>> Nice. >> We are always very grateful for that. Shout out to the crew that piece this. entire thing together. Absolute legends. across the board figuring it out. But. that game obviously tomorrow. These two. teams. Uh first time they're top 10. taking each other on since like the 70s. or something. I I forget what it was. So. tomorrow's going to be absurd. Last. night though, AJ Hawk, hold the phone. AJ, thank you for coming to the. Thunderdome. look fantastic. This man. has won a Super Bowl and a college. football national championship. The. Buffalo Bills. Hey, this might be a. biblical year for the Buffalo Bills in a.

brand new stadium. Now, they debuted a. beauty. Hey, that sounded loud. There. was obviously a lot to cheer for, but it. sounded very loud. The lighting was. spectacular. The grass looked good. How. will that hold up late? I think that'll. be a topic of conversation. And then. Josh Allen, we were chit cchatting a. little bit before we went live. I was. very lucky and fortunate to grow up in a. city where we played pickup football, tackle football. We would uh we would. find a yard, we would play in it. Sometimes, you know, you get kicked off. those yards. Sometimes owner of yards.

understands for the good of sport, for. the good of society, we'll let these. boys play. You know, sometimes you go to. a church, you play in this different. groups of friends. I played on a soccer. team that was in the South Hills of. Pittsburgh. So, I played pickup football. with them whenever I would travel over. there. East Hills obviously played in. Plum. Pen Hills, where Aaron Donald is. from, I played in some pickup games. Every time you go to one of these pickup. tackle football games as a kid, especially if you're not used to the. group you're playing with, there's. normally one of them that is better than. everybody else. Okay? He's uh he's going. to be the best tackler. He's going to be.

the best runner. He's going to be the. best catcher. He's going to be the one. Okay? Now, everybody else is just kind. of trying to fill in trying to have a. good time. We're playing football. Josh. Allen is the kid in the tackle football. game or the pickup game who's better. than everybody at everything. I assume. if this guy was to play on the defensive. side of the ball, he would had two picks. last night. He just takes the game over. It is clearly the Josh Allen show. I. like that Joe Brady understands that. I. appreciate that their offense has. weapons. Now, we're going to learn more. about DJ Moore. Alle allegedly, it's a. sprained AC joint is what the initial. reports are, which is an absolute.

bummer. But AJ, this guy could take over. the game however the hell he wants to. This is multiple games in a row now. We. didn't know if it was just going to be. the first week uh against Houston Texans. where he's backed up on his own four. yardd line with three minutes left. Drives the entire length, wins the game. It's like last night he he was. definitely going to score the first. touchdown in the brand new stadium. Definitely no questions asked. We. appreciate him for this rushing. touchdown. Follows it up with a passing. touchdown. Just absolutely beautiful. Just kind of walks right down the field. on this Detroit Lions defense, which. what are you do you guys play football.

up there? I I I don't know. I don't know. what the hell's going on, but maybe this. is just what the Bills are. That was a. special performance last night, I think, from Josh Allen and these Buffalo Bills. I think if I'm a Detroit Lions fan, I am. shiting my pants about what this year. might be with not being able to stop a. damn soul. Shuck last year or last week. with the New Orleans Saints, 30 plus. points. Josh Allen, you need to get off. the field. Can't stop him. It was uh it. was an electrifying evening, an. electrifying start to the Highark. Stadium, obviously for the Buffalo Bills.

fans, but AJ, this might be the year for. this Buffalo team. Everybody's. forgetting about Lamar, I think, in. Baltimore, how good they looked in week. one. But it's hard not to get really. excited thinking that this team might be. this team might be the best team in ball. right now, this Buffalo Beatles. >> Yeah, I think they might be they're. they're built too to go the distance and. when we they play late in the year. Like. think of the different ways they can. beat you, especially Josh Allen. We know. like he's feeling it right now. He seems. to be absolutely in his prime physically. and mentally. But I think Dana was. talking earlier today on ESPN like what.

do you do to stop Josh Allen? What do. you do to stop this offense? He spreads. the ball around so well. We know how how. good James Cook is too. Credit to that. guy for how well he runs. Dalton Concinc. Kaid everything. Even Keon Coleman is. getting involved too. So I think when. you think of stopping Josh Allen, I just. don't know exactly what coverage I would. run. I don't know what my defensive I. don't want my front what their rush plan. would be because look at this little. sidearm angle. Like he throws from all. the platforms as they say. He has all. the superlatives, everything to do. What. I love about him is the confidence that.

he like breeds in the rest of the team. team. Like when Josh Allen is under. center, he is in complete command of. that whole offense and that whole team, the whole stadium. He has them eaten out. of the the palm of his hands. I think as. the people we used to say, the old. people when I was growing up and I just. wonder like what you can do to stop him. If this dude is healthy, how do you stop. the Bills offense? >> 76 touchdowns, 314 first downs, 5,593. yards of total offense. That's what he's. on pace for, says Hembo, if he was to. keep up his week one in week two uh.

start. Now my big question is can he. survive man? You know we're it's just. like when you watch like Jeremiah Love. We watched Jeremiah Love. This is the. most recent one we did and we get. attacked for this because you know we. don't know ball and stuff like that. But. I I I think about the humans a lot more. than I think anybody else. I think we we. judge humans more so than everything. else in most people. Jeremiah Love the. way he was running in the preseason. We. thought this guy's never going to. survive. This guy's never going to be. able to survive. How how is he going to. be able to survive? He ends up getting.

hurt. Calls it a learning lesson. We'll. see if he's able to survive. He is. electrifying. Andrew Luck. I was very. lucky to be teammate with Andrew Luck. Andrew Luck thought to himself that it. would be disrespectful to ball to give. up on a play. So like if he just get. throw it away, give it go Don. Just s. white flag this thing, bro. We got four. downs. Okay, three downs and then maybe. a punt. This is why the sport was. invented this way. But it's like Andrew. Luck wanted to show respect to football. So like if he was to get tackled, he's. going to get tackled. Okay, like this is.

what this is. This is football. If I. bail out here, I'm six foot five. I'm. bigger than somebody. This is kind of. disrespectful to the sport. That is kind. of how he viewed it. So, he took a lot. of massive hits. Okay, we talked about. Joe Burrow where he came in and said he. wanted to get hit so he could wake up. and we go, you can't do that, Joe. You. can't be doing it. You can't do that. Josh Allen, he's he's out there, bro. >> He's delivering. He is delivering. contact a lot of times. >> Exactly. But he's in a lot of I mean, we're in a lot of contact for a. franchise quarterback. And I know he's. big. He's strong. He's an actual Cowboy. looks out for his boy here. I liked Kirk.

pointing that out. Josh Allen could have. certainly just walked into the end zone. there instead. He sees Dawson Knox go, "Oh, early beginning of the season. Let's get my guy on the board here. Let. me go ahead and drop this off.". Incredible play design. Joe Brady. seemingly thrown his on the paint as. well with Josh. Understanding who Josh. is, but it's like if Josh can survive, it feels like it's going to be tough to. get a get off the field against Josh. Allen. Feels like he's picking up first. downs whenever the hell he wants. 10. yards seemingly easy. Now, let's go to. one half of the hammer. Cowboys AP. Tone, can you tell me, Tone,

because I don't know, AJ, you might know. better than me. >> What do you got for me? >> I I guess it is a little uh little. surprise, a little slight of hand. Okay. You get the ball on the two yard line. and the one yard line two times. You got. Jamir Gibbs as your running back and you. throw it both times whenever there is. THOUSANDS. >> of people riding on a one rush. touchdown, one passing touchdown for.

either team. YOU'RE ON THE ONE YARD. LINE, running play action, throwing. slants. Now, it worked out for both of. them. So, Brav, way to go. But how does. this happen to us, Tone? And we would. like to say to the people, we apologize. And as you have seen, I think I've been. burning sage all around Thunderdale, >> okay? Trying to get the bad spirits out. Sage, look it up. Been around a long. time. >> It's an old church. It's an old church. >> Old church we're in there. I'm burning. sage to get the bad vibes out, you know, hoping that our bet would hit. Turns out.

it didn't hit. So, I'll have to do. something different. But Tone, how does. that happen? And last night the over hit. easily. I assume Sports Books lost bad. on that. How do we kind of view what. week two starting in Buffalo like? >> Yeah, everyone was on the Bills and. everyone was on the over. So, the sports. book took a bit of a haircut on that. one. Uh, but as far as our uh boost. goes, which where we had to have each. team score a rushing and a passing. touchdown, the Bills took care of that. very, very early. So, all we needed was. the Lions and the Lions get a passing. touchdown and we're good there. So, then. all we need is a Lions rushing.

touchdown. And then this, I don't want. to use the T- word, but terrorist of. football. Drew Patrick, the OC for the. for the Detroit Lions. He he hates football. He hates ball. Okay, he hates us. I'm sure he's heard. maybe what we've speculated about him in. the past maybe this season and maybe he. saw the boost and he said, "I'm throwing. on the goal line every single time we. get down there." Yes, they scored. touchdowns. But I want it to be shown in. the record books when it when we talk. about our boost and our boost records. that this one should have an asterisk.

next to it. we were on the right side. It was the correct bet. It just didn't. happen for us because of, you know, some. people in their grudges. >> Yeah. I I just It worked, you know. So, it's very frustrating. But if he goes. three dons doesn't work, it kicks a. field goal there. I mean, we're singing. a different tune. Tone certainly went. after him a little bit there harshly. We'd like to say that just like at the. beginning of the show where it says like. the opinions of some people on these. microphones doesn't necessar I don't. think that guy terrorist but he. certainly was disappointed last night. I.

I was certainly pretty bummed out. Let's. go to the talks table at Boston Connor. and at Ty Schmidt con man that Buffalo. Bills window that you New England. Patriots fans were hoping was closed. It. might have just opened all the way back. up with a brand new stadium that was. spectacular on television. >> Yeah, it was incredible. When Kirk. Curtry came on here yesterday, he kind. of displayed it for us. But then. actually seeing it live in person, this. entire thing, the the intros, the. lights, everything seemingly was perfect. for the Buffalo Bills. I don't know what. it was about the grass, but the grass.

did look greener. There's a reason they. didn't bring in Bruce, the little bison, because he probably would have ate all. the grass on that field. It looked. immaculate. And to to be honest with. you, if there is a home field advantage. right now, it would be Buffalo. Herby. also mentioned how their fans kind of. bring a college atmosphere and that came. through from start to finish. Bruce. Smith was the inaugular inaugural legend. of the game and he let it off perfectly. I mean they went from that right to the. kickoff. It was loud start to finish. even when they were blowing them out. I.

was very impressed by the Buffalo. stadium by the crowd itself. And that is. going to be a tough place to play. If. you if you're going to Buffalo, you. better strap it on and you better try. and play some defense, which the Lions. did and did not do well. >> Okay, so the question I guess kind of. is going to linger and he's former. teammate of mine. So I love the guy. I'm. happy he's getting an opportunity. Okay. I I am a huge fan of his. Kelvin Shepard. now DC. Ty, I I think if you're in the.

NFC North, I think you're liking what. you're seeing out of that Detroit Lions. defense. But if you're a Lions fan, you. got to be very worried that they had to. get off the field like seven different. times, it felt like last night. And. every time Josh Allen just boop boop. boop, easy take, first down. Now, the. Buffalo Bills might be a biblical. offense when it's all said and done. So. maybe we're harshly judging it, but man, this is two weeks in a row where they've. let offenses just dice them. Ty Schmidt. Yeah, I mean I think you do take it. maybe with a little grain of salt. because the Bills obviously look.

unstoppable early here, but you. mentioned it week one they had that. massive lead against the Saints and you. know they end up having to to go into. overtime to beat them. I think it's. pretty clear their offense can score. with anybody and we'll keep them in a. lot of games. But early on here, they. kind of have the feeling of like shades. of the 2023, 2024 Bengals where it's. just like, hey, we're going to have to. score 45 52 points to put you away. And. when you look at how deep the NFC is. maybe shaking out to be. I just I don't.

know if if you can do that. I think I. don't know if they're going to make a. change defensively. It's still a little. early for that, but if they don't change. things right now defensively, I mean, we're talking just free runners, guys. wide open, blown coverages. If they. don't change it quick, like I I don't. think it's crazy to say like it's going. to be very hard for Detroit to make the. playoffs trying to score 50 points a. game to beat everybody. >> Todd, look at right there that that. Hembo stat. The Lions have allowed nine. touchdowns on 10 red zone trips. That's. brutal. Like that's that is very tough.

to get a win when that. >> happens. Is it was there like a number. uh when you were in the league like that. you were looking for for your defensive. red zone touchdown percentage to be or. was it just like hey let's try to hold. them to three every. >> always want to hold them to three. obviously but I don't know I I think. every defensive coordinator has. different like target goals. We the good. thing we got a guy coming on here in a. few minutes and we can ask him what his. red zone philosophy would be when he was. on defense and offense. But no I mean if. they're scoring nine out of they're. scoring nine out of 10 nine out of 10en. times they're not just scoring they're. scoring touchdowns. That's what's. killer. you need to hold him to field. goals as much as you possibly can. And.

Pat, I think you might have someone. there that might have a couple answers. for us on how to defend things like. that. >> Yeah, certainly. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now, former NFL uh head. coach, former NFL uh defensive. coordinator. >> Yeah. >> Yep. Okay. Former NFL and then obviously. the greatest college football coach of. all time, Nick Sabin. >> Coach, we're talking about last night's. game. I don't know how much of it you. got to see. uh the Buffalo Bills could. do whatever they wanted to the Detroit. Lions and maybe the Buffalo Bills have. the greatest offense in the history of. football, which actually could be true.

And uh the way they're talking about Joe. Brady bringing in that youthful energy. and the boys wanting to step on throats. and everybody kind of being in on the. same mission could kind of change how. they finish these games or how these. games go. But if you're the Detroit. Lions back-to-back week's not great, weeks one and two, what is your. messaging to the team? And if you got a. chance to see this, what did you see out. of the game? Well, I think the Buffalo. Bills are just a dominant offensive. team. I mean, they've shown that. I. mean, Josh Allen's probably the best. player right now in the NFL. You know,

Joe Brady I've always had a tremendous. amount of respect for. He was at LSU in. 2019 with Joe Brady and they were lights. out. They had great players, but he did. a great job with them. So, they have a. combination of really good players, really good coaching, and uh I think. they're going to be hard to beat, but if. they can stay healthy and the way this. guy plays with reckless abandon at. quarterback, you love it, but hopefully. it doesn't bite him in the ass. >> Oh, you're saying the same thing that we. were kind of saying there at the end. It's like he was running the ball a lot. He's taking a lot of hits. >> Lot of hits. >> He's huge though, you know, and there's.

a Buffalo Bills fan uh that works with. Game Day, Matt Garrett, obviously. Um, gigantic head. His head is this helmet. >> Huge power. >> His head is this helmet right here. Okay, that's what it is. He's a gigantic brain guy. He's doing a. great job, too. We are big fans. He's a. Bills fan, though. And he says, you. know, Josh Allen, he said last night, always ends up getting dinged up. It's. like everybody in the NFL gets dinged. up. Like that that does happen,

especially if you're going to get. tackled. He just has to stay away from. missing time because if he's on the. field, it feels like if he needs to make. a play, he's gonna make it. Almost feels. like how Patrick Mahomes and Travis. Kelce felt in the middle of their like. Super Bowl run. Like if they need to. make a play, they're going to make a. play. Josh Allen feels like that right. now on himself. Okay, let's pivot away. from last night's game. Let's go to. tomorrow's game right here. Hey, >> you've experienced some returns to. places after you've left them. LSU, you. win national championship. You leave. LSU, you come back with Alabama. There's.

a lot of things being said. You're able. to put it to rest though by beating. them. Uh which is a huge deal from my. understanding the way you tell the. story. >> How do how do you feel about tomorrow. for Lane actually? Do you feel like he. is the type of person who loves the. chaos? So maybe he's like going to be. even better in it like and how does his. team react to all the chaos that is. happening because of him in your eyes? >> Well, let me say this. I just saw. Barrett Jones who played for us at. Alabama when we went back to LSU. and. you can't really prepare your team for.

the chaos that they're going to come. into. But if you can get your players to. stay focused on what's going to happen. on the field, then you got a chance. because I actually think that the. emotion of the game and the situation. for Old Miss playing at home with all. this hoopla going around them. It's. going to be harder for them to control. the emotions uh of the game than it is. the team on the road. You know, I love. to play on the road in these kind of. games because you don't have the. distractions. You don't have the. distractions. I mean, you're not exposed.

to all this stuff 247 unless you're. watching TV. And I used to tell our. players, don't watch TV and focus on the. game. >> Well, it's not TV now. It's their. phones. You know that. You know, it's. everywhere. >> But your phone's a TV. So, what makes a. difference? >> True. >> But anyway, that that's what I think the. key to the game is is, you know, what is. your message to the team in terms of how. you can keep them focused on what's. going to happen on the field and playing. in the game? Because, you know, great. competitors love games like this. That's. why they came to a place like this.

That's why they came to Alabama. That's. why they came to LSU to play in games. like this. So, now you have the. opportunity. Focus on the right stuff. >> Okay. Let's focus on the right stuff, which is on the field. What do you see. from these two teams? Cuz I was down. there for LSU Clemson on the field. Had. eyes on it. That was pretty that was pretty. dominant. I mean, it was incred. Now, Louisiana Tech gives them problems. Obviously, the next week that game's. closer than anybody could imagine. Sam. Lev has some turnovers. Obviously, there's the uh doubtful injury report. that is certainly cute that has come out.

from Lane Keifin and LSU. But on the. field, Trinidad, Kawan Lacy, both. Heisman candidate conversations going. into the season, >> right? >> Miss LSU. How's on the field match up in. your eyes? >> Well, in my mind, both of these teams. are fantastic offensive teams. They. they've got really good players. I think. Trinidad Chamblas is probably the most. dynamic player in college football in. terms of making plays when they're not. there, but being very efficient in. making plays when they are. I mean, this.

guy's a fabulous player. Uh they've got. a great runner. Um and so they got a. great offensive team. LSU's got a great. offensive team in my opinion. You know, Sam Levit's playing well. They can run. the ball. Lane's a great play caller. Charlie Weiss does a great job. They're. always going to get the best play by. seeing what you're in on defense and. taking advantage of it. But I think the. difference in the game is how does LSU's. defense match up with Old Miss's. defense? Because I think LSU's got some.

really good players on defense and. they've played really well on defense in. two games regardless of the rest of the. stuff. Old Miss has struggled a little. bit, especially in the secondary, giving. up some big plays to to Louise uh to. Louisville, you know, when they played. in that first game. Now, Pete's a great. defensive coach. I'm sure he'll get it. fixed, but I think right now LSU's. advantage is they have a little better. defense. >> Okay, so you like LSU's defense. I did, too, as I was watching. I'm going to do. some tape on them. I know you got some. tape tomorrow on game day. I'm excited.

for that show. Let's continue to talk. about this game. AJ Hawk, obviously the. all-time leading tackler for the Green. Bay Packers, has a question for you, coach. Coach, we've uh we've seen the. injury update with uh Sam Lev obviously. went from doubtful to I guess what. probable now questionable. I don't know. They don't have the NFL injury reports, but I guess if you're Old Miss's. defense, the old thing is like, "Oh, we. got to test him early. Let's see how. healthy he is." Do you think that Old. Miss defense has anything changed for. them to to try to get him to move around. outside the pocket, do something to see. how healthy he truly is? >> Well, if I was a betting man, I would.

say there's absolutely nothing wrong. with him. >> What? What do you mean? What do you mean. by that? >> So I I would be actually psychologically. telling the the. defensive players that this doesn't. matter. Sam Levit's going to play. He's. going to be the best. We got to stop. him. You know, don't lose your edge. because you think he's not going to play. and then he shows up and plays and it's. a downer. >> So you're expecting him to play whole. You're 100%. >> 100%.

>> What? >> That's awesome. Is that how everybody in. the SEC views that? As soon as he puts. that, Lane Keifin puts that into the. injury report, everybody that's ever. been around him says, >> "Thanks, Lane. We have to read that now. We move on.". >> We move on. >> That's amazing. This guy is a menace, bro. An absolute. menace. Okay, let's stay in the SEC. AP. Tone has a question for you, coach. >> Yeah, coach. There's a big one in the. SEC this weekend with Auburn and. Florida. Both programs looking to return. back to their glory days. And they have. two new head coaches. and Alex Glesh and.

John Summerall who are coming in from uh. from Tain and South Florida. How do you. like if you're a coach making your SEC. debut and they were both coordinators in. the SEC, but how do you how do you think. these coaches are going to approach this. one and how do you feel about this one. in the their opener SEC openers for. them? >> Well, I've been really impressed with. Florida. I mean, they can run the ball. You you know, Aaron has played really. well at quarterback for him. Uh they got. some good receivers. Uh, I think John.

Summerall probably inherited a little. bit of roster and added to it at. Florida, uh, in terms of the kind of. defense they can play. So, uh, I think. Florida is a little bit further along as. a team just based on the first two weeks. of the season. Uh, I think Alex is going. to do a really good job at Auburn. Byron. Brown is a really good quarterback. Now, he killed Florida last year and Florida. had a good defense and he ran all over. him and he was the difference in the. game and maybe the best player. Uh, I. think that Florida's defense better play.

with a lot of discipline in terms of how. they control this guy in the pocket and. how they don't give up explosive plays. because his ability to scramble. >> I believe the last time Summerall and. Gales uh took each other on, uh, Summerl. had his way. >> Yeah, I believe. Yeah. John Shamroll. when he was at Tain beat Alex Gullish. Golish. Gales. >> Gouish. >> Goulish. Sorry. Galish, you're a legend. I appreciate what you're doing at. Auburn. South Florida. Last time they. met 45 to 10. want to throw up some. Jake. >> Oh, watch that tape. So, he's been. thinking about it since then. We'll see.

if that motivates or doesn't motivate. Let's move up to the Big 10. Hey, the. North had a massive win. Michigan beaten. Oklahoma. Welcome back. And then a. massive loss. Ty Schmidt has a question. for you. >> Yeah, coach, just curious, uh, when it. comes to the the the Big 10, like what. how do you handle, you know, maybe these. early se like for Ohio State, obviously. they have a lot to play still. How would. you h handle, you know, kind of this. week of preparation when they have a Ken. State coming in and not have like. another deflating loss after what just.

happened at Texas knowing that, hey, everything we want to do is still out. ahead of us. >> Yeah. Well, I I think players respond a. lot better to bad things happening. Uh, I think, you know, the challenge is is. when you have a big win, how do you keep. the players focused uh and not have the. rat poison sort of affect them. psychologically in terms of the things. they need to do to improve? Because when. you lose a game like Ohio State did, their players are going to be out to.

really prove that this is not the kind. of team we are. We can play for 60. minutes. We're not going to lose our. edge in a game again. So sometimes when. we lost an early game, that really. helped our team, you know, improve. because sometimes when you win all the. time, you need to lose just to get. everybody back on track in terms of what. they need to do to prepare the right way. and go out there and be able to execute. like they can. So I see Ohio State. bouncing back with a vengeance. Uh, I. think Texas is going to have to do a.

really good job of they got an easy. opponent which will be easier for him to. do is to make sure that they don't sort. of, you know, let the rat poison affect. them and then they can continue to. progress because it's early in the. season and how much you improve is going. to be the key to the drill. >> Okay, so that's Ohio State. Let's talk. about Oregon, you know, because Oregon. obviously has massive loss to Oklahoma. State who might be a team. Hey, that. might be We have no idea what's going to. happen with any of these squads as they. go down. Uh what's the quarterback's. name? He's. >> Drew Mesa Maker. >> Mammaker. I almost called him Westmaker.

because he might be the best maker. This. guy's an absolute stud. I love the way. Messa maker operates. But obviously on. the flip side of that, Oregon, Boise. State almost gives him one. Now Boise. State might be the best group of six. team. They handled Memphis there after. going down and then absolutely crushing. them. So Boise State, I think, good. team. So Oregon struggling with Boise. State. I think some people might think. of it as a big deal. I think Boise State. good team, but definitely need a. bounceback game here against Oklahoma. State where they brought in a brand new. team as a whole. It What did you see. there? And and how does that kind of go.

from Dan Landing? Because you did just. mention losing early being maybe good. for a team. Is that how you think Dan. Lanning and that Oregon team could. respond or will respond? >> Well, I think the problem is, you know, Oregon hasn't been able to play very. well on defense, which is. uncharacteristic for Dan Lanning and his. teams because he's a defensive guy. They've always been good. I think some. of the issue is is they have two new. coordinators which is kind of like your. second lieutenants when you're a head. coach and when you have all these. changes on your roster and then you have.

some guys coming back I mean how does. that all mesh together and I think when. you have continuity in your staff it. helps you be able to overcome those. things but it doesn't look like Oregon. sort of mesh together yet now hopefully. you know they can get it right and get. it back on track but right now they. haven't played very good football the. first two weeks Can you tell me about. hiring coordinators? You had to do that. a lot because whenever you win, obviously there's going to be a lot of. eyes on your program. Dan Landing, congratulations. Your program. successful. Your coordinators now are uh.

Bella the ball for some other schools. Stein out to Kentucky, Tosh to Cal. So, whenever you talk about replacing. coordinators, which you were able to do, what are you looking for? What how are. we picking good ones? Because it felt. like if you pick two coordinators that. aren't best for your team, you can have. quite a drop quickly, right? Is that not. something that could happen? I'm not. saying that's what happened at Oregon, but interesting little coincidences. You. got two new coordinators. Are they still. trying to find their way? Will they find. their way? I guess Dan's betting that. they do, but when you hire those.

positions, that's a huge deal, right? To. keep up the culture. >> Huge deal. Huge deal. First of all, you. got culture, you got system. So, what I. always wanted to do when I hired new. coordinators was hire guys that were. going to have the character, the. leadership, the ability to present so. that they could affect players in a. positive way. But I also wanted to buy. into the system because I didn't want to. hire independent contractors that was. going to come in and change everything. for 50 players in the room who already. knew the system that we were in that was. already successful that they were loyal.

to. So, how that all fits together and. getting the right guy that's smart. enough to be able to adapt to what you. want to do, but also have input in. adding things that will help that and. make it better, but still impact the. players in a positive way. That was. always a challenge. Now, fortunately, I. had a couple times where unfortunately, we didn't hire the right guys and they. couldn't do that and that was really a. tough thing for the head coach trying to. manage. the toughest thing I ever had to. deal with. And um.

>> cuz your players know too. >> The players know too. >> Yeah. Especially the ones that have been. there before. >> That's right. >> So then whenever they're there again and. it's like this this ain't. >> How long does it take, Coach P? >> And and Oregon actually has more players. returning than most teams. >> and maybe that's an issue for them. >> Go ahead, AJ. >> I'm just wondering, coach, how long. until you realize, hey, this might this. might not be the right decision. This. hire is not going to work out. How long. does that take? >> Well, for me it took one game, you know. Okay. >> So be because you know you have a plan.

uh you try to get the guy to implement. the plan. So and and that's the key to. being a really good coordinator in my. opinion. Not necessarily just the. planning but when you get in the game. can you implement the plan and take. advantage of the things that you plan. for so that you create an advantage for. your players situationally. And you. know, I I think Lane does that probably. as well as anybody. I mean, he has a. good plan. He sees what the defense is.

in. He's always running the best play, the most advantageous play that he can. against them. And it creates a lot of. problems and it creates a lot of big. plays for them. So, but you have guys. that are great planners. They're not bad. teachers. They're good coaches on the. field, but when it comes to the game, they get marbles in their mouth. All. right? And they're calling the wrong. thing at the wrong time. I I I mean I. remember games that we had when it's. third down and six on the 45 and it's. four down territory and the defensive. coordinator is putting diamond in a. game. I said, "Hey man, it's four down. territory. It's like third and three. We.

ain't putting diamond in a game now." So. I mean that can't implement the plan. >> So what did you do? So hold on. So after. one week. >> Yeah. >> This ain't it. And then you just said, "Give me the headset." Like how how do. you That's a That's a pretty big. decision to have to make in front of. everybody, a coordinator. >> Yeah. Well, I I actually I actually did. what you said once and took it over when. I was at Michigan State when I was young. and dumb. And that probably wasn't. great. But what I did always did was I.

tried to shift some responsibilities so. that the staff could share more of the. big picture stuff and have a little more. input in what we're doing even even in. implementing the game plan on game day. Well, and you have to empower the other. coaches that are probably maybe better. coaches than the current coordinator who. are probably not thrilled that that's. the coordinator and they're not the. coordinator. So, you have to kind of. balance that all as well, right? >> Yeah. And that's a tough dynamic. >> Yes. Yeah. Certainly. Especially if you. like to keep them around, you know, for. when this guy is gone. That is uh.

something you need to do. Replacing. great coordinators. >> is difficult. >> Yeah. And I assume in your documentary. they'll dive into that, but that is. something you were able to do. And we. all just said like these coordinators. were lucky to go to you. Okay. because. they got baptized in the Sabbin waters. and then what do they do? Boom, head. coach here. Bang, head coach there. Boom, head coach here. Hey, this guy had. a massive collapse publicly. Nobody. really likes him anymore. Boom. Come. down to the Sabin waters, drink from it, bathe in it. Bang, head coach, now. you're back on top of the world. That is. how we talked about it. But it feels.

like from your side, you were like, "Thank God these guys came down here and. continued the standard of Alabama. football." Because it's not easy to find. good guys. I think that is a very. difficult thing to do. >> That is true. But it was easier for me. for what you just said because guys. wanted to come because they thought that. was a way to enhance their career. >> If I go back and coach at Alabama and we. win and I do a good job, I'm going to. have a chance to be a head coach again. or I'm going to have have a chance to. get to be a head coach because we're. going to have success. So, I was able to.

get some of the better guys out there to. come to Alabama because of that because. they could see that they could enhance. their chances of being successful. So, I. was an advantage really. >> Yeah. Yeah. You were an advantage. Yeah. I I I would say. >> I was at an advantage. >> No, no, you you were an advantage just. in general. Okay, last question. We got. to talk about the ACC has a huge game. Go ahead, Con man. >> Yeah, coach. Sorry for asking about the. ACC. I know how much you hate it. uh.

Louisville conference. >> I I I like Miami. They're in the ACC, but I love them. I think Mario's done a. great job there. Done a great job. recruiting, putting a roster together. They're well coached. I've watched them. play. They're very good. So, let's let's. take Miami out of the ACC. >> There you go. >> There's other teams. I mean, Unbelievable. Go ahead, Khan. Yeah, I. figured you'd bring up Miami especially. because disciple of yours to that. conversation we were just having with. Mario Chrisall but SMU Louisville kind.

of a sneaky game of the weekend almost. aside from Miss LSU. Uh they're going. in. It's on ESPN 2 of course but still. massive massive game. How do you. approach a game this big especially in. conference uh this early in the year? Is. it one of those things where hey empty. the clip play do everything you can to. win this game. call every play you. possibly can. Don't hide anything or h. how do you approach this if you are. Louisville and SMU? >> Well, I think the big thing is is have a.

good plan, but have a plan that the. players can execute, you know, like. sometimes in games like this, people. wanted to do too many different things. to to your point. They wanted to do. something to trick the other team. And. you know, my whole thing was, >> hey, how about they know we're going to. run the ball on first and two at the two. and we knock it up their ass anyway. That's the kind of team I wanted. I. wanted the players to believe in that. and believe in what they were doing. In. fact, I've had players come to me, especially on offense, when we'd put all.

this stuff in cuz we were in a big game. and the players would come to me and. say, "Coach, we believe in what we've. been doing. I mean, we've been scoring. 45 points a game and what we're doing. been doing. Why why are we changing all. this stuff just because we're playing in. this game? Because they believe and. trusted in what they were doing. So, it's a fine line between yeah, we have. to make some changes cuz they know what. we do. We have to break some tendencies. They know what we do, but at the same. time, we got to do the things that our. players can go out there and do and. execute well and have confidence in so.

we play. our game because it's going to be about. what we do on the field. It's not going. to be about what the other guys do. But. I think this game that you're talking. about, it's going to come down to which. quarterback plays the best in this game, who takes care of the ball and who makes. the most plays because they're both. really good players. >> Yeah, very good players. Kevin Jennings. versus Lincoln Kinholes. Uh 77%. completion percentage for Jennings. 68%. 403 total yards per game. 375 14 damn. near 15 yards per attempt to 13 yards.

per attempt. Eight touchdowns, two. interceptions, four zero rushing touch. >> Lincoln there can move. Allen. He's He's like a Josh Allen, this. guy. He's fun to watch, too. He'll throw. some. >> suspect balls, I would say. But that. that can certainly create some. electricity for the squad. And then. Kevin Jennings, he's been in that system. so long that whenever they're down in. Florida State and they didn't have any. communication. It's like whenever he got. to Rhett Lashley, that was how it was. anyways. So, you're talking about a lot. of experience, a lot of talent. They're.

talking about him like, "Hey, why isn't. he in the Heisman conversation?". >> You know, but his MO is taking care of. the ball. If he takes care of the ball, this guy's going to make enough plays. Now, I always try to tell our. quarterbacks, if you can eliminate the. bad plays, you guys make enough good. plays, but when you try to force things. to make more plays is when you get in. trouble. Eliminate the bad plays and. keep the good ones and we're going to be. great. >> That's good coaching. >> Good coaching. >> That's good coaching. Score more points. Score more points than them. >> Oh, that's it. >> It's easy game.

>> Easy. >> Hiring coordinators. Easy. >> Easy. They all want to come. man. >> Uh, coach, thank you so much. I know you. have a uh a couple friends with you as. well. I'm happy they got a chance to. hang out. Miss Terry's here. Great to. see you. Obviously, entire team, Miss. Amy back there. I uh we're veryful. >> But, you know, I really appreciate, you. know, the Jason and Lisa made a huge. commitment to Nick's kids and to the Son. Center, which is a educational center. for young people, um, to come on this.

trip. and they come on this trip to see. you and to meet you. That's why. >> Yeah, right. It It was an incredible. time to meet you guys. Uh they were at. the meeting earlier. I believe we got to. I'm going to a hilarious event this. evening. Are you going to that thing? >> If you're going, I'm going. >> What do you What do you mean? Like a. comedian or what? >> Cuz you're going to be where it's. happening. >> Mud wrestling. >> It's a uh good call there. >> Governor's think. >> No, it's not mud wrestling. Whoever said.

that, I think that was Chris Mad Dog. Russo back there in the the studio. It's. a cocktail hour. I've never done a. cocktail hour. >> Is it before like a dinner or a wedding? >> Yeah. Yeah, I think it is. And I don't. think there's a wedding. I think this is. like a super. This might be like the biggest Sudy. thing I've ever potentially ever walked. into. I'm pretty pumped up about the the. opportunities. I think I don't know how. many of these I'll get invited to. So, I. think I am going to go in there. Jorts. and a tank top for sure. >> Yeah, that sounds good. For sure.

>> It gets slammed, dude. >> I I I love cocktail parties because I. get a ginger rail with a twist and. everybody thinks I'm drinking when I. don't. >> Genius. >> Cheers. Giving toast to everybody. Don't. do that. >> Oh yeah, >> that's what I'll do tonight. >> I smoke some sage, too, to keep the good. vibes. >> You know what I'm talking about. Yeah. All right, ladies and gentlemen, the. greatest of all time, Coach David. >> Thank you, Coach Tone. Quick to you. What's going to happen this game? What's. the line? Where are the betters? So the. the line has been anywhere between. minus3 to minus one and a half for LSU.

depending on the injury report and what. time the injury report comes out and. what you're looking at. Back up to minus. three right now. Total is 58 and a half. which is a ton a ton of points. Uh 24-20. I think was the score between these two. teams last season. Uh but they've had. very very high scoring games between. these two. I mean, it's going to come. down to the quarterbacks, Sam Levit, Trinidad Chamblas, and then that LSU. defense if they can get Trinidad under. control or maybe just say, "Hey, he's. going to get his, you know, we just have. to make them metriculate down the field, if you will." Um, but I I mean, just one.

of the most anticipated games of all. time. Very, very excited. >> You think you think it lives up You. think it lives up to the hype as far as. the scoring is going to be high. >> scoring? I think so. I mean, like LSU. has a very very good defense, but it's. very hard to like Trinidad is absurd. We. watched that last year in person against. Miami. And then the uh Miss defense, I. mean, they had a very, very hard time. against Louisville, maybe that was a. good thing. Maybe that was a wakeup. call. But yes, when when Lane and. Charlie Weiss Jr. are calling the plays. on their side, I do think it's going to. be high scoring for sure. >> Tom, man, what do you think? You. excited? >> Uh, yeah, I'm pretty jacked up. And even.

if it's not high scoring, this is one of. those games because of what the. atmosphere is going to be, because of. just all the fodder around Lane Kein and. all the hate from Miss to Lane Keifin. It's just going to be awesome to see. what it's all about. You know, I I feel. as though this will be one of those, you. know, crowds that you remember and even. if it is just smashmouth 2017 defense, that is going to be entertaining, too. Like, I can't wait to watch this. football. >> Pat, can you imagine what that first the. first third down that LSU is on the. field, their offense on the field, how. loud that Miss crowd is going to be? So,

I I got to experience that down at LSU. whenever uh Clemson had their first uh. third down, first big third down, and it. was deafening, obviously shaking, and. that was after a 2-hour delay or. whatever the case was. And it almost. felt like the most obvious pick six in. history. Like, it felt like the most. obvious. And I actually said that I I. told Gumpy, we were sitting in a uh oh, what's his name? What's it the fine. gentleman's name? >> Great man. He was a great man. He's a.

great man. He's a great man. Oh my god. Great person sitting in his suite. >> Ed Orderon. >> No. Well, he knows coach O for sure. But. nonetheless, I'm sitting there in there. with Gumpy. We got great seats. Uh Reese. Davis is doing some hand shaking back. here. We just kind of get the chance to. do this. Very, very thankful for Ray, I. think is his name. Nonetheless, place is. going crazy. Gumpy's right next to me. I'm like, this is the most obvious pick. six of all time. Timeout is called. Remember, Clemson calls timeout. They. leave the field, then they come back.

out. Same gets loud again. Same exact. formation. I'm like, "So, they just let. they just let them see basically what. they're about to do. This is the most. This is a clear pick six." Like, I wish. in real time I could have got on and did. that pick six. It was so clear. It was. so obvious. And Sam Lev has turned the. ball over already. So, if this place, which I've heard, yes, can get crazy. I. do think that is the difference between. like college environments and NFL. environments. It can actually rattle. folks. It can make people make bad. decisions. It can make, you know, have.

to hurry up or make something you were. not supposed to do. I think Old Miss. does have quite an advantage. But if Sam. Levit and LSU come out and just kill. them, that takes an entire advantage. away and then everybody walks out of. here just thinking like, well, I guess. he did the right thing. Now, let's go. back to last night's game. You were. talking about, can it live up to the. hype? I can't believe last night's. points lived up to the hype. I I can't. believe how much everybody was talking. about it. Even the sports book, we. talked to DraftKings. They were heavily. like they tonight there's more action on. the over for this they said than any. action on Jaylen Brunson during the NBA.

finals or something like that. It felt. like everybody on earth saw the same. thing that we were all seeing and. obviously it hits way over. Now there. was a couple injuries and some other. storylines coming out. Joining us now. ladies and gentlemen with his weekly. wrap-up with rap sheet and friends. He. being rap sheet us being the friends. Junior NFL insider for ESPN and NFL. NETWORK IAN RAPAORE. WHAT'S UP? WHAT'S GOING ON? >> WHAT'S UP? What's up, Junior? I'm down. here in Oxford having a good time. I. hope uh your life is spectacular. We're.

back at it for week two of the NFL. Debuted a brand new stadium last night. I think High Mark Stadium certainly. showcased itself. Well, let's talk about. some of the storylines coming out of. there. DJ Moore sprained AC joint is. what we saw. What does that mean for a. wide receiver? >> Uh it means that it's probably best case. scenario. Uh I mean, he landed hard. you. know, all the Twitter doctors were kind. of up in arms about, you know, reading. his eulogy and all of that and then it's. like sprained day C joint dayto day. We'll see if he's able to play next. week. They got kind of a little extra. time obviously because they played on.

Thursday, but uh not major uh separated. shoulder essentially, which is what an. AC joint sprain is. I think you know. should be okay long term for sure. So. definitely good outcome for the Bills. Okay, the other story line out of last. night as we will continue to ask you. about some injury updates here in a. rather a moments. The Detroit Lions. defense has just been decimated with. injuries but also dominated by other. teams on a regular basis. And Foxy will. probably tell you a little bit more. We. love Kelvin Shepard. We really like. Kelvin Shepard.

>> We like I I genuinely love Kelvin. Shepard, but I mean there's got to be a. lot of eyes on that. What What are we. thinking from the Detroit perspective? Because is Josh Allen maybe going to go. on and have the greatest season of all. time? Maybe there's a chance that is the. case and they just ran into a buzzsaw. here. There's that should be said. But. what are the conversations on some of. these teams or some of these units that. don't perform great early? >> Yeah, I I mean I would say you know. Kelvin Shepard is a really good young. respected defensive coordinator and my. guess is the Lions are going to be fine.

But what I think you see early on this. year and Cowboys are kind of going. through it as well. Even the Texans who. are awesome, who I think is going to be. one of the best defenses in the NFL, week one looked a little different. You. know, you haven't tackled a ton. A lot. of coordinators put a lot on the plate. of a lot of these young players. And you. get into week one or two and some can. handle it and some cannot and then some. others have to face Josh Allen, which. you know, when you have Bus in the. secondary, which is what it looked like, who knows? Um, that doesn't help either.

I expect the Lions to kind of get it. together. Um, and I would also say that, you know, as you as we kind of get. through the season, you look at the. teams who still have needs. I would. wonder about the Lions looking for. another looking for a little help in the. secondary. Like, is there a corner. available. >> potentially that they could say, you. know what, we're going to go sign this. guy. We're going to go trade for this. >> Who would that be rep? Who's out there? >> I mean, Joey Porter Jr. is the one that. comes to mind as of now. like I haven't.

sensed a lot of activity there, but for. me, you know, and I know I'm sure we'll. get into that in a sec, but if there is. a trade, I mean that those trade. partners would make sense to me. Um, now, can they do a deal? Are the Lions. interested? What about the money? I. mean, there's a lot, but I'm just saying. like the Lions have never been shy about. making a big move to to fix something or. add something. I would say that would be. one I'd be kind of keeping an eye on. >> What would that be worth? Weren't they. saying a first rounder or something? >> Is what uh is that what the conversation. has been around since this conversation.

started with Joey Porter Jr. potentially. being shopped around the block? >> Yeah, I mean a firstrounder would be. great. You know, into the season there's. not a lot of precedent. Like I don't. know if there's actually I'm not sure if. there's any precedent of a player being. traded in season for a first rounder. I'm sure I could find someone. Um you. know, but if it's you can always make it. work with compensation, right? like. let's say it's a second rounder plus. something else. Like you can always find. a sweet spot with additional picks. Um. but I mean you know that's a situation.

that I am I mean obviously we've talked. about it but like he goes out to the. walkthrough yesterday or the practice. yesterday while reporters are watching. You see the trainer leave with Porter. You know we'll see what his status is. this weekend. I'd be a little surprised. if he plays. Uh it's just I just don't. know how that gets better. They don't. negotiate during the season. That's been. their historical stance. So, how. actually does this situation get better? >> Yeah, it's their public stance currently. as well, you know. So, they came out and. said, "We will once again let everybody.

know that we, the Pittsburgh Steelers, do not negotiate during the season.". Now, that's a great leverage piece to. have as an organization that has a. pretty highriced potential free agent. amongst them. So, you can just say, "Oh, that's what we do. Sorry. Just what we. do." I know Baker Mayfield put a. deadline on his thinking that I was just. thinking that like but Omar but if Omar. Khan sets precedent here and pays. somebody during the season then they pay. somebody during the season you know. So. that's that's always the constant battle. that a franchise is kind of figuring.

out. Baker Mayfield saying there's a. hard deadline and then accepting a big. money afterwards. It's like precedent. has been set that if Baker puts a. deadline on it and you offer him over. $110 million he will take it. Okay. Now. the precedent for the Pittsburgh. Steelers is. >> that if we we don't do this, you know, so as soon as you do one, obviously you. do a bunch more, but they did pay 30. million a year to a wide receiver, which. they've never done in the past as well. So interesting dynamics where if you. talk about the business behind it all. and what Omar wants to do and what Joey.

Porter Jr. feels like he deserves at. this exact moment, I feel like they. should have been trying to get this deal. done before the season started if Omar. had been telling him publicly and also. saying publicly, we won't negotiate. during the season. Uh, so I mean, what are we doing, man? I mean, you. know, get get his gun over there. >> Yeah. I mean, I just you you you really. broke down the the good points that it's. like, you know, and press is important. and teams stand by it all the time, but.

the Steelers, and I don't mean to like. this is not picking on the Steelers, like you do what you need to do to get. the deal done, but like they've also. been big on not giving guarantees into. the second year. >> And they've done it for quarterbacks, but then they also did it for TJ, who is. special, who deserves all the things, but then they did it for DK, who you. needed to do it because it was a trade. But so it's like you do what you need to. do. It's like parenting, right? It's. like you do what you need to do to get. through to the next day to then be a. parent again, right? Like you have to. hold the screen for a second. Like. obviously it's bad. You don't want that,

but like hey look, I'm working and like. you got to give the screen, you know? It's like you do what you got to do to. survive the next day. So we'll see what. happens. I just I've been thinking about. it a lot and I have not come up with any. good answers unfortunately. >> Okay. Thank you for doing that rap. just. continue to put your mind around it and. maybe we can get to the bottom of it at. some point. We're trying to get to the. bottom of a situation that's uh burning. over there in the natty. Go ahead, Ty. Schmidt. >> Yeah, rap sheet. Just curious. Uh Joe. Bure Joe Burrow, he he didn't practice. Wednesday or Thursday and kind of, you.

know, sent red flags up. Hey, what's. going on with this guy? We saw him kind. of land awkwardly. It looked like an. elbow, but then they were saying it was. his back. Uh he did practice in full. today. Was this just out of like an. abundance of caution or how should we be. uh looking at this situation with Joe. Burrow? Is he going to be less than 100%. going into Sunday? >> Yeah, I didn't view it as an abundance. of caution. It felt like he was pretty. tight. Like you're the hit you're. talking about, which I think was the. sort of sideline scramble. It's tough to. know, but that was kind of what I. thought like and what they thought uh.

that he, you know, developed the. tightness in the back, I guess. But like. sound like Wednesday was not great. Thursday he did throw a little bit. So. that was a little bit better Thursday. And then today through from the. reporters on the scene like Ben Baby and. others sounded like, you know, he was as. close to 100% as you could ask. Maybe. not quite there, but like it's not a. great thing. You know, he's a rotational. athlete. Like definitely something to. keep watching. He's going to play. Um.

but how close to 100% is he going to be? Like yeah, I mean that's the hit right. there. That's not. >> that would probably for me cause a. little more than back tightness I would. say. Um we'll see if he's actually 100%. You hopefully he is. >> Okay. Joe Burrow certainly warranted of. a conversation if he's missing practice. this early because of how big of a. superstar he is. Let's look at some of. the other star statuses around the. league. Rap. You can kind of bounce. around to see what you see and tell us. what we can maybe expect from them this. weekend. >> Okay. So we'll start with Aaron Donald.

I mean he went through practice. yesterday. um sounded like he was all. out there all the time. Like my. understanding has been the target has. been Monday Night Football at home. against the Giants. We'll see how he. goes through the week, but like that. would be a very very cool debut. Um and. I would say that's that's definitely one. that we're watching and keeping an eye. on, but the hope is that he plays on. Monday night. Zay Flowers was back at. practice. That's great. Uh didn't seem. to do very much. That's not as great. Maybe that's one that takes another.

week. Uh, but official status is coming. there. Um, Brock Bowers hasn't practiced. yet. I was told one or two weeks, so. hopefully if it's not this week, it's. next week. Uh, Nico Collins did not. practice today. That's not good. >> Uh, he had a little hamstring pro. earlier in the week. Doesn't seem. serious, but like no practice Thursday, no practice Friday. >> Generally not great. And then Kyler, you. know, if he can get to a full. participation today, then I would say.

it's likely he starts Sunday. Um, but. that's another one that, you know, it's. concussion, so it's basically going to. be decided by the doctors and we'll see. what they end end up deciding. >> Since what, like 2024, has anybody only. missed one the rest of the game with a. concussion? I don't think everybody. misses two weeks at least, right, AJ? In. the kind of the. >> Yeah, I was going to ask I I was. thinking the same thing. Has anyone got. knocked out in one game, left for. concussion, and then garnered protocol. and made it back for the following game. wrapped unit?

>> Yeah, it it has happened. I think it's a. little less than 50% sort of. historically about whether a guy misses. a game or not. I mean, obviously the the. hardest thing and like, you know, for me. it's like I want to get as much. information as I can. It's almost. impossible to report on concussions. Like they're all different. Every player. is different. Every how they respond to. the protocol is different. So like you. can't guess, you know? So like it looks. like based on where he's progressed that. he has the chance, but like you really.

just don't know until the doctors clear. him. >> Yeah. The doctors clearing him all comes. down to him clearing himself basically, you know, cuz it's a lot of how do you. feel? How do you see? There's a lot of. that uh type of thing that can happen. >> And there's a baseline sort of measure. that they have to get to to be cleared. and that's the independent neurologist. who ultimately decides. So the. independent neurologist and then also. the baseline test which uh is a whole. another. >> how did you do on the baseline is the. question. Yeah. >> Yeah. Did you rig the baseline which. some of these meatheads do? Okay. Some.

of these meat just so people understand. they're there in. >> Go ahead. Go ahead. >> I think that's I think that's why. whenever they talk about like NFL. doctors and training staffs and stuff. and people like put them down you know. whenever a mistake is made sometime. there is ineptitude as you go bop your. mic around. Sometime there is an. aptitude of course and all that but the. difference between like an NFL doctor. and like your doctor is like a lot of. people are lying to the NFL doctors cuz. they're trying to play so they keep. their job so they don't get fired. Okay.

So that that's like an an entire thing. So just the thought of a doctor having. to make a decision on how somebody's. brain feels and then also the thought of. the players. tanking the baseline at the beginning of. the season so that whenever they're. potentially knocked out later and a. little bit slower they they're trying to. guess what the these are all things that. guys baseline it's like 30 questions. right AJ's in like 30 questions if you. remember. >> Yeah. I don't know. I just I quick them. so fast it didn't matter. >> Exactly. That's what I'm saying. It's.

like 30 questions. It's like. >> I never had to take a follow-up baseline. though. I never had to take one. Hey, you got you got dinged up. Take this and. we'll compare. I never had the the. second one. So, >> these guys are taking the basel like the. NFL is like, "Hey, we're going to take. care of this. We're going to do this. entire thing." And I'm like, "Yes, I. agree. I'm happy we're doing that. Good. for players uh for the rest of our. lives. Like, everybody has to take a. baseline test now. It's a new thing. that's being initiated because of Dr. Will Smith." You go in there and then. guys are like looking at each other. like, "We're not trying to do good on. this, right?" Like, "What do you mean?". It's like no because when we take this.

again we're going to be we're not going. to be able to see anything. They're. going to take us out of the game. Yeah. Right. Then we get fired. So guys are. tanking the baseline test so they can. happen. Not everybody. Just saying guys. at bottom of roster who are trying to. survive in this entire thing. So the. concussion thing is very much like a. baseline thing but also how are you. feeling? Do you have a headache? So. hopefully Kyler gets back but if not the. Carson Wentz experience lives on. We got. 20 seconds till a heart out. Anything we. missed that needs to be brought up? Rap. sheet. Uh Cooper Rush looks like he's. starting again for the Falcons. Michael. Pennix not quite ready. Didn't take the.

reps today. So from QB3 to Falcons. starter in a couple weeks. Let's take. Cooper Rush again. >> Okay. He didn't play great. We'll see if. he gets better. That's Ian Rapaort. AJ. Hawk. We'll be back on the other side. Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice. It might change your life. Goodbye. >> We are obviously here in beautiful. Austin, Texas. Kina, where are you from, brother? I'm from Zansville, Indiana. >> Okay. But do you go to school here in. Texas? >> I I go to school here in Utah.

>> Okay. Okay. That sounds good. I'm happy. they're going to like you. Matthew. McConnA is here. Any words for Connor. here that maybe he should think about. before kicking a $1 million. >> kick. >> Yeah. Yeah. Got you, dude. >> Gonna How about that? How about that? A. southpaw leg. >> Soccer sty going barefoot. Tony Franklin. come back. >> I like that. >> You're going to kick this thing just. inside the our left upright and kick it. into DKR.

>> Uh you played soccer growing up so he. should have a little bit of comfort. kicking. >> He's going to have pop. >> Okay. So do you think a million dollar. kick is going to happen here in Austin? This be the first time ever for this. kicking season. >> It is going to happen. It's going to. happen. My man Conor's got this. And. listen, here's the other thing. What do. you got to lose? >> Nothing cuz you ain't got the million. No, no, no. That's not yours yet. You're. going to go get it with the left leg. >> You're right. I didn't think about it. >> Rehearsing is done, right? It's live. What do we get? One take. And why not? >> In Indianapolis, there's this nonprofit.

called Building Tomorrow. >> And if I make this kick, hopefully I. want to give half of those proceeds to. Building Tomorrow. >> Okay. WE GOT A GOOD KIT HERE. YOU GOT. IT. >> Let it rip, BABY. >> $1 MILLION KICK. CONOR. >> OH MY GOD.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. >> We will do one more kick. >> Now, from my understanding, which I. appreciate you doing this, Mr. McConn is. going to throw in 100,000. Herby's going. to throw in a hundred,000. This will be. a $1.2 million tick. 600,000 to charity. 600,000 TO YOU. LAST OPPORTUNITY. I. DON'T WANT TO HEAR A THING FROM YOU. TEXANS. They're barefooted. Hey. Hey, real quick. Conor.

>> Texas. TEXAS. CONOR. >> OKAY, LET'S GO. They could have said you. sucked. I'm happy they didn't do that. >> You got this, >> CONNOR. FOR $1.2 MILLION, 600,000 to. charity, 600,000 to your future. All you. got to do is make one 33 yd field goal. >> Holy.

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>> damn it. Your friend, tell a friend. something nice could change their life. Hello, beautiful people and welcome back. to this glorious feelgood Friday, September 18th, 2026. I'm in Oxford. The. boys are in the Thunderdome. Hour two. begins now. >> FOOTBALL. IS THE ABSOLUTE greatest and that is why. I'm down here in Oxford, Mississippi as.

Old Miss and Pete Golding who will be. joining us I believe about an hour from. now on our digital side of this. particular program. hosts Lane Keifin. and LSU. LSU three-point favorites over. under 58 and a half. Both offenses are. obviously electrifying and the crowd is. going to be a bit loud when it comes to. Lane Keifin. What will it have in store. after an incredible day of college. football? How will the night cap go? Well, it's first time they've been top. uh 10 teams facing each other since like. the 70s. Uh, whenever you think about.

how Pete Golden got his job, it's. because how Lane Keifin left this. particular job. And if you ask the. locals, they're very excited to welcome. Lane back in a way that they think he. deserves. Lane Keifin excited to come. back in here, maybe ruin their entire to. Hell with Lane Kein party that they're. hosting now. 1962 was the last meeting. between LSU and Miss in which both teams. are ranked inside the top 10. Miss won. 15 to7. So, if history tells us. anything, maybe Miss wins this one in a.

lowscoring affair like it was the last. time they were top 10 teams. Or maybe. they light it up in the last team with. the ball is the team that wins. LSU's. defense very good. 142 yards allowed per. game. Miss's defense is certainly giving. up some yards. 395 and a half. Can Sam. Levit, quarterback of the Tigers, keep. the ball or will we be a turnover. machine? If he's able to do that, LSU. probably wins pretty mightily. If Miss's. defense can step up, look at Miss might. get one of the biggest wins that they've.

ever had. I just got a text from Hembo. saying, "Hey, I think you could say that. this is the most anticipated sports. event in the history of the state of. Mississippi." He started looking into it. and I'm like, "All right, thank you for. doing the Mississippi history, but I. would say what Kirk Herbstreet and. others are saying is this might be the. most anticipated, at least college game. day that they have felt. We have no idea. what the crowd is going to be like out. there. We have no clue how this is all. going to go. And uh obviously tomorrow. night we have a bit of a feeling, but. until it happens, how do you really. know? Back in the Thunderdome, Amanda.

made the travel over from Dublin, Ohio, which is inside Columbus, I believe. Hey, college football national champion, Super Bowl champion Ride Cup winner AJ. Hawk. See Hawk. >> Ohio State Michigan. Obviously a massive. rivalry. Not a lot of love uh for either. side. Even though Whittingham came out. and said, >> I got no problem with Ohio. I mean, I I. kind of like sat down with Urban Meyer, too. I sat down, did an interview with. Urban. >> Yeah. So, obviously, maybe you guys are. all kumbaya up there in Ohio State, Michigan, but I know you're no stranger.

to hating a team just naturally. This is. what sports does. We hate this team. This is what rivalries are. It feels a. little different down here. How does. that affect game, you think? Actually, AJ, you know, as a guy who played in the. Ohio State Michigan rivalry a lot. As. somebody who grew up in Ohio and. understood how the Ohioans would treat. you guys if you were to lose to. Michigan, how do you affect it? How do. you think it affects the players? Lane. born in the chaos, is his team ready for. all that? Cuz they're certainly getting. dragged into it because of it all. And. then for Pete Golding, it's like does. Pete Golding know that his life is just.

chaos, too, because the way he got a. head coaching job as Lane left. It's. like, who do you think it benefits and. how do you think it affects the players. here? All the drama outside, >> man. I think it it definitely affects. the players. But I think it affects them. for each squad like hey I want to I want. to represent I want to do this for our. guy like who is who is behind their. coach more. Is it miss with Golden or is. it LSU in Lane Keifin? And I know Pat. you can tell me if you've had any of. this. I'm sure you had some of this with. Rich Rod in college like if people are I. don't know like there's so much talk of. Lane Kein. We know that and I think he's.

even mentioned how this has kind of. taken some pressure off the players. because they're focusing so much on. Lane's return to Miss all this. I think. if you want to ride with your coach and. you want to like have your coach's back, that's how I think this affects you. Like, man, they're saying if I'm if I'm. LSU and I'm on a team and I'm I'm all in. on Lane Keifin, I'm thinking like, hey, they're saying crazy stuff about our. coach or all this stuff. We need to make. sure we go out and we represent and we. win for this dude. And same thing with. with Old Miss and Golden. I think both. these teams have a feel of that. And. we'll see Saturday night, I guess, how.

it all plays out. But that's how I would. want to rally behind my coach. >> Yeah. And let's go to the toxicity. table. con man uh Lane Keifin. We heard. him at halftime say the whole world. hates you. >> Mhm. >> The whole world hates you. Now you go tell him you can go fudge. yourself. Okay. That that is what he. said. But he didn't say fudge. No. No. >> He said f dash dash dash to the team and. they did rally the boys and they did. crush in the second half. So I think he.

has built up that hey we are hated. mentality. He uh I believe he employed. some of the fraternity bros around LSU. campus to come before practice, hold. signs, and chirp to the boys as they. walk into practice. So, I think that is. something that has happened. He's. obviously put up quotes from people. saying they hate Lane or they hate LSU. all around the practice facility. It. feels like Lane is trying his best, you. know, to kind of let the lads know, but. I think they have rallied around Lane.

thus far. had a sandwich game last week, but I do think they come in here. understanding they're the villains, understanding they're the bad guys, understanding they are the reason, well, Lane more specifically is the reason for. the most anticipated game of the years. thus far. So, I think the boys are ready. for that type of pressure or how do you. think they handle it, uh, Connor? And. then on the other side, Old Miss, what. an opportunity to stick it to a guy that. is being certainly uh, talked about as a. guy that stuck it to your entire. university. Yeah, and that that's what's.

awesome about the LSU side of this thing. is like you can rally around your coach. here and and it feels as though, you. know, the first couple games, Clemson. and the sandwich game that you mentioned. for LSU. Of course, you got to take care. of business, but all eyes have been on. week three for both of these teams. And. even Miss having to play Louisville week. one, that was a big game. That was the. only ranked matchup of the week. Sure, that was big. All eyes have been on this. game. So, for LSU, it's one of those. things. Hey, we're going into an. environment where our coach is going to. get basically bered with every word in.

the book that you can imagine and we. kind of have to stand on business for. him. And I'm sure Lane thinks the same. thing, too. Like, hey, I I want to put. up a 100 points on these guys. And I. need you guys to go out there and. execute for me with me against this. team. And then, yeah, for Miss I I don't. know. I I wonder how the miss team feels. about it. You know, I don't know how. much hate there is from the miss players. towards Lane Keifin, but of course the. environment, the the people around him.

You know, I was just in my head. picturing what would happen to you if. you were to pick LSU on game day. tomorrow and what that type of reaction. would be like. But I feel like the. outside perception is, hey, LSU is. probably going to go in there and kind. of beat their ass. But I don't know if. that's how people are feeling in. general. That's kind of what I'm. thinking. But I hope that that's not the. end result just because for sure the the. hate from Miss is real and the people. and the fans and the entire state for.

LSU. I just don't know if it has that. same mentality within the team cuz I. don't know if the players actually hate. Lane Kein for what he did cuz they kind. of understand the business of the entire. thing. It feels like that's the one. aspect of NIL when it comes to the. players and coaches that has changed a. little bit when it comes to coaches. switching jobs. But I I can't wait. I I. do hope that it is kind of a route. shootout. Who's the last one with the. ball type of game, but no matter what, I. mean, that first quarter, uh hopefully. it's 000 by the end of the first quarter.

just because then it will be one of. those, hey, the environment is going to. start to cook, start to eat here a. little bit. But I can't wait and I do uh. just want to have it on record now. I. strictly want you to pick LSU just to. see what happens uh behind you after. that would uh kind of basically be like. a Bama Georgia once you call the dogs. and then pick Bama. >> Yeah, I understand that you would like. me to do that just strictly for the. chaos. I'm just just um. >> Have you thought about naturally? Oh, have I thought about it? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, I've thought about it. Here, I'm. going to send the video that I was sent. was making its way around um college. football circles. This is um this is the. video from practice of Lane hiring the. fraternity bros. I just sent it to the. group. It might come through uh trashy. I'm not connected to the internet. Let. me know if it's blurry. I'll send it. But there there's actual. like due diligence being done on people.

saying terrible things to these guys. before they're walking into the stadium. Like that's the attention to detail that. I think college football has that maybe. you know no other sport has. And I I. said at the beginning and I made it. >> If there's conversations about like is. this team safe to go play a football. game in a place, I like it. I I like. that that is even a thought. Yeah. Here's the uh here's the video. Look at. all the Turn the sound up.

>> Lane just punched Lauren right in the. face. Isn't that crazy though? Like that is. that is a hilarious thing to think about.

and it's like that's what college. football has that nobody else has. And. you know obviously there's already a. bunch of sheets on windows and signs and. we assume tomorrow morning is going to. be outrageous. Like we uh. >> this is this is cool. I'm very happy. that this is happening. All right, let's. pivot to last night and to the NFL slate. as a whole. Let's go to one half of the. hammer. >> Cowboys AP Tone. What did last night. tell us about NFL week two potentially? Tone digs. >> It kind of carried over a um a trend.

from week one where the favorites uh the. favorites had their way kind of in the. week one. I believe they were 10 and six. in week one and then now obviously the. favorites start again with a win here in. week two. And the high scoring continues. again in week two. We talked about you. know a tied for the highest scoring week. one of all time. Then you score 70. points in the first game of week two. but doesn't feel like it's letting up as. far as points are concerned in this one. and the favorites so far are covering. because of all those points. Normally. when the the dogs and the dogs start. covering and winning is when it's a. low-scoring game and you know and and.

kind of in this situation where the. cream rises to the top with the scoring. and the good teams and the favorites. That's kind of what the trend has been. from week one to week two. So far 117. teams have allowed 30 plus points in. each of their first two games. 93 of. them went 0 and2 of them went 1 and one. Three went 2 and 0. 2026 Bills, 2000. Rams, 1991 Bills. >> So, the Bills have lived this life a. couple different times. I think. obviously this is a massive compliment. to what Josh Allen is capable of.

accomplishing. Can you hang on that long. and win in the end or is your defense. have to make some plays at some point? Let's assume Jim Leonard is able to get. the Bills defense a little bit better. But that Detroit Lions defense, man, Foxy in the back, they're talking about. maybe trading for Joey Porter Jr., does. that solve it? >> Yeah, I mean, anything will help, Pat. This defense has been I've watched a lot. of Lions in my entire life, 32 years of. living. This defense is up there with. the worst they've ever had. They're. comparing this defense right now to the. 2008 Detroit Lions defense. Do you know.

how many games the 2008 Detroit Lions. won, boys? >> Zero. >> Zero games. Okay, so we have three games. until our bye-week. We have the Jets, we. have the Panthers, we have the. Cardinals. We better win those games. The defense better look better. And then. hopefully after that byee we get Brian. Branch back. I'm not expecting Kirby. Joseph back, but that would be an. absolute bonus. And then to your point, why not go get Joey Porter Jr.? >> Yeah, I couldn't. >> I mean, are they are they willing to pay.

him and give up give up what at least. one first round? >> No. Historically, the Lions and Brad. Holmes have not done that. They don't go. get a guy from outside the building, pay. him, and trade a lot of assets for him. because they value those draft picks so. much. So, if they did do that, I and. most Lions fans would be absolutely. shocked. >> There was a uh you guys were talking. about with Rap the first round pick it. during the season. Minka Fitzpatrick got. traded in week two from the Dolphins to. the Steelers for a first round pick. So, that was the the one that I could find. last year.

>> Yeah. Two. >> Oh, yeah. >> That worked out. >> And Quinnon Williams. >> It works out when you do it. >> Mhm. Mink was a great Pittsburgh. Steeler. Sauce Gardner is going to have. an incredible run with the Indianapolis. Colts. We're waiting for that to start. He still has yet to win a game, right? >> Uh I think so. Yeah, he's still waiting. >> I don't even think he won a game last. year with the Jets, right? And then he. came to the Colts. We didn't win a game. once he got here. And then we start. >> really definitely not. >> Sauce needs one. Sauce needs one. We.

appreciate Sauce. A big time trade like. this. Obviously, maybe what Joey Porter. Jr's team is waiting on. Maybe that's. why he showcased that he could practice. that he's out of practice. Is he still. hurt? Do teams want to trade for. somebody that's hurt? give up a one or. something like that. Obviously, storyline will continue to develop, especially if defenses continue to be. asked. The conversation around the. Monday night game with the Rams and the. Giants is is Aaron Donald returning and. why have they not told us? They don't. have to tell us, AJ, right? They don't. have to tell us. So, we just kind of. just have to live and die by we're just.

going to find out right before game time. that Aaron Donald's playing, >> I guess. I mean, they got to designate. What's he designated right now? Do we. know? >> I think he was full in practice. yesterday. >> Full practice, but they have they won't. commit to whether he's playing or not. He's got to be playing, right? I mean, I. know we said we assumed he was playing. the first game kind of, but now I think. we feel like he's got to go. >> Yeah. I And if you look at that game, just from a logistical standpoint, I. believe the Giants are traveling out on. Saturday. I heard this from Gordo from. the Monday Night Countdown team. They're. traveling out. I think the Giants are.

traveling out earlier to LA than the. Rams travel to Australia. So, >> that'll be, you know, kind of something. to see how it pans out. Obviously, cross. country trip New York and LA on Monday. Night Football. Cannot wait to see if. John Harbaugh's Giants can go back to. back with their style of play. AJ, they. just pummeled that Dallas Cowboys team. Dallas scored in both of their. possessions in the second half. It did. not matter. The Giants just kind of boa. constricted them out of physicality, out. of their entire life. Ty Schmidt, Giants.

might be for real. There's a lot of. these games this weekend where we I. think we are going to start crowning. teams even though it's way too early. Ty. >> Yeah. No, I I agree. And I think, you. know, especially this kind of what we. talked about in the preseason and in the. offseason leading up with the Giants. It. was how big of an impact is John. Harbaugh going to make? And I think it. was easy to say, hey, you know, he's. going to come in and he is a winner, so. he's going to win. Things just got stale. in Baltimore. But it was very evident in. that Cowboys game just how different.

they looked. the philosophy looks. completely different. Jackson Dart looks. like a completely different quarterback. He looks much more comfortable than he. did week one. And you know, I I think. for a lot of these teams around the the. league who we are maybe kind of hesitant. to to crown the the difference between. going, you know, 1 and 0 to 2 and 0, especially if we thought that team might. go 0 and2. Like look at look at some of. the teams that could potentially go 0. and2 this week. I mean you think of the. Packers, the Rams, the Broncos. Like.

there are a handful of teams, Colts, sure, you add them to the list. There. are a handful of teams who had. legitimate Super Bowl aspirations who. again an 0 and2 record doesn't mean that. you know you can't do everything you. want to put the Patriots on there. But. but it it certainly does. We I mean. we've seen the stats like you know. digging yourself out of that 0 and2 hole. when you're not playing your best ball. Like this kind of just goes to show how. we talk every year. There there are. probably four to five teams every year. who are much better than everyone.

anticipates and they put themselves in. position to, you know, be a playoff team. early on in the season. >> Yeah, I uh I would like to see my team. be undefeated from the beginning to the. end. Only one team has obviously done. that, the 72 Dolphins. You're going to. lose a game at some point. We all just. understand that. But stats tell us you. lose early and you lose often, that. probably means your team might actually. be ass. You know that that actually that. might mean your team is not good. Now, I'm not saying the culture dead, okay?

Because they took on a Baltimore Ravens. team. Let's flip to the other side. Let's not talk about being dead. Let's. talk about being alive. >> I think we all crowned Josh Allen and. the Bills last night, even though we are. a little bit worried about their. defense, right? >> Yep. Very. >> Yes. >> We're we're a little bit worried about. their defense. Baltimore Ravens, not a. lot of conversation. probably because. they beat the Colts. Maybe they don't. have enough respect for the Colts. Lamar. Jackson looked perfect. Their offensive. line looked perfect. Jesse Mentor's. defense looked like they were. everywhere. Obviously, we didn't have an. answer for anything. In special teams, the guy hit a 58 yard field goal. So,

whenever you talk about the Baltimore. Ravens, I I think you have to talk about. maybe a team that can get it done this. year. Then the Kansas City Chiefs, they're back to ground and pound with. great defense. Patrick Mahomes, still. Patrick Mahomes. Travis Kelce looks like. he drank from the fountain of youth and. Kenneth Walker, the Super Bowl MVP, is. running all over the yard and they're. coming out and saying, "Hey, yeah, we're. trying to run through people this year.". Travis Kelsey told Jason Kelsey, "Hey, we since day one of the enemy being back. in the spring, the only messaging from. the team has been, "Hey, we're going to. run through a mother's face.". >> Okay, that's what he said. We're going. to run through a mother's face. Run.

through it. Run through it. Run through. it. And they did. So, they're telling. people openly like, "Hey, this is the. Chiefs brand of football and they. slaughtered the number one seed in the. AFC last year." So, it's like the team's. at the top that we have to give credit. to. Seattle Seahawks still the Seattle. Seahawks even with Drew Lockach. >> I think so. He looked pretty damn good. We'll see. >> Defense definitely still is. Tough one. on the road with Michael Flores boys. >> Okay. So, we got to show respect to the. Seattle Seahawks because they're Super. Bowl champions. We watch Hard Knocks. We. respect the hell out of them. Buffalo. Bills obviously we're crowning cuz Josh.

Allen's going to get it done in the end. if he needs one. No matter how many. points the defense gives up is how we. feel. uh Chiefs, we got to feel good. about how they're playing because the. way they're playing is something that. can sustain into the colder weather into. the playoffs. And if Patrick Mahome. starts picking up his and and by. picking up his I mean they start. utilizing his more alongside that. Kenneth Walker once they're able to suck. up the linebackers and drop in behind. Travis Kelce obviously goat in the tight. end community. Uh if they're able to do. that, I like them. And then the. Baltimore Ravens, I got them sitting at.

top a lot as well. New York Giants can. obviously move their way into the. conversation of teams that we think can. win in the end, but I don't think it's. just winning a game. I think it's a. style in which you do it. So, that leads. to the Chicago Bears. >> Will they after last year having so many. turnovers and kind of live and die off. of that on the defensive side, will they. be able to shut it down a little bit. more as their offense potentially does. historic stuff? Feels like there's six. to seven teams that I have kind of maybe. uh looking like they could go on a run, but obviously there's question marks. across the board. AJ. >> Yeah. Let's see who can get back on.

track, too. That's the thing. Like, of. those teams that are 0 and1, there's. there's multiple squads I feel like that. we know, we assume they would be in the. hunt for the Super Bowl. So, I want to. see who goes I mean, it's much different. being one and one than 0 and2. Like the. Dallas Cowboys, they start out 0 and2. There's they're going to panic a little. bit. Obviously, the LA Rams go 0 and2. That's a little bit of a panic. situation. I want to see teams like. that. Indianapolis Colts in the AFC. South, you don't expect them to go 0. and2. So, yeah, it's a huge week, I. think, for a lot of these teams. >> I'd like to hear that. And they'll stay. in the AFC South. The Jags in their last. nine games are nine and 9 and0.

>> Okay. Plus 177 point differential. Is. that good? >> Yes. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. So, I think maybe we put the Jags. into that list, which is wild to think. about, Tone. I I don't know if anybody. would have expected the Jacksonville. Jaguars to be in, hey, that might be. Super Bowl team whenever it's all said. and done with how they've started, but. it's been quiet down there. Hasn't been. a lot of chatter. Liam Cohen might be a. mastermind and the defense is huge. We. see them whenever they come into the. loud house every single year. Maybe the. Jacksonville Jaguars have a year where.

they can go on a run tone. >> Yeah, I agree. And and over that nine. games, Trevor Lawrence is like number. one uh in QBR and points and he's been. playing unbelievable. And a lot of that. is the the first guy in the first clip. that we showed was when Jacobe Myers. when they made the trade for Jacobe. Myers and he came over. So now they have. three legitimate really good wide. receivers with Travis Hunter in special. packages as their fourth wide receiver. And then you talk about like on that. defense they have proven guys with Hines. Allen on the outside and Javon Walker. and then the linebacking core is great.

and then Travis Hunter when he was uh. targeted last week was incredible. So if. they can get all these pieces with Liam. Liam Cohen can call the out of a. football game and he and he I feel like. he's got the pulse on that team. I love. the Jaguars and they've got a huge test. in a bounceback spot in Denver this. weekend. So that'll be one of the games. uh this weekend I'm definitely going to. watch. >> You want some Ponalytics? >> Love them. Please. >> from Paganga. Since trading for Jacobe. Meyers, the Jaguars are 9-1 against the. spread and have gone over their team. total in nine of 10 regular season. games. Their only spread loss was his.

first week with the team when he arrived. in the building on Tuesday of game week. Feels like what you said there about. Jacobe Meyers being a separator, a key. piece, very accurate whenever we're. talking about picking games, which we'll. do here in about 10 minutes. Boys, I got. a uh I got a super surprised guest. picker alongside of us. I think you guys. are going to be pumped up. >> No way. No way. Tham. >> Yeah. No, not Pete Thel. He's obviously. in the trenches right now trying to. figure out if two F-15s are going to be. flying above Link as she comes into the.

building. They're going to be putting. fences around where the away team uh. visioning team bushes drop off their. team so maybe nobody can uh bumrush the. bush as Keifin gets off there. They're. trying their best to absolutely protect. these lads. But uh yeah, it's going to. be THE OTHER GUY. >> WHAT? YES. WOO. >> How incred how incredible is that? I. can't wait to see Stanford Steve, man. He's obviously got a good lean on. things. He's been on the road already. for 45 straight days to start football. season. So, we appreciate him. Ladies.

and gentlemen, it is Friday. So, I think. it's only right that we do some things. that normally kind of wrap up the week. Ain't that right, Ty? Like on Friday, it. feels like we've become adults now where. we're trying to wrap up the week. >> Yeah. You got to let people know kind of. like what they missed. You know, hey, in. case you missed it, this happened maybe. earlier in the week or maybe spotlight. Hey, this was one of the best things. that did happen this week as AJ, you. know, smashes some stuff on the desk and. makes a bunch of noise. But yeah, >> watch that sage over there, AJ. Watch. the sage. >> Hitting the demons out. You got the.

demons out here. We're good. >> Exactly. But yeah, Pat, you hit the nail. on the head. You know, hey, we got to. wrap up the week. Got to got to put a. nice little bow on it uh for people to. understand what they miss kind of going. into the weekend. >> Yeah. And it's it's not always just uh. you know berries and gumdrops. >> No that. >> it's not always uh what's that that old. cliche. >> champagne and roses candy and nuts. >> candy. None of these. Okay. It's it's. not always super it's not always glitz. and glam.

>> Okay. It's it's not always super. positive. There are some things that. happen every single week in the sports. world that just make us say, "OH, >> NO.". >> ALL RIGHT, LISTEN. You remember Akan. last week? Uh Marty Whims II won the. season ticket raffle to call the plays. for the first series for Joe Moreheads. Akan squad. Now, it it started out good. We're running hurry up. There you go. Thank you. Akan zip started out. We're. running a LITTLE HURRY UP FUMBLE. >> NO.

>> Marcel Williams with the fumble there. RMU Bobby Moe's linebacker Jake Leinto. recovers that aer will go on to win. 4510. But this whole song and dance. about having a fan call plays, it wasn't. on the fan that was calling plays. It. was on the player that fumbled that. thing. And all we could think is Marty. Whims is having an Arby's delight. Marty. Whims is on top of the world. Marty. Whims might be the most famous alumni at. a school right now. And then all of a. sudden, Marty Whims is let down by a.

wide receiver. I feel like he got the uh. full experience of a play caller and of. a coach allin one while we were all. saying, "OH. NO, >> AJ, don't you think it's nice he got to. experience that? A player letting him. down or a bad bounce happening on the. field?". >> Yeah, he understands how tough it is to. win a ball game, I guess. But also, was. he going direct was his going directly. into the speaker of the quarterback? That would be awesome. And did he break. this player afterwards? It's like he. feel like he was coach I'm going to he.

what if he did get in his face at him. >> threw his hat th take off the speaker. system break a clipboard in half if he. had it that would I hope he didn't miss. the opportunity to do all those things. but all I know is if you let a fan call. plays you win the game maybe others. should think about let's head uh let's. stay in college football we love this. guy remember this dude had his team. running gassers. >> while people were still in the stadium. after getting a win but not good enough. This guy has done a lot of things.

saying, "Hey, here we play differently. Hasn't showered whenever they lost.". He'll keep that going as they lose the. pit 2713. And ref stripes doesn't even. move. Doesn't even budge. Frank gives. him a little uh fake Cobra strike there. with the. >> Not even a budge, you know. Not even a. budge. I have massive respect for that. It's like whenever Kobe was staring down. the Matt Barnes ball on the inbound pass. and Kobe doesn't even budge. You think. to yourself, "Wow, that guy is.

unbelievably focused." This ref locked. in. Doesn't even see Fran try to get. into his space, throws the flag, insult. to injury. This Syracuse run for Fran. Brown. I know there's a lot of high. hopes. It seems like we only really talk. about him when something not great. happens, AJ. And for that we got to say. >> OH. NO. GO ahead age. >> look at this ref like he didn't he. didn't not only did he not flinch he. didn't peek at him he didn't look at him. did he I what did Fran say here right. right there what do you think he said.

>> uh I think he said what you doing around. here. what you doing around here good news. though two plays later Damon Ferguson. Jr. 32 yd touchdown. Boom. Pit would. then go up 14 zip with 1238 remaining in. the second quarter. Uh Brown actually. disclosed afterwards. He told the back, "I feel like you're blanking cheating.". >> Okay. Okay. I like that. >> I I'll tell you what, as somebody that. grew up in the area and has friends that. are alumni of that team, they don't or.

that school, they don't go to the games, you know? They stay at home and watch. those games. A lot of yellow seats, they. stay home and watch those pit games. I. think if you were to tell Pit people. that refs were cheating for their Pit. football team, I think they would be. pretty surprised by that. I think they. would. So, they're trying to have help. us win. I didn't know. I didn't know. that was the case. I I had no idea they. were trying to help us. I like the Fran. Browns keeping it real. Who knows how. long that all happens. Okay, let's go to. the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. Par4 first hole. Okay, Rahm finds a.

greenside bunker here. Good to see Rombo. Bombo DP World Tour in the bunker and. great swing. Good get. Boom. Hits the. flag stick. Too good. >> Too good of a shot. Right on line. Would. have skipped by. Probably came to settle. pretty like 2, three feet away. Instead. hits the flag stick, hits the pole, rolls back to the fairway. And for that, we just go, "OH. NO.". >> Rombo Bombo. AJ. Sometime the golf gods.

just kind of smack you in a mouth. Feels. like that's what happened here for. Rombo. >> Yeah. Do we have audio on this? How did. Rombo handle this? Was he okay with it. and just brush it off or what? >> He snapped his club in half. >> Yeah, he freaked out. >> Well, so that was the par4 first hole. He would go on to shoot six over on the. day. So, how did he how did he react? Not great. Okay, I I would say that's. the answer. And Rombo, sorry about it, pal. You can't help but just say, "OH, >> NO.". >> THAT was a big Oh, and no. Would you.

imagine coming back at golf? >> Is he coming back on the tour? >> Maybe. >> Um, >> not after that. >> I think so. >> Did he get out of his deal with Liv? >> Well, Liv's dead, so no deals left. >> Yeah, but they owe a lot of people a lot. of money. I don't know how they're. getting that, you know. I That was a. part of the conversation, I guess, at. the very beginning where people were. saying like, "Who are you doing a deal. with and what does that mean?" You know, like what does that mean? What if they. don't want to do a deal anymore? Are you. gonna do anything? >> And now it's like, yeah, I don't know. What are you gonna. do? There's a lot of money owed to a lot.

of people. Yes. I think in the live. world, which is why I think the new guy. that was wearing the Chanel. >> Adidases or whatever the shoes were, uh, the first time we see him talk, >> I think he is very much wanting to keep. it going to potentially, you know, try. to make right for these people and that. are owed a lot of I don't know. I I. think that situation is only getting. louder and louder. But it does feel like. the future of the PGA is about to be. very strong and after talking to Rolap. and what he said about Brooks and other. stuff feels like there is going to be a.

path back for the good golfers, the. great golfers that they want back on PGA. so the best golfers in the world could. compete against each other. But I think. it's going to take a little bit. I think. there was some damage done. I think. there was some I I believe there was. some damage done. Uh, as we look ahead. to the slate, let's go ahead and start. picking these as utter guy has not made. it on time. >> What the hell, Otter Guy? >> I don't know. Maybe our clock's off. >> Maybe he's. >> Maybe he's trying to find his way. But. yeah, we are. >> currently sitting at 1:30 Eastern.

>> and it is officially time to pick. >> the NFL week 2 Sunday slate. >> Hell yeah. >> Let's do it. >> Last night we're all on the Buffalo. Bills minus 5 and a half. Even Chuck. Pagano after he did a little. whoopde-woop switcheroo, which he had a. gimmick and a prop, which we respect and. appreciate. Good for him getting on the. right side. Bad Frost not winning our. super boost. And for that, we would like. to apologize to all parties. Okay, we. would like to apologize to all parties. for that. We should have had it two. times the Detroit Lions run a one yard.

line. Okay, they got Jamir Gibbs as. they're running back. I don't know how they don't hand that. off. I don't know how we don't get a. run. end the round if you want to do. something cute. I don't know how any of. that happens, but they throw it twice. They score two touchdowns. So, I guess. we can't actually be mad, but we. certainly aren't happy with what the. Detroit Lions did on the one yard line. We have now lost two backto-back boost, boys. >> Yeah, we're due now. >> All right. Till now. >> All right, ladies and gentlemen. I can't.

If you cut back to uh Thunderdome, please. I have a big surprise for you. guys in about 35 seconds. >> Big surprise. Okay, Ty. What do you. think the surprise might be? Uh to be. quite frank, I have no idea because I. was expecting Steo utter guy to be there. on time. But my guess would be that he. might be running stairs in a stadium. right now. If I know utter guy sweating. out a couple of the booze cocktails he. had last night. I saw he was embedded. with the miss basketball program. So I. assume he was doing the Mike and drill. all day yesterday. Maybe his uh joints.

are a little sore. Maybe he's a little. sore from, you know, having a knockdown. dragout basketball practice. >> All right, let's see what Yeah. Who's. the surprise Pat? Who is it? >> Yeah, the surprise is the utter guy. >> What's up, boys? >> Hey, good to see you, Mr. Steve. Thank. you so much for stopping by. Absolutely. Obviously, we know you're a good. gambler. You make good picks. We're. about to pick the entire slate. Thank. you for being guest picker alongside of. us. How has your time in Oxford been? We. did get a chance to see you catching up. with uh Coach Beard and the basketball.

squad. Know you went to a nice dinner. last night. How is Oxford and how are you expecting. it to go over the next 48 hours? >> You know, when we were in Baton Rouge, I. got the feeling of everyone I talked to. that they were like, "We're not going to. Oxford." Like, this is why we hired. Lane. Go there, get a win. Good luck. getting out of there, but we'll be here. for&m next week. So, the riff raff from. Baton Rouge, I think, is going to be. minimal. And I just think I I just hope. it's more of a celebration of Old Miss. to show out what they bring can bring to. the table. It's an incredible place. People have been awesome and obviously.

they've been waiting for this game for a. long time. >> Uh yeah, a long time for sure. But also. like I hear a lot of Old Miss people. saying, "Oh, we're supposed to be. hospitable now. We're supposed to be. hospitable now. What's that all about?". And uh yeah, it does feel like that. I'm. excited to experience this place for the. first time. I've only seen photos. I've. only watched videos over the last week. or so trying to learn about their. culture. And are you ready? I cannot. wait for a nice. >> There's been a lot of names thrown. around for who's going to do that.

>> Yeah, certainly. Yeah, I cannot wait to. see who's all going to be in town. Let's. go ahead and get to these picks with the. other guy. How have you been seeing the. board lately? >> Uh, the board hasn't been good. One and. two. How about. >> I'm winning Super Dog. >> How about How about NFL though? >> I don't bet week one NFL ever. >> Well, it's week two. Here we go. I'm. ready. Week two. >> Okay, so this is your first time really. making NFL picks on a season. >> right now. Yeah. >> Okay, so. >> week one I have no No one plays in the. preseason. You can't go off of that. I I. need some tape. I need some stuff. >> Very levelhead of you, Steve. >> Yeah. I like that you're able to do that.

cuz we're not able to do that. >> Yeah. Like we're not able to just not. make a pick. I. >> understood. I get it. >> But I think you are doing it right. Week. two. Do we think we know? >> Yeah. >> All right. Let's believe. >> Eagles Titans. Eagles favored by seven. Do you believe that the Philadelphia. Eagles, who sneak away with a dub last. week after a couple poor decisions were. made uh by the Commanders, take on the. Titans in Nashville? I think Tennessee. Titans fans are wondering what their. team is as well. Will coach Salah be.

able to turn around. Cam Ward is now. getting hyperfocused on upon is this guy. a real NFL quarterback? Jaylen Herz, I. believe in Jaylen Herz. He's won a Super. Bowl, favored by seven in Nashville. Stanford Steve Otter guy, how do you see. it? >> Uh it can't be worse than it was last. week for Nashville. Uh, I'm gonna say. Eagles win Titans cover. >> Wow. Keeping it close. Uh, Tone, what. are the percentages of bets on that one? I assume everybody's just riding on the. Eagles pretty heavily. >> Yeah, 87% on the spread and the uh and. the money line was 97%.

uh for the Eagles. So, it's probably. going to be a popular uh Survivor League. pick this weekend. So, if the Titans. win, then probably everyone's going to. be out uh especially after the Cardinals. win last weekend. >> Okay. So, maybe don't hop on that train. if you are in a Survivor pick. AJ, who. do you like? Who do you hate here in. this one? >> Oo. So, I was leaning Eagles early, but. I tell you what, the other guy came in. there and made me uh made me believe. So, G I think the Eagles probably win, but give me the Tennessee Titans at home. to at plus seven. >> Okay, so you like Tennessee with the. points. AJ saw the board very well last. week. >> Very sees ball well.

>> No, he does not. No, >> no, that is not true. >> It's not a guarantee, Stephen. >> Okay, you're right. He had a great off. new focus. Yeah, he had a great off. season. He has a good read, a good lean. It's going to be normal for him to be as. right as he is. >> Okay. So, you're both on Eagle or Titans. plus seven. >> Yeah. >> Toxic table. How do you feel? >> I mean, I ain't going to catch me dead. betting the Titans right now. >> No chance. >> I'll take the Eagles minus a touchdown. with an extra point heading into.

Nashville. New Orleans Saints. Baltimore. Ravens. I just watched the Ravens. favored by seven and a half. They looked. flawless. Saints obviously put together. a wild second half performance, forcing. overtime, inevitably make the right. decision by going for two instead of. letting that game end up as a tie. They. lose off a fade call, which could have. been a blown coverage. Wasn't a blown. coverage. Are you high on the Saints? Are you high on the Ravens enough to. cover seven and a half at the bank? Uh. Stanford, Steve, obviously you know. Baltimore well. Yeah. How do you feel. about the Ravens favored by seven and a.

hook? >> Yeah, I thought they were really. impressive uh last week going into that. tough place to play. >> Thank you. you know, like that's a. that's a big time road win. And the. history of those two two franchises, there's a lot on the line there. And the. Ravens with a new regime came in and. looked buttoned up and impressive. The. Saints, I I'm worried that they're not. healthy when they have all their. receivers. They got some good guys, but. a lot of constantly getting dinged up, went in and out of the game last week. Uh I like the the rookie receiver, uh. Trey Lance's brother, Bryce. Uh so we're.

going to go Ra again. Ravens win. Saints. back door cover. >> Okay. Going to keep it close. NFL. weather.com is telling us likely some. rain showers, 80° going to be okay, but. likely a little bit of rain. Who does. that help? Who does that hurt? I think. it helps the Ravens mightily with. Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson's. ability. Also at home, you know, a team. goes up there in the rain, gets smacked. around, the bank starts humming, maybe. Shucks not ready for it. I like what the. Saints did to the Lions late, but I. don't know if I like them against the.

Ravens. I'll take the Ravens minus 7 in. a hook. >> while you take the Saints plus 7 and a. half. AJ, who do you like? >> Uh, I think the Ravens too much of uh, you know, overall the whole team is is. great. Offense, defense. Give me the. Ravens minus 7 and a half. >> And and this is a lot of overreacting by. me. >> Okay. >> Cuz you saw it first. >> Well, not only this game, but also the. last game. It's like, yeah, Eagles will. kill the Titans. Titans suck. It's like. one game. This one, Ravens are the best. team I've ever seen in my life. They'll. kill the Saints. It's like just one.

game. But I'm doing it early and I'm. just trying to say this publicly so that. we all can see what we're probably all. doing that have natural dumb brains like. mine. Browns Bucks. Yep. Bucks going to. kill the Browns. I'll take the Bucks. minus 8 and a half. Even though Baker. Mayfield turned it over a bunch last. week. Even though Baker Mayfield and the. Bucks didn't have their best outing. against the Bengals. I like them a lot. more than I like the Browns. If this was. in Cleveland, maybe different. conversation down in Tampa. Give me the. Bucks minus eight in the hook. Steve, who do you like?

>> Yeah, I picked the Bucks to win that. division. It didn't go well uh last week. getting off to a bad start. >> As bad as I want to hold my nose and. take the Browns, I can't. I I'm with. you. Tampa. >> Yes. >> Smart. >> So, the Browns are the Browns are the. one. >> The Titans weren't. The Browns are. >> cheeks. >> Oh jeez. >> I mean, that was bad. >> Bad ball. >> Bad. Well, Deshan, what you're expecting. 500 yards? >> No, I'm not one of those people. I want.

to find the Where are those people that. are expecting 500 yards, five touchdowns. per. >> Yeah, Conor Boston Conor guys got paid. 230 million guaranteed. We need to put. up some offense is what Connor said, but. yeah, nobody else is expecting that. Just efficient offense, I think, or any. offense at all would be good for most. parties. AJ, who do you like? How do you. like it? >> Yeah, I mean, I don't need to I don't. need to, you know, go on and on. Give me. the Bucks minus 8 and a half. >> Oh, he doesn't want to belver the. >> Ohio guy. >> Yeah. I grew up a Bengals guy. I grew up. Bernie Kosar fan, but a Bengals fan. team. So,

>> yeah. And also Jim Brown, great up. there. Josh Cribs, obviously Cleveland. Browns legend. We go through a lot of. Browns legends. >> Yeah, >> that's the fullback, right, for the. running back. >> Eric Metaf almost killed Joe Thomas. >> Metaf. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. Cleveland Browns. It did come. out that Joe Thomas had to go speak to a. psychologist because of the team. And uh. we'd like to let Joe Thomas know that we. appreciate your service to ball, bro. and the way you had to fight through. But I do appreciate him saying, "I had a. perfect game. We lost by 38.".

>> Imagine that feeling. >> Yeah, I'm a punter. Yeah, I do. I do. imagine that feeling. >> How many perfect games do you have? >> Him? >> No, you. >> I mean, I didn't give up a return for. like a month and a half. I yard. So, I. was. >> What was the team's record then? >> Yeah, exactly. So, against the. Pittsburgh Steelers. So, when I was a. young lad, fun story. Win the punt passing kick. We've all. seen the clips. I'm down to a national. punt, passing kick. You got haters. naturally, you know, who are going to. come out even at that age. I had a lot. of haters then because of who I am. That.

would go on to be my life and I'd. probably deserve a lot of it. So, I'm. not saying woe is me in this entire. thing. But a lot of people say punt, pass, kick isn't football. Who cares. about that? Who cares about that? Okay. And I would always say it's literally. what football is, okay? There's no. tackling or anything like that. So. against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the. team that I won the punt, pass, and kick. for on Thanksgiving. In that in that. game, I punted, I passed, and I kicked. We lost by 24. >> So, >> it did not matter. It did not matter. what I did.

>> I did not mean to bring up that memory. >> Second half of a game, punter, we're. down 17. You know what I'm doing? Nothing. Are we punting? No. We're going. for it. Can I affect this game at all? Absolutely. The only way is a bad hold. for Venitary. >> Were you worried about staying loose on. the sideline? >> Well, so that's a whole another game. We're down a 100 to the Pittsburgh. Steelers. And thank you for bringing. that up. Uh I look at Chuck, I go, "Hey, we're going for it, right? We're down so. much. We got to go for it." He goes, "Absolutely. Don't worry about it. Untie. my shoes." Okay, it's fourth quarter.

late. Untie my shoes. We're not going. for this. >> All of a sudden, it's like what? Fourth. and six or something. I forget what it. was. Punt team. Punt team called out. there. We jog out there. Antonio Brown. is returning. >> Oh. >> yeah. Crib right by us. I was the only. one with my. >> shoes tied. >> I tied but I was the only one with shoes. untied. Everybody else did that. So. yeah, there's a hopelessness that comes. with being a punter, but you're also the. least athletic person on the field. I. could imagine being in an impactful.

position like left tackle having a. perfect game and just being like, I. can't even. >> I can't even affect this game at all. Correct. I could see how that could take. place. Yeah, because for me it was a lot. of that just. >> I hope these guys win so I could be. happy for the next week. That's. literally. >> that's literally the goal of a punter. the whole time. I hope we win so I could. be happy and they'll suck it in the way. So thanks for bringing that up. >> Sorry. >> Jeez. Real German. >> I just asked if you had perfect games. and you went to that. >> I think Well, that's I think I have had. a couple very good games. I don't know.

if there's a perfect game out there. >> We'll check the tape. >> But if you're not winning, it doesn't. you you're you're miserable. You have to. be miserable. >> Don't matter. win. >> That's right, >> man. >> He got a gold jacket, didn't he? >> Who? >> Joe. >> Joe Thomas. >> Yeah. >> What are you saying? You're saying, "Hey, Joe, get over it.". >> Boohoo. >> Yeah, right. What do you mean, boohoo? This guy. >> should ask for a trade if he was that. miserable. >> I don't like that you're like this upset. about Joe Thomas being transparent with. >> he's a Hall of Famer. I'm happy for him. >> Yeah, but this is. >> phenomenal career. >> Miles Garrett wrote this in an art in a.

letter to the Cleveland Browns. It ain't. about being in the Hall of Fame. It's. about winning championship. Is that guy. ever going to play again? >> I don't like that. Let's get back to the. pics, please. Let's get back to the. pics. Thanks for roing my life, Steve. I. was in a good mood. This is feel good. Friday. I burned sage yesterday on the. show. I don't know if you saw that. Had. a lot of bad spirits and bad vibes out. as I wasn't able to see the board well. last week. >> Okay. >> I don't know if you saw that. I burned. some sage. >> You'll see it. >> Okay. >> It's out there. >> We're winning. We're winning.

>> That's right. Because of that sage. >> Okay. >> The library here, Oxford, Mississippi. Good spot. Enormous. >> What is it? Food. >> There's no books there. >> Ice cold beers. I bet. >> they sure do. >> Not after Steve went there. >> They sure do have ice cold. >> And I'll take another one. >> They have They know how to do it. Funky's right down the street from. there. >> Another one. >> Another one. >> Yeah. And then there's the other one. >> Not tonight. Curfew tonight. >> Okay. You got curfew on yourself? >> Okay.

Of course. >> What time is curfew, Steve? >> Uh about 10:30. Okay, listen. If the man. >> central time, I'm still three straight. weeks on central time. Still not. registering and then we'll be out of. central time and then you got to adjust. accordingly. So, >> okay. So, 10:30 central time is your. your bedtime. >> Okay. I like that. Do you turn off your. phone or something at that time? Yeah, you do. >> What? >> Jeez, I like this. Hey, good discipline. >> Dez and I are out there early doing. Sports Center. We ready to go. >> If he has the discipline to not bet week. one, I I'm trusting him on this one,

too. >> That's true. >> Yeah, it's kind of crazy. Let's get back. to the boards. We're very proud of you. Uh Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears. Bears favored by four and a half. Kyler. still in protocol but was doing. practice. If he was come back, that. would be certainly a surprise. Carson. Wentz experience. He becomes the first. backup quarterback since like Fran. Tarkington or something like that to. come into a game, have three touchdowns. and zero interceptions. Obviously backup. quarterback doesn't get any of the reps. during the week. So Carson going in. there doing his thing. Spectacular for. the Vikings. Over under 48 and a half.

Ty Schmidt. anything we need to think. about this NFC North battle? >> Uh, well, I I don't know about the I. mean, I think the Bears will win. Me. personally, I will be betting the Bears. uh team total over until they convince. me otherwise. >> Okay, so the Bears offense trying to be. historic. They certainly started that. way. >> I would imagine the percentages are all. over are all all about the over in this. game too, Tone. >> Uh 66. >> people are going to block. >> 66% is on the Bears as far as total is. concerned. Yeah. Uh 81% to the over.

Careful. >> Okay. Careful, man. >> Locked running a lot. >> People are just gonna They see they they. heard Ben Johnson before the year. They. saw what he did last week. Everyone's. betting the over. >> Okay. Last night though, everybody's. betting over and a hit. >> Correct. >> So, >> people win sometimes. >> Geez, Steve, we need I thought he was. going to be positive. >> That was the narrative last night, Thursday night. But then you got Josh. Allen. >> Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears. Bears. favored by four and a half. I'll go with. the Bears. Who do you like, AJ? >> I'm taking the Vikings here. Plus 4 and.

a2. >> Steve. >> Vikings plus four and a half. >> Vikings going to get they got to force. some turnovers. They got to get after. him and force some turnovers. >> Good number. >> Flores. >> Flores. >> I'll take the Vikings plus four and a. half. Okay. >> Okay. I'm riding with you guys. >> Just Flores is a monster. >> Yeah, >> I was leaning Bears. I was leaning Bears. about 30 seconds ago. >> Me, too. I might still go back over. there. Let's talk this one out here. So, >> you know what? Actually, give me the. Bears minus four and a half. >> Yeah. So, that's I'm in the same boat. here. Yeah. I'm there. >> Trust my instincts.

>> Yeah, but the Bears defense. >> stinks. >> Stinks. >> Stinks. >> They get turnovers. They used to. >> No, last year they did. I I don't know. >> Didn't they get three early? >> I think they had a couple against the. Panthers, but that's the other thing. with the Panthers defense. A lot of. people are saying their DC's also might. be on the hook after this weekend as. well. >> Ever. >> Yeah. Canales had to come out and say, "I like them." That's not good after one. week. That does suck. >> Week one. >> Yeah. That's not a good That's not a. good start to things, I don't think. Okay, this is a good line. Uh,

>> Dumpy, who do you like here? >> Skull, baby. >> Okay, you like four and a half. Okay, >> is that because Flores did great things. for the Miami Dolphins? >> Yeah, I just don't think the Bears. defense can recreate what they did last. year. The turnovers, they lost a lot of. guys on the back end, too. I just don't. think they can do it. All right, I'll. take the Bears minus four and a half. I. don't love it though. AJ, you're there. as well. >> Yep. Bears minus four and a half.

>> Okay, so Steve's the only one. Let's go. to the other NFC North team, the Green. Bay Packers, favored by three and a. half, taking in taking on the New York. Jets and Metife. Hey, brand new Jets. potentially. I like what I've seen out. of them. Very quiet around draft time. No leaks, obviously. Aaron Jet uh Aaron. Glenn saying, "How about them mothering. Jets?" And the boys are rolling. They've. been quiet. They've been working. They. looked a lot better than we thought. And. did they have a 15 person or a five? Did. they have five tight ends on the field. at one point?

>> Yep. Sadique in the back field. >> in his bag, bro. >> So, Frank Reich is out here working, >> right? Do you? >> Yeah. He resurrected Stanford last year, >> did he? You guys alive? >> Yeah, we need Cal. That's all I wanted. >> I love that. Okay. Shout out to Frank. Re. >> But then he said he wasn't coaching. anymore. >> Yeah. And then he goes to the Jets. quickly. >> Yeah. So, I think he was excited to. maybe I learned this one. I helped out. Andrew. He loves Andrew. We all love. Frank. Who's ever been around Frank? Hasn't had the most amount of success as. of late. Could anybody have success in. Carolina? I guess we're learning right.

now with Canales. But whenever you think. about him with Gino Smith and Aaron. Glenn, I don't think you immediately. think this team's going to be the one. that saves it, but maybe they are for. some reason. Do you have faith in the. Jets covering three and a half against. the Packers coming? >> I do not. I read a trend and a stat that. I'm going to go with here. Laflur is. seven and0 ATS in week two games as a. head coach. Give me the Packers. >> Okay. >> Even though that O line does not look. good, Ty. >> Yeah, I know. There will be changes on. that this week, I believe. >> Yeah. Okay.

>> Did this Did the stats account for a. week one collapse? >> I didn't read any of that. I just saw. week two 7-0. >> Yeah, but. >> ATS. >> Yeah, but what about week one, fourth. quarter, last time you're on the field, the pants. >> What did they lost? Six in a row. >> Yes. >> Yeah. stops this week. >> Okay. Packers minus. >> Jets are better though. >> Yes, they certainly are. AJ, who do you. like? Cuz fireman Ed's going to be in. there. We already saw him working down. >> Yeah. Yeah, we know he's still doing it. Now, give me the Packers minus three and. a half for sure. >> All right, I'll take the Packers as.

well. Sorry, Aaron Glenn. You guys are. going to have to prove that before we. buy in, I think. Steelers, Patriots, Patriots favored by five and a half at. home as Aaron Rajes and Mike McCarthy. travel up to Foxboro. Old school classic. matchup. Let's go to one HALF OF THE. HAMMER. Cowboys AP tone. How do you feel about. the Steelers traveling up to Foxboro as. five and a half point dogs? >> Uh Michael Pitman has not practiced yet. this week. Uh so um we're maybe we'll. see Jeremy Bernard make his kind of. debut for the Steelers in that offense.

We'll see how that goes. Uh I am worried. about the pass rush uh on the right side. of the Steelers offensive line. If they. can handle that, then I feel pretty. good. They uh caused what five turnovers. last year against Drake. They're going. to need need that again to win this. weekend. >> Okay. Hey, in toxic table Boston Connor. can't go 0 and2 after a Super Bowl. appearance with the off seasonason that. it was. How do you feel about the. Pittsburgh Steelers coming to town? >> We're going to beat the out of. them. This is this is going to be an. absolute route. Trevon Henderson's back. this weekend. I believe Carlton Davis is.

out. Kind of match that. Michael Pitman. being out. Don't matter. Don't care. We're going to piss all over him. And. also just a messy game in the Northeast. this weekend. It's going to be raining. big time. We might run for 250, 300, 400. yards. >> Okay. 300, 400, 500 yards. That's crazy. to think about a historic run game there. for the P. >> Will they watch this game together? Those guys? >> Absolutely not. Yeah, we have to hold. hands. >> Tone Diggs is a big want to watch games. by himself guy. >> Tone is. >> Yeah, Connor is kind of as well, except. for whenever we're down in the suite and.

there's a bunch of people around. Yeah. >> I don't know how people watch with big. groups, honestly. I don't I don't I. don't I don't know how you pay attention. to anything. >> It's tough. >> Yeah. Yeah, like we're down at that. suite and it's nice cuz me and my. daughter now are watching the game. >> But it's hard to. >> especially if people don't know ball. >> Yeah, that's the hardest part is when. you watch with a bunch of people and. then you get a question like why are. they why aren't they just running the. ball down their throat and going to. score touchdowns? It's like all right. >> It's all fantasy people out there now, too. All they care. Throw it to my guy. Throw it to my guy. I'm like.

>> Jamar Chase. Jamar Chase said he's sick. of the fantasy football people. You're. sick of them, too? >> I'm sick of them. Aren't you one of Are. you one of them, Steve? >> I am not. >> He's a gambling man. >> He's a gambling man. >> He doesn't even take player props. because he hates fantasy so much. >> Good for you. >> I like that. Steve, you got to stand for. something. Fall for anything. Who do you. like here? Steelers. Patriots five and a. half. Steve O. >> Tricky number. >> Both offenses didn't look crisp last. week.

>> I kind of agree with Conor that they're. going to run the ball. I'm still worried. about that Steelers defense. GIVE ME THE. PATRIOTS. WOO! >> OKAY. All right. I like that. That's a. reaction to Stanford Steve picking the. Patriots over the Steelers by five and a. half. AJ Hawk, who do you like? >> I like the STEELERS ON THE ROAD. >> SHUT UP. SHUT UP. >> There we go. >> Shut up. That is why I did it. >> You know what? I'll take Big Mike. McCarth.

Maybe this one's just ugly, man. You. could see the Patriots winning by 20s, though. >> Yeah, you could. Yeah, you could. >> No. Yeah, but you could also see this. one being a KG affair, especially with. the way TJ's playing in the defensive. line. I'll take the Pittsburgh Steelers. plus five and a half. Bengals. Houston. Texans. Texans lose to the Buffalo Bills. last week. First time they've lost to. Josh Allen down there. Bengals coming to. town. John Joe Burrow full participant. Obviously, we'll keep an eye on how he.

is healthwise, but feels like he's ready. to go. Sexy Dexi and the Bengals did. great things against the Bucks last week. on the defensive side. Steve, who do you. like in this one? >> Bounceback Texans at home. Give me them. >> AJ, >> give me the Bengals. >> Okay. He played for the Bengals from. Cincinnati. Feels obligated to pick. them, which I respect and appreciate. I. will take the Houston Texans minus 2 and. a half. Shot the AFC South in a big. bounceback. Carolina Panthers favored by. two and a half against Cooper Kush. It. was announced by Ian Rapaort. Uh. starting again for the Atlanta Falcons.

Jack Strand needs to get some rub if. Cooper Bush is going to play the way. that he played like last week. I'll take. the Carolina Panthers favored by two and. a half going into Atlanta. You, Steve, >> agreed. >> AJ, >> make it three. Give me Carolina. >> Raiders traveling to the Chargers. Chargers look like ass. Raiders look. pretty good. Now Kirk Cousins did have a. turnover. Had a couple bad balls. There. is a chance that he's only going to get. better or maybe get worse as the tape. continues. The Chargers look really bad. or the Cardinals looked very good. Stanford Steve, who do you like in this. one? as the Chargers favored by almost a.

touchdown and an extra point. >> I was watching some Linder Bomb cutups. He dominated last week for the Raiders. The problem is Kirk can't throw the ball. down the field. >> Chargers bounce back. I'll lay the six. and a half. >> Wow, that's a lot of points. Uh AJ, you. like Jim Harbaugh bouncing back or Kubak. continuing the Yippee? >> Give me Kubak and the Raiders. Uh plus. six and a half. >> I like the Raiders as well plus six and. a half. Might be a little bit of. overreaction by us because of what we. saw, but hey, we're daily sports. Jaguars, Broncos. If we want to.

overreact, here's a good one to do just. as such. Go ahead, Steve. >> This line reeks. Watching the Broncos. the other night in person, not be able. to tackle Kenneth Walker and. Jacksonville look as good as maybe the. best team in the NFL last week off a. week one impression. It doesn't make. sense. I'll take the home team. >> Okay, so it doesn't make sense. So, you're taking this stinky number. Broncos about a two and a half. Jags. have won their last nine games plus 177. point differential. >> regular season.

>> Give me the. >> regular season. Sorry. Give me the. Jacksonville Jaguars plus two and a half. going into Denver. Although I expect. Denver to play better. >> Yeah. Give me the Denver Broncos at. home. I expect that Denver defense to to. be to be ready to roll. >> Miami Dolphins taking on the San. Francisco 49ers. 49ers favored by 12 a. half. I think Gumpy has been on record. of saying that could be 25 and a half, boys. Give me the ners over the. Dolphins. Does we all feel this way? >> No. >> What? >> What are the percentages, Tone? Cuz this. line's going. There's nobody betting.

Miami. >> Mine went down. >> 73% on San Francisco on the spread. Yeah, >> for good reason. Utter guy, >> give me the points. >> Chop. Believe me, San Francisco all day. long here, Pat. >> Okay. Plus 12 for the Dolphins. Chop. Robinson is out as Gumpy was giving us a. team report. We have one minute before. the heart out here. Seattle Seahawks. favored by three and a half going into. Arizona. love Arizona, but I also became. a Seahawks fan because of Hard Knocks. Give me the Seahawks minus three and a. half, Steve. >> I love the toys that Purset has to play. with. Give me uh the Cardinals.

>> Give me Seahawks here. >> Okay. Commanders, Cowboys, Cowboys, can. you uh get a stop in the second half, favored by three and a half at home. Washington come to town. Who do you. like, Steve? >> Dallas. >> Okay, AJ. >> Dallas. >> I'll do the same. And then the. Indianapolis Colts are getting six and a. half. >> Give me the Chiefs on this one. That was quick. >> Okay, we got a heart out. >> Nothing against the Colts. I just think. the Chiefs are the Chiefs right now. >> Okay, to the Chiefs is still the Chiefs. Who do you. >> agree? >> Give me the Colts plus 6 AND A HALF.

OBVIOUSLY, the Chiefs get a win, but the. Colts cover. We are live here in Oxford. tomorrow morning, 9:00 a.m. on Eastern. for College Game Day. We hope you will. join us. It should be an absolute blast. Have the greatest weekend of your life. We'll see you on Monday. Burn some sage. Get the evil spirits out. Goodbye. >> Feel like we did that. Nailed it. >> Crushed it. >> We are still alive, Steve. >> Got it. >> You nailed that heart out. >> Thank you so much. You know, it doesn't. always happen. Do you know I could do. this to you right here?

>> Steve, did you buy that t-shirt or did. they give that to you when you went. there? >> Oh, no. >> Uh, no. The owner. >> It's like a full-blown college bar. >> Oh, dude. It's incredible. >> Is it weird not being in college and. being there? >> No. >> Oh, >> no. There's other adults. >> Oh, good. >> Mle. No, I'm just wondering like a I'm. talking like a full-blown college bar. Like where there's usually nine adults. There's not adults in those. >> There's like I want to say five. different bars in there. >> Oh, okay. >> I love that. >> Hey, where we're staying at? I saw a. bank. I think I saw like.

>> Did you see the rooftop bar? Maybe. >> No, it was closed last night. 7:00 p.m. >> What? >> Yeah. Why is everywhere closed early. around here? >> It's like it's a banking community. I. don't know. >> They like to get after it during the day. here in Oxford. >> Hell yeah. >> Oh, really? >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, we went to a patio. We. sat outside on a patio last night was. basically the only thing that was kind. of going. >> 8 a.m. >> tomorrow morning. Full tilt. They'll be. going. >> What do they drink? What's their Is. there like Do they have. >> Okay. What What all goes into that?

>> Uh I believe it's whiskey. >> bourbon. >> Wad. >> Both. >> Honey, >> lemonad. >> Sounds pretty damn good. >> And I think they what they just say. hottie toy to each other. Hottie toy. dude. >> Hot toty. >> Hi toy. >> Hi. They'll they'll mess around go too with. the brown the brown liquor like neat. I. can't do that. >> No. Yeah. I need. >> I need ice. >> Give me Give me a buffalo. Give me a. diet buffalo. >> Yeah. Amen. >> I'm drinking diet buffaloos now. That is.

>> I believe. >> No, >> I'm guessing Buffalo Trace in diet. >> Very buffalo. >> That was a tough one. the B the Buffalo. Trace people that drink Buffalo Trace. like generational uh oldest distillery I. believe in America from my understanding. >> uh the people drink it neat I think a. lot so me putting diet in I think people. will be pissed off but it is so good it. is so smooth so I'm a diet buffalo's guy. >> give me a diet buffalo not like baby. buffalo Bruce last night.

>> how'd you feel about the baby buffalo. last night Bruce did you see this. >> no. >> dude. >> where the is. >> Peter was riding him in. >> the. at the library. >> No, we didn't have it. I was at a snack. bar. They didn't have TV there. >> Snack Snack Bar. >> No, no, it's just the name of the. >> every bar in the city last night. >> Last night. No, >> it is tough. The Amazon. >> You saw me when I came home from dinner. >> Yeah, it was early. You are early, but. it seems like you were in a lot of. places. The Amazon situation here, we're.

five seasons in. If you are traveling. like a lobby TV or Yeah. restaurant TV, they haven't figured that out yet. >> And if you have direct people that have. Direct TV don't even know they put it on. a channel now, >> which I still just learned right now. >> Yeah, they have. It's on there. >> Thank you for that information. >> Yeah, >> that's very kind of you for the good of. all. All right, let's get to a break. On. the other side, we have uh. >> we have somebody that's pretty important. to this entire situation down. here. Uh Coach Golding, head coach.

>> Hell yeah. >> Yeah. football team will join us on the. other side. Let's go to a break. Let's. take uh let's take four to five minutes. or so and let's bounce back and do some. real journalism. Boy, yeah, that's baby. Bruce right there. Did you see that was. baby Bruce? >> Saw that. >> You missed that. >> It's a baby bison. That bison lost its. mom in April. Okay. Due to complications. potentially from birth. >> So now baby Bruce, his mom, Bill's. mafia, >> the goat. >> A lot of the Bills people say, "Can we. get a bigger bison though? Why do we got. to get a little.

breastfeed him? >> Yeah. Full grown by five. >> Utter grow with the team. >> Are you going to give him a nip? >> A what? >> Yeah. You got to feed him. Get him milk. >> Maybe coach Bichc. They're saying. >> come on. Bad angle. >> People are coming after him. >> I don't know if it's a bad angle, Steo. >> Bad angle. >> The guy's 90 years old. >> What are they calling him? Incarnate. >> They're calling him Coach Boo. >> No. Yes, they are. You said that.

>> Disgusting. >> Everywhere. >> That's disgusting. >> You can still bench 500. >> Of course. That's just what happens when. you go up in years old. >> Old man. >> All right, let's get to a break. On the. other side, we got Coach Golding. breaking it all down for us, which we're. certainly grateful for. Otter guy, great. work. >> Appreciate you. >> Great work. You're the man. All right, be a friend. Tell a friend some nice. change in life. Take five. Yeah, if he throws you a curveball, you're in trouble.

>> That breaking ball, good luck. It's It's. It's pretty nasty. >> Think he's going to make contact? >> No. >> If I were you, I would just start. swinging as you listen. >> Do you think I make contact? >> I can barely make contact against this. >> Fight a bingo. 25 grand. Extra base hit. 15,000. If you walk me, $10,500. donation. Strike out, $10,000. A hit is. just$10,000. Ball contact, $5,000.

donation. Hit by pitch, that's an extra. 5,000. Strike is a,000 obviously. And. then every ball will be a donation by. the pitcher as well. SK said that if he. was pitching against me, he throw one. behind me. >> I've had a lot of votes to get you in. the ribs. A lot of. >> You can get in there and look at one if. you want. Get used to it. >> Is this the one you're going to put in. my ribs? Nope. You're not. Don't swing. at this one. Don't swing. >> All right, I won't. >> Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. Okay. I thought.

I was going to burn my feet. >> Rookie of the year. Get a little closer. >> Just got a cramp in my left. >> All right. No balls, no strikes. >> Yeah. Okay. What the was that?

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

>> Oh, where'd you go, >> Dad? Where'd she go? >> What was that? >> That was purple. >> That was a strike. >> That was right there. >> Hey, thank you for your donation. >> Kershaw's challenge is forever grateful.

So, what was that? You just threw fast. >> Fast pass fast curve. >> Oh, where'd you go? >> And what else do you have? >> I have a slider. >> This is guy number two. >> I have bad guy number two. >> Yeah, I got a different attitude. This. guy. >> Okay. >> I don't like what you're doing with the. strikes though.

You're on it. >> Oh, found him.

Foul ball. You got me though there, right? >> Yeah. >> Contact. Okay. >> Yeah. I will put on my Twitter bio. Made contact. >> What's your drone? This will be his curve, right?

That's all I got right there. >> Yeah, I saw it. >> Hey, fast ball away. All right. over. here. >> maybe. I mean, you never know. But I'm. going to try. Basketball whip.

>> I think I got it. I think I got it. I. think I got it. I think I got it.

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

I got it. Hey, good work, dude. That was awesome. >> I knew the curve was coming right there. >> You did? Yeah. >> How'd you know? >> Uh, just because I thought cuz I made. contact. >> Oh, yeah. You read my mind. >> All right, let's make a.

>> You got it. >> You told me fast ball away. >> Yeah, I cut in a little. You got Jiren, but contact. >> like I was aiming away through a two. seamer and it's supposed to kind of run. but it kind of ran the other way. >> I didn't think about the punch out. pitch. Like I was sitting there. I'm. like he's he's up 02. >> You're definitely going to hit me with. something. >> OH, WHERE'D YOU GO? >> Good catcher. Got you there. >> I think I got on base.

>> That's an infield single. You know it. You had You had enough though. Do you. see his face? He said, "I don't know. >> You don't know about. >> that's real." He said, >> "Mookie's good shorts stop from what I. remember. I'll give you one hit. Give. you one hit, one foul ball, and then uh. I did catch. Does that count? Does that. count your foul ball?". >> The catch definitely counts as a twofer. there. >> Okay. There's a few swinging misses. >> A lot of swinging misses. >> So, yeah, you just you just let me know. >> We appreciate you being a great. American. Good luck. >> Thank you.

Hey, no, there's no way I'm going to be. able to throw enough strikes. >> All right, thank you. >> You're the best. >> That was great, man. >> Hey, >> why? >> Let's go. This show sticks and the fact that you.

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of the biggest game in the history of. Mississippi starts now. FOOTBALL, LIKE I SAID, FOOTBALL is the greatest. thing to ever be created. We are. incredibly lucky that we get a chance to. chat about it every single day. And. joining me now live here in Oxford on. the eve of the biggest game of Nah, he. was in a playoff life. Uh on the eve of. one of the most anticipated games he'll. ever be a part of for the rest of his. coaching career. He is the head coach. here at Old Miss. Had been here for.

three years before getting the head. coaching job. And then 5 years before. that he was with coach Sabin in Alabama. Ladies and gentlemen, absolute legend. Coach Golden. >> Yeah, coach. >> Quite the introduction there, brother. appreciate it. >> Well, to be honest, uh, cuz I was. looking at the camera that I couldn't. see the screen. I had no idea what was. happening over here, so I was trying to. get it done with as quick as possible, but thank you for joining us. We are. very, very grateful. Thanks for the. hospitality. Can we talk a little bit. about, >> you know, nobody really chats about your. perspective in this entire game, Lane. Kein, obviously the exit from Old Miss.

was what it was. You were kind of put in. a position that I think was very. difficult and did a great job of keeping. everything together while there was full. chaos happening around you. How do you. feel now after like having a crash. course in head coaching during the. playoffs, the most important time with. all that versus a regular season heading. into this anticipated game? Is it the. same feeling as whenever you got dropped. into this all at the playoff time or do. you feel a little bit more experienced. even though you're shortening your. career here? >> Yeah, I still feel like I don't have it. all figured out yet. I can promise you. that. But no, I mean obviously that.

transition was a little different based. on the timing of it and everything else. this one having the staff in here 51 new. players are in here you had all your. offseason you had all this summer you. had fall camp so it it definitely feels. more yours so to say you know to this. point u but the feeling and the. preparation feels exactly the same man. like always the concern are you doing. the right thing are you putting them in. the right position are you staying on. their ass and doing everything that you. need to to give yourself your best shot. uh but no it definitely feels a little. more real doing these things you know. and all those type of things just for.

you you know I ain't big in all this you. know we appreciate you stopping by thank. you thank Thank you. I know you don't. love chitchat. Would rather just do your. coaching. Uh you've done a great job. handling it all. A lot of pressure, a. lot of chaos, like I said, but just. something I don't think anybody has. really seen before. And then now that. comes to this weekend where Kirk Herbre. has been around game day for 31 years is. like this is maybe the most anticipated. what week three game in the history of. college football potentially with the. amount of hate and the amount of. attention, the amount of energy. How are.

you treating that with your team? Because obviously a lot of the lads on. the team know Lane. Yeah, >> we're brought here by lane. I think a. lot of your scouting probably brought. here by lane as well, but the intentions. outside of your football team in this. campus is through hell with this guy. How do you kind of balance that with the. lads and what is your messaging? >> Well, the good thing for us is the the. football piece of this whether we were. playing Louisville or we played. Charlotte, if we didn't roll a three. cloud and we busted it, it was a damn. touchdown, you know? So, like regardless. whether coach K's on the other side or. not, if we're not going to execute our. plan at a high level, then we're not.

going to win the football game. That has. nothing to do with K, right? that's. based on us. So, I felt like, you know, the Charlotte week was really good for. us last week, you know, to come in and. really focus on ourselves. And then that. tape, like I thought you saw a half of. football where both sides played really. well at the same time and we both swung. and then we came out of third quarter. and we played like on both sides, you know, and so this game for us is we. know it's a top 10 matchup, really good. football teams, got good players, got a. good coach. We got to swing together for. four quarters, right? Louisville game, defense did the first half, offense did.

the second half. Charlotte offense. defense first half, neither one of us. did the second half. So, it's time for. us to put four quarters of ball. So, >> I think everybody's trying to do that. right now. Tone actually has a question. for you about that Louisville game that. we thought was maybe a little scary. there to start the season. >> Yeah, coach. Obviously, there's kind of. some similarities between the two teams. Uh, you know, Sam Lev can run and throw. Lincoln Keen can run and throw. Jeff. Braum is an incredible play caller, obviously with Coach K and Coach Weiss. Jr. Um, they obviously great play. callers as well. Are you happy that you. kind of got that experience against. Louisville from a defensive perspective.

kind of preparing for this game? >> Yeah, I mean going into it I absolutely. was not. You know, I mean, you know, coach Coach Braum's a heck of a coach. has done a great job and that they're a. talented football team. I think that. back is one of the better players uh. that we were going to see this year and. did some good things coming out of it. Absolutely. You know, my big concern. that we kind of talked about it in SEC. media days was like we got good players. and I love our team, but I didn't know. how we were going to respond when we got. hit in the face and we got hit in that. face, you know, several times in that. game. So, to see the resiliency of the.

players and to be able to come back and. finish it the way we did to beat game. one, uh there were a lot of lessons for. us, you know, to learn to be able to use. moving forward cuz we're going to get. punched in the face again tomorrow. night, you know, and we've showed the. ability to respond and we're going to do. it tomorrow night. >> You talk about 51 new guys. There's a. couple key guys that are still here that. have had some big experiences in some. big games. Ty has a question for you. about that. >> Yeah, coach, obviously you're a. defensive guy, but how how, you know, comforting is it having Trinidad. Chamblas kind of there as that anchor to. kind of just, you know, be steady yeti.

and calm everyone down? You mentioned, you know, hey, you're there's a good. chance we're going to get punched in the. face tomorrow night. How nice is it. having that guy playing quarterback and. knowing that he can kind of, you know, just steady everything and go be special. at any moment in the game? Well, you. know, I went and watched my my I got a, you know, fifth grade son last night and. I went and watched his little junior. high game and I don't care what level. you're coaching. If you don't have a. quarterback, you're screwed, right? I. mean, you go watch that and you watch. football when you don't have a. quarterback, it's tough to watch. So, uh, to have a guy that had been in this.

system, right? JDB is very similar to. that system, right? That's had a lot of. success and that had a lot of success at. the place that he came from. Yeah, it. was division two, but the kid's used to. winning, understands what it takes to. win. Uh so for that to be the leader of. your team, right? Obviously you can. sleep a little better at night uh when. you got six with the ball in his hands. So uh love everything about the kid. He. prepares the right way. He's a great. human being. Uh our guys rally around. them. They trust them. So yeah, you feel. good with the ball in six's hands. >> How about Lacy? Let's talk about it cuz. they might be the two best players on a.

field every time you guys step on a. field. Keeping them here, huge deal. Congrats. >> Yeah, appreciate that. Lot that was a. village. That was a village keep there. >> Yeah, it was obviously a good idea as. well. And I think we heard the story or. the angle in which you pitched them. about what they've done for this school. already and how your legacy could be. forever. What do you think Lacy's legacy. could be? Especially tomorrow night as. all eyes are upon the LSU miss rem. >> Yeah, I mean I think y'all see him play. He's a special talent. He's got really. good balance and body control. Can take. it the distance. But what I love about.

him is how he plays without the. football. I mean if you watch him on. third down and picking up protections. and how physical the kid is. And so even. during camp, like I didn't put him in a. green jersey. All right. We put him in a. red jersey, he went through it and uh he. was th and all that. So his toughness. piece on our team I think is really. really improved that our guys really. respect. So to come off the year that he. had last year and all eyes are going to. be on him and six this year. So not. going to get a lot of favorable box. counts a lot of the times with five in. the back field. Uh but I think you know. you saw he can extend plays and he's got. really good balance and body control and.

he's got to make some guys miss. tomorrow. >> Okay. So riddle me this. Um, were you a. head coach of like a like a high school. team or a junior high team or is this. your first time as head coach of a. football team? >> This is the first rodeo, brother. >> Yeah. >> What a way to get dropped in there. Now, on that note, you do come from a. institution of coaches who have had. success in college. AJ has a question. about that. >> Yeah, he's he's obviously talking about. coach Nick Sabin. He was on the program. earlier today. I'm I'm just guessing. from your time uh on staff with coach.

Sabin, what's a couple things that you. took away from him? We've heard all kind. of the great stories, you guys sneaking. around playing golf behind him so he. doesn't see you, all of those fun. things. But I guess what was it like. truly day in and day out being a part of. those staff meetings? And how do you use. some of that I guess in your own head. coaching nowadays? >> You know, for me, you know, for the. longest time coaching, like I felt like. discipline was like when I signaled a. defense in, did the 11 guys line up. where they were supposed to and they do. their job the way that I was telling. them to do it. Like that's how what I. thought about discipline. And I never.

thought about it was the length of your. socks or is your shirt tucked in? Is. your jersey pulled down? And so coach. was the first one that made me realize. like, look, no, no, the self-discipline. pieces, here's something I know I'm. supposed to do, but I don't want to do. it. Can I make myself do it? And said, we're either making these guys do this. Monday through Friday. So when that. decision comes up on Saturday and it's. late in the fourth quarter and we call. cover two and he know he's supposed to. go jam quarterback hole, but he doesn't. feel like doing it and he's not going to. do it. So the self-discipline piece to. me like I learned so much from coach. Sabin and it's not just for the players,

it's everybody in the building and the. ability to hold people accountable the. way he did on a consistent basis and not. get tired of it at the age he was at. >> It's got to be exhausting right to cut. you off but it has to be exhausting, right? Because you can't holy. >> Absolutely, dude. He's he's a machine, man. I I learned so much from him and. really appreciative of my time. obviously, you know, at Alabama with. them. >> Yeah, accountability is something that's. an all the time thing. You know, how you. do anything is how you do everything.

There's all these cliches because. they're absolutely real. And you know, Coach Sabin is obviously the greatest of. all time. I was very lucky to be with. Coach Rodriguez who has a similar type. uh mentality. So, if you show up a. minute late, how the hell do we expect. you to do something right on a football. field whenever we all need it? It's. you're you're still molding men, right? Do you still feel that way? Like 100%, man. because it is professional now, but. do you still feel like you are molding. men and creating better people for the. future? And I know that's a little deep. >> No, it's not deep at all. I I think we. definitely are. And I was I think when. you see the additions to our staff, like.

they're unbelievable dudes. And I, you. know, I realized real early I'm not. great at everything, right? Not good at. a lot of right? Let's make sure we. hire people that are really good at. those things. So, the guys that we put. in this program to be able to lead these. guys by example, but more importantly to. set programs in place like the future 40. program and our character development. and bringing Shep in and getting all. these things that have nothing to do. with football, but everything to do with. it. Does that make sense? At the end of. the day, to me, when you're a good dude. and you work extremely hard and you're. grateful, you play better, right?

Because you you approach things. differently. So, I think we're. definitely responsible for that. That's. one thing for coach Sabin that I was so. grateful for. the amount of resources. that we put in that had nothing to do. with X's O's based on the development. for them to be good husbands and good. fathers and good businessmen and good. community people was unbelievable. So. we're definitely trying to do the same. thing and. >> pretty crazy how the football god. seemingly bless the people that are. doing it right too then you know the. hard. >> football justice baby. >> Yeah, there it is. I like it. Football. justice. I'll start using that as if. it's my own. Uh thank you for giving. that. >> We actually use it the other way when. they screw something up you know and.

then they get hurt or some. happens to them. You should have done it. the right way. >> FYI there. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. I like that. I'll use. it I'll use it in my way. You use it in. the way that it's actually meant for. But it does feel like the harder you. work, the luckier you get. And if you do. things right, feels like the ball. bounces your way. There's a lot of. people that are saying maybe Lane didn't. do it the right way whenever he exited. here. Can you do a proper exit? I think. is a question. But there's also a lot of. that Lane does that you got to. learn from, I assume, as well. Con man,

you have a question for. >> Yeah, coach. I have to get your reaction. to the midweek injury report. Did you. have one? Did it change anything or did. you expect something like that? >> Well, well, I got the text before, you. know, the report went out like from. Lane, "Hey, our quarterback's out." I'm. like, "Yeah, buddy. I bet he is." You. know, I said, "I I I've been around here. a lot of Wednesdays with you, man, for. three and a half years." I said, "I. think our first one, we had 42 guys on. the first ever SEC injury report on a. Wednesday." So, I was like, "Yeah, man. See you Saturday. That's not good.

>> The text to you is my favorite part cuz. obviously the injury report is going to. go public, but a text to you directly. Hey man, they're going to see it on the. internet, but. >> yeah, just letting you know, man. No. quarterback this week. >> Just give a heads up, get ahead of it. I. think he talked about how you, Charlie, and he obviously been around each other. a lot. And how you become a head coach. is because of a lot of decisions that. Lane made. Bringing you in, I believe, would be a part of that. obviously him. leaving, setting it up for you. What is. your relationship like with him? Because.

obviously your fan base is going to want. to, >> you know, kill this man tomorrow, figuratively and. >> metaphorically, I guess, both ways. But. for you, I know you have history with. him. So, how do you balance that? And. what are your thoughts on what you can. take away from a lane keen head coach. that you got to coach under? Yeah, first. off, I learned so much under K, you. know, I mean, because what I loved about. K was you saw the model in Tuscaloosa. and a lot of guys came through there and. went other places and try to recreate. the same thing and it wasn't Tuscaloosa.

and you weren't Nick Sabin. And so what. I loved about KI here, I felt like a lot. of the because of and we won because of. a lot of things in Tuscaloosa we did. here. And that some of the in spite of. things, right, that coach Sabin believed. in but coach Keifin didn't, we didn't. and we did it another way and still won. And so that was really healthy for me to. be able to see like you can play music. at practice and still win 11 10 13 games. like you know because we hadn't had that. for a while and and you can not have to. wear a suit, you know, on the bus and. still play really well that there's. other things right to be able to do it. So I really appreciated that about K.

that there was still the attention to. detail and doing things right and. holding people accountable and hiring. really good coaches, but also there's a. piece to all right, I see it this way. When I have fun, this is what I believe. in. This how I want to run my program. So that really helped me with taking. over this right to where you want to. continue to do things that we've done. that allowed us to have success but then. you know what's your twist on it and. kind of your non-negotiables and how you. want it to run. So I really appreciate. that for him. I really appreciate how he. treated me and my family you know. throughout the process. So you know we. became really good friends. There's.

things professionally in every. profession right that you don't respect. and probably the same thing that he. doesn't about me at times and but I. don't hide it from him. I'll call them. and tell them, you know, so ain't no. beef between us that everybody tries to. make and all that. So, everybody's got. business decisions every January. Coaches do, players do in the business. we're in, right? And they're going to do. what's best for them and their family. I. ain't got to agree with it and I ain't. got to disagree with it. So, I ain't. here to judge him. I wouldn't be. standing in front of you without him. I. know. >> Yeah. But every once in a while, you'll. send a shark tweet out. >> That's for a recruit, man. >> Yeah. Yeah. Of course. Of course it is.

Okay. So, you look at the stats. >> um and the numbers. Yeah, >> seems like LSU defense verse miss. defense a lot less yards per game. Your. thoughts on defensive performance. against a lane Kein because obviously. you know Lane very well. Lane knows you. guys very well as well. How do you think. that kind of joust takes place tomorrow? >> Like I think they're thinking what I'm. thinking what I'm thinking about, you. know? So I mean like everybody's. thinking okay well he did that when he. was here but he thinks I'm going to do. that so I'm not going to do that. Like.

so you can start playing all those. games, you know. But I think either side. of the ball on offense, they've been. really effective when they get in the. right plays versus the right looks and. they take care of the football, right? And they have at least 12 possessions. That's kind of the number normally in. these systems to get to be able to win. football games when you actually look at. it. So, we got to do a great job with. our possessions of taking care of the. football and in plays with a kick. Hopefully, they're PATs. All right? If. not, hopefully field goals. And then. defensively, the explosive pay piece. that we haven't been very good with the. first two weeks. You know, you got to. eliminate explosives, which is tough,

you know, versus a KIF team. I mean, Charlie does a great job creating some. of those. So, we got to eliminate. explosives and we got to tackle really. well in the perimeter. Um, you know, we. got to take the football away on. defense, which we haven't done on a. consistent basis yet. >> 12 possessions. >> If you look at the data, it's somewhere. right in there, probably. >> That's a that's a huge piece of. information. And I'm going to sound like a genius. when I say this. Once again, football. >> They might want to check it before you. say it, you know. So, no, you're good. Believe me, >> I don't We live We live in that world on. a regular basis. >> Yeah.

>> Is this real? I think right. golding seems like a smart guy. Yeah, send it. >> Depends on who your ass man. Depends who. you ask. >> But obviously it is a hurry up but also. wait because the green dot situation but. they are trying to get as many. possessions as possible. What have you. seen from Sam Levit in Lane K or K's uh. system or Charlie Weiss's system that. makes you go okay perfect fit for each. other or for you we like the matchup. potentially? Yeah, I I think in that. system when you got an elite athlete at. quarterback that still has arm talent, right, they're really hard to defend. because because so many times they're.

extending drives and extending series. when it wasn't a designed quarterback. run, right? And the play broke down and. they didn't have the route or the they. wanted and he can extend the play. So, been really impressed with his. athleticism. You know, I knew he had led. that league prior to getting hurt and. scramble attempts and scrambled yards. So, like I knew it, but then seeing his. top end speed, he's kind of got a punt. returner build to him too as well as far. as sticking his foot in the ground and. making guys miss. So, I think the key to. the game for us is on base downs, not. allowing him to extend plays for first. downs. He's going to escape some and all.

that, but I think containing him on base. downs really, really important and then. getting him to third down. You'll have a. plan obviously, but I think containing. him and making him a pocket passer on. base downs is really important. >> That's if he's healthy. >> Yeah. Yeah. Of course. >> You want to bet on that? Yeah, that is. that is that is if he's healthy. Um, okay, last question and we appreciate. you taking time here. Obviously, massive. weekend for you. Hospitality here has. been great. This is a great setup. So, we appreciate that. Who's somebody. tomorrow, you know, that could catapult. themselves into a conversation on your. team? Who's somebody like under the. radar that if they have a massive game.

with all the eyes here could change the. trajectory of their entire careers, you. think? >> Yeah, I think several guys on offense. could. I'm really excited about Caleb. ODM getting back healthy. you know, he. uh from played in Louisville, got a. little banged up, didn't play in. Charlotte. Um he he's a big piece to the. offense with JDB in that tight end. position. He's long, he's got size. speed, so I think he's somebody that. could potentially, you know, play well. Um defensively, I think some of our. edges, you know, I think Blake Purchase. is starting to come into his own a. little bit. Uh the development at. Maldonado on the other edge, right? And.

I think Perkins, which everybody knows. the name, I think he's going to have to. have a really good game, you know, for. us to be successful. >> We appreciate the hell out of you, coach. Good luck, man. Absolutely, man. Congrats on all the success. >> Yeah, appreciate you. >> Actually, so early in your Put the tail. of the tape up. Put the tail of the tape. up, please. >> The number of head coaching games. >> like 4 in one as a head coach and it's. like what are those games? Oh, the. biggest games of the year. So, you. getting dropped into the fire. I don't. know if you were this gray whenever you. got dropped into the fire or not, but it. you have done a miraculous job handling. the circumstances. Congrats to you on.

that. We can't wait to watch your team. >> Appreciate you, brother. >> Cheers, bro. Ladies and gentlemen, a. little silver fox. >> Yeah. Oh, >> thanks, coach, >> man. Well, Tone, what do you think of. him? What do you think of Coach Golden? He seems very calm, cool, and. collective. I think his team probably. takes that same personality. >> Yeah, he's awesome. Uh, listen to him. talk at the SEC media days uh this. summer, and I came away with the same uh. opinion after just talking to him there. Like, he is very cool. He's very honest. Um, and I think the players resonate. around that. Yeah, I'm sure that's how. he gets all the I could easily see him.

walking into anybody's living room and. talking to the parents, recruit like he. just seems like actually a real person. when we know sometimes these big-time. college coaches, >> they're not even they don't seem like. they're humans. They're just such. they're all ball. He seems like you. actually have a real conversation. Pat, I know you uh you got to catch up with. him a little bit, but I know he's on his. way. How's it going? >> Yeah, he's awesome. I I really enjoy. him. Just good energy, good vibes. I He. said it off the record, but I'll say it. to you here. I said, "How you feel going. in?" He said, "I feel terrible every. week.". Okay. Okay. So, this guy is a miserable.

psycho. Okay. Exactly what you need. So, I I appreciate that. That's his mindset. But, yeah, what a situation to start. your head coaching career with. everything that it was trying to rally. and wrangle and lasso and keep and. retain and then also who's leaving, who's staying, who cares, who doesn't. care. Biggest games, all eyes. Oh, yeah. Andrew quarterback, he was out of F. State a couple years ago. he might be. the best player in football. So, take. care of that. Let's make sure that isn't. wasted. So, I just the way he's been.

able to do it and how he's been able to. do it and what he's had to have done. >> is uh is really cool. I I like his. personality. Maybe his personality is. the only one that could have done it. all, too. >> Yeah. >> You know, like maybe this personality is. the perfect timing for the perfect. situation. And then on the flip side, like Lane Kein 118 games he's won as a. head coach. That's a lot of wins, bro. That's a lot of wins. And this guy, the. reason why all the energy and all the. attention and all the noises is because. he's a damn good football coach. Be who.

you can afford to be. Lane Keifin can be. however the hell he wants to be with his. in injury report, his tweeting, his. comments, his lawsuit, you name it. because he's a damn good football coach. We're in for one tomorrow. Lucky to be. down here, AJ. Very thankful to be down. here. >> Yeah, Lane Kib is another one of those. uh you know, offensive gurus. Coach, we. talked about that yesterday. like young. coaches be what do you offense, defense? I mean, we know Golden defensively. especially. But, um, yeah, Lane Kein can. score points. He's always scored points. wherever he goes. I think that's why.

he's always in demand. >> Sam Levit, nobody's buying that. This. guy might be a little bit hurt. >> Not even not even an ounce. Like, they're not believing it at all. Like, Sam had to feel something, right? He had. to be banged up a little bit, right? >> Well, he he was limited, I think, in. practice, right? Didn't he uh he wasn't. he wasn't. >> Can they say what can they say what what. it was? speculation. >> Yeah, just all speculation. Okay. They. don't have they don't have to say upper. body or anything. >> Sounds like just a classic lane thing. >> Yeah. >> Just feels like Lane Kein being Lane. Kein from the sounds of everybody that.

knows Lane Keifin. He said, "Well, before the report went out, I got a text. from him that said Sam was hurt. It's. okay. All right, dude. Immediately." All. right. >> The NFL though, right? Don't you only. get fined if you don't put somebody on. the list? >> Uh, you have to properly place them. under. It has to be you. The NFL has. like a very strict. >> Yes. Hey, this is what it needs to be if. this is what this is. Also, can't be. this if it's this. Cuz remember Lamar. did like summer practice one time. >> And then he was labeled as something, but he were like, you can't be labeled.

as that if you do this. It's like the. NFL has a very, very strict. >> Yeah. >> This is how you got to do it. And. obviously, it's because of competitive. balance, fairness, gambling is. happening. Also, the fans knowing what. the hell's going on is probably good for. the sport as opposed to bad for the. sport. The NHL doesn't view it that way, though. And the NHL is in a boom. The. NHL will just tell you nothing. Hey, you. need to know everybody out here is. healthy and ready to go. This guy, this. guy's got upper body. What does that. mean? Well, something above his hips. hurts. What is it? His spine. Okay.

Don't we think we should maybe tell. people that? Nope. If the can. skate, we'll let him skate. And that's. just what we're going to do. College. football, you would assume. Now, granted, who's the entity that's going. to rule that? >> Exactly. You'd say they're going to try. to rein it in or make it more like the. NFL, but who who's going to do that? >> So, it would have to be conference. commissioners. It would have to be the. ones that would do it and enforce it and. stand in the pocket whenever they're. getting sued to not be able to rule. >> What are you doing if your SEC is. playing Big 10, but say the Big 10 has. like restrictions? SEC doesn't like then.

then what? >> They all got to get on the same page. They're all on the same page for this. one thing that's going through DC. The. couple good votes from my understanding. uh for the bill. uh whether people think. it's good for society or not. I guess. that's a big judgment call, but every. single conference commissioner is on it. Every single everything that is around. the sport seemingly saying this is good. Have to amend a couple things. Feels. like it is a real feelood Friday. >> Real good momentum out here. >> Yeah. >> Hell yeah. >> Let's have the greatest weekend of all. time, shall we? >> Going to snack bar tonight with the.

other guy. >> I don't think so. >> Cocktail hour. >> Oh, yeah. >> Congrats. >> Yeah, we got a cocktail hour. >> You got to mosey around. Make sure you. talk to everybody, you know, shake. hands. >> So, the reason why. it is a disadvantage to run a media. company out of Indianapolis as opposed. to New York or Los Angeles or. Connecticut or a big city where all this. happens is because those happy. hours where everybody's doing deals, getting everything done, you know, all. the suits are patting each other on the.

back for doing their suit stuff. They're. all living in their LinkedIn worlds. a. lot of the in theory talk happening but. they're all around each other you know. and people normally do business with. their networks so I running media. company in Indianapolis miss out on a. lot of the happy hour conversations the. relationships that could pop up whether. that's for guest booking whether that's. promotion whether that's a deal like. that is something that is a downfall of. running a company out of Indianapolis. verse other cities now for me personally. me having a built-in excuse not to go to.

any of these things also awesome. Okay. Like that is that is an awesome. thing. Ah, sorry I couldn't go to the. handshake event. I'm an indie, you know, it's in New York. I'm so sorry. You. know, sorry I can't do it. Get invited. to them. Like the upfronts had a blast. because it was a big spectacle, big. show, get to see people. And every time. I do it, I think to myself, man, this is. probably a good idea to do these types. of things, you know, cuz like when. you're shaking people's hands, you do. it. And then there's like 20 minutes in. and I just get to the point where I'm. like, I I need to get out of. here.

>> Yeah. I I start like uh I start getting. uncomfortable, you know. I I uh start to. sweat normally cuz I run hot and uh. yeah, that I have to get out there. But. I'm I'm excited for tonight. I'm. thankful for the opportunity to go to. this. But it does feel like this weekend. down here in Oxford is a uh has a Super. Bowl feel, a CFP feel. It has a uh. >> nice, >> it has a main event of the evening type. vibe, and that's how it should be, I. think. Shout out to college football for. creating it. Shout out to sports for. being the greatest of all time. Shout. out to you, AJ, for driving over here. today.

Toxic Table, incredible work this week. Even though Ty, you took a uh a piping. hut pice and missed the first half of. the or part of the show with Chris Mad. Dog Russo subbing in. Thank you, Toxic. Table. Good work, boys. >> Thank you, pal. You, too. >> Hey, pretty positive response to you. being Chris Mad Dog Russo on the. internet. You know, there's a couple. people that are impressionists that say. you didn't do a good job and then. there's like a majority of people that. said like, "That was awesome. We need to. see more of that." It's like, "All. right, yeah, let's definitely think. about that." Ty, >> you got it. Whatever you say.

>> How do you feel about Chris Mad Dog. Russo? You think he liked the bcking? >> I'm guessing he didn't like it, but that. >> I would I would hope he didn't cuz that. would be Mad Dog to a tea. I wouldn't. want to hear that. Like, oh, Mad Dog. thought that was great. He wants more of. it cuz quite frankly, I just wouldn't be. the Mad Dog. >> Yeah. And that's. >> the dog in them. >> Exactly. That's doggy. >> Let's go to one half of the hammer. >> Cowboys AP Town, good work this week. >> Thank you. Me, too. Tone. >> Oh, for two on those this week. Okay,

here we go. >> Well, I mean, one was plus 600, so how. often is that going to hit? >> Well, they say one six. >> I would like to let everybody know that. our next boost, our best boost. >> Last Saturday morning, we hit on one. I. don't know if we're doing that again or. if we're just putting out some picks for. the later in the afternoon games. tomorrow on DraftKings, the best sports. book on earth. Shout out to DraftKings, by the way. If you're of age and uh. agreed to gamble or trade responsibly,

we would love for you to come join us on. the best sports book on earth. Shout out. to Draft Games. Even though we lost last. night, which I don't love. We're going. to win, aren't we? >> Hell yeah. >> We're do. >> We might not though. You remember this. is kind of the reason why we got out of. this game a couple years ago. >> We're going to. >> But this time, we're telling everyone to. be responsible, so who cares if they. lose, you know? >> Yeah. We're being super duper. We can't. reiterate enough for you to be. responsible. Don't be an cuz we. don't There's no reason for you to be. here, okay? We just need you to. gamble responsibly so you have a good.

time with the game and maybe we'll find. some winners. AJ Hawk, >> maybe. What would be an example of being. irresponsible if you're a gambler? >> Well, somebody just putting all the. money they have in their bank account in. there. Yeah, don't do that. Some people. do that. >> Pay rent or mortgage, stuff like that. >> Yeah, some people a very small amount of. people though. So we got to remember. that just like in anything there is a. small amount of people that are going to. abuse it and we need to reach these. people and tell them to stop doing it. But we know because we are in the world. a majority of folks do sports gambling. how you're supposed to do it. responsibly. Just kind of pepper a.

little bit more a little bit more of uh. dialed in on a game that maybe you. weren't as dialed in as. And and. obviously you're not jeopardizing. anything in the future financially for. what you're trying to pick in a sports. uh game that is impossible to actually. predict. So I I think as long as people. are told numerous times not to be. I think society will. understand and will continue to move. forward. But we need people to not be. cuz they will ruin it for all. of us. >> Yeah. >> Agreed. >> Like Adam Sang in that movie, he was a. bit irrespons.

highly irresponsible. >> Gotcha. >> Yeah. Cuz there was like And it was hard. for me to really feel bad for him. because there was like six different. times he could have just stopped. >> in that movie. So So I was pretty. confused by that. Did I miss something. in that movie, Ty? cuz I'm a Sandman fan. and I thought he did incredible job. acting there. Obviously, I love Adam. Sandler, but I I couldn't buy into the. uncut gems because there was like five. to six different times where I think he. could have stopped and it's like all. over, but he just kept going. So, I'm. like, I don't know how bad I feel for. this guy.

>> No, I think you hit the nail on the. head. Kind of a cautionary tale. You. know, do you want to wind up like this. guy if you're, you know, being. irresponsible and doing all the things. that we're telling you not to? I don't. think so. Bad things happen to bad. people, so don't do bad things. >> Yeah. Don't be irresponsible. >> That's right. >> Cuz irresponsible things happen. >> Mhm. >> All right. Let's have an incredible. weekend. Make sure everybody does the. sage. >> Yes. >> Okay. A. >> lot of talk about that. >> I did see that quite a bit. >> Quite a bit. >> Everybody's kind of misrepresenting what. that was. You know, I don't know what. that's all about.

>> You've been saging for years. >> Yeah. It's not the first time you've had. sage. >> Exactly. I'm a believer. I'm also in the. state of Indiana. I have respect for our. laws. I always say when you're in a. state to where it's legal, which for. instance, draft games, all 50 states. >> Yeah. >> Go ahead and come join us. If you're. going to be responsible and of age, come. join us. >> I'm in Indiana. Everybody needs to. relax. But boy, they got really loud out. there. They got really loud out there. jumping to conclusions. It'd be like. that sometime, especially whenever the. Buffalo Bills come out on fire.

>> It do be like that. >> And they're just smoking the lions right. in front of everything. Then the. internet's like, "Well, that ain't the. only thing you smoking." It's like a. safe you talking about. Safe. Let's go. Behind the glass. Great work back there. this week. >> Good week, boys. >> Phenomenal stuff. Graphic design, boys. Way to go, boys. >> Way to go, boys. >> Way to go. Way to go, boys. Zitto. production. Really good work. Obviously, mint, phenomenal stuff. And to uh all of. uh.

you. Thank you. It's because of all of you. >> that we get to live the coolest lives of. all time talking about the greatest. thing to ever be created, which is. sports, more specifically football. Have. the greatest weekend of your life. We'll. be live college game day 9:00 a.m. Eastern, 8:00 a.m. local. Oxford, Mississippi, kicking off another day of.

magic across the college football world. Then leading into an NFL Sunday slate. that's going to be jaw-dropping. Sunday. Night Football Colts at Arrowhead in the. home. of the. >> And then Monday Night Football in Los. Angeles with the New York Giants coming. to town. Yeah, right. Life is great. Thank you all so much to the boys. You're the best. I'll see you guys on. Monday. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. It might change your. life. We're in this thing together.

>> AJ, anything you say to the team? >> I hope everyone has a great weekend. >> Nice. >> Hell yeah. >> Hope everybody has the greatest weekend. of all time, actually. >> Hey, Gumpy. Really good work out of you. there. >> Dolphins, good job. >> Good week. Thank you. >> Good work, Gumps. >> Good work, everybody. >> Biggest spread of the weekend's against. the Dolphins, Gump. >> Fair play. >> Fair play. Team on me. Team on three. Have the. greatest weekend of all time, baby. 1 2.

3. Goodbye.