The Pat McAfee Show Live From The College World Series | Friday, June 12th 2026

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of this electrifying event where the. wood gets hot, the balls get tossed, a. double elimination battle to find out. who's the best in the country. And oh. yeah, West Virginia's in this thing for. the first time ever. Now, the. Mountaineers have certainly traveled in. abundance. We're having a good time out. here. Uh this is supposed to be the. greatest event in sports. Everybody. that's ever been here has told us how. awesome it is. We got a chance to. experience the city a little bit last. night. We certainly have some thoughts. on how this all goes, but once again,

this is our first time here. We don't. need to be given too many opinions other. than the fact that you get publicly peer. pressured into giving hundreds of. thousands of dollars [laughter]. >> for shots. Uh that seems like an. interesting gimmick and uh don't know. how that whole thing is going to fly in. my world going forward, especially with. the people that we interacted with at. that particular place. But on that note, everybody's celebrating sports here. It's very obvious that sports are the. epicenter of all the happiness. There's. festivals lined up down the streets.

There's tents, there's concerts, every. single bar was packed out last night. The weather seemingly perfect. And. what's about to happen here is going to. be historic. Now, this is not the only. historic thing happening as the final. eight teams in the college baseball. world will try to do battle to become. world champs. >> Yeah, world champion. Not just national. champion. We'll beat all the European. college baseball teams as well. No. questions asked. So, we're excited to be. here. West Virginia throws first pitch. at 200 p.m. Eastern. This show will only. go for one hour as we will try to dive.

into this building that is going to be. electric as Troy from the Fun Belt tries. [clears throat] their best. We. interacted with some Troy folks last. night. It's their first time in like 27. years here or something like that. They're having as much fun as we are. trying to learn what you're supposed to. do here in Omaha because the names of. the past aren't necessarily being. represented. The top uh seated teams got. knocked out early, which is why West. Virginia was able to showcase Morgantown. in such a beautiful way. One of the. higher seeds left. That's cuz all the.

top top seeds kind of got knocked out. It's anybody's title that starts today. Now, we'll be talking about other stuff. other than just the incredible college. baseball series, even though we'll have. Carl Ravage here who will be on the. call. We have uh Randy Maisy, the. godfather of West Virginia baseball, stopping by. And we also have, ladies. and gentlemen, the head coach of the. West Virginia University Mountaineer. football team, a man who's become a. Mountaineer baseball fan over the last. couple seasons because of his respect. for Randy Maisy and obviously the uh.

environment. Ladies and gentlemen, Coach. Rich Rodriguez. >> Let's go [applause] Mountaineers. >> It feels like we're having a good time. riding alongside this baseball team. >> representing. Got some hats on here. Got. the shirt on. It's all good. >> Yeah. You got a hat and a shirt on. >> Oh, dressing black today. >> Now, WVU though is uh. >> I think we're represented. >> Yeah. >> Loudly. >> That's it. Okay, we did two. I like what. we just did right there. Let's go. Mountaineers. Uh to talk to table here.

at Boston Conor at Tai Schmidt, one half. of the hammer. Don Cowboys AP Ton is. here. WVU obviously built for this. place. travel, have a good time, especially whenever our team's great, which the boys are. You got some stats. we'll dive into here in a little bit. that actually tell us that the baseball. team's going to be great. But it's also. a big beer drinking and drinking event. as a whole. We're in an interesting new. time, though. And uh I don't know if. anybody. has really gotten a chance to experience. it in the fashion in which I experienced. it last night. Rockos, which is the bar.

I'm looking at right over here. Okay. It's right over here. Yep. It's. literally right here. >> on that corner. They we've seen it from. afar on the internet. They sell these. shots for five bucks. Jello shots that. we assume they're making in there. Obviously, we appreciate the fact. they're doing that. Sure. >> Jello shots five bucks. Buck 50 goes to. charity. Dollar goes to university that. purchas it. 50 cents goes or. university's food pantry. Uh 50 cents. goes to a local food pantry here. $3.50. 50 cents though goes to Rockos which.

incredible gimmick to kind of publicly. force people who are the boosters for. other schools to come compete for this. at our place. So guy puts out video from. Rockos last week saying West Virginia's. coming and he adds me in it at Pat McGy. show in it. So I was like cool I can't. wait to go participate in this. I love. buying drinks for people. It's like one. of my favorite things to do. Got loans. out in college so that I could buy. drinks for folks cuz I want everybody to. have a good time. did feel as if this is. going to be a thing. Now, we get there. last night. Obviously, uh we were.

supposed to call ahead to this guy who. is the general manager. He was not happy. that we did not call ahead. Okay? Did. not know we were supposed to do that. We've never done this before. WestJ has. never been here. We were just kind of. happy to come and do this entire thing. So, then I uh start asking questions. I. go, "How's this work?" Like, "Do I write. a check?" I brought checks. I brought I. brought checks. I have checks with me. prepared. >> I have checks with me like this is. 1995. I I literally brought. checks because I assumed that was going. to be the thing. I go, "So, like, do I. write checks?" The guy goes, "Yours. would bounce, I think." Just kept. walking. Wasn't like a joking thing. This is the general manager of the.

place. The guy that was in the video the. entire time, all the videos. >> So, I'm I'm walking behind this guy. Okay. He's not happy we're there. Obviously, we're supposed to give a. heads up. I walk in. I go, "Do I just. write a check?" "Nope." "And yours is. probably bounce or something." Not a. joke. Just keeps walking. I'm like, "Okay, so. >> actually, how's this work?" I'm like, "No, seriously." Seriously, how I'm. pretty exhausted. I came in here. literally to do this to represent for. West Virginia before this thing gets. started. How does this work? He goes, "Card." I go, "Okay, well, how'd that. guy do 300,000 bucks on? He's got a Is. there a credit card out there that has a. $300,000 limit? That's incredible. I I. need to I need to find that." He goes,

"Well, he wrote a check." I'm like, "So, can I write a check?" He goes, "No, we. we'll figure it." And then he like puts. us into an area. So, then we're like, "Well, that's not where we're sitting. We're going to sit back here." So, we go. to a complete different spot. >> So, then as we're sitting there, these. boxes of these shots are just kind of. being tossed at us. I guess that's kind. of what they they're pre-made shots. >> Okay. >> Yeah. which I guess is a good idea, especially. whenever there's thousands of them. getting created. I've never really been. a big jello shot guy. I will say chewing. alcohol is something, especially when. you got a sucky [laughter] sucky the. entire thing.

>> But people were buying shots and it was. not like a c. It was It was an. interesting It was nowhere near what I. thought it was going to be like. I did. contribute. I would like say I didn't. see it go up on the video thing. >> Say I don't know if the shot board has. been I just. >> I didn't put up there. I felt obligated. to, but I it wasn't like uh it was very. much like a you're lucky to be giving us. this money to do this entire thing as. opposed to like a celebr and I think. they were treating everybody like that. >> But we are lucky to be uh participating. >> Certainly, >> there is somebody that's been here. though uh with us.

>> that heard the amount of money that it. would potentially cost. >> Yeah. >> And I'll tell you what, I didn't expect. this angle from our head ball coach, but. I don't know if it's good news for. Rockos if this is what the future. [laughter] looks like in this entire. thing. I mean, selfishly, but you know, that that's a lot of money. I could be. buying me a three technique or a, you. know, backup linebacker or something. You know what I mean? I mean, it's. important that we win the [laughter]. shot thing, but not nearly as important. as getting a a three technique or a damn. linebacker. You know what I [laughter]. mean? >> This is real. >> Write the check for NIL, West Virginia. >> Okay. So, Rockos, this is what life is.

And obviously, I I at some point in my. life, hopefully I'll be able to just. write $300,000 checks to everybody to. win everything. But I did I brought. checks to do that entire thing. Yeah, >> interesting the way it all went down. over there. I'm going to be honest. That. was an interesting place. >> I wish there was another place we could. have done that at, but I know that. Rockos is the place uh that does the. entirety. Him just immediately going, "How much?" That's what he said to me. I. said, "I think it's like 338,000 in. total to beat the LSU thing." And it's. like, "Well, the boys are going to have. to win. We're not just going to write. that right now, but like I think we try.

to we plant a good base in that entire. thing." He goes, 330,000? Yeah, >> I could get a swing D line and. we could we could give me that money. Rockos were buying shots. Okay, W views. on a dry erase board at a baseball. thing. >> Sweet. >> Yes. >> $150 donation. Why don't you just do the. $150 donation to wherever you want to do. it and then give me the rest of the. money we do it. That's the world we're. in right now. Actually, that is kind of. your world right now. And that is the. reality of what college. >> We'll forget about Rocco's thing, you.

know, in a day. But the the three. technique, you got him for three or four. years. You know what I'm saying? Like. Seriously, [laughter]. >> we need to win. >> Tell me about college football though. and college sports as well because that. is how you're. >> We're running a business now in and uh. in order to run our business, you got to. have money. You know, let's not kid. ourselves. If you don't have money to to. buy your players in the NIO area, you're. going to have a hard time winning. >> That's what happened in the baseball. team here. So, Ken Kendricks, uh our. biggest uh donor from West Virginia, he. owns the Arizona Diamondbacks. He built. this massive great supporter of West.

Virginia as a whole for baseball. built. this massive new facility, new training. compound, and it's paying benefits. West. Virginia here at the World Series is a. big deal. Ty, right? Is great for the. program in Omaha. It's been a. fascinating 12 hours. I will say just. everybody I I think everybody may be uh. >> getting gearing up for the big weekend. You know what I mean? Gearing up for the. big weekend. >> Yeah. Sup Hospitality does the Hitchcock. family here at Blat for making this. happen. We appreciate it. But nobody's. allowed up here,

>> right? So, it's been just it's been a. very interesting time here, but history. is made here in Omaha. >> Yeah. And you know, we've talked about I. mean, metal bats are one of the reasons. that people love college baseball, but. it's also the great equalizer. Any team. can get hot. West Virginia, this may be. their first appearance in the College. World Series. But they legitimately have. as good of a chance to win this whole. thing as everyone else. And I think that. is one thing that I would say. I've been. here several times throughout my life. I. love this event. I haven't been in a. long time. and I haven't been since it. went to Charles Schwab Field and moved.

from uh Rosenblat Stadium. But the the. real the real fireworks are what are. going to be on the field. You know, I. think all of the the shot challenge and. some of that other BS like that steals a. lot of attention because yes, people. love. >> they feel like they're bigger than the. World Series. been here since 1952. I don't know if. that guy we talked to last night is 76. >> He didn't look it. >> No, I I I don't know. Well, I don't know. if he is, but it does feel like they. think they are bigger than the World.

Series, but that's cuz how special all. this is here, >> right? And and like I said, when we go. in there and watch this game, like I. think we're going to be, you know, treated to fireworks. You know, the. winds blowing out a little bit today. Like any of these game, you could either. get a one- nothing, you know, pitching. matchup that's unbelievable between two. aces or you could have both teams. combined for 10 home runs. And it really. is just kind of any team that is here. If you're here, I mean, there are so. many teams in college baseball. You have. to you play so many games. You have to. win so many games just to get here. So, if you are one of the final eight, like.

you have a chance to win it all. And I. don't know if that's necessarily the. case in college football. We saw a lot. of the first round matchups in the. college football playoff last year where. you have a 12 seed and it's like, okay, well, they're going to get their asses. beat. They have absolutely no chance to. win. Any of the teams that is in this. bracket right now, they have a chance to. win at all. And that's part of the. reason why it's so special, I think. Well, and when you just think about like. the atmosphere like it it has been kind. of odd these first couple days, but even. when you know McGee is next week said.

this place blows up. >> Well, and like McGee has also said, you. know, listen, the reality is this is the. greatest show on dirt. Bingo. Okay. And. yeah, we we got a lot of the other pomp. and circumstance and and BS and and and. again, you know, the the tournament. hasn't started yet cuz it it was I don't. want to say it was sleepy last night, but you know, it wasn't kind of the oh, you got fans from every single team. that's in the the event here yet. Um, but once you know 2:00 rolls around and. and and I mean Coach Rod, you would. probably know you know better than a lot.

of us, but I feel like the excitement. around West Virginia, I mean h how much. of the state is coming out to. >> Yeah, this is the first time ever, you. know, to be in a World Series and and. our fans will travel, you know, wherever. it is. It's a, you know, particularly. when it's something like this, the first. time ever, they'll come support the. atmosphere in a in a super regional in. Morgantown was out of the world. You. know, people that have been doing. watching baseball games, college. baseball games for a long time have told. me they've never seen any atmosphere in. college baseball like we've had in a. super regional. And so, and we're just.

getting started. You know, our facility. is top-notch. Coach Sabins has obviously. done a great job. Coach Maisy, you know, set the foundation. And we got some. really good young players as well. >> We got a live look at Pat here, boy. >> Yeah. And it it looks like Yeah, there. we go. Pat's down with the people. >> The ground man of the people. Buzz is. palpable. [laughter]. >> Yeah. I don't know if I can go down with. the people cuz of the service. connection. I'm realizing I can't hear a. thing. But yeah, this place is backed. out. So we're upstairs just black. Okay, so these people have been and we just.

kind of like [cheering]. which I don't think is good news, but I. do that for being all the news fans come. hang out with us all down here and we. would like. >> Thank you. [cheering]. Love you people. There you go. [applause]. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. So, then I'll. come back. Nice spot out here. Hey, how. you guys doing? Good to see you. Great. fist bump with this guy. Okay. I like.

that. Appreciate you, sir. Way to lock. it down. Super security. And then if you. look out here, I think there's a lot of. mountaineers. [cheering]. >> Boom. Yeah, I think they've been there. all night. >> They have lot of jello. Now, they might feel the same way as I. uh. >> I would think. >> they might say the same thing that we. say. Listen, we'll do booze. However, you got to do boo. >> Yes, exactly. >> Hey, moonshine. We'll do the whole. thing. >> They've told me it tastes like apple and.

there's like actual unled taste, some of. that stuff. So, West Virginia will. certainly do booze how I want to do. >> I can't believe that thing is so. successful as it is. That jello shots. >> Crazy. Especially because it could what. it could be. Like we were even just. talking about like, hey, maybe you know. Pat, you open up a different bar around. here, we we might mix this thing up. Maybe instead of jello shots, we do a. cheaper version of a better type of. shot. But again, that that is that is. hearsay at this point. But it is sweet.

like having an event like this just. because if you think about like, you. know, March Madness, like the sweet 16, it feels even bigger than that because. everyone's in one spot. It's it's a. whole, you know, 10 plus days. Like it. is going to be awesome to watch West. Virginia hit bomb. a certain portion. going to NIL to baseball. >> There it is. [laughter]. >> Give it to the baseball guys. >> Now we're talking about the bar rods. >> I'll tell you, Rod, Coach Rod, you have. been one of the funniest humans uh that. have come into my life here as of late. >> This guy it Listen, >> we're going to win football games.

because he is coaching the team. We know. that. We I understand that. We all know. that his style wins. Like, if you just. look at his style, it wins. But I think. he's also finding the guys for him. I. couldn't even imagine these modern age. guys that aren't Richrod guys going to. the mountaineers getting there and then. just be like this ain't [snorts] for us. It's like no is not. But when you find. your guys, which I think you have. I. think we've got them. I think we have. found our team. I do. I like our guys, too. I think we're going to have dogs. forever. And I like the fact that you. have not lost your hard edge at all. Lot.

of cream in the coffee, though. >> Oh, lot of cream in the coffee. There. was a lot there was a lot of milky. looking coffees there. >> Pat, I didn't know Pat was an iced. coffee, guys. Really? Is iced coffee. really hard edge? >> It was 100°. Kind of soft. It was 100°. >> Is it a little soft to have ice coffee? >> Now, Coach Rod, obviously we're here at. the uh men's college world series in. Omaha. And I did not expect you to be a. guy that was going to be a statistician. >> Oh yeah. >> Ladies and gentlemen, Rich Rod showed up.

on the plane with some Dusty's baseball. stats. >> My my big fella Dusty. >> Yeah. What? So, what are the stats. telling you? >> Well, listen, everybody wants to talk. about it's hard to know. No, understand. stats in all sports are important. I'm. not a big stats guy, but in baseball, it's really critical. Now, look here. For Mountaineer fans, you're really. going to like this. Uh, we had the. lowest. >> erra. left in the tournament. We got the uh. lowest hits allowed in a tournament. All. right, double plays. We played great. defense, West Virginia baseball. The. best the most left in the tournament.

Look on the other side of the ball on. offense. All right. Stolen bases key. We're gonna we're gonna manufacture. runs. Most best left in the tournament. Sacrifice bunts. You know that's been. that's coaching, right? Coaching guys. most left in the tournament. Batting. average the second highest left in the. tournament. Scoring the second highest. left in the tournament. Here's another. stat that's not out here. You know where. we were last in the country in. >> home runs. But it don't matter. This is. a big park. Did you know the the fence.

back in the back is 5 ft higher? >> Okay. And the wind usually blows in. You're. telling me it blows out. I think it's. going to change before the game. It's. going to blow in. And a team that. manufactures runs. >> and pitches and steals bases does all. the little stuff. Well, >> is the Mountaineers. >> That's Mountaineers. >> I'm betting on the Mountaineers. Well, I'm not betting. No, excuse me. I DIDN'T. SAY THAT. YOU'RE PICKING. [laughter]. You're picking. >> You're going to have to put out a 21. minute video. Not literally, but I think. we got a great chance to win it all. >> I like your stats that you showed us. because. >> Did you see the other stat though? most.

common opponents everybody know that's. that's a pretty relative stat you know. against Maryland Marshall Georgia. Southern Troy's four and five. >> what's West Virginia. >> 7 and0 undefeated. >> what's that tell you. >> well it sounds like those who get wins. over Troy. >> cannot beat the Mountaineers. >> sounds like if so facto mountaineers. basically. sweeping the hell out of the entire. World Series now we got to remember this. is not a series thing this is a double. elimination so if they lose first game,

they head into another bracket, they. lose again, they're out. Erra being the. lowest left in the tournament, that. feels important. Great stats out of you. Hits allowed, that lowest in left in a. tournament, that feels important. Double. plays, most feels important. Stolen. bases, most feels important. Sacrifice. bunts, that's culture, feels important. Batting average, scoring, ty, these are. all very important things. And Rich Rod. showed up on the plane with these on a. little card. And he goes, "Listen, S." And he starts rattling them. off. It does feel like WVU has like a. legit contender here, especially with. these types of stats. Which ones matter,

which ones don't on the kiss my ass task. from Rich Rodriguez. >> Yeah, I mean, Rich Rod knows ball. That's that's pretty evident to see. Uh, you know, having the lowest RA, you're. not, you know, other teams aren't. scoring runs against you. Uh, in. baseball, you need to score runs to win. the game. And then on the flip side, West Virginia has the second highest. amount of runs scored in the tournament. Uh, that's also very important. But like. you said, you get to the typically now. I, you know, I haven't done the in-n-out. research of pitching on every single. team, but typically you get to the.

College World Series and you got horses. for all the different teams. So if you. have a team that puts the ball in play, can move runners over, steals bases, you. can you can win a game against a guy who. might be a top tier draft picker, you. know, you don't have to hit 10 home runs. to win. Nice little nugget I saw as well. going into today's game. All right, Troy's big their their workhorse. He is. a big left-handed pitcher. West Virginia. has done very well against left-handed. pitching leading up to the College World. Series. 16-1. So, that is another big.

thing. You see a lefty on the mound, a. lot of times that guy is going to, you. know, it's it's just different. You. don't see as many of those. West. Virginia has fared very well against. left-handed pitching. So, they have a. decisive advantage today going against. >> You know what else is interesting? Seven. of our starters. >> played shorts stop in high school or. junior college. >> Which mean where do you put your best. player? >> You put your athlete at shortstop. Guys. can cover and so guys that play. shortstop can cover ground. Big field. All right. Deep field. Pitcher field.

Right. All right. We cover a lot of. ground. We'll stop the doubles. >> There you go. >> Because we can run. >> No gaps. >> I like everything about what you're. saying there. You think Connor would. been a good shorts stop? >> He'll look good in a shirt maybe. [laughter]. >> Okay. >> I like that. Call you handsome. I'll. take that all day. >> Connor and Rod Connor and Rod have a. good relationship uh brewing. You have. been so good to he sucker punched me a. little. >> I jacked him up a little bit yesterday. Right. Right when we got off the van. He. wasn't paying attention and I shot him. >> His knuckles are sore.

>> Yeah, I saw a little swollen bounc back. a little bit. >> last night. Obviously, the Stanley Cup. finals continued as the Carolina. Hurricanes at home moved to a one. victory away placement of Lord Stanley. Cup heading down to Raleigh. Joining us. now, the man who was in the building, ladies and gentlemen, PK Supan. >> PK, good to see you, man. Thank you for. making the time. I know it's been crazy. trying to connect with you. Vegas had. you, now Carolina has you. You dress. like Aladdin at one point. You're having.

a hell of a finals, pal. You're doing it. out there, PK. >> You know what? It's been probably the. best final. It's the best final I've. ever seen. I've never seen a final. better than this one. Um, both teams. like guys are banged up playing hurt, playing through whatever they're playing. through, and we're getting some of the. best performances. Now, we're seeing. guys step up that haven't stepped up. earlier in the series. I It's just. turning out to be just an insane series. Like, people thought this was going to. be one of the worst. And it's like. literally the best final I've ever seen.

It's It's insane. >> Tell me about Busy. Tell me about Busy. going in there. Obviously having a. massive moment for himself whenever he. gets subbed in in game uh four. Now he. gets to start game five. Obviously, I. think he gets the three star, whatever. it is from the place. And uh he's. potentially going to win this for the. Canes. While on the flip side, Carter. Hart. >> becomes the first goalie ever to let up. four goals. >> Yeah. Add another one. >> in the first five games of the Stanley. Cup final. The overunder went to six and.

a half. So the under hit for the first. time this series after massive goals. being everywhere. Tell me about the. goalie situation both on Busy and Carter. Hart. >> Well, I'm going to tell you something. before I I even address Carter Hart. Um. I got to address the Vegas Golden. Knights. Thanks. They have not been. good. Like they have made a lot of. mistakes. And you know what it it's. these guys are expected to play better. Anderson's got to play better. Some of. these guys just got to make better.

decisions. It's decision making. Like. Mess said it, you know, two games ago, he said this time of the year, it's. about brains. It's not about Braun. So, you got to be thinking the game and. Vegas has a really good defense core. That's that's the foundation of their. team. Those guys have to play better. Like their penalty kill has to be a lot. better than that. And if they clean that. up, oh, they'll they'll be a game 70. you you can't go into a game six. situation or a game five and have a.

penalty kill like that, you know, uh. it's just not going to you're not going. to get it done. Like Carolina's playing. way too well. They got no weaknesses. right now. So for Vegas, they got to. clean that up. >> Okay, so let's go. Let's talk about. them. >> Okay, so everybody that knows hockey, including Wayne Gretzky, Wayne Gretzky. was on yesterday and he's like, "Carter. Hart's playing great." And then Tai, who's a Vegas Golden Knights fan, goes. like the only goalie, the only goalie. ever that has led up four goals through. four Stanley Cup finals every single. game. And then Weno and Moose and you.

now everybody's like not his fault. They're wide open. >> DJ Oshi was like not his fault. Like is. Carter Hart feeling as if he's playing. ass or does everybody in hockey know. that it's not him even though the fans. are saying can we get a change because. Carolina changes it? They were down four. nothing. >> or make some changes defensively because. we've been saying this for three games. now. It's not on Carter Hart. The. defense needs to be better. It's like, okay, well, this is the Stanley Cup. finals. We just going to keep playing. the same way every single game and and. conceding five goals. I I it makes no. sense. >> Well, so let's talk about Carolina and.

Busy. That's a huge decision obviously. and I I don't know who told us that. It. might have been EJ or you or TJ or. somebody in the hockey world said he was. probably pulling Anderson just to give. him a breather. Okay, he's down four. nothing. Let's get this guy kind of to. the bench, maybe get a water, take a. take take a nap, maybe like let's not. get this guy embarrassed. And then Busy. stands on his head. Then they win. Now. they win again. Now Busy is going to be. talked about as the guy potentially that. can lead Carolina other than Stallsy. who's just.

>> outrageous. But the Busy story is a big. one, PK. It feels like that was a hard. decision. A big decision. It wasn't a hard decision because a lot. of people had him pegged as the number. one goalie during the regular season. Like a lot of people thought he was. capable of of playing this way. So it. this is not a secret. When he came in, I. said this guy's got a certain style. He. can play to make second and third saves. Like anybody that a goalender that can. do that is a special guy. And he's as. cool as a cucumber. This guy's not.

stressed at all. He's happy to be in. this situation. So it's a dangerous. situation. because that was a weakness. for Carolina coming into the series. No. one everybody had question marks about. Freddy Anderson. We made the goals of. his fault or not. With Carter Hart, we. haven't seen him let in a bad goal at a. bad time yet. Every single time he's had. to make the saves, he's made them. So, you can't look at the goalender. I look. at the turnovers. I look at the. lackluster play in your own zone, the. not blocking shots. That can't happen.

And Torch knows it. That's why he's. saying they'll be back for game seven. cuz they're going to clean those things. up in game six. If they don't, they'll. be going home. >> You're the man. Safe travels for you. wherever you're headed. We appreciate. the hell out of you, PK. >> Let's go. >> That's right. >> Feeling Vegas. >> Plus, he improved to 20 and two at home, which is the best record by any. goalender in a 20 plus start season. across the last 80 years. >> My god. >> It's good to have two goalies. It's good. to have one. It's all you really need.

If you have none in the playoffs, you're. what we like to call. >> Yeah. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is. a man who is so smooth on a microphone. His brain so deep with knowledge. A guy. who's synonymous with Omaha, who I have. a lot of questions about since we've. been here for about 12 hours. Ladies and. gentlemen, friend of the program, voice. of baseball, Carl Rabbit. >> Here we go, Pat. Welcome to Omaha. >> Feel the vibe, baby. [laughter] Feel. that vibe. Finally away. >> That's the Thank you for a welcome.

That's very kind of you. We had not felt. the vibe here at all. We We had thought. to ourselves in Omaha. Come on. >> NO, RABBI. RAVI, WE WE WE don't want to. feel welcomed. We would like everybody. to feel the buzz last night. It felt. like maybe there was still just like a. buildup for the event that's about. >> calm before the storm. >> Yeah, that's what it felt like. >> And we'll have a storm. I mean, the the. a field is great. The these eight teams. are unique. You got, you know, the West. Virginia team that's wearing slippers. You got Troy that's wearing a glass. slipper. And then you got some real blue. bloods. And yeah, no, this and by the.

way, thank you. The weather usually. isn't 80 degrees, 78 with the wind. blowing out. Usually it's 104. It's. blowing in. We've had series where uh. you don't get any homers. We're going to. have a We're going to have a bunch. There'll be a lot of fireworks. You. You'll feel it. >> Oh, so you think because the wind has. flipped and it's. >> No doubt. >> It's the opposite of what Richrod last. night, you should have heard him. >> This guy didn't know about the wind. You. need to know about the wind. How do you. control the wind? >> Yeah. No. Don't [laughter].

>> figure it out, fans. >> Figure it out. >> Ask certain ballparks about how you. control the wind here. Wind blows out, you'll get balls leaving the yard. >> Okay. So, West Virginia 29 runs, I. think, throughout the uh two shows or. whatever. It was like the top five in. the history of the scores that we put. Morgantown obviously alive. Our first. time here. You talk about the glass. slipper. >> Ry's Ridge, baby. Let's go. >> Randy's Ridge. Unbelievable. They're. going to have to figure that out for. next year cuz I I you five people ended. up getting injured, I think. They should. have been there. They were told to leave. because of the storms, but nonetheless, Mountaineers will take care of. Mountaineers, but West Mountaineers.

rallying behind this baseball team. Feels like a lot of the main stays. aren't here, right? Is that an accurate. depiction of this year's field? And what. is your thoughts? >> We have five teams from the SEC. We. don't have Vanderbilt, of course, a. couple years ago with Danby Swanson and. company. They were winning, you know, all the time. Tennessee's been great. lately, and now their former coach is. managing the Giants. So, there are some. of the blueb bloodoods. Heck, we thought. Georgia Tech and UCLA were going to be. here. UCLA is the number one team all. year. Find me a sport where the number. one team all year doesn't end up playing.

at its premier event, whether it's a. national championship or anything else. UCLA was the number one team the entire. season. >> Didn't lose a series. >> That's impossible. And they're not here. They get knocked out. Again, you know. this as well as anybody. It's the beauty. of this sport. It doesn't matter if the. talent level is better than the team. that you're playing that day. Chancing. Cole could go out there and absolutely. shove and the game will be over and West. Virginia will win. And he's done that a. lot this year. Boom. There's a lot of. other guys. I mean, way do you see that.

the arms tonight? They're very different. teams that do many different things, but. all of them were good enough to get. here. And that that's what makes a World. Series, college World Series so good. >> I ran in North Carolina center fielder, >> Owen Hull. >> Owen Hull. >> Ridiculous. Phenomenal stud. He's a. great player, right? Yeah, it was. obvious. It was very obvious by talking. to him. He was so big. >> The way he talked was like a. professional and you could tell just by. looking at him like this guy's a guy. The way he carried himself at We were. just walking in a hotel ran into him. He.

said, "Man, great to see you." And I was. like, "You too." Clearly young, >> big. strong. dude. And he's a junior, I believe, for. UNCC. I think he said something along. the lines of uh they were here in 24, right? >> The only team that's been here twice in. the last three years. Other than that, you know, think about college basketball. in the Blueb Bloods or college football. where you tend to have the same schools. We've had 23 different schools here the. last 3 years. That's that's really hard. to do. Carolina is the only team that's.

been here twice in the last three years. It speaks to a little bit of the parody. of the game. Uh it speaks to NIL. It. speaks to the portal. All of those. subjects, the boxes get checked. And. that dude is he's a major league player. He is a major league player. Owen Hall. Happy we got a photo because he took a. photo with us. I also excuse me. Let me. steal one of those. Ty has a question. for you. >> Ravi. >> Yeah, Ravi. Speaking of like NIL and the. way it's kind of changing, do you think. the SEC kind of needs to win this year. to kind of put that like strangle hold. back on college? Cuz for the longest.

time it was, hey, a team from the SEC is. probably going to win. But now you see, especially with teams like UCLA and. Oregon and USC going to the Big 10, you. know, West Virginia and the Big 12, like. the the playing field seems like it's. kind of evened out a little Well, I. think the fact that we've had all these. different teams here, but you have five. teams from the SEC. One entire bracket. is SEC, meaning you're going to have an. SEC team in the final, you know, that. already. Now, whether one comes out of. this side that's played today remains to. be seen. That would be seven years in a.

row that the SEC has won the College. World Series. Damn. >> I think that they they have obviously. certain advantages that other schools. don't. >> Like what? Warm weather all year round. >> They have warm weather. Uh they have uh. history, they have facilities. I will. say this though, you were there. West. Virginia's facilities now, especially. the my mechanics lab, like that stuff is. is top level and Kendrick's. contributing, but schools have figured. out what we need to be competitive. The. problem that many of them face, they.

develop pitching like Wake Forest for a. few years and Nick Curts is killing it. in Major League Baseball. They had. pitching labs. They were the best at. pitching. West Virginia is going to be. great at pitching. Can you then round it. out by having great defense and great. offense? And the SEC tends to have all. three of those things covered. >> Here's what you're talking about with. the biomechanics lab that has been. placed in Morgantown, West Virginia. Quote comes for Courtney Samuik. Uh it. was kind of a no-brainer. She's a. unicorn, PhD in biomechanics. That's a. baseball rat that wants to be in a.

dugout and be at practice all day and. grind. You can't just go create that. person or system. I believe Skino was. training down there as well in the. offseason. >> Yeah, a lot of guys are going down. there. But for years, Vanderbilt's had. facilities like that. Mentioned Wake. Forest has had facilities like that. Florida State, we were there this year, just put in a facility that's got all. more cameras than you have by dozens to. shoot every aspect of every pitcher, every pitch he throws. There are numbers. attached to everything they do.

>> It's a It's a scientific world. >> Tell me about the numbers at this Rockos. thing, cuz I walked in there last night. None of it made sense to me. None of it. None of it made sense. and he was. telling me this money is not going. towards jello shots in Omaha. This money. is going towards a linebacker for the. West Virginia Mountaineers. Dude, tell. me about the Rockos thing because. >> the Rockos challenge. >> We didn't get it. I'm going to be. honest. We went in there as a person. that was going to write a check for. >> probably a hundred to $150,000. [laughter]. >> Just break all the records. Yeah. >> No. 330,000 would be the record, which.

he don't even like that I know that. number. He He He has been disgusted with. me and bring it out. I walked in there. three checks in my thing. So, I was. going to I first time I've had checks on. >> I couldn't leave his side cuz I was. afraid what would happen if I went to. the restroom. >> He So, I was ready to do it and then I. got in there and I'm like this just. isn't what I thought it was going to. like. It was just an interesting little. thing. >> I think it sort of speaks to the um. let's say the the way that baseball. operates. Baseball is not a sprint. It is a marathon. So, in Rocco's case,

and I have no idea. I'm kind of making. this up right now. >> [laughter]. >> For me, in Rocco's case, if you spread. it out over the course of the entire. College World Series, >> 10 days, >> you get to big big numbers. They I don't. think that they're after Let's just. scratch a big check. We said, >> you don't think that's what they're up? Yeah, that is what they're up for. The. LSU guy get 68,000. Believe me, I You. said you're just making this up as you. go. I've looked into this cuz this guy. publicly told me I need to come give. hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy. shots at this guy's bar, basically. And.

I come in there and the guy told me that. my check was going to bounce and then. did this entire thing and people were. buying these shots and there was zero. celebrity. I was very bummed out. I was like super. excited. >> When's the last When's the last time a. McAfee check bounced? >> Well, well said. >> I don't know if this guy knew that I was. it was I think he had no idea that it. was me potentially. >> Had to have not known. >> Benefit of the doubt. Let's. >> give him the benefit of the doubt. >> Happens all the time. >> Let's try again. Let's see what happens. [laughter] I'd rather do it here at Blat. with uh Hitchcock's bar here. I'd much.

rather do it here at the Many people. will agree with you. I don't look I. don't a I don't do shots. I got a game. tonight. So I ain't doing [laughter]. shots. >> But I will say this that maybe it is the. whole concept of let's just go marathon, keep accumulating. Hopefully hopefully. we give some money to charities and. things like that. I mean that's that's. what we should be doing. >> It is beautiful. It is wonderful to be a. part of. But I'm telling you. >> that was a bummed out start to our. world. Super bummed out. We're all. bummed out. We are very bummed out. We. walked back to our hotel.

>> Bummed out. Bummed out. >> Vibes flying over here. >> Oh my god. Best sporting event of all. time. We've been told. >> Yeah. And it is. You got off to a rocky. start. We got to pick it up here. Come. on. >> Yeah, we will. West Virginia is going to. hit them out cuz the wind's going. We're. going to celebrate. Everybody else we've. ran into H. Yeah. I mean, this place has. been alive. We are ready for it. >> How long you here? >> Uh, for. >> another six. >> 10 days. Oh. [laughter] You're the best, ladies and. gentlemen. >> I love you guys. >> We appreciate having Paul Ravage. Best.

>> this will be a one and done thing for. us. I think we'll see. >> No, no, no. If West Virginia's back. here, you're back here. Make that. promise. >> I'll definitely talk about it. >> Final four. You know, let's see if they. get to next weekend. All of a sudden, we. might be thinking, hey, >> they're playing for a title in the. finals. You're you're here. >> I know. I got I got a three-week old. >> you know, daughter. >> Babies in baseball, baby. Let's go. >> Yeah. Andy McKenzie needs to come out. here, guys. >> Daughter McKenzie needs to come out here. to experience this.

>> I'll tell you what, I live in a. Midwestern state. >> Mhm. >> We host a lot of things. >> I'm not judging. Omaha's great. You So. are you, ladies and gentlemen. Carl. Rabbit, Carl, >> I'm not starting an entire war. This is. our first size six things bigger for 76. years. >> But Blat, we're going to bury the ball. >> We're burying the Rockos ball. >> Okay, we're at Blat now. Blat. David. Blatz is freaking amazing. >> Hey, we're not giving them a swing. Dlineman either, though. We're not. giving. >> No, no, no, no. That West Virginia.

football only. That's it. >> You are hilarious. >> I'm staying by your side till he leave. town. >> I'm telling you. Joining us now is a man. who I think will have a lot of questions. about me potentially walking into that. place I've never been before and writing. $150,000 check like I was going to do. last night. Founder of the Clutch. Agency. Ladies and gentlemen, he was. once selling jerseys out of the trunk of. his car. Now he's one of the most. influential people on earth. Rich Paul. Hey Rich. Rich. What's up, >> fellas? >> Rich, do you know much about the College. World Series or No.

>> Yes, I do. I love the College World. Series. >> Me, too. I love watching it. It's. absolutely electrifying. The West. Virginia Mountaineers are a part of it. this year. So, you have a team to cheer. for. Congratulations. Okay, let's go. Mountaineers. Let's get in there. >> Hey, my my my guy Mike Gansy, who is now. the Yeah. >> the president of the Sixers. I played. against him in high school, went to West. Virginia, and and Bob Huggin is my guy. I'm West Virginia. I have West Virginia. ties. >> Okay. I like Gany gave you buckets, too. I know. He It's not your fault. >> Ganzy got beat and put out the playoffs.

Now, he was a lot better of a player. than I was, but my team was better than. his. >> Who was your team? Who was your team? >> The Benedicting Bengals. We went on to. win the state championship that year. >> What What position were you? Point guard. or you power forward? >> I was a guard, but I was really the best. practice player you ever saw in your. life, Pat. It's. >> okay. It worked out. Yeah. Yes, you. certainly did. I think your knowledge of. the game helps. I think you being a. grinder obviously helps. I think the way. you approach being a representative of. these players as if you're an older.

brother/dad of theirs is a good thing. And obviously, you've had a lot of. success. Congrats on that. Let's dive. into what your what your world is right. now. Obviously, the NBA finals are. spectacular. You rep people all over the. league. What's going on right now other. than trying to put out fires about where. LeBron James is going? >> Well, you know, the finals I've been. back and forth. I was at games one and. two. I'll be at game five. And obviously. I have guys on the on the the Knicks and. Jordan Clarkson and representing the. Spurs. We have everything from coach in. front office to to players uh De'ar.

Lindy. Uh so you know the finals is the. finals. Like every year I'm at the. finals in some capacity. Even if I don't. have someone playing, I like to be. there. And so it's just it's just this. series has been insane. You know, up and. down roller coaster. This could easily. be 3-1 the other way. It could be 2-2. Uh both teams are are are pretty. exciting. But um the Garden, as you can. see, exploded the other day. And you.

know, game five, we'll see what happens. I've been here before, so nothing. surprises me in the playoffs, that's for. sure. Uh but it's been great. It's been. really great. >> Yeah, I think the league is in a great. place right now, Rich. And obvious you. did a podcast this year. Congratulations. Ruffled a lot of. feathers. >> Ruffled a lot of feathers as one of the. most influential people in the league. who reps a lot of the players. Whenever. you say things from a pundit standpoint. as opposed to insider standpoint, people. going to go crazy. How has the year.

been? How many fires do you think you. kind of got into? And did you enjoy the. ride while doing that? >> Yes. Look, I just shot the show just. now, Max and I. Uh, you know whose. feathers I didn't ruffle? yours. >> Amen. >> One of the few people to call and say, "Rich, this is the right thing for you. to do." Content is king, >> obviously. Uh but, you know, look, I. think there's a world where you do. things and that you don't do it the way. someone else would like you to do it or. just because it hasn't been done yet. doesn't mean isn't the right thing to.

do. And so, uh, our show is about. insight, um, you know, giving. perspective in in in only ways that I. can. And so, um, I enjoy it. I I will. continue to do so and I enjoy coming on. your show as well. So, thanks for having. me again. But it's great, man. It's. great, you know. Um, I thought it would. be a lot harder to be honest with you, but then now Max and I have a rhythm and. so it is a lot of prep, but it's good. and it doesn't interfere with my. workday. I'm in the office every day. I. was the first one in the office. yesterday. I even beat my assistant to.

the office who said she was there. I saw. evidence of her bag, but I didn't see. her. So, therefore, I was the first one. there. [laughter] Okay. I like that. you're still working hard for your. clients. I like that you're able to be. in the content game, put out any uh. opinion or narrative that you need. And. I am a big fan of you getting your voice. out there. And the reason why you say it. might be easier is because you get. attention with everything you say. because you're Rich Paul. Okay. So, if. you were uh Richard Paul in high school. still selling those jerseys out of your. trunk, I think nobody's going to listen. to. But now, because you have insight. and power, I think everything is going.

to matter. Speaking of power, okay, what you two have built is special. I. think every follow athlete is going to. try to follow in the same footsteps of. you guys. Obviously, you, Mav, LeBron, the entire team have built an empire. over there. Uh, who I forgot somebody. >> Randy. >> Randy. Shout out. Hey, >> shout out Randy. Shout out Randy. We. love Randy. Obviously, he doesn't get. enough. But now we're at a critical. time, it feels like, for that entire. business where the face of the NBA has a.

real option. And it feels like he's. falling in love with retirement right in. front of our eyes with this golf thing. Feels like that is real. >> Oh god. Yes. >> How should we view the LeBron James. situation right now? We all just assume. he's going to play again because he's in. such great shape, but it does look like. he's loving life off the court. It feels. like there's real questions right now. for the first time on whether or not. he's going to play. Can I I'll finish. this. A lot of people who are in the. know say they think he's going back to. the Lakers. This would be crazy move for. him to go somewhere else. Then there's. people fantasizing maybe he goes back to.

Cleveland because that would be maybe. the one final ride. Golden State, him. and Steph Curry are in love. I've heard. the Indiana Pacers. >> Sure. >> Because him and Tyrese Hallebertton are. good friends obviously. Why wouldn't he. want to go play with Wendy maybe pass. the baton actually to the next. generation? Like all these things are. kind of just going into the world right. now. From your standpoint, what's a. realistic conversation about LeBron. James, the 41-year-old man who's. entering year 55 potentially or retiring.

to a golf course? >> Here's what I'll say to you, Pat. Um, believe nothing that's out there because. I haven't had one conversation with him. At the end of the season, I made it. clear that I would respect he and the. family because this is going to be a. family decision for him. This is not. look, you know, I went on to build a. business that will will do great long. after LeBron retires. And so, you know, that's I'm not dependent of that at all. And and and and Maverick has done the. same thing. You know, he's done a.

tremendous amount for everyone he's ever. uh en encountered with ex- teammates, coaches, executives, etc. I I don't. think there's a player that has done. more for not just the game, but people. in the game that has benefited. throughout his 23 years. And so, whatever decision he decides to make, that is his decision. He doesn't need to. make a decision for anybody but himself. in this regard. And so, um, but there's. been no conversation. I have not had one.

conversation with him. He played a. couple rounds of golf. I don't mention. it. when he comes to me and wants to sit. down, I am more than prepared for every. scenario that there could be. Uh, but. when you think about numbers that's. being thrown out, what we're asking. about and all these things, that's all. false. We haven't had one conversation. with anybody about anything. And so, I'll continue to give him his time and. when he's ready to talk, we'll talk. >> That's crazy to say that none none of. those numbers are real cuz what was it. like he was going to play for three.

million or something at Cleveland? I. thought that was something you would. tell people, Rich. You'd be the one. None of those numbers are real. You. know, here's what happened. >> OH, 500,000. HE PLAYED FOR 500,000. >> Very nice of you, Rich. >> 50 million, too. >> Yeah. Free seen that. >> Here's what happens. People speculate. >> Uhhuh. >> Uh, and there's certain situations like. if you're talking to a Bobby Mars, he. knows what teams can pay, what they. can't pay, etc. If you're talking to a. Brian Winhurst who know who who knows me. forever, knows us forever. No doubt. He's speaking from a place of.

understanding how these guys do their. business, right? Um, but there's nobody. that can say to you they know what we're. planning to do or what LeBron's planning. to do because I don't even know what. he's planning to do. I literally don't. do not know. And I said to him, and I. will will repeat this, take your time. Take as much time as you need and want. That's it. And when you're ready to. talk, whatever that conversation may be, I'll be here. It's just that simple. >> Are you guys going to set fire to the.

rain still or no? [laughter]. >> What do you think? Are we in a deep end? Are we rolling still? >> Yeah, we might be. >> Rumor has it. >> Are we still. >> Are we still doing that? >> Listen Listen. I Me personally, again, I. think he said it in his Time magazine. article, which congrats to him on that. as well. >> Um that it's based upon, you know, where. he's at mentally. uh you know the the. approach it he goes into everything with. so much detail. So he doesn't have like. a hour day where he's preparing you know.

if if if he's going into a practice he's. he's probably working out twice before. practice even starts. And so. >> you know that's that's a thing that I. know that for a fact because if I had to. meet with him before practice I would. have to meet him somewhere at 5:30 or 6. in the morning before he starts off. doing whatever he's going to do. Um, and. so there's a lot that comes with that. being away from home, etc. And again, it's we can all see he still loves the. game.

>> Yeah, he does. >> He loves golf as well. >> Yeah, he loves golf. >> But but it's, you know, like I said, I'm. not I'm We don't I don't have anything. I wish I had something for you guys. I. wish I had something for the basketball. industry, but the only thing I have is. the respect for him and his family to. take the time, enjoy his his time off, and whenever he decides that he wants to. talk about things, all I can do is. prepare. I'm prepared. I'm ready to go. I can tell you this. I can tell you. this, Pat. I can tell you this. I tell. you guys this, there are.

um there has been incoming calls from. every team um with the excitement of. possibly him playing for them. And so at. 41 years of age going on 42, I think. that's something to be extremely proud. about. And you know, just it's one of. those things where it's like, wow, even. at 42, I'm still wanted. Um that's. that's admirable. >> Yeah, it certainly is. If you had to put. a number on that, uh, and obviously you. rep him as well, so the higher the.

number would be better for your. leverage, but everybody understands. everything. Would you say five to 10. teams have called him or like the teams. that could potentially get him if like. would you be able to put a number on. that? Like the Pacers called obviously. >> Yeah, I I I would say without naming. names, I would say. >> yeah, about 10 to 12. >> 510 12. >> Okay. All right. We appreciate that. number. And you know what would make. everybody's life easier? >> If if Adele put out another album.

>> Certainly. >> That would help. [laughter]. >> That would help all of us. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> That would help me. >> Absolutely. >> That would help me. >> Yeah. Well, you know what? I think uh it. would help a lot of people. She's She's. She's pretty great at what she does, right? >> Yeah. Yeah, she is. >> Tell her we need something about. >> No, not going to say it. You're the. best, ladies and gentlemen. Rich ball. Thank you, buddy. >> Good guy. >> Hey, dude. >> We need another adult level. >> I agree. >> Big time. >> Maybe that's what Braun's waiting on.

>> Could be. Could be. Actually, >> he's got four years eligibility left in. football. >> NIL. >> Oh, you way more than 300 grand. >> I'm not giving anybody more. I'm not. giving just a tad more. >> Coach, [laughter]. >> all you need is a local judge, coach. He. could be on your telly. It's the way. we're going. Let's do it. >> It is crazy, right? I'm not going to put. you on the spot to have to talk about. that cuz all you care about is getting. what? >> Money. [laughter]. >> First downs. First down. >> First downs. >> Now you I want to move it this much. Can. we move it this way? Where your first. downs and wins.

>> and. >> and wins. >> Money. >> and money. >> If you'd like to support a college. football team, we have the right team. for you. >> We have it. >> Are you buying shots at this place? >> Okay. With a buck 50. Way to go. >> Sure. >> Sure. >> Very good. Very good donation. Or maybe. we get a player. Maybe we're gonna play. it. Let's see if West Virginia wins this. game. I get excited. Maybe we roll over. >> You never know. I think so. >> Uh ladies and gentlemen, it's Friday and. uh we have a shorter show today because. of the chaos that's happening here. Shout out to Blat, by the way, for.

allowing us to set up in here. We didn't. know what the setup was going to be. It. all came together very late. We got. people downstairs and outside. We. appreciate you all so much. We'll see. you over at the stadium there at the. Charles Schwab Field here at Omaha. But. we like to round up kind of the week of. sport that were good and it was bad. Let's start with the good, shall we? With five things that aren't ass. Rich. Rodriguez, let's do five things that. aren't. >> that are not ass. >> Do something sweet.

>> You ever hear that song? >> I hope not to hear it again. >> Just wait. It's coming at [laughter] the. end of this. >> Not ass. Let's go out to Vegas. First. game for the Athletics out there. Chris. Angel was chosen to throw out the. opening pitch. Obviously, we've seen. this man take somebody's upper body and. mix it with somebody else's lower body. in a park. He put Shack up over a hotel. >> Chris Angel has done all things, including throw an absolute seed for the.

Las Vegas A. Way to go, Chris. Magic trick. Put that. in the glove. Didn't even throw a ball. >> Chris Angel. >> It's Chris Angel. Shout out to him. remember he dropped down from the Las. Vegas uh Allegiance Stadium in football. Yeah, I'm surprised he's not wearing. baseball in a straight. >> jackown. Let's go to Jacob Mizeroski of. the Brewers. He shakes off manager Pat. Murphy who wanted to pull him out. Nope. Nope. We're not doing that, pal. It was. a seventh inning. What would he go on to. do? Uh yeah, I'm going to finish this.

thing. Pat was the manager of the year, I do believe. Great coach. Obviously, Mizarowski, good fan. He said, "I don't. think so. Let me close this out.". Strikes out the guy. That's not ass at. all time. >> Not ass at all. And that's kind of the. next level of his maturation cuz every. pitcher wants to keep going, but most of. the time the manager will be like, "Hey, tough pal. You're coming out." But. when you throw 102 mph, you let it eat. >> All right, let's go to a more another. baseball game that only happens once a. year. >> Oh yeah, >> ladies and gentlemen, when the. Republicans and the Democrats take each. other on in baseball, there's a chance a.

magic could happen. How about Missouri. Senator Eric Schmidt? diving play, breaks his nose, loses his hat. >> What a catch. >> The Republicans would go on to win 11-2. If he didn't make that catch 11 to. three. So, that was a big time play for. the Republicans out there. >> Yeah. I mean, well worth the strawberry. all over his face and probably his. elbows. And we didn't even get a view of. what he did at the plate because I. believe he was the MVP of the game. >> So, you would normally just think like. ages for both these teams and who would.

who would it bode well for. I wonder. what the overall record is from the. modern history here. >> for ball and not ball just to see who. would maybe that would help us. understand politics a little bit issues. >> Let's go talk to uh we just talked to. Rich Paul. Let's talk about a guy who's. enjoying retirement. LeBron. >> for birdie. >> Richard Rodriguez. He's 6'9. Obviously. his clubs are as long as a hockey stick. >> Uhhuh.

>> On the other side of a sand trap. Gonna. have to land it short. Don't go in the. sand. Oh, he likes it. Tiger vision. >> staring it down. >> Yes, he is. >> Tracking. >> No way. >> And count it. Little guy on the green. jumping for joy. Love everything about. that. That's certainly not ass. Let's go. to the Belmont Stakes at Saratoga. Second horse to win two triple crown. races since just Oh, we're skipping that. one. We don't have that. Okay, let's go. to uh [laughter] women's soccer as this. World Cup is obviously happening. The. women's soccer team certainly selling.

out stadiums as well. Triny Rodman, absolute dog. Boom. Right in the face. Takes a shot. Yep. That's not ass at. all. There was, I think, >> 11 cards in this game. Okay. Between USA. and Brazil. Trinity Rodman was not one. of them. >> Yeah, she's pumped about it. >> But she was certainly in the middle of. all of it. She's our superstar. And uh I. love the fact that our women's team, bunch of dogs, and we're beating. Brazil's ass. I like everything about. that, Todd. >> Yeah. Hard not to like that. And listen, you know, if you if you come mess with. the bull, you're going to get the horns. You should know that. M Con. Man,

there's a chance that Trinity could uh. our women's team could beat some of. these men's team in a World Cup, but. we're certain for gold when this women's. team takes a big stage. >> Yeah, exactly. I love that they did that. before USA takes the pitch tonight. Maybe the men kind of see this and they. say, "You know what? We are also going. to go to war.". >> All right, let's go to soccer. Anthony. Roberts or Robinson in a leadup game. against Germany and Chicago as we. prepare for Paraguay tonight. An. absolute ripper, coach. Look at this. one. He might be able to kick a BALL FOR. YOU. >> Fire cracker. NIO money for a kicker.

How about that? [laughter] See that back. flip? >> 2550 grand. I think Anthony might be. more. And then let's go to the game of. all games from Madison Square Garden. Things that aren't ass OG anobi put. back. >> Ah, Indiana Hooser legend. >> Insane. >> What a comeback. They were uh they were. down 29. Rich Rodriguez 29. They come. back and win. Speaking of coming back. and winning and doing something special, there's a man that has this West. Virginia baseball team in the national. conversation. He was hired in 2012. He.

passed on to Steve Sabin. Ladies and. gentlemen, the godfather, Randy Maisy. >> Thank you so much. I didn't know. >> Coach Maisy, what's up, coach? [laughter]. >> How we doing, coach? How you doing, coach? >> I should have known. I I don't know what. baseball is. Is baseball more this one? Like soft? >> No, no, no. There's Yeah, high fives. You. >> ask Brandon, can you please tell me. about the amount of pride as we have. about four or five minutes here left? This is my dream to sit in this chair, by the way. Where you get started. Thank.

you. >> I'll tell you what, it's an honor to. have you on. >> It's an honor to have you sing a song. with my name in it. >> Yeah, I heard that. >> Yeah. Okay. Uh, shout out Savings. >> I know, right? >> I tried to return the favor. I'm trying. to think. There ain't that rhymes. with McAfee. >> Oh, yeah. >> I can't I can't come up with anything. >> Just try Pat. Try Pat. Pat. >> Yeah, that one. There's a lot. >> How about How about from my old Britney. Spears days? Pat's not that innocent. >> Okay, I like that. I'm not that. innocent. Uh Pat and hot bats.

>> I mean, we can get going. >> You're the godfather of this West. Virginia baseball team. Legitimately. would like to get into this because what. you did for our university is special. Obviously, massive donation from Ken. Kendricks, but what you were able to. piece together Big 12 baseball in. Morgantown is special and it's kind of. all happening right now. Obviously, you're not the coach of the team that's. here. Guy that was assistant coach for. you. Sabins is in charge. Like you tell. me about how this has been for you from. like day one to where we're at now. Proud papa feeling. Is that kind of how. I can look?

>> Well, you make me sound old at calling. me the godfather. >> Well, you are retired, bro. It's on you. >> Amen. >> But yeah, you know, we celebrated the. 14-year anniversary of my press. conference last week during the. regional. And so in those 14 years, I. had a vision. Oliver Luck hired me. Uh, and we had a vision for this day to. come. People have been waiting for over. a hundred years for this day to come. And I always wanted to do it I I've been. to Omaha a bunch of times with other. teams. So I never wanted to do it for. myself. I wanted to do it for the people.

you see around here, the university, the. fans, Coach Sabins and his staff and the. players cuz I knew what it was like and. I knew I wanted them to experience it. because they never have. So this is fun. for me just to see the people just like. you are. You've become a West Virginia. baseball fan. >> Yeah. Hell yeah. Yeah. Hell yeah. I'm a. big fan. That was the most fun I've had. at baseball. That's the first time in my. life I've stayed for an entire baseball. game. >> Yeah. World baseball. [laughter]. >> Oh, no. World Baseball Classic. I was. there.

>> Country Roads. Yeah. >> Yeah. We had a great time. The the. tradition, the pageantry, the. environment. It's come out of nowhere. for the baseball team. >> It's come out of nowhere. And you know, if I can put an administrator hat on. right now, >> that stuff like this really helps. enrollment as you guys know. I mean, there's probably some junior in high. school that lives in Shabboan, Wisconsin. right now that watched what's going on. and be like, "Hey, man, I'd love to go. to school there." So, this is uh so far. outreaching what's happened here and. just congratulations to the players and.

coaches. >> Hell yeah. We cannot wait to go watch. the team play here at 2:00. Our show is. wrapping here on ESPN and 5. We'll see. you on Monday. Have the greatest weekend. of all time. Goodbye. Okay, we're still. live. We're still live. We're still. live. We are still live. Let's remember. that. Still live. >> Still live. Why do you point to me? >> Still all everybody. Everybody. >> Everybody. We are. >> I make him I know. I make him nervous. >> No, but you talk about enrollment. You. talk about enrollment. We experienced. that uh whenever our first run doubt. whenever he was here. And we had uh.

plaques around the building. That was. like Thursday night football. We had the. highest rated three highest rated games. ESPN had had before the NFL got in. there. I think it was a Wednesday night. game. Obviously, the amount of bowl. games we win, we were everywhere. the. West Virginia. >> brand was everywhere and enrollment went. up, school went up, sports has the. capability of doing that and your. baseball team is certainly fantastic. So, uh, we've enjoyed watching the rise. and what Steve Sabs, can you tell me a. little bit about him, why he's the. perfect guy. He he looks like he's a. soughtoff baseball player. I mean, he is.

stout fell. >> He's a nononsense work ethic kind of. guy. And that's what when I retired, I. didn't want somebody coming in from the. outside to coach the Mountaineers cuz. you got to kind of know the West. Virginia way if you're going to have. success here. And he was with me for. nine years. And when I made the decision. to retire, I knew the guy was in place. that could do what's doing right now. So, this has been a win-win for. everybody. And I think he just got named. national coach of the year. Is that. accurate?

>> Yeah. How about that? Unbelievable. what's happening. And the favorite part. for me is going to be I think Omaha has. adopted the Mountaineers because of. what's been happening. I think a lot of. people if we have a lead late in the. game today, I think a lot of bipartisan. people are going to stay just to sing. with us. >> True. So that would be cool. >> Country Roads, >> I'll tell you. So in 2002, I believe you. were the one that said, "Hey, we're. singing Country Roads. I'm sick of it.". And then um. >> if we win, >> if we win, obviously if we win, it.

started. It's become now a full thing in. >> global. I mean, country roads is sung. everywhere, but I think it's actually. like West Virginia's song, too. I think. West Virginia has like the right I think. >> they do. >> I think West Virginia University has the. rights to Country Roads. And the fact. that it's caught on so much is a. beautiful thing. Now, you as a godfather. of that tradition. Are you crying a. little tear the other day as we're. pretty booed up watching that baseball. team get a win singing country roads. with what, five, six th,000 mountaineers. around us? That was an awesome moment. What was really neat is that the coach.

would tell you they stay. A lot of them. stay even though they know you're going. to win, they'll stay to the end just to. sing that song, right? And everybody's. embracing each other. And it is amazing. all over the world how people know that. song. And now they're associated with. our great university and we're aligned, right? You know, we got President. Benson, Ren Baker, Mr. president. Yeah, we got we got so much great support in. all of our sports that it's it's fun to. watch our baseball team that's got. really good players but also has that. West Virginia attitude, you know, that. grit, hard-nosed, bluecollar kind of.

thing. The things that you had and your. teammates had when you played at West. Virginia. So, I'm honored to be part of. it. >> You know, coach, we don't push people. that far in baseball. Yeah. You do that. in baseball, you get thrown out of the. game. [laughter] A whole different deal. >> Yeah, but I think your team would win. that if we had to. Like, I think we have. some dogs in that in that dugout. I. mean, that's the kind of guys you. recruit here, as you know, and you. played here and and that's how we win. Blueco collar work ethic, man. That's. that's how we roll. >> Tony has a question for you. >> Yeah, I do. Coach, uh, the MLB, it feels. like now it's basically all strikeouts.

and home runs. College World Series for. someone who doesn't pay attention to the. college game as much as the MLB, is it. more of a small ball or is it is it team. based? How's What is the winning formula. for a College World Series? >> Yeah, we always had to play the uh. according to the players we had. Uh we. would steal a lot of bases because we. had fast guys. Yeah. If you have. powerful guys, you try and hit a lot of. homers. Uh so it it's different. Recruiting is such a a crapshoot. sometimes. You uh as we were building. this thing, you kind of get the players.

you get and then once you start winning, it kind of feeds off of itself. Yeah. >> We were stealing a lot of bases. So all. of a sudden all the fast kids in the. country wanted to come to West Virginia. >> If we start hitting homers now, all the. big strong kids will want to come. So, uh, it's a little bit different, uh, depending on the team that you have. >> You buying shots at this Rock's place. because Rich Rod wants me to spend no. money in there. >> I embarrassed the out of myself. yesterday. I don't know if you saw the. tweet, but. >> it's not a regular shot glass. No, >> you got to be a damn engineer to figure. it out. [laughter].

Push up from the bottom and. >> sucky sucky. >> Yeah, I'm struggling with this thing and. I'm like, I'll do one just to say I did. Well, I got the whole show started. >> That's what we did, TOO. YEAH, WE'RE. KIND OF EVERYBODY'S KIND OF doing Well, come do it. Okay. >> I did my part, baby. I did my part. >> So do we. I never I've never chewed a. shot before. >> Yeah, [laughter] that's different. Chew. It's kind of chewy. That's a. little different. >> I'll tell you what. I. >> Okay, sustainable here. >> Is this new? >> Very sustainable. >> Is this what we're thinking?

>> Four years ago, I don't know. I've said. that, but now very sustainable with the. just because of all the national. attention. And like I said, kids all. over the country now are going to look. at what's happened the last two weeks. and say, "Hey, I want to be a. mountaineer." So very sustainable. >> Ty, go ahead, pal. >> Yeah. So you guys have I mean, they've. been to three super regionals in a row. and couldn't, you know, quite get over. the hump. Did you know this was on the. precipice or or not necess or was it. within the last year and a half or so. that you were like, "Okay, like we're. we're right on the doorstep and and we.

are going to knock it down." Yeah, you. know, the evolution of a program, if you. look back on what's happened, it's kind. of gone the way it's supposed to go. You. know, in in 2017, we got an ATL large. bid to a regional for the first time in. a hundred years or whatever. And in. 2019, we hosted for the first time in a. hundred years. But it's hard to win the. first time you host a regional. It's. hard to win a super regional the first. time you play in it because you have no. experience. But all of a sudden, you're. playing three of them and you end up. winning one. >> Yeah. It's hard to win in Omaha the.

first time you come because our kids. aren't used to seeing this. So, sustainability is going to be the key. Uh I think we have a chance to win this. thing. We got a good enough team to win. the whole thing, but experience in these. championship environments goes a long. way. So, the evolution of the program on. the front end, it's you're looking at. it's like, let's do it now. We got to do. it now. But on the back end, looking. back at it, it's gone about the way it's. supposed to go. That's awesome. Well, we.

appreciate the hell out of your service. to uh the university to sport and uh. thanks for stopping by. We're going to. try to make our way in there. >> Hey, I'm a man of the people, man. I'm. going right now. I love West Virginia. I. love this state. My wife and I, my. daughter ingrained in this state and uh. couldn't be happier right now, brother. >> All right, we're going to go have. I guess 10 15 beers. >> No jello shot. >> No, I'm not doing that. It's. >> a perfect day for it. I am very. >> just what I had in my mind.

>> Bury the ball. There's no clouds out. West Virginia's about to fall. >> It's going to be awesome in there. >> So, we had fun. Great time. >> Let's not get it twisted. >> Yeah. We have fun hanging out, walking. around. >> Could do that literally in any city. We. find out last night. That's true. >> YES. >> BUT NOT IN OMAHA. WE'RE IN OMAHA. >> WE'RE IN OMAHA, BABY. >> IN OMAHA. >> Come on. Look at that. It's beautiful. >> Let's go. >> Omaners. Omir. Hey, my better memory of you is when you. came to the the super at at West.

Virginia and I came down to see you. I. literally had to step over all the empty. beer cans to get next to you. >> It really wasn't that many. [laughter]. >> For some reason, it looked that way. They're pounders. >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> And I got recruits in tonight, so I. can't I'm going to watch the game, but I. can't. >> I can't do what you guys do. >> Shut up. >> Same level. >> HEY, A LITTLE SOFT EDGE. I didn't know. we had. >> coach crucial. >> I got a little pizzazz you're saying. >> Yeah, [laughter].

>> sounds like it. >> You do have a lot of pizzazz. I think. that's a good thing. >> No. No. >> You're the man. >> No. No. >> No. You are, brother. >> No. >> Pat's not innocent, right? >> Pat's not innocent. >> My new song. Yep. You [clears throat]. >> not innocent. >> Dang it. Pat and bats, too. I. >> Yeah, we can go. >> Got Mac and fee. I'm trying to think of more now. >> Oh, boy. C should leave. >> Yeah, breakfast. Good idea. [laughter]. >> Yeah, >> good idea. >> All right, Randy, you're the man. >> Let's do this. >> Thank you all so much for uh watching.

this show. Thank you to Blat piecing. this together. We're supposed to be off, then we're able to get on. They give it. to us. Shout out to the production crew. Shout out to Michael Foss. Obviously, has been driving for 5 hours this. morning to get here. Obviously, there's. storms around, so we appreciate that. Shout out to the president. You're the. man. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Mr. President. >> Thank you, Mr. President. Not of the. United States. >> Western University. >> Now, speaking of that, big fight on. Sunday. >> Yeah. >> Seemingly all coming together. >> Looks great. Looks great.

>> Fingers crossed. Tetorm's in the area. >> Come on. We're being positive. >> I know. I'm just saying. >> What's all this negativity Friday? Negative. >> Be your friend. Tell your friends. something nice. It might change their. life. We're in this thing together. >> Coach, anything to say as we uh get out. of here? Let's go, baby. Let's go. Let's. win this thing. Boom. Thanks for having. me. Well said, coach. >> Coach, how about you? Anything to say to. the team here? >> Hard edge going to win out. Hard. >> edge on my ears, baby. >> Team on me. Team on three. One, two,

three. Goodbye.