The Pat McAfee Show Live | Monday September 7th 2026

who. die. Hey.

Yeah. For real. Oh no. Yes,

let's go. [ __ ]. MADE US. TODAY.

the wrong side. >> You got it in Berkeley, California. >> You got it.

This one's for free. AJ Hawk, $5,000. Oh my god.

Hey, hey, hey. You want my hands up, my hands up all. again now.

USA, USA, USA.

Come on in. Oh my god.

a. heat.

The following program is a collection of. students talking about happenings in the. sports world. It is meant to be comedic, informative. The opinions expressed on. this show do not necessarily reflect the. beliefs of their peers, their boss, or. ESPN. There may be some cuss words.

because that's how humans in the real. world talk. If you are a young, please. seek permission before watching any. further. >> Hey, >> let's go. >> This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. on the line with a gorgeous assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers, you can. stop.

Damn it. >> Your friend, tell a friend something. nice could change their life. >> Hello, beautiful people, and welcome to. our humble abode, the draft kings. thunderdome. on this overreaction. Monday, September 7th, 2026. This sports. program begins now. FOOTBALL. THIS IS SPECTACULAR, isn't it? I mean, what a weekend. Week one of. college football kicked off in a massive.

way. Had a absolute thriller last night. as Old Miss gets by. A huge win over. Louisville. And then don't look now, Wisconsin didn't look ass against Notre. Dame in the first half until they turned. it on. Then Saturday night, obviously. LSU played late late into the night as. weather continued to delay all damn day. after a college game day lightning. delay. The game kicks off at 8:40, 9:40. local, 10:40 Eastern. That thing goes. late into the night and I don't think. LSU uh would have ever been stopped if.

that game goes until 3:00 4:00 a.m. against that Clemson team. No pros, no. problem for Lane Kein. Now, this makes. you wonder about all of the jousting and. public fighting and the ridicule and. seemingly conjecture that was taking. place about Lane Keifin and his LSU. tenure whenever you watch them just. absolutely dismantle the Clemson Tigers. Now, this was the first year that. Clemson was not in the top 25 in the AP. poll before the season started in a long. time. So, maybe a lot of people knew. that this was coming, but just an.

absolute rumping of a team in opening. weekend of a whole new era. You're. dunking on a sideline. You got uh. reality TV stars and influencers walking. in with the team. You have the eyes of. the entire college football world. looking at injunctions in your. courthouse. And then you just go on the. field and pound a team. Just absolutely. demolish them and showcase that you're. bigger, stronger, faster than probably. everybody you're going to play against. Sam Levit, the quarterback, when he was. at Arizona State, he can run. >> He can run. And now he's all the way.

back after Elise Frank injury took him. out last year. He's running all over the. damn yard. But he's got weapons all over. the place. And this LSU team, I think. they want to kill people. They have. really bought into the fact that they. are the villains. They have really. bought into, oh, everybody hates us. Everybody hates us. Not just uh the. team. And obviously the coach, the. entire fan base, the entire fan base. loves that it was like that. Now, they. all got out of there pretty quickly. Okay. Whenever that game started getting. a little bit uh out of control, it was a. long day down there in Baton Rouge. I. think Lane understood. I think the team. understood. And I think everybody that.

watched that game live or on TV says, "Wait, is LSU potentially going to make. a run at this title?" Is this the reason. why Lane Keifin left Old Miss, is he go. down so they can get more speed, more. size, more physicality than maybe. anybody else, and he brings his. offensive coordinator in from Old Miss, who's an absolute wizard who has a green. dot who can tell Sam Levit, who has. already made it to the college football. playoff with Arizona State. You can tell. Sam Levit in his head that, "Hey, they. got cover for two right now. Look to. your right. Is that boom, he's just. looking to us, right? They're playing. video game stuff down there. That's what.

Lane Keifin and his offense has the. capability of doing, especially if they. have the weapons. He looked, they looked. unbelievable. They're not the only ones, though. There was great performances. across the board. There were some ass. performances across the board. And. college football kicked off in a huge. way. What a wonderful time. We got an. NFL game Wednesday night. >> Patriot Seahawks kick off the NFL season. on Wednesday night. I cannot wait to see. what these teams look like after an. offseason for the Seaw Seahawks that has. been documented on Hard Knocks. It has. been phenomenal to learn about this. team. McDonald, the head coach there,

young defensive guru. Obviously, he gets. hired as the defensive coordinator for. the Baltimore Ravens. What's he going to. do? All the offensive geniuses have been. hired as head coaches. Now, a young. defensive genius gets hired as a head. coach. Is this guy going to know game. management? Because normally that's the. offensive side of the ball. Is he going. to be able to talk to the whole team? Is. he going to be able to keep up on the. offensive side? Because you're going to. have to lose offense coordinators if you. have any success over there. He's had to. manage all of that here in the first. couple years of him being a head coach. And they won a Super Bowl. So, I think. the Seattle Seahawks are well on their. way in this McDonald era to potentially. be the next dynasty of the NFL. And on.

the other side, speaking of dynasty, the. greatest dynasty in the history of. sports, the New England Patriots have a. brand new package to that. It's all. around Drake May, >> who was uh second place for MVP last. year. >> Yeah, I should have been first, but yes. >> Well, there's some things coming out now. with some voters saying some things and. doing some things. Certainly, it looks. like that. They've added weapons. This. is a great way to kick off this NFL. season after a spectacular college. football week one. Football's dominant. and we're very lucky for that. You know. who else is dominant? >> What's that? >> Team USA women's national basketball. 32.

consecutive FIA World Cup wins. We were. in a close one with Gratzi. I I mean the. Italian ladies were putting us through. some hell. Felt like all USA couldn't. make everybody in the United States of. America uh that was uh potentially going. to be on that team. I think yesterday. was a day couldn't make a shot. Okay. It. was just uh it was a real barn burner. with Italy. We sneak by. I think it was. a nice wakeup call. Chelsea Gray down. the stretch wanted the ball. Give me the. ball. Give me the ball. Boom. Bang. Beast. Lot of action. They went to the. old guard.

>> down the stretch there. All the youngs. basically off the court. Aaliyah Boston. was really the only uh new timer to. Feeble World Cup and she's obviously uh. one of the highest paid players in WNBA, been around a long time. Caitlyn Clark. couldn't make a shot. She's on a. sideline. Paige is on the sideline. They. went to the old guard out there and we. got a big time win over Italy. This is. happening. USA is about to win another. title over the rest of the world. We. definitely need to celebrate that. Now, let's go to the toxic table at Boston. Connor and at Ty Schmidt. 40 nothing for. Iowa. How you doing? Keep it moving. What a start for the Big 10 and for the.

Hawkeyes and welcome back. We missed. you, brother. >> Thank you very much. Yeah, great. weekend. Great weekend. You know, you. never know. There's a lot of uh you. know, question marks in the air every. time you go into a new college football. season. And listen, I I'm not going to. act like Northern Illinois is the best. team in the world, but when you have an. ass beating like that and you dominate. in all three phases of the game, which. Iowa typically dominates in two phases. of the game, not so much three, but boy, I'll tell you what, uh, you know, it's. start of the year. I'm starting to feel. like, hey, this might be the year the. Hawks break through and make it to the.

College Football Playoff. >> Okay, because uh, we were talking about. Iowa on college game day and I couldn't. remember that man right there, Tony. Diaz's name in real time. I apologize. came from a smaller school, but we were. watching highlights all spring and also. through training camp of Iowa throwing. the football and completing it. >> Mhm. >> That has not happened. >> First off, >> Iowa's been a big time rugby football. team for a long time. And this Diaz guy, we're doing body control in spring. training in in training camp. We're. watching him make some real plays. It's. like, is this what the team's going to.

look like whenever push comes to shove? And they did, I think. Did it not look. like that, Ty? What are you shaking your. head for? >> Uh, so I mean, yeah, he's unbelievable. He's arguably the most talented receiver. I had in a long, long time. But I I. personally believe Iowa has a top five, if not the best offensive line in the. country. Uh Kamari Molton had 132. rushing yards in, you know, 8 minutes of. game time. So, they're going to pound. the rock. They basically just need a. quarterback who's not going to turn the. ball over. But when you have a guy like. that who you can confidently throw it to. on third and long, yeah, it's it's going.

to look a little bit different for Iowa. >> Maybe the Iowa Hawkeyes do pick up those. big explosives that you need to continue. to compete against the big time teams. That's a whole another conversation. whenever you look at like LSU now LSU. team. >> on paper when you just look at size dims. speed everything it's like. >> uh is there going to be a team that's. more talented to them then they're able. to piece it together now how deep are. they this is the big thing this is like. when you're constructing your roster how. deep can you become whenever you have a. lot of high-end type of talent now.

granted we know there's no salary cap in. college football we understand they can. spend and will spend whatever down there. for Lane kif and his LSU team to get. back to the national championship. Will. they be able to withstand an entire. season like this? Cuz if they are, good. for college football. The villains, which they have bought into, are showing. up with some of the most explosion that. they have. They're not the only ones, though. Julian Sain went crazy. Arch. Manning went crazy. Let's go to one half. of the hammer. Cowboys, AP Tone, big. spreads this weekend for college. football. What did the slate kind of. tell us whenever we should maybe look. ahead for gambling down the stretch with.

the best sports book on earth? DraftKings. If you're of age and agree. to gamble or trade responsibly and not. like an [ __ ] we'd love for you to. join us on DraftKings available in all. 50 states. What did the slate tell us. about going ahead here, Tone? >> Yeah, I mean there was a lot of huge. spreads this weekend. Um, a lot of these. FBS top 10 teams playing lesser teams. with 40 50 point spreads. You talked. about Texas, Ohio State, IU, all those. team situations. So, it's kind of hard. It's hard to take away in situations. like that. Like Julian saying in the. first drive missed a couple throws but.

then after that sorry excuse me was. unbelievable. Same with Indiana. >> You're getting choked up. Me too. >> I was Yeah. >> That's nar NFL Darius Butler. Dude, I I. was I almost had a tear in my eye in. that pregame show. I was very lucky and. thankful to do that pregame show. alongside uh Dez uh Joey Reese right on. the sideline and I like looked around at. one point. It was live on air. I I. obviously didn't have a mute button so I. was pretty apologetic afterwards but I. just looked around. I saw like 102,000. people that have kind of waited the.

entire day out and I was like, man, this. is beautiful. Like, this is what life is. supposed to be. I got emotional just. like you are here while you're talking. about these spreads. >> Yeah, but so like it's it's like what. can you take away from week one cuz a. lot of like this is a preseason game for. a lot of those top 10 teams. They're. just kind of feeling it out. They're. playing base coverages, stuff like that, running, you know, vanilla stuff on. offense, trying to figure out what their. guys are in situations like that. Like. even Oregon and Boise, it was a super. close game, but Oregon outgamed them by. like 250 yards. So, like how do you what. do you take away from those situations? I think you just want to see these teams. be crisp and clean and there was a lot.

of that this weekend from a lot of the. top teams and there was a a lot of teams. that you kind of have questions about. now moving forward or was it just a week. one thing? So, don't take it's hard not. to take too much from there like last. Notre Dame last night everyone's like oh. this team sucks in the first half and. then you know they kind of settle in and. they win by 30 or whatever they cover. the spread in that situation. So, it's. kind of hard. What do you take away from. week one is kind of the question for me. from this weekend. Yeah, if you fell. asleep during the Wisconsin Notre Dame. game, you probably think Notre Dame ass, but maybe they just had a half where. they had to figure it out in the second.

half is who they are. And then on you. think about I mean it's hard not to, but. like Clemson, is this what Clemson. actually is or they just run into an. actual buzzsaw in the first week? Because they always talk about week one. to week two being the biggest. development of your team. I think we. learn a lot more next weekend than we. did this past weekend. But you have to. get off to a hot start, Deep Bud. Yeah, you want to, but Tony just mentioned it. With no preseason in college football, you do have to really find out a lot of. things when the real bullets are firing. So, a lot of teams, we know all the. movement that happens in the offseason. with coaches, coordinators, all the.

transport uh portal guys. So, a team. like LSU coming out like, yeah, you have. the talent, you have the coaching staff, but actually putting it together and. showing up and putting belt two ass on. the national stage is impressive. And. then the teams that you have the. questions about, it's like, do you do. they figure it out going down the line? team like Clemson, you waited till, you. know, the 11th hour to name a starter. and then you changed the quarterback at. halftime. So there's there's still. questions there. Exactly. So it's still. questions there with Davo. And that's a. team that it's not like, you know, FBS. schools playing against these lower this.

is a big- time college program with. big-time college recruits year in and. year out. So what will they be going. down the stretch? But yeah, just just. having ball back was was electric. That. environment was electric. Game day been. back. you guys, I think, did a great. job. Obviously, through all the the [ __ ]. with the weather. Um, so I'm just glad. we're back, man. >> That was LSU officials and uh ESPN. safety. >> Sure. >> Saying that there was lightning within. eight miles and way it was going that we. had to go inside and uh with with eyes. that I have. I did not like that cuz it.

did I didn't see, you know, it didn't. appear as if we were in danger. But. obviously people that are much smarter. than us. >> in this field. I grew up in Donardo's. town though, so I don't know. you tell. me. But they were looking out for us, which we're very grateful. Shout out to. the LSU fans cuz we told them multiple. times even during break as we're heading. in there like, "Hey, we're being told to. be safe." Like you guys obviously can do. and should do whatever the hell you need. to. Yeah, right. They set that thing. out. They didn't even leave. They didn't. move. They were sat there. We go back. out there. They're alive yet again. It. was so cool to be back. It was uh it was.

a lot of fun. Obviously, week one of the. of the season, so there's new stuff. Obviously, it's getting rolled out and. trying, but I think everybody did an. incredible job. We got a hall of fans. now. Shout out to Grimson getting in. there. He could be you. You show up and. do something awesome. You get to the. Hall of Fans. Shout out to Master. Sergeant Cliff and his wife Jennifer. Valuchcci who traveled all last year. They made another appearance. Are they. going to do that again? We shall say. And Bruce missed $2 million. >> It looked like he was shout out to Home. Depot by the way. >> Yeah. That's incredible news. I I wonder if.

they knew week one. Okay, we're going to. do uh we're going to do fire. Like I. just thought cuz a lot of people have. said like uh that's not like our my. money. That's not your money you're. doing. It's like what company you think. is just going to let me go out there and. say a million bucks if this random kid. we've never met before makes a kick. We're going to give that to him. It's. like that no company's ever going to do. >> and then give them a bunch more chances. if you miss it. >> Yeah. Yeah. No company's ever going to. actually do that. Especially, you know, like we'll do a $5,000 kick. Like a two. $2,500 kick I think is pretty good. It's. like nah. The pressure of the money is.

what makes kicking, you know, kind of. kicking. So, we got to add that added. element. So, no company is just going to. be open like, yeah, blank check, buddy, every single week, whatever you want to. do. And I think that's what makes it is. that we got to put the pressure on this. It's got to be life-changing forever. Like, can you make the kick in that. particular moment? So, Home Depot coming. in saying, hey, we understand, we like. it, and uh we'll match whatever you put. in there. It's like, thank you. Like, that is so incredibly kind of you to do. There's going to be a lot of people that. are going to benefit from that. We're. obviously going to get into charity. stuff as we continue to go, but I. thought he was going to make a million. dollar kick to start off the season.

Will next week be a million dollar kick? Probably not. Can't have that be every. week. Right. But it was it was starting the season. It was starting the season there. Okay, let's pivot away from college. We'll. come back to it with Reese Davis here in. about 2530 minutes on his big takeaways. We're going to call that the Reese's. Pieces. >> of the weekend. Excited to talk to him. Joining us now, senior NFL insider from. ESPN, a Michigan man, H. Huh. >> Interesting. >> Ladies and gentlemen, Adam Shfter.

>> Hey, Sheffy. Just so we can all be on. the same page here. How many seconds in. a minute to this? Yeah. I'll say this. First of all, there can't be too many. people who were at the game in 1994 when. Michael Westbrook caught that pass from. Cordell Stewart. I was there and I was. at the game Saturday night. Now, I left. a little bit early. I didn't see I. wasn't there in the stadium. >> YOU LEFT WHEN THE GAME ENDED. YEAH. OKAY. THAT'S WHAT you're saying. You. left when the game ended when Western. Michigan was celebrating the win and. when clock hit zero. HEY, WHEN THIS. CLOCK HITS ZERO, we're all going to look.

up and see what was. We need one play at. a time. Don't look up. Do your job. When. that scoreboard hits zeros, we will see. where it all falls. And then turns out. from my understanding, Adam, you. actually might know more about this. because of your uh relationships and. obviously Michigan being involved. And I. think there's a lot of Michigan people. that are necessarily like ah. >> I mean we will certainly take the win. going forward but we don't know how that. went just as football fans in general. I. I think a lot of us are learning about a. secret clock in real time. Do you know. anything about this Shifty? And what are.

your thoughts as somebody that's watched. a lot of football we all have going yeah. right like this game was certainly over. Big 10's obviously come out transparent. They said we have this clock it match up. with this. If there was ten of seconds. it would still have one second on but. since it doesn't it's at zero. that was. released later. So, there's already a. massive onslaught of Yeah, right. I've. watched football my whole life. That. thing was at zero, bro. This is. obviously a work for the Big 10. What. are your thoughts on it? I know you're. very close to the process, but just how. it's kind of all unfolded and the.

information you might have that we do. not have. >> You know, my father was watching the. game and he shut the game off after that. play and went to bed and told my mother. in the morning that Michigan lost. And I. said, "No, no, no. They did not lose. They won." He's like, "They won." So, he. had no idea after that play that. seemingly was the end of the game right. there. We were watching it. I'll just. say this. I guess they have to sync the. clocks, but we're going by the TV clock. The TV clock. >> And based on the TV clock, uh, that game.

looked over to me. I mean, it just did. Even as a Michigan fan, I thought the. game was over. >> Somehow they found a second. I don't. know how they did it. I was not in. charge of it. It was a very strange. ruling to me, but they put a not me. the. officials, the Big 10, whoever it was. >> Yeah. >> They put a second back on the clock and. it results in that play and it was a big. win for Michigan which did not play well. at all and it was a terrible loss for. Western Michigan which came into the big. house and played a great game. Those. guys played really hard and they played.

well enough to win the game and probably. should have won the game. I don't know. where the second came from. And the. great part was I was watching my two. kids. And my daughter's like, you know. what people forget is two plays back. Two plays back, Pat. There were eight. seconds left. And I said to my son and. daughter, Tom, like, whoa, whoa. He ran. out of bounds. There were nine seconds. left. And they put a second back on the. clock two plays earlier. So they added. the one second that came into dispute on.

the play in the back of the end zone. right there. And then that led to the. Hail Mary at the end of the game. So, nobody's talked about the play from two. plays ago where they added another. second that became the second that. became the difference in the game. >> Yeah. So, this is the video that the Big. 10 was putting out behind the scenes. that hey, hey, we have ten of seconds on. our clocks and how ours are running all. the way down to exactly zero. And there. was a showing of this, I believe, on one. of the side challenge cameras that was. trying to show a bunch of the Michigan. fans as well about how it got there. And.

there's like a video of that. But I I. don't think any of us who have ever. watched football for our entire lives. knew that there was some secret tense of. second clock somewhere else. Because you. keep talking about the TV camera, the TV. camera or TV clock, TV clock that used. to be an actual just shot on the clock. That's what it used to be before it was. even like digitalized and everything. like that. They used to have the clock. be the stadium clock. And the refs. always say, "Can you please put blank. back up there?" So, I think every time. they talk about the clock being an. official timer of the game since I've.

watched football, the one that is on the. stands in there, I just think it makes. us all very hard to believe that there's. some secret one behind the scenes. But. that's what Big 10's saying. Big 10. didn't come out and say that though. publicly until it was already gone that. they're the most crooked and corrupt. organization of all time. That is the. conversation that was happening. I'm. like, those are some very heavy. accusations and allegations. I don't. know if everybody should be as loud as. they are being with this. Uh there might. be some repercussions potentially. you're saying those in the microphones, but I think we all got pretty worked up. about how this seems like a big work. here. This seems like Western Michigan.

got absolutely jobbed in Michigan in the. Big 10 and then this comes out later and. then also Western Michigan came out and. said, "We agree." Okay, cuz they. explained him and then people were like, they were told, "Shut up. You're getting. paid a million half." It was like it was. never going to get enough information or. evidence after the onslaught already. happened. But now I guess we know at. least the Big 10 has this. We don't know. who else has these types of things. happening behind the scenes. Uh, does. the NFL have one of these? Because we. saw some of the NFL guys come out and. go, "Yeah, but the clock and the clock. on TV and us are always kind of working.

to be in the same time because it. operate." It's just. >> only time we do see it in the NFL is. with the delayed game calls and you it. seems like they're always a little. lenient towards the offense or the. quarterback where we us as viewers and. even as players on the field, we'll see. the triple zero come up or the double. zero in the back of the end zone and. they kind of wait that beat until they. blow the whistle uh for the delayed. game. So that's the only kind of time I. can remember refs kind of having their. own clock that we don't see. But yeah, this was insane. >> Yeah, I uh I think we're all feeling the. same way. Okay, we all feel the same.

way. >> Yeah, Big 10, right? That's how most of. us feel. >> Would you have rushed the field, Sher, if you were still there and leave? >> No. No. I would never I was again I go. back to 1994 having to be standing on. the Michigan sideline when Cordell threw. that pass to Michael Westbrook. I was. right there. If you go back to the front. page of the Rocky Mountain News, the. next day there was Michael Westbrook and. Quinn hugging and I'm right in the. background like completely stunned and. flabbergasted that my school just got. beat. I see you. >> I like that you're bewildered out there. about what happened in front of your.

face. That is a uh that's a wonderful. Here it is. >> Oh yeah. And I was right. I was reading. appeal for that game. The Broncos were. playing in Buffalo Monday night. I had. to go to Buffalo. So I stopped in Ann. Arbor to take in that game and write. about it for the Rocky Mountain News. He. launches that rocket right there. >> Go back to that please. Hold on. THIS IS. NOT BEING TALKED ABOUT ENOUGH. CHEF, HE. WAS ON THE 27 yd line. This is Cordell. Stewart. He go on to be slash. He was a. punt returner, wide receiver. I think he. played corner at some point and. quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

>> Throw almost. >> I didn't know that. >> Me neither. Hey Cordell, appreciate. everything you did for the He punted for. us too in Pittsburgh as a Steeler. I. mean, he played every position. I didn't. know he could 73 yard that thing at the. end of a game. I mean, that is. outrageous. Good for him. And what a. win. This obviously an iconic play that. we need to revisit a little bit more. often and put some respect on Slash. here. Uh Cordell Stewart. Okay, let's. move along. Uh Western Michigan, we all. feel the same way, bro.

>> We're all on your side. We have no idea. how to fix it. Um unless they start. putting the tens of seconds clocks up. publicly on TV, hopefully that'll be. able to clarify things. But everybody on. earth thinks that the Big 10 cooked that. for them. They got screwed. That's how. that's how everybody feels. Even. Michigan people. I mean, the amount of. Michigan people that are texting me. about how ass their team is and how they. lost to Western Michigan and how this. isn't worse than App State, but. >> this isn't a good start to an entire. >> era of anything. Okay, let's move to. football now. Our NFL football.

Wednesday, Patriots Seahawks kicks off. and then obviously Rams and Ner down. there in Australia. We are just a few. days away from NFL season kicking off. We know Roger Goodell got an extension. Congrats to him. Way to go, Kamish. But. there's also some news about some of the. players. Puka will be playing even. though there's a lot going on. How is. the exemption list play in play here? Is. it not in play? How do you see these. types of things kind of unfolding over. the next couple weeks? I I I think. there's a real possibility that Fuk is. going to go through the season unscathed.

and not face any discipline for his part. in that off the- field incident with. that woman where he was accused of. allegedly, I guess, biting her. Whether. he did or didn't her didn't do that, we'll see. But he's going to be out. there on Thursday night against the. 49ers. Doesn't sound like he's going to. face any discipline this year right now. We'll see if anything comes of that. We're still waiting to hear about all. Larrick Jackson, the Rams offensive. tackle as well. But right now, look, the. league placed Josh Jacobs on. commissioner exempt. It placed the.

Broncos edge Jonathan Cooper on. commissioner exempt. It didn't do that. with Puka. It didn't do that with Lar. Jackson. And so it looks like those guys. right now are in the clear for the time. being. And he'll be out there Thursday. night. He's played through the uh. sickness injury that he was having. during camp. Uh he'll be out there and. the Rams still but they leave tomorrow. They leave tomorrow for Australia. The. Niners have been there since last week. which is kind of wild. How about this. one? This is going to be wild for you.

Ready? >> Okay. >> Raheem Morris I I have to double check. this but I'm pretty sure this is. accurate. Raheem Morris turned 50 years. old last. Wednesday. He turned 50 the day that. they were in the air and he lost his. 50th birthday due to the travel that. they had to Australia. So, he didn't. really have much of a 50th birthday, but. that's the way it goes for the opener. >> Yeah. And when he flies back, he already. missed it as well. So, I think he's 49. still. I don't really do the math. It is.

like a time warp when you're in that. plane over there. Uh, I'm eager to see. the Rams reactions as they're in the sky. and they're told they have another 16. hours left and the game is 24 48 hours. away just to see how the decision was. made. But who knows who's right in this? This has never happened before in. Australia, especially a legitimate game. Uh, pumped to see it unfold and wrap up. What we do know is. >> after it was reported by Junior, >> you know, Junior, >> you know Junior, >> Junior, Junior reported that it would be. impossible to start tour right now. this.

guy what this guy has done it's. >> I don't even know how you roll him out. there you might Jack Strand is that the. guy. >> you might roll you might roll out Jack. Strand over this Tua has made it. impossible to be the starter well he's. been named the starter Tony has a. question for you about that. >> yeah Shifty everyone's wondering did Tua. win the job or is just this just a Penn. was not ready from an injury standpoint. because I believe it was just a week ago. that he was cleared to do 11 on 11 uh he. had been doing seven on seven in. individuals uh in camp before that so. this was was this a in for Tua or was.

this just not ready for Penn yet? >> I think it's a little bit of both to be. honest with you. I think Tua was better. than people have let on the media. I. think they were pretty happy with him. and they also know that he didn't take. all the reps with all the ones the way. that he would have to get him ready and. they were fine with Tua. They thought he. did a good job, but but Hennox also did. not um have a chance to really. distinguish himself and it took him a. while to get ready and he still has only.

gone through a week of practice. It's. been one 11 on 111 week of practice for. him. So, he needs more time to get. ready. And I think that PennX at some. point in time, you're probably sooner. rather than later will get his crack and. get his turn to be the starter. But they. they did not feel comfortable putting. him out there right now. So much so that. he's not even going to be the backup. this week. Cooper Rush will be the. backup and two will be the starter. So. that's how it's going to roll this week. where Pennix will be the number three. Cooper Rush will be the two, >> two is the number one. And and they'd.

like to he he had a he had a solid. summer. Um but Pennock's just not enough. time to get ready for that big knee. injury he suffered last year. And there. you see it'll be the sixth different. starting quarterback on opening day for. the Falcons in six years. Uh the guy. that started that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Just just put your hand all over. the speaker. Yep. Yeah. Just put your. hand just right into it. Put your right. >> Is it? >> No. Yeah. I think you just If you could. actually justip.

that would be good. Can you hear it? Can. we hear you now? >> Sorry about that. No. Can you hear me. now? You tell. >> Yeah. Oh, no. Yeah, we dropped right. back in. And we'll call you back. We'll. call you back right now. We'll call you. back right now. Have to do it. It sounds. like there's a connection situation. What he was going to say though there, the person that started this six. different quarterback thing, Matt Ryan, he's now the president of football. So, he he is now running the entire show. there. Brings in Stfansky straight out. of Cleveland. Fired from Cleveland. It's. been a cluster up there. You can now be. our head coach down here in Atlanta.

What was what's going on with Stfansky? Uh, if he was so good, what happened in. Cleveland? It's like, well, he was. hamstrung by the deal, you know, the. $230 million guarantee deal. He had. people over his head that were doing. stuff. Andrew Barry is kind of getting. restarting this thing because of. everything that happened above his head. We'll give him relief. It's like clear. that Stfansky is going with the veteran. quarterbacks here. Cooper Kush has. played a lot of football. Yes, >> Tuong Delo has played a lot of football. Michael Pennix has not yet had a lot of. football in him. Stfansky, how much time. does he have down there? Who ends up. going? How does it end up going? Certainly a fascinating dilemma. You.

know, the uh commissioner's exemption. list is fascinating because it's like. they see like evidence and they go, "All. right, you Yeah. Yeah. And then this one. not like do players when they hear that. or they have not even started because. maybe there isn't a trial thing." That. feels like a big deal uh as we go. forward into what matters, what doesn't. matter. Puka playing though is. >> a huge advantage for the Los Angeles. Rams. I mean, and for me that tells me a. lot of things about potentially what's. coming for Puka, but I might be looking. into it the wrong way. I think he's. >> okay. I think the NFL would probably be.

safer than not safer in this particular. situation with where the NFL is. So. that's probably I I mean we don't know. We have not heard the exacts, but for me. if Puka starts a season like this with. everything that has already happened, that's seemingly them saying something. about how they feel. So if Puka is able. to get through another season, >> I mean, you're talking about maybe. offensive MVP type stuff here. Oh yeah. With what Buka is. And that kind of gets. lost up in the conversation because. Aaron and Miles Garrett are on the. defensive side. It's like on the. offensive side, they might have the best. player in football. And I know nobody. really wants to think that about a wide. receiver, especially a guy that isn't.

like a 42 67 guy, but it's like Puka. gets the ball, catches everything. >> He's impossible to tackle. Uh they use. them a lot. McVey and he love each. other. They're very close, very tight. Not only as football coach and player, but like as humans, they side by side. seemingly through a lot of different. stuff. It's like Puka is going to go. crazy on Thursday. I mean, that is just. an absolute fact. It feels like. >> Yeah. and everything you're talking I. believe he was second in offensive. player of the year last year behind uh.

JSN. So yeah, >> Buga being on the field is huge for them. especially opposite Devonte and all. those tight ends that they're going to. use. Yeah, this is him not being on that. on the commissioners exempl is is. ginormous for them moving forward. obviously. >> Yeah, I think it's huge for the Los. Angeles Rams have one of the best. offensive weapons playing for them. Uh. joining us back again ladies and. gentlemen, a man that was in a car. We. don't know what happened to his speaker. but we do know his brain is still good. Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Shaft. Chef, >> you got me now. >> Yeah. Oh, yeah. You sound like a little. bit like.

last time. That's what it sounded like. whenever you were talking, which we. don't like cuz we need to hear your. intel cuz you make ball better. Okay. As. we head into obviously opening night, DBud has a question for you, Chef. >> Yeah, Chef. Uh, just looking forward to. Wednesday, the injury report. You know, Nick and Mori, I know he was banged up. Trayvon Henderson, been some more. reports coming out about him maybe not. playing or going Wednesday. What else do. you have for us Wednesday with those. bigname guys potentially missing some. time to start the season? >> But Trevian Henderson not at practice. today again, so it's hard to imagine.

that he's going to play. He hasn't. practiced since August 24th. I believe. Bar is not out there. We'll see if he. can go. Nick Emani at least was out. there. So it doesn't sound like he's. very far away. Although I still think. it's a little bit ambitious to think. that he'll be back this early in the. season. I think early in the summer they. were not counting on that at the very. least. So, we'll see if he can make it. back up in the air at best right now, but it certainly seems like Trayvon. Henderson is the one guy that we're not. counting on for Wednesday night's opener. in Seattle. >> Okay, Wednesday night opener in Seattle.

has one of the best corners in all of. ball. Is he happy? Con man has a. question for you. >> Yeah, Shifty, the other thing up in the. air is Christian Gonzalez getting paid. Where are we at on that? It feels as. though every single report I see is that. Christian Gonzalez is probably not. getting a deal at least unless it's. going to happen within the next couple. hours. What is the situation here? Have. they gotten any closer? Should I expect. Christian Gonzalez to be disgruntled. disgruntled the entire season and not. starting on Wednesday night? >> Oh, I hope not. >> Well, what I can say is that again,

these things always can change, but as. of right now, talks are nowhere. And. again, there always could be a last. second push. >> and there always could be something that. changes. And we'll see how the two sides. address it once the season's underway. But I think as of right now, it's hard. to imagine that the two sides would be. able to make up the difference to get a. deal done by opening night. Again, we've. seen crazy things happen and I'm sure. there could be another push to try to. see if they could salvage it and get it.

done, but right now, as of yesterday, I. was told it was not close and we'll see. if they could figure out anything by the. start of the game. It didn't sound like. that was going to be the case. >> Then what what is it specifically, Sher? because it feels like this should be. pretty easy since Witherspoon just got. paid. Is it the years? Is it guaranteed. money? Like what is the reason that. they're they're not even close? >> I I don't know specifically, but I've. never got the sense that they've gotten. close here all along. >> And I'm going to guess usually when.

that's the case, it starts with money. And I think Gonzalez wanted to be at or. above. where Witherspoon was. The Patriots have. never been there. Um have not gotten. close to there. So I guess if you can't. agree on the money, the years become. secondary because money usually is the. sticking point on all these things. And. it certainly seems like for whatever. reason, these two sides have not gotten. close. And I remember when Witherspoon. was getting done, it was a Saturday.

morning on the phone with various. people. Um, at that time, Gonzalez. wasn't close. Nothing since then has. changed that. And as of yesterday, when. I had checked in on it, I was told it. wasn't close. So, again, could something. happen by tomorrow night? Sure, they. could have some conversation uh. tomorrow, Wednesday that changes things. I It didn't sound like that was going to. be the case. >> It was a Saturday morning. I was having. my coffee. There was a little on the. ground. I sent a text said, "Hey, this. must be good for Gonzo." And they said,

"Absolutely not. Nothing has happened. over there." Speaking of good for. football. Feels like a hitstick is all. the way back with the hit, man. Go. ahead. Uh, Ty. >> Yeah, Shifty. We heard over the weekend. Harrison Smith's coming back to the. Vikings on a one-year deal. Is this a. situation where they don't necessarily. love what they have back there, or were. they kind of just leaving the door open. for him if he wanted to come back? And. is are they anticipating that he's going. to start Sunday against the Packers? I I think they're planning for him to be. back and I think the door was always.

open. When you have a guy of that. character, of that stature, of that. talent, he's always welcome back. And it. always sounded like that that was a. possibility that he was going to be. back. Obviously, he just waited towards. the end of the summer and for whatever. reason decided to make it official. He's. going to be back. And I think that they. think he's got a real chance to be. ready. And we've seen this happen before. um where you've got a guy that is so. savvy and so seasoned. They step in and. and it seems like they physically. challenged himself and play above and. beyond. Remember Philip Rivers in.

Seattle last year that first game like. nobody thought he he might be able to do. what he did and and he exceeded. expectations. And I think you know. Harrison Smith is a pro. He knows what. it takes and I think that they're hoping. and believing that he'll be out there. >> Yes, he certainly will. His disguises. are what make him so special and his. ability to be where he's uh supposed to. be while appearing to not be anywhere. near where he's supposed to be. Quite a. heady player. I think he'll probably be. able to understand where his body's at, what the limitations are at the moment. and figure it out in real time. We as a. football community are happy you're.

back, Harrison. >> Oh yeah. >> Let's try to get him on on the all DB. team because I know there's been some. trails blazed over the last couple. years. Is that all right? >> Certainly. Him entering year 15. I mean, he's been playing at a high high level. for a very long time. As you have to. kind of mention, knowing the ins and. outs of this defense, as versatile as he. is when it comes to disguising, fooling. quarterbacks now, obviously missing. training camp and all that stuff, not. playing football, that's obviously a. question mark or something to look. forward to. But he knows how to get his. body ready to go. I'm sure he's been. pushing himself in the offseason just.

like Aaron Donald was. Uh, but I can't I. can't wait to see the hitman back on the. field. >> Hey, what do we miss, Chef Dy? What have. we not brought up? Uh, what do you have? >> What do you have? >> Got a few things for you. First of all, we got a Mecha Ibuka back at practice. today for the Bucks, which is good news. He's been dealing with a toe injury all. along. Uh Jonathan Brooks is running off. to the side, not practicing with with. the team. We're waiting to see again. what happens with him. And I I think his. status for week one is up in the air. He's had soreness. The Panthers running. back we've been waiting for to get back.

And of course, we had the game Thursday. night between the 49ers and the Rams. And I don't believe that there's still a. final decision on George KD yet. We're. waiting to see whether or not he plays. I know he made the trip. Um, and look, he may be out there, but we do not know. that yet. So, we're still waiting to. see. >> Check. If you're recovering from an. injury, >> Yep. are and you don't know are you hopping. on and signing up for 34 hours of.

airplane time instead of maybe doing. recovery or rehab or something like. that. Honestly, this is a genuine. question. Do do we can I know you're. super duper with what you say how you. say has to be I get it. I understand you. have a reputation and your career on the. line with everything you say, but. doesn't that feel kind of like an Ipso. facto Pavlov's dogs type thing here? If. you hop on a plane to Australia, you're. probably playing. >> I listen, I think that that was up in.

the air going in and he's looked good. and he looks ready and they still may. decide he's going to play. All I'm. saying is I got a couple of texts. It's. not a lock yet that he's going to play. Now again, I don't know what's going to. happen. I won't be surprised if he's. out. He's a warrior. Like when the. lights come on, are you going to be. surprised if George KD's playing? Not at. all. Not at all. I just want to hear. that it's official that he's all I. haven't heard that yet. That's all I'm. saying. >> Okay. I understand you're saying that. you can't say it. I'm going to say it.

There's nobody get on that [ __ ] plane. that's not playing. No. Okay. Cuz if. not, they're going to do recovery and. rehabilitation. Unless they're out there. for a week, I guess. >> So, him and Bos. >> Wait a minute. Maybe it has. >> breaking. They both playing. >> I don't know. Isn't that interesting? >> Yeah, they're playing. >> I think he's playing for sure. If you're. getting on a plane to Australia and. you're trying to recover, it's like in. the altitude, the pressure, the. dehydration, like all the things. >> It might be a real game time decision. You know, you all. >> But that's even for like a cross country. flight. If they were playing the Giants. and flying from San Francisco to New.

York, it might be like a pressure, the. elevation, the flight. We don't know if. we want to do that. And then you. multiply that by four getting to. Australia. I don't know if. >> whatever the case, if he traveled over. there, just support the boys. Mad. respect. >> Make sure that that's a real thing. You're the best, Shafty. We appreciate. you. >> All right, guys. Happy Labor Day. Happy. to celebrate it by laboring. As Bill. Bitmack would said, he he looked at the. Michigan football team one time. He. said, "All right, man. Happy Labor Day, and we're going to celebrate by. laboring." And I'm glad to see you guys. are celebrating Labor Day the right way. >> Football season, bro. All right. We.

appreciate you. That's Adam Sheffer. >> Miss a lot of Thanksgivings. >> Yeah. >> Christmas, right? >> New Year's Eve. >> Those all just kind of disappear for a. lot of football people. Mhm. >> Hell, there's probably I mean, Detroit. Lions coaches that have been there for a. long time that not even the head coaches. or whatever. >> Oh, yeah. >> They haven't been home on Thanksgiving. ever. >> They're in their hole. >> in the stadium trying to figure out how. to win a damn game. >> Usually losing that game. >> I was going to say, lucky for those. guys, they fired pretty quickly.

>> I hate Thanksgiving. >> I think it was my last season. Um, we. had Hall of Fame game. Okay. Earlier. than everybody. Thanksgiving, Christmas. Eve, and New Year's Eve, I think, is. what we had. So, we had we hit the. quadruple and I was like, "Fuck this. >> football. >> I'm not doing this." I I was staring. down another surgery. I'm like, "I'm not. doing it. Am I doing this for the rest. of my life? I can't." You know, there's. so many different reasons they're. packing up to it. It was like we we hit. all of them though. Oh, yeah. And it was. like uh that was like a fun little game. to experience like after retirement.

>> and everybody's like so jacked up. It's. like, "Oh yeah, we get we do get to do. Thanksgiving right now.". >> Nice holiday. >> Great. >> Lovely. One of the best one of the best. >> business as well. >> Yeah. But we would always have practice. or something on those days. You know, even when you're not playing, you're at. least in the building. >> and uh. >> shout out to the holiday season that's. right around the corner. >> The best holiday is that it's football. seasoning. >> And this past weekend was spectacular. College football had their week one. slate still finishing and wrapping up. this evening. Who's Florida State? Who's.

SMU? We find out tonight as week one. officially closes. But to kind of recap. what happened this past weekend, ladies. and gentlemen, it's time for Reese's. Pieces from the Weekend. >> with Reese David. >> Hey, Reese. I just want to let you know, great work on game day. You handled a. lot of different chaos that was. obviously happening that people know. about and don't know about. It was an. honor to get back into the saddle with. you, pal. And we just hope that you. would be able to tell the world what. happened this past weekend from your. mindset. And uh and then we'll pick you.

apart afterwards if that's okay with. you. >> Absolutely, man. It was a it was a great. weekend. A lot of fun. I think it starts. where we were Pat in Baton Rouge with. LSU. Now we wondered what's it going to. look like. Got Pete Tamill out of the. courthouse finally. And then LSU comes. out there and they look like a. championship contender from the jump. Great defense. Whit weeks principal man. sort of dominating things there for LSU. But the one question I had as great as. Sam Levit looked and he was outstanding.

running the football. ran for over a. hundred yards in the first half, 100. yards plus in the game. Will he be able. to do that? And is that what LSU has to. do to be able to run the ball. consistently? I don't know if it is. It's a weapon. I know this. They can. extend plays. They can pick up first. downs when everything looks broken with. him. And that to me makes them look like. a championship contender at the risk of. overreacting the first week because. Clemson might also just flat stink. And. it certainly looked like that at times. Uh the other championship contender that.

I saw on the weekend and maybe I'm just. trying to make a preseason prediction. come true watching Notre Dame last night. and I know there are a lot of Notre Dame. people probably worried about the early. part of the game and thinking back, you. know, half of Marcus Freeman's losses. have come in August or September. Here. we go again. Mediocre Wisconsin team. Instead, Notre Dame took advantage of. the break. They got a turnover in. special teams close at halftime. They. bided their time and when the.

opportunity was there, they seized it. with DJ McKenna getting this pick six. you're seeing there that really broke. Wisconsin's back, finished the game and. CJ Carr put together some great drives. They were like a boa constrictor. They. just waited, waited, waited, squeezed, squeezed, squeezed and finally squeezed. the life out of them. That's what I want. to see from a championship contender. I. think I think the Irish are on track. The slow start, not worried about it in. the least. Another slow start. I don't. know if I'm worried about or not. You.

have Boise State, Wisconsin. Now, first. let's start with Boyisee State lost by a. touchdown in Auton Stadium to Oregon. Maybe we're all trying to get too cute. about who the best team from the Group. of Six is going to be at the end. We. said maybe Memphis, maybe Navy. You. know, before the Memphis UNLV game, some. people had UNLV. Maybe it's just Boisee. and maybe Oregon. Uh, I don't know if. they're as good as we thought early on, but they don't have to be right now. When they've got guys like Decor and. Moore that can put on the brakes on you. right at the end and that make big.

explosive plays, which really to me that. was the difference in this game. It was. easier for Oregon to score than it was. for Boise State. >> Not worried about Oregon yet, but I did. expect a little more dominance from them. than I saw. And I I think Boise might be. as good as anybody in the group of six, but it's still a little early there. >> Okay. Then the thing I think Yeah. >> Yeah. So then Yeah. Okay. I'm excited. for this. I'm pumped about this from you. because you are. >> need to hear. >> Yeah. Hey, you are one of. >> authorities I think on college sports. I.

think you understand that positioning of. who you are. I think you try to uphold. that as well. You're one of the. representatives of all of college. football and college basketball, but. certainly for college football, you're. one of the only people that get to speak. to the people that are actually making. decisions. It's like what you say. carries a lot of weight for a lot of. different things. And I'm excited for. you to get into this. You're talking. Michigan right now, right? >> I'm gonna talk Michigan right now. >> Okay. Listen. Bryce Underwood comes down. that tunnel skipping. I think you were. with me whenever I saw that. I was. standing next to Desmond Howard and I.

go, "Is that 19's your quarterback, right?" And he goes, "Yeah." I go, "I've. never seen that before from a. quarterback. Ever in my life have I ever. seen a quarterback do that?" Now, was I. pseudo talking [ __ ] to Desmond Howard in. real time as it was happening, saying, "Wow, I've never seen a quarterback do.". Did that prompt me to put a tweet out. saying, "Wow, never seen a quarterback. do this. He might go w he's GOING TO GO. WILD." Or whatever, you know, first. drive, not terrible. Okay, then got into.

not good football anywhere really, but. not good football at all. >> Then he hits a 60 yard after regulation. has ended potentially. Hail Mary. We. don't think that's a wild afternoon in. Ann Arbor. Okay, just for everybody that. was killing me. But nonetheless, a lot. of things I've never seen before with. that Michigan game, how it was starting, how it went, and then certainly the. ending. Ree, can you make some sense of. this all, please? And uh kind of give us. something to think about as we go. forward with how we should view this. I. >> I don't know if I can make any sense of. it because I don't remember anything.

quite like this. Now, I've seen games. where seconds have been added to the. clock. I I sort of chuckled in our. meeting this morning when uh Nick Sabin. talked about if we ever seen anything. I. immediately thought, "Yeah, there was. that whole kick six thing where you got. the second at the end right before the. attempted field goal, but it wasn't like. this." And I understand everybody wants. to get it right. I understand 18's foot. was out of bounds and technically the. clock is over when you know when someone. who's been out of bounds touches the.

ball. But there are a couple of things. here, Pat. One, I feel like there ought. to be a natural conclusion to a play. that we get to before we start splitting. hairs over a clock. But even bigger than. that, we can't have some secret. synchronized clock and cameras that. nobody knows about. There has to be one. clock now and then present it to the. television audience. And in addition to. that, and I think you brought this up in. the meeting, too, let's hear what if. we're going to get down to this kind of.

thing and super synchronize secret. strobe sync clocks. I need to hear what. everybody's talking about in real time. when it happens. So, I need to hear, okay, hey, look, they're looking at. this. Let's go live to the command. center for whatever officiating body is. running the show. And this is what. they're looking at. And why? because you. know it's one of these little things. that's funny in football and I. understand end of game situations are. different but throughout the course of. the game middle of the second quarter ah. maybe the ball spotted here on the 28.

maybe it's the 28 and a half I don't. know somewhere in there we'll put the. ball down and play the next down then we. get to other times and we're trying to. look at a replay to spot the ball and. now we're trying to look at a replay to. get a tenth of a second back on a clock. when we don't even have tenths on the. clock uh we need to be more transparent. than this the other thing is you can't. say definitively, but man, it is really. hard to imagine if the roles were. reversed that Western Michigan would. have gotten another swing at that. I I. don't know. Look, you can't prove that,

you know, and I heard you talking to. Sheffy about, you know, how you want to. be balanced when you say things like. that, but that's the first thought that. comes to a lot of fans mind. Think the. Broncos would have gotten another shot. at that? >> No way. No way. Especially after what? Whittingham's already on the field. holding up a W, right? Whittingham's. already on the field like they were. celebrating it all. Uh alumni and. everybody associated with Michigan is. putting out, man, we suck. Okay, that's. what they're putting out. And then. everybody has to delete. Oh, actually,

let's delete that. We're actually. undefeated. So, don't know how to tell. that this is not the case at all. I just. to your point about the transparency of. the replays, the XFL did it. They had a. guy on an Xbox uh remote controller and. he was directly to the ref and we. watched him fast forward, slow it down, fast forward, stop and saying, "Looks. like he's down at about the 32. Uh let. me look at the other angle." Yeah, we're. not seeing anything that says he isn't. down at the 32. I think that's third. down ball in the 32, first down. And for. all of us, it was like, hey, at least we.

know the why here. Then the ACC, I. think, is trying it now, right? Don't we. have a little bit of that happening with. the ACC is is starting to do it. I think. Friday nights, maybe it Yeah, big fan of. it. I think XFL is very good because. then whenever you present it it's like. well they're not going to want you to. hear it you know the NFL or any of these. big schools because you know if they're. wrong and then it's a big deal. It's. like well if you're wrong there's a a. chance a narrative just gets started. about your entire league basically. that's basically saying you screwed a. smaller school to take care of one of. your bigger schools. It's like that's. the worst narrative that can come out.

about you being a crooked organization. So, if we hear this in real time and at. least it's a part of the story as. opposed to a defense of the story later, maybe people can say, "Well, you heard. what they said about the blah blah. blah." And it's like at this point the. narrative's already gone to what you. said about Western Michigan's never. going to get it. And it's like you run. this back. It's like, what? Okay. Okay, dude. This sounds like something you. would say if you were trying to cook it. a little bit. It's just a lot of. bobbles. I think a lot of different. bobbles. And you could also make the.

defense kid Western Michigan, he would. have jumped this high. He knew he was. out of bounds. He saw the clock hit zero. just like I want to get my hands on the. ball. You know, he he saw that in real. time. He would have potentially just. kind of let that go. So then that second. ends because it hits something back. there. He could in theory say that like, well, I saw the clock. So the clock in. the stadium that is reync to the refs. doesn't matter. Is that what we're. hearing? >> Yes, >> kind of. >> Yeah. They want it to be the same, but. apparently they say they have a strobe.

synced clock with all of the cameras. that they have access to that may or may. not be precisely synced with the. television clock. At least that's. >> I can't even trust the damn clock. anymore. AFTER A REF SAYS, can you put. 47 seconds back on that clock? We should. all say, "Why?" Doesn't matter. Please. just give us a guesstimation about a. minute. >> Just do it like soccer. >> Just run it up. >> Just know football. Once they start breaking out words like. strobe synced clock, you know, they're.

just full of. >> You know what? Maybe maybe I should have. known this and this is probably on me. that I didn't. >> Yes. >> I didn't know that there were separate. synchronizations of the clock. I didn't. No, >> you know, I didn't realize that there. were two different things we were. working with. >> Reese, I'm 39. I don't know what age you. start remembering stuff. Like, I'm. hoping my daughter, she's three right. now. I'm hoping she remembers. everything. I know that's probably not. likely. There'll only be a couple. moments. So, I don't know the exact age. I started watching ball, but I'm from. Pittsburgh and my dad diehard Steelers.

fan. I feel like we've all been watching. football for a long ass [ __ ] time. We. all Everybody that's ever watched ball. was like, "Oh, okay." to the new clock. thing. I I don't think we're the. >> like I don't think we're a forgiving. society whenever it comes to this type. of thing at all. So, they're going to be. battling against us for the rest of the. season. And then Michigan's got Oklahoma. next week. >> So, >> so we're going to find out if Bo don't. lie or not. Yeah, we are. >> Yes, we certainly are. Anything that. Reese said in there that you have a. couple questions about? Tone, we'll. start with you. >> Yeah, I do. I I wanted to look ahead uh.

this upcoming uh weekend, Ree, uh Ohio. State and Texas. What were your thoughts. on those two teams this weekend? Obviously playing lesser competition. Both of them blew them out. Um you know, the quarterbacks looked okay. There was. there was some stuff here and there, but. what were your thoughts on those two. teams going into the huge matchup uh. this next weekend? >> I I thought they were biting their time. for this week. They flexed some weapons. Texas showed off a lot of their new. weapons. I know Arch had a had a tough. pick, but I thought that overall they. probably opened up a little bit more. offense to him and he was really good,

you know, the last month or so of last. season. Thought by and large he picked. up where he left off. Uh having Cam. Coleman out there and Hollywood Smothers. in the back field just going to make. them terrific. Ohio State's as. advertised, but we're not going to. really find out about Ohio State's. rebuilt defense. I know they're I know. they've got great players, but maturing. into those positions and producing at. least close to the level of those guys. last year. We'll know a lot more about. that Saturday. >> I don't like at all what happened to. Arch before that game started cuz you.

remember when the Oregon duck came. running down and lost its head. >> Oh yeah. >> Last year. You see how Oregon season. ended. >> Yeah, you're right. >> Okay. You saw how that ended. It was not. good. Okay. That might have been all the. way back to that duck. I don't want to. blame said duck, but hey, they made some. rules to change that. Hopefully that. doesn't happen again. Did you see Arch. running on the field? >> Oh yeah. >> Boom. >> Knocked. >> can't happen. >> Hey, that person just disappeared. >> Boom. >> Boom. >> Wow. >> Boom. That's a start. >> Hopefully that's the worst worst stumble. of the season. That's a tough one,

though. That's a tough one. >> Who's grabbing his arm? >> So, somebody want to touch him. I think. there's cords, right? Probably cords. that he's hitting under there cuz you. got to make sure the smoke is good. >> It's like anybody but Arch. This could. happen to I think would be the the. sentiment. Hey, Arch. We're going to. need you to run down the middle of the. tunnel, okay? We got cords on the right. side. We got some [ __ ] on the left side. We got camera people over here. We got. some people that are a little handsy, too. Okay, they're going to want to grab. you a little bit cuz you're Arch. Manning. We need you in the middle of. the tunnel. Just something to think. about as we go. It's first weekend. >> It's kind of on. Look, you can't try. Stop trying to be.

one of THE GUYS. GET UP FRONT. >> GET YOUR ASS UP FRONT. Leave the boys. out. Arch. >> Amen. Camera guys a little too close. >> Oh, you got trample. >> Okay. Well, the social media people. making themselves a part of the. entrances is certainly something I love, too. Yeah. You've worked your ass off to. get in there to be able to earn yourself. to run out of the [ __ ] tunnel. Okay, let's uh And make sure every shot has, >> you know, like get the hell. We're not. using, you know, I don't I don't sick. >> Get to the front. >> Great access. >> Yes. >> But yeah, we need you all see Bryce.

Underwood tripping from way up front. like that. >> No, you don't. He is flying around. Hey, Desmond. And I'll say this, Desmond Howard, I was. bewildered. about how Bryce Underwood played after. this entrance. Weren't you bewildered as. well? >> Good try, >> Reese? >> I I I sensed a lot of bewilderment from. the from the all maze uniforms. There. was bewilderment all over the big house. It see. >> Desmond Howard described something as.

bewildered and I laughed. We all had a. big laugh. We all had a big laugh. And. uh I'll tell you what, Dez is batting. about a thousand right now just in all. aspects. And uh I think everybody from. Michigan's pretty eager to see how this. team ends up doing. >> Yeah, we're going to find out. I think I. think we know. >> I think Oklahoma might end up pooping on. them, but. >> that looked that was that was terrible. >> We will find out. >> Terrible outing. I know it's week one. and they could get it rolling, but I'm. very very concerned about Bryce. Underwood. Okay. So then definitely not.

then, but there has to be a team that. raised life somewhere, right? >> Absolutely. I know it's very early in. the season. Week one, we talked about. Arch's team. We talked about uh Miami. We talked about LSU. Who is your number. one team coming out of week one? I know. it's not completely finished yet, but. who's your number one team right now. based on what you've seen? >> You mean just I'm still ranking Notre. Dame number one because I think they're. the best, but I I don't think there's. much there's much doubt that the best. week one performance was LSU. I mean, at. least to me. I mean, it was a great win.

for Miss. There were some great wins uh. for a lot of other teams. Even I think. Oregon had a really solid win at Boyise. State turns out to be really good this. year. But uh I think the best. performance if you were doing a power. rating, you know, week to week, LSU. would have to be on top, I think. >> Yeah, that was outrageous to watch them. Thank you for allowing me to be a part. of your pregame and halftime show. alongside Joey and Dez. I had a blast. with you guys. That was a lot of fun. >> It was a lot of fun. It was there might. be a happy medium time-wise. The thing. that's frustrating is when you get those.

and they're like 2 minutes and you don't. really get to capture the moment, but I. mean what what we were on for probably. close to an hour, it was a blast. I mean. we I felt like we were just letting. people experience what we were. experiencing in Death Valley. >> Yeah. And thank you for hanging out in. that room for six, seven hours as you. were literally in a holding pattern as. they were getting delays cuz he's. supposed to do the halftime first game. supposed to fill time this time. you. know, him, Joey, and Dez supposed to do. this entire thing. I was very lucky to. join them. And they were just sitting. They were holed up in an office.

basically just on on standby. And then. they get a 30-minute heads up that. there's been another delay. Oh, we're go. another delay. By the time I got into. the room, I was drenched. I absolutely. drenched. Torrential downpour. Had no. coverage. We were out there just walking. through Gumpy. It was great to be out. there and be a part of it. I walk in. Reese Davis is sitting sideways on one. of those seats with his head up on a. table like this. He it looked as if he. had been sitting on that chair for 3, four hours. He's tried to find every. comfortable way and it was like, "Yeah, we've been here all day, bro." So, thank.

you for doing that. Thank you for the. hospitality. Great start to the season. and thank you for joining us today, Ree. >> You bet, guys. Always a pleasure. You. guys have a great day. >> Hey, that was Reese's Pieces from the. weekend with Reese Davis. >> Reese, >> you gota say weakened. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Like not strengthened, weakened. >> Weakened. Uh, sure. >> You know what I'm saying? But it is. weakened like the other two days that we. just had. >> Yeah. The last two. >> because Reese's pieces weakened. You see. it all kind of blends in. He's the right. guy for the job for that.

>> Oh yeah. Big time. >> Yeah. Cuz by the time we get to Monday. morning, there's a game day meeting. Reese already has about 400 thoughts. He's not the only one on that call that. already has thought ahead completely and. already digested it all. But he was also. doing US Open, I think, right? >> Yeah. Yeah. Mhm. >> The moment with Alcarez. >> What an absolute Yeah. Whenever Alcarez. had no idea who he was playing, >> no clue. Yeah. You just focus right. here. Okay, here's the moment. >> Maybe just a quick word on the. challenges that both of them might could. bring. >> Tw I mean, say again. Say again.

>> Uh you you e you might you're either. going to play Shelton or Situpas. Maybe. just a word on both of them and the. challenges. >> I thought Oh my god. I thought I was. playing you know my best. Oh my god. >> Surprise. Yeah. >> He had no idea he was taking that's how. in the moment people are. You got to. remember that. Be where your feet are. What's happening now is happening now. That's kind of how uh Mr. Alvarez looks. at it. He's locked in. >> Yeah. >> You know who else is? >> Who? Who? >> Ben Shelton. >> Yeah. >> He better be. >> Let's go. >> Big one tomorrow night.

>> Yeah. We got big service coming. Don't. you worry about that. All right. Hour. two will be on the other side. We have. joining us. AJ Hawk. A bunch of. headlines we have to cover and life is. good. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. It might change your. life. We'll see you then. This has become something that's. spectacular. It started as proof that. kicking is not easy. This is a real. pressure moment every single week that I. have been waiting for all off season. And our first contestant is a man named.

>> Bruce Mel. Bruce. >> Big Bruce. >> Big Bruce. >> Home Depot has said they will match. anything that I put on for you for the. rest of the season. All year. >> Yeah. Usually Usually companies don't do. like blank checks. Home Depot said, "We. will match anything you say." So, on. that note, wow, >> 500,000 from me, 500,000 from Home. Depot. $1 million. to start the season, Bruce. >> Shout out Home Depot.

>> Shout out Bruce. Now, Bruce. >> Bruce, look around at your people here. Bruce. Bruce, they would all LOVE TO SEE. YOU TAKE HOME1. million dollars this morning. Hey, just. uh just so we can up the energy so it. feels like Death Valley a little bit. Can we get a uh. >> I thought we said we weren't going to. say that on TV there.

>> 1 MILLION. Hold on. Hold on. >> What? We got to It's week one. >> Yeah, >> it's week one. >> Home Depot. >> It's week one. You got. >> All right, Bruce. >> We can't set precedent that like if you. stink it goes up. So, it's not going to.

go up. But what I will say is $250,000. from me, 250,000 from Home Depot. This. is your last effort. $500,000. Bruce, >> how do you make it go end over end? >> I don't think now's the time to learn. that. >> I don't know. Explode. Explode through. it. Explode through it. >> Hold on, Bruce. Hold on, Bruce. >> Uhoh. >> Let's take a thought, Bruce. Let's take. a minute. Stanford. Steve, do you think.

this guy has a chance to make this or. no? Steve, >> I do. >> You find people that have been waiting. through a lightning storm. Do you think. Bruce is going to be able to make this. or No, >> they have more faith than I do. 1. MILLION BUCKS BACK ON the line, Bruce. 500,000 from me. 500,000 from Home. Depot. Good effort, Bruce. Coast is clear for. the first week. Home Depot. APPRECIATE.

YOU SO MUCH JUMPING ON BOARD, BRUCE. Great effort, brother. I appreciate you. signing up to do that. Reese, no money. to anybody. >> There you go. Good job. >> The following program is a collection of. students talking about happenings in the. sports world. It is meant to be comedic, informative. The opinions expressed on. this show do not necessarily reflect the. beliefs of their peers, their boss, or. ESPN. There may be some cuss words. because that's how humans in the real.

world talk. If you are a young, please. seek permission before watching any. further. >> Hey, let's go. >> This show sticks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. You ping. Damn it. Be. >> a friend. Tell a friend something nice.

could change their life. >> Hello beautiful people and welcome back. to our humble abode. The draft kings. thunderdome on this overreaction Monday. September 7th 2026. Hour two of the. sports program begins now. football. >> means THE GREATEST WEEK ONE OF THE. COLLEGE football season is about to. conclude after this evening. Sorry, easy. for me to say. SMU verse Florida State. Who are these two teams? We shall see.

SMU has been in the dance the last. couple years. Will they be able to. continue that as they have the backing. of North Dallas? I do believe is the. area which is a pretty prominent part of. Dallas and of Texas. I think they do. have the support and obviously they. potentially do have the dogs as coach. Lashley has a highpowered offense that. he certainly favored as he travels down. to Tallahassee to take on Florida State. Now Florida State with coach Norvel. certainly in a uh breaking point. potentially. >> got to win. >> Now there's been some money talk about.

what his contract owes him and why they. haven't potentially moved on in years. past. Maybe this is the year that. Florida State breaks through and Noral. gets back to the point in which he was. almost making it to the national. championship if he didn't have three. different quarterbacks or two different. quarterbacks get hurt end up on their. third string. So, we'll certainly be. fascinated by this. The weekend was. spectacular. Story lines in abundance. The NFL kicks off on Wednesday night. Then we got a game on Thursday. Then we. got Friday, then we got Saturday. We got. couple massive games. Uh Michigan, Oklahoma, obviously Texas, Ohio State.

this weekend. That's big for the slate. And then you got an entire Sunday NFL. slate coming. Yeah. >> Made it, boys. >> We're here. >> We did it. You've done it. >> And then what? Monday Night Football. >> That's right. >> Yeah. Holy. >> Holy hell. >> Toxic tables here at Boston Conor and. Tai Schmidt. One half of the hammer down. Cowboys AP. Tone is here. And nine-year. NFL vet looking very cool. >> So cool. Thanks, sir. >> Is that checkerboard? I just saw it. >> Uh, yeah, kind of. >> Chess board. >> Chess for him. >> Oh, yeah. You guys have been playing. chess. I heard nine NFL vet Darius J. Butler. Good to see you, Dudge. What a.

weekend of ball, man. >> Great weekend. Yeah, felt good to be. back. >> Absolutely. We got through the first. hour. I I hate that I didn't mention, but obviously always repping. >> blue. 567. shellacking of Lafayette Candle area is. underway in stores. >> What was the spread for that one? I. almost picked. >> for Connecticut and a half or. >> No. Yeah, I know. But I almost picked. it. So, thank God that I didn't. I'm. learning now in real time that you guys. dominated them. That was almost my. superdog just so I could bury you. I. just want to let you know I almost did. that. I didn't do it, but I almost did.

it. And I said, I'm gonna stick away. from that. Yeah, certainly did save me. So you. >> it was mostly for Dan Olowski. >> Sure. Sure. >> You know, I go out Dano a little bit. You know, that was kind of the thought. He'll be joining us here in a few. moments. You'll know that. But I I I. thought maybe you guys have kind of. turned a page. Maybe you guys aren't a. terrible football team and turns out. maybe you're not. >> Yep. Osborne obviously Jason Kendall, head coach, new quarterback as well, counted for four touchdowns. So speaking. of Dan O, who trailblazed for that. position, we got Joey. Joey made the 53. as an undrafted free agent and then now.

we got Osborne leading the way down. there to uh Wrenchler Field. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, Wrenchler Field. >> Yeah, I get it. Yeah. Hey, a lot of. greats played there. >> Yeah. >> Donald Bryan. >> First round draft pick, running back, Indianapolis Colts, legend. Yukon used. to have dogs everywhere. Hopefully, you'll be able to get back into it. Feels like there's some have and have. nots in college football. The average. margin of victory this past weekend is. uh I believe it's largest since 1994 or. something like that. 31 or 1944, sorry, 31.7.

points. >> average margin of victory. And uh. obviously greatest generation, what's. going on? >> I mean, you got to run up the score. You. want to be ranked high and have a cool, you know, resume. It doesn't you can't. just win anymore. You got to win by a. lot. >> And also, when you're winning, you put. in maybe some backups. a lot of these. places that are really they have a. second person that's getting paid. probably a lot of money as well who is. probably better than the other team's. starters definitely you could almost get. down into maybe third now they're. talking about how teams aren't able to. just uh stack five stars anymore because.

those five stars are going to go. somewhere else to get playing time but. there are certainly guys that are too. deep in places that are trying to figure. out whether or not they're going to stay. for the next year or not whenever they. get in there third fourth quarter it's. like this is a six-star guy. >> filthy Chris Jr. Exactly. >> Got a boom. Touchdown. >> How you doing? >> Legend Bay, that running back. An absurd. touchdown for us. >> Yeah, Legend B, I believe. I saw them. tweeting about him. Great name. >> Yeah, almost want to go back in time. Might also a legendary name, but Legend. McAfee. Uh, certainly something that we.

could look to as being awesome. And. let's not get crazy though. Here, it's. fourth quarter. It's 423. Ball State had. a couple first downs. It made me wonder. about this Ohio State defense. Joining. us now, ladies and gentlemen, is an Ohio. State legend, a college football. national champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup winner. Ladies and gentlemen, AJ Hawk. >> Hawker, I saw a couple first downs. I. didn't like it. I didn't like it at all. What was your takeaway from the Ohio. State Buckeyes as we the program will. get into our best weekend yet.

>> Okay. Potentially was. I think it was. Uh AJ, you'll lead us off with this. entire thing. Your thoughts and your. best weekend yet. your favorite part of. it. >> Yeah, obviously I think Reese was right. You know, Ohio State seems to be as. advertised and you're in a kind of a. weird spot when you're such a huge. favorite. Like if a team gets one first. down or they make one play, people freak. out and think that, you know, oh, what. are we doing? We're not we're not what. we thought we were. But I think they are. who we thought they were. Jeremiah Smith. obviously this is Look how he holds that. ball out one handed like all right, here.

we go. Let me catch this on my helmet. and then stick it out there. But all the. the attention that he grabs, it's fun to. watch this Ohio State offense. I think. they'll continue to get better and. better. But I I tell you what, I'm. excited about some of these young Bucks. on the defense, man. Some of these guys. we have not seen play yet and getting. some of their first action. Look at. number 34 right there. You see Wilder, absolute freshman. Just he I don't think. he has any stats on the stats sheet. He. just absolutely is a destructor. Like. this guy, you talk about like uh block. destruction when they're trying to block. him, splitting double teams, hump moves,

looks like Reggie White at times in the. back field. So guy like him, I am very. very high on him and I'd love to see him. pop up on the film when you turn it on. I like that. Uh, new coordinator on the. offensive side were able to get it done. New players on the defensive side able. to get it done. It does feel like maybe. the best part of the best weekend yet. for AJ. Should be that the Ohio State. Buckeyes maybe are who we thought they. were. Uh, let's continue to bounce. around our favorite moments and the best. weekend yet. Debut, what was your. favorite part of the weekend? >> Yeah, you just mentioned new uh new.

coordinators. I'm just going to go to. the same coordinator Shannon Dawson down. there in Miami with new quarterback. This is the third time in a row now. Ward Beck and now Darien Mensah going to. Malachi Tony going absolutely off. against Stanford Friday night. 230 plus. yards, three touchdowns. Basically. rewriting the record books when it comes. to the wide receiver position at the. University of Miami. Mensah Malachi, you. s you thought, hey, how long would it. take to get on the same page? Did not. take long at all. It looked unguardable. The way he runs these routes, they call.

him baby Jesus for a reason. Score twice. right there. Made guys run into each. other. Unbelievable. One future Broward. Hall of Famer right there, Malachi. And. then another one, Ohio State, Jeremiah. Smith. I love him kind of answering the. bell because anytime Malachi does. something, at least in South Florida, the conversation go, "Okay, what's. Jeremiah going to do now? What's he. going to do?" And he's in his own right, great player. He'll be a top three or. four pick next season. Just unbelievable. start to the season as well. Dominate. Didn't even play the second half. Malachi played 51 snap. I believe. Jeremiah played like 36. Once again,

dominating. Now you think, okay, top two. probably guys in the Bentikov race. No, these guys are think about the Heisman. First game Friday night, boom, touchdown. Heisman pose. Once again, Saturday afternoon, boom, touchdown. Heisman post. So, just love seeing these. power guys going out. Both Miami guys, but played their high school football. county. So, love to see that. >> I am very worried for both of them that. the person throwing them the ball might. get the credit for the touchdown, the. Heisman voting, but I do appreciate that. these two might be the best football. players in the United States of America. And obviously, both from where? Where.

are they from? Uh, Miami, Florida. >> Man, I thought Pennsylvania Pittsburgh. was going to have the two best wide. receivers this year. >> Turns out we're the DBs. We got Revas. We We created DBs to defend these. Florida boys. >> Quarterbacks, DBs. Okay, we'll get you. some offensive linemen if you need it. But it does feel as if the explosion out. of South Florida is certainly benefiting. both the Canes who are all the way back. and Ohio State. Malachi Tony seemingly. >> he's on. So Ryan Paganetti, >> football genius, football nerd through. and through. You know, I put out the.

tweet that uh baby Jesus is about to. have a biblical season. Like this is. about to be crazy because his first 20. minutes. And if men is going to be able. to play like that, man, >> I mean, this is going to be a problem. for a lot of people. Obviously, certainly in the ACC, if you pick. somebody else, what a decision. He was. on pace to have 102 touchdowns after. that first quarter. >> I mean, it's all tweets. And you I mean. you look at him and you see obviously. the explosion, you see the route. running, but the things that don't show. up AJ was just talking about number 34. in Ohio State. The things that don't. show up on the stat sheet like you watch. we we were boost on the ground watching.

this team last year in the playoff room. You watch him block, you watch him do. the other things. There was a clip that. came out early in the game where he was. wide open down the field, didn't get the. ball thrown to him. Somebody else made a. play and he's still dancing to. celebrate. So that's kind of who this. guy is behind the scenes in the locker. room. But this I mean this is. unbelievable. E1 guys out there looking. absolutely ridiculous now. That's. terrible. Terrible technique. Terrible. effort by number 40 here. But domination. from Malak Tony. >> Yeah, it's a tough go. Hey, it's going. to be like that sometimes whenever baby. Jesus on the other side. And I think. we're all excited that they seemingly.

found another trigger man. You know, the. way they've gone through quarterbacks. down there. We talk about Signetti being. able to evaluate talent, which we'll. certainly talk about here in a little. bit. But also, Crystal Ball has been. good at finding out who he needs for his. particular system, and they went through. a lot to get men out of Duke. Obviously, Duke reigning ACC champions. >> That's right. >> Miami has never won the ACC. Okay. Miami. has never been the ACC champions. Crazy. >> Okay. Never won it. I think they're the. best team in the ACC. And when I was. asked to pick the ACC champion, I picked. UNCC just because like the ACC has.

chaos. Like the ACC does not make a lot. of sense. That Duke is the reigning ACC. champion. I don't think people really. remember that or think about that. Their. quarterback is now the guy spinning at. the baby Jesus right there. There was a. couple lawsuits. I think there was uh. some holding stuff that took place. They. really wanted him. >> and it was obvious why. Yep. >> Yeah. I mean, he he might be the best. quarterback in the entire country. Now, speaking of quarterbacks, quarterbacks. throw football forward. Uh Ty Schmidt, what was your favorite part of the best. weekend yet?

>> Yeah, I mentioned this at the top of the. show, but uh the Iowa Hawkeyes are all. the way back and and that's what it was. all off seasonason is, hey, we got two. quarterbacks here. Both these guys might. stink. Don't really know who, you know, is going to start. And then, you know, in comes Tone Diaz. You know, you. mentioned him. Diaz is it. You mentioned. him on game day. And a lot of Iowa fans. were thinking, you know, this guy's got. an offer from Alabama. Basically, every. big-time program wants him. Why the hell. is this guy committing to Iowa? What the. hell is wrong with him? Does he have. mental issues potentially because if you.

have Alabama and all these other schools. coming after you, why are you going to. Iowa? What are you doing? And maybe that's why right away on his. first possession as a Hawkeye, he has. three catches for over 50 yards, catches. a touchdown. They haven't had a guy do. that in, I don't know, 15 years, something like that. And maybe that's. what he was thinking is, I can go and. kind of be the change I want to see in. this program. But it's more than that. Uh, you know, you mentioned, you know, Pennsylvania, you know, offensive. linemen, offensive linemen are built and. bred in Iowa and at the University of.

Iowa. Everyone knows it. We saw it again. over the weekend. Again, Northern. Illinois is not great, but boy, Iowa. just beat the [ __ ] out of those boys. They didn't have, and you know that. we're talking, you know, their offensive. line and their run game. I get it. But. we also talk about Phil Parker's. defense. They lost a lot of starters. Northern Illinois didn't have a a first. down until like seven minutes left in. the third quarter, and it was because. of, you know, kind of a a phantom PI. call. Uh, and, you know, special teams, we saw it up there again. They run they. run another pump back for a touchdown. Evan James just kind of another guy. all.

these things that you expect from Iowa. and they just continue to do them. Continue to do them with new people and. if they have a quarterback who's just. like half a worth of [ __ ] I'm not I'm. not expecting a guy to go out there and. win a Heisman. I I wanted to raise heck. all Yeah. Just average play. You did. want to raise heck. >> No. Okay. What can Brad do for you? I'm. a Hank Brown guy. Uh it the the heck. era. It was great. It was great. I'm. done with that. I want Hank Brown in. there moving forward. Uh, so I'm I'm. feeling great and and you know after a.

weekend where the Big 10 was. >> kind of I don't want to say lackluster, they went 14 and two, but I'm coming out. of that weekend thinking Iowa is one of. the best four teams in the Big 10. without a doubt. >> Okay, I'm excited for you. So you're. saying it's a lot of stallies across the. >> lot of Stallies out there for the Hawks. and you know that's that's what we. expect and boy what a treat it was on. Saturday. >> I love that now you guys have a wide. receiver so this amplifies it even more. about not being able to have a guy that. can get a ball to him, you know. So, I. didn't know. >> And even that touchdown you saw, I mean, what a catch. You know, Hank Brown. throwing a a 12 yard slant 8,000 mph as.

high as he can really made Tone Diaz go. up and get it for his first one. Uh, so. we'll see. I, you know, there's going to. be there's going to be plenty of. Saturdays where I'm going to be. screaming till I'm blue in the face cuz. Hank Brown is 12 of 26 for 143 yards and. a touchdown and an interception. But. that's okay cuz that's my that's what. I've come to expect. I know that's the. case. Yeah, but you guys are going to. have the stallies that you're having. >> We're going to rush for 250 yards a. week. >> And if we sprinkle in Tony Diaz, I mean,

there's a chance this is a new year. >> without a doubt. >> And that's why that was your best. >> Yeah, I mean, it was the best weekend. yet. >> Yeah, certainly was. Let's go to uh I. think we're staying in the Big 10. Yeah, we are. >> Tone, what is your best of the weekend. yet? >> Uh let's go. Let's go to the reigning. defending uh Big 10 champions. Oh, and. the reigning defending national. champions, the Indiana Hooers. Uh they. took on North Texas and Neil Bront this. weekend. Uh you know, everyone had. questions about the quarterback Josh. Hoover coming from TCU. This man was.

beaten and bloodied after he had his. helmet twisted around his neck. He It's. down his jersey, down his pants. He can. barely see. And he throws another. touchdown to Charlie Becker. Uh that. answered all the questions I had to see. about Josh Hoover in this one. Just And. I bet his teammates absolutely love. this. him taking a beating just so. bloody looking like JJ Watt throwing the. touchdown to Charlie Becker. All those. uh questions about Josh Hoover. Yeah, it. was North Texas, but he played a great. game. Threw a touchdown to Nick Marsh on.

the first drive as well. I think IU is. going to be just fine on offense. >> Yeah, I think they are. And you saw that. sold out stadium. It's amazing what. football can do to an entire community, entire state. Incredible catch, incredible throw back shoulder there. No. coverage can stop that. No matter who. you're playing against, if they're going. to be like that all year, that's. certainly going to be problematic. Charlie Becker, two touchdowns, $2,000. donation by us and also by him. And I. believe Joe Buck has confirmed he'll be. donating as well. Yeah. Kind of put him. in a remember we publicly pressured him. into joining us. And then I got him. He. had a couple drinks in him and I said,

"Hey, >> said you're going to donate. Could you. do that?" He said, "I'm in." Texted me. the other day and said, "There's a. thousand." And he said, "There's another. thousand." So I think he knows. So we're. all pumped to kind of help out with. Charlie. But it does appear as if. Indiana does have the capability of. being able to run it back. They're going. to have to figure things out. Coach. Signetti said, "I I don't really know. what these guys are. We're going to find. out what these guys are. We're going to. see their mental toughness. We're going. to see if they're going to be able to. bounce back." Hoover, I saw a couple of. tweets had that as I had to confirm to. look at it, you know, cuz adult. supervision needs to see this photo.

It's just blood all over them. Signetti. is going to love that. >> They got they got they got a bigger. issue. I think it's not on the football. field. It's on the sideline. I'm not. sure who and might have been comment. about Sig's got to take the ball cap. off. It was it was a Oh, yeah. He's got. He's got. >> He's not a ball. We said it was hot. >> He doesn't have to do [ __ ]. >> He can do whatever the hell he he can. wear a fedora on the side. >> We kind of wish he would. >> Be cool, too. >> That's what we're talking about. Maybe. fedora would be good. >> Not a ball, coach.

>> Well, he said no shade. My face. I was. getting burned up. I couldn't see. anything on there. It's week one. I want. to see what the guys look like. I got no. shade. What if he comes out eye black. next time instead of the capack. on the outside hat? >> Okay, let's uh let's continue the best. weekend yet before we bounce back to the. NFL as we are just days away from the. NFL season kicking off. Connor, what's. the best of the weekend yet? >> Yeah, I mean we can stay in the Big 10. and unfortunately we're going to go to. Ruckers because we mentioned the margin.

of victories being huge and one of the. teams that contributed to that was UMass. except they were about 20 point dogs. uh. William Pop Watson III played like. William Wallace III. Uh he led the UMass. Minutemen all the way to victory. And it. wasn't just him. That is a high school. teammate of his, Joseph Griffin, the. pride of Springfield Central. I mean, it. was just remarkable. This started the. weekend off. By the way, this was on. Thursday night, so it's hard to remember. all the amazing things that happened.

from then to now. But watching the UMass. Minutemen win a football game on the. road against a Big 10 team was just pure. joy. Elation, we are not that far away. from last year where they were down 45. to nothing. Hit a field goal and then. set off fireworks at home. And now, not. just one season later, Pop Watson the. third is leading these boys on the road. to a victory against a Big 10 school. The zoo UMass was probably ballistic.

I'm not so sure that you and game day. and all the boys are going to be. visiting UMass maybe week eight when. they're seven and0 playing some other. school and it would be pure madness. I'm. hoping that's what happens. I don't know. how many UMass games I'm going to be. catching this year just on a week- toeek. basis, but Pop Watson the third is. electrifying. Just to get his statline. out there, 19 of 22, 197 yards, three. TDs, 40 rush yards. Like he is a. legitimate ball player. He might be. either in the NFL next year or the.

quarterback of your favorite team. because he was a stud for that entire. game. And I just can't believe the UMass. Minutemen ended up winning a a game. against a Big 10 opponent in week one. >> Greg Shiano, Debo Sweeney, both staples. at their places. >> Yeah. >> What's going on? >> Bit long in the tooth, DC. >> Potentially, Potentially the longest of. them all. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Around there. Especially with the. way it started. But it's just opening. week. Nobody knows any. They might be. You want to know what I know? >> Huh? What's that? Punters doing it. Punters doing it. Let's go to West.

Virginia, shall we? Okay, this guy is an. absolute lad. His name is Brian Hansen. Okay, no relation to any of the other. Hansen that you potentially just thought. of right there. Obviously, the ball is. being snapped from their own 1516. Absolute nuke. Coast Carolina kid can't. catch it. Rolls all the way down. Z gets. a big time save down at the one. How you. doing? Keep it moving. That ended up. being a huge deal. Now, the Coastal. Carolina Chant Clears will go on a 99 yd. uh touchdown scoring drive right after. this punt, but a lot of clock was eaten.

up and if you looked at. >> Yeah, nobody was happy about that, but a. lot of clock was eaten up obviously on. that covered. >> So, shout out in uh so 24 nothing at. halftime. Let's not ask any other. fourstar freshman out of the whip field. >> Incredible punt here by Brian Hansen. Proud of him actually getting a bomb off. there. West Virginia tough place to punt. and kick. It is breezy there early in. the season. took advantage of it. Then. let's go to Oregon, shall we? Oregon. partner Bailey Etridge. Okay, I believe. Bailey Etridge is his name. Hits a. beauty here. Turns this thing over. It's.

in the sun. It's not in the sun. Let me. go ahead and check this thing up right. at the half yard line. Wonderful. Special teams. Special teams can bite. you in the ass opening week or it can be. of an asset. If it's an asset, you're. probably going to win the games. If it's. an ass uh [ __ ] you're going to lose. the games. Okay. And that's certainly. something can happen early. Special. teams is always tough to get on. on the. same page. And then obviously the punt. from last night that is one of the most. beautiful things I've seen in such. >> Oh man, >> absolute beast. Shawn West.

69 70 yard. Absolute bomb. Now I saw. some people saying he actually hit that. thing a lot longer because where he. actually kicked the ball. I agree. They. track the stats from the line of. scrimmage. Hits a nice golf swing cuz. the checkup was righteous. Shawn West. absolute thing of beauty, pal. Love the. way he took two steps. NFL style punt. and obviously the returner who's. probably going to be in the NFL. potentially end up in the NFL. Notre. Dame's returner couldn't even handle it. So, this is a thing of beauty. Helps out. your team. Obviously, the second half.

would go how the second half went, but. Wisconsin was rolling and that was a. thing of beauty that had everybody. talking and I can't wait to watch him. and the rest of the guys the rest of the. year because, you know, there's an award. for a best punter in the country and one. of these guys going to win it. >> That's right. >> And also feels like punters are better. than they've ever been right now. Have. you kind of come back to the uh I guess. American punt style? Because when for a. while there was. >> Yeah, we're not doing the the running. thing, are we? It's not going. Yeah, I. like it. >> All three or Was Louisville doing the. roll out? Who shot it over someone's. head last night? It was Louisville.

>> They were doing the roll out. >> Yeah, but it does feel like we had a. little. >> Is that coming back? >> Yeah. >> Well, what's the purpose of having it? Okay, so now I don't want to counter it. I like what we're doing. >> Uhhuh. >> But what? Let's take some time here. There was also a couple of these guys. take snap, wait, somebody gets there and then they kick. it. There's still a little bit of that. happening, but yeah, the complete run to. the side seemingly stopped. >> No, not as much of it. I feel like every. 90% of the teams were doing it at some. point. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. I even did it. I never been to.

Australia one time. >> Hey, you're going to need you to learn. how to kind of hit that thing on the. run. >> Sure. >> First time I did it live action. I think. it was Syracuse at home. Somebody at. home. Day game. Little rainy. I run to. my right. It's my first time punting in. a game. Another game and punted at I did. punt at plum. Yeah. My senior year I. played at plum. So it was like first. time punting a long time. Boom. Catch. it. Run to my right. First time. definitely ever doing this. [ __ ] Hit. this thing. Just trying to get on the. ground and bounce right on my ass. >> I mean just full back bump. >> Speaking of saw your highlights. It's a.

weekend too. Sports center. >> Hey, it was nice. Hey, thank youenter. People forget I was there. >> I saw a lot of people saying this guy. played. That's crazy. People think I. talk the way I talk and I just never. played. That mean you mean you're doing. something right? >> I guess I hope or. >> not doing it right at all. You know, if. people I don't even know. Joining us now. is a man who played a long time. >> Nobody gives him credit for it. >> He was on the cover of Playboy magazine. That's right. >> Whenever he was in college as one of the. greatest college quarterbacks of all.

time, ladies and gentlemen, full. trailblazer for the Yukon Huskies in the. state of Connecticut as a whole. >> We know a lot about him. Yeah, ladies. and gentlemen, the face of ESPN. coverage. This guy's going to be. everywhere, they say about me. Okay, ladies and gentlemen, Dan Olowski. >> Dano, what up, man? >> What's going on? How are you guys? What's going on? >> It was the cover of Playboy. Is that. right? Do I have that right? >> Uh, Maxim. >> Okay. Especially at that time. I mean, that.

was crazy. I'll tell you what, Dano. Uh, being able to be on a cover of East Bay, too. Wasn't he on a cover of East Bay? >> Yeah. and Max and with a little dabble. of Playboy as an all-American in there. You got good range. Let's talk about. some of your range. Uh we'll obviously. dive into the NFL in a matter of. moments, but this Michigan thing. fascinating. I I just I think our. platform uh should be utilized from. football people saying they've never. seen this before and they all think it's. crazy as we move forward. Do you want to. kind of check that box on our show uh. saying that you think it's absurd what. happened and h how did it happen or how.

do you view the whole extra second on. the clock situation? Yeah, it's probably. the most embarrassing win I've ever seen. in college football. I know that. I have. I've watched a lot of. >> Yes, we knew you had something. Happy gave you a chance to do that. Happy to give you a chance to do that. Okay, >> right. >> Here's my thing. How am I as a viewer? I. have no skin in the game. >> supposed to just trust that that clock. is synced up with the actual play. Like, I'm just supposed to trust it. Even. though the game clock that I'm watching.

also, I can't see the ball. I I don't I. can't see the ball from that back angle. So, with all due respect to the Big 10. because I can see the ball in the the. this angle, I can't see the ball. So, I. don't know exactly when the player. touches it. I can make the guess and the. assumption is it there? I I have no. idea. >> But you go from the other angle the ball. when the ball is going towards the. defender. >> and you can see clearly. >> that the clock it's zero before. >> Not this angle. Not this angle. Foxy,

you go to the one where you see from the. field perspective essentially, you see. the defender go up, you see the ball, the clock clearly is at zero before it. touches the defender at that angle. So, I don't know like how I'm supposed to. just. believe that the reverse angle is the. reverse angle. Like the the clock. clearly hits zero before he touches it. there. You slow it down even more. We. did it on So, I don't I don't get it. >> Yeah. None of us understand it. And. we've been watching ball a long time and. now we're being told about a different.

clock. It's like, well, so does any. clock matter and then why is the ref. going off that clock then ever? >> Yeah. >> Right. >> So like then that clock should mean. nothing to the ref ever, right? We. should be going off the actual clock. Like well that one syncs up with the. actual clock. It's like but it doesn't. though cuz we just found out. >> Can't have it. >> And then look where the ball on this. angle. This is the one Foxy. No, that's. the game winner. The first one. Look at. the look at where the um the ball goes. with the defender on this one. It's not. like he goes and, you know, touches it. at its highest point. It's basically.

waste before he touches it. So that's. why that reverse angle, it's like I have. no idea where the ball is and you're. trying to tell me a tenth of a second. matters here. So. >> yeah, I think we all feel that same way. And then Reese Davis said, "You think. Western Michigan's getting that extra. tenth of a second back on the clock if. it's off if it's reverse?" It's like, well, that's immediately what everybody. thinks. So that's going to be a little. bit of a feels like a clout. Western. Michigan did come out after they saw the. angle with the clock and a tenth of a. second in a super duper clock. This is a. real clock. You guys don't have this. clock. You're the Mac. We're the Big 10.

We have real clocks around here. It's. like, is anybody else have this clock? And do we need to know about this for. any other leagues or conferences or. >> is the XFL using this? Who all who all. has the super duper secret clocks? >> NFL better. >> And when do we get to know about them. and how if they work or not? We just. trust that the one we're looking at in. real time is the right one. I don't. know. Do the refs have somebody in their. ear saying super duper clock's two. seconds off and then they have to re Is. that when they have to reccalibrate the. clock? >> You're like, "How am I supposed to know. when he touches the ball?". >> Yeah, none of us know. Dan, let's move. along. Let's talk about football, shall. we? Matthew Stafford obviously down in.

Australia taking on Brock Perie down in. Australia. We haven't really chitchated. about much about uh you know how this. affects the offense, how this affects. the game, the travel and when they. travel and how they travel. Can you just. hookah's playing? Should we just expect. prime time Pro Bowl Matthew Stafford. week one there? MVP Matthew Stafford. week one or is there a rollout process. that has to happen for every single. team? >> No, I think that you expect this offense. to kind of pick up where it was last. year. This offensive line is intact. The.

perimeter players are healthy. Both. backs are healthy. And Matthew obviously. has had a healthy offseason in. comparison to last year. So yeah, I. fully expect this offense to play the. way we're accustomed to it now. San. Francisco obviously a very good defense. and very talented defense. We'll see. what Bosa is like coming back from the. injury. Myel Williams, his impact on. their defense, Fred Warner being back. Um but yeah, I I expect this Rams. offense to kind of click on all. cylinders. The travel thing, I can't.

tell you whether that'll impact them or. not. I I know this. I' You guys probably. have as well. I've gone to London a. couple times. I'm not saying they're the. same. I remember a time we went to. London. We were playing the Chiefs. So, this is probably like 2015, maybe, maybe. 16. And we went out there. I was with. Detroit. This was our third or fourth. time going out there. We went out there. five or six days before. Did the whole. get them a getting accustomed to thing. We stayed blah blah blah. All that. The.

Chiefs flew in and landed. sometime like Saturday night at like. six. They did a walkth through at. Wembley. And I was thinking to myself, we're going to destroy them tomorrow. morning. They just flew over here. They. have no shot. They beat us like 45 to. 10. It was an absolute beatd down. And. they were they were significantly. crisper than us. So, you know, my brain. at that moment was like, "Oh, our travel. advantage is, you know, big." and that.

was the alternative. So, I don't know if. how much it'll impact or not impact. I. have no clue. >> You talk about the London trips. There. isn't a 100% science here either cuz. then there'll be another team that. travels out there earlier. They got to. they'd played well. So, it's like I. don't know if there is a right answer. All I do know is coming back you still. have 16 more games. So, coming back I. think is what everybody is probably more. worried about than maybe just one game. here to lead this whole thing off. But. what should we expect from Brock Party. in the offense? Nobody really talks. about that. Chef said he can't put his. name and reputation on the line and say.

that George KD was playing. Said I can't. say that. It's like, well, he flew to. Australia. Okay. If he was worried about. recovery or rehab, maybe. Hey, what's. up, lad? What's up, lad? Who's behind. you right there? There's a boy. There's. a boy behind you. Other side. Other. side. >> That's That's the goat. That's Madden. >> Madden. What up? Oh, I took a shirt. down. >> Madden. >> Mr. Pat said hello. >> Hello, Mr. Madden. >> He said, "Hey.". >> Hey, man. You're doing good, Mr. Mad. >> What are you looking for, bro? >> Yeah. What's going on? What do we got.

going on, man? >> A father who's around, maybe. >> He's looking He's looking. >> Jeez Louise. There's no reason for that, >> guys. Always. >> Well, yeah. Me, too. I mean, you you got. to take a shot of me there as well. We. don't need to. >> Me, too. >> Yeah. Hey, listen. >> I miss you kids. I love you. >> I love you. >> YOU CAN'T MAKE FREAKING JOKES ON THIS. SHOW ANYMORE. >> What he's saying is you don't pay. attention to your kids. And I know you. do. Okay. Okay. So, we know you do, but. uh certainly an angle that could be had. as we head into.

>> as we head into football season here. Obviously all, you know, trying to do. we're trying to do. Okay. Let's get to. San Francisco 49ers. We haven't really. heard much about the offense. We talked. to Brock Pury about his John Deere. partnership. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Which is obviously a huge deal. that deer isn't being stamped on. anybody. Brock Pury now considered a vet. in the league. I think all the questions. about whether or not he's going to be. able to make it even whenever he was. playing good have kind of been answered. What should we expect from this. particular offense? Debo's back over. there. We assume KD's gonna play. >> Yeah, Pertie's a stud. Let's live in the. world where KD live in the world where.

KD plays. Obviously, KD's their go-to. guy. The guy that you guys are watching. dribbling is an absolute stud. It I. remember watching him in the college. football playoff last year, I think it. was, was it the Georgia game that he was. just absolutely dominant in and just. going this dribbling guy is phenomenal. I mean, just the way he plucks the. football, the strength that he plays. with. He's got a little watching him in. San Francisco and maybe it's the number. There's a little crab tree to him in in. regards to just the strength that he.

plays with. Um, so I think he's going to. be their go-to wide receiver pass. catcher. Remember Ricky Pearel? No, Jennings is gone. So he's kind of their. go-to pass catcher. I would say I think. Debo and McAffrey still going to be a. bunch of touches guys. The big question. mark for me, and it maybe isn't going to. be the biggest answer week one against. if Donald plays this defensive line, but. they really have to get back to running. the football better in San Francisco. That offensive line for years had been a.

strength, I would tell you, had become a. weakness over the last two seasons. It. was a little bit better last year than. it was in 24. Um, I would also tell you. Kyle always always does a good job. against the Rams because they know each. other so well. So, there might be people. going into this game thinking one-sided, you know, question marks healthwise for. the 49ers. Rams are loaded. I don't buy. to that. I think Kyle Shannon's too good. of a coach. >> Okay, that's Thursday 8:20 on Netflix. live from the Melbourne Cricut Grounds,

the home of the Collingwood Magpies. You. see the boys walked into the other. night. Got a chance to experience it. I've had a chance to go to one of those. games, an Aussie rules football game. Has a soccer atmosphere, you know, because it's a lot of passive stuff. And. then there's lot of lot of beers. >> Awesome. >> I mean, a lot of beers. I forget the. name of the beer that I was drinking. down, but I know. >> Fosters. I think this is double. >> Fosters. >> Australia for beer. >> I don't think they're drinking that. >> They don't mess with Fosters. >> Yeah, I don't think they're drinking. that, Dan. I think that's for uh.

>> I think that's for the Americans to just. SAY, "OH, I' BEEN DOWN ALL DAY." you. know, and it's so far away they thought. nobody would ever find out. I I don't I. don't think it is getting not where I. was at at least in Brisbane. Uh but. yeah, the lads got a chance to. experience it. The the Melbourne cricket. grounds gigantic, lot of investment and. I think it's going to provide a great. environment for American football. Now, I am worried about how wide and big the. field is. Are the guys going to be like, are the fans too far away almost? I. don't know how they're going to.

>> like a baseball like in college. >> Exactly. an awkwardly placed game, you. know, and like when a hockey plays. inside of a stadium, how there's a lot. of space between the crowd. I'll be. intrigued to see what that spacing looks. like, but it should be electrifying. 8:20 on Thursday. Now, Wednesday night. is when the season kicks off with the. Super Bowl champs. And go ahead, con. man. >> Yeah, Dan, I know you think the Patriots. are going to go 9 and 8 or 10 and seven. and the Bills are going to win the. division, but it all starts on Wednesday. and they can kind of flip that narrative. around. How do you see, you know, Wednesday night going? And I know for.

the Seahawks, they have firsttime OC and. play caller Brian Flurry. Nobody seems. to know anything about this guy, so. that'll be interesting to see. What are. kind of the biggest things you're. looking at on both sides of the ball for. New England and Seattle as they both. start their new campaigns back to the. Super Bowl? >> Yeah. Number one, does Gonzalez play? I. would assume he does. And Sheffy might. know more, but I would assume he does. And if he does, because in let's say. they do not get a contract done by.

Wednesday, I think the number one thing. I'm doing if I'm Seattle offensively is. how much are you willing to tackle on. the perimeter knowing you haven't gotten. your money yet? And because I I grew up. um with a coach that um subscribed to. the philosophy that if you were playing. against a premier cover corner, the. first thing you do to start those games. is see how much that cover corner wants. to tackle. So I'm taking that same. philosophy. We used to do this with like.

Antonio Kardi all the time. Great. corner. How much do you want to tackle. today? And so, how many different ways. can we kick screens out there and have a. tackle go to block him? How many. different ways can we go crack toss? And. so, I think that's something to pay. attention to in this game. Uh, number. one is how Seattle treats him. I think. the second thing, Connor, and I would. say going back, I watched I went last. week and rewatched the Super Bowl. We. probably didn't give enough credit. That. defense in New England that game was.

sensational and it got overshadowed by. how good Seattle's defense was in that. game. But you watch that game, you're. like, my goodness, New England's defense. was sensational, man. And they flew to. the football. They gave up obviously. those two big runs versus some motion. look that was a little bit different, but other than that, they were great, man. And so I fully expect this defense. to play a similar style. I'm with you on. Flurry. I It's something I've talked. about all off seasonason. He's been. around football a long time. He's been. around the Shanahan trio a long time.

Never called plays. And you're replacing. a guy that got the head coaching job for. the organization who had the number one. pick looking for a quarterback because. he was so good at calling plays. I just. don't think that happens like that. And. so I think there's big question marks. for Seattle's offense in regards to. that. Um, and I like I like that this I. haven't picked made a pick yet, but I. absolutely could see New England going. out there and winning this football. game. >> It's interesting cuz Sam Darnold with. KOC great. Kubiaak great new OC. We.

shall see, right? Like well Sam Darnold. as we assume that he's uh incredible. Debut has something. >> Yeah. Not a new OC. Josh McDaniels was. won a ton of Super Bowl has a ton of. success. How does how do you think this. Patriots offense looks with AJ Breck? As. soon as that signing was made, you. instantly compared him to Grunk in those. matchups that McDaniels kind of came out. and said the same thing. So, how do you. envision this offense working with the. addition of AJ Brown? >> Yeah, I want to get your perspective on. this. Again, re-watching the Super Bowl. and we're going to touch on this a. little bit with live and some tape. So,

one of the things that you I saw in that. game in the Super Bowl was um the. pressures, the blitzes that Witherspoon. and and all those sacks were coming. from, a lot of them came from the field. And so they would blitz the field debut. >> and then they would kind of shade to the. boundary. So they would play some tight. coverage to the boundary receiver and. that safety would shade. It was a lot of. times it was Kan Booty shade towards. that side. And so you're pressuring from. the field. You're almost double teaming.

backside which is a lot of times the. easier throw for the quarterback. Get. the ball to my hand, shorter throw. And. so I'm interested to see if that is. something Seattle does again. Like does. New England put AJ to the field? And so. that gives him a because if you're going. to shade backside to a Romeo Dobs, can. AJ win to the field a ton versus some. one-on-one coverage with maybe not as. much help. So I think that'll be. interesting. For me, the number one. thing I'll look for from a New England. perspective um is where they're putting. AJ in maybe some of those pressure.

situations to see how Seattle. defensively reacts. How would you do it? >> I mean, go ahead. >> I mean that that's kind of been always. McDaniel superar. You're saying how. would I do it defensively or if I'm. offense? >> Defensively. >> Defense like Yeah, exactly. >> Defensively, you got to you got to take. away AJ first and foremost. And whether. that's putting my the highest paid. corner in the league on him and being. good and living with that matchup or. doubling the old school bich double AJ. and then, you know, put a one-on-one. away. So that's that's how I would do. it. But you got to take away AJ. You got.

to make Romeo beat you. You got to make. Hunter Henry beat you. And then without. the Henderson, I I don't expect him to. be out there. You got to make uh the. other backs beat you as well when it. comes to coverage in those matchups. But. you have to have to take away AJ Brown. He is an absolute game wrecker and. coming into that game, you got to come. in and say, "Hey, we can't let this guy. beat us.". >> I love that we're starting the season. with a Super Bowl rematch. So many. question marks. And I appreciated your. take on how we should uh maybe see how. Gonzo uh. >> how Gonzo is feeling about being a New. England PATRIOT RIGHT NOW. SET HOT.

YEAH, we're running way outside, bro. We're running way outside. Set hot. Way. out there, bro. You're going [ __ ]. straight out there. >> Nope. Yep. Go ahead. >> How much you want to tackle, buddy? >> Set up. Go ahead. Go ahead. >> Here comes BOBBY SPAIN. SET UP. >> Big [ __ ] out there. >> Big pitch out there. Let's just go. Actually, they might run uh what's that. called? Bucket. When you run uh or uh. when you have all the. >> screen, what's it called? >> When like the offensive linemen are. pulling. >> Yeah. No, when the offensive linemen are. lined up out there. It's like on like.

diamond or something. >> Module huddle. SHUT UP. GO. LET'S let's. see if this guy will because he is an. active participant when it comes to. tackling, right? >> Yeah. He's always been unbelievable and. everything like that. Like he will come. up and he'll lay the wood whenever it. needs to be done. But it is a question. You know, that's a real thing that I. didn't really consider. Dan, >> I know Dan said it. I was like, "Oh my. god, this is how this carries into. actual football here now." You know, THIS KIND OF. >> PAY HIM HIS MONEY. DAMN IT. >> THAT' BE FLURRY the Chess game plan. right now. >> Yeah. That's how that's how we used to.

do it with like you know we used to play. against Revas. >> Bardi. >> Yeah. >> It'd be like all right here here a lot. of times it would be the offensive. lineman going out first like we we would. like send perimeter screens out there. Tackle would go and be like all right. you. >> really Gonzo is going to show up. >> Gonzo is going to show up and and he's. always been pretty adamant like hey. every single day you were just. mentioning be where your feet are. He is. in it every single day and that's been. his answer to everything. And also they.

have added some really really good. pieces on defense. Kevin Byer hopefully. he can fill that hole. But just pay that. man his money. He deserves 130 whatever. millions that that he wants to have. Just give it to him. >> Do you guys have that? Do you have it. available? >> Uh well we have a quarterback who's. getting paid like the eighth least. amount in the entire league cuz he's. still on his rookie contract and he's. getting paid a ton of money probably. coming up soon here. So yeah, we have. the money to pay him, so just freaking. do it already, Bob. >> Okay, those are the opening two nights. of the NFL season. We can't wait to.

watch. We're thankful it's here. Obviously, college football has done a. great job, but storyline still kind of. bringing it. Uh it was announced that. Tua will be the starting quarterback for. Atlanta. AJ has a question about that. >> Yeah, Dan, obviously Tua is traveling to. Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers. I. guess what are your expectations from. Tua? How long do you think he is in the. lineup? And I I guess yeah, what what. would you do if you were a D coordinator. playing against Tua? Yeah, I would play everything short to. deep. If you watched Tua last year and.

then certainly in the preseason, the. ball's coming out quickly and there's. not a willingness to push the ball. downfield that much. I think part of it. is just because there's a reality and. I've been a Tua supporter and I love. them, but these hits and these injuries. add up, you know, and so we've seen some. older quarterbacks get to the point. where they never want to get touched. I. get it. I think Tua is probably in that. world right now. So, you know, Patrick. Graham, who's the defensive coordinator. for the Steelers, um he's a guy that has. kind of played defense in so many.

different styles. He's been a zone guy. He's been an aggressive guy. He's been a. match guy. So, there's a little bit of. trying to figure out exactly who he'll. be in Pittsburgh with their personnel. from a you know, how they'll attack. Atlanta's offensive group. But, I think. it's this was the inevitable. I would. tell you this is probably feels like. it's a week- toeek thing until Michael. Penn fully like fully says yes I can I. can go out there and play a football. game on that knee and if two was playing. well enough he'll keep the job and if.

he's not the job will go to Michael Penn. I've been adamant I don't the either of. these guys has to play so far above. their skis to be part of the. conversation of the future in Atlanta. that um you know I think it's more than. likely we see at least both of them in. Atlanta and we'll see kind of who can do. the most with the opportunity. >> Tua starting quarterback for the Atlanta. Falcons. I guess this puts to bed the. final quarterback competition that was.

taking place. Cooper Kush Cooper Rush. will be the backup quarterback. Penn we. assume third. Jack Strand lingering. obviously down there. Obviously it's. been six different quarterbacks in six. different seasons for the Atlanta. Falcons. Obviously looking for some. stability. the other quarterback. competition of the offseason that. garnered a lot of headlines and. conversation, Kyler Murray, starting. quarterback of the Vikings. Where do you. sit right now with this? Cuz it was loud. at the time and then, you know, who. knows who ends up where, but Kyler. Murray being named starting quarterback. for the Minnesota Vikings, where do you.

sit as we're just days away from getting. to watch that for the first time. >> Yeah. If Kyler is able to put some. consistency consistency together that. resembled the start of his 2024 season, the Vikings are contenders to win the. division. They're that good of a. football team. They're three deep at. wide receiver. Hawinson's a stud. I've. said this. I believe this is the easiest. place to play quarterback in the NFC. outside of Los Angeles Rams because of. those pieces I mentioned. The play. caller, the run game, Flores's defense. will be great. Harrison Smith, I heard.

you guys talking about before. Somehow. still playing football and probably. playing at a high level. Dude's so good. at ball. Um, my question mark with. Kyler, I've kind of talked about this, is how much Kyler's willing to allow the. scheme to be the star and not him to be. the playmaker. He's obviously going to. make plays at times, but the scheme is. built upon just allow the play design to. get the guy open. I'll get him open. You.

know why I'm getting them open, cut it. loose. And how much they can build some. of those throwing lanes in. can't run an. offense that wants to attack the middle. of the field. Okay, let me I'll say it. this way. >> Yeah, please please say it say it this. way. >> Okay, when you have an offense that is a. play action pass centric offense and. it's predicated upon the run and that. run action looking similar, you have to. be able to work the middle of the field. in the pass game. You have to have the. people, you have to have the. quarterback, you have to have the. protection. And so if I if you are going.

to have that be your foundational part, throwing the ball to just a perimeter is. not real life. It that those two things. do not exist at the same time. And so I. think how comfortable Okano gets with. building some passing lanes in in that. play action pass world. How comfortable. Kyler gets seeing it and it's a little. bit in the pretty world. Perie's got the. capability of it because of the touch he. has on his throws. Brock can throw to. guys before they're there. He throws the. blind spots. Kyler doesn't have a ton in.

his game of throwing blind, throwing to. blind spots. And that's something that. just takes a ton of comfort level. We've. talked about it with Straoud. You know, when you're throwing the ball over the. middle of the field, your margin for. error is small because I sail it, it's. picked. I'm low, it's picked. Outside, I. can sail it, it's incomplete. Low, it's. incomplete. And so how comfortable Kyler. gets with that and how well they can. build some vision or throwing lanes in I. think is really the biggest question.

mark. >> Kyler and Kevin Oonnell operating an. offense as opposed to star operating. plays. Uh and Ben Johnson and Caleb. Williams, right? Aren't we all kind of. watching the same thing here? Caleb. Williams is able to win games for him at. the end just because he's Caleb. Williams. He's so talented. Is he going. to to your the way you described it? Will Caleb let the offense be the star. and then him be the operator of it? because that's what Jared Goff was in. the Ben Johnson offense and we saw maybe. the best offense in all of ball. Ben. Johnson was hired to be the head coach. because of how great he was at offense. Everybody wanted to hire him as a head.

coach because of that. So, if we could. see Caleb Williams get into that. offense, we can assume potential. record-breaking numbers. Like he said, we would like to be the highscoring. offense in history. That would be the. offense taking the lead there, right? And Caleb just kind of being the uh the. choo choo conductor of that entire. thing. >> 100%. You know, and that's I've said. this with Caleb. It's it is a fine line. with these guys because you never want. to get them to be statue just pocket. quarterbacks that aren't creative. And. so you never want to take that stinger.

away from them, but there is a rhythm to. the offense. And a lot of times you can. fall in love with some of the splash. plays and think they're going to be. sustainable. And you know, you're the. only you're the Patrick Mahomes of the. world cuz Patrick did it, but it's a. different game than when Patrick was. doing it as well five, six years ago. And I think some of the things that gets. lost in it is when we're talking about. the timing and rhythm of the play. It's. not just the quarterback. There's a. timing and rhythm of it for the. offensive line. The the offensive line.

knows there's a very specific place the. quarterback is going to throw the. football from. So like they know that. where they can get beat and where they. can't get beat. when should they expect. the ball of the quarterback's hands, the. spacing of the routes, if I'm starting. front side with the route, the spacing. of those backside concepts, and how the. timing of that matters. If a receiver. gets if he's supposed to be 18 yards on. the in route backside and you the. quarterback are still on the front side. and he's crossing the field at 18 yards. already, well, we've lost the timing and.

the in the the spacing of the plays. So, um, you know, I think that there's those. are all things when we talk about like. timing and rhythm, it's not just about. quarterback and only throw. >> A lot of phenomenal offensive systems in. that NFC North. And if Chicago just. keeps going the way it's going, >> run game. >> It might be. What's that? >> You got to have the the run. Ben. Johnson, he has like his run game design. is crazy. And marrying that up with the. pass because. >> uh Dan just kind of mentioned defense. has changed. The defenses have become.

more patient. they've kind of become. more dynamic as well. So, to kind of. throw you off that rhythm or get you. kind of more early into that second. reaction play and yeah, you can run a. whole, you know, b-roll of highlights. from him, but it'll also be a B-roll of. turnovers or big time plays kind of just. ruin games. So, the more you can stay in. that system, but once again with Kyler. and Caleb, you don't want to take away. that sting. It's a reason why these guys. are number one overall picks. They have. the arm talent. They have the ability. with their legs. So, it is kind of like. a, you know, finding that perfect. balance where, you know, getting.

yourself in position to win ball game. >> Man, the NFC North could be explosive. >> Oh, yeah. I I mean, there is a lot of. great offensive minds up there if you. count MCDC as well because. >> Oh, yeah. >> Definitely. >> Oh, man. >> And I would like I would like to let you. know that like. >> if Chicago becomes the sports town. again, that could be tough for the rest. of the United States of America to have. to kind of deal with. Caleb's out there. with Chicago Bulls, >> PCA, they're there for the next 15. years, right?

>> Oh, yeah. >> I mean, I mean, this is a long time. potentially if a lot of success takes. Absolutely love this. >> This is why I like the Tyrese. Hallebertton charity uh softball game. because it was like Daniel Jones was out. there, Tyrese was out there, Kelsey. Mitchell was out there. It's like the. entire city coming together for. something. >> Was Tyres here for this one? >> Uh he threw a great pitch. >> Yes, he did. >> He was wearing his Michael Jackson. loafers out there and he he went far. Those are the best pitching shoes you. could wear. >> He went from the mound and he delivered. that thing and I think he was pretty. pumped up about that. >> He should be. >> Yeah. Especially with the entire. storyline about the Brewers and how that.

whole thing went down. I guess he was. supposed to do it. Then he was. rescended. Got the loafers with the most. Tyrese Hallebertton look I've ever seen. And he throws a little bit high, but I. think the batter swing at that a strike. So shout out to Tyres doing that. The. Cubs are kind of the fun. >> the fun bunch to follow along with. >> Yeah. Five to W. >> And this PCA character. Yeah. Right, dude. Unreal. >> 40 home runs now, I think. >> Yeah. >> Is he the MVP? >> Yes. >> He has 40 and 30. I think it's first. time obviously in Cubs history or. something like that. Butatch the [ __ ].

that's happening every every night. He's. just doing something that like is a once. a week type highlight. He's doing it. every single night somewhere. The ball. is a magnet to him somehow. He's just. making. >> fill that in. Like we need to fill that. space in. I don't understand this. >> Yeah, the LED. >> Why is there a gap right there between. the LED and the wall? >> Homefield advantage. Well, and you also. got to remember that extra strip right. there from our understanding of LED. prices. That's maybe an extra 750,000. >> Exactly. >> They might have literally ran out of the. budget there. We'll just hope nobody. will end up directly in there. Maybe the.

MVP will. Yeah, he's special to watch. And then. >> are the Cubs or NL or AL? >> NL. >> Come on. >> Anybody who would be the contender for. MVP up against him, but that's done. He's not. >> He hasn't played like two weeks, so PCA. is gonna be the MVP, I think. And then. who's the AL MVP favorite? >> Uh probably Jordanon Alvarez. >> Roman Anthony. >> Houston. >> Yordon Alvarez minus 5,000 Junior Camo. plus400 Bobby Wol Jr. plus 7500. Here's. Pete Alonzo the polar bear.

>> He's in. >> started to rank a bit lately. >> He's in MVP conversations in 2026. >> Let's go Pete. >> Bringing it. >> He's on the list. >> I mean yeah but. >> you're not giving an MVP to you know 500. team. You just can't do that. Yo, Ty, how come uh doesn't Schwarber have like. 500 home runs? >> Yeah, >> he he had a bunch early and then he kind. of cooled down. PCA is having just a. he's having a ridiculous season and what. he does in the field, too. I mean, they. don't really give a [ __ ] about that, but. like he's he's on he's unreal. >> He's having a historic season.

>> Yeah. >> Almost like Cal Raleigh was having last. year. >> Yeah. How's he doing this year? >> He's coming on. He's coming on. He's. been coming on. He's he's like, you. know, 20 of his last like 28 and, you. know, it raised his average from 143 to. 161. >> Okay. >> Hey, Ty did not want this guy to win the. MVP last year. Even he was doing all. this historic stuff. One because. >> Judgy was involved, but also Tai was. like can't just have like. one year good year, rest of career bad. MVP winners. >> Well, he had the basically the same.

stats as Judge and Judge has batting. average was 90 points higher. That was. kind of my point of contention. >> But also, you didn't like the one hit. wonder potential possibility here for an. MVP award. >> No, my big thing was people were. starting to put him in the same category. as Judge. And I said, well, you know, Judge has done it for about a decade in. a row. So, I'd like to see this guy do. it, you know, again next year because. for his career, he's about a 220 hitter, so I'd like to see him replicate it. And. he had the worst drop off in the history. of baseball. >> But he's bounced back. He's bounced back. a little bit. First 94 games, he batted.

uh 156. Holy [ __ ]. >> 273 29 and then which I certainly know. what all three of those numbers are. And. then the last 13 games he's batting 320. >> Well, that's a pretty good disparity. You know, 94 games, 13 games. You know, you you pay this guy a bunch of money. You expect him to kind of be a driving. force. They went to the ALCS last two. weeks though. >> Yeah, great two weeks. Even though. you're not going to make the playoffs. and you know, he kind of tanked the. whole season. >> What? >> I like Cal Raleigh. knew you.

>> He should have dabbed up his boy at the. World Baseball. >> You're right. Baseball got love that. >> Oh. Oh, he was pulling for America. Okay. >> Sorry. That's why. probably told him not to. Actually, I. forgot. >> Okay. That's World Baseball Classic. Fodder for sure. Cal Roley, we. appreciate everything you did for sport. last year and for our show. >> Thank you, dude. >> But Ty was Ty was pretty excited to see. him not play good after saying he was. judgy. You were. >> I wouldn't say. You were pretty judgy. about Cal Raleigh being judged a little.

bit. >> I think I was I think I was more patting. myself on the back like, "Okay, yeah, I. actually I do know ball a little bit. when it comes to base. You know, talking. about Aaron Judge, the greatest. right-hand hitter of all time, and Cal. Row, who has one good year, and then. we're saying, "This guy's the best. player ever.". >> Said, "Let's pump the brakes. Let's pump. the brakes a little bit. He had a great. year. Let's see him do it again next. year." And you know, we saw what he did. >> 13 games though, these last. 13. >> Okay. And speaking of knowing ball, it. is nice college game days back.

>> Mhm. >> You know, >> got a lot of people telling me in real. time I don't know ball for the things. I'm saying. And then all of a sudden as. the day rolls on it's like hold the. phone now. Hold the phone. Maybe we have. a had a great game day. Great. >> I mean great game if that's how it's. going to be every single week. First of. all, shout out to all of us uh diving. into college football a lot more, you. know, because of everything. Tone. research. Unbelievable that you're. you're providing all of us and to me. But that was fun to get back in there. and just take the heat again. You know, you pick against a team, it's like, "Oh,

I forgot this death threat season.". >> Very [ __ ]. >> Yeah. They are very, very upset. And. it's like I got to remember that. whenever I'm talking that I I like both. teams. >> Mhm. >> But I am I am picking one to beat the. other with no clue what's going to. actually happen. That's an interesting. predicament to be back in. I enjoyed it. Same for you, Dana. It's football season. again. >> Take your swings, man. Take your swings. >> Got to hop in there. >> Take your swings. >> Got to hop in How about Laney Wilson. coming on the show and say she might. have fancied some of the music. >> Hey, how about that? Blake Shelton,

Laney, some other people that are pretty. good. That was very nice of them. That. was a nice boost. Laney new ball, too. >> New ball. I got I got a call night. before from Duck. You know, nice. facetime from Duck. He says, "Hey, you're looking for what here now? A. group of six is you need six teams. What. do you What do you need here?" Duck is. awesome. It was great to see him. Theo. was there. Jordan Davis was there. I. mean, you talk about everybody and. >> the lads, >> everybody. Actually, everybody was. there. It was uh it was good. >> It was a long day at work for you guys, man.

>> Fun though. You know, football's back. That's what everybody talks about like. um. >> you know, people are either excited for. all the opportunities that we're. getting, you know, which is very cool of. people to be like that. We're all living. our dreams obviously in real time no. matter how often it happens and doesn't. happen. Or there's people that think, you know, I hate seeing this guy. everywhere. And then there's people that. think I'm going to die. It's like, man, the energy I got from football happening. is just a completely different level. We. are so thankful and lucky to be in the. middle of football season and to cover. it the way that we do. That's Dan. Olowski. That's AJ Hawk. We'll be back.

tomorrow here on ESPN. We hope you have. the incredible Labor Day as football. continues to be fantastic. Be a friend. Tell your friends something nice. It. might change your life. We'll see you. tomorrow. Goodbye. Way to go, Dana. That. was a good throw in. >> Hang 10, bro. >> And I think you have that. We're still. live. We're still live. Man, I think you. have a golf club. Is that a golf course. on your hat? Feels like these people are. infiltrating the show, right? >> The onion. Yeah, we had someone else. with the onion thing on. Really? >> Yeah. The shirt. It's a golf course, right? That's a Oh, hoopie. >> Yeah. It's called a Hoopie Match Club.

down in Vidalia, Georgia. >> Yeah. So, everybody was wearing it. >> Yeah. Yeah. Everybody's kind of. >> That's right. >> Okay. So, you guys went on the same trip. down there or different? You guys play. together? Um, >> I don't believe I've been down there. with Greg. No. >> Oh, you don't like Greg? >> Did you win your match? Did I win my match against Greg or when. I was down there? >> I knew you weren't down there. >> No. Uh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I've. I've played well down there for the most. part. Um, >> I've lost a couple times down there as. well, but I've never played with Macko. right now.

>> Okay. Place is great, dude. Like place is very. fun golf experience. Very fun. >> Yeah. We didn't know it existed before. last week. Now everybody's coming on. here just propagandizing it onto. everybody. So. >> the guy has like um African safari. animals on property because the guy who. >> Tiger King. >> um the guy who founded the place, his. name is Mike Walwrath. Um he loves golf. and safaris and so he has like African. safari animal on property. And then.

>> if I'm hold the phone, hold the phone. Let's not move along anymore. Let's stop. right here. Okay. Stop right here. So. it's only match play. They don't keep. score. Okay. Uh, you're playing against. somebody. I won this hole. You won this. hole. That is. >> And you get to at every hole declare. like there's there's T's, but there's no. T markers. So, you could put the ball. down on the T box and you say, we're. playing this as a par three from 340. yards. >> Love that. Okay. So, you're kind of. picking and choosing what you want to. compete against. Okay. Let's do this.

We're all doing the same thing. That is. awesome. And then you pick your head up. and put your tea down. >> King of the [ __ ] jungles right here. Is that Is that That's what's happening. >> Off leash. How do I Because we got a. couple of them running around Indiana, I. think, still. I'm not 100% sure. Is that. a Ziah? All right. It's baby Rhonda. right there. Okay, that's cool. Giraffe. Is there is there I'm seeing zebras on. the internet. >> Yeah, the giraffe thing is interesting. because if I'm correct, they have like. sporadically placed out on the property,

I believe, like 50 foot tall metal. poles. Because of the weather and the. thunderstorms that come through, they. needed things higher than the giraffe. that when the lightning comes, it grabs. the pole and not the draft. >> That's why we're looking out for the. drafts. >> Still grabbed the giraffe. >> Certainly. Yeah. I mean, I' i've seen. videos of somebody just sitting down on. the ground getting. >> Yeah. A lot of those guy this weekend. actually. Yeah. >> Yep. >> Spent the rest of the weekend in the. hospital. >> I had a teammate in college got hit. twice. >> Bad luck.

>> in the same day. And and we're thumbs up. with him. We're like we we're. >> well his skin was you tell by his skin. it was a little bit different but I. think I think he got hit twice. Once in. high school before I met him and then. once after. >> Lucky guy. What a legend. >> Did it change him? Did it change him at. all? >> He's I think if I if I. >> superhero now. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Electroman. >> He can fly. >> Fantastic. >> I mean just the percentages of that. potentially happening are obviously. crazy. >> It scars but to your point it does scar. your.

>> Yeah. I think your body gets a little. bit. I think it does change your skin or. something. >> Do people hunt those animals down there, Dan? They pay a bunch of money to shoot. those things. >> All right, I'll play golf and I need a. shotgun or rifle. >> Um, I don't know that answer. I don't I. don't know if it's a yes or no. >> Dangerous game. >> All right. I want 36 holes and I need. bow and arrow. Okay. And I would like a. uh what are those? Uh. >> wide tip. >> What do they have? I mean, this is real. what is down there roaming the property. is like I saw zebras actually I just.

googled it cuz it was so fascinating so. >> I don't think you're killing them he. loves these safaris are picture taking. remember trips are couple. >> hippos in the water hazard. >> oh the hippos will [ __ ] you up too. >> they kill more humans a year than sharks. that. >> hey put the ball in the water to the. right you're dancing with destiny there. >> or it could spit the ball out into the. hole. >> oh like it lights you like mini golf. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Hungry hippos. >> Hungry hippos. >> Maybe you hit it off a draft's head.

Bang. Rolls down neck. Right off. shoulder into hole. >> Mini goblin. Monkeys in the trees. Out. of bounds. Nope. >> Catches your fairway. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Oh my god. >> And then the food at the place, man. The. food is just. >> Yeah. We're feeding We're lion. >> Yeah, of course. We got to have lion for. lunch. >> Yeah, we understand. This place is. awesome. >> We need to get to the onion. Dude, I. know I knew it existed just a few days. ago. Now I. >> What's it called? >> The Georgia way down younger at Hoopy.

Hoopy. >> Oh hoop. >> A hoopy. A hoopy match play. >> Oh hoopy. >> Is Is it public? Is are we supposed to. be talking about it as much as we're. talking about it? I don't know. >> Very private. >> Okay. >> Well, I I don't know that answer. Hopefully it's okay. >> That sounds like a you problem. Should. not have been doing that. sound like Augusta to oh hoopie was the. order of. >> um what's the word I'm looking yeah. privacy u kind of illustrious golf. courses in Georgia that's how it sounded. >> we'd like to let everybody know that Dan. Olowski is the one that started talking.

about this. >> and on that note Dan we can't wait to. listen to you talk about everything this. fall season has arrived happy Labor Day. please tell the family you say hello and. we will uh talk to you soon maybe unless. the hoopy people. >> Yeah true. >> yeah send a tiger to your house. >> I love you a hoopie. Love you. >> Love you. Thanks, >> boys. Dano, >> you know, it's like what do tigers dream. of when they take a little tiger? >> Yeah. >> Do they dream of m.

>> or Dan Orvski in a catwoman suit? >> We don't know. >> Don't you worry, pretty tiger head. We're going to get you back to dancing. in your cozy tiger bed. And then we're. going to find our best friend. And we're. going to give him a best friend hug. Doug.

>> Come on, Bushy. >> How's Lanny Wolf? >> And if you get murdered by crystal meth, >> great movie. Great movie. Hangover. >> Heard of it? >> Definitely watch Hangover. I didn't know. that song. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Which one? >> Tyson's Tiger. >> Yep. >> Yeah. Wow. >> After they give him all the uh right. before. >> tattoo on his face and singing he's. pissed off. Got. >> to watch that again. >> Great movie. >> Great movie. >> Helms. >> Ratty Cooper. >> Yep.

>> Galinanski. >> Paging doctor. >> Nailed it. >> Yeah. Cooper. Are. >> we back on the other side? >> Galifanasi. Still one of the best standup things. I've ever seen is him at the purple. thing. >> Yeah. >> Cheeseburger. >> The guy in the front row. >> You're not supposed to be here. Why'd. you come here? >> Two people won some free tickets to a. show. >> They had no idea who he was. And if you. did not know who he was and you were to. show up at a comedy place and the [ __ ].

he does, he's just [ __ ] outrageous. Got a piano out there. drinking, you know, and people are just. two old people thought they got tickets. to a free comedy show. They walked in. there. >> Good time. >> Front [ __ ] row. >> Mhm. Fast spot to be. >> Well, for him too. He said they were. killing him. Just no reaction. He said, "You're you're killing the entire show.". And they kept it all in. It was. unbelievable. Guy's a genius. Where's he. been? >> Uh he does a gardening show on Netflix. >> Exactly.

>> Okay. Yes, he does. >> Need to check that out. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He goes around different farms and. gardens. >> Gafanak has got a huge brain in there. Yeah, >> gigantic brain there. We're looking for. his cousin. >> blue cult mascot. >> No [ __ ]. >> What? >> What's that? >> Galvanas. >> The mascot or the guy inside of it? >> The guy people. >> What do you mean. >> there, bro? The same, bro. >> What are you talking about? >> Oh, what you're talking. >> like the the character or the. >> both? >> You know, the flesh and bones.

>> I'm talking blue, the Colts mascot. Yep. Galactus's cousin. Man, I learn. something new every day. That's awesome. >> That's right. Big brain there as well. >> Mhm. Sure. >> So many ideas. 13 years of them, right? >> I believe Blue created Blue. >> Like came up with the concept, >> pitched. >> Sure. >> Blue. >> Now trick shot artist. >> Was there no mascot before Blue? >> None. Yeah. Blue came in. Really? >> Life was better then. >> Yeah. That's when you say that.

>> That's actually You're talking about. Steelely McBine. >> That's what you're talking about. He's. not real either. >> Steely Mc Beam came into Pittsburgh at a. time where Pittsburgh what? >> Yeah, right. [ __ ] this guy. >> Like, no, we got a mascot now. It's. like, no, we don't. >> I think we threw him off a bridge to be. honest. >> Was Blue the. >> No, Steely McB's still around. >> No, I'm pretty sure we threw him off a. bridge. >> He came into the suite when we went to. that Steelers game that Duck started. >> Here he is. >> Pittsburgh dad. Steely McBer.

>> I don't know if I've ever seen that guy. >> Me either. >> What are you talking about? You never. seen Steely Mc Bean? >> No. >> He's a great mascot. No, he's not Jack's. ham Deville. >> No, >> he's always carrying those beams around. >> He is always He doesn't have a very. large game day presence. I will say. that. They kind of keep them in the. back. >> Somebody pitched Steely Mc Beam and the. Steelers having a mascot. Then it was. passed somehow. >> I don't know. And then it does feel like. a lot of people that are probably within. the Steelers organization are like, we're everybody we surround ourselves.

away from this building have told us. that they're pissed that there's a. [ __ ] mascot for the Pittsburgh. Steelers. So, let's hide this guy. >> Yeah. >> Okay, we got him, but let's hide him. >> He's out there doing it, though. >> He can do corporate events and [ __ ]. like that, but he's not there on game. day. >> I think they're actually having him do. the uh the blessed water gimmick. >> Oh, sure. Oh, that's Father Mlanahan. That was. >> Steely his brother. >> That's not his name. >> Have the Colts won the division since. Blue's been introduced. >> Yeah, Blue's been to a couple good.

times. >> No, that. >> it's been longer than 12 years. It's. been longer than that. >> He He was. >> He's been a part of T-shirt game for. sure. >> Yeah. Well, have he won. >> He won it. Yes. >> I don't think so. If you just do the. quick math, >> he's longer than 12 years. I I I gave. the wrong number. He was. >> around six. >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> Might have won a Super Bowl actually. then. Pre RCA dump. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. He just will blue crap. >> His name's Blue. I mean, let's get a. little more creative. What are we doing? >> Jesus, dude. >> What do you Well, you don't like.

>> created the character. >> You call him Blue or White? We got two. options. Is that it? What are we doing? >> I can't call him white. >> Indiana. >> We would call him Mr. Cream Pie. Can't. do that either. >> I guess that's what he invented. >> He is a cream pie now. I will say he's. cream pie. >> Whoa. Cream pie to the face. Cream pie in. public. He gets them all in public. >> Anybody can get it. >> Did one preseason game. >> People just walking standing there like. this and then somehow I guess you have a. good aura whenever you're about to get.

cream podied cuz everybody kind of. flinches right beforehand and then boom. it gets him and they never move. >> No, >> he's so good at it. He's sneaky. >> Yeah, >> he's sneaky. >> Sneaky blue. >> What do you want him to be called? AJ, you have any names? >> I don't know. I mean Steely. What? Steely Mc Beimie? Like something like. that? Something a little more involved. Blue has like 245 appearances a year. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Okay. >> He dominates every single one. >> Steely Mc Beam should be taken from. Blue, >> not the other way around. >> Steely it sounds a little lazy.

>> Well, no. Steely has a full-time job at. the mill and then on Sundays he goes. down to the field and represents for. this. >> He might be able to get an interception. on two on Sunday. >> Oh jeez. >> With the beam in his hand. >> Yes, that's who he is. >> He's Super Yanzer. Steeler. Steely Mc. >> Big Mike could bring him back for sure. Big Mike's bring him back. >> What if they have. >> First question. That's what I'm saying. Because they. have a they have a towel a terrible. towel twirler. >> What's this thing? >> Brett Michaels.

>> What the hell is stealing McQueen? What. the hell is this? >> What's your deal? Get him in here. N. >> What's this guy's deal? >> Can you imagine him asking what he can. do? Like what can you do? >> Last thing he talk to me. Talk to me, bud. What? We're trying to communicate. >> Oh, it's Steen McB doesn't talk. So that. was tough. I had to talk to his handler. Handler had a bunch of ideas. What the. hell? >> What is that? I've never seen that. little work. >> Oh my story. >> I've never seen that. >> He works every day at that hair. >> I don't want to do this anymore.

>> I don't want to do this anymore. >> Oh, there's his dad. >> This is Tim Robinson. Take this off. Let's roll the game, Dad. >> Look at him, though. Every step forward. takes you closer to. >> Jesus. That's from That's the guy from. uh Hanky Gilmore. Is that Hanky Mcheind? >> Yeah. What's his dad's name? >> McB the second. >> Yeah. >> Metal Mc Beam. >> Edge only takes his nut from Brutus. So, I got her saying his. >> Oh, good one. >> You were thinking about that one.

>> No, it wasn't. >> He did come together though pretty good, I would say. I don't know when he. started. >> Steely McBam though, still doing it. Let's remember that. Yeah. >> Representing best possibly can. And. Blue, >> he's not doing it. >> One of the leg. He's in the Hall of. Fame. I think Blue is in the Hall of. Fame. Who's? >> Yeah, >> the Colts Ring of Honor. Yeah, he. probably is in the Colts Ring of Honor. >> Okay. See, that's what the internet. does. >> 2006. >> He's in a mascot hall of fame. >> He won the Super Bowl 2000. >> Where's that? >> So, he came after the Super Bowl and we. have never won since. >> No, he he won. He was there. >> We should check his origin story cuz if.

if he came after the Super Bowl, >> that's why you lost and then they lost. and then you lost the Super Bowl and. they haven't. >> No, I didn't lose [ __ ] The team I was. on lost. I I was just lucky to be there. Let's make sure that is known. I I do. not have my name mentioned a long time. off. >> I did. That was pretty cool. Was blue. there for that? >> You [ __ ] it up. >> Definitely was. >> Wow. >> Let's get to a break. >> Blue. >> I was very lucky to be on those teams. And I think Blue thinks the same way. about the Colts. I think he has a pretty. good little. >> I think he's got a good little spread. I. think Blue has really. >> Did he start as like a 17-year-old or is.

85 now? >> So, he went to Auburn, I think, which. has a mascot school, >> of course, >> from my understanding. Hey, >> I think they got a lot of the mascots. that you see are coming out of a. Auburn's mascot school. >> And then created and then started. Colts were Super Bowl champs in 2006, the same year the Blue started. >> Yeah. >> So maybe Blue brought a Super Bowl at. time. >> We got to see did he come after. >> or.

how he hits the kids. >> They the Colts won the Super Bowl in. Blue's first season. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> There you have it. There we have. >> So, let's back. Let's do you have. anything? >> Any video evidence? Any video evidence. of Blue anywhere near the Super Bowl? Anywhere near the celebration. >> if we Is that what it's going to take. for you to back off the whole. >> maybe? Yeah. >> Sounds like Blue should be the [ __ ]. GM. >> That's what it sounds like. >> Yeah. >> Longest tenure cult. >> Blue. >> Well, you also got the equipment lads. >> Sure. >> And the training room lads.

>> Sure. And they probably would give Blue. the. >> I don't think so. >> The co-sign to get up into the front. office. I don't know. I don't know. I I. I think everybody's all aboard the Colts. train this year that's in that building. I think everybody feels good about where. we're at. Daniel Jones balling. Hallel. Pierce is back. Keenan Allen not giving. up the number uh not getting a number 13. cuz Tre. >> Oh, don't love that. >> Not at all. But Kenan Allen was found. inside of his car while intoxicated. So, he gets charged with a. >> operating while intoxicated. So, he's.

not allowed to say he wants the number. 13 because you immediately got into. trouble as soon as you got to the city. It doesn't matter if you're a first ball. of famer or not. That's kind of how that. all goes, I think. >> A consecutive starter at quarterback in. week one for the first time in what, 10. years. >> Let's go Colts. >> That's huge. >> And guess who's back? >> Who? >> Who? >> Blue. All right. Be a friend. Tell. friends how nice might change your life. We're back on the other side. Take. >> five.

They can run it. They can spin it. They. can kick it. This Buckeye's team is. playing football on a level nobody else. in the country is playing right now.

That's so stupid. That's crazy. That also take us off the [ __ ]. deserve. >> They all commit and love what's going on. in that weight room. They all commit and. love what Jim Harbaugh is preaching and. everybody in the building's happy. Everybody's like excited to be there. First row pressure the first row. Second. row is on here. >> It is infectious they got going on. And. how many owners are spending 300 million.

on a new facility just for practice. facility? >> This is Bucker Birdies. >> Wow. >> Oh [ __ ]. >> But then for them to do it upright for. the last couple it's like look out for. the Chargers dude. Look out for the. Chargers coach. Hey, I got a gift for you for you. >> Okay, so miss your birthday and miss.

Christmas. >> Wa! Look at that. >> Your perspective on high five is one of. the greatest things you've ever seen. >> I love the high five. >> Yeah. Give each other a high five. >> Wow. BOOM. >> We wanted to make it basically something. that we could buy. My dad made it. >> Oh, wow.

>> Feeling. I think we can get a pretty good pause. >> Yeah. >> That is incredible. >> Obviously, national champion Michigan. Manning. Greatest high five. >> Yeah. >> Because of what you brought before the. high five. Oh yeah. >> He tried to give a handshake to that.

particular high five trophy. Did break. the hand off. We had to put it back on. >> There you go. Handshake. >> OH NO. OH NO. >> There we go. >> We have so much respect. >> You guys are grilled teeth. This is. >> this would be authorized level, wouldn't. it? >> To be honest, we didn't know we were. going to be able to get 11 people in. here and then we pulled up 11 that's two. roll.

>> Yeah. >> Yeah. Start 11. >> I mean, wow. It looks like a lot of. highlights against one particular team. >> They played more than one game, right? They kept on. >> for one game. >> Imposing our will. >> This sucks. >> Party in the back. Oh, no one. no one out beats the hut. This might be. close. >> I love that Chargers Dean even more. Now, >> if you were to touch this grass, it. would feel as if the history of football.

was kind of one with your soul, one with. your balding. And then you look at the. views, the sand. >> Gabriel Gabriel. >> mountains with the cotton candy clouds, the way the sun will rise and then the. sun will set and as the sun is setting. tonight, there's going to be a football. game taking place. You're talking about. movie stuff. What do you think it is. about your team in that locker room and. why do you think you guys have been able. to show up every week? >> You know, I think the buyin uh on our. team is unbelievable. We talk about a. player team. I think a lot of people say. that, but so rarely do you actually see. it. >> Two Goliath Big 10 teams. What a magical.

matchup here in the Rose Bowl. And. watching Ohio State do what they did to. Tennessee, it felt good for a North. It. did. It felt good for the Bull. My god, look at those mountains. >> Look at those mountains. San Gabriel. Mountains. There's the field. >> The San Gabriel San Gabriel. I believe I. mean Doug Gabriel. >> All parties and all agree that it's in. the best interest of everybody in public. safety uh that we postpone the game for. 24 hours.

DJ Hawks working for the. >> Hello beautiful people and welcome to. beautiful Pasadena, California. The. granddaddy of them all, the 111th. Rose Bowl, which will be taking place on. the most beautiful field in the history. of football, the Oregon Ducks, who are. the Big 10 champs, will take on the Ohio. State Buckeyes.

The college football playoff is. obviously in the middle of a transition. era, but we go back in time into a movie. like setting to battle in the Big 10 to. see who gets to move on and who goes. home. Our UFO just flew over top be too. slow. and in the national anthem and on a day. in the United States of America where a. heinous act has happened. It's a nice.

reminder that we'll get your ass. You. might take a shot but you're never going. to win a 10 for Howard. Same exact play. action. Drops it off to Jeremiah Smith. Jeremiah Smith first touches a. touchdown. time shot down the middle. Oh, touchdown. >> See the Smith safess right here. So Will. Howard knows his room, looks ball, steps. up in the pocket. Great throw. >> Takes a shot and what happens? Jeremiah.

Smith comes up with the ball. Hand off. run to the left. Jordan James. >> Well, Howard time. Oh no. Jerem wide ass. open. Ohio State is kicking the living shite. out of the Oregon Ducks. If Jeremiah. Smith is on your team, I think you can. win every game. Tavon Henderson. He's got the 30, the 20, the 10.

Touchdown. They can run it. They can spin it. They. can kick it. This Buckeyy's team is. playing football at a level nobody else. in the country is playing right now. adds a little snap. Rose throws left, throws back to the right. Jot off the. field. So that's another first down. Thus far, this game has been absolutely. shining.

him. Stop him. Oh my god. >> Wow. >> That is so beautiful. You got Matt Hardy. on the left there. 18. I see at the 47. Unfortunately, my. youngest son uh puked all over himself, went to the hospital, so my whole. family's not here anymore to hear that. >> But I'm getting some updates every once. in a while. He seems to be doing not. much better. >> He puked over the whole section.

>> Jeez. >> Instant urgent care. Instant hospital. >> Oh no. >> What type of shite was he eating? Is. someone making salmon down here? We came. down here and smelled like fish. >> Look at this. >> For those that have never been here, I. would recommend coming and checking it. out. Although this particular game was. absolute. >> shoo.

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

Hello beautiful people and welcome back. to our boat the draft kings thunderdome. on this overreaction Monday September. 7th 2026 hour three of the program. begins right now. football. >> is the absolute best that's AJ Hawk to. talk to tables here at Boss Connor and. at Tai Schmidt great to have you back Ty. >> great to be back. >> you are a stalyp. >> thank you thank you very much. >> I don't know if you saw Tony had picked. up the toxicity as he sat in your seat.

for a couple days. It felt like he felt. it a little bit. I hope you felt our. love to you and everybody else. One half. OF THE HAMMER. DON Cowboys AP Tony's. here. Don, what's the spread tonight? What are we looking at? Obviously, Mike. Norll, a lot to do this year for FSU. And then lastly, still on an incredible. build of this SMU squad that is normally. pretty high powering, fast pace on the. offensive side. Definitely this ACC. battle. What should we be looking at as. SMU are three-point favorites? >> Yeah, it's actually ticked down to two. and a half. Oh. Uh, which is interesting. because all of the money uh is on SMU. A.

lot of the as far as the public. perception right now, SMU is high and. Florida State is low coming off the last. couple years. Uh Kevin Jennings, the. quarterback for SMU has been really. really good. They have already named a. athletic facility uh at SMU after Kevin. Jennings. I don't know if he's the first. athlete. Yes, they have already named a. facility after Kevin Jennings. >> A lot of records broken. >> Yeah. And he uh hasn't even finished his. senior season there yet. So that's. sweet. >> That is what we'd like to call a bit of.

a trap line uh in this situation, even. though Rhett Lashley said uh this week. that he does has no idea why they're the. favorites. He would expect them to be. seven to 10 point underdogs coming in. tonight. Uh FSU has already played a. game this year. They didn't look great. last week, but uh we will see here in. their ACC debut for these two teams. >> Are we expecting points or not? >> I took the over uh for SMU points. Um, they obviously, like I just said, have. Kevin Jennings and they return a lot on. offense, but they do not return a ton on. defense and Florida State's defense.

didn't look incredible last week. They. couldn't get any pressure uh against New. Mexico State, I think. Is that who it. was? Either New Mexico or New Mexico. State. Um, so yeah, I'm expecting points. tonight. >> 54 and a half, I believe, is now the. current line. It was 53 and a half when. show started. It goes up a point. The. spread goes down a half a point. Interesting numbers as week one of. college football season wraps up with. Florida State SMU. Nine-year NFL vet. Darius J. Butler is here. Deb Butcher, it was great to have football back. Yes, it was great to see studs. Was there any. defenses across the college landscape.

that deserve to be talked about a little. bit more than maybe they were? How about. what LSU's defense was able to do? And. what was going on with the blocking. there, Clemson? >> I I don't understand. I was shocked. I. honestly expected a decent game. I. expected Clemson at least to be in it in. the fourth quarter, but we expected LSU. defense to be good. They kept the. defensive coordinator had returned a. bunch of players, but I I mean they just. looked horrible on that offense. Like. they haven't practiced. Obviously, you. named your starting quarterback at the. 11th outer. You you you bench him, then. you go back to him, but if you can't.

block them up in the trenches, you can't. get anything done. And it looked like. for uh both quarterbacks just like it. was 13 guys on defense that they were. facing. Those white jerseys were moving. so fast. the environment. I mean, they. were unbelievable. Right now, obviously, you know, uh Ree said he'll have them as. their number as his number one team. right now in the power rankings. It's. hard to disagree with them coming out. hitting the ground running week one like. they did. >> They're big, strong, and fast. Stan. Steve went to their practice, I believe, on Thursday, and he came up to me. It. was just like,

I'm like, "What? What's that?" He goes, "That practice I just watched from LSU.". He was like, "They are so big, so fast. Everything is just so everything. everywhere. You say you see freaks. everywhere. Every single position. >> they got guys. And it's not just one. guy. There's two guys at every single. position. He was like, I I don't know. how you beat him. I I don't know how you. beat this team. He was actually multiple. times said that. And Stanford Steve gets. a chance and does thankful that he does.

this. He goes and watches these. practices for all of us. You know, he. gives that is literally what he's doing. and we appreciate him. spends a lot of. time doing a lot of this stuff for all. for a lot of other people to be good at. their job. So, we appreciate the hell. out of him. But, he was drooling. >> He was drooling over LSU's practice. Just like so excited to watch what they. were. And uh he he on his pick, he said. he picks Clemson to cover and LSU. So, as soon as he said that, I actually like. looked at him and I'm like, man, you're. the one that swayed me. you're the one. that swayed me into thinking that they. were going to kill because everything.

else I'd been reading about this LSU. team and then the Clemson team. It was. like everything that we worked on, you. put together, everything that we've been. talking about, it's like every position. was like they got an answer, they got an. answer, they got an answer, they got an. answer, they got an answer, they're. faster, they're faster, they're bigger, they got more experience in the. quarterback, >> I mean, Trinidad Chambers cannon. Absolute cannon. Fun to watch. >> Made some great throws last. >> unbelievable bucket bucket shot. There. was another one for the field goal where. he puts it on a line for like 35 yards. If you fell asleep, you miss an. electrifying finish to Old Miss. Louisville. That ball right there,

that's getting field goal range. basically an absolute hose and then they. get a 48 yard field goal from one I mean. look at that ball that spiral absolutely. tight on a dart runner's ball. He is. >> he's a weapon. Trend Shambler he was a. fair state. >> Okay, so Fair State obviously he won the. Heisman for D whatever that is. >> Then he gets into Charlie Weiss Jr. in. lane. That's the one to get in the field. goal or to keep the the chains moving or. whatever. He plays great in big moments. He has an incredible arm. He can move. everything you see Trend Chamblas do. We.

know. Great kick here by Carro, by the. way. He uh he missed one early. He. pulled one. Very abnormal for him. Every. time we watch him kick live in person, he had a pure ball. I mean, just an. absolute pure ball. But if you look at. just strictly what Lane Keifin and. Charlie Weiss Jr. were able to do with. Trinidad Chamblas in Miss. And I'm not. saying that Trinidad wasn't his own. talent and everything. If you were to. pair him with Sam Levit, it's like Sam. Levit can do everything that Trinidad. can do. And he's already taken a team. >> to a CFP by himself with Scataboo at.

Arizona State. So, I was really eager to. see Sam Levit in a Lane Keifin offense. with all the weapons that they have. So, I thought LSU was going to win, >> not in a dominant fashion. But then. whenever Steve comes and tells me they. got they got because I thought they were. limited at the top. I thought like. roster like a crust on a cake. I thought. it was really good and then everything. was going to be soft underneath it and. he was like no everybody's unbelievable. And it's like he swayed me into thinking. they were going to kill him. I thought. either 40 or 50 is what I was debating.

in between in the moment when I was. talking there. Went with 50 just cuz it. sounded a little bit more dramatic. I. guess should have stuck with 40, but it. felt like obvious after Steve told me. they looked the part. They certainly. did. They certainly looked apart across. the board. Me and Gumpy got to be there. taking a knee in the end zone so we. don't block everybody's view. >> Then we're told by Miss Princess Erica. uh at halftime or at the end of the. first quarter that we're going to have. to take a knee and we say, "Hey, already. done it. We respect these people. >> The people that are in the stands, they've been drunk for 13 14. >> ball waiting.

>> They were in unbel." But we got to see. it and from our perspective they were. giants, man. They all look the part. >> Oh yeah. Jordan Seat. He was. unbelievable left tackle. >> Yeah. >> Straight out of Colorado. Good transfer. How's he going to do? Great. There was. the obviously bobble, deflection, interception early, but that was. basically the only time they were. stopped. And anytime Sam need to make. get the edge or get a run, he did. I I I. think I forgot how fast he was. It was. They're a problem, dude. They It's crazy. to be like,

>> is LSU going to win the [ __ ] national. championship? And it got hard SEC. Obviously SEC is difficult. every they. went perfect this weekend by the way. SEC had a perfect weekend. So, there's. going to be a lot of conversations about. that as we go forward about who has a. deeper uh conference and everything like. that. But, it's hard not to think that. after watching them do what they just. did to Clemson. >> Yeah. Because all the [ __ ] that was. happening in the offseason with the pros. and the court case, you forget that, you. know, Lane Kein is a hell of a ball. coach. And now, you think about the. quarterbacks, you think about these. high-powered offense when you think Lane. Kein, but he always wins in the. trenches. Like, that's how he builds his.

team. The run game, the trenches, and. then looking at them. But on the flip. side, you're talking about these. defenses. LSU great where he left Old. Miss. I was surprised at their defense. throughout that game and especially down. the stretch with Paul Golden being the. defensive guy. How like guys were. running wide ass open from Louisville. Yeah, they have talented receivers, obviously talent talented play caller, head coach, talented quarterback, but I. did not expect them to give up 38 points. against that Louisville team. >> Yeah, Golden had some hilarious things. to say afterwards. I think he. understands that as well. They got a. huge one here in a couple weeks. Not.

that every game isn't important, but LSU. traveling into Oxford. Lane traveling in. there. They look like their mid-season. form right now. Old Miss still has some. stuff to figure out, but they're taking. on a very good Louisville team. Braum. >> won at Purdue. >> Yeah. >> Okay. This the guy that's the head coach. of Louisville was winning at Purdue. So, this guy is a actual coach. College had. a spectacular weekend. Obviously, the. LSU dominance at prime time. Midday. though. Baylor Auburn came down to a. two-point conversion. 9 seconds left. You score a touchdown, you could tie. Go.

for two. WHAT A TACKLE. >> WOW. >> WHAT A TACKLE. The decision was made by. Aranda and Baylor and DJ Lagway as. quarterback after scoring a touchdown. Sick drive. Great comeback. Wonderful. game. Do you go for two or do you kick. the extra point? Everybody I was with, which was Dez Reese, Joey Gumps, you. name it. Red, the whole crew as we were. waiting to do our show, go for two. Go. for two. Got to do it. You got a chance. here. Half inch debut. What do you. think? >> I mean, unbelievable. If you paused this. play when he caught the ball, I would.

have bet $10 million that. >> Look at the confusion on defense too, DB. Like the pre- snap, they got him. They exactly where they want him pre-. snap as well. >> Got the edge. This two-point play. Anytime you're in that low red area, any. defenders thinking sprint right option, you give the quarterback a hey, you got. an option to run it. You got an option. to throw it. You have the leverage. You. beat him. So to get to that spot and. stop and we always talk about defending. every blade of grass and this will be. played, you know, on repeat in that. defensive meeting room. I mean, this is. an unbelievable finish. Great tackle. left no doubt at the goal line. Just a. great great play for Winters.

>> That man's name is Eric Winters. He. tackled Matthew Quaffenstein. Okay. Baylor. >> Great comeback by DJ Lagway. And Baylor. cut off short. Incredible tackle. And. then after you see it, you you watch it. live, you're like, he had to have got. in. He had to have got in. They go to. the replay, IT'S LIKE, WOW, what a. finish. And what a start to the goal era. down there in Auburn. >> Yeah. And for Winters, too, I think on. the touchdown, he was the guy that was. covering the inside slot because they. kind of did a similar thing where he. couldn't get around to the wide. receiver. So then they scored that.

touchdown that next play. Obviously, he. kind I don't know if he learned anything. from it, but he got around on the second. one and made that tackle. >> How about a blocked kick to win a game. that happened in week one, Colorado. Thursday, beat Georgia Tech on a block. kick after having a late comeback. Guju. Lewis's first start back in his home. state of Georgia ends with Colorado. beating Georgia Tech. And Colorado. pounding the rock. >> and stopping the run, too. >> Hey, they were pounding a rock. They. were actually playing big boy. >> Oh, yeah.

>> Tough football. And I appreciate them. all saying, "I thought we're soft. I. thought we're soft." Cuz we even said, "How are they going to stop Justice. Hanks? How How are they going to stop. Georgia Tech who's just going to want to. pound him in this new era?" I genuinely. didn't believe it. Didn't know if it was. going to happen. Watching that game. unfold, it's like, wow, Colorado looks. different than they've ever looked. before. This is a different style than. they've ever really had before. And they. just beat Georgia Tech on the road in. prime time. What a start for prime in. another year. Uh. trying to win at Colorado. >> Mhm.

>> What do you mean? >> What do you mean? Sound like a question. >> Well, I just don't know what the. standard how we should talk about this. Like Colorado, I think since he's got. there has a lot of hype, a lot of but. the expectations have never been like. they're going to win the national. championship. It's like, hey, they're. building a program, building a program, bu building a program, selling out. stadiums. They are the show. >> What is it? What are how should we be. talking about Colorado? >> I mean, we talk about in NFL every year. All 32 teams going into the season have. this idea within their building like, hey, we can go and win a Super Bowl. We.

take care of our business, blah blah. blah. We know from the outside looking. in, it's like, okay, maybe it's eight to. 10 teams that can actually do it. Kind. of same thing with Colorado, but you got. to play and win what's on your schedule. And this is a great great start, a. completely new identity. Every time you. look at them, it's hey, they're too. small, they're too this, they're too. that. And then you look at this team. that they got absolutely ran over last. year. It's kind of similar to the. redemption or the revenge that Bellich. got in week one against TCU. So, we saw. Bichc, we saw Prime, and now he gets. this win. I loved it. Guju, you know, he. they were running the ball obviously.

kind of keeping him out of harm's way, but him making this read, making this. throw. That was a great route by route. by the tight end as well. And then we. were talking, we talked about it. probably more than any show. The. operation, the field goal blocks, we. talked about it, you know, Vinnie going. to the Hall of Fame and hey, what's that. time? Is it one point two? Say this, we. talk who can block it. It's either a guy. up the middle. I forget was it this game. or a 69 guy went right? Yeah. Right up. the gut. block the game and then him. coming off the edge getting there making. his block to win this game in a walk-off. fashion. Man, the type of energy this. puts into a locker room, you know, just.

to prepare you throughout the rest of. the season, unbelievable. So, yeah, I. think definitely you're not going to get. the same eyes without Shadur and Travis. Hunter there, even Jordan Seat, you. know, going on to LSU. But you got to. build this program kind of from the. ground up. You talk about the halves and. the halves not. I think Colorado will. still kind of be in that have nots. conversation. >> Yeah. And you talk about building it. from the ground up. Prime kind of. switched uh his NIL um approach this. year. He was going for five stars and. four stars that didn't work out and. bring him into the program and that. hadn't worked. This year he kind of went.

with more of guys who were proven kind. of like has Sig has done in the portal. and other successful teams have done in. the portal where they go for production. maybe not so much upside. They're proven. college football players instead of hey. like this could be the best football. player in the world. It seems to have. worked out week one so far. >> Bu Carter on the block there of Aiden. Burr. What a start to the season for. them. And yeah, if you find your guys, you know, your culture, not scared to. adapt. I like that out of Coach Prime, especially with how the offseason went. Let's head up to West Virginia, Morgantown. They retired Pat White's. five. >> There you go.

>> Hey, Pat. >> Well done. Pat, >> that was cool. That was pregame right. before the game kicked off. They. celebrated coach Pat White for what. legendary player, all American all. everything Pat White did back whenever. he was playing. I was so lucky to be a. teammate of his. He was red shirted. So, uh, he was one year above me in. recruiting class, but I came in, played. immediately, and got to ride his. coattails to so many massive moments. I. mean, just things that I did not deserve. to be a part of, I was a part of because. him and Steve Sllayton and Owen Schmidt.

and the entire crew across the board. were so good at football. So, I'm very. thankful for Pat White. I'm very. thankful for West Virginia retiring the. five because obviously his professional. career did not work out exactly how we. had all hoped it would have worked out. both in baseball and in football. If he. was like 10 years later I have no idea. what his NFL career would be. I I mean. you can. >> you could go ahead and put that as just. a bottomless bowl of top five pick. >> Yeah. I just ahead of his time. >> Uh incredible teammate, incredible.

leader, was great for the state of West. Virginia. What you see at that stadium. right now is not what it looked like. before Pat White got there. What the. locker room looked like before Pat White. got there and after Pat White got there. What the university looked like before. and after Pat White got there. Everything that he kind of brought to. that state warrants I think the. retirement and I'm happy he got. celebrated. I'm happy he got celebrated. >> Yeah, you talk about being lucky to be. his teammate. I was very unlucky to be. his opponent every year in that Big. East. And you know, I saw that he was. the only quarterback to start and win.

four uh bowl games. Like just unbeliev. what that offense was. Every year, you. know, teams that play Navy, it was like, "Okay, this is the one week where trying. to simulate in practice just something. you never see that Rich Rod and what he. had with the offense with Pat White. Slating and the offensive line like it. was just something that off a video. game. He was so fast, so explosive. And. then as soon as you were lock in and. have, you know, eight, nine guys. committed to the run, boom, he'll put it. over top of their head to Darius Rayald. or somebody. So he was just an. unbelievable player. It seemed like he. was an unbelievable teammate. So I'm.

glad they honored him. I'm glad, you. know, he he's still in the program, a. part of the program as well. But I love. seeing guys like that this get their. flowers. Deon McCordi put out a tweet. like, "Yeah, I was definitely on that. tribute video. Any defender in the Big. East was definitely on there multiple. times, I'm sure.". >> Yeah, he was fun to watch, man. And. obviously I was kicker and punter, so I. was going out on the field pretty much. every single time. I was very lucky to. be on a team that Pat White was on. And. uh yeah, I mean that was my real. introduction to the football world and. it was like just watching these two.

dudes. Okay. Okay. I think we're pretty. good. I feel like we are pretty good. AJ, was this style much in the Big 10. for us? I think whenever we would play a. team that was like very fast, like we. were a very fast team. I I think you Oh. yeah. >> We train speed. I mean, Barus had us. working speed. We were trying to be a. very fast team. But if we happen to run. into a fast team, it felt like they were. able to reach with us. They were a or. penetration was able to happen. Big 10. football, you know, Rich Rod goes up to. Michigan, I think he, if you were to ask.

him, if he had another couple years and. got his people in there, I think he. thinks they would have done well. anywhere. Goes to Arizona, Jacksonville. State, back at West Virginia. And we. kind of have a similar thing right now. with Hawkins at quarterback. He was a. starter. Obviously, we get out to a. great Cam Cook, our running back. First. play of the game. This felt like Noel. Divine, Steve Slate. This is first play. of the game. 15 minutes left on the. clock right there. This guy just gets. the ball. First time. Conference USA. player of the year last year. Transfers. into West Virginia from Jacksonville. State. First time he touches the ball. from West Virginia is a 72 yard run or.

something like that. It was like, wait, this does feel kind of like it used to. be back in the day. Rick Trickett's back. on the offensive line coaching them. We. got a couple highest recruits I think. we've signed in some time or offensive. linemen that are playing at a very young. age. Coastal Carolina obviously gave us. a little bit of a test in the second. half, but we started out and it felt. good. Do you think this style of offense. will always be able to work, AJ, if you. have the right people? And why do you. think Pat White was so successful back. in the day? >> Yeah, I mean the offense can absolutely. work if you mentioned though if you have. the right people. Like we know when you.

have dynamic playmakers that have just. unbelievable speed and vision and. everything, it makes it's always going. to be tough for a defense to stop him. But going back to Pat White, like I when. I think of West Virginia, I think of. guys like Pac-Man, Pat White, Slate. I. think of those guys of putting them on. the map and thinking I never was able to. actually I'm very lucky that I didn't. have to play against Pat White because. that's an absolute nightmare, especially. as a linebacker. Thinking like you're. you're if you ever play man coverage, like I feel like I can never play man. coverage against a guy like Pat White. Not only can he beat you with his arm,

but the second I turn my back, he's. going to turn it. He's going to pick up. that ball and he's going to run for a 65. yard run on me and it's going to be an. absolute back breaker. Your coach is. going to kill you and your whole defense. is going to turn on each other, start. pointing fingers cuz that's kind of how. it goes when you play a guy like him. >> Yeah, he did demoralize teams. You you. kind of see it right in front of your. eyes. I didn't even think about it from. your perspective where everybody's. blaming everybody else. So that's. >> and everyone does their job too. Hey. man, I have my you know I got I got a. dude running a 4-4. I'm running with him. down the seam. You everyone's covered. and then all of a sudden like wait, how. did they score? My back was turned. and. this dude just ran right up my back and.

and ran into the end zone. And when you. do that, you're right, it is like uh. it's demoralizing for a team because you. like what what else can we do to get. this guy on the ground? >> Coaches too. You talking about players, you have coaches over there having. conversations that you just never heard. on the football side like talking to. Dline, hey, when they snap the ball, just run sideways. All right, we're. done. You know, I've never heard that. It's all been about penetration, moving. the line of scrimmage. But with those. guys, they would go kind of sideways. lateral and it would, you know, everybody runs a version of a RPO. Now,

if you're a statue quarterback, you do. that. But Pat White, it was always like. and he would hold it like so he's. riding. So if you're a D lineman or. linebacker like AJ's talking about, you. ride with 10 and then five pulls it, he's gone. Or five pulls it and then. 10's going the complete opposite way. Everybody's going this way and 10's out. of the gate. So yeah, it's an absolute. nightmare. >> And then we had Owen. Yeah, >> we had Owen the runaway beard throat. >> He was he was hang clean in like 59 I. forget what the number whatever the case. was. The bar was bending completely.

hitting the ground. Never seen anything. like it before. Was a bouncer. >> at West Virginia the semester before he. got on the team. He was a walk-on out of. uh Wisconsin Whitewater. I think he uh. it was Wisconsin White. Yeah, it was. Wisconsin Whitewater. Played great. I. think he was uh Virginia High School. goes out to Wisconsin Whitewater. They're maybe the only ones that gave. him an opportunity. Then decides he. wants to walk on at West Virginia cuz. seeing like the Rich Rod offense and. getting back closer to home, I think is. the origin story. Doesn't have a chance. to try out uh whenever he gets there.

So, he's working at a bar as a bouncer. >> Good luck. I mean, honestly, [ __ ]. Oh my god. You go into the wrong bar, just stir some wrong [ __ ] and then that. guy standing behind you just an absolute. His head. >> head button your head is just what it. is, you know? Then he gets to West. Virginia and he gets on the football. team and in Bwis's weight room, this guy. was lifting all of the weights. Like we. took a lot of pride in how we worked and. Baris obviously kicked our ass on a. regular basis. And I say our cuz I was. just lucky to be in there alongside of.

it and unlucky to be in there as well on. certain mornings that were just an. absolute nightmare. But like what this. dude did in the weight room and his. story about betting on himself and going. for it, it's like he was unbelievable. just an absolute unbelievable athlete. who would run through your face. I mean, and was looking to do that and could. also punt, >> you know, like he's he's a great. athlete, >> Cowboy. >> And he missed his first start. >> Oh, >> he got drafted the Seattle Seahawks. late. He missed his first start. >> because as they introed him in the.

thing, >> he took his helmet, which he had done. 10,000 times before, >> and bashes the helmet off his forehead. Place goes absolutely apeshit, obviously. And then he just keeps. running. Obviously bust cash opening. They they're going to have to seal that. before Yeah, we got the ball first. >> This thing's not going to drop. I think. he missed first play of Yeah, here he. is. Bang. >> I remember that. Bang. >> I remember that. >> Bang. I mean Yeah. There. Yeah. We're. going to have to fill that one in there. Did he say good? >> Yeah. I mean, he he had done that 10,000.

times, I would say, in his his life. He. was. >> So, you got him could run your ass over. right here and was fast. >> Oh, yeah. You got Steve Sllayton who was. >> fast fast. I I mean like track star. fast. And then Pat White is available. And then oh yeah, if not that we'll dump. it to Darius Rainard, >> Tito Gonzalez, Booby Miles going deep as. well. It was It was fun to watch. That. was my introduction to football. >> That was basically my introduction to. football full time. >> That [ __ ] locker room was awesome.

>> What. a cast of characters in there. >> Rich Rod's back, baby. >> Yep. Let's go. >> We need that first half. >> Keep it going. Yeah, >> we need a first covers. >> I can't believe we're that old. >> Unbelievable. >> Our people will like it. The [ __ ]. >> [ __ ] ESPN classic footage. I can't. believe that old. >> I mean, Reggie Bush II, you know, Ty. Hilton's son, >> Ty Hilton's boy in Wisconsin. >> Joseph Adai died on the sideline at LSU. >> Yeah, we are old, bro. We are old.

>> And that that film of us, damn near. unwatchable. >> It's crazy. >> Yeah, it makes my eyes hurt. >> Yeah. I mean, no, Not Notre Dame's got. Larry Fitz's kid and and Jerome Bis'. kid. >> Yeah, Black's kid. >> You know, it's only a matter of time. that Baby Midas is signing somewhere. >> So, we got to enjoy every moment. >> We got to enjoy every first like James. Franklin, his first.

They're entering Sandman with Metallica. down there as James Franklin in the. Virginia Tech Hokes take the field for. the first time in this particular era. Now, obviously a lot of people. chitchatting about what James Franklin. can bring there. Look at that place. >> Look at that place. >> We've had the opportunity to be down. there whenever we were on the uh bar. stool tailgate show. Yep. We did a. Virginia Tech game down there in.

Blackburg. We stayed in another town. that had a saloon we went to. I mean, we. had This place was so fun. >> This place is out in the hills. This. place is bought into every I am a huge. fan of the Virginia Tech culture. And if. James Franklin can bring them back to. the national forefront and if game day. can get down there, >> man, it would be so sweet. Now, long. road obviously to try to build an entire. organization, but can you do that if you. get the right transfer portals? Like he. brought some guys in from Penn State.

obviously who have a lot of experience. >> You have an incredible fan base. You. have the ACC now as opposed to the Big. 10 conference and schedule. What are. realistic uh expectations for James. Franklin and Virginia Tech Tony? That's. their overunder. >> I believe it's seven and a half. Uh. preseason it was seven and a half, I. believe. Uh they they dominated week. one. Uh it wasn't even close. And that. like when you look at their schedule, it's it's really not it's like it's not. bad at all. They're going out to Cal, which will be tough. They have to go to. SMU in Miami, which but those are all.

later in the season. This could be a. team that could be, you know, four, five. and0 to start. They got to go uh they. host Pit and Mason Heinch who had seven. touchdown passes this weekend. So. that'll be their first probably um real. test after Maryland and BC who are a. little bit farther down uh in the ACC. schedule. But 7 and a half, I I like. them to go over that number this year. just because of everything they did. bring in or bring in. I I I like what. they have down there cuz you know, Franklin's. >> weakness is top five teams and they're. only going to play one of those this.

year. So. >> there you go. >> Shout out. Not a bad plan. If you have. an Achilles heel, stay away from it. Just go ahead and walk the other way. Debbot, do you know where? >> What's that? >> Tyler. >> Oh yeah. >> Okay. Yeah. Good pull. >> Hell yeah. Is that the best interest in. ball? >> That's C. I'm thinking. >> it's out there. >> It's very close. >> I'm gonna be honest. I was down there at. LSU. >> That one. >> that was awesome. >> Unbelievable. >> I mean, all of these are incredible. I. don't know how you judge them against. each other. I guess you got to judge. buyin from crowd. Virginia Tech,

everybody isn't. >> Yeah, they're all so good now. >> M Tennessee is great&m's awesome. >> So, power, right? >> Yeah. Kanye. >> Hey, he's doing. >> Yeah, that [ __ ] looks awesome. >> Elco's the [ __ ] man. so many quotes from. Yeah, Kanye's all. the way back. >> Yeah, it does feel like Kanye's all the. way back. But, uh, Elco, too. Like, I'm. excited to see him this year. >> Have we have we seen him? >> He looked pretty trim in in the videos I.

was seeing. >> If you saw him at the press conference. table, he looked trim. >> That's what I'm saying. >> If you saw him on the sideline, >> still bring it. >> I like the Elco. Elco is evidently just. football. >> wearing that big tarp. >> Yeah. >> What a perfect tarp. >> Him walking down with the boys. It's a. hoodie. Thank you. >> Jeez. >> I um I love Ela. Not a lot of talk about. Texas A&M. >> Yeah, they [ __ ] dominated though. after after halftime. Uh the Michigan I. mean I know Underwood took a lot for the. Michigan kind of antics. The lights.

changing from you know gold or to maze. or whatever that I thought was really. really cool. And that's the one thing. has as well is the lights. Like Virginia. Tech there they got the song and. everything but that tunnel is just old. school tunnel. Like the actual LED. lights in some of these tunnels are next. level. >> Yeah, I was very lucky to be down there. at LSU this past weekend. Gumpy, that. place was alive. That place was alive. Torrential downpour. >> Okay. Not a lot of coverage. >> Torrential downpour on everybody outside.

the stadium while everybody outside the. stadium is being told to leave outside, go find cover. So, the fact that they. filled that place up still after hour. and a half delays, two-hour delays with. what was happening weather-wise. throughout the day, I think was really. special. And the way that all dried up. the field, I guess they have an. irrigation system that is like very good. for the field. It didn't appear to be. super sloppy, even though the rain was. >> absurd. And that place was packed out. third quarter uh there was or maybe it. was second quarter uh Lil Wayne Milly.

whole place blacked out lights light. show for it coming in and I believe. that's a part of it like I think Lane. likes this like. >> Oh yeah. >> like hey let's do a show. >> I uh I'll tell you it's worth being. there it was worth experiencing so hot. >> sure I mean. >> so hot. >> that that was awesome though. >> it was. >> I I think everywhere this weekend too. That's why it's hard to maybe like, you. know, I mean, [ __ ] Texas, Texas State,

they said people like during the game. there is that picture of all the people. sitting in the concourse because it was. just so [ __ ] hot. I know like Iowa. they said with the how hot the turf was, it was like 115 degrees on the field. like so a lot of those games it's like. how much of that goes into it too where. it's like it's too humanly hot to be. playing football. >> USC last week. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Hey, listen. That heat ain't nothing to. [ __ ] with my jacket. >> Yeah. No, exactly. >> Yeah. Peter Shreger called out. immediately upon seeing the picture that.

it was the Wu Tang symbol on my back. right there. And uh what an honor it is. for. >> shout out to Woo. Uh. >> but yeah, it was really hot. So once. shout for Steve telling me, by the way, okay, so obviously you don't see your. back. Everything was sticking to me. since the beginning. So, I didn't know. when it was going to happen, but in the. front, it wasn't going through the. jacket. And I just put this jacket on. Shout David Allen. I took I cut the tag. off at 20 minutes before I go. I seen. that thing for like 30 minutes, baby. So, I put that thing on. David Allen.

literally just sends me jackets. I put. them on. I appreciate him doing that. Uh, so I haven't seen my back. Steve. comes up to me and goes, "Hey, you're. back." And I'm like, "What? We got like. a little run?" He goes, "No, no, no, no. It's still it's most of the back." He's. the one that took this photo. He goes, "Turn around. I'll take a picture for. you." And I take it and I look at I go, "Oo geez, that's everywhere." So that. was early in the show. We still got. another hour and a half, two hours left. in the show at this point. So, uh, the. next time we go down out to the crowd, crowd was spectacular. Uh, next time I. go out to the crowd, I ask them, I go, "Hey, is my back still wet?" They go,

"What?" I go, "Is my back still wet?". And they go, "What?" And I turn around, YOU HEAR HIM GO, "OH." LIKE LITERALLY. like everybody yelling about it. So, it. was a little bit of a scene down there. with how hot it was. It wasn't the only. scene. Did you guys see Eastern. Michigan? >> Mhm. You know, they say run through a. brick wall. They're actually doing that. Okay. Coach got to talk them up big. time. A lot of pressure on coach to get. them to want to run through a wall of. bricks. They certainly took the. sledgehammer, knocked off the edges a. little bit, left about half of it in the. middle, run around sides. You kind of. get the point. Now, was it the coach.

talking to the Eastern Michigan folks or. was it Joey Jaw Chestnut? >> What? >> Yeah. Hot dog eating American icon Joey. Chestnut made an appearance with the. Emus and had a donut eating contest with. the lads to kick off the season. Fun. fact about this, it feels like America. kind of all the way back because the. American icon was asked not only to. visit Emu whenever they run through the. brick wall. Day before they said, "Hey, why don't you come to Illinois? Motivate. the Lat.". >> Yeah. Joey Josh Teston is kind of coming.

into locker rooms letting him know that. American greatness is upon us and we. could potentially do that ourselves out. on the football field. AJ, how do you. feel about Joey Jaws 2 and 0 on the. weekend? Uh, obviously donut eating. contest happening down there at Eastern. Michigan and obviously the brick wall. situation that happened before the game. >> I love everything about this. I would. assume that Joey Chestnut is going to be. at one or two college football games. every single Saturday this year, right? >> He might be the Sheamus of this year. You never know if he's the shameless, but I like that Joey Jaws is potentially. going in there and saying, "Hey, listen. You want to be the best in the world,

there's certain things you got to commit. to." Mhm. >> Okay. Take it from me, Joey Jaws. Chestnut. I've won 7,000 eating. contests. Whatever the case, when you. can find inspiration and motivation, you. certainly take it. Joey Jaws Chestnut's. kind of making the rounds as he should. be. Def. >> I'm glad he's all the way back and he's. still bringing it. And, you know, look, I like these gimmicks, you know, sideline gimmicks. >> Oh, yes. >> You know, postgame locker room gimmick. >> I like your tone right now. >> But that that [ __ ] brick wall, that. was the dumbest. >> What? Another word I won't say on air.

That was This was very stupid. AJ, you're lying through your teeth. You. don't like this [ __ ] This is. stupid. >> It's amazing. It's all about grit, Debb. That's all it is. >> If you actually. >> running through a brick wall. >> Yeah. If you started from the beginning. again, Foxy, the guy on the right, the. tackle, he loses his sledgehammer, hits. the guy in the middle in the leg. Guy in. the middle. Guy in the middle actually. limped on to the field. Couldn't really. move after that. >> He's holding the sledgehammer that took. him out there. 42 71 loses handle of the.

sledgehammer. Hits 42. Skipping back. there a little bit. He grabs it, runs. around it, and says, "I'm happy we did. this gimmick. We proved the law here.". >> Sledge to the leg before your first. game. >> How'd you How' you feel about Yeah, that's terrible. Yeah. And uh Oh, they. lost. >> Of course they did. Look at this. [ __ ] Unless you got [ __ ] The. only way this works if you got [ __ ] a. guy like Owen Schmidt running through. them. >> They used to have Mad Max. Jagger nut. >> Well, it's Max Crosby. >> Yeah, I know. Matt Maxman used to line.

up in a three-point stance and run. through that. >> I thought they won. I thought they won. >> Was Mad Maxman not with Joey Chestnut? >> So, Joey Ches he won in Eastern. Michigan. Did he win in Illinois? Cuz I. saw a Hail Mary. >> Joey Chestnut is a proud San Jose State. >> So, he won. >> So, he won. >> They lost that Eastern Michigan. I. thought. >> If you see him in If you see him in the. booth with He has the San Jose State. shirt on. >> Here's the Oh, really? Okay. Okay. Got. it. Got it. So, he just traveled up to. Eastern Michigan and because he hang.

Okay. to hang out. Just watching the. game. I like he's just watching the. game, powering through some mini corn. dogs with the boys up in the booth. Let. me go ahead and showcase what this. garlic can do. I've seen him do a lot of. different stuff, both with food, uh. spicy stuff, liquid stuff, and alcohol. He's unbelievable. I don't know how he. uh is able to take down the things that. he does, but that's what happens when. you commit to greatness. >> I'd like to see him in the donut. >> Those are pigs in a blanket. >> Those are pigs in a blanket. You have. many corn dogs here. >> He ate 250. >> What's his workout region?

>> Uh, he does his stomach stuff. He does. the whole So, he controlies. >> He's jacked. >> Yeah, he does. He I don't know if he's. jacked, but I think he does exercise. some stuff and uh. >> smells like hot dog juice just all the. time. >> Oh, >> well, that's the thing about it is I. think he does he doesn't just puke it. all up. >> Seeps from his pores. >> That [ __ ] lives with him. >> That [ __ ] lives with him and he has to. live with it as well. Go ahead, Bruce. >> He talked about it in this in-game. interview. I watched the entire thing.

He he said that he knows if it's going. to be a good or a bad experience coming. out pretty soon after each hot hot dog. or other food eating contest. >> Yeah, we actually I I got a chance to. kind of experience that at the Colts. game at halftime when you tried to when. they did the St. Elmo's cocktail sauce. Uh you know, at halftime, of course, that's kind of the time you'd leave the. suite to go use the restroom. I wait at. halftime just cuz it's so packed in. there. So, I waited probably 5 minutes. into the third quarter. >> Hash life hack. >> Lifehack. And uh as I open the door to.

go to the bathroom, I see a guy shot out. of a cannon running in front of me to go. to the bathroom. Turns out it's Joey. Joss. Post um all that St. Elmo's. cocktail sauce. I get in there. Uh both. stalls are are unfortunately occupied. and Joey Jaws is in a panic. He he. banged on the first door. No, nobody's. there. Bait on the second door. No, still sorry, man. Someone's in here. And. you just hear, "Oh, [ __ ] HURRY UP.

HURRY UP. QUICK." And so, of course, this is this was the game, I believe. And, uh, you know, I take I do my. business, just take a piss. And on my. way out, I hear just a bad just, "Oh, no." And I think at that point, someone. realized what was happening and finished. up quickly in the stall. But yeah, it. doesn't just it doesn't just sit in. there and it's all hunky dory. No, >> it comes out he doesn't throw it up, >> but it it comes out one of his battle. >> The basement gets flooded.

>> We appreciate him battling for the good. of our society. I think, >> you know, like I think it's good for our. society to be able to see things like. that happen because then you can really. understand what the body can do. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> He takes down way too many dogs to be uh. able to operate every day, especially. with what we are told about all this. food and what it does to your body. and. he's just taking in an entire life worth. every single time. I love I love the. candy paint. Okay. I love. what happened down in Houston. Okay. And.

obviously the um the rims there. Classic. Houston, I do believe from my. understanding. Uh I've never seen it. anywhere else, but I have driven in. Houston a few times and see those things. popping out. And I think both hilarious. and you got to really pay attention to. this. you know, the people that are. driving these need to be uh better. drivers than maybe most of us. Love that. Houston's all in and bought into the. culture in the community. And also uh. maybe starting a new tradition that can. lead them to a national championship.

down there in Houston. >> Maybe. >> Yeah, maybe. Maybe. I mean, listen, it's. cool. Anytime you can wheel, you know, a. nice vehicle like that out on the field, I absolutely love it. That is really. neat. Can you imagine what would happen. if one of their players would have got. their legs, you know, Yeah. saw off or. something like that. >> Those things are on the side of like. SUVs. Oh yeah. SUVs take up the entirety. of the lane, you know, >> like twisted metal. >> Exactly. Like cars are built to fit the. lanes. Yes. >> That's why European cars are like.

smaller cuz their roads are smaller. >> down there. I mean, they got to have. perfect precision driveways. >> I It's unbelievable. They. >> are driving parking. >> Oh, two, three, three spots at least for. that. The driving is phenomenal with. them. But I also like the fact that. they, you know, it's a lot of people can. put a little something on a tailpipe. You know, we can get a little bit of. that. We can certainly put some. hydraulics in this thing. Make this. [ __ ] dang us a little bit. We can. certainly do that. What does nobody else. really do? Let's take these rims and.

take this [ __ ] out. >> Point them. >> Okay. Let's Let's take I like the. innovation. I like Houston's always. seemingly ahead of everybody else with. everything. But for me, I'd be a little. bit nervous driving it. >> Certainly. >> I just be a little bit nervous driving. I don't know if I But that's why I'm not. from I'm. >> from Pittsburgh. I can't drive that. That you got to really. >> You'd be able to do it. >> What about if there's just force lane? >> If I drive that, I'm hitting everything. if I'm driving that car. >> Everything. >> If you if you even nick someone's tire. >> Oh, yeah. >> That thing's exploding.

>> I mean, you know, and then that car is. [ __ ] you know, you're causing a a 15. car pileup if you. >> I have too much anxiety, I think, to. drive one of those. But I do appreciate. that they're out there on the roads. doing it. And I like that Houston. brought them in to intro them to the. game. >> You see what I did? >> What's that? >> I believe I believe the Bison uh drove a. Indie car out on the field. >> What? >> Yeah, >> it was awesome. >> Oh, you know, Kurt Signetti actually was. pace car driver for any past year. So, his relationship obviously with the. Indie Car family has obviously grown, I.

assume, over the last couple of months. I did not know they took an Indie car. out onto the field. >> Yeah. Her is that his name? Uh, >> yeah. Benner Bison. Mhm. >> He's new. He's good. No, he's old. >> Well, you're right. >> They brought him back. >> They brought him back. >> He's retro. >> Mhm. >> And I thought it was AI at first, >> but I'm pretty sure he drove an indie. car. >> He did. I saw that as well. >> Whose car was it? Connor Dy's car. Here. it is right here. Mike Schuman at the. Daily Hooser. Run out led by Hooser the. Bison in an Indie car. Okay. I wonder if. Hooser the Bison went through Auburn and.

taught him how to drive an indie car. Look at this. >> Right over a player. >> right on the I mean, it's going pretty. slow here. >> This is the end. He was he was going. 150 at the beginning. >> Peels out here. >> Kind of an old model. Obviously had. those laying around painting it for. Indiana. I like the idea. They better be. >> Oh yeah, they were that thing. >> That place is rocking as well. >> The environments, man. College football. has them. You know, like obviously. Patriots Seahawks will be showcasing.

maybe the best environment the NFL has. So I like that that's happening over. there in Seattle. My NFC team. >> Love that. >> Got big one coming up. >> Big one. >> Start. Hot start. >> Hot start for you. First game as a fan. >> Yeah. Just kind of kicking off the. season. That's what my NFC team does. >> You know what I mean? >> We need Eman Warrior to play. That's. going to be. >> Sounds like he's going to be out there. >> Sounds like it. >> Sher wasn't willing to say that the man. flew all the way to Australia. >> That would be crazy. But maybe all the. trainers went over to Australia, so you.

had to go over there to train. >> Oh, >> that that's a whole another followup. like he did go over there a lot of. things beforehand. >> So maybe all the trainers are over there. as well that he's training with. So if. he was to stay back and train. >> it everybody's over there, but you could. leave somebody back. >> He's a pretty important piece. I feel. like if they really didn't want him to. play, he's not getting on that long. flight to go over there. He's not he's. certainly not practicing today with zero. limitations. You know, I I think it's. safe to assume that he's probably going. to play. >> I think so, too.

>> I don't know how much he's going to. play, but I think it's safe to assume we. will see him on the field. How about the. NFC West being celebrated here the. opening two nights that is very real. A. lot of incredible teams cannot wait for. that to start. Do you think the Well, >> they could be showcased in a in a way as. well. You never know if they win a few. games. Don't let them get hot. >> Watch out. >> Don't let them get hot down there. New. practice facility coming. Remember, new. era potentially in Arizona. We shall. see. Going to have to see it to uh. actually believe it. Do you think. McDonald with his tough culture that. he's built out there, he would uh maybe. want his equipment manager taking on.

some uh some sheds of some blocks and. warm-up? This guy is the best. We need. him on our team if somebody's willing to. step. Bang. Dip right back into the. fire. >> Yeah. Let me get right back in there. Do. it again. >> Do it. Good leverage. Boom. >> Let me get back up here. Let me go it. Boom. >> Yeah. Yeah. For the good of the team. For the good of the team. >> You think he's in that role next week? I. think what he says is I think he said, "Hey, don't hold back on me today. You. guys got. >> you guys got to do what you got to do.

next week.". >> Yeah, I think there's a chance maybe. he's playing for the team. Maybe he's on. the other side and they got some story. bum there. But him getting right back in. there, I would like to say. >> it's not about how many times you get. panced. It is about how many times you. get right back into the same exact spot. standing the exact same way to get panc. >> Shout out this guy. >> Talk about commitment to Paul. Absolute. commitment. Commitment to ball. The. Erlacer family. >> Start at Notre Dame. Let's go ahead and. transfer. Let's pick up a safety. Fresno. State USC. Who's back here? Boom.

>> Go ahead. Get the hell out of here. Thank you. Shout out to the defense. making some plays. There's a couple. safeties this weekend, I do believe. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> I'll tell you, the defenses uh that can. move are seemingly pretty problematic. that LSU defense watching Clemson try to. get to the edge and once again I know. I'm just referring to this game a lot. strictly because I was there boots on. the ground watching it. It's hard not to. just go from your own personal. experiences. Watching them try to get. the edge on LSU's defense. It was like.

Yeah, right. That's never going to. happen. And then the video you showed. feels like potentially LSU is doing some. voodoo magic just. >> Wow. That was just a tough That was just a. tough play call on a third and long. Okay. And people were killing this guy. Left tackle. >> What guy are you talking about? >> The left tackle for Clemson. Who's that? I want to say his name's Hannes Bryant. or something along those lines. I don't. know. >> 74. >> 74. Exactly. And. >> I think it's Jacobs. >> Brandon Jacobs. Boy.

>> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. Well, that sucks because I. This was not the point. I didn't even. say anything about him. It was just a. >> just know Connor posted his video. Connor, what was your caption? My my. caption was a bold scheme on third down. to run this play cuz the guy that he's. clearly supposed to be blocking is. outside like right there. If you pause. at the beginning, the guy's outside of. the tight end who's lined up behind him. So, he's clearly responsible for that. guy way out there, but then because of. the way the play develops, that guy.

doesn't really do a pass rush. And then. Whit Weeks comes through the B gap. It. was just one of those things where it's. like, man, this guy got screwed by. whatever play call this was. It wasn't. his fault at all. >> I think that was a ripple effect of the. video going very very very very very. very very very viral that a lot of. people were kind of attacking the player. and I think what you were saying is that. was not the intent of the video. >> No, not at all. It was just one of those. things where you see it and it's like. this is [ __ ] hilarious. This is what. they're wheeling out there. Davos is.

calling this up, dialing this up. And. that also kind of not not in a similar. vein with the offense, but the venable. stuff that we were talking about kind of. before the show about Clemson, like it. might be over for Davos Sweeney and. Clemson. I think that's just time to. accept that when it comes to that team. >> In its last 10 games versus the SEC, Clemson is 3-7 outright, 2-8 against. number, negative 88 scoring margin, minus 88 and a half cover margin. >> Means they got [ __ ] blown up. They.

were even close to covering the number. Yeah, it ain't in a field. >> Yeah, but that that one's tough because. that is 30 points just off Saturday. night. So, if you remove you know. whatever. >> Well, last year. Well, yeah, that was two years ago. >> Yeah. So, 31. >> Yeah. I don't I don't fully. >> I don't know, man. Cuz they're tall. >> Well, they're not going the right. direction. >> They still have It seems like they still. have the athletes. >> That's what I'm saying. Like they have. >> their recruiting classes have um gone. the wrong way as well. >> I mean, the two best quarterbacks. They. went from Deshun Watson in college who.

was a great player and then to Trevor. Lawrence like Kay Cubrick was supposed. to be really really good and kind of. continue that and they never did. Clemson used to be the best. >> He beat Bam and Nick Sabin twice four. years a national champion. >> Yeah, they was good time. >> and they'll always have that. >> Drew Davo might not have that drip. anymore. >> I forgot. >> Great career. Too. >> people are coming after me pretty good. Pretty good. Tommy, you know. >> Well, you made the pick. >> Yeah. Yeah.

>> [ __ ] hunter guy, too. >> I forgot you got to stay off the. >> You got to stay off the internet on. college game day Saturdays. >> Yeah. >> No, you were right. So, >> yeah, but that never It's always the. >> No, I know. But, you know, for any. anyone from Clemson out there, I Boy, you got egg on your face today, don't. you? >> Yeah, but they I think they. >> I think they know now. I think they That. was pretty [ __ ] embarrassing on. Saturday night. >> Saw a Stanford Sie said. took him. How could he do that? That's. because he he he does the stupid gambler.

thing that we do sometimes where it's. like 99%'s on LSU and it's 10 points. Can't take LSU. >> Maybe he's kind of fading the entire. >> end up. >> You did the same thing. Oh yeah, >> you did. You said uh you got kind of uh. maybe swindled or bamboozled. >> Yeah, I got I got Yep. I got swindled. I. got fooled. I got sold a bad bill of. goods. But uh look, I I I have faith in. the co I had faith in the coach. I'm. like, "Hey, you know, Lane, all this. other outside noise, all these. distractions, 48 transfers. How do you. get everybody on the same page? Dab.

over, you know, the culture, you know, bunker mentality. Nobody believes in. us." But boy, were they right. >> Yeah. >> That wasn't happened with Wisconsin, too. >> Yeah. It was fun to say that at LSU, I. will say, though. >> Yeah. >> Like that was kind of a fun thing to do. >> Yeah. >> That was kind of a fun thing to say like. they're going to win by 50. >> But I did think, wow, that's a very. aggressive way to start the year. Like. if that is not right, Clemson comes out. and wins that one. And you heard me say. that immediately. Boy, if they lose. though, that was me realizing in real. time that I'm about to get murdered. We.

got another what 13 weeks of the regular. season. There's so many things are about. to play out in front of our eyes. Who's. going to get lucky? Who's going to be. able to stay healthy? Who's going to be. able to take it the long haul? We shall. see. I believe West Virginia just added. a player potentially added. >> Yeah, I saw that safety from Georgia. >> So, what's going on? What What did. happen here? believe he was uh one of. the five for five guys um that tried out. for a team but never signed an NFL. contract. So. >> he just went and worked out for. >> worked out for a team. Now he's at West. Virginia. >> Yeah.

>> Boom. >> Are we the first team to sign somebody? No. >> No. Texas did. >> Done it. So we're So we're not The Texas. did this. >> Correct. And now you had some guys play. this weekend that never went and even. tried out for a team, but they were part. of the five for five. There's like three. different sections. Did you never even. go try out? did you try out and did you. sign an NFL contract and those are the. ones that LSU did not play but they are. there. >> Got it. I think. working at. >> is one thing. Yep.

>> For a team which is kind of those like. uh I guess you would say tryyous but. training camp's more so try out. >> Yeah. >> So then that goes back to. like those you know. >> it's only this is the only time. So. >> if late wasn't such a. >> we're never going to deal with this. again. Maybe. >> we will play he likes if it's five for. five. That's the what if what if. somebody three years eligible. >> declares for the draft. >> goes through the entire thing. >> Okay. They still have two years left in.

the five for five. >> Are they going to come back to college? >> If they're not good enough though to. make if they if it's they take three. years and they declare for the draft and. they're not good enough to make a team. or be on that roster, they would. probably make more money in college. So. they'll stay all five years. >> Okay. So, let's say four years, a guy. starts for four years, he thinks. projected to be okay in the NFL, maybe. back half of draft, going to potentially. go do this, ends up not drafted, goes, gets signed undrafted, free agent or. whatever, goes to a place, goes to.

training camp. That person still has one. year left, gets cut from the end of. training camp, right? Trying to make. team, wants to make team. Yeah. Still. has one year left. >> Is he going back? >> Probably. I I it it just feels like the. money in college football is so great. that and this is why the draft has. become a little more watered down. because guys are just staying in college. that if you. >> back half of a draft you think is. staying for five. >> yeah like you you would assume that. those guys who are in the back half of. the draft now will be those dudes who. who play five full years of college and.

that's the same thing as the the year. after that you know like those dudes who. play four years know hey I'm going to. make probably two maybe three times more. money staying in college for my fifth. year because of how great I'll be and. then next year I'll hopefully rise a. little bit in the draft. >> Yeah, it's just it could certainly. happen again though. >> Yes. >> And I I. >> I thought this was the last year for it. and then something was said in the game. day meeting and I was like, >> "Oh, I didn't even think about somebody.

after maybe four starting years thinking. they were good. Maybe get some wrong. information on how they are. Something. happens right before the draft. They do. this entire thing. They will they be the. ones that do it now? And I guess with. the amount of money in college, if. you're back half of the draft guy, you're definitely going to want to get. all five years of college ball in to. potentially work your way up. I don't. know. I I I genuinely don't know. >> If there's not rules that say you. explicitly can't do it, this is going to. happen until they say you can't. >> That's why it needs to be you. >> Yeah. >> Well, they need to do what the NBA does. >> That's why we need to pass the College. Sports Act.

>> The NBA don't do it anymore. Remember? Well, the NBA combine, you're allowed to. declare, go and do the NBA combine, and. then there's a two-eek period after that. where like you talk to NBA teams and you. get like some maybe realistic. expectations and then you can go back. >> Yeah. But then there's also GLeague guys. playing. How does that work? >> Well, I I don't understand that aspect. of it. I'm just talking about like. declaring from college like going to NFL. like in the NBA if you're a college. player you can declare go and do the. combine and then after the combine not. not make it to the draft and then get.

undrafted you know and all that and then. decide to go back like legitimately. after the combine be. >> Yeah. It used to be you couldn't sign. with an agent. >> Yes. >> Yeah. So you could do that but you. couldn't sign with an agent but now we. got G-League guys coming back. Yeah. So, like, is that still a is that still a. thing that we like, we always always. understood this? But now, does it even. matter? Because if they even sign with. the G-League team, they can still come. back. >> Well, in the five for five, they would, right? Like if they're 22 in the G-. League, cuz if your clock starts at. >> 19, I don't know. College basketball. [ __ ] sucks, SO WHO CARES.

>> in comparison to. >> No, but all these injunctions kind of go. with each other. You know, this [ __ ]. kind of affects multiple things. Football obviously in the forefront of. it. It's just there has to be some sort. of rules, you know, and I appreciate it. getting a chance to talk about the. Protect College Sports Act and there's a. bunch of people coming out saying how. none of us went against it. It's like. cuz all of us like we have to have. something like if you want to rewrite. these things, cool. But we got to. [ __ ]. >> if we want to make adjustments to things. to make them better, cool. Like if you. want to talk about what the cap is on. the amount of money or how the cap. isn't, whatever the case is, is more.

money, less money because you want to. take away money, cool. Let's do it. Let's have that conversation. But we. need to continue to push something here. And you're like, look at the crowds. Look at all this. It's like, yeah, look. at the spreads of the games. That's only. going to continue of like what's. happening and who's going to be where. Will this continue? It's like at some. point we have to decide that we're going. to figure something out here, you know, because we're all just kind of kicking a. can down the road and it's like, are we. close enough with this Protect College. Sports Act to get enough done or do we. need to scrap this and start three years. from now? A lot of really smart people. that care a lot say like, "Hey, this.

could help at least a little bit." But I. guess there's a lot of people saying. there's some [ __ ] in the back of that. that we don't want either. It's like, all right, dude. >> Okay. Breaking. House leadership is. cancelling the last two weeks of. September. House will be out. More. recess. What? Oh, >> that's cool. I wish I could when we were. in school. I wish I could say, you know. what? More recess. >> Yeah. >> I think they just watch the games this. weekend. Ah, [ __ ] it. Football's bad. >> Yeah, I don't want to do that. >> Pick this [ __ ] up in [ __ ] February. >> This really feels like an offseason. thing, doesn't it? It's like, well, our. off season is going to be a lot of like. election stuff, you know, convers. It's.

like, well, I guess we'll catch it the. next one, >> which is kind of the worry. kind of. worry is that this thing's just gonna. get, you know, and then we're never. gonna have anything and then the teams. at the top are going to stay at the top. and probably go even more and then. they're gonna knock out the middle. class. You say it's going to knock out. it's going to knock out the middle class. and then there's just going to be feeder. system for big schools and other. schools. That's just what it will end up. being is what everybody's projecting. Then there will there be enough money. for you know Olympic programs as well.

which is a big part of this entire. thing. women's sports like what sports. end up getting cut if there becomes a. massive financial deficit from all the. potential money being spent in one. particular sport versus all the other. sports which is happening now there's no. real so feels like a lot of chaos good. luck to everybody that has to figure. that out go get them. >> Ross Deliger says this impacts the. protect college sports act the house. originally scheduled to be in session. for four weeks in uh September is now. scheduled for just two this means the. house would not consider the. congressional bill until it returns in.

mid November and then what it's election. season, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. This ain't this ain't happening. So, not this year. >> Not this year. >> Yeah. But then they say, "Not next year. either, cuz that's first year.". >> Oh, yeah. No, no, no. They they don't. give a [ __ ] about this. >> They don't give a [ __ ] about this at. all. Who cares? College football's great. the way it is. You know, >> it actually is pretty awesome. >> Exactly. Which is kind of the defense of. it. But like you said, then that's. that's what comes next is the same 12. teams who have all the money make the. playoffs every single year and then. yeah, maybe these couple of these group. of five teams get in, they get their.

asses beat, and then the middle class. kind of just very slowly kind of gets. weeded out because a lot of these, you. know, even like massive schools and. massive conferences like their athletic. department are operating at a massive. massive deficit and it's like how long. can you do that? >> Well, hopefully forever. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Hopefully. Hopefully, it'll be able to. last forever because we're incredibly. lucky and thankful for all of it. Um, all right, let's get the hell out of. here. Let's get back tomorrow. Happy. Labor Day, everybody. >> Happy Labor Day.

>> AJ, did you hear what Sheffy said about. laboring on Labor Day? >> No, but I did hear Sheffy. He was all up. in arms about Raheem uh missing his. birthday on the flight. >> Breaking breaking. I got a nugget for. you, Pat. >> Turned 50, but he didn't. >> Yeah. >> Didn't get a chance to experience it. >> It was a good nugget. >> It was a nugget. Yeah, >> I didn't expect AJ to bring for. >> He was so mad about it. How about it? Hey, Sheffy. Anything we missed? Yeah. Ba. And. >> you'll love this. >> AJ's pissed that he even thought about.

bringing it up. 49ers defense. coordinator Raheem Morris turned 50. years old Thursday, September 3rd. It. also happened to be the day the 49ers. flew to Australia, leaving Wednesday, September 2nd, and arriving Friday. morning the 4th. The 49ers lost today, but Morris lost his 50th birthday. >> Someone told him they said, "Oh, so. that's so cool. Oh god, it's like a leap. year, but not really. >> I got to tweet this out. >> Need to see the Atlanta Falcons uh. Twitter group what they responded to. that cuz I'm sure it was great. >> Yeah, I'm sure they had some ideas on. whether or not we should be celebrating. birthdays. I I think Raheem Morris is.

going to do great. >> at his new gig. >> Yeah. >> And I think his 50th birthday. is going to be hanging out in Australia. for two weeks. How long have they been. down there? >> Forever. That's a long time being in a. completely different. >> being acclimated at this point. >> Now you got to acclimate back here. That's the problem. Like after the game, how do you get you got to get back back. on track in America? >> All right. If this goes in, they're all. going to get acclimated. >> Tough game week two as well. >> People were joking about who they have.

to play week two and that's why they. went. >> at Miami. >> Oh, >> the ners. >> They're flying to Miami. >> I thought it was Miami in San Francisco. >> Either way, it's a tough game. >> Oh, he doesn't even know. He's working. That's it. >> Making them fly to Miami after Australia. would be quite the decision. >> No, that's it for him. >> Yeah, we'll give Miami the furthest they. could possibly have for you. Does that. make you feel better? >> All right. If this goes in, everybody's. acclimated. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> It's pretty big for two teams. >> before the game or coming back. >> on the other side.

>> Okay. >> Yeah. >> Oh, >> did that go in? >> I think it did. >> I think it went in. >> It looked like it did. >> It looked It. >> Oh, cuz the net's broken on that. I feel. >> they got acclimated. Full acclamation. >> Hey to acclamation. >> Congrats. Congrats. >> I'm so happy for them. Somebody send. that to them. Let them know it's all. good. Don't worry about it. >> Football gods just told us that. That's. Yeah. Wow. That felt good. I needed. that. Remember last week there was a lot. of shots going up there. >> Yeah. >> Big good throw. >> Thank you.

>> Count it. Yeah, that's it. >> That drained it. I don't know what. >> I mean. to tell you. zoom in too. >> actually. Could you put on this wall as. well? Maybe. >> Yeah, maybe a pause. >> That went in. >> That's a bucket. >> Definitely went in. >> Yeah, that's back iron. >> Yeah, that went in. >> That thing turned over, too. I'm pretty. pumped up about that. >> It turned over. >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> All right. Great week one.

>> Yeah. Full acclamation. >> I'm so happy for the guys. >> I know. I mean. >> to the lads out there, >> happy that could happen. What's that? >> You think about last week? >> Yeah, I'm still thinking about war and. that and but I'm glad they're notated. >> We can't be stuck. We can't be stuck in. the past. >> It was world peace or last week, >> but hey, acclamation. >> Reality, kids. This is [ __ ] reality. >> It's football season. Who gives a [ __ ]. about all that [ __ ] right now? >> Okay. Well, we hope that football maybe.

brings that. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Especially some acclamation. Be a friend. Tell a friend how nice it. might change your life. We're going to. sing together. We can't thank all of you. enough for allowing us to do this. We're. doing universe balls on world peace one. week and then sleep schedule acclamation. the next week. >> Nobody gives us the uh respect for the. range in which we operate. >> Talked a little bit about the middle. class too, didn't we? >> Yep. >> That's right. >> Trickle down economics.

>> Pay all the tax [ __ ] up. We [ __ ]. love all of you. >> If it wasn't for all of you, >> we wouldn't be able to do what we do. And we love what we do because it's the. most ridiculous thing of all time. And. it's strictly and genuinely just because. all of you. >> All right. Be a friend. Tell friends. something nice about my change your. life. We're going to sing together. Team. on me. Team on three. It's week one, baby. Hell yeah. Let's. go. One, two, three. Team. Goodbye.