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Hello, beautiful people. And welcome to our humble abode, >> the DraftKings Thunderdome. >> On this US Open Thursday, June 18th, [music] 2026, this program begins now. >> Sports! >> All right, this is we have a major. [music] championship happening. >> Yeah. >> Hell yeah. >> Nailed it. On that note, >> Wow. >> Zito is on the ones and twos in the.

back. Zito, uh you look good back there, brother. >> You look very good there. [applause]. >> back there. Got Bailey running the lower. thirds. You got Gumpy obviously cutting. clips for social. You got Bruce Brown. running a computer in the back. Evan. Foxy in the Foxy position, which we have. now learned through uh learning about. the television business, Foxy does six. people's jobs, I guess. Foxy, great. great job, Foxy. >> Attaboy, Foxy. >> Hell yeah, thanks, boys. >> Way to go, Foxy, the Foxy position. >> be here. >> Foxy and Bruce, I think account for. about 10 people normally whenever there. is a normal thing, but you two crushing.

it there. Zito sitting in the positions. Zito and Bill sitting in the position uh. that Nick Miraldo normally sits in, you. know, uh Plum High School legend, uh. world ball hockey champion a as a high. schooler, clap bomb from. uh Regency Park is basically what they. call it in part of them. He's. celebrating life right now, so he'll be. out for a little bit. We just want to. let Nick know and his entire family, hell yeah, brother. Hey, hell yeah, brother. >> Congrats, Nick. >> Congrats, Nick. And Talks to the Table. is here at Boston Connor and at Ty.

Schmidt, one half of the hammer, Dig. Digger. Cowboys AP Tone is there. Tone, we got a big one on DraftKings today. >> Yeah, huge one. >> I don't know when it's going up, so. let's not. uh guarantee uh this thing uh. later this afternoon. >> Okay. >> Okay. >> Funny. >> We'll be able to tease something that is. coming later this afternoon on the. DraftKings platform that we think is a a. beautiful This is what it's about. whenever you get a chance to partner. with a sports gambling platform. Obviously, you tell the world, "Hey, you. got to be 21 plus." You tell people, "You got to be responsible in this.

entire thing. You can't be an [ __ ]. Don't ruin it for all of us." But. whenever you're gambling on games, all. it is is try to add a little bit of. excitement. Let's not go without. above our means. Let's not try to think. that we're going to become. bazillionaires from this thing. Let's. just enjoy it. So, that's one part of. the mission, but also. team. >> Mhm. >> Team. >> Huge. >> Team coming together. What team? America's team. >> That's right. >> There will be a bet coming to DraftKings. platform later this afternoon that is. being called the America game two. guarantee. Listen, DraftKings is doing.

this and I think this is a decision that. is certainly going to be very. aggressive. But later this afternoon on. the DraftKings platform, you'll be able. to opt in. to the game two guarantee. Then you will have to apply the token of. what? Oh, if they lose or draw, you get. your money back in bonus bets. Now, you. won't be able to withdraw that money, but you'll be able to utilize that money. as a bet later. Same amount of wager. Now, the wagers will change depending. upon your betting unit and gambling. unit, but this is what we like to call a. team ride. >> Yeah. >> This is what we like to call a Hey,

we're going to be able to bet on the. United States of America in something. that we're probably going to win. Now, Soccer Roo's going to be mad to hear. that, but I don't care. You think you're. going to win, we're definitely going to. win. We got dogs across the field, but. if we draw, soccer. >> Yes. Happens a lot. >> If we lose, okay, we get our money back. in a bit. That is what we like to call a. fun Friday celebrating American sports. together. >> That's right. >> That is why we are so pumped up about. it. That will be coming later this. afternoon to the DraftKings platform. But other than the United States of. America tomorrow in that particular. opt-in, the America game two guarantee, 21 plus, gamble responsibly obviously to.

be up there later this afternoon. And. all sports gamble, World Cup has been fun to bet on. >> Awesome. >> World World World Cup has been a a very. fun thing. A lot of goals scoring, a lot. of activity, and the games have been. electrifying even late into the evening. But whenever the stars come out and do. their thing, Harry Kane, >> Oh. >> go ahead and add his name to the list of. multiple goals being scored. Now, he. obviously he got to got a little bit of. a reprieve with VAR with the penalty. And then him going right back to the. same spot kind of shows you the type of.

stones on this guy. He's 32 years old. We've known him since he was a teenager. He scores multiple goals. England gets a huge win. The Brits are. having a good time. And we're going to. have a British correspondent joining us. here in a matter of moments who might. have seen the sun for the first time in. his life. I think that is something. that's happening to all of Europe in. real time. But these soccer games have. been fun to bet on, Tone. It feels like. DraftKings probably getting a lot of. action in the World Cup world. >> A ton of action, and they probably got. killed two days ago when Mbappé. had two, Messi had the the hat trick.

Who else had two that day? And had two that day. Harry Kane has two. yesterday. Díaz has a goal for Colombia. last night. Two days ago all the. favorites won. Now, there has been a lot. of dogs. Dogs have scored, I believe, in. 75% of the matches so far. So like. Both teams scoring match has been great. so far for the tournament. Draws have. been great so far for the tournament. Favorites the other day, and then the. superstars. Like the superstars scoring. is great for the tournament and great. for action because everyone is obviously. betting on the superstars. That's what. people do. So I assume the sportsbooks.

so far. have not had the best World Cup, especially with America winning 4-1. But. hey, that's not our problem. That's. their problem, and we're going to keep. doing it. >> Yeah, I think we should keep doing it, and America winning is great for soccer, great for sport, great for the. tournament, and great for us as Daily. Sports Talk. Joining us now, a man who. hasn't been with us all week, we have. missed him. Nine-year NFL vet. Man who always looks cool. Ladies and gentlemen, Broward County Sports Hall of Fame. >> Yep.

>> There's D Bot. Good to see you, D Bot. >> Glad to be back, boys. >> What's that, Amish hat? That's an Amish. hat? >> I don't know what this is. I got a gift. from my football agent, Buddy Baker. Believe it's a What is this, Bruce? I. think you know the. >> Buddy? Buddy Buddy Baker is dropping off. >> New York Seymour and I. >> Seymour and I stable, yeah. >> There we go. So, is that This is a big. day, man. Big day in sports. Obviously, I missed the finals talk, but we got a. got a major. We got a major starting. today, obviously, in golf, and then we. got a victory, a championship parade for. Bruce's New York Knicks. Congratulations. again. I love parades. I love to see.

them. I'm not a parade guy, but I do. love watching them. Last 2 years, Florida Panthers, seen a couple with the. Miami Heat. The Marlins had some back in. the day, still waiting for the Miami. Dolphins, but I love parade time, especially for a city like New York. We've been there a couple times. We know. it's been a long, long time, so seeing. all these people, who knows what these. numbers will actually be. So, I love I love seeing this. >> I do like the fact that the way they're. going to calculate this is any. [clears throat] human that's outside in. New York City today is going to be. calculated to the parade, which hey, they might be. I mean, the Macy's. Thanksgiving Day Parade seemingly has.

massive crowds every single time, and I. was one of myself as a family My family. never went to a parade. I I I don't. think we ever went to a parade. St. Patrick's Day parade I started going to, but that was just a parade of drunks. >> Sure. >> You know, that that's kind of what that. was. But, I do appreciate the people. that go out and celebrate the hell out. of their city. That is basically what a. parade is. So, come celebrate what our. city is while it is being showcased and. while we're all kind of coming together. And anytime you get a championship. parade in a city that hasn't had a. chance to have one in a long time, people show up. Cleveland shut down the.

the state of Ohio. They weren't letting. flights into Ohio cuz I was over here in. Indianapolis whenever the Cavaliers won. after LeBron James brought it back to uh. home and I was like, I need to get I'm. going to go over there. They were. shutting down roads into Ohio because. people were trying to come They It was. so vast. Obviously, the Kansas City. Chiefs, the first time they had a chance. to do it, they went crazy. There's. always going to be some sort of. spectacle in all these parades and New. York City shutting down basically for it. all, it's going to be incredible. And. shout out to sports bringing people. together like never before seen and. shout out to New York City winning.

something for the first time ever. Now, now, is Ben Stiller getting a ring? >> He better. >> He should. >> Poo. >> Timmy, too. >> I think I think. a lot of people mad when Ben Stiller. came out and said, "I do not pay you for. those seats. So, I could not afford. those seats that I sit in." And. everybody's like, "Well, he's a fake. fan." It's like, Ben Stiller, I think, has been. Ben Ben Stiller's played a 82-game. season, I think, with the Knicks for. >> for basically what? 40 years now? >> 40 years now?

>> Bad owners, too. >> How do we feel about that? Cuz James. Dolan when he gave his speech to the. Knicks 10 weeks before the finals and he. said, "Tell your partners that they're. going to win rings, too, cuz they're a. massive piece of this entire thing. And. if you don't have. a partner or whatever, find somebody to. do this journey with and they'll get a. ring as well." And then that led to. obviously some people talking about who. who all gets a ring or whatever. It's. like, I think what Dolan was trying to. say and what the city is trying to say. is. the people that worked their asses off. aren't just the people that are. necessarily on the court. Obviously, Jalen Brunson is a huge piece to this.

He'll go down as a man who's going to. have a statue in Madison Square Garden. and everything like that. So, that is. not crazy. But, I do like the aspect of. the city celebrating today and for the. rings Dolan saying, "It's also a team. effort. We got in in this building. We. can all enjoy it and celebrate it.". That's what it's supposed to be like. >> Yeah, that's that's pretty dope. And. like you said, him, Spike Lee, obviously, he's been there. forever. We He's kind of I would say. probably the most famous or notable fan, at least for me, when I see the Knicks, I think of Spike Lee. Jack Nicholson, I. think of the Lakers. So, he's kind of. been there for those years, too. So, I. do like when those guys get the get the.

rings. But, I mean, who cares if James. Dolan wants to say, "All right, instead. of Smite paying 500k for a seat, I'm. going to give this to Ben Stiller, or. give this to whoever to be courtside.". Because that's where I wanted the games. That's where I want front and center. Ben Stiller shooting a documentary that. we'll see short at some point. But, uh. so, yeah, that's that's on James Dolan. That's his call. We weren't in that. arena. That arena is incredible. So, I'm. I'm happy for the fans, you know, I'm a. obviously a Eastern Conference guy. Been. a Miami Heat fan. So, I'm not rooting. for the Knicks. But, to watch them go on.

this dominant run after what Jalen. Brunson has did, how he closed out that. game, them finally getting a. championship after 53 years. Like, the. whole story with sports is just. incredible. >> Yeah, I I really love it. I really enjoy. it all. And joining us now is a man who. loves it more than us. >> Mhm. Yeah. >> I don't know if he's a parade guy. Do we. think he's live from the parade? Doesn't. feel like he's a parade guy. >> No, he went to the games. >> I think if he was. >> Say he's in the parade. >> if he was work If he was in the parade, or I think he'd feel honored to be a.

part of the parade, would definitely go. >> Mhm. >> If he was working parade, >> Sure. >> I think he'd be there. Not sure he is. cuz he's pretty active. >> Mhm. Yeah. >> Very. >> He is a. >> Came to New York. >> Yeah, but he is a always a mover and a. shaker. Even when he's on the show, it's. hard for him to stay in the room in. which he's confined, which I approve. He. is in there. Maybe live from the parade, but we definitely know went to all of. the games, traveled out here to. Indianapolis last year for all of the. games whenever he could. Die-hard Knicks. fan, super insider for football, but. also. an Emmy Award-winning pundit. Ladies and.

gentlemen, superstar Peter Schrager. Not at the parade. Okay, I see that. Not. at the parade. No, can't do it. That was. a big hard no there. Don't you think. it's a beautiful thing, the celebration. of the city and everybody coming. together? >> It's great. I I'm not a parade guy, Pat. I I the millions of people on top of. each other in what they're calling pens, p e n s. No, that is not my world. I I. appreciate it. I love that people are. there and a lot of this parade stuff is. for if you didn't go to the games or you.

don't get a chance to see the guys in. person, I think it's amazing and I have friends. who took trains from Merrick and Commack. and Greenwich and you mentioned the the. spot in New Jersey you want to at 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 a.m. to stand in line to get. a good spot and I absolutely love that. they're there, but Pat, I you you can't. find me in that mass of people. Absolutely not. >> Okay, let's talk about a mass of people. that I found somebody in. Ben Stiller. took a picture. from his documentary and posted it here. and it was a widespread of the.

celebration on the court, obviously. Right down there on the right, Stanford. Steve. >> I don't know if he's got front billing. >> Stanford Steve got front billing right. next to Scott Van Pelt, obviously doing. it all, but that vibe right there was. felt in the city throughout the entirety. of this New York Knicks playoff run. Can. you talk a little bit about it as a. die-hard very loyal New Yorker in the. city New York. I think you try to tell. people that so everybody understands. where you're at, where you're not at and. where you've been and where you weren't. willing to move from. Remember, they. picked up Good Morning Football, sent it.

to Los Angeles and Shrek said, "I'm not. moving." Yeah, right. I am not leaving. New York. What has it been like riding. alongside this team and now that a. championship has been won, how do you. kind of view it all? >> Yeah, I I choose to raise a family in. New York City. It's very difficult. It. is not easy to do this. My my kids are. confined in an apartment that is yay big. and I think it's good for them cuz they. get cultured, they ride the subway, they. see all walks of life and and a lot of. times, you know, in the last few years,

there's been everyone leaving New York. We're going to Miami, we're going to. Palm Beach, we're moving to the suburbs, Scarsdale and we have been 10 toes down. and it's moments like this where you see. the city all come together. Like I see. the governor and the mayor on the. floats. Like I don't need to see them. today. I want to see the non-politics of. this whole thing. I want to see everyone. together and that's what this Knicks run. was. It was all five boroughs, it was. the outer boroughs, it was all races,

all ages, all generations, all walks of. life, socio-economic, everybody was. all in on this Knicks run and it was a. really happy, pleasant, amazing month of. May and June and I really think it was. because of the New York Knicks. People. say hello on the street, people are. wearing their Knicks gear, everyone is. embracing everybody and I got to say. like I get overwhelmed with emotion. about a few things. New York City is one. of them and the power of sports is the. other and as much as people must hate on.

New York and don't love the New York. sports teams, I get it. It's hard not to. appreciate the heart of a champion that. this team had coming back the way they. did and not being built of five-star. recruits [snorts] and superstars and. then finding a way to unite this entire. city together. I said it early on with. you, I am not a gatekeeper with this. team. Like there's a lot of people who. are like get off the bandwagon, you're a. 35-year-old mother who lives out in. in in Armonk, New York, you don't get to. post about the Knicks on Instagram. No, come aboard. Everybody is allowed to.

come on board and I love that this team. welcomed everybody with open arms. >> I love that Charlemagne was right there. in the middle of it and also the fact. that the players are just as big of fans. seemingly of the big fans of the team as. well. It does have a big family feel. It. does have a big family feel in New York. How long will this last? Forever. >> Yes. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Maybe New York is just happy now. It's. 53 years they've been waiting, they get. it. Let's take top off the happiness and. now it's overflowing in abundance every. single day. >> I like that. >> Why not? >> Where does basketball rank out there,

Shraegs? I know you got baseball, the. Yankees and. >> It's one. >> One? >> Darius, it's one. It's the city game. It. is and it's and it goes back to, you. know, the 50s and the 60s and City. College and all that and then you go. through the 80s with Chris Mullin and. Kenny Anderson and all the city legends. to Marbury and Telfair and you go. through the list. It's always been the. city game and it takes place at Rucker. Park and it takes place at West 4th and. it takes place in Brooklyn and it takes. place everywhere. This is the city game. and to see the city be able to celebrate.

like this is truly wonderful and Pat you. mentioned when was it going to when's it. going to wear off? This is a really cool. deal about winning a championship. You can cash those memories in whatever. It's like an ATM. You can now go on. anytime you want to say I want to I want. to relive it. All right, type in on. YouTube Alvarado three-pointer game. four. It's there and you can feel it all. over again. 53 years is the longest. drought that any team in the NBA has. gone through with between championship. teams. Some people are lucky enough to.

be alive for the 73 squad and today's. squad um but forever there's going to be. Knicks fans far and wide who can just. tap into their phone or their memories. and say Deuce McBride bank shot three. from the corner game one and it's all. there and you could feel it all over. again. So it is forever and and I think. if you guys are fans of championship. teams growing up it's always going to be. in your heart a special time and a. special moment and I'm so happy for all. these Knicks fans who get to feel it. now. >> Yeah, Connor went to like 14 parades as. a child up there in uh. >> oil. >> Yeah, it's unbelievable and then we.

thought it was all going to crumble for. him and then lo and behold actually they. end up uh getting right back to the. Super Bowl and they're going to get to. experience it probably sooner than later. for everybody else but yes, that parade. is what an entire city is kind of. waiting for. Today will be a massive. celebration. Congrats to you. You're I. believe uh also a man who understands. the Hamptons a little bit you know. >> Yeah. >> Not only is the Knicks parade today over. there in New York City but on Long. Island over there there's a US Open. taking place at Shinnecock, you know,

and Shinnecock this morning has. certainly been showing up. You know, Long Island the home of Amityville. Horror but this morning it looked like a. horror film. As James Nicholas teed off, a man from New York was the first guy to. hit a shot this morning. And then let's. go to Henry Riggs on the 10th, his first. hole of the morning. How's it going? You. playing Shinnecock? I heard that place. is tough. Henry Riggs says, "No, I'm. actually on the fairway. I got a nice. little chip in here. I'm going to. probably make birdie on my first hole.". Instead he chips to about 10 ft and.

uh it's gone. >> Oh, no. >> Oh, no. [laughter]. >> It is still going. Oh, it didn't stop, right? >> Yeah, he's still putting. >> good. He's good. He's good right there. Harry Higgs, SORRY NOT HENRY. IT'S GONE. >> OH. >> BALL IS GONE. That's his first hole. >> Yeah. Oh, [ __ ]. >> That's his second shot doing that. Think. about what Harry Higgs has to think. about for the rest of the day. Harry. Higgs, yeah it's still going. He's going. to pick it up. It's going all the way. back to him. That's what we're looking. at at Shinnecock on Long Island. And. then here's Brooks Koepka, you know, he.

dressed awesome today. I mean, he. dressed awesome. We get the. >> Look at the wind. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, exactly. The wind is howling. Koepka, no stranger to the course. That's a good fight. That's a good fight. early to save par. Congrats to him, but. obviously Long Island in the Hamptons. now absolutely crazy cuz summer. Can you. tell me about the US Open coming to town. and what this normally means for the. entire area? >> It's awesome. Um so I'm out by Montauk, which is about 3 and 1/2 hours from the.

city all the way to the east. I'll be at. Shinnecock tomorrow as a fan going. purely to defend my friend Eric Zip. invited me. I said, "I will be there and. I will be watching cuz I love this. tournament." And for the US Open to come. down to Long Island it's pretty cool. Uh. Shinnecock, a really tough course. They're comparing it to Pebble Beach in. a way, but it looks like these guys are. struggling early and there was a. obviously a a a haze above today that. caused a delay. But this will get really. heated come Saturday and Sunday cuz it's. Father's Day weekend. School is out.

It's a 3-day weekend for the New York. City kids because of uh obviously the. Juneteenth holiday, but also school is. over. So, everyone's going to be making. their way all the way out here and I. have a feeling this is going to be one. of the most electric finishes of US Open. history. I I don't know where he's at on. the leaderboard. I don't know if he's. teed off, but Cam Young is a New Yorker. So, if that is a story I can follow. right now. I thought I was walking. around there's like a Hamptons magazine. He's on the cover of Hamptons magazine. Like there's a local story there. Let's. go. >> What you say Tony? He's one of. >> He looked unbelievable on the cover of.

the magazine. Last time I checked. [laughter] he was two over. >> He's one over. >> One over now. >> He's battling. He's got that New York. grit. >> He's only a shot off the leader. Two. shots off the lead. >> Okay, let's get off. >> That's my pick. >> Let's get off of talking about New York. being great. Okay. Jeez. >> They intro'd him from Florida, too. I. don't know if that's where he lives, but. he said. >> Does he Does he really go by Florida? >> They said Palm Beach Gardens. >> That's messed up. >> Florida boy, Cam Young. >> I like that, too. Now, back into New. York. >> Mhm. >> Excuse me. You know. Florida. >> Mhm.

>> That is messed up cuz he. >> going to say, he didn't do that at the. Ryder Cup. >> Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> They did that. >> I don't want no no Floridian on the. cover of Hamptons magazine. What are we. doing? He's He's got one foot in the. >> Yeah, I'm sure that's abnormal. I'm sure. that's abnormal for somebody that has a. house in Florida to be on the cover of. Hamptons. [laughter] Yeah, I'm I'm very. I can't believe that what there was a. World Cup game, right? >> Mhm. >> Yeah, New York stadium. >> Yeah, New York New York New New Jersey. stadium. >> My bad. My bad. My bad. >> In the shadows of New York City, there. is New York New Jersey stadium. >> Mhm. >> The artist formerly known as MetLife.

stadium. That hosted a World Cup game, right? >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Good one. >> Brazil. >> Good one. >> Yeah. >> Good one. Eli was there and everything. like that. >> What was the France one? >> Knicks obviously. win the the finals that weekend into. that and then now they got the US Open. >> Yes. >> On the These See, this is why the New. Yorkers will always be like. >> That is the hottest bet they've ever. had. >> Ever. In my life I think this is. certainly the hottest. >> Then the Yankees don't lose. >> Yeah, they're probably. >> Yeah, they're hot right. >> And Judge is not even playing, so it's. kind of, you know, everything's coming.

up aces for New York right now. >> Holy [ __ ]. >> By the way, did you see Harden Brunson. throw just darts for their opening. pitch? Just perfect pitches. >> Yeah, strikes both of them. And I think. both catchers are like, "Damn, actually. pretty good there." Didn't throw from. the bump though. >> So, I don't love that. >> Did they? >> What? >> Yeah, I don't I don't know if it was the. shoes or the mound. One one they didn't. want to mess up. They just It was kind. of like when senior citizens go out. there and they say like, "Hey, thank you. so much to this World War II vet for. coming out. Going to throw the first.

pitch." They stand right in front of the. mound and then they throw it out there. But, to be clear, both of them. >> They should have took turns from the. mound. >> Yeah, I agree. >> You got to be the president throwing off. the mound. They don't let anybody up. there before the game. >> And the Yankees don't let anybody up. there say. >> I saw Fat Joe up there. Timberland's on. >> Single-handedly lost in the World. Series. >> Exactly. >> Have you seen the Wembanyama pitch at. the US at the Yankee game from a couple. years ago? It's a beauty. >> No, was it from the mound? >> Uh it's from somewhere he basically. throws it into the ground and it rolls.

>> Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I liked that you did that. I did it. There was a cheers I believe by the the. boys from my understanding in that. entirety. I like that there's beef. Okay, let's pivot away from the NBA and. New York City being the greatest. >> It's not. No, yeah. Get that out of the. way, too. >> I think she might be performing by the. way. Someone told me Alicia Keys is. there. >> Anybody else? Anybody else that could be. performing over there in New York today? >> Ja Rule's on a float. Fat Joe is on a. float. Everyone made it out of the. woodwork, guys. They're all there. It's.

going to be fun. >> Connor Connor mentioned some people that. maybe weren't mentioned that aren't. famous famous famous New Yorkers that. could potentially not be attending the. parade today in my ear right there. We. won't chat about that. >> That's why I didn't just say. >> We'll chat about the good things. We'll. chat about the good things here. Congrats to New York. Congrats. All. right, let's move to NFL stuff. I know. you're up there in Montauk. I don't know. how much you get to tap into what's. going on in the football world. Some. precedent-setting stuff taking place. right now. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yes, Shraegs. We're a couple days away. from the summer solstice, so not. normally a time for NFL news, but this.

year it is. Uh Brendan Soresby has or I. don't know if officially he's declared. or tried to declare for the supplemental. draft, but that's feels like how it's. going to be. We're waiting on Roger to. tell us if there is going to be a. supplemental draft or not. We've had. people on this week that think all 32. teams will be in person or present uh at. his quote-unquote pro day, his workout, for his interviews and and things like. that. What I know you are dialed in with. a lot of GMs and personnel around this. league. How do you feel about the. attendance at his pro day and how many. teams, maybe what round would he.

potentially go in the supplemental. draft? >> Yeah, so the supplemental draft is. basically like you bid for a guy and. it's you say what draft round you would. want him and it's kind of a blind. bidding and it's hasn't been interesting. in years. Um this is one of the most. fascinating cases for a prospect because. he had no intention of going pro. He was. supposed to return and go to Texas Tech. this year. Uh is coming out. So now. scouts have to if they are interested. have to scramble and watch all his film. and look at it from an NFL lens. And oh.

yeah, by the way, is he going to be. facing a major suspension from the NFL. if you do spend uh supplemental draft. pick on him. So we haven't heard from. Roger and I think everyone's looking at. the commissioner right now and saying we. need some guidance here before July. 10th. We're going to deploy our scouts. and we're going to really go into this. thing. Fact of the matter is this. These NFL players who are caught. gambling, they miss a full year of. football. And I look at Calvin Ridley, who was a Pro Bowl All-Pro wide. receiver, missed a full year, was not. allowed in the facility, okay?

That was kind of the precedent that was. made. However, we have now been years. from that. Is there a different bending. or softening of the rules for a player. that's coming in with something and. didn't do it as a professional? I look at marijuana and I say that as. state statement you can put on I look at. marijuana, but I look at marijuana 20. years ago it was like gosh, if a player. had something with weed in college, there was no chance an NFL team was. going to take him and we're now it's.

like we don't even look at it in the. same lens. We don't even test at some. point. So is this that now with the. gambling and do we penalize this young. man from having a career because of the. gambling suspension. or is it hey, we have to look at this in. a different because of where we are as a. country and with sports and with all our. partners with how we do the you know, sports wagering, whatever it is. So. fascinating case you're kind of planting. a flag here as the NFL and how we're. going to handle these and oh by the way, one last thing.

if he does have an addiction to sports. gambling, which is still a possibility. I know he's gone and gotten treatment. >> [gasps]. >> that will be picked up right away if he. places a bet on DraftKings or FanDuel, whereas if you come in with an alcohol. problem or you come in with someone who. you know, uses illicit drugs you might. not be able to detect that right away. and that can go under the radar and you. can do that in privacy and not being. tested every day for it. If you place a. bet on FanDuel and your Soursby or you. place a bet bet on DraftKings or. Fanatics or wherever you do it the NFL.

is monitoring it and you will be. penalized right away. So it's. very tight rope and a thin wire and I'm. fascinated to see how the NFL handles. this. >> That was not me that said that. That was. Conman that said. >> Fanatics things. >> Yeah, that who DraftKings is where it. but we do not want anybody who has. a problem gambling at DraftKings only 21. plus responsibly and also there is a I. believe there is an app um. which calls into question what Ron. Slavin the attorney for. uh Soursby said on WFA and I think no.

Dallas one. >> F A A N yes. >> [clears throat]. >> Yeah, the fan sorry jeez. The fan W fan A fan. >> So many of them. >> But they're hey, they're always on side. and they're all great. I like local. radio. I'm from Pittsburgh. There's a. lot of local radio. I respect local. radio and appreciate local radio. But. Slaven goes on and says, "The people I. feel worse for besides Brennan is Texas. Tech. I think where they messed up was. they talked too much. If anybody should. be questioned or be catching heat, it. should be Cincinnati because they knew. for 2 years and never said anything.

That's a huge accusation for an attorney. to be agent, lawyer, person to be. saying. That's a big That's a huge. statement to be saying there. Uh so obviously we'll continue to follow. that, but. there there's something that college. athletes have to have on their phone. I. think it's called Prohibit. Prohibit. >> And it is basically it tracks any. gambling app that you download onto your. phone. So they can literally see every. Allegedly, they can see everything. through this Prohibit. Uh and I think the teams all have access.

to it for their So I think that's where. the conversation starts coming like, if. he did make 60,000 bets or whatever it. was like, was he doing it under other names? Cuz. then they said when he went to Texas cuz. he didn't have sports gambling there, he. was having other people do it. Cuz if he. was doing it under his name on his app. on his phone, allegedly there's. something that's supposed to be able to. catch that. Who had the information that. was caught? Were they withholding the. information from anybody from helping. him? That's the whole next step in this. thing is how do we catch these types of. situations before they become runaway. trains at 60,000 bets as opposed to.

catching it early, which I think a lot. of the platforms have now. I mean, if I. lose a bet where I go max unit on, I have to watch a video. I have to do. three check marks. I have to say I don't. want to suspend my account. They like. Would you like to lower your limits? Like there's a lot of things that the. just DraftKings is doing to me whenever. America loses to Italy in the World. Baseball Classic. >> Nice hero. >> Yeah. Yeah, whenever when America loses. to Italy as minus 5,400 or whatever it. was favorites and I bet max bet on that,

the next time I logged into DraftKings, there was a full hey, you have to watch this video before you. go any further and it's like a full. thing. So, it's interesting because with. where we are with the technology and you. mentioned marijuana. being kind of a metaphor for this type. of situation. The only difference is. like marijuana has medicinal purposes. and it's obviously been studied in. stats. It's been around for a long time. where I don't think sports gambling has. that, but I think what you're saying is. the softening of the view upon the the. doing of it is what you're saying,

right? >> put We could do the different one. How. about Terrell Pryor getting tattoos in. college and then being thrown the book. and now it's like that'd be a better. analogy than maybe the marijuana, but. like now there's going to soften. >> Softening the view like the view of it. like the automatic judgment of like this. because it did sound like this guy had a. problem. >> Oh, yeah. >> Like it sounded like he had a real. problem and I assume. to Ron Slavin's point, I assume somebody. somebody had to have known it it was all. happening. >> What be the level of concern too if you. are a team? Obviously maybe some. blowback of you signing, but even him.

like I guess relapsing for lack of a. better term, but going back because. if anybody knows addicts, yeah you have. to probe and you have to stick, but you. you find a way around those type of. things and you go to any lengths of. that. Hopefully that's not the case, but. hopefully he got the help that he. needed, but I would be I would be. >> And you're off, too. >> Yeah, I would be interested to know how. how much Now I don't believe the the 32. teams thing. I know that's something, you know, we say, but I I don't believe. that, but he is a talented kid who had a. first round grade, who has the tools. And I hope he does get an opportunity. I.

think this was the right move. I think. he could have did this and kind of. helped Texas Tech out a little bit not. to look like absolute goofballs, but I. hope it does play out pan pan out well. for Sources. >> Yeah, and it did happen to Patriots wide. receiver Kayshon Boutte. Like he wrote. an entire Players Tribune about his. gambling addiction at LSU and he I think. he was projected first round pick the. year before all this stuff happens. He. ends up being a sixth round pick and he. like him explaining just the process of. like, "Hey, every time I woke up from,

you know, whether I was taking a nap, going to bed, the first thing I'm doing. is opening my phone and checking. whatever gambling app it is. So, like it. is a very serious addiction, but to. Darius' point, like addiction is a daily. thing. Like that isn't something where. it's like, yeah, I beat it. It's like, no, if you're addicted to something, every single day you're just trying to. last. >> Okay, so David Payne Purdum. Can we see. who this guy is first? Who who is this? >> I think he's a sports fan. >> ESPN betting. Cincinnati's knowledge of. Brendan Soursby's.

uh gambling stems from an alert the. school received in August 2024 showing. Soursby attempted to access fantasy site. PrizePicks. According to court. documents, the school questioned Soursby. after the alert and was told that he was. denied access to PrizePicks and had not. placed any wagers. UC says it did not. receive any additional alerts related to. Soursby during his two seasons. Okay, so. then there's something not. malfunctioning. Then then there's. something not working. >> Well, and that also like you still. probably need to do your due diligence. You know, if a guy gets if what we know. now, like it's it's very easy to just. kind of wipe your hand.

>> Oh, well, he hey, he you know, he he. didn't get into it. So, that you're done. with that. You're good. >> Yeah, but also there is a lot of things. to Cincinnati's defense. They would say. there's a lot of things in that are. supposed to tell us whenever this. happens. So, a crazy situation, precedenting. uh presidential setting uh situation. And uh we'll see if Roger Goodell. approve if that's how that works. Goodell just got to say, yeah, we're. doing it or no no, we're not doing it? >> Yeah, the league office will dictate. whether there is or not and how they. want to handle this and we haven't heard. yet. So, we shall see. I think that's the last. remaining like big piece of news and it.

just kind of came up and we always get. news in the off season that just spurs. up, but like that's one that I know all. the league executives are looking at. It's not necessarily about Soursby, it's. about the situation at hand and they. know that this will be not the first. case of a young man who's going through. some sports gambling stuff as a college. student. >> Good luck out there, Goodell. How about commissioner having to call. Soursby into the office? All right, tell. me about it From the beginning. >> Mhm. >> He sits down.

I want to hear about everything from. Indiana until now. And then he walks out. of there. I don't know what I'm going to. do. Good luck. See you. And then what? Goodell decides whether or not he opens. it up. That the application process ends. on Monday. The league office can certainly say that. they're. investigating, turning over every stone. That gives them at least another week, right? So then that's the next Monday. Then, you know, they can say we're still. trying to figure out some last thing. They They technically have a couple. weeks here, right? Don't you think the. same thing? But the July 10th date, I. guess, all of a sudden becomes the.

deadline for Roger Goodell? >> Yes, and training camp follows right. thereafter. So, it's like once football. starts, are we really dragging this on. into that? And I don't know if I know. the NFL will. They're not looking to. start off back together weekend with the. NFL with Brandon Stort with Brandon. Stort's big gambling talk. >> Jeez, it's crazy. All right, we. appreciate the hell out of you, ladies. and gentlemen. That's P. Schrager. Enjoy. New York. >> [applause]. >> Enjoy New York, brother. Enjoy New York. What were you going to say there, Connor? T. Y.? >> Well, and then it So, let's say, you. know, the league decides, "Hey, we're.

not doing the supplemental draft." Which. I think we all assume they might. Uh. does then he roll over to next year? Does he become a free agent? Like, how. does that work? >> I'm telling you this. And I've asked this question multiple. times just strictly because I know how. old some of the people are that work in. the NFL. And that's not a. a slanderous. old. But I am talking. old people have their way of thinking. You know, that's why the the saying is. like old dog, new tricks. >> How old you in office? How old we talk.

like politician old or like. >> No, you're talking about in football? I'm like the owners? There's some old. >> Oh, oh, the owners, yeah. I thought you. were talking about like NFL offices or. like. >> That too. Like, there's some people that. have been around the league for what, like 30 years, 40 years working jobs. that aren't owners. Like, just been with. franchises that have been around a long. time who take a lot of pride in what the. league has become and has been around a. long time. And have some influence. Have. some influence even though they're not. the one per club, they have been around. it for as long as they've been at. different buildings, whether it's. executive this, president this, chief of. this, whatever it is, they've been.

around for a long time in all these. buildings. It's like they're they're. they're gambling on the game thing. It will it is. as serious as it. >> Black Sox. >> Yeah, it it really is it it because. nobody wants that to be associated with. their brand. So, nobody wants that to be I mean, look. at the Black Sox. I mean, that's. forever, you know? Pete Rose's name is. forever. Now, this is not that situation. cuz he did not gamble on any games in. which he participated. Okay, that is I. guess documented and out there. So, that. needs to be kind of understood. He was. gambling on like uh.

what? Fiji taking off. >> Turkish basketball. >> Something in sub- so, that clearly was. just like gambling on anything that he. possibly could. Smaller bets, so maybe. it's not as what- he was clearly. addicted to it. But, there is the. Indiana situation where he's on the. team. So, it's like is that enough to. piss off these olds who have influence. around the league to be like, we're. going to. we're going to take a stand if you let. him in. I don't think that's the case. I. think Roger will say, "Yep, run the. supplemental draft and then let the. teams decide." I think he will want the. teams to decide if they think it's good. or not. And if a team puts in a bid,

they can easily say, "Well, this team. was going to do it, so we did it." So, I. think it's like uh it's fascinating case. study here on how this all goes. >> And I mean, it's a different league, but. like the NBA just gone through this. Like the NBA we talked about it probably. for 2 weeks with all the gambling and. poker situations they just had. So, like. there has been a massive spotlight on. it, but it does feel like because the. NFL's been through it with their players. we just mentioned Calvin Ridley and. Rodgers and some other guys. Like. eventually, he should be able to be in. there. >> Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now. fresh out of an absolute.

destruction of a human being on the. front yard. of the White House. Ladies and. gentlemen, your undisputed lightweight champion of. the world. who has fought professionally 33 times. 28 and five record. Currently on a three. fight win streak including pummeling the. faces of everybody. This past Sunday night in Washington. D.C. The man he was fighting against who.

just days before that said that he was. going to punch his head off. quit because this man was beating him up. so bad. Ladies and gentlemen, GREAT. AMERICAN, JUSTIN GAETHJE. >> LET'S GO. >> WHAT'S UP, MAN? >> What's up? >> I guess I call you Mr. King now, right? Cuz that was Eliav who was calling. himself Mr. King last week. We'll call. you Mr. King. How does it feel? That was. legendary. >> Uh you know, I feel like a king. I'm not. going to lie.

But. I'm no king. >> Yeah, okay. So, I like that you think. that you're no king. You're humble. enough obviously, which is why I think. we all have fallen in love with not only. your fighting style, but your fighting. story. Whenever you're in there and. you're leaving the Oval Office and. you're trying to read whatever language. that was that they wrote the Declaration. of Independence in. I like that you were. so truthful too. Like. Go ahead. >> I'm. Hey, anybody pulls that up, it's not. this is it's like we're we're literally. living in idiocracy. It's like the way. they used to talk was obviously the.

correct way and we just think they sound. special. >> I do like that we have evolved their. language into what we have now and. obviously our country starts there and. then now we're at 250 years old almost. at least and we're showcasing the White. House in a manner that it's never been. showcased before. I think a lot of. people learned about the White House. I. think a lot of people saw it in a much. different light than it's ever been. seen. For you, what was it like. representing your country there in that. moment and obviously coming out with a. win? >> Yeah, you know, in hindsight all the.

theatrics and everything you just made. it so much more spectacular. I mean, you. could not write a movie to to match, you. know, what we did and and the show that. we put on. The quality of the the was absolutely. insane. I mean, it was all, you know, I didn't really get to you again when. I'm getting ready for fights like I'm. not. I'm not acknowledging things like that. because those things can't help me or. you know, they can only hurt me when I. come become distracted about the room. that I'm in like it is not going to help. me. I was so focused on on being so.

perfect for for that night and really I. mean, me succeeding that night, I mean, I'm. just just the farther back into my. career you go the. >> more special this whole thing really is. and it's just incredible to to have had. the opportunity to to do it on like do. it on a on a stage like that with the. production that it came with. I mean, it. just made it all so much more special. Yeah, it was it's it's insane. It's a. crazy life. >> Yeah, it's crazy life. It's an awesome. life, champ. Hey, undisputed, baby. >> Hell yeah. >> Go.

>> Come on. >> Yeah, no, my yesterday my dad asked me. he's like, "How's it feel, you know, waking up first time being a champion?". And I was like, "I haven't even thought. about it." Then I was, you know, sat. there and thought about it and yeah, it's just absolutely incredible. Like. it's just insane. >> King of the world even though you don't. really view it that way. Now, let's talk. about the second backflip that you went. for. Obviously landed the one off the. top of the cage, got a great shot in. front of the White House, sick flip. Oh, go again and then obviously almost. break your neck. I know wrestlers. >> No, no, come on, boys. That's Newton's.

first law. I just got to stay in motion. I'm the best [laughter]. I'm the I'm the best faller on the. mountain. when I go snowboarding. You see me do. all kinds of tucks and rolls and I'm I'm. back on my feet. Like I was just rolling. out of it. >> [laughter]. >> Okay, of course. Yeah, and I know your. wrestlers do a lot of. I know your wrestlers yeah, I'm I'm I'm. thankful that you're quoting Newton here. on the on the show and objects in motion. stay in motion, but that photo right. there, filthy. Obviously that should be. framed everywhere in a moment that'll be.

remembered forever. Let's talk about. something else that'll be remembered. forever. Whenever I as non-combat sport. die-hard fan, but certainly person that. watches fights. Okay, I watch fights but. I don't really know the ins and outs of. everything. I don't know the history. I. apologize for that. But you think Mike. Tyson, boom, this guy's got heavy. [ __ ] hands. Okay? This guy can't This. guy's got heavy hands. That's immediate. thought. I do believe that we as a. society will start thinking of you as a. man who has. the heaviest hands of all ti- Like have. you always just had hammers? At like how.

do you kind of explain the amount of. power those are your fists. Like is it. your technique? Is it always Like what. do you think it is? Cuz you you pound. [ __ ] Gaethje. You pound people's faces. I mean you absolutely dismantle people's. faces and it's it it it's so powerful. Sorry, buddy. >> Yeah, one word describes it all and it's. timing. And the more you watch this. sport, the more you can maybe grasp the. concept of that, but um call you know,

creating angles but sending direct lines. of energy through in in straight lines. through their body and through their. face. When you when you see my face and. it's not messed up, you're like, "Oh, something's wrong with. his skin." It's really not that. It's If. you watch frame by frame when he's Like. I am constantly dissipating the energy. that he's trying to send in straight. lines and they're all coming off and. glancing off of my off of my body. And. that is. the timing that I have. I have my. ability I've said it if you go back to. my early interviews, my A to B is.

unmatched. And when I can lock in and be. cerebral, then and you know, and I'm in. danger, then my body does crazy things. and I'm able to be so technical and. intuitive and cerebral with with my. actions and motions. It's happening so. fast. We're like computers processing. codes and if you're constantly making. adjustments and what really I mean I was. able to reset his feet every 1 to 2. seconds. I was very diligent about it. and I fought a perfect fight. And he was.

completely caught off guard. He was not. expecting it. You know, that obviously. is another part of this whole game is. the expectations. I've said it many. times I don't go in with the. expectations so that way I can never, you know, be surprised. And that's just. the way I compete. And you know, he took. the opposite approach. And I said it. before on your show, when we go to two, when we go to three, you're going to be. in hell. And that's where he was. >> Oh. Okay, so you talk I mean just so. clean. You talk about your your A to B. line energy through it. And then you're.

talking about you reset his feet every. one to two seconds or whatever it is. Are you moving him into places so you. can get direct lines of shot? And does. he not even know that you're moving him. into places? Cuz I've tried to do. jujitsu a couple times. And what I. realized is everything they're doing is. try to get me in a position do something. else to me. So they're like, oh, I'm. getting my rib cage fingered right now. I don't like that. But I'm moving like. this just a little bit. As soon as I. move like this, bang, they sneak me over. here. And it's like, are you walking. people into your punches without them. knowing it? Or. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, and that's why their faces all. messed up because I'm creating those.

angles and taking advantage of those. half beats. You know, everything happens. everything in life all the fights it's. in a specific beat. You know, it's pop. pop pop. If you can pop pop them and. catch them halfway between then, you. know, that is the game. That's the game. that I'm playing in there the whole. time. And it's just it's so scientific. and it's just so it's so artistic. And. it's just so hard to see with the human. eye. Even, you know, all the years that. I've. done this, nobody has grasped the. concept that I am I there's a method to.

the madness, a method to the chaos. And. I'm creating situations. And that's. that's how I fight. >> Yeah, you're an expert, brother. And now. you're the world champ for uh for good. reason. And the world got to see it. Mayday, foreign lad. throwing the towel. in the front lawn of the White House on. America's 250th birthday. That that is a. That is a huge thing. It was very late. I'm going to walk I'm I'm going to lie. I didn't watch it live. Okay? >> [laughter]. >> While you're trying to read that. Declaration of Independence, I fell.

asleep. Okay? It was during your walk. >> Sorry. I was alive for you, baby. >> YES, YOU WERE FOR ALL OF US, BROTHER. We. watched it the next morning. It was. awesome, dude. It was electrifying. The. event obviously spectacular. Great way. for it to wrap up with you. You should. be the main event of every fight. We. should say you have a 6-month ban from. fighting for medical basically. You're. not allowed to fight for 6 months, I. think professionally. Is that accurate? >> I. I already fought twice this year and. very rarely do you get me twice in one. year. So, there's there's very very very. small chance that I would ever consider.

fighting this year again. >> Okay, on that note, go ahead, Conor. >> What I told myself through. >> Yeah, no [ __ ] Yeah, and we're Hey, I. just want to let you know anytime you. walk out there, know that as we're. watching your little psycho genius ass. walk to the to the octagon, we're like, there's about to be a [ __ ] war. That's about We all know what's about to. happen. >> No, I've said it. I I I I feel it. I. feel it. every single time I fight when I fight, I feel the energy change in the whole. arena and I know that it happens. I've. been to so many fights, very rarely does.

that happen, but every single time I. walk out, everybody knows something. they're going to feel something they did. not that they they they they they. dream you know that they. dream to feel tonight and I'm going to. give them to that. >> Did you Did you hear the G7 Summit? Did. you hear President talking to I don't. know who the other leaders were, but they were talking about the fight. That's how they were starting the. meeting, by the way. Common ground. sports becoming common ground, which is. a beautiful thing in this entire thing. And. President Trump brought up. He said,

"The last two fights guys supposed to. lose." And then boom, and then the other. side they're like, "That last guy." It. was like you were You're potentially. bringing some world peace around here. with. the beating the hell out of other. people. >> Man, I can't tell you how how thankful I. am to God to for just giving me the. opportunity to do something like this. It's been crazy. >> This face right here. Okay? You're just You're just every part of my. face is punchable to you? Like, where. would you Where would you be trying to. knock me out of me cuz I virtual reality.

box, I need a little uh little heads-up. I'm right Where are you You're coming. boom bang pow. What are you trying to. >> I'm always I'm always sending shots at. your neck. Cuz anytime a human wants to. get out of the way of danger, they go. "Hm.". And so, I'm always aiming at your neck. cuz no matter when you flinch, when you. hesitate, when you think, your neck your. head's going to go straight to your. neck, your chin. >> Take your neck. >> Okay, so I'm going to break your face or. your hands with my jaw. >> There you go. >> Yeah, so I'm going to not duck. Okay? So, as you're as you go at my neck, I'm.

going to hit your hit your fist with my. >> I can give you. one shot I'll give you some cauliflower. ear. >> [laughter]. >> I don't need that. I don't need that at. all. Hey, Gaethje, we appreciate the. hell out of you, man. Congratulations. >> Yes, sir. Thank you, guys. Appreciate. it. >> Okay, so people are thinking about maybe. retirement. Never, right? >> Oh, my fear will never retire, boys. I. created that on Sunday. >> [laughter]. >> I like that. You're the best. Ladies and. gentlemen, world champ Justin Gaethje. >> Yeah, Gaethje. >> Think about getting some cauliflower. ear, though. That's a a clear sign of.

life. >> That's surgery for that. >> Not [ __ ] with that dude. >> Yeah, I do I do like that basically. everybody on Earth understands that now. >> Oh, yeah. >> And now they understand. I I think there. was a time before UFC was big though. that you can walk around with a couple. wrestlers. >> Ultimate Fighter really helped that. >> Yeah, and then people didn't know what. was about to happen. They look at that. little short little guy. What's going on, little buddy? How's it. going, buddy? And a whoop a bang bang. pow. Oh, my god. These guys put on garbage. bags and are trying to puke all day. every day in high school while we're. doing everything else. Wrestlers are a. different animal. >> Yeah. >> Yeah.

>> are a different animal. And sometimes. they're not going to act like perfect. humans. Okay? >> Most of the time. >> All the time. If you have the trait to. go in there gladiator-wise, you're not. going to be a perfect human. Now, obviously, we uh we are striving for. everybody to be, but there's going to be. some some bad decisions made in the. fight game. There's going to be There's. going to be some bad decisions that come. out of the fight game. Gaethje seems to. be this deep thinking fighter. I love. everything about him. All right, joining. us now is a man I love everything about, too. >> Mhm. >> He's been a British correspondent for a. while. >> Mhm. >> It has been a while, hasn't it?

>> Oh, yeah. >> Quite some time. >> Long time, actually. >> He came on about darts. >> Yeah, he did. >> Which. >> I'm sure he has a take on. >> Oh, who's our world champ, by the way? >> Huh. Premier League champ, back-to-back. Luke Littler. >> Huh. Did he tell us that, or was he kind. of a Luke Littler hater earlier? >> I think he was a Van Gerwen guy. >> I was a bit of a Van Gerwen guy going. price, maybe. >> And then he was over at the tennis, right, with the. >> Wimbledon, yeah. >> With the the Guinness. >> Mhm. >> Okay, obviously. >> Hannah Waddingham or. >> Ladies and gentlemen, >> Hannah Waddingham.

>> Ladies and gentlemen, our British. correspondent, a man who's been riding. um ponies in Texas, a man who's uh took. a trip to the sun and has come back in. America for the English World Cup, fresh. off a massive dub for the Lions over. there. Is it coming home? To tell us, ladies and gentlemen, Nigel Searley. >> [applause and cheering]. >> Good Good morning, guys. Thank you very. much for having me. How are you? >> Hey, Nigel, life is good. Where are you. at? What uh part of the country are you. in right now, and uh how is the trip.

been? >> I mean, I'm in Houston, Texas, and I'm. heading to the airport now to go to. Boston, where I'm going to go to the. Scotland match tomorrow to see the. Tartan Army. And then I'll be heading to. watch England play their second group. game against Ghana. So, the tournament, I mean, yesterday and the day before was. stuff of dreams, honestly. Um only sport. can bring these kind of things together, where people from different cultures, people from different walks of life can. come together. I went to the stockyards,

I saw cattle ranch, I've never seen. that. I see cowboys everywhere, and I. don't think they've ever seen 250 Brits. drinking 25 cans of lager and singing. Sweet Caroline. It was It was just It. was just beautiful. >> What was their reaction to you as your. reaction to the rodeo? Is this your. first rodeo or is this not your first. rodeo? >> It is my first rodeo. And that was an. experience as well. I mean, I think. there was more English supporters there. in that crowd rather than any any of the. actual die hard rodeo fans. But, I mean,

this is my seventh World Cup though. This is my seventh major tournament. following England. I'm not a member of a. gym. As you I know it's probably a. surprise that you think I'm not a member. of a gym. I'm not a member of a golf. club. But, this is my hobby. I I I. travel the world watching England. football team play in the hope and the. and the the the big hope and the. optimism that one day we could win. something in my lifetime. I'm 53 next. week and we've come close, but we've. never done it. And that is is the hope. that kills you in this game. So, hopefully we can do something about it.

But, it's only one game. We've got We've. got a long way to go yet. >> Okay, so obviously you're having a good. time down there at the Stockyards. That. is a place that even us as Americans go. down there and say, "This is awesome.". >> Incredible. >> you got cows walking down the street. You got horses, longhorns walking. through there. I mean, it is You can buy. any belt buckle, any cowboy boot, and I. think any bull that you want to buy down. in that area. Beautiful people, beautiful culture, and you can even get. on top of one of those things. Now, maybe not Zito. You remember that? >> Oh, come on.

>> It is difficult. >> There was two There was two steers. >> Her name was Rudy. >> Tip tip. >> Is it We walk up there, three of us, there's two of them, okay? Bull actually. goes. to [snorts]. Zito or whatever, and then the person. holding the thing was like, "You two can. definitely get on?" Yes. And just like. kind of quickly like. >> And it was [laughter] sweet. >> And Zito just like kind of stood there. and like, "I'll take the photo." Zito. said whatever they said. >> Is this the Boone Kenny Woods situation? >> Yeah. Yes, it was, but this is. livestock. And the stock itself spoke. And it The roller coaster couldn't speak.

the bone, but the bull itself looked. just did a thing and it was. unbelievable, but it's a special place. I like what's happening in America. I. like foreigners coming and enjoying more. than just New York and LA. On that note, Connor has a question for you, Nigel. >> Yeah, Nigel, you said this is your. seventh World Cup. As far as the. internet goes, seeing it from afar, is. this the most united you've kind of seen. fans experience the World Cup? Cuz we've. seen people from Japan experience in. Mexico and Texas just like yourself. Freddy has taken over the internet, of. course, from Germany. How would you kind.

of rate that as far as, you know, things. that have happened at previous World. Cups from a fan experience perspective? >> Well, it's it's actually only my second. World Cup. I mean, I've been to five. European Championships, so it's my. seventh major tournament. I think the. different part of this one is that it's. cost a lot of money for people to come. here. So, the flights are a lot of. money, you've got to commute across the. vast country. Your ticket prices are. expensive. I think everybody just come. with the right idea, I'm going to have. fun. When you're spending that kind of. money, you just want to go and enjoy it, live it. You know, it's a. once-in-a-lifetime experience.

The American people have been absolutely. fantastic from the from the moment we. landed. Even tonight, the security the. security of the airport, you know, usually those people are quite quite. grumpy and quite miserable, but they. were welcoming everybody in. The whole. atmosphere everywhere I've been has been. everybody's embraced this tournament. We. were drinking last night with some. Croatian fans. They got beat. They were. They weren't happy, but they They The. better side won. There's no ill feeling. Everybody's enjoying themselves. The. color of the World Cup is just. tremendous. The different cultures, everybody embracing it. And I think so.

far, the American hosts have been. amazing. The The The The stadium. yesterday, it's the first time I've been. to the Dallas stadium. Incredible. stadium. Absolutely blown away by that. And just just from the moment we got. here, it's just been It's It's ticked. every box. And for me, it's definitely. been the best major football tournament. I've ever been to. >> Well, we're incredibly lucky and. thankful that you are here in our. country experiencing it. We're lucky. that it's happening right now. And to be. clear, we're catching the fever, too, just alongside everybody else. Go ahead, Tone.

>> Yeah, Nigel, obviously, uh, England gets. a huge one yesterday against Croatia. So, we don't need to talk We know you're. a homer. We know how much you love the. three lines and how you feel about them. But, you have mocked us every single. time you've come on the show about Team. USA and the US men's national team after. their 4-1 win against Paraguay and how. good they looked. How do you How does. the world How does outside of US. look at the US men's national team right. now because us. >> WE'RE WINNING THE WHOLE [ __ ] THING. >> YEAH, [ __ ]. >> HEY, it's unbelievable. We're winning. [laughter].

>> Staying home. >> It's unbelievable. We are so good. >> I think up until yesterday. the USA were the most impressive team in. the tournament. Up until yesterday's. second half, they were the most. impressive team in the tournament. It. doesn't surprise me actually. I know I. know I know I know I laugh with you, Pat, when we've been on here before and. you was going to tell me that you're. going to win the World Cup. But, you've. got the best chance ever. I mean, home. advantage in major football tournaments. is absolutely massive. Never. underestimate home advantage. And I know. he hasn't got a lot of credit over over.

his period of time and he's he's he's. been in and out of love with the. American public. But, in Pochettino, you. have a proper world-class manager and a. real world-class manager. A guy who. knows how to win things. A guy who's won. been in World Cups himself as a player. for Argentina. He's been in Champions. League finals. And for the first time, you have a team of 11 players or 15. players of half of your squad who are. actually based in European's top-flight. clubs. So, you're going to be one of the. fittest. You're going to like the. conditions. You're going to get you know.

And as the tournament goes on, the. momentum behind the US national team is. going to be huge. Realistically, I feel. quarterfinals minimum for the team. They've They've got to get to the. quarter minimum. And I think And And all. you need in them quarterfinals one bit. of luck, one penalty decision, one VAR, a PK shootout that just goes your favor. And you know, you never know. It could. be England v America in New York in the. final. >> And guess what? You're going home. [laughter] Going home. I.

I love to hear that from you. That's a. huge deal. >> Yeah. >> I don't know if you got to see my. reaction there while you were giving. that take. You have never given me an. inch on the United States. for good reason by the way. Turns out. the boys were frauds earlier. They just. needed this next generation to come in. and I think mature a little bit. It. feels like we're a mature team at this. point too even though we're younger at. this stage. >> But you you you you would you would next. professional sports player Pat, you. know, I think it's all about the coach. I think I think for the first time I.

think England have got a very realistic. chance of winning this tournament. because I think the upgrade from Gareth. Southgate our manager to Thomas Tuchel. is such an upgrade. You only saw what he. did yesterday at half time and changed. that game around. He gave a speech a. motivational speech to which the players. Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, you. wouldn't have got that from their. reaction was so impressed with him. And. I think the the US national team have a. proper coach. I mean, if you. I I would take Pochettino as the England. manager prior to Tuchel. He's he's that.

good in my opinion. >> No, they can't have him. AC Milan can't have him either. >> They got a new gaffer. >> Good. >> Good. >> Conte's staying. That needs to happen. and. so are you hopefully Nigel. Enjoy your. travels up to Boston. We thank you for. joining us and we'll talk to you next. week. >> Thanks very much for having me on guys. All the very best and go and keep going. USA v England final. New York, BABY. COME ON. >> US WINS THE WORLD CUP. >> YEAH. COME ON, BABY. >> NIGEL'S FEELING IT. YEAH. >> THAT WOULD BE SCENES.

>> HEY, so not to just put over the people. that we know, Nigel and Gumpy probably. the two best footies. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Handicaps. >> Handicaps. I don't I don't want to say. on this. >> Nigel's a gooner, right? >> I don't know. I don't know if he's a. gooner or a gooner. >> Are you sure, Gumps? >> I'm 100% sure Nigel is no gooner. >> If it's England versus USA they got to. move it to Jamestown in Virginia. >> All right. Just for the good of everything. [music]. >> Yeah. >> Ladies and gentlemen, hour two will be. on the other side. We have a massive. moment for an incredible star at high.

school football player. And then Mike. Tirico will join us as well. Be a. friend, tell a friend, something nice, might change your life. >> You know what? I think there's only one. thing left to do here. I've experienced. cafecito time. I've experienced the wonderful culture. I've experienced the beautiful people. AND I THINK WE'VE GOT SOME CANES OVER. HERE. WE'VE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE. >> [laughter]. >> WE'VE GOT SOME CANES OVER HERE.

THIS DAY IN CORAL GABLES IS GOING TO BE. ONE THAT I WILL REMEMBER FOR THE REST OF. MY LIFE. RAY LEWIS STARTED HIS DANCE. RIGHT HERE AT MIAMI. ED REED STARTED HIS. LEGENDARY RUN HERE AT MIAMI. THE LEGENDS OF FOOTBALL RUN DEEP. THE. MOMENTS ARE SPECIAL. THE NATIONAL. CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE IN ABUNDANCE. JUST. LAST YEAR, A LOVELY UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI.

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>> And it's A LONG WAY. >> [laughter]. >> TO THE TOP. SOMEBODY. >> Are you going to jump in the water? >> Yeah. So. >> I'm tired for you. >> Oh my god. >> Oh, he's going to take the jacket off. Okay. >> Okay. >> He's taking the shirt off now. >> Okay. All right. All right. All right. All right. Looking ripped. LOOKING RIPPED. OH, HE'S TAKING the drawers off. Ladies and gentlemen, THE PANTS. >> [laughter].

>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU COME TO THIS beautiful campus, you will notice QUICKLY. THAT THE STUDENTS HERE LOVE THIS. UNIVERSITY. THEY LOVE. this atmosphere. AND I'M WITH EVERYBODY. I THINK THAT U. IS BACK. GIVE ME. >> [cheering]. [laughter]. >> HE'S GOT THE SPEED OFF. OH MY GOD. GIVE ME THE.

>> [cheering and screaming]. [laughter]. >> CHAINS, BABY. >> [laughter]. >> Here it goes. Here it goes. Feet together. Feet together. I THINK THAT WAS ILLEGAL SO FOR THE. PENCIL. And he's got the U. FLUSHING IT OUT.

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Hello, beautiful people. And welcome back to our humble abode, the DraftKings Thunderdome. On this US. Open Thursday, [music] June 18th, 2026, hour two of the program begins and now. Sports. >> Star of the greatest, uh, it's not just. me up here, obviously. I get a chance to. chat about sports every day with a great. group of guys. Let's go to the toxic. table at Boston Connor and, uh, Ty [ __ ] right now, right? >> Yeah, he he ate healthy today, and we.

know how that goes with Ty. When he eats. healthy, it just never agrees with his. body. >> I do hope that one day he'll make a good. decision eating-wise and it won't punish. him. >> He's just got to eat like [ __ ]. >> It's kind of good. Goes in, supposed to. go out. >> Yeah, clean [ __ ]. >> Nine-year NFL vet Darius Slay Butler, one half of the Hammer. Cowboys AP Tone is here. You know, cuz. like my dad, for instance, whenever he. was starting to get in shape, um, you know, he he would openly go out of. his way to tell you like, "I had a salad. last night. I [ __ ] all night, so I'm. trying. It's not." You know, they it.

becomes like a reason to not do good. >> Yeah. >> Like yeah, yesterday I had three Red. Bulls and, uh, I had some fried, uh, Oreos and, uh, chicken tenders and a. case of beer late night. >> Feel good? >> Then also had, uh, some ice cream and it. was great. And then I wake up and I'm. good, you know? And now granted, people. say I have some sort of stomach problem, but I feel good. >> fine. >> I had a lettuce last night. I had a. salad cuz you guys are all super. geniuses and I'm supposed to take care.

of myself and I dumped all over myself. all night. It always seems to happen. I. I don't like that it happens because for. Ty, we would like him to try more. vegetables more often but it does feel. like it's problematic for this guy's. [ __ ] to do that. >> Yeah, he he said right when we went to. break spicy broccoli. Just had I had to get spicy broccoli. today and now it's just eating me up. inside. >> That's part of I mean that's a part of. the body though, you know, like exactly. human aspect of this entire thing is. pretty crazy cuz Ty's brain tells him he.

needs to IV Red Bull in him, you know, and that's just not the best I guess for. some humans to. >> Had a graveyard up here. He must have. just cleaned it out. He had four or five. of them up here yesterday after the show. so I don't know. He He must have just He. must be turning over a new leaf but this. is how it goes. >> We will certainly send somebody in to. make sure he didn't fall in here in a. matter of moments cuz this is a little. bit alarming how long he's been in. there. >> I heard it. It was violent. >> I I just heard it. Sounded like an. explosion. I hope that wasn't Ty but. >> [laughter]. >> Could be Ty. Joining us now live from an. attic now. We'll keep you updated on.

that particular situation. We have. obviously had these types of situations. in the past. We do not know the severity. of this particular one. If Ty's back in. the next five minutes I think that'd be. good. If it's longer than five I think. we should send Mid in there with a. splunking light and a scuba mask to go. see what's going. >> Oh, the stink's in there. >> Here he is. Here he is. Here he is. >> Attaboy, Ty. >> [applause]. >> That did look He looked light. >> looks light. He looks light. >> Ah, kind of dragging there a little bit. at the end. Was scared to really open it. up I think. Let's not go too different. but. >> That was a. fatal miscalculation. I thought I had.

time but. you know, I. will inform you guys that I have been. reelected as the mayor of Butt Piss. City. >> [laughter]. >> Okay. >> So. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank. [applause] you. >> Back on the Were you running unopposed. or was there someone else? >> I was running. I was in there last week. >> I was going to say I know yeah, you may. have been the incumbent. but. >> Debo and always as well. >> Yeah. >> Oh, holy hell. Congrats. You've been in. this title before. >> I know and it's been a while. >> in there before. >> And it it honestly I mean I think I. still got you know an another another.

term in me at some point. >> Great parents. >> Yeah, I know. What are you going to do? I haven't had toxic sludge like that in. quite some time, but. >> What was it? >> It it well, I'm not going to put that. the the restaurant out there cuz I've. had it every day this week and it is. delicious and it's it's actually. healthy, but I think that's part of the. >> Yeah, we were talking about. >> greens in there what not. >> Yeah, of course. Mouth healthy. >> You guys know you guys know Scotcheroos? >> What's that? >> Scotcheroos, it's like the. rice crispies that.

you know, it just has like a layer of. chocolate on top. But it basically look. like a sheet cake in the. >> Okay, nice. >> I've I've I don't think I've ever had a. [ __ ] like that and I've had damn near. every single kind there is, you know, I. mean you you talk about hot snakes. >> What happened to your back, man? >> Thank you. Thank you. Sorry. I I. I really. >> I thought he was [laughter] going to. talk about food that he ate. >> No, no. Spicy broccoli though, you got. to watch for it. It will get you. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is. a man who is. >> [laughter]. >> Sound like mortars.

>> Yeah. As long as it's moving. >> I'm happy you're back. >> We were very worried. We were very. worried about you. Legit that you. missing the call. You missed the bill. >> No, I know. And I thought I actually. stood up to come back out here. >> [laughter]. >> No, no, no. Sit back. Sit your ass down. Smart. >> Listen to the body. >> Yeah, you Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, live from Cincinnati, Ohio, is a college football national champion, Super Bowl champion. It's great to see. him back. >> It is. >> For now. >> AJ Hawk. >> [applause].

>> And we thought we lost him. Obviously, he's still good, which is great news and. happy to hear that. Ladies and. gentlemen, every once in a while we get. a chance to be a part of a historic day. for folks. AJ, good to see you, by the. way. >> Great to see you. Congrats on. re-election for Ty. >> We are all pretty proud of him. Yeah, we. didn't we know he was running for. something. We didn't know that was it. again because we had seen him in this. title and position before and it is. entertaining for us for sure. Yeah. he's. going through it and uh need to remember. that as we laugh in his face uh and. potentially at his actions. But you.

know, AJ, every once in a while we get a. chance to be a part of some uh magical. days for folks. We get a chance to. celebrate the hell out of the future. generation of sports. We get a chance to. uh let a university know that they are. picking up an absolute baller. Ladies. and gentlemen, it is time for another. superstar commitment. >> [music]. [music].

>> This is a big [music] day for some big. names. Locking in the play in some big games. >> This is a big [music] day for some big. names. Locking in the play in [singing] some. big games. >> Where you going next? Recruiting [music]. is like chess. Got to fold D if you want. to be the best. Announce it on the show. Where you going to go? Everybody [music]. waiting. They all want to know. >> This is a big day for some big names. Locking in the play [music] in some big. games. This is a big day for some big.

names. >> [music]. >> Locking in the play in some big games. >> Ladies and gentlemen, who's going where. next? We shall find out. A man who is a. Jesuit Tiger down there in Tampa, Florida. Wears the number one, plays. outside linebacker, is also on kickoff. coverage, and I think if you were to. throw him the ball, he'd be able to. score. An absolute stud. 6'2, 220 lbs. Number one outside linebacker IN THE.

COUNTRY. CADEN HENDERSON. HOW ARE YOU, CADEN? OH, we can't hear you. We can't hear. you. Hold on. It's on us, Caden. We. can't hear you. You look good though, if. it means anything. Mom, you look. amazing. Yeah, here we go. We got you now. >> Yes, sir. >> Thank you for joining us uh Caden and. family. We are so appreciative that we. get a part uh of this magical day for. you. And Kayden, we're watching your. highlights. Uh first of all, you on. kickoff coverage seems unfair, but I.

want to let you know I appreciate you. doing that for the team. You're so. >> Just for you. >> Okay, thank you. Thank you. Let's keep. doing that for the rest of this for the. kickers out there. Uh but it feels like. you're obvious your instincts are. outrageous, your speed incredible, your. power everything like that. Can you tell. us a little bit about the journey to. today? When did you start becoming uh. this force of nature on the football. field and how has the recruiting trail. kind of led you to today, Kayden? >> Yeah, it's been crazy. I got my first.

offer in January of my freshman year. And I'm sitting here today with Vinnie. so it's been a blessing. Um I've been. around all over the country, you know, my parents. take me all over. So I've seen. everywhere, but today I know a home is. so I'm excited for that. >> Congratulations on getting to your. decision. We'll come to that in a matter. of moments. You have your dad Randy next. to you, your mom Desiree, uh sister I assume is that sister? >> Sister. >> What's her name? >> Danielle. Danielle. >> He said just sister.

>> Okay, hey. Okay, all right. THAT'S ON. ME. I DON'T know what THE HELL JUST. HAPPENED. I LOVE EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING. on over there. Uh. >> [laughter]. >> uh congratulations to your parents, Kayden. Congratulations to your family. Congratulations to your school. And if. you want to let the world know where. you're going to be taking your football. talent to next, uh we'd love to hear it, brother. Congrats on all of it. >> That's right. Thank you. So first and. foremost, I just want to thank God. uh you know, just for giving me here all. the gifts he's given me. And I know for. the future what he what he has in uh you. know, he's got something. Uh thanks to.

all that. Just thank my parents and my. family, my my sister different corners. who as a young man really just for. giving me all the strength that they. made that I have today. Uh you know, I want to thank everybody. for coming here today. You know, you. don't have to take your time and be. here. But on that being said, I just. want to thank my coach coach Palmer, all. the coaches out here that you guys have. poured into me. But yeah, but I'm yeah, so that being said, for the next three. or four years, I'll be taking my talents. to the TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY. >> [applause]. >> HEY, CONGRATULATIONS.

to the family, to Kaden, to Texas A&M, to coach Elko, to the boys down there in. College Station. We love it down there. We absolutely love it down there. Kaden, can you tell me why you picked Texas A&M. to be your next home for football? And. to be clear, we did not know there. There was a And I don't think a lot of. people knew necessarily where Kaden was. headed to. Why Texas A&M and what led. you to this pick? >> Yeah, I think it was the best place for. me and my family. I think I will have a. great relationship with staff. Shout out.

Darius Johnson, T-Will, everybody on the. staff. But I mean, I I think it starts. out with Elko. He's a great coach. I. think he's building something special in. College Station. Yeah. And then Dallas, and I definitely want. to be a part of it. I think you can see. it from you all across all websites. You. know, we're like the number one. recruiting class. And yeah, so that's. something I want to be a part of. And I. think they're going to I think coach. T-Will, the linebacker coach, is really. pouring into me. And that really is. helping me flourish getting to the my. ultimate goal, the NFL, and getting. first round pick. >> Well, tell the entire family, obviously. we've gotten a chance to go down there. and see it and experience it. They're. going to welcome you in there. They're.

going to give you everything you. possibly could need to have a great. experience. And. go take a run at that national. championship, Kaden. You're the man. Thank you for letting us be a part of. this. And congratulations, Kaden. >> Yeah. >> Hell yeah. Hell yeah. Hell yeah. All right, I like that setup. She has. the balloons there? >> Perfect. Beautiful. >> Now, I do believe we're going off the. laptop microphone. So, I think. some of the boys, either coaches or. teammates, were super jacked up. Let's. go. Let's I think there were some people. even making like. last-minute pitches there. I do believe. that one had some questions.

>> Yeah, big time. >> I saw a projection from like a day ago. to Notre Dame. So, like and like when those people make. their crystal ball projections, they. normally think they know where they're. going. >> And for us, you know, it's not. necessarily the school There has been. times in the past where a school has. reached out to us and said, um, "Hey, can you do this uh for one of. our guys? He wants to be part of it.". It's like, "Yeah, no problem." That's. happened every once in a while. Agents. have reached out. Players have reached. out directly and and done it. So, it's. like in this particular one, I think it. was a manager or agent or something that.

reached out and then all of a sudden it. was like, uh, "Hey, we're ready to do. it." "Nah, we're not ready to do it.". And then inevitably it was like, "We're. going to make our decision on on this. day. Is that cool?" It's like, "Yeah, absolutely. All good, man. We're a big. fan of the way you operate and play. football." He's a stud. This guy is 6'2". 220. He's going to get up to 230. probably, 235 maybe. He's going to be an. absolute monster on a football field. We're lucky to be a part of it. We're. thankful to be a part of it, but I. didn't know where he was going, A.J. I I. genuinely had no idea where he was. headed. >> I would say I get lost in these clips. watching the dude finish. Like we talk. about finishing tackles. It's fun to.

watch him play. When you can move in. space like this, yeah, there's there's a. reason he's the number one linebacker in. the country. Like just how he moves in. space, his change of direction, and then. how violently he finishes his tackles. It's He's going to be fun to watch in. the future. >> Florida boy out of Tampa. Uh, seems like. he's got great moxie. >> Mhm. >> Oh, yeah. >> I I enjoyed that. The number one looks. clean, too, on a football field whenever. you're tackling and destroying. everybody. >> Very clean. That's That was the first. thing I saw is well, how he finishes. A.J. always talking. We our boots on the. ground with the field pass. A.J. always. one of the first things A.J. looks at.

how guys finish, how physical they are. And that's one of the things that jumps. off the tape is explosiveness, how he. finishes, how he catches. How was their. premier pass rush? He was there at Texas. A&M, so you would expect him to get up. there and play early. A five-star like. this going at number one recruit in the. country going in there already at 220. like you said. He may be 240 by the time. that first, uh, game comes. I can't. wait. Now, I love these commitments. Every time. >> Sure. >> especially with the set up and. everything that these, you know, kids or. young men have to deal with and. everything that's on their plate. So.

important to have the right people. around them. And I feel like a lot of. these guys that come in and they got the. right, uh, people and systems around. them. So, I'm just rooting for all of. them, man. That was That was dope for. Katin, though. >> Yeah, college football soon. >> Yeah, very soon. >> Remember, Shraeg's brought it up earlier. about the Swordsby decision. He's like, "Hey, July 10th is the pro day workout. and then whenever the draft's going to. be." And then we got training camp. coming up soon. We're almost there, AJ. >> 83 days. >> We're almost. >> Can't wait. >> A lot of. >> You know what I thought when I heard the. July 10th Swordsby workout? I thought of. all the scouts and assistant coaches. that are like, "Oh, that's like one. break of the year. And now I got to go.

back and watch this. >> To hell with this kid. >> Yeah, cuz I was talking uh we were. talking yesterday. Who did we talk to. about it yesterday? >> Pete. >> Pete. >> Talking to Pete D'Amico. Certainly all. 32 teams are going to be well. represented at this workout. He's former. number a first round overall projection, you know, so some teams are going to. sniff around. It's not if somebody will. be there, it's how many people and what. people will be there. And cuz my first. question whenever I heard July 10th, to. your point, was like, "How many teams. are going to be at this?" I mean, cuz if. it's on camera, you know, just like. combine, will people just opt to watch. the footage as opposed to being there?

Well, then guys are going to want to. shake hands, talk to them, kind of meet. them a little bit, get a chance to feel. the energy around them and how people. are reacting to them. Uh but yeah, I. agree with you. People having their off time. And and. remember, the off time for the NFL is. literally like 13 days for some of. these. It's like that is it. Every other. time they're under a desk. Under here. >> Mhm. >> They're under here. >> Some of the guys in scouting. departments, oh my god. >> They They got to peel off rugs off the. floor to get these guys out from. underneath it cuz that's how long they.

are in the facility whenever football. season happens. Just so they can. hopefully potentially one day become an. assistant to an assistant something. That is That is like the goal of getting. in there and that's some of it. And now. they're like, "Hey, good news. Saw your family? How many days? Had 4th. of July, right? 250th birthday? Good. news. >> Mhm. >> I need everything on Swordsby by the 8th. and then I need your ass in Carol High. School by the 10th. Thanks. See you. I. wasn't supposed to be back till like the. the 15th or 16th. Got good news for you. Maybe the future quarterback of our.

entire program. Need you to go figure it. out. I'm not going to be able to go. I'm. obviously out of the country here, but. the entire organization is depending on. you, bud. Go ahead and do that. >> you. >> I think there's going to be a lot of. that. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Uh regional scouts going there with more. pressure on them than they've ever had. Hey, every piece of information is. coming through you, kid. So, let's make. sure we go ahead and do that. But, on. the field. people probably already have their. projections on what he is, right? >> Yes. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Yeah, because the pizza that yesterday. like the the transfer portal thing. happened late for him. There was there.

was rumors and speculation that he was. going to the league. So, they've they. were probably scouting him all last. season with the chance that he was going. to the league. But, yeah, now it's. probably like, "Hey, we want to get. there our hands on him to talk to him. and see where he's at mentally.". >> Now, the Soursby judge situation, injunction situation, could potentially. be the inflection point that does lead. to there being coming some guardrails on. college sports as a whole. The next step. has been taken in that entire thing. The. Senate's Commerce Committee has voted to. pass Protect College Sports Act to the.

Senate floor, which means the potential. of a full vote, which would be a first. There's still significant opposition. from Big Ten and SEC, but another. notable step. But, we did hear uh after. the last time this was talked about like. last Wednesday or something like that. Uh two Wednesdays ago, cuz this has all. been expedited fully, but everything in. government takes forever, it seems like. And them saying, "We just voted to have. a vote." Okay. All right. Thank you for doing that. Checks and balances. Let's make sure we. go through all the proper parties. Uh. both parties are behind this. There's a. lot of huge names in football that are. behind this. There are some guardrails,

but it is not perfect in anybody's eyes, but that's kind of legislation. Is. anybody ever going to get everything. that they want? Uh Petitti and Sankey. came out in a joint uh. statement right before this last one and. were like, "We hate it." And we're like, "Come on. Come on. Come on. What are we. doing?" Ted Cruz went met with them. Allegedly, there was some advancement in. that particular thing. So, hopefully. we're able to figure it out and maybe. the Soursby situation is the one that. brings everybody together saying, "We. can't have this, A.J. Can't have this be. what happens.". >> I would I so. You you would hope. something comes from this, cuz we know. like it's college football is going. something like they're going to have to.

come up with some kind of guardrails as. we continue to hear that buzzword being. thrown around. But what does it look. like and when does it happen? Because. like as you said like things are very. slow-moving when it comes to all of. these people getting involved but at. least they're trying I guess. >> Didn't it feel I know not going to say. it. Not going to say it. >> What's that? I'll say it for you. What was it? >> Okay, so nobody. >> [laughter]. >> Oh.

Uh yeah, I guess it would be possible. what you are saying Pat that this could. be. >> [laughter]. >> Say IT AJ. >> YOU SAID you said you were going. >> This could be somewhat of a work I sorry. guys. Yeah, that was whispered in my ear. not to you guys. Yeah, I think this. could be somewhat of a work you know. this Orsbie situation Pat. I'm not I'm. not exactly sure I blacked out. >> of it is AJ? >> Oh AJ AJ you said you would say what I. was going to say. I I trusted you. I I. dropped you a seed it would. >> I'm saying is. >> A work is an out for like a. non-wrestling person explain what you. what that means. >> No, it just feels like the timing of the.

Orsbie thing while we're doing a vote. for all of this it just feels like it. could it feels like this would be in a. wrestling timing situation like the. biggest baddest thing to happen to sport. happening in the middle of thing being. passed through government at the same. exact time. It's like the timing of the. Orsbie situation coming not that they. work I'm not saying it was a work but. the timing of it being the way it is. with the voting happening at the same. time. So them being able to say like. huh?

This is the worst. It's like almost like. that. that's a crazy coincidence. >> you say AJ? Who's in on this? >> do you say AJ? You said it was a work. I. said it people could appear that it is a. work. You're saying it is a work so. >> Are you trying to say this whole thing. is a simulation like this goes above. everything? >> Okay. >> Is that what you're trying to say? >> You will never get to say what I think. about saying. >> [laughter]. >> okay? Never. I I'm I've learned my. lesson. >> I heard Messi I heard Messi say there. are no coincidences in a in a pump-up. speech he had to the boys a little bit. ago. >> I'll tell you what, Messi can get me.

pumped up for anything. Yeah. Especially. when that left foot he says lethal is in. his shoes. >> Is he speaking English or Portuguese or. >> Yeah, did you read it and say that? >> It was It was a He was talking to the. boys in Portuguese, whatever he speaks, and it was They translated it, put the. words up on the screen for dumb English. people like me that can read. >> Well, I don't think we're dumb cuz we. speak English. I think for a long time. most people spoke English, and now it. seems like less people are starting to. do it, don't it? >> Well, I think a lot of people speak. English, they just speak a bunch of. other languages, too. I think we're kind of the only people. who would just speak English.

>> Yeah, but no, but we different than. everybody else. We speak a lot of. languages in this show. >> that's right. >> Yeah, I'm on day 340 of Duolingo. >> Oh, yeah? >> How's that going? >> Don't Don't Don't test me. Don't test. me. I don't want to disrespect you. >> You know, I disrespect the language. What are you talking about? I thought. Why are you learning it? >> I got to learn it. >> You're going to disrespect it. I I got a. I got a bad feeling. I got a funny. feeling here. >> Me and Zito, we talk in strictly. >> Yeah, but we know Zito can't do that cuz. Zito's only one way in, he can't go out. >> That's how it work. >> I believe that probably is. >> What? >> Yeah, you got to watch multiple language.

speakers. This a lot of times this will. work. Shohei, for example. >> Shohei da. >> Shohei da doesn't speak a lick of. English. >> No, that's never been said. That has. never ever been said. >> Kershaw actually told us that. >> Let's go to World Cup conversation as we. talk about the depth of this particular. program. Um. I do like the little hubbub there was. about the coverage of the World Cup, though. >> Yeah. >> You know? I do like the hubbub. >> Little inside baseball. >> There has been a little bit of that. A. lot of people learning about stuff, you. know, and getting sued and cease and.

desists and all these things that happen. in this particular world. I mean, we got. to worry about that every single day. Actually actually every single day. And. that the the Fox people. in our our company's history, they've. sent us. cease and desist on our own content that. they have run on their shows. So, they would they would rip our stuff. without consent. They would just put it. on their shows, react to it, then they. would put it up on their. YouTube or whatever, and then they would. hit us. >> [laughter]. >> our original show with a C&D. So, Fox is.

very I mean, they are very Hey, yeah, it's our we they are very Which by the. way, you run your business however the. hell you want to run your business. That's kind of how it is. But with the. World Cup stuff, it's like it would be. really cool to be able to show these. highlights. >> Yeah, they suck actually when it comes. to this entire thing just because of all. the greatness that we love about the. World Cup, and it's like, hey, it'd be. cool to show everybody the game. >> Showcase that Team USA. It feels like. that is bigger than just a rights deal. You know, we are a sport, but we're not. a news show. But I think we should be. What do we got to put a tie on? How do.

we go into that? >> We were doing the news show during. COVID. >> Definitely, yeah. >> why does that not translate over the. last 6 years? >> We'll dive into the rights deal a little. bit more before the next World Cup, hopefully. Is it up actually, the next. World Cup? >> They don't play around with those. highlights. >> No, they do not. No, they I mean, they. were taking our footage, putting it on. there, thinking suing us. I mean, so. that they don't know there is a lot of. money invested in these things. We. understand it, but I don't I don't like. the immediate like, you guys should be. doing more. It's like. >> Would love to. >> You know what? Ken Burns can only create. one effect. Okay, can you give me another one so.

that we can fill the time with and make. it look like there I got maybe a burst. Maybe give us a bursting option. But if. we put too many photos too closely, is. it then just a video that's being. stopped? And then are they going to get. us the rights? You know, there's all. these type of. >> Live photo perhaps. Heads will roll. Yep. Heads will roll. >> Which guy do you know? >> think anybody is talking about that at. all. >> But I appreciate the fact that you know. that. We have been watching every single. minute of soccer that we possibly could. Nobody expected that out of us. I think. even us. uh didn't expect that. But we have. decided the program should put together.

a after a first round of games. uh a starting 11. >> Yes. >> Gumpy kind of took this to task. Gumpy. has put together his. >> Okay. >> first game World Cup starting 11. And to. the players that make this team, congratulations. This is the biggest. earn of your life. Gumpy, can you please. go through the crew? I see a 10 million. follower Instagram guy in goal. I know. he's living his best life. >> Yeah, we got a little bit of an. offensive formation here, a 3-3-4. We. couldn't leave any of these strikers. out. Balogun with two, Kane with two,

Haaland with two, Mbappé with two. You. go to the middle of the park, Bellingham. took that game over for England in the. second half. Messi, the goat, with a. hatty. Just had two for New Zealand, kind of a shocker. He's a dog as well. Richards, Virgil, and Romero at the. back. I mean, that's all you need is. three back there with those guys. >> So, I like the starting 11, and. congratulations to Messi on earning this. title. >> Yeah. >> Okay, I think this is one that he did. not have in his bag. AJ, when you look. at that starting 11, what's your first. thought?

>> Well, first of the that 3-3-5. configuration, I love that, you know, it's very offensive situation, as they. say. Uh but I I understand, you know, I. I mentioned Ronaldo a bunch. >> Did he get slighted here? I understand. he hasn't scored in what, 10 World Cup. games? 10 international games? >> The other team's goalie had more touches. than him in the game, dude. >> AJ. >> They quadruple teamed him, probably. >> I understand he hasn't scored in 10. World Cup games, but I was wondering if. he could be on this team. You wanted to. bury Ronaldo? Was that to put over Leo. Messi? >> No, no, no. I'm I'm genuinely asking. questions. What's going Because it seems.

so difficult to even get a shot on goal. in this whole situation, let alone. score. So, like, when those games. continue to stack up, like, let's let's. set him up. Let's give him an Let's give. him an easy one somehow. >> Hey, sogs are a big deal. Hey, sogs are. a big deal. Now, on that note, that's. why this starting 11 is so hard to. crack. You're talking about all the. stars though showing up. I I mean, basically all the stars scored in in. except for the guy you're mentioning. there, but also the style of game. I. mean, this is Golden State Warrior. soccer is buzzing, right? I mean, they.

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Cincinnati Bengals ever going to be able. to win? And how come they're not giving Trey. Hendrickson the money? A guy gets the. most sacks in in the NFL. What the hell. is the deal over there? These people. don't seemly care about ball at all. Well, Trey's at the Ravens cuz they. didn't want Max Crosby for some reason. And sexy Dexy now has come over to the. Cincinnati Bengals. And then you start. looking at the offense. There's. superstars everywhere. Joe Burrow says, "You know what this kind of reminds me. of? 2019 LSU.". >> Oh, really? >> I hope so. I hope so. I think that's great. You know,

put pre- put pressure on guys. I love it. I thrive in it. We'll find out who else does. I know that we have the kind of people. that. want to be in that spot. You know, I. want I want everybody talking about the. Bengals. I want everybody. talking about what I'm saying in my. press conferences. Is he. You know, you go back and watch what I. said before. 2019 season at LSU, you know, I feel. very similarly about this team.

Uh, you know, I'm so excited to get started. and. and get get moving and I wish we would. ramp this right into training camp so we. can continue to improve. Uh, cuz I feel like. you know, there's so much greatness that. we're. going to be able to achieve. this year. I'm just excited to get. going. >> Joe doesn't want a vacation. Joe wants. to keep going. Let's talk about that. 2019 LSU team, shall we? Obviously. champs, craziness, three top five picks. Okay, there's only five picks in the top. five.

>> Yeah. >> They three of them. >> [laughter]. >> Three of them. Three of them. >> Yeah, good math, right there. >> Yeah, just so we can point this out. Top. five, there's only five of them. Three. of them, LSU. Seven first round picks. >> Very good. >> Okay, 10 day two picks, 34 total players. drafted. Who are they? Uh, we got those. as well, obviously. In 2019 LSU. superstars. Uh, Joe Burrow, Derek Stingley, Ja'Marr. Chase, uh, K'Lavon Chaisson, Justin. Jefferson, Patrick Queen, Clyde. Edwards-Helaire, and more. There's 34. total on that team that was there. You.

know, you go back to like the FSU-Miami. game, I think people always talk about. the amount of NFL guys and the amount of. talent on that field. That LSU team now, looking back on it, it's like. they were an NFL roster. >> Yeah. >> And they would go on to take over and. become something special. I like that. Joe's kind of reminiscing about those. days, cuz those were great days for LSU. >> Yeah, that that that team, I mean, that. go down in history. Whenever you have. arguments or debates of greatest college. football teams ever, that would. definitely be in the argument. '01. Hurricanes, teams like that. And I love. this. If I'm a a a teammate of Joe.

Burrow, if I'm a fan of his, of of the. Bengals, like I love hearing your. quarterback put it put it out there, put. those expectations out there, having. that mindset. But I mean, the Bengals. being compared to this, I mean, that's I. mean, that was one of the greatest teams. of all time. Maybe he's seeing something. we're not. And like I said, >> You're not there. >> If I if if I was the only similarities I. see is obviously Joe Burrow, Chase, and. them being a tiger. >> Yeah, the same thing. That's a [laughter] lot. I mean being in. the jungle in the jungle. I mean that's. a lot of things.

>> as those comparisons go, but if I if I'm. in the foxhole with them, I love this. from my quarterback. And he's going to. show up and he's showing up since he. stepped foot in the league. So, it's. just going to be about what it's always. been about. How do they build that team. around him? How does that defense show. up? You know their offense going to put. up numbers. Great two-headed monster. wide receiver. How can they protect him? Those are the same questions with the. Bengals kind of every year since that. Super Bowl run. >> AJ, your thoughts on Joseph Burrow being. a hell of a leader over there for the. Bengals and the pressure being on him to. win in Cincinnati since the day he got.

drafted. That this is it. Hey, bring a. championship to Ohio, bub. That's what. you're supposed to do. >> Absolutely. It seemed like the perfect. situation when he gets drafted by the. Bengals being Ohio kid from Athens, not. too far from there, and comes in and has. so much success early. I feel like the. pressure's been on him from the jump, and it continues to grow now because of. how how great he played early in his. career. So, I think it's awesome. He. says he thrives in those circumstances, and I think that trickles down to the. rest of the team. >> Talk about greatness, ladies and. gentlemen. Joining us now is the goat, a. man who can be on a microphone in any. situation, any setting, and make it.

great. I think if there was a surgery. happening and it was to be performed. live on television, he would be the only. one that would make it seem like it's. enjoyable watch. Ladies and gentlemen, a. man who calls basketball, the Olympics, football, and even golf. happening today. >> Mhm. >> The US Open, third major of the year for. the golf world. Joining us, a man who. helped me whenever we are heading into. the Finals All Access Alt-Cast, legend. Mike Tirico. >> Hello, boys. How we doing? >> Hey, you are I think you were sitting on.

there and listening to the Joe Burrow. situation with the Bengals. Obviously, the Bengals in the AFC don't get a lot. of Super Bowl chatter, but it sounds. like Joe would like to change that, Mike. I love that out of the Ohio boy. >> One of my favorite production meetings, one of my favorite quarterbacks to watch. and listen to. I love Burrow. 2019 LSU team that you guys put up all. those players, you know who wasn't on. the list? The guy who was their passing game. coordinator. Really got them spread offense, Joe. Brady. Exactly. Now the Bills coach. So,

part of this whole deal with that. unbelievable list of talent. I love. Burrow throwing it out there. You know, if the Rams are going to be this team. that is all in like they were for Super. Bowl 56, they played the Bengals. So, what why not? Go back at it and maybe. we'll see Joe Burrow against Joe Brady's. team for the AFC Championship this year. Who knows? But I I like I like the fact. that they did address some stuff on the. defense. Their offense, can they stay. healthy? And can they protect Joe? If. they can, they can be in every game. And.

I know my partner Collinsworth would. love to see the Bengals play meaningful. football late in the season. We were. there when they beat the Raiders to. break their playoff drought. It'd been a. long time. And man, the jungle was. rocking. It's a great football city. As. you guys know, AJ, you know with the. whole Ohio thing. So, that would be that. would be fun to see and he's the kind of. guy who I think the league loves to. watch. People who are fans of other. teams love to watch Joe Burrow go back. there and sling it. Maybe it's against. your team and you don't, but if you. respect good football and a quarterback.

playing the game, carrying his team and. being the front man for it and being the. pilot of the big plane that is a. franchise, Burrow is that kind of guy. >> I love the promo you just got for Joe. Burrow and obviously the AFC is stacked. So, if they are able to get back to the. mountain top and get to the Super Bowl, I think the world would enjoy how Joe. Burrow handles the big moment. He's. always played well in the big in the. biggest stages. He is a guy that is. ready for the moment. Will he ever get. back to the biggest stage? We shall uh. shall see. The way it ended, you recall,

Aaron Donald. >> Mhm. >> If Aaron Donald doesn't break that game, Jamar Chase maybe scores touchdown. there, Bengals win Super Bowl. Aaron. Donald might be coming back. He might be. coming back. Have you heard that? Mike, have you heard that? >> I I've heard it. How crazy is the Ram. How crazy is what the Rams have done. this offseason, right? And. you know, what did they do in the draft? They take Ty Simpson, right? So, people. are going, "Wait a minute. What's going. on here?" What do you use draft capital. for? To get a quarterback of the future. So, if they believe they have their. quarterback of the future, and they've.

got their quarterback of the present, then why not. like those picks and go, right? And so, they get all in and do it. And now, Miles Garrett is there. And if Aaron. Donald just decides to show up for, you. know, 10 12 games or, you know, maybe if. Who knows? Even without Remember, their. defensive front was stacked with all. these young guys. Obviously, the trade. takes one piece of that away. But, add. Miles Garrett to the front four guys. that they have in the rotation they have. up front, and that's a dangerous.

defense. So, Stafford, get him a lead. Quarterback pass rush shuts down games. in the fourth quarter. I can't tell you. if I heard it once, I heard it a. thousand times from Jon Gruden. Fourth. quarter pass rush wins games, right, AJ? Over and over and over. Pressure the. quarterback in the fourth quarter when. you have a lead, you win games. They're. going to do it with Miles Garrett, cuz. if he's getting two, and those other. guys are free, Aaron Donald or not, Rams. are going to be a problem. And that. that's such a great acquisition. >> Yeah, we agree. We got a chance to chat.

with Snead afterwards, and it's not You. don't have the mentality of blank those. picks. And thanks for saying that. instead of frick those picks, cuz blank. sounds much better than frick. You know. that cuz you're an adult. You know that. You understand that as a human. in there. But, he is talking always. draft picks he's hit. You know, like he. is a very good drafter as well. It's. like he is also an incredible drafter. He's like super I think he I think he. was a nice poker player. He will move a. lot, but with what he has, he also hits. They're doing a great job over there in. not only going for it right now, but. also building for the future. And if.

Stafford plays forever, which he might. cuz that ain't mortal chamber. >> Yeah. >> I mean, who knows what happens. Okay, let's pivot away from the NFL and it's. amazing that you obviously have that all. understood. Right now, let's talk about. the major, US Open. It's a huge deal. The Shinnecock course early beat the. hell out of Harry Higgs. Higgs. Higgs. Jeez. What's this guy's. name? >> Harry Higgs. He needs a hug. >> Well, I think everybody's going to, right? Is that kind of your big takeaway. to what the US Open normally is and what. we should expect out of the Shinnecock. course? They're talking about the wind.

being like, I don't want to bring up. biblical, but I mean, with the fog this. morning, with what it could be, is that. what we should expect all weekend? How. do you see it going down? >> Well, usually the US Open is defined by. lightning-fast greens. And because of. the severity of the greens, the history. of what happened here the last time the. Open was here in 2018 and past US Opens. here, they slowed the green speeds down. significantly because they want to be. able to be one playable in the big wind.

that's forecast, see, it's 1:40 right. now. It's forecast the next couple hours. to be 25 mph winds with higher gusts. If. it gets too windy, you have to stop play. cuz the ball will not stay after you. place it and mark it on the green. So, there's the concern of that. So, that on. top of what's happened in the past, trying to get through these first two. rounds, the conditions right now are. hard. They may be harder later this. afternoon, but the rest of the week. looks like it'll be. very playable, which means this golf.

course will show its teeth. The greens. will get a little faster in all. likelihood and par's a great score. The. US Open, you throw out the mindset of. almost every other week on tour. Par's a. good score. You shoot 70, 71, 72 today, that's great. You're in the mix. If you. look at the leaderboard already, for the. most part, there's not like, "Oh, here's. the surprise guy who's 19 or 22. qualified playing his first US Open.". It's kind of big names on the board just. through the morning wave of guys. And. that shows you how hard this golf course.

is already. And it's going to be one of. those weeks where I think you're not. going to have the guy from out of. nowhere. Maybe one, but not many who are. going to be in the mix come Saturday and. Sunday. >> Can't wait to watch it all. Go ahead, AJ. >> Yeah, Mike. I guess who are some of the. guys you're you're possibly looking at. that have the type of style of play, I. guess, that could win here. You said par. is a good score. I'm sure that gets. boring for these guys over and over. again continuing leaving themselves in. the right spot and then just hopefully. two-putting for par. Like, who do you. think has the mindset to go in and play. four great days and find a way to win?

>> AJ, that's why guys like McIlroy you. just showed and Scheffler and Sam Burns. The guys who are in the top 10 in the. world. Guys who won major championships. like a Brooks Koepka, right, who has. back-to-back US Opens. You're going to I. You know, look, you never know. You. can't play defense in golf. So, you have. no idea if a guy is going to have a bad. week or if a guy's going to have a great. week out of nowhere. But by and large, the guys who can do three things. One, great ball strikers. Because if it's. windy, you got to pick a line and it's.

got to stay on that line cuz it's going. to get blown. So, you got to say, "Okay, I've got to start it over here instead. of over here." It's fine. And you got to. hit it on that line. You got to hit it. solid so it doesn't flutter or get blown. all around. Great ball strikers. Two, terrific. putters. These are hard greens when the. winds are down, which we'll see later on. in the week, and they're really fast. There's always a little nuance break. And three, scramblers. Guys who miss. greens and can get up and down out of. nowhere. And that's Scheffler. That's. Rory. The guys with the terrific short.

game. So, the guys who have these. complete games. Wyndham Clark you see in. there. He's gotten off to a good start. I think he's still tied for the lead, I. guess. >> Two under par. >> So, those are the guys who are going to. hang around this week. It is not a week. for somebody who has a flaw in their. game. where they can hit it so far that it's. not going to matter and they'll be able. just to bang it up on the green and get. hot with the putter. Every part of your. game gets exposed here and that's why. those big names that we talk about all. the time at a US Open on a really tough.

course, usually those are the guys who. are around it. >> The US Open likes to say that they find. the best golfer in the world, right? Like that's kind of their thing. They. try to make the courses as hard as. possible. We would like to find the. golfer who can hit every shot that they. need to and if they miss they're going. to be punished. You miss that fairway, I. mean it is you're punished. >> Yeah. >> I mean it is a true ass beating out. there with that fast green or whatever. the hell it is. >> I mean it is. >> It is. I'd be excited to hear how that. is kind of the. cuz technically that could take over the. entire tournament, right? >> Oh yeah. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. So you see you see you see that.

shot there with the ball disappearing in. the rough. That's usually what we talk. about at US Opens, right? The rough is. this thick, you can't hack it out, you. can't get it out. The USGA did something. different this year. I'm going to give. you a couple of things on that first. See the rule is you're allowed 14 clubs. in your bag. And the USGA's mantra is. they want you to use. all 14 clubs. They want you to hit long. irons, short irons, drivers, four woods, five woods, whatever you have in your. bag, mini drivers, 56 degree wedges. They want you to use all 14 clubs in.

your bag and get them dirty, right? So. you you know you're done with the round, the guy who you're paying five bucks to. clean your clubs would have to wipe off. every club. Get them all dirty. But they. say they want the 15th club to get. dirty. And that's your mind. And don't go there. Not not a dirty. mind. But they want you to use your. mind. >> get it we GET IT YEAH. GOLF TOURNAMENT. Golf tournament. >> Yeah I get it exactly. >> Yeah trying to get IT IN THE HOLE, GOT. IT. YEAH. LONG SHAFTS. YEAH. And stroking. Yeah. Yeah we get it. Yeah. we understand it.

>> I could I be any stupider? I ran right. into that BRICK WALL. >> DUMPING BALLS UP THERE. YEAH YEAH OKAY. >> [laughter]. >> YEAH. >> They want you to use your head. They. want to make sure that you think. constantly around the golf course and. you're plotting. Stay below the hole. I. can't be here, I can't be here. They. want you to do that. And then the other. thing that used to be a big USGA. feel to a championship like this is they. want a target score. Like let's have. even par win. Well, in chasing that, sometimes they. messed with the setup too much of a golf.

course. So, what they've done now is. their mantra this week is let's let. Shinnecock, one of the great golf. courses, one of the five original clubs. that made up the USGA back when it. started in the 1890s, let's let. Shinnecock be Shinnecock. This golf. course is hard enough when member plays. out here and it's windy out on the edge. of Long Island. So, the greens are up at. high speed. We don't need to shrink the. fairways, which they used to do at these. US Opens at Shinnecock. So, the fairways. are playing at an average width. of 48 yards. That's pretty generous, but.

that's because the golf course can be so. hard with the wind. So, you play it what. it normally plays like, and if five. under wins or seven under wins, that's. great. I don't think that's happening. I. think the winning score you'd sign for a. couple under par right now for the week. and be really happy. But, I think they. have finally figured out let's not try. to manufacture, let's just let this. great golf course be this great golf. course. I like their approach. I can you. dial it in perfectly? We don't know, but. I think they've got a really good shot. to do it this year. >> Thank you for all that information from.

inside the clubhouse, literally and. figuratively. We appreciate that. 48. yards as the average width of the. fairway. Remember, football field 53 and. a third. >> Yep. >> So, just to give. >> just to give a little. >> There you go. >> bit of a perspective there. About two. and a half yards off each side and you. have a football field fairway. I'll tell. you I can hit that. >> Easy. >> [laughter]. >> You can't hit a football field? That's. crazy. You know, you talked about the. scramblers though. There's been a guy. that's been scrambling a lot, but he's. the number one golfer in the world. Go. ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Mike, it's it's so I'm going to. give you these stats. It's going to be. crazy what I'm going to say after it. So, Scotty's played Scottie Scheffler.

has played in 12 tournaments this year. He's got seven top fives, 10 top 15s, 12. top 25s. He's he's not finished outside. the top 25 all year. He had a He had a. stint where it was three. three top twos or three second place. finishes in a row. >> Right. >> If If you watch golf all the time and. you watch Scotty, it doesn't feel like. he's been Scotty this year, even with. all the everything that I just said. Um. it feels like on Sundays he comes back. and gets those top fives and top two. finishes or whatever. He's plus three. right now. What have you heard around uh.

the course and around the US Open this. week about Scotty and how he feels about. his game? >> Well, first things first, he's the. biggest story this week cuz he's trying. to complete the career Grand Slam. Uh which Rory did at the Masters last. year. He turns 30 on Sunday. So, it'd be. amazing to have him complete the career. Grand Slam on the day he turns 30, on. Father's Day, father of two, and all. that stuff. So, all All that's out. there. Scotty has spoiled us the last. few years winning so often, winning so. many times, including the big. tournaments, including major.

championships. If you look at his numbers, and you did. a deep dive there, Tony. If you look. even at some other numbers, his putting. is actually better this year. And that's. the stat that we would say, "Hey, if. Scotty's putting numbers were just a. little bit better, he'd have more wins.". They've been better this year. It's. actually been his iron play not being as. close in proximity to the hole as it has. been other years. And this is a week. where if you are a little bit off, it. can become a lot off real quickly. because the greens If the greens are.

large, and they are here, the only place you could put a hole. location on those greens is about half. the size of it. So, if they average. 8,800 square feet, maybe 40% of that you. can't put a flag because it's a slope. that'll take it away, away, away. That. means Scottie Scheffler has to be good. at what he's always been good at, but. not as good at this year. And that's. accuracy with his irons. So, that's the. thing to watch with him. He's been on. and off a little bit today, but this is. a really windy day. Today is Let's.

survive. This is like you're on the. road, college football crazy atmosphere. Let's survive the first quarter. Let's get settled in, and now let's. play. So today is let's just like let's. get to the first quarter, deep breath, let's get to the first hydration break. and move on. >> Okay, on that note, soccer's becoming. quarters, which I don't know if the old. school soccer people. but golf we can't wait for your. coverage. Shout out to NBC by the way, continuing to crush everything and we. appreciate the fact that NBC lets us. show some highlights.

>> Yeah. >> Thank you thank you so much for that. >> Welcome. Welcome. >> Yeah, thank you have you speaking for. them and the entire Yeah, absolutely. >> [laughter]. >> If you could bless us No, we do. appreciate the hell out of NBC's. coverage and what you guys do for sport. We can't wait to follow along with this. particular major. Now, let's pivot to. another event that is happening in a. massive way and we've all kind of caught. the fever and you just mentioned it. Soccer's changing in America and it. might be changing as a whole with the. quarters but doesn't seem like there's. as much flopping and rolling around, you. know, this year as it was in the past. because.

from my understanding flopping was a. sign of you being soft. Okay, that that. was kind always my understanding. Even. as a punter, I hated it. I didn't like. it. You know, I had some people tell me. like hey, you sent something you need to. go down. It's like I'm not on I don't. want to be on film doing that. >> Did you do it? Did you draw a 15-yarder? >> No, I did draw one, yes. >> I never flopped though. Never flopped. I. got flipped multiple times. Three times I got flipped actually cuz. we we kind of went in there. Two of them. I got a penalty on it but nonetheless. flopping I and then I talked to the. soccer guys and they're like hey, the.

flopping and the rolling around that. like gives everybody like a chance to. like. like breathe for a second. So the guy. who kind of gets fouled and is on the. ground, he's doing a service for. basically the entire field. That's why. there's the dramatics that come running. out with the spray. Guys are getting. water. It's like it it also feels like a. break for everybody as they've been. running forever. So the hydration breaks. might stop that, which is good for. sports but also our team is great. Ty. has a question for you about all of it. >> Yeah, Mike World Cup fever has taken. over the entire office, the entire our.

You could argue the world right now and. uh forgive me if you have done this in. the past, but with everything that's. going on with the World Cup, have Have. you thought like, you know what? Hey, man, I I'd love to dip my toes in that. and maybe next time the World Cup comes. around, I'd like to be in that booth. commentating, you know, some of those. games. Like, is that something that. you've considered? I mean, you've done. everything else. I feel like that would. be just another notch in your belt and. have you been enjoying uh the World Cup. thus far? >> Well, one, I love it. I have I've pretty. much seen almost every match that I've.

been not on the air for not traveling. cuz I I love the World Cup soccer. So, Ty, I did two of them. I got to host. 2010. and 2014. 2010 was in South Africa. 2014. was in Brazil. And I would say of my 25. years at ESPN, those two events are two. of the proudest events that I had the. chance to be a part of cuz I really do. think it helped set. a bar and introduce the World Cup to the. American soccer audience at a very.

different level. And some of the stuff. that Fox was doing right now, international commentators, was our. group in 2010 2014. Amy Rosenfeld, Jed. Drake, those are the production folks. who were behind a lot of what we did. Rob Lemley, also. We We set a high bar. uh for the coverage of soccer. It had. nothing to do with me. I was just on the. air, but that group It was one of my. greatest memories to be in South Africa. and see South Africa play. To see the US. play in person and travel around as.

being one of those sets inside the. stadium. Uh to be at a World Cup final. in person. To host the World Cup final. in 2014. To see the streets of Brazil go. completely empty. I mean, completely. empty in Rio de Janeiro at 4:00 in the. afternoon when Brazil was playing. When. the national team played, like, there. was a Subway sandwich shop downstairs. from where we were doing our host set on. Copacabana Beach, on the edge of. Copacabana Beach. And they would put up a sign if it was a. 4:00 local start that we close at 3:00.

And that was on the sign of almost every. business in Rio in all of Brazil. The. country shuts down. And that's what. happens around the world. I'm so glad I. got to experience that. My son played. travel soccer at a high level. I was. around it. I So, I love the sport. I. love what the World Cup is about. And I. think what's really cool. is now not only parents, but a lot of. the kids whose first sport was soccer. 3-year-olds running around a little pack. around the ball and traveling around.

Like, that's the first sport for almost. every American kid now. They play a little bit longer. They know. the game. They love what the game is. about. And now those people are watching. soccer. So, I think we've got a whole. nation of soccer fans who are coming. around to this. And like you said, the. US team, that was so fun last Friday to. watch that first half. That was great. And what they'll do tomorrow afternoon, you know, if they can beat Australia, get the three points, pretty much cinch. up the group. That that'll be so great.

for this World Cup in North America and. in the US. So, good for team USA. Good. for Pochettino for playing a style. that's a front foot, go get them, attack, let your talented players go. Um. good for Pulisic for being the guy who's. the face of and then coming out and. having such an impact on the first half. of that match. That was so fun to watch. on Friday and hopefully they can repeat. that again on Friday against Australia. The the Socceroos from Australia have. been good over time and they were really. good in their first match. Uh so, that's. going to be fun to watch on Friday and.

hopefully it'll continue on for another. couple of weeks. But it's great to see. Here's the one thing that's also cool. A. lot of the international travelers who. are coming over and putting their stuff. on social media, which is fun, how they're saying how much they love. all these stadiums in the US. And for. those of us who've gone to other outdoor. stadiums around the world, World Cup or. Olympics, like our stadiums are so great. in America. We are spoiled. Luxury. boxes, even just the concession stands, the areas that we are so spoiled. Our. stadiums are even a bad stadium. And.

MetLife is not the greatest stadium in. the. >> New York, New Jersey stadium. >> Sorry. I'm sorry. I'm not a right. holder. >> [laughter]. >> Exactly. YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOUR ASS. SUED. HEY, THAT WAS NBC, TOO. THAT WAS NBC. Get Greg, get Cordella, get Molly, get Tariq, get them all. That. was him. He said that. Don't me, please. I'd like to watch. >> As I was saying, the New York, New. Jersey stadium might not be the nicest. stadium we have in America compared to. Dallas, to Jerry World, but it's so nice compared to so many of.

the other stadiums around the world. And. I'm loving that international fans are. coming over and saying, "Man, you guys. do sports right here in the US." So, cool time, cool experience. I hope the. next 3 weeks are great for the sport, for Fox, for everybody. It's really. cool. >> Yeah, ratings up into the right for all. sports, which is spectacular. Obviously, you are riding that wave with NBC, with. every different sport that you guys are. covering. It's a sports is having quite. a little run right now, as it should. And I think it's also uniting, you know? A lot of these videos that are coming, it feels like the world is coming. together more so than ever before. because of sport and because of the.

World Cup. So, we're obviously honored. that we're going to win it. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> [laughter]. >> And it's so cool. Like, it is so cool. that we're going to win that thing, you. know? Because. staying on top of the unity is good. >> Yes. >> Yeah, you know, that is. >> And the finals are at The finals are at. MetLife, right? >> New York, New Jersey. >> TALK TO ME ABOUT THAT ON MY SHOW. WHAT. ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO US? WE GOT 15. EMPLOYEES HERE. WE GOT KIDS. WE GOT. BABIES. >> PURPOSE. That one was on purpose. >> Trying to get us sued. Trying to get us. sued. That's unbelievable. [laughter]. Obviously, yeah. Super genius out there.

Um, we have 1 minute left on ESPN, but. we will remain live digitally. We're. talking to Mike Tirico, absolute goat. right now. We can't let you go because. obviously this past year we get a chance. to watch you flex your basketball muscle. again. You helped me out immensely with. with brief call. Uh, not brief, that It. like 25 minutes in the middle of your. vacation, brief moment out of your. vacation to talk to me. I'm so thankful. for. But, the NBA playoffs was. spectacular. I mean, I loved every. moment of it. Before the boys ask you. about their Knicks questions, which they. certainly will have, can you give a.

brief rundown of the NBA run that you. had in the playoffs that you saw for. them in 30 seconds, please, out of. Syracuse University? >> 30 seconds. I thought the West Finals. were terrific, and I think those two. teams took a lot out of each other. I. think the Spurs were good enough to win. the NBA championship. They just weren't. experienced enough. And you saw that. I. mean, what they had leads in the last 3. minutes of every game, and learning how. to close at each step, it gets harder to. execute, do what you want, and close. And I think we saw that all the way.

through. In the Finals, the New York. experience got it done, and that's why. they had a parade at City Hall today, and the Spurs' time, I think, will come. Is that 28 seconds? >> No. >> It was close. >> No, see, he probably couldn't see the. clock. >> When vacation stop? When vacation end? When did vacation end recently? >> Uh last week, when I got here on Sunday. Yeah, Monday, sorry. >> So, they're saying Ross versus Rachel. type situation. >> [laughter]. >> That was a That was a. That was a 33-second 30-second right. there. That was what they're saying. >> [laughter]. >> OH, NO. >> OH, NO.

>> Like making a bogey. I got to bounce. back. >> They pars are good, though. Hey, listen, you were close. I I think you did end a. sentence at that exact time. That could. have been out, but you did continue. Nonetheless, we're still live digitally, and you talked about the Spurs not being. ready for the moment. If the other team. certainly was, go ahead, D-Butt. >> Yeah, 53 years. Obviously, it's been a. long, long time since the Knicks have. won a title. I know you're a New York. guy. Not sure if you are a I grew up a. Knicks fan, but where does this rank, I. mean, as objectively as you can be, amongst drought-breaking titles, you.

know, I was or like Cleveland, LeBron. going back to Cleveland winning one, the. Red Sox when I was in college, I didn't. know how big of a deal that was, but. being up in New England, that was huge, the Cubs. Where does this rank amongst. those kind of drought-breaking titles? >> So, I grew up a New Yorker and the. Knicks and the Rangers were really the. teams that I rooted for growing up as a. kid. And the Rangers snapped a 54-year. drought when Mark Messier and those guys. won the cup in 1994. I think said during. one of our Knicks games this year that. the Knicks drought is 1 year shy of the.

Rangers drought. And to see the Knicks. do it, I'm so happy for the New York. fans. I saw a whole bunch of family in. New York. It was great to see the city. galvanize to see the scenes of the. parade today were really cool. You know, New York and basketball is different. because a lot of New York City. you don't have room for big state, big. fields, and big practice areas. You got. the concrete. And so many kids in New. York grew up concrete, rim, fence,

playground, and you go play basketball. And that's why it's the city's game. And. for Rucker Park, Fourth Street, all. that, basketball just always connected. in New York for some reason. Style of. play, Knicks, all that. And that's why I. think you saw the city turn out in these. numbers. And no knock to the Nets, but. in New York, you're Yankees or Mets. The. percentages are up there. You're Jets or. Giants. You're Knicks, and then there's the. Nets. You're Rangers, and then there's. the Islanders and the Devils. I'm not. knocking them, it's just a fact. So, this was almost all the New York.

basketball fans who were in. And that's. why these scenes that you see around the. city today are as passionate and cool as. they are right now. >> I think there's a lot of Nets fans. saying, "Knicks.". >> Yeah. >> There you go. >> That's what I've been doing. My dad, actually. My dad with my uncle, huge. Knicks fan. I used to go cookouts at his. house, just all I remember back in the. day we were watching Patrick Ewing do. his thing, all the superstars. The big. names are certainly being talked about, and they're also part of the parade. because I believe the Knicks family is. one that remains pretty tight. Unless. you get out. >> Yeah.

>> and then you are. >> excommunicated. >> Then you're out forever. But it does. feel like it's a celebration of the. Knicks as a whole. Go ahead, con man. >> Yeah, Mike, as New York Knicks fan. growing up. Where do you rank Jalen. Brunson now? I think everybody but his. dad thinks he's the greatest [laughter]. of all time when it comes to him, but. what what what's kind of your take on. that entire thing cuz I mean 45 points. in a closeout game. He was incredible. the entire finals. >> I always fight these arguments because. well we like taking a trophy off of. Patrick Ewing's. fireplace and giving it to Brunson.

you're now the best Nick ever, you know, the eras are so different. I'll say this. Frazier, Reed, those Knicks they won two. championships. So let's not just because. it didn't happen in the last 10 minutes. and it happened before HD and 4K. Let's. not disrespect all of that. Hubie Brown. who I worked with who's one of my. favorite people of all time. When we. used to say, "Hey, maybe this guy is now. top 10 all time in the NBA." Hubie would. say, "Okay, who are you taking off the. list?". Which guy's coming off? And you know, I.

think about what Frazier meant over the. years and all that. Brunson is in the. conversation with the best ever Knicks. Not just because of what he did in the. last game, but what he has done for the. last couple of years. And I love the. fact that like guys like Isaiah Thomas. and Steph Curry and now Jalen Brunson. have given you over generations the. reminder that the small guy has a place. in the NBA. If he can do what he did on. that play to Wemby right there. Handle, understand, use his body, use his.

strength, and know how to finish. And. shoot. And he becomes a threat all over. the court. Like that play that's one of. the great plays of the season right. there. And just put them over the top. I. love what he did and that's going to. inspire small guys like Steph did to. have handle, dribble, shoot, and. toughness and leadership. His smarts. don't get talked about enough. Such a. smart basketball player. He's right. there in the conversation. I don't give. that trophy out. So whoever does, I'll. I'll go with their argument. That's.

fine. >> Well, thank you for the NBC rights of. the US Open, even though you you can. give those out. You can't give the. Knicks greatest of all time title out. I. respect that. Willis Reed, two-time. Finals MVP, one-time League MVP. I mean, you tell me if Willis Reed deserves to. be in the conversation, you know. I. haven't seen him one time. I haven't. seen anybody mention him. Now, on that. note, you talk about the small guy being. able to do stuff. There was some stat, it was like 60% of Jaylen's buckets were. in the paint in one of these games. against Wembanyama, who's like 7'4. I. don't know if there's going to be a lot. of small guys that have the ability to.

have a sixth sense of where everybody. is, but his body control and his. savviness just seems to be at a. different level, probably because how. his dad. kind of. >> Sure. >> you know, forced him to be a basketball. player, basically. And it's like. >> You, AJ, and D-Butt, you got you guys. know from your football time, sons of. coaches are guys who over-indexed, right? Their knowledge, their ability. I'll never forget talking to Aaron. Rodgers about this once, just talking. about how that intersection of your. physical ability and your knowledge of.

the game, and how long you can ride that. peak, and how cool that is. And you see. that with great players. Guys who've got. an extra intellectual gear are guys who. last a last a little bit longer. And. Jalen Brunson now at the max of his. athletic ability, matching that as well. better than most. >> First one in, last one out. >> Mhm. Go, Steph. Kobe, Steph was a pro. Steph, Steph was. a pro. >> Yes. It's quite an advantage. >> Huge advantage. >> Plus you know like what you have to do.

to make it. Like I I think that is a big. piece of information that my kids will. have that I certainly maybe did not know. or understand. It's like, "Hey, you're. allowed to commit this much to. something." Like I I think that's a big. deal. Or you have to commit this much to. something. Just that game in general. from being in multi-generational. professional athlete is a huge piece of. information. We see it in football, obviously. Surtain showed up as what? A. 90-year-old man on the on the field, literally as. as a rookie. Marvin Harrison. obviously his kid but like yeah there's.

generational stuff where if I was a. coach in any sport. Your dad was what? The best ever? Sick. >> That's like everybody was talking about. the Bronny James stuff like look at the. nepotism going on it's like just as a. scout if this guy is [ __ ] from the. LeBron James family. >> Right. >> I'm going to give him a little bit of a. I am actually going to give him a little. bit a little bit of a boost. Arch. Manning's going to get the similar going. to get the similar treatment cuz he's. part of the Manning family. I mean it's. just a natural and I think stats would. tell us it's an accurate thing too. Like. it is certainly helps you know what's. going on behind the scenes.

>> And in every in every walk of life. I. mean when you go to somebody who's a. dentist you're like oh their dad was a. dentist. Okay. You've been having this conversation at. your dinner table your whole life. I. feel better about you putting a needle. in my mouth to give me novocaine right? >> Well certainly media too. I mean this. media world. Jesus. It's like you also. know who to talk to what to talk to what. to specialize in what to ask where to go. who should go like there's so much of. that stuff. It's like no your network is. your net worth and that's never been.

more. evident and obviously professional. sports is a meritocracy still so you. have to work your ass off but boy. knowing how to work your ass off is a. nice piece of information that hopefully. you know continues to open up and. expand. >> Pat I also respect the heck out of. people who follow their mom or dad in. that same industry. because everybody's job takes them away. from their kids. for some period of time. And it's a high. profile job travel. dedication. If you're really good at it. you've probably put an extra mile or two.

into it. I respect so much the kids that. saw their parents taken away from. home time because of their excellence. dedication at the job. And the kids. choose to go into that profession. That. means when they came home. they showed them the good of what they. do. And they appreciated the hard work. that got their parent wherever they got. and they they sign up for it willingly. And they know Justin Thomas, Justin. Thomas' dad, PGA Tour professional, a. PGA professional.

Lessons all the time. Of course, Justin. learned as a kid. He got all these. lessons from his dad. But, he also saw. the time and the hours it took to be. great. And on the range Tuesday, I'm. standing with Mike Thomas. We're. watching Justin. I was like, "You know. what? You've been doing this your whole. life." And that's why Justin's here and. he's a multiple major champion. And he's. one of the guys in this generation. who'll be considered one of the best. golfers cuz he saw how Mike Thomas lived. his life and loved golf and what he got. out of it. And he said, "I'm willing to. follow in my dad's footsteps." Good for. them. >> It's a lot of pressure, obviously,

having your father in your footsteps and. obviously expectation and everything. like that. And. that's a good that's a good note like. cuz obviously I'm away a lot, you know, with with my kids now. And there's a lot. of work that has to be done and they see. it all, you know. And there's there's a. lot of those types of things. And we are. having a good time cuz it is sports. So, it's like do choose and do that. And as. soon as I get home, you know, just like. the amount of interest that McKenzie has. in it as well is awesome. You know, and. like giving her game you feel like super. special. And I'm like, "Who knows? She. might be on a microphone someday." So,

it's like, "Hey, listen. Let's let me. I'm going to start you now." I got her a. microphone. I got her I got her all. these other equipment. I got her. figuring out her levels. I got. headphones going on. So, she's naturally. putting headphones on. It's like, "Why. not try to give it as much as possible?". But, they got to go blaze their own. trail. >> And nobody Yes, they do. >> has been able to blaze a trail like you, Tirico. You're everywhere and you're. great at it all. And uh we appreciate. the hell out of you making time. I would. like to brag about you a little bit. Sent a text at like 11:40-something. That was like, "Hey, 1:30 Hail Mary, Tirico. [laughter] We got nothing over.

here. If you could swing by, we'd. obviously be thankful." You sent a. thumbs back rather quickly. We are very. grateful for you doing that, man. Good. luck the rest of the way and you're the. man. >> Love the way you guys do things. Anytime. I'm around, you got me. Have a great. one, guys. Enjoy. Happy Father's Day all. dads. >> Hey. >> Hell yeah. You too. Ladies and. gentlemen, Mike Tirico. >> YEAH, [applause] MIKE. >> YEAH, THE THE NEPOTISM conversation that. happens. It's like uh.

Sorry, you know. Like I yeah, I do cuz I used to hate it. as well. [ __ ] it don't deserve that. Why is that person get that? Oh, cuz. they who they know or whatever. It's. like for sports. Like I would I would draft Bronny ahead. of other people that I had ranked the. same as Bronny and maybe even a little. bit better than Bronny just strictly. because like this guy's known the NBA. with his entire I see I remember seeing. him he was on an NBA court when he was. like 3 years old. Guess what? It's hard. not to. >> And it it is, you know, obviously. different in sports cuz you got to earn.

it. Everybody's watching, everybody's. getting graded. You got, you know, you're playing against these greats and. it and it is another challenge too cuz. you talk about all the good that comes. with it knowing the game, knowing what. to do away from the game, how to deal. with the loss, how to deal with the win. But like to go up and be like a a Klay. Thompson, like whose dad was like a. really really great player and now you. got to go blaze your own trail. Dell. Curry was a good player. Steph, you. know, he's coming out of Davidson. Now. he's going down as probably one of the. the greatest point guards ever. Peyton. and and Eli, you know, with their pops. and what he was like. So it is a.

different part of it, but everybody's. going to just obviously Bronny if. you're, you know, your dad's one of the. greatest players of all time. Everything. you do is going to be judged. Charlie. Woods, like so it's a lot that comes. with it. Every shot you hit, every shot. you miss, your dad wouldn't miss that. shot. Your dad wouldn't make You do that. Your dad showed up early, he worked. harder than everybody. So it is another. side of it, but the positives I think. outweigh uh negatives for the most part. >> a lot of good positive. Now granted, not. every professional athlete's kid is a. professional athlete for a reason. It's. very very hard, very very difficult. It's a lot of commitment, but if they.

have that bug, the. the competitive juice, it does seem to. help. And Jalen Brunson, the most recent. story of that. Just a vet on the court. Absolute a. >> 45 in a close out game? >> Right here. >> Crazy. >> Right here, too. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Right here. I put cowboy boots on. A little bit like this. Guy's [ __ ] point guard of the New. York Knicks. Just won a title. Against Wimby, who's 7 foot 100. >> Mhm. >> That makes no sense. That's science. That's somehow him understanding science.

better than everybody else. There's a. lot of people that have a lot of. negative stuff to say. There's a lot of. people who have a lot of opinions. But. when you prove them wrong, you don't. have to say [ __ ] to them. Jalen Brunson. >> There you go. >> Man, I. >> Jalen Brunson did appear on First Take. the other day. >> So who? >> I'm not going to say immediately a. condescending comment. But on that note, Jalen Brunson, you've been doing. everything right, brother. However the. hell you want to go about doing your. life, you do it. Seemingly the most. humble guy, hard working guy, perfect to. be the face of New York. Judge is not doing terrible though, huh? He's not playing well.

>> He's He's hurt right now, but the I the. Yankees have a very good chance to win. the World Series this year. Very good. chance. >> We know why he's hurt, too. >> Yeah. >> You can say it. >> Don't Can you tell us? >> You can say Say it. >> Do it. >> [ __ ] Mark DeRosa. >> What? >> Yeah. >> That guy killed everybody on Team USA. >> No. >> Yeah, everybody. >> Yeah, killed Pete Crow-Armstrong. Just. hit for a cycle. >> Yeah, he had he had a little bit of a. slump. There's a reason he's hitting for. the cycle cuz of what he said to that.

lady. Now, what Where Where was the. miss? Was he on the team? Nope. He's. having the greatest season in the. history of baseball. >> Nestor Cortes been good though. >> Yes. >> Yeah, okay. >> He's on the team. >> Yeah, sure. Where's Roman Anthony? >> Where is he? What are you guys. >> Judge? >> What happened to Roman Anthony? >> Roman Anthony's been hurt for 8 months. >> Because of Team USA? >> Yeah, I. I mean, it's kind of undisputable at. this point. Look at all the guys. >> of bullpen pitchers as well. >> Yeah, Garrett Whitlock, he he got. screwed. >> How's How's Big Domber doing? He was the.

story of the year last year. >> We don't have to do this again. We. already We just did it. >> We did just do it. >> There's no point to go through them all. again. Brunson's the face of New York and it's. awesome. >> He surpassed Judgey? >> I mean, right now, yeah. He won a. championship. >> Right now? >> Till the fall. >> That might be forever. >> He's a great player. I mean, if you look. at, you know, we're not going to go there, all right? Cuz I like Jalen Brunson and I don't. want to do this, but teams are. >> in this city's game. >> Yeah, exactly. There's no. >> Scataboot might be coming for the crown, though. >> I don't know. >> He better be good.

>> going to say, he's got about 3 years. left, so he's going to have to, you. know, he's going to have to what? >> What do you mean? What do you mean? What do you mean? >> Saying his brain's going to be mashed. potatoes in about, you know, 18 months, you know, well. I like him, too, but, you know, >> That's the thing about Scataboot, that's. not That is safe. I think that is I. think that whole thing That whole. department is safe. >> I see him everywhere. >> It's everywhere else that we This part. might be way too tough for the rest. We. will find that out. I think that is the. going to be the Scataboot story. I'm.

excited to watch him. He is Every time. I've seen him play in high school, he. broke 14 tackles. There's only 11 guys. on a field, okay? Arizona State, he went. crazy. I don't know how that works. Then. he gets to New York and in the NFL, is. he going to be able to do it? Does the. same exact thing. >> He was really good. >> He was really good. Now, he he got hurt. doing backflips. But, what's that? You. have something to say, Bruce? >> Uh we just got Pat Ricard, the. bodyguard, out in front of him now, too. So, it's going to be an absolute sight. to behold. >> So, you got Ricard and Scataboot in the. same backfield?

>> Mhm. >> I don't know how long Brunson's going to. be the king of New York, but uh know the. time is certainly now. There's a parade. being held for him in New York. How's. the parade going? Have we got any more. shots of the parade? Uh what do we think. the expected number's going to be? Just. every human that's a citizen of New York. City? >> Yeah, 5 million. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Sounds about right. >> They did that for London for the NFL. I. talked about that before. They had me go. speak at the pep rally in London or. whatever. I looked out at the stage. >> A modest crowd, pretty good crowd. >> All right, we'll go back to the I opened. my phone as we're going back to the. hotel and they make the announcement,

"775,000. people were at the thing." It's like, I. were I didn't see them. I think you said. I didn't see them. Oh, they were walking. around. They're walking around. Just in. the city of London? No, they were by the. Well, the thing was right in the middle. of the city. So, so how far are we? Got it. Everybody in London came to it. >> Cool. >> That's what they're going to do for New. York here, too. >> Oh, yeah. For sure. Even the people in. the windows. >> As they should. Cuz those people are. technically. >> They're not counted as the parade. >> They are technically. >> the parade route. >> Right? Cuz everybody in that building. >> could be looking outside.

>> Could. And there could be two people in. those apartments, too. Cuz there could. be friends that have come in to the. apartment. We are champions. Yes, you. are. Congratulations. Confetti. >> Congrats. >> [applause]. >> Speaking of numbers, do you believe the. World Cup numbers now? Cuz I mean. everywhere, literally everywhere I go, like around people, like somebody's. watching or talking about World Cup. Celebrating it, dressed like. >> Yeah. I. Saying one Just anytime you put a. billion number on something, it is hard. to take seriously. But, I do think that.

entire countries could be watching. these games. >> There's nothing else on right now. >> Yeah, he just said really. >> is the marquee thing to watch every. single night. >> Yeah, I believe the numbers. >> I'm hearing that from TriRico, too. Like entire countries are shut down. Like if the game's on, >> It's the only thing. >> they close their jobs and they go to. watch it. So, it is kind of to go, yeah, maybe. >> public watch parties, so everybody kind. of has eyes on I could believe it. Especially with how awesome this has. been. Now, and maybe it's because. um America hasn't had this much hype and.

we weren't hosting it and it wasn't. immediately thrown into our faces, but. it does feel like a perfect storm, if. you will, of team really good, we're. hosting it, sports kind of drought right. now, College World Series, congratulations Oklahoma, North. Carolina. They've made it to the finals. This Oklahoma team's real deal. Their. point their run differential better than. North Carolina's run differential, but. West Virginia did put up like six late. against North Carolina, made it 12-7. game. Oklahoma-Georgia was a dog fight. I loved it. That I think that guy, hmm.

I don't know if it was that guy. I. didn't know that side of the bracket. that well. There was a guy for Oklahoma. that hit a baseball directly off his. kneecap. >> Ooh. >> And in the middle of his at-bat, and he. couldn't put weight on it, went down. actually. Then he got back up, stepped. back in the batter's box. Like, I was so. impressed just by that one situation. right there. Now, he struck out. >> Promptly. >> Promptly struck out. >> In pain. >> The next pitch was a ball, and I think. everybody on Georgia's team was like, "Hey, [ __ ] idiot. This guy can't even.

stand up. Just throw it in the strike. zone." Which did happen, but I. appreciated the toughness. I've. appreciated the vibes. I've appreciated. watching the fans get behind their. baseball teams. And we wouldn't have. done this if West Virginia wouldn't have. gone on a run. I mean, that's just a. 100% a factual statement. But it's been. an honor to kind of learn about college. baseball. And I love that these two are. doing battle cuz I think they both. invest mightily in their baseball teams. So I like seeing teams that invest in it. paying off. And hopefully others will do. the same. >> That really cool moment actually in that. Oklahoma, Georgia game. I don't know if. you saw it, and I don't have the name. I.

wish I did, but I guess one brother on. Georgia, other brother on Oklahoma. Brother's last collegiate at-bat for. Georgia. Guy hits a home run. His. brother's obviously playing on the. infield. Like goes nuts basically for. him because the game was out of reach at. that point. Oklahoma was going to go on. to go to the natty either way. So like. even that kind of story, I feel like. that's it is what college sports is all. about. Yeah, here it is actually. So. this this dude hits a home run. Obviously 11-3 game doesn't really. affect the outcome. >> Boom. Colby Branch. The Branch brothers. And there's his family, and it's like he.

he goes out on that. No, yeah. And there. there's his brother right there. Really, really cool. >> Yeah, that is. Hey, good for you, dude. Sucks for us, but good for you. Casual. Let's go. Let's not make a scene out of this. thing. Let's go. Let's go. Let's go. Happy for you. But yeah, sports are. beautiful, man. Can't help but stress. that every single day. What else is. beautiful is when a sports book platform. says, "You know what? Yeah. All right. Everybody can just go ahead and do a. bet.". >> America. >> If it doesn't win, we'll give you a. bonus bets back. Now, remember, the. money will not be redeposited back into.

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for America. Shout out to DraftKings. doing this. And hopefully, teams and. people will ride alongside of this and. learn that this soccer team's for real. And over the next couple weeks, we got a. real chance to watch some electricity in. a sport that hasn't really captivated. our country up until this point, but has. a chance to do it now and going forward, which is good for society, good for. sports as a whole. Shout out to. DraftKings doing this. And shout out to. you for joining us on a team ride on. America tomorrow responsibly, >> Hell yeah. >> of course. >> Let's go.

>> Not better than a good team ride. >> Nothing. >> This is a [ __ ] country ride. >> Yeah. >> Amen. >> Come join us at DraftKings. >> What time we kick off? >> 3:00. >> 3:00. >> Beautiful. >> From Seattle. That should be loud. >> Oh, yeah. >> Big time. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah. >> The USA. >> Sure there's carries out there, photographer for sure. I don't know, actually. Griffin and. Randy will probably be there. >> Definitely. >> True. >> Yeah, I assume. >> Big Kraken guy. He's like a He's like. the number one photographer guy for the. Kraken, I believe.

>> Is that Marchand? >> Or Sounders? >> Sounders maybe. >> Whatever the case, we're favored. Let's. win. >> United right. We were plus 110 against. Paraguay, so minus 170 is quite the. quite the. >> Do we know about Pulisic? >> He would have to his. >> Is he all right? >> Still practicing on his own. >> Yeah, but his best practice yesterday, who knows. >> Yeah, but if it's not him, it's probably. Gio Reyna, okay? Gio Reyna probably. comes in for Pulisic. Not saying that we. want that to happen. Just know that two. very different styles of soccer. Reyna.

is a little bit of a theatrics, okay? We'd like to let the rest of the world. know that Reyna doesn't represent our. entire country, but we're happy we got. him. >> Oh, yeah. >> We are happy we got him. >> Wait, what do you mean? What are you. saying? What? >> He was on the leaders theatrics. He'll. be doing a lot of the. >> He'll flop. He'll flop around. Yeah, he'll sell a call. >> He will be trying to get a call on it. He will embellish. >> But it don't help us. >> Maybe, if they call it. If not, it makes. America look bad, but the thing that you. can't take away from him, ridiculously.

talented. Jason, filthy talent. Obviously has a nasty goal in the 97th. minute last last time. He was only on. the pitch for I think 16 minutes. He was. on the ground four times, scored a goal. So, I mean, he is he is all over it. So, we like him. I think he would be the one. that would go in if it wasn't Pulisic. Is that accurate, Compy? >> Berhalter was the one who got subbed on. for Pulisic at half, so it could be. Berhalter to start, and then Reyna comes. on late again. >> Listen, we like Reyna at the end because. the flopping can certainly earn us. something at the end, and he he does.

find contact, which is not allowed. Can't do that. So, he's certainly going. to emphasize that, but he's also got the. >> the flair. >> He's got the welcome to the show. mindset, which is good for the end of. the game. >> Are we still doing the the Pentagon. gimmick? >> Oh, yeah. >> Oh, yeah. >> That's our style. >> Come on, man. >> Yeah. >> S- I said it's cool. >> Sogs, sogs, sogs. >> Yeah. >> Every which way. >> So, we'll be good. >> Could be Tim Weah. >> Berhalter is a hell of a player. >> He's very fast out there. >> Yeah, we got a lot of good players. Like. I I think that's the thing. Like if. Pulisic is down, we're not dead.

>> Aaronson is also can do it. >> Technically, in theory, we're not dead. But yeah, what Chris Richards said is. he's we're not running the Pentagon, we're running to everybody run. everywhere. >> They're amoeba. They're running the. amoeba. >> Yep. Exactly. >> exotics going. >> Yeah, they got a lot of exotics. >> Everybody's playing every position other. than Ream and Chris Richards. >> Positionless football. >> I love it. >> It's the most important thing. >> We're playing a 2-2-8. >> Yeah. Bingo. >> We're playing a 2-8 basically. >> Okay. >> With a goalie. And you guys all figure. it out. And then Paraguay's like, "That. guy ain't supposed. >> I can't figure it out. What is this?

>> Oh, who's playing where? >> They don't know. >> And Panch is like, >> YEAH. >> ATTACK! >> [screaming]. >> THAT'S WHAT HE DOES. HE JUST YELLS THAT. AND THEN THAT WE GO. >> And then he goes to the refs. Hey, lot of this. >> I like that. >> You like that? >> He had great Air Forces on. I loved it. Great suit. >> It's a proper gaffer. >> He is a proper. >> Truly our first. >> Proper gaffer. Nigel Seeley said he'd. take him on England. He's like, "You. don't get him.". Can't nobody. >> What he said before they had told me. Tuchel, but.

>> Tommy Tuchel's halftime speech sent the. boys into a craze to start that second. half. >> [ __ ] Tommy Tuchel. >> I [laughter] don't like how many times. I don't like I don't like it, Gump. >> How are Gump's doing? >> Yeah, he's he's right here on the. America's Game 2 guarantee. >> for supporting you guys. I apologize for. that. Tommy Tuchel [ __ ] sucks. >> Pick a side. >> It's Ponch or Die. >> Gump's is like two two years away from. being a citizen, so yeah, he's going to. he's going to support. >> Oh, we hope. Be a friend, tell a friend something. nice. Might change your life. We're in. this thing together. We're back. tomorrow. >> Hell, yeah.

>> Tomorrow's. >> It's game day! >> You're right. >> IT'S MATCH DAY! >> OI! OI! OI! OI! OI! >> TO KICK ONE IN. >> NO, NO, NO, WE CAN'T do that before. tomorrow. We can't do that before tomorrow. >> TNT. Oi! Oh, that's not the World Cup. It was It was on the shoulder pass over. there. That's a football. Where's the. official World Cup ball? Captain left. field. [clears throat]. The [ __ ] are you laughing about? How are you feeling, Ty? Uh good now. I'm going to take a huge. [ __ ] here in probably about 15 minutes.

or so. Didn't you say you were going to take a. huge [ __ ] in AJ's B box? That's the plan. It's a hawk hive. Hawk hive, sorry. How much is it for? $50,000. That's all. we have. $50,000 giveaway. Going glass? We're doing it every day. for the entirety of the World Cup that. we are live during. Hey, put that That's fine. Do yourself a. favor, put this thing through the roof. We're celebrating soccer. Into the net.

We have prediction markers if you're. going to make it ever. I got. Good Good line. Good line. That was the. trajectory. We're starting to get a. little bit We're becoming a soccer show. Oh, yeah. Be a friend, tell a friend, have a nice night, change your life, wear nice thing together. We can't thank. enough for allowing us to do this, and. we'll continue to do it for as long as. WILL HAVE US. ARE THE GREATEST. WE LOVE.

WE appreciate. We'll see you. tomorrow. Team on me. Team on three. 1 2. 3 Goodbye.

>> Mhm.