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now. Football. >> is happening tonight. Week 11 of the NFL. season will kick off. An AFC East battle. will be happening in Foxboro, Massachusetts at 39°. 3% chance of rain. But somehow the. Patriots will control that weather in. their favor as they are 12 and a half. point favorites hosting this New York. Jets team who might have found something. last couple weeks. They've got some big. wins in the AFC North against Cincinnati.

and Cleveland. Now they have the New. England Patriots who have the odds on. favorite for the MVP at quarterback, a. secondyear sensation out of North. Carolina who's leading a Patriot squad. who has a new Supreme Commander and Mike. Frabel who is really taking on the image. of this man. They are young, they are. hungry, they are electrifying, and they. might win the Super Bowl. And on that. note, the New England Patriots fans are. saying, "Well, guess who's back? Back. again." It is them. Tell a friend. Tonight should be electrifying for Drake.

May in prime time in New England for the. first time as the odds on favorite to be. the MVP. I think what you're going to. see from Patriots fans tonight is going. to be a show. I think it is going to be. a very difficult place to play. I think. this New York Jets team obviously. finding their way with Aaron Glenn as. the head coach. We've seen them have. some success. I think they're walking. into a buzzsaw. And I'm not the only. one. Obviously, you saw the percentage. of bets that are being placed on the. Patriots minus 12 1/2. Almost 60% of the.

people are seeing it the same way, even. though 12 1/2 points is a lot of points. for a division a division matchup. I. think tonight's one of those buzz saws. I've been there. >> I've actually been on the sideline of. one of these. And boy, when it gets. going up there, those holes have weapons. as lips and they uh they are good and. they have reason to be as such. Here's. the tail of the tape for the offense and. defensive rankings. Pass offense worst. ever right there. This way. >> Bar none. Yeah.

>> Worst ever might of all time. I mean, we. haven't started doing those stats, but I. know that without one catch last week, which is hard to say, but it was a. check. We saw it. It was just a little. throw screen over here. Not even a. screen really because you didn't have to. get over anybody. It was just like, it. was just that. >> it wasn't even to the flat. I mean, it. was just a six yard. >> Yeah. There it is right here. Aside from. this, there was like 12 yards of passing. for the New York Jets. And then. obviously, you go all the way back to uh. like the early part of the season, right. before halftime, they potentially could.

go drive and Aaron Glenn, new head. coach, is getting everything questioned. He's like, "Well, yeah, right. We've. thrown for six yards this half. You. think we're going to open this thing up. and try to go into half at a deficit?". So, they certainly have a passing. deficit for the New York Jets offense as. a whole, but they have a good run game. Okay, they have a good run game. They're. able to get going. defense started. showing some signs of life. They have. the fourth over rush offense, 28th total. offense, eighth pass defense, 25th rush. defense, and the 19th total defense. And. then you look at this Patriots team.

That's Stefan Digs. You see right there. over Drake May's shoulder. He's bought. in completely. >> Yeah. >> All in. Don't need a ball every play. Everywhere we've seen him at the end, we. always wonder if he wasn't getting the. ball enough. Is that why he's pissed? Is. that why he's moving on? At the Patriots. with Mike Vrabel, he's just bought in. He's on hand. He's on Haynes team. He's. jumping up, exposing himself like this. at the very end of a game, knowing that. he's going to get absolutely rocked. there for this Patriots team. So, when. you talk about buyin, you're talking. about what happens on that play and what.

we've seen all season with this Patriots. team. It's going to be a special night, I do believe, as they uh New England. folk are going to get a chance to. celebrate maybe the next dynasty up. there. >> The toxic table's here at Tai Schmidt. and at Boston Connor. Everything I just. said there, I've been living alongside. you experiencing it as a Patriots fan. Had a couple rough years. >> Oh yeah. >> Had a couple rough years. Brutal. Yeah, it was pretty brutal there. You, you. know, at the end you guys had a. defensive coordinator as your offensive. coordinator and you had a special teams. coach as a quarterback coach and then.

obviously there was an ugly breakup and. then there was a hiring of an ex player. This guy's the guy. Doesn't go good at. all. Fire him. New coach comes in. Are. you wasting a young quarterback? And. then now here we are. You have the MVP. favorite at quarterback. Yeah. Josh. McDaniel, the offensive coordinator. who's obviously had all the success in. the NFL with offensive coordinator. Doesn't want to be a head coach anymore. >> I've done that a couple times. I don't. like that life. My family really enjoy. living up here. And we have this guy as. our quarterback. You got Mike Vrabel who.

can call home there forever. Okay. You. got Drake who could play, he's 23 or. something like that. Play literally for. another 20 years. >> Like he can actually play for another 20. years of football. You guys are just. living the high life. And tonight is. maybe a prime time celebration that. we're back. Is that kind of a good way. to view tonight? >> Yeah, for sure. I mean, I like you said, I've been saying this for a little bit, but hearing you say it does mean more. Hearing you say that Drake May is an MVP. front runner and that that is a real. thing right now in the world is just. absurd. Uh yeah, tonight is going to be.

uh one of those nights where yeah, we're. back. Okay. Uh right now, if we win. tonight, we will move into the one seed. Now, that might only last till Sunday, but the Colts are on a bye-week. So, if. the Broncos were to lose, then yes, we. will be the one seed the entire week. next week. I don't know if you guys want. to see that. Uh I don't know if I want. to see that, honestly. I might get, you. know, a little bit too big for my boat, if you will. But one of the things, too, for tonight. Need a bigger boat. Exactly. One of the things tonight, you. know, debut New Jersey. Uh, you know, they're so sick. The Norers. Yeah. It's. this color. Storm blue. Storm blue. So,

you're talking about controlling the. controlling the weather. >> Look at the video for it. This is what. we're doing tonight. >> Yeah, exactly. It's hard hats. is. Gloucester. It's It's everything that's. right in Massachusetts. Gloucester, one. of the most. iconic towns. Boom. There it is. Uh and. you mentioned Stefon Diggs. Daryus. Butler came in here and he said on. Monday, "Holy [ __ ] Stefon Diggs is just. as good as he was three years ago. The. the fact that there was a conversation. about him not being the same guy uh this.

offseason was crazy." But no, it is one. of those things. Hey, I don't want to. say anything. I don't want to jinx. anything. I don't believe in that. Uh, and also I think it's more so of a take. your pick night. Um, Mike Vel will pull. his pants down. It's going to be a take. your pick, piss or poop. You know, which. one do you want, Jets? You want him to. piss on you? You want to poop on? >> You think you guys are going to kill the. Jets? >> Yeah, I think I think it's going to be a. blowout. I I I love the uh over uh the. under pick rather. I heard Gumpy say. under. Love that. The overunder's 43 and. a half. I'm looking at 42 nothing. I I. don't see any other reason to believe.

anything else. The only thing the Jets. can do is run the football. The best. part of our dominant team really not not. just defense, not just offense. The best. part of our team is our run defense. without a doubt. The number one in the. league, that's cool. Um but just when. you watch it, they are suffocating. >> Yeah. You see the stat it says number. one. That's cool. You It signifies. they're better than everybody else. But. when you actually watch it, you see it. is problematic. I mean, you are not. moving at all. Vable defense feels like.

he's just a hard-nosed tough defense. doesn't get talked about a lot. No. Drake obviously talked about a lot. Vrabel talked about a lot. I mean, you. go through everything that we just. rattled off. Defense not really getting. chatted about. Lock down island corner. >> Okay. Problematic. Christian Gonzalez in. the number one rush defense. Is this. just what's to be expected because. Vable's here or what is your kind of. your thoughts on this? >> That's what I'm thinking. I'm thinking. when you uh talk about teams like let's. go to the Lions. The Lions built their. team in the trenches. That is kind of. the very similar to what I think Varel. will do except instead of you know the.

Aiden Hutchinson outside pass rusher. I. think it is more of a focal point in the. middle. Milton Williams we gave him the. highest contract in the history of the. New England Patriots was incredible. Chris Tonga will be a guy to watch. tonight Dline. You he's also playing. fullback and again need to just say this. too. Bob Spalain is my favorite player. to watch on Sundays. Watch Bob Spalain. and what he does on the football field. Yeah, going to the coach of the year. odds. It speaks for themselves, you. know, like look at the the top of that. list. It's again, it is surreal that.

this is a reality that we are living in. that we get to talk about the Patriots. like this. But Verable leading the way. Coach Dyken just as deserving. Coach. McDonald just as deserving. >> Unbelievable work up there. >> All three of those guys could be plus. 100. >> And Ben, I guess either. >> Yeah, absolutely. >> If you go with what the I mean. >> because they were shite. >> and you know, President Trump brought it. up. You got some really good leaders. with really good strategy as head. coaches of NFL teams. I'm not joking. I'd take a couple of those guys get some. more strategy listen from. We got some. really good coaches right now. I think. awesome. That's why, you know, a couple.

openings uh right now already. Some odds. are coming out on these coaching jobs. >> Interesting. >> Right now, um New York Giants odds on. favorite to become the next head coach. there. >> Who? >> Big Mike McCarthy. >> Coach Mike, you know, with a jersey swap. here, that's what he would obviously. look like in the New York Football. Giants. blue up there. A lot of young. talent. And I will say this about the. New York Football Giants. >> They're an entertaining team. >> They are. Yeah, >> they are an entertaining team. They got. talent and they got moxy. Jameus Winston.

had his first press conference as the. starting quarterback of the New York. Giants. And yes, it did exactly what we. hoped it would do. It lit up everybody's. lives. >> What do you want fans to know about you? >> I want fans to know that I'm going to do. my best. you know, obviously I'm going. to have fun, but I'm going to execute uh. have a a surgical execution uh and and. just and just play ball, man. Like, this. is something I've been doing since I've. been four years old, and I just get to. do it in the greatest city in the world. I'm going to be saying it with my son.

It's the greatest city in the world. Yeah, that's that's a Hamilton reference. if y'all don't know. >> Nobody in that room. >> Nobody in that room. 10 year reunion. coming up. Nobody ever saw Hamilton in. that room. I'm cultured. Saw it a couple. different times. And you know he his. name is Alexander Hamilton. >> What a [ __ ] show. >> Good pipes. >> Have you ever seen it? >> No, I' i've only seen parts on Disney. Plus. >> Okay, so I listened to this like the. >> soundtrack. >> What's his name? Very talented guy.

>> Lin Manuel Miranda. >> Love his work in Moana. Okay. Absolutely. love his work in Moana. We've been. watching a lot of that with McKenzie. And then Hamilton. Unbelievable. Now, there's some people uh that say you. should do more history than just watch. Hamilton, but feels like I kind of got. it under control after watching Hamilton. a couple different times. Jamus. immediately. jumping full bore into the city that. he's in. I can't wait if he gets a win. Okay. And I think it's going to be tough. obviously, but if he gets a win, the.

amount of [ __ ] that's going to be coming. out after he's been sitting on all this, okay, he he knew that there was going to. be a Hamilton reference in that first. press conference three months ago. Okay, now he's been sitting on stuff all. season. And it's not just Jamus that is. electrifying. And I know he's not. playing right now, but Scataboo took to. some streaming and he certainly gave a. take as well. That perfectly indicates. the type of human that Scataboo is. >> Do you like turn your head to eat a taco. or do you turn the taco for you? Like.

are you dominant to the taco or does the. taco like do you turn your head for the. taco? It's a good question. >> Why? >> It's It's about the dominance of the. taco, though. Like, if you're not. >> If you're turning the taco, you're. dominating the taco. >> You see? So, >> good point. >> You are a puppet to the taco if you're. doing this number or are you making the. taco yours and are you houseing that. thing like this? It's all about a.

mindset. It's all about a mentality. It's all about dominance. That guy's. going to be back, we assume. Obviously, nasty interview. That's from Scat Pack. with a four as an A on his Twitch. I. assume that's going to be very. entertaining. But he is exactly who we. think he is in all as aspects of his. life. Ty. >> Yeah, he's the best. And you know, it. just kind of sucks that that is the kind. of stuff that we have to resort to. because he got hurt because we were. getting just highlight after highlight. after highlight this season. And now. we're checking in and seeing, hey, what. kind of tacos are he is? >> No. How is he eating? >> Well, that's what I'm saying. I didn't.

see the whole thing. >> Oh, you think hard tacos only? >> You don't have to turn us off. He. strikes me as a hard shell guy. I don't. think he's a soft shell guy. He strikes. me well actually he might be like a. queserto guy. He might be taking a hard. shell. Yeah. Putting some cheese. dominating it. >> Exactly. >> Wrapping that thing up. >> Doing it his way. But yeah, I mean it's. just he's the best. The the Giants. quietly, you know, it's unfortunate that. they are where they're at right now. because they do have like three to four. of like the most entertaining, likable. people in the league. >> On that note, uh Malik Neighbors,

superstar wide receiver of the New York. Giants, he posted this on his IG story. Okay, father. I'm darting off to pursue. my educational prowess. >> Okay, son. Don't dillydally. I'll be. home late. It's my bridge night. >> I'll see you later. Bye. >> Yo, what's up, B? How you feeling? >> So, what we're saying is the Giants head. coaching job is open. >> Uhhuh. >> Okay. Mike McCarthy's name is the odds. on favorite. We will talk to him next.

hour. His name is going to come up for a. lot of these jobs because of how. accomplished he is. And frankly, after. we started talking to him, you could see. how he would be able to walk into an. interview and win it because not only. the depth of the [ __ ] that he says, the. motivation, the leadership, but. obviously the amount of ball knowledge. that he has and I think he can relate to. any generation. So, I think he's going. to be a favorite for a lot of these jobs. if he is interested in jobs. So, we're. not going to I'm not going to let him. lose any leverage. So, I'm not just. going to say, "Hey, you're odds on. favorite for the Giants. You want to do. this?" I will certainly not do that and. put him in that type of situation, but.

we will certainly ask him about him. becoming the odds on favorite for a lot. of these jobs in the next hour. Kind of. see where he's at with it all because. does he want to coach, you know, does he. want to go? We assume yes. >> Yeah. Does he want to hold out for a. better opportunity that may come, you. know, in six weeks? >> Eight weeks. >> What? >> That's one half OF THE HAMMER DON. Cowboys AP Tone uh from Plumbo, Pennsylvania. East Hills of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. You were saying uh. hometown. That's where, hey, big Mike. McCarthy, these Pittsburgh guy.

>> I just figured that's what Tai was was. referencing getting to holding out to. see like what happens with that. situation. If if the wheels fall off of. that situation, who knows what happens. >> That won't happen. We know that with the. Pittsburgh Steelers. And I think he was. actually not referring to the. Pittsburgh. >> Yeah, I wasn't. He He is from. Pittsburgh, but he lives in Thor. Oh, >> you know, we we've been to the barn. And. I'm not say, hey, listen, lot of season. left. A lot of season left, but let's. just see what happens here. Let's not. just anoint big Mike the head coach of. the Giants right now. >> By the way, just had to get this out.

there. Incontto also written by Lin. Manuel Miranda. Awesome. >> What is it? What is it? What is it? >> It's it's it's a animated Disney movie. just like just like Milan. >> Okay. We'll be in. >> the songs are. >> Yeah. I'll tell you I didn't watch any. Disney movies growing up. My Ducks was. at Disney. >> I believe. So. >> Okay. I watch Mighty Ducks. >> Sure. You're talking about cartoons. >> Yeah. I didn't watch any of the other. stuff. It just add didn't get to do it. My wife thinks that's potentially why I. didn't develop fully some of the. emotions. >> Sure. >> You know, because, you know, I didn't go. through the entire sad, super sad, the.

whole thing. >> Mighty Ducks is sad. >> I That's what I That's That's what I. argued. But then I watched, you know, Lion King with my daughter and it is a. little different levels of sad, >> especially at uh at at different ages. These animated movies are incredible. Like so well done. >> I highly recommend it. >> Coco. Oh jeez. Now I'm just going. >> There's a new one called Twits. There. was this caveman one a couple months. ago. I I mean it is. >> it's so Sing is so good. >> I was watching We were watching Sing as. we were putting Big Night Out together. >> I I literally felt like I was in the.

movie cuz that's all he's trying to do. is put together a show at a theater that. he's trying to save and he has to do a. deal. And it's like I'm watching this. I'm like, "Yeah, dude. I'm actually. taking notes on that. Who are we talking. to? How are that's a good idea?". >> Sing on Peacock. You got to leave. Netflix, but Sing Two Peacock just as. good. >> Okay. I assume it is. Yeah. Uh, the. animated people. I know how long that. all takes. Incredible work. And ton of. money. >> As soon as McKenzie sees it, she's just. like, "She's listening. Is the song. good?" Yeah. Okay. If it's Ash, she's.

out and we got to kind of move on. It's. a good song with I think Lynn Manuel. Miranda. >> He's throwing heat very early in all. these things. All right. Speaking of. heat, >> there's some down in Baylor. Okay. There. was a story that was released by Outkick. that basically lays out a couple. situations that happened around the. Baylor Arizona State game where the AD. Mack Rhodess uh right before uh the. Baylor offense went on the field for. their first series. Allegedly, what. Outkick is reporting, M. Rhodess walked.

up to Mike Trigg, who's the tight end of. the Baylor team, and he had a yellow. long sleeves on underneath his black. jersey. And uh in the article for Mount. Kick, it says that he had that on to. cover up a brace that was on his. shoulder because he was hurt. So. basically that's why he was wearing it. The AD did not know that obviously at. the time or did didn't care. Allegedly. walks up to Michael Trick, grabs him and. says, "Why are you wearing a yellow long. sleeve like not happy that that is how. he is dressed for the game for Baylor?". Like it was an intense interaction is.

what people said. Numerous sources on. the sideline that were not to be named. because they were worried for any back. yada yada yada. Then after the game, there was a situation again where uh. tight end Michael Trigg and another. coach uh were meeting with their family. and M. Rhodess allegedly, this is via. the outkick thing. This is what's being. reported. He walks up to the coach, grabs him by the arm and like the neck. area and asks him why he was wearing a. yellow long sleeve. So still stewing on. it basically. So this got reported. Now.

there's an investigation happening in. Baylor because it's a verbal and a. physical altercation is how it's being. described. Mack Rhodess, head. chair, >> t the the one speaking. >> for the group of the CFP committee, the. college football playoff committee. So. he steps down amid investigation. happening at Baylor. So obviously Baylor. will run its investigation. We just told. you everything that Outkick had reported. uh that had happened there. Now we're. going to tell you what happens next for.

the College Football Playoff Committee. feels like a pretty important piece of. the puzzle, especially as we're already. a couple weeks into the CFP committee. doing their rankings. Joining us now is. a college football analyst and insider, a whoer. fan, and Pittsburgh Steeler fan. Ladies. and gentlemen, Heather Denich. >> Heather, how you doing? >> Hey guys, I'm good. I'm good. >> Okay, so everything happening at Baylor, I don't know if you have any more. information on that. This seemingly came. out of nowhere this morning for a lot of. people, but we definitely want to talk.

about the CFP uh situation now. So, is a. chair open there? Like, how does this. kind of work from the college football. playoff standpoint since the top person. steps down in the middle of a season? Heather, >> yes, that's right. The chair is open and. the most likely scenario at this point. is that they will replace Roads and they. would replace him with a Big 12 athletic. director because that's what he was. So, um, the most likely thing is that. they're going to get somebody who has.

done this before as well. So, I would. expect a former committee member to. rejoin the group from the Big 12. Um, and Baylor did confirm to ESPN today. that they received allegations on Monday. involving roads, but that does not. include anything about Title 9 student. welfare, NCAA, and does not involve the football. program. That's what we know right now. We're continuing to report the story.

Um, so what's going to happen is the CFP. is going to replace that seat, the seat. of the chair, and they've got to do it. really quickly and what will happen is. Big 12 commissioner will nominate. somebody. will approve it. >> I thought we're going to be able to get, you know, well, not Herb Street in there. cuz he's SECB. Good point. I thought maybe we're going. to get Nick Sabin in there. Maybe Dez. Dez going in there would be. electrifying. We didn't know if we were. going to be able to start pitching. names. Uh maybe Stanford Steve in there.

Stanford Steve needs to be in there. C. can we slap an athletic director title. before that? Is it going to have to be. an athletic director? Are those the. rules? Who are the people that can be on. the committee? And who does who. currently makes up the committee, Heather? >> Yeah, it's it's an eye for an iPad. So, it's going to be a Big 12 AD. And my. guess is it would be somebody like Mark. Harland at Utah who's been on there. before or Jean Taylor from K State. Kirby Hoat, the Texas Tech AD, has been. the committee chair before, but I would.

be surprised if it would be him because. they're so involved in the college. football playoff right now. He would uh. definitely have to recuse himself from. basically everything. So, you know, I. think it would probably be Harlon or. maybe Jean Taylor. Those are probably. the two most likely names to be. considered. And who's on the committee? It's sitting athletic directors, my. former colleague Ivan Meiselle at ESPN. Um, you have to be a retired member of. the media though. So, I'm sorry to burst. your bubble. You've got to you got to be.

retired a media member to get that. >> Dez would have been awesome. I I would. just like to let everybody know that. Desmond Howard would have been amazing. in those meetings. I I I He is. electrifying in there. Reese Davis. obviously he does the interview with the. chair immediately afterwards. How does. that whole thing work? Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Heather. So, does the Big 12 AD. that's going to come in, do they become. the chair or does someone else from the. committee move up to the chair position. that will speak to Reese each week and. obviously be the face of the committee? >> Yeah, the commissioners have to decide. that. It could absolutely just be the.

new person comes in and they are the. voice of the CFP or they could have. somebody else in the room take that. position. And remember, these are. three-year terms and here's to be fair, we don't know what is going to happen. with Mac. Rhodess. I mean, it's a he. could come back eventually. I, you know, I don't want to judge or draw any. conclusions as to how long he'll be. gone, but we already had this happen. last month. Randle McDaniel stepped down. for personal reasons as well. Usually,

it's a 13 member committee. Then it was. at 12. Now it's at 11. So, definitely. some holes to fill in the room. >> Yeah, it sounds like a three-year term. Uh, so this will be an interim chair, whoever comes in there. I would assume. you would vote from within because. you've been there since the beginning. New party coming in. Got to get cat. caught up. Don't know if they should be. speaking, but could also get a fresh. voice in there. I'm hearing it for the. first time. Kind of how we're looking at. it. I guess they could kind of take it. anyway. Who will be the next person to. hang their white hat and walk into that.

meeting and decide which college. football programs have a shot at winning. at all? That's a hard job. That's a lot. of pressure. I hope they get it right. Heather, we appreciate you joining us on. such quick turnaround. >> Thanks, guys. Go Steelers. >> Hey, game day is going to be in. Pittsburgh this weekend. I think it. should be pretty electrifying. >> You're going to my city, man. I hope the. bird is so much fun. I'm jealous. I hope. you guys have so much fun. >> From my understanding, it's not just pit. people that are going to be I think a.

lot of Pittsburgh I think Pittsburgh's. coming. I I think like it's going to be. like a football con like celebration. I. think from my understanding now I might. be just talking to people that I know. and maybe they feel obligated to support. me but I think like the city of Pitts I. think this is going to be quite a scene. here. I I think it's going to be quite a. football party in Pittsburgh. >> Oh, that's how that's how they roll, man. I fully expect the city to turn. out. It's a football city. That's it. >> Hell yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, Heather. Denather, >> I do think it's going to be pretty. bananas. >> No doubt. >> I think it is. Yeah. From my.

understanding, from what I've heard from. people back in Pittsburgh, once again, they might be lying to me, you know, they because they feel obligated to be. like, "Hey, because boy, everybody would like a potential, hey, if you can swing by, hey, if you can. swing by," which I appreciate and. completely understand. So, I'm going to. try my best to go ahead and do all of. that for sure. But, it feels like a lot. of people are thinking about coming, which is a very cool thing. I promise. you it's going to be packed just because. the amount of times that it's going to. be 60° in November, like the amount of. times that we would just go down, like.

if it was West Virginia coming to town, Notre Dame coming to town, those parking. lots are always full with probably about. 50,000 people that aren't going into the. game. >> So, I think the last big Notre Dame pit. game, there was some people we know that. ended up in a hospital, didn't even make. it in. >> It was good. That was a good time. >> Yeah. They got carried out of park. >> Oh, no. Who's that? That person was um. if I remember correctly chugging a vodka. bottle and there WAS GOING SOMEBODY STOP. HIM. >> YEAH. There was people that were trying. to save this man's life and uh they had.

>> we didn't stop. >> They had the forecasting ability of Joe. Nardo because he should have stopped. They were right. Yeah. He ended up I. guess in between some cars and. >> found by other people put into an. ambulance and then. >> you know sent out there and I think. before Chuck and that vodka goes cuz you. can't do it doesn't mean I can't. and. then you know that entire thing which we. like the confidence but certainly not. the decision but that's what we're. talking I'm not saying anybody's doing. that we 2025 everybody knows better. everybody knows better. >> definitely. >> but what we're saying is it is a.

football city it should be pretty epic. on Saturday I'm thinking. >> the drinking event. >> bingo and it's warm. >> yeah the warm weather that that is I. didn't even think about that that's a. huge game changer. >> well we told the story about them. putting in the alcohol tax. >> you remember we told a story about the. alcohol tax that they dropped in there. and uh they projected whatever and it. was like 20x that and they realized the. city had a problem but then they also. said this tax is staying forever you. know and uh. >> that's pit Pittsburgh's going to be a. good time I can't wait can't wait to get.

back there's got a tough game though. Notre Dame's good team right now's a. good team right now. >> doesn't matter though you know their. head coach said hey doesn't matter if we. get beat by 100 you know we just we're. just trying to win an ACC championship. so that you know doesn't even matter. >> run it Do you feel like this is a. must-win for this team when it comes to. something? >> Absolutely not. You know, it is not an. ACC game. I'm I'm glad you brought that. up. It's not an ACC game. You know, I. gladly get beat 103 or 110 to 10 uh in.

that game. They can put 100 up on us as. long as we win the next two after that. But again, our focus is on on Notre Dame. and and getting as many wins as we can. >> We'll be talking to Coach Narduzi. tomorrow and say, "What was that?". >> Yeah. Why' you say that? Why did you. have such an exact score already? It. felt like he had said that already to. somebody else. Like it literally could. be 103 to 10, 110 to 10. He gave himself. 10 points there. That which I think was. good. When did they score that? Is that. garbage time? Is that after it's already. over 100? Like is that before their last.

10? Seems like he had thought about that. answer. I assume what he'll tell us is. he was just informing everybody like, hey, the outcome of this game does not. matter for what we still have going. So, I think he's trying to get the narrative. out there and the information to people. I think like, hey, we're still very much. in the ACC race this weekend. You're. going to see there's going to be a lot. of eyes on our team. Does not matter. I. think that's probably what he'll say. And on the flip side of that, if I'm in. the locker room, I don't think I want to. hear that from my coach. But these are. all Nardooi guys. This is a Nardooi. culture. Nardooi has built this team and.

this he's been there a long time. He. probably has a better feel of it. I did. not expect a coach to ever say that. >> No, I I did not a coach I did not expect. that. But he also said yesterday on his. radio show I saw too. He told pit fans. it's a noon kickoff. Get down there. early. Get liquored up. So. >> he said that. >> Yep. He said get liquored up. >> Yeah. So he get That's what I'm saying. He knows he gets what he's doing. I So. And obviously I know how to play a pit. >> I'll be excited to see how that all. goes. >> Me too. >> Yeah. I I will be excited to see how.

that all goes. I'll be excited to get. back. But I don't know like the pit. inside inner workings or whatever. have. to have a lot of buy in to be able to go. up there and say if we lose by 100, we. don't care. Nick, you want the pit. What. are your thoughts on uh we could. potentially lose 103 to 10 or whatever. it is? >> You know, at first you hear that and you. think that's a that's a weird thing to. say with a gigantic game coming up and, you know, a chance to go win the ACC. championship and put on a national. spotlight and beat Notre Dame on the way. to do that. That felt like the right.

thing to do. But, you know, I think. maybe just a little bit of a deflection, maybe just a little bit uh let's get. Notre Dame nice and comfortable. Hey, come in here. You can beat us. It. doesn't matter. >> Oh, you think he You think it's his. gamesmanship clothes now to coach Nard. >> potentially a little gamesmanship from. the dudes down there. >> I didn't even think about Nard's coming. on show tomorrow off air going, "Hey, I. told the boys I'm going to go say this. because these Notre Dame kids, they. they'll forget about the game." So, you. guys fell for it like bunch of marks.

You guys are a bunch of lo. What if. Nardooi says that? He says, "Listen, when I'm talking to the team and when. I'm talking to Notre Dame and when I'm. talking to the fans, it's all different. Tell the team, hey, I'm gonna go safes.". Tell Notre Dame, "Yeah, hire a three or. 10, whatever." Tell the fans, "Need you. liquored up." Got to be more direct with. the fans, you know, got to be a little. bit more direct with them. With Notre. Dame, you can kind of passive. aggressively hopefully lower the. expectations on their end. So maybe. they're not as prepared to come into. Acure Field sold out. Will that be more. Notre Dame, more Pit?

>> Pit. >> What do you think it'll be? 7030. >> 6040. >> You think 6040? >> It's going to be close. I I wouldn't be. surprised if 5050. >> Geez. >> I'm serious. It's just that's what it's. a pro sports town. We all know that Pit. has attendance problems because the. stadium is too big for what the program. is at the moment. They need their own. stadium. Everyone agrees on that. Tony. >> Tone Tone started it and then Ben. Rolllesburgger backed him up. So then he. was in a good spot, especially this. week. You got Pit Notre Dame on. Saturday, then you got Steelers. >> Cincy.

>> on Sunday. same grass. So look for that. to definitely be a storyline coming out. of Sunday's game one way or another. because Pittsburgh, you know, we don't. have best weather. >> Pittsburgh doesn't have the best. weather. So do you always have the best. grass in those types of towns? Absolutely not. Have the Pittsburgh. Steelers ever said like, "Hey, we're. going to fix this problem and we're. going to use the newest turf.". Absolutely not. Football's on grass. >> Okay? It's outside and it's on grass is. how Pittsburgh and football town feels. So, every single beginning of winter and. then through the end of college football.

season, let alone high school state. championships happening there, uh, Whipfield Championships happening there, always a conversation about how ass the. field is, but that's just like what Pit. and Pittsburgh football is. Like, you. just play on an ass field. Hey, they're. spray painting the dirt to make it look. like grass. Not a bad play. Very. Pittsburgh of them. I would say that's a. good angle. Hey, what are we doing? You're trying to do this. I can't wait. to see what game day does. It looks like. >> it's gonna be incredible. But the the. other side of the coin to this pick.

conversation is, you know, Notre Dame. and Marcus Freeman also know like, hey, this is one of the last opportunities we. have to really prove ourselves to the. college football playoff. Like, is this. the last ranked opponent on their. schedule? I'm assuming it is. So, like. they need to also make a statement. So, Narduzi might be saying that because he. knows there's a beast coming there's a. two-headed monster coming into town. right now and we might get beat by a. hundred. So, I need to let the pit know. I need to let the pit fans know like, hey, when we get beat by 100, don't, you. know, absolutely kill me. We still got.

everything in front of us. Okay. >> And the pit fans will say, "Sure, we. lose by 100 to Notre Dame." Yeah, we got. everything in front of us. Sure. That's. uh Heather just uh texted uh Mike Fos to. get to us. Tell him that Heather Denich. has just confirmed Mark Harlon, the Utah. AD, has been nominated to replace M. roads, the chair of CFP committee who. stepped down earlier today because of. something happening at Baylor. Not a lot. of details. Outkick reported one. particular incident. Well, I guess two. separate incidents on one particular.

day. Uh, who knows what else is coming. down the line, but now Utah ad Mark. Harland is Hey, get it right, Mark. >> Good Mark. >> Hey, Mark. Take a second look at that. WVU Mountaineers team how they're. playing now. Okay, if we're trying to. get the best teams in there, Scotty Fox, these boys a little bit of a hard edge. Maybe we slip in the back. Yep. Here's. the West Mountaineers playing against. Colorado this past weekend. Steve. Sllayton was honored for going into the. College Football Hall of Fame. The 2005. Sugar Bowl champions were in attendance.

I think they said 60,000 people. >> Oh, hell yeah. Packed ass. >> That's awesome. >> Yeah, >> exactly. And I think we're going look. packed out. And we we are not going. anywhere this season. like we are right. now building for next season is what we. are doing. Might end up with a bowl. game. Got it all good which would be. great. But I think everybody is in the. same understanding like hey we are. building a program right now. So the. fact that that place was filled up good. news. >> Yeah. >> great news going forward. >> Did you get a chance to talk to the Utah. AD when you guys were in there for game.

day or anything when when you guys were. there or was it just the head coach. conversation? >> Yeah. Yeah I think I chat. >> Yeah it was good conversation. He's a. good guy. >> Brief. Very busy obviously. And when you. look at a photo of him, you obviously. know like, hey, when you see him, you. know, you know, when you see Mark. Harland, yeah, you definitely when you. see a photo of the Utah athletic. director, Mark Harland, you really know. exactly what you're say that's the Utah. >> Yeah, I did meet him. Yeah. Yeah, I did. talk to him. Yes. Yes, I certainly did.

>> Kevin Harland in him. >> Yeah. Well, it may be related. >> That uh one with the Utah in the. background is kind of a mix of uh Lombo. and Brandon Bean. >> Oo, >> that's not bad, actually. a little combo. if you're going to be a football. athletic person. >> Mark Lombine. >> Good handshake here on Mark Harland. He. has now been nominated uh to replace M. Rhodess in this college football playoff. committee who will be selecting the 12. That'll be counting down. >> to one. >> It's interesting because you like 14. maybe something if they get in.

>> You guys see Deon. >> going to say don't get too don't get too. comfortable. BYU. >> don't get it too comfortable. >> Tough loss Texas. >> Can't lose another one. I think so. >> Imagine Mark Harland. Did you see it? >> These guys are frauds. We got to get. them out of here. That's my I mean my. first order of business. Get get BYU the. hell out of here. >> I do wonder how the Cougs feel this. morning. >> I do. Uh they had him out. He was out. >> Mhm. >> Now he's back in. >> That's right. >> Oh man. Bear Bachmar. >> He's going to have to deal with this for.

next three years. His three-year terms. >> Mhm. His whole career. >> Oh no. That's tough. Ryan Smith needs to. make some calls. >> Yeah. They uh their basketball team. actually has been making calls for BYU. They just signed a 22-year-old center. out of the G- League. >> Yeah, I heard that's becoming a thing. People aren't happy about that. Speaking. of the G-League, LeBron's header. He's. designated for the South Bay Lakers. He. will be in the G- League doing some five. onive practicing. I think that's maybe. because the boys with the Lakers aren't. doing that at this time of the season. So, he needs to go get some work. If.

LeBron James is going to play in a. couple G-League games and pack these. smaller gyms out, it's going to be epic. I I think personally this is just like. in the offseason. I think Kevin Durant. has done it. Obviously Kyrie's done it. LeBron's done it. Kobe did it. Uh like. Drew League and then Rucker Park games. and like other leagues are I think. Equinox had a league. >> Jamal Jamal Crawford had a had a league. as well. >> Yeah. Crossovers league. Like every one. of these leagues in the offseason. whenever a superstar shows up the. atmosphere in the gyms are just.

absolutely outrageous. So I don't know. if he's playing in any of these games. I. have no idea if that's even possible. But if we're getting an atmosphere like. we see in those offseason uh games that. guys are playing like I think Kevin. Durant just went absolutely apeshit at. Ruckers if I if I'm thinking back. >> Yeah. You get like four or five threes. in a row. >> Yeah. That's a moment that goes Kobe. showing up walking out. >> league stuff with Kobe is crazy. >> Yeah. Insanity. Kyrie obviously and it's. like those are cool content pieces and. I'm not saying hey the NBA season should.

be treated like content but I am saying. >> if this dude's showing up in some. G-League gyms and the place is going. crazy that'd be great content especially. with how the Lakers are. The Lakers are. a good basketball team, right? He's not. even playing. >> Yeah, they're rolling. A lot of people. think that when he comes back it's going. to change the entire makeup of the team. just LeBron needs the ball and then Luke. will have the ball less. KD and Speed. actually just uh played two twoon two. I. don't know if you saw it. >> I saw Katie Walk. >> Yeah. Incredible. Yeah. Like the fact. that they do that stuff. I mean, it kind. of goes back to the wingman conversation.

yesterday with the NHL. Like the NBA has. always been really good at like their. stars kind of promoting the themselves, but also just the league and basketball. in general in the offseason like that. >> Speed so athletic. >> Yeah, legit. >> That is an absurd athlete. This speed. guy. >> What a perfect time to be a freak. athlete and have the ability to have. moxy at all times. Hey, just watch me go. conquer all of these things. Everybody. that's great at everything is going to. say, "Yep, this guy could have done this. for a living." That's a great content.

piece. Yeah. And that speeds life. I. think he was even the mayor of a city. when in Peru. >> Yeah. I mean, this guy could have been. America. >> Yeah, exactly. >> He's like a second away from breaking. the NBA record on the six cone drill or. whatever the hell it was. >> Yeah, he he's out. >> Almost won the Royal Rumble. >> Yeah. >> Well, almost. >> That thing turned quickly. It did. >> That thing certainly turned quickly. there. Bron Breaker is an explosive. athlete as well. >> But on that note, speed keep doing it, man. >> We love watching. >> Yeah, baby. Speed impressive. >> Very, very impressive. Lethal shooter. also incredible. Maybe lethal gets on.

that South Bay team. >> So, you got Brolan passing it. I didn't. like the quick analysis you gave of the. entire Lakers and the Lakers season that. you dropped in right before that. But I. want to let you know it was good NBA. stuff. Let's get back to college. football. Uh, you're a Massachusetts. guy. >> Did you see your university up there? >> Uh, uh, yeah. My father's a proud. alumni. So, uh, go Minutemen, baby. >> UMass down 45 zip in the fourth quarter. Run it.

>> NO SOUND. GUY MAKES KICK. 54 YARDS. BEAUTIFUL. What a time. Field goal is. good. We're not shut out anymore. Great. kick number 99. Fireworks. >> What are we doing? >> THEY WERE SAVING THAT ALL NIGHT. >> THEY WERE SAVING THAT. THEY GOT 1,400. people in that crowd. Maybe. I'm not. 100% sure. Sweet fireplace though. >> Sweet. And the barracks in the back. there. I don't know exactly what that. is. It's a beer garden back there at a. barracks. That's pretty cool. I assume. some uh military veteran was part of. that entire thing. So, we appreciate. that. The Minutemen, obviously, massive.

military conversation. They were waiting. to put on a show. They got a night game. >> Mhm. >> They got a NIGHT GAME. >> IT'S A BRAND NEW STADIUM. >> WHAT ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO DO? PUT UP. whatever they want down 28. No, they. can't do that. So, old buddy comes in, kicks a 54 yard. They all go, "Wow, that's impressive." And the guy who's on. the button, Mr. Zambelli, probably Yeah, that deserves it. Send it. 6 minutes. left in this game. What are we going to. do? Just have these sit here until next. 4th of July? >> Yeah, you're right. >> They sent it out there. You didn't want. them to do that? >> No. I mean, that's embarrassing. You. can't be doing that. They knew this type.

of stuff was going to happen. Listen, my. my wife is also a proud alum of of. Zumass. So, like, I get it. But, I mean, come on. What? >> Well, fireworks show's cool. It looks. cool. It looks very, very cool. >> Well, maybe it just so happened to be a. fireworks show for the rest of the town. Maybe the kick happened to happen at the. same time as scheduled fire show for. rest of time. Maybe maybe it did just so. happen to happen. >> This is the highlight of their season. This is a lot of people are saying this. is the worst D1 college football team of.

all time. >> That's not true. That's not true. Don't. listen to Tony. That's not true. You ask. Minute Man got a lot of fight. Okay. Yeah, they're 0 and 10. Yeah, they set. off fireworks after hitting a field goal. to go down 45 to three, but they're. building. They're coming. That's a brand. new stadium right there. They're set out. the fireworks because it's like, hey, are we gonna, you know, crumble in the. moments when we beat freaking Ohio. State? >> You think the fireworks people are. practicing for years to come? They're. building a program, too. >> Exactly. >> How do we know what these fireworks look. like when we need them next year when. we're running for a championship if we.

don't run them this year when we're down. 45 zip? >> Boom. >> So, they're like, we got to get eyes on. these fireworks to see if they're the. right ones. >> Yeah. Make adjustments. You know, I. mean, this is we're talking about. Massachusetts. This is a do your job. type of time. I don't know if it's a. Zambelli. If I had to guess, it probably. be a mix something or o something. But. either way, it's still one of those. things where what are they going to go. in blind when they beat freaking Texas. Tech at home next year. I mean, go go go. down the list. I won't say my hooers, but Ohio State, they're coming. Uh. Oregon, they're coming. BYU, don't even.

think about it. After all, all all those. schools and and that is exactly why. UMass had to let that one fly. And. although the entire press box cackled at. them, audibly laughed. We don't need. that is what I read. Yeah, >> we don't need that. >> Practice makes perfect. All right. Jeez. >> You think fireworks are perfect all the. time? No. Go to the hospital. Check the. records. There's a lot of mistakes that. happen. Now, speaking of fireworks, Audi. Krooks, my new favorite basketball. player. >> Hell yeah. >> 21 minutes last night. 43 points, seven. rebounds, two assists. So, there was a.

report he was in 19 minutes. Then we. looked at the uh the box. >> The box score said 21 minutes. Now, this. is reporting 20 minutes. Whatever the. case, Audi Krooks doesn't need a lot of. time. Nope. >> But she's going to take over and we just. need to be prepared for March Madness. for it to be the Audi Crook show because. my timeline has already become that. I. think every game that she plays, I'm. seeing absurd stat lines like this. And. I legitimately don't think she's. stoppable. Just from the highlights that. I've seen, she goes takes a break, she. comes out, takes over the entire game. Okay, then it's Audi Crooks time. It is.

It's like a closing pitcher. She gets an. entrance. >> Anytime she comes in, the whole place. knows. The other team knows it's about. to go down. Her team knows we're putting. this ball one place. It's awesome. Audi. Krooks, >> I think they're winning a national. championship. >> Good. >> They're gonna win a national. championship. >> And she I mean, she's an Iowa legend. I. I want to say she's from Bishop Garrian. I think that's where she went to high. school. I want to say her mom is maybe a. Hall of Famer at either Iowa State or at. her high school. But she's been doing.

this stuff. like I when she really kind. of popped onto the scene a couple years. ago, I said, "Okay, I got I got to take. a peek at this and kind of, you know, go. through the layers a little bit and I. went back and looked at like a lot of. her high school box scores, she's been. putting up stat lines like that since. she's been a freshman in like she if. she's unstoppable. So now it's it's just. a matter of, hey, our team's going to. throw five defenders at her and do we. have other girls?". >> How's she from the free throw line? >> I think she's pretty decent. I think she. fills she fills up the bucket. So yeah, it's, you know, if Iowa State can find. I, you know, I haven't done a deep dive.

on their roster this year. I don't know. what kind of wing players they have, you. know, what kind of guards they have, but. if they can get a little bit of. production outside of her, like she's. going to average 30 to 35 points a game. >> 72% shooter from the line. Dave just did. the research and she wasn't the only. one. Women's college hoops going crazy. >> Yeah. Hannah Hidalgo for Notre Dame, she. went bananas. 44 points. Yeah, that's. cool. 16 steals. I I don't know. I don't. know how that happened and ju just okay. they're playing Akran. I'm so sorry to.

the Akran women's basketball team that. they had to get guarded by Hannah Halgo. because talk about a nightmare. I don't. know what the record is either for. steals in a game but 16 is the highest. I've seen in a long time just across the. board men's or women's. She damn near. had a triple double with steals. I mean. it's ridiculous. >> HANNAH HOUDINI HER DOGGO. NOW YOU HAVE. IT NOW YOU DON'T. SHE'S A MAGIC WOMAN. I. THINK IT'S incredible that she can be. the most athletic person on the. defensive side. Normally that's the. case. The steals is like reading, quickness, hand, eye coordination, you.

name it. That's it. And then on the. other side fills it up. I mean, just. absolutely fills up. Hey, women's. college hoops. Hey, I'm not I cannot sit. here. >> on this on this day. I cannot sit here. and say. >> that I have watched any of these games. in full. I will try to at some point in. the near future, but women's college. hoops has been coming through the. algorithm for me and it's because. they're they have superstars over there. >> Yeah, >> that's a record for who? For the entire.

NCAA. >> women's NCAA record 16 the record was. the record was 14. So 16 was a record. know the like these superstars seemingly. in women's college hoops right now. taking over Algo like multiple Audi. Krooks. >> I don't know who's cooking up the. internet for Audi Crooks she's got memes. I mean she's got I mean she is. unstoppable and then Hannah had right. I'm like I've never heard of this person. unbelievable is the best player of all.

time. >> yeah and I have to say it because she. plays for Fairfield but this year's. Caitlyn Clark right now is Megan. Anderson she leads women's division one. uh. >> and where does she go. >> she goes to Fairfield University. Stags. >> She's a stag. Stag. >> She's a stag. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's right. Roll. Stag. She I believe she's averaging like. 33 points a game. Genuine problem. They. beat Villan Nova in the first week of. the season. >> They came and played Indiana, right? >> Yeah, they came and played Indiana was. real tight for a quarter or two, but. again, we were a little bit outmatched, but we didn't have Megan Anderson.

>> Update. 16 steals is a record for both. men's and women's college hoops. Congratulations, Hannah. >> Unbelievable. Yeah, there are some Hembo stats on. Hannah Halgo. Uh 44 points breaks Notre. Dame scoring record as well. >> Jeez. >> Okay, >> good night. >> A lot of great players playing night. >> Sorry, we did not know this. We are. getting these stats in real time from. Hembo. This is 100% on it. We should. have looked into it. We will I think. hands up. I don't think we are the. women's college hoops go to, but maybe.

if superstars are showing up every. single night, why not Ty? And we also. did take a program. >> We did. >> Mhm. >> To go celebrate Women's March Madness in. Iowa in the middle of a blizzard. >> In the middle of a blizzard. Bad. blizzard. We saw a lot of semis in the, you know, middle of the highway, that. kind of stuff. But it's also it's early. right now, you know, so we're you're not. going to you don't need to pay attention. to this kind of stuff. Once we get into. conference play and we're seeing, you. know, Audi Krooks taking on whoever.

Texas's best player, that's when you. really zone in. You say, "Okay, college. basketball season's here.". >> They fill the bucket up. >> They do. >> They fill the bucket up. Did we watch. before Caitlyn Clark was uh playing? >> I remember watching the WVU women's. basketball team whenever I was at. school. >> Yeah, when I was in school, I went to a. game or two. >> They were a cool group of girls. >> Like Terasi that that era when they were. at Yukon. >> Terasi was a beast. Yeah, I remember. that. And then um Candace. >> Candace Parker. Yeah. Tennessee. Yeah. >> It's always like superstar driven. >> Skyler Diggins. She was I mean I figured.

she had the Notre Dame points right. there. Me, too. Yeah, she did. I think. 41 maybe. Uh, nope. Ruth Riley in 1999. had and Juel Lloyd obviously in 2014 had. 41. Scored 18 straight Notre Dame points. in the first half and 12 straight points. for either team in the second quarter. >> She won 120 in the second quarter. against this team. That's unbelievable. >> Zips are good. Tough night for Zips. >> But that that's what we were just. talking about with the NBA. Like it is a. stars driven league. It's really just a. stars driven sport. Like in college.

basketball, we had Cooper Flag last year. and there's a couple other players this. year now, but I if there aren't massive. massive stars just in hoops in general, it's just not something you follow as. closely, but the women's basketball has. a ton this year now. >> Yeah, let's talk a little bit more about. the football, shall we? Um, Cooper Cup. is heading back to Sofi. You know, he's. obviously back home with the Seattle. Seahawks, a man who's from that area, has joined the Seattle Seahawks team, and they have become. >> a wagon. KO wagon. But Cooper Cup's no.

stranger to wagons. He's been a part of. a few before. Remember, he's the man who. won the uh they always say triple crown, but they forget also say the yards after. catch. Uh so he he won all four of the. wide receiver ones. We're talking yards, touchdowns, catches, and yards after. catch. Cooper Cup special talent. Nobody. could have expected him either uh with. who he was. Not a lot of fanfare. And. then him and Matthew Stafford just won. absolutely absurd. He goes to Seattle. Seahawks. Now he's going back to Sofi. You know, won a Super Bowl there. won. some awards there, did some things to.

welcome Los Angeles and the Rams back. into that city and that stadium. And. here's him talking about the emotions of. heading back to Sofi. >> This is is another football game. What? >> Get out there, play your game. Um. >> yeah, I mean, love these guys. Love so. many of the guys over there. And um by. the end of the day, got to go go got to. go play a football game. So um that's. that's going to be what it is. Try to. treat this the same as any other game. Um yeah, go out there and just, you. know, be able to lock in, do your job. one play after the next and um take that.

take that playby-play mindset and um. yeah, same same as same as usual. >> Where it is that they're going to do. some sort of tribute to you there, you. know, how do you acknowledge that by and. also stay locked in like you're talking. about? >> Um yeah, I don't know. I didn't know. that. Um I don't know. I didn't die, you. I'm here a lot. Um yeah, man. I. appreciate it. It's obviously so. thankful for my time there. Um. incredible.

experience. Built so much with just the. fans, with the guys that I was able to. play with and just um great experience, just nothing but love um for that city. And um yeah, but I mean, like I said, you got to be able to got to be able to. lock in for the game and what's what's. ahead of you. So um I think it'll be. it'll be fun. I'm I'm excited to go out. there. This is a really good football. team. Really good football team. And um. you know, presents some great challenges. for us. And. >> obviously players returning to a team. that they had a lot of success with is.

no stranger to the NFL. The business is. the B uh business. Earlier this year, Micah Parson's going back to Dallas was. obviously a huge story. And Jerry said. there will be no tribute. We He's got. enough good stuff. >> Yeah. >> They're gonna clap for him basically. Now if EMTT comes back, >> that's a little different. >> Different story. Troy Aman 28. >> different story. >> These are all different stores, you. know. We we mountain pop here, you know, mountain top here. Cooper Cup going back. to LA. I assume that's going to be a. >> huge I I think it's probably going to be. a massively positive response and I.

think that's how probably everybody. feels about the situation, including. Rams and Seahawks fans alike. >> Yeah, I mean, we talked about it like. the Micah stuff never really made sense. because they they didn't win a Super. Bowl. Like, he was obviously an. unbelievable player, but Cooper Cup won. a Super Bowl with them. I think we. talked about it earlier this week like. he was, you know, he got he was the last. guy outside of quarterback to get MVP. votes the year he had the triple crown. and, you know, the Yak. So, it's like he. he is the one who kind of him and.

Stafford obviously, but like he was the. best receiver in the NFL and he was the. one who really helped kind of launch. this new Rams. I don't you can't really. call it a dynasty, but like he he was. the one who Yeah, exactly. Like they are. Yeah. a pillar of them being in LA and. it's like, hey, this is LA's team now. So, it makes sense that they would have. a very warm welcome for him. >> Cooper Cup, whenever you talk about. history, he's uh sitting at the top of. it. >> Damn. >> Receptions, including playoffs, 2021 Cooper Cup, 178 receiving yards,

2021, 2,425. yards. Second place, Larry Fitzgerald in. the history of the NFL, 1,977 yards. >> That's crazy. Holy [ __ ]. >> Yeah. A lot of a lot of big playoff. moments for him. >> Not a lot. >> I'll tell you what, that's an insane. stat right there. >> Yeah. >> 2,425. yards receiving yards is the most in NFL. history, including the playoffs. Obviously, they win that year. Larry.

Fitzgerald in second under 2,000. He's. he's closer to 3,000. No. Yeah. I mean, he's What a season. Is he going to do. that again? Is he going to do that with. Sam Darnold next year? a fully healthy. season to be able to do us again. And. then first downs obviously in a season. he had 108. Michael Irvin playmaker had. 1195. He was special. Cooper Cup and the. Rams are special. Special. If you're. seeing a guy as a fan of a team go for. 2,425 yards in one season. I assume your. natural reaction whenever you see that.

person later in life is going to be, hey. >> Yeah. >> I love this. >> Yeah. So this weekend I think will be a. good return for Cooper Cup and I'm happy. for him for that. >> He must had 200 catches. He had like. four years worth of production in one. season in a playoff run. Like that's. [ __ ] insane. >> And for that reason, >> 78% What's the number of uh what's the. number of percentage uh of bets that are. on the Seahawks right now? 74% of the. money are on the Seahawks. >> Really? >> Plus three and a half going into LA.

LA's wearing very cool uniform. They're. wearing midnight. >> mode. >> Yeah. Great name. Great uni. Okay. And. uh we assume the fans are potentially. going into midnight mode as well. >> Have to. >> I I assume it's going to be pretty dark. out there so far. It's going to be a. daunting place. They'll clap for Cooper. Grub. >> Mhm. >> And then we're back to who house. Matthew Stafford with those teeth all. dark.

>> Think you're be able to see. He's. >> gonna turn like this. And they're gonna. he's actually going to use his teeth as. a decoy for one of the safeties. Hey, this way. And that safety's gonna go, I. got Matthew Stafford this piece. And. then Matthew Stafford's going to do one. of these. Woom over and it's going to go. right over the safety. How you son of a. [ __ ] And then it's going to be Puka. going haha. And then he's going to run. so hard. Maybe through a wall. Maybe. through a wall on the back. That's what. we're looking at in the four:00 slate. this Sunday. Remember what last week. >> four:00 slate was? >> Let's look forward to this one about to.

be gigantic. Tone, >> I just remembered when I was uh sitting. in hammer downtown yesterday, I had a. hypothetical for you guys. if you could. pop that slate back up. So, we're. talking about Rams and Seahawks. Now, there's another huge NFC game and that's. Eagles and Lions. If I if I gave you. Seahawks, Rams, or Eagles, Lions, which. game would you take you would want the. team to win the Super Bowl? Do you think. Lions winner comes from that game. >> or winner comes from the Rams and. Seahawks? Let's not even say Super Bowl. Let's say wins the NFC. >> I'll go uh Seahawks, Rams.

>> Me, too. >> Okay. I think the Rams might be the best. team or the Seahawks might be the best. team in the NFL right now. And the Rams. might be the second best. >> And I don't think they're getting. anywhere near where they're headed. No, I think Seahawks are only getting. better. It's like the Colts. Like the. Colts are so new. Everybody all a lot of. new pieces. We're only going to get. better. I'm That's why I think we're so. pumped. Seahawks, same exact thing. I. mean, this is Sam's first year up there. He's not a big deal to be their. quarterback. That's only going to get. better, we assume, going forward. And. McDonald's defense, we just. >> that's going to be good. Unbelievable. >> Like we we just say that's Seahawks very.

much up and to the right. Yes. And to. your point, they're already. up here. going crazy. >> You got the you got the Super Bowl. defending champion in the Lions who. ceiling is incredible. It's that's a. good good slate for the. >> We'll answer that question um tomorrow. Let's go back to college football. We. have another update from Heather Denich, Arkansas athletic director. Hunter. Uraichek has been nominated to be the. chair of the college football playoff. committee. So, he's already on the. committee. He is being nominated to be.

the chair of it. And then Utah AD Mark. Harlon nominated to replace M. Rhodess. who stepped down. So we got a little. two-chair swing here happening at this. point. Arkansas AD Hunter Euro is being. considered for the CFP committee chair. He is currently on the committee. The. CFP management committee has to approve. it before it's official. So the. committee within the committee has to. approve that. The committee now has a. new chair who was already a part of one. of the committees. Okay. Now, this. particular committee has an open spot.

They're bringing in Utah Mark Harmon and. the committee and the committee in the. committee have to agree to Mark Harland. coming back to join their bigger. committee, but probably not in the. selection of the selection committee. >> Right. And Heather mentioned that it's. possible that M. Rhodess would come back. based on this new information. Do you. think we can assume that he's done and. they're just filling this spot now and. that will be the new person for the next. three years? >> I don't know. They had to put somebody a. chair, right? Somebody had to be the. chair. So, I assume that's a decision. they had to make. I think the Mac. Rhodess thing like what we learned from. Outkick and then what ESPN sources are.

getting very different stories, right? So maybe there's multiple things going. on or maybe we don't know what's going. on. Yeah. So like who knows what happens. with M. Rhodess cuz if it is a full. investigation and it ends up being quick. I assume he's not coming back this. season. Correct. But like it's three-ear. term does he come back next year and. would it be that big a fanfare or a. conversation? Probably not if he and. that's probably what Mark Harmon Utah ad. is coming in with the understanding if I. had to guess. Now granted, if that. investigation ends up being something. for real, there's no way he'll be a part.

of the 12. >> Yeah. No way. Do you think because of a. situation like this, and I hate that I'm. going to say it, but is it time to. combine the college football playoff. with the BCS model and possibly have not. just humans deciding exactly what the. playoff should be, but maybe bringing in. an AI, maybe bringing in a computer to. assist because then you don't have to. deal with all this moment. >> Well, what's the AI going to do? That's. what I'm. >> YOU THINK THE AI KNOWS BOTH? >> I DON'T THINK. >> I DON'T KNOW. >> That time's coming. Not today.

>> Combine the two. Humans end there. >> Yeah. Well, then it's always the human. making decision with more information. than everybody else. And Nick just said what you said is the. BCS. So, you got it right. >> I want these humans just to get it. right. >> Let's get it right. >> Let's get it right. >> Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice. See you on the other side. We have a great Texas boy named John. >> John. Okay. What's your last name, John? >> Uh John Mto.

>> Have you ever kicked a ball before? >> I have. >> When? >> Uh growing up, I played soccer. In high. school, I kicked kickoffs and onsides. >> Okay. >> Oh my god. >> All right. So, I've never met anybody. that just kicked kickoffs and onsides. Does that mean cuz you couldn't hit the. broad side of the barn with the. football? >> So, my junior year I missed an extra. point. We lost the state champs by one. and I was removed. >> REDEMPTION COMES today for you, John. Here's the deal. Redemption is obviously.

sweet. >> Hey, look at here. He's going to he's. taking his he's taking his uh his shoes. off. >> Okay, we're going barefoot. Okay, we got. the Texas Tech Red Raiders cheerleader. squad, which I believe is the best in. the country as well. >> We got WE GOT FINGER GUNS ALL OVER THE. PLACE. WE GOT PHONES EVERYWHERE TRYING. TO WITNESS THIS MOMENT THAT YOU WILL. REMEMBER FOREVER. Your kicking story. doesn't have to end with a missed extra. point, brother. It can end with one kick. for $500,000.

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Witchah. >> John, >> new ball. We got a new ball. >> Yeah, but if you don't stand for. anything, you fall for everything. >> Okay, how about this? >> 250,000 to you. 250,000 to a a charity. here in Levik. This is your last kick. and this is your last opportunity maybe. in your whole life to make a kick. YOU. PLAYED SOCCER YOUR WHOLE LIFE. YOU'VE. KICKED BALLS FOREVER. Swing through the. damn thing AND PUT IT THROUGH THE. UPRIGHTS AND DON'T LET STANFORD STEVE.

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>> Football is the greatest. Tonight, week. 11 of the NFL season kicks off in the. AFC East as the Patriots host the New. York Jets on Amazon Prime. That game. will kick off at 8:15. The pre-show, I. believe, begins at 7. It's a great show. They do a very, very good job. The show. is phenomenal. The evening will be. spectacular, and we'll be seeing if the. New England Patriots are who. >> we potentially think they are. Oh, yeah. Which is an absolutely dominant force. the quarterback for the New England. Patriots, Drake May, the odds on.

favorite to win the MVP. They got. superstars all over the place. Mike. Frabel was doing his thing, which we all. understand is winning football. Remember, he took the Tennessee Titans. where I think they had like 119. different guys on the roster, the most. amount of IR people to be the number one. seed in the AFC. He is has an ability to. lead a group of men on a football field, maybe better than anybody ever when it's. all said and done. We have no idea. what's about to happen here with the New. England Patriots and Mike Vrabel for the. next 20 years actually. And if you look. at what happened to the Tennessee Titans.

as soon as he leaves the building and. then you look at what happened to the. Patriots building once he enters the. building, you think to yourself, "Wow, this Ohio [ __ ] might be good at leading. men in football. It's fun to watch. It's. a physical style of football. Everybody's bought in." In New England, people once again have the ability to be. incredibly arrogant about their football. team. On that note, let's go to the. toxic table at boss Connor and at Tai. Schmidt. Do you feel though something. from Con man today? It feels like he's. more confident and more happy and more.

energized about this particular prime. time game than maybe in years past when. the Patriots were going to be watched by. a lot of people. >> Yeah, I think so. But he's justified. I. mean, I I would not have wanted to hear. him coming in and be like, "Oh, I don't. know. I'm worried about this one. Maybe. we're going to, you know, win 2117." But. no, no, we're going to win 42 nothing. We're going to beat the [ __ ] out of. these guys because that's what good. teams do. And I think like for it was. kind of a trendy pick in the preseason, you know, before the season started. Hey, the Patriots are probably going to. go to the playoffs. Like you look at. their schedule, it's pretty favorable.

But for guys like Vrabel and Harbaugh, like the the regular like, hey, come in, take a while to build your c culture, it. doesn't apply. Varbel is a winner guy. like Harbaugh is a winner. I think you. could just know. And obviously Drake May. has taken a huge leap, but it was very. easy to see once he got here like this. guy's going to turn them around and he's. going to do it very quickly. >> Connor, even when they were losing, every single game that they were losing, he'd say, "Drake May is a guy. Drake May. is a guy." Yeah, we lost, but Drake May. is a guy. Right now, it's all about. Drake May surviving until next season. It's basically what you were saying last.

year about him. Has he gotten much. better from last year? Is this kind of. been who Drake May has been? >> Much better. I mean, without a doubt. And that's why a lot of the times on. Monday, I I like to talk about how good. McDaniels is. Because without Josh. McDaniels, we I mean, I've seen it. firsthand with M. Jones. As soon as that. really good offensive coach leaves, that. quarterback has a massive drop off. And. it's the reverse situation here where. the right coach comes in and it just. completely catapults the team, the. quarterback, everybody, the city, the.

region, the revolution region into a. different stratosphere. Like that is why. it's so special. And that's the same to. to what Tai said. That's why I came in. here feeling this way because there. isn't that lack of confidence in the. team. Everything they say about, you. know, whether it's after the game, about. the win, amazing. Everything they say. about the game that is coming up the. next week is perfect. There really isn't. too many flaws right now. And to Tai's. point about the favorable schedule, it's. like, yeah, great, we did have a. favorable schedule. I didn't know if we. were going to beat the Bills at Buffalo.

I didn't know if we're going to beat. Tampa at Tampa, but now we did. Now. we're 8-2. And then when you're talking. about the game tonight, it's like, "Oh, who's the keeper of the light? Oh, is is. it Larry Guy?" No, it's Rob Gronowski. Rob with Grank BACK. FIRST OF ALL, JETS. >> GRANK resigning for a day and retiring a. New England Patriot. I don't know if he. knows how much that means people in New. England, but for like for me that was. huge. Like I I love you, Grank. That. that is so cool. You know, Julian. Edelman did the entire Foxboro Forever. He never left, but he did that once he.

was done. And that, you know, that means. a lot to people who are fans of the. team. And for Gronk, he ended up going. to Tampa with Brady to win another Super. Bowl. You can't fault him for that. But. for him to do this kind of just strictly. for for no reason aside from like a hey, New England just means more to me. New. England is where I was kind of birthed. as Grunk, the Grunk Spike. He wasn't a. top 10 pick. He wasn't a first round. pick. He He became Grunk with Brady, of. course, and that's why I went to Tampa. justifiably. And then him coming back. just means a lot. Him lighting the lamp. tonight. Keeper of the light. I mean,

again, 42 nothing. That That's what it. should be tonight, and that's what I. expect it to be. >> I mean, multiple times Gron has said. that he loves that area. I mean, they. were going to trade him to another place. he just retired. >> Yeah, I thought they do it. And Tom had. to talk him into going to Tampa. So, him. getting a chance to celebrate his time. in New England, I thought was really. cool. Sweet. And I I think that is a. great thing. Craft also saying, "Ah, maybe two-day contract. Maybe we get you. on Thursday night." Drake May, Rob. Gronowski. OH, I MEAN, BRABEL, Rob.

Gronowski, that would be a great little. uh pairing there to watch. And another. thing about Gronk, just because I don't. think he got a lot of national. attention. Uh, a lot of people don't. know, obviously, he's Western uh New. York, Buffalo guy. His final year of. high school, he went to Woody High, which is in Pittsburgh, uh, Woodland. Hills, Double Wy, Woody High. Great football team. That's. where he graduated high school from. That's where uh uh Taylor's from. >> Jason, >> Jason Taylor's from uh many other greats. have been through. You're talking about.

>> your mother. >> Yeah. S McAfee uh went through those. hallways in that school. Stevie Breston. obviously a dog in the Wolverina where. they play at is like folklore in. Pittsburgh. Like he went there to play. He donated this past offseason I I think. like 200,000 and then he got another. company to match that 400,000 back to. the school which they certainly are very. appreciative of that at Woody High. So, it's like this dude is he's certainly. always drunk. And as somebody who is. very much me most of the time, there are.

certainly people that don't like the way. I operate literally every portion of my. life. I'm assuming there's people that. don't like Grunk. And uh certainly we've. seen it and seen it on the internet, everything like it. Gronk is just. seemingly always the same guy. >> And uh you could tell his empathy with. the things he chooses to do and what he. doesn't choose to do. I'm a big fan of. Rob Gronowski. And when you talk about. football, that guy's in the pantheon of. best players of all time. Unguardable. Like actually unguardable. And he never. changed. Like he never he was never like. too good for anything. They said he.

always worked his ass off. They talk. about his football field and his. football IQ as if it's at a level that. nobody else has ever had. He was one of. the only He was the youngest guy on the. NFL 100redyear 100 uh top 100 players. team. Just had a big ass red jacket on. you know the entire thing. It's like Rob. Gronkowski, special player, special. person. The NFL was lucky to have him. I'm happy what happened with New England. was happening as well. >> Me too. And just to echo your sentiment. about uh Woody High, I believe he also. did the same thing for Boston College. High School, BC High, which has produced.

very, very high division one players. So. he did that entire weight room thing. And to your point about the Pantheon, like I'm so glad that he retired a. Patriots so that now I can come on here. and say without a doubt, I I love. Kelsey. I get it. Rob Gronowski is the. greatest tight end in the history of. football. No question. Yeah. Like with. without you you really can't even argue. it when you truly look at football. >> People say Tony Gonzalez played played. longer. So So the thing is these people. all played longer, right? Like that's. kind of the in durability and duration.

of your career are certainly a big deal. Everybody talks about Barry Sanders. retiring early, still making the Hall of. Fame. Calvin Johnson as well still had a. lot of years left, still made the Hall. of Fame. Those are special outliers. normally whenever they're talking about. the greatest. long long careers is what. everybody talks about. Grank with how. big, athletic, strong, everything that. he was, had some back stuff coming into. the league, played a lot of football, dominated a lot of football, and then. kind of goes out on his own terms. That's the only thing you can really. hold against Grank whenever you're in. that conversation is that he didn't play. as long as everybody else. >> Yeah, absolutely. Because when he I.

mean, you you could not stop him. You. just couldn't like when he was in his. prime, he was literally unstoppable. And. that is the I mean that that is a big. part of it durability and all that kind. of stuff but he he played the way he. played and that was so great like it was. kind of inevitable and like they they. changed the rule didn't they for because. of like ways that he was getting hit. going across the middle going low and. you know I think he like that kind of. started maybe some of the knee or ankle. problems. >> He's a left tackle out there. >> Exactly. And he and he was running a.

four five 46 like. >> and he could block. That's the big part. I think that people who remember him and. watch him obviously remember that, but a. lot of the highlights we see now are. just this type of stuff where it's the. run after the catch and him be un being. untackable. But he he was a de facto. like left or right tackle if they needed. him to be and he was one of the best in. the NFL. >> And that's why it's sweet like watching. guys like Tucker Craft because that is. who he reminds you of. And now Tyler. Warren, like you're seeing all these. fullback stats coming out about Tyler.

Warren as well. And just just my. favorite Grunk story is Grunk when he. was doing the draft process. Bill. O'Brien was running him through the. process. Bill draws a play on the. whiteboard, erases it, says, "Hey, Rob, you know, redraw the play. Tell me what. you're supposed to do." And Rob just. says like, "I don't know what to And. Bill O'Brien says like, "Well, how how. are we supposed to how are we supposed. to draft you if you don't even know what. play or what you're supposed to do on. that play that I just showed you?" And. he said, "I don't know, Bill. Just throw. me the [ __ ] ball and I'll make stuff.

I'll make [ __ ] happen." And and that is. just the definition of Rob Garcow. Like. you. >> can he say the media went terrible. Rob. said it went either very good or very. terrible. >> Yeah. And and the the one that one was. with Bill O'Brien, the one with Bill. Bich, they bring them in there and they. kind of take them through like a they. take everybody through like a. psychological almost. you know, day and. they just left Rob Gronowski in a room. You know, you leave the guys who are. visiting in a room for an hour, two. hours to see what they do. And Gron just. fell asleep. He's the only player to. ever just fall asleep in a room and then. Belich still was like, "Yeah, this guy I.

mean we have to get. >> What was that?" Goldman Sachs allegedly. uh when they have they had a thing where. every employee that became there became. a millionaire, I think, because of how. much money they had. And one of the. things whenever you're first trying to. get a job is they would tell you like. the interviews happening at like 6:00. a.m. or something or 6:30 a.m. and they. wouldn't meet with them until like 6. a.m. the next day. >> Yes. Yes. >> It was like all right, let's just see. who will sit their ass in this thing for. 36 hours or whatever the case is. And. it's like that's a hilarious thing that. the Patriots were doing that. Not a bad. play at all. >> But also, I don't know if I want my guy.

>> to like. >> just sit there. >> Yeah. Like what do I want him to do? I. don't know what the right answer is. Sleeping probably the right answer. Mhm. >> All right, I'm just going to go ahead. and snooze here. Maybe just like banging. his head to the wall until you come. back. Working on pass. >> somebody. Yeah. Is somebody taking that. time to draw up plays, you know, like. cuz you're being watched? Like how do. [ __ ] act in that thing? I don't know. what you maybe on your phone. I have no. idea what you would do. Let's go to one. half of the hammer. D Cowboys AP tone. Uh ladies and gentlemen, joining us live. from Manatican, Ohio is college football. national champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup winner, AJ Hawker.

>> Hawker, what would you do if you were. left in a room for two hours on one of. the the visits there? I didn't even. think of that being a thing. >> Yeah, I think I would naturally fall. asleep. That Gron I I give him credit. for really trusting his body, taking. care of his temple. That's why I would. tell the coaches, well, you know, coach. recovery. I'm rest and recovery. You. guys run me around all these meetings. all over the place. I'm still in. college. Uh I don't know. I mean, you. probably have some hardos like act like. they're doing push-ups or something. The. coach walks in, he says 226, 227, like. acting. I mean, maybe guys have done.

that. I'm not really sure how how to. respond. >> Hey, we were pumped to see Grunk retire. as a New England Patriot. Oddly, I was. like oddly pumped to watch it all kind. of go down. Mostly because. >> I enjoy watching Gronk uh get like. flowers, you know, strictly because Tom. Brady's talked about as the goat, Bill. Bich obviously, and there's a lot of. great players on that team. There's one. guy that was there that just, you know, >> best of all time potentially uh just. football as a whole. And Rob Gronowski. and his natural energy about him is not.

like, whoa, look at me. Let's have a. celebration for me and everything. I. want to have a good time. I want to have. a good time. Basically is Rob. Gronkowsky's mindset. His vibes in the. locker room had to be. >> you're talking about maybe one of the. greatest glue guys of all time if his. vibes are always let's have a good time. So them going out of their way to. celebrate him. I enjoy that for Rob. Gronowski if that makes sense. AJ Hawk. >> No, I think they should. And he. absolutely he had great answers when. they talked about building him a statue. Whatever. He said, "Put me a small one. in the end in the back of the end zone. cuz Tom's the only one that deserves a. statue." Yeah, he is. I mean, when you.

run those highlights, you almost we. forget like what how dominant this dude. was. You can argue whether he's the. greatest of all time, whatever. I don't. know if anyone's ever had as big an. impact when he was in the game as Rob. Gronowski does as a tight end. >> Yeah, that that might be the kicker cuz. the argument of greatest of all time, it's it you're never going to get to an. answer, but now that I'm thinking about. it, it's more Shaquille O'Neal like he. is the most dominant player at tight. end. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The catch was absurd. Then the. after the catch was insane. And then Oh.

yeah, he has the feet of a shorebird. somehow and he's the size of a. Clydesdale and his stiff arm is lethal. And I saw him. >> I saw him just take people to the. stance. >> Oh yeah. >> Literally against us. Took a guy to the. stand. >> just cuz he pissed him off. >> a year prior. >> Yeah. So he he has a spite too, which is. obviously incredible. Yeah. Great. player. Joining us now is a man who. probably has an opinion or two about Rob. Gronkowski and this new New England. Patriots team that feels a lot like the. old New England Patriots team. Joining.

us now, ladies and gentlemen, Super Bowl. champion, our coach, Coach Mike. McCarthy. COACH, >> HOW YOU DOING? >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAN. >> Doing great. How you doing today, Pat? >> I like what you're WHAT'S GOING ON. THERE? WHAT DO YOU GOT BEHIND? IS THAT. ME? I THINK I see me. Is that me up. there? >> You're going back to the b. Yeah. So, I. thought we'd get Let's jump right into. this thing. Here we got um. >> Get right in there. We'll make it a. little bigger for you. Oh, I hit the. wrong button. >> It's all right. You. >> see that thing? >> Yeah, I see that thing. Is that me? I. see Pman there. I see you.

>> Permanis. Yeah. You know, every time I. get on the show, Connor and Ty, all you. guys are always talking about odds and. everything. So, I was just trying to fit. in and I thought, what the hell could I. come up with? And I thought, well, what. are the odds that Pat's going to be at. Permanis after midnight? So, uh, we we. put that out there and, uh, you're two. to one favorite. They're getting ready. to take off. So, um, and I just thought. we would recognize you and and going. back to Pittsburgh as I know how fired. up you got to be and and you definitely. got to hit perman when you get back to.

the burger. >> Yeah, I certainly will. Especially down. there in the strip. Whenever Nick got. married, we stayed in the strip. We did. a couple laps around there, you know, for nostalgia days. Yeah. We used to be. roaming those particular alleys there at. certain times of the night. You know, there was uh certain situations, but it. always felt as if you got a PMI. sandwich. They got great pizza as well. Nobody ever talks about their pizza. Their pizza is phenomenal. It's an. Italian thing. It's in Pittsburgh. The. pizza is going to be great. But you have. that 2:30 3:00 a.m. Coach, it was funny. how you all of a sudden just came back. to life and felt amazing and went to. bed. You know, it was kind of like a.

night cap there at Permanis. And I. appreciate the fact that you understand. that city. You went back a couple year. or a couple weeks ago. Was that your. first time back long time? Because it. felt like you got a little bit of a. parade there as well. No, no. I I try to get back here about. every six, six, seven weeks now, you. know, you know, in my off year for for. sure. But yeah, definitely. I mean, Permanis for me was a, you know, decades, many decades ago. And and. really the history of the place, my. understanding, it really opened up. because of the, you know, trucking. industry down there at the strip. district and the produce yards back, you.

know, back in the day. And then became a. spot for after hours eating and then, you know, obviously they've done a. phenomenal job since then with it with. their expansion. A lot of great memories. down there at the strip. >> Well, everything's on the sandwich cuz. we don't have a lot of time. Okay. We. don't have time to eat the side. alongside the sandwich. Allegedly, it. was all placed onto the sandwich. There's a French fries, colelaw, everything on top of the sandwich. So, it was just one quick meal as opposed to. everything on the outside, which I think. is great indicative for what Pittsburgh. is. Hardworking town. Hey, hardworking. town. Football town. I think this.

weekend's going to be epic. And uh yeah, thank you for giving me a little love. there. I think that's a fatter version. of me, you guys. I think that's a fatter. version. Yeah. Yeah, coach. I think I. think. >> uh No, you know, obviously we we blew we. blew it up because we wanted to make. sure we highlight the picture. So, yeah, that's that's not that's not the scale. >> Yeah, I appreciate you doing that. All. right, let's talk some balls, shall we? Tonight, AFC East Jets taking on the. Patriots. We just got done talking about. the glory days of the Patriots with Rob.

Gronkowski. What are your thoughts. whenever I say his name? And obviously. he was the youngest player on the top. 100 team for the 100red-year NFL. anniversary. What do you think it says. about Rob and what are your thoughts on. him as a player? >> I mean dominant player has I mean you've. already stated but when I think of Rob. Gronowski on let's just go back to. Pittsburgh. I remember first time I. heard about Rob when he was at Woodland. Hills High School coming out and I think. he went out there to University of. Arizona. So I think he and I know my. time in in the NFL is by far the most.

dominant and a pure why tight end. I. mean to play the way he played on the. line of scrimmage and you know and just. you know New England their heyday with. the 12 personnel uh he was just always. such a force and just the connection. that him and Tom Brady had was you know. was was pro probably as good as there's. ever played played a game as far as. tight end and quarterback connection. And you know, you watch you watch these. guys go through their career. Obviously, a great player in New England, but you. know, there's a play that stands out to. me. U I was coaching the Cowboys and we.

were playing Tampa down there in Tampa. And you know, and and and there was a. play down by the red zone where, you. know, Tom just came right back, I think, on his third step and just freaking. ripped it. And we, you know, we practice. it all week and and the timing and. precision of, you know, him throwing to. Gronk, you know, the timing of it cuz, you know, his catching radius and AJ. could probably could attest to the. defending this is just it's ridiculous, you know. So, he's just a guy that was. always open and u just and that's the. connection that they had. But, and I.

really like the point that you made, you. know, because it doesn't go, you know, it doesn't get talked about enough. He. was a dominant run blocker. I mean, he. was a dominant player at the line of. scrimmage and and uh you know, you see. the highlights of him catching. touchdowns, running people over, but you. know, he did he did it. He did it on. first, second, third down, all the way. through and was a phenomenal red zone. threat. >> I don't like that he's a keeper of the. light tonight if I'm the New York Jets. Let's talk about the game. Uh it feels. like Drake May and Mike Vrabar are going. to be special for the next 20 years. Josh McDaniels has come out and said, "I.

like being with Drake. My family likes. being here head coaching things sweet, but I'm in a good spot here." Drake's 23. years old. This could literally go on. for two more decades if they play their. cards right, which we assume they will. What are your thoughts on this current. New England Patriots team? And does it. remind you of the last Patriots team or. kind of how do you view this particular. squad? >> Oh yeah, definitely. I don't think you. could, you know, the simil similarities. are are definitely just jump out at you. for sure. uh you know to be sitting. there at 8 eight and two super.

impressive. You know I think you know. giving credit to you know Mike Rael and. and and also the personnel department. there you know they they got young guys. that are playing you know right now and. playing at a high level. So and then I. think that's even more exciting to me as. I watch them cuz you know they're eight. and two but there's definitely a lot of. growth. I mean, you start with the. offensive line cuz the line is always, when I'm looking at this type of, you. know, a matchup, you start with the, you. know, with the offense and defensive. lines, and I think both the Jets and the. Patriots, you know, have committed. resources to the to their O lines and.

and definitely will benefit from it. moving forward. But Drake's playing at. a, you know, a high level, but there's, you know, he's there's definitely still. things that he's only going to get. better at. And I think the fact that, you know, the point you made about Josh. being there, uh, you know, if you can. keep the quarterback in the same system, I just know personally from working, you. know, watching Joe Montana go through, you know, his whole career in the same. system, Brett Favre and Rogers and and. it was really a decision that we made in. Dallas to keep Dak in the same type of. system and so forth. So that that.

continuity for him will pay huge. dividends and uh, they're off to a great. start. really love what they're doing on. offense and I think clearly defense is. the strength of the football team and. you know and I like the way Mike's built. this thing uh because when you look at. the way they play the way they're built. when you're you know you're when you're. top five top 10 right out of the gate in. year one and both you know both running. a football and stopping a run you know. that that plays well for you know for. playoff football and puts you in that. championship you know formula of how you.

want to play especially up there in New. England so um really like everything. I've seen the last couple days on these. guys and definitely there's you know. there's room for imp improvement. I mean. you look at you know some of their. negative plays ball on the ground and so. forth but when you when you play the. Patriots um you know over these last. decades you know they're going to. fundamentally sound always good tackling. team uh very matchup conscious. I think. Josh does a great job schematically, you. know, week to week challenge, challenging you. And I think for young.

quarterback, you're always able to give. him key throws early in games. You see. some of them big play action, those big. play action uh games that they're. hitting early. I think that's a real. tribute to the way they approach the. game and and it definitely helps them. get going because they they play out. they they can they get out in front. Uh. that that defense is real. >> Yeah, the defense is real. Let's talk. about Vrabel. And we just assume that. his defense is going to be good with. Mike Vrabel. How do other coaches view. Mike Vrabel because obviously he gets. fired from Tennessee out of nowhere. We're all kind of taken back. He goes to.

Cleveland on a year as like a. consultant. That's where he's from. And. then the New England Patriots job opens. up and every New England Patriot fan was. like, "Yep." And it sounds like Frabel. was like, "Yep." Cuz whenever he went. into the Hall of Fame up there, he said, "There's nothing like this place. It is. special. You need to know that." Feels. like he's back at home in the right. spot. How do you guys view him as a. coach as a good football coach? Right. That's just kind of how everybody views. him. Is that how you guys talk about him. in the coaching world? >> Definitely. I I'm just tell I'm how I. view him. I think he's an excellent. coach. And I things I've always looked.

for whether you're competing against. another coach, as a coordinator, as a. head coach. The consistency, you know, he definitely has been consistent in the. play style that he demands from his. football team both in Tennessee and New. England. You know, it starts in the run. game. You know, we all want to run the. ball good. We all want to stop the run. uh and he's done that in both places. Uh. so I think the way you know the identity. and how the team's built, you know, the. personnel is definitely reflecting that. So, you know, the the personnel. department and coaching staff are. clearly on the on the same page. But, um.

I think he's and he's definitely playing. to to the climate of the Northeast and. all the I think all those things are. important. You look at Drake May, you. know, he is built for New England. football. It's, you know, something we. always talked about a lot and it's. something I truly believe in. You know, when you have Brett Favre and Aaron. Rogers, you know, long horns, big hands, you know, you get you want your guy to. be spinning it better than the other guy. come December in January in those big. games. >> Yeah. And Dre can run his ass off, too. He led UNC Tarheelss in rushing and. passing, obviously, I think his. sophomore year whenever he was there. He.

didn't win the Heisman, but you know, that's cuz UNCC was uh. >> Yeah. won six games. >> Yeah. But he he's been special a long. time. And then obviously on the other. side, go ahead AJ. >> Yeah, coach, what about their opponent. tonight? playing the Jets and we got. guys like Boston Connor saying that the. Patriots are going to win 42 to nothing. I think he actually believes it like. he's saying that will happen tonight. I. guess what's your outlook on the Jets. this year and obviously moving forward. they traded some some very very key. pieces away at the deadline. But what's. uh I guess the rest of this season look. like for the Jets you think?

>> Well, I think you know number one the. Jets are in year one. Um you know and I. know also New England is too but I think. the Jets Jets have more going on. Uh, but I I start with their offensive line. I do like the way their their young guys. are playing and I I think it's going to. be, you know, a good line moving. forward, especially starting with those. two bookend tackles. So, um, you know, so they're trying to do it the right. way. Bree Hall is I think he's a dynamic. runner. So, they definitely have. something to build off of, too. So, you. know, they, you know, I I'm not sure if.

you guys I I don't know who's going to. play quarterback tonight. So, you have. that going on. Uh, I think it's a team. that's that's learning how to win. uh. you know they they've won their last two. games and and obviously the return game. was huge last week for them uh in in. getting that victory. So I just see a. team that's that's still going through. some you know mechanics and things like. you you'd like to maybe experience more. in the beginning the beginning of the. year. You know obviously they lost you. know Quinton Williams at the trade. deadline. So that's you know that's. definitely a force in the middle of your. defense. So um just they they have a lot.

going on. Um, you know, I I made I made. the mistake of talking to corner, excuse. me, Connor this morning and uh, so, you. know, I'm I'm I'm feeling the pressure. to to pick to pick New England with the. points. I I do like New England games, >> but, you know, I'm going to say, we say. it every week, division games. That's a. lot of points. >> Don't screw this up. >> All right. All right. Okay. I'll take. We're I'm gonna take the points with the. Patriots.

>> OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. NOW, IF YOU WERE TO be. picking Thursday night football games, and obviously we missed one, you'd be. six and three. This guy's good. 75% hit. rate is not a bad thing. That's a. beautiful thing. And uh coach likes the. Patriots and the points, but he was. accosted this morning. >> by Connor on a phone call. Is that how. you would describe it there, coach? I. would. I was there. >> Brutal. Yeah, just brutal. I was just. checking in, make sure we're good to go. And I mean, we talked about the. Patriots. I think probably 90% of the. conversation. >> Yeah. And I made some sense. I want to.

talk about pack one going to Pittsburgh. I mean, all I heard about was the. Patriots. >> Well, listen, that's been talked about. too much, you know? That's been talked. about too much. The Patriots tonight. kicking off week 11. I think it's a. prime time opportunity for this new. Patriots team to say hello, too. Like, that's how I'm viewing this. Like, legitimately, I think a lot of we know. it more, I think, personally because we. got Connor. Like, I think we as a show. potentially have talked about it a. little bit more. Nationally, I don't. think everybody fully understands. I I. think they see the record and they're. like, "Wow, that's a good football.

team." Then you watch him, it's like, you see Drake, it's like, >> I can't believe this is his second year. and he's 23 years old. And then Vrabel's. coaching in between plays, like. literally in between plays, he's. coaching a very young team. It's like. they seemingly have a lot of upside. still and they are a great football. team. >> Well, and that's why like the the kind. of showing everybody everything will be. great is because Drake May is the one. that does steal all the headlines. naturally. He's the quarterback. But. like when you watch the defense play, they punish people. I'm not kidding.

You, everybody needs to watch Bob. tonight. You need to watch number 14 on. defense. He he tackles so hard. It is it. is the greatest thing every time. watching the Patriots. And the greatest. thing is watching Drake May. Let me let. me say that. Okay. Aside from Drake May, watching Bob Spain fly around that. football field with an all black visor. with his sleeves and just screaming. through holes is is and not to mention. when when Milton Williams gets in the. back field and makes a play, Christian. Barmore is celebrating before the.

tackle's made. When Christian Bar gets. in the backfield, makes a play, Milton. Williams is already celebrating. It's. just it's one of the most fun brands of. football. If if there was a bet out. there for the New York Football Jets to. finish with total negative yards, I. would take it because of how great this. defense is. >> Listen what he's saying, coach. 42. >> Oh my god, this is unbelievable. >> I know people are watching. Football. gods are watching this right now. And. there's a chance that all of it happens. from what we've seen from the New. England Patriots. All right, let's talk. about some different stuff happening. around the NFL.

>> Wait a minute. I want to I want to. change my bet. That marketing campaign's. making me nervous. I mean, it's still. just football game. Yeah, you're right. Yeah, take the point. I'm gonna be a. good teammate here, Connor. But it's. still it's one game. It's on a short. week. It's a division game. That's a. That's a lot of points. Lot of. >> points. Division game. >> Yeah. So, and I do I I like everything. that's been said about New England, but. it's it's still pro football and I think. we all get caught up in, you know, the. feelood stuff and all the good stories. and so forth, but it's it's it's the. ultimate team game. It's still 11 on. 111. It's so damn hard to win a football.

game in in the National Football League. That will never change. I don't believe. it. I'm told they should win by 12 and a. half points, coach. That's what I'm. being told. >> Yeah. No, I'm I'm No, I picked it. I. picked it. >> Don't Don't back down here, coach. >> You win by now. You win by two. touchdowns. You win by two scores in. this league. That's you you've had a. hell of a day. You you've had some. things go go your way, too. So, but it. is it's difficult to win in this league. >> Okay. Difficult to win this league. You. have done a good job of winning when. picking Thursday night games if you were.

to be picking Thursday night games. So, we're certainly excited about that. But. to your point, New York Jets are a. professional football team. >> There's 11 guys. >> They got good players. Yeah, they have. some good good young players. >> These guys, best football players you've. ever met in your entire life are lined. up on the New York Jets. Your friend. that you know from high school that was. really good at football and then he. played in college really good at. football. Yeah. These guys, all of them. 10 times better than your friend that. you saw at football playing for the New. York Jets tonight. Okay. So, if they're.

able to piece everything together, they. can beat anybody. And that's probably. the messaging and the thought of what. they can become over there with England. But I just think tonight is a showcase. night for the New England Patriots and. who they're going to be for the next 20. years, maybe, which is. >> gives me chills, man. I mean, I'm legit. >> Yeah, but what do we do? What do we do? >> Hey, hey, >> I WAS IN PITTSBURGH GROWING UP WATCHING. THIS [ __ ] THEN I come play for the. Colts in this still here in the Colts. and it was just always been seemingly.

>> But you you have also greatness on the. horizon. Let's not act like the Colts. aren't the one seed and Danny Dimes is. not 28 and Jonathan Taylor is now 26 and. Quinton Nelson is also not in his 30s or. wait 30 actually. Whatever you get it. the Colts are also in a prime position. If anything. >> and I I hate to do this to the guy but. we need to kind of direct our attention. at how shitty the Steelers are looking. DOWN THE BARREL. >> WHOA, WHOA, WHOA. THEY GOT A LOT OF. IDEAS GOING FOR. >> OH, I can't wait. >> Uh, AP Tone has a question for you.

Actually, I don't know why he did that, coach. I don't know why. Game day is. going in Pittsburgh. I don't know what. we doing. It's cuz we're back, baby. That's it. All right. I just I just. spent time in Echo Company. Okay. And. their nickname's Evil Empire. What's New. England called back in the day? The Evil. Empire. If you need a sign as to whether. they're back or not, that's it, [ __ ] And also, great. Yeah, I. know. I know the. the Steelers. Steelers and Colts and Broncos and. Patriots like we are looking at the old.

school kind of times in the AFC and I. don't think the Steelers are going. anywhere. Just want to clarify that. I. just want to [ __ ] talk Tony for for a. second there. But part of the game there. are a lot of good teams, but there is no. there's legitimately no team primed for. the next 20 years better than New. England. I only say 20 years because. Andy Reed's 70. He might coach till he's. 95. And Patrick Mahomes might play till. he's 50. >> Exactly. So then I might eat poop, but. right now I can say that with. confidence. >> Okay, let's move off of the New England. Patriots and New York Jets tonight. A.

lot has been said and obviously it's all. great analysis and it needs to be said, especially in sports conversations. Let's talk about some other NFL. storylines. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, coach, while we're talking about. young and talented, we had um some. unfortunate injuries to young and. talented rookies over this last week. Obviously, Travis Hunter of the Jags. with a knee injury. Uh not a good. situation there. and then Jackson Dart. with uh concussion with the New York. Giants. How would you handle those. situations because there's been a lot of. talk about it one with Jackson Dart and. running the football and not getting. down and taking a bunch of hits and then. Travis Hunter, you know, the whole story.

the whole time has been can he play both. ways. What are your thoughts on those. two situations? >> Well, I I think you know, number one, they're two separate situations, but you. know, in the realm that we're talking. about it, I think, you know, risk. assessment is something uh that you're. thinking about all the time as a head. coach. you know, h how they practice, you know, the integration of, you know, going from a backup player to to to a a. full-time player, you know, playing both. sides of the ball, the reps, the wear. and tear. I think GPS has been a a ter,

you know, tremendous tool that's been. used. I know, uh, we started use it, you. know, back in 2010, uh, 2011. So, I I. think that just, you know, being smart. in in and every player is a little. different, too. So, I think you got to. look at all those things because you're. talking about two young men that should. have, you know, great careers in the. National Football League. And, you know, injuries are are a big part that that. that can set back. You know, especially. a quarterback, you know, you look at. the, >> you know, the number, you know, um I saw.

Steph, you know, being viewed what, five, six times and never how many games. he's played. Uh that that would be. concerning for sure. So, I mean, you. risk assess and um and it happens to, you know, every quarterback. back. I. mean, quarterback, you know, pay scale. When you start paying a quarterback, you. know, 5 million to to 60 million, you. you need to have a conversation. Those. are things of I don't think you don't. run your quarterback, but I think you. you can be more selective when you run. them, too. So, I think that that's a. constant thought process that really.

probably doesn't it's not talked about. outside the walls of a of a coaching. staff or outside the walls of a GM head. coach owner uh you know uh relationship, but you have to um I mean it's the. business side of it is real. Uh but. these young men are going to play a long. time and and you don't want to see. massive setbacks when they're just. getting started. So, I I think you're. you're always looking at, you know, how. you can integrate, how how can, you. know, how can you best utilize these. guys and and let them get going, too, because uh the thing that I've always.

been amazed with when you look at a. young player, you know, he he gets ready. for his senior year or his last year in. college. So, all the training goes in. leading up to his senior year, he has a. great senior year. Um, so obviously. excited about the opportunity. potentially going to the NFL. Then he's. got to go train for the draft. A whole. different Yeah. Yeah, I'm sorry. >> Senior Bowl also, whatever. >> That that whole gauntlet, that whole. gauntlet and then and then boom, he gets. he gets drafted and selected. So then he. goes into, you know, an NFL situation.

and now the training's different and so. forth. I mean, it's it's clearly the. longest year and a half of their life. and the tool that it takes, you know, both physically, you know, mentally and. emotionally. I mean, you get you have to. factor those things in. I I think that. I' I've always looked for the jump that. players would make from year one to year. two. A lot of it's just naturally. because year one is so damn hard uh. transitioning from college to pro. football. So, you know, all those things. are elements you got you got to be in. tune with, which everybody is. I'm not. saying they're not, but it's it's it's a.

grind. And when you got promising young. players, uh the risk assessment is is a. is is very important. >> I mean, just to echo your sentiment even. more because I've talked about this a. lot because the rookie wall is a thing. that is real that happens about right. now in a season because there's no light. at the end of the tunnel and we're. really far into this thing. You talk. about the last year of college. They. started spring ball there. Okay, we. started spring ball. Let alone the. winter workouts that are the worst part. of it all in college, but let's just say. spring workouts there. Then you got. summer leading into training camp. Those.

workouts are impossible. Then you have. training camp, full training camp. Then. you have full season. Then you have one. of those bowl games. Then you have to. work out for your pro day. Okay? So then. after your pro day, then you got combine. happening in there. Then for the. workouts, you got to travel around, go. meet everybody, hopefully still work. out. Then draft happens. Then you got. rookie mini camp, then you got spring. camp or whatever, then you got summer. for a couple weeks, and then you got. training camp, then you have your. longest season of your life where. there's you've never played this many. games. You got uh 17 games, and oh yeah,

you're a rookie. So a lot of all the. preseason games, too, you're playing in. those as well. Three games there, then. 17 there, and then if your team's good, okay, we got another potential four at. the end of that. So it's like that. rookie year to your point if you survive. it I think that off seasonason the next. one you can really jump mentally I think. cuz you're fresh but also body gets a. new feeling. It's uh the fact that. you're thinking about that as a coach I. love to hear that legitimately I love to. hear that because everybody has to go. through it but it does suck for. everybody I think. Yeah, definitely. And.

and frankly, then then once they get. through all that, if I mean, if you just. look at the situations that occur, you. know, in February, March, and April. after if you look at the rookies that go. through that year, you know, some of. those guys, you know, may get in a. little trouble, maybe go, you know, go. go go to a party or two too much, maybe. hang out at Permany's too long, but. well, I mean, they should. I mean, you. know, after after the damn year they've. been through. So, no, it's a it's a. cycle. it, you know, there's a lot of. data there that you got to pay attention. to it. And so when you when you see.

young guys getting hurt, you know, it's. just, you know, it's it's I know it's. just something you're you're always. thinking about it cuz, you know, the. head coach to me that the 32 head. coaches in the league that, you know, they get to compete on Sundays, but I. always felt the biggest competition is, you know, how do you train your team? You know, how do you schedule your team? you know, are are you having those. conversations, you know, and just being. in tune with with each guy and and risk. assessment of how you utilize them is is. definitely part of those conversations. >> Yeah, you know, you you got some pretty. deep stuff coming out of that yins or.

mouth and it is wonderful to hear. We. certainly appreciate it. How many years. coaching in the NFL were you? >> Uh 1993. So, but um. >> to 19 and and not in u this year. So, so. >> 32, 32, 33, whatever it takes. Little. Michael Keaton for you. >> Legging. Uh, let's talk about a couple. more teams. Ty has a question for you. >> Yeah, coach, I believe you were at Lambo. for Monday Night Football, and I think. going into that game, a lot of people. kind of assumed that there was a good.

chance it was going to be a defensive. battle. Obviously, we saw how the game. ended. Looking at both those teams as a. whole, how do you feel about Philly? And. then for the Packers, a lot of the. chatter has been, hey, like this team. needs to fix the offense and they need. to do it right now because they're. wasting a potential, you know, generational run from this defense. So, how do you feel about both those teams? And if you were the head coach, how. would you fix this Packers offense? >> Well, I I think the biggest thing is, you know, I thought the game was kind of.

went the way we all anticipated. I mean, it was definitely a defensive struggle. of, you know, both defenses made both offenses. struggle and and I'll say this about the. Packers, you know, I've I've been able. to see them played live now, you know, four times, three at Lambo and one over. there in Pittsburgh and have been very. very impressed with them. I mean, their. defense in all four contests, you know, uh very consistent. I mean, their energy. and the level that they play, I I think. is really bodess well, especially with. November, December football in front.

And, you know, in in offenses over the. course of the year, I mean, this is the. way these things go. And I I thought the. injury to Jenkins was was was definitely. factored in the second half. I mean, when you lose your center, um, you know, that's that's usually, you know, not not. an easy situation to overcome. They do. have really good depth in the offensive. line, so I I think they'll move ahead. accordingly. But that that was a that. was a hard hard fought football game. You could see early I thought the. referees really let him play. Um you can. see it really on the first series. Um so.

I mean the inline u you know uh combat. you know that was going on was was you. know was was you know I I have no. problem with it but I just thought they. really let them play and I think you saw. two you know playoff teams slugging out. and you know but at the end of the day. it was a three-point game. >> You saying I got no problem. They. weren't calling a lot in there. There. was they're playing they're playing. football is what you just said. I I got. no problem with it. But on that note, abnormal seemingly how loose it was in.

the trenches. Is that what you were just. saying right there? >> No, I just thought the post snap. No, that's but that's, you know, you know, that's really I thought it had. definitely some, you know, looked a. little bit like a playoff game. you. know, there's there's some things. obviously you're always trying to clean. up, but you know, I I think you you. know, I I felt Monday when I walked out. of the stadium that I just saw two. playoff teams slug it out, you know, and. and Philadelphia made, you know, a. couple more plays more than Green Bay. So, I mean, I thought the time of. possession, you know, Philadelphia was. able to to hold the ball a little. longer, but, you know, I I thought I be,

frankly, I just kept waiting for for, you know, um, Green Bay to put that. drive together because, you know, Vic. Vic does a good job on it. You know, >> Ty, you know, we're all still waiting is. what Tai said. We're all still waiting. for that drive to get put together. They. almost had that field goal, though. >> Yeah, very close. >> It was It was this close. Yeah, the the. first one. >> I think. >> Oh, you talking about the one he missed. Oh, yeah, definitely. Yeah, definitely. And I'll say this, I don't know what the. wind ended up being, but it looked like.

the wind kicked up there in the second. half. So, you know, that's and that. always going to be a factor. >> How'd you feel about how that was all. handled at the end of that game? How'd. you feel about that? The 64 y. Oh, McManis OG in the game. We can steal. one. The refs aren't stopping us from. snapping this. Maybe catch a little. extra swing. Catch the second one as a. mulligan if need be. They find out he's. a little bit short. Great gamesmanship. out of McManus and the crew here. He. ends up going a little bit short. LaFlor. says that was the best ball I've seen. him hit in weeks. He was short. We need. to get a couple more yards. Send the.

offense back out there. Offense, obviously the Philadelphia Eagles. defense goes, we know you're we just saw. it, too, dude. Yeah, we know what you're. trying to do here. Not going to be able. to throw this thing quick out. You only. got 5 seconds to handle this whole. thing. Then they send him back out. Massive miss. Packers fans say, "Why did. we stay awake for this?". >> Yeah. >> Why? Why did we stay awake for this? That's where Packers fans are right now, coach. I know you're probably surrounded. by them up in Green Bay, but Packers. fans not the most optimistic. You know, it's three-point game against Super Bowl. champions. I think everybody thinks that.

Philadelphia Eagles are going to be back. in the hunt whenever the season ends. Three-point loss to your point, but I. don't think that's how Packers fans. feel. I I I don't think that's how they. feel at all. And what do you think that. is? Do you think that's because fans. naturally react to the last thing that. they saw or do you think fans. potentially see what maybe isn't on the. team for whenever the games truly matter. at the end of the year? What are your. thoughts on that all? >> I I think it's a week toeek, you know, uh, thing that you're dealing with with. fans and definitely, yeah, they're going. to react to to the outcome. But yeah, I.

I think once again, it was a three-point. game. Um, there's definitely plays in. the game that could have went the either. way, you know, either way that could. affected that game. So, and that's and. and that's what playoff football is. I. mean, 96% of the playoff playoff games I. know the last five years have come down. to the last series. So, um I like games. like that. Now, you want to win them. I. you know, it's you know, I know Connor. thinks it's his team's going to win by. 40 tonight, but you really benefit from. tight games in November, December. because that's what really gets really.

gets you ready for playoff football. I I. I know and AJ can attest to this. When. we were really on on a roll, I would get. nervous with with the blowout winds. They're fun. Uh it's an easier ride. home. You feel better in the morning. The guys are everybody's in here by 6:00. working out and everything, but so. there's so much great off the positive. energy, but you need tight ball games. Uh because that's that's the game you're. going to be in come playoff time. If you. want to win a championship, you know, you do want you do want the experience. of those tight games. So there is value. for the Packers to to to come up and and.

play that type of game. I I really. believe that and I do I thought I. thought they were not as in sync uh in. the second half with the with the injury. and I could be wrong but um but you know. they they had more I think they had more. first downs than Philadelphia. I know. Philly Philly was able to keep you know. the ball to third downs and things like. that. So you can cut you can cut through. that g game as much as you want and you. could find one or two plays that could. have changed the outcome of that game. clearly. I mean the fumble the fumble um. you know took points off off the board. the Green Bays you know fumble on with.

love. So I mean there's and and that's. what those games come down to. So uh but. yeah post snap now they they they let. them play. They they definitely let them. play and and I always hope that it's. that way when you play in in in in the. postseason. So there's a lot of value to. play in those kind of games. >> Yeah. The Colts get a huge win this. weekend in Germany over the Falcons. And. I saw some people saying like it's the. Falcons, it's the Falcons. Like I don't. care. Yeah, Falcons played great. That. was a huge win. Not that was a huge win. for the Indianapolis Colts. We needed.

that after the Pittsburgh Steeler game. But you talk about those close games. It. was like fun to watch this team scrap. Fun to watch this team get into the. overtime and make big plays whenever. they need it. Like that ball right there. from Danny Dimes. I don't mind, you. know, watching the 9:30 game whenever. your team's winning. That that was a. great morning. >> Yeah. >> God, it set up a perfect NFL Sunday. I. mean, you just kind of How we doing? Great. We just. >> Yeah, we're good. We're done. >> We won. >> Yeah. But your point there, Pat, is they. responded from the week before. So, I.

mean, those are the those are the things. that create a lot of value and and I. think you always talk about stacking. success and the confidence you're trying. to build, you know, particularly. November, December into the playoffs. Uh. that that that that's a great win for. Indianapolis because yeah, they had a. hard day, you know, in the last time. they were on the field and then they. then they respond and I think the. resilience and the response that you're. going to have to have in in just the. four quarters of a playoff game, this is. all training that it that that pays. forward in my opinion. >> That's right. I I agree with I couldn't.

agree with you more. Number one team in. the AFC. Now, you talked about value to. your team as you go forward. Let's talk. about the most valuable, shall we? Go. ahead, Con man. >> Yeah, coach. Just to clarify, I don't. care if we win 3 nothing or 30 nothing. I just want everybody to not get hurt. and kind of stay healthy and keep this. train rolling. Strictly just need to get. that eight to a nine in the win column. But looking at the MVPs, uh there are. some big names on here. Um Drake May. we've talked about already, but. Stafford, Jonathan Taylor, Mahomes, and. Allen still bringing it. Darnold up.

there. Jared Goff seems to be a little. too low um just looking at that list, but what do you think about the MVP. odds? And we actually looked into. something before the show too, just. about MVPs. The last MVP. Yeah, here it. is. MVPs won the Super Bowl since 2000. Patrick Mahomes is the only one. So, it's not as if you win the MVP, you just. automatically win the Super Bowl. But. what do you think about the MVP list. this year so far? >> Uh, I like it. The I just if you don't. know if you could put the list back up,

but I I thought Jared Goff was low and. and I think he's been low for the last. three years. I I think this guy's been. playing at a incredible level. And I I. think last week's game against. Washington speaks volumes. So, I mean, because now you're going to give, you. know, give him a a 250 yard, you know, performance, you know, in a run game and. and add his plate to it. So, I think. he's playing extremely high level. I. think clearly and he's and he's done it. now and um you know, and I think we just. kind of I don't know if we're taking him. for granted. I don't think he gets.

enough love and I definitely have him. higher. Love Drake May it's up there. Um, and and it looks like you're in. charge of the of the of the uh. >> No, the odds, but no, >> I think it's cool that he's up there and. and and speaks volume kind of year he's. having and and I think it's already been. said and and and there's definitely room. for for improvement with those guys, too. So, it is exciting for New England. and Drake May, but I think Matthew. Stafford and and uh Jared Goff clearly. those those guys with Drake have. established themselves as as a.

quarterback. And I and I but the guy I. want to throw in and and AJ could talk. on Adrien Peterson. I mean to see a. running back up there is is is. refreshing because when you have a. season like Jonathan Taylor is having. and and I always go back when like. Gronowski when's the first time you. remember watching Robin Growski play? I. I got to I've been to two college. football games in the last 35 years and. I went to the u um Iowa Wisconsin. football game down there in Madison in. 2019. Oh yeah.

>> And was excited to see him play. he was. having a Heisman type season and and so. forth and you know it was a tight it was. just how you think a Iowa Wisconsin game. would go was you know was it was tough. you know lot of running and so forth and. and I remember after the game and and uh. Taylor is like man they boy what a. consistent tough hard-nosed runner and. he I think he carried it about 30 times. but I would have never thought he went. for 250 or 260 that day because he just. so my point is he's that good I mean. when great players just kind of who they.

play at that level, you know, all the. time. And and I I can't I don't recall. what year Jonathan's in. What's he what. year five or six or seven now? But. >> six, I mean, he he's been playing when he's. healthy. >> I I mean, he is a dynamic player because. I mean, he just does it. >> playing and play out and then he also. can hit that home run. So, I think he's. definitely having an NBC because kind of. reminds me of a Adrien Peterson when he. was really rolling for the Vikings. >> It's his fifth season for Jonathan. Taylor. I'm sorry. Go ahead, AJ.

>> No, sorry, coach. I I wanted to to. reiterate, yeah, the the Adrien Peterson. situation I I was lucky, I guess, lucky. enough to play against Adrian twice a. year for I don't know, seven, eight. years in a row when I was in Green Bay. But it's true like when when a dude is. rolling like these guys are like Adrian. was forever and like Jonathan Taylor has. been like I don't know you all week. you're preparing for it. You're. preparing for it and then if you go. there especially on the road and this. dude like it just it almost sometimes. felt inevitable like all right we got to. keep boxing him keep boxing him in and. then when they break one or two of them. it's like all right the dude runs for.

240 on you and you're screwed and seems. that these guys do it week after week. and it's just so so tough I think for. defenses to consistently stop guys that. are this good. It's a head game, too, right? Huge head game, I assume. Yeah. >> I mean, think of the things you'd run. off of it, coach. Like, when you have a. running back like that that's rolling, like how much how does that open up your. offense? >> It adds a second to your play action. protection game. That's what it does. I. mean, because you know that those. safeties got to be at the line of. scrimmage. And, you know, and you're. really trying to suck them up, too. YOU. GOT TO SUCK THEM UP, DON'T YOU? SUCK.

THEM UP GOOD, COACH. Suck them up. Suck. them up with that play action. That's. what we're trying to do, coach. We're. trying to suck them all up everywhere. >> Right here. SUCKING THEM UP right here. And then boom. Jonathan Taylor. >> Linebackers, where are you? Within two. yards of line scrimmage. Well, Tyler. Warren's right behind you. >> Got the D. >> How you doing? Keep it moving. We are. weaponizing it. Yeah, we got the D. Suck. >> Once you suck them up, you got the D and. it's blouses. >> Yeah, we You're 100% right. I didn't. even think about And we That's what.

we're doing. And that's what Jonathan. Taylor adds. And I'll tell you what, we. we're going to have to pay them again. We we don't need him. >> with a hoodie on at the beginning of. training camp. No. >> Okay. We need to pay this man his money. and uh we need to continue to enjoy the. Jonathan Taylor ride. Now, you mentioned. Jared Goth there about how much respect. you have for him. A lot of people uh. thought maybe the Lions would see a. little bit of a regression on the. offensive side because Ben Johnson, the. bell of the ball, offensive genius, leaves Detroit and goes to Chicago. Tone. has a question for you.

>> Yeah, I do coach. That's kind of been a. talking point this week that uh Dan. Campbell took over the play calling for. offense coordinator John Morton. Obviously, you've been a play caller. head coach uh in the NFL for a long long. time. How do you feel about that. situation as a whole when the head coach. takes over the play calling for the. offensive coordinator and how does that. work out? Um, I mean, obvious obviously there's. reasonings, you know, from within within. the staff that they they talk through. and and then when you when you have the. result that you have, I mean I mean you.

can you can't argue with it. Um, but I I. think you know you know number one it's. it's it's never easy to to change like. that particularly you know at that point. in the season. you know, I've I've. experienced it once myself. So, you. know, that part's tough, but you know, but also you can see the potential. benefit on the other side of it because. Washington not knowing that that it that. it was going to happen definitely, you. know, helps helps Detroit in in that. particular instance. But, uh, you know, Dan's an outstanding football coach.

Love the way his teams play. Uh, obviously saw something that he felt. like he needed to do. got got the. results and uh but you know most. importantly that connection between play. call and quarterback is is for me is. always the top of the list and and I. think they clearly they clearly have. that because uh you know I I thought. they looked dominant in that game. against Washington. >> What did I watch Foxy where I saw Dane. Campbell like drop a tear for Jared. Goff? What was that? There was an. interview where they talked to both of. them and Jared Goff talked about what. Dane Campbell meant to him and what Dane.

Campbell talked about what Jared Goff. meant to him. Do you remember what I'm. talking about? I don't remember what. you're talking about, but I will say. this year, more so than ever, MCDC has. given Jared Goff so much credit on what. he does at the line of scrimmage with. audles and reading protections and all. the things. MCDC has made it a point. pretty much every single game he's given. Jared Goff so much credit for how good. he is getting the guys right at the line. of scrimmage. I think it was quarterback. on Netflix, Jared Goff was being. followed and they had to sit down with. Dan Campbell and when the trade happened.

like Dan wanted to talk to him and tell. him like, "Hey, this isn't a this is. you're my guy." Like told him that. basically from the beginning and I don't. know if one of them got emotional. I. remember. >> I remember golf getting emotional for. sure. >> Yes. Like they they was like a real you. could tell it was like a real connection. cuz both of them feel like they probably. careers. We we did this first win. >> in a city. Yeah. And then they cry after. first in a city that doesn't really have. that a lot. like that's a special. connection, a special bond. I didn't. even think about that whenever it came. to him calling plays versus maybe. somebody else. >> And you got to keep in mind in year one,

I mean, they started out 0 and 10, they. were 313 and one. And I'll tell you. what, Jared Goff was not good. Everyone. thought he was a bridge quarterback. Everyone thought he was going to be out. of there. We're going to draft someone. And MCDC stuck with him. And I know that. means the world to him. And now, like, he did what Matthew Stafford can never. do in 12 years in Detroit. He's winning. us playoff games, which is just crazy. And we all. >> And what's the chant in Detroit? It's. literally at any sporting event you go. to in Michigan. Jared Goff, Jared Goff, Jared Golf.

>> And remember, he got kicked out of LA. basically in that trade that happened in. a hotel in Mexico. That that is just. it's a crazy thing to think about. And. you talk about their records uh the. first year MCDC was there. Let's go back. to a record, a good one. Uh Coach. McCarthy would be six and three. Okay. If he was to be picking Thursday night. football games, he has picked the. Patriots minus 12 and a half. Even. though coach for a division game. >> Well, I. >> too many points. >> That's a lot of points. That's a lot of. points. That's a lot of point.

>> Okay. Yeah, it's a lot of points. No, I. made the pick. I'm I'll stick to it. >> Yeah. And on that note, you're sticking. to it. 58% of the public bets are on the. Patriots minus 12. And in our YouTube. chat, Bill ran one. Bill's wearing a. toboggon in the whole thing today. He. looks very interesting. He put a uh he. he put a poll in the chat. Who you got. tonight? Uh, Patriots - 12 1/2 70% of. the voters. So, 58% of the public, 70%. of the YouTube chat poll. Mike McCarthy, Boston Connor saying 42 nothing maybe.

All right, COACH. GOOD LUCK TONIGHT. Hopefully that becomes a seven and. three. And uh, we appreciate the hell. out of you taking time out of your life. to chat with us. >> I just want quick question. What what. what what is the numbers on um the team. with the points on Thursday Night. Football? like. >> the the team that gets the points. It. did the team with the points win what 80. 90% of the games. >> It's a lot of points that. >> I know not last week. >> Early in the season prime time games. were being won by the uh underdogs. Uh.

and then it's flipped as of late, but I. think it's it's it's right around 50%. right now as far as uh dogs and. favorites. >> Yeah, last week was the huge lopsided. line. Raiders, Broncos, and the Raiders. uh did end up covering. a coach. I mean, you put your head down on that pillow. tonight and tell me that you're okay. with taking the Jets plus 12 and. >> that's what I think the YouTube chat. pull is. I think that's what the YouTube. chat pull is. You either pick the. Patriots with everything we've said for. the last or you could take the Jets. right here. Nobody I mean 30% of the. people are good for them. Those are the.

sharps they feel. But from us, Coach. McCarthy, we're going to wrap up here on. ESPN and continue on uh digital. You got. anything to say? You got the countdown. clock right in front of you. Final. message for the TV crowd. the TV crowd. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Um, AJ, you did a great job today. I thought you gave me some more. questions. >> Thank you. >> All right. Have fun. >> But I'm not going this time. Right on. >> Transfer over. >> We're already over. We're already.

>> We're still live. We're still live. We're still live. >> Yeah, we're still live. >> I didn't know what the hell was going on. last week. I was like, what in the hell. is he talking about. >> this week? You definitely did. I was like, am I supposed to say. something here or what? >> You screwed me up last week. >> All right. >> All right. Football pitch. We appreciate. the hell out of you. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> Super Bowl champ. >> Stay in my lane. Stay in my lane. >> Cuz I can see you're doing a hell of a. job with those TV contracts. I ain't. going to bring that up.

>> I'm trying, man. I I have. >> I would like to let you and your suit. friends. >> I I would like to Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa, whoa, >> whoa. Whoa. I got to get out of here. >> All right. >> Coach will be proud to know that I have. like a suit sent some emails to both. parties. >> saying that ball is needed. >> More ball. Good ball. Two parties that. are actually involved in it. Not a.

website. >> Hey, let's remember. >> Come on now. Ball new found out today. >> Ball. >> Yeah, it's ABC. ABC is the hold up. >> apparently. >> Really? >> That would be a crazy turn of events. certainly with how the conversation has. been going. But on that note, uh. >> I think it's just a couple people that. just need to. >> Yeah, >> we just need you to. >> Yeah, it basically said get comfy. >> That's we just need Yeah, we we Hey, ball for a good ball. Let's go to ball,

you know, FOR A GOOD BALL, PLEASE. PLEASE. And on that, let's take a break. >> Yeah. >> On the other side, AJ Hawk and I will. make our official picks. We'll wrap up. all the sports stories from around the. sports universe. We will celebrate the fact that. I just saw this for the first time like. that. AJ, it's not cuz I beat you, but I. am certainly I'm on the positive side of. things heading into a.

>> Oh, yeah. >> Bay weekend. >> You're you're seeing the field. Did you. take the Bucks? Oh, no. Uh, good call. last week. >> I want to let you know. What was I. thinking? I think you got a good chance. of uh, you know me, >> when I believe in a team. >> Mhm. >> Boy, I believe in them. Remember I lost. hundreds of thousands maybe on that. Chiefs team. >> Yeah. >> Do you remember that, brother? >> That was a lot of fun. AJ, you remember. those days when the Chiefs were winning. all those games, but nowhere near by. enough points? Do you remember that?

>> Yep. That makes it a little bit tougher. now. That that that messes me up. sometimes making picks these days. >> Yeah. I I rode with that Chiefs team. They cuz Chiefs is still the Chiefs. >> Mhm. >> And then I'd have to walk into the. program on Monday and go they won. They. they still the Chiefs. But boy, >> feels like this sports book knows. exactly what the numbers supposed to be. So don't win with the Chiefs. That's. what it became because they weren't. blowing teams out, but they were. winning. And then lo and behold, when. they were able to win those close games, it would inevitably win Super Bowl. because to Mike McCarthy's point, not.

every game could be a blowout even if. you're a great team. So like when your. team wins, you should be happy. Like. when the Colts beat the Falcons this. past weekend, there were so many people. that were like, "It's the Falcons. It's. about It's like we were in [ __ ]. Germany, dude. >> It's an international game. >> Mcuade was. >> Yeah. >> Lot of pressure.". >> Any more stats coming out of Germany for. that game with Jonathan Taylor running. for that many yards? Has that been. talked about in the history of uh. Europe, especially in the football. sphere? >> Uh a big saying it, you know, lads, this. is the greatest performance in the.

stadium since Jesse Owens won the gold. medal in the Olympics in 1933. I mean, you go and you look at everything, lads. They're saying this might go down as the. most important running in the history of. the stadium. That's not what McQuade is. saying. That's not what I'm saying. There's just a lot of lads around. Berlin, you know, and in different. European countries who are saying we. haven't seen anything like that since. >> long time, >> long time since Jesse Owens was running. on this very hallowed field. And you. know, Jonathan Taylor lads reached.

actually a higher top speed than Jesse. Owens did on his 100 meter dash victory. and whatever other medals. >> in full pads. >> In full pads, lads. Yeah. And uh I. believe I want to say that his his. spikes were actually very similar if not. the exact same spikes that Jesse Owens. ran when he won the elite. I understand. it doesn't make any sense because he was. basically wearing like you know just. pieces of leather with like little golf. tees on the bottom of them lads. you know, the the the cleat technology.

Actually, I did do a little bit of a. deep dive in this. Cleat technology. actually has not come that far since. those 1933 Olympic games, lads. So, it's. unbelievable to think that basically. Jonathan Taylor, he walked into the. stadium, lads. And I I haven't confirmed. this. I will look into it. I will go. back to Berlin this week. I'm obviously. in Madrid this weekend for, you know, Commanders Dolphins. I mean, I am the. intern Yeah. Thank you. I am the. international man of mystery. Allah. Austin Powers. But I will go back over.

there. Yeah. And I will see. I'm not I. There's a little display case right when. you walk in the stadium. These are Jesse. Owens cleats. These are unbelievable. >> Rumor has it. >> No way. >> Rumor has it Shane Stiken walked in. [ __ ] smashed the display case. Sorry, Dale. That was not planned, obviously. Sorry, lads. All right. Smashed the. display case. Took him right down. And. he said, "JT, got a new pair of cleats for you today.". And JT didn't even need to say anything.

Didn't even say like, "No, I like my. cleats, L. I mean, I'm rushing for three. touchdowns a game, you know, 200 plus. yards a game." He knew exactly what. needed to be done. Took them, laced them. up, and we saw what happened. >> I didn't see those on the field. >> Yeah, you'd have to maybe go back and. look at the tape again, you know, because obviously, you know, we have. these 8K images, you know, things get. enhanced. But if you're watching it on. like a, you know, potato or like a 720, 480, have like 1020 or 1080 I think. Yeah, you can see him. Yep, you can see. him right there. >> I think that's them. >> McQuade. >> I know. I'm I'm pretty sure that. >> you're saying this was the best running.

in this stadium. You said people were. saying that. Not Not you. >> I didn't say that. I heard that from a. lot of people from around, you know, the. surrounding area in the lower bowl. Uh I. believe they actually did paint the. cleats blue before the games, lads, cuz. obviously they didn't they didn't look. like that, you know, back then. >> I don't know. We're going to have to. check that. But I do appreciate the fact. that that's some of the greatest run in. the history of German. I I mean that. dude won crazy international. >> Is it true that McUade is singing the. national anthem in Spanish in Spain? Is. that I saw that on the internet too.

>> That would be I would Okay. Would we be. surprised? No. >> No. No. Not at all. >> That's kind of the way. I just saw. myself walk in TV in morning. >> They're doing a pregame routine on the. TV. Maybe I have a coffee. It's nice. Kenzie probably, you know, I'm telling. her we're international. This is Spain. >> Get over there someday. And then McQuade. just pops up and goes, >> "Sorry, lads.". >> And then just starts bing. >> Yeah. >> Kills it. >> That'd be a great Sunday morning.

>> If that's not the plan, it needs to be. >> Learning. >> Diddell knows though. He understands. >> You think he they've responded to the. kickoff conversation that happened on. Veterans Day? >> Uh, that's a good question. I do wonder. if they uh they take that as like. constructive comments. Uh, we have not. reached out for comment, but we do know. that they heard it. Yeah, they they. definitely heard it. He definitely heard. it. Thank you for sticking up. I believe. was a thing. It's like, yeah, hey, we. had to save the play, Mr. President. >> Are they even allowed to do that? I.

thought he was going to potentially get. Cash Patel to look into the NFL. Are you. allowed to change the game? >> Still time. >> Are you allowed to do that? That. fundamentally changed the ball's in the. air, he said. Nobody's moving. That's an interesting point, I guess, about it. >> Yeah, >> if the ball's in the air, you're there's. always people moving except for that. time. >> Not that the play has started. The. ball's in the air. I'm seeing it. Nobody's. >> Is this a live play? What is this in. football? Just him every time he watches. it. Probably just another thing he.

notices. And I I did want to tell him. and I did that. Hey, none of us are. saying, "Yeah, this is better than the. >> Yeah, it's better than not having it. It's better not having it. >> Yes, this is supposed to save the play. This is saving uh, you know, a lot of. special teams. >> importance to the game. And I, former. punter and kickoff guy and Jobs. Yeah, we would like to keep that in there. But. they were saying they were going to. What's the data? They're still running. into each other. He's saying, >> "Yeah,

>> exactly.". >> Yeah, he did. He did. >> What a moment. >> Yeah. I would love to be a fly on the. wall of wherever Josh Harris was when he. just doubled down on the not commanders. >> Oh, which Josh. >> when he was just there the two two days. before in Josh Harris's suite. >> I'm not even going to tell you what I. was going to say. I said at one point. >> what was that going to be? What was that. going to be? >> Who knows? Could go any different way. >> Uhhuh. >> Yeah. >> Shout out to the vets. >> Oh yeah. Shout out. Yep.

>> Absolutely. >> That was cool that we got to do all. that. >> So cool. Yeah. And I wonder if the VA gets a. little bit of an uptick. I hope so. Hopefully. >> All right, let's take a break on the. other side. We'll make our picks and. wrap up the sports storylines. Uh, be a. friend, tell a friend something nice. It. might change their life. Take fight. >> Young people all across this country, if. you've served in the military, we want. you to know that when you get out of the. military, no matter how long you serve, there are veterans benefits that you've.

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great day down there. We're still bringing it. I light every bridge I see here just to. watch it burn. If you seen all the hell. I seen it make your stomach turn. I. think you know why I do what I do when I. do. started with 133 teams vying for one of. these coveted 12 spots for this 12 team.

playoff and it came down to two teams in. the great state of Indiana kicking this. entire thing off. The best year of college football that. it's ever had is about to have the. greatest playoffs it's ever had. And it. all starts right here in front of.

Touchdown Jesus and these beautiful. people. And I need to say. Irish. >> They'll do that all night. If you make. this kick, I will double his kick to. $500,000. I will also donate $250,000 to. a charity of Chris Dy's choosing. Yeah. Let it go. >> Oh god.

$750,000. The Lord is watching you. 1 million. And there's a bunch of. 25 TEAMS. WE BEAT THE [ __ ] OUT OF YOU.

>> OKAY, GOOGLE. >> The one thing you didn't learn from me. is talking all the [ __ ] you talking, you know. Welcome to the most. electrifying atmosphere in all of sport. I know European soccer fans are wild. That's like 30 to 60,000. You're about. to see all weekend 100,000 plus bananas. atmosphere. And that is one part of the. reason why college ball is so damn. great. Is. >> this not a fun show? >> No serious show.

>> Serious football. Alan Jones is very. serious. >> You know, he was trying to be funny, which I get it. And you know, my. daughter Kristen loves him, so that's. kind of soothed the soul a little bit. that somebody in our family likes the. guy. >> I choose to believe. And for a touchdown, Jesus, and. everybody looking down, IU GETS A MASSIVE WIN OVER NOTRE DAME. SHANE, I'm sorry. You're a real scumbag.

>> I thought Coach Signetti coming out here. was a real disgrace to the game. He left. his players in the locker room to go get. some camera time for himself. I know a. legend like yourself would never do. something like that, would you? >> No. No. It's disgusting. I saw it. I. thought, "Wow, what a sad, disgusting. program by a million. Oh, >> Riley Leonard and the Irish from their. own two. Jeremiah Love breaks free. JEREMIAH LOVE trying to go 98. Touchdown.

>> Might be fiction for a blowout here, fellas. couldn't wait to get to the. wonderful state of oh. the SEC coming up to the Big 10 when. it's cold as hell. We shall settle the. conversation here in beautiful Columbus. Coach, that hairline, you get a haircut. every day. Not every day. Not every day.

Big beard, big boot, FERS AND TOE. 500. OH, this guy sucks. Holy. Holy hell. This guy's the worst. we've ever seen. JUST TOOK ON THE OHIO. STATE CHEERLEADERS. >> $1 MILLION IN YOUR JD level. >> This guy sucks at kicking butt. We. appreciate the hell out of you. AJ, >> there he is. He was once wiped 100. times.

>> Yeah. 100 times. They're actually people. and they're psychos obviously that like. the nonfrosted pops. Gary, one of the. best football players I've ever been. around. Nonfrosted strawberry pop. I. like non frosted pop flakes. >> I like nonfrosted pops. >> Now I at one point this year was the. mayor of Cocktown. You were the mayor. >> Mayor of Cocktown. Yeah. They voted me. in there and it's my. >> How do you become the mayor of Cocktown? He's going to go around and say, "Listen, I hard [ __ ] I hard Cocks.".

Sorry, numerous. Whenever we found out. that there was going to be a college. football playoff game in Columbus, Ohio, we were all jacked up to see this Ohio. State faithful be showcased to the. entire world about how much they love. football. Then we walked out here to. this game day set this morning and it. was. you.

Well, in that song they say it's home. Home for me is the north and the cold is. going to be the hard. GIVE ME THE OHIO. STATE BUCKEYES. representing. >> for the big 10. >> How cool was Sean Perkins, the Ohio. State football team for allowing us to. hang out in their facility pretty much. all day Saturday. They had five TV. setups, a bunch of recliners. Roosters.

supply some phenomenal food. Trion Henderson in the open field. Henderson is scoring. Another T for the. Ohio State. [ __ ] OFF. STORY of the game. thus far is Chad Kelly is going mad.

dummy, bro. All of Ohio is excited. They. were singing. cold beer broke my heart. First round, second reading, third rate, scramble on. the ground. Check now. Would hate to be a Tennessee fan or a. chair near Morgan Wall cuz they have no. hope right now. >> Will. Jerem.

>> By and large, these games have. absolutely sterile. A couple people up here with that smoky. orange face paint on that are feeling. like real [ __ ] right now. >> As we look to the exits and the. Volunteers fans are saying, "Get my ass. back to the south. This one's over.". Bounces in. CONS. Ohio State boys. That was wide ass open.

>> 500 drones, ones that we know about. This game's over, but uh we're still. breathing. >> Okay. Hell yeah. >> Hilarious. Hell yeah. You earned that, buddy.

>> Hey, let's go. >> This show stinks. And the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. >> You pick. Damn it. >> Your friend tell a friend something nice. could change their life. Hello, beautiful people and welcome back.

to our hump of the boat. The thunder on. this NFL week 11 kickoff Thursday, November 13, 2025, hour three of the. program begins now. >> Football is magical. That's AJ Hawk. right there. Wow. AJ, >> baby. >> Hey, I got I got a little delay. I tried. to start saying football a split second. earlier. Am I on time or am I behind. everybody? I think this one was good. So, whenever I'm at a place on Friday, I. try to go right before everybody as. well. I don't know how it sounds when I.

go. >> Yep. >> Same same thing. It comes through right. on time. >> Right on time. Okay. So, it is like a. little bit of a beat though, AJ. It is. hard to kind of guess, isn't it? >> Oh, yeah. Because you don't know. You. You think you're right on time with. everybody else, but you're like a second. behind if you if you wait. So, yeah. I. just got to jump it a little bit. >> Yeah. You got to feel it. I I think you. got to feel when you got to get in. there. And I want to let you know, I. think you did a great job there. head. boy cuz I've been in your position on. Fridays, you know, and I I know what. you're you're going through. It is. always like uh and then if you miss it, it's like missed it. Yep.

>> Yeah, we're gone now. It's an echo. football. >> A good thing that helps us with that too. is watching watching you on the big. board when when we're all like about to. say like for Hawker like you should see. like when it when it's coming in just. where we're at as far as about to say. it. Anyways, on all the football. updates, college football playoff. committee's got a lot of them. Mhods, Baylor AD, who is the chair of the. college football playoff committee steps. down this morning uh amidst an. investigation happening at Baylor. We.

don't know the exacts of all of it. Outkick reported an incident with a. tight end and then a coach with the. athletic director. He is also the chair. obviously of the CFP commit. your. thoughts on this, AJ? As we've already. had two CFP brackets released, they've. already started to meet. He was the one. that was the mouthpiece for the entire. group that Reese Davis spoke to on those. Tuesday night shows. They have a new. chair. He's the uh Arkansas ad, Mr. Hunter Uraichek. Uh he was already on.

the committee. They're promoting him to. be the new chair. There's a subcommittee. within the college football playoff. committee that'll vote on if he should. be leading the entire committee and I. assume he will join that subcommittee. that is the leadership committee of the. college football playoff committee. because we need another committee to be. making decisions even though we're in a. room to make a [ __ ] decision. On that. note, we're appreciative of their. process. We understand what they have.

going on. And then the AD Mark Harland. from Utah who has been in the CFP. committee in the past will join or has. been nominated once again subcommittee. go through the process of the CFP. committee has to vote on it for every. but he's been there before and they're. nominating him to join it back. He's a. Big 12 AD. They lose a Big 12 AD in. Baylor. Eye for an eye is what Heather. Denich said. AJ I just said a lot there. to kind of catch everybody up on what is. happening. your thoughts on this. happening middle of season, late season. here with so much implications on the.

line. >> Yeah, it is a bit unique, I guess, for. the head of the whole situation to step. down right now. All I know is what I've. read from what the outkick stuff and. what you guys have talked about. What a. wild wild allegations. I guess if if. true, whatever is going on with with the. whole situation on the sideline, but. this shouldn't change like the votes. The other people there, I would assume. aren't super swayed by Mr. Mac Rhodess, are they? Unless this guy was some, you. know, David Caresh type guy, get people. to really follow him. What are we. supposed to like it should.

>> tie? I didn't even think I didn't mean that. I didn't mean to do that, but it does. work. Does work. >> I don't know if he's a Devidian leader. or not in the CFB committee room or. which committee potentially is the. closer follower of his, but he is the. mouthpiece of it. So I think there is. obviously an expectation for him to at. least have to hear every argument if I. had to guess because he's the going to. be the one that's going to be speaking. So hiring from within the committee to. be the new chair I think was the only. really logical move. Bringing a guy.

that's already been in there back. Is. that good news or bad news in your eyes? And then how do you think BYU feels. hold the phone here? We got Utah back in. this thing. I thought we had him out. I. thought we had him out of here. >> I just wonder is the new guy that steps. in. Are they going to still do the hats. or was that a Mac road situation? Are we. not going to hang the hats? >> Macro situation. >> They definitely should still hang the. hat, but they the new hat that comes in. needs to be maybe. >> Yeah, a big splash hat cuz that hat gone.

>> Yeah, >> that hat was chair hat that first half. So, they have an open. Okay. >> They have an open arm on a hat rock. Is. that Is that him? >> I think that's him. Side profile might. be. That's a flashy outfit. >> I was going to say compared to what. everybody else is wearing. >> He's got a lot of pizzazz. >> That's Mark Antonio there. >> He doesn't like the yellow uh allegedly. via an out kick article, he did not like. the yellow long sleeves, but he loves. that shirt. Is that him? Could. >> we go back to the beginning? >> That's Oh man,

>> is that him? >> Looks like I'm side profile. >> It's a football player on that in the. back of that jacket. >> Let's see. >> Yeah, go ahead. >> Yeah, I'd say. >> that might be him. >> Guy's got mocks. That shirt is so sick. >> Listen, whenever you're the one speaking. for the group, you put your hat on the. rack first and you dress like this is. what he said whenever they started. meeting and uh I can't blame him for. that. But I I think there's a lot of. other stuff going on potentially in his. life. People were certainly going to be. looking into. And uh good luck out. there, Bub. And to the new people that.

are a part of the committee and in new. positions there, good luck to you guys. as well. I I cannot wait to see how you. do. Maybe a fresh voice in a room on a. season's a good thing, AJ. Yeah, of. course it is. It's got to be a good. thing. And and the people that are being. promoted from within, they know they. know the process. They know how it. works. You don't have to sit there and, you know, relearn and retach them how. the things go. >> Why couldn't we nominate Tone Digs to be. a player? >> Good question. >> I mean, we can nominate him. Let's. nominate him now. We don't Who's. stopping us from nominating? >> We'd like to nominate AP Tone, who does.

not have an AP vote in college football, only in NFL football, but he is a. two-time two-time college football. author. Mhm. >> We'd like to nominate this man AP Tone. for the open chair. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Well, we'll nominate him for the. chair of the entire thing. But if not. that, a seat in the CFP committee. All. in favor say I. >> I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> All right. >> Tony. >> Who said that?

>> You can't you can't accept the. nomination and vote against yourself. >> And what what are you doing right now? I. solemnly swear to represent the CFB. >> What's the left hand? >> Normally right hand I would put on, you. know, the college football ball or. something like that. >> I think that is your college football. bible. Your Bible that you wrote, that's. what they all put their hair. >> Oh [ __ ]. >> I think that is what they do though, right? >> Your heart because it's the same thing. >> Yeah, that's what I did. >> Yeah. College football. >> I solemnly swear to represent the CFP.

committee with the best of my ability. Uh, no biases, only stats, facts, and. watching good old All 22 tape to come up. with the best 12 teams we could possibly. come up with. >> Yeah, I don't know if it's gonna work, but that was a good pitch. >> That was a good pitch. >> I'd also like to nominate Nick Sabin. >> cuz everybody's nominating him for all. these jobs. >> Step tone. >> Yeah, that's our second. That's our. second nomination. I would also like. Desmond Howard in there just because I. think he would mix it up. Just looking. at the hats. >> Looking at the hats in the thing, it'd.

be great to get Dez in there. I I would. love for Desmond Howard to be in that. room. Uh if not Dez, obviously Ree who. does the interview, I think he'd be good. representation. K. And basically anybody. on the show that I'm a part of. Sure. >> But me. >> Okay. I think he's probably good people. to put in there. Uh mostly because what. would you want to be there? >> No way. And now these these two names. are like the loudest. The two new spots. Wow. >> Hey, Hunter Uric out of Arkansas. He's. taking over. This is the guy. Okay. And. then Mark Harland out of Utah. He's in. there, too. Do we know who he No. So.

whenever you get it wrong, the only. three people you're associate, God, Utah. >> Yeah. >> You know, it's you don't I don't know if. it's the best thing to be a part of. Just my experience with college. football, you're gonna piss off so many. people just so and they're very. passionate and I don't know if you're. ever going to get it right, AJ. I don't. know if you're ever. >> If you're if you're a retired coach, I. can see like I saw my old DC Mark. Danton, he's on the committee. For him, he's retired from football. He still. follows ball. I would imagine keeps him. involved. It's probably good for someone. like that. >> Yeah, I bet. But you're going to get the. backlash is immediate.

>> He doesn't care. He's not here. He don't. hear it. He doesn't care. I I would. imagine that. >> BA last week also said he was friends. with a coach. I can't remember who it. was on the committee and he was like, "They make you watch more tape in these. meetings than I have ever watched even. as a coach." So, I was like, "Oh, that. is great to hear.". >> Okay. So, you're forced to watch this. tape basically. >> Who runs it too? Who runs the tape, too? You can't just put film on and just sit. there and look at it. >> Well, that's the thing. That's why Mac. Roads got that shirt on. >> Yeah. the chairs up there in the front. trying to steal everybody's, you know, attention, make sure they're not. sleeping, you know. Okay, fourth quarter.

here. Ohio State Buckeyes are up 42 and. then the the projector hits off his. Yeah. >> shirt and there's a there's a glimmer of. shine. It captivates everybody's eyes. You know, that is he's the one doing the. show. He's the one doing the show, which. is why. >> Hunter Uric, good luck in there. >> Yeah, good luck. And that's why they. should split up those uh kind of. responsibilities instead of having that. guy run the tape and be the chair. I do. think that's where bringing in the utter. guy to walk him through the tape to just.

at least show them what we're looking. for. He doesn't have to be on the. committee, but at least he's maybe. teacher of the tape. >> Here's some other stuff that we need to. be looking at. >> And then he's highlighting things. >> from another game. Let's go to another. situation. Those types of things. >> Yeah, exactly. Premier player. So then. we know at least what they're watching. >> Yeah. >> And individual time with Stanford, Steve. needs to be had too. So make sure he's. reaching them. >> Couple cocktails before they go in maybe. just because you know, you can't go in. like a stiff either. You know, you got.

and you got the other guys saying, >> I mean, we were there in Pasadena. getting ready to go out to dinner. Bar's. about to close about 10 minutes. We're. about to go out to dinner. We're going. to meet you down there, Steve. I got it. Don't worry about it. We came. down. He had 38 Jack and Cokes. >> Oh yeah. He's just waiting for us. >> There you go, boys. >> Hey, how you doing, guys? I got a couple. drinks for you here. Semi spilled all. over himself. Was being. >> the greatest. >> Exactly. We need a guy like that just. kind of rubbing off on these people. because, you know, at the end of the. day, we need to find the 12 best teams.

And who better to do that than Steve? >> Starting with 12. >> Count down the one. >> Who's it going to be? They decide. They. choose. >> Good luck here. >> Mhm. Go get them. >> I appreciate them taking their hats off. going in there. This is a good game. Respectful. >> cuz you could wear that hat and not. watch the film. You're sleeping. >> True. >> It's like a high school game. >> Can't have that. >> Take the hats off. We want to see your. eyes. >> and your eyelids. Let's make sure that's happening. We're. going to force you guys six hours here. Film.

>> Mhm. >> Make sure we're seeing it. Is that what. you're saying? >> Mhm. >> They're saying like six hours of film. >> I don't know. We'd have to ask BA next. time he's in here. But I was just. looking at those people. They probably. need a nap, too. >> Well, that's what I'm saying. How do you. That That's immediate sleepy sleepy. time. That's why you need Stanford. Steven. >> Exactly. Yeah. >> I mean, imagine the Ovaltine that's. flowing through that room while the. lights are out. Maybe some film happen. >> Good. >> Yes. Absolutely. >> To spay them for lunch. Breakthrough. halfway. >> Come on. Nice meal. >> Do they got checkers in there without.

>> a doubt? You know, every every day is. checkers. >> Cribage. >> They need Stanford State. Maybe. >> Yeah, I think they put a shovel board in. there. Originals. >> ball. Yeah. never see him fit in there. Well, don't need a vote, though, cuz he. already takes enough heat with his. picks. >> Yeah, exactly. That's true. >> So, I'm taking him to the tape. >> Hey, two and one this last weekend, I. think. >> Come on, baby. Baby, >> he's going to get them all right this. weekend. >> Mhm. >> All right. Uh, let's make our picks, dude. Let's do this. >> I don't know what I'm doing.

>> Yeah. I tell you what, Big Mike kind of. I thought he wasn't going to take the. point. I thought it was a lot of points. and he actually is sticking with I think. con man definitely bullied him into this. and he felt like you know Big Mike is a. team guy and he thinks he's he he say. I'm a team member. I'm part of the. squad. Here we go. I'll take the. Patriots. But yeah, I'm trying to figure. mine out. >> This is the first prime time game in New. England in over two years. >> Exactly my point. This is a that I said. earlier. This is a hello, we're back. from all of New England. You can. certainly see it playing out that way,

especially with how good their fans are. It's not It's not like it's a brand new. fan base trying to figure out what a. good team is. It's like they're a smart. fan base. That is a smart fan. They know. when to be loud. They know what to say. They know who to target. I mean, they. >> Yeah, >> that's a great atmosphere for a lot of. different reasons. And then Vel and. Drake, I think it's a big for them, too. Yeah. Like, hey, here we go. Lights are. on. This is our house. It's not the old. dynasty's house. I think they can prove. a lot. And on that note, >> it's been real loud. like Kirk Herb. Street. Kirk Herb Street last Thursday.

comes on the show and goes, "Don't tell anybody. Keep keep this quiet. I was going to be the workman in Iowa.". And it's like, Kirk, I think a lot of us. were thinking that. >> Mhm. >> Well, not a lot of us. I don't think a. lot of people nationally. >> No. Right. >> A lot of people in the Thunderdome. strictly because we were forced to watch. the Iowa Hawkeyes team because of Ty. Schmidt.

>> A lot of people in this Thunderdome are. thinking the same thing. And I guess we. should have reached out to him and we. should have told him, "Hey, yeah, there. he is. >> We should have reached out to him and we. should have told him, hey, we're we're. we're not saying [ __ ] about this like. this. We purposely did not even I mean, we're just staying completely clear of. it. There's no reason especially with. the type of coach that Dan Lanning is. Like Dan Lanning definitely feeds off of. that [ __ ] I mean, it is one of those. things. So, if we think Iowa does have a. chance, there is no reason,

>> there's no reason to just go ahead and. wake up Oregon, basically. Now, the Iowa. fans is, it wasn't like they just woke. up and they killed us, but I thought. Kirk made it way too loud. I I I think I. think it got way too loud. Way too loud. And he almost predicted the damn game. I. mean, Kirk knows ball obviously, and we. thought he We're on the same page, him. with Iowa potentially upsetting Oregon, but it got too loud. Football gods maybe. go, "Uh-uh. I I don't think that's how. that goes. If it's going to be a massive. upset, it can't be something that the. whole world's talking about for multiple. days beforehand. And now I'm starting to.

wonder if that's what's going to happen. here tonight with this Jets team. Like. there's no way anybody 70% of the. YouTube uh poll said uh Patriots minus. 12 a half. Okay, that was with 15,000. votes allegedly. Who knows? You know, I'm getting a lot of tweets that look. very similar. I'm getting a lot of. tweets that look very similar and. they're very mean and I'm like wow this. many people are saying the same thing I. this could be a fake those could be bots. saying. >> but then you you read it again you're. like kind of true though what they're.

saying these bots are getting good so. who knows how many actual humans are in. this particular poll we assume YouTube. and Google's algo is good at defense of. those types of things so we can say it's. pretty accurate 15,000 actual humans. voted on this thing but 70% of them are. on the Patriots and I've literally for. two hours the start of the show just. sang the praises of the Patriots. >> It's like listen to me for four hours. before the show. >> Am I a part of the problem? Am I a part. of the problem here? Did I completely. flip it? That's what I'm trying to. figure out. AJ, who' you officially.

take? >> I haven't officially taken anyone, but. you know, I almost flipped back to the. Jets, but I am taking the Patriots. Here. we go. >> I don't know if I just want to give one. up to AJ here cuz I. >> Garrett Wilson's hurt. I know. Like I. don't love that for the Jets. I mean. ruin the Jets do one thing well and that. just so happens to be the best thing on. the Patriots team and they're very like. I just. >> Yeah, [ __ ] it. >> It's [ __ ] it. >> The Patriots The Patriots are dominating. tonight. That we all are just in. agreement that the Patriots are.

dominating tonight. There's a chance. that this Jets team could have found. some things in the last two weeks that. they put up a fight and they're within. two scores. I assume Aaron Glenn is. hearing all this saying, "This is very. disrespectful of our football team. They. think we're just going to get blown out. at here." He can pull from a lot of. things which almost makes me want to do. the Jets plus 12 and a half thing but I. can't because what I've seen from this. Patriots actually watching them with. Patriots fans they are so good like so. good and last week maybe Drake starts. out a little bit slow. He figures it out. and Josh McDaniels figures it out. It's.

like they are very talented and then the. defense is outrageous. So man and his. first prime time home game for these. boys. >> Yeah. >> I mean the. >> Grank Yeah. >> Gron's keeper of the light. Like there's. so there's so many things working in our. favor where I am also in your shoes. where it's like. >> wait a minute. >> wait is it too much and then it it's. it's not. >> no stop. >> Yeah. It's not one of those teams. It's. a variable team. Like it is a different. situation. Yeah. Very humble team. Very. hey we're just going to work every day. like if if the messaging was different.

out of the building itself like even you. know social media stuff on like. individuals and things of that nature. then maybe okay they they're taking. their eye off the ball but I think it's. more so like hey if we dominate tonight. what's on the horizon is a 4-day weekend. we have a we're on the road next week. but again 4-day weekend and then you're. back in the building so this will be the. first break in 11 weeks that they've. really had if if they just kind of get. the job done. Take care of business and. beat the [ __ ] out of them. >> Well, they're already on vacation.

>> Uh-oh. >> I don't think so. Give me the Patriots. Minus 12 and a half. You as well. We're. all on this, I think. >> Hammer. >> How are you guys viewing this? Are you. guys betting game? 12 and a half. Too. many points. How are you viewing it? >> I think it's a dead nuts under. >> Okay, that's Tone's best pick. >> 42 nothing. >> Fresh out of hammer. Let's go to the. other cowboy that rides in and says, "You know what? I'll bet on everything.".

>> What do you mean everything? You heard. me. >> All of it. >> Cricket. >> You sure? Yes. >> Mhm. >> I'll take two. Actually, they got a good. squad over there in India. They got a. good team. >> Split two and a half wickets last week. >> International. play, lad. And they're taking on uh. they're taking on a team that is just a. group of muppets from Beiru. That's what Gumpy will say. Gumpy, what. do you like in this game? Are you 12 and.

a half, too many points? Are you staying. away from that? >> I like the under as well. And the. touchdown uh parlay of the quarterbacks. is absolutely in play tonight. I imagine. Drake May scores the first touchdown. tonight as well. >> He gets loose. >> So Gumpy just made four bets in his. head. Also, also, if we're just talking. about random sports, I like WVU minus 5. and a halfers, pit, and college. basketball tonight. How about that? >> Okay. Any other sports we want to. venture into? Is Crooks playing tonight? I'd like to bet on her over. Is that. possible?

>> Crooks seemingly uh. >> Yeah, right. >> We like support. We like support. Their. team will win to get I don't like the. props on the college games. >> Can't have it. >> Yeah, >> I don't like it. I I think it's not. great. It's ripe. It's too ripe for a. bad situation. >> It's already happened multiple times, too. >> Got to play defense here. Yeah. Got We. We got to play defense at some sort, you. know. But you're taking away something. that's really Okay. Well, we would like. it to survive forever, though. Like, we. would like this to continue to survive. So, we're going to have to adapt. I. think the college one's very scary. Yeah. >> Not that the the professional She's.

unbelievable. AJ, have you seen this? Have you been watching this or following. along with this story? >> Oh, yeah. She started popping up in my. algorithm and then watching these. highlights like she's killing. >> [ __ ] it. her little sweet little. turnaround step back she hits obviously. on in the paint like good luck stopping. her. >> Yeah, she you said uh she started. popping into your algorithm. Me too. I I. appreciate it too. Did you see uh. >> Hannah had you see this? >> Yes, dude. Women's college hoops is. outrageous right now. She broke a record. most points uh in Notre Dame school.

history, which obviously there's been a. lot of great most steals in the history. of college basketball, both men's and. women's in a game. Yeah, just absolutely. insanity on the court by Hannah Halgo, AJ Hawk. >> Yeah, 16 steals. That's like a season. worth of steals for a lot of people, I. feel like, isn't it? >> Yes. >> Yeah, >> it really is. >> And she also she beat the Zips 12. nothing, I think, in the second quarter. >> I think she won 12 nothing over the. Zips. Just her 12 them nothing. Nobody. else scored.

>> Man, this Yeah, I mean this uh Where did. I see it? I saw it on like Good Morning. America, one of those morning shows. They highlighted her, Hannah Dog, and. they talked about her being like one of. the next big superstars in college. basketball. >> Well, then there's a Caitlyn Clark up. there in Fairfield playing for the. Stags, I guess, Connor said. >> Yeah. Megan Anderson, she's averaging 33. a game for shoot the women's stag team. has been good for a little bit here. So. now their recruiting classes have gotten. much better. And Megan Anderson, she's a. junior now. Like genuinely, there's a. chance of Stags here going around. I.

mean, they're the I think 11 seed in the. tournament last year. It's not like. they've been bad. and Gumpy. Let's go to. men's college basketball. West Virginia. tonight over Pit. We got a good team. Hey, we brought that coach in who's. really good at coaching that stuff. >> Yeah, both teams are three and0. They. both looked really good, actually. >> Yeah. And the coach for West Virginia, that guy can coach the hell out of a. basketball game. I I love that coach. Gumpy. >> Yeah. I wish I knew his name, too. >> Some [ __ ] from North Texas. YEAH. ROSS. HOLL. >> YEAH. COACH H. >> LISTEN, you said too as if I didn't know.

his name. I know this man. I met him. >> I met this man. I respect this man. He's. got a damn good [ __ ] basketball team, this man. And I like the way he builds. I guess we play great defense. I I guess. it is a very difficult thing football. >> to score against us. I I think if I'm. remembering accurately whenever we hired. him, I guess it's a ground and pound. basketball team here. I I mean, and. going to be good quickly is what I've. been told. And on that note, Coach Holl. is going to do that for. >> you. Mhm.

>> West Virginia's former head coach, uh, Darren Dere. I've been watching Indiana. They They look like they look to be. pretty good this year. >> Oh, yeah. His boy playing. >> Yeah. His boys been lighting up the. bucket. >> His boy is a good [ __ ] basketball. player. >> Yes, he is. >> Yes, he is. We saw that in West Virginia. for four games or whatever it was. >> He's a great player. >> He is. Indiana has looked very good. early. They beat Marquette this weekend. Yeah, they're. >> Yeah, West Virginia's really happy that. we could have him for a year for you. guys or for Indiana to get ready and.

hire him and his boy and his boy, which. we thought was potentially going to lead. us to a final four, but now we got Coach. Hodge and uh. >> he's he's got [ __ ] tough team this. year. >> That's right. >> Tough some [ __ ]. >> They'll chew glass on the wood. >> They'll chew wood on glass. >> They don't care. >> That's what the team does. They kick. ass. Okay, AJ. That's West Virginia. football or basketball. >> Where's Bob Huggin? Bring Huggy Bear. back. >> To where? >> I don't know. Anywhere. We need him.

coaching in the NCAA tournament come. March. >> I don't All right. All right. >> Yeah, maybe. >> Well said. >> I don't know. He had a hell of a run. Uh. there was uh there was a lot that. happened, but obviously West Virginia. >> teams played hard. His teams played. hard. We know that. >> West Virginia Cincinnati obviously a lot. of great wins. A lot of things happened. there towards the end, but Mountaineers, you know, thank him for his time as do. University of Cincinnati. I would assume. >> if this ball falls here, >> Gumpy's hitting all four of his bets. >> Boom. >> Boom. Okay. All right. >> It's for you, Gumps.

>> Oh [ __ ] Dumpy. I'm sorry. >> Oh, no. >> Do Do one for Do one for Tonga. Let's. see if Chris Tonga gets in the paint. tonight. Can Can you shoot one for him? >> Yeah, I did. Yeah. D lineman. >> Oh yeah. >> Big fullback. >> I love I love Big O and I use him. >> Can't make throwing a ball. >> Yeah, exactly. Vable has two touchdowns. against the Jets in his career. >> Oh no. >> Same miss. >> Same miss. Yeah. >> Maybe maybe next week. Tonga.

>> No. >> No. No. For Tonga. >> Okay. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Yep. >> Boom. >> Oh, good. >> That's probably plus 3500. >> Just had to shoot it. You know, >> that just means he's scoring the second. touchdown of the game. Oh, >> okay. So, now we're see here's another. bet. See, what we're talking about here. is like six, seven different bets that. can eventually hit and the universe just. told us they should. Got a new game out. here. I don't know if you saw it. Somebody sent it in. Uh, it's just this. little round thing that's sitting at the. free throw line. >> Pretty good little game. >> Oh, there's two. >> Yeah, there's two. I think I think you.

set it up like cornhole. I think it is. set up like cornhole. Okay, so you got. little hacky sacks, four per team. And. they toss it and if it lands on top of. the board, it's one point. If it goes in. the hole, it's three points. much like. cornhole or any of the other games that. are uh kind of similar to this. horseshoes or whatever. But if it falls. off, you get a kick because it's a hacky. set. >> You can hack it. >> So the I think you're trying to throw it. to make it in the hole and then you're. just trying to play a little defense. with the feet. >> We put a couple uh I don't want to say.

mileage on these things yesterday, but. it feels like this is a good idea for a. game. >> Feels like this is a very good idea for. a game. We were playing it pretty good. yesterday and it just got sent to the. office. Whoever created this, I think. Good idea. I think you got a good idea. here. A. >> good hacker. >> So you you have is it two on like two on. two like uh like cornhole? You play. teams. >> Same. You're Yeah. Opposite ends. >> So if it's falling off the if it if you. they throw hack like it falls off the. board, you can kick it where? Into the. hole. >> Try to make it hole or put it on top of. the board. >> Oh, that's sweet. Yeah, that'd be fun.

>> Yeah, it's a good game. And then also, you know, if you accidentally overthrow. also can be an oop if you want. Nice. The only bad shot is short because. that's tough. Don't leave it short. >> That's tough to get to. Short is tough. to get to because you got to operate the. entire thing. But that thing's rolling. off. You can even do like a little. scoopy to roll it back on. Yeah. I sort. of get the hang of it a little bit. It's. a good game. I think it's a good hack. sack. Not the easiest to toss. It's a. weird size and weight. It's a weird. size. >> Yeah. You probably because you want to. like how you hold a cornhole bag like.

you want to you throw a little spin to. it. Yeah. That'd be hard with a hack. sack. >> Yeah. So, you're going I think I went. like this one here, but I think I saw. some uh some of this right here. Little. finger rolls. >> I was doing forward forward underhand uh. before the show. >> You're doing. >> pong toss. >> I didn't even think about that. >> Tony very consistently pong tossing that. thing close to the hole. >> Oh. Has the office found a a game maybe. that can get them to the title? >> Yeah. >> Is that Is that what you think it is,

Foxy? Is that Is that what they think it. is? I prefer you ball over this game. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Just at at first glance I I would I. would agree. >> You got you got you got to play it. first. >> I don't hate it. I just. >> I don't [ __ ] like hacky sack. >> Me neither. I was never a hacky sack. >> And you said that. So I mean. >> soccer. I played soccer. >> Yeah, exactly. I did. You know, so it's. like anything footwise cuz I mean I. guess it's not it's not really that much. juggling, but yeah. I mean. >> you definitely have to have feet eye uh. coordination, >> which I I mean, you know, I'm not a.

[ __ ] baby deer. I think I could do. it. But just you ball. >> It's a good sport. >> It's a good sport. >> Some athleticism. >> Some athleticism over here. Some would. say. >> This is how it goes in the office. though. We play a game, we burn it to. the ground, and then oh, new game over. here, we burn that one to the ground, and we just kind of go in a little cycle. here. >> Well, you. the thing about you ball is I don't. think it's been burned to the ground. It's just you and Pat are so [ __ ]. good that it's just at the point where.

okay, >> who who the [ __ ] going to win? Nobody. except for Pat and Fox, which this game. can easily turn into as well. >> No, I'm terrible with my feet, so I'm. trying to avoid this. >> Fox was bad. He kicked the thing like. that's good news. >> Yeah, that's the Yeah. >> Come on, Fox. We need to start working. >> Get better. >> Need to start juggling. The World Cup's. around the corner. >> True. >> I assume that game's not going to get. played. It's a good game though. We'd like to. let whoever knows that it's a good game, but it's.

>> I don't know. I think there's a chance. it is. >> The the the good thing with a game like. this actually is you could in theory uh. kind of cross it up here. So, while you. ball game's going on, you could play it. this way. >> Oh, that is a good point. So, it kind of. >> two at the same time. >> So, it could kind of be uh like the. precursor to actual Uball because you're. still kind of shooting it getting its. balls still. Um, so you could play it, yeah, vertically perpendicular to the. stage while you balls going on this way. >> Revel is the name of the game. It is a.

fun new lawn game, I'd say. Uh, developed by indie based Play Life. Nation. Hell yeah, Indie. >> Okay, sick. >> I didn't know that was the case. Essentially, you have two round playing. boards on. Once again, we get things. shipped here, we open them or don't open. them, you know, just kind of like a hit. or a miss. Open it could be cool. Let's. go ahead and do that. Uh, open it could. be terrible. Let's act like we never saw. that. throw that thing away and don't. open it happens sometimes. Those things. never get seen. So, we are not saying. you should send something here and that. it will definitely get seen. But if you.

do send something here and we open it, there's a chance that it changes the. course of the Thunderdome for at least a. couple days. >> No doubt. >> At least a couple. >> And those days get remembered for those. people. I mean, that's how Uball. originated because somebody sent us the. Uball thing that you put in the beach. and then we just put it in the corner. Didn't use it for a while and then we're. like, "All right, let's just start. shooting on it and then a game gets. formed." Yeah. Yeah. It's pretty good. time, you know, and it's great for uh. Thunderdome morale. >> Yeah. >> Thunderdome morale. Some people get a. little worked up though. Like Debbone's.

been on quite a roller coaster with this. U ball. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Hey, I get it. >> Remember he was taken seriously. >> Oh yeah. >> Go ahead. >> Has he ever has he ever gotten off the. ground and legally tipped a ball? >> Oh no. He's not going to like that. >> I've watched him actually do a couple. reverse. >> couple reverse dunks against me before. he that was the only time I saw. But. like he does he know you have to be in. the air when you tip it though. I don't. think. >> I think you were talking about the most. recent footage that was debuted by our. ball insider Bruce Brown. You know, good. if it goes off the golf cart. He's down.

>> He's nowhere near. >> That one's a close one. Foxy had a uh a. photo shot. New York. Want to uh zoom in. photo. Bruce could have been up on that. last one. You're supposed to be up on. all three of those tips, but the effort. was so immaculate that we had to we had. to really give them everything they had. Yeah. very down and then more down. and uh. >> that one's up. I'm flying right there, dude. Dunk that thing. >> You're right. You're right. >> But this counted, by the way. And that's. a U ball difference.

>> Exactly. Gentleman's game. >> That's good effort right there. That is. good effort. It was 103 at that time, I. think. >> First golf cart point. >> It was nowhere near a lead. >> Well, you stay with it. Or you stay with. the point. >> That's right. Mental toughness. That's. right. That That's what they showed. And. what's their name? Uh, what is it? Bruce's Bone. >> Yeah, I think. Yeah, I think it is. Uh, Brown Bone. >> Brown Bone. There it is. >> Oh, nice. >> I think that's what the name is. >> I don't know. I might be workshopping. that way. >> Oh, yeah. That's a good point. Bone and. Brown would kind of be better.

>> Oh, yeah. Just like Bone and Butts. Yeah, >> they were a good team. They left each. other. >> They did. >> Nobody's talking about the Uball. controversy behind the scenes. After. this show ends, a lot happens. >> Mhm. >> And there's been teams that have come. together in great hope and separated in. great despair. And Bone and Butts had a. good run there early. >> They did. >> And they I don't think I've seen them on. the court together since, have you? No. >> Has anybody got to the bottom of that? >> No. Well, Butch has a pretty powerful. new team, actually. >> What's that? >> Tony.

>> AQ stole him the other day, so like I. mean, >> free agency is crazy. It's like the. transfer port. >> It really is like. not a lot of honor in this office. >> What? >> Tony, >> what? >> Tony, you were you were throwing games. if you do recall. That was a Mickey Mouse game. >> Whoa. >> Your ball he's talking about. >> That game should have never been played. Should have never been tipped off. >> It's all about you. >> And that's the problem. >> Mhm. >> We need to be the solution. >> You're right. >> And that's you ball. >> Let's get the hell out of here. Let's.

enjoy week 11 uh of the NFL season. kicking off this evening in the AFC East. on Amazon Prime. I'll be live tomorrow. from Acer Field as uh I head to. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for College. Game Day. Pit hosting Notre Dame. We're. outside Acer, I believe, Roberto. Clemente Park, which is along the river. It's a great grassy area. Uh, it's. supposed to be perfect weather. I think. football is going to be celebrated in a. huge way on Saturday and uh I can't wait.

to get back and enjoy the hell out of. it. College Game Day's atmospheres this. year have been. >> amazing. >> Yeah. Delivering. >> Yeah. >> Lick, Texas. >> All time. >> All time. >> Nuts. That's actual. >> That was like JMU vibes. >> Exactly. Exactly. And what you guys. couldn't see, what you did on the drone. shots was the other. >> the one time they showed it, it was like. holy [ __ ] Like how deep it was. It was. >> We had a crowd watching us like it we it. was uh like I think they had actual like. like seats and bleachers like kind of.

going back that way. So stage obviously. everybody sees this way back that way. There was a lot of people that were like. kind of watching us. I'm like do they. always have these bleachers? Did they. bring this in for this? It was like it. was pretty it was awesome. And you've. heard everybody talk about it. Herby. came out and talked about it. Stanford. Steve talked about it. Obviously I. talked about it. It's like when you go. to those places that you know their team. is great for first time long time. >> It's like they want to enjoy and. celebrate the [ __ ] out of that and they. want everybody to know that they're. celebrating the [ __ ] out of that. It's. like Pit can still win the ACC. Notre.

Dame if they lose they're out of the. College Football Playoff. This is like. massive implications. And also 20 years. it's been since College Game Day was at. a pick game in Pittsburgh. Uh so it. should be I think football the um. celebrity guest picker dog. Absolute. dog. >> Has that been announced yet? >> No. Kabi. No, it has not been. >> I will announce it is not Mark Kaboli. >> [ __ ]. >> I thought I saw a poster that Yeah, >> I saw a lot of things. Um,

>> yeah. The AI renderings of him and a. poop sandwich are uncalled for. >> Hold on, hold on. We got some breaking. news. We got some breaking news. We got. some breaking news. >> The NFL sent a memo to team officials. today saying that in light of recent. gambling scandals in other sports. The. league has worked with lawmakers, regulators, and sports betting partners. in recent weeks to limit and where. possible prohibit prop bets in the NFL. Okay, we're playing defense in real time. here. the amount of people that have to. okay that lawmakers take forever.

Regulators take forever. Sports betting. partners can probably be a little bit. more nimble, but normally it takes them. forever because the regulators and the. lawmakers take forever. So, the fact. that they're playing defense in real. time on all three sides of this thing, I. love want I want to let everybody know. that. And I think Adam Silver whenever. he was on the show a couple weeks back, he said that we're definitely talking to. our sports partners about like less. meaningful props even being an option. like why are these things even here? One. and a half over under. It feels like. it's too rigable. Let's play defense.

against this in the future. I love that. the NFL has been able to accomplish. this. And shout out to the regulators. and lawmakers that it feels like they. get paid by. >> the day and they everything seemingly in. their world takes forever. So them in. real time trying to make sure everything. can continue to go that we all would. like and see is really good news, I. Yeah, I've kind of noticed that on just. with everything going on, seeing some of. those bets, it's like I do love betting. on, you know, player to catch a pass on. this drive or player to have x amount of. yards on this drive, but those are some.

of the bets that are just like. completely unnecessary. You you you. truly don't need them. They they do damn. near just set you up to get you back in. there on the app. But there there's. plenty of those and those are like the. common ones. There's a bunch of other, you know, more uncommon ones that. they're just pointless. You really don't. need them. Yeah. I uh I like they're. playing defense, AJ. Like when Adam. Silver said, "I'm talking to the sports. books partners to see if we can get rid. of things." I'm like, "Oh, I like that. you guys are trying." You know what I. mean, AJ? >> Yeah. I mean, you have to like that's.

this the one thing that could really. like truly hurt the NFL, NBA, any like. these franchise like Yeah. We have to. believe. We have to know that they are. legit and it's real and they're not. sitting there manipulating games and. things like that. is like what other. what's another threat to the NFL than. this than if they feel like hey we. actually have players throwing games. >> Here's some uh more details. Inherently. objectionable markets or bets that are. inherently or designed to be derogatory. or inflammatory or otherwise based on. subject matter against public policy,

player injuries, fan safety, misconduct. Okay. Officiating related markets or. bets based on officials or officiating. assignments, penalties, replays. Okay. I. don't think any of these are on any of. the actual sports books. These are all. offshore accounts. Determinable by one. person in one play based on outcomes. 100% determinable by one person in one. plate. Example, kicker to miss field. goal attempt, quarterback's first pass. to be incomplete, etc. These are what. we're speaking of. This I don't know why. they even put those first two. Those are. for offshore accounts. Offshore accounts.

aren't going to list any. Go ahead, Bruce. Do you have an update on that? >> They could be potentially trying to get. ahead of the sort of prediction market. stuff as well. Oh, the poly market now. getting into this where it's yes no. basically type uh stock. >> for Super Bowl stuff you can bet on like. how many penalties there will be. >> and that's controllable by one person or. one group of people I guess so like. that's an interesting thing. predetermined predetermined outcomes. directly related to onfield competition. example will quarterback start this week. will team's first play from scrimmage be. a run or pass this does feel like the.

prediction markets kind of getting ahead. of it on what's possible on those verse. what's possible in sports books because. the prediction market world is obviously. going to be the brand new thing here. over the next three years I think two. three years it's awesome from what we. have seen there's certainly some. downfalls there's certainly some. downfalls but like just being able to. kind of try to predict something and. it's viewed as a stock as opposed to a a. bet so like you get in when nobody else.

thinks something's going to happen yes. no-wise and then you you can pay you. cash out you don't even have to like. when everybody starts feeling your way. So, you can like ride how you think like. the public's going to feel. It's a very. interesting. You're talking about. talking about everything. Reality TV. shows, all this type of [ __ ] So, >> it's a it's a fascinating new world. that's about to come that I think a lot. of people are going to be interested in. personally just strictly because. whenever I was shown it, I was like, "Oh, this is awesome." Yeah, this is. sweet. And it's not a lot. You don't. need to be betting a lot like it's. >> I don't it's like fun. It's like, you.

know, you just kind of if you're. invested, it's like, "Let's do this." So. them getting ahead of that's very smart. Yeah, that's a very smart because. everybody's going to be doing it, I. think, >> without a doubt. And like you said, I. mean, you know, like we'll see what this. evolves into. But like something needed. to be done right now, too. They couldn't. really afford to because the NFL's I. mean outside of a couple of guys last. year, like coming off what happened in. the NBA and everything like something. needed to be done immediately. >> Yeah. Hopefully all the leagues are. doing this. Speaking of all the leagues, Sai Young winner Paul SK.

>> Hey Paul, good work. Proud of you balls. >> Hey, he was happy. See that? >> He was huge reaction. I know. I saw it. >> Okay. He won rookie of the year. No. reaction. Wins his first side. Yep. Here's rookie of the year. >> You did it. Yep. I did. >> Thank you so much, Libby. >> Awesome. >> Livy's been here obviously alongside of. me this entire time. Literally the. chatted with us uh during that first. year, first run. Hey, what are you guys'. hobbies? Uh we just kind of nap and do.

baseball. Yeah, we just kind of nap and. do baseball, man. This guy's fully. committed. And then he went Sai Young. last night and. >> big smile. Yes. Double fist. Yeah. >> Libby, thank you. Love you. Thank you, Mom. Hell yeah. We did it. We're happy. Everybody's clapping. Look, everybody's. clapping. We're happy. Okay. We did it. And on that note, that's what Paul Skins. loves. >> Paul Skins wants all the cameras. Okay. >> He want He wants all the lights on them. He wants the He wants the microphone.

literally as loud as he can come out of. his mouth. That's all he cares about. And it's amazing that he's able to win a. Sai Young when all he cares about is all. the glitz and glamour that come. alongside being the best pitcher in. [ __ ] baseball. This guy is. outrageous. They've called it since he. was at LSU. I assume the LSU people. would say actually we called it since. the Air Force whenever we saw him. Very. newer pitcher. He wasn't pitching his. entire life. He was a catcher. So, he. actually has a relatively young arm in. the grand scheme of the conversation of. pitchers because of the reps that he. missed whenever he was younger where all.

these other guys have been pitching. since they're little kids basically. So, he's only getting better and better. seemingly. And the way he's talking. about the Pittsburgh Pirates, [ __ ]. nobody talks about the Pittsburgh. Pirates. Ty, what are your thoughts on. him winning Sai Young? And was this. obvious, I guess, in your guys' world? >> I mean, he and what is the Sai Young? >> He was the best best pitcher in your. respective league and he was a unanimous. winner. So yeah, I mean like his stats. or I guess I shouldn't say his stats, his stats were unbelievable. Shitload of. strikeouts, very low ERA, but kind of.

the thing we talked about all year with. him is, you know, usually the guy who. wins the Sai Young is winning 20 to 25. games and what D he went eight and N 10. and 10. So I mean he just like Yeah, Conor's got the stats right here. I. mean, he first guy since 1918 to post a. sub two erra with a non-winning record, which is kind of what you know, if if. you're a Pirates fan, it makes you sick. to your stomach cuz this guy just had. >> one of the best seasons in, you know, a. hundred years and they didn't come.

anywhere close to making the playoffs. And that's that's the big thing with. him, too, is coming off LSU, it's like. you want to see cuz his stuff is. unbelievable. You want to see this guy. pitching in the playoffs and in the. biggest moments. So hopefully they can. do a little bit more to help him because. he is it's very rare you got a guy I. mean obviously anything can happen but. every time he pitches it's like you feel. like he's going to strike out 10 guys. and not give up any runs and you're. going to win the game. >> Yeah. He'll have a bad inning against a. team and that entire team's fan base. will talk [ __ ] That that is who Paul.

Ske is. He he has a bad game. Everybody. is seizing the opportunity to say hi. because every other game. >> far and few between. >> since he got here. >> it's just been dominant in the. Pittsburgh Pirates. Let's go to uh one. of their biggest fans AP Tone. Are they. going to invest in maybe in some wood? Get this guy to the playoffs because god. damn it'd be nice to see this guy in a. big game and PNC Park in a big game. atmosphere would be electrified. >> It's the best. I was there in 2014. Uh. the wild card it was awesome. Uh no they.

won't. I mean, >> no, but they're going to get a hall from. the Boston Red Sox. And that's the. coolest part about it, too, is that the. other Sai Young, TKO from uh Detroit, he's also rumored to be going to Boston. So, at least in the end, it is awesome. news that both of the best pitchers in. baseball will be rewarded with massive. contracts in a real baseball town. >> in for the Boston Red Sox. >> Look, I'm just. >> Who's rumoring these things? You? >> Uh, no. Buster only was the one rumoring.

TK Scubble. Uh, and with Paul Ske that. is based solely on the fact that. >> he knows Fenway Park's greatest baseball. stadium in America and he he looked at. the whole entire I mean the the when he. actually went and pitched uh against. walked around he walked around looked at. the the Green Giant comment that he. wants to be there. >> So you didn't hear you didn't hear the. audio from that. He said, "Boy, look at. this [ __ ] hole.". >> What? I didn't hear that [ __ ]. >> Is that what he said? Did he say, "Wow, they really talk about this in such high. regard." Is that what he was saying?

>> Yeah. And he was like, "Look at this. piece of shit.". >> Dumpy actually rented his apartment on. top of that thing for what, three, four. days straight there this past season. >> We're putting Skino right next to him. cuz just walking around. He's not Maybe. he's saying that, but he also said like, "Well, it doesn't smell like poop like. Pittsburgh, >> dead bodies." And but wow, this is. incredible. And look, I'm just telling. you what I what's being talked about in. baseball right now. >> Yeah, I bet they are talking about that. Paul SK said, "I'm ready to be the guy. that turns around the Pirates." And we. love him for that. >> Maybe school will come to Buck.

>> Maybe, maybe we do pay school because. what the Tigers were $100 million off. >> No, they they need to bone up and go pay. the polar bear, >> you know? Hey, Alonzo, >> give Pete Alonzo $250 million over the. next five years and let this guy hit. [ __ ] 50 homers next year. Okay, that's what they need to do. >> Okay. I don't Is DH happen for the. Pirates? >> Both leagues. Yeah. But. >> polar bearing. I top of my head I don't know who was.

>> available too is you get both and you. have and but and here's the thing. >> hold on we got Schwarbo and a polar bear. and Paul. >> sk have to spend about $500 million this. offseason. >> at least yes you could go get both those. guys right now. >> he doesn't have seven springs anymore to. go get $500 million. >> but he sold it for$125 so we get one of. those guys. >> guess where those two are rumored to be. Yeah. Where's that? >> Shorbour wants to come home. He was. already with the Red Sox. He wants to.

come home. And Polar Bear, I guess, said, >> "I'm shipping up to Boston, bitch.". >> Hey, I didn't hear him say that. Uh, >> fortunately, I saw a report yesterday. that skins was telling everybody he. wants to go to the Yankees. So, that's. tough. >> What was saying that to? He's just. hanging out, walking around. >> The report said, "Yeah, that's exactly. what he was in the locker room." Couple. teammates have heard Steve. Yankees walk around the club. I was a I. play for the Yankees. >> I I won't I won't entertain that yet. I. won't dive into it, but I saw it and I. just said, "Yeah, it makes sense. We're. right on track here." Yep. Just a couple.

more years. Couple more years. We had to. do the same thing with Garrick Cole. You. know, >> if he was a New York Yankee, >> man, >> best pitching staff in the history. >> Yeah. I can't Which is why I can't even. I can't even entertain. Yeah, we're. we're twohead we're two years ahead of. schedule right now. We just got to b our. time. Just wait. >> He's gonna win another Sai Young or two. >> Exactly. Exactly. And then I can't wait. to [ __ ] see him hold up that Yankees. jersey at the. >> at the press conference. >> $800 million. >> Yeah. Again, that's that's we're talking. two, three years from now, but.

>> it's going to be special. >> There was some positive reporting today. um about the Pirates. Mark Feinand. reported that there is a team that might. be a surprise spender this off season. and uh it it was. >> the Pirates that he was talking about. >> Wow. Pirates general manager Ben. Cherington. >> Oh, sorry. >> Yep. It's all right. Ben Cherington made. it clear this week that he has no plans. to trade newly crowned Sai Young award. winner Paul Skins this offseason. In. fact, >> this offseason. >> Pittsburgh is looking to take things in. the other direction. According to.

sources, the Pirates plan to be spenders. on the free agent market, something they. haven't done ever. The left side of the. infield in the corner outfield spots. seem like the most obvious places for. the Pirates to target through the Though. the club hasn't signed a free agent. hitter to a multi-year deal since 2015. when they gave John Jasso a twoyear $8. million contract. >> Very good. >> Hey, John Jasso was actually a decent. ball player. That was the bio he was. Yeah. 2 years 8 million.

>> He's a good utility guy. >> 30 to 40 million projected in payroll. for 2026. >> How much are you guys paying? >> So they just. >> Why do they say they're surprise. spenders if they're going to spend 30. million? >> Because they're not going negative, I. think, is the surprise. >> So that they're spending it all is the. surprise. Not that they're going to be. like a surprise contender for anybody. worth the [ __ ] Okay. >> We just got to clarify something. >> Hey, what did I tell you yesterday? Two. days ago. a lot of things, Todd. >> You can't take anything that man says. behind the glass when it's related to.

baseball and the Yankees seriously at. all. >> Yeah, you're right. He's super biased. with the information that he provides. when he provides it. >> I was talking about the Pirates. >> We know what you were doing. You were. shilling for the organization. >> You you wanted us to read that so we. would say they're going to spend 8. million bucks over the next two years. That was a long play by you to say how. much the Yankees pay their highest paid. guy a year. Oh, what judge is making. 40 50? >> Yeah, close. Yeah, somewhere around.

there. >> 50 million a year. One player. >> Now he's super human. >> Yeah, we got a couple guys that are. making. >> And how much how much does Garrett Cole. make? >> I think he's like 34 or 35 maybe. >> Okay. It's 35 million. It's 50 million. It's 85 million every year. Is there. >> Stanton? How I mean how much? I wonder. 30 40. >> Yeah. Mike John for the artist formerly. known as Mike Stanton. He's 40. >> I don't know if he's that much, but he's. making a lot. He's making a lot. >> He's making 30. The Pittsburgh Pirates.

expected payroll is to be what? >> It was 90 last year. >> So, you got. >> 30 to 40 in in uh. >> They're going to pay for. >> an offseason spend. >> Yeah. An offseason spin. >> Oh, >> they're not the last, by the way. >> So, they're gonna be likeund something. >> Everybody know that they're not last. They're not even second to last. >> What are we? >> Or third. Probably third quarter. >> Who's the last? The A's spend less. >> and their fans were protesting them even. existing, right? What that kind of. thing? >> They're going to Vegas. >> Yeah, they're leaving town.

>> Rocky Rockies and White Socks, right? You guys might not even be third. >> Thank you. >> Might be fourth. >> All right. >> [ __ ] they got Sai Youngs. >> Last is the Washington Nationals. followed by the Miami Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, and then the Pittsburgh Pirates. So, >> Guardians somehow get in there. manager of the year. Backto-back. seasons. >> Hey, your team doesn't pay [ __ ] to. anybody and you guys win. >> You're good. >> Mhm. >> Let's give you an award.

>> Can't give it to Roberts. He won the. thing back to back years. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> He's going to do it again. >> There's a good chance or something. >> They got a bunch of salary up, man. It's. none of their players that contributed. >> Red Sox get scoo. >> Unless the Pirates. >> Paul SK Young Warner. >> 10 games a year. Jared Jones, Bubba. Chandler coming back. Oh boy. Watch out, boys. >> Hundo boys all the way back. >> Three of them. >> They all got hurt. >> One of them did. >> Okay. Might be a little bit too much on. the uh Hondo boys arms.

We're electrifying for your team and our. team. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. Might change your life. We're on this thing together. See you guys tomorrow. I'll be in Acer. >> Hell yeah. >> Hell yeah. >> Sure. >> It's gonna be hard not to call this. place Hines old. >> You should just do it. >> It's [ __ ] Hansfield right here. They. said they weren't going to get rid of. the ketchup bottle. They [ __ ] did. Kind of like we said it would. >> Yeah. >> Like Joe. >> put that thing back. >> No. Remember there was a whole song and. dance. I don't think it's back up there. >> Remember they were walking it down the. street and take it in the corner.

>> Yeah. They were [ __ ]. >> They're like, "It's actually staying. They're going to put it back in." And. Aasher was like, "Who said that? We paid. for the whole [ __ ] thing.". >> Yeah, that's a problem. >> He's going to put the ex You're going to. put your ex-girlfriend up here. >> There's an Acure uh location right next. to my house. I egg it every time I go. by. >> They invest a lot of money in the. Pittsburgh Steelers. >> Yeah. Well, I don't care. >> Who do you think's buying food for. Steelers? >> I believe it's a Michigan based company. So, basically Michigan owns the. Pittsburgh Steelers. >> Oh, that's crazy the because Fenway owns.

the Pittsburgh from Pittsburgh. So, >> that's cool. >> Does Fenway still own the Penguins? >> Uh, I don't know. It's the worst. ownership group of all time. >> Even though the Pens are in first. They just tried to s uh buy a Spanish. soccer team, but they backed out at the. very end. >> Yeah, it's because they need to get a. player for Penguins. >> Yeah. And they saw what JJ W's doing. They're like, why the [ __ ] would we do. that? >> Yeah. Especially that espanol. In the. morning, we drink coffee in the. afternoon. Then we play the soccer and we win. everyone.

Espanol. Another. Espanol. >> Do they suck or are they still good? >> They lost to Villa Royale two nothing. International break right now. Burnley. break. >> Burnley also lost 3-2 to West Ham WHO. THEY CAN'T LOSE. SO. >> CAN'T LOSE THE. >> They're getting close to the relegation. zone once again. It's. >> Wait, what? He's going back down. >> No, they're not there right now, but. West Ham was right below them. So, it.

was a game they really couldn't lose and. they lost. >> I thought they were top of the table. >> I thought Champions League were thinking. >> for Espanol. Burnley, not so much. >> Wednesday night soccer for JJ Watt would. be awesome. >> Oh, they're good. >> They're very close. What is it? The. bottom three are gone, right? >> Yes, sir. So, West Ham beat them last. game 3-2. So, >> Oh, we're in a relegation zone. >> They're treading water. How many games. left? Uh 27. >> What? >> OH, JESUS CHRIST. FRIENDS, TELL THE. FRIENDS TONIGHT. We're singing together.

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