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>> FOOTBALL. NOT BAD Bruce not bad Bruce Brown on the. ones and twos in the back we appreciate. you stepping up Evan Fox potentially. celebrating the hell out of life right. now and uh we send nothing but positive. love and uh well wishes to Foxy and his. beautiful family. And Bruce, good luck. back there on the ones, >> Bruce. >> Way to go, Bruce. >> Thank you. It's a lot of buttons. >> Yeah. So, like in the TV production. world, I think what you're going to. realize over the next 20 to 30 years,

probably as it all unfolds, there will. be a Foxy position, okay? Which is what. Foxy does. Because from what we have. learned through doing this entire live. show situation is that Foxy actually on. a daily basis does I don't know maybe. nine people's jobs in some of these uh. production rooms and everything for. other sports media and Foxy just kind of. does it all you know because since the. beginning of it he starts with this and. then we say hey you could do this as. well right hey we need you to do this. can you do this he offers up I can also.

do this so Foxy is one of the most. pivotal people I would say uh in my life. and in all of our lives. And whatever he. gets to miss because of incredible. things happening, you certainly wonder. who the hell are we going to put in that. spot. And uh the answer was Bruce Brown. >> Bruce Brown. >> Bruce Brown's the guy. Bruce, way to go, Bruce. >> First first guy trying the Foxy position. that isn't Foxy. I think you're going to. do great. Shout out to Mit sliding into. the Bruce position, which is certainly a.

roll of the dice for all of us. But we. got faith in Mitt as well. It's an. incredible Thursday as week three of the. NFL season kicks off tonight in a game. that I think has us all going, >> I don't know. I I I I I don't know what. the hell to expect. The Falcons with. Michael Penn Jr. as their quarterback. will be taking on Jordan Love and the. Packers. Packers started out as seven. and a half point favorites whenever. Cooper Kush was potentially going to be. the quarterback who some have said maybe. played the worst NFL football in the. history of football from the quarterback. position over the last two weeks. I.

think that's rude. There's been a lot of. bad quarterback play. He was certainly. at the top of the list though with all. the talent that they have on that team. and how bad they certainly look. Now the. Packers are banged up across the board. up front certainly. Will they be able to. protect Jordan Love? Will they be able. to get a win at home over a desperate. Atlanta Falcons team who might have the. best player in football on their roster. and Bjon Robinson. So tonight's a big. who the hell knows what's going to. happen. We will certainly be making our. picks and we can't wait for another. fantastic weekend of football to kick. off. the toxic tables here at Boston.

Connor and at Tai Schmidt. Con man, how. do you think Bruce is going to do and. how do you feel about this Thursday. night football game? >> I got faith in Bruce. I I will say if it. was just Bruce sliding in without. knowing that'd be one thing, especially. what you kind of broke down with how. many positions and kind of roles Foxy. plays back there. But he's been putting. in his work. He's been doing his. practice. He knows what he's doing now. But I don't know about tonight. I mean, driving in here, I took 15 minutes to. think about the Falcons. 15 minutes. think about the Packers. I've probably. been on the Falcons 15 times. and I've. been on the Packers 15 times throughout.

the entire morning. It's going to be an. exciting one. It's one of those ones. where you don't know home opener for. Green Bay will be cool and it's just. kind of it's a tossup. I'm going to. probably wait till right before kickoff. to actually place a a bet and make a. pick, but we'll get there at some point. to see who we like. >> Now, uh there's a guy sitting next to. you, Khan man, who I think is certainly. a little bit anxious for how this. evening is going to go. Yeah. at Tai. Schmidt. This should be big- time great. win for Jordan Love in the floor. tonight. How do you view the happenings. at Lambo that are about to unfold on.

prime this evening? >> Well, it's kind of one of those things. where yeah, they haven't look great, but. you really have to change your. expectations for the entire season if. they don't kind of handle business. tonight. So, yeah, they it's it's been a. rough uh rough go of things early. You. mentioned the line. That's that's where. it it starts and ends. They haven't been. able to protect Jordan Love because. their line is so banged up. They have. virtually no run game. They have the. worst run game in the NFL right now. They're on They get stuck in a lot of. third and long. So, a lot of stuff has. been put on Jordan Love's plate. Conor.

mentioned the home opener. They've won. 12 home openers in a row. Uh they're. looking to go for number 13 tonight. So, Lambo, I think that's a big part of it. Their defense has actually been. unbelievable through two weeks. So, I. think that's kind of the one bright spot. that maybe no Packers fans were thinking. was going to be the bright spot coming. into the year without Micah. So yeah, things have been kind of doom and gloom. They haven't been great, but I fully. expect the Packers should win tonight. They should win easily. They should. cover easily. We'll see. You I mean, you. still got to play the game.

>> Good for you. I like to hear that out of. a Packers fan who's been living in uh. some fears every once in a while, especially with the amount of injuries. and things that haven't been going your. way. Let's go to one half of the hammer. Cowboys AP Tone. Tone, what are you. looking at this evening? 42 and a half. over under seems low. >> It does seem low low, but these two. offensives have not been great. The. defenses have actually been not bad uh. on on both sides. A little worried about. the Falcons defensive line, but on the. other side, it's the Green Bay offensive. line. So, that's probably the matchup. I'll be looking at tonight. >> 42 and a half is a little bit low. I.

don't know if it's we're going to get. there tonight, though, to be honest with. you. >> Wow. Tone does love a nice under game. He is certainly pulling for that all the. time. He's from Pittsburgh, so he's used. to football that is just kind of like. this his entire life. Unders is the same. as betting on the don't pass line at a. craps table where you're kind of rooting. for bad things to happen. That's kind of. what under football is all about. Tone. lives there. Isn't that right, Tone? You. kind of live in that world. >> I just want to get this out there. I. have never once in my life my life bet. the do not pass line. Okay. >> Huh? >> My god.

>> The under is not a do not pass line. Okay. The under is what's going to. happen. And. >> okay, we don't know that. Obviously, we. do not have actual analysis of what's. going to take place tonight cuz we. cannot see the future, but it does feel. like this might be a KG affair. We'll. talk to Kirk Herb Street in about an. hour. Obviously, he is live uh alongside. Al Michaels, Kaye Hard Tongue, Carissa. Thompson, uh Anthony Gonzalez, Witworth, Fitzpatrick, and Sha kicking off their. fifth year at Amazon. Cannot wait to see. how they debut or how how they showcase.

Lambo. Uh joining us is a man who. coached football for 37 years. 19 in uh. the NFL, 18 in college. He was my head. coach whenever I was a member of the. Indianapolis Colts. An absolute stud. Our coach, Coach. >> Poor. >> Coach, how you doing, pal? >> Doing great. >> Hey, last week you got a big time win. You got on the board tonight. How do you. see the game kind of unfolding? Do you. have a clear picture of how this is. going to go? >> Absolutely not. >> Okay. >> Absolutely not. I'm just like you guys. I mean, we've got two really good. defenses. Um, we've got suspect offense,

but we got Michael Pennock coming back. I think that's why this line has gone. down, the injuries to Green Bay's. offensive line. Michael Pennock's first. start in nine months coming off a knee. on the road. Never started a prime time. game, never played on Thursday Night. Football. Now he's on the road at Lambo. with a new head coach and a new play. caller in Tommy Reese. Let's see how. that goes. >> Yeah, that should be fantastic. And. Kevin Stfansky is praying to God that. Penn is a quarterback. that is uh. Stfansky was with the Browns, didn't. really have a quarterback. Gets to.

Atlanta, has two quarterbacks, now he. has no quarterbacks. Then he's on a. fourth string quarterback. Now he's back. to the guy they drafted top 10 just a. couple years ago. Can Pennock show up, stay healthy, and slice up a Green Bay. Packers defense that has been good or. bad this year. Thus, >> very good statistically top five in the. NFL through two weeks. >> Good luck, Penn. We are pulling for you. and for Stfansky. We just hope for a. great game. We'll talk more about that. uh in the next hour with Kirk. Herbstreet. Now joining us, ladies and. gentlemen, is the man who will be the.

celebrity guest picker this weekend. >> Oh. >> As the Texas Longhorns number one team. in the country, travels to Knoxville, Tennessee to take on the Volunteers and. Coach Hypoel. Ladies and gentlemen, there's been a lot of rumors that just. kind of run wild on who the guest picker. is. For me, this particular person, perfect pick. Yeah, I've seen this man. in Tennessee football practice gear. >> Yeah. >> Yes. >> I've seen this man damn near naked. I've.

seen this man put his body and life. through everything for our. entertainment. >> Legit actor. >> Oh yeah. >> Certified stunt man. >> Yep. >> Mad man, >> icon, >> and a guy who loves the University of. Tennessee. Ladies and gentlemen, our. celebrity guest picker for game day this. weekend, Johnny in Knoxville. >> How you doing? >> I don't know if you know which way I'm. leaning this weekend, Pat.

>> Yeah, I I think I see that. And uh I was. getting a chance to chat with you. earlier today and you told Yeah. Make. sure the ball's in there. Make sure. everybody knows it's a football game. Yeah, we're going to be at a football. game this weekend, just in case you. didn't know. And I'mma throw that thing. Yeah, I can do it all. >> The old 1950s pitcher. >> Yeah. Exactly. Uh I was talking to you. earlier today and you said, "Hey, I I. bleed orange." And I told you that I've. seen you bleed from a lot of different. orififices of your body and I know what. your blood actually looks like. Uh and I. do appreciate that. But you do love.

Tennessee. How excited are you to get. back there this weekend? And uh what are. you expecting? >> This is one of the best calls I ever got. in my life from you. Uh to be the guest. picker at Tennessee. I mean, I I bleed. orange. I got my I got my. >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> Okay. Yeah. I just want to make. >> my Tennessee shirt. >> Yeah. And also, >> uh,

>> is that That's a real tattoo right. there, L. That looks like a real tattoo. >> Yeah, it's going to be. >> Uh, okay. How close? >> I'm rather excited to be the guest. picker this weekend, Pat. >> Yeah. and we're excited to have you and. I'm excited to get a chance to see you. operate in real life. Obviously, I. graduated high school in 2005. So, you. understand that I am literally in the. bread basket of the people that followed. along with your entire career. I watched. you do work with the WWE. You give your. all to everything and you crush.

everything. How do you expect yourself. to do here with college football picks? Uh, can you tell me a little bit about. how well-versed you think you will be in. this particular field? Well, historically I can't pick him in the. replay, but uh this weekend I'm. confident uh of my pick. >> Okay. You're you're going to stay and. watch the game, obviously. When was the. last time you were in Knoxville? And uh. how do you think the atmosphere is going. to be? >> It's going to be electric. Uh I was I. got to come to a game last season and it.

was just how I remembered it. And this. is even more uh intense because we're. playing the number one the about to be. the former number one team in the. country this weekend. >> Hey, way to correct yourself there. Didn't want to give too much credit to. you know the whole UT thing is uh going. to be a topic of discussion. Who's the. real UT is coming up. I I know that. sounds disgusting to Tennessee people, but I think Texas people don't like that. either, Johnny. >> Well, you know, uh I I I don't really.

have a problem with Texas except for. this weekend. So, I believe we have. always been and will always be the real. UT. >> Well, safe travels in. We can't wait to. see you. Um, that's an incredible tattoo. you have there right there over your. heart. I see that. Beautiful. Yeah. Right there above Madison, obviously. Uh, you got the ball was in your heart, in your blood. You had every jersey of. every team that Tennessee has. We can't. wait to see you showcase your fandom. this weekend down there in Knoxville.

>> Go Valls. All right. I got to go take. some snaps and get ready for the game. pass. >> You're not playing. You're not playing. >> Hut. Hut. >> No. Johnny. >> Johnny. >> They go. >> There's a chance he does think game day. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> You know, maybe there is. Uh, maybe he. is in there. >> I mean, we've seen him return punts in a. Tennessee VS uniform before. >> Well, by the way, >> he caught it. I think he did. He did. catch it and then immediately. >> didn't have anyone blocking for him,

unfortunately. Chuck, how old are you? >> 65. >> Jeez. >> Congratulations. >> Holy [ __ ]. >> Thought he was 85. >> Yeah. >> I don't It's a compliment. >> None of this is fair. I don't know what. this reaction was. Whether you. >> Great job bringing that up. >> Yeah, that's on me. >> We're supposed to age well, coach. Throw. it to you. >> Throw Boston a softball like he needs. one. >> No, I didn't know that was coming. Honestly, it felt like it was a good. Thursday. Happy Thursday. We're all on. the same page and we don't know what's. going to happen tonight outside of Tai. But at the age of 65, the jackass era,

was that something that you no never got. to experience? These dudes were. outrageous. I mean, >> especially for like a community like. Plum, you know, we're looking for things. to entertain ourselves. >> So, once we learn about the usages of a. shopping cart or anything else that they. were bringing into the world, I mean, it. changed it changed entire cultures, I. think, jackass. >> So, Weeman was on that flight. my first. trip around the uh the globe with the uh. Admiral Winterfield. We went on that. first USO tour, not the one to Japan.

Wemen was with us on the first one. So. that was probably my first interaction, >> initial indoctrination to jackass. football, jackass world. He was absolute. fire money. Unbelievable. >> Oh yeah. I I mean and we man still. brings it. I mean he popped up at. Wrestlemania up front underneath the. ring and you hear Michael CO GO LOOKIE. LOOKIE LOOKIE LOOKIE LOOKIE. We man gets. out there, kicks himself in the head, kicks Sami Zayn, and we're not expecting. any crazy hygiinks. We understand this. is college football. We'll be on the. sideline, but I think for uh myself and.

a lot of people pumped that Johnny. Knoxville is available this weekend. Excited to see him as guest picker. Okay, let's pivot back to this evening. Obviously, week three of the NFL season. kicks off at Lambo. Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is a beatw writer. from the Athletic for the Packers. Also. the host of the Green Bay Beat podcast, Matt Schneiderman. Simon, good to see you. I I think you're. about my age. Johnny Knoxville, obviously uh hilarious eye, a man who is. willing to die for our entertainment.

So, I respect and appreciate that since. the end. But let's talk about tonight. Speaking about willing to die, Jordan. Love, how's this offense aligned? What. do we need to know? Are they going to be. able to protect him? And what are your. expectations out of the offense maybe. this week versus the first two weeks? >> Yeah, it's pretty bad. Well, first off, I've seen every jackass clip that's ever. existed. So, uh, coming on right after. Johnny Knoxville is pretty surreal, so I. appreciate that. The offensive line's. terrible. Um, I I saw a stat from ESPN. Insights. I wrote down some notes before. I came on here. Their 18.4% pass block.

win rate is the lowest of any team in. the first two games over the last 10. seasons. They just lost their best. offensive lineman for the season. And. Zack Bakuel, he fully tore his patellar. tendon, the same knee he partially tore. it in last year. Aaron Banks, their. starting left guard that they signed to. a four-year $77 million deal last year, is not playing again. So, it it's rough. up there. It It is not good. And last. game, they kind of mitigated that by. getting rid of the ball really quick. with Jordan Love. We'll see what they do.

tonight, but it's not pretty. >> Okay, so defense though, great top five. defense basically across the board. This. is without Micah Parsons, who obviously. comes back week six or week five, whatever the case is. What should we. expect maybe about Michael Penn. returning after how many days? How many. days has it been? 317 days or 217 days. or something like that against this. defense. What's your expectation for. them to cook against the Atlanta Falcons. who might have the best player on the. field in Bjon Robinson? >> Yeah, I think they do have the best. player on the field. The pass rush has. been pretty solid without Micah. It's.

probably exceeded my expectations in. large part due to Tai's guy Lucas Vaness. who last game I think had 10 tackles, couple tackles for loss, a sack and a. half. >> He was their 2023 first round pick. the. first guy they selected from the pick. from the Jets in the Aaron Rogers trade. So, it's been that long that they've. been waiting for him to break out. Edin. Cooper, one of their linebackers, extremely good player. I still think he. flies under the radar. They've got. probably the best safety trio in the. league in Xavier McKini, Javon Bullard,

and Evan Williams. This defense has been. pretty good. I know they let up 39. points in week one, but uh that was. because they worked on two short fields. because the offense and special teams. didn't put them in good positions. So, I. think Jonathan Ganon's done some nice. things with this defense early on. >> Okay. It's nice to hear they got a fire. in their gut whenever they're showing. up, especially on Thursday night. Last. question for you here from Tai. >> Yeah, Schneids, what has the vibe kind. of been around the facility the last I. guess going into this week in the last. couple weeks when the expectations are. so high and is there any play like they.

they need to get some form of run game. going? Do we It looked like Caleb. Johnson maybe kind of took the reins on. that a little bit. Chris Brooks is. obviously reliable, but just like what. do you think the plan is going into. tonight? And how do you think the team. overall feels going in tonight? >> Yeah, I I think they feel fortunate and. lucky to get out of last game with a. win. I think they're 28th in the league. in yards per carry. You mentioned the. run game. They have 26 penalties. accepted this season. That's most in the. league by five. I think they have the.

most unnecessary roughness penalties in. the league. There's just been some big. discipline issues that they need to get. corrected, but they still have. tremendous talent all across the board. They just need to put it together. And. look, last game they showed they can. finish better, which was a huge. question. Tonight, they should win. Uh, I think they will, but you know, it's. just about keeping your head above water. until Micah gets back. >> All right, Schneiderman, we appreciate. the hell out of you. Please tell. everybody up there we say hello and. enjoy another fantastic night in Lambo. Temps look beautiful. >> Oh, yeah. It's a beautiful day here.

>> What is it actually? like 60. >> It's uh Yeah, it's 63 right now. That's. what it's supposed to be tonight. >> That's the That's it. >> That's football season. >> That That I If that was all seasons, >> that'd be cool. >> Oh my god. Me guy who runs very hot. would absolutely love everything about. that. Enjoy tonight. We appreciate you, brother. >> All right. Thanks, guys. >> Hey, tell mom we said hello. >> Always. >> And Johnny Knoxville just texted. He. said, "Tell this fellow with the hat." I.

said hello as well. Thanks for. >> Did he actually Wait, did he actually. text you that? >> No, Max. No, he did not. No, he did not. But But. maybe later. Maybe later. Okay, let's go. to the other team as we go boots on the. ground. He's also live from the. President's Cup, which we will certainly. have to chitchat about up in Chicago. Mark Schwab. >> Yeah, Schlaba. >> Schlaba wearing the Masters tarp up. there to Madina. I like what you're. doing. Thank you for uh covering golf in.

all sports. We'll dive into the. President's Cup here in a matter of. moments as te is in like 17 minutes or. so. We just heard from Matt Steinman. about the Green Bay Packers and how. banged up their offensive line and how. terrible it's been for you as Georgia. man Atlanta Falcons fan. Is there. anything good other than Bjon Robinson. that we should look forward to tonight. or how do you kind of see the Falcons. rolling out in Penn's first start in a. long time? >> Yeah, just to correct you Pat, it's the. Chattanooga Falcons. We don't claim that. ass. Uh, you know, no, I mean, Michael Pennix is back. I.

mean, it couldn't be any worse than what. it's been the first two weeks. I mean, you could roll out a one a onelegged. quarterback and play better than Cooper. Rush did. >> in the first two games. But, you know, Pennix hasn't played since November. Um, you know, only has 13 starts under his. belt, so there's going to be some rust, I would think. He had a great career at. Washington. play for Kaylin Deborah now. at Alabama, left-hander. Um, you know, completed 60.1% of his passes last year, which ranked 32nd in the league. But.

they got to figure out how to get the. ball to Kyle Pittz. They got to figure. out how to get to Drake London, how to. get some pressure off of Bejian. Robinson. They they gave all these dudes. extensions in the offseason. They can't. get the ball to him because they can't. throw it. Um, you know, they have not. had a single play in the red zone in the. first two weeks. I mean, that's unheard. of. the only team in the NFL. Uh Cooper. Rush had four interceptions, five sacks, and a lost fumble. Last week, they were. booing him before the first snap, and he.

loses a fumble on the first snap. Four. plays later, he throws an interception. He throws an interception in the second. half. They replace him with Jack Strand. I know a guy you like. His first pass. attempt in the NFL is a pick six. >> I mean, Cooper Rush has got to be done. His name tells you he should not be. throwing the ball. It's called Rush. Okay, Cooper Rush had a very long NFL. career. We do think we have seen the end. of it. Okay, we we do think we have seen. the end of it and we'd like to let. Cooper know. Thanks for your. contributions to sport.

>> Never forget the Cowboys. >> Never forget him with the Cowboys. I. think it was the Ravens as well last. year. >> Ravens last year. Yep. >> Backup quarterback kind of bounces. around. Obviously, those positions are. very difficult. We're not saying it's. easy. Your quarterback in the NFL. expected to go in and do stuff. Cooper, I I think fresh out of the first week. against the Steelers. Dig said, "I love. bad quarterback play. That was the worst. we've ever seen." That That was the. worst. And then Jamus, you know, hops in. there with the Giants and says, "You. know what? Let me try to get even. worse." So maybe uh not all bad. quarterback play is consistent. Seems. like Cooper Rush has been this season.

We move on to Penn. Last question for. you about tonight's game. Actually, Atlanta Falcons fans have already given. up on this Falcons team and Stfansky or. what is the kind of expectation if they. lose to the Packers tonight by 21? What. do we think the starter stfansky Matt. Ryan as president down there everything. how is it kind of viewed you think? >> Well, I mean we knew it wasn't going to. be an overnight overall. I mean they. paid Kirk Cousins 180 million for four. years and then drafted Michael Pennix in. the same the same year in the draft. I.

mean they just have a history of wasting. draft picks. But, you know, you got to. roll out guys better than Cooper Rush. and and Jack Strand. As my buddy who's. an actual Falcons fan said for some I. don't know why he's a Falcons fan, but. he said, "It's like you jump on a. transatlantic flight and the stewardist. tells you the pilot didn't show up, but. we found SOMEBODY. >> and it looked like that too, you know. Yeah, it didn't look like that, especially uh and I don't know if that.

transatlantic flight's making it if that. particular found of somebody was the. actual play. Okay, let's go to college. ball now, shall we? Because obviously. you are a damn good dog. What's that. coming down to track? Oklahoma's. wondering. Tone has a question for you. >> Yeah, Mark, I know you'll be there. Saturday between the hedges uh when. Oklahoma the Sooners come calling. Uh. their team total is 14 and a half for. the game. There's no way the dogs give. up more than 14 and a half that the to. this Oklahoma Sooners offense that has. looked horrendous, right?

>> Uh only if they're up big and Kirby puts. the second team and the third team and. so his first team Dline can do practice. reps on the sidelines. But uh you know, mobile quarterbacks have given Georgia. problems. You looked at uh Trinidad. Chand last year in the playoff. I think. Georgia is good. I just I think it's too. early to tell how good they are because. they just haven't played anybody. Tennessee State, uh, Western Kentucky. team that's usually good, but it's bad. Arkansas, I mean, skunks running on the.

sidelines, they stink. They're horrible. This is Georgia's stiffest test. U, but. I think, you know, we want to see a. little more out of the passing game down. the field with Gunner Stockton and those. receivers, but uh, this defense is good. Can you tell me a little bit about the. working outdoor and commercial breaks. one-on- ones on the sideline and Kirby. saying if the games are too easy, we're. not getting the work we need every. single week because we got a tough. schedule coming up. We're just going to. do it on the sideline of an actual game. during commercial. I've never heard this. before. Is this a normal thing for Kobe.

or do you think he just thought of this. this year as they were blowing teams. out? >> Uh he said Trey Scott, his Dline coach, wanted to make sure he got the NIL. payment out of his guys for that day. But if you remember a year ago, Ryan. Silverfield, the Memphis coach, made. some off-color remarks about Georgia's. history of speeding tickets, which is. quite long. And Kirby was asked about it. before the game, and he said, you know, that was in the past. Silverfield called. me, apologized. He was teaching his his. his team a lesson. But I got to think in.

the back of my mind that might have just. been one way for for Kirby to to needle. uh Silverfield a little bit. But, you. know, I said earlier in the week, it. could have been worse. It could have. been like that BCU game in LA when the. defense was eating chicken wings on the. sideline in the second half. >> We were there. It was raining inside. Carson Beck gets some some actual rub at. the end of that. Throws a touchdown or. two. We're like, damn, this guy is the. next one. Obviously, Kirby has it. He. would go on to get to another national. championship with Miami. Obviously, not. with Georgia as he ends up transferring.

out of there. But yeah, that TCU ass. beating in the national championship was. crazy. I didn't remember we were eating. on the sideline like that, but why. wouldn't you? Last game of the year. We. got a. >> We won a national championship. Okay. College football obviously gigantic down. there in Georgia. >> NFL football. >> matters down there in Atlanta. >> Yeah. Definitely matters tonight. But. more importantly, the United States of. America is currently battling or. starting to battle in the President's. Cup, which you are actually live from up. in Chicago. Go ahead, Con man. >> Yeah. How's the scene up there at.

Madina? Does it feel like the US is. going to run away with this? Is there. any chance that the United States. doesn't run away with it? I don't think. they've lost since 1998 or something. like that. What is the uh situation up. there? And what are kind of your. expectations for the entire weekend? >> Yeah, I think it's going to be another. US route. Uh they've won 10 in a row. They've only lost this thing one time, I. think, in Royal Melbourne. Um out of the. first 15, they got seven out of the top. 10 players in the world. Uh the. international team's highest ranked.

player is is Se Kim at at 14. Brian Fox, who's a good player, won the Open, but. you know, his ranking took a big. increase after that. Um, you know, I. don't know. I last year or two years ago. in in Montreal, the US was up 5 nothing. after the first session. International. came back, team came back, swept the. second session. So, it was interesting. going into the weekend and then the UA's. depth and talent just took over. I'll be. curious to see how long Ryan Roll goes.

with this because it's so lopsided. You. just you wonder if he kind of tries to. retool it kind of like the Pro Bowl, maybe move it earlier in the year, do. something like that where it's not in. the middle of football season. But bat. is a great course. It's 20° cooler here. than it is in Atlanta. Got got pullovers. and sweatshirts on. So, uh it's going to. be a fun weekend. Madonna is a nice. course. Uh, every American golfer that. I've run into, I say, "Hey, we can't be losing these things." Does. the RDER Cup have any carryover to what.

happens in this President's Cup, even. though we've won it all? I mean, the. Rider Ryder Cup was embarrassing for our. entire country. Yeah. >> And the boys had to go out there and. live with it. And, you know, I I do. think that is something. And they. seemingly tell us every time anytime we. get a chance to play for USA team golf, we are very honored to do it. Is there. any carryover from that, you think? in. and how is the rallying of the lads. taking place? >> Yeah, I mean I think guys want to show. up for America. They also like the. $250,000 stipen that comes with it. But. um you know Jim Purus, the next Ryder.

Cup president is an assistant captain. for Branch Snedker. Go Doors. Big Bandy. guy, SEC football fan. Um you know I. think a couple of his captain's picks, Pat had an eye on the future. Jackson. Koven, War Eagle, uh, 21 years old, PGA. Tour rookie, won in his third start, made the FedEx playoff, only on five. starts. He's a future star. He's playing. with Justin Thomas today. You know, little Iron Bowl rivalry there, but JT's. really taking him under his wing. The. kid is a stud. Absolute stud. And then.

Jacob Bridgeman, who uh won last week in. Asheville, I believe. Um, he's one of. the best putters on tour. He's a PGA. Tour rookie. Chris Godd up, a jersey guy. who knocks the hell out of it. Uh he's. on this team as a rookie. Those are guys. that they got to change the chemistry. and some of the bloodlines on this US. Rder Cup team because we just we get. destroyed every time we go across these. ponds. >> Yeah. And the European team is very well. connected and they they're on a group. text for like 10 years straight now or.

something like like they take. >> and I think the European fans, golf. fans, >> they celebrate they celebrate probably. harder than we do as well. And I think. that's a big piece of it. It's like uh I. like that we're getting young guys in. there trying to prove themsel. I also. like that you. >> Southern. uh can't help but just point out all the. SEC across this. Yeah, it's team USA for. for sure. Where's Scotty? Oh, Texas. Okay. Chris GDP hell. Where do he go to. school? Oh, Oklahoma. Okay. Yeah. War. Eagle. All right. I want Alabama. Yeah.

Good dog in there, too. Yeah. Just make. sure we understand what's happening. I. know we got a Big 10 SEC conversation. happening, but the SEC is taking on the. rest of the world right now. It's kind. of what you were saying there. >> Oh, yeah. Um, you know, another point, uh, I one of the first questions I want. to ask Netker was about, uh, Jared. Curtis's freshman quarterback. I think. he's got a hose. >> Do you see the way they won that game? Did you see if I can hold on to them? Yeah. I mean, look, all that's the great. thing I love about covering golf. All.

these dudes love college football. Somebody asked me about the LSU Texas. A&M potential elimination game. >> down in Baton Rouge. The Junction Boys. against the Injunction Boys Pat. >> That's good. >> See, that's why. >> that is why you are Schllo. Okay, let's. pivot back to SEC football because. there's another huge one, especially. after what happened this past weekend. Go ahead, Todd. >> Yeah, Schlaw. What do you think about. Miss Florida? You know, I mean, Summerall looks like he's got that thing. kind of maybe turned around. Obviously,

a huge emotional maybe let down spot for. Miss after winning, you know, the the. Kif bowl last weekend. Uh, how do you. how do you see that one? Cuz whoever. wins that, you know, I mean, you're. you're immediately thinking playoffs and. maybe being in the driver's seat in the. SEC. >> Yeah. Um, you know, Pete Golding said it. wasn't their Super Bowl, but man, it was. their Super Bowl. They've been looking. to that thing for 10 months. I was on. the field the last six minutes. I've. never seen an atmosphere that electric. and just that much tension and you just.

felt like every Old Miss fan in that. building was saying, "Oh god, he's going. to do it and it's going to be the worst. possible way. He's going to score at the. end and beat us." Um, big fan of John. Summerall. He's done a tremendous job. with their offense. Brought in Buster. Faulner and quarterback Aaron Pho from. Georgia Tech. I think Jaden Ball, who. you know, he went to that dude's. grandmother's house two days before. Christmas, might even have been. Christmas Eve, begging him to stay and. not go to Georgia somewhere else. He's. one of the best backs in America. Um,

their offensive line's gotten better. Uh, he said something else said at SEC. media days, Tampa, I knew we were in. trouble up front when I got there in the. spring and I was deadlifting every more. than every one of our offensive linemen. >> I mean, that's a problem. >> Yes, it is. >> And and they played well. They got a. ways to go on defense, but guys, if uh. if you give me sit number six on Old. Miss, Trinidad Chamblas. >> Yeah. >> Hard to pick against Old Miss. If I'm. the Falcons, I'm tanking for Trinidad. I.

mean, you lose this week, you got the. Saints, the Ravens, the Bears, the. 49ers. >> Tank for Trinidad. I don't care if he's. 5'10, 5'11, or six foot, the dude's best. quarterback in the country. >> So, that was our big point this past. offseason because we got to watch him. from the field. So, we got to watch him. play like from field level, seeing how. big he is or how small he is, seeing how. the ball comes out of his hand, how he. handles the huddle, how he handles. everything. We immediately are like, that's a Sunday guy, right? That is a. Sunday guy. So then whenever there was a.

full, hey, he wants another year, he's. filing for another year, he's filing for. another year. It's like, we don't think. it matters. I I think he'll be an NFL. guy. He is electrifying with what he's. able to do. He was hooping in that game. I mean, he had ball to his side against. an LSU defense where all of them run. what, four five or faster. They're all. running 44. He was all over the place. He is a special talent. To your point, I. agree. I think he's the one out of uh. out of this particular year, but he. doesn't have the 6'4, 6'5 measurables. that they look for, but the guy's a.

player competitive fair state to miss to. staying to everything. It's like. everything you want out of a. quarterback. He certainly has. Maybe. they could just ask him to play tonight. Falcons. may have a hell of a lot better chance. I think he's better than anybody on the. Falcons roster. That throw he made to. Duce Alexander on I think it was skinny. post right before the half. Yeah, >> it looked like he was going to run and. then he just stops and throws a a. missile on a dime. Big time twitch. I. mean, would you rather have a guy that.

has been handed everything in his life. or a guy that's had to work his ass off. for everything? I mean, it's he barely. even got a scholarship to Fair State. So. less Rams GM who hits on his draft picks. third, fourth, fifth, sixth round if he. doesn't have first round draft picks. He. one of the things he uses is like, "All. right, did this guy transfer from small. school to big school keep climbing? Feels like he is hungry. Feels like he's. getting better. Feels like he's. striving. Obviously starts in a low.

spot. So he had a little bit of. adversity at some point in his life he. had to get through. Not saying the five. stars out of high school can't be studs, but Lesnney does actually look at that. in this transfer portal era about where. the like Cam Ward, I don't know how. that's going to work out in Tennessee. Honestly, genuinely, I don't know what. he's going to be, but he starts an. incarnate word, then he goes to. Washington State, then he goes to Miami. Like, I think a lot of NFL people are. like, that's we like to see that. actually don't like all the transfers, but coming from Fair State up to.

big-time SEC football to a top five. team, it's like this guy obviously has. some mental toughness and drive to him. clearly that whenever he makes money in. the NFL, he won't just bail on you and. not work, you know, and I think that's a. real thing that people can judge these. days. I. >> think his parents are both educators. Um, no, I mean, he he's phenomenal and. Lane Kein wanted him bad. If Lane would. have had him last week, he would have. won that. >> Yeah. I mean, >> it might be any team the Trinidad's on. wins. So maybe it is the Atlanta Falcons.

next year. Unless they What if they. start tonight by beating the Packers. >> and then you said they got the Ravens. and the Bears. >> Saints, Ravens, Bears, Niners. >> Okay, so maybe the Falcons go on this. magical run with Penn. He's already. given up on Penn. Haven't seen a guy in. nine months. He's saying move on to hell. with it. We don't need it. Let's get. Trinidad Chamblas next year. remember. Pennix was winning a lot of games in. college as well and that was uh a. surprise of a a draft uh especially when. he paid Kirk Cousins like that. But. maybe he's all the way back. Maybe.

Stfansky is the quarterback whisperer. that he needs. So let's have a little. bit of hope tonight. Now on that note, it is 12:35 Eastern and in the location. that you are, the President's Cup is. about to tee off. Scotty Sheffller and. Sam Burns are our first team that is. teeing off. They are best friends. I. believe we have an actual stream of it. if we're able to get it up in Adam. Thank you to the Golf Channel and for. NBC for allowing us to do that, but I. think we're going to be able to see the. first one. We're we're expecting Scotty.

Sheffller and Sam Burns to just kind of. uh. >> wipe the floor, >> blank these guys. And what are the rules. here for day one of the President's Cup? >> Uh four ball, best ball. Uh you know, Sneder said he just wants Scotty to go. out and be Scotty. He's uh 611 and four. and three Ryder Cups and two President's. Cups. So, this has kind of been his. bugaboo for whatever reason. Uh did not. play well at at Beth Page Black in the. Ryder Cup last year. Uh and he and Burns.

have not particularly played well. together, but like you mentioned, they're best friends. Uh you know, and. going up against Minwood Lee and Sunjm, uh Minws it a little bit. Um like Cam. Young and Shaley the second match. against Matsyama and the Rio hitsune. uh Japanese rookie love JT and Kban uh. Windham Clark and Kora going up against. Fox and Adam Scott who's played in this. thing like 10 times and never won.

>> All right, I think we have the stream. here. I believe good work in the back. In the back Mitt and Bruce, do we have. access to it at this exact moment? Yes, we do. >> Wow. Yeah. >> Can we take the lower out of bounds? This is exactly where I'd be at the. time. >> Okay. Sunj Ming off. Has anybody else. teed off yet? Uh or is this first one. here?

Oh, burn right down the middle. >> Has Scotty teed off yet? Schllo, while. you're there, have we missed that? Do we. know? >> No, I've been talking to you, so I. didn't see him. >> Yeah. Yeah, we kind of doing the same. thing. Uh, we. >> Sunjm from South Korea is a go Dogs guy. Keith Mitchell, Cashmere. Keith played. with him out at AT&T. Had him saying, "Go dogs.". >> I love the fact that you uh I like that. you have all the SEC golfers out there.

I do appreciate that. That is probably. your in for every conversation. Here's. Minw Lee teeing off. Who's on the call. here? If we want to turn up the sound. >> It's Terry Ganon, Frank Nabolo, and Not. Beay. >> Aggressive play with driver, but this is. an absolute beauty. >> Wow. I like the little stadium around. the first P there. >> Couple balls right down the middle. >> Absolutely cross. Everybody's playing.

their own ball. Best score wins the. hole, right? Is what we're doing here. And now, let's keep the sound up, please. >> Here you go, Scott. >> And now the noise for the Americans. >> Come on, Scoop. >> Full screen here. >> And Sam Burns. >> Step after step in his career. >> Third President's Cup appearance. >> See live on Golf Channel. Thank you for. Golf Channel for giving us a peek here. >> Sam Burns. >> Beautiful. Yes.

Baby, >> come on. >> Now we go. A man who is 611 and what in. the President's Cup? >> 11 and four. >> And now world number one. World number. one. Full screen, please. >> Come on, Scotty. >> Tiger had problems in the RDER Cup. Not. so much in the President on that record. we just saw. >> Come on, Scotty. This is live from Golf. Channel. We appreciate. >> record into the President's Cup.

>> Threewood. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> IN THE HOLE. >> ALL RIGHT, SCHLAW. GO LET AMERICA KNOW. THAT WE know that we're about to smash. that ass in the President's Cup. You're. the best, Schlub. Have a great weekend. Good luck to your Falcons tonight. >> Thanks, guys. Have a good weekend. >> Hey, make sure you're pulling for your. Falcons tonight.

>> Yeah, I'll be watching baseball. Thank. you. >> Go dogs. >> That stadium around there is sick. >> Sick. Set up. Great noise, great vibes. Chuck, we needed Scotty Sheffer to start. out very hot. He certainly did that. We. will keep everybody updated on what's. going on in these matches and uh shout. out to Golf Channel letting us do that. Sweet. Yeah, legitimately we are very, very grateful. Obviously, there's a lot. of contracts and money that goes into. who has the rights for what. So, the. fact that we were able to drop in there, we are very, very thankful for. Now,

let's get back to this Thursday night. game. He had no hope for the Atlanta. Falcons. He actually called them the. Chattanooga Falcons. He said he didn't. want Atlanta to be Is there any hope for. them tonight to be able to take on this. Packers team and get a win? The numbers. feels weird. Four and a half feels. weird. Okay, because it was seven and a. half half whenever Cooper Rush was the. starting quarterback. It drops to four. and a half. It feels like just in my. natural gut, natural instinct, Packers. should win by 100 with how everybody's. been talking about the Falcons. Haven't. had a red zone play yet in two weeks.

Got money out the door to everybody on. your team basically. Brand new coach, brand new operation. Haven't heard much. positive at all out of Atlanta. Only. four and a half in Lambo on Thursday. night. Why do you think that is the. case, coach? >> Penex number one. Number two, uh Green. Bay's inability to run the football. They are dead last in the National. Football League when it comes to running. the football. And Atlanta's very good at. stopping the run. So, they're going to. they're first in the National Football. League. And then the penalties, they're.

they're undisiplined. Mark's Mark mentioned that 26 accepted, 32 overall. That's dead last in the. National Football League. So, so you got. hope. You got PennX. He can sling it. Now, you watch the tape from last year. before he went out in November with the. knee injury. The ball comes, you talk. about balls coming out of a guy's hand. Do they come out of his hand? Yeah. >> Or it. Yeah. >> Yeah. You like it a lot. >> Yeah. No, it's he he can spin it. If. they can protect I'm sure they're going. to hand it to Bejon. They're going to. throw it to Bejon. Period. Hand it to.

him. Throw it to him. Get the ball out. quick. And for Kyle Pittz to have one. reception for 12 yards. >> after paying him. >> After after paying him. Yeah. I I think. everybody on that football team, especially the skilled guys, are super. excited to see a new quarterback in. there. See Pennix in there. So, yeah, that gives you hope. And then Con man, what's the Stfansky quote for Thursday. night or stat for Thursday night. football? >> Yeah, a couple big stats here. Kevin. Stfansky is 5-0, perfect, undefeated on. Thursday Night Football. And then we. talked about this kind of last week and. it also goes into this week. Teams that. went to overtime on Sunday on a short.

week who then play on Thursday Night. Football are now 3 and8. So the Packers. would fall into that this week. Last. week it was the Lions. We know how that. went with the Bills covering over them. as well. >> Yeah. So, there's a couple stats that. come out that say, "Hey, you play extra. football on Sunday, 4 days later you're. not going to be fully recovered." We. thought early in the week it wouldn't. affect the Lions and maybe it didn't, but the Buffalo Bills certainly covered. last week against the Lions and continue. to feed that Stfansky 5-0 on Thursday. night. What does that mean to you, Chuck? Thursday night normally a little.

bit of a cra, little bit of a more basic. game plan, a little bit more freedom. maybe for a play caller. Why do you. think Stfansky's had the success on. Thursday nights? Obviously, he has a. formula that works and doing that in. Cleveland, that's even more impressive, right? Doing it with the doing it with. the Browns, you know, and they're not. the Browns anymore. Browns ain't the. Browns no more. >> Monk got rid of that deal. Go down and spake them. But no, I I. think from probably their their. installation, their practice, their. temp, how they travel, those kind of. things. I'd be interested to know like.

>> he's 5 and0, how many were at home? How. many were on the road with with that? I. I take a good look at that before I just. said, "Hey, okay, this guy knows how to. win on Thursday night before I lay a. bunch of money down on them.". >> Yeah, we have a bunch of stats that can. counter everything, which is why it's. impossible to get it right. We will be. having a super boost drop at 5:00 p.m. Eastern on DraftKings, and DraftKings is. the best sports book on Earth. It is. available in all 50 states. If you are. of age and agree to gamble responsibly. or trade responsibly and not like an.

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on this. Chuck, it was potentially going. to be Bon Robinson rushing stat. Instead, you were the one that actually. said, "Can we get some passes in there. as well? Screen game potentially. Let's. just get it out of the back and get out. of Penn's hands. >> Screens and checkdowns." 100%. He's. their leading receiver. He's got 11. receptions. He's touched the ball 37. times when they hand it off to him. He's. got 11 receptions. So, yeah, I think. it's smart doing this. I think this is a. good play. >> Okay. >> I'd be responsible. >> Thank you. >> Be responsible when you're betting. Like. my. >> $40 bet, you tell me it's that's cool,

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into not taking%. >> like you work you work your whole. lifetime. >> Hey, can you just go on the other side. of the microphone? Just No, just go over. completely. Just go like right here. This would be the best spot if you could. do that. >> Nick is the one saying thank you to. that. But the taxes on the social. security getting you dead, huh? They. might kill you. >> Well, tax your whole lifetime. You work. your tail off to build you a little nest. egg so you can like relax and have some. fun in retirement, right?

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very grateful that we are in a position. to be able to do that. Now I do think. it's something that should be a little. bit looked into maybe but I do love what. we're doing as a society to take care of. others. Let's talk about football. society. some news around the NFL. Shawn. McVey said very candidly in an. interview, uh, just like casual. conversation out of some something you. would never hear a head coach really. say, especially about his number one. wide receiver. Uh, basically says, uh, I. don't know about Puka. Here it is.

>> Uh, coach, what's the, uh, status of. Puka for Sunday night in Denver? >> We'll see. You know, it it doesn't, you. know, he's not making great progress. Um, you know, but I got to I you know, we'll we'll love to welcome Puka back. with open arms, but if not, I got a ton. of confidence in the group that uh that. we will go with if he doesn't go. >> He's not making great progress. Okay. I've never heard a head coach say that. I saw Puka working out on the field. before the game. Big smile on his face. Obviously, who he was. He was able to. run. He was able to skip, but obviously.

didn't feel his absolute best, especially this early in the season. They get a win without him. Devonte goes. crazy. I've never heard a coach say he's. not making great progress. Normally it's. always like we're working, we're trying, we're seeing that Shawn McVey telling. the truth there, Simulator, or do you. think that was like maybe a little bit. of a ah I shouldn't have said that. >> That's frustration. >> Okay, >> that's total frustration without just. totally throwing a guy like when are you. coming back? When are you going to be. back? You've been nursing this thing for. how long now? And he can't say that. But.

he can go that route. That to me is. frustration. >> You think McVey is saying, "Hey, be. nice.". >> Come on. >> Oh, you think he's talking to Puka like. that? Yeah, 100%. >> Okay. Cuz him and Puka very tight. I. know that. I've seen them together. And. I think Puka has come out very openly. and said that. So, I think Shawn McVey. would like his number one wide receiver. back is what you're saying as soon as. possible. And I'm seeing him run. pregame. I thought there was a chance he. was going to play. >> I was actually very surprised because. there was a lot of alluding to him not. playing, him not playing, him not. playing. Then I see him run on the field.

and it was like looks pretty looks. pretty good. There must be something. aling. And obviously they're going to. hold you back this early in the season. if you can potentially make it for the. long haul. I just didn't expect to hear. that from McVey when I read the headline. of what he said. I'm like that's got to. be taken out of context or something. Then you listen to it was like no. Yeah, he's not making great. We we'd all like. this to be much better. >> Frustration with them trainers, too. >> Yeah, that's what I'm saying. It could. be to the medical team. Who knows who it. is towards. >> Well, and that was the whole thing with. Darnold when it first happened like, oh, the hip. That's that's a problem. That's. something that could be longterm could.

actually affect you. I kind of thought. it was more so just gamesmanship like. especially from what hearing what you're. saying here that puka pregame on Monday. night looked good like is he saying this. more so for McVey to or sorry for Shawn. Payeyton rather because they got Denver. on Sunday for then them to kind of think. like oh no way Pug is going to play then. if it's not progressing very well like. is that the other side of the coin. especially with how Shawn Peyton and. McVey might just be playing mind games. >> man I don't even know what's allowed and. what's not allowed there like is he. allowed to say not making great progress. and did do a lane keen questionable on.

like a Wednesday. >> It's the injury report. >> We'll find out. >> You can't fudge on that. So if he shows. up there doubtful, you know, on on. Thursday or Friday and then he ends up, that's a no no. >> Yeah. >> So that So just forget all the. gamesmanship. Just look at the injury. report because they fudge that. That's a. big no no. >> Okay. So we'll wait for the injury. report to come out. You mentioned Sam. Darnold and his hip. We have video of. him running onto the field. He looks. very good. I I mean Sam Darnold looks. very, very good. He's on track to play. this weekend against the Washington.

Commanders is what coach Mike McDonald. has said. Drew Lockach has been able to. fill in and get them two big time wins. Super Bowl champion Sam Darnold jogging. back looking good. The walk had a little. bit of stiffness, I think, but coming. off of a hip injury, especially with. what we thought it was to see him like. that this early in the season already. Good news out of Seattle. >> Yeah, without a doubt. And you would. think, especially with how well Drew. Lock has played, if he isn't like. bonafide, I'm certain I'm good to go. I'm not going to get hurt. He's not. playing because you're very comfortable.

with what Drew Lock has shown early on. So, if he's going to play on Sunday, like they are, it's completely. riskaverse. They know, hey, he's not. going to get hurt again. Let's kind of. get back into the flow of things. So, I. think everything everything's great for. the Seahawks. >> I like seeing Sam Darnold back. Is Drew. Lock available for Trey? No, absolutely. not. I mean, he did play at the Giants. not too long ago. >> and he's unbelievable with what he's. been able to do, but there's no way the. Seahawks would like to give up a backup. quarterback at this point. That. conversation has kind of gotten loud. about what Harbaugh would do. Bruce. Brown obviously on the ones and two is.

big- time Giants fan. He said, "We're. paying Jameus 6 million." What this is, it's his team. 6 million doesn't mean. that you're definitely the starting. quarterback, but they certainly invested. in Jameus to be the backup quarterback. for this exact situation. Should we. overreact to what happened on Monday? He. played ass. And that's the worst we've. seen Jameus ever play football. I think. so. >> Saying something. >> And and he led the NFL in interceptions. and touchdowns one season. So that was. the worst we've ever seen on him. Was. that more so Rams defense, him being. unprepared? And what do you think. Harbaugh, somebody you know very well, inevitably decides to do here with your.

starting franchise quarterback out week. two of the NFL season? >> I think it was a little bit of. everything. He's obviously spent way. more time, you know, working on the pep. talk before the games, which we love. We. love Jameus on a mic. >> Well said. But when he went in there and. those it looks like a deer in headlights. that that was and when you see somebody. a backup like Drew Lockach go in for an. injured Sam Darnold and go play the way. he's played and the way he can run an. offense the command that he had the way. that he spent like this was this was. like this was ass. I mean this was as.

bad as it gets. And I'm sure Jamus would. would tell you that. So I I think he's. got no runway. I think it's a short ass. leash. I know coach Harbaugh and the. rest of those guys, coach Naggie, they'll be like, "Okay, look, you got. one week to to make sure this thing goes. and if. >> but none of them are giving up on the. season just because I mean, >> no, that's not how they roll." Okay. >> No, we're we're going this ain't a punt. cuz they're not going to go drafted. quarterback number one and and just, you.

know, throw Jackson Dart who's out for. the year with a knee, throw him to the. curb. So, no, they're gonna they got a. they got a good football team. They got. a bunch of guys in that locker room that. are like, "Okay, we want a guy under. center that can that can help us win a. game. We're all trying to win games. here.". >> Do you think they're going to try to. trade for a guy? Cuz that's a big. conversation. And now the convo is like, "Well, what team is going to give up. their one of their backup quarterbacks?". I mentioned Anthony Richardson just cuz. he's here. Now, I'm not saying that is. somebody that Naggi or Harbaugh or any. but Roman would want over there, but he. certainly fits the build of what their.

offense is trying to be, which is a. pretty lumbering heavy run offense that. needs to respect a quarterback being. able to run. So, Scataboo and Ricard can. kind of do everything. Not that Jamus. has that capability. JJ McCarthy. obviously being mentioned because of the. Harbaugh connection and him ending up. not being the backup quarterback for the. Minnesota Vikings with how it's gone. There's other names that are being. floated around. Tyrod Taylor. potentially, M. Jones is being talked. about because of what he's been able to. do over the last couple years. Do you. think they end up making a trade and all. these guys that we're talking about? I.

mean, what sixth, seventh, like I don't. think the trade is going to be too. demanding. It's just whether or not a. team would want to give up the backup. quarterback. >> I read at least I don't know just for M. Jones. I don't know about the other. situations, but they said like the the. Niners would be asking for like a second. round pick just because of the position. the Giants are in. And it's like, hey, we we're not gonna he's our backup. quarterback. We may need him. We're not. just going to gift you this guy because. you're in a position of need. >> Yeah. And every team can do that, but. there's also, you know, a deal to be.

done potentially. How do you think the. Giants handle that? And what do you I. guess you're saying Jamus is definitely. going to get another opportunity here to. not be Jame ass Winston is what you're. saying. But do you think they do look to. the market to try to savor or save a. season, especially the first season of. hardball there? >> If they get another week of what we just. saw, then and I guarantee you they're. scouring right now. They're they're on. the phone. and they're having. conversations that would only make. sense. But at the end of the day, you. mentioned Anthony, somebody mentioned. Milro, a guy like that. JJ obviously. really really struggled in his first.

year over there in Minnesota. You got to. be able to throw the football. run the run and the RPOS's and the zone. reads and all that stuff. It's just a. matter of time before that guy gets hurt. again by doing that. And you got to be. able to throw the foot throw the. football down the field to win games in. the National Football League. So, I. think there'll be conversations. They'll. see how Jamus does, you know, this week. and maybe next week. And then they got. Jake as the third on that roster. >> Dog, I like Jake. >> Love Jake.

>> Jackson, Jackson Dart ends up with a. PCL, MCL, and meniscus tear. So, the ACL. is intact, but uh two other ligaments. and meniscus all damaged in that. disgusting hit. And uh now the Giants. find themselves in a situation where. they might be the same old Giants again, or they decide they're not going to be. like that. Go ahead, Tom. Coach, I had a. question cuz it it feels like this is. kind of the thing where some backups. come in better in the middle of the game. and play well in the middle of the game. and then when they prepare as a starter, they turn into a pumpkin versus Jameus. in this case where he came in the middle.

of the game, did not look good, but. maybe he prepares better as a starter. Is that a thing in in your. >> No, I think I think there's some uh. validity to that and I think we'll see a. better version because they'll have a. specific game plan, you know, for Jamus. uh this week uh the formula for this. week to to win this game and this game. only and then they'll move on to the. next one if that's the case. But I guess. time time will tell. >> Time will certainly tell. We have uh one. more minute here on this first hour. Kirk Herbstreet will join us in the next. hour to talk more about tonight's.

Thursday Night Football. And it's crazy. how much the NFL is already cooking on. all fronts. Mike Laflur first year as. the Arizona Cardinals head coach. Every. word he is saying about Marvin Harrison. Jr. being broken down, dissected, and. analyzed. They have the best tight end. in football potentially, he's like, "Can. we worry about that maybe a little bit. more than what's going on with our. former first round pick?" It does seem. like an interesting relationship tie. quickly in Arizona. >> Yeah, it does. And you hate to say it, but it almost seems like the way it's. going, if it doesn't change very. quickly, like he needs a new ch he needs.

a change of scenery. He needs to get out. of there. Like legit. >> Indianapolis Colts signed Darius. Sllayton. >> Yeah. >> Uh Marvin Harrison in the building. Maybe not a bad thing. >> Legacy. >> Maybe Daniel Jones finds his way with. All right. That was disgusting. We're. taking a break. Be afraid. Tell a friend. something nice. It might change our. life. Take three. >> Three. >> We are obviously here in beautiful. Austin, Texas. Kina Mara. Where are you. from, brother? I'm from Zansville,

Indiana. >> Okay. But do you go to school here in. Texas? >> I I go to school here in Utah. >> Okay. Okay. That sounds good. I'm happy. they're going to like you. Matthew. McConnA is here. Any words for Connor. here that maybe he should think about. before kicking a $1 million. >> kick. >> Yeah. Yeah. Got you, dude. >> Gonna How about that? How about that? A. southpaw leg. >> Soccer sty going barefoot. Tony Franklin. come back.

>> I like that. >> You're going to kick this thing just. inside the our left upright and kick it. into DKR. >> Uh you played soccer growing up so he. should have a little bit of comfort. kicking. >> Going to have pop. >> Okay. So do you think a million dollar. kick is going to happen here in Austin? This be the first time ever for this. kicking season. >> It is going to happen. It's going to. happen. My man Conor's got this. And. listen, here's the other thing. What do. you got to lose? >> Nothing. Cuz you ain't got the millions. No, no, no. That's not yours yet. You. going to go get it. >> with the left leg? >> You're right. I didn't think about it. >> Rehearsing's done, right? It's live.

What do we get one take? And why not? >> In Indianapolis, there's this nonprofit. called Building Tomorrow. >> And if I make this kick, hopefully I. want to give half of those proceeds to. Building Tomorrow. >> Okay. WE GOT A GOOD KID HERE. YOU GOT. IT. >> Let it rip, BABY. >> $1 MILLION KICK. CONOR. >> OH MY GOD.

LET ME TELL YOU, >> LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING. >> We will do one more kick. >> Now, from my understanding, which I. appreciate you doing this, Mr. McConn is. going to throw in 100,000. Herby's going. to throw in a hundred,000. This will be. a $1.2 million tick. 600,000 to charity. 600,000 TO YOU. LAST OPPORTUNITY. I.

DON'T WANT TO HEAR A THING FROM YOU. TEXANS. They're barefooted. Hey. Hey, real quick. Conor. >> Texas. TEXAS. CONOR. >> OKAY, LET'S GO. They They could have. said you sucked. I'm happy they didn't. do that. >> You got this, >> CONNOR. FOR $1.2 MILLION, 600,000 to. charity, 600,000 to your future. All you. got to do is make one 33 yd field goal. >> Holy.

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hammer down Cowboys AP. Tone is here. Tone quickly before we continue to move. on. 5:00 our boost will go live. It's on. DraftKings, the best sports book on. earth. It is available nationwide if. you're of age and agree to gamble. responsibly. We'd love for you to come. join us as we need to win bad tone digs. >> Yeah, we do. We started out very, very. hot. Um have cooled down a bit. I. wouldn't say we're cold, just cooled. down a little bit cuz you can't run at. 150 degrees all the time or you'll die.

Thank you, Bejian Robinson. 100 plus. rushing and receiving yards because the. Atlanta Falcons, that offense uses him. like, you know, a jack of all trades. He. can do everything, so why not use him in. any every way possible? And then Tucker. Craft, the allpro all-American tight end. for the Green Bay Packers. 25 plus. receiving yards, boosted to plus 100, baby. >> Now, Tucker Craft was going to play. tackle last week. Uh, we hope that. doesn't happen. We hope he does at least. report eligible if he is going to be. playing tackle, which is an absurd thing. to think about what's been going on for.

the Green Bay Packers. That's what we're. on. That goes live at five o'clock on. DraftKings, the best sports book on. earth. We we need one and we need to win. one. Not just for us, we understand for. you, but for the good of all for us. I. mean, there's a there's a lot of things. happening. Be responsible, please. Okay. I don't need you telling me what you. lost, how you lost, your kids can't go. to school anymore. That's on you. >> Yeah. >> Okay. It's a sprinkle. >> That's all. >> Sprinky. >> Now, I'm going to max Sprinkle, but. still just a responsible Sprinkle.

>> and that's for you. >> to make the game better. Joining us now. is a guy who'll be making his pick at. some point in this hour. He's currently. one and one on Thursday night this. season, but he has been very successful. in years past, not last year because he. decided to go back into his 37th year of. coaching. A man who was in the NFL for. 19 years, college for 18 years, our. coach, ladies and gentlemen, Coach Pone. >> Yeah. >> How you doing, coach? >> Wonderful. >> Yeah, good to see you. I hope you get it. right today. >> Me, too. >> I hope you get it right.

>> You better. >> Uh, we shall see. Uh joining us live. from Manatakin, Ohio is a college. football national champion, Super Bowl. champion, Ryder Cup winner. Ladies and. gentlemen, AJ. >> H. >> How you doing, Hako? >> I see Scotty already drained the putt. Walked it in on one, huh? >> Yeah. Birdie on one for Scotty Sheffler. And uh people were saying he walked it. in. He lifted his putter. He did kind of. lift his putter to about shin height, but then he just casually walked a. >> It's It's early. >> It was like a 17 off the fringe. Uh 17. foot off the fringe buries that thing. center cup. So Scotty Sheffller uh has.

heard the conversation about US golf. losing international things and also. Scotty being maybe ass at the. President's Cup. He said, "Let me go. ahead and put this team right on my. back," which we appreciate. Here is the. putt from the Golf Channel, which we. appreciate coverage. >> Uh yeah, beautiful. >> See the way they wanted it like walk off. putter lift. >> No, definitely not. >> He definitely lifted his putter a little. bit and he did start walking before it. went in, but it wasn't like uh it's the. first hole. He's not. He's not doing.

that. >> This is one of many. It was smooth. >> Yeah, it needs to be one of many for. sure. Uh AJ, tonight obviously you're. Packers. You're the all-time leading. tackler for them. Play host to the. Falcons. We'll be joined here by one of. the commentators for Amazon Prime in a. matter of moments. But Tai says, you. know, couple different feelings I feel. like being broadcasted to the world by. Tai. Uh thinks they should win. Definitely should win. Could not though. because of what's going on the offensive. line with a Hungry Falcon squad. How do. you feel about tonight's game, AJ Hawk?

>> I mean, I feel good about uh the Packers. tonight, but this is kind of like a trap. game for them. If you hear anything. coming out of like the media back and. forth, they're asking these players, oh, what do you think? I think Jordan Love. is court saying, well, hey, we know. they're going to put their best foot. forward like saying that. That's like. the media posing questions, hey, do. these guys have a chance against you. guys? You know, you know, Pennock's. first time in this year, they've been. struggling. It feels like uh it's one of. those games when the Packers need to get. out to an early lead. Don't give uh. don't give Atlanta any air because you. know what it'll be like if Atlanta goes.

up 7 nothing, 10 nothing or something. There's going to be so much juice on. that Atlanta sideline that they can flip. their season around. And then on the. flip side, the Packers at home, you. know, like I said, they need to get out. to an early lead. >> If the Packers pound the Falcons though, I think Packers fans would be excited. about the team that they're seeing and. the expectations coming into the season. on what the team could be. No Micah. defense still doing their thing, which. we obviously appreciate and respect. But. if the Falcons win this game, I'm. excited for Atlanta Twitter. >> Absolutely. >> Oh my god. Because you know who's going. to be targeted. >> Uhhuh. >> The Green Bay Packers are going to be.

targeted by the Atlanta Twitter accounts. because they must be the most ass team. of all time if they lost to this ass. Atlanta Falcons team. >> for 10 days. This isn't this isn't a. Sunday to Sunday thing. This is a. Thursday to Sunday. Atlanta's probably. had a lot of those things. I don't think. Atlanta Twitter is expecting much. Uh, I. know that they're kind of already have. their tweets probably lined up for them. getting blown out, but again, four and a. half, it it just makes no sense. >> It doesn't feel right. It smells to. high, holy hell. And uh, we'll try to.

get it right with our predictions. We do. like Bejon to get a lot of yards and we. like Tucker Craft to get at least 25 for. a Super Boost. Who's going to win it, we. don't know. And you talk about getting. off to a hot start. I was in Lambo where. we took the opening kickoff back to the. house. What a way to start that. particular game. I think we're one of. the only teams to go in there. I don't. know what the away team success rate is. at Lambo. We got one up there and then. we started with an opening kickoff to. the house which certainly changes. everything. >> A house call for sure and then we had a. third and third and six or third and. seven to get on a knee and I think it.

was luck over the middle to Dwayne Allen. to seal that thing for us. Best play. football. >> Yeah. So the knee. >> on kneel down in Lambo that locker room. was electric. >> Oh, it was like we were right out of NFL. film. Steve Sable was saying this Colts. team unbelievable because it is like a. movie when you're playing in there and. we think Amazon will obviously showcase. it in that fashion and it's not the. snow. It's perfect weather. It sounds. like 63 and sunny. Joining us will be a. man who's in the booth on the call. He's.

the face of college football. He's the. face of college game day and also he. kicks off every NFL weekend on Thursday. night with Al Michaels in the booth for. Amazon Prime. Ladies and gentlemen, front of the program, >> co-host of the program, representative. at the Buffalo Bills Highark Stadium. opener. That's right, ladies and. gentlemen. Kirk Herstry. >> Thank you, >> boys. How we doing? >> Fantastic. Another weekend of football. is about to kick off this evening. We. love it every time we see you and Al in. the booth and the entire Amazon crew. because we know there's about to be some.

more magic over the next few days all. the way wrapping up on Monday night. Tonight, we're I don't know if you've. been listening to us talk about it. I I. don't think we know what the hell is. going to happen. I I I think the four. and a half number has us a little bit. spooked. I think we're a little bit. spooked by that. We do know that uh. Atlanta Falcons have a player who could. win an MVP every single year at running. back in Bejian Robinson. We know Pennix. is back first time long time. Packers, we don't know really who they are on the. off like how do you view this one going. in and what are you and Al's. expectations for a perfect night in. Lambo? It sounds like.

>> you got you guys are all over it. We. were talking earlier about that four and. a half. It does seem a little bit odd. based on the way Atlanta has played. I. mean, they haven't been in the red zone. Only team in in the NFL and it's been, you know, almost 20 years since there's. been a team after two weeks. It hasn't. gotten into the red zone. Uh Cooper Rush. has obviously taken most of the fall for. that. I don't know if it's necessarily. fair. He hasn't played well, but they. their offense has just been out of sync. They just not been able to get things. going. Just got off the phone with Tommy. Reese, who's their offensive. coordinator. Pennock's coming back is.

huge. Um, you know, I think that they. feel very good about what he can do. Keep in mind, Pat, and and and guys, it. I mean, it's been 317 days since he's. been out there. So, as much as coach can. tell you this, as much as you practice. the speed of the game, the atmosphere as. I'm looking out at Lambeau right now, I. mean, it's going to be wild. Uh Jonathan. Ganon on the other side, the former. Cardinals head coach who's now the DC, you know, you know, he's going to even. without Parsons, he's they've been very. active, done a really good job of still. getting pressure on quarterbacks the.

first couple weeks. So, you got to think. they're going to come up with some stuff. to try to speed the game up for him, ma. make him have to play faster. Um, but it. all comes down to Bejian Robinson, as we. know, one of the most elite players in. the NFL. Can they get him going, not. just running the football, uh, but but. take some of the heat off of this. passing game and Penn. So, look for him. to get unique ways of running. Throw it. to him out in the out in the perimeter. Try to create some one-on-one. opportunities in the pass game. And then. you got to get Drake London and Kyle.

Pittz going. So there are dynamic. playmakers within this offensive. structure, but it all is going to start. with number seven and whether or not. they can get him going to try to take. some of the heat off of uh off of Penn. and and this pass game. >> Okay. So you did talk a little bit about. the Green Bay Packers offense. The. offensive line is obviously the huge. talking point for them because of. injuries and performance. They're. obviously using six guys to protect. Jordan Love on a regular basis. It's. still not helping. What have you learned. through your conversations about that?

And are they just trying to figure it. out still and think they might have. found something or what do you think. their views are on their protection of. their franchise? >> I think that's probably why the number. is where it is. You know, I I mean, we. think of Matt Laflur and Jordan Love and. you just think consistency. You know, you think that they're going to be able. to get things going off get things going. offensively, but as you know, Josh. Jacobs is on the commissioner's list, the exempt list. So, it's an unknown. whether he comes, when he comes back, if. he comes back. We know he's not playing.

tonight. So, it's been a trio of backs. that they've had. Chris Brooks, Marshon. Lloyd out of SC, and and Caleb Johnson, Tai's guy from from Iowa. And they're. still trying to figure out what what uh. what Caleb does well. You know, it was. funny talking to Jordan Love. He's like, I mean, I'm handing him the ball off and. as I'm handing him the ball off against. the Jets, I'm I'm seeing what he's. capable of doing. So that's how that's. how raw he is to to where they are right. now. So Brooks and and Lloyd are really. their main two guys. They'll keep trying. to get Johnson in there, but you can.

imagine going from Josh Jacobs, who is. the guy to trying to figure things out. with a makeshift offensive line with. those injuries. You know, Aaron Banks is. dinged. Uh there's a shot you may you. may see a rookie center, Jogger Burton, who may have to play some tonight at. guard. Um the right tackle is is down. So you got Anthony Beltton coming up. They've had five different offensive. line combinations in two games. So, as. much as we expect from Jordan Love, the.

continuity and just the chemistry. overall up front is is kind of a work in. progress. And now you throw Jaden Reed. who went down with that back injury. That was a scare where he got he got. carded off that field. We're all. thinking about him and hope for the. best. Hopefully, he'll be he'll be okay. But he obviously is not playing tonight. And meanwhile, Jeff Albbrick, here's the. thing about the Falcons defense. They. set a franchise record last year with 57. sacks. But a lot of the guys that had a. lot to do with that were the Young. Bucks. Jaylen Walker, who was a young.

Buck out of out of Georgia, he tore his. ACL in early August. He's out for the. year. James Pierce is suspended the. first eight games, so he's not out. there. Those are two guys that really. did a good job. But typical Jeff. Albrich, he is finding ways still to get. pressure on quarterback. So, it's not as. as intense and electrifying as what he. had with those young guys, but Zidarius. Smith, a former Packer, uh, has come. back out of retirement. He is playing. and and providing a good push, but.

they've got to do something to to really. get after that line of scrimmage of. Green Bay that's trying to, like I said, figure things out with that offensive. line and try to get Jordan Love into. those obvious passing situations. One. thing we know and Ty can tell you this, if it's clean, Jordan Love is a video. game. I mean, it is just. every single time it's just it's it's. cookie cutter. It's it's it's accurate. It's laser. Very very in sync with. Watson and Golden. And now Tucker Craft.

being back, which is again, Tai knows. that's a huge uh addition to get him. back. But if he gets pressured from. clean pocket to a pressure, he probably. is affected more than anybody who's an. elite quarterback in the NFL. So, how. how they can get him to third down and. try to get into his face and kind of. muddy it up is going to be a big factor. for a depleted uh defense right now with. Atlanta having their top corner AJ.

Terrell out with a groin and those two. young pass rushers out as well. So. they're they're trying to figure it out. themselves here early in the week. Both. these both these teams are. >> such a huge question mark as we head. into Thursday night football. So early. in the season for us to like just be. like, "Ah, this one seems crazy." Five. different offensive line combinations in. two weeks is crazy for the Green Bay. Packers. Jordan Love obviously uh. franchise player. You would not hope for. that to start your 2026 campaign. AJ has. a question for you, Herby. >> Yeah, Kirk. What about the uh the.

Packers defense? Obviously Lucas Vaness, I think he has two and a half sacks. through the first two games. He's really. kind of burst onto the scene now. What. they've been looking for from him. Edin. Cooper, unbelievable linebacker, too. He. has a couple sacks, I guess. What do you. expect from that defense to try to. attack this, you know, Michael Pennock's. first game back after injury, all that. stuff. You think they're going to try to. heat him up? Yeah, I I think the one. thing AJ and you know this is when you. take Micah Parsons out of any defense. whether it was when Dallas or now Green. Bay with with that injury and it sounds.

like he may be back hopefully all for. the best you know mid-occtober. they it's it's been a different uh. challenge for this defense. Jeff Hafley. now the head coach at Miami was the DC. last year and Jonathan Ganon comes over. to now take over. I talked with him this. morning about the about the plan and the. attack. I think they've been really plea. uh pleased with how they have played. without Parsons in these first couple. weeks. Um you mentioned Lucas Vaness and. you're kind of the much maligned Lucas. Vaness. He was a top 15 pick uh three. years ago and uh you know I asked Tai.

about this but I think a lot of fans had. super high expectations but he's had to. battle through some injuries. This guy. looks healthy and explosive. I mean, he. is on fire off the edge, whether it's. and I think Ganon's done a really good. job of freeing him up, both in setting. the edge and also when it comes to. getting teams at third down, they're. turning him loose. He already has three. sacks on the year and to me, he's been. really, really impressive and kind of. living up to the hype. When we were here. last year, we had the Commanders game,

very similar early in the year. It was. Micah Parsons came over, Lucas Vaness is. the odd man out, and Rashan Garry's on. the other side. Wow, this is going to be. great. Gary and Micah Parsons. We come. back a year later, Rashan Gary's in. Dallas, he's no longer here. Lucas. Vaness is now the guy um after looking. like he might be maybe moved on. He's. now a guy and when he and Parsons are on. the field together, it's going to be a. lot of fun to watch. Devonte Wyatt is. another guy that's getting healthier. Carl Brooks on the inside 94 has been. playing out of his mind. And then I.

think one of the one of the kind of the. upand cominging linebackers, softball. linebackers in the league because of his. versatility and with you guys know Zier. Franklin. He's kind of the the brains of. this operation, the quarterback. How. about coming in, he was a six-time. captain there at Indie. He comes here, he's only not even been here half a. year. He gets voted captain. And I think. him understanding it frees Edger and. Cooper to just play fast. 56 will be all. over the field tonight. So I I think. they're they're doing a really good job. of trying to be a consistent defense,

still applying pressure without having, you know, one of the games best in. Michael Parsons. >> Zire calling up the defense on the. sideline. Week two of being a Green Bay. Packer. Obviously, he is a very vocal. person on the football field. Also picks. interesting uh pictures for his YouTube. clips and uh you know that I had to hate. him forever, but he is a great football. player and we certainly miss him. Did. you and did you and he have a thing. there for a little bit? >> Uh, no thing. Just kind of wished I.

never saw him again. You know, that. that's just kind of kind of threw me. under a bus. So, I didn't think I'd. deserve that. >> Okay. I didn't know it got that I didn't. know it got that real. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. I I I did a lot of. research. It's interesting because Zire. Franklin, very good football player. Very good football player. We certainly. miss him here in Indianapolis after the. first two weeks. I think that's very. obvious. But maybe this will be a time. he can win. you know, this will be. something maybe the Green Bay Packers. are a team he can go win with. And I. like the fact that he is leading a new.

place. He's obviously obviously going to. be comfortable, but he is a playmaker on. the defensive side. And I love the. Ganon. I think Ganon and Zire are. probably perfect for each other if I had. to guess with that. >> And Pat, I'd love to hear coach's take. on this. We're seeing more and more of. these three safety looks on defense, you. know, and and Green Bay with Evan. Williams. Watch 33 tonight. What what a. player. Xavier McKenna obviously. everybody knows and then the young Buck. out of Georgia Javon Bullard those three. will be on the field a lot together and. when he was in Arizona had Buddha Baker.

he was more of a box guy more down at. the line of scrimmage and and you kind. of knew what he was up to. I think the. neat thing with these three guys is the. the versatility and so there's not the. tell of oh okay there's 33 he's he's a. high safety or okay seven's coming down. that's that's what these guys all are. moving around so when you motion or you. give different looks these three. safeties are versatile enough to kind of. give the defense and effective. communication of the offense I would. equate it to you break the huddle on.

offense and you come out in quote. unquote 13 personnel but your tight ends. can flex out and now you're in 11. because the receiver these tight ends. can play receiver and it puts it's. really a difficult thing for the. defenses to try to get a handle on guys. like Kyle Pitts, you know, or true guys. that can play inside or out. That's what. these safeties have brought. I'm just. curious, coach, what you think of that. three safety look and the versatility. that it brings and how challenging that. can be on a quarterback and the. offensive line trying to get their calls.

right w with with movement like that by. three guys that can do the same thing. Yeah, Herby, last year in Baltimore, we. studied this hard because this all. started uh in Arizona with with Jonathan. Ganon and uh he did a phenomenal job. with it. And for the quarterback, Herby, your question, like those guys can all. be sitting high, you change strength, you don't know which one's going to spin. down. They can spin and play a split. safety look. They can spin and play man. coverage, play single high zone, all. those different kind of things. Spin.

down and bring those guys. So, I we. studied the heck out of it. Um, we had. some really good safeties obviously last. year there in Baltimore tried to do. We. had a little bit of uh success with it. Had a package just because of Ganon and. what they did there. So, yeah, it'll be. tough on PennX tonight. >> Yeah, Penn is obviously going to have to. take on a guy and a defensive. coordinator that got a head coaching. job. So, anytime you have a defensive. coordinator that ends up being a head. coach in this modern era, he's obviously. very good at what he does. I assume he's.

excited to get back to just worrying. about the defense as well, not having to. deal with all the other type of shite. How'd it go with you guys trying to do. what they did over there in Baltimore. last year? >> You see where I'm sitting now? >> Yeah. >> And John's worrying about another. quarterback up there in New York. Okay, let's stay in the NFL. Let's go away. from tonight's game. Uh let's go to your. hometown ball club. Go ahead, Con Man. >> Yeah, Herby. The Bengals were used to. have season tickets. Uh they have a. defense now. Feels like Cincinnati has.

the most complete team that they've had. while Joe Burrow has been there. What. have you seen from them? The audio and. miked up of Sexy Dexi on the football. field is unbelievable. Feels like uh. since he hasn't had a player like that. ever. Uh what are you hearing from the. people in Cincinnati, the Ohio Folk, and. what are kind of the expectations now. that they have this team? >> I think there's a swag right now on the. defense. Whenever you think of the of. the Bengals, you obviously think of. Burrow and Chase and T T Martin, all. these guys that not T. Martin, T. Wiggins. I I think it's the team T.

Higgins Higgin. We got there. We got there. >> Got Tennessee on the break. >> Yeah. Yeah. We got. >> I think it's a team that that actually. shows up now with confidence on that. side of the ball. And think about the. guys, not just Dexter Lawrence, but I. think Jonathan Allen brings that. Um. Miles Murphy is starting to play like. the first round pick that they picked. up. I it's amazing when you bring a. couple vets in that have had some. success how that can affect the entire. team and there's still some youth that. is I think being impacted by 97 and that.

swagger that he brings in. So I think. it's no longer Burrow and company are. going to have to outscore their. opponent. I think right now Al Golden as. a defensive coordinator has a defense. that's attacking and look at him. I I. honestly I haven't seen the Bengals play. like this swarming to the football and. jogging off the field with with an. attitude in a long long time. So we'll. see. I mean it, you know, the offense is. going to do what they do, but it's. always been about can the defense hold. up their end of it. And right now after.

two weeks, they look like they are. >> Jamar Chase said that was the people's. elbow. >> Oh, okay. >> Saw that. >> Oh, that is how The Rock did it. Oh, >> he Yeah, he did that like. >> dropping it out. >> Yeah, just. >> he didn't throw the sweat. >> No, I He didn't get to do that cuz. there's a certain amount of time he. doesn't want to do a basketball. celebration. >> By the way, how about the catch before. the. >> He could have got it all. >> before the people's elbow. People's. >> Before the people's elbow. >> Yeah, that is what that is right there. I like that. I like that we're doing a. people's elbow. A little homage to the.

rock. Doesn't really look much like it, but I do understand that potentially. that is what he was going. We can't be. His intention was that. Okay. So, we got. to judge people off of their intentions. You know it. >> Well, well, >> I don't know. >> what what. you don't that's disgusting. What else. could it be? >> I don't know if you saw Kirk because you. check he got. >> Oh, yeah. That's people's elbow. >> You That's people. I can see how he does. people. He points to people. >> He does a point to the people and then.

he says, >> "Right here is my elbow.". >> And then he says. >> Is that what he was doing? Yeah, >> that's what he said on chasing number. one, his podcast. He said that that was. the people's elbow. I could only take it. for what he said, you know, on his. attention. This is like another. situation. And Jason Kelsey just tweeted. about it. Kyle's you use checkek has. been uh fined for chugging a beer. >> Oh yeah, he's been fined for chugging a. beer celebration. And Jason Kelsey said. that uh Kyle's use should think about. suing him for defamation. >> Yeah, >> he doesn't drink beers. The guy's in. great shape.

>> That Harvard guy, too. >> Yeah, he's chugging juice. Maybe. Maybe. it's a Gatorade. Pedialite, you know, something like that. You check should. threaten to counter sue for defamation, says Jason Kelsey. How dare the NFL. allege. Can we put this up? How How dare. the NFL allege false accusations? No way. they can prove he was chugging alcohol. He was chugging juice cuz he cuz he is. Kyle. >> 15 years. $14,926. for engaging in an offensive. demonstration Sunday. Your imitation of.

chugging a beer constituted an offensive. demonstration and could reasonably con. be construed in being in poor taste. I'll tell you what, I think I know the. two people that are probably deciding to. do this stuff at the NFL. And uh they. really think highly of themselves and if. I got to be the one, I'll be the one. that uh goes ahead and lets them know. that uh what they think is reality is. not the case. But remember, there was a. time where they were trying to get rid. of celebrations. Everybody's going to. dress the exact same. You're not allowed. to do this. You're not allowed to do. It. was terrible for the game. Turned out.

everybody hated it. So them becoming. this type of uh. >> Gustapo. >> I I exactly about these types of things, >> judge, jury, commissioner. >> Well, they they're always that was. always going to be. >> that is how that's always going to go. But just like we've already experienced. with the trying to take personalities. and humans and fun out of football. I. just don't think that's the right thing. to revisit. I I think if we were to go. back to that time, uh, players hated it, fans hated it, everybody hated it, and. it ended up not working out. Then they.

loosen it up a little bit, guys start. going crazy, you know, guy guys did. start going crazy. We had. >> Yeah, those are cool though. >> Bring that back. >> Yeah, like so there is a happy medium. >> What was that one? >> Yeah, guy took it out. >> It was It was an automatic rocket. launch. I've never seen it before. >> It was a javelin. Oh yeah, they they. were just sending them out there were. like, "BOYS, BOYS CAN'T be doing that.". Like that can't be happen. You know, >> what do you think you'd go with if you. scored a touchdown in 2026? What would.

be your go-to? >> So, I have a magic trick that was uh on. deck when I was supposed to score a. touchdown on Christmas Eve against the. Raiders. And uh I got tackled for a loss. and credited with a fumble even though I. think I was down. Ed Hockey certainly. screwed me. And I got a bruise inside of. my thigh cuz I was hit so hard uh by. Derek. Uh. man, I know he does. >> I've never lined up like that before. >> Ever. The raw room. Uh. >> you guys might have had a rat. You got a. rat in the room. >> 100%. >> You know who it is. You'll remember.

>> I know who it was. I The guy who hit me. >> We can't move forward until you you. remember everything. So, we got to wait. this out. >> This is a situation I'm trying not to. remember, though. >> You are 56. >> Darren Bates. Darren Bates. Hit me. Uh, thank you. And I think I'm right if if. we can search that one. I I think we. have it. He. >> He was very athletic and he was not. supposed to be where he was. I I mean, he certainly he was supposed to get. distracted by Vinitary who was doing. this one right here. Darren Bates saw. 40-year-old Vinitary said he he's not. getting the ball and then he just. scraped right over and peekaboo. He said.

to me right where I was supposed to be. wide open in my head. Circle button. Boom. I'm going to get this guy. >> It was Darren Bass. Yeah, >> Darren Bass hit him with a spin move. He. hits one of my legs so hard into my. other leg. I get a bruise on the inside. of my thigh from this knee. I go down. Elbows hit ground. Ball comes out. Fumble. 20 people on my back. Okay. 20. gain a zero. I did. So I looked over. I'm right at the line of scrimmage. I. didn't gain a single yard. Uh Ed Hockey.

League called it. >> 20 people on you and you're looking to. the sideline. That's the. >> Not even a yard. I was like I had to. have gained something there, didn't I? Nowhere near zero yard gain, fumble. accounted for, and had a bruised inside. thigh while I had people punching me in. the calf while they were trying to get a. ball, which is a turnover. Anyways, it. was fourth down. So, I'd say worst case. scenario, >> if you scored. >> Yeah. >> What would you have done? >> So, I had a hand So, was we were in. Oakland and the weather was just fine, but I had hand warmer on. Okay. I had. hand warmer on backwards. Uh cuz I had a.

magic trick in there I was going to do. I was going to pull out a magic trick. right to the camera. I was going to make. a uh. >> handkerchief. >> A handkerchief disappear. I was going to. make a handkerchief disappear. >> Wow. >> Right into the camera. Yeah. Then they. were going to throw a penalty. Throw a. flag. Vinitary is going to have to kick. a 45 or 48 yard extra point, whatever it. is. I was going to pick up the flag. >> You get a flag for the Magic. >> Yeah, definitely. Cuz the I'm bringing. out a prop. I'm picking up the flag. though next. Guess what? You know, we're.

going to try to try TO PUT THAT ONE away. or throw another flag out there. Vinnie's now got a 60 yard extra point. Need him to make it obviously. And. Chuck's on the sideline saying, "I am. never giving you another [ __ ]. opportunity to do this again.". >> Oh god, they sniffed it out. >> Ah, merry Christmas. Now, we did win. that game. >> Uh, and that was also probably the last. time. >> Derek Carr was in like MVP conversation. >> Ew. Ewald, right? >> Yeah. No, on it. >> Trent. >> Oh, >> yeah. It was Trent Cole. Uh, I believe.

he got him. That was when Derek Carr's. knee. >> Yeah. >> got twice up. He was actually on an MVP. run that year. Best ball that we've seen. him play. They were a very good team in. the. >> playoffs. He gets hurt. >> What season was that? >> Jack Del Rio was a head coach. >> 15. >> 15 or 16, right? >> I don't know. That was certainly the. skunkiest stadium I've ever been in. >> Sure. >> And I'm very against that as we all. know. >> Yep. >> As we all know. I didn't like what was. in the air over there. Oh, >> here's. >> I thought you. >> What was your relationship with the.

black hole there, Pat? >> I think they liked me. >> Sure. >> I I think they liked me. I like that. I. had a lot of respect for that. I mean, I. walked out there and I there was just a. fragrance coming from that entire place. and I was like, wow, these guys. seemingly having a pretty good little. time. Seems to be a little lifted around. here. And I said, I don't do that. I. turn my I turned my nose up at it. Obviously, I turned my nose up at it. I. did. That's why I did that. And then I. just kept it moving. But I respected. that coliseum. It was a [ __ ] hole. I. mean, it was They had no doors on the.

toilets. I mean, it was just like no. doors on the toilets. You had like one. shower in there. It was falling apart. No machines needed. Yeah. No extra to go. to a hospital. Somebody gets hurt. But. like the fans were what made that place. so special. So, it was cool to be a part. of that place while they were still. thinking they were a very good football. team. Then obviously Derek Carr gets. hurt on Christmas Eve. Kind of ruins all. the dreams. We win. We fly back. Merry. Christmas to us. I have a bruised knee. because Darren Bates killed me. This is. the play right here. Uh, no big deal. >> Oh, here we go.

>> Yeah, no big deal. Let me get that. thing. Vinnie was supposed to distract. him. He didn't. Peekaoo. Yeah. >> Oh, he kind of ran up on a great tackle, actually. >> Yeah, it was a great tackle. And also, not a terrible spin. Now everybody's on. top of me there. Yeah, I'll watch bottom. of that thing. >> Watch him pre- snap. He He runs. He. knows 56. >> Can we go back to the beginning of that? Can we go back to the beginning? >> Who told him pre him running up to the. line there? >> Um, >> from. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yep. And he scrapes. I mean, he. didn't even look at Vinnie. He didn't. even look at I mean, he didn't even What. a play by him. >> Just watching the ball. >> Not a bad spin move, though, huh, boys?

If we can go back to the beginning, a. great tackle. You should have broken. that. >> Vinnie's move. >> Uh, so Vinnie is SUPPOSED TO DISTRACT. >> HEY, HEY, HE did not. You know, he did. not. Uh, go back to the beginning. Let's. watch the offensive line because I think. we're having some people pull that. didn't know they were going to be. pulling either because we're on the left. hash instead of the right hash. Maybe. I. don't remember. Uh, there's Overton. telling the story. Shout out to Oie. Great snap right here. Great snap. >> Yeah, the guys. >> Oh, that guy at 64 was trying to get up. to the second level.

>> Yeah, never going to do it. Yeah, it was. never going to happen. >> Hey, Herby, Tommy McMahon put this in. We worked it all week. Hey, that guy as. soon as Vinnie goes running this way. 56. is going to be chasing him and it's a. walk in. >> Yeah, he did not. walk in. >> If he did though, >> 64 gets gets that linebacker. 56. I. think you're I think you do walk. >> Nobody was going to get there in base. That guy that was it was Troy Palamalu. type reaction there. But for me, think. about this. Christmas Eve, I'm scoring a. touchdown. >> Yeah. >> In the black hole.

>> You saw the hand warmer in the back. There was there was a handkerchief in. there. >> 60 yards and penalties, too, after you. scoring. That'd be the best part. >> What was the check you spoke? Was there. anything that was supposed to get to get. us out of this one? >> So, the issue is with all these fakes. that we had, >> you had no way out. >> There was never an out cuz it was always. a 100enter. You know, it's like the Troy. Palamole one. Troy Palomy, there was no. check out of that. There was no, "Hey, we're not doing it." So, I'M LITERALLY. SCREAMING, "HEY, WE'RE KICKING THE. BALL." LIKE, actually saying that to.

people, including Venitary, cuz you see. his little [ __ ] ass just kind of bop. right over to where we were supposed to. run. I don't know how many years he'd. been playing at that time. 100. Hey, there's been 10,000 reps. Troy has never. gone to this exact spot right here. And. turns out, look, well, isn't that nice? Now, you do have to wonder if he found. out either through Jesus actually, which. people said that did talk to Troy Palm. Malu, or maybe they had his bugged. somehow, but that was certainly. abnormal. And then this one, if you look. pre-nap, it looked like. >> Oh, yeah. >> Exactly what it was supposed to look.

like. >> We had it. >> We didn't. >> Almost though. >> Gez, coach, you were over on the. sidelines saying, "They're in the look. we want. We got this. This is it.". >> Oh, yeah. And I was pretty I mean, I. >> Tutty coming. go. And people, you know, I do look the. way I look. I can move a little bit like. like. >> you look like you're about you're I'm. guessing in your prime high four fives, low 46. >> Never ran a time 40, but I could catch. you if I had to. You know, that's what I. always if I could get you to I'll be. able to get you to side. In soccer, I.

was known for being a a faster guy. though, so like I I think I could move a. bit. Knees were never going to be able. to keep up with the weight. But for that. one, if Darren Bates wasn't there, it. was just me in the paint Christmas Eve, man. I'm I'm probably maybe 42 right. there. Oh yeah. Now, am I ripping. hamstring? Potentially. I mean, is that. the last time I run ever uh for the rest. of my life? Maybe. But that. handkerchief's coming out for sure. I'm. happy we got to relive Darren Bates's. greatest tackle and Christmas that he's. ever had. Now, he's a stud. He is very.

good football player in. >> Auburn Tiger. >> Yeah. Okay, let's talk a little bit. about college football, shall we? Huge. one. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Herby. Obviously, tonight's a big. deal, but I got much bigger fish to fry. Um, come Saturday, we have Iowa going to. the big house against Michigan. Go, >> which until later that night when you. have USC and Oregon is. >> definitely the the biggest uh Big 10. matchup of the season so far and really. kind of sets the path for both teams. Uh, what do you think of this one? How. do you think it's going to shake out?

>> I I I still believe in Oregon. I I don't. uh I I'm I'm still writing off that. those first couple weeks Dan needed. maybe those games to get these guys to. buy into how important it is to prepare. no matter who you're playing. I I I. might I need to talk to him, but it it. just it it rire of individuality and not. respecting your opponent and they're too. good to to play that way. I'm hoping.

those two games were a wakeup call. We. can't go by anything that they did. against Portland State. This is the week. we find out. I mean, you can see Vegas. still has respect for him on the road at. the Coliseum. They're still a. three-point favorite. We With all that. being said, I think this is Lincoln's. best team that he's had out at LA. Um, he's got a a quarterback that's real. He's got a defense that's flying around. for Gary Patterson. I think that's a. hell of a game. I I just I still think. Oregon can be the team that some people.

would say has the the most talented. roster. Uh not just because what they. paid, but just looking at them, they. they have a very talented roster. But. can they come together and be a team? They they've not shown that yet, and. they'll have to to win that game. Iowa, Michigan, you know this, I always kid. that Iowa wants to make it a 16-2 kind. of game. Can their defense set that. tone? Uh, can Hank Brown go into that. atmosphere and play well and not turn it. over? Can they win the field position. game? Can they make Bryce Underwood. impatient and frustrated, get him into.

obvious passing situations and then spy. him when he gets out to create, use his. legs. Look at that slate. Finally, we. got some games huge. >> The the old miss, I mean, this is life. in the SEC. People can say whatever they. want. >> about ESPN or anybody. I guess the AP. poll is biased, the ESPN uh the uh the. coaches poll. The reality is Miss played. in the game of the lifetime and now they. have a bigger game this week and a more. challenging game this week going to the. swamp. Florida is playing out of their.

mind. You talk about a team right now. that's believing in a new coach. Buster. Faulner I I think is running an offense. We saw it at Georgia Tech. Now we're. seeing at Florida. They're putting up. points that make Steve Spurer proud. Uh. they they are scoring and oh miss after. all of that emotion and we all love. Trinidad Chamblas but can Pete Golding. put all that craziness behind them and. go into the swamp and I would argue when. they're winning it's as tough as any. place in the country? Can they go in.

there and win? Or does Florida get. another huge win and all of a sudden. next week if we're talking we talk about. guys Florida needs to be the team that. we're all talking about in the SEC right. now. They have our attention. This kid's. gonna be a stud in the NFL, Jaden Ball. But they got receivers, they got skill. Pho the quarterback, they they are a fun. team to watch. But, uh, as long as you. have Trinidad Chamblas, he keeps you in. the game. I just can't wait to see how. they play. That that to me maybe is the. game of the weekend. Uh, can't wait to.

watch that one. Uh, so there's games all. over the place. You know, that the the. Texas game of course we have at. Tennessee. Can Arch go back, you know, where where his uncle played and. dominated is one of the greatest to ever. do it? That that's going to be a hyped. up game. Those two teams have never. played in the regular season. Uh the two. teams that lost last week and in big. emotional uh games&m losing to to uh uh. to who' they lose Kentucky and LSU of. course losing their game. Now they have. to rebound after a disappointing loss.

Marcel Reed's got to kind of get on. track. So great games across the board. And let's not forget about, and not just. saying this because of Pat, but West. Virginia had a massive win and they got. a quarterback in Hawkins coming over. from Oklahoma. I don't want to compare. him to Pat White, but it's when Rich Rod. has a guy that can run and throw like. this. It's so much fun to watch. And you. got Oklahoma State, who is of course. become a huge story after losing to.

Tulsa. They beat Oregon. That that's a a. very very exciting game. So yeah, games. from from of course game day at the. beginning 9 to 12 and then from 12 till. >> 1 or 2 in the morning, you finally have. a slate of games is why we love this. sport. So hopefully the the uh the folks. that schedule games next year will try. to get the first three weeks like this. week. But uh this this is going to be an. awesome weekend of college football. >> Well, will we ever have a entity that. does all the scheduling for all the.

different conferences? That would be. cool if we could figure that out. Obviously, the NFL has an entire system. In college, you got so many different. conferences people in charge. So, hopefully we're able to get that done uh. as we continue to move forward with. college sports and whatever it's. >> as opposed to as as Pat as you know for. but for fans, you know, the SEC does. their scheduling, the Big 10 does their. scheduling, the Big 12, the But wouldn't. it be great to have a a national uh you. know, I don't know, an entity or whoever. it would be, a national office that. their entire job was to put these games.

together. uh all year, not just. conference play, but but but the. non-conference as well to try to level. the playing field a little bit because. some of these teams are playing seven or. eight seven or eight ranked teams back. to back to back and some of them play. one. It just it just doesn't add up when. it when uh you look at it at the end of. the day. >> Yeah, West Virginia's coming fresh off a. ranked dub. So, you know, that we're not. scared of anything. We we tried to get. into the SEC. Obviously, they they.

turned us down. We we try to get in the. Big 10, they turn us down. We're in the. Big 12 now. Don't sleep on a Big 12. I. mean, Oklahoma State might be a whole. new version of themselves. We assume. Texas Tech is going to be good for the. foreseeable future because the amount of. investment in there. And to your point. about Rich Rod, >> I think you could say, "Hey, Pat White, Pat White's coaching him right now, first of all. So, Pet White is actually. in the room coaching Michael Hawkins. Jr., but Michael Hawkins Jr. is. electrifying." I mean, can he survive? I. hope so. We got a couple young freshman. offensive linemen that are going to be.

all-Americans. I don't know if you know. anything about that. >> Brown. >> Yeah. Committed on the show, he was. supposed to go to Penn State. His dad. was a West Virginia Mountaineer played. under Rich Rodriguez. So whenever James. Franklin leaves Penn State, he is. immediately reaches out to Rich. Rodriguez saying, "Hey, what type of. team we got? Would you like the boy? Can. we get the boy?" He's been stud I think. staple of our offensive line. Rick. Trickett is back coaching the offensive. line. Speaking of, he's one of the. greatest O line coaches in the history. of college ball. So, I think West.

Virginia feels very good about where. West Virginia is right now. And I don't. want to say we, you know, because I. don't know how West Virginia people. would feel about that, but we are going. to be celebrating a lot more dubs. And I. thought potential game day location this. weekend. Uh, I thought Morgantown was. going to potentially host it. I think, you know, with Texas becoming new number. one, Tennessee also doing well and it. being noon game there on ABC, there were. some other conversations that take. place. West Virginia is going to be on. game day this year, I think. I hope.

>> Got to keep Keep rolling. We'd love to. get in there, man. When was the last. time we When was the last time Game Day. went there? I can't even remember. >> I I don't know. I I will say this. >> Uh it'll be biblical. We We went there. on a uh a Friday before Penn State. >> I remember you guys did a show there. I. remember. >> it was 110 maybe. Remember 110° there. was no shade where we were and it was. packed out. >> Was that was that Penn State or what. what what was what was that? >> Yeah, Penn State. Yeah. And then there.

was a big rain delay and then they beat. us. You know. >> was a Notre Dame Texas A&M game day down. there. Riley Leonard Notre Dame that. that. >> Yeah. The next day flew down there. Yeah. So, in 2014, I guess is the last. time the game day was in Morgantown. And. um. >> yeah, I think that that place will be. ready for it. Obviously, West Virginia. also gets a couple uh TTRO exemption. guys to join him. Uh got a running back. >> uh out of Utah, Nquiri Rogers is joining. us. And then I think we got a safety.

from Georgia. Yeah. Also joining us here. in the middle of the season. So, West. Virginia doing stuff to try to get. better as we continue to go. I like. where we're at. I like where we're. cooking and hopefully game day will. inevitably end up in Morgantown for the. best scene that college game day has. ever had. Now, Johnny Knoxville, guest. uh celebrity guest picker on Saturday. Excited for that. Tone has a question. about that week. >> Yeah, I do. Obviously, you brought up T. Martin, so you wanted to talk about. Tennessee. Um what do you think it's. going to be like for Faison Brandon? Obviously, his first start in one of the.

most electric uh environments in college. football. Obviously, Arch on the road. They have not been great on the road. you mentioned that game a little bit, but what do you think is the the. biggest, you know, storyline of that. game? Obviously, Jim Nolles and Sarkc. have gone against each other. Hyple um. and Texas have gone against each other a. bunch of or um who's the DC down there. now? >> Most Champ. >> Yeah, M Champamp have gone against each. other a bunch. So, what do you think is. the main story line now? >> I think if you look past the obvious, which is is Arch, you know, going back. and and the number one team in the. country in a tough environment. Um be.

beyond that, I I want to see Tennessee. We just, it's one of these teams you. just don't know. I mean, they play here. in Atlanta against Georgia Tech. Um, I. think we all have a ton of respect for. Josh Hypel and and the way he coaches. offensive football. Jim Nolles has a. great reputation, has a great defensive. mind, but Faison Brandon, we just we. just don't know. I mean, he he has not. gone up against a defense of this. caliber. He could be lights out, you. know, and and then and then, you know, you go by what you see and you say,

"Holy cow, this kid is a young. freshman." It's very rare to see a true. freshman, and maybe your guys could look. it up, true freshman against number one. teams in the country over the last 10, 15, 20 years. It it it's it's it's it's. pretty startling how few true freshmen. have been able to knock off number one. teams. Now, with that being said, this. guy is he looks awesome. He's throwing. it. He's running it. when Hypel who's. one of these, he comes back from going. back to way back uh to the Arc Brile.

system. He has his own version of it, but he will spread you sideline to. sideline with formations, making you. declare your numbers as a defense. If. you overcommit into the box because you. got to respect that run game with. Deshawn Bishop and the quarterback run. game, now you're one-on-one on the. outside to get those numbers right. And. now they come up with clever ways to. create rubs and vertical shots. If you. stay light in the box and you're. thinking let's not give up the, you. know, the the uh the uh the big play now. you got to deal with the the being short.

up front and that's what they're just. very very balanced and he he has as good. a feel as anybody at going fast with the. uptempo and spreading you out and making. you declare. So all that to say, how can. Faison Brandon against Will Muschamp and. Colin Simmons and that defense, how how. will he play? And and does it become a. lowscoring game, field position, or is. it a shootout type of game where where. there's a bunch of points on the board? And and the last thing about Arch is.

this guy seems to be challenged every. single week with something on the field, on the field. you almost feel sorry for. the guy um to a certain degree because. again the bar for him is just just such. an almost unrealistic. um height no matter what he does it just. never seems to be enough and can he. continue to just block that out and just. focus on playing ball f everybody else f.

the world and just be with his boys and. just play ball execute the play the way. he did in that fourth quarter against. Ohio State, not worry about anything, not overthink. At times, I feel like his. mind's almost paralyzed. Like he's. overthinking sometimes in that pocket. He just he's trying to be so perfect. Just that fourth quarter, they went more. tempo. They got Ohio State finally on. their heels and he was playing fast and. he looked like he was having fun. When. he's having fun, he's a handful. And.

when he's overthinking and worrying, he. he I I I use the term paral. It's like. his mind is paralyzed and it slows him. down and it's just not where he's at his. best. So on the road in this atmosphere, Stark's got to come up with a way to. play fast and free him up to let him. play and where he's not thinking as. much. >> Eighth largest stadium in the world is. host to Texas. The number one team in. the country traveling to take on the. Tennessee Volunteers. The last freshman.

quarterback to beat number one team in. the country was Trevor Lawrence in the. national championship over Alabama. >> My god. >> Now that that is BCS or whatever the. hell it was college football playoffs, whoever was doing whoever was doing the. ranking then that's their ranking. The. last time a true freshman I believe has. beat AP number one which would be during. regular season. >> Jamal Holloway or. >> uh I think it's like 1985 or something. like that. >> I think it's Jamal Holloway at maybe at. Oklahoma. >> Okay. So, it's a long time. Not easy.

Obviously difficult, especially whenever. you're number one team in the country. Normally, defenses are pretty elite. So, if a true freshman in front ofund and. some thousand people in his first big. one can pull that off, we got a legend. in the making potentially down there in. Rocky Top. Hey, good luck tonight, Herby. We appreciate you. >> Hey, one one last thing, Pat. you you. have given away probably a season's. worth of money in two weeks and I'm. usually trying to. >> cheer on the kickers, but I'm done with. that. I I I I think we got to come up.

with a plan, we got to get rushers, can Stanford Steve instead of doing this. like it's good. Can we get him to rush. maybe and and get his hands up and block. or do we got to do something because. Kirk these people sneaking around? I. don't know how these people I've never. >> I've never kicked a ball in my life. All. of a sudden, boom, good from 50. Next. week, no. A football. What's the. football? I' I've never kicked a ball in. my life. Next thing you know, boom, good.

from 45. Like, what what's going on with. the kick? They make it every week now. >> Yeah, they didn't make it the first. week. And Herby did text me with all. capital letters, you know, as at some. point this week, the last couple days, he just, "Have these guys made every. kick." Sends me a text. Have these guys. made every kick? All capital letters. And then he said, "It feels like they've. made every kick." Another message. I. didn't see it for like maybe 10 minutes. Another one comes, they made every kick. How many? And then I had to tell him, "No, first week guy miss." He goes, "Oh. yeah, but he was online though." Is what.

Herby said. That guy was online. So, I. mean, they were Yeah, we should. brainstorm a little bit about this. entire thing, shouldn't we? >> And how much have you given away in two. weeks so far? >> Yeah. I mean, it was a $1.2 million kick. and then it was a $1 million kick. You. know, shout out Home Depot, obviously. Uh,00 getting involved, but it's been a. lot. It's been a lot. Yeah. 500,000 at. Dan Lanning there. >> It used to be when you first started. this, Pat, like two maybe the overunder. on the season was 2.7.

You know, it's And we've already got two. already. They've already made two. >> I see. I didn't even think of an. overunder for the last couple seasons. because I try I should not be thinking. about that, especially as I'm doing it. to make it continue to be as. electrifying as it is. >> But AJ brought up a good point. If you. give that guy spin laces right back, no. chance that thing's going now. Everybody. will come after you. You're a terrible. person. You got You're going to get. killed for that. >> Can you Can you also help people know. Tell them why I pull I I I lean the ball. towards me. >> Yeah. Like a lot of people are like,

"You're trying to mess it up." I don't. know if they want me to go like back in. the backyard where you tip it backwards. I'm leaning it towards me to help the. kicker. >> Yeah. Soccer style kicker. Soccer style. kicker, which all these guys have been. And we've had a couple female kickers as. well. A lot of people don't know that. I. get a lot of messages calling me uh. super sexist with the field goal kick. It's like, well, it's a raffle. First. round people get it. And we have had. women win it before and women try to. kick it before. But it has been a lot of. lads lately. But yeah, soccer style. kicking normally want to lean the ball a.

little bit away from the kicker because. his leg swing is going to come across. which is why you see a lot of these. misses going to the left. You see a lot. of these soccer misses going to the. left. So Herby is actually trying to. assist them. That is something that may. be. >> maybe I go the other way or maybe I do. what they want me to do. Maybe I lean it. backwards. Let it go people. >> You can also close your eyes. Let it go. Let. >> Brown the next one. >> Yeah. Just roll it out of the way. YEAH. RIGHT KID. BACK TO YOU REE. WE SET OFF. AN M80 in his back swing. >> Uh, not a bad idea. >> I mean,

Peter rush the kid. >> Steve comes around. >> Yeah, we got to come up with a piece of. it, blocks the kick, and just goes ape. shirt off and starts in his face. >> Yeah, we can't rig the raffle. That's an. Italian man. Okay, we appreciate the. hell out of you, ladies and gentlemen. Ask Kirk Herbstre. >> Hey, Italian man. Chuck Bagano is our. coach. He is also the man who breaks. down these Thursday night football. matchups in a way that we obviously. can't. 37 years of football experience, 19 of them in the NFL, have led us to. this moment on this beautiful football.

kickoff Thursday. Chuck, tonight, Falcons, Packers, Packers favored by. four and a half at home. How do you see. it? Why do you see it? >> You Let's take a look at the uh tail of. the tape. >> Let's do Can we do that? >> Yeah, let's definitely do the tail of. the tape. >> Let's look at some numbers uh real. quick. I think everybody's got a really. good bead uh on this game. It's uh not. confusing at all. Um, but anyway, tale. of the tape is you've got the Green Bay. P. So, here we go. There we go. Can we. see that? >> Can we put it on the back wall, please, so we can help out the uh 65year-old man.

in his eyeballs there. Good work at the. back, boys. >> Eyes, ears, couple other things not. working too good. >> Oh, he's talking about his banana. >> Yeah, >> go ahead. So, total offense, uh, we know. Atlanta's really struggle, uh, with. their quarterback play and and that's. why they're 29th, 32nd in pass offense. You can see uh rush offense for Green. Bay. We know they're absolutely inept. right now and cannot run the football. Total defense, we've talked about this.

Both defenses are good. Atlanta's number. one against the rush. Green Bay's eighth. pass defense. Atlanta struggled and. that's with AJ Terrell. Now he's out of. the out of the lineup. They're going to. have some younger players in there. CJ. Henderson will be out there with Mike. Hughes taking his spot. So, we'll be. interested to see how that goes. turnover margin dead last. Atlanta minus. minus 6. Green Bay not too far uh. behind. They've they're minus two right. now. Uh points scored. Um Atlanta's seen. the end zone once.

>> Yeah. >> And zero trips in the red area. >> Yeah. >> That's just unheard of, right? >> Yeah. >> Um Yeah. Points Green Bay is not much. better. Points allowed. Uh not very good. either side. And then penalties. We. talked to Adnausium about the penalties. and the lack of discipline with this. this green. I think a lot of those. they're Ganon's got them playing. extremely well, playing fast, playing f. physical, going right to the line, but. there's there's a lot that that needs to. get cleaned up there and not give we.

call them, you know, when we talk about. winning formula. Uh Pat, remember back. in the day. >> talked about the quarterback, right? Effect and protect the ball, you know, protect, keep it, take it away, all. those kind of things. sins, >> self-inflicted negatives. >> We got a ton of sins. And if they have a. bunch of sins tonight, that's going to. give Atlanta a chance to to hang in. there and possibly win this game, let. alone cover in this game. So, I think. the biggest story line is is is Michael. Michael Penn, his first start, nine.

months out, 300 what how many days did. he say? >> 17. 317 days uh on the road hostile. environment at Lambo home opener for the. Green Bay Packers, right? >> Something like that. >> Yeah. >> And you am I okay here? >> No, we're trying to figure out the math. 317 or 19. >> We were having a conversation around you. right there. You got it. >> Yeah, there's that's coming from Ohio. right there. just we're rolling.

>> You know, first start, first start in a. long time, new head coach and new. offensive coordinator in that. environment. >> Now, they're going to hand the thing off. to Bejon. We know that they're going to. throw it quick out of there. They're. going to get it out of his hand. He's. going to take a couple shots down the. field, but you just know Ganon is going. to put nine guys in the box. All eyes on. Bejon, right? They are not going to. allow him to wreck this game in the run. game, in the pass game, and then when it. comes to pressure, they pressure third. most in the National Football League. right now. Green Bay does. And then when.

you flip this, >> let's get it, baby. >> You flip this the other way. >> Stop. >> Sorry, I'll stop. >> Herby talked about and the job that he. did. Get locked in. >> You We're talking to you. >> You We got one minute until the hard. out. >> Handle the noise. Is it your first start on the road? >> My pick right now. Why do I got to give. it? >> You're giving it right now. Yeah. This. is what you got. One minute and 23. seconds to make sure we understand who. which way you're going. That the world. wants to know. Chuck.

>> Hey, with all that being said, there's. no way that I, okay, could take the. points and take Atlanta with PennX. coming off a knee. I don't know what his. mobility is going to be like. I know he. can spin it, but Ganon and that defense, they're going to get after him. They'll. make enough plays on offense. Uh, I'll. go with Green Bay in this one. Give the. points. Take the Packers at home at. Lambo. >> Wow. What's that song you guys play up. there or something about a barrel? >> Yep. >> Roll out the barrel. >> Yeah. What's it sound like, AJ? Just so. we can maybe get used to that if they. were to cover four and a half.

>> I don't know. I don't have really a. musical brain, so I can't really dial it. up right now. >> Really? You don't even know what it. sounds like. And you're the alltime. leading. >> Roll out the barrel is like the hook is. the chorus. Roll out the barrel on this. is definitely the hook. >> So, let me hear it though. Like, roll. out the barrel. Told you I don't have I. wish I was musical. outreach. >> I don't know. I just know that's not the. right one. >> Now you're making.

>> Is that what it is? >> Green Bay people are very polite. So, but no, please not in that place. >> that I know of. >> I'll tell you what, I don't like that. you didn't want to pay tribute to a. tradition in Green Bay that's been. happening. >> I didn't want you been alive. Okay, we'll continue digitally. Big day with. big shreds is next. >> Oh, yeah. >> Well said. >> They have the go pack go one. go. >> That's the only I can think of. >> Is it a barrel of logger? >> No, no, no, no. It'd be spotted cy if it.

was. >> So, it's a raw barrel of ass beaten. What? What is the barrel? >> Cheese and beer is what we do in. Wisconsin. >> No, the bar it is beer. I think it is a. barrel of beer. >> Oh, so it's a cake. >> I don't know. old school. They. >> call this guy's a sack of poop. I mean, it just there's really no other way to. say it. >> He is a sack of wine. >> And what's that? There's another song we. played up there in preseason. You. remember we played up there? They they. scored 60 on us in preseason and there. was a a song that they were playing that. they were singing alongside. It might. have been 70 actually. I don't. >> 60. I'm glad I can't remember half that.

[ __ ]. >> Yeah. I mean, it was I think it was. maybe. >> God almighty. >> I mean, I don't know the exact It was a. lot. I I remember thinking to myself, "Wow, is this the most amount of points. in a preseason game that that a team has. ever seen?". >> I gota come in there and go, "This stuff. matters.". >> It does. >> And you got to go like, "No, let's just. get the hell on the bus. Get to the. plane and get the f home.". >> What's it called, Nick? The beer barrel. What? >> PA. >> The beer barrel. They got your own pa. >> Yep. Love that. >> So, now that you know that it's a PA, AJ, if you could please one shot, let us.

know what it's called. >> Someone's got to play it. Someone's got. to play it. Honestly, I don't know. Like. I said, I don't have a musical brain. I. wish I did. I wish I was more musically. inclined. You are. You took singing. lessons. You got an album. Why don't you. try it? >> Uh Switcher did for you. I don't know. the song. If I knew the song, I would. >> I don't either off the top of my head. I. really don't. >> Didn't Gus Pollinsky write it from Home. Alone. >> Poke. No, I think it was Home Improvements. Jonathan Taylor Thomas actually. >> Oh, sorry. He's going to have plenty of time to. write now. >> Yeah. I think uh Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

um is not going to be able to watch. tonight's game. >> No. >> Well, maybe. I don't know. >> Yeah, you actually he might. Him and. Brad are hanging out in prison together, unfortunately. >> Did you hear about JTT? >> He's in jail. >> Kicked a deputy. That's what they're. alleging. >> Right in the stomach. >> In the gut. >> He's a great soccer player, too. >> He was a great pool, man. His kids are. not turning out very well, huh? >> I don't think he was actually allowed to. parent him cuz how much he. >> No, him and Jill. >> Yeah, I think Jill might We We need to. talk about what's going on in Jill's. house because remember Tim was checking. out to the garage.

too much as well. No, they were just. doing a show. We got to do it. Uh, here. is the roll out the barrel pula by the. man, the icon, wheezy. This is my greatest honor. Let's count. it down. Three, two, one.

Roll out the barrel. We've got the blues on the run. Roing boom barrel. Bring our song. Good cheer. Now's the time to roll. Barrel. for the gang. here. Hey, we did it. >> My god,

>> that was pretty sick. >> That was sick. That video doesn't do it. justice. >> They play that every song. Every every. time you guys score it. >> Yeah, you need Weezy needs to be singing. it. I don't know if that was before or. after he said he's out on the NFL, but. he needs to be singing that. >> I think this is probably before if I had. to guess cuz he just said there was last. week. >> Yeah, but you never know. >> So, that's a great. >> And I know they didn't play at home last. week, but maybe they gathered, you know, 70,000 fans at Lambo on Wednesday. >> I think that's kind of just a tradition. there that you just count down to. rolling out the PA. I I think Lil Wayne.

was potentially like, "You know what? My. voice been on a lot of good songs. I'm. gonna uh I'm gonna count down to this. one and send it to the others.". >> Yeah, but he's a dieh hard Packers fan. >> Yeah. >> See, that's the greatest honor of his. life and he didn't sing. >> Counting down to it. Yeah, >> he could have added a couple. >> He could have. >> I mean, if he would have wrote the Roll. out the barrel song, I. >> Or if he even would have been like, you. know, you ain't got nothing on me. If he. would have like thrown in some of his. own lyrics in between. >> Yeah. People would have been so mad. AJ.

would have been AJ would have been on. the field going, "This isn't the song.". You know what I mean? That's what AJ. would have been saying, right? >> AJ, how come you wouldn't just let us. like in on I see I didn't know all the. words. I didn't know the zing boom. terrarero or whatever that is. That's. the part I didn't know. >> Terrarero. >> Terrarero. What does that mean exactly? I don't know. But a [ __ ]. >> Great. >> Very Wisconsin. I love it. I I honestly. love it. I love all the old tradition. they have there. Just the thought of you. whenever we asked you to explain it. earlier. Could you imagine if you would. have said, "I don't know. There's zing. boom terror in there." We would have we.

would have mocked you so bad. We would. have went after you and said, "Okay, AJ, I'm sure there is." And then lo and. behold, right there in the middle of the. stand, it's a zing boom terror. I guess. you can't find a lot of words that rhyme. with barrel. Okay, let's get to a break. Chuck is on the barrel of fun. There he. is. minus four and a half up there in. Green Bay. >> I think I know what he's probably. taking. >> Yeah. >> Is this a team ride situation tonight?

>> No, >> I don't think so. >> Oh boy. >> I'll tell you what. >> Wow. I don't know how I feel. Is this. guy going to have another gimmick to. switch his pick? >> Yeah. >> Like last week where he had a uh. >> what's back there? >> A Wyoming shirt underneath the desk and. he said, "Yeah, right. I'm not going. against a cowboy.". >> You [ __ ] kidding me? >> Yeah. It was incredible. What if you. were on headgear? Oh, >> what if you go. >> How about a Yeah, what if I went to. Atlanta and then pulled out a cheese. head? >> Go the other way. >> You should have thought of that, old. man. >> Yeah, that's what we're talking about. What are you talking about?

>> That you would had to think. >> I know we're talking about Boston. >> How about you shut your puss? >> There you go. >> Hey, shut your push. >> Excuse me. >> Yeah, >> shut your push. >> Okay. Can't find anywhere. Chuck was. >> used to get that at the dinner table at. our grandparents. You got your back in. Shamburg. Grandpa Donco, >> he'd burn everything, right? Grandma. cheetah was gone. Grandpa Donco, >> I hit you right in the puss. You don't.

eat that port. >> Okay. It's just a crack on the face. >> And do you think that's why you ended up. playing football the way you did where. you're going face first into everybody. because you were getting shot in the. push every single uh family holiday? >> Yes. >> Putting his puss in everyone's face. No, >> listen. Push on ball. >> Push on ball. Fore forehead on Adam's. apple. You know what I mean? I like what. you're doing back there. You are you're. a wild cowboy for that Wyoming team. You're a wild cowboy. And we do. appreciate the fact that you created the. Pagano punch.

>> Let's get to a break on the other side. We'll give our picks. We'll also break. down the moments that uh MADE US SAY, "WHAT THE. >> OH, AJ. >> didn't do it." had. I was honestly lost. in just thinking that's one of my. favorite segs that that we have now. >> Oh, I like that. Just kind of living in. the moment. >> One of the best segs ever. >> You know what? Speaking of living in the. moment. >> Uh-oh. >> What' that do? >> Yeah. No, that worked. That worked. I. told you. I knew it was going to and my. god did it. >> Or maybe Boon was just wrong the entire.

time. >> Did you see yesterday? >> Yes. Rice. >> What's that? >> Yeah. Ben Rice is a dog. But that's not. what we're talking about. >> Okay. I'm sorry. >> What are you talking? >> I was on a plane that doesn't get any. Wi-Fi. You know what I say? Don't worry. about Don't worry about Don't Don't. worry about Just say you didn't watch. That would be a lot better cuz then I. could get situation. No, I Okay, but I'm. just saying then I could get to what. we're talking about in this exact. moment. >> Watch. I missed it. >> Okay. Yeah. I I Thank you. >> We got there. We got that. >> Oh, thank you for that, Chuck. There's a. lot of people that missed it. And I. missed a lot, too. I missed uh eight.

universe balls. I missed eight no more. injuries this NFL season. >> balls. There was balls scattered all. over the place. Then I took an uh. hurling, an Irish hurling slitter ball. Yep. >> Threw that. Missed that. Then I grabbed. this baseball and I go universe ball for. injuries. Throw it. Make it. >> So we didn't know if that was for all. sports or if it was for football cuz we. were talking football at the time or was. it potentially for baseball. Then Aaron. Judge is back for the wild card. I don't. know. Seems like the universe was. speaking yesterday.

>> Yeah, sounds like it was. >> Aaron Judgy's coming back for wild card. >> He said he is. And uh I would trust him. more than I'd trust Boon at this point. I think he knows his body pretty well. If he says he's gonna play, he's gonna. [ __ ] play. So yeah, Judgy's back for. the wild card right now. He's not happy. >> Good on you saving the world like that. again. >> Thank you. And I tried for football a. lot and I just did. They were nowhere. >> If we lose any more quarterbacks, >> does Green Bay have a hospital? >> Oh yeah, they got great hospital system. >> Okay. You crazy. >> What was that about, Ty? >> I don't know. I mean, we were there.

There was no buildings over 10 ft high, so I just didn't know. Well, >> that's cuz it's quarter stadium. 10 ft. high. >> Casino casino had a couple floors. >> Yeah, >> I didn't see. >> that. Ace Hardware is [ __ ] big and so. is that Walgreens we stopped at. >> There's a couple houses. >> Casino's big. >> Yeah, casino's got great. >> We didn't go casino. I don't know why. >> Who's the family? The the tribe. I'm. sorry. >> Onidita. >> Onida. Onida tribe. >> Unbelievable casino. >> Mhm. >> Love it. Really feels homey. >> Yeah.

>> Got like pictures of stuff while you. walk in like it's somebody's living. room. >> Yeah. Sigs galore. Lot of sigs. >> Love a good sig at the casino. Oh yeah. >> Not for me, but just for others. >> Light up a dart. >> Yeah. >> You ever do that? >> 100%. >> You're smoking darts at casinos. >> Mom was teaching better. >> Nothing better. >> Nothing better. Look, >> I don't smoke. >> cigar or a dart, a drink, and a hot slot. machine. >> See you tomorrow. >> What a time.

>> You talk dirty to me, Chuck. >> What a time. All right, let's get to a. break. We'll be back on the other side. making our picks and explaining what the. chuck is. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. It might change our. life. Take five. >> All right. All right. Great to be back. down in Louisiana hot as hell. Left the. hotel heading to the production meeting. Ran into a kid named Hadley. Hadley's.

first semester on campus. He's uh having. a good time. There's me and old Foso at. the production meeting. Matt Garrett. telling that good stuff. Setting it all. up. Call from the governor. Yep. Okay. How you doing, governor? I'm going to go. golf. I don't have a show this afternoon. at production meeting. Let's do a little. whale. Nice little draw around the. fairway. And then let's bury a putt here. to break some hearts at the very end. There's the governor Jeff Landry. bringing me uh scars he wanted to bring. me, which he called me from before. Uh. those go downhill. Yeah. Go get a hunt. down there. Okay. And go dog. He even.

approves of these ones. Shout out to. Louisiana for being so damn hospitable. Obviously, Coach Sabin, who's the coach. down there, won a national championship. Here's a little production dinner with. the squad. Great to have everybody back. All right, let's go to bed. Let's wake. up. Uh, hey, Bey. Good boy. Be a good. boy. Good to see him. Obviously, as we. prepare for the morning, you know, chitchat with my daughter. Hey, pretty. girl. Dad's about to go on TV and start. yelling in front of people. I hope you. enjoy it. Coach Sabin had no idea Dumpy. was filming him here. I think he would. have said something hello if he saw him. Maybe next time. What a crowd. These.

folks showed up early and la Bruce for a. million. No thank you. No thank you. Shout out to Home Depot and shout out to. Bruce signing up for that. There's sweat. stain. Uh Wu Tang Clan ain't nothing to. [ __ ] with. That's what they say. It was. hot. It was thick. Laney Wilson. She. can't sit still. She was great. Great to see her and. everybody else at LSU got a chance to go. on the field. Obviously got pregame. Thank you for your service. Thank you. for your service. Thank you for your. service. Death Valley was filling up and then. right before kickoff it was packed. It.

was a movie actually. Dez, Joey Reese. and I on the kickoff show having a. blast. Music was a jaman. There's Joe. running behind me taking care of me. I. appreciate that Lane. I mean, what else. do you really have to say? The center of. every story line, including on that. particular field that evening where they. went absolutely. crazy against Clemson. I thought they. were going to win by 50, ended up being. 41. And they were even dunking on folks. Lane Keifan era starts good. Davo is not. great. How will the rest of college ball. turn out? We start tomorrow in Texas.

All right, week two, college game day, Austin, Texas. First week, Monday Night. Countdown, Kansas City. Let's get. started. Herby stops by the show. I. appreciate that, Herby. Your solo cam's. over here, pal. Where? Right here. I'm. cutting those cameras on Fridays. Having. a blast. Thank you to Herby. Thank you. to this guy, actually. Had be a friend. Tell a friend something nice. My change. of life tattooed on his forum. I gave it. signature. You know, the first P wasn't. the best, but second P got it done. Went. to the new brand new indoor facility for. Texas. Saw Arch. Hadn't seen him since. he was like a 12-year-old. Huge win for.

him, obviously. Signed some Home Depot. helmets. Hope everybody got that. Some. selfies with the folks who are waiting. outside the stadium for the game over 24. hours in advance. Shout for your. service, sir. What up, PD? Good to see her dog. Get ready to go out. there and sing the eyes of Texas upon. you. What a morning. Who are they. playing? Oh, h I O. None of them Ohio. State fans, but there certainly were. people booing and cheering this. particular situation. It was so hot. Cut. these off during commercial break. Wasn't supposed to get on air. It was.

just supposed to cool down a little bit, but I thought I was a genius. #life. hack. Uh, nonetheless, Dan Lanning. $500,000 throw. Nobody's going to. remember it though because they lost. Oklahoma State, but I love you Dan. Bounce back on that horse. And Connor, $1.2 million kickard around the world. 600,000 to him. 600,000 to Building. Tomorrow Foundation in front of Matthew. McConna. What a special time for Connor. And then they had a fly over for the. pick. Connor makes the kick. Felt like uh I was choosing Texas. You. could tell by the way. Chugged that.

beard down. Football gods were telling. me Texas. It felt like all morning. Had. a great time. This guy was wearing one. of our shirts. Thank you, man. Cheers to. you, bro. That was my first loan story. It went down pretty smooth. Let's go. back to the room, chill out, maybe take. a nap, head back in there for the. kickoff show. See you everybody. What. up, M. Brown. Good to see you, brother. And Arty Smith, no mustache. Was that something? Love that ref. He. used to ref coach practices. Now he's. calling the number one team in the damn. land. Matthew Con. Hey, Woody Harelson.

Just saw him in the back of that video. for the first time. DKR was rocking. Lot. of chance. Lot of chance. Then third. timeout, first quarter, Connor got a. chance to hit for $1 million. Hits it. fat. Terrible kick. Still had enough. strength to make it. $1 million donated. I mean, an absolutely legendary day from. Connor. I think he's going to go on and. change the world. And maybe this Texas. win does the same. All right, I'm going. to get out of here. I'll see you. Where. are we going, girl? >> Football game. >> Yeah, football game. Football game.

>> Yes, we did go to a football game. McKenzie was down to Loud House. Went. with the wife and we danced. Got on the. jumbotron. Had an absolute blast. She's. going to love ball forever because of. moments like this. Traveled to Kansas. City late night after putting Mackenzie. to bed. Signed some autographs. Good to. see you. people waiting to get in long. time before that kickoff. Chief's. Kingdom was fantastic. Chiefs were so. hospitable. Put me up in the foolish. lounge, which I was very grateful for. Clark Hunt came by and said Chiefs by. 10. Turned out it would be a little bit. more than that. Let's go up to a.

production room here. Production meeting. in an RV for Monday Night Countdown. before we head down to the sideline. Hi, McKenzie. Daddy's about to be on TV. again. I know it's a lot. I love you so. much. I miss you. Jac doing his thing. SVP working me settling in. It was a hot. one, but it was an honor. Monday Night Countdown. What a great. crew. So much successful football. on that set. And then SVP is an absolute. legend. Congratulations, Mr. Green. Now. you're going to the Super Bowl.

Jason Kelsey, hilarious. Jmack the man. Swagu legendary. And Travis Kelce. potentially his last season opener. place went crazy for him and Patrick. Mahomes obviously massive. American flag. be bomber fly over USA chance in the. home of the Jez. Kenneth Walker went crazy.

did too and I actually watched that from. uh a sweet what yeah it happened. >> Hey, >> let's go. >> This show stinks and the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. >> You. stutter. Damn it. >> Your friend, tell a friend something.

nice could change their life. Hello beautiful people and welcome back. to our humble boat the draft kings. thunder as we're screeching towards hour. three of this football Thursday. >> FOOTBALL NICE bird's eye view there of. the stage in which we are lucky to call. home obviously still joining us AJ Hawk.

live from an attic in Ohio to see you AJ. I don't know if you got a chance to kind. of hang out in the clouds there, the. Thunderdome like I did as we kind of. panned into this hour three. Place looks. beautiful. Bruce, good job, Bruce. >> Well done, Bruce. Sir, >> keep going, boys. >> Thank you. Tough job, I will say. A lot. of lot of buttons, a lot of stuff going. on. >> Oh, the training. How do we feel? Training has uh kind of activated the. mind as you've gone live here. A little. bit different than what you had been. working on. Um, I knew it was going to. be hard to actually simulate it, but I I.

feel like I did my best to learn how to. do basically everything. It's just a. matter of actually doing it live in real. time, you know, over and over and over. again. >> Like Penn, >> we have Michael Pennix tonight. 317. days, hasn't had his uh start. Uh, 37year football coach, our coach, Coach. Pagano. >> Yeah. Communication. And then this kind. of reminds you of like these teams that. lose these offensive coordinators and. they don't have a guy in waiting. I. think maybe we have to prep for moments. like this. >> Yeah, we had been. I'll tell you what I. mean. Uh Bruce.

>> have a guy that can bounce in there and. get the job done and not go Jamus on. you. >> So I think the the he hasn't gone Jameus. yet today. Mitt, we will find out uh by. end of show how it is all gone. You. know, there will be full conversations. He's dropped in very well. I incredible. job. He's actually handled himself very. nicely. Now Bruce does a lot from that. seat just like Foxy does a lot from the. seat that Bruce is in. I think these two. lads over the next, you know, week or. two will certainly fall into place and. get good experience that we need for. maybe down the road if Foxy ever uh.

misses again. >> What is maternity leave around here? >> Well, well, we don't know. We don't know. if that's what it is. Uh one half of the. hammer. cowboys AP Tone is here. >> and the toxic table is here obviously at. Boston Connor and at Tai Schmidt, our. coach obviously Fagano still here. He. had the uh Green Bay Packers minus 4 and. a half tonight. AJ, I and the rest of. the guys will give our picks here in a. matter of moment, but we can't let this. Thursday go without celebrating some.

moments that made us all say WHAT THE. CHUCK. OKAY, CHUCK, what made you say what the. Chuck this weekend allaround bowl? >> I'll tell you what, there was plenty. I. mean, it was hard to come up with two or. three of these, you know, there were so. many. So, let's uh let's go to the uh. let's go to the tape. >> Yeah, let's step. >> and let's see some some bad bad B. So, let's set this up, Pat. >> Okay. >> All right. Down in distance. All right. They just failed on third and three. >> Okay. >> So, Carolina against Atlanta. We're.

going to see Atlanta tonight again. We. talked at Nazium about the job he's. doing down there with this defense. Who'. they lose? Cornerback AJ who? Terrell. >> AJ Terrell. Right. So, CJ Henderson. comes in. It's fourth and three. They're. not kicking. They're going for the. touchdown here. Right. So they end up. the same personnel group that they had. on third and three. Okay, they did not. change personnel on them. The thing that. they changed was the formation. The. other thing that they did was a speed. break. So they're in the huddle. They. rush to the line of scrimmage and.

they're an empty formation. Most teams. in fourth and three down here are going. to play man coverage. They got to play. tight coverage. And you want to put. pressure on Bryce Young. He's playing. phenomenal this year, right? Keep him in. the well. Go after him. force them to. make a throw and a catch. So what. happens is all three white outs are up. top at the top of the screen and then. you got Waller and you got uh Chubba. right down here the running back number. 30. >> travel level game. >> Yeah. So what's going on on the. defensive side here? Not chucking much.

We want communication. We've got to be. on the same page. So is if you run this. thing a little bit back and forth a. little bit. So look how fast things. happen. So go go ahead and run it back. So, by the time Bryce looks at the. defense, all the DBs are doing what? They're looking at each other. >> All right. The ball snapped. The running. back's over here. So, the linebacker, you see the linebacker over here to the. right, to our left, to the bottom of the. screen before the ball snapped. >> Look at him before the ball snapped. >> You mean that's my guy? Watch him.

>> He's going, "That's me. >> That's not Chucking mine. >> No, he's. >> that's yours. That's a chucking safety.". >> And then 21, you're saying, "Well, who. the Chuck do I got there?" And then 21. said, "I got the tight end, you got the. running back." Then we run this thing. and we got a guy wide open uncovered. >> in the end zone for a touchdown. >> And we just say, >> and then what do YOU. >> YEAH, I don't like that. That could be. tonight. The Green Bay Packers. benefiting like that. >> It's a copycat league, Pat. It's a.

copycat league, mind you. >> You think they're going to have it. figured out in four days on how to kind. of check to this or figure out what. >> you got? You got new players in there. No chucking way. >> Oh my god. So maybe the Falcons defense. is a bunch of chucking [ __ ] tonight. Is. that what you're saying? >> Oh my god. Can you imagine how chuck and. furious's going to be? >> Oh, especially if Jordan Love has a. chucking career day on a Thursday night. football when everybody's questioning. whether or not the Packers can play. >> Oh, they better figure that chucking out. down there. >> I mean, there's a decent chucking chance.

that Jordan Love has a massive night. tonight, especially if that's the. chucking defense he's seen in the red. zone. >> Do you agree with that chucking day? I. mean, I I would hope they better wake. the Chuck up. I I would like to see a. lot of chucking points just cuz you you. hate to see a game where there's no. chucking points, but I would think that. Atlanta does something to figure that. out. >> Conor's chucking hoping, I think, from. the sounds of what he is potentially. picking on this particular game. Let's. go to the next want the Chuck moment for. the weekend. >> Yeah, you got Philly down first and. goal, right? 14 seconds left. Fourth.

quarter. Tennessee is going to upset. Philly, right? Get their first win. Hold. the damn phone. So, we got a bunch for. me. What's the common thing these last. two formations, right? Bunch. We got an. empty bunch. 3-2 uh bunch. And then. we're going to create another bunch. here. Obviously, in this situation, you. got to play man again, right? >> Very, very common. You can play zone, but you're going to play man. They're in. a blitz look. They're going to send more. than the uh Philly uh can block. And. what happens if you run this thing back, boys?

>> Okay, >> go to the beginning. I don't know if we can take it all the. way, but they started in a bunch. All. right. And then Devonte motioned out. Okay. So, the corner goes, "Okay, cuz. right now you've got a three-way. They're in a three-way. Those three DBs. on those three wide outs." And they got. it figured out. Okay. We're going to. lock number two and we'll play in and. out on one and three. Does that make. sense? >> Yeah. >> Okay. So, now Dvonte leaves. They see. the corner go. So, he knows he's got.

man. They're not showing six up and. gonna drop out and play a soft zone. right down here. So he knows he's got. man. So they bring him back in. So the. the the pass off is off. Now it's back. on. The other caveat to this. >> 21 and 26 up there. They're both. secondyear players. All right. A sixth. and seventh round draft pick. And this. is what happens when you don't have. experience. These guys are going to be. good players probably for Bob for Bob. Salah, you know, and Gus Bradley who's a. defensive coordinator down there at.

Tennessee. >> and they don't communicate. Then you get. the bad bad chucking body language. We. tell the DBs, don't ever do this. Don't. ever look at another chucking player, one of your chucking teammates, and. throw your hands up and say, "That's. your chucking guy. That wasn't my. chucking guy.". >> Yeah. >> Look like a chucking wuss. Now, not only. that, you're throwing your teammates. under the chuck and bus and you could. potentially damage a chucking. relationship for the rest of the season. >> So, not on the same page. You got a. sixth and seventh rounder. Two. secondyear players going to be good. players, but they're not on the same.

page. >> Maybe Philly gets a walk-off with. Cooper. Does anybody know Cooper? >> Oh, I love Cooper. Great. >> Yeah. Good player, huh? >> Okay. >> Cooper. >> Yeah. >> Great job by Herz here. Nobody wants to. give Herz any chucking credit. He knows. the He knows what how they're. protecting. So what does he run away. from? >> The pressure runner. Does that make. sense? Yeah, that makes all the chucking. sense in the world. >> Yeah, maybe Jaylen Herz does know some. chuck and bull. >> I think he does. >> now not knowing any chuck and ball makes. us all go what the.

kind of disrespectful to football. >> Yeah, >> this incred poor kid had to get on a mic. >> and explain himself. >> He was just trying to play ball, man. Last second. >> I'm a competitor. I'm gonna play to the. very bitter end. >> Is that what he said? >> Yes. >> He said, "I'm going to play to the very. bitter end. I'm just a ball player.". >> Did Did you have a conversation about. this chucking situation? >> Yeah, we talked about it on the. sideline. He said there was a lot going. on. There was a lot of commotion. There. was a lot of voices. There was a lot.

>> and this is this is what Chuck can. happen. >> It was. >> Hey, Chuck though. Credit to Credit to. the defender up top who came and he he. blitzes and he he penetrates so the. quarterback could not sprint and get out. many wider like that that was a big part. of the. >> go out the back just go out the back of. the end zone. We obviously Pat did we. chuck and practice this all the time? >> Yes, we literally practice uh once a. week. Uh and then there was different. forms of safety. Slow safety, fast. safety, throw safety, down safety, out. of bounds safety. There's a bunch of.

different styles of this to get the job. done, which is we can win a damn game. We're up three right now. >> He had the time off. Step out the back. of the end zone. Throw the ball out the. back of the end zone. I don't care. That's what we had to practice. You. remember the game? Well, you weren't. You're West Virginia. I'm at the. University of Miami, 199. You want to. take a look at it? >> What year was it? >> 1996. It was October 26, 1996. >> I was 9 years old. I was not playing for. West Virginia at the time. >> Okay. So, let me set this let's let me. set this thing up for you, AJ.

>> You weren't in here, AJ. We were showing. this talking about this play. We're down. 73. We couldn't piss a drop against the. Mountaineers. Defensive battle. 73. There's 29 seconds to go in a game. It's. fourth and two. What are you going to do. if you're West Virginia? Oh, we'll just. punt the We'll just punt the ball. >> Haven't scored a touchdown. >> Haven't scored a touchdown. Let's just. punt the ball. There's no way that Ryan. Clement and this this Hurricane offense. can do anything. We're going to win the. game. >> Well, who's on the other side that's. blocked a thousand kicks in his career?

Tummaine Mack out of Tyler, Texas. Okay, >> so he's going to come into the picture. here. He's coming off the off the left. side. The only way we can win this game. is boom, block the punt. Jack Holman. picks it up, hands it off to Nate. Brooks. We run this son of a [ __ ] in, >> score a touchdown, get a walk-off, they. throw a trash can off the off the top of. the building, hit Randy Shannon in the. head. He ends up getting $50,000 on a. chucking lawsuit. Look at Tmaine Mack. Look at a kicker.

>> Yeah, he did a 360. >> No, it's a flip. Well, what the Chuck. happening here for West Virginia? Don. Nean, great coach. West Virginia, I. believe, was ranked at this time, right? >> 12th in the country. >> Damn. >> CBS game of the week, the whole nine. yards, right? We just got to We've been. at Miami with Butch Davis two years now, trying to turn the thing back around. Bring back the U to the glory days and. this what happens. So, this is why this. why we practice all those different. scenarios. >> because of this exact moment right here. >> Because of this. And how far did we have. you throwing out the back of the end. zone? Okay, so that was a fun time.

because they could have done it here. I. believe 73 that much time you could take. some time off, throw it out the back, then punt from the 20 and then obviously. you still win this entire game and they. have the ball backwards. Looked like. that could have been a forward lateral, but we're not going to get into that. There was probably lack of replay. whenever I was 9 years old in 1996. >> But yeah, there was so many different I. will say you were because I think you. were part of special teams, right, at. Miami? >> Yes. >> How many blocks? >> 39 and 59 games. >> Jesus. >> Six span. >> Wow. >> Nuts. >> Yeah. He used to say that [ __ ] when he. was standing next to me and punt. We do.

>> Well, you have Ed Reed, Tmaine Mack, all. the dudes we had between those two guys, they probably had 20 of those 39 in that. span. >> 39 block punts in 59 games. Talk about. guy that actually knows special teams. and appreciates special teams. I didn't. know that this particular night happened. against West Virginia. Punter did. nothing wrong here. They literally just. don't uh block them because the mindset. here is you need to get this ball off. that is the only thing we need to do is. get this ball off or we're taking some. time and we're throwing this thing out. of the back and the clock doesn't stop. until the ball hits something, you know,

so the the clock can run off just like a. foul ball that offenses do where the. quarterback rolls right, throws it high. out of bounds. It's not supposed to. clock is not supposed to stop until it. hits something. So, usually you can burn. 12 seconds, 11 seconds, 10 seconds. Chuck used to work ahead 15. >> No, that one's six. >> Six the. foul ball situation. Okay, six. Seven. seconds is stretching it, but six is for. sure you can get it done. >> So Chuck instituted this one that I. never heard of before. Ball was being. snapped at like the 45 yardd line, our.

own 45 yard line, maybe 40 yardd line. So I'm standing at what the 25 there, 26. depending upon what their front is. If. they have an eightman front, I'm 15. yards off the ball. If they have a. six-man front, I'm 13 and a half, 14. yards off the ball. Let's go ahead and. steal a yard, yard and a half here off. the punt. Seems like they're not. bringing it. a little bit of veteran. play. So, I'm standing like the 25 yardd. line. Chuck draws this up. He says, "This is what we want you to do. Slow. safety. Taking the snap. You turn. around. You start running backwards. towards the own end zone. Keep your eye.

on where people are. Once they get. anywhere near you, okay, we're talking. 10 yards, 5, 10 yards near you. You. throw that thing as far as you can. through those uprights." I was like, "Hell yeah." So, with the way the. training camp was set up, our field was. like a little bit elevated and then. there was another field down on the. other side. Trainers like kind of work. people out down there. I mean, this had. all the setup for this ball to be nuked. >> 100 yards. >> Yeah. And I boy, I took that snap. I. turn around. I'm watching some guys run. towards me. I crow hop this thing. The.

cleanest a ball has ever come out of my. hand. Cleanest ever. It's sailing into. the next field. Obviously like I think. it went like 30 yards 40 yards into the. next field from where I threw it at. And. all I was thinking in my mind is like. man I hope we [ __ ] do this one in a. game. Never had to do it. Obviously. these situations never pop up until they. pop up and then whenever they pop up you. can either win a game. Sam Cook, Baltimore Ravens, slow safety against. the Niners or you can lose a game. NC. State here against uh Vandy with a. freshman starting quarterback gets his.

first win in a absolutely. awe inspiring how the hell did you what. to chuck that moment in there. >> Coach, did you see Clark Lee what he. what he said they ran on defense field. goal block. They ran a field goal block. on that on that play. That's that. literally what they read. >> Run that again. AJ was talking about a. blitz that kept uh quarterback had to be. mo uh. >> the guy get off up top. The guy he went. and he he punctured that line up top. Boom. actually looks off. >> Hold on. So, there was off sides in this. one. This guy's way off sides. We.

haven't even talked about this. The. >> Is that a safety up there? >> Yeah, he's. way off. >> So, what we used to do, remember verse. foul ball is we just lined right-handed. quarterback. We knew they were going to. sprint to the right and protect him. We. just had a max pressure from the left. side of the defense, their right side. So, we just put every swinging deck over. there to the left side and try to pull. this thing up. coaches turn coaching terms. >> That's what we are trying. Yeah. Every. single person that's out here, every. single human being. >> Yeah. We need you to be a little bit so.

it swings a little bit cuz that's what. we need here. This a game-winning and. play. Uh but I cannot believe that a D1. football program. >> Oh, your school. >> No. >> Oh, I I was back on West Virginia Butch. after the game. God damn, we got to get. home. We got to practice that kind of. safety. Taking a safety from that. >> Yeah. >> I like that he practiced that. I like. that. What' you say about Randy Shannon? >> So, we're going in. >> after this. >> to our locker room, you know, and we. could look up and they're yelling blah.

blah blah. We're coming in and all of a. sudden we see Randy go down in a heap. Like we turn around, we're all cheering. We turn around, he's on the ground. knocked out. Somebody threw a 55gallon. >> no. >> trash can off the top rafter. >> I don't believe that. >> And hit this kid right in the head. Knocked him out. Yeah. I don't think I. think it was the wind. I would not I. don't think any Mountaineer fans would. be doing anything like that. Especially. if they were the number 12 team in the. country's on the ground and they're.

sitting there chucking like that's what. you deserve. >> No. No. >> How'd that feel? >> I'm going to have to see some footage of. them saying that. And we don't know if. that was potentially wind. You know, it. is a windy area over there in. Morgantown. But all those moments. certainly MADE US SAY, "WHAT THE TRUCK?". >> ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ALONG. LET'S MAKE. OUR PICKS. UH, we'll start with one half. of the hammer. Dad, >> Cowboys AP tone numbers weird. You could. take any bet cuz I know that uh your. gambling record is right up there with.

your family and what you care about. You. can take any bet for this evening, but. we would uh appreciate you picking a. side. >> Yeah, I will pick a side. Uh, it's for. the program. It's for the television. It's what we do here. >> Well, that's the internet here. >> Yeah. Either way, >> this is a digital show happening right. now. >> YouTube's on a lot of TVs these days, so. I'm going to say TV. Um, I think it's. going to be a lowscoring game. Even when. it's a lowscoring game, I tend to lean. towards the dogs. I'll take the Falcons. to the points this one. >> Falcons plus a half says AP Tone. >> Let's go to the toxic table at Tai.

Schmidt, Packers owner. They could still. win and not cover. How do you see it. going? >> I think the Packers are going to win by. at least 10. >> Hell yeah. >> We don't need to get into it. Jordan. Love is gonna have a big day or. >> I believe so. Yes. >> Is there any nerves about what tomorrow. could potentially be with how the. outcome comes tonight? No, because it's. week three and I got a big [ __ ] game. on Saturday. So, Packers lose tonight. Who gives a [ __ ] I'm I got, you know, I. expect them to win. So, that's partially. why I'm doing this because all I'm. thinking about is Saturday right now.

>> Iowa, Michigan. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Huge one. >> Massive. >> potential game day implications there. >> Potentially. Yeah. And and like I said, like we've talked the first the first. two weeks that the Falcons are hammer. dog [ __ ] They're the worst team in the. NFL. So, like I don't know if Michael. Pennock's coming back makes me think. that like all of a sudden they're. they're going to be world beaters. Like. the Packers should win this game. I know. their offensive line stinks, but even. without the running game, like they they. have shown that they're kind of boomer. bust offensively. Like when they do. score, they get explosives from.

Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. And. Tucker Craft hasn't really gotten going. yet. I expect him to get going tonight. So, yes, I I think home opener Packers. have won 12 home openers in a row. Like. I expect if they're not ready to go. tonight, like when are they going to be. ready to go? So I expect them to win by. at least 10. Yeah. >> Chuck Pagano, Ty Schmidt on the Packers. minus 4 and a half. Tone Diggs on the. Falcons plus 4 and a half due to the. lowscoring aspect of the evening in. which he sees it. Let's go to the other. half of the toxic table at Boston.

Connor. How do you see it going? >> I've waffled so many times in this game. I was going to say I think the Falcons. cover but the Packers win. But I I don't. think I could look myself in the mirror. and fall asleep tonight if I say Falcons. plus four and then the Packers go and. win by 15 20 points. So I will take the. Packers minus four and a half. >> Oh that is a late switch. I think that. is a very very. >> right at the break. I was just saying. like I it's the Falcons. I'm taking the. Falcons four and a half. all the stats.

Five and0 Stfansky, but I mean the same. thing with Pennix where it's like, hey, they're going to give him, you know, a. couple quick throws, get him going in. the game, get Bejon going. Like Lafleur. and the Packers know they have a shitty. O line, so you assume they're also going. to do the same thing on offense. Can the. Falcons keep up with the scoring that. the Packers like if the Packers score 20. points, can the Falcons score three. separate? I just don't see it. I feel. like the Packers are going to win by by. five at least. >> Okay, five at least. Chuck, you're. feeling the same way. Tai's feeling the. same way. Tones going a little bit.

against, but this is a tone game. >> Oh, yeah. So, this is a tone diggs type. of game where everybody's projecting low. scoring and uh I I'll say tone, you've. been seeing it a little bit, right? Have. you not? >> Uh my record on the season, hold on, I. was just looking at this is um 32 and. 24. So, that's not bad. >> Yeah. I mean, we haven't seen it for a. [ __ ] Super. >> Well, that comes from a different place, but we'll that's for. >> No, we need that to come from your pick. good bets place. Yeah, that that that is. what we need out of you, Tone, is.

>> we need you to pick good bets place. Can. we find your pick good bets place and do. these boosts from that particular place? >> Well, I don't want to peel back the. curtain on how this works, but you know, >> has anybody told you that you are not. allowed to pick a winning bet for us to. boost? >> I haven't heard anything about it, so. >> Oh, this guy's the [ __ ] worst. This. guy is the absolute worst. Unbelievable. Tone, please know that picking good win. uh winning bets for us to boost is. certainly available anytime you would. like to do it. >> Good to know. >> What was that? Unbelievable.

>> I mean, they know, you know. >> No, I actually don't know. And Bruce was. asking the same question. >> No, Bruce was asking the same question. >> Oh, I'm sure he's throwing the bus for. sure. >> What are you talking about, AJ? >> He said, "That's not real. That's not. real. >> Trying to figure it out.". >> No, we get provided options back at any. moment. We are allowed to pick any bet. like that is. >> we have sent options and we have been. thrown turned down many many times. There has been a couple that they have. said, "Yeah, right. We can't do that, too." But I think they are open to that. Okay. I I think they are open to the. joust and we've turned down a lot that.

they have sent over. >> They don't want to give away money. obviously. >> No, they're just trying to win, I think. And what we are trying to take. everything they got, >> but we don't have to take their options. >> Okay. >> Just like. >> I didn't know that. >> They they certainly do not have to take. our that is a constant flow of. communication there. Which is why Bruce. and I both said as soon as you said that. go what? Who says that tone couldn't. pick a bet? >> Oh, Bruce said that didn't. >> Yeah. If anybody has boost ideas, please. bring them forward and and you know, don't be scared to do so. It's not like. everyone's going to be Tony if we lose. >> I will be very honest. I am very scared.

to do that. >> Yes, we know that's because you're kind. of pawning it off on others right now, but we appreciate that you are having a. winning uh season. So, let's make sure. we take advantage of that. Con man's on. the Packers. He was on the Falcons up until 10. minutes ago. >> Yep. >> AJ, I know you were also on the Falcons. this morning when you woke up. How do. you see it going now? >> I don't know if I would say that. I woke. up on the Falcons. I feel like I woke up. and felt pretty good about the Packers. I thought the line was five and a half. as well. And I still felt good with the.

Packers at minus 5 and a half at home. I. think Tucker Craft is going to get some. good targets tonight. Christian Watson. will continue to be play well like he. has early this season. Give me the. Packers like Ty said probably to win by. 10. >> Okay, so AJ's got the Packers minus 10. Uh let's make sure that. >> I got the Packers minus four and a half. I was just prognosticating what could. happen. >> Oh, okay. I didn't know if we just. wanted an alternate spread because of. how confident you were in the lads here. early on a Thursday night. >> I usually always take the over. I'm not. taking any I'm not taking the overunder. on this one. >> Okay. I like that you're uh seeing it.

the same way a lot of us are, which is. maybe the offense's deficiency. This. evening, especially with a defensive. showcase, at least maybe from Green Bay, even though they're 29th in points given. up already because week one was pretty. terrible and also short field and. everything like that. Bjan Robinson, I. think we all think, is best player on. field. >> Yes. >> Right. I think we all think that. And. whenever we're picking, you know, Old. Miss LSU, Trinidad Chamblas is best. player on field. So, we're going to pick. Trinad Chamblas, especially in that.

environment is kind of how I looked at. it. That's quarterback. When it's a. running back, you know, got to get the. ball to him. Got to figure out how to. kind of weaponize him. Ha. Uh, not how. Ganon knows that Bejian Robinson's best. player on the field as well. I think he. has a pretty good brain in that entire. thing. I still think Bejon's able to. eat, but I don't think offense goes. crazy for the Atlanta Falcons, which I. think it would have to do because I do. have faith that the Packers offense is. going to turn on a little bit. 42 and a. half is a low number. It is.

>> And I don't want to say over just. because it's such a low number, but I. have a much different feel on what the. Packers are going to do tonight. I think. Jordan Love has a big game. So do I. >> I I I think Jordan has a huge game. tonight. They know they can't block for. [ __ ] They know they don't have anybody. So, you would assume that the brains. over there, successful organization that. the Packers has been, they can figure. that out. Stfansky five and0 on Thursday. nights. He's been able to figure out the. short week pretty well regardless of who. he has playing football for him. That. does scare me.

>> I'll take the Packers minus four and a. half. I was going to go Falcons right. there almost. >> Believe me, I hear your voice. how it's. going to go. >> I I I've talked myself into into the. Falcons multiple times today, especially. because it's not like Pennix hasn't. played. I get it's his first prime time. NFL game, but it's not like he hasn't. played in massive games before. The guy. went to the college football playoff, but playing a national championship, but. at the same it's just it's different in. the NFL. Like, it really is. >> lowscoring game. They haven't been in.

the red area, right? So, we expect a if. they do move it a little bit, a lot of. field goals. >> Oh, >> yeah. Folks three for six. How's that happening? >> I don't know. And he's indoors. >> Jeez. Maybe he was trying to get out of. there. >> He's one for three from 50 plus. So if. they got to trot his. >> Okay. Well, that's why he's missed two. field goals from 50 plus. He's 55 years. old. >> Yeah, but these guys are making long. kicks these days. >> Everybody have you been watching any. ball? >> None. None of none of the old guys. Charles, >> get off the pipe.

>> The pipe. >> Jesus Christ. >> You get off the pipe. Uh, speaking of. pipe, >> why don't you showcase yours, Chuck? And. why don't you make a throw for these. beautiful people out here? Last week, I. don't think you made it. >> No, don't. >> A. has not made it. >> No. >> I yesterday missed eight footballs, >> but today I feel like Chuck Bagano is. going to bury a football into. >> Oh, wow. Change up. >> We're going here.

>> Okay, here. He's waffling now. Well, I. don't know if we love the waffling of. the target here. >> Oh, you remember this morning what. happened mic. Get on that mic, Chuck. >> Yeah, Chuck threw a microphone is good. This morning, >> this morning, AJ, >> this morning Chuck made it full court. >> Oh, I saw a video of you dancing it too. after he drained it. >> Yeah, swish. He wanted to give me the. ball. Give it a go. I go, "No, Chuck, I. don't want to do it." Then he swishes. it. Then we all start dancing. It was. actually Here's Here it is right here, actually. Full foot full footage from. the uh security camera. I'm about to get. up and leave. Top right corner. Chuck.

goes, "You want it?" I go, "Nah, Chuck, you're gonna make it." And. splash. And then obviously we start go, "Yeah." Yeah. >> Get it, boy. >> Yeah. Uh-huh. >> Uh-huh. Uh-huh. >> Show me where your mama. >> Uh-huh. What? Who you trying to look. for? >> All right. Sweet. >> Bruce was trying to get to you talking. There was an exit, too. Chuck does a. clean exit dance move uh on the way out. because Chuck is smooth. People forget. about that. Will Chuck be able to bury? Jeez Louise, Bruce. Just [ __ ] you.

missed it. Just just we moved along. You. missed it. Just we just. >> com the browser up there. >> We just we'll keep it moving. We keep it. moving. >> Don't worry about it. We don't go. backwards, Bruce. We don't go backwards. As soon as Mitt was like, "Uh, that was. on me, actually." It was like, "Well, your little tag team partner there, Bruce said, "Actually, let's expose. this.". >> No, that was my bad. >> Yeah. No, Bruce. Hey, >> not a bad day today. >> Not a bad day. Good. >> job, Bruce. Bruce, >> a lot better than any of us would do. And also, I think you put in a lot of. work to do this. You did great, Bruce.

You did great. >> Thank you. It It is hard. >> Yeah. >> Hey. >> Yeah. >> This shit's hard. >> Somebody said that. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It's freaking hard. >> Freaking hard ass league. >> Freaking hard ass league. That panel's. freaking hard. So what? Now what? Let's. go. >> Bingo. Exactly. Next man up. >> Mhm. >> Life happens. >> Exactly. >> Actually, >> Chuck can respond. >> That's right. Chuck it and set. >> That is well chucking said. How about. you chuck that football into that.

chucking hoop right over there and 20. people will win $500. >> Here you go, Chuck. >> For the people, Chuck, maybe an. indicator on the bet. >> Oh, best first attempt. >> That was line. >> That's the best first attempt that you. have had in some time. And because of. that, we certainly will give one more. >> We know this song and D. >> I was going to say this one though, >> dial in. The last two times you've done. it, you haven't hit the [ __ ]. backboard. The chucking backboard. >> on your second attempt has been god. awful both times.

>> Yeah, you have overthought it. potentially, which we don't like. Uh, paralysis by overanalysis is certainly. maybe captivated the ball attempt for. the second throw. AJ actually has a. little bit of a speech for you here to. hear, Chuck. >> Yeah, Chuck, I think you should you do. best when you kind of simulate taking a. snap and take a little three-step drop, you know, get to the top of them, boom, let that thing fly. >> Okay, I like that. Maybe we do add a. little bit of a drop and we would like a. cadence, I think, too. Right, AJ? >> Absolutely. the loud cadence because it. will it will reverberate through the. thunder. >> That's right.

>> No, no, he's talking. >> up here. >> He's talking about it up here. But that. doesn't sound like the right cadence. >> Good. >> Yeah. Yeah. Okay. >> Go ahead. >> 52. 52. WHY? >> OH, here we go. Chuck's feeling it for. 20 people to win $500. Good ball. manipulation. >> Oh, >> we knew there was no chance. >> He's all jacked up. Yeah, we knew there. was no chance. No chance. >> It was good. >> He had those linebackers all sucked up, too, from the play action. He just.

>> overthrew the guy. >> Yep. How's the touchdown? >> It's all right. Maybe next week. Maybe. next week. >> Keep working at it. You know, I ain't. quitting. Ain't no quitting this, Mo. >> Nope. >> No way. >> That's fo. That's fo. >> No chucking way. No chucking way. >> How do you think you and Connor's. relationship is going this season versus. maybe seasons past? >> I think that's beautiful. >> I think so, too. >> Never playing catch before. playing. catch. The chemistry is off the charts. >> Connected. >> Yeah, good squad. >> Oh,

you you guys have no idea how much I. love being here. >> All right. >> Shout out. >> We appreciate you. Safe travels. We all. uh appreciate the hell out of you. >> for letting us do this for a living. It. is absolutely crazy that we get to do. this. It's cool. It's fun. It's magical. We're lucky. We're grateful and it's all. because of you. >> letting us do it. Be a friend. Tell a. friend something nice might change their. life. Chuck, anything for the squad?

>> Watch that. >> Impressive day. Don't second guess. yourself. >> Mhm. >> You're asked to step up, you step up. >> Like in this moment right now to give a. speech. >> Yes. >> And you nailed it. >> Chuck. >> No. That's why you know I'm on the. street. We're thankful for that. Lucky to have. you. Thankful to have you. All right, we're back tomorrow after week one, uh, week three of the NFL season kicks off. tonight. College football happening.

tonight, too. >> Yep. Coastal in Liberty. >> Yep. >> Mhm. Have eyes on. >> No thanks. >> Jeez. >> You [ __ ] kidding me? Not a Jeopardy. >> I'll be watching. Obviously, I like to. know about all. >> You have to. You have to. >> I sure as [ __ ] don't. >> No, you don't. No, you don't. But we'll. do it for you. >> You stay locked in on your package. >> I will. >> All right. Team on me. Team on three. Good job, Bruce and M. Good job, boys. >> One, TWO, THREE, TEAM. COME ON.