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Hello beautiful people and welcome to. our humble abode the draft kings. thunderdome on this college football. Thursday September 3rd 2026. This sports. program begins now. football. YOU KNOW, IT'S A LITTLE BIT OF. a thin thunderdome today as we celebrate. college football week one kicking off in. a massive way tonight on ESPN as. Colorado and Coach Prime travel down to.

Atlanta to take on Coach Key and Georgia. Tech in week one action that could. potentially tell a story for the rest of. the season, especially down there in the. ACC. Georgia Tech, they lose Haynes. King. Obviously, he's a superstar. We. appreciated what he did for our boost. and our pick in that Hall of Fame game. in the fourth quarter where he was. running wild just like he did for. Georgia Tech. So, it's kind of a new era. at Georgia Tech. And this is the Alberto. Mendoza era. >> Yes. Fernando's little brother who got. some time in the Big 10 Championship. whenever Fernando in his words got.

cracked, no pause from Kaden Curry. Alberto Mendoza got some reps in there. Now, Alberto Mendoza transfers from. Indiana down to Georgia Tech. He'll be. the quarterback this evening. And uh. I'll tell you, I think he's a player. I. think if he's anything like Fernando, he's obviously a little bit shorter, but. I think he's very athletic. I think he's. going to be good for this Georgia Tech. team. And I also know the running back, Justice Haynes, 10 touchdowns, seven. games for Michigan last year. >> Damn. >> Okay. Got hurt. >> Mhm. >> He's gone. He transfers from Michigan to. Georgia Tech. His dad, Veron Haynes,

Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl champ. >> Five-star recruit out of Alpharetta, Georgia. Okay. Goes to Alabama first, then he goes to Michigan. Now he's back. in Georgia at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. It's like I don't know. I I've been. seeing I love Coach Prime maybe more. than anybody else has a microphone in. front of him because how much he. inspired me to be who I am as athlete. and person. You know, there there's a. couple people in there that I grew up. watching that I'm a huge fan of. I I. mean Dion made everything awesome on the. microphone, on the field, on the.

football field, on the baseball field. Uh then whenever you got into social. media, like his words, his everything. I. am a huge Coach Prime fan. I haven't seen a lot of videos coming. out of camp this year that are telling. me that they're going to be able to. tackle any of these guys. No. And it's a. six and a half point game, uh, is what. DraftKings is saying down there in. Atlanta. I believe last year they would. not have covered if this was the spread. and they obviously had a Hannes King as. their quarterback. So maybe that's what. the sports books are thinking. For me. though, I'm I'm pretty up on this. Georgia Tech team. Not that I'm down on. Colorado, but I am up on Georgia Tech.

So we'll see how that goes this evening. They're not the only game. Missouri's. playing tonight. Can't wait to dive into. it. We have Chase Daniel joining us in. in here in a matter of uh a few I. believe. Uh he's on the call tonight for. the Georgia Tech Colorado game. Then we. got. >> Idaho and Utah. Utah always in the. conversation late for the Big 12. Idaho. though, hey, don't be sleeping on the. potatoes. >> Good program. >> Okay, they they go wild potentially. So, we got some, you know, potential. implications long term starting this.

evening and obviously we kick off. college football week one that is going. to be so outrageous. I uh I cannot wait. to get down to Baton Rouge. We'll be. down there tomorrow getting ready for. College Game Day's 500th road show. And. uh right now there is a court case. happening in Baton Rouge. from our. source says. >> commissioner of the Southeastern. Conference, Greg Sanki is at this court. appearance alongside the SEC lawyers in. there obviously to fight for the fact.

that anybody that signed up for a. professional team and tried out and. played for a professional team is not. allowed to come back to college because. of the five for five injunction. This. particular class across the board at. football and then I believe there's some. soccer and softball players that. potentially missed the five for five. injunction. They said they wanted to go. pro. Then they found out that they could. potentially re redraw or withdraw that. to go back to college because of a. couple injunctions in courts around the. country. So Baton Rouge, Louisiana's in. the middle of the story because the.

injunction basically got a few football. players back on the LSU Tigers there. with Lane Keifin. Very late, obviously. very loud. Pete Daml has been sending us. photos. No cameras or recording devices. allowed in the courtroom. Good. >> But he did send a photo of the sign. >> to outside of the courtroom. So like. we're not able to get into the. courtroom, >> but we can see that the Boom. >> It's that way. >> Courtroom is this right here. It's. coming right down here.

>> No, sorry. Right down here. Full turn. >> Courtroom's that way. >> Courtroom's that way. So right down that. hallway there. Sanki's there. Stone. cold. Greg Sanki walks IN THERE. PUSH. IN THERE IN Baton Rouge fighting against. an LSU injunction basically in LSU's. town standing up for potentially the. future of all college sports. Now, state. court or state judge and everything like. that holds a lot of power and has held a. lot of power for a long time in college. sports as a whole. The NCAA was very.

scared to kind of regulate anything. because they would get sued, it would. end up one of these courts, they would. lose. So, they decided that they don't. have enough time to get sued on things. So they decided the only thing they can. really regulate is like text messages in. times where you're not allowed to text. the old school rules. Uh uh. cheeseburgers not allowed to be had at. this particular time. But all the money. stuff, the employee stuff, the labor. stuff, they weren't able to touch. because inevitably they get sued and. they wouldn't be able to win. So that's. why you saw eight, nine years. potentially of people playing college. football throughout the co stuff. You've.

seen obviously a potential gambling on. your own sport case get passed through. and that. So there's really been no. regulation by anybody because. everybody's been scared to get sued and. lose. NCAA in particular. Then the Big. 12 situation happens with Sorsby at. Texas Tech. Your mark, commissioner of. the Big 12 kind of comes out and says, "We ain't doing it.". >> Not in our conference. >> Not in any of our towns is that allowed. Like a publicly uh bullying situation. happens where all the teams all signed a.

vote, said, "Hey, we all agree that this. is not allowed. They're going to. potentially pull games, maybe suspend if. it happens. Then inevitably Sorsby and. Texas Tech go their separate ways. Texas. Tech now moving on with a different. quarterback. Sorsby has to wait until. next draft to get into the NFL. So. there's been some regulation by a. commissioner before, but it's never been. somebody going into the courthouse and. um saying this is what it is and if they. win that potentially sets precedent for. every other commissioner to maybe. regulate their own conferences. So.

there's a lot on the line and obviously. it's all happening in Baton Rouge. Cannot wait to get down there. Toxic. tables here at Boston Connor and at Tone. Digs AP Tone, good to see you. Great to. be here. >> Fantastic cowboy hat. >> Thank you. It's hot out. >> tonight. 6 and a half point spread for. the Colorado Georgia Tech game. Y. >> what are the spreads looking like for. the first week of college ball? Lot of. huge ones. A lot of very large spreads. A lot of blowouts potentially, but. somebody's going to get got, right? Don't we think there's a chance somebody. gets got out here? Yeah, I I think. someone will get got. It happens every.

single year. Um but when you look at a. ton a ton a ton of huge spreads. The. games that aren't big spreads, you know, are your FBS on FBS situations. Baylor, Auburn, we're looking at up there. UC. UCLA and Cow, Miss and Louisville, like. SMU and Florida State. Those are some of. the shorter ones. And obviously tonight, Colorado and Georgia Tech. But there's a. lot of big spreads out there. There's a. lot of turnover in college football. obviously season to season. Um, so when. you're looking at these, you know, be. careful because the team that you bet on. last year is not the same team as this.

year. So maybe, you know, I don't I. don't want to say treat it as a like a. preeason, but maybe don't put your max. units on these week one games unless you. have a really good feel. Maybe let's see. these teams for a couple weeks before we. really really get deep into weekly. >> Yeah, because I think there's a chance. that some coaches don't even know who. their teams are. Exactly. Joining us now. live from an attic in Ohio is a college. football national champion, Super Bowl. champion, RDER Cup winner, ladies and. gentlemen, AJ Hawk.

>> COLLEGE FOOTBALL WEEK ONE. AJ, LET'S GO. >> YEAH. >> YEAH. I MEAN, DO you think there's any. uh other sport or or level to where. coaches really aren't sure what they're. going to get week one more than NCA. college football right now? >> Uh I think at some place Oklahoma State. has 91 new players. >> Damn. 91. 91. That's the record. >> That's like you're starting over from. scratch basically. That's like, hey, we. just we just started a football team. >> A lot of people reference uh Prime. whenever he went to Colorado. Remember. the luggage line? He's bringing his own.

>> and I think it was like 80ome transfers, like 83 or something like that. They're. up over 90. So from North Texas, coach. transfers in. I think he brings a lot of. his guys. Obviously, a lot of Oklahoma. State people leave, but 91 new players. in locker room. I mean, if you want to. rebuild a culture, change a culture. immediately, you can do that just by. bringing a bunch of people have no idea. what the place is, have no idea how to. get to a restaurant, have no idea to get. gas, have no idea where to eat, have no. idea where the weight room is, but hell. yeah, we're here to win some football. games. It's really hitting a restart. button that you could have never done in.

the past because it used to be if you. take a guy's scholarship like you're. never going to get a recruit from that. entire city ever again because it was. such a bad thing. Now it's like, hey, you know, >> there's a portal waiting on you, I. think. You know, >> yeah. >> And then it's. >> 91 new guys are coming in here. Crazy. >> We would like to replace this whole. place. Think about the 14 guys, right? Cuz 105 on the roster. 14 guys are like, we we are kind of the we're the we.

understand what it used to be like. There's not a lot of us left anymore. Obviously ran us out of town, but we are. still here. College football is the most. chaotic awesome thing that's absolutely. going. AJ, this weekend, the first. College Game Day of the season, the. 500th. road show for the institution that is. the phenomenal. college game day show live in Baton. Rouge, Louisiana. The epicenter of all. the buzz of college sports as a whole. right now. And at the end of every.

single college game day is the picks. >> And there's good picks and there's bad. picks. >> But there's always a celebrity guest. picker. >> It is our honor to say that the. celebrity guest picker for the 500th. road show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to. kick off the biggest. and best. season yet. Ladies and gentlemen, none other than.

a Grammy award-winning. >> what? >> Grand old opera member having. >> football wife. >> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, LANEY WILSON. >> I like that intro. Appreciate that, Pat. >> Hey, not bad. You know, I'm just trying. to keep up with you out here. You know, you and uh Duck have been inspiring me. because I'm thinking uh always every. time I leave my house, I go, "You know. what? This is for Jesus. It's for Jones.

This is for mom." Okay. And then I got. my phone, keys, my wallet, and then. duck. Right. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE. POINTING. >> Oh my gosh. >> Is that what it is? >> Hey, you know what? I think he might. know the dance better than he does. >> Yeah. I've been watching him fail for a. couple months at this entire thing, but. we do love the way he played football. and we love the way you two operate. And. I love the fact that you're our first. celebrity guest picker of the year. I. love that you know ball and I love that. you love Louisiana. Can you tell me a. little bit about this and what your kind.

of thoughts heading into Saturday. morning are? >> Well, I'm fired up. First of all, I'm. just fired up to go back home that I. cannot tell you the amount of fun that I. have had at LSU football games. So, we. are planning on just letting it all hang. out cuz that's what Louisiana folks like. to do. So, I'm just I'm fired up. I. mean, it's just it's it's a good time of. the year, you know? I mean, it's just. Speaking of good times, >> dude, that song. >> Laney, hey, don't be saying that.

They're going to kill you for saying. that. It might be okay. >> Well, I just want to say I've been. jamming out this morning and that is one. of my favorite ones on the record. I'm. not going to LIE TO YOU. >> OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. LET'S KEEP IT UP. >> Hold up. There's another one I got to. say. I know we're getting off topic, but. I love Oops, too. >> Okay. All right. Hold on. Okay. Thank. you, Miss Laney. Grammy award winner, Grand Old Op. Okay, let's move along. Okay, let's not talk about that. Okay, this is about you and Game Day having an. incredible start to the season because. let's talk about the the musical. I. think we're gonna get some performances. by Laney Wilson uh on Saturday as well.

Is that accurate? >> You are, but I can't tell you what they. are because that's going to be a little. surprise. >> Hey, listen. Just know that I'll have. the Jesus uh Jones moms walling you if. you need it. Uh AJ has a question for. you about Saturday. >> Yeah, Laney, are you anxious at all. about making all the picks? Obviously, you got to pick more than just the the. big game that you will be uh on premises. for, but like Yeah. What's your process. like? I would assume Duck is helping you. out a little bit. >> Duck is helping me out. I've been doing. my studying. I've been going to the. Lord.

I have been um honestly I've been like. pulling up some stats. I was with Duck. and Hardy last night and they were. giving me some of their opinions. So, I'm doing my research. I'm going to have. my own my own thoughts and my own picks, but I am doing my research. Okay, Miss. Laney, you need to know you can write. notes. Definitely write notes. We all. have them up there. >> We all have them. >> I can bring my journal. >> Yes. Obviously, not too much because. you're just going to want to look down. and like little reminders, but don't. think that you shouldn't have some sort.

of notes up there. We all will have. them. So, like I think that's Yeah. Okay. Good. Good. Good. Because there's. some of those games where there's. actually. >> 91 new players on the team. you know, like trying to remember everything that. you would want. Like we're not even able. to do that at this point of the season. So, >> okay, >> don't be scared to take your notes up. there. You will not look like you don't. know what you're talking about. And I. think you need to know whatever pick you. make the right one. It's the right. >> I'm going with my gut. That's how that's. how I do most things in life. Whether it. comes to writing music, um, releases,

whatever it is, I go with my gut. So, that's probably what it's going to be. mainly based off of. >> Tell me about music right now. Where are. we? Are we writing right now? We're. recording? We're touring? What do you. got going on? >> We're doing it all. We just got finished. with a Chris Stapleton tour which was so. much fun. Um I mean he there's just. nobody like Chris Stapleton. And uh. we've been doing lots of fairs and. festivals this year. And we are just. getting fired up for the next chapter. I'm ready to turn the page. And we about. to be turning the page. >> I like turn the page. Let's go to the.

next page of the book which has. obviously been incredible alongside. quack quack quack quack duck which we. appreciate how much you love duck. We. want to let you know that like because. we we are very appreciative of we think. Duck's one of the most hilarious. professional athletes in the history. Like. >> he's he's a hoot. >> Yeah. Not only a hood is his his career. with the Steelers was like very success. very good times. Like maybe. >> I know. And you know what Pat, I was not. around for that time. So this is all. this is all hearsay. You know, every now. and then he'll pull up his his YouTube.

page and we'll we'll get I'm like, "Okay, I just I NEEDED PROOF.". YES. I LOVE TO HEAR THAT. OH, that is. incredible that that's the way you talk. to Duck. He's just Grammy award winner. right there. The Grammy just sits up on. the dinner table. Hey. Yeah. You had a. good Monday night, didn't you, Duck? Yeah, I remember that. Good completions, good throws. >> Nine, right? >> Hey, he was awesome. And obviously, you. still hear him on that quacker, right? He's he is the greatest duck caller ever. exists. And I assume you get to hear. that. >> I say I'm the best duck caller ever.

because I get to say, "Hey, DUCK. THAT THAT WAS CLEVER. Uh Tone has a. question for you, Laney. >> Yeah, Laney, you talked about having fun. uh at LSU games and everyone talks about. LSU Death Valley at night. What can we. expect the blood alcohol content of the. majority of LSU fans to be on Saturday. night? >> Oh my gosh. I'm just saying we need to. be lifting them up right now. We need to. be lifting them up. I know myself, I'm. going to be having a good time. I told. y'all earlier I was going to be letting.

my hair down and I have a feeling. everybody in the stadium is going to be. doing the same. So, I look forward to, of course, watching a game, but also. doing a little bit of people watching. >> Yeah, I'm excited to get down there and. everything you're saying right there. I'm excited to do that. I The only time. I'd ever been down there, I just heard. about this song and I don't maybe I. don't know if you're singing it or not. I I I think I I'll be AJ. Do you know. what this song is I'm talking about? >> Uh, can you start it out for me a little. bit? Well, it goes.

I'm worried that. >> what's the what's it what do they say. after that? >> Are you supposed to be doing that? >> That is the song from my understanding. It's just that part of it. >> Oh, I thought they say something after. that. >> I don't know. I'm not. >> That's it. >> That's it. Okay. >> That's it. That is it. Okay. I thought. so. I thought that was it. All right. So, we're all on the same page. I'm. excited to get down there. Laney, thank. you so much for letting us be a part of. the announcement of you being the. celebrity guest picker. And also, I. can't wait to watch you perform. I've. never been to a Laney concert. You I saw.

you at the ACM Awards. It was outrageous. how talented you are. I saw you at the. Grand Old Opry. You're so talented. I I. can't wait to watch you do your thing. and uh get the perfect picks at the end. >> Thank you, Fran. I'm ready. >> Ladies and gentlemen, that's a Grammy. Award winner. >> Laney Wilson. >> Hey, Laney. >> You see duck caller, she just calls him. That was good. >> I liked that a lot. That was great. >> I thought that was pretty clever, you. know, cuz a duck call, I guess you do.

have to judge by the sound on whether or. not it's a good duck call. Now, and if. the duck call works as a care if it. doesn't sound as perfect as a potential. This is a whole competition. People need. to know this. Okay. I don't think. everybody knows this. Duck Hodes. Develin Duck Hodgeges. >> to let everybody know that they need to. register to vote. >> That's right. >> Okay. He is a. >> famous moment. He did. He did more for. politics than oh. >> anybody maybe in history. He was former. starter for Pittsburgh Steelers. Uh. almost let him to a playoff. He is a.

worldrenowned. duck caller at these duck contests. >> Not just state fairs. I think they're. doing this in a bigger way. If you need. a duck pulled from the sky, >> if you need a duck to think that another. duck is down there on the ground, you. give this guy one of them. He will get. any duck. He's got different languages. of duck. Is he better than. >> Riley Duckman? >> Duckman. >> So, I brought this up to uh to Develin. Duck Hog. >> Yeah. >> And I said, Riley has Duckman right. there on his [ __ ] you know, and his bar.

is called Duck Blind. >> Feels like he might be, he said, his. name is what? I said, Duck Man right. there. He goes, I'm just Duck. >> And I was like, great answer. Yeah, >> that that is a phenomenal answer right. there. Elanian and Duck seemingly in uh. >> just a hilarious just living his story. >> Who? Duck Hodgeges. >> Yes. >> Yes. As a whole. Duck is legend. Club. country. He's also got a golf thing. going right now, I think. Good for him. A little real estate I think he's doing. >> Oh, nice. >> Yeah, he's in there, bro. He's awesome.

>> Love that. >> That is great vibes. I can't wait to get. down there to Baton Rouge. A man who's. won a national championship down there. will also be. >> a huge talking point, I think, to. everything happening around the LSU. Tigers right now. Ladies and gentlemen, the greatest of all time, former head. coach at Alabama, LSU, Michigan State, Miami Dolphins, >> Cleveland Browns, >> ladies and gentlemen, Nick Sav, how you doing, Pat?

>> Did I miss any there? Did I miss any. there? >> Toledo, I think. But that's that's okay. When you move as much as I did, you. can't expect everybody to remember every. stop. No, I think you're with people. like you, we're supposed to. Yeah. So, let's just uh Yeah, I think for. everybody else maybe not, but for people. like you, I think people like me are. supposed to know. That's why I apologize. for missing the Rockets. And you know, Kent State could have had them too. You. as an alumni graduate, they just didn't. want it to happen. Maybe some other. time. Uh maybe later in life. Coach,

let's talk about this documentary coming. out this year. I I obviously we'll talk. about what's happening at LSU uh here in. a couple days. Now, we're kicking off. the season tonight in Atlanta, and this. is going to be spectacular. It's going. to be an honor to be alongside of you. But this documentary, I remember they. teased it last year. It's dropping here. very soon. How do you feel about the. entire process, and what do you think. people are going to take away from it or. hope they take away from it? Well, you. a lot of people wanted me to write a. book and I wrote a book I don't know in.

2003 after we won the national. championship in uh at LSU and you know. the guy that was supposed to write the. book I spent three months giving him. information and then you know I said. this is not about me so I had to go back. and rewrite the whole thing. So instead. of writing a book, I thought maybe um. letting people do a documentary would be. something that uh would actually be more. telling for people to understand sort of. the process of things that we went.

through that helped us be successful as. well as you know all the people who. contributed to that cuz there was a ton. of people good people uh that uh really. made it happen for us. So, um, you know, I'm I I haven't seen this yet, so I'm. kind of anxious to see how it comes out. Um, but I hope it's a tribute to all the. players and coaches and people and. organizations and administrators who. created an atmosphere and environment. where we could have success and I think.

they deserve a lot of credit. >> Yeah. And I assume there'll be a lot of. light shined on a lot of people who have. done a lot of great work, including the. lovely Miss Terry, who we all are a huge. fan of. I assume it will spotlight her. roles in all of these types of things. and the building and the recruiting and. stuff like that. But I want you to know. it's going to be cool to learn even more. about you. And I think you listening to. the people that you affected talk about. you. I hope you take those flowers in, you know, cuz I know you're a big Yeah. Next thing next thing, next thing. I. hope whenever you hear all these people. from so many different backgrounds,

okay, and they had their lives changed. by you, I hope you take that in. And I. hope you uh really settle in the fact. that the good old West Virginia boy did. very well with this life and we are. lucky and thankful that we get a chance. to [ __ ] with you every single week. October 8th that comes out. We'll. certainly be watching. Let's talk a. little bit about this weekend. LSU, hey, you've been in the middle of all this, okay, with the Protect College Sports. Act. I think they did right in trying to. recruit you to be a part of that. We. just saw the PSA that you just put out. about needing to pass this and. savingports.com. I believe people can go.

and hopefully help us get some. guardrails and regulations in this. But. Sanki showed up at the courtroom today. We just found out Sanki's down there. with the SEC battling against the uh. Louisiana folks about the injunction. about pro players. Then there was a. Sorsby case. Feels like it is pretty. chaotic. Are we anywhere near having an. answer, you think, coach? And how do you. kind of view what's happening in. Louisiana right now and how it affects. potentially going forward? Yeah. Well, I I think you know we. obviously need some guard rails in.

college athletics uh especially in. football and basketball where you know. you have so much revenue and now people. are making you know money and it's. become pretty much of a business but we. really don't have any guard rails and. just like this whole situation with I. mean just think Pat five or 10 years ago. uh or even when you played in the league. I mean it was not even anything that. could ever be a thought in your mind. that a pro player would come back and.

play college football. I mean, it was. like unfathomable. And you know, now, oh, this should be okay. Um, we have. some rule or some law somewhere in some. state that uh I should be get able to. get cut even though I decided to become. a pro. I got paid some money for it. Uh, now I can go back to college and play. Crazy. I mean, it's absolutely crazy. But we have this happening in multiple. transfers. We have it happening in guys. that are 26 and 27 years old competing.

against 18 year olds. I mean, we have. all kind of issues uh that um need to be. addressed and I think antirust. legislation and making it law from a. federal standpoint is the only way that. you can do that. Now, if I was LSU, I'd. be very careful about how I proceed here. because they may win this case in. Louisiana, but if people keep appealing. it, it may get changed down the road and. they may have consequences relative to.

that. So, uh, sometimes you can win but. also lose in the end. So, and I don't. want to see that happen to LSU and I. don't want to see it happen to Lane. Um, so I I hope this all gets resolved in a. in a way that we can move forward. without creating issues. >> Many folks have won battles while losing. the entire war in the past and haven't. been able to see the whole forest. through the trees. There's a bunch of. those types of quotes that are cliche, but it's real about what the long-term. effects could be of this all. Now, I.

guess because it's only this class, there is some stuff and it's not just. football. Even though football's getting. a big spotlight, there's some soccer, there's some softball, there's. basketball problems they're having. And. I appreciate the fact that you've been. willing to say like, "All right, I'll. dabble in a world that I don't want to. really be in the politics world to try. to get something done to save all of. college sports, women's sports, Olympic. sports, football sports." But what we do. know is whenever that gets passed, you. should get celebrated. But once we get. past this and the games start, let's go. And I I think that's how we're. all kind of feeling about Saturday.

getting started. Tonight is certainly a. great kickoff to it all as we have. Colorado and Georgia Tech leading the. way here. And it's going to be a great. game on ESPN. But Saturday, game day, Saturday morning down there in Baton. Rouge. I was down there once. Uh it was. absolutely absurd. Obviously, it was a. insane morning and then obviously it led. into an insane series of events down. there in Baton Rouge. What are you. expecting from Saturday morning for the. first college game day of the year? And. then what are you expecting 7:30 Eastern. whenever this ball kicks off? LSU I I.

mean they got to. first time Clemson's not ranked. LSU. obviously in the news for a lot of. things. most talented transfer portal. Lane Keif can win with anybody. I mean, it just feels, doesn't it? It feels very. heavy that LSU favored by 10. Maybe they. win by 100 points. Davo's pretty good. football coach, is he not? Like, what do. you kind of think going into the game. and how all this affects it, coach? >> Well, first of all, let me um sort of. speak about the passion. I've been on. both sides of this passion. Winning the.

national championship there, getting. patted on the back, seeing New Orleans. and the Sugar Bowl go completely crazy. when we won in 2003. And then when I. came back there in 2008, I think or. seven or whenever it was, uh, having. every bottle, um, every chant that you. could ever think of getting burned in. effigy. So, I've seen both sides of the. passion. But what I would say about this. game in particular is the people will be. very passionate. They're very excited. You know, Lane's created a lot of.

excitement, rightfully so. He's a good. coach. She's got a great chance to do. great things for LSU and uh in the state. of Louisiana and we're certainly rooting. for him because, you know, we have a lot. of good friends in Louisiana. But at the. same time, I think they've done a lot to. revamp the roster. They have 53 new. players on their team. I think that's. about right. Uh but there's also 53 guys. that aren't there anymore. So, uh you. lose them on the back end and people. don't talk about that much. So that can.

affect the depth of your team and. whether they have enough depth on their. team to be a real contender I think. remains to be seen. But I do like their. team and I think they're going to be. better than people think. But on at the. same time I also think Clemson is going. to be a lot better than they were. Uh I. think they've got a lot of returning. players. I think they were young last. year. I think they've got a little more. maturity as a team. Uh and I think Davo. is a really good coach. I think changing. offensive coordinators, having a new.

offensive coordinator. I know he has a. new quarterback, but they have really. good players, I think, in some critical. positions, especially on defense and at. the receiver core. So, um I do think. they'll they'll be a lot better. >> Yeah. And can they protect the. quarterback? I mean, that is the big. question. Can Vena stay on his feet? If. he can, Wesco and Moore can eat, you. know, and now granted LSU's secondary is. unbelievable. I think they were number. one in the SEC. So, it's not just going. to be as easy as you think it would, especially with the amount of talent. that the two wide receivers certainly.

have. But, I think this is going to be a. game, man. Especially with all the. jitters that could potentially be coming. from everybody. 53 new people down there. at LSU. They're playing down, >> you know, Death Valley for the first. time as well, 7:30 prime time. And then. you talk about Clemson having to go in. there that first game. That's a that's a. daunting place. That is a certainly. daunting place. Okay, last question. here. As we know, you're in the middle. of a incredible Thursday over there. a. couple days removed and we appreciate. you joining us here instead of Friday. because we are off tomorrow. Tone has a. question about a headline that just hit. the internet. >> Yeah, coach uh saw Alabama defensive.

coord coordinator Kane Wmarmac came out. and he was talking about how he picked. your brain this off seasonason said that. you guys don't see eye to eye on. everything but you know you do you do. agree on a lot of stuff and maybe you. know playing more man-to-man in the. secondary this year with one of the most. talented secondaries in the entire. country. How cool is it still to be able. to talk ball at Alabama? And I'm not. saying influence what they do, but just. be a part of it. Uh, and then what are. your also your thoughts on the decision. to go with quarterback Keelin Russell, who I believe is the highest uh, rated.

recruit that they've ever gotten at. Alabama? >> Yeah. Well, you know, first of all, I. love talking ball with anybody that. wants to talk it and a lot of people, you know, call me and, you know, we get. that we get the opportunity to do that, which I think is good. Um, you know, Kane has come over several times and we. talk about things. Um, you know, I. Kirby, myself, some of the other guys. are real, you know, like split safety. manto man is a lot different than middle. of the field manto man. And um I think.

it's a little safer. I still think you. can get good run support out of split. safeties. So, uh, and that's a thing. that Kane has not done a lot of, but I. think he wants to add to things that he. wants to do in the future, which I think. could be beneficial and take a little. bit of pressure off the secondary. because you put a lot of pressure on a. corner when you play middle of the field. coverage and those guys are out there on. an island playing manto man. So, and. they have good corners. So, you know, they the corners put the sort of.

limitations on your defense, and I don't. think they're going to have any. limitations on theirs, and I hope they. do play more man-to-man. So, Keon. Russell, on the other hand, I think this. guy's very talented. Uh, how ready he is. to play, I I can't really speak to that, but I think the guy's very talented. I. do think that the big question for. Alabama is going to be again, how have. they fixed the offensive line? How is. that going to impact the quarterback. position? But I do know that Kon Russell.

is probably the best guy they have to be. able to be a playmaker and make plays. when things break down and aren't. perfect, which may be really important. for Alabama's offense this year. >> We thought we saw Tai Simpson get ragged. all around. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. He was running for his life a good. bit. You know, there's a lot of sprint. running. You know, Pat, I wanted to. comment on something you said before. about, you know, Tiger Stadium. And one. of the issues that when I first became. the coach at LSU, there was so much.

passion and so much energy and. enthusiasm for games, I I sometimes. thought that the players just took it. for granted that when they played at. home, um, things would go the way they. wanted them to go. And a couple times. early on when I was there, they didn't. go very well. I mean, we lost a UAB or. something. And I think the players just. took it for granted that we're playing. at home. It's a great atmosphere. It'll. affect the other team and we'll win. I.

actually put a sign up in the locker. room that said, "It's not Tiger Stadium. It's not the atmosphere in Tiger. Stadium. It's the Tigers in the stadium. that make a difference." So, I wanted. the players to know that they still had. to impact the game and play, you know, highquality football if they were going. to have a chance to be successful and. that the crowd was not going to make any. plays in the game and that we needed to. be responsible for making those plays. So, uh, and I know when there's this.

kind of hype for a game like there is. for this Clemson game, Lane's first. game, uh, new era, all that kind of. stuff, I hope that does not impact LSU's. team. >> You're the best, coach. We appreciate. the hell out of you. See you this. weekend, Duner. In Baton Rouge, Louisiana, national champion seven. times. I do appreciate somebody coming. in and say, "We don't agree on some. things." It's like, "Well, maybe you. should." Uh. >> oh. >> Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, that's coach. Nick S. >> Coach,

>> I get it. You got an ego, too. >> Guy won seven national championship. >> Low on Bama's defense this year now. >> He's regard No, no, he's trying to. learn. He's trying to add it. >> Sure. >> We disagree. As soon as I read that, I. was like, "What? What is going on? What. What Why are we doing this? What? Why do. we He's the greatest of all time. The. field that you you walk on is literally. this guy's field and Oh, yeah. He works. with the secondary. That's like his. >> bingo. >> It's like his entire thing. We disagree. on some stuff. >> It's like, all right,

>> good luck, dude. >> Okay. Why? Why? This feels like it's a. right answer, you know?" But that is. just like we said about Kaylin Dbor. I. mean, you're in Coach Sabin's building, you you know, it's literally named after. him. You got to create your own path. They have a great opportunity this year. First time not ranked in the top 10 long. time. If they have success and get. going, that fan base and crowd are going. to obviously fall in love with him. And. I think Sabin's done a really good job. of saying like, "Hey, this is their. thing, not my thing. I'm here just to. assist." You got that little goat shadow. just.

>> on the field and from the top where the. office is. So to be able to operate in. there is obviously not easy. So, I'm not. gonna act like that's an easy thing, but. >> I'm not saying publicly many times that. I disagree with the G the greatest of. all time. I I think that is Yeah, >> you should probably try to get in his. pocket, see what he's doing, and maybe. figure out that out. But on that note, not easy to be there, I assume. AJ, >> no. No. I was just putting myself like. in Kaylin Dbor shoes thinking if I was. at Alabama on the sidelines, you're in. the fourth quarter, it's winding down, you know, you're going to lose a game. and Sabin's like up in the box. Like.

that would be a horrendously terrible. feeling. I was there. >> just knowing. Oh yeah, you've been there. for I don't know if they've lost but. you've been there for some of it. >> Who was it? >> Texas they lost to. >> Was it Texas down there? Who did his. >> We were on the sideline for that. >> Yeah, his field. Was it Texas? I thought. it was Vandy, maybe. Maybe Vandy. I. don't know whatever it was. Got a chance. to go sit in his box. Stand in his box. while watching the game. He got the. field named after him, I believe. And it. was like uh in anyone's a college. football hall of fame. It was like a. big, hey, Coach Daven here. The place. went crazy. Got to go sit in his suite.

Watch him kind of do it. the other team. scored and him standing up and literally. just like kind of all right okay. stretches back then just kind of walks. over goes grabs something comes back. sits back down Miss Terry's just right. next to him okay then he then something. bad happens that he hates like somebody. was left wide ass open and he just like. stands up and it's like you could see he. is still literally coaching the team I. think he's trying to respect everything. obviously especially whenever he's on. game day because that's huge platform.

for college Anything he says that could. be perceived as a slight towards a. decision that Kalin Dbor or anybody at. Alabama has made, they're going to blow. that up. Say that there's problem that. you know what I mean? And Alabama fans. will. >> literally walk behind coach Sabin. >> right into a fire if they if if that is. what coach Sabin said we should be. doing, >> that's what they will do for him because. of what he did for the city. And. obviously he feels the same way about. them. Still has house, still lives, you. know, that that entire thing. So, he has. to be obviously Kaylin Deborah has to be.

very mentally tough, but he has to be so. cognizant every single time. understanding what his words could. potentially do to the entire culture of. the team that they're trying to build. there. I think he would like Kaylin Dbor. to be very successful. Oh, yeah. >> I I think he would like that to not be a. conversation piece every single week. Uh. because I think he really cares about. the Alabama football program as a whole. >> Yeah. And for like D'Vor, I get the. whole like you don't want to do the. exact same things, but the DC thing. makes no sense. Like if you were to go. back like Nick Sabin's thing sure is. being Nick Sabin but it's winning. So if. you were to go back and look at Nick.

Sabin's defense like his defense was. always good. He learned you know. secondary with Bill and Cleveland and. going from there. And also like that's. part of being in a tree we talk about. now in the NFL like oh all these. offenses are built from McVey or from. Shanahan or wherever the hell it's from. Defense the same thing. Like you think. Kirby Smart went to Georgia and he was. like hey we got to completely change our. defense because this is what Nick Sabin. ran. I can't just run the same thing. Like that's the one thing about the DC. that just doesn't make much sense. Like. that's who you should be asking and.

getting the most information from and. running the stuff that they were. running. Even though maybe you don't see. it the same way, but as far as like. Dbor, it does feel like they're on their. way. But I think so too. >> The fact that they got the highest. recruit in the history of Bama at. quarterback nonetheless. Not like wide. receiver Julio Jones, all those guys are. an O lineman D lineman guy in the. secondary, anything like that. But they. got the quarterback now and they have. three years of that. Like that's. massive. >> Yeah. The one thing they need to figure. out which coach Tabin talked about is. the offensive line. They have four new. starters I believe on there and they. were like 120th in yard per rush last.

year. They could not run the ball to. save their lives. So that'll be. interesting to see and what how they. attack that with who second year uh Ryan. Grub is back with uh Dbor in this. situation. Um but also for as far as. like number one recruiting or whatever. The last three classes for Dbor have. been like number two, number three, and. number three. So they're still getting. guys. He's getting his guys in. So that. could make a big difference this year, too. >> What if Kale Nore in Alabama does it for. the SEC? You know, three times the Big.

10 has started the season and ended the. season as national champions in a row, three different schools. They don't talk. about the depth of the Big 10 enough. >> The SEC has the depth. Well, I don't. know. The Big 10's three deep on. national championships in the last three. years. Can the SEC do it? or will the. Big 12 potentially produce an absolute. monster that's waiting? >> Well, >> how about the AC? >> I don't think we got to worry about. them, but the ACC.

Texas Tech. >> Texas Tech is the team. Yes, they. certainly have a chance. >> Well, the Big 12's got a lot of teams. BYU, Utah, you got a lot of teams that. potentially have a chance. Utah also. defensive minded uh coach now. DC stays. up there going to lock that thing gone. Big Bear up there in BYU, he's only. getting bigger, stronger, faster. Absolutely. wearing 47 out there. hopefully. Still there, coach. Awesome. >> Yeah, exactly. And I trust uh Cody. Campbell and Joey Magcguire to put. together a roster no matter what happens. otherwise. So Texas Tech is going to be. you you start talking about the depth of. Big 12 and then you add in, oh yeah,

West Virginia is about to go absolutely. crazy. Quick question, AJ, as you make. that face. I don't like the smirk on. your face. >> Yeah. What's up? >> Must be nice at the top, >> [ __ ]. >> Yeah. Okay. People not in the top 10 for. the first time. It's like, "Oh, yeah. Yeah, let's see if we can reach the top. 35 here." And I think we certainly can. Uh, Tone, what was Arizona State's odds. at the beginning of the season whenever. they won the Big 12? >> It was two years ago. I believe they. were like plus 10,000 to win the uh Big.

12 before they went on their run with. Sam Levit, the boys. >> Okay, so follow up now. What is West. Virginia's odds right now to win the Big. 12? >> PLUS 5,300, I BELIEVE. >> OH, IS THAT RIGHT? >> HALF A BET. >> What's that, AJ? >> We know you're about to You probably. already made this bet, didn't you? Yeah, found out about this thing yesterday by. Tone. Tone said, "Hey, I just want to as. you because you know this this weekend. on game day, obviously running through. subjects that are going to be brought. up, you know, conversation pieces. Hey, what's happening? Have your stuff. ready." Got it. Got it. Got it. Me and.

Tone hitting the. >> I tell you, we're hitting the internet, hitting had books out yesterday, flipping through pages of books, you. know, had this entire thing. We had. magazine, I guess, big thick magazines. more so than anything else. So, you. know, we're trying to get in there. It's. been a lot of that this week as we get. back into college game day and then all. of a sudden Tone goes, "Uh, hey to your. West Virginia winning the Big 12 thing. Arizona State plus 10,000 two years ago. They won it. West Virginia plus 5200 or. something." I'm like, "That tells me.

very doable. >> We're doing it.". >> Take a flyer. >> What was Duke's chances to win the ACC. last year? >> Oh, does anybody care that Duke won the. ACC last? >> Everybody knows they won it, too. >> Exactly. Hey, there's a bunch of fun. facts about who won what. All we know is. Miami almost didn't even get into the. college football playoff and then they. ended up in the national championship. They feel like they're even better. >> and they get the ACC champion. quarterback to come down there and they. have another year of experience with. that guy. Malachi Tony might be up for. the Heisman this year if they continue. to utilize him the way he was utilized.

last year. We know their defense is. going to be stat and physical. We know. Crystal Ball is going to go absolutely. crazy. the ACC. I mean, if Clemson, you. know, if Clemson, >> no way, right? >> I think. >> No way. What? They win. >> How big a dogs are they? >> 10. >> I'm not a. >> man. That it's going to Imagine going in. there and getting a win to start the. season with everything surround like. it's going to be a wild atmosphere. >> Yeah, it is going to be absurd down. there. Can't wait to get there. Thank. you, college football, for doing its.

thing. The field goal uh kicking is easy. contest is up. >> Okay, >> let's go. Okay, >> we are doing that. >> Potentially. >> uprights are there. >> Potentially the biggest. >> season yet. Okay. >> Yeah, like for the field goal kicking. cont. Excited for some news for that one. on Saturday morning as we roll that out. Very pumped and excited about that. And. I assume that Louisiana is going to. produce some incredible kickers for said. contest. It's going to be a big number.

to start the season. Remember, season. goes up. >> So, I have. >> make it make it a 55 yard. >> So, I don't know if we're going to have. uh the ability to change that completely. because just, you know, room in places. But, I do think we should back it up. maybe to 40 yards. >> 33 is where it will remain at the time. being. And I'm already getting videos. from people that are saying they're. preparing for future stops. You know, hey, this is in my part of the country. So people are preparing to try to get. there because obviously it's first 300. people get a ticket. Then that ticket is.

randomly pulled and whenever it's pulled. that is the winner. And then you have uh. there's new rules that you have like a. uh a one minute or two minute three. minute period to figure out who if. you're having somebody you got to do. that now. If you're doing it, you got to. do it now. Everything has to be. happening now. Uh but we're back up and. running. I'm very excited for that. And. also pumped up for Pat White. The number. five is officially being retired in. Morgantown this weekend before kickoff. Congratulations to Pat White. Let's. >> go, Pat. >> This is a This is a jersey they're.

selling. I believe it's an NIL store. throwback Pat White jersey. >> That's filthy. >> Yeah, it is. >> That is sick. >> Yeah, it's awesome. >> That's going to crush it. Fratouses, Donner. >> Yeah, it should honestly. And. >> actually anywhere. >> We tell the Fat Boys uh diner on Frat. Row, buy a couple of ads. Yeah. You. know, cuz I think uh I think this is NIL. towards Pat. I I think Pat is also doing. that as he's coaching the West Virginia. Mountaineers as well. If NIL would have. been around, this guy potentially owns. state of West Virginia, at least part of. it for what he did uh for the state. I.

was very lucky to be teammates with him. I got a chance to watch his entire. career from behind the scenes and. obviously on the sidelines. He and I. obviously uh I would either punt or kick. a field goal. So, we are crossing paths. every single series basically. great. times, great relationships, great leadership. I mean, an absolute. great football player and uh I think. it's a great decision by West Virginia. to retire the five. We've been pounding. that drum for a little bit now. You. know, hey, four bowl games. Uh they were.

the two, him and Steve Sllayton on the. NCAA games. Y. >> prime time football Thursday nights we. had the highest ratings before NFL one. It was all because this guy was driving. the ship. He was the most electrifying. player I had ever seen and uh he would. take over game any moment and he would. also lay the wood. I mean a lot of. people remember him getting hit which. certainly happened because he was a. running quarterback and everything like. that but he's decleeted a couple people. too for Steve Sllayton or Noel Divine.

whenever they were running. He's just. classic football player. Also got. drafted like five times played. professional baseball uh stayed. committed to football and then he tried. baseball a little bit. Got into the. minors and then decided it wasn't for. him. Then he started coaching. It's like. I'm happy for him. I'm proud of him, man. Legit. Okay, let's pivot away from. college football with chaos happening. this weekend and in courtrooms in Baton. Rouge. And let's go to the NBA that has. some chaos. Uh. >> oh. >> Now, since we have learned of this. character, >> Steve Balmer.

>> Yeah, >> we've known that this guy's a little bit. of a wild card. >> This guy might have a little dip in his. chip. This guy has got some real. pizzazz. Here's him whenever he was with. Microsoft. thousand question for the. field. What is the MOST ASKED QUESTION. THAT I'VE received this week? >> SIDEBURNS. >> WHAT THE HELL ARE we supposed to do. about net Steve? >> It's a very good question AND IT'S GOT A. VERY very clear answer. developers.

The key tonet, the key to industry transformation, the. key to success is developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers, developers. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. I mean, just an. absolute madman, you know. That is a.

that is a nerd event there where you. know a leader of said super geniuses is. up there sweating his ass off doing the. things that he's doing presenting to. develop he's juicing up developers. juice. So this guy seemingly super. competitive, obviously has the pizzazz. and a moxy. Then he gets into ownership. in sports. He's at the NBA. He becomes. the owner of the Clippers and all of a. sudden he wants to build something super. arena uh arena. And the one thing that. he was most jacked up about whenever we. heard him speak about it from the.

construction site with a hard hat was. >> toilets, 1160 toilets, three times the FDA average toilets and. girls. We do not want people waiting in. line. WE WANT THEM TO GET BACK TO THEIR. damn seats uh at the end of the half. before the game clock. >> Of course, we know what you meant. Yes. Getting back to So, this man was a. unicorn. >> Yep. >> Immediately. >> from jump. >> Just an absolute alien seemingly in all. facets of his. He has the thigh slap.

grab moment that he's already had. It's. like everything this guy does is out of. a movie. And now he's potentially super. villain who's utilizing different. methods to potentially uh rig a system. or cheat a system that has been put in. place. His people vehemently deny the. allegations. The NBA came out and said. harshest penalty in the history of. professional sports. Basically, ladies. and gentlemen, joining us now to dive in. a little bit deeper to what just took.

place with the Clippers, the Kawhi. Leonard, the circumventing the salary. cap allegations, and the penalty that. seemingly is harsher than anything we've. ever seen. A year ban, five first round. picks, six month ban here, fine here, year ban here. Those are big numbers. Obviously, something very, very serious. took place. Adam Silver said, "This is. what it's going to be." What was it and. why was it to tell us senior NBA insider. for ESPN Sham Shirania Shams. >> Shams? Okay, so we know Steve B. Thank.

you for joining us. You look fantastic. We know Steve Balmer is a uh character, a character if you will, but it feels. like in this particular case, something. happened that Adam Silver was not happy. about at all. And there was a report at. one point that there was nothing found. and uh we're going to move on actually. with this entire thing. Then the NBA was. like, "Nope, that's not true at all.". There was a trade of Kawhi Leonard to. Toronto that was supposed to happen and. the NBA said, "Nope, you should probably. wait until we're done with our. investigation. Did we know that the.

investigation was coming to a point at. this time? And what really does this all. say about the situation?" Kind of open. floor for you, Seams. >> Yeah, what this says is this is the most. severe punishment given out in American. pro sports. That's for sure. And what. this does say at the end of it is above. all, Adam Silver is the judge. He's the. jury. He's got the final word. And the. NBA had Wakta Lipton, a third party law. firm, basically commissioned as as the. investigator, the lead investigator for. this last September. And then they.

published that 36page report yesterday. on Wednesday. But my understanding is. back in late July, the Clippers already. received all of the findings that the li. that the NBA had from WTEL Lipton on all. the all the charges, all the emails, all. the text messages, everything that. they've got here in this 36 page report. And things always come up at the last. second. There's always more information. This is always fluid. That's what goes. into these types of investigations. There's all these different sides,

right? It's the Clippers. It's Steve. Balmer. It's Steve Balmer's lawyers. It's the Clippers lawyers. It's the NBA. It's Adam Silver. It's the lawyers at. the league. It's the Waktail Lipton. lawyers as well. And then there's the. whole Kawhi Leonard. Then his agent, then his former business rep. Then it's. the union representatives. And so. there's all these people. There's all. these sides. So these are complex. stories. No question. But when the. league went to the Clippers in July, I I. my understanding is they were looking. for the Clippers to basically fall on. the sword here to like admit the uh.

wrongdoing to cooperate, but there was. none of that. The Clippers, even to this. day, this morning, Thursday, right now, 12:49 p.m. Eastern time, they are. vehemently standing by their statements. that they did not do anything wrong. And. at the crux of this uh is the. introductions that the NBA found that. rose to the level of not just normal. introductions that teams make. Teams in. the NBA are allowed Pat to make.

introductions to their players and. sponsors, right? And so any individual. player likely 60 to 70% of of their. sponsors are coming directly with the. with the team sponsors just because it's. inhouse. Well, you can introduce a. player like the Clippers could have. introduced Kawhi Leonard to Dacttronics. or any of these other four companies. that they've been alleged. to basically brokering these deals. The. issue here is that there is proof at. least on one occasion, Jillian Zucker,

the president of business who got. suspended for a full year. Well, she. basically, according to the NBA's. findings, negotiated a deal in the. millions with a company and a and a. middleman, a middle agent for Kawhi. Leonard on behalf of Kawhi Leonard. before it even reached the point of an. introduction. And so, cases like that. are why when I talked to team executives. last night, one mentioned to me the. Clippers basically acted as some form of. a power agent for Kawhi Leonard in some.

instances. And that's where it it it. rises from just introductions or just an. innocent situation to okay there is some. intent here on circumventing the salary. cap. >> Okay. Because thank you for all that. information. Obviously it's a lot. I. think there's, you know, in the NFL, players make appearances at like uh team. sponsored events and then there is like. a pdeium or a payment that's made, but. the teams have always said we can't give. you any more than that or you can't earn. any more of that because obviously we. have to report every single dollar and.

there's a salary cap and yada yada yada. So, I assume that there has been team. deals. You said 60% with players that. have happened in the past. The problem. here is that they were telling these. people, "Hey, this is what you're going. to have to give to Kawhi Leonard." Is. that why they're upset about it? In. followup, there was no finding of Steve. Balmer putting money into a company and. then that company sending money to Kawhi. Leonard, right? Is that because I think. a lot of people think that was. potentially happening. Like I think that. is. >> there's yeah there's c like you can look.

at everything circumstantially you know. like the the Clippers are you know. paying7 million and then Kawawaii's. getting 7 million like why like but. there's no like that there's no like. definitive like the the money went from. Steve Balmer's bank account to this. company and then it went right like that. but again you can read through the. circumstance you can read through all of. And that's where the lines, you know, get blurred a little bit. And there is.

that uh gray area. But I don't know why. anyone involved in this situation. managed these deals the way they did. Like to have deals in the tens of. millions of dollars of range. Like Kawhi. Leonard, these deals were being inked. and discussed and talked about during. 2020 and 2021. This is during the co. pandemic when businesses were basically. at times using COVID in the pandemic and. that was around the country as a reason. why businesses were actually suffering.

that uh money wasn't as available like I. talked to agents and players now like. these endorsement deals were not hot and. popping during co times in 2020 and 2021. but for some reason Kawhi Leonard was. getting tens and millions of dollars in. endorsement deals and by mid 2021 he had. already pocketed over $10 million in. endorsement deals with basically no. obligation. And so that is a red flag. You add all the circumstances together. and then you have the text message proof.

or the email proof of the business rep. dealing with um you know basically a. middleman before it even got to Kawaii. These are all the things that the league. is looking, you know, looked into. We'll. continue to look into and walk to the. Lipton did say there's more stuff coming. to us as well and we'll see where that. could end up down the line whenever that. point is. >> Okay. Because there's so many different. defenses that college players are. utilizing this right now for no show. type appearances. Well, actually one. appearance we uh negotiated with them to.

be worth $5 million. So that is there's. always those types of backend stuff. that's happening. Quickly because we. have a heart out coming in about two and. a half minutes. Kawhi Leonard's $700,000. fine, no suspension, and we assume trade. is back on to Toronto. And why do you. think he only got only $700,000? A lot. of money, but in comparison to what he. has earned, I guess you have to keep it. real. No suspension, no nothing. Did. Kawhai know nothing? And then if he knew. nothing, why is he getting suspended or. why is he getting fined? >> Well, yeah. A lot a lot of of of.

questions around the league. Why was. Kawhi Leonard's penalty just $700,000 in. restitution? Why did he not get fined? not or why did he not get suspended? Why. did he not get his contract voided? Well, the NBA did publish that report. with WTEL Lipton, 36 pages. There was no. evidence there that showed that he had. knowledge or he firsthand worked on. circumventing the salary cap. Basically, Dennis Robertson, the uncle, had all the. power, had all the say. So, is just like. Adam Silver does with the NBA. Uh Dennis.

Robertson, everyone around the NBA knows. it. He ran Kawhi Leonard. He ran his. life. And so that, you know, when you. talk to people around the players union, it's they're using this as a cautionary. tale of what can happen when someone has. this much power around you and you're. the player. So if Kawhi Leonard is just. thinking about playing basketball, maybe. not looking at his bank account and. seeing what's actually going on, that is. what the NBA is taking him at at his. word because they just don't have the. proof that he had the knowledge, nor did. Waktell Lipton find that proof. And so. absent of that proof, you can't just.

void his contract or suspend him based. on a pretext. But again, he is taking. that penalty, $700,000 of improper. benefits to his uncle. But then even. more than that, you're getting a lot of. stain on his legacy, clearly his name. And he was very brazen with the way he. behaved with his inner circle. There's. no doubt about it. And that's the. penalty that he's living with. But the. trade as of right now, both sides, the. Clippers and Raptors, they're moving. forward as if the trade is going to. happen. There's sequencing that has to.

occur. But the trade call is what's. next, lining that up with the NBA. And. both sides have already spoken uh. Wednesday night, and they both have the. intention of moving forward here with. this trade. Kawhi Leonard to Toronto and. Brandon Ingram, Grady Dick, two first. round picks, uh two second round picks, and one pick swap would be going to the. Clippers. And you talk about five first. round picks you lose. Well, you're. getting some of that back here in this. Toronto deal. >> Okay, literally 2 seconds here. They're. going to renegotiate a deal with him too. up there in Toronto. >> The expectation is there will be an.

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FOOTBALL. GOOD timing there. Toxic table. was at Boston Connor and at Tone Digs. Ty Schmidt, we love you, brother. >> Shout out. >> We'll see Ty on Monday. >> Okay, we're off tomorrow. Just a little. couple house cleaning notes off. tomorrow. We'll be uh fully focused on. Baton Rouge on College Game Day. Saturday. You know, we're going on a. little bit of a football tour here. >> Here we go. >> You know, going on a little bit of a. football tour. That's kind of how I'm. viewing this particular fall. A lot of. musicians obviously work multiple nights. uh in different towns. Wrestlers.

obviously work in multiple different. towns. Feels like we're just going on a. nice football tour for the fall. I've. heard a lot of chatter about uh me. potentially dying this fall and maybe. oversaturation and not going to be able. to know enough stuff. It's like, yeah, right, man. We are about to enjoy the. hell out of this football season. This. is the greatest gift uh outside of like. daughter and. >> son and obviously like that. Greatest. gift that I've ever been presented uh us. as a team getting a chance to do. football this way that we're about to do. it. We're incredibly pumped. Now,

speaking of gifts, and I didn't know. we're going right to Door Dash right. now, but I'm pumped that we are. >> Door Dash is giving away a house. Okay. And you don't see it on this particular. >> Don't Fan for free. >> Dan for free, baby. >> Don't do it. Don't do it. >> I don't know how it made its way back. Honestly, I don't know how it did, but I. appreciate that this is there. What are. you doing? You're scanning the QR code. >> You said I could get a house. I want to. see. >> You can get money for towards a house. Okay. It's money. >> Scanning that. >> You sc You scan this. You can look.

First of all, college students all fall. >> Is it Steve Balmer's money? >> No. And it's not Walters either. Everybody needs to relax and just kind. of let me tell you what's happening. because it's a very good thing that Door. Dash is doing here. Okay. If you while. being a fan of your team, okay, on. Saturdays, college game day Saturdays, >> y. >> you ear you can earn points while door. dashing on college and then that is uh. get you into running for a potential uh.

Dodge Charger, Hellcat, what. >> uh money towards a house, uh free. groceries for a year, uh all these types. of things. So, if you were to use Door. Dash and you are to Door Dash through. your life on Saturdays, you will uh earn. points that get you into potential. running for a house. Now, you don't know. that. I got to explain all that cuz on. the graphic it says don't fan for free. and a pizza and a burger. And I. appreciate Door Dash's partnership. I. love Door Dash. >> Oh, it's the best. >> We We think Door Dashes is one of the.

greatest inventions of all time. Everything's got shorts, underwear, food, steak, pizza, you name it. drinks, L drinks, every drink. We Sorry, Delta 9. drinks. Other, you know, there's all. that. We love Door Dash. We just think. what they're doing is awesome. And we. >> we'd like this to showcase what's going. They're giving away enough money for a. house. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> So, you'll have to use the money for a. house or can I use it for anything I. want? >> I think it has to go probably towards a. house. I think it says house has money. >> It's a house money.

>> I just want to make sure. >> What would you use the money for? >> Cuz you know, >> I don't know. >> No, you can't wire it to Wheel of. Fortune though we which. >> nice. >> I don't know if there's been a follow-up. on the Washington Post article but in. Wheel of Fortune you win a prize you. can't you do get the cash value. >> cash value. >> of that so I we don't know if you could. potentially cash value this thing out of. I don't need a house please thanks I but. I would like that money. >> I think they show up at your house with. a big check says has to go to a house. >> publishers clearing house I love that I. was hoped like god we'd win anytime I. saw one of those publicly I would get in.

there and then I watched a video that. was on a commercial and they were never. shown they look shown up a lot of houses. look like my house, but never actually. my house. I It was kind of a bummer. I. appreciated them doing that. Shout out. to Door Dash. Don't fan for free. Earn. >> and win while you're fanning on College. Saturdays. Free Dash Pass for every. college student as well. You have to. prove that you're a college student. You. get free dash. >> That's incredible. >> So, they're giving back in a big way. They're an incredible company. We're. very, very grateful for them. Huge. conversation last hour. Not only Laney. Wilson is the celebrity guest picker for.

their 500th road show. Shout out to her. and Duck making her way down to Baton. Rouge. Then obviously catch up with Nick. Sabin. Nick Sabin talks about how the. environment and the hype could. potentially uh make your players believe. that they don't have to play good. football like Death Valley and all this. juice is going to win you the game. regardless because they talk about away. games at night especially in the ACC. what the record is. It's like you got to. play as well. We haven't talked anything. about Lane Keifin and his football team. We've only talked about Lane Kein and. who he's been trying to get on his. football team which are guys that were.

in some of these training camps around. the NFL. They got a tight end, >> Trey Dez Green. >> He's gonna be wearing number seven. He's. unbel We're talking about this Daquan. Wright guy who's coming back from the. Cleveland Browns. It's like obviously he. was second team all SEC last year. I. think he's very talented. He's with the. Browns. Yeah. And now with the Chiefs I. believe. Uh that we're talking about him. as a tight end. It's like they actually. got the tight end. They they they have. the number one guy, the preseason number. one guy. 6'7, 243. Sam Levit,

quarterback. Unbelievable. led that. Arizona State team, those plus 10,000. odds to the Big 12 to get into the. college football playoffs. It's like. they got a very talented roster down. there. And then Clemson, everybody's. overlooking them. It's like we could. potentially have the greatest start to a. season yet. Like actually could have the. greatest start to a season yet. Excited. about it. All kicks off tonight. Tone, what should we be looking at for these. numbers this evening as we try to take. advantage of the best sports book on. earth, DraftKing? >> Yeah, tonight obviously the main game, the one where it's uh not a 40point. spread is Colorado and Georgia Tech.

These two teams did play last year. Uh. we talked about that earlier. 2720. Georgia Tech. Um Georgia Tech ran for. 320 yards in that game. Hannes King, I. think, had 150 on the ground himself. Um. so this is kind of a measuring stick. game for these two programs who have a. ton of turnover. We talked about it. Uh. Alberto Mendoza is the quarterback for. Georgia Tech. So it's his new era. It's. not Hannes King anymore. Um Georgia Tech. has turned into a very very solid. program down there that loves to run the.

football. So, watch out for that. And. then Prime needs to get it done this. year. Um, you know, the first year with. Shadur and Travis Hunter was awesome. They were really, really good. Uh, the. last two years have not been great. Juju. Lewis is a very, very talented. quarterback. So, we'll see what prime in. Colorado has in store for this year for. us tonight as well. >> Juju Lewis back in Georgia. He uh he. threw for 14 touchdowns in the state. championship, one game. >> I I forget what the numbers are. It's. not 14 touchdowns, but it's something. It's something like that with how. talented he was down in Georgia, which. is why youngest.

>> He got handed the keys literally in a. promo shoot for social media from. Shadore to be the next one for the. Buffs. Not a lot of chatter about them. on the field this year. Excited to see. what they have. Justice Haynes, running. back for Georgia Tech is somebody to. keep an eye on tonight. He was at. Michigan last year, was Alabama before. that. He's from Alpharetta, Georgia. He's a five-star guy. He's going to get. the ball a lot tonight. >> They're going to run the [ __ ] out of the. football. >> Yeah. Is it can Colorado tackle him? I. mean, that that is going to be the huge. question. And joining us now is a man. that's going to be on the call. Former. NFL quarterback, Missouri superstar,

ladies and gentlemen. Congrats to him. getting called tonight's game and also. all the other amplified stuff that he. has going on this football season. Love. seeing former players crush it. This guy. definitely doing that. Ladies and. gentlemen, Chase Daniels. >> Yeah, Chase. >> Boys. >> Hey, good to see you, brother. How is. life down there in Atlanta? >> It's good, man. It's busy. Like, um, we're doing this game obviously tonight. Honored and blessed. Um, I can't even. imagine what your schedule is like. because you do like 55 more things than. I do and I'm doing like SEC Nation on.

Saturday. I'm prepping for this game. here. We're doing the 5:00 PM Sports. Center tonight with Matt Barry. Like. just a little taste of like everything. you do in the Monday night count. You're. dude, you guys, the whole crew is on. another level. So, so props to you guys. >> Well, thank you, Chase. That's very kind. of you. We've been doing this for a. while now. You know, the daily show. grind thing is uh it's a good way to cut. your teeth, I think. Yeah, I think it's. a good way to cut your teeth. We used to. do radio. We were doing radio for like 3. four hours. So, I I mean, you you're. going to crush it. We can't wait to.

watch you and we think your brain is. going to be good over top of games. Not. that this is the first time you're. calling games, but certainly a more. amplified calling of games, especially. tonight. Let's hear your thoughts on. tonight cuz Justice Haynes, Georgia. Tech, we've been just super excited. about because obviously we saw him go. crazy last year. He's a home run hitter. Bruce literally earlier in the week said. to uh the entire group, is anybody going. to be able to tackle this guy? Is that. not what your thoughts were, Bruce? >> Yeah, he's an explosive play machine on. a Michigan team last year that didn't. have a ton of explosive plays that. weren't including Justice Haynes. He uh.

is super duper fast and he's also pretty. physical. He's a beast. >> And his dad, Super Bowl champ, he's from. Georgia. It feels like tonight is an. opportunity for him to go crazy. What. are your thoughts on tonight's game? How. you kind of see it, Chase? >> Yeah, starting with Georgia Tech for me, they're going to run the piss out of the. ball. I mean Malachi Hosley coming back. as well and then Justice Haynes I mean. look Georgia Tech in general they have. not done well in the portal and that's. by design meaning like Brent Key only 20. 20 transfer portals um brought in. compared to Colorado's 43 Prime has the.

most uh in the power four but when you. watch this Georgia Tech team to me they. are all about identity and their. identity right now is running the. football they have one receiver coming. back Jordan Allen so I don't know how. that's going to happen. They're they. will run the football. And this is what. we were talking about with their game. proof. They need to run the football 50. times between Hosley, Justice Haynes, and then Alberto Mendoza. Like I was. talking um to Fernando Mendoza about. Alberto Mendoza, his brother, making his.

first career start. Like, think about it. from that perspective. When you're. making your first career start, a. soldout stadium at home, you haven't. done a whole bunch. Lean on the run. game. Lean on those big hogs up front. So, I really like that for Georgia Tech. And then when you go over to the. Colorado side of things to me, it's um. it starts with that go-go offense. I. know right when I got on, you guys were. talking about Juju Lewis. Uh big spot. for him nationally. Really big. highprofile recruit. Um only his third. career start. And it's going to be.

interesting to see how new offensive. coordinator Brennan Marian is going to. unleash him because it is his third. career start. A lot of growth still to. go. And then when you look at that. receiver room though, Pat, and guys like. Danny Skado coming over from San Jose. State. He led the country in receiving. yards last year. DeAndre Moore was the. University of Texas second leading. receiver last year. And then you got Cam. Perry who led the nation in yards per. catch at 23 yards. If they can unleash. the pass game against the secondary from.

Georgia Tech, that's just all right. It. should be a good game going into the. fourth quarter. Okay. So, maybe Guju is. the difference there back in his home. state of Georgia. I just don't know who. can tackle. I don't know much about the. defense other than coach Sap's not there. anymore, right? So, I don't know. anything about. >> it. Hasn't been great. >> So, hopefully they're able to figure. that out, especially with the I mean, that's just going to be a how you doing? Keep it moving. Brent Keys here type of. type of night. I'll be excited to see if. if Colorado could stop. All right, let's. pivot away from tonight and let's talk. more ball. Go ahead, AJ.

>> Yeah, Chase. I want to pivot to the NFL. quickly. the Rams with what they're. doing right now. We got Aaron Donald, Miles Garrett out there. Like, if you. were an opposing offensive coordinator, I guess what's the plan? What are you. going to do? How would you try to attack. them? And also, like, are they going to. run the table and win the whole thing? >> Yeah. I mean, to answer your point on. run the table, win the whole thing. I. mean, on paper, AJ, they they look like. they can and they look like they should, but like when was the last time we saw a. favorite from the very beginning run the. entire table, right? You got to stay. healthy. You got to make plays. You got.

to be opportunistic. You got to get. lucky sometimes. You guys know you guys. have seen somebody go wire to wire like. the fave and actually go on and do it. >> I mean, who would it be? >> Chiefs in uh 2023 or 2024. We looked it. up. It was They're plus 600 though. They. weren't as short. >> Yeah. And so to me, >> the 72 Dolphins they were saying going. into the seasoned baby. >> They were saying 110. >> These guys could do it. you know, that's. really the only time.

>> you have to be so opportunistic. And. then as far as like offensive. coordinator, like if I'm an offensive. coordinator, um, planning against that. Dline, I mean, Aydah, you would know. like it's all one-on-one blocks. You're. going to get into a bare front, a jam. front, you're play five across, and. you're going to say, "We're going to get. one-on-one matchups every single time. We're going to drop eight. We're going. to rush five. We can get pressure with. four." I think I'm going to be really. interested to see how the Rams use Aaron. Donald. Yes, I know he's a freak. Yes, I. know he's one of the greatest defensive. tackles of all time. And yes, I know.

he's in great shape. Worked out with the. Rams obviously a few times. How often do. they use him at the beginning of the. season? Because I want to see them, you. know, sprinkle him in on third down, obviously run stopper, but save him for. that long season. I mean, you're going. to be playing 20 games, 21 games if you. have it all. >> I want him out there. I think he wants. to be out there, too. That's why he was. doing all I think that's why he was. doing all the training that he was. doing. I I think he was not training for. a package, you know, and Shfter. mentioned that whenever we first talked. about this with Aaron Donald. Shfter was.

like, "What a perfect situation to go. back to. Obviously, the Rams very good. He could get 15, 20 plays a game or. whatever if you want to." It's like, I. don't think that's what Aaron Donald's. preparing for. I I I I think he wants to. come back and wreck games. I I think he. wants to Yeah. >> be full-time participant here alongside. Miles Garrett, who might not be. Is he. okay? >> He's hurt, too. >> Is Miles. >> got some swelling? that we're talking. about the Avengers, but we got knee. swelling and we haven't seen a guy on a. field for two years. Hopefully, they're. able to piece it together because this. could be a spectacle literally.

everywhere that they go. Excited for. that. Okay, let's pivot from the. defensive side to the offensive side. Go. ahead, Con man. >> Yeah, Chase, a lot of different matchups. this year as far as QB and OC's go. A. lot of new guys in new places. The. Eagles and Jaylen Herz, new OC. Jaden. Daniels, a bunch of them really around. the league. Who are you most excited to. watch this year as far as quarterback OC. combos go? And who do you expect to have. a big year that maybe people aren't. looking at? >> Yeah, that's a great question. Um, it's. without a doubt Jaden Daniels. Uh, new. offensive coordinator David Blau. Okay,

I played with him. He was the third. string quarterback in 2020 for the. Detroit Lions. Think Ben Johnson meets. old school Daryl Bevel where they're. taking shots down the football field. A. lot of motions, a lot of shifts. Jane. Daniels had the greatest rookie season. of all time. not even close two years. ago. People seem to have forgotten what. he is about and how he was. He got hurt. last year. Obviously didn't play a lot. It's going to be a new look offense, right? Like Steon Diggs is stepping in.

uh among others, but you're going to. see, and I talked to David Bla, you're. going to see a different offense for. Jaden. They're going to put him under. center. Still have that shotgun RPO run. game, but they are going to stretch. defenses vertically. There's going to be. some trick plays. You're going to see a. lot more at the line of scrimmage. Hey, check check alert alert. Letting Jaden. Daniels use his mind. And when he was. coming out and I studied him in 2024 out. of LSU, I thought he was one of the best. pure pocket passers I had seen in. college. It's not like you're locking on. to one and then you're running. Everyone.

knows about his running ability. You're. locking on to one and you see it two, three, four. Just the way he gets. through progressions to me is excellent. I I do think that, you know, they got to. figure out that offensive line and. really just shore up how they're going. to go about it, find their identity, but. I think Jaden Daniels is going to show. everyone that that rookie season was who. he was and not that secondyear sophomore. slump even though he was hurt. >> Every coach but Dan Quinn fired after. last season. Whole new staff on the. offense and on the defense. And the. number five, I think, is still being.

worn down LSU. Not a lot of positive. things coming out of commanders this. offseason. I like to hear that Jaden. Daniels potentially going to get back on. top. He was a phenomenal football. player. Let's pivot back to college, shall we? There's some storylines. developing that we think Chase Daniels. will obviously have the right answer. for. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Chase, obviously you have a great. game tonight and a lot of people have. made a lot about how there's only one. ranked matchup this weekend, but what is. something else that you're looking. forward to this weekend? I mean, Iava. and Saga Pulitelli play on Saturday. night and kind of like an old pack 12. after dark matchup there. CJ Carr goes.

against Wisconsin. You've got Byron. Brown and DJ Lagway in that game. Old. Miss and Louisville obviously. What is. uh something else that you're maybe. looking forward to this weekend uh as. you go through the games? >> Well, I think we'll see how this court. ruling plays out. For for me, it's. Clemson LSU. Clemson has lost a lot of. guys. I think they had nine guys. drafted. New quarterback starting on the. road, Death Valley at night, Lane Kein, Portal Kings. How does Sam Levit handle. everything? That's going to be a huge. story line. And then look, I I also.

think um Davos's going to have some. things for Lane that maybe Lane doesn't. understand. I just think it's a very. difficult place to play at night. Uh and. it's going to be a huge litmus test for. where Clemson and LSU are at. And the. other game uh is the Miss Louisville. matchup. To me, one of the more. underrated games. Not a lot of people. talking about it. This Louisville team. will be better than you think. How does. Old Miss with a new play caller handle. with Kiwan Lacy and Trinidad Chamless.

who I think you guys know I'm I'm really. high on. Uh but this Louisville team I I. think they're going to play Miss a. little bit tighter than a lot of people. think. But a good first week matchup for. me. >> How about Chase Daniel giving us all the. breakdown on college football right now. >> Have we ever thought about Chase Daniel. maybe diving into a court case? Hey. Chase, you're a former SEC quarterback. What are your thoughts on this breaking. news? The SEC Greg Seni suing. >> Okay. File a lawsuit against LSU and. head coach Lane Keifin. Defendants waged.

a deliberate and coordinated campaign to. recruit professional athletes to play. football for LSU during the 2026 2027. season. Now remember this is all. happening in a Baton Rouge courthouse. right now. Wow. >> So Greg Sanki who we did not know if he. was going to be showing up at this. particular uh court hearing. We had no. idea. We knew lawyers were going to be. there. I think he stone cold Steve. Austin's through the courthouse, right? Holy hell, the commission's here. I hope. we got footage of this from behind the. scenes of him deciding to come do this.

Walk into the beehive into the buzzsaw. that is Baton Rouge for this injunction. And not only they saying not only do we. defend on what we're saying, we'd like. to file suit actually against what's. happening on your side. You that we. counter. You sue us. Nah, >> we sue you. How about that? This is a. huge deal because I think this is a. commissioner in a conference trying to. regulate their [ __ ] This would be big. for the next couple years until this. protect college sports act goes through. for some sort of regulation I think. But.

if you're LSU, you're saying, "Hey, there's people that are going to be able. to lose employment opportunities because. of what you're doing." They can. definitely go with that particular. angle. This is just getting started, I. think, Jason. This is in your. conference, Chase. This is your. conference where it's happening at, brother. We're such a ligious country. Like you sue, I sue. We counter sue. We. all sue. Like I I just don't understand. that. And look, it's more like fluffing. your chest up like the commissioners. walking through like, "Hey, you're going. to do this, I'm going to do that." And. and so forth and so on. I just think. it's it's LSU trying to have and play.

within the rules. But then here's here's. where I land on all this, guys. Like at. the end of the day, regardless of the. court ruling that comes down today, is. Lane Keifin gonna have the Kahjones to. actually follow through with playing. those guys? Like that that's my thing. with Daquan Wright and some other guys. That's what I'm going to wonder and see. And it's just like, hey, you know, Lane's a villain. I know Lane's a friend. of the show, but he's the villain. I. love Lane. I think he's great. He's. trying to do what he can to win. But.

it's going to be an interesting match. that we're going to be talking about all. week and SEC Nation is going to cover it. in depth when we're here right outside. the Mercedes-Benz Stadium that I'm. looking at right now. It's going to be. fascinating to see if he act because the. rosters are due 24 hours tomorrow before. they play. Like are they going to play. him? I don't know. >> Yeah. Are they going to list him on the. roster? I think that would be the first. step to potentially telling Sanki and. them. I don't think so. We'll have to. listen to the ruling. Trey Wallace is. reporting that Louisiana Attorney. General Liz Merl starts off her remarks.

outside of Baton Rouge courthouse with. go Tigers. Okay, >> she has a purple shirt on in that photo. as well. >> So, we scroll down here. >> Let's listen to what she has to say. Actually, let's uh let's go back to the. beginning. Let's turn some audio up. here. 58 seconds. Shout out to Trey. Wallace for this video outside the. courthouse. This before or after? This. is before the entire thing. Okay, this. is. >> Go Tigers. >> You issued an amicus brief last night. Um, why is it so important for your. office to get involved? >> Look, I think this is about this is.

about fundamental fairness and and. giving these players a a fair forum and. an opportunity to be heard. I mean, my. my brief is very simple. It it says this. was a bait and switch and it was unfair. to them and they deserve a forum where. they can have a fair hearing about how. they are being treated and by this by. the NCAA and by the SEC. This is. obviously not the only hearing that's. happening around the country. So, you. know, I always find it kind of peculiar. when I'm reading about this issue. nationally that there's so much of a.

focus on Louisiana and on on LSU in. particular when in fact these hearings. are taking place all over the country. So, you know, I think it's obvious that. these players are seeking a fair forum. to have their grievances heard and I. think they deserve that. >> Go Tigers. I I appreciate that. Uh, obviously college football is, as Pete. Dam would say, if you're looking for. stability, I don't think college. football is where you want it at. We got. an attorney general saying, "Go Tigers. walking into a courthouse." We got the.

SEC suing LSU and Lane Kein in an. Alabama. court. Oh, is that where. >> they're suing them in an Alabama court. because I believe what the SEC is homeed. in Mobile. Okay. I believe. Is that not. the uh. >> thought it was? >> You think Atlanta? Atlanta. Yeah, >> but I don't I think it's in Alabama. I. think maybe he I don't know how you tie. it. >> Not Not the SEC. Not the that SEC. >> No, no, not the uh the tax commission. >> Not the security.

>> Not Washington DC. >> Birmingham, Alabama. >> Birmingham, Alabama is where the is. headed. So, they're suing him because. this is our rules. This is where we are. headquartered at. So, we're suing you in. an Alabama court. We're currently. sitting in the Louisiana court and we. got a huge game coming up in just two. days kicking off tonight's College. Football Week one. Uh what an insane. time to be alive. We're lucky for it. We. can't wait to watch you this season. Good luck out there, Chase. >> Thanks, guys. Appreciate you, >> ladies and gentlemen. That's Chase. Daniels. >> Yeah, Chase.

>> Pete was reporting that the SEC has. filed a federal lawsuit in Alabama suing. LSU and Lane Kein. per Louisiana. Attorney General Liz Merl. She mentioned. in a break in a state court hearing in. Louisiana. >> Wow. So, we thought maybe today we'd. find an answer. >> We could if LSU just says, "What are we. doing? >> There's more mud. >> What are we doing? Let's just be done. with this [ __ ]. >> Who cares? >> I don't know if that's. >> We got the best damn tight ends. You. already talked about it. Why do we We. don't need this guy.". >> So, Xavier Harris, Dlineman, that's.

potentially going to join the LSU team. >> Yeah. 6'8. DTackle. Okay. Nobody's mentioned his. name. >> They don't have any. >> He is might probably more important. >> Yeah, because they got two freshman DT. tackle. Now granted, they're the number. one and number two. >> in the world. >> in the in the entire class. They're two. freshman DT tackle, but Xavier Harris, 6'8 coming in there, I think would be a. little bit of an assist, you know, cuz. it's not just one player. There's. multiple play. Jack Pyburn might be. joining them a fresh out of the Tampa. Bay Buccaneers, I think, camp as he led.

the entire NFL preseason. Xavian Harris. Go ahead, Po. >> Pyurn. Oh, he accepted an offer from one. of the. >> Oh, he was one of Chiefs. Okay. So, Dayquin, right? That potentially going. there. So, hey, >> just be done with it. Damn it. >> There is seemingly a way to be done with. this. >> Yeah. >> Now, I don't know though after the. lawsuit because Sanki is suing what. damage already been done. You already. did this, right? You already broke our. rules. This has already happened. So, let's say Lane Keifin and LSU walk into.

that courthouse today. Governor Jeff. Landry is there. Hey everybody, >> greeting everybody. >> Hey guys, hey, welcome to Louisiana. I. mean, obviously not on best terms, but. hey, welcome to our state here. $100. BILLION SpaceX invest in Louisiana. >> Okay, WE GOT THE BIGGEST ROCKET PLACE IN. KNOWN TO MAN. OKAY, welcome to. Louisiana. We we know it's not great, but we'll get to the bottom of it. What. did they walk in and say, "All right, we. just want them to see we just want to. see what was happen." Because that's. kind of what happened in the source beat. Texas Tech case with Big 12 where the. Big 12 was like kind of pressuring in,

pressuring in, pressuring in. Is this. what you really want? Is this what you. really want? We're not going to. And. then all of a sudden, okay. Okay. That's. what we thought. This one Sanki showing. up at the courthouse unexpect. unannounced, right? >> Yeah. Did not know that. >> Coming in. That's funny what you guys. are saying. Actually, we're suing your. [ __ ] ass in a different state. Is. this really what you want to do right. now? This really friendly court down. here in Baton Rouge. I think up there in. Birmingham, we got a little bit of say I. think we got a little Okay. And they're. hoping that that happens. So, I think. that could all unfold in the next 24.

hours. And we will look at it as a wild. offseason story pointing out what. college football chaos truly looks like. in the state that we're in with no guard. rails, no regulation, no rules, but we. got a lot of money and employment and. labor on the line. That's kind of what. is happening. And hopefully by the time. Saturday comes, this will all be in the. past. We don't have to talk about. anybody. Let's talk about how incredible. these football teams are, which LSU. could potentially be this year if we. were to talk about just them as a. football team. Little on Deo Sweeney. coming in there doing his thing and a. lot of teams getting off to the races of.

a college football season that's very. long. >> going to have to take on a lot of. adversity. >> in phenomenal football is going to be. played. Speaking of phenomenal football, congratulations to Michael Wilson. >> Wow. Wow. Out there in Arizona, new. coach Laflur, offensive minded coach. Quarterback obviously, Jacobe Brassette, Carson Beck had an incredible preseason. run. We do believe the offense is going. to run well. The wide receiver uh. position is a huge deal in this. particular off 75 mil. Is that what is. that what I read there? >> Yeah. Up to 78 or something.

>> like 25 26 a year. >> I I'm saying this now. They have to. spend money. Okay. The salary cap floor. You have to spend money. The Arizona. Cardinals are building a brand new. practice facility out there. Mhm. >> brought in new head coach, investing in. hopefully the future. It's like, is it. really a new era out there in Arizona? Because they have a couple years here. where they are not expected to win many. games at all. >> It's kind of like how the New Orleans. Saints were a few years back whenever. they were in salary capell and they're. in a tough division. People are like, "The Saints probably not going to be. good." They bring in Kelly Mo. They.

start playing a little bit better than. everybody expected. Consider it a. successful season even though they were. nowhere near making it to the Super. Bowl. Feels like the Arizona Cardinals. have that for a couple years as they try. to build what they are for the future. and maybe they're able to get back in a. conversation of relevance. Michael. Wilson, hell of a football player. Congrats to him getting 78 million with. 47 of that guaranteed upon signing. I. love what's kind of going on over there. in Arizona. No real expectations, but if. we're good in the next couple years, that's a good thing. AJ.

>> Yeah. I guess what's uh what's the do. they have the lowest overunder of all. the teams when you come to odds as far. as like overall wins this season? >> I think they're aren't they? >> I think three and a half is the bottom. and they're tied and the I mean they're. hon like yeah terrible. You don't want. to be in that position but for for newie. head coach the floor and everything. Hey, no one's expecting anything from. us. It's like old school major league. Let's go out there and shock the world. You go get six wins. Imagine that's like. a a moral victory even though we don't. have any of those. But like no one's.

expecting anything from these guys. >> Oh, and I think that's why a lot of. people were asking Jacobe Brassette why. he was sitting out cuz how many what. games they won last year and it's like. well without me you guys literally had. nothing. And we like Jacobe Brassette. We love Jacobe Brassette, but there. wasn't a lot of success over there. So. if they did hit the reset button at the. quarterback position after trading Kyler. Murray away, I think we would all. completely understand. Instead, they. bring him in there for$ 177 million a. year, I do believe, or something along. those lines. He's going to be able to. hopefully transition them into whatever. era they're going to get to, but their. defense played hard as hell last year.

Obviously with Lafur, we think their. offense is going to have success. If. they become a problem for teams down the. stretch, I think their fans will be. like, "Yes, okay." As long as we have. some players that we know on the field, >> they have some hope. You just got to. give them some hope heading into next. year. >> Three and a half over under. What a. nightmare staring down the season. If. you're a fan going, here we go again. Even though your city's awesome, stadium's awesome, brand is awesome, logo is awesome. this year doesn't feel. like the potential outcome might be, but. hopefully in the next couple years. >> Yeah. And I mean, they're set kind of at. the um skill positions now because.

Michael Wilson will be there till 2029. I think I saw if Marv gets it together, which it looks like he is, that's a. great wide receiver. Trey McBride, Love. obviously, who we talked about it now, if they get a quarterback in that. situation, they're going to be fun to. watch. Like when when um Jacobe took. over last year, they were scoring in. upper 20s, low 30s every single game. They couldn't get any stops, but they. they were they were trying really hard. But um they're at least a fun at least. they're a bad team that's fun to watch. They're not scoring like 16. >> They were trying really hard tone. They.

were they were good. >> They got the Rams, the Seahawks reigning Super Bowl champs. and the ners in their division. Okay. And how do we talk about all of them. right now? >> High. >> Very high. >> I think they play the AFC West if I'm. not. >> af. Yeah. So you also got the Chiefs and you. got the Chargers and the Broncos who are. in the AFC Championship. So tough year, but hey. Mike's going to be there for. the build. Mike's going to be there for. the build. Joining us now, ladies and. gentlemen, is a man who's coming off uh. >> a season in which there was no flubs.

There was no flaws, perfect season. Now, he would say that not everything was. perfect uh on every single rep. But. whenever you're 16 and0, I mean, that's. just kind of how it goes. That's in a. rear view, though. We got a whole new season with a whole. new group of guys. What happened last. year does not matter. The only thing. that happens is against North Texas. Now, each play six 7 seconds long and. each play has its own identity. Each. play lives on of itself. It does not. affect the next play or the previous. play. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us. now, national champion, Yinszer Pison.

legend, West Virginia Mountaineer, head. coach of the IU Hooser football team. Ladies and gentlemen, Kurt Signetti. >> Coach, how you doing? >> What's up? >> Hey, thank you for joining us. How many. of the last year doesn't matter messages. have you been sending to your team? And. do you think they have got that message. pretty clear at this stage just a few. days removed from the start of the 2026. season? >> You know, I really haven't had to send. that message very often because it's.

more about the process and how we do. thing and the standards which, you know, we want them to meet the bar. consistently and it's been more about. that and they understand that. Uh. they're the subtle reminder now and. then, but they're smart enough now. you. know, you hope as as the the head coach. that uh you know, that uh hungry, humble. uh levels where it needs to be. I think. it is, but we'll learn about our team. Saturday. >> We had Charlie on and uh Charlie Becker. on and you you would have loved it. I.

mean, we asked him about it. He said, "I. don't know anything about that. I just. know that we got North Texas coming up.". And then we said, "Uh, have you guys. been, you know, kind of reaping the. benefits of what you did last year down. there on campus?" He goes, "We we have. not won a single game. We got North. Texas coming up. So, I know that Charlie. has gotten the messaging loud and clear. Can you tell me a little bit about this. offense? Obviously, Josh Hoover, new. quarterback, coming in for the number. one overall pick and Heisman winner, Fernando. I think we heard some reports. that maybe offense looks better at this. time of year than it did a year ago.

Where do you kind of stand right now. with how the offense looks? >> Yeah, I don't know where those reports. come from, but uh. >> Okay, so that's not real. Great. I'm. happy to hear that actually. That's a. clarification that I think a lot of us. were kind of running with there for a. bit. I will say this. I mean, last year. in the opener against Old Dominion, they. ripped off a 75 yard touchdown run the. first play of the game. We were down. seven nothing before you can blink an. eye and and then we had a 90 yard punt. return for we didn't score our first. offensive touchdown till three minutes. ago in this uh second quarter.

We were inside the 10 six times and. scored 17 points. So, we weren't really. an offensive juggernaut last year coming. out of the open. >> Okay. So, can you this year are you. going to be a juggernaut or at least. more of a juggernaut? How do you feel. about the new offensive quarter uh. quarterback? >> I guess we'll find out Saturday. Uh I. think Josh is in a really good place. Uh. he's settled in. Uh he's not thinking. He's playing with confidence. I think. the guys have a lot of confidence in. them. Uh he's been stringing good. practices together. I think he's come a. long way and uh like everybody else on.

team, I'm sure he's excited to play. Uh. offensively in general, you know, it. always starts up front with the line. Uh. we've got four veteran guys starting up. front. I like our running back group uh. a lot. I think we got three guys we can. rotate in and out. And uh you know, we. got a couple top-notch receivers that. have proven production at this level. And uh you know, Tyler Morris is back. from an injury. Didn't get to play last. year. Uh made some big plays at. Michigan, has one more year, and then.

we've got some young guys with talent. So, uh tight ends are a little young, but uh you know, we got chance on. offense. First thing we got to do, as. you know, is protect the ball. No pre-. snap penalties, all that stuff. I always. talk about where you win it. You can't. beat yourself. So, you know, um you. know, defense been coming along fine. Special teams, you know, I like our. specialists a lot. It's time to play a. game. >> Okay, time to play a game. We'll find. out, won't we? Against North Texas. And. it's crazy still to think that the. Indiana.

Hooers are national champions in. football. And I know you can't think. about that, but it wasn't that long ago. you were walking into that basketball. court after experiencing an entire day. in Bloomington and realizing what the. football team was is and the. expectations are when you call your shot. inevitably. And obviously you had to do. some disruption not only uh in. Bloomington across the national board. and it ends up working out. Now. everybody else is saying we need to do. we just need to do what Sig did in. Indiana. I I don't think obviously it's. as easy as that, but there's a lot of.

people thinking like that. Go ahead, Con. man. Yeah, coach, obviously not everyone. can evaluate talent the way you can and. take advantage of everybody's, you know, skill set, but have you had other. coaches reach re reach out this. offseason just like, "Hey, what the hell. do you do? How how do you do this? What. can we do to take from you? Has there. been any conversations like that? And. have you kind of given out any knowledge. or you keeping it all to yourself so the. Hooers go back to back?". >> I think there's a lot of people probably. interested. Some have reached out to me. and uh others on our staff for sure. Um,

I mean, you can't change who you are. You know, we have a certain way of doing. things and, uh, certain things we've. been preaching for a long time because. we've been together a long time. So, um, you know, it's worked in the past. Uh, and but, uh, it is in the past like you. said and, uh, you got to do it again. It's a whole new group of guys and uh, but I like the pieces we have. uh the. blueprint, the process has been. successful. consistently. and uh I'm looking forward to learning.

about this team on Saturday and uh. developing them. >> AJ has a followup about learning about. the team on Saturday. Go ahead, brother. >> Yeah, coach, we always wonder like going. into week one, what was there's so much. unknown as a head coach. What is it like. especially now in this era when you have. so much turnover on your roster? Do you. know like how much do you know about. your team and how much are you going to. learn from that first game? I think I'm. going to learn a lot. Uh how much do I. know? I know what I've seen at practice. Now we have to respond and and put it uh. between the white lines. Um you know,

can we play play in play out. consistently. uh from play one to 150 with great. effort uh you know, and compartmentalize. and play that one play at a time and on. to the next play like it's nothing. nothing game on the line. Can we play. disciplined, poised, penalty-free? you know, are we uh affected by success. or failure? Uh do we get satisfied if if. you know, we jump up to a lead? Uh all. those things that uh we preach. Um I'm.

interested to see how close they can. come to the bar. And you know, all the. openers, to be quite honest with you, uh. you walk away uh probably with more. critiques uh in the opening game than. maybe any other you'll play. Uh, but. there's always a lot of improvement to. be made. They're never perfect or quite. where you want them to be. Uh, so I. think the biggest thing you're trying to. get done is not do the things uh that.

can cost you a football game. Pre- snap. penalties, turnovers, egregious. missments, special teams, gaffs, uh, and play as consistently as possible. and physical. Fly around start to. finish, uh, play in, play out. So, you. got to have respect for your opponent. Look, >> he's at them all. He's at them all. He's. froze right there. But. >> a lot of new faces. They got 50. transfers, 70 new players. Uh there's, you know, there's a lot of unknowns. Uh. there. Uh so, but we can only control.

what we can control. We can control us. And that's why we got to have a great. practice today. >> I'll tell you, you just hit them all. I. think I've never seen somebody string. all of the football mindset mantras. together like that. And I think that is. why they're looking at you, the world, is as maybe one of the greatest leaders. we have, brother. I I don't know if you. know that. That is being talked about. you from the outside world. I think. obviously you win a national. championship. A lot of people know who. you are. They're looking back at your. old speeches whenever you're saying, you.

know, everything you were just saying to. a group of people and then just flowing. right through and go, that's an easy any. business. And you just kind of keep it. rolling. A lot of people learning about. you, a lot of people loving a lot about. you. I think the thing I love most is. your people. very loyal to you and you. take care of your people. Tone has a. question about that. >> Yeah, coach, I do. Obviously, uh, special teams coordinator Grant Kaine, he's back. The mad scientist Bryant. Haynes, defense coordinator, he he's. back. >> Oh, the two Pittsburgh guys, the. offensive geniuses, Sincer and Shanahan,

they're back. >> How awesome is it that all of your. coordinators are back? And how nice is. it for you that when you do have like. your JMU guys have now moved on to the. NFL, there's might be a couple left. over, but having the coaches still and. everyone else to kind of integrate into. that system for the new players coming. in. >> Yeah. And and really all the other. coaches too. Quite a few of them been. with me a long time are great coaches. John Miller, Pat Coun, and Adams, Roto, Jong Buddha Williams, uh who am I. forgetting, Bobad, line coach. um you.

know um it it helps a lot cuz we're on. the same page uh and it filters down to. the players. It's easier to get them on. the same page and get buy in uh when the. message is very clear and concise. Uh. now you still you get what you demand. and you got to keep the standards high. uh which is important and uh but I think. we're in a pretty good place right now. and uh we'll see. You get what you. demand. You either coach it or allow it. You.

know, just all of. >> Right, baby. You either coach it or you're allowing. it to happen. >> Yeah, exactly. I mean, coach, you were. born to do this. Uh we're so lucky that. we're getting to watch it in this. particular era, especially with where we. are here in Indianapolis and our ties to. Hooser all around us literally all day, every day. Congrats on all the success. I did not know though. I talked to. brother. I think you used to spend. summers in Plum. Is that right? is they. >> Oh, yeah. Every summer, uh, you know, middle school and even the high school,

you know, Holiday Park, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. The Conungs, they had a they had a. swimming pool, you know, that was a big. deal back then, you know. I know. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> You and Frank were there. >> Yes. They I was told by his brother, "Hey, we spent the summers in Plum, like. every single summer." I'm like, "So Plum. created maybe the greatest leader of all. time." I did not know we need to start. claiming that. Easy now. >> Yeah. Okay. All right. Well, I'm gonna. start taking credit for it. Uh, we love. that you were drinking some plum water,

though. It got you to where you are. Congrats on all the success. You're. doing really good for all of us, pal. >> All right, guys. I appreciate you, >> ladies and gentlemen. That's Curt. Signetti. >> Yes, sir. >> The Cons. Yeah, of course. >> Had a pool, above ground pool. We love. jumping in it. >> Did I? >> There was a There was a Jason around it, >> I believe. I assume this would be their. dad, >> Kurt. Oh, you actually know the Cons. Like you really do. >> Yeah. Oh yeah. Yeah. >> Wow. >> A lot of plum families are just there, you know. >> Like we got generations.

>> Not a lot of users leave the leave the. city. >> Yeah. You are here. Okay. This is where. home is. Got it. >> You know, and they a lot of pride in. Plum, man. A lot of pride in Plum. Especially now we got Hey, our sports. >> We're winning. We are winning. We got a. quarterback little John Nenberg. I think. he threw for three touchdowns. Ran for. one in the opening. Yeah. I I think. >> plays. >> Yeah. We got a real team. I think a. bunch of dogs everywhere. Obviously, if. you're in Plum, you're a dog. We. understand that. So, our sports are. rolling. We created Kurt Signetti. >> That's pretty cool.

>> I didn't know that. You know, NIL for. Plum is open. Coach, if you would like. to uh help out any of the lads back. there, that would be a beautiful thing. I can't wait to get started. I mean, just talking to coach right there takes. me immediately back to the college. football playoffs last year whenever. we're doing field pass. and just. watching him like literally just break. down a moment in a situation and then go. talk to his coaches and then just all. the anxiety, the pressure, the tension, the energy, the electricity. It's like. all of that's coming back. So, we're so. close to that right now. AJ, we're. literally so close to that. Go ahead.

>> Warm-ups. >> What's that? >> Oh, sorry. I don't want I want to say. the warm-ups to me are special. These. college warm-ups when you we see them. all come out, you know, you never know. Some teams are talking trash back and. forth to each other, but watching them. like you, we all know, anyone that. played sports at any level, especially. football, the like the the anxious. nerves/ energy in warm-ups, you can feel. that especially when you get to be down. on the field like we have been. sometimes. >> You can feel it, you know, as the Brahma. Bull has said. Oh, yeah. >> But just all of the things, Con, man, I. don't want to cut you off, but I think.

you were about to talk about the. greatness that's about to take place. >> Yeah. No, not at all. It's just the the. week one excitement is so awesome. When. you bring up college football playoff. right there, it just takes you back even. to the Big 10 championship. Like. watching Indiana and Ohio State and how. big the conference title games are cuz. that is kind of the next one. It's like, hey, week one has got great slate, but. some of these big matchups that are. coming like Texas Ohio State week two is. going to be huge. Both those teams are. in the top four for odds to win the. national championship. And you get that. week two and you would think that's just.

one of those one-offs that you don't get. that often. There's a game like that. every single week it feels like. So, it. really is just one of those things that. you're just so lucky and blessed to be. able to watch football going forward. >> We've made it. Let's enjoy it. Joining. us now, ladies and gentlemen, is a man. who is uh trying to take care of fellow. athletes. I do believe alongside JP. Morgan Chase and the athlete council, which has stars like Tom Brady, >> what? >> Jaylen Brunson, >> Asia Wilson, >> why?

>> Alex Morgan, >> what? Megan Rapino, Dwayne Wade. >> Why? >> And this man, ladies and gentlemen, former number five overall pick for the. New York Giants out of Oregon. Man is. going to be breaking down what he's. doing with JP Morgan Chase and what he's. going to be doing for John Horball this. season. >> Ladies and gentlemen, stud Kavon Tibido. >> Hey, sir. How's everybody doing? >> Hey, great. How are you? Thank you for. doing this with JP Morgan Chase. uh from. my understanding of reading about it,

you're going to be checking in with. them, letting them know what your life. is like so they can be better equipped. to handle athletes uh finances and take. care of next generation. Is that. accurate with what this council is meant. to be? >> Uh yeah, I think it it's really meant. to, you know, get an insight from the. player perspective on what we need. I. think, you know, there's a big challenge. when finding the parallels between kind. of finance and the day-to-day life of an. athlete, but uh it's kind of on us to. help the younger generation with NIL. being, you know, attainable to really.

understand, you know, how to build their. legacy and uh their finance. >> Yeah. And help themselves in the future. You know, future you will be thankful if. you take care of it right now. All of us. have been through a little bit of a run. maybe where they thought you thought to. yourself, man, they shouldn't have given. me money. This is a bad idea. Maybe I'm. just speaking for myself there. uh. obviously show up year two with about. $25 left in my bank account after a. great offseason after year one. So maybe. Kavon, you could go back in time and. talk to a young me and say, "Hey, that's. not the smartest decision." Let's talk. about though the the money story because. Kawhi Leonard, it's happening right now.

You know, there's a massive mass of. things happening where Kawhai did not. know somebody else had complete control. of his money. I think educating people. about finances and what is possible in. the future, especially in the athlete. world, is brilliant. I love what you're. doing here, Kavon. So, good luck with. that. Let's talk a little bit about. football now. This Giants team, obviously, brand new culture, brand new. environment. You guys go down to West. Virginia. We're doing all ball. Come. back, we're doing all ball. How do you. feel about coach Harbaugh and what do. you expect from the team this year. versus maybe years past?

>> I love Harbaugh. I'm I'm super excited. about, you know, what the team has in. store. Um, I don't want to give away too. much, but it's going to be nasty, man. The defense is going to be nasty. The. offense is looking good. Um, I'm. excited. We got some weapons. We got a. good system in pro in place. So, uh, [ __ ] the sky's is the limit. >> I think this guy, what has hard ball. been like? You enjoy him dayto day? Have. you gotten to know him better? Like, what is your relationship with him and. your team's relationship with him? >> I would say he's definitely different. than you see on TV, you know, and then I. I guess what I thought of him kind of.

coming in and now playing for him. But I. think he's a great coach. I think he's a. he's a players guy. you know, he does it. a certain way. And I think it's easy to. buy in when you see somebody who lays it. all on the line like that. And I just. mean from from the idea of like you. stand for something or fall for. anything. And he's a guy who's he's real. old school, but you you grow to love it. >> Yeah. He's in there what? Squatting. still, right? Everybody talks about his. brother. >> Yeah. He's like 63, 64, still squatting, hitting 400 lb. Yeah. He's doing it. >> Yeah. He's football guy. I think his. entire family, you know, football people.

through and through. AJ has a question. for you, Kavon. >> Yeah. Just about training camp. Obviously you guys went down to West. Virginia. Pat mentioned we know. Harball's camps have kind of people. talked about it for years that like it's. a nononsense like all business camp. usually pretty physical. I guess how did. you guys come through that? It sounds. like everything went great down there. and you guys worked hard and loved it. but like what was it like being part of. it? >> Uh I think it was pretty great man. I. think, you know, for me, you know, I. like to kind of look at things from a, I. guess, a world view. And after seeing. how hard we practice and seeing people. able to stay healthy, you know, we had a.

few guys get hurt in the beginning, you. know, before in um OTAAS, but coming. into training camp, I think we we really. went really solid, you know, in um how. much work we were able to get done and. how much better we got as a team. without, you know, people getting hurt. as you can, you know, see across the. league. >> Giants defensive coordinator Dinard. Wilson said this about Kavon Tibido. He's probably one of the hardest working. individuals that I've ever met. He's a. glue guy from a team standpoint, from a. unit standpoint. He's well respected. He'll speak his mind. He's a guy that. his teammates love being around him. And.

he wants somebody that's always around. that's just true and honest with him. because he's going to have some crazy. questions. Okay. I think he's. comfortable being around this coaching. staff. We accept him for who he is and. what he represents. Obviously, that's. high praise from your defense. coordinator. What do you think that. means? Tell me some of these questions. we're asking. I I I would like to hear. this cuz I just heard you say I have a. world view on some stuff. Obviously, it. got mentioned about the crypto. conversations whenever you came out of. college. You It does seem like you are a.

deep thinker and uh I think if you're. around the right people, they will only. amplify that and spotlight that. It. sounds like defense coordinator is that. Can you tell me about your relationship. with him and what that means with some. of the questions you're asking? Maybe I. could start asking them as well. I. think, you know, I think you ask. questions, I understand. And I think. when you are able to be around people. who, you know, want the best for you and. I I think I've heard a phrase that say. like, you know, the greatest teachers. can teach anybody. So, being able to for. me be a sponge um with Dinard, I think.

it's been great. Even with Harbaugh, like the those guys are very detailed. They want to be involved as much as they. can and they want to see you succeed. So. for them, you know, they're finding. different ways to to just break down the. defense for not just me, but for. everybody, for all the young guys coming. in. And I think, you know, I've always. been a guy who I I don't necessarily ask. the question for me, but I asked the. question for the room, you know, cuz. some guys are, you know, can be afraid. or they they might be too nervous to to. act like they or feel like they don't. know. So for me, I've never been afraid.

to uh kind of get those answers. >> Yeah. and your teammates appreciating. and respecting you is a big part of. that. Obviously, because if you speak up. for your teammates and you're wrong, obviously they're going to run your ass. out of town. You know, if you're if. you're speaking up for the right. reasons, they'll go, "We love this guy. This is we need this." You know, but. there's there's some battles that get. into speaking the mind of people. So, when you get to a place where you're. celebrated as opposed to just tolerated, I think magic can happen. Do you feel. that with this new Giant staff and how. you feel about the. >> You know, it's a meritocracy in. football. You got to do something first. And I think now it's crazy even looking.

at me being in my fifth year, but every. year is a new year to to prove and. reprove yourself in this league. So for. me, I think, you know, I had a great. OTAA. Um I had a great uh camp and just, you know, through how I play and how. everybody plays. You know, you're just. constantly building respect from your. teammates and from the coaches. >> Were you wearing a big elbow sleeve. again? That just my first time getting a. look really. Not bad. Maybe both of. them. Bionic arms. >> You know, I'm actually I might let go of. the elbow braces this year. I don't. think I'll be wearing them this year. Okay, that feels like breaking news.

That is a massive. >> That might be breaking news. >> Yeah, it feel it feels like it is. breaking news. Obviously, you're. breaking quarterbacks in half when you. get the opportunity. But we need our. quarterback to not get broken in half. Connor has a question for you, Kavon. >> Yeah, Kavon, there was a report during. your training camp that basically when. Jackson Dart slid one time, the whole. defense erupted, started, you know, clapping for him, pat him on the head. Is that something you guys are reminding. him of every single day? And what have. you seen from him year one to year two. and how comfortable he is just being the.

franchise quarterback of the Giants? >> Yeah, I I would say that's one of those. like don't touch the hot stove type. situations. You know, he's a guy who. loves to run. That's the way he plays. He's he loves the game, but you know, for us, we're like those big brothers. that like, bro, like we love you got on. the red jersey in practice, but please. slide. We need you. No blue tents this. year, man. >> Yeah, no blue tents. Gez, >> he's he's developed. I think he's primed. to go. Um, uh, the coaching staff has. really, you know, took took heed to to. him and the team has took heed to him.

and I think even with going against the. defense in Dinard's is really giving him. the best opportunity to uh, challenge. himself, you know, in training camp. >> Yeah, a blue tent in preseason game. >> Yeah. Wasn't. >> can't have that. Okay. Now, he wasn't. thrilled about it either. >> I I do think I do think some of those. things are a little jump the gunish. You. know, we we play a violent sport and. sometimes, you know, you got a guy just. wants to get up and shake it off. After. talking to him about that, he said he. was fine. You know, sometimes they call. it from New York and make you go into. the Blue 10, but hopefully, you know,

this season he'll be able to take some. hits and keep keep it rolling. >> Well, you need to tell you need to tell. him not to take a catnap on the ground. after he hit that cuz we were all kind. of worried about We're all kind of. worried about. >> got jacked up. >> But I think he just got comfortable, too. You never want, you know, like. alarm goes off. >> Uhhuh. >> And you're like snooze and then you roll. over and somehow it's the most. comfortable you've ever been in your. life. I wonder if that's what he felt on. the ground. >> Plus feeling it might have missed it, you know, like, "Oh, wow. It's so nice. to be back on a football field. I really. >> Yeah, I love the turf here. Maybe just. laid down because of that. We don't. know, Kavon. You would know better than. I.

>> Sometimes Sometimes you're just catching. your breath, man. Sometimes you just got. to get up. >> True. >> You got to just take a beat. Take a beat. and get back into it. >> Preseason football. We're back in this. thing. Get up. You out. You spent way. TOO LONG. I WAS BREATHING. >> I LOVE IT. >> AT LEAST LET ME WOOBLE BACK TO ME. HUDDLE, you know. At least uh we. appreciate you, man. Thank you for. joining us. Good luck this season." And. thank you for doing what you're doing. for other athletes. That's really cool. >> Yes, sir. Thank you, >> ladies and gentlemen. That's New York. Giant Kavon Tibidoo. >> Yay. Kon, a lot of other athletes. Jaylen Brunson.

on that list that you read. I didn't. even put that together. >> Yeah, Jaylen Brunson's on there. representing basketball. Dwayne Wade. also representing basketball. Kavon. Tibido. Tom Brady representing football. Sue Bird, Asia Wilson, and uh Yep. representing basketball. Alex Morgan and. Megan Rapino representing uh soccer. Yeah. >> You know, it's across all board. Different levels of payments as well. here, you know. >> Different levels of money here. >> Yeah, for sure. >> Dwayne Wade owns the Utah Jazz. >> That's right. Yep. >> And the man Tom Brady owns two.

professional sport, three professional. sports, >> Birmingham MFC, >> Asia Wilson. Um and Sue Bird. Sue Bird. didn't even get to reap the benefit here. of the million-doll max that just. happened. So I think it's supposed to be. I assume all levels of payment. >> how we can take area and help. I think. that's a big deal cuz money. >> management and uh swindling has been. happening for a long time especially to. athletes and others that maybe don't. know a lot or have a lot of information. going into it. It's like learn about all.

that. I I got drafted 2009 2008. Every rich person I would go on to meet. they lost all their money in 2008. Y and. it's like okay so I don't trust a single. person to do anything. It just vanishes. Yeah. It's just some everybody's money. just gone. It's kind of a fun little. game. It's like I would like to at least. enjoy my money. >> No, this is smart. >> If I'm going to lose it. >> No, no, you invest in this, you. definitely get bang, bang, bang. Think. about the future. You won't have to. work. It's like, yeah, but what if 2008. happened? Everybody I heard everybody. lost all their money.

>> It's like, no, we got it. >> Thanks a lot. Mortgage companies. >> Yeah, >> that guy's playing the air drums. >> [ __ ] big bank. >> Triple A bonds. >> Triple B bonds. >> Great movie. Great movie. when they were. >> great, great great movie. All right, let's wrap up uh this glorious Thursday. uh with a couple oh nos, shall we? A. couple oh nos as we are up against a. hard out here. Uh I don't know if you. guys saw this or not. Uh George Pickins. was golfing uh with the Dallas Cowboys. and I think it needs to be watched just. to understand what one of the most.

athletic people to ever exist does with. a golf club, but also how tight the. Dallas Cowboys are. Let's listen in. >> Who's that guy? Okay. Who is the guy standing front left. right in front of the T- box there? We. need TO GET HIM OUT OF THERE. >> My goodness. >> Okay. We need to get him. >> What do we do? I don't like how reckless. they are potentially with T- box. etiquette and where to stand potentially. with a not good golfer. But I do like.

that all the boys are out there. laughing, having a good time, and. they're comfortable enough with each. other that they'll stand right in front. of a guy that can't drive a golf ball. I. like where the Cowboys are. >> Fall off the cliff, too. He get hit by a. ball and fall off the cliff. >> Yeah. I mean, just worst case scenario. for guy front left there. GP would hop. back on the saddle and blast one. He did. pipe one. >> Yeah. because he's obviously an. incredible athlete, but certainly an oh. no as we look around. And then uh. there's a couple highlights that need to. be nine home runs were hit in a game.

this year. What this week? Nine. The. Cubs hit nine home runs. >> Nine. >> Nine of them. You want big bombs? Well, the. >> Chicago Cubs got nine of them for it. Bang, >> bang, bang, bang. It ended on a 40 mph. floater. They hit the ninth one. as we. wrap up here and head into the greatest. weekend we've had in a long time because. college football is about to kick off in. a huge way. Be live on college game day. 9:00 am Eastern Saturday morning. That. feels good to say. We'll see you in.

Baton Rouge. Be a friend. Tell a friend. how nice it might change our life. Have. the greatest weekend of all time. Goodbye. >> Okay. Pretty good little send off. Yeah, >> man. Baton Rouge. >> Operator. Got to send my love to Baton Rouge. Hurry up. I got to say my love one more. time. >> That is sick just to think about. >> What's the forecast? Like 72 the high. >> No. Yeah, there's some tropical storms. down there. I guess it's going to be. pretty thick. You know, I think not that.

Louisiana isn't normally pretty thick, but I guess it's going to be pretty. thick down there. And hopefully there. isn't any storms that come through. Obviously, we got a celebration to have, but if it's raining down there, I think. that adds to the entire football scene. I think that's a good thing, not a bad. thing. >> 93 here. Well, we we shouldn't act like. going outside up here right now. Hawk, I'm assuming it's the same in Ohio. It's. hot as [ __ ] everywhere. And I honestly. think it's awesome. Okay, it's. September. We are two months away from. being like, [ __ ] this sucks. >> All right. I like that you like the heat.

right now. >> I I truly do. Like, even just sitting. outside, it's like, you know what? It. could be worse. It could be [ __ ] 30°. >> You got called in yesterday from sitting. outside to do the fantasy football. draft. That took about an hour and a. half, two hours. I didn't know you guys. were making so many picks. So what so. who ended up with the best team? Is. there a power ranking? >> There actually are. There are and and uh. to Mike Hawk, which is AJ's team, his. team uh is very high in the power. rankings. I do believe um Tai who was. actually incapacitated for the entire.

draft. So the computer he he was. autodrafted. >> Oh, the computer itself is the highest. draft. >> Believe he ended up with the number one. team at the power rankings. And yeah, there's Mike Hawk right there. And the. also ZTO Indiana Bears auto. >> ended up ended up with the number two. team. >> Oh, the computer likes its own picks. >> Yes, it does. >> It does feel like the auto drafters here. had a little bit of a success story, but. that's the thing about uh fantasy. football. It's anybody's game. >> Bingo. And that and that never works out. how it ends up being. >> especially with ESPN.

>> Okay, so let's go through some of the. names here because I can only see a. portion of Mike Hawk right there is. obviously one. Evans Excel, >> excellent team. Yeah, I haven't named my. team yet. Still workshop. >> He loves Microsoft Excel. >> Okay. Yeah, that's what I thought. Maybe. if we could go through the team names. Uh, shugging down Beers. I like that. >> Shocking. Like a play on Tyler Shock's. name. >> Yeah, Tyler. You got it. Uh, Bruce's. Bologoney Boppers. >> Yep. Uh-huh. That's pregame meal. >> The Meduk men. >> Yep. >> Men, obviously. Who's that?

>> That's Nick. Nicki skates. >> Okay. I like Meduk men. Uh, Giggsy baby. >> That is Tony Giggs. Don't eat gigs, baby. >> Okay. I like that. Giggsy, baby. Don't. talk to me about. >> Heritage. That's a kind of ode to McGee. from Taj Mid. >> That's TSH. Okay. Gordo Gang. >> That's Gertie. >> Oh, >> okay. House of Butler. Oh, he's really. into the House of uh the thing. >> Dragon. He's really into it. >> Yeah, his team [ __ ] sucks, unfortunately. >> Um I saw him take a couple laps trying.

to figure out who he was going to pick. >> Yeah, >> you guys are really heckling him. This. is the first time he's taking it. serious. I think we should maybe. understand that because you guys are. trying to bully him out of last night. >> He took um two running backs. Um which, you know, you only have to start two, but if one of them get hurt or if one of. them on a by-week, he doesn't have a. full lineup to start. So, it's tough. >> So, he's going to have to make some. trades, but he heard running back's most. important position, maybe one of them. will get hurt heading into the season. Uh so, we not only have the House of. Butler team, we also have uh as he.

headed to the roster, Bubba Gambino. Like that. >> Yeah. Just classic solid squad. >> Yeah. This is why the bone zone. >> Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Who's the bone zone? >> That would be the bone debone titties. himself. >> I thought it was potentially Bailey. Mccomomas because Bailey Mccomomas is. the bone zone. Like when you think of. you think the bone. Mike Hawk self-explanatory tick tock on. the clock shout out talk. That's good. name on there. He also allegedly very. good fantasy footballer. >> Very good fantasy football player. It's.

one of those things where it doesn't. make any sense but somehow he always. pulls it out. Well, he he edited a. six-minute video down to a three-minute. video uh in two and a half minutes. today. Exactly. I didn't know how he he. did that. It was certainly he's. impressive. The Indiana Bears. Okay, that's Ziti. That's. >> okay. I like that he's pushing maybe for. a new name. Okay, he's good with it. I. like that cuz he lives here. So, maybe. we get the Shabooies team. Shabooies. >> Uh yeah, that is the word Smith. Mitt. McMahon, I believe. >> Mitt. >> Yeah, I believe that is Mitt. >> Shabooies. So it's like one.

>> like I I couldn't even. >> think to get into his brain what what it. means or. >> is that supposed to be or shaboozy? >> No, it's just cuz he thinks boobs are. great probably. >> So instead of like she bang it's like. shabooies. >> Yeah, I think so. >> I do think that. AJ. >> AJ, it is funny that you think I think. that boobies are great and I do, but. it's actually a play on something I. assume. We don't know. >> Booby. Wait, where is he? Mitt, are you. uh near a microphone, pal? What is uh.

Shaboobies a play on Shabuzzi or is it. just a play on Shebang or is it a play. on I just like boobs, man? >> I was listening to a Shabuzzi song and. uh this just came in my head while we I. was making my name. Thought it was. funny. >> Booies. >> He actually probably heard Shabuzzy's. name said and he was like, did he say. boobies? That's a clever name though, actually. I'm going to do that. Shabooies. Uh, obviously right above. Seal Team Knicks. >> that now you know who that is since bone. zone's taken from. >> Debbone. Okay, Bill would definitely get.

the seals in there. I appreciate that. Shout out to Knicks being uh utilized in. a seal team thing. And then Evans. excellent team. >> I just haven't had any time to think. clever name. >> Keep it. >> I mean, that is pretty pretty clever. >> I think I called myself AJ's astounding. team before. >> E. That's real. I like that. >> So, you're the EET. >> Yeah, let's go with it. >> Sweet. >> And then in the trenches, that's AQ. Shiplin. >> That is AQ Shiplin. He has a very.

formidable team, actually. He uh was. very nervous after the draft. He was. like, "Yeah, really? That was my first. one. I don't know what the [ __ ] I'm. doing. Is my team okay?" And he actually. does have a great team. >> You guys, uh there's already been a. trade request. Uh. >> yeah, I know it's up to you, Kamish. You're the commissioner of the league, so you can kind of. >> You got to prove it or not? >> You know, let people know what's going. on. And. >> I like action. I like trades. Absolutely. >> Sounds like a couple of the team's. owners don't like it. I I believe. there's already been a couple people who. have voted to veto this particular uh.

trade that Bone initiated alongside Seal. Team Nick's bill this morning. So, I. would like to let everybody know in my. if I am to be running league. >> Yes. Which you are. >> More trades better. I want KO. >> Okay. >> If you're able to get somebody to agree. to a deal, that's on you guys. >> And this trade is fine. It's. >> push the trade through. We will do. I. just got to put Can I go on there and. ask to trade somebody? Are you just. going to accept it? >> No. I We would have to We're approving. every single trade, of course. >> Yeah. And the other team has to accept. it. It's not like you can ask for my.

best players and pack and say yes. Like. I would have to accept it, then Pat can. approve it and we can push it through. >> If you two lads figure out your own. business and agree on a deal, >> who would I be to say no? >> Exactly. >> Not going to ever do that. >> Got to look out for collusion though, Mr. Commissioner. There are a lot of. teams in this league. A lot of horses. might be out of the race pretty early. We got to make sure. >> there isn't someing up going here. >> Well, we will certainly keep our eyes on. any potential tanking and supporting of. other teams that might take place in the.

Thunder DraftKings Thunderdome Thunder. League. >> Yes. And that that's also on us too as. owners. This is our league. We can't. just let collusion come into it. You. have final say, but we have to police. ourselves in some. >> This is your league. >> These are our teams. >> Yeah. >> We love them. Mhm. >> That's back soon. >> How many players did you draft, Hoggo? Cuz we were kind of confused. Some of. your Sometimes you did pick a guy and. then other times it felt like you let. the computer take the wheel. >> Oh, really?

>> I think my first I picked my first two. and then I trusted Sweet Blake in the. computer. >> Sweet Blake trusted the computer a. little bit too much. >> From our understanding, >> he liked it. He loved that computer. >> We've been on top of the AI story since. the very beginning. >> You're right. >> Sweet Blake. >> Yeah. >> AI experts right now don't even know. what we're talking about. That man was. in love. >> Is that man alive? >> Definitely. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> He hasn't left his Yeah. He hasn't left. his computer. >> He has three three kids with that. computer. >> Yeah. >> He's just a part of it now. They're one. >> 3D printing them things. So.

>> like this, right? >> Yeah. Had a dick in a server for two. years. >> We don't think physically he's actually. doing that, but. >> he mentally. >> he probably built a flesh thing into. him. >> He may be. That's what people were. saying about him. And I didn't like that. because he was so invested in the future. of society that he really wanted. everybody to know like, "Hey, >> these things are getting feelings and. I'm getting feelings, too.". >> Yeah. >> I got to step away. >> Shout out Sweet Blake doing that. Maybe. more people should potentially think. about doing that in the AI world. >> Made a movie about it.

>> They're pushing it a little bit to uh. what movie her. >> her. is that Phoenix falls in love with. Was. it good? >> No, I've never seen it. >> I haven't seen it. >> We hates milk. >> Hates milk. >> Oh goodness. hates killing cows. >> Well, separating cows from their milk, too. >> He's a vegan. >> I don't know. I think he's like I don't. know. >> He actually don't milk a dairy cow. What. happened? >> Their their teeth pop like balloons.

>> Yeah. Explode everywhere. >> He gave an answer. He gave an answer. about that uh about that interview. there. It had something to do with like. his brother or something. I don't know. It had a very sentimental meaning, not. to do with the C. Well, I walking. Phoenix the artist, bro. >> Yeah, he's a beast. >> You're in the middle of your artistry. You got to do it. >> That's [ __ ] Napoleon park. >> All right, let's get the hell out of. here. Let's head down to Baton Rouge. >> Hey, good luck, man. Let's go. >> Oh, man. >> Hey, have fun. >> Be fun. >> Yeah, >> I think it's going to be a good time. I. think it's going to be a blast out here.

>> [ __ ] awesome time. >> Laney Wilson performing, too. That's a. big deal. >> That's going to be sweet. >> If you see Lane, tell them to get his. [ __ ] together, man. >> Yeah. And tell him I ain't his [ __ ]. friend. I heard someone say that we're. friends of the program. He ain't a. [ __ ] friend of mine. Tell him I said that. >> Tell him I was a huge [ __ ] fan. He. broke my heart. >> Yo, I got your back. Me, too. >> Really? >> Yeah. >> Ain't no friend of mine. I'm a Kirby. Smurf. >> No friend of his is no friend of mine. >> What? >> I got his back.

>> If you're not a friend of his, >> you're not a friend of mine. >> Bingo. >> You said no friend of his is a friend of. mine. That's kind of the opposite you're. talking about. >> Yeah. Everybody knew. Kirby, Ryan Day, Dan Lennon. >> Oh, those are our guys. >> Marcus Freeman. >> Marcus Freeman. >> Crystal Ball. >> Shake Mario. >> Crystal Ball. >> [ __ ] that guy. >> That's how a lot of people feel, man. >> I was I'm not kidding. A year ago right. now, I was pulling for Miss to win the. national championship.

>> He sucked you in. >> And now, [ __ ] it. >> He sucked you down, too. >> You're in there, too. >> I mean, if I face to face, I tell him I. love him. I wouldn't. This is one of. those things where I'd be like, "Yeah, [ __ ] you.". >> Really? >> Yes. Absolutely. >> I feel like you feel personally hurt by. Lake Tiff. >> It's not even personally hurt. It's more. like I'm bummed out. >> Okay. So, it's disappointment. >> It's disappointment. Completely. It's. complete disappointment. It was like, man, I can see this guy having a statue.

outside of Old Miss like Sabin does. outside of Alabama, and instead they. want to piss on him if he was on fire. >> Pete Golden. >> Pete Golden. >> All right, let's get out of here. Uh, we. appreciate you all so much for allowing. us to do the uh this for a living. If it. wasn't for all of you, >> we wouldn't be able to do this. I'll. tell you what, the new traffic flow. outside of Thunderdome is something. >> It's actually kind of nice. >> Yeah, it's it's quiet, but then. >> So quiet. Then there's like a uh you. know a string of like 14 cars coming.

right down the middle of this. neighborhood over here. And I wonder how. they feel just oh great just plowing. through our neighborhood now as a. roundabout gets built into place. Allegedly yesterday we had police stop. by around 5:00ish or so 5:15 and said, "Hey, do you have a camera shooting out. to the roundabout?" I'm like, "I don't. think so, man. We have it at to the gate. or whatever, you know, so we can see if. somebody's here or whatever. We don't. have why." He goes, "I guess some drunk. driver yesterday came through this like. 90 mph or whatever rolling on just hub.

caps or whatever. Just just the rims, no. wheels in the afternoon rolling through. here.". >> Mhm. >> It's like damn, pretty dangerous. operation we got around. >> Did he wreck? >> Yeah, wrecked. Got arrested. >> big time. >> Uh oh jeez. >> I guess it was a pretty big little. situation out here. I didn't hear any of. it. And that's when I knew that that's. not good. Guy was going 90 miles an hour. into the construction site literally 200. yards outside his building. I didn't. hear any of that. It was on call. >> Fortress of Solitude. Soundproof, >> I guess. But I'll tell you what, they.

can certainly affect what's going on out. here. Shout out to the construction. workers out there doing their thing. today. We appreciate you, lads. >> Crushing it. >> Crushing it. Absolutely crushing it. Uh. we appreciate them doing this work in. this heat, but also it seems like. they're operating very efficiently. We. respect and appreciate that as uh they. get after it out here. Are you okay, Tone? It seemed like you were getting. real excited to say something, but then. he backed off the microphone. >> Yep. And I'm gonna keep it that way. >> You got it. Nah. >> Thank you. We will see you. >> What did it have to do with Tone? What.

What was the top? >> HeyJ, we're we're on the exit ramp here. >> I'll text you after. >> My bad. >> I do like the journalism followup. though. >> What's Bobby Carpenter up to? >> What do you mean? >> He got done running 20 half casters a. couple weeks ago. >> He's bad. >> He's pissed that people are talking [ __ ]. on that linebacker room. >> Really? Oh yeah, >> he is very. >> I wouldn't say people. Bob will respond. to one randomly and act like the world's. attacking the whole room. >> I like that you need that on it. You. know, I agree. Somebody finding chips to.

put on the shoulder. I certainly like. people that do that. Uh especially for a. football season as it goes forward. How. old is he now? He's 40. >> 43. >> And he ran how many Gassers? >> 20 half gassers. That was our our. college test. He runs in the same time, same rest rest time as we did back then. >> every birthday year. this year. It felt. like he was the most unprepared. >> Yeah. Like it it was the back thing. >> Yeah. And he did it. >> Felt like he was like, "Well, uhoh, I. see it now.". >> And what he quoted Schlaggel. He said. something. He said, "Bank Anthony.

Schlaggel something." Uh, it was a good. quote. >> Schlagg has like 50 of them, so I don't. know which one. >> Bobby Carper's name popped up in the. text yesterday as I was on like two. different calls, and I just got like so. excited. I don't I don't know how many. people's names pop up in text messages. where I just get like immediately, yes. Can't wait to see what this is. There's. a handful. That was first time long time. I saw Robert Carpenter pop up on the. phone and I was like, "Yes, what the. [ __ ] is this guy up to right now?" I am. This is him. Uh, this is previous.

>> Yeah. A couple years ago. >> That's his 40year-old run, I think. >> Yeah, this is 41. Maybe 2023 now. Maybe. 40. This was his 40th. He looked good. He was preparing for his 40th. I think. 43 he did not prepare for as much. Remember, this guy's a morning talk show. in Columbus. Yep. >> Okay. 6:00 a.m. probably 5:00 a.m. wake. up call. He's 43 years old. Running a. test that 18, 19 year olds who are in. the prime of their life getting pushed. harder than they've ever been pushed. before and he's still doing it. We're. proud of Bobby. We're we're proud of old. Robert and thank you for being hilarious.

human. And AJ, what were you dressed up. as? There was some Patriot game uh thing. that you were at. >> We had our charity event. Had our. charity event. Yeah. I was uh like a. >> an American back in the day. American. >> just just refuses to invite. Just. refuses. >> Oh, I've I've invited you guys many. times. >> Hog. done that. >> Nice hog. >> I didn't even get an invite to this. thing. I saw it pop up on his. >> I love America. >> And I see AJ dressed up the way he is. If we can find that photo. If you find. AJ dressed up the way he was dressed.

>> Yeah. And is this the is this when was. this was my. >> uh A couple weeks ago? This is a couple. weeks ago. >> Thanks, Captain Crunch. >> I tell you what. Oh, yeah. Oh yeah, >> we invited you guys many times. >> No, you know, come on, man. That's a. boldfaced lie. >> And listen, we've been reading it all. over the internet. There's a lot of. people that don't want to invite us to. their stuff. >> Yeah, I get it. Sure. >> There's people we're friends with. We. thought that were just like the hell. with this these people. So, we. understand it. Believe me, we understand. more than anybody. Just know that we're.

all bummed out. We missed out on seeing. you in real life dressed like this. This. is what we need to start seeing more of. >> You see it? Yeah. I understand it. because a lot of times I want to invite. like you guys over but then like I don't. want to invite some of the people in. here over so then nobody gets an invite. So it's like. >> that's not you know I think we're at the. process where if I an invite is more of. like a why why would you invite me to. this? THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE. >> NO, DON'T EVER GET TO THAT POINT IN life. especially with friends. >> Okay, good. I I honestly I feel like a a. you know like a a a old bowl and chain.

if I send something to you or burden if. you try to ask you to come like oh man. this person's going to have to feel bad. saying no no I don't like I don't like. doing that. >> No I I don't think you should think that. we feel bad saying no. I think everybody. kind of understands that we're pretty. busy and we got a lot of [ __ ] going on. But man, seeing the invite feels good. Seeing the invite I took it the other. way. No, seeing the invite feels it's. like we're invited. Like people want us. cuz think about all the things that have. been said about me and about us over the. last It would have been really nice to. get invited to AJ's event after.

everything that's. >> only when you get to dress up like Mel. Gibson the Patriots. >> The fun we had at his birthday party. that time. I'll never forget it. >> That was Thank you, >> Bruce. Rob the hotel. I mean, how could. I ever forget the good time? All right, baby. >> There's something going there's. something going on outside. Got to go. check it out. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice might change your life. We're in this thing together. We. appreciate all of you so much. Team on. B. >> Team on three. Have the greatest weekend. of all time, baby. One, two, three. Goodbye.