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is phenomenal. And uh I felt like there. was a little delay that might have been. on me. I do apologize. Super jacked up. because today is a special day. I had an. incredible opportunity to go chitchat. with uh Cole Trickle, Tom Cruz, Don live. in Daytona before the Coke0ero 400 this. past Saturday on very short notice. got. invited down there to uh catch up with. Tom, not only chitchat about uh Digger, which is out one month and a day from. right now, but also uh Days of Thunder. coming back. And obviously NASCAR was at.

the time in the middle of a arrow up and. to the right where they captivated the. entire globe not only with this. fantastic old moonshine running cars. that were certainly the depiction of. American muscle, you know, as they were. rolling, but there was this type of. community and culture that people looked. at from the outside and said, I want. piece of that. Then obviously the. attitude started building. Then there. was a little bit of crash and there was. a little bit of brash and there was a. little bit of crash and whenever they. were fighting amongst each other and. then all of a sudden NASCAR became this.

global sensation. Tom Cruz, one of the. greatest actors of all time played a. character named Cole Trickle who's just. young wild. driver who. >> was willing to do whatever to win. >> just like three. >> They had to very similar actually. They. had to rein him in a little bit and then. now guess what? Boom. He's back. So Tom. Cruz invited us down to chitchat with. him. We have a conversation about life, about movies, about cold trickle, about. diving into these characters, about. being a human. It's about 17 minutes.

long or so. We'll run that here in a few. moments. We also have a legendary press. conference awaiting us in the second. hour. >> Yeah. Ryan Garcia is fighting Connor. Ben. >> Yeah. >> Okay. That's happening in Vegas next. Saturday. They are going to b for the. WBC welterweight world championship. Okay. They're both going to be joining. us in the second hour. Okay. We've done. this before. Yeah, we have. >> We have done this one other time in the. past and it is optically hilarious to be. clear. I I feel that way. Ryan Garcia. will be on your left side of the screen. as you see it. Connor Ben will be on the.

right side of the screen as you see it. I will be right there in the middle. Now, do I love that that is happening? Would we rather be live in person with. both of them? Yes. But I do think we'll. get a chance to chitchat about a fight. that's certainly going to steal some. headlines next Saturday and see where. they're both at as world championship. boxing potentially makes its way all the. way back into the forefront of uh pop. culture with Zufa promotions which is. obviously Dana and Nick Khan and TKO and. WWE and UFC and everybody kind of coming. together to try to do the boxing world.

They've had massive fights in the past. This one's a big one as they continue to. build. Can't wait to catch up with them. AQ Shipley will join us in a matter of. moments to chitchat about what the hell. do you do with the Aaron Dawn and Miles. Garrett situation. >> Yeah. >> Check 999. CHECK 999. WELL, WHO'S. CHECKING 95 THEN? >> YEAH, there's going to be they're going. to run out of people. >> Yeah, >> there's going to run out of people. because there's more than two guys on. that D line. There's like four guys that. are also going to be there. You got five. guys to block the four guys. Now you can. bring in tight end obviously. Now you. got six guys to block the four guys. You. can keep a running back in. Okay, now. you got seven guys to block the four.

guys. But if two guys are going to eat. up two guys, now you start doing math. Guess what? Three people left, two. people left, one person left. Who's. blocking nobody? Okay, that's what's. happening. Yeah, that's what the Rams. potentially are going to do. We'll talk. to AQ Shipley about that. And then we. also have Greg Mroy, national champion, Alabama quarterback, who now hosts the. uh Hi, I'm Greg Moy podcast. >> That's right. It's fantastic. >> Always College Football with Greg Moy. >> There it is. Okay. I knew the Greg Mroy. name was in there. We love the name uh. Greg Mroy and we appreciate that. He'll. be stopping by cuz college football. obviously huge weekend this weekend.

Story lines in abundance. Sports are. kicking ass. to talk to tables here at. Boston Connor and Tone Digs. Looks a. little different today, doesn't it, Con. man? How's it feel over there with Tone. next to you as opposed to Tai? >> No, it's fantastic as always and missing. Tai, of course, but Diggs, I know. anytime he sits down here, something. gets in his soul, something gets in his. system where he has to say some. egregious [ __ ] So, I'm looking forward. to whatever that does end up being today. for Tony. >> Yeah, I mean, I don't think Tony needs. to be at that table to say some. egregious stuff, but I do appreciate the. fact that it maybe amplifies a little.

bit. And speaking of amplifying, sound. like somebody was trying to gas you up. there whenever you were trying to gas up. Tony into saying something stupid today. That was a man who's sitting at the one. half of the Hammer Cowboy seat. >> Mhm. >> Nine NFL vet Dary J Butler debass. him up there. Say something egregious. >> I mean, I just love when the toxic table. was toxic. That's all. >> Well, you know what? I I I found myself. being a little toxic last night. Let's. do a little selfie, Val. >> Okay, >> I like that. I saw at the Los Angeles. Rams thought to themselves, a third of. our team are captains.

>> Yeah, that makes sense. >> My immediate thought was, why have you. got 11 captains? You have any captains? You if you have 12 captains, you have. you have two quarterbacks, you have one. quarter. This was something I didn't. expect. They're their jersey now should. be just a se amount of C's are just. going to be popping around everywhere. >> Los Angeles captain. >> Yeah, exactly. They're everywhere. And. you start going through it, it's like, well, I assume Mecca. Yeah, does. deserve. I assume that guy probably. does. Joe Cardone is representing. special teams. Long snapper Navy. Respect. Appreciate him. Yeah, he. definitely deserve Devonte. Yeah, he.

definitely deserves it. Staff obviously. Yeah. Okay. And then Aaron Donald's not. a captain. Okay, >> we'll we're going to have to edit this. thing here in a little bit. We're going. to add another one in there. D, but what. are your thoughts as we get into the. captain's time of these teams? I'll. share a couple fun stories. You know, they do some teams do the team vote. anonymous voting system. >> Who knows the vote? Just you, the paper, and whoever's counting all them at the. end. >> Coach, >> well, who's counting them at the end? The person that really wants a certain.

amount of people to be the captain. So, anytime that anonymous vote happened, it. did feel as if exactly who you thought a. coach would want to be the captains. became the captains. So, then there was. some questions on the conspiracy. Then. there was coaches that were just like, "Boom, you're the captain. You're the. captain. You're the captain. will swing. a captain each week to be the fourth. captain. Now we're out of here. Deb, but. 11 captains. What is this? Sean McVey. making a mockery out of the thing, saying we got a team filled with. leaders. Like what what do you uh kind. of take from? >> It's it's interesting. Uh I wouldn't say.

alarming necessarily, but when we go. through the throughout this time of year. and people start naming their captains, you'll see some teams maybe only have. two or you'll see three. Offense, defense, special teams, four, maybe even. five. But then once you get up to kind. of that 56 range like okay that's a lot. of captains. So to see a graphic like. this see a picture like this is kind of. crazy. Um and I think my response to you. was like yeah just so much leadership. and you start looking at the names and. and the faces and yeah there are people. who you would assume will be captains on.

on most teams and it is a huge honor. whenever your team uh does vote you as a. captain and I feel like those are the. only kind of captains that matter the. ones that are voted by the team and then. we all been have been in situations. where yeah okay you may have three and. the fourth guy's okay that's the guy the. coach wanted in there that's probably. you know the guy he goes and talks to. that's probably the guy that goes and. snitches and what's really going on in. the locker room. So, >> yeah, that's kind of the that's what. happens in those meetings. I, you know, just sitting in there and I'm not saying. it has affected me, probably has, but.

like just listening to doing the vote. >> Mhm. >> Then the announcement of the winners and. who the captains are and then an. immediate. who. >> Oh, >> was that you? Did I? Because I didn't. So, Vinnie, you voted for that guy? No. All right, Colt. You voted for that guy? No. All right. All right. We are a small. sample size, but we are three right. here. And then you lean up. Hey, you. Huh? No. Okay. Neither did. All right. Nobody voted for that [ __ ] guy. Okay.

Chuck. >> Chuck talks to this guy. >> Okay. We need to know that this guy. matters a lot. And it's the same thing. whenever you have uh Oh, I'm not even. going to get into the entire game. There's some coaches that were leaking. on us, too, you know. Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. You got you got to recognize that. quickly and you got to utilize that to. your advantage, >> not to your detriment. Okay. Hey, there. has to be a hoodie who on who? On him. Okay, we need some stuff, don't we? Yes, we do. Let's go ahead and work that. That's what captains are doing. They got. 11 of them, maybe 12 of them once Aaron.

Donald gets in there. The Aaron Donald. conversation piece has been loud and I. think for good reason. I think uh. obviously them being the odds on. favorite that they're being to win and. the teams who have been plus 500 or. better over the last 20 occasions have. gone 0 for 20 in winning the Super Bowl. whenever it starts a season. So, if it's. such an obvious favorite to win the NFL. uh season to become the Super Bowl. champion that they're plus 500 or. better, the last 20 times it's happened, it hasn't happened. >> So, >> okay. Now, Ben Fox doesn't fox around.

>> No, he does not. >> And this is a good stat and it makes me. a little bit worried about, you know, potentially laying a little bit on plus. 500 because that's probably the best. odds you're going to give for the Los. Angeles Rams all season because I. genuinely don't understand how we're. getting a first down. Now, Miles. Garrett's knee's been swelling up a lot. Yes, >> I've seen more Aaron Donald reps as a. Los Angeles Ram than I've seen Miles. Garrett reps as a Los Angeles Ram. But. let's just act like they're both going. to be playing and that defense is going. to be what that defense is going to be. Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is.

a man who was a center in the NFL for a. hundred years. He's a Super Bowl. champion player coach just like Jackie. Moon for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Also. had stops with the Arizona Cardinals, the Baltimore Ravens, Philadelphia. Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, and where I. met him, the Indianapolis Colts. Ladies. and gentlemen, center in the NFL. Also. head of the wedge for kickoff return. >> Mhm. >> And sometimes a fullback, ladies and. gentlemen. AQ Shipley. >> Yay. >> Look at that head right there. >> Look at that head. >> What's up, boys? Bam. >> Bam. Bam.

>> Bam. >> Bam. Good to see you, dude. Uh, >> good to see you. >> I know you were in the same division as. Aaron Donald whenever you're an Arizona. Cardinal. And I know because I'm pretty. close confidant of yours that you didn't. sleep all week basically whenever you. were playing Aaron Donald and I know you. weren't the only one that had similar. nightmares of number 99. Now you go over. to the AFC North for the people that. have played against Miles Garrett for. the last decade or so. There's a lot of. tackles not sleeping when Miles. Garrett's coming to town as well. Not. only because he loves Halloween and he's. spooky and everything like that, but he.

is unblockable seemingly whenever he. doesn't want to be blocked. Two guys. that when they don't want to be blocked. can literally just not be blocked. Um, how are the offensive lines going to. handle this? Because to me, it feels. like there's not enough numbers to. protect people. How is anybody getting a. first down? A ju just how are people. getting a first down against this team? Let alone the back end's restored, the. rest of the D line's good, the. linebackers can move. Is there How do. you get a first down, please? Can you. just explain that to me? >> Yeah, I hope they they go back to what.

Pton Manning did and three-step drop, get rid of the ball quickly. I mean, there's a million different ways you're. going to have to game plan against these. guys. The problem is back in the day we. used to have a protection when we would. play against Aaron Donald number 99, right? So 99 was the protection call, which means you're just sliding to 99. the whole day. Well, what if they put 99. opposite of Miles Garrett? So 99's over. here and 95 is over there. Now you got. to pick your poison. Somebody's going to. have to win a one-on-one matchup. The. problem is when you get to third down, you can do so many different things. If. they can get you in third and long, this. is going to be an absolute nightmare for.

everyone as everyone obviously knows, but you can put them on the same side. and then you got the TE stunts, right? So now Aaron can set it up and then you. get Miles around or you get the ET. stunt, now Miles is down crashing, blowing up the guard and then Aaron's. around. You got a nightmare there. Here's the other thing. Now you run the. twist game in the middle with the two D. tackles and you get Miles one-on-one. You get everyone sliding to Aaron over. here and then you get all this space. with a tackle and Miles Garrett. It's an. absolute nightmare. The key is if you. are playing this team, you got to win on. first and second down. That's the key.

You got to stay ahead of the chains. THE. OTHER THING IS. >> HOW DO YOU WIN ON FIRST AND SECOND DOWN. THOUGH? YOU GOT to be able to run the. ball, I guess, against him. But isn't. Aaron Donald? >> He's 280 lbs. He's very good. There's no. question about it. But he is 280. So if. you can get the double team on him, you. can get some movement on him. That's. what we used to try and do whenever we. would play against him or other guys who. just love the love to rush the pass. Now, don't get me wrong, he's good. against the run, but he likes to use his. quickness. He likes to swim around. blocks and get back in it, right? Like. JJ Watt used to do. There's only a.

handful of guys that can do that. But if. you can somehow scheme the double team. up against him, now you get two bodies. on one. That's the that's going to be. the key. And you got to get three yards. You got to get four yards on first down. Now you stay ahead of the chain. Second. down, now you get another three. And. then if you can sit in third and three, you keep them out of the twist games and. obvious pass down situation. >> Yeah. And then the back end too, they're. locked down as well. So let's say you're. >> I mean, they're good everywhere. Yeah, they're good everywhere. That's the. problem. >> You heard the GM Lesne yesterday. yesterday. He said, "Uh, I'm worried.

about right now." Okay. Who got Matthew. Stafford's window? Who, as long as we. have Matthew Stafford, I'm going to try. to win right now. I'm cognitive of the. future. He said it has to happen and. we'll deal with it whenever it takes. place. But I'm trying to win right now. He's assembled the Avengers. He He. really has over there. And they got 11. captains. You know why they got 11. captains? Because they got [ __ ]. everybody you've ever heard of on the. same team. So, everybody needs to see. they at least deserve it. Who knows how. long they're going to be there for. You. know, they got the four stars underneath. the sea. You know, each star lit up for. each year you're a captain. They have a.

couple gold stars on there, which is the. four timers. Four timers. But all these. guys, who knows if they end up blasting. with the Rams or going on somewhere. else. If you have a captain somewhere. else, you still earn your star. So, I. assume it's like, hey, you you would be. a captain anywhere else other than this. particular team right now, you deserve. it. Let's give 11 guys out there. But, I. think they like their culture. I think. they like the way they got things. rolling. The defense seems impossible to. get a first down unless you tush push. over Aaron Donald for three to four. yards on first down and second down and. get into third and manageable. But on.

the offensive side, they're unstoppable, too. I I genuinely. >> I started looking at this roster a. little different now. The guys that. aren't captains, I'm just going to start. looking must be a bad man. Hey, let me let me say let me say this. too and I I will say this because. obviously I remember being on the. coaching side and whenever we played. against Aaron Donald there the upstairs. coaches they have to be very cognizant. They got to be dialed in and keyed in. because I remember this very clearly. when we played the LA Rams in the. playoffs when I was coaching for the. Bucks in 21. They end up beating us.

going on to win the Super Bowl. But it. was very clear there was somebody. upstairs watching 99 and when 99 he. loves to take breaks, right? He they. like to keep him fresh. So, hey, let's. go four plays, you get a first down, he's out, get a rest, come back in. That. coach upstairs, 99's out, 99's out, 99's. out. That's when you take your shots. That's when you go sevenst step and get. your pass protection. The problem is if. they somehow platoon it where 99's out, but 95's still in, you're still kind of. [ __ ]. >> Yeah. It sounds like there was a 95 is.

out of the game call too potentially on. on most sidelines. So, at least they can. keep one or the other on there. And once. again, >> I mean, the The rest of the defense is. unbelievable and they're all going to be. able to eat because of this. Now, on the. offensive side, Tone Diggs brought it up. this morning. Are they going to be able. to protect Matthew Stafford? Now, Dan. Olowski yesterday said Los Angeles Rams. offense is the is uh. >> is the easiest offense in the NFL to. operate, which didn't come up during the. MVP conversation last year, but that is. what he said. >> That's what a lot of New England. Patriots fans are saying. Like, that's. fascinating you're saying that after.

what Drake May did last year, and you. said Matthew Stafford was clearly the. MVP. I think what Olavski is probably. saying for who Matthew Stafford is. Matthew Stafford knows every defense. that's out there. He knows exactly the. right decision to make for this. particular offense. I don't think he's. saying like as a rookie getting in here, but I think he's saying for Matthew. Stafford, this offense, he knows it like. the back of his hand. >> I didn't take it that way. >> Well, that's probably what was. mentioning if I had to guess because. it's real. But also mentioned they keep. him up. He gets that ball out very. quick. He doesn't get hit much. They. understand they got to keep him safe,

which is why they might have 14. personnel in the game at uh certain. times. Are they going to be able to. protect Stafford? What is the leverage. point on this Los Angeles Rams team? Is. it the offensive line and protection. like it was a couple years ago or they. have that kind of figured out? >> No, listen. I mean, their offensive. line, I don't think when you look across. the board, any of their five guys are. sitting there like, "Oh, yeah, that's a. that's a clear all pro or that's a pro. bowler." But they play well together. I. think that's a key. And they've had some. consistency. They've been able to keep a. lot of the same guys over the years. I. think what Dan's trying to say, and I.

kind of agree now being able to call the. games of the Cardinals and seeing coach. Laflur operate the same offense this. entire preseason, which by the way with. the entire two, threes, and four fourth. string guys for the Arizona Cardinals, they look like a juggernaut. Because. here's the deal, the offense is easy to. operate. And what he means by that is. it's it makes it easy on everybody. The. offensive line job's easier when you're. sitting in a Bruce Aren scheme, for. instance, right? and you're ending up. throwing the ball 35 40 times as an. offensive lineman is a nightmare. You're. running empty protection. You got to.

hold up in protection for five or six. seconds on every single play. But you. understand that's your job. Well, when. you're in this offense, you're running. the football. You're running the zone. scheme. You're running the gap scheme. You got play actions every other play. You got a naked boot every other play. So, you're only in drop back protection. four times a half. True drop back. protection. So, if you can get the lead. in this offense, which obviously. Stafford's incredible, they got the. weapons on the outside, really good. running backs, right? If all they got to. do is just kind of get in the way, run a. clean operation and a clean offense, you.

get the ball out of the hands quickly, you get easy completions, and you pick. and choose your spots based off of the. play action. You got a low, middle, and. a high operation. When you roll the. naked boot, and somebody's going to be. open with the weapons they have. >> Yeah. And with the weapons they have and. how they're able to operate, you think. they're going to have leads, which Miles. Garrett hasn't had a lot of, right? Miles Garrett obviously never operated. next to another defensive MVP. So we. assume both these guys are going to eat. more. Last question here about the Rams. and the Aaron Donald Pen Hills question. Go ahead comment. >> Yeah. AQ with Aaron Donald and even.

Miles Garrett at this point because he's. missed so much time. How long is it. going to take for him to kind of get. back into the entire thing? You took a. couple years off. So would you want to. play the Rams early? Do you want to be. in those first six weeks even though. they're fresh? Or do you want to be. towards the back end? like how long do. you expect it for to take for Aaron. Dalton to get back to full-blown 100%. guy who we saw right before he retired? >> Yeah, first off, I do not think you want. to play the Rams ever. I think that's. the first thing I'll say. Uh secondly,

uh I think it's going to take a little. bit of time. I think I mean I think the. the the interesting thing and I think I. I keep coming back to the word callous, right? Your body becomes calloused and. used to playing the game of football. It's a physical sport. It's a different. sport, right? Like you can lift at your. home in your home gym and you can run on. a treadmill. You can do all these. different things, but running on grass, different movements. I listen, you can. run on a treadmill, that's straight. ahead. But now you got to he his He's. known for his wiggle. He's known for his. athleticism. He's known for his ability.

to do this whole thing and get up the. field and work inside and work outside. and all these different things. And I'm. not so sure that was part of his regimen. of working out over the last couple. years. So, I think it is going to take a. little bit of time. I think they're. going to be smart with it as well. I. think they'll probably only give him, I. don't know, 20 20 to 25 plays in the. first couple weeks, but again, a lot of. those plays are going to be on what? Third and long. Hey, go get the. quarterback. Go do what you do, right? And he's he's the best that's ever done. it on the inside. There's no question. about that. And then you pair him up. with one of the best that's ever done on.

the outside. And you don't have to rush. him back because they got other guys. That's the key. Like, it's not like they. needed him to go. I mean, they were one. two plays away from going to the Super. Bowl without him last year. Now you add. two of the most premier guys plus the. guys they added in the back end, it's. like this team's going to be serious. So. you can kind of wean him in, I think. >> Okay. And if they wean him in, we assume. what, a month or so, probably get back. into it. And you talked about training. the last couple years as he was. certainly still lifting and still in. great shape. I mean, we all saw him on. the internet. He looked unbelievable.

But the athleticism, who knows if he's. playing pickup hoops or whatever. >> It ain't football. >> It ain't football, especially Especially. in the trenches where he is known for. just bodying people like that. I don't. know if he's doing that on dayto-day the. last two years he's been training with. two tents I believe back in Pittsburgh. and the videos have looked outrageous. I. mean they s haven't seen the knives yet. though so. >> haven't seen the knives yet though so uh. I don't know if it's the same Aaron. Donald until I see you know multiple. knives going at him and him hitting the.

hands. That's literally what this guy. used to do. So like his preparation I. think is something he takes obviously. very seriously. I think he donated a gym. in a locker room to pit so he could work. out there. I think he is like a one of. the biggest fitness freaks uh that has. ever existed. So him getting back into. game shape hopefully doesn't take Yeah. This is it. This is it. >> Yep. >> There it is. >> This is classic. Yeah. I'm I got these. knives. Okay. You're just going to keep. them off you. All right. How about it? >> I played I played against him 11 times. I know exactly what he can do. I mean, he is Seeing it on tape is one thing.

Seeing it on on TV is one thing, but. seeing it live in person when it's. coming at you, it's a different story, right? Like I I used to I just never. wanted to get embarrassed against him. So I would take the bull rush. I would. just try and get back, let him work his. moves, and then I'd get back and then. like just eat bull rushes. I'm built to. eat bull rushes. That's kind of how how. I used to approach going against him, right? But he's so good. I mean, I think. you guys have the one clip of him going. against Zack Martin, who's one of the. best. This is what he's so good at. He.

lines up wide. He goes inside, presses. the inside peck. Zack Martin's going to. be a first ballot hall of famer. He gets. him to bite back inside, turn his hips, and then he swims you back outside. Watch this. WORK THE INSIDE, THEN BACK. OUTSIDE. I mean, that's there. There's. nobody that can do that and move as fast. as he does. And oh, by the way, the. other guy that can do that is 95 to his. outside as well. So, you're good luck, boys. Good luck. >> Hey, good time to be retired, brother. Certainly good time to be talking into a. microphone. Zack Martin, though, we have. to reiterate this. Number 70 right. there. First Ballot Hall of Fame guard.

right there. First Ballot Hall of Fame. guard is how they refer to him. And uh I. think people would say he's one of the. greatest of all time. And the reason why. we want to show this particular clip is. because this is good on this is great on. great right here. And this what it looks. like. Will he be the same? We shall see. in Australia. It's a long flight. Maybe. Miles Garrett with the swelling of the. knee. 17 hours on a plane. >> He might not be playing week one. >> I ain't worried about Miles Garrett. It'll be all right. Week one. I haven't. missed a game in two years. >> Okay. All right. >> 16 the year before that. >> They should just lose the first game.

anyways. get that pressure of like. undefeated season, all that [ __ ] out of. the way. Let some other people maybe bet. on them that aren't going to take him at. plus 500 and then go from there. >> They should forfeit it. Send a message. to Raj. We're not doing this. >> Okay. You're saying no offline to. Australia intern shrink the game. You're. saying, yeah, you've been a big shrink. the game. Okay. You kind of You said I. liked his international games. It's. inevitable. Now you're saying, uh, no, we need to fight a little bit here. I. like that Shawn McVey is basically. saying. >> he's on my side. >> We're heading How long's the flight? >> 20 22 hours of travel.

All right, we need to be there what? At. least what? 29 hours before the game. Then we need to leave probably. Is that. the math I'm doing? As I'm doing, you. got to be there at least for 24 hours, right? Don't you? All right. Whatever. that math is, that's when we're leaving. That is the that only one team has ever. gone completely undefeated. Let's just go ahead and do this game. Okay, let's just do it. We'll do the. game and then we come back. I don't like. that for the people of Australia. But if. they win this game, I mean, all the. sleep experts and body experts that say. you got to go a week ahead of time, it's.

like, are you going to follow up with. saying maybe not actually if you have. the Avengers as your roster, you can. kind of just go into a time portal. and then get farted out onto a football. game and then win a game somehow in the. middle of beautiful Australia. with the. beautiful the Melbourne Cricket. >> Grand MCG I believe is what it's called. is the home of the um. >> the Melbourne Melbourne Lions the the. No, the uh the Grand Final.

>> the uh Yep. It's uh Melbourne. >> It's going to be We love him. >> The Melbourne Mircat. Yeah, I believe I. believe the Melbourne cricket ground is. the home of the um of the. >> Melbourne Callingwood Callingwood. Macwood Mac Pies. OH, THEY'RE. >> YES. YES, it is the calling magpies. >> They play at MCG. >> Yes, they do. The calling magpies. >> They played in Collingwood, >> which is obviously Aussie rules football. home. This the Aussie rules football. field is just gigant. It is huge.

>> There's a lot of teams based in. >> I mean, it's a huge pitch. Big circle. area. Obviously cricket I think is also. as well. So I think that place will be. uh I think it'll be a great environment. I think they'll love our sport if they. get into it, you know, cuz Ozel's. football very similar. A lot more. running. They got a lot of like soccer. to it because it's a lot bigger. pitching, a lot of running, a lot of. throwing, a lot of kicking, a lot of. tackling, a lot of spearing, a lot of. spectacular catches. They call them. speckies actually. So we think Australia. will love American football. But to.

start your season as the odds on Super. Bowl favorites against a division rival. on a 17 to 20our flight away Australia. is a crazy way to start a season. But if. they go on to win it, nobody can say. anything about anything. >> I'd assume 99% of the money is on the. Rams minus the three and the hook there. Um I was also under the impression they. were getting off the plane and going. straight to the. >> Me too. They're not doing it. I guess. they got a little bit of time. They're. going to go stop by a hotel. >> I wish they were going straight to the. stadium. >> Me too. I wish they got plane, bus, police escort, straight to the milit.

Melbourne cricket grounds into the. locker room. >> Everybody take a showers there. Okay. And then we're out there running. >> Niners leave tonight, right? Don't they. leave tonight? Get there tomorrow? >> Yeah. I think it's either tonight or. tomorrow night. >> So three and a half. >> Yeah, we need ners plus three and a. half. >> There is a 75 or 89% on the money line. for the Rams. 75% on the Rams minus. three and a half says DraftKings stats. and analytics. Shout to DraftKings, the. best sports book on earth. If you are in.

the continental United States, uh, DraftKings available for you. If you're. of age and agree to be responsible about. it and not an [ __ ] join us on. DraftKings. Now, let's talk about the. rest of the NFL as opposed to just Los. Angeles Rams odds on favorite. Uh, Debbut has a question about the. trenches. >> Yeah, I can't remember. I think it may. have been the Bills. Who was your top O. line last year? But who are some of your. best O line groups going into this year? And is there an O line group that you. expect maybe to take a step back? >> Oh, >> or forward?

>> Yeah, that's a good question. I think. the Giants are a team that I think are. going to take a step forward. Um I still. love that Bills group. I really do. Um. I'm I'm concerned about the Steelers. I. think they're going to take a step back. I apologize over their boys, but I do. think again we talk scheme and fit is. everything. Um, I think they they were. built to kind of run in Arthur Smith's. wide zone scheme and now Mike McCarthy. is a more pro style downhill gap scheme, inside zone kind of world that you you. saw them run in a lot. I think they. struggled handling.

>> You're saying who cares about the. quarterback? Is that what you're saying? >> Going down. >> Oh, no. Pittsburgh's pretty pumped. >> Don't worry, he's going to get to you. Okay. No, our we are so. >> We'll get there. We'll get there. We. will get there. The Patriots, I think. they have a lot of moving pieces there. So, we'll be interested to see how Will. Campbell handled that and he comes back. out of that. Uh, another group that I. think is going to be vastly improved is. the Houston Texans. I think they are. going to be a lot better. They got big. Trent Brown out there. They got uh Wyatt. Teller who came over from the Browns. I.

love Rat Litz who they drafted from. Georgia Tech. I think they really. improved that group. Um, but yeah, I. think listen, it's the Bills. I think. it's, you know, the Ravens I think will. still be in there. They got some really. good players. I think the Raiders vastly. improved with their free agent hall. I. think these are some of the teams. that'll be better. Will they be great? I. mean, time will tell, but again, I think. you're looking at the teams that are. always good. I mean, the Bills, the. Ravens, right? I think the Niners are. going to have a good group up front. Um, the Rams will do their thing. Seahawks. will be good. They got a lot of the same. guys returning. I think the Chiefs got a. little bit better. We'll see what.

happens. >> Oh, no. >> One team you didn't say there was the. Philadelphia Eagles. >> The Eagles are awesome. We know they're. very good. Like, again, I think that's. kind of to be. No, they're always up there. But again, Lane Johnson's already kind of announced. this is his last year, right? So, um. yeah, I mean, Jurgens is really good. I. love the fact that my guy Willie Lanin, all 5 foot 10, uh made the team this. year. He'll be challenging for that. backup swing spot. I'm excited. I'm.

excited that a 5 foot 10 offensive. lineman is an active NFL football. player, boys. >> That's right. Coming from a 5'9 one. You're the man, ladies and gentlemen. in. that Super Bowl champion AQ ship. >> If there was a guy named Jurgens, he was. going to make sure that he got his name. in there. >> You know, he loves Jurgens. We talked. about his exploit. Yeah, he was a center. guard out of North Carolina. Undersized. guy, but he is just an absolute dog in. the trenches. >> I believe he's listed at 5'11. Uh but uh. >> not a big boy, a wedge.

>> I like that. 5'11 290. Is that Willie. Lamin? That's who uh Yeah, he's listed. at 5'11 290. North Carolina second. season. Uh he plays center for. Philadelphia Eagles. You know, to be an. undersized center, that's okay. Every. other position you're in trouble. >> Yeah. >> And I do appreciate that. Willie Lamin. at 5'11 or 510, whatever AQ says he is. Uh he he was also built for the bull. rush. AQ. How about AQ saying when I was. playing Aaron, I was just. >> anchor. >> I'm trying to get my I'm trying to get. back, let him get a running start and.

then just. >> I'm I'm just eating this. >> Sit down. >> I guess I'm just eating this entire. thing. He would just get I mean the. amount of shake he has in such a quick. time. He's a wide receiver. Yeah. Going. against offensive lineman and he has the. power of a defensive. So he shakes and. then gets these big guys off balance. because they're not used to seeing that. And then as soon as they get off. balance, oh yeah, he's got heavy hands, too. Boom. Let me go ahead and get that. Oh, you're a good athlete. You settle. yourself in. Sweet. I'm going the other. way on you. He's a boxer as well. And. then Miles Garrett, you saw the lean the.

rip and lean uh on one of I forget what. Boom. I mean, he's up underneath that. guy before he he didn't even have to get. down to the ground there, which he can. do. Him and Von Miller, for the size. they have and for how long they've been. in the league and everything like that. The amount of lean they have and the. ability to get low is just such a weapon. whenever these tackles are what, 66, 67. or whatever. Come, come on down. Come on. down. It's unbelievable the athleticism. that's on display on defensive lines. And every team that wins seemingly as of. late has to have like four first round.

caliber Dlinemen. Four have to be able. to get home. If you can't get home with. four, then obviously you have to pull. somebody from coverage and quarterbacks. will eat you apart. So, you have to be. able to get home with four. And in the. modern NFL, you certainly have to be. able to uh maybe win a Super Bowl with. two guys not letting you get a first. down. Absolutely crazy. Let's say uh in. the sports world, but away from the NFL, >> okay? >> You know, cuz we do like to cover uh you. know, things happening in sports as a. whole. >> We've had a great offseason of that. >> Yeah. Bunch of it. >> We've done a lot of sports.

>> World Cup was incredible. >> Thank you, World Cup. >> We were in there, weren't we? Thank you. >> Home run derby. We were in there. Golf. did their thing. Obviously the W uh the. NBA. Everybody kind of. >> College World Series. >> College World Series. A great Let's Go. Mountaineers. Who ended up winning that? North Carolina. >> No, >> I know they lost Oklahoma. >> God, that was a good baseball team. They. weren't ranked, I think, going in. Oklahoma kind of got hot there in Omaha. Did their thing. Shot to North Carolina. Took out West Virginia. Need you to win. obviously going forward. But every once. in a while, we like to celebrate things. happen around the whole entire sports.

world. Ladies and gentlemen, it's time. for things happening AROUND SPORTS. WORLD. >> OKAY, LET'S GO TO THE US OPEN. This is a. big one. I don't like the timing of the. US Open, but I love that it happens on. our soil and it's the last of the Grand. Slam. We got an American who can serve. the hell out of the tennis ball late. LAST NIGHT. BEN SHELTON. >> YEAH, THAT'S coming right down the pike. there. 145 mph in the final set he had. last night as he gets a huge dub in four. sets. Uh he lost the first one 6-1. First set. >> Ben. >> Triny Rodman's boyfriend here. Yeah.

>> In all eyes American US Open. He loses. the first set to this guy backwards 61. Then he wins the second set 6-1. >> Then he goes to overtime 76. Then he. wins 6-2. Ben Shelton wins in four. I. think he got the nerves and the jitters. potentially out and he slices and dices. Now Tennessee is something you got to be. super competitive and super passionate. about. Yep. I don't know if you saw at. the end of this particular one here. Louie Basson. says, "Good game everybody. Really good. job." Obviously, good win. HEY, I DID.

IT. GOD DAMN IT. GOD, [ __ ] OKAY. I LOVE. THAT. I JUST I love everything about. that. I appreciate that. It's just kind. of accepted in tennis, too. Like, yeah, they're going to get upset out there. Every once in a while, you got TO. >> I love that. And there's people sitting. on top of you. >> Oh, yeah. Close. Like Ben Shelton was uh. up 61 or something like that and his. backhand just stopped working. Okay, his. backhand just stopped working at the. end. He was having a full yell at.

himself conversation. I mean they are. very active yelling at themselves very. close to people and I was hearing what. he was saying. I'm like you stop talking. to yourself like this. Hey enough of. talking about listening. >> Yeah they are Exactly. You got to be. careful what you're saying cuz you're. listening. They are very active, very. open with their emotions and I assume. it's just from uh the young age, but we. all couldn't help but just laugh our our. asses off here. And I appreciate that. That's just a part of the sport. >> D But absolutely. And as you know, we. play team sports and this can be a team.

sport if you're playing with two, but. when you're out there by yourself, just. like golf. Yeah, there are there is a. lot of selft talk positive and negative. And look, I'm not hey whatever gets you. going, you know, whatever type of. athlete you are, for some people it's. negative selft talk, for some people. it's positive. Obviously for Ben is uh. negative. >> Yeah, it seemed a bit negative for. Louise here who loses to the USA's Emma. Navaro. Shout out USA doing a to a. friend. >> Sometimes just got to get that out. >> Yeah, every once in a while. Yeah, >> leave it on the court and [ __ ] that. racket. >> I agree. The racket lost it. You know,

there's a lot of conversations about is. it the tool or is it the person. operating the tool? In this particular. case, I think it's obvious that it was. definitely the racket. >> Might have been the backup one as well. cuz she actually walks off without a. racket. So, it might have been the. number two. Hey, you know what? But I'm. not going to use you, you son of a. [ __ ] Get ready. >> Yeah. Subbed in one maybe. Yeah. And. said you could shout out to the US Open. and tennis kind of doing a thing. Let's. go to soccer. By the way, I don't know. if you guys saw La Liga, the Spaniards. who uh reigning World Cup champs. >> They dominated the World Cup final. So.

much so that people started hating. soccer. Yeah. Messi didn't even get to. touch the damn ball. La Liga has a lot. of talent. Well, there's a young lad, Lamin Yamal, left footed sensation. >> Oh my god. >> Yeah. Missile. What? >> Absolute missile. Still has his hand. taped. I don't know if that's just his. thing or not. It seems like he's going. through it. But Leman Yamal obviously. future goat. He was uh actually baptized. in waters by Leo M. He followed that. entire thing. That's just filthy. Goalie. had zero chance. And I think this has. been happening since he's what like 15.

years old. Gump, how long have we known. this guy and how long's he been playing. pro? And what team is this again? >> Barcelona. He's been there since he was. 15. Two goals here. Him and Rafini have. just been lighting up La Liga ever since. it started. This is their third match of. the season. >> How many goals did he have here? >> He had two. Rafinia has five goals in. three games, I believe. Those two are. unstoppable. >> Oh, five goals in three games. He had. two goals. My goat scores four in one. game. >> Who? >> Yeah. Leo soccer. Four goals in the MLS. The toughest competition in the world.

Leo gets a guy to not want to try to. stop. Ah. Ah. Three of them. Four of. them. Right. Right boot side panel. No. big deal. Leo Messi stupid. That's what. he says. I'm going up I'm over top of. you. And then a free kick that he wraps. around the back post. Nasty. Four goals, one game. Shout out. to Montreal getting their ass. Is that. what it was or Toronto? >> Montreal. >> Okay, Montreal. We bonjour Sava. NOT. GOOD. Leo Messi's coming to town and.

he's scoring all of the goals. Had no. idea you could score four goals in one. game. Dud, >> I mean, where where's Montreal in the. rankings right now, Gumps? They're. absolute dog [ __ ] but that's just how. they are kind of every season. Yeah. >> No, they got a team. >> They'd be great in like the Premier. League. They're just having a tough year. right now in the MLS. >> Exactly. That's what we're trying to. say. La Liga, Lamin, two goals. Leo. Messi in the MLS. >> I don't think they should be talked. about. I mean, obviously Leo, he he's. he's the goat, but. >> class. If we go back to La Liga and you.

look at those guys on that pitch, >> these guys. >> Yeah. Montreal and Barcelona scrimmage. and they tied. So you should watch. Yeah, that happened. It wasn't. televised. It was the greatest game. Never seen. >> Yeah, it was something we just heard. about. It's It was only alleged, but. from our understanding, Montreal can. keep up with the top clubs overseas. >> That's why has his hand wrapped because. after they tied, he punched the wall. He. was so. >> better. People are going to get so mad that we.

even said that. Let's say in soccer. Let's go to college soccer. Indiana, the. Bloomington lads down 10 to Louisville. Louisville, by the way, has got Old Miss. week one. I'm excited for that game. And. Indiana. 14. Great number. Hezam. >> Dippy Bendy, how you doing? Keep it. moving. That is East Bogard. An absolute. banger. It ended up being a 1-1 draw. Since I was coming out of high school, 2005, Indiana was a nationally prominent. soccer team. So I think that's continued.

throughout its entirety. Even when the. basketball team was good, then the. basketball team got bad, the soccer. team, I believe, has always remained. good. Football team's good, now soccer. team's still good. So I think they have. been kind of a staple down there. So I. assume there's a lot of NIO. opportunities with them because of how. long and how deep their history is. What. is the name of their team at TST? >> Who's your Army? >> Very good team. One of the best teams. there every single year. It's all alumni. of the Indiana team. And you got like. 40-year-olds there and you got like 22. year olds there. Indiana is a little bit. of a wagon in the soccer world. And that. is an absolute clapper. >> I saw on the internet and you cuz you.

were just talking about their history. Clarify if this is true. This is a. reverse Ted Lasso where Sig was the. soccer coach for a long long time. Then. he switched over to football and won the. national championship or. >> I I don't know if if Sig was ever in the. soccer world, but I do think the Indiana. coach has been around a long time. I I. think he's been around a long time. I I. think he's. >> I first touch was nasty. >> Heavy nasty. What we've seen there is. two goalies having no clue and having no. chance, I guess. Let's go to football. FCS, shall we? Here's William and Mary.

versus Villanova. Look at the time on. the clock. 58 seconds left. >> Game's over. >> Dan 10. William and Mary hits a 40y. How you doing, Dan? Seven. >> 53 seconds left. Got to hit an onside. kick. In the modern world are onside. kicks possible. Oh, hits the double. bouncer. Bounces off a chin. There's the. scrum. Who gets it? Yes. William and. Mary down seven with the ball. 50. seconds left in the game. First down.

What are you going to do with it? Oh, William and Mary down all game. Decides. to MAKE A HUGE PLAY. TOUCHDOWN. Got to make the extra point now. William. and Mary. Now you're down one with 22. seconds left. Remember this started with. down 10. 58 seconds left. Third and 10. Villanovva throws a pick. Big return. 5. seconds left in Villanovavva territory. >> NO WAY. >> 45 YD KICK. CAN'T SEE IT. GOOD SCOREBUG. Great kick. GAME OVER. WILLIAM AND MARY.

35. VILLANOVAVVA 32. Villanovva up 10. with 58 seconds left in THE GAME. TRICK. OFF THAT ENTIRE THING IN A series of. events that involves an interception, an. onside kick return, and two field goals. What a game. What a sport. What a time. to be a William and Mary. >> tribe member. >> The tribe. Yes. Thlin. >> Yeah, absolutely. Deep history over. there. William and Mary. Yeah. A lot of. football. >> Coaches, huh?

>> Yeah. Not only Hey, coaches. electrifying, thrilling comebacks. >> That's what the tribe's all about. Let's. go to another FCS game, shall we? Idaho. up three. 18 seconds left. Ball in the. 35. Cal Pauliey's quarterback, Anthony. Griggsby Jr. rolls to his right. Ah, Tavon's down there somewhere. YES, HE. IS. TOUCHDOWN. Cali wins the game with a. last second heave. That wasn't really. that good, but it was a great catch and.

not the best coverage as Idaho has to. take the trip back home. Losers D. But. your thought here on the mistake that. was made and uh kind of the execution. >> I mean, this is an unbelievable play. You're rolling to your right and you. throw it across against your body and a. great adjustment by the wide receiver. reaching back making the play. As a. defense, you know, college pro should. even high school the day before the. game, night before the game, you're. walking through these situations, in the. game situations, this much time left on. the clock. what are we going to do? But. it's much much different when the live.

bullets are firing. Just an unbelievable. play, unbelievable finish. That's why. you play until it's triple zero's on the. clock. >> Now, there's no captions, but number two. down here, I think immediately realizes. what what had happened. And I appreciate. I appreciate his ACCOUNTABILITY THERE AS. TOUCHDOWN TAVON NUMBER TWO. >> I MEAN, THAT'S TOUGH. You look at the. play one more time. >> That's kind of a back shoulder. >> Yeah, he's running with him. >> Fourth and eight, too. You got to you. got to cover the sticks cuz they're in. field goal range. >> A drag route coming across. Could be a. first down. >> He's got great leverage and then the. wide receiver does a great job with the.

body control. Slight little push off. here and then you get that ball make a. play. I mean that's that's might have. been unguardable there. Bud play. >> Yeah. Unless cuz you can't pick it fence. at the goal line there cuz first down. obviously gives field goal opportunity. So you have to play the sticks still. You have to play for a game tying field. goal. >> Starts up front. It always does. Start. running back again. You can't especially. quarterback. >> You can't just give up the edge. Tone. What? Run it all the way back, please. F. Look at this. >> No edge. >> No ed. I mean, before you even snap the.

ball, you don't have an edge. This guy's. lined up inside. So, I'm putting this on. coaching. I'm putting this on the Dline. coach. I mean, you know what? The DB. coach, DBs, you guys are all right. Cut. those C cuss those [ __ ] out. They. left you out to dry. >> Okay, number two. That's probably what. he was saying. Yeah, right there in that. moment. Let's go to another incredible. high school finale. This is Pokei. Uh, they ran a double pass here where. Uzzerus Boswell Oh, >> airs it out to Cory AND DAVIS. >> UZZEROUS PAST THE LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. WHO. CARES? FINAL PLAY. POKEI.

>> WOW. >> GO. OH, the touchdown. >> Helmet off. >> Pokei Blue Devils to walk it off over. Royal Palm Beach. Now, Pokei has a lot. of history in the sport of football and. I believe they chase rabbits down there. So, if you thought he was going to get. caught towards the end, absolutely not. Congrats to Pokei. And uh I like the. little drop of the play. Some people are. saying he's pass line scrimmage clearly.

No, >> but no, we won't talk about. if you look at the marker. He's. definitely behind big time play. You got. to have some big balls to run this one. as well. You break that tackle and you. still make the throw. >> Clearly behind the mark. Way behind the. market. I agree. I like what ESPN West. Palms doing with all these. advertisements on at the bottom of their. >> listen. Right after he scored this, he. stopped right by Duffy's. >> Okay. He had himself an incredible. chicken parm, little mozzarella, pizza.

wings for the lads. And I know they're. just teenagers, but they were offered. non-alcoholic. like Long Island Temples. Everyone's. dream is to play in the Boca Raton Bowl. when you play. >> Damn, Right. >> And that's that's what they're playing. for really. And then they stopped down. at Land Rover Palm Beach and they say, "You know what? Actually, I want my. first car.". >> Really? Yep. And you want there, but. these guys said, "I want to go get a. Ford." That's what they actually give me. a Ford right there next to the Palm. Beach Land Rover. And then Colligan, we.

know what that is. We love Coll. University. >> What's that? That's the one below there. Seahawks. >> Seahawks. But uh Pokei, this is where. Anquin Balden went to schools down there. in the muck. So you got Pokei, you got. Bell Glaze, that area. Antonio Holmes, Fred Taylor, uh, and Hall of Famer Ricky. Jackson also went to this school, man. So, they they produce a lot of NFL. talent out in this area. >> You said down there where. >> it's the call the muck. >> Okay. What What part is that? And what. is the humidity? >> Is that the Everglades or. >> Bglades? So, it's Yeah, it's kind of. Everglades. What is it like Palm Beach? It's hard to even explain cuz it is Palm.

Beach, but it's different Palm Beach. Like, so like Bokeh's in Palm Beach. County as well, but much much different. places. I. >> poke and bokeh. >> Yeah, they're different. much much. different places but uh still Palm Beach. all 561. >> bottom right. >> buck tumble that's what you're saying. >> yeah I mean yeah that's kind of all of a. southeast you know Palm Beach County. >> we would say. >> the muck they have their own that's. their they're. own people. >> okay their own universe. >> I love it I can't wait to get down there.

Pokei looks like an electrifying envir. look at the crowd going crazy as Pokei. gets a huge win okay let's go to um yeah. indoor. Uh-huh. >> So, thought he was about to moss me. Hate to break D. I THINK HE DID. AH, >> JESUS. >> GIVE ME THAT. LOSES HELMET, HITS CEMENT, makes catch, celebrates with fan. That. is arena football highlight to a te. >> Now, I don't know what the rules are. And if 21 posted this, I think he needs. to know he did get mossed here pretty.

good. About as much as you could in. arena football. Now, Dworth uh might. have got a concussion. uh might have. cracked his helmet, but I appreciate his. commitment to team. Congratulations to. the Arkansas Diamondbacks who get a huge. tuy as he's flipped over the hockey. >> What are the rules? >> Cement does not budge. I can tell you. that. >> Is that good? Is that a catch in this. league? >> Yeah, it's a catch. >> Yeah, in my league. >> Yes. And also look, fans right there say. that's a catch. I I think they were. nonbiased there. Now, granted, they were.

celebrating with them. people in there. Got a couple thousand in there watching. Dworth lay it all on the line for. Arkansas. I like kidding. Cowboy hat. going crazy. That's a big time catch, you know. But number 21, if he posted. this and thought he was about to moss. me. >> I mean, he kind of did, bro. He kind of. did. I don't know how to tell you that. Okay, let's go to an NFL preseason game. Jordan moves into the Giants punter. alongside Harbaugh from Baltimore. Had. an 81 yard punt here. >> What line of scrimmage was 19. Longest. punt you could possibly have at this.

moment is 81 yards. Obviously, you do. some quick math. Could have been an 80. yard net, but instead preseason. football. >> Sick heart. >> Oh, disgusting. >> Heartbreaker. >> I mean, come on. >> 61 yardd net still looks good. Okay, I. will say 80 yard net much better. obviously and these are the types of. decisions that are being made on cut. day. Who can cover a kick? Who can do. good football? 80 yard net ball at the. half yard line. The playbook for the. offense real small. 61 yardd net ball to. 20. Playbook real big just actual game.

changers there. >> I know I know you have PTSD from [ __ ]. like this. Great punts and people Jag. offs go down there and do this [ __ ] cuz. I know as a defense down there on this. sideline strapping your helmet up and it. goes from the offense starting on the. minus one to the 25 yard line, the 20. yardd line, whatever it is. I mean, uh, like what? >> I I almost I almost got into a fist. fight with somebody on a sideline and, uh, obviously it was a. >> it was a moment where there were some, uh, tempers uh, flying and flaring or.

whatever, but it's a huge changeuge. It's a huge change of things for the. defense, for the team, for the momentum, for everything. Huge plays. Obviously, they'll learn from this. They'll move. forward. >> Can I say something? Mhm. >> That Jets logo in the end zone is one of. the worst logos I've ever seen. >> Okay. So, you just don't like the way. the J looks or what? >> There's no J there. Um the the the. lettering is fine. What is up the top? It's just a. >> their new logo, dude. Sucks.

>> Hey, look. Is that the Concord plane? >> It looks like it could be potentially. >> What if it was on top like is it like it. is on the back? >> It should be an F14. >> Okay, >> that's fair. >> That would help. It should just be like. the center logo. I don't know why. That's what it's supposed to be. >> One of the worst logos I've ever seen in. sport. >> Okay, but what if they win and then it's. a cool logo? That's. >> It looks like a Lancer to be honest. >> Is that kid? >> Okay. >> What is that kid? >> Okay, speaking of the Jets, their future. owner who might change the branding cuz. that's what he does on the courts. delivering dimes.

>> Gary Vee looking like Joker from one. paint TO THE NEXT. OUTLET. OUTLET. OUTLET. HOW ABOUT A BUCKET? >> OH [ __ ]. >> GOD. YEAH, Gary B still got it. He might. own the Jets later. >> No easy buckets either. >> ever. He's fouling your ass. And uh the. slowest fast break I've ever seen in my. life. Talking about incredible pass. though. Gary had the read down perfectly. on the speed. I mean that was. incredible. >> Delayed break. >> All right. Uh that's happening around. the sports world. Thank you sports. >> Thank you. Thank you.

>> US Open's happening right now. It's. real, right, Bruce? This is a real. thing. These are huge deal. >> Oh yeah. Yeah. Um Carito is back. He had. a wrist injury for a while. That's. Carlos Alcarez. He is um one of the two. best players in the world alongside. Yanik Center. Um but yeah, it's rolling. He he's um probably plus 185. Carlos. Alcarz. >> Any inside jokes we could drop about. guys, you know, maybe nobody else. >> He said his name right after there, you. know, Carito. We're we're close. >> It's his nickname.

>> His hair looks sweet. >> Yeah. Long hair look. >> He had that cool brown tank top on. Nike. commercial, too. He's looking awesome. >> Yeah. I I've been watching I've been. watching a lot of it. It is electrifying. and I It's a This is one of the super. duper ones, right? This is. >> a last just like golf. This is the last. one I believe of the year. >> We start with the Australian Open and. then I believe go to the French then. Wimbledon and then we round it out with. the US Open. It is um in Flushing, New. York. >> Okay. And we were over there this p we. were right in the middle of US Open.

headquarters. It's a. I was going to say fantastic, but that. would be an interesting way to describe. them. >> Proper establishment. >> It did. It felt There it is. It felt. like a proper vibe like and and. everybody had a proper positive vibe to. it because we were at the US Open. It. was it was a cool vibe I must say that I. could have never expected from a country. club sport that is tennis that I never. really got into much. But whenever the. greats are playing, obviously I watch. like I was watching Joker whenever he. was playing, Fed whenever he was. playing, this Mr. Alcarez fellow.

whenever he was playing. Who's the the. the. >> Yeah. But who's the lefty? the the lefty. with the headband. >> Rafa actually. >> Rafa when Nadal was playing I would. watch the headlines and Serena like when. Serena was watching I feel like I watch. more tennis than ever. I watch the. stars. It feels like America if if we. have a star people will watch. Is. Shelton going to be that guy for us? Is. there a chance? Do we have any of those. guys in the pipeline right now? >> Um Ben Shelton's had a tough year. He. lost in the first round at Wimbledon. He. lost in the second round in straight.

sets at the uh French Open. Um, but he. did make a run in the Australian Open, which is also hardcourt because of his. massive serve. When you're serving at. 141 on a hard court, basically nobody. can return it. But if you're on grass or. clay, it can be a little bit easier. So, he has a chance to make a deep run here, but at the Australian, he ran into. Yannik Center, lost to him in straight. sets. So, can he make that next step on. his best surface? We will see. But not, you know, going four sets and losing the. first one 6-1. Not an ideal start, I'd.

say, to his US Open. >> Well, I heard uh Okay, thank you. Thank. you. Not a great start to his US Open. campaign. His girlfriend was there. Obviously, the lights were on because he. is an American. Uh commentators uh who I. don't remember who it was. Did a great. job. I think Fowler was on the call. >> Was it Mac and Mac? >> They were incredible. It was really They. gave me a lot of information. I. appreciated that as somebody that was. just watching. They were talking clearly. >> his nerves and jitters got him in the. first like clearly 6-1 that opening set. I assume he went over to his thing. I.

don't know what he did to his racket if. it was anything like Miss Loey Bon if he. did that. But he ends up just 61 the. second set turns it on. So it felt like. what the tennis people were saying like. maybe he does have the opportunity now. with that out of the way. Like he got. embarrassed by this guy in front of his. what? His girl, his country, everybody. I don't know if the queen was there. >> Who's the who is Queen Latifah? I. thought she. >> Oh, sorry. Queen Latifah was there. Roger Goodell was there last night. Uh. >> the queen. >> the queen is dead actually. Who's the. super super fashion lady? Uh, and.

Hannah. >> Yeah, she was there. >> No, not Hannah Montana was not there. >> I don't know if Hannah Montana was. there. Actually, she could have been. It. felt like that's what last night was for. tennis. Everybody was seemingly there. And uh, it was good to see Shelton get a. big time win. But I thought to myself. after meeting Shan, I'm like, >> this guy, if this guy was to go, I think. tennis would do very well for tennis in. this entire thing. But tennis will hold. up obviously because we're in the middle. of a grand slam here and obviously the. US Open's a big deal. Now, let's pivot. away from sports. Let's talk about uh. movies.

>> Okay. >> Sports tie-in, though, NASCAR. >> Sure. Sure. >> I got a chance to catch up with Tom Cruz. uh this past weekend and I saw a lot of. people on the internet say this dumbest. life of all time. Yeah. Yes, it is. Friday morning, I get told like, "Hey, Tom and his team were wondering if you. would want to come catch up with him. about a big announcement they're making. tomorrow." So, I said, "I'm going to. need some more information on what that. is." They said days of Thunder. He's. announcing it from Daytona. Cold. Trickle's coming back. I said, "Holy. hell, let me see if I can make that.

happen." I get down there and uh I get a. chance to talk to Tom about not only. Days of Thunder, but the way he views. life and everything. It was an honor. Ladies and gentlemen, here's me and Tom. Cruz chitchatting in Daytona. And it. ends with uh I think a phenomenal. finale, ladies and gentlemen. Here it. is. and I study a system and then I see. if I and then I improve it a little bit. better just like you did. >> Yeah. Bingo. Yeah. Yeah. I understand. what you're doing. We learn a lot of. things. >> You learn it. You look at it. You go, h. >> I think I could do better.

>> Yeah. Exactly. I think I could. >> Yeah. >> We We went from good speed. >> With Digger, we went from 6 hours. makeup. They're the best people in the. world. What I did was I got everybody. together. I was like, "Look, all you got. to do is the math. There's 24 hours in. the day. If I'm in makeup for 6 hours. and I'm on set for 12 hours, >> okay, all of a sudden I got 6 hours. have 2 hours to get out of it. >> Okay, we got 4 hours now of life. >> Yeah. So, I was like, "Okay, so I don't. mind it. I don't need to sleep." But I. was like, "Look, we're going to get this. to under an hour." And here's the thing, like I went, they they said that's.

impossible. I said, "Well, if you say. it's impossible, then you can't do it.". So, what I said was is let's just say it. might be possible. So what I did was I. had a guy, you know, come in and put up. a board and then we just put how long. does it take to put each piece up, timed. it, started to work on their motions, everything they did so that every motion. became like a ballet and that ballet. turned in and then suddenly before they. knew it, it was 3 hours. They're like, "No, we never thought." And then it was. 2 hours and they're like, "No." I was.

like, >> "Hey, might be possible, >> maybe." Like they started getting into. it. They started feeling competitive and. then they got it into under an hour. By. the end they were popped. >> Okay. So that type of I don't want to. say obsession but ability to expect out. of not only other people but yourself. You think that's been your whole life? >> Yeah, it has been. My whole life has. been I want to be competent things. I. got fired from a job when I was I must. have been 8 years old cutting grass. >> Oh, this is your Michael Jordan story.

right here. >> No, when I when I got fired. >> Michael Jordan didn't make his high. school varsity team as a freshman. I was. eight years old. >> Yeah, they were they started a. >> weapon. I was eight. I was like, I got. fired. I was like, I better figure this. out. Studied everybody else. And then I. How do I cut this grass? I went back and. I said, I'll cut it for free. And I did. it until I I learned it. I thought, okay, I like studying things, becoming. common. That's what I wanted. You know. that. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> You know that. >> I love it. >> You know that. >> I like watching you work, brother. I. like learning from you. >> I'll study you. I. >> No, don't study me, brother. The world.

needs you to remain you. You said you. don't need to sleep there whenever we. were talking about Digger. I like sleep. >> Yeah, we all do. >> We're talking about Digger. >> Yeah. You said you don't need to sleep. though. How? Like, so when I think of. Tom Cruz, I assume you're one of the. guys that wakes up at like same time. We're eating the same food. We're doing. the same thing. We're learning this. Is. that how you are? >> No. Here's the thing. I mean, it depends. on what I have to do. Depends on what. I'm doing, what I'm training, you know, cuz I'll I'm constantly studying. something, whether it's singing or. dancing or studying movies and lenses,

and depends on where I am. I I. definitely, you know, since I was a kid, I'm I'm studying the body to go, how do. I utilize the body to learn how to. fight, to learn how to sprint, to learn. how to. >> You have perfect running form, too. We've seen that. >> You're you're an athlete in the snow. I. saw it in Tropical. I saw the perfect. form in there. So, you're always. striving to learn. >> Yeah. I'm always learning. I'm. constantly trying to learn. I'm a. student. You know, I respect people. that, you know, have these skills and. I'll go in and I'll study those skills. and then see what they know. And that's.

how I look at movies. You know, when I. started out, I started I studied the. every department and then I studied the. studio system and then I studied. distribution because, you know, I'll. write a goal up like I want to attain. this and then I go, how many things do I. have to learn to be able to get there? >> So, that's kind of how I. >> and then execute. >> and then execute. >> and then do it again. >> And again, >> you know what it's like. You have game. speed, you have rehearsal, and you have. game speed. In order to understand your. own skills, you need to have you need to. be in the game. You got to can I get it. up to game speed? So, in making movies,

as we're going through it, it's it's a. team. It's everyone coming together to. be able to have that level of skill and. ability, you know, and and how do we get. everyone's level up to that? >> Yeah. Everybody's following your lead, too. You're coach and quarterback, bro. Which leads to this. >> Welcome back, Triple, bro. Come on. Okay, so you just told me off air there. a little bit, you've been thinking about. this a long time. >> Long time. I've been thinking about cold. trickle for a long time. I love this. sport, you know. I grew up like just. taking cars in the back streets, you. know, before I had my license and racing. and country roads and looking at dirt.

tracks and I love NASCAR and I love. racing and airplanes and motorcycles. We. did Top Gun and I took this story to Don. Simpson and Jerry Brookheimr to produce. and Tony Scott came on and after the. first one also I just been thinking. about what how can I do it? How can I. seat the audience into another journey. with this character? >> Yeah, most sequels suck. So what you did. with Top Gun, what you did with Top Gun. I think makes us all. So I am a massive. fan of yours as you know. >> and I think we all as movie goers. >> and people that have got to watch you.

over your entire career from sliding in. your underwear to obviously doing. everything you do. I think we know that. you only do good [ __ ]. >> Like I think that's a real thing. So. like I think Top Gun has made a lot of. people super excited about this cuz. they're like you saw what he did with. Top Gun. And for people that don't know, Days of Thunder, it's kind of like a. NASCAR Top Gun is like the the the whole. thing. It's how people are describing. it, right? Like the how buyin you are. A. little bit of a wild child. Okay. Able. to do it. Got to get buckled in a little. bit. Okay. So, it's a similar storyline, different sports.

>> So, what you did with the sequel to Top. Gun, I think everybody's like, "Yes, we're going for it." And I I feel like. we really got something. You know, Annie, >> enormously talented. She's going to be. owner, you know, engineer. I found a way. in. You know there's technically a lot. of things that we when you're doing. stuff like even with the aviation the. stuff how how do we tell those stories? I spent years training in aerobatics. training in from helicopters to jets to. airplanes and studying aerial. photography and creating aerial. photography. So we're creating stories.

like what can I tell with the motion? Those are things that I'm looking at. with with NASCAR and with the with these. cars of I love the culture. You know, it's gonna have it's a real immersive. cultural story that's going to have. racing and it's gonna it's like how do. we do it? So, we're going to be creating. knowledge as we go along. I'm. >> okay. So, you have to study the sport. obviously and you've already know you. have a good baseline from way back in. the day. You said you've been thinking. about it for a while. >> Is he driving? What are we doing? >> Oh, he's driving.

>> Okay. We didn't know if crew chief. obviously we didn't know owner. We. didn't know what. >> Here's the thing. If I'm making a movie. about airplanes, I'm flying. I'm making movie like cloud not you know. no I'm driving. >> Can I ask you a kind of emotional. question? >> Sure. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So Val Kilmer obviously everything. Robert Duval here like two situations. How is that for you as like a human like. taking a trip back in time from what it. was? Cuz I'm going to be honest. I don't. know what the hell you do. Okay. I am a. breed of white that is not aging the. same as you. You obviously look.

unbelievable still and I'm sure you. watch the old Top Gun and the new one. and you probably see a lot of things but. for us it's like damn Tom looks. unbelievable and what you're still. doing. So it's like taking those. emotional journeys a little bit right. back in time I assume is something for. you or no? >> Yeah, look I admire you know I was able. to make two films with Bobby and Val. You know to have Val there and Top Gun. it was beautiful. You just see the power. of those artists and I think you'll see. how we treat it in in this movie and and. the journey of this story. I don't want. to give too much away because the tone.

of NASCAR and the tone of these films, it has a joy. It has they're. interesting, they're humorous, their. characters in NASCAR, you know what I. mean? It's a real community. Anyway, those artists, I. >> I feel very grateful that I had the. opportunity to work with them and see. how they work and and create those. scenes together and create the movie. So, >> hey, that hub with Val, man, we're all. crying. I couldn't imagine you, too. >> Yeah, definitely. Most definitely. And. it was amazing because you could see. him. He was Iceman. Like that guy was so.

talented with how he just. became that character. He was Iceman. instantly. And I just think he's Look, he's a brilliant actor. You look at his. his movies, I've always admired what Val. did. And to be able to work with him, that scene we're acting just how he. regarded Maverick, you know, the sniff, you know, he's, you know, that thing. He. just knew. He just became it and it was. it was effortless to act with him. It is. emotional when I see it. It's emotional.

>> Hell yeah. It was. >> emotional for me as a person and and. just someone I admire Val. I I remember. when we did Top Gun that, you know, I. really wanted him to play that. character. When we started, it was like. I couldn't ever imagine anyone else but. Val playing that role. >> Well, it worked. >> Yeah, he did it. I'm excited to see I'm. excited to see what you do with the. casting for days of. >> Annie is like you can see like that that. woman she has comedy chops and dramatic. and just real voltage as as an artist.

>> Yeah. And like you an icon you know so. that's anytime you get two icons. together I think it's a pretty good. thing. >> It's going to be fun man. >> I'm going to say this and uh. >> I don't know if I'm supposed to or not. I got an acting role in a movie. I was a. World War II drill instructor. >> Come on man. >> Come on. I was in there. >> and we tal I talked to you. >> Perfect role for you. >> Okay. I appreciate that rule and I like. you saying I don't think you've seen it. yet. So, let's wait till you get eyes on. it. I talked to you. We got a chance to. interview you. From the moment I found. out about it before taping. >> and after we got done taping, you were. so nice with your time. I asked you, I.

said, "Uh, hey, let's just say a friend. of mine was playing a World War II drill. instructor movie and a Peter Berg movie. that's coming out and the shooting is in. like 4 weeks or whatever and you didn't. blink. You looked at the camera and you. gave me like thespian 501. Have you gone. and trained with the DIS? Have you met. the DIs? Have you studied the Dis? What. era is it? What is the temperature of. your character? What's the history of. your character? Ask Peter Berg what type. of uh attitude this character. You gave. me everything. So, I want to let you. know, thank you for that. It's my. pleasure. >> And then you told me after you do all.

the studying, when you show up, you just. beat. And I want to let you know that if. you wouldn't have told me that, I would. have embarrassed myself all over this. I. went down to Paris Island the next. weekend. I stayed with the DI. I did all. the training. And then I could feel like. literally right before it started, I. thought of your ass and I was like, "All. right." All right. So, Tom said that I. should just [ __ ] be right now and uh. hopefully it shows up. I think it did. I. was much more confident and comfortable. and I loved it. >> When it comes to like characters like. this or Digger. >> Yeah. >> Which is a vastly different like.

>> how do you like prepare for the Digger. character cuz I got people from your. team telling me. >> that this might be your best. >> that you've ever done. >> Yeah. It's a role that. it's such a joy. Look, I Alejandro and. Yari too I've known 26 years. I to be. able to you know what it's like it's it. is just being and it is dreaming and it. is it's this kind of character and you. work with Inari too when you see what he. brings and to be able to have that. dialogue back and forth the skill level. that it takes to play a character like. this to understand the lenses to.

understand that kind of comedy and find. that kind of drama and I think when you. see it it's it's so fun and the actors. that I'm working with are so good what I. love is it's it is the environment that. Inari to the table that he sets, the. design of the film, the tone of the. film, the character is in every way as. an actor, it's just a joy to play. You. sit back, I don't want people to see the. scenes, you know, with performance. I'm. just like I and it is that I just just. work, you dream, and then you you do. that research and then it is just be it.

is we're now rehearsing to understand. the framing, to understand the. physicality and explore that. That was. it's a hell of a lot of fun. I can't. wait to see what you did and I'm I'm so. glad that that worked out for you and. that they. >> Well, we'll see. We'll see if it worked. out. >> But here's the point. No, no, you did. it. Let's not see you did it. And it's a. step. And as I say to everybody, when I. work with people like, uh, you know, sometimes like they're worried to try. stuff. I'm like, I'm easy. They go, I. want to do this over here. I said, you. don't have to tell me. You just do it.

Let's play. You know, I'm I'm with you. You know, I don't I'm not one of these. people that's like, it's this way and. that. you're exploring together. And I. like people to feel comfortable where. they they can leap. They don't have to. worry. You know, I'm going to embarrass. myself. It's like, it's okay. We all. have to feel safe to do it. You know. what it's like? That's how you get the. surprises. That's how whatever it is. And whatever whatever thing if you're if. you're worried about failure, you're. thinking about failure. You know, if I'm.

jumping off a cliff and I'm thinking I'm. going to not make it, I'm all I'm. thinking is that it's like I know I'm. going to make it. You know, >> definitely. But you prepare, you. prepare, you prepare, you know. >> Yeah. It feels like you're constantly. preparing and constantly wowing folks. And for me, as somebody who's such a fan. of your business and somebody that's. getting a chance to dabble in it, it's. like the future of the industry, a lot. of people say they're on these little. shoulders right here. >> Now, with Cold Trickle, Days of Thunder, obviously Digger coming out. This is.

summer 2028, I heard. >> Okay. I assume you have other things in. the works as well. The future of the. movies you have been very open about. I. mean, you'll jump on a plane. I'll see. you at the movies. I'll see you at the. movies. We've seen you eat your popcorn. >> Your popcorn eating habits are. unbelievable. You Randy Moss popcorn. You do that. We've seen it. We love. that. But now it feels like Netflix is. putting some things into theaters cuz. they want to save that. Paramount, I. believe I just heard wants to do 30. movies in a year. >> Okay. I think that is obviously could be.

a huge benefit, I think, to the theaters. or the industry as a whole. Like what. are your thoughts on where we are right. now and like where it's headed from. where we were in CO when we thought. everybody was going to stay home until. you lied to everybody. >> Yeah, I know. >> Yeah. >> I think it's awesome. You know, here's. the thing. They're going to deliver 30. movies. It's a community to me. It's not. an industry. The people in these studios. are not just people in the studios. They're my family. I know we're going to. get those 30 movies. I want us all to. come together as a community to make.

help those 30 movies. It's not just. going to be, you know, Paramount doing. Everyone's going to need all the help of. every artist to be able to do it. We do. well with those, those 30 movies are. going to turn into 40 movies, you know, and for every studio. It's like to have. that window and what it means. It's not. good enough that I just get to make this. movie. For me, that's I see so many. talented people that I want them to have. that opportunity to make the films that. they want and be able to what do you. call it? Game speed. Okay. Like you can. have these artists, all these greats,

they got to cut their teeth and learn in. the same way that you get to act and. you're learning. It's you take it and. the next one and the next one. Every. single one of them. The Inari, the. Spielbergs, the Nolans, me, all the. opportunities that I've had. I want that. for every writer, every director, every. producer, every artist. And the only way. you do it is we have to create an. abundance. It's production begets. production. And we've had one of the. great summers from when I was in CO.

where people were coming at me because. they're like, "Why are you doing this?". I'm like, "I want people to have this. opportunity. It's a beautiful art form. I want community." And we see how these. numbers are coming back and look at all. these great films that we have, you. know, recording weekends in a movie. >> I know. And it's like you look at it. from Obsession to Noland to Spider-Man. to Prada, you know, one after the other. Right. The way we get that is through. also a crew. Like the things that I'm. doing are cutting edge. These kinds of. storytelling. The only way you know you.

can study something in a class, but you. got to be able to test it and you got to. be able to see it with an audience. And. you have to know these tools, how to use. them, and how to communicate and get up. to what it's like. I don't know how else. to describe it except for like you can. practice, but then there's game speed. It's game day. >> Yeah. We'll see. >> Do you know what I'm saying? It's like. it's game day. And when you're making a. movie, every day is game day and the. skill level that it takes. And if we. come together as a community to. understand what audiences want and tell.

our stories that you want to tell, but. find ways that are entertaining that. audience. You see the movies I make, there are a wide range of films from. smaller to bigger. We need the movies. and I want the movies for everyone. I. want every studio. I want It's like. that's where we are. I want those people. to have that opportunity and in those. theaters to just keep the ball rolling. That's my that's. >> Well, no. There was there was a lot of. people calling for the death of. theaters. >> There was a lot of people calling for. the death of the. >> man. Let me tell you.

the front of the line. though saying like, "No, we got see at. the movies. Go to the movies. Go to the. movies." And that's another community. thing, too. Like my daughter and I went. to the movies to see Spider-Man. That's. the first one cuz she's three. >> How awesome is that? >> Unbelievable. Come on. >> Great film, too. Look at these. Look at. when you're looking at these artists, man, look how talented these people are. I've never been competitive. Movies. isn't competitive. It's not I I get. inspired by seeing great work. And I. look at I go, "Wow, that's amazing.".

More films we make, the better it's. going to be for theaters. You know, those theaters are going to be happy. I. remember like in the 80s, 90s, 2000s, you'd have five films opening every. weekend and people go to the movie. theaters and they do it. And I know, you. know, you see how audiences are enjoying. that experience, but we got to make. them. You got to make it to develop. those skills and ability. And we have to. as a community, we got to help each. other to do it. >> Congrats, man. >> Thank you. >> I can't wait to see you back behind the. wheel. I can't wait to see you back.

here, man. >> No problem. I can't wait to see Digger. I can't wait to see you back as cold. trickle. Thanks, brother. I can't wait. for it. >> Thanks for being here, >> dude. Daytona, >> listen. You know, the first race of the. season's here, the 500. Yeah. >> Last race of the regular season's here. Daytona though. >> We're here. >> Yeah, we're here. We are at it. >> We're here, man. >> Hey, thank you for that. >> No, thanks for being here, >> dude. You're the best. Actually, >> thank you. >> You're so cool. >> Thank you, man. >> You know who you are. So, thank you. Can. I take a photo with you? >> Let's do it.

>> You're the Hold on. Let's get the uh. >> here. >> What a time. Thank you, Tom. Thank you, Tom. Congratulations. got a chance to go. down to Pit Row, watch the entire. operation and the team, his team around. him are obviously in an incredible group. of people. We're very thankful for the. opportunity and uh can't wait to see. Digger one month from today and then. Days of Thunder summer of 2028. And I. assume Tom's cooking up some other stuff. as well. What a legend. What an icon. Can't believe I get to do that type of.

stuff. We're all very thankful for those. opportunities. Now on the other side, it's about to heat up. WE GOT A FIGHT. PRESS CONFERENCE. >> WHOA. WE GOT AJ HAWK. WE GOT BASEBALL. HIGHLIGHTS. WE GOT FOOTBALL. Be a. friend. Tell your friends I'm nice. It. might change your life. Take three. >> But it is great to be down here IN. TATOWN, ALABAMA. NOW, let's do a little. history here, shall we? This is uh. what's your name? >> Gabby. >> Gabby, you're a senior here, right?

>> That's correct. >> And what is your major? >> Chemical engineering. >> Okay. Okay. Uh, have you ever kicked anything. before? >> No. >> Okay. But you said you want to do it, not get somebody ELSE BECAUSE. >> BECAUSE I CAMPED OUT for so many hours. with my friend and I got lucky enough to. get picked. So, LET'S GO FOR IT. >> YES. >> YES. >> ALL RIGHT. >> WE LOVE THAT, GABBY. $300,000 if you. make this kick right here, Gabby. Okay. >> Oh my gosh.

>> That seems fair. I don't know what a. chemical engineering degree costs, but. hopefully that'll help towards it all. >> My parents would love that. Okay, >> I'll throw in 200 as well. >> HE THROW IN TWO $500,000. >> All right, GABBY. >> OKAY, >> GOOD LUCK. WE'RE PULLING FOR YOU. 33. YARDS. ALL YOU GOT TO DO is make the. kick. Good luck, Gabby. >> Okay. Any final thoughts? >> I love you, Mom and Dad and brother. >> Love that, Mom and Dad. Hope you have a.

good time. Ladies and gentlemen, Gabby. Matthysse, chemical engineer, senior. here at Alabama, WILL ATTEMPT TO WIN. 500,000. It's come to this, huh? It's come to. this. >> It's come to this. >> Yeah, this Why'd you smack me in the. face? Kirk just smacked me in the face. How about this? How about this, Gabby? If Kirk Herbstre can throw that football. through those uprights right there, we'll give you $300,000.

>> Are you okay with that? >> 300,000. If Kirk HRY CAN THROW IT. THROUGH THOSE UPRIGHTES, FORMER OHIO. STATE QUARTERBACK. >> NO WARM UP. phone suit for Gabby. >> Get Gabby. Get Gabby. Get. >> Congratulations.

>> All right. It's getting even more pricey. Kirk Herb. Street, I DID NOT KNOW YOU HAD THAT in. you. Oh, that's great. >> Gabby. Gavin, it's for you, your mom, your brother, the whole family. Congratulations. And Kirk, >> good on you, man. It was close. Back to. you. Jeez. Way to go, Gabby.

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gave him quite a bop there on his head. And guess who's still standing? Jason. Kendall. >> That's a vibes. >> That guy wore no gloves whenever he was. up at Bank. >> Mhm. >> Okay. You met him? >> No cup. Beat him. >> Yeah. He's not like the most giant guy. He had no gloves, no cup. >> You like that move? >> What's that? >> The no gloves, no cup. >> Let me tell you what I did when I was a. young little boy. >> Mhm. >> Cost about two bucks to get in the. outfield. Maybe a buck to get in the. outfield. Used to have a friend, Bobby. Hoose, his stepdad used to take us to. games instead of going to school. So the. only real sporting event, I went to a. couple Penguins games was the Pirates.

games. And you went there understanding. they were gonna lose. But if anything. good happened, you take it out of there. having a blast. Jason Kendall hit a. ding-dong, landed right in front of me, >> picked it up. >> I got a baseball. >> Jason Kendall's a- okay with me. Then I. hear stories about him beating people. up. >> Maybe having or two, doing the entire. thing. >> So that's why anytime baseball comes up, I go, Jason Kendall is the greatest of. all time. Cuz Jason Kendall made me a. non- baseball fan a fan of his because. he was an absolute stud. Then you watch. him jog around, he's got no gloves on.

It's like who is this guy? >> Tough son of a [ __ ]. >> This guy who I like the way this guy. operates. And then lo and behold, it. turns out he is an absolute legend. And. that's what everybody says. And uh it. didn't carry over to me being a. full-time Pirates fan. It was just like. if I got a chance to go to the games, I. had a blast. Had a fishing net in there. one time. Got a ball. >> Got it. >> I'm tell you get to see any any good. team any good World Series runs. >> I think I watched Mark Magguire. I think. I watch him hit a ding-dong. I think I. watch him hit one TNC. Um, made it to.

the semis. >> Yeah, remember I'm going to an afternoon. game. Barry cheap ticket. Where you at? You're in the You're in the way. outfield. >> We had Charles Johnson the catcher. We. had Gary Sheffield, Conine Drain on the. mound. >> You ever heard of Barry Bonds? >> If they had if they had to on the mind, >> I'd be going to every single Did you see. this from last night? >> I did not. >> Uh, Boston Red Sox pitcher 66 275ish. Yeah. Fan of the program from my. understanding. Has a VO pouch right. here. Okay. That's how he describes it. Doesn't matter. This guy will play a.

little defense. Picks up the little Come. here. You're out. >> Tarp, huh? >> See, >> the absolute best. >> Come on in. You're out. All right. See. you later. This guy has an electrifying. personality. Obviously, the mustache is. outrageous, but I got a chance to meet. him and his wife, newlyweds. They were. coming back from a date night in New. York as they were heading into hotel. He. was awesome. Huge. You forget that these. guys are gigantic. We think about. tackles and everything like that. offensive lineman, defensive lineman as. we should. These guys are gigantic and.

he's one of them and he's got the feet. and the touch and gives us a little hug. You're out. >> Go ahead and take a walk. Joining us. now, ladies and gentlemen, from. Anatican, Ohio, as we wasted more time. there as two people are waiting. Ladies. and gentlemen, a Super Bowl champion, a. uh n college football national champion. Roundup, ladies and gentlemen, AJ Hawk. >> Hawker, how you doing, pal? >> I'm doing great. AQ and TC in the first. hour. What a show, man. >> Yeah, it was ridiculous. AQ Shipley. opening up for Tom Cruz is obviously. what we expected and AQ certainly. expected that as well. I read some stuff.

about Ohio State. Is everything okay. over there in Ohio or what's going on? >> What' you read? >> I think everything's fine. I didn't see. anything to do I didn't see Ryan Day. I. didn't see Jeremiah Smith, Payton. Pierce. I didn't see anyone their names. anywhere in anything that you guys have. been talking about. >> Okay, we haven't talked about it yet, but we were just reading. We were. thinking you maybe former president of. Ohio might get a lot of stuff COMING OUT. OF OHIO. >> ABOUT I haven't seen it. No, you do YOUR. OWN RESEARCH. CHINA, WHAT? >> YOU DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH. YOU'RE JOINING. us now, ladies and gentlemen. That's. what. >> Ohio State. >> Yeah, I don't know. They're linking them.

together. Washington Post just as. somebody who's been on the receipt. >> They're they they will. >> Yeah, >> they will get up. >> Columbus, China. >> Mhm. >> Well, they're actually saying China. State somewhere. I mean, that's what. Yeah, that's what they know about that. >> Is that what they were saying? I didn't. hear. >> I don't know who they are, but I didn't. hear it. No. >> Okay. I was just reading headlines. I. hope that's not the case. I I just want. to let. >> Ohio needs the Buckeyes back on the. field ASAP. Okay. Now, the Buckeyes. >> obviously THE.

OKAY. NO, there's no way that's what. they're doing anymore. There's no way. that's what they're doing. That's what. that Washington Post was trying to say, I think. >> Anymore. It was never happening. Don't. say anymore. What are we talking about? >> Okay. I'm just. >> Come on now. >> I'm sorry. I was just kind of reading. stuff. >> Bit of a scarlet and red scare. >> Oh, I didn't know that. I mean, this is. what I was Ohio. >> We love them. Okay, we certainly do. Their football team, odds on favorite, could go on a damn run here. Julians. saying, I got a chance to listen to him. do a couple of little chitter chatters. I like his mindset. He loves ball. This.

guy loves the ball. Joining us now, former national champion quarterback. from Alabama. He's been waiting for. about 10 minutes as we've been doing. this and obviously he has a lot going. on. You'll see him all over the college. football coverage on ESPN. He also hosts. the incredible. >> Always College Football with Greg. Mackoy. >> Ladies and gentlemen, Greg Mroy. >> Yay. Greg, >> how we doing? >> Okay, so the shirt is awesome. Uh, >> who is that? What is. >> You had me panicking for a second there.

when you started teeing up AJ on. something that happened with Ohio State. Dude, I thought I was about to come on. and get absolutely train wrecked. Like I. had minor panic attack, feel like, what. did I miss? what just happened. to it. >> No, don't worry. You can do your own. research, Greg. You can do your own. research. But anything that happens with. Ohio and Ohio State, my algo feeds it to. me strictly because we're with one of. the presidents of Ohio here Monday. through Friday and then the other one. every single Saturday, which obviously.

leads to an incredible college football. season already started obviously. Congrats to Bill Bichc and all the teams. that have gotten a win in week zero. But. week one, obviously storylines in. abundance. We'll talk about Alabama here. in a little bit. Kaylin Dbor has the. most amount of wins for any Alabama. coach in its history over its first two. seasons with 20. Okay. Nick Sabin 19. >> Yeah. So, just that conversation. We'll. talk about them, but right now, let's. obviously talk about what's going on at. LSU and what's going on the entire SEC. story. You're in the South, one of the. faces of the South talking for the South.

in this exact moment. How does the South. feel about everything that's kind of. happening with these injunctions? Because it's not just LSU football as. LSU and Lane Keifin will tell you. There. are some softball players at Old Miss. There's some soccer players at Texas. that are also in this injunction that. are happening. How does the South feel. about what's happening right now and how. it's all being covered? >> Yeah, everyone's getting a little bit. affected by it for sure. But I think if. we're going to ask most people like in. this part of the country, dude, they're. all about the SEC, the SEC, the SEC. We've been told for the last hundred. plus some odd years at the SEC, it's all.

for one, one for all, right? Well, since. NIL got in the world, it's no longer. like, "Hey, dude, we're all together in. this deal. It's like every man for. themselves and we got to go take care of. our own backyard, right?" So, that's. where things have changed. And I think. this has kind of unified everybody. behind the sense like what are we doing? Like, why are there no rules? And why is. it that no one can hold these schools. accountable, right? So, I look, it's not. Lane, everyone's blaming Lane Kein here. Like, I don't this is not Lane Kein's. fault in my opinion. his job. He gets.

paid by LSU to have the best roster. humanly possible. And if that includes. NFL guys, that includes NFL guys. My. issue is the fact that we now have guys. that have gone to NFL training camp and. they can come back, take freshman's reps. that have been working for the last nine. months. Like that to me from a locker. room culture, like you guys understand. this, we've been there, right? Like what. does that do when you bring a guy in. last minute, you're 18, you think you're. going to play and now all of a sudden. this fifth year guy to some and take. some of your reps? Like that's got to be. a weird dynamic in the locker room,

don't you think? >> Yeah, definitely. And Lane Keifin came. out and said the NFL does it all the. time. There's just a thousand guys cut. Okay. So, this is professional football. now. That was his angle on it all. But I. do believe college is different. You're. still growing hopefully some sort of. brotherhood even though people are. turning over new rosters every single. year. We looked at the tail of the tape. between two coaches because Lane Keifin. and Dabo couldn't be more polar opposite. even though they both come through at. least Alabama at some point of their. coaching career. You look at the amount. of ranked wins. Obviously Dabau has been. a head coach for Clemson for a long. time. 41 playoff appearance of seven.

The Astress there next to Lane Keifin is. because uh he wasn't there like his team. was there but obviously it got pretty. loud. He was not allowed to be there. the top 25 ranking from the Associated. Press. Uh LSU 11, Clemson first time I. think forever maybe since Davo not. ranked. And then obviously the last five. seasons, one coach 50 and 14, the other. 47 and 20. So I think the tale here is. like over its history, Clemson has. obviously been very very good. But the. evolution of these new rules in which.

Lane Keifin certainly takes advantage of. and is currently trying to take. advantage of to the absolute max. It's. just two different polar views of. college football. Now, Dabau has dabbled. a little bit more in the transfer portal. over the last year or so. It has not. been fantastic, but is there a way. Clemson goes in there and wins this. game? If Clemson beats LS, could you. fathom? Could you I mean, cuz there's a. lot of drama and contro. It's hard to. win a football game and the head coach. having to deal with a lot of stuff right.

now because, you know, in his eyes, it's. making his team better for the long. haul. He asked his leadership counsel. how do he frame the questioning? I think. people's next question was how do he. frame it to the leadership council but. leadership council say let's make the. team better. It's like all Dabo's been. trying to do is win football games. Why. and how, you know, can Dabo go in and. win this? Or is there literally no. chance because of how talented this LSU. roster is and how good Lane Keifin is as. a coach in college football? >> Well, first of all, Pat, I love you. on. Saturday. Just as someone that's been. down there on the bayou, I know you've.

been down there a million times, right? Recommending regardless, fair enough. Regardless of how you feel about what. might happen in this game, don't pick. Clemson on Saturday morning. It will it. will be chaotic, right? Because that. that place will go bananas, dude. So, it. it might be good cinema. We'll see. But. all I'm saying, though, you're a. thousand% right. Like last year, we. think about Clemson, how we approached. it in the regular season, in the. preseason leading up to it, right? top. four team in college football. Everybody's back. Most returning.

production. They have a home game. against LSU. Like, this is the one. This. is the year, boys. We got to go all in. It's proof of concept. Davos resisted. the portal because he wanted to grow. within. Well, then they go out, lay an. egg, score 10 points, lose the game. But. it was all the pressure was on them last. year to make a run. This year, it's. like, dude, we haven't talked about. Clemson at all nationally. It's been all. about LSU, all about the roster. building, all about Lane Kein. Meanwhile, Davo, self-proclaimed bunch. of nobbodyies at Clemson, still have.

dudes. So, I I would not be that. surprised if this is a game in the third. quarter. At that point, all the pressure. is on LSU, right? Cuz they're supposed. to be the team. Meanwhile, Clemson has. zero expectations, no pressure, and is. playing with house money. So, I I think. it's a very dangerous game if you're LSU. to go in and kind of overlooking a team. that still got guys on the other side. that'll play on Sundays. >> Everybody's expecting 50 burger, 60. burger from LSU. And it's like, man, I I. hope so. And at night, I think over your. shoulder there, you have a picture of. Death Valley uh right there over your.

right shoulder. They talk about that. place just being like, "Yeah, right.". Which is why it's such a desirable place. for coaches to go to. Not only are you. going to get the best recruits out of. Louisiana every single year because they. want to be at LSU and you have the money. to be able to pay for your roster, but. they you talked about me picking Clemson. down there. It's like that place was. outrage and you hear Nick Sabin talk. about it and he's obviously been. everywhere and he's taken everybody's. best shot as you have as well. He's like. it's just different. They're different. country. I mean it's just an absolutely. different country and it's like.

>> Lane Keifin has the spectacle on. offense, right? They keep DC defense was. top what one in a lot of things in the. SEC interceptions. I think they were one. I think third down they were one. I. think there's like multiple things their. defense was already number one in. and. they keep the DC. Lane Keifin can go. explosive. You're talking about Baton. Rouge potentially becoming top. environment in all of sport in the. entire planet again like it was a few. years back and I'm excited for that. I I. am very very excited for that. But boy,

if Clemson goes in there. >> game one of the Lane Keifin era after. everything that has happened and gets a. win dab afterwards, can't you see him. hands on uh on hips afterwards standing. in the middle of that field just like. Yeah. Nobody really thought we were. going to. You can almost and then that. place would actually forget me picking. against them. That would actually be But. on the flip side, if they do 70 80. points and this defense does what they. did last year and the offense picks. right up, it's like, holy hell, what a.

buzzsaw for the rest of the year. Go. ahead, AJ. AJ has a question for you. about college ball. >> Yeah, Greg, as far as OSU goes, we know. the expectations from the outside, I. guess. What are you expecting from them. this season? What's a what's a great. season look like for Lane Keifin and the. LSU Tigers? Well, dude, I mean, here's the thing. with with LSU. It's like they might have. the biggest variable in the entire. country, like the widest gap, because I. really could see them winning a national. championship with the talent they. accumulated with the quarterback they. got coming in from Arizona State and Sam. Levit, some of the dudes they have on.

defense. Like, they got guys. I mean, there's no denying the ceiling that this. roster has. Problem is, they also have. never played together. So, how do we. know? And I mean, how often and and. we've all played on on good teams, great. teams in some cases, like how often is. an all-star team super successful when. having to run the gauntlet when they. were just recently assembled. So that's. my biggest question about them. It's. like if they get off to a hot start, they're three and 0, they got Clemson. week one at Miss week three, like look. out like the rest is history, they're. going to roll. But if they get punched. early and they don't respond very well.

because they don't have that collective. buyin over the course of many years, then they could drop off and have a. seven and five year. I mean, that's the. gap. Like I don't think any of us can. envision Ohio State, Indiana, uh. Georgia, any of those teams going seven. and five. Whereas with LSU, everything's. so new. It's not out of the realm of. possibility. I don't think it's likely, but it could happen. Meanwhile, if if. all things align, go and get the whole. thing, right? So, they're probably one. of the widest gaps, probably the. toughest to read because there are so. many unknowns. And it it really starts,

I think, in a big way against a quality. opponent this weekend where they're. going to get punched, they're going to. get got a time or two. How do they. respond? That's the big ticket item for. them. I think. >> a team's mental toughness is obviously. something that gets talked about in this. new modern transfer every single. offseason. Do you actually care about. the team or do you only care about. yourself? That's why when Will Hired in. that Ohio State team, Ray lose to Oregon. early, Will Howard transfers in there, gets paid a bunch of money from Kansas. State or whatever. They lose to Oregon. early, something he did, you know, they. could have turned on him. >> They lose to Michigan. It obviously goes. into what it is at the end. They could.

have turned on him. Instead, they had an. entire meeting. They locked in and. played their best football, win a. national championship. It's like they. defied, I think, the odds on battling. through with how many millions of. dollars and expectations and outside. slander. It's like that's a difficult. thing to keep everybody on the same. track. So, the fact that LSU has the. opportunity to maybe showcase that or. avoid that entirely. I'll be eager. Now, week three, everybody's talking about. Old Miss. Obviously, Old Miss, we like. Golden. We like Winad. We asked, me.

publicly, we as a team. >> were wondering why Lane would leave. >> Well, he wants to go win a national. championship. It's like you, >> right? You might win one, right? >> Yeah. >> You might win one right now, right? Are. we looking for a national? We might have. one right here, right now. No, I LSU is. where it's at. And then everybody tells. me he had to go because of everything. that takes place and I can't wait to. experience that. But Miss back on track. to potentially go with the best. quarterback maybe in the entire country. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Greg, we we love we love Winad. We. love Golding. We love Lacy. They're.

going to be unbelievable. But no one is. talking about their matchup in week one. Everyone's talking about their matchup. in week three, but this weekend is the. only ranked matchup. It's Louisville and. Old Miss. And obviously Braum is an. unbelievable uh college football coach. He brings in Lincoln Khaltz, uh the. backup from Ohio State last season who. is an athletic quarterback. Braum great. with quarterbacks. What are your. thoughts on that one? And is everyone. everyone's just penciling Old Miss to. win this one as seven-point favorites? Dude, I'm I'm telling you, Louisville's. so dangerous, guys. I mean, and think.

about, look, I hate to bring up bad. memories for our guy AJ here. Like, I'll. remember when Braum, way before he was. even at Louisville, dude was at Purdue, right? He had Rond Del Moore, I think it. was like 2018, they end up winning the. game like 28 points against top three. ranked Ohio State team. Like, this guy. is a giant killer and has been for. years. each of the first three years. where he's been at Louisville, he's. knocked off a AP top 10 team, including. going on the road and beating Miami on a. Friday night last year. So, like this is. a guy that can certainly rally his team.

around the idea of an upset. Now, the. problem with Louisville is there have. been some moments where they've maybe. laid an egg where they shouldn't. They. lost big to SMU last year by three plus. touchdowns when that should never have. happened. So, you can show us, hey, yeah, you can beat Miami, but lose to. SMU by three touchdowns. That doesn't. make sense. So, I think this is a team. that's super dangerous. I also, as far. as Pete Golding's concerned, like I. think collectively, look, there's big. questions at wide receiver, they lost. all their guys there, but collectively. you could make a case this might be a. better and more well-rounded Old Miss.

team last than last year. They had star. power. They had great potential, good. starting 22. Uh, but once you got beyond. the starting 22, the depth dropped off. So, therefore, they gave up a lot of. points. It's a big matchup. So, I think. Pete Golding's addressed that they have. better personnel on defense. They have. deeper personnel on defense. And maybe. their wide receiver core has has not. necessarily been as top shelf as it's. been in the past, but Trinidad's good. enough to take and take over the game. regardless of who's a wide out, right? I. mean, we saw him destroy Georgia almost.

single-handedly in that Sugar Bowl game. last year. So, he's the real deal. I I. just think this miss team might actually. be better than last year, which is kind. of a crazy thought given how good they. were a year a year ago. >> Yeah. And Trinidad might be best player. in college football. I mean, obviously. got Jeremiah Smith and Malachi Tony. You. got a lot of great athletes and. incredible positional players. When I. watched Winnad do live from the field. pass last year, I was like, damn, I had. no idea this guy was like this. Cuz they. were talking about him wanting to go. back to college. So, I'm like, oh, he. must not be like an NFL quarterback. It's like, nah, I think he's an NFL.

quarterback as well with the way he can. move. His teammates love him. Obviously, his school loves him. I think him and. Lacy are both up on the sphere right now. as a potential Heisman campaign begins. It's like you got to start off with. Braum. in L of good luck. >> They're tough. >> And then LSU coming to town week three. Obviously, that'll be insane. Okay, last. question for you here, Greg. We. appreciate your time from DBUD. >> Yeah, Greg, we talked about Winnad, Darien Mensa, Sam Levit, Julian S, CJ. Car, all these quarterbacks and all. these teams that we have those. expectations for. Who is that. quarterback or that team that we're kind.

of too low on that you can see making a. college playoff push? >> Man, it's a great call. I mean, there's. pretty clear path for the top seven. teams. team like you kind of know who. those top seven teams are. So, I'd have. to go a step further. I'll say Oklahoma. Uh, now Oklahoma last year made the. playoff, had a good year, lost in the. first round to Alabama. But, a lot of. Oklahoma you can pinpoint exactly to the. moment where they started to fall off. and that was when John Matir broke his. thumb in the third game of the year and. then for really a month, the offense.

didn't play very well. He really wasn't. that accurate. Like, wasn't really. playing the way he needs to play. Plus, they had new OC, now it's year two. Like. I think Oklahoma really at all three. levels defensively is legit. I mean like. big time big time playmakers at all. three levels. Then it's about their. quarterback just playing decisive. football. And he made a My biggest. problem with material it's like he wants. to be Manzel with the playmaking ability. but he doesn't need to be because his. team's better than what Johnny had when. he was at&m. Does that make sense?

>> Yes. Absolutely. >> Distribute dude. Like let the ball go. and and if you punt it by the way best. play in football right Pat? like punt. it. It's a good play with how they. defend and just play field position from. time to time and don't try to force the. issue because when he tried last year he. made mistakes like the. multi-interception game against Texas. So. >> Okay. The guy couldn't hold the. football. So So I mean he broke his. thumb the first four weeks the guy was. going to win the high. >> throwing a football with four fingers. like a hard thing to do. >> Exactly. So I I would maybe some other. decisions were uh made because of that.

I don't think I could potentially make. that. >> And punting ain't the great best play in. football. It is. >> No, it's not. Down the sideline. IT'S A. POST. >> NO. >> SPLIT cover two. >> Boring. >> NO. NOT A CUT. BOOM. >> BORING. >> PICK SIX. >> BORING. >> Most important play. Most important. playful. >> There you go. Yeah. Bingo. >> It's so low on the list. >> No, it is so high. You heard Mroy. He. said it's high on the list. This guy's a.

national champion. Please. He hosts. >> Always College Football with Greg Mroy. >> I love that. It's. >> right there. >> It's right in the back back wall. >> You should just say, "Hi, it's Greg. Mackar." I want to let you know that. Congrats to you. Your name and your. voice have become synonymous with uh. college football. >> in that club, too. >> Congratulations. What's that? >> Congrats on You're a member there. >> The Hoopy Match Club. >> What is that? >> No, >> no, not at all. I didn't even know what. shirt I had on, but I uh I next time I'm. not rocking this one. I can promise you.

I'm going straight black t-shirt like. Pat. That's what I'm. >> and AJ and Anton and uh when you're on. TV a lot, you know, you just kind of get. bored. Steve Jobs, you decided we're. just going to wear turtleneck every day. so we don't have to make a decision. You. know, I got 50 of these in there. I got. a bunch of other black shirts in there. So, we're going to do that. What is a. hoopy match club? >> Very very exclusive golf CLUB IN. GEORGIA. >> WHOA. I LIKE AUGUSTA. >> YEAH. >> REALLY? I think Rory might be a member.

here. I'm not sure. >> Also, it might be one of those ones they. go to in 2028. One that they don't play. at tournament at, but it's one. >> the match. >> Have you played at O Hoopy? And how'd. you do? >> Uh, so it's a it's all about match play. So like there's no score. You just got. to beat the guy you're playing against. So yeah, I did go. It was amazing. Best. hang ever, dude. A lot of beers deleted. that weekend. >> You beat a lot of beers deleted. >> Deleting beers. >> Uh, I don't believe it. >> Was Blocky there. Was Blocky there? That's a good question. Was Michael.

Block there? >> Horse recorder. >> He was not. He was not. >> You're lucky for that. Could you imagine. you see Block on the other side? You. just got to hope to God that it's not. Michael and it's his boy cuz this guy is. about to run the PGA Tour Championship. and I would like to let us uh all know. in real time here. We have been invited. to anyone we want to go to to follow. along blocking with us. Well, we'll wait. for Tai to become all the way healthy. obviously and we will take him to the. course and we will certainly enjoy our. time. We appreciate Blocky and the PGA. Tour Championship for that invite. And I.

I will be one of the ones he's doing. this for, you know. Telling you. >> No. And Ty will be telling them you just. shut up. You I'm like, "No, make the. noise." Greg, we'll see you on the road. somewhere, brother. We appreciate you. >> See you, fellas. Thank you'all. >> See you, ladies and gentlemen. It's Greg. Moro. >> Oh, hoopy match club. >> Huge fairways, huge greens. >> No big deal. >> Okay. >> Oh, you know this place a little bit. >> Have you played? I. >> never been there. No, research. Looking. for an invite? >> Nah, >> I'm trying to get on the Grove, though.

>> Okay. What's the Grove? >> That's Jordan's down there in Florida. >> Oh, yeah. I've heard it's great time. >> I got my in. >> Oh, you're in. >> Oh, no. No. I got my in to play. >> Franny. >> No. >> Oh, whoa. Whoa. It's not We don't need. to be public. >> Well, he's No, he's a Jordan guy, so. he's. >> Yeah, we don't. Yeah, but we don't need. Freddy's got new swing. >> Team Jordan, is he? >> Yes. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah. >> I didn't know that. What? >> She was replayed. >> No, no, >> too. Yeah, is too green. No,

>> it's team Gap actually. >> No, no, he's I think he's Lou Baton, >> isn't he? He's red bottom. >> Yeah, I believe he is full on red bottom. every day. >> Look at a McAfee. Look at him. McAfee, we got a big time uh boxing presser. coming up. AJ, are you excited and eager. for what we learn from these two guys as. we sit just over a little bit over a. week away from a World Welterweight. Championship battle in T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, AJ? >> Yeah, I am excited. I'm I'm a bit.

confused. I want to see how it plays. out. I know you're going to be in the. middle and they're going to be on either. side. Are you just going to be looking. back and forth firing firing things back. at these guys? >> Well, well, I think I'll also I'll also. say uh do you have a question in uh in. the crowd? you know cuz sure normal. press conference and we will be asking. for. >> any questions in the crowd as well as I. will be standing at podium I might make. it look a little bit more podium like uh. I think that's probably what we do for. the next one of these that we get. >> uh ladies and gentlemen joining me now. are two men that are going to captivate.

the entire globe as they fight for the. world welterweight championship of. boxing it's a zufa promotion but these. two lads are known own by the entire. boxing community. Ladies and gentlemen, one of the men we watch grow up on the. internet. His hands seemingly as fast as. a crack of lightning. The power the same. as thunder. We watched this guy on the. internet for the better part of the last.

decade take random influencers, put a. body pad on them, and then hit him with. a left hook, and they'd be pissing blood. for the next week or so. >> Mhm. He's taken on a lad whose father. was in the boxing gym literally since he. was just a little child in England. Has. grown up in the boxing gym. Has been. learning about a. since he was just a wee little lad. Ladies and gentlemen, for the world. championship next Saturday, September.

12th at T-Mobile Arena. RYAN GARCIA AND. Connor B. >> Yeah, boys. >> I don't know if you saw that. Connor, if. you want to learn anything, Ryan, too, I've seen you just pound influencers. with those hands and I think I seen you. take on the bouncing thing maybe better. than anything I've ever seen in my life. So, boys, thank you for joining us. Thank you for your commitment to sport. and thank you for allowing the world to. watch your guys' greatness. Ryan, I'll. start with you. Uh, obviously huge fight.

for you and we've followed you for a. very long time. We know that your power, your speed, and your precision are. something you take advantage of. Conor. Ben here, I believe. Sorry. On this. side. I think he could just take abuse. this guy. I I think he just stands in. there and goes to war. For you, what is. the mindset going into the fight and how. does that change things for you against. somebody that fights like Connor? >> Well, I mean, the mindset is just to be. prepared for anything. You know, I. understand this guy uh, you know, is not. really at my level and can't keep up.

with really my my punches or anything. So, you know, his game plan is going to. be quite, you know, simple. So, he's. going to try to rough me up, try to be a. little dirty, try to get in there as. fast as he can. So, just be prepared for. anything, you know, so we train very. hard and uh we made sure that, you know, anything he throws at us, we'll be. prepared and conditioned to go through. >> Okay, Connor, obviously you hear what. Ryan says there. We're going to be. hugging. We're going to be getting this. thing. We're going to be doing some. dirty shots as his expectation for you. as a man who's obviously a physical, brawling fighter and have been for your.

entire career. What do you hear whenever. he says that? And is that what you. expect him to say about your fighting. style just this close to a fight? >> Listen, when you've had 26, 27 fights, you've heard it all. You know, I've. heard I've not been good enough. I've. not been this, I've not been that. Continue to prove people wrong. So, um. you know, if he's overlooking me or or. thinks I'm going to be a walk in the. park, then, you know, I' been mistaken. You know, um the last person who who. overlooked me got put in hospital for. three days. So, you know, up at.

middleweight. So, you know, um I feel. extremely strong. Um I feel powerful. Training's gone well. Um and I'm excited. to claim that world title. >> Connor, what is uh Ryan Garcia on tape? Do you guys do that? Do you train. against a lot of people that are like. your fighter or is it kind of nameless, faceless opponents like uh some football. coaches are like for you? How are you. training for Ryan Garcia? >> Uh just doing what I do. Just doing what. I do and what I have done for the past. 10 years. I've been in this sport for a.

decade now. So, um, you know, he's got. fast hands. He's a good fighter. You. don't become world champion by not being. a good fighter, you know. And, um, I pre. prepare diligently hard. And, um, I have. no doubt in my mind, zero doubt in my. mind that I live with that world title. on on Saturday, next Saturday. >> I love to hear that. Obviously, I think. you have to have that mentality. Ryan, we've watched you grow up on the. internet. I think I think we've all. watched you. And uh I want to let you. know congrats on getting to a point now. where it looks like you are very happy,

content, locked in, dialed in. Would you. say that? How do you feel heading into. this fight? Uh mentally, physically, all. of that. >> Uh I would say that, you know, I'm very. sharp right now. Sharp mind. Um. everything has been going perfect. So, you know, we're just carrying the. momentum from last fight to this fight. and uh you know we have a responsibility. as a champion to make sure that we come. in the best shape and uh you know give. the fans the best version of me. possible. So that's exactly what we did.

and uh we're already ready to go. I wish. the fight was literally tomorrow. I'm. ready to just get this done. >> Yeah. Connor, how is that weigh-ins and. all that stuff making way doing how do. you feel just this close to fight first. this far from fight as well? Feels like. there's a lot that has to happen. >> No, all the hard work's done now. All. the hard work, preparation is done now. Um, as Ryan said, I wish the fight was. this weekend. Um, you know, I was ready. a few weeks ago, you know. So, for me, I'm excited to get in there and and just. do what I believe is written in the.

stars. Um, you know, as I said, I've. been in this game for 10 years and and. I'm excited for this one more than any. other fight. I'm more up for this fight. than I have been for any other fight. >> We like that. I like to hear that a lot, especially world championship fight. Connor has a question for you, boys. >> Yeah. Speaking of written in the stars, gentlemen, for kind of both of you, you. know, combined you have 34 knockouts. together. Is that something that you are. studying with that tape film session? Is. it something you're visualizing? Is it. something that just comes naturally. inside the ring during a certain round?

When is that kind of uh felt during a. fight or is it something that you've. already seen in your mind before it. happens? >> Ryan, we'll start with you, Ryan. >> I think the natural process of the fight. has to play out. Um, obviously you could. catch somebody with one shot and, you. know, lay him out. Um, there's different. ways to knock somebody out. You know, you can wear them out. You could catch. them with a clean shot then knock him. out or you could just catch him with one. shot and he could be out. So, um, you. kind of just, you know, you just go into. the fight and ready for anything and.

then, you know, you see whatever is. playing out. But it's not too much. thought into I got to knock him out or. this is the punch that's going to do it. It it usually comes natural. >> Conor, you have 14 knockouts. So this. question obviously goes to you as well. Are we planning on knockouts or they. come natural like Ryan Garcia is saying? >> Listen, when I see an opportunity, I'm. going to take it. That's without a. doubt. You know, if you look at all my. fights, I can do 12 rounds at pace, no. problem. You know, my work ethic and. discipline, you can't. It's unmatched. Um, you know, I do 12 rounds, I do 10.

rounds, I fight a year up at. middleweight. Um, drop back down even. now to this fight. You know, doing 12. rounds easy. You know, I'm a 15 round. fighter. So, you know, if it does go. points, which me in my heart don't. believe it does. Me to my core, I don't. believe it does. That's what I believe. And I prepared hard for a hard fight, but. I'm looking for the stoppage. I'm going. to as soon as I see an opportunity in. there, um, I'm going to shoot my shot.

And when I shoot, I don't miss. >> Ryan, uh, do you ever do virtual reality. boxing? Wait, I'm sorry. >> Do you ever do you ever do virtual. reality boxing? >> Uh, I did that for a YouTube video once. >> Okay. I do that. Is it Am I basically. boxing or is it a little different? >> Uh, no. I mean, you should be world. champion if you're THAT GOOD AT. >> NO. OKAY. BUT I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW IN. THERE THAT UGLY JOE, FAT Joe guy, I'm. looking for a knockout every time. I. like your guys' uh patience seemingly in.

the fight game, which is why you're up. for world championships. Tone has a. question for you. >> Yeah. I wanted to talk to you too about. where the fight is being fought in Las. Vegas, Nevada. Obviously, Ryan, you. fought there uh a bunch of times. You. know, are you comfortable being there? Do you feel more comfortable being there. and being from the US and and drawing on. that crowd? And then for Connor, I saw. the last three, I believe, have been in. Tottenham. You fought at Wembley and at. O2. When did you get over here? And and. how do you feel about the crowd and. potentially being, you know, not the. favorite, which you have been as far as.

being in Tottenham the last few fights? I'll start with you there, Connor. If you're Yeah, if you're asking me. first. Um, a ring is a ring. It doesn't. concern me where it is. Um, you know, a. boxing ring is a boxing ring. Like, it's. just going to be me and Ryan standing in. there. And I wouldn't say I've been the. favorite in in all my fights. Um, I. wouldn't say that I've been uh, yeah, the favorite to win. Um, some people. have been cheering for my opponents. Does it make any difference? No. There. could be Mickey Mouse or Donald Duck. seeing ringside fully locked in. You're.

you're sort of you're dialed in. Yeah, you see the man who's trying to take. food off your table. That's all I see. You know, don't it don't matter who. who's cheering, who's not cheering. Um. if I'm the favorite, if I'm not, it's. just me and him in there. >> Ryan, obviously your fights are a. spectacle every time. I mean, every. single time you fight, it's a spectacle. as it should be. That is uh good for the. show. How do you feel about Vegas being. the home of this fight and what you're. expecting from T-Mobile Arena next. weekend? I mean, fighting uh in Vegas is a spot.

that um that, you know, I'm so. accustomed to. I'm used to it. It's one. of the best places to fight in boxing. It's actually the mecca of boxing. All. the huge, you know, fights in the past. have happened there or of the recent. past. Um and uh yeah, I mean, it's just. going to be like another day in the. office. Like, I'm just going to beat the. [ __ ] out of this dude. I know we're. talking all light, but this dude is. about to get his ass whooped. Like, I. know he's talking a good game. It's the. UK thing, but he's just not good enough.

I mean, he's getting black eyes and. sparring. I mean, this is sad. I mean, this guy is uh he's dying out there. He's a dead mom dead man walking. Look. at him. This dude looks like he's about. to, you know, pass out right now in the. sun. This dude looks like handsome. Squidward a little bit. You know, this. is going to be bad. This ass whooping is. going to be bad. >> Okay, get ugly in there. >> Connor, obviously, I think you should. have a chance to respond here to Ryan. Garcia calling you Squidward out here. Yeah, but it's qu like it's. >> hands and Squidward different. >> He's like a he's like a child. He's like.

a kid, you know? He said the same with. Roelly. He said the same with um the. other guy he lost to. He's It's like, >> you know what? I'm thinking about hiring. him as my sparring partner. This guy. might be my sparring partner after he. talks. He talks enough, bro. You're not at my level. You're. talking You are borderline above. You're. you're you're like an athletic amateur. That's what you are. Like a like a fancy. trash can. This is what you are. A fancy.

trash can. You are like a very fancy. trash can, bro. I'm going to take out. the trash from September 12th. I'm going. to send your ass back to UK with a good. check. And hopefully your brain will. still be intact. That's all I care. about. And yeah, on you go. >> All right. Well, Connor, Ryan, we can't. wait to watch you boys in the ring at. T-Mobile Arena next Saturday. We. appreciate the hell out of you. Good. luck, boys. Thank you for the time. >> Yeah. Let's get one of these. Let's get. one of these, boys. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> There you go. Ryan, Ryan. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. All right, ladies and gentlemen. Ryan Garcia Connor. >> Yeah, boys. >> I like that. I liked it at the end. I. like. >> good back and forth. >> I like that Ryan decided, I'm done with. this. What are we doing here? And then. he laughing at the guy saying knocked. him out and then I asked the stupid. virtual reality question, but I just. want to know for my own sake. You know, that guy's a world champ. Got to do it. >> I'd like to hear if he likes it or not. AJ, did we miss anything in there you. think that you would have maybe hit on. if we would have dropped you in middle. frame right there? >> No, it's okay not dropping me in middle. frame. I think they you guys did a great. job asking the right stuff, but it was.

fun to see Ryan kind of freelance a. little bit at the end and let his true. feelings be known. >> A little bit above amateur. A fancy. trash can. >> Yeah, >> this guy. I'm going to take out the. trash can. >> He was pumped when he thought of that. You can tell he was jacked up that he. had that one Squidward. This guy looks. old. He's falling asleep in the sun. Okay, what else do we got here? Fancy. trash can, a little bit above amateur. I. like that he did that. I can't wait to. watch the fight. >> Yeah, >> you're talking Ryan Garcia, obviously be. who you can afford to be. We've watched. him. Yeah. >> Just kind of everything.

>> Long time. He's still so young, but he. has been around forever. >> It's like Zion Williamson. We were. watching Zion as like a 12-year-old. dunking on kids in South Carolina on the. internet and then obviously we followed. him his entire career. It's like I was. watching Ryan Garcia hit mitts and hit. bags like and saying, "Holy hell, I. didn't know Youngs could do that for. most of his life." now to kind of. fulfill everything he had hoped he'd. become and his family hoped he'd become. in the boxing world. Awesome. Because. there were some times there where it. didn't look like it was going to go that. way. Looked like it was gonna go the. complete opposite. It's like, oh no, we. saw a crash out story here as opposed to.

a success story for somebody who has an. immense amount of talent. And then Ben, his dad being in the fight game, it's. like he'll sit in there and actually go. to like. >> Mhm. >> All right, Ryan, you got great hands. I'll eat them all and then we are here. for 12 rounds. Let's see if he can do it. again. Garcia talking about, hey, let's. make this thing ugly. I'm not like a. super boxing expert, but when the star. just like tennis, when stars when big. names are doing their thing, I want to. watch them do their thing. I'm excited. for this next Saturday. >> Yeah. And the timing of boxing and. fighting is always great for like the. East Coast people because this will be.

right after, you know, Texas Ohio State. next Saturday. This fight will basically. be kind of at least near the main event. So, it is kind of one of those perfect. things. And like you just mentioned, the. Garcia story start to finish this week. Uh Connor Ben looks so much like AJ Hawk. that it's really really hard for me to. not think that he's going to be able to. outlast him. >> Yeah. How's that head just end up. getting you? >> I don't think so. >> Looking in a mirror see. >> Ryan Garcia has 20 knockouts. >> Yep. >> Ben has 14. >> Mhm.

>> That's a lot of knockouts between the. two. It's a lot of power. Congrats to. Zufa getting another big one. It feels. like. >> only three losses between two. And that. >> Conor Ben's currently sitting at plus. 275. Ryan Garcia minus 370 right there. >> Okay. >> But a part of the Ryan Garcia lore is. how young he looks, how handsome he. looks. You know, people think, "Oh, this. kid, hey." Yeah, right. He's an absolute. killer. >> And the the um the Times Square one. shouldn't shouldn't count cuz that was. the worst night of boxing anyone's ever.

seen in their entire. >> I was there for that. >> The Royal Celebration. >> Great performance out of. >> I think the firefighter had the best. performance out of everybody. I think. the entire. >> Was that the least amount of punches. thrown in an entire night of boxing? >> Everybody gets guaranteed purses. Don't. worry about it. We're just kind of doing. a spectacle here to showcase boxing. All. right. You said everybody's getting. paid. Yep. All right. Sweet. >> Let's have some fun. >> All right, man. >> What are you up to after this? >> Man, this is crazy. We're kind of in. Time Square. Not like the dead center of. it, but.

yeah. All right. >> You were doing color commentary, weren't. you? >> I was. >> Sweet sight. >> I was trying to get into it, too. I was. really going to dive into it. I'm like, "All right, I'm gonna learn stuff. There's a lot of names here. I'm gonna. do this entire thing. It's Time Square. It's a big event. I'm excited to do. this." Got in there. I was like, "Whoa, what's going on?" Plum High School. cafeteria. >> We had four to five of these better than. this every single day at lunch. I I. mean, I don't know what's going on here. Then they started telling me, "You can't. get guaranteed purses before the fight.". I mean, it's They started talking about. the entire fight game. And then now it's.

kind of changed what the fight game's. going to become. you know, Kazufa is. getting involved and obviously that's. causing rippling effects across there. But I think they are trying to get. boxing to become, you know, a unified. operation hopefully because it's a great. sport, man. >> Yeah, >> it's a lot of fun. Anytime you have a. gladiator like uh competition or sport, I think it is a uh. >> I think it's a beautiful thing. I can't. wait to watch those two. We head to a. digital time now. Uh. >> we will uh. turn on uh.

>> I know. >> the music done. I don't hear it. >> What we got? >> Bills. Bills on the ones and twos. Jeez. >> All right, we'll try to be better. tomorrow. I doubt it's going to happen, though. Be your friend. Tell our friends. something nice. Might change your life. Goodbye. And that thing was off. Two seconds. >> Hey, baby. >> Didn't even know BILL SNUCK BACK THERE. >> That clock's off. >> To be clear, of course. Of course. I. like that. Uh. >> there has been some outages so that.

there is a chance that it is off. >> Yeah, this generator game is kind of. interesting little game here. Kind of a. funny little thing. >> They've been cutting your power like. consistently now or what? >> Well, I don't know who who's been doing. what. >> Cutting it ourselves. >> Yeah, just a couple generator. conversations, you know? I feel like I. know everything about them. I You want a. natural gas one? You want a diesel one? You got a 60? Got an 80? Got a 100. But. what's the pull from it? How much is the. pool supposed to be? Because if you're. not pulling enough and it's too big and. you have uh too much power, then sensors. will obviously turn the generator off.

without you even knowing. >> So, you need the proper size generator. because if you don't have uh proper. size, then generator's kind of working. against you, you know, because it. doesn't think anything's happening. It. actually thinks it's leaking. So, it. shuts itself down a little bit. So, we. need to get the proper size generator. Okay. So, we're going to drop it down. the proper size generator. Should be. perfect there. Should be uh operating at. full efficiency. You know, this should. be no problem at all. Obviously, get. smaller generator and it's not enough. power, so we lose power. So that doesn't. have enough power. So obviously we need. a new generator. Okay, let's bring in. another generator. We'll go we'll go. size up generator. We'll go size up.

generator here. Now this one should be. good. Bang. Actually not not good at. all. Need to go back to the original one. that was potentially not getting enough. pull cuz the the threeprong insert of. the power. The middle one is actually. getting way too much. So this one's. setting the sensor off saying it's. pulling too much and then it's. multiplying it by three because there's. three prongs. But the middle one is just. doing too much. So we got to dial that. one down a little bit to properly spread. it out through the three. We need 33 33. 33. >> as opposed to 82. Okay. And then nine. and nine. >> Okay. That's not what we need around. here. >> Three pulling is one. >> Bingo. But one going too much.

>> Exactly. >> Jack's off the generator. >> Do your job. >> Can't be jacking off the generator. >> Do your job. Don't worry about everyone. else's job. >> If you if you need to know about [ __ ]. vessels, I got some vessel conversation. we can have too about transatlantic and. trans-Pacific vessels trying to make. their way over here to the United States. of America with the straighter hummus. going on. >> Is that thing open or what? >> What you talking about? H move. >> I'll tell you what, I've had to get a. vessel that has to go around there, you. know. So, instead of a a roll vessel, which a roll on, roll off vessel, I've. just gotten a cargo uh vessel that's.

that's able to go around there. But from. my understanding with what we've been. trying to do with a couple things that. we need to get shipped over here from. other side of the globe. >> Mhm. >> That shredder moves has a lot of jewels. >> I saw we I don't know if it was true or. not, but I saw on the internet I saw. satellite imagery that we may have. trenched our own canal so we don't have. to. >> Is that real? I saw that. >> Well, I'll tell you what. If you can get. through there, I think that's a big deal. just from my understanding. But row. vessel, that thing takes a long time. because they got to roll these things. off. >> Wonder if Gi Hawk knows anything. >> He might.

>> I didn't even think about that. Maybe he. is to blame. [ __ ] That's a pretty big. article there. Age, I don't love it, bro. I don't love for what's going on. Especially because I know what that. football team's all about. >> Mhm. It ain't ain't coming. >> Whatever whatever happens is for the. good of the the franchise, the good of. the program and the school. >> Okay. Thank you for that, AJ. >> State Michigan be the big game. It's. going to be the Cold War. I thought. >> I think you guys are kind of making a. bigger deal than it is. >> I haven't seen it really pop up a whole. lot. >> Believe Michigan had some issues with.

that as well. >> I think your algorithm Yes, they. certainly didn't. We actually heard. about who was the people that. potentially turned them in there. >> They're always, aren't they? >> Uhhuh. >> We got to keep our eyes. >> They're an active bunch. Yeah, we got to. keep our eyes peeled. >> War never sleeps. >> This is going in. >> 24/7. >> If this goes in, >> okay, >> no more war. >> No more war. >> If it doesn't go in, Michigan State. playing. >> That's a lot of pressure. >> No more war. >> Yeah. >> Wow. >> Come on, man. >> Which anthem you guys playing first at.

home games, AJ? >> When we're raising that flag, they do. the flag. >> They come wait. It's a great. presentation of the big American flag. that they put up there. >> It is super American. >> I don't know if they know what's going. on. Somebody's going to have to tell. them what's going on down there. If this. goes in, no more war. >> All right. >> Big Here we go. >> Big throw. >> Here you go. >> Count on this. >> Just chunk it. >> Come on, bro. >> Both ways. >> There's a lot of people that are. >> for our country or any country. >> just just.

>> in general. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Intergalactic as well. >> No more war. >> Yeah. Intergalactic's big. >> I don't know if I got that. This is just. our universe. >> This is a big ball. >> This is a universe ball. >> This is a big ball. >> I don't know if I've ever had a bigger. ball than this one right here. >> You got this. >> All right. >> Oh, so close. >> And it was a bomb. A bomb just went off. in the Middle East. >> Oh my god. It's halfway down. Solved. >> Son of a [ __ ].

>> Throw another one. >> I thought it was in. >> The damage has been done. A I guess it's. going to continue. I don't like it. China just wiped a country. >> I don't like it ONE BIT. DON'T I DON'T. NEED live updates on what just happened. >> It just turned from a football to a. nuclear football. >> No [ __ ]. >> Oh no. >> Country you never heard of doesn't exist. anymore. >> I don't like it and I'm done with it and. I'm sorry. And uh we'll try again after. this break. >> Okay. >> Yeah. Just probably never try that one. again. >> Let's just hope we're still here.

>> Oh, you like war? No, it's just, you. know, >> I'm trying to. >> It's inevitable. Oh, >> I hate it. >> I am an easy Jordan intercept some. missiles out there. >> The country of Jordan actually just got. deleted. >> No, that did not that did not happen. We. would like world peace. That's why I. threw the [ __ ] ball. Okay, let's make. sure that that when the story is told. about that football not going into that. hoop right over there and potentially. ending all wars. >> We'll get there one day. >> I was hoping it was going in. Like. that's what I was hoping for.

>> Why do you think there always has been. war since the dawn of time? >> Humans. I think mostly. >> testosterone. >> Yeah, that as well. I think humans just. have the capability to create friction, you know, >> male female relations. >> also. >> Oh, yeah. >> The oldest. >> of Troy. >> undefeated. >> Well, also I believe there's some. religious aspects to it about. >> Absolutely. >> You know what the other side believes. versus what. >> we believe and. >> land. Yeah. Improper border drawings. AJ.

Sue. >> Mhm. >> I heard that. >> But if Canada wants to get some, they. can get some. >> Let's get to a break. >> They don't. >> I don't I think Ontario was an okay name. just cuz Holmes is how I remembered it. >> Yeah. Nah, [ __ ] that. >> All right. >> I saw another lake, too. Another name. possibly coming up. I don't. >> What was I don't know. Maybe you'll have. to follow up and see if they don't. change name. >> What is it now? Hames or HS? >> No, I I won't go into I won't go. further. I know what Ohio would name the. lake now.

Lake Beijing or something. >> Music's not playing. Music's for This. thing has been running for two years. >> I mean, it's obviously built. Don't. Don't listen to whatever they're telling. you. He's obviously [ __ ] it up. >> No, I'm saying that's not like it's not. the normal track. >> Oh, new track. >> Okay. The ones. [ __ ] it. >> I like that. >> That was awesome. This thing's been running for two YEARS. STRAIGHT. >> IT'S NOT [ __ ] WORKING. I DON'T KNOW.

>> HEY, Tim Cook. Tim Cook, way to go. >> Good run. >> He's out. >> Yeah, >> he's stepping down, right? >> 1,4. 32% off or something since we got it. Pretty good run. >> How much did he make? >> Not like moneywise like products that. you're saying like this is a save and. divorce situation. >> He gave us that code. So, you know, when. you just enter something, that code is. get text to you and it just pops up. You. don't have to actually go back. Tim. Apple. >> That was pretty good. >> Okay. >> So, just just with that,

>> I think AirPods a lot. I think he. there's a lot of that. Uh, obviously. being able to play apps while still. surfing phone. I think that's a huge. thing. >> He can never figure out Apple Maps. though. Maybe the next guy could do. that. >> Apple Maps. >> Apple Maps is great. >> Air. from you guys who don't realize that. Apple. To be clear, Apple Maps has led me to a. couple goat. >> which. >> trails a couple of different times in. cities that are very confusing. >> You guys probably use Apple weather, too. >> But I do use Apple weather. Yes. And it. told me actually feels like without me.

telling. >> an Android tone if you're so against it. all. >> Hey. Hey. >> Amen. >> I mean I love the iPhone, but I mean. there's just better products out there. >> Don't use any of the products. Any of. the. >> No, I use the actual product. >> Which map do you use? Ways. >> No, Google Maps. >> Ways. I like ways. >> Ways is good. on Google map. No way on your phone. >> Actually the same thing. They own each. other. >> Apple maps gives you a heads up now, too. >> Just print out map quest directions next. time. Tone. that map. >> Listen, if you want to keep living an. inferior life, you can do that, AJ.

That's your prerogative. Okay. >> Apple Maps. When you get a text message. and there's an address, you just hit it. and then your Apple Maps just pops up. like a blue text. It like it's very. convenient. >> Apple Maps is the worst. >> The worst. >> Excuse me, Google. Thank you. I use Apple every day. >> Slip. >> Speaking of Apple Maps actually knew. that the roads were closed the day they. closed. >> See that's the type of heads up. >> three days before it happened. >> I I doubt it cuz I don't think anybody. knew that. >> That's Bill Gates.

>> Google Maps. >> He's not Google. >> Who's Google? >> He was Microsoft. >> Oh, he's got his hands on Google. >> You would know, wouldn't you? Communist. >> Jeez. >> I think he's. >> We're not saying it, by the way. We're. not the ones. Google was found by Larry. Paige and Sergey Brand in 1998. They. were PhD students at Stanford. See, that's the thing. >> I sh I I represent Lux boys. I like you. guys. Stand for different. >> I'll tell you what, I'm a Steve Jobs guy. now. Uh Tim Cook certainly took the. baton there and did pretty well. Uh War. Eagle. Um.

>> certainly hope they're good at football. again. It'd be fun to get down there. Yeah, feels like their fan base would be. one to uh be fun to. >> Yeah, it feels like they're cooking down. there, too. preseason they've won, you. know, like band comes into team meeting, vibe seemingly very high. I think. Charles Barkley, Riley Green, many other. Auburn Green there. >> I think he's a Auburn fan. I believe he. is a War Eagle fan. So, I believe. they're raising money to NIL. The hell. was that? >> I think they're trying their best. >> I just thought Riley Green was a Jack.

State guy. So, if he's going to Auburn, >> well, he is a jack state guy cuz he. lives there, played there, but he is in. Alabama, you know, so it's one or the. other. And I guess he's an Auburn guy. That's bold. I respect that. >> Now, his grandpa is Alabama fan because. he says watching Alabama whoop up on. Tennessee or whatever in the song and. then he says, "I'm not even an Alabama. fan." He said, "So, what school is he. supposed to do?" And then West Virginia. was whooping up on Tennessee at the. particular concert I want to. Wow. >> I think he's Auburn guy, I think. See, I.

don't know if that helps his case for me. because if his paw his peepaw was. famous, then then why did he decide to. go off just to stick it to his peaw? >> I think he's got a concert coming up. >> That's a h. >> I think he's got a concert coming up uh. in Auburn, Alabama at uh on November. 28th. So, I think he is a part. >> You know what that date is? >> What's that? >> That's That's right around Thanksgiving, which would be the Iron Bowl. >> That's awesome. >> Good idea, Riley Green. Good idea, pal.

All right, let's get to a break. On the. other side, we got to wrap up all the. sports headlines. Obviously, there's. more that is happening at the US Open. because it's taking place right now. Bruce will get to the bottom of all of. it. Bruce will get. >> for Bruce the tennis update in the first. hour was great. >> Phenomenal stuff. I mean, obviously, >> is Bruce a big tennis guy? >> Yeah. Any of those sports, horse, >> the country club, coastal elitist type. stuff. >> Bingo. >> And just I mean, boxing and horse. racing, I want to say, are the country. club elitist type sports. They're just. old and kind of, you know, less popular. than they once were.

>> Horse racing, >> gambling. >> Churchel Churchill Downs is is pretty. hoidy toy. But you ever go to Aqueduct. Park in the dead of winter and hang out. with Tony, Tony, and Tony all day? And. >> Romany's grandfather. >> I didn't know Tony Tony Tony was out. there. >> 16 Tony's all around you all wearing. white beers trying to find a winner. >> in the dead of winter. >> That's what it's all about. >> These guys run hot. I respect him. All. right. I uh I respect all the.

communities in which Bruce is a part of. Owned the horse with grandma. >> Yep. Shot in the head. >> Boxed in it. >> Kill it. >> What? >> Max player. Lost a couple races. They. chopped it up. No, they didn't. I saw. your community on my timeline, too. >> Little League football coaches. >> Pittsburgh. >> Oh, boy. >> Damn. Pittsburgh showed up. Pittsburgh. showed up. >> That's a football town. Listen, the. football t is what they say. Um. >> I thought it was potentially tied to the. coach tripping the kid that was on the.

way to score a touchdown the video we. saw. >> this weekend, but I don't think it was. the same. I I think it was just a couple. coaches not liking the decisions made on. the other sideline. That's what I think. was happening. And you're going to get. that in Pop Warner football every once. in a while. There was shorter guy going. forehead to bigger, taller, larger, fatter guy. That was something coming in. right down the pipe there. BILL, >> THIS [ __ ] THING WON'T WORK BACK HERE. >> DID THE DJ No, that's happening. >> Big B. >> Yeah, >> I don't know who that was. Uh,

>> I don't know what any of this [ __ ] does. >> But there was Did you see that video AJ. of Pittsburgh Pop Warner getting after. it? >> Amazing. >> There was a little coach obviously. >> Bill C's hometown. >> Was that where it was craft? No way. Believe it. Well, the original tweet I. saw said Bill C's hometown. So, >> let's get to a break on the other side. We'll talk about that and more. Obviously sports are the greatest. We're. lucky to cover it. Be a friend. Tell a. friend something nice might change their. life. Take five. >> Jack, you got anything to say to the.

team here? >> Oh, man. You guys keep crushing and. firing everybody up. It's bigger than. you guys and you guys are the freaking. best. >> Boom. >> Thank you. >> That's amazing. >> YES. >> GOD DAMN. I NEEDED THAT. >> Got back in shape. The best shape of my. life. I felt like I just throw people. through the walls. Oh [ __ ] What's. happening? What the [ __ ] is this?

>> We interrupt your regular programming. with breaking news. >> We have reports of a UAP approaching. Indianapolis. They have messaged to. officials they are coming to take over. the world. >> Government agencies have been alerted. that they plan to land and activate. Earth's Armageddon switch. This is. literally the scariest situation. imaginable. A true doomsday scenario. Please stay calm, seek shelter. immediately, and pray to whatever god or. higher power you believe in. >> Was that what landed here?

>> I think Indianapolis. What? So that. can't be. >> We got to go find these [ __ ]. >> Yeah, >> that's what we need to do. >> I think it sounds like something you. should Jack car. >> I don't know. We need to. >> Let's go. Come on. Let's go. >> I don't know. Let's go. Yeah. What? >> [ __ ] these pieces of [ __ ].

>> Oh, there it is. It's here. It's here. It's the button. >> Yeah, it is. Oh, >> hey. Do you have a rifle? No. >> I got something better. I got something. better. >> Jack, I've been saving this. >> What?

>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> What is this thing? This ask for a. rifle. What is this? >> Yeah. It uh it kills aliens. Yeah. I. bought it online. Deep web. >> That's certainly convenient for us. All. right. Here we go. Hey, you be my. spotter. Oh my god. It'll be my honor. Let's go kill these mothers. >> Let's do this. >> Where are they? >> I don't know. I think they're coming. Yeah. Looks like they might be coming. from right over here. >> Yeah. Yeah. It looks like I see the. [ __ ] ship. Let's go. They're not. going to get to that button, Jack. >> Nope. They will not get to that button.

>> Is that one of them? >> Yeah. Black helmet. Car heart khaki. He's walking right at you. GO AHEAD AND. PEPP. YEP. YEP. YEP. THAT'S IT. JACK. CAR. THAT'S IT. THAT CAR, YOU KILLED. THAT SON OF A [ __ ]. >> OH, THERE'S ANOTHER ONE. He looks the. exact same. A little taller. A little. bit more awkward. >> Little more awkward. Yeah. Yeah. He's in. the same spot, though. Go ahead and get.

him. Go ahead AND GET HIM. YEAH, THERE. HE IS. GOOD HIT, JACK. >> TWO DOWN. TWO DOWN. >> TWO DEAD ALIENS. NOT ON OUR WATCH. OH, he came down backwards. This one's. showing you his back. No respect. >> No respect. Kind of a disrespectful. alien here as he drags his carcass. around. LOOKS DIFFERENT. OH, ALL THREE. OF THEM STACKED UP. JACK CAR SLAYING.

ALIENS. OH, there's one more. >> IT'S A BIG ONE. >> OH, HE LOOKS LIKE AN EATER. >> HE IS AN EATER. >> OH, MAN. >> THIS MUST BE their supreme commander. Look at the size. HE'S LOOKING AT YOU, JACK. HE'S COMING AT YOU, JACK. HE'S. COMING AT US. GET HIS BIG ASS BACK. BURP. B. THIS GUY'S TRYING TO TAKE DOWN. OUR PLANET. GO THE [ __ ] OUT.

THAT'S IT, JACK. GO BACK TO WHERE YOU CAME FROM, YOU SACK. OF [ __ ]. >> HEY, who were dude?

>> Amazing. >> That was awesome. Day. I mean, they were. going to [ __ ] come in here. I mean, they just popped up and they just shot. him right in the [ __ ] head. >> I don't know. Good thing we saw that. newscast when we did. >> Well, that's the that's why they do the. live alert. >> I don't know. Did we know that? That's. still. >> I feel like that should have been. disclosed when we got this place. >> The legit. >> Let's go in and talk to the boys. >> Amazing. Let's do it. >> What a life you live, >> man. I'm just glad you had this rifle. and I had those binos. What are the odds. of that? >> I mean, I could see them. >> Good thing I carry those with me. everywhere I go. The big one at the end.

really ate some [ __ ] pain. Yeah. I. feel like he stopped somewhere on the. way in. That Yes, he did. Yes, he did. >> Are we Are we good? >> What do you think, boys? [ __ ] Jack. Cars here.

If that's not enough reason to buy his. new book, I don't know what is. [ __ ]. just saved the earth and nobody would. have known about it if it didn't just so. happen to happen right here with all. these cameras. Thank you, Jack Carr. Thank you, Jack Carr. >> Thank you, Jack. >> Thank you, Jack. >> Thanks, guys. >> Thank you, guys. Three-time. world saver Jack Carr has done it again. We're all mind blown that a global. attack always seemingly happens when.

Jack Carr comes to the Thunderdome, but. boy, we're thankful he's always there to. save us all. On that note, Jack Carr's. new book, Fry Havoc, is available now. It's a Vietnam era thriller and the. eighth installment of the multiple time. New York Times bestselling series, Terminal List. Hell yeah, Jack Carr. Hell yeah. Rest in peace to the greatest dog of all. time,

Father. >> Wake up in the morning, smoking coffee, no cringe. Scroll the feed, see some. tweets on some crazy ass. >> Hey, >> let's go. >> This show stinks. And the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. You.

>> stop. Damn it. Your friend, tell a friend. something nice could change their life. >> Hello, beautiful people, and welcome to. our humble abode, the DraftKings. Thunder. on his Tom Cruz. Tuesday, September 1st, 2026. Hour three, the program begins now. >> football. >> JEEZ, WE HAVEN'T HIT IT ONE TIME. >> That was way early. You were late. We're. all over.

I don't know what was going on there. >> This has been bad. Toxic tables here. That's AJ Hawk. Toxic tables here. Boss, Connor, Tone, D. >> Sound in this seat is [ __ ] up. >> You Yeah. See, he knows what happens. He. knows what he did. >> YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DON'T POINT FINGERS. over here. >> Thank you. >> We [ __ ] up. Yeah, WE RIGHT HERE. WE DO. POINT FINGERS. >> ONE IS 11 and 11 is one. >> I want to let you know it did seem like. there was some miscommunication across. the board with every member of the. >> I'll do my push-ups later.

>> We [ __ ] up, coach. >> That's one half of the hammer. >> Cowboys seat. There you Butler. And uh. we certainly a punch about that. There's. some news that we need to talk about. George KD was seen in practice. yesterday. Congratulations to George. >> and the San Francisco 49ers. KD. Uh it. seemed like it was a walkthrough. There. was no pads. There was nothing like. that, but there was obviously clips of. him out on the field. He told us. yesterday that you're probably going to. see him in team reps happening today. before they take off to head to. Australia. Yes, the NFL season already.

has one of its teams heading to the. location of where their regular season. starts, which is Australia. They'll be. there for a week. I love that KD's back. on time, and he's a huge asset to that. offense. Now, for the Los Angeles Rams, will Miles Garrett be playing now? is. the question mark. Aaron Donald. obviously signs back with the Rams. Stars seemingly out, but who in. Australia to start the entire season, AJ? >> Yeah. So, far as George Carroll goes, if. he's healthy, why wouldn't he play? Like, I understand there's a long. flight, there's all this, but if he. feels good enough to go, what's one.

extra week going to do? So, I I would. hope he's on the field come, you know, a. week from whatever it is. >> Yeah, we certainly hope the same, and I. think it was his goal, and he's a. machine, you know, uh he is an absolute. machine. >> His facility has no brace. He's looks. like he's very comfortable. GM John. Lynch, this is from Matt Myoko, who. doesn't have a blue check mark. I like. it, man. GM John Lynch said on KN&BR, that George KD has absolutely crushed. all of the objective measures coming off. mid January surgery to repair a torn. Achilles. He comes from the Dr. Elatro.

Achilles factory, if you do recall, and. we got good news last week or the week. before from Dr. Elatro. So, George KD. seemingly back in a big way. Congrats to. him. Recovery is not easy. Rehab's not. easy. Going through an injury is not. easy. You can feel isolated. You can. feel alone. You can kind of get in your. own head a little bit. Here's Malik. Neighbors talking about the highlights. that we've seen of him coming out of. practice recently as he's been upgraded. to seemingly active for the New York. Giants. We're watching these clips. Him. cutting, jumping, running, catching, looking unbelievable. Maybe Malik.

Neighbors is 100% back. Here's him. talking about it yesterday after Jordan. Renan asked him if the Super Bowl was. tomorrow would you play in it? the. outside view, you know, I might look. like, you know, I'm 100% I make I make. everything look well. I mean, you know, sometimes I run routes and I go look on. the internet and I'm like, dang, I was. moving kind of crazy. But, you know, when you're in your body and you're in. it, you know, you still have some things. that you still got to work on as, you. know, a football player that you got to. be like, you know, I'm not I don't feel. right doing this cut or I don't feel.

right. I haven't been hit. I haven't. seen this. So, it's certain things that. you just got to, as a football player, you got to mentally prepare that before. you go into a game. And then, you know, everybody's just seeing you. So, if you. make a mistake, it's all broadcast. So, nobody really knows. So, it's like I. want to be able to come out there and. make no mistakes and just be able to fly. around and do what I do. So, I got. still, you know, I'm I'm getting there. for sure. >> I got to be in my body, which is nowhere. near as athletic as Malik Dabber's body, but I do have a friend who's super duper. athletic. D, but what the hell was he.

saying there? Because it looks like he. looks really good. What is he saying. from his point of view? Yeah, like you. said, from the outside looking in, it's. going to look great. But, um, it's that. mental hurdle, that final mental hurdle. because we always talk about you can do. the workouts, you can run the routes, you can do everything to simulate. football, but until you're actually. playing football, that's the difference. So, for a wide receiver, you mean. blocking obviously catching the. football, but even right here, you're. going to go to the ground at some point. If he catches 90 balls, you know, 75 of. them, he'll be tackled on at the end of. the play at least. So, that that.

physical part and just I mean, feeling. 100%. And you never really can really. cross that hurdle until you actually do. Yeah, you know it was the coast. Until. you actually do it in a real game. In. practice, nobody's touching number one. You know, nobody you're not putting them. out there in preseason. So, it's going. to be out there when the real bullets. are firing. And those people across from. you, they don't care about your health. They're trying to get you on the ground. by any means necessary. So, it's that. mental hurdle and we talk about all the. time when you're rehabbing. You know, for fans on the outside, it's just, hey, it's four to six weeks. It's six to. eight months. It's whatever it is. But.

for that player like that's every day. that's every hour and you you're used to. being this you know somewhat superhuman. and now you're sit down you're on the. shelf. So you know coaches people start. looking at you different when you. walking through the hallways you know. that support system at home is very very. important. The things that you're. dealing with in your personal life. You. don't have that same escape as you used. to have when you hit that football field. and nothing else matters. So it's a lot. of things going on. So I'll be happy to. just see Malik Neighbors back on that. football field. I'm sure anybody. associated with Giants Nation feels the.

same. >> And remember, he had to get a follow-up. procedure to clean off some scar tissue. because he was had some stiffness and. everything like that. Obviously, it's. not abnormal for that surgery to happen, but for somebody as athletic as Malik. Neighbors, people being like, "Well, he's nowhere near smooth or fluid right. now. That's bad news." He heard that as. well. He had to sign back up for another. recovery and for another rehab after the. second procedure, even if it's just scar. tissue, which is the most painful part. of it all. I appreciate him being as. transparent as he is, but he looks like. he's all the way back, AJ. that that's. what I'm seeing from League Neighbors. and I can't wait to watch it. >> Yeah, watching him run routes like it's.

it's fun to watch how quick this guy can. get in and out of breaks and how he can. move. But I'm I'm sure Yeah, I do. appreciate how honest he is. But it's. true like you know how many weird. positions and your body gets contorted. through the course of a game whether. you're blocking somebody like Debb said, you're going to the ground. There's just. so many different angles that you're. getting hit from and you're, you know, carrying guys weight. Like it's just uh. it's a different thing. But I think he's. going to be fine. Did has he played. against anybody other than the. Indianapolis Colts? >> He had 171 and two touchdowns against. Colts. So yeah. >> Yeah, I'm seeing a lot. Let's keep to.

the practice highlights. That's what. we're talking about right now anyways. We don't need to see him running wild. against the Indianapolis Colts. It's. dawning of a new day here in. Indianapolis. And hopefully from Malik. Neighbors, we get a trip back in time to. what he was maybe even better, stronger. with a different perspective. Shout to. him working his way seemingly all the. way back. Let's talk about the Detroit. Lions in the back end. Debbut. Two. safeties gone already. Kirby Joseph, Brian Branch, four weeks at least out. for the Detroit Lions. Last year, the. story of the Detroit Lions was how. injured they were. They were just super.

duper hurt. The year before that feels. like super duper hurt. Feels like the. Lions get injured a lot. Now, they're. starting the season this way with two. very key components of their defensive. back. Uh, can you tell me about this. Lions defense without these guys? And. what is Shepard supposed to do if you. don't have any guys that can play. football? >> I mean, you you definitely got to. adjust, but you you need talent. You. know, coach, you can be as great as a. coach as you want to be. If you don't. have the guys, it don't really matter. Those guys up there on that graphic. Healthy, probably the best safety duo in. the National Football League. Kirby.

Joseph, one of the best deep ball. safeties in the league. And then Brian. Branch is one of those safeties that can. do anything. He can play against the. run. He can play man coverage on running. backs, tight ends, wide receivers, and. he's a communicator. He can blitz as. well. So, not having those guys on the. field are a huge huge uh detriment to. that defense, especially not having top. flight corners on the outside either. They do have, I think, a pretty solid. pass rush, but you need the guys on the. back end. You need all 11. So, these are. two huge uh missing pieces. I believe. the starters are are Maddox, who used to. be a corner, and um.

>> Chuck Clark. >> and Chuck Clark, who's played a ton of. ball, so he's going to have people lined. up and be in the right places, and they. have somewhat of a favorable schedule. So hopefully these guys can get healthy. sooner than later because like I said, when they're healthy and they're. actually on the field, these are two. superstars. >> Can't wait for the Detroit Lions to make. it back to the playoffs. >> Oh, here we go. >> Go Lions. >> Is it a playoff victory? Is that what. we're hoping for again? Or is it Super. Bowl or bust for the Detroit Lions fans? >> Yeah, from here on out in my lifetime, it'll be 12 and five and a Super Bowl.

win. 10 and six, 10 and seven, and a. playoff win is dead because they've. accomplished that. So here's something. weird, though. So Kirby has that rogue. knee injury. I don't know what's going. on with him. I don't expect him to play. maybe the whole season, maybe ever again. because it's been really weird. Now, let. me get to Brian Branch, though. Brian. Branch tore his Achilles 3 days before. Daniel Jones. Daniel Jones is obviously. playing. And then I just see that George. KD news. His was mid January when he got. surgery. And I'm kind of sitting here. wondering like why isn't Brian Branch.

playing yet? Maybe he's not all the way. there yet. also defensive back, different position. But obviously, if. you look at this schedule, those f first. four games, >> we have to go three and one here. If we. can go three and one and then get Brian. Branch back, I'm okay with this. But. that's a little concerning on that end. >> Uh let's p let's pivot away from poo poo. Lions. That sounds bad that I said that. You didn't deserve it. I like the Lions. >> Yeah, I know. >> I like the Lions. >> September don't [ __ ] matter. >> NFC North is tough. NFC North is going. to be tough, but maybe the Lions are all.

the way back. We believe in MCDC, right? >> Yes, sir. >> I believe in Jared Goff, right? If you. can protect him, >> thousand%. >> Okay. So, we still believe in the Lions. Losing your starting safeties uh to. start season definitely not fun. I mean, certainly. >> those weapons on offense. >> Oh, yeah. >> They can protect, but the wide receiver. duo, you got Jir Gibbs, who's number one. overall fantasy pick, most likely. Leaportive. He's healthy. I mean, >> fantasy, >> man. Hey, where's that going? >> It's fantasy season, huh? I got a big. draft tomorrow. Huge draft tomorrow. >> Is this your first time doing fantasy.

season? Uh this is going to be my first. time taking the series. >> Really? >> So probably Do we have a huge draft. tomorrow? >> That's Yeah, we have a huge office draft. tomorrow. 17 team league. Never been. done before by anyone in the history of. ball. >> Yeah. What is the normal amount of. teams? >> 10 12. >> 14 if you're [ __ ] [ __ ]. >> So talent's really spreading thin here. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. For Thunderdome Fantasy. It's. >> going to be tough. Might just text AQ. and tell him kick rocks, buddy. Sorry. Call. We're going to do 16. >> How about this? I won't do a team. either. Uh, you already [ __ ] backed.

out. >> What? I already I never I was NEVER IN. >> REALLY [ __ ] PISSED SOME PEOPLE OFF. >> BUT KNOW THAT I was never in because I. knew you guys had too many. >> from 18 to 17. >> No, I knew you guys had too many teams. It's not good for the league. It's not. good for fantasy football as a. >> I can drop out if you need me to drop. out. >> That's a legend. Thank you for doing. that. >> You hear these guys see these quitters. Okay, boys. This is what. >> Hey, THEY DON'T WANT TO BE this what. losing fantasy football looks like. Just. so everyone can take this chunk back. out. >> No, I think the loser fantasy football. looks like the person that has to do the. thing. after they lose fantasy football.

>> We don't do that around here. >> Zany punishment garment. We need a zany. punishment. >> We're not doing any of that [ __ ]. >> I think you guys need to wear some sort. of sign that says something in some. public place. >> Zany punishment is for a year. Everyone. tells you how much you suck and don't. know ball for an entire year. That's. your zany. >> cuz you lost to fantasy football. >> Bingo. >> I like that. >> So, what's the sweet spot for for teams? >> I mean, look, 17 is just kind of who. [ __ ] knows. 17 is Wow. >> Yeah. That's why I'm helping. I'm trying. to help out. you guys calling me losers. and stuff. I'm just letting you know.

that there's no way I was going to pay. attention to that, right? >> If we did 18, we could do a guillotine. league. That's pretty sweet. >> What's that? >> That's where every single week, well, you have a team and every week the. lowest person that scores the least. amount of points gets eliminated and. then you go boom boom because see that. [ __ ] [ __ ] sucks. I'm just trying to. lose week one. So then you [ __ ]. participated and then you were still in. it. WE'RE DOING A NORMAL [ __ ] 17. TEAM. >> CAN WE DO CAN WE DO A survivor fantasy? Does it sound. >> We can do a survivor pool. That'd be. fun. I do that around.

>> No, this sounded really cool. Guillotine. >> No, that's some dumb stupid gimmick they. do up in Michigan that no one [ __ ]. does. And it's. >> No, cuz we can make a graphic, huh? >> You know who's do that with the. guillotine league. That's fun. That the. survivor pool that's super fun. >> Yeah, that's what the guillotine that's. what it'll be. >> No, gu is stupid. That's just picking a. winner. >> It's just you pick one team. You can. only pick a team once the entire year. So, like you can't pick the Rams every. week, but you can pick them week one and. if they win, then you move on to week. two. Got. >> right. >> A fantasy guillotine league is a. football contest where the lowscoring.

team is eliminated every single week. until there's only one surviving team. I. think that's awesome. >> Don't read. >> It's a blast. >> This [ __ ] sucks. You're just trying to. do it so you can pick all the stupid. [ __ ] worst players and then you can. say you participated after your team. scores 10 points in week one. >> Uh, no. I want to win. >> Survivor pool. We should think about. doing that. L has also entered two teams. in our fantasy. >> Oh, so we don't have 17. >> So it's 16 teams. >> No, it sounds like it's 15 cuz AJ's out. too, right? >> That'd be great news. >> Wait, AJ, you're out.

>> Maybe talks out for doing that. >> Willing to drop out if if needed. If. there's too much. >> Hey Joe, what the hell? >> Sometimes the adults in the room have to. say, "Listen, it's not good for a league. for me to do this, so I'm going to drop. out.". >> I think the losers should have to teach. mitt and talk algebra, and they have to. get one equation right by the end of the. day. >> Okay. Yeah. No, there's no time limit on. that. Okay. >> I think you got to get you you put you. present uh a question or equation. >> Sure. >> And. >> balance the equation. >> They got to get this right. Them only. them. No phone, no calculator, no.

nothing. That's not bad. That might be a. 72-hour. That might be a three sleep. >> Maybe said I'll teach you algebra. [ __ ]. you. >> Mhm. >> I'm sure he did. >> I will say. >> ACT guy. >> talks unbelievable at fantasy football. It drives me [ __ ] nuts. Really? That's why he's got two team. >> I can see that. >> I I would think he's unbelievable. >> Cuz he's on nothing. I'm not going to. say that. >> Cuz he's on the piss again, lad. >> It could have been any way that could. have went. There's like five different. answers that we all had in our head as.

soon as you started that sentence. All. right, let's get the hell out of here, shall we? We're back tomorrow. Very. lucky and thankful to do this for a. living. We're so close to. >> full throttle. >> A week from tomorrow. Tomorrow. What? During the show, we got a week. >> Pretty [ __ ] cool. It is pretty fun. >> A [ __ ] draft tomorrow. >> Let alone game day this weekend. >> Draft. Big draft. >> Yeah. >> I wish I could have asked Sheffy about. his [ __ ] cheat sheet yet. >> Call him. Call him. Call Sheffy. >> She sucks at fantasy football.

>> He's always in it though. >> Yeah. Who was good? >> Vanderfield. Yates is a pretty good. player. Pretty formidable. >> Matt Matthew Barry. He's actually okay. But. >> what? >> Well, we actually had him on. He's the. one who created fantasy football and I. was thinking about get much like you're. doing right now. >> I see the the whole I'm in all fantasy. >> I like what you're doing. I really. respect it. I've been there before a. couple times and the first time when I. was really trying to do it. >> Exactly. So you understand what I'm. about to say. So we had Matthew Barry on.

the guy created fantasy football. basically from my understanding. This. guy created. >> he So he comes on the show and I go, "So. who should I draft?" Tone cuts him off. You don't draft that. I think you need. to draft it. And I'm like, Tone, listen, I understand you like fantasy football. We got the guy [ __ ] creative right. now on here. >> Baron couldn't spit it out. >> And then Tone said, uh, let's just see. how the season goes. And I believe the. lads did kind of meet beat Matthew. Barry. So I think we do have some like. fantasy football like real like I think. Tone and Connor really love it. And it.

sounds like talk as well is all in on. it. Mitt, I'd assume will be a dialed in. fantasy footballer somehow some way. So, I think what you guys are getting into. and the guillotine league, the guys who. really like it, they don't want to get, you know, maybe early exit because their. guys don't. >> I'm not worried about that. >> I'm worried about people not [ __ ]. trying on purposing purposely losing. every single week to get out of league. We don't like. >> I'm worried about you week one, him week. two, some other [ __ ] [ __ ] in here. who forgets to set their lineup week. three. I'm worried about that.

>> I'm going to have the Colts, okay? So, just know that if the Colts have a good. first week, we're going to survive. If. they have a bad first week, I'm gone. >> They got the Ravens at home, so. >> bingo. Uh. >> oh. Uh. >> oh. >> Yeah. You start looking at that Colt. schedule, you start looking around like, "Oh, fuck.". >> What do you mean? >> Again, we got some great fans. >> I'm just glad. Hey, I'm just glad you. got the Seahawks out there out west. >> I do like the NFC Seahawks. Wednesday, September 9th, 8:20 p.m.

>> Patriots Seahawks. Seahawks favored by. three and a half. A rematch of the Super. Bowl. I like the fireworks because this. thing's alive. McDonald Frael 2.0. Darnold Drake May over under 44 and a. half. Can't wait. We are so close to the. NFL season kicking off. Tone digs. >> Yeah, we are. I mean, this is just. absolutely beautiful. Um, >> what were you you were you were busting. out of your seat? >> I was trying to look and see who was on. the graphic. Uh, to be honest, um, just.

unbelievable. Did you see anything that. it really Cuz you almost jumped out of. your seat to kind of look at it. And. also remember there's a TV right above. your head right there. >> Glare at this angle. Can't even see it. >> Oh, so Ty with no real good vision can't. see anything from that particular. >> No, he only survives when it's that. situation. >> Okay. When it goes on the back. >> Amazing. >> But no, I'm I'm excited to see what kind. of adjustments are made because. honestly, the Seahawks kind of had their. way in this one. Yes. Will Campbell was. hurt. the Patriots O line was was all.

sorts of banged up going against one of. the best D lines in the entire NFL. I'm. excited to see the new Seahawks looking. secondary. They did lose some pieces out. of there. That's the kind of the one. question mark I have for the Seahawks. team moving into this future. >> Patriots add AJ Brown obviously. >> Romeo Don Romeo. >> This should be a little bit different. for Josh McDaniels who now has a great. relationship with Drake May. Not that he. didn't at the beginning, but after you. go through a season, especially a Super. Bowl losing season, which is Heartbreak. City because you made it all the way to. the end. Will we ever get here again? Who knows? Obviously, I've had a. incredible opportunity to be in a locker.

room after a Super Bowl loss. And I call. it an incredible opportunity because we. played in the Super Bowl. It's hard to. get to the Super Bowl, but that locker. room was bummed out because everybody in. there understood like it's hard to get. here. Got to get lucky. You got to have. so many things go your way. You got to. have a schedule potentially that sets up. for you to have your best performances. against your best teams while being. healthy. So, hard to get to the Super. Bowl Super Bowl rematch. Will we ever. see another dynasty like we saw with the. Patriots? We thought we were going to do. with the Chiefs. thought we were going. to do with the Chiefs. Are the Seattle. Seahawks potentially thinking, "Excuse.

me, we are still what everybody thinks. we can be." How about the Rams? Would. this still count? Is the Shawn McVey. era? >> Shawn McVey era. >> What the Would they still dynasty wise? I don't think so. Just because it's. what, five years removed? >> That's what I'm saying. Would this still. count? like if they. >> McVey era, but I don't know if you would. do like. >> go towards McVeyy's career but not. >> the Chiefs I would say are still still. in it because with that whole Pats they. did three years 10 years or nothing.

three more years. So I think the Chiefs. are still very much in that hey if they. even if they take two or three or four. more years off but then win again it's. just Andy Reid's so old like Andy Reid. is as old as Belich was when he was done. in New England. Yeah, but Andy Reid's. doing full. >> doesn't look like it. That's true. Doesn't act like I. >> I asked I think I asked him at a wedding. I was at. Uh I said, "How come they want. you to retire every year?" He goes, "I. don't know." They always say it. I I. don't. >> I love football, man. >> Is he like, "Hey, what am I going to do.

if I don't coach football?". >> I love football, man. Yeah. It's like. Bill Bich, how long's he going to be at. UNCC? It's like, well, if they have. success, I mean, until he dies. I I. don't know. What do you I don't know how. you judge that. Tom Moore, we mention. this often. He's still coaching for the. Iowa Hawkeyes. He's in there at 4:00. a.m. every single day still. He's what, 100 years old? Yeah. 200 years, 105. years old. Has spent every single day. basically. >> in a football locker room since he's 18. >> Unbelievable. Guys are committed to.

ball. 87 years old. Coaching legend Tom. Moore played for Iowa and began his. coaching career with the Hawkeyes in. 1961. >> Oh my god. >> Joe Paw was 84 when he was done at Penn. State. You know, he probably should have. retired a couple years earlier, but. >> And then he passed away shortly after. >> Yeah. >> And he's only 68. >> Yeah. So, ball's happening for these. guys for a long time. Somewhere or maybe. in that arena league that we watch with. the Arkansas Diamondbacks. >> where they're mossing where they're. absolutely mossing people. Hey, tomorrow's a huge day before we get out.

of here. Have to talk about this because. we think it's a very cool idea uh idea. It's called uh DraftKings game day. Okay. DK game day. Do we think it should. have potentially been DK day? Potentially. But the reason why it's. game day is because you got to tune in. throughout the day and there's different. things that are going to be offered up. Now, we don't know the exact specifics. of the offers that are going to be up, but they're going to be at different. times. So, if you hop on DraftKings at. like uh let's say tomorrow morning, 7:00. a.m., 8 a.m., there's going to be a. special happening at that exact time. Then, you know that thing might drop off.

at like 9:00 a.m. or 8:30 a.m. Then. another one's going to come. Then. another one's going to come. Then. another and then there's going to be. multiple gun. Then there's another one. there's another all the way through the. day. Yeah. So, there's chances to get a. lot of different boosts and a lot of. different favorable odds tomorrow all. day throughout a variety of different. sports and also uh styles of bets. So, DraftKings is giving away the house. tomorrow. >> Take advantage of it. >> It feels like throughout tomorrow, DraftKings is giving away a lot. Now, we. haven't been told the exacts because I.

guess if we're told the exacts, there's. a chance, you know, disclaimer language. has to be blah blah blah. We shouldn't. say it, but we've just been told very. ridiculous odds boost going across the. board across all throughout different. times throughout the day. So DK day. tomorrow hap DK game day happening. tomorrow. Uh deals all day boost I. believe optins I believe there's. different odds and spreads potentially. happen. I mean tomorrow is going to be. huge day on DraftKings for us to kind of. take advantage of the best sports book. on earth. That that is kind of what.

tomorrow is. I mean, just look how cool. Kevin Hart and old Joe Bro look in this. picture. You kidding me? >> Well, they're going on a road trip to. all 50 states because uh DraftKings is. available in all 50 states. As you know, >> I'd like to have a nice little uh GoPro. in that car if they're driving around to. all 50 states and visiting every one of. them. >> Funny you say that. We actually have the. audio of what it sounds like in a car. with Kevin Hart and said Nick Jonas Joe. bro. >> Now that DraftKings is available in all. 50 states, we can finally go on that. road trip we've always talked about. >> Yes, we can.

>> see. Take rushing yards with my own. rush. >> But the hot takes fly in Philly. >> Oh shoot. Sorry. Buzz beater at Boston. >> Call it from Austin. >> Even the New Yorkers who live in Miami. can make big. >> They call us snowbirds. >> They do. >> I'm talking game to game, sport to. sport, moment to moment, from sea to. shining sea. >> We should blow. >> There's your GoPro. >> Let's go. >> Age. They're in there. >> They cover all 50 states in that video. >> Yes.

>> Uhhuh. Well, >> no. >> No, I think only a few. They're still on. the road, I think, right now. I did see. on Instagram that Kevin Hart's back in a. comedy seller working up a new hour. >> So, I don't know if he's in car and then. driving it to there and back in car. >> Had a golf YouTube page now, too. >> Yeah, it's good news that Kevin Hart's. in there working another hour there. I. cannot wait to see him back on the road. I've been to a few of his shows. I'm a. I'm a He's a spectacle. Everything has. >> even monks the spectacle sometimes. Like. think about what I just did. Like the.

amount of money he is super talent and. then the Joe Bros. anytime they get in. the studio. >> Come on now. >> And tomorrow all day, >> all day. >> All day tomorrow, we're taking advantage. of DK. >> You're to the grind. >> All day take advantage of DK. >> Those are the grinds. >> And if you're of age, we hope you'll. join us on the best sports book on. earth. And uh. please be responsible. >> Can't stress this enough. If you're an [ __ ] you ruin it for.

all of us. You're not going to become a. bazillionaire. gambling on sports. Now DK is going to. give you the best odds. >> Yes, they are. >> And give you the best opportunity and. have the best app for the amount of And. tomorrow they're giving away a lot of. [ __ ] throughout the entire day that we. should be definitely taking advantage. of. >> They might be irresponsible tomorrow. be. you're going to be irresponsible about. the amount of advantages you're going to. take of DraftKings tomorrow. >> That's actually how irresponsible you. are doing that is actually you being.

responsible. >> Yeah, that's we would argue that's. responsible taking advantage of DK who's. trying to give away the house tomorrow. >> There we go. >> I I think that's responsible of us. Irresponsible of us to make a pick on. DraftKings and think definitely going to. happen. Let me go ahead and see what. this is. So we need people to be. responsible all 50 states%. >> but we also need to understand that. >> need to be realistic. >> realistic probably going to lose uh. follow up nobody knows the outcomes of. games that's why games happen uh we have. no idea how anybody's going to play.

there's certainly some misfortune but it. is nice to have a little bit of self on. a game it is nice to feel a little. something at the end it's nice to get. that green crown kind of pop up there. into my activity so we're asking you to. be responsible and we're asking you to. join us if you are a part of there was a. glitch I guess right there that kind of. caught me off guard all of a sudden I'm. staring down the camera but be. responsible if you're going to join us. on DK but come join us on DK DraftKings. >> game day. >> I mean week one Tar Hills one was. 10point dogs.

>> so that was sitting right there. >> anything can happen. >> we'll be back tomorrow that's definitely. going to happen on DK game day. >> hell yeah. >> big day. >> it's been fun this week getting back. into the studying of everything that. needs to be studied. >> Yeah, >> it's going to be a big football season. >> Huge, >> huge football season. >> A lot happen. And I think uh I think. grape jams are about to be available. tomorrow everywhere. >> Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice. You might change your life. We're. on this thing together. Uh tomorrow. should be a fun day. We can't thank all.

of you. enough for allowing us to do this for a. living. Ty, we love you. Nick, we love. you. We'll see you boys soon. Uh team on. me. Team on three for the good of sport, baby. One, two, three. team. Goodbye.