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>> Hello, beautiful people. and welcome to our hub of the bow the. thunder on this watch Wednesday October. 8th 2025 this program begins now. football. >> it is magical and sports are the. greatest we're incredibly lucky that we. get a chance to chat about them every. single day and football is normally the. topic of discussion on this particular. show but today is a little bit different. and yes we have 12-year NFL vet and. Super Bowl champion AQ Shipley here baby.

>> Penn State guy Penn State Penn State. >> We are Penn State. >> And what what are we and what are we? >> We're a bad football team right now. >> No, >> you guys lost one bad game. Oregon's a. really good team. I mean, obviously you. guys. >> What about the next one? >> Well, UCLA obviously guys don't show up. It's a lot of travel. It's far away over. there. Nico Ealyava at some point was. going to play like Nico and yeah, it. wasn't just New Hazwell. I mean, the. whole team just ready to to kind of beat.

that Penn State ass, it felt like over. there at UCLA. And that's what happened. to Penn State, brother. You still have. faith. We Everything's still in front of. us. Plenty of time. Everything's still. in front. A lot of big games. You got to. go to Iowa. It's going to be tough. Iowa, right? Obviously, still happening. You got a lot of big games ahead of you. Can still make it happen. Why do you. sound like you're losing faith right. now? >> Well, that's the cell. You got to beat. Indiana. You got to beat Ohio State, but. >> you lost to UCLA on the road. >> It's tough. It's tough. >> Hey, they're better than their record. says. Of course, nineyear NFL vet Darius. J. Butler is here. Everything DB, good.

D, bad D going to be on today. Cannot. wait to see who made it and who did not. We should start judging teams a little. bit more from everything DB, good D, bad. D and into the trenches. Uh remember. last week, Jacksonville Jaguars were on. both of them. >> Top five O line and also in the good D. part and then you'll get a big win over. the Chiefs. Maybe it wasn't a surprise. >> It wasn't not if you watch the program, it wasn't a surprise, but you said we. usually talk about football. We're not. talking about football. >> No. On that note, let's go to the talks. table at Boston Coner and at Ty Schmidt. Kai, listen. It's a great day to be a. Yankees fan. It certainly is. >> And last night, it was a great night to.

be a sports fan. Even if you're not a. baseball fan, that was spectacular. Everything you could possibly want in a. baseball game happened. We're talking. ding-dongs galore. Superstars making. massive plays and the environment being. absolutely electrifying. Talk about the. Yankees saving their season last night. And Aaron Judge, hey, don't look or. double look now. Aaron Judge last night. said, "I'm the best player to ever walk. on this damn earth." He looked like a. king over there for the Yankees. >> Yeah, he did. I mean, you mentioned it.

You know, it it was it was basically the. perfect baseball game if you're a Yankee. saying. Well, I shouldn't say that. because um I tweeted about an hour into. the game. This would have been I don't. know 9:08. And I basically said, "Hey, unfortunately the Blue Jays are 100. times better than the Yankees. This is. just absolutely pathetic." And you'll. see why. Vlad Jr. once again, third game. in a row, hits a home run in the first. inning. So, just right away, you know, kind of the opposite of what you need. And then Ernie Clement, a guy who no. one's really ever heard of, but has been.

a thorn in the side and then boom, Vlad. Jr. goes Charlie Hustle. Are you kidding. me? Into home plate. One of the coolest. slides ever in one of the biggest games, you know, that he'll ever play in. And. at this point, you're just thinking the. Yankees are dead. I mean, it's 6-1. early, like really early. Uh, so yeah, I. I almost turned the game off, but then, you know, we go to the third inning and. Judge doubles down the line. The Yankees. get one back, you know, but but we've. seen this song and dance so many times. Who cares? You're down four runs. This. Blue Jays team's going to continue to.

score. Wait a minute, though. We got two. guys on base in the bottom of the fourth. inning. Judge up again. And here it is. I mean, this is his October October. moment. >> He absolutely blasts one down the left. field line. A lot of people saying the. ghosts in Monument Park kept that one. fair because it was wind. He goes off. the foul pole, three-run homer to tie. the game at six. And for this, like the. other angles are kind of what sell this. and that's why it's so magic. >> Yeah, the other angles are incredible. Baseball is magic. This is from center. field from the Yankees with the sound,

please. >> Here's the pitch. High five ball deep. left field down the left field line. It. is off the pole. Hey now. Hey now. Hey. now. Three-run homer. Aaron Judge. This. game is tied at 66. >> What a moment for Aaron Judge and the. Yankees fans. It's not just this one. We. have one down I I think left field line. they put out and they put out a couple. other slow moments. Here's from the. crowd. >> on a two- strike pitch. It's a drive.

down the line. If it's moment, it is. It's time. George has arrived. packed out, covered from all angles. It's 66 all of a sudden in the bottom of. the fourth. Ty Schmid. >> Yeah. And you know, I mean, what what. happened later is awesome, but after. that home run, you know, like, yeah, you. got to play the game out, but guess. what? Yankees are not losing this game. You see what Judge did in the dugout. A. lot of people saying, "Hey, this guy.

shrinks in October. He stinks." Right. after he hits his home run, he goes, he. finds the camera. Well, what's up? >> Give a shout out to the people. And you. know what? For the haters, too. Yeah, I'm I'm really [ __ ] good at this. game. I like that. >> Yeah, awesome moment for Judge. But. yeah, if you're a Yankees fan, hey, listen, we still it's early. You got to. end the game here. Judge right away. Boom. Next inning, >> diving play to there's a runner on. second base there, one out. If that gets. down, that's definitely scoring another. run. And then, you know, it can't just. it can't just be Judge. That's been my. whole thing. Jazz Chisum. Next inning,

an absolute nuke with one of the. sweetest bat flips you'll ever see. Yankees go up 76. And that was their. their first lead in the series thus far. So we played a lot of baseball to that. point and then then it was just hey just. got to hold on. Fast forward to the. ninth inning. The pit the Pittsburgh kid. Dave Bednar gets Vlatty Jr. to ground. out. What an incredible play by Jos. Cabiro. But he completes the five out. save and the Yankees win 96. They're. still alive 2-1. We got another game. tonight in New York. >> So ju just riddle me this whenever it.

comes to the baseball when vibes are. that immaculate. whenever big Mo starts. swinging in your favor like it was last. night obviously for the Yankees and you. know you got Judgy giving a little. double look and shout out to him doing. that by the way it was getting loud. >> very loud. >> I was maybe you know starting it up a. little bit with the Cal Rley Aaron Judge. conversation but whenever Aaron Judge is. around you there is an aura that kind of. radiates around him he we got a chance. to chat with him at the home run derby. he's he's a gigantic human I mean he is. a huge guy and this is a moment that is. going to be talked about for judge for a. long time on the brink.

of execution. >> Yeah. >> On the ledge of irrelevancy. >> Mhm. >> Dancing with New York being maybe the. worst baseball city of all time with the. Mets not even making the playoffs and. the Yankees getting cold swept in the. first round. >> Aaron Judge decides to put on a Superman. cape. Have a massive night. And then. Jazz Chisum, one of the most. electrifying people of all time, hits a. ding-dong. place is going crazy. Is this.

one of those things that they can carry. for the rest of this run to the World. Series? Is this one of those nights. where yeah, they're down 2-1 now. Is. this going to change your trajectory of. this team potentially in your eyes? >> Uh, I mean, you have to think that way. cuz like last game, you know, game two, they scored like eight runs, but they. were getting their asses kicked the. whole time. So, you can't really point. to that and be like, "Oh, here we go.". Like the bats woke up a little bit. Like. last night, their offense woke up, which. is kind of what we talked about. yesterday when I said like the the. Yankees have a tough time winning games. where they're just hitting a bunch of.

singles and kind of moving guys over. Like they need guys like Judge and Jazz. Chisum and John Carlos Stanton. They. need these guys to hit homers and uh the. Blue Jays don't have a ton of playoff. experience. Like they are a very good. team. They won the AL East this year, but like now the pressure is kind of on. them cuz coming into this series like. they have to throw a bullpen game. tonight. the Yankees get Cam Schlitler, the kid who threw eight innings and had. 12 strikeouts against the Red Sox who. like just did it the other night. So, the idea now is just, hey, okay, like.

last night was always going to be very. difficult because they had a legitimate, you know, starter on the hill. Tonight, they don't. They the guy who is starting. the game tonight is Louis Varlin, the. guy who gave up that homer to Judge to. even the game in in the Yeah. So, like. and and a bunch of guys had to pitch. last night because they went to the. bullpen very early. So the Yankees have. a decided advantage again today in New. York. Like and that was the other thing. as a fan. >> all these games like it it just it takes. you out of it so much. Like I was ready. to turn the game off in the third inning.

last night and I'm sure people in the. stadium like a lot of people maybe. considering leaving. You're down 6-1. It's like hey we well no because. >> playoff game stock market doesn't sleep. All right lives in New York City. >> The thing is they've gotten their asses. beat the first two games. like it hasn't. been and this game is 6-1 and so like. you're thinking like oh the they're. going to get beat 12-2 again no heart. nothing uh and they they woke up last. night and it needed to be judged it at. he's been great he's batting over 500 in.

the playoffs so far this year so even if. they would have gotten eliminated last. night people still would have killed him. but he's not the problem but he needed. to be the guy to kind of get this thing. going back in the right direction and he. was last night so hey they win tonight. anything can happen in a and five in. Toronto. >> Who's the manager up there? >> Uh Aaron Boon. >> How about this guy keeping the boys. motivated? How about How about that? That's good managing. >> It's Aaron Boon football. >> He almost he almost had a disastrous. decision last night. That does not. matter because they won. But uh he. challenged a catcher's interference in.

like the third inning when he'd already. lost a challenge. Boom. No more. challenges left for you. You might need. those later in the game. We don't need. to be burning those down five in the. third inning. But it doesn't matter cuz. they won. So. >> he got the boys motivated. You got the. boys locked in. Hey kid, that former. Super Bowl winning coach now offseason. go. That means something to be able to. keep the boys kind of motivated, especially in baseball. We got 61 in. baseball early. We just got our asses. absolutely smacked the last two games. Boone steps in there and says, "Boys,

>> Mhm. >> be like me, you know, started telling. tales about the great things that he's. accomplished, motivated them, kept them. rallied, and Aaron Judge said, "Holy. [ __ ] for you, Boon, I'm going to go do. this.". >> Yeah. So maybe the Yankees fans get off. his back a little bit. >> That's a moment for Judge because it's. real easy to quit when you're six down. six to one. I mean, that is you're. looking for any excuse to roll over and. just die at that point. >> if you're not a dog. >> He's bingo. And then one guy makes that. swing of the bat and the whole place. just turns upside down.

>> That's great coaching. >> Yes, it is. You could say. >> unbelievable. And you know, listen, I I. was killing him before the game because. he tried out the exact same lineup as. they did games one and two. was like, >> they got beat by like a combined 20. runs. Like that didn't work. Maybe let's. >> switch things up a little bit. Maybe try. something new. But Boon just said, "Nope, I like my guys. I'm confident in. them. Everything's still out in, you. know, ahead of us." Which he said about. 500,000 times this year when things have. been going bad. So, I do give him. credit. That's big. But as a Yankees.

fan, like that was awesome for Judge, but guess what? You can't lose today. like, you know, this is supposed to be. the moment that catapults them to go on. to win the World Series this year. So. hopefully that's what it does. >> We'll see. Uh shout out to baseball. being awesome right now. Honestly, uh we. are very very grateful. And Big Dumper. hit a home run to a guy that was wearing. a shirt saying, "Hey, hit it to me, big. dumper.". >> Yeah, dump one here. 61. >> in the playoffs. Cal Ry big dumper hits. an absolute dinger to a guy wearing a. shirt that says hit one here 61, which.

is the number. and then later would take. the shirt off and say hit 62 here. So he. he was just ready for it. Look at the. sea around him and he just so happens to. be at the exact spot where Dumper dumps. one too after the game. Obviously get a. chance to meet chitchat and uh that's a. beautiful moment. Baseball is really We. got a movie like out outfield situation. here with Dumper's uh fan calling his. shot. We got Aaron Judge one of the. biggest stars in the game having a. massive night. Baseball's doing it. Don't look now. hot bat.

>> baseball. swinging a hot bat. >> Yeah. And then finally tonight, four. more games, all elimination games. So. like same deal. You would think several of these games. will hopefully deliver some moments like. we had last night because I'll tell you. what, when team's backs are against the. wall, there's enough good players. Like. it crazy stuff happens. So, uh if you. don't have anything to do tonight, which. you know, kind of perfect. We're on. Wednesday here kind of looking ahead to. the next NFL week. like you you get. you'd be far better uh pressed for like.

spending a little bit of time to maybe. watch one or a couple of these games. >> A lot of cracking of the bats. >> A lot of cracking of the bats. >> Uh last night also dropping of the puck. >> Yeah. Hell yeah. >> Three-piece last night for the NHL's. opening night. Obviously highlighted by. the Pittsburgh Penguins smacking around. the New York Rangers. But none of the. Rangers fans care because the Yankees. get a massive win. So they're saying, "Who cares?" But I cares. Okay. S Crosby. and the boys are back. Pittsburgh. Penguins win three zip under the. leadership of new coach Dan Muse. That. bald man, old coach is on the other.

bench. >> Odd side. >> Odd side. Yeah, Sullie's over there. Uh. Pens get a huge win. That's great for. the NHL if Sydney Crosby and the. Pittsburgh Penguins are relevant and. good. Uh it's also great for this. particular program because we will talk. about it a lot more if that happens. To. kick off the three-piece to kick off. NHL's opening night is a team that's. going for a three-piece. The Florida. Panthers get a win over the Chicago. Blackhawks. Congratulations, Darius. >> We had a similar situation to not the. coaches, but the goalies. We had our. young guy Spencer Knight in goal for the. Chicago Blackhawks. We got it done. It.

It was It got a little close, but we got. it done 3-2. Didn't cover unfortunately. for me, but the boys got it done on. banner night. Starting off one and0. >> And the Avalanche win 4 to one over the. Los Angeles Kings. But nobody's talking. about the score of the game. >> No. >> No. All anybody's talking about is uh a. mallet boy bringing a hammer after. >> a huge shot is delivered. Fair shot. right there. Fair check right there is. what everybody's saying. Uh but. immediately afterwards now his head was. down for a pass. Uh teammate comes in.

and says that that's not how this is. going to go. Yeah. And uh this man right. here uh. John Jeff. >> Mallet. Yeah. Dog do not want to fight. him. We apologize for getting your first. name wrong. >> Maybe Malot. >> Malot. Mallet. We apologize for all of. it. Uh cuz we've actually watched not. only film of you fighting, but this is. his brother. Yep. Knockout. Yeah. So, this this is a family you do not want to. throw hands with. And if you're the Los. Angeles Kings, thank God we got a UFC. fighter on skates as our guy. And also, there's a lot of people, I guess, hockey.

purist say that was a fair hit. Shouldn't be fighting after a fair hit. I digress. If you're in a sport where. you're allowed to get back at a guy who. just absolutely demolishes and. demoralizes one of your guys, you should. definitely be able to do that. If you. can knock somebody out in the middle of. this fight, uh you see guy actually look. at the ref and go, "Come on, come on, come on, what are we doing here?" And, uh, they take it to the ice to get it. over with. Seems like that LA Kings team. has got a tight squad. Okay, now it. didn't do [ __ ] for him on opening night. against a great Colorado team, but. hockey starting. Baseball's swinging a.

hot bat, and football is doing its. thing. And I don't know if you saw this. past weekend, there was actually a. segment uh done by CBS uh which we like. to run every once in a while. Time for, ladies and gentlemen, hash ask Jay. >> Let's go. >> Who would win in an Oklahoma drill? You. or TJ? >> Oh, me. I'm bigger. >> than TJ. >> Yes. >> Yeah, I got I got like uh 25 lbs on him. Still just pure pure size advantage.

there. It's all about low man wins also. I think I think he would admit to that. one. He wouldn't admit to a getoff race. like the the fastest off the line of. scrimmage, but I think he would admit to. it. Coming up next, Ask TJ. >> Oh, ladies and gentlemen, the man who. gave that answer, JJ, >> J, how you doing, buddy? Uh, do you. really believe that about TJ? Cuz I. think he takes your old ass and breaks. you in half and then does the kick. And, uh, I appreciate you answering questions.

like that. That you're you're so good at. it. You're so good at it. >> Yeah. No, I appreciate it. you guys. Uh. I mean we have Ask Jage and then it gets. more formal Ask JJ on Sundays. So it's a. little loosey goosey over here. We have. our good time and then on Sunday we put. on the tie and we slick the hair back. and we do we do the professional game. >> Hair looks phenomenal. The chemistry in. the booth is real. You're doing a great. job calling games even though the games. might not always be the best games. How. about this Texans teams? Backto back.

blowouts. Obviously they get the Titans. and then this past weekend they get the. Ravens. Ravens. Uh, I don't know how. many things have been said about him. this week. A lot of things not good. Uh, they traded away a player yesterday. Uh, uh, >> Odaf O. >> O. Yeah, I didn't want to get those. wrong. I I apologize. Ooway gets traded. away. He's a good player. So, it's like. dire times in Baltimore. You obviously. got a chance to chat with them. Whenever. you're doing preparation for the game, you see them in person. Texans really. good. Ravens really bad. What are your. thoughts coming out of that game?

>> Combo of both for sure. Uh it was I mean. I've played in that stadium a few times. Texans that's their first ever win. there. Uh so I've never won there and. anybody who's played there knows like. the Ravens that place it's just a you. expect to go in there and have a violent. physical tough football game where the. offense is going to hit you in the. mouth, the defense is going to play. strong ball. The crowd's going to be. good. And I I was saying it in our. pregame a little bit, even day games. kind of feel like night games there just.

because of the black and the purple and. the defense and just the aura of the. place. And this game was none of that. This game after about halftime, maybe a. little later, but not even felt like a. preseason game. Uh in the fourth quarter. really felt like a preseason game. And. it just the Ravens are depleted on. injuries. There is zero question about. that. They have a ton of injuries all. over. I think almost half of their. salary cap was on the bench for this. game. Um, but Kyle Vanoi said himself,

"Look at the 49ers. They have a bunch of. injuries. They don't complain. You got. to find a way in this league." And it. was it was a very, very poor product, unfortunately. And for them, crazy. They're still the favorite betting. favorite to win the AFC North. U, but. they got to figure it out quickly here. The by-week next week is going to be. massive for them. >> Okay, so let's talk about the AFC North. The Pittsburgh Steelers are on a buy. Everybody around them in the AFC North. takes an L and then there's a. quarterback swap from one part of Ohio. to the next. There's full chaos in the.

AFC North right now and it's not what we. expected it to be. How do you feel about. Flaco getting traded over to the Bengals. from the Cleveland Browns and what are. your thoughts on him potentially beating. the Packers twice this season and then. next Thursday he's got the Pittsburgh. Steelers in an AFC North rivalry game. that he knows a lot about cuz he's. played for every team. >> Yeah. I mean it's it's pretty crazy. I. think if he happened to beat the Packers. twice, that would be just an unreal. story. He's already had so many cool. moments in his career. Uh I do think.

that anytime you see an interdivision. trade, especially at the most important. position in the league, that's uh. something that should perk your eyes and. ears up because that you don't just try. and help out a opponent within your. division that you're trying to beat. So. there is some interesting aspects to. that. Um, but the Bengals are clearly. just trying to somehow someway scrap and. claw their way to the point where Joe. Burrow gets back because they know what. he's capable of and they know that if.

they can just scrape out a few wins and. put themselves in position to have a. chance once he comes back they'll be all. right. And Blackco certainly. he's done it before. He went out of the off the couch to the. Browns, led them to the playoffs, which. is why I think Stfansky brought him back. this year after a year with the Colts. It did not go great. Other than the fact. that he got to wear really cool cleats. on coconut husk grass uh turf over here. in Indianapolis. He goes back to. Cleveland. Obviously, that quarterback.

room had a lot of conversation going. into the year because a third round pick. in Dylan Gabriel, fifth round pick in. Shador Sanders, Super Bowl champion. Kenny Picket was in there at one point. and Joey Flack was named starter of them. all. Shador Sanders was kind of attacked. by cameras. Uh or Shadore Sanders was at. an event with a lot of cameras that were. at it. We don't know what it was, but he. was at a car dealership, so it might. have been an event where he was. >> doing something, giving back, you know, who knows what all he was doing. And. there was a good three camera shoot, 8K. cameras.

He looked very good in these shots live. from the car dealership's lobby. And he. said all like everything he said was. like, "Thanks to Joe. I appreciate Joe. I leaned on Joe. Joe helped me. I talked. to him after the trade. We talked about. how quick it was. That was wild. And. then he just kind of moved on. It was. like he gave the perfect answer for the. situation. And I think that quarterback. room has dealt with this all pretty. well. And Joe Flacco obviously being a. 45 year vet and the way he acts and. talks like I'm not their uncle, right?

Like I think he has helped with that. entire room and any success that they. have from there. I think they will give. credit to Joe just like a lot of places. have in this kind of journeyman career. that Joe Flacco has had. Is it gonna. work for the Bengals though? I don't. know if they could block anybody. >> True. >> So, >> don't think they can. >> Yeah. Well, Joe Flacco backer, they're. gonna have to. >> but Well, footsteps, you know, you got. to be careful. He He can move a pretty. decent amount. >> But if they can protect him just a. little bit. >> if they can just let Joe Flacco just get. that thing from here.

>> to here. Exactly. >> There's a chance that hard offense. Yeah, sure. >> There's a lot of weapons out there. Oh. my god. There's a number one. There's. another number one. How many number ones. have we got around here? I I didn't know. that. It's like I go to a fast food, I'll take two number ones. Yeah, he got. that here in Cincinnati. This is the. best time of his entire life. Got Green. Bay Packers. I already know this team. >> I already beat this team. Exactly. >> No, I threw for 140 yards. >> still. >> But you managed the game. >> Yeah. You see the the the minute drive. to go in and win a game. >> You tell me. We'll just do that for the.

whole game. Mhm. So Joe's already got to. figure out. >> When was the last time we had a team. trade in their division? A quarterback. at that. >> Was it uh Donovan? >> Oh man, that's on the spot. >> to Washington. Yeah. [Music]. >> That that might be it actually. That. might be the only one. >> Did you hear what Tone just said? >> I did. Everybody just remember. >> Yeah. Yeah. That's actually a great. That's good thought. >> That's a good thought from Tone. >> Tone, you just said that. Sorry, it's. inside joke right now for four of us.

because Tone is in hammer time. >> What did you say? >> Uh AQ was talking to me this morning and. he thought that Joe might retire today. >> Why? A pretty good take. >> Why would he do that? Just because he. got traded to the Bengals and just say. no more. I'm not doing it. >> Listen, when you're 40 years old, you go. to Cleveland and you think you're going. to be the number three, the number four, the mentor in the room, and then all of. a sudden you're starting and you're like. okay, well this is great, but I'm in. Cleveland. And then they trade you to. Cincinnati. Even worse scenario, you got. no offensive line, no blocking. Don't be.

surprised. Wednesday practice, an hour. and a half from now. >> I'm not doing it. >> I'm done. >> Jersey. They're saying that's what Amari Cooper. did when he saw Gino Smith throw a slant. route in training. >> That's what I saw on the internet and. that's for shoot. >> Yeah, I understand. I understand that. That is for. But there's a lot of. >> I mean Jamar Chase his was their second. leading tackler in the game this. weekend. >> Good. He's a great athlete. He walked in. backwards to score a touchdown. Joe. Flacco saw that. So there was either. that mindset that he's like completely.

done with all the shits or it's Joe. Flacco saying I could take his team to. the Super Bowl. >> Grass is always greener over here. >> Yes, it is right over there. Especially. with everything they have. Let's talk. about uh some other situations brewing. especially for a place you used to call. home and a team you used to play for. Go. ahead AQ. >> Yeah, I'm not sure if you saw the end of. the Arizona Cardinals game. the entire. second half. It was an epic collapse and. uh just wanted to get your thoughts on. the the second half of that game. >> Great question. >> Yeah. Yeah. Uh man, so I was in the.

booth obviously on Sunday doing our game. and then on the flight home I started. checking to see, you know, what's going. on in the rest of the games around the. league and you see the Cardinals are up. and then you start to see the league. dwindle a little bit and you're like, "Oh man, the Titans are making a little. run here." And then I get home and I see. all the videos and man it was just a. tough tough tough ending with the fumble. at the goal line with the snap hitting. in the head and then with the. interception returned for a touchdown. I.

mean think about this Cardinals team. They have lost three games by a total. not each game a total of five points in. those three games. They've lost them all. on the last play game. They are. literally three plays away or three. missed final field goals away from being. 5-0 and instead they're now being talked. about like this uh with these types of. comedy of errors plays going on and it. is it's just brutal man. Obviously for. my former team and a team that I have so.

many friends on that I want to see do so. good. This was this was painful to see. I think this is still a touchdown. No, I. I think. >> I don't disagree with you there. >> And I don't think anybody cares because. it's like can't do it. Can't even be. that close. You can't do this. Especially in that situation. So, I. think that is why maybe the football. gods were just like nope, not giving it. to him. And then everything else that. took place takes place. Feels like this. could set up for a dangerous Cardinal. team. >> Like dangerous like as in it explodes.

and like everybody starts hating each. other and they all just quit on the. season. Well, you got Ganon getting. fined 100 grand or that's last time that. happened, Bruce Harris. >> Exactly. >> He slapped somebody in the head. And. this moment obviously that we showed. yesterday, uh I don't know if Billy O. and JJ Watts fight at practice, got. anything. But this moment that we showed. yesterday was the reason for $100,000. fine can't happen. You know, the first. one, who knows what he's saying, he. can't do it. The second one, obviously, optically in 2025, the NFL does not want. to have happen on the sideline of a.

football game. And you know, old school. coaches, BA was actually here yesterday. What What was he supposed to do? It's. like, all right, well, there's a lot of. other answers these days. He gets fined. for that. Everybody's calling him a. laughingtock. You know, everybody's. getting attacked in that building. And. they have maybe the best team in. football this weekend. >> In a lot house. >> Oh. Oh. >> Yeah. The Indianapolis Colts are the. [ __ ] of the walk, brother. I don't know. if you know that. Danny Dimes, everything he's doing good. Everything. Shane Styen doing great. Tyler Warren.

might be the best player in football, honestly. Could probably play him in. multiple positions. We're only using him. at one right now. Actually, three right. now. Putting him at tight end, put him. at wide out. He's also fullback running. back and I think he's taking a snap. So, maybe five positions he's played for us. already. This guy is remarkable. Jonathan Taylor's going to score two, three touchdowns a week throughout the. rest of the season. And the defense with. Louumo smothering. Okay, we're all over. the place and we're getting the ball. And Carly Ers, one of the big three, one. of the owners. I had a chance to chat. with her before the game whenever she.

was uh coming to visit my uh me and my. wife Corgi Chuck and she certainly had. some opinions on how how fat Chuck kind. of was and that was one of her first. things is hey we got to take care of. that but she said uh hey the defense. feels very confident in the fact we're. going to get some turnovers today. because the trajectory or where Gino. chooses to throw we got guys we got guys. in good spots so game plan was to. actively create turnovers and we also. said cross is getting to the quarterback. like every other play so we're sending. in pressure. It's like the Colts are fun.

to watch. They're explosive offensive. and defensively. We got a great punter. Doesn't really have to do anything. And. then our field goal kicker, we just. signed the money badger, Michael. Badgley, back to the team who's pretty. good. The Colts are dominant. But this. Cardinals team, >> they've been mocked and ridiculed. >> Yeah. >> Literally by everybody, all parties, including the NFL, saying, "Clown. behavior, bro. $100,000 fine. Can't have. it happen." On that note, Debbut has a. question for you, J. >> Yeah, I mean they are with that game.

though. They are familiar with each. other. Ganon and obviously Stikum's on. that Super Bowl staff. So I mean it is. much different offense with Danny Dimes. running and Jaylen Herz. But uh what is. the what how do you see the state of the. AFC South right now? A lot of. expectations were not there for the. Colts coming into the season. Maybe a. little higher for the Texans and I don't. think they were there for the Jags. either. You have the Colts and Jags. sitting up there at the top. Houston. look like they're kind of finding their. form and then Tennessee, who knows. what's going on there. What's your uh. overall opinion on the state of the AFC. South? >> Yeah, first we have to address Chuck. Is.

there a plan? Are we trying to get Chuck. in shape? Do we have any sort of program. in place? >> Yeah, we're we start him in a stumpy. stampede race. >> See if he likes it, enjoys it, and. >> Oh my goodness, man. Those legs are. doing a lot of work. >> Yeah, dude. It's bad. >> No, he's got good joints. This guy, he's. he's literally a tank. What? I thought I. thought you said you're taking him in. for doggo abuction. Kind of get get all. that stuff out. >> I was looking for some dog hogs and.

[ __ ] for him. >> Sure. >> But the thing about it is his body. rejected it. No, I don't want it. This. is who he is. And I think he was a. little bit perturbed by what was going. on. Didn't necessarily know where to. head. My wife, who he certainly likes. and loves a lot more than me, was down. at the finish line cuz in theory that's. the right move. Chuck obviously couldn't. pay attention long enough to find it. You know, he couldn't. The other corgis. were able to find there. And then. obviously you got to assist him a little. bit. Make sure he gets to the finish. line. This is one shining moment here.

Okay, I go and grab him. >> He's built like an ottoman, bro. He's. built like an ottoman. >> Wow. JJ. >> Wow. >> That's not. >> That's not fair. >> Sorry. >> You nailed it. >> That's like a body pillow. The issue is. The issue is his body would collapse if. I was to put my legs on his back. It is. at max capacity right now. That body and. uh this is just the first.

>> Is Chuck a table foodter? Is he a table. food? >> To be honest, yeah, he'll eat some of. ours. I I'm not I think he does a. majority of his eating like maybe middle. of the day because at night I don't. think I don't see him eating much. Like. he doesn't eat a lot of our food. So I. think he potentially gets stuffed like a. pork or he like a pig or he has no. metabolism. >> Yeah. >> You know. Okay. When we got him he was. big. We got him. He was big big bodied. big boned. He had been obviously corgi's. the whole he was in a camper.

>> a dog store. >> for a long time. He was by far the most. mature dog in the store. Nobody wanted. this thing. Okay. Nobody wanted this. thing. >> That's crazy. I didn't know. >> I genuinely wonder why. And then once I. meet him, I'm like, "This guy's a. stubborn prick." That That is why he's. That is certainly why I assume whenever. people would get him out and like play. with him, he was just maybe the worst of. all time. >> Just an [ __ ]. >> Yeah. Just complete. So, him and my wife. have built up a great relationship, but. I will say he has been bigger than what.

I thought corgis were since the day he. entered our house. Now, certainly he's. certainly gotten bigger and those little. arms do get a. >> they do get a little bit like this, but. that's also potentially because the. nerves, you know, are being cut off by. his fat on on the entire thing. So, we're trying, J. We're trying. I want. >> I love it. I love it. I'll get back to. Debut's question now. I think the AFC. South with the Texans starting to figure. it out, but I mean, I I don't think. there's many people outside of. Jacksonville or Indianapolis who saw it. going this way this well this early. um.

with Liam Cohen coming into Jacksonville. and being able to turn it around so. quickly. Massive win against Kansas City. and uh it's one of those things where I. I said it to somebody yesterday, confidence is a crazy mistress. You. start to figure it out. You start to. believe in yourselves. Some of these. plays that used to be a comedy of errors. turn around and turn into a positive for. you as an organization. And the more. that belief grows, the more that. confidence grows, all of a sudden. everybody starts playing a little bit. better. The ball starts bouncing your.

way. 99 yard pick sixes are on yours. terms instead of the other team's terms. So the Colts really crushing it right. now. I mean, you turn on that game. halfway through it. We flipped on the. score and like, wow, crushing the. Raiders. Um, so I'm looking forward I. might have a chance here in the near. future to check out a Colts game and I. would really enjoy that cuz I want to. see what they're all about, how they're. doing. Um, and then the Texans. Texans. start to figure it out. Titans kind of. gifted a win there. So they're in the W. column. AFC South.

>> On that note, here's some stats about. the AFC South. Here's win loss record. against other divisions uh non-division. games this season. Win loss and the. points differential. AFC South 8 and six. plus 80. That's a lot of the Colts. Colts right now are plus a huge amount. AFC West 6 and eight. AFC North 5 and. 10. AFC East 3 and seven. You tell us. Everybody's talking about the AFC South. is a laughing. >> Our coat tails. >> Yeah. You're welcome. AFC remember all. the good quarterbacks at the top. Oh. yeah. Danny Dimes are one of them. Boom.

>> Just like we said it would. >> Now. >> fascinating how good the Colts became. >> Yeah. >> Like legitimately. >> That's all they needed. >> Almost otherworldly. >> Yeah. >> Three positions. Three, four positions. we added. >> Mhm. >> QB, corner, safety. >> Yep. >> Right. We just signed Pratt yesterday. Pratt Pratt was on the Raiders. >> Okay. Was on the Bengals for a long time. with Lannarumo. Then he was on the. Raiders for the first five weeks of the. season. last week before playing the. Indianapolis Colts, non-injured, kind of.

taken off. Then we signed him, so I have. no idea what happened there. Pumped. He's here though. Great to have him. here. But then on the offensive side, it's like Quint Nelson's become more of. a leader. I I don't know. A lot of. people are going to be like, "See what. the Colts were able to do overnight.". Basically, it's been crazy to experience. it. JJ, this has not been predictable. I. think I I blindly was saying it, >> but everybody was laughing at me and I. potentially maybe only half believed it. Sure. But on that note, we have. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. >> What's that?

>> I you all of a sudden you were the the. chief believer in you. You weren't even. renewing your ticket when you. was a believe are brother. Yeah. AR at. the end. Remember? I think I created the. term believe are cuz I was I went. through the off season. I re-evaluated. my views on the team with the people. that I care about that work at the team. and I said, you know what? What am I. going to do? not be a Colts fan. Yeah, right. And the people that are wearing. the uniforms right now aren't going to.

be wearing the uniforms forever. So, we'll be here after that. So, let's. remember that. You know, did that whole. thing. Then I buy the tickets back and. then we bring in Danny Dimes. I'm like, okay, maybe there's a shot here. >> I can see it. >> now. We now we start AR started showing. up early, start doing the [ __ ] before. practice, before everything. I'm like, hold on now. If we have AR, maximum AR, I'm a believer. And if we got dimes. time, okay, I can I can I can buy. Gardenner Melo almost took us to the. playoffs. >> That's right. >> Then we bring in a couple guys on. defensive side and we still got good.

trade pieces, you know, great. >> before the trade deadline. We can still. make some plays, I think. So, yeah, I I. I was ding out on the people wearing the. uniforms and the pads because of how. they're representing the things they had. been doing and the way they've been. acting and talking and portraying a lot. of things. But they got to live their. >> Is that a double ring? I I got to ask. I. just noticed this for the first time. Can I get the the meaning of the double. ring? >> Okay. So, uh silicone rubber wedding. ring obviously cuz I don't want to get. the. >> Yeah. Right. >> And then this is a baby girl's hair tie.

One of her hair ties. >> Ah, nice. >> See that? >> Could be nice. >> Could be pink or baby blue, but I think. that's too loud. So, just kind of put it. here, you know, in the entire thing. >> I like that. >> I'm a good Hey, I got a good ponytail. >> Nice tight ponytail. >> Yeah, I got a good ponytail. I used to. have the long hair, so I know you got to. go from the bottom, you know, cuz. whenever that ship bunches up in there, it you don't get it all cuz there's. going to be pieces falling out of the. bottom. So, you got to get that thing. all the way up in here.

>> Flyers tighten these things up. All. right, go say go say what's up to mom. Yeah. Yeah. And then all of a sudden. from down the hallway, I did that. ponytail bragging about it. So, that's. what that is, brother. That's what that. is. Colts are the real deal. A team that. might not be the real deal in the AFC. East is having problems all over the. place. Go ahead, Ty Schmidt. >> Yeah, J, what the hell's going on with. the Jets defense? It seems like every. year that's kind of the one thing you. can hang your hat hat on. Everyone. always talks about how good they are and.

then they get Aaron Glenn and he assures. everyone he's going to turn it around. And it just really hasn't looked like. that. Now granted, it does seem like the. Jets are losing about 12 to 15 fumbles. per game. So, I don't know if that's. necessarily helping out the defense, >> but what the hell's going on here? And. is this going to get fixed anytime soon? >> Ah, man. You know, we we did a Jets. preseason game and we did the Jets in. week one, and you talked to Aaron Glenn, everybody in the organization, and it's. you just you definitely have a sense of.

that like, all right, this is they're. they're very locked in. This is pure. football. They're going to go out there. and they're going to fix all the issues. that the Jets have had in the past. I. mean, the one stat right now that's. blowing my mind, and I'm like I've asked. like two or three people to check this. because I don't zero turnovers in five. games. Like, the defense hasn't. >> even accidentally fallen on a ball that. the other team dropped. Like, there. hasn't been a ball that's bounced up in. the air. Like, I that is I I think it's. the only time since 1933 that's ever.

happened. Five games uh to start a. season with zero takeaways. I mean, like. you guys have played, like people just. drop the ball by running into the line. of scrimmage sometimes or the ball will. bounce off a face mask and up into the. air and you can grab one. So, I guess. that's a little bad luck in addition to. not being able to get them, but I hope. they turn around. I when the New York. teams are good, it's it's fun for. everybody and they just are currently. not good. >> Don't want to remind everybody of this. because where the Detroit Lions are.

right now. Foxy, what was your guys'. record first year MCDC? started out 0. and 10 and then year two started out 1. and six and that's when everything. changed. >> and remember the MCDC cried whenever. they got a win everybody's like what a. loser this guy and all he kept saying. was like I've seen it every day man. they're getting better than working they. haven't been you know paid off for the. work that they put in I wonder if Aaron. Glenn feels the same way like hey it's. not good right now but we got to build. here we got to build a culture and will. they have enough patience you talk about. uh whenever a New York team's good it's. good but when you're bad in New York too.

it's very much like. >> very had. >> There's no question that the pressure is. cooked so much higher when you're in. that New York market. And I think it. also is very tough when you see a brand. new head coach like Liam Cohen down in. Jacksonville, big win over the Kansas. City Chiefs Monday night. He's got that. team 4 in one. And you're sitting there. as a New York fan and you're like, I. okay, I I'm believing in you guys. I'm. trusting the process. I'm understanding. it takes time. We have to flip fully. turn this culture around. But then you. flip on your TV Monday night, you're. like, whoa, wait, wait, wait. They. they're in a very similar situation and.

they turn it around so fast. So, it's. tough. I completely get it. I I don't. disagree on the Detroit point and the. Dan Campbell point. Sometimes you have. to weed out a lot of issues and turn it. around, but it's tough when you look. across at the neighbor and you see the. grass growing real nice and green. >> Well, the good news for him is the. Giants don't seemingly have that going. on this year, and they haven't for a. while. Uh, on that note, those two teams. are in a conversation a little bit. different. Bengals have been in this. conversation. The Ravens have slipped. into that conversation as maybe not this.

year teams. Everybody else seemingly in. it. Connor has a question for you, Jage. >> Yeah, Jay. It feels like this year the. teams that we thought were going to be. really good again like the Ravens, uh, a. few others, the Bengals, the injuries. are kind of there. The Texans though. would fall under that as someone you. kind of thought was going to run away. with it. But there's these teams kind of. coming out of nowhere. I'm not going to. throw the Patriots in just yet, but the. Colts, you know, the Jags being four and. one. >> It's all right to feel good about. yourself. I feel good about him. I feel. Let's not go there yet, though, Jay. Let's stay focused here. How about the.

league? Are you pumped about the parody? I feel like we all are very excited. about seeing some new teams toward the. top of their divisions, at least early. on. Do you think this is going to. continue uh for the rest of the season? >> I I'm pumped about the parody. I love I. think this is the best thing that the. NFL has going about it is the way that. it's all designed with the draft with. free agency with the waiver wire with. the way they set up the schedule. It's. so much fun tuning in every week knowing. that you don't know exactly what's going.

to happen and anybody can win any game. The Pats versus the Bills, great game. and really enjoyed watching that. So, it. has been enjoyable. Um, I do think that. the cream eventually rises to the top. over time and people figure it out and. the the best talent along with the best. coaching will get to the top, but it's. fun. It's a whole lot of fun. I mean, you have the Browns beating the Packers. That's probably the biggest one we've. seen so far this year in terms of. surprises. So, >> about your Pats, man. That was that was.

a that was a huge win for the Pats. And. Drake May does seem like he's got that. factor uh where he can step up in those. situations and lead his team and you put. the right team around him and Mike. Brabel gets them operating on all. cylinders and cleaning up some of the. execution and the penalties and things. like they really do have a a solid. setup. >> I mean, not to mention too, we're kind. of approaching that uh territory where. some of those good teams that are. actually poopy might start fire sailing. And I don't want to go there, but we got.

kind of three games we should win going. forward for New England. So, an AJ. Brown, maybe a Derek Henry, perhaps they. might be uh available. And uh also, little side note, I saw this on X right. before the Pats were all blue this week. Next week, they are all white. I believe. that is a shot at the Buffalo Bills. >> Oh, I don't know if it's a shot uh or if. it's just. >> took your chain, [ __ ]. >> I like that. >> Archers, he's there. >> I like the did not take him. I didn't. want to get ahead of himself. Said, "Don't get ahead of ourselves." And I.

was screaming into the microphone right. now. That was. >> your fault, brother. You're the one that. was like, "You should feel good about. your team.". >> I do. >> He does feel good. And earlier today, whenever he was laying out the. >> AJ Brown might be, who's he got history. with? Who was mad whenever he got traded. out of Tennessee? >> Oh, Frael. >> Oh, who else might be on a team that not. that great this year, but they got paid. a lot of money. >> Who are you sending to the Eagles? Who. are you sending to the Eagles for AJ. Brown? Who are we sending to the Eagles. for AJ Brown? Well, hold on. Are you.

going to Okay. Uh we can take his whole. entire contract. So, let's get that off. the books. And then I don't know, we. could probably send them like a Keon. White pass rusher rookie on a young. contract. And then when you think about. the uh Ravens with Derrick Henry, if. they're just kind of punching on it, then we can send him a Andre Stevenson. right back. Hey, you still got a good. running back, but clearly you're not. going to go to the playoffs this year. Why don't we just take Derrick Henry off. your hands? AJ Bryant, you want to catch. passes that aren't, you know, thrown up. You don't have to play defense on Dvonte. Smith anymore, brother. Drake May will. actually throw you the football, even. though stats would say that they are.

still throwing him the football this. year. He's just not catching it. >> Well, Hembo would say that uh the. targets to AJ Brown are the same as they. were last year. And AJ Brown might say, "I'm not doing this again." And. allegedly there was a conversation AJ. Brown, Jaylen Herz, and Saquon Barkley, a long one. Uh Jimmy Kempsky uh covers. the Eagles. I'm told Jaylen Herz, AJ. Brown, and Saquon Barkley had a long. positive conversation. Lasted a couple. hours. Maybe they do this every week. though. >> I mean, I hope they have conversations. What the hell? They're on the same team,

dude. What? >> Yeah, but I think the implication was, hey, there's a lot of drama, Sam. They're four in one football team. They're Philadelphia Eagles. >> Who told Jimmy Kimky that? Who told him. that? >> He's plugged in. He. >> There's three people in the. conversation. Who told him? >> So, Jimmy Kimky has somebody in the. hallway. >> looking for the door to open and then. >> there's only three of them. And then. immediately to. >> that was an hour long or that was a. multiple hours long and it was positive. It was very positive. I could tell that. >> earwall person.

>> laughing a joke in there. >> Haha. Are they watching a movie? It's. been a long time. >> And then sees them leave. They're. laughing and smiling. >> Seemed positive. Jim, let it fly. >> Think they were watching a movie. >> I do wonder, you know, how they balance. this year. Always drama in Philadelphia. for whatever reason. I think it's. because it's Philadelphia Eagles. Coach. Siriani, there's some stat that we just. read and found. He averages the most. points for the first 50 games as a head. coach in NFL history. It's like him, Shawn Peyton, Mike Mars, MCDC, and.

McCarthy. >> Yeah. >> Uh they all average like 26.7 points a. game. And all we in the media and. everybody has done is this offense. stinks, man. >> What's this guy do? >> This guy's got no idea. The reigning. Super Bowl champs are 4-1 right now. Got. the best record in all ball. And all. anybody wants them to do is hopefully. fall the part. That's classic. Philadelphia Eagles, it feels like. Right. And they're strong enough to. survive. We hope they certainly will. Um. JJ, what game do you have this weekend? >> This weekend I have the Browns at the. Steelers. AFC North Battle. You're. >> calling a lot of your brothers games.

>> A lot of them. >> It It turns out that the second best AFC. game on CBS every week generally does. tend to involve the Pittsburgh Steelers. Well, they're sitting at three and one. Yes, there have been quite a few. It's. his birthday Saturday, so I'm looking. forward to seeing him on his birthday. >> A birthday game for TJ Watt. got to take. that into account for sure, especially. with big bro up in the booth. >> Every time you're up there, he does. well. >> Um, I mean, last game he had uh the. Patriots game he had, uh, two two sacks.

So, >> hey, let's make sure we're nonbi first. game wasn't great. >> Don't be getting too excited, okay? Up. there whenever TJ. >> I'm excited, dude. I like I mean, we got. Miles Garrett and TJ Watt in the same. game. It's going to be great. incredible pass rush in this game and. the Browns rookies are crushing it. Browns rook Browns. >> rookie draft like they're they're not. getting enough credit. I mean, they're. getting a lot of credit, but this rookie. draft class, they're killing it. >> You putting um respect on the pass. rushers, I think, is a good thing from. the booth. Obviously, it's one of the.

most important positions in all the. ball, especially because it can wreck a. game. But I'll tell you what, there's. some other things wrecking some games. Let's head over to hammer time. Is this. still football tone? >> Yeah. T or sorry. Whoa. Excited. Oh no. Whoa. >> That's Billy Bone. >> I mean, Pat threw you a no look toss. He. literally no look tossed you a lead and. then you do that [ __ ]. >> He he he didn't mean it, Derek. >> Oh [ __ ]. >> Oh no. >> Listen. Listen, AJ. Oh, stop.

>> That's a mistake. I was I'm asking about. TJ and I'm asking about Miles because. you had just brought them up and you uh. I know you were interested in those two. just horrendous roughing the passer. calls this weekend. Uh one for the. Saints and then one uh on the Bucks like. >> what what is going on J. >> right there? >> This is [ __ ] is what's going on. And. today, Wednesday is usually around, maybe Thursday is around when we find. out about the fines. >> And if either of these two were fined,

>> we need to have a very serious loud. public conversation. Um, but this is. just the second one. Like the only thing. I can see about that Buccaneers one is. leading into it, he did kind of dip his. head a little bit, which I can see the. ref when he lead with the crown of your. helmet, even though he ended up pulling. off, I can kind of see that. I mean, it's still very soft in my opinion, >> but that first one on the Saints, man, it's like. >> he's standing up straight. He's hitting. them basically body to body. He rolls. off. He pulls his hands away. Like, I I.

don't know what you want a defensive guy. to do. You literally can't not take the. guy to the ground any more than that. And if you want to say, well, his. helmet, his face mask grays the back of. his helmet, it's like, okay, so you. don't want to see him high. You don't. want to see him low. you. It would have been 10 times more. hurtful if he just spears him in the. back here. This is about the best. possible way you can lay a quarterback. down. And we're still throwing flags on. it. I mean, somebody's got to stand up. for the defensive guys here. This is. just [ __ ] And it's that's a 15yd.

penalty that now moves them 15 yards. forward, automatic first down, all that. type of [ __ ] Takes a sack away from. this guy. Like, just give me a break. I'm sick of it. JJ Watt JW. JJ Watt JJ Watt. >> Thanks for doing that, J. >> Hey, baby J. >> I hate it. >> Better than you. >> Cuz they've been trying to change that. rule to make it like uh still football, but also let's not take out quarterbacks. are the most important position. We had. how many different quarterbacks play. that one year? 90 or 60 or something.

like that. I forget what it was. >> Yeah, high 60. Yeah, I think it was like. 68. >> So, they they've been trying to adapt. was I think Ben Rothosberger or Carson. Palmer I mean uh whenever he was with. the Bengals there was like a a crawling. thing that happened to him against. Pittsburgh Steelers changed the rule Tom. Brady had something happen change the. rule then there was a throwing a. slinging type rule that was there full. body control but don't put your body. weight you can't go through the ground. there's a strike zone you're not allowed. to hit you're not allowed to hit so. there's been a lot of rules to try to. create the perfect way to tackle the. most valuable piece on a football field.

in uh the quarterback position and. inevitably it's always just a judgment. call by the refs that are on the field. Like you saw that guy staring down the. the. >> he literally just kind of gives him a. like a chest bump to his back though, you know? Like that's literally running. full speed. >> And like I wanted to ref was throwing. the flag. I wanted to let the give the. ref the benefit of the doubt and say, "Oh, he just saw it immediately and. threw it." But like take time. Why Why. is the flag coming out so fast? Take a. second, see what happened, and then be. like, "Oh, he actually didn't do.

anything bad." Like this is ridiculous. how like that flag is on the ground as. they're still just hitting the ground. Take a second. See that he rolled off. It's it's like performing acrobatics. Now I believe that there are a lot of. roughing the passers that are legit. High, low, whatever. We'll we'll play by. your rules. But when we're trying to. play by your rules and we're trying to. do what you want us to do, >> give us a break for Christ's sake. I. mean, just please give us a break. Like. we're doing our best. You pull off and. you pull your hands away like.

>> crazy, >> buddy. I'm clearly not trying to do. anything bad here. I don't want a. $50,000 fine and a 15 yard penalty. Yeah. You know how badly I want this. sack? It's so hard to get. I want it so. badly. Don't take it away from me. >> Clay. >> And then the other thing. Okay. Then. there's this. So if you're going to get. a pen anyway, rock him. Just like go. back there and lay them out because. they're going to get one anyway. >> Yeah. If they're going to throw the flag. on a belly chest bump to a back, you. might as well just go ahead and lean. that thing forward cuz I think what they. saw was the helmets were at the same.

height maybe from where they're at. So. they just assume that this had to be. contact to the helmet. Instead, it's. literally just a slap to the back and it. kind of maybe the nice if he would have. grabbed him and put him down, which. you'll hear some defensive people get on. TV, what do you want us to do? Pick them. up and put them down, place them, you. want us to tuck them in whenever they're. down there? Like what do you expect from. us? Such a pivotal play. And you talk. about legacies and legends and. everything like that. Losing sacks, getting fined. Uh Klay Matthews lost a. bunch of sacks and got fined a bunch. James Harrison, I think was like the. picture of the new version of tackling.

football. I think he got over a million. dollars. It's not funny for James. Harrison. Obviously, I am not saying. that. But in this transition era of. trying to figure out what the rules are, there are some people that pay the. price. And obviously, we don't have it. right yet. J is what you're saying. What's the rules strike zone? >> I think we should I think we got to. start publishing ref stats. I know. they're out there somewhere. the stats. Um because we used to get them every. week in our meetings which was cool. Um. but maybe we maybe we just got to start. like I mean little little accountability. going both ways there you know.

>> that's all we're looking for. >> Yep. >> You're the man J. What's the hat? You. guys you guys are the mans. >> Minnesota stars. I just like the hat. I. uh mighty Mike. >> Yes it is. Getting flashbacks of Madano. Okay. I like what you're doing. I really. like what you're doing. Did you watch. the NHL opening night last night? See. the Pittsburgh Penguins? >> I didn't catch it, but I heard you. talking about it. >> Shout out Ryan Smith. Mammoth crushed. their rebranding. Phenomenal. Good for.

them. >> A lot of good logos. A lot of good. brands. He's He's pretty good at. pickball, too. You guys playing that. super duper secret game. >> Oh, yeah. That's right. >> Yeah, that's really cool. You get. invited to those things. Must be nice to. be JJ W. >> And that's why Ashj. >> Exactly. >> You're the man, ladies and gentlemen. How are the teams Burnley and Espanol? We winning still? >> We had a rough weekend. We had a rough. weekend. We both lost. >> Oh, yeah. Minnesota Northstar's hat on. told us that story. He didn't shouldn't. even asked. >> All right, we ladies and gentlemen, JJ.

>> All right, Aush, let's do your big. takeaways coming out of week five. These. are three things that you think deserve. to be chatted about a little bit more. What's the first one that you think. should be chatted about? A. >> made for the moment. Oh, that's clever. Drake May obviously. special. We saw him on Sunday Night. Football against the Buffalo Bills. What. did you see, AQ? >> Yeah, he's unbelievable. Drake May is. the future of this league. And let's. take a look at these. I picked four. plays from this game. All of them are. throws that he makes on the run. This. first one, play action, roll out to the. right. Nothing there. Nothing there.

Nothing there. Boom. Perfect strike. where only his guy can catch it. Unbelievable. They say incomplete. That. was complete. Let's watch this one. again. Watch the guy over the center. Look at that. Coffee house feels the. pressure. Roll right. M. >> Yep. There it is again. Unbelievable. throw. The accuracy on the run that he. has showed is unbelievable. Let's watch. this one. Here we go again. Snap the. ball. He's going to roll to the right. Here it is. Feels the pressure off the. left. Roll to the right. I mean, you. guys talked about this. This is as good. a ball as you are ever going to see.

>> So, now just quick question. They're all. going to force him left, right? This is. kind of this is the thing. >> Do or try to. That's the same thing with. uh Jaden Daniels. That's a big thing. like you if he goes right rather just. picking it up with his legs or making. throw. I mean that's most right-handed. quarterbacks, you know, some of them can. do the damage going left as well. But. yeah, that's. >> what was it Baker? They were talking. about Baker was always running to his. right, running to his right. So they. have guys like basically bring pressure. and then loop around, hand up because. they thought they were going to be able. to block it. This is just part of trying. to get a book on somebody. I think what. Drake has proven, what you were showing.

here is rolling to his right, he might. be the best quarterback on in football. >> And look how strong he is here. Dayquin. Jones 320 pounds right on him. Stiff arm. enough wherewithal to find digs again. I. mean, he's unbelievable. >> What's the second a takeaway from week. five, brother? >> Mayfield mayhem. >> Whoa. >> Wow. >> And it's really funny that you just. talked about Baker Mayfield only being. able to go to his right. Let's watch. this first play. >> Okay, first play. >> No, this was his rookie year I was. talking. >> Play action. Roll to the left. Look at. this ball. That is the hardest thing to.

do as a right-handed quarterback. Roll. to your left. Throw back across your. body. Perfect ball. Let's look at the. next play. Here we go again. Baker. Mayfield finds Ibuka in the hole. This. ball, I mean, this is as good of a. quarterback game as you're ever going to. see. >> He played out of his mind. Third one. Look at this little skinny seam route to. Ibuka. Again, we got him later on in the. show. Look at this. Drops it in a. bucket. >> And I love the view from behind. And. then, okay, cool. We hit some out. routes. We hit this route. We hit the. play action. Let's send this thing 65.

yards in the air again to the rookie. phenom. >> Ibuka. He'll be joining us here in about. 35 minutes or so. Cannot wait to catch. up with him. What a special start to his. NFL career he has had down there in. Tampa. I said uh this week Mega Mayfield. is MVP, let alone him still chirping. with fans. I like everything about what. he's doing down there. And what's the. third thing that needs to be chatted. about? >> Easy as erases the edge. >> Nailed it. Nailed it. Easy Ezra. >> Ezra Cleveland comes down from Minnesota.

a couple years ago, solidifies this. Jaguars offensive line. Let's talk about. that. So, right there, when he is on the. ground, if we can go back real quick, Trevor Lawrence, when he's on the. ground, they are trying to keep him. contained on the pocket. He cannot. escape through the B gap as long as he. holds the edge. Ezra Cleveland, boom, puts his ass on the ground, opens it up. Trevor Lawrence through the B gap. Winner winner, chicken dinner. >> Eases the edge. That's easy as the. Jacksonville Jaguars. >> have a little little heat to them this.

big time. >> They're a real team. They're in the in. the trenches, top five. They're in. everything DB, good D, bad D. I mean, there's real things brewing down there. in Duvall and the NFL is obviously. incredibly fantastic. We're lucky that. we get a chance to chat about it every. single day. We also tried to cover news. that we feel uh is good for people to. learn, potentially get provide a little. bit more context. On Monday, we learned. of a video that was made publicly. available by Kairen Lacy's uh lawyer, and it what we thought showed more.

context to the accident that inevitably. led to the tragic loss of two lives with. Herman Hall, who dies in a car accident, and then Kairen Lacy, who later ends up. killing himself because of the fallout. of everything in which he was accused. We thought we had more context. Now, more video has been made publicly. available, and it shows even more. context where Kairen Lacy is driving on. the wrong side of the road and could. have very easily made the case that he. caused the car to swerve and caused the. tragic accident. We apologize for adding. any more heat and we'll continue to stay. on top of the news breakings in this.

story because obviously it's tragically. sad and involves an athletes legacy. We'll see you in the next hour. >> But it is great to be down here in. TTown, 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 above that. Okay, >> I'll throw in 200 as well. >> He's throwing $500,000.

[Applause]. [Music]. >> All right, Gabby. >> Good luck. We're pulling for you. 33. yards. All you got to do is make the. kick. Good luck, Evie. >> 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. We'll attempt to win. 500,000.

[Applause]. 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 uprights, former Ohio. State quarterback, >> no warm up, full suit for Deb. [Applause]. [Laughter]. Get it. Get it. Get. my congratulations. [Applause]. >> Hi, it's getting even more pricey. Kirk Herb. Street, I did not know you had that in.

you. You son of a [ __ ]. Oh, that's crazy. >> David, David, it's for you, your mom, your brother, the whole family. Congratulations. And Kirk, >> good on you, man. It was close. Back to. you, Louis. Jeez. Way to go, Gabby. >> Hey, what a moment. You know, I love the. fact that Gabby wanted the experience.

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back to our humble boat. The Thunderdome. on this watch Wednesday, October 8th, 2025, hour two of the program begins. now. Football. >> is magical. We're incredibly lucky that. we get a chance to chat about it. But. it's not just football happening around. our glorious sports world. Hockeyy's. taking place. It dropped puck last. night. three star studded games to kick. off an NHL season that always starts. much earlier than we expect, but once it. does, there's an opportunity each and. every night that there's a game to turn. on something magical, something.

electrifying, something that'll dazzle. you and then also entertain you. And. then there's a chance a UFC fighter's. brother is going to settle a score. whenever somebody is checked a little. bit too hard on the ice on opening. night. Hop pow right in the kissa is a. hockey thing that happens and I think. it's a reason why a lot of people. potentially like the sport. It's old. school. It has a lot of tradition. And. if you hit my guy, you are going to get. punched in the face. And the refs aren't. going to stop it. The refs are actually. going to tell everybody, "Get out of the. way. Let the boys figure this out.".

Okay? Then they'll stick tap. They'll. chirp. And then what you'll see in. between the whistles is a sport that is. so damn hypnotizing with how fast it is. and how much talent there is. Hockeyy's. on the rise and it should be. The NHL. season has started last night. There's. two more games this evening in the MLB. play MLB playoffs. >> No, you could say the MLB playoffs. I. think I think I think you can let that. one slide. >> These baseball people telling me I. can't. >> Well, [ __ ] him. You can say the MLB. playoff. >> I didn't say that. >> I did.

>> Ty did. >> Allar, >> it's a good point. Thank you, >> ladies and gentlemen. From the talks of. the table at Boss Connor and Allstar Ty. Schmidt. >> Oh, yeah. >> Nine-year NFL vet Darius J. Butler, 12-year NFL vet, and Super Bowl champion. AJ Hawk is here. and Tai baseball last. night was What's that? >> What was that? >> What's that? >> Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry that happened. >> We're just mixing up all the initials. >> Should have called you TJ. That's 100%. on me. AQ Shipley, 12-ear Super Bowl. champion, player coach. I apologize. Baseball last night though was the topic.

of discussion. Hockey had some moments. Obviously, opening night, the Pittsburgh. Penguins undefeated. Mike might go. perfect this year. New coach Dan Muse. baldhead. He literally came in after the. game and said, "All right, turn on the. music and let's get on the road. See you. guys next game." That's a beautiful. thing. We like that as a veteran team. But the Yankees game last night stole. the show. And I think even if this game. was up against NFL games, I think people. would still be finding themselves. checking back in. The electricity that. oozed from this particular night could.

potentially carry us all the way through. October in baseball. It was everything. that was good with baseball. Massive. balls, stars showing up in an. environment that was captivating no. matter where you're watching or how. tired you were because this was a late. one. Ty baseball delivered last night in. a big way. So did your Yankees. >> Yeah, without a doubt. And I think uh. like the playoffs as a whole kind of. needed something like this cuz while all. the series have been pretty solid so far. in the uh the DS round here, there. really hasn't been like a signature. moment. you know, the the Phillies and.

Dodgers series has kind been it's been. very ky, just kind of not what you'd. expect from those two teams. You'd. expect more homers and then this one, like I said, like the Yankees have been. utterly dominated by the Blue Jays in. the first two games in Toronto. Yeah. Utterly dominated, uh, if you will. and. just as a Yankees fan, as you know, a. judge disciple, it just for him to have. that moment because he has been playing. so well, but he hasn't been, you know, getting very many extra base hits or. home runs. Like that that was a moment.

that, you know, at the end of his. career, like I would imagine, you know, who knows what happens over the next. several years that he plays. That will. be one of the top three highlights that. people go back to regardless of what. happens throughout the rest of these. playoffs. the brink of elimination. Uh. the judge all rise. Uh he went crazy. Now they play again tonight. Another. elimination game. Are the Yankees going. to come back and win this thing 3-2? And. will this end up on somebody's future? Mount Rushmore chokes for this Toronto. team. Now that episode is out now. New.

Rushmore on X is available with Bob. Kostas, Al Michaels, Ari Emanuel, and. Ben Perski talking about sports biggest. chokes throughout the history of sports. And what it actually is is Bob Cauus and. Al Michaels telling stories about sports. history in a fantastic uh way. Marvelous. storytelling in a recap of what sports. have been, what sports are and stories. that we need to remember. It's a. fantastic episode about 40 minutes or. so. I think you can lock in clips. available across all platforms. The. entire episode available at Rushmore on. X. It is uh that's a good show.

>> Fantastic. >> Ari Emanuel Ben Persky created it. Ari. Emanuel. Yes, that one. Ari Gold from. Entourage Now, uh, chairman of TKO and. one of the greatest agents, the greatest. agent of all time if you ask him and I. think a lot of people would say around. And then Ben Perski, record label find. founder. Uh, I believe he friend also. mentee Ari and this great conversations. They took the Mount Rushmore idea that. has obviously been done before and just. brought in the goats of the sports to. kind of talk about it. We're lucky that. we're a part of it and the boys busted.

their ass editing it and putting it. together. We're very proud of it and. maybe this Toronto team could join that. Maybe if there's a next episode for this. if the Yankees were able to come back. I. think the Yankees were already on one of. these particular chokes situations and. it wasn't on the right side of history. >> No, it wasn't. >> It was actually for the Red Sox who uh. >> no longer around, but even Red Sox fans. enjoyed what they saw from the Yankees. last night. And joining us now is a. football guy who sent a text and said, "I'm actually watching baseball.". >> The Yankees game shoot awesome. College. football national champion, Super Bowl. champion, RDER Cup winner. Ladies and.

gentlemen, AJ Hawker. >> Hawker, brother, you said, man, I'm even. watching the baseball here and that. wouldn't normally happen. Playoff. baseball has been incredible. Last night. was spectacular. >> Yeah, that shot that you guys just. showed a little bit ago behind the the. pitcher when Judgy hit that homer like. just 8K. Beautiful. You can see the. reaction of the pitcher when the ball. hits the foul pole. Like this thing is. look at the the fans behind home plate. Like this was awesome. Getting to see. Getting to see this live and then. watching Jazz Chisum smoke that homer.

and flip his bat was just that's all I. need. I was like the Yankees have to win. this game. We know that. >> Yeah. Take a one-run lead there in the. bottom of the fifth. Still a lot of. baseball left after these. But these. games have been spurts of big innings, right? Hasn't that kind of been the. story of the playoffs? There's been like. a third inning that's gone crazy, a. fifth inning that's gone crazy. This one. fourth obviously goes big for the. Yankees. That's kind of been the tale of. this year's playoffs thus far. >> Yeah, pretty much. It's it like whenever. teams have gotten traffic on the base. pass, usually that's the t like you have. to score in those situations because the.

pitching has been pretty damn dominant. throughout all of the playoffs in both. leagues. So yeah, the these couple. innings where and the the thing that. like the Blue Jays, it all started, they. gave the Yankees an extra out. There was. a pop there was a pop up to third base. that inning. Judge hit the homer. Guy. drops it. He uh so they have a runner on. first base. Then their leadoff hitter. walks and Judge hits the three-run. homer. So, they give them four outs and. like that's what good teams do. They. make you pay. >> Yeah, baseball is great. Uh, also great. Jerry Jones. Uh, we haven't really got a.

chance to chat about this yet, but we. have a little bit more uh information. from Jerry Jones camp on what happened. this past weekend at Metife Stadium. Jerry Jones was caught doing uh Brian. Ter move, David Ter move of, you know, in an away box stadium waving down. Find. somebody. You buddy. I've been listening. to you all day. Yep. I'm done with that. We went ahead and did that. Jerry Jones. came out and after getting fined. $250,000 from the NFL for this and said. that it was unfortunate gesture and he.

he actually uh thought it was a thumbs. up. I believe. >> thumbs up maybe number one maybe a. thumbs up and that middle finger just. it controls itself sometimes. You know. sometimes you got to go ahead and put. that thing down like this right here. Anytime we get a chance to hear Jerry. talk, we'll certainly do that. Go ahead. I am laying up there in the bed. I said, "The good news is that they say you're. going to live.". And so don't make me have to come up.

here and visit with my rubber glove. >> and get you out of that bed. Now, they. took that out and I thought this is the. best scene in the whole thing. >> So, that's from the land man scene where. we know that he won an award. he should. win an award for how he acted in there. with uh Billy Bob and somebody else and. basically tells a story about, you know, doing business with his family and what. they have here and how special it is. And to be honest, almost tear to your. eye listening to Jerry do this. And he. did it all in one take obviously, but. even in that particular take, that. middle finger of his just couldn't. He.

wanted to put on rubber glove that thing. starts dancing out there, you And we've. heard other older folks say that certain. words or things just I I just for some. reason my mouth can't stop saying it. Jerry basically came out and said my. finger just even when I want to do a. thumbs up, my middle finger just it's an. outlaw. I don't know what to tell you. So, uh, we appreciate to get that. $250,000 fine. Where's this money go? We. don't know how's it who knows. But we. know that the NFL said Jared can't do.

that anymore, which we respect. >> I would appeal. I would appeal if I'm. Jared. I don't care how many billions he. has. You're finding me 250k for a a. blurry shot of me possibly flicking some. dude off from the other team. Like come. on. >> That's something you used to do all the. time on the once again. >> Mine was playful and fun. It was never. out of like anger or anything. >> Well, his was too. You see why he. pointed. >> and he meant a thumbs up if you listen. to him or maybe a number one, but. instead that middle finger can't help. itself. Now, you want to talk about one. finger going somewhere?

>> You go ahead and take that thing right. to the sky. >> Mhm. Especially whenever you're talking. about a man that's about to join us in. just a matter of moments. Ladies and. gentlemen, down there in Perth, Australia on Saturday, there's going to. be an ass beating. >> of an Australian man named Brunson Reed. And it's going to be done by a man who's. a sixtime world champion. Let me make. sure I get these stats right because. they are prolific. AJ, did you hear. that? Six time. >> Michael Jordan. >> world champion. Exactly.

One of those. was for 1,316. days. >> My god, >> this man is a career grand slam. champion. He's a 2015 Royal Rumble. winner. And oh yeah, in 2006 he was. first team all ACC. >> No big deal. >> Ladies and gentlemen, our tribal chief, the head of the table, we're Roman Reigns. Yeah.

>> What a what a transition, huh? What a. segue from the middle finger to the. pointer finger. Love it. >> Well, Jerry did it, you know, and uh it. was it wasn't supposed to go that way, but live in real time. I thought to. myself, if there's only one finger that. needs to fly, it's one to the sky. And. it's certainly acknowledging our tribal. chief. It's great to have you back in. the world, brother. How is it? I see. TC1. Okay. I like the shirts. I'm. looking to buy those immediately. We. love everything about it. And now you're. heading to Australia to do a little ass.

beating. How's the body feel? How do you. feel? Uh leading up just a few days. before the big match with Bronson Reed, who Hey, he's broken both of his own. ankles jumping off the top of things. Okay. He's looking to smash you, dude. How do How do you feel, Roman? Uh goat. heading to Australia just a few days. >> I feel like crap. My body does not feel. good. I was down there not too long ago. The flight, you know, back and forth has. not been nice. I've been jetlagged for I. feel like four weeks in a row now. Um so.

why not just go down there and and try. to kill myself. So it is what it is. You. know, we we're going to go just head. against the wall Goldberg style, you. know, just reckless abandon and uh. yeah, you can't do much worse than than. I feel now. So let's just go mess it up. physically. So. >> Okay. So you're not at your best. I. don't love that. Okay. Not at your best. But. >> I would say that don't Yeah. This is. like you. I'm a I'm a live performer. I. I can do it at any given moment. It. doesn't matter. You know what I'm.

saying? I'm always at 100. >> Yeah, you're right. >> We're always at the 10 is you know what. I'm saying? We live at a 12. So the 10. will always be easy. >> Yeah. Cuz it doesn't really matter how. you feel whenever you're in there. You're the you're the goat obviously. So. going to have. >> Yeah. You you you go through the. curtain. You know what that I mean, you. could you could be selling a broken leg. back there, but as soon as the music. hits, as soon as you go through that. black curtain, it's it's like a uh you. know, it's like a shot in the arm. >> How cool does it feel whenever you do. this in just the entire place, every.

city, every single city goes and does. the same exact thing. That I don't want. to say power, but that is certainly. power right there. That has to feel. pretty incredible. >> As long as they do it with me. Yeah. As. long as they do it with me, we're good. to go. >> What if it's that other thing? What if. it's that Jerry Jones, you know, which. could be down in Australia here with the. local guy, you know, Bronson Reed, Australian guy. Now, I know you just. talked about being down there. I You. were shooting Street Fighter. Uh I. believe you were in that movie. You're. in Australia. 16-hour flight. Obviously, it's a long way to the opposite side of. the world. How do you feel? Uh how are.

you going to handle that? How are you. going to handle, you know, the the long. travel, the uh what's it called whenever. your body clock's completely off? Uh jet. lag. How are you going to handle that? Do you have ideas? I assume a man of. your stature, of your legacy. I assume. we got IVs in the plane. I assume we got. a full meal plan. I assume we got the. workout happening. How are you. addressing that? When is your travel? And uh what is kind of the next steps. for you as we lead into that? >> Uh well, I'll fly out tonight. Uh travel. for this will be much much kinder than.

it was for the movie. Um but you know, we're working on that. We're you know, you got to you got to pay your dues. You. got to you got to build your equity. and. brother brother was on the commercial. flight just living life, you know, amongst the people. It was great. Um, but no, this was much much better. G6, what? G650 on the way out there. >> Yeah, one stop for gas and then we're. right to Perth. Um, and then we hit the. ground running. Like I said, you know, there there's no real way to combat this. jetlagged, tired, rundown feeling. Um,

all you can do is just try to, you know, keep your immune system as high as. possible. like you said, get a banana. bag in if you can, vitamin C it up. Um, and don't [ __ ] about it. Let's just. keep moving forward. Um, and just try to. hit the ground running. Try to keep some. momentum, you know, as I get there. I. want to say Friday in the late morning, probably around this time, Friday. So, we'll kind of time travel in the next 24. to 30 hours.

and then just hit the ground and hope. for the best. Hi, I appreciate the fact. that you're a humble tribal chief and. you will fly commercial, but for this. one, obviously, we need you locked in in. that G650. Thank you for making a. business decision. This isn't because. you're high maintenance at all. No, this. is not because you want to fly private. You wish you could fly commercial, but. this is locked in. We got business. obviously to handle. We need to. >> I did not say that. I did not. >> We don't ever want to fly commercial. We. have to. We have to. It is what it is. You know what I'm saying? And and no,

no. I ain't nothing about being bougie. or high maintenance. Business is. business. You know what I'm saying? I. have to I set the tone and the standard. for the next guy up. So, if I start. slumbing it, then the next guy's going. to slumber. We're progressing here, man. Like I said, everybody gets escalated. Everybody gets lifted. >> Uh when the tribal chiefs around, >> rising tides, lift all boats. Let's talk. about Jay Uso. Seems like there's been a. little bit of uh I don't want to say a. baton passing. Obviously, uh the follow, but that hasn't happened. Obviously, it's a big deal. I'm not talking about.

that. But it feels like he has his eyes. on a little bit more. It feels like you. also see a little something in him. How. is that kind of working out? And how is. it to see the Usos back and you with. them? Uh it feels like glory days. almost, right? >> Well, I mean I I don't know about all. that and I don't know about, you know, handing down the the mantle. I I I don't. I don't know if anybody can actually. handle that responsibility, that. obligation. But uh agree much. >> No, Jay. Um I I look, I I saw this from. the beginning. Nobody, you know what I. mean? like just like Sammy, I I seen,

you know, this this uh beautiful. opportunity within Jay a long time ago. Um and we're just now kind of seeing. that that pot of gold at the the end of. the rainbow with him, but there's so. much more left to do with him. Um there. there's so many, you know, more. accolades and more opportunities for him. to capitalize on. And that's what I'm. saying is like he got there. That's. that's that's. one of the hard parts. But the hardest. part is staying there. The hardest part.

is is staying relevant and staying at. the tip tip tip tip tip top of uh the. mountain to be able to to breathe at. that altitude. Um and to do it like I. did for what what' you say 13 16. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? So. >> um I wish he would listen to me a lot. lot better. I wish his brother would. just shut up and listen to me as well. it it would it would make life a lot. easier cuz at the end of the day I got. the proof of concept. I'm the one who's. mapped this thing out. I'm the one who.

needs to true that understands how to. get back to you know the new uh you know. the new land. I I'm the only one that. can cross the ocean and come back. So. I'm the only one that understands how to. navigate these waters and I just wish. they would listen to me. >> Yeah. And you know sometimes leadership. uh isn't respected or appreciated in the. moments that they needed. But Jimmy's. listening. Jimmy's hearing and whenever. the moment comes to the moment, Jimmy. will do the right thing, right? >> Yeah. >> Jimmy will listen. Same with Jay. Same. with Jay. They'll listen to you. You're. You're on trouble. The right thing.

objective, right? You over here the. right thing in the right thing in WWE. That's I don't even That's like uh. >> I don't even know if that makes sense. You know, like uh. >> true. That's crazy. >> That's like trying to be a good guy in. in the Shark Tank. Trying, you know what. I mean? Try to be the be the good guy in. the ocean. Yeah. You want to be Rose or. Jack? You want to live or not? You know. what I mean? >> Put me on the door. >> Mhm. >> Yeah. Yeah. I want to be And there's. enough room. There's enough room. >> It's There's not enough. That's the. beautiful thing about there's not enough.

room in WWE. There's not enough real. estate. >> You have to get what is yours and that's. what I'm trying to teach these guys. That's what I'm trying to like learn. them boys is you have to take it now. because every there this ain't. Hollywood. There's no number one. Like. Cody can try to put it there. I can try. to put it there, but everybody's trying. to take these spots. Everybody's trying. to come up. Nobody cares if you're doing. good today. That's how the WWE is. It's. not like Hollywood where they put a. number on us and everybody serves the.

top spot. Everybody's here to make one. and two look really good. They don't. care if I look good. They want to make. They're trying to They want the good. life here. They want to be in the. promised land. >> They want. >> It's not the titles. It's It's this. space that I'm speaking of. >> Yeah. The G650 down to Perth. Yeah. Yeah. I I understand. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. We understand what you were. speaking of. And obviously that is why. the WWE has been great for so long. because there's so much competition. within the company to get these prime. spots. And this man held it down through. the hardest time in the history of the.

business when there was no fans. Took it. to new heights. Billions and billions. and billions in dollars in revenue. But. there was one person that was next to. you then that seemingly hasn't been for. some time now and he's got a huge brain. This man go ahead con man. Yeah, TC1 I. acknowledge as always and you know. you're mentioning real estate. There's. not enough real estate, brother, cuz. it's all yours. Uh but when you're. thinking about what this weekend is. going to hold, have you thought about. the wise man at all? Is is there any. sort of feelings about what he might try. and uh do during your match?

>> I I would say anything that I need to be. worried about, he's doing right now when. we get out there physically in that. capacity. Never worried about the old. man. You know what I mean? It is what it. is. I choked him out last time where I, you know, >> Hell yeah. >> Just him getting in the bubble, he he. already understands that. But any type. of, you know, layered plan, any any type. of foil that he's trying to plan at this. point, I think it's it's being game. planned um, you know, in in the.

forefront. So, just got to be ready for. everything. He I mean, he taught me so. much. I sat under his learning tree. I. caught shade for a long time. So, anything that he's teaching all these. other guys, he's already, you know what. I mean, just re, you know, and. >> sure, >> he's long-winded, so he'll keep on. telling his stories, you know what I. mean? He'll he'll come back to him. So, um I I I've. like a sponge absorbed so much from from. the former wise man that I think he's. gone dumb now. I don't think he same.

guy. Yeah. Yeah. I think I think Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. It's become one of those. situations, you know. I've uh. >> Jeez, >> I've become the master. >> Oh, I like to hear that cuz that happens. in a lot of. >> and ask too. You can ask ask the twins. when we were on these, you know, years. ago on on these flights doing, you know, same thing to Saudi. I'd sit there and. I'd listen to him. I'd sit there and I'd. take counsel. I'd sit there and hear his. stories. And sometimes, yeah, he'd. forget he told me a story and he'd tell. me again, but I'd listen to it again. >> just to see, you know what I mean, if.

the, you know, the the the mantra, the. the the the moral of the story was the. same or if there's another little piece. of information. He's a very he he's a. very wise soul. Um, >> so so you got to be smart when you're. when you're around someone like that. because you can learn so much. >> Yeah. No detail unnoticed from our. tribal chief. You want to tell me a. story three, four times, I'll certainly. be listening to new details so that I. can get better. And then also all that. information and knowledge I'm going to. take from you and you're gonna start.

making bad decisions. Wise man, he. actually said, uh, if this doesn't go. well, Don Crown Jewel, I'm going to have. to ask myself why I picked you over. Roman Reign. So he's already having a. little bit of doubt. Okay, so he's. already starting to, oh my god, he's. yearning for the days when he was riding. over there relevancy island, you know, whenever he was when he was living the. high life with the the tribal chief. And. now he's over there with the vision. going, you know what my vision is now? How the hell do I get out of here? So, uh, big times and awesome. >> He just got off a charter with like 80.

people probably sweating it up. You know. what I'm saying? >> That's not the good life. It's not bad, but it's not the good life. Not the. promised land. >> Yeah. It's not It's not life around. >> You know what I'm talking about. >> I do. >> I acknowledge. That's right. Yeah. I. acknowledge I acknowledge. Yeah. No. questions. >> Rare air, baby. It is. And you were. breathing it for a long time. Wow. Also, uh, others were trying to yeet. It's. like, can you eat yeet up at that. altitude? We shall see. I know I. couldn't. I was getting blown up every. single week as Jay was riding this wave.

to the top. AJ has a question for you. Tribal chief. >> Yeah. Speaking of rare air, what you. have done and been at the top for so. long. I wonder It reminds me of like. Tiger Woods, how long he held world. number one just for astronomical amounts. of time. Everyone taking shots at him. trying to get his top spot. Have you. reached out ever to anyone in other. sports, say like a Tom Brady during his. run, all these guys that may be the top. of their sport and try to like say, "Hey, how do you how do you do it? How. do you handle this when everyone's. trying to come get your spot?". Good. >> question. >> No, I I never um outside of probably.

talking to like Dwayne, you know, um. Johnson. Um. >> I Well, we're down here in Miami, so I. was thinking maybe Duh Wade or whatever. He he's won some championship. championships. Yeah. Yeah. He's won some. championships down here. But no, I. haven't had the privilege of talking to. any of those guys, >> but I definitely studied that, you know. what I mean? I've definitely watched, you know, Michael Jordan, um, Tiger, uh, Tom Brady, all all these guys, all.

everybody, you know, the goats of their. space, of of their sport, of their. skill. Um, I I think it's it's. it's an easy watch. I mean, ESPN, they. have so many documentaries, all the 30. for30s. So, you can kind of dive into. that and and look into the psyche of. what these guys were thinking or. feeling, what they're going through. A. lot of times, too, they're going through. a lot of, you know, they're going. through some [ __ ] in real life. They're. going through personal personal stuff, too, which is interesting because. a lot of these guys actually are to be.

able to chase and and focus on the. greatness while your life is going nuts. Um, that's a that's a skill in its own. right. But um yeah, I've definitely. studied and and I've I've said this. before, like as I'm sure you boys have. done yourselves cuz you've all achieved, you know, a very high success rate in in. your own lanes. >> Um you take pages from people's. playbooks. you see somebody doing. something seamless like oh man like you. know rock uh Cena um you know older guys.

than me like Randy Orton um Rey Mysterio. all the way back to you know someone I. didn't get a much much time with but the. Undertaker. >> Bob back yeah there we go. >> obviously. >> he's pulling stuff from Bob back for. sure. >> yeah why not hey pop out them steps and. and get some cardio in um but yeah they. all everybody's got something that they. do just like, man, that's so smart. Why? Where did you figure that out? And and. then, you know, you just steal that and. that's all it is is just stealing plays.

like football. It's copycat. You know. what I mean? You just take what you like. and make it your own and then all of a. sudden they're singing your praises. >> Yeah. Stealing, learning, you know, it's. it's all different types of. conversations because you make it into. your own. And I think anybody that's at. the top is obviously a big- time learner. and committed to getting better every. single day, which you certainly have and. continue to do. You got that dog trait. that takes you to the top. That's cuz. you're a football guy and we love that. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, my tribal chief, I know how busy. you are, so I'm not sure how much you've.

been able to pay attention to your alma. mater, but boy, I'll tell you what, Georgia Tech is humming right now, undefeated in the ACC. Uh, is Georgia. Tech going to win the ACC this year? Are. we thinking, hey, the the playoffs are. coming and Hannes King and the boys are. going to be there? >> You down in Miami right now? >> I don't know. I don't want to jinx it. The moment I start running my mouth, my. teams do not perform well. So, we're. just going to enjoy what you know, hey, if you want to play good football,

excuse me, if you want to be successful. in life, if you want to be a part of. something after football quits you, because it quits all of us, um, unless. you're fortunate enough to keep talking. about it after you're done, um, you want. to be a part of this Georgia Tech. community. You want to be a part of this. Georgia Tech fraternity. We're winners, man. And I want to say at least 25 to. 30% of us are easy millionaires. So it. that's something we've been doing before. the social media game, before there. became all these different avenues to.

create revenue. We were in at the. groundwork and, you know, starting with. just geniuses, you know what I mean? Engineers just getting it done. And the. ones who aren't engineers, we're taught. how to run them. You know what I'm. saying? We're taught how to employ them. and manage them. um in one of the. greatest markets of Atlanta. So, if. you're not buying what I'm selling at. this point, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, that. that's the place to be because that's. what taught me how to Pensacola could. only do so much. I love Pensacola, Florida, the panhandle. Um it taught me.

how to be a young man, but Georgia Tech. and Atlanta taught me how to be a grown. man. Um so, please join join membership. has its privileges, boys. >> Ty asked you Ty asked you. He said, "I. don't know how much you're paying. attention to." He understands. everything's recruiting. He just dropped. into a recruiting pitch for Georgia Tech. immediately. 25 30% of us become. billionaires. >> You're not getting my money, but I will. I will push you. >> Uh football obviously WWE now. You just.

talked about being in Australia. You. have a huge role in Street Fighter. Debbut has a question for you. >> Absolutely. We all grew up playing. Street Fighter. That's a big big. opportunity. You can't wait to see it. But how has uh balancing being a WWE. superstar and being a big Hollywood. star? How has that been so far? You. mentioned talking to Dwayne Johnson. before, have you leaned on him or some. other guys and how just how has that. been? >> Well, no. I mean, I man, it was so busy. going back and forth and and trying to. get through Paris and then get to the.

point of getting down there. My kids, you know, they're all in school right. now and so, you know, we're in the fall, so we're in the thick of it. Um, so I. didn't get a chance to tap into anybody, but that's one thing I did do is when I. was down on Hobs and Shaw, I was able. to, like I said, just absorb everything. and just kind of monitor and just, you. know, download as much of the process as. possible. Um, and that helped me out a. lot when I got down there. and also too. the things that I didn't like about my.

experience or maybe my attitude in in. the last project or two that I've done. and just different ways to um you know. psychologically um prepare myself for a. different process because that that's. that was the biggest thing. I'm so used. to my WWE bubble. I'm so used to that. process and and being live and jettting. in and jettting out, you know, having. the bus and having my own little, you. know, my own little creative space. Um, so I had to just kind of rewire myself.

to be ready for a different process. And. but yeah, man, it was fun. It was a good. time. And there was uh there was that. one little moment in time where I was. like, man, this is kind of what being a. movie star feels like. You know what I. mean? Being in that that little bubble. It was cool. And it it was it's. interesting because everything I've. learned in WWE, everything they they've. taught me, all these skills that I've. acquired and I've sharpened, they all. translate. >> Yeah. Selling, giving, delivering, remembering,

adjusting, everything carries over. I think you're. going to be massive star, dude. Yours, because you know, I don't have to tell. you this. You already know you have a. mirror. This dude is wildly attractive. Okay. It is. It is outright. Yeah. And I. know you used to be a vest boy. Okay. He. used to be a little bit, you know, used. to get a little a little comfortable. >> That's a deep tackle, man. I was chubby. You know what I mean? Holding water. Holding water. Just athletic as all hell. but holding water. >> And that's how he views himself. I think. still as that fat guy. And then he walks.

out and he's just like 4% body fat. And. the whole place is like, "What the [ __ ]. is that thing that just walked out. here?" Which is great for. >> That was last month though. I was. laughing. It's It's October Fest, baby. We're coming in watery. >> Well, that's good. You got Buds and. Reed. You're going to need that. >> Sam, it's Sam Adams fault. Oh, man. Every time it comes around, the fall. comes around, football's happening. H, it's my favorite. >> I loved you here. And I'm used to the. WWE process, you know, jetting in, I got. to bust my own little creative bubble,

and then I kind of jet out of there. Movie, we're on a commercial thing. Okay, we're at somebody else's movie. set. All right, I guess I'll adapt to. the process here. And we will still try. to crush it. I can't wait to watch you. master that lane just like you mastered. WWE. And if you would have stuck with. football, we all assume you'd end up in. the Hall of Fame for that as well. We. appreciate you, man. Thank you for. joining us. Safe travels down to. Australia. >> Thank you, fellas. Appreciate you all uh. for having me. >> That's right. >> That's right. >> Always. >> Ladies and gentlemen, our tribal chief,

the only tribal chief, TC1, Redmond. Reigns. Thank you. >> Yay. me. a. >> little different process down there for. that movie. >> You know, I'm six time world champion. champion for 1,316 days. You know, WWE. know exactly where the food is. Everybody kind of knows where I'm going. We all understand what we're all looking. for around here. I go to this movie set. Okay. We're in somebody else's. playground all of a sudden. You don't. care. I'm running 1,300.

>> Yes. >> Oh, really? Yeah. Who gives a [ __ ] Your. your call time's in 8 hours. >> Okay. We need you. And also, here's your. trailer. same size as everybody else's. It is the movie world. I got a chance to. experience it a little bit there with. mosquito bowl when I went over there. And uh it's very similar though to a. team like you know it's very similar to. like a football team. Who's the coach? Who's running [ __ ] Operations yada yada. yada. Everybody has to come together. Everybody has a job. And uh managing it. all is crazy. Th those movies insane. That Street Fighter one they had like 10.

celebs in it. Yeah. So that involves. >> everybody's people as well. Let alone. shooting it and everything. Everybody's. people. Think about that. Managing. everybody's people. That would be tough. >> Going to Australia too, getting enough. space. And then Australia, if it's. anything like what it was for Mosquito. Bull. Australia provides the production. companies, the trucks, everything like. that. The extras, they are for the movie. that I was at for what 11 days I was. there. Let alone they're still shooting. They've been over there a long time. That's a full family. They've been going. through like an entire season. All the. Aussie people were awesome. Just like.

wanting to help, do whatever they can. And they all got such sweet accents. >> Yeah. You know, the sweet accents are. always such a good thing. Um, congrats. to Roman Reigns. Bronson Reed. Roman. Reigns. This is a huge night for. Brunson. >> Yeah. >> I mean, this is the biggest night of. Brunson Reed's life. >> Without a doubt. >> in his home country. >> Home game. Yeah. >> Got to have to do it. >> Not a cage match, is it? >> He's not going to stop the cage. >> Okay. Just make sure. >> What do you mean? What are you saying. that for? >> Uh, because the last time we saw him do. that, we saw both of his shin bones. explode out of his legs. You know, like.

a goddamn horror movie. >> Yeah. thought he'd be willing to do. that, which is what you have to know, you know, is that that's who you're. taking on. When that tsunami comes, there's a chance that you're going to. get splatted and he might as well. And. Roman understands what he's in for. Uh. OBJ went on the pivot and uh disclosed. that he's going to be serving a six-game. peed suspension. We'd like to tell him, hey OBJ, everything you've done for. football thus far, great, brother. >> Hell yeah. >> Thank you. I I think coming out and. addressing it is the smart play. seemed. like he was uh at peace a little bit on.

that particular pivot podcast and then I. think he also mentioned in there I. didn't get a chance to listen to the. entire conversation I certainly will. about playing for the Giants again. So. now we uh we wait to see what Odell. Beckham's future looks like but a guy. who's become a mega star in our world is. now facing a six-game PD. I think he. said you know he obviously regretted it. all and talked about what kind of got. lost and stuff. It was a very. transparent Odell Beckham Jr. on the. pivot and what are your thoughts on him. the player at this point and how should. we think of OBJ?

>> Uh, you know, he hasn't been what we. remember him to be like his peak. obviously for a while. He talked about. his time in Miami where he was kind of. maybe halfway in, halfway out. You know, you spend so much time, you know, in the. building and and a guy like him, you. mentioned being a mega star when we were. playing, uh, he was, I would say, easily. the the most popular football player in. the world, you know what I mean? even. probably outside the quarterback, maybe. Tom Brady, Payton Mann and those guys, but like he was right in that atmosphere. and we never really seen that from a. guy. Uh, but as far as a football player.

on the field, you know, at this point, we have to see it, you know, see it to. to believe it. But Odell, he he's a. freak show of an athlete. If he has had. this time off to get fully healthy, who. knows what, you know, environment he can. go in and compete. Now, him and the. Giants, that's surprising. You know, I. know it's, you know, I know he loves the. place. That's where it all started. But, you know, got young quarterback Rick. I. would expect him maybe like the. >> I think he likes the Moxy of 44 and six, dude. I think he likes the Moxy of the. boys over there in D. Chance. You know, thinking about him on peeds is crazy. Just if you go back to his prime cuz.

what he was doing, like imagine if he. was to juice up then. Like, what the. hell? What would have been, dude? He was. so outrageous. I played catch with him. at the Pro Bowl and he won. Like, I. didn't even know he could play catch. I'm throwing him the ball and just like. insane catch every single time he's. throwing. I have no idea how I became. the person playing catch with him. I. think uh I was out on the field kicking. He came out early for warm-ups. Normal. equipment crew that my throw or backup. quarterback that might throw through him. is not out there. So literally I kick a. ball, he comes over, spins one, kicks. one like a 50-yard field goal, makes it.

was insane. It was absolutely insane. Just spinning the ball, makes a brand. new football, too. Should not have went. that far. No problem. He makes it and. then just like a ball just gets thrown. and then gets thrown back. All of a. sudden, I'm playing catch with Odell. Beckham Jr. This is sick. Okay, so let's go ahead. and miss a little high here. Let's just, you know what I mean? And it was like I. got to see and experience it. And. obviously everybody else is watching as. well. And it was like this guy's winning. a game of catch right now just because. of how filthy he is. Hands.

>> so big. >> Just outrageous talent what he was able. to do. Football. Obviously that catch is. what everybody's going to remember him. for in the biggest market, in the. biggest game and everything like that. But he was explosive for a long time. AJ. OBJ, >> he was crazy competitive too. That's. what you remember like how that dude. would compete with anybody going back. and forth and I mean for young kids. everyone I don't know how many. generations it'll go but you make a. one-handed catch like it's it's no BJ. like even six-year-old kids now they say. that. >> joining us now is a man that might be. changing how we call things forever as. well. He's a rookie in the NFL. He's.

already leading the NFL in a lot of. different categories. He's been a player. of a month already. There's talking. about him being the favorite for the. offensive rookie of the year and coming. out of Ohio State there wasn't a lot of. fanfare about him because this guy. doesn't care. just likes the ball and. they love him in Tampa Bay. Ladies and. gentlemen, the explosive. Mecha Ibuka. >> How are you, dude? >> What up? How you guys doing? I'm doing. good. >> Hey, we're great. Thank you so much for. joining us. Uh, are you an Adidas. athlete?

>> I am. I am an Adidas athlete, >> bro. They're giving money to everybody. They're trying to get into football. It. feels like Adidas is trying to get into. football for real. It And we appreciate. that. That Adidas is getting in. Nike's. in. And uh I think Adidas is saying we. picked the right guy here and you. Let's. let's chitchat about how this has gone. thus far from our perspective. Okay. AJ. Hawk obviously Ohio State legend much. like yourself. He has a tree on campus. You certainly will have a tree on campus. at some point. And you might be the. president of Ohio like AJ Hawk was a. couple years ago. But at Ohio State, you're always like the number two wide.

receiver or number three wide receiver. that was in topic of conversation. Always did your job. Never bitched at. all. I think AJ actually said a Mecha. Buuka whenever he gets into the NFL is. going to be a guy. It has certainly been. that. Do you think your journey through. Ohio State, how it went, has prepared. you for this type of situation being in. the NFL? And have you always been like. the most mature guy of all time. basically to handle all these things? >> Uh to the first part of your question, yeah, I think Ohio State has uh you. know, made me ready for my NFL career in.

a lot of ways. I think something that. the wide receiver room at Ohio State. prides oursel on is, you know, having. three wide receiver ones at any given. time. So, um, we have all the ability to. be able to dominate any given game. Uh, and we're all super confident in that. ability and just being in that room for. so many years and competing with those. guys day by day just made me into such a. better football player. That was part of. the reason that I went to Ohio State was. because, you know, I was a I was a. five-star top 10 recruit, you know, number one wide receiver in my class,

all that type of stuff. And, you know, could have gone anywhere. Bama, uh, you. know, Clemson was hot at the time when I. was coming out. But, I wanted to go to. Ohio State because I knew that that. receiver room was special and I I needed. to be um, you know, I wanted to grow my. ability and not just see the field right. away. I knew I needed to actually push. myself because I have, you know, big. goals for my future in the NFL. >> See, that's a super mature way of. looking as a 17-year-old, 18-year-old. So, that goes back to the end of my.

thing. Yes. You've always been mature. throughout it all. Go ahead, AJ. >> Yeah. In that receiver room, we always. hear about Brian Hart, so I actually. played with H Heartline. I I knew. firsthand that guy is an absolute stud. on the field and as a recruiter and a. coach, he is. But what is it what. separates him and Ryan Debt, you think, as coaches that kind of continues? We we. know everybody has talent, but you guys. just continue, you know, three, four, five deep. It doesn't matter who they. could throw to at Ohio State. You guys. are going to get it done. Like what what. separates them, do you think, as. coaches? >> Uh, I think a lot of the success that.

you see from the Ohio State receivers is. a reflection of Coach Harlline's. mentality. Um, and it's not that he he. made us that way, but he recruits. like-minded individuals, people who are. perfectionists and, you know, want the. most out of their career that they can. get. and in some and in some senses, coach Hart kind of expects more out of. you than you expect of yourself. sometimes. So, um he he believes in all. of us and our all of our ability to be. able to succeed and and do everything. that we want to do and he puts so much.

into uh coaching us and and you know, making us know what we need to know to. go out there and execute. >> That was at Ohio State. And then now at. Tampa Bay, I think Baker said you said. something during the spring that blew. his mind. He's like, "Wait a minute, this might be a guy." You've been one of. his go-tos. And there's some stats that. Hembo sent us over and you have two. 50-yard catches, only wide receiver with. more than one thus far in the season. Seven 25 yard catches, that's most in. the NFL with five touchdown catches, average 33 yard. I mean that you are. explosive in every facet and you make.

insane catches look very easy and you're. always open. It's not supposed to be. like this for rookies in the NFL. It's. supposed to be the grown mans league. You're supposed to struggle a little. bit. Instead, we're seeing the best. football from you and also the best. football from Baker. But they're not the. only ones. AQ has a question for you. As. a former Super Bowl champion, Tampa Bay. Buccaneer. >> Yeah, I played with Chris Godwin and. Mike Evans down there. How has having. them in the room, veteran leaders, as. well as Baker, helped you transition in. your rookie season?

>> It's been super instrumental in my. success. Um, obviously the reason, uh, you know, part of the reason I was the. first round pick is because of my. natural talent and my ability that God. gave me. Um, but just the confidence. that they put into me. Um, just really. on the mental side of things, just. making sure I know my job. Um, they're. always they always have an open ear for. me to ask any question. I'm a big. question asker, so, you know, I probably. annoy them with how much I ask, but. they're always ready to answer and give. me the real. And, uh, you know, they. just pump so much confidence into me.

Like Mike is is a dude who's constantly. in my ear telling me, you know, you were. built for this, you can do this, you. were made for this, like you're that. guy. And like just having someone like. that, a Hall of Famer who believes in. you to that type of level. Uh just makes. you go out on the field and and really, you know, ball out and do what you were. made to do. >> You're certainly doing that. And. believing in yourself and believing in. your team is potentially why you guys. have four fourth quarter comebacks this. season to start the year. the culture. there seemingly great, especially with. what you just said about Mike Evans,

relaying to you, a man who could. potentially take the the mantle of the. Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver for. the next 15 years like Mike Evans has. been able to do. No uh pettiness, no. jealousy. Instead, it's complete. opposite, gassing you up. I love that. And your quarterback has been doing the. same thing except for in one particular. time. Go ahead, Ty. >> Yeah, Mecca. A couple weeks ago, uh Bake. and and Pat mentioned it. you've had, you know, like one to two highlight reel. catches almost every single week. But a. couple weeks ago, you had a sick. one-handed catch, and I think we got.

some audio of Baker basically telling. you like, "Hey, Rook, you know, use two. hands, okay? You're making my ball look. less pretty by making a one-handed. catch." At this point now, a couple. weeks removed from that, have you gotten. are you you have cart blanch now where. it's basically like if Bake's going to. throw it to you, it's like, "Hey, Bake, shut up. I'm gonna snag this thing and. there's a good chance I'm going to. score. How's that gone? >> Nah, I mean, our relationship is great. Um, you know, if you guys get a chance. to talk to him, you can ask him, but. like ever since that sometimes I'll just.

onehand something in practice just to. just to look at him and laugh. Uh, but. no, we have a great relationship. Um, you know, it's all, you know, we're. joking around. We're having fun. And. that's really what it's about at the end. of the day. Like, we're having fun. playing football. And uh in the high. stress situation the in the lives that. we live sometimes you can lose that a. little bit. Um obviously winning is the. most fun is the most fun thing. But um. just to be able to ball with your boys. like like you used to is uh you know. something that we really enjoy. So. >> did you enjoy Baker uh in that Seattle.

Seahawks fan? Uh we loved it. We love. the little sauce that he still has. >> Yeah, absolutely. Yeah, he was balling. He was balling. Uh, you know, that's a. I'm from Seattle. So, um, it's been a. lifelong dream of mine to to play in. that stadium and, uh, to have a guy like. that go out there with some fire and, uh, you know, talk to the historic fan. who's always there at the opposing. tunnel. Uh, you know, it just got the. whole team going and, uh, obviously his. performance speaks for itself and, you. know, he's just a baller. >> Don't wake him up, I think, is the.

thing. You know, and I talked about this. yesterday. It's like teams might need to. send out like emails to season ticket. holders and people that are going to be. there like, "Hey, we just don't talk to. the the the quarterback.". >> Michael Baker. >> Yeah. Actually, bring signs. Pro Bakers. Baker, welcome to town. Great to have. you. BYU was doing at WVU. Did you see. that? >> Oh, yeah. >> They're making them ice cream and. singing their songs. We went out there. Then they beat us by 50. >> I mean, it was unbelievable. They go to. Veryospitable as is Ohio State. We don't. have to get into it. uh we got a number.

one wide receiver in the country saying, "I want to go to that place because. there's other number one wide. receivers." I'll tell you what, West. Virginia would die to have that. We we'd. really enjoy to have that type of. situation happening in our particular uh. locker room. Now, let's talk about you. and football, your football life. Go. ahead, Debbie. >> Yeah, Mackie, you talked about your. upbringing in Seattle. I think I heard. on the broadcast about your uh. spectacular baseball career growing up. You won pitch, hit, and run. started. getting college offers pretty early and. then after COVID, I believe a couple. seasons were cancelled. You committed, I.

guess, fully to football. How was that. decision uh made? Obviously, you worked. it worked out. You said you were a. five-star number one wide receiver in. the country coming out as well, but how. did that uh I guess final decision how. did that work out to be just straight. football? >> Yeah, I mean, honestly, it was it was. less of a decision and uh more of just. like baseball just finding its way out. of my life. Um, you know, I still I love. the game of baseball. um you know, still. missed it from time to time, but you. know, I played my freshman and my.

sophomore year uh in in high school. Then COVID hit. Um my junior year was. entirely. I played for a select baseball. team in the summer. All my summer. tournaments were cancelled. And then. senior year rolls around and I early. committed to Ohio State. Um and you. know, I could have played baseball at. Ohio State. I had uh you know, the. opportunity. I talked to the baseball. coach and everything and um you know. once I got there kind of got a got a. grasp of the football schedule I was. like you know what I'm I'm I'm just I'm. going to stick to one sport.

>> How old were you when you started. getting those offers? I saw a report. online. It was AI overview and they said. eight years old. >> baseball. >> Yeah. I don't know how true that is but. >> you must have been hitting you start. getting offers. No, I don't think I had. any official offers when I was eight, but um you know, football offers started. coming in when I was 14. Um and then, you know, from those various schools who. offered me for football, I'll get in. touch with their their baseball coaches. as well and kind of chop it up. But, you. know, at at high school and all my.

travel tournaments and stuff like that, I had MLB scouts in there. So, and stuff. there. So, it was pretty cool at a young. age. >> Yeah, we assume it would have worked out. if that would have happened. Can I ask. you about your junior senior year being. co years? Because we talk about your. generation. I want to let you know that. our show, I'm 38 years old. We got. everywhere from 24, 25 to 41 on our show. basically is our range. And we had a. vastly different life obviously than the. group right after us growing up. But. your generation, the COVID high school. life forming, friendship forming,

societal interaction forming years just. kind of taken away from you. Like do you. look back on those years? Like what do. you take away from those? you baseball. ends up out of your life. I don't know. about like homecoming and prom and like. all the things that also got taken away, but do you just try not to think about. it or do you have like you look back on. and say like, "Well, it was actually. good for me because of this." Like is. that how you try to spin it? How do you. kind of view it? Cuz you're the first. person from that generation that I'm. getting to ask this question. So know. that whatever you say, I'm going to take. with me for the rest of my life. Okay,

no pressure. >> Yeah. No, I mean I can't speak for. everybody. Um you know, everyone has. their own experience and everything like. that. for me. Um, you know, CO was it. was strange at first. Um, >> yeah, >> they were kind of really, uh, strict on. all the, uh, on all the rules and, you. know, wear your mask everywhere and you. can't travel to other people's houses. So, like I remember I was locked up in. the house for a little bit and I was. like, "Yo, this is crazy." So, I was. just doing school from home and. everything like that. But, um, kind of. as we got a grasp of what it was and and.

got an understanding of it. Um, for me. personally, like my schedule was all the. way messed up in co, like I didn't have. to sleep uh go to sleep early to go to. school and everything like that. My. schedule, like I still remember it to. this day. I would wake up at like 11:00. or noon, and then I would go to I would. go to my first workout, which was uh. like uh wide receiver training with my. wide receiver coach, come back, get some. lunch, then I'd go to lift, come back, do my homework. Um, and then like from. there on I was like, you know, on the.

game playing Call of Duty with my. friends and stuff like that, just. staying up like all hours of the night. because I didn't have to wake up for. school. So like my schedule was. definitely a little messed up. But um I. I spent a lot of time like playing. football. Like I really did. I spent so. much time playing football. Like I. didn't have to go to school. I was. meeting with my wide receiver coach. every day, honing my craft, getting. strong in the gym. Like that was the. strongest I was was during co like I. came in my freshman year and you know I. was benching I don't know I did like 225.

for 14 like as a freshman just coming in. like just knocked them out and obviously. I got stronger throughout my college. career but like I was strong when I came. into to Ohio State. >> You're a professional athlete in the. offseason through co Yeah. >> Yeah. I'm going game a little bit. >> Yeah. You guys keep it down. Go a big. one like maybe some popcorn as well, you. know, and then wake up at 11:00. All. right, let's get the first workout in of. the day. Let's go work on some. technique. Let's go ahead and get a lift. in. Oh, we got to do school. They said, "Got an email here. All right, I'll take. this test. Let me go through this.".

>> Cuz like when I when I went to Ohio. State, they didn't require any ACT, any. SAT. Like none of that was required to. actually get into school. So like. >> Nice. >> You know, I kind of just. >> That's interesting. >> Ohio State, huh? >> That wasn't Ohio State. >> Oh yeah. Okay, now it all makes sense. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, we got we got. professional athletes coming out of co. benching 225 14 times. No ACT, no SAT. Come on in here. Yeah, we got all the. number ones that we need. Gez, Ryan Day. is doing it right over there. And so are. you, man. It's been an honor to watch.

you honestly learn about your story more. and more and then watch you just kind of. dominate the NFL while also doing that. in college. I think you have multiple. Ohio State records, but you were never. the one that was being like heralded. So, you literally just had to sit there. and watch your best friends get a lot of. shine shine and just kind of go through. it. I'll block downfield. I'll do. whatever I got to do. And now you're in. the NFL and you're the superstar, dude. You've earned it. You deserve it. And. we're happy for you. >> I appreciate you. Thanks for having me. >> Adidas picked the right one, man. Didn't. think they did.

>> Yes, they did. Hey, if you know anybody. at Adidas, let them know. We love We. love B, too. >> We love B, too. You're the man, ladies. and gentlemen. Acha Buka. >> Let's head over to Hammer. time. What. does he have? He has the most yards in. Ohio State history. Is that what. Mechabuka's record is? >> I think I I think it's the most. receptions and yards if I had to. >> 200 and some receptions, I believe. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> And AJ, he was literally We had uh. Jackson Smith and Jigba, Marvin Harrison. Jr. and uh Wilson. >> Garrett Wilson in there that entire They. were the ones.

>> JSN, too. >> Yeah. Yeah. They were the ones. Boom. The whole. in there too. >> Hammer Dante. >> I heard it was the first one. Yeah. >> Yeah. Terry McLaren maybe before him. Yeah, he was. >> L maybe, >> but he was never the guy that was talked. about. So, it's like this guy's a. superstar, but he's not the guy. So, I. guess we just won't talk about him. And. he didn't care. AJ, you got to love that. as an Ohio State Buckeye alumni. Like, that's what Ryan Day is selling almost. And they're actually living up to it. That's beautiful thing. >> Yeah, it is. And people internally and. you talk to any coaches or anyone.

affiliated with the program, they would. tell you about a Mecca always from the. jump from when he got on campus. So, yeah, he was a special kid from the from. the beginning. But yeah, it's uh they. got a good thing going there. I'd say in. the receiver room. Hopefully they keep. it going. >> I'll never forget it. I woke up around. 11:00 noonish, I guess. Have a little. breakfast. >> Awesome situation. >> Me and my wide receiver coach, there's a. lot of negatives from that era. But from. a strictly become a professional athlete. standpoint, >> sure, >> there's some positives out of this. thing. Working with your wide receiver.

coach every single day, getting like. that attention to detail, then lifting. every single day cuz the games weren't. happening. Mhm. >> So literally how you the amount of. motivation that these coaches can say to. them too. Like how are you going to work. versus everybody else? Like everybody. else is kind of in the dark right now. We don't know what anybody has cuz of. games. We're not seeing public workouts. We're not seeing group workouts. So the. motivation is just very much like what. are you doing today that nobody else is. doing and it feels like he's a guy. that's like everything actually. I'm. going to do absolutely everything. Way. to take advantage of a situation. >> just locked in. It probably wasn't just.

him. There's probably other good. receivers and probably DBs in that area. and they probably they probably had. their games at, you know, because once. was that the fall. So they probably I. was. >> I was going to say knowing how it was. with Seattle like I I bet it was. probably pretty strict up there. >> Seattle like first one remember XFL game. there was the nacho stand. >> That's right. Seattle Dragons. >> But he said he said his his baseball. season was canceled. They obviously. didn't have any games his junior or. senior. He didn't so I assume he played. those football games because he was five. star. He left early though, didn't he?

Didn't he leave early? >> It rolled early. Yeah. >> I don't know. I I hope they had a. season, but there was a lot of talk. about no seasons. And Washington. certainly a state that in my mind I. naturally think harsher. >> restrictions. Some teams played like. three or four games, too. I know some. senior classes got like two, three. games. They got screwed. >> Remember Trey Lance? He played what, like five, six games or whatever it was. out there because of the co. So, >> whatever. The fact that he was able to. get through all that and become the. person he is, it's like incredible in. between the ears, which is all anybody's.

looking for. If you have the special. talent and you're in between the years, you're different. You're going to be a. guy. Baker's down there killing it. Mike. Evans, what a great mentor. Chris. Godwin, dog. He'll go across the middle. anytime. Anytime. >> Sterling Shepard now is kind of like a. revival of his career after leaving the. Giants down there. >> And then on the defensive side, you got. Vea who will anybody in the league day. for you. And then obviously Levante. David now is making no look diving. interceptions. The Buccaneers might be. team of destiny this year. >> They might.

>> They got a good team. Tristan Wor's. back. Works is back. They're going to. get back in the Yeah. Bucky. Mike Evans. get back in there. Like. >> before we go off of ESPN, a couple. stories we got to hit. North Carolina. football team's had a c tough couple. weeks, days, months. >> Yeah. It's terrible. >> Good put. It's been pretty hard. >> He feels like it. >> He feels like there's nothing good. You. know, that first drive. >> Oh man. >> Never take it from him. >> We were down there. It was going Pety. Pablo's upper.

>> Mhm. >> Didn't even perform. Didn't need him to. Just showed his face. Place went crazy. Come on, North Carolina. Raise up. You. know, and we all immediately almost like. took our shirts off and spun around our. head just like a hill. >> Place is going crazy. Well, then the. other team got the ball at TCU. Yeah. And then they just continue to just beat. the [ __ ] out of the team. And then what. happened from there forward is is the. same thing. And then it's not just on. the field where they're getting kicked. It's every angle off the field as well. Hey, did you know this? Did you know. this? People say. >> I wish they would have they they.

canceled the dock for the Hulu dock. I. wish that wouldn't have happened. >> Yeah, but what if it was what if it's. supposed to be a three-year dock and uh. you know, it's like long-term process. build. All I'm saying is as somebody. that uh obviously worked with Michael. Lombardi and Bill Bich, Bill Bichc last. year, Michael Lombardi the last few. years, he's been a good guy to us. >> Yeah, for sure. >> But boy, I guess these agents and. players and everything are saying a. different story. We We think they still. got time, but boy, it is loud outside. down there. >> Yeah. As someone who grew up idolizing. Bill Bich, this is basically the worst.

possible scenario on how this could have. gone as a fan of his. I don't know if. somebody is, you know, kind of doing. this to like make it seem like it's. terrible. If that's the case, maybe they. should say something. >> Oh, you're saying maybe there's a little. bit of uh work. >> Yeah, if there is some because obviously. Bill made a few enemies over his time in. in New England. It's just one of those. things like, hey, someone's got to come. out and say this isn't true because. everyone who was a fan of him kind of is. losing it a little bit when it comes to. that. >> And we'll continue digitally. Uh we. can't thank you enough for allowing us. to do this for a living. We'll see you. tomorrow. Goodbye.

Oh, I forgot what day it was. Right. there. It's Wednesday. Okay. >> Yeah. >> Just so we're all clear. >> Yeah, it's Wednesday. >> Wednesday. >> Thank you. Shipley's here. >> That's right. That's right. AJ Hawk's. here. >> Yes. >> See, he's here every day. >> So, it's Monday or Thursday. That's. >> cuz he's on the wall and I'm here. So, it's not Friday. Exactly. >> So, that that gave four. This is like a. guess who game, >> you know, like a AJ Hawk is here. He's. not So, it's not Friday. >> Uh, >> it's a good game. >> There's no game tonight. Okay. So, it's.

not Monday or Thursday. BA's not here. Not Tuesday. >> See, I haven't got to that point yet. >> Fair. >> I haven't got to Tuesday's Bruce Day. BA. day. >> Thursday was Chuck's day. >> Bingo. >> So, I Yeah, >> cuz McCarthy. So, I still think that my. brain hasn't bought in completely. You. are the outlier, though. I should have. looked over and saw you and said hump. day. >> Yeah, exactly. >> Whoa. >> You know what I mean? That's what I. should have said. >> Yep. >> What What's that reference? >> Well, just like right now, you're. >> I look like a hump.

>> No, no, you're not. No, your gun. Wednesday. >> What do we mean? What do we mean? >> I figured that. >> I mean, I'm talking about big broad. shoulders. You got broad shoulders. >> I'm talking about the the trophy for. >> the trenching. For the trenching. >> What is happening? >> No, I'm talking about how we look just. right now. It looks like this. There's a. hump. >> That was humped over a bit. >> Yeah, humped over. >> Peacock day. Wednesday. >> You'll pop. >> What day is it, Mike? >> Hump day. You remember that? >> Oh, yeah. Geico. Come on.

That was a good episode. Good. commercial. I'm sorry. Good segment. Uh, have I seen a lot of um, what's that. guy's name? Um, >> mayhem. >> No, Stephen Hawking. I've seen a lot of. him, right? >> A lot of Stephen Hawking out there. >> Michael Cole's calling these things. Michael Cole's calling these things. >> Someone fool me. Some I think are real. Couple of the Michael Cole on. I talked. about that uh with we showed the Karen. Lacy video on Monday that was p made. publicly available. Millions of people.

saw the video. It's like hold on. Feels. like everything we were told about this. is potentially different. And then two. days later the state police go like hold. on there's actually full full context. We think we we thought we had more. context full context. And then we find. out there's even more context here. It's. like that's kind of in live daily show. stuff. And as more things are made. available, obviously we will reference. them, especially in something like this. situation. But like in real time right. now being live show host with what AI is. and what's possible with just like.

literally the click of a button on your. phone, it's wild west right now out. here. So whenever you hear somebody from. like a legal standpoint say, "Hey, this. is what this is." We think, "Oh, we we. can believe it. This is what it is." And. then the state police literally two days. later go, "Hold on. This is not what. this is though. And that's just in a. very serious that's legal and state. police people. The rest of the internet. I mean, I don't know how we're ever. going to be able to tell what is. >> There's no stopping. There's no guard.

rails you can do at this point. It's out. there and it's not going to get rolled. back. It's only going to get better. So. all you really need though and we've. lived this uh through the internet era. is all you need is. a basic editor on your phone now and you. can turn something just couple words. change and it looks legit and that. narrative of that message might be. completely different and then people see. that and then they set their agenda to. that and their narrative to that and. then the ripple effect of the butterfly. effect I get of just one of these things. and the carry it has and we're not.

saying that we aren't a part of I mean. we all anybody that's on the internet. right now is kind of a part of But it's. a wild time of like we have to get. context on [ __ ] for everything and. literally everything. And. >> I know Stephen Hawkins passed away. William Smart man, he's dead. >> But if somebody didn't know that, there's a video yesterday. I saw him. going off top rope with Michael Cole. Stephen Hawkins flying through. >> doing two back flips in the X Games. dropping into a half pipe. >> I mean, unbelievable. >> Yeah, >> the detail. And then to have Michael. Cole like, hey, need Michael Cole to. voice this over. No problem. We got him.

People are just chopping this in. And. it's. >> MLK. I mean, I saw MLK. He doesn't have. dreams anymore. >> I am the dream. >> Got to leave MLK alone. >> Well, Tupac and Biggie came out there in. WWE. >> You think Michael Cole has any idea what. he's a part of right now? >> I sent him the one I sent him the. Stephen Hawking one. I'm like, bro, why. did you say this? >> And I said it and he goes, "What?" And. then, lol. Is that where we are with technology or. something like that? It's like we're. just at the very beginning of this. entire thing. Well, that's the thing is.

like right now people are just doing it. to like show Stephen Hawking winning the. next game's gold medal, but you know, at. a at a certain time it's going to be. like, okay, we can actually kind of, you. know, like put some people in some. really bad situations, mold some. narratives here, and it's going to be. very hard to. >> we have to somehow that that has to get. figured out, especially whenever we talk. about like high school, college people. are still they're growing up in this. area and it's like they I mean, we get. got so like easy. >> I couldn't even imagine. I don't know. how we play defense against it. We. certainly have to. We will try our.

absolute best to be a part of the. solution. We promise you that. Now. granted, are we a part of the problem? Some certainly. And that's dayto-day. with what we're operating and seeing. But we think as a whole we should be a. part of solution and we're going to try. to do that. >> Mhm. >> Makes sense. >> We all agree. >> Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Team on me, team on three. One, two, three. Team. >> All right. We'll be back after this. Uh. wrapping up obviously this glorious hump. day Wednesday. We got uh. >> you can't do the R. >> I mean, what is happening? >> You can't do the R.

>> Just give him full context. We got a. hump right over here. He's from uh. >> remember that one. >> Camelback Mountain. >> Oh, there it is. >> That's what I'm doing. That's what I'm. doing. I love mountains over there. >> Yeah, of course. >> I love that. I love the way it is over. there. >> Feel like I'm taking a lot of ricochet. shots right now. >> It's not ricochet, I don't think. Right. >> Well, it started with that and then then. I think Ty said your gut and that was a. ricochet. That was. >> I'm just trying to infer. I didn't know. >> Yeah, Ty, I don't think that was Rick. Shay either. That was definitely a. coldblooded shot from T.

I'm the strongest I've ever been. So, keep keep the shots coming. >> Oh, really? >> Yeah. >> We got a pretty little strong husky over. here right now. >> I'm also the largest I've been in three. years. So, >> you doing any science? You doing any. science or no? >> Uh, not right now. >> You need to try it. It's. >> tough. >> I'll tell you, you need to try the. science. It's great. >> I know. I feel like. >> Did you stop working out? Did you stop. working out in the basement, AQ? >> No. No. I'm still doing it. I just. >> Oh, just bulk it up. >> Just don't eat very healthy right now. >> You remember he was spending like 6. hours Oh, I'm a chef. Remember he was.

doing that? Cuz he does fancy himself a. good cook, which he is. He is actually. good cook. We'll take time to cook [ __ ]. We'll go to cities, call on behalf of. himself by himself to go see some chef's. kitchens so that he can kind respect for. the kitchen game. Every Super Bowl he's. a part of the chef off. >> IQ. NFL player loves cooking things. AQ. Shipley's here doing the chef off. So, he does like cooking, but whenever he. was like in his um thin AQ days, you.

spent like five, six hours on Sunday. meal prepping. And we had to get photos. of him [ __ ] cooking the same meat. every week. I tried new spice this week. I did this. I did this. And I appreciate. you doing that for the good of yourself. But how much happier are you now? >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Real happy. >> We saw it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> We saw it. Like Marshall Y maybe. >> No way he's happy right now. >> I don't know. Maybe he is. There's some. people that are like that. Like Anthony. Castanzo, he was force-feeding himself. whenever he was a left tackle. So I. think him in retirement, I think he's. like happy that he doesn't have to eat a. bunch. But man, if you're a big guy who.

likes to eat, which normally big guys. like to do, that's why they're big guys. >> It's tough. You become miserable when. you don't eat. >> No doubt. And I'm I'm at the point right. now where you don't realize this. The. this is the funny thing, right? Like. when you're in meetings and your brain. is always engaged, like your metabolism. is always rolling, right? >> Yeah. When you're not in meetings, you. don't have the stress of games. You. don't have the stress of practice. You. don't have the stress. >> You're wearing Crocs all the time. >> Yeah. All that. Yeah. Exactly. Now, now. I don't have that and my metabolism's. not quite as good as it once was.

>> I'm saying now with the Crocs, the. metabolism is going down. >> Yeah. 100%. Yeah. I knew. >> this camo. >> What are you wearing today? These aren't. Crocs. >> Those things are sick. >> Basically, things are sick. Velcro. Can't even see them. >> What are they? >> Cam Hayne Speedlands. >> You Under Armour then? Remember I had. the oak blood once. Now we got the camo. You can't even see them. >> We can't. >> Don't they like click? You click them, right? They don't even tie. They're like. a different. >> Yeah. Boa. They got the boa on. There it. is. There's the bow. >> Sweet. I love no ties.

>> What the. >> Those are really cool, man. >> Space Tech 33. >> So those are called Speed Land. >> Speedland. Yeah. >> Can you shoot a hoop? Can you shoot. basketball with it? >> Sure. >> Dunk with those on. Are you kidding me? >> Yeah. I'll be. >> Are they for like running or what? >> Yeah, that's what they're for. >> You're running trails in those things. >> People do. I'm not. All right. I don't. know. Hey, I wouldn't mind running some. trails. >> Come on. >> Get you some speed. >> where I uh where Tony and I grew. >> They're better than some of those shoes. over there. >> We already had that talk. >> I don't.

>> There was one. >> It's a good lineup over there. >> There was one that was uh. >> Oh, yeah. Yeah, there was one. >> There was one. >> Was one those colors? >> Those were a gift. >> Oh, yeah. >> We're not talking about that. I forgot. I already I already already I already. eliminated those from my mind. And you. will not see those amongst the others. over here. Okay? You will not see those. ever. Okay? Let's let's just move along. Where me and Tone grew up though, woods. in between streets. So mine down at the bottom of the hill. of all the hills in a hilly town. So it.

did a lot of woods walking, you know, to. get to people's houses, school, and. everything like that. I had no idea. that's what people call hiking. Like my. wife was like, "We're going to go hiking. on like a big hike. We're I was excited. I'm like, I've never gone hiking. before." And then we go out to the woods. and we just start [ __ ] walking. through the woods. I'm like, "This is. walking through the woods." No, we're. hiking right now. I'm like, >> I grew up doing this literally. I've. I've gone hiking 10,000 times if that's. what we're doing right here. Those shoes. right there downhill, roll ankle. I'm.

already seeing it. Nope. >> Yeah. Downhill, roll ankles. Because you. know, experienced hikers going downhill. is starting to think you're going down. sideways, you're doing quick feet. Those. things, you're done. Those are not. speed. Those are broken ankle. >> Look how wide the footprint is. Look how. wide it is. All these new shoes, the new. Nikes, the new Brooks, the new. everything. Super narrow. Super narrow. That's why all these ankles are rolling. This one wide. >> Oh, so you're saying we got good grass. with the ground whenever we're hiking. through the woods in our speed bag. >> Are those waterproof? Can you get in the.

creek with those? >> Well, see, uh, in Arizona it doesn't. take water very well. So, when it rains, it basically floods the whole city. Last week, I thought they were. waterproof. I walked. My whole foot was. wet. Didn't do anything. Whole foot. Whole foot was wet. >> So, you just thought they were by. looking at them that they were. >> These things got to be. I mean, they're. for hiking. Don't Doesn't it rain? >> That's fair. >> Dry hiking. Maybe. >> Yeah. You're trying to walk through the. woods. You're not trying to walk through. the mud and those things. Speaking of, we got some rain out here.

>> Is it raining? >> It's raining. All right. >> Let's get to a break. >> We poured all day here yesterday. >> The [ __ ] just shut up. >> The hell's this guy doing? >> Let's get to a break. >> Who's there? Who's there? >> I don't know. Honestly, I I do not know. I I do. There's just somebody. Just know. now is not the time to be showing up. here uninvited. There's a lot of things. in this Thunderdome. Okay. There's a lot. of things in this Thunderdome right now. There's been a lot of things said, you. know, some people in here. So, maybe we. did uh maybe we did bunker the house a. little bit here at the Thunderdome. >> We're all carrying this [ __ ] bag,

man. >> Precisely what Tone just said. Uh we'll. be back on the other side. What the [ __ ]. is going on? >> I have no idea. Lot of balloons. There's. a lot of balloons out there. >> How? >> Somebody's birthday. >> Is that Scar Guard out there? >> Could be. >> Could be Bill Scarard out there. >> Congratulations. >> Yeah. Bill Scarsgard driving a brand new. 2002 blue Kia. You got to love it. >> Still still classy. >> Be a friend. Tell a friend something. nice. It might change your life. We're. going to go figure out what the [ __ ]. going on here. We'll see you on the. other side. We got inside the trenches,

top five performing offensive lines. We. got everything DB, good D, bad D. We got. some things to celebrate, some [ __ ] to. make fun of, and some storylines to. cover. We'll see you in about five. Take. five. >> A choke is not if the other team does. something great to you. A choke is you. have to have contributed to it. Without. what you did, you would have won. They. had the game no matter what the Patriots. did. >> An 11 stroke swing on the final day. Greg Norman down in flames. Nick Baldo.

wears the green jacket. >> Yankees 04 just losing a three-0 lead. It's just it's unprecedented. and hasn't. happened since. >> There have actually been a handful of. hockey series where a team up 3 0 lost. It's only happened once in baseball. >> and never in basketball. >> Merkel's boner. >> was going to get a lot of press this. boner conversation. >> Up by 15. >> 16. >> in the whatever it was. I think it was. 15. I called the game. >> I was at that game. >> You were at the game and I called the. game.

It's been $222 days since we've done. this. [Applause]. >> $250,000. >> I didn't expect that third one there. >> Heard you ran into CD last night. Is. that accurate? >> No, I'm falling for it. >> Holy [ __ ]. Yeah,

>> [ __ ]. [Applause]. >> I seen him dancing basically naked. I. didn't see that. >> Give me my first love. >> Give me the. [Applause]. baby. >> There he goes. Feet together. Feet. together. >> Was great. And I'm really enjoying it. I. passed this torch. I'm doing a great.

guy. >> Coach, I'm. >> John Cena. You can't see me. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. >> My clones having a, you know, help, you. know. >> That's wonderful to hear. >> So, we'll make it $300,000. >> Going to go on forever. Forever. >> Forever. >> Oh, [Applause].

>> n o. [Music]. >> Texas. >> Well, I want to let you. >> Okay, we're starting early. >> Rocky. Rocky. >> Hold on. We're still live, coach. We're. still live. He was like, "Get me the. [ __ ] out of here.". >> Another one of these. Face him where. >> they look amazing. Thanks. I appreciate. this. [Music]. [Applause].

>> Oh, yeah. >> Formation's called heavy. Of course, I. could call it just fat. Hey, I. >> pro football nominee AJ Hall. >> Hall of Famer. >> Uhhuh. >> Oh, shoot. >> Okay. Okay. >> Be news to me that the starting. quarterback's been figured out. >> Okay. So, that has not been announced. I'll go down and tell our staff right. here. >> That was pretty profound what you just. said right there. >> Oh [ __ ].

>> It's also a great day to live in the. greatest country on earth, the United. States of America. >> We are. >> Thank you. [Music]. Hi, how's it going? My name is Pat Mack. Used to hold balls for Adam Venitary. Now I'm in his home state. College game. day is absolutely electric and Brookings.

South. Let's go. >> College Game Day has made the voyage to. Brooking, South Dakota to experience a. game with the best fans in college. football. [Applause]. I unfortunately cannot attend because I. have a game this Sunday. So, I sent a. man I trust to make my picks. A man who. is my holder for almost a decade. Please.

be nice to him. Welcome this week's. celebrity guest picker, Pat McAfee. [Applause]. Now, go big, go blue, go Jacks. Hosting Auburn. Yes, everybody saw this. The best fake blood in the world. What. do you think, Pat? >> I absolutely loved it all the way up. until execution time. That is not one we. like to show in the brand headquarters. and punting and kicking world. Oh, dance. off. Let's get weird. Yes. Duck that.

Huh? >> Right off the top of the dome. That. makes it a lot easier when you got a. dummy standing right in front of you. like that. Running. Running. He's Oh, >> Daniel Russo. Wax on. Wax off. Knee to. the face. Serious. go. Yes. Heat.

[Applause]. Heat. But I'm going with Trey. >> Please excuse my dumb friend Kirk. [Applause]. >> Look at this crowd. They've been out. here since 4:00 a.m. College Game Day.

comes to town, they lose their mind. The. population of this state is about. 800,000. And when the Jack Rabbits take. the field, they're alongside all 800,000. South Dakota. The Dakota was in Fargo for far too. long. Today, 5:00 local time, the Dakota. marker is back in beautiful. South Dakota. School. They might be the Jets, but.

they're the goats today, ladies and. gentlemen. South Dakota State with the. win. [Music]. No, don't do that. >> No, no, Lee coach has no. >> It's electrifying here in Happy Valley. We're lucky to be here. And uh you know. the way you win this is you have uh be. the first 300 people here and you get a.

ticket and then we randomly select a. ticket and that person gets an. opportunity to kick a 33 yard field goal. for an undetermined amount of money. This week we had our man William, right? What's your name? >> William. Yes, sir. >> You won the raffle and you said I don't. want to kick because I suck at kicking. Is that accurate? >> More or less. >> What is your uh major here? >> I'm a finance major. >> Okay. So, money decision was I suck at. this. Let me try to find somebody who's. good at this. How did you land on my man. here? And uh what are your hopes in him?

>> Well, I was looking around. I saw my. man. He said he plays soccer and I was. like, this is my guy right here. My dog. Carson. I have faith in him. So, I know. he's going to get it done. >> All right. You're Carson, right? You. played high school soccer. Is that. accurate? >> I did play high school soccer. >> Where are you from? >> I'm from Hannover, Pennsylvania. >> Okay. You're a Pennsylvania guy. Have. you ever kicked a ball before? other. than not football, soccer. >> Okay. Well, hopefully you're terrible at. this. It's $100,000. Uh are you guys. splitting that 50/50? >> Yes, sir.

>> Okay. Uh so we'll make it uh $300,000. $150,000 for both of you. Okay. >> You only get one kick, though. You've. game the ticket game, which I appreciate. and respect. It's up to $300,000. $150. for both of you. Only one kick though, Herby. We're not doing anything. I don't. care how many standers chant for another. kick. >> Only one Herby played high school. soccer. He's a good player. >> We got a problem here. >> That's right. It's a white out. It could. be a special day. You could help out.

your guy William and winning $150,000. One kick 300. two. [Applause].

good this finish. Carson, congratulations. >> William, way to go. >> It has been an expensive year out here. at the field goal kick. Carson, I'm. proud of you, buddy. 300,000. 150 to. you. 150 to you. Good finance decisions. were made in the first top six white out. has a magical vibe and an expensive one. We are.

>> We are. We are. >> Thank you. >> Goodbye. >> I hate that fight. Maybe they should. have turned that. >> Hey, >> let's go. >> This show stinks. And the fact that you. listen, we are very, very thankful for. >> McAfee on the line with a gorgeous. assist. >> The alltime leading tackler for the. Green Bay Packers. You.

stop. Damn it. >> Your friend, tell a friend something. nice could change their life. [Applause]. [Music]. >> Hello, beautiful people. and welcome back to our relax AJ. It's. walk Wednesday, October 8, 2025, hour. three of the program begins now. >> Football is magical. That's AJ Hawk. the. toxic tables here at Boston Connor and. at Tai Schmidt. Fresh off a big time.

Yankee win last night. >> Huge. >> Another one tonight. What time? >> Uh 7:08. >> Where at? >> At Yankee Stadium. >> on. >> uh TBS or FS1 depending on I mean, you. know, hopefully TBS if they're smart. >> Yeah. >> FS1. >> Okay. FS1. So, well, okay, there you go. FS1. >> Fox Sports one tonight. Blue Jays, Yankees. Crazy brink of elimination for. Aaron Judge who has a magical night last. night. It makes baseball more. interesting than I've seen it in some.

time. Baseball's in a little bit of a. run right now. Yankees moving on would. be good for the storyline, but Toronto. is one of the most sign teams in. baseball and they got people doing. Charlie Hustled slides. >> Oh yeah. >> Vlad Guerrero known for being incredibly. fast and great slider. >> No, I think he's actually slimmed down. I think he slimmed down quite a bit. >> Look at the horse running. This is just. a guy knowing that, hey, we're going to. need this run to win this ball game. So, I'm going to sell out big time. >> He hit a dong right in this game. >> Yes, he did. He's hit a homer in three. straight games. >> AJ, do you see this dude Pete Rosen?

>> That's right. I tell you what, Pete. Rose, I heard about Pete Rose my whole. life growing up. And watching Pete slide. into first base like this is one of my. favorite things ever. >> Yeah, they don't do that anymore. >> No, they don't. >> They don't do that. >> It actually slows you down if you slide. into first like that. But it looks great. though. >> Yeah. And sliding into home obviously. good because you got to beat the tag. Good throw there. Could have got him. He's running his ass off right there. >> Yeah, big time. And it was I mean that. was about as good of a throw as you can. have. Maybe, you know, a little more. cheese on it. But yeah, I mean I I think. no one really looks at Vlad like he's.

some speedster. And I'm kind of thinking. when I see him round there and I'm. watching it live like, "Oh [ __ ] he's. going to [ __ ] he's going to throw him. out by a wide margin." And Vlad just. kept going and then he hits the Charlie. Hustle slide. You know, he's going to be. safe. >> Athlete, dude, I respect him. Trying to. put the team on his back. Nine. Your NFL. vet Darius Jay Butler's here. We're. about to have everything DB good. How. many uh teams will be represented here? >> Oh, I mean teams. Look, it'll be four. good plays, two bad plays. >> Okay. >> But I think maybe four total teams,

maybe five. >> What? Oh, so we're doing. >> Yeah, we got one on both. We got one on. Yeah. >> Okay. Which is a good omen so far. >> Okay. That is It has been a good omen. for teams that are not only on. everything DB Good D uh but also in the. trenches, top five performing offensive. line. Thank you for ship. Good to see. you. AQ joining us live from Hammer Don. Don is AP Tone who's also a credited. author for college football space uh two. time two time we appreciate you Tone. over there. >> Hey Tone it's a big day because uh.

ladies and gentlemen it's time for a. show that we've been recording in the. mornings on Wednesday but I think it's. much better if we do it live. It's uh. another college football convo with. Stanford Steve. Well, good to see you, Steve. A man who. has more miles uh logged in a football. season than anybody else. Obviously, we. see you working and grinding everywhere. We appreciate you a game day a lot. You. obviously bring incredible knowledge and. vibes, not only set, but the production. room and SVP and everything else you.

have going on podcast-wise. We. appreciate you making time for us every. Wednesday. But we think it was uh a. necessity. Don't we think that, Tone? We. thought it was a necessity to have at. least one weekly college football pit. stop and no better person than Stanford. Steve Tone. >> Yeah, college football delivers for us. So, we have to deliver for college. football and highlight, you know, some. of the best games of the weekend. >> Stanford Steve, week seven, we're. heading to Oregon, brother. And if I had. to describe Oregon in one particular. word, I'd say uh far, but if I had to. say more words, I say it's beautiful. The trees are tall and the football team.

is damn good under Dan Lanning. Indiana. also great. What should we be thinking. about before we head out to beautiful. Eugene, Oregon? >> Uh, a lot, Pat. There's there's a ton. Oregon now has the nation's long winning. streak at home. Uh Indiana obviously. with Sig coming in and this is the game. that everybody has pointed to cuz they. want to see him in this kind of. environment with Mendoza. Uh the. similarities between the head coaches. I. mean look at that graphic there. the win.

percentage, the wins, conference. football playoff appearance, uh, and. then the quarterbacks both, I mean, a. ton of TUDs, you know, 16-1 and 14-1, uh, have really, uh, verified these two. offenses and they're both transfers. And. I think it says a lot about these head. coaches of constantly hitting home runs. I mean, we look at the teams, we got. what, one, two, and four from the. preseason already unranked. And then you. got two guys that have hit home runs at. the portal at the most important.

position on the field and that is. quarterback Mendoza's been sensational. coming in from Cal and Dante Moore, another former Pack 12 school, UCLA uh. coming in Oregon. The idea here is that Indiana's better. uh than they were last year. Is it good. enough to go on and win a game against a. top five opponent? That's the question. that remains to be seen. Last year, we. waited all year for them to go to. Columbus. got their doors blown off. Got. into the playoff, went on the road, got.

their doors blown off. The biggest. question to me is how this is going to. be different. I look towards the Indiana. defense. I believe they're better. They. have pros at each level. And Kamar on. the defensive line, Fiser at linebacker, and Ponds the corner sounds like he's. going to play. He missed the Iowa game. So, is Indiana ready to take that next. step? It's a big challenge in Eugene. >> You talked about the continuity on the. defensive side, all three levels there. You talked about the D lineman and Camar. uh the linebacker in Fischer I believe. and then the DB in pawns. They were all.

Big 10 last year. They all returned. The. defensive coordinator, what's his name, Tone? >> His name is Oh, I just had it here. Uh. Bryant Haynes. >> Haynes, he's been with Signetti for 11. years now. So, you're talking about a. lot of continuity on defensive side. I. assume they think they've gotten better. there. And then you talk about Mendoza. This guy's in Heisman conversation, maybe number one overall pick. conversation with this Indiana team. And. Signetti seemingly has a winner. Tone, what did he uh miss there? What are some. nuggets that we need to also think about. that maybe Steve didn't hit on as we. head out to beautiful Oregon for College. Game Day? Guest picker TBD, I believe.

>> TBD, >> you guys talked about them being uh both. of them being top five in the Heisman. conversation. >> These two are number one and number two. in the odds to go number one and number. two in the NFL draft next season. So, it's not like like you have guys who are. great Saturday players and great. Saturday quarterbacks and I'm just going. to throw out like Diego Pavio. He is an. incredible college football quarterback. Is he going to be in the NFL? Probably. Is he going to be an NFL starter? Probably not. But like these guys,

>> you don't know Diego Pavio. >> I know. I'm just saying there's great. Saturday players, but then there's great. Saturday players and great Sunday. players. And these two are projected to. be the top two as of right now. That can. change. Obviously, we got a lot of time. left there. But like as far as these two. teams go, they don't have any. weaknesses. They could both throw the. ball. They could both run the ball. They. both stop the run. They both stop the. pass. Like there is no weaknesses on. either of these teams. I think the. difference potentially could be first. and foremost. It's one of the loudest. stadiums. Uh Will Howard said that last. year was the loudest stadium he's ever.

played in. And then also neither of. these teams have any weaknesses, but. Oregon has a lot more of those fivestar. guys. So will that be the difference in. this game? >> And that'll be a story for Oregon uh. forever and ever. Amen. You know, they'll have more fivestar guys because. of obviously the backing, but what Dan. Landing's been able to build with how. far away this place is. Honestly, when. you get there, it's gorgeous. I mean, they got new buildings being built next. to new buildings. So, there's like new. buildings. Oh, no. Not new enough. Let's. make new buildings. And that is what it.

is. It is beautiful once you get out. there. But when you talk about how far. away it is and them having to handle the. travel for every one of their games, you. know, we're listening to James Franklin. talk about going to UCLA, Lincoln Riley. talking about USC having to travel, it's. like, well, we all knew this was going. to happen whenever this became the Big. 10 and the ACC is going to have it take. place as well. Dan Lanning has never. complained about that at all. Dan. Lanning is just so locked in. I enjoy. the way he operates. I like the way his. teams kind of fall in place and I like. the way Signetti operates too, AJ. This. guy is confident. He feels like he has.

to be the way that he is. I think and. obviously special teams making huge. plays is going to be a big difference. You talked about them losing to Ohio. State last year, punt returner, ball. will punt, fumble a punt, and then all. of a sudden Ohio State kind of turns. that thing into what it turned into with. them. But Signetti has this mantra of. confidence and attitude that seems like. it's going to be able to carry over. AJ, there's a chance that what happened to. them last year isn't what happens to. them this year in the big games. >> I think it's I think it's more. impressive in how they have started out. this year coming off last year. remember. we talked a lot, hey, okay, Sig's going.

to have to find a way to reload and do. this all over again to continue to to. be, you know, to bring in the type of. guys and to keep the guys there that you. need. So, yeah, I I'm very impressed. This is a huge game. I mean, obviously. for Oregon, but for Indiana, it is like, hey, how good are we? And if we can come. back, think of Indiana goes into Oregon. and gets a win. Like, that changes the. landscape of college football. >> completely. certainly in the Big 10, which I'm looking at a couple guys. Iowa. Hawkeye right here next to Boston Connor. and then a Penn State Nitney Lions. sitting down here at the end of the desk.

and it's like, wait a minute, Steve, Indiana now definitely in the upper tier. of Big 10 football. Uh, and the. sustainability question has been. answered for this year, then we're going. to ask it again next year just because. it's new that Indiana's like this. But. this type of stage is good for Signetti. I think anytime they get this. opportunity is good for them, Steve. >> Absolutely. They just have to be better. in this instance. Going back and. watching them at Ohio State last year, their O line really struggled with going. on silent count, IDing the defense with. NLES with all those exotic blisses,

especially on third down and they got. roughed up. Uh they they couldn't. overcome Ohio State just ambushed them. Uh so I'm interested in that attack or. if they change that plan. Uh, I think. it's too loud to go on the clap, but. when you look at Oregon, I could see. them with the pieces they have, how well. they played defensively on the road. That's that's what it comes down to. Uh, Pat, when you look at these top teams, I. think right now, Oregon, Miami, and Ohio. State are in their own tier because they. have shown they can go on the road and.

their defense dominates. And that's what. I want to see out of Indiana. Their. defense is better this year, but this is. a true test. [ __ ] If if Indiana wins, they should be number one in the. country. No. >> Ah, certainly. And you've said that. about three teams now. And that's. because we're so early in the season, but it feels like we've already known. about who's who. Nick Roadcap is. reporting that Signetti says we have a. veteran team and the players have been. around the block. They've been in games. like this before. >> Boom. >> Boom. Said, "We've been there. We've. done that." Okay. We got guys that have.

experienced this before. And our. quarterback, he was in a couple big ones. last year for Cal, so he understands the. moment as well. We're excited about this. year's team and opportunity. And I'm. sure before this game kicks off, we'll. hear more from SIG and that's a part of. SIG football and that has made Indiana. good. Let's go to another game happening. this weekend that I think a lot of. people assume game day would be at. because that is just kind of how it. goes. Red rivalry Oklahoma and Texas. Mat. Mat. Steve, what should we be thinking as we. head into uh you know down there at the.

Texas State Fair? One of the big ones. >> Yeah, it's all about material if he's. going to play Pat. this whole thing. flips on its head if he's going to play. I don't see it hearing how he just. started gripping a ball last weekend. Uh, you know, Venibals has played games. when he had Dylan Gabriel, he played it. off like he was going to play in this. game fresh off a concussion against TCU. the week before. That doesn't happen. Uh, last year, Hawkins starts in this. game. Not pretty at all. Hawkins starts. last week, not pretty at all. I I I know.

they won 44 nothing, but you go back and. watch the tape against a bad Kent State. team, it was not pretty. I still think. the biggest difference in this game is. Oklahoma's defense, what they are. And. you know, in tops in the country and. scoring defense, uh the different guy in. this day and age, NIL, where depth is a. factor for everybody and a concern, Oklahoma's got plenty of guys on the D. line and that's what you want in this. kind of games. Uh what text, everybody's. going to talk about Arch and that, you. know, his struggles. Um, and I get it,

five picks on the year, but that Sarkc. offense, you got to be able to run the. football. They can't run block or pass. block. Florida ate him alive. And, uh, you know, and then it gets into his head. because then in two interceptions, there's nobody there's nobody pressuring. him. So, you could tell he's starting to. get the happy feet. To me, it's it's. it's can Texas uh, you know, score on. this Oklahoma defense? I I trust. Oklahoma more, but it's it's it's a. rivalry game. the unranked team when. they're playing a top five team in this.

series has had a ton of success. unranked. >> Uh but it's it's it's up in the air. right there. It's there for the taking. if Texas puts it together, but I haven't. seen it yet and I trust Oklahoma more. >> That game against Florida was ugly and. if Matir's playing, this guy is actual. Superman. Go ahead, D. >> Yeah, I know we got a lot of season. left. Is there a contingency plan for. Texas at quarterback if Arch continues. to stink? Then on the other side, we. thought this Texas defense would be. dominant as well. DJ Lagway finally had. his best game of the season. What's. going on with that side of the ball on. Texas as well?

>> Yeah. Uh Florida's offensive line. dominated from the start. Uh Dud, they. they really had a good attack. Uh you. know, running those zone schemes. I. think Ball is a stud as a running back. and and and and Lagway getting Wilson. back uh or starting his first game. I. mean, that dude 63 215 as a true. freshman. That's a stud. I mean, catching the ball, carrying guys. Uh. that that was the biggest difference in. me. It was Texas that they hadn't seen. it from Florida. And credit to Florida. I mean, you just can't you can't put.

them away. Uh but as far as Arch goes, I. believe there's way more concerns on. that offense than the quarterback. position. And I get it. Everybody wants. to talk about the quarterback position, especially with Texas because of the. last name. But again, that offensive. line has to tighten up. you I I don't. care who's you put another quarterback. back there, they're only going to, you. know, go backwards because they're not. they don't have a chance to succeed. Uh. tighten up the defense and get that. offensive line going. Uh hopefully.

Baxter's back to run the football. He's. he's an all-American uh when he's. healthy and the receivers's got to. separate better. Uh they they just. haven't had it. I mean, we see how well. Golden has done at the NFL level. Uh and. he was on in this um wide receiver group. last year. Uh, but he he's he's gone and. these guys haven't stepped up. So, I I. don't think there is a I mean, there's. guys obviously on a depth chart, but I. think they got to tighten up everything. else before they look at quarterback. >> Go ahead, Tom. >> Yeah, Matier obviously is huge because.

it is a huge drop off to Hawkins, but. Steve talked about the Oklahoma defense. If it wasn't for Ohio State, this would. probably be the the best defense in the. country. Okay, they are, let's see here. Make sure I want to get it right. number. two in points, number one in yards, number one on third down, number five. verse the run, number two verse the. pass, number two in sacks and TFLs. Um, Florida sacked Arch six times last. week. Florida now has nine sacks on the. season. Okay. >> Jeez. >> Um, Oklahoma had 10 sacks against Auburn.

in one game. They are second in the. country in sacks and TFLs. Like yes, Matier Hawkins is huge, but. >> what if Texas doesn't score is is my. point. Now, their team total is over 21. and a half. I would I would definitely. lean towards the under on that unless. they find some [ __ ] magic fairy dust. this week uh and fix all their problems. But it's the Oklahoma defense that I. that Steve has talked about and I I. think is definitely probably going to be. the defense or the difference in this. game because Texas was supposed to be.

the Oklahoma defense and they were until. last week. Don't know what happened last. Texas was Oklahoma defense last year. It. feels like Oklahoma's defense with. venables. Feels like that was going to. be good regardless. Just kind of. everybody's thoughts. And then now you. pair that offense. >> Matar, >> what is his deal? Dr. Shin, >> he's the goat. >> Dr. Shin did a a month and a half long. recovery surgery in two weeks. Got it. back in two weeks. >> Tough son of a [ __ ] He a player. >> Mat's a cowboy, brother. Hey. Hey, Dad.

got a RB's dad got a [ __ ] belt. buckle. Won that [ __ ] Wrestling steers. Okay. As offense coordinator, you got. [ __ ] material getting an opportunity. These boys are tough. >> Tough. >> Built. Oklahoma tough. >> That's right. >> I believe it. >> You know what sucks for the Oklahoma? >> Wow. >> What sucks for the Oklahoma offense, too? If Matier can't go, uh, they're. 97th in the country in running the ball. So, >> yeah, >> I'm not I don't have a lot of confidence. in either offense if Matar's out. >> How about Tone saying, are they going to. score a point? Now, their overunder is.

21 and a half. I I'm wondering if. they're even going to be able to get a. first down is what Tone's basically. saying because of the Dline and also. Venibal's cooks on that back end. There's a lot of moving pieces. They are. a smothering defense. Have been for some. time. Go ahead, Steve. >> This this total is 42 and a half. It's. the lowest this century in this game. >> Wow. >> 42 and a half. Longest in this century. >> All right, let's um go ahead. >> One quick thing, Pat. I worry about. mater. I get it. Oklahoma hates Texas. I. understand that. But this is one game.

You got to have that guy for the rest of. the SEC season. You You can't You can't. run him out there and then he's out for. the year if he gets dinged up again. I I. just can't see that happening. Win the. game with your defense and move on. That's got to be the goal for Oklahoma. >> If you listen back to you saying SEC. season, you should be proud of yourself. That's a [ __ ] tough one with your. accent. My accent as well. It's not. easy. And you dropped that thing right. in the middle perfectly. You should be. incredibly proud. Can't wait for that. one. And also there's a huge one down in. the SEC. Obviously, we just had a chance.

to go down there and celebrate Nick. Sabin getting recognized for going into. the College Football Hall of Fame. Alabama is taking on Missouri. Uh what. do we need to know about Missouri is I. feel like we told the Tai Simpson and. Alabama story last week uh in pretty. good detail and they get a huge win over. Vandy. >> Yeah, we all these teams that we. mentioned, we've seen them go on the. road and and you know, you know, we've. seen you know them play against great. competition. I don't know what to think. of Missouri. Uh, you know, Drake does a. great job with that offense. They throw.

a ton at you in the run game as far as. eye candy, but they're 109th in strength. of schedule. And you got Alabama coming. in who got their ass kicked at Florida. State, went on the road and gutted one. out against Georgia and then gutted one. out with their defense against Vandy. I. mean, you were there. That game was up. for grabs, man. and Vandy went up and. down the field uh in the in the first. half and they only came away with what. 14 points uh two turnovers inside the 10. yardd line, but that was Alabama taking. it away uh from from Vanderbilt and that. was really impressive. So the question.

to me is Tai Simpson with this what is. it fifth? Yeah, fifth ranked pass. offense averaging about 325 in the air. What does it look like on the road in an. early start versus an unproven team uh. who has a great running back in Ahmad. Hardy? He's leading FBS with 146 yards a. game. I just don't know what to expect. from Missouri. That's the tough thing. about this one. >> Ton, what do you expect from Missouri in. this one? >> Yeah, I I think it's similar to last. week kind of with Bama and Vandy. Um.

it's going to be can Bama stop the run. because Vandy came in last week. averaging over 200 whatever yards a. game. Uh and they and Bama they held. them they held him to a decent amount. obviously had the long uh rushing. touchdown to start the game but Missou. great against the run and great running. the ball. They are number one in the. country in stopping the run and Bama. just got their run game going last week. with Jam Miller and then they're number. three in the country in running the. ball. Steve talked about Ahmad Hardy. He's got 700 some yards rushing already. on the season. Number one in the.

country. So it's going to be can Bama. stop the run cuz they're still 88th. verse the run. Um, and then that Bama. defense, they've only given up seven. points uh in the last two games in the. second half. They gave up seven to. Georgia and none to Vandy uh if I'm. correct. So, they've given up yards and. points in the first half, but none in. the second half. Um, but Ty Simpson is. is I think the best player has been the. best quarterback. Privile's been good. out of the transfer out of Penn State. running and throwing, but Tai Simpson's.

been incredible. So, can Vandy or sorry, can Missou stop the Alabama pass game? Tai Simpson was fun to watch live. He's. a leader out there. You know, he's got. good energy. He's got good juice. They. got athletes all over the place. And. shout out to Kaylin Dbor sitting in the. pocket taking all the heat that he took. certainly after the loss to Florida. State. And now they look like they're. ready to go on a run. That's Isaiah. Horton right there, I believe. >> He is just eye test walk by him. Holy. [ __ ] I mean, is that tight end? No, it's a wide receiver. He puts on 10.

pounds. He could be tight end. He could. be I mean he is they everybody looks the. part obviously it's Alabama. Yeah. And. they're playing like it too. Good for. them. Hey, a couple other stories around. college football that the boys want to. ask you about Stanford. Steve, let's. start with a member of the Penn State Oh. [Music]. State crowd. Super Bowl champion AQ. Shipley. Yeah, Steve, you just mentioned. Bo down in Missouri and obviously.

hindsight's 2020 and maybe they should. have kept him based on how Drew Allers's. looked, but is there any noise right now. with Ethan Grunk Meer maybe stepping in. for Drew Aller cuz they're getting ready. to play a Northwestern team that beat. UCLA? UCLA beat Penn State. They're. blame it on the travel yet Dan Lanning. >> traveled and won. So, >> oh, just wondering, just curious about. that. >> Hey, Q's got questions about Penn State. right now. >> Okay. I thought he had the answers for. Penn State. That's what I That's why I. thought he was talking. >> Hey, that's a good call, Steve.

>> Yikes. >> That's a good call. More problems. solutions. Unbelievable. >> Yeah. Jeez. >> Uh, you know, I got to watch them. practice Thursday when I was there, AQ. And he does have the build of Pbula and. everybody goes back to what Pbugula. looked like when he came in save the day. against Wisconsin. And then you think. about Cotal Nikki where he came from and. Kansas was the best when they had. Daniels running that offense. Uh you. know with with a mobility and and all.

the misdirection they run you know yeah. Pbula probably looked better in that. system but then you go back to last week. the offense wasn't the problem. The. defense got diced up non-stop. maybe 270. yards UCLA ran for against Penn State, who I would bet on has every higher. ranked prospect in the matchup when you. look at UCLA's offensive line against. the defensive line. Um, and the. quarterback run killed him as you saw. there with Nico. So, I I I I don't know.

what to think of Penn State because you. get what you want. you battle all the. way back and when your backs were. against the wall against a top team in. the country in Oregon and then you go. out there and and look like that against. a winless team. Uh they got to tighten. up both sides and that starts with the. coaching staff. Uh when you when you. look at it, you got to get this thing. ironed out and and what the defense. looked like last week. James Franklin's. never lost this kind of game at Penn. State. 24-point favorite on the road.

He's never lost those games, right? So. that all this stuff is first that I. think you know that it got to get ironed. out and we'll see. >> You think it's going to work out or will. you? >> Well, I I saw the UCLA coach now has as. many top 10 wins as. >> James Franklin does. New. >> Jerry Newle's a good coach in there. Okay. The guy found out he was calling. plays on Wednesday. Sore. It was the. first time had to call his dad, let him. know, hey, I'm calling plays. He said. this weekend. And he did. And he uh he. did a fantastic job. probably was one of.

the greatest stories of college football. this past week and it it reminded us all. that even if it. >> appears as if you have no hope. >> Mhm. >> No no no optimism at all just about to. get absolutely. bamboozled by greatness and you are just. a sack and a a pile of [ __ ]. >> Jeez. >> If that's how everybody is viewing it, you can win because UCLA beat Penn. State. How many point? 24 point spread.

>> Yeah, >> we should remember this as inspiration. The Cincinnati Bengals won four games. the year before they went to the Super. Bowl. >> Okay. So, every NFL team can say, "Hey, ass won the Super Bowl." And if your. team is completely out of it already, like UCLA has been since before kickoff. of the first game. >> Okay, rude to say, reality is situation. You can get a win over Penn State. You. can get a win over the number one team. in the country at one point. You can.

have a promising dub that can change the. trajectory of your entire program. I. heard UCLA got some more uh commitments. >> Really? >> All you need is one of those big James. Franklin actually helping UCLA out all. of a sudden out of nowhere getting these. big time wins because UCLA is in Los. Angeles. >> True. It is in Los Angeles as we found. out from Big 10 media days last year. when coach coach Y. >> I mean it was bad bad bad bad bad bad. bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad. bad bad bad bad bad bad bad bad UCLA. football guys leaving why can't win.

there well who's there next well the way. he described is it's in Los Angeles that. was all he really had to say about okay. bad bad bad bad bad and then they just. smack Penn State around just absolutely. >> demoralized it end up being too far of a. trip for James Franklin. >> well I'll tell you what city of big. lights out there too. >> you know there's a lot of stats coming. out, but maybe not so much anymore. >> Well, yeah, >> which is a bummer. I don't like that. >> The question will be, and we'll look. back on this moment, is what's UCLA. going to do when the Dolphins fire Mike. McDaniel and they hire Jerry New Hisle.

to be their newest head coach? >> If you lose, how you going to replace. that guy? >> I don't know. I think you just bring. actually Joey Molinaro in there and just. tell him to be. >> Yeah. And he never left. >> Yeah. Never left his be new high school. Uh I don't know if you saw this AQ. Good. call. >> I got good news for you against. Northwestern. >> Okay. You guys are honoring the uh ' 90s. endzones with the paint job. Wow. >> Remember these days? You remember these. days? Lavar Arrington jumping over. people. This was in the end zone. >> They should have never changed that end. zone. That looks really good. >> It does look really good. Now, I don't.

know what it looked like last week. >> What's the other one? What's the other. one look like? >> I asked Bruce uh Penn State football. tweeted this out. They said we're going. to honor or something. Look at. >> that's what they tweeted and it was. something about honoring tradition. basically is what they said. There's no. real other context like what does it. look like last week and when? what year. exactly and all those things, but we do. know it looks cool. >> That does look cool. They should keep. that. I don't know if they actually had. anything in the end zone for the Oregon. game. I think it was just blank. >> Well, I walked across it, D. We walked. across it, right? We should have a. video, actually.

>> I'm trying to find the video right now. >> Huh? >> Is it the iconic white diamond. >> stencled with blue on the outside? I. could be wrong. >> What do you mean? The the whole entire. pencil? >> That's the That's the change. >> Yeah, that that's a different font. They. went they went different font. >> Damn, that's dummy, dog. I love that. >> That is dummy, dude. That's lit. They. should sell shirts with that. Maybe some. new merch. >> They got new uh They're going back to. the uniforms, too, with the white. collar. >> Holy [ __ ] dude. >> Yeah, that's sweet. >> That's what I played with.

>> Yeah, you there's pictures. >> There's pictures of him in magazines. >> That's right. >> You know, and white collar good for Penn. State, too, I think. What was it? A blue. color before? Yeah, right. >> It was something the blue The blue. didn't match. I I heard the whole story. this week. I literally listened to the. video. >> What was the story? >> Uh, it was when Russell was making the. uniforms. They were trying to make. better uniforms. The blue on the collar. didn't match the blue of the jersey. So, the equipment manager said, "Hey, just. put the white on there. Joe won't even. notice." And then Joe approved it. >> So, Joe knew.

>> No. >> Jesus. >> About the in this case, Joe didn't know. They're kind of saying they. >> big college football slate this weekend. Obviously, we got a big one in Oregon. that we're going to be lucky enough to. be on the grounds of in the morning, early morning over there. Um, they. always show up for us since I've been on. the show. >> It's uh very cool. Pitch black, cold, >> probably a little bit of rain. >> and uh it's like a perfect setting for. football and their crowd, their students.

show up for us in a big way. Obviously, their mascot is electric. Yeah. I mean, abs all there. He's gonna do something. It's going to be a show. There's been. live animals, I think, a few different. times whenever we've been out there. >> I uh. >> What kind. >> the duck Steve. >> Steve. >> I don't want to have this conversation. There are people listening obviously. this is live. >> Steve's fear. >> of ducks is disgusting. >> Like think how big Steve is. Think how. big he is.

>> Just kick him in the head, Steve. >> Exactly. >> I know. But I'm I'm sitting down and the. thing they put it on the desk right next. to me and the thing's neck is longer. than my arm. I don't know what it's. going to do, man. >> He freaks out. That a halfac. >> It ruins his entire. >> He just stares at me. He just stares at. me and I got all these guys chirping on. the desk at me. >> Yeah. So whenever Look, he is frozen. right now. That. >> Oh no. >> Completely froze him. You know, Steve. always good vibes guy. I think that's. like one of Stanford Steve's thing. Always good vibes. Even when he's not a.

part of the conversation, you look over, Steve's in his area. He's either in ear. chitchatting, saying something, or he's. just over there. Good vibes. Good vibes. Soon as this duck shows up, bad vibes. Just immediately bad vibes. And it's. through an entire commercial break. The. duck's handler, Affleac duck's handler, is placing it right in front of him, petting it, and Steve is just frozen. Just like, don't I don't even want to. look at it. So we he has ears in, nobody. else does. So we can talk directly to. him, right? Because our mics go to his. ears. And we just started like. shit-talking him refu. You actually have.

a fear of these things though. You. actually are scared of that duck. >> He was better behaved this year. But. last year as soon as he got on the desk, he was just eyeballing me the whole. time. And I just I don't know. He Yeah, he got in my head. >> You've been picking good. How'd you do. this weekend? You've been two and one. Two and one. Two and one. Two and one. >> Yeah. One and two. >> It was inevitable. >> Steable. >> It was inevitable. How' Theo do? How'. Theo's picks do? Do we see? Five and. three I think. Not terrible. >> Guess pickers have been awful.

[Laughter]. >> They don't have any spread. Like it's. it's bad. Like the best I think six and. three is the leader. >> Yeah, but this has been tough year. You've been doing well. It's been a. tough year. >> I'm just saying you've been good when. you go on the island at Island. >> Come on, brother. I was looking for that. too. The other Everybody heard me in. production meeting. Hey, is there any. picks where everybody's on the same. page, please? I'm looking to go the. other way. Yeah, we got one here, blah, blah, blah. And then somebody took it. I'm like, "All right, sweet." But I'm.

certainly looking for those. Especially. with the way these sports books have. been winning, brother. Not just in. college. In the NFL, they've been really. winning. They've been kicking the [ __ ]. out of all of us. That's why we'll. continue to listen to you. We appreciate. the hell out of you, brother. Can't wait. to see you in Oregon. >> Appreciate you guys. >> Hey, how would you describe Oregon? >> Uh, green. >> I'll see you over there, ladies and. gentlemen. Stand for Steve. It is beautifully green. I mean, >> very lush. >> You might get a little uh early fall. foliage.

>> Oh man. >> Oh my god. You land in a postcard over. there. Like getting there long. >> Sure. >> Okay. >> Mhm. >> It's a long flight over there, >> but then once you get there, we get. there as the sun was rising and it's. like you got to really The trees are. just beautiful. It like it is. >> it's majestic. Mhm. >> I think that's the only way to really. describe it. But it takes a long time to. get there. >> But once you're there, it's. >> beautiful. >> It's worth it. >> Is it longer going or coming back? >> Going. Coming back jetream. West to east.

jet jetream. East to west got you don't. know what you're fighting cuz this. fucker's invisible. >> and it can pop up out of nowhere. You. could have a 4 and a half hour flight. that becomes a 6-h hour flight. And you. know on the flip side you can have a 5. hour flight that becomes a 345 350 415. maybe on the way back west east. can. really steal some time coming west to. east. East to west though, you have no. idea what you're into. >> till you get up there and then all of a. sudden it's like, have we moved? Why is. this map say we're still in, oh, we got. 800 knot headwind or something like.

that? It's like, did we not know? It. just came out of nowhere where it come. from. Well, that's a bigger question. What does happen? Yeah. >> How do these things, you know, but it. was cold this morning, a Was it cold. over there in Ohio? >> Yeah, it was pretty chilly. >> Feels like we're starting to get into. >> Oh, yeah. >> It's the best. >> Starting to feel. Yeah. Are you guys. doing fires over there already? Are we. cutting cutting the grass at night? >> We love fires. I love I love walking. around and smelling people that have. like smelling a fire going on somewhere. in the neighborhood. That's the best, too. >> Yeah. A little bonfire smell is always. good, isn't it? Oh, you just.

>> Oh, it's the best. >> Oh, you imagine just a little crack of. the logs. >> then going inside after being there and. being the one that just for some reason. the smoke was just blowing directly at. the whole [ __ ] time. >> Like [ __ ] for the next [ __ ] four. days. >> The whole [ __ ] time. Yeah. How come I. just got up and moved to the other side. of this fire and this [ __ ] just. keeps following me here. Sorry everybody. else having a good time. I hope we're. all happy here. I'm getting [ __ ] hot. boxed by the goddamn fire. But smell. amazing. You do smell. It's that time of. year. It's a great time of year.

Football is uh obviously awesome. It. provides so many amazing things. There's. one particular position in football that. rarely gets the credit or the accolades. that it deserves. So, we have a program. and a show here that likes to celebrate. the big guys, the overlooked guys, the. underappreciated groups of NFL teams. That's why every single week, we've been. giving out awards for the top five. performing lines, offensive lines each. week in a segment called In the Trenches. with AQ Shipley. >> AQ, let's go and see uh who are the top five. performing offensive lines from week.

five. Top five, week five. Number five, Detroit Lions. >> The Detroit Lions. And let me tell you. something. Defensers are doing a great. job trying to rain on the parade of. offensive linemen, but Detroit continues. to show up after week one. Let's take a. look at this play right here. We're. going to get three tight ends after they. motion over Brock Wright. We got Duo the. best run play in football in my opinion. because we get downhill and we beat. people up. We got double team. Double. team Graham Glasgow. Look at that. backside cut. Bodies on the floor. Get. down the field. Zero sacks allowed for.

this this group this week. Now, David. Montgomery obviously returning home, playing in front of his sister for the. first time in a long time. That was. really cool moment to see. But it feels. like uh Sonic and Knuckles are a great. one-two punch, but this offensive line. is creating holes anybody could run. through. Is that kind of the. conversation? >> We're getting to that point. I mean, listen, they they were down Taylor. Decker this week, but I love what they. did this week with the three tight ends. Look at that rock technique by Brock. Wright. I love it. I love. >> What a cut by Monision. So good. >> What were they calling him again, Fox? Well, week one they didn't really show.

up. So instead of Sonic and Knuckles, they were calling them ass and cheeks. and none of us liked it. But that seems. like a really long time ago now, so we. don't need to be doing that. >> AJ, that's what they were calling them. up there in Detroit. They were saying. these two. >> That's disrespectful. Disrespectful. I. feel like especially with how great they. were. So Foxy, hopefully they continue. playing well and they don't go back to. that because that would be a shame. >> You don't want him to go back to ass and. cheeks. >> No, I don't want Foxy's little, you. know, his heart to be broken. I think. that would really hurt him. >> I think Foxy was a part of the group. calling him ass and cheeks. Definitely. victimized it a little bit, but yeah, we.

won't be going back to that. >> Foxy said peanut butter and jelly, ass. and cheeks. These guys, we need to get. over it. What a cut there by Montgomery. Also threw a touchdown. Was he a. quarterback in high school? >> Yes. >> Had to be, right? Yeah, >> he was. >> I think I heard that during the. commentator was saying like back in his. home city where he was a quarterback. I. think he was probably fivestar. quarterback if I had to guess. >> Yep. And he threw a touchdown last year. as well. >> I hope he wasn't a fivestar quarterback. >> Why? >> Cuz he went to Iowa State. That would. just been he could have went somewhere, you know, Ohio State, Alabama, something. like that.

>> Well, maybe it worked out for him. obviously. But. >> hey, go Cyclones, by the way. They own. that state, don't they? Football wise, >> two years in a row. >> No, they don't. They're doing good right. now. And I want him to keep winning, which is why it breaks my heart because. we need a team from Iowa. You can't be. going out and [ __ ] losing to. Cincinnati. >> Cincinnati's go football team. That. argument felt stinky. It felt stanky. there for a little while. I was very. confused. and Cincy just handled them. Rockco Beck tried to make a run. Let's. go back to the top five performing. offensive lines of week five. Number. four, the Denver Broncos. Whoa, a lot of.

talk about their defense coming into the. season. Bo Nicks another year. Offensive. line feels like you are a big fan of. them. >> Yeah, they're starting to play really. well, too. And I think Shawn Payton's. doing a fantastic job play calling. He. is setting up the sequence very, very. well right now. And let's take a look at. this. We're going to send the fullback. in motion. Make it seem like we're going. to go zone left. Guess what? We're going. to bend this back. Bring the fullback. back. Insert. Look at Quinn Miners and. McGllinchi on the double team. They. brought the fight to Philly. Most. physical team hands down in this game.

was the Denver Broncos. >> I like that the Denver Broncos offensive. line continues to be good. Shawn. Payeyton said before he got the job, after he got the job, before he went. into the building, we were talking to. him at Radio Road Super Bowl and AQ just. immediately walks right up to him and. goes, "You need to fix that offensive.". And he goes, "I know. It's like my. number one thing." Wasn't that his. number one thing? >> That was the number one thing. And he. brought everybody in. They're all new. people. every single person is new from. when he got the job. >> I appreciate though that he understands. that the offensive line is going to make. or break you. Like that was the thought. Now obviously he gets Bo Nicks in the. first round who he likes. He uh fell in.

love with throughout the entire combine. draft process, but his number one focus. like we need an offensive line. Feels. like you need to have the big boys up. front if you want to do anything good. The game is one in the trenches. That's. why number three performing offensive. line from week five, the Dallas Cowboys. >> What? >> Two two and one. They got a tie. They. do. They got a tie. Congrats to the. Cowboys. Not a lot of conversation about. them in their offensive line as of late. >> That one tie could be huge. But let's. talk about this offensive line. Four of. five offensive line starters down. Still.

ran for 180 yards. And it starts with. Clayton Adams. Clayton Adams, if you. remember, he was Arizona's run game. coordinator a year ago. They had a very. good run game. Big loss goes to Dallas. Guess what? Dallas's run game last year, not very good. Now very good. He's an. instrumental part on why they are 16. Look at this trap play. right up the. middle. Again, we just got to get you to. the next level. We break some tackles. Again, you can't control who you're. playing on defense, but the New York. Jets stink. And they looked really good. against them. >> I love uh the fact that the Dallas.

Cowboys, they can still go win it all. >> They definitely. >> they could go win it all. Think about. what the conversation was about Shotty. just a few weeks ago and then George. Pickins being able to do what George. Pickins is doing. Offensive line having. to move some pieces around, still have. success. >> Good luck down there, Shotty. Yeah, they. also have like kind of a budding young. rookie. The Floroi kid, I think he had. like 110 yards. It was kind of like his. opportunity now that CD Lamb's going to. be out for a little while. Like if he's. good all of a sudden, him, Pickkins, and.

CD when CD gets back, if they can hang. on, they're going to be a problem. >> The Dallas Cowboys McCarthy said he. liked this team. He did. Coach Cory. said, "I like the team. I like the. locker room." Adding George Pickkins. obviously adds a little fire in there. I. like what they're doing. He obviously. would know it better than anybody. Holy. hell. I don't think any of us could have. guessed this team. >> Well, one a couple of us could have. >> Why is that? >> One out here, one in the back could have. guessed it. >> Oh, so you're saying the team they. played against certainly provided an. opportunity to get an award for being.

one of the top performing teams in the. league. Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations to the Carolina. Panthers. >> Wow. >> Records two and three. Number two. performing offensive line in the league. coming out of week five. How comes that. uh how come AQ? >> 239 yds rushing. 206 for Rico Dael. >> Oh, they got the Rico F tossed at him. >> And let me tell you, this play is not. blocked perfectly. If you watch this. single, >> this is in the trenches. What are we. highlighting? >> Just because here's where I'm going to. go. Let's watch this. So, first of all, the combo on the left's incredible. Let's watch the center. Center and right. guard get split. I talked to Harold.

Goodwin, their offensive line coach. He. was mad that this happened. But if you. look at that, if we can rewind that one. more time, watch the center as he comes. back. puts a little kill shot up on this. linebacker, but guess what? It knocks. off that defensive end that was going to. make the play because he comes back. again. The front side shade lost in the. sauce. Boom. Stops the defensive end cuz. he runs into the center and that gets a. home run. >> He blocked three guys. One guy blocked. three guys. He didn't do it perfect, but. every good man get one, every great man. get two, maybe even three, says the.

center. His name is. >> uh. I got it. I got it. Kade Maze. They're. onto their third center. Onto their. third center. >> Damn. >> Down onto their third right guard, too. Harold Goodwin, Joe Gilbert. You guys. remember Joe Gilbert? >> Doing a good job with their offensive. line down there. Ton of injuries. Robert. Hunts out. >> There's also bicep injuries. >> There's also a watering hole down there. What's the name of that watering hole? I. got the uh hoodie. Remember the uh the. bar down there? >> And then Charlotte, I got the hoodie.

They sent it to me. >> Dale Jr. >> No, that Dale Junior got good. He had a. good place. I don't know if it still. does. If he does, you need to go to. Whiskey River, maybe is what his place. is called. Yeah, that was right near the. How at the Moon, which was Dueling Piano. Place, which had a bridge that connected. to the hotel I was staying at. And I'll. tell you what, that was way too easy of. access. >> for me to be able to get there and get. out. Uh I forget the name of the place. That's. >> Charlotte. >> Yeah, it's it's Joe Ges, drinks all their beer, >> of course. >> And he said, "Hey, we watch your show in. there every once in a while." I'm like, "Coach, that's awesome." And then he.

sent me a sweatshirt. And it's a great. sweatshirt. It's like a light blue one. I forget the name of it. God, I feel. bad. >> Like the bar or something. >> Yeah, I forget the name, but I I wore. it. It was very nice to them. I guess. they got great cold beard out there from. what I've been told. And I'll tell you. what, Charlotte, good city. >> Oh, yeah. >> Like, Carolina Panthers being good would. be great for that city. Like any of. their teams being good would be great. for their city. Charlotte is a great. city. Good hosting city. >> Great city. I was there 2011 for one. year. Great. I can imagine how much. they've grown and how much better of a. city now. And to that point when that.

was Cam's rookie year and like they had. a good stretch when he was there where. that city was buzzing. Obviously, you. know, Carolina, you got a good football. team, they're going to show up. >> I think it was a lot of rooftop stuff. down there in Charlotte from my uh. recollection. I spent some time in the. offseason down there a few different. times. Had a couple friends that lived. in that city. A lot of West Virginia. people head down to Charlotte. It shuts. off at like 5, six o'clock because it's. a banking city, but then there's like a. lot of rooftop stuff that kind of. happens. And then has a good vibe. Like. Charlotte has a really good vibe. Would. be cool if their team was good. Sounds.

like through their offensive line they. got a chance. Congrats to Ter, you know, much different times. Now Jerry Jones is. doing stuff to fans. >> Exactly. >> Well, he meant to. >> You're right. Thumbs up. >> AJ, did you hear that? He meant to give. a thumbs up or maybe a pointer even. finger just pops out there. >> You think that holds up? You think they. they shave off 100k of that fine? Maybe. >> Uh, I think he would love to defend. himself in that court. You know, I I. know what you've done with a couple of. the other guys that have been in here. For me, it's very reasonable. I'm almost.

[ __ ] 90 years old. You You try to put your thumb up when. you're 90 years old, and maybe every. once in a while with the life you've. been through, that middle finger just. [ __ ] follows it. You know what I'm. saying? You never know what that person. was saying to me either. I don't have. that on camera. He said a lot of bad. things about me and my family. >> Isn't he a big Eminem guy? That's how. Eminem does it in the movie. I thought. that was the whole entire reason. >> Everybody in the 313, he's always. >> a mile. He was always a thumbs out guy. >> There's a chance. I mean, Jerry Jones, I. think he throws a multitude of middle. fingers, >> I would assume. So, >> I think he I think he's got a lot in his. bag. I think he can drop that thing.

sideways on you. I think he'll take that. thing out. Oh, what's this? Oh, out of. the pocket, Michael. >> You know, the people that do the makeup, they're like, "Oh, wait a second. Let me. check on. How about that one right. there?" And then bang, let me go ahead. and get that then the You know, that's. why I think he probably has an abundance. of [ __ ] you if I had to guess. That's. why. not knowing you're doing it is he's an. expert week. >> That's a maybe he did lose that fast. ball. >> The middle finger fastball. >> Thought of these old games are these.

days. >> Feels like it doesn't. >> It's a bummer. Not really, but. >> I mean life time. >> Mhm. Passes. >> Tell. why you punish me. And you think about tomorrow and all the. pain and sorrow. running free. cuz tomorrow's just another day.

>> And I don't believe in time. You ain't no friend of mine. >> But time gets everybody. >> That's basically what that song is all. about. >> Undefeated. >> There's a couple things in this world. Mhm. >> Time is certainly one of them. Let's. talk about the number one performing. offensive line in week five in the. trenches, the Washington Commanders. >> Yeah. Wow. >> AQ Shipley. How come the Washington.

Commanders are the number one performing. offensive line and where are the. Indianapolis Colts? We just beat the. Raiders by a [ __ ] 100. >> Yeah. Well, they didn't run the ball. very well and they had Max Crosby and. the boys on the other side stopping the. run. But they had touchdowns. He had 60. yards and averaged less than three yards. a carry. But who's counting? >> But the Commanders Unbelievable. >> Commander really good. Cliff Kingsberry. in his bag as usual. One of my favorite. plays I used to run when Cliff was. there. If you watch Zack Herz bluff the. end, climb up. Does a great job locking. up the linebacker. Watch Tyler Bottish. Chris Paul with the kick out. Be bottish. around. Seal the edge. How easy is that? >> That's a big gaping hole.

>> between the sideline and any member of. the Chargers there. Wow. Was this all. game like this? >> So they they AQ explain that. How is. that Derwin James out there on Z? >> That is Derwin James outside. That's not. on. Hurts gets inside. And then. >> but right here that that screws him. though because if you got he's got him. manto man. Okay, I got him. I got him. He goes in. I I still think he may be. running the route and I it makes you. take yourself out of the play and you're. out leveraged already right here. Both. two guys. >> That's exactly what this tight end bluff.

does. Whenever you have a tight end, you. do not want to put him on the defensive. end. So you bluff, you send him inside. That takes Derwin Jones cuz you can see. him stacked right there over top of. Herz. He's got him in man. It sets up. the block for Bottish. And everything is. all downhill from there. That's actual. chess there. >> Okay. Like uh I I rolled some jiu-jitsu. with uh. >> uh Matt Matreion. >> and Chris Lidle. And I don't think Matt. Matreion is known as like a good. jiujitsu roller. I don't think people. would say this guy's big strength is.

jiu-jitsu. I don't think he would say. that. We rolled I tapped out. End of the. story. Long story short, I tapped out. four times in a minute. Okay. It was not. It ended with both my arms being broke. But at one point I thought I was doing. pretty good. I thought I had him like. he's a big lad obviously former New York. Giant football player from Purdue. Then. he goes on to UFC has a great career. Then he also went into uh was that when. he he knocked out the Russian guy strike. force or whatever. >> uh Bellator Bellator Bellator knock it.

was he great career from around here and. we're rolling or whatever in the. basement of this house there was a gym. that was very uh. >> I'd say uh gritty is is a good way to. describe it. who knows how many bones. have been broken there. And I thought I. had him. And then all of a sudden, he. would just like uh stab right underneath. my ribs. Like he would take his fingers. and stab my ribs, which would make me. automatically move like this. And as. soon as I move like this, he puts his. arm right around. It's like he's doing. three things to my body just for me to. adjust. That's what that play is doing. right there. You're forcing Derwin James. down, giving the leverage immediately to.

the uh guard that's pulling there. It's. Yeah, the center that that's pulling. It. makes it an easy block for him. Like he. already made the block. It's like that's. actual chess. That's like actual setting. things up. And they have to react that. way. Like whenever he's stabbing. underneath my ribs, >> I don't know how they don't. My body. naturally goes, "Ah, just like a little. bit." And all that half inch or. centimeter took, boom, he got me on the. other side. Derwin James steps in one. foot. Even if it's not as far as he did. on this particular play, it makes the. life a lot easier for that center. And. this what you chitchat about with play.

colors and play designers, like setting. the offensive line up for success, right? Isn't that kind of this entire. conversation? >> Work smarter, not harder. I mean, and. the good coordinators are finding ways. to do it. And again, the other thing. that's not talked about enough either. here is when they send that guy in. motion. AJ, you know this, Debb, you. know this, right? When they go that now, the tight end's by himself over here, that's called one by three. So, everybody else is to the opposite side. of the field. There's only one contained. guy, and that's Derwin. >> You know, he's in man coverage. So, like. AJ said, when he's going down with that. crack block, you got to cover it like a. crossing.

>> Here's the top five performing offensive. lines in week five. Congrats to the. Washington Commanders picking up the. throw. Carolina Panthers big- time win. against the Miami Dolphins lands them at. number two in the top five. Then the. Dallas Cowboys, good for them. Four new. pieces at the offensive line. They're in. the trenches uh celebration. Then Denver. Broncos and Detroit Lions wrap up the. top five. AQ, that's a cool photo of you. with the boys flanking you there. Thank. you for spotlighting the big boys and. letting us know who's good, who's ass, and who's going to maybe go on a run if.

they end up on this particular list. >> Absolutely. The boys played well this. week. And the interesting thing is you. don't have a clear-cut number one, number two, number three like we did. last year. It's something different. every week, but how well the the. offensive line plays is how well the. team's going to play. >> Well, the Colts obviously best team of. football and they are. >> somehow. >> they're scheming it up. They're scheming. it up. >> Can you put that somehow? >> AJ, do you see them? I don't see them. >> They're up here. >> You know, is are you like the harshest. critic because it, you know, it's your. old squad and you don't want to have to. like pump them up and be like a homer. Is that. >> No, I actually I I love their group. I.

think they're a top five offensive line. in the league for the whole season. I. just didn't think they were top five. worthy this week. >> Just took on Max Crosby and the boys and. won by 100. So, >> they were in the backfield most of the. game. >> Well, Max looks so cool by the way. So. cool. >> His shoes awesome. >> So good. >> Everything. The swag is incredible. >> Get him out of there now. >> Where? >> Max. >> No, he's a Raider. He That's like a big. part of why he hates so many people cuz. people are saying he needs to move on. and then it's like no, you're a Raider. You're a pillar guy. He is the perfect.

Raider by the way. >> Yeah, he's the perfect Raider. I mean, and maybe it is fun. Like we should talk. to Miles Garrett. Like going one and one. and 16 is probably sick. It's just one. of those things like don't you want to. like win a football game, you know? And. when we're talking about old guys losing. it, I don't know if I don't know if we. can just let Pete Carol. >> guy was talking a lot of junk about. winning games every single year before. the season started. Now they're one and. four in his pony, Gino Smith. the the.

real hooper, if you will, after week one. looks like absolute shite, man. If you. run back to Tyler Warren, by the way, holy [ __ ] I forgot about this. You run. back to Tyler Warren touchdown, you see. who's covering him, right? Trey Tucker, their leading receiver this year is. covering Tyler Warren on his touchdown. on Sunday. >> If we if we run that play, >> what' you say? >> Number 11, Trey Tucker. Correct. >> Oh, Tucker is he changed to number one. Okay, good. Thank goodness. Jeez Louise. I saw that today. I thought I thought.

that was Trey Tucker for a second. I. >> I thought we all missed this until. today, right? I thought it was Trey Tucker. Okay, good. >> Okay, Travis Hunter obviously going by. >> Me, too. >> Who is that? Jeremy Chin. >> Yes, that's Jeremy Chin. >> But on that note, look at the line. Put. this screenshot. Don't press play. Just. put Look at that. >> Wow. >> What are you talking about, bro? >> Queen pocket. >> Best team in pocket. >> Best team in ball. >> Can't crack your top. >> I do think they're the best team right. now. Honestly, >> I like that. I like that. That's good. news. And the good news is I've been.

hyping them up as the best team for the. last three years. So, it's not like I. can jinx it if I continue to talk about. them being good. I've already done that. >> No, they're good. >> You're still first to the key. You're. just a little late. >> Yeah, I just. >> little early. >> Joe, I was Joe Nardo and I was. forecasting. Uh, joining us now is a. list of defenses that are great and then. a few that are terrible. It is time to. go everything DB, good D, bad D with. Darius Butler. seems like the butt knows ball. >> He kind of tied up perfectly with what.

uh comment was just talking about with. Gino. He's been struggling this year. >> in Vegas. Uh throwing a bunch of picks. I think nine picks on a year now too. this week. And uh up top we got Mai. Blackman. We got him. He was last year. he was with the Vikings. He got an. opportunity this year to play a lot of. football because of the injury to Jaylen. Jones. They brought over Xavier Howard. That didn't quite work out. So he's got. back in the lineup. Got a big time. interception here. Here we got cover. too. trap. So, this is a trap corner. He's really triggering on that number. two receiver. So, if you run it that.

back to the beginning for Gino Smith, he. sees split safety, maybe a cover two. If. this receiver just sits between the flat. defender and the hook curl defender, we. can hit that in zone coverage all day. But instead, he triggers it. This is. that Lou anala defense little little. massages and certain coverage that. triggers that. Picks it off. Almost. takes it to the crib. Gets close with a. big time play and a big time game. I. mean, this was a straight belt to ask. 40 to6. Didn't give up any touchdowns. Got a little blitz off the slot as well.

Boom. I mean, he rarely in the NFL as a. DB do you get to a point where you're. almost waiting for an interception. Like, he jumped that and he was. literally waiting for Gino to put it. right between the two and the five. And. he did. Big time play by Blackman. >> He knew exactly where they were going. 29. I'm sorry. Blackman actually early. in the game. >> kind of lost his footing in the turf and. somebody got a big reception on him. >> and it was like man who who was that. over there it was Blackman and then. later in the game obviously getting this. pick it was like you could tell that.

Blackman was like damn I can't believe. because I tripped somebody got something. on me got back for the team I think it. was great to watch and this defense is. special man. >> yeah defense is humming whenever you I. don't care who you're playing against we. talked about it earlier with one of the. long runs I don't care who you're lined. up against the NFL if you are the better. team like you should show up and beat. the [ __ ] out of them. And to the coach's. credit, you put up that point. differential early with the AFC South. I. think the rest of the division kind of. riding our coat tail. You beat the dog. [ __ ] out of the Dolphins to open up the. season and then beat the dog [ __ ] out of. the Raiders. And that's what you're.

supposed to do if you are a good. football team that considers yourself a. contender. >> And I think we are here's a couple teams. that are certainly trying to get into. that conversation. >> Yeah. Trying to get into that. conversation and trying to get a win. You got to get a win week in and week. out. And uh the Saints didn't have one. coming into this game. Jackson start. Jackson dart in this offense. This team. started off hot, but a big time. interception by Kool-Aid McKenry. This. was actually his second interception. This is a uh cover three fire zone. So, you're going to rush five and then you. got three underneath, three deep on the.

outside is pretty much man-to-man. coverage. And it's just a great press. rep. So great that the receiver quits on. the ball. And you never want to do this. with your quarterback, especially a. young quarterback who's trying to find. guys on the outside that he can have. some confidence in. So, he got his ass. jammed up. And you'll see it even better. from the replay. Receiver just stops. running. Kool-Aid dives and makes a. phenomenal catch. A big time catch by. Kool-Aid. >> AJ, >> just help secure this first win. >> You're hanging your young guy out to. dry. Absolutely. Jeez, I feel for the. quarterback there, >> man. Great play though.

>> At least break it up. You know, that's. like a battle. He didn't think he was. getting that ball, obviously, with how. covered he was. Jackson Dart said, "Let. me go ahead and let this thing fly.". Incredible reaction time by Kool-Aid. right there. >> Yeah, big time player. >> That'd be so much fun to be that Phil. >> That was so cool to be that athletic. Just that quick of a reaction time, too. >> Good ball skills, man. And you can. never, you know, sometimes in certain uh. play progressions, pass progression. AQ. would notice certain receivers may not. anticipate getting the ball based on the. coverage or where guys are on defense. We saw it. It was a talking point with.

the Eagles and AJ Brown with the oh, he. stopped running or he slowed down. And. it it's one of those things that don't. show up until it shows up. The one time. you slow down the route, the quarterback. takes a chance and throw it to you. So, I'm sure he heard this a lot from. whoever his receivers's coach is, from. the head coach. I'm sure this is. probably played on the big screen in the. team meeting. You can't leave your young. quarterback out dry. >> Top left corner there. It had Dallas 30, New York Jets 14. Just drumming as the. Giants are throwing another pick and a. guy's also New York Jets getting killed. up here. Just New York people watching. the game. Just got a little twofer here.

for you. Don't you worry about it. Okay, what do we have next? Next, we got. another big AF AFC East match up. We all. we all watch this one. This is a big. moment in the game, too. Right now, the. Patriots are up three and the Bills are. right high red area. So, 13-10 and now. you got Josh Allen, one of the best. quarterbacks in the National Football. League. So, defensively, you got kind of. man-to-man coverage, but you got two, if. you let it run a little bit, you'll have. two like low rat defenders. And these. rat defenders also can act as like spies.

on Josh Allen. So you see like the two. linebackers around the hash marks. If 17. was to tuck the ball and take off, they. would be in pass coverage obviously, but. when he takes off the run, they would. trigger to go and tackle him. But here, Marcus Jones does a great job knowing. that he has help over the top. So once. he dropped back and get ready to throw, he knows boom, foot in the ground, undercut it, boom, and make a diving. catch. Good. I mean, Marcus Jones. obviously has phenomenal ball skills, great returner. The Patriots as well. It's a big time play. You got to make. these plays. You know, when you have a.

corner like Christian Gonzalez who's not. going to get a bunch of targets or. Carlton, when you're in there, you're. going to get work in there. So, make. opportunity. Make make the best of your. opportunity. That's what Marcus Jones. has been doing on on defense and special. team. I wonder if we see him on offense. at all this year. >> Red zone turnover. Crazy. That's huge. for Josh Allen. Game changers. This is. like three, four years ago for Josh. Allen. >> Yeah, you know that this is not He. clearly didn't know that he was going to. be there. Did Was that a no-looker? Was. he looking that off trying to move. somebody? I think he was looking but. it's just so much if you just pause it. there like it's just so much for a.

quarterback even before um you know. those two line well Gonzalez and then. Spain I think that is bites up on that. low crosser before that it's just so. much color like quarterbacks really see. color you see those blue jerseys and. then you say okay I know let me just try. to throw him to a spot so it's just a. great job by Jones cuz sometimes when. you're outside leverage like that you're. guarding an inside breaking route is. tough to do but knowing he has help I. think that made him uh gave him a little. more confidence to undercut that and go. make a big time play on the ball. >> Oh, no. He's looking right at it, right?

He's staring at them. >> Yeah, I think Yeah, the uh God, >> he looks so cool. >> Marcus Jones to Debb's point is the one. that like if if there are deep balls or. or passes down the field, they're not. going on Gonzo or Carlton Davis. Marcus. Jones is the guy that they're trying and. like it it's been unbelievable. This is. why the Patriots defense is, you know, a. top three defense in the NFL right now. because of how good they can cover and. then, you know, they're like second in. pressures. is one of the best units in. the NFL. >> God, it feels good to be on good D, doesn't it, Conor Art? >> It feels It feel It feels real good to,

you know, not be coming in here and just. having to eat bad D. >> Every day. Every day. Bad D. Bad D. >> I don't like eating bad D. >> It's good D. It's good D. I don't want. to watch that. The defense is going to. be uh completely different whenever a. guy like Christian Gonzalez plays. Now, he won't be on like good D a bunch. because he doesn't get the ball. production. I he doesn't get a bunch of. interceptions because quarterbacks just. don't throw. They don't test him often. But um his it helps the other players. when they make those big time plays. Now.

um we saw this same route from the same. offense uh with Patrick Mahomes and. Travis Kelce. They've made a bunch of. touchdowns, made a bunch of money. running this route. Um like a follow. route. Once again, the same one we saw. from the tip ball from Makuba earlier in. the year. You'll see 87 moving around. pre- snap. The Jaguars are ready for the. route. They're anticipating a route. And. Devin Lloyd, AJ, you can kind of speak. to, I guess, what he's seeing and what. he's doing here with this fake blitz and. then dropping into the window and. picking this off. >> Yeah, look at the double A gap. If I The.

end zone view shows it better, but yeah, you got linebackers, you're reading the. center. So, you're both blitzing. You're. both a gaps. You see them up there. Whichever way the center turns, you. engage quick while the other guy shoots. and then you pop out. This is exactly. how you draw it up. Like this is clinic. tape that you would show when you. install this in the spring or summer, whenever you do it. Hey, pop in there, get the get his attention, then pop out. You get lost in the traffic and you. know, this is best case scenario right. here. Get in the throwing lane, catch. it, take it to the house. >> Yeah, being able to finish is obviously. absurd, especially with how comfortable.

he looked immediately afterwards. He. didn't look like he was dying for air as. Taekquin Thornton almost catches up to. him with a JH block there. But let's. talk a little bit about the center. turning and then choosing to go the. opposite direction. He fakes that he's. going there just to keep the center's. eyes. Is that what you're saying? >> A little bit. But yeah, I don't know if. we have the end zone or not, but you see. them. They both attack the A gaps and. then when the center decides, hey, I'm. turning right or left. You you'll talk. to your two backers, you'll sit there. and you'll stay in the line. AQ has had. to deal with this a million times, I'm. sure. You're sitting there and thinking,

all right, hey, hey, here you can you'll. start to to listen and get an idea of. which way the center's going to turn. before the snap, hopefully. But then. boom, you're just reacting off of it. If. he turns away from you, bam, I'm. shooting trying to get the quarterback, other guy, pop out, get in the throwing. lane. This is what we do. What is the. center's uh decision making? >> Yeah. So, so the protection call sends. them one way or another. And so whenever. you had teams like this, so like AJ, you. know, when we used to play against. Zimmer, you try to pump block and you. just go straight back and don't declare. one way or another to try and screw him. up. But the minute that Creed Humphrey.

goes left, you know that the guy to. Creed's right is going to blitz and the. guy from the left. >> He did do a good job. Creed did a good. job of punt blocking here, too. He. didn't give it away. He didn't jump. right or left. Right. He did a good job. punt blocking, too. >> You want to replay Foxy? The TV replay? It might be a little might show a little. uh. >> Look, he goes straight. Yeah, he goes. straight back like that's a great job by. those guys on D because Creed does a. good job. That's the toughest thing to. read when he does go straight back like. this. >> Great play. And then you think the first. thing I thought when I saw this play,

I'm like, damn, how does a linebacker go. 99 yards? Obviously, you make a great. move on Patrick Mahomes. But if I'm. thinking fastest wide receiver unit in. the league right now, it's probably the. Chiefs. You think of Thornton, Hollywood, Xavier, and then none of. these only Thornton was on the field. It. was Thornton, Guju. Uh but Thornton was. the only fast guy on the field. We. talked about it yesterday with Hines. Allen just making that one little bunks. We're always taught with the. interceptions, you know, you try to. block the intended receiver and you. block the uh quarterback. So, just him. peeking last minute 41 running his ass.

off and then peeking just giving like a. little bump. He still caught up to him, but he didn't caught up catch up to him. early enough to punch it out. Great. ball. He got great ball security through. the [ __ ] goal line. Offensive players. pay attention. But uh great job Devin. Lloyd coming off of his best. >> probably game as a pro last week when he. had two interceptions, a sack and a. force fumble. Uh and one AFC defensive. player of the week. Now let's get to. some bad. >> Oh no. >> Uh somebody But you who mentioned the. Jet Stinky stinky defense earlier? That.

was you. I think you asked JJ about it. This is an example of that because if we. line up here and we know what the. Cowboys were coming in this game or who. they were coming in this game without. was without CD Lamb, right? So we all. know target number one would be George. Pickkins, especially when you're at this. alum in the alumni section where you. like to take shots. First and 10, we got. George Pickkins at the bottom and we got. wide receiver two up at the top. So if. the safety took pick inside, he drops. down into the coverage. So that lets Dak.

Prescott know even though he's in play. action soon as he gets his eyes back. Okay, it's no safety help. Like zero. safety help. So it is Sauce Gardner down. there. One of the best I think highest. paid paid corner in the league right. now. So yeah, Sauce Island, leave him on. the island. But it just doesn't make. sense to me defensively why leave any of. my players on the island with their best. one-on-one downfield receiver if you. don't have to. So they got two guys. covering the other guy. Two man route, too. Boy, two route. We don't need to be. We don't need to leave a guy in line. with a two-man route. >> Exactly. Twe. You got a double team on.

one guy who's still open in the National. Football League and then you leave him. one-on-one with Sauce down the field and. George Pickkins does you know what. George Pickkins does. We see this play. anybody see you see this play on on. Madden and know okay I'm going to throw. it up number three and give him a shot. and that's what Dak does. >> give us opportunity to make a big play. down. >> AQ what are you giggling about? He's. cackling over here. AQ's got the hut gut. going. >> I mean they they are so bad right now. Yeah, like. >> that guy gets paid $100 million and. that's the that's what he does. I just.

>> I think what Debbut is saying though, it's not just sauce. It's like the whole. strategy scheme decisions. It's Aaron. Glenn going over there with his. defensive guy. >> Yeah. I don't care how good your player. is or how good you are. Like if you only. have AJ mentioned, it's only a two-man. route. And like that's clearly wide. receiver one. George Piggies is coming. off his biggest game as a cowboy. So. you're coming to like I it just doesn't. make sense. that you know some people. say why wasn't a flag thrown like it's a. lot of hand fighting both ways there. with the receiver with the corner so. they didn't throw it either way. >> Glenn though right don't we just I.

naturally assume that he's going to have. a good defense. >> oh yeah. >> I think we all do probably Jets fans. >> especially with all the talent that the. Jets have on their defense like that has. been the story the last several years. when Rogers got there hey this team. might win the Super Bowl because their. defense is already ready to go and then. even this year like yeah we don't know. about the offense but we know the. defense is going to be unbelievable and. they've looked like hammer dog Shite so. far. >> Oh, it's tough. They're building though. What were you guys MCD's first year? Foxy, >> we were we were 0 and10 year one and.

then year two we started out 1 and six. and then after the one and six, that's. when everything. >> All right, so we got some patience. >> I will say it and I shouldn't say it, but there was a time in the era with. Aaron Glenn as DC where a big chunk of. Lions fans did not like him because they. were letting a lot of points up on the. defensive side. >> Well, people forget that. People forget. Fox. >> They're remembering it now though. >> Well, they fired somebody, right, to. like save his job. >> DB coach. I remember that story. And. then he got much better after that.

Right away. >> I said, "Come on in. Need you." Um, okay. And now we got a team that's been. on the receiving end of the in the. trenches and now on the receiving end of. the bad D award. >> It's tough to be. >> a Giant fan. It feels like Go ahead, D. >> Yeah, it is. And uh we all remember a. guy who last year kind of took the NFL. by storm early on. Rasheed Shahed. He is. a big play waiting to happen. And he. right now he's kind of in that cut. split. Once the motion comes over, he'll.

be in that slot. And this is another. thing with uh as this safety Nuben is. his name, right Bruce? >> Back here 27 down to the bottom of the. field. He'll get put in a tough. situation cuz now he's going to end up. and he's not too deep. He's probably. about nine yards from the ball. So you. let this ball snap. That's a lot of. speed. And you pause it right here. So. now with a twoman route once again to. the left as this safety cuz you're. pretty much on the island with this deep. ball. You do have help to your right. You know you have another deep safety to.

your right. So I would say keep your. leverage to the outside and use your. help. He does not. It's a good route. Give a little post corner here. Spencer. Rattler makes a great throw under. pressure. He's been playing well, but. this is his first win as a starting. quarterback. And this is a big part of. once again big- time moment in the game. Down two points right here. The Saints. Good route, good ball. And that safety. is put in a tough tough spot. >> So what is that AJ? The guy took two. wrong steps and all of a sudden it's a. [ __ ] house call. What a nightmare. >> It's a great rep. But look, if you look.

at this, like all right, Debb's right. And it's easy sitting here in, you know, an air conditioning and talk about it. But look how much help he has if he. stays outside leverage. Look at look at. how many guys he got over there on the. other side of the field. >> He's got a lot of buddies over there to. help. So, I'm like, I got to slide. I. got to stay outside somehow. Even though. you think he's run that deep over, but. bam, he snaps it off. And here we go. >> And it's a good route concept. You run. it back because that outside receiver. that motions over, he holds that corner. to make sure that, you know, if I do. underthrow this a little bit, this. corner doesn't help. But yet, I I don't.

think he helped himself from the get-go. from his alignment. He wasn't deep. enough. And then he didn't start gaining. depth. When you run, if you run it back. to the beginning as a deep half safety, depth is your friend. You want to keep. everything in front of you. So right. now, one of the fastest players in the. league and he's already on your toes. like at this point like you're already. in trouble even if he just runs straight. runs of post. I don't think either one. of these safety had had enough depth. You only had really one wide receiver. split out pre- snap first down. You're. probably thinking maybe a run play big.

bodies and boy it turned into a big play. fast. >> What's that route called? >> Post corner. >> Love it. >> The uh. >> that'd be so much fun to be able to do. So many things that would be cool to be. able to do. >> Just run a post corner right now. get. from this the line of scrimmage to the. end zone just for the at full speed. would be cool to be able to do at this. stage of life let alone make somebody. turn around full spin in the middle of. the field he's a real weapon we forget. about him because the Saints have been. such ass what were you going to say con. man. >> yeah exactly exactly that he his stats.

next to Jameson Williams stats and. Jameson Williams is considered you know. one of the best deep ball threats out. there I would guess he's better than him. and they've played the exact same amount. of games I believe Actually, he might. have played one less game than Jameson. Williams and he's got more yards, more. catches, more touchdowns. >> It's just situations. >> He plays for the same situations. >> It's just like Max Crosby, man. >> What you're saying? >> Miles Gear, >> you can might as well [ __ ] Max Crosby to. Detroit. I mean, that's the only place. he wants to go. >> from Michigan.

>> Oh, let's bring the Colts. >> Yeah, them layu lot. >> I thought I thought the Colts like their. guys. >> They do like their guys. >> We wouldn't mind some new guys, though. We We brought some new guys in during. the offseason. We just brought in new. guy Pratt. >> Yeah, >> but he's he's old guy to Lou. Have you. seen what we've been doing over here? We're only getting better, AJ. We're. getting more lose guys in here. Pison's. coming in. >> Some guys with some grit and some. toughness, too. I like it. Bringing guys. in that that will only just add to this. great defense. >> Grit and Jam, >> of course. Uh speaking of grit and jam,

uh you deserve all the praise for the. work you put in for that good def. >> Thank you. Listen, yesterday we had a. guy bury four straight putts. So, I. don't want to put that on you, but I do. think you should at least do a giveaway. here, okay? Because we're heading into. week six of the NFL season, week seven. of college football already. >> Okay, let's do it. >> Okay, so let's enjoy it all. What do you. want to do? You want to throw a. football? You want to shoot a. basketball? >> Uh, let's throw a football. It's. football season. >> It is football season, isn't it? It is. hump day, too, as we all see. And on. this glorious Wednesday, AQ Shipley can.

try to win 15 people. >> There you go. >> $500. All you got to do is put that. particular football, baby Duke, into. that hoop right over there that has a. chain net that has been ripped because. people have been splashing on it. For. instance, Evan Fox yesterday. >> went 10 for 10 uh around the horn, five. spots, three-pointer, NBA. three-pointers, off the couch, first. game, 10 for 10. We won the game 33 in. the first round. First round. >> Yeah. You also won seven of 10. >> I I did pretty good, but let's not talk. about that. Foxy won 10 for 10. All.

splashies. We're breaking the chain net. over here. That's how good Foxy's. become. >> I believe it. I mean, Foxy's a natural. athlete. We've seen him. Is there. anything Foxy can't do? Any sport that. >> any sport that's tough? He quit. football. Great. >> Physicality. Yeah. >> Soccer. I've never been good at soccer. >> Physicality. I think there's any. physicality. There's there's potential. problems. >> Oh, yeah. I did quit football, too. >> Oh, yeah. How about wrestling? You think. you'd be a good wrestler? >> Absolutely not. >> You ever play hockey? You grew up in. Michigan. You must. >> I did play hockey, but I had to choose. basketball. Hindsight, I probably would. have been a better hockey player.

>> What? What are you talking about? >> A pretty good jump shot, Foxy. >> You should have You should have. committed to basketball more. I. >> got Mc Jesus back here. >> Especially in the world that we're in. But yeah, he he's been splashing this. thing. It's been going crazy. Mc Jesus. uh just took $8 million less a year. Um. >> what are you doing, Mc Jesus? >> Team Car, they better go. >> I love what he's doing. >> I respect it so much. >> They better win. >> He went to them for the contract, too, to like get it done. >> Do you know how it makes the the sport. look though?

>> Yeah. When the best guy they signed, hey, this guy you never [ __ ] heard of. just signed for four years, $700 million. NBA. Hey, this guy you never [ __ ]. heard of just signed four years $500. million MLB. Hey, this guy you never. [ __ ] heard of in the NFL just signed. four years$40 million. [ __ ] Then NHL, the best player in the league just. signed two years 122.5 million per year. It's like. >> you think that's a good thing someone. >> what? Hey, the best [ __ ] player since. Wayne Gretzky just signed for, you know,

>> peanuts. >> Yeah, literal peanuts. >> I don't think that's good for the league. optically, but I'd like to let everybody. know. It's awesome that that is the type. of guy that is playing in the NHL, though, which once again goes back to. the respect we have for the sport and. why the sport is awesome. But that I. didn't like the way that looked against. the other numbers, you know? I'm like, the NHL's this is the best player. His. contract's up, man. He's a gentleman. Yeah, the comparisons. are bad if you if you haven't seen him. yet. >> Uh contracts, other contracts in other. sports.

>> Yeah, someone said uh Conor McDavid's. the greatest player in the NHL right. now. Um and he's making, you know, 12. and a half a year. And then someone said. Stephen Adams is averaging three points. for the Houston Rockets and he's making. $13 million a year right now. >> Those are big three points. >> We're in protective. >> He Oh, my bad. My bad. I can't leave. this out. >> Six rebounds a game as well. Okay. >> Thank you. Yeah, it's on defense side, but let alone the tone that's being set. as soon as he steps foot on the court. That's worth what it's worth. But I. appreciate Conor McDavid doing that.

That's really cool to build up the team. I hope they win a cup. But also, I think. a lot of people saying, "I'm not doing. hockey." Is it good? What? It's tough. sport. It's really tough sport. >> It's a beautiful sport. >> Great sport. >> You know what would be a good sport? You. If you put that ball into that hoop. right over there, >> 15 people, $500. AJ Hawk's gonna give. you a motivational speech here. >> Can I Does he have his ears in? He can. still hear me? >> Yeah. Mhm. He can see right behind your. over shoulder. >> Yesterday I told I told BA yesterday. he's going to make four out of four. And. he did make four out of four. So I think. you're definitely going to make this.

Especially with those sweet camp shoes. on, man. They look even better now that. you're standing. >> I like that AJ said, "I got a lot of. [ __ ] yesterday for what I said to BA. Turns out I was right." Okay. So let's. make sure we remember that. Ty, anything. to say to AQ and those sweet shoes that. he's wearing? The speed bounds? >> Uh yeah. I would say AQ, you know, there. were 40 winners yesterday. So if you. want to go ahead and throw this thing up. in the [ __ ] mezzanine, go ahead. Go. to the program. Yeah, good to the. program. I don't think we need to be. tunned out there. >> Yeah, I don't I don't know if we need to. be trying to make this one. >> No, on that note, I think you would be. big time baby face if you were to make. that for 15 people. Make their lives.

better. But Darius J. Butler has. something to say to you before you go. ahead and let this one fly. >> I would say pump up and uh tighten up. those shoes. Pump it up. Throw throw. this ball. There we go. There we go. >> Boy, I wish you. >> I was going to say that's pretty cool. >> Steve Brown before the dunk contest. >> Yep. >> That is sick. >> All right. might have cut off. circulation to his feet with that. Uh I. don't know how active he's feeling at. this moment, but it might be a gift and. a curse. These speed mounds having so. many capabilities to maybe tighten it up. a little bit. Boston Connor has a last.

message for you here. >> Just think about, you know, what Clyde. Christensen would tell you if he if he. was here as a quarterback coach. He'll. probably keep that elbow tight maybe. Yeah, there you go. Score the shoulders. Yep. Yep. >> Right. Right. Right. >> Right. OC Porehouse is the place down in. Carolina. >> that you should definitely go check out. I'm sure Clyde Christensen has not been. there, but he does fancy himself a. Charlotte and North Carolina man. himself. AQ, all you got to do is put. that football on the hoop and 15 lives. will be better because you are a great. athlete. Penn State can't get the job. done, but can AQ Shipley? We shall see.

>> Hell yeah. >> For the people, AQ. >> Oh, best effort. >> Bring ball. >> That was a good attempt. All right, you'll get one more. Okay, you'll get. one more. That that'll act as a uh range. check. Okay, this is your last throw, though. Okay, >> this is it. >> Okay, >> 15 people, $500. You put that ball into. that hoop right over there. All people. have to do is repost this post. Say. something nice to somebody. Maybe they. cute cuz he's pretty aggressive today. wearing a maroon hoodie like this. >> I like it with with the khaki. Look.

really good. >> Good fit. >> Maybe they can say that to you and say. something nice to somebody else and they. can maybe win $500 because you're such a. damn good athlete. AQ whip you a Hall of. Famer for basketball, Super Bowl champion in football. Your. worlds could come together here. >> Put the football on the basketball hoop. Go ahead, AQ. >> Too much. >> This guy's never gonna do it. No, this. guy's never gonna do it. I thought we. really had it. Uh, before we get out of. here, we do have to celebrate something. >> Um, ladies and gentlemen, there's. obviously one half of the Hammer Don.

Cowboys in AP tone. But the other half. of the Hammer Don Cowboys is a man from. Canada who was a ship painter, I. believe, for 16 or 17 years. And while. he was in the belly of those ships, he. would be listening to different shows as. he tried to pass the time. He'd wake up, he'd put on his paint suits and his lack. of mask, and he would go paint the [ __ ]. out of these ships up there in Canada. And I'm sure it was cold as balls. You're talking about a guy that would. show up every day, not only for the.

ships, but for his family, for his. friends, work his ass off, and he. listened to shows. And all of a sudden, a a group of idiots from Indianapolis. cracked into his ears. Then he called. into said program one time and he was. electrifying. I thought his name was. Dump. Turns out it's Gump because this. guy was a great soccer player. He's. obviously a great friend and we're lucky. as hell that he's a member of our team. Ladies and gentlemen, certainly the. oldest guy of the bunch. It is Gumpy's. birthday today. >> Hell yeah.

>> Happy birthday. to you. Happy birthday. to you buddy. Happy birthday. dear G. Hey. to you. >> Good luck and happy birthday.

>> Canadian Tai actually has a message for. you before you give your speech. >> Yeah. Listen, pal. I just like to say I. hope those [ __ ] knobs and muppets, you know, start showing up for you on. Monday nights and Tuesday nights and. Wednesday nights and Thursday nights and. Friday nights and Saturday nights. Yeah, every morning as well and obviously. Sundays. How about those fins? Hey, we're not dead yet, eh? >> Yeah, we're not dead yet. E, and the. bets are always alive. Especially 4:00. a.m. We got [ __ ] ping pong in China. going on that we got to bet on. And we. think this trip around the sun for you,

Gumpy, you're going to win every single. bet. Gumpy. Uh, AJ Hawk has a message to. deliver you on your big birthday here. >> Well, G, first off, happy birthday. I. was unaware that it was your birthday. You look great. I'm sure you feel great. Are you fully a US citizen at this. point? >> No, >> not quite yet. We're getting there, AJ. Thank you. >> We're on We're on the track, though, right? We're on pace. >> Absolutely. >> What? >> Okay. It's going to happen in no time. >> Trains at the station. We know that. >> Yeah. And and said train that we're. going to have to get on is going to have. to be studying of a test that is uh. recalling information that he hasn't. done since high school. So, we think.

he's certainly already working on that. and studying that. And Gumpy, we love. you, buddy. Happy birthday. We. appreciate the hell out of you. >> Love you, Gump. >> Thank you guys. I love you. Appreciate. you guys more than you'll ever know. Uh. very lucky to be here with you guys. >> We're thankful you're here. >> Hey, go Dolphins. >> Hey, go Red Sox. Hey, go. >> Hey, go Texas Hockey. Hey, >> we're going out. >> Go Liverpool. You'll never walk alone. >> Yeah, you never walk alone in Liverpool. And in Miami, they're going to figure it. out. >> Oh, yeah. >> Of course. And those bastards at.

Barcelona or Real Madrid, whoever you. lose on every single weekend, they'll. they'll figure it out this year as well. Gumpy, who are your go-tos? Who are your. regulars that have been letting you down. like a [ __ ] knob? >> Real Madrid and Barcelona. So, start of. the year, there's no Champions League, so you can really hammer them. It's win. But then you get the Champions League. midwe midweek, the other teams aren't. playing during the week. You kind of get. God on the weekend. So, >> it's awesome. >> Yeah, we're we're in the mix right now. >> He's so mad. Just notification pops up. These [ __ ] muppets. Yeah, >> I had so much faith in these boys. I met.

these boys. >> It's like, who are you talking? He's all. by him. He's talking to himself. It's. just me and him in a room and he's just. saying this not to me. He's speaking a. different direction. He thinks they can. hear him, I think. And I go, >> the worst one, >> who are you talking? >> The worst one was on Sunday, uh, Leandowski, who we interviewed when we. were in Barcelona. I live bet uh. Barcelona double chance. They're down. one- nothing. Hammered them. I thought. it was best bet I ever made. They get a. penalty shot in like the 65th minute.

Leandowski steps up. Never misses a. penalty. Puts this thing five yards. wide. >> [ __ ] no. >> It was as bad as it gets. >> Come on, man. >> I forget who it was. There was somebody. >> I mean, last week I I you know, you guys. were traveling for game day and I came. in, we come in and you know, it was. after the Socks Yankees g game two or. three. I honestly I forget about it. And. it was after Thursday Night Football and. I see a tweet from Gumpy at like 12:30. and it's New Mexico State football. I'm.

like, how is he going from baseball that. started at 3 till New Mexico State? Who. gives a [ __ ] university? >> And then we're on plane at 600. Yeah, >> we're on plane at 6:00 a.m. So then. we'll be sitting on the plane and I. passed I didn't see New Mexico. I didn't. see that's on me. That's on me 100%. And. then he he will mention somebody's name. from the team like oh Johnson last. night. >> There it is. >> And I'm like who what who are you. talking about? New Mexico State corner.

This guy [ __ ] locked down. He had 17. pass defense last night. It's like what. dude? Excuse me. >> It is the most obscure [ __ ] And when. these guys let him down he he they need. to know. >> Takes it personal. It takes it personal. I feel like. >> it's like a friend kicked him in the. balls. That that is literally what it. the reaction is. Him upset yelling at. clouds when we're the only people around. each other is one of my favorite things. Just a a full public outburst and it's. like about what something happening in. [ __ ] Italy right now.

>> What the [ __ ] man? >> And everybody like looks over at him and. then it's like what happened? He goes. [ __ ] Muppets can't put a ball away. And I go uh were you supposed to win? He. goes should have tied at least. And then he goes right back to it. There's another bet coming. >> Yeah. >> Now we're riding away for whoever's. next. >> Get back on the right track. I guess. >> Liverpool can't let me down again. >> We will tonight. We got uh midweek QSA.

boys party in the QA tonight. >> Okay. And who we like? >> Uh we got Missouri State playing and uh. I do like Liberty going into UTAP. tonight. Okay. >> Yeah, they're laying a point. I like. them on the. >> That's exactly what I'm talking about. right there. That's exact. You just. heard it. All the people just heard it. for I like Liberty going in UTF tonight. And if Liberty does not there, every. person that plays for Liberty that he. knows the name of or anybody associated. with the college will get [ __ ]. undressed just at some moment. But if.

they win, Guppy enjoys it for about a. half a second and then bang, we're on to. the next bet. He's at the M. Brown stage. of uh gambling where losing is. devastating and angry. Winning is just a. relief. Let's get to the next bet. Gumpy, this year, let's take these wins. in a little bit more and enjoy them. Let's not worry about the losses that. the [ __ ] Muppets continue to put you. through. Happy birthday. We love you. All right, let's get the hell out of. here. Uh, be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. Tone, why don't you make. your way out of here? >> On my way.

>> We're all strapped around here. >> Did you hear him say that, AJ? >> Oh, yeah. I heard it. >> Incredible. >> Just a little heads up, Tony wanted to. say. All right. Great work. You look. really cool. >> Thanks. You do look really cool today. >> Cuz sure. >> Thank you. Good work, brother. Sorry you. didn't win anything for anybody. >> Fool. >> Happy birthday, Gumpy. >> One day. >> We can't wait uh to listen to hammered. down as we have a birthday celebration. of Gumpy coming up. I assume be a. friend. Tell a friend something nice. It. might change your life. We're in this. thing together. AQ. Anything to say to.

the team? >> Five guys on the same page next week. O. line dominates. >> All right. I like that. Dbuts, great. work this week. Anything you say to the. boys? >> Uh, no. AQ said it all. >> Things a little different with DBs, but. maybe not. Team on me. Team on three. One, two, three. Team, goodbye.