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>> Hello, beautiful people, and welcome to. our humble abode, the Draft Kings. Thunderdome. on this DK game day. Wednesday. This program starts now. >> Football is the greatest and we are just. one day away from college football week. one kicking off. It's season to the. national championship in Las Vegas. Tomorrow night we have Colorado and.

Georgia Tech. Tech as 6 and a half point. favorites at home. New quarterback. obviously down in Georgia as Haynes King. went on to the NFL. We saw him in the. Hall of Fame game earlier. And then. Deion Sanders in the Colorado Buffs. Haven't heard much. Haven't heard much. Juju Lewis, I believe, is the uh. quarterback for Colorado. I've seen some. speeches to the teams. I've seen a. couple videos, but it's been much. quieter out of Colorado. Is that a good. thing or a bad thing? We find out. tomorrow. UMass takes on Big 10's. Ruckers. And UAB takes on Big 10.

Illinois. Now, there's some big spreads, not only tomorrow night, but throughout. the entirety of the weekend for college. football, but we're back in this thing. And don't look now, >> unless it's at a flight tracker website. >> Sure. >> The San Francisco 49ers are in route for. their opening week NFC West division. game against Los Angeles Rams. We are. actually in the air on the road to the. NFL at this exact moment. So life is. beautiful. The toxic tables here at. Boston Connor and at Tone Digs. Ty, we. love you, buddy.

>> Absolutely love you, Ty. There's. DraftKings game day going on right now, Tone. And I think whenever we heard. DraftKings game day, we wondered to. ourselves, are the employees of. DraftKings going to be playing against. each other? >> That'd be cool. >> Are they going to be doing stuff and. we're going to be able to potentially. trade on? That was not the case. Well, DraftKings Game Day is a nice fun game. where you're on DraftKings app and then. all of a sudden new boosts and new uh uh. odds are getting pushed and uh new. things are getting put in front of your. face to maybe win a little bit more. money, take a little bit more money, maybe match a little bit more money with.

DraftKings. And it's all been popping up. sporadically. This is what has already. popped up throughout the day as more. will be around the corner. We assume. this is happening all day today where. you're able to get DraftKings and we're. going to want to do that before the. season starts cuz we got a funny. suspicion that they're going to be. winning some. Now, we have to let. everybody know obviously anytime we talk. about DraftKings that you're never going. to beat them. Okay? There's been like. one or two people in the history that. have become professional sports gamblers. and made a living off of it. This is. just to make games a little bit more. fun. So, if you're of age and agree to.

be responsible about it and it not an. [ __ ] we'd love for you to come join. us on the best sports book on earth, DraftKings. And today's been a fun day, Tone, you open up the DraftKings app and. all of a sudden you look at the top, boom, 50% boost on something in tennis. Okay, I'll go sprinkle a little bit over. on tennis game. I I think I'll I'll. venture into the US Open. Home run. boost, that's fun. Future boost, that's. fun. Yards boost, that's fun. Everything. has kind of popped up in a manner in. which I feel good about. Tone, have you. ever seen anything like this? And what. do we compare this? Have I ever seen? No. No. I would compare it to Christmas.

morning for gamblers and then also. Pokemon cuz you got to catch all these. things. Okay. You got to get all these. boosts. You got to snag them all up. Take advantage of everything you can. because you know there's just an. inherent minus 110 built into a lot of. bets where you're, you know, you're. betting 110 to win 100. So that juice. that's going to the books. You claim. these boosts and you're getting 50%. boost, 100% boost on things like that. and you're winning. You're just, that's. taking, that's just good math. That's. just good economics, my friend. So to do. this would be not do this would be.

stupid. >> Well, and also got to win on the other. side. So you can boost these off. I just. assume that's gonna happen, which is. likely, but remember this is sports. gambling. Nobody knows what's going to. happen. It's why they play the games. So. that is but the game today is DraftKings. game day is getting in there and Jacking. Jack and DraftKings are these booths. that we could potentially have. Now some. of them you have to place the bet within. the next 24 hours, I believe, or at. least by the end of the day. Some of. them you can hold on for later. So, DraftKings game day has been a lot of. fun for us to figure out what they're. giving to us and uh we appreciate the.

forethought out of them thinking, you. know, before the season. Let's go ahead. and give some [ __ ] away here. Let's go. ahead and give some boosts away to get. everybody active. Let's go to the one. half of the hammer down Cowboys Desk, nine-year NFL vet, Darius J. Butler. debut, big day, not only in DraftKings. world, also fantasy football world. You. got a big time draft. I don't know where. you got slotted in the draft order. I. heard you guys were racing ducks online. earlier. Uh, how do you feel about where. you're at and what are your thoughts. going into fantasy football draft? Uh, >> I'm a fantasy football kind of noob. So, obviously I want number one overall pick.

now. Big time leagues, big league. We. got 16 people. So, that'll be number. one. I got to wait till it gets all the. way back to me. So, that would suck. I. ended up at 10, which I've been told. isn't a terrible spot, but I'm at 10. right now. So, I've been putting. together the board for the last hour and. a half. I'm excited about this. afternoon. >> 16 team league. Dirty Drew 16. I don't. know. He must have had slow ass duck out. there. Nonetheless, I'm excited to see. what you boys do. How many teams are in. that league, Commissioner Connor? >> 16 teams. >> I'm surprised there isn't maybe 17. Does.

Kroni own a team in your league or no? >> No, not yet, but allegedly he reached. out and wants to be a part of it. >> Yeah. Well, he is he's got one. everywhere. >> And I'll tell you what this Kunky team. does, this Krony family does, they win. Not only do they just buy teams and. utilize it as investment and obviously. live sports money is the money in sports. right now. everything else is kind of. falling by the wayside whenever it comes. to ratings and relevance and everything. literally in life at this point. So, him. having a team and their family having a. team in every league basically is.

absurd. But what you need to know is. like the Anaheim Angels, I believe. they've had a losing record for 11. straight seasons. Yikes. >> Okay, it's second to the Pittsburgh. Pirates from 1993. I was six. Okay, I. was born 1987 in Pittsburgh. 1993 to. 2012. >> That's when Barry left. Okay, so that is. the longest streak in baseball of having. losing seasons consecutively. And people. get mad at me for wonder why I'm all. baseball fans. Like we had the Pens and. Steelers in there. Okay, so it's hard to. necessarily pay attention to losing ass. Pittsburgh Pirates. Okay, as the Pirates.

weren't really investing in it. Now. obviously my respect for baseball has. grown mightily. I appreciate the. relationships we've developed in MLB and. I respect the hell out of what baseball. is. On that note, the Angels might have. been ass. Okay, Angels fans should be. very excited that their consecutive. losing seasons end with this family. getting involved. The Pittsburgh Pirates. people are wishing that would have. happened back in 1993. They wish that. would have happened a long time ago and. what happened today. He invests in his. teams from my understanding. Everyone in. America, I assume the European people. like him as well. I'm not sure how he.

dabbles in the soccer world over there. They invest. They know how to run the. company. It's like they truly understand. ball and they love it and they Anaheim. Angels have been asked. But you look at. what happened with the Dodgers, >> okay? And what's potentially going to. take place there's a lot of money owed. to a lot of people. How's that all going. to work out? Especially now with. everything happened with Mr. Walter who. uh was potentially just that's insurance. money. We'll do that. A little bit of. this, a little bit of that. Hey, we'll. pay you till 2040. Of course. Yes. No. problem. Boom. Bang. Boom. They're doing.

what anybody could do. Turns out. couldn't do that. Nobody else cuz they. didn't have the ability to kind of rob. Peter to pay Paul while also not saying. anything. So what happens with the. Dodgers? Who knows? Anaheim Angels. Now. what happens here? I think what we know. is gonna happen and if money can win you. things. Crunky will invest. I mean he. has proven that time and time and time. again. Built Sofi. Okay. Uh so that is. literally his stadium. The Chargers are. uh kind of renting in there. Let alone. everything he's done and Colorado from.

my understanding. There's potentially a. helellipad on top of the building. potentially. Yeah. I mean like he is. they invest in their teams. They want to. win and they do well from our. understanding. So, congrats to the. Angels and also to baseball. $3.9. billion, about $4 billion. That's. obviously a huge price tag for a team. that has had 11 years of consecutive. losing seasons with the Los Angeles. Dodgers right in the backyard who have. every star on planet Earth. Mike Tright. might be the one who's potentially. driving up this entire thing. Maybe. Angels in the Outfield also has helped. the evaluation of this. But I assume.

Kronke is going to get in here and do. exactly what he's done everywhere else, which is win. Congrats to baseball. Congrats to the Kroni family. And I'm. thankful that we're in a time where this. family is investing in sport and we. assume multi-billionaires are going to. continue to try to do this as we've seen. more teams go up for sale. They got to. figure it out at this point. And boy, why couldn't they buy the Pirates. >> for 3.9 billion instead of the assass. Angels. >> in this particular case? That's what. every team that is at the bottom of the. MLB salary cap conversation is wondering.

at this point cuz they won't be anymore. with this guy here. >> Yeah. Which is tough. But Lesnney, we. just had him on too, GM of the Rams. And. he said, "Hey, we're way over budget.". And if it wasn't for the Crunkies, we. probably wouldn't have the super team. we've assembled for the Angels, especially their fans. They're probably. still kind of regretting and still in. that mental, I can't believe this. happened when Showi Otani left their. team to go to the Dodgers. And now. getting this owner, this was the perfect. encapsulation of a guy that wouldn't let. Showi Otani out the door. So, if you are. an Angels fan, you got to be pumped. If.

you're a fan of any of these teams, like, hey, jump over. Just follow Kroni. I wish I had an owner where I could just. be a fan of his team no matter where. >> I'm a supporter of one of his teams. >> One of his teams. You won't go all. >> Arsal Arsenal. Arsenal Premier League. champs. >> But once again, there it is. I didn't I. wouldn't I didn't even know that they're. the Premier League champs over in. England. Is that the best league in. Europe, they say? >> Uh correct. >> It's not better than the MLS. Obviously, we understand that. We assume he'll. venture. >> We just saw Leo in those four goals he.

scored. >> against Toron Montreal. Yeah, Montreal. >> And we know what happened with Montreal. and Manchester United. >> Yeah, they won. >> Yeah, that we think that game happened. >> Haven't seen that footage. >> Well, it's like theund and some point. game. You just never see it. Only hear. about it. We've heard about it. I don't. know if they've heard about it over. there. Nonetheless, of course he wins. The Premier League wins. I think his. players, everybody in his buildings. understand that the Kroni family is. going to give us everything we need to. win. And that's all you're looking for, I think, in sports. >> That's all you're looking for, owners. And a lot of times staying out the way,

you know, staying out the way, letting. people run the show. My introduction to. the National Football League was the. Patriots, you know, so getting a call. from Robert Craft, then getting on the. phone with Bill Bichc, and then getting. in the building, you wouldn't. necessarily know, you know, who who who. was signing whose checks, you know, Bill. clearly ran that show from top to. bottom. And uh Craft just, you know, gave him support, gave the team support, anything we needed. And that's all you. want from the owner. Uh Con mentioned it. when Lee said, "We blew through that. budget." That's what you want to hear. when you're in that locker room as a. player or as a coach trying to build.

your staff. >> Joe Pompiano, who he and his brother. always on top of the business side of. things. Stay Krony's $4 billion Angels. purchase makes a lot more sense whenever. you look at the fact that they own a. stadium, 153 acres around it, and they. ain't paying nothing. And because of the. high cost of everything, the city's only. made about 415,000 off of this in three. decades. The Angels can also leave in. six years. Okay, so 2032ish they can. kind of get out of town which means the. city will then be left with an empty. venue and needs hundreds of millions of. dollars in repairs or they can sell the.

stadium surrounding land to Stan Kroni. That would give Kroni hundreds of acres. in Orange County for a mixeduse. development at a huge discount. Okay. And he will. >> Yeah, it's genius. >> There's there's some of these people. that are at the peak of business and. they have it figured out. And then. there's a lot of doofuses that are. holding chairs in pretty powerful. positions of business that are just. holding chairs and literally anybody. could do what they're doing. Feels like. the Kroni family is uh is doing good and. for them we say thanks for your. investment in sports. >> Crunkies.

>> Okay, let's talk about some other stuff. happening around the football world. tomorrow. Huge day. Massive. The conversation that. we've had about college football over. the last week and a half has been are. guys that we've seen in NFL uniforms. going to be able to play in college. because the five for five eligibility. and then the injunction that followed in. Louisiana and says this one draft class. has the opportunity to take advantage of. the five for five. Even though they. tried out for the NFL and did not make. it, they can come back and play college. >> It's been cooking down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Lane Keifin came on this.

particular program and said these guys. were kind of robbed of an opportunity. that was obviously given and that's what. judge said that's state court says and. the NCAA has always had to follow what. state courts say but just like in the. Sorsby case where state court said that. he was able to play in Texas Tech. The. conference commissioner came out and. said no we're not doing it. Petiti the. Big 10 said if you are in NFL or. professional you cannot play. >> science he'll deliver that's it now.

would that hold up against the state. court thing we don't know but it seems. like the Big 10 hasn't had to deal with. it much the SEC with Lane Keifin and. this LSU football team and the Texas. injunction that says a couple other. softball players and obviously. basketball players as well take. advantage of this certainly a little bit. heavier whenever Seni comes out for the. SEC commissioner and says we're you're. not allowed to do that in our particular. conference I say is that Are you going. to go to court? Well, tomorrow SEC is I. believe I believe court is happening. tomorrow. I I believe that day for them.

>> I believe yes, I believe. Now I I don't. know what that consist I have no idea. what that looks like, but I believe. tomorrow there is a court thing. happening and then the rosters need to. be put in place on Friday and it's like. this is all happening in Baton Rouge and. then we got college game day Saturday. morning in Baton Rouge and then we got. LSU Clemson 7:30 uh Eastern down in. Death Valley. So, it feels like the next. three days are about to be. >> Yeah. >> uh a loud buzzsaw of chaos heading into.

the biggest and best season yet. But. what does tomorrow look like down there. as SEC has its lawyers taking on, I. assume, a judge that made the ruling. down there? And what does that have to. do with the effect of what happens on. Friday? It's like. >> there's so much chaos happening and. football's right around the corner. This. feels like college football in a. nutshell happening right in front of our. eyes. But I think this is a big. precedent setting uh set for the future. con man. >> Yeah. Need to know especially just going. into the season. But like that's the.

other thing is that since it is just a. one-year type of deal like the future of. college sports feels obvious. Hey, this. is 5 years you can play when you're 19. or when you graduate and you got five. years to play that that that's it. for. this year. It is just kind of. interesting, you know, especially. because the football and the softball. because you mentioned, you know, the. softball and the basketball players and. it feels like that is kind of the angle. of the teams that want to use the the. NFL guys for their football team, but. like that just doesn't it doesn't hold. the same weight as the football. Maybe. it's because football is so so so much.

bigger than other college sports around. the country and that's why everyone's. just focused on that. But you wonder if. the basketball players will cause enough. of a stir to allow the football players. to play. >> Pete Ammon reported last night that. Tennessee Chancellor Don Plowman, president of the SEC's executive. committee, tells ESPN the league will. enforce its rules regarding NFL players. trying to return to college. We are. prepared to defend our rules and our. authority to defend our rules. She adds, "This is not a rule we will budge on.". >> All right,

>> shut it. >> So, tomorrow's going to be a little bit. of a show. Feels like everybody's kind. of rallied to the same side in this. case. Yeah. >> Just like with the Texas Tech situation. Yes. Okay. Everybody's seemingly. publicly on the same side. Even I mean, >> and I don't want to say this cuz Drew. Rosenhouse is an incredible agent for. his. >> clients. >> Yes. >> Who he works for. Him even saying like. this is not a desirable like everybody. kind of is like this is not good. But. then you start thinking about the other. angle which is you're going to take an. employment opportunity away. Remember. because there's money to be made now in. this college. So you're taking away.

money opportunity, financial opportunity. for somebody even though court saying. that you're alive. It's like, okay. And. then the lawyers are going to lawyer, man. I mean, who know lawyers are going. to lawyer heavily. So So the fact that. this got in on Thursday, hilarious, first of all, Friday rosters have to be. determined and deemed 105 players per. roster. And that would be, I guess, the. real tipping point of if a roster spot's. taken up at LSU by one of these guys. But I guess tomorrow has a big part of. it's just we're all ready for football. to start, I think. But this is a huge. precedent setting thing for.

commissioners to have power over their. own conferences. >> Huge. And it's reached a point though. like for the fans that it's gotten so. ridiculous. Originally like the five out. of five for five in Colorado was like, "Okay, you can pay attention to that.". Then it was the uh Louisiana injunction. based off of what Colorado did. Then. there was a Texas injunction. Then there. was a Tennessee injunction where and. it's not like where the NCA is losing. every single one of them. They're. winning some of these. And then there. was another injunction yesterday. So. it's it's reached a point where it's. impossible to keep track of. So that. sucks for the fans. And then also just,

you know, the whole NFL coming back to. college thing. The fans hate that as. well. So hopefully tomorrow we have some. answers. >> Yeah, hopefully tomorrow we have some. answers. I'm sure we will. If you want. stability, don't look at college. football Pete. And whenever you talk. about the onfield play, >> LSU has reported that uh there's been. more media celebrity credential request. >> than any time in the history of LSU. sport. So, whenever you talk about what. football has the capability of doing, what the season is going to do, we think. it's going to be the biggest and best.

season yet, and uh we're lucky to be a. part of it. Now, speaking of. >> biggest and best season yet, >> uh. >> ESPN just hit a grand salami. >> Uhhuh. >> Moonshot. >> We're talking out of the park. >> Yeah. >> Out of the world. >> Whoa. >> Ladies and gentlemen, it was announced. this morning. thought for sure we were. announcing on this particular show, but. obviously that would never happen in the. sports media world with how many people. know things, but we are incredibly. excited. Roll the footage, Foxy,

>> let's go. >> Big day with Peter Shreger has. officially been announced. Congratulations, Shregs. We're happy for. you, brother. Pat, you're the man. I had. not seen that before, so that was. surreal for me. This whole day has been. surreal. But yeah, it was announced. formally on this show just now, and. those are the graphics. That's awesome.

But it was leaked earlier today by one. of the more. >> vibrant reporters in sports media that. uh I'm going to be having a show of my. own on ESPN and it's with a whole team. And Pat, I'll be following you Monday to. Thursday during the football season and. then Monday to Friday outside the. football season. I cannot freaking wait, dude. This is awesome. lifelong lifelong. dream and uh we're going to kick ass. doing it. >> We're incredibly proud of you and. obviously said reporter is always going. to get it cheese. You know that's how. that works. It's part of the business. and if Peter Shreger is getting a show, I think it should be leaked and treated.

in a big way as it has been. I think. everybody's incredibly proud of you, buddy. So, what's this going to be? What's big day with Peter Shreger going. to be? We're going to get a little bit. more of uh Peter Shreger breaking down. the day events. Top school. We gonna. have debates. Debates is a is a good. sports type of conversation. Are you. gonna have guests on? How do you expect. this to go? >> Yeah, the expectation is we're going to. have a regular crew of analysts that are. going to come through here in New York. City. And Monday to Friday, we're going. to have different groups of guys and. gals and we're going to hit all sports. And I know that sounds pretty generic,

but we're going to do it in a special. way where we celebrate the sports and we. celebrate fandom and we do it with a. little deeper analysis maybe that we can. do and use some of the best reporters in. the business that are on this network. Uh my my vision is using the leaping off. point of your show in your audience and. then kind of bridging that to the rest. of the afternoon and saying let's bring. the same energy, the same joy. Uh we're. in New York City, as you know, I've got. a pretty strong rolodex here and the.

hope is that we're going to have a. constant flow of instudio guests and. we're going to talk NFL, college. football, NBA, NHL, golf, all of it. uh. and do so in a way that is upbeat, enthusiastic, and maybe takes a little bit of the piss. out of it, too. And we can have a couple. laughs about the sports world. Also, >> I like having a little bit of a pisser. out there, man. It's big day with Peter. Shreger. Monday through Thursdays at. 2:00 p.m. Eastern during the football. season. Monday through Friday during the. offseason. Okay, let's talk about.

today's big day. What's the big day? Big. news with Peter Shreger on this. particular day. Kroni buys the Angels. Obviously, that's gigantic. We just. covered that for the opening 10 minutes. Never thought I would do that, but I am. so happy for the Angels fans that get a. guy in a family in an operation that. wins literally everywhere they go. Getting there. I wish that the. Pittsburgh Pirates would have done this. a long time ago. That's kind of my take. What is uh your big day, big shreds, big. news, big stay, big big play, big big.

game, big. >> big sway, big big What is What is your. big day, big news? Big shreds. You know, I love the use of puns and this is a. great way to use it. So, this would be. the story of the day obviously and I. think what's cool about it is I've got. insights on this organization and the. Rams and the Kroni Sports and I would. tell you that this wasn't necessarily. supposed to be announced yesterday and. this was been in lock and key uh for a. couple months in the works and no one. knew about it. Um, but word started to.

spread and now it's it's going to be. official. Uh what's interesting is the. empire that the Kronis are building and. it's not just Stan, it's his son Josh as. well. And you mentioned all these. different touch points whether it be the. Rams or Arsenal or of course now the. Angels and how they can all come. together and work off each other with. learning experiences. Now from the Rams. side of it, Kevin Demoff, Tony Pastor's. Les Sneed, those are the three big names. that are running that point. The. Nuggets, they have a different org.

structure. Then the Arsenal guys have a. different one. And yet, I'll tell you, McVey this summer spent about five days. with the Arsenal folks all the way. through the Champions League stuff and. he was learning from their manager and. they were doing all these thought. exercises. I think it's exciting from a. point that here's Stan Kunky, this. billionaire owner. Obviously, we know. he's got all this going on, but the. coaches and the leaders beneath him, how. are they going to lend each other's. expertise off of each other and how are. they going to use stuff that maybe one. organization uses that the other one.

hasn't seen? So, it's kind of an open. book and it's exciting for baseball as. Kroni is obviously a championship. builder. >> Yeah. Quite an umbrella to maybe learn. from or share ideas with, you know, actually Arsenal has this recovery. process that they've been doing. >> Oh, really? And then all of a sudden, Mike Trout's learning about and he gets. somehow better. That guy's been the Joe. Thomas of baseball, right? >> Yeah. >> Oh, yeah. Banged up. >> Unbelievable. but played on the poopiest. teams have. >> and we talk about stars in baseball and. it's like it's it's always Otani and.

Judge and Skins and it's like hey Mike. Trout still playing right like this is. the Matthew Stafford of baseball if you. will and it's here is his opportunity. and obviously the crocky connection. there but to me I think of Mike Trout as. like all right that's a guy that's. always as consistent as anybody yet when. I think of Angels baseball I think of. Garrett Anderson and I think of Tim. Salmon and I think of like Wally Joiner. so I would love to see The Angels go. back to being one of those relevant. teams that we're talking about and not. just guys from the Rally Monkey days. >> Yeah, I concur with the Angels going.

back to Angels in the Outfield as well. Phenomenal movie. >> Danny Glover, fantastic. >> Joseph Gordon Levit. >> Oh yeah, great player. >> A young JGL. >> He's very young, but he he he got the. job done out there. It feels like he had. a certain calling that really helped him. out in his. >> Rookie of the Year or Angels in the. Outfield. Where did you go as a kid? What was your preference? >> Garden Hoser every time, bro. Never. No. questions asked. Yeah, I'm rookie of the. year. >> Mhm. >> Same. Same. >> Yeah. I mean, just the whole entire No, you're not. Your angels in the outfield.

>> No, I'm I am fully uh Rowan Gardner. And. I think that you know, Daniel Stern, some of his best work was in that closet. being trapped while he was trying to. break out of it. Like just a fantastic. physical comedy out of Stern. Um and. these are the things that we'll talk. about on Big Day in wake of a team being. bought by one of the richest men in the. world. >> Yeah, it changes a lot of lives over. there. I couldn't even imagine after. watching Rookie of the Year what this. life will be like now as a kid. >> Kind of sad. >> Yeah. I thought he would be more of a. Field of Dreams guy. >> Field of Dreams. >> as a kid.

>> Field of Dreams. Great show. A great. movie as well. Obviously, they're still. paying tribute. And uh I I like watching. that. Schwarbo hit what? Two home runs. in the the cornfield there. Yeah, >> I think they're still walking through. those cornfields. They they love that. bit. >> That's big day. >> Thought it was more hard ball. >> Remember I told you like it is. >> I love hard ball. >> Great. Major League Baby. >> I miss you, G baby. Love you, G baby. >> G baby got me crying. >> Hell yeah. >> Hard ball's great. Major League One and. two. I'll even take back to minors. three. Not terrible. Yeah, I love them.

all. >> It's great. >> Okay, so you started going in. What was. the one where the guy um was a pitcher? He's old. >> Oh, Dennis Quinn. >> The love of the game. >> Love of the game. So does. >> or the rookie. >> The rookie. >> The rookie. That's what I'm thinking. Yeah. Don't call me Rocket anymore. >> What's the Bull Durham one? There's. >> Bulld. Bull Durham. >> Yeah. Baseball's got a lot of. >> they got they got really good moves. >> Summer catch ham. Summer. >> money ball, man. >> Shout out Pig. >> I mean, they're doing that in a couple.

news. Bears. >> Oh, man. Sand mention. the benchwarmers. >> Okay. Everybody loves sandlot. I. remember that. That was a cool. >> That's an all time classic. >> Don't do this, man. Benny the Jets. >> That's literally number one. >> That's when America was America. >> Yeah. >> What about baseball? >> That little. >> That's a good baseball. >> That's a good baseball move. All right, let's move along. It's a big day.

>> Wait, I want to show you something. I'm. in a conference room in New York and. this is the original picture of what. ESPN looked like in 1979. >> when it opened. And I'm going to get. artistic here. I'm hoping we can bring. the energy and the youth and the stuff. that we're doing over here with your. show and all the other new stuff that. you know Pate and and Compton and Lean. and all the great stuff that we can. combine that era which I grew up on with. was like I worship Chris Burman and. Craig Kilborn and Tom Me and and Steuart.

Scott and then kind of meld it all. together and we're like all right this. is awesome all day you could put an ESPN. on and you're going to get that same. feel that you felt as a kid the. nostalgia but also we're going to move. it forward and we're going to in 2026. and do things that way. >> Yeah, of course. I I am excited to watch. you take on the task of a daily show. You know, that is uh that is a lot of. fun. Obviously, you've been in this. world for a long time. Good Morning. Football, Emmy award winner. Now you're. on all the Are you still going to do the. morning rotations or what what's going. on? Fulltime big day shreds. >> I think so. >> I think so. We're hoping that I could.

still make appearances on Get Up First. Take NFL Live and I'm hoping you'll have. me on as often as you'll have me. I. mean, I love being on those shows and. they're great. And the truth is. >> I think I speak for Greenie. Nah. We're done with you. >> Yep. Sorry. >> Good run. >> Yeah, it was fun running here, dude. We'd love to have you. >> We'd love to have you anytime you are. available. I am pumped to see what your. daily routine becomes, you know, with. the daily show. >> Well, I'm a little nervous because you. do this like I'll watch you on on a on a. July 6th day and it's like we've got the. hot dog eating contest and we've got,

you know, Mets versus Nationals and you. guys do two hours and then then the. third hour on YouTube and I'm like, I. have no idea what I would do in this. situation, but we're going to try to. figure it out. So, Shrekes, um, there. will be those days. There will be those. days. And, uh, I don't think you're. doing, are you doing commercial breaks. or no commercial breaks? >> I think so. I think commercial breaks. Yeah, this is this is standard ESPN, so. there will be commercial breaks. And I. could fill an hour for sure during. football and basketball season. We're. going to have to cross the bridge when. it gets to, hey, Savannah Banana.

highlights are starting off the show. today. >> On that note, Ty's going to be pumped up. about that. Ty uh, getting back as soon. as possible. I think next spring there's. gonna be a lot of Savannah Banana. baseball. I think we're gonna see. >> a Savannah Banana baseball team. Maybe. called the Proies or something. They're. like Aussies. They're like an Australia. team. The Proies and it's going to be. >> SK's going to be pitching. >> Aaron Judge is going to be. >> if they'll have them. >> What do you mean if they'll have them? Harper's going to be. >> might be throwing 88 by then.

>> SK was on a bump last night. It was. rough. >> What do you He had a tough night. Yeah. So people start seeing baseballs every. once in a while and all of a sudden Paul. Ski is having a We get it. >> It's been all year this year. Not every. once in a while. >> Not all year. >> Friend of the show. What are we doing. here? >> Not just friend of the show. >> Love skins. >> You got a 39. All right. It's not the. worst. >> Well, we're not just going to rub his. back. We got to shoot you straight. You. stay right big day. Shrekes. You got to. be able to say the big things that. nobody really wants to say. Especially. when you got daily programming, dude. Yeah. Especially with 2026, which I.

think you're referring to whenever. you're pointing to that picture over. your shoulder. How many people do you. think worked for uh ESPN at that time in. that one building right there? >> What do you think? Probably a couple. hundred, right? I mean, you you hear the. stories. It was 1979 and it was like. Chris Burman, Tom Me, Bob Lee, and they. they got this thing off the ground and. away we went. Robin Roberts, like I I. feel like it was a small crew, but they. were a unified bunch. I feel like that's. us right now, dude. >> Yeah. family biz, you know, kind of a. small business operation to celebrate.

sports. How many people you think work. at ESPN now? >> Oh, >> I don't know. That's a big number. What. do you think? >> Too many. That's the answer. >> No. No. I think people having jobs is a. good thing. I I'm like I hate that we. get attacked for that because I think. like working is something that I hope. I'll be synonymous with whenever I get. older and having job and striving and. working towards it. So, I hate whenever. that's said about us, you know. But I. guess there is a salary cap. Okay. I. don't think so cuz there's like 140. billion in the company behind it and. there's a lot of money being spent in a. lot of places. But I will eat certainly.

the blame for a lot of things. I think. it's like 4,500 or something like that. >> Huh. >> That's a lot of people. >> Yeah. >> Makes sense. >> That's a giant. And then that building. turns into what? Like a full city. >> of things. The campus is awesome. Beautiful. >> Sick. >> I mean, you walk by you walk by like. baseball tonight's uh set from what the. early 2000s or something like that. And. it's awesome. like you walk through and. then you walk through another building. and there's like oh there's the original. sports center. It's like that's awesome. Here's the original uh production room. It's like man this is a sweet place to.

kind of walk. And our cafeteria. I had never been to Bristol until last. year and like you have to understand. Sports Center in the morning. Yes. Like. memorizing every line from Craig Kilborn. and doing all his bits as like a kid. But Chris Berman and Tom Jackson with. the prime time music and the nicknames. and doing those to walk into that. building and know that like that's. right. Like it was a it was a surreal. experience. It was like walking into, you know, like I'm going into the. Vatican or something. It was crazy for.

me. And then to now be able to do it on. ESPN. Obviously, it's unbelievable. And. I pinched myself, but that juice is. still there in that building where it's. like they still revere those days. And I. so appreciate that. >> Yeah. Yeah. They certainly rever a lot. of things that aren't, you know, potentially new in a lot of those. buildings. Yes, I I understand. completely what you're saying there, maybe more so than anybody in the. history, but we all feel that way this. way about ESPN, like all of us, even the. people that are going to inevitably. roast you uh for having time on ESPN. because if they had time on ESPN, what.

they would do for sports is how they. view it. And I think everybody's massive. ESPN fans, sports fans, and I think all. anybody wants is uh for the best of all. parties. And I think you're going to do. a great job, Shriggs. We're very very. proud of you, man. Uh we think it's so. exciting. >> It's a cool thing. There's not a lot of. these spots, obviously. Now, people are. going to hate that you have an hour or. two. I don't know what is it. It's 1. hour. >> 1 hour. They hate it. I'm sure that's. I'm trying to uh. >> Well, you're taking some You're taking. some agent some agents client's time, you know. >> Yep.

>> And I was pretty naive to this whole. thing, let alone uh you know, having 10. hours a week that you have creative. control of. You're taking a lot of time. away from a lot of people that would. want that. and they seemingly have a lot. more friends, you know, that uh that do. a lot of this stuff than maybe you do. And you you won't be painted as this. But taking up any time from somebody. else, there's always going to be people. that are upset about it. Stay in the. pocket. We appreciate the hell out of. you and you're going to nail it. You're. meant for this. You're built for this, actually. But I I'll tell you, the shins. will get busted pretty good.

>> Yeah. And look, like just to be quick on. it, like I you know, I worked 10 years. hosting the NFL Network's morning show. I before that was at Fox for 10 years. shleing out to LA every weekend working. on the pregame show. I've worked with. the best of the best and I've watched. some of the best producers and then to. be a part of your family the last couple. years and see how you guys operate like. and you might want to attack the fact. that I'm the one being chosen but I've. earned it and I'm excited to do it and I. want to do it in a way that's going to. celebrate and take the best from all. that. So I'm not running away from this. If anything I think it's going to be a. fun show and I think you're going to.

want to watch it. So uh anyone who's. upset with it that's fine. Just give it. a shot and you'll see. >> Amen. Can't wait to watch it. I don't. know if we'll be able to live. We'll. have to watch it back. But we appreciate. that you are following us and we love. you, Shanks. We have some breaking news. We have some breaking news out of Las. Vegas. Kurt Cousins has been named the. week one starting quarterback. Fernando. Mendoza officially starts career as a. backup. Now, this felt obvious in the. second preseason game when Fernando. Mendoza got the start, but they didn't. have any of the ones offensive line and. Kirk wasn't even in shoulder pads. Felt.

like they were probably gonna have Kirk. Cousins be the starter for the regular. season. They continue to say, "No, no, no. We're not making any decision." They. finally do. Congratulations to Kirk. Cousins. And I think this is a good. situation for Fernando obviously to be. able to watch and learn. The whole convo. is when does Fernando get his first. shot. Will Kirk have to be asked for. that or is there a plan on how many. games because we've seen Fitz get upset. whenever they it was handed over to Tua. because he was not told like kind of. what the plan was. Will Kirk be. explained what the plan is or do they. have one at this point? Shrekes, you. might know a little bit more on this.

particular case than we do, but I I. think they don't have a buy till like. week 13 or something like that. something crazy. >> That's a long time to wait if a number. one overall pick back there, especially. if the team isn't great. But if Kirk. does great, we're waiting a long time. Is that what you think? >> Yeah, I do. And I think I came on last. week, I said as much as this that like. Kubak and Janoka who everyone's running. the offense, they have a history with. Kirk Cousin. So, he had a huge leg up on. Mendoza and that he actually can come. right in and it was plugandplay. Mendoza's been great this summer. They. love what Mendoza's been. When you have. those two and the familiarity with.

Cousins, they're paying Cousins real. money, not minimum money, real money to. be there. It was his job all along and. Mendoza's been aware of that. Now, when. do we see Mendoza? I think these things. usually happen rather naturally. And. sometimes it's after the by-week and. other times it's, hey, we're a two and. six team. Let's throw the kid in. We. think he's ready and he's mastered the. playbook. But as long as Tom Brady was a. part of this, and I'm told this year he. has been very vocal and has been a part. of it, they weren't going to rush their. first overall pick to sell some extra. tickets or to sell a jersey. They were.

going to make sure that he's ready to. go. And in the meantime, Cousins, the. hope is healthy, competent, could maybe. compete and give him a chance to win a. couple games. >> Yeah. And he's perfect for Fernando, just like we think Sigetti was a perfect. head coach for Fernando in college, just. with personalities and how they kind of. gel. Feels like Kirk and Fernando have. gotten along very well very quickly. I. think Fernando understood that this was. going to potentially be a reality from. the very beginning. He gets a chance to. watch and learn which we know he loves. to do and they got some tough teams. obviously on the schedule but it is the. NFL and it is the AFC West. Now let's.

move to the NFC North made some moves. this morning and last night. Go ahead. con man. >> Yeahs uh last night Patrick referring to. the Vikings. They bring in Kyle Vanoi on. defense which is a huge get. Let's go, Kyle. >> Pro Bowler. Two years ago, basically. everyone in Baltimore said, "Hey, this. guy is a fantastic team, man. Fantastic. player." But speaking of the Vikings, how do you feel about their. expectations? Feels like everything in. the NFC North has been kind of so so for. a lot of teams. You know, the Packers. are dealing with Micah being on pup and.

some other situations with Josh Jacobs. The Lions, their starting safeties are. both out. They start on pup as well. The. Bears have their center retire kind of. out of nowhere a little early and the. Vikings are quietly just bringing in. Kyler Murray. No real expectations. We'll see what happens. Do you think. they're a playoff team? Because it feels. like there's a chance the Vikings go on. this sneaky quiet run with KC just. dialing it up left and right with Bflow. on defense as well. >> Yeah, look, they had terrible.

quarterback play last year and still won. nine games. So, the hope is you get an. elevated quarterback situation with. Kyler Murray in there. And the Kyle. Vanoi edition, it seems like that's all. right. He's a he's a piece. He's a Kyle. Vanoi had some amazing seasons with the. New England Patriots under Brian Flores. So, he comes in and he doesn't need this. huge ramp up. He knows that defense and. he can play. Uh I actually think the. Vikings are one of the more fascinating. teams this season. Lions, new offensive. coordinator and a ton of new players on. that offensive line. Packers, you. mentioned. And then the Bears, the.

expectations are through the roof. Here. are the Vikings. Very little buzz, very. little talk. And yet, if you get a great. version of Kyler Murray and you get. Justin Jefferson and you get this. defense under be Flo who has always been. good, why not? That two years ago, they. were the team. They went 14 and three. and then the quarterback situation was. in flux. So, I love that division. I'm. going to do my predictions probably next. week. Seeing the Vikings as such a. distant fourth, that doesn't seem to add. up with how I see them doing. I think. they would be much improved this year. from last year, and they weren't that.

bad last year. And we're happy Below and. Kyle Vanoi seemingly back on good terms. because all the magic they were able to. create together up there in New England. And I'm much like you. I think Below is. always going to have a good defense. And. if Kevin Oonnell has an opportunity to. be able to complete passes, I think the. offense is going to be good as well. >> Yeah. Is Justin Jefferson still good? >> Uh yeah. >> Yeah. >> Is Kevin Oonnell still going to scheme. him up to be wide open somehow? He had. 180 yards in the first half. Think about. that. >> They're going into the game D but you. would tell me better game record. Who is.

it? 18. Yeah, you won't miss him. He's. got a grill, massive chain. He's going. to be the guy that everything's going to. go through. He is not going to He's not. the one that's going to ruin this game. >> Can't beat us. >> 180 yards, two touchdowns in the first. half of a game. It's like, did you even. know the guy was on the team? And it's. like they do know. And what KC is able. to do with him, unbelievable. So, if. Kyler can be anything towards what he. was when he was playing great. >> plus 450 over there in the NFC North. does seem nice. Let's Let's stay in the. NFC North. Go ahead, Tone.

>> Yes, Greg. There's just been a couple. things this week um kind of with Lafleur. as a play caller and and a quarterback. coach. I heard Malik Willis say. yesterday that Laflur taught him how to. be a great quarterback and Todd, hey, like you don't have to make a huge play. every single play. And then that. triggered something in my brain. Daniel. always talks about how he kind of. doesn't have constraints on Jordan Love, but tells Jordan Love to be very, very. careful with the ball. And then Jordan. Love was an OC and scored 400 points in. the fourth quarter of the final. preseason game. Is this the year maybe. that, you know, Laflur lets Jordan Love.

uh spread his wings a bit and that that. Packers offense can take them to places. they have not been yet recently? >> Look, it's going to rely on a lot of. different factors. He said the obviously. the Jacob situation's in flux. We'll see. about that. But they they lost two. receivers that they really liked and and. Dos and Dantavian Wix. So now you have. to see Matthew Golden step up. You've. got to see other guys step up and then. Craft has to come back healthy. this. Jordan Love story. It feels like we're. in year 20 of saying he's knocking on. the door of being one of those guys. And.

then he gives you these glimpses. >> and then there's other games where. you're like, "Oh, he's he's at next. year. That's fine.". >> The hope is with the floor, who is the. only offensive coach he's ever worked. for, >> the hope is that in year seven or. whatever they are right now, year eight, I don't know. He's 2020 with the draft, so year seven, is that this is the year. and that he shines. I mean, I've picked. Love to win the MVP multiple times prior. thinking that that was the year. So his. last game we saw him, he played great. against the Bears in that playoff game. He didn't do he didn't do anything. wrong. He played fine. The issue is can.

they do it week to week and can they do. it without two of those reliable. receivers who he had grown to love. >> Let's pivot away from the NFC North. Let's go to the AFC North. Joey Porter. Jr. had this to say yesterday whenever. he was asked whether or not he was going. to be playing football at the beginning. of the year because he hasn't done. anything uh yet and it hasn't become a. massive story. But if this carries into. the regular season, this is going to be. gigantic for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Are. >> you still playing? >> I don't know. I got to talk to the guys. upstairs and my agents about that one.

>> Thanks, man. Appreciate it. >> Thank you. >> Okay, so are the guys upstairs and his. agent going to say, "Hey, no deal's. getting done. You should play." Or is. that the guys upstairs and his agents. getting a deal done and then he's going. to play? Omar Khan, Pittsburgh Steelers. general manager, has come out and say, "We will still continue to be how we've. always been, which is we don't negotiate. contracts during the season." Steelers. have been pretty stingy, I would say, in. contracts whenever you ask for it during. the season. Um, they have done some. things that they haven't done in the. past. They paid DK Metaf 30 million a.

year. He's never been a Pittsburgh. Steeler. Obviously, that surprised a lot. of folks the way that got handled. They. bring in other players on defensive. side. They've made some trades. Omar. Khan certainly operates different than. Colbert who was the GM for a long time. But it feels like Is this getting ugly? Shanks, what do we know about that? Because that sounded like if I don't get. a deal, I'm not playing. But it could. also be they telling me a no deal is. gonna happen and I'm playing. So, how do. you see it? >> Doesn't sound great. Doesn't sound. great. But you still have a situation in. New England. You know, you still have uh.

players that are viewed as different. level caliber corners at the moment than. than him. So, there's other things that. may have to happen that Khan is kind of. waiting on. I look, you'd like to think. with this team and how they're built. with so many veterans that everyone's on. the same page, but I'll tell you, 8 days. before the start of the season, 9 days. before, you know, they kick off, whatever it is, this is not the. headlines you want to be talking about. Not when you've got a quarterback who's. 42 and you've got Cam Hayward and you've. got TJ Watt and the other guys you're.

bringing in are not just rookies. You're. bringing in guys like Jamal Dean, like. champions who have been there and done. that. This team is built to compete this. year. So when Porter, one of the bright. young stars, is seemingly unhappy. It's. not ideal. >> Not ideal. I don't think it's a. desirable situation for the Pittsburgh. Steelers, but if they're able to figure. it out, obviously that's good. Mike. Defabo is has a video from training camp. practice moments ago. Omar Khan and Joey. Porter Jr. at the beginning of the three. loops. You will see a. dap up at the be boom. They shook hands.

>> Done. Done deal. >> Okay. Then he say, "Hey, what are you. doing?" He's got his helmet, got his uh. sleeves rolled up. It does appear. doing. special teams practice, it appears on. the field. So, the fact that he's not. doing something right now does not mean. he won't be doing something later. How. do you kind of read this debut? Do we. think a deal gets done? And Joey Porter. Jr. talking to the media and being. present and being there makes me think. this is good news. Okay. Like something. positive's happening where he says, "I'll talk to the guys upstairs and my. agents, maybe they just say like, hey, no deal is possible." But man, it's hard. not to think like,

>> "Are the Steelers going to have to give. Joey Porter Junior a deal? Are they. going to have to trade him and get a. deal somewhere?" Like what is going to. happen when Joey Porter Jr. is their. best corner? >> Technically has to play cuz he's under. contract for this year. >> Did you hear that? That's that's a yins. right there. >> And then he can also be tagged next year. as well. But you did mention Cam Hayward. and TJ Watt, two of the veterans on that. defense. They have done that done this. in a similar situation the last two. years and got paid right before the. season. So it could be a similar. situation to that. But you talked about. Jamal Dean and Asante Samuel Junior's. been good. But you want your number one.

corner out there to go with those guys. and then Jaylen Ramsey and Brisker who. they brought in on the backside. Yes, you would like all these pieces to start. week one of the season so we can just. play. >> and you're naming veterans like these. are not young guys. So when you're. talking about Ramsay and Brisker comes. from the Bears who's not as you know. seasoned a player but these are guys who. are built for 2026. Let's make a run at. this. You know we we have Rogers for. this season. Let's make a run at this. >> And Tone I I think you said a little. something. We were talking about like. well he's under contract. This is not a.

fan base that historically has been pro. player in these situations. Never. >> Cam Hayward's dad just like Joey Porter. Cam Hayward's dad legend in Pittsburgh. obviously legendary family in Pittsburgh. throughout the entire even the brother. So when Cam Hayward after making all pro. I think he was all pro. He was and he. was like 15th or 16th highest paid. interior defensive lineman maybe 17th to. 20th way down there. He's once again his. entire he has given millions of dollars. back to the city. His family has been a.

part of these. >> his the whole thing. Okay. So the whole. >> And then he didn't show up for practice. and what was the reaction? >> Okay. You're pretty lucky you're in. Pittsburgh still. You you're a little. long in the tooth to be doing what. you're doing. >> Pay your corner man. Le just gave you. guys a playbook. You play passers, pass. catchers, pass rushers, and cornerback. ones. Pay this guy. He's going into his. prime. He's done everything right on the. field and off the field. Take care of. us. Play some football. >> Yeah, that's uh Tone said, "Let's just.

get to the season here and play football. because this has been happening in the. offseasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers. the last few with a lot of their veteran. players. Let's assume it gets figured. out." Joey Porter Jr. though, his name. is becoming one, I think, synonymous. with being a really good player, which. is good through this entire process. Having to be like, "Hey, actually, if. you look into it, >> he's nasty. He's worth it. >> He's got really good. >> The mark is set too. >> He's really There's been a lot of deals. already done. cornerback deals. >> could probably figure it out. >> Pay them all. Pay them all then. >> I want every player to make $1 billion.

That is where I stand. Put on the. ticker. I don't know if that's how Big. Dave Shreggs is going to be talking, but. >> yeah, we have to everybody. Uh, let's. talk about older player kind of. >> earning his stripes almost yet again. Uh, go ahead Debbo. >> Yeah, talking about earning it. New York. OBJ, you talked about it a couple maybe. last week, maybe the week before that. about him potentially making the 53man. roster and he did. He was definitely. excited about it, but what do you uh. think his role will be with this Giants. offense and the rest of that wide. receiver room as well? Obviously, Malik. Neighbors, Darius Sllayton, and the rest.

of the guys. >> Well, it's interesting because when I. was talking two weeks ago, they had just. gotten back from West Virginia and all I. heard about was how lowmaintenance and. amazing leadership that Odell Beckham. showed 14 days at the Greenbryer with. those young guys and kind of being that. senior leader. And I'll tell you, I've. been around Odell. He is a superstar. like no other in New York City. Even in. 2026, he can go to Europe and there's a. hundred people who are going to follow. him and take paparazzi shots. For him to. just get his lunch pail, show up to camp.

and say, "I'm going to earn my spot on. this team and I'm going to do it playing. whatever role you need." It says a lot. about him, but also about Harbaugh and. what they're building there. Now, you. look at that wide receiver room. This. isn't some novelty act or some feel-good. story so they could sell a couple. jerseys. They need him to be good. like. he needs to perform and the fact that he. might end up being the three maybe the. two at some point makes me a little. concerned about the wide receiver room. that it's like all right. that's a negative way to look at it.

>> you know but he but let's see if he can. be that guy because. >> for whatever you want to say about Juell. Robinson he played a role last year in. Dable's offense so much so that Dable. paid him Dable and the and the Titans. paid him $18 million to come about. Isaiah Hajins doesn't make the team. They have him. They still have Darius. Sllayton. Like, they still have guys. that are there, but this is basically. Malik Neighbors. And who else wants to. come aboard? Who else wants to step up? Because I'll tell you, in the preseason. in training camp, one of the best. stories was Malachi Fields, who's a.

rookie third round pick. And I'm not. sure they're ready to put him at that. number two spot just yet. >> I like that Odell Beckham Jr. has worked. his way back into a roster spot in the. NFL. I think at this point of his career. in life, I think he has uh real. excitement about every single day. You. never know when the last day is going to. be where you're in an NFL building. amongst greatness, which is what the NFL. is. I may or may not have run into. >> Od Beckham Jr. at a wedding. >> Oh, >> I just How was he? >> It's kind of coming back to me now.

>> Uh long night, good night. Um he said, uh I I got something that I feel good. It's It was like super positive. interaction. It was like a super. positive. >> super uh felt like he was going to work. his ass off. Like I don't remember the. exact words. Pretty loud. I think Paul. McCartney. I'm joking. But I I do think. >> I can't believe Bruce's wedding was so. elaborate. You had Odell and you had. Paul McCartney there. Good stuff. >> Yeah, it was it was it was interesting. the way it went. Bruce actually did film. a movie in Croatia for his wedding. So I.

don't You have seen Have you seen the. magazines too? I think Vogue Croatia did. an entire Vogue. >> Yeah, literally. Uh, I think it was. Vogue Croatia and then there was their. Ryan Serest E. >> Croatian thing over there and they're. like, "Look how nice this wedding could. be." And I'm looking at it, Bruce has. got like a full. >> Is that Bruce? >> Yeah. Full pose. I'm like, "Damn, Bruce.". >> No, he's going to inherit a billion. dollars. >> I'll tell you what, the person in the. family he's going to inherit from, from. my understanding, legend. I need to get.

around that lad as soon as possible. It's a long flight though. It's. certainly a long flight. We'll have to. pick it up on a jaunt someday. Uh, my. question for you, Shakes, is um, who's. going to win Super Bowl? >> Good question. >> So, I will say this, >> okay, don't pick your buddy. >> Kind of a big sway there, wasn't it? It. was It was kind of a big get out of the. way. Big get out of the way there. this. I have never seen a team have the hype. and the bandwagon as full, having lost.

two of three games to an opponent in. their division in the history of this. sport from the year before. The Rams. hype and bandwagon is out of control. It's spilling over with whoever and. whatever. The Seahawks are sitting up. there very quietly in their Pacific. Northwest haunts watching as everyone. else talks about the Rams as they bring. back JSN with a happy extension and they. bring back Devin Witherspoon with a. happy extension and they bring back.

Leonard Williams and Shahed and Hall and. bring in a first round running back who. they're very excited about. So as. everyone is going and everyone assumes. I'm just going to be what's the term the. kids use? Glazing Shawn McVey. I don't. love I don't love any bandwagon where. we're doing segments on the morning. shows, the Rams or the field. That. doesn't feel right with the NFL. Let's. not forget about those Seattle Seahawks. and their mad man of a coach, Mr. Mike. McDonald. >> Yeah, I've been watching Hard Knocks. We.

all have. And I actually picked up the. Seahawks as my NFC fan uh team. Yep. I. am They are my NFC team after watching. Hard Knocks just because the way. McDonald operates. You're talking about. being a mad scientist on the X's and O's. on the defensive side and obviously B. for his leadership's awesome. >> I mean, and the way the boys respond to. him is I really like the respect. Oh, turns out I run this [ __ ] practice to. the player and the player just like come. on, man. Like. >> Derek Hall, a star player. Like he does. that and they all respond. >> They respond. It's not like disrespect.

It's the the relationship you have to. have with your players to talk to them. like that has to be real. Like a lot of. people see the videos of like coaches. being hard on their players or whatever. It's like. >> it that doesn't happen if you don't have. a like a working relationship with the. person. So it takes a lot of investment. It takes a lot of energy. It takes a lot. of empathy. It takes a lot of to get to. that video of him saying, "Oh, is that. right?" in front of everybody, you know, because that could be considered. embarrassing somebody. Uh disrespectful, especially with all this [ __ ]. especially after winning a Super Bowl. Egos get out of the control. Richard.

Sherman was talking to uh coach McDonald. about that to begin with after they won. a Super Bowl Legion of Boom. Quarterback. Russell Wilson gets money. Who gets. money? Who gets money? McDonald's like I. don't I don't know what that means. Yeah, we're just we're just doing. football, >> bro. He's so dialed in. I talked to him. yesterday and it's like he's just like. I'm ready to kick off right now. And you. know, he's he because this Hard Knox has. been a great a great a great visual of. what he brings to the room. Now, I don't. know if you saw this. I posted it on. Instagram cuz I loved it. He, you know, everyone else listens to music going to.

high school as a kid, he downloaded old. episodes of America's Game, which is the. documentary that NFL films used to put. together of all the different Super Bowl. champions. And when everyone else was. listening to like Eminem or Lil Wayne or. Blink 182, whatever the hell was popular. when he was driving to high school, he. would listen to episodes of America's. Game that he would memorize word for. word knowing Mean Joe Green and Tom. Brady and like that's what his hobby. was. He is football obsessed and he. didn't play college football. He played.

high school football and then batted. around for a long time trying to get. into this coaching thing and he was this. close of being an accountant and not an. NFL head coach. And he got a shot from. Mark Ricked at Georgia and then of. course Harbaugh. His story is awesome. And those guys, he's so transparent and. honest and authentic that it's hard not. to want to run through a wall for him. >> He missed a lot, man. Get rich or die. trying was in that era. Unbelievable. 50. Cent had such good music in that era and. he was listening. >> so Kanye graduation I mean you talk. about that era you mentioned Wayne Lil.

Wayne I mean we was on every song and it. was amazing T pay had a run through that. and try uh TI definitely went crazy. Jeezy went absolutely crazy to probably. play college. >> ball I'll go boot with the fur flow. rider had a couple hits I mean this was. a good. >> still bring it. dude am I a crooked letter. Yeah, >> some 41. >> Mike. >> who. >> blink 182 was back then. Um Willoughby.

>> McDonald needs to figure it out though. that he's allowed to listen to like. >> iconic music. >> I think it worked out. >> No. >> Yeah, I did. You don't want your coach. doing that. >> He's listening to Johnny talk about. Super Bowl. I mean, this is what we're. talking about audio. >> It makes sense what he is. We appreciate. the hell out of you. Good luck with Big. Day. We appreciate that. Ladies and. gentlemen, Peter Shreger. Yes, >> ladies and gentlemen, joining us now. live from the US Open, she's the host of. NBA Today and also an analyst of tennis.

and many other sports, an absolute. weapon. Ladies and gentlemen, Malikica. Andrews. >> Hey, Malikica. >> How you doing? >> Making my making my debut on the Pat. McAfee Show today. This is a big day. Joining you from uh my hotel room in New. York City before I go out to the US. Open. I'm good. How are you guys? Great. Okay. So, let's talk about that hotel. room. I mentioned this earlier. I said I. talked to some people at ESPN and. there's living in a hotel for 22 days. for this US Open. You were that human.

Okay. So, thank you for your commitment. to the US Open. Living in a hotel that. long. Can you tell me about the. tournament thus far and uh I let's act. like I don't know much about tennis. I. watched the big stars playing like Coco. last night. Hey, let's go Coco. Let's go. Coco. Ben Shelton two nights ago. I saw. that. Roger Federer obviously doing some. trick shots. What are the storylines. that are kind of developing over there. at US Open uh from a little bit better. tennis perspective than what I can. deliver? >> Yeah, let's start right there with Coco. Golf, right? Because she was awesome.

last night, Pat. I mean, this was just. an incredible match to watch and she. looked like she was already in form. But. on the women's side, this is a really. exciting tournament because essentially. we could have a new world number one. after the US Open. So, there are four. women right now that are competing for. you for for world number one and Coco. Golf is one of them right now. Now the. world number one is Arena Sabalanka. She's been world number one for 98. weeks. That's a long time. And she has. to win the US Open in order to stay. number one. She's won the last two. So. she's going for a three repeat here at.

the US Open. Koko Goff, if she wins the. US Open, she is world number one. Jessica Pagoula, another American who. just won a little bit earlier today. If. she wins the US Open, she's world number. one. And then there's a fourth, Elena. Robbach. You can see right there, she's. actually on Arena Sabalanka's heels for. world number one, but she has an injury. that she's been dealing with. Calf, Achilles, she doesn't look quite right. Uh Andy Rodic said yesterday he doesn't. think he she'd be playing in this. tournament if world number one wasn't up. for grabs. So on the women's side, it's.

not just winning the US Open. You could. be world number one walking away and. there's two Americans that are in the. run for that and Jess Beula and Koko. Goff. I really like the way Koko's. playing. Like she has a real chance of. winning the US Open. And remember, so. she won the US Open in 2023. She won. Cincinnati in 2023, the leadup. tournament, and then won the US Open. This year, she won Cincinnati. So, could. history repeat itself? >> Yeah, it feels like that's a good. indicator for me. If you win Cincinnati, you win the US Open. I like that. storyline for Coco. Is Pigula uh that's.

the Buffalo Bills uh family? Yes. Okay. All right. >> Exactly. >> So, we got Buffalo Bills. >> Just pagula. >> We got potentially a Buffalo Bills is. number one women's tennis player owner. I like that. That's good news. They just. put those big bikes in. Okay, let's go. to the men. I saw Ben Shelton the other. night. Obviously, he gets cooked in the. first set 6-1. Then he comes back set. two and wins three straight. Uh it got. late obviously for him. A lot of people. said it shouldn't have taken that long. Maybe he started bad. What should my. realistic expectations be of Ben. Shelton? Because I met him in Atlanta.

with Trinity. Great convo. Love how. competitive he is. Like his aura. I. heard him saying some mean stuff to. himself at the end of this particular. game when his backhand wasn't working. He was like very mean to himself. What. are the expectations from the men's. side? And can Ben dance a little bit. here at the US Open? >> No, Ben's got some power. I mean, he was. clocking 140 plus mph serves. And that's. the thing with Ben Shelton. It's the. power, but sometimes I wish, okay, could. you take 10 miles an hour off of it in. order to maybe have a little bit more. control? That's what we were seeing in.

the first set that you mentioned. And. then he really settled in. So Ben plays. a little bit later today. He's coming up. in any minute now. He should be taking. the court against her cause who's. another huge server. Ben has the. opportunity to win this tournament. Ben. Shelton is the number one American man. Taylor Fritz is another American man. that I could see sort of being one of. the last standing. He made the finals. here a couple years ago. Um but Ben. Shelton, he he has the weapons, right? He just we we've seen him do really well. in some of the leadup tournaments. He's.

got the weapons to win, but we haven't. seen an American man win since Andy. Rodic at any major since 2003. So that's. what the American men are compete. >> The American man has not won a major. since 2003. >> Malikica wasn't even alive. Malikica. wasn't even alive when that happened. >> I was rocking kindergarten. Come on, man. >> That is okay, Ben. Let's go, lads. Let's. go Fritzy. >> 03. >> Okay, let's get going. >> Francis Tafo as well is sort of in that. conversation. But here's the thing.

>> Carlos Alcarez is back and Carlos. Alvarez looks good. We were wondering. how he was going to look. He hasn't. played since midappril. We saw him the. other day. He's going to be playing. tonight under the bright lights at. Arthur Ash. Carlos Alcarez after see I. believe he should be the favorite to win. this tournament. Um Sasha Zerv is going. to have something to say. But yeah, 2003. is for the American men. It's been a. long time. >> Zver is the world number one. Learned. that obviously in real time as I was. watching him battle late into the night. last night. Alcarz had. >> So he's the number one seed.

>> Oh, number one. >> Number one seed. Yeah. It's tennis. It. gets a little funky, right? Because. Yanik Ser is the world number one. He's. hurt not playing. So this is the first. time we've seen Zerv play as the number. one seed in tournament. You can be world. number one but not be the number one. seed. It gets a little funky. >> Okay. So he's interim number one right. now. Okay. Okay. We got we got an. interim number one right now in ZV who. had a late night battle. Obviously if. you're up at night there's tennis. happening and it is electrifying. It's. why I caught Shelton. It caught this one. late night. I saw world number one.

interim uh playing late into the night. Obviously not expected this early. I. think it's the first time a number one. seed has gone that long or that late in. long time, whatever the case is. Long. time. >> Okay. So, Alcraz, we like him. Obviously, we love him, but there was a. name that we all know that kind of had a. moment. Go ahead, Tone. >> Yeah, Malikica, we were watching in in. the first round. It was very, very. disappointing. Uh, we saw Joker go out. What has been the reaction to that. happening? Um, and just the overall. vibes after Joker went out. >> That was tough to watch. I thought we.

were going to get a little, you know, a. little boot and rally cuz who hasn't had. a good one of those? But Jookovic was. throwing up early in that in that match. and I thought that he was going to get. back to himself, but he just he never. found it. That one went the distance. five sets. The fact that he's 39 years. old and he's still playing at an. incredibly high level. This is the first. time that we will have uh none of the. big three in terms of NovakJokovic, in. terms of Rafa, in terms of Federer since. 2006. that is is continuing to play on.

in a major. So, this is sort of showing. a new era of tennis. I was bummed to see. that. I was out just outside of our. thrash stadium when that was happening. and there were fans that were all out in. the in the the courtyard and you could. hear an audible gasp because I don't. think anyone was expecting him to lose. that match. We haven't seen him lose. ever in the first round of the US Open. He'd been 19-0 coming into this. tournament. So, now the questions turn. to what happens next for NovakJokovic. It'll probably take a little bit of. time, but there there is the question, okay, was this the last time that we saw.

him play at the US Open? I tend to hold. on to belief based on no inside. information, just knowing Novak as a. competitor that that's not going to be. the case. But at 39 years old, you know, we're seeing someone like Gail Monise. retiring at 40, that's that's that's up. there for a tennis player. >> Memphis, 40-year-old jump cross. >> Yeah. Yeah. We watch. >> got the win. >> Yeah. The win on his 40th birthday. >> Okay. Happy 40th birthday to Ammon. Feast. And so he's been doing it a long. time. I wish I would have seen him uh.

early. >> 20 years ago. >> Yeah. I feel like I could have had a. hell of a ride alongside this Frenchman. who certainly has a little bit of a. flare for the. little flare for the theatrics there. >> And then he gives a full all four sides. Yep. Let me hear it. We we we. welcome. Okay. And he turns and does a. full four even to his opponent side. I. mean, I love this guy. I wish I would. have seen him 20 years ago, but I. understand what you're saying about 39. 40 year olds, especially for tennis when.

speed and everything is such a big deal. I don't know how their joints hold up. though. >> I don't know. >> You got to you got to stretch the back. Oh, and erotic last night, you know, we. were we were not even he wasn't playing. We were just watching the five setter. that Zera was playing and he's like, I. got to stretch my back just watching. this because yeah, it takes something. out of you. And by the way, Gail Moni. married to Alina Spitilina who is a top. 10 player on the women's side vying for. a title. So, uh, they are a power couple. in tennis. >> Do we think they play table tennis at. the hospital? Like, like do they. >> should they made pickle ball? >> Pickle. Yeah. >> Yeah. Maybe a little pickle.

>> Real thing. >> For anything like me, though. I mean, you can't be you got to you got to go. all out for it. You can't go easy on. your spouse. You got to try to, you. know, you got to Gail's got to try to. win. Al's got to try to. >> Oh, you're burying David at the house. So So, what are you guys competing at? We playing hoops? We doing. >> I mean, he's winning in He's winning in. horse for sure. He's Yeah, he's off. there nodding to He's winning his horse. for sure. >> Hey, hey, good. Hey, need you to keep. winning there. Okay, sounds like Malik. is gonna try to kill you and everything. else. Uh, let's pivot to the NBA, shall. we? Debbut has the last question for.

you. >> Yeah, great job everyone covering. tennis. I can't wait to watch the. finish. But, uh, NBA obviously thinking. about that little bit over a month away. A lot of big moves this off seasonason. Which, I guess, duo or even trios are. you most excited about? LaMelo, AE out. in Minnesota now. Obviously, all the. guys down in Philly, Miami, big fan. here. Bam. Greek Freak. Who are you most. excited about uh going into this next. NBA season? >> Yeah. I mean, it's got to be LeBron in. Philadelphia. I mean, I'm I'm really. excited to see how that's going to shake.

out, especially because I don't I don't. think that is a move that necessarily. means you're 100%. It's not It's When. Kevin Durant joined the Golden State. Warriors at his prime, it meant that a. title was coming. There's still a real. road here in front of the Philadelphia. 76ers. the question mark about how much. is Joel Embiid going to play, how is he. going to look alongside LeBron alongside. Jaylen Brown, not to mention Tyrese Maxi. and uh VJ Edgecom. So, I'm I'm really. excited to see how the East shakes out. particularly because like I feel like.

the Knicks, they're the real deal. And. the Indiana Pacers are coming back and. healthy with Tyrese Hallebertton, right? So, I think that the East is really. going to be a different beast this year. >> No Celtics mentioned. Love it. >> No, no, no, no. That's your spirit. Hey, listen. that his is ESPN. and no one. thought. city. >> It might be above 500 maybe. Let's see. You know, LeBron, it's crazy that the. big decision was that he went to. Philadelphia. He could be retired and.

throwing oops or receiving oops on a. yacht like Chris Paul and Russell. Westbrook. I don't know if you saw this. Life is pretty good for them. They'll be. doing that on a yacht near you. >> Relax, guys. >> CP got up there, too. CP was CP was on. the other end of the lob. He was Look at. this. Look at CP go. >> Yeah, we like that. Remember, he's 61. 6'2 against uh next to the Giants. He. looks small. Malikica, we appreciate the. hell out of you for joining us and uh. have a great stay at that hotel for. another what month or so for the US. Open. >> Yeah. Yeah. 29 days to go.

>> Oh jeez. >> Ladies and gentlemen, that's Malika. Andrew. >> Yeah, Malikica. >> 22 days. >> It's a lot. >> Ran into her at the hotel. Malikica, how. you doing? We've been seeing you doing. 10 scripts. I'm here for 22 days. >> You saw her whole wardrobe behind her. >> She immediately said like it's crazy. >> I can't think about anything but a. yacht. >> What's that? >> The yacht. >> Good size. >> See, do you think CP used a wave? Like. you know how a wave lifts you up? That's. how he dunked. >> Oh no. Double jump. >> What are you talking about? He's been. dunking since high school. >> Hey, that is living. Congrats. They've.

earned that. We're back on the other. side. Be a friend. Tell a friend. something nice. It might change their. life. Belle Sessions, who got here at 3:00. a.m. this morning, was the winner. Her. ticket was pulled. And you thought to. yourself immediately, "What?" Bel, >> I knew I couldn't do it. And he was next. to me and he said that he could. So, we're splitting it. >> Okay. So, Belle Sessions made the. decision to talk to my man Henry Silver, who been. >> Henry got here yesterday at 6:00 p.m.

He's been waiting for this moment. Now, Henry, you told her that you could make. it. Why do you think that's the case? Have you ever kicked a ball before? >> I've kicked a ball before. I've played. soccer my whole life. I think I can do. it. >> This kick is for 150,000. You said you. would split it in half, right? >> Okay. So, let's make it 200,000. If you. make it, you will both get 100,000. Where are you from, Henry? >> I'm from Fischers, Indiana.

>> Who's your favorite NFL team? >> The Colts. Hell yeah, dude. Hell yeah. Come on, bro. Hell yeah. To hell with. the Falcons. Uh that that was rude. They. didn't deserve that. I didn't like that. Henry, 33 yards. 100,000 for you. 100,000 for her. $200,000 to hurricane. relief. 400,000 on the line. Henry, are. you ready? >> Of course. >> Have you ever said anything bad about. kickers? >> Of course. >> Shut up. Let's go. Now, here in Athens, Georgia, it would be beautiful if. $400,000 would be up for grabs. Why.

don't we double it? because the Georgia. Bulldogs. >> So, eight $800,000 kick right here, Henry. But what I want to let you know is. you're not getting a second opportunity. >> I don't care if this entire place starts. chanting for a second kick. One kick, 800,000 racks. 400,000 to Hurricane. Relief. 400,000 to you two split 200. grand each. Henry Silver from Indiana.

for Bell Sessions. >> Let's go, Henry. >> Oh my. god. Let me see this.

That was amazing. >> I mean, he walked in like Henry. >> Congratulations, Henry. Congratulations, Bill. Congratulations, Georgia. What a. morning. College game day is the. greatest. College football's amazing. Bill, >> you just won $200,000.

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But we appreciate this right before. season really officially kicks off. Nine-year NFL vet Darius Jer is here. Debut, great to see you. A huge fantasy. draft obviously are going to do great. there. NFL news, the NerS are on their. way to Australia to kick off the NFL. season. Your thoughts with how close we. are, but yet how far away we still seem. >> Ah, this is kind of that weird time. where it's like, all right, what do we. what do we talk about today? What's. important? What's the big news? And it's. not a lot of things, but we are so so. close to NFL football. Obviously, college football is already here, week.

one right here around the corner. So, now it's just about for teams eyeing. your players. Okay, who's going to be. healthy for week one? Who's naming. starters? The Vegas Raiders, they just. named their starter. What other. quarterback situations are going to get. figured out? What other players are. going to get contract situations figured. out with JPJ? So, there are a bunch of. important things, but until they. actually happen, then they'll be news. But, I'm excited football is finally. here. Yeah, it is finally here. Uh, but. not before a court case tomorrow. >> True. >> Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is. a man who. >> I mean, I don't know.

>> how like if Ohio State cohes, does he. also because he's former president and. he is Ohio State legend. If he has to. sign up for all that type of stuff, >> college football national champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup winner, former president of Ohio, ladies and. gentlemen, AJ Hawk. >> We think football for you. I don't know. if you guys have to deal with anything. uh I mean Ohio State related. I'm not. 100% sure, but obviously the What's. that? >> No, just, you know, we got for game one. You know, that's all we're worried about. right here. Why? What would you worry. about? What are you thinking? >> I don't know. I just read some tweets.

and stuff. >> I see stuff that you guys seem to be. gaslighting all over the place. I don't. see really anywhere else. >> Like what? >> Washington Post, bro. >> Washington Post situation. Yeah. I don't. know. >> So, we're the only ones gassing up the. Washington. >> Sure feels like it. Sure feels like it. right now. >> All right. Let's dump it. You don't need. football's so close. We don't need to be. talking about. >> Sorry we care about national security. Thank you. Nobody ever talks about that. with us. Okay, we have real range uh in. here. Ohio State Buckeyes though, it has. come out uh underdogs uh against the. Texas Longhorns week two. They are not.

the favorites. Texas is favored over. Ohio State. That line has come out. That's crazy to think about, especially. with Ohio State being the number one. team in the country. But it's down there. in Austin. It's going to be hot. It's. going to be tough conditions. and Arch. Manning potentially does what he did. last year, uh, which play a little. football and maybe end up getting shut. out by Ohio State Buckeye defense. What. are your thoughts on the Ohio State. Buckeyes this year as we enter the. season, AJ? >> Well, I mean, I I feel very good about. where they are, but that's the thing, like especially in college football. There's a lot of turnover on on some of. these rosters and there's definitely.

some guys that are stepping into. defensive roles that haven't had. full-time starting situations yet. So, we will see how they respond. But, uh, I. like where they're at and talking to. everybody around the program, they seem. to be, uh, very excited to get this. season, you know, going. >> Julian Sain with another year of. experience as well. Arch Manning with. another year of experience. Everybody's. talking about that. So, we think. football is going to be fantastic. The. first few weeks are obviously loaded. >> And, uh, yeah, can't wait to get on the. road. We got a full football tour this. fall. Lucky for it. Can't wait to get. down to Baton Rouge and get started.

>> They're saying it's going to feel like a. 100 or so, I guess, at some point during. the show. And it's going to be hot in. the kitchen down there. Got a court case. tomorrow. We assume a lot of lawyers are. going to be showing up in Baton Rouge. That's going to be a pretty big ruling. on precedent and what the future looks. like for being able to regulate your. conference. And then Friday, the rosters. have to be placed. 105 active rosters. Who will be on LSU's roster will be the. big conversation, especially with what. happens tomorrow. So, we still got some. drama and we still got some off the-. field chatter. But Debo Sweeny say it's. embarrassing that this is even a.

conversation. and he's unranked for the. first time in a long time and he's maybe. going into a buzzsaw that I I certainly. have not experienced in my college. football world and I don't like talking. like the deep history of college. football because somebody will tell me. how dumb I am and I don't know what it's. like to be a part of this is a lot of. noise heading into a city and into a. state I think that could potentially. have a bunker mentality feel and. whenever you know an entire group is. rallied like that that can be quite an. environment that aura alone can kind of.

provide enough of a daunting task for a. team to maybe fold or crumble. >> Uh but then if Clemson walks in there. cuz the amount of distractions and gets. a dub, college football season starts. with the most chaos it could potentially. have. >> I mean, yeah, they these guys uh who. talked about Greg came on yesterday and. said they don't have any pressure on. them. So that they don't, you know, you're coming in there, no pressure. All. the pressurees on LSU to put up a bunch. of points and to have this big debut. with Lane Keifin, everything else that's. going on. So there is no pressure and.

the standard the standard is still. pretty high. I'm sure if you are if you. sign up to go to that Clemson program, Davo, he's been a winner. He's won. multiple national championships there. So he's trying to get back on the map. I'm sure he feels disrespected. So you. talk about uh the the the bunker. mentality over there in LSU. They said. have that same bunker mentality over. there in South Carolina with Clemson. So. I wouldn't be I wouldn't be shocked if. this is a game in the fourth quarter. >> Westco More two wide receivers very good. very very very good tandem. Uh, so can. Vzena hit it? We shall see. Joining us.

now, ladies and gentlemen, as we pivot. away from college football and. storylines to the NFL in deep. storylines. I want to make sure I get. this right. The man joining us right now. is a Super Bowl winning NFL analytic. strategist and game management expert. who has spent over a decade with the. Eagles, Jaguars, and the Raiders. While. he was on the headset with the Eagles, he was in Doug Peterson's ear, their. Super Bowl winning year. They went for. it 25% more than everybody else in the. NFL on fourth down.

>> Obviously, others would follow suit with. a strategist in the ear of the head. coach. This man could potentially be one. of the trailblazers in game management. and weaponizing of analytics. And over. the last couple weeks, if you live on X. at all, you've seen him breaking. something down that nobody's ever. thought of. Ladies and gentlemen, I. believe an asset and a weapon to the. football community and to sports media. as a whole. this upcoming NFL season. Ladies and gentlemen, Ryan Paganetti. >> Yeah, Ryan,

>> how you doing? >> Appreciate you guys. >> Ryan, I know you always do TV. interviews. Okay. I I know this is uh. this is something you're very very. comfortable with as you've been an. analytics guy and a game strategist for. the NFL for the better part of a decade. Cape Cod hat looks good. Okay. Is that. lobster up there? That's a lobster. We. obviously got Cape Cod lobster. Okay. Hey Pacadetti, can you tell me a little. bit about the game strategist, the game. management in the analytics department. of this whole thing? Because now it. seems very normal that somebody has. somebody in their ear up top kind of.

talking to them. When you were getting. into this, how did it start and how does. Doug Peterson be a guy that says, you. know what, yeah, I would like your ideas. in my head. >> So, you know, Doug learned from Andy. Reid. He was Doug, he was, you know, Andy's offensive coordinator. And Andy. had a guy named Mike Frasier who was a. beast who kind of helped him out with. that stuff. And so when Doug got the job. in with Philly, I was already there. You. know, he offered the job to me to. basically be that guy that was sort of. helping him out during the game. And it. was really super beneficial that both. Howie Roseman and Jeffrey Lur were very.

supportive of analytics. So they wanted. to use the data at the time. There was a. lot of research that team should be. going for more fourth downs. And because. Doug was not sort of an established head. coach, like his attitude on it was. really good because some of the. established guys were like, "What are. you talking about? We're not going for. fourth downs." So, you know, I think. that that was a really big positive. And. then we started having success with it, you know, in 2017 and it got a lot of. attention and, you know, we had the. Philly special and everything. And after. we managed to win that game, a lot of. the owners and GMs around the league.

were like, "What are we doing?" Like, "Why are we not, you know, implementing. this as well?" So, you really kind of. see that season has sort of been a. turning point for analytics use, at. least with like the game management. When do you go for two? When do you call. timeouts? Um, but it was really cool to. be a part of that and and even, you. know, in the current era, like ones that. were controversial maybe 10 years ago, like those are basically standard. So, it's really changed dramatically. >> Yeah, I'd say it changed dramatically. And I'll say your war on punting is. certainly something I don't love. Okay. pies on uh I don't know you were the.

driver behind it but going for it on. fourth down obviously we had heard the. story of the high school coach I think. in California that literally went for it. every fourth down kicked an onside kick. every single time went for two every. single time they scored actual war on. kicking in special teams as a whole but. he had success with it in high school in. the NFL obviously field position such a. massive ordeal when you start piecing. together that we need to be going for it. on fourth down there still some feel to. that or are you a strictly hey the. numbers say 62% of the time. You're. going to pick up the first down. We. should go for it. How do you kind of.

view it? And did it go astray a little. bit? And is it finding maybe a little. bit more level now, you think, after. like a 10-year run? >> It it was always a battle. And a lot of. the defensive coaches in particular. really don't like it. You know, you go. for fourth and one at your own 45 yard. line. There there might be a 30% chance. the defensive coordinator is going to be. facing a 45 yard field. So, you know, in. particular, I even after winning a Super. Bowl, I've sort of gotten in a lot of. battles with different guys. But what I. would say is that I liked letting when I.

I worked with Doug Peterson, I worked. with Pete Carol, like I liked having the. head coach kind of feel like he had. ownership in the sense that, you know, I'm going to provide data, but from that. data, they can kind of nudge in either. direction like, hey, I feel really good. about our O line versus their D line or. our center getting crushed by this guy. But what I tried to sort of communicate. is even if you think we absolutely suck. on offense, a lot of these fourth and. ones and fourth and twos are still. strongly in favor of going for it. So. that was really kind of one of the. starting points is really those fourth. and very shorts that we were sort of.

going for particularly over field goals. And now you see like Ben Johnson went. for a fourth and five from his own 32. yard line in the in the playoffs last. year in the second quarter which I've. never seen anything like that except for. in Madden. And you know it didn't work. They actually came back and won. But um. the it used to be you you know you do. that 5 years ago, 10 years ago like. there would be a lot of people calling. for you to get fired if you lost that. game. So, it's pretty cool like how. things have have sort of changed now. Some in some cases there's still going. to be very controversial ones. Dan.

Campbell had one a couple years ago. against the 49ers. I think I think it. was fourth and two. I actually my. numbers were very slightly in favor of. field goal. I think one message that. would be useful for the people listening. is like there's actually variation in. the models and some models might. actually say go for it, some might say. punt, might some might say field goal. So, you know, I think there's actually. just like there's nuance in like who's. the best coaches, who's the best, you. know, who's the best player evaluators. I tried to say like, you know, there was. actually talent in the analytics world. and you want to have the best possible. people because you don't want to.

necessarily go for a fourth and two at. your own 38 yard line, but you know, there's some some book told you to do it. and and you do it and then you look like. an idiot and you know, you get. criticized relentlessly. So, there's. definitely a balance there that kind of. has to be factored in. I like that you. say like the stats person has to have. some feel as well on what matters and. what doesn't matter because the numbers. can present any story. I mean you just. said it right there. You can literally. utilize stats and analytics for any. argument. It feel I don't want to get. too too much into your world but it. feels like in sports there's a stat or.

some sort of something for every. argument even if they're completely. against each other. And then definitely. in the politics world we have seen they. have a statin number for everything on. opposite sides like stats is on every. team. What you're saying is being able. to read the stats are a huge ordeal. Knowing ball is a huge ordeal. You want. to know when I found out that you were a. football nerd that probably knew ball a. little bit. You posting what you did. last night about what they do up in. Gillette Stadium with the just slightly. off uprights. Now, the natural reaction.

is these are NFL kickers, so like. obviously they know which uprights are. the right uprights, but just why not? Just a little bit of a blur. little. little just a little bit of a uh uh. subconscious type distraction. potentially. Some places we've seen it. before, they zoomed in on Vinitary's. face. Okay. So, like zoomed in tight on. Venitary's face and they put that in the. back uh back thing. I appreciated you. doing the research on this and then. explaining about how this evil empire, yeah, they might have been evil, but.

they're also no stone was left unturned. in trying to win the damn game. And then. you look up some stats on this, which I. assume you did. Hebo says including. playoffs, visitors have only hit 77% of. their field goals at leather obviously. terrible. They used to have that wind. tunnel too because it was wide open. So. that's certainly a part of it but maybe. there is a little optics head game. happening and I appreciate you pointing. that out. Is this something that we. should expect from you Paganetti as we. go forward and how did you kind of dive. into this one? Yeah. So, like when I.

took over my role at, you know, on the. headset doing the game management stuff. in 2016, I I studied every single team. and I'm like, I want to be the best at. this. And the first person to go to or. the first team to go to was obviously. the Patriots to sort of study because, you know, they had been doing it for. really two decades. I'm from. Massachusetts. That's why I got the Cape. Cod hat. I'm in Massachusetts right now. So, I went to a lot of their games. I. had seen this to some degree during the. games, you know, just from attending the. games in person, but I never really had. put it all together. And then I would I. would watch all the TV broadcast each.

week to try to pick up on anything. obscure to like communicate that to Doug. Peterson and to our Jim Schwarz or. whoever our coaches were. And I just. came across it one day and I'm like this. is like diabolical like this is it it. just looked so perfect in terms of like. creating this optical illusion and. there's there's been this whole, you. know, mystique around the Patriots and I. just thought like this clearly seemed. intentional. You know, I pulled up all. the copies of when the opposing team or. when the Patriots were kicking field. goals. this, you know, this visual was. not present. If you look at the numbers,

uh, you know, in that time frame that. Belichc was the head coach, the field. goal, you know, conversion make rate of. the opposing team in Gillette was the. lowest in the entire NFL. So, you know, I think there's definitely something. tangible there. And, um, you know, I I. really studied them for everything. Like, you know, we everybody talks about. the Eagles and the Sneaks. The only. reason they ran the sneaks is because we. meticulously studied what exactly New. England was doing with the sneaks in. 2016 2017 and we tried to implement. that. And one of the analytics messages.

from that, you know, research that I. kind of did, I worked with Jeff. Stoutland, Jason Kelsey, you know, Doug. Peterson was the Patriots are going for. these sneaks when there's an open a gap, but the data actually supports just. doing it every single time. So in 2017, if you go back, we actually just started. sneaking on like all these short yardage. runs. We're like, we don't care what. you're in. we we have the cadence. We're. just going to go first. You know, I put. out a uh tweet recently that got a lot. of attention that no team since at least. 2000 has been stopped on four straight. sneaks. And actually, no team has been.

stopped on three straight sneaks on a. set of downs. So, um you know, I what. people don't necessarily factor in. enough is when the sneak fails and it's. on a first, second, or third down, you. just have more downs and you avoid that. nightmare situation. And I think the the. perfect nightmare representation is that. game if you remember Ohio State versus. Texas a couple years ago in the college. football semi-final. They had second and. goal at the one. They toss the ball out. They lose seven yards and then they go. they went incomplete on third down and. then fourth down was the strip sack for. the touchdown. You know, it was at the. end of the game. But when you run a.

quarterback sneak the bad outcome, even. if you don't convert, is almost always. zero yards or, you know, maybe a half. yard. Like Tom Brady had the most sneaks. in NFL history. He's probably going to. get passed by Jaylen Herz or Josh Allen. here shortly. But Tom Brady his entire. career had one sneak that was for. negative yards. And that just sort of. shows you if you if you're looking at it. this attitude of like multiple plays. So, you know, we would approach that. This is what the Eagles have done. recently. You see, they get to the one. yard line. Everybody in the Lincoln. Financial Field knows they're going to.

run a sneak like they're they're just. going to do it. If they don't get it, they're just going to do it again. And I. think that the the sequencing of the. sneaks is something that people aren't. talking about enough. Are you one of the. founding fathers of the tush bush? >> I I I actually was not particularly. involved in that aspect of things. I. ended up moving to the Jaguars in 21, but. >> I I from my understanding, Stelton was. kind of, you know, an anchor on that. one, but interestingly enough, Bill. Snyder is the first guy I've seen do it. back in about 2015 and 16. I'll send you.

guys the video if you guys want to post. it, but they Yeah, Kansas State, they. were they were lining up and I think. they called it the clown car or. something. They'd put three guys in in. three-point stances right behind the. quarterback and they would just smash. forward and they got it like almost. every single time. And and I think that. was that was a little bit of the. inspiration for the the NFL version of. it probably that came out about 2021. >> Snider sitting out there in Kansas State. going, "Okay, anybody going to. >> I did that. >> tush push clown car." Okay. Clown car is. the godfather of the tush push. I love.

that the Oh, there it is. I Wait, that. was on a video game at one point. And I. think that was a potential option for a. play. >> He brought it back this year, by the. way. >> Way back in. Okay. So, it was an option. >> Did West Virginia do something like that. this year? >> Yeah. Fat. >> Yeah. >> He uh that's what Rich Rodriguez called. it. Remember he said it was uh people. heavy attack touchdowns or something. like that. We call it our fat package, but I'm saying I'm not allowed to say. it. It's a PH. It's a PH, of course. But. yeah, he said everybody on the field.

will be over 250 lbs, 260 lbs. And if. you can't pick up a yard, what Pa's on. here is saying is just. >> do it again. >> Yeah. Line up. >> Do it again. Do it again. Uh those types. of things that are happening behind. closed doors to become the best football. team really put into emphasis how any. distraction could potentially put you. behind. Conan has a question for you. Pison. >> Yeah. Pags, you said that you're a. Massachusetts guy. Actually, no. You. went to Belmont Hill. You're a milk and. cookies guy. I'm a BBNN guy. Go Knights. But um I I don't love that you're giving. away all these New England Patriots.

secrets. kind of direct our attention. elsewhere maybe. But something you. tweeted about was kind of sacks are on. more of a quarterback stat than. anything. A lot of times when a. quarterback gets sacked a lot, it's. like, okay, so those teams have the. worst offensive lines. Can you talk a. little bit about kind of the sack. situation in the NFL and you know what. that is reflected upon when it comes to. quarterback play versus offensive line. play? Yeah, you know, I I think I I heard from. a lot of offensive linemen on that one, which was kind of entertaining, but.

really one of the great. misunderstandings of in the league is. just the O lines get crushed every week. These guys don't even compile any stats. and they still get blamed for like, you. know, maybe 70% more sacks than they. really should be responsible for. But if. you look back at so many of these top. tier quarterbacks like Dan Marino, Pton. Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady, they if. you look at the the year prior to them. getting there, when they start, you. know, when they're there and then when. they leave, there's almost always, you. know, significant movement in the sack.

rate. So like for example, I think Dan. Marino had like six years in a row that. he was number one in sack rate, which is. like crazy. But like, you know, Payton. Pton gets hurt with the Colts, the. number jumps straight up. You know, Payton leaves the Denver. It goes it. goes up. Payton arrives in, you know, in. Indie. It goes down. Tom Brady, you. know, has an incredible year in 2007. He. gets hurt in 2008. The sack rate jumps. dramatically. He comes back in 2009. It's super low again. He leaves. The. Patriots sack rate jumps dramatically. He goes to Tampa. Tampa had like several.

years in a row with very high sack rate. Then it drops dramatically. And I think. the idea that ultimately the quarterback. has way more ability to impact if a sack. actually occurs than people are really, you know, categorizing there. And you. know, I know you I know you have JJ on. the show all the time. He mentioned. that, you know, he only got Brady. basically one time in his career. And to. think of like a first ballot Hall of. Famer that really just could not get to. the the quarterback at like, you know, for however many times they played each. other, it really is the quarterback can. can, you know, understands the. protection, knows the weaknesses. He.

needs to have a clock. And a lot of. these quarterbacks I think that you know. are sort of underperforming a little. bit. You know they might have decent. counting stats like yards per attempt or. completion rate but the sacks are just. way too high. And I I think that that's. something that people need to consider. like the full sort of encompassing of. how the quarterback is playing is that. you know some of these guys that are. going to start this year are like over. 10% sack rates and that's just like not. sustainable both for winning games and. also just from like the quarterback. health. So, as soon as you put that out,

did you hear from every offensive. lineman in history saying, "That's. right. >> Thank you. >> That's right. Go ahead and say it, Packadetti." Yeah, it's you saying it, not me. You're super genius. Yeah. This. is on the quarterback, the guy we're. paying60 million a year. Thank you. I. appreciate that. Especially whenever you. got Aaron Donald, Miles Garrett, Fisk, and the boys on the other side. What. Paganetti is saying, the good. quarterbacks see that and they say, "I. got to get this thing the hell out of my. hand as fast as possible." where maybe. the quarterbacks that aren't as good uh. think they can extend a play then take a.

sack loss of uh yards, loss of down and. you're hurting your team as opposed to. just saying we'll do this the next day. as we move on. I love what you're doing. Paganetti. I absolutely love it. And you. talk about, you know, the quarterback. sack stat being a little bit of a. misconception. I think you nerds have. some of those as well. AJ has a question. for you. Yeah, Ryan, I guess what's like. a a common misconception casual fans. have towards the analytics department. when it comes to the job that you have. held, you know, wearing the headset in. the sideline and all that stuff. What.

what do people get wrong, I guess, when. they think about it or talk about it? >> Us mostly. >> Yeah. Uh well, you know, I'd say there's. some nuance in what the actual roles. are. You know, like I was with Pete, I. was with, you know, coach Peterson and I. actually sat in all of the game plan. meetings like and I was I was even. assistant linebackers coach in Philly as. well. So, like there's some cases where. these analytics people are actually. coaches as well or they understand the. X's and O's. And I I try to disassociate. myself with the guys that are just like. know-it-all nerds and they say the coach.

is an idiot and should have done this. and should have done that because. oftentimes they are missing some kind of. context. And I think that that's that is. definitely like where I've tried to. differentiate myself is like I want to. be pretty good schematically. like no, I'm not going to be Belch or Jim Schwarz. or Shawn McVey. But if I the more that I. know schematically, I can sort of help. the coaches and understand like okay, they're not running this play because of. this front or, you know, we can't do. XYZ, we can't run play action, you know, under center play action against this. edge pressure. Some of these nuances I. think help me be a better analyst. But I.

I continue to see stuff on Twitter where. they're just like pounding the drum. saying the coaches are really stupid and. like a lot of these coaches are are are. really good guys and they put in an. incredible amount of time and and what. you see on the field is a lot of times. like protecting their players and trying. to do what's best, you know, to win the. game. And I think they don't get enough. credit when they do that. >> That's like the PFF rankings and. writings. You know, the the big. complaint from all the players is you. have no idea what my assignment was on. that particular play. Well, this is. cover two. was like, "Yeah, but our. cover two for this week was a little bit. different because we had a guy who maybe.

was 80%." To your point about protecting. players. This guy actually can't do that. this week. So, you're going to have to. cover here. Nobody knows that. So, I. like to and appreciate the Hey, we need. a little context on these numbers as. well as we go forward. I think that's. good for ball pags. Hey, I think you're. good for balls. Now, >> I'm going to I'm going to let you know. this. Uh, as soon as we read your tweets. and what you're breaking down, we. immediately thought to ourselves, how. can we take advantage of what this guy's. telling us? Okay. How can we take. advantage of what this guy's telling us? And we're not the only ones that are.

going to be thinking that. Let's go to. one half of the hammer Cowboys. Uh, AP. Tone. Tone has a question for you, Pags. >> Yeah, Pags. I I love the way your brain. works and I love the way that you break. down the game and you talk about. schematically and analytically because. that's just the best way to do it. But. immediately my brain went to how can I. benefit financially off of uh this. information? uh you know, big betting show here. Uh. it's DraftKings Day. It's it's a great. day to bet. Um but is there something. like in your research, I'm not sure if. you've tied it to gambling or anything.

yet that people maybe should look. towards or or certain statistics that. you think are more bene beneficial when. you're breaking down game lines and. stuff like that. >> Yeah. So, what I'd say is like on the. team side, obviously, you can't touch. any of the betting topics whatsoever. So, like it's a it's a sensitive topic, but I use the spread every single week. because like I would generate basically. a fourth down game book and it really. would be dependent on like are we an. underdog? Is our quarterback going to. play? So, like that spread was factored. and I'm very familiar with a lot of the. numbers. Um, one of the number one.

things that I think you guys could take. advantage of is like taking a look at. the consensus from these joint. practices. And the idea being is that. nobody cares about preseason anymore. I. think like John Harbaugh, a couple. coaches try a little bit, but for the. most part, you get these guys just. mailing it in. They line up in two. formations and run a couple plays. You. know, it's mostly backups, but joint. practices are 1v ones. And you get a lot. of teams, they they feel like the the. film is not being shown to the rest of. the league, so they might game plan that. stuff. And I basically took like 15. years worth of data on essentially what.

the sentiment was out of joint. practices, mostly from beat writers, sometimes national writers, sometimes in. these open practices the fans are. watching. And when there was a clear. winner in a joint practice, like that. actually did have some, you know, useful. power that season and how that team did. against the spread. Oh yeah. So, you. know, if you look at, >> so if you look particularly like, you. know, some it usually correlates a lot a. lot of times with these teams that are. pretty good on the O line and Dline. A. few years ago, the Eagles were kind of, you know, they were getting blown out in. preseason, but the lines were looking. great in in in these joint practices,

and a lot of the consensus there was. that they were doing very well there, and then they kind of came out and and. did a great job. But um there's there's. a few you know some of the there was a. number of joint practices this year. where there was like some kind of. interesting nuances like the Saints kind. of beat up on the Jaguars on one the uh. most of them were were relatively. logical sort of matchups like okay the. Dolphins were really struggling in joint. practices and you know there some of. some of the expected ones did occur but. when there there also was like a few. cases that were a little bit unexpected.

in terms of you know okay like the uh. you know the the Chargers kind of beat. up on the 49ers. Now, was that just. because the entire 49ers team is hurt. because the substation or whatever else. is going on? I don't know. But. >> I'm I'm not I'm not implying anything, but but like the Chargers looked pretty. good in the joint practice setting and. like you know the uh uh you know the. Rams did a great job in theirs and you. know there there's been a number of kind. of interesting matchups that I think. some people who just blow off joint. practices and consider them like sort of. useless. Like I I wouldn't necessarily.

be in that attitude. Like I know the. Texans were so dominant on their. defensive line in some of these joint. practices that like it almost like. ruined the practice. And like yes, we we. kind of knew they were going to be good, but that's just like another. confirmation that things are pretty. promising there. Um but if there's like. anything to use, you got to think like. the market maybe isn't totally pricing. in like how these teams have done, you. know, have they made the right. improvements in in free agency in the. draft and like you know, I think it's. something that you can maybe keep an eye. on. >> I think joint practice is a good call. cuz that's ones ones there. you know,

that is uh everybody's going. It's a. reason why it's going to be a big part. of the next CBA negotiation. I think. you're going to have one preseason game. It's going to be a bubble game at the. end, and then I think you're going to. have teams forced into joint practices. And I think the uh joint practices will. be incredible television. I mean, if you. just did an all day March Madness type. setup of the joint practices, people to. be able to cover it. I think coaches. should be able to say, "Hey, we don't. want this covered. We don't want this. talked about. We don't want this kind of. on the live thing." I think that's where. we're headed. And I think the players.

know that that means it's going to be a. much more physical camp than it has been. with a preseason game model. But I also. think we're going to be able to get a. lot better intel potentially on the. teams and how they're doing because if. you're asked in the joint practice, you're probably going to be ass in a. regular season, but maybe you'll get. hot. Let's certainly utilize that. information early. Now, you talk about. the Texans Dline kind of wrecking. practice. Defense is a fascinating thing. in 2026. Last question for you here from. DBU. >> Yeah, Ryan, we've been talking a ton. about the offensive side of the ball. I'm interested to hear your thoughts on. the building a defense and kind of the.

modern NFL when I was playing. I feel. like that slot defender position. specifically kind of evolved throughout. my career. What's your thoughts on that. position? I know Caleb Jones, we thought. he was one of the best players in this. draft. He went 11 I think because of. positional value. But what's thoughts on. that slot position? As you look at last. two champions, Cooper Deene, uh Nick and. Wary, Devin Witherspoon, they all played. in that slot. So what's your opinion on. that building that through that position. in the modern NFL? Okay, so interesting stat. Three of the. last five years, the Super Bowl champion.

team was number one in two high. presentations before the snap on early. downs. And that's including if you just. look at the first down. So that's Mike. McDonald was number one. Vicia was. number one in 24. I think Raheem Morris. was number one. But it's created these. worlds where it's like the light box. that that player is going to have to get. involved in the run game because it, you. know, that's the sort of the way that. you can get them out of these two high. looks is to really be able to kind of. thump the ball. And if you look at the. Rams, they've been one of the teams that. have sort of had a good counter to that.

because they're like very heavy with. these with the duo run game. It's duo. insert. Um I'm a little bit of a. mythbuster on the on the Rams 13. personnel stuff just because I think. they ran the same exact plays from 12 or. 13 or 11 and it really was just a matter. of like what the injuries were. And I. think Stafford was even interviewed last. year and said or interviewed recently. and said they didn't even practice 13. last offseason and it was kind of just. something they did because of the. injuries. But I think ultimately the the. counter to this too high thing, whether. they start in too high and stay in too.

high or they start in too high and spin. down to one high, you've got to be able. to get like north south in the run game. and sort of threaten that and and get. them out of it. And the the nickel is. going to be involved in that. And you. know, there's been a really big jump. with different teams. You know, Bichc. used to do it. Of course, Schwarz would. do it. You know, Mike McDonald did it. this last year. But what I would call is. like big nickel is like these three. safety nickel packages where you're a. little bit better in the run defense. than conventional nickel. And you can. also handle like 12 personnel 13. personnel a little bit better versus.

some teams just like line up in their. pure nickel defense with like a. legitimate small nickel quarterback. And. if I'm in 12 or 13 or 21 or you know I. saw some teams were playing 22 personnel. in the preseason which was kind of. interesting like I'm looking to try to. take advantage of that make that guy. tackle and I think um you know just. assuming that those players have to be. good coverage players is like totally. incomplete just you know for where what. they have to be able to do now. >> you talk about 22 personnel you think. about the Giants right now you got. Scataboo and Ricard in the back and then. two tight ends including likely who can.

sneak out and do his entire thing and. then Jackson Dart can run the ball as. well. Let's see if these. nickels and safeties and corners can. tackle in there too. >> Doubt it. >> Texans another Jaylen Petri plays in. their nickel a lot. It's basically a. safety hybrid cover blitz. >> Oh, let's see if they can. >> It's cuz he's got the biggest helmet in. the league. >> Yeah. Yeah. Protect. >> That's right. He's going to have to. throw that thing around. Speaking of. protecting melons, we help you do that, brother. Yeah. Yeah. We We need you. >> Nope. Not going to say it cuz it'll be.

taken the wrong way. We need you to. protect that brain, brother. you're good. for sports. So, we appreciate you so. much. Uh AJ's first response to learning. of your tweet about the field goals was. uh good luck kickers. This is happening. everywhere now. Isn't that what you. said, AJ? Isn't that kind of your. reaction? >> I was wondering like do are other teams. other stadium operations are they. looking at this saying, yeah, why are we. not taking advantage and doing this as. well? >> Well, some stadiums just have tiny. jumbotrons. That's a problem. True. True. >> We we live in a city where that exists. >> Couldn't do that. there. It's a I I was. digging on this recently, but there. there was some kind of game operations.

update in like 22 23 where they they. they did something to kind of limit. this. There's definitely a gray area and. if Bel Felich was still in the league, I. promise you he would have found like a. way to capitalize on this. But I I was. reading the rule book and I'm like, I. don't even understand necessarily what. is ne what is exactly allowed. I'd love. to see more colleges do it because it's. like awesome. like somebody had. Squidward on the screen. I think like. Charlton State the other day, but just. like doing something wacky. There's. probably like a psychological study you. could do of like what would cause the. most, you know, confusion that is legal.

I was kind of thinking if you actually. had like a large target on the screen, but it was like not in the center that. that could really kind of optically. really mess with somebody. But, you. know, I'm sure there's a world where. people are maybe, you know, getting some. checking out this tweet and coming up. with some ideas of things that they. could do. There was a response to your. tweet actually of like Oklahoma State. and they put on their jumbotron just a. bunch of yellow lines. So you. legitimately it was like an optical. illusion you couldn't see. >> I mean I hate it obviously for the. kickers and the punters but I love it. I.

It's uh one of those things about. competitive people is if there is an. angle they're certainly going to find. it. Love it. Love everything about it. >> That's awesome. >> All right. We appreciate you, bro. Hopefully we talk to you soon. You're. great for sports. We appreciate you. opening up your brain to all of us. really appreciate, you know, thanks for. having me. >> I thought you did good here, man. You. know, I know you were a little bit. worried about potentially having to do. this. I thought you nailed it. I The. great hat, the lobster hat. It's a good. idea. >> Might be AI. He didn't look at us.

>> Yeah. Well, they screen's done, so it's. below. You know, it's first time. >> I um Yeah, I I've got some some ideas. that I think are better than the what. the Patriots did, but maybe that's for. another episode. >> Oh, he's teasing [ __ ] Okay, we. appreciate that, ladies and gentlemen. Ryan Paganelli. >> Yeah, Pag. >> That was awesome. I saw his last couple. tweets I've seen him and then I like I. read his bio what he was. I was like, "This is fascinating." And then the. field goal one, I was like, "I like what. you're doing here, bud." And sent him a. message. I'm like, "Thank you for doing.

what you're doing. This is incredible. for sport." And I was like, "Would you. want to come on the show to talk about. this?" Get his phone number, talk to. him. >> Uh live television interview call in. >> So, can I do a phone? It was it was. funny just to like go through that. process with somebody who's certainly. going to be a pretty big figure in. sports media. He is going to do very. well for us this football season. I for. us I'm talking not our show. I'm talking. football as a whole because he's. literally been a part of all the. analytics conversations that are. inevitable here with decision-m.

processes literally every single week. So I'm very thankful that he took time. and I'm appreciative of whatever he. figures out this season and makes us. better fans. I I love the way his brain. works because it's like it is a perfect. combination of the analytics and he. thinks about literally everything but. then when he's talking about duo insert. which the the Rams did a ton last year. out of 12 and 13 and then being like. yeah everyone made a big deal about them. going 13 personnel that was just because. there was injuries and stuff like that. So it's not just analytics it's also. being very very smart X's and O's wise.

and that's just an absolute stud. Yeah, I came talking about how there it's not. as if there are 32 analytics people and. they all come from the same school. Like. there are there some analytics people. are much better than others and you know. some analytics books are different than. other books. Like I don't know why, but. I also thought that that was just kind. of like a bland maybe one, maybe two. different books. But him saying like, yeah, that MCDC going for it on fourth. down in Niners territory, like my. analytics said to kick it, whereas. someone else's would have maybe said,

"Hey, go for this." You know, MCDC made. his money, made his hay on going for it. on fourth down. That was, you know, Motor City Dan Campbell. He was just. risking it all the time. Like that was. interesting to learn about, too. >> Yeah. the being able to read the stats. and which stats should you present as. gospel, you know, like there's a lot of. power in the numbers and which numbers. are heard and which numbers are not. heard. That's just like when people. selective, you know, information for. anything. It's like, well, what's being. left out here? Well, normally the. context. >> So, having somebody that understands. ball while also being able to dissect.

the numbers is huge. And this is why. Mina Kimes does well in the sports media. world because she does know ball. >> clearly with what she uh presents and. how she presents it and it feels like. her which is why she has been put on top. of the stats world I think because she. likes ball and knows the numbers. It's. like Paganetti feels like he's that. those two need to happen. There's a lot. of people with uh rocks for brains. football-wise that are getting a hold of. numbers and having people make decisions. that shouldn't necessarily be happening.

It's a very powerful thing, not just in. sports. Obviously, if you present a. situation and leave some key things out, it can certainly be taken one way versus. maybe a complete opposite way. Stats and. going for it on fourth down certainly. real in has to happen like right now. That's a lot of power that headset has. AJ, >> yeah, head coach has to have a bunch of. trust in that person, especially if they. weren't a headset. They're talking to. them throughout the game. I would just. like to see how many times like head. coach like, "All right, I get I. understand what your stupid book says, but you know, there we can't block their. three techniques, so we're not going for.

like I would imagine there's some. there's some give and take there. >> I'm mad. I'm I'm kind of mad we saw his. face like he should be kind of faceless. We should have had like an animation. Maybe he didn't want to be on camera. He. likes being behind the scenes. Maybe we. should workshop that for next. >> Well, there was a shade over top of him. You know, it was like a little bit. darker. I don't know if he left. something over top of the camera that. he's never used before. Like maybe there. was like a film or a screen on top of. it. It was. But to your point, as he was. talking, I looked over there and I was. like, >> if he was like a deal or no deal banker. silhouette, that would actually be.

pretty dumb. >> I mean, how do we know if that was his. face, though? You know, that that's the. other thing is how do we know that. that's actually what he looks like or if. he was. >> Yeah, cuz these things got big brains. >> Big brains. They know how to program. stuff. They know how to kind of make. things look differently than do. >> things. Super genius. >> Smart people. >> I thought you calling him a hybrid like. he was part of anyway. I mean, the. school he went to, it's no joke. They. got some big brains over there. >> Who's that? Vanderfield Yates, right? >> Vanderfield Yates is from there, too. But I'm talking like, >> a [ __ ] I should ask some fantasy.

questions. >> Call him back. >> It was Zoom. Can't call him back. And. also, that might be the last time. >> He just destroyed that computer. >> There's no way. There's no way. >> Destroy the chips now. >> We're ever going to see from him. I. thought he was great. That's a good. piece of information. Uh Tone Diggs did. not write a book this off season. What? >> Uh, for who? >> You didn't write it, did you? The. Gamblers Guide. >> I did, but it sucked, so I just didn't. bring it up. >> Okay. So, I appreciate you putting the. effort in to write it and then not. publishing it or whatever. Um, there was.

a couple potential lawsuits last time we. did this as well. >> I love the previous ones. >> Me as well. There were some people like. >> I wasn't happy with it. >> Yeah, there were some people that were. just. >> Oh, no. >> did not know they were going to be in. there or have pictures in there and use. their imaging in there. So, we had to. take that thing down pretty quickly last. time, but we would say. >> potentially New York Times bestseller. and author of college football. >> Tone Diggs uh put out his first bracket.

And ladies and gentlemen, here it is. As. we sit just uh on the eve of college. week. >> one uh kicking off tomorrow night with. Colorado taking on Georgia Tech. Here's. what Tone's College Football Playoff. prediction will look like. G16, probably. Memphis if I had to guess. Could be. Boise. There's a couple other squads. that could slip in there. Taking on. Miami, LSU taking on Texas. That's a. good one. Dina South, Oklahoma, Texas. Tech. Now we're talking Cowboys taking. on Cowboys. Miss and IU round out the. field. Quarterfinals end up being Miami.

Oregon. Oregon gets the win. Takes on. Georgia who beats Texas. Notre Dame. beats Oklahoma. And Indiana beats Ohio. State again. Sorry AJ. Final four, Indiana. Not Notre Dame. All Indiana. semifinal as Georgia takes on Oregon. All Big 10 national championship. Oregon. takes on IU with IU going backto back. says Tone Digs. Tone reports out of. camper that uh Hoover spinning it. >> Y. >> and is that why you like the IU Hooers?

Is it because you like Signetti? Why do. you have Indiana going back to back with. all these other fantastic teams on the. docket? >> Yeah. Um, it's it's crazy like cuz you. talk about IU and you know they talk. about how perfect everything was last. year. I think the roster maybe besides. Mendoza because we don't know yet about. Hoover could be better because they. bring back four of their offensive. linemen. They lose Pat Kouan but they. bring in um an offensive lineman from. Wisconsin who was really really good. They have a ton of their entire. defensive lineback plus more additions.

that they got in the portal plus two. more that they may get back with an. injunction in a certain state. I think. the wide receiver room is more electric, more explosive. So, we'll see in that. instance like but they they retain all. their coordinators, all their Brian. Haynes is coming back. Uh Shanahan's. coming back as their OC. Um I just think. like yes, I had them as the seven seed. because I don't know their schedule is. tough. We'll see what happens in the. regular season, but I figure like once. it gets to the playoffs and the and the. rubber meets the road, I'm not betting.

against Signetti. I it's just not. something that I want to do right now. >> Hard to do. and he enjoyed last year's. national championship in a negative. amount of time, you know, like I think. even whenever he was up on the stage and. the confetti was flying, he was holding. the trophy, he was probably in the back. of his mind going, "We got to do this. all over again next year." Like right in. that moment. And then he obviously has a. chance to kick off the NCAA video game. with a speech and now people are talking. about his old speeches being maybe one. of the greatest leaders of our time and. how he goes about doing his business. He's going to have the boys locked in. and uh we talked to Charlie last week.

He didn't even want to talk about last. year at all. Yeah, right. We're not. talking. We're on to this year. We're on. to week one against North Texas and that. is how we're going. Seems like the right. mindset to have if you're in the middle. of building a dynasty. Debbot, how do. you feel about Miami losing in the. quarterfinals? >> I hate it. And because of it, I hate. this entire bracket. It all stinks. Uh. but yeah, I mean I don't like Yeah. I. mean them winning games, you know, against this group of six team and then. losing to Oregon. Hate that. I think. Miami, >> it's going to be a close game. Crystal.

ball not losing to Oregon. >> Not at all. They got better. >> He's been there. He knows what Oregon's. about. >> They got better at quarterback. I mean, I think we we obviously lost edge with. uh Messor and Bane, but I think we we. there. I think we got better in the. trenches, offensive line, the weaponry. outside with Malachi and the boys. Um. Fletcher came back in the back field as. well. I don't like that. I like them to. be a higher seated as well. Well, that's. an 11 that's an 11-1 Miami team and. they're only uh at five because they you. know they lost to Notre Dame in the. regular season. So that I mean they.

could they could be you know an. undefeated team if they win at Notre. Dame. The the the one through. seven. good luck to the committee. Okay. Good. luck. That's. >> you think that's going to be craziness. this year. >> The the one one through seven I am very. very high on Georgia I got them as a one. loss SEC champion. >> Notre Dame undefeat. Uh Notre Dame. undefeated. Um. >> congrats to them. A lot of people say. >> now the Notre Dame people aren't happy. that that's being talked about, but. their schedule is rather easy. They're.

not the only ones though. Team you. didn't bring up Penn State. They. obviously are allegedly have a good. schedule as well. Rockco Beck, very. experienced quarterback. Matt Campbell. is obviously a winner. Goes into Penn. State. You don't have them making the. playoffs. >> No. So, it was it was do I put um the 11. as another SEC team or a fourth Big 10. team? Um and I just it is year one with. Matt Campbell at Penn State and the. schedule is nice, but I like that I like. Oklahoma's team better than I like Penn.

State. >> Ohio State doesn't even make the final. four. AJ, >> whoa, >> they won the Big 10 Championship. It's. just, you know, it was a it was a. slobber knocker in that Big 10. championship and the they're walking. wounded going into that game against IU, >> but they have two months until the game. >> and IU does it again. Wow. >> He gets him again. >> Well, I can't believe that happens. Julians saying again and. >> yeah, Big 10 champion. They won the Big. 10 championship, but you know, >> AJ, are you okay with how this is all. going to unfold? >> It's exactly where we want to be. We. want people doubting you. Come on now. What are we talking about? This is it.

It's all speculation. Everybody feels. great about their team. Everyone got. better in the offseason. and good luck. We'll see. >> One seed, four seed, three seed in the. semis. Only one team's won off the buy. and that was IU last year. So that'd be. much different having three teams. winning off the buy. >> Uh so Tone, we appreciate you putting. your bracket out there. If you hate. this, >> Tone Dinks with a Z on that thing. Uh we. appreciate the we appreciate the amount. of commitment that you put the ball. Genuinely, thank you for that. Uh as we. wrap up here on ESPN and continue.

digitally, we can't help but thank Ryan. Paganetti enough. Hey, Malik Andrews. Shreger announced big day today. Did you. see that, AJ? Are you excited for Big. Day? >> Yeah. What? Prime Time with Shregs at 2. p.m. or something. What's it called? >> Big Day, [ __ ]. >> Big play, man. >> Big day, Shrekes. >> Big day shreds. 2:00. Uh, they'll be. following us every single Monday through. Thursday this football season. Monday. through Friday in the offseason. I think. everybody's happy for Shrekes. And also, DraftKings game day, AJ. I don't know if. you've been in there. New boost popping.

up every hour, every half hour. Obviously, we're playing alongside. trying to take as much advantage of them. as we possibly can because if you're of. age and agree to uh be responsible and. not like an [ __ ] we'd love you to. come join us on DraftKings, the best. sports book on earth as we take on. another incredible football season that. week one of the college football season. kicks off tomorrow night. Teams are. already in route to an NFL game. Life is. great. That's AJ Hawk. The boys are. here. Great work this week. D but the. show Rascaler tomorrow not happening.

>> be later in the fall we continue. Goodbye. It'll be later in the fall. This is a. crazy week to be moving parts to try to. do right before you leave. >> Later in the fall of stuff. >> later in fall, I think. >> you going to have time to do those. rehearsals. >> I mean got your sound check, right? I'm. sure as the season goes on, you'll get. more and more. >> Okay, so let's go. Probably spring if I. if it's probably gonna end up in the. spring if I had to guess. But. >> that makes worse. >> with the amount of talent like. the m the musicians that were going to.

be playing. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> Mhm. >> Obviously they would Hey, we're doing a. rehearsal sound like uh we've done this. before. Have you ever done this before? It's like actually no. Like I haven't. even sat in like uh rock band. I did. that like 2 3 a.m. You know, I've done. that before. They're like. >> they're like well we'd like to like at. least run through each song like maybe. once or twice. >> like practice or walkthroughs mini camp. otaas training camp. >> Yeah. And I didn't even think about. that. I was just like, "All right, I'll. just You guys got the song. I'll I'll. sing the thing. You know, we might might.

have there might be a little tact.". >> How do you even start it? >> I know. Honestly, I did not think about. any of that. Okay. Obviously, I don't. think about any of that. I'm like, right. before football kicks off, we'll just go. ahead and do this. All the incredibly. talented musicians from Nashville that. made the songs that were phenomenal what. they do, they'll come on up. They did. They all agreed like, "Yeah, we'll. definitely come on up. You got it. No. problem. We're very grateful and. appreciative of the opportunity. Thank. you." I'm like, I'm very grateful and. appreciative. We got to perform this one. time at least. You know, who knows if. it's ever going to happen again. That. was my thought. And then as I was. getting closer, it was like, okay, so,

uh, we're going to have to do a. rehearsal, sound check probably. Where, when is that possible? I'm like, that's. a good question. That's a really good. question. >> They're like, Wednesday night we can. come up do rehearsal whenever we get. back Wednesday night. I'm like, sweet. Let's do that. That sounds good. Going. to need you probably I mean, we got to. do each song at least twice, right? So. we get comfortable like. >> we should do it at least twice and then. there's probably going to be some work. on it. It's probably 2 and a half 3. hours probably Wednesday night. Is that. good? We'll probably get in around 8:30.

at night. I'm like so it's like 9 to. midnight on Wednesday. I get we can move. that to Thursday morning as well. It's. like we got a show on Thursday. I'm like. oh no I've grossly underestimated. >> I have grossly under live show with all. those musicians like what it takes. >> Yeah. >> I have grossly underestimated this like. disgust. >> to think about it. Yeah. I guess I I. assume like Yeah. when you announced I'm. like, "Oh, sweet. You're going to. perform." And then I never thought about. it either about all of what goes into. it. >> What's going on? We got College Game Day. on Saturday. I I This is the first one.

of the year and then we're going on tour. basically for the next five months. I. mean, >> imagine you going through each song. twice, too. Like the day before. >> I think we got it. I think we got it. Yeah. >> Yeah. That's said that's tonight when we. got. >> on your vocal cords right before. So, that's the thing, though, now that I. know how to direct the air through my. vocal cord muscles. Okay. And it's. obviously a work in progress, but now. that I know how to do that, it actually. should help me whenever I get to the uh. losing voice time of year, which is. inevitable around week three, week four.

as the pollen and traveling from the. south back to the north, let alone with. Monday night uh countdown coming into. play there. >> So, normally, you know, we try to stay. seed up, >> seed up, >> try to stay seed up, which all remember. that, by the way, we are entering seed. up time. Let's remember our vitamin C as. we go forward here. But I believe coach. Gayton, shout out to her down there in. Nashville, with what she has taught me, I should be able to find something in. there somewhere throughout football. season just as a speaker, which I would. suggest everybody try to figure out and.

learn how to sing. I think it is a. incredible control over like your body. I obviously can't do it every single. time. I think my conditioning of being. able to do it longer will hopefully. continue to grow as we work through the. all the different drills and messages. But it is something that I think we. should try to figure out because we all. lose our voices. >> because there's a lot of talking. >> There's a lot of [ __ ]. >> Yeah, >> we should practice together, guys. >> We should. >> I'm more of a soloist. No, >> I'm a shower. I'm a shower guy.

>> We're [ __ ] chorus after cool like. warm-ups together. >> Yeah, we should do that. We'll do that. on our road. We'll do that whenever we. get on our road. We'll do everybody. We'll do a breathing exercise. >> Sure. >> Sweet. What I was told though is that. you know whenever I get going and you. could see these going that's complete. opposite of what you want. Okay, we. don't need everything. >> What do we do? What should we do? >> We would like everything to be relaxed. around the vocal cords that are in here. Cuz if not, you're kind of straining. everything. >> Oh, it's like when you see a runner like. a track star, it should be like relaxed.

>> Yeah. So, whenever you're seeing it this. when I'm yelling whenever this Saturday, just know that's not at all what I'm. supposed to be doing. >> We'll let you know. Coach Kite and say, "Listen, you're ruining your vote cords. right now. You should relax that thing. Let those things kind of cook in there, you know, direct the air through there, you know, and then kind of let it eat.". But to be clear, I thought for sure just. going to be showing up. Let's play these. songs. Okay. >> Have a good time. >> Turns out that's not the case at all. So, we're going to have to put that to. later in the fall, maybe spring. As you. pointed out, probably not possible. >> But I do think there'll be time for me.

to get down to Nashville. >> during the football season. >> Go through. >> And I think if I get down to Nashville, then I'm able to do it. So I in my mind. rehearsal slashpractice soundcheck. >> potentially doesn't happen. Sound check. has to happen at the place. Rehearsal. and practice happens at some point then. show. >> later down the road. >> So in my head I have to get down to. Nashville at some point. >> as opposed to them all coming up here. >> have a hotel rooms. >> Sure. >> Hey, if anybody could do it, you could. do it. Good luck, brother.

>> God speed. >> [ __ ] football season. >> We got a great. >> countdown game day. >> Huge. >> Come on. rehearsal. >> Yeah, >> you know, rehearsal. >> You gotta do that. I'm en I'm like very. excited. I had this wave of excitement. that hit me last night while I was. laying in my bed. >> I was like, man, we are literally just a. couple days away from being in a full. college game day buzzaw down there in. Baton Rouge. And anybody that comes out. and uh hangs with us on Saturday. morning, obviously we appreciate you. I. think there's some sort of tropical. storm potentially in the area down. there.

>> There was one there's three out in the. Pacific. Uh, so watch the uh, total for. the Hawaii game on Saturday night. There's three hurricanes going on in the. Pacific. That's awesome. And then. there's one in Texas, I believe, hovering around right now as well. I. don't know if it's going down the Bayou. or not, but maybe some residual. >> maybe some residual rainfall. I know. there is. >> El We're fully in El Nino right now. >> What's that mean? >> I don't know exactly, but I know we're. in it. >> I thought El Nino was the name of a. hurricane. >> El Nino is the name of a weather system. >> Okay, so we're currently in El Nino. right now, which is potentially.

hurricane season. Our hurricane season. is now. Yes. >> Yeah. >> So, is El Nino weather system saying. it's hurricane season? >> El Nino is a weather system that will. also go into the winter and produce. snowstorms and stuff like that, I. believe, as well. Um, I think I'm right, but I could also be wrong. >> El Nino is a climate pattern that causes. unusual warming of surface waters in the. central and eastern Pacific. What. happens during El Nino? Well, that's a. good question. Weakened winds, trade. winds blow weaker for than normal from. east to west. Warm water shift. Now, this is the one. Warm water sloshes.

towards the coast of South America. instead of pooling near Indonesia, which. has global weather changing. implications. Shifts in heat and. atmospheric pressure disrupt normal. weather systems worldwide. So, I think. you nailed it. >> Pretty close. >> Who's our weather guy this year? >> Can every year. >> Can still. >> the guy that had the the thing in his. mountain on the back window? Yeah. >> Got his name. >> Jim. >> Stormchaser guy. >> Can always. >> Jim just he just celebrated four years. >> 30 years. Oh, Adam with the. >> Yeah. Yeah.

>> Oh, that [ __ ] guy. No. >> No. He's a good guy. >> Yeah, but no. >> What's wrong with him? >> It's Can. >> This is football season, boys. We can't. be messing around with the weather, guys. >> Oh, thank you. >> All right, Jim Canour in Arena League. >> I saw Max Velocity still doing it. That. was something. guys. No, any of those YouTube streaming. weather people. No chance. >> Hit the [ __ ] road. >> What are you talking about? No, they're. all lying and they're scaring everyone. and they're all like tornadoes.

>> Welcome to weather, bro. The news has. been doing this forever. Hey, hunker. down. Actually, go to the grocery store. first, then hunker don for about two. weeks. The worst insert name of some. sort of weather is on the way and then. it doesn't. And then it's like the bull. cry wolf cuz at some point they do say, "Hey, >> they got it right this year. >> It's actually coming." And it does come. So, it's not just like the the YouTube. influencing whether people are those. guys are the worst. >> Can't Tory, don't miss. >> Illinois set a record for tornadoes this. summer and they were on top of all of.

it. >> And the rain uh here in the Midwest, I. think they were on top. So, I I think. >> snowstorm. >> I'm not saying they're Joe Donardo, bro. >> Nobody's. >> They're not Joe. >> He just got PTSD from. >> his two week [ __ ] whatever. around. I think if we all talk on top of. each other every year after you didn't. know that. >> No, I didn't know Al Roker. >> I think that's good. I think if. everybody just talks at the same time, we'll get it all accomplished. >> Talking about when Al Roker [ __ ] his. pants. >> No, Al Roker got it right is what.

happened. And maybe he did poop his. pants. I'm not 100% sure, but. >> I didn't see that. >> Al Roker can do it all. He can read the. weather. He can obviously read a. Doppler. He can walk a parade. He can do. it all. He's a host. He's an. interviewer. >> Yeah, he's great. >> Al Roker's one a goat in the world. >> A dog first. Al Roker's still alive. >> He would celebrate those people that are. like 100 years old. Smuckers. >> Is that the real Al Roker? >> Remember that being a kid? >> He lost a lot of weight. What do you. mean? I remember I saw him on TV one. time and. >> one time. >> he lost a lot of weight. >> He just froze for like two minutes. >> That happens every once in a while.

Happens. >> Alroker. >> Rebooted. >> Happens to me all the time. >> Yeah. Unless I'm getting him confused. >> Outro's black, right? >> Yeah. Bald. Yeah. Glasses. >> He's lost a lot of weight. >> That's how. >> Mhm. >> So a lot of people. >> What's that? There's there's many people. that are like, "Holy smokes, you see. them 10, 15 years ago and they're 220. lbs heavier than they are now.". >> Oh, you're saying you're saying they've. gotten fatter. We're saying feel. >> they were fatter and they've gotten. smaller. I'm saying sometimes you forget. that people were much bigger. >> Oh, yeah. I guess when you see photos.

from the past, first maybe now like. >> Oh, I forgot. I forgot there there was a. whole another person with them back. then. >> Yeah. Literally bigger person. And then. you tell them like you look good, you. know, and then somebody comes in and. talks to you and go looks [ __ ] weird. It's like whoa, they worked their ass off on this. >> It's like Yeah, but that's not. >> Well, no. That's the thing. Some guys. look you got to work, too. If you just. lose a bunch of weight and you're not. working, then you do look weird. >> Got to lift some weights. >> Yeah. Cuz then you come bag of leaves.

looking. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> You don't want to be You don't want to. be looking like a bag of leaves. >> That's certainly possible in this modern. day and age. >> Yeah. Unless you're a big orange bag of. leaves and you got a jacko'lantern face. on it. That's nice. >> Oh, you're talking about because we're. in spooky season. >> Yeah. Well, no. Close. >> Close. We're getting there. >> It's a little too [ __ ] hot outside. >> Yeah, I guess there is a heat warning. here in Indianapolis for the rest of the. week. Obviously, tropical storms coming. through. That means heat down there. South Florida, you know more about. hurricanes than us. Are we Are you guys. in hurricane season? >> Uh, yeah. This hasn't been a rough one.

yet, but as the fall, as we get into the. fall, that's when they start to cuz I. was usually away for football, you know, post high school and then you have to. see it on the news and feel like a. [ __ ] [ __ ] cuz you can't help. >> Is that post is it beginning of football. season. >> throughout kind of? Yeah, >> that's scary stuff cuz that's a lot of. that's a lot of bully who cried wolf. type stuff, right? >> Whole lot of it. And you have like, you. know, certain ones that actually show. up, you know, maybe a category three, then it turns into a four, then it hits. like a five, and then you have some that. are out in the water that say, "Oh, by.

the time it hits land, it'll be the. worst since whenever." And then, you. know, it'll knock over a couple chairs. But, um, that's why you have your old. people, your grandparents who like 80. years old. You're like, "Hey, I should. have I ain't [ __ ] leaving. I ain't. going anywhere. I'll be all right." So, it's it's it's scary though, especially. when you're not, like I said, boots on. the ground. You got to watch it on TV. with everybody else. But, um, it's. always a wild time. Mother Nature, you. know, >> crazy. >> It's crazy. Scar. >> Mother nature is a crazy crazy lady. I. mean, beautiful. Obviously, I love when. that sun comes out. >> I love a nice 72° day.

>> 69 maybe 69 to 72 in that window. Light. breeze. >> Sun starting to change. >> Did we just all went there, right? >> Oh, yeah. >> Yep. Oh, yeah. >> Live there constantly. >> Close. >> Do you really? That's incredible. >> In my brain. >> That's good. That's why the Midwest is. that's the best thing about the Midwest. for sure. The fall. >> Agreed. Spring I like as well, but. spring has kind of become summer. Fall. now feeling like uh summer as well. I do. wonder if we're just going to power. through these transition seasons.

>> Got a week or so right now. >> How do we power rank the seasons? >> So, if spring was actually spring, I. would go spring first. I was born then. And also, uh the weather I think is. good. It's like 74 75 supposed to be. you know, under 80, I think, is what. spring is supposed to be. But spring, as. of late, has just been winter and then. 100° and then winter and then 100° and. then winter and then 100 degrees and. then we're in summer for the entire. time. So, I think I'm kind of out on. what spring is. Fall still is still has.

it a little. >> So, your spring, fall, >> summer, winter. >> Yeah, >> there's a place for each of them. Each. of them has a time. Because we live in. Indiana, winter definitely drops a good. bit cuz there's nothing to do. There's. no skiing or snowboarding here in. Indiana in the winter. >> Winter's still sweet though. I feel like. I agree. >> Do you have stuff to do over there? >> I mean, yeah. Go out in the yard and. throw snowballs and roll around on the. hill. Do that. I don't go I've never. skied, you know. It's not my thing. You.

know, I got a side by side. Pull my kids. around in that in the yard. >> That's a good little game. Play in the. winter. >> Oh, yeah. >> Yeah. I I think I'm fall or spring. If. spring was supposed to be, if spring was. spring, I would have spring at one. >> Okay. >> Spring doesn't have ball, though. >> Yeah, I agree. But it did have the best. weather. It had. >> spring and college was the Spring and. College was the best. >> by far. And it had like Southern. California weather for like a month and. a half. It was like perfect. It's not. like that anymore. Fall feels more like. spring. >> October might be the best. >> Yeah. I like Halloween. I like heading.

into Thanksgiving, Christmas. Yeah. I. think fall is number one for me. >> Same. It's fall, spring. Just because. it's football obviously, so football. wins. But if we're talking strictly. weather bases, I think fall still. >> Those crispy evenings golfing the leaves. and. >> you guys got a big fancy. >> You didn't get that growing up, T. You. realize. >> No, it was how cool was summer. Summer. growing up. Spring summer. >> Hot hot hotter hotter hotter. Hottest. Holy [ __ ] Nobody go outside. It's too.

hot. Back to hotter hot hot hot. >> Shout South Florida Living, baby. >> But it doesn't snow that much. Winter's. great, too. >> I like winter. Yeah, cuz I run hot, so. I'd rather it, you know, be very cold, but you don't see the sun throughout. winter, so that kind of bums me out a. little bit. >> Yeah, I like snow. I don't like freezing. bitter cold, but I like snow. I like. seeing snow. >> I'm okay with that. >> Snow feels warmer. >> When it's When it's cold and it's. snowing, it feels warmer. >> When it's cold and not snowing,

>> ass. >> cuz there's no sun. Normally, windy. Uh. if it's rain sle [ __ ] Oh, >> cold rain is the worst. >> Yeah, I think so. Especially because. that thing's probably going to freeze. >> Yep. >> You know, and everybody's going to be. >> We had We had some nasty ice, didn't we? This past winter. I remember we had huge. ice. >> Black ice. >> Polar vortex. We had polar vortex come. through. I think this past El Nino. normally indicates warm winter. >> Okay. >> From our understanding of what the. internet's telling us. the farmer's almanac. Tell you.

>> that's a good call because that thing. was predicting the future, right? He's. about the farmers. >> That's what people claim. Yeah. Who. writes it? I mean. >> Michael J. Fox maybe I think. Right. >> He did. Yeah. >> Yes, you are right. Yep. He did write. >> him and the professor. >> back to that's what that movie Pressure. is kind of about the World War II how. they figured out. >> Precious. I don't know. >> Precious. >> Precious Gabrielle of Defa. >> Pressure. >> Big Gabby. >> I met her multiple times. Let her know. I was a huge fan. That was a big deal. I. got a selfie with her. two of them and I. feel very proud of that. Nobody's gonna.

talk about it, but I'm a huge fan of. hers. And uh we got a live look at Ben. Shelton right now. >> Oh. >> At US Open taking on Hubert Kas, uh. Polish lad who's two and nine in career. majors. Shelton up 63 in the first set, 3-3 now. Battling a little bit. >> Breakpoint. >> Oh, I like that. He put a little uh. backspin on it. Herkaz had no shot. there. Advat Ben Shelton. He's on the. return. >> MC Jagger. >> What's that? Is that MC Jagger right. there? >> I think it's probably Hunter Hunter's.

coach maybe. >> Yeah, it looked like a coach, >> but it might be MC Jagger as well. MC. Jagger still has it. Hunter obviously. understands that this is very important. right now. Advocott could turn 4-3. Could swing the entire Oh, what a serve. 138 mph painting the corners. Debot, how. much do you know about uh uh tennis and. the ins and outs? >> Oh, not much at all. My uh sister used. to date a guy who would was big in. junior tennis and you know as an athlete. you think oh I can get out there and I. can do anything especially tennis. I.

couldn't I mean I couldn't even get. close to touching a returning to serve. which I thought I could do. This kid was. 140 pounds maybe. So yeah I have a a. huge level of respect for them but I. know nothing about the actual game. Love. Coco as a neighbor. Love Serena. obviously growing up. Federal Joker all. those guys but um like watching it's. cool. >> That's a good point. This is a great. rally right here. >> I got. >> Yeah. A little a little backspin, little. pingpong, a little shoot that thing. across the table there. What a play by. Ben Shelton as the crowd gets a chance.

to celebrate the hell out of the. American boy taking advant over Hunter. Horcast. This is a great shot that. ESPN's been using for the replays. Feels. like you're actually in the game against. Ben Shelton. I wish they had one on the. other side and they had the ability for. us to just kind of uh have a split. screen with both of them as if we're. behind him like a video game. What a. shot by Ben. Useful cut shot. Little cut. shot. >> Little size fit on it. >> Little dropper maybe. I'm not 100% sure. Now, he did fault on the first serve. here. So, the second serve should be. much easier for Ben to kind of handle.

That's why the uh first serve not going. in is a big deal cuz this a layup. probably. >> Oh, actually attack the double fall to. lose. >> That's why the first serve is such a big. deal cuz they're going for it there. >> Mhm. >> Broke them. That's it. >> Once you have one, >> a day. >> Congratulations, Ben Shelton. Good win, Ben. >> Guy double folded to walk his ass out of. the US Open. That's what Ben Shelton's. doing to people. >> All right, scoring real quick. Tennis. 101. How like what's the score? How. many? >> 15 30 40 win.

>> So, okay. >> 1530 40 win. >> But then you got the deuce and all that. You got to go into. >> if it ties at 40, then it's uh then it. goes to extra and it's the adv advid. advantage are up one trying to get the. two up. >> Isn't Bruce our tennis guy? >> Yeah. >> What's love? >> Love is zero. So it's 15 love, 30 love, 40 love, 4040 is deuce. And then you go. add in means the guy serving has the. advantage and add out means that the. return player Ben Shelton in that. instance has the advantage. That was a.

massive break for Ben Shelton. He's. going to win that match. >> And you got to go two in a row whenever. it gets to deuce. >> And break is when break is when you win. a game when the. >> basketball guys got to win three sets. Girls got to win two. >> You want to win every game that you. serve. And then if you can win a game in. the return, that's where you you really. take control of the set and then the. match. >> Different rules for men and women. >> Yeah. Three and two, I believe, is what. AJ just said. >> Yeah. Best of five, best of three. >> Oh, I didn't know that. >> It's win by two in the sets, right? So,

if it's like 65, you got to get to. seven. >> Yep. >> Yep. And then 66 tiebreaker. And then. the tiebreaker rules vary from. tournament to tournament. I found some. I'm kind of [ __ ] confused with. tiebreaker. And when I was playing. growing up, you'd go to like a random. away game and it's like, what are we. playing for the tiebreaker? Are we going. to seven? Are we going to 11? Nobody. ever [ __ ] knows. >> Okay, tell me this. Uh, tennis, we. talked a little bit about this uh. beforehand. >> The people growing up, tennis as in. general, country club sport, right? Just. happens to be the most athletic kid at.

the country club normally dominates. tennis because he can't do that in golf. against everybody else. So, where I grew. up in Connecticut and on Long Island, there are a lot of clubs that are just. pool tennis. And then there are super. nice country clubs that are golf pool. tennis. And those are usually nicer. pools, nicer tennis, but also have a. golf course. My club was a swim swim, a. big field where we play baseball, whiff. ball, and [ __ ] And then clay tennis. courts. So, it was just pool playing.

water polo, swimming, and then go over. play tennis. Um, yeah. I I. >> Is it a country club or is it a public. situation? >> That'd be a swimming tennis. >> That was It was a private club, but. like, you know, it wasn't like hoidy. toy. >> No, you just signed up to utilize the. facilities. >> It was like my mom would drop me off at. 8 a.m., pick me up at 4 in the summer, and that was like school replacement. >> Got it. >> That's a camp. >> And you were good. You played water polo. and you were you played tennis because. it was there and it was available and. you were good at it. >> Yeah, I I did it all. I would like to.

let you know that. >> you should have maybe got into. basketball a little bit more. Hey, Bruce. been knocking down shots out. >> lefty and righty. >> Sneaky, huh? >> NBA threes, lefty like kind of cross. face and then just floater right hands. He's been knocking them. It's been. outrageous to watch, but Bruce has kind. of found an NBA three-point shot amongst. uh the game of seven returning. It's. been fun to watch, Bruce. >> Yeah, it'll it'll disappear completely. I'm the worst kind of ambidextrous where. you're not really good with either one, but you're somehow capable of doing a.

lot of stuff with both. >> I like that. >> That's not the worst kind. >> Yeah, cuz the worst kind can't do [ __ ]. with either. >> You got neither. >> True. >> That's no dextrous. >> Yeah, exactly. That is no dextrous. That's who Debbone was a national champ. >> No, I didn't say that. Yeah, I didn't. say. >> using a smaller ball yesterday. >> He can shoot a bit too actually. >> Yeah, he's comp he's always competitive. in seven. >> Yeah, good shooter. He's got really good. form. He watched like JJ Reick's tape. and said, "I'm going to shoot like that. guy cuz he's doing. >> he really?". >> Yeah, he's got really good form. >> Yeah, with Jurgens. >> The only.

>> He did potentially uh lotion himself. down whenever that was happen. He um so. he has to step right into a shot. We. talked about this. So I think like. actual basketball could be tough for. him, but he has to step into every. single shot. And game point yesterday in. seven, he was still in it and he. actually decided to go behind elephant. step back three to shoot. had to make it. >> a low IQ play. >> was nowhere play or. >> decision. >> player. >> shot low IQ player in and out.

>> step behind the one defender on the. court. >> and fade away from the from the not the. side that's shorter NBA three from the. point which I think is the furthest. three-point shot that you can. >> why did he choose that. >> we don't know we still don't know and he. said I just want to be natural I just. didn't want to think about the moment. and it's like all right we appreciate. that and I like that he was locked in. seemingly but he lost yesterday a couple. big time games. Obviously, uh, basketball has helped carry us through. this off season. >> Look at tennis. We got into tennis. today. >> Tennis. Who did tennis? >> Simulator carried you through like an.

hour or two. Not even. >> hour. What do you think? >> That was a magic trick. >> One shot. Two shot. >> How fast that thing got out of here. >> One shot. >> Don't miss your chance to blow. >> It was a good shot though, man. You You. piked it. >> Opportunity comes once and it's. Thunderdome, you know, and it did. But. that thing's still around. just doesn't. get. >> property on the court if you're not. going to work. Yeah, right. That is that. is not how. >> from my understanding.

>> that thing was going to [ __ ] shoot a. golf ball up to me on the tea. >> Yep. >> And it was just going boom. another one. Boom. I was going to be. able to hit 100 balls maybe 10 minutes. easy because they were just going to be. loading them up for me. Like a bowling. alley. That thing's going to get your. balls kind of put them back in there and. it's like wow. This is the future. Here's how I'm going to get good at. golf. This is what it's going to be. And. they say it works cuz the worst thing. about golf simulator is they never. [ __ ] work. >> Mhm. >> I don't know how it happens. First, that. was the best shot I've ever hit.

>> Yeah, >> that might have been a 330 yard drive. >> Too good. >> Hit it too hard. That's what they said. >> Frozen sleeping, man. It wasn't up. >> It was up. >> It was up. It was on. I saw it. >> [ __ ] had its eyes open if it was. sleeping then. Okay. I seen that thing. It was up and at him. >> Oh, yeah. >> Golf will have to be another day. Shout. to Kevin Hart. He's only going to get. better. Love what he did. 132. >> hour and 12 minute video him playing. golf. Over a million views. He shot a. 132. I like that he's respecting golf.

that much. I like that he's going to. stick with it and I'm excited to see his. growth. Golf does not necessarily mean. you're going to get better if you play. more though. Like that is a part of the. problem with the sport. You can actually. get worse if you practice. That happened. to me. I had to hang up the clubs for a. while. >> Crazy. >> I was almost back. I'm potentially. thinking about it. But AJ, the ability. you have on a golf course should not be. understated. And that's why alongside. your football capabilities, your. basketball capabilities, your fathering. capabilities, you were named president. of Ohio. You have one final opportunity. here to talk about that Washington Post.

article yesterday. >> First off, I have not read the. Washington Post article. You probably. have to pay or subscribe to it, I would. assume, if you click on the link. I did. read certain things about it, but you. know what? Like, I'm not hearing. anything about it other than you guys. take the one shot out of here. We get. it. We understand. But we know that you. guys the only people keeping this thing. alive. I don't I don't hear anyone. talking about it. >> Okay. We're not keeping it. We're just. trying to do a little journalism. You're. president of Ohio. We'll have the other. president on Herby. I'm going to ask him. on game day issue. >> Yeah, you should. >> I'm going to ask him on game day. We're. going to talk about the big thing. I'm.

going to say I I think there's some uh. >> It's crazy, man. >> Some international assistance. potentially happening for one of these. teams here. >> Wow. Who? You. Washington Post told me China's in their. last state. basically just kind of. >> Yeah. >> watching film for Ryan Day. Is that Is. that what I Is that what they said? >> That's his problem. He's He's listening, putting his ear to the ground in. English. >> It's in Mandarin, brother. You got to. change your change your settings. >> She You do got to change your settings. And they got apps for that. Just. something to think about. Washington.

Post's saying not good. But hey, we'll. continue to be fans of the Ohio State. Buckeyes because of how great they've. been to us, how great they are for bowl, and they uh produce you. So, uh we. obviously have to like that. Before we. get out of here, we got to celebrate the. President's Cup roster, United States. Let's go, team. >> Come on now, boys. Need you here. >> Obviously, top ranked Americans make the. team. Scotty Sheffler, Cameron Young, Windham Clark, Sam Burns, Russell. Henley, Colin Morcala, the stars of the. playoffs and of the PGA Tour. They make. the team. Who are the captains picks? Good question. How about Jacob.

Bridgeman, Patrick Canley, Chris Goddup? Incredible video on social media. Xander. Schoffley, Justin Thomas, and the lad, >> the Auburn War Eagle Man. Jackson Kovven. makes the squad. These guys are going to. be very pumped to play for America. Yes. If Chris Garup's video tells us. anything, it's like the lads are very. excited to represent our country and. obviously after getting our asses beat. in the RDER Cup, we need to make it 12. straight President's Cups. They got a. good team, though. >> Now granted, there's some people saying. out of the top 18 ranked players in the.

President's Cup, only two of them reside for the other. team. >> Okay. Okay, now they got a Canadian on. their team. I didn't know that was a. part of this. I didn't know Canada got a. chance to sign up for this. Two. Canadians. I I knew this was Asia. I. knew it was uh Australia, New Zealand. I. knew that entire stuff. I did not know. that Canada was also trying to get us. So once again, boys, let's keep the. Chris Gdit spirit up. Let's make sure.

we're representing for the country and. we cannot [ __ ] lose. >> Cannot. >> Okay. Cannot lose. >> Not an option. They got a good team though. Ryan Fox is. he's he said he just wants to get out. there and based on it. Pete, it's all he. wants to do. Minu Lee, unbelievable. >> Do it. >> Adam Scott, no problem. Hideki Matsyama, >> he's a winner. Sew Kim, >> those are the two. >> Yeah, we got problems potentially if we. don't come out with our best and we need. to play our best. So, we have the best.

President's Cup. >> yet. Let's get the hell out of here. Be. a friend. Tell a friend something nice. might change your life. Debbuck, good. work this week. >> Whenever you come back, guess what? We. got. >> football. >> NFL week. >> True. >> AJ, you're the man. We'll see you. tomorrow. Thank. >> you for allowing us to do this for a. living. It is because of all of you that. we get to live the dumbest and great. life that we do. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Football season is here. Let's enjoy the hell out of this season. and let's be assets to society, >> which is all we're trying to be.

>> Hell yeah. >> Literally all we're trying to be. Not. ass is. >> It's very close. You know the line. between hero and villain is pretty. close. >> Been saying that a lot lately. >> And the word asses in assets. Very. close. >> Let's not be asses. Let's be assets. Be. a friend. Tell a friend how nice might. change your life. We're in this thing. together. Team on me. Team on three. For. the good of sport, baby. One, two, three. Team. Goodbye.