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[00:00:00] I will take projection Welcome everybody to Takin On Sports, I am TD, that is Greg, Greg, how you doing man? I am pretty good, how are you tonight? I've been better, new year, same shit with the Ravens in the playoffs, man Another heartbreaking way to lose a game I guess, let's just start there, NFL playoffs, you know, the

[00:00:30] Division around this weekend, usually always a great weekend of football Pretty good weekend of football this week too, got a few good games actually Compared to last weekend when there was just the one But let's start, I guess, with my Ravens The game that just finished not too long ago 27-25 loss in Buffalo to the two seed Bills

[00:00:55] And just another, just, Ravens, you know, the last Honestly, since the Super Bowl, the way they lose playoff games Just out of character, you know, what, three turnovers You know, they don't, you know, Lamar threw four interceptions all season Threw a bad one early in the game That, you know, looked like a miscommunication with the receiver Had just a weird fumble where, you know, it was a bad snap

[00:01:22] He recovered and then just ball slipped out of his hands Yeah And then Mark Andrews My one, you know, I know there's a I'm sure you've seen that meme going around It's like, you know, what's your boomer complaint? Mine is receivers fighting, you know, doing all this dancing after catch To try to get like two or three yards, you know, I hate it I hate it so much

[00:01:50] And it rarely, like 0.3% of the time It ends up being a big play And even then, this guy's like Three kills, it can do it You know, you have to be special Yeah And it usually ends up in a loss of yards You lose like some important yards Or what happened to Mark Andrews today On a crucial time in the game Ravens were driving, you know, dominated the second half Tail of two halves, you know, all Buffalo the first half And then Ravens are dominating the second half Driving down five

[00:02:18] They look like they're going to score, take the lead Andrews catches a ball wide open All he needed to do was turn up the field Get a couple, whatever yards that he was tackled Then he tries this juke Gets the ball punched out Yeah And then I just, I just hate it, man And that damn juking and dancing And, you know, I hate to give credit to the Peyton Manning and Eric Holtz But man, Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne Their receivers coach, their offensive coach You know, I don't know who was the one that really taught them this

[00:02:47] But they were just the absolute best When they caught the pass They either got down if they were in traffic Or they, you know, they knew where the first down marker was And they dove for it You know, there was no dancing There was no fighting for, you know Two extra feet with, you know, six guys stripping you Yeah And then, you know, the Ravens rebound still And a big hold down on the goal line Buffalo goes for the field goal That was huge Huge And honestly, I'm a little shocked that Buffalo didn't go for the touchdown there

[00:03:16] I know everybody's saying, oh, you take the points But man, I mean If you score there, that's ball game Yeah, you score there, it's ball game And if not, they got 99 yards to go Yeah, and your defense has been playing fairly well You know, like I said, second half You know, the Ravens have turned it on But still, 99 There's a lot to ask for in the NFL Yeah, especially in the weather and everything Yeah, and then, but the So they kick the field goal Go up eight Ravens drive down Great play on the touchdown Great protection Lamar found

[00:03:45] Beautiful guy Isaiah likely There needs to be some award for the scramble drill Because Anytime Lamar does one of those scrambles It's likely who he finds Right Yeah, great pass Great catch And then Two-point play And You know, they run that little kind of Rub route out Mark Andrews is wide open in the flat Wild Jackson hits him right in the gut And a little behind him You know, you mentioned that off You know, before we started recording

[00:04:14] It wasn't a perfect pass But it was right there for him You know Yeah I tell you So Tell us an ice club Hitchin and have Catch the goddamn ball Yeah Especially, you know Pro bowl All pro guy And, you know It's easy in the moment to say Fuck Mark Andrews But no He's He's, you know Best tight end in Ravens history You know He's been a multiple time Pro bowler All pro One of the most dependable guys In the league You hate to see it happen to them The most Yeah, exactly You hate this for him You know

[00:04:43] The rare fumble for him And a rare drop In such a crucial situation Yeah Yeah Both in the second half To fourth quarter Even You know So I absolutely hate it for him But You also mentioned something Before we started recording How do you have Two two-point conversion tries And Derrick Henry He doesn't touch the ball Neither of them Yeah Or even How Lamar Just run the ball And this has been A thing of mine For a few years now

[00:05:12] Even with Greg Roman They didn't do this As much as they ran With him You have the most Dynamic player You know With the ball in his hands In the league Absolutely And The Ravens are terrible At two-point conversions Man It's It doesn't make sense They get in their head They make weird play calls Overthink it Yeah Yeah Like you said They overthink it They had Derrick Henry On the field For the first one And they And they Vershined him down Or whatever And they tried to throw The little pass over The linebacker Linebacker made a play Knocked it down

[00:05:42] And then you get The second one And again Same thing Roll Lamar out And they get They had the pass They wanted You know You can't Yeah They called it Right there In the second time I mean Yeah It was right there Yeah Executed perfectly Except for the catch Yeah But Yeah I don't understand You add Derrick Henry This year And that It wasn't like You know The AFC title game Last year Where they just Didn't run They ran the ball You know He had 18 carries 80 yards Something like that Yeah

[00:06:12] Probably would have Had more But the game script You know They just fell behind A couple scores You can't I don't You had to pass The ball In those situations You got to pass The ball And then it was Working What they were doing Absolutely But yeah In those situations I don't understand How you don't Read option With Lamar And Derrick Henry Every time Yeah It's going to score Probably 9 out of 10 times 80 Yeah Yeah At least 80 Yeah Sure But yeah Bill's move on Tough Yeah Tough game As a Ravens fan But I'll let you Speak on it

[00:06:42] As a neutral observer What did you think Of the game In Buffalo I mean It was a hell of a game I mean It lived up to the hype You know It was A fun game there You know It seemed like Buffalo was starting To pull away But you know The Ravens Got with that fight Riding back You know Got it down To where they could go For the two point conversion In the end there I mean I mean Phenomenal outings By both quarterbacks I mean You see why both are Considered MVP candidates I mean They lived Lived up to the hype Of everything You would hope That that game

[00:07:12] Would have lived up to You know Outside It's one of those games You kind of hate To see somebody lose Either way You hope next week For me I mean I do a Buffalo Beach Kansas City See something different In the Super Bowl I agree Yeah I'm in Anyone but Kansas City Mode right now Yeah I mean And even more so Because I mean If it's I mean On the NFC side I'm in a horrible state I know

[00:07:42] Two rivals God And it's just the fact I mean We just I mean We just You know You know It's hard to say Did we get rid of The wrong guy there You know As far as the coach Because of course First year Now he's in the NFC championship game And then You know Kellen Moore Is the offensive coordinator Possibly You know We've already interviewed For the head coaching job And I You know Eagles are in there as well So We'll talk about those games But

[00:08:13] You know If it comes down To those in Kansas One of those in Kansas City I'm not I'm not even that interested I mean Of course Ah Damn Yeah It's just Tough way to lose Ravens All credit to the The The bills They Kept it Simple man They kept it Really Simple Didn't really do anything Didn't really take shots

[00:08:43] Downfield And No they didn't I mean Weston didn't even have 200 yards pass Yeah no Allen didn't have Did have you know A couple rushing touchdowns A couple big rushes They took care of the ball Most importantly You know It's hard You know It's It's a testament To the Ravens You know You know As much as Iraq On John Harbaugh You know It is a testament To the team That they can have Three turnovers And still You know Have a chance To tie it up And force overtime Late in the game Exactly But then again You know

[00:09:12] As I say I'm not A John Harbaugh Hater By any means He is a good coach A very good coach One of the better ones In the league But Maybe a little overrated Because you know These things happen Every year now And you have A generational player And The losses It's something new It's a new way But they're all Kind of the same script You know Like uncharacteristic mistakes And Lackadaisical start Or whatever You know So Again My thing with John Harbaugh Isn't necessarily I don't think

[00:09:42] Necessarily think They should fire him I don't think it's I'm just saying Yeah There's a conversation To be had It gets old It gets old eventually It gets old eventually Sometimes It happens Dynasty Sometimes just You need a fresh start And Again I think it's worth Raven's If I were Raven's ownership Front office I would Have that conversation Again It may be In 99% of the time It ends up like No what are we talking about We have You know

[00:10:12] A great coach And staff Let's just Hey You know Continue to Because yeah The players are the ones That you know Dropping the ball Throwing interceptions So But Yeah Credit the bills They'll go on To Kansas City Next Week Who Chiefs took care of The Texans Relatively easily Texans had a few Spots here and there Are they Yeah I mean They You know There were definitely Some Situations

[00:10:42] Seemed like the refs Were really good Game captain Same storyline You know The most surprising Thing with that game I mean That's gotta be tough For the Texans I mean They outgained The Chiefs by over 100 yards And they had no Turnovers And still lost Like Yikes That's tough Yeah It's Yeah Anytime you can

[00:11:12] Anytime you can Outgain a team By over 100 You don't even Turn the ball Over and you Still lose I mean Sometimes What else Could you really Do Yeah Exactly Yeah What else Can you do And especially With you know What they were Lacking in that Receiving department If they have Stefan Diggs And Tank Dell You know Maybe there's Something different You know Yeah It was nice To see John I know John Mechie Called a Pass or two It's nice To see Him there But Will Anderson

[00:11:42] Is a beast He is Absolutely Yeah I don't think Houston fans Should worry I know They had a little Bit of a Regression This year But They'll be fine Yeah They'll be fine Just keep Keep surrounding Yeah Keep surrounding CJ Stroud With talent Keep Yeah Keep adding Depth and You know Players to that Defense And You're in a Division that's All yours Yeah Right now For sure Absolutely It's tough

[00:12:12] Yeah I mean You know But Yeah it's tough But you know A good effort At the same time I mean The Texans It's not like They have Great You know what I'm saying It's not like They have this Phenomenal history I mean What they're doing I mean You gotta look At where they were Before You know D'Amico took over I mean They were in A terrible spot Yeah Not only that But no one Expected him To be this Good this fast

[00:12:41] Either You know What D'Amico's only Been there These two years Right So The second year Yeah I mean They could have Easily Won a playoff game Last year Won a playoff game This year Right Went to the Ravens last year Riding to the Chiefs this year Two straight Division titles too Right They were South champions Last year Weren't they Well Wait No Yeah They were They were Because they Went to the Ravens In the second round Because the Jags Choked at the Week 17 last year That's right Yeah Against the Colts Or whatever Yeah Yeah

[00:13:11] So you're Yeah He could have Easily won You know Five games First year Like eight Nine games This year And people Would have Been like Oh You know Hey D'Amico's They're doing Something there Yeah Yeah But now He's done Yeah So hold your Head Winning divisions Winning playoff games Like Got a young Quarterback Who's you know Great Got a young You have Your foundational Pieces on both Sides of the ball Absolutely I know For There is I know There are Some people That criticized Their move You know Once they Get drafted Stroud

[00:13:41] They traded Back into That third spot Or whatever To get Will Anderson I saw A lot of People at The time Criticize that And it's Obviously Yeah Beautifully Yeah You have Your Like I said You have Your foundation On both Sides of the ball And they're both Have only been In the league For two years And you've got Like you said Two division titles Two playoff wins So You know Another dude That As much as we Wanted to buy him In college Sometimes

[00:14:12] Henry Toa Toa He gets a lot Of tackles In the NFL He Yeah He just had He had it I wasn't You know Necessarily Huge defender I'd say Of him in college I did think He played better Than some people Thing But he'd He'd make These mistakes Sometimes Where he'd be He'd make The wrong read Or he'd try To you know He'd do something That wasn't his job He was too slow Yeah Yeah He has been Very impressive He's quality In the league

[00:14:42] That's all That really matters Yeah Maybe Maybe he was In the wrong spots Maybe we had him In the wrong spots Who knows But But I'll tell you What he is used to Hitman Well Anderson Were the two That were flagged For question Ball calls Yeah In that game Saturday So Yeah You're used to that If you're a Bama guy As much as People want to say That Bama gets All the calls It's been the other way And it doesn't change The pros apparently Nah Yeah Sorry The sports center Is on this

[00:15:11] Ravens highlight Again now Ravens outgained Them by almost 200 yards And still didn't win Yeah That's crazy Turnovers man Turnovers are killer Turnovers kill you Every time I mean Josh Allen Had what 127 yards Passed I believe Yeah No touchdown Passes either He was just 16 and 22 Nothing fancy But Right in the hands Mark Right Golly That's tough That's gonna Yeah

[00:15:40] A lot of Fans getting really Drunk in Baltimore Right now Oh absolutely Yeah That's That's gonna be A long off season Yeah But yeah So Chiefs Bills Bills are the only Team to beat The Chiefs at Full strength This year Should be another Great showdown And I can't wait To see what the Riffs do to Send Kansas City To another Super Bowl Yeah You got a Feeling You know It's

[00:16:10] Buffalo versus Everybody On Sunday As always is At Arrowhead So we'll see When they're gonna Have to play a Phenomenal game And then And then some Because Yeah Everything's against Them So we'll see How it plays out Yeah It's I mean Obviously The Bills Have the will And the toughness For it But We'll see You know The Chiefs Are in playoff Mode You know Travis Kelsey You know He's Playoff Kelsey Again Yeah

[00:16:43] They always Find a way So we'll see If the Bills Can pull it out Somehow And I will say This I know I'm not a Pro athlete And he is You know Conversation For best Titan Of all time Probably will be By the time He's said and done Yeah But when I watch That man make Turns and jukes And all I'm amazed That he He pulls them off Because he looks So slow now He does look So slow He had one Yesterday Where he did One of those You know He caught it Going to his left You know Planted his foot And made that Like swivel around Spin move

[00:17:13] And it was It was so Slow developing I don't know How five defenders Didn't get there By the time Yeah It's amazing It's crazy Yeah Yeah Absolutely I was just like What in the world Yeah But So that's your AFC title game One and two seed Over In the east There will not be The one and two seed The two seed got there That was an early game Today Philly Over the Rams And a good one Rams put up a fight In the snow In Philly

[00:17:42] I think They might have Out Actually I don't know If they outgamed The Eagles With all the running Eagles ran for like What 285 today Yeah I mean And Saquon Barkley Had his way with the Rams Throughout the year He had two 200 yard games One in the regular season One today I mean I mean Maybe he does get the MVP Who knows But anyway It is clear that Aaron Donald Is no longer in the middle Of that line Yeah But you know They

[00:18:12] You know you have That big long touchdown run And then you know The Rams came right back down Scored again Cut it to Six And got the ball back At the end Had opportunity Ah Yeah Down to what's about Inside the 20 I believe Yeah we're driving Took a A bad sack Not on Not Stafford's fault at all His linemen Just completely Turned the wrong way And Yeah Gave the rusher a free shot At Stafford Yeah And then the

[00:18:43] The fourth down pass I was like Well what I don't know what that was Like You just threw it out of bounds Yeah A rare Weird miss From Stafford It wasn't just like He barely missed a guy He just missed him No it was terrible Completely I was like wow I don't know if he slid And that was annoying Because I had Cause at the At that time Before You know when Saquon scored That touchdown I had the I had the Eagles Minus six and a half So I was like Cool

[00:19:12] And then the Rams scored And I was like Well shit at this point I want the Rams to go ahead And win the game If I'm not gonna Hit my parlay Yeah right And of course No Yeah Eagles got me twice I wanted them to lose And then on top of that They Don't cover They cost you money too Yeah Thanks They'll be facing And you Cowboys fan Worst nightmare Another NFC East team The Commanders of Washington Who went in Detroit And

[00:19:41] Knocked off the one seed And did it Fairly convincingly It wasn't a True blowout But it was They had their way With them man Detroit I know their defense Is Just a mash unit They're missing so many So many players Right now But man What's the name The worst week ever To have a terrible game He was horrible yesterday Oh Jared Goff Jared Goff Was horrible yesterday Yeah He was He was bad Jared Goff yesterday Unfortunately For Detroit And

[00:20:11] Their fans And a great season Best in franchise history Comes to a sad end for them Don't even get the Playoff win Yeah And Jaden Daniels A great story Continues Man That's just That offense Is just humming along And he makes plays And he Yeah If any He may not be a great head coach But Cliff Kingsbury Is definitely a great OC Cause he had Hell of an OC Yeah He had I mean You know As far As much talk

[00:20:41] As you know Ben Johnson gets Is a great offensive He got Out-schemed yesterday I mean Kingsbury was amazing Yesterday He had everything Dialed up I mean Jaden Daniels Another Man for that That man has Ice water in his veins You're talking about A rookie Two weeks in a row On the road Man You wouldn't know it No Yeah You would not know it at all Yeah He

[00:21:11] Yeah It was a great Composure He does And it was a great environment I mean Detroit was rocking last night Oh yeah They were living I mean And you know The first half Was I mean That first half Though I mean They Basically were at the Over by halftime I mean You know Our guy Jameer Gibbs Had another Outstanding game He is Again And I say it Every time we talk About it here Every time I watch it

[00:21:41] Bill O'Brien They need to figure out If Alabama fans Can somehow have A class action suit Against Bill O'Brien For coaching malpractice Cause I feel like Fans could have Came up with Some better options Ah man Yeah But Jameer Gibbs Continues to be a stud Detroit's got Plenty of weapons On offense They just need to Stay healthy on defense And you know Get a couple more Players in You know Some of those Some of those But you know On that other side You know We're an Alabama guy

[00:22:10] We don't talk about a lot He's not necessarily The best one But you know Brian Robertson Had a hell of a game Yesterday B-Rob had a great game Yeah Two touchdowns there He's got an underappreciated And underrated He really is He doesn't get a lot of hype You know He's a solid guy Remember When he first came in the league He got shot He overcame that So I mean He's doing well For himself in Washington Yeah And he might not necessarily Be like a home run guy He might not have

[00:22:40] Like a 200 yard game But Man he's a tough Tough runner He runs tough Yeah he runs hard He's gonna hit you He's gonna get you Those tough yards That are so important In football games And he was doing that Yesterday for them For sure And then of course You know Like we said Jaden Daniels Was making plays Scary Terry McLaughlin Was Yeah He had a great Great touchdown pass Yeah I think I mean really That's really Their only really good receiver I mean as far as Like name wise I mean

[00:23:10] Curtis Sammy I'll tell you what He's stepped up These two games Yeah He is Curtis Samuel Has stepped up And made some plays These past two games In the playoffs But man I mean For that For that franchise I mean Year one Couldn't have gone Any better Than what it has I mean For the new Front office there You know You draft your You made The right choice With your quarterback Of the future You know Your generational I mean So often

[00:23:40] Teams don't Hit their Quarterback As far as Who they want To be Their franchise Guy Clearly They hit Nail on the head There I mean New Coach New front office And man You're in the NFC championship game It doesn't get any better First Their first one Since 91 And Funny enough They beat The Lions In that NFC championship game The last time

[00:24:10] They won the NFC Back in 91 Yeah Remember Yeah That was Mark Rippon Yeah So Absolutely House Of my 41 to 10 That Mark Rippon Team was Lowkey They were nasty Yeah They were Speaking of Underappreciated That offense That team The whole team General But that offense Was nasty Yeah They had Mark Rippon Are you Mark Rippon Ernest Beiner Would you have been The running back then

[00:24:39] I think he would have been Mark I think I think it was Gary Clark Yeah They had some talent There But yeah They were Stood to say For sure But Yeah But that's No No My Cowboys Said it's the longest Team Did not make The Make the NFC championship game 95

[00:25:08] Yeah Yeah Washington was The one There was the one Behind us And now Kobe was behind us And now Yeah So we're The Longest running And Wait in Like The league Well as far as The NFC Wait has Detroit Oh Detroit made it Last year didn't they Yeah Yeah They made the NFC championship game Yeah We're the We're the farthest Out of anybody Yeah Huh Since 95 season So

[00:25:38] It's insane Yeah So there There's your matchups Eagles And Commanders In the NFC Chiefs And Bills In the AFC You gotta figure The Eagles Would be Big Favorites Yeah I mean They all know I mean They all know I mean But the thing is You know Each other I mean This will be The third time To play Each other This year So There'll be No surprises Really

[00:26:09] Some They're pushing Stats On the SVP Sports Center Right now Philly Is actually The favorite To win The Super Bowl Right now Plus 175 Yeah Wow Quick look At Let's see The lines For next Week KC Favored By one Eagles Favored By five Hmm I'd say That's about Right Probably Right Feels About right Yeah I don't Know And we Just saw Eagles What the Chiefs

[00:26:38] Was that Two years Ago Yeah We did Yeah We did So yeah Yeah Well You know All the Storylines Are in play The Chiefs Looking for The three Peat The Bills Looking for Their first Super Bowl Eagles Looking for You know A Super Bowl Win In the Jalen year You know After The Collapses Of The post You know After that Nick Foles Run Yeah And then Of course

[00:27:08] The Commanders You know The same Thing First Super Bowl Would be First Super Bowl In what 30 years Yeah Since 91 Yeah Since that Mark Rippin team The rookie Quarterback Yeah I mean Play there Yeah Yeah I mean You got to Think You know Their coach Dan You know Dan Dan Quinn The man Who Choked in The Super Bowl Fossed a 28-3 lead You know Getting his Second Second chance

[00:27:37] As a Head coach In the league There And You know Year one Phenomenal I mean Can't ask For much More I mean Whether they Win or lose Of course This season Is a win For the Commanders I mean They They've Exceeded Expectations And then Some But On the Other side Of course The Chiefs 9-0 At home This season Only giving up 18 points A game I mean It's gonna Be a Yeah Like we Said

[00:28:07] It's gonna Be tough For Buffalo There's I mean Everything's Against them You know In Kansas City By itself You know The questionable Calls The Kansas City Always seems To get And You know You're gonna Have to play A perfect Game And then Something to Beat Them at Home Yeah And you're Gonna need They're gonna Need to Open the Offense Up a lot More I know I imagine Part of the Strategy I haven't You know Seen anything Post game From the Bills I imagine Part of the Strategy was Controlling the Ball Keeping it Out of Lamar's Hands

[00:28:36] And I Imagine it'll Be kind Of similar Idea Next week You know Keep the Ball out of Mahomes Hands and All that But you're Gonna have to Score points You're gonna Have to take Shots Can't turn The ball Over They did Good job Of that They didn't Turn them Over Today But we Know Josh At times Has had Some bad Bad Picks I mean We know That they Won pretty Conviscally In the Regular Season Against The Chiefs But Playoffs A whole Different Monster So we'll See how It goes And I Will say The one Other thing Too With that

[00:29:06] Is they Really Didn't The Adjustments Yeah They didn't Really adjust At halftime They just Kind of Kept doing The same Thing And the Ravens Made their Adjustments On defense And like Held them And it Was you Know After that Andrews Fumble They were Able to Go down And make It an Eight point Game As opposed To a Five point Game

[00:29:36] But They're Going to Have to Yeah Again They're Better Because it's Going to Come down To Yeah Who scores In the Fourth quarter

[00:30:05] This will Be their Fourth time Meeting in The playoffs Of course KC has Won The previous Three And you know Just another Stat just seen Here on the TV In the regular Season However The Bills And Josh Allen Own a 4-1 Advantage It's crazy Playoffs Is all Different Monster So yeah So it Should be Another fun Conference Championship Weekend Next week You know I'll Join you In the

[00:30:35] Proverbial Golf course The fans Another Disappointing Year And just Hoping that We're not Wasting You know One of The greatest Players In this Generation Yeah Even more Heartbreaking With Derrick Henry I know He's He's got A window Too And Yeah Hey But hey You know The Ravens You know You get Shore up The line And it's Tough though Because we Can always Sell We can Run it Back But man That whole Year

[00:31:04] Things Change Yeah You never Know Yeah They never Quite be the Same Yeah Maybe Maybe the Bengals figure Their shit Out And they have Dominating years They could Maybe The Steelers You know Make that Jump Back From being Just above Average To being Really good Again Maybe Yeah Nevermind I was about To say Maybe the Browns figure It out But we Know That's not Going to Have Cleveland Cleveland Doesn't Clear Shit Out Yeah Cleveland Doesn't Figure Out

[00:31:34] Shit But yeah So That's all I got in The NFL Anything Else You want To talk About As far As the Games No I mean We've Covered That I mean I guess My biggest Concern Other than Seeing The Eagles And commanders In the NFC championship Game Is our Coaching Search That's true Yeah Of course In classic Fashion Right after We finished Recording last Week They

[00:32:06] Nixed You know Mike McCarthy No longer Coach of The Cowboys It sounds like Mike's Choice Cause I If If I Read and Hear him Right I guess Jerry Wants to Push Jason Whitten In some Capacity And I Don't Think Mike Was Very Excited With that Possibility So he Kind of Didn't Sign the Contract More or Less The

[00:32:40] But you Know It's Tough Cause you Know The Week Before The Bears They Come To Ask You Know Hey Can we Talk to Mike And they're Like no So obviously They thought You know You know Jerry Famish for Those last Second Things So it's Kind of Weird That they Actually Didn't Pull It Through And now Who knows What we're Doing Of course I don't You know The big Thing last Was our First prime I don't See that Happening At all Yeah I was Wondering About your

[00:33:10] Feelings On that Cause I Think We've Talked About Before And He's Doing Some Great Things There At Colorado And Did Some Good Things At Jackson State I Just Don't Know If What He Does Translates To The Pro Game And Also I mean Do you Want to Work With Jerry Every Week I Don't Know And Then You know The other Thing Too I guess Our Two Interviews Loud Secret Robert Sala Jesus

[00:33:41] And Then We Interviewed Kellen Moore I'm Like Dude We Just Found Him As That's That's Some Interesting Hopefully We Have More Interviews This Coming Up Week But Who Knows It's Not Looking Good Right Now We Got A lot To Figure Out Especially You Know What We See The NFC Championship Game

[00:34:10] Yeah Exactly Yeah You Like You Said At Least At Least The Giants Are There You Know That You're Probably In A Better Spot Than Them But Yeah So Let's Move On To You Know I Don't Think We've Had Any Other No News And Coaching Searches Right Nothing I think Everybody Was Kind of Waiting For The Was Waiting For The Lions Coaches I'm Sure They'll Go Lions Coaches Will Go Fast This Week

[00:34:41] Yeah I He's Been He's Been Coach At Tennessee Tech For I Think The Four So Years Got Them Into The FCS Playoffs This Year So That Is Interesting Right There Yeah I Think That Do It For NFL Talk For This Week Let's Move To Let's

[00:35:11] Go Bama Hoops Mixed Bag Week For The Tide Tough Loss To Ole Miss A Bad Loss Let's Put It This Way Yeah Even They Came Out Nate Oates Had Some Words For The Team Afterwards You Know Yeah Disgusting He Called The Lack Of Effort Disgusting And Then Didn't Just Put It Wasn't Throwing His Guys Under The Bus He Blamed Himself In That Speech Too

[00:35:41] But It Was It Was Disgusting You Can't Lose I Mean Ole Miss Is A Good Team But If You Want To A 22 Turnovers I Believe It Was

[00:36:36] Ugly To Watch Great Great Game From Mark Sears And Grant Nelson Grant Nelson Really 25 Led The Team 25 Yeah So Absolutely Great Way To Rebound To And That's What You Like To See You Know It's College Of Basketball

[00:37:05] You're That's Crazy That's Been That Long But We We Knew Coming In You Know We Talked About How This SEC Schedule Is Going To Be A Gauntlet It's Going To Be You See It Every Every Game I

[00:37:36] Mean Despite No Braum So You Know Good Win For The Tigers Still There Yeah But Yeah It Gets A Little Bit Easier For The Bama This Week Two Home Games Vanderbilt Comes Into Town On What's It Tuesday Then Next Saturday LSU Comes To Coleman Should Be Two Wins This Week I Would Think Absolutely Should Be You You Mention Vanderbilt Good Win Against Tennessee Saturday But You Got To Beat Them And LSU Is Terrible Start

[00:38:06] To Conference Play For Them They're One And Four So Yeah That Should Be Two Wins This Week Before Going On The Road To Starkville Next Week Starkville Is Tough I Mean They Just Beat Ole Miss Yeah We'll See But But This Week Should You Would Think Should Get Some Good Wins You Know I Continue On Stretch But Man I Was

[00:38:35] Happy With Yesterday You Know We Had A Great Start And Got Down Five Back Took The Lead And You Know Just Closed Strong In Lexington I Mean That's The Place We Faltered At Many A Time You Know Where We Be In The Game And All Of A 10 Oh Run And All Of Looking Up Shit We're Yeah It's One Of Those Things Where It Would Go From All Right To A Little Nervous To Just

[00:39:05] What The Fuck Happened Real Quick Real Quick But A Great Win I Mean First Time Since 0-2 That We Was Was That In Coleman I Was In Coleman It Was In Coleman Okay So I Was Wrong

[00:39:36] Because I Saw That Stat Two And I Was Like Oh Yeah The Jamario Game Was Like And They Had Our Gizzard And Yeah Would

[00:40:07] Been Year Before Kennedy Winston Yeah I Think Would Have Been Gerald Wallace This Year Yeah But Yeah Of Course Elsewhere Around College Basketball You Know We're Not The Only Ones You Know Creighton Ended UConn's 28 Game Home Winning Streak Earlier This Week West Virginia Upset Number Two Iowa State Big Win For them Yeah Big Win For West Virginia Just That Kind

[00:40:37] Of Kind Of Part Of The Year Conference Play You Know Getting In The Full Swing Now Starting To See Some Shifts Shifting And Teams That Are We Know Where Teams Are Kind Of What Direction They're Trending Now You Know So Like We Said It Wasn't A Good Good You Bad Bad Losses Start The Week For Alabama Great Rebound To Go Into Ruff And Beat A Really Good Hot Kentucky Team To

[00:41:27] Up Here Let's See What Else TCU Beat Baylor Today Too It was Another Kind of Upset Although Baylor Is Only Ranked 25th But TCU Is Never True Power Let's See SEC Schedule This Week I Got State Goes To Knoxville To Tennessee That Could Be

[00:42:00] Florida Wednesday Is A Big One Florida Visits South Carolina A&M Goes To Ole Miss And Georgia Goes To Arkansas Arkansas Not A Great Start Yeah Not A Great Winless And SEC Play So Far Under Coach Cow Their First Year Usually His First You Know He Usually Comes Right In And Has Immediate Success I Talent

[00:42:31] Pool Was A Lot Less Than Maybe We Thought In Fairville You Know What's Going On But You Know 0 5 11 7 Georgia I Mean They're Okay I Mean Well Ahead Of What People Thought There They Had Two Losses This Past Week Got Blasted By Tennessee Bounce Back Got A Good Game Against Auburn There But We'll See What They Do At Yeah That Go Into

[00:43:00] Gainesville Next Saturday Tennessee And Auburn Big One In The Plains On The Plains Next Saturday As Well That Will Be Kind Of The Highlight Of That Yeah That Day Let's See What Else College Basketball Wanting To Give Some Love To Something Over On See So

[00:43:30] Vandy I Know Vandy Beat Tennessee So I Mean They Got The Sweep On Them Over The Weekend Be The Men And Women's Side Oh Man Look at That That's Definitely A rare Run For The Commodores On The Women's Side Of Thing Absolutely The Tide Women Had A Decent Start To The Year Two Ranked Yeah They Lose

[00:43:59] Two Games This Week Or Just The One No We Just One This Week You Know Mid Week Against South Carolina It Was Tough I Mean They I Was Watching It Just Because I Want To See We We We We Okay Team But We're Not You Know I Just Want See How When We Play The Big Teams How Do We Compare I Mean We Had Them Down To Five With Like Middle Of The Fourth And They Went On Like 11 Oh Run And Ran Us Out The Building At The

[00:44:29] End But So It Is 18 17 And Three Record For The Girls Four And Two Conference Play Fortunately Like You Texas So They All The Teams We're Supposed To But Can't But We Don't Really Match Up Well With The True Powerhouses Of Women's

[00:44:59] Basketball Yeah So Looking Like A Tournament Team But Maybe Not Much Threat To Go For But Who Knows You Know Hey Things Can Bounce Your Way They Are Off Again Till Next Saturday Sunday And They Play Vanderbilt At Home And Then Week After That And The 30th They'll Actually Go To Kentucky A Ranked Kentucky Women's Team Overall The Women Are Much Better Than What They Have Been I Mean They're Going To Tournaments Every Year Now Which Has

[00:45:29] Won The Case For A While So I Mean They Blew Out Arkansas Today So It's Just A Matter Of Getting Up To That Figure On How To Get To That Next Level Where You're Competing On A Level With South Carolinas The Texas The LSU Of The World You We Might Be To Catch Tennessee This Year That Be Great Yeah But The Rivalry And This Though They're Not The Wall Of The Wall

[00:45:59] There's Still Absolutely It Should Be Noted You Know For All The Excitement The Men Deservedly Get The Women's Program Has

[00:46:30] Done An Amazing Job Of Yeah Much Improved From Where They Were Pretty Pretty Bad For A Long Time There And All Credit To They Were Great In The Nineties Yeah And Christy Curry You Know She's Been There Since 2013 When She Took It Over You Know It Rough It Took Her What Seven Six

[00:47:00] Let's See Nine Seasons To Get Five This Will Be Six Straight Winning Seasons Now She's Only Had Three Losing Seasons In Her Tenure Here

[00:47:29] And She's Made A Post Season All But Force You Know So Again All Credit To That About As Good As You Can Expect And Then Some I Mean Do Know It Hard To Get A Lot Of Support For The Women's Game Unless They're Playing Like A South Carolina Big Game Like That It Was A Great Crowd Coleman Was Rocking On Yeah Had The Guys There Had Some Of The Football Players There

[00:48:00] So It Was A Good Atmosphere They Put Up A Good Effort Just A Little Too Too Talent On South Carolina Side But They're Showing Signs I Mean They're Consistently Going To The Tournament You Can't Knock Them I Mean They're On That Second Level Of The SEC And We'll See If They Ever Break Through To That Top Level Or Not But I

[00:48:35] Yeah Let's Move Unless You Have Anything Else On The College Game Let's Move No No Let's Move To NBA Real Quick Let's All right Give me A couple Things Give me A Anything Of Note Any Storylines Or Just Anything Of Note From The First Half Of The Season Or Not You Know About First Not Really Half But You Know First Part Of The Season Up Until Now Actually I Guess

[00:49:05] We Are About The Halfway Point Really Almost We're Getting Yeah Yeah Just You Know I Bet 42 Games But Yeah Well Give me Something A You Know Cleveland And And OKC Have Done I Mean They're On A Whole Different Level Than The Rest Of

[00:49:34] The League Of Course You Know Cleveland Won The First Matchup Between The Two And OKC Got A Big Win This I Think On Tuesday Or Wednesday Night Blasted The Blasted The Cavs And OKC But I Mean They're Just Head And Shoulders Above Everybody Else In The Take Serious As True Contenders Because I Mean

[00:50:04] They're Just Playing Good Ball Both Teams You Know The Other Thing Storyline Of Course Is Just You Know Something Maybe Resolving A Little Bit But Just Kind Of How The Jimmy Butler Situation Ends Up You Know You Know You Think Has Come In At Some Point Just Too Much Got Said For Everything To Be Cool In Today's World A Lot Of Pride So We'll See How That Goes

[00:50:34] Oh Yeah That's I'm Interested To see How That Plays Out Myself You Gotta Think I Don't The Heat Right Now They're Not Really Threatening No To Contend In Any Way They're In The Eight Spot In The East Right Now But Even With Heat Culture And All That You Know Playoff Heat There Is I Don't That's Not A Team That You Really Worry About Beating Cleveland Or Boston Or New York Especially When The Guy That The Reason The Choke That Really Puts The Thing On The Thing Is The

[00:51:04] Guy That Is In Question Right Now Exactly Of No Jimmy Bob Playoff Jimmy You A Whole Different Monster But And You Know I Don't Know If What Happened This Year Even If

[00:51:34] Season Maybe You Get Less Than Right Now You Might Be A Decent Haul From A Contender You Know A Fringe Contender That Jimmy Butler Would Be The Missing Piece Exactly And Maybe You Could Get A Young Player Or To Or Role Player Or Some Picks To Really Build On What You Because They Have A Solid Foundation It's Miami You

[00:52:04] Of Best Coaches In The League It's Consistency Yeah Pat Rally He Does His President There Is You Know Heat Culture Is Not A Just A Buzz Word It's A Real Thing Yeah So One Most Consistent Of The Last Decade For Sure Not Longer But How About Your Mavericks Right Now Of I

[00:52:35] Mean Kyrie Came Back Saturday I Mean We Beat The Thunder You Know I Know SGA Didn't Play But I Mean That Was A Good Win For Us Regardless But I Mean It's Just A Matter Of I Mean And when Luka and Kyrie were out there, I mean, we were rolling. I mean, we were up to the number two spot for a while. And, you know, Luka got hurt, Kyrie got hurt,

[00:53:02] and we kind of have a bunch of roll guys that are good when those two are out there. But, I mean, you can't consistently expect. And, you know, I mean, it's kind of what we expected to be when both those guys are out. But, you know, I don't think we just have to get healthy, more or less.

[00:53:29] I mean, if we're healthy, the roll guys will have their spots. But without those two superstars there, we're kind of – we'll be cooked if they're not healthy, you know, for the playoffs. Yeah, no, I get it. You got what looks like three and seven your last ten. So, yeah, really missing Luka and the full squad there, as it were. Right. But, like I said, still in the seventh spot. Right. I mean – In decent playoff shape, you know. Yeah.

[00:53:59] You've just got to hold it – Basically hold course until they get back. Exactly. You can make a run. Exactly. I think the other – you know, the other big thing is, you know, Wesson A may not just – you know, he's kind of – I mean, it looks good, look great on paper. I mean, he does – I assume he scores some. But, you know, I think we were –

[00:54:30] I can't even think of his name right now. Good guy. Yeah. On y'all's team? Yeah. What's your – Let me get through it here. Clay Thompson. I mean, you know, he's – Oh, Clay. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. You know, it seemed like a great addition. I mean, he's done some okay stuff. Average about 13 points. Maybe not as dynamic as we would have hoped. But, you know, we kind of –

[00:54:59] He's kind of the end of his career. He'll put up points every now and again. But I think he'll – If we're healthy, I think that'll allow him to, you know, be, you know, kind of just be the guy in the corner to throw up some questions. So it'll just be a matter of being healthy. Come play out of time. Because we were playing good ball for a little bit before both guys went out. But, you know, it's just a matter of getting healthy. And the West, you know, it's kind of wide open.

[00:55:29] I mean, outside of OKC, I mean, everybody's kind of – They're kind of there. I mean, we know Denver will be looking for revenge this year. You know, after their quick exit last year when everybody thought they were going to be to represent the West. It'll be interesting to see. But, I mean, yeah, that's about it. I mean, it's just about getting healthy. I mean, I guess the other impressive thing is that the Rockets,

[00:55:58] I mean, who would have ever thought they'd be in second right now? Absolutely, yeah. And they – Yeah, they have – They're playing a little bit with house money right now because they could make a move. They have a lot of assets they can move. Or they could just kind of stand pat, see how this year goes, and then make a plan in the offseason. Yeah, I tend to – I would say do the latter because that's kind of what OKC did. They kind of – They pat it. Let that young team gel and, you know, get better. Yeah.

[00:56:28] Absolutely. And – I mean, there's no pressure. I mean, they, you know, make the playoffs, win a series maybe. Who knows? Even they don't. I mean, you know, they got a good coach there. Got a lot of young guys for the most part. And, you know, it's not good to – I mean, they got some older guys there that can help out. I mean, Jeff Green's on the team. He's kind of a leadership guy.

[00:56:53] But, you know, this is a team that I wouldn't touch just because, I mean, sometimes bringing in somebody when you have a lot of young talent it messes up the chemistry. I would say, you know, like you said, to play with house money, just keep doing what you're doing. Yeah, you know, it gets to the point sometimes. Yeah, like just see what you got. And if you want to make a move at the draft time or in the offseason, then see how they sure go. You never know with these young teams.

[00:57:23] Sometimes you catch lightning. But, yeah, I agree with you. On the big story so far, you know, obviously OKC, Cleveland. I think the other one is kind of the changing of the guard, as it were. We're kind of seeing the end of that Steph, LeBron, KD era. You know, SGA's coming on. You got, you know, guys like Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland, Jason Tatum in the Celtics, you know. Yeah, the next.

[00:57:51] Yeah, that kind of next wave of superstars there. You know, the young Rockets, the Grizzlies are playing great, you know, particularly when Ja's healthy. I don't know. I think it's going to be a weird transition because we're talking. Yeah, these guys are stars, but we're talking about a bunch of guys that go down as all-time greats. Yeah, generational, yeah. So there's going to be that kind of, which not every generation has those. You know, we've kind of been lucky in the NBA, really,

[00:58:19] to go from, you know, just in our lifetime, we go from the Magic Bird to the Jordan era to the Shaq-Kobe era to the kind of that in between the AI and Kobe. Yeah, and then, yeah, the LeBron, young LeBron era. Dwayne Wade and all that, you know, those guys. Dirk. Dirk. And then, you know, the full LeBron, the Heat. Yeah. And then now Steph and KD. We've had a plethora.

[00:58:49] The last 20 years, we've seen a lot of all-time greats. And we do. And I don't think people even, a lot of folks, I don't even think they take time to just, and to have enjoyed it. Because we're always comparing so-and-so to Jordan or, you know, they didn't win six, you know. We're always comparing people to the past instead of just enjoying the moment.

[00:59:16] We've had a lot, a lot of great all-time greats in the last 20 years. Yeah, I mean, it's been phenomenal. I mean, you got to think of all the people we've had. You know, so. But yeah, we got a lot of young talent there. I mean, the NBA, I think, is in good hands. But definitely a changing of the guard. I mean, you know, the other thing, too, it'll be interesting just to see, you know, what happens with some of these other teams that are okay, but not maybe.

[00:59:46] I mean, like, you know, does Milwaukee make any moves? You know. Yeah, that's an interesting one right now, sitting in fourth place in the East. And, you know, Boston with, I mean, they're in second. You know, we know how good they are. You know, they can turn into another level in the playoffs, you know. The Knicks, I mean, they've been up and down.

[01:00:16] You know, I don't know. I thought that trade would have made them more dynamic than what they are, maybe. You know, but we'll see what they do. Yeah, he's been, I think he's been pretty good there for them. I think it's... Everybody's gelling. Yeah, it's about them gelling, I think, and really with them,

[01:00:44] Tom Thibodeau just runs those guys into the ground, man. Yeah. I think that's it. I think they've got to find a way to keep their guys fresh for, I mean, you've got guys that are playing 48, you know. They had an overtime game, was it, last week, and they're just playing so many minutes, man. They're star guys. You've got to... It's... Yeah, I think they definitely have won that trade, if we're talking about that cat trade. Oh, absolutely. Minnesota is not working out for them.

[01:01:14] No. Yeah. Absolutely, they've won that. Yeah, but I guess that's the biggest knock on Tom Thibodeau at every stop he's been in. Like, he wins, but at what cost are you winning? For sure, yeah. But, yeah, that's kind of... Yeah, we're kind of in that, you know, especially as we get closer and closer to the deadline here. What team... You know, like a team like Philadelphia, what do you do? Sitting right there on the outside,

[01:01:43] two and a half games back of the last play-in spot, and their season has just not gone the way they've wanted it to at all. Paul George has been a disappointment there. And Bede can't stay on the court. That's just crazy. You know, that was one of the... I really thought, you know, if Paul George is healthy and Bede is healthy, that's a dangerous squad. But, yeah. That is, yeah, not the case as of right now.

[01:02:13] They are struggling. They're currently on, what, a six-game losing streak themselves. Yeah. Rough. And, you know, speaking of that, you know, my Pelicans now, they're in a weird position too. Just terrible start to the year. The injuries and snake bit. And now all of a sudden, Zion's back. Brandon Ingram's close to being back. You know, Jonte Murray's back. Just about healthy. We're still missing, like I said, Brandon Ingram. Herb Jones is out for a little while.

[01:02:42] Still thinking definitely, maybe is what they're calling him. But, you know, there are silver linings. You know, it looks like Missy was a great pick. You know, they really do hit on their draft picks. You know, Trey Murphy getting more playing time this year. He's still, he's just, again, he's improving as he has every year in the league so far. He's really going. And they're winning.

[01:03:12] All of a sudden, six and four in their last ten. Maybe got a little help from the refs beating your Mavericks last week. Like, you know, they won, you know, a little three, won three in a row, too. Granted, you know, something, you know, beating the Bulls and the Jazz isn't all exciting, but their wins. And now they're in a weird spot where it's like, you know, the way the season began, it's like, do you tank? Do you go try to get a high draft pick?

[01:03:43] Yeah. And add another piece to that kind of already young roster. Hard to say. It's kind of clear with these last few games, when they do have their best guys on the floor, they're a good team and they win games. It's just, man, can they stay healthy? And I think all this hubbub about does Zion really care, his work ethic, I think that's overblown. Because when he does get healthy and he comes back, man, he's vicious. Yeah, he is.

[01:04:13] You know, I think that's just a storyline that they've. Yeah. Now, if you want to. Yeah. I think if you want to talk, you know, does the front office need to test the waters, you know, is now the right time to trade them? That's a different conversation. It might be. Because, I mean, I don't think. Because just because with his uncertainty of how many games he's ever going to play. Exactly. And it's such a double-edged sword because if you trade them somewhere

[01:04:42] and all of a sudden they have the secret to, you know, their training staff figures it out and keeps them healthy, then that's a generational talent. Right. And he hasn't, you know, been the. When he plays, he's great. Yeah. He hasn't been the transcendent player that maybe some people thought he could be when he was coming in the league. He hasn't, you know, he, we just talked about, you know, the league needing that next huge star. You know, he's a guy that could be on that list. Yeah. But we've seen flashes. We see flashes of it.

[01:05:13] I would think that next turn, I think Wimby's going to be that guy. I mean, he's shown all the time. Yeah. It's pretty clear Wimby's that guy. Yeah. But, yeah, so that's where my Pelicans are in a tough spot right now. Yeah. Because what do you do if, you know, we. He, it doesn't look like there's really anyone out there that wants to give Brandon Ingram a max extension. So that's trading partners are hard to come by. Plus he's hurt. That's the main thing. He's hurt. Yeah. A guy like CJ McCollum would be another good trade piece,

[01:05:43] but he's kind of a glue guy and a veteran leader on that squad. So if you take him away, does that hurt the team some way? Basically, I mean, you're rid of him. You're pretty much saying, well, season's over. Exactly. Yeah. And granted now, and that's the other. Again, that's a third side of the coin, if you will. If you look at the standings, man, it's kind of hard to. They're 11 and 32 right now. Like I said, they've won six of their last 10 games. They've won three in a row. So they're making a run,

[01:06:12] but they're still 11 out of golden behind golden state for that last play in spot. So they would really have to go. So that's what? 43 games that, yeah, they'd have to lose single digits the rest of the year to really threaten a play in spot. That's tough. If you do it, that's great. Yeah. If you don't, it's a question of, you know, do you play your best? And if you miss the play in, you get a lottery pick, but it's not as good as it would be if you kind of pack it in for the season.

[01:06:42] You know, at one point they were battling Washington for the league's worst record. Right. Yeah. It's just kind of, I mean, the other thing too, though, is, but yeah, I mean, the thing with tank in these days is it's weird. I mean, outside of this year, Cooper flag, I mean, is there anybody that you're like, oh my God, you know, is it really worth tanking?

[01:07:12] Yeah, exactly. Unless you absolutely can guarantee yourself that first pick. I do think some people tend to think it's so tricky. It's some, I mean, with the, well, you know, with the, of course you get more ping pong balls, but even the, as we've seen many times, the worst team doesn't even get the top pick. Exactly. Yeah. So it's, it's always a risk and yeah. But I would say, I would say unless it's really out of reach, are you really trading or, you know,

[01:07:40] looking for the future just with where college basketball players are right now? I mean, there's some talented guys for the college game as we know, you know, Mark Sears, a hell of a college guy, but I don't think anybody is, you know, going to be there. Oh my gosh, we got to get Mark Sears in one. We're going to tank for Mark, you know? Yeah, exactly. Yeah. He's going to be a late round, maybe a second round. I mean, outside of Cooper flag, Oh, one. I mean, I mean, that's pretty much the only guarantee. Anybody else should just, uh,

[01:08:11] you know, there's been talk, you know, those, uh, Rutgers guys, you know, Ron Harper's son. Oh yeah. Yeah. Yeah. That's probably your second and third guys. Yeah, for sure. But it's funny. Um, our good buddy, Nate Barfield actually made a point to me the other day in text. He's like, he's like, these guys are good, but if they can't get Rutgers to, if they're so good, but they can't get Rutgers to the tournament, then how good are they really? It might be a funny point to make,

[01:08:40] but yeah, I know when we played them, I was very impressed, uh, particularly by Harper. Maybe. And they both put a big number. Well, midweek again, they played Nebraska. I know I watched that game was in Lincoln and tougher place to win. I mean, the, the Huskers are actually having a good, uh, good season there. Um, but you know, they came in and got the road win there. Um, both of the freshmen had big games. Um, but yeah, I mean, it's,

[01:09:10] but Harper, I think he's a, that probably the number two pick after flag. I would say, I mean, he's a phenomenal player. Yeah. I mean, he torched us, but yeah, it's, uh, something to look at it from that aspect. Yeah. You can't take over the whole thing. Yeah. I don't know, but,

[01:09:39] but yeah, I also wonder how did Rutgers get these players? Hey, right. Yeah. That's good. And I'll deal there. Uh, it's never been a place that's been a, I don't know if I've ever remembered Rutgers doing anything of note in basketball in my lifetime. Oh, not really. I mean, it's awesome. Yeah. Crazy. Whatever they've done, I've sold them on information. I mean, it worked out well, but yeah,

[01:10:07] did Ron Harper senior go over to Rutgers? Is that maybe where it comes from? I actually don't know. Let me look that up real quick. I don't think. Yeah. He, he went to, where is it at? It doesn't say here. Did he skip college? Did I go to college? Did he? Yeah. He played at Miami of Ohio. Okay. Grew up in Dayton,

[01:10:37] Miami of Ohio. Uh, yeah, just hell of a defensive player. No, one of the classic, like tough guys of growing up to you, man. He was that, I mean, in catalyst for two different dynasties, you know, played point guard for the bulls for what? About five, six seasons there in the nineties. And then for that three Pete Lakers. Yeah. He's a five time NBA champion. Um,

[01:11:08] start his career, had a good little run in Cleveland. Yeah. Start his career. And then, you know, went to the bulls and the Lakers. And also, you know, had the unfortunate circumstance of playing with the Clippers in the early nineties, too, but maybe 90, 94, rough times, but yeah, that's, you know, five times, like you said, five time NBA champ and one of the most well-respected, uh, players of his era. Yeah, for sure. For sure. But yeah, uh,

[01:11:38] yeah, I think that's where we're at in the NBA season right now. Again, as we always say, you know, it's really getting close to trade deadline. That'll be the story of the next couple of weeks, you know, guys like Cam Johnson and, you know, do the Pelicans do anything? What do the contenders do? Where's Jimmy Butler? Does he, is he gone somewhere? Is he gonna, you know, still be in Miami after the deadline passes? Yeah. All right.

[01:12:04] So I guess the one thing we'll have to talk about will be Monday night's national championship game. We covered it decently last weekend. Uh, after we recapped the semis, we looked at a little bit, but, uh, real quick, I guess we can talk about what do, what does each team need to do to win the game in your eyes? Uh, what does Ohio state need to do to, you know,

[01:12:29] finally live up to all this talent they've had for the whole Ryan day era and before, and, you know, really cement themselves as an elite team. And what does Notre Dame need to do to pull the upset? I'll let you talk. Go ahead. No, I would say Ohio state just needs to do what they've been doing. I mean, they find ways to win games. We've seen them blow out, you know, they blew out Tennessee. They blew out, um, Oregon. You know, they have a, of course, play a, uh,

[01:13:00] a little different against Texas there. Uh, but, you know, they find ways to win. Um, and they're just so talented. They have so many different ways to beat you. Uh, we've seen them beat them with a phenomenal, uh, wide receivers. We've seen them beat them with a running game. I mean, the defense is probably the most unheralded part of that team, you know, with all the offensive weapons. And they, they don't give up many points. Um, you know, even, you know, in that terrible loss to Michigan. I mean, they,

[01:13:29] the defense was on point all game there. Um, so, I mean, I think they just keep doing what they've been doing. I mean, if they play like they, anything like they've done the first couple of games in the playoffs, I mean, I think they'll be fine tomorrow night. you know, the other side, go to Dame. I mean, it's been a Cinderella run. It's been a fun, fun run down what they've done, but I mean, they're,

[01:13:56] it's crazy to think that they're going to have to play even better than what they have to this point to win. I mean, they can't have any turnovers against Ohio state. They're really going to have to shut down that run, that passing game again. I mean, keep Jeremiah Smith, uh, you know, pretty much out of the game there. Can't let him beat you, but then, um, they're going to have to score points themselves. Um,

[01:14:27] I don't know if they're, how their offense goes. I mean, they, I mean, they found, we saw them, you know, get the passing game going late against, uh, Penn state, but man, they definitely can't have the turnovers. The two picks can happen. Um, and, you know, I just don't, I think it's going to be a close game.

[01:14:54] I just don't think that they have enough horses to beat Ohio state. Unless Ohio state does something dumb. I actually, that's exactly what I think. I think I would, you know, bet man, I'd, I'd probably take Notre Dame in the points, uh, just because, you know, it's hovering around a touchdown or, you know, all week, right? Maybe eight and a half. So, um, and I think just the way they've been playing, they're so well coached. It's a little bit of, not quite team,

[01:15:24] but destiny vibes, but kind of, you know, they're, they're fighters. You get that feeling. I mean, it'd be Georgia. They, they came back against Penn state. Everything went their way at the end of that first half. Yeah. The way they rebounded after the bad loss to NIU, you know, the what? 10 straight wins to end the season. Yeah. Every game was a playoff game. Pretty much. I mean, a second loss and no way they get in the playoff. Um, I'd say, I think it's, I agree with you.

[01:15:53] I think Ohio state just has too much talent, too many weapons on the offensive side of the ball. Yeah. Notre Dame just, I don't think they can match their explosiveness. Um, you know, they, they get, they get big plays on the running backs, but it's not really their game. You know, Riley Leonard's not dropping bombs. No, not Jeremiah Lowe can be a home run hitter, but they would much rather grind it out and, you know, play hard nose, right? A power running. It'd be interesting to see if they can,

[01:16:23] if Riley Leonard can get it running or not. Um, yeah. And I think that's where Notre Dame keeps it close and gives himself a chance to win is they limit. Um, they kind of play almost the Buffalo bills kind of script there. They keep it really simple, really compact. They prioritize taking care of the ball over everything else. They run the ball, control the clock and keep that Ohio state. Yeah. Yeah. And they're, yeah, you said they're well coached and disciplined enough to do that.

[01:16:53] It's just a matter of doing it. Once you get out there and play that blue chipper, those five stars and, uh, great athletes there on the side of the ball. So I think probably, yeah, close, maybe a late, but guys touchdown seals it, or maybe Notre Dame just doesn't have the horses until the end. And they just kind of get gassed, you know? Right. The interesting thing though,

[01:17:22] is if they do pull it off, what happens to Ryan day? I mean, he's fine. I think we're in a grants that they'd be fools to fire him. Right. I mean, the guys lost like what five total games in his six, seven years, whatever he's been here now. He has a, um, amazing record, just the struggles against Michigan. And, you know, but I mean,

[01:17:53] if you, but I mean, and not only that, I mean, you got to look at how you make a national championship this year. It's not just getting that one win anymore. I mean, they went on a roll. I mean, they had a gauntlet. I mean, they had to be Tennessee. They had to be Oregon. They had to be Texas. I mean, they'd have to be Notre Dame. I mean, that's a gauntlet. And they had to do that all on the heels of that Michigan loss. And everyone,

[01:18:23] everyone being like, Oh no, you know, they're choking it away now. Yeah. And even now that, I mean, everything's still talk about that game. So, I mean, it's been a lot. I mean, it'd be interesting to see what happens. Um, you know, if you were to lose, how, how people would react to that on the other side, if they do win the game, you know, you know, what? The funniest thing is if they win and he leaves,

[01:18:52] that's a, that's what I was thinking, because I mean, at that point, you said, boom, I've done it. I've won the title. Y'all shut the hell up. Yeah. Yeah. That'd be hilarious. I don't think he does that, but considering some of the way he's been treated, his family's been treated. I mean, it's a tough, tough place. Columbus is a tough place. I mean, if you're not winning that national title, you're not, I mean, they,

[01:19:23] rough. Yeah. It's, it's kind of, I think they get left out of the conversation for like craziest fan bases sometimes. And they shouldn't be, man. They, they are no different than Alabama, Texas, Georgia. They might be worse. Yeah. They might be worse. Cause they often are the most talented team in the country. Yeah. They, they've recruited very well, but I mean, they go after his family, like his kids. Yeah. I don't know if that ever really happened with like near Nick Saban's family

[01:19:53] feeling threatened or, you know, I think people knew better. Cause that would, you get disappeared real quick. Ms. Terry would come talk to you if you, right. But I mean, Kristen Saban never really needed help defending herself either. Yeah. Well, I mean, just to be, it always seems like win or lose is always pins and needles with the situation. And even if he wins and people are still going to be, well, you're still out to Michigan. Yeah. Exactly.

[01:20:23] It seems like a lose, lose situation. And then on the other side, I mean, Marcus Freeman, I mean, he's already elevated himself to such levels at this point to even made the national title game after that loss to Northern Illinois, man, if they were to win, I mean, he plummets, he jumps to maybe the second best coach in college football. I mean, still probably Kirby's one, but I mean, that would take him to new heights. You know, the interesting part, of course,

[01:20:53] he played at Ohio state. He's from Ohio. Um, and then the other interesting thing, the third year thing with Notre Dame coaches winning the title in their third year. They've done it several times. Um, and then, uh, you know, he's from Ohio. The other coaches from Ohio that have beaten, um, Ohio state and national title games, urban Meyer and, um, that smiles. So, huh? Interesting. Yeah.

[01:21:19] I didn't realize less was from Ohio. I know he's a mission. Yeah. I saw that somewhere. Uh, but I think the most interesting, one of the most interesting things regarding Marcus Freeman, all that is that he has managed to make Notre Dame, the likable team in this matchup. Yeah. Right. That's not something I'd ever thought. Cause I, I always, you know, as an Alabama fan, you know, I always kind of, you know, disliked, hated Notre Dame,

[01:21:49] tiny soft spot for them because of, you know, my family, my mom, her dad, you know, they're kind of those old school Notre Dame fans. Cause they were Catholic and, you know, they, they were the big, the big program and he was younger and, you know, the newspaper era of football, et cetera. Yeah. Uh, but I always, you know, you know, fuck Notre Dame, but you know, if I had a rooting interest, it'd be then tomorrow. Uh, yeah, I would say so. I think a lot of people surprisingly feel that way because, yeah,

[01:22:18] I think for the sake of my preseason prediction of Oregon or Oregon, Ohio state winning. Yeah. It'd be nice to get one right for change. Uh, either way, I think it's definitely the most likable Notre Dame team I've ever seen. I mean, absolutely. Yeah. I mean, Lou Holtz, I, I couldn't stand Lou Holtz. I don't like, I don't like Brian Kelly. Like, Oh God, no. Uh,

[01:22:48] I would say, how funny is it that he left Notre Dame specifically said in his LSU press conference, he was there to, because he felt he had the tools at LSU to win a national title. And now he hasn't even made the playoff. And Notre Dame is on, you know, here in a title game. Uh, I do take something back. Hold up. The funniest thing would not be Ryan day winning and then leaving. The funniest thing would be Lou Holtz coming there to fight Ryan day. That would actually be, you know, he's coming fast week. He, uh,

[01:23:19] he said, the only reason we might lose, if we're losing game is so Ryan day doesn't lose his job. He said, I wasn't going to watch the game at home. I'm going to take my old ass to the game. Pretty much drag myself to the game. So, man, Oh, that's funny. Uh, yeah, he was a old guy. Yeah. Uh, the funny thing I remember when we played him in the national title game in 2012, all of a sudden they had all these Catholic commercials coming on and it was Lou Holtz and all of them.

[01:23:49] And I'll bring the, bring the, you know, everything back to the Catholic church and bringing people back in. And then we've slotted them and those commercials went, went away real quick. Went away so fast. Ran over Matt. I tell you, I went to his pertinent girlfriend. Uh, but yeah, most likely will Notre Dame team probably ever. absolutely. Yeah. And it should be a fun, fun game there. Um, hopefully, you know, we get, we get the game that we hope,

[01:24:20] you know, hopefully it's not a blow on any fashion, unless the blog with Notre Dame, because that'd be pretty funny, but that would be if they came out and ran them off. I will say, I don't think they've actually made a change, but I don't know if it's the TVs I'm watching on what it looks like. They've changed the shade of their pants a little bit to match the helmet. It's still not, this is something I mentioned, you know, my mom's big Notre Dame fan and she absolutely hates the change they made to the helmet to go with it. The kind of glittery gold. Um,

[01:24:50] she, you know, she always talks about there used to be the tradition and the actual gold and the painting of the helmets. And I remember growing up, yeah, the helmets match the pants. If you look at a nineties, uh, Notre Dame uniform. Uh, yeah. And that's, you know, I've probably said it on here time before. I know I've said it on social media, if you follow me, but one of my sports pet peeves is when the shade of the helmet does not match the uniform shade. It's, and Notre Dame is one of the worst at it.

[01:25:20] They got that kind of puke gold pants with the, you know, the shiny gold helmet. Yeah. Even Alabama a little bit. Our helmet doesn't quite match our Jersey just enough to bother me. Um, it's really bad when teams like, you know, the lions do this every now and again, they'll have that all gray uniform with that silver helmet. And I'm like, come on, man, that's not, that's not even close. It's not even close, but yeah, that's a weird, just pet peeve of mine. Uh, but yeah, no, it should be a fun game. Like you said, uh,

[01:25:50] just hoping it's not a blowout unless it's the funny one, you know, unless it's Notre Dame. I mean, I mean, all the history of the game. I mean, obviously, I mean, tickets are going, I think they said the cheapest tickets were like 900 in the nosebleeds. So, I mean, obviously it has the, the interest. I mean, I mean, it'll have a lot of people's eyes on the game, um, just because of the Ohio's just the names Ohio state, Notre Dame, and, you know, just national, you know, just,

[01:26:20] too heavyweight to car football long term. I mean, it's funny, no matter what you thought of the first year of the playoffs. I mean, obviously we got the matchup that, um, you know, it's going to get eyes on it. Um, yeah. I mean, we got the semifinals, the finals. I mean, two Midwest teams going to the heart of sec country down in Atlanta to play for the title. Kind of the reverse of the 20, 21 title with Alabama and, um, Georgia going to Indianapolis. Yeah.

[01:26:50] So, yeah, but it should be a phenomenal game and hopefully it lives up to the hype. I mean, yeah. And then, you know, it looks like, uh, you know, there's been reports this week. They'll have their meetings, the playoff committee in way. Yeah. Any changes? I imagine the only change that they would make going into next year, because they're, they're limited of what they can do because their contract technically goes until 2026. Right.

[01:27:17] So I think the only thing they'd really be able to do is change the way they seed, which I would assume will happen. Um, I think if they change it around, uh, this year, the top seeds would have been Oregon, Georgia, Penn state, uh, Yeah. Um, if I'm thinking that right. And so that would probably be for much better first round games.

[01:27:47] Yeah. It was just fine. Yeah. It would have been Oregon, Georgia, Texas, Penn state where you're top four. And so then you would have had, if you go by the rankings, you would have had Indiana, Boise, uh, as your eight, nine game with a winner playing Oregon. Uh, your seven, 10 game would have been Tennessee. SMU. Um, your, some paper, maybe a little better. Yeah.

[01:28:18] Arizona state would have played Arizona state would have been your 11 seed. So they would have been in that six, 11 game against Ohio state. Um, and then the five 12 game would have been, yeah, Notre Dame Clemson, which, you know, so that winner would have gone on to play, uh, what the four Penn state. So, yeah. Oh, so yeah, that that's, yeah. So again, your, your,

[01:28:49] your theoretical bracket there. Yeah. It would have been like we said, so yeah, Indiana, Boise state, that one's played in Indiana. They would have winner. That would have gone to play Oregon. So that's some interesting storylines there. the Tennessee boys, or SMU, excuse me, that one's in Knoxville winner. That one gone on to play Georgia. Um, Ohio state. Would I say Ohio state, Arizona state, the winner of that one would have gone on to play Texas. And then of course,

[01:29:19] what we just said, Notre Dame Clemson would have gone on to play Penn state. So yeah, there's some, a lot of them would have just gotten played earlier than what they did. Yeah, exactly. So some changes, but probably just, that's probably the change that I bet they make if they do anything at all, is they just get rid of that. You don't have to be a conference champion and get a buy. right. It's probably smart. It's probably, yeah, it's smart. I think it's the right call. And it's weird. You get people saying, well, that's what happens in the NFL. Well,

[01:29:48] that's who cares? That's not, uh, they shouldn't be looking. I don't think the NFL, I don't think the NFL should on that. No, yeah. Some people are looking at that as far as the division winners getting the buys. Cause I mean, you know, we saw, I mean, it worked out fine. I mean, you saw it this year though. Like Minnesota had to go on the road to LA, you know, and, and they got a handle, but I mean, yeah, they probably should add a home game.

[01:30:19] Yeah. For the season they had, they deserved a home game. Yeah. I am all in favor of just look at the best records get home court, home field, whatever it is. And you know, the West name gets you a, well, gets you in the playoffs. You win your division or you win your conference. You're in, but yeah, I'm fine with that. Guarantee that you're getting a buy. And as we see, the buys really did nothing for anybody this year. Now maybe it's some of the, exactly all four teams of buys lost. Yeah. Uh, and as I've said many times now, if I, if I'm making changes,

[01:30:48] if I'm on that committee, I'm the head. I'm look, I'm saying, uh, all the, all the games before the title game, we're on campus. Uh, every excuse I see to the contrary, that is just some bullshit to go. Well, uh, it's harder, you know, the one I've seen, that's the funniest. Least. If you're a top four seed, you should get a home game, right? Yeah. You should at least have that second round be on, um,

[01:31:19] where your top teams, you gotta buy, get a home game as well. Yeah, uh, absolutely. You get a whole different game. I mean, you know, you have Jort, you know, uh, Notre Dame B. I mean, they did beat them in the South, but I mean, if that game is in, in Athens, in Sanford, yeah. I don't know. Notre Dame wins that game. You know, they might. Or if, yeah, if Boise state gets Penn state and on the blue turf, you know, if Arizona state gets,

[01:31:48] if Arizona state gets Texas in that home field, just, is it just enough? Does that change? You know, if, if it's not the Rose bowl, if it's up in Eugene and at Austin, does, you know, that give Oregon the boost they need. They won there earlier in the year. So it's just something to think about. Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't, but it, I mean, I would much rather have seen those games played in those spots. Then. Exactly. Cause that is the part of the beauty of college football is the pageantry and the passion. And again,

[01:32:17] the one big argument I've seen counter to that is people saying, Oh, well it's harder to get fans to campus. You know, that's when a lot of universities on, I'm sorry. Do you think you seriously telling me that if there is a playoff game and Ohio stadium or Bryant Denny, or a nailing stadium, just to name a few, you're telling me people aren't going to come because schools not at please. Cause guess what? All schools,

[01:32:46] most people are still in state. So the only couple hours away at home, they might come to the game and go back home for the rush of the holiday, but guaranteed they're coming to that game. Oh, well the student sections might not get, please. Students are figuring out a way to get back. The universities would figure out a way to bust their students back if they needed to. Yes, absolutely. So yeah, these are all the ones. And the local, and the local communities are coming to that game.

[01:33:16] Absolutely. And that's, and that's another, you think a place like Tuscaloosa where they, you know, I mean, most of their money is made off of football weekends. You think they don't want an extra one or two games a year? Yeah. No, come on. People are coming to those games. I don't care. People are coming to those games. Yeah. That's just a dumb, because you can't say that because at the same time, then your argument is even more mute because you have the, the neutral game.

[01:33:45] The college students are less likely to go to a Fiesta bowl or a sugar bowl than they are in their own home stadium. Exactly. Especially with the ticket allotment. I think for this national title game, each, there's only a thousand total student tickets. It's bullshit. Yeah. That's terrible. Absolutely. You know, the Chats, I'm sure it's, uh, even get in a qualification to be in,

[01:34:12] I'm sure you have to be like a senior with X amount of, you know, I'm sure great grades. I mean, I'm sure it's a lot of different things and what college student by themselves is going to be able to afford a ticket if they're, you know, not getting a student, you know, alignment. Yeah. So, yeah. that's everything I have in my notes for this week. Do you have anything else in the world of sports you want to touch on before we go? I think we're good.

[01:34:41] I think we talked about a lot of stuff. Yeah. Uh, yeah. I don't think there's anything else. Uh, I mean, the Dodgers got another fucking star, you know, like it's, it's getting old. I mean, they pretty much have all the, all the Asian stars are, um, in LA now. I think. It's crazy. Just another great pickup for them. I mean, they're just, you know, yeah. Yeah. I don't talk about it. Fuck the Dodgers. Yeah.

[01:35:11] Pretty much. Uh, but yeah. So what has been done up real good for you this week? Oh, well, I'll probably say yesterday. My daughter went to, uh, to, um, to a tournament, academic, academic tournament and, um, got a gold medal. Um, for the team came in first overall and her individual event, she came in like one of her individual events. She came in third. Um, first time she was on team last year,

[01:35:40] but didn't necessarily get any medals. But as a sophomore, you know, got two this time. So, I mean, that's, you know, top of the line. That's awesome. Yeah. How about you? Uh, I will say what has done up real good for me this week. It was just kind of, you know, good, solid week, staying warm through the, the blizzard of, uh, it was, it was really cold. We had a couple of days where it kind of crept back into the fifties, but it's getting dropping tonight. I heard tomorrow,

[01:36:09] super cold in Alabama. Super, super cold. Um, yeah, I'm going to have to. I'm talking with my wife's people down there. I said, get down like 11. I was like, what? Those wind chills are getting cold overnight. Yeah. Uh, so I will say that, uh, heating, uh, heating is what is done up real good. Oh, absolutely. I think I probably mentioned it in the spring, but we had our HVAC unit replaced. Yeah. and it's one of those combo beast units and it's, it really,

[01:36:39] it helps in the, in the summer and, you know, it keeps things cool in the house. We didn't have to run it, you know, over time. So, you know, it brought down cost a bit and then, Oh yeah, for sure. In the winter, the big thing is the old one. Anytime it rained during the winter, the heat would cut out and we had guys come out and look at it and they fix it three, four times in a, in a winter. And every time it happened, the silver lining of that, I guess, is we didn't have to pay, but for the first time, because, you know,

[01:37:09] we'd call them up a week later, we're like, Hey man, this shit cut out on us again. Yeah. You know, it's cold. Uh, so. Finally, you know, we had a different guy come out and look at it and he figured it out right away. It's like, Oh, it's because he, you know, he looked up and saw it like, Oh, you got this gutter falling, dropping rain right in here. And it's just, you know, filling up this pan or whatever, shortening out some board. So he made some changes. And then when we, you know, got time to, we just needed, we replaced the unit. So now we got one that's,

[01:37:39] uh, it's perfectly functional. A beast keeps the house nice and toasty. And we don't have to set it too high. And, you know, we got an over a hundred year old house. So, you know, yeah. Yeah. Sometimes that can be, yeah, there's still spots. I've, I've fixed a bunch of little cracks and crevices here and there indoors. And every now and again, I'll walk by something to fill a draft. And like, damn it. Whoa. Yeah. But you know, we got the gutter fixed, so there's no more leaking into it. I'm poor. Yeah. So it's nice.

[01:38:09] A good heater. Uh, when you're, to those of you, if you're out there house shopping, remember to pay attention to how old that HVAC unit is when you're. Yeah. That's huge. Absolutely. I change your whole life. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. Uh, with that said though, what does it for us this week, folks? Thank you as always for listening, do subscribe and like, and give us good ratings and tell us,

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[01:39:04] you know, a decent, uh, final to this season. Uh, but yeah, that is it folks. As always, keep it done up real good yourselves out there and Greg, buddy. See you next time. Yes, sir.