1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,000 Speaker 1: It's time for our weekly conversation with college football analysts. 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:07,040 Speaker 2: Petros papaenikas that I'm a smart guy, I'm stupid. 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,399 Speaker 1: Brought to you by Sweet James Accident Attorneys. 4 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 3: Forty one years. 5 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: If you're hurting an accident, called Sweet James right away 6 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: at eight hundred, five hundred and fifty two hundred. Sweet 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: James will be sweet to you, but tough on insurance 8 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:31,320 Speaker 1: companies that will bully you. 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Lebron's on the way back. 32 00:01:45,280 --> 00:01:48,559 Speaker 2: USC's got a big game against the Ducks this Saturday. 33 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 2: You gotta be just a swimming in sports talk radio 34 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:53,000 Speaker 2: topics until. 35 00:01:52,800 --> 00:01:53,680 Speaker 4: You choke on him. 36 00:01:53,680 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 2: Man, Come on, I guess that is a big game 37 00:01:57,640 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 2: USC versus Oregon, probably the biggest game since the PAC 38 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: twelfth championship game that would have put him in a 39 00:02:04,440 --> 00:02:05,520 Speaker 2: fourteen playoff? 40 00:02:06,240 --> 00:02:08,480 Speaker 4: Was that the Utah game a couple of years ago? 41 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:09,080 Speaker 3: Right? 42 00:02:09,400 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 4: Yeah, I got it. 43 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 2: So we'll see what happens. They do not love the 44 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: way they are on the road. They lost to Notre 45 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:22,919 Speaker 2: Dame on the road, as you know. They got beaten 46 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 2: by Illinois on the road, as you know, And they 47 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,440 Speaker 2: probably would have lost to Nebraska if they didn't knock 48 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:34,320 Speaker 2: the quarterback out in Lincoln, as you know, So this 49 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: team going up to Ottson Stadium seems like a pretty 50 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 2: tall order. But here you are in November, late November, 51 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 2: and the Trojans are still playing meaningful games in regards 52 00:02:47,919 --> 00:02:51,920 Speaker 2: to the college Football Playoff, so you have to say 53 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:54,680 Speaker 2: that they are a vastly improved team. It still looks 54 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,800 Speaker 2: like they don't practice nine on seven, but at the 55 00:02:57,800 --> 00:03:01,800 Speaker 2: same time, they have some unguardable receivers in Lemon and Lane, 56 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 2: and you could probably make an argument that Jade and 57 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:10,440 Speaker 2: Mayava is college football's most improved player from last year 58 00:03:10,880 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 2: to this year, at least the most visible improved player. 59 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 2: So give them credit. Give Lincoln Riley credit. I hope 60 00:03:17,720 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 2: that the team's good enough for him to take another job. 61 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: So you are rooting for them to win the game 62 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: on Saturday because you believe it could potentially be I 63 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 2: didn't say that, okay, but yeah, I think the better 64 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,640 Speaker 2: Lincoln Riley does, the more opportunities are going to open 65 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 2: for more people and the world will keep on turning. 66 00:03:40,040 --> 00:03:42,640 Speaker 2: Is it Lincoln Riley the coach or Lincoln Riley the 67 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 2: person or a combination of both that you can't stand. 68 00:03:45,600 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 4: Well, I wouldn't say I can't stand him. I just 69 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 4: don't think. 70 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 2: But you know, I didn't think this is going on 71 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:54,160 Speaker 2: a long time, like I didn't think I didn't think 72 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: that Lincoln excuse me, I didn't think that Lane Kiffen 73 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 2: was a fit when he was high hired when Pete 74 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 2: Carroll left. He hired somebody who was a big part 75 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: of the lack of institutional control, or at least he 76 00:04:09,160 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 2: was there while all of it was happening. And then 77 00:04:11,000 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 2: you bring him back as the coach after Pete Carroll 78 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:17,240 Speaker 2: leaves and you get the sanctions, then the sark thing. 79 00:04:17,320 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 2: You know, I didn't think that was a great fit. 80 00:04:19,080 --> 00:04:22,480 Speaker 2: And obviously both of those things imploded in their time. 81 00:04:23,200 --> 00:04:26,880 Speaker 2: And I never thought Clay Helton was right for the job, 82 00:04:26,960 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 2: as you know. And I thought Lincoln Riley was going 83 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:32,080 Speaker 2: to save USC with the way they ran the ball 84 00:04:32,560 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: when he was in Oklahoma, but that hasn't really been 85 00:04:36,080 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 2: their identity. So I mean, you could say that I 86 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,400 Speaker 2: don't like anything, because it's fair. It's been it's been 87 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:47,200 Speaker 2: over sixteen years that I've not been happy with what 88 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:50,159 Speaker 2: they're doing. I mean, I like ed Ojeron and he 89 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:53,479 Speaker 2: didn't get the job because Pat Ayden couldn't golf with him. 90 00:04:54,000 --> 00:04:58,000 Speaker 2: So and you know, within that time, we've also had 91 00:04:58,040 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 2: the Varsity Blues scandal, amongst many other things at the USC, 92 00:05:03,520 --> 00:05:07,920 Speaker 2: and it's it's been a disheartening time. But you can 93 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:11,679 Speaker 2: say you're never happy with anybody and be pretty accurate. 94 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:14,360 Speaker 2: I was gonna say a long time, is there anybody 95 00:05:14,400 --> 00:05:15,840 Speaker 2: down there that you're happy with at all? 96 00:05:17,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 4: I mean, do you approve the job that Jen Cohen's doing? 97 00:05:20,480 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 4: For example? Down there? Well, I don't like the way 98 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 4: they're handling the Notre Dame thing. Okay, yeah, you've made 99 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:25,920 Speaker 4: I think they. 100 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 2: Should play the Notre Dame game when it's supposed to 101 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,520 Speaker 2: be played and like it's been played for the last 102 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 2: fifty years. 103 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,280 Speaker 4: So I like Jen Cohen. 104 00:05:35,440 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 2: I hope she hires Kaylin debor that he doesn't like 105 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 2: Alabama so much that he comes to USC. Do you 106 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 2: think that'll happen? No? No, no, no. 107 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:50,760 Speaker 4: Oh geez, hit the wrong button. Sorry damn. Yeah. 108 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,360 Speaker 2: Well, I got a text from my buddy yesterday down 109 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 2: in Tuscaloosa who says he's on the short list for 110 00:05:57,120 --> 00:05:58,920 Speaker 2: the Penn State job. I was like, I don't think 111 00:05:58,960 --> 00:06:01,840 Speaker 2: he's gonna take Penn stay. I don't think Kalin's going anywhere. 112 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,280 Speaker 2: I think he's gonna stay right there in Tuscaloosa. Try 113 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 2: to figure it out. Probably, they're not bad at all, 114 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,640 Speaker 2: and I think they've improved a lot this year as well. 115 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,840 Speaker 2: Oklahoma's got their number. But it will be a very 116 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,640 Speaker 2: interesting carousel because there's so many jobs and there's not 117 00:06:15,720 --> 00:06:19,039 Speaker 2: as many coaches. There's probably a lot of coordinators that 118 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,520 Speaker 2: are gonna get hired, and you can catch lightning in 119 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:24,200 Speaker 2: a bottle with one of those guys. But anyway, we'll 120 00:06:24,240 --> 00:06:26,359 Speaker 2: see how it all shakes out, Softy, there is a 121 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 2: lot going on. Yeah, the USC Organ game is a 122 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 2: big deal. It kind of feels like the aftermath down 123 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 2: here still though, because of the Dodgers championship. It still 124 00:06:36,040 --> 00:06:38,839 Speaker 2: kind of feels like everybody's trying to get their bearings 125 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 2: to a certain degree. 126 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:43,600 Speaker 4: But yeah, there's half things happening. Yeah, Well, Lebron's back 127 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 4: under your jacked up for that. Yeah, no, I'm not. 128 00:06:49,360 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 2: Okay, you got to pick one. Only one can leave town, 129 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:58,479 Speaker 2: Lebron or Lincoln Riley. Well, there's a shelf life on Lebron, Right, 130 00:06:58,680 --> 00:06:59,760 Speaker 2: he can't play forever? 131 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 4: Well, maybe he maybe he'll try Lincoln O'Reilly. 132 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,000 Speaker 2: Lincoln Riley would be easier because that guy could end 133 00:07:06,080 --> 00:07:09,559 Speaker 2: up being there fifteen years. Lebron's like forty or forty 134 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:13,400 Speaker 2: years old now or thirty nine? H Yeah, I don't right, right, right? 135 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 2: But you but you would rather see Lincoln Riley move 136 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 2: on than Lebron James as soon as possible. 137 00:07:20,600 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 4: Is that fair to say? I don't know. That's a 138 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:23,240 Speaker 4: great question. 139 00:07:23,880 --> 00:07:26,240 Speaker 2: Try to figure out which one you despise more, is 140 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 2: my point. 141 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 4: I don't think either of them are a great fit 142 00:07:30,600 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 4: in Los Angeles. Hey, speaking of that, by the way, 143 00:07:35,360 --> 00:07:35,920 Speaker 4: great fit. 144 00:07:36,080 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 2: Did you see the latest on this Sam Levitt guy 145 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:43,480 Speaker 2: at Arizona State. Yeah, he's a quarterback from the Oregon area. 146 00:07:43,960 --> 00:07:47,720 Speaker 2: He was originally at Michigan State. He is at Arizona State. 147 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 2: He had a great year last year and was doing 148 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 2: well this year. But he's hurt now, yeah, and he's 149 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,600 Speaker 2: looking to move on. They might be looking. 150 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:59,600 Speaker 4: He's looking to move on like now, like he shot 151 00:07:59,680 --> 00:08:02,840 Speaker 4: himself now out for the year, right, Yeah, but he's 152 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,400 Speaker 4: got his people looking for a new home for him, 153 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 4: like today. I mean he's not playing, the season's not 154 00:08:08,440 --> 00:08:08,840 Speaker 4: even over. 155 00:08:08,880 --> 00:08:11,160 Speaker 2: His teammates are going out there busting their rump and 156 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:13,320 Speaker 2: this guy's going out there looking for a new gig. 157 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:15,320 Speaker 4: Yeah, and what are we doing? 158 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 2: This is what we are now, this is who we are. 159 00:08:18,920 --> 00:08:22,000 Speaker 2: I mean, all these coaches got fired in September. Why 160 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 2: because somebody's out there shopping that job, and that the 161 00:08:26,200 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 2: coaches aren't very different than the players anymore, because everybody 162 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 2: has a number next to their name, and it's a 163 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 2: product of the situation. I think Levitt's a great player. 164 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,800 Speaker 2: I don't know him as a kid, but he seemed 165 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:43,400 Speaker 2: like a great competitor and a great teammate and all 166 00:08:43,440 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 2: of those things. Kenny, obviously Dillingham has a good thing 167 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 2: going in the in the Valley of the Sun. 168 00:08:50,679 --> 00:08:52,400 Speaker 4: And it's kind. 169 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:56,559 Speaker 2: Of weird the report that comes out about it, because 170 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,679 Speaker 2: you have to imagine whether or not we hear about it. 171 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,480 Speaker 2: A lot of this stuff happening behind the scenes twenty 172 00:09:02,520 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 2: four to seven with the transfer portal and players and 173 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:11,200 Speaker 2: whoever their representation or family members are. This probably is 174 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:16,400 Speaker 2: not something super unique, So yes, it's unsavory. Nobody likes 175 00:09:16,440 --> 00:09:19,160 Speaker 2: the taste in their mouth because the way that we 176 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 2: are sort of raised is college football in November is 177 00:09:24,960 --> 00:09:30,080 Speaker 2: when you gain your biggest points. It's when you strive 178 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,559 Speaker 2: toward a championship, or to become eligible for a bowl game, 179 00:09:35,240 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 2: or to finish your season strong if things have been 180 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,600 Speaker 2: a disappointment, or when your rivalry game. I mean, there's 181 00:09:41,640 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 2: all of those elements that come along with the sport 182 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,199 Speaker 2: in November. So to hear somebody shopping around in November, 183 00:09:48,760 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 2: it's not a good feeling. But at the same time, 184 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 2: I think we can blame the widening playoff for this. 185 00:09:54,200 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 2: The coaches all get fired because it looks like if 186 00:09:56,400 --> 00:09:58,439 Speaker 2: you're not going to win the playoff, then we might 187 00:09:58,480 --> 00:10:00,480 Speaker 2: as well, and we want to get rid of this guy. 188 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 2: We can get somebody to pay him off and get 189 00:10:02,800 --> 00:10:05,960 Speaker 2: a leg up on the coaching carousel and start our 190 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,720 Speaker 2: search committee and all of that stuff that that happens now. 191 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:12,200 Speaker 2: And if your team's not going to the college playoff 192 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:14,079 Speaker 2: or you're out for the year or something like that. 193 00:10:15,040 --> 00:10:18,200 Speaker 2: From the player's perspective, it's going to be similar. Guys 194 00:10:18,200 --> 00:10:19,840 Speaker 2: are going to try to move on early. 195 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:20,520 Speaker 4: Well. 196 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:24,040 Speaker 2: Petros Papadakas, who would never leave us, He's never trying 197 00:10:24,080 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 2: to move on, at least as far as I know, 198 00:10:26,440 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 2: with us on the radio program courtesy of Sweet James 199 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:31,800 Speaker 2: every single Wednesday on the show, how about your guy, 200 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 2: Pete Carroll down there in Vegas. I'm so sorry for 201 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 2: US two and eight and that people think the old 202 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:40,000 Speaker 2: man has just lost it, that the NFL has passed 203 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 2: him by, and this is going to be a total 204 00:10:41,679 --> 00:10:43,880 Speaker 2: disaster and he will have He's got no shot of 205 00:10:43,920 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 2: climbing out of his hole he's created. You think he 206 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:49,199 Speaker 2: regrets any of this at all? And I don't know, 207 00:10:49,240 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 2: how do you see him turning this around? 208 00:10:51,120 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 4: I don't know. 209 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,959 Speaker 2: I mean, it's a little bit of a black mark 210 00:10:54,000 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 2: on his legacy, which has been pristine other than the 211 00:10:57,080 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 2: USC sanctions best So he cheated. So what, He's had 212 00:11:00,280 --> 00:11:03,600 Speaker 2: a great run at USC and then a great run, 213 00:11:03,640 --> 00:11:08,040 Speaker 2: a legendary run at USC and Seattle and ended up 214 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 2: getting fired in Seattle after having to move coordinators and 215 00:11:11,520 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 2: fire his son and all that different stuff. 216 00:11:13,600 --> 00:11:15,319 Speaker 4: But that's pro football. 217 00:11:15,960 --> 00:11:20,760 Speaker 2: And I think it's interesting Gino Smith wasn't good enough 218 00:11:20,760 --> 00:11:23,760 Speaker 2: for Pete to keep his job in Seattle, right, but 219 00:11:23,920 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 2: suddenly you signed that guy like he got you fired. 220 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 2: At your last job, and now he's older. 221 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:34,440 Speaker 4: Why would he Why would he do that? 222 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:38,520 Speaker 2: I don't know, question, I don't, honestly, I don't know. 223 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 2: I think that I don't know. I don't know if 224 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 2: they're going to give him another year. I certainly don't 225 00:11:46,200 --> 00:11:49,120 Speaker 2: know about Chip Kelly, who's getting paid so much money 226 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:54,560 Speaker 2: six and they're offensively INAPTU. There's always a lot of 227 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,160 Speaker 2: blame to go around in these situations, but it starts 228 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,480 Speaker 2: usually with the coordinators and the head coat, and that's 229 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:05,480 Speaker 2: Pete Carroll and Tom Brady's floating around there. Who knows 230 00:12:05,480 --> 00:12:08,080 Speaker 2: what he thinks about it. But they're not good and 231 00:12:08,120 --> 00:12:11,199 Speaker 2: it doesn't seem like a good situation. And I wouldn't 232 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,160 Speaker 2: be surprised if it comes to an end. And then 233 00:12:13,200 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 2: I'd be surprised if somebody else hires Pete. But is 234 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,320 Speaker 2: he going to stay another year? I mean, you know 235 00:12:20,360 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 2: pro football better than I do. I think he stays 236 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:23,680 Speaker 2: another year. 237 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,640 Speaker 4: All right, Well, then good luck to him. I hope 238 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:30,400 Speaker 4: you improve. Yeah, you're just dripping with sincerity. By the way, No, 239 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,160 Speaker 4: I like the Raiders. I don't. I don't, really, Well, 240 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:34,400 Speaker 4: who cares about the Raiders? 241 00:12:34,440 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 2: It's I'm talking I'm not asking about the Raiders because 242 00:12:37,280 --> 00:12:40,839 Speaker 2: of the Raiders. I'm asking because about Pete Carroll. Clearly, well, 243 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 2: I don't root for him to fail. Sure, he's had 244 00:12:44,440 --> 00:12:48,080 Speaker 2: success everywhere he's gone. Well, well that's responded be very 245 00:12:48,120 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 2: But you're frustrated to begin with. You hate everything us 246 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:56,079 Speaker 2: he's done for twenty years. Well f you say things 247 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:59,520 Speaker 2: like can't stand and hate and you use all these. 248 00:12:59,400 --> 00:13:03,080 Speaker 4: Eph in his you know, okay, okay, then you do 249 00:13:03,120 --> 00:13:06,800 Speaker 4: you not? Are you? I'm not thrilled with this situation. 250 00:13:07,000 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 4: Not accurate? 251 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 2: Uh petros is with us? How about what's going on 252 00:13:13,160 --> 00:13:15,839 Speaker 2: down at UC? Honestly, I've been USC has been so 253 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:22,640 Speaker 2: mal uhh, such a such a h messed up place 254 00:13:22,760 --> 00:13:26,200 Speaker 2: for so long that I wouldn't even know what to 255 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 2: do if they were functional. Right here, they are on 256 00:13:29,120 --> 00:13:31,880 Speaker 2: the brink, the brink of the college football playoff, and 257 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 2: you could you could fool me. 258 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:35,320 Speaker 4: I don't know what's going on. Well, it's like it's 259 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:37,280 Speaker 4: like when the Mariners, you know, who have never made 260 00:13:37,280 --> 00:13:40,199 Speaker 4: the World Series, as you know, partially because of that 261 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 4: stupid home run that you kept shoving down our throat 262 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,679 Speaker 4: three weeks ago, which I haven't gotten over that yet 263 00:13:45,840 --> 00:13:47,880 Speaker 4: not like it didn't happen. Okay, fine, yeah, I'm just 264 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 4: choosing to ignore it. 265 00:13:50,280 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 2: They they went at the deadline and they got a 266 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:55,680 Speaker 2: couple of big bats, and you know, they did what 267 00:13:55,800 --> 00:13:58,600 Speaker 2: all of us finally wanted them to do, and nobody 268 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 2: knew how to respond. What I'd feel like that if 269 00:14:02,080 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 2: USC hired Matt Ants, you know, from Fresno or Talon 270 00:14:05,880 --> 00:14:08,719 Speaker 2: de boor or somebody like that, I wouldn't know how 271 00:14:08,720 --> 00:14:09,280 Speaker 2: to handle it. 272 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:11,520 Speaker 4: You'd be excited. The kind of felt that way when 273 00:14:11,559 --> 00:14:12,240 Speaker 4: they hired Jen. 274 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:15,800 Speaker 2: Cohen UWCLA Saturday from the Rose Bull could be the 275 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:18,200 Speaker 2: last time the Husky's ever played a regular season game 276 00:14:18,240 --> 00:14:21,600 Speaker 2: down there, Because this is this so fight thing happening. 277 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 4: What's the deal man, Yeah, it looks like. 278 00:14:24,280 --> 00:14:25,720 Speaker 2: It, but it looks like they're gonna have to pay 279 00:14:25,760 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 2: to get out of it, right, And it just I mean, 280 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,120 Speaker 2: I think it's hard for people to understand, especially in Seattle, 281 00:14:32,360 --> 00:14:35,520 Speaker 2: let alone down here. People are just stupid if they 282 00:14:35,840 --> 00:14:37,720 Speaker 2: but this was a big story and people are paying 283 00:14:37,760 --> 00:14:40,600 Speaker 2: attention to this even though nobody goes to UCLA football anymore. 284 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:42,280 Speaker 4: So why is it hard to understand? 285 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 2: Because I think it's hard for people to understand why 286 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:48,520 Speaker 2: you'd want to play indoors in southern California. 287 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:50,560 Speaker 4: Well, but they've been bitching about the Rose Bull. 288 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: For decades that it doesn't work. It worked under Jim Mora. 289 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,920 Speaker 2: They were still putting sixty thousand in there. You know 290 00:14:57,960 --> 00:15:00,440 Speaker 2: what they need to do. They need to play their 291 00:15:00,480 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 2: biggest games at the Rose Bowl two or three times 292 00:15:03,000 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 2: a year, twice a year, USC and Ohio State or something, 293 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,240 Speaker 2: and then they need to build something on campus like 294 00:15:09,360 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 2: UCF has or like Houston has. 295 00:15:12,200 --> 00:15:13,520 Speaker 4: But you said they would never do that. 296 00:15:13,720 --> 00:15:17,120 Speaker 2: They can't because of the homeowners in bel Air, the 297 00:15:17,480 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: Hoa's and their lawyer up the Sunset Boulevard on top 298 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:25,160 Speaker 2: of UCLA campus and Westwood flows down from there, and 299 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 2: they tried it in the sixties and there was a 300 00:15:27,560 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 2: huge problem. And it's not like it's an everyday thing. 301 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 2: It would be like six events or four events, five events. 302 00:15:35,160 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 2: But it's just I guess it's a non starter in 303 00:15:38,840 --> 00:15:41,600 Speaker 2: West la which is a mess, and UCLA, let alone, 304 00:15:42,080 --> 00:15:45,360 Speaker 2: is such a bureaucratic mess. I mean, you need a 305 00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:48,120 Speaker 2: bunch of signatures just to get a new pencil sharpener. 306 00:15:48,200 --> 00:15:50,840 Speaker 2: We talk about this all the time. It frustrated the 307 00:15:50,840 --> 00:15:54,440 Speaker 2: hell out of your friend Jim Mora. So it's really 308 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:58,200 Speaker 2: a problem without a solution. The deal at the Rose Bowl, 309 00:15:58,720 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 2: apparently for UCLA not a good deal. They don't get 310 00:16:02,320 --> 00:16:06,440 Speaker 2: pieces of the concessions that they like or parking or 311 00:16:06,480 --> 00:16:08,880 Speaker 2: so on and so forth. And apparently the deal at 312 00:16:08,880 --> 00:16:11,880 Speaker 2: SOFI is better to the degree that they're going to 313 00:16:12,000 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 2: have to pay sixty million dollars or something to get 314 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,320 Speaker 2: out of the Rose Bowl deal and to go to 315 00:16:17,360 --> 00:16:20,040 Speaker 2: the Sofi deal. But it doesn't solve their problem of 316 00:16:20,120 --> 00:16:23,080 Speaker 2: being swallowed up by a bigger stadium. It doesn't solve 317 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 2: their problem of kids not wanting to commute to the 318 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,320 Speaker 2: game because the four h five sucks. Even if you 319 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,280 Speaker 2: are a few miles closer in the other direction. It's 320 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 2: actually worse in the other direction. There's just not there's 321 00:16:35,360 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 2: not a Yes, it's a more modern stadium, but it's indoors. 322 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 2: It's not exactly a place people love. Parking sucks there too, 323 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:46,720 Speaker 2: as you know. And the whole thing is. 324 00:16:46,800 --> 00:16:47,840 Speaker 4: Just a mess. 325 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:51,120 Speaker 2: And it kind of smacks of corporate people at the 326 00:16:51,160 --> 00:16:54,080 Speaker 2: top of UCLA and corporate people at the top of 327 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:57,520 Speaker 2: SOFI trying to fix their problem but it's not really 328 00:16:57,560 --> 00:16:59,720 Speaker 2: fixing their problem. Yeah, well it could be a sad 329 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:02,960 Speaker 2: day Saturday because I love the Rose Boy, I love 330 00:17:03,000 --> 00:17:05,160 Speaker 2: going there. I love going there for the Rose Bowl 331 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:08,120 Speaker 2: and for the UCLA games, and with the college football 332 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 2: playoff and the way this whole thing is set up. 333 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:11,760 Speaker 2: Who knows the next time you double got a shot 334 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:13,800 Speaker 2: to play there. But we got to deal with Nico. 335 00:17:13,880 --> 00:17:16,000 Speaker 2: I think he's playing. I know we missed last weekend 336 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,040 Speaker 2: with a concussion. I think he's gonna go on Saturday. 337 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:27,840 Speaker 2: Nico ia'ma Leavava malayava quarterback for UCLA. I mean, U 338 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 2: dub is a big favorite. Should they be on upset 339 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,400 Speaker 2: alert with this Nico kid coming back Saturday? 340 00:17:33,720 --> 00:17:34,240 Speaker 4: Probably? 341 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:37,760 Speaker 2: I mean, Nico's a good player, and he's played well 342 00:17:37,800 --> 00:17:39,920 Speaker 2: this year. The way the year started and the way 343 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,080 Speaker 2: the Tennessee people got all over him, He's definitely the 344 00:17:43,119 --> 00:17:45,600 Speaker 2: best player on their team and they haven't done that 345 00:17:45,640 --> 00:17:49,119 Speaker 2: great of a job playing around him. And the Jerry 346 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:53,160 Speaker 2: Neuheisel we Love You story is over and all that, 347 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,239 Speaker 2: but we got we all got something out of it. 348 00:17:56,320 --> 00:18:02,600 Speaker 2: But football last days sure was Washington's gonna have. It's 349 00:18:02,600 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 2: a last game at the Rose Bowl and all that, 350 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:09,199 Speaker 2: and that's going to be emotional. Washington is going to 351 00:18:09,480 --> 00:18:13,040 Speaker 2: have their own letdown issues to deal with because their 352 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:16,320 Speaker 2: bubble was burst in camp Randall, Oh, no, you should 353 00:18:16,359 --> 00:18:18,720 Speaker 2: see the job they did against Purdue last Saturday, the 354 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 2: mighty Boilermakers. Well, I know, but put that behind them 355 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:24,560 Speaker 2: and they focused up and they drilled those bastards. 356 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 4: Well, I wouldn't call them bastards. We don't know their lineage, 357 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 4: but bastards. 358 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 2: But it'll be interesting to see how it plays out. 359 00:18:33,680 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 2: I mean, I know they bounced back last week, but 360 00:18:36,400 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 2: we'll see how it plays out in the Rose Bowl. 361 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,920 Speaker 2: It's a road game in a big, old stadium. There'll 362 00:18:41,920 --> 00:18:45,240 Speaker 2: be some emotion involved. I expect Washington to win. They're 363 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:49,680 Speaker 2: the better team, they have a better identity. They top 364 00:18:49,720 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 2: to bottom are a lot better and improved from last year. 365 00:18:54,920 --> 00:18:58,840 Speaker 2: Ucla is not quite that. But it's a road game. 366 00:18:58,880 --> 00:19:02,439 Speaker 2: There's some emotion and and Nico is a really good player. 367 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:04,120 Speaker 4: Do you think we'll see. 368 00:19:03,920 --> 00:19:07,080 Speaker 2: Fish will be extra motivated to put a whooping on 369 00:19:07,240 --> 00:19:10,959 Speaker 2: Ucla to show what he can do. I think Jedfish 370 00:19:11,000 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 2: is extra motivated to show what he can do all 371 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:17,280 Speaker 2: the time, because he really wants people to know that 372 00:19:17,600 --> 00:19:20,159 Speaker 2: just because he was a tennis player not a football player, 373 00:19:20,600 --> 00:19:22,160 Speaker 2: he still has this figured out. 374 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:24,959 Speaker 4: That's my feeling. 375 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:31,200 Speaker 2: Oh god, he's coming back next year, don't you think? 376 00:19:31,520 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 4: I don't know? 377 00:19:32,440 --> 00:19:34,239 Speaker 2: I mean again, I don't know. I don't know what 378 00:19:34,280 --> 00:19:37,800 Speaker 2: any of these guys are doing. I mean, it'll be 379 00:19:37,920 --> 00:19:40,200 Speaker 2: very interesting to see the way this whole thing rolls. 380 00:19:40,240 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 2: We'll have a lot of conversations about it, hopefully as 381 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:46,840 Speaker 2: the weeks go on. But I really don't know where 382 00:19:46,840 --> 00:19:49,840 Speaker 2: the thing starts or where it stops. All I know 383 00:19:49,960 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 2: is there's a lot of conversations going on with c 384 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:55,280 Speaker 2: AA and Sexton and people behind the scenes. There's a 385 00:19:55,320 --> 00:19:58,320 Speaker 2: lot of chirping doing. Yeah, all right, enjoy the return 386 00:19:58,359 --> 00:20:02,280 Speaker 2: of lebron A couple of days away Utah in. 387 00:20:02,280 --> 00:20:06,159 Speaker 4: Salt Lake City. Was back yesterday? Oh he played yesterday? Okay, 388 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:10,960 Speaker 4: yeah last night? Right? Yea, yeah, yeah? Six win. Wait 389 00:20:11,000 --> 00:20:15,880 Speaker 4: to stay on the story. You know what up? Yours 390 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:20,879 Speaker 4: one for me and go for yourself? Wow? Okay? Yeah, Well, 391 00:20:20,880 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 4: good luck with your last game ever in the Rose Bowl. 392 00:20:23,280 --> 00:20:26,240 Speaker 4: See it man. Petros Popanaka is with us. 393 00:20:26,280 --> 00:20:28,879 Speaker 2: We're gonna break a lot more to get to, including 394 00:20:29,040 --> 00:20:32,280 Speaker 2: Kevin Harlan. Yeah at five coming up on ninety three 395 00:20:32,320 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 2: three KJRFM from. 396 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:39,160 Speaker 1: The R and R Foundation Specialist Broadcast Studio. Now back 397 00:20:39,240 --> 00:20:42,320 Speaker 1: to Softi and Dick on your Home for the Huskies, 398 00:20:42,400 --> 00:20:45,760 Speaker 1: Kraken and the twelfth Man Sports Radio ninety three point 399 00:20:45,760 --> 00:20:47,720 Speaker 1: three kJ r FL. 400 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:50,240 Speaker 2: All right, you may have heard this morning Jerry Depoto, 401 00:20:50,359 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 2: president of Baseball Operations, was on with Chucking Bock. 402 00:20:53,320 --> 00:20:53,640 Speaker 4: I did. 403 00:20:53,640 --> 00:20:55,560 Speaker 3: As a matter of fact, I sat there listen to 404 00:20:55,560 --> 00:20:57,040 Speaker 3: it with my coffee in hand. 405 00:20:57,119 --> 00:20:59,360 Speaker 2: I was highly entertained. Well, I have not heard it yet. 406 00:20:59,400 --> 00:21:01,439 Speaker 2: I'll be the j if he was entertaining or not. 407 00:21:02,200 --> 00:21:05,680 Speaker 2: Here is a good five minutes. Bucky Jacobson starting a 408 00:21:05,720 --> 00:21:09,639 Speaker 2: conversation off with Jetty talking about how the Nailor extension 409 00:21:09,720 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 2: came together. 410 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:12,720 Speaker 6: How long were you guys working on this? How close 411 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,200 Speaker 6: was it up until we actually got the news yesterday 412 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:15,840 Speaker 6: the day before. 413 00:21:16,480 --> 00:21:19,800 Speaker 5: You know, we've been something on our minds since before 414 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,080 Speaker 5: we even acquired Josh. You know, as we were going 415 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:26,320 Speaker 5: through the discussions with Arizona to make that deal, we 416 00:21:26,359 --> 00:21:29,320 Speaker 5: always talk about, you know, how we can govern the 417 00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:32,680 Speaker 5: long term, and this was something we were interested in. 418 00:21:32,880 --> 00:21:36,280 Speaker 5: And then you know, Lo and behold, he played even 419 00:21:36,359 --> 00:21:39,280 Speaker 5: better and we could have hoped. And you know, the 420 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,159 Speaker 5: rare all star hitter who thrives in our ballpark and 421 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 5: just loves hitting there, and and and it shows. So 422 00:21:47,359 --> 00:21:51,159 Speaker 5: you know, shortly after the series ended in Toronto, we 423 00:21:51,160 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 5: we got together with Josh's representatives and and started working 424 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:59,360 Speaker 5: through the details on a contract, made an offer, got 425 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:02,679 Speaker 5: on a plane, went down and visited with with Josh 426 00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:05,560 Speaker 5: and his family and walked him through kind of what 427 00:22:05,600 --> 00:22:09,040 Speaker 5: we do. You know, he wasn't with us throughout, you know, 428 00:22:09,359 --> 00:22:11,919 Speaker 5: like so many of our guys, you know, Cal Julio, 429 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 5: George Logan, et cetera. Josh joined us in July, so 430 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:18,960 Speaker 5: we walked him through what we do, how we got here. 431 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:21,840 Speaker 5: I think he had a pretty good sense for who 432 00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 5: we were from the time we all spent together, and 433 00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,240 Speaker 5: he had a natural comfort and from there it came together. 434 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:32,120 Speaker 5: Kai didn't take two weeks or thereabout to get from 435 00:22:32,160 --> 00:22:35,360 Speaker 5: beginning to end, which I think speaks to first how 436 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:38,320 Speaker 5: aggressive we were and how much he wanted to be here. 437 00:22:38,400 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 5: And it was a pretty good intersection. 438 00:22:40,480 --> 00:22:43,640 Speaker 7: I know a lot of people think that, I mean, 439 00:22:43,640 --> 00:22:46,520 Speaker 7: you've announced it that our priorities is try to keep 440 00:22:46,560 --> 00:22:49,760 Speaker 7: some of the guys that are our own that are 441 00:22:49,920 --> 00:22:53,320 Speaker 7: entering into free agency. I've been operating under the belief 442 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:58,199 Speaker 7: that that's probably Naylor and then Polonco or Suarez, but 443 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:02,400 Speaker 7: justin kind of said yesterday that maybe it's Polanco and Suarez. 444 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,159 Speaker 7: I mean, what kind of chance are you going to 445 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,679 Speaker 7: give us that all three of those guys will be 446 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:08,400 Speaker 7: back in Mariner uniforms next year. 447 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,120 Speaker 5: Well, a lot has to go right, you know, frankly 448 00:23:11,200 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 5: for that to happen, and you know, including markets and 449 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:19,760 Speaker 5: trends and forces working in our favor. But we would 450 00:23:19,800 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 5: love them all to be back. And you know, at 451 00:23:22,040 --> 00:23:24,720 Speaker 5: various stages in our season, each one of those guys 452 00:23:24,720 --> 00:23:27,360 Speaker 5: you could prop up as a hero. Again, a lot 453 00:23:27,359 --> 00:23:28,800 Speaker 5: of things would have to go right for us to 454 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 5: keep the whole band together. But we're going to do 455 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 5: our best to make sure well, just to make sure 456 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,120 Speaker 5: we continue to grow and get better as a team, 457 00:23:36,200 --> 00:23:38,960 Speaker 5: regardless of whod blocks in the door next Yeah. 458 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,280 Speaker 6: Well, I mean I think that's that's great to hear. 459 00:23:41,359 --> 00:23:43,879 Speaker 6: I think all Mariner fans are wanting you to grow 460 00:23:43,960 --> 00:23:46,120 Speaker 6: from where you're at last year, right, not just try 461 00:23:46,160 --> 00:23:49,400 Speaker 6: to stand patent is the idea to continue to move 462 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:51,840 Speaker 6: forward in the way of spending or is it trying 463 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,800 Speaker 6: to stay the same or is it trying to be 464 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:55,600 Speaker 6: creative and move some things around. 465 00:23:56,400 --> 00:23:58,800 Speaker 5: You know, we've been we've been moving forward for years. 466 00:23:59,040 --> 00:24:01,760 Speaker 5: I think we may not move forward at a pace 467 00:24:01,880 --> 00:24:05,720 Speaker 5: that that pleases every fan or listener, but we've grown 468 00:24:05,800 --> 00:24:10,719 Speaker 5: our payroll and that's impossible season, Yeah, it really is. 469 00:24:12,840 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 7: They don't spend enough money. 470 00:24:16,440 --> 00:24:18,320 Speaker 5: I'm guessing we're going to come just a little shy 471 00:24:18,359 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 5: of the Dodgers. But you know, we'll continue to grow 472 00:24:21,000 --> 00:24:24,399 Speaker 5: our payroll. It's it's what we do. And you know 473 00:24:24,440 --> 00:24:26,639 Speaker 5: we've and part of that is when you have you know, 474 00:24:26,720 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 5: good young players who are growing, they're in the arbitration system, 475 00:24:30,200 --> 00:24:33,440 Speaker 5: you know, obviously bringing in a free agent of Josh's status, 476 00:24:33,480 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 5: and we plan on continuing to play in the free 477 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:40,159 Speaker 5: agent market and fill some some voids. But you know, 478 00:24:40,400 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 5: from a team building perspective, you know, I said at 479 00:24:43,000 --> 00:24:46,040 Speaker 5: the end of the season, our starting point for twenty 480 00:24:46,080 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 5: twenty six is where we finished twenty five, and we 481 00:24:49,000 --> 00:24:52,040 Speaker 5: finished twenty five with you know, the highest or second 482 00:24:52,119 --> 00:24:55,119 Speaker 5: highest payroll and the history of the franchise, depending on 483 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 5: where you put, uh, you know, the last dollar. It's 484 00:24:58,119 --> 00:25:02,280 Speaker 5: it's very close. But you know, we are growing, we 485 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:05,600 Speaker 5: are aggressive, we are looking to get better. We'd like 486 00:25:05,640 --> 00:25:07,960 Speaker 5: to add at least another bat to that lineup, and 487 00:25:08,400 --> 00:25:10,320 Speaker 5: we really want to beef up the bullpen and add 488 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 5: to the middle and even the leverage arm if the 489 00:25:12,880 --> 00:25:17,600 Speaker 5: possibility exists, and whether that's free agency, trade, whatever, we're 490 00:25:17,800 --> 00:25:19,600 Speaker 5: we're just looking to add the best players we can. 491 00:25:19,920 --> 00:25:22,400 Speaker 7: When you spend eighteen and a half million on one 492 00:25:22,480 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 7: player and you're also talking about trying to keep Polanco 493 00:25:26,480 --> 00:25:30,600 Speaker 7: and or Suarez as well, boy, that money that really 494 00:25:30,920 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 7: gets burned up rather quickly. So I wanted to isolate 495 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 7: the part of Bucky's question about whether or not you 496 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:41,400 Speaker 7: feel like you might have to move some money around, 497 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:45,000 Speaker 7: move a salary out in order to create some of 498 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 7: that leverage to add to the team. 499 00:25:48,840 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 5: I mean, it guess it depends what we're adding. You know, 500 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,959 Speaker 5: we're always open to any type of thought, but you know, 501 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 5: the idea of bringing the team back in some form 502 00:25:58,520 --> 00:26:01,040 Speaker 5: to what the twenty five team looks like moving players 503 00:26:01,040 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 5: off kind of defeats that purpose. So we're very comfortable 504 00:26:04,680 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 5: with the level of talent that exists. 505 00:26:06,840 --> 00:26:07,399 Speaker 4: On our team. 506 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:10,480 Speaker 5: I think, as we sit here in the middle of November, 507 00:26:10,960 --> 00:26:13,159 Speaker 5: I do believe we're one of the most complete or 508 00:26:13,200 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 5: most talented teams in the American League. So pulling away 509 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,840 Speaker 5: from that team would kind of defeat the purpose. 510 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 2: Well, I'm glad to hear that, right, I mean, why 511 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:26,120 Speaker 2: go away from something that kind of worked last year? 512 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 4: Right? 513 00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,240 Speaker 2: Why don't you tweak it a little bit and give 514 00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 2: yourself more spins at the roulette table to win that 515 00:26:31,280 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 2: Game seven and get to the World Series. But you know, 516 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 2: he was asked about Polanco, Gino, and Naylor all coming back, 517 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 2: which I'm fine with Gino not coming back. You know, 518 00:26:39,800 --> 00:26:42,080 Speaker 2: I think he served a great purpose while he was 519 00:26:42,119 --> 00:26:45,320 Speaker 2: here both times, by the way, with the way he 520 00:26:45,800 --> 00:26:47,760 Speaker 2: you know, carried himself in the clubhouse. 521 00:26:47,800 --> 00:26:50,000 Speaker 4: But I think he's kind of a one trick pony. 522 00:26:50,480 --> 00:26:54,240 Speaker 2: I think he's okay defensively, not terrible, but not great defensively, 523 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:58,360 Speaker 2: and he's he's a one trick pony offensively. So and look, 524 00:26:58,400 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 2: I think we kind of have a one trick pony 525 00:26:59,880 --> 00:27:02,240 Speaker 2: offensively in our lineup, and that's Kyl Rawley. You know, 526 00:27:02,280 --> 00:27:04,120 Speaker 2: he hits a lot of one tricks by the way, 527 00:27:04,480 --> 00:27:06,320 Speaker 2: no doubt. But it's a pretty good trick. 528 00:27:06,480 --> 00:27:06,800 Speaker 4: It is. 529 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, And if Gino can hit sixty home runs, I'll 530 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:11,159 Speaker 2: be fine with that, right. But look, I mean, I 531 00:27:11,200 --> 00:27:13,920 Speaker 2: just think in the end, his best days are behind him. 532 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:16,560 Speaker 2: He didn't sound too optimistic that that Thresomee's going to 533 00:27:16,640 --> 00:27:18,960 Speaker 2: come back next season. You know, I'm hearing people talk 534 00:27:18,960 --> 00:27:20,639 Speaker 2: about like Kyle Tucker, which I would love to have 535 00:27:20,720 --> 00:27:23,600 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker. That'd be great, But you know, knowing this organization, 536 00:27:24,000 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 2: Kyle Tucker Dick has projected to sign a eleven year, 537 00:27:27,040 --> 00:27:30,159 Speaker 2: four hundred and twenty million dollar deal, the Mariners are 538 00:27:30,160 --> 00:27:33,000 Speaker 2: not going to sign Kyle Tucker, to be the opinion, 539 00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,679 Speaker 2: he's not going to be the team's right fielder. I mean, 540 00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,720 Speaker 2: he's twenty nine. He's probably got a good five or 541 00:27:37,760 --> 00:27:40,399 Speaker 2: six years left in him. So whatever. Again, if you 542 00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,720 Speaker 2: win the World Series, you know, no skin off my back. 543 00:27:42,760 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 2: But I just think that they're probably going to do 544 00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:46,840 Speaker 2: what you said the other day and go out and 545 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 2: make a couple of minor moves to compliment the Nailor deal. 546 00:27:50,119 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 3: Well, I just want in the offseason, I want them 547 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:55,399 Speaker 3: to pretend that they were the one pitch away that 548 00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 3: they were from not even getting out of the first 549 00:27:58,040 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 3: round against Detroit. 550 00:27:59,600 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 4: Sure. 551 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 3: I mean, you can make an argument that one pitch 552 00:28:03,200 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 3: was the difference in going to the Alcs, and you 553 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:08,240 Speaker 3: could make the argument that one pitch was the difference 554 00:28:08,280 --> 00:28:10,600 Speaker 3: in not going to the World Series. So let's just 555 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:14,600 Speaker 3: assume that you just barely made the playoffs, which you did, 556 00:28:14,960 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 3: and let's just assume you didn't win that first series, 557 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:21,480 Speaker 3: which you almost didn't, and build from there. Don't just say, hey, 558 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 3: we're this close to the World Series, so we only 559 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:25,480 Speaker 3: need to lea add just a little bit more. 560 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 4: No, be aggressive and ad no more. I'd like to 561 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 4: see an infielder. 562 00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 2: I'd like to see a shortstop, second base, third baseman 563 00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,080 Speaker 2: broad in. If that means JP's days are over, then 564 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 2: I'm fine with that. I think you got to upgrade 565 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,960 Speaker 2: your infield man, and you start with Josh Naylor and 566 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:42,240 Speaker 2: they've done that, We're gonna break textimonials. Kevin Harlan joins 567 00:28:42,240 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 2: at five on ninety three three KJRFM