1 00:00:01,240 --> 00:00:08,720 Speaker 1: This is your why oh why is it always about 2 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: the money Leader fan fan radio Network, creet that had 3 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:21,840 Speaker 1: and k fa N dot com. Two minutes thirty seven 4 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:25,880 Speaker 1: seconds past three o'clock Central daylight time, Welcome back. It 5 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:30,120 Speaker 1: is a Friday Football Beast edition of the Afternoon Ardvark 6 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: on a calm before the storm of the century Friday 7 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: afternoon here in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis, and Saint 8 00:00:40,240 --> 00:00:45,040 Speaker 1: Paul Guardsey is out today TV duties. More on that later, 9 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:47,560 Speaker 1: so Brett Blakemore is in that share. My name is 10 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: Dan Barrero, forming Saint Ritch Newspaper of the Twin Cities. 11 00:00:52,600 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: I will like and I will demand early live reports 12 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: via the Bradshawn Brian Caffe and text line from local. Well, 13 00:01:04,840 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: what's upon a time? They call them supermarkets, they call 14 00:01:07,640 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: them grocery stores now whatever they call them, because my 15 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: sources say it's like Atlanta, Georgia, when an ice storm 16 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:23,280 Speaker 1: is forecast throughout the Twin Cities right now, as in, 17 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:26,240 Speaker 1: Oh my God, the world's about to end. We better 18 00:01:26,360 --> 00:01:30,759 Speaker 1: get to the store and accumulate supplies that will allow 19 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: us to stay hunkered down for a minimum of six weeks. 20 00:01:35,640 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: We were better than that, but we've learned over the years, 21 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: over the decades, largely because we've been worn down by 22 00:01:41,080 --> 00:01:45,680 Speaker 1: the weather terrorists, that we share more than we ever 23 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 1: thought possible with let's say, in Atlanta, Georgia, at a 24 00:01:50,920 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: particular time like this, so live reports if you are 25 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:58,280 Speaker 1: on your way to the grocery store, if you're in one, 26 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: is there anything left in the shelves? How out of 27 00:02:00,720 --> 00:02:04,840 Speaker 1: control is it? Or have those reports been grossly exaggerated 28 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:07,360 Speaker 1: as well? Six four six eighty six bratsh on Bryant 29 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:13,440 Speaker 1: k fa N text line. The uglydeck dot com guest 30 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:18,040 Speaker 1: lineup for the moment includes Ben Gestling at four thirty 31 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,160 Speaker 1: and Lavelle at five thirties. That's the Friday regulars, as 32 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:25,480 Speaker 1: we like to say in the business. I'm working to 33 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,280 Speaker 1: add to that. We may have a chance to do 34 00:02:27,360 --> 00:02:30,079 Speaker 1: so between now and I think we're out at six 35 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:33,840 Speaker 1: thirty tonight. Is that correct? That's my understanding. Yes, I 36 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:35,919 Speaker 1: don't think anybody could get away in a way of 37 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:38,040 Speaker 1: that because the wolves are in action tonight. But it's 38 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: West Coast is so? Is that game on the flagship? 39 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,600 Speaker 1: I assume that's my understanding. Yes, would make sense wild 40 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 1: off today, Yes, after the uh, the loss, the disappointing UH, 41 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:50,840 Speaker 1: well we got a point, right, you got a point, 42 00:02:50,880 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: but we got the good head to the shootout loss 43 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:57,040 Speaker 1: to uh was the Philadelphia Flyers. It was not a 44 00:02:57,080 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: particularly good team. Correct Now, they've they've they've had our 45 00:03:03,240 --> 00:03:05,120 Speaker 1: quote unquote number a little bit sort of like the 46 00:03:05,200 --> 00:03:08,440 Speaker 1: Utah Wooly Mammoth until we took care of that. Correct 47 00:03:08,520 --> 00:03:15,079 Speaker 1: most recently as well. Why is it always about the money? 48 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: Why is it that every opinion, every position that we 49 00:03:21,520 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 1: take regarding a player or a team has to be 50 00:03:27,800 --> 00:03:33,960 Speaker 1: directly related to the money. Why is it not more 51 00:03:34,000 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: often directly related to is this the guy we really wanted? 52 00:03:39,600 --> 00:03:43,760 Speaker 1: Not whether he represents a bargain, but in our heart 53 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:48,200 Speaker 1: of hearts, if you go back six months, a year, 54 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:53,920 Speaker 1: two years, I defy anybody who's out there right now 55 00:03:54,040 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: celebrating the Kylie Murray move saying God, I wanted this 56 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 1: guy forever. I just wish we could get our hands 57 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: on Kyler Murray. All I'm looking for on this Friday 58 00:04:06,920 --> 00:04:11,720 Speaker 1: is honesty. You can defend the move. It is a 59 00:04:11,760 --> 00:04:19,800 Speaker 1: defensible move under the circumstances, but don't pretend that this 60 00:04:20,000 --> 00:04:23,720 Speaker 1: was the plan all along. Don't pretend that you've had 61 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:27,719 Speaker 1: your eye on Kyler Murray because you haven't. You have not. 62 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:32,880 Speaker 1: You're pretending to now because it's convenient, and because perhaps 63 00:04:32,880 --> 00:04:35,800 Speaker 1: you root for this team and you're saying, yeah, yeah, 64 00:04:35,839 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: oh yeah, oh see some of the things he can do. 65 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,839 Speaker 1: And besides, look at the price we're getting a mat. 66 00:04:43,720 --> 00:04:46,200 Speaker 1: I don't care what the price is. I really don't. 67 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: It's not my money. And the fact of the matter 68 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:55,479 Speaker 1: is whether it was one million or twelve million, it's 69 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:57,839 Speaker 1: not going to make that much difference to this team 70 00:04:57,880 --> 00:05:02,160 Speaker 1: what they can and they cannot do. I'm more interested 71 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: in evaluation on the basis of what you think he represents, 72 00:05:06,839 --> 00:05:09,480 Speaker 1: not whoa what a bargain? This could turn out to 73 00:05:09,480 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: be the bargain of the century a Lindberg baby. Yes, 74 00:05:14,000 --> 00:05:17,680 Speaker 1: we know that, But to be honest with you, that's 75 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,200 Speaker 1: not the key to this. The key to this is 76 00:05:21,200 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 1: whether he can be successful in the endeavor. What do 77 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,599 Speaker 1: you care about what a bargain? We know why the 78 00:05:27,640 --> 00:05:31,839 Speaker 1: bargain exists because he's still getting paid forty million dollars 79 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:33,800 Speaker 1: whatever it is, thirty six, thirty seven, I don't know 80 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 1: the number. What do we care about that? Aspect of it, 81 00:05:38,560 --> 00:05:42,000 Speaker 1: because here's why I think it's being brought up. People 82 00:05:42,080 --> 00:05:45,320 Speaker 1: aren't crazy about him. They're not, but it's like, yeah, 83 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: but at this price, Oh my god, are we ever 84 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: going to get a better deal than this. It doesn't 85 00:05:53,120 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: matter whether it's a good deal unless he performs. If 86 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: if he is as inconsistent and mediocre as he was 87 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:07,359 Speaker 1: through much of the last five years of his career, 88 00:06:08,040 --> 00:06:13,400 Speaker 1: you won't care that he came cheaply. You only care 89 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: that he either did or did not answer the bell. 90 00:06:18,080 --> 00:06:21,120 Speaker 1: So maybe I am asking for too much on this Friday, 91 00:06:21,160 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: because I know how it goes. We predicted it. There 92 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:27,440 Speaker 1: was a there were a lot of people who are 93 00:06:27,440 --> 00:06:31,280 Speaker 1: not interested in this move, but then it became and 94 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:33,640 Speaker 1: it was easier to not be interested in the move 95 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:36,960 Speaker 1: at the point where it didn't exist as a move. 96 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: But now that it is one and he's our guy, 97 00:06:40,200 --> 00:06:42,200 Speaker 1: it's like, oh, we gotta, you know, I gotta, I 98 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,120 Speaker 1: gotta have something to to pretend to look forward to. 99 00:06:45,240 --> 00:06:47,920 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna I'm gonna pretend that all those concerns 100 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,640 Speaker 1: I had previously about what Kyler's career don't mean anything. 101 00:06:53,160 --> 00:06:56,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pay attention to the other side of the story. 102 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,800 Speaker 1: I'm gonna pretend that all of the concerns that a 103 00:06:59,839 --> 00:07:03,120 Speaker 1: lot lot of people in football have expressed about the 104 00:07:03,120 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: weaknesses in his game, not his talent, The weakness is 105 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:09,560 Speaker 1: in his game. They didn't either meet They either exaggerated 106 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:12,880 Speaker 1: those issues, or they weren't his fault because he wasn't 107 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: on a very good franchise. I would rather you come 108 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:19,800 Speaker 1: to me today and from this point forward with let 109 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: me tell you something. I've looked around what the options were, 110 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: the realistic options and the viable options, and I've come 111 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: to the conclusion that among those less than inspiring options, 112 00:07:38,360 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray represents the best of them. I can respect that, 113 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: as long as you also say that doesn't change my 114 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 1: concerns about him, That doesn't change his history, that doesn't 115 00:07:51,800 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 1: change the record about what he represents. The number of 116 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:59,400 Speaker 1: people who said, I know number one overall pick and 117 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 1: he'll always have that in his back pocket. But what's 118 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:07,040 Speaker 1: really happened since that would be I think the better 119 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 1: position to take and to defend your position, not that 120 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:14,560 Speaker 1: you suddenly pretend that the weaknesses that have been discussed 121 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: and revealed just don't exist. Go in and say look, 122 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:20,560 Speaker 1: I'm well aware. I'm going in my eyes open. There's 123 00:08:20,600 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: a lot of stuff that worries me, a lot of 124 00:08:22,400 --> 00:08:26,160 Speaker 1: stuff that he has not handled particularly well. But under 125 00:08:26,160 --> 00:08:29,240 Speaker 1: these conditions, I still think he might be by our 126 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: best offer. But I've already seen it. It's now we're 127 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 1: either going to ignore or minimize the concerns that had 128 00:08:35,920 --> 00:08:40,960 Speaker 1: been previously expressed, not just in this market but nationwide 129 00:08:41,360 --> 00:08:45,800 Speaker 1: from football people on Kyler Murray. We get into that 130 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:47,960 Speaker 1: air with a narrative about it and work hard, and 131 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: they put that clause in there about playing what was 132 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: the game Kong? Donkey Kong? No call of duty? Call 133 00:08:53,360 --> 00:08:57,160 Speaker 1: of duty? Yeah? I mean was that in the end? 134 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: Was that an exaggerated story? Perhaps, But you're not gonna 135 00:09:01,080 --> 00:09:04,439 Speaker 1: tell me there wasn't something to it. You're not gonna 136 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: tell me that there was not a reason why that became. 137 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 1: That story doesn't just come out of nowhere. It doesn't. 138 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,920 Speaker 1: It's not literally invented. It may have been exaggerated, but 139 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 1: it's not invented. So if we can just all be 140 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:23,440 Speaker 1: honest about everything that, then God bless you say, all right, 141 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:28,360 Speaker 1: I didn't want your guy, Aaron Rodgers, Dan, I didn't 142 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:32,079 Speaker 1: want kirk Cousins, I apparently didn't don't think we can 143 00:09:32,160 --> 00:09:35,599 Speaker 1: get mac Jones. So what are we down to it? 144 00:09:35,600 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: And by the way, yesterday it is worth noting because 145 00:09:37,360 --> 00:09:39,480 Speaker 1: I asked late in the show before we had the presser, 146 00:09:40,160 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: the zoom call involving Kyler, and then the extraordinary even 147 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:51,560 Speaker 1: by their standards, word salad from both the acting general 148 00:09:51,600 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: manager and the head coach. It's mind boggling. We keep raising. 149 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:01,000 Speaker 1: Let's face it, that's what this organ this organization is 150 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: not best at winning. This is not it's best at 151 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 1: tossing the best word salad. You could imagine when it 152 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:11,199 Speaker 1: comes to the talking heads, the people who run this organization. 153 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,800 Speaker 1: And I did ask then it's like, well, there's a 154 00:10:15,800 --> 00:10:18,040 Speaker 1: part of me that says you should force him to 155 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: compete for the job. And I asked, well, who else 156 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:24,200 Speaker 1: is out there looking for a team or for a quarterback? 157 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 1: And I was reminded you could argue technically the Steelers 158 00:10:28,200 --> 00:10:30,240 Speaker 1: are still in that same position because they've not locked 159 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:32,680 Speaker 1: in yet on Rogers, unless behind the scenes they have 160 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:34,680 Speaker 1: and we don't know. There was a story last week 161 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:38,080 Speaker 1: indicating they were considering other people because they have to 162 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,599 Speaker 1: hedge their bets in case Aaron Rodgers decides at the 163 00:10:40,640 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: last minute doesn't want to come back. So that's fair. 164 00:10:43,080 --> 00:10:45,760 Speaker 1: That may be just about the only other team, but 165 00:10:46,120 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 1: that's to me the best way to move forward here 166 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:54,040 Speaker 1: from this point all the way to training camp. And 167 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:57,520 Speaker 1: make no mistake, they can say whatever they want to say, 168 00:10:57,520 --> 00:11:00,480 Speaker 1: and it's their team and so they don't have to 169 00:11:00,760 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: reveal anything. Although I still believe you send a more 170 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: declarative message even yesterday, if you're the head coach and 171 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:16,400 Speaker 1: you say, obviously, we've brought Kyler Murray into start, I 172 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,120 Speaker 1: don't think that. I think that would have been a 173 00:11:19,160 --> 00:11:23,720 Speaker 1: more declarative way of selling this idea. Yes, we're bringing 174 00:11:23,760 --> 00:11:29,000 Speaker 1: him in to start. JJ McCarthy's going to California finishing 175 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,040 Speaker 1: quarterback school. That's great. We're not giving up on them. 176 00:11:33,440 --> 00:11:36,760 Speaker 1: We want to get her to that other place. But yeah, yeah, 177 00:11:36,840 --> 00:11:38,439 Speaker 1: that's why. Why do you think we're bringing him in? 178 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: Why I think we had him? I don't know why. 179 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:45,200 Speaker 1: That's so hard to say, whether it's March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, 180 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,520 Speaker 1: I really don't because that's what they have indeed done. 181 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:55,480 Speaker 1: Even though my preference would be open competition. We'll see, 182 00:11:57,000 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: We'll see where this thing goes. But I don't think 183 00:11:59,040 --> 00:12:03,520 Speaker 1: anybody believes it at actually is I'm going to reboot 184 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:06,320 Speaker 1: the system because I do want to get some live 185 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:10,600 Speaker 1: grocery store reports. Did you go to the grocery store today? 186 00:12:10,640 --> 00:12:14,160 Speaker 1: Is it madness? I have not Tomorrow is going to 187 00:12:14,240 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: be the madness day because it's not supposed to hit 188 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 1: until tomorrow night. On the other hand, we have enough 189 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:21,560 Speaker 1: people anal enough to say, well, I'm gonna wait till tomorrow. 190 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: That's the last day, and there won't be any supplies left. 191 00:12:24,320 --> 00:12:30,040 Speaker 1: And I'll ask again this question, do we live in 192 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:36,280 Speaker 1: a rural boondoxy location or do we live in a 193 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: metro area? Is this not a metropolitan area? You would 194 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,080 Speaker 1: think Minneapolis and Saint Paul our major cities. Correct. Yeah, 195 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: I've never understood the notion that when you live again 196 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: not in rural outstate communities, that you need to get 197 00:12:56,080 --> 00:13:00,559 Speaker 1: supplies for six months, because realistically, when you have as 198 00:13:00,559 --> 00:13:03,000 Speaker 1: many things as close to us as we do in 199 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,320 Speaker 1: a metro area, even if the system's brought to a 200 00:13:06,360 --> 00:13:08,960 Speaker 1: halt for a day or two, if the storm is 201 00:13:08,960 --> 00:13:11,040 Speaker 1: as bad as advertising allegedly it's going to be the 202 00:13:11,080 --> 00:13:13,720 Speaker 1: worst since twenty eighteen. I remember that one. Do you 203 00:13:14,679 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: do you remember the twenty eighteen blizzard? Was that an April? 204 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: I don't think I was here at that point. Oh 205 00:13:18,520 --> 00:13:21,920 Speaker 1: you weren't here any one of us? Yes, yea, was 206 00:13:21,920 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: that an I think that was an April. We had one, 207 00:13:26,000 --> 00:13:29,080 Speaker 1: a whopper. I don't remember too much about it, but 208 00:13:29,440 --> 00:13:31,679 Speaker 1: I do want to get some text going on all 209 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: of that, so I'll have plenty of time to discuss 210 00:13:34,440 --> 00:13:38,080 Speaker 1: a lot of issues before our guests start arriving at 211 00:13:38,080 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: four thirty and five thirty. I continue negotiations with some 212 00:13:41,679 --> 00:13:45,439 Speaker 1: we would like to add to the conversation today, are 213 00:13:45,480 --> 00:13:49,520 Speaker 1: we Are you committed to sermons on Sunday, regardless of 214 00:13:49,559 --> 00:13:51,640 Speaker 1: the weather conditions at nine am Sunday? 215 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:55,679 Speaker 2: I will do my absolute best and leave that work 216 00:13:55,920 --> 00:13:56,560 Speaker 2: very early. 217 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,400 Speaker 1: That worries me. The way you put it, sounds like 218 00:13:59,400 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: you're already cause I don't have the equipment at home 219 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:07,680 Speaker 1: anymore to do it from there. So I'm committed to 220 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:10,480 Speaker 1: the bit. We'll see we'll be in one way or 221 00:14:10,520 --> 00:14:13,040 Speaker 1: the other. It might be a great Sosnami show if 222 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:15,600 Speaker 1: by then things are as out of control as they're 223 00:14:15,600 --> 00:14:18,120 Speaker 1: supposed to be at that point six four six eighty 224 00:14:18,160 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: six and Brian Cafe and text line back in a minute. 225 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,400 Speaker 2: Catch every tournament upset, in every highlight with cafe and 226 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 2: at hophouse you join almost everybody. Justin cart meat, Sauce, 227 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:38,240 Speaker 2: Max Parker, Fox, Zach Halverson, all for bracket Bash, watch 228 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:39,479 Speaker 2: parties on March. 229 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:40,400 Speaker 1: Nineteenth and twentieth. 230 00:14:41,200 --> 00:14:43,640 Speaker 2: Just catch college hoops on the big screens and price 231 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,960 Speaker 2: is flowing all day long, including sixty five inch TVs. Goll. 232 00:14:47,000 --> 00:15:20,720 Speaker 2: The details now KFA dot com Qure calendar Today's mantra. 233 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:29,120 Speaker 2: Winning is not inevitable. Some in our audience will recognize 234 00:15:29,120 --> 00:15:29,600 Speaker 2: that quote. 235 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 1: Some will not. We will explain in more detail a 236 00:15:34,880 --> 00:15:37,680 Speaker 1: little bit later. Sixty one two, Guy Dan, I was 237 00:15:37,720 --> 00:15:42,000 Speaker 1: just at cub in Plymouth, surprisingly not busy at all, 238 00:15:42,240 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: Solid Blaine, being totally honest. I was looking at a 239 00:15:45,760 --> 00:15:50,119 Speaker 1: prior text. I was curious about kicking the tires on Richardson. 240 00:15:50,240 --> 00:15:52,480 Speaker 1: That's the Colts guy, since our coach did have interest 241 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,200 Speaker 1: the year he came out, then followed by Rogers and 242 00:15:55,280 --> 00:16:02,000 Speaker 1: Cousins because they would pick up the offense. And Murray 243 00:16:02,040 --> 00:16:03,400 Speaker 1: was my fourth choice and at this point, I hope 244 00:16:03,400 --> 00:16:04,960 Speaker 1: he becomes our starter for the next five or seven years, 245 00:16:04,960 --> 00:16:07,880 Speaker 1: because he's only twenty nine and a former first overall pick. 246 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: I don't care about that. Why should we care he was? 247 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:16,080 Speaker 1: It's irrelevant now. If that was the only thing that mattered, 248 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: he would not have been released by the Arizona Cardinals. 249 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:23,880 Speaker 1: Who cares. What you should be interested in Saul is 250 00:16:24,360 --> 00:16:27,640 Speaker 1: will he be effective or not effective? Whatever the price 251 00:16:27,680 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: tag is, trade McCarthy if possible for decent pick because 252 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:33,800 Speaker 1: this signing whether it works or I was probably burning 253 00:16:33,840 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: up another year, or do you commit long term or 254 00:16:36,520 --> 00:16:38,360 Speaker 1: not to McCarthy. I just don't think he's the guy. 255 00:16:38,400 --> 00:16:40,720 Speaker 1: He was the fifth of six quarterbacks taken in the 256 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:45,000 Speaker 1: first round. The six guy maybe better than him in Knicks. 257 00:16:45,040 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 1: That's Saul in Blaine. Here's another thing. I don't know. 258 00:16:54,160 --> 00:16:56,320 Speaker 1: Somebody's probably got the analytics on this, and maybe we'll 259 00:16:56,320 --> 00:17:01,640 Speaker 1: ask Ben Gesling at four point thirty, does it bother anybody? 260 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: PA today was talking about some of the good numbers 261 00:17:06,040 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: for Kyler Murray when he started playing the position under center, 262 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:14,639 Speaker 1: and they were impressive. But then you know what the 263 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:19,439 Speaker 1: asterisk was? I think the number he gave this morning 264 00:17:19,640 --> 00:17:21,280 Speaker 1: was he was under center, and I don't know what 265 00:17:21,359 --> 00:17:26,920 Speaker 1: year this goes back to fifty four times, and I'm saying, 266 00:17:26,920 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm thinking to myself, really, he's not twelve. He's been 267 00:17:33,600 --> 00:17:38,040 Speaker 1: in the league now seven years, and there's still an 268 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:40,760 Speaker 1: ongoing battle about whether he can handle being under center. 269 00:17:42,119 --> 00:17:44,640 Speaker 1: And it was a major revelation breakthrough when he did 270 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:48,120 Speaker 1: it as often as he did fifty four times. If 271 00:17:48,160 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: that stat's accurate to me, that's part of what's so 272 00:17:52,240 --> 00:17:56,840 Speaker 1: bizarre about this, Like what that's like something you associate 273 00:17:56,880 --> 00:17:58,680 Speaker 1: with a guy coming out of college who was never 274 00:17:58,800 --> 00:18:02,479 Speaker 1: used to working on any but the shotgun that's supposed 275 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,719 Speaker 1: to be fixed much sooner now. Some of this has 276 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,840 Speaker 1: to do with the offenses that people play. But did 277 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:10,720 Speaker 1: they play those offenses with him because they thought that 278 00:18:10,760 --> 00:18:12,159 Speaker 1: was the only thing he could do. I don't know. 279 00:18:13,000 --> 00:18:16,040 Speaker 1: I currently work a shopping and delivery gig. Certainly more 280 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,399 Speaker 1: orders are available today as compared to a typical Friday. However, 281 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: it's not quite a Halloween nineteen ninety one level of madness. 282 00:18:28,840 --> 00:18:32,480 Speaker 2: Here's an idea that this has happened before once when 283 00:18:32,520 --> 00:18:35,280 Speaker 2: there's a big snownami and they needed me to do 284 00:18:35,320 --> 00:18:36,959 Speaker 2: the shows here on Saturday and Sunday. 285 00:18:36,960 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: I got put up across the street. Did you really 286 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:43,000 Speaker 1: have we considered that it might have to have you 287 00:18:43,000 --> 00:18:46,080 Speaker 1: talked to Chad Abbit about it? I mean, I'd like 288 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:46,800 Speaker 1: to make it happen. 289 00:18:46,800 --> 00:18:50,159 Speaker 2: If if I kind of brave the storm, yeah, you know, 290 00:18:50,160 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 2: it could do me a solid. 291 00:18:51,840 --> 00:18:55,040 Speaker 1: Put me out there. If you're banking on something. This 292 00:18:55,080 --> 00:18:59,080 Speaker 1: is from James with Kyler. It's that it's taking most people, 293 00:18:59,359 --> 00:19:02,040 Speaker 1: including myself, long to mature mentaling emotionally. Both quarterbacks are 294 00:19:02,119 --> 00:19:04,640 Speaker 1: very young by allometrics and deserve the chance to grow 295 00:19:04,720 --> 00:19:09,760 Speaker 1: and change with investment. He's talking about Kyler Murray like 296 00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:15,960 Speaker 1: he's twelve, been in the league seven years. I think 297 00:19:15,960 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: this will be a year eight coming up. Double check. 298 00:19:24,200 --> 00:19:24,360 Speaker 2: Dan. 299 00:19:24,400 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: I just left Lundson, Bierley's and Richfield. As I was 300 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 1: checking out, I was wondering why I was so busy. 301 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:30,800 Speaker 1: I used to live in North Carolina a number of 302 00:19:30,880 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: years ago, and it would go crazy there whenever we 303 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,840 Speaker 1: would have a freezing rain or hurricane event. I'd recommend 304 00:19:36,840 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: people go by their red milk. Soon April fourteen to fifteen, 305 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: twenty eighteen, we received fifteen inches of snow with powerful winds. 306 00:19:50,119 --> 00:19:52,120 Speaker 1: I don't remember it. You said you weren't even here yet. 307 00:19:52,200 --> 00:19:54,080 Speaker 1: I don't think so. No, that was eight years ago. 308 00:19:55,760 --> 00:19:58,400 Speaker 1: By the way, this will be year eight for Kyler. Okay, 309 00:19:58,560 --> 00:20:02,119 Speaker 1: coming up year eight. That's true. Okay, to refreshing here, Dan, 310 00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,440 Speaker 1: talk about honestly regarding Kyler Murray. We got him for 311 00:20:04,440 --> 00:20:06,800 Speaker 1: a good deal. But unfortunately, that's his market value right now. 312 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,160 Speaker 1: The Murray fanboys have been non existent before this. Exactly. 313 00:20:11,680 --> 00:20:14,719 Speaker 1: You're allowed to change your mind, you're allowed to warm 314 00:20:14,720 --> 00:20:19,920 Speaker 1: to something whatever. Just don't pretend that all that other 315 00:20:19,960 --> 00:20:23,040 Speaker 1: stuff was just false because it no longer fits your 316 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:26,160 Speaker 1: situation because you want to get excited about it. That's 317 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:34,159 Speaker 1: all that just doesn't make any sense. This is his 318 00:20:34,240 --> 00:20:36,679 Speaker 1: market value right now. So I know has to do 319 00:20:36,680 --> 00:20:39,760 Speaker 1: with this contract, but that's the reality of it. Well, 320 00:20:39,800 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: either of you make it for Sunday sermons. Yes, both 321 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:45,560 Speaker 1: of us will hole nine to five to two. Guy, 322 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,400 Speaker 1: that's a plan. April twenty eighteen, we got about twenty 323 00:20:48,440 --> 00:20:50,879 Speaker 1: inches of snow and it's the storm that convinced me 324 00:20:50,920 --> 00:20:56,639 Speaker 1: to buy a snowblower. You'll enjoy this one, Dan. This 325 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:58,199 Speaker 1: is from Nathan. I was wondering if you could take 326 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:00,400 Speaker 1: a quick couple of minutes to recognize how much Blake 327 00:21:00,400 --> 00:21:03,000 Speaker 1: Moore does for the fan as a listener. I know 328 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 1: I appreciate all the hard work that he does and 329 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:06,919 Speaker 1: willingness to be a fill in producer for two to 330 00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,240 Speaker 1: three shows a day. I know he may not have 331 00:21:09,359 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 1: left early enough to jag the last ice store. That's okay, 332 00:21:13,520 --> 00:21:17,520 Speaker 1: keep up the amazing work, Brett. You are from Brett, 333 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 1: You are phenomenal. Did he Does he mean Blake Brett Moore? 334 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:22,520 Speaker 2: Now? 335 00:21:22,600 --> 00:21:24,720 Speaker 1: I think could he could set the area code on 336 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:26,719 Speaker 1: that one? That's seven sixty three? Is that a real 337 00:21:27,200 --> 00:21:29,640 Speaker 1: So that's not that's not a relative. That's nice of them. 338 00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: That's very nice, very well stated, I felt. I've said 339 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,760 Speaker 1: that many times on air. I've had no difficulty expressing 340 00:21:35,800 --> 00:21:39,080 Speaker 1: how important it is to have somebody who is reliable 341 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,360 Speaker 1: can pick up wherever needs to be picked up. There's 342 00:21:42,359 --> 00:21:45,520 Speaker 1: a skill to that. It's not to be taken lightly. 343 00:21:45,600 --> 00:21:48,320 Speaker 1: Then again, TP two K guy writes, Brett is already 344 00:21:48,359 --> 00:21:52,760 Speaker 1: late for Monday. Just left left. Oh I said the 345 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: cove and Maple Grove when I said that earlier, Oh no, 346 00:21:54,920 --> 00:21:56,400 Speaker 1: this is a new one. Just left Cove and Maple 347 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 1: Grove happy to report no chaos overlines are growing six 348 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:05,280 Speaker 1: chance of running out of properly sliced deli meat by 349 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 1: seven o'clock tonight, Dan, I think you need to have 350 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,200 Speaker 1: to talk to some of our local media jackals about 351 00:22:14,280 --> 00:22:18,840 Speaker 1: their word salad questions. Love Seaffert, Alec and the whole bunch, 352 00:22:18,960 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: but even they can't formulate a question in these pressures 353 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:23,560 Speaker 1: that are getting stuck in there O salad dressing. Well, 354 00:22:23,600 --> 00:22:24,959 Speaker 1: I think part of it is they probably been got. 355 00:22:25,040 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: They get worn down if that's what they hear over 356 00:22:28,720 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: and over and over again. Dan, I made a similar post. 357 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,399 Speaker 1: This is from Greg and Lakeville on another source last night. 358 00:22:40,440 --> 00:22:42,680 Speaker 1: But other than Rocko, I've never heard anyone talk more 359 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:45,840 Speaker 1: than koc and yet say less. It's sporterline laughable. I 360 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:53,760 Speaker 1: think it's gotten worse. It's really weird. And again, not 361 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:59,040 Speaker 1: everybody is wired the same way or built the same way. 362 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say that before I get to a compliment 363 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:07,440 Speaker 1: about another front office executive, professional sports executive in this town. 364 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:14,159 Speaker 1: Not everybody is just necessarily comfortable being in front of 365 00:23:14,240 --> 00:23:21,679 Speaker 1: cameras and microphones, etc. Right, But it's part of what 366 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,920 Speaker 1: I respect out of the guy who runs the hockey 367 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:35,040 Speaker 1: operation here, Bill Yarn, because this doesn't mean he's always 368 00:23:35,080 --> 00:23:37,640 Speaker 1: going to be right, doesn't mean every move he makes 369 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,040 Speaker 1: is going to work out, but you feel like you 370 00:23:41,119 --> 00:23:48,000 Speaker 1: have an individual who is not afraid to respond, sometimes angrily. 371 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:52,920 Speaker 1: We fought from time to time, but directly, yeah, this 372 00:23:53,000 --> 00:23:57,560 Speaker 1: is what we're doing, and in fact the time, he's 373 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:01,680 Speaker 1: good on that. Because we did tape Nunah, a very 374 00:24:01,720 --> 00:24:05,359 Speaker 1: special edition of the Enough Said program, Lori Fisher justin 375 00:24:05,400 --> 00:24:10,000 Speaker 1: guard Me and a very special guest, not for just 376 00:24:10,040 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: a portion of the show, but the entire thirty minutes, 377 00:24:12,280 --> 00:24:16,040 Speaker 1: Bill Garn. We kind of had to change our setup 378 00:24:16,080 --> 00:24:21,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. Camera challenges were, you know, a little 379 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:24,239 Speaker 1: bit difficult early, but I think it actually turned out 380 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: to be a pretty good broadcast that's gonna be available 381 00:24:26,440 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: to you tonight on Fox nine, and I think it's 382 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 1: running late tonight because Fox nine has the World Baseball Classic. 383 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,679 Speaker 1: I think we're playing Canada on Fox nine tonight, So 384 00:24:37,840 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 1: it may not be at the regular time, but you 385 00:24:40,640 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: can get it via the Fox nine app what's it 386 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:50,280 Speaker 1: called Fox Local at any point. And in addition, it 387 00:24:50,320 --> 00:24:52,320 Speaker 1: will indeed run and it went. It was fun, it 388 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:56,120 Speaker 1: was fun having him on. He's here's the odd thing. 389 00:24:56,440 --> 00:25:03,080 Speaker 1: He's better talking about sports in situations within those sports 390 00:25:03,119 --> 00:25:05,840 Speaker 1: that he admits he doesn't even know anything about that 391 00:25:05,960 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: some of the people who coach and general manage in 392 00:25:09,040 --> 00:25:14,159 Speaker 1: those sports. So yeah, I'm not trying to get in 393 00:25:14,200 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: his will. But the contrast is pretty undeniable, Rose Bull guy, Dan, 394 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:23,919 Speaker 1: are you getting royalties from a Rodger? Are you just 395 00:25:24,119 --> 00:25:27,600 Speaker 1: in love with him? Very curious? It's a fair question, 396 00:25:27,720 --> 00:25:30,879 Speaker 1: Rose bol guy. I would say, I'll admit I'm in 397 00:25:30,880 --> 00:25:35,720 Speaker 1: love with the story. I'm not in love with Aaron Rodgers, 398 00:25:36,040 --> 00:25:40,040 Speaker 1: and I fully accept the notion that you can make 399 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: a pretty good argument that it's over. I take one 400 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:46,960 Speaker 1: more shot at it. For me, they should have taken 401 00:25:47,080 --> 00:25:49,159 Speaker 1: this shot a year ago. I look back on that 402 00:25:49,280 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: now more than ever. Are you gonna tell me that 403 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:57,600 Speaker 1: if a year ago you'd brought Aaron Rodgers in how 404 00:25:57,640 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: many games we end up winning nine last year, that 405 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:01,960 Speaker 1: we wouldn't have won more than nine games if we'd 406 00:26:01,960 --> 00:26:07,159 Speaker 1: had him at quarterback, even with his limitations compared to 407 00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:12,440 Speaker 1: what he once was in his prime. That's not second guessing, 408 00:26:12,840 --> 00:26:15,679 Speaker 1: that's not after the fact. Changing the story that was 409 00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:19,480 Speaker 1: me from the beginning. It's where he wanted to play 410 00:26:19,680 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: here at least then, and we choked. 411 00:26:24,320 --> 00:26:26,160 Speaker 2: You were going to say, I was just going to say, 412 00:26:26,280 --> 00:26:28,840 Speaker 2: we appreciate the contributions of Rose Bowl Guye to the 413 00:26:28,880 --> 00:26:32,040 Speaker 2: text line. But if anyone is going to accuse someone 414 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:35,240 Speaker 2: of getting royalties from a team in the Twin Cities, 415 00:26:35,320 --> 00:26:36,360 Speaker 2: it would be Roosevelt. 416 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: A good point from Fly. It's a very good point, 417 00:26:38,960 --> 00:26:44,080 Speaker 1: very true. Currently in DFW writes five oh seven guys, 418 00:26:44,080 --> 00:26:48,040 Speaker 1: Sonny in Beautiful seventy two driving back Sunday, though I've 419 00:26:48,119 --> 00:26:51,399 Speaker 1: already booked a room in Des Moines, assuming we won't 420 00:26:51,400 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: make it back, won't make it as far as make 421 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:58,600 Speaker 1: it to Owatana, that's probably a smart move. Get ahead 422 00:26:58,600 --> 00:27:01,000 Speaker 1: of it, you know, figure it out, play ahead, assume 423 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: the worst. 424 00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,679 Speaker 2: I saw that that's what's going to get. The worst 425 00:27:05,800 --> 00:27:09,320 Speaker 2: is like the Oatana, you know more than yeah. 426 00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,760 Speaker 1: So I think the range is one foot to two feet, 427 00:27:13,320 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: and that further further south of even the South Metro 428 00:27:17,920 --> 00:27:19,639 Speaker 1: is what you're referring to. That that's supposed to be 429 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,920 Speaker 1: the worst of the worst. And again the winds which 430 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:23,960 Speaker 1: we're whipping up last night we had a lot of 431 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:28,800 Speaker 1: people without power. I think overnight in the metro we're 432 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:30,800 Speaker 1: gonna get more of those kinds of winds, except in 433 00:27:30,800 --> 00:27:35,800 Speaker 1: this case with blowing and drifting snow. I already did 434 00:27:35,840 --> 00:27:41,720 Speaker 1: the blakemore one. How funny will it be if Kyler 435 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: plays lights out and then we fred all year he 436 00:27:43,480 --> 00:27:46,480 Speaker 1: will leave and where he will go? Well, that will 437 00:27:46,480 --> 00:27:48,920 Speaker 1: be part of the story. We talked about this earlier. 438 00:27:49,000 --> 00:27:52,120 Speaker 1: Can you afford to let him go the same way 439 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:55,439 Speaker 1: you did? Sam Darnold? Can you do that twice with 440 00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,679 Speaker 1: a veteran quarterback? I say no, but I guess. I 441 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:02,840 Speaker 1: guess the all depend on how he performs and how 442 00:28:02,880 --> 00:28:05,960 Speaker 1: much he's viewed as a reason the team took a 443 00:28:05,960 --> 00:28:13,160 Speaker 1: significant step back in the right direction. Seven to six 444 00:28:13,240 --> 00:28:16,159 Speaker 1: y three, guy, And look at how the nine and 445 00:28:16,240 --> 00:28:19,280 Speaker 1: Noon Barney did the spin doctor bit to make Murray 446 00:28:19,320 --> 00:28:22,119 Speaker 1: sound like a functional quarterback. The vikings. I love that 447 00:28:22,160 --> 00:28:24,000 Speaker 1: you have him go pack that's seven to sixty three 448 00:28:24,040 --> 00:28:25,840 Speaker 1: go Well, that's not an objective source either. Is that 449 00:28:25,840 --> 00:28:26,359 Speaker 1: a friend of yours? 450 00:28:26,400 --> 00:28:26,520 Speaker 2: Too? 451 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:32,200 Speaker 1: Is that Burner accounts? I have no opinion on Murray, 452 00:28:32,200 --> 00:28:33,600 Speaker 1: but I confirmed that from the get go. I thought 453 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:36,480 Speaker 1: all the JJ hype was over way overblown. The best 454 00:28:36,560 --> 00:28:39,720 Speaker 1: nayone could say about nine was he's a winner, which 455 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 1: is an incredibly low threshold upon which to extol the 456 00:28:41,960 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: virtue of intrusting the fortunes of the entire franchise. The 457 00:28:49,120 --> 00:28:51,440 Speaker 1: reason I'm excited is because it was the best available 458 00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:53,400 Speaker 1: under the current circumstances. Has nothing to do with price. 459 00:28:53,880 --> 00:28:55,680 Speaker 1: But I still want Darnolver Murray. Yes, but I look 460 00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 1: at the media. Limberg, maybe that's not available, says the 461 00:28:57,400 --> 00:29:00,480 Speaker 1: best available option, highest upside, even over your guy Rogers. 462 00:29:00,560 --> 00:29:05,720 Speaker 1: That's defensible. See I can accept that. That's not him saying, oh, 463 00:29:05,920 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: I don't understand any of the criticism on Kyle. Have 464 00:29:07,920 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: you What have you seen some of the the Kyler 465 00:29:10,240 --> 00:29:14,040 Speaker 1: Murray highlight reels? What could you not? What's not the like? 466 00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: I mean, come on, that's the part that's disingenuous at 467 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:29,160 Speaker 1: this point. That's what's rather unfortunate to me. Dan is 468 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:31,960 Speaker 1: mad the Viking didn't sign Rogers. He's taking it out 469 00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:38,320 Speaker 1: on Kyler. Maybe I am, but I've been consistent before 470 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 1: the signing, and after this, I think I'm a fraud 471 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: if I if I suddenly feel like well, everybody else 472 00:29:43,560 --> 00:29:45,440 Speaker 1: is jumping on the Kyler bannway, and I will too. 473 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: My job is to convey evidence of the good and 474 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:55,280 Speaker 1: the bad that Kyler Murray represents. I think that's at 475 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:59,320 Speaker 1: least that's how I look at it, so to that extent, 476 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,840 Speaker 1: I think again, it's kind of foolish to just suddenly, 477 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:05,320 Speaker 1: you know, drop all of the concerns because now he's ours. 478 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:09,840 Speaker 1: I've done a lot more thinking about it. You know, 479 00:30:10,080 --> 00:30:16,520 Speaker 1: where do you think this is going to go? I 480 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:18,080 Speaker 1: was at the High v this morning in Layfield. They 481 00:30:18,080 --> 00:30:20,400 Speaker 1: had twice the staff, twice the helpful smiles in every 482 00:30:20,440 --> 00:30:25,560 Speaker 1: aisle buzzing around preparing for the snow apocalypse just left. 483 00:30:25,640 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: Rochester's cost Co didn't seem any busier than normal for 484 00:30:30,360 --> 00:30:39,120 Speaker 1: a Friday afternoon. Dan, this is a ridiculous move. It's 485 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,040 Speaker 1: something that will absolutely never pan out. J. J. McCarthy 486 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:43,200 Speaker 1: will suffer because of it. Kyler Murray will be out 487 00:30:43,200 --> 00:30:44,360 Speaker 1: of the league in one year, some of because you 488 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,240 Speaker 1: can't really see over the line of scrimmage, and we 489 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:47,880 Speaker 1: will be right back in the same spot we've been 490 00:30:47,880 --> 00:30:51,600 Speaker 1: for the last thirty years, starting with Warren Moon. Cub 491 00:30:51,680 --> 00:30:54,080 Speaker 1: Minnetaka didn't see any empty shells. Lots of people sell 492 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,160 Speaker 1: checkout in the line of other checkouts backed up the 493 00:30:57,280 --> 00:31:04,080 Speaker 1: local Walmart egan out of step stools and Vikings clothing 494 00:31:04,080 --> 00:31:08,320 Speaker 1: in the kids section. Those are weird runs in a blizzard, 495 00:31:08,360 --> 00:31:11,600 Speaker 1: in a tsunami, right, do you need an extra step 496 00:31:11,600 --> 00:31:15,200 Speaker 1: stool when a sosnami arrives. 497 00:31:16,440 --> 00:31:19,520 Speaker 2: I don't know if that's a Kyler rip or what 498 00:31:19,600 --> 00:31:22,880 Speaker 2: he's The last part is, yeah, you're right, it is. 499 00:31:22,960 --> 00:31:25,200 Speaker 1: That's a good point. I was trying to rise above 500 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:26,720 Speaker 1: that because I don't want to do too many of 501 00:31:26,760 --> 00:31:31,080 Speaker 1: those jokes, because it does seem a little bit unfortunate. 502 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:36,800 Speaker 1: On the other hand, it's not against the law. It 503 00:31:36,880 --> 00:31:41,160 Speaker 1: is not a statement about height in general or sizing 504 00:31:41,200 --> 00:31:44,080 Speaker 1: people up on the basis of height, to say, in 505 00:31:44,120 --> 00:31:52,520 Speaker 1: a league that constantly evaluates on what the measurables that 506 00:31:53,760 --> 00:31:56,320 Speaker 1: if you are his Heidi, I think he's listed Kyler 507 00:31:56,360 --> 00:32:00,440 Speaker 1: Murray at five point ten, probably shorter than that, probably 508 00:32:00,480 --> 00:32:05,240 Speaker 1: five to nine. I'm guessing you're allowed to talk about 509 00:32:05,280 --> 00:32:08,640 Speaker 1: it because in that context on a football team, that 510 00:32:08,800 --> 00:32:12,040 Speaker 1: is a challenge for a quarterback. There's a reason we 511 00:32:12,200 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: like big, strapping quarterbacks as long as they can actually 512 00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: throw and do the other things think that we associate 513 00:32:19,800 --> 00:32:24,160 Speaker 1: with the position, so heights in play. It shouldn't be 514 00:32:24,200 --> 00:32:29,120 Speaker 1: mocking everybody's height by any means, but it's a measurable 515 00:32:29,200 --> 00:32:32,080 Speaker 1: in a league that we this league does not care 516 00:32:32,120 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: about hurt feelings in that sense because their job is 517 00:32:36,960 --> 00:32:38,920 Speaker 1: got We got to give ourselves the best chance to 518 00:32:38,960 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: be successful at any position. That height you've got, regardless 519 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,080 Speaker 1: of how well you can throw, and think you are 520 00:32:46,160 --> 00:32:49,680 Speaker 1: hamstringing your ability, especially to throw across the middle, which 521 00:32:49,720 --> 00:32:53,560 Speaker 1: again we've been told a thousand times is at its 522 00:32:53,600 --> 00:32:59,160 Speaker 1: best the strength of the offense that Koc wants to run. 523 00:32:59,520 --> 00:33:03,360 Speaker 1: Then that's story. It's okay to talk about that aspect 524 00:33:03,400 --> 00:33:05,920 Speaker 1: of the story. You do not have to apologize for it. 525 00:33:08,400 --> 00:33:11,360 Speaker 1: Our first guest right now is scheduled for Ben for 526 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,960 Speaker 1: four to thirty. Ben guestlingk Lavelle is scheduled for five thirty. 527 00:33:15,480 --> 00:33:17,880 Speaker 1: Longest line for gas at Woodbury Costco I've ever seen? 528 00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,320 Speaker 1: Is it the war or is it the sonnami? That's 529 00:33:20,400 --> 00:33:24,280 Speaker 1: Keith in Minneapolis in general, I think like there's a 530 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: Costco close to us here. I always notice no matter 531 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:32,440 Speaker 1: the weather, summer, winter, spring, summer, fall, all you got 532 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:35,960 Speaker 1: to do is call I feel like on Friday afternoons 533 00:33:35,960 --> 00:33:39,600 Speaker 1: at the Costco it's full, So that may not be related. 534 00:33:39,680 --> 00:33:43,760 Speaker 1: I'm talking about the gas part, so that may not 535 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:48,640 Speaker 1: have anything to do with fear of the the coming Soonami. 536 00:33:48,800 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: I never said I wanted Kyler Murray. I may have 537 00:33:50,680 --> 00:33:52,480 Speaker 1: said I hope I never have Kyler Murray my team, 538 00:33:52,480 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: but I do have to be honest admit the available options, 539 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:59,600 Speaker 1: he's the best one, including our current option. Well, we'll 540 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:08,799 Speaker 1: have to see about that. Close circuit to Fitzy, I 541 00:34:08,840 --> 00:34:12,120 Speaker 1: know he listens to the show more than people realize. 542 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 1: You think he can help facilitate us getting his kid 543 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:23,719 Speaker 1: on the Hall of Famer. Love to get his opinion. Now, 544 00:34:23,760 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: I don't know how honest he would feel comfortable being 545 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:32,000 Speaker 1: talking about Kyler, but that would make some sense, wouldn't it, 546 00:34:32,120 --> 00:34:35,560 Speaker 1: Fitzy or on the show, you'd think you wouldn't mind that. 547 00:34:35,680 --> 00:34:38,000 Speaker 1: It'd be kind of fun. All right, let's get caught up. 548 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:41,000 Speaker 1: We'll take a pause now, keep the text coming, a 549 00:34:41,000 --> 00:34:44,560 Speaker 1: lot of good ones already today, and we'll get to 550 00:34:45,880 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 1: maybe a little on what happened to a while last night. 551 00:34:48,280 --> 00:34:51,080 Speaker 1: I've got a Minnesota Timberls update. I got a little 552 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,800 Speaker 1: bit more on the BAM Out of Bio game, which 553 00:34:53,960 --> 00:34:58,040 Speaker 1: continues to continues to be significant blowback there as well. 554 00:34:58,080 --> 00:35:01,600 Speaker 1: So we'll mix and match until our first guest, mister 555 00:35:01,640 --> 00:35:02,640 Speaker 1: Gesling at four thirty. 556 00:35:06,000 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 2: Never missed your chance to know what the latest sports 557 00:35:08,040 --> 00:35:10,440 Speaker 2: news is in town. Chances to win tickets are just 558 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:11,919 Speaker 2: knowing what's going on with all of your. 559 00:35:11,800 --> 00:35:13,080 Speaker 1: Favorite KFA N shows. 560 00:35:13,920 --> 00:35:16,680 Speaker 2: You can follow KFA N one Zer's three on all 561 00:35:16,719 --> 00:35:20,160 Speaker 2: of our social channels like Instagram, TikTok, and x You 562 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:24,000 Speaker 2: can stay connected and follow the leader for sports the matter, KFA. 563 00:35:25,400 --> 00:35:28,000 Speaker 1: Your guy, a former GM I think is his last 564 00:35:28,040 --> 00:35:33,280 Speaker 1: name is Tannenbaum, who was on ESPN this morning suggesting 565 00:35:33,320 --> 00:35:37,480 Speaker 1: that this might be the most consequential personnel move in 566 00:35:37,520 --> 00:35:40,719 Speaker 1: the last five years in the NFL. And again he's 567 00:35:40,760 --> 00:35:43,759 Speaker 1: saying he's falling into the same trap because it's a 568 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,560 Speaker 1: world he had to live in because the price tag 569 00:35:46,640 --> 00:35:52,600 Speaker 1: is so low, and that's what's arousing him. But beyond that, 570 00:35:52,920 --> 00:35:57,800 Speaker 1: here's how you finished it. It's a no lose move 571 00:35:58,600 --> 00:36:02,280 Speaker 1: because if it doesn't go if it does not go well, 572 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:07,640 Speaker 1: it doesn't really matter. There's nothing lost and again he's wrong. 573 00:36:09,200 --> 00:36:12,319 Speaker 1: If Kyler Murray is the starting quarterback this year and 574 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:15,759 Speaker 1: struggles and the Vikings kind of meander like they did 575 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:21,360 Speaker 1: last year, similarly, it'll be another disastrous season and another 576 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:26,400 Speaker 1: wasted year for JJ McCarthy, for Justin Jefferson. So to 577 00:36:26,440 --> 00:36:28,880 Speaker 1: say there's nothing at stake because the price tag is 578 00:36:28,920 --> 00:36:33,680 Speaker 1: low is still getting too consumed by the price. These 579 00:36:33,719 --> 00:36:37,759 Speaker 1: seasons matter. This team continues to want to believe it 580 00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:42,200 Speaker 1: can be a factor now, So it doesn't work out 581 00:36:42,320 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: to say there's nothing to lose. It's just flat out false. 582 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:49,560 Speaker 1: There's everything to lose, because then you'd say, well, we 583 00:36:49,640 --> 00:36:53,799 Speaker 1: lost another year at JJ McCarthy getting experience, and we 584 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:57,080 Speaker 1: find ourselves in the exact same position because we're not 585 00:36:57,120 --> 00:37:01,160 Speaker 1: going to resign Murray if he struggles, and then we 586 00:37:01,200 --> 00:37:02,799 Speaker 1: have another decision to make it what we're gonna do. 587 00:37:02,840 --> 00:37:05,680 Speaker 1: We either got to find another aging veteran quarterback. In 588 00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:07,680 Speaker 1: this case, he's not aging, he's still under thirty. But 589 00:37:07,719 --> 00:37:12,680 Speaker 1: you get my point, or go back to McCarthy, whatever 590 00:37:12,719 --> 00:37:16,520 Speaker 1: the case may be. It just doesn't I don't know. 591 00:37:16,719 --> 00:37:20,000 Speaker 1: Just that part doesn't make a hell of a lot 592 00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:25,800 Speaker 1: of sense. Let me ask you another question, do the Vikings. 593 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,120 Speaker 1: I'll ask guestling this at four thirty. If the Vikings 594 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,360 Speaker 1: wanted to, could they have signed Kyler Murray for more 595 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:34,200 Speaker 1: than one season? I think they could have. Have to 596 00:37:34,239 --> 00:37:39,640 Speaker 1: think they would. Yeah, why didn't they wonder why? You 597 00:37:39,640 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 1: could say why they didn't? They didn't have to. But 598 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:45,000 Speaker 1: I'd say, well, but if you believe in him as 599 00:37:45,080 --> 00:37:47,480 Speaker 1: much as we're now supposed to believe in him, why 600 00:37:47,520 --> 00:37:51,680 Speaker 1: not go for a tween or price where you're not 601 00:37:51,840 --> 00:37:53,759 Speaker 1: giving him the bank, but you're giving him someture, some 602 00:37:54,320 --> 00:37:57,719 Speaker 1: security beyond one one season. We'll find out. Maybe it 603 00:37:57,760 --> 00:37:59,320 Speaker 1: has something to do with the way of the contract 604 00:37:59,680 --> 00:38:03,200 Speaker 1: these being paid on is set up. We'll see. Not 605 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:08,279 Speaker 1: exactly sure. I meant to get to this story yesterday. 606 00:38:08,320 --> 00:38:10,680 Speaker 1: Can you hit the bumper to bumper seal of approval 607 00:38:10,719 --> 00:38:14,160 Speaker 1: for me? The bumper to bumper yes seal. I think 608 00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:17,160 Speaker 1: that's on page one, page A whatever we call it, 609 00:38:18,040 --> 00:38:21,480 Speaker 1: on the Bumper show page some more rare one that 610 00:38:21,520 --> 00:38:24,279 Speaker 1: I don't know exactly where it is, all right, I apologize. 611 00:38:24,400 --> 00:38:27,120 Speaker 1: I should have looked myself during the break. I knew 612 00:38:27,120 --> 00:38:29,600 Speaker 1: I was going to go here. It's one of my 613 00:38:29,600 --> 00:38:32,840 Speaker 1: favorite bits it's either it's either on A or B. 614 00:38:33,280 --> 00:38:36,000 Speaker 1: Isn't it or is it? Has it? Is it one 615 00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:39,839 Speaker 1: of those? Sometimes they just they disappeared because they don't 616 00:38:40,320 --> 00:38:43,960 Speaker 1: have a an end date. Hang on, this will be 617 00:38:44,000 --> 00:38:46,440 Speaker 1: worth the wait, I hope. So at this point, my god, 618 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:54,799 Speaker 1: here it is. It's the bumper to bumper seal of approval. 619 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:59,200 Speaker 1: The job is rarely. You rarely win in this business 620 00:39:00,960 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: sucking up to the bosses on air, right, you get 621 00:39:04,880 --> 00:39:07,279 Speaker 1: ripped for Oh my god, I mean it was so 622 00:39:07,440 --> 00:39:11,480 Speaker 1: obvious what you're doing. We've tried, yes, and it's like, 623 00:39:11,560 --> 00:39:13,839 Speaker 1: come on, man, we everybody kind of sees through it. 624 00:39:14,239 --> 00:39:20,439 Speaker 1: At the risk of that criticism coming, at the risk 625 00:39:20,719 --> 00:39:24,280 Speaker 1: of that criticism coming, bumper a bumper seel approval to Bossburg. 626 00:39:24,600 --> 00:39:32,480 Speaker 1: Greg Sweatberg part of an outstanding iHeart Radio dominated Minnesota 627 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:38,759 Speaker 1: Broadcasters Hall of Fame class of two thousand and twenty seven. 628 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:42,640 Speaker 1: As I said yesterday, got a little bit crazy, so 629 00:39:42,680 --> 00:39:44,480 Speaker 1: we didn't have a lot of time to get into 630 00:39:44,480 --> 00:39:48,480 Speaker 1: this in much detail. And we all kid around here, 631 00:39:48,719 --> 00:39:51,440 Speaker 1: the fan we you know, needle, we take cheap shots, 632 00:39:51,480 --> 00:40:00,439 Speaker 1: the whole bit. But he absolutely he falls into classification 633 00:40:00,480 --> 00:40:03,440 Speaker 1: of I'm surprised he wasn't already in And we've kidded 634 00:40:03,480 --> 00:40:09,040 Speaker 1: about this before. He's in the National, a Country Music 635 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:14,640 Speaker 1: Hall of Fame National, but he's yes, yes, but he's 636 00:40:14,680 --> 00:40:17,279 Speaker 1: always said deep down he'd rather be in this one 637 00:40:17,280 --> 00:40:18,800 Speaker 1: if you can only have one of the two, because 638 00:40:18,880 --> 00:40:22,680 Speaker 1: that's how important local radio is to him. And now 639 00:40:22,800 --> 00:40:26,480 Speaker 1: he's there. He's in it, or will be once he's inducted. 640 00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,120 Speaker 1: I think Dave Ryan's in this class as well. Congratulations 641 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:32,280 Speaker 1: to him. Dan Semen another one of the former bosses 642 00:40:32,280 --> 00:40:37,759 Speaker 1: of mine, formerly of the Kfan Empire from back in 643 00:40:37,800 --> 00:40:42,200 Speaker 1: the day, and I will say that I was honored 644 00:40:42,880 --> 00:40:47,600 Speaker 1: to have the opportunity to write a letter on behalf 645 00:40:48,880 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: of Bossburg. I also wrote what I was honored to 646 00:40:51,960 --> 00:40:54,000 Speaker 1: write one for Dan Semen as well. I was almost 647 00:40:54,080 --> 00:40:58,399 Speaker 1: worried that, okay, is one competing against the other, because 648 00:40:58,400 --> 00:40:59,960 Speaker 1: I didn't really want to get into the middle of that. 649 00:41:01,200 --> 00:41:04,240 Speaker 1: But on the other hand, Sweatberg still here. Dan Seman 650 00:41:04,320 --> 00:41:08,200 Speaker 1: works for another outfit, as you know. But it was 651 00:41:09,600 --> 00:41:16,120 Speaker 1: very much an honor from my standpoint to write letters 652 00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:20,520 Speaker 1: on Dan's behalf and certainly on on Greg's behalf as well, 653 00:41:20,560 --> 00:41:23,200 Speaker 1: because as much as we get about a lot of 654 00:41:23,200 --> 00:41:26,279 Speaker 1: things around here. As I mentioned, you got to have 655 00:41:26,360 --> 00:41:32,839 Speaker 1: people who are willing to put up with the unusual 656 00:41:33,600 --> 00:41:39,480 Speaker 1: nature of the mix of programming on each and every 657 00:41:40,760 --> 00:41:47,239 Speaker 1: fan radio fan radio network show to thrive. It can't 658 00:41:47,640 --> 00:41:50,760 Speaker 1: thrive to the degree that it has over the decades 659 00:41:51,280 --> 00:41:54,839 Speaker 1: if you don't have people in charge who let it 660 00:41:55,680 --> 00:41:59,320 Speaker 1: and who don't lose their minds over well, this doesn't 661 00:41:59,320 --> 00:42:02,960 Speaker 1: really fit the way the format's supposed to be. The 662 00:42:03,000 --> 00:42:07,760 Speaker 1: mixture of you know what's each show tends to bring 663 00:42:07,800 --> 00:42:12,200 Speaker 1: to the to the table. And so I'm tickled for 664 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,480 Speaker 1: him because I know, I just know how important it 665 00:42:14,520 --> 00:42:19,560 Speaker 1: is to him and how much it means to him 666 00:42:19,560 --> 00:42:21,480 Speaker 1: to be a part of it, because he you know, 667 00:42:21,520 --> 00:42:24,560 Speaker 1: he grew up with so many the legendary names that 668 00:42:24,560 --> 00:42:27,680 Speaker 1: are already have been in the hall forever, just has 669 00:42:27,680 --> 00:42:30,480 Speaker 1: a great appreciation of local radio and has done a 670 00:42:30,560 --> 00:42:33,040 Speaker 1: terrific job. And obviously I'm talking about the fan, but 671 00:42:33,400 --> 00:42:37,040 Speaker 1: it goes much wider with him beyond the fan, not 672 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:41,759 Speaker 1: to mention not you know, including clearly his influence and 673 00:42:41,840 --> 00:42:47,400 Speaker 1: success as a programmer when it comes to particularly country music. 674 00:42:47,480 --> 00:42:50,400 Speaker 1: So it's been if you I put it to you 675 00:42:50,440 --> 00:42:53,680 Speaker 1: this way. I mean, I'm sure you've heard the name, 676 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:56,319 Speaker 1: and you could say, well, why should I care all 677 00:42:56,360 --> 00:43:00,400 Speaker 1: that much? If you if you like the brand, the 678 00:43:00,480 --> 00:43:04,040 Speaker 1: cafe and brand, then you should be happy for him 679 00:43:04,040 --> 00:43:07,279 Speaker 1: and you should thank him because you know, we're the 680 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:09,319 Speaker 1: ones on air. But you got to have somebody who 681 00:43:09,400 --> 00:43:13,840 Speaker 1: allows it. And it wasn't always successful from the beginning 682 00:43:13,960 --> 00:43:18,200 Speaker 1: to the degree that it has become successful, and he 683 00:43:18,760 --> 00:43:20,839 Speaker 1: was patient with it and kind of let it go. 684 00:43:20,880 --> 00:43:22,600 Speaker 1: I don't care what the rules are, because there's rule 685 00:43:22,600 --> 00:43:26,759 Speaker 1: books on this stuff nationally, on quote unquote sports programming. 686 00:43:28,480 --> 00:43:31,840 Speaker 1: I give you. You know, the the analogy is really 687 00:43:31,880 --> 00:43:38,680 Speaker 1: with general managers in major pro sports. You know, you 688 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:41,400 Speaker 1: got the folks who tend to make decisions on the 689 00:43:41,400 --> 00:43:46,040 Speaker 1: basis of consensus. Or then there's the folks to say, 690 00:43:46,040 --> 00:43:47,440 Speaker 1: I don't know, we don't care what the consensus is. 691 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:48,920 Speaker 1: We don't care. Well, here's what I'm supposed to do, 692 00:43:49,000 --> 00:43:52,080 Speaker 1: here's the player I'm supposed to take. I think this 693 00:43:52,120 --> 00:43:53,759 Speaker 1: is the way to go. I liked that this is 694 00:43:53,800 --> 00:43:57,880 Speaker 1: the way indeed to go. And who was I talking 695 00:43:57,880 --> 00:44:01,560 Speaker 1: to the other day, Well, I don't remember who I 696 00:44:01,640 --> 00:44:08,160 Speaker 1: was chatting with again about trying to sort of are 697 00:44:08,400 --> 00:44:12,840 Speaker 1: you know, sort of explain the station and the success 698 00:44:13,760 --> 00:44:17,240 Speaker 1: of the station, because there are obviously some other stations 699 00:44:17,239 --> 00:44:19,440 Speaker 1: that are very successful, some more successful than ours. Not 700 00:44:19,520 --> 00:44:21,920 Speaker 1: a bunch, but there are some around the country, and 701 00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:23,279 Speaker 1: they do it different. You know, there's a lot of 702 00:44:23,320 --> 00:44:25,120 Speaker 1: different ways to do it, but I don't think there's 703 00:44:25,160 --> 00:44:27,640 Speaker 1: any place where it's been done quite this way. And 704 00:44:27,640 --> 00:44:31,520 Speaker 1: that's his that's largely, to a certain degree, his influence. 705 00:44:31,560 --> 00:44:33,719 Speaker 1: And you know, we kid it. He's like, he's self 706 00:44:33,760 --> 00:44:36,319 Speaker 1: deprecating to a fault of course, said, well, it's I 707 00:44:36,360 --> 00:44:37,879 Speaker 1: got you know, I got the people around me. That's 708 00:44:37,920 --> 00:44:39,759 Speaker 1: what makes this thing work. And he's right, you got 709 00:44:39,800 --> 00:44:41,640 Speaker 1: to but you got to recognize the people. You got 710 00:44:41,640 --> 00:44:43,560 Speaker 1: to figure out who stays and who doesn't and how 711 00:44:43,560 --> 00:44:46,360 Speaker 1: it works out. You got to have that ability to 712 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:48,520 Speaker 1: understand that and then kind of let it go. So again, 713 00:44:48,600 --> 00:44:53,160 Speaker 1: congratulations to uh to Bosberg and all the other lucky 714 00:44:53,400 --> 00:44:57,640 Speaker 1: entrants in the Minnesota Broadcasters Hall of Fame. Top of 715 00:44:57,640 --> 00:45:00,920 Speaker 1: the hour break, don't forget Ben Gesling in about we 716 00:45:01,040 --> 00:45:03,560 Speaker 1: got some more texts to get to. I've got an 717 00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:07,799 Speaker 1: a section acts to grind. I think one could say 718 00:45:08,600 --> 00:45:12,520 Speaker 1: and we'll catch up on Minnesota Wild Hockey and the 719 00:45:12,680 --> 00:45:17,840 Speaker 1: latest must win for your favorite basketball team, the Minnesota Timberwolves, 720 00:45:18,440 --> 00:45:20,640 Speaker 1: is scheduled for tonight, a game that will be heard 721 00:45:20,719 --> 00:45:22,319 Speaker 1: or can be heard right here on the