1 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: This is straight Fire with Jason McIntyre. 2 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:11,720 Speaker 2: What is up? 3 00:00:11,720 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 3: Straight Firefam, It's me Jason McIntyre, straight Fire for Friday, 4 00:00:18,880 --> 00:00:24,840 Speaker 3: January third, two thousand and twenty five. Happy New Year 5 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:28,240 Speaker 3: to all the listeners out there. This is a monstrous 6 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,360 Speaker 3: year ahead for your boy. I don't know if it's 7 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 3: in a good way or not, but either way, it's 8 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:35,040 Speaker 3: a big year for me professionally. We don't need to 9 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:36,760 Speaker 3: talk about that now, but it should be a fun one. 10 00:00:36,960 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 3: Hope everybody had an outstanding New Year's Eve. Prayers up 11 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:44,680 Speaker 3: to anybody who was in New Orleans and was impacted 12 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:50,560 Speaker 3: by the terrorist attack. Just absolutely terrifying stuff. I will 13 00:00:50,560 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 3: be in New Orleans for the Super Bowl with Fox, 14 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 3: and I've never been to the city and I just 15 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:00,680 Speaker 3: just watching the coverage of that was just pretty devastate. Obviously, 16 00:01:00,680 --> 00:01:04,640 Speaker 3: the Notre Dame Georgia game was pushback to Thursday. I'll 17 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:06,320 Speaker 3: get into that. I don't know how I'm much touch 18 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:10,440 Speaker 3: on the other playoff games, and of course we have 19 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 3: NFL Week eighteen this week. 20 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:14,639 Speaker 2: There's some NBA stuff popping off. 21 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, maybe I should have introduced myself as Jason Monroe, 22 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,360 Speaker 3: which is what Charles Barkley called me on TV last 23 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:23,639 Speaker 3: night while coming after me and JJ Redick fun. 24 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:25,280 Speaker 2: Hey, new Year's underway. 25 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:28,760 Speaker 3: I don't know, listen, I'm not a huge New Year's 26 00:01:28,840 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 3: resolutions guy, but I will say this, I always kind 27 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 3: of identify a few things I want to work on 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 3: and get better at. My family told me I need 29 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 3: to be better at listening, which means probably muting the television, 30 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,760 Speaker 3: turning to face them, putting my phone in my pocket, 31 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 3: and paying attention. So I'm gonna be working on that obviously. 32 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 3: In twenty twenty five, I have vowed to do less 33 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,840 Speaker 3: social media, which is kind of all the time vow 34 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 3: because social media, who needs it? But yeah, anyway, so 35 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: twenty twenty five is here. We should have. January is 36 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: always a great month. Not not it's just my birthday month, 37 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 3: but it's the start of. 38 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 2: A new year. 39 00:02:06,040 --> 00:02:09,320 Speaker 3: We get NFL playoffs, we get college football playoffs, NBA 40 00:02:09,520 --> 00:02:12,359 Speaker 3: starts to percolate, There's just so much happening. People start 41 00:02:12,400 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 3: to pay attention to college basketball. With March Madness just 42 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 3: a few months away, basketball season is in full swing 43 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 3: for youth leagues across America. 44 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:23,400 Speaker 2: Listen, man, I love January. It's a great month. I 45 00:02:23,400 --> 00:02:25,720 Speaker 2: do think we should start with the most recent thing 46 00:02:25,760 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 2: that happened. We'll get to Barkley. 47 00:02:27,160 --> 00:02:28,400 Speaker 3: I know you guys want to hear what we say 48 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: about Barkley. I will get to that. I do want 49 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 3: to start with the Notre Dame victory over Georgia twenty 50 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:39,280 Speaker 3: three ten. This is a weird one because if you 51 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 3: look at just the box score. 52 00:02:41,360 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 2: You'll be like, how the hell did Notre Dame win? This? 53 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,040 Speaker 2: What they had? 54 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: Two hundred and forty four yards of offense? Riley Leonard 55 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:55,240 Speaker 3: alleged NFL prospect had ninety yards passing the Notre Dame 56 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 3: run game one hundred and fifty four yards are sing oh, 57 00:02:57,880 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 3: by the way, Riley Leonard had eighty of those. Now, 58 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,320 Speaker 3: I don't know if this is the Georgia defense it 59 00:03:02,400 --> 00:03:04,560 Speaker 3: was very good, or the Notre Dame offense it was 60 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 3: just ultra conservative. It has me concerned going up against 61 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:11,440 Speaker 3: Penn State. But the longest play they had was a 62 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 3: thirty two yard Riley Leonard scramble kind of a quarterback 63 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,760 Speaker 3: keeper up the middle that he got loose on. They 64 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 3: didn't have a pass completion longer than fourteen yards. Now, yes, 65 00:03:22,040 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 3: Georgia has a safety, who's the first round pick in Starks. 66 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 3: They've got two edge rushers who are excellent, and it's Georgia. 67 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 3: They're loaded with five star athletes, so Notre Dame could 68 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:35,120 Speaker 3: not do much. And again this is three to nothing. 69 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 2: Georgia. 70 00:03:35,560 --> 00:03:37,600 Speaker 3: Notre Dame gets a field goal with like I think 71 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:40,480 Speaker 3: thirty seconds left in the half, and we're looking at 72 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 3: three to three going into the half. 73 00:03:41,960 --> 00:03:43,120 Speaker 2: And this is when the game changed. 74 00:03:43,160 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 3: I think you guys have heard about the middle ten, 75 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:47,720 Speaker 3: which is like the final five minutes of the of 76 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:50,600 Speaker 3: the first half and the first five minutes of the 77 00:03:50,640 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 3: second half. Some people call it the middle ten, some 78 00:03:53,120 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 3: people call it the middle eight, whatever, final four minutes 79 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:59,200 Speaker 3: of each half and the four minutes starting the second half, 80 00:03:59,200 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 3: whatever you want to call it. Georgia gets the kickoff 81 00:04:02,160 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: and they decide, hey, we're gonna let Gunner Stockton, who 82 00:04:05,960 --> 00:04:08,800 Speaker 3: has never started a college football game in his life. 83 00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 3: We're gonna let him rip it and try to get points. 84 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 3: We're gonna be aggressive. And he dropped back to pass 85 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:18,280 Speaker 3: on first down and essentially gets taken down the same 86 00:04:18,320 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 3: way Carson Beck was when he tried to throw that 87 00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: hell Mary, Gunner Stockton dropped back Cox his arm and 88 00:04:24,320 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 3: then gets drilled fumble. Notre Dame recovers at like the 89 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:33,960 Speaker 3: ten yard line, first play, touchdown, and all of a sudden, Georgia, 90 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 3: which was up three nothing a minute ago, is now 91 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 3: down thirteen to three. I'm sorry, ten yeah, thirteen to three, 92 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 3: and it's like, wait, wait, how on earth did that happen? 93 00:04:46,880 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: What all of a sudden? Just a shocking turn of 94 00:04:49,760 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 3: events right before the half. 95 00:04:52,760 --> 00:04:53,200 Speaker 2: I'm sorry. 96 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 3: Notre Dame was up six to three when that fumble happened. 97 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: And then Notre Dame gets a touchdown, so then the 98 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,920 Speaker 3: opening kickoff every like, oh, Notre Dame, if they could 99 00:05:00,960 --> 00:05:04,839 Speaker 3: do something on this possession, do something. Harrison runs it 100 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:07,479 Speaker 3: back ninety eight yards for a touchdown, and what was 101 00:05:07,760 --> 00:05:11,440 Speaker 3: just a six to three game, literally with a minute 102 00:05:11,480 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 3: left and a half, is now twenty to three. 103 00:05:14,160 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: Folks. 104 00:05:14,800 --> 00:05:15,520 Speaker 2: That was the game. 105 00:05:16,000 --> 00:05:18,320 Speaker 3: Georgia kind of tried hard to get back in the game, 106 00:05:18,360 --> 00:05:20,680 Speaker 3: it just did not materialize. The Notre Dame defense is good. 107 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,160 Speaker 3: I don't know, man, I'm kind of stunned. Georgia o 108 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 3: for three on fourth down there was I know some 109 00:05:27,920 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 3: people are going to point to that penalty where the 110 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:33,680 Speaker 3: Georgia kid is streaking down the sideline on like a 111 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 3: sixty seven yard bomb. The referees running down the sideline 112 00:05:36,839 --> 00:05:41,000 Speaker 3: and a Georgia player on the sideline, a walk on 113 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 3: who hasn't played a snapall season, bumps into the ref 114 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,680 Speaker 3: while racing down the sideline to celebrate. Fifteen yard penalty 115 00:05:48,680 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 3: pushes him back. No touchdown for Georgia. They settle for 116 00:05:51,200 --> 00:05:53,920 Speaker 3: the field goal, and you know, the announcers made a 117 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:55,160 Speaker 3: big deal out of it. I felt bad for the 118 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 3: kid at the time, and you're like, oh my gosh, 119 00:05:56,760 --> 00:05:57,560 Speaker 3: Jesus brutal. 120 00:05:58,360 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 2: Maybe Georgia will come back and people forget about it. 121 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 3: No way, Georgia could do nothing. They lose the game. 122 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:08,800 Speaker 3: Sec not great. I will say this, I am I'm 123 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:10,920 Speaker 3: not gonna I'm not gonna listen. They had their backup quarterback. 124 00:06:10,960 --> 00:06:11,479 Speaker 2: What are you gonna do? 125 00:06:11,960 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 3: I'm just gonna say this kid. They get this kid, 126 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 3: this freshman, Nate Fraser from Compton, California. Dude, he looks 127 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,919 Speaker 3: like Todd Gurley. How does he have four carries? What 128 00:06:23,080 --> 00:06:25,919 Speaker 3: is that Gunner stocked in ten carries? Now they count 129 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: sack yards as rushing yards in college football. Gunner stocked 130 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,920 Speaker 3: in ten carries minus twenty three yards. Get Nate Fraser 131 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:35,480 Speaker 3: the ball, dude, he is special. Etn is a nice player. 132 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:38,520 Speaker 3: That's Traves Etn's younger brother, but they just couldn't get 133 00:06:38,560 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 3: unlocked against his defense. Man. 134 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,400 Speaker 2: This Notre Dame defense is real deal. 135 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:46,880 Speaker 3: Notre Dame advances to face Penn State in the I 136 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:49,359 Speaker 3: guess it's the Orange Bowl. Who cares what it is, 137 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 3: it's the semi final and I'm just want to check 138 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 3: as Joe, I get the most updated line I had 139 00:06:54,880 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 3: seen it on Thursday as one and a half. I'm 140 00:06:59,200 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 3: currently Notre Dame up to two, so Notre Dame favored 141 00:07:03,240 --> 00:07:05,960 Speaker 3: by two against Penn State. I have some concerns about 142 00:07:05,960 --> 00:07:10,560 Speaker 3: the Notre Dame offense. My problem is they did not 143 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 3: look amazing against Indiana. They had the ninety eight yard 144 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,960 Speaker 3: touchdown and they were okay, and then they definitely couldn't 145 00:07:17,960 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 3: do anything against Gorgia. 146 00:07:18,800 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 2: But it's Georgia. 147 00:07:20,320 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 3: And now they face Penn State, which I don't think 148 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:24,520 Speaker 3: Penn State's defense is great, but they got a couple 149 00:07:24,680 --> 00:07:26,600 Speaker 3: NFL guys. Let's see if let's see how the Carter 150 00:07:26,720 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 3: injury is. He's their superstar. Ed Rusher, top fifteen pick, 151 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 3: maybe top ten, maybe top five. No real travel advantage 152 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 3: for anybody there. The only argument you could make is 153 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:44,520 Speaker 3: Penn State gets like an extra like a day and 154 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:46,680 Speaker 3: a half. Maybe you want to call it two days whatever, 155 00:07:46,720 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 3: two day head start because they played on the thirty 156 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 3: first as opposed to Notre Dame's game being played on 157 00:07:52,560 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 3: the second. But that's just minor stuff. The other semifinal 158 00:07:55,760 --> 00:08:01,000 Speaker 3: will pit Ohio State, which eviscerated or again thirty four 159 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 3: nothing lead in the second quarter, I think, and at 160 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:06,000 Speaker 3: that point I was like, you know what, let me 161 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,560 Speaker 3: get off the couch and get the body move in. 162 00:08:08,600 --> 00:08:10,680 Speaker 3: I went for a run and I come back. It's 163 00:08:10,680 --> 00:08:12,160 Speaker 3: like thirty four to fifteen. It didn't matter. 164 00:08:12,360 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 2: Ohio State just rolled him. It's weird. 165 00:08:15,600 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 3: The picks were awesome here on the pod. The college 166 00:08:18,120 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 3: football picks have been amazing. Boise Whift, Arizona State covered, 167 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 3: Notre Dame covered, Ohio State covered my issue. The only 168 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 3: way I did not have a monster weekend was the 169 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 3: stupid the teasers and. 170 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 2: Oregon getting blown out. I did not have that. 171 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,920 Speaker 3: I don't think anybody had that, and that that hurt obviously, 172 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: and then it crippled it because they were in several 173 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:44,120 Speaker 3: teasers of mine, but early lean obviously, I like Ohio 174 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:46,920 Speaker 3: State in a teaser, and I would tease Penn stayed up. 175 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,559 Speaker 3: I don't think Notre Dame can blow them out. Now 176 00:08:49,800 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 3: here's the thing that Notre Dame quarterback situation. Like Riley Leonard, 177 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:54,960 Speaker 3: I don't know if he's as good as a liar 178 00:08:55,480 --> 00:08:59,120 Speaker 3: aler drewe ler alar, however you say it. However, it's 179 00:08:59,160 --> 00:09:03,040 Speaker 3: tough to judge guy playing against Georgia, and Georgia's got 180 00:09:03,080 --> 00:09:06,360 Speaker 3: at least three maybe four guys who will be picked 181 00:09:06,360 --> 00:09:10,360 Speaker 3: in the top two rounds as opposed to Alaire Drew Aller. 182 00:09:10,920 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 2: I'm just butchering his name whatever. 183 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 3: Who faced Boise State and they were not really good 184 00:09:15,200 --> 00:09:17,920 Speaker 3: at all. The big takeaways from the college football playoff 185 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:21,400 Speaker 3: file away for next year. First round, home field mattered 186 00:09:21,400 --> 00:09:24,520 Speaker 3: a ton home teams four to oh straight up four 187 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 3: to oh against the spread. Home games matter the second week. 188 00:09:30,360 --> 00:09:34,640 Speaker 3: Every team that did not play the week prior, every 189 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,359 Speaker 3: team that got to buy lost. 190 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,200 Speaker 2: Okay, that to me is a bit of a stunner. 191 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 3: Now where it gets even more interesting is they all 192 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:46,839 Speaker 3: got pretty much pounded in the first half. Boise was 193 00:09:46,920 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 3: down I think fourteen to nothing. ASU was down I 194 00:09:51,880 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 3: think fourteen three or seventeen three. Oregon was down thirty 195 00:09:56,679 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 3: four to nothing, and in the first half, I mean, 196 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:03,680 Speaker 3: Georgia was the closest, but they were even down thirteen 197 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:06,160 Speaker 3: three at half time and then twenty three slow starts 198 00:10:06,160 --> 00:10:08,480 Speaker 3: for all of them. Okay for all the teams that 199 00:10:08,559 --> 00:10:10,679 Speaker 3: had to buy file that stuff away. Now, we'll see 200 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 3: if it applies to the NFL playoffs. It has in 201 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:16,360 Speaker 3: the past, but we'll see. It's obviously matchup dependent. I listen, 202 00:10:16,440 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 3: I'm not one of these guys who's like, oh, the 203 00:10:17,800 --> 00:10:18,520 Speaker 3: playoffs sucked. 204 00:10:18,760 --> 00:10:19,320 Speaker 2: I didn't think so. 205 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:22,360 Speaker 3: I think the games matter. As soon as one of 206 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:28,040 Speaker 3: the announcers at the end of Notre Dame Georgia was like, oh, 207 00:10:28,120 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 3: coming up next, there's not a bowl game after this, 208 00:10:30,240 --> 00:10:30,520 Speaker 3: I was. 209 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:32,480 Speaker 2: Like, wait, what who there's another? 210 00:10:32,640 --> 00:10:34,960 Speaker 3: Oh, it's just an exhibition game, and they were like, yeah, 211 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,200 Speaker 3: it's a duke old miss. I was like, no, thanks, 212 00:10:37,679 --> 00:10:40,199 Speaker 3: and I just you know, went about my business and 213 00:10:40,320 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 3: other stuff. But I can't get too worked up about 214 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,679 Speaker 3: non playoff bowl games. And I'm sorry, I'm guy, guys, 215 00:10:46,720 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 3: you're not gonna to this. I'm pro expanded if you want. 216 00:10:49,600 --> 00:10:52,680 Speaker 3: I don't want to hear. Hey, Boise State, they're not 217 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 3: good enough. They don't deserve to be here. 218 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,880 Speaker 2: They won their division? Should they do so? What if 219 00:10:56,920 --> 00:10:58,640 Speaker 2: they get blasted? Look at Arizona State. 220 00:10:58,880 --> 00:11:00,560 Speaker 3: Everybody's saying the same thing, and they were getting their 221 00:11:00,600 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 3: doors blown off, and Arizona State fights back. Should have 222 00:11:03,800 --> 00:11:06,680 Speaker 3: won the game if not for that idiotic non targeting call. 223 00:11:06,720 --> 00:11:09,880 Speaker 3: And I'm sorry, guys. Kenny Dillingham was two nice. After 224 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:11,559 Speaker 3: the game, the Arizona State coach. 225 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 2: Said, Oh, I can't really comment on it because I 226 00:11:13,240 --> 00:11:16,040 Speaker 2: don't know what targeting is. That's accurate. You know how 227 00:11:16,080 --> 00:11:18,240 Speaker 2: the NFL for like the last ten years, nobody knows 228 00:11:18,280 --> 00:11:21,280 Speaker 2: where the catches targeting. I don't understand. 229 00:11:21,600 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 3: The Texas kid comes in and the first contact he 230 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 3: makes with the Arizona kid is helmet to. 231 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:32,200 Speaker 2: Helmet, direct helmet. How is that not targeting? Helmet to 232 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 2: helmet contact? That would have essentially ended the game. 233 00:11:35,640 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 3: Of course they have to go punt, and you know 234 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:41,480 Speaker 3: Texas is a pulling out in double overtime. But I 235 00:11:41,480 --> 00:11:45,000 Speaker 3: thought yea, Arizona State got a raw deal. Scattaboo man, 236 00:11:45,040 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 3: that kid's fun. Hope the Jets can draft him. All right, 237 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:51,959 Speaker 3: So that's it on college football, let me quickly. I 238 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:54,840 Speaker 3: don't even know if I have that much on the NFL. 239 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:59,079 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 240 00:11:59,120 --> 00:12:02,480 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at foxsports Radio 241 00:12:02,640 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 242 00:12:06,840 --> 00:12:07,440 Speaker 1: listen live. 243 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, Week eighteen always a dicey one. Don't know what's 244 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:15,480 Speaker 3: really at stake outside of a handful of teams. 245 00:12:15,520 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 2: Who's playing for the draft? Ie, no coaches. Organizations are 246 00:12:19,840 --> 00:12:20,760 Speaker 2: not the coaches. 247 00:12:21,240 --> 00:12:24,160 Speaker 3: And there's no fantasy. I feel reluctant to gamble. I'm 248 00:12:24,200 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 3: gonna tell you right now. There are let's count them. 249 00:12:27,679 --> 00:12:32,560 Speaker 3: Actually there's only one, two, three, four double digit spreads. 250 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:37,439 Speaker 3: But the first game of the weekend Browns Ravens. Ravens 251 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:41,559 Speaker 3: are minus twenty with a total of forty one. Now, 252 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 3: obviously I cannot advocate betting on the Ravens minus twenty. 253 00:12:47,040 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 3: That being said, the Ravens are playing at home. 254 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 2: They seem to. 255 00:12:52,040 --> 00:12:55,280 Speaker 3: Be peaking right now. They're playing for a division title. 256 00:12:55,360 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 3: Win it and it's theirs and the Cleveland Browns hold on. 257 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 3: I think the Cleveland Browns are They've bench dtr and 258 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:08,000 Speaker 3: they're going with let me see who the uh I forget? 259 00:13:08,040 --> 00:13:10,640 Speaker 3: I saw a Bailey Zappie who I didn't even know 260 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:15,200 Speaker 3: left New England. Bailey Zappie will be starting. I guess 261 00:13:15,280 --> 00:13:19,439 Speaker 3: Jameis Winston's been downgraded to like the emergency quarterback. I 262 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 3: don't know what's going on there. Browns are a mess, 263 00:13:22,240 --> 00:13:26,560 Speaker 3: Billy Zappie starting. I expect the Ravens to roll here. 264 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,280 Speaker 3: And I'm sorry I laid it at like seventeen and 265 00:13:29,280 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 3: a half eighteen at twenty, I still don't mind it again. 266 00:13:31,800 --> 00:13:35,640 Speaker 3: I'm not putting a house a house payment on Ravens 267 00:13:35,720 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 3: minus twenty. You're not gonna win long term doing that. 268 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 3: But in this spot, sure, why not? Then it's Bengals Steelers. 269 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,000 Speaker 3: And this is tricky because let's say the Ravens win 270 00:13:44,080 --> 00:13:48,199 Speaker 3: the division. The Steelers have nothing to play for, or 271 00:13:48,240 --> 00:13:52,760 Speaker 3: do they, Because Pittsburgh is currently in the five spot, 272 00:13:52,960 --> 00:13:57,200 Speaker 3: they would play Houston in the first round. Okay, If 273 00:13:57,480 --> 00:14:01,440 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh loses at home to the Bengal and the LA 274 00:14:01,640 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 3: Chargers beat the Raiders on the road, the Chargers snagged 275 00:14:05,520 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 3: the five seed and they would then upgrade to face 276 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 3: the Texans instead of facing Baltimore, which is three, and 277 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,520 Speaker 3: then Pittsburgh would face Baltimore in the first round. When 278 00:14:15,559 --> 00:14:17,200 Speaker 3: you look at that, when you look at it that way, 279 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:18,480 Speaker 3: Pittsburgh has a lot to play for. 280 00:14:18,760 --> 00:14:20,640 Speaker 2: So why are the Bengals favored? 281 00:14:20,920 --> 00:14:23,320 Speaker 3: Well, the Steelers are also reeling. They've lost three in 282 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 3: a row now, they've lost to good teams. The last 283 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 3: time these two met, Cincinnati put up a ton of points, 284 00:14:28,920 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 3: but they gave up a billion to Russell Wilson and company. 285 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 3: You just wonder if the Steelers have kind of maxed out. 286 00:14:35,120 --> 00:14:37,320 Speaker 3: There was an article on ESPN by this guy named 287 00:14:37,360 --> 00:14:41,680 Speaker 3: Bill Barnwell, and he weirdly took TJ. Watt to task, 288 00:14:41,720 --> 00:14:44,160 Speaker 3: and all these Steelers fans are angry at him. 289 00:14:44,480 --> 00:14:46,040 Speaker 2: Some of the numbers are interesting. 290 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:49,680 Speaker 3: You know, they're not his pass rush win rate, which 291 00:14:50,280 --> 00:14:53,720 Speaker 3: whatever you want to read into that, go for it. 292 00:14:53,720 --> 00:14:54,600 Speaker 2: It's way down. 293 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,040 Speaker 3: He's not getting double teamed as much as like the 294 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:01,280 Speaker 3: elite defense and pass rushers. And ultimately it's like, oh, 295 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 3: has the decline started? And it's like, Oh, is that 296 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:07,000 Speaker 3: gonna motivate what to eviscerate whoever? The Bengals are starting 297 00:15:07,000 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: at left tackle. It sounds like Mims is a game 298 00:15:09,320 --> 00:15:09,920 Speaker 3: time decision. 299 00:15:09,960 --> 00:15:10,320 Speaker 2: Not great. 300 00:15:10,400 --> 00:15:12,640 Speaker 3: Chase Brown probably not gonna be there. I did bet 301 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:14,720 Speaker 3: the Bengals earlier this week because I'm rooting for them. 302 00:15:15,120 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 3: Very small play, But if you had to ask me, 303 00:15:17,080 --> 00:15:19,840 Speaker 3: I think Pittsburgh probably wins this game. Then the trickle 304 00:15:19,880 --> 00:15:23,160 Speaker 3: down from that is, if Pittsburgh wins, the Chargers cannot 305 00:15:23,160 --> 00:15:26,960 Speaker 3: pass them. Obviously, the Chargers lost to Pittsburgh in a 306 00:15:27,000 --> 00:15:29,800 Speaker 3: game where Justin Herbert was injured midway through the game, 307 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 3: so then that Chargers Raiders game all of a sudden 308 00:15:32,240 --> 00:15:34,560 Speaker 3: becomes dicey on Sunday. So it's like, this is just 309 00:15:34,600 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 3: one of those weekends. I can't get too worked up. 310 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 3: Tampa Bay to win the division minus fourteen against the Saints. 311 00:15:41,800 --> 00:15:44,160 Speaker 2: Saints are a train wreck. Sure, the Bucks are gonna 312 00:15:44,440 --> 00:15:46,680 Speaker 2: are gonna are gonna win? Are they gonna win by fourteen? 313 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 3: Well, if they're a you know, thirty one nothing at 314 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 3: that point, do you say, hey, let's shut that. We 315 00:15:53,400 --> 00:15:55,840 Speaker 3: don't need any injuries to Baker or Bucky or Evans. 316 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:57,440 Speaker 3: And then do the Saints. 317 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 2: Come in the back door with some trash. I don't know. 318 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:01,640 Speaker 3: Buffalo there's sitting guys against New England. I don't even 319 00:16:01,680 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 3: care about that game. Packers Bears. For some reason, people 320 00:16:06,200 --> 00:16:07,960 Speaker 3: are betting the Packers here they have a chance to 321 00:16:08,000 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 3: get out of the seventh seed. I don't think the 322 00:16:10,480 --> 00:16:12,120 Speaker 3: Eagles want to see the Packers first round. I know 323 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,160 Speaker 3: Green Bay hasn't been great of late, but you see 324 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 3: as I go through these, like Miami Jets, it looks 325 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,280 Speaker 3: like it's gonna be Snoop Puntley and maybe Aaron Rodgers' 326 00:16:19,320 --> 00:16:22,120 Speaker 3: final game with the Jets. I just I'm so over 327 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:25,440 Speaker 3: the Jets. They just disgust me. At this point, Chiefs 328 00:16:25,480 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 3: are sitting everybody against Denver. Denver, all they need to 329 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,480 Speaker 3: do is win and they secure a playoff spot, which 330 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 3: would then k not Burrow out, assuming they're even alive. Also, 331 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:38,080 Speaker 3: the Dolphins have to lose for the Bengals to have 332 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 3: a shot. Bengals need a prayer to get in. 333 00:16:40,760 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 2: But we'll see. 334 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:46,120 Speaker 3: Stranger things have happened. Falcons Panthers, like, come on, what 335 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:46,800 Speaker 3: does that do for you? 336 00:16:46,840 --> 00:16:47,960 Speaker 2: Cowboys? Washington? 337 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:51,800 Speaker 3: No, thank you, Seattle. Rams now has zero meaning whatsoever 338 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 3: because the Rams have secured the division and that game 339 00:16:57,440 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 3: means nothing. Forty nine ers are cooked. What's his name, 340 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:02,360 Speaker 3: brock Perdi's not playing like these. 341 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,320 Speaker 2: Games are just garbage. 342 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:06,879 Speaker 3: The one game that matters is Lions Vikings, and we'd 343 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:11,600 Speaker 3: Jason took the three. Now it's a juice three. Detroit 344 00:17:11,640 --> 00:17:13,440 Speaker 3: is minus two and a half, but it's it's close 345 00:17:13,520 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 3: to three. I know everybody likes Detroit. I like Detroit. Obviously, 346 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 3: Ben Johnson's been just crushing it. Dan Campbell, thank you 347 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:24,359 Speaker 3: for keeping your starters in and winning me the fantasy 348 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 3: championship on Monday Night football. But short week to fly 349 00:17:27,320 --> 00:17:31,800 Speaker 3: home against a Brian Floores defense, and that Sam Darnold 350 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:34,800 Speaker 3: right now is cooking. It's a fascinating game. And then. 351 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:38,920 Speaker 2: I think, really Sunday is going to be one of 352 00:17:38,920 --> 00:17:40,680 Speaker 2: those days. Fortunately it's the start. 353 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:44,800 Speaker 3: Of my kids basketball season, so I will miss probably 354 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:46,760 Speaker 3: some of the action, but ultimately it's just not a 355 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,800 Speaker 3: great week in the NFL. I don't so much can 356 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,960 Speaker 3: happen with the draft. I don't see the Patriots winning, 357 00:17:52,960 --> 00:17:54,359 Speaker 3: but it looks like they're going to have the number 358 00:17:54,359 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 3: one pick, so yeah. 359 00:17:56,080 --> 00:17:58,520 Speaker 2: Anyways, so we could wrap up since we're not doing a. 360 00:17:58,520 --> 00:18:01,600 Speaker 3: Lot of gambling on Week eighteen, all I would say 361 00:18:01,720 --> 00:18:06,080 Speaker 3: was is I will be on probably the Vikings plus three, 362 00:18:06,680 --> 00:18:07,920 Speaker 3: and there was one other. 363 00:18:07,960 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 1: Oh. 364 00:18:08,160 --> 00:18:12,119 Speaker 3: I did bet Chargers a little bit anticipating a Steeler's loss, 365 00:18:12,680 --> 00:18:15,600 Speaker 3: but I would buy out of that if the Steelers win, 366 00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:19,199 Speaker 3: or that looks like they're gonna win. I don't know 367 00:18:19,400 --> 00:18:22,200 Speaker 3: if Denver can lay the lumber to Casey. I think 368 00:18:22,200 --> 00:18:23,639 Speaker 3: they can win, but I think the pressure will be 369 00:18:23,680 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 3: on them and Spagnolo probably going to be trying some 370 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,040 Speaker 3: stuff here with some young guys and we'll see what 371 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:29,400 Speaker 3: they got. 372 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:31,840 Speaker 2: I don't know. I just I don't really trust anybody 373 00:18:31,840 --> 00:18:32,439 Speaker 2: at this point. 374 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:37,080 Speaker 3: But the playoffs are coming up in a week, so 375 00:18:37,200 --> 00:18:39,840 Speaker 3: keep your powder dry, ladies and gentlemen. We can wrap 376 00:18:39,920 --> 00:18:44,760 Speaker 3: up with this Charles Barklay nonsense. So again, one of 377 00:18:44,760 --> 00:18:49,360 Speaker 3: my New Year's resolutions be online less. I'm eating dinner. 378 00:18:49,600 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 3: I am watching a TV show that I've seen with 379 00:18:53,160 --> 00:18:55,240 Speaker 3: my mom. I don't know if you guys have seen. 380 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,960 Speaker 3: What's it called, Oh my goodness. 381 00:19:00,080 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 2: It has key for Sutherland. No, not twenty four. It 382 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:10,119 Speaker 2: is the one with where he's the president designated survivor. 383 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:11,639 Speaker 2: It's a good show. It was on ABC. 384 00:19:11,720 --> 00:19:13,399 Speaker 3: I watched it and I showed my mom and she's like, 385 00:19:13,440 --> 00:19:15,840 Speaker 3: this show's amazing. I have been doing a lot of 386 00:19:15,880 --> 00:19:19,520 Speaker 3: streaming over the holidays because obviously I'm not watching a 387 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:24,439 Speaker 3: lot of this irrelevant Bowl games. I just started land 388 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:28,120 Speaker 3: Land Man, which is really good on Paramount Plus. It 389 00:19:28,160 --> 00:19:30,560 Speaker 3: an easy way to describe it as Taylor Sheridan did 390 00:19:30,560 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: the show and it is basically Yellowstone in Texas with 391 00:19:35,720 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 3: oil and at least that's my read. After one and 392 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 3: a half episodes, thought, I think it's good so far. 393 00:19:41,440 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 3: I watched this dumb show on Netflix, Obliterate, Obliterated. I mean, 394 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 3: it's not great, but it's okay, so you might want 395 00:19:49,560 --> 00:19:52,199 Speaker 3: to check that out. I really think Lioness might be 396 00:19:52,240 --> 00:19:53,600 Speaker 3: one of the best shows I've seen in like the 397 00:19:53,640 --> 00:19:56,719 Speaker 3: last five years. I'm totally obsessed with it. Just started 398 00:19:56,720 --> 00:20:00,359 Speaker 3: season two. It is tremendous on Paramount Plus. If you 399 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,359 Speaker 3: don't have Paramount Plus, easy solution. 400 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:05,480 Speaker 2: Is go to the. 401 00:20:07,600 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 3: Go to like the Apple Store and find one of 402 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,440 Speaker 3: these deals where you can get Paramount Plus for free 403 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 3: for a month and then just binge it really good stuff. 404 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:16,760 Speaker 2: But soon we will start. 405 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:22,720 Speaker 3: Watching basketball and the NBA is I think getting kind 406 00:20:22,720 --> 00:20:26,080 Speaker 3: of sort of spicy Cleveland Calves are on like a 407 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:30,080 Speaker 3: eighty sorry, seventy two win pace. Like there's some fun 408 00:20:30,119 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 3: stories happening around the league. There's the Calves, the Celtics 409 00:20:34,440 --> 00:20:36,560 Speaker 3: are great, the Knicks are surging. 410 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:38,080 Speaker 2: Oh, you'd love to see it. 411 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,679 Speaker 3: Jimmy Butler extremely unhappy in Miami, wants to be traded. 412 00:20:41,760 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 3: He'd say, they're not doing it. Sounds like a game 413 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:45,520 Speaker 3: of chicken. My guess is they're going to have to 414 00:20:45,520 --> 00:20:48,320 Speaker 3: move off of him. OKAC has peeled off thirteen in 415 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:51,040 Speaker 3: a row, and that's without Chet Holmgren. The top of 416 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 3: the West is OKC, Memphis, Houston, Denver and to that's 417 00:20:56,760 --> 00:21:00,720 Speaker 3: an obvious tough cell. Okay to the audience, I know SGA. 418 00:21:00,840 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 3: Everybody loves Jamran, everybody loves them Rockets. They don't really 419 00:21:04,720 --> 00:21:07,400 Speaker 3: have a star that anybody likes. But they're playing good basketball. 420 00:21:08,400 --> 00:21:12,120 Speaker 3: And you see in like the Timberwolves sputtering. The Warriors 421 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:15,239 Speaker 3: have lost. I mean, they are really just struggling. They 422 00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:18,920 Speaker 3: are tenth in the West. Phoenix is reeling, they're eleven 423 00:21:19,000 --> 00:21:21,480 Speaker 3: in the West. Sacramento fired their coach and maybe dr 424 00:21:21,520 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 3: and Fox is getting traded. 425 00:21:22,480 --> 00:21:25,520 Speaker 2: It's just a mess all over the NBA. That being said, 426 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 2: when the Christmas Games were awesome. 427 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,320 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in 428 00:21:31,359 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Foxsports Radio 429 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,960 Speaker 1: dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to 430 00:21:39,040 --> 00:21:39,720 Speaker 1: listen live. 431 00:21:40,520 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 2: Charles Barkley and the TNT crew. 432 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:45,320 Speaker 3: Last night, again, as I'm watching this show with my 433 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,800 Speaker 3: mom and eating dinner, I got a little sushi takeout 434 00:21:49,200 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 3: and all of a sudden, my phone just bing, bing, bing, 435 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:53,919 Speaker 3: and I'm like, all, I'm gonna ignore it. I'm not 436 00:21:53,920 --> 00:21:57,320 Speaker 3: gonna be Pavlov's dog every time my stupid phone rings 437 00:21:57,320 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 3: bing and honestly, it was like ten pings within two minutes, 438 00:22:00,800 --> 00:22:02,240 Speaker 3: and You're like, all right, well, is this some kind 439 00:22:02,240 --> 00:22:06,479 Speaker 3: of freaking emergency now? Oh, Barkley just lit up Reddick 440 00:22:06,520 --> 00:22:09,119 Speaker 3: and you on TNT and he called you Jason Monroe. 441 00:22:09,600 --> 00:22:12,400 Speaker 2: Ha ha ha oh okay, So. 442 00:22:12,359 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 3: I check it out, and I guess last night there 443 00:22:15,960 --> 00:22:22,760 Speaker 3: was a decent game between the Celtics and Minnesota and 444 00:22:23,160 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 3: high scoring game one eighteen one fifteen, you know, relative 445 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:27,600 Speaker 3: because I didn't watch it. You know, I'm hanging out 446 00:22:27,640 --> 00:22:30,760 Speaker 3: spending quality time with moms. Uh Tatum at thirty three, 447 00:22:31,760 --> 00:22:36,840 Speaker 3: Derek White twenty six, No Jalen Brown, no Kristaps Porzingis, 448 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:41,960 Speaker 3: And it was basically Aunt Edwards on the struggle bus 449 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:44,840 Speaker 3: and his teammates having to carry him. They made twenty 450 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:48,640 Speaker 3: one threes. Minnesota did shut twenty one of thirty nine, 451 00:22:48,880 --> 00:22:52,800 Speaker 3: fifty three percent for three and lost. How do they lose? Well, 452 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:59,440 Speaker 3: Boston hit twenty two threes twenty two, So Boston twenty 453 00:22:59,520 --> 00:23:03,560 Speaker 3: two five fifty seven fifty seven threes from Boston, thirty 454 00:23:03,640 --> 00:23:06,640 Speaker 3: nine from Minnesota. I'm doing the math here, and that 455 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 3: looks like ninety six three point attempts. And that just 456 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:15,520 Speaker 3: for some reason irks a lot of people. And as 457 00:23:15,560 --> 00:23:19,440 Speaker 3: they start rolling the highlights, instead of talk about the game, 458 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:25,120 Speaker 3: Charles Barkley for a minute proceeds to hammer the product. 459 00:23:25,280 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 2: Too many threes, a billion threes? Oh JJ. 460 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:31,840 Speaker 3: Reddick thinks it's my like, wait a minute, hold, what 461 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:32,680 Speaker 3: happened in the game? 462 00:23:33,280 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 2: Who cares? 463 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:37,119 Speaker 3: According to Charles Barkley, it doesn't matter. All he did 464 00:23:37,400 --> 00:23:40,280 Speaker 3: for the entire minute was take shots at Reddick, yell 465 00:23:40,320 --> 00:23:43,360 Speaker 3: at him. And even though Reddick didn't call out Barkley, 466 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:45,359 Speaker 3: that was me. And that's why that's when he throws 467 00:23:45,400 --> 00:23:48,439 Speaker 3: in at Jason Monroe, whoever the hell that is Barkley 468 00:23:48,520 --> 00:23:49,360 Speaker 3: is so funny, so. 469 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,560 Speaker 2: And that was the highlight for the game. 470 00:23:54,240 --> 00:24:00,399 Speaker 3: You're a league partner, okay, a league partner, and instead 471 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 3: of telling them what happened in the game, or what 472 00:24:02,040 --> 00:24:03,760 Speaker 3: was fun, or what you liked or didn't like, or 473 00:24:03,840 --> 00:24:09,840 Speaker 3: great move or great coaching, nothing positive. It's just all 474 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:13,440 Speaker 3: taking a dump on the product and how bad the 475 00:24:13,560 --> 00:24:16,359 Speaker 3: NBA is. And I will go back to what I 476 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:22,440 Speaker 3: said before. If the ringless king of the NBA's most 477 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,000 Speaker 3: popular pregame post game show, if all that guy does 478 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 3: is take shots at the game, the product, three pointers, 479 00:24:31,080 --> 00:24:34,479 Speaker 3: coaches players. If that's all he does, why would I, 480 00:24:34,800 --> 00:24:37,920 Speaker 3: as a fan want to watch? It just doesn't make sense. 481 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:43,520 Speaker 3: And compounding matters is they're a league partner. They're in 482 00:24:43,720 --> 00:24:50,240 Speaker 3: bed together. The NBA is paying Charles Barkley to insult 483 00:24:50,359 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 3: the NBA. Just kind of wrap your head around that. Now. 484 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 3: I know there's some people out there because I've seen 485 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:55,240 Speaker 3: the replies. 486 00:24:55,880 --> 00:24:58,960 Speaker 2: Well, Jay, he's just saying what we all think. Well, no, 487 00:25:00,040 --> 00:25:02,320 Speaker 2: you're not an independent thinker. You're just ripping your stuff 488 00:25:02,320 --> 00:25:03,880 Speaker 2: from Barkley. 489 00:25:04,720 --> 00:25:07,880 Speaker 3: Why are you watching inside the NBA if you think 490 00:25:07,880 --> 00:25:09,800 Speaker 3: the product sucks? Oh, so I can laugh at Charles 491 00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,040 Speaker 3: make fun of the product. Really, that's what you do. 492 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,520 Speaker 3: And by the way, the NBA ratings on Christmas were massive. 493 00:25:18,080 --> 00:25:20,600 Speaker 3: The NFL ratings on Christmas. Now they were streaming this 494 00:25:20,680 --> 00:25:24,280 Speaker 3: year as opposed to linear television, they were down significantly. 495 00:25:24,320 --> 00:25:26,520 Speaker 3: The numbers are out there now. They were big numbers 496 00:25:26,520 --> 00:25:28,840 Speaker 3: obviously for the NFL, but they were way down streaming 497 00:25:29,160 --> 00:25:33,760 Speaker 3: for when the NFL was on whatever, Fox, CBS, NBC, 498 00:25:33,800 --> 00:25:38,000 Speaker 3: whatever it was on last year. Meanwhile, THENBA games were tremendous, 499 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:41,600 Speaker 3: same network, same everything, way up now. I still think 500 00:25:41,600 --> 00:25:45,320 Speaker 3: it's a little silly to compare one of seventeen NFL 501 00:25:45,359 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 3: games to one of eighty two NBA. One has big 502 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:50,200 Speaker 3: time emergency ones late in the season, the other is 503 00:25:50,280 --> 00:25:52,959 Speaker 3: not even at the All Star break, not even midway 504 00:25:52,960 --> 00:25:56,200 Speaker 3: through the season. So I think that's a little silly. 505 00:25:56,560 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 3: And then the other matter is like the product doesn't stink. 506 00:26:01,320 --> 00:26:02,200 Speaker 2: I saw stat. 507 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:04,639 Speaker 3: Victor Wimbinyama has I think it was like two hundred 508 00:26:04,640 --> 00:26:06,679 Speaker 3: and twenty one three pointers made and two hundred and 509 00:26:06,680 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 3: twenty dunks this season, and people are like, that's what's 510 00:26:10,760 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 3: wrong with the NBA. How is what wombin Yama has 511 00:26:18,000 --> 00:26:22,879 Speaker 3: probably made more threes in his career a year and 512 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 3: a half than the top ten centers made in their 513 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:31,480 Speaker 3: entire career combined in NBA history. So he's doing things 514 00:26:31,560 --> 00:26:36,800 Speaker 3: that no other center could do before. Victor women Yama 515 00:26:36,800 --> 00:26:40,040 Speaker 3: the seven foot five unicorn, That to me is amazing. 516 00:26:40,080 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 3: Now some people will see that as a negative. But 517 00:26:43,040 --> 00:26:46,480 Speaker 3: you and I, you guys have seen the ror shark test, 518 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,240 Speaker 3: where people look at something and everybody sees something different. 519 00:26:51,080 --> 00:26:54,159 Speaker 3: I could look at it and see a cat hissing, 520 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,960 Speaker 3: and you could look at it and see an ace 521 00:26:58,000 --> 00:26:59,879 Speaker 3: of spades. I don't know, I'm just whatever. You know, 522 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:05,280 Speaker 3: like you look at it and you think independently. I 523 00:27:05,359 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 3: look at it and I think independently. My outlook I 524 00:27:08,600 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 3: don't know. Maybe it's the California son or whatever, but 525 00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 3: my outlook has consistently gotten more positive since I moved 526 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:15,400 Speaker 3: out here. 527 00:27:15,920 --> 00:27:16,880 Speaker 2: I have noticed that. 528 00:27:17,359 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 3: Maybe I'm relentlessly positive because I just don't like being negative. 529 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:22,239 Speaker 1: Now. 530 00:27:22,320 --> 00:27:24,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I know, I'll say, oh, this guy stings blah 531 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:28,720 Speaker 3: blah blah. Sometimes you can't listen. You shoot, let's just 532 00:27:28,800 --> 00:27:32,119 Speaker 3: use Anthony Richardson. You know, you're two for fifteen passing 533 00:27:32,119 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 3: in the first half. Very tough to put a positive 534 00:27:34,600 --> 00:27:40,479 Speaker 3: spin on that. Okay, for the Colts, Dorian Thompson Robinson, folks, 535 00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,719 Speaker 3: he might be the worst quarterback in NFL history, depending 536 00:27:43,760 --> 00:27:45,639 Speaker 3: on where you cut off the snaps and starts. 537 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:48,919 Speaker 2: He's been that bad. There's no way for me to 538 00:27:48,960 --> 00:27:52,199 Speaker 2: be positive about that. Some things, obviously you can't. But 539 00:27:52,359 --> 00:27:55,639 Speaker 2: like to say the NBA is putting out a bad product, now, 540 00:27:55,680 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 2: that to me is laughable. These guys are doing things 541 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:05,440 Speaker 2: that people before them could not do. They couldn't How 542 00:28:05,520 --> 00:28:11,040 Speaker 2: is that put down worthy? So I'm really curious if 543 00:28:11,040 --> 00:28:13,000 Speaker 2: Reddick even addresses Barkley's nonsense. 544 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,399 Speaker 3: It's just it feels like, you know, Barkley's one of 545 00:28:16,440 --> 00:28:19,320 Speaker 3: these old yelling at the cloud guy. 546 00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:19,560 Speaker 1: Hey. 547 00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 2: Back in my day, you know, centers would back people 548 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:24,680 Speaker 2: down and put the moves on him. 549 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:29,200 Speaker 3: Okay, and now Victor Wobin Yama he's doing that. And oh, 550 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,040 Speaker 3: by the way, he's also stepping out to the. 551 00:28:31,040 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 2: Three point line. 552 00:28:34,119 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 3: And drilling threes because you couldn't do that, not at 553 00:28:38,200 --> 00:28:40,040 Speaker 3: the rate he's doing it and at the clip he is. 554 00:28:41,000 --> 00:28:43,120 Speaker 2: So I don't know. I'm sorry, I'm being positive about 555 00:28:43,160 --> 00:28:43,520 Speaker 2: the NBA. 556 00:28:43,640 --> 00:28:46,800 Speaker 3: If you don't like it, fine, I get it. It's 557 00:28:46,840 --> 00:28:49,120 Speaker 3: not for everybody. I couldn't tell you the first thing 558 00:28:49,160 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 3: about hockey. You don't hear me dump dumping on hockey 559 00:28:53,400 --> 00:28:55,760 Speaker 3: all the time. What's the point? By the way, NHL 560 00:28:55,840 --> 00:28:58,520 Speaker 3: ratings down more than NBA ratings year to year. 561 00:28:58,800 --> 00:28:59,440 Speaker 2: But it's weird. 562 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 3: Nobody's says anything about that. Wonder what that's about. Huh 563 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:05,760 Speaker 3: Any ideas. 564 00:29:06,520 --> 00:29:08,800 Speaker 2: We'll just wrap up on that. Talk to you guys 565 00:29:08,840 --> 00:29:09,240 Speaker 2: on Monday.