1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,760 Speaker 1: So everybody, welcome in to this TGIF edition of Texans 2 00:00:03,800 --> 00:00:07,280 Speaker 1: All Access from the Honday Texans Radio Studio. I'm your host, 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,959 Speaker 1: John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter as Mark is getting 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,160 Speaker 1: a little R and R this week. It's been fun 5 00:00:13,520 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: to be with you. We've had a lot of good stuff. 6 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:19,960 Speaker 1: This week. We'll have even more GM of lone Stars 7 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 1: Sports and entertainment. My man, David Fletch, you're gonna join us. 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: We got a lot of stuff happening at NRG Stadium 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 1: before training camp starts, and we'll get to that in 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:32,400 Speaker 1: just a second. A big piece of news came out yesterday. 11 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:34,560 Speaker 1: I want to reiterate it because we're three weeks away 12 00:00:34,560 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: from training camp, but we'll wait for that. July twentieth. 13 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: My guys from Manchester City, Pep Kevin de Bruner with 14 00:00:43,479 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 1: new signees to the team, Calvin Phillips coming over from 15 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: Leeds United. Really excited to see Manchester City against Club 16 00:00:51,840 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: America on July twentieth. That's gonna happen. That's all. That's 17 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: all due to my man David, your low star sports entertainment. 18 00:01:01,520 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: There's also the Tax Act Texas Bowl. We got to 19 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,720 Speaker 1: talk about that. And because Fletch is so involved in 20 00:01:06,760 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: college sports, I got to ask him about USC and 21 00:01:08,600 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: UCLA both going to the Big Ten. I know it 22 00:01:12,680 --> 00:01:15,479 Speaker 1: sounds weird, right, I mean, the USC and UCLA going 23 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: to the Big ten. Odd that I was out in 24 00:01:18,640 --> 00:01:22,119 Speaker 1: LA last week when that news broke, and I wasn't 25 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: listening to sports radio while I was out there, and 26 00:01:24,400 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 1: just now it's LA sports radio. I'm not listening to 27 00:01:26,720 --> 00:01:29,600 Speaker 1: them talk about the Dodgers and anything else, and you know, 28 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,760 Speaker 1: the Lakers. But I would be curious if that actually 29 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:35,559 Speaker 1: was a big talking point. I don't know. We'll find 30 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: out in due time, but US UCLA going to the 31 00:01:38,880 --> 00:01:44,240 Speaker 1: Big Ten. Don't know what directly that means for the 32 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:46,880 Speaker 1: Big twelve the Big Ten, but we do know it 33 00:01:46,920 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: means for the Big Ten, But I don't know for 34 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,760 Speaker 1: the Big twelve sec acc what even it means the 35 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 1: Back twelve right now. So we'll figure all that out later. 36 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: But I know Flex is gonna have some opinions on 37 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: what's going on at college sports. He's one of the 38 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: best and brightest in that field. I do you a 39 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,320 Speaker 1: great job at Elise to see so he will join 40 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: us in just a little bit. But this is a 41 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:07,240 Speaker 1: defensive back Friday. I'm a former defensive back, played safety, 42 00:02:07,840 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: played at corner when I was a freshman in college, 43 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:11,480 Speaker 1: played safety when I was in high school. I was 44 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:13,640 Speaker 1: too slow to play corner. But you know, when you're smart, 45 00:02:13,680 --> 00:02:15,320 Speaker 1: you could do some things. Yeah, you never know. So 46 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: it's a defensive back Friday. So we're also gonna have 47 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: a little where are they now with Danielle Manning and 48 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:23,800 Speaker 1: Levey Smith told us a great story back. This was 49 00:02:24,800 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: probably a few months ago. We were talking about the 50 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: draft process and him going to Pro days and such, 51 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: and he said when he was head coach with Chicago Bears, 52 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:34,960 Speaker 1: he said one of his area scouts, that was the 53 00:02:34,960 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: area scout down here in the Southwest area, said hey, look, coach, 54 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 1: I want you to come see this guy work out. 55 00:02:42,440 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 1: You got you gotta see him. I love this guy. 56 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:48,080 Speaker 1: You really need to take a look at Danielle Manning. 57 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:51,160 Speaker 1: And we're gonna whose workout at Coursicna High School. Now. 58 00:02:51,919 --> 00:02:55,480 Speaker 1: I went to Coursicana back in December. There was a 59 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,920 Speaker 1: Division two Bowl game that I got a chance to do. 60 00:02:58,040 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: And of course, a Cana's really the stadium is kind 61 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: of on the mid nowhere it was kind of fascinating, 62 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:06,360 Speaker 1: and this scout convinced Lovey Smith come on out and 63 00:03:06,960 --> 00:03:10,679 Speaker 1: see Daniel Manning. And it was basically four people there. 64 00:03:11,040 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: It was the scout, it was Lovey, it was Danielle 65 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: and I think it was Daniel's mom or a family 66 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,520 Speaker 1: member of Daniel's that was at four people at course 67 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,040 Speaker 1: Canna High School doing his workout. You know by the way, 68 00:03:23,080 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: that scout was Chris Ballard, who was now the GM 69 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,720 Speaker 1: of the Anneapolis Cults, and love that was love He's 70 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: telling the story as a way of saying, I love 71 00:03:31,480 --> 00:03:33,480 Speaker 1: going on the road for Pro days and working guys out. 72 00:03:33,520 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: I love that. I love the process of that. And 73 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 1: you could tell during this last draft offseason that Lovey 74 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:41,480 Speaker 1: was out and about was a A and M's at 75 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: Ohio Stay. I think he was at LSU two, Cincinnattie. 76 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: He's at a lot of different places for pro days, 77 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,160 Speaker 1: which you see some head coaches, but you don't see 78 00:03:50,160 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: a ton of them. But Lovey was out and about. 79 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:56,240 Speaker 1: Now that story it was about Daniel Manning. Daniel Manning 80 00:03:56,240 --> 00:03:58,600 Speaker 1: did a little where Are They Now with Drew Doherty, 81 00:03:58,680 --> 00:04:00,640 Speaker 1: So we'll have that a little later in the show. 82 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: But we're gonna kick off today's show first with the 83 00:04:04,600 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 1: minor news you already know this training camp July twenty nine. 84 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:12,280 Speaker 1: I'll do the math for you. Three weeks from today, 85 00:04:12,600 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: at this time, Mark vann Mere and I will be 86 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,040 Speaker 1: recapping what happened in training camp day one. That's a 87 00:04:18,200 --> 00:04:20,600 Speaker 1: three weeks. Three weeks, that's all you gotta wait. And 88 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: one of the guys that I have a feeling, we'll 89 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: be talking about his defensive back, MJ. Stewart. Now, if 90 00:04:26,120 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: you don't know much about MJ, he had his career, 91 00:04:28,720 --> 00:04:30,920 Speaker 1: not that MJ, even though they did both go to 92 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:34,920 Speaker 1: North Carolina. MJ now Michael Jordan. MJ. Stewart played his 93 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,920 Speaker 1: college ball at North Carolina, had a great senior year, 94 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 1: a really good senior Bowl, got drafted, played with the Browns, 95 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 1: had a couple of solid games last year for the Browns. 96 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:47,159 Speaker 1: Hit the free agent market, Texans jumped on it, brought 97 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:50,320 Speaker 1: him here to put him into competition in that back 98 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: four at safety. It was fun gett an opportunity to 99 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:56,160 Speaker 1: talk with m J. Stewart. So here we go, Mark 100 00:04:56,440 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: Me and m J. M J Stewart, You Texan m J. 101 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:03,680 Speaker 1: Stewart joining us on Texans Radio. Great to have you 102 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,599 Speaker 1: with us. So how's it been here so far? Man? 103 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: It's been a blessed blessing man, you know what I mean, 104 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:12,080 Speaker 1: Just you know, the coaches, the players, everybody has just 105 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: embraced me. You know what I mean. I've been learning 106 00:05:13,880 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 1: the defense, you know. So I'm blessed. Okay, I'm gonna 107 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,040 Speaker 1: ask you the most difficult question and didn't get all day. 108 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 1: Are you a corner, a nickel or a safety? So 109 00:05:23,279 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: I play all of them, but I know it's just 110 00:05:26,320 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: why I ask. I think. I think, at this point 111 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,920 Speaker 1: in my career, I'm a safety. What do you enjoy? 112 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: And it's got to be so different playing corner, especially 113 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: on the outside, and then playing safety. Yeah, it is 114 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,440 Speaker 1: definitely different. You know, safeties more, you know, up top, 115 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: you can see everything more like the quarterback of the defense, 116 00:05:43,000 --> 00:05:45,160 Speaker 1: where it's like, you know, corner is more like a 117 00:05:45,680 --> 00:05:48,120 Speaker 1: it's me versue, you know what I mean, university receiver 118 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:50,720 Speaker 1: who won't win, you know what I mean. So playing here, 119 00:05:51,520 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 1: I've been around the league for a while, but you 120 00:05:53,040 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: get to play in a love you smith defense and 121 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:57,719 Speaker 1: I don't know, maybe that factored in your decision. Maybe 122 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:00,560 Speaker 1: it didn't. But now that you've been here and you've 123 00:06:00,600 --> 00:06:04,159 Speaker 1: seen how you fit into it, what kind of decision 124 00:06:04,240 --> 00:06:06,400 Speaker 1: did you make for yourself to be in this defense 125 00:06:06,480 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: playing for love You and for the Texans. Uh? It 126 00:06:09,240 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: was probably the best decision for me, you know what 127 00:06:11,200 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, being in the defense for a 128 00:06:13,600 --> 00:06:15,920 Speaker 1: little bit, now you know, I love it. The defense 129 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: is great man, the way you know, Coach love You 130 00:06:18,680 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: has the schemes. Uh, it's made for people to make plays. Yep. Uh, 131 00:06:23,400 --> 00:06:26,520 Speaker 1: you're with the Browns and in a playoff game, headb 132 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:30,360 Speaker 1: like ten tackles and a pick right, and not that 133 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:32,839 Speaker 1: we've ever heard of the Cleveland Browns before, there's something on. 134 00:06:33,120 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 1: But but that had to be special because that was 135 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 1: the first playoff victory with the new Browns. So what 136 00:06:40,480 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: was that day like for you? Man? It was kind 137 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,840 Speaker 1: of just like any other day, you know. Um, I 138 00:06:45,880 --> 00:06:48,000 Speaker 1: had got my chance and I just you know, made 139 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: the most out of it. Um. I mean, you know, 140 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:53,559 Speaker 1: I just every time I step up in that field, 141 00:06:53,560 --> 00:06:55,240 Speaker 1: I'll just be like, but it's time to go, you 142 00:06:55,279 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: know what I mean? Yeah, you got a ball, you 143 00:06:57,160 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: know what I mean. So, so MJ for player fans 144 00:07:00,520 --> 00:07:03,320 Speaker 1: in Houston that maybe haven't seen your play didn't see 145 00:07:03,320 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: you playing that playoff game. But by the way, that 146 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 1: wasn't just a run of the middle game. You didn't 147 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: have your head coach in that game. You didn't have 148 00:07:09,279 --> 00:07:11,000 Speaker 1: there was one other coach you didn't have either in 149 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:12,360 Speaker 1: that game too, I can't remember, but you had some 150 00:07:12,400 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: players missing too, and you beat Pittsburck on the road. Um, 151 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,280 Speaker 1: I'm not saying I didn't watch that game. I did 152 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: watch a game. But for fans that didn't and haven't 153 00:07:19,600 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: folowed your career, what a Texans got? And then MJ. Stewart, 154 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: What kind of player are you? What are the things 155 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: that you cherishing that you value in your game? I'm 156 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: a dog man, you know what I mean. I'm a 157 00:07:31,240 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: dog and I'm always gonna work hard, you know what 158 00:07:33,040 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: i mean. You're gonna see me all day. I'm gonna 159 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: be talking some trash, you know what I mean. But 160 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: you know I'm always gonna give you my biss, you 161 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,600 Speaker 1: know what i mean. Whether I'm hurt or whatever. If 162 00:07:41,640 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: I can go out there on that field, I'm gonna 163 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:44,680 Speaker 1: give you my all. You know what i mean. You're 164 00:07:44,680 --> 00:07:49,480 Speaker 1: gonna see me at least five or ten times during 165 00:07:49,480 --> 00:07:52,360 Speaker 1: the game making some type of play, because that's what 166 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,200 Speaker 1: I just probled myself on. You know, when I get 167 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:55,880 Speaker 1: a chance to get on the TV, you know, because 168 00:07:55,880 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: it's a blessing to be in this position. So when 169 00:07:58,160 --> 00:07:59,720 Speaker 1: I get a chance to get on the TV on 170 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:03,520 Speaker 1: a TV MJ S George joining us on Texans Radio. 171 00:08:03,640 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: What are you seeing in this Houston offense that you 172 00:08:06,000 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: were facing this offseason? US? What are you seeing out 173 00:08:09,960 --> 00:08:12,560 Speaker 1: of this Texans offense? What's your take on it? What 174 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:15,280 Speaker 1: you're seeing them bring to the table here throughout the 175 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,640 Speaker 1: offseason practices. Man, the coach, he'd be dilling it up man, 176 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: especially against us too, he'd be dolling like he'd be 177 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:23,400 Speaker 1: scheming this up man, Like it's a you know, the 178 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:25,520 Speaker 1: office is going to be good, But you have to 179 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: in the spring, right because you guys are sitting there 180 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: watching film and you mess up a play and the 181 00:08:31,560 --> 00:08:33,760 Speaker 1: coach is like, hey, we miss it on this particular route. 182 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 1: They're gonna run that route again and you're gonna get them. 183 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:38,200 Speaker 1: They've been working you guys have been working on seeing them. 184 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,280 Speaker 1: They've been working on seeing you during this spring. But 185 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: those are valuable reps. That you're getting. You guys in Cleveland, 186 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: did get a chance to see Davis Mills for a 187 00:08:47,240 --> 00:08:48,920 Speaker 1: little bit. I don't know his week two. You probably 188 00:08:48,920 --> 00:08:51,079 Speaker 1: didn't know a lot about him going in. What do 189 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: you see from him specifically facing him Davis Mills every day? Yeah, 190 00:08:54,760 --> 00:08:56,600 Speaker 1: I mean I didn't. Uh, I don't know when we 191 00:08:56,640 --> 00:08:59,520 Speaker 1: played him last year. Uh, you know, I really didn't 192 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: know too much. Bottom. Oh, but with I've seen since 193 00:09:02,960 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: i've been here. You know, he's progressing very well. You 194 00:09:05,640 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: know what I mean. He's uh, he's making the right throws, 195 00:09:08,160 --> 00:09:11,199 Speaker 1: making the right decisions, putting the throws on targets. So 196 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:15,440 Speaker 1: you know I'm behind him, all right, MJ. Some quick 197 00:09:15,559 --> 00:09:19,199 Speaker 1: hurry up offense, off field questions? You're ready all right? 198 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: Other sport you'd be a pro at if it wasn't football, 199 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 1: given the ability? What's your choice? Uh, I say, dodgeball? Dodgeball. 200 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: That's the best answer we've gotten all ye Other profession 201 00:09:37,160 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: What you'd be doing other than being a professional athlete? 202 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:47,680 Speaker 1: Real estate? Okay, sir, are you already dabbling? You're dabbling 203 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: playing out here? Okay? Cheet food? What is your favorite 204 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,400 Speaker 1: cheat food? What you want to binge on? A food. 205 00:09:55,480 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: It's not really what Lad Harris would recommend. But what 206 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: is it? Wings? I love lemon pepper wings? Bad for you? Win, 207 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: You're fine. It's just one thing. It's wings. If it's 208 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,280 Speaker 1: one thing, it's fine, right, Sugar, We've had a couple 209 00:10:10,280 --> 00:10:14,280 Speaker 1: of guys lemon pepper wings. Yeah, like that's been to me. 210 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,480 Speaker 1: I don't think that's cheating. I feel like that's actually 211 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,600 Speaker 1: staying on the Yah. Yeah, on my plan, it's you know, 212 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,000 Speaker 1: health food. Give me two or three TV shows you 213 00:10:23,080 --> 00:10:25,040 Speaker 1: might have binged in the last couple of years that 214 00:10:25,080 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: you really like. Um, one is power. I'm being watching 215 00:10:29,679 --> 00:10:32,400 Speaker 1: All American right now. Yes, I'm catching up. How far 216 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:35,960 Speaker 1: are you in season three? Okay? So I got probably 217 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:38,840 Speaker 1: the rest of this season in the season four? Good? 218 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: And uh I actually did like the Euphoria Show. You 219 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: like the Euphoria Show? I did, like. I haven't watched 220 00:10:44,920 --> 00:10:49,200 Speaker 1: that yet. It is different, Yes, I've heard it's very different. 221 00:10:49,440 --> 00:10:52,199 Speaker 1: I heard it. It's not a feel good show. No, 222 00:10:53,960 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: don't watch it with the family. Yeah, but what going 223 00:10:58,000 --> 00:11:00,720 Speaker 1: feeling good? No, that's not that one. You So what 224 00:11:00,840 --> 00:11:03,080 Speaker 1: All Americans good? Though? Yeah? For sure, marks got get 225 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:08,360 Speaker 1: up on All Americans it's good. That bad. No, the 226 00:11:08,520 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: visuals are incredible, Like they're incredible, very very good. All right, 227 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,600 Speaker 1: I got some of the words for you. So where 228 00:11:16,640 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 1: do we start? Okay, Michael or Lebron to North Carolina 229 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:27,280 Speaker 1: with aspect aspect the greatest, man, I shouldn't know how 230 00:11:27,360 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 1: you lean on that some time, University of North Carolina. 231 00:11:31,000 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: It's hard to go against Jordan, but you know what 232 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:36,160 Speaker 1: I mean, Like Lebron has done some amazing things in 233 00:11:36,240 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 1: his career too, So yep, it's um And you know, 234 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:42,040 Speaker 1: a lot of people trying to make the argument about 235 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,640 Speaker 1: like the game has changed. You know, the game was 236 00:11:44,679 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: different back then, the game is different now. Like it's 237 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 1: hard to tell. So you know, it's just in their 238 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:53,000 Speaker 1: respective times, they're both the greatest, you know what I mean. 239 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,360 Speaker 1: It's hard to compare them because they both came from 240 00:11:55,360 --> 00:12:00,480 Speaker 1: its supposed to answer, you gotta pick. Uh, oh man, 241 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:04,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go Lebron. Okay, see, I would too love 242 00:12:04,559 --> 00:12:08,920 Speaker 1: love that network is penning an email? Dear mister Stewart. Answer, Uh, 243 00:12:09,280 --> 00:12:10,719 Speaker 1: we're going on a trip. You got to wear a 244 00:12:10,760 --> 00:12:12,199 Speaker 1: suit and tie. I don't know if you have to, 245 00:12:12,400 --> 00:12:14,760 Speaker 1: but maybe this in this case we are Are you 246 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: wearing some clean Jordan's or leather dress shoes shoes? Sure? 247 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:23,640 Speaker 1: I like it. You gotta respect the dress shoes. Okay, okay, 248 00:12:23,800 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: I like it. All right. You got a solo. You 249 00:12:27,200 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: can either sing it, guitar it or drum it. I'm 250 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: a sing you're singing it. I'm a scene. See what's 251 00:12:33,520 --> 00:12:37,599 Speaker 1: your go to song? Right now? Yeah? You know you 252 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: We're not gonna make you, Oh, what have to sing? 253 00:12:44,880 --> 00:12:48,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say, oh, the Mariah Carry song. You know 254 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: we belong together? You know? Yeah? All right? All right, 255 00:12:53,280 --> 00:12:55,480 Speaker 1: So would you rather so this another one? Would you 256 00:12:55,640 --> 00:13:00,680 Speaker 1: rather be miked up or sing your favorite yoke song 257 00:13:00,880 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: at a karaoke bar? Because if you talk trash, you'd 258 00:13:04,360 --> 00:13:06,240 Speaker 1: like being miked up. I know that. Yeah, but you'd 259 00:13:06,280 --> 00:13:11,920 Speaker 1: like to say but the karaoke bar it definitely had 260 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: up John. All Right, all right, appreciate it. Thank you 261 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: all for having me appreciate it. Thank you. We had 262 00:13:18,240 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 1: a good time with m J. Stewart, no doubt. And 263 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,520 Speaker 1: I've said this whether over the years. You know, it 264 00:13:24,559 --> 00:13:27,920 Speaker 1: doesn't matter whether you get the stars on radio or 265 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,080 Speaker 1: you get even you know, guys that play a lot 266 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,440 Speaker 1: or guys that are you know the fifty third man 267 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: in the roster. If they're good on the radio, I'm 268 00:13:34,640 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: putting them on the air. David Anderson, when he was 269 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:38,800 Speaker 1: with the Texans many many years ago, became a great 270 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: friend because he was great on the radio. We'd bring 271 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,520 Speaker 1: him in and there's one time he brought his mom 272 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:45,280 Speaker 1: in studio with us because he told us a great 273 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,959 Speaker 1: story about growing up. So if you're good on the radio, 274 00:13:48,280 --> 00:13:50,200 Speaker 1: you will get on the radio. And m J. Stewart 275 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 1: is very, very good on the radio, and we thank 276 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:56,959 Speaker 1: him for his time. I mentioned Man City. They're coming 277 00:13:57,040 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: to Houston July twentieth. The Tax Act, Texas Ball it's 278 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,599 Speaker 1: coming back. I don't think it ever left. It just 279 00:14:02,800 --> 00:14:07,360 Speaker 1: waits until December. But that's happening. And the man responsible 280 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:09,840 Speaker 1: is David Fletcher, the GM of Lone Star Sports Entertainment. 281 00:14:09,880 --> 00:14:12,320 Speaker 1: He joins me next right here in Texans All Access. 282 00:14:12,960 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: It's all access, it's all acts. What's up, everybody? Welcome 283 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:19,880 Speaker 1: back to Friday, Nation of Texans All Access. As we cruise. 284 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:24,760 Speaker 1: But that was good, wasn't it. We cruise into a 285 00:14:25,000 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: July weekend. Expect one hundred and two this weekend. It's 286 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:31,440 Speaker 1: gonna be awesome, but you know it's also awesome. Is 287 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: three weeks from today training camp starts. I can't say 288 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: that enough, Man, I cannot say it enough. However, we 289 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:47,280 Speaker 1: got events happening at NRG before training camp starts, which 290 00:14:47,360 --> 00:14:49,960 Speaker 1: gives me the opportunity to talk to one of my 291 00:14:50,120 --> 00:14:53,840 Speaker 1: great friends over in the building. Always get a charge 292 00:14:53,920 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 1: in my step when I get the opportunity to talk 293 00:14:57,080 --> 00:15:03,000 Speaker 1: about my favorite saw sucker club in the world, and 294 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: I even get a bigger charge when I get a 295 00:15:05,520 --> 00:15:08,360 Speaker 1: chance to see them. I get an even bigger charge 296 00:15:08,360 --> 00:15:10,000 Speaker 1: when I get a chance to talk to my man 297 00:15:10,360 --> 00:15:13,000 Speaker 1: who is going to make it all happen. On July twentieth, 298 00:15:13,160 --> 00:15:17,360 Speaker 1: we got to talk to the GM of LSSC, David Fletcher, 299 00:15:17,440 --> 00:15:20,920 Speaker 1: my good pal, who is bringing my team the twenty 300 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: twenty two Premier League champions Manchester City two n Archy 301 00:15:25,000 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: Stadium on July twentieth. And as you could tell, Fletch, 302 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: I am excited, buddy. What's going on? How's your summer been, man? 303 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,920 Speaker 1: Ever since we announced this event, it has been a whirlwind. 304 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:42,200 Speaker 1: The twenty twenty two Copida Alone Star Manchester City Club America. 305 00:15:42,560 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: It's made my summer go by really fast in the 306 00:15:44,960 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks, even faster as we head into 307 00:15:49,120 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: the final stress before this incredible soccer showcase gonna be 308 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,080 Speaker 1: a lot of fun, Johnny, And yes, your guys, outside 309 00:15:56,120 --> 00:16:00,360 Speaker 1: of a five minute stretch in the Champions League seven final, 310 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,560 Speaker 1: have made this entire journey a lot of fun, given 311 00:16:03,640 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: how much success they've had and carried into this offseason 312 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:10,600 Speaker 1: with some incredible signings as well a man Champions League. 313 00:16:10,600 --> 00:16:12,360 Speaker 1: The last two years there's just been nothing but a 314 00:16:12,440 --> 00:16:16,520 Speaker 1: gut punch, giving up the lead on leg two this year, 315 00:16:17,120 --> 00:16:20,280 Speaker 1: losing in the finals at Chelsea the year before. Like oh, 316 00:16:20,800 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: but but but I'll ask you this, Look, Manchester City's 317 00:16:24,880 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: gonna have fans regardless, but the energy to be able 318 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:29,720 Speaker 1: to say that they were the twenty twenty two Premier 319 00:16:29,800 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 1: League champions. Happened to know all about five minutes in 320 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: their final game. Again, asked asketon Via, how important was 321 00:16:35,600 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: it to you or how excited were you to see 322 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:41,280 Speaker 1: man City with those three goals to come from behind 323 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: to get the win to clinch the Premier League Championship. Look, 324 00:16:46,160 --> 00:16:49,960 Speaker 1: it's incredibly exciting for our community as a as a personally, 325 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:53,800 Speaker 1: I will say, and I've played soccer. We've done so 326 00:16:53,920 --> 00:16:58,480 Speaker 1: many great events at NRG Stadium in this community, we 327 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:00,600 Speaker 1: have we have a lot to talk about around the 328 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 1: upcoming World Cup as well, But um, you know, I can't. 329 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,399 Speaker 1: My wife would might argue this a little bit differently, 330 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:09,959 Speaker 1: but I don't think I've been more excited than when 331 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: they scored that third goal, outside of maybe Vince Young 332 00:17:13,240 --> 00:17:16,119 Speaker 1: running into the end zone as a rose Bowl. I 333 00:17:16,880 --> 00:17:20,040 Speaker 1: was personally thrilled. Um. And and that's on top of 334 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: the great run that Club America had to finish their season. 335 00:17:22,640 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: It just created a tremendous amount of excitement around this matchup. 336 00:17:26,160 --> 00:17:30,240 Speaker 1: These two teams have such great history, such incredible amount 337 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,640 Speaker 1: of respect for each other, but they don't play each 338 00:17:32,680 --> 00:17:35,960 Speaker 1: other often. So for us as a as a community, 339 00:17:36,040 --> 00:17:38,800 Speaker 1: it's it's a really exciting development for for our organization. 340 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,080 Speaker 1: It's it's incredible that we get a chance to bring 341 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:46,000 Speaker 1: these two teams to Houston for this experience. And yeah, 342 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,879 Speaker 1: I was a little excited, to say the least, when 343 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:51,639 Speaker 1: when that last goal went in on Championships Sunday a 344 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,400 Speaker 1: few a few months back. Okay, I'm gonna admit something 345 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:58,640 Speaker 1: and I probably shouldn't because it's going to show my age, 346 00:17:58,680 --> 00:18:01,040 Speaker 1: which I don't care. I tell people I don't care. 347 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:03,680 Speaker 1: I turned fifty at the end of this past March, 348 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:09,679 Speaker 1: I pulled an oblique jumping off the couch. When Okay 349 00:18:09,720 --> 00:18:12,040 Speaker 1: Gooda one hit that third goal to put them ahead, 350 00:18:12,920 --> 00:18:15,760 Speaker 1: I jumped off the couch and I gave it the 351 00:18:15,840 --> 00:18:18,280 Speaker 1: double fists and I was going nuts. And after the 352 00:18:18,320 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: game was over, I got off the couch. I was like, man, 353 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,840 Speaker 1: why's my back? Like, what's going on with my back? 354 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: And then I realized that's not really my back, it's 355 00:18:24,880 --> 00:18:27,520 Speaker 1: like my side and fletch. For a whole week, I 356 00:18:27,600 --> 00:18:31,119 Speaker 1: could barely move because my side, and I was like, 357 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,600 Speaker 1: the only thing that happened was I celebrated three straight 358 00:18:34,680 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: goals in about five or six minutes of game time 359 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,400 Speaker 1: for Man City. I gets asking to being win a championship. 360 00:18:40,440 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: So that was a getting old, but b showing how 361 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:46,439 Speaker 1: much I've changed that I get excited about soccer, but uh, 362 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: it is exciting to get John. That's that's the passion 363 00:18:49,760 --> 00:18:51,960 Speaker 1: that that exams in soccer. And we know our we 364 00:18:52,040 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 1: know our Texans fans are incredible, but there's just something 365 00:18:56,480 --> 00:19:00,320 Speaker 1: about this, this game and this sport that that UM, 366 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: you see it come um every four years with the 367 00:19:03,400 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: World Cup when when the national teams are online. But 368 00:19:06,200 --> 00:19:10,359 Speaker 1: but the growth and the explosion of particularly Premier League soccer, 369 00:19:10,880 --> 00:19:14,639 Speaker 1: UM is just it's the fandom is unbelievable and and 370 00:19:15,080 --> 00:19:19,800 Speaker 1: it's it creates such compelling content. And we've had so 371 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,200 Speaker 1: many of these great matches at NRG Stadium and we're 372 00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:26,720 Speaker 1: really excited. Like twentieth COPD alone star Uh, twenty twenty 373 00:19:26,760 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: two is these two teams get together. Um, it's going 374 00:19:29,520 --> 00:19:33,240 Speaker 1: to be a great spectacle global audience. Two of the 375 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:36,880 Speaker 1: premier brands coming together for just the third time ever 376 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 1: and the first time in over a decade. Club America 377 00:19:41,040 --> 00:19:45,720 Speaker 1: and Man City soccer fans though this Houstonians are certainly 378 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:48,840 Speaker 1: feeling at post World Cup announcement. UM, the energy around 379 00:19:48,880 --> 00:19:51,399 Speaker 1: soccer is is great and we're really excited that that 380 00:19:51,520 --> 00:19:54,480 Speaker 1: this is the first match after that announcement, the first 381 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: match UM at NRG Stadium this year. Uh that that 382 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,120 Speaker 1: just continues to Houston as a soccer destination globally, and UM, 383 00:20:03,760 --> 00:20:05,320 Speaker 1: you're not gonna want to miss out. I can promise 384 00:20:05,359 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: you that, fletch you and I I don't know if 385 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: we've talked about it. I know we haven't talked on 386 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:11,520 Speaker 1: the air about it, and you've mentioned it the World 387 00:20:11,560 --> 00:20:15,959 Speaker 1: Cup announcement. I don't even know that I can can 388 00:20:16,400 --> 00:20:19,600 Speaker 1: really comprehend in our our fans and listeners can comprehend 389 00:20:20,400 --> 00:20:23,720 Speaker 1: the World Cup being in Houston. But I asked us 390 00:20:23,720 --> 00:20:25,440 Speaker 1: to mark all the time. It's my We do a 391 00:20:25,520 --> 00:20:29,600 Speaker 1: segment called gut reaction, did you I kind of had 392 00:20:29,640 --> 00:20:31,399 Speaker 1: a feeling it was going to happen, but until it 393 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: was set in stone and it was announced, I wasn't 394 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: totally sure. What was your gut reaction to hearing Houston 395 00:20:38,040 --> 00:20:40,800 Speaker 1: as an r as a site for the World Cup 396 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty six. It was pure joy and i'd 397 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:52,480 Speaker 1: say guarded expected joy. I mean, we have worked so 398 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 1: hard as an organization, as a as a community, going 399 00:20:56,760 --> 00:20:59,359 Speaker 1: back sixty plus years. There are so many people who 400 00:20:59,520 --> 00:21:03,920 Speaker 1: laid the foundation of what Houston is now as a 401 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,960 Speaker 1: premier destination for soccer globally. But but certainly have to 402 00:21:08,040 --> 00:21:10,440 Speaker 1: give credit where credits due. Chris Kennetti and the and 403 00:21:10,480 --> 00:21:13,400 Speaker 1: the World Cup Big Committee did such a fantastic job 404 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:18,520 Speaker 1: of positioning Houston not only as a global a great 405 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:23,639 Speaker 1: global city, but showcasing all the successes we've had from 406 00:21:23,720 --> 00:21:26,600 Speaker 1: all the other major events soccer and non soccer in 407 00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,679 Speaker 1: this community. Houston's hosted more major events on the sporting 408 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:32,280 Speaker 1: front than any community in the US over the last 409 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,680 Speaker 1: fifteen years. Super Bowls, Final Fours, COPA America, Major League Baseball, 410 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,560 Speaker 1: Off Our Game, World Series, you name it right. But 411 00:21:39,720 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: it's not just about our operational abilities. It's about the 412 00:21:43,240 --> 00:21:46,159 Speaker 1: spirit of Houston and about the way that we as 413 00:21:46,320 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: a community come together to make these things happen. And 414 00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: it resonated with with FIFA. I was very sided to 415 00:21:56,240 --> 00:21:58,320 Speaker 1: see the results. It's very proud of the work we've 416 00:21:58,400 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: done along with as the Dynamo in the Dash and 417 00:22:01,359 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: all the youth organizations here that have been such a 418 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:08,560 Speaker 1: part of the history. We've got an incredible four years 419 00:22:08,560 --> 00:22:11,640 Speaker 1: ahead of us going to be great for Houston because 420 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 1: you're going to see more opportunities like the covid A 421 00:22:14,560 --> 00:22:17,400 Speaker 1: Lone Star come into Houston over the next four years, 422 00:22:17,800 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 1: building upon what will be the ultimate prize that month 423 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:25,040 Speaker 1: in June and July of twenty twenty six, when all 424 00:22:25,119 --> 00:22:27,879 Speaker 1: of the world dies will be on our community, and 425 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: that is something that there will be a lot of work. 426 00:22:31,440 --> 00:22:35,080 Speaker 1: But that's something that personally, as a Houstonian, as somebody 427 00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:38,560 Speaker 1: who played soccer as a kid here and was able 428 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 1: to be a part of the story over the last 429 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:44,480 Speaker 1: decade and what our organization has done over the last 430 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:48,000 Speaker 1: two decades, that is something that that was just really 431 00:22:48,160 --> 00:22:50,639 Speaker 1: just enjoy the best way to describe it. And there's 432 00:22:50,640 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: a lot of work ahead, but we're ready to get 433 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:55,840 Speaker 1: to work. That's an insane stretch to start twenty twenty 434 00:22:55,880 --> 00:23:02,560 Speaker 1: six Rodeo, then right to UM. From Rodeo, there will 435 00:23:02,560 --> 00:23:06,000 Speaker 1: be a little time frame. Obviously ot is mini camps football, 436 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,040 Speaker 1: we'll stick that in there. But then you go from 437 00:23:08,080 --> 00:23:11,080 Speaker 1: that to World Cup to the start of the NFL season. 438 00:23:11,240 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 1: All one fell swooth. Oh, the Super Bowl championship for 439 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,160 Speaker 1: the Texans. It sounds like a great year. I'm looking 440 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: forward to it. Oh, I'm looking forward to it. No pressures, no, 441 00:23:20,359 --> 00:23:23,040 Speaker 1: no pressure, Nick gets worse. You know, you can love it. 442 00:23:23,119 --> 00:23:26,000 Speaker 1: You got got time. But but that's that's the year 443 00:23:26,040 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: You're you're gonna do it. Uh, twenty twenty six, the 444 00:23:28,840 --> 00:23:31,200 Speaker 1: twenty twenty five season, Okay, right down, that's not and 445 00:23:31,320 --> 00:23:34,720 Speaker 1: let's not let's not uh, let's not. Kid ourselves to John, 446 00:23:34,760 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: I mean, yes, that that will ultimately be an incredible year, 447 00:23:37,600 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: but but Houston is the center of the sporting world 448 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:42,280 Speaker 1: for the next four years. We've got some Men's Final 449 00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,159 Speaker 1: Four next April. Ye, We've got the College Football Playoff 450 00:23:45,280 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: National Championship in January of twenty twenty four, UM, and 451 00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:51,080 Speaker 1: all the other events that we have on a regular 452 00:23:51,119 --> 00:23:55,439 Speaker 1: basis here. It's the place to be. It helps us 453 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:57,920 Speaker 1: to build upon what we've known, which is this is 454 00:23:57,960 --> 00:24:00,840 Speaker 1: a great community. And now we got we've got to 455 00:24:00,840 --> 00:24:05,040 Speaker 1: stretch an unprecedented stretch that we'll get a chance to 456 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:07,960 Speaker 1: execute and showcase why this is such a fun place 457 00:24:08,000 --> 00:24:10,359 Speaker 1: to be, no doubt, and flex will flip over to 458 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:14,320 Speaker 1: American football. I don't know that we've talked about this 459 00:24:14,440 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 1: on the air, but Tax Act Texas Ball. I always 460 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,040 Speaker 1: have to say it slow because when you say it 461 00:24:20,119 --> 00:24:24,119 Speaker 1: too fast, there's no telling what can happen. UM. I 462 00:24:24,240 --> 00:24:25,679 Speaker 1: used to have a problem with my back and if 463 00:24:25,680 --> 00:24:28,399 Speaker 1: I said it too fast, it sounded very bad. So 464 00:24:28,600 --> 00:24:33,399 Speaker 1: I always say Tax Act Texas Bowl very slowly and deliberately. 465 00:24:34,160 --> 00:24:36,200 Speaker 1: But glad to see Tax Act back again for a 466 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,840 Speaker 1: second year. But Bowl game updates and know the Bowl 467 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,719 Speaker 1: game has moved up a few days. Your thoughts about 468 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: Tax Act Texas Bowl back for a second year, Well, look, 469 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:50,680 Speaker 1: we're incredibly excited to welcome Tax Act back for a 470 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,120 Speaker 1: long term relationship with the game of great title sponsor 471 00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: that that came on last year, a Texas based company, 472 00:24:57,560 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: and we've got through our partnership with them and ESPN, 473 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,880 Speaker 1: we've got a runway now to really go and execute 474 00:25:02,920 --> 00:25:05,399 Speaker 1: upon it over the next two years UM and and 475 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,080 Speaker 1: hopefully beyond UM, building upon what they're all about, which 476 00:25:09,160 --> 00:25:12,920 Speaker 1: is really Challenger brand. They're out there in a in 477 00:25:13,000 --> 00:25:15,800 Speaker 1: a in a marketplace um that that everybody knows and 478 00:25:16,040 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: and not necessarily love, which is tax tax preparations. It's 479 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:22,600 Speaker 1: it's something you need to do. And then they're the best. 480 00:25:22,680 --> 00:25:25,359 Speaker 1: And so we've got a chance to help them as 481 00:25:25,440 --> 00:25:27,399 Speaker 1: you head into tax season really tell their story. But 482 00:25:27,480 --> 00:25:30,639 Speaker 1: more importantly, they're excited to be a part of something 483 00:25:30,720 --> 00:25:33,680 Speaker 1: that is so important to Houston, to Texas where they're based, 484 00:25:34,119 --> 00:25:37,080 Speaker 1: uh and and to college football fans, which is the 485 00:25:37,200 --> 00:25:41,160 Speaker 1: Tax Act Texas Bill moving back into our traditional window Wednesday, 486 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:44,000 Speaker 1: December twenty eighth, in prime time for the tenth straight 487 00:25:44,080 --> 00:25:47,359 Speaker 1: year on ESPN, great matchup between the Big twelve and 488 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:51,639 Speaker 1: the sec UH and and who knows where where the 489 00:25:51,880 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: landscape of college football will become December twenty eighth. But 490 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:59,639 Speaker 1: for now, you know, we we feel really excited about 491 00:25:59,760 --> 00:26:04,320 Speaker 1: the opportunity to once again host college football's biggest events 492 00:26:04,359 --> 00:26:08,399 Speaker 1: here in Houston. Got a great Stage two and fantastic 493 00:26:08,440 --> 00:26:11,119 Speaker 1: conference partners. There will be a lot of noise over 494 00:26:11,119 --> 00:26:14,879 Speaker 1: the next couple of months, years, whatever it may be, 495 00:26:15,680 --> 00:26:17,680 Speaker 1: but what we know is we're gonna be able to deliver, 496 00:26:18,080 --> 00:26:22,159 Speaker 1: you know, a huge showcase for Houston again, one of 497 00:26:22,200 --> 00:26:25,280 Speaker 1: the best college football events in the entire country, a 498 00:26:25,359 --> 00:26:28,639 Speaker 1: top five and attendant top ten in TV viewers, and 499 00:26:29,000 --> 00:26:31,200 Speaker 1: really what it's all about is a huge impact on 500 00:26:31,320 --> 00:26:33,960 Speaker 1: Houston and a great charity and Depeltition Children Center. So 501 00:26:34,400 --> 00:26:37,240 Speaker 1: more to follow on on what you know, when you 502 00:26:37,240 --> 00:26:38,960 Speaker 1: can get your chance to be a part of this 503 00:26:39,080 --> 00:26:41,960 Speaker 1: year's experience that we'll go on until later in the 504 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:45,080 Speaker 1: fall with tickets, but so many events coming up ahead 505 00:26:45,119 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: of that around it, and wouldn't be possible without the 506 00:26:49,640 --> 00:26:52,159 Speaker 1: support of a great brand Light Taxax. So we're excited 507 00:26:52,160 --> 00:26:55,000 Speaker 1: to have them back and excited to to get back 508 00:26:55,040 --> 00:27:01,560 Speaker 1: to football, buttch this past year kids at LSU, two 509 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: great purple teams. Was awesome to see all that purple 510 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:05,920 Speaker 1: in the building. But it was the first time you 511 00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,280 Speaker 1: had done the bowl game or the first time you've 512 00:27:07,280 --> 00:27:11,240 Speaker 1: done a college football game in a while. How did 513 00:27:11,480 --> 00:27:13,800 Speaker 1: how did that go for you and your team? Kind 514 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:15,600 Speaker 1: of was it like getting right back up on the 515 00:27:15,640 --> 00:27:18,200 Speaker 1: horse or were there just two years it was? You know, 516 00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,360 Speaker 1: there are some different things. How was doing the bowl 517 00:27:21,440 --> 00:27:23,320 Speaker 1: game again with Kansas State an LSU that we had 518 00:27:23,359 --> 00:27:28,280 Speaker 1: this past January. I mean, it's it's the truth, celebration 519 00:27:28,320 --> 00:27:31,359 Speaker 1: of the culture, heritage in football, traditionalone star state and 520 00:27:31,600 --> 00:27:34,560 Speaker 1: and it lived up to that billing a great national 521 00:27:34,680 --> 00:27:37,560 Speaker 1: stage um standalone event. You know, this year we had 522 00:27:37,600 --> 00:27:41,000 Speaker 1: that January fourth date, which was a little bit different 523 00:27:41,040 --> 00:27:43,480 Speaker 1: for the teams, a little bit different for for our organization, 524 00:27:43,640 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 1: but two incredible participants. LSU faced a lot of challenges 525 00:27:49,720 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: navigating you know, a variety of issues that were present 526 00:27:54,359 --> 00:27:59,120 Speaker 1: for them at the time to coach some some transfer issues, 527 00:27:59,280 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: some COVID issues, you know, all the things that that 528 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:06,280 Speaker 1: pretty much could have come together. Uh, We're we're hitting 529 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 1: them at the time. But but coach Brad Davis and 530 00:28:08,520 --> 00:28:11,320 Speaker 1: that team you know, did everything they they that we 531 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,119 Speaker 1: asked them to do. They were great representatives of the SEC, 532 00:28:14,400 --> 00:28:16,960 Speaker 1: played hard, they played a really good team in Kansas 533 00:28:17,000 --> 00:28:19,919 Speaker 1: States and and and can't say enough about coach Clemon 534 00:28:20,160 --> 00:28:23,320 Speaker 1: and what the Wildcats were able to do, not only 535 00:28:23,400 --> 00:28:26,960 Speaker 1: to to to make that a fun and entertainment event, 536 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,399 Speaker 1: but to make an impact in our community. Um, you know, 537 00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,000 Speaker 1: it's like riding a bicycle, Johnny. You know, you may 538 00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:35,840 Speaker 1: get a little bit of rust as you get back 539 00:28:35,880 --> 00:28:38,000 Speaker 1: on it, but um, you know what you're doing. We've 540 00:28:38,000 --> 00:28:40,360 Speaker 1: got a great team here at Lone Star and the Texans, 541 00:28:40,480 --> 00:28:42,800 Speaker 1: and um, you know, we're excited that we were able 542 00:28:42,840 --> 00:28:45,240 Speaker 1: to get back to football with that had an incredible 543 00:28:45,280 --> 00:28:48,800 Speaker 1: Bowl week and took a lot of learnings post COVID 544 00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: and and are applying those then and and applying them 545 00:28:52,120 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 1: now as we move forward. You know, we've got a 546 00:28:55,240 --> 00:28:57,320 Speaker 1: couple of college football events in this fall. In the 547 00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,479 Speaker 1: Battle of piny Woods because then by h b as 548 00:28:59,520 --> 00:29:02,960 Speaker 1: we we bring back Stephen F. Auston and Sam Houston 549 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 1: State for that a game, And in the Taxak Texas 550 00:29:05,560 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: bowled around out the year, So no kickoff game this 551 00:29:07,960 --> 00:29:14,320 Speaker 1: year but still two fantastic opportunities to to bring to 552 00:29:14,320 --> 00:29:17,640 Speaker 1: the college football fans in Houston, and we're excited that 553 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:19,800 Speaker 1: we were able to get back at it last year 554 00:29:20,320 --> 00:29:23,720 Speaker 1: and and able to build format this year going forward. Platt, 555 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:26,200 Speaker 1: you and I are both we work in the college 556 00:29:26,240 --> 00:29:31,400 Speaker 1: football realm in different ways, but we're also huge fans. 557 00:29:32,840 --> 00:29:35,000 Speaker 1: So when I was in Los Angeles and you're one 558 00:29:35,040 --> 00:29:36,960 Speaker 1: of the biggest fans that I know, I actually thought 559 00:29:36,960 --> 00:29:38,960 Speaker 1: about you because I was out in Los Angeles hanging 560 00:29:38,960 --> 00:29:41,040 Speaker 1: with my family and I saw the news pop up 561 00:29:41,040 --> 00:29:43,640 Speaker 1: at about nine in the morning Pacific Coast time that 562 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,760 Speaker 1: USC and UCLA had decided to go to the Big Ten. 563 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:51,959 Speaker 1: And my job dropped because I'm so you know, Big 564 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:54,040 Speaker 1: Ten has always been Midwest, and even though they brought 565 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:57,200 Speaker 1: in Rutgers and Penn State, it's still the Midwest. That's 566 00:29:57,240 --> 00:30:00,160 Speaker 1: what it is. And then wait, what USC and UCLA? Hey, 567 00:30:00,840 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: I just kind of it stopped me in my tracks. 568 00:30:04,280 --> 00:30:06,240 Speaker 1: And I've always said I'm not surprised by anything that 569 00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:09,400 Speaker 1: happens in football in any way, shape or form. And yes, 570 00:30:09,480 --> 00:30:11,800 Speaker 1: it's two universities, but let's not get a twist. This 571 00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:14,600 Speaker 1: is a football move. What were your initial thoughts when 572 00:30:14,640 --> 00:30:16,440 Speaker 1: you saw or what were your thoughts when you saw 573 00:30:16,600 --> 00:30:19,760 Speaker 1: USC and UCLA going to the Big ten? This as 574 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:22,920 Speaker 1: a college football fan in general, when you saw that happen, 575 00:30:23,680 --> 00:30:27,520 Speaker 1: I know my first thought was where, like, not knowing 576 00:30:27,560 --> 00:30:30,000 Speaker 1: the answer, but wondering, Okay, where are we going with 577 00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: this thing? Ved five a power five, We're gonna have 578 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: a Power four, We're gonna have Power two. Well, what's 579 00:30:34,880 --> 00:30:36,640 Speaker 1: gonna happen in the world of college football? How did 580 00:30:36,680 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 1: you react when you heard that news of USC and 581 00:30:38,400 --> 00:30:42,880 Speaker 1: UCLA leaving? I mean, I think to say that I 582 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: was not to say that I wouldn't be be surprised, 583 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:50,520 Speaker 1: would would be maybe disingenuous. Look, the reality is that 584 00:30:50,600 --> 00:30:53,400 Speaker 1: there is incredible transition going on in the college football 585 00:30:53,520 --> 00:30:57,600 Speaker 1: landscape and college athletics as a whole. You saw the 586 00:30:57,680 --> 00:31:01,880 Speaker 1: move with Texas and Oklahoma last year in the sec UH. 587 00:31:02,360 --> 00:31:06,840 Speaker 1: At the time, everybody thought it would be a precursor 588 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: to a radical transition realignment of college football. This is 589 00:31:11,920 --> 00:31:14,760 Speaker 1: the next domino in that step. I do think there 590 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:18,320 Speaker 1: will be more UM. You saw a Big twelve make 591 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:22,000 Speaker 1: make the move adding four great universities UM at the 592 00:31:22,120 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: end of last year, as a counter to that. Now 593 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,640 Speaker 1: you've got this move, the dominoes are all are all 594 00:31:29,800 --> 00:31:35,160 Speaker 1: in place, I think, hopefully transition college football to its 595 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: next phase. What that looks like and when that unfolds. 596 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:43,120 Speaker 1: You know, anybody who tells you think no, I wouldn't 597 00:31:43,120 --> 00:31:45,480 Speaker 1: trust them to buy your lottery tickets. But you know 598 00:31:45,600 --> 00:31:48,040 Speaker 1: the reality is that this is this is part of 599 00:31:48,120 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: what what I think that the industry has expected to happen. 600 00:31:52,200 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: And it's not gonna be easy. Um. I think you're 601 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: gonna see, you know, I really, you know, I really 602 00:31:58,120 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: personally think there's gonna be some further transition. Whether it 603 00:32:01,960 --> 00:32:04,120 Speaker 1: nets out as the Power five, the Power three, the 604 00:32:04,200 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: Power four, UM, how it impacts the college football playoff, 605 00:32:08,120 --> 00:32:13,080 Speaker 1: the bowl system, UM, the the the college football calendar 606 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 1: as a whole. Over the last twelve months, from nil 607 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:19,800 Speaker 1: to transfer, portal to scholarship, limit discussions to coaching, limit 608 00:32:19,840 --> 00:32:23,920 Speaker 1: discussions to realignment. I mean, where does this stop, Johnny, 609 00:32:24,160 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: I'd ask you where does it stop? At some point 610 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:30,720 Speaker 1: it will and college football fans and the business will 611 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:33,800 Speaker 1: have to adjust to the new norm. I think I 612 00:32:33,840 --> 00:32:36,000 Speaker 1: think we've got a long way to go before before 613 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: anybody has the real answers, but but it definitely is 614 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:42,920 Speaker 1: another step in the direction towards that. Yeah, you're absolutely 615 00:32:42,960 --> 00:32:45,240 Speaker 1: right when you think about the last I don't know, 616 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 1: think about the last year. Let's go thirteen fourteen months 617 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,760 Speaker 1: when you bring in the and I al you bring 618 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 1: in Like you mentioned coaching staffs increasing at college level, 619 00:32:56,000 --> 00:32:57,600 Speaker 1: which is we're still wait on that happen, but it 620 00:32:57,640 --> 00:33:01,360 Speaker 1: will happen soon. This realignment move and the one time 621 00:33:01,440 --> 00:33:05,880 Speaker 1: transfer rule college sports, like it just went to a 622 00:33:05,960 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 1: whole different ethough like where it went, I don't know. 623 00:33:09,800 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: The atmosphere it's in right now is completely different from 624 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:15,760 Speaker 1: just three years ago, from before COVID. It's just incredible 625 00:33:16,040 --> 00:33:19,160 Speaker 1: where it's gone. But I know when those things, those 626 00:33:19,200 --> 00:33:22,400 Speaker 1: college teams are coming here to Houston, whether it's for 627 00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:25,720 Speaker 1: the bowl game, whether it's for Piney Woods, they're in 628 00:33:25,760 --> 00:33:27,680 Speaker 1: good hands because my man, David Fletcher is gonna take 629 00:33:27,720 --> 00:33:30,640 Speaker 1: care of him. Fletch the absolute best. My brother will 630 00:33:30,680 --> 00:33:33,280 Speaker 1: see you on July twentieth. We'll see you before that, 631 00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:38,040 Speaker 1: but July twentieth, Man City Club America, December twenty eighth, 632 00:33:38,120 --> 00:33:40,800 Speaker 1: Bowl Game, Tax Act Texas Bowl, and the man running 633 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,080 Speaker 1: at all is David Fletcher and he's an absolute gem 634 00:33:43,160 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: of human being. David, appreciate your time. Brother, will talk 635 00:33:45,480 --> 00:33:47,560 Speaker 1: to you against soon. Thanks Johnny as always, well, I 636 00:33:47,600 --> 00:33:49,680 Speaker 1: can talk to Fletch for about three hours. What's going 637 00:33:49,720 --> 00:33:52,320 Speaker 1: on with college football? Of course my team Man City, 638 00:33:52,400 --> 00:33:54,680 Speaker 1: and I told that story. I kind of fessed up 639 00:33:54,720 --> 00:33:58,600 Speaker 1: on myself about how I strained or sprained my oblique 640 00:33:58,720 --> 00:34:02,680 Speaker 1: watch and my yeah, it's that's the danger of being 641 00:34:02,840 --> 00:34:07,280 Speaker 1: old and being excitable as you're old, because it can happen. 642 00:34:07,880 --> 00:34:10,680 Speaker 1: I'm just surprised it's never happened down on the sidelines. Um, 643 00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:12,880 Speaker 1: I guess it could. Maybe it could because I've never 644 00:34:12,920 --> 00:34:14,959 Speaker 1: been fifty down on the sidelines before. But that'll happen 645 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,919 Speaker 1: in twenty two. All right, we get back a little 646 00:34:18,120 --> 00:34:20,959 Speaker 1: where are they now to finish? I said it's gonna 647 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:24,600 Speaker 1: be a defensive back Friday, So how about a little 648 00:34:25,000 --> 00:34:30,319 Speaker 1: Danielle Manning Abilene Christian's own. I'm gonna join us next 649 00:34:30,360 --> 00:34:32,320 Speaker 1: with Drew Doherty where they now in Texans All Access. 650 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:39,520 Speaker 1: We're going fellow segments Friday issue the Texans All Access 651 00:34:39,600 --> 00:34:42,439 Speaker 1: and then it's the weekend. Baby. I'm your host. John Harris, 652 00:34:42,520 --> 00:34:45,560 Speaker 1: Football Analyst Sideline reporter, and as I mentioned, it's a 653 00:34:45,600 --> 00:34:48,600 Speaker 1: defensive back Friday. So let's get to our where are 654 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,960 Speaker 1: they now that Drew Doughty did with Danyelle Mann and 655 00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,160 Speaker 1: Drew take it away. That's something that I saw from 656 00:34:55,360 --> 00:34:58,279 Speaker 1: you when you came to the Texans as far as 657 00:34:58,320 --> 00:35:01,040 Speaker 1: helping other guys. We other sides of the ball too, 658 00:35:01,080 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: on all offense as well. I mean I remember you 659 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: chit chatting and getting guy's ears and saying, hey, I 660 00:35:05,640 --> 00:35:08,279 Speaker 1: saw this, I noticed this, this could be better. I 661 00:35:08,480 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: noticed when you do this, the other guy might count. 662 00:35:10,800 --> 00:35:13,040 Speaker 1: You know. You were always very proactive about that, and 663 00:35:13,160 --> 00:35:15,320 Speaker 1: not in a pushy way, not in a you know, 664 00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:17,360 Speaker 1: listen to me type. It was it was, hey, I 665 00:35:17,440 --> 00:35:19,839 Speaker 1: want this, like telling you this it's gonna help us win. 666 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:22,000 Speaker 1: Did you kind of get a little bit of that 667 00:35:22,040 --> 00:35:24,600 Speaker 1: from love you? I did, I really did. And he 668 00:35:25,120 --> 00:35:28,600 Speaker 1: did promote that. He promote that with everybody on the team, 669 00:35:28,960 --> 00:35:30,719 Speaker 1: whether you're the guy on the bench and never probably 670 00:35:30,760 --> 00:35:33,400 Speaker 1: got the chance to play in or the starters. I mean, 671 00:35:33,520 --> 00:35:37,160 Speaker 1: he was personable with with the media at times, and 672 00:35:38,280 --> 00:35:40,040 Speaker 1: I mean he just a great guy to be around, 673 00:35:40,360 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: you know, like like a huncle or dad, you know, 674 00:35:44,760 --> 00:35:47,160 Speaker 1: I got to know his son's pretty well his wife, 675 00:35:47,960 --> 00:35:51,280 Speaker 1: and they were they man, lovely family and I'm happy 676 00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:53,560 Speaker 1: for love I really am. Yeah, it was really cool. 677 00:35:53,640 --> 00:35:55,359 Speaker 1: They were a lot of them were there yesterday at 678 00:35:55,360 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: the press conference. So you had a great run there 679 00:35:57,960 --> 00:36:01,160 Speaker 1: in Chicago. And then you're a free agent, and thankfully 680 00:36:01,239 --> 00:36:04,480 Speaker 1: for the Texans, you come to town during the lockout 681 00:36:04,840 --> 00:36:08,440 Speaker 1: and you signed on the same day with cornerback Jonathan Joseph, 682 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,600 Speaker 1: and instantly you two were two big reasons the defense 683 00:36:12,719 --> 00:36:14,800 Speaker 1: went from being the worst in the NFL in twenty 684 00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,320 Speaker 1: ten to be in one of the best, if not 685 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:20,160 Speaker 1: the best, just one season later. Why did you choose Houston? 686 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:21,840 Speaker 1: You take the money out of it. Why did you 687 00:36:21,960 --> 00:36:26,479 Speaker 1: choose the Texans? Well, I wanted to play in my back, 688 00:36:26,840 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: my home state, you know, and Dallas and Houston. Well, 689 00:36:32,440 --> 00:36:34,279 Speaker 1: I grew up with Cowboys. Stand I'm not too far 690 00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,520 Speaker 1: from Dallas, so we will hold that against you. Nah, nah. 691 00:36:38,680 --> 00:36:41,840 Speaker 1: And I'm glad because it turned out great. You know. 692 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,880 Speaker 1: I said, Man, I gotta get back home. And Houston, 693 00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:48,920 Speaker 1: the players that they had, the young guy that we had, 694 00:36:49,400 --> 00:36:51,560 Speaker 1: they had something there and I wanted to be a 695 00:36:51,640 --> 00:36:54,160 Speaker 1: part of that. I remember Demiko Ryan giving me a call. 696 00:36:55,080 --> 00:36:57,040 Speaker 1: He had a great year this year, Yes he did. 697 00:36:57,080 --> 00:36:59,520 Speaker 1: And Demiko called me and hey, man, we can be 698 00:36:59,600 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 1: living if you come here, and I'm like, cool, Yeah, 699 00:37:04,040 --> 00:37:06,839 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take that pick that offer up. Yeah, that's 700 00:37:06,880 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: not like talk coming from a guy like that, isn't nah, 701 00:37:12,760 --> 00:37:15,560 Speaker 1: Demko one of a kind man, One of a kind. 702 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:18,239 Speaker 1: So once you get here and you get through the 703 00:37:18,280 --> 00:37:20,560 Speaker 1: first day of signing and everything, what was it like 704 00:37:21,480 --> 00:37:23,840 Speaker 1: getting into that locker room, getting accustomed to things and 705 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: learning that Wade Smith defense because you were you were 706 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:28,759 Speaker 1: just like everybody else in the locker room, and that 707 00:37:28,800 --> 00:37:30,359 Speaker 1: was a new defense for them. They were going from 708 00:37:30,400 --> 00:37:33,520 Speaker 1: four three to his three four right. Well, you know 709 00:37:33,600 --> 00:37:36,759 Speaker 1: what those guys in that locker room, man, you could 710 00:37:36,760 --> 00:37:39,439 Speaker 1: see that they wanted to win, and at that point 711 00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,920 Speaker 1: that's all you really need to jail. And I just 712 00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,279 Speaker 1: felt like I was one of those guys. I've been 713 00:37:43,360 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: I feel like I've been there as long as the 714 00:37:45,520 --> 00:37:49,680 Speaker 1: guy's been there. I've been there. And just the atmosphere 715 00:37:49,760 --> 00:37:52,840 Speaker 1: was right for that team, for that organization, and for 716 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 1: that city. It was. It was right. Yeah, And the 717 00:37:56,800 --> 00:37:59,879 Speaker 1: start to that season, it's lots of upslots of down. 718 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:03,040 Speaker 1: You guys played in some phenomenal games. You beat the Steelers, 719 00:38:03,320 --> 00:38:05,440 Speaker 1: they've been in the Super Bowl the year before. You 720 00:38:05,520 --> 00:38:08,040 Speaker 1: have a shootout in New Orleans with Drew Brees at 721 00:38:08,040 --> 00:38:10,880 Speaker 1: the height of his powers with the Saints. You know, 722 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:12,879 Speaker 1: you guys go three and three to start things out, 723 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:14,840 Speaker 1: but then you guys really go on to tearry. You 724 00:38:14,920 --> 00:38:18,279 Speaker 1: win six seven straight and kind of lock things up 725 00:38:18,560 --> 00:38:21,960 Speaker 1: in the all the while losing guys like Mario losing, 726 00:38:22,120 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: Matt shob and Matt Liner, getting t J Yates in 727 00:38:24,719 --> 00:38:28,040 Speaker 1: there losing. You know, at times Andre Johnson and Aaron 728 00:38:28,080 --> 00:38:30,919 Speaker 1: Foster basically were tag teaming, you know, tagging in, tagging 729 00:38:30,960 --> 00:38:33,360 Speaker 1: out because of hamstring injuries. True, true, man, that was 730 00:38:33,480 --> 00:38:35,960 Speaker 1: that was that was the test of that team. Man 731 00:38:36,200 --> 00:38:39,960 Speaker 1: um injury prone. Next man up, you got injured, for goodness, 732 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:42,239 Speaker 1: say you broke your leg and you still can't for 733 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:46,640 Speaker 1: goodness say yeah yeah, man again, that's testaments of that team. 734 00:38:46,880 --> 00:38:49,080 Speaker 1: The training staff, man, I know, if you still talk 735 00:38:49,120 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: to some of those guys and the doctors. Man, uh, 736 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:55,160 Speaker 1: it was just a wild year, man, it was. It was. 737 00:38:56,400 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 1: You couldn't write a better script than that. Even though 738 00:38:58,680 --> 00:39:00,920 Speaker 1: we didn't win the Super Bowl whatever, but man, that 739 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:02,800 Speaker 1: team knew how to win. In after that season, we 740 00:39:02,920 --> 00:39:05,200 Speaker 1: knew how to win. What do you remember about those 741 00:39:05,239 --> 00:39:07,800 Speaker 1: crowds at home later in the season on into the 742 00:39:07,840 --> 00:39:13,040 Speaker 1: playoffs or Energy Stadium? Man, it was packed out almost 743 00:39:13,080 --> 00:39:18,080 Speaker 1: every weekend. Man, that it was loud. Uh. I remember 744 00:39:18,120 --> 00:39:21,880 Speaker 1: one time tone Antonio Smith was coming out with that 745 00:39:22,040 --> 00:39:25,279 Speaker 1: mask and the crowd was, Man, they were so loud. 746 00:39:25,320 --> 00:39:29,319 Speaker 1: I said. They were still cheering after me, still as 747 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,279 Speaker 1: loud as they were with Antonio. I was like, man, 748 00:39:31,400 --> 00:39:35,719 Speaker 1: what is this? That was nice? Man. I was like, um, 749 00:39:36,200 --> 00:39:39,040 Speaker 1: I have I have family that lives in Houston, and 750 00:39:39,200 --> 00:39:42,239 Speaker 1: they was talking about how much that the city was 751 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:46,399 Speaker 1: on fire those years, you know, and that was maybe 752 00:39:46,480 --> 00:39:50,080 Speaker 1: made me feel good. Man, that was cool. Yeah, twenty 753 00:39:50,320 --> 00:39:53,120 Speaker 1: twelve goes really well done and the way you like it. 754 00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:54,799 Speaker 1: You know, you start out eleven to one and then 755 00:39:55,080 --> 00:39:57,759 Speaker 1: we saw what happened there at the very end. You 756 00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,839 Speaker 1: leave the Texans for a little bit, but you come back. 757 00:40:00,160 --> 00:40:03,040 Speaker 1: What was the second time around like for you? Ah, 758 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:10,279 Speaker 1: it was different. I wasn't mentally where I want to be. 759 00:40:10,600 --> 00:40:14,480 Speaker 1: I mean, certain things had tappened. The organization kind of 760 00:40:14,520 --> 00:40:18,040 Speaker 1: took a change, so it was back to business, but 761 00:40:19,280 --> 00:40:21,879 Speaker 1: it wasn't as fun as I liked, so that which 762 00:40:22,040 --> 00:40:24,440 Speaker 1: was led to mind me making a decision of returning 763 00:40:24,440 --> 00:40:25,960 Speaker 1: because I didn't want to play for any other team. 764 00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:28,160 Speaker 1: After that, I was like, now I'm done. I'm gonna 765 00:40:28,160 --> 00:40:33,919 Speaker 1: be a Texan for life. Yeah, so yeah, play well, 766 00:40:34,040 --> 00:40:37,480 Speaker 1: but I just football wasn't in me anymore. It's understandable 767 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:39,480 Speaker 1: if it's not in you. I hear you guys say 768 00:40:39,520 --> 00:40:41,560 Speaker 1: it all the time. You gotta get out because yeah, 769 00:40:41,800 --> 00:40:43,360 Speaker 1: it's not something you can do if you're not a 770 00:40:43,440 --> 00:40:46,600 Speaker 1: thousand percent committed. I'm just not a competitor that way. 771 00:40:46,840 --> 00:40:49,640 Speaker 1: Just to do it for the money. Sure, I wanted 772 00:40:49,680 --> 00:40:52,200 Speaker 1: to really play and make a difference because I know, 773 00:40:52,280 --> 00:40:54,160 Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you can't play this 774 00:40:54,239 --> 00:40:55,879 Speaker 1: game long, so you better play it the right way. 775 00:40:57,120 --> 00:40:59,120 Speaker 1: It was the Bears game. When you guys go up 776 00:40:59,120 --> 00:41:02,279 Speaker 1: there on Sunday Football that second year in two twelve, 777 00:41:02,320 --> 00:41:04,400 Speaker 1: was that was that your favorite game as a Houston Texan? 778 00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:13,200 Speaker 1: Personally it ranks up there. It was a lot going 779 00:41:13,280 --> 00:41:15,399 Speaker 1: on that week. Man, I was getting so many people 780 00:41:15,440 --> 00:41:18,080 Speaker 1: calling me media about that game, and I never really 781 00:41:18,120 --> 00:41:20,960 Speaker 1: thought about that game. Now, I did circle it, but 782 00:41:21,520 --> 00:41:23,920 Speaker 1: as a season went on and progressed, before we played, 783 00:41:24,200 --> 00:41:28,120 Speaker 1: I never thought about that game. I really didn't. And 784 00:41:29,719 --> 00:41:35,160 Speaker 1: that but very fun game, a little big hits, a 785 00:41:35,239 --> 00:41:38,040 Speaker 1: couple of takeaways. Texans win the game. I mean, yeah, 786 00:41:38,360 --> 00:41:40,440 Speaker 1: you had made the speech to the team the night before, 787 00:41:40,920 --> 00:41:43,560 Speaker 1: Gary Kubyak did. He talked a few times Kubyak did 788 00:41:43,600 --> 00:41:46,440 Speaker 1: after that, how you gave one of those chills speeches 789 00:41:46,480 --> 00:41:48,600 Speaker 1: where you you really fired guys up and got got 790 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,520 Speaker 1: guys inspire. I did. I did, man, I stood up 791 00:41:51,560 --> 00:41:53,759 Speaker 1: on top of the chair and poked over everybody. And 792 00:41:54,000 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: it was a good one. It was a good one. Man. Well, 793 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,640 Speaker 1: what are your favorite memories? What's your favorite memory of 794 00:41:59,680 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: your your time playing as a Texan um tailgating with 795 00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:11,520 Speaker 1: some of the fans. Uh after wins? Right now, what 796 00:42:11,640 --> 00:42:15,600 Speaker 1: happened before? I didn't do anything, seeing people in, just 797 00:42:15,680 --> 00:42:18,239 Speaker 1: trying to be regularly. Let him know and football player, 798 00:42:18,360 --> 00:42:20,040 Speaker 1: we're doing great job, but I just want to have fun. 799 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:22,600 Speaker 1: He helped me relax a little bit. Then I will 800 00:42:22,640 --> 00:42:25,440 Speaker 1: circle back and come inside the stadium. That is awesome. 801 00:42:25,480 --> 00:42:29,160 Speaker 1: I'd had no idea that Daniel Manning did that went 802 00:42:29,200 --> 00:42:31,600 Speaker 1: out and revisited the tailgates. That's really really cool and 803 00:42:31,680 --> 00:42:33,200 Speaker 1: of course it tells you the kind of guy that 804 00:42:33,520 --> 00:42:37,080 Speaker 1: he is. What a fantastic dude. Daniel Manning, Another fantastic dude, 805 00:42:37,120 --> 00:42:41,000 Speaker 1: Drew Doherty, a really fantastic dude in Mark vander Meer 806 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:44,840 Speaker 1: and m J. Stewart. A lot of thanks to everybody 807 00:42:44,840 --> 00:42:47,120 Speaker 1: who participated on this show today. We will see you 808 00:42:47,360 --> 00:42:49,839 Speaker 1: on Monday, and we're that much closer to training camp. 809 00:42:49,920 --> 00:42:51,760 Speaker 1: People see that and it's always go Texans