1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: Hey, Hey, what's up. Everybody? Welcome into a tgi F 2 00:00:03,880 --> 00:00:07,200 Speaker 1: edition of Texans All Access. I used to say a 3 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:09,159 Speaker 1: thank god his Friday, but thank god his football, thank 4 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,400 Speaker 1: god his football Friday. I don't know how you want 5 00:00:11,400 --> 00:00:12,719 Speaker 1: to look at if you want to an ex draft. 6 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Either way, appreciate you being here. I am your host, 7 00:00:15,200 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 1: John Harris, football analyst and side one reporter and a 8 00:00:18,480 --> 00:00:22,640 Speaker 1: draft guy for the Texans. Really appreciate you being here 9 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:28,320 Speaker 1: with me on a wonderfully hot Friday afternoon. I love 10 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: the weather in the city of Houston, just sometimes not 11 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,479 Speaker 1: so hot. You know, it's like eating how panios in 12 00:00:34,520 --> 00:00:37,280 Speaker 1: some sense, like you know how painios can be really good, 13 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: really flavorful, but every now and again you get the 14 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: one that just has a little bit a few too 15 00:00:42,880 --> 00:00:46,160 Speaker 1: many seeds and you're like, hah, that's kind of where 16 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,920 Speaker 1: the summer is here. But either way, glad you are 17 00:00:49,159 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: with me. My man David Fletcher gml SC is going 18 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:55,680 Speaker 1: to join me in the second segment to talk about 19 00:00:55,720 --> 00:01:00,080 Speaker 1: all the week got going on this summer. And I 20 00:01:00,120 --> 00:01:02,600 Speaker 1: guess the summer goes all the way to what early September, 21 00:01:02,840 --> 00:01:05,040 Speaker 1: so I guess it's summer. But then on into fall 22 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:09,960 Speaker 1: and then on into winter, actually on into twenty twenty two. 23 00:01:10,120 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: It is a jam packed season of events for twenty 24 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,240 Speaker 1: twenty one for our friends at the Lone Star Sports 25 00:01:17,200 --> 00:01:21,479 Speaker 1: and Entertainment. It starts with CONCAF Gold Cup soccer. Then 26 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:26,160 Speaker 1: you've got the Battle to Bands, the Cracker Barrel Battle 27 00:01:26,200 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: of the Bands resented by Coke zero excuse me, Pepsis 28 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: zero Sugar, the Texas Kickoff which is Houston and Texas 29 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: Tech September fourth, you got Piney Woods in October. You're 30 00:01:37,520 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: gonna have the Bowl game January fourth, twenty twenty two. 31 00:01:43,480 --> 00:01:45,240 Speaker 1: Ellis's he's got it going on. I mean, I'd tell 32 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: you it was a rough rough fall without those events. 33 00:01:49,520 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: I love all those events. You know what I I feel 34 00:01:52,200 --> 00:01:55,040 Speaker 1: about the college football coming through here. Piney Woods takes 35 00:01:55,040 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: on a whole new meeting now that you've got the 36 00:01:56,760 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: national champs coming in. So my man David Fletcher's coming 37 00:01:59,680 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 1: in to tell about the first three events, the Battle 38 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: of the Band's, CONCAFT Gold Cup, and the kickoff game 39 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,080 Speaker 1: with Houston and Texas Tech. So we'll have that in 40 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: our next segment. We'll go around the league. There's still 41 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: things happening throughout the league. It's always that way, you 42 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: know how it goes three sixty five, eight days a week, 43 00:02:19,120 --> 00:02:22,400 Speaker 1: twenty eight hours a day. It is. It's always going on. 44 00:02:22,440 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 1: There's there's always something happening. Somebody's talking, somebody's trading, somebody's moving, 45 00:02:29,760 --> 00:02:34,839 Speaker 1: somebody got hurt. We do have one. I hope it's 46 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,359 Speaker 1: minor one, minor aspect that we're gonna hit right off 47 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: the bat here, and then we're going to hear from 48 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:46,240 Speaker 1: We're gonna hear from Mark Vandamer and Tony Banks and 49 00:02:46,400 --> 00:02:49,400 Speaker 1: where are they now? Segment. But before we get to them, 50 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,519 Speaker 1: a quick note that I saw come down from Ian Rappaport, 51 00:02:54,600 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: and I just I swallowed my gum and then I 52 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,520 Speaker 1: read it and went, um, okay, all right, let's let's 53 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:06,440 Speaker 1: let's see where we go with this. But the Texans 54 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:12,519 Speaker 1: traded for Marcus Cannon back in March Alia's March Ian 55 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:17,800 Speaker 1: Rappaport reported that the new Texans offensive tackle recently underwent 56 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 1: minor knee surgery following the offseason. The off season ended 57 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,400 Speaker 1: last week. Cannon is said to be feeling good already 58 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:29,200 Speaker 1: in the operation isn't likely to affect Cannon's participation in 59 00:03:29,320 --> 00:03:32,560 Speaker 1: training camp. So that is one of those where you 60 00:03:32,600 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: get kicked square in a groin and you're like, oh wait, 61 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: it's not that bad, but it could be. But as 62 00:03:42,400 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: of right now, it looks pretty good. And that's kind 63 00:03:44,720 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 1: of the way I looked at this whole thing, like 64 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:48,880 Speaker 1: I saw surgery. I saw a knee, and then I 65 00:03:48,960 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: saw surgery, and I just went all bleep. But then 66 00:03:54,280 --> 00:03:57,400 Speaker 1: I kept reading. And sometimes I think we all need 67 00:03:57,440 --> 00:04:01,280 Speaker 1: to quote unquote keep reading the league. Sometimes we dunk 68 00:04:01,320 --> 00:04:03,560 Speaker 1: the conclusions before we should. And I'm guilty of it, 69 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: just like everybody else. But minor knee surgery said to me, 70 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,240 Speaker 1: feeling good already. Operation isn't likely to affect Cannon's participation 71 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:18,400 Speaker 1: in training camp. Now. We have talked about a number 72 00:04:18,400 --> 00:04:21,159 Speaker 1: of different things with that offensive line, how Marcus Cannon 73 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: fits in. Is her guards he tackled, No, he's a tackle. 74 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: What is it? What does it all mean? The one 75 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: thing that we I know I have consistently brought up 76 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:35,080 Speaker 1: is the fact that potentially forty percent of your starters, 77 00:04:35,200 --> 00:04:38,799 Speaker 1: two out of five and Justin britt and Marcus Cannon 78 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:42,679 Speaker 1: did not play in twenty twenty and for different reasons, 79 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen. By my way through twenty nineteen, Justin 80 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:49,719 Speaker 1: Britt got hurt, wasn't ready to go for twenty twenty. 81 00:04:49,720 --> 00:04:52,280 Speaker 1: Set out of twenty twenty was released ended up in Houston. 82 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: Thank god, we needed a guy like that. Marcus Cannon 83 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:59,480 Speaker 1: opted out due to COVID concerns. He is a cancer survivor, 84 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,159 Speaker 1: and so he opted out of twenty twenty. Texas traded 85 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 1: for him in March to bring him here. Those two 86 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,559 Speaker 1: I don't want to see, you would assume, but you'd 87 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,400 Speaker 1: like to believe they're gonna start on the offensive lit 88 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,280 Speaker 1: in some way, shape or form. The one thing that 89 00:05:12,600 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 1: I know we've talked about. I know I've talked about 90 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:17,280 Speaker 1: is well having places twenty nineteen. So I always kind 91 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,400 Speaker 1: of thought, well, maybe there's some rust, Maybe they got 92 00:05:19,400 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: to shake some of that off, the one thing you 93 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: didn't really want to dive into. But you know, in 94 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 1: the back of your mind you've got to think about 95 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,040 Speaker 1: how healthy are they? And oh my gosh, I saw 96 00:05:29,080 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: that today and that just kind of shocked me back 97 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 1: in reality, like, oh my god, please be healthy. It 98 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,920 Speaker 1: looks like things are going to But as reported by 99 00:05:37,960 --> 00:05:45,240 Speaker 1: Ian Rappaport, today, Marcus Cannon minor knee surgery should be 100 00:05:45,440 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: good to go for training camp. Today is June eighteenth. 101 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:52,640 Speaker 1: Training camp is gonna start late in July. And that's 102 00:05:52,640 --> 00:05:55,159 Speaker 1: one of those things where if you know he's gonna 103 00:05:55,160 --> 00:05:57,840 Speaker 1: make it back, you don't have to rush him back. 104 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 1: You can work him in. You want him to get 105 00:06:00,240 --> 00:06:03,200 Speaker 1: work because obviously hasn't played in twenty nineteen, and you 106 00:06:03,240 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: want him to start getting the body callous to some 107 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:10,240 Speaker 1: physicality things like that. But you don't have to push 108 00:06:10,320 --> 00:06:12,800 Speaker 1: the envelope. You've got to make sure that he's healthy 109 00:06:12,839 --> 00:06:15,400 Speaker 1: for as many games as he can play in twenty 110 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:17,760 Speaker 1: twenty one in the regular season, and well, we would 111 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: all love to believe playoffs, but we'll just take the 112 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:23,000 Speaker 1: seventeen games as they come. Right now, Marcus Cannon is 113 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,280 Speaker 1: going to be a huge part of that. So fingers crossed, 114 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,200 Speaker 1: everything's gonna stay okay. But you see the words knee 115 00:06:29,200 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: and surgery, and you know Marcus Cannon is thirty three, 116 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh man, please be okay. Now, there 117 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:40,400 Speaker 1: are a lot a lot a lot of surgeries and 118 00:06:40,520 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: a lot of procedures that don't get reported, aren't out 119 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: for public consumption. Sometimes they get out there. Sometimes they don't. 120 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 1: This one did, so be it. It looks like you'll 121 00:06:52,000 --> 00:06:54,280 Speaker 1: be back for a training camp. But there are a 122 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: lot of guys that fall into this. So it's one 123 00:06:56,760 --> 00:06:58,359 Speaker 1: of those where you don't want to panic. You just 124 00:06:58,360 --> 00:07:01,960 Speaker 1: want to keep fingers crossed and looks good. Let's hope 125 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:03,720 Speaker 1: that it stays that way, and hopefully by the time 126 00:07:03,760 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: we get to July, everybody's healthy enough to put pads 127 00:07:06,520 --> 00:07:09,680 Speaker 1: on and ready to rock and roll. Speaking of rock 128 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:13,920 Speaker 1: and roll, the Voice of the Texans, Mark Vandermere, in 129 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: one of our department meetings, probably about I don't know, 130 00:07:16,440 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: about a month to six weeks ago, had come up 131 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: with an idea called where are they now? Players from 132 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:27,960 Speaker 1: the recent past? I guess it's all pretty recent with 133 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: the Texans, all the way back to the beginning. I mean, 134 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:34,160 Speaker 1: the Texans are going into year what twenty is all right, 135 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 1: You're twenty, so, I mean the Texans at that point 136 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: can't even They're not even illegal to drink age wise 137 00:07:39,040 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: either way, most everybody relatively recent, if you will. But 138 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:47,040 Speaker 1: it is kind of cool to go back and talk 139 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:49,040 Speaker 1: with some of those guys that were in some of 140 00:07:49,040 --> 00:07:51,400 Speaker 1: those early years. Some of those guys that were, you know, 141 00:07:51,440 --> 00:07:53,800 Speaker 1: at the back end of dom On into the Gary 142 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:56,520 Speaker 1: years and you know, five or six or seven or 143 00:07:56,520 --> 00:07:59,360 Speaker 1: eight those years on itto Gary Kubiak years, maybe at 144 00:07:59,400 --> 00:08:02,040 Speaker 1: the beginning of O'Brian years. Where Are They Now? Segments 145 00:08:02,040 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: pretty interesting, and Mark vandermir decided to start right at 146 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: the top with a guy that golf signals for the Texas. No, 147 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 1: not David Carr, but the guy who came in after 148 00:08:13,560 --> 00:08:17,720 Speaker 1: David Carr, that being Tony Banks, is Mark Vandermuir. Where 149 00:08:17,720 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 1: are They Now? With quarterback Tony Banks joining us right 150 00:08:21,040 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: now on Texans Radio for our where are They Now 151 00:08:24,760 --> 00:08:30,640 Speaker 1: segment with Texans Legends. It's Tony Banks, quarterback for your Texans, 152 00:08:31,000 --> 00:08:33,800 Speaker 1: starting out from the very beginning in two thousand and two. Tony, 153 00:08:33,840 --> 00:08:36,520 Speaker 1: how's it going, my friend? I'm doing well. Mark, are you? 154 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:40,480 Speaker 1: I'm doing great? And let's just start there right What 155 00:08:40,720 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: is your prevailing memory? Give me one or two, maybe 156 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:48,080 Speaker 1: three of your time with the Houston Texans. I know 157 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,720 Speaker 1: you started and won some games for this team. Allas 158 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:53,960 Speaker 1: game the one that sticks out? Is it something else? 159 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 1: How do you see it? I really enjoyed my time there, 160 00:08:58,280 --> 00:09:00,439 Speaker 1: you know. I always still wanted to start my last 161 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,120 Speaker 1: forty years. I want to be a starter somewhere, but 162 00:09:02,160 --> 00:09:04,800 Speaker 1: that didn't work out. But so I was kind of 163 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:06,800 Speaker 1: the older statesman on the team, so I kind of 164 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,880 Speaker 1: enjoyed that. You know, most of my career I was 165 00:09:08,920 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: the young guy playing early and trying to figure things out, 166 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,320 Speaker 1: and then by time I got to the Texans, I 167 00:09:14,440 --> 00:09:16,840 Speaker 1: was trying to be a good influence on my teammates. 168 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 1: So that's what I remember the most. And I don't 169 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:22,320 Speaker 1: know about but winning percentage wise, I might be the 170 00:09:22,320 --> 00:09:25,440 Speaker 1: winningest quarterback in Texas history two and one or three 171 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: and one, something like that. Well, I'll tell you what 172 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,719 Speaker 1: stands out to me is battle Red Day, the very 173 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: first one in two thousand and three, taking out the 174 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:35,679 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers, and you got to start that day and 175 00:09:35,800 --> 00:09:39,440 Speaker 1: beat the eventual NFC champions. Do you remember that game much? 176 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,200 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yeah. We had a rough first half 177 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,319 Speaker 1: and then kind of lit him up in the second half. 178 00:09:44,400 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 1: Mason big throws and just somebody just sent me. One 179 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,640 Speaker 1: of my son's friends sent him one of the throws 180 00:09:50,679 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: in that Caroline of game or video, So my son 181 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 1: sent it to me, so it was kind of cool. 182 00:09:55,320 --> 00:09:58,520 Speaker 1: You always seem to be the kind of quarterback that's fearless. 183 00:09:58,559 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: You're not afraid to take that chance to make a 184 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,120 Speaker 1: throw that can make a difference. And what is that 185 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: about you, Tony? And why do some guys have it 186 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 1: and some guys don't. I think it's just, you know, 187 00:10:10,800 --> 00:10:12,720 Speaker 1: I have so much confidence in my arm, you know, 188 00:10:12,800 --> 00:10:15,679 Speaker 1: and most of my career, the plays I've made have 189 00:10:16,120 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: been pushing the ball down the field. I had to 190 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: kind of learn to, uh, you know, take what the 191 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 1: defense gives me as my career went on. But I 192 00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: always thought that I could throw in the small windows 193 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: and I could make throws that other guys couldn't, so, uh, 194 00:10:28,760 --> 00:10:30,560 Speaker 1: you know, I like to think, you know, not like 195 00:10:30,600 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: I played well every time I played. But you're gonna 196 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:34,839 Speaker 1: see a big time throw if you watch me for 197 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,800 Speaker 1: the whole game. Tony Banks joining us former Texans quarterback 198 00:10:38,880 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: and Tony, you were drafted by the Rams. But let's 199 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: go back earlier than that. You played a little pro 200 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:49,959 Speaker 1: baseball and discuss that with us, that transition. Obviously you 201 00:10:50,000 --> 00:10:52,720 Speaker 1: played football before that as well, But what made you 202 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: want to play baseball and then switch back to football? Honestly, 203 00:10:56,600 --> 00:10:59,360 Speaker 1: just looking back on my athletic career, I think I 204 00:10:59,520 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 1: chose base because it was easy. You know, football practice 205 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: is hard, basketball practice so much running baseball. I never 206 00:11:06,920 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: had a hard baseball practice, you know, running the basis 207 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: every now, and it was the only conditioning we did. 208 00:11:11,600 --> 00:11:14,319 Speaker 1: And when you're athletic on the baseball field, it was 209 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: a big, tall shortstop, you know. I stuck out like 210 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:19,840 Speaker 1: a sword thumb. And growing up I had kids, you know, 211 00:11:19,880 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: guys like Kevin Mitchell and his brother Keith Mitchell, and 212 00:11:23,000 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: you know countless others who had got drafted out of 213 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,440 Speaker 1: my neighborhood. When you know, there was a lot more 214 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: you know, black guys playing baseball back then. Now my 215 00:11:30,720 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: little league, I don't even think they can feel the team. 216 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,760 Speaker 1: One team, let alone twelve of fifteen. We had every 217 00:11:35,920 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: every level I played on back then. So the game 218 00:11:38,640 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 1: has changed a little bit. But yeah, I was just 219 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:43,000 Speaker 1: an athletic shortstop. The game kind of came easy to me, 220 00:11:43,280 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 1: and uh me seeing guys in my neighborhood who were 221 00:11:46,679 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: older than me get drafted, not have to go to college. 222 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,800 Speaker 1: Like my brother's a doctor, my other brothers a architect. 223 00:11:52,840 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: They they're the brainy acts. I never really was interested 224 00:11:55,880 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 1: in college. And then when I did get drafted and 225 00:11:58,520 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: when played, I didn't enjoy it. Though. I didn't enjoy 226 00:12:01,640 --> 00:12:04,200 Speaker 1: pro baseball at all. Its baseball all day, every day, 227 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:07,079 Speaker 1: and I did not enjoy that as an eighteen year 228 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:09,839 Speaker 1: old kid, so especially I tore my rotator cup. I 229 00:12:09,840 --> 00:12:12,160 Speaker 1: actually got drafted with a torn rotator cup and didn't 230 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 1: know it. I finally got it fixed after my first 231 00:12:14,760 --> 00:12:17,720 Speaker 1: year in the minors and every went back. That's amazing. 232 00:12:18,120 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: And you end up eventually at Michigan State and then 233 00:12:23,040 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: getting drafted by the Saint Louis Rams, So clearly the 234 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:29,680 Speaker 1: rotator cuff problem did not stick with you. No, I 235 00:12:29,880 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: got it fixed that um, you know after I left 236 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: that spring training of the next year, and you know, 237 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:38,160 Speaker 1: I took a while to rehab. It was my first 238 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 1: real injury, and I went to DUCO after that, actually 239 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: before I went to Michigan State, so I had to 240 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:46,200 Speaker 1: rehab a lot of DUCO and it was pretty emotional 241 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:48,640 Speaker 1: little deal, but things ended up working out. And yeah, 242 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: I've never had any issues with RM since. All Right, 243 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:53,400 Speaker 1: Tony bags with us. Tony, You're in Dallas right now 244 00:12:53,480 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: and you're coaching a high school football team. What is 245 00:12:57,080 --> 00:13:00,439 Speaker 1: that like for you having played in the NFL. I'll 246 00:13:00,440 --> 00:13:02,240 Speaker 1: tell you what. When I played, I had no interest 247 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: in coaching at all. You know, a lot of those 248 00:13:03,840 --> 00:13:06,640 Speaker 1: coaches don't really know their kids. They spend so many 249 00:13:06,679 --> 00:13:09,600 Speaker 1: countless hours in the building, and I just was never 250 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:11,560 Speaker 1: interested in that, even though I did. My kid wasn't 251 00:13:11,880 --> 00:13:15,400 Speaker 1: My son wasn't conceived until my last year in the NFL. 252 00:13:15,520 --> 00:13:17,840 Speaker 1: He never got a chance to see me play or anything. 253 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: But I always envisioned myself as a very engaging father 254 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:25,040 Speaker 1: because me and my father really really close, So that 255 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 1: was always important to me. And then when I started 256 00:13:27,960 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: coaching my son and his little youth leagues, I just 257 00:13:30,520 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: fell in love with coaching. I fell in love with 258 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: the kids and being able to be a positive role 259 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:38,199 Speaker 1: model and impact their lives. So yeah, so now this 260 00:13:38,280 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: is just my second year at Green Hill School out 261 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,800 Speaker 1: here in Dallas and just the beginning of my coaching career. 262 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:49,360 Speaker 1: That sounds fantastic. And you've also done broadcasting for Fox 263 00:13:49,400 --> 00:13:51,959 Speaker 1: Sports Southwest at the time in Dallas, you did Texans 264 00:13:51,960 --> 00:13:54,839 Speaker 1: postgame and pregame shows for a long time. How did 265 00:13:54,840 --> 00:13:58,480 Speaker 1: you enjoy the broadcasting part of things? I really enjoyed 266 00:13:58,520 --> 00:14:01,319 Speaker 1: that too, especially some of the stuff Fox let me do. 267 00:14:01,679 --> 00:14:03,800 Speaker 1: You know, I got to break down a lot of 268 00:14:03,840 --> 00:14:06,400 Speaker 1: my own segments. I was basically like a co host 269 00:14:06,440 --> 00:14:09,319 Speaker 1: and I got to, you know, use my creativity as 270 00:14:09,320 --> 00:14:12,080 Speaker 1: far as breaking down the game and quarterbacks and players. 271 00:14:12,080 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 1: So I really enjoyed it and had a great a 272 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,440 Speaker 1: great staff for people to work with out here in Dallas. Yeah, 273 00:14:17,559 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: Dave Raymond was on that show for a while. Now 274 00:14:19,880 --> 00:14:22,840 Speaker 1: he's with the Texas Rangers, So that's pretty cool stuff. Yeah, 275 00:14:22,920 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: O day, I almost forgot about Dave. I liked him 276 00:14:25,080 --> 00:14:27,960 Speaker 1: a lot, and then h Aaron Hartigan too. So yeah, 277 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 1: So what attracted you to staying in Dallas just to 278 00:14:31,120 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: be and around? I know you're with the Cowboys for 279 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: a bit, but is that it? It just kind of 280 00:14:35,920 --> 00:14:38,280 Speaker 1: you know, during my career when I got here to Dallas, 281 00:14:38,320 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: I you know, bounced around a little bit. I was 282 00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: in Saint Louis three years, Baltimore two years, and I 283 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,520 Speaker 1: was supposed to come here to the Cowboys, and then 284 00:14:45,560 --> 00:14:47,800 Speaker 1: I went to the Red Skin. So just bouncing around. 285 00:14:47,800 --> 00:14:50,320 Speaker 1: I needed a home base. And I just got married 286 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:54,440 Speaker 1: my second year in Baltimore in two thousand, so yeah, 287 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:56,120 Speaker 1: I just kind of worked out and then after you know, 288 00:14:56,160 --> 00:14:59,200 Speaker 1: you have children and they get entrenched in school. You know, 289 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,640 Speaker 1: it's just this is home now, Tony backs with us. Tony, 290 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:06,480 Speaker 1: what about today's NFL game? It's not like you played 291 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,400 Speaker 1: that long ago. But the game does evolve and seems 292 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: to go through big changes every few years. What do 293 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: you think of the way the game is played right now? 294 00:15:14,960 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: I think quarterback still is the toughest position in all 295 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 1: the sports, but it has the NFL has made it 296 00:15:19,560 --> 00:15:22,680 Speaker 1: easier with implementing a lot of the college schemes. You know, 297 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,920 Speaker 1: I didn't think any of the college concepts were really 298 00:15:25,920 --> 00:15:28,400 Speaker 1: gonna float in the NFL with all the bubble screens 299 00:15:28,440 --> 00:15:32,200 Speaker 1: and all the horizontal passing game instead of the vertical 300 00:15:32,200 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: passing game. But you know, now these guys are you know, 301 00:15:35,400 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: throwing ten balls behind the line of scrimmage and completion 302 00:15:39,160 --> 00:15:42,120 Speaker 1: percentage through the roof is When I came into the league, 303 00:15:42,280 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: if you couldn't make the big throws, you were not 304 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: drafted early. Now you got some guys that can't make 305 00:15:48,400 --> 00:15:50,880 Speaker 1: all the throws, but those throws aren't in a lot 306 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,400 Speaker 1: of offenses anymore. It's a great point. You make about 307 00:15:53,440 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: completion percentage because and then you go back an era 308 00:15:56,920 --> 00:16:01,160 Speaker 1: or two before you when fifty percent was good completion percentage, 309 00:16:01,160 --> 00:16:07,320 Speaker 1: that sixty seventy. It seems those high percentage throws that 310 00:16:07,400 --> 00:16:09,360 Speaker 1: you discussed Tony, you were part of that Ravens team 311 00:16:09,400 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: that won the Super Bowl, the first Ravens Super Bowl team. 312 00:16:12,360 --> 00:16:15,040 Speaker 1: That defense. Can you talk about them a little bit, 313 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: because that was obviously incredibly impressive. I've always, for some 314 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: reason in my careery team I'm on, I always seem 315 00:16:21,680 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 1: to gravitate the defensive players. So I hung out with 316 00:16:24,200 --> 00:16:27,560 Speaker 1: those guys a lot. We had some studs on that defense. 317 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:29,600 Speaker 1: I mean, I think we had the year we went 318 00:16:29,600 --> 00:16:32,120 Speaker 1: to the Super Bowl, might have put seven or eight 319 00:16:32,160 --> 00:16:34,000 Speaker 1: guys on that defense in the Pro Bowl. I mean, 320 00:16:34,040 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 1: it was just an incredible the amount of talent we 321 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: had on that defense. Then, of course, the big guy 322 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,560 Speaker 1: in the middle, Ray kind of ran the show. You know. 323 00:16:41,560 --> 00:16:43,840 Speaker 1: When people ask me about him, you know, especially kids, 324 00:16:43,880 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 1: they about that's about the only name they can remember 325 00:16:46,040 --> 00:16:48,520 Speaker 1: from my Baltimore days. Did you believe with Ray Lewis? 326 00:16:48,600 --> 00:16:50,600 Speaker 1: You know? So they always asked me a lot of 327 00:16:50,680 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: questions about him, and one of the things I say 328 00:16:52,520 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: is you know, he was the first defensive player that 329 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: watched film like a quarterback. You know, most of the 330 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,240 Speaker 1: defensive guys they can't wait to get out to and 331 00:17:00,240 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 1: when practice was over. So Ray was really demanding with 332 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,960 Speaker 1: those even though he wasn't the oldest guy on the defense. 333 00:17:08,000 --> 00:17:09,919 Speaker 1: I mean, we had Mike mccrearry, Robert net, we had 334 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: guys have been around, wow, Tony Saragosa. Those guys almost 335 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,640 Speaker 1: acted like they couldn't line up with Ray not out there. 336 00:17:15,640 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: I remember sometimes during training camp, Ray would miss a 337 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: practice or something, you know, just taking the day off 338 00:17:21,720 --> 00:17:24,000 Speaker 1: or maybe with a little thing, and the defense was 339 00:17:24,040 --> 00:17:28,119 Speaker 1: not the same. So, yeah, that defense was very impressive 340 00:17:28,160 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: and deserve all they deserve all the accolades that they 341 00:17:30,560 --> 00:17:33,080 Speaker 1: have gotten and your time with the Texans. In the 342 00:17:33,119 --> 00:17:35,439 Speaker 1: early days, the Texans had a pretty good defense. You 343 00:17:35,440 --> 00:17:37,400 Speaker 1: had that game where you beat Pittsburgh with the three 344 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,960 Speaker 1: defensive scores, and they had a lot of outings where 345 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,280 Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball was really doing the job. Oh, definitely, 346 00:17:43,400 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: definitely when we needed that defense. Usually on any team, 347 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,240 Speaker 1: especially when you're a new franchise, the defense is going 348 00:17:49,320 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: to be ahead of the offense, and we had a 349 00:17:50,920 --> 00:17:54,199 Speaker 1: young offense and we needed defensive step up for us 350 00:17:54,240 --> 00:17:58,600 Speaker 1: a lot and didn't score very many points very many times. Well, Tony, 351 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:01,720 Speaker 1: we really appreciate time. It's great to catch up with you. 352 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:05,000 Speaker 1: I'm excited to hear about what happens with coaching. You're 353 00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:07,959 Speaker 1: a high school there, Green Hill High in Dallas, and 354 00:18:08,320 --> 00:18:10,560 Speaker 1: we wish you the best of luck. I appreciate it. Mark. 355 00:18:10,960 --> 00:18:13,280 Speaker 1: I don't know why it's been the last few months 356 00:18:13,400 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 1: or so, but being on the twitters as I am, 357 00:18:16,840 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: I seem to, I don't know why, stumble almost every 358 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:25,600 Speaker 1: single day on a former player, whether it's NFL player, 359 00:18:25,640 --> 00:18:28,360 Speaker 1: college players, somebody I remember from one of those two 360 00:18:28,359 --> 00:18:32,119 Speaker 1: realms getting into coaching and then becoming the head coach 361 00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:36,280 Speaker 1: at a particular school, alma mater or whatever. It is, 362 00:18:36,359 --> 00:18:37,879 Speaker 1: just feels like there are a lot of them, Philip 363 00:18:37,960 --> 00:18:41,160 Speaker 1: Rivers going back to be go to become the head 364 00:18:41,160 --> 00:18:44,320 Speaker 1: coach back into Alabama. I'm trying to remember the school 365 00:18:44,359 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: he ended up at. I think it was a Catholic 366 00:18:46,080 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: school in Alabama. It's not the one he went to. 367 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,360 Speaker 1: He went to Athens High School, but I think it's 368 00:18:50,359 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: in that general but city either way, see a lot 369 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:56,040 Speaker 1: of guys going back and giving back essentially to the 370 00:18:56,119 --> 00:18:58,240 Speaker 1: high school level, and I love seeing that in Tony 371 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,960 Speaker 1: Banks is obviously doing that as well right there in Dallas, Texas. 372 00:19:02,960 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: But that was great where they now Coming up next, 373 00:19:05,640 --> 00:19:09,720 Speaker 1: a man David Fletcher GM of LSSC manages the Texas 374 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:12,159 Speaker 1: Bullet Texas kickoff all the different events that happen with 375 00:19:12,200 --> 00:19:17,359 Speaker 1: Lostar Sports Entertainment. Fletch is their god. He's the leader, 376 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 1: he's the best. 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A man, David Fletcher Fletch, my friend, how 395 00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:36,920 Speaker 1: are you doing? I love my I love your hype up. Man. 396 00:20:37,200 --> 00:20:39,600 Speaker 1: I need you as my agent, Johnny. That's what I'd 397 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:41,160 Speaker 1: be a lot better off if you are my agent. 398 00:20:41,200 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: That's great to visit with you, man, Yeah, I kind 399 00:20:46,480 --> 00:20:48,879 Speaker 1: of I'd like to have you as my agent too. Um. 400 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:51,080 Speaker 1: We could kind of, you know, do it for each 401 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:54,960 Speaker 1: other from that standpoint, Fletch, We obviously are into the 402 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:58,480 Speaker 1: month of June and we're coming up on July, and 403 00:20:58,520 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: there's a lot of stuff, especially in our Texas universe. 404 00:21:01,480 --> 00:21:04,680 Speaker 1: But there's so much from analysis c standpoint that's coming up, 405 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: and I know you guys are doing so much behind 406 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:11,000 Speaker 1: the scenes. Cockercalf Gold Cup is coming up on July 407 00:21:11,119 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: twenty nine, The Battle of Bands a Cracker Barrel National 408 00:21:14,400 --> 00:21:17,120 Speaker 1: Battle of Bands presented by Pepsi's Zero Sugar that's coming 409 00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:19,639 Speaker 1: up in August. You got to kick off kind of 410 00:21:19,640 --> 00:21:21,840 Speaker 1: give us an idea kind of behind the scenes, what 411 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: you guys are working on to try and get everything 412 00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:28,199 Speaker 1: back going after missing it last year, which I know 413 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:29,840 Speaker 1: there were so many events that I was just so 414 00:21:29,880 --> 00:21:32,159 Speaker 1: sad that we missed last year. But what's kind of 415 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:35,200 Speaker 1: happening in your universe to start getting these three events 416 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 1: ready to go in July, August and September. Yeah, Johnny, 417 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,320 Speaker 1: I mean there's a ton going on. First and foremost 418 00:21:41,359 --> 00:21:43,760 Speaker 1: they're all on sale, and that's a great thing to 419 00:21:43,760 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: be able to say. You know, we have all been 420 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:52,240 Speaker 1: enduring a challenging last year plus and now we're squarely 421 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:55,760 Speaker 1: focused on ensurance say fun events here at NRG Stadium, 422 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: and we've got some great ones right out of the gate. 423 00:21:57,920 --> 00:22:00,280 Speaker 1: You mentioned our first three on the lone Star Sports 424 00:22:00,280 --> 00:22:02,959 Speaker 1: and Entertainment side, UH, and it gets started for us 425 00:22:03,040 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: on July twenty ninth. Is UH the the Continent's bigger, 426 00:22:06,960 --> 00:22:10,480 Speaker 1: biggest soccer soccer Let me say that again, The Continent's 427 00:22:10,560 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: biggest soccer event returns back to NRG Stadium with CONCACAF 428 00:22:14,800 --> 00:22:18,400 Speaker 1: Gold Cup, we have a semifinal matchup. UM. We are 429 00:22:18,440 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: on the Mexico side of the brackets, so Mexico will 430 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 1: be here for the twentieth time if they win through 431 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:29,640 Speaker 1: their their their chalk UH. And for us in Houston, 432 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,679 Speaker 1: anytime we get to host CONCACALF Gold Cup, it's a 433 00:22:32,720 --> 00:22:36,880 Speaker 1: special occasion. Certainly looking forward to having a semifinal matchup. 434 00:22:36,920 --> 00:22:39,119 Speaker 1: And you don't have to go back any further than 435 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,280 Speaker 1: the last time the event was played in twenty nineteen 436 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:44,160 Speaker 1: when we had the biggest and best event of the tournament, 437 00:22:44,200 --> 00:22:49,199 Speaker 1: a quarterfinal showdown doubleheader here and it was great to see, um, 438 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,919 Speaker 1: you know, the energy, the excitement that was there. And 439 00:22:51,960 --> 00:22:54,359 Speaker 1: so we've got to do our part on the lone 440 00:22:54,400 --> 00:22:58,040 Speaker 1: star side and with our community partners to ensure that 441 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:00,639 Speaker 1: we're able to bring that type of apt your energy 442 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:03,719 Speaker 1: back safely and and we're looking forward to the challenge. 443 00:23:03,760 --> 00:23:06,520 Speaker 1: There is from an operational perspective, a lot of things 444 00:23:06,920 --> 00:23:09,760 Speaker 1: you have to look at doing in the building UH 445 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: to make sure that it's ready for what we expect 446 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,760 Speaker 1: to be a full house UH. And that's that's definitely 447 00:23:16,840 --> 00:23:21,000 Speaker 1: a team effort. We've got many stakeholders and partners that 448 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:24,480 Speaker 1: make these events a reality. You certainly think about Lone 449 00:23:24,480 --> 00:23:27,080 Speaker 1: Star and the Texans being front and center, but the 450 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:31,879 Speaker 1: promoter partners, uh, the the organizing bodies. You've got Harris County, 451 00:23:31,880 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: Houston Sports Authority, a great partner in all of our 452 00:23:34,280 --> 00:23:39,160 Speaker 1: efforts here in Houston, the Mayor's Office, to Judge's Office, HPD, 453 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: you you name it. There's so many people that are 454 00:23:42,680 --> 00:23:44,880 Speaker 1: are at the table and we look to put these 455 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:48,200 Speaker 1: type of events on and and it's it's with one 456 00:23:48,320 --> 00:23:51,880 Speaker 1: single goal in mind to have a safe and incredible atmosphere, 457 00:23:51,880 --> 00:23:55,920 Speaker 1: your energy stadium for for people to come back together. Uh. 458 00:23:55,960 --> 00:23:58,280 Speaker 1: And that's that's really exciting to be thinking about. So 459 00:23:58,320 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: there's a lot of work being done on all lease Johnny, Um, 460 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:05,480 Speaker 1: We've got some really exciting developments on each front, uh, 461 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,040 Speaker 1: each of those events front. Over the next few weeks. UM. 462 00:24:08,240 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 1: As we talked about last time I was on, got 463 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:13,160 Speaker 1: some great news with the Kickoff game as that game 464 00:24:13,200 --> 00:24:17,640 Speaker 1: moved into the ESPN National Primetime window on Labor Day weekend. 465 00:24:17,960 --> 00:24:20,840 Speaker 1: UM as you of h and Texas Tech will play 466 00:24:21,359 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: uh uh in the Texas Kickoff this year with a 467 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:30,000 Speaker 1: primetime showdown on ESPN. So uh and and we have 468 00:24:30,040 --> 00:24:33,200 Speaker 1: an exciting development next week with the Cracker baron National 469 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: Battle of the Bands as on Thursday, we'll announce our 470 00:24:36,240 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: participants in this year's event. UH. That event, Johnny, is 471 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:46,000 Speaker 1: a really really unique and fun celebration of of of 472 00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:49,879 Speaker 1: that community that uh uh that that followed the Drumline world. 473 00:24:50,160 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: We all know the importance of of of the uh 474 00:24:55,080 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: the spectacle that the bands put on, particularly with many 475 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,480 Speaker 1: of the HBC communities, and this is one of the 476 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,800 Speaker 1: biggest events in the country in that space. So for 477 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,480 Speaker 1: us to have it here in Houston, to be able 478 00:25:08,520 --> 00:25:12,199 Speaker 1: to bring it back for a second time, and to 479 00:25:12,320 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 1: have some incredible participants, uh, you know, it's it's something 480 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:18,879 Speaker 1: that just energizes our entire group and energizes our community 481 00:25:18,920 --> 00:25:21,760 Speaker 1: as we get back to what we do best, and 482 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:26,880 Speaker 1: that's bringing people together around events HBCU Battle of the Bands. 483 00:25:27,400 --> 00:25:29,639 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this this quick story, Fletch and our 484 00:25:29,680 --> 00:25:33,160 Speaker 1: listeners out there. In two thousand, two thousand and four, 485 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:35,280 Speaker 1: I went to go to two thousand and five. I 486 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,720 Speaker 1: want to go see my former quarterback young man who 487 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,119 Speaker 1: played for me in Jacksonville. He went to Florida A 488 00:25:40,160 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: and M. They were playing at NCA and T and 489 00:25:44,040 --> 00:25:45,880 Speaker 1: so I was living North Carolina. I went to the game. 490 00:25:46,359 --> 00:25:49,680 Speaker 1: It gets near halftime, they got Bojangles Chicken. I gotta 491 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:52,680 Speaker 1: go get some chicken. And as it hits halftime, I'm 492 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:55,200 Speaker 1: expecting I'm standing at the top row and I'm expecting 493 00:25:55,240 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: all that have to, you know, beat feet down the 494 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:00,600 Speaker 1: stairs and get everybody out of the way. Halftime was 495 00:26:00,640 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: coming up, and not anyone. No one moved on either side. 496 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,320 Speaker 1: No one moved. I got three steps and I was like, 497 00:26:09,320 --> 00:26:12,520 Speaker 1: where is every Like, everybody's still sitting. They sat for 498 00:26:12,600 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: the entire halftime for A and T's band, which was 499 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,920 Speaker 1: absolutely phenomenal. And as soon as the band was done, 500 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:24,320 Speaker 1: then they all went from the concession stand and I 501 00:26:24,440 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: knew it was that importance. I followed Cogs football for 502 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: a long time. I didn't like get to see it 503 00:26:29,480 --> 00:26:32,280 Speaker 1: until then. So of all the events people say, oh, 504 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: you want to sneak kick off, I want to see 505 00:26:34,920 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: the National Battle of the Bands presented by Pepsi's Zero 506 00:26:37,800 --> 00:26:41,919 Speaker 1: Sugar maybe before anything, because the passion for those bands 507 00:26:42,000 --> 00:26:47,719 Speaker 1: is unbelievable, unbelievable in every community that at least you know, 508 00:26:48,200 --> 00:26:51,240 Speaker 1: just if you love music, if you love an event, 509 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:55,960 Speaker 1: if you love just performance, you gotta see a battle 510 00:26:55,960 --> 00:27:00,280 Speaker 1: of bands at some point. These HBCU bands are just unbelievable, 511 00:27:00,560 --> 00:27:03,359 Speaker 1: It really are. Johnny, and you mentioned too that participated 512 00:27:03,400 --> 00:27:06,440 Speaker 1: in the twenty nineteen event Florida, Florida and m and 513 00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: North cai Ant. We'll see if they're back. But you've 514 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:14,080 Speaker 1: never experienced anything like this. The vibration of the drums, 515 00:27:14,200 --> 00:27:16,919 Speaker 1: the horns, the flash of the brass. I mean, it 516 00:27:16,920 --> 00:27:22,320 Speaker 1: really is. It's it's such a visually, visually crazy experience. 517 00:27:22,440 --> 00:27:25,760 Speaker 1: And right now there's an opportunity if if, if you're 518 00:27:25,800 --> 00:27:27,960 Speaker 1: looking to get involved in an event like that, very 519 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:31,520 Speaker 1: family friendly, very affordable way to come out to NRG Stadium. 520 00:27:31,840 --> 00:27:35,920 Speaker 1: Go to LSSC dot net. You can get into the 521 00:27:35,920 --> 00:27:38,359 Speaker 1: presale right now through the end of the month. Just 522 00:27:38,560 --> 00:27:41,959 Speaker 1: use the code battle at checkout, and I promise you 523 00:27:42,040 --> 00:27:44,840 Speaker 1: it is definitely worth your money. Just fifteen dollars to 524 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:48,760 Speaker 1: get in right now. Um, pretty pretty uh affordable way 525 00:27:48,800 --> 00:27:51,240 Speaker 1: to come out to NRG Stadium and see something as 526 00:27:52,119 --> 00:27:56,159 Speaker 1: as audibly and visually stimulating as that. It really is 527 00:27:56,200 --> 00:27:58,560 Speaker 1: a cool event, and we're really excited to bring it 528 00:27:58,600 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: back and and like I said, next Thursday, market calendars, 529 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,480 Speaker 1: we will announce this year's participants in the twenty twenty 530 00:28:05,480 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: one National Battle of Bands and uh, I imagine it'll 531 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,639 Speaker 1: be a great show. Yeah, there's there's no question, and 532 00:28:11,720 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: I know there is. There are a ton of schools 533 00:28:16,119 --> 00:28:18,640 Speaker 1: that could be involved in that and they would make 534 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:22,000 Speaker 1: the event great. There can be a ton of teams 535 00:28:22,000 --> 00:28:25,200 Speaker 1: and nations that can be involved in Conycalf Gold Cup. 536 00:28:25,760 --> 00:28:31,760 Speaker 1: But Fletch, how valuable is it to have l Tree 537 00:28:31,880 --> 00:28:36,399 Speaker 1: play in a game at an RG stadium? Well, yeah, obviously, Johnny. 538 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:39,280 Speaker 1: We've been very fortunate over the years to serve hosts 539 00:28:39,320 --> 00:28:44,960 Speaker 1: to many, many great international matchups. I look no further 540 00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,440 Speaker 1: again than back to twenty nineteen. We had we had 541 00:28:47,480 --> 00:28:52,360 Speaker 1: both the international flare of Conkycalf Gold Cup. We also 542 00:28:52,920 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: we were blessed to host a fantastic matchup between Bayern 543 00:28:56,840 --> 00:29:00,719 Speaker 1: Munich and Real Madrid UM later that summer. You know, 544 00:29:00,800 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: from a soccer perspective, no community in America has hosted 545 00:29:04,880 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 1: more international soccer events than Houston over the last twenty years. 546 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:11,680 Speaker 1: Think about that for a minute. No community America has 547 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:16,320 Speaker 1: hosted more international soccer events than Houston. On top of that, 548 00:29:17,200 --> 00:29:21,719 Speaker 1: no community in America has hosted more major sporting events 549 00:29:21,840 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 1: than Houston since two thousand and four. When you look 550 00:29:25,440 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 1: at the infrastructure here, when you look at the diversity 551 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:32,400 Speaker 1: in this community, when you look at the size of 552 00:29:32,440 --> 00:29:38,560 Speaker 1: the population and the the access that Houston has being 553 00:29:38,600 --> 00:29:41,960 Speaker 1: centrally located in this country and in a gateway to 554 00:29:42,080 --> 00:29:44,920 Speaker 1: South and Central America for the for the United States, 555 00:29:45,760 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: there's a big reason why soccer has played such an 556 00:29:48,280 --> 00:29:51,520 Speaker 1: important role in telling that story of Houston being a 557 00:29:51,560 --> 00:29:55,000 Speaker 1: major events destination. But but there is no there is 558 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,600 Speaker 1: no team that resonates better UM, maybe even more so 559 00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: than the team USA and then the Mexican national team 560 00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: in Eltree. You know, a fantastic showcase event up in Denver, UH, 561 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,840 Speaker 1: just a beautiful game altogether to watch the US and 562 00:30:10,960 --> 00:30:14,360 Speaker 1: Mexico play in the CONCAFFE Nation League Final a couple 563 00:30:14,360 --> 00:30:16,760 Speaker 1: of weeks ago, and and the US want to in 564 00:30:16,840 --> 00:30:21,480 Speaker 1: spectacular fashion. So that rivalry UH definitely has has got 565 00:30:21,480 --> 00:30:24,520 Speaker 1: some fuel on its fire, a possibility that that matchup 566 00:30:24,560 --> 00:30:27,920 Speaker 1: could be here in Houston. UM come July twenty ninth. 567 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:30,520 Speaker 1: We'll see how the draw plays out. But um, you know, 568 00:30:30,600 --> 00:30:33,720 Speaker 1: for for a community that is um so diverse, for 569 00:30:33,760 --> 00:30:37,560 Speaker 1: a community that's so closely connected with Mexico from a 570 00:30:37,960 --> 00:30:42,320 Speaker 1: from a trade perspective, from a from a UM from 571 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: from a proximity perspective, you know, we certainly welcome any 572 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:48,760 Speaker 1: any of the matchups that we get here. And Houston 573 00:30:48,840 --> 00:30:51,480 Speaker 1: has such a diverse community that you know, if if 574 00:30:51,480 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: the Honduran team UH is back here, um, we look 575 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,760 Speaker 1: forward to getting them back in in um UH in 576 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: NRG Stadium, the Jacon team UM, you know, Costa Rica, 577 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:06,040 Speaker 1: you name it. We've we've we've excelled at at delivering 578 00:31:06,680 --> 00:31:11,640 Speaker 1: an incredible atmosphere regardless of our matchups. But certainly there 579 00:31:11,720 --> 00:31:14,800 Speaker 1: is something special when when you see um ltree get 580 00:31:14,800 --> 00:31:16,640 Speaker 1: on the field and they've done it more than any 581 00:31:16,640 --> 00:31:18,720 Speaker 1: place else here at NRG. So we'll look forward to 582 00:31:18,720 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 1: seeing how it plays out and maybe they'll be back 583 00:31:20,400 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: here again. Comes to by twenty nine for another for 584 00:31:22,480 --> 00:31:25,040 Speaker 1: another great event. I know no one out there is 585 00:31:25,040 --> 00:31:28,000 Speaker 1: scoffing at soccer at Energy Stadium, and I will tell 586 00:31:28,040 --> 00:31:30,480 Speaker 1: you this for anybody that is like, oh soccer, if 587 00:31:30,520 --> 00:31:32,480 Speaker 1: you were like me many many years ago, they just 588 00:31:32,480 --> 00:31:35,680 Speaker 1: scoffed at soccer I have gone to. I don't know 589 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 1: how many of the tremendous events that y'all put on, Fletch. 590 00:31:40,760 --> 00:31:44,760 Speaker 1: You know, I love my football, American football. I have enjoyed. 591 00:31:44,800 --> 00:31:47,920 Speaker 1: I enjoyed Bayern Munich and Real Madrid about as much 592 00:31:47,960 --> 00:31:50,680 Speaker 1: as I did any football game that particularly I played 593 00:31:50,720 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: that year that wasn't a Texans game it was. I 594 00:31:53,160 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: loved it, absolutely loved it. And I think international soccer, 595 00:31:57,560 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 1: that's my that's my next step in national soccer. Other 596 00:32:01,880 --> 00:32:04,000 Speaker 1: than Team USA. I've got to find myself a team 597 00:32:04,080 --> 00:32:06,680 Speaker 1: to root for. And Eltree is really on my list 598 00:32:06,680 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 1: because there's such a passion for them here that maybe 599 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:13,000 Speaker 1: that's the one I get on board with. I don't know, 600 00:32:13,120 --> 00:32:15,480 Speaker 1: we'll find out. But the soccer events that you guys 601 00:32:15,480 --> 00:32:19,320 Speaker 1: have put on, whether it was Man City, Man United 602 00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 1: from I think four years ago, four or five years ago, 603 00:32:22,640 --> 00:32:24,600 Speaker 1: which was just incredible. I mean, all the different things 604 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:27,320 Speaker 1: you have done, they have been just tremendous. And I 605 00:32:27,480 --> 00:32:29,680 Speaker 1: love the soccer events that have been there. But you 606 00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: know me, you know, I love college football, moll there 607 00:32:31,680 --> 00:32:34,720 Speaker 1: any else, anything else. And tickets are now on sale 608 00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: at Texas Kickoff dot Com for Texas Tech and Houston 609 00:32:38,800 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: Saturday September for flet Center. We talked about that game 610 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:45,479 Speaker 1: a little bit, just getting that time slot, but tickets 611 00:32:45,480 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 1: are now on sale. How big is that for people 612 00:32:49,120 --> 00:32:50,840 Speaker 1: to get into building and see the Coogs and the 613 00:32:50,880 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: Red Raiders for that day. I mean, look, Johnny, it's 614 00:32:53,800 --> 00:32:58,360 Speaker 1: the opening weekend at college football. Everybody's undefeated. There's there's 615 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,600 Speaker 1: no better feeling than going out to the tailgate for 616 00:33:02,600 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 1: the first time, especially after many of us had to 617 00:33:05,560 --> 00:33:08,520 Speaker 1: take off last year. And and you'll get a chance 618 00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: to go out and see friends, reconnect with with uh, 619 00:33:12,280 --> 00:33:15,280 Speaker 1: you know, your fellow alums, um. And we've got we've 620 00:33:15,320 --> 00:33:19,880 Speaker 1: got a very Texas size showdown that we're really excited 621 00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:23,000 Speaker 1: about as it relates to the Texas Kickoff this year. 622 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,720 Speaker 1: If Texas Tech coming off a challenging season, Matt Wells 623 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:28,880 Speaker 1: in his third year there knows he's got a lot 624 00:33:28,920 --> 00:33:32,960 Speaker 1: of opportunities to build upon the success that they've historically 625 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:35,160 Speaker 1: had out on the planes. It's got a new quarterback 626 00:33:35,160 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 1: in the system with Tyler Schuff and you know a 627 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:41,160 Speaker 1: transfer coming in nonetheless from Oregon, so you know they've 628 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,840 Speaker 1: they've got to try and retool that offense, get it 629 00:33:44,680 --> 00:33:49,160 Speaker 1: back to where people have historically expected Texas Tech to be. 630 00:33:49,360 --> 00:33:51,040 Speaker 1: And and then you look on the other side of 631 00:33:51,080 --> 00:33:53,600 Speaker 1: the ball with Dana Hilgerson, and I mean he's got 632 00:33:53,720 --> 00:33:56,719 Speaker 1: a young pup there and Clayton Tune who's gonna get 633 00:33:56,760 --> 00:33:59,160 Speaker 1: a chance to go out and do some things. And um, 634 00:33:59,200 --> 00:34:03,800 Speaker 1: you know, from from from a football perspective, you of 635 00:34:03,960 --> 00:34:07,440 Speaker 1: h also coming off a challenging season, but they've got 636 00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,920 Speaker 1: a lot of energy behind what they're doing, you know. 637 00:34:09,960 --> 00:34:12,400 Speaker 1: And Dana's got an opportunity to make a run this 638 00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:18,480 Speaker 1: year in the American and I know he's looking to 639 00:34:18,480 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: take advantage of it. I can promise you that first 640 00:34:21,120 --> 00:34:25,439 Speaker 1: game will have three things that every college football fan 641 00:34:25,560 --> 00:34:28,280 Speaker 1: loves to see. It will have a ton of points scored. 642 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:30,919 Speaker 1: There is no doubt about that. I look no further 643 00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:34,640 Speaker 1: than the twenty eighteen kickoff where a Texas Tech played 644 00:34:34,640 --> 00:34:37,160 Speaker 1: Old Miss. They were fifty six points scored in the 645 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:40,239 Speaker 1: first quarter of that game. Okay, that we had we 646 00:34:40,239 --> 00:34:42,600 Speaker 1: were at concerns that the scoreboard was gonna break it 647 00:34:42,680 --> 00:34:45,319 Speaker 1: was rolling up so many points. Right. That is that 648 00:34:45,440 --> 00:34:49,120 Speaker 1: I guarantee you. I guarantee you that the tailgating will 649 00:34:49,160 --> 00:34:52,840 Speaker 1: be off the chain. I mean, especially as a night game, 650 00:34:53,200 --> 00:34:54,879 Speaker 1: you know people are gonna be getting out of here, 651 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,920 Speaker 1: getting their barbecues ready. I am looking forward to seeing 652 00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,480 Speaker 1: what has come up in these kitchens over the last 653 00:35:02,520 --> 00:35:04,640 Speaker 1: two years and people really got a chance to come 654 00:35:04,640 --> 00:35:07,640 Speaker 1: out and tailgate. I know there's gonna be some great things. 655 00:35:07,680 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 1: So I can promise you that number three, I will 656 00:35:10,280 --> 00:35:12,560 Speaker 1: be out there in those in those parking lots early 657 00:35:13,440 --> 00:35:16,200 Speaker 1: sampling and saying a lot of people as best I can, 658 00:35:16,880 --> 00:35:20,120 Speaker 1: because we're welcoming people back to a full house here 659 00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,879 Speaker 1: for for college football, and that's something I'm credibly excited about. 660 00:35:23,920 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: And I guess I should say the fourth thing it 661 00:35:25,760 --> 00:35:27,920 Speaker 1: was like two A with me going out to the 662 00:35:27,920 --> 00:35:31,000 Speaker 1: tailgates as a guarantee. Three is that we will be 663 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:33,680 Speaker 1: ready to host and we will put on a show 664 00:35:33,760 --> 00:35:37,000 Speaker 1: like we historically have. And we have done so many 665 00:35:37,040 --> 00:35:39,920 Speaker 1: things as as a team in this offseason to improve 666 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:44,879 Speaker 1: the experience, to create something that people walk away win 667 00:35:45,000 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 1: or loss, with a great memory around the event. And 668 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: so um, those are the things that we're really excited 669 00:35:50,640 --> 00:35:54,239 Speaker 1: about again. Texas Kickoff dot com, LSS dot net. You 670 00:35:54,239 --> 00:35:57,560 Speaker 1: can get your tickets now, they won't last long. We've 671 00:35:57,600 --> 00:36:01,840 Speaker 1: got a great start already to all these events sales efforts, 672 00:36:01,960 --> 00:36:06,640 Speaker 1: and for us, that more than anything, is what excites me, 673 00:36:06,840 --> 00:36:10,280 Speaker 1: is that people are ready to get back to these events. 674 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:13,040 Speaker 1: They're ready to get back to creating memories. We are 675 00:36:13,080 --> 00:36:15,560 Speaker 1: providing a forum to do that, and we're doing it 676 00:36:15,560 --> 00:36:19,320 Speaker 1: through some some fantastic matchups, and so I just encourage people, 677 00:36:19,800 --> 00:36:24,120 Speaker 1: you know, to be ready for a big, big, big 678 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:27,399 Speaker 1: fall ahead, which will start with a great summer here. 679 00:36:27,480 --> 00:36:31,880 Speaker 1: And we didn't even once talk about the excitement around 680 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,840 Speaker 1: Texans game day coming back, and that's for another time, Johnny, 681 00:36:34,840 --> 00:36:36,719 Speaker 1: but it's definitely shaping up to be a great fall, 682 00:36:37,080 --> 00:36:39,120 Speaker 1: no doubt. And you know how I rolled twenty eighteen. 683 00:36:39,160 --> 00:36:42,840 Speaker 1: You had DK metcalf A, J Brown, and current Texas 684 00:36:42,920 --> 00:36:45,640 Speaker 1: Scottie Phillips all going off in that game. You mentioned 685 00:36:45,680 --> 00:36:47,840 Speaker 1: Tyler Shuck. There's some people that think he could be 686 00:36:47,880 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: a top five drafted quarterback and he just got to 687 00:36:51,040 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 1: Texas Tech. So a lot of excitement and that one 688 00:36:53,800 --> 00:36:56,719 Speaker 1: a lot of excitement about everything going on allone star 689 00:36:56,800 --> 00:37:00,840 Speaker 1: sports entertainment, whether it's soccer, whether it's music, whether it's football, 690 00:37:00,840 --> 00:37:03,719 Speaker 1: whether it's football, it doesn't matter. They've got you covered. 691 00:37:03,719 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 1: They put on events like no other. My man Fletch 692 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:09,000 Speaker 1: leads that group, and he is one of my great friends. 693 00:37:09,000 --> 00:37:11,160 Speaker 1: And well you know why because he puts on sporting 694 00:37:11,200 --> 00:37:13,839 Speaker 1: events and we can talk college football in the day 695 00:37:13,840 --> 00:37:15,319 Speaker 1: of the week, so of course he's a great friend. 696 00:37:15,320 --> 00:37:18,040 Speaker 1: Fletcher the best. Thank you so much, my friend Johnny, 697 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:20,400 Speaker 1: Thank you, Bud. We'll see you out here. Damn right, 698 00:37:20,400 --> 00:37:21,920 Speaker 1: you're gonna see me out there. You're gonna see me 699 00:37:21,960 --> 00:37:24,279 Speaker 1: for the kickoff game Houston Texas Tech, and you're gonna 700 00:37:24,280 --> 00:37:26,160 Speaker 1: see me for Oh man, you're gonna see me for 701 00:37:26,200 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 1: Gold Cup soccer too. Hey, yeah, I'm gonna be out there. 702 00:37:28,600 --> 00:37:31,080 Speaker 1: And by the way, Battle of the Bands, I kind 703 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: of told that story a little bit there while we 704 00:37:32,880 --> 00:37:35,279 Speaker 1: were talking. It was one of the greatest things I've 705 00:37:35,280 --> 00:37:38,120 Speaker 1: ever seen. And by the way, what I didn't say 706 00:37:38,160 --> 00:37:42,120 Speaker 1: about the band performance was a top notch, ncat top notch. 707 00:37:42,560 --> 00:37:46,640 Speaker 1: And it's so interesting because Fami's band didn't travel to 708 00:37:46,719 --> 00:37:50,200 Speaker 1: that game. But as I listened to the family fans, 709 00:37:50,239 --> 00:37:55,640 Speaker 1: they were so provincial about the Marching Rattler band. I mean, 710 00:37:55,719 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 1: the the marching one hundred. I think they're called and 711 00:37:58,680 --> 00:38:02,000 Speaker 1: I mean they're phenomenal. And it's just like the football team. 712 00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,239 Speaker 1: Our football team is better than yours. Well for them, 713 00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:06,040 Speaker 1: a lot of times it's our football team is better 714 00:38:06,080 --> 00:38:08,200 Speaker 1: than yours, and our band is way better than yours. 715 00:38:08,640 --> 00:38:13,560 Speaker 1: It is really really interesting to watch. And I will 716 00:38:13,719 --> 00:38:16,360 Speaker 1: no doubt, I will no doubt as long as we 717 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:20,160 Speaker 1: are in town, I will be there for the Battle 718 00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:22,759 Speaker 1: of the Band's, no questions asked. It is one. It's 719 00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,839 Speaker 1: gonna be a heck with event. I think last time 720 00:38:24,840 --> 00:38:26,520 Speaker 1: we were out of town and I couldn't go when 721 00:38:26,560 --> 00:38:28,480 Speaker 1: I had it in twenty nineteen. So I'm looking forward 722 00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 1: to the announcement who's gonna be there, and then I 723 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:33,760 Speaker 1: will absolutely be there. It's gonna be a fantastic event. 724 00:38:33,880 --> 00:38:37,319 Speaker 1: So go get tickets man, LSC dot net, go get 725 00:38:37,360 --> 00:38:39,240 Speaker 1: into building for that. It's gonna be really really cool. 726 00:38:39,280 --> 00:38:41,360 Speaker 1: All Right, we get back, we'll go round the league. 727 00:38:42,040 --> 00:38:45,400 Speaker 1: Stuff still happening in the NFL. I mentioned Marcus Cannon 728 00:38:45,719 --> 00:38:49,879 Speaker 1: and his minor knee surgery earlier. There'll be others. And 729 00:38:50,280 --> 00:38:55,040 Speaker 1: Madden has a cover boy and another cover boy. They 730 00:38:55,080 --> 00:38:58,240 Speaker 1: got two of them. Imagine that that's next Texans A Axis, 731 00:38:58,880 --> 00:39:03,000 Speaker 1: Texans Axis, Texans Access. Welcome back to our final segment 732 00:39:03,040 --> 00:39:06,600 Speaker 1: on this Friday edition of Texans All Access. I'm your host, 733 00:39:06,640 --> 00:39:10,680 Speaker 1: John Harris, football analyst, sideline reporter. Glad to be with 734 00:39:10,760 --> 00:39:14,960 Speaker 1: you this evening, as I will be over the next 735 00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:17,360 Speaker 1: So I don't know how many every weeks as we 736 00:39:17,480 --> 00:39:19,960 Speaker 1: go through the desert, We're gonna have plenty of stuff 737 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:24,359 Speaker 1: over the desert. Basically, Mark lex to say, it's from 738 00:39:24,400 --> 00:39:27,360 Speaker 1: the end of the off season to the beginning of 739 00:39:27,400 --> 00:39:30,440 Speaker 1: training camp, so that's about a six week time frame, 740 00:39:30,840 --> 00:39:34,760 Speaker 1: but we'll have plenty. There's plenty going on. There's always news, 741 00:39:34,880 --> 00:39:38,040 Speaker 1: there's always people talking, and one of those people talking 742 00:39:38,120 --> 00:39:44,239 Speaker 1: today was former Houston Texan j Devon Clowney. I'm kind 743 00:39:44,239 --> 00:39:46,960 Speaker 1: of following a story a little bit, not really the 744 00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:49,120 Speaker 1: one that I'm about to tell you this specific story, 745 00:39:49,120 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 1: but just Clowney in general just being at mini camps 746 00:39:53,800 --> 00:39:56,920 Speaker 1: like that's a new thing for him. I don't think 747 00:39:56,960 --> 00:40:00,520 Speaker 1: he was ever part of anything that Texans did or 748 00:40:00,560 --> 00:40:03,520 Speaker 1: any other team that he was with. He definitely was 749 00:40:03,600 --> 00:40:07,600 Speaker 1: not in mini camp or the offseason with the Titans 750 00:40:07,760 --> 00:40:12,760 Speaker 1: or the Seahawks, and he certainly was not around much 751 00:40:12,840 --> 00:40:15,040 Speaker 1: or healthy enough to do mini camps here, But either way, 752 00:40:15,480 --> 00:40:19,160 Speaker 1: Jevon Clowney is now healthy and happy after a week 753 00:40:19,160 --> 00:40:24,040 Speaker 1: of mini camp practices in Cleveland. Clowney also has found 754 00:40:24,120 --> 00:40:29,080 Speaker 1: himself a pale Miles Garrett Clowney obviously we all know 755 00:40:29,120 --> 00:40:33,800 Speaker 1: as a specimen. But here's what Clowney said, and I quote, 756 00:40:33,960 --> 00:40:37,279 Speaker 1: it's funny. I haven't run it too many guys like 757 00:40:37,480 --> 00:40:40,960 Speaker 1: that in the NFL yet. It took me eight years 758 00:40:41,000 --> 00:40:50,759 Speaker 1: to get here to find another one like that on defense. Anyways. Interesting, Now, 759 00:40:50,920 --> 00:40:53,800 Speaker 1: I don't exactly know what he's trying to say about Garrett. 760 00:40:53,840 --> 00:40:58,640 Speaker 1: Maybe just from a freakish athletic standpoint. Okay, yeah, Miles, 761 00:40:58,640 --> 00:41:02,640 Speaker 1: Garrett's pretty feast, pretty freaky. Yeah, I won't dispute that. 762 00:41:02,920 --> 00:41:06,680 Speaker 1: But number ninety played next to number ninety nine for 763 00:41:06,719 --> 00:41:08,760 Speaker 1: a few years now. They didn't do it a lot. Really, 764 00:41:08,840 --> 00:41:11,480 Speaker 1: The only year they played next to one another was 765 00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:17,320 Speaker 1: Gollie twenty eighteen, fourteen fifteen. Clowney hurt sixteen, seventeen, Watt 766 00:41:17,400 --> 00:41:21,000 Speaker 1: hurt eighteen. It was really only eighteen. So maybe maybe 767 00:41:21,040 --> 00:41:23,640 Speaker 1: that's what a clown he's talking about, that he really 768 00:41:23,680 --> 00:41:25,400 Speaker 1: didn't have a chance to play next to JJ, but 769 00:41:25,560 --> 00:41:27,480 Speaker 1: I got it was two hundred and ninety five pushing 770 00:41:27,520 --> 00:41:29,680 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds. They could run and move the way 771 00:41:29,760 --> 00:41:34,359 Speaker 1: JJ Watt can move, glossing over him and saying, yeah, 772 00:41:34,400 --> 00:41:37,640 Speaker 1: Miles Garrett have found one just like me. I don't 773 00:41:37,640 --> 00:41:40,800 Speaker 1: know about that, JD, but you know, to each throne. 774 00:41:41,280 --> 00:41:43,640 Speaker 1: I just watched that from Afar. Everything he has said 775 00:41:43,680 --> 00:41:46,200 Speaker 1: about the Browns is so funny. When he did the 776 00:41:46,200 --> 00:41:48,799 Speaker 1: Building the Browns video and they interviewed him, he was 777 00:41:48,800 --> 00:41:51,240 Speaker 1: in with the president of the team basically are Greg Grissom. 778 00:41:51,520 --> 00:41:53,520 Speaker 1: They're talking and the president was like, oh, man, wait 779 00:41:53,560 --> 00:41:57,239 Speaker 1: to see the fans. We'll have thirty five hundred to 780 00:41:57,280 --> 00:41:59,279 Speaker 1: four thousand fans here, and he was whoa, that's way 781 00:41:59,360 --> 00:42:02,279 Speaker 1: bigger than he was. I'm like, clowney notes not. But 782 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:05,359 Speaker 1: then again, how would you know? You never were at 783 00:42:05,400 --> 00:42:10,720 Speaker 1: training camp, So I chuckle. I mentioned earlier that Madden 784 00:42:10,920 --> 00:42:17,400 Speaker 1: twenty two is gonna have cover boys, two plural. It 785 00:42:17,560 --> 00:42:22,719 Speaker 1: is going to be Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes sharing 786 00:42:23,160 --> 00:42:27,799 Speaker 1: the Madden NFL twenty two cover I gotta admit I 787 00:42:27,920 --> 00:42:30,720 Speaker 1: like both guys. I know I'm supposed to hate both guys. 788 00:42:31,120 --> 00:42:34,440 Speaker 1: I like both guys. Yes, even Tom Brady, like I 789 00:42:34,480 --> 00:42:36,040 Speaker 1: get it. I know he wins all the time, and 790 00:42:36,080 --> 00:42:40,879 Speaker 1: everybody gets you know whatever. I like Tom, I just do. 791 00:42:41,040 --> 00:42:43,319 Speaker 1: I always have always got a saucebot in my heart 792 00:42:43,320 --> 00:42:44,680 Speaker 1: for a guy who was a sixth rounder and build 793 00:42:44,719 --> 00:42:48,439 Speaker 1: himself into what he became. He's a self made dude. 794 00:42:48,680 --> 00:42:50,680 Speaker 1: I just have always been a big fan of Tom 795 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,080 Speaker 1: Brady and Patrick Mahomes Well, y'all know how I felt. 796 00:42:53,680 --> 00:42:55,840 Speaker 1: I felt very very strongly about him coming out of 797 00:42:55,840 --> 00:42:57,880 Speaker 1: the twenty seventeen draft, even though there are plenty of 798 00:42:57,880 --> 00:43:01,680 Speaker 1: those and I got receipts too. I got receipts. There 799 00:43:01,680 --> 00:43:03,200 Speaker 1: are plenty of people that didn't think that my home 800 00:43:03,239 --> 00:43:05,319 Speaker 1: should be drafted the top three rounds. So I've got 801 00:43:05,400 --> 00:43:07,200 Speaker 1: kind of a soft spot for both those guys. I 802 00:43:07,280 --> 00:43:09,600 Speaker 1: love seeing them both on a twenty two cover. If 803 00:43:09,640 --> 00:43:11,640 Speaker 1: I played Madden, I think I would go out and 804 00:43:11,640 --> 00:43:14,359 Speaker 1: get it just for those two guys alone. I think 805 00:43:14,400 --> 00:43:17,080 Speaker 1: that's kind of cool. All Right, that's gonna do it 806 00:43:17,080 --> 00:43:20,200 Speaker 1: for tonight's show. Big thanks to Mark, to Tony Banks, 807 00:43:20,239 --> 00:43:23,160 Speaker 1: to my man David Fletcher, to all of you, to 808 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:26,800 Speaker 1: Joanna Studio, you are the very best we will see 809 00:43:26,880 --> 00:43:32,480 Speaker 1: you on Monday, and a happy Father's Day to everybody. 810 00:43:32,719 --> 00:43:37,200 Speaker 1: Hopefully everyone gets a chance to celebrate Juneteenth tomorrow. It's 811 00:43:37,239 --> 00:43:39,359 Speaker 1: a lock on on this weekend in the way of 812 00:43:39,400 --> 00:43:44,239 Speaker 1: paying homage and giving thanks, so hopefully you all have 813 00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:47,520 Speaker 1: a chance to do that over this weekend. Love you all, 814 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:50,600 Speaker 1: We'll see you on Monday, and as always, go Texans.