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Speaker 1: Well it's not exactly the New Year yet, but we're

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Speaker 1: We obviously usually put this podcast out on Friday, but

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Speaker 1: because of New Year's, consumer habits changed and it just

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Speaker 1: and sweet. Middlecoff mail bag is gonna get pushed back

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Speaker 1: until next week. At John Middlecoff is the Instagram slide

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Speaker 1: going to be Uh. This podcast is going to be

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Speaker 1: a centered around one man. That's gonna be John Madden.

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Speaker 1: Give my two takes on the playoff games, uh, a

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Speaker 1: little hashtag Upset City, and then we'll get you out

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Speaker 1: of here. Okay, let's dive into John mat and UH.

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Speaker 1: I want to start off by saying this, I felt

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Speaker 1: like I lost a family member when the news was announced.

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Speaker 1: I've never met the guy. I just I felt like,

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Speaker 1: you know, when someone dies and you've never met him,

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Speaker 1: but for whatever reason, you know, she tends to be

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Speaker 1: famous people, whether it's a musician, whether it's whoever. You know,

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Speaker 1: if you like to read a writer, I don't care

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Speaker 1: who you are. Obviously, if you listen to this podcast,

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Speaker 1: and if you're in my age range in your thirties,

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Speaker 1: you grew up on this guy. This guy was a

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Speaker 1: And let's face it, where I grew up in Northern California,

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Speaker 1: sure many people that are listening have somewhat similar thoughts.

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Speaker 1: It's just it was a tough one, it really was.

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Speaker 1: And my overall takeaway and I've just thought about it,

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Speaker 1: wrote down some of my thoughts that he's gonna be

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Speaker 1: remembered for two things. To my generation, I can only

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Speaker 1: he was the greatest salesman in the history of pro sports.

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Speaker 1: And from a narration standpoint, when he got hired at

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Speaker 1: Brett Farf who almost made a mythological figure I'll get

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Speaker 1: to in a second. And then he sold the game

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Speaker 1: two people around the country who it's by far the

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Speaker 1: what John Madden had. And I've spent the last twelve

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Speaker 1: John Madden is absolutely filthy rich. Yet he always felt

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Speaker 1: over true Sierum, this is not one of his most

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Speaker 1: talented teams. They do have talented players Bryce Young, Will Anderson,

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Speaker 1: like they got a star left tackle, but top to

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Speaker 1: bottom it's not as good as last year because they

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Speaker 1: three first round skill guys and several other players. He

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Speaker 1: said he went to a game at Cincinnati and listen,

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Speaker 1: he's not he's pro sec He was blown away by

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Speaker 1: Cincinnati the size of their Aligneman. They have the number

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Speaker 1: umber one corner in the country, and I've talked to

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Speaker 1: three different teams that again it's December, but have him

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Speaker 1: ranked as the number one corner in the country. This

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Speaker 1: is clearly a big game for him. But this they

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Speaker 1: might have the number one corner in the country. Obama

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Speaker 1: has the one sweet wide receiver because met you got hurt.

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Speaker 1: That transferred from uh from Ohio State. So if he

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Speaker 1: can match up with them, they have an NFL cornerback.

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Speaker 1: To now, Bryce Young is better than the the quarterback

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Speaker 1: for Cincinnati, but I'm gonna go with Cincinnati in an upset.

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Speaker 1: I definitely like him plus fourteen and a half. But

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Speaker 1: I'm gonna take a money line and think about it.

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Speaker 1: We haven't had like a historic upset in college sports

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Speaker 1: in a long long time. We you, they happened. They've

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Speaker 1: happened before before I was born, They've happened early in

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Speaker 1: my life. They will happen again. I think the Cincinnati

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Speaker 1: Bearcats upset the Alabama Crimson tie the other game, I

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Speaker 1: don't feel as good about this. I'm going with Jim Harbaugh.

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Speaker 1: I'm rooting for Michig and I just don't buy a team.

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Speaker 1: And listen, McNamara. The quarterback for Michigan is not Tom Brady,

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Speaker 1: it's not Aaron Rodgers. But I am not gonna go

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Speaker 1: with you know, the dude Stenson Bennett. I'm not picking

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Speaker 1: him to win a big game. And I know his

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Speaker 1: team is really good, but I just I'm not buying it.

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Speaker 1: I'm not buying Curry Smart in a big game, So

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Speaker 1: I'm going Cincinnati huge upset. I mean, I'm swinging for

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Speaker 1: the fences on that, but I do think it's not

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Speaker 1: a coin flip game. I know they're an underdog, but

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Speaker 1: they have an elite defensive line. They have the number

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Speaker 1: one overall pick as a pass rusher. They also have

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Speaker 1: another NFL pass rusher. Anytime you can rush the pastor

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Speaker 1: and just control the line of scrimmage, you got a chance.

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Speaker 1: That's why everyone likes Georgia so much because of their

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Speaker 1: defensive line. Do they have pass rushers that are better

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Speaker 1: than the two guys Michigan has. We're gonna find out.

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Speaker 1: I've also seen Jim Harball. I know he's He's never

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Speaker 1: won a big game in college till this year. I

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Speaker 1: watched him at fort Win road playoff guy games. The

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Speaker 1: guy won three road NFL playoff games. You don't think

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Speaker 1: he could be Kirby Smart in a neutral field game

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Speaker 1: with clearly his best team of the seven eight years

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Speaker 1: at Michigan. I like Michigan, So I'm going Cincinnati massive upset,

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Speaker 1: and I'm going Harbor finally gets it done. Now, I

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Speaker 1: wouldn't mind if I'm wrong in Alabama makes it and

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Speaker 1: we get hardbos Saban, I'm cool with that too. But

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Speaker 1: I think this weekend, uh or not this weekend but Friday,

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Speaker 1: of the New Year's Eve, is gonna be fun and

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Speaker 1: I think things are gonna get a little weird. If

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Speaker 1: you've watched Alabama start to finish, now, I wish I

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Speaker 1: was shocked how good they played against Georgia, But Saban

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Speaker 1: But I'm telling you, I I think Cincinnati is pretty

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Speaker 1: freaking good. I know they didn't play as well down

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Speaker 1: the stretch, but they were really really I watch that

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Speaker 1: Notre Dame game because I wanted to see the hype,

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Speaker 1: and they lived up to the hype and they kicked

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Speaker 1: Notre Dames. But the score was closer than what I witnessed.

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Speaker 1: So well, obviously, UH, some big NFL games this weekend.

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Speaker 1: I'll react to them all, uh, at least some of

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Speaker 1: them Sunday and Monday, and then we'll just keep on rolling.

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Speaker 1: But r I p John Madden, have a good time

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Speaker 1: New Year's Eve. Don't get too crazy, maybe get crazy, dude,

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Speaker 1: do you, dude, I'm a big believer. You do whatever

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Speaker 1: the hell you want to do. Have fun, be responsible,

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Speaker 1: get a little get a nice little kiss. At midnight,

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Speaker 1: I'll be sound asleep. There's probably no chance I'm up

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Speaker 1: past ten. Uh, but I like getting up early. Other

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Speaker 1: than that, Happy New Year. The volume