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Speaker 1: sass Our, Rich Truman, how did you guys do in

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Speaker 1: your picks that you thought we're gonna come through four

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Speaker 1: week ten? Well, ar league, I kind of lucked out

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Speaker 1: Monday night. I had a very short lead, about eight

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Speaker 1: eight and two. Unofficially, know, Michael Well, I'm really glad

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Speaker 1: I did play you, Michael Barr, and you give But

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Speaker 1: I mean that was We're not going to talk about

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Speaker 1: that on air, but no, I mean, how how nice

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Speaker 1: zone again this week? That was really nice. I mean,

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Speaker 1: did you hear about the big trade in our league? Damien? Yes?

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Speaker 1: And I want you guys email me at Big Bar

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Speaker 1: Sports what you think of this trade with with Rich Truman.

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Speaker 1: Rich Truman, now remember I don't have any quarterbacks, but

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Speaker 1: he offered Cam Newton, uh Tony Pollard and uh Tony Hopkinson.

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Speaker 1: Uh see he stopped stop stop damn. My rule is

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Speaker 1: the best person in any trade. The best player is

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Speaker 1: the guy Hunter Henry and uh. Look, the best player

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Speaker 1: Cam Newton. I had him last year in this league.

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Speaker 1: He was great for me. So you know, given your

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Speaker 1: can see what you made. That trade. Matt Ryan was

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Speaker 1: So whatever you think about this trade, hit me up

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Speaker 1: on Big Bar Sports and tell me like I'm a dummy.

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Speaker 1: Whatever you want. So, but let's move to week eleven.

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Speaker 1: Some people, uh have cut off after eleven weeks that

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Speaker 1: this podcast wherever you get him