1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,680 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio had the best sports talk lineup in 2 00:00:02,720 --> 00:00:05,400 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 3 00:00:05,480 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. 4 00:00:08,680 --> 00:00:11,280 Speaker 2: Happy New Year's Eve, twenty twenty six is just around 5 00:00:11,280 --> 00:00:13,720 Speaker 2: the corner. But for the final moments at twenty twenty five, 6 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 2: we appreciate you hanging out with us as we look 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 2: ahead to what sports teams need. We're gonna get to 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:24,040 Speaker 2: controversial calls later on. Just to let you know, Aaron 9 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:27,200 Speaker 2: Torres and I are in for Cavino and Rich today 10 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:29,840 Speaker 2: here on Fox Sports Radio, So we're with you for 11 00:00:29,880 --> 00:00:33,120 Speaker 2: the next three hours. Getting a set for Ohio State 12 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:38,480 Speaker 2: Miami tonight, the tripleheader of college football's quarterfinals coming up tomorrow, 13 00:00:38,720 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 2: and a week eighteen in the NFL that will wrap 14 00:00:40,880 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 2: up the regular season. Isaac Glowin Cranz here, as is 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 2: Jason Stewart and Chris Purfett. The road to Milan runs 16 00:00:47,080 --> 00:00:49,559 Speaker 2: through Saint Louis, ce Elia Mallin and Alyssa lou and 17 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 2: Amber Glenn compete at the twenty twenty six priviaging US 18 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 2: Figure Skating Champion Chips. It's January seventh through the eleventh. 19 00:00:56,360 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 2: Be there as the twenty twenty sixth US Olympic Figure 20 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 2: Skating team is named live tickets at US Figure Skating 21 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: dot Org. All eyes on the sun Bolt, which has 22 00:01:04,600 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 2: been a dandy so far. We got a good game 23 00:01:07,120 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 2: between Michigan and Texas and even Nebraska in Utah. Nebraska 24 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:17,040 Speaker 2: looking for full time quarterback for next year. Dylan Royola 25 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: hurts now in the transfer portal Utah. The Morgan Scaley 26 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 2: era is now underway as Kyle Whittingham is watching his 27 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: new Michigan Wolverines against the Long Orangs instead of coaching 28 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 2: the Utes. That's what we get in bowl games here 29 00:01:30,959 --> 00:01:32,640 Speaker 2: on New Year's eve eron trres. 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:35,240 Speaker 3: Two quick bowl thoughts before we get to obviously our 31 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 3: New Year's resolutions. One, There's no way Nebraska loses today. 32 00:01:41,959 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 3: Did you see Matt Rule stalking the sidelines in a 33 00:01:46,880 --> 00:01:50,680 Speaker 3: backwards camo hat? Got my guy's wearing a backwards hat. 34 00:01:50,720 --> 00:01:52,920 Speaker 3: It's like, it feels like he broke up with Dylan 35 00:01:53,000 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 3: Royola and it says his first night back out on 36 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,000 Speaker 3: the town and he doesn't really know how to dress, 37 00:01:57,040 --> 00:01:58,480 Speaker 3: but he's like, you know, I'm gonna look cool for 38 00:01:58,520 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 3: the kids. So that was my first takeaway from this 39 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 3: midday of Bowl season two. It all ties back to Michigan, 40 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 3: Kenny Dillingham in Arizona State, Utah playing without Kyle Whittingham 41 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 3: for the first time in a million years, and of 42 00:02:10,680 --> 00:02:12,640 Speaker 3: course Michigan all playing at the same time. 43 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 2: So I love this trio of games that we've got 44 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,240 Speaker 2: in the Sun Bowl. My goodness, fifty two points. He's 45 00:02:18,280 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 2: heard Isaac say in the first half, Duke and Arizona State. 46 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:26,160 Speaker 2: Isaac came up with something earlier when he was saying 47 00:02:26,160 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 2: he almost said Arizona steak And I'm thinking for any 48 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 2: steakhouse in Tempe, that's what I'm serving, Isaac. I think 49 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 2: you have just stumbled upon a culinary, a culinary, a 50 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,000 Speaker 2: genius of a culinary dish. 51 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 4: Hang on, I'm on the phone with my attorney. We're 52 00:02:42,760 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 4: setting up a conference call with the patent office to 53 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,480 Speaker 4: get that baby settled. But yeah, I mean, when you 54 00:02:48,480 --> 00:02:51,600 Speaker 4: talk about steakhouse at the Sun Bowl, you've got the 55 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,680 Speaker 4: cattle baron in El Paso. I had several meals there, 56 00:02:55,919 --> 00:02:56,760 Speaker 4: but there you go. 57 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,639 Speaker 2: Most got to be a restaurant a mill have where 58 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:02,160 Speaker 2: you can get in Arizona steak And. 59 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 3: It's also great because it shows up first in search search. 60 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 3: So if you're just searching steak Arizona, that's going to 61 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:08,720 Speaker 3: be the first the first search. 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 4: Yeah, we got STK Steakhouse in Scottsdale, the pepper Mill, 63 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,040 Speaker 4: and the KEG Steakhouse in bar So the race is 64 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 4: on steakhouses in Tempe. 65 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:19,760 Speaker 2: Maybe maybe in twenty twenty six, could be running one 66 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: of my resolutions, which leads us. 67 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 4: To he's not getting the middle with you. 68 00:03:27,240 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: It's time for stuck in the Midway. 69 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 2: Jason Stewart's founder, originator, proprietor all Things Midway, the Midway. 70 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:44,440 Speaker 5: Last midway of twenty twenty five. I will know midway 71 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 5: for us to give out New year resolution New Year's 72 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:55,160 Speaker 5: resolutions to any sports figures and or teams. And I 73 00:03:55,400 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 5: do welcome snarkiness. That's what's welcomed in this particular mid way. 74 00:04:01,120 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 5: For example, the New England Patriots a New Year's resolution 75 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:09,560 Speaker 5: to go one day without having one of their player 76 00:04:10,480 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 5: charged with something very disturbing. How about just one day. 77 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:19,240 Speaker 5: Let's start. Let's start with the minimal damn byer before 78 00:04:19,240 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 5: we move on. 79 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 3: Remember when that was a thing in college football where 80 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:24,760 Speaker 3: it'd be like a team has like three or four 81 00:04:24,800 --> 00:04:27,160 Speaker 3: down years and then they'd have a couple guys get 82 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 3: arrested and to be like, oh, that team's back. 83 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:31,160 Speaker 6: All right now, now you got a couple guys getting arrested. 84 00:04:31,839 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 6: H you're for real again. 85 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:38,600 Speaker 2: Anyway, It's been yesterday and yesterday it was the double dip, 86 00:04:38,640 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: and I'm sorry I'm laughing because the incidents aren't not funny. 87 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 2: But like Stefan Diggs is in his deal when Trayvon 88 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 2: Diggs got released, like that's tough back to back. You 89 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 2: know what my resolution is for the former Pack twelve 90 00:04:56,120 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 2: schools that are now in the Big Ten or the 91 00:05:00,040 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 2: two that are in. 92 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 7: The ACC to start losing again. 93 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 2: I don't care as much about Utah and Colorado or 94 00:05:09,760 --> 00:05:12,719 Speaker 2: Arizona and Arizona State. I think they found a nice 95 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:16,119 Speaker 2: spot in the Big twelve that doesn't throw things off. 96 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 2: But not only is USC messing up the Big ten's 97 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:22,719 Speaker 2: bull record with their loss last night, it has just 98 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 2: become a mess, Aaron, I want like I thought about. 99 00:05:26,160 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 7: This in the Sun Bowl. 100 00:05:27,080 --> 00:05:28,800 Speaker 2: I was thinking, I'm looking at this and if you 101 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 2: were to say to someone, yeah, there, their basketball team's 102 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 2: got a conference game against hal coming up later on 103 00:05:35,920 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 2: in a couple of weeks, you would have said, oh, 104 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 2: of course it's Arizona State. Ye, No, that would be Duke, 105 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 2: And I am so offended. I'm not offended by the 106 00:05:44,080 --> 00:05:47,760 Speaker 2: lack of success that say it Ucla has in the 107 00:05:47,960 --> 00:05:51,640 Speaker 2: in the Big Ten, but it's just more of the 108 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:53,839 Speaker 2: cal Stanford cherry on top. 109 00:05:54,120 --> 00:05:54,559 Speaker 7: So weird. 110 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 2: It's that in the ACC that just completely ruins it 111 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:01,440 Speaker 2: for me. So my resolution to cal the Stanford to 112 00:06:01,520 --> 00:06:06,719 Speaker 2: UCLA to Washington to USC. I wouldn't mind if Oregon 113 00:06:06,760 --> 00:06:10,039 Speaker 2: stayed the Big Ten, but whatever to to make things 114 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 2: so bad that you're like, maybe we have to join 115 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 2: this new pac twelve again. That is that is a 116 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:17,080 Speaker 2: resolution that I have for those teams. 117 00:06:17,080 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 3: Would they then kick out the Boise States and Fresno 118 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 3: States of the world? 119 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 7: Not keep them? Yeah? Keep them, make it, Yeah, you 120 00:06:23,160 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 7: can make it a bigger conference. 121 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 2: You can find out that maybe it isn't so bad 122 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,680 Speaker 2: because it's just it just it really really is not 123 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:37,800 Speaker 2: taken a hold, taken a grasp. And I would hope 124 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,080 Speaker 2: that kind of like your Yukon when they were in 125 00:06:40,120 --> 00:06:42,479 Speaker 2: the American and then all of a sudden, it's like 126 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:45,520 Speaker 2: back in the Big East. Look, it's like you're you're 127 00:06:45,560 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 2: back home again. That's the feeling I think you would 128 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:50,720 Speaker 2: get if those schools ended up going back to their conferences. 129 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:54,039 Speaker 3: I'll just say this really quick. Tuesday night was just 130 00:06:54,080 --> 00:06:58,839 Speaker 3: flipping channels. We had Louisville at cal and Notre Dame 131 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:03,480 Speaker 3: at Stanford ACC play and Notre Dame at Stanford. 132 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:06,360 Speaker 6: This is basketball. It still felt like. 133 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:11,600 Speaker 3: Mid December, late December out of conference game from like 134 00:07:11,640 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 3: the nineties, you know, like the nineties. It'd be like, oh, 135 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 3: Notre Dame's doing their West Coast swaying of UCLA and Stanford, 136 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:20,720 Speaker 3: and then you know, Stanford's rank number eleven in the 137 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 3: country and Tiger Woods is sitting courtside. 138 00:07:23,560 --> 00:07:26,080 Speaker 6: Still felt like uh, still felt like that. 139 00:07:26,120 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 3: By the way, Gary Danielson being honored at the Sun Bowl, 140 00:07:29,480 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 3: I'm sad to see him go. 141 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 7: He's a legend of the Sun Bowl. 142 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:34,680 Speaker 6: By the way, Quickside Tangent. 143 00:07:34,720 --> 00:07:38,960 Speaker 3: Before I get to my resolution, during the Relyquest Bowl, 144 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 3: I heard a reference to living legend Diego Pavia. Feels 145 00:07:44,480 --> 00:07:47,840 Speaker 3: like a little bit of a loose use of living legend. 146 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:48,440 Speaker 7: Ye. 147 00:07:49,440 --> 00:07:51,720 Speaker 3: I know he was a Heisman finalist, but it feels 148 00:07:52,520 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 3: you gotta do something more than finished third of the 149 00:07:54,400 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 3: Heisman Trophy to be a living legend, do you not? 150 00:07:56,960 --> 00:07:59,320 Speaker 7: Yeah? And I think you have to be over sixty. 151 00:08:00,600 --> 00:08:03,480 Speaker 8: Say for how long his career has gone in college football. 152 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,880 Speaker 8: He's an elder statesman. Maybe that's the legend part. 153 00:08:06,120 --> 00:08:10,280 Speaker 3: Yeah, joh, yeah, he is older than the standard college 154 00:08:10,320 --> 00:08:13,360 Speaker 3: I was just like, feels a little aggressive to go 155 00:08:13,440 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 3: living legends. Okay, so speaking of aggressive, My new Year's 156 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:24,080 Speaker 3: resolution is for all college football fans. And Chris Purfett 157 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:26,280 Speaker 3: heard this rent on a Christmas Day, but I'm going 158 00:08:26,360 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 3: to reuse it for a New Year's resolution. I need 159 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:33,080 Speaker 3: every college football fan to just take a deep freaking breath. 160 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 3: Not everything is an existential crisis. And this is more 161 00:08:38,520 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 3: about the college football playoff. Oh my god, it's the 162 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,600 Speaker 3: end of the world because we got James Madison in 163 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:48,040 Speaker 3: Tulane and I couldn't bet on it because the spread 164 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:49,439 Speaker 3: was twenty one points. 165 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,040 Speaker 6: And this is the worst. 166 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 3: We have to change the playoff, go to sixteen, cancel this, 167 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 3: add that, put this. 168 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:01,559 Speaker 6: Why does college. 169 00:09:01,240 --> 00:09:05,400 Speaker 3: Football have seven existential crisis? Is a year that need 170 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:07,760 Speaker 3: to be addressed in the moment or the whole sport 171 00:09:07,800 --> 00:09:08,480 Speaker 3: is falling apart. 172 00:09:09,280 --> 00:09:11,000 Speaker 6: Can we maybe try a twelve. 173 00:09:10,800 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 3: Team playoff for like three years before we decide that 174 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 3: it's the worst thing ever. 175 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,520 Speaker 6: It's just unbelievable to me every year. 176 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 2: The other part about it is the changes that are 177 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 2: made don't necessarily always address the correct issues or the 178 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:28,600 Speaker 2: issues at hand. 179 00:09:28,720 --> 00:09:29,400 Speaker 7: I mean, we can't. 180 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 2: They're talking about expansion and how we're going to do it, 181 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 2: and now Notre Dame is getting an automatic bid if 182 00:09:36,440 --> 00:09:39,840 Speaker 2: they're in the top twelve, and I don't think like 183 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:45,160 Speaker 2: they're band aids on real issues. Dan Lanning is going 184 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 2: off and saying, let's figure out this schedule thing. I 185 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:52,080 Speaker 2: think that we focus aaron all of those little things, 186 00:09:52,559 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 2: those crisises, our band aids to bigger issues in college 187 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 2: football that we think are bigger issues. But maybe to 188 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,240 Speaker 2: your point, they aren't as big as we think that 189 00:10:01,280 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 2: they are. 190 00:10:02,080 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 6: No, I mean, and it's just I don't know. 191 00:10:05,200 --> 00:10:08,160 Speaker 3: Tulane ended up with like fifty yards of total offense 192 00:10:08,240 --> 00:10:09,320 Speaker 3: less than Old Miss the game. 193 00:10:09,520 --> 00:10:11,000 Speaker 6: They just couldn't converted the red zone. 194 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 3: Sometimes you get bad games in the NBA playoffs. In 195 00:10:14,800 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 3: the NFL playoffs, we don't have to blow up everything 196 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:20,680 Speaker 3: all the time when we don't get a result that 197 00:10:20,720 --> 00:10:21,079 Speaker 3: we like. 198 00:10:21,880 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 7: Chris Purfetts your New Year's resolution or resolutions if you 199 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 7: want to Iowa Salmon. 200 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 8: Yeah, let's know, I'll I'll say, I'll just do one, 201 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 8: and it's for it's for another league here, and it's 202 00:10:32,760 --> 00:10:35,000 Speaker 8: for one that I have a relationship with at this 203 00:10:35,080 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 8: point to the NBA. At this point, I feel like 204 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 8: the NBA right now is in a place that can 205 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,959 Speaker 8: be good in that I mean, it's slowly waking up 206 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 8: to this idea of parody. Every every year or so, 207 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:50,240 Speaker 8: we've had to deal with, Oh, is this team that 208 00:10:50,360 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 8: just won the NBA Championship? Could they be the next dynasty? 209 00:10:53,400 --> 00:10:55,560 Speaker 8: Could the Oklahoma City Thunder be the next dynasty? Could 210 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:57,600 Speaker 8: the Nuggets be the next dynasty? Could the Bucks be 211 00:10:57,640 --> 00:11:02,160 Speaker 8: the next dynasty? Settle down and enjoy having a wide 212 00:11:02,240 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 8: field of interesting teams right now, Like I would ask 213 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:08,319 Speaker 8: that the NBA, You've got a good thing going. You've 214 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:12,480 Speaker 8: got some new You've got some new media partners that 215 00:11:12,520 --> 00:11:16,360 Speaker 8: are treating it better than than than the ones prior did. 216 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:20,480 Speaker 8: I think the Amazon broadcasts are fantastic for how deep 217 00:11:20,520 --> 00:11:22,760 Speaker 8: they get into it. You have a wide field with 218 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,360 Speaker 8: the Pistons, the Knicks, the Celtics, and it feels like, 219 00:11:25,960 --> 00:11:28,240 Speaker 8: I know, the thunder are kind of like cruising along, 220 00:11:28,280 --> 00:11:30,240 Speaker 8: but this really does feel like a year where you 221 00:11:30,280 --> 00:11:32,320 Speaker 8: have a lot of interesting teams. 222 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 6: Are never going to talk about the Raptors of Scottie and. 223 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,239 Speaker 2: You're definitely not saying this is a Pistons fan, definitely 224 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 2: not for the team at the top of the Eastern 225 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 2: Conference last night with Ease. 226 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 6: Yeah, I will say this, you JJ Reddigan's the shouting real. 227 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 2: You didn't want to name networks, but I'm going to 228 00:11:49,480 --> 00:11:50,839 Speaker 2: name networks in a bad way. 229 00:11:50,880 --> 00:11:52,200 Speaker 7: You named the Amazon Brian. 230 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 2: I watched both games or not from beginning to end, 231 00:11:57,120 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 2: but last time on NBC you had Sixers Grizzlies overtime 232 00:12:00,640 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 2: game Lakers Pistons was on afterwards. The presentation on NBC 233 00:12:06,040 --> 00:12:09,600 Speaker 2: is better. ESPN doesn't make it. It doesn't feel like 234 00:12:09,679 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 2: it is a big deal. It felt like a regular 235 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 2: season game that meant something last night when it really 236 00:12:16,640 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 2: didn't like neither of them did, and it felt it 237 00:12:20,000 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 2: is a different presentation. There is a fresh feel to it. 238 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 2: I'll also say this, I'm not going to absolve TNT 239 00:12:26,640 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 2: from any of the from this as well. 240 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 6: No, you're married now with ESPN overall time. 241 00:12:31,040 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, so I think that even the broadcast that we 242 00:12:33,200 --> 00:12:35,920 Speaker 2: saw on the Tuesdays and Thursday nights, maybe that it 243 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 2: feel like they rose to the occasion. But now with 244 00:12:39,120 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 2: the new way of the NBA, the broadcast on NBC 245 00:12:44,240 --> 00:12:47,600 Speaker 2: at a Chris's point on Amazon make the sport feel 246 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 2: like a bigger deal and a more enjoyable watch in 247 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:50,800 Speaker 2: the regular I. 248 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 8: Would just hope that we appreciate the basketball for being 249 00:12:53,600 --> 00:12:55,640 Speaker 8: the high level basketball and talk about this as the 250 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:59,160 Speaker 8: full sport instead of hitting the same buttons over and 251 00:12:59,200 --> 00:13:02,280 Speaker 8: over going honstantly back to the Lakers, who getting caught 252 00:13:02,280 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 8: in the meta narrative of who's going to be the 253 00:13:03,920 --> 00:13:07,959 Speaker 8: next dynasty and a disservice to the game itself at 254 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:10,319 Speaker 8: this point, to enjoy the basketball that's in front of 255 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:13,440 Speaker 8: us in this entire season, because sometimes the NBA gets 256 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:16,480 Speaker 8: caught up in who's gonna be the big trade, what's 257 00:13:16,480 --> 00:13:17,680 Speaker 8: gonna happen to this coach? 258 00:13:18,800 --> 00:13:20,080 Speaker 6: Yeah, I said this on Christmas. 259 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 3: That was one of my Christmas wishes, my Christmas gifts, 260 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:27,640 Speaker 3: I said, in all expenses paid trip to Cancun for 261 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:31,200 Speaker 3: Adam Silver, Get out of the way. You have fun, 262 00:13:31,440 --> 00:13:35,080 Speaker 3: young stars, let us enjoy them before you screw this 263 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:37,480 Speaker 3: up by changing the same thing I said with college football, 264 00:13:37,760 --> 00:13:42,000 Speaker 3: changing this adding that like Wemby has a universal one 265 00:13:42,040 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 3: thousand percent approval rating, Cad Cunningham has a one thousand 266 00:13:45,440 --> 00:13:49,800 Speaker 3: percent approval rating. Whoever, the Knicks are still a feel 267 00:13:49,840 --> 00:13:52,040 Speaker 3: good story, which is amazing. It's the Knicks we're talking about. 268 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 3: Don't screw this up, Adam. 269 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,720 Speaker 7: Silver Good, Isaac long Cron. 270 00:13:57,160 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 4: This is kind of the midway, kind of along the 271 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 4: line of Aaron's in terms of the subject. 272 00:14:03,120 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 6: But my New Year's resolution is. 273 00:14:06,559 --> 00:14:12,680 Speaker 4: For someone to come forth and establish themselves as a 274 00:14:12,880 --> 00:14:18,440 Speaker 4: leader who can help save the insanity that has become 275 00:14:19,040 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 4: college athletics, both from a college football standpoint, college basketball, 276 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:31,040 Speaker 4: the college football playoff controversy, nil the transfer portal. They 277 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:37,240 Speaker 4: need some sort of college sports czar to really set 278 00:14:37,280 --> 00:14:40,760 Speaker 4: college sports on a better track. And I'll make my 279 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,000 Speaker 4: point by saying this. I'm gonna play you guys a 280 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:44,760 Speaker 4: voice right now, and I'm going to ask you to 281 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:48,160 Speaker 4: identify the voice. Aaron might be able to identify this person, 282 00:14:48,160 --> 00:14:50,600 Speaker 4: but I doubt that hardly anyone in our listening audience 283 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:52,200 Speaker 4: would be able to yet go. 284 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:54,800 Speaker 2: Ahead a question, Yeah, should we turn our chairs around 285 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:56,920 Speaker 2: when we know it? Like, should we hit the buzzer 286 00:14:57,040 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: when we know the voice? And then they're on our team? 287 00:15:00,200 --> 00:15:02,840 Speaker 6: That's you ever see the voice, Aaron, It's been a 288 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:06,400 Speaker 6: minute like this not a visual medium. 289 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,720 Speaker 4: That's the point. I just don't think anyone will recognize 290 00:15:09,720 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 4: the voice. But here it is see for yourself. 291 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:11,880 Speaker 2: Yeah. 292 00:15:11,920 --> 00:15:15,200 Speaker 4: Well, first of all, it puts into the notion student athlete, 293 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:19,560 Speaker 4: the student in very, very stark relief, the actions taken 294 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 4: to day. 295 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:21,800 Speaker 6: Can anybody recognize that voice? 296 00:15:22,200 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 7: Sounds like Mark Emmert unbelievable. 297 00:15:24,960 --> 00:15:27,000 Speaker 6: Good for you, But that was my point. 298 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 4: I don't think hardly anybody in our listening audience realized 299 00:15:30,880 --> 00:15:33,480 Speaker 4: that that was the president of the nc Double A 300 00:15:33,760 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 4: during an unbelievably transformative time from twenty ten to twenty 301 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 4: twenty three, laying the groundwork for the insanity that we 302 00:15:41,960 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 4: have now. So clearly whatever happened during his reign led 303 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:52,360 Speaker 4: to the insanity that we have now. I had to 304 00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 4: Google to find out who the current NCBA president is, 305 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:59,000 Speaker 4: a guy named Charlie Baker. The nc Double A or 306 00:15:59,040 --> 00:16:02,440 Speaker 4: college sports in general, I feel just needs a transformative 307 00:16:02,680 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 4: leader to just bring some common sense back to what 308 00:16:05,800 --> 00:16:10,280 Speaker 4: I said is a wild wild West of controversy. Not 309 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 4: that I don't like controversy being on the sports media, 310 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 4: but that's what we need in college sports. 311 00:16:15,280 --> 00:16:17,440 Speaker 3: Can I just say really quick? The sad part is 312 00:16:17,480 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 3: it will never happen. So like cal Perry exactly, Well, 313 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 3: cal Perry had his huge rant this week, and somebody's 314 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:25,240 Speaker 3: like he needs to be the college basketball commissioner. I said, 315 00:16:25,280 --> 00:16:28,840 Speaker 3: by default, the commissioner's job is to get everybody to 316 00:16:28,840 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 3: work together. It's never in the SEC's best interest to 317 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 3: work with the Big twelve. It's never in the Big 318 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:37,600 Speaker 3: twelve's best interest to work with this place, Big Tech. 319 00:16:37,600 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 3: Except so that's the issue that I keep here. Nick 320 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:43,240 Speaker 3: Saban should be the commissioner of college football. 321 00:16:43,280 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 6: Why so he can. 322 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 3: Get in a room and Greg SANKI, You'll be like, 323 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:48,160 Speaker 3: screw the Big ten. It's like the job will never 324 00:16:48,440 --> 00:16:50,160 Speaker 3: And this, by the way, super random, but it's what 325 00:16:50,240 --> 00:16:52,760 Speaker 3: this Cody Campbell guy, the big Texas Tech booster, is 326 00:16:52,760 --> 00:16:55,880 Speaker 3: basically saying, like, we all basically have to work together 327 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:59,120 Speaker 3: to save college sports. We can't keep working in our 328 00:16:59,160 --> 00:17:02,080 Speaker 3: own silo. Was in echo chambers here. I just don't 329 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:02,480 Speaker 3: know if for the. 330 00:17:02,440 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 6: Look by the way under the radar. 331 00:17:04,800 --> 00:17:09,000 Speaker 4: Enormous props to Fox Sports Radio's Dan Bayer for being 332 00:17:09,040 --> 00:17:12,960 Speaker 4: able to identify the voice of Mark Emmert. I mean, 333 00:17:13,000 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 4: the CIA couldn't even have done that, So kudos to Dan. 334 00:17:16,200 --> 00:17:20,720 Speaker 2: I'm like the Reba of the voice version here on 335 00:17:20,920 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 2: Fox Sports Radio, Jason Stewart's got another resolution. 336 00:17:24,920 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 5: Yeah, I got a bonus one for you guys. This 337 00:17:26,960 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 5: is deeply personal and it also impacts Isaac Lohencron as well. 338 00:17:31,640 --> 00:17:33,920 Speaker 5: I'm gonna ask Chris Purfet to kill the bed. That's 339 00:17:33,960 --> 00:17:36,440 Speaker 5: an industry jargon term. I don't expect the listener to 340 00:17:36,520 --> 00:17:39,399 Speaker 5: understand this. I'm taking the bed out back and shooting it. 341 00:17:39,720 --> 00:17:44,160 Speaker 5: New Year's New Year's resolution for the Los Angeles Chargers. 342 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:48,959 Speaker 5: Fire the guy in charge of keeping your players healthy. 343 00:17:50,080 --> 00:17:53,000 Speaker 5: And it actually is one person. This guy went viral 344 00:17:53,160 --> 00:17:56,800 Speaker 5: when Harbrough brought him aboard. His name is Ben Herbert, 345 00:17:57,960 --> 00:18:02,640 Speaker 5: no relation, no relation to Justin Ben Herbert. Somebody on 346 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 5: TikTok put this together. So you're gonna I think you're 347 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,160 Speaker 5: gonna hear yackety Sacks at some point because it has 348 00:18:07,200 --> 00:18:10,399 Speaker 5: become a clown show. And as you hear the yackety sacks. 349 00:18:10,440 --> 00:18:12,840 Speaker 5: You're going to see on the TikTok a list of 350 00:18:12,880 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 5: the number of injuries that the Chargers of experience this year. 351 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 5: I want to say it's an NFL record. If it isn't, 352 00:18:19,000 --> 00:18:21,239 Speaker 5: I'm going to exaggerate on national radio and say it 353 00:18:21,320 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 5: was most injuries ever suffered by a team. And Ben 354 00:18:25,359 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 5: Herbert is in charge of keeping this team strong and conditioned. 355 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 5: And this was how he opened his opening press conference 356 00:18:34,320 --> 00:18:35,359 Speaker 5: in twenty twenty three. 357 00:18:35,560 --> 00:18:37,680 Speaker 9: I view training in this way, and this is how 358 00:18:37,680 --> 00:18:40,840 Speaker 9: I told it to the guys. My first goal is 359 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,880 Speaker 9: to make you harder to break right. The most vulnerabilaries 360 00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,440 Speaker 9: of the body, in my opinion, in the game of 361 00:18:45,480 --> 00:18:48,520 Speaker 9: football the head, right and left, shoulder, right and left, 362 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 9: hip girdle, right and left hamstring, right and left and ankle. 363 00:18:51,680 --> 00:18:54,400 Speaker 9: So through your training, you have to be proactive at 364 00:18:54,480 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 9: training those areas of the body. So the network that 365 00:18:57,080 --> 00:18:59,560 Speaker 9: I introduced today, the trap work, the four part cuff 366 00:18:59,600 --> 00:19:02,080 Speaker 9: sequence to address the four rotator cuff muscles in your 367 00:19:02,080 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 9: shoulder girdle, introduced them to some hipwork, introduced them to 368 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:06,080 Speaker 9: some ankle work. 369 00:19:06,359 --> 00:19:06,560 Speaker 7: Right. 370 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,399 Speaker 9: These are things that are paramount if you want to 371 00:19:08,400 --> 00:19:11,280 Speaker 9: make a football player harder to break, your training has 372 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 9: to be sound. 373 00:19:11,920 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 7: In my opinion, It's. 374 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:16,119 Speaker 5: All okay, I got enough of that. Needless to say 375 00:19:16,320 --> 00:19:20,160 Speaker 5: Chargers are easy to break. They're not hard to break. 376 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,120 Speaker 4: Isaac, Honey, it ain't Ben Herbert's fault, you know. And 377 00:19:24,160 --> 00:19:30,480 Speaker 4: I know that the Charger litany of injuries long long 378 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:36,280 Speaker 4: predated Ben Herbert. And as much and as good as 379 00:19:36,320 --> 00:19:40,520 Speaker 4: Ben Herbert's track record was at Michigan, you can't pint 380 00:19:40,520 --> 00:19:45,080 Speaker 4: it solely on him. It's complex, it goes a long 381 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 4: way back, and it affects everyone associated with the Chargers, 382 00:19:50,040 --> 00:19:52,200 Speaker 4: not even those under Ben Herbert's perv. 383 00:19:53,000 --> 00:19:56,360 Speaker 3: PEG now I got it now. 384 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:58,479 Speaker 6: Also like somebody on the Chargers payroll. 385 00:19:58,520 --> 00:20:00,320 Speaker 5: By the way, that sounds like a take from No 386 00:20:01,560 --> 00:20:04,040 Speaker 5: I'm not but my New Year's resolution. 387 00:20:04,400 --> 00:20:05,919 Speaker 6: I'm going to stick to us, you know. And I 388 00:20:05,960 --> 00:20:08,040 Speaker 6: know it happened long before he got to town. 389 00:20:08,200 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 7: Can I say? 390 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:12,920 Speaker 3: Also, didn't the guy before Ben Herbert stabbed Tyrod Taylor accidentally? 391 00:20:13,560 --> 00:20:16,280 Speaker 3: In Isaac's defense, that was a team doctor. It wasn't 392 00:20:16,280 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 3: a strengthen conditioning coach. Core A player got stabbed in 393 00:20:20,440 --> 00:20:24,600 Speaker 3: the lung. Yeah, I think Isaac's I know it's Jay 394 00:20:24,600 --> 00:20:27,879 Speaker 3: Stew's resolution, but I I'm on team Isaac on this one. 395 00:20:28,760 --> 00:20:31,240 Speaker 2: I think we should have a resolution for Sharon Moore 396 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,280 Speaker 2: to get a head coaching job in twenty twenty six, 397 00:20:33,880 --> 00:20:34,400 Speaker 2: just so we. 398 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,680 Speaker 7: Can have him at a press conference to answer all 399 00:20:36,720 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 7: the questions. 400 00:20:37,359 --> 00:20:38,440 Speaker 1: That were no midware. 401 00:20:39,040 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 7: I think that would be great. 402 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,360 Speaker 2: Can some program just take one for the team, right, 403 00:20:43,560 --> 00:20:46,640 Speaker 2: just so we can get a a preseason media day 404 00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 2: press conference and so we can ask all of the 405 00:20:49,080 --> 00:20:51,439 Speaker 2: questions that we're wondering about what went on. 406 00:20:51,480 --> 00:20:52,800 Speaker 6: You know, what's crazy about your own more. 407 00:20:52,800 --> 00:20:56,400 Speaker 3: In all seriousness, I believe as part of his release 408 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:59,520 Speaker 3: from jail, I don't think he can leave the state. 409 00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:06,000 Speaker 3: Because my thought was my thought was, does Harbaugh just 410 00:21:06,040 --> 00:21:10,840 Speaker 3: give him like assistant director of player ops or something 411 00:21:11,320 --> 00:21:13,280 Speaker 3: just to kind of get his career started again. 412 00:21:13,320 --> 00:21:14,680 Speaker 6: And I was like, I actually. 413 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:17,639 Speaker 3: Don't think he can leave the state, you know, unless 414 00:21:17,640 --> 00:21:18,720 Speaker 3: it's like preapproved by a. 415 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:23,000 Speaker 6: Joke which Grace sure, that's so you're saying Western Michigan 416 00:21:23,080 --> 00:21:24,280 Speaker 6: or Central Michigan is waying. 417 00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:26,159 Speaker 7: It's a lot that I would that I would like 418 00:21:26,280 --> 00:21:26,720 Speaker 7: the chips. 419 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was gonna say Central Michigan already has ties 420 00:21:29,119 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 3: to the Michigan program. 421 00:21:30,000 --> 00:21:32,560 Speaker 6: I mean, Connor Stallions were saying out on the sidelines. 422 00:21:32,080 --> 00:21:34,720 Speaker 2: So just just at your throw some sunglasses and you 423 00:21:34,760 --> 00:21:35,359 Speaker 2: can do that. 424 00:21:35,520 --> 00:21:36,960 Speaker 6: Can I piggyback on your idea? 425 00:21:37,080 --> 00:21:37,280 Speaker 7: Dan? 426 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 5: So if a program doesn't hire him. The new Yar's 427 00:21:40,720 --> 00:21:45,679 Speaker 5: resolution for the creator of the Connor Stallions documentary, just 428 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:48,680 Speaker 5: do the Sharon More documentary. Get the girlfriend in here. 429 00:21:48,800 --> 00:21:51,040 Speaker 5: I need all the details, I need all the only 430 00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:52,040 Speaker 5: fans models. 431 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:54,920 Speaker 6: Oh that would be so good when it comes out. 432 00:21:54,960 --> 00:21:57,520 Speaker 2: But the Connor Stallions documentary made him seem like a hero, 433 00:21:58,520 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 2: and so that you know, I was he was put 434 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:03,399 Speaker 2: up on this pedestal like he was this amazing, like 435 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:07,720 Speaker 2: this just this huge, great fan, and everybody wanted to 436 00:22:07,800 --> 00:22:11,440 Speaker 2: side with Michigan because they love Jim Harbaughs. 437 00:22:11,480 --> 00:22:12,680 Speaker 6: Everyone else is playing checkers. 438 00:22:13,320 --> 00:22:15,320 Speaker 7: That's what it was. That's what it was. 439 00:22:16,160 --> 00:22:19,639 Speaker 2: Those problems run deep, as we are now starting to 440 00:22:19,720 --> 00:22:21,399 Speaker 2: see everything wipe away. 441 00:22:21,720 --> 00:22:23,760 Speaker 7: Clear the windows any more resolutions. 442 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 6: Uh, we're good. 443 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 3: Yeah, he's not. 444 00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:36,600 Speaker 1: Getting Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup 445 00:22:36,640 --> 00:22:39,080 Speaker 1: in the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox 446 00:22:39,119 --> 00:22:42,119 Speaker 1: sports radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. 447 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:46,920 Speaker 2: It's Fox Sports Radio. I'm Dan Buyer. He's erin Torres. 448 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:51,400 Speaker 2: Aeron Torres has the thinking cap on before we break 449 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,040 Speaker 2: into the cranium of what Aaron's been thinking. 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You posted, and you posted 469 00:23:41,400 --> 00:23:42,520 Speaker 2: earlier to Jeff Schwartz. 470 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,440 Speaker 3: Yeah, I was just, you know, I was thinking about 471 00:23:44,440 --> 00:23:49,120 Speaker 3: it big picture of and Jeff framed it this way 472 00:23:49,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 3: as well, is it's a select group of schools. But 473 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:56,280 Speaker 3: I was thinking about how many schools can you say 474 00:23:56,880 --> 00:24:01,200 Speaker 3: that a season ended up being successful if you don't 475 00:24:01,280 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 3: make the college football playoff? And so I was thinking about, say, 476 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:08,280 Speaker 3: the dichotomy between two SEC teams playing today, Right, Vanderbilt, 477 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,720 Speaker 3: I think there's no doubt nine win regulars or ten 478 00:24:10,760 --> 00:24:14,159 Speaker 3: win regular season. Excuse me, you know they didn't make 479 00:24:14,160 --> 00:24:15,879 Speaker 3: the playoff. But Clark Lee said it was you know, 480 00:24:15,960 --> 00:24:18,119 Speaker 3: he even said, he's like, it's an incredible season. You know, 481 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:20,720 Speaker 3: we're privileged to play in the rely Quest Bowl, on 482 00:24:20,760 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 3: and on. I bring it up because with like Texas 483 00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:28,080 Speaker 3: is the opposite, I don't. I don't think Texas, even 484 00:24:28,080 --> 00:24:30,880 Speaker 3: if they lose today to Michigan, would deem this season 485 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 3: a failure necessarily. But I don't know that Texas would 486 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:39,600 Speaker 3: consider a success either. And they could potentially win ten games, Like, 487 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,240 Speaker 3: think about that, Texas could win ten games this year, 488 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:45,159 Speaker 3: and I don't think they would consider it a success. 489 00:24:45,200 --> 00:24:47,000 Speaker 3: I don't think they would consider it a failure, but 490 00:24:47,040 --> 00:24:49,360 Speaker 3: I don't think they would consider it an outright success. 491 00:24:49,800 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 3: And so I just I know we've kind of created 492 00:24:52,720 --> 00:24:55,719 Speaker 3: this this narrative that the playoff is the only thing 493 00:24:55,760 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 3: that matters in this era. But I was thinking there 494 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:02,240 Speaker 3: really are a select number of schools that I don't 495 00:25:02,240 --> 00:25:05,080 Speaker 3: know if you can consider a season a success if 496 00:25:05,119 --> 00:25:07,439 Speaker 3: you do not make the playoff. It may be small, 497 00:25:07,560 --> 00:25:10,639 Speaker 3: it may be the Texas's, Michigan's, Ohio States, Notre Dames, whoever. 498 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:13,159 Speaker 3: But I do think we are at that point with 499 00:25:13,200 --> 00:25:15,719 Speaker 3: probably about six seven eight schools in college football. 500 00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:17,760 Speaker 2: Let's I think it's I think it's a bigger number 501 00:25:17,880 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 2: I actually do. I think it's about half the SEC 502 00:25:20,520 --> 00:25:23,719 Speaker 2: I like Tennessee like for example, I think it's a failure, 503 00:25:23,800 --> 00:25:26,040 Speaker 2: especially after they made it last year. So if you're 504 00:25:26,119 --> 00:25:28,040 Speaker 2: like Tennessee and you didn't make it this year, then 505 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,679 Speaker 2: then that ends up being a failure. I'm sorry, it's 506 00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 2: a failure for LSU like it just it is their 507 00:25:33,560 --> 00:25:34,840 Speaker 2: expectations that are higher. 508 00:25:34,920 --> 00:25:36,119 Speaker 7: Can I jump in on that? Yeah. 509 00:25:36,200 --> 00:25:38,640 Speaker 3: The only way I can see a school like LSU 510 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:44,440 Speaker 3: the season being considered a success, they know they didn't 511 00:25:44,480 --> 00:25:46,320 Speaker 3: have the right guy and they got him out. 512 00:25:47,040 --> 00:25:47,920 Speaker 6: So that's the only way. 513 00:25:47,960 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 3: So like if LSU had gone even nine and three 514 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 3: with Brian Kelly, but in their hearts they knew he 515 00:25:53,359 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 3: wasn't the right guy. 516 00:25:54,080 --> 00:25:55,320 Speaker 6: I don't think it's a success. 517 00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,439 Speaker 3: I think the only way you can swing it to 518 00:25:57,520 --> 00:26:01,479 Speaker 3: being a success is by saying this guy stunk, he 519 00:26:01,600 --> 00:26:02,480 Speaker 3: wasn't the right answer. 520 00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:04,200 Speaker 2: We got him out. But your point, well, I think 521 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:05,840 Speaker 2: that's I think that's a one off. And I'll even 522 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:09,280 Speaker 2: give you another one off. For me, as an Ohio 523 00:26:09,280 --> 00:26:13,119 Speaker 2: State fan, it was imperative. It was number one to 524 00:26:13,160 --> 00:26:15,879 Speaker 2: beat Michigan this year. That's what it was in my 525 00:26:15,960 --> 00:26:17,720 Speaker 2: mind here. And it wasn't to go back to back. 526 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,960 Speaker 2: It's not running the table this year after losing last 527 00:26:21,000 --> 00:26:23,880 Speaker 2: year and then winning the national championship. The thing that 528 00:26:23,960 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 2: mattered most, and it actually made it a very unsatisfying 529 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:32,679 Speaker 2: college football viewing season because it all came down to 530 00:26:32,760 --> 00:26:36,040 Speaker 2: that one game. And honestly, the Big Ten championship game 531 00:26:36,040 --> 00:26:38,760 Speaker 2: against Indiana hyped one two. I know it got great 532 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 2: numbers on Fox. I didn't care, sure, I did not care. 533 00:26:42,440 --> 00:26:44,480 Speaker 2: It was not that big of a deal. Now, the 534 00:26:44,520 --> 00:26:48,880 Speaker 2: playoff tonight against Miami yes, there's some there's care there, 535 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:52,400 Speaker 2: but ultimately coming into the season it was beat Michigan. 536 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:55,440 Speaker 2: That was a one off like that's and that's where 537 00:26:55,480 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 2: I think, like LSU, like every single year it's gonna 538 00:26:57,720 --> 00:27:01,320 Speaker 2: be that because I think that there's there's comparisons, and 539 00:27:01,359 --> 00:27:04,320 Speaker 2: it's comparable to a duke program. Duke going to the 540 00:27:04,320 --> 00:27:08,680 Speaker 2: Final four is the standard. You see, LA standard used 541 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 2: to just be just win a title and if you don't, 542 00:27:11,119 --> 00:27:14,159 Speaker 2: they don't hang final four banners. They hang championship banners. 543 00:27:14,280 --> 00:27:19,480 Speaker 2: But in college basketball there is a unique I guess 544 00:27:19,640 --> 00:27:22,560 Speaker 2: structure if you will on a school that will hang 545 00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 2: in appearance, a school that will hang a Sweet sixteen, 546 00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:27,480 Speaker 2: and a school that will hang a banner for a 547 00:27:27,520 --> 00:27:30,360 Speaker 2: Final four. And so I think now in college football, 548 00:27:30,400 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 2: even though it's new, you're obviously going to have those stages. 549 00:27:34,320 --> 00:27:37,679 Speaker 2: I don't think you're going to have college football semi finalist, 550 00:27:37,880 --> 00:27:40,080 Speaker 2: you know, like it would be for Final four for 551 00:27:42,080 --> 00:27:45,200 Speaker 2: college basketball. But I think there's parallels with college football. 552 00:27:45,880 --> 00:27:51,040 Speaker 3: No, I think that's totally fair and well, i'd be curious. 553 00:27:51,080 --> 00:27:52,680 Speaker 3: So you said you think your list is a little 554 00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,639 Speaker 3: bit bigger. I agree, But it's funny because and you know, 555 00:27:56,960 --> 00:27:58,879 Speaker 3: I love Jeff Schwartz. This isn't a criticism, but he 556 00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:03,560 Speaker 3: just threw Oregon in there. Can Oregon have a season 557 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,879 Speaker 3: that is a success without making a twelve team playoff? 558 00:28:05,880 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 3: Because I think I think they can. I think, you know, 559 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 3: you look at last year was obviously they were the 560 00:28:11,600 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 3: number one overall seed, undefeated regular season. This year they 561 00:28:14,880 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 3: lost everybody, and I think they kind of overachieved by 562 00:28:18,800 --> 00:28:20,680 Speaker 3: making the playoff. I think if an Oregon had just 563 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,679 Speaker 3: gone nine to three, ten and two and somehow not 564 00:28:23,800 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 3: gotten into the playoff like a like a Vanderbilt, I 565 00:28:26,800 --> 00:28:28,960 Speaker 3: think it could have been a successful season. I don't 566 00:28:29,000 --> 00:28:31,160 Speaker 3: know that I would have felt that way about Ohio State. 567 00:28:32,080 --> 00:28:33,840 Speaker 7: Yeah, I actually agree with Jeff. 568 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,440 Speaker 2: I think that Oregon is now to that level and 569 00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:40,480 Speaker 2: with the stature of where we are with transfer portal, yeah, 570 00:28:40,600 --> 00:28:44,240 Speaker 2: nil and all of that. That's that's what it's there for. 571 00:28:44,280 --> 00:28:48,640 Speaker 2: They're not paying you two million dollars in nil to 572 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:51,200 Speaker 2: go play a cheese at Citrus Bowl on New Year's Eve. 573 00:28:51,600 --> 00:28:54,800 Speaker 2: So the level of success, I was gonna go through 574 00:28:54,800 --> 00:28:58,080 Speaker 2: the SEC quickly and just your rapid fire. Georgia, Yes, 575 00:28:58,560 --> 00:29:01,760 Speaker 2: oll miss most years. No agree, all right, So Texas 576 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:05,120 Speaker 2: A and M. Yes, yes, no, for the amount of 577 00:29:05,120 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 2: money that they spend if they don't make the college 578 00:29:08,400 --> 00:29:10,880 Speaker 2: Football Playoff, now it is. 579 00:29:11,800 --> 00:29:15,360 Speaker 3: I don't think you can say every year though, that 580 00:29:15,440 --> 00:29:18,240 Speaker 3: the season is a failure at Texas A and M. 581 00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:20,960 Speaker 3: It also and let me, I'm not trying to play 582 00:29:20,960 --> 00:29:26,040 Speaker 3: both sides. It is tough because like, as an example, right, 583 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:31,280 Speaker 3: we came into this season saying there's no world where 584 00:29:31,320 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 3: a ten and two SEC or Big ten team gets 585 00:29:34,360 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 3: left out of the college football playoff, And so Vandy 586 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:39,000 Speaker 3: got left out of ten and two, and so I 587 00:29:39,000 --> 00:29:41,480 Speaker 3: only bring it up because it's like if A and 588 00:29:41,600 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 3: M finishes ten and two and their losses are too 589 00:29:45,320 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 3: Bama at home and Georgia on the road, I don't 590 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 3: think you can say that's a But again the context 591 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 3: of we know they went ten and two, So I 592 00:29:53,640 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 3: think that's what kind of makes it a little bit tough. 593 00:29:56,920 --> 00:29:59,480 Speaker 3: I don't personally think A and M is at the 594 00:29:59,480 --> 00:30:03,240 Speaker 3: point yet any season in which they don't make the 595 00:30:03,280 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 3: playoff would not be considered a success. 596 00:30:05,960 --> 00:30:09,080 Speaker 2: I think for the investment and what they put into it, 597 00:30:09,080 --> 00:30:11,640 Speaker 2: it's the only way to judge. I just don't think 598 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 2: ten and two seasons and being left out of the 599 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 2: playoff are good seasons anymore in college football. And so 600 00:30:19,280 --> 00:30:22,200 Speaker 2: if you have twelve schools making it, let's just say 601 00:30:22,200 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 2: ten schools, and you would have at least another ten 602 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,280 Speaker 2: schools that would that are left out, that maybe just 603 00:30:29,280 --> 00:30:31,440 Speaker 2: didn't have that good of a year, like an LSU, 604 00:30:31,600 --> 00:30:35,120 Speaker 2: like a Tennessee that would want to be in. Texas 605 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:38,480 Speaker 2: is in that group. So if I went Georgia, I'll 606 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,440 Speaker 2: even give you Texas A and M. I don't agree 607 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 2: with you, but I will give you that because I 608 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:45,400 Speaker 2: think my argument's still going to hold true. Alabama, Yes, 609 00:30:45,560 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 2: that's to Texas. Yes, I think so three Oklahoma I 610 00:30:49,920 --> 00:30:52,640 Speaker 2: would say, yeah, yes for Tennessee. 611 00:30:53,680 --> 00:30:58,440 Speaker 3: So I disagree with Tennessee, but I get the point 612 00:30:58,440 --> 00:30:58,920 Speaker 3: that you made. 613 00:30:58,920 --> 00:31:00,360 Speaker 7: I've given you a lot of better. If hit o 614 00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:02,800 Speaker 7: the doubts, LSU yep. 615 00:31:02,760 --> 00:31:06,080 Speaker 3: LSU Yes, yes, if there's no crazy coaching change that 616 00:31:06,080 --> 00:31:08,080 Speaker 3: they can be happy about because they Florida. 617 00:31:09,000 --> 00:31:12,480 Speaker 2: Florida's right on the line. Yes, And I'm about to 618 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:17,280 Speaker 2: lay Auburn on you and that and that's about half 619 00:31:17,320 --> 00:31:21,160 Speaker 2: the SEC. Sure, So that's half of the conference. It 620 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,600 Speaker 2: is not a successful year if you don't make the 621 00:31:23,600 --> 00:31:26,680 Speaker 2: College Football Playoff. It's also why they want their version 622 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:30,960 Speaker 2: of a sixteen team playoff with a five plus eleven, 623 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,440 Speaker 2: because I think that they feel that none only they 624 00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:37,320 Speaker 2: deserve it. But it also it's how those schools end 625 00:31:37,400 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 2: up looking at at the bracket very quickly. 626 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:41,760 Speaker 3: I know we have to get to ISAACS. I'll be 627 00:31:41,840 --> 00:31:45,680 Speaker 3: very quick on this. Do you think all of the 628 00:31:45,720 --> 00:31:48,200 Speaker 3: coaching changes do you think? 629 00:31:48,440 --> 00:31:48,520 Speaker 7: Like? 630 00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:51,080 Speaker 3: Cause the argument is all those schools that you would 631 00:31:51,080 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 3: put in that group that expect to be in the playoff, LSU, 632 00:31:54,760 --> 00:31:58,200 Speaker 3: Penn State, Florida, Michigan's kind of a weird example, but 633 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:01,560 Speaker 3: that didn't make the play or had disappointing seasons. They 634 00:32:01,640 --> 00:32:05,040 Speaker 3: all made coaching changes. Like do you think this coaching 635 00:32:05,160 --> 00:32:09,400 Speaker 3: cycle was a one off outlier or do you think 636 00:32:09,440 --> 00:32:12,080 Speaker 3: it is going to get more? If you missed the 637 00:32:12,120 --> 00:32:15,560 Speaker 3: playoff a year, two years, three years in a row. 638 00:32:15,440 --> 00:32:17,040 Speaker 6: You're just done. You see what I'm saying. 639 00:32:17,120 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think it'll I think Water will find its 640 00:32:19,560 --> 00:32:22,440 Speaker 2: level at some point. But I don't think that it's 641 00:32:22,920 --> 00:32:26,360 Speaker 2: a random deal that Penn State was thought to be 642 00:32:26,400 --> 00:32:30,840 Speaker 2: a national championship contender. They lose two close games and 643 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:34,160 Speaker 2: I say close games because Oregon was a close game, 644 00:32:34,520 --> 00:32:36,600 Speaker 2: Northwestern was a close game, and then they had the 645 00:32:36,600 --> 00:32:40,680 Speaker 2: debacle against UCLA which they still almost came back and won. Yeah, 646 00:32:40,680 --> 00:32:43,760 Speaker 2: and James Franklin ends up losing his job. So like 647 00:32:43,800 --> 00:32:46,880 Speaker 2: that's so those expectations, like, I don't think you can 648 00:32:46,920 --> 00:32:49,120 Speaker 2: do that. That would not be healthy for your sport. 649 00:32:49,600 --> 00:32:52,360 Speaker 2: So at some point it's going to I think level out. 650 00:32:52,440 --> 00:32:54,800 Speaker 2: Maybe you won't have as much as you had this year, 651 00:32:55,080 --> 00:32:57,480 Speaker 2: but I do think with nil and everything that came 652 00:32:57,560 --> 00:33:00,200 Speaker 2: with it, that a bunch of stuff just you know, 653 00:33:00,320 --> 00:33:02,640 Speaker 2: ended up crossing at the same time. Maybe not a 654 00:33:02,640 --> 00:33:05,520 Speaker 2: perfect storm per se, but close to it, and that's 655 00:33:05,520 --> 00:33:06,960 Speaker 2: why you had the reaction that you did. 656 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,480 Speaker 3: I don't think we'll ever see anything quite like this year, 657 00:33:09,480 --> 00:33:11,200 Speaker 3: but I think Texas is a perfect example. They go 658 00:33:11,320 --> 00:33:13,480 Speaker 3: nine to three again next year, people are gonna have 659 00:33:13,520 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 3: serious questions. 660 00:33:14,280 --> 00:33:16,840 Speaker 1: Fox Sports Radio had the best sports talk lineup in 661 00:33:16,840 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: the nation. Catch all of our shows at Fox sports 662 00:33:19,680 --> 00:33:22,240 Speaker 1: Radio dot com and within the iHeartRadio app. 663 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,680 Speaker 2: It's Fox Sports Radio. 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I'm Dan Beyer getting sat for a well. 670 00:33:47,480 --> 00:33:50,000 Speaker 2: We're already smack dabbing a busy day of college football tonight. 671 00:33:50,000 --> 00:33:53,920 Speaker 2: We have a National Championship quarterfinal and the College Football 672 00:33:53,960 --> 00:33:56,680 Speaker 2: Playoff Ohio State and Miami playing in the Cotton Bowl. 673 00:33:57,160 --> 00:34:02,480 Speaker 2: Triple header of quarterfinal games coming up on Saturday and Sunday. 674 00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:05,200 Speaker 2: It's Week eighteen in the National Football League. Looking back 675 00:34:05,240 --> 00:34:09,759 Speaker 2: to this past weekend, a couple of things happened, and 676 00:34:10,400 --> 00:34:13,759 Speaker 2: Moncy Belanios and I talked about this yesterday. Aaron, when 677 00:34:13,760 --> 00:34:16,960 Speaker 2: it came to the MVP, I was frustrated that I 678 00:34:17,000 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 2: felt Drake May had a five touchdown game against the 679 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:25,600 Speaker 2: Jets and his MVP odds skyrocketed in a good way 680 00:34:25,600 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 2: where he became the favorite, especially after Matthew Stafford through 681 00:34:29,120 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 2: the three interceptions in the game on Monday night, and 682 00:34:32,200 --> 00:34:35,480 Speaker 2: during that game, Drake May became the favorite for the MVP. 683 00:34:36,560 --> 00:34:38,680 Speaker 2: That bothered me because I don't think that the Jets 684 00:34:38,719 --> 00:34:43,239 Speaker 2: game meant anything, and I think that Matthew Stafford has 685 00:34:43,280 --> 00:34:45,839 Speaker 2: done enough throughout the season where you have a kind 686 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:48,680 Speaker 2: of a meaningless game for them against the Falcons shouldn't 687 00:34:48,719 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 2: necessarily be held against him, or it shouldn't be the 688 00:34:51,520 --> 00:34:55,520 Speaker 2: deciding factor on if you're the MVP or Drake May 689 00:34:55,560 --> 00:34:59,760 Speaker 2: throwing five touchdowns against an interception less Jets defense this season, 690 00:35:00,040 --> 00:35:04,359 Speaker 2: thought it was ridiculous. I then saw this note that 691 00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:07,480 Speaker 2: while Mike Vrabel continues to be the favorite to be 692 00:35:07,520 --> 00:35:10,239 Speaker 2: the NFL Coach of the Year, he's sitting there at 693 00:35:10,320 --> 00:35:15,440 Speaker 2: minus one forty five. A different coach moved up in 694 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:19,560 Speaker 2: the odds, and that would be Kyle Shanahan. His odds 695 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:23,399 Speaker 2: now at plus one eighty five. After that Niners win 696 00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,560 Speaker 2: against the Bears, that's a good win. It's a really 697 00:35:26,560 --> 00:35:30,640 Speaker 2: good win, right Chicago, double digit win team this season. 698 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:33,440 Speaker 2: The Niners are now playing for a number one overall 699 00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,240 Speaker 2: seed forty nine. Ers have had some injuries they've battled through, 700 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:39,200 Speaker 2: but Kyle Shanahan a nominee for Coach of the Year, 701 00:35:39,840 --> 00:35:42,400 Speaker 2: and I just thought to myself. So what if Cayleb 702 00:35:42,440 --> 00:35:46,279 Speaker 2: Williams completes that pass on fourth down? Does that mean 703 00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,520 Speaker 2: Kyle Shanahan is less of a coach? What if Kayleb 704 00:35:49,560 --> 00:35:52,000 Speaker 2: Williams looks to the right and sees Dj Moore doing 705 00:35:52,120 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 2: jumping Jackson the other corner fires one to him, he 706 00:35:55,239 --> 00:35:58,640 Speaker 2: catches it, does that mean Kyle Shanahan isn't as good 707 00:35:58,680 --> 00:36:02,239 Speaker 2: of a coach because of what happened on that play. No, 708 00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:07,560 Speaker 2: that's ludicrous, That's ridiculous. So to have these games and 709 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:12,240 Speaker 2: these odds changed within these actual games, it's just silly 710 00:36:12,320 --> 00:36:15,360 Speaker 2: to me. And I don't I can't believe that people 711 00:36:15,719 --> 00:36:19,200 Speaker 2: are swayed so much by what happened so little on 712 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:19,680 Speaker 2: the field. 713 00:36:20,160 --> 00:36:21,760 Speaker 6: So I'll just say this very quickly. 714 00:36:22,040 --> 00:36:27,200 Speaker 3: I was like genuinely surprised when you just started hearing like, oh, 715 00:36:27,280 --> 00:36:29,759 Speaker 3: Drake more so than Drake may one of like, oh yeah, 716 00:36:29,800 --> 00:36:32,840 Speaker 3: he's dead, And I'm like, I thought we all agreed, 717 00:36:32,880 --> 00:36:37,280 Speaker 3: Josh Allen was the MVP, like unbelievable season, no help. 718 00:36:37,880 --> 00:36:40,960 Speaker 3: Coaching has been up and down, and I just think 719 00:36:41,000 --> 00:36:43,160 Speaker 3: it speaks to a bigger thing of like we are 720 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:46,800 Speaker 3: all such prisoners of the moment that it feels like 721 00:36:46,840 --> 00:36:50,839 Speaker 3: all these awards, NFL MVP, Heisman Trophy, Coach of the Year, 722 00:36:51,239 --> 00:36:53,280 Speaker 3: it's all just what do you do in the last 723 00:36:53,320 --> 00:36:55,400 Speaker 3: week or two of the season. I've noticed it with 724 00:36:55,440 --> 00:36:57,560 Speaker 3: the Heisman the last few years, and it feels like 725 00:36:57,600 --> 00:36:58,959 Speaker 3: it's getting to be the same in the NFL. 726 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:03,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely, is that so much as being swayed. I 727 00:37:03,560 --> 00:37:07,239 Speaker 2: am more offended that people took stock in the Drake 728 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:10,919 Speaker 2: Mays touchdown passes against the Jets. Yep, that would allow him, 729 00:37:11,560 --> 00:37:15,840 Speaker 2: considering he wasn't great against the Bills a few weeks 730 00:37:15,880 --> 00:37:19,040 Speaker 2: prior to that, and Matthew Stafford again in a game 731 00:37:19,080 --> 00:37:20,520 Speaker 2: that I don't know if the Rams really even cared 732 00:37:20,520 --> 00:37:23,480 Speaker 2: about on Monday night because of what happened prior to 733 00:37:23,520 --> 00:37:26,040 Speaker 2: them playing the game. It just seems like a ridiculous 734 00:37:26,080 --> 00:37:29,680 Speaker 2: standard to hold these guys too. But the odds Vegas 735 00:37:29,719 --> 00:37:33,319 Speaker 2: knows and voters may be swayed by it, and that's 736 00:37:33,360 --> 00:37:37,320 Speaker 2: what bothers me. He's erin Torres. I'm Dan Byer, Jason Stewart, Chrisperfett, 737 00:37:37,320 --> 00:37:39,759 Speaker 2: and Isaac Lowan Cronner Here we're in for Cavino and 738 00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,960 Speaker 2: Rett Rich talking about the most controversial calls in sports. 739 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:43,360 Speaker 7: Next