1 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: We welcome you to the OTT presented by Farm Bureau 2 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: Health Plans. When it comes to your overall healthcare coverage, 3 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: you should be the one to make the call. So 4 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:23,479 Speaker 1: call Farm Bureau Health Plans. They've been protecting Tennessee and 5 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: since nineteen forty seven, Amy Wells alongside with me, Mike Keith, Amy, 6 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: how are you? I'm great, Mike, how are you? I'm 7 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:36,520 Speaker 1: doing really really well. Excited to visit with Mitchell Tenpenny 8 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:40,000 Speaker 1: later in this edition of the otp Ah, Yes, I'm 9 00:00:40,000 --> 00:00:42,959 Speaker 1: really enjoying all of these interviews with people who love 10 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,680 Speaker 1: the Titans. I didn't know that we were as cool 11 00:00:45,720 --> 00:00:47,840 Speaker 1: as we are, but there's some pretty cool people who 12 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: like the Titans, so that's got to account for something, right, Well, 13 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,000 Speaker 1: Mitchell Tenpenny is very cool. I don't know if he's 14 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 1: as cool as our first guest, however, and that is 15 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: the color commentator for Titans radio coach Dave McGinnis, coach Mack. 16 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:06,800 Speaker 1: We had to get you in here because we need 17 00:01:06,800 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: some explanation, we need some clarification. We have questions to 18 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: ask and we need answers. Let's go, Mike Keith. I'm 19 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: always good for an answer or two. You've got a 20 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: bunch of answers, all right, So let's go through what 21 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: has happened this week. And the Tennessee Titans have said 22 00:01:24,840 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: goodbye to defensive tackle Isaiah Mack, a backup who in 23 00:01:29,959 --> 00:01:33,640 Speaker 1: six games had two tackles. Thought the Titans might try 24 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 1: to resign him to the practice squad, but New England 25 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: claimed him on waivers, so he is a member of 26 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:42,240 Speaker 1: the Patriots now. They say goodbye to thirty year old 27 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:46,200 Speaker 1: long snapper Bob Brinkley, who had been struggling over the 28 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: last month with his snapping. They said goodbye to thirty 29 00:01:49,960 --> 00:01:52,880 Speaker 1: six year old cornerback Jonathan Joseph, a guy who's had 30 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: a great NFL career, playing it over two hundred games, 31 00:01:57,120 --> 00:02:01,560 Speaker 1: six starts this year for the Titans, twenty tackles, one 32 00:02:01,640 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: forced fumble, one interception, but you know, not great in 33 00:02:05,960 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: coverage in recent weeks. And then they also said goodbye 34 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: to twenty eight year old outside linebacker Vic Beasley. So, 35 00:02:15,360 --> 00:02:19,400 Speaker 1: after losing the second straight game and having it go 36 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: down with a similar mo meeting, special teams didn't do 37 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:26,839 Speaker 1: a great job. There was a bad snap in particular, 38 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 1: and the defense had problems. John Robinson makes changes. Were 39 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:35,560 Speaker 1: you surprised that he made as many as he did? 40 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: Coach Mack Well, I mean, all of the changes, Mike 41 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,600 Speaker 1: were made for different reasons. Let's say that because all 42 00:02:40,600 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: of those changes were not lumped into one category. But 43 00:02:43,400 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 1: as you start looking at him overall, Look, this is 44 00:02:45,720 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: a bit. This is a production business, and it's a 45 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: production business for everybody involved it, coaches, players, broadcasters, everybody. 46 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: I mean, you've got to produce in this league. I mean, 47 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,600 Speaker 1: and when you're in this business, you're reminded of it 48 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,840 Speaker 1: every day that it's a many times if you guys 49 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,959 Speaker 1: heard me say every day as an interview in this league. 50 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:06,840 Speaker 1: So anyway, Uh, the different releases were for different reasons. 51 00:03:06,840 --> 00:03:08,920 Speaker 1: Both Brinkley just was not the same ever since he 52 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:11,480 Speaker 1: came back, you know, from from the COVID issue. He 53 00:03:11,560 --> 00:03:13,920 Speaker 1: just never has been He's not been consistent. He's been 54 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: a model of consistency until he wasn't. And that's a problem. Okay. 55 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,240 Speaker 1: I think Jonathan Joseph's time had just run out. I 56 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,280 Speaker 1: mean there was not anything about the person, It was 57 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: not anything about the effort and and really Mike, Jonathan 58 00:03:25,520 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: Joseph was brought in here to be the fifth or 59 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:30,360 Speaker 1: sixth corner. Let's be honest, if everybody's healthy and to 60 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: and to and to add maybe eight to ten snaps 61 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: a game and to bring some real veteran presents to 62 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: that room. Well, he had to start. That's not that's 63 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: not where he is right now in his career. Isaiah Mack, 64 00:03:41,760 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: you know clearly they were they were they were clearing space. 65 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 1: Wanted to get him back that he was. He was 66 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:49,000 Speaker 1: claimed he may be out there again. You don't know, 67 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: you know, Vic Beasley was a lack of production. He 68 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: was a lack of production. And that to me points 69 00:03:53,920 --> 00:03:56,680 Speaker 1: up points out everything about this organization that I like. 70 00:03:57,040 --> 00:03:59,480 Speaker 1: I like a lot because it's not about money with 71 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:03,480 Speaker 1: this organization, it's about production. And also John Robinson stepped 72 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,600 Speaker 1: up and said, hey, I was trying to fill a spot. 73 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: It did not work. It was the wrong guy. But 74 00:04:09,440 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: we've got to let him go because he's not doing 75 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:13,920 Speaker 1: what we need done and we need that roster spot 76 00:04:13,960 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: for somebody that might produce more than what he's done. 77 00:04:17,440 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: All right, Kuchmack, take it a step further with the 78 00:04:19,839 --> 00:04:24,160 Speaker 1: Vic Beasley release. Your contention is not every team in 79 00:04:24,200 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: the league would have released Vic Beasley at that point. 80 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 1: Why did he do it then, and why does that 81 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:33,840 Speaker 1: make the Titans different than some at least some other 82 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 1: NFL teams. Well, because they would say, you know, we 83 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: put nine and a half million dollars into him, You're 84 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: gonna have to You're gonna have to live with it. 85 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 1: And that's that's not what good organizations do. That's not 86 00:04:43,279 --> 00:04:46,520 Speaker 1: what organizations do where all your decisions are based on 87 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,560 Speaker 1: what's good for the football team at the time and 88 00:04:49,640 --> 00:04:52,800 Speaker 1: winning football games. It's it's not the fact that we 89 00:04:52,920 --> 00:04:55,200 Speaker 1: paid him money, and so we paid him money, so 90 00:04:55,240 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: we're going to live with the fact that he's not 91 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: producing like we thought he would. Good organizations cut their 92 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,000 Speaker 1: losses and move on to the next best player that 93 00:05:05,080 --> 00:05:09,080 Speaker 1: can help you win the next game. Now, Mac, how 94 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: does something like this impact the players that remain on 95 00:05:12,520 --> 00:05:15,760 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. Does it distract focus or doesn't maybe 96 00:05:15,800 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: snap everybody into focus? You know, Amy, I don't think 97 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: any of this group really need to be really needed 98 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:22,840 Speaker 1: to be snapped in because the kite the locker room 99 00:05:22,880 --> 00:05:25,680 Speaker 1: that they have, this locker room loves ball and they 100 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 1: know what they're doing. But look, they knew that he 101 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,680 Speaker 1: wasn't producing too. You know what I think this move does. 102 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,800 Speaker 1: It just affirms to them what they know about the 103 00:05:34,920 --> 00:05:38,720 Speaker 1: organization and the culture that Amy Adam Strunk, John Robinson, 104 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: and Mike Vrabel are making do here. Does it almost 105 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: reaffirm their willingness to want to play for these coaches 106 00:05:48,200 --> 00:05:51,040 Speaker 1: and play for John Robinson and play for Amy Adam Strunk, 107 00:05:51,480 --> 00:05:54,719 Speaker 1: knowing that these are people who take this so seriously. Well, 108 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,920 Speaker 1: what it reaffirms is that they're telling them the truth. 109 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:59,680 Speaker 1: When they tell them what's expected here, then that's what's 110 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: expect acted here. It's not here's what we expect. But 111 00:06:03,880 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: if you're paying you nine million dollars, it doesn't apply 112 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: to you. No, It reaffirms that what they're being told 113 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:14,599 Speaker 1: is the truth. So it wasn't being done to set 114 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:19,280 Speaker 1: an example, and yet in the process it does anyway. Yeah. 115 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: I mean, hey, look, you don't do it. You don't 116 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: make a move to set an example. You make a 117 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: move to get your team better. That's what you do. 118 00:06:24,960 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: So the four moves put the Titans back at forty nine, 119 00:06:29,000 --> 00:06:32,520 Speaker 1: and the one move that they made to acquire a 120 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:36,120 Speaker 1: player early in the week was bringing in cornerback Desmond 121 00:06:36,279 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: King from the Los Angeles Chargers. It's for a sixth 122 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:43,840 Speaker 1: round pick. Remember, the Titans have three sixes. So I 123 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 1: had mentioned on the OTP that I thought they might 124 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:52,279 Speaker 1: do something interesting there because it seemed like six was 125 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: the range where everybody was making a trade. And so 126 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: the Titans with the extra six go out and get 127 00:06:57,400 --> 00:07:01,880 Speaker 1: Desmond King. It feels like he's a really good fit 128 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,360 Speaker 1: because he can come in quickly and play in the slot. 129 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:08,720 Speaker 1: Coach mack Well, absolutely, absolutely it is and they need 130 00:07:08,760 --> 00:07:11,120 Speaker 1: help in the secondary. Let's just say that. And from 131 00:07:11,160 --> 00:07:14,200 Speaker 1: the top, let's say this too. This football team has 132 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,840 Speaker 1: never had the starting secondary that they envisioned being here 133 00:07:17,840 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: for twenty twenty from day one. Never, this starting secondary 134 00:07:21,880 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: has never been together for one game so far into 135 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:28,040 Speaker 1: this season. A Dorry Jackson has not been on the field, 136 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,160 Speaker 1: you know, Dorry Jackson, you know, has not been on 137 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: the field with several of these guys that we have 138 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:37,520 Speaker 1: that we have brought in. So we need help there 139 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:40,560 Speaker 1: in that position. We do. And I haven't studied I 140 00:07:40,560 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: haven't studied Desmond Kinge from the Chargers this year. I 141 00:07:44,560 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: know what he was vetting him coming out because I 142 00:07:47,000 --> 00:07:49,680 Speaker 1: went back and checked my notes, really smart, played a 143 00:07:49,680 --> 00:07:53,480 Speaker 1: lot of his own at Iowa. Excellent tackler, a good blitzer, 144 00:07:53,600 --> 00:07:55,840 Speaker 1: a guy that's got when you look at his combined numbers, 145 00:07:55,960 --> 00:07:58,680 Speaker 1: has got excellent short area quickness, which is what you 146 00:07:58,720 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: need in the slot. But he's a veteran player that's 147 00:08:01,160 --> 00:08:03,760 Speaker 1: been on a team. You're not bringing somebody in off 148 00:08:03,800 --> 00:08:06,680 Speaker 1: of the street. He has been with a club. He's 149 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: in shape, and so I expect to see him play 150 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: this Sunday, even though he will not have practiced per se, 151 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,800 Speaker 1: I expect to see him play. He's been on zoom 152 00:08:17,800 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: meetings with coaches, He's been on zoom meetings with his teammates. 153 00:08:22,040 --> 00:08:23,640 Speaker 1: The main thing that he has to do, Mike, when 154 00:08:23,640 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: I was a head coach, I did this several times, 155 00:08:26,000 --> 00:08:29,120 Speaker 1: you know, and especially in the secondary. Bring guys in 156 00:08:29,960 --> 00:08:32,200 Speaker 1: and have him play in the ballgame. Because let me 157 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:34,640 Speaker 1: just say this, and this is true. Cover one is 158 00:08:34,640 --> 00:08:38,480 Speaker 1: cover one for thirty two teams in the league. Five 159 00:08:38,559 --> 00:08:41,520 Speaker 1: hundred two deep is five hundred two d quarters his quarters. 160 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: The language is different. What he's been learning right now, 161 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,360 Speaker 1: along with the game plan, he's been learning the language 162 00:08:47,360 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 1: that he's going to speak on the field with his 163 00:08:49,760 --> 00:08:52,760 Speaker 1: teammates when he's making adjustments but being able to play 164 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: in the slot. We will see him on Sunday playing 165 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: all right, So he is not on the active roster 166 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 1: yet he clears COVID protocol. Amy. Once he does, he 167 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:06,319 Speaker 1: will take a roster spot, So that would be fifty. 168 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:09,840 Speaker 1: We would think that a Dory Jackson is gonna be 169 00:09:10,000 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: fifty one because if he's not activated this week, he 170 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: has to go on IR for the whole year. So Amy, 171 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:21,760 Speaker 1: even if he can't play on Sunday and we're still 172 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,400 Speaker 1: going to wait for a designation on that, we would think, 173 00:09:25,880 --> 00:09:28,080 Speaker 1: having seen him in practice, it looks like he's going 174 00:09:28,120 --> 00:09:30,240 Speaker 1: to be able to play at some point. Does anybody 175 00:09:30,240 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 1: disagree with that? Am I going to fin I think 176 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:37,360 Speaker 1: that absolutely a Dory Jackson will be returning to the 177 00:09:37,400 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: active roster, But we have to remember that active roster 178 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:44,800 Speaker 1: doesn't necessarily mean active on Sunday, correct, So I would guess, 179 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:48,280 Speaker 1: barring something that we are not privy to or some 180 00:09:48,320 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: sort of setback that we're not aware of medically, it 181 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:54,120 Speaker 1: seems as though he will be returning to the active roster, 182 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 1: taking that spot, and we will see him on the 183 00:09:56,640 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: field at some point I think that's the expectation and 184 00:10:00,400 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: pretty much from everybody, certainly, that would be the hope. 185 00:10:03,640 --> 00:10:05,920 Speaker 1: I agree with that, and Amy said it, well, now, 186 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:08,920 Speaker 1: maybe there's something else out there that he's just not 187 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:13,720 Speaker 1: responded and they say it can't happen. But so we 188 00:10:13,840 --> 00:10:15,439 Speaker 1: figured he's going to end up with one of the 189 00:10:15,520 --> 00:10:20,199 Speaker 1: roster spots. Another roster spot goes to Matt Orzech. The 190 00:10:20,240 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: Titans signed Matt Orzec from Azusa Pacific. You know where Azuza, 191 00:10:25,800 --> 00:10:28,440 Speaker 1: California is, Amy, No, but I knew you were going 192 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: to ask me. As soon as it had a weird 193 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: sounding word in it, I knew that was coming right 194 00:10:32,679 --> 00:10:36,560 Speaker 1: my way. No, I don't know where. Azusa, California is, 195 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,920 Speaker 1: right by the San Gabriel Mountains, right, Coach, Yes, you 196 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:42,080 Speaker 1: would like it there, Amy, It's really nice. It's nice 197 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: and warm and it's a nice place. Oh well, it's 198 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:48,640 Speaker 1: that might be my next trip Azuza. Matt Orzech is 199 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:52,280 Speaker 1: a long snapper. The Miami Dolphins drafted a long snapper 200 00:10:52,320 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 1: from LSU named Blake Ferguson, and yet they kept Orzech. 201 00:10:56,400 --> 00:11:00,200 Speaker 1: They signed Orzech to their practice squad. The Titans have 202 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:02,800 Speaker 1: to give him a roster spot because you can't go 203 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 1: practice squad to practice squad, to sign somebody else from 204 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: a practice squad, you've got to give him a roster spot. Ironically, 205 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: he snapped last year, or Zech did for Jacksonville. The 206 00:11:17,640 --> 00:11:22,000 Speaker 1: guy he beat out in Jacksonville was Matt Overton. Matt 207 00:11:22,000 --> 00:11:26,439 Speaker 1: Overton is currently on the Titans practice squad and he 208 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:30,719 Speaker 1: has been doing the snapping for the Titans since they 209 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:35,439 Speaker 1: waived Bo Brinkley. What a small, small world the National 210 00:11:35,440 --> 00:11:39,319 Speaker 1: Football League is. Everybody beat out everybody for something. Well, 211 00:11:39,320 --> 00:11:42,480 Speaker 1: and especially the kicking world. They are all a subset 212 00:11:42,559 --> 00:11:45,840 Speaker 1: of one another. Amy they really are. Matt or Zec 213 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,760 Speaker 1: will not be the snapper on Sunday, however, he's got 214 00:11:49,760 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: a clear COVID protocol. The Titans get a roster exemption 215 00:11:54,120 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: for him until he clears protocol on Monday. So this 216 00:11:59,679 --> 00:12:03,960 Speaker 1: Sunday it's gonna be mad Overton snapping long snapping that 217 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:08,199 Speaker 1: is against the Chicago Bears. Coach Mack, we have reached 218 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,160 Speaker 1: the portion of the show that I've been looking forward 219 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,839 Speaker 1: to since last week. We had the idea to ask 220 00:12:13,880 --> 00:12:16,160 Speaker 1: the people for some OTP cues. We haven't done that 221 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:18,360 Speaker 1: in a while. We figured since you're going to be here, 222 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,360 Speaker 1: it would be a good time for you to really 223 00:12:20,440 --> 00:12:23,240 Speaker 1: engage with the OT people in a way that only 224 00:12:23,280 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 1: you can do. So I asked them. They have, of 225 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: course responded. They have a lot of questions for you. 226 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,439 Speaker 1: Do you mind if I roll through some. You know 227 00:12:31,559 --> 00:12:35,360 Speaker 1: that I absolutely love the OT people. I love them. 228 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:39,080 Speaker 1: Let's go, all right, Mac, So we're gonna start with 229 00:12:39,480 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: Steve from Jackson, Tennessee. He says, Arthur Smith has done 230 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:47,200 Speaker 1: an incredible job so far as our offensive coordinator. I'm 231 00:12:47,280 --> 00:12:50,359 Speaker 1: sure the other teams are taking notice, and I'm wondering 232 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:53,040 Speaker 1: does he have any goals to be a head coach 233 00:12:53,120 --> 00:12:55,320 Speaker 1: one day? In a selfish way, I hope that we 234 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,079 Speaker 1: keep him long term. Steve, thank you for the question. Look, 235 00:12:59,320 --> 00:13:01,600 Speaker 1: Arthur Smith, I've worked with Arthur. I mean I know 236 00:13:01,720 --> 00:13:04,080 Speaker 1: Arthur very very well as a person and as a 237 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:07,160 Speaker 1: football coach. I can promise you this. His only interest 238 00:13:07,240 --> 00:13:10,720 Speaker 1: right now is in the Tennessee Titans offense. That's all 239 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: he cares about. He's not he is not one of 240 00:13:12,920 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 1: these latter climber Look ahead, guys, you know, have a 241 00:13:16,679 --> 00:13:20,400 Speaker 1: job and look for the next job. This guy has 242 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,560 Speaker 1: been focused you know since he started his coaching career, 243 00:13:23,679 --> 00:13:26,920 Speaker 1: he's been focused on the task at hand. And sure 244 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:30,440 Speaker 1: we all have aspirations. I had aspirations as a young 245 00:13:30,480 --> 00:13:32,720 Speaker 1: coach when I got into the league, but I knew 246 00:13:32,760 --> 00:13:35,120 Speaker 1: this and I was told very early on, and Arthur 247 00:13:35,160 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: knows this too. The chance that you have to do 248 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: anything is dependent on the job you do today. That's 249 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:44,920 Speaker 1: what Arthur is concentrated on right now, is his job 250 00:13:44,960 --> 00:13:48,680 Speaker 1: as the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans. Well, and 251 00:13:48,760 --> 00:13:51,319 Speaker 1: since we're talking about the offense, I think that James 252 00:13:51,360 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: question plays right in. He is from Montgomery Village, Maryland, 253 00:13:55,559 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: and he says, is it too early to declare Isaiah 254 00:13:58,440 --> 00:14:01,480 Speaker 1: Wilson a bust? I really would like to see Derrick 255 00:14:01,559 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: Henry running behind him, but I'm just not sure it's 256 00:14:04,000 --> 00:14:06,559 Speaker 1: going to happen. Yaane, just way too early. It is 257 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,120 Speaker 1: completely too early. You know a lot of guys come 258 00:14:09,160 --> 00:14:12,000 Speaker 1: into this league from a lot of different avenues, and 259 00:14:12,480 --> 00:14:14,360 Speaker 1: what you really have to be able to do, and 260 00:14:14,400 --> 00:14:16,719 Speaker 1: this comes with experience in your front office and in 261 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,320 Speaker 1: your coaching staff. You have to have the experience to 262 00:14:19,320 --> 00:14:22,680 Speaker 1: be able to have patience with Not everybody is going 263 00:14:22,720 --> 00:14:25,120 Speaker 1: to come in and be on the same track as 264 00:14:25,160 --> 00:14:27,640 Speaker 1: far as to where they go. Clearly, Isaiah has had 265 00:14:27,640 --> 00:14:31,400 Speaker 1: some setbacks early, but it's way too early. You don't 266 00:14:31,440 --> 00:14:34,200 Speaker 1: give up on people in this league until they get 267 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: a chance to prove themselves on the field. All right, Mac, 268 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,200 Speaker 1: We're moving to the defensive side of the ball. And 269 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:43,160 Speaker 1: this is from Richard and he says, I admire Kevin 270 00:14:43,200 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: Byard a lot. He has very good ball skills and 271 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:49,120 Speaker 1: coverage IQ, but it looks to me that tackling is 272 00:14:49,120 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: a weakness in his game. Has Kabe ever indicated that 273 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,240 Speaker 1: he has tried to improve that particular part of his game? 274 00:14:56,560 --> 00:14:58,560 Speaker 1: Am I the only one who thinks that there could 275 00:14:58,600 --> 00:15:01,480 Speaker 1: be some improvement there? Well, he's missed some tackles this year, 276 00:15:01,480 --> 00:15:04,320 Speaker 1: but look, I've coached for a long time in this league. 277 00:15:04,320 --> 00:15:07,160 Speaker 1: I had some All Pro tackles, Pro Bowl tackles, I 278 00:15:07,200 --> 00:15:10,120 Speaker 1: mean Pro Bowl safeties perennially. They missed tackles in the 279 00:15:10,160 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: open space. It just happens. The people that they're missing, 280 00:15:13,200 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: they're getting paid to make a miss in open space. 281 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:19,320 Speaker 1: Kevin Byrd is just fine. He's exactly who you want 282 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: as your safety in the National Football League. Okay, this 283 00:15:22,920 --> 00:15:25,400 Speaker 1: next one. I'm not sure if I'm pronouncing it correctly, 284 00:15:25,400 --> 00:15:27,960 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna try really hard. It looks like Sinjin 285 00:15:28,240 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: from Waynesville, North Carolina. If I said that wrong, I 286 00:15:31,600 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: need you to watch ninety day Fiance so that you 287 00:15:33,840 --> 00:15:35,920 Speaker 1: know where I got the pronunciation for that name. With 288 00:15:36,120 --> 00:15:39,880 Speaker 1: the addition of Desmond King and the potential return of 289 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:44,040 Speaker 1: a Door Jackson, can we expect a more aggressive approach 290 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,080 Speaker 1: on defense? Well, I think you can. You can expect 291 00:15:47,160 --> 00:15:49,480 Speaker 1: if they can get together and be together for a while, 292 00:15:49,720 --> 00:15:53,120 Speaker 1: you know, a little bit more unified group. This group has. 293 00:15:53,240 --> 00:15:56,280 Speaker 1: The secondary group has not been together as a starting 294 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 1: unit since the beginning of this season. This has been 295 00:15:59,280 --> 00:16:02,960 Speaker 1: a lot of match so far in our secondary. Last 296 00:16:02,960 --> 00:16:05,520 Speaker 1: week against the Bengals, everybody that suited up that was 297 00:16:05,560 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: active as a defensive back played from the line of scrimmage. 298 00:16:08,800 --> 00:16:10,960 Speaker 1: We need to get a group of five or six 299 00:16:11,040 --> 00:16:13,720 Speaker 1: guys and settle in to that group so that they 300 00:16:13,720 --> 00:16:17,200 Speaker 1: can begin to develop not only some camaraderie in there, 301 00:16:17,320 --> 00:16:20,800 Speaker 1: but some communication ability with one another and then a 302 00:16:20,840 --> 00:16:24,600 Speaker 1: familiarity of playing with one another. If that helps your question, 303 00:16:24,800 --> 00:16:28,000 Speaker 1: that's one true. If you can get people in the 304 00:16:28,040 --> 00:16:31,240 Speaker 1: same spot over a period of weeks. That will help 305 00:16:31,360 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 1: us immensely. Now, Randy from Wisconsin is looking way far 306 00:16:36,760 --> 00:16:39,400 Speaker 1: into the future. He's playing the longest game right now, 307 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:42,200 Speaker 1: but he says it looks like the Jets may very 308 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:45,520 Speaker 1: well have the first pick in the draft. Trevor Lawrence 309 00:16:45,560 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: would likely be that pick should the Titans look into 310 00:16:49,200 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: trading for Sam Darnold. It looks like he needs a 311 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:56,160 Speaker 1: change of scenery. Like Ryan Tannehill did. That is so 312 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,840 Speaker 1: way far into the future. You know what, the christ 313 00:17:00,200 --> 00:17:03,880 Speaker 1: ball that Coach Mac has is big, It's not that big. 314 00:17:05,080 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: That's way too far into the future to even begin 315 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: to think about. That's why I told you he's playing 316 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,920 Speaker 1: the long game. I appreciate the planning really, all right, Mac, 317 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:16,240 Speaker 1: here's the last one for you, and I'm gonna switch 318 00:17:16,280 --> 00:17:18,520 Speaker 1: it up a little bit, but just ride with me here. 319 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:22,240 Speaker 1: Will from East Nashville says seeing the behind the scenes 320 00:17:22,359 --> 00:17:25,359 Speaker 1: videos of the Titans radio booth has been one of 321 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,760 Speaker 1: the highlights this season. The team does a great job 322 00:17:28,800 --> 00:17:31,680 Speaker 1: putting them together, and I enjoy seeing Coach Mack and 323 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: Mike in their element. My question is what Titans moment 324 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: do you wish that there was a video in the 325 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: booth for and I'm going to change that a little bit. 326 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: Which Titans moment do you wish there was a video 327 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:49,440 Speaker 1: in the coach's booth for coach mack Well this year, 328 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:52,080 Speaker 1: if you're talking this year or if we're talking just 329 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,719 Speaker 1: specifically this year, I think any of Henry's long runs 330 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,560 Speaker 1: you want, you want camera in the booth of both 331 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:03,000 Speaker 1: groups of Mike and myself and everybody else in Titans Radio. 332 00:18:03,240 --> 00:18:05,159 Speaker 1: And then I would imagine I've been in a lot 333 00:18:05,200 --> 00:18:07,919 Speaker 1: of coaching booths in my thirty five years in this league, 334 00:18:08,040 --> 00:18:11,320 Speaker 1: and I would imagine that coaching booth is pretty exciting 335 00:18:11,359 --> 00:18:15,120 Speaker 1: too when Derrick Henry gets unwound on one of those 336 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,400 Speaker 1: long runs. Do you have any all time Titans moments 337 00:18:18,400 --> 00:18:20,639 Speaker 1: that you wish there was a camera to capture the 338 00:18:20,720 --> 00:18:25,960 Speaker 1: moment for? Yeah, when we beat Baltimore in that playoff game. Yeah, 339 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: exactly the one I wanted because I was so happy. 340 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:31,040 Speaker 1: I was so happy. I'm not afraid to admit as 341 00:18:31,080 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: a grown man that, you know, everybody thinks it's real 342 00:18:33,320 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: cool that I was really close to crying, you know, 343 00:18:36,240 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: I mean, because that made me really happy. Mike Keith 344 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: is losing his mind. I appreciate that Coach Mack is 345 00:18:43,840 --> 00:18:47,160 Speaker 1: such a rock star that he almost cried and still 346 00:18:47,200 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: had to preface it with like, I'm a grown man, 347 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:52,359 Speaker 1: and I still didn't cry, but I came close. I 348 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:56,520 Speaker 1: like that about you, Coach Mack. Thank you so much 349 00:18:56,560 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: for taking some time to answer the questions from the 350 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: OT people. I appreciate it. I know that they appreciate 351 00:19:02,600 --> 00:19:05,240 Speaker 1: it as well. We love having you on the podcast. 352 00:19:05,680 --> 00:19:07,960 Speaker 1: Thanks for doing this matter. Thank you, Dreny Wales. You 353 00:19:08,040 --> 00:19:17,320 Speaker 1: and the OT people are very very special people. Now 354 00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:21,160 Speaker 1: we turn this edition of the OTP too who loves 355 00:19:21,200 --> 00:19:24,280 Speaker 1: the Titans. We're joined by a guy who really loves 356 00:19:24,320 --> 00:19:30,520 Speaker 1: the Titans, Riserhouse and Columbia Nashville artist Mitchell Tenpenny. Hello, sir, 357 00:19:30,800 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: good to see it. How's it going? Tightened up? Tighten 358 00:19:33,320 --> 00:19:36,720 Speaker 1: up indeed, and we're excited to have you on for 359 00:19:36,760 --> 00:19:39,440 Speaker 1: a lot of reasons, but also to tell the story 360 00:19:39,480 --> 00:19:43,159 Speaker 1: of a guy who didn't have to relocate to Nashville 361 00:19:43,200 --> 00:19:47,160 Speaker 1: to begin a music career because you, sir, our Nashville. 362 00:19:47,320 --> 00:19:49,680 Speaker 1: Proud to be from Nashville. I'm born and raised here 363 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:52,560 Speaker 1: and I love our sports and I'm very proud to 364 00:19:52,560 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 1: call myself in Nashville for sure. What part of town 365 00:19:55,359 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 1: did you grow up in? Early on Percy Priests area 366 00:19:58,200 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: and then green Hills mostly from then went to David 367 00:20:01,320 --> 00:20:03,760 Speaker 1: Lipscomb High School, so kind of green Hills in Brentwood, 368 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:06,080 Speaker 1: back and forth. Did you always know you wanted to 369 00:20:06,080 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: do music living in Nashville, like without just in your blood? Yeah. 370 00:20:10,400 --> 00:20:13,639 Speaker 1: My grandmother and my mother were in the industry, and 371 00:20:13,680 --> 00:20:16,359 Speaker 1: so I grew up just surrounded by songwriters and artists 372 00:20:16,359 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: and kind of I say, I bumped my head pretty early, 373 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:20,280 Speaker 1: I guess, but I did. I thought I was gonna 374 00:20:20,320 --> 00:20:22,440 Speaker 1: play football in sports doctor said I was gonna be 375 00:20:22,480 --> 00:20:25,479 Speaker 1: about six to four. Completely didn't happen at all, about 376 00:20:25,480 --> 00:20:30,480 Speaker 1: five nine, five ten on a good day. So the doctor, yeah, 377 00:20:32,000 --> 00:20:34,560 Speaker 1: we had the same doctor. He kind of stalled out 378 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:37,080 Speaker 1: there in the old eighth grade. I know what you mean. 379 00:20:37,400 --> 00:20:40,399 Speaker 1: So many tie ins, the football things such a big deal. 380 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:44,080 Speaker 1: And I know what is now known as Lipscomb Academy, 381 00:20:44,080 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: And I'm sure you're proud of the success that they're 382 00:20:46,000 --> 00:20:48,760 Speaker 1: having with their football program right now. Absolutely, But for 383 00:20:48,960 --> 00:20:52,159 Speaker 1: all of the people who have had an influence on you, 384 00:20:52,200 --> 00:20:54,080 Speaker 1: and I bet we could take an hour and name 385 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: them all. I want to mention one that I'll bet 386 00:20:57,080 --> 00:21:00,560 Speaker 1: you a quarter is a big part of your sick says, 387 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:03,040 Speaker 1: and his name is Glenn mccadams. I was just just 388 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:07,720 Speaker 1: about to say, yeah. Coach McAdams was at Lipscombe for 389 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,239 Speaker 1: thirty one years and we lost him too early. He 390 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: is a Hall of fame coach won over three hundred games. 391 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:17,960 Speaker 1: It's so many guys like you who played for him say, man, 392 00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: it was about football with him, yes, but in reality 393 00:21:22,720 --> 00:21:27,720 Speaker 1: it was about life with coach mccadams. Man's I love 394 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:29,920 Speaker 1: that you brought his name up. He is the greatest 395 00:21:29,920 --> 00:21:32,760 Speaker 1: coach of all time in my opinion. You know what, 396 00:21:33,080 --> 00:21:36,520 Speaker 1: besides winning a state championship with him, I run my 397 00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:39,479 Speaker 1: entire business, my life, my company based on what he 398 00:21:39,560 --> 00:21:42,720 Speaker 1: taught us as being a team. I build my team 399 00:21:42,800 --> 00:21:45,359 Speaker 1: based on the teams we had having to trust him 400 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:48,520 Speaker 1: one another. He was old school again. He wouldn't even 401 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:50,440 Speaker 1: let us have single number of jerseys because he wanted 402 00:21:50,520 --> 00:21:53,720 Speaker 1: us all to be that same and unified. And you know, 403 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:55,680 Speaker 1: as kids, you get kind of frustrated that you like, 404 00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,240 Speaker 1: you want to look cool and do all the things. 405 00:21:57,359 --> 00:22:00,320 Speaker 1: But he I'm so happy for the way he coached 406 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,880 Speaker 1: us and and and led and again, I do everything 407 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:06,760 Speaker 1: based on the way we were coached by Glenn McAdams. 408 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,760 Speaker 1: Rest in peace. He's a he's a legend. Yeah, I 409 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: want to know what positions did you play for lipschol 410 00:22:13,160 --> 00:22:15,919 Speaker 1: Most linebacker and tight end. See, you don't have to 411 00:22:15,920 --> 00:22:18,719 Speaker 1: be very tall to be a linebacker and a tight end. 412 00:22:18,760 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: You're fine, You're good. It was, it was. It was 413 00:22:20,920 --> 00:22:23,120 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. Dante Hottire was a running back 414 00:22:23,119 --> 00:22:25,840 Speaker 1: from Marshall County and uh and I got That's when 415 00:22:25,880 --> 00:22:28,320 Speaker 1: I really got pop for the very first time. He 416 00:22:28,640 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: h that's a different that's a different breed right there. 417 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:34,160 Speaker 1: He's special. That's funny because they had a running back 418 00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:36,280 Speaker 1: when I was in high school who ran me over 419 00:22:36,440 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: numerous times named Rodney Davis. So so we have several 420 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:43,400 Speaker 1: things in common. Play playing against Marshall County no fun 421 00:22:43,520 --> 00:22:45,960 Speaker 1: for both of us. You thought you were going to 422 00:22:46,160 --> 00:22:49,800 Speaker 1: MTSU to play That was originally the plan. Yeah, I 423 00:22:49,840 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: wanted to go play football. Um, you know, I visited 424 00:22:52,480 --> 00:22:55,560 Speaker 1: a few schools, got you know, some some partial offers, 425 00:22:55,600 --> 00:22:59,280 Speaker 1: but I did when I got to college and started 426 00:22:59,280 --> 00:23:01,280 Speaker 1: having some fun stuff. I didn't really want to get 427 00:23:01,359 --> 00:23:04,639 Speaker 1: up early morning anymore and work out the music. The 428 00:23:04,720 --> 00:23:07,600 Speaker 1: music life kind of lend itself to me a little 429 00:23:07,640 --> 00:23:10,960 Speaker 1: bit more accessible, and so I decided I would just 430 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,720 Speaker 1: stay and watch football the rest of my life and 431 00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: uh and go and go do music full time. So 432 00:23:15,720 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: when did you decide that music business was what you 433 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:21,119 Speaker 1: needed to do? Was that that seems more than just 434 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,560 Speaker 1: singing and songwriting and that kind of thing, correct? Yeah, 435 00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,000 Speaker 1: I mean like being blessed enough to grow up in 436 00:23:27,080 --> 00:23:29,479 Speaker 1: Nashville and be around the music business side of it. 437 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 1: I saw, you know, the things that you don't see 438 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of the industry, which is, you know, signing 439 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,080 Speaker 1: bad contracts, things that that are more than just picking 440 00:23:37,119 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: up a guitar and playing. And I really wanted to 441 00:23:39,800 --> 00:23:42,920 Speaker 1: know what I was getting into. Um when when you know, 442 00:23:42,960 --> 00:23:44,800 Speaker 1: when I really got into it when a contract came 443 00:23:44,800 --> 00:23:46,520 Speaker 1: in front of my face, how to read that contract, 444 00:23:46,520 --> 00:23:49,280 Speaker 1: how to protect myself? And so when I went to college, 445 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:50,920 Speaker 1: it felt like the right thing to do to kind 446 00:23:50,960 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: of be you know, be well rounded in the entire 447 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:55,560 Speaker 1: business as well as you know, be able to play 448 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: a guitar and singing and do that. I think it's 449 00:23:57,600 --> 00:24:00,560 Speaker 1: very important to protect yourself, and so it just made 450 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:04,200 Speaker 1: sense to do studying music business. When I wants Mitchell Tenpenny, 451 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:07,760 Speaker 1: I want to talk about drunk me. That didn't sound 452 00:24:07,960 --> 00:24:15,720 Speaker 1: totally right. If the OT people know Mitchell Tenpenny, they 453 00:24:15,760 --> 00:24:18,880 Speaker 1: know that was the twoy eighteen hit. You say that's 454 00:24:18,880 --> 00:24:22,400 Speaker 1: the one that puts you on the map. Oh, absolutely absolutely. 455 00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:27,520 Speaker 1: But that song is it is a beautiful song. It 456 00:24:27,640 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 1: is beautifully sung, It is beautifully arranged. I like it 457 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:36,199 Speaker 1: when you do it acoustically, maybe even better. Um, it 458 00:24:36,400 --> 00:24:38,720 Speaker 1: is so not what you think it's going to be 459 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:41,760 Speaker 1: when you hear the title. Now, I like a good 460 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:47,840 Speaker 1: drinking truck, you know. Oh, I mean I like those songs, 461 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,840 Speaker 1: I love them, but this is this is not that 462 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,360 Speaker 1: at all. How do you put something together that intricate, 463 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:58,320 Speaker 1: that obviously means so much. Yeah, I mean I always 464 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:00,879 Speaker 1: say I mean that that song. I was living that 465 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,800 Speaker 1: life at that time, you know, be the cliche heartbreak, 466 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,360 Speaker 1: going to the bar, trying to drink them off your mind. 467 00:25:07,400 --> 00:25:09,240 Speaker 1: And I just wanted to write a song about someone 468 00:25:09,280 --> 00:25:11,879 Speaker 1: who who quit drinking for a little bit to actually 469 00:25:11,920 --> 00:25:14,720 Speaker 1: stand a chance at getting over something. You know, you 470 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:16,399 Speaker 1: go to the bar, you start drinking, but it never 471 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:19,960 Speaker 1: it never helps even more emotions flood in. And so 472 00:25:20,640 --> 00:25:23,240 Speaker 1: there's a concept to me, like I like the title 473 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:25,240 Speaker 1: where everyone would think it's something, but then once you 474 00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:28,439 Speaker 1: listen to it, it's something completely different. And I mean 475 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:29,760 Speaker 1: it was just one of those songs that just kind 476 00:25:29,760 --> 00:25:32,160 Speaker 1: of worked out that day. It kind of wrote itself, honestly, 477 00:25:33,200 --> 00:25:35,240 Speaker 1: and yeah, it was our very first thing we did. 478 00:25:35,280 --> 00:25:37,680 Speaker 1: Definitely put us on the map. And it's a fun 479 00:25:37,720 --> 00:25:39,840 Speaker 1: song to sing and hear people who tell me their 480 00:25:39,840 --> 00:25:41,680 Speaker 1: stories that are there the same way, like, oh, this 481 00:25:41,800 --> 00:25:43,680 Speaker 1: helped me get over a break up. I mean, that's 482 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:45,480 Speaker 1: what it's all about. That's you know, I have those 483 00:25:45,520 --> 00:25:47,560 Speaker 1: songs of artists that you know did that for me, 484 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: and it's very special when someone tells tells you that, well, 485 00:25:51,080 --> 00:25:53,199 Speaker 1: you should be very proud of it because that is 486 00:25:54,280 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: I mean, it's phenomenal. I've listened to it over and 487 00:25:57,000 --> 00:25:59,879 Speaker 1: over again and you hear different things in it. Everything 488 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: cool time. And when you think about songs of any 489 00:26:03,280 --> 00:26:06,359 Speaker 1: genre that you like, when you hear it and you 490 00:26:06,400 --> 00:26:10,040 Speaker 1: hear something different every single time, that's unusual. So that's 491 00:26:10,040 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: a great thing now talking about like heartbreak and disappointment. 492 00:26:13,840 --> 00:26:16,320 Speaker 1: That's kind of where we are right now, and I'm 493 00:26:16,359 --> 00:26:19,199 Speaker 1: sure you are too being a Titans fan. Yeah, I 494 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:24,160 Speaker 1: wasn't well, but you know, it's kind of a tough 495 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:27,840 Speaker 1: couple of weeks for us here. Yeah, how quickly did 496 00:26:27,840 --> 00:26:30,919 Speaker 1: you become a Titans fan? The second that they were here? 497 00:26:30,960 --> 00:26:33,280 Speaker 1: In nineteen ninety eight ninety nine when we heard them coming, 498 00:26:33,359 --> 00:26:35,720 Speaker 1: I was at Vanderbilt watching them play. Me and my 499 00:26:35,760 --> 00:26:38,560 Speaker 1: brother were in the first commercial where it was we said, 500 00:26:38,600 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 1: I'm there. We were little kids, and I remember we 501 00:26:40,560 --> 00:26:43,360 Speaker 1: waited in line forever to do that. So day one, 502 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:46,520 Speaker 1: where were you during the Music City Miracle? Crazy story? 503 00:26:46,640 --> 00:26:48,720 Speaker 1: So my grandmother, like I said, was in the industry, 504 00:26:48,720 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: Reba McIntyre let us use her box that game, And 505 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: so I was front row of a box about fifty 506 00:26:54,880 --> 00:26:57,720 Speaker 1: yard line with all the free chicken tenders you could have, 507 00:26:58,400 --> 00:27:01,400 Speaker 1: and I threw it straight up in the air. It 508 00:27:01,440 --> 00:27:04,800 Speaker 1: went everywhere below. I was so scared. I looked down 509 00:27:04,840 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 1: at them apologizing and everyone's just cheering. Didn't matter. It 510 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:11,760 Speaker 1: was just complete chaos. One of the most amazing moments 511 00:27:11,760 --> 00:27:14,600 Speaker 1: I've I've ever you know, experienced in my life. I've 512 00:27:14,640 --> 00:27:16,800 Speaker 1: never been to a sporting event that had that energy. 513 00:27:17,240 --> 00:27:19,920 Speaker 1: I mean, maybe rivals it is, you know, Stanley Cup 514 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,080 Speaker 1: run here with priads, but it was just something that 515 00:27:22,119 --> 00:27:25,040 Speaker 1: I'll never forget. It was what a moment being able 516 00:27:25,080 --> 00:27:28,439 Speaker 1: to experience that moment with the Titans so early and 517 00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,399 Speaker 1: then see some of the other things that they've been 518 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,280 Speaker 1: able to do throughout their time in Nashville. How cool 519 00:27:33,359 --> 00:27:35,280 Speaker 1: is it for you to say, Hey, I was one 520 00:27:35,320 --> 00:27:38,560 Speaker 1: of the first ones here. I started that. Nashville keep 521 00:27:39,040 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: keeps making me proud every every time. Our city, the 522 00:27:41,600 --> 00:27:44,160 Speaker 1: way it's grown from from our teams, the way they've 523 00:27:44,240 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 1: matured and become household names. It's it's it's awesome. It's 524 00:27:48,640 --> 00:27:51,239 Speaker 1: awesome to see what we've done. And I'm just a 525 00:27:51,240 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: proud Titans fan. I love going I love going around 526 00:27:53,640 --> 00:27:55,720 Speaker 1: the country when people ask it. I love saying I'm 527 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: a Titans fan. It's and now we have a little 528 00:27:57,720 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 1: bit more weight behind it, but it's it's it's fun 529 00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:01,600 Speaker 1: to say. And by the thing as, my girlfriend's a 530 00:28:01,640 --> 00:28:03,719 Speaker 1: Bills fan, so I get to hold a city miracle 531 00:28:03,800 --> 00:28:06,320 Speaker 1: over her and she's a Titans fan too, but she's 532 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:09,800 Speaker 1: from you know, dual Citizen from Buffalo too, So we 533 00:28:10,080 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: have a good little competition, Mitchell, who's your guy with 534 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,200 Speaker 1: the Titans? Who's your guy now? Who was your guy 535 00:28:18,280 --> 00:28:22,480 Speaker 1: early on? Who do you love as far as Titans players? Yeah, 536 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:26,199 Speaker 1: I mean right now, I mean I'm just loving what 537 00:28:26,240 --> 00:28:29,240 Speaker 1: Tannehill is brought in here. I mean, for real, he's 538 00:28:29,280 --> 00:28:34,040 Speaker 1: just just his poise, his leadership there obviously, Derek, I 539 00:28:34,080 --> 00:28:36,400 Speaker 1: just I love Tannehill, But I was a linebacker guy. 540 00:28:36,480 --> 00:28:40,160 Speaker 1: Keith Bullock leaders leaders on the defense growing up, even 541 00:28:40,200 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: Samari Roll back in the day. I just love like 542 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: watching him fire up, Like he would run around and 543 00:28:44,520 --> 00:28:46,440 Speaker 1: pat everybody on the back in between his plays and 544 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,640 Speaker 1: like just get them all pumped up. Blame Bishop too 545 00:28:49,720 --> 00:28:51,880 Speaker 1: back then. Like I love those defensive players and just 546 00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:55,520 Speaker 1: hit hard. Just those those I don't know, just those 547 00:28:55,720 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: blue callar dudes just went pops people. I love them. 548 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:01,360 Speaker 1: And so yeah, I don't know, there's a lot. There's 549 00:29:01,360 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: a lot when I think about it, but I think 550 00:29:03,000 --> 00:29:06,360 Speaker 1: Keith Bullock ultimately, ultimately, mister Monday Night, it's probably my 551 00:29:06,480 --> 00:29:10,160 Speaker 1: all time favorite man. Mister Monday Night, when he hears 552 00:29:10,160 --> 00:29:11,920 Speaker 1: this is going to have the biggest head. There will 553 00:29:11,960 --> 00:29:14,400 Speaker 1: be no living with him. Now, you mentioned that you 554 00:29:14,520 --> 00:29:17,800 Speaker 1: like to tout the Titans when you travel. You're on 555 00:29:17,840 --> 00:29:21,720 Speaker 1: the road touring, You've toured with some great names. What 556 00:29:22,000 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: is it like to be able to take a little 557 00:29:24,120 --> 00:29:26,400 Speaker 1: bit of naturale to some of these other cities and 558 00:29:26,520 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: when people ask you who you're cheering for, to say 559 00:29:28,480 --> 00:29:31,000 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans. I love it. I love it, especially 560 00:29:31,000 --> 00:29:34,040 Speaker 1: when we're winning. It's a lot, it's a lot, it's 561 00:29:34,040 --> 00:29:36,640 Speaker 1: a lot easier, but I don't know, it's fun. It's like, 562 00:29:37,560 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 1: you know, you're a few years ago when you said 563 00:29:39,400 --> 00:29:42,080 Speaker 1: the Titans, people would just laugh or or you know, 564 00:29:42,240 --> 00:29:44,760 Speaker 1: not understand what that means. And now we just we've 565 00:29:44,800 --> 00:29:47,320 Speaker 1: kind of solidified ourselves as as someone, you know, to 566 00:29:47,360 --> 00:29:49,200 Speaker 1: be feared, a team to be feared, especially I know 567 00:29:49,560 --> 00:29:51,880 Speaker 1: Derek's had a lot to do with that. Obviously the 568 00:29:51,920 --> 00:29:54,640 Speaker 1: c J days Smash and Dash. During those times, people 569 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:56,600 Speaker 1: kind of notice us a little bit more. But I 570 00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:58,880 Speaker 1: love more. Is like even on quick commercials when they're 571 00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:01,280 Speaker 1: showing quick NFL stuff, it was never Titans on it. 572 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: Now we see Titans all the time. And so we've 573 00:30:04,000 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 1: got a name that's kind of expanding across this country 574 00:30:07,000 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: that again, I'm very proud of and proud to say 575 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: that that's my team. All right till we're five and two, 576 00:30:12,000 --> 00:30:13,880 Speaker 1: getting ready to going to this game with the Bears 577 00:30:13,880 --> 00:30:16,560 Speaker 1: coming up. Give me some Mitchell tenpenny thoughts on what 578 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:18,520 Speaker 1: you want to see from the Titans this weekend. Let's 579 00:30:18,560 --> 00:30:23,640 Speaker 1: get some some coach mac analysis type going right here. Mitchell, Well, 580 00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:27,040 Speaker 1: defense wins championships. That's first off. I like the Desmond 581 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:29,120 Speaker 1: the trade we just did. It really just comes down 582 00:30:29,120 --> 00:30:30,800 Speaker 1: to we gotta get off the field on third downs. 583 00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:33,080 Speaker 1: I mean, I loved, I love what we did last game. 584 00:30:33,080 --> 00:30:34,640 Speaker 1: If you look at the stats, we should have won. 585 00:30:35,160 --> 00:30:37,760 Speaker 1: We had a couple of questionable calls on some minimum 586 00:30:37,840 --> 00:30:41,120 Speaker 1: drives there, one being the Humphreys hit and that didn't 587 00:30:41,120 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: make any sense to me not getting a penalty there. 588 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:44,840 Speaker 1: So I think we're great on offense, keep doing what 589 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:46,840 Speaker 1: we're doing, and we just gotta get off the field 590 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,040 Speaker 1: on third downs. It's it's insane, that's it. And I 591 00:30:50,040 --> 00:30:52,440 Speaker 1: think that's going to come from our secondary you know, 592 00:30:53,040 --> 00:30:55,040 Speaker 1: play using the field as their advantage. I mean, we 593 00:30:55,080 --> 00:30:57,520 Speaker 1: had two touchdowns scored where an end zone and sideline. 594 00:30:57,680 --> 00:30:59,480 Speaker 1: It's it's like, how are you letting them get in 595 00:30:59,480 --> 00:31:00,760 Speaker 1: front of you there. So I think they're gonna go 596 00:31:00,800 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: back and look at that linebackers back up a little 597 00:31:03,120 --> 00:31:05,800 Speaker 1: bit deeper and just keep doing what we're doing, keep 598 00:31:05,840 --> 00:31:08,160 Speaker 1: feeding the beast with the ball, and uh, I think 599 00:31:08,200 --> 00:31:10,880 Speaker 1: we'll be fine. Mike Keith, it always feels good to 600 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:14,640 Speaker 1: ask a football guy for football analysis, Like that's the 601 00:31:14,680 --> 00:31:17,680 Speaker 1: best thing we've gotten on the podcast in a long time. Well, 602 00:31:17,760 --> 00:31:21,120 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not somebody who jumps on the bandwagon either. 603 00:31:21,160 --> 00:31:24,800 Speaker 1: And listen, we appreciate all the bandwagon jumpers. We'll take everybody. 604 00:31:24,880 --> 00:31:27,880 Speaker 1: That's what we've said all that's what we've said all along. 605 00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:31,320 Speaker 1: We will take people jumping on the bandwagon. But Nashville guy, 606 00:31:31,480 --> 00:31:34,800 Speaker 1: football guy, serious guy. You know he was involved in 607 00:31:34,840 --> 00:31:38,960 Speaker 1: the ninety eight commercial. I'm there September thirteenth, nineteen ninety 608 00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: eight when we lost to Ryan Leaf and the San 609 00:31:42,320 --> 00:31:46,840 Speaker 1: Diego But we were there, right, we were there there, 610 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,480 Speaker 1: and it was big. You're the real thing, and I'm 611 00:31:50,480 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: just gonna say one more time, so proud of you. 612 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:55,840 Speaker 1: I know the Lipscomb community is very proud of you. 613 00:31:56,040 --> 00:32:00,240 Speaker 1: And what a voice, what a talent you are, and 614 00:32:00,280 --> 00:32:02,560 Speaker 1: we're just elated that you're a Titan fan and that 615 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: you took time to be with us on the OTP. 616 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,440 Speaker 1: Thank you, Mitchell Tenpenny. I'm honored. Man tied up must 617 00:32:08,440 --> 00:32:12,120 Speaker 1: thanks there you go. New single is broken up? Neon 618 00:32:12,280 --> 00:32:16,800 Speaker 1: Christmas ep has just dropped. He is lining up the 619 00:32:16,880 --> 00:32:20,480 Speaker 1: charts all the time. Mitchell Tenpenny. We appreciate it. Thank you, Mike. 620 00:32:20,480 --> 00:32:28,640 Speaker 1: I appreciate it, Amy Wells, How good was Mitchell tenpenny? Godly? 621 00:32:28,960 --> 00:32:32,920 Speaker 1: That is so cool? Just a cool dude, and I 622 00:32:32,960 --> 00:32:35,880 Speaker 1: hope I run into him somewhere in my journeys around 623 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,880 Speaker 1: Nashville because I just want to shake his hand. I 624 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:42,760 Speaker 1: get that he was coach Max, though nobody is a 625 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:46,400 Speaker 1: guy who almost cried one time and still apologized for it. 626 00:32:46,680 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: I admitted it too. Well. We'll revide you to look 627 00:32:51,080 --> 00:32:53,160 Speaker 1: to the folks at Farm Bureau Health Plans when you 628 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: need someone who understands the exs and o's of healthcare coverage. 629 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:00,400 Speaker 1: Thanks so much to Farm Bureau Health Plans for their 630 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:06,040 Speaker 1: sponsorship of the OTP. For Amy Wells, I'm Mike Keith. 631 00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:09,520 Speaker 1: We appreciate you being with us and listening to the 632 00:33:09,600 --> 00:33:14,200 Speaker 1: oath of the TT where the legends go, everybody knows 633 00:33:14,400 --> 00:33:18,680 Speaker 1: it's our house, fighting though Tennessee, making us to read 634 00:33:18,800 --> 00:33:23,360 Speaker 1: greenness is meant to be as now here we got 635 00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:25,160 Speaker 1: tighting butter running through a v