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Speaker 1: And now move the sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks.

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Speaker 1: What's up, everybody? Welcome to move the stick DJ. Bucky

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Speaker 1: back with you. Buck. How you doing, man, Man, I'm good.

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Speaker 1: I can't complain. Man. Just getting closer closer to the draft,

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Speaker 1: So you know, it's kind of crazy in this world. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it's funny. It feels like the draft takes forever, right,

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Speaker 1: more insight into these kids. And we recently had a

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Speaker 1: conversation with Ohio States Ryan Day. Coach appreciates time. Man. Uh,

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Speaker 1: I guess the first question from me Justin Fields, Um,

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Speaker 1: told him about my background with coaching quarterbacks and what, um,

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Speaker 1: I love that coach. He always seems so serious and

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