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Speaker 1: Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. Coach Mac, I am so

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Speaker 1: excited that you are here today. How are your holidays?

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Speaker 1: Amy great? I know that you had a great Christmas.

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Speaker 1: We all did, all of us concerned with the Titans

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Speaker 1: because we had a big victory on Thursday night heading

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Speaker 1: into Christmas Day, so that was absolutely outstanding and it's

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Speaker 1: great to be back here again. We've got another big

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Speaker 1: week coming up. We do have another big week coming up.

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Speaker 1: Thank you guys all for joining us today. I hope

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Speaker 1: you all had a merry Christmas as well. Happy holidays.

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Speaker 1: Let's set the scene a little bit here. The Titans

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Speaker 1: right now are ten and five. They're leading the division there,

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Speaker 1: number two in the AFC, so there's still a lot

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Speaker 1: of things to play for Coach Mac. There's a lot

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Speaker 1: of excitement in the air. Nothing has been clinched, there

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Speaker 1: is no guarantees at this point, but things are looking good.

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Speaker 1: For the Tennessee Titans, Well, they're looking good if we

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Speaker 1: win the next game. And that's been the track that

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Speaker 1: we've been on. That's what we said you on the

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Speaker 1: podcast last week that heading into the forty nine er game,

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Speaker 1: it must win. This is a must win game too,

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Speaker 1: you know for the Tennessee Titans. And the thing that

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Speaker 1: has to happen, Amy, once you get to this point

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Speaker 1: in the season. You know this, our listeners know this,

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Speaker 1: our one million subscribers know this is the fact that

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Speaker 1: as you get to this point in the season in

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Speaker 1: the National Football League and you are still in the

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Speaker 1: tournament chase, then everything takes on a little bit deeper.

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Speaker 1: Meaning now it's a different type of a year this year.

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Speaker 1: And let's bring this out because we're always honest on

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Speaker 1: the Titans Amy Coach Mac podcast. The COVID situation has

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Speaker 1: been different for everybody in the National Football League, especially

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Speaker 1: But you've got to work through it and you've got

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Speaker 1: to be able to manage it. And at the end

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Speaker 1: of the day, here's what we all know. You've got

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Speaker 1: this game. You have to win this game. So the

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Speaker 1: preparation that Mike Vrabel and his football team are making

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Speaker 1: out of their minds. All of those outside influences that

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Speaker 1: could seep in. They've been blocked out, and you work

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Speaker 1: getting that mini by having that weekend off for this

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Speaker 1: Titans team. How helpful was it? Not only for a

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Speaker 1: like every other team in the National Football League, just

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Speaker 1: like every other team. But but let's just talk about

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Speaker 1: It's only a mini buy off of a Thursday game.

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Speaker 1: Aim if you win, right, If you lose, it's terrible.

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Speaker 1: and also you've got some momentum to propel you into

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Speaker 1: celebrating that win. Everybody left that stadium feeling good. Now,

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Speaker 1: I know all the years that I worked in the

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Speaker 1: National Football League, the most important thing Amy, whether there's

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Speaker 1: football games that really matter, right, All games matter, Amy,

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Speaker 1: It's a difference in people you should be pulling for

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Speaker 1: number one, we need the Titans to beat the Dolphins. There,

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Speaker 1: many you have in your list. Six. Okay, well it

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Speaker 1: Cincinnati Bengals need to get the win over the Chiefs. Yes,

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Speaker 1: having the Chiefs get that loss moves the Tennessee Titans

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Speaker 1: Raiders to win over the Indianapolis Colts. Yes, that's a

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Speaker 1: Football League lost a great one in John Madden. Mac,

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Speaker 1: still progresses correct and no yardage is gained. And so

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Speaker 1: that's what matching hand is a pretty good explanation that. Okay, thanks,

431
00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:02,800
Speaker 1: let's talk about the Dolphins defense. What can we expect

432
00:21:02,840 --> 00:21:06,600
Speaker 1: out of their defensive skin pressure? A lot of pressure again.

433
00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:10,240
Speaker 1: I go to the most recent game, New Orleans game

434
00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,320
Speaker 1: again because of their rookie quarterback, because he's five foot

435
00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,040
Speaker 1: nothing tall, they were doing a lot of six and

436
00:21:15,080 --> 00:21:17,640
Speaker 1: seven up, which means everybody at the line of screamage,

437
00:21:17,680 --> 00:21:20,679
Speaker 1: zero coverage in the back end, and and just flog

438
00:21:20,720 --> 00:21:23,000
Speaker 1: in the front. Flog in the front and bringing everybody,

439
00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:25,760
Speaker 1: making him not only make a quick decision, but making

440
00:21:25,840 --> 00:21:29,360
Speaker 1: him make desperation throws. And the other thing that they

441
00:21:29,359 --> 00:21:31,440
Speaker 1: started doing to him made me. They had everybody up

442
00:21:31,880 --> 00:21:34,360
Speaker 1: and then they would bail out into either four under

443
00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,520
Speaker 1: three deep zone, they would bail out into five hundred

444
00:21:36,520 --> 00:21:39,840
Speaker 1: two deep zone, they would bail out into four underbuzz coverage.

445
00:21:39,840 --> 00:21:41,320
Speaker 1: I mean, he had no idea what he was seeing.

446
00:21:41,520 --> 00:21:42,960
Speaker 1: So that's what we're going to see. But this is

447
00:21:43,000 --> 00:21:46,000
Speaker 1: a pressure defense. You look at what Brian Flores has done.

448
00:21:46,240 --> 00:21:49,760
Speaker 1: He has always been a pressure defensive coordinator. He is

449
00:21:49,800 --> 00:21:52,199
Speaker 1: now a pressure head coach. So we've got to be

450
00:21:52,240 --> 00:21:55,000
Speaker 1: able to not only handle the pressure pre snap, we've

451
00:21:55,040 --> 00:21:56,480
Speaker 1: got to be able to handle it post snap. And

452
00:21:56,520 --> 00:21:58,760
Speaker 1: that comes not only with the blocking unit, amy it

453
00:21:58,840 --> 00:22:01,440
Speaker 1: also comes if it's a throw with the receiving unit,

454
00:22:01,800 --> 00:22:03,720
Speaker 1: or with the extra blocking unit, if you've got to

455
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:07,600
Speaker 1: run still call against a stack box. But pressure, I

456
00:22:07,640 --> 00:22:10,520
Speaker 1: think that is the first word that you see and

457
00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,360
Speaker 1: you understand when you look at their defense. You mentioned

458
00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,960
Speaker 1: the Titans receivers and the past game. The weather is

459
00:22:17,000 --> 00:22:20,199
Speaker 1: not forecasted to be ideal. It's supposed to be a

460
00:22:20,200 --> 00:22:23,399
Speaker 1: little chilly. It's supposed to be a little rainy. You

461
00:22:23,480 --> 00:22:26,880
Speaker 1: need extra gear, you need extra gear on the sideline. Amy, Yeah,

462
00:22:27,000 --> 00:22:28,880
Speaker 1: it's not going to be a good time for me,

463
00:22:28,960 --> 00:22:33,040
Speaker 1: But I have no control over this game. The Titans

464
00:22:33,080 --> 00:22:36,600
Speaker 1: receivers do. How much of an impact could the elements

465
00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:39,520
Speaker 1: have on a game like this, Well, I mean it's

466
00:22:39,560 --> 00:22:42,760
Speaker 1: definitely you're going to be there, but both teams have

467
00:22:42,800 --> 00:22:45,240
Speaker 1: to be in it, and so regardless, you're gonna have

468
00:22:45,280 --> 00:22:46,800
Speaker 1: to perform. Now, it's going to be a lot different

469
00:22:46,800 --> 00:22:50,080
Speaker 1: because we've had an unusual heatwave here this time of year.

470
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Speaker 1: I mean it's snow for the first time yesterday in Chicago.

471
00:22:52,880 --> 00:22:54,920
Speaker 1: I lived there for ten years and had twelve feet

472
00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,400
Speaker 1: of snow for three and four months. So it's unusual.

473
00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:01,879
Speaker 1: It's unusual, you know, climate everywhere. But this weekend is

474
00:23:01,920 --> 00:23:04,120
Speaker 1: it's gonna be cold. They say there may be flurries,

475
00:23:04,480 --> 00:23:06,920
Speaker 1: but whatever it is, I mean, you've got to be able.

476
00:23:07,160 --> 00:23:10,080
Speaker 1: That's one thing about being a professional football player because

477
00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:13,879
Speaker 1: games are played outdoors a lot. Some are indoors, but

478
00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,160
Speaker 1: some are outdoors. You got to adjust to the elements,

479
00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:17,840
Speaker 1: and both teams are gonna have to do it. It's

480
00:23:17,840 --> 00:23:20,920
Speaker 1: gonna be different for both teams get the home field advantage.

481
00:23:21,119 --> 00:23:24,159
Speaker 1: With healthcare coverage from Farm Bureau Health Plans, they've been

482
00:23:24,160 --> 00:23:28,080
Speaker 1: protecting Tennesseeans since nineteen forty seven. The Tennessee Titans have

483
00:23:28,119 --> 00:23:31,200
Speaker 1: the home field advantage this weekend, they are playing their

484
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Speaker 1: final regular season game. Emphasis on regular season because we're

485
00:23:36,000 --> 00:23:39,399
Speaker 1: hoping that there's more football at Nissan Stadium in the playoffs. However,

486
00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:42,520
Speaker 1: their final regular season game is at Nissan Stadium this

487
00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:47,000
Speaker 1: weekend Miami Dolphins noon kickoff. So I thought Coach mac

488
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,600
Speaker 1: as we were getting ready for the show, that to

489
00:23:50,800 --> 00:23:54,040
Speaker 1: wrap up a regular season at Nissan Stadium, it would

490
00:23:54,040 --> 00:23:58,040
Speaker 1: be a good idea to share with everybody a conversation

491
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Speaker 1: that I had with Titans President and CEO Burke night Hill. Now,

492
00:24:02,440 --> 00:24:06,119
Speaker 1: in this conversation, we covered a lot of ground. We

493
00:24:06,200 --> 00:24:08,320
Speaker 1: kind of did a state of the Titans. We talked

494
00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:11,000
Speaker 1: about a lot of different things. We talked about the

495
00:24:11,040 --> 00:24:14,480
Speaker 1: Titans involvement in the arts all the way to some

496
00:24:14,640 --> 00:24:18,120
Speaker 1: of the plans and little murmurings of things that are

497
00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:21,200
Speaker 1: going on for changes at Nissan Stadium in the coming years,

498
00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,959
Speaker 1: and really everything in between. So here's my conversation with

499
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Speaker 1: Titans President and CEO Burke night Hill. Thank you so

500
00:24:35,119 --> 00:24:37,920
Speaker 1: much for being here with us. Burke, why an art

501
00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:42,480
Speaker 1: show for an NFL team? You know, maybe maybe the

502
00:24:42,560 --> 00:24:45,280
Speaker 1: question is why not an art show for an NFL team?

503
00:24:45,440 --> 00:24:48,600
Speaker 1: Nashville is an interesting place, right our core. We're a

504
00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:53,080
Speaker 1: football team, right, and we're trying to win football games

505
00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:57,000
Speaker 1: as the foundation of what we do. But in a

506
00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,600
Speaker 1: city like this, I think we're at our best when

507
00:24:59,600 --> 00:25:03,080
Speaker 1: we represent the city well. And this city is a

508
00:25:03,200 --> 00:25:06,679
Speaker 1: very culturally rich place, right. If we're going to be

509
00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,760
Speaker 1: reflecting our community, we want to be doing things that

510
00:25:09,840 --> 00:25:12,520
Speaker 1: reflect our community, and something like an art show. We

511
00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:15,119
Speaker 1: we we tried something like this on a smaller scale

512
00:25:15,160 --> 00:25:17,719
Speaker 1: two or three years ago, and uh it was. It

513
00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,879
Speaker 1: was really popular, and so as we were planning towards

514
00:25:22,320 --> 00:25:25,320
Speaker 1: twenty twenty one, we thought, let's let's do it even bigger.

515
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Speaker 1: And the first art show was a lot of our

516
00:25:27,960 --> 00:25:31,320
Speaker 1: own art. We have great photographers and creative people on

517
00:25:31,359 --> 00:25:34,320
Speaker 1: our staff, and that was the focus of the first one,

518
00:25:34,359 --> 00:25:37,920
Speaker 1: but again reflecting the community, we partnered with an art

519
00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:42,320
Speaker 1: curator and and actually had local artists doing Titans centric

520
00:25:42,440 --> 00:25:44,560
Speaker 1: art and this is this has been so much fun.

521
00:25:44,600 --> 00:25:46,440
Speaker 1: We've been here for three days now. You know, we've

522
00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:48,679
Speaker 1: heard great reviews from the people who have come, but

523
00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,800
Speaker 1: you know, personally, I've I've just loved being able to

524
00:25:52,160 --> 00:25:55,440
Speaker 1: walk around and experience creativity, the diversity of the different

525
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,960
Speaker 1: genres of art, and this is the sort of thing

526
00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,840
Speaker 1: that I think you'll see more of from this. This

527
00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:02,880
Speaker 1: organization is doing things that maybe are a little bit surprising,

528
00:26:03,040 --> 00:26:06,920
Speaker 1: but hopefully using our platform to do fun things and

529
00:26:07,960 --> 00:26:10,800
Speaker 1: reflect the community. There was a cool story from yesterday though,

530
00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,040
Speaker 1: where someone was really captured by a piece of art

531
00:26:14,119 --> 00:26:17,800
Speaker 1: and unfortunately it was taken, but the artist was here

532
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,679
Speaker 1: and we were able to connect the artist with the

533
00:26:20,720 --> 00:26:22,800
Speaker 1: person who was looking for that art, and so now

534
00:26:22,840 --> 00:26:25,679
Speaker 1: the artist is actually going to that person's home and

535
00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,200
Speaker 1: is going to create some art inspired by what they liked.

536
00:26:28,280 --> 00:26:30,720
Speaker 1: So again, just a cool connection in the community that

537
00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:32,959
Speaker 1: we're able to provide through this event. The Titans are

538
00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:35,800
Speaker 1: also so they're involved in music. There's so much music

539
00:26:35,840 --> 00:26:39,320
Speaker 1: around the Tennessee Titans organization. They're involved in visual art

540
00:26:39,400 --> 00:26:42,119
Speaker 1: like what you're seeing here, and also performance art. As

541
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Speaker 1: one of the presenting sponsors of the Nutcracker, which is ballet.

542
00:26:45,280 --> 00:26:46,680
Speaker 1: You look like a guy who knows a thing or

543
00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:51,080
Speaker 1: two about ballet. Right again, No, but I do appreciate

544
00:26:51,119 --> 00:26:55,679
Speaker 1: ballet and the Nutcracker performance every year is a highlight

545
00:26:55,720 --> 00:26:58,240
Speaker 1: for Nashvillians, and so we're happy to be a presenting

546
00:26:58,240 --> 00:27:00,480
Speaker 1: sponsor and make sure that can happen every year. Well,

547
00:27:00,520 --> 00:27:03,480
Speaker 1: all of those arts things are one thing. There's so

548
00:27:03,560 --> 00:27:06,000
Speaker 1: much football going on and the Tennessee Titans are all

549
00:27:06,040 --> 00:27:07,760
Speaker 1: over the place. And one of the things that's so

550
00:27:07,840 --> 00:27:11,400
Speaker 1: cool Spirit week We've had the Tennessee Titans Mister Football Awards,

551
00:27:11,400 --> 00:27:14,400
Speaker 1: which were so cool. We were able to recognize our

552
00:27:14,440 --> 00:27:18,240
Speaker 1: Tennessee tough players through the Friday Night Rivals games that

553
00:27:18,280 --> 00:27:21,359
Speaker 1: have been named all season long. We were able to

554
00:27:21,359 --> 00:27:24,119
Speaker 1: recognize them. And now we're going to have all of

555
00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:27,400
Speaker 1: these students kind of descend upon Nissan Stadium. We're going

556
00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:29,200
Speaker 1: to have a student section, they're going to have a

557
00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:32,720
Speaker 1: tailgate Burke. We're the only team in the NFL that's

558
00:27:32,760 --> 00:27:35,920
Speaker 1: doing something kind of like this. Where did this idea

559
00:27:35,960 --> 00:27:38,040
Speaker 1: even come from? Well, I mean, I think it goes

560
00:27:38,080 --> 00:27:40,879
Speaker 1: back to when Amy stepped in as controlling owner. She

561
00:27:41,320 --> 00:27:45,119
Speaker 1: really hasn't authorized us to think like a startup and

562
00:27:45,160 --> 00:27:49,240
Speaker 1: so teams. There's kind of a Washrens repeat to how

563
00:27:50,080 --> 00:27:52,159
Speaker 1: a lot of teams put on their game days and

564
00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:56,119
Speaker 1: market to their communities. And it's been really fun to

565
00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:58,480
Speaker 1: take a totally different approach. You Now, we're not starting

566
00:27:58,480 --> 00:28:00,680
Speaker 1: from a garage like other startups. We've got this sixty

567
00:28:00,760 --> 00:28:02,600
Speaker 1: year history that we can lean on and traditions that

568
00:28:02,640 --> 00:28:05,240
Speaker 1: we can lean on. But she's letting us try new things,

569
00:28:05,680 --> 00:28:07,560
Speaker 1: and this is a great example of it. We know

570
00:28:07,640 --> 00:28:11,760
Speaker 1: some people out in Williamson County that have really really

571
00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,840
Speaker 1: interesting programs for their students where it's called the EIC.

572
00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:20,280
Speaker 1: They have this convergence of technology and the arts and

573
00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:24,760
Speaker 1: it's great, really real world opportunities for their students. And

574
00:28:25,240 --> 00:28:28,320
Speaker 1: we got to talking one day about how a partnership

575
00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:31,119
Speaker 1: with the Titans could provide an academic experience for these

576
00:28:31,200 --> 00:28:34,240
Speaker 1: students that would be just mind blowing. And the more

577
00:28:34,280 --> 00:28:37,200
Speaker 1: we talked about it, it started off in the context

578
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Speaker 1: of we can maybe provide some mentorship to these students,

579
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Speaker 1: and the more that we talked about it, we decided,

580
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Speaker 1: let's actually turn over a game to them. There's content

581
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Speaker 1: that's being created by these kids, the game presentation is

582
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Speaker 1: being inspired by these kids. They've they've spent a semester

583
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Speaker 1: actually preparing for this moment. And one of the things

584
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Speaker 1: that they absolutely insisted on at every point was they

585
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Speaker 1: need a student section. And we, of course we kind

586
00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:04,280
Speaker 1: of nodded and said that would really be interesting, but

587
00:29:04,320 --> 00:29:07,080
Speaker 1: you see, we've got you know, tickets, and there's PSLs,

588
00:29:07,080 --> 00:29:08,480
Speaker 1: and it's kind of hard to move people around. But

589
00:29:08,520 --> 00:29:10,680
Speaker 1: thank you, it's a great idea. And the next week

590
00:29:10,760 --> 00:29:13,000
Speaker 1: we'd come back again and they'd have some some other

591
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,160
Speaker 1: good ideas sprinkled in, but they'd come back to the

592
00:29:15,200 --> 00:29:18,400
Speaker 1: student section. You've got to have a student section. And

593
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,080
Speaker 1: if this is a real exercise, we're telling you you

594
00:29:21,120 --> 00:29:23,080
Speaker 1: have to have a student section. So we figured it out.

595
00:29:23,080 --> 00:29:25,880
Speaker 1: There's no chance that other teams aren't going to catch

596
00:29:25,920 --> 00:29:27,920
Speaker 1: onto this and start doing the same things. A lot

597
00:29:27,920 --> 00:29:30,800
Speaker 1: of places that the Titans are seeing action outside of

598
00:29:30,880 --> 00:29:33,720
Speaker 1: Nissan Stadium. One of those is at St. Thomas Sports Park,

599
00:29:33,720 --> 00:29:37,200
Speaker 1: our own facility. We've seen Amy Adams Strunk invest in.

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Speaker 1: It feels like every corner of that facility, new weight room,

601
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Speaker 1: new locker room, new kitchen and dining facilities. We've seen

602
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,920
Speaker 1: so many renovations and changes and now there's a whole

603
00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,520
Speaker 1: new building that we're about to open. Tell me a

604
00:29:51,520 --> 00:29:54,040
Speaker 1: little bit about the genesis of that space, why it

605
00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:57,080
Speaker 1: was so important to expand in the way that we have,

606
00:29:57,640 --> 00:30:01,360
Speaker 1: and what it's going to be like. Well, it does

607
00:30:01,400 --> 00:30:03,320
Speaker 1: go back to when Amy stepped in as controlling owner.

608
00:30:03,680 --> 00:30:07,560
Speaker 1: John Robinson was hired shortly after she came in as

609
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Speaker 1: controlling owner, and John had been with the Patriots and

610
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Speaker 1: with Tampa Bay and in some of the football specific

611
00:30:13,800 --> 00:30:18,040
Speaker 1: facilities were just way behind. And Amy understood in talking

612
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Speaker 1: with John that if we're going to be a first

613
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Speaker 1: class team, it's got to feel like a first class facility.

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Speaker 1: So every offseason in the last five or six years,

615
00:30:26,200 --> 00:30:29,760
Speaker 1: we've done something related to the football facilities to head

616
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Speaker 1: in that direction. So it's your point. New weight room,

617
00:30:31,800 --> 00:30:36,200
Speaker 1: new training staff room, new new cafeteria. The Titans player

618
00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:39,760
Speaker 1: locker room has been totally overhauled. As you'd walk around

619
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Speaker 1: the facility, it would just be kind of sprinkled. One

620
00:30:41,920 --> 00:30:44,280
Speaker 1: spot was renovated, then you'd walk out into kind of

621
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Speaker 1: a more dilapidated hallway, and so about would have been

622
00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:52,000
Speaker 1: August twenty nineteen or so, we really had a decision

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Speaker 1: to make because there had been these investments that were

624
00:30:54,600 --> 00:30:57,200
Speaker 1: made in this facility. But as the staff continue to grow,

625
00:30:57,840 --> 00:31:02,600
Speaker 1: we were really setting up in every broom. Closet was

626
00:31:02,640 --> 00:31:04,680
Speaker 1: turning into an office, and there was cubicles being put

627
00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:07,440
Speaker 1: in hallways. And we talked to Amy about whether we

628
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Speaker 1: continue in that direction and just patch things up as

629
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,200
Speaker 1: new needs come along, or whether we just push their

630
00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,760
Speaker 1: chips in the middle in Nashville, and no surprise, she

631
00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:17,840
Speaker 1: wanted to push the chips in the middle. So the

632
00:31:17,880 --> 00:31:23,600
Speaker 1: facility is coming online and pieces and will be completed

633
00:31:23,720 --> 00:31:26,840
Speaker 1: by its scheduled to be completed by July of next year,

634
00:31:27,280 --> 00:31:29,520
Speaker 1: and it will be one of the better NFL facilities

635
00:31:29,920 --> 00:31:32,440
Speaker 1: in the league when we're done with it. And it's

636
00:31:32,520 --> 00:31:35,840
Speaker 1: it's filling in the gaps of those places that we're

637
00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:38,840
Speaker 1: not catching up with the first class weight rooms and

638
00:31:39,200 --> 00:31:40,800
Speaker 1: the rest of it. But then to your point, it's

639
00:31:40,840 --> 00:31:43,120
Speaker 1: also adding an entire new building. A lot of it

640
00:31:43,160 --> 00:31:46,920
Speaker 1: will house the business staff actually, because the staff one

641
00:31:46,960 --> 00:31:49,920
Speaker 1: of the things that I'm not sure everyone realizes since

642
00:31:49,960 --> 00:31:53,200
Speaker 1: Amy started in order to really step up our game

643
00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,800
Speaker 1: in terms of certainly the football team and the resources

644
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Speaker 1: that support the football team, but also in marketing and

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Speaker 1: social media and community relations. Our business staff has grown

646
00:32:03,800 --> 00:32:07,240
Speaker 1: almost doubled since she's been here. It's only been six years,

647
00:32:07,320 --> 00:32:09,360
Speaker 1: so those people need a place to sit. We are

648
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Speaker 1: all just so excited to start having these these pieces

649
00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:14,720
Speaker 1: come online so that we can all be together again

650
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Speaker 1: and be the family that this organization is. You know, Burke,

651
00:32:18,400 --> 00:32:20,520
Speaker 1: when I go to the grocery store, there are two

652
00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:23,120
Speaker 1: questions that people ask me all the time. It's are

653
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Speaker 1: the Titans going to win on Sunday? And what's going

654
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Speaker 1: on with the stadium? Is there going to be some

655
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Speaker 1: sort of changes happening in the near future. What are

656
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Speaker 1: you doing in that neighborhood? What's happening there? I don't know.

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Speaker 1: If the Titans are going to win on Sunday, I

658
00:32:36,080 --> 00:32:39,840
Speaker 1: always say yes, but I don't know. I also don't

659
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Speaker 1: really know what's going on with the stadium. Can you

660
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Speaker 1: give us any sort of sneak peek? Nothing is set

661
00:32:45,120 --> 00:32:47,320
Speaker 1: in stone. There's still a lot of work to do,

662
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Speaker 1: but our goal is to answer that question with an

663
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Speaker 1: authoritative yes as soon as possible, and hopefully within the

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Speaker 1: next five months, we should actually have some tangible plans

665
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Speaker 1: that we can start talking about and we're talking about

666
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Speaker 1: renovation that is of a scale that is not something

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Speaker 1: that we're gonna be able to accomplish in one offseason.

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Speaker 1: To give you a comparison point of what we have

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Speaker 1: in mind, it would really be the hard Rock Stadium

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Speaker 1: down in Miami, which went from a stadium that looked

671
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Speaker 1: one way to something that's totally different. Right, it looks

672
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Speaker 1: like a brand new stadium, and that's what we have

673
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Speaker 1: in mind, and we are rallying around this concept as

674
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Speaker 1: we are planning out on the expectation that this is

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Speaker 1: going to happen. We're planning around this concept of winning

676
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Speaker 1: on character. We understand that in a market like Nashville,

677
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Speaker 1: we're not going to compete future for future with a

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Speaker 1: Sofi stadium out in la or Dallas's AT and T Stadium,

679
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Speaker 1: Nor do we feel like that really fits in with

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Speaker 1: the character of Nashville. But what Nashville is Nashville is

681
00:33:41,520 --> 00:33:45,959
Speaker 1: a character rich, culturally rich city and we want the

682
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Speaker 1: building to reflect that. And so we're going every inch

683
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Speaker 1: through that building and dreaming about what the next thirty

684
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Speaker 1: years should look like with that building, to really increase

685
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Speaker 1: the fan experience, to make this a wonderful place to

686
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Speaker 1: watch a game, and it will be beautiful in its design,

687
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Speaker 1: it will be thoughtful in its design. What we would

688
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Speaker 1: be trying to do is start that renovation probably in

689
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Speaker 1: the off season of twenty two to twenty three, and

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Speaker 1: then again it would be a several offseason project. The

691
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Speaker 1: Titans are so invested in the community in so many

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Speaker 1: different ways. Whether it's through the stadium renovations, whether it's

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Speaker 1: through events like this art show. There's so many different

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Speaker 1: ways that the Titans are really showing that this is

695
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Speaker 1: our home. We want to be a part of this

696
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Speaker 1: place with these people, and with the mantra of Windserve Entertained.

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Speaker 1: The thing that is really sticking out right now is

698
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Speaker 1: the serve portion we've seen the Titans have always been

699
00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,160
Speaker 1: involved in the community, but we've seen it taken to

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Speaker 1: the next level in the last year or so and

701
00:34:43,160 --> 00:34:46,560
Speaker 1: really leaning into that serve part. Why is that something

702
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Speaker 1: that's so important to this organization as a whole. Windserve

703
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Speaker 1: Entertained came from conversations with our employees. It's our mission statement.

704
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Speaker 1: So it's the purpose, right, It's why we wake up

705
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Speaker 1: in the morning. It's why all of us are inspired

706
00:34:58,560 --> 00:35:00,440
Speaker 1: to work for the Titans as opposed to wherever we

707
00:35:00,480 --> 00:35:03,520
Speaker 1: would have worked before we started with the Titans, and

708
00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,799
Speaker 1: we asked our employees over the course of a year

709
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Speaker 1: questions about why they love working here and what makes

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Speaker 1: them tick. And I think the answer to why serve

711
00:35:13,360 --> 00:35:15,719
Speaker 1: rose to the top and why to your point, it

712
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Speaker 1: really is driving kind of what we're doing as an

713
00:35:18,120 --> 00:35:20,440
Speaker 1: organization is because the answers came back from the people

714
00:35:20,480 --> 00:35:23,200
Speaker 1: that we had hired that that was important to them.

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Speaker 1: It was as surveys and focus groups were ongoing. It

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Speaker 1: was just remarkable to see one by one it came

717
00:35:30,640 --> 00:35:33,400
Speaker 1: in and almost everybody mentioned that they loved working for

718
00:35:33,440 --> 00:35:36,799
Speaker 1: the Titans because we have this disproportionate opportunity in this

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Speaker 1: community to serve this community, to make it a better

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Speaker 1: place to live. So we're leaning into that and it's

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Speaker 1: the people that work for us, the players, the staff,

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Speaker 1: the coaches that are driving this focus on service. One

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Speaker 1: of the things that the Titans announced was there Walter Payton,

724
00:35:52,640 --> 00:35:55,879
Speaker 1: Man of the Year candidate for the Tennessee Titans, who

725
00:35:56,000 --> 00:35:59,560
Speaker 1: is the King himself, Derrick, Henry and Derek is involved

726
00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:02,480
Speaker 1: in so many different things. He's involved in Special Olympics,

727
00:36:02,520 --> 00:36:05,120
Speaker 1: he has his own two All foundation, he's involved in

728
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Speaker 1: Boys and Girls Club, but then he's also involved in

729
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Speaker 1: all of these other events and initiatives that we usually

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Speaker 1: find out about after they happen. He just kind of

731
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Speaker 1: does things. He's so involved in the community and doesn't

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Speaker 1: necessarily want all the publicity for it. How proud are

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Speaker 1: you to have a player like that representing this organization

734
00:36:25,000 --> 00:36:27,680
Speaker 1: on such a larger level? Yeah, you nailed it. I mean,

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Speaker 1: I think service in any form is noble and should

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Speaker 1: be celebrated. But that is what I love in particular

737
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Speaker 1: about Derek and his heart for service, is that nobody

738
00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,640
Speaker 1: would know about it unless the people he was serving

739
00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:41,360
Speaker 1: told the story. So frankly, I think probably part of

740
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Speaker 1: the reason he hasn't been nominated for that position before

741
00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:48,000
Speaker 1: is because while a lot of other players around the

742
00:36:48,080 --> 00:36:50,640
Speaker 1: league and in professional sports really do a good job

743
00:36:50,719 --> 00:36:53,720
Speaker 1: of being sure that people know that they're serving, Derek

744
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:56,520
Speaker 1: he just does it in the quiet of night. Tuesday's

745
00:36:56,640 --> 00:36:59,280
Speaker 1: is generally the off day during the season, and nobody

746
00:36:59,360 --> 00:37:02,160
Speaker 1: necessarily know what he's going to go do, and and

747
00:37:02,200 --> 00:37:04,359
Speaker 1: then somebody posts a picture of Derek, you know, giving

748
00:37:04,360 --> 00:37:07,279
Speaker 1: away bikes or you know, going and serving at a

749
00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:12,080
Speaker 1: school somewhere, and to think this player has reached elite status,

750
00:37:12,120 --> 00:37:14,600
Speaker 1: you know, beyond many players we've had here in Tennessee

751
00:37:14,640 --> 00:37:17,480
Speaker 1: in a long time. He is a nationally celebrated football

752
00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:20,560
Speaker 1: hero and that's how he's choosing to spend his time.

753
00:37:20,800 --> 00:37:23,680
Speaker 1: He really is a wonderful role model, and you know,

754
00:37:23,920 --> 00:37:25,880
Speaker 1: I hope he actually wins the award. Burke. We have

755
00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,319
Speaker 1: covered so much ground here. It feels like there is

756
00:37:29,680 --> 00:37:33,200
Speaker 1: no part of Nashville or Tennessee that the Tennessee Titans

757
00:37:33,239 --> 00:37:36,080
Speaker 1: don't exist in some capacity. We've talked about building, We've

758
00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:38,960
Speaker 1: talked about football, We've talked about all the different ways

759
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:41,920
Speaker 1: they're involved in the community, in the arts. Is that

760
00:37:42,160 --> 00:37:44,440
Speaker 1: is that what we want? We want the Titans to

761
00:37:44,520 --> 00:37:47,839
Speaker 1: just be everywhere? Again, why not? It's we do have

762
00:37:47,880 --> 00:37:51,279
Speaker 1: this interesting opportunity as an organization. To the New York

763
00:37:51,320 --> 00:37:55,280
Speaker 1: Jets or the Chicago Bears, they're they're they're in big markets.

764
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:59,040
Speaker 1: There's endless opportunities to do things in those cities. But

765
00:37:59,160 --> 00:38:02,120
Speaker 1: the size of this market and the influence that we're

766
00:38:02,120 --> 00:38:05,080
Speaker 1: able to have, we just have this respect for that,

767
00:38:05,320 --> 00:38:08,440
Speaker 1: and we want to use that as something of a

768
00:38:08,480 --> 00:38:11,000
Speaker 1: stewardship to make sure that this is as good of

769
00:38:11,000 --> 00:38:14,280
Speaker 1: a place to live as could be, and that means

770
00:38:14,280 --> 00:38:23,160
Speaker 1: being more than a football team. Mac. There's a lot

771
00:38:23,200 --> 00:38:25,719
Speaker 1: of exciting stuff going on for this Titans team. I mean,

772
00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:27,960
Speaker 1: we talk a lot about what's happening on the field

773
00:38:28,160 --> 00:38:30,560
Speaker 1: on this show, of course, but holy smokes, there's so

774
00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:32,759
Speaker 1: much going on off the field. No, that really is.

775
00:38:32,800 --> 00:38:34,960
Speaker 1: And I'm really glad that that you were able to

776
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:37,440
Speaker 1: sit down with Burke night Hill. I think he's an excellent,

777
00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:41,440
Speaker 1: excellent leader for this franchise, you know, as president and CEO.

778
00:38:41,880 --> 00:38:45,000
Speaker 1: And it's a it's a really good time to be

779
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:47,640
Speaker 1: a Tennessee Titan fan. It really is. Amy Adams, Trunk,

780
00:38:47,719 --> 00:38:51,479
Speaker 1: Kenneth Barkley, their whole ownership group did a great thing

781
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Speaker 1: by naming Burke as the president and CEO. He's an

782
00:38:54,520 --> 00:38:58,120
Speaker 1: outstanding leader, you know, for the organization. He's got a

783
00:38:58,239 --> 00:39:01,960
Speaker 1: lot of really good idea is he gathers good ideas

784
00:39:02,160 --> 00:39:04,520
Speaker 1: and I just I like him personally. I like him,

785
00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:07,600
Speaker 1: I like talking to him. He's not only smart, but

786
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:11,840
Speaker 1: he understands the things are important for an NFL franchise,

787
00:39:11,880 --> 00:39:14,520
Speaker 1: and he understands how important football is. But he also

788
00:39:14,680 --> 00:39:17,919
Speaker 1: understands how much more important a lot of these other

789
00:39:17,920 --> 00:39:20,799
Speaker 1: things are too. He understands that football has to be

790
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:23,520
Speaker 1: the catalyst that drives it, but you need a lot

791
00:39:23,560 --> 00:39:25,759
Speaker 1: of other things to support it. And as I say,

792
00:39:25,800 --> 00:39:29,080
Speaker 1: Burke knight Hill to me is a tremendous leader for

793
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:32,120
Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans going into the era that they're going

794
00:39:32,160 --> 00:39:34,480
Speaker 1: into right now. I'm really glad that he's at the

795
00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:37,359
Speaker 1: top of our organization. We are very fortunate to have

796
00:39:37,400 --> 00:39:40,760
Speaker 1: someone like Burke Knighthill kind of leading the charge other

797
00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:42,799
Speaker 1: things that are happening off the field. Speaking of off

798
00:39:42,800 --> 00:39:45,440
Speaker 1: the field things, here's a cool thing that Kevin Byard

799
00:39:45,600 --> 00:39:48,200
Speaker 1: is doing now. This is in partnership with Ashton Real

800
00:39:48,360 --> 00:39:51,600
Speaker 1: Estate and the Bayard Family Legacy Fund. The Titans are

801
00:39:51,600 --> 00:39:55,959
Speaker 1: hosting a shoe drive for children and teens in foster care.

802
00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:59,799
Speaker 1: The inaugural Nashville Kicks for Kids drive will be held

803
00:39:59,800 --> 00:40:02,759
Speaker 1: at Nissan Stadium when the Titans face the Dolphins. That's

804
00:40:02,760 --> 00:40:05,880
Speaker 1: on Sunday. We're asking fans to bring their new or

805
00:40:05,960 --> 00:40:09,600
Speaker 1: gently use sneakers of all sizes to drop off locations

806
00:40:09,600 --> 00:40:13,400
Speaker 1: around the stadium before entering the game. Visit Nashville kicks

807
00:40:13,480 --> 00:40:16,520
Speaker 1: dot org for more information or to donate to the

808
00:40:16,560 --> 00:40:19,759
Speaker 1: bired Family Legacy Fund directly as a way to say

809
00:40:19,800 --> 00:40:23,640
Speaker 1: thank you. Donors will be eligible to win it signed

810
00:40:23,800 --> 00:40:26,640
Speaker 1: Kevin Byard football, which is also really cool. So if

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00:40:26,680 --> 00:40:29,840
Speaker 1: you have sneakers gently worn or brand new that you

812
00:40:29,880 --> 00:40:33,040
Speaker 1: want to bring by Nissan Stadium as you are entering

813
00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:36,120
Speaker 1: the game, donate those. They will go to a very

814
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:39,680
Speaker 1: good cause, and you could win a signed Kevin Byard football.

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Speaker 1: I think that's a great, great thing. I can't wait

816
00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:44,840
Speaker 1: to see, because I mean, you've got thousands of sneakers

817
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:48,040
Speaker 1: and you are a new pairer just about every time

818
00:40:48,080 --> 00:40:50,680
Speaker 1: I see you, So I can't wait to see the

819
00:40:50,760 --> 00:40:53,279
Speaker 1: number that you're going to take to this very worthy cause.

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Speaker 1: Just go roll up with a wheelbarrow probably and it'll

821
00:40:56,560 --> 00:40:58,440
Speaker 1: be well, it'll be well worth it, because I mean,

822
00:40:58,520 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 1: really seriously, you wear a pair of sneakers or tennis

823
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:05,040
Speaker 1: shoes about once or twice because you get you have

824
00:41:05,120 --> 00:41:07,080
Speaker 1: so many of them. I've seen you wear so many

825
00:41:07,120 --> 00:41:08,960
Speaker 1: of them. They all look good, they all look really nice.

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00:41:09,000 --> 00:41:11,400
Speaker 1: So somebody's gonna be really lucky that wears your size

827
00:41:12,440 --> 00:41:15,560
Speaker 1: yep of your size nine. Get ready it's coming. Mac.

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Speaker 1: Do you have anything else to say about the Miami

829
00:41:18,080 --> 00:41:21,239
Speaker 1: Dolphins before we wrap this thing up? Well, I mean,

830
00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:23,600
Speaker 1: I think this this podcast covered a lot of ground.

831
00:41:23,800 --> 00:41:25,640
Speaker 1: It really did, because we're in a really good season.

832
00:41:25,960 --> 00:41:28,320
Speaker 1: As I said, we went all the way to the

833
00:41:28,400 --> 00:41:31,440
Speaker 1: playoffs to Burke night Hill, you know our president CEO,

834
00:41:31,560 --> 00:41:34,239
Speaker 1: who just totally gets it. He gets it all. And

835
00:41:34,640 --> 00:41:36,719
Speaker 1: here's what we all need to get this weekend. We

836
00:41:36,800 --> 00:41:39,680
Speaker 1: need to get a win over the Miami Dolphins. However

837
00:41:39,680 --> 00:41:42,200
Speaker 1: it happens. All I want at the end of the

838
00:41:42,320 --> 00:41:45,359
Speaker 1: day on Sunday is for the Titans to have one

839
00:41:45,400 --> 00:41:48,480
Speaker 1: more run across the plate than the Miami Dolphins. Dude,

840
00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,439
Speaker 1: it's all I care about. Oh you need just got

841
00:41:50,480 --> 00:41:52,319
Speaker 1: more points than the other team? Yeah, one more run

842
00:41:52,320 --> 00:41:55,120
Speaker 1: across the plate? Just a single to right field, get

843
00:41:55,160 --> 00:41:57,319
Speaker 1: the guy from third end. Unless win. You know this

844
00:41:57,400 --> 00:42:02,200
Speaker 1: is a football game, right, Sometimes I do? All right, Well,

845
00:42:02,280 --> 00:42:04,560
Speaker 1: Max's changing sports on me and I'm out of coffee,

846
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:06,640
Speaker 1: so it's time to wrap this thing up. Thank you

847
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,960
Speaker 1: so much for listening to the Titans Amy and Coach

848
00:42:10,040 --> 00:42:10,800
Speaker 1: Mac podcast.