Green Light with Chris Long - ESPN's Randy Scott! Flag Football & The NFL, Gym Codebreaks & Best US States!

Episode Date: May 30, 2025

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I don't see how you can really think that you would match up with the best NFL players in flag football. I'm reminded every time I listen to an episode, when you start it and the Dixie checks come on, I lost my virginity to that song. Sports Center is doing this 50 states and 50 days project. It's going to be Arizona to Alaska. It's my last state. That's my 50. That's my last infinity stone. That's number 50 for me.

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Just make sure you use bonus code Greenlight when you sign up. Welcome to the Greenlight podcast. Thank you for tuning in today. And now after this episode, you will never listen to that cowboy take me away the same again. You'll find out why in the Randy Scott portion of today's show, Randy joins Macon to talk about the best states across the U.S., graduation speeches, Sports Center and more. To start, though, the fellas, that is making Nate Bow, Nolan and myself,

ripped through some topics. We talk a little more flag football. Nate brings it up. He's got to talk about it. And then we debate things that should be banned across all sports and then have some co-break talk. We bring up the kangaroo video. Yes, we know it's fake.

Enjoy today's episode. Have a blast and a half. Have a great weekend. And stay tuned for a little announcement. We got a big event on Monday in Philly. So make sure you're sticking around all the Greenlight socials to find out what's going down. We'll update you. Stay tuned.

Hello, quite the cast of characters on Greenlight Pot today. Fax, Cowboy Reed. I'm Macon in studio with Tanner on the big screen, Bo Allen, Nolan, and special guest Randy Scott of Sports Center fame. And we're going to chop it up about a variety of topics, both here in Studio J and with Randy. Fellas. Fellas.

Oh, we're not going to talk about the flag. You're saying talk about them that they don't want. Yeah, about buddy being stupid and like he's going to lose his spot. Like, why would you even put that out there? It's just like, if I was being petty and I was like a third tree NFL guy, I would just try out just to be like, bro, I'm fucking better than you, bro. And if you were good, you would be in the NFL. Is that this Darnell Ducet?

Yeah. I still haven't clicked on the video. Bro, it's just like, I feel like it's rage bait. It's either rage bait and or he knows he's so good. And it's just like, yeah, maybe we can get some more guys to come and help me out. Because it's just like, bro, like, this is amazing. The flag football thing is great. But like, obviously everyone's dream and your ultimate goal if you're playing football is to play in the NFL.

And maybe like I'm biased saying that, but I would think if you're playing football at a high level, that's ultimately what you will want to do. And if you can't, maybe this is the next best thing now that you can be in Olympics. I think that's amazing. And that's something that you can kind of have over NFL guys is the fact that, hey, I have a chance to win an Olympic medal for my country. You guys don't get to do that. And so that's the only thing that will separate now coming forward. But other than that, it's just like, bro, like to rage bait and be like, we're the best at this. And it's-

Well, like anything else, let's have some Olympic trials. Right. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, exactly. Every team, every NFL team puts in their, you know, team just like it is, you know, with bobsledding or everybody else. And then they'll elevate and go up. and then we'll see, you know, they can play the flag football team. I'm interested to see because he's talking about the flag guys deserve their opportunity.

How much of a different game is it than, you know, seven on seven or whatever? That's what I was going to say, Cowboy. It's like it might be more skilled and have more experience playing flag football. But like every single NFL athlete is way better, way better athlete than any flag football player ever. Yeah. Like it's bar not. There's no comparison. And every single NFL football player that is going to be a flag.

football will be a better athlete than any other country's flag football players. And what, it'll take an NFL guy, what, a week to maybe get familiar on how to snatch a flag? Because it's just like, other than that, it's just like it may be holding up on contact and things like that. But other than that, I don't see how you can really think that you would match up with the best NFL players in flag football. I just don't see it. The one big kind of glaring difference is each team gets four downs to advance the ball past midfield and then the goal line.

So basically you get eight plays per possession. Bro, two minutes. This is how we start every practice, bro. It's two minute, two minute drill situations. I just could imagine an NFL quarterback like how you would just be able to pick apart. Just putting an NFL quarterback on that field, I think, would any of these teams would elevate the team and the players around them to the point that it's just like, whatever position buddy plays, I'm sure an NFL guy can make you look very, very average, no matter what he's doing, whether he's playing against you or is he a Y receiver or... You quarterback do, quarterback. Yeah, yeah, yeah, bro.

Like, come on. Yo, that's hate. It is hate. It is hate because it's just one of those things. I didn't even know he was a quarterback. I thought he was like a position player. It's just one of those things, dude. You know if you're a quarterback.

Bro, you want to play in the NFL. And if you're not in the NFL's rotation on a practice squad or whatever it may be, it just says something. And we even have the other league. What's the other league that's going on? And guys are playing at high level. We even have that. There's guys in that league that probably can match up with you.

the same way. You're talking about the CFL? You're talking about the Blue Bombers? No, I'm not, I'm saying, I'm not even talking about, we're keeping it in United States right now. Like, I'm just saying,

and I play with some dogs in the CFL too. There's some dogs up there. All I'm saying is, the only aspect of flag is just that guys have to realize right now in the NFL, there's majority of practices are probably similar to your flag football practices

and what you guys are doing. Like we have camp periods where it's full pads and everything like that. But the majority of the time, guys are running out there and shorts and a T's and we're still going at high level. And I just think that any NFL team, practice squad, they can go out there and compete with the guys that are going to the other. I'm watching this guy's highlights right now. And he's good.

But there are a lot of just jump balls into the end zone. Yep. Go up and get it. Yeah. And I mean, I have. I mean, how other way, like, how else would you play flag football? And that's my thing in my head is just like, okay, so if I go get D.K. Metcalf and, bro, in an average quarterback, you're trying to tell me that if they just throw jump balls,

if you have four downs to throw four jump balls, that D.K. Metcalf isn't going to catch one of four or an average quarterback in the NFL. It's just hard to think. How about can I interest you in Caleb Loner, former basketball, player. He's 6-7, drafted by the Denver Broncos. Six-seven. Had four catches last year in college, four touchdowns. Throw it up. Boom. It's a good ratio. That is a great ratio. And, you know, for our friend Darrell Doucette, if he doesn't make this flag football team, he was a two-time bowling state champion. So, you know, maybe he can flip over to bowling. See, bowling is up there, too. And even then, it's crazy. I played on teams where I've seen

guys bowl really well. And it kind of makes me mad. when you have an NFL guy that's good in football, and then he walks into the bowling alley in the team of it with his own ball, and he's just amazing. And there's a lot of guys like that. You're going to like this. Daryl's nickname is Hoosh because of his resemblance to former NFL player,

T.J. Hoosh Manzada. Big fan. It's more stolen valid. Yeah, right. He can't even get his own nickname. TJ, obviously, as we all know, a big fan of the Greenlight podcast. But this flag football story came around from the NFL league meeting happened about a week and a half ago.

And so we thought it would be a good idea to have our own Greenlight League meeting where we could talk about things to be banned from not just football but sports. Obviously, the Tush Push was a big story from that league meeting. everybody wanted to ban it but they didn't get enough teams only 22 um but we've given you guys the homework assignment things to be banned from sports i went serious all my responses are serious okay i got a serious one lead us off we need to ban not knowing how much franchises are making and how much these owners are making we need to ban that i want to know how much jerry Joan makes. I want to know how much John Mara makes. I want to know how much all of them make I think as

fans and the people who are paying for some of this stuff I think we maybe maybe I don't want to know all of it but maybe some of it I just feel like the biggest companies that you can find out their tax receipts or how much they're paying taxes I think people we should have access to some of that info like when we had the lockout and the number one thing was we're not opening the books I was just like, that is kind of crazy that you can say that confidently and everyone be like, yeah, we're not opening the books. So like, they're privately owned companies. That's why.

That's why they're not. It's not public knowledge. I think it's, I think it is fair, though, because Patrick Mahomes, everybody, player, you know, one to 53 on every roster, you know exactly how much they're making. You know how much they made. You know, that's my thing. And that's my thing. It's just like if all of our info is public, why shouldn't y'all's and or just make ours private?

Just be like, hey, they came to a deal. Like, I feel like that makes it better. Nate, it's better for players to know how much other players are making, though. But it's also better for players to know how much your team is making. Exactly. But it's horrible for the owners to divulge that information. It's bad business practices for them. And they control it, which is why it's not public.

Well, that's why... But now, I'm with you. That shit should be, that would be my rule. Does it do it? My rule change. Makin, would you have? I was, I was, uh, aren't your guys the richest dudes in the league, cowboy? Yes.

Proudly. The Broncos? Yeah, oh, yeah. The Walton family. Walmart, right? Yep. Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah. Yeah, buddy. Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah. Support the Denver Broncos. I can just imagine where your crox Walmart is the number one place

to probably steal like ever and they're not no no no no no no no no no no no no no no don't steal from Walmart spend your money at Walmart. But I'm just saying just off of facts like bro they don't even let you do tap to pay anymore. That's how much they get into it. Oh really? Like that's how you know they getting robbed a lot

that they won't even let you tap to pay there. That's funny. But I respect it. Walmart is a great place. All right. In soccer, in soccer, I'm stopping the clock when we're hurt, when we're faking being hurt, when we're walking slowly off the field.

Just stop the clock. Enough of this. If it's going to be a 90-minute game, let's make it a 90-minute game. We don't need to go. We don't even need stoppage time, extra time, whatever, whatever it's called. It's like soccer knows it's terrible, but they're, you know, they double down on and they can't remove it. It's too ingrained.

It's ridiculous. I was wondering that. So, like, when guys stop and the time keeps going, like, is it like, one? one for one, the time that's like being allotted, like when they're giving out penalty cards or a guy's hurt in the field, is that the same amount of time that they're going to add on at the end? And when they put the extra one minute, five minutes. It's nobody knows.

Yeah, exactly. Okay. It's the head official. I used to get pissed about that in FIFA, the video game. Yeah. Oh, and thinking like, hey, bro, like, give me at least like three extra minutes. And it's like, oh, only one minute left for extra time. Right.

Is this like, what? Yeah. Yep. Yep. Stop it. soccer stop stop it i had that on my list too the only thing though it is kind of fun the mystery involved sometimes like every now and then but overall it's very annoying if it was precise it could still be a mystery you know we run through and then 532 we're adding 532 that's perfect and then

it needs to stop they need to stop the game once the time runs out rather than like oh the ball got kicked over here and nothing's going to happen so now we're going to stop it's It's like it's a judgment call. Yeah. Yeah. It's like, wait, wait, they're about the score again. No blow, no blow, no blow. Literally.

But what else do you have on your list? All right, I started off on a serious note. I think that in golfing, you should be able to get relief from an embedded ball. There was a situation a couple of weeks ago. I can't remember what exact tournament or whatever it was. But Shane Lowry had like his ball in it perfectly and someone else's divot mark. And he didn't get any relief from. it's like you're totally fucked there's nothing that you can do um i think that's just one of many of golf's

kind of rules that needs adjusting and wait wait wait but like so how would you adjust that like what some sort of drop yeah it's a free drop a free drop yeah which which is a other tournaments do it this tournament the uh you uh pGA pg a championship said because there was so much rain they were like we are not doing a embedded ball relief. Other tournaments, if there is a lot of rain, they will say you get relief. But some players did have this issue where they'll hit a drive,

it'll just land so hard that it's partly embedded, and then they have to play it from there. So if you see... It didn't land in someone else's... I thought that his landed in someone else's divot, but yeah, you're right. It was just straight up in that. Oh, I was about to say,

because I was like, if it landed someone else to divit, that's someone's fault, right? Like, yo, fix your divot. Well, and also, like, that's a, like, the divot thing is another big issue, you know, landing a divot. But these dudes are good enough. They practice out of it. But, yeah, embedded ball, usually at other tournaments with this, with the kind of weather they had, you would get free relief. And you would get a drop, no closer to the hole.

You don't get to place, but a free drop. I do agree with that then. Yeah. I do agree with that. But at the same time, bro, like, I mean, you got to practice hitting the ball out the sand. It's like, it's no. Yeah, but this ball was like literally just in the fairway. Just like literally, you can't even, there's no way.

You just got to have a special iron when you play there. A nice heavy one to get through the weed whacker. I'd like that extra rough. After watching a few days of college golf because Virginia was involved, I'd like to shout out the tour players for always keeping their shirts tucked. I was. College guys. Oh my gosh.

everybody's untucked like half tucked that bothers you untuck oh it was driving me crazy it it was a little ridiculous like these guys are like 140 pounds and so you you swing out of your shoes and your shirt comes untucked but you don't want them to be comfortable no no no no i want them looking like tour pros and i'm shocked that it doesn't happen to tour pros like they must have extra long shirts or some sort of tacky stickiness on the on the pant end of their shirt those crunchy white guys they they tuck their shirts and your underwear. They ain't going nowhere. Yeah, look at this. Whatever. Look at this kid.

He was the worst. That belt on them khakis, nice and tight. Oklahoma States, I won't say his name. Look at that, Nate. I mean, come on. This was a... Philip Falberg Johnson.

This wasn't not your local muny, Nate. This was at a proper country club. This is funny. Like, that's not a bad look, man. That's not a bad look. But I'm not going to lie. In my high school, demerits for all of them.

Yes. Untuck shirts was the merits. So I guess. I guess I'll have to go with you. You think the pros have like a onesie situation where it... All I'm saying is I can't remember the last untucked pro. Yeah, no, I agree. That's impressive.

Tell you one thing, when I used to caddy back in the day, wearing that fucking romper, it was hot as fuck. Oh, you wore a jump to? Yes. Did you really? I cadiated in Greenwich, Connecticut. Yeah. So like, at a nice...

Tamarack Country Club. It was a nice course, and I think it was pretty expensive for people to play golf there and one of my first jobs I made a lot of money but that romper when it was hot bro and I'm a sweater I've always been a sweater bro walking in that romper wow hey Nate if there were caddies and rompers yeah it costs a lot of money to play golf there yeah I realized that later on in life later on in life I really I just figured all caddies everywhere that's just what you wear if you want to like I figure a somewhat nice golf course, but, um, ranked number four in the state of Connecticut

by Golf Digest and Weekly. Look at that. Wow. But Tuesday mornings, the old women, that's when you got to go. You got a caddy for the older women. They're great. They usually just want you to drive the cart, and that means you just got to carry their putters. It's a great time.

They always tip you. But I just learned when you got serious guys that were really into golf, golf sucks being a caddy just because if your golfer is playing in a group and he's losing, it's a terrible time for you. It is a terrible time for you. Where does the golf cart come into play? You are a caddy but driving a golf cart? Sometimes the women, they get you to drive them in the carts.

And so realistically, all you're doing is carrying their putters because they're grabbing everything else out. And it's just you and the other person in the cart? Yep. Wow. Yep. How interesting. Yeah.

Those were the best. Those were the best. Oh, I bet. Because a lot of them were like, did everybody have to have a caddy? They were a, say it again. Did they have to have a caddy? Everybody had that. No, no, no, no.

Wow. Tamera country club, man. Hey, Nolan, did you have a golf related banning's ban? I did. Although, thanks to you read, actually, you educated me a little bit. This is actually something that's already. Oh, right. thing in Live golf, but

silence in PGA events. I'm obviously not much of a golf fan. I didn't even know that Liv does this. But I just think it's crazy that the whole like silent, like the hush, hush when guys are lining up to swing a club. Like in football, it will be like, everybody be quiet. The kickers about the goal.

Or like basketball, like Anthony Edwards, the free throw line, everybody quiet down. It would be so much more fun. Just like cut it loose. All the guys along that little rope along the fairway just going nuts. You know what I think is better? Middle toughness poise. What?

Per 18 holes, I think you should have three random air horns on a tee-off that you don't know about it. Every player. Like you don't know what hole. So you just have to lock in. Like think about that. You just have to lock in for every. And you just know in 18 holes, like, I'm going to get three of these. So it's just like, you have to lock in.

And then all the fans are kind of like, is it going to be now? Like, you know, I think, I think that, I think that would be cool. That's what sometimes they have that at LiveGolf when they've got a live DJ and he hits a D. I haven't seen any events. If that, that's really. It is ridiculous. It is wild. And that's why, like, everyone's saying that the live players are having a tough time when they have to play.

majors because they're like, oh, we're three-day events, partying, and then I have to come to this thing. I think the silence is tougher. Oh, really? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But it's nice that, you know, because Nolan, I know you said you weren't as much of a golf guy. You watch the masters. Even when it's quiet, you can hear the birds chirp. You know, they pipe in that bird noise a little bit. Yeah. I had one. Get back coach. Get rid of them.

Why? The coach should be aware where the sideline is. He should not be needing somebody to pull him back. That's ridiculous. Yes. And like that's another... Be an adult. Please, for the love of God.

What's Dom going to do? That's a great point. Well, Dom, I don't think... Dom wears a lot of hats in that organization, man. I don't think it's safe to call him just to get back guy. Yeah. He's going to be fine. He's got a lot going on there. Can you believe that during these broadcasts, there's like a two-minute section where the,

or two-minute little break where the announcers talk about a get-back coach? Like, hey, there's, there's Sean McVeigh's get-back coach. We did a little interview with him. Here's that interview. Like, that's where. It's more embarrassing for the coach than it is for the other grown person, holding on with two hands to another man's belt to get them back onto the sideline. And then the fact that the coach sometimes will get mad at the get-back coach.

And it's like, get off me. It's like you're five yards on the field. What is wrong with you? Yeah. Anyway, I'm with you there. Get back coach. Free for all. Anybody else?

I got one. Go. This is NHL related. I've been thinking about this for a long time. I think that they need to allow goleys to fight in the NHL. I didn't know that they're not allowed. I didn't either. Back in the day, you ever see a goalie fight?

Like two goalies would shoot off at center. I was about to say, oh, did they stop that? Not a thing anymore. Oh, my. I'm like 99% sure. Or it might be an unwritten rule, but yeah, bring back goalie fighting because goalie's like you see them lumbering out there in their pads and it feels like just a full ice showdown.

It's incredible. And take down the protective glass around the rink. Get the fans involved. Yeah. A Sydney Crosby. Be alert. Yeah. All nothing.

Yeah. Nothing. Nothing. Nah. No. No. No. No.

No. No. That puck. That puck. Hell no. I want to get rid of Hackashack being so easily done because I have memories of you at least had to act like you were going for the ball. You couldn't just hold on to somebody's waist

and get the attention of the official and they award the worst free throw shooter on the court two foul shots. I need you to work for it. You can't just have the 52% free throw shooter out there and have an immediate stoppage of possession. There used to be, oh, that's an intentional foul. That's a flagrant foul. Whatever the terminology.

We need to go back to that. Agreed. Guys just got to make their free throws, man. So I did a little bit of research, all right? So I think goalie fights are technically legal, but they're not allowed to take off their, like, masks because they have different helmets, you know, than other players. So they have to in order to fight.

But then also it's kind of like an unwritten rule in the NHL these days, where like there's certain rules for goalies. Like they can be assessed penalties for leaving the crease and things like that. I need to look into this further, but I think we need to make goalie fights basically just a lot easier and more commonplace kind of what I'm going for. Yeah, that makes sense. And take down all the protective glass surrounding the rink.

Would you sit front row at a hockey game if they had no glass? No. Hockey is awesome live. You seen hockey live? I have. Awesome. It's my favorite. to watch live.

I'm very, I have a very, like it sucks even talking about hockey because the week I tore my ACL, I was supposed to shoot the puck at the fucking blacklist game. I had a chance to win two round trip tickets anywhere, United Airlines flies. Mekinos. I probably would have freaking went there, bro. I was going to pick whatever the most expensive ticket was. I was probably going to pick that. But I never got a chance to shoot a puck.

Probably wouldn't have made it. That thing is small. But I've seen, so I've been, the couple of games I've been to, I've seen a fan make the puck into the day of the little sliver. Yeah. That's cool. Yeah. This one will probably get me killed by football traditionalists,

but that's exactly what off-season content is for. So I would like to propose banning special teams from the game of football. So I think the way we work through this will go. Dude, Belichick just had a cold shutter. What's the quarterback made? You're trying to just like that. He just had a... He tried to turn us into flag.

Somewhere. Someone's trying to pass a special team somewhere. We'll go kickoff punt, extra point. Kickoff. I think the kickoff was in its perfect form prior to any of the major modifications we've seen. Agreed. Wedge era.

There was nothing more emblematic of football than a guy running down the field full speed, trying to declete two guys who have locked arms at the other end. Like, that was amazing. And we can't do wedges. We don't even let guys run down the field full speed. And, you know, all these modifications made in the spirit of make the game safer,

certainly respect that. But the kickoff in its current form doesn't even look like a play. Like it looks like a drill. It looks like a staged drill. It's like the tush-push aesthetically pleasing argument. Like to me, it's not aesthetically pleasing. It just looks like a drill. and so if the plays are too dangerous, let's just can it.

Like just the opposing team scores a TD, you get the ball at your 25 and you start your drive. Hell no. So it's six points or seven points? Well, we'll get an extra point. It's a touchdowns six points still, yeah. Got it. So what about Devin Hester? What is he going to do?

Wide receiver. He's going to play flag. He's going to play a ball. He's going to be a goal. Like what about all these awesome returners, bro? I just can't imagine the game without kickoff return. And I hear what you're saying. I used to be in the wedge.

And the wedge is honestly like, that shit was electric. But bro, that shit is so dangerous, bro. How many times have you seen? Me and Lisei Doosable, me and Lejeet Doosable used to be the two-man wedge in Jacksonville. And we used to put people's freaking lights out. And at the same token, I would be like, in my head like I would not just I just wouldn't want to be to an L5 or or an R5 on kickoff and just having that job of running into a wall like because it's just like yeah you talk you

think about player safety like realistically every time you run into the wall it's some degree of a concussion I don't care what anyone says like it's some degree whether you get knocked out or not your brain is being jostled in your head if you run run full speed the way you're supposed to into any wall. Whether you're successful in breaking it or not, it's just, it's, it's one of those things. The impact, it's definitely going to shake you up no matter what. Agreed. Totally.

So that's what I'm saying. I'm like, just can it. Like just bag the kickoff, save the time. Just spot the ball and go. Hey, another 30 second commercial spot the NFL can sell. I'm almost positive that you can do that in Canada. You can elect in the CFL. You can elect after a point, hey, we just want to grab the ball at one of the allotted yard lines instead of taking a kickoff or a return.

I'm just saying, like, as a fan of the game who's like, can't wait to watch the dynamic kickoff. Like, it's just, who cares? All right, punt. What is a punt, but just an organized turnover? Like, generally speaking, it amounts to flipping the field. for the opposing offenses drive start why don't we just save the time ref at the other end of the field spot the ball offense lines up and you roll and like i'll admit i think a punt return touchdown is one of the most exciting plays in sports

but it doesn't happen enough miracle at the metal lands come on a lot of legendary moments with punt return touchdowns so then what you just start out like 25 every after every change of possession. What Nate mentioned in the CFL, the team scored upon after a field goal has the option of receiving a kickoff or taking the ball at their own 40-yard line. So that's what, that's what

basically what Nolan is. I'm against your point. And here's why, Nolan, one of the most electric plays is a defensive player. Come on. Back a team up and they're coming out of the one. You got a chance

to get a safety. That's points defensively and possession. That's about as good as you can do defensively, man. That's like, we love a season. That is definitely fair. I don't know what the frequency of that is though. Like 2024 regular season, 2,072 punts,

six punt return TDs. That's 0.3%. Like not even half of a percentage point of all the puns who return for touchdowns. It never happens. Like literally never happened. And on a punt... How many muffs?

How many muffs? I want muff numbers. I'll pull you up muff numbers You get the guys Running down Clip that But 28% are fair caught Like we don't even get

A lot of play Muff numbers Okay Then there's No there's your band Banned Fair Catches No more fair catches Yeah no more Halo rule

That'll make That'll make things real interesting XFL This just make Just leave it all open Yeah, let's work on safer technology, not safer rules. Ban the wedge ban. Because look, if you take out the Halo rule,

that's a lot more exciting because most returners, you let the ball drop, right? If you feel like you're just going to get cracked, you let the ball drop, and that's like a whole new dynamic to everything. Ball on the ground, poison, poison, poison. Oh, no, it touched them. Yep.

Or I'm going to catch it and get my helmet. Smack the ball. Classic. classic risk reward analysis there. I love that. That's a great call. Maybe we'll just start with a fair catch now.

It's dramatic. And then field goal, extra point. This is easy. Touchdown league. If you can't score a touchdown, get off the field. Terrible ideas.

No, I kind of love this. I love that. Honestly, fuck, fuck kickers. Like, just remove them from the sport entirely. I like, so like,

should it be like one or one or two point option like a like a yard line to run it in exactly extra point keep the offense two and a half yard line a five yard line yeah now the extra point is actually an exciting play keep the offense on the field and you can do some variant of like i think flag football go for one from the five go for two from the 10 whatever it is whatever you want like however you want to set that up keep the this is just the tucker's fault see this you put the bad chis and everyone's mouth people don't like kickers anymore man don't like kickers so you're just trying to ex kickers out so like dang if i'm a kicker and you and all this stuff is implemented like what do i do like what do i do play soccer

our dear friend johnny hecker father of several out of work uh backup quarterback you know he's he's done a couple balls yeah you know a couple good passes because he's a punter that's true yeah yeah yeah thought provoking nolan and shot down. Just think about it. Just think about it. Some would call Nolan bringing up, you know, removing special teams from football a code break. You know, we wanted to bring up a couple of code breaks.

And I had, so I'll give you all a scenario the other day. I was flying back from Wisconsin in the Chicago airport. That's true. And in the security line, we have gone through the first security guy where you show them your ticket and your ID. We're standing to put our stuff on the conveyor belt to go through the scanner and then walk through the macrometer. I grab my, you know, the bucket you put everything in. I'm waiting for this guy in front of me. There grows about a 10-foot gap between this guy and the next person who is ahead of him because he is going through his backpack, pulling out every single little bag of every, you know, thing that he has, every single liquid, every lap. He's got multiple laptops, whatever.

And so I'm like, okay, this is enough. So I jump in front of him, put my box down, shoes in the box, phone in the box, laptop in the box, bag on the scanner. Slide that through. I was done in three seconds, you know? He comes behind me, slams his bag on the table and says, oh, you're just going to skip me in line, just jump me, cut me. And I was like, there's plenty of space, man.

We're good here. We're all going to the same spot. And then right. You say these things. There's plenty of space. we're all going to the same spot. Hell, yeah. And then right after I say that, he's about to say something,

but the TSA agent looks at him and says, yo, sir, it names like three things that he hasn't done that extends his time in line even further. I go through the Magtromator. Well, actually, after the TSA guy said that, I pointed him and said, yo, you good? Which I probably shouldn't have done.

Whoa. I was mad. I was a little noise. All smooth. Petty Reed. I love it. And he said, he said under his breath, he's like, I'm good, I'm good. And then I go through, get my stuff, waiting for my dad.

This guy comes through, walks up to me and says, hey, man, I'm sorry. I get frustrated when I'm traveling and rolls. I said, no worries. Sorry about it. You said, fuck you. But was I, because I did, like me being the person I am, I did freak out of my head. Like, damn, did I just like totally fuck this guy over? was that totally mean, but jumping someone in the conveyor belt line.

No, totally, totally acceptable. If you take longer than 15 seconds to get your shit and go through, you not only deserve to be jump, but you deserve to be tased and. Like, like that. Especially if you're in a TSA, I'm glad he apologized to you. But even with the apology,

fuck that guy. Like, bro, if you're taking a long time at the airport of all places, and you're going through your back, First off, if you're going through your bag that long, I'm already in my head thinking, oh, this is a fucking red flag because why are you waiting right now to do all of this shit, bro? Like, have you not traveled before? You know how fucking hectic it is and they're going to make a pre-prescribed set of motion. It's not that hard. Everyone is the same exact thing at the same exact time.

It's like there's a routine to it. It's fucking it up. You're either a moron or like you just. Or you're hiding something. or you're hiding something because at the end of the day, even if it got frustrated, as long as you don't have anything illegal in your bag, bro,

just dump that whole shit out, bro. Just dump it all out into the bucket and let it go through and then put it back when you get done. But like to be reaching your bag and not knowing like, oh, do I have extra lotion in here that I got to take out or do I have a laptop?

It's just like, like you need to know that when you're traveling. And if I'm the guy holding everything up, I actually want to be cut in line to keep things moving or else all eyes are on me. I'm the asshole. Yep. If that gap gets more than three feet, you've got to have the awareness to say, hey, slide on it. Jump me.

But anyway, so I'm glad that I'm vindicated. I am not a code breaker in the airport. But airport flying etiquette, what are the biggest code breaks? Obviously, we have the reclining seat. And we've talked about food on an airplane before. I don't draw on the airplane. I mean, don't get me and Nate started on that. That's a whole, there's a world of different opinions here.

You do not, can I all start, Nate? All right. Before we get going. There's a certain foods. Let me, let me, let's a much longer list of foods. Let me just say this. I cannot eat on the airplane. Unless, unless we are, I think there should not be any type of rules of regulation.

If I buy a flight for a ticket, unless, we are in first class and if we paid extra money for to travel a certain way I think then maybe there should be rules and regulations to abide by but otherwise

like some of the stuff that be on people's list that people get upset about like on airplanes I think is absolutely ridiculous and me and Bo have been through this but go ahead Bo like say what you're like okay these are I'll give you a list

of acceptable foods to eat on an airplane, in my opinion. Okay. Salads, like a small sandwich, like a very personal sandwich, and that's it. And fruit. And then like bag snacks. But airplanes, they be serving little things of pasta. They serve, they serve other stuff. They serve that.

Yeah. I don't want Nate. I don't want to sit next to Nate Collins in the middle seat eating wing. for three hours. Bro, if they served wings in the airport that I got on the flight to, that means that's that means the airport and the airlines want you to potentially

be eating wings on their flight. If you're getting wings on a flight, it means that you're a selfish individual who has fallen into the trap of panicking and only caring about themselves while traveling in a confined space with 100 other people. No, bro. If I'm rushing.

You cannot eat wings or ribs on a flight, bro. You can. You absolutely can, bro. You cannot eat rib or salmon. You cannot eat any fish on a flight. Well, you said sandwich. Tuna salad sandwich? Tuna salad sandwich is a good point, man.

Let me look at that. And you said salad, too. No. And realistically, a salad could be messy as hell too. You really want to sit next to somebody eating a fucking tuna salad sandwich. you're telling me you're not going to be taking a photo of it and sending it through a group chat talking shit about that person. Never. Like this motherfucker's eating a two to salad sandwich next to me.

Boo. Ew. That Bose was way more generous than I thought he was going to be. I personally think anything above what can categorically be called a snack is a no-go on a plane. Like you get into wings and ribs. Like you're talking about needing a wet nap. Yeah. That's diabolical.

Right out of bounds. What? You're going to go up and adjust the fucking little air conditioning vent with rib covered fingers. What? Bro. You, dude. Listen, guys. You guys don't deter.

You're not deter me. If I'm hungry and I find a great spot in the airport that I am in and if I want that food and I don't have enough time to eat it there, you best believe I'll be eating some of it on the plane. And I'm just sorry. Like, if I bought a plane to eat it. ticket, why should I have to care about if it's such an issue, the planes would say, hey, no outside food. No outside food. You have to buy food from us, so that means you could only eat what we're serving you and we're offering to you. If a plane doesn't say that, then why can't I bring food on there and why can't I eat it? That's my whole thing. And then I've seen another list. People don't like

when people get up to go to the bathroom. If I have to fucking use the bathroom, what's the big issue with you. Like, what's the issue with you if I have to get up and walk down the aisle and use the bathroom? I don't care if I have to use the bathroom 12 times. Why does it bother you? Why does it bother you if I have to go to the bathroom? I don't get that. I can see if I'm getting up. If you're the person in my row and I'm the, if I'm the, if I'm the window seat and I'm climbing over two people and I keep getting up, yes, I could see those two people have having an issue with it and being like, dude, like, what's up, dude? Like, can we switch seats or are you going to be doing this the whole time?

But everyone else, I don't care. You just sit down and close your eyes. No, I'm shockingly with you. I think you get a limit, though. Like, you get like one per hour, maybe. But like some people are old and like, I don't know. Like you can kind of get a pass. As long as you're polite about it, you can get a pass from me.

As long as you're like slightly apologetic. I think about it like, I'm sorry to inconvenience you a little bit. I'll be like, yeah, it's all right. Yeah, I know. But like still, like, what if I'm already self-conscious about the fact that I might have IBS or I might have some type of issue like, damn. You probably do have IBS because you're eating ribs and fucking wings on the airplane, bro. But it's like, damn.

I already know that this is a two-hour flight. I'm going to have to use the bathroom at least four times just because my condition. And now I have to worry about all you people. on the plane just this eyeing me or giving me and not giving me grace like i think poor guy i think that's a i think that's a part okay this might happen i'll see have to have to have to know you're not but even if i have an i'll see bro like people get mad at the like i've heard people say like you should never get up to use the bathroom on a flight and i was like oh that's crazy like why that's crazy that's crazy i mean my my biggest pet peeve as far as flying goes right now and i've been banging this

drum for a while and this might be a hot take. Dogs do not belong on airplanes. I'm just straight up. I'm glad you brought that up. It's getting egregious. Yeah. Like if I see any sort of like Labrador type dog, maybe not Labrador.

Poodle type dog or like, you know, like, okay, emotional support dog 100%. That was, no, sorry. Not emotional support. So the other day catching this flight, there was a little poodle or a lap, a yapper dog in like a little, you know, case.

and I heard it barking. I took my headphones off, terrified that it was going to come on my flight. Luckily, it was walking down the gangplank of another flight, so they all had to deal with that. But absolutely agree you can't have dogs on a flight. How do you feel about kangaroos, though? Because the other day, there was a woman trying to get her kangaroo on this flight. Bro.

Why is he holding the day? Isn't that just the cutest thing? Kangaroos got the ticket. Isn't that just the cutest thing? Hi, little buddy. Hello, buddy. I mean, she probably put snacks in that kangar. Hell no.

With the amount of videos I've seen of kangaroos just punching the shit and kicking the shit out of people, there's no way. But that's such a little polite, I'd sit next to that kangaroo. That little polite kangaroo is probably strong. Probably strong as hell. I would be very scared. You're sitting in 22C. Yep. Kangaroo comes hopping down the, down the aisle.

What are you doing? Right. Bing. Hey, hey, is that, is that allowed? Are we good? Like, we're good. What was the one chick who, like, freaked out on the flight? What is she?

Oh, Jimenez. She's really just pointing out of camera. That person's not real. Yeah. Yeah. What would you doing? That grew is not real. I was on a cross-country flight with my friend called Dave.

Cain and he was having some bowel issues to the point where he carried anti-diereal medicine onto the flight. And we had been talking about it. I know he was having rough morning. And he shows me the bottle of pills. It says anti-dial on him and he's about to pop a couple so he doesn't have a bad time. We're about halfway down the plane, probably row 20 or 40. And like out of a movie, he fumbles it as he's showing it to me.

And it starts rolling back. It just starts rolling back. And I lose my mind laughing. But it did not compare to the joy when about three or four minutes later, the flight attendant starts walking up the aisle, showing everybody the anti-diereal asking if somebody had lost it. And then Dave was in the position to either claim it or not. And boy, did he.

It was so bad that he needed his meds. You have to claim it. It was amazing. I was just, eyes wide, no way that just happened and it happened and it played out beautifully. Bro, that's like a mind-fuck thing. Like the last thing you will want to happen, you think about like, yeah, what if I drop this bottle? Yeah. And then the worst thing, I thought they were going to hit the buzzer.

That would have been the only thing better. But walking down the aisle and showing it is just as worst. Yeah, yeah. Everybody sees it. Now, that's great. other settings that we can ask about code break and etiquette and beau this is maybe one of your biggest realms but the gym what are the biggest gym code breaks etiquette faux pauses that you can do i mean i got a million of them how much time do we have i think the biggest one for me oh go ahead go

ahead go ahead if you got a million i probably got one it might tie it all right let's hear it go ahead fax if i'm paying for a membership i'm not wiping the bench Wow. What? I like I'm just like like and it's not like like like an intentional thing but it's like bro if I'm doing supersets if I'm working like working on a couple of machines like for you to want me to wipe the machine after I use it because you want to work in or whatever like that it's like no like no like I'll wipe the machines maybe like when I'm done like after like my workout like the machines

I used, but like for you to want me to spray down and wipe the machine, like, immediately after, like, I think is a little much when I'm paying for a membership. Like, I understand. But also, like, I think it's more on me. If I'm about to get on the machine, it's on me to wipe it down, to be like, okay, like, if I want this machine clean, I'm going to wipe it down and get on and use it. That's how I feel about that. Yeah.

To me, fundamentally, you go to the gym to fucking sweat, man. Sweating at the gym is like a whole, it's, that's the whole reason. I didn't think you would agree. You agree with me. If it gets egregious, wipe it down. I'm not going to wipe that shit down after every fucking session, but I think it depends on the setting a little bit too. Like, I don't know.

If you're at like a hotel gym, maybe it's a little bit different, you know. No, see, we're not paying. I'm talking about paid membership. Hotel gym, I mean, I guess you're saying for the stay. I don't think that, no. I'm more saying my monthly, you're taking the 100 and whatever out of my check monthly, whatever it is for this membership. And you're going to be a stickler and being like, hey, guy, you don't wipe down your stuff,

like in a timely manner. No, I don't like that. Yeah. I think every set, like every set is clearly not necessary. But like, once you're done with the bench, if you're looking at it and like, you're sweat and over the bench, I think you should wipe it up. Bro, I feel you. Like, I'm kind of with that.

But like, sometimes it's just like, yo, like, if I have a little like on the bench or like, say the incline bench, if the little butt part you're about to sit on has a little sweat mark on it, bro, I'm not wiping it. You're putting your fucking, you're about to put your butt on there. Like, I don't need to wipe that. Like, I don't get it. Like, we have pants and shorts on.

You're going to wash your clothes after you're going to take a shower. That's what I'm. I mean. It's just, some of it's just like, it's a little too much. And like, I understand like COVID, when COVID came around, everyone extra with the germs and things like that. But it's just like, guys, like relax a little bit. Bo, what's your, what's your list?

Run us through a few. Oh, God. I mean, if you don't put, if you don't rewrack your way, it's I will hate you forever. Straight up. Wait. I will never. And I will fucking tell people like, I will shame them. I am that guy.

Because it is my 100% biggest bet beat. Do I have to rewreck them in the right spot or just rewrack? Yes. Yeah. Yes. Rack them. Like, dude, did you pull out a 50 pound dumbbell,

put it back in the fucking 50 pound dumbbells slot? I'm not trying to hunt around some disorganized dumbbell rack to find the fucking dumbbell. Dumbbells, yeah, they have, no, dumbbells they have them listed. I'm more saying like on the bench rack,

you know, those plates, they be. No, 45's on top. And 20, like it's pretty simple shit, dude.

Like, it's not hard. If you don't. Or if you leave it out, like you were basically saying like, hey, fuck everybody else. What I'm doing is more important and I don't care about any of you. If you don't rewrack your weights, I will fucking hate you. That's my biggest one. The other, my other biggest pet peeve is like, so I squat heavy, okay?

It's like my whole identity. That's all I got. Okay. And if I'm in the squat rack and you have two squat racks that are like facing each other, my biggest pet pee, if I'm mid set or like mid rep more than anything, And someone else comes and starts like squatting right when I'm in the middle of my and like they're like, you know, two feet away from me. And that is my number one. I'm probably number two biggest pet peeve.

That fucking annoys the shit out of me. It's like absolute zero. What if you're zero awareness for people around you? What if you're motivation? Wait till I'm fucking done. But I need to see you squat to get amped and be like, I can do this too. But if there's someone else that's squatting right in the same like rack that I'm in. and they're facing each other, whatever, that's fine.

I'll just go when you're not going. You know what I mean? But then just wait till I'm done to go. It's like bowling. You know what I mean? You don't approach the top of the lane when someone else is. It's just bad balls, bad etiquette. Like, let me focus.

Let me fucking lock in. Let me get my little sight line so I can hit this rep, hit my set. And then you can do your 135 pounds squats, Nate. All right. Sounds about right, man. Not trying to pull my quad. or hear me, you know. No phone calls.

You can't have a phone call while you're in the gym. I agree with that. Or go to the front area. Yeah, walk outside. Outside. Yep. Yeah, fair.

I can't be listening to your phone conversation, one half of your phone conversation. I just think we should just amend that, make it in public. No phone calls ever in public. Ever. Not bad. My last one is kind of similar to Macon's. like I don't train a lot like I don't train a lot like planet fitness type gyms because I take myself more seriously than that but like when I'm on the road sometimes you have to find gyms like that and I cannot stand when people watch TikTok videos out loud in between sets it drives me fucking crazy bro that's that's my that's the new that's the new trainer yo digital trainers you got to watch them TikTok reels yeah but buy a pair headphones get some fucking headphones or the other thing is people will just

straight up listen to music out loud on their phones and I'm like dude well that I'm not gonna I'm not gonna lie I've I've definitely I've definitely forgotten my earphones or my AirPods died on me and I've definitely like listen to music out loud before I'm not gonna lie I'm not surprising yeah sometimes you just need that music you just need that music you just need that music and the gym that I go to that's your own fault dude TV channel music playlist that they put on, it's trash. It's trash. Once in a while, it'll be on some, I'll be like, oh, I can vibe to this, but usually it's

trash. So, like, if I forget my earphone. If you're in that situation, uh, your headphones die and you're listening music on your phone and a good song comes on, are you pausing your phone music to listen to the good song? Probably not. Probably not. I won't even know.

Like, I won't even, like, I won't even like, I won't even like, I won't know it. Yeah, yeah. I'm surprised. that gym content creators, you know, TikTok, jimmers haven't come up that, you know, putting the phone stand and- Yeah, that's Bo, that's bag. That's what he does every day.

So it's just like, he would be shit on himself if he said that. What? You love recording in the gym. Like, recording the gym. Oh, I think a cold break. I think what Bo does. Only top sides.

I think what Bo does is a huge cold break in the gym. I think dude, let me more, Nate. Dudes taking their shirt off in the gym is a huge cold break bro put your fucking shirt on bro or wear one of those little skinny with your nipples out

tank top I do that too like I think that's cool for the gym that thing but having your whole shirt off it's like bro what if what if it's a gym that's outside I see you are outside bro I understand it but it's still that I think the fact that I'm lifting outside

it's like a prison gym Beau takes itself very seriously and this is what I was about to say it's not like a prison gym because the fact that there's females there. And like realistically, if a female walked out there and maybe whatever and she just had a hit down. Are you seeing the shit that the girls are wearing at the gym today? It's not, it's less clothing than me with no shirt on.

Not really. They're still covered up. Their nipples are covered up. Maybe it's the nipples. Read the nip, dude. Don't, don't show your nipples. Our last setting, bars, you know, tons of etiquette code breaks potentially in bars. in a bachelor or bachelor's setting as we know Bo's sister is enjoying this weekend.

But biggest code break at the bar. What are they? I got one. Shoot. Okay. Let's say you go out. Let's say we're all out at the bar, okay? And I'm like, all right, like, I'm trying to think how exactly the scenario they play.

I'm like, all right, if, let's say Nate goes and buys a round of drinks for everybody. And I'll be like, oh, Nate, like, perfect. Thanks a lot. You're the man, dude. Like, appreciate you. Let me get your next one. And I'm like, no, just Venmo me. That is my biggest fucking pet peeve.

Like, if you buy a drink, I will pay you back at the bar by buying you a drink. I'm not going to go out of my way to Venmo you and pay you back after for this bar transaction. Unless one of my biggest pet peeve. Unless someone's buying drinks all night. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Like a tab or, you know, and like someone has. their car down it's easier to pay them back but i'm talking about like one time dive bar like you get this round let me get the next yeah like i'm not going to venmo you for this round of drinks like i will get your next beer that you guys have a lot of friends like this this is like a big friend group problem i feel like and all my friends who like go out in new york city and when they go out like they always do that and it's just like i guess i don't go out with enough people that were just like hey like i'll buy around and i guess like we don't have to do that out here because it's not that hard to get drinks or like go up to the bar and get drinks.

But I hear that a lot, that people, like, you go out and then you're trying to hunt down your friends for $45 from the other night because, bro, I bought you three drinks and you were supposed to pay me. Yeah. And if you're a cowboy type and you're always willing to go get a beverage for anybody else, cannot have more than two ingredients. Yes. Yeah.

Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So, expresso martini. Unless you're a girl. Then you can get a fucking vodka water with a splash alive and cranberry. But if you're Nate Collins, I'm not getting you that. No, espresso martini, man.

It's easy. Expresso martini. That's easy. That's another pet peeve of mine. You kind of call it espresso martini, didn't you? Why not? There's no ex. Expresso.

Espresso? Yeah. No. How about? How about I go to a bar and it's called. espresso. I just made that up, but I try to throw that in there.

Espresso. Code break, if you're sitting at the bar and you know it's going to be a, you know, busy time, people coming in, you know, it's one in the morning, midnight, whatever. You can't get mad if I'm, you know, a little close. Like, I'm not going to go in between you,

but if I'm, you know, you are talking to somebody and your face-to-face, if I get a little close on the backside, I'm not going to try to bump you, but you can't say like, hey, can we get some room, you know, whatever, like, it's packed. And another,

like, I don't have that problem, bro. Yeah, true. But if you are, if you are ordering at the bar, you got to make yourself as small as possible. Got to,

like, slide in there, no matter, you know, if you're me or if you're Nate, you got to make yourself as small as possible. I think it's a cold break if people see you trying to get to the bar and they're particularly not going to make room.

Yeah. And then get upset that you're trying to get skinny to make room. And it's just like, bro, if you're not going to move and I'm trying my hardest not to interact or touch you, you can't get upset. Like, you can't get upset knowing what everyone's trying to do right now. And that's ultimately try to get a drink. So if you're, I know you've probably been here all night and you have your drink. but if you know everyone's going to be trying to get a drink in your spot or around your spot

it's like you can't be that person to be like I'm going to get frustrated every time someone walks up here and maybe brushes me while I'm ordering a drink similar to that like after you get your drink fucking walk if you're standing yes go away from the bar please because there's people waiting behind you like have a little awareness yep like I agree I gotta I got a code break question. Unless you're trying to hire at the bartender.

That's a co-break. If it's busy, don't talk to the bartender. Say hi. If you're flirting for bar time. Yes, absolutely. Continue, Bo. What is your, what's your thoughts on touch tunes out of Kit Cowboy? You strike me as a big touch tunes guy.

Oh, zero touch tunes. Like, never. I mean, love you guys. I got to go. I got to get my daughter. Hey, thank you. very much. Goodbye, Nathan.

Touch tunes. I'm just wondering if it's a code break to, like, just rack up, like, all, just hog the touch tunes, basically. No, yes, it is a code break to hog the touch tunes, unless you're doing a, I'm going to play Rick Roll 15 times in a row. Yeah. That's hilarious. Yeah.

I thought that was the only reason touch tunes. Yes, exactly. So, I'm not going there to play serious songs or, oh, my God, they got Billy Strings. Oh, that's. Hell yeah. No, it's what's the funniest song I can play the most amount of times that people start to notice. How much money do I have? How many times can I play this song? That is what Touch Tunes is for. Bachelorette, Bachelor Party Code Breaks. I'll bring one up. The bride or the groom in that party where, you know, they can't pay for a drink, you know, when we go out.

That's not allowed bride or groom in that setting. Everybody else, it should be understood that everybody in the bachelor party is picking up for the, you know, for that brighter groom. You're there, the reason that you're there on that party is because of them. And if you're in your 20s, a lot of people to a hotel room. Yes. It is a code break to make a noise complaint on your own room, which I did in Los Angeles about 12 years ago. And half the group was doing drugs in the bathroom.

So it actually got a little touch and go where someone came up to knock on the door. Okay, there's been a noise complaining. Hmm, kind of smells terrible in here. This is back in the olden days when you couldn't smoke marijuana. And I was trying to get a little shut eye with seven other people in the room at a not terribly unreasonable hour. I regret that. Don't do that. That's another code break, thinking that you're going to get sleep at a Bachelor or Bachelor at party.

Right. If you're that type of person, just get yourself your own room. Yeah. You are on. Guys, we got a special guest for this last code break if you want. This is my younger sister, Grace. Hey, Grace. Welcome to the Greenlight Pod.

Thank you so much. I jumped the gun there. Where is the camera here? Okay. Code break is your brother coming to drinks and crashing your bachelor's party. See you tomorrow. she asked me to plug her Venmo but I said not uh big friend of the pod code break I actually do have a legit code break though but I will be crashing her bachelor at party

I mean it's her own dumb ass fault for hosting it in Tampa where I live uh my code break is being a night one hero like I am the biggest night one hero for like bachelor parties where I'm all excited. I'm flying in. You see all your boys you haven't seen in a while. You're stoked. And then, you know, you go extra hard night one and then night two just literally zombie. That's my, that's my personal.

Night two is the night in a batser party to make your presence known. You, like, night one, you like, you're kind of in the shadows. You pay for a round of drinks here and there. You know, you're up there. But you're not, you're not the guy who's going crazy. You don't want to be the guy in the morning like, oh, that guy's tank last. night. Night two is really where you can make your mark. Oh.

Yes. And don't take incriminating pictures of your boy who's getting married and then hold them over his head for the rest of time. I'm also guilty of that one. I'll show that one to a pal every now and again. I'm like, what do I have to do to get you to delete it? I'm like, I'm afraid there's

nothing. That stays here. Yeah. In my mobile. Yeah. Yeah, that's fair. Would you, knowing what you know now would you have taken the picture back then? Like if you could jump back? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay, right, right.

I'm not saying I don't break code. I'm just saying it is a code break. I know what I've done is wrong. I will do it again. Yeah. Fellas, that's been a blast. Good code breaks. One final note.

44 muff punts, maybe in 2007-2 last year. That's 2%. With the muff stats. 44 muffs compared to six touchdowns. Is that right? I mean, I think, dare I say, a muff is more entertaining than a punt return touchdown? Oh, agreed.

The muff is the most exciting play. The muff is very exciting. Yeah. All right. I agree. Unless there's out of all the fair catch. Okay. Great.

That's good. We fixed it. Thanks everyone for being here. Thank you, Bo. Grace, congratulations. Everyone will send you Venmo. All righty. time to get to Randy Scott.

ESPN's Randy Scott is about to make it so that you don't listen to a song the same way ever again. Cowboys here, Randy, can... I have so much to bring up to Cowboy. I hope all positive. Yeah. No, it's not... You know what? When I listen to an episode, as I did to brush up on the aura conversation, which you guys did,

a piss poor job of explaining what aura is. But when I was listening in, I'm reminded every time I listen to an episode when you start it and the Dixie Chicks come on, like, I lost my virginity to that song. So I'm picturing the teenage just, you know, this like summer slam battle of like hormones and then abundance and overabundance of concern about getting a girl. pregnant to the point where you're wearing two condoms can't feel anything. And that's worse because apparently the condoms rub against each other and cause a hole. And so you might as well be wearing nothing. I didn't realize that. I learned that years later.

Oh, my God. Cowboy takes me away. The session in question, because Cowboy Take Me Away by the Chicks is roughly a three-minute song. So forgive me, but was this, did you, did you start off with it? Did the song runtime encompass the entire act? Or did you finish up with Natalie and the in the crew? These are, these are such great questions. I'm glad we're talking about it. I, so for me, I was such and remained such an overthinker that I was like, I got to stack this playlist, this mixed CD, this burned CD with as many short songs as possible.

So we were pretty Blink 182 heavy because in my mind, I didn't want her. I didn't want her. I was a senior in high school, so going away to college was in that mix. But I was like, no, the shorter the song,

the more songs will get through, the longer she'll think this whole thing is taking because more songs would play. Yeah. So, yeah, anyway, she probably won't, would not remember it as much as I do. But also, she probably doesn't listen to a podcast that literally starts with Cowboy T. I mean, it's amazing. Oh, gosh, I'm going to come up with so many great questions throughout the day after we sign off regarding this very story.

There were borderline charity fraud, not legal, but moral charity fraud was involved in this story. I used Relay for Life as the reason to be out all night and be unattended to as a youth, you know? Remember Relay for Life? Yeah. So the thing about Relay for Life is you don't have to walk the whole time. It's a relay. So you have these unaccounted four gaps where, I'm going to go get some ice and some supplies for the snack table, you know? And then you just fire up a mix CD.

Yeah, yeah. I have a similar relay for life story, actually. But hey, let's get into it. I'm going to come circling right back to Cowboy take me away here by the end. I want to begin. This is SportsCenters Randy Scott, everyone. The Emmy is right over his left shoulder in case you're wondering what that is. Yeah, right there.

I'll begin by recapping the interview we did two years ago. I never go back and relisten. I went back and relistened. And I was excellent. Like, I get all nervous for this stuff. And I prepare. I over-prepared. I skipped the first 10 minutes because that was probably not great.

And then I listened on 1.25 speed just to get through it because I don't talk particularly fast. But I don't know if there's any topping that. Today, no preparation. We're just winging it. It was excellent. The good news is if this does go poorly, you're not like a Miami Dolphins offensive tackle,

so therefore nobody's going to listen or watch. Was that a Chris Long-Jake-Long reference, the Miami Dolphins offensive tackle? Not quite, but I think we've learned over the past couple years that we are a football show. And if you're like, you know, quality control coach for the Raiders, then we're getting a million views. If you're Matthew McConaughey or Charles Barkley,

people couldn't give a fuck, you know? Oh, my God. It's like, yeah. Yeah, no, we're serious. Oh, man. All right. It's a low bar or a high bar. I'm choosing to look at it as a high bar.

It's a challenge. your name's Randy Colin Scott. Those are three first names. What would you think is the best order of those three names if you could have your pick? So you really did. See, that's what I liked about the last interview, too, was you did a lot of research. You had a lot of prepared questions. This is just looking at my text when you sent me your email.

Man, I hate my name. I hate it. Randy, they're not making new Randys. You know, I do Sports Center with Gary Streiske. They're not making new Gary's either. We have this shared pain of being a, you know, being a dinosaur out here in his name streets. So I would probably Colin, but Colin's a little affected. But nobody trusts us Scott, you know, like first name Scott.

So, man, I'm kind of in bad shape when it comes to that. It's a funny story about my name, and I appreciate you asking. I, at Disney, when I was like 10, at MGM Studios, used to have like a double-day. type setup. It was more just a kids drop off where parents could kind of get away for a little bit and leave their kids for a, you know, live taping of a double-dair knockoff. And we sat on, my sister and I sat on the aisle up in the stands and they were bringing a camera up and they'd interview you in between events. What's your name? Where are you from? You know, and I realized that as it got closer, I would never see any of these people again. So, and I hated my name at 10.

so my sister goes, you know, what's your name where you're from? She's like, Maggie from Vienna, Virginia. And then turns to me, and I was like, here we go. And so he goes, what's your name, where you're from? I was like, Brett. From Vienna, because to me, Brett was, I don't know why. There was no favorite George Brett. I mean, there's no like first.

Brett was a cool name. And my sister, before I could even say where I was from, like backhanded me in the chest. It's like, no, it's not. And I was like, shut up. I'm like, let me be Brett for a minute. Let Randy die. You know, so. So, no, I hate my, I hate the name Randy.

I, uh, um, no shade, cowboy. Cowboy is over here with the father called Randy. And I have found that Randy at least lends itself. Um, I think you're, you're my only Randy, maybe one of two with Cowboys' Dad, uh, lends itself to nicknames. I really like Rando. I like Randow. man, you can really play around with it a little bit. What do you call your father,

cowboy, if you're referring to him and not addressing him? Usually it's Randy. I'll hit him with an old Randall every once in a while. Randers. Randers. Yeah. Is he, is he Randall? Is he Randall? He's Randy Ray. Ray is a middle name. Randy Ray is a middle name. Randy Ray just rolls pretty pretty good. But is Randy is the government name. He was born Randy. Yep. That's, wow. God damn it. See, I have a little one-sided rivalry with you, dad,

because you guys keep talking about where he fits on the Randy rankings. I remember that episode, and it was pretty high. It was a little inflated, but it was high. The ranking was high. And I was like, ah, and now he's even cooler because he's a Randy Ray and an actual Randy. Mine's Randolph, O-L-P-H, and it's for this cowboy actor. I don't know if you all have ever seen Blazing Saddles.

Oh, absolutely. And there's a scene where they take their hats off, like you do it for Randolph Scott. And he was the cowboy actor in the 60s maybe, maybe 60s. And my dad just loved cowboy movies, as a lot of dads do. And so it's not a family name. I'm not related to this guy at all. And my dad, again, as a lot of dads do, especially ex-military dads.

You know, they get older and they start watching Fox News. And, you know, they sort of lean into one side of the aisle, the political discourse. and it just, it tickles me that he thinks he named me after this cowboy actor. And he did, that's true. But at the same time, he also named me after this guy who, at the time in Hollywood, had a bachelor pad with Carrie Grant. And they were just swinging bachelors. And, you know, think of the crazy parties they must have a blah, blah, blah.

And no, they were just a couple of dudes in love who just, you know, couldn't be out and about in the 50s and 60s. and it's kind of, it's just kind of ironic for me now to think of my dad naming me after, you know, a cowboy actor, but somebody who also like, you know, was, in maintain multitudes. Yeah, you know, layers, layered. This George Randolph Scott was born in Orange County, Virginia. Were you aware of that?

The actor? Yep. He's a handsome dude, too. Man, I did not know that. So it's him and who else was born in Virginia? Danny McBride. Oh, we're just literally. listing Virginians now.

Actor-wise, actor-wise. I don't feel like there are a ton of actors who come out of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Yeah, you may be right about that. The Rock is currently residing at times also in Orange County, Virginia. A little bit of fun fact. Where's Orange County, Virginia? I don't know where that is. It's about 25 minutes north of us in Charlottesville.

Okay. Do you feel like there are about three or four Virginias, much like there are Californians? Yeah. And I think we'll get to that in a rollicking sports states, rather, states draft here in a little bit. Okay. As we can relate it to your little television program. I wanted to say that my first name is Bradford. And I was so shy a child that on the first day of school, when we were calling Roll, and the teacher would say Bradford, I would first just be silent, even though.

I knew it was me they were referring to. Sure. Okay. I guess Bradford's not here on day one. A little extended summer vacation. But then when I finally copped to Bradford by day two or three or four, I would be too shy and nervous to tell the teacher that I go by my middle name, which is Macon. And I didn't get over that until sixth grade. Okay.

All right. The middle name kids always threw me for a loop, too. That was our only naming philosophy. My wife and I were determined to have our kids go by their first names because of that baggage that I've carried my entire life. Yeah, hurt people, hurt people. You know, we pass it forward. My answer, by the way, is Randy Scott Collin.

I think you are a Hollywood actor if you're Randy Scott Collin. Colin as a last name is rare. What's the rock doing in Virginia? Was he filming something? What's he got going on? Oh, no, he's got a farm here because Virginia's dope. It is. I love Virginia, you know, certain parts more than others, but, but, you know, we can get to that.

Okay, we'll get to it. I don't think I love your part of Virginia as much as you guys love it. Thank you. Thank you. All right. We'll get there. And Virginia's on the board for the state's draft. And I, yeah, I won't reveal my big board.

I here, all right. Okay. You have something coming up, and that is giving a speech, the graduation speech at your former high school. Is that right? That's right. Yep. I'm being in Virginia. This is fertile ground, because you can really screw this up. And I think the easiest way you can screw this up is by just being lame as can be.

I know. And so my question to you is, will you go that route or will you be interesting? I have some goals. I'm going to, so interesting is the route that I'm trying for. The goals are make them laugh, make the parents cry, and then sort of fire up the troops. They, you know, they said seven to eight minutes. Whoa. Soft, soft suggestion.

I feel like we're going to double that. I feel we're going to explore the space a little bit. tell some stories. Seven minutes. Are you sure you're the guy? I don't know. But just the warm-up? I want to see if I can find it. That is going to be the start.

So what's my speaking rate? I think we're all wondering what I charge for something. It's apparently zero dollars for James Madison High School. Are they flying me down? No, they're not. But are they putting me up? Are they going to? No, I'm sorry.

stay at my sister's places. It's costing them none dollar. Like, they're going to get what they pay for to a certain extent. But my principal got in my DMs right around the holidays on Instagram. And it's a sobering thing to be the same age as a high school principal. That was, so she's principal Lindsay,

you know, it's like in a few years there'll be some principal Owens and Carter's running around. And she was like, I want to be clear, I don't know who you are. I, I am not a sports fan. I don't really watch a lot of TV,

but someone in the building said that you went here, and I figured with a role forward-facing in media, you would be an interesting speaker. Again, I'm unaware of your career and your accomplishment. Like, it was the most backhanded invite. And then she said, like, last year, you know, we tried to keep alums as the speakers. And last year, we had Toby Dinklstein and, you know,

in class of 72, but didn't explain who Toby was. So it was just leaving me to Google. the name, not of note, just, he might have just been around. And so I wrote back and I was like, just to give her a little sample of what she was going to get, I was like, hey, like, I appreciate the adoration and claim I'm in. It's I'm honored. I'm flattered truly and I will do whatever I can to make you forget about Toby Dinklstein. And she took a full day to write back. I wrote back within minutes and she took a full day to write back with just okay, great. And that was the last I heard from principal Lindsay and then I started hearing from the senior class advisors and I've had to have these

zooms with them and I do kind of want to get to know them and like you know the football team is really good they went to state's state semi state title game twice and state semis like two of the other years that this class was together which is so like I gave a graduation speech when I graduated in 2000 and I said to solve the parking problem may I suggest using the end zone since the football team isn't using it. Gordon Live, the head coach did not appreciate it. So Coach Live is not there anymore. Now it's Justin Counts, and Madison's like a wagon.

They keep playing against these teams from Hampton or wherever some of these schools are good. And so that's like I had to get to know all that stuff. So I feel prepared, but I do want to bounce an opening joke off of you guys if I could. Please. I thought your entry here to this conversation was pretty good. that they're going to get what they paid for, which is nothing. But yes, I might, I might do that. But when I talked to the seniors, they were like,

Principal Calvert slid into your DMs, like, oh, my God, you're going to start with that. And I was like, all right, cool, I might start with that. But what I want to say is like, you know, to the principal, to the blah, blah, blah, graduating class 25, you know, thank you for having me. I hate, I hate graduation speeches. Let me just say that because it really is unsolicited advice. It's just a washed, older person, disseminating, talking at you, do this, don't do that. These are the mistakes I made, you know, whatever it is.

And if there's, you know, I hate unsolicited advice. I hate mansplaining. And like the thing, here's what you want to do with unsolicited advice, okay? And it's sort of like hammer the, you know, like, here's what you want to do. Like, by referencing unsolicited advice, I'm giving you advice on how to handle it. Like, I'm telling you what to do with it. And then I wait a beat, let the applause break settle down. And then say in mansplaining, girls, this is what, let me tell you what mansplaining is.

And then kind of wait and just like subtle under the breath. Just I feel like it's more self-deprecation, but it's been polarizing at work. When I've bounced it off people at work, some people are like, I wouldn't do the mansplaining thing. I like it. That makes me scared. I like it. I think we can punch it up. a bit. Okay. Um, very dry. I'm reminded, can we get, what's the demo of these kids? I mean,

are these a bunch of rich white kids? Are they a bunch of not rich white kids? I think that's important. Oh, man. That's, that's a fair question. It's, I'd call it a, I call it a middle to upper middle, you know, class. Okay. I thought about making jokes about that as well, but. I'm reminded of, uh, Nikki Glazer opening the Golden Globes with Welcome to the Golden Globes with Welcome to the Golden Globes. Ozympic's biggest night. Just quick, bang, great pace. Everybody's laughing.

Yeah. So I don't know if the kids are doing a bunch of drugs these days. You're Molly, your cocaine, your marijuana. That's just a thought. That's Elaine. That's Elaine. Principal, whoever the hell, you may not appreciate that. Probably not.

Okay. That's not where I thought you were going. I know, it's not my lane. I'm just, okay. Okay, manplaining. It's funny, and it's not like they're not going to get it, right? Yeah, I think they'll get it. Yeah, everyone will get it.

Are you going to trail off, as you say, and you're going girls? Are you going girls? Right, isn't that more incendiary, which is the point? I'm trying to make myself out to be a pig for a moment, or no. Hmm. That feels dangerous because they don't know me, really. I mean, if my moms are in the crowd. What if you went ladies?

Broads? Yeah, ladies. Ladies is better. Ladies is much better. Okay. I think that's good. I think it's good. Okay.

You remember yours at where'd you, either at Mr. Jefferson's place or at your high school. Do you remember yours? Here's what I remember. and I've told Cowboy this and I'm going to leave out some details the night before foolishly I partied a little too hearty

with the host of this very podcast his name is on the show into the wee hours and I sincerely do regret that here's the other part I was a school co-president no big deal

okay there's a guy in a in a broad what there were two two co-president shout out and a pain and uh and the only thing that meant for that day was that we walked in first to the room large room so we're up on the dais the stage for longer than anybody else and and then we exited last and i had so many intrusive thoughts about vomiting, falling off the stage, passing out, et cetera, because I was banged up. I was in bad shape. Oh, wow. And I was like, just get to the big award. Once you get to the big award, you'll stand up, you'll walk over, you'll shake the headmaster's hand, can't use that word anymore, you'll shake the head of school's hand, it'll give you a little breathe there, you'll have something to do, go back, we'll break up this large segment into

two and we'll be done. Well, big award comes and your boy doesn't get it, you know? School president, an ace tennis player, you know, I get the big award. No, Jamie Dupree gets the big award. That great guy, deserved the award, you know? Dad was a teacher. I don't know if that had anything to do with it. But Jamie gets the award, and I'm like, I cannot I cannot make it through another 45 minutes of this. Long story short, without a punchline, no, I don't remember a thing because I was so far in my own head about just trying not to fall over.

Yeah. Yes. All right. Well, what was the award? Was it like a valedictorian thing or what was it? No, wouldn't have gotten that one. It was like, hey, best kid in the school award sort of thing. Wow, like an MVP, just like the, just the best.

Yeah, I think one guy got one, one chick got one, you know? Right. Just to try to pull this threat of demeaning. Just a dame getting into the word. Okay. Wow, man. Okay. Well, I, um.

So that's not helpful. Here's what's helpful. You ready? Yeah. Earnestly, what I would say, I would, I would hammer home two things. Maybe earnest isn't the way to go. two things that that I would have appreciated the best policy is honesty okay that's one and maybe you're hearing that before you turn 18 but I think you can carry that through forever and two be

kind to freaking everyone like that's the name of the game and it's not it's not about you it's never about you today is not even about you children today's about who got you to this point. Don't lose side of this. Am I rolling here? Should I be given this speech? Should I DM? Principal Calvert? All right, wait, keep going, because I have a message directed to parents in this thing. So I want to hear yours. Keep going. I think I'm done. Well, right there. This is where I want to get the tears. This is where I want to get the tears. is where I say at some point. You can't leave them crying.

You got to like sort of rally it up, you know, Dwight Shrewd in the sales conference. So like, but at some point I want to say like, you know, this summer, you're going to be pulled in a bunch of different directions. Maybe you're going to work intern, you know, go to beach week, like go to, you know, friends places, whatever. Save a little bit of time for your parents. Save a little bit of time. I was like, dads love breakfast. I don't know what it is. We love taking you to breakfast.

We're up early. We want to feed you. Start the day. go to breakfast with dad. And then you know what? Surprise your mom by suggesting that you guys run errands together. Like whatever it is, whatever she's got to do that day, ride in the car with her, talk to her, go get coffee, whatever it is. Make her feel like you were one of her friends that day that you wanted to be there with her.

And here's why. They are dying today. They are dying today. There's a cruel irony to the fact that their greatest accomplishment, because that's what you are. You represent on 10 toes and two legs the best thing that they have done and the best thing they will ever do with their lives. And to be here in this place and to go where you're going next year means they've done a tremendous job at breaking their own hearts. Because that's what's happening. Now it's been happening all school year and it will happen in greater frequency and resonance until you leave for college or wherever you're going next year.

Because there's a cruelty to breaking your own heart. and that's what's at play right now. You are the best thing that has ever happened to them and you are leaving. And they are more aware of it right now than you are, but it still hurts them every day. So go have breakfast, run the errands, and just understand that your departure is going to kill them. So kind of make it sweet but also a little funny and just like hammer, hammer some of that. So I got to write that down. I think that's excellent.

be a shame if the kids all watch this podcast and now they know it's coming and speech is Tuesday when is this going to come out uh Cowboy is the executive producer of this show this is coming out tomorrow oh damn okay all right so well I'll put a spoiler at the beginning right after the you know chicks okay to the graduating class of James Madison high school presumably in Vienna Virginia yes That's first point to the graduating class. Do you guys still do relay for life?

Yeah, that's good. That's good. I think that's a great close. Just be, you know, funny as hell in the middle. Yeah, the middle is the best part. My advice to you, I guess, would be beginning, middle, and end for the most part. Okay. Really?

Yeah. Speak to the back of the room and not just the room. Yeah, we got it. We got that. Yeah, we're going to be all right. We've got some fun stories. Apparently, an attendance.

Don't say that. The 18 summers, that's parental terrorism. That's my, that's my Instagram algorithm. That's your closer. Oh, buddy. Yeah, I know.

18 summers. Okay. Oh, I'm going to go see your buddy Kenny Chesney at the sphere in a couple weeks. Are you serious? I am.

Friday, June 13th. Why? Okay. Did you know in order to get to the Grand Canyon, it's easier slash better, more convenient to fly into Vegas? So sports center is doing this 50 states and 50 days project this summer that starts end of June goes through probably I think until week zero for college football. And it's exactly what it sounds like, either a show or a story or a presence in 50 consecutive days,

50 individual states. Gary Streisky and I got Arizona and they're like, you guys are going to whitewater raft in the Grand Canyon. Great. Haven't done it since West Virginia when I was probably 20 years old. So, okay, like, let's go do that.

Flying to Vegas, there's a Native American tribe that does one day floats. Otherwise, it's multiple days, right? But we need to kind of get in, get out. So we're going to go in with them and then come back to Vegas Friday at like dinner time, maybe, maybe late afternoon.

And Gary's like, yo, KC's in, KC's at the sphere. I was like, we can make, we can make that happen. So we're going to, we're going to do that and then fly out the next morning. Are you guys both fans? Yeah. I, yeah. I think I'm, I think I'm more of a fan. Well, Gary's saying KC.

I mean, he's part of No Shoes Nation in that case. Well, I mean, Kenny had us, Kenny came to his studio last year, last summer, had us out to MetLife first show and then and then had me on, I had like a guest hour on No Shoes Radio over on Sirius XM. Holy smokes. Yeah. It's not a contest, but I'm just, I'm just, I'm just, can I come?

I mean, could I come? You would fly in for one night and fly back? Yeah, see, that's where I keep getting hung up on this whole sphere thing. I have a buddy called Greg who's going out there and I thought, well, if Greg could do it. it. I could do it. Yeah. But then I keep, I keep, yeah, the airplane ride. Like, I can see him in other places, you know? Not this summer, though. I've kept thinking he was going to end to Gillette. Is he still

doing stuff outside of, outside of the theater? Okay. I don't know that answer. Okay. I don't know that answer. You put a lot of thought into it. You've done your research. What is your favorite Kenny Chesney song? There Goes My Life is up there. Um, you're really in your field. No, I like the down the road with Mac, I don't know how to say his last name. Macanally. Yeah. I like back where I come from. That was the first one of his that I heard.

You know, you and Tequila make me crazy. Okay. All right. We get it. Come over. Come over. What about you? Sorry, what's yours making?

How Forever Feels? Oh, that's. Yeah, fairways and greens, you know? My, I, I, I, I, I, a buddy in high school. thought it was how the river feels. He thought it was, I want to know how the river feels.

And like we got to a point where we're belting it out and I kind of hear it. White Ford Explorer, late 90s. And I'm like, hey man, uh, this, like he's proposing and such. This isn't about a river.

This is forever. He was like, yeah, no, I don't, I think it's, I want to know how the river feels. Like it's the river. of life. Did that friend from high school ever float down the river in a pumpkin? No, different, different friends. Yeah, all right. Many friends. Okay. Again, not a contest, but yeah, yeah. If you're rich in friendship, you're, whatever. Okay, 50 states and 50 days. You're going to be in Arizona. Where else will you be? In the span of like a week, it's going to be Arizona to

Alaska for the midnight baseball classic. So Summer Solstice, 24 hours of daylight. They play, the pro league up there plays a game, maybe an All-Star game. I'm not sure. I think it's a pro-league game. First pitch is midnight. And so we're going to fly in, do some quintessential Alaskan activity, you know, spy on the Ruskies. No, joking. But we're going to, no, we're going to do, there was talk of maybe going fly fishing, but they take the licensing, even if you're just going to, you know, shoot a feature. I take it really seriously with the wildlife board up there. So I'm not sure. I'm not sure if I'll be able to do that.

But I can be there for like three days. And that's my, that's, I'm so nerdily excited for that. Like I, it's my last state. That's my 50. That's my last infinity stone. That's number 50 for me. So that I'm, you've been to 49 states.

Yes. Yeah. And it seems like to you, this is a badge of honor. I think so. I think, you know, I'm, I'm not necessarily in the love it or leave it camp, but I do think you should see as much of this. This country has so much to offer.

And I don't know, should you see 25 states before you're allowed to travel internationally? Hey, I don't make the rules. I'm just, we're just spirit of spitball in here. But I think, like, you know, you can get stuck in a bubble of, like, you know, Alamarle County and think that that's the best, think that that's the best part of Virginia. And it's just there's a great big state and country out there. And I don't know, how what's your, everybody kind of knows what their number is.

How many states have you, have you been to? In preparation for this, I was going to count the number. And I didn't. Okay. I don't think it's, well, traveling with UVA football, we did this whole West Coast kick where we got our asses, kicked by the likes of USC, UCLA, Oregon, for some reason. We were expanding the brand, got Boise State. But that knocked off a fair number. Got to Southern Miss with UVA football.

Haddysburg is delightful. Okay. You know, it's like the kind of like the, it's like the Starkville of Mississippi. You know what I'm saying? Gotcha. So you've actually spent time or been to a events in these places. And like for me, I, for Mississippi specifically, I drove, I just drove through it. So it counts. Some people say you have to spend a night. I think driving through it counts. An airport layover certainly does not count. Are you with me there? Yeah, I agree. I agree with that. Okay. Count. What's your number? I'm one behind Randy. I got 48. Holy smokes.

I have the lower, I'm missing Alaska and, uh, in Hawaii, which is a bummer. Yeah, because I'm actually named after a glacier in Alaska. So Randy, you got to go check out my glacier. Do you know about what town? It's probably gone by now, you know, melted and all. Yeah, see, now who's in his fields, you know? Yeah, you'll leave it. No, that's, so I, for years at ESPN, I've pitched a feature in Seward, Alaska,

where they do a Fourth of July, they call the Mountain Maryland. Oh, Bo. Oh, former Eagle and Buccaneer, Bo Allen, chiming in with Can You Bidichie? Just hear me. Are we live right now? Oh, you know, just Macon and Randy doing a interview. In the middle of a live interview for tape.

My apologies. Come back in a couple, Bo. I'll text you. Yeah, my apologies. All good, all good. I'm trying to get here early. Later, boys. That's great.

So Reed Glaciers in Glacier Bay. And so that, let's see, on a map, Glacier Bay, and Seward are very far away. Is it near Fairbanks? Is Glacier Bay near Fairbanks? I'm going there. Let's find out Google Maps says, no, it is not.

That's even further. All right. Maybe you'll fly over it, you know. Reed, you're at 48 and making, you're at probably 30s? 30 tops. Yeah? Okay. All right.

I like, you know, well-trodden territory here. I like staying home. Oh. In fact, and I don't want to get into this because it makes my stomach upset, but my in-laws put together a beach week with such little notice that my family is going to go away next week for seven days, and I'm going to, I'm going to stay home because I have things to take care of, you know? You have a couple jobs, yeah.

A couple jobs. Sure. I guess there was no payoff to that story either. Like I could try really hard to move things around and get people to cover for me whereby I would go then go to the outer banks for two or three nights. It would be painful, but I could do it. Okay. Then I could stay home for seven nights.

And I have my wife's blessing. She asked me if she could take the three kids, to which I said, of course. but a week of their lives is like a huge percentage. Also, they're, they're, well, yeah, so far. Also, they're never going to remember this beach trip, you know, so it really just be selfish, you know, the little fomo. I'm the one taking the pictures of them anyway. I'm never even in the pictures.

I'll just say I was there. Right, I'll Photoshop you in. We're going to Corolla? We go in to Duck. Where are we going in the outer banks? Duck. And it's actually pronounced Corolla. So thank you for saying it incorrectly.

So we can give the folks a little PSA. It's Corral. Yeah. Can you believe that? All right. All right. Fine. But Duck Donuts is legit.

And I'd be sad about missing that as well. But 30s for you is pretty good. Yeah. If you're a bit of an agoraphobic and you've been to like 30 states, I think that works. Okay. All right. States draft. Let's draft states.

Okay. I this is going to be here's the premise you have to live in this state for the rest of your life I'm not saying you're necessarily trapped there

but that's how we're picking the state now if that to you is your favorite state so be it but that's the framework of what we're under which we are operating here okay okay got to live there you can travel within the state

yeah all of it Cowboy, pick a number one through 100. 97. Randy, pick one. 29. Okay, I wrote down 57. 29 is closer. So, Randolph, why don't you kick us off?

Cowboy, you can go second, and I'll go three, four. Snake drops? Yeah. All right, let me punch up a list of states. No, I don't know. That's fine. California, California number one. Nice.

Damn. I thought that might actually last a little bit. No, I mean, he's, got so much space, you know, to go through. Northern, Southern, Central. I thought you guys would be more interesting, I guess. You get San Diego's America's finest city. If you want to go skiing and go skiing, you want to get up to NorCal, get weird,

wine country. Oh, think of the wine, bacon. Yeah, the wine. All right, Cald, Randy, that's the right choice. I'm going to Idaho. Redacted Idaho, as you remember, is, you know, the number one summer. destination that I had last year in our summer destinations draft still will not reveal redacted Idaho but Idaho probably the most left on state what okay what do you like about you like having

two time zones in the same state yeah actually that is you know unique and cool but man you talk about doing anything you want you talk about fly fishing earlier boom done it yeah wrapping boom done it skiing no problem all right you know and in the in no one bothers you up there like there's not many people. That's great. Total pander pick here. I couldn't give a shit about this state. This is just for the graphic. I take Colorado, or as the folks in that

state say, Colorado. What's not to like about its outdoor recreation and thriving economy? Fourth pick, New York State. New York City ever heard of it? And then you have

like the cat skills you can have the best of both worlds there and what's not to like about it being a cultural hub and it's public amenities New York State Cowboy Europe did you take oh you've already picked yeah already picked Wyoming is a selection you know if you know real close to Idaho pop over no problem proximity to Idaho is what I was working off of too Randy you've got to take I'll I'll I'll I'll Also pandering to part of the show is not there right now. I'll take Montana. I feel like the space is going to be key. I feel like Flathead Lake is pristine. I feel like the institutions of higher learning have strong football ties and football programs.

You would live there while they make the step up to the FBS level, I feel like. And give me land, lots of land. So I'm going to take that. And then, you know, I have, I have. plenty of coastline. So I think I'm going to go Texas. Wow. Yeah. Oil feels like it's going to be big as we take on in a civil war, the combined states of Wyoming and Idaho. And so I feel as though Texas, the food, the proximity to the water as well, you've got a coastline there, major cities, good football. Yeah. All right, Texas.

Guns. I didn't say that. Okay, Calbs. Let's go. Are you really looking at an aerial of the United States? Yeah. Okay. Hell yeah, I am.

Pulling it up. I just, you know, proximity to Idaho, just trying to remember. Utah. We're going to Utah. Then I can just go, you know, a little north and get my Idaho fix. Okay. Okay. All right.

There's a theme. I've been to Provo. There you go. Lovely people. Been to Salt Lake City as well. Same trip. Does that count? Been to Park City.

There you go. All the same trip. All the same trip. Yeah, yeah. People in Provo, very nice. You get off the bus, they say welcome to Provo. Good luck. Go Cavaliers.

These are all BYU folks, you know? Those people. Okay. This is actually the best state, and it's Maine. And I choose Maine. What's not to love about it's natural. beauty and peaceful lifestyle. Okay?

Everybody goes there to summer. For a good reason. I've been there. A little place called Castine. I flew into either Portland or Bangor. I can't remember which. And I think we've discussed on this show, whether it's Bangor or Bangor.

And I think we decided it is Bangor. Yep. Okay. Randy probably knows, but staying silent. Yeah, you're right. You have the right handle on it. Okay. All right.

I'll save that one, because that'll still be there. I'm going to take... Can I get the list up, Cowboy? Well, yeah, that's aerial maps and all. Hmm. Doing this is off of memory. I'm going to take...

Your time? Yeah. I'm taking Virginia. Yep. I love Virginia. I think it's great. Unfortunately, it includes things like Blacksburg. and Northern Virginia.

And if, well, I don't know. That's rich. I like, I like, I like the people a place like Vienna, Virginia produces. I like you. I like my friends Peter and Juan. John Brancis from ESPN Sports Science. Who also went to James Madison High School. Right.

as we pulled up on Wikipedia mere moments ago. Has he ever given the graduation speech? I don't think he has. No, Dinklstein got in the way. Virginia, we got, oh, Virginia, what's not to love about historical significance and diverse landscapes? That's right. We got mountains. We got beach. We got Mr. Jefferson. We got it all.

Yep. Cows. Go ahead and take New Mexico or whatever. Yeah, New Mexico. Go New Mexico. What? Hey, you've been there, Randy, so you would know the beautiful area that is New Mexico. Again, skiing and just a quick hop, skipping a jump over to Idaho.

No problem. Okay. Albuquerque, yeah, okay. Albuquerque is in need a little bit of rejuvenation, but Santa Fe is beautiful, painted sands. That national parks tremendous. All right, my pick? enough stalling here.

I'm going to take Tennessee. Nice. No state income tax. Tremendous music. I think they're going to get a pro team, another pro team in Nashville again. I think here pretty soon. It feels very much on the come up. I think Memphis is on the rise as well.

Great food. So yeah, I'll take Tennessee. Is that breaking news? What team is Nashville getting? What sport is going to Nashville? I think there could be an expansion. they're just always in the mix. I have no inside inside info.

They seem pretty, pretty dialed in to those discussions. So does Vegas, but I don't want to do Nevada. Not yet. Man, you took Virginia. I kind of thought that was pretty much of layup, huh? Do I want to go? You know, I will take, I will take, ah all right i'll take

Florida i'll take florida i'll take florida now Florida has its warts it does it's a some people some people but hear me out it is it is it is the bet to me the best weather i've lived in fort Myers for a couple years lived in tampa for a couple years when you get to that like november through may sweet spot it's outstanding the other months It's like walking outside and walking into someone's mouth. It's hot.

It's humid. It's gross. But my kids love Disney World. That's what that is right there. They're still in that Disney pocket. I love the Walt Disney Company. Let me just let. I'll just let that marinate for a second.

You actually watch SportsCenter Plus on Disney Plus at 9 a.m. Eastern every day. And then it streams on demand for 24 hours. And then there's also Pensacola, the air support that the name Navy produces out of Pensacola, produced some of the best pilots in the country in the world, up to and including my dad. So I would say, I mean, I have a brother who lives over in Broward County. Yeah, give me Florida. Let's go. Okay. I just lost you that draft, but it was in the very least. I am, so Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico. You know, not a lot of coastline, a lot of lakes and ponds, you know, rivers, tons of them, but not much coastline. This, State won't get me much coastline, but I'll have a nice little, I'll have my little beach, Rhode Island. You know, the smallest, but, you know, proximity to some cool places, I can pop over and see you in Maine.

Yeah. Or New York. And if the listener's never been to Rhode Island, I'd highly suggest week apart. Great little spot. Okay. Oh, boy. Similarly, I slept upon state, and it shouldn't be. I'm taking Minnesota with the final pick of this draft.

What's not to love about family-friendly and outdoor activities? Also, the site of where Virginia won the 2019 national championship in men's college basketball, and now that college sports are over has all the more meaning. Chris also won a Super Bowl there. And I like being cold. Bad part about the summer. When you have, you know, pasty white chicken legs is that you got to wear shorts. I'd rather not be wearing the shorts.

I'd like to be bundled up. For instance, it's 82 degrees outside, Randy, and wearing a sweatshirt and a police jacket. Notting Patagonia Hug you're wearing, yeah. That's right. That's right. Okay. What a dynamite states draft. Randman, California, Montana, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Reed, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, New

Mexico, Rhode Island. and I went with Colorado, New York, Maine, Virginia, Minnesota. I'm surprised Alaska and Hawaii remained off this. Alaska was on my big board. I wish I'd known that there was a set number of rounds in the draft. The only communication about the set number of rounds was me flashing up a five and a question phase to Macon about five minutes ago. So that's on us.

I'm going to go to my text with Randy. Yep. I never said five deep. honorable mention I'll go with North Carolina variety of topography I think is big and then I would have put Hawaii up

Hawaii is Cowboy you got to get out there man It's incredible Shouts out to Pennsylvania All right let's cover our bases there Louisiana has some things going forward as well Yeah there Calbs I think

the most regrettable moment. It's not a moment. It's ongoing. I left, Edy and I, my four-year-old, we have left Randy on Red for several months. Randy recorded a dynamite video, a conversation with Eadie, asking her various questions about her life,

her interests, et cetera. And we just haven't responded. Like we watched it, we enjoyed it, we talked about what our answers are going to be, and then we just haven't sent anything back. So I'm going to endeavor to be a better textor with Randy. As I see now, I didn't say a word about we'd only go five states deep. But then again, what are we going to go?

16 deep and leave two. Maybe that would have been the funniest thing to do. I don't know. Well, see, that was the thing. I didn't know if we were going to also do like either a draft or a notable places we never want to live. like places like who what states you know Iowa didn't get consideration

you know what I mean how about this as ending it knowing each other as well as we do we're ending the interview no to end this states thing yeah where where make and where

pick a state that you would send Randy and then me to live with Randy pick a state you'd send Macon and me and then I'll pick a state for you to as a as a punish like the worst possible state for you the person. And you two are going to live together?

No, no, no. Like you, I'll pick one for you. I'll pick one for Randy. So we're like banishing each other? Okay. Yeah. Okay. Cowboy,

you are going to Kentucky. Okay. Well, it was your idea, man. I don't know. The Randman, who has visited 49 states. Number 49 was Maine, by the way. I lived here for, I lived in New England for like six years before I finally got up there.

Wow. That is odd. Just buying you time, handsome. Randy, for the rest of time, you will be in Mississippi. Okay. All right. I think you have six for six on southeastern states. Okay.

I, so it's one, one each. All right, so read, read you, honestly, I feel like a big urban environment is something you want to stay away from. So there aren't states that are just the city. Like, part of me maybe wants to say like Illinois, but you could probably have fun down to like champagne or Moline or something like that down there. So you know what, I'll say,

Macon, you get Florida for the aversion to the sun and read, yeah, I'll, yeah, I guess that, yeah, read, I'll say Illinois. Yeah, nice, yeah, that one's a good one.

Illinois and Kentucky, probably not my favorites, but you know, there's there. Okay. Randy, you get you get Kansas. I had a good time. Okay, all right. You had a good time wearing Kansas.

I just went, I went to a bad one to an Oak State, Kansas, like, KU basketball game. Okay, yeah, that's fair. That can be fun. Oh, four, seven. It's been a lot of time in Lawton, Oklahoma, too. drove up there from Lawton as a matter of fact. I'm not even touched anything. I just know that about Randy.

Matt Barry worked there, too. Yep. Yep. Sports Center anchor and college football voice, Matt Barry. And May, can you get Arkansas? Okay. All right. Okay. Woo pig? Yeah, Wu Pig. There was a New Year's Eve spent in New Orleans where we met a group from, oh, what the hell? Fort Smith, Arkansas.

They were lovely. Yeah. Is it where Walmart is? No, Fort Smith? Come on. Oh, is it in Fort Smith? I don't know that it's in Fort Smith. Shout out to the Walton family, the greatest NFL owners out there. All right, Randy. I guess, sorry that you listen to the whole aura conversation, though it did wonders for engagement.

People are very passionate about their quarterbacks. Sports Center anchor with the most aura ever. Stuart Scott. Stuart Scott. Okay. Yeah. He's got to be on the Mount Rushmore that conversation, I guess. And a guy he did a lot of shows with SVP is on that list as well.

Okay, hold on. ORA. Yeah. Craig Kilbourne? Oh, yeah. Big ORA guy. Yes. I think so much of ORA is based on a casual take it or leave it attitude.

And everything I've heard about Kilbourne was he loved the job, but it was temporary. Because he knew he was going to be David Letterman someday. Like he just knew it, knew it in his bones. yeah our dear friend Kenny Maine I was gonna say up there for sure yeah

yeah we got one more spot is Burman like Burman was a sport like Boomer was a sports center anchor yeah but I think you need an air of mystery maybe to be to have aura

and I don't know that I think Boomer was so that's what made it so great what you see is what you get you know yeah I'm uh I was this close to say

and I'm a DP guy, but I am a DP guy, okay? I said it. Charlie Steiner? Oh, no. We're at best, this is SportsCenter commercials? We're letting the DP part go? I was expecting uproarious laughter. It would have been if Chris were here.

Okay, maybe that's why you're so squirmy in your seat. No, I think, here's what I think. No. Yeah, Dan Patrick. I don't know, man. we've had some great gumble was a sports center anchor like you had to go way back but like the ones that i were like you know rich eisen rich isin i think is just connects so well and identifies so closely with football i don't know if that gets in the way of the aura conversation but when you

when you texted me aura i was like that's stewart that's steward scott yeah you are aware correct that you as a sports center anchor you have negative aura are you aware of this i'm going to push back on that slightly i don't i don't take aura all right i don't take aura all off of the table, I think I just allow others, I'm a bit of a point guard, like I just allow others to find their aura around me. I help, I'm a builder, you know? Like this is what I thought about for the graduation speech,

just as a callback. Fountains and drains, you know what I mean? Surround yourself with fountains, people who fill you up, not people who drain you, you know? And that's a plus aura in my mind. You know, the fact that you're building people up, that's plus aura. Thank you.

All the comments under the interview from years ago was like Spider-Man meme like why is making interviewing Macon and um Chris is is quick to say that I have negative aura that I I wouldn't know or if it slapped me in the face so you know there's some there's some synergies here you know can I our height I mean are you're a legit six four yeah that's right same same same I've got you in the weight department though I we have a Wegman you guys have a Wegmans down there we we do Yeah. We do now.

That bakery is danger. The frosted sugar cookies, you throw those in the fridge for a few hours. Come on. Are you eating crap? I can't. And at least I live a very sedentary lifestyle because I commute two hours to work, to and from. Yeah. So, you know, we do it.

How are you not very large? Anxiety. Just stress and anxiety. That's a big balance. No, but I also think I would like to please put a plea out there. I missed out on Achilles opportunity. that I think came about because of our last interview a couple years ago, couldn't get the kids covered,

because I didn't realize that it was, I thought it was a weekend. You know, I thought you go over there, you climb for a weekend and you come back, long weekend, holiday weekend, you're there, President's Day weekend. You're there in February, and it's over. It's like 12 days, it's two weeks. Yep. So to cover the kids is a little tough,

and I would appreciate another swing in the cage if the good folks at your hat could see it. Let's work on that. Let's do a little 10-day trek, two weeks total with travel. Let's do that together one year in the future. Come on. Likely several years. Yeah.

Kids get a little older. You've got a one-year-old now. Let's talk about it. I do. It's crazy. Okay, Randy. Randy Scott of ESPN Sports Center. Thank you for joining the show.

As always. Recurring guest. Hey, watch us on SC Plus. All right. Disney Plus. Get those numbers up. Thanks, guys.