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Episode Date: November 8, 2024

Stugotz, Billy and Mikey A talk with Lucy and Mike Golic about the first College Football Playoff rankings. We play a little "what if?" with Lucy and a little "Lucy or Goosey" with Golic. Simms is mad at Billy for missing last week for a "Harvest Festival" and the sudden disappearance of his jersey. Simms thinks the Texans are doing C.J. Stroud a disservice with how they are running the offense and talks about what he has seen from Caleb Williams. Plus, what kind of wedding guest is Simms? The boys are back to pick games, except for K-Funk who is suspiciously missing after another terrible week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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We have Golic and Lucy coming on to talk some college football. God bless football, Stugots. Thank you, Mikey. We have Golic and Lucy coming on to talk some college football. We have Chris Sims to join us. He will talk some NFL football. We have Mojo and the guy making their picks, but Billy, we are headed out to Arizona. We are

headed out to Arizona. You excited? I am excited. Yeah, of course. Little road trip presented by Smirnoff. Come check us out in Scottsdale at the Draft King Sports Book at the golf club. This is a little fun time. All three of us are going to be there this time. I'm excited. Are you? Yeah, how could I not be? It's Billy, it's you, it's the Jets, it's the Cardinals.

It was the Jets part of it. That's why I was asking, yeah. How is the energy gonna be? Because the last time that we went, when we were in Chicago, we had a lot of fun, but we weren't necessarily super invested in the game. I mean, I was obviously, because I'm a big Die Hard Bears fan for that day, and it was the Bears and the Panthers.

But this time, it's a team that the two of you care for deeply. And I, you know, because I'm a man of the people, I will be rooting for the Cardinals that day. So I feel like there's gonna be some tension. So you know, it's interesting, cause I was gonna ask you, you did do that in Chicago where you became a Bears fan, the Bears won a little run,

then you left Chicago and the Bears started playing awfully. But so I was gonna try to kind of, cause I know what you like to do, you're in Arizona, the Bears fan, the Bears won a little run, then you left Chicago and the Bears started playing awfully. So I was gonna try to kind of, because I know what you like to do, you're in Arizona, all the Arizona Cardinal fans are there, and you wanna put on your Arizona gear and become a fan of their team. But me and Mikey A, we're friends of yours.

I mean, those people are strangers, and I was thinking maybe the big reveal should be that you're a Jets fan for the day. How about that? Wow. If you want a spoiler, here's the reveal. So not this past Sunday, the Sunday before, I said, you know what, I'm gonna order some Cardinals gear so that I can get it on sale

and I can get it before I'm there because if I wait till I'm in town, it's gonna be a lot more expensive. So I ordered this, I don't know, maybe 10 to 12 days ago at this point and it was supposed to arrive on Monday then it was supposed to arrive on Tuesday then it was supposed to arrive on Wednesday now it's supposed to arrive on Thursday and we we have a race against the flight so it's very possible that my Arizona Cardinals gear arrives after I

have already left for Arizona. And while I love the cards and I wanna be part of the Bird Gang, I'm gonna be honest with you. If that gear arrives after I've left for Arizona, I'm not even opening the package before I send it back to be returned. Like, I have no use for Arizona Cardinals gear

that arrives after I've already been in Arizona if I'm not gonna wear it and be part of the Bird Gang together. So we're gonna see. If I'm in my Arizona Cardinals gear, you're gonna know, Fanatics sent my clothes on time. If not, it was returned.

If it doesn't, I think you should be a Jets fan for the day. Yep. You know what I did yesterday? And it was a gamble, and I thought it'd be like a fun gamble, little game that I was playing. So I don't know,

and Stu guys has mentioned, we have a lot of football coming up. The college football rankings came up. We're gonna break those down with Lucy and Kolik. A lot of fun in that segment. So I did something that I've thought about doing, but never have actually done. So I don't know if you guys go to like the TJ Maxx's

of the world, right? And you walk around and you're like, this is a random team. How did their team's gear get sent to this store? And it's just because they send it, I guess, to like different markets or whatever, right? So I went knowing that my Cardinals gear hasn't arrived and I'm like, I'm gonna go to the store

and see if I can find Arizona Cardinals gear in a Miami TJ Maxx. And when I go through the hat section, the first thing I find, a ton of bears hats. And I'm like, I should have done this a month and a half ago. Save me like $40. Just a ton of Chicago Bears hats. And then I start walking through like the shirts and I'm like, no way.

I find an Arizona Cardinals shirt, but it's adult medium. So it doesn't fit me. So I'm like, unbelievable that I found in this random store Cardinals gear and Bears gear. None of it serves a purpose for me now. Was there any dolphins gear? There was actually, there was a lot of dolphins gear and I considered not buying for myself, but I considered,

hey, early Christmas shopping. What are we thinking here? I thought about it, but I didn't pull the trigger on that, unfortunately. Are you going to put any Cardinals in your DK lineup? No, I think I'm going to add... I should pick some Cardinals and Jets on Sunday, right? To add to the fun. Is there a worse two organizations in the history of football

that you could choose from than the Cardinals and Jets? I mean, Browns and Lions. Yes. If you're listening on the audio side, we're going to hear from Mike Rawlis. We're going to hear from Mike Rawlis later. And I think as a whole, we've given him kind of a hard time about his brother being the DC of the Cardinals and them giving up a lot of points. So I feel like maybe I owe him an apology on behalf of the show.

Yeah. Because everyone's been kind of rude to him. So maybe we'll get to that, but like. I'd appreciate you, I would appreciate it if you would stop using we and everyone. It was just you. I mean, don't give me that look. Are we certain?

Yes, we're certain. Yeah, yeah, I'm certain. Yeah, yeah, I'm certain. We are certain. I am certain. All right, Billy, you have a plane to catch. You have to get out to Arizona. I have to meet you in Arizona. Mikey A has to meet us in Arizona. Do we have a daily fantasy game this week for our listeners? We do.

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Mike, I'll let you know you have been spared because the college football rankings came out, but the BCS rankings are not out just yet. Oh, thank God. So you're not gonna get the BCS rankings today. Thank God. Yeah, so we're gonna spend the weekend at your house. Wait a minute.

Yeah, we'll leave it on a big board for you. Hold on a second. Lucy, I'd like to offer you a unique opportunity if you'd like to be part of it. Don't do it, Lucy. I don't know if I'd like the board for you. Hold on a second. Lucy, I'd like to offer you a unique opportunity if you'd like to be part of it. Don't do it, Lucy. I don't know if I'd like the sound of that. Don't, don't. I'm interested in maybe expanding our committee

to include Lucy this season if she'd like to be part of our BCS committee. So we have, I don't know if you're familiar, Lucy. We have our own BCS rankings and it started as Billy Chris Sugats. Now Chris Cody hasn't been participating in a while. Mikey's in it, but we didn't change the name. So it's still the BCS rankings.

But we rank our own. We had been doing at the time, top 10 and our playoffs were six teams. We had already expanded from four to six. So we had a 16 playoff and then we had our outside looking in. Which is where our bubble teams are OLIs and that's where like the origin of OLIs on the show came from.

But now we're gonna have to figure out what we're gonna do because the actual playoffs have expanded to 12 but with the expansion of the playoffs maybe comes an expansion of our committee Lucy if you'd like to be part of it. I think I'll need a little more information. Well you should do that, look, I'm not gonna do it

because I think this idea is bad, but you should do the Mike Leach 64 team playoff. Oh, I like that. Oh, God. We do 64 teams. I don't be a part of it. I just give you the horrible idea and then you run with the horrible idea.

Okay, all right. You should do Mike Leach's 64 teams. You know what I'm gonna do? I'm gonna send you one of our final rankings from last year so you kind of get the gist of it. It's a minimal responsibility, I'll be honest with you. It won't take up too much of your time. I think she said no.

So like the college football playoff selection committee, just like what they do. No, but this is good. Listen, every time they do the segment, I try and get the Dak Prescott hamstring pull off the bone to miss it. Wow. Geez, Mike. The mere mention of that segment upsets you, Mike. I mean. Oh God.

You sound sick. Oh. Yeah, wait as you're a part of it, you'll feel the same way. Well, maybe she could be the change that we need, Mike. Right. Or maybe we'll corrupt her. Yes.

She may class it up. Yep. I don't know, I'm in my dad's basement. I feel very opposite of classy. Yeah. I did brush my hair I'm in my dad's basement. I feel very opposite of class. I did brush my hair today. So that's a win. Mike Golic. Have you been to Death Valley for a big time football game, college football game? To LSU? Yes. Oh, yes. Yes. Okay. My senior year, as a matter of fact, right. They were ranked very high. They were undefeated.

I got off the bus, I bought an LSU hat, and I got off the bus, I was a captain, so I was one of the first ones off the bus, and you go through a gauntlet of students going to the stadium, and I was walking through the gauntlet, just Tiger baiting around me, I stopped, took off the hat, spit on the hat, threw it on the ground,

and stomped on it. Now, that's something you only do when you're 21 and think you're invincible, because it was really a dumb move, yet it did, I'll say, spark us onto victory on that particular game. Yeah, have you been there though? Since TVs have been in color though, Mike. Like recently. It's amazing what you say from a distance.

He offered to stay at your house this weekend. He'd say all these things to your face. I'm just hoping when we see him in February or whatever, the Super Bowl, he'll forget that one. So Mike, I asked because Lucy is making her first visit for Metalarc Media. She's attending the big game this weekend at Death Valley. Your first time there. Well, plus the game I played in was a day game. This is a night game. It is, it is going to be crazy. You will definitely love the experience. I'm so excited. This has been the top of my college football bucket list

for a long time. So I'm trying not to get too excited because I don't want to be let down, but I feel like my life is going to be completely different. I'll be a new person next week. All right, what is next on the bucket list for you? Oh, that's a good question. I don't know. We've checked off most of them. I haven't been to, I'd like to go to a Michigan-Ohio State game at Ohio State.

We haven't been to Ohio State yet. I still haven't been to Notre Dame, which I would like to go to. And then I really want to go to, this one's kind of weird, but I'd really like to go to a Montana-Montana State game. I've heard wonderful things about that. This one's kind of weird, but I'd really like to go to a Montana, Montana state game. I've heard wonderful things about that. Wow. Mike, she wants to go to a Notre Dame game. I'm assuming you would let her stay in your house, correct? Oh, without a doubt. I'm a great house guest.

She can stay in my house. Listen, any time anybody's staying in a basement, I imagine your dad's around my age, maybe a little younger, to have wood paneling like that is just awesome. Yeah, it's great. Well, the worst part is that all the decorations on the wall are also wood. So like he has decorated the wall with wood slabs over the wood.

And you're like, why would you do that? Like that's the law. I love it. I love it. It's too much. Well, we're gonna get to our games here in just a second. Lucy or Goosey for Golic, what if for Lucy? It's weird, it's strange.

But Lucy, we have not spoken to you since we got, since the college football playoff committee released their initial rankings here. So what were your thoughts, what were your thoughts as they unveiled their top 25 and really their playoff? Normally like the first round of rankings, I try not to get too worked up over it because they're all going to change.

Specifically, like if you look at Georgia alone, they have two really tough games coming up. There are a lot of people who are gonna repeat within that top 12 of just playing one another. I think my big sort of area that I was kind of confused by was Penn State and Indiana, where I don't think Penn State should have been ranked as high as they were.

And sometimes I just sit and, like, I know you guys have talked about it on the main show, but quality losses drive me up a wall. That's not a real thing. You need to stop making things up and you need to just look at wins and losses and how teams are playing. Like, what are we talking about? And I just feel like everything they say contradicts itself so much with like, well, we do the eye test. Well, if you did the eye test, Mizzou would never be in the top 25 and Indiana would definitely be above Penn State, but it's just they rank these losses as more important than these wins and it drives me just absolutely like crazy, but I try to tell myself that these things usually do end

up correcting themselves. And with the exception of sort of the Florida State situation last year, there haven't been a ton of like, oh my God, that was so horrible. You got that so wrong. We're like, this year you have more opportunity to fix what you're getting wrong. And I just think it'll all work itself out. But every time I watch it, I always sit there and go, I don't know if you're watching college football.

I don't believe you when you say that. Mike? Mike? I think BYU kind of got screwed. I agree. Really? Oh yeah. They have a better strength of schedule, a better strength of record than Ohio state.

They played basically the same quality schedule as Texas and they have two wins against other teams ranked in the committee's top 25. That's as many as Ohio state, Texas, Penn state, Tennessee, and Indiana combined. They got, they got kind of screwed, uh, you know, sitting, sitting at number nine, uh, obviously they control their own destiny. I would go undefeated with the possibility of playing Colorado in the big 12 championships. Now Colorado doesn't, doesn't control their own destiny.

Iowa state has to lose, but, uh, Iowa state playing Kansas state, that certainly could happen. Uh, that would be how about Colorado, Colorado? We talked about ad nauseam last year and they stunk and Colorado this year We're not really talking about them and they're actually pretty good Yeah, I saw this thing that like Colorado's TV numbers are down like 45% from last season and they're significantly better than they were last season We all kind of wrote them off after the Nebraska loss, which I did included But they have really just turned things around.

The thing with Colorado is they played Texas Tech this weekend, who was up until a few weeks ago, one of the remaining undefeated teams in the Big 12. They kind of fumbled around. They just beat Iowa State. The Big 12, I've said this so many times, absorbed four Pac-12 teams and absorbed all the Pac-12 energy with them,

where they're all just beating the literal crap out of each other, which is like, great, you have a competitive conference, but you're really hurting yourself when it comes to the playoff, because I don't see a world where there's more than one Big 12 team in that playoff. I have a question for you guys, because as you know, I'm dumb, and I got a lot of information when the rankings came out. So you guys both feel bad for BYU because they're ranked number nine in terms of the rankings However, when it comes to the bracket, they're number four. So they still get a first round by so

Which one should I be paying more attention to? Here's the thing you're right if they win the conference that they'll they'll be number four But what if they lose in the conference championship game now? They'll probably be higher than nine because Tennessee probably loses to Georgia. If Indiana loses to Ohio State, BYU will probably jump up to like seven. And the thought, and Lucy correct me if I'm wrong, is BYU would make it to the championship game, lose, and then the winner, be it Iowa State or Colorado, would have the automatic bid.

And BYU could find themselves on the outside looking in. lose and then the winner, be it Iowa State or Colorado, would have the automatic bid. And BYU could find themselves on the outside looking in. Though I think the only way you get two teams in the ACC and the Big 12 is to have the non-undefeated team, Miami and BYU lose in the conference championship game. Because if Miami's gonna be ranked in the top five throughout the rest of the year, and if they were to lose to say SMU in the ACC title game, SMU will be in with the automatic bid and Miami will be in and I think if Iowa State

were to beat BYU, both Iowa State and BYU were to be in. But if BYU wins and Miami wins, the Greg Sankey and Tony Petiti, the two commissioners of the Big 12 and SEC are going to say this is how it should be, four from Sankey and Tony Petitti, the two commissioners of the Big 12 and SEC, are gonna say this is how it should be. Four from the SEC and four from the Big Ten should be in every year. Yeah, I agree 100%. One of the things I find most fascinating about this playoff system is if you make it to your conference championship and lose, you are punished. Because even if you go and you play in the Big Ten championship and you lose to Ohio State, now you don't get one through four, you have to play a second game.

Like you're playing a second conference championship game. So you're playing an extra week than everyone else. And then you have to play another extra week in the playoff. You have to play in the first round. It seems like such a failure of the system where like I look at the Big Ten specifically, where most likely Penn State is going to make the playoff. They probably won't make the big 10 championship game and Oregon is better than them.

Ohio State is better than them. One of those teams or Indiana, we don't know, will lose in the big 10 championship game and have to play two more games than Penn State. They're getting punished for being better, which is crazy. So earlier this week, I was saying, and I upset a lot of people in Indiana, which I didn't think was going to happen.

But I said, if Indiana loses to Ohio State, best case scenario for them is don't make the championship game, because then you have the chance of having two losses, and you're probably out. They have to lose a close game. In that scenario, Billy, it has to be a close competitive game against Ohio State. But I understand where you're going.

Go ahead, keep going. But they're more punished if they make it to the championship and lose than if they don't make it at all and only have one loss at the end of the season. Yes, that's true. Sorry to cut you off. I think also one of the things that kind of factors into them being mad at you is this is an Indiana

team that never in a million years thought they would be in the Big Ten Championship game. So I think they're very happy to get two extra games out of this team. But yeah, it does punish them if you make it to the Big Ten Championship game and lose. Because happy to get two extra games out of this team. But yeah, it does punish them. If you make it to the big 10 championship game and lose, because now that's two extra games, that's a lot of wear and tear it's going to make the first round a lot more interesting. But here's the difference.

They're sitting in the eight slot and if they get hammered by Ohio state, they may drop out of the playoffs, whereas if they beat Ohio state, now all of a sudden they're ranked in the top five, right? They're going to make a big jump. So even if they were to lose to Oregon in the all of a sudden, they're ranked in the top five, right? They're gonna make a big jump. So even if they were to lose to Oregon in the Big Ten Championship game, they would still make the playoffs because they'd be ranked higher.

So while they would be playing an extra game, it may behoove them because if they get beat pretty good by Ohio State, they may find themselves out of the rankings. My scenario was specifically if they lose, because if they win, yeah, you wanna be in the championship game and you'll probably, you'll probably still get in.

If you lose and you still somehow make it because of whatever, because there's a lot of ties or whatever, and then you lose again, you're definitely out. So you don't want that scenario. No, no, you do not. But if they were to lose to Ohio State in a close game, I would think they would still be in the top 12.

And then just like Lucy said, then they're sitting there not in the title game. That's kind of a break. They kind of actually get a break of not playing an extra game and they're gonna be in the playoffs. What do you guys think if you're a team like Oregon and you're undefeated headed into your conference

championship game, yet you want to rest guys because you don't want to get them injured for the playoffs. Like what is your take? Mike, what do you think about that? That idea? The idea of teams resting guys so they're healthy for the playoffs. No, no, you want the first round by. Yeah. If you lose the championship game, now you're playing on December 20th

because you'll be a five through a 12 season to be playing. So no, you want to play your guys, get the rest with the first round by. That's where you get the rest. Lucy, you agree? play your guys, get the rest with the first round by. That's where you get the rest. Lucy, you agree? Yeah, I agree a hundred percent. I think the only thing that really makes these conference championship games, like something to note is how you play in those to secure or getting home field advantage in the first round. Because that five through 12 is with the exception of where Boise State

ends up is very like, it's going to move. You can change things up quite a bit. So like, if you get blown out by Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship game, that's probably not great for you. Because if you win close, you might get a higher seed. And then now Bloomington, Indiana is hosting a playoff game in the first round, which is just so cool to say. It would be very cool.

Mike, what did you make of it? Because I agree with Lucy. It'd be nice if the committee actually had a format that we knew. We knew how they were doing these rankings every single year. Now Billy and I probably kind of like a committee that just blurt things out and that's what they do. The head of the committee was talking on ESPN and they'll just blurt things out. Yeah, but that team lost to this team. Yeah, but this player's hurt. Yeah. Now that's my kind of committee, but it would be nice for the fans of

college football to know how they come about these rankings. No, yeah, and they don't. I mean, it changes every week, every month, every year. It changes what they put the emphasis on. Listen, I would have no problem because if you put them side by side, whenever we had the final committee rankings of the top four, if you incorporated the old BCS system, it was basically the same four teams. So if you go back to the BCS system to spit out your 12 and then you seed from there conference champs, you wouldn't have that. It's a computer doing it. It's not a pinnate, a pinnate. It's not the eye test.

It's computer valued. And it's been basically the same as the committee top four since they instituted the committee. So you want to stop those questions and take the human element out of it. Just go back to the BCS computer rankings to spit out your top 12 and then you do the seedings from your conference champs.

Yeah. After the, after the first round of the rankings came out, the, the board manual, the Michigan AD who's in charge of the selection committee this year, they came out and they do the pressure like they always do. And like they're retuning for ranking pin state high was crazy. He was like, they've got a great, they've got a great tight end. I'm like, I don't know. He was like, they've got a great, they've got a great tight end. Where was that? I'm like, yeah, he's great, but I don't know

if that's, if that's the reason. In that case, Iowa should be number one, put Iowa in the top 12, like it's crazy. And he was like, well, they had a really close win against USC, who is very bad. They beat Illinois, who is not very good. And their tight end is so great. And in my mind, I thought, well, if their tight end is so great, why doesn't

James Franklin use him in late game situations? But that's the point of that. Because he's a bad coach. But like, it was just one of those things that I was like, so you're ranking for putting Penn State High with a loss over some undefeated teams is that they have a good tight end. Maybe you should just not answer the question. Maybe you should just, maybe no comment at next time.

I am railing against the committee that I you should just maybe no comment it next time. I am railing against the committee that I would love to be on. And it's exactly the way I would run the committee. And Billy said he loves that. Just had great tight end. But Billy, we don't care. I mean, you're an agent of chaos and we just don't care.

We don't care the way Lucy and Colin care. They care. We don't. No, no. Yeah, good tight end. No, no, no. Guys, look, you're so innocent. Here's the thing.

Guys, this is what's going on here. We need to move things around. We need to shuffle things. So the first one is just like, I will put this in there. When they ask you why, just say great tight end. And then by the end, it'll all be fine. It'll all be cleaned out in the wash. Once we get to the final rankings, the right teams will be in the right places.

Before that, you just got to move things around, shake things up, but keep people tuning in on we get to the final rankings. The right teams will be in the right places. Before that, you just gotta move things around, shake things up a bit, keep people tuning in on Tuesday nights to see the rankings, you know? It'll be cleaned up at the end because the teams play each other and they'll take care of it on field. And by the way, I really do, I've talked with Heather Dinnich about this,

I really do when I'm done with this media crap that I've been doing for decades, I do wanna be on the committee. Same. Hey, because I'd love to be part of you get a plus one. Yeah. To rank the top two plus three. Yeah. And B, I'd heard the catering is phenomenal. So I would dig that. You want to be ward manual? Is that what you want? I'm totally good with you or Lucy being the president of college football. Either one, co-presidents, whatever you want.

Yeah, I'd be great. Yeah. I'd be so good. Goal. It just wants the food. He's so good. All right. I have Lucy or Goosey for Mike Golic.

Mikey, do you have some what ifs for Lucy? So Lucy, just so you know, you can comment. It's your game, Lucy or Lucy, but I'm going to ask these questions of Golic and you can comment after Golic is done answering these questions. And then on what if Mike, I don't know why I'm explaining this. You're adults. On what if Golic, you can chime in whatever you want. Okay. Just so we're clear. It could be a written set of rules here. By the way, Stu Gotz, I looked this up. I don't know if this is gonna change your opinion.

There's no compensation if you're a member of the committee. However, you can be reimbursed for expenses. Mike's out. I'd still do it. Well, I mean, you know, the way that I, you know, receive college football information best is on the golf course and not just the one by my house. I have to fly to go to the right one.

So those are all expenses and making the right choices, I think. Can Mike still endorse diabetes and beef jerky at the same time? Hey, if it pays, it plays. Medication, I should say. Yeah. Lucy's probably confused by that one. Mike doesn't endorse diabetes. Golic here for diabetes. All right, here we go. Lucy or

Goosey. This is for you, Mike. Okay, Lucy or Goosey. Lucy is good. Goosey is bad. I don't know if they told you that. Lucy is good. Goosey is bad. You would be shocked if Miami loses to Georgia Tech this weekend. Lucy or goosey? Wait, so this would be agree or disagree. Now we're confused things. Yeah, I think I made things worse. Lucy yes. Goosey bad. So Mike, if you would be shocked that Miami loses to Georgia Tech, you would say Lucy. And if not, you would say Goosey.

Now I have to explain it. For as close as they've been playing games, I still would go Lucy. I think they're gonna win this game, but man, they have been making it tough on themselves. Cam Ward is probably gonna win the Heisman because he's had to pull their asses out of the fire more times than we can count. So I would probably go Lucy on that. I'm going to go Goosey just in

the sense like it's this honestly same reason you said Lucy where I think that they have just been like playing with their food for so long and it's Mario Cristball and it's Miami that it would not it would not have shocked me to see them lose to Duke, Virginia Tech, any of these games that were already a little too close. But like Cam Ward is the perfect, they have a giant open gaping wound and they just put the Cam Ward bandaid on and it's completely fine.

Next year is gonna be really interesting, but like he should probably, I put Ash and Gentie as my top Heisman choice right now, but like I would not be surprised if they lose, I don't think they will, but I would not be surprised to see them lose any game just the way they've been messing around all season. I just keep, uh, keep thinking about a Penn State team that has like two, maybe three losses and Ward Manuel keeps coming out and saying, good tight end. Just good tight end. What a tight end. Uh, Mikey, do you have a what if for Lucy here? Do you have a what if for us? What if Miami loses to SMU in the ACC Championship game?

Do they make the playoff? I'm gonna say yes, I think they do. I don't think the rules are reversed. I think if SMU loses in the ACC Championship game to Miami, SMU does not make the playoff, but Miami won, like, and I hate that this matters, but it does. They're a brand name school. They're the you. People care about Miami, and I hate that this matters, but it does. They're a brand named school.

They're the you. People care about Miami. And I think that really helps their case. I think that it also depends on the loss where like, if you lose by 30 to SMU, your chances are probably a little bit worse, but if it's a close competitive loss, I think they're going to put Miami in. Also, if you look at the rest of the SEC schedule, not as much the big 10, there is a lot of cannibalizing happening there where Georgia is going to play

Ole Miss and Tennessee, Texas and Texas A&M are going to play each other. There are going to be more losses occurred in the SEC that only helps Miami out. So I still think they would make it if it's a close loss. Yes, I definitely agree. I mean, if Georgia were to lose to Ole Miss or Tennessee or Ohio State lose to Indiana, Miami will keep moving up. They're four now. They would be three or two. And even if they lose in a title game, they're not going to drop nine, ten spots out of the playoffs unless SMU would get the automatic bid.

If SMU loses, they're out. There'll be a two-loss team. There may be a couple of two-loss teams in the top ten, but it won't be an ACC team. It'll be SEC teams. Yeah, for sure. All right, Mike Gullick, back to you. Lucy or Goosey, Mississippi is going to beat Georgia this weekend. I think that's Goosey. I don't think that's going to happen. Jackson Dart certainly started out as a Heisman favorite. He is playing well. We know that offense is a high powered offense.

They've been playing well. If Carson Beck would just not turn the fricking ball over. I mean, cause their defense is just stud like yet again. And Carson Beck, and I imagine they have to be just hammering him all week, but he's done multiple games, had multiple turnovers. I don't know what's going on with him. But I would go goosey on that.

I think Georgia wins. I also think Georgia wins. Karsenbeck, like, genuinely has been crazy the last three games. Like he is just not a care in the world turning that ball over. My issue with that is I do think Georgia is just better than Ole Miss. Lane Kiffin tends to struggle in these big games. So I'm leaning towards Georgia. I just think they're more talented.

Ole Miss doesn't seem to ever win these. Like if you look at the LSU game a few weeks ago, they never trailed and lost. Like that's just the most Lane Kiffin Ole Miss ever. So I do think Georgia wins this one too. I have a what if follow-up, Mikey. I am sorry, okay? It's a Lucy or Goosey what if follow up.

I can't believe this. I'm merging the two games. What if Mississippi beats Georgia at home? The rest of the schedule is easy. Will Mississippi get in if they beat Georgia at home this weekend? Oh, what's their ranking now? It's like 15, 16?

They're 16. Yeah, I think still some stuff would have to work in their favor because they do already have two losses, which LSU was not a bad loss, Kentucky is a bad loss. That is not a loss you want on your resume right now. I think there would still be things that need to happen to work in their favor. And also I think it still depends on how Georgia plays the rest of the season. Because if Georgia loses to Ole Miss and then proceeds to lose to Tennessee, that's a loss that doesn't really mean as much anymore.

So I think, I think it would really depend on how other things play out, play out, but it obviously would help Ole Miss's case quite a lot. I'll, you know what, just for the fun of it, I'll say they make it. I do think there will be a two loss team that makes it and Texas A&M, Texas A&M may get a third loss against Texas. We know Bama and LSU, the loser of that game is gonna be out cause they'll have three losses, but the winner will have two.

Ole Miss will have two and others will have two as well. I'll go out on a limb and say that would be a big, big win against the committee's number three team. So that would put them in position to make it. Hotty toddy. Yeah. Yeah. That's all mighty.

Billy, new game. Hotty toddy. Mikey, go ahead. I love playing what if this far out because so many things can happen. So here we go. What if Bama, LSU, Georgia, Ole Miss, and Tennessee all have three losses.

Wow. Oh my God. Wow. Wow. Wow. Stay those, stay the team slowly again, okay? Just say it slowly, okay? Slow.

Bama, LSU, Yep. Georgia, Yep. Ole Miss, Yep. Tennessee. Okay.

So Vanderbilt gets the automatic bid is what you're telling me That's the game it's what if I'm okay with that Wow, that's crazy Even if they all have three losses I have a hard time believing that there still won't be four SEC teams in this this committee because well If you guys watch three three lost teams are gonna make it in in this scenario Okay, hold up. Listen. I'm gonna explain it

When I was watching the committee Heather was on it and she talked about how the last year the last few years for the college Ball playoff ranking there has always been a three lost team within the top 12 now There are 12 teams in the playoffs So naturally you're gonna see teams with more losses make it But if you looked around and listened to which which it doesn't matter what they say because they're just spewing bullshit, but the committee values the SEC more than they value anything else. And so if there are four or three lost teams in the ACC, well, the ACC is just bad.

But if there are four or three lost teams in the SEC, then that is such a great competitive conference and it matters that the three lost teams aren't Vanderbilt or Ole Miss. They're Alabama, they're Georgia, they're Tennessee, they're brand names that people want to see. I wouldn't see all of them getting in, but at least two. I mean, Georgia and Tennessee would have to lose two more games each. Well, Vanderbilt's on Tennessee's schedule. Right.

Georgia plays Mississippi. We just discussed that. There's a few games there, Mike. There's a few games. It could happen. Georgia plays Mississippi. We just discussed that. There's a few games there, Mike. I would go with the stalwarts of the conference and say two would make it Georgia and Alabama. Wow. Yeah. Wow. I love three making it and Indiana sitting there with a close loss at Ohio State. They don't get in. That's so sad. So sad. Lucy or Goosey, if that happens, Mike Golic, if Indiana has one loss and that one loss, okay,

is a competitive game at Ohio State, is Indiana in the playoff? Lucy or Goosey? Oh, that's Lucy, yeah. They're definitely in. They're sitting at number eight now. A close loss, and that's in a couple weeks. That's November 23rd.

So they could even move up closer because what Georgia and Tennessee, I think playing two weeks, I think they played a week before that. So if Tennessee were to lose that game, Indiana would move ahead of Tennessee. So yeah, I think if it's a competitive game, I still think Indiana is in,

then it reverts back to what we talked about before. They sit there with one loss in the top 12, not in a conference championship game with the possibility of getting two losses and getting knocked out. So I think a competitive loss to Ohio State and they're they're locked in. Yeah, I agree. I think some things that we kind of leave out in the discussion of Indiana is not that they're winning games, but how they're winning games. They trailed for the first time this season last week,

10-0 to Michigan State, and they won that game 47-10. Indiana is destroying teams. They are not casually winning anything. And if they keep continuing to play like that and they play Ohio State close, like it's hard to push them out, especially when they have Michigan this week. So you finally have, obviously Michigan's not as good as they were last year and it's a very, very down year, but like finally some, like a little bit of more meat on their schedule. And I think it's a really interesting game because Indiana and Michigan always, it's always weird even when Indiana is bad and Michigan is really good and Indiana just has had such

a hard time getting over that hump. So I'm very excited for this weekend. It's like a first like really real test for Indiana and I think they win and I think they win big. I think they cover. Yeah I have one more easy one. I gave you a really hard one so I'll find it easy. That didn't seem fair. No it didn't but that's the point of the game. Yeah. What if Washington State runs the table? So that one is crazy. That is such a unique situation. Cause I believe they only have one loss right now. They do. They're seven and one.

So they don't have a conference championship game to help them, which, and they don't have an automatic bid to help them, which really, really sucks. Uh, I think it honestly comes down to sort of what happens with Boise state and what happens with the rest of the field because Washington State can win out, but they still do not control their own destiny in any way, which really, really sucks. I think it would take a lot of work from other teams losing, from potentially Boise State losing because I think they, like, and I'm not 100% sure, I think they technically count as the group of five bid now because they're still Pac-12, but they're mountain west and we really don't know what their conference is at the

moment. It's a really shitty situation because they are a good football team and they are winning a lot of games. They just don't control really anything. And it's going to take a lot of extra help from a bunch of other teams losing to really like push Washington State forward, which sucks. Yeah. I have an idea.

What's that? A helpful idea. And I'm not sure if you'll agree with this, Mike. Go look at skeptical. I mean, go ahead. What if at the end of every season, we have a non-conference conference championship. So essentially they would have to play Notre Dame,

winner gets in, loser. See ya buddy. It's a good idea. Better luck next year. It's a good idea and it's helpful It's a good idea. And it's helpful. It is very no, no, it's an extra game that's not needed. No, it would help one of those teams. No, no, no. I say no. And I think even if Washington state runs a table, they're not, they're not going to get in there. The only way they'll move up is if

teams in front of them would say will some will lose because the rest of their schedule, only one team is actually 500 and that's Oregon State. The rest are below 500 so they won't get helped by strength of schedule. I just think they're just caught in a bad place at the wrong time situation for Washington State. All right, last one for you guys, Lucy, going to you first here. Lucy or Goosey, Notre Dame will run the table. Lucy. Yeah, wow, okay. There's not like, what, Army is what's sort of left

that's really like worrisome, USC is really bad, they're not what they're supposed to be, Florida State isn't really good. And since that loss, Notre Dame has played incredibly well. Riley Leonard looks great, they've really fixed some things, so like, yeah, I think they'll run the table. The passing game from Riley Leonard has great. They've really fixed some things. So like, yeah, I think they'll run the table. The passing game from Riley Leonard has really, really improved. They still have to be sick, sick over that loss to

Northern Illinois. They should have to play him. If they win the National Championship, they should have to play Northern Illinois. Yeah, after Washington State. But I mean, how about the disrespect for Army? 8-0 and number 25. I mean, they have that disrespect for Army? Eight, no, and number 25. I mean, they have that leading rushing touchdown, a rusher in the country. I mean, thank God. But Notre Dame should run the table.

They're trending in the right direction to not have another NIU game, but play the way they've been playing. And there should be nobody that stands in front of them for that.'m completely on to you I know what you're doing you're saying how about the disrespect for army so that when you guys disrespect them and just destroy them you're like not only 25 yeah no you want them up at like 18 or so we beat the team in the country hoping they

move up a few spots you're gonna get know you are. I'm on to you. You're gonna get it anyway. How about you let Army win and just move on? No, Army wins. Notre Dame's not in. Oh, you're in. There are certain schools that are in. It doesn't exist without Notre Dame. You know it. At four, three loss SEC teams. Exactly right. Come on. All right. We appreciate it. Lucy. Enjoy. Enjoy Death Valley this weekend. Yeah, you're gonna have a blast. Go look what game are you doing this weekend? I have the Detroit at the Texans. Oh, that's a good one. Yep. That is a good game. All right.

We'll talk some NFL with you next week. Mike, check out a go Joe and go look wherever you get your podcast and eight to 10 every day on the DraftKings television network. Mike, Lucy thank you very much we will talk to you next week. See ya. Iowa scored 40 points two weeks in a row you guys keep forgetting to bring that up. Damn right. Two weeks in a row. Mike just leave the key under the mat we'll find it. Yeah. Oh that was the other Lucy or Goosie. And this is for Lucy. Lucy or Goosie. We're going for Lucy, Lucy or Goosey. We're going to Notre Dame, we're going to Arizona.

Golic has a house there. He's not gonna be there. Lucy or Goosey, he should let me, Billy and Mikey A stay at his house. Yeah. That's so Goosey. Lucy, but you have to offer something. Like you guys said to me, like, we'll water the plants.

There you go, we'll do that. Yeah. They have nothing to offer. What do you mean? Nothing. Imagine how happy everyone would be, Mike, if they tune in on Monday's episode of God Bless Football. We're doing it from that room that you're in right there,

the three of us just sitting next to each other. Everybody would be happy except for my wife. Oh. She's not gonna be there. Why not? She can be on with us. Just tell them not to watch. Mike, you know what? I think you like to couch this under Chris being upset

about all this. Yeah. It's kind of rude to be honest with you. I've gotten to know her. She is wonderful. It's you. It's not her. It's always someone else. It's Chris. It's Sydney. It's Judy. Oh no, it's me. It's me. It's always someone else's fault I've noticed. Yeah. It's me. They're not staying. Alright. As long as we're getting to it, that's it. That's all we want. Enjoy the great wolf run or wherever the hell you're staying. Hey, that's a secret. It is time for this week's edition of Studio

Gouts presented by DraftKings Sportsbook. Stay tuned because you'll hear more about DraftKings and all it has to offer throughout the show. DraftKings, the crown is yours. College football week 11, 5 and 6 a week ago, 51-44-2 on the season. Got a bunch of games. Man, I got to do less games. I can't. I can't resist. Florida plus 21 and a half at Texas. I am taking Florida here. Texas wins the game. Florida covers Texas by 10 points at home. Syracuse plus two, they're at Boston College. Buy it up to two and a half. Syracuse gonna win the game outright. Syracuse wins by seven points on the road. Big game, Georgia minus two and a half at Mississippi. Georgia wins and covers Georgia by 10 points on the road. Michigan plus 14 and a half. They're at Indiana. No one believes in Indiana. I believe in Indiana. I just don't believe they'll beat Michigan

by more than 14 and a half points. Buy it up to 15. Michigan covers. Indiana wins. Indiana by seven points at home. Iowa State minus two and a half at Kansas. Buy it down to two. I'm taking Iowa State. Still have a half at Kansas. Buy it down to two. I'm taking Iowa State. Still have a chance to make the playoff. Iowa State wins by 10 points on the road. Army, undefeated, minus five and a half at North Texas. I am taking Army.

Army wins. They cover Army by 14 points on the road. NC State taking on Duke. Duke coming off a bad loss against Miami. NC State taking on Duke Duke coming off a bad loss against Miami NC State favored by three at home buy it down to two and a half. I am taking the

Wolfpack to win and cover they win by ten points at home Colorado minus three and a half at Texas Tech buy it down to three and take Colorado they win they cover Colorado by eight points on the road. Dandy I believe in them plus three and a half. They cover Colorado the by seven points on the road. NFL five and two a week ago. 41-24-2 on the season. I am on fire. Bills minus four. They're taking on the Colts by a full point. Buy it down to three. The Bills win. They cover the Bills by 10 points over the Colts. Chiefs minus seven and a half. Take it on the

Broncos. Buy it down to seven. The Chiefs, I can't believe I'm saying this. They're getting better. Oh my god. DeAndre Hopkins, the offense is starting to click. The Chiefs win. They cover the Chiefs by seventeen points at home. Bucks plus six at home with the forty-niners. Buy it up to six and a half. Forty-niners win. Bucks cover forty-niners. Buy three points over the Bucks. Buy it up to six and the Jets, I can't believe I'm saying it. Mikey A, close your ears. The Jets win and they cover the Jets by four points on the road.

Texans plus four, take it on the Lions. I don't know if the Texans are good. I think the Lions are great. I'm gonna take the Lions to win, the Texans to cover the Lions by a field goal. And finally, Monday Night Football, Rams. They're getting hot and they're getting healthy. Take it on the Dolphins, Rams minus one. on the Dolphins, Rams, minus one.

Against the Dolphins, I'm taking the Rams. They win, they cover the Rams by six points at home. Those are the picks everyone. Good luck. Stu Gatz here for my friends over at Simply Safe. The holiday season is right around the corner. That means you're away more and burglars know it. That means you need to protect your home. Right now, Simply Safe is giving exclusive early access

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Right. What did he have to do this week? Now he took my jersey down to behind him. So I'm double disrespect. Wow, you noticed. Wow. Wow. Damn.

He was just making sure that you notice. He wanted to say whatever. Whatever. Whatever. He was just making sure that you notice. He wanted to say whatever. Whatever. Whatever. We know how it goes. We got you. Wow. You want to go?

You want to go? I'll put it back up. No, no, I don't want it. Don't worry. Just ride with it. Yup. That's part of the show this week. We're just glad you're here, man.

Thanks for showing up this week and doing your job. Really proud of you. Listen to me. Listen to me. What bull did you have? Let me hear your listen, what, what? Okay, first of all, I don't like this tone. It's very aggressive.

I love it. Here's the thing, Chris Sims. I had a harvest festival at my daughter's school and well, that I roll, excuse me. And I will say this, which is really like Halloween, but they can't say Halloween for some reason, in which I don't know why. Oh my, you guys are in Florida, but they can't say Halloween for some reason, which I don't know why. Oh my, you guys are in Florida.

Like you can't say how all the crazy things that go on in Florida, they can't say Halloween now. That's where we draw the line. They can walk down the street with no pants on in Miami, but you're like Halloween, what you're crazy. Well, there's a line and we found it, it's Halloween. I guess so. Anyways, the point is I had this conversation beforehand and I said, let's Halloween. I guess so. Anyways, the point is, I had this conversation beforehand

and I said, let's try to move stuff up until earlier in the week. And then the answer I got was no. And I was like, okay, well then I'm not gonna be able to make it. So, you know, I love you, Chris, but I love my kids more. Right, yeah, I wasn't gonna work around your schedule, Billy, like we have to work around Chris's schedule.

Your harvest schedule, your soft ass school. You send your kids to the Halloween. What are you doing? What's very harvest festival? Everybody? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. So good. Well, in fact, that you're being a good dad, I'll give you a little bit, you know, of a good dad for you. So good. All right. Well, the fact that you're being a good dad, I'll give you a little bit, you know, of a free pass there, but not total,

not totally good. Well, the jersey is not going back up regardless after that attack on my character. Sims. How often does the job get in the way of being a good dad for you? Uh oh, I mean a good amount. I mean, I like to think I'm a good dad no matter what. And as I try to explain to my kids sometimes, like, you know,

me doing my job and working hard as part of me being a good dad for you so you guys can live the silver spoon life. That's that's what I'm doing here. So I try to make sure they understand that. And I think they both know I try to make a good effort is whenever I have a minute to go to my son's practice or watch my daughter ride horses or whatever, I get it done. Yeah, yeah, or harvest festivals, right.

How old are your kids? 18 and 14. They're done. You already taught, they're not gonna learn anything else from you. You did it all over. They don't even want that around. Yeah, you taught them everything they can.

They're actually, I got great, you know, they're my buddies and I feel like they're learning more from me now than ever, right? They're like really picking my brain now. They're at an age where they're truly inquisitive. Now they're sometimes like, hey dad, you're annoying and oh, okay, we don't wanna hang out with you on a Friday night.

We wanna go out with our friends and we're at that age certainly. But I'm actually at like a fun age of where they asked interesting questions and wanna know things and yeah, that's where it's kinda cool. even in the barn tonight they're gonna come hang out they like my little Thursday night in the barn and they hang out it's it's it's a good age to be a part of yeah what happens in the barn I mean

well you know what happens smoky smoky drinky drinky by me and then with the kids sir well no they just drinky drinky when they're I like usually smoke during the pregame and I tell my son like, don't come in here for a little bit. But I have this huge open door. That is painting. Sims, I gotta tell you,

I'm not certain about the 14 year old, but the 18 year old definitely knows. The 18 year old, they both know. They both know. They've both known for a long time. I'm not one to hide secrets. They know who their dad is. But yeah, I don't want my 14 year old breathing it in

more than anything. That's what I'm worried about. Over the years, we've discussed doing a lot of things with you. This is it. It's my only request. It's my last request. I just want to spend one night in the barn with you.

That's it. Watching football. Yeah. That's a doable thing. I mean, I got to think at some point we can make that happen for sure. But yeah, That's a doable thing. I mean, I got to think at some point, we can make that happen for sure. OK. That's hopefully.

Thursday night would be the way to go somewhere in the future. Maybe with some of these college football games, college football playoff, maybe we can work one of those days out too. We'll see. OK. I thought last year when we requested that you come down to us for a month

and break down game tape with us for no cost. Yeah, for a month. It was completely reasonable. I'm going to come down for a month. You'd try to no cost. Yeah, for a month. It was completely reasonable. I'm gonna come down for a month. You'd track me, right? Yeah. Uh-huh. Hey, hey, guys, they wanna know why

I'm not a good father to you, but they want me to come down and hang out with them for a month and watch film, okay. Film, yeah. Yeah. A month. It was a tad aggressive, now that I'm thinking about it. Yeah, it was just a little.

But you start high and then you negotiate down, you know? Yeah, yeah. We got nothing nothing so it didn't work. BFD with Mike Florio every day on Beatcock, the Unbuttoned Podcast, Football Night in America, Chris Simms is with us. We are getting late in the season. I mean we're halfway there but it feels like the season is flying by. We were discussing right before you came on. Is there the potential that Caleb Williams is the third best quarterback in this draft? I mean, there is that potential. There is. I

mean, Bo Nix is good. Drake May is certainly showing. He does. I mean, Drake May, I think the thing that impresses me more than anything is his running ability. I was saying on my podcast earlier this week, he's literally a good enough runner to where you have to have a spy on him on third downs. He has that type of speed. So yeah, he's done some really good things. There's no doubt about it.

Now, I think it's a little overblown at times where it's like, yes, it's good things, I get that. But I think because he's exceeding our expectations, we go, oh, who cares that he threw two interceptions and fumbled the ball last week in some big spots? So there's still some things to work out there. But the high end talent is eye opening. There's no doubt.

And we'll see. The Bears have lost their way. They certainly have. This is a big week for Chicago, Matt Eberfluss, all that. I talked about it a little last week with you guys. I've been a part of that. I was on a Broncos team in 2009. We started out six and oh we went in a bye week and we totally lost our

Way and lost six in a row on the back end of the bye week And it feels like that was Chicago right now and that can happen in the NFL and then you talk about the Hail Mary And everything that went there there's real dysfunction. This is definitely a they better get back on schedule this week They better win the game or people are going to be calling for Matt Eberfluss his head. That's interesting what you said about the six and oh team that you were on. Was there a feeling in that locker room? You just wanted to keep playing the bye week was a bad

definitely definitely when you're hot, you don't want it to end you just let's keep playing. Let's keep going because I think the experienced players and people that have been around the league you understand all week off man. we're going to lose a little attention to detail. You know, some of our technique is going to be off when we come back. Guys will be, you know, pads won't be as low. We'll forget what, you know, the combat of the week to week into Sunday is all about. You kind of lose that edge a little.

And that's what happened to us. We did, we kind of were feeding off of, hey, we're working hard. We're in a great schedule. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, we do this. And Sunday, we just find a way to win a football game. And we can never kind of recapture that magic or regain that. And I think we're seeing the Bears kind of go

through that right now. For Caleb, is it unreasonable to stop and think? Because there was lots of expectations on him and the Bears going into the season, wow, number one pick. Look at all the weapons they got him. They should make a deep playoff run. Is it unreasonable to think, hey, he's also just a rookie? Yeah. Yeah, it's not going the way we thought.

Other rookies are doing better. CJ Stroud had a great rookie season. But sometimes this is what happens with rookies, and he'll figure it out. Well, rookies, yes. And then the support system. Like we don't ever talk about Jaden Daniels being under pressure.

We haven't talked about Jaden Daniels not having a run game in a week to week basis, right? There's been weeks there, and I'm not making excuses for Caleb Williams, but it's just been less than in those departments. And then there's been other weeks where, like I said, last week against Washington, when they lost that helmet, he tried to play hero ball.

That was the biggest thing about him coming out in the draft, was it just like, hey, let's just take what the defense gives us. The NFL is a little different. You can't make magic happen on every play and just go, wait, I'm going to will us with some great play to win the football game. And I think he's learning that.

And every now and then, he kind of falls into this little spell of, I'm gonna make something special happen here. And I go, oh no, no, just read the defense. He was open for 10 yards. If you just keep doing that, special will happen. And I think he's kind of putting the cart in front of the horse that way a little bit,

a little too much. But man, let me just say this and make this clear. The physical talent I see and still what I see, I would be shocked, right? If it doesn't work. And if he isn't at least one of the top two guys, I would be shocked. I'm not saying he's definitely going to be better than Jayden Daniels, but I'd be shocked if it's not him and Jayden, the top two guys. I will say that. Chris, if I put you in charge of the Bears and I say hire the next head coach and you're doing it with the idea of the best head coach for Caleb Williams. Who would that person be?

Yeah, I think I go to Ben Johnson first. That's where I would think of. Lincoln's not in that discussion, right? There's no way. Who's that? Lincoln Riley. There's no way. No way. No way. I mean, Lincoln Riley, if I was a college place, I wouldn't know if I would think about hiring. I don't know why USC committed so much money to him, what they were thinking. He doesn't seem like a Southern California guy in general.

Nothing makes sense there. But they owe him such money, they can't even get rid of him. From my understanding, it's like a $90 million buyout. So it's like, they're stuck with him, unless he decides he wants to leave and go somewhere else like that. But no, I'd call Cliff Kingsbury before I'd call Lincoln Riley and go down that road. Okay. So but no, Ben Johnson I think is the guy that I look at more than anybody. Hey, Todd Munkin and what he's doing there in Baltimore, he just starts, he needs some talk or

some deserving, you know, accolades as far as what he's doing on that side of the ball. And then the other guy I'll throw out is the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons, Zach Robinson. He's another one that I don't know if he's ready yet, but I do like that offense. It's creative and got a lot of answers down there in Atlanta. And you see that they're pretty damn successful moving the football. They're a sneaky, good team, Atlanta, huh? Yes, they are.

Well, the online's real good. Cousins continues to get healthier. And because of that, he can drive the ball more because he's been able to push off that leg a little bit. The offense, like I said, is creative. It fits him. It's got answers for everything. And Kirk Cousins. Other than Joe Burrow, when he's in the he's the one of the best pocket passing quarterbacks in football and if you play zone

forget about it. He's like he's a he's a surgeon. He will absolutely destroy you if you play zones and he will just pick you apart surgically all game long. They got it going and then their defense is well coached. It's not super talented. They can stop the pull apart surgically all game long. They got it going and then their defense is well coached. It's not super talented. They can stop the run a little bit and they got a

good secondary. But yeah, Atlanta is the cream of the crop in the NFC South. I don't think there's any question about that. Sims. What is going on with CJ Shroud because you mentioned them earlier and I saw you tweet out that Jaden

Daniels is more advanced at this point than CJ Shroud was a year ago, which is crazy. But the team is good. CJ's playing OK. We were expecting greatness, though. Well, yeah. They're doing a disservice to CJ Stroud. I broke this down on my Wednesday podcast.

I've been saying this for a few weeks. I know I said this to you guys last week. One, schematically, the way they do pass protection is being exposed, let alone their interior part of their offensive line is not good. Whoever plays left guard gets beat like 80% of the time if he gets in a one on one matchup when it's called and pass protection. So that's real issues there. What I mean by this and then okay for CJ Stroud to go 10 for 30. I mean this isn't Anthony Richardson where we're like oh he, he's raw. And he's just not accurate throwing the football yet. This is CJ and Stroud. It's the most accurate

thrower in football. It's him or Joe burrow. Period. Like, so there's an institutional big problem here. If you're seeing those type of numbers with CJ Stroud. Obviously, they missed the receivers. But what I mean by that he's behind Jaden Daniels, watch the games this week. Jayden Daniels is pointing out protections, what he's doing at the line of scrimmage, all that. And with Texans CJ Stroud does none of that. Now this is not because of CJ Stroud, this is how they run offense down there in Houston.

This is a little bit of the Shanahan scheme of course but it's Shanahan light, it's the basics of Shanahan. And they let the center pick the protections and do all that. And what you see with that, too, is CJ Stroud at times, because he's told to trust the center and that they'll pick it up, he's going, wait, I got five linemen. OK, they blitzed five, but they told me

they were going to figure it out. Oh, wait, they didn't figure it out? Wait, we didn't even talk about this. Where do I throw it hot? What's my answer? Now this guy's free? There's none of that. They're just going like, hey, CJ, if he fools you,

just make him miss and make a play. OK. His answer to the offensive coordinator should be, hey, you go out there and make a play in that circumstance. Like, what are you going to do? Are you going to do that to me over and over? So it's just not good offense by them right now. And that's where there's real value in the quarterback doing

the protections, because now you're on the same page with the offensive line. You know where your problems are. And if there are problems, you can address them. But when you're just trusting the guy and you're in the shotgun, you're, oh, wait, I'm looking over here. Oh, wait, they told me we were going to pick up if they just bring one guy.

Oh, the corner's coming and he's about to earhole me. Oh, well, we don't even have a hot plan or a contingency plan. So they are failing him right now and that has to pick up in Houston big time. Mikey, what are you laughing at? The idea of CJ turning around to his offensive coordinator and going, f*** you, you come in here and do it? Like one of the nicest, most polite quarterbacks turning to his offensive coordinator and just be like, f*** you, you come in here and do it. Like one of the nicest, most polite quarterbacks turning to his offensive coordinator and just being like, ah, f*** you. Yeah, well, it's just as a quarterback, it just, you want answers, right? And you want to know, there's nothing worse than playing in an offense going, wait, they didn't really talk about what if they do this and what happens if they blitz this guy.

That's a horrible way to drop back. Can you imagine dropping back with like five 300 pounders coming to rip your head off and going, I hope we got them all picked up and I'm not really sure where we're going. But yeah, I'll look downfield and make the right read guys. No problem. Okay. Yeah, no problem. That's it's a horrible way. I've been involved in that before. And when the quarterback doesn't have answers or hasn't been taught those type of things, right now, he's just trying to get it done with ability. And that's just too much to ask of anybody in the NFL. Without Nico Collins and Stephon Diggs, I'll get it done.

Also, yes. Right. They take pressure off those things. They make defenses simpler because defense are like, wait, we want a blitz, but oh, no, we're going to leave Nico Collins one on one. We can't do that. So those were those guys help out some of this stuff. But now that they're not there, teams are like, well, screw the

rest of these receivers. They're not that scary. We're emboldened. We'll be a little bit more pressure based. We'll do some of this stuff. And it's definitely caused some problems there in Houston. Uh, since Billy is sending me private messages. He asked me if I think you're on steroids. I can see it happening, and I just like wanna shrink back and allow it to happen.

What are these private messages about? He asked me if I thought you were on steroids. I responded yes. You think I'm on steroids? You do look a little cut. You're looking pretty jacked today. Like your arms, the way you were positioned, that shirt looks like it's about to break.

I am jacked. I mean, there's no doubt about that. I'm 6'5", 235, and I'm an ass kicker. So yeah. Lately it's looked a little bit larger than in the past. No, you know what? I'm not larger. I've actually lost a little weight.

I do think I'm a little more defined, maybe. There you go. I told you about me doing CrossFit. I do CrossFit'm a little more defined, maybe. There you go. I told you about me doing CrossFit. I do CrossFit with my daughter three times a week. Billy missed that. He was out last week at a Harvest Fest. Oh, well, this explains things, yeah. And I've been trying to watch what I eat later in the day.

I got on the scale week three of the NFL season, and I was like, holy shit, I'm 245. So I had to start watching what I eat a little bit. And so I've done that. But I also think it's the way I'm sitting maybe and all that. But I am Jack. Don't get it twisted. No, that's it.

Simps yourself. That's it. You're Jack. I'm not saying you're not, Jack. I'm just saying maybe, you know, performance. I would never get. I would never. I would never.

I'm not saying I would never. I would say I would never, I would never, I would never, I'm not saying I would never, I would say I would never at this age, when I get to close to 60 and all that, if I feel like HGH or something like that's gonna improve me, then yeah, I'll jump into that. Wait, hold on a second. You're gonna start broiding at 60? No, he's right, that's when you do start broiding.

Oh yeah, that's kinda when the right time to do it from everybody I've heard, yeah. If you wanna feel younger. Do you know Nitro? Right. Oh yeah, we should introduce you to Nitro, the American gladiator, Chris Sims. He's a friend of ours.

I remember Nitro. Yeah, so he would come on with us. Don't ask why. The last season he came on with us multiple times just to go over his personal fantasy football team and he was a bit of a novice. He couldn't figure it out but we were trying to help him out with it.

And then every time he was on, he was offering to give us, you got steroids so maybe we can kind of put you in contact. You never sent them him out with it. And then every time he was on, he was offering to give us to get steroids. So maybe we can kind of put you in contact. You never sent them. I love it. I don't really know if I want like full-fledged steroids. I don't know if I want that.

Just intro stuff. Just dabble. Testosterone, some HDA. Yeah. We'll say, yeah, whatever. However that goes. Well, entry steroids. And then you kind of really dive deep into it.

Maybe stuff. Well, why don't you try it? So you could fill out that dolphin sweatshirt one day. I mean, I feel like I'd get addicted to steroids, and then I'd be too big. You know? Yeah. Or I'd probably have a heart attack.

I'd be like the one that it's like, oh, he did steroids, and he died at like 37 years old of a heart attack. Yeah. How did that happen? It's like, well, he took too many steroids. And I wouldn't even look at him. Well, then you always hear about your nuts shrinking, too. And I'm not really into that either.

So I don't know where that goes. I have two kids. You can take them. I don't need them anymore. OK, good. you can take them. I don't need them anymore. Yeah, OK, good. You can take them. Yeah. You left them at Harvest.

You're nuts. I know that. I have her children there, Chris Sims. Billy, you love your kids. You really want your kids in the barn with Chris Sims? No, my kids are not. I'm never going to Chris Sims' house. Someone mentioned the Dolphins there.

Dominique Foxworth had something interesting to say about the Dolphins last week, mentioned the Dolphins there. Dominique Foxworth had something interesting to say about the Dolphins last week, Chris. I don't know if you heard it. Uh he said he felt like watching that game uh that the Buffalo Bills were a

bit a little bit scared to tackle Tua. They didn't want to lay a big hit on Tua. How did you feel about that? I I don't know about that. I do think there's like a human element though where there has to be. There is and again, most guys in the NFL are good guys. They are, but I don't know if I felt like they were scared.

Maybe they were, maybe since they were the team there, I didn't get the sense in that watching the football game, but he did a good job. I can tell you when he took off the scramble that one time, it's the greatest call in the history of broadcasting. Kevin Harland started that call by saying, oh no. I was watching. Yes, I know. I know. And yeah, there was definitely like a player too, like that. We were like, Oh gosh, is he going to have to take a hit here? Watch out. He's done a good job of protecting himself. Like we talked about, I think the NFL and the defenses the last few weeks are adjusting to this new way that they're even there playing, right?

Where we saw it again last week. Run on the edge, run on the edge. They did a good job staying consistent with that last week. A lot of short, quick throws on the edge early in the football game. And that slowly kind of widened out the Buffalo defense. And then they started to hit some throws down the middle of the football field.

So they do got a cool little formula of work in here. But is it sustainable? Can they continue to do that and stay ahead of the curve and be creative doing all that stuff? I don't know. This would be a good game. I'm excited for this Monday night game this week. You know, you guys are better than two and six

and they're definitely a, when they're healthy, they're better than a four and four football team and a real pain in the ass too. And of course, you know, the coaches know each other and all that should be a fun one. I got the Rams winning by like a field goal. On the Dolphins front what are you seeing Chris? Because since Tua's been back he's had two decent games he's put up 27 points both times he hasn't looked bad the defense it feels like has been letting them down. Tua played great

last week I mean he did a lot of good stuff last week yeah I mean you're you're definitely right in saying that. The offensive line I I think, has been damn good. I mean, really, I feel like they feel the pressure of Tua being back. And there is that, that goes on in the locker room. Like they know, hey, we gotta protect him. We gotta run the football a little bit so he doesn't have to drop back

and throw it 50 times a game and do stuff like that. Right? So there's all of that. And I think they gotta to continue to stay consistent with the run game if they want to protect to it. Again, the big thing is all the throws for not many yards, right? That's good.

I get it. Expulsive play has got to come from somewhere. Is that going to come from the run game? Whatever. I don't know. I just find it hard to believe that week after week here, defenses won't catch up to kind of this new style in which they're playing right now. Chris, by the way, I would not

blame a single player if they don't want to be the if they're hesitant and don't want to be the guy that lays the hit that ends to his career. I understand that that's human nature. It is. It is. You know, it's it's there's going to be guys that are aware of that. There's also guys out there that are just like, Hey, I'm in crazy mode. This is football. And my coach said, when anybody runs, we go and attack and hit them. Uh, we'll see where it goes.

But no, there are guys, guys are very aware of stuff like that. There's no doubt. And you know, does it stop a guy for maybe going kamikaze head first, trying to hit him? It might with certain players. It might. Um, but I still think as we get deeper into the season, it might with certain players, it might. But I still think as we get deeper into the season,

the same laws of football will be applied. Quarterback outside the pocket, quarterback gets treated like everybody, and defenses are gonna continue to preach that, even if it's to a QB. Even if he's not the, even if they're not actively trying to not hurt him, they're like, his injury,

he hurt himself on his concussion this year. Like he dove head first into Tamara Hamlin. So like, even if you're not actively trying to not hurt him, they're like, his injury, he hurt himself on his concussion this year. Like he dove head first into Tamara Hamlin. So like, even if you're kind of like, let me take a step back and not be the one to knock him out, like he needs to be better. And he did it two games ago where he took off on a run and he slid feet first. But like last week he was diving head first

to get a Buffalo, to get a first down. I know. And that's, you know, he's a great competitor and I give him respect for all of that. I do. I think but like you're just bringing up that's the concern with Matua is on all of his concussions, none of them are like oh my gosh that was so violent or crazy or whatever. I just think it's a smaller man who's got a little bit of an issue that way, whether it's neck strength or susceptible to concussion or whatever, and it's just unfortunate that way and yeah, no, it's where we gotta worry about it. It's the obvious

reactions we've all seen. They're different than any other concussion. Exactly right. Exactly right. They start going different ways. It's crazy. Yeah. All right, a couple of quick ones we get you out of here. Who's the second best team in the NFC? Oh, the second best team in the NFC? Oh, the second best team in the NFC is the Philadelphia Eagles. No question in my mind. No question, right? Philadelphia is not perfect. They're an all-star roster. We know that you've heard me say that the defense is playing awesome. The offense. I wish

there was more schematical creativity, right? They're bland, right? But they know who they are. So I give them credit for that. I mean, when I watch Philadelphia, I go, oh, this is the third time I've seen this pass play in the first half. Oh, this is the same run play I've seen 10 times in the first half. They don't like it's not trick it up. It's not that. But when Jalen Hurts takes care of the football, they're tough to beat. That's the simple fact of the matter,

because they're that good, and the scheme is good enough, and they're good enough that they don't need a complicated formula. As we know, they can steamroll you in the run game. You play one-on-one. He throws the ball out on the outside on a go-route to Devontae Smith or A.J. Brown. That's all they do.

But like I said, as long as he doesn't turn the ball over, one of those crazy f**kers is going to make a crazy play. All of them are. Jalen Hurts, Barkley, AJ Brown, Devontae Smith. They're all going to make one unbelievable play every game. And that's why they don't need to reinvent the wheel, as far as schematics are concerned. Is Christian McCaffrey coming back going to be enough

for the 49ers? Yes. I mean, it's, I'll be interested to see if he comes back this week. I think next week, like for sure, I mean, it's, I'll be interested to see if he comes back this week. I think next week, he like for sure. I don't know. I have no inside info here. I know it's getting close.

I do know that, but yeah, this he changes around their football team. This is the most creative offensive mind in football with his number one chess piece that annoys everybody. And excuse me, as I'm burping on myself, as I've told you, the coordinators preparing for the 49ers have told me with Christian McCaffrey, I have to have a whole different play sheet than without him. He causes headaches because of his ability of things he does in the pass game and how he can use him off a Debo and all that as well.

So I don't know if this is a 49er Superbowl team year, but I still think they're one of the best teams in the NFC. And I think we'll see them get hot here and start to put a lot of wins on the board. Chris, Deandre Hopkins on the Chief seems like cheating. Well it's they needed it, right? And you see that and now Mahomes has a guy undefeated before they got him. I mean, but I understand what you're saying. Well, yeah, but they needed a guy to, you know, beat the upper tier teams of football and go, wait, we have a guy in a one on one situation we can trust or, you know, we trust them to sit in the right place of an, oh, I don't know what kind of zone coverages Detroit's doing in the Super Bowl

here, but great field by Hopkins to sit in the right spot, whatever. They needed that 100%. They can't continue to go on with just two and three tight end sets and as you see what I've been trying to say with Xavier Worthy he's still just a go straight ahead gadget guy you can't depend on him on the meat and potatoes part of the offense he just can't play through contact that's just not who he is so yeah this is where he was big and I think that that will continue to grow as far as Trust and more and more plays is hitting the number one read in that offense Is it time to tear it all down in Dallas?

everything I Mean, yeah. Yeah, it is I mean what we know what I would you know what I almost want to say is like, you know It's not even that much to tear down. Well, what's's, what are we tearing down? I mean, Oh, the old offensive line. Oh, the old guys. Oh gosh, we got to tear them to Oh, a bunch of guys on the defensive line that are, okay. Yeah. We want Michael Parsons back. Great. Yeah. We know we want that. Okay. We want to marry it over Sean, the linebacker back. Great. We know that tray von digs. We want him back, you know, maybe Daron

Bland, CD Lamb, Dak Prescott, everybody else get the hell out of here. They're expendable. Move on. Right. That's what it's. It's time to do that in Dallas. Definitely. Why would you not take this opportunity to at least see if there's something there with Trey Lance? Like why? Why wouldn't you do that? You traded for him. Well, that that that says it all. Yeah. Stu gots. I mean, you're you're you're you're yes, you're you're right. Why wouldn't you? Because they haven't seen to tell you let's take a chance on them. They're going Cooper Cup is better 100%. They've wasted a fourth round pick on Trey Lance after we

know the greatest offensive coach in the sport couldn't make it work with the guy with an all-star team around him and they went, yeah, we'll trade a fourth round because we're Dallas and we're not creative and not as good as you, but we'll make it work somehow. And then the stupid trade this week, they've, they've traded two fourth round picks for two guys where I'm going to go, what the are you thinking in Dallas? Like, what are you doing? So we're crazy. Yeah. Crazy. I don't know what Dallas is thinking right now. All right. I will let know what Dallas is thinking right now.

All right. I will let you go here. Did you fire Aaron Boone after the Yankees lost? What happened? No, I don't have that kind of power. I don't. I don't have that kind of power. So if you did, yeah, would you?

I mean, I don't I stand where I've said throughout. Like I think it's time for him and Cashman to go. It's it's it's the courses, you know. But you know they're not going. That's the thing. No, they're not. Apparently, the Steinbrenners have been emboldened and made Cashman the king of the world for the Yankees and all that. But yes, I mean, as we saw, it was disappointing.

It still hurts. Thanks for bringing it up again. I appreciate that. Chris, just back to football for a second. There's a report out there that Trevor Lawrence is getting surgery on his left shoulder and we were thinking he should probably be getting it on the right one. What do you think? You guys are funny. They're a beaten puppy. I don't expect a lot from them this week just because again that was another heartbreaking loss. The season's over. all of that. You don't need to respond it was totally unnecessary. But Trevor Lawrence yeah I mean now we're going to see Mac

Jones and and you know see what he can do in that offense that that's going to be interesting. I heard you know Mac Jones and Trevor Lawrence I have heard there's been moments of maybe them butting heads down there a little bit. Wow. Right. There's been definitely rumors around the NFL of that. And now Mac Jones is going to get his chance to show Trevor how he runs the offense. Oh, wow. Oh, my god. Mac Jones has never felt so emboldened.

I mean, it's so weird. It's going to be interesting. But yeah, that's one where you got to question the psychology in that building altogether and where they're at in Jacksonville right now. No doubt. PFT with Mike Florio every day. On Peacock, the Unbuttoned podcast as well.

Football Night in America, Lions and Texans. They got a good one coming up this Sunday, man. That is going to be a beauty. Who do you like in that game? I like the Lions. In fact, I like the Lions really. I picked the 30 to 16. All right. And the Lions are the best team in the NFL for my money. Better than the Chiefs.

I would take the Lions right now. I would. And I know I don't I don't say that lightly because I'm not certain I disagree. I'm not. Yeah. You know, and maybe that changes. Maybe the chief says I continue to see the offense get better with Deandre Hopkins. But right now the Lions are playing the best football on both sides of the ball. And the Texans defense is small and fast. And now they're going to be playing really the biggest offense in football in the Detroit Lions. So I feel like they're going to be able to run the ball. We know they always can throw the ball, play action, do all that.

And then we get into the pass protection problems with Houston. And Detroit is very creative at exposing protection plans. Aaron Glenn is really good at that. I just don't have enough faith in the Houston offense right now and what I've seen that I think they're really good at imposing protection plans. Aaron Glenn is really good at that. So I just don't have enough faith in the Houston offense right now and what I've seen that they can keep pace with that Detroit

offense. All right. It's going to be a good game. We look forward to watching you getting getting us ready for that game. We appreciate the time. Take a picture from the barn tonight. Send it to us. Okay. Okay. All right. I'll try to do that.

All right. Don't be afraid to text me and remind me too, because you know, I couldn't forget quickly. I know you do. I saw it real quick, Chris, before you go. I saw a video of Chris dancing with Maria Taylor and the whole Football Night in America crew this past week. Oh, you saw us doing the gritty thing there? Yeah.

I know. I got rhythm. I got rhythm. Now, whether I can do the gritty or not, that was the first time I ever tried that. And I was definitely a little scared to do that, because I was like, yeah, this is a no-win situation for me But we it wasn't even it wasn't even the Gritty was like a dance line coming into the studio

You were the first person that was highlighted dance. Yeah. Yeah. No. Oh, no, you're talking about Maria going through the line Yeah, you're doing that one. Yes. I that was just Maria Wanting to make some social media Video. I don't know what the hell that was about, but it was fun and we had a chuckle. But Sims, if you're at a wedding bar mitzvah, whatever you are, you're the guy in the middle of the dance floor hammered tearing it up, right? I mean, I'm definitely dancing. I'm definitely dancing.

Yeah, yeah. Oh, without a doubt. I'm a dancer. I like like in those kind of settings for sure. You know me. I mean, yeah, at a wedding, I'm going to be drinky, drinky, smoky, smoky, and I'm a dancer. I like like in those kind of settings for sure. You know me. I mean, yeah at a wedding I'm gonna be drinky drinky smoky smoky and I'm gonna get down and my wife likes to dance and we're gonna we're gonna definitely do that For sure. You strike me as I'm sending a check and that's my participation in this wedding. I will not be attending

No, I mean I don't really want to go to a lot of weddings. You're not wrong about that It's just yeah I mean, yeah, I'm not. If it's not someone really close to me and special, I'm probably gonna find a way to get out of it, 100%. Do you ever do this? Do you ever look at a couple and say, like if you're invited to a wedding

and this could just be between us and if they're listening, just, it wasn't about you. But you ever look at a couple you're invited to a wedding and say, they're not gonna make it. Why am I gonna go to that wedding? Oh, definitely. I think a lot of people thought that about me and my wife. Yeah.

We had like, well, we dated forever. And then we decided to get married. And we got married 13 days later. And I think people were like, wait, is she pregnant? Or what the hell? This is weird. All this. None of that was true.

But we had lifelong family friends who gave us nothing for our wedding because apparently they didn't think it was going to work. Like people that are like worth a hundred million dollars and they gave us like a picture frame. There's multiples of those. Whoa, thanks a lot for this f***ing frame. I appreciate it. I can't believe that's what Adam Silver got you for your wedding. I think there was people at my wedding,

yes, that did not think me and my wife would last, but here we are 20 and a half years later. What's the, since you have so many friends worth $100 million, what's the best wedding gift that you got? Gosh, I didn't get jacked that was worth a damn on that wedding, nothing. I did it so quickly.

And like I said, it was 13 days. Why did you get married so quickly? Just you were so in love. He was in love. Love at first sight. Like we were in, I always knew I wanted to marry her. We had broken up. Okay. Then we got back together and I was like, listen, it's like, you know, I want to marry you. Like that's, that's not a doubt. And you know, she was kind of maybe pressuring it before it was, you know, ready to happen or whatever naturally. And then we got to the point where I was like,

okay, I know she's the one. I was like, listen, if you wanna get married right now before training camp, I'll do that. Or if you wanna wait till after the season and we'll do it. And she was like, let's do it now. And we did it and we figured it out. And I only had like 60 people at my wedding. Why'd you break up?

Oh, I don't, because I was a man whore. I don't know. I was young. I was stupid. Okay. It was you. It wasn't her. I was just, okay. Oh, you're allowed to ask.

You know me. I'm an open book. You know, I just was like, I knew I wanted to marry her. I wasn't sure I was ready to commit and do that, right? And get all into that part of the like, okay, I got to grow up and do that and I broke up and I realized wait she is the love of my life and I've hoarded enough around here I don't need to be a whore anymore and let's move on

with life. You got it out of your system okay. I did right. If Billy gets divorced and we're certainly not rooting for that and he invites you to his next wedding. Wait wait what's happening now? I just said I said well because I can't say if Billy invited you to his wedding you're, wait, wait, what's happening now? I just said, I said, well, because I can't say if Billy invited you to his wedding, you're already married, but if he got divorced and remarried and then inviting Chris Sims is Billy getting an

envelope or are you showing up? Billy might be one of those I'd actually think about showing up because I'm getting divorced now. I do like Billy and I do like you guys and I figure like that could be a good that'd be a fun wedding I don't think I don't think we would like a table. We should have it at the real good table, right? I mean, can we do it at your barn? Oh, that'd be great

You'd have to pay me for you know a venue for value But we're in the board and be like Billy don't start the wedding yet It's smoky in here. Hold on. You got to wait a few minutes. All right, man. Enjoy the football this weekend. We didn't even get to you about Texas.

We'll do it next week. But enjoy the weekend. We'll talk to you next week, buddy. You too, guys. Be good. Always fun. See you. OK, man.

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Bonus bets expire 168 hours after issuance. For additional terms and responsible gaming resources see dkng.co slash bball So Funk, Funk had an emergency, he could not join us and I don't know if you're aware of the standings from last week and how last week went out, but we did the game again where you took all of the opposite picks as him and he went one and four so you went four and one last week. Now, another strategy that was put in place was by ShareBear. So ShareBear, because K-Funk has been so bad lately, is ahead of K-Funk in the standings.

K-Funk now is only above the Blackjack dealer that went 0 and 1. So K-Funk is 15-31 and2, which is a horrendous season for him. Yeah, so Share Bear has a better record than him at 19 and 25, which isn't great either, but it's better than K-Funk. So his strategy last week was, I'm going to take all of K-Funk's picks. So not the opposite, I'm gonna take all of his picks and that way he can never pass me in the standings. No matter how we do, I always have the exact same record as him. Genius!

K-Funk did not like that strategy, unfortunately. And ShareBear made one pick different from K-Funk and it was the only pick that K-Funk got right. So he did lose one game. Yeah, but he still has like a six game lead on him. So things are still looking good for for for Share Bear here. Now I also offered Kayfun just because he's been so in his head so far this season. I offered him the ability to pick the games that we would be picking this week. I said Kayfun, I will let you choose the games that way. You can't say we gave you bad spreads. You can't say we gave you bad games. They're up to you.

Now I did this yesterday. I did it early in the day and I said just send me the games that you want, you know, later tonight or tomorrow morning. And this morning I got a text from K-Funk and it said I don't like any of the games this week, you pick the games. So even when you gave him the choice, he's gotten so in his head that he can't even pick five games that he likes more than the others that he should theoretically win. So that's where we're at with K-FUNK right now at the moment.

Well, that seems like a disastrous situation. You've got to worry about mental health at this point. If I'm being honest with you, maybe we can take our enormous budget from God bless football and maybe saying like a therapist, you know, Maybe. Who else wants to be? You know what? I'm gonna leave that. Get him on the show. Yeah, that's exactly what I was thinking.

I think maybe we do some on-show therapy here. That's how we got Carl involved in the mix is we had that court case that Carl came in. We lost Troy because he lost the battle to Carl. But regardless, maybe we'll get a therapist on here to kind of help us with what's going on. Because I do feel like maybe, and you guys probably will disagree with this, maybe we're giving him too hard of a time. And now instead of kind of supporting him, we're making things worse for him.

So like we should flip the script at this point and everyone just be- Over the top nice to him, yes. Yeah, maybe we should do that and see if it turns things around. Because let's be real, he's been on such a horrific run. He's now behind Cherubar. He's now behind Gordy in the standings, which seemed impossible. Gordy is 16, 28 and two, but again, K-Funk is 15, 31 and two. So Gordy has like a game and a half lead on him even after Gordy's really bad season so far. Both of you are behind Cheyenne who was K-Funk's friend that was visiting that day. She was two and three. And Leith who came in for one appearance who he's also two and three. Right. Oh Gord's back in Vegas. Yeah Gord's back in Vegas. Gord what are you doing in Vegas? Why are you there? What's happening?

You know what I just got in. Long flight. left at six this morning, but I feel great. I have good energy right now. I'm going to meet up with a couple of special guests. So I'm excited to potentially bring them on this fabulous, God bless football show, if it's possible. But I'm currently still in the car in traffic. So as of right now, nothing's happening. All right. But I'm excited. I'm meeting going to be there but I'm currently still in the car in traffic. So, as of right

now, nothing's happening. Alright, I'm going to be there but I'm going to be in Kay. How many weeks you going to be there? Oh, great question, Carl. How many what? Weeks. Are you going to be in Vegas this time? This time, he never leaves

for four days. I just opened four days. Yeah, but the last year, could just move there, dude. Yeah, you really should. Probably be cheaper at this point. Honestly, I don't know. Want to give us an idea of who you're meeting? I mean- No, that wouldn't be fun. Like, if I did that, that's literally just gonna give it away.

Yeah, a surprise would be nice. Last, to Carl's point, though, last season you did go to visit for four days, and three weeks later you were still there. Yeah. Every week was such a day. I know, I know. That's why I was hoping Carl didn't remind me of that.

Gord, when you go to Vegas, Gord, when you go to Vegas, do you book a return flight? You just leave that part of it open. I mean. Well, I leave it open because I don't know where I'm going to fly to next. I'm like, shit. Okay. Wow.

Got it. You got a life. That's a great life, man. My goodness. Yeah. God, man. Hey, Carl, look at the house you're sitting in right now. Your life ain't so bad, man.

Yeah, yeah. God is good, God is good, God is good. A lot of plants, though, Carl. You spend a lot of time watering those plants, I would imagine. Yes, and I talk to them. And as long as I'm healthy, I'm healthy, correct. What do you say to the plants?

Like, positive? Like, affirmation? Yes, yes. Okay, so, maybe we don't need a therapist after all. We just have Carl talk to Kay Funk, and we just treat him like a plant. I would like one of Carl's plants to make picks on the show if possible. By the way, there should be a new spread master. Who's the leader? Who's the leader of this group? Right here. Yeah, I don't want to upset your mellow here, Carl, but Spreadmaster's been on run this season.

And it's mainly been just taking out K-Funk's pink. That's how bad K-Funk has been. So our leader in the pack right now is the underdog who was ShareBear's friend. She's five and one. Mojo. We moved like a minimum on that, by the way. Okay, that's fine.

It's a multi-week kind of a thing. Agreed, agreed, Mojo. We'll toss that one out, that's fine. Then I'll say this, Mojo is next at 28, 16 and 2 with a 630 win percentage on the stand. And to that point, the spread master is 17 and 3 over the past 4 weeks. I'd like to point that out. Less losses than weeks. It has been a ridiculous run. Carl, you are next in terms of regulars at 24-16-1 with a 598 win percentage,

which is also incredible. We're having, I think, both our most successful season in terms of picks and our least successful season in terms of picks on the opposite end of the spectrum there. Right. I don't like K-Fuck not being here after an 0-5, though. Yeah, well, we'll see. Maybe he'll pop. I don't think that's an accident. I don't like Kay Funk not being here after an 0 and 5 though. I mean, yeah, well, we'll see. Maybe he'll pop up. I don't think that's an accident.

I don't think so either. Yeah, I don't either. Yeah, there's no question. Mojo was shaking his head saying there's no way it was an accident. Do you guys know what Kay Funk says to his plants? What? He probably doesn't have any cuz he threw them out the window cuz he's so pissed off and all that he's been, his plants are dead for sure.

Have we congratulated Carl Douglas on his Dodgers? Hey, no, we haven't congrats. Hey, hey, hey. Mikey A's not happy. Yeah, whatever. Yeah, whatever. I get it. I get it, Mikey.

I get it. All right. So Billy, do you have K-Funks picks? How are we doing it without K-Funk? I know you have Sheer Bear's picks. Do you have K-Funk's picks or... Because Mojo has to go opposite, so... K-Funk told me he was going to send me the picks,

so what we could maybe do this week, which I believe he suggested, I think that he said he wants to go opposite your picks this week, Mojo, and I don't know if that's something that you're interested in. This sounds like a giant setup by K-Funk, and frankly, I respect it. I am debating whether or not I should- I respect it. No, no, no, I don't, and I'm debating whether or not

I will ever allow K-Funk back to these proceedings again. I mean, seriously. Wow. I'm not joking. 0-5, he bails on the show, and now he's changing the rules of the show, because Mojo likes to go opposite of K-Funk but those are K-Funk's picks that he takes very seriously, puts a lot of work into it.

Mojo just goes opposite. Now you're asking Mojo to do the work and change the whole dynamic of the show. I don't like it. I will say this though, for multiples of these weeks actually, the picks that K-Funk made, I was going to take the opposite anyway. We do have text proof of this. See that's, I'm okay with any kind of way. No issue, no issue.

Cause think about how funny it'll be if like I still go four and one or five and oh, and every week this just keeps happening to him. Yeah. Yeah. That would be pretty good. But now, but remember next time he's on, we have to be very supportive of him and talk to him. Yeah. Yeah. That would be pretty good. But remember, next time he's on, we have to be very supportive of him and talk to him like he's a plant.

Very good. But we can do it in a very condescending way, at least. I do like that. Yeah. Do you ever condescend your plants, Carl? No, I never do. I'm an underplant. And the last time I was on, Mikey wanted me to go against K-Funt, no matter what, just to go against him, I'm not going to play for the world. No I never do I like. And the last time I was

on Mikey wanted me to go against case up no matter what just to go against him and I did that. Yeah. Who chose the games this week Billy was a capable no K. Funk he could not settle on five games that he likes I just chose five

games for he's really. Yeah. It's not going well. I'm a rough time time. All right, let's get to the games. I'll start with ShareBear here, Billy. Giants and Panthers, Germany, you can keep those teams. It's plus five and a half. The Panthers are plus five and a half. I can't believe the Giants are five and a half point favorites against anyone. Who is ShareBear taking here, Billy?

ShareBear initially took the Panthers, and then I said, well, the game's in Germany. I don't know if that matters. He goes, it actually does. I'm going to take the Giants. Sherebert has the Giants. Yeah. All right, Gordy, who are you taking here? I have to take the points.

Two teams, same record. That's a lot of points. I agree. Carl, who are you taking? I agree with Sherebert. The Giants will travel better. I'll take the Giants. Sherbet. The Giants will travel better. I'll take the Giants. All right.

The Giants will travel to Germany better. Let's go to Mojo. Mojo, who you taking here? All right. Well, the White's family are giant Giants fans. So that being said, I'll take the Panthers. All right. And so Kayfunk has the Giants.

Perfect. Perfect. Wait, do we, should I pick who I think he would take, or do I come up with some lame- Don't. Just don't. Don't over-cop the game. Don't overthink it. Don't overthink it.

You're entering Kayfunk territory by doing that. Don't bother with that. You gotta take who you think you should take, okay? Yeah, okay. Who you. Okay. All right, Mojo, I'm starting with you here. Eagles at Cowboys. Eagles playing very well.

Cowboys without Dak Prescott. Cooper Rush getting the start. Cowboys are getting seven points at home. Mojo, who you taking? Ooh, seven points. Big spread. Oop, Rollis is joining through at this point. Oh, Rollis, wow.

You know what? I'll take the Eagles. Let them get me fellow. All right, so you're taking the Eagles, minus seven. That means Kay Funk has the Cowboys, plus seven. Carl Douglas, who are you taking here? I'm going with the Eagles as well. Give up the points. You're taking the Eagles.

Gorg, who are you going with here? I'm taking the points. Home Division dogs, no way they win by more than touchdown. All right, Mike, we have to go back to the first game with you first. How are you, by the way? I'm good. Sorry for getting in late. That's okay.

Giants at Packers is the first game. It's in Germany. Giants at Panthers, excuse me. It's being played in Germany plus five and a half the Panthers. Who you taking there? I'll go G-men. All right. and now Eagles at Cowboys. Cowboys are seven point dogs at home without Dak Prescott. Who you taking?

Cooper Rush. No I'll go I'll go Eagles. Eagles are they're rolling right now. Cooper Rush five and one. Five and one. Cooper Rush is a starter. Mike are you are you back from Australia yet or you're still in Australia? I'm back from Australia and I went straight to a hunting trip. So I got out on the creek, rushed in, service and. Carl Douglas, why are you making those faces? He's more of a man than all of us? Nobody works in this show.

Nobody works. Nobody works. What's work? By the way, Mike, congratulations. You're having a boy, right? I'm having a boy. the the the the the the

the the I think it's a 14 to one boys I feel like we're about to see a lot of Mojo. Like, we're playing dangerous games with this camera today. Oh, look at Gord's room. Mojo. Sir. I got a special guest who wants to say hi to you. Oh. Oh!

What up, Big D? Let's go! Let's go, Big D. The creator is on the show. The creator is in the house Mojo. Well, hey, I mean, we talked about can't even take pics from the from the bed. Well, you know we we I think we we

solved our problem for next week because we got the creator here. He is the creator of champions. If there's anyone that knows how to create a winner, it's that guy. I mean, this is who K-Funk needs to have a conversation with. All right. Are we going to make picks from the bed?

Do we have to go? Yeah, there we go. OK. All right. Let me get the games again. Big G, we have Giants at Panthers. The game's being played in Germany. I don't know why that makes me laugh. It just does. But plus five and a half for the Carolina Panthers. So who you taking here? I'm going with the Giants. He's going with the Giants.

He's taking the Giants, okay. Eagles at Cowboys. Cowboys without Dak. Cowboys getting seven points at home. Who do you have? Eagles. Eagles at Cowboys without Dak, Cowboys getting seven points at home. What do you have? Eagles. Eagles at Cowboys? Yeah. Yeah. Eagles all the way baby. Eagles all the way baby. Gord what are you guys doing in Vegas?

I'm Papa G's here so I had a flyer. That's it. There you go. That's it. That's it. No. Rob's doing a Poker Star. He's in Poker Star. He's at a big poker tournament. Ah.

Where are all these celebrities? Okay, cool. Where's Rob right now? He's up in his room. He's mentally getting prepared how to play poker. He's probably one of the worst players I've ever seen, so now he's practicing. He's throwing up against some other doing-deed players. It's going to be a big time tournament.

It's going to be a TV. I'm going to be a TV. I'm going to be a TV. I'm going to be a TV. I'm going to be a TV. I'm So now he's practicing. He's throwing up against a hundred and a hundred new league players. It's gonna be a big time tournament. It's gonna be on TV. I hope he takes this down actually. It would be the best thing in the world. We spoke to Nick Wright earlier this week who told us he was also going to this tournament.

Are you familiar with Nick Wright at all? I am not, dad. Okay, good. Don't worry about it then. Perfect. Yeah. You don't want to be, it's okay. Just tell Rob if he sees a media guy with long hair,

punch him in the face, alright? Yeah. Let's go! Let's go baby! Let's go! Alright, I'm going to go to Share Bear first here Billy. Jets at Cardinals, we are going to be there. We're going to be in Arizona.

Jets at Cardinals, Cardinals minus one. They're playing good football. Tyler Murray's playing good football. Billy, who does Share Bear have in this game? Share Bear has the Jets. And I don't know if I told you the last one, he had the Eagles for the last game. Yep. I know who Mike's taking.

Mike, do we need to hear you take Arizona or not? Well, you know, I did consider going reverse Jakes on this one. But, you know, last week or whenever the jinks on this one, but, uh, you know, last week or whenever the last time we had the cards on the dock and I picked them and it's working. So I'm going to cards again. We owe you and your brother an apology. I think specifically you do Billy more than we owe you guys an apology because they've

really figured things out. Yeah. Just on behalf of the entire show and the entire crew, I think, I think they all want apologize because they've really figured things out. Yeah just on behalf of the entire show and the entire crew I think I think they all want to apologize to you. Yeah alright. It was a big

week last week I don't know if you guys saw it might not have got a ton of media coverage but my little brother had his I mentioned in the group chat but he had a second born and he went straight from the hospital to the game. And then they put the kids picture is his newborn son's picture up on the screen for the game. And he pitched a pretty good game. That is so nice. I mean,

Cardinals defense is rolling, man. They pitched like four second half shutouts this year against the Niners, the Bears. It's like they're playing some good football. Yeah. Hopefully they got it all out of their system. You know what I mean? No, Mikey, they're getting hot just as the Jets come in. I mean, it's all the people.

All right, Carl, who are you taking here? Arizona, the Jets, Arizona's, the Jets are minus one. Sorry, Mikey, I'm taking the Cardinals. You're taking the Cardinals. Thank you. Thank you, Carl. All right, let's go to Gord and Big G. Gord, who you taking?

You know what? I'm going with Carl here, dude. That guy's been on fire and he's been studying. He's not getting emotional. I am going with AZ. I agree. No emotion is key. Who's Big G taking? Laying in a bed. I agree. He agrees. AZ.

I love him so much. It's a big Carl guy, big G is. All right, Mojo, this is big. Yeah, I think it's big. Who you taking here? I think it's been pretty messed up that everybody's been ragging on Rollis and his brother all season. I brought on this guest whose brother's

the defensive coordinator of an NFL franchise. And we reward him by burying him mercilessly on the show all year. That being said, Rollins and his brother can kiss my ass because we had together in the WWE, you stabbed me in the back, you son of a bitch, you stole my title. So you and your brother can kiss my ass, the whole family, and the further this coup that K-Funk thinks Mikey A and I have against him, I'm taking the team that he's wearing on his head in his brain. Give me the jets, if that wasn't clear enough. Stu gots this could not have gone any better for the Jets.

Everybody bet against them, except Mojo, which means Hayfunk is against them. Jets win, lock it up. Jets buy a million. Thank you. Well, look at Rawlis, he's all pissed off at Mojo right now. Well, the Hayfunk curse is what I'm worried about. Yeah.

Yeah. You want to change? We'll give you a second. You want to change your page? Well, it doesn't,unk curse is what I'm worried about. Yeah. Yeah. You want to change? We'll give you a second. You want to change your pick? It doesn't. I am assuming I missed the beginning, but K-Funk is opposite Mojo, right? Yes.

But Mojo's picking first. K-Funk gets the opposite. Right. So it doesn't matter if I change. I'm just worried for my cards. You know? Yeah. Yeah.

I mean, I would say like the K-Funk curse is a way worse person like betting against your own flesh and blood. Like that's, if there's two evils, that's the worst one. Yeah. So we went over earlier the standings and some of you guys missed it, but last week I think we had the most successful week

we've ever had. Mojo, Carl, Mike and Gordy all went four and one last week. And then on the flip side, K-Funk went 1-4 and Share Bear went 0-5. Yeah. I got to be creeping up the standings a little bit. Since not coming on the show, similar to Carl, since not coming on the show, I've done a lot better. Yes, so Mike.

I'm only expected to tank this week. Mike, right now you're in third place. You're behind Mojo, who has a 630 win percentage. Carl has a 598 win percentage. You started out slow, but you're 14 and 16 right now you're in third place. You're behind Mojo, who has a 630 win percentage. Carl has a 598 win percentage. You started out slow, but you're 14 and 16 right now. So you're right there at 500. You're above Share Bear, Gordy, who's also making a move. And K-Funk is in last place.

So what you're telling me, basically, is that I'm the Cardinals of this Pick'em group. Correct. Yeah. Coming on strong. Got a lot of heart Pick'em group. Correct. Yeah. Coming on strong. Got a lot of heart. Yeah. Cool.

I gotta run to my next one. So I'm just gonna wrap this up by saying, give me the Lions and then opposite Rollis for whatever the last game is. No, no, no. The last game is Dolphins Rams. So just pick it quickly. Dolphins at Rams.

Dolphins are two and a half point. Rams are two and a half point favorites at home. I feel like Kay Funk would say the Dolphins. And even though I'm gonna pick it quickly. Dolphins at Rams, Dolphins are two and a half point, Rams are two and a half point favorites at home. I feel like Kay Funk would say the Dolphins and even though I'm picking first, I'm gonna go with the Rams. Okay. Okay, bye. See you, Mojo.

Want to promote anything? You're good. He's good. All right, let's get the picks from all the guys here. Lions at Texans, Carl Douglas, I'm going to you. Texans plus three and a half at home, big game this weekend. Sunday Night Football, Carl, who you taking? Texans plus three and a half at home. Big game this weekend. Sunday night football.

Carl, who are you taking? Texans have too many injuries. Give me the Lions. All right. Gord, who are you taking here? Texans and Lions. Gord, who do you like? Who Carl Slay has too many injuries?

Texans. Texans. Carl's taking the Lions. I'm going Detroit. Let's do it. They're on fire. We're going all the way, baby. All right. Look at're going all the way baby. All right. Okay, creator. Creator. Hey, creator, you know you're now locked into this for the next, I don't know, 10 weeks. You good with that? All right. Creator doesn't even know how to get on to Ozdoom. That's fine. You'll get him on.

Mike Rollins, who are you taking in this game? I agree with everybody. I'm going Lions. All right, you're going Lions. Who is ShareBear having this game? ShareBear has the Texans. All right, final game, guys. Dolphins at Rams. Rams are minus 2.5 points. Favorites at home.

They're getting hot, they're getting healthy and they're getting hot. They're at home, it's a Monday night game. Mike Rollins going to you first. Well, I don't know if I've said this on the show but I actually did have an NFL career and I played my entire career with the Miami Dolphins. And nevermind that it only lasted for three days

but that was my team. So I'm going with the desperate dolphins to at least cover. Going with the hometown team. Three days with the dolphins, huh? Yeah, three days, maybe four. Maybe four. Full body cramps on the last two a day. I left it all out on the field.

Yeah. Carl Douglas, who you taking here? Come on, man. Ramp, ramp, by a field dog he taking here. Why am I even asking? Gordy, who are you and dad taking? I'm gonna let Papa Gronko first this time so he doesn't copy me. Wow. Rams and Dolphins. I'm gonna go with the Dolphins, man. They look tough against the Bills. There you go. That's right. Yeah, it's a quality loss. You're right. Mm hmm.

Alright, I gotta go opposite Papa G this time because otherwise we have the same picks. Alright, I like it. Uh do we have all the picks for all the games from everyone? It's very confusing. Some people are here. Some people

aren't here. Some people got here late. Some people left early. I'm confused. Yeah, we got all the picks. We're good. Alright, Carl Douglas on the way out. Congrats to your Dodgers. Promote that beautiful big law firm out there in LA for us. Douglas Hicks Law. We're doing well and getting better. Douglas Hicks Law in Los Angeles.

All right. We love you Carl. Gord, anything to promote on the way out? Well, I'm with Papa G, the founder and creator of Grand Fitness and G&G Fitness. So I got to give Grand Fitness a shout out. So God bless football. Thanks for having both G Senior and G and G&G Fitness. So I got to give Gronk Fitness a shout out. So God bless football. Thanks for having both the G's senior and G junior on the show today. All right, God bless Papa G. We appreciate it, Papa.

Love you guys. All right, we love you. Mike Rollis, anything to promote on the way out? I'll just say I appreciate the apology to my brother and myself. And I just want to correct or add in to Mojo's description earlier, the youngest defensive coordinator of all time, Nick Rolla. So thank you guys.

All right. God bless football. God bless football. Papaji, make sure Gore gets home healthy and safe, OK? And in two days. We're worried about him. Papaji's like, he's kind of worried about me. What are you talking about?

Exactly. He's already having a rest of our kidneys. Make sure Dad gets home safe and sound, okay? Thank you. Exactly. I really appreciate that. I like how you put that. God bless football, everyone.

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