The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - GBF- Xavier Gipson, Milwaukee Bar Owner, Gordie Gronk, Simms & Golic

Episode Date: September 15, 2023

The guys recap TNF and debate how much bonus money Jalen Hurts cost his running backs each year with his 1 yd TDs. (16:12) The star of MNF and Hard Knocks Xavier Gipson joins the guys to talk about his game winning punt return and to tell us how often he thinks about the goldfish Aaron Rodgers was holding. (25:22) Chris Simms is high...on Texas football. (42:06) Stu Ya Gotz. (47:57) Golic gets us ready for NFL Week 2. (1:01:15) Scott Schaefer, owner of Jack's American Pub in Milwaukee, discusses his Jets promo that almost backfired. (1:10:14) Top 10 pickleball player Ryan "SherBear" Sherry joins K-Funk and Gordie Gronkowski to pick games while Mojo closes on a house. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You're listening to Giraffe King's Network. God bless football, Billy Gill. God bless football, Mike Yay. God bless football, Stu Gatz. You're in a much better mood, Mike Yay. Today, then you wore a couple of days ago. I think what's going on. I want to do that. I want to do that to you.

I want to do that to you. Eagles left the back door wide open for you last night. Yes, they did. Billy, you have any earthly idea of what we're talking about? Yeah, you're talking about gambling. Yeah, well, look at you. Yeah. What, is this like a butt choke?

What are we doing? No, I was just asking if you know what the back door meant. That's all. I was, you're not a big gambler. You don't gamble, but often do you? But if I did. Yeah. But if I did, you have well done, Billy. Yes. Billy

spets big boards. Brought to you by. We'll be back on Monday. So I will give you three more hot things that if I gambled, I would be very high on maybe if I were in a gambling state. Have the first week go for you. The first week went some would say, oh, for three on that, but here's the thing. The bookies would say that, Billy. Whether it wasn't great field conditions, we lost Aaron Rodgers. One of those was over on yards. If he's out on the fourth play of the game, that doesn't really count.

So then that's a wash. And then that kind of throws off the rest of everything. Because game plans come into play there, affects the rushing. Some would say, now that your quarterback is out, you're running back back should get more yards than the other running back, which is what I bet on Dalvin Cook in the Battle of the Cooks. So he should have easily had more yards, but a couple of cooks. Yeah, but it was one of those things where like team morale is down and then everything kind of just gets thrown off and then the bills and you know, that goes for turnovers for Josh Allen, so they't cover so it's a whole thing.

But we'll be back. Billy's best big more brought to you by T.B.D. We'll be back on Monday with three more things that I may be hot on if I were in a gambling state. I might be fading you. I like the idea of Billy losing a bet and then pleading his case and seeing if the book evil reversed it.

War Billy being the guy where if you lose a bet, you plead your case to Billy, and he decides if you winner lose that bet. I love that idea. To be clear, I'm not in a gambling state, so bets were not placed, but should I be in a gambling state and so inclined, then maybe I would have felt good about those two bets.

See, the problem is Billy, I am in a gambling state and I did place your wager on draft kings and I watched that money just float away. So I'm gonna have to... Let's put you up a little bit this week. But did you tell them that Aaron Rogers got hurt? Listen, I've been trying to... I've been on hold with them for a long time.

And I don't seem to really care. Billy, tell who though. I would like people to be able to come on and plead their case. They're losses to you and see if you'll reverse the loss into a win. You know? Well, I'm telling you, the audience gained money for my degrees. Yeah. I'm telling you that, in my opinion, those three bets didn't count because of what played

out in the game, but that's just me. I'm not in charge. By the way, guys, if you want to go to have to do with a bet, I'm just saying things played out and then as a result, things changed and that's what happened. If you want to go to a game, download the game time app, create an account, use code GBF for $20 off your first purchase, terms apply. Well done by you, Billy. There's a couple of things to play. Well, first off, I have a question for Billy before we get the last night's game. Do you like a Sunday night game, Billy? The Dolphins play Sunday night.

It means you gotta stay up later, you have to be in early on Monday. Do you like a Sunday night game? I can't stay. I want my game Sunday at one or Sunday at four, and that's it. I'm a very big Sunday one o'clock game person, because that's typically the schedule for the Dolph and on the east coast like most of the games We watch at one o'clock and then by four o'clock things are like winding down

I'm kind of like off of the red zone high and eight o'clock on Sunday night I kind of am like that's when you know I don't mind afforded enough in game like we had last week with the cowboys and the giants Right and I can kind of just plan out for our Monday show and not really pay like super close attention. Now, because the dolphins are playing because of how their offense was last week, because of how Tua did last week, I need to be playing paying close attention to that game. And I'm not super excited about it.

But on the flip side, this now kind of clears up my Sunday. Like I can have the red zone on, but I can have the red zone on on my phone. And then maybe I can go to my shed and build a shelf or something. You know what I mean? So like, I can like to do. Yeah, I could TCB on Sunday during the day while I'm watching football instead of having to be sit down right there and watching everything that's going on. I think the answer is I like when there's a good game on Sunday night, but I don't want it to be my team. I never want it to be my team. I want my team to play early, but I do like a good Sunday night

game, you know, something to look forward to and watch it. Right, I love a good Sunday night game, but where I don't have to sit around and think about it all day. You're right, like get my game out of the way and let me enjoy the Sunday night game and hopefully someone leaves the back door open. You know what I learned last week was I really like and value a one o'clock game because the dolphins played at four o'clock and it was like the game of the day. But at the tail end of that game, because I have like two young children was like,

now it's back time. Now it's feeding time. Now it's bedtime. Now daddy is recording the game to watch it on delay later to make sure that he didn't miss anything important because I need to make sure that everybody gets to sleep and his fed and bathe and all of that stuff. So I really like the one o'clock game what I'm gonna like in I think two or three weeks, the London games are back. The internet. Not again. But by the way, can I just say this bad job by the NFL because today marks

the beginning of Hispanic heritage month where every NFL logo is going to have an Anya on top of it. And we're going to do half of this month and half of next month. And there's multiple games in Europe, but zero games in Latin America, poor four men of fell. That really is. Yeah, that's all that's my whole rant on that. That's a terrible job.

One do the London Game Start though. The dolphins play in one of those, right? Kansas City, maybe. They play in Germany this year, not in London. The London Game Start, I believe, not this week, not next week, but the following week. I think we have back to back London games. Okay. That was just, uh, by the way, Kirk Cousins, huh?

He's good. Is he going to be a first ball of Hall of Famer? Yes, is the answer. Is he going to be in your jet? That's the question. You're not going to trade Kirk Cousins, huh? He's good. Is he going to be a first ball of hall of famer? Yes, is the answer. Is he going to be in your jet? That's the question. You're not going to trade Kirk Cousins to the jets. Why would they do that? Why would you do that?

Yeah, Billy, that was the talk. After the game was that they're Owen too, Kirk Cousins, they're paying him a lot of money and the jets are looking for a quarterback. So, okay, yeah, but you're a jet's friend. Right. Kirk Cousins. Yeah, but they're any very winnable division. They have the Packers, which we don't know how long love is

going to be good for. We have the Lions, which like, okay, but they can easily be a wildcard. They'll beat the Bears. They'll get right back on track. I can't believe that this is where you're going with this that you think that the Vikings are going to trade Kurt cousins. So the Jets, just because you want him on the Jets, let me explain something to you, Jets fans. This is not how it works. It's not just you get whatever quarterback you want from any team because everyone's just waiting

around to give you their quarterback. That's not how this works. You're kind of is though. It's absolutely not how this works. That doesn't work like that. You're not going to get these quarterbacks that are under contract on other team. You're not going to get James Winston either. Okay. So get the James Winston. I'd be out of your head right now. I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with you. I'm with you. I told Mike. Yeah, they were not getting James Winston. Kirk cousins is different. They're Owen too. They're paying them a lot of money. The fans are tired of Kirk cousins. And you're lashing out at me

for bringing it up. I didn't bring it up. The broadcast crew last night was bringing it up. Vikings fans are mad at Kirk cousins. Yeah. Yeah, the tired of a Billy. Most fan bases. Yes. 364 yards and four touchdowns. Thank your lucky stars that you have Kurt Cousins on your team. And they you know, grab a crap quarterback. Like get out of here that you're mad at Kurt Cousins. I know. Billy, Billy, you're actually out of me and Mike, like where the ones doing it. And the state of Minnesota, by the way, is who I'm looking at it. Get it. Thank you.

Yes. And I want to talk about your shed where you build things. Like, I know I do. Hey, you just show us. Well, the thing is, is that I bought the shelves on sale to like organize. It's shelves for the storage shed, but it's a larger project in which I want to like repaint and seal the floor of the shed because it's outside. I already had to patch the roof and patch the side because it's like a metal shed and it had gashes

on it so water was getting in. So like I want to do like a big project but that entails me removing everything from the shed like vacuuming and cleaning all the little speckles of like wood and dirt and gunk off the floor and then repaining it. So this is going to be a big process. I also have a toolbox in my shed, but it's in the box that the toolbox comes in. So I need to open that box to build the toolbox to then put the tools in the toolbox. It's a whole thing. It's a whole thing. It's a whole thing. And now I told everyone you're so great. People were concerned about the Eagles after the air. They're visit to, uh, they're fine. Yeah, they're good. Yeah, the Eagles are fine. Don't worry about the Eagles. They're just so talented. Like they didn't even play that well and they still are that much better. Because Jalen hurts. Jalen hurts did not have like a great game, but he's so great. And by the way, like if you're running back, it stopped at the one yard, which is what

happens all the time, Jaylen hurts is just going to go pound it right in there. Get a rushing touchdown every time. So you're going to get a cuss. Nah, who cares? He's just going to run away. There's no way to stop that play, right? Like there is no like you can stop everybody everywhere. There's just no way to stop that.

And the only play that was that was more unstoppable was the Tom Brady one yard quarterback sneak at the goal. What like that was it, right? Yeah. It's it's unstoppable. I think the big difference Vikings dive at the center. I'm like, oh, they stopped it. And there was no, it wasn't even close.

He got it. I think the big difference for the Eagles in this office, I know they have mild sanders last year. Jalen Hertz really is like a de facto running back. I mean, place quarterback. But DeAndre Swift last night was fantastic. Like he was the player of the game, 170 some on yards. He was unbelievable. Why did the, why did the Lions trade TJ Hockinson? He's crazy. Money guy. If you showed up, like Billy, if you were out for dinner and showed up at TJ Hawkinson was in your house, would you be, you'd be fearful for your life, right?

Wait, so in this scenario, I've left to go out to dinner and I come home and I just, TJ Hawkinson is roaming around your house, yeah. Doing what? He's in the shed. Building shelves. I would love your shelf. TJ, you're free this Sunday. I know that because you played yesterday.

Come on, buy to the house and play and build the shelves for me. I would love that actually. Let's make that scenario happen so he can build the shelves for me. That's great. Let's do that. Okay. Okay. Where are we going first here, Billy?

And do we have a draft games game this week for the audience? Because last week, I think both of us placed in the money. You and I, how about that? Last week was an exciting week because I had yesterday or last week, I'm sorry, I had up until like Tyree Kill decided to go off and get like 150 yards in like the last 10 minutes of the game. You were up there, right? I was in second or third place.

I was looking for a big payday. I slipped down to like 23rd, but I still got $20, which is a nice little thing when the buying is $3. If you go to DKNG.co slash levitard, DKNG.co slash levitard, you can sign up to play with us this week. If you like join the levitard and friends group every week, all you have to do is go to that group. every week we're going to have a contest there. So it's a lot easier than going and looking for it every single week. So sign up now.

If you don't have time to do it now, you can reserve your spot now and you have it up until Sunday at one o'clock to actually set your roster. So get in before there's no more spots. All right, Billy, where are we headed here on God bless football because we have a lot of great guests in store for the audience, including including Xavier Gibson the guy who had the gamer Game winning re pot return for the jets Monday night and a lot of us to walk away with some sort of feel good at least on a night where Aaron Rogers went down So where are you going first here? I'm glad you mentioned him this week We're actually gonna be starting with Xavier Gibson and Stegas you didn't mention it

We have Chris Sims as we always do we have Mike Gullick as we always do. We have the return of some of our friends making picks, some of them did not show up, which is not, you know, the most exciting thing. And we have the person who was probably the most excited in the country about Gibson's pun return for a touchdown. We have the owner of the bar who had a promotion this week, where if the Jets lost, he was going to have to comp all of his patrons drinks for the night. And as soon as Aaron Rogers went down, as he'll tell us, they started getting a lot of drinks.

And it seemed like there was going to be a big bill, but because of the punt return for a touchdown and over time, he then made a lot of money. So he was very happy to see that happen. And he will be joining us today as well. I'm sure I'll talk us talk ourselves into a live God bless football at his bar. Never show up. Yeah. It's what I tell someone goes.

All right. Let's go to. Let's go. I love you, Billy. Let's go to save your gifts. I want to thank you on behalf of all jet fans because on a night where I'm telling you, man, on a night where I thought it was impossible for me to walk away from that game with any sort of feel good. You gave me feel good. You asked feel good. You gave us what to know. So thank you for doing that sir.

Appreciate you all. I'm just knowing what I'm supposed to do man. I don't know if you're supposed to have a walk off and your first game is an underrated rookie but I mean if that's what you're supposed to do I can't wait to see what you're going to do against Dallas. Oh man. Hey, but I mean, if that's what you're supposed to do, I can't wait to see what you're going to do against Dallas. Oh, man. Hey, we're going to let that be on Monday. Let's start the obvious place. Put this guy to inside your head when Aaron Rogers drops the turf.

They're fourth offensive snap of the game. What are you thinking? What's the feeling on the sideline? Like what's going on? Is that entire thing goes down? To me, what I was thinking, I was like, oh man, you know, there's a main leader. You know, that's a great person, great player, great leader.

And for him to go down like this, like, well, first, Prince, hoping he's okay, you know? Knowing that guy got the platforms, but, you know, my energy was like kind of down also, you know, because that's the guy that vouched for me, you know, and I could fatter energy from sawdeline too, it was kind of down, but you know, at halftime, we just noticed our energy were down, we just picked it up. What did Coach say to you guys at halftime?

Not much, you know, it was all play-a-lit, you know, the captain stepped in, the captain stepped in, it was pretty was all play-a-lit. You know the captain stuff. The captain stuff. The he was pretty much as play-a-lit. Have you spoken to Aaron since? Has he said anything to you? My husband earlier, you know, I just spoke to him. You know he was in good spirit. So he, he, he, it's hard to

read a bit, but he was in good spirit. Man, I'm sure. For those who watch Tardox, you begin to star during hard, hard knocks, but Aaron really, and Randall Cobb for that matter, really has been liking to you. Like that moment where you're returning a punt and Aaron's on the sideline,

he's got the coaching headset on and he's slapping you on the helmet. How many times have you watched that, Davey? Hey, I watch that a lot, man. Just know I don't even know I ran into him. I didn't know that was him. That was slapping on my head, but, hey hey man when I see I said minutes there, man

What was the better feeling returning that pun or making the team? It was man both of the films amazing both phones were in his own way, you know That it was unbelievable feeling like I was dreaming wait So I'm interested if you could like put us inside the mind of a punt returner, okay? Like is it possible for you to recall what you were thinking as that entire play went down? Can you like can you walk us through it or run us through it? What was happening? I'm gonna say this, I'm gonna turn it. It's not easy man. That's a hard job when you back there

You got to wait for the ball to come and people running for a speed at you, but I wait for the ball to come and people running for a speed at you, but Sitting a ball in the air, all I knew I had to do, all I had to do was catch the ball security first, you know I know already was on the side and All was on the other side and I know they're gonna Kind of business like they always do and they did that, you know, and then the whole team the whole power turn unit can't be given And you know just made it the end zone, and it was time for it. So you're inside the five, and you're like, what are you saying to yourself?

Like, holy shit, I'm ending this game. Walk off Pup return. This is it. Yeah, I really, I really say I'm dreaming. That's what I'm dreaming. This is it, so. I feel like after you lose Aaron Rogers, and you know, you may lose the game,

and then who knows the way the season goes. The fact that you were able to kind of save the season is like, hold out. Maybe what are we thinking here? Now we got a lot more ball games to play with. We're gonna see how they go. I'm trying to think of a bigger roller coaster than coming out Monday night football, losing your quarterback, winning a game like that. And now all you got to do is turn around and get ready for one of the best defenses in the league.

How do you how do you guys make that turn around? Ignored and always, you know, uh, focus day in day up day by day. Uh, we know they got a powerful offense defense and, uh, readjust work or focus on this. I know we got we got a great defense also, you know, so just focus on this and you're ready. I guess you guys ready to roll behind Zach Wilson here or what? Most of them let's do it. What's the feeling inside the locker room? Do you guys are you ready to roll with Zach? You want them to bring in a veteran quarterback because you guys were built to win right now, you know It's positive vibes man. I just want to see I'm ready for Zach to shine too, you know, he got got yeah, a ride come teaching my life. So, you know, I don't know that Zach passed like that, like, you know,

but I'll read it for I see you great. I see a great talent. I see a great leader in him also. Zach Wilson's one and a right now, okay? Like don't try to get Xavier in trouble here. He's one and a yeah, who's one and a savior, Gipsens one and a Billy? That's who's one of those savior Gibson's one and only that's who's what it is. You're right. You should hold out for more money I mean Man, what's it like because I was thinking and maybe you should do this next time and I wonder what Billy thinks here But because you were undrafted and because you've already made a massive impact in the NFL your first game into your career That your celebration as you're running into the end zone should have been a middle finger to every other team who didn't draft you.

Yeah. No, man, I keep, I keep you know, everybody don't see what the jet saw. I mean, you know, a team saw something to me, but you know, I just, I wanted to stick it out with it. No, there's no disrespect to another team. Could I even pick me? You know, they probably seen something they probably had their eyes on somebody else. There's no hard feelings.

Everybody got a job. I'm just so- It's bad for tips. So when you went on, I'm glad for tips, bit on me. Right, okay, good. So, but you weren't bothered, but you went on drafted,

were you bothered by it? Yeah, of course. Of course. Who, I mean, any more than my position would have been on bother by it, you know, but it just made me put my head would have been I bought the body, you know But it just made me put my hair harder down and just work a little harder So that's it. That's all I could do you know control what I can control. How do you think that goldfish got into Aaron Rodgers hands?

Hey, I still think about that to this day. Yeah, that's the only one. Do you really? Yeah, man, I don't know how you did it. But it was amazing, man. It was funny to me. Was Aaron blown away by it or like, I mean, I didn't really see his facial expression, but like, it was funny, man. I think it was stage.

You think it was stage. I don't know. Oh, you think Aaron was in on it? I think he was in stage. Wow. I believe he had the jets in the Super Bowl as well. He was probably regretting that the contortionist four plays into the season. Did you enjoy being on Horde Docks?

Did you guys like it? I was questioning myself about that first, because I'm really a shop person. I'm not you saw it, but it was a cool experience for sure. I got to tell you, I don't like the way Robert Salah and the coaching staff. They kind of made you feel like you weren't going to make the team and then you made the team. Like, I don't like the way they deliver that message. You look nervous, man. I felt bad for you. Hey, man, I was nervous. There's no way, man. Definitely. I don't know. It was like a roller coaster. I think, yeah, that was the roller

coaster for sure. I want you to know, when you go out anywhere in New York City for the remainder of this season at least, and probably the rest of time, you will never pay for a drink again, my friend, okay? I mean, just for the video, if you're turning up, you'll be fine. But ask, don't just assume you're not paying and leave. Like, make sure that that's the arrangement,

so that we don't run into any issues. Oh my God, it's so great. and leave, like make sure that that's the arrangement so that we don't run into any issues. Oh my god, it's so great. What like any funny comments from your teammates? Like what was it? Like what kind of support did you get after the game for your teammates there? We'll get you out of here in a second. Man, they were just cool, man.

They were excited for me. They say I worked hard, you know, since I scored score some in the preseason they was excited for me yeah score one in the first game. I'll get his Garrett Wilson. Gary. Yeah man you're crazy man dude got a crazy crazy to he crazy times like crazy in and out breaks, catches dude dude on different level man. He's nuts. He's nuts. Where's the ball? Randall Cobb become like a father-like figure to you. He's old enough. That's for sure.

It's like a big brother. I call him mom. I call him mom. You ever just get lost in his eyes? Because I do. Like what I said, he's got great eyes. Listen, Uncle Randall has great eyes here. You haven't noticed the eyes. I mean they're great. Oh, I want to get lost in

Do you realize how much your uncle was talking you up on the sidelines during hard knocks like he was talking you up big time And that's what uncles do man We're here to get lost in my eyes man. No you can't lost in his. No you can't lost in his eyes though his eyes. His eyes. Listen do me a favor when we're done with this and hopefully we'll have you back on in like a few weeks. I want you to go look at Randall Cobb.

Don't say anything just look at his eyes and get lost in his eyes okay and then you'll know what we're talking about. Alright. I got. I got. PFT every day with Mike Florio, the Unbutton Podcast, football night in America as well. And he's got a college game this week. What college game are you doing this week?

I'm doing Michigan State, versus Washington, right? How nice. Yeah, I'm excited for it. I'm excited to, you know, I'm in the midst of studying the Washington offense right now. Michael Pennick, junior, of course, is phenomenal. He's one of the best college quarterbacks in the game.

So yeah, I'm enjoying kind of doing that, but it does make my week a little crazy. Me and Mikey Aver laughing before, is Sunday night is NBC currently trying to flex out the Gets Chiefs game on Sunday night football. If you wait. I don't think we can. I think that's before the flex period. But we're just officially cursed, I guess. We're never going to see Rogers in my homes. I don't know what it is.

The football gods don't want to make it happen. And like, listen, I know Mikey A's hurt. I'm hurt. I'm still getting over it. Yeah. I spent all of Tuesday literally, like, watching film and my wife would walk by that big man. And she'd be like, what?

And I'd be like, I just still can't believe the Roger thing. That was, like, that hurt my heart as a football fan, as a guy that knows, you know, you guys know how much I love him throughout his career and how great he is. You know, I got friends on that jet staff. I got a lot of friends that are jet spans. It just was such a buzzkill. I'm really in. I'm still hurt by it. We'll get into the actual injury in a little bit, but it seems like a lot of players are coming out and blaming the turf. Is that something you think is, you know, participated in the injury or do you think it's better than that? Well, no, no, I mean listen I can't sit here until you definitely he wouldn't have gotten hurt from that play on grass

But I guarantee you would have lessened the chances Nobody likes to play on turf Roger Gidell and everybody can spin it all the way they want It back to the days I was playing nobody when we they told they told us we were going to go indoors and play on field surf, the whole team went, ah, like if it was a rainy day of practice or snowy, ah, right? I mean, you would have guys literally that, especially the lineman that would go, we'd rather go outside in the sleet and snow. Let's not practice in there, right? And the NFL, they're talking out of their ass about player safety. The easiest fix is the fix the fucking fields. That's the easiest fix.

That's what's start there, but they don't want to do that because it's going to cost money. And that's all it is to it. And then of course I'm bothered. Jerry Jones stand for the flag and Mr. America. He's going to change the field for a bunch of soccer players, not from America, but not for the Dan football players. The American football players.

And that's annoying too. Speaking out of both sides of his mouth, the NFL has to do something. I'm still waiting for a player to tell me they like to play on an artificial turf over real grass. David Boughtiari has said that turf in particular is dangerous. It's dangerous to play on, which I found pretty fascinating. He said it before the game, by the way. So the NFL PA is saying they want all grass fields. You don't think the owners are going to approve that, do you?

Well, no, because Taylor Swift can have a concert and then they can put that on the field turf and just put something over it and then they don't have to cut the grass or manage the grass. So it's all about the other events that they're making money off of. And that's the only reason field turf's there. So they can switch it over concerts, this sport, that sport, whatever. And they don't have to pay money to have a new sod, new grass, grounds keepers, any of that. That's all it's about.

And then that's just a simple fact of it. So that's where, yeah, it's very annoying. And then, you know, listen, like, I have the concussion we saw with Tuha in Cincinnati last year. That was more egregious because of the field turf. Those rubber pellets, everything, the shock absorbs back into you, right? Odell Beckham Jr. Super Bowl, field turf.

I mean, you can just go through it. It's ridiculous. JK Dobbins in Baltimore, Tornick Hill, East Tendon, very similar tackle to Aaron Rogers, field turf. At your foot, doesn't get out of the ground the same. It's not as forgiving.

And yeah, there's a few that don't, that are even worse than the other, artificial know, artificial surfaces. So they got to do something about it. And it's just a service to the players. And I'm bothered by them in their hypocritical ways. We'll continue with the Jetson just a second here. But put us inside the Sims household when Texas upsets Alabama over the weekend. What happened? Oh, man. I mean, first, yeah, I will like I'm sitting in my barn. It's Saturday night. I've had a little drink and a little smoke. I'm ready to go. Just like with the Rogers injury, like right away, I knew it was the killies, right? I literally was texting friends. He tours the killies. He's done. It's over. Bob, Bob. You knew that

the second it happened, right? Yeah. I have a gift that way people who watch games with me will tell you that you know when you play football you're watching your whole life you know when the way people are supposed to go down or the way it's supposed to look within the normal flow of a tackle and i saw it as soon as i saw the hard pressure on that back leg and i went ooh ooh, and then I saw him lay there and leave that leg limp for a second and then they cut away and I said to my son right away, I hope he's okay, I think he heard his leg and then he got up and then he sat down and if it was just an oh you know, if it was I sprayed an ankle, you know, you've been grimacing and he got

hopped off the pit. He literally sat down, I was like, I'm the year's over. I can't believe this, right? So back inside the barn, though, you're high, you're drunk, you're watching Texas beat Alabama, what happened? And within five plays, I was like, we belong. Like, we're as good as them. I was like, we look the part and they don't look bigger than us and we look just as fast as them and

then of course we scored and got some mojo going on. I was texting friends everybody like we back baby we back we here and it was exciting it really was I had a great night watch of it. I did Colt McCoy respond. I didn't text them. I should have. I should have text them. You're right. I should have text called for sure. Sims, this is one of the few times I've seen an ear to ear smile when I bring up Texas. This is one of the right Mikey A. Like, this is one of the few times.

Big smile on your face, man. Well, you know, I love the football team. Now, you know, I'm always rooting for them. The fans, you know, sometimes they were, they were a little screwed up to me at times. They were, but man, it was so great to see just, you know, sometimes they were, they were a little screwed up to me at times. They were, but man, it was so great to see just, you know, us rise up again and be like, we're here to be a power of force. And we looked it and yeah, I love the long horns. I mean, of course I do. And it's the first time in a while. And I'm, yeah, I was disappointed on them because we have all these resources.

We're in Texas. We're one of the richest schools in the whole country. And we've been irrelevant to the last, you know, eight, nine years, ten years, more than that. So that's where it's just good to be back on the scene that way. And I am really excited for them. You sent Sarcotext? How does that work with you? No, no, you know, that's what I'm not really that plugged into the program that way.

I'm really not. And I don't know a whole lot of people down there anymore in that way to, you know, send texts or do any of that. Arch is going to enter the portal, Chris. I'm telling you, if this Quinnier is keeps doing things, Archman, he's going to leave your school. Well, well, the most important thing is, I guess we're still in the funeral. That, okay, that- Al about a funeral. No, he's headed towards down the numbers. The way it's going right now, Billy, is Quinn Newer, he can use play like that.

He's going to be in the NFL. He's going to come out in the draft, right? And then it's going to be about, he's got to beat the other kid that's a freshman there with him that people have been raven about a little bit as well. So really in archmannings, perfect world, you sit there, you root for Quinniewers, tear it up, let's go Texas. So I can get better players and recruits here from when I'm about to be the quarterback and you can get your ass out of here and go to the NFL so I can play. That would be his perfect world. Chris Sims is with us here on God bless football. I have a Zach Wilson theory that I'd like

to share with you Billy and shaking is so great. I mean Billy that's how you're talking he's mocking you and he's just perfect. What do you want me to do? Start screaming and I understand. It's hard to explain how you sound but you do sound like you're at a funeral like Chris is right. You sound you sound like you're they're doing a live show next to you and you're trying not to be on their mic. Okay. Yeah. That's what it sounds like. So is it like a volume thing?

Is it because of the volume is low? Like how do I sound now? I feel like I'm talking normal. It'll better. You're getting better. It's getting, again, didn't get louder. Maybe they didn't. Maybe you need to really put that mic up by your lips.

Maybe you just really got to get in there. Ha, ha, ha. It's breaking his ball. I love it. Billy will have the last laugh. You're in there. I love it. I love it. Billy will have the last laugh. I'm sure. I have Zach Wilson very for you. I want to float by you in just a second. But first, difficult spot.

Like Chris, it's amazing. I walked away with any sort of feel good from that gain. And the Jets provided that. Xavier Gibson provided that for me. The Jets got victory. sort of feel good from that game and the jets provided that Xavier Gibson provided that for me on the jets got victory but your evaluation of Zach Wilson put in a tough position, tough spot, not a lot of expectations. I'll get to my theory in a second, but how did he play in that game?

I thought he did a good job, you know, I mean, first off, he probably should have, he prepared, he probably shits his pants. I mean, he was the last guy on the team that thought he was gonna be playing on Monday night. I mean, he probably was like, man, I'm not gonna be in a game, but week 10 maybe if we're up 30 to nothing in the fourth quarter, right?

So there's, I've been in those moments, it's shocking and it's showed on a space early on, you know, to go in like, he hasn't had a lot of practice the last few weeks. It's all been about Aaron Rogers. The first team offense looks good ready for the regular season. So that is not easy. And then, yeah, you're seeing a Buffalo defense with its Sean McDermann's defense.

He's got a few new wrinkles that you probably haven't prepared for. So that wasn't easy. I mean, as you saw with Aaron Rogers, past protection was not great early on in the football game. But the big thing is I think he made the best plays in the biggest moments. I think that was the biggest thing. Whether it was third downs, you know, got a score touchdown. I know it wasn't a perfect throw.

It wasn't a horrible throw. And it was in a phenomenal catch. But yeah, it was all good. And hopefully, you saw that all i can move some people in the run game and i think they can improve in the past game to where it can let garret willson and company get open down feel that they can be dangerous there

so if you're running the jets christ what do you do do you write out this season here with zack wilson do you go sign a veteran quarterback you sign mat ryan and if you do like who's the guy that you sign who's the guy you go after? Yeah, no, I think you know, there's nobody out there that's exactly what's since your guy, but I would want to have a veteran guy, you know, for a great glass in case something happens in case emergency, right? And whether that's a is a cold McCoy, I don't know where his health status is right now, you know, Trevor Simeon type guy.

Matt Ryan, I don't imagine that really happening. I don't, I mean Nick Falls, he's out there too. I know that's another one. It's the same kind of thing. I don't think so. I think Hackett's going to try to look for a guy that's been in the West Coast offense, that there's not a big learning curve with, and then try to go from there. And that's why I say Colt McCoy or Trevor Simmy, because they've been in those offenses before. And then unless there's maybe a third quarterback on somebody's roster that they try to make a deal for, that they feel like Mason Rudolph, maybe when they trade him for

something significant, something along that idea or those lines like that Mikey A. Once James Winston. What do you think? Well, like why the same start the same so what are they gonna do? They don't want it They're gonna go then then what go over now. We have to play take some hill and play a different offense Well, I know but if he gets hurt They're not gonna let the whole that didn't go down the drain with Chris and that happens you know now we have to change the team and change the way we play so like it's a good thought Mikey A but if I'm the same side don't do that that's that's what I'm saying I was telling Mikey A the

back of quarterback has become so valuable of valuable because of the injuries to the starting quarterbacks and the Saints have one of the best ones in the NFL. The Saints have a really good one, right? They got a good team and a good offense and good receivers. And yeah, I would think that, hey, listen, if Derrickhart did go down, you're going to feel pretty good and going, man, James Winston's here and he can make plays and throw the ball down the field and do some of that. So we're still in this thing. And I think that's why they will not entertain any trade offers for him. Chris, what is going on thing. And I think that's why they will not entertain any trade offers for them. Chris, what is going on with Josh Allen? Like it's great. This is a guy two years ago was in that conversation with Barrow, and we'll get the burrow in a second as well. Patrick Mahomes,

he was a top tier guy. What is going on with Josh Allen? Well, you know, he's still awesome. But like the first thing is, I mean, what, what are the bills do to improve their team this offseason? We've talked about their O line not being that great, not run the ball. They didn't do anything. They did nothing. We talked about what? For the last two years, you've heard me tell you their weapons are not all that good. It's step on digs and then, okay, and they got dog and cocaine in the draft. Okay, so rookie, he's. He's not gonna take off then like take over the world here on Defense they got Leonard Floyd, right? That's it. That's the only thing they got in the offseason Yeah, so like like you said a minute ago

It's it's it's a good roster, but it's arguably the fourth best roster in the AFC It's definitely the third best craze, but like it's not as good a roster on deepfenses. The Patriots, the Patriots, these real, right? I mean, the Patriots' O line when healthy, I'd take them. I'd take the Patriots running backs, right? I mean, so that's where it's been way too much on one guy. And this is why I didn't pick them to go to the playoffs this year. I told you guys that last week just because yeah, I don't see enough there as compared to the elite AFC teams and then yeah, with Josh Allen, I think he's feeling that burden, right? That was as bad as I've ever seen Josh Allen in the fact that not knowing the big scope

of the game, the first interception you can deal with, right? It's a de facto pun. But even on that, I'd go, it's third and eight, and he could have ran for the first down. He was going to meet one guy about a yarder too short of the first down. And if he got by him, it was going to be a first down. So I didn't love that. The second interception, I believe it's 13 to six at the time. I believe they're in field goal territory. But why are you throwing a ball down the middle of the field at the double coverage?

Like, this is a field goal game. It's why Jumpstart, Zach Wilson, and an offense that's doubting itself right now. And then the third interception, it's third and two, and tries to fit the ball into a tight window on the sideline. He's got some people underneath open for the first out. It's just he lost sight of the game. I don't know if he got frustrated that they weren't doing better and moving the ball and he thought maybe they should be blowing the jets out with Aaron Rodgers or whatever. But you know, that was disappointing that he just didn't have a better sense of what was actually going on there.

And he just played it way too loose. And Chris, to your point, two of the three interceptions he's trying to fit the ball in his Stefan digs because he can't go anywhere else and almost feels like. Well, if I have to hear one more person, like every now and then, it's, it's less than, but I have to hear one more person tell me, Gabe Davis is a one-a. Like, I'm literally going to throw A like I'm literally gonna throw up. I'm gonna throw up. He had one game against the cheese and all that's all anybody ever talks about too. I go what was another game and they all that cheapskate all that one two years ago when like nobody covered

them on a few plays and they just got to catch them all like holy shit who can do that. We love you buddy. Tell NBC to flex out the jets all of them and just get all those games off Sunday night and think that hey no we're not gonna do that. We're gonna still believe in the jets and the team. Yes. And week four that defense. Let's get the run game going and let's see if the Milfenator can get hot and quarterback and see where it goes from there. All right, you might have the last laugh on Zach Wilson. We love you, buddy. We'll talk to you next week. It is time for this week's edition of Steegout's presented by Draft King Sportsbook, an official sports betting partner of the NFL. Download the Draft King Sportsbook app today, Use Coat Stew for a special offer when you sign up. That's Coat Stew only at Draft King Sportsbook. College football week three. I was five and three a

week ago. I'm 11 and nine on the season. Blaine Gabber, not terrible. Let's get to the games this week. I got a bunch of them. Oh, do I like the college slate? It's a bad college slate, but I like the gambling slate I do. And that's all that matters. Maryland is taken on Virginia. Maryland is minus 14 and a half. I want you to buy it down a half point. Just in case Maryland wins by 14, you get a push. All right, I love doing that. Maryland minus 14, they beat Virginia by 20 points.

We go to Air Force and Utah State. We love the armed forces around here. Air Force is minus nine. They are taking on Utah State. We love the armed forces around here. Air Force is minus nine. They are taking on Utah State. There is no way Utah State is walking into the Air Force Academy and beating that school by more or beating that school period. Air Force wins the game. They blow them out. They win by 17 points. We go to Liberty. They're taking on Buffalo. Liberty minus three to half, sneaking good team. Buy it down a half point to minus three. Liberty wins by 10 points. North Carolina, Mac Brown and them boys.

Minus seven and a half, taking on Minnesota. North Carolina, close call last week. But who doesn't have a close call against Appalachian State? Why did teams keep booking App H. It's state? They are dangerous. North Carolina did it. They survived.

And because they survived, they're going to get this week. They get Minnesota, buy it down a half point to minus seven. North Carolina wins by 14 points. You got to. I have a question for you. Don't you typically buy down half points to get to half so that you can't have a push, you're buying everything down to potentially set yourself up for like a slate full of pushes. Well, with North Carolina, yes, I am buying down, I'll take the push over a loss. Of course,

North Carolina, I'm buying down from 7.5 to 7 in the event that the Taurheals win by 7 points, yes. I'll take a push. It's worth the money to me. Alright. Anyways, back on take a push. It's worth the money to me. All right Anyway, it's back on track. Sorry if I loot if I lose I'll plead my case to you afterwards, okay? Yeah As the guy decides all all all bets here Rutgers Billy you're gonna love this one Rutgers minus six and a half taking on Virginia Tech fight out of half point Rutgers minus six I don't get Virginia tech But this is the one you're really gonna love.

I'm taking FIU. Ooh, okay. I am. FIU is hot. They're a plus eight. They're taking on Yukon. Yukon's not very good. Billy loves FIU.

Pause up. FIU. Plus eight. Gonna win the game outright. How about that, Billy? Oh, oh, oh, all right. I've been on this. Are you taking it? Sure, but hurry up, we gotta get it. You're part, oh, all right. I've been on this. Are you taking it?

Sure, but hurry up, we gotta get it. You're part of the broadcast, Steve, and I don't think you should do that. It's conflict of interest. I'm not doing this game, so we're good. Oh, you're good. Michigan State, they're at home, they're taking on Washington.

They are plus 16. Sparty does it with the game, but they do cover the spread. Washington wins by 10 points. Michigan State with the cover. Tennessee minus six and a half. They're taking on the gators. It's at Florida by a down a half point.

I don't think Florida is very good. I think Tennessee is pretty good. Tennessee wins by 10 points at UF. Oklahoma State minus seven. Take it on South Alabama. I'm doing. What? How many games are you doing?

I only got five more Feeling good. I'm almost done. I have to get to the NFL. What do you mean? Why is this taking too long? This go Oklahoma state might as seven taking on South Alabama By down a half point my gun to you them boys they win by eight points That's why you got to buy the half-damp, though, it's important. Mid-no-sense, it's minus seven anyway. BYU plus eight and a half, they're at Arkansas. Arkansas, I have no idea if they're any good, BYU. No idea if they're any good. When two teams play each other

and I don't know if either of them are good, I take the underdog, that's what I do. So I have BYU plus eight and a half, Arkansas wins by a field goal. Used in plus seven and a half, they're taking on TCU. I have the Cougars winning the game outright TCU. Not as good this year as they were last year. Used to win the game, they win it outright, they cover the spread.

Plus seven and a half. We go to the NFL, week two, three and five last week. I only have six games this week. Packers, minus one at the Falcons. Packers win. They cover the spread. Packers by four. Lions minus five and a half. Take it on the Seahawks. I love the Lions. I don't like the Seahawks. Gido Smith, one year wonder. The Lions. They win by ten points. Chargers minus three at the Titans. Chargers bounce back. The Titans are terrible. They are awful.

Tana Hill is dreadful. Chargers by 10 points on the road against the Tennessee Titans. The dolphins, something I football minus 3 at the Patriots. Buy it down a half point Billy to 2 and a half. Why? Because the dolphins are going to win by a field goal. How about that close game dolphins win. They move to 2 and a half. Why? Because the dolphins are going to win by a field goal. How about that close game? Dolphids win. They move to two and a half. Saints minus three at Carolina. By a down a half point, Saints going to win that game. They'll win it by seven points, but cover yourself in the event that they win by three. But the Saints will win that game, Carolina. Not a very good football team, our boyfriend, where I hopefully he makes

it through the season. And last game here on Studio Gats Cleveland minus two at the Steelers, the Browns win. They cover the Browns are good football team. Great defense. The Browns win by four points at Pittsburgh. Those are the picks, everyone. Good luck. Mike, I've been careening all over the place this week.

Highs and lows have been ridiculous. And I think Mikey A is surprised at how calm I am because if you're ever going to suffer the Achilles tear of Mike, not at 7 and 1, okay? Where Jeff fans are feeling really good, thinking about the Super Bowl. Do it fourth play into the season, okay? I do it there. Come back next year. You don't have to go your first round pick now to the packers.

You get a second round pick. You have to get you give that to the packers. So maybe Zach Wilson turns into a good quarterback. You get Aaron next year and you get your first round pick. I'm just saying if I told you Aaron's gonna play two years and at some point inside of those two years he's gonna tear his Achilles. He did it at the exact right time. Do it early, not late.

If you're gonna, it's just like college football lose early, not late. If you look at the glass half full, you are a thousand percent correct. Aaron Rodgers outside of setbacks on the rehab, no way is gonna retire. He's one of those guys, and most people would be, but he's in a position to do it a lot of times. If a guy like me at that point gets hurt, I'm probably done because nobody wants me coming back. Aaron Rodgers will be wanted by the jets. He is not going to want to retire from an injury. He is going to want to come back and play again. So I fully expect them to be back as well. So I completely agree with that.

Here's something else that was surprising to me. Did you see, read after the game that Aaron wasn't all that into some of the plays that were being used, the quick passes where the old lineman were cutting the D lineman. So let me explain, when you're gonna do it, throw a quick pass sometimes, what you'll do is you'll have all the lineman,

especially the edge guys, especially the edge guys cutting the edge guys to get their hands down for a split second to get the ball out. Right? But if the ball doesn't come out, now these old linemen are not in position to sustain the block. So now these rushers get on the quarterback a lot quicker if the ball doesn't come out. Two of the plays that Aaron was in including the one he was hurt were those type of plays. And he had said, there was talk that he didn't like those, which raises the question to me, he and Nathaniel Hackett are like two peas in a pod working together, love one another. Why the hell are these plays in there? If Aaron doesn't like them and Nathaniel Hackett has a working relationship with Aaron, don't

you go into every week of saying what plays you and these guys had all the time together, what plays you like, what plays you don't like. And if Aaron didn't like these kind of plays, I sure as hell wouldn't have been calling them. So unless there's some deeper story to this that I'm wondering about, that made me a little bit of a head scratcher for me. Especially Mike, the opening drive. I mean, those plays are scripted like earlier in the week. Like this, this shouldn't have been an issue with that was the case. I've seen a lot of people

blaming all the offensive line was terrible. No, it was, I mean, they might be, but yeah, this was an incident of the timing was off. It wasn't the offensive line. They were trying to cut lock. Sean Payton was right. So those those plays those types of plays are one shot deals. Those types of plays are cut, get their hands down, throw the ball. You don't throw the ball. You're screwed. And in this case, unfortunately, that foot screwed into the ground and popped as a kill.

He's which now is bringing up everybody. It feels bad. not but David Boktiari doesn't feel bad. He gives him another reason to rip the NFL for not having grass fields everywhere. And so we'll get to that. That whole argument again. Yeah. But let me tell you something. Boktiari was there. That never would have happened. I'll tell you that right now. Okay. Boktiari would take as a kill. He's own a kill. He's out of his own leg and put it into herrence I mean that that's why he's his best friend I mean Bok tiari's been in this game long enough he doesn't want to go down on the ground and cut anybody anymore. Michael out of conversation came up the NFLPA now wants all stadiums to have grass fields

it's not going to happen I can't envision that ever happening maybe it will but I just don't think that it will you played on Mike like what probably the worst surface in the history There is no one better to talk about this than Mike Gola who played all of his own games at veteran stadium in Philadelphia the worst turf It NFL history probably so Mike like, is there something to be said about turf versus grass and B, can you ever envision a day where the players association

has enough power where they're able to convince the owners to put grass in their stadium. Kinda wish the PA had more power than it is. Yeah, right. But to give people a little bit of education, I wore a plate at the vet before they rightfully blew it up and made the link. Is every game that we played in there, the team before the game, the visiting team filed a complaint with the NFL PA before they even stepped on the field. That's how bad the field was. That's when unfortunately a guy like Wendell Davis, a wide receiver for the Bears, ran a go route, jumped to get the ball, came down and blew out both Patel attendance

from the turf. It was the worst. So when I see this turf, it looks fantastic. When I go call a game every Sunday, like I was just at MetLife for the Giants' Hellscape. The stuff feels great to me because it's soft as opposed to what I played on. So that's my comparison from grass to that garbage we played on to grass to this. So grass is always best. The best argument that the NFL PA has in the players is look what they're doing when the World Cup comes to the US. Any stadium that has field turf is going to grass. So they are doing this for the soccer players. Why don't they do this for us? And of course, it's twofold. The first one is, of course, money. Right? It takes money to switch fields out. And then what events could you have in

the stadium where field turf can deal with it that you now couldn't have in stadiums because it's grass and it would get torn up. That will cost money, that will cost people money as well. The other thing is, is the two sides, the NFLPA saying here's our statistics, I'd say there's more non-contact injuries.

And now if we were talking about non-contact injuries, and the NFL is saying there is no uptick in non-contact injuries on this. So it does not have anything to do with it. So that's from both sides. Now, can they get an independent study that somebody both agrees upon to do a study about this? I have no idea. But let me give you the main reason.

The main reason is this. I don't think it's ever gonna happen. But if it does, you know how it's gonna happen through negotiation. The league out of the goodness of their heart is not just going to change the fields because it's better for the employees. Because no matter what, air rogues off for the year.

The jets are still making all the money they were gonna make, especially the TV money. They're still making everything. They don't have him on the field. I'm just talking from a monetary situation, right? So if it is going to change, it's gonna be negotiated, which means the players and the unit are gonna have to give something up.

The league isn't just going to do it. That's why Boc Theari and smart out of him, he's trying to enlist the fans. He's trying to say, hey, fans, get behind us because employees complaining to their employer isn't gonna get a lot done, right? But if you get the fans involved, if you can find any way to affect the owner's money

through this, then they would think about doing it. But I don't know if that's going to happen. That's why I think if it ever does happen, the union will have to give something up in negotiations for this. But I still don't think it's going to change. I mean, if Boctyari cared so much, he'd be there on the field trying to protect Aaron.

You know what I mean? So he's not running around twisting his anger, pulling his Achilles, fees, and Aaron put him on a list. He did Where's Mercedes Lewis? Have a list a little blocking tight end there. Good luck telling Jerry Jones you can't have Taylor Swift at his stadium Like I said, it's just I don't just don't think it's gonna happen

Mike you pointed at turf like you felt like you were in danger playing on that turf, right? Like just falling on that turf would hurt. Listen, we would sometimes do walk through on that turf. Well, like, like, holes in it. Because our offices and workout in locker room was right in the stadium, our walk through,

before we went to a grass practice field where we had to drive to, by the way, we would walk out on the field for our walkthroughs during the day. We're out there for 45 minutes, soon hour. You were just walking or standing, you're lower back her. I mean, just from still, let alone running, hitting, and landing on that turf. It is, but it's all we were used to, right? But it sucked. And God forbid, you got a turf burn. You got a turf burn. It was with you the rest of the year. You screamed in the shower when the water hit it or you tried to wash it out.

You always had to cover it up and it was there for the entire year. It was horrible, but we had nothing to compare it to outside of grass. It was either now other places that asked for turf, but ours was the worst by far. It was either that or grass. So grass felt like, oh my God, Vahala to us.

The reason we haven't discussed that much college is because the slate is terrible. You have both three games shows going out to Colorado for Colorado with Colorado State, which is laughable. But Nick, Mike, you have checked out the slate for week four. I'm sure. In fact, that's why Jake is staying there, right? Ohio State Notre Dame. I mean, you know, I mean, this week, there are no ranked ranked playing next week. You tall UCLA Oregon State. It's amazing. It's a ranked ranked. I mean, it is amazing.

As you go down there, all miss at Alabama. Again, ranked ranked Colorado, Oregon when Colorado gets their first test. And then, yeah, Notre Dame in Ohio State. Wow. That's, this is one I actually wish they would have played the first game of the season again because it was Ohio State this time that didn't really have a quarterback and they're breaking in a new quarterback. And then Kyle McCordid is named. Who has got a few games under his belt now? I wish it was the first game of the season, you know, when he had to come on to playing against Notre Dame, who has an established passing quarterback in Sam Hartman. But yeah, that's the game everybody's looking forward to. And now one of them, I mean, there's more than a Penn State Iowa, another ranked

ranked game going on. It's just going gonna be a phenomenal, phenomenal week next week. I think highlighted by that Notre Dame Ohio State game. Billy, I think next week is our first opportunity to bring up Marcus Freeman and a barris mic, Goliath, what do you think? Oh wow, Mike, you wanna make that happen? Yeah. Yeah.

Ha ha ha ha. I have a special, we have a special guest for you next week, by the way. I don't wanna reveal who it is But I just know you're gonna be very very happy about it now since I did that for you Do you want to make Marcus Freeman happen to Billy's point? John were to try and make Marcus Freeman happen. Yeah, I'll do I'll make a right day happen if you can make Marcus Freeman happen How about that? Oh wow look at that. I can I can't really I actually

Look at that. I can I can't really I actually Certainly can't do it. That's for sure It's I didn't have with blind confidence. I have not You can't even promise your special guest to already said yes. I'm what I can't I'm not I can't on that one yet either I'll send you the email, Bill. Let me just say this two has more receipts than I do as far as getting people to come on Now he may use my name to get him on. Every time. He still gets him on. Yeah.

Is Alabama done quickly? We'll let you go. Alabama, were you worried? You're done. They don't have a quarterback, it seems like. I mean, you know, worried or done, again, means you don't make the playoffs, but still only have like two losses.

Well, they have three more losses before they're officially eliminated for the playoffs. I'm telling you how about it. Wait till next year when they can have those losses and still get in when you have 12 teams. Listen, Tommy Reese was the coordinator at Notre Dame last year and then this year at Alabama. And both ears, what does he have in common? Quarterbacks who can't throw the ball are not known for passing.

Last year, you get to back up and drew pine. This year, you know, Milroy is the guy who is not passing the ball well. So that's, and they've had other issues, you know, you got true freshman, you know, old lineman who had some trouble last week against Texas and Kudos to Texas. They have other holes, but they've had great quarterbacks the last couple of years, just like Ohio State has. You have a Ohio State, you have Alabama, you have Clemson, you have Georgia, all breaking a new quarterbacks this year.

And we're just a few weeks away from the BCS. We'll be announcing that in a few weeks here on God bless football. What a favorite segment Mike. I mean, I already feel my hammy kind of twinge in. Listen, I have a special guest and I have Ryan Debt. You just take care of Marcus Friedman next weekend. We're good, okay? Yeah, you may want to try and put it in a request as well.

So I already have. God bless football, Michael. Like God bless football. We are in it, baby. This is very exciting. Now, Scott Schaefer is going to join us. He's the owner of Jacks American Pub in Milwaukee. It was constant. They had a great promotion. We'll get to it in just a second.

He looks like a guy who would own a bar. Yeah, Billy, he does. Scott Schaefer looks like a guy who would just, he looks exactly the way I imagine he would look. I mean, he does. How long have you owned this bar? You're speaking to two jet fans, okay? Just so you know. So, but it was a great promotion and a great idea by you, and I understand why you did it. Like, it was a really good idea by you guys. Wasn't your idea, Scottie? My idea.

It was, okay. So how long have you owned Jack's American pub? On Jack's for a little more 10 years now. Okay, and when did you come up first off, if you wouldn't mind for the audience, describe the promotion That you had in place headed into the Jets Monday night game because you're a Milwaukee Aaron left-green Bay You guys are not happy with Aaron Rogers you were rooting for the Jets to lose and oh did we lose even though we won

But describe the promotion to our listeners so they are aware of what was going on that that so The promotion was simple. It's called Jets Luz you win. If Jets lost, you cover your drinks starting 15 minutes for kickoff. So the only thing you need to be a 15 minutes for kickoff, drink top shelf, not included. How do you play? Other than that, it was pretty wide open and it was built upon the fact there are a lot of people in Wisconsin that kind of well, you know, Rodgers pretty wide open and it was built upon the fact there are a lot of people in Wisconsin that are kind of hurt Rodgers left us. But it's not so much you left us. It's the years leading up to him leaving us. You never knew if his head was in or out. You're talking about those

two years where you went back to back MVP's and through nine interceptions total, right? Those two years, right? Exactly. Exactly. Splendid. I mean, there are people like us that we think we see how good Rodgers is and we saw the talent they had. We're like, this is great for us because we didn't think the Jets have lose many games. And they thought as long as Aaron Derajor started, which is one of the stipulations, that we have a good shot every weekend. Right. So it's very unfortunate he got hurt. every weekend. Right. So it's very important he got hurt. Do you think that Scott was a bigger jet fan the last week than you and I

have been because I imagine that he was rooting hard for the jets? Oh what's Aaron went down? Yes, there's no question about it, but but Scott hold on a second. So 15 minutes before people who were at the bar they had to start a tab 15 minutes before kickoff.

Is that correct? That's correct. Okay, so 15 minutes before kickoff. So give me like the scene 15 minutes before kickoff and then at kickoff and then give me the scene like what happened? The air was sucked out of MetLife Stadium, right? What happened? What was the scene in the bar when Aaron Rogers

went down to the turf and you guys knew he was out? Well, there were people cheering when that did happen around this guy. No one was cheering because he got hurt. They were cheering because they were drinking for free. Right. So when it went down to the bar got quiet. I was interested and then we had helped off the field. People did cheer. I think people were thinking of their wallets, not with the, not him as a player. Was there a quick uptick in order as soon as you saw him leaving the field? We need to now between that point and some point in the third quarter. People were actors if they are you want. Right. Just those course lights became, you know, you ate your bombs and stuff like that.

No, it's great. That right. They have like one course light right up until the fourth play of the Jets offensive. They start ordering shots on your right. Shots with a house. What do you mind bought a ball of champagne and snapped and sent to me and he said, thanks to the

bottle of champagne, Bart, to celebrate. So how much was, how much was on the line at the end? Like, how much were you looking to lose that you ended up not losing? We really don't want to disclose that, but it was a really good night. So you bummed your promotions now over, right? Uh, we're gonna, we're gonna twist on it a little bit now. We're gonna honor it. At a boy. Yeah. We're gonna put, um, we're not gonna allow you to have anything you want. But we were, we were

allowing literally anything. We were, we weren't capping it. We were, we were very confident in the Jets and Rogers. So we're gonna twist it. We're gonna free beer draft beer and Real Mixers. So we're gonna keep the promo going regardless helping them underdog the hour this weekend or whatever That was created was phenomenal and you know, there's a lot of Football fans not football fans. It was so much fun. It just how do you remake that experience every weekend? We're a little worried with Chad out, do that with Rodgers out.

Yeah, exactly. We're gonna lose this weekend. That's awesome. We're gonna put you out of business, just so you know. Right, that is a worry. That's how we're gonna try to cap the little bit. Still have some fun with it.

Who's he gonna put out of business first? Robert, how long have Scott chaper? Oh my God. So I've him scotch you for it. Oh my God. So I've, listen, this is hard. You were happy when Aaron went down. Like is it, is that, is, I'll put you in a tough spot? No, you had to be, no, cause he betrayed you.

He left you guys. You didn't like the two MVP years. He had back to back as he on the way out. You didn't like that. You got, you did the NFC championship games. You guys were bitter. You did this promotion. You were kind of happy. It's okay. It's got I'd be happy.

I just there's some people that are and there's some people that aren't you know it's more than that. It's it's a Lazard. It's a boy almost. He took about the surprise box. He already isn't out there with you guys too. Yeah. So yeah, so I'm not gonna happen. Bought the R. He was here. I mean he would have protected Aaron. That's just dead, right? That's just, so, I think there's, you know, there's not many things for us to root for in the winter. And the packers, you know, I want most of the packers. And I know.

Yeah, that's up to you a little bit. But I mean, personally, no, I mean, I totally get it. Farb did the same thing. Right. Can you put us like, like like paint a picture for us. What Scott Schaefer was doing as Xavier Gibson was returning that punt for a touchdown. I was I never jumped so high on the back of the bar stool in the air.

Realizing that we just we just went on all these other people's faces were mom. Wait, jet fans were upset, you're saying. There was jet, the JETS chance, we're there. There was ice that flew in to watch Thursday night football. Seven guys from New York flew in. What? Thursday night football and they stayed all week

and long waiting for Monday. What? It was a fun atmosphere. Right, but were they happy that they didn't have to pay? Like, what happened there? Were they, like, were jet Right, but were they happy that they didn't have to pay? Like what happened there? Were they, like were Jeff fans upset? Were they happy? They're, they're very intoxicated.

And I don't think they realized what was happening. I'm not saying they won. They were happy they won. I'm going to paint for the cocktails. Listen, if you're traveling to Milwaukee to a bar to watch the game, you have money to cover your tab. Like, yeah, right.

Right. You're okay. At Packer fans were what? They were upset. They were happy with the injury, but upset the Jets won the game. How did that work? No, no one was happy with the inner dough. No one.

Go to KISS was happy though. He was. I bet he was thrilled. But no, because now he gets a lower draft pick. Yeah, but he doesn't have to sit around like watching Aaron be great all year taking the jets of the AFC championship game, you know. Yeah, you know, that settles it all. We don't worry.

We're going to, you know, we're going to second round pick now. I think, you know, it's all out. We don't have to wait. We don't wait a little season out to see how this place and Jordan, well, look, premium best. I was going to say Jordan, love looked great. So you shouldn't be that bummed about it, I guess. Can't wait till we get him.

Yeah, come on. We should have traded for him. How many years you gotta wait? I don't know. And what else? Yeah, no, we get all Packers quarterbacks and they're 19th season. That's what we do.

Yeah, because we can't find one on our own. You miss nothing left overs. Right. Listen, I have a game. My daughter plays it Northwestern. They have to go to more cat to play again this year. I bought their last year. It was dreadful, okay? But I have a game, my daughter plays at Northwestern, they have to go to Morkeke to play again this year. I bought their last year, it was dreadful, okay? But I have to go back, I have to go back this year.

I want to stop out of the barn, hang out with you. Is that cool, Scotty? And I'm in, just reach out. Okay, does anyone else call you Scotty besides me? There's a few people. All right, man, it was, it's a great idea. It's a great promotion, it worked out well. And it's all serious, because it's important I don, it worked out well, and it's all serious in this,

because it's important I don't want people like sending you stuff. You were upset, like no one wants to see that, that was not in the spirit of what it was you guys were trying to do, it was just kind of a funny happenstance, it worked out for you, so congratulations. Yeah, it was a play on a scenario

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Go into zoom room. Yes, yes, we are. Mojo just text me, hang on, I'm closing on my house. They just called me. I'm like, what are you talking about? He has more excuses than anyone I know since he got married. Who are you talking about? He has more excuses than anyone I know since he got married. Who are you with again? I am with the top, one of the top 10 single's pickle ball player in the world.

He goes by share bear. They may make shirts after. Ryan Sherry. Gator's Gator alumni, my buddy from college. And your father Gator, Ryan Sherry. I got Gordy in the pickle ball place today. He's very exciting. For athletes after they retire from the NFL and he represents all four of our brothers,

heard my younger brother. He represents them in terms of what? We hope we help them post career like disability. We got almost about 5,000 guys helping the net through players benefits that they have available to them. Excellent. That's a good job. I use share bear.

Not bad. Hey, big fan too, as well as you guys. Thank you, buddy. I appreciate it. Hey, exciting news. Did you guys hear that I became minority owner of America's Pickleball team, the Texas ranchers? Wow.

Congrats. Yeah. Really awesome. Awesome. I had to see majority owner, Gord. I think it's Scottie Shepler. I don't know if you guys ever heard of him before. Yeah, I have. Yeah, yeah, get him on the block. Gord Hey, we need to get all of them on the pond. We have a great ownership group We will gladly have all of them on the pot. They had the big games But I would like Scottie Shepler to be in this group picking games with us. That would be fantastic.

Or you can make it happen. Down there too. I don't know if he can pick games. Who? CJ Stroud the quarterback at Houston. Yep. Yep. We want him.

He can't pick games, but we'll just talk. We'll just run with him. Right. I want to tell the audience where we're at. We're waiting for Mojo. He's closing on his house. OK. It was an it was it was it was offering to say yes to one o'clock when he's closing on a house

today. Okay. Chris Grinkowski wants nothing to do with us anymore. So because he's busy, he's building houses as well. It would seem he's got kids job and his coin. What nothing to do with us that

I don't blame job and this going for wanting to get the past. So what we do have though is K Funk all reliable. Okay. He is. We love him. He's fantastic. We have replaced Chris Grinkowski with Gordy Grinkowski the coolest of the Grinkowski's I thought he was joining us from an Olympic swimming pool. He is not because he was shirtless

He had like a swim cap on or something like that. I don't know what the fuck he was doing And we have Share Bear who is Gordy friend, who represents a lot of players after their career and gets them disability. It's a good job by Share Bear. So he'll be picking games at Share Bear just so you know, you have not just committed to this week. You have committed for the next 18 weeks or so, okay? Let's have clothes on a house, right?

Or building. Unless you're building a house or closing on a house or you have kid problems, okay? And you forgot share bear top 10 pickleball player in the world. Low Joe just texted probably going to be another 30 minutes. Okay, well we're going to pick games because we don't have 30 minutes. Yo, is Bobby Goons good at pickleball just out of curiosity? I've seen his footwork. I'm not going to say any other comments after that. I'd like to talk to Big Rob about that in Bobby Jones.

All right, so I need to know, share bear, are you committed to this for the season? I need to know because I'm going to kick some people out here. I'm committed. Let's go. Okay, Gord, are you committed for the season here? I mean, do I have a choice when you know? No.

So you're in, okay, good. Okay, fuck, we know you're in. We don't know about job, I'm going to listen, Mojo's in, okay, good. K-Fuck, we know you're in. We don't know about job, I'm gonna listen. Mojo's in, okay? He's poor scheduling. I think he's in, I think he's coming. He's the one that picked the day in the time.

Yeah, just saying that. Wait, this is Mojo's day in time and he had a house closing. I can't. Well, I don't know if he's in. He's sabotaging us. I know what's going on. For me last week, he couldn't meet up at an event with us because he had a house

closing. So either he... Well, two houses now, you know, or it's just his excuse for not wanting to hang out with us anymore. All right. Are you guys ready to pick some games here? And Mikey, you'll pick for Mojo? Sure. Okay. I mean, Mikey A's not even into the segment anymore.

The spirit of this show and this segment has been zapped from all of us All right, here we go. Are you guys ready? Let's go to mojo first chiefs minus three to half at Jacksonville mojo who you take it? Give me the Jack Wars All right mojo is taking the Jaguars. Okay, fuck who you taking? Man, I'm gonna that's a tough one. I'm gonna take it. Yeah. I'm gonna take the chiefs, I guess. Take it the chiefs. I don't like the half, I don't like the half, but I'll take it. All right. Uh, share bearer, are you taking? I think this is the year for Taylor's and getting the whole fame. So, uh, let's go Jags. I like the reasoning. That's awesome. Fred Taylor into the

whole fame, taking the Jags. Uh, Gord, who you going with? I gotta, I gotta go with the chiefs, you know, I think they got think they got what that big lineman back in the center there, offensive lineman. Chris Jones. Oh yeah, defensive lineman, yeah. Kelsey, Kelsey, Kelsey. Kelsey's healthy. So the chiefs not starting going to,

I'm with you on that, Gord. I feel good about your pick there. I'm looking at the Sino and two. All right, let's go Ravens at Bengals. Bengals, another team, staring at Owen too. Might as three and a half taken on the Ravens. We go to K-Funk first. K-Funk, who are you going with?

I know these halves are gonna screw me, but I'm gonna take the Bengals. I don't see them going through them for 50 yards again, so I think they'll be all right. Mojo, thank you for joining us today. Bengals might as three to1 have taken on the Raven. Give me the points. Give me the Bengals.

All right, share bear. Who you like here? I was in the sense you last week with the Jeff Rubies. Let's go. I'm going to stay with the Bengals. I love your reasoning. What are you eating, Cherry? What are you snacking on over there?

You're a little chalky, little chumps. It's so good. I got Chris Clark asking on it. Stuff of champion, right? Yep. I'll go. Who do you like here? Bengals minus three and a half. Where's the game now?

Cincinnati? Yeah, since, since he. Oh, my bangles are my three and a half. Yeah, bangles are minus three and a half. They're rowing one. Yeah, I have to go with Cincinnati because we have Grock fitness stores in Cincinnati right near the stadium.

GM, this and Grock Fitness stores. Plus, I love the Montgomery and Cincinnati wings for ribs. I got also. Where else do you have Grock Fitness stores? We have 15 retail stores throughout Ohio, every major city there. If you call Cleveland and Akron and Columbus major cities Pittsburgh Indian Indianapolis and New York Buffalo at Albany nothing in New England or no? No, we just do commercial gyms, ground fitness gyms. We just deck out gyms for a living from beginning to complete

You know, okay, fuck they have these Brady fitness stores in in Boston and Like right around with stadium, right? Yeah, they do like like Chris doesn't want to compete with that, you know, it's like TV 12 TV 12 is all over the place. Yes. Yeah, everyone here in Tampa. Yeah What'd you say? Yeah, you named all the other brothers. I Got it right with Rob It was Gord fitness. I'm an idiot. All right, here we go. Last third game, Texans minus one. They're taking on the Colts. We'll go to Gord first. Texans minus one. Take it on the Colts. Your boy CJ Stroud. I got to go with CJ. He's my new business partner with the Texas ranchers.

Bro Pickleball. Yeah. I'm on a good team right now. Share bear, who you like? I'm gonna go to Gordy here. I'll stay with the Texas. All right. Mike Jones is from there. I'm taking it.

I did a little like tidbit, just like that for every pic. Okay, it's perfect. All right, I was in Sint-C last week. I take Sint-C, all right? I told you Sint-C's where Glenn and Rob won the Super Bowl versus Atlanta. There you go. There you go. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one.

I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. I'm going to go to the next one. Oppo mojo sorry to disrupt the closing of your house who you taking here

Who did who did grunk go with Houston you took you used in for CJ Stroud you take it in I'm sorry, but what did you know you were doing the bit and I had to like fill it in because there was silence It's like I got that's what I had to. All right, let's go to the next one. Dolphins minus three, take it on the Patriots. Kay, fuck, you're taking the dolphins, right? I have to. It's my flaw, baby.

Gord, who you taking your dolphins minus three at Patriots? It's hard not to take the dolphins, because two of us undefeated against them. He's one four straight. Yeah, I've never happened to burst Belichack, which is crazy. Right. Okay, so you're taking the dolphins. I like happened. Bruce Belichack, which is crazy. Right. Okay. So you're taking the dolphins.

I like it. Sherbert, who you take it? You think I would take the dolphins, but I've never been to really Boston going out had two weeks there in the last month. I'm going to go with the Patriots. I Sherbert. I love you, dude.

Marjo, who you take it here? Give me the dolphins, baby. I'm glad I did step on your bit there. Let's go to the final game here. Saints minus three at Panthers. Let's go share bear first. Saints minus three at Carolina. Certainly, you've been to New Orleans, share bear.

Yeah, yeah, but actually, Charlotte was my first big tournament. I ever won. That was after 71 hours no sleep wrong beach you know we're all across the baby good old Vegas I'm gonna go with the Charlotte all right all right the Charlotte Panthers I like it Gord who you take it we got a new team and you want a like one fan lifelong fan Gord who you taking here? I'm a lifelong fan of New Orleans sense. Mojo. Who you taking here? Thanks. Oh really? Really? Is that part of the bit? Let's go to K-Funk.

K-Funk was 69% winning percentage last year. K-Funk, who take it. Saints might as three at Panthers. I mean, that Saints receiving court is pretty solid at that young kid. Michael Thomas, if he can stay out for more than one game, that young kid has a name, Crystal Lava. No, not him. What was the other one? Another guy had like a hundred something yards. You want me to name all the young receivers for the stage? Cheat, cheeed? Yeah, or cheat, cheeed, baby. He's a he'd yeah, or she's a he'd baby Shabber Michael Thomas is a guy you might want to connect with you know yeah, I hung out with nothing at live night level and I story Oh really yeah, even his heart back It was hurt. Yeah, what's going on there? Who's the biggest celebrity you party with share bear?

Is Gordon Grohan cuz Rob Gronkowski, you know, yeah? with share bear. Brian is going to grow because it's Rob Gronkowski, you know? Yeah. Jamie Falk, like Pickleball with. Jamie's really good too. He's got to get like, all right. If you wouldn't mind when you play with Jamie, if you would like to ask him if he'd like to replace Chris Grinkowski on this podcast, that would be fantastic.

Can you do that? Back in. All right, Jamie next week. Let's go home. Listen, listen, let's make this bigger and better than it used to be, okay? Because clearly they have all bailed on us. And so, share bear, I am pinning this on you and gourd, I'm pinning it on you. If you can get me some CJ Stroud, okay?

Or anyone else. All right. Yeah. And Scotty Shuffler. Scotty Shuffler would be perfect. And share bear. Oh, if you could deliver Jamie Foxx. I don't think I'm gonna have someone good boy.

I guess someone good. I mean, all right. All right, we'll take anyone. Clearly. Clearly. Not Colesy Coleman, is it? Hey, don't be hatein' on Colesy. Well, I gotta have Colesy back next week.

We need him. No, no, no, no. And he's a client of Sherry. All right. All right, guys, we appreciate it. So those are the picks. We'll see if Chris Krakowski returns next week. We'll see if Mojo's done closing on his house by next week.

And we'll see if Job and Chamberlain's ever going to talk to any of us again. Thank you, Jens. All right, guys. Anything to promote on the way out? Any of you? Gordy, promote those stuff. What do you got?

Yeah, Gordy, promote some stuff. Please promote some stuff. Sir, bear, sure. Look at that. What about your pit vipers? I mean, the most radical glasses in the world, you know what I mean? You want to do it with the ice shake here and grind finesse. Look at that. That is promotion right there. Excellent. Well done by

you. Share bear. You want to promote anything? My boys at Choms here. Love Choms. You know, it's good in like 20,000 stores and for pickleball to keep my high energy. I love his pickle fuel. So other than that, I'm going to go by depreciation. Nice to meet you. Share bear, do you make it the South Florida ever? I'll probably do Myers. I think to say I can make it over there a few times like the East Coast, like Miami, that area. Safe to say I've been there used to watch all the Cleveland dirt one time with them.

I remember the Vince Young and Keith Bullock. We saw y'all's show. Oh, that's funny. Yeah. A long time ago. I'm asking because if you engord her over here and you want to play pickleball, I'd love to do that. Let's go. Oh, heck yeah. And I got an indoor place here as you can tell. Like an indoor facility here in Fort Myers, like a little private man cave.

So, perhaps me and Billy verse you and Gord, okay. Woo. You're doing me a bike game referee. Me and Mike A will be the referees. That would be great. Yes. I did ask you for a read in K funk. Ha ha ha.

All right, can we do that? Can we set that up? Gordy Grinkowski at Share Bear takes on me a Billy Gill in a game of pickle ball. We'll film it. We'll have fun. It'll be a blast. Let's do it.

All right, let's do it. All right, boys, thank you. Have a great weekend. Good luck. And unfortunately for you, we'll speak to you again next week. See you. All right, guys. you