The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz - Monday Hangover: If The Season Ended Today

Episode Date: January 8, 2024

As the regular season comes to a close Billy, Stugotz and Mikey play a game of If The Season Ended Today. Lucy joins the guys from Houston to preview tonight's National Championship game and play a new game of Lucy or Goosey. Billy has a new bat of BBBBBB picks and Did They Get Their Bonus? 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 gots. Billy. Yeah. We're here. The Dolphins choke less nights. Oh, no, no, I guess maybe. Yeah, we're tired by the way. We had a watch along at Daningcast last night as the dolphins played the Buffalo Bills. They lost. They're still in the playoffs. Bills get the 2C, Dolphins of the 6C.

They'll travel to Kansas City this weekend to take on the chiefs. I personally think that's a good matchup for the dolphins. I shouldn't be saying that, especially after I just read these numbers. I'm going to give you some numbers. The dolphins during the regular season, one in five with a minus 91 point differential

against playoff teams. You saw that stat on Twitter too, huh? Only the giants and commanders were worse than the dolphins, Billy. Mm. Yeah. I have a, I have exciting games for you. I must say, I'm a botanical.

I mean, he's tired. It's okay. We're pumped tired. We're pumped drunk. Pretty good today. Okay. Monday afternoon. I'm writing. I'm ready to go. Yep. You're right. We got through most of Monday. You're right. Yeah. Well, anyway, not as much could be said from many NFL coaches. How do you feel just before we get to your, you have a couple of things? Yeah. I have lots of things today. We have a game called if the

season ended today that we're going to play today. Nice. I have lots of things today. We have a game called, if the season ended today, that we're going to play today. Nice. I have a list of NFL players who had bonuses on the line in week 18. Did they get it? Did they not? Wow. Yeah. Any top five today? I know, but I can come up with one quickly.

I think Funtus has a top five. I did four top five during our watch along last night. So they were great, by the way. I thought that maybe you had some of those left over. I can work on one and I will work on one. Okay, but I know what this has wanted made me laugh last night. It's not really a top five. It's more like five observations.

Okay, in a way. Sorry, but we'll call it a top five. Okay, Billy. Yes. Well, on we buried the lead. Lucy's also going to be joining us back. It's been a couple of weeks since we spoke into her. There's more football tonight.

New game of Lucy or Goosey, maybe. Oh, and I have my BB BB BBs for the National Championship game. I know what you're thinking. Last night we did a watch longest who got mentioned. And we had six of them, one for each B, went four and two. Nice. The ones that I thought, one of the ones that I thought for sure was a lock was Josh Allen over half a rushing touchdown.

I thought that one was a lock. So did I. Yeah. That one didn't end up cashing in, but overall went foreign to good night. And we're going to have three more today for the national championship game. Happy national championship game day. Can I guess the other one that didn't hit? Yeah, I mean, yes, you can.

Braxton Marios. It was 13. We needed one yard, I think. I think we're like four short, but that was the one. I had in the pre watch long meeting that we had, which is like something that doesn't happen. I was actually consulting people on these picks, and it wasn't even consulting. It was like, these are the ones that I went with,

and it's because I got to want to root for Brax, and I want to have a guy that we're cheering for every time something happens, and that was the guy that we went with, and I knew, and we talked about it, 13 and a half yards, just like the perfect line. So I think his max on the season was like 13. He had a 12 yard game and a 13 yard game. I was actually, the people who set those lines,

they know what they're doing. Yeah, I know what they're doing. What I was actually looking for with him that I couldn't find a line on was I wanted to go over under return yards because he always fair catches it. So if it was like under 15, I probably would have taken under under turn yards because he's always fair catching it.

Anyways, anyways, Billy, we both like to you and I have supported to a here. We had him on last year at the Super Bowl. Just some numbers here quickly courtesy of Adam Beasley. I'm, I'm just letting you know, I'm not going to let you do this to me. I'm really, no, I'm only pointing out these numbers because I know what's going to happen to two when the dolphins today and it drives me crazy, but it's six games against playoff teams this year, five losses, two will complete it's 65% of his attempts. He averaged seven yards per pass, just under seven yards per pass, seven touchdown, six interceptions,

and an 84.1 pass already. I mean, it's, you know, he's going to get criticized. I'm not certain he shouldn't get criticized, but we'll see what happens in Kansas City. I do like the matchup. I mean, get the chiefs early. How about that? Well, the weather's going to be brutal. I think it's going to be in the negatives when you factor in like a windshield.

So we get most of back. We have HN. I mean, hopefully you get most are back. Hopefully you get waddle back. If you're a dolphins fan, like there's going to be a, you know, we'll see, we'll see what happens. And a shock to no one Arthur Smith was fired while you were sleeping. So Billy, why does that? Why did that happen at like 12 or 5 a.m. Why not? It's a dump. Why not? What did you not? What did you guys think of the ending of that game, the Falcon Saints?

I'll tell you what happened. So at the end of the Falcon's insane. No, I saw what it was about. Okay, well, for those of you who don't know what happened, the Saints, I believe intercept of the ball, they got it down to the one yard line. And the call was victory formation. And then they decided, you know what? We're scoring. We're gonna run a play here. And then they decided, you know what? We're scoring.

We're gonna run a play here, and we're gonna get a touchdown. They wanted to get a touchdown for, I believe it was Jamal Williams. Correct, which was his only touchdown of the season. Last season, he led the league in rushing touchdowns. This season, he had zero touchdowns, so that was going to be his touchdown for the season,

which was obviously very disappointing in his prize for him. Yes. In which was obviously very disappointing and a surprise for him. And that was not the call. James Winston and the team seems to have taken it upon themselves to, uh, to make that call. Yes. Because Dennis Allen, the Saints coach came out afterwards and said, that's not me. That's not us.

We should have taken a knee and he apologized essentially to the Falcons and Arthur Smith. Um, uh, James Winston, I think he thinks he's the starter on that team. He's, he definitely seems to be the leader. He's the public leader anyways. Whenever there's something going on, James Winston is in the center of it, which by the way, I think Derek Cork kind of likes. Derek Cork's kind of like, you want to go out there and you want to do all this crap? Go right ahead.

I don't care. I mean, the way Derek Cork played this season, I mean, if you're James Witts, then what better way to appreciate yourself with your teammates, that to give them the stats that they want. Hey, you want to touch down? I'm going to give you a touch down. Yeah. That's it. When reporters go to the locker room afterwards, though, Billy's right. It's like, Derek, no one talks to car. Everyone goes to Jamie's because they know Jamie's is gonna talk and never stop. That's not bites are better And fairness I just came up with the top five by the way did you top five matchups? I am most excited about how about that? Wow

Yep, okay. Yep super wild car weekend coming up You want to get to your bonuses or do you want to do if the season ended today? Lucy could have joined us in a couple of minutes here to get us ready for the national championship game tonight. Why don't we do this? Why don't in the time that we have before Lucy joins us do of the season end of today, but only one conference you want AFC, you want NFC. Oh, Mikey, AFC.

AFC, AFC, AFC. Okay. All right. What does you in on this? If the season ended today, okay? Okay. The season at the season end end ended today on the day the season actually ends. I like season ended. Wow, no, yeah, yeah.

It's day, right me. Season did name today. Pardon me. That's a good point. It's all. So these would be the playoff matchups. If it's indeed the season ended today. The season ended today.

Got it, okay. All right, so if the season ended today, the number five seed would be the Cleveland Browns Wow, they would be playing on the road against the number four seed the Houston Texans Hypothetically Saturday of 430 on NBC and hypothetically if Joe Flacco is to win that game He got a ball some more to take on the Ravens next week Not necessarily We'll get to that. Wow. That's the first off. It's such a great game.

CJ Stroud is so good. The fact that they won that division. They were not in the playoffs when the weekend started and they won that division. They got the four seed. Can I tell you what I was doing this weekend during the Texas game? It's really tough game. I actually like the Browns in that game. I was kind of, because you've been just, and it's like, CJ Strauss, CJ Strauss, CJ Strauss, CJ Strauss. He's great. I know, but I don't think you've actually watched

like a full CJ Strauss game. So I was like, I had him on my fantasy TV. I was just looking for one thing that happened in the game. And me and Fuentes word texting. I got a random text from Billy. I'm tired of CJ Strauss. Yeah, I was listening. I was a private text from Billy I'm tired of CJ sure yeah I was a private text that you weren't supposed to

do that was just between the two of us why are you talking about just uh... it's just between the two of us I the text was something along the lines of I'm over the CJ Strauss and then and then when I texted him after that I believe was I has one pass and that's it that's it it was it was like in the first quarter one seventy five yard touchdowns the first offense of play of the game. I believe in the Texas. Yeah, but it was a little slow after that and then business picked up. Yeah, but when it mattered most, he got a matadi. I mean, they're a playoff team. They are. I'm taking the Texans in that game at home over the Browns. Really?

Yes. I am. I believe in C.J. Stroud. Shocker. Wait, you're gonna be Gardner Menshu and you think he's gonna go run away from miles get a gardener Menshu on the road in a big spot. The most one game and he drove him down the field. And you think he's gonna beat an elite like Joe. Exactly. Thank you, Mikey. Thank you. Simms call them a Hall of Famer.

Super Bowl champion Joe Flackle. Have you know, Simms say he's a Hall of Famer if he wins this Super Bowl. He said he's into the Super Bowl. He said he's already right there in the conversation. I agree. He's already right there, which is insane. And by the way, when we were looking over the QB comps, and we found Marcus Mario de for him, do you remember that? Yes.

Oh my god, Marcus Mario de. Yep. Speaking of sims, his opinions, Trevor Lawrence, not good. Oh, nothing. I was about to say tough weekend for our friends Sims with that Trevor Lawrence take. Yeah. Yep. All right about to say tough weekend for our friends Sims with that Trevor Lawrence take. Yeah. Oof.

Yep. All right, let's move on here in the AFC. So I have the Texans, what does what with the Browns? Mikey, who you take into that game? I'm sad that one of these storylines is gonna end. I'll take the Browns. Well, if the season ended today, I mean, that's, you know, if it ended today.

If it ended today, yeah. Okay. All right, so we talked about Dolphins and Chiefs already. If the season ended today, the number six Miami Dolphins would be in Kansas City at number three chiefs Saturday at 815 on peacock. If the season ended today, the number seven Pittsburgh Steelers would travel to the number two Buffalo Bill. Wow. Why do I think of 1 p.m.? I think the Steelers could win that game. I don't do. Right. It's crazy. tried to. Well, no, it's football.

Yeah, it's like, but it's Mike Tomlin, like Mason Rudolph, a thing like the running game is really, really good. Right. The offensive line is really, really good. A Buffalo is the biggest favorite of the weekend. I think they're minus nine and a half early, early lines here. So I think Buffalo wins the game, but I do think it's going to be a very close game. They got banged up last night too, the bills.

They did. Yeah, Davis is hurt, which might be a very close game. They got banged up last night too, the bills. They did. They did. David's his heart, which might be a good thing for Buffalo. I don't know. I should buy some traction. Some weeks it is. Some weeks it's not. He's not that bad.

I don't know why Sims hates him so much. Because he, I mean, Billy, he tripped over his own feet last night. That happens. He also like has this like thing where he scores four touchdowns in one game and then does nothing for half a second. You know what I think it is? I think that Chris Sims is so in love with Josh Allen. He always wants to blame somebody else.

He wants to blame somebody else. And he wants Gabe Davis to be something Gabe Davis is not. And it's like he's Gabe Davis, okay? Like we don't need to hate Gabe Davis for being Gabe Davis. Who else is he gonna be? You can only be who I don't like. Exactly right.

Some weeks he's okay. Some weeks he's dreadful. But other weeks he's great. Like when the set, some weeks he's dreadful, but other weeks he's great. Like when the said, some weeks he has four touchdowns. Gabe Davis. That's what you get. I think Sims hates when people,

he prays on somebody, he has to drag it down. He's like, no, no, no, no, no, no. You guys are all wrong. This guy's not that good. So everybody was like, oh, Gabe Davis, sneaky fantasy guy this year. He's like, no, Gabe Davis sucks. Well, the thing about Gabe Davis too

is that then there's the whole Josh Allen's not that good and his whole thing is, well, Josh Allen doesn't have any pieces besides the fun digs. So if Gabe Davis proves himself to be a piece, then that take is wrong. Yeah, Josh Allen was getting clobbered on social media last night.

I mean, and then they won the game and then everyone was praising Josh Allen for being a gamer because that's how we do it. That's how the media does it. We're lazy. Is there any more games? Well, that's it for the AFC and then the Ravens have a buy. All right. And then depending on who wins. So wait, you think the Steelers right win? I think Buffalo's gonna win, but I think it's gonna be a lot closer than the spread. So I think Buffalo, but like three or four points. Anything Houston's gonna to win. I think the Texans are going to. And then Dolphins chiefs, you think I think the dolphins are going to win. You think the dolphins are going

to win. Wow. So then the dolphins in your scenario would then travel to Baltimore. Right. The bills would host the Texans complete murderers row for the dolphins. I know. Unless Steelers win. The Steelers winning would be absolutely great for the dolphins. Yeah. If the Dolphins win in the Steelers win the the Steelers then would go to Baltimore and the Dolphins would play face either the Browns or the Texans, which would be road gaming. They're incredible. Yeah. I just have a hard time seeing Mason root off winning in Buffalo against Josh Allen. I have a hard time seeing the Steelers doing anything and then they always do it. So it's like, I don't always do it. They did once. I mean, but they're they're always in the mix.

But it's crazy. This this bill's team is not been consistent. Like you could see the bills having a dumb game and losing a. They had the dumb game last night and they still won though. I well, I yeah, but they're capable of having another dumb game. Right. They are the same thing with the Ravens. The Ravens are just one bad game away. Well, every time this one, yeah, if the season ended tonight, if the season ended today, we have a national championship game tonight. It is Washington and Michigan. Lucy has Covered college football for us and the Dan Levitard network the entire season. She's great. She will join us next. And we're back. Yes. Yeah.

Yeah. We're back. Yes. Now Mike, what time I want him to do this and we don't respond to him just saying, and we're back. Why? What if you said God bless football, Billy Gio and I didn't respond to you? That would be rude. You like a dumb dumb.

Yes, that would be rude. That would be rude. But what if I didn't pick it up would you continue to talk eventually? What do you mean eventually? Yes, I'm a seasoned professional. I'm a television host and we're back I apologize don't get me all right now Now I'm just waiting for the question that you asked me that I'm not gonna respond to and I'm just gonna stare blankly at you What was the question? No, I'm telling you it's coming at some point today It's I responded I said one of one time don't respond. Nothing you can do about this.

Really stopping. The wheels are in motion. There's nothing you can do now. Can I tell you, can I tell you a frustration, Mikey, that Mike Fentz is an I felt today. So we did a watch along last night. Yeah. We gave away lots of things. If you want to win something, we should give something away again today. If you want to win something, tweet out as a picture of you subscribing to God bless football and we'll send you something. I don't know what it is. All right. So it's we have a picture of you subscribing to the God bless football feed. Yeah. Okay. Which Billy and Mikey A. O. And so do it for them. Okay. No, I'm serious. Do it for all of us. Do it. Do it for this entire show. It would help us immensely. But go ahead. You were saying.

Oh, we'll give you something. Right. And Stugatsl sign. And maybe that water bottle. Okay. I was frustrating you this morning. Well, we're here. I didn't know the answer. So got Mikey. Stugats stayed here. This studio has a hotel attached. Should he stayed at the hotel? And we were all we all drove home came back in and we're sitting around and we're like, where's the last one? You're the last one. He's commute was bad. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no,

no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, The park here last night and not just that, and maybe I shouldn't reveal all this information. He has a parking space four feet away from the door. It is right next to the entrance to the studio. He's one of two people that has a reserve parking spot. I will just say this, the Elser Hotel, which is beautiful by the way, the parking garage

elevator system is a bit confusing for me because it's only the second time I've stayed here. But here's the real reason. I forgot toothpaste. I'm just, I'm just also learning that's probably only the second time you've used the elevator that we have to use every day. Yes, that's the second time I know. It's the second time I've used it, but I did bury the lead. I forgot toothpaste. So I started brushing with my finger. I forgot a toothbrush. I had to tell you just ask them. They'll bring you toothpaste. I did. I did. Well, I brushed with my finger. It didn't feel right

It wasn't good. Well, then you forgot your toothbrush if you forgot your toothpaste That's what he said. That's what I said. Yeah. Okay. So then I called the lobby I asked him to bring up toothpaste. I said quickly, please I have a show to do and you know, it took him like 10 minutes Anyways, really my breath. I mean Anyway, my breath. I mean, I could figure out the elevator's Billy. Where'd you listen? They are a little they are a little constricting possibly. If the season ended today in the NFC, you guys are so excited. Do you have Lucy or Gooseies for Lucy when she joins us? I do. Yes. Oh, how exciting. Okay. If the season ended today in the NFC, the number seven green Bay Packers would go to Dallas to face the number two Dallas Cowboy.

Wow, revenge game from Mike McCarthy. What a great matchup. Oh my God. Is that the, that's going to be the Sunday 4 30 spot, right? Sunday 4 30 on Fox. Yes. Packers and Cowboys. Jordan loves good. I cannot believe the Packers are gonna have three consecutive really good quarterback 30 years of good quarterback unbelievable Farve to Rogers to Jordan love have we decided he's good He's been good, but he's been out on him. I wasn't going back and forth. It goes back and forth on him. I got him into the playoffs It's his first full season and he got him in the playoffs. He rebounded. He had a couple bad games. I'm checking out what I had him at the two. All right. So who do you guys like? The Packers or the Cowboys? Look it up Jordan

loves numbers. Okay. Well, I mean, he had 32 touchdowns at 11 interceptions guys. His first full year starting. It's pretty incredible that he's good. He's good. He's going to get better. I'm taking the Dallas Cowboys here though. Okay. I am. Dallas at home is a different team. Well, they were good on the road.

Yesterday against the commanders, but they are a different team at home. I'm taking the Cowboys here. All right. If the season ended today, the number six Los Angeles Rams. Oh, this is a Detroit. This is a game. This is a game. Yes. If the season ended today, if the season ended today,

I mean, of course, 815 Sunday night football. Wow. Double revenge game. This is for everything. It, well, not everything. A lot, a lot. Yes. Every season on the line. God would rather win this game than the Super Bowl. I believe I don't believe that. Well, Stafford, I don't even play off game in Detroit. I mean, there you go. That's the story right there. That's the story. That's a question. You found it.

It took you a second. What do you got there? He got like a true champion. He got there. Thank you, man. I think Dan Campbell cries if they lose. Yes, I do too. Or if they win.

I mean, what do you think outside of football? He's like an emotional moment. I think Dan Campbell cries if they lose? Yes, I do too. Or if they win, I mean. What do you think outside of football, he's like an emotional, emotional wreck? I think that he might be. Yes. Like he just goes and he starts walking through a park

or whatever, he has like a little tiny dog, like a teacup multi or something. And then he's just like, Dan Delayance. And he just starts like crying at like the side of like a rationaler thing. Children are playing. I was furious.

It overwhelms him. I was furious with Dan Campbell yesterday when I saw Sam Laporte get hurt. There's no reason to put on the guitar. Oh no, he played all the starters. But why? You're lost, put on the gas, he said. He's a whole game.

Yeah, and now you might have lost your best head in for the whole plan. I know, he lost the library receiver as well. Exactly. Yeah, put on the gas. He's a stupid thing to do. He was locked into that position, right? Yeah, I think he had like a 5% chance or something. I'm getting as well. Exactly. Yeah. Such a stupid thing to do. He was locked into that position.

Yeah. I think he had like a 5% chance or something. He needed to be washing. He needed Dallas and the Eagles both to lose. Yeah. Eagles did lose. Eagles did lose. But you're not. I mean, they're commanders. I mean, putting your faith in the commanders. Terrible.

Fair. Yeah. All right. So, uh, I'm going to take the Rams in this game. The Rams are, I mean, I like McVeigh. They've won a Super Bowl. Defense has been good. Williams, the running back has been not good. He's been great.

I'm gonna take the Rams to upset the Lions here and Dan Campbell's gonna cry. How about that? Okay. If the season ended today, the number five Philadelphia Eagles headed to Tampa, face the number four Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Acre Mayfield, by the way, the fighting bakers. You wanna play the game of bonuses?

Baker Mayfield yesterday, because of the fact that the Buccaneers made the playoffs, got a $2 million bonus. Really? $2 million yesterday. Wow. On a game that they wanted to knock it. Doesn't even take it to a camp.

What he's gonna get in the off season now. I mean, his guts alone are worth two million dollars Baker's gonna be that guy that just bounces around from team to team right well, I guess not now I think he's found a home. I think you found the home in Tampa. You know, they're gonna Resign him. Yeah, they have to yeah, I mean, I think it's another one year deal next year and then You know, they go from there. They were hosting a home playoff game. They won the division That's worked out for Baker Mayfield on the box. I'd love to see Baker's a reader.

Oh, that'd be great. Baker to Pittsburgh. Oh, Ooh, I'm facing the Browns twice a year. I can see you. That's what yeah. Uh,

what do you like in that game? Who do I like in that game? Yeah. It's a tough game. I mean, the Eagles went to the Super Bowl last year and one in five in the last six. The Eagles had some bad injuries though. Yes, they're at home, but that, you know, the crowd will be 50% Philadelphia fans. I guarantee it yesterday was an embarrassing day for the Eagles because it was a day that if you tuned in late, like I did, and you saw that the giants were just destroying the

Eagles. You're like, yeah, they just sat everyone. It's like, oh, no, they didn't. They just got destroyed by the giant. They did AJ Brown got hurt. And I think a hurts has a thing with his hand. That hurts. Yeah, it hurts for the Eagles. Think of us.

You know what? I'm gonna go bucks offset. You know, I'd be with you on the bucks until they have a game to win a division and you put up nine points against Carolina parents. Yeah, that wasn't great. Yeah, so I don't know. I'm taking the box as well. I'm going to take the Eagles. All right. Thank you. Thank you for going to opposite. I like to change the bus. The Eagles have been bad. There's nothing else you can say. The last six games they have flatly been bad. One of the worst teams in the NFL bounce

back games just dreadful. Not a bounce back game. I think they're gonna lose. And Saryani might get fired. I mean, he's not getting fired. Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no. Billy, he is starting to wear on the Philly fan base. I'm telling you, all his shenanigans, they're all good and, you know, fun when you're winning going to the Super Bowl. But if you get bounced out first round in a year that you were supposed to go to the Superbowl,

make it fired. I think he was yelling in the tunnel after yesterday's game, like he did against the Chiefs. Why are you looking at me like that? I mean, what's the problem? A coach one year removed from making it to the Super Bowl, can't get fired? I like it.

Thank you. That's your allies. I needed one. And I found them. All right, so then in this scenario, you have never looked at me like that. The Rams then go to San Francisco to play the 49ers. Yeah.

And then you had the Bucks, right? The Bucks then go to Dallas to face the Cowboys. Yes. Interesting. Rams 49ers. How about Kyle Shanahan get it done already, huh? Is he on the hot seat too or? Yes.

He's on the hot seat too. Yes. By the way, the commander's fired Ron Rivera. Shocker. So all those rumors about Belichack and... Here's the question. Maybe he goes to Washington. I don't know why he would choose Washington.

If I'm Belichack, I would wait and see what's available to me. It could be Dallas. It certainly will be LA, I think. It could be Philadelphia, what's Zaryani gets fired? I would just wait around and see. Are they gonna let Eric, be on a me get away from them?

That's a good question. But the enemy might go to Atlanta. Yeah, I saw that he was on the short. It's never good when you're on this short. It's never good if you But the enemy might go to Atlanta. Yeah. I saw that he was on the short. Yeah. It's never good when you're on the short, it's never good if you're the current coach of a team when you hear that someone's on the short list when you haven't lost your job yet. Right.

That was weird that Arthur Blank was in that press conference, right? It's kind of sitting there crying. If you're, there's no way that you could feel good about that. If I am because he fired Arthur Smith. He hadn't fired him yet. The Arthur Smith was giving his press conference. Arthur blank is in the back crying like Dan Campbell looking at a dandelion. I mean, he fires a coach every two years.

You should be used to it by now. Almost like a summer pastime from none to it. Yeah. You think Arthur Smith keeps his job. If James Woodson doesn't call that. He was so much. He knew he was getting fired and he was just like, come on guys.

Today's going to be bad enough. You're really pulling this crap on me. What are you doing? Dennis Allen. Yeah. Dennis Allen. How about Dennis Allen? Control your team.

Right. Right. Fair. It's fair. Control your guys. I should fire Dennis Allen for losing control. It's in with you. And fair.

He lost the locker room. If you don't control James. Thank you, Mikey. lost the locker room. You don't control James Thank you, Mikey. I was gonna say you know my thunder. Yes, you do not control James Weston only James controls James and I'm not even certain James does I Mean he just he just talks and doesn't stop Thinking back Jimbo Jimbo didn't even control James. James was suspended for a game James ran out on the field in uniform ready to play. And it's like, James, buddy, no. I mean, you had to send him right back to the locker room.

Your Jimbo fish. Your I. James made you $150 million. That's an all time. You know what I wish? You know what I'm thinking we should do maybe for like the last segment of the show today. What's that? Top five Jimbo or top five, James Winston moments.

Okay. That's fair. I feel like that one was on there. You have your big board bets. Oh, yeah. I have three. All right. So for this is the top five,

Billy has big board bets. I think I'll have a top five. But next, Washington and Michigan tonight national championship. We'll talk to Lucy about it. There is a big big game tonight. National championship game. Lucy is in Houston. She is covering it.

It is Michigan and Washington. Lucy, I want to get to your to your stories about how you got to Houston, your flight and all that. But I do want to ask you this because I wonder I get sad towards the end of the NFL season. I love the NFL the way you love college football. And so I know you're excited for tonight's national championship game, but is there a part of you, Lucy, that is also sad the season's coming to an end? Oh, I'm so sad. I'm so sad. I took an entire week off of

work last week. So it's like I have to prepare for this. Actually, I have to just like get myself ready for how sad I'm going to be. It'll hit me like third quarter, like just like the true despair

and sadness. And they'll have to like figure out a new personality and identity over the next like eight months. And then we'll be back. Does you still feel like it's ready for a big national championship game tonight? Not even a little bit. No. This is a horrible host site.

I really just, it is not right. It's just like, it does not feel right. It's giant and spread out. We're lucky like we're staying pretty close, but like, it is going to be like a giant pain for people to get to the stadium. It's like really bad weather today. Like vibes are off vibes are not good. Hmm. Seems like this trip has not gone well for you so far.

No, it's gone as bad as it could have gone. Started off we did applied for the wrong I didn't apply for the wrong game. We applied for the wrong game. Oh, we applied for the wrong national championship game. We applied the wrong game. We applied for the wrong game. We applied for the wrong national championship game. We applied for South Dakota State, Montana. Get out of here. The Jack rabbits. Yeah.

I didn't even get it. That was yesterday, right? They didn't even get it. Wait, there is a there is a credential for that game still sitting at the ticket office for you. We never got confirmed. So that's the worst part. Oh, so you got rejected from the wrong national championship game.

Yeah, so we never got like officially rejected, but we never got accepted. So I'm assuming we got rejected. Right. And so that was fun to deal with on and off. We know super excited about that one. How did you discover that this was the wrong game? So I was like, hey, it's really when I was at the Rose Bowl, I was like, asked him around. I was like, can you guys have an accepted for the national championship game? And everyone was like, hey, it's really, when I was at the Rose Bowl, I was like, S and around, I was like, have you guys been accepted for the National Championship game?

And everyone was like, yeah, we have. And I was like, it's super weird. We haven't heard anything back. And so I just like kept reaching out to the person who is in charge of doing that. And I'm like, it's really weird. We haven't heard anything back. Like, can you give me like some like a contact info for the people? And so they had called him a couple of times.

I called him and then he calls me back and he's like, I've talked to you. I've talked to the person who's in charge of this and I've made it clear. This is the wrong day. And I was like, the whole time I was so angry blaming the College of Well Playoff committee or they're not the committee that actually decided, but the credential committee of the College of Well Playoff on and yeah, so we found out and thank you Metal art for still sending me and buying me a ticket All right, how was your flight and then when they sent me I sat next to a kid who puked the whole flight What in the Connor science t-shirt and he like didn't even try to go for the bag

He just went from the seat back He just like not in a bag he He was puked on the sea. Nope. Nope. And so it was me on the aisle, his dad in between us and then the kid. So he just puked on like the seat, slash side of the plane.

And then they used like little cook napkins to like clean it up. It was all to watch. I'm sorry, I'm laughing. Clean it up. It was Watch I'm sorry I'm laughing. It's just a kid in a car stall Puking I'm not certainly have the puke bags By the way, I don't know it was so funny They do most of the puke bags from my experience are feel they're filled with dried up gum So you can't even open that that's what I was There were three pu cute bags on a row.

I would have been happy to give mine up, but they just went straight for the wall. Did the cell clean up, which I respect. And then they were on my connecting flight to Houston. Right. Because you can't get a direct flight from LA to Houston, apparently. I don't know what that's about. Okay. And so then I'm waiting for my direct flight to Houston.

And our photographer who comes with us is like, hey, just so you know, I'm in Houston. Our hotel does not exist. I'm sorry, what? Hotel that we have booked for Houston close four years ago. Don't know why that accepted us, but they did. Yeah. And so then I was like, you know what, I'm having a really bad time. I don't have time to go get food. I'm gonna go get myself a nice little donut and I still sweet treat so I feel better. So I go get my donut, I feelin' fine, judge free. And then someone tweets at me, a Reddit host

at somebody written about me going to get the donut and I was like, can I have nothing? Wow. That a college day. It's not a good day. I mean, the season's wrapping up. You're a disaster right now, an emotional wreck. I mean,

I, and like we haven't even talked about the game, but haven't even talked about how I'm gonna feel tomorrow. Was it a positive post where they like, oh, she was so lovely buying a donut? It was like, why is she getting a donut at noon? Oh. Because I'm having a bad day. That's why I got the donut.

And I wanted to do it in peace. I love us. I know who among us? I love a good donut in off hours. Yeah, that having a bad day. That's why I got the donut, and I wanted to do it in peace. I love us. I know who among us. I love a good donut in off hours. Yeah, that's great. Right. I also like the game where I try to figure out what time Duncan Donuts opens and closes.

Like, as I'll drive by and it's like, hmm, it's four in the afternoon and this place is closed, but it's a breakfast place, so I guess that makes sense. But I still have no idea what their hours are. I mean, some are 24 hours, right? I don't think so. I don't think they all close in a breakfast place. So I guess that makes sense. But I still have no idea what their hours are. I mean, some are 24 hours, right? I don't think so. I think they all close in a weird time. What was it like in an airport?

It was, this was an airport. It was like as open as possible. Yeah. It wasn't popular, which is why I got spotted. But I think Dunkin' Donuts menus have expanded, where some might stay open until, so I just, I just Google Dunkin' around us because they drop the donuts. It's just Dunkin' now. Right, Dunkin'. So Dunkin', I just I just Google Duncan around us because they drop the don't is just dunkin

Now right Duncan. So Duncan. There's a dunkin around us. It's 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. 5 a.m. to 5 a.m. to 7 p.m Take the nights off. Interesting. Yeah anyways. Hey, there's a big game today, huh? There is. Let's get to lose your goosey right now Okay, Lucy. Are you ready? Yes, you have anything for Lucy and anything for Goosey or? I have my wallet for Lucy and I have this water bottle for Goosey. Okay. Okay. All right. Here we go.

Are the two best teams in college football playing tonight for the national championship? Are you Lucy or Goosey on that on that statement? I'm going to say you're out of practice. College football teams are not playing for the national championship. Are you Lucy or Goosey on that on that statement? I'm going to say you're out of track. The two best college football teams are not playing for the national championship tonight. Lucy or Goosey? I agree with you. I'm Goosey on that. I think it's hard to look at any team other than Georgia and say they're not the best team in college football. That doesn't mean I'm not excited for this game. It doesn't mean they don't deserve to be there, but like objectively, Georgia would probably beat both of these teams. But we got lucky and that's not what happened.

And now we get an SEC Litz national championship, which another quick travel story. I was very upset yesterday when I was dealing with all this and the plane landed. And we're just trying to get off the plane. And some Michigan fans stands up and give some B.A. address welcoming Washington to the big 10 trying to get it trying to get a bring a cheer on the flight. Right. I mean listen the Michigan fan base is so annoying. I got to be honest with you. None of them are from Michigan. Most of them are from the Northeast. I am so tired of the Michigan fan base. I am tired of them. Thank you. Thank you for saying it. I have been

thinking it for weeks. Thank you. No problem. What were you smirking at before? It was a clunky question. You're out of Prague. I was super confused. I'm exhausted. Here's how this works. You say Lucy or Goosey. You just state a fact and then say Lucy or Goosey. Lucy is yes.

Goosey is no. And then she just says yes or no. You turn it into this whole thing that's going to be easy. You start giving your thoughts and opinions. You're right. You're ripping Michigan fans. I can reason. I'm lashing out. No opinions. You're right. Yes. I hear you're giving Michigan fans some reason. I can use my stuff.

I'm lashing out and on the right. Yeah. Jim Harbonds coaching his last college game. Lucy or Goosey. That's how you do it. Thank you. This one is really tough. I'm going to go very casually Lucy on this one because I think Michigan will win.

I don't say that with a ton of confidence, but if I think Michigan wins, I think he'll be fine with it. He'll leave. He'll go to the NFL, make a crap ton of confidence, but if I think Michigan wins, I think he'll be fine with it. He'll leave, he'll go to the NFL, make a crap ton of money and avoid all the NCAA investigations coming to Michigan. If Michigan wins the national championship tonight, it will be vacated in five years. Lucy or Goosey? I think it'll be that fast. So I think I'm going to go do see not because I don't think it'll happen But I think it'll I think it'll be further down the road there

What this year is we'll always have an asterisk and that's awesome. How far do I need to extend that out for you to say Lucy like Ten years. I think I go ten years. So with it 10 years that national championship will be vacated Yeah, it'll be like the eight or nine year mark. I was like, Hey, guys, you remember that? That was not okay. Michael Pennix is better than 75% of the quarterbacks who I saw played yesterday in the NFL. Lucy, your goosey. Lucy is hell. Oh my God. He's amazing. You are so great against Texas. He is so fun. Like he is like, absolutely. Are you kidding me? And also the competition stuff that stuff. Lucy, it's interesting to me on Penox because he was not at least coming into the season. He was not a guy projected to be in the first

round. And in fact, as far as like four or five weeks ago, he still wasn't a guy projected to be in the first round. But after that semi final game, everyone's talking about him maybe being the top quarterback, even over Caleb Williams, which I find hard to believe. But Pendix is now suddenly a top 10 pick in the NFL drift. Yeah, it pinnix kind of had that like stigma of being a guy who was just like, he's going to be a really good college quarterback. Like, like, this is not a great comparison in the sense, but like, it felt like sort of similar vibes with what we saw from Max Doug.

And last year we were like, he's really fun in college. He's really great. But like, no one is really looking beyond college. But like, my opinion, Stuart has all the talent in the world to be able to go to the NFL. And I think the only real concern you're seeing is just he has torn his ACL, I believe 72 times. So that's the only real problem. But like, he's absolutely got the talent to play on Sunday.

I was trying to like drake main kale Williams. I don't know anyone else I would bet. I would bet my own money if Georgia played either of these teams. I would bet my own money on Georgia. Lucy or Goosey? Yes. Lucy, no, absolutely. Georgia would win and they would probably win big.

That's ridiculous. It's tough. It's definitely tough. Really? It is. Next year, they'll be fine. How are you feeling headed into next year, next season? And college football is going to be a lot different.

No, pack 12, expanded playoffs. I feel like this is like almost like the senior year. Like we're graduating next year. We're headed off to adulthood. It does feel like that. I think the pack 12 is the only thing I'm going to be really, really sad about. I'm actually like, I don't love the 12 team expanded playoff, but I'm really excited for what

that means for the regular season, because I already think the college football regular season means so much, and more than most sports do. It's going to be so intense the last month of the season, one Ole Miss and Penn State are battling it out, and the metaphorical peach bowl of getting into the playoff. I'm going to be sad to see a lot of these things change in the end, but I think this year you've heard so much discourse about people being unhappy with bullseeds and then the

trans reporter went off and stuff like that. This is going to change a lot of that, so I think we're going to lose some things we love and I think this board's going to get better at the same time. All right, quickly Lucy, speaking of next year, archmaning will be the starting quarterback for Texas.

Lucy or Goosey? I'm really goosey. Okay. When the universe is coming back All right, quickly Lucy speaking of next year, archmaning will be the starting quarterback for Texas. Lucy or Goosey? I'm really goosey. Okay. When the universe is coming back and that would be the right choice. Stick with Quinn. All right, break down the game for us. Who do you think wins tonight?

I think Michigan wins, but I say that was so little confidence. My head saying Michigan, my heart saying Washington, Alabama's offensive line was discussing we bad in the Rose Bowl. And then we really hadn't seen it be that bad since probably the USF game. So I don't think that Michigan's defense is going to be able to have the pressure that they were able to get with Jaylen Milro and I also think Michael can continue

as far as the period of Jaylen and the receivers at Washington are the best in the country. I think this game is going to be if Michigan can hold Washington under like 30 points Michigan will win and I think that's a legit possibility. Their defense is really good. We're going to need JJ McCarthy to step it up, but I think Michigan wins, but I'm not the most confident in it. I will say like talking to fans, Washington fans don't think they're going to win. Michigan fans don't think they're going to win and I love that. I love this lack of confidence from everyone here. It makes me feel great.

All right, Lucy, you have done a tremendous job all season long covering college football for us. Enjoy the final game tonight. I know it's a sad night, bitter sweet night for you, but a joint, have fun. A joint in the moment, Lucy, okay? Bye guys, thank you. God, she's crying already.

I know. It's really sad all right thanks again to Lucy for joining us national championship game is tonight Washington admission and I would take Georgia against both those teams it's weird Billy is getting his big board ready he was the if I was in a tracking state. Exactly right. But first, Mike Fuentes has a top five. What is the subject of today's top five? Mike Fuentes, we can't hear you. My mic has to be on you, that's a good idea. Yeah, so not really a top five,

but you know, top five observations, something that along the lines of a top five. So number five, well, well, well, well, well, well, sorry, the name of the list is, you'd call me crazy if, okay, you'd call me crazy if you should have led with that We've done this in like the first segment. Are you get this is such a great game? Let me hear it again. Okay, you'd call me crazy if okay, wow, I love this. Okay, call me crazy if okay Okay, number five. Yes, you'd call me crazy if I told you the dolphins would have to play a road playoff game

Because they blew a 14 point lead in two minutes to a Titans team that only won six games. That one was crazy. The Titans really. Yeah, Titans really stuck it to the dolphins. They did. But what you call crazy yesterday, what would you call them crazy? Like if you said that to you at any point before that game, would you have called them crazy? That's why it's number five on the list.

All right. But I'd have to call it. Maybe that's why it's number five on the list right but I'd have to call it Maybe that's so crazy number five on the list number four You call me crazy if I told you the Jags would start eight and three and miss the playoffs Be that to the example where I would not call you crazy. Yes, eight and three Three in that division. It's the Jaguars man. You'd call. I know Chris Simpson's Trevor Lawrence is so good Okay, number three dog Peterson watch out. I'm Chris Simpson's Trevor Lawrence is so good, you know. Okay, number three. Doug Peterson, watch out.

I'm telling you right now. I'm with you. You'd call me crazy if I told you that Mason Rudolph was a playoff quarterback in 2024. Yeah. Yeah. Number two. You guys think it hang with Buffalo.

They might, it's crazy. I don't know. You'd call me crazy if they told you they could probably hang with Buffalo in the playoffs. All right, number two. Yes. You'd call me crazy if they told you they could probably hang with Buffalo in the playoffs. All right, number two. You'd call me crazy if I told you that the, well messed up that one. You'd call me crazy if I told you that three teams

from the AFC North would make the playoffs. One of those teams would not be Cincinnati and the Browns would start four quarterbacks this year. BELLS That was a lot of you call me crazy as. Right, I'm loving the one. Actually, I want to argue with him, but I'd call him crazy

Yeah, you call him crazy now. Do we know burrows hurt when you're making that comment? No, it's the beginning of the season Yeah, what a call you crazy. He was hurt at the beginning You probably could have done it in week five when they were like one and four. That's true With burr. Okay, and the number one thing that you'd call me crazy if I told you That the rookie records for receptions and yards was held by a Hawaiian guy from BYU. I don't know about that one. Yeah, that's probably the last one. How many Hawaiian receivers are there?

I would move that one. How many Hawaiian receivers are there in the history of the Hawaiian receivers? That's the list. There has to be more. Get out of here. But they go to BYU. But some of Google wide receivers Hawaiian wide receivers from VYU how many are there?

Why all it be why you that's where he went? Is born in Provo I don't you know? Are you looking up a lion receivers? I'm looking up. Yeah, just to lions on the NFL I can give you three for the entire well, maybe four Reagan, Awia. Well, the him Marriota to a Palkalkanuku, Paul Soliai. I'm out of luck. Soliai, who won a great name. Dolphins legend. Even though wide receiving, not Dolphins legend.

Yeah, Dolphins legend. No, he's not. Love that guy. The name might be a Dolphins legend. He is not a Dolphins legend. Only six minutes left. All Soliai. If all Soliai got left, also.

Six minutes to go. that's a great list. We did that pretty fast. I got to say we did too fast. Did you, did you have a top five? Or you did that already? I didn't do it. You're tired. I'm tired.

Or was your top five? It was top five potential matchups. I'd like to see in the playoffs, but right now I'm only stuck at three. So you didn't do a top five. I'll tell you this, two guys. We talked about it earlier. You know who else got a $2 million bonus yesterday?

Who? Gardener Minshue. For what? He was 65% of the 2023 offensive snaps. Really? As soon as Richardson went down, Gardener Minshue would like. Did you guys see Shane Striken, the Colthead coach, as Minshue was walking off the field, now that's on you.

It's your fault on that final play. What are you doing? It was his fault though. No, it wasn't. The terrible pass. No, it was catchable. Well, actually, it's Stikens fault because it was terrible call.

The Jonathan Taylor's averaging like nine yards of carry. What are you doing throwing to the undrafted guy? He has 180 some odd yards on the ground. It's fourth and inches and you're not giving the ball to your best player. That ball should not have been dropped player. It should not have been dropped That ball should not have been it was a bad but it's he shouldn't have been in that position Give it to Jonathan Taylor right in one of the game, but that's not on gardener mince you Right, that's my point. It wasn't a great pass. I know, but the audacity to say hey, you're right. It's on you

Not on me. Yeah for not calling a play for Jonathan Taylor. It's on you. It wasn't the best pass, but it was a catchable pass That's all I'm saying it was it was catchable, but you got to give the ball to Jonathan Taylor. It's on you. It wasn't the best pass, but it was a catchable pass. That's all I'm saying. It was it was catchable, but you got to get the ball to Jonathan Taylor. Stagga looks like he drools and he does. Anyway, I like that. Take that. You know who should be upset today? Nelson Agilor because Nelson for a $500,000 bonus, only needed 10 catches and 58 yards. You finished with five catches and 39 yards. Hopkins had a similar thing there. I think he missed it by three yards. You okay? What? Hopkins did miss by three yards, but he had like a weird one. He did seven catches, 49 yards and two touchdowns. He had seven catches, 46 yards and one touchdown. So he needed like a three down, three yard touchdown. Oh, I needed a touchdown too. I don't know.

Yeah. Well, that's so bad. Well, because on the broadcast, they were saying he needed three yards for a million dollar bonus. For those three things, he would have gotten to one and a half million dollar bonus. So he didn't miss have gotten to one and a half million dollar bonus So he didn't miss a million dollars on yeah, he did he didn't get today to be in clowning got a got one too right? You know who else didn't get a bonus yesterday? Austin Eckler our friend Austin Eckler needed a hundred and ten rushing or receiving arts He finished with ten rushing yards and thirty eight receiving years. He had a rough season. He did He had it rough season individually and charge had a rough season. Yeah, they had a tough season. Yeah, I'll check baby

We'll see what happens. Chris Jones had an exciting one. He got a $1.25 million bonus with one sack. Did you see his entire team celebrating with him running out of the field and everything? Very cool moment. Yeah. You think management hates that?

Uh, I've wondered that because if you're the coach, if I were the coach, or if I was the quarterback, like you've seen the clip of Tom Brady famously where Gronk knows exactly what he needs for a million dollar bonus. And he goes up to Brady on the sideline. He's like, hey, I need more and more and need more for a million. And he keeps telling him and then Brady's like, I got you. Because what is Tom Brady care?

If I'm the quarterback or whatever, and I think I'd like try to figure out what my, especially if it's offensive players, I try to figure out offensively what my players need and try to hook them up with those things to get the money. And then like I wouldn't be like a star. So they'd release me probably for costing the team when I was a work than my last job. And I worked with OJ OJ McDuffee. He told me that was like what everybody loved about Dan Marino.

Dan Marino would go into the last into the huddle. Right. And you'd be like, what do you guys need? Right. And like if you need a three pat, three catches, you'd give you three right away, then go to the next guy. I love that. Team player, if I was Arthur Smith, if I was a coach on the way out, I would say,

hey, anyone, show a hand, who needs a bonus? Yeah. Well, you know what I do. Everybody bring me at your contract, let me see. You know what I do if I was Arthur Smith, and I'm on my way out, and I'm doing that. I have the commission on that. I will get you your bonuses, 20% commission,

because friends, I'm gonna be unemployed after that. There's a last ride right here. That was exactly right. Exactly right. I'm gonna eat 20% of everyone's bonuses today and I will guarantee that you will get it. I thought Desmond Ritter was gonna be good. Desmond Ritter has this crazy ability

to hit every DB right in the numbers when it goes to the interception. It's crazy. It was obviously Justin Fields. He was like saying goodbye yesterday after the game to Chicago Feds. Justin Fields. It's pretty good. I do think a dare canaries goodbye speech. I like that. I mean, I love dare canaries. So I mean, someone's gonna get him. Hey guys, guess what? If we lived in a draft King state I had three games that I would maybe wage a sum of my money on. This is Billy's best big wars brought to you by. We're still waiting on a sponsor. I think we're running out of time for the season. Anyways, on the season, I am 25 19 and one. If I lived in a draft kingstate, which I do not, but these are events that I would

maybe feel strong about. The first one, one and a half passing touchdowns. Four. Michael Panics Jr. Okay, Michael Panics Jr., who was better than 80% of the quarterbacks. I saw one and a half passing touchdowns. Or Michael, okay, Michael, panic junior who was better than 80% of the quarterbacks. I saw play yesterday in the NFL over one and a half touchdowns for tonight's game. I like that. I do. I like that a lot.

One of two things will happen. We'll be a shoot out because Washington defense is not great. The offense is or Michigan will be up, you know, a bond should panic is just throwing the ball over the field. Yeah. I like it. Yeah. I think it's going to be high score a high scoring affair. So I'm going to take the over of 56 and a half points. Washington has had some high scoring games. Right. Not buying into that Michigan defense. Now, about his offense is not great. It's the national championship man anything can happen I wouldn't be surprised if we had like a 17 to 14 game right

You just took the over though. I know well. I'm I took you either way though exactly right That's why it's gambling boys I would be hey take 56 and a half over but I wouldn't be surprised if it's 1740. Exactly right. Got it. OK. I don't live in a trafficking state. You covered your business.

I'm having money. Yes, stay here. Well done by you. Finally, Washington. Thank you. Plus 4.5. Thank you. Now, I love that pick because we have sat here. We have doubted Washington the entire season.

Just about every week. And what have they done every week They won football games. Yes, they're undefeated. We are gonna doubt them even as they hold up the national championship trophy Well, I don't know they're gonna win, but I have them a plus 4.5. They could still lose Well, I'll say do it against Alabama and then do it against Georgia Interesting how about that you're gonna watch the game tonight? I don't know. It's late. Well, it's in an hour. It says it's 7.30.

We'll see if that actually happens. Why, what's on you thinking? That's just a 902-starter 500 for someone. Agreed. you