The Matt Thomas Show with Ross - Anything Goes Friday! Rockets vs Blazers Part 2, Miami Is Headed to the Natty

Episode Date: January 9, 2026

Anything Goes Friday! Rockets vs Blazers Part 2, Miami Is Headed to the Natty 

This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. And welcome to a Friday edition of the Matt Thomas show with Ross from Portland. This is Sports Talk 790. Rossi, I don't believe in violence, but I'd slap. Finally, Sports RV knows the pain of playing with crack blackjack players next to you. I know the pain. And see, you keep thinking this is a win in your head or something because I complained about her. I wasn't complaining about the way she was playing.

I was complaining that she scolded me for playing wrong when I played right, and then she hypocritically played incorrectly herself. There's a difference. I couldn't understand a word you said. Yeah, I understand. That's what you're in one ear and out the other. That's fair. Here's what we're going to do.

You and I are going to run on a platform of making sure anybody that enters a blackjack, any casino has to have a blackjack competency course. No, they can play however they want. It's fine. No, it's not fine. You're already against the odds. You might as well try to take, not even advantage. Play to the best of your ability.

And what you just described to me and when we played on that sound bite there was not the right way to play. Good morning, everybody. Ross, how the hell are you? I'm doing great, Matt. What's going on? Nothing here in Portland where I officially am wearing full plaid today because once you live in Portland for more than three days, you have to wear plaid. I thought it was flannel. And that too. Plad flannel, all that.

I'm not shaven. My hair is growing out, and I've had 14 cups of coffee already this morning, so I am ready to go. Okay. Great. Can't wait? For what? I don't know. You said you're ready to go, and I said can't wait. What do you want me to say? I want you to say that you are ready to break down the Texans versus Steelers for four hours straight. Let's do it. Huge game. We can do it on Monday.

It'll be just you on Monday. Oh, yeah. I like that. We can, yeah. Get you some Pittsburgh people on. Yeah, we talk to Texans, yeah. Yeah. Be great.

They're going to win. Nothing to worry about. Well, I wouldn't say nothing to worry about, but they're going to win. I'm not scared. Your Texans, you better record this, Rossi. Your Texans are winning by at least a touchdown on Monday night. I said 24 to 13 or whatever it was. Let's go.

You know what we should start doing? We should start even not and think about the Steelers. We should be thinking about the New England Patriots. That seems like a mistake. By whom? By everyone? I mean, it's not like the team's doing it. It's not an overlooking the Steelers.

There's enough pessimism as well. We need some optimism. We need some joy. We need divisional playoff preview before the wild card even starts. Okay. Nobody else is doing that in the market. There's too many scenarios with the reseeding, though. I know.

That's true. They could very well be in home next week. You never know. You never do know. No, they couldn't. Yeah. The three road teams, win.

Is that, wait, is that true? Yeah. I guess you're right. That's not happening, though. But you're saying there's a chance. There's a minuscule chance. Well, Charger Jonathan thinks there's a chance. That's true.

We'll make it a slim chance. You know what? You got as much chance as SFA beating Houston at TDCU's. What would be the scenario? They would host the Chargers then. And then the Broncos would host the Bills. yes oh

that doesn't sound too bad it's not crazy rossi this season of all years you could hit this could happen that would take yeah three road teams would all have to win

tell me the tell me the three road teams don't have a shot to winning these games none of the spread the biggest spread I think is three and a half New England

so it's possible ain't scared except the charge aren't going to happen so And it could. The Patriots had the easiest schedule in the history of time. I know.

Yeah. All the Patriot haters are like, you know, all the Patriot haters are like, you all didn't play nobody. Yeah, I thought it was odd. They opened up against Norfolk State. They had a mid-season game with Florida A&M, I right now. Yeah, it was weird. What happened on that? It's very SEC of them.

Yeah. Speaking of the SEC, we're down to no SEC teams left in the college football player. Are you doing that? Sure, why not? I may check with Gordy? Is he okay today? You know what's funny to me is I was never, I mean, SEC guy, of course, is SEC over everything no matter what, and we're going to have all been together. Yep.

And some Longhorn fans have taken to that, and I just haven't. I mean, it's just, it doesn't feel, you're not, I'm not ingrained in the SEC. I like that the Texas is with the SEC. It's the biggest conference. It's the best conference. It's the most money. But it's not ingrained into my culture as a Longhorn. fan to embrace everything SEC.

Do you know that in my life, now granted, I was a, grew up as a Southwest Conference fan, then to the conference USA. Oh, yeah, you got no conference loyalty. I have never been. You guys were in the whack for a while, right? No, no whack. Yeah, you were. Not Houston, no.

They weren't? Conference USA. I'm even thinking of Rice. To the American. Now, Rice has been in every conference known a man. You're right about that. So. I will say this, even though we've been in the Big 12, what, three years now, I think, is what it is?

Uh-huh. I'm not conference guy. When my team is done, they're done. I've just never, I've never, and maybe it's because I don't have a conference ingrained. And maybe because I don't live, like, if you live in Birmingham, Alabama, you are inundated with SEC. Yeah. If you live in, I don't know, Athens, Georgia, I mean, you are the heart, the heart of SEC country. That you, that's all you get.

Your radio shows are disgusting about, disgust constantly, your TV shows. You get 12 months of that. We don't get, we move on from here to sport to sport to sport here. Yeah. But I've never been conference guy. It's more ingrained. And I think it's more SEC than any of the conference as well.

I think it's also maybe a southern thing. I think generally if you're really loud about SEC being the best ever, you probably own a Confederate flag somewhere. It's regional. Right. Well, I'll say this. I am, and maybe this is hypocrisy on my part. Look, I have two schools that my kids have gone to, Texas Tech and Texas A&M.

I root for them when my University of Houston's out. I mean, I don't have a problem with that. Yeah, I will root for the C. I'll root for the SEC, I guess. Yeah. But I don't want Alabama to win more, LSU. I mean, these are recruiting grounds. A&M certainly not, of course. Or OU.

Right. Yep. By the way, with Miami winning yesterday, beating Ole Miss 3127, two things. Did you see Lane Kiffin Suite this morning? I did not see He was so proud of his old Miss rebels He was hate watching Was he the number one hate watcher in America last night?

No, he was openly Oh, that's true actually, no, because he gets paid He lost out on $750,000 yesterday. Yeah, but doesn't part of you not want that? You can't, I think it has to be You have to be slightly conflicted. Overall, you want the money. Correct.

Money always trumps everything. But overall, he's making what? 13 million a year, whatever it is from LSU? Well, word is, as soon as the game was over, he demanded a plane get to Phoenix, where he grabbed every one of his assistants that says, you're coming to LSU. I think he had a Zoom meeting on them.

Team meetings already in the locker room. I think he told the coaches that were wearing the Ole Miss gear to leave the gear in the stadium and just wear like a regular generic white t-shirt. I think if you're an egomaniac like Glenn Kiffinus, you don't want them winning the championship without you, though. At 100%. Even though the money's good.

Yes. He's got to think I get the money. And my next job, wherever I happen to go next. And also speaking the money. So the ACC has a rule that if you are in the college football playoff, any money that you win for being in it goes to you. Most conferences, the other three power four conferences, they split the money evenly. So when the CFP hands a check to the Big Ten, they'll be out over the 16 teams.

in the in the in the ACC situation with Miami winning yesterday they are guaranteed $20 million that goes to the conference the conference will then give

that $20 million directly to the University of Miami it is a game changer for being an ACC team and playing for a national championship that is $20 million

that can directly go give it to your NIL people or whatever back channel you are and you can pay players that way. For facilities, scholarships, funding of other programs, I mean,

could you imagine a single university getting a lump chunk, lump sum check for one football game? That's what Miami got by winning yesterday. That's good. I mean, they're just, one of the powers is back. They spend a lot in NIL. They had all those boosters spinning all this cash

and while it's working out for them. And I wonder if other conferences will do that, Or do they say, hey, strengthen numbers? Because ACC's the only conference that does that that directly pays the school for going. Yeah, it feels like it should be shared, but I guess why? I don't know why. Maybe I just can't grain because that's how it always was.

Yeah, yeah. I don't know. All right, Ross, it's anything goes Friday today. How are you feeling about anything goes Friday? I don't know if I'm just having allergies all week or what. I just been in a general malaise, Matthew. Yeah, I'm going to try to lift you up for the next three hours and 47 minutes. Well, I'm hitting coffee and taking a Zyrtec, so hopefully I'll be feeling better soon here.

Really? Okay. You know, I went to my doctor the other day and for my end of your physical and I said, hey, you know, I get cold sometimes and, you know, what's the best thing? And she goes, well, you know, you go for that pseud, not pseudafed. It's Nucinex. Mucinex, okay. She says the mucinex is the best. And I said she's the really the absolute best is Mucinex D. but if you have any sort of high blood pressure issues you should only take that if absolutely

necessary like you are completely miserable i have great blood pressure okay well go get you some d yeah what is that uh is that for day what does that mean all day clarence because there's clarencyon d i believe it means mucin x damn good i don't think so you don't know that look it up google mucinx damn good yeah okay mucinx d commonly means decongestant there you go yeah and that's That's what, yeah. So, unfortunately, I do battle a little bit of high blood pressure. And I said it's because of the 10 to 2 job I work. Yeah, yeah, I could see you having high blood pressure.

And I could see me having low blood pressure. Well, it never work. Do we balance out well, do we not? Yes, we are the yin and the yin'ing in the middays. Yes, we are. All right, it is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. If you'd like to join us, it is that anything goes Friday. And when I mean anything, literally I mean anything, we will give you,

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You need to call in today at 1130 and say you're sorry. We'll have the news at new. We'll wait the strippers up and we'll have our non-Florid stories at 1-30 plus Hell, you aren't out at 150. But today it's a lot about you. It's a lot about quite a bit of baseball news we'll get to today. If any of you watched the college football on semifinal last night, he was, Ross, I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to it.

I was at dinner with a lot of people, but it looked like a back and forth kind of very interesting football game. And Carson Beck's a thriller. Yeah. Carson Beck's good. He's pro good? Mullen over. We'll discuss. We'll discuss.

1015, 713, 212, 5790, 713, 212 5790. Anything goes Friday. Sports Talk 790 here from Portland, Oregon. I think you're going to get more rain today in Houston than I'm going to get here in Portland. Is that accurate? Yes, I believe a cold front is coming in. So it's not going to be 80 degrees in January anymore. You know me?

I like it. I know. I'm a fraud. But you know what, Mr. Texas loves a Texas crime. Oh, my God. Okay, well, let me know. he gets here. I thought you were Mr. Portland now. Oh, is that Gordie dropped by? I don't know. Do we talk? Oh, we talked trash about the SEC.

Yeah. Here he comes. By the way, Gordy is going to get rid of his podcast because there's nobody, there's no teams left. Hey, stay safe out there, Matt, in Portland. A lot of stuff happening out there. Yeah, yeah. Stay at your hotel. I'm very well aware of the endless news coverage I'm receiving right now. What's going on? Don't ask. Okay. Don't ask. we keep it to sports here for a reason, except Gordy dropping by. All right, Gordy, Carson Beck, NFL prospect, yes or no? Yeah, the Georgia, the guy who spent all these years of Georgia developing in the SEC,

taking all those tough hits in the SEC, got to the ACC and went, oh, this is a little bit easier here. So, yeah, absolutely. All right. Look, I wanted to see if he looks, he lists him in 6-4-225, which is NFL height and weight. I mean, it is what it is. I look at him and I go, okay, you can throw the ball.

I don't know what I watch a lot of Miami football, so I can't speak to it a lot. Obviously, it was great yesterday. Good game. He threw a lot of interceptions earlier this year in the losses to SMU and Louisville. And so that was kind of the moniker. Last year, he had a stretch of Georgia where he threw, I think it was 12 interceptions in a six-game span. Like, it was bad. But he dated a Cavender twin.

He had that going for him. He had a Lamborghini. He got from Miami and his NIL. deal? I mean, who wouldn't want a Lambo? Another plus? You're in Miami, in a Lambo with a Cavender Twin. He has a huge calf tattoo, a tattoo across his calf. That's bold.

What is it of? I don't know. It's some kind of graphic. So you brought this to the table, and yet you did not tell us what the actual tat is. I don't know what it is. You can't remember. It's okay. I'm just happy we can end the charade with Ole Miss, and they can go home

back to being the doldrum that they have known to be for, 60 plus years of football. Wow. They're playing in the semi-final of the national championship. With LSU coaches, yes. And you are ripping the crap out of them. Yes. I mean, God.

Why, they're Ole Miss coaches? No, no, no. The offense was our offensive coaches, so. They came from LSU, and they sent them from over from LSU? The crappy defense was their new head coach. So, good luck with Pete Golding. Is that what you wanted to do when you came for your little drive-by?

Saturday was just to just... Anything else? I was just going to say this. Everybody's poo-pooing on the SEC today. And look, I know Ross is not SEC guy, but... They haven't made a semifinal, or I'm sorry, a final in three years, right? In football, yes. Oh, yeah, I wasn't talking about track. Oh, well, I was just going to mention we are reigning national champions in baseball, LSU, softball, Texas. Men's basketball.

Ever heard of it? The Florida Gators beat the Houston Gougars? volleyball, Texas, A&M, gymnastics, Oklahoma, outdoor track men with A&M, outdoor track women, Georgia, women's tennis, Georgia, swimming and diving, Texas. I mean, we can get into conference dominance. It's not just about football, that. That is an all-time propaganda spin. It's all about football, and you know that. You've got to be good in the other sports.

Locked on SEC is not talking about the volleyball championship. We mentioned it. You mentioned it. No, no, no, no, no. If I was to listen to your Locked on SEC and one of your 90 rando weirdo guest you have on, you're not breaking down basketball or baseball. Oh, yeah. We talked all about Floyd.

What was it, Golden and Florida beating the Houston Cougars when it mattered most. By the way, boys. When a Manuel Sharp fumbled the ball away. We talked all about that. Okay. That was a joke. It was. I'm sorry.

By the way, Gordy, Ross guilted me in. Yesterday, I bought the ticket on Dark Breast Airlines. I didn't guilt you. I just called you out. I am leaving at 6 o'clock in the morning on game day to go from Phoenix to Indianapolis, and then I will watch the game, and then I have a 6 o'clock flight the next morning back to Phoenix. What game? The national championship game.

Oh, in Indianapolis? Oh. Yeah, it should be a nice matchup between Michigan and Purdue. Yeah, that's hard to predict right now. Well, yeah, but I mean, don't you think I'm smart by at least buying the ticket? Now I got it for, I used miles on one way, and then I paid for, on the way, back. It's a good idea. Make sure it's

You are smart. Good job, Matt. It is refundable. Don't look at the Kenpom rankings. We were seven to the polls. What does Ken Palm say? We don't play anybody. I've said that I'm Matt.

Now, you remember, I've been consistent on this, no matter how good or bad anybody is. Right. I'm a Ken Palm guy. Okay. They're 11th. It was a good win over tech the other night. It was a nice win.

Good energy? 11th. Yeah. A lot of people called the show the day after until they watched the game and broke things down. You're fighting Texas Longhorns, 51st in the Ken Palm rankings. How's you of age going to be in baseball this year?

Fine. Todd Wedding's got to A. He's back? Yeah, yes. It's a front of the show, so back off. Texas is hoping to get revenge on UTSA this year. It's a big one. It is a big one.

Anything else from you, Gord, usually come in for some reason. Oh, I was just going to, I think he's trolled enough. In all seriousness, I do think the expanded playoff and NIL and Transfer Portal has leveled the playing field a little bit more in college football where Indiana gets an incredible head coach and a bunch of transfer portal guys and look at where they are. Mark Cuban Cash. By the way, did you see, and I want to play this, we've got to

find it. Kirk Herbsy was talking about how Indiana is building a program. No, they're not. They're doing what everybody else is doing. They're just winning the world and the piggy bank. They're right checks. But they've got like barely any four and five star athletes. It's a lot of three stars that they've developed. and grab from other rosters.

And I'm going to say, I'm kind of getting the feeling that Kirk Signetti is kind of the next big thing. He's pretty good. But he's 65. I mean, how long can he be the next big thing?

He's 604, Matt. Oh, he's 64. How long did Joe Paw hang on? But his hair looks like he's 43 because he's dying. How long did Joe Paul hang on with his rolled-up newspaper and he was on the wrong side line half the game?

Wasn't that a terrible Beatle song when I'm 64? Not terrible. It was fantastic. That song blows. That sounds like it was written by a third grader. it's you know what you know it's a banger matter of fact jonathan will play when we come back here oh my god it literally sounds like a a nursery rhyme when i'm 64 look i look i respect the beetles it's a lot of great songs by the beetles i'm sorry gordonway 20 did not sing that as a cover

it's a nursery rhyme that's a nursery run that's he playing the houston rodeo this year conway 20 that was early beetles right was that like no it was late beetles was it late oh that's when they were mail it was when they were mail it That was that mail-it-in Beatles. That was like, I want to say, not White Album, but... I was like, we need 10 songs for this album. Let's just write some nursery, Brian. What I want to say?

Oh, yeah, D. Do you want to go see Lizzo with me at the rodeo mat? There's zero chance. Well, we got some good tickets for you. I don't care. You can have them. Why not? She's got some hits.

Her voice is beyond annoying. Oh, she's a good singer, I think. No, she's wretched. You hear me, Liz? Wretched. New man on the middle. So do the Vikings. Yeah, that was a big hit.

That was a big one. It's not on my phone list. So it's not a hit. All right, let's take a time out. Thank you, Gordy for the drop-by. Are you promoting the Texas Bowl or anything? Oh, that game already passed. You can't promote that.

Guess you can do next year's Texas Bowl. Check out Locked-on SEC for more volleyball championship coverage. And a bunch of rando reporters you never heard of that have like 1,400 followers on Twitter. Now, you've got to fill content somehow. He left, didn't he? Yeah, he walked up. he's done all right

when i'm sixty four and joe and pass it get down dina that's an anything goes friday here on the matt thomas show at ross 713212 5790 when i get old losing my head many years from now will he still be sending me

birthday greetings bottle of wine if i'd be out till quarter to three would you lock the door Will you still need me? Will you still feed me when I'm 64? What do you think, Jonathan? Pretty little catchy tune, right?

I mean, it's no Czechosk, but it's not bad. Matt, are you going to see this today? It's good. This has showed the diversity in the catalog of the Beatles repertoire. This sounds like PBS. People like PBS. I mean, the president doesn't, but everybody else seems to like it. Let's see how it did in the old charts.

Ross, promote your Instagram while I look it up. Yes, I would appreciate a follow at SportsRV. My latest story has a picture of, I mean, I just thought it was a good view of the walking trail on Buffalo Bayou Park. And several of you have reached out. It said, Ross, be careful. Yeah, I was going to say, that's not the park I would go to. I mean, y'all are a bunch of wine. You know what?

You got to leave your house sometimes. My girl was weird for you, too. She told me the story. Oh my God, stop reading the news. Okay, there hasn't, it's fine. There's a bunch of people out there. There's nobody snatching up bodies, at least that I saw. Everybody gets all worried because the news wants to sensationalize everything.

I was in zero danger. It's fine. Get off your phones and get outside. Go for a walk. There's hundreds of people on the trail. When I'm 64 was part of the Sergeant Pepper's album, number one hit for 49 straight weeks. What? that's not true

that you're right it was yeah okay I'll have to say that would be there'd be a record by like 30 weeks not 30 weeks but like yeah

25 no it's again it's not what it's not on the chart Matt I don't know I don't have time to look I'm trying to do a radio show you literally went to look it up did it not chart at all was it not a single

I don't think it charted as a single yeah there you go it didn't chart it as a single so because if it was a number one hit you'd be talking about how much the charts matter now that it's not. Charts don't matter. It was one of the first songs on McCartney Road. He says when he's 14 years old.

This is the stats on his truth. I said, I told you. I failed it. I had no idea that that was true. Give me credit. Do I have to? That is hilarious. Are you serious? He didn't record it until 1966, but he wrote it when he was 14. Yeah, that sounds about right. That's what it sounds like. I mean, it is what it is. I'm trying to look at the, um...

If you like it, Matt, don't look for, you know, you don't have to make us like it. Something named Richard Goldstein wrote a scathing review in the album for the New York Times. He says the song is not, he says the song is not mocking and tone, but complain that an honest vision is ruined by the background which seeks to enhance. You know what? Richard Goldstein, if you're alive, shut your bum ass up. He is still alive, actually. He was born in 1944. Seriously, you know what? If people like songs, people like songs, right?

You like Lizzo Ross, go see Lizzo. Yeah, I don't listen to Lizzo, but yeah, you're right, Matt. I don't need charts tell me what's successful in what. That's right, Matt. You like what you like, and you do you, as they say. And I don't like Kendrick Lamar, but I understand why people do. And that's okay. And Sergeant Peppers is one of the all-time great albums.

It is an all-time. Let's talk to Joe and Pass a Get Down Dina on Anything Goes Friday. Hello, Joe. Hello, Matt. Good morning, Matt. Good morning. Say good morning to Ross, too. Don't forget about Ross.

Hi, Joe. Yeah. Hello, Joe. Joe. We haven't heard from you in a while. How's it going? Fine. That's great.

Yeah. I want to tell you two questions about the former rescind name in the Houston, Texas Stadium. But first, I want to talk about the former rescuant's name. I used to be a rescue fan. Back then, when Joe Disman was there, Doug Winnens, those guys. But they changed the name to Washington Commanders. And that name, it's a sticky uniforms they got.

And is that true? This is a five-year rule, what is I called? Five-year rule contract, they can change uniforms. Like. Or maybe with Nike or somebody or what? I don't know about. name changing. I know uniforms, you have to wear them for a certain length of time because they don't want to,

when they put them out there for sale and people buy them and all of a sudden you change them a year later, people tend to get very resentful towards that. Apparently you can't change for five years. Yeah, that makes sense. But I think the name is not part of that. Oh, okay. Okay, now the Texas Stadium, are they going to make a new stadium or we model the stadium.

Energy Stadium. Well, thank you, Joe, for the phone call. Have a great weekend. Both are up for conjecture. Nothing has been publicly stated on either one of them. I do think if you were to logically think about the situation, I think the Texans will ultimately in the next 12 months. I would say that I'll give me this for a look at feeling Rossi.

We will hear something about a rejuvenate, I don't rejuvenate, refurbished NRG Stadium by the end of the year. Hmm. As in something publicly from ownership? Yeah, I think it will be, and again, timing is everything, as we've talked about really since the beginning of all this conversation. You go two and 15. I look good.

Yeah, if you get bounced by the Steelers on Monday night, you probably Hannah and Cal will be like, I'll wait until 2027. But if they make a deep playoff run and how they'll sell it is, here's how they're going to sell it, and it will not go over well regardless. Hey, friends, you know, Texans, you don't get the stadium experience that people in Las Vegas get or people in Los Angeles get or people even in Arlington get. You deserve to have a better stadium. And here's what we're going to do.

And they're going to put out this plan where they're going to hopefully see a lot of public funding. And it will not go well. It will be met with a lot of cynicism from elected officials. it will come from, it'll be a lot of cynics for people that are not sports fans. Now, you'll have your Ross, your diehard 25%. They'll be like, you know what, hey, I'll pay for it. I love my Texans. I want a better facility.

I want to be able to have a wider seat or more club seats or, you know, maybe the business community steps up and says something. But it's going to largely, again, short of a Super Bowl, it's not going to go well for any PR firm and or the Texans to come out publicly and say, we need to refurbish NRG Stadium. And then when they figure out that maybe there's no tax money available in the Harris County area, that's when Hannah will come out and say, you know, we are going to kick the tires, not my phrase hers, kick the tires, maybe going outside of Harris County.

And see the thing is, Ross, there's a lot of things you and I have discussed in 16 years doing this show together. We've not had deep stadium conversation, but guess what, bro, it's coming. may not be this year, but it's going to be in the next two. I have a dumb question. What's the end stadium experience at Lambo? What, like, what bells and have they put bells and whistles and updated it somehow? They have refurbished it multiple times. Okay.

But the difference is, is that Green Bay is a one-off. Well, actually, that's not a one-off because Pittsburgh's kind of the same way. I mean, Soldier Field is old, but they're building a new stadium there. No. Right? I thought they were. In Chicago. It didn't pass or something? No, they're now thinking about it.

We're gone, I guess. There is talk of them moving to Gary, Indiana. Oh, is that what it is? Yeah. Well, they were supposed to go to Arlington Heights, which is a suburb of Chicago. That's what I thought was, okay, that's what I thought was happening. But apparently things have fallen apart there. Okay, I did not know that.

I think it's more, it sounds like more posturing anything else to me. Okay. But they did, the bears did kick the tires of, again, I won't say that again, I swear. Of going to the suburbs of Indiana, you know, just outside the state line. Interesting. Okay.

But we are seeing a trend. We're seeing it in Cleveland. We are going to see it ultimately in Chicago. The world of downtown stadiums. Now, energy obviously is not downtown. But the world of downtown facilities are no longer a thing. Because I think what we're seeing here, Ross, is we're seeing the suburban counties saying,

hey, we saw what Atlanta did with the Braves, moving them outside of Fulton County. We're seeing what AT&T did out in Arlington. That's the open space, the stadiums, the clubs, all that little rigmarole that you've been hearing up for all those years. They want to build their own little palaces and reap the funds of all the hotels and restaurants. Yeah, I would say the counter argument to what I'm bringing up is that there's never been a playoff game, a college playoff game or big bowl games or anything at Lambo that I know of. Right?

They don't do anything. But, I mean, they refurbish. That's what the McNair's want. The McNair's want. They refurbished because they just, the stadium's old. This is a refurbish because they want more bells and whistles. They want more bells and whistles, which means they want more college football playoff games. Right.

Kickoffs, Advocare, whatever, season kickoffs, World Cup, all that stuff. Yeah. They want a Super Bowl. Yes, Super Bowl. Should have brought that one up first. As currently put together, NRG is never hosting a Super Bowl again. and I don't think that's a huge surprise to anybody. I mean, honestly, if you want to do, I mean, if you're really the Super Bowl,

are you just rotating between San Francisco, L.A., Vegas, New Orleans, and Miami, and calling it a day? That's what they should do. Seriously. Honestly, it should be in New Orleans every year. Well, you know, Kansas City's going to go to Kansas. Oh, I forgot to bring up Kansas. They're going to Kansas.

They're leaving Kansas City to go to Kansas to build the stadium, apparently. And they think there's going to be a Super Bowl in Kansas. I don't know. They can carry on those wayward sons Hmm I should know more than one Kansas Dust in the win that's all no I thought you were going to take dust in the win

I'm like I got nothing I was panicking It was on the tip of my tongue I was panicking hard Because I said I should know more And I'm like give me Matt give me one more I said to spit it out quick Before you got it

Damn it you win Because I'm done Hey Rossi we got some Astros arbitration news to discuss when come back. Oh, yes, we do. And I want to do some Detroit discussion as well. That's stop stealing my bits. Okay, good. That's why the show is on the same page, because I was going to say, if you think it's bad in Houston, have you seen what it's going on in Detroit? Yes. 1045. It's a Matt Thomas show at Ross. And anything goes Friday. 713-212. 5-790. 1049 on Sports Talk 790. I'm here in Port-a-Mort of my.

by the way, we were playing the Blazers. I think I've been here for a month now. Again, I'm in flannel. I'm wearing plaid. I've grown a long beard, and I've drank about now 15 cups of coffee this morning here in the Pacific North. How many cups? Fifteen. That seems like a lot.

It is. A big coffee culture up in the Northwest, yes? It's one of my favorite things to do is when you type in coffee and, you know, the little pins that show up on your map? Yes. You know what I'm going to do is I'm going to pin it here? Is it like doing a Dunkin in Boston? It's exactly right. Yeah.

I'm going to show you, the pins will show up. There'll be 30 places within about a quarter-hour. Put it on your Instagram. At SportsMT. You think I should give up on Twitter? I wish, I want to. Because here's what's going on with me. Go ahead.

I'm getting spam all the time, which I block immediately. Yes. And then I have a lot of people that are deactivating their accounts. Like, we're never going to get to 40,000 unless I do something. I mean, if you go on it, let's say Adam Schaefter makes a tweet. And you just, you know what? Reading the comments is just, internet culture like oh what are the people saying about it right the first of all in his infinite

wisdom elon made people who pay for the website to generate revenue with their ai bots they made he made their comments co-up first and it's always like 10 you have to sift through 10 or 15 crypto bots saying oh interesting oh funny or repeating the tweet because it's just an AI bot that is putting in like fake commentary you can't you can't get the pulse of the people One of the beauties of Twitter was the community feeling, the pulse of the people, what are people saying, funny comments, incendiary comments, whatever. That's completely gone. It's in the wash. It's too much to sift through.

It's annoying. I just wish there was a better place. Or if you could just get rid of the automated bots. And I would love Twitter again, or at least like it more. And people have left it, which is fine because they put it. You know, we don't need it in our last. There's nowhere to go. There's nowhere to go.

Yeah, there isn't. And we have opinions on things. And there's just ugliness out there. But we're repeating ourselves. Yeah, you're right. But it's true and it's annoying. And all these blue checkmark box, bots, I should say, are just wasting everyone's time. All right, I'm putting it on my story.

Oh, I'm trying to. I'll do it in a break. Okay. I've counted. Let me see if I can count them. how many there are. A number of places. One, two.

At least there's 10 places within about 800 feet of my hotel. Yeah, people drink some serious coffee in this town. Okay, it's to the baseball. Two Astros did not agree to arbitration, which means they have to go to arbitration meetings. Interesting. One, I believe, is a long-term future guy. I mean, not a long-term, but certainly a futurist guy.

Yer Diaz. The other is Isak Paredes. now I don't know what guys are valued or not I mean it's all what the arbitrators have to say it's all what the player thinks it's all what the team wants to pay so for us to have a conversation

about whether a guy is worth $4.7 million or $6.2. I can give you the numbers if you want them though please do it. I find it interesting Isak Paredes 9.95 million is what he wants 8.75 million is what the Astros

say he is worth and I always think about this, Ross, when I see the numbers, because that's not a huge discrepancy, correct? And yes, it's the second biggest in baseball. Wow, I didn't realize it was that much. But I just put the difference in call today, right? That's what I like to say. I'm sorry.

No, they're either listed by total numbers. So it's the second biggest as far as the number he would make with the discrepancies. Okay. But looking in the list, it's about one of the biggest discrepancies in baseball. Yiner Diaz is another big one. It's four and a half million versus three million. That is a pretty big gulf. I'm looking at this list.

It looks like. it's about two of the biggest in baseball. Obviously, there's going to be a big goal for anybody who is going to arbitration because that means they couldn't settle it. That means there's a big difference. Right. But you and I don't, I mean, if it was, if Yon-R-Diaz wants $20 million here, we'd tell him to go away and say bye.

I mean, but he's not asking for that. We're getting, it gets into semantics of that level. There's one case, however, that we can't get into semantics on it. And that's what's going on in Detroit. For those of you that don't know, Tarek scouple is, what Paul Skeens, him and our one, two in terms of most valuable pitchers in baseball today, right? Yes, I would say

so. And Shohei, when he wants to pitch, is probably number three. I mean, it is what it is. So, Tarek Scoubel of the Detroit Tigers gave the Tigers a number. The Tigers gave Tariq Scuba a number, and they could not come to

an agreement on it. The Tigers were willing to give this young pitcher, this phenom, $19 million for the 2006 season. How much professional experience he had? This will be his fourth year

or third year, somewhere in that range? That's pretty good, right? Yeah, I'm going to, I think you're correct. I'll go look at a problem in there range. This is his sixth year, but his first year,

he only pitched seven games. So he's going into basically his sixth year. Okay. Full, you know, the service time kind of wise. Right, service time, right. So Tarek wants 19. Or no, excuse me, the Tigers want to give him 19.

Tarak's like, Excuse my French here. Bitch, please. He's asking for $32 million. Yeah, the biggest arbitration spread in history. And we may never see it this big of discrepancy ever again. I mean, I've never seen it this wide before in my life. Don't clip that.

Yes, do that. Clip that. Okay. If you're the Tigers, you have to trade him. Ooh. It's not a When can you? Or do you think about it?

Ross, he's not going to ever sign with the Detroit Tigers under any circumstance. Yeah, but... I'm telling you, the tigers need him. Of course they do. This is not even frankly worth arguing about.

There is no way that baseball team who has such a wide number in the first year of an arbitration of a franchise, if you think Hunter Brown is a one-one, this guy is a one-one-one-one-one-one. Tarek scuba is mad. Tarek scubal cannot believe the Tigers would not budge off of $19 million. Tarek scubal is going to go to arbitration. there's going to be resentment and bad feelings. And this is even for an organization who doesn't typically spend a lot of money on its players.

That's why Alex Spregman didn't go there. Alex Spregman would have loved to have played for A.J. Hinch in Detroit. But Alex Breggman's like, I'm afraid, well, I was going to go to. I was going to be the biggest dollar guy and there would be no money around me. Tarek Scouble will be traded. He has to be traded. because they're going to, he's going to leave that tiger organization high and dry at some point up of this.

We saw this with Kyle Tucker, Ross. We just did. We saw it when it happened. When the Astros and Kyle Tucker could not come to an agreement and there were hard feelings, and Kyle didn't hide the fact there were hard feelings, he said, I'm never going to resign here. Yeah. I can say it publicly, but certainly between the lines, you can hear that. $19 million seems pretty insane.

The record for a arbitration eligible player would be won. Soto who got $31 million from the Yankees in 24. For pitchers, it's 19.75 million. That's David Price with the Tigers, but also 10 years ago in 2015, well, I guess 11 now at this point, in 2015, when the economics of baseball were greatly different. They're going to lose this, right? If it's got to be one number of the other. That I don't know. I don't know how those hearings go, honestly.

Because it's got to be one or the other. They can still arbitrate, if that's a word that works. I think they can still discuss and settle as long as it doesn't go to the hearing which isn't immediately Targ's scouple is going to need to be... He's going to walk and he's going to get like $400 million or more. Yes, that's why they have to trade him.

And that's why there was talked during the winter meetings about Target Scoobles' name being brought up and trade conversation. Because the Tigers knew this was coming. Yeah, I mean, yeah, for the long-term health of the organization, you cash in that scuba chip. Our friend Ray in Miami, we have a huge game Monday and we haven't had we have to hear about coffee having said a word about the game at this point i'm done your show is boring okay don't let's what ray don't ever call the show again ray if you don't like

the show ray go away ray you'll call though and we did talk about the game i think we talked about it all week long also we're going to talk about a four hours on monday the game isn't until monday and we did mention it and we did talk about it and we're going to talk about it coming up the top of the hour ray i love how speaking of twitter y'all want to just you want to do the show you come come to the show. We're moving things around a little bit here. The game is not until 8 o'clock or 7 o'clock on Monday night. Yes, we talked about some college football. You know what I gave you? I gave you Kevin Harlan yesterday.

Calm down, man. It's okay. I'm fine. I'm just pissed off because this is supposed to be anything goes Friday, fun farty. You show is boring. Well, then turn the dial, Ray. Turn it. That's just right, man. We go, that's just a guy. That's just a guy. Yeah, look.

He's giving you so many chances, Ray, for your horrible takes on my show. show. That's how you're going to repay me back? Yeah, go hit the jet ski, Ray. Ray, why don't you go on the jet ski and if you fall off all well? Oh, wow. Don't ever call the show again, Ray. If you don't like the show, Ray, go away, Ray. You'll call, though. And we did talk about the game, I think.

We talked about it all week long. We're going to talk about it four hours on Monday. The game isn't until Monday. The game is until Monday, Ray. And we did mention it. And we did talk about it. And we're going to talk about it coming up the top of the hour, Ray. I love how, speaking of Twitter, you want to just, you want to do the show?

You come to the show? We're moving things around a little bit here. The game is not until 8 o'clock or 7 o'clock on Monday night. Yes, we talked about some college football. You know what, Ray? What I gave you? I gave you Kevin Harlan yesterday. Calm down, man. It's okay. I'm fine.

I'm just pissed off because this is supposed to be anything that goes farty, fun farty. You show is boring. Well, then turn the dial, Ray. Turn it. That's just right now. We go. That's just a guy. That's just a guy.

Yeah, look. He's giving you so many chances, Ray, for your horrible takes on my show. and that's how you're going to repay me back. Yeah, go hit the jet ski, Ray. Ray, why don't you go on the jet ski? And if you fall off, oh, wow. As long as you don't. If you do, hopefully it's minimal injuries.

It was a college football playoff game last night, so we talked about some college football. Literally the arbitration stuff dropped yesterday, so that's hot news. We did mention the Texans, and they play on Monday. You're going to get a lot of coverage of the Texans on Monday night, too. We got an NFL, a lot of games to get here.

It's a four-hour show. It's all good. No, it's not all good. Pissed off because I give this guy way much latitude much latitude. He's fighting with other listeners for God knows what reason. He's fighting with old man Gary. Old man Gary. Who's weak, you know, weird as it is, but that's fine.

Don't, yeah. If the game was at 2 o'clock this afternoon, I get it. But it's 7.30 tomorrow, Monday night. There are things to get to. Ray. Why don't you, Ray, why don't you call their service? They won't even take your calls. They don't like taking calls.

They don't like to talk to people. We do. You owe me an apology. You owe me a... Ray, you're calling me a half an hour and you're apologizing to me. Or you're never coming out on this show again. You're barred for life.

There you go, Ray. You've got a half hour in the clock. What if he tuned out? Because he said he was going to. Well, then he's... I'm going to tweet right back at him. I just mute him. He's going to regret not being able to call this show.

Just mute him and go about your day. All right. See, that's where the 15 cups of coffee kicked in. Yeah, you got energized, Matt. I did get in. energized. This show 17 years of energy and moving things around. Not cousin, disgusting, linebackers, and Nick Cayley, can we keep it or not? We did that. We got you, Kevin Harlan, who's calling the game.

Did anybody else have Kevin Harlan on this week? No. Shut your bum ass up. With Ross, I'm Matt. Good afternoon to you. 1102. Sports Talks, 70. We're back with the second hour next. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. on Sports Talk 790. Shout out to my friends at Big City Wings. They are a great sponsor to have been of this radio show for a long period of time. Be placed to go to eat, drink, and watch your Texans and enjoy the best wings in Houston, Texas. And they have been a large and proud sponsor of this show for a long period of time.

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It's Rockets and Blazers for game two of this three-game road trip down to Sacramento on Sunday before five consecutive home games for the rocket starting next week. 713-212-5-790. 7-13-212-5-7-90. Let's get to the Texans injury report, which came out late yesterday. See, the thing of it is, when it's the first day, and I don't know if it's different because of the playoffs, but we've been spending the last two months looking at that first day of the injury report and seeing some pretty significant names.

But I don't know about you, Ross, I never seem to be overly concerned about it until it's the very last injury report. Yeah, especially come later in the season where guys are wrestling. up and you want to have them ready to go come Monday. Not super worried, especially I would say the limited guys, D&P, maybe we can be a little bit more worried about, but we'll see come later in the week. Yeah, to me, this weekend, I should say. It is a little weird because there is a Monday game, so it's a little different to decide. Now, I guess the last report they have to bring out is on Saturday.

So, for those that don't know, Nico Autry is out, did not practice. yesterday, Titus Howard, Jawar Jordan, and Camaricator. Limited Trent Brown, Jamel Hill, Sheldon Rankin, Jaylen Reed, Jaylen Reed, that's good, and Derek Stingley Jr., and then

Ariante Ursery among those that did fully participate yesterday. Okay. I guess we can discuss that for four hours, Ray. We can, Matt. All right. we've kind of already Tell me there are new angles on this

We've talked about the fact that T.J. Watt is playing with a bad lung and had this miraculous recovery and they're good. Aaron Rogers does not, I mean, we don't know if D.K. Mekap's impact is going to be at this point. Hell, we had Tim Benz on earlier this week, Ross, and he couldn't even tell us. Yeah, I would say, like, the best unit as far as what the Pittsburgh Steeler offense is going to bring

is easily countered by the Texans. They have a good offensive line. Yes. But the Texans have a top-notch defensive line that's going to be able to mitigate that. And that's just where I see this.

I know it's a football 101 to say, this game is going to be won in the trenches, Matt. This is great football analysis. But that's what it boils down to. Because Aaron Rogers is old and he's not special. Like, for example, I mean, even though he didn't do it in the game, Josh Allen. You feel like there's an element of, okay, our defensive line can win,

and we can still lose this game because of Josh Allen's mobility and ability to make plays and go off script. And Pat Mahomes is great going off script and these other guys. I just don't think Aaron Rogers is going to be able to go off script. You don't have enough of a run game to keep things honest. And then the past catchers aren't good. So the strength of how they... No mobility, by the way. Aaron was never great mobile to make you more. Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

So, I mean, if there was some more, I used the phrase when we had Tim Binns on to talk Pittsburgh Steelers versus Texans, Matt, which we've been doing this week. Dynamic element. What scares me and what can scare the Texans and what D'Meico Ryan's talked about last week is explosive plays, plays of 20 plus yards. Who is going to be getting all these explosive plays to game change, to bring you from your own 30 to the 50 yard line to where you only need a first down and a half to get into the field goal range and then maybe get into the red zone. How are the Steelers going to get into the red zone in this game? I just don't, I don't see it consistently. I mean, are they going to dink and dunk their way?

Short passing game? Three, four-yard runs. I think too many negative plays the Texans are able to create. There's, like they call it havoc plays, whether it's tackle for losses, sacks, stuff like that. And the Texans create more havoc than anybody else in football. So I just, as I said, I continue, I don't see a pathway to the Steelers scoring enough to be competitive in this game. I mean, is Calvin Austin the third strike fear in the receiving corps? No. He sounds like a senator from Virginia in the 1850s.

I mean, he had a great game against Baltimore, but I'm looking at his season numbers. He averages 12 yards of reception. He's got 31 catches for 372 yards. He had 7 for 55 with a touchdown against Baltimore. more that was the game winner. Doesn't necessarily strike the fear in Derek Stingley or Camarie Lasseter or even for that matter, Jalen Petrie? The thing about this for me, and we don't mean to dumb it down, but this is not rocket science here.

They don't have enough firepower. The Texas will lose this game if the following things happen. C.J. Stroud throws Sidley interceptions. The offensive line of the Steelers. Rogers a little bit of room to do what you said, the dink and dunk. And I do believe special teams will be a factor. Kami Fairbairn has been a huge part of this team's offense. And if that field in Pittsburgh, with the cold weather and potential wind,

affects a guy that has made his living, kicking field goals inside stadiums as compared to outside, then it could be in a close game? Why couldn't a field goal make the difference one way or the other between these two teams? I don't think it's going to, but certainly Vegas thinks it's going to be a low-scoring game. The Vegas line has it as a very short favorite. Sometimes strange elements and tangibles may make a difference. Yes, I mean, football games, first of all, most football games come down to one score, and most Texans games come down to one score.

So I do, as you said, it's going to be turnover. If they lose a turnover battle like four to one, that's what it's going to take. Right. And it can happen. anything can happen, any given Sunday, all that type of stuff. But the better team is the Texans. The clearly better team is the Texans. And you have to score points to win.

This is the all-time great Houston Texans defense. And I think it's going to carry the day, specifically, especially in this matchup. And the reality also is this. Is there somebody in the secondary for the Steelers that scares you enough that Nico Collins is going to be stopped. Now the answer could be yes. But we have seen other guys in the Texans

receiving core. Dalton Schultz being the number one guy. Yeah. I mean, has Dalton Schultz not been CJ Stroud's best friend this year? It's got to be a safety blanket. Than Nico Collins? Yeah, they've been using him a lot

in the play action game. He's been a good safety blanket, especially in, you know, third and eights and third and sixes and stuff like that. Jaden Higgins has come along and played much better the second half of the season.

I mean, they have good guy. I mean, Joey Porter Jr. is a good cornerback. And I think that would have did Tim Ben say they've been using Jalen Ramsey now at safety where he's been more comfortable. Yep. So, yeah, it's going to be a low-scoring game. It's going to be low-scoring?

Yeah. All right, I'm going to give you a ridiculous, generic statement, okay? And I apologize for this in advance. If the Texas loses game on Monday. Ugh. Okay. we're going to spend 90% of the time talking about C.J. Strouds and effectiveness. We just are.

I can't see the Texan's defense going, oh, my God, why did they allow Aaron Rogers to throw for 309 yards and three touchdowns? I just can't fathom that. You could also end up in a situation like Woody Marks finishes with 13 carries for 27 yards and the run game was nothing. I just, they would have to get down a touchdown. They would have to get down like two scores early. where I would really get worried is if the Texans got off script to where they got down two scores early, had to pass the ball a little bit more,

and you're giving T.J. Wad and an old man, Cam Hayward, and Alex Highsmith, like opportunities to create some havoc and some turnovers, fumble sacks, pressures, interceptions. But that is the pathway to victory if we're on Pittsburgh Steelers radio. Get up 10 points. Get the Texans out of their comfort zone. And do something. that the teams have done that have beaten the Texans this year.

Have the Texans settle for three like you've done way too much this year. Right. That's how it's, I mean, it's either CJ is so poor, because I don't think the Texans are going to give up 34 points. I mean, the Steelers' offense is not capable of doing that. And then ultimately, is your red zone ineffectiveness, which has been, if you were to grade the Texans red zone this year, you give them a C, right? Maybe you've got a C-minus?

C-minus sounds about right. Yeah. I mean, they got better. Got better, but it was still, it was an F earlier this year. You got to passing. I'm scared to look up red zone touchdown percentage. Don't even look at PFF. Don't do it, don't do it.

All right, it isn't anything goes Friday. People need to apologize. I can tell you to Raynees to apologize to me in about 15 minutes. I can tell you that for damn sure. Red zone touchdown percentage. Go ahead. From 32. Don't, you know, we'll do it.

We'll come back. Okay, somebody was also asking for the final offensive line rankings. We can get those two. Well, it's not both those. It's not pretty. Wait a minute. It was getting better. It's not pretty.

Is it top 25? Find out when we come back. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-21-2-5-7-90. So I have the today show on in my room here in Portland, and guess what they had on to break down the NFL playoff bracket sports RV? On what channel? Today's show NBC

Al Roker We've already talked about this guy before once Ryan Seagrest No, Steve Kornacki Oh, that guy He's got the odds, right? He had his pencil in his ear Beautiful

He had his sleeves rolled up on his white dresser And you were shaking your fist at him I might have been a little bit He was trying to explain to the anchors about how they reseed after every round. Very simple. Best seed plays worst seed.

No, no, no. Move on. He got his pen and he's a little. Oh, really? Best seed plays worst seed. Next topic. Nope.

They didn't do it that way. Okay. They did not do it that way. All right. 1121 of the Matt Thomas show at Ross. 7.13. 2.12. 5.790.

7.13. 2.12. 5.790. Let's go to our buddy Christian and Lamarck on anything goes Friday. Christian, good morning to you. Late or in your case, Matt. Morning. Thomas and Ross Villerino.

How are y'all doing to start off this first weekend in a new year? Doing great, Christian. We're doing great Christian. How are you? I'm doing all right, you guys. I just wanted to ask a couple questions. First of all, when it comes down to the Rockets having this big Jekyll, high slide of winning big

games but losing to mediocre ball clubs like what happened a couple of nights ago against Portland. What should be their focus if they close out the road trip this weekend against the Trailblazers and against the Kings who is another mediocre team that they lost too

recently? And also, since this is an anything guy day. And I know this station almost never gives a damn about soccer, especially when it comes to MLS. But since Matt posted about it, might as well ask, what are your thoughts about the dynamo cut in ties with Houston soccer maven, Glenn Davis, who's been doing this since 1984, but caring about the team since 2006?

I just got to say it. Ain't nobody got time for the N.F stupidity, and I'll leave it at that. I'll talk to you on social media. Thank you very much, Christian. You know what I look at Christian? He's either got a helicopter phone or a phone that just got constant blitz. Yeah, I think it blips out when he yells for whatever reason. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

It's over-modulated. Yeah, I already put my sentiments about Glenn Davis, who used to a show here on this station. It's been a longtime soccer broadcaster, both regionally, locally and nationally. I think he still does another soccer show on another station. If there's anybody in Houston, Texas that gives two blanks about soccer, and talks about it with knowledge and the most important thing, passion, is Glenn Davis. Knowledge, passion, experience, all of it.

Yeah. Glenn and I have known each other for 30 years. He was the best man in my wedding. Wow. He knows that I don't like soccer. So when we go to dinner, he'll say, Glenn will say, how's Kim? How are the kids?

and I'll give him a story about how they're doing. And I'll say, Glenn, how's your life? And he goes, you know, it's really good, but Manchester United just isn't scoring enough in the second half. It's literally in the pores of his blood. Is that such thing, pores in blood? No, I don't think so. The red blood cells.

Hemoglobin, plasma. He loves soccer more than anybody in this town. He calls soccer games. His play-by-play career, in small part is because of my digestive system. Oh, that's right. You had chili dogs, right? We had chili dogs before a hot shot soccer game, and I got food, I don't know if I got food poisoning, I just ate too much.

Probably more a lot. But I had to go to the bathroom two times during a game for extended periods of time. Hmm. Is Rames Rorning Island still around? Yes, I think it's Ray Rewry Grill, but also they're dwindling. Well, I had three dogs. The one off the 45 north is gone. It's like a Tostata joint now.

Well, the one in the West Timer is gone too. Point being is... The original downtown's gone too, I think. Yeah, I mean, again, that's why I literally asked of his... Wait, Westheimer and Bering one's gone? Yeah, gone. Oh, that's right. It's like a Mediterranean joint or something now.

Yeah. So what Glenn asked for when he puts his heart and soul into a soccer product is he wants good soccer people running a soccer organization. Mm-hmm. The Houston Donimo are not a good run organization. They have been largely garbage for 20 years. Now, I wasn't living here when they moved back, when they moved out of San Jose.

They won a couple of MLS cups very early on. But they have had numerous ownership changes, numerous front office changes, and leadership changes, and all they do is just get worse. And all Glenn Davis did, and I've not talked to Glenn. since then. I told him I was going to tweet about it because I was just so upset about it. All Glenn wants is for people that are going to try to give Houston's fans professional soccer to treat it like the respect it should get. And I don't think the Dynamo have ever done that. So when Glenn probably said something that got people mad, again, I don't know, I'm here,

I'm just guessing. But to get rid of a guy who literally loves your team more than anybody else in Houston. It's an utter shame. It is a complete and utter shame. He's not making a lot of money. This isn't a question about money. This is a question about Glenn Davis, a soccer diehard who wants and appreciates and wants to promote professional soccer in Houston.

Or for that matter, youth in college, too. He's not just talking about pro. They just didn't like him. And they got rid of him. And it's an absolute disgrace. Absolutely 100% disgraceful. And the only thing I'll add is when he was doing that show, as you mentioned, I was a young producer in the game.

And as you know, Matt, not every talent treats the producer very well. Not everybody is nice behind the scenes. Glenn Davis, 100% one of the nicest human beings I'd ever worked with. Just great. Didn't talk down to producer. Like just collaborative, supportive, easy and fun to work with. And just a good person in my small interactions with him. So I just wanted to add that.

There you go. So shame on you, Dynamo. you've been irrelevant ever since I moved back to Houston in 2010, and I've seen that not changing at all. I just don't. And that's my piece. All right, let me get to real quick, Mac, before we get to the Amsarys for the week. Mack, you're on 790.

Mac, good morning to you. Hey, guys, how you doing? Good morning, y'all, and happy new year. I just want to ask a question. Other than, say, a medical red shirt, will we ever get back to 18 to 22 year olds playing college football you got guys six, seven years playing 24? Look at the quarterback from Miami.

He's been playing seven years. I mean, are we ever going to get back to 18 to 22 years since the COVID is over? Is that what gave them five, six, seven years? Can somebody elaborate on that for me and explain it to me? And I'm going to hang out because my phone ain't acting right. All right. Thank you for the phone call. We appreciate it.

I think we're out of COVID, Ross. I think there's some medical redshirt situations going on. Do we not? Yes. I mean, how long is... I guess he's talking about Carson Beck, right? How long has Carson Beck been playing? I believe he's 27 years old.

He'll be playing with his son. Yes. But I think he's literally in his seventh season, I think. First year was 2021. This is his fifth year. Oh, really? Yeah. I guess somebody was joking on Twitter.

No, it was six year. 2020 he played. Okay, I'm looking, you know what I says, see all. So, yeah, 20. I have him, 2021, 22, 23, 24. He was his redshirt year, but so he played in one game. He played in a game. Yeah, by the way, redshirt rules, for those of you that don't know,

it's four games or less, and you can store a redshirt. Yeah. So it gives you a chance to play basically four and a half years if you want to. But real quick on that point of NIO, there's a lot of college kids when I was going to college in 2020. that their coaches were purposely telling them to redshirt this and their next season so they can be stronger later in their college career against the competition.

So this might be maybe one or two more years that we still see this. Yeah. Yeah, COVID exemption, yeah, it's going to be just about gone. But as far as redshirt, yeah, people redshirt all the time and play only four games. Honestly, I'd rather have it this way of them sticking around and playing longer so at least they can build something as compared to guys jettisoning after one year like to do in college basketball. I've never, you know, if the rules allow it,

whether it's medical red shirt or regular red shirt or not, I've never, I mean, is anybody in Miami complaining that Carson Becks 23 years old leading them to a national championship? I don't think so. No. I don't think the guys cutting the checks are mad either. No, they're not. I didn't think they're going to pull it off, but they're in the semis.

I mean, so they are final. Yep, they are. All right. Listen, gang. this is the next half hour that is yours to apologize. Look, I apologize daily on this show, so I don't need the other 20, 19 hours and 30 minutes.

This next 30 minutes is for you. Ross, you're going to apologize for your discretion? I got to apologize to Nick Cayley. Oh, we've got to go over PFF grades, and what was the other one? Oh, something else. I can't remember either. So bad. We just talked about it.

I got the offensive line rankings. I can't remember the other thing we were going to talk about. Oh, we're going to bring it up. Red zone offense. Oh, so. the red zone numbers. Okay, you'll read those. I'll close that tab.

You open it back up, unfortunately. You don't want to hear it. But okay. That's why it's going to be a close game. Yeah, this is why maybe I should be backing off on my Steamroll comments. Texans by seven, ladies and gentlemen, Texans by...

You know what I'm sticking by it? 24 to 13. That's not going to be crazy. They can do this. I don't care if it's cold. I don't care if it's Pittsburgh. I don't care if it's Monday night. The Steelers, the Steelers are a made field go away from thinking, from Air Rogers

retiring and Mike Tomlin thinking about being a television announcer. Come on. So the cold air is going to freeze T.J. Watts Long. Help it doesn't get an ambulance to the field or anything like that. No, no, I don't want to, yeah, we don't want a situation like that. All right. If you want to apologize for something you said or tweeted, you hear me, said or tweeted, 713, 212, wink, wink, 713-212-5-790 7-1-3-21-2-5-790 it's 1131 it's a matt-thomas show with ross I'm sorry's are next if you don't say you're sorry you know a lot of regrets especially some of you that I give you a chance to call the show to say these very special words

I'm sorry so sorry if you went to Twitter and said my show is boring when I give you the chance to come on my show all the time, you should call 713-212-5-799 and say, I'm sorry. He was on hold. I was going to go to him. Lost reception on the jet ski, maybe. Trust me, we do 20 hours a week on this show. We know what people want to talk about.

If I take two minutes talk about coffee, give me a break. Wasn't even two minutes. I don't think. We didn't put a timer on it, Ross. I guess we should have. have. We are going to talk about the Texans endlessly. The game is not till Monday night, but we still need to give you plenty of analysis over and over and over

and over again. We had Kevin Harlan on the show. We had Tim Benz on from Pittsburgh. Ross on Monday will find somebody to talk more from the Pittsburgh perspective as well. We will give you nonstop Texans coverage over and over and over and over again. We may bore you with it, but we're going to continue to give you it over and over and over and over again. Are you okay, Matt? I didn't go to my Catholicism move.

Okay. Forever and ever. Am I missing something? What is that? Oh, what's going on? Somebody didn't grow up Catholic. No. I didn't either, but I...

That's true. You converted. That's a Catholic thing. Oh, okay, okay. Catholics got a chuckle out of that. We went in harmony for a second there. We did go harmony. That was weird.

I'm uncomfortable. Who are the greatest? male artist to go. So we had Simon and Garfunkel together. I'll be Simon, you'd be Garfunkel. Okay. All right. 713-212-5-7-9.

If you won't apologize for something, get it in now. You've got 23 minutes. Oh, I'm getting attacked by Ray now. Are you really? What's he saying? I'm just commuting him. It's not, I'm not even going to read it. You bought it up.

Might as well say it now. Yeah, you barred it up. Yeah. He says I got suspended for a week for a dumb take. Well, now I have to, I muted him. So, I mean, you can read it if you want. I got to go find it again and unmute him. You were only suspended for three days.

Let's make sure we're clear on that. And it wasn't for a take. Yeah. Here it is. Your dumb-ass co-host got suspended for a effing week for his dumb-ass take. Yet you come at me. Sports Harvey is a bum that dropped out of college and Googles everything when people call in.

Oh, damn. He was saying the opposite of I'm sorry. He seemed right for the jugular. Should I retweet that or no? That's interesting. Well, I mean, let me get these calls. Ray, I hope you have a great weekend, man.

Oh, here is right now. Wishing you the best. What did you do it right now? Hang on a second. Oh, dear. Tell Ray. Have a great weekend. Ray, I want you to have a great weekend.

I don't even know what I'm supposed to be apologized. for, but if I have to apologize for my opinion, I just won't listen to your show because I had an opinion. And don't listen. Turn it off. I won't listen.

You call it a dropout? We don't need you. We don't need you. Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. That's okay. No, I didn't hang up on him, by the way. No, he ain't up on himself. Okay.

I didn't touch it. It's okay. The last vestige of a person with no argument is, is personal attacks. And that's okay. You have horrible opinions, Ray. You add nothing to the show.

You want to get in fights with old men. We let you on here and you think you're good because you're loud and ignorant at the same time. And I guess that gets some reactions. But you're not a good caller. We don't need you. If the show is boring, turn it off. It's very simple. You're not going to find anything else better than this.

For 20 hours a week. We're going to keep doing what we're doing. We're going to entertain. We're going to talk about sports. We're going to goof around a little bit. is what we do. Sorry. If you want 20 hours of breakdown, NFL radios are there for you.

But we got the things to get to. Let's talk to Casso. Casso. You know what? Kesa I always appreciate you because I feel like once a week you do something wrong in your life and you feel like this is the place that you need to let it all hang on. For that, we appreciate it. Yeah, I did something

really bad, guys. It was honestly very dushy of me. And I just want to call and talk about it real quick. Really quick. Okay. I was at a Starbucks. The one off of 45 and Cullen on my way to work.

There was a long line, the drive-thru. And in front of these four cars was a garbage truck, getting the garbage. I came from the other side, and there was a perfect spot right there at the window take my order. So I cut all those people off and I took their spot. This lady got out of her car, came up to me and said,

sir, the line starts all the way back here. I looked at her. I looked at the menu. I said, okay, I'll move. I apologize. I didn't see that. She walked back to her car. I started ordering my drink.

And for that, I just want to say, I'm sorry. I cut all those people off. I probably won't do it again, but, you know. But you might. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I might, Matt.

And for that, I'm a bad person. I'm sorry. Yeah, I get it. Thank you, Koso. Sorry. Like, there's people on there in this world that have chat and cut it in lines for food that will say they're sorry, but they'll never leave the line. You ever notice that, Ross? I don't know.

I haven't been chatting cut in a while. It happens to me all. the time. Media dining at the Totus, and I won't name names, constantly chatting and cutting. Oh, really? Yeah. And the crazy part is the line is not that long to begin with. It's about five deep, maybe. Yeah, why are you doing that? Not me. I'm talking about somebody else. Matt. I don't chat and cut. I watch Kirby enthusiasm. It's Adam Clinton, isn't it? I don't want to do it to anybody. That's got to be Adam Clinton. I'm just kidding. Well, I mean, you don't come down at halftime anymore.

You used to when you're a PA. Yeah, I can't go back. I don't know what happens at halftime. You don't even know. You don't know. You don't even know. You don't get those halftime tenders and dogs aren't bad, Maddie. I heard.

I heard the food upgraded halftime is really good. I get none of it. Yeah, sometimes it's like Brought worst. Yeah, it's nice. But sometimes the toot center brings me snacks at halftime. Oh, that's good. I appreciate. Yeah.

I go grab some Swedish fish. I'm just going to tell you all something. If you're a chat and cutter and you get it, if you get busted, take the L and go back to the back of the back of the the line. Just don't say you're sorry and then stay there. Well, that's what Koso did, but he did say he was sorry. He cut the line. All right, really quick,

because we're going to pay off on this. Okay. Pro football focus, offensive line, final rankings in red zone. Please tell the audience. Texans, pro football focus, offensive line rankings, 27th. But they reached 25th at one point, yes?

They were like 17th or 18th in the middle of the season. Wow. So do I win on I said they were going to get top 25, but they finished the season 27. They flew too close to the sun. Yeah. Like I'm Gacarus, which I just Googled. Hmm.

That's quite a pull. Yeah. I take it as a compliment. If you think I'm Googling everything that I'm saying off the top of my head, I take it as a compliment. Thank you, right? I Google more than Ross does. I can tell you that for a fact. I'm not afraid to say it.

I'd rather Google and be right than say something to be wrong and think out the top of my head. Oh, I didn't get to do my, oh, and quick the, uh, the, uh, the, Red Zone rankings, which I did Google. I didn't know these off the top of my head, Matt. Red Zone TD scoring percentage. 32nd, New Orleans Saints. 31st, New York Jets. Uh-huh. 30th?

Oh, no. You're Houston, Texas. Oh, no. 46.3%. Oh, no. That's Red Zone scoring period? That's Red Zone touchdowns. Well, that doesn't come as a surprise for any of us. Well, I would like them not to be 30th in the whole league.

But they've also won nine straight games. So stats don't tell the whole story. I got some bad. I got bad news for Jonathan. Chargers are 29th. All right. Yeah, the bad, there's a bunch of bad teams, and then there's the Chargers and the Texans in here. These are like the worst teams, Cleveland,

25 Cleveland. Then we'll go to Vegas, Giants, the Ravens, Chargers, Texans, Jets, Saints. That's not good. That's concerning. Why is Jonathan Ketchin's charger slander here at this point? I was the thing.

What's going on? All right. More I'm sorry. He's up next. 1145 on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. I'm waking the strippers up in 15 minutes. I hope the people in the room next to me are okay with that. You know,

it's only 940. here in Portland. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-21-2-5-7-90. All right, your last chance to say, I'm sorry for the week. Let's go. 7-13-21-2-5-7-90. 7-1-3-21-2-5-79.

Jonathan, did you apologize for anything? Are we good on that? I'm sorry. We haven't had I'm sorry in a while, so I guess I can say I'm sorry for a couple weeks back. I had a little altercation with my phone and didn't wake up in time to get here in the studio. Oh, yeah, I forgot about that.

Wow. And I want to say sorry to the three dudes I cut off getting to the station. Wow, three. Yeah, and one trip, that's a pretty good number. That's Hall of Fame numbers right there. I wanted to apologize to the guys about that. I'm so sorry. And you also got your Christmas bonus on the same day you were late for work.

How about that? I felt something bad about that, too. Like, dang, that I was in a year on time. Yep, yep, yep, yep, yep. Ross, you got to apologize for anything? Yeah, a couple things. I want to apologize to Nick Cayley. I got fixated real fast on Mike McDaniel

the second he got available. I mean, some have used the term infatuated. I don't know if I'd use the term infatuated, but certainly, I was like, Mike McDaniel. You know, I mean, Nick Cayley's been good, he's been improved Play calling has been better The Red Zone has been better

I think Mike McDaniel is a better option overall But I was so Roundly dismissive of Nick Cayley I would like to apologize to he and his family I'm sorry I got wonderful news for you There isn't is it less than a 1% chance They listen to this show less than one

No I know man it's just a bit Oh okay Do I want to to apologize for anything. I got another one. Yeah, please. I've been fixated so much on the Thunder.

Now they're losing games. I feel foolish. I want to apologize to the Rockets. Now, they've been losing their own games. But I just felt like there was this giant cloud hanging over the Rockets, and it was the Thunder. They're not infallible. They've lost seven games now. They're not unbeatable. So for me thinking that the Rockets would have 0.1, percent chance against the thunder. I'm sorry for doubting the rockets and overrating the thunder.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry. The NBA made a terrible mistake. I went to look at my referee assignments tonight who's calling the game, the referees, and Bill Kennedy will not be working as I love when Bill Kennedy works. He does great review. What do you call those?

Explanations. Yeah. So he is working tonight, but he's not even the lead official in the game that he's working. So he won't even be on the mind. microphone. You can't have Bill Kennedy working a game and not on the lead mic. Sorry, MBA, for making that

terrible mistake. Oh, sorry. You can't apologize on behalf of someone else, can you? I just did. You have a, you know, you should be sorry for smirching these nice espresso machines. You're right, you're right. By the way, guess what? Craig came and got his little coffee pods for me.

I'm sorry. What do you mean? Say sorry to Craig for making him do all your errands. You're making Craig your coffee, bitch? No, no. He came and got mine. Oh. I was giving a gift, so both the all says, sorry to me. I'm generous.

I give away the coffee pots. Just because you weren't using them. Well, I could have still kept it for myself. They don't redo those in the, you can't ask for those? Well, he must apparently doesn't want to ask. He doesn't want to give the tip money out. Sorry. Please forgive me.

Is that true? Oh. Why? God Craig's business on there? That's pretty great. Ouch. You know what? You need to apologize for that.

Yeah, you're right, Craig. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. You're a decent tipper. I wouldn't say spectacular, but decent. Let's go to Gil on 790 at 1155. Gil, what are you apologizing for? Well, y'all started the Catholic Day. I'm going to apologize to my kids because I sent them to catch scooo because I was to catch scrook.

And they used to beat the hell out of me. But I wanted them to feel the same way. My girls know, but my boy, he did something wrong, not the hell out of them. But they change your rules. He did something wrong. They give him three days off to three days vacation. Huh. So I apologize for trying to get him over there to learn what I learned by getting the hell

be out of you. But they change your rules on them by the time they were rolling up to go. I didn't mean that. Wow. And y'all going to apologize for me for waiting for 30 minutes to get online? Oh. Today? There were other people in front of you.

We didn't sit there and talk about a bunch of useful stuff. There was no way it was 30 minutes today. Yes, I did. Yes, I did. but that's okay okay gil we're sorry we're sorry gill you're not going to go under your twitter account

tell us how our show is boring because we didn't put you on the air fast i don't have a twitter account i'm like god you're smart then very smart good for you thanks gil don't send us an email we don't need that either we don't need the harassment it was more like 19 minutes gil but you know i'll give you the benefit of that yeah he exaggerated i went to catholic sunday school

and then we'd go to mass on sundays they never beat me so that's good you never had a a nun hit you with a ruler I passed my Ten Commandments quiz yeah I told you when I moved to Utah that's when I converted to Catholicism and I took the express score are the Catholic Church is okay there

you know what they didn't discriminate they're like yeah come on over that's what I'm saying like it's a LDS there's no there's no Mormons here we need it we need we need strengthen numbers that's there's no turf wars or anything everything's everybody's chill yeah i wouldn't say the the lDS and against the catholic for fighting okay no i would not say that at all hey let's wake the strippers up we have some broadcasting news to get to as part of the news at noon rossie okay wait a what

the news at noon no what's part of it i zoned out broadcasting news oh broadcasting news yeah you can bring that i'll bring it up i don't what the hell you're talking about uh 1 30 today we've got non forda stories and hell yeah or not at 150. Hear that, everybody? Well, it's not really for everybody. It's just for Ross. Ross, 139, Florida. Hell yeah, or not at 150.

What's the topic? I'll text it to you. Waking the strippers up next, 1157 here on Sports Talk 790 with... This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. MH Town. Third hour, Matt Thomas Show. with Ross from Portland. This is Sports Talk 790.

They're expecting 7 inches in L.A. Quiet and still give you Texas all afternoon and then. Let's talk about Woody Marks

running off left guard for two yards second and eight. Oh, he gained two? Stay with me. Pretty good. Yeah, we're just lessen four yards of carry on the quiet stone. Every time the Texans run on first down drink on Monday.

Especially, ooh, if they get a lead, you can be nice and toasty. And we want you to make it to work on Tuesday, actually. Don't do that. Yeah, you and I will reconvene on Tuesday. It's going to be three, four hours of celebration on Tuesday. I think it was, what was the game a couple of weeks ago we were talking about? They got up, when they got up 14 to nothing. Mm-hmm.

And then every single drive was one. pass for four yards and then every single drive started with a run. You went to the play by play chart and you were actually getting teary-eyed a little bit because of the conservative nature that are. Every time I read it run, run for one yard, run for zero yards. It just

all right. So here's what we're going to do. We're going to seriously try to guess what's in the Texans room right now. Let me give you let me give you like four scenarios. All right. Okay. You tell me which of the four. Now they all could be all wrong. they could all be right.

But what is the closest scenario that you see when if you were to sneak into the Texans' offensive group, you know, conference room? Okay, number one, C.J. Stroud makes too many mistakes. And you want to limit his mistakes. That's option. Number two, Nick Cayley has no idea what the hell he's doing.

He has no feel for the game. that he is a creature of habit and if it worked one time, he's going to continue to use it over and over again because he thinks in the back of his mind, well, if I use the same philosophy of running on first down, play action on second down, keeping things intermediate

and that we're going to be fine. Number three, D'emico Ryan's is the most over-conservative, offensive coach in the NFL. Defensive-minded, yes, but he has to worry about both sides. And that at the end of the day, he's like, I've got an award-winning defense. and I just don't want to have to put any more pressure on them.

So I'm going to just keep the ball, long drives, and we're going to win games by six, seven points. Or number four, we just ain't good enough. How we are or where we are is because of the defense and nothing on the offensive side impresses anybody. Which of those four scenarios do you believe the most? Well, I think three. What was two again?

Two was Nick Cayley's, doesn't know the hell of you do. Let's go with three then. Nick Cayley, I mean, he's not that bad. If Nick Kelly had Drake May, would he be opening things up? I, again, will say my thinking is that it is D'Amico Ryans. Because if you listen to like his halftime interviews, pre-game post-game interviews, he says. He's the head guy. You got to do what he says.

He says it. We want to run the ball. We want the short passing game. We don't want to make mistakes. We don't want to turn the ball over. He knows that he has a great defense and they can win with this defense. And you know what? He's been proven right.

They're on a nine-game winning streak and they're 12 and 5. The only reason they're not, that would normally be good enough to win the AFC South year after year, but the Jacksonville Jaguars went on an eight-game winning streak and they're having a great season. Do you know what's crazy? The most explosive the Texans offense has been was the two touchdowns and the bombs against the Chargers. Yes. And then it was a different ball game after that. It really was.

It was a different ball game. People that I follow were saying that the Chargers kind of changed up the schematics of their defense. They're playing more deep coverage. They weren't going to allow that to happen again. So then what does that happen? I mean, you've got to run the ball and more short passing game. So do you think, would you think a conservative coach would even make it more conservative come playoff time because he knows that one mistake could ultimately cost a game.

I don't know how much more conservative the Texans could get with their offensive play calling. But a part of me says the great coaches, Ross, make changes in the playoffs so there's nothing on tape, right? You know what I mean? There's what if Pittsburgh is preparing for Dalton Schultz and first down runs and Nico Collins, and Xavier Hutchinson and Higgins and Noel and all those other guys. You know, maybe putting guys in motion, maybe reverses, maybe, I'm not saying halfback passes. I'm not double pass. I'm saying not getting gimmicky.

But if it ain't broke, why would all of a sudden the Texans change their philosophy about their, especially for this week's game, where you think you don't have to score 26 points to win the football? Yeah, I think that's a great addendum from you. You have to say, especially in this game, the Steelers aren't going to be blowing the top off of stuff. You're not going to get up 14-0 nothing and say, you know what, they're going to score points. We've got to score more.

We've got to keep our foot on the gas. This is not an all gas, no brakes matchup. Vegas feels that way. That's why the total is 39 and a half. I mean, without even looking, I'm going to guess that. That's got to be the lowest in the playoffs all weekend. It's not going to be some kind of knocked down, drag them out. Yeah, easily.

Oh, it's down to 38.5. Listen, folks, when he says 38.5. He's not talking about one team. He's talking about the two teams combined. Both teams combined the total is 38.5. And it feels like it under. Because it's not only the teams. It's not the personnel.

It's the head coaches and their philosophies. Yeah. I mean, Toml doesn't have the clubs in his bag to bring out the driver. He just doesn't. Oh, I like that. that's a golf I don't want to that was good

are you sure yeah that's two this year you're on fire it was all right yeah I was gonna say it's more all right than fire but I feel like I've done this what else did I say last week

that was really good an good one I was blown away I still haven't recovered I almost feel like Jonathan you need to go listen to every minute of the show so far this year because you need to start like marking down

when my analogies actually makes sense okay we can do it this year I can say right now all right that write that one down put it in there and we can do like Matt's analogy of the week there's been some bad ones though oh my god I mean look I know my own deficiencies

as a host analogies are my worst that's the worst thing I possibly do to this show okay I'm sure there's other things Ross no no there's not Matt keep it keep it to yourself oh was my mic on yeah

sorry yeah I can hear all the hmm you know no doubt oh oh oh my's still long. I'm kidding. No news at noon today, by the way? Let's get to it at 1212. Next break. News at noonish. Stay on the clock. On the new year, on the New Year's resolution. Stay on the clock. All right. News at 1220 is next. As long as the board doesn't get fried and completely reboot. Yeah, can we let's come back and discuss that for like 12 seconds. Do we have to? Yes, not your fault.

There were three words I said to Jonathan Mann, and I know you've heard these before, Matt. That's live radio. That is live radio. Our board fried yesterday, and I want to give myself an MVP award for one thing that I did. Not breaking anything in the room in half? I didn't even talk to Jonathan because I knew he was flipping out. Could Kevin Harlan have been more awesome like he understands? He's got a radio background. He's a sweetheart.

All right. Phone calls and anything goes Friday, and the news at 1220 is next year on 790. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross on Sports Talk 790. All right. News at noon, sometimes a little later than we should. But we stay on the clock. And at 1217, it's time for the news at 1217. Yes, Matthew, it is time for the news at noon here on a sports talk 790.

Last night, the Ole Miss Rebels taking on the Miami Hurricanes. They took the L in a back and forth Slobber Knocker game. 31 to 27, the hurricanes defeat the Ole Miss Rebels. Carson Beck did throw a bad pick, but overall he was pretty good. A couple of touchdowns also had the game winning, rushing a touchdown. They advance to the finals, the number 10-seeded Miami Hurricanes. Many people argued should not even have made the playoffs. They are into the finals as they punch their ticket in a victory where they will play at home in Miami.

in the final matchup, which will be between either of Indiana or Oregon, as they play tonight with the Indiana Hoosiers, according to the Vegas Oddmakers, a three and a half point favorite in that matchup. A shout out to Miami. It is hard to be a small school in a big city with pro teams, and even though Miami's got obviously a historic college football career or history that been largely... Sorry?

Money. Yeah, largely irrelevant for the last 20 years or so, give or take. Maybe one, two in the mix. But that's an area. It's like the University of Houston. You've got Florida fans. You've got Florida state fans all over the place. You got Georgia fans in the whole state.

I mean, it's a muddied water. And those fans of Miami don't really only care about Miami football unless they're winning, but they're winning, so they're going to have a full stadium. And I would have presumed that Miami would have a significantly home field advantage over this, especially if, I mean, Will Oregon and Indiana travel well down to Florida for that? I don't know. I mean, I guess it's for the national championship.

I guess you would. I mean, they have a massive enrollment, right? So they got a pretty big fan base. Big state school, yeah. I mean, for that matter, Oregon is too. I don't know what the enrollments are either one of them are. But like if you're an Oregon fan, they're in Atlanta today. Is it bad that I'm rooting against Phil Knight?

Because he literally came out and said, I want to win a championship before I die. he's spending all this money just to win a championship. And is it wrong? But, I mean, Indiana is it really... How wrong if it was it me 1 to 10 to just be rooting against Phil Knight? Because it's funnier to me if he spends all this money and they don't win. Well, are you a Texas Tech fan?

No. Did you chuckle with Texas Tech didn't score in their playoff? Yeah, yeah, I did. But then it's a 10 for you then. He did, okay. No, there were Texas Tech people. I mean, I have friends. I was rooting against them, too.

Well, first of all, because Red Raiders fans are the worst. No, they're not, actually. The worst, of course, is Aggie fans. But it was rooting because Red Raiders fans. And, you know, I always mess with your son. I text them Oil Club and stuff like that. Oh, no. What does he respond back to you? Spin, baby, spend.

You know, at least my son were in life. Because I told you, Manchester City, they were bought by United Air Remmeritz, and they spend all this oil money, as they call it. So he was always crushing me for that. So now that the oil, the shoes on the other foot, I got to get, you know, I got a jab at him. So really at the end of the day, And this didn't take it today to figure this out.

If you want your school to be competitive, just spend your way to it. Because Texas Tech, with the exception of a Zach Thomas year, has had a sucky defense for the last 40 years. Yes. Until this year. Yes. And they didn't have a quarterback to. And they wouldn't have a quarterback would spend $5 million on the Sinci quarterback. Spin, baby, spend.

Let's go. Spend baby spend. That's exactly right. What else you got? What else do I have, Matt? Rockets and Blazers tonight? I would know I know what I was going to bring up. The tafs, I knew I had something.

I just couldn't remember what it was. The injury report for the Houston Texans, Matt. Please. DnPs include Danico Autry, Titus Howard, Joe R. Jordan, and Kamari Lasseter. Limited practices would be Trent Brown, Jamal Hill, Sheldon Rankins, Jaden Reed, Jalen Reed, excuse me, and Derek Stingley. Jonathan Alexander reporting from practice today Titus Howard has been spotted

as has Camari Lasseter Jonathan Alexander of course covering the Houston Texans for the Houston Chronicle also adding there's no way he wasn't playing this week talking about Lassiter so expect Lassiter to suit up and also good news that Titus Howard was out there at practice and Wax is out there too so you'll get a full breakdown for that as well yeah check him out 2 to 6 the A team here on sports

Sports Talk 790. And he saw everyone at practice did Jonathan Alexander except for the running back Jawar Jordan. Yeah, but again. One great week. Love him. I sure he's a swell fella. That whole running back room is just the guys.

He's a decent backup, but it's not exactly thunder and lightning with winning marks and Jawar Jordan. No. What is it, a Gwumboale? Is he still there? Dari Gungboale. Good third down back. Third and one.

Ooh, just shy of the first down marker. That was British Brooks doing. reading Russia in the game against the Colts. Well, he sure played a lot the other night. Yeah. He's a good name. British Brooks. It sounds like a almost like a W.W.E.

wrestler. It does. It does. British Brooks. Yeah, he's coming in 264 pounds from parts unknown. British Brooks. NFL broadcasting. Al Michaels, as I thought, back next year to do the Amazon Prime games on Thursday.

Yes. I think memory foam pillow is included in the contract. 82 years old. Losses fastball. Yes. Isn't that a loss of loss is fastball? It's like he... It's like a circle of change now.

He's like an instructional league. Okay, you know what, that's unfair. I'm sorry. I apologize to Al Michaels. One of the five greatest broadcasters of all time. Play-by-play guys. Period. Oh, yeah.

Quick list. Let's go. Do it? You brought it up. Multi-sport? Are we going to go? I don't know. whatever your criteria.

Five greatest of all time. Pat Summerall calling football, did some golf as well, but primarily for football. Vince Scully, Al Michaels, Nance. Nance. Nance for the body of work,

theatrics, and then I'm going to have to go with a six. I'm going to split the fifth six vote with Iron Eagle and Kevin Harley. Oh, ha, ho, ho. You chicken bleep. If I'm going multi-sport, I'm taking Vince Scali off the list, even though he did football back in the 70s. Okay. I don't know much of his football work. He's excellent.

I look at videos all the time. We do have some breaking news in the NBA. I saw that. Go ahead and tell us. Okay. Well, we call this breaking news in 2026, but is this breaking news? It puts it out. It's breaking.

Right. He calls it breaking. For the first time, according to Sham Sharania ESPN, the Memphis Grizzly, the Memphis Grizzly. entertaining offers to potentially move two-time All-Star John Morant ahead of the trade deadline. Sources tell ESPN. His stock is way down, right? You know what?

He can't shoot. He can't shoot. He can score, but he can't shoot. He's got off the field, not off the court. Concerns, I should say. Got a coach fired late in the season, super late in the season. Yes.

There was the legal. issue with the guns. Getting a fight in a pickup pickup basketball game. Right. But I don't think was there any gun? Yeah, flashing the gun at a strip club. When you hear the phrase flashed a gun at a strip club on Instagram live stream,

that's never a phrase you want to hear about your franchise player. Right. But there were no charges for the incident. And I will say this. I think he's a very tradable commodity. A, because he does have talent, but B, he's only on the hook for three more years. He's 26 years old as well. Prime of his career, you think?

She's also one of those people that we say, if he ever gets a three-point shot, and it's just never happened. If Yannis ever gets a three-point shot, it never happened. So those of us saying, if I'm in Thompson ever gets a three-point shot, that's some bad news. Yeah, the ball leaves Jaws' hand. really awkwardly. He just is a volume guy, but boy, if he wants, so he can take over a game. And the three-point shooting for a man has,

it's gotten worse than last year. And it's been, it's been a lot of corner looks too. Oh, I'm sorry. I'm a sweet kid. I'm sorry. He is. I love him in Thompson. I'm rooting for him. Of course I'm rooting for him. One quick other note, offensive coordinator, Todd

Monkin, fault himself for the decline of the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, saying, quote, I didn't coach Lamar well enough. I didn't have as good a relationship as I could have. I didn't do the things we needed to do this year to win enough games to give ourselves a chance. I believe that. Do you think he's falling on the sword for John Hopper?

To an extent, but I mean, he doesn't have to do that. He's not going to come out and say Lamar is an idiot and he's the worst and I'm the best. Do you think he had to do that in order to get himself a job somewhere next year? Why would he come out and say, no. He was on the, it was on the Ryan Ripkin show. I don't even know who that is. Me either. All right, that was a pretty meaty news at noon right there.

We give you a lot of stuff. Yeah, Matt. We're bringing the meat. All right. That's the Matt Thomas show with Ross. We bring the meat. We're like the Arby's of Sports Talk Radio. Yes, I like that.

I don't write that one down too. We have the meats. Yeah. Come check out our meat, 10 to 2. Sports Talk 790. Some don't like it. though. Some only want to hear, only one, certainly on the whole time.

Ground shut. Other people are talking Big East basketball. We're talking Texans right here on Sports Talk 790. 1228 on Sports Talk 790. 713-212 5790. If you want to chime in, 7-1-3-212-5-7-90. One hour from now we have non-Florida stories. Ross, what is today's edition of Hell Yeah or Not?

Huh? That's at 150 today. I guess I've got to give you a topic. huh? Miami Hurricane football. They won their point. I mean, we've never done a Miami They're into the finals, I guess that counts. Yeah. Let's give them their shine. Who's their all-time leading passer, Vinnie Testa Verdi?

Or you do something simple like this. Yesterday, the announcement were the rodeo in Houston. We could say, did this person ever perform in the orio? Oh, we've done that before. Because I found like Elvis in like the 1970s. That's always an oldie but a goodie, though. So there's your two-eyed. I'll figure it out.

All right. 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-7-90. Here on Sports Talk 790. Matt Thomas Show with Ross continuing. After the news at noon-ish. Wow, we've been talking about a lot of different stuff here on the show. College football semifinal last night.

I mean, of course, you can always get into the broader topic of the portal and the NIL with what's going on with college football. Rockets. We'll be taking on the Portland Trailblazers tonight at the Motor Center in Portland, where Matthew is as they are looking for revenge coming in at six and a half point favorites in the game tonight. I will have the Rockets launch pad for you coming up at 8 o'clock here on Sports Talk 790. And of course you can hear Matt on the broadcast tip off coming your way at 9 o'clock. Of course, talking about Texans and the Pittsburgh Steelers match up on Monday.

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Sports RV. I really would appreciate that. Tweet's coming in the last couple of segments. Let's see. We were talking about JCI Grills. Apparently there's a couple of them left. Stephen wanted to let us know. So that's good. I mean, it's just a hot dog place. Have you? Jonathan, I'm going to ask you, this is, this. Jonathan, first of all, I want to say, love having you on the show. Your youthful perspective on all things life and Houston, Texas is much appreciated. Are you aware of James Coney Island? Sounds familiar. Okay, so you've never been.

No. God, the kids just aren't going to the hot dog joints. So when I was a kid, I mean, there was commercials all over the place. We used to do spots here on Sports Talk 790 for them. It was like a hot dog joint. Yeah. And then, and now I guess they're closing down. Did you hear that, Matt?

Jonathan has, he barely even knows what the place is and has never been. Used to be when I was a kid. It was hot dogs and food. fries and that's all they had to worry about. Then with more fast foods coming into Houston, they had to diversify their menu because people were like, you know what, hot dogs,

no thanks. They put burgers and they put sandwiches and they've done all sorts of different things. Euros and stuff, weren't they doing? Like salads and euros and what? Yeah, they got, unfortunately, got too cute. And, you know, they downsize it in market.

Marketing is everything. That's what we tell you, folks, if young if you're a small business and would like to an economical way to you know spread your message mean big city wings i mean i'm not trying to pat myself in the back but but they've grown because of the advertising they've done in this radio show in this station you know they're we will give you results if you don't have a crazy ass product and you're not too expensive uh we're going to help you we're going to help you grow your business and i think jci i gave up on marketing and one location shut down out of the other and it was a staple of my life and

And like I said, my man Glenn Davis got to his start his play-by-play. Kirk is my affinity for J-C-I. So, wait, it was just a hot dog joint yoga. It was a good hot dog. It's like hot dog and fries. Hot dogs and fries. Shakes. Yeah.

It was good. But then it got too pricey. The problem with me, the deal breaker for me, I haven't been there in like a decade. She's got too pricey. Well, you and I would go on 99th. That is right. And the problem was, the line was so astronomically long. it ain't worth waiting

45 minutes for 99 cent Maybe I need to go You know what Jonathan Maybe we need to do a field trip You gotta find one that we gotta have Jonathan try it I need to go one last time Before they all close down

I'll go with you for sure Now I definitely bring some manned acids In the early 1900s This has been a long It was since 19 It's been around forever I mean it's a hot dog joint I mean look

You'd go there and you'd get two hot dogs And a drink and you'd spend like $15 I can go to the store and get a pack of eight hot dogs and buns for like four. Right, right. It's just not reasonable. Yeah. And hot dog places,

what they used to call Coney Islands, very popular in the east. There is, I don't know for those of you that don't know, and I promise you, Ray and Miami, you'll get back to Texans. I swear to God,

because I know people are dying for Texans preview again. He stopped listening, Matt. Remember? Oh, that's right, you did. So the rest of me, there are normal sports fans like everything.

There is a, Coney Island, I brought this up before, there's a Coney Island in Detroit near our hotel that was family owned and operated. Well, the family got into a fight. This is a God's honest true story. So they opened up a spite store right next to the Coney Islands. There are two Coney Islands owned by two different families who don't speak to each other, but they share a wall. Hmm. Yeah.

Wow. And it's essentially the same product. It's hot dogs, it's chili, it's cheese, it's onions, it's fritos, it's fries, it's fries. is it's coke that's it neither one i'm trying to reinvent the way but those places are just legendary old school jcii just kind of fell out of favor i mean i think um we were such a diverse food town i mean we have euro we have euro places that are fast food we have fast casual burger places we've got i mean 20 more chains than we were had before yeah i just think it's how kind of get caught up i think it's also the product like the hot dogs is just i mean just okay yeah it's a

struggle meal. It is this. Well, I mean, you know what you ever thinks. Premium price. Yeah. Go get some chili dogs.

It's a premium price for a struggle meal. You know, but I get time for that. I'm sorry. I love the place. I went there a million times as a kid.

What did we decide the day was not a struggle meal that we've always argued about? Oh, peanut butter and jelly? Yeah, but there was something else we argued about whether there was a struggle meal or not. Maybe it was a meal or jelly.

Corned beef hash? No. Potted meat? No. sugar sandwich well I said that you know the peanut butter and jelly remained very popular

sugar sandwich underrated crunchy Jonathan I'm gonna add the sir okay so Jonathan to wrap this up we're gonna go to a JCI and they don't spend any money we did a fancy five of struggle meals

and there was a debate of whether somebody could pick peanut butter and jelly I believe right and I said it was a struggle because nobody would choose to make a hey let's go home and have peanut burn jelly sandwich

I think we pick like top ramen and wolf chili yeah yeah yeah yeah I think it is a struggle meal. Hamburger hamburger. Struggle meal.

Yes. Oh, hamburger. A helper is struggle meal. That's a goat. Stroganoff one, lasagna two, chili cheeseburger three. By the way, I've got two fantasy five categories coming up in the next couple weeks from. I want to do it when we're actually in studio together. Okay, you do?

Yeah. I thought about this yesterday. Unfunniest comedians slash comedic actors. Okay. Okay. Best spoken word voices. Okay. I think we did do that, actually, now that you mentioned.

I think we've definitely done the second one. Alive or dead? Alive or dead, yeah. Ooh, okay. Like, if you want to read, you want to hear someone read a phone. Because I wanted to take Vincent Price, number one. Whatever, but yeah, I would say alive or dead, for sure. I'm kidding.

So we've got two in the bank. If you can think of, when you start, that's why the notepad on your phone is good. When you think of these random things, you go, oh, I want to do this for a fantasy file? Oh, I do the, I am the key. at 2 a.m. I'm trying to sleep, staring at the ceiling, and I get hit with lightning bolts of ideas at 2 a.m. I think they're the greatest ideas in the history of time.

Then I wake up with the morning, I'm like, I don't think it's a great idea. It's a good idea as I thought. And I got one for you here on the list, because I'm not in the documentary yet. I do want to see it. What's that? I think Chevy Chase is really funny, but apparently he's a miserable human being. Now, this is interesting

to me. I want to watch it too, because how much of it is it, him being an ass. Or in a stick, yeah. Stick, right. That's what I want to figure out. Or try to get a better handle on. Right. You went right where I was thinking, too. Because I'm not seeing it.

I've seen reviews of it, and the people that were reviewing it can't figure it out either. Really? I think it's stick, right? But there have been so many people, apparently, that have worked with him behind the scenes when the cameras are off that say, he is an a-hole. Yeah, but it's like

schick to doesn't stop, though. Right. Right. Because he's just living in his own world. I'm going to the Bay Area tomorrow or in Sacramento. I'm going to probably try to download it and watch it in the flight. Because I'm really curious. Because I'm not as big of a Fletch fan as everybody else is.

I liked it. I didn't love it. Fletch? Oh, I didn't watch. Is that the one, he's like a doctor in the poster or something? Yeah, he's also, he's like a private investigator. I know what he is. It's been so long since I've seen.

I think I need to rewatch it. But I loved him in vacation. Christmas vacation. All the vacations. I loved him in Caddy Shack. I mean, I even watched his show a little bit when he was doing that. The late night show?

Yeah, for the short term. That was very short-lived. Did you remember his set? Do you remember what his set looked like? No, I don't really remember the show. His desk, underneath his desk, was a fish tank. Oh, that sounds familiar. They were live fish underneath his talk, and he was trying to do this show.

Yeah, that's enough for Chevy Chase. But point being is we're going to do a fantasy five. I think we're going to do Fantasy Five next week. Unfunniest Comedest Comedians. Comedic Actors. Okay. And we'll get back to Texan's practice support, and we have some more breaking NCAA news. All right.

Let's get to all that. Plus, Stunna, Rick and Mike. Hang tight. All three of you come back with us. Stunning. Stunning. Is it breaking NFL news? NCAA.

NCAA football related to a playoff team. Ooh, that's next. As the Matt Thomas show continues here with Ross on Sports Talk 798. Ironically, Ross. One of the old JCI's is the Trill Burgers on the Shepard in, like 59, right, basically? They're doing quite well. Yeah, a bunch of locations.

You know what? That's part of the reason. JCIs in trouble. My good friend Bunby's cooking burgers. Since 1923. Also, I went to their website and I clicked on, like, to find the locations. And it said, like, critical error. So really not helping themselves.

There's been a critical error on this website. They need some critical marketing. So bad. All right, Rossi. I try to give you my business. Texans practice news and an NCAA news. Yes, Matthew. Well, we were talking about the Texans and the injury report.

And we mentioned it at the news at noon-ish. It is that everybody is basically there except for Joward Jordan, the running back. He continues to deal with his ankle injury. We'll see if he'll be there later. Kamari Lasser continuing to play through ankle and knee injuries. Also very important that Titus Howard was spotted at practice as he deals with his ankle injury. And then on the NCAA, the NCAA has ruled against another year of eligibility for Trinidad Chambliss. The quarterback at Ole Miss. Quarterback at Ole Miss.

Of course, I think the decision wasn't going to come until they were out and then they were. So Ole Miss can still appeal the decision. Trinidad Chamblis did sign a deal to come back to Ole Miss if he was going to be granted the six year of eligibility, but apparently he is not granted that at the moment. I'm going to assume injuries were involved in playing time? Ole Miss filed the waiver because Chambliss did not play his second season at Ferris State dealing with persistent respiratory issues. Chambliss attorney, Tom Mars, has indicated he's also preparing legal action in Mississippi

for an injunction and damages. I don't even know how to comment on that. I mean, that's, ooh. Sounds like a lawyer is on our retainer. nicely for that bad boy. There will be lawyers and they're all going to get paid. And also, by the way, another news nugget

was the Washington quarterback who had signed a contract with the Washington Huskies, then said he was entering in the portal, LSU, other teams interested, he's back to Washington. How's that going to look? It looks bad, but

I think he probably found out he wasn't going to have a legal leg to stand on. That's right. And we talked about that yesterday. We're talking about DeMond, what's the last name? Williams. Williams. DeMond Williams.

He wasn't going to, and you and I are our expert legal minds. He was not going to win this case. So he was going to have to backtrack. He went, he went, just kidding you guys. This is his quote, I am fully committed and focused on contributing to what we are building. Believe him or not. But I mean, how do you? Again, our buddy Softie, who is a UW grad,

he's disgusted by the guy. And Softie loves UW like I love U of H. So we don't think our guys can do anything wrong. So if you got a fan like that and Softie who hates the situation, how is he going to be welcomed back by the coaches and the players? Throw a touchdown. Yeah, run for that first down. Throw a bunch of touchdowns, win some games.

Here's everything. Maybe take a rough in the pass or call and get a first down. I don't know if that's going. going to do it. Oh, are you kidding me? What happens when you watch a college football game or pro football game and a guy gets hit across the head? And a flag comes. What's the first thing people do? Yes. Yeah, but I don't think that's how he's going to endure himself to their fan base. I know, but it's, I'm just talking about the hypocrisy of football. We want to protect our quarterbacks, but would they get hit, we move the chains, it'll be fine. Get one of those Jalen Petrie soft shell hats on top of the table. That's not how I feel.

Well, when I see C.J. Stroud slow to get up. I'm, I get concerned. He is, uh, is he, is he thinking, is he he a CP? A what? C.P. Concussion prone. Concussions are a, yes, we can talk about that. The more concussions you get, the more like you are to keep getting them. That is a medical fact, so we can definitely say that. All right, let's go to Rick on 790 at 1252, 713-212-5-790.

Hi, Rick, good morning. Good afternoon, thanks for calling. What's going on, guys? Hi. I'm just calling to let you all know there's a J-C-I in Maryland Plaza Okay, thank you Yeah

Still the same I think the best thing is the chili It makes a difference I don't think it's that good Chilly made the difference for me in 1995 It made Glenn Davis A play-by-play soccer hero I don't think they're Chili's that good

That's all I got guys Good show here He listened to your guys every day man Well thank you Rick very much We're really selling us next time. We're selling this hard to Jonathan, by the way. I know. He's like, I'm not getting the best reaction here.

Where the near, okay, West Hamers closed, Shepard closed. No, Myerlands closed for us. Oh, man, we're going to go all the way down 16. Well, that's fine from me. Well, okay, if you're okay with it, I am, you're the one missed. I'll go. That's literally southwest and you're northeast. I know.

I'll do it. We'll do it on a rocket tonight. How about that? Okay, whenever. Let's do it next. I'll forego the delicious Mediardine.

Wait, wait, wait. I have a gift card from like years ago. There's no way. There's no way. It's got to work. This is fire. There's no way.

No, they don't expire. They better shut their bumasses up. They better take my gift card. Okay. I got one for you. I have a bunch of expired long distance cards.

I will bet you one cony. I'll bet you a chili cheese cony. It works, Jonathan. Oh, I bet it works. Matt, Matt, Matt, Matt, I really do. Hush, Matt,

action killer. Hush. Okay, I won't say a word. All right, we bet Nacconi or what? Yeah. Okay, let's go. I have to find it first. I think I know where it is.

I got a stash of gift cards that are like from places I'll never really... I told you I've got long distance gift cards. Like MCI? Yeah. Okay, throw those away. Yeah, I did. Actually, it could be worth something. You never know.

No, I would think not. Let's go to Stunnet, 1255. Stunner, what do you got today? What's going on, Matt and Ross? We're great. Hey, first of all, hey, Matt, they got one right there on 1960 in their Dibrook. Oh, yeah, I know that one, for sure. Hey, yeah, I used to hit that one all the time.

But I remember when you got sick, Matt. I remember that you was jacked up, Matt, but. Time out. Time out. Stunna, Stunner. Stunner. Stunner. Listen to me very careful.

You, Sonah, you're a great friend of the show. There was no way in the world. You were listening to me calling the play-by-a-play of a Houston hot shots game in 1995. I remember when you got sick, though. Yeah. But that was when the Rockets won the championship. That's a different story. That was because I was drinking too much.

Hey. You know, I thought it just might have been, you know, a good weekend. Oh, no. It was a good night. I'll say that for many reasons, but that's a different issue for a different time. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. But, hey, man, my call was really about the Rockets. Is Shaghan coming back any time soon?

I would say, what is today? The ninth, I would say probably no later than the end of the month, probably in the next, hopefully 10 days or so. Man, because, hey, we, hey, man, I've been hard on Shigoole all these years, but, hey, I got to get him a little, hey, we need him. Now, I got to eat a little crow because we do need him, but, hey, oh, yeah, one other thing, Matt, hey, do you wake up the strippers wherever you at like you're in Portland now? You ever start to wake them up? Well, they got arm hair.

They got armpit hair here. and there are a different kind of stripper in here in Portland I'll be honest with you a little more earthy Hey man You don't know that You're a stereotyper No no no no no I

I Oh god Go ahead No comment But just I'll say Stunner thank you I know Trust me Stunna

I know Just say Okay Matt I believe you Now you got me Googling pictures If I get fired please it's Matt's fault. All right, here's what I'm going to do. I'm going to send you the place that I know.

That you heard of that I've heard of. These girls are good. Healthy. Oh, a lot of tats. Hey, Matt, y'all go to the one in humble. That's a pretty good one. James Coney Island. We're not having this conversation.

He said, Matt. Oh, gosh, relax. Relax. Relax. He wants you to get a chili dog. Oh, thank God. A lot of lap dance. Beads of sweat going down my forehead here.

All right. I'm going to send it to you which one we go, I mean, what's when people go to? All right. Final hour of the Mad Thomas show. We'll start with Greg with Ross. We've got non-floor stories at a half an hour. We've got, hell yeah or not.

Did you figure out what you're going to go with the topic? Oh. You can figure it out. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yeah. Thank you, Jonathan. Where's your non-floor story from? Mine is from Louisiana. Thank you for asking.

I'm glad. Ross, where's yours from? Trinidad and Tobago. Hmm. Mine's just from Tobago. No, I'm going Tobago for the way. Okay. Final hour, the Matt Thomas show with Ross. This is the Matt Thomas show with Ross.

The Matt Thomas show with Ross here from Portland, where I feel like I need to get an Oregon driver's license. I've been here so long. I'm not driven a car in a handful of days. Ross is back in Houston. We look forward to hanging out with you folks over the next hour or so at 713-212-5-790. 7-1-3-212-5-7-9-0. I want to let you know that the Rockets take on the Blazers here tonight.

We'll have the broadcast for you with the launch pad at 8 o'clock. Our pregame on the network at 8.30 tip time will be at 9 p.m. Texans will not play until Monday. 7-20, give or take on the? the start time for that one. And Ross is going to have a watch party at his apartment. Just send him a DM on Instagram and he'll give you his address.

Is it going to be a 4K on ESPN 4K? I think so. They're also doing a manning cast of this game too. Oh, I love the manning cast. Okay, I don't love it. I like the manning cast. I've not done enough watching of it. I would say this for his game as important as the playoffs are where I really want to watch, you know, as many intimate details of the game. It feels like to me I don't want to. I want endless chatter interrupting it.

Yeah, but when you get a three and out after three and up, you might want a little entertainment, Matt. What will be better? The game itself, X's and O's, or Payton and Eli, having their celebrity guest on. The celebrity guests I don't care for, when they actually talk football,

the best was when they would have Bill Belichick on there, and they would talk actual football, tell old stories, Peyton and Bill would joke about their battles over the years. Like, it was good stuff. Let me ask you this. Do you get J.J. on. I mean, his brother plays for the Steelers.

Yeah, you got to get JJ. He's available. He can do it, Jack. He's not on ESPN. I hope that's in the 4K. He's the rookie of the year, by the way, in broadcasting, don't you think? Yes. Yes. I think sometimes it sounds a little forced. A little.

But that's what JJ was. Sometimes things were a little forced. But overall, analysis, good, enthusiasm, energy, check, check, check. Like, he's doing a very good job. Good sense of humor. I mean, yeah, funny. self-deprecating. Yeah, yeah, yeah. No disrespect to Charles Davis, who's been

on this show before and a really good analyst, too, but Charles Davis doesn't carry the same cash as JJ Watt does, and CBS figured that out. Yeah, I like Charles Davis, though. I think you do a good job. Charles will be doing the number one Big Ten game of the week on CBS, which will be feature a lot of games involving Purdue. Minnesota Purdue, coming your way.

It really took the sting out of that song, right? Yeah, and oh, by the way, speaking of songs, And we're going to go to the phone just a second. So, you know, we're in the start of college basketball season in earnest. There's conference games going on. There's just a lot of games. Sean Miller calling out his team. It's great.

Are you upset about your squad, by the way? We haven't even had an intimate talk yet about that. I'm not happy. Okay. So the NBA and NBC is back with John Tesh. Yes. Round ball rock. Yes.

Fox uses it too. Yeah, they said, Chetch, bum, ass up, NBC. We got these rights, too. It's Xavier and Marquette. Up next, Yukon and Providence on FS1. I'm like, come on now. Exactly. You're right.

It cheapens it. When it was the NBA finals and Bob Costas laying it out and doing the little, what do you call it, the pregame setup. Scene setter, yeah. Yeah, scene setter. It was, it was, it just boom. It popped. It's a laser. It popped.

It still does. But right. when it's like DePaul versus Marquette Not so much Now Knowing too that nobody watches those games Except fans of those schools

Right Or degenerate gamblers As great as Texas Tech Houston was And it was on FS1 in the day I can't imagine many people in Cincinnati Were watching that game Or degenerate gamblers

Like I said Charlotte North Carolina I will say this though If it's 4K And the Fox does 4K And they have those broadcasts I'll put it on Just because I like the 4K picture

I'm on the TV I don't know. I like college basketball. I don't love it. I love the Cougars. I'll watch the Cougars play every time. Like I did come back from dinner there and I watch Texas Tech versus Houston. But a rando college game, even if it's in 7K, I don't particularly care.

Okay. I'll put it on TV too. Yeah. But, I mean, if you want college, like tomorrow college basketball, I don't know what the schedule is. But my guess is if you wanted to watch 40 games, you probably could. Yeah, it's crazy. Between Pete, Toc, C. ESPN, USA's got games,

true TV has games. Well, there's Texas, Alabama at 7 p.m. tomorrow. You don't sound too encouraged. Do you want to know the spread? Guess. Bama's 13th. Bama's 13th. Texas is 9 and 6, 0 and 2 in the SEC,

and they haven't beaten a team that's not like Shamedad or Fairley Dickinson or Lafayette or Ryder. In the game to Tuscaloosa, right? Alabama by 9. 13 and a half. For your loss. Hey, the NIT's fine. I'm thinking more CBI, Maddie.

Is there even a CBI anymore? I don't know. All right, on the phone. [phone]. Let's go to Greg on the Matt Thomas show with Ross. Greg, thanks for holding it. Good afternoon.

You bet. Thanks taking my call, guys. Sure. First off, happy, anniversary to you guys and just hopefully your bosses are listening but y'all but have the best show listen every day other shows come and go but you guys are the best and i don't think it's even close thank you very much Craig you are correct and very smart thank you exactly i don't normally call i normally tweet you guys but of course you know what gets me to call but jci i um so the best

thing and ross is exactly right a hot dog place by design is like no terrible but they used to have when they were in existence there was one by my house that kids eat free so that was perfect and the chili cheese fries were pretty good and they also had a cheese gun i don't know if this is that every jCI but the cheese came out like a gun which was cool and also weird so anyway yeah i mean not r ip to jac i but basically yes they're done well i mean they've got work to do to save themselves i mean they've they've got more airtime on this show than he'll have they've spent their marketing this here. And I guess we shouldn't, I guess we can, we can call them by their real name because they don't

really exist, but anyway. Yeah, and the last thing, since we're talking about college basketball, as a lifelong Aggie, I have no idea if they're good or not, but the Aggies are 2 and O in the SEC somehow, and Bucky McMillan looks like a difference maker, so I don't know down the stretch what that's going to be, but I think hopefully they made a good hire. and it's at least exciting to have something to do in the spring. Did you see that your former coach's own four? Yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. I hate watching on Buzz, so.

I bet you are. I feel terrible for him. I know the checks are cashing, though. Oh, I know. That's good money there, Maryland, for sure. Yeah, but I'm not. It looks like, it looks like Bucky. He's an innovator, and so hopefully that works. But we'll see. You got a great, yeah, got a great road win at Auburn, Thank you for the phone call, Greg. Good stuff.

And Happy New Year and thanks for the nice words. Yeah. Yeah, A&M basketball is okay. I mean, it is. I mean, it's a great name, Bucky McMillan. And they won at Auburn, despite the fact that they were,

did you see the interview that he was trying to do on TV after the game? And they were getting booed by the fans or whatever? Correct. He's like, I can't hear y'all. They're booing too loudly. I mean, A&M's been good. I mean, gone to the tournament on a regular basis. Yeah.

I mean, say what true about Buzz and the fact that he wears suits. They went from a Buzz to a Bucky. It feels like that's got to be a name that you've, like the next coach at A&M is going to be like a Jeffrow or something, right? Why can't it just be Michael? They don't believe in that. What's wrong with this? What's wrong with it, Stephen? Listen, let me tell you what they've had in the last.

Let me see, let me tell you what they've had an A&M. This is going to be a great bit for this segment right here. They've had a Shelby. They've had a Kermit. They've had a Buzz. Bucky. And then they had a Tony. Tony was the most normal name they've had in the whole group.

Yeah. Well, and they had Calvin, too. And that's fairly normal. Who brought his son over, and he was mid, and the coach was even worse than mid. Let me take you some. They're another show in the marketplace. They're going to give you a rundown of A&M coach's names in this one.

Well. That's probably a bit of. point in their favor. Yeah. I need Texas talk. I don't need this A&M basketball rundown list. All right. We'll get back to it, I swear.

113. In fact, we'll talk some Texas when we come back. 713-212-5-790. Florida stories coming up in 20 minutes here on Sports Talk 790. 16 is Sports Talk 790. The Matt Thomas Joe Ross here from Portland Rockets trying to get out of the sixth spot in the west. They are 22 and 12. We'll take on a Blazer team that's 18 and 20.

By the way, record will be broken tonight, hopefully. Hopefully it won't take very long. Rossi Kevin Durant is 15 points away from passing Wilts Chamberlain for 7th on the all-time NBA scoring list. I would like you to repeat that sentence for me. I will. Needs 15 points. Does Kevin Durant to pass Walt Chamberlain for the seventh most in NBA history? I mean...

There's a guy. He plays for the team in Houston. He wears Rockets gear, and he's about to play Willton. Pass Wilt. Wilt freaking Chamberlain. Incredible. That's insane.

I'm going to have my statistician tonight. Keep a track. I'm just going to do it list because I hope it's a, you know what it needs to be? He needs to be an elbow jumper. That's what he's made is most of the true. You know what I mean? Wilt the stilt.

seven-time scoring champion. Correct. 100-point game. He averaged 50 in a season. Yeah. And Kevin Durant is going to pass him. Obviously, different game, blah, blah, blah. Right.

That's crazy. That's so cool. That's awesome. Imagine you look at yourself in the mirror and say, I just passed Wilts Chamberlain and points. That's cool, man. I mean, I don't even know if Ross Villarreal watching a Kevin Durant as a freshman of Texas could envision that.

No. I mean, I thought he, I knew he was going to be great. great. I knew he should have been picked over Greg Oden. I didn't know Greg Oden's legs were going to fall apart, but... Yeah. He needs nine rebounds to reach $8,000 for his career. How many? Nine.

He could get that. He would join this category with 27,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, 5,000 assists. Ooh, can I guess? There are three others, and I'm going to let you make two mistakes. Kareem, LeBron, Wilt's got to be over that. Well, they count a rebound. This other player is an all-time great,

but it's, and he's, some of you've seen him play in person, I'm going to assume. Carl? Malone? You're right. Good for you.

Who was the miss? That's right. It was Carl Malone. Three. Kareem, LeBron, and Carl Malone. Okay. You missed and Wilt. Wilt did not get there.

Okay. No. I'm assuming it's on the assist that he didn't get it on. I got you. 27, 8, and 5. God, that is incredible. 37 years old, 19th year in the NBA. One season missed, obviously,

the of the Achilles, but 18 playing seasons. Aging like a fine one. I don't have a relationship with him. I see him on the plane. I talked to him a couple times on postgame. If we were in the hotel, he'd say hello. That's as far as it's going to go with me with him.

I'm okay with that. I am blessed to call one of the all-time greats. I just am. I'm blessed to call all the time grades that I've called for whether they've been rockets or not. It was so crazy. I'm promising we're going on the phones with this. You asked Kevin Harlan yesterday

about what he thought about the NBA and how do you get rid of this injury situation that are currently going through. Reduction in games. It's not an option. Even though Adam Silver says it, there's no way you're taking revenue out of the country. guys of these owners pockets.

Okay, this is not going to happen. But if you could, do you really think it would help? I think so. I, it would be so easy Ross to say, of course it would. But I'm not even sure that would be. I think a big contributing factor is the improvement of sports science,

getting bigger, faster, stronger, and which also ties into the year-round nature of training year-round. Like back in the day, guys had jobs or whatever and they play themselves into shape or you know get it show up at a training camp a little bit out of shape and then kind of play their way into shape you show up and everybody says the best shape of their life that's kind of the go-to but to an extent it's true everybody's it's it's just this culture to and i understand that you have to do it if there's

other teams who are working out all off season and they're in great shape and they're ready to go you have to you have to keep up the jones you have to keep up in that arms race you have to be the one doing it too. You're a bad teammate if you're not working out all all season. Right. And they work out all the time. All the time. And with more maximization of figuring out what proteins and what

other nutrients to take to grow their muscles and all that type of stuff. And they can do as much stretching and all that other stuff as they want. But it just at some point, the sports science and nutrition is outpacing the ability for the human bodies to handle

all of this. And we're seeing it every sport. Every sport. NFL, major league baseball, with pitchers, arms especially, and in the NBA. Let's go to Mason on 790. Mason, good afternoon to you. You don't sound like a Mason. Yes, they do.

Hi, Mason. I was wondering if I'm a big fan. Oh, okay. Yeah, Mason. There is no injury news. He was never going to play this year. He's been working out a little bit here and there. He has

been seen Mason at the facility, unlike Joe Mixon. Didn't he put out like a cryptic tweet or something? Like he's trying to get on the way back? Well, he can cryptic all he wants. It's not happening. And look, I'm a Tankdale

guy. But I wouldn't count on Tankdale long term of the NFL. The body's too frail. It's just, it's not, it's, you have to have size. Size matters, Ross. We've talked about it before.

And size with flukeish injuries, some can get away with it. Others can't. And when you're as, I don't want to say frail, because that's not the term. He's not frail. He's just thin.

He doesn't have the prototypical wide receiver's body. Even for a possession receiver, he doesn't have the prototypical body. Yes. As quick as all get out, though. That offense was dynamic. with him. And I'll tell you what he does.

As a part of stretching the field. He does give you options. He does, you know what he does? He does diversify the offense. But you can't diversify if you don't get on the field. I mean, they list him at 510-165. And I guess you can't lie. Like Ross, 5-10-165. I mean, you know people in your life that are 5-10-165.

Jonathan, how tall are you? 511 and what is your weight 154 okay so look at Jonathan right now Ross he's looking tank delish add 10 pounds of Tim

that guy's going to try to go after linebackers and big ass safeties are going to try to beat him down and get rolled up and get hurt that was always a concern it could also be a situation where a lot of times guys even their first year it might take multiple years for him to get back to anywhere close to where

he was. Even when guys come back after these major injuries, usually it takes a year or two if it happens at all. Yeah. So as far as him coming back, probably next year, as far as him having an impact, probably a year after that, if at all, if at all. But if there's anybody that has worked and we've seen it, not that he needs to come out and say,

hey, everybody, here I am, but just normally being around. That adds to it. That gives you hope that he's going to come back and try to help. We're in Joe Mixon's case, out of sight means what the hell's going on. It doesn't mean out of mind. It means what the hell's going on. All right.

125 on Sports Talk 790. 7.1.3212-790. We've got non-Florida stories coming up next. For those of you, new to the show, first of all, welcome. Second, where have you been? Thirdly, every week here on the show at Friday at 1.30, we either do one of two things. We either do the non-flot of stories or we do Fantasy 5. And we'll do non-Florter stories this week.

We're going to do Fantasy 5 next week. we, unlike other radio shows in the country, we'll go to find strange stories that we want to bring out to the audience. But the only one rule is you cannot bring up a Florida story unless one of the three of us was in Florida the week of the show. So since I'm in Oregon, I couldn't be any further away from Florida, so I cannot bring up a Florida story, Norcan Ross, Norcan Jonathan.

So non-Florida stories are up next. One to 26. It is the Matt Thomas show with Ross. We find interest. stories that occur outside the state of Florida and share them with the people of Houston. It's time for non-frey. You know what?

My story is a year old. Oh, man. It's fine. It seemed like it's fresh. Still counts. Yeah, Doug Pike reads old's old stories on them Saturdays. I'm sorry. Because I went, I always go to the news, like, the most recent stuff,

and it was January and I thought, okay, this is perfect. And unfortunately, it's a year old. All right. You want me to go? You go first. Okay. Yeah, go ahead. I may try to find something else.

Go on. Hey, Matt. I know you're a big fan of TikTok. And I know, have you ever been to a restaurant or a vineyard somewhere and the social media person's taking video of everyone and you know it's going to be posted and it makes, does it make you feel uncomfortable or has that ever happened to you? No, I like, I like being photographed. Yeah, that makes sense, actually.

Well, I don't like it because I just don't want to be plastered over all somebody's social media while I'm trying to live my private life and just enjoy something. But I'm going to tell you who agrees with me. A 42-year-old man from Katania, Italy. He is violating. He is saying filing a lawsuit, claiming his privacy was violated as he was at a restaurant. And the social media team came around the restaurant, made a video, posted the video on. TikTok. What was the issue?

Well, turned out that he was at the restaurant on a date with a secret lover and not his wife. Unfortunately, the TikTok exposed his affair. And of course, now, he has been divorced from his wife, but he is now suing the

restaurant for violation of privacy after the footage was posted of him dining with another woman, as part of their social media promotion. The man told his wife that he would be out on a routine business dinner. Instead, he spent the evening at the restaurant on a date with his lover. So I guess the question is,

who took the picture again? Who took the photo? It was the restaurant's social media team. Does the restaurant owe it to the customers to tell them they're in this? because if they do owe it to them, then he should sue. Yes. I think if you're going to be posting up, look, I know it's a pain or for influences are going to be mad or whatever.

Come at me on Instagram at Sports Harvey. You need to get people's permission before you post them all over the internet. Yeah. Yeah, this is actually, I mean, nothing humorous about. I mean, it's dushy the guy did what he did, but I side with him. If you're going to use me to promote your restaurant, you better tell me ahead of time. his lawyer saying the restaurant acted unlawfully by filming patrons and sharing the material online

well that's a jovial story to wrap up the week yeah you could post something i went to a barbecue restaurant i went to burnt bean in sagon texas they're the number one in the latest list they had a they had a sign on the door if you enter you consent yeah that makes perfect sense It does, but it's also a chicken bleep too. I'm just trying to eat some ribs and brisket. I'm not trying to be on social media or TV. All right. Since you brought it up, give us the review of the restaurant.

Oh, burnt bean? Incredible. It was the number one barbecue. It was number one in the 2025 list. It was, I think, top five or ten in the 2021 list. It was great. The brisket was great. The lamb was okay, but all the sides were great.

The desserts were great. Burnt bean and Sigeen, two big thumbs up for me. And I told them I didn't want to be on TV because They asked me. All right. I'm going to go next. This is not another great story either, but since, again, my story was over a year old.

I didn't want to go with it. This is a month old. November 22nd. All right. When is Christmas, Ross? And Jonathan, what is it? That would be December 25th. Good job.

So, is November 22nd too early for Christmas carolers? Yes or no? We're hearing from Sunday 99.9. one down the hall. They said you're three weeks late. Paul Sussi of Annapolis, Maryland was taken into custody in Annapolis, Maryland after he allegedly pointed a firearm at 312-year-old girls.

Oh my God. Who arrived at his house to sing Christmas Carol. This is way worse than my story. This is terrible. WMAR TV reported the incident happened around 8.30 p.m., which is not too late. That's good. Police recovered a loaded 40-caliber Glock handgun from Susie's home.

Exhibiting loud and belligerent behavior as he was questioned, Susie admitted to appointing the gun at the girls. He was charged with first and second degree assault. Damn. I mean, let the girls sing. No, you don't have to give him hot chocolate or a cookie or something, but don't put a firearm in front of them. Terrible.

It's November 22nd, though. That's a little bit of a surprising. I guess. I've never seen carolers in my life. Like legitimate ones. I've never gone caroling. Have you? They pop it up in the K-Wood?

They can do some K-Wrolet in K-Wood for sure. And I get blasted on in K-Wood, it's all good? No, no, no. I'm just saying we don't have a lot of carolers, period. Okay, that's good. All right. Jonathan, you're next. All right.

Mine is from Louisiana about Aaron Elizabeth Sutton, Attempted to go for a skinny dip that didn't end well after she attacked sheriff's deputy responding to a trespassing complaint. According to the Union Parish Sheriff's office, deputies were dispatched in November to residents in Linville, you know, random location. As a neighbor was seen in her driveway screaming and telling them that someone was refusing to leave her property. When they arrived, the suspect was found nude, swimming in a pond located on the college property. The one was later identified And she refused to exit the pond Because she was telling them she was trying to be a mermaid

After they got Sutton a blanket was provided And as the deputies attended to escort Sutton inside the residents to warm up She charged at them Ignored multiple commands to comply and resisted detention A taser was deployed but had no effect on the woman As she was on the ground she continued to resist kicking them in the man mouth and punching the deputy before she was finally restrained. And as she was there to go to the hospital for further treatment, she allegedly threatened

everybody that was in there that she would kill the deputies and the paramedics. Elizabeth Sutton was arrested on multiple charges, including three counts of resisting an officer with the force of violence, two counts of public intimidation, and two counts of battery of a police officer. Her bond was set to $62,000. authority said. Do they put clothes on her or we don't know that yet? I think she stayed with a blanket. Any photos?

Actually, there is a photo. Matt. This is a mugshot. No, I mean, it's a mugshot. That's where it was like a four mugshot. Yeah, that's a much shot. By the way, Jonathan, you're not going to believe this. I have a friend of mine that dated a mermaid a long time ago.

He brought her into New York. And he tried to make her live a normal life and she just wanted to be out in the sea. It was quite, it was quite a, it was quite a, disappointing for you know he tried and she tried to normalize her best he could but he just couldn't do it she was quite attractive she was tall she was blonde um she didn't wear a lot

of clothes because she you know mermaid don't typically wear a lot of clothes and they lived the happy life for a while but he fell in love with the mermaid so she said I need to go back on the water and he said okay I get it Ross help me I'm calling the phone line you think Matt knew somebody who who had a mermaid girlfriend

I want to guess is this a Disney like show like what is this with like the little mermaid No, I think it's, is it splash, Matt? I don't know what you're talking about, Raoul. Yeah, I think it's Splash with Daryl Hannah. By the way, Prime Daryl Hannah. Prime Daryl Hannah. My God.

Oh, of course, it's a 1984 flake. Okay. Just Google Prime Daryl Hannah. I got one more story for y'all. And it's got a great ending to it because it's something we all appreciate. In northern China, an unidentified 23-year-old man was the victor in a lying flat contest. The contest took place at a shopping mall.

It started out with about 240 people lying flat on mattresses. Now, once you lifted your head up, you were out. You had to lie flat. Of the 240, 186 of them had quit within 24 hours. After 33 hours and nine minutes, just three contestants were left. And organizers then up the competition by asking the, them to raise their arms and legs. Quoting the winner, my girlfriend sent me a link to the competition and suggested I go.

I will use the money to treat my friends. You're saying, what is he treating his friends to? Guess what, boys? He's taking his friends out for a hot pot dinner. Oh, nice. That's good eating. Question is, how long could you lay flat on a bed. No pillow. No bathroom. No food. No drink. Can I wear a diaper? Do they drug test them?

Oh, that's a good one. He's hit them gummies and you just melt into the bed. Yeah, you could take like four town all PMs to sleep it off. And just be telling, right? Yeah. You're going to go. But how about that the tiebreaker was you have to lift your legs in the, in the air and arms too? It means you got to be tone. I don't think I I don't think I would have won. What was the prize one? The winner won $420. That's nothing. What?

420. And by the way, how much is... This is a real story? $420. Maybe it goes farther in northern China. You know what you're doing? You're probably going for dinner. We went for lunch.

It was a lot cheaper, remember? That's true. All right. That is this week's edition of Non-Florist stories. We'll do the Fantasy 5 next week. We're going to do least funny comedic actors and actresses. Alive or dead? Sounds good to me.

I'll take that. I'll take that to a yes. Hell yeah or not is up. What's the category? Miami Hurricanes. Don't sound too happy, buddy. It's going to be great. All right. Miami Hurricanes, hell yeah or not.

713, 212, 7190. If you want to play, hell yeah or not, 713, 212, 790. We made our predictions already. I think, so let's recap them quickly. Rams, I got Rams beating Carolina. Yes, you do as well? Yes. Jonathan's got the upset

Well, of course He's the upset king He's going off of all the Rams Carolina matchup earlier in the year The one All right I got Packers beating the Bears

I got the Bears on a money line Lock at a week I got The Bills Beating the Jaguars I got you two I got that too Niners over the Eagle

I got all the road teams Yes we're on that Yeah, maybe we're idiots. We are. Right. And they're calling me. And the home team will win. Patriots over the Chargers.

Yes. Texans over the Steelers by a touchdown. So I have, of the six playoff matchups, I have five road teams winning this week. 24 to 13, Texans. What's up? 2720. And I would take the over in a stunner. You said 2110 on gut feelings, by the way.

I'm keeping that on the document. Oh, keep that then. I was trying to be different. Absolutely. That's fine. No, 20. 27 to 20. How many special teams and offensive scores?

One each? It's going to say, these offenses aren't putting up 47 points against their defenses. All right. I got one for you here. Okay. If you were to, this is your bet your life savings. Oh, dear. Oh, f.

16 bucks. Let's go. You ready? Here we go. Number of missed field goals between the kickers. I'm going to put it at one and a half. Oh, under. Okay

It's two real good kickers But they're going to kick a lot These coaches love to kick Because if you go five out of six For field goal that's still a miss Yeah I understand I'm going to This is my

Lock of the week Oh oh Roto's not with us today Over one and a half Miss kicks Okay Combined Sucky Sucky Sucky

Okay Get Rosser real quick in the one minute we have left. Give it some rando stat that you is legitimate. A random stat about what? Anything in the game. I just give you a rando stout. Tony,

Tony Gwyn's career batting average 338. What? You asked me for a random stat. Oh my God. How many runs of three yards or fewer for Woody Marks? Ooh, good number. I'll set the number at eight and a half. No, it's too high.

We'll go under. If you dare, if you dare. Well under. All right, good. Okay, fine. Six and a half? Under. Ooh, five and four and a half.

Five minutes left to call on the show. What should we do? We should play. America's fastest growing sports radio game show. We simply call it Monday through Thursday. Believe it or not, but our parties we call it a hell year. Now it here's not how it works. You call 713-212.

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Two hell yeah or nots in a row. are going to win your prize. We're going to play for either. A pair of tickets to see ever clear next weekend at the House of Blues, January the 15th, or a pair of tickets to see Monster Energy AmA Supercross, January 31st at Energy Stadium. Tickets are available for both those events can be found at Ticketmaster.com. 713-212-5-790.

Jessica on 790. Jessica, what was your favorite part of today's 10-2 radio show? Just hearing your voice. That's all. It's been great. Thank you, Jessica. In 1980s. In 1989, Hurricane's mascot, Sebastian, was tackled by a group of police officers

for attempting to put out Chief Osceola's Flaming Spear prior to Miami's game against Florida State. Hell yeah or not? Hell no. It's a hell yeah. Not. But Jessica, thank you very much. Matt and Katie, are you ready to play, hell yeah or not? Oh, yeah.

The Miami Hurricanes lead the all-time series with rival Florida State. to 33. Hell yeah or not. Hell yeah. That's right. Melliebett. Statement number two for the win. The official model, the University of Miami, is Magnus S. Veritas, which translates to Great is the truth.

Hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. Yeah, yeah, that's right. Man, thank you, congratulations, man. Let's go to John in downtown on 790. John, you're ready to play hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. The Miami Hurricanes have had more wins.

vacated and ended their program with a total of 22 vacated victories over three different decades. Hell yeah or not? Hell yeah. No, are you kidding? That's LSU. Duh. LSU victories in the daily. 37.

What the hell is going on Baton Rouge? Corey on 790, ready to play Hell yeah or not. Let's do it. The Miami Hurricane's all-time leading passer is Vinnie Tester Verdi. Hell yeah or not? No. It is not. That's right.

Who's Brad Kaya? I've never heard of that guy. Benny Smith. Statement number two for the win. With 78 victories, Butch Davis has the most victories in Miami Hurricanes history. Hell yeah, or not? Hurry.

No. Correct. Incorrect. All right. Congratulations. Stephen on 790. Ready to play. Hell yeah.

Hell yeah. The first official mascot of the Miami Hurricanes was a boxer, named Hurricane. Hell yeah, or not? Not. That's a believe it. I'm sorry. Thank you. Not. Bely bit. Sorry about that. Lindsay on 790. Lindsay, what was your favorite part of today's radio show?

You know, I was just able to tune in now. I had what's going on and was able to just get a break. The Miami Hurricanes marching band is known as the Ocean Sound. Hell yeah, or not? No, it's a band of the hour. I'm sorry. Duh. We're doing a while in the female demographic, are we not? The ladies love the Matt Thomas show with Ross. That they do.

Have a great weekend. Rockets basketball tonight against the Portland Treblades. I'll call it for you from 9 o'clock here from the Motor Center. Up next, Wesley and Clinton. They are the AT here on Sports Talks.