The Pat McAfee Show - PMS 2.0 1376 - 5 Star Linebacker Tyler Atkinson Makes His College Commitment, Cal Raleigh, Dana White, Darius Butler, & AJ Hawk

Episode Date: July 15, 2025

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys recap the Home Run Derby and their experience being apart of it and the two days as a whole embedded in the baseball world. They are also joined by a few great guests including 5 star linebacker from Georgia, the #1 linebacker in the nation, Tyler Atkinson as he makes his college commitment and the recruiting process as a whole, “Big Dumper” Cal Raleigh joins the show fresh off an incredible performance becoming only the 2nd Mariner to win the Home Run Derby next to Ken Griffey Jr. to chat about an incredible night with his dad pitching and little brother catching, what changes he’d make to the derby, if he felt more pressure to perform, and how special it all was overall. Lastly, the President of the UFC, Dana White joins the show to preview this weekend’s fights including Dustin Poirier’s last fight against Max Holloway for the BMF title, the latest on Jon Jones’ situation, a potential fight card at the White House on July 4th next year, and much much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll be LIVE tomorrow in LA at the ESPY’s. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello beautiful people and welcome to our humble abode the Thunderdome on this MLB All-Star game Tuesday July 15 2025 this program begins now. Sports are happening all around us yesterday we had the incredible honor of being a part of the MLB All-Star game and its home run derby what an electrifying day big shout out to the Commissioner for stopping by CC sabathia for stopping by Aaron judge for stopping by show Hey, oh tawny stopping by and obviously the jet jet pass and swung by to keep us all in check for our baseball knowledge He actually assumed what was gonna happen in the home run derby inevitably did happen a big dumper wins the home run derby last night Congrats to Cal Raleigh baby Proud of you, Dump.

Proud of you, Dump. Me and, let's go to the talk table at Boston Connor and at Ty Schmitt, great jersey there, Con Man Ty. Obviously you were an all star in the MLB this year. Congratulations on that. We kind of got a full make-a-wish experience for the MLB folks, I would say yesterday. No, yeah, without a doubt.

I mean, we've talked about like, you know, my personal Make-A-Wish situations. Obviously, the Golden Knights back, like that was one thing, you know, riding around on the Zamboni shirt. The Golden Knights started as a organization eight years ago, ten years ago. Right, exactly. So, what we got to do last night, I mean, it was very evident early on there after we did the intros, which is again, just still insane to think that we did that. There was a lot of baseball people that really loved it.

Yeah. Yeah. I heard it this morning. I woke up. I was like, pretty cool day yesterday. Experience something brand new. I should have known anytime you drop us, me into a brand new situation with brand new group, everybody's reaction that is of a certain elk, I will say, is the exact same.

Yeah. We hate this guy. Yep. Why is this thing yelling at me? We're in front of 41,000 people, okay? Yeah. My voice projects, sorry, I'm all a little baby back bitch, okay? I do apologize for that, but the fact that the MLB let us do this, and also,

I know the baseball people aren't gonna love this I think the players were pretty pumped that we were there too without a doubt that was a that was a weird development so as we're hanging in T-Mobile shoutout T-Mobile shoutout T-Mobile I saw a lot of people say you say no paycheck it's like you think we got paid for that yesterday yeah Yeah, I have all of them. Yeah, yeah, that is not. We offset it, surprise it. Shout out to you, man. Shout out to T-Mobile. Shout out to T-Mobile. But I did see some, this guy can't turn down a check or whatever.

It's like, I have turned down a lot of those on that note. Tough to turn down an incredible opportunity though, especially with the boys. Whenever you get a chance to experience baseball at the level that we got to experience it yesterday and the way the MLB embraced us and Welcomed us in and the people that are at the top of the MLB are like hey We appreciate what you're doing here and for us it was a situation that we could have never seen ourselves in Okay, not a baseball program at all Which I think is why a lot of baseball people are pissed off which then I go back to like

Why do you have to be gatekeeping about your product like baseball is awesome? We are I am finding out reasons to love baseball as a 38 year old, as a 37 year old over the last few years because I didn't grow up playing baseball. I grew up basically liking every other sport but baseball. So now that I'm kind of learning baseball, experiencing baseball, and I think I'm trying to basically speak from a perspective of like,

hey, this is really, this is all brand new to me. Like that is literally what I'm talking about. But I understand competition, okay? I understand what athletes have to go through. I understand the goal of the game. I understand the strategy a little bit more now. It's like I'm learning the game as it's happening. And I do understand there's gonna be people that hate that,

like, hey, this guy knew the game, doesn't deserve all these things. We agree. Like, I don't think anybody deserves what we were able to do yesterday. We're sitting there doing batting practice for the home run derby. Yeah. And these dudes are walking in here and we're batting practice of the home run derby. Dong shots just two feet from our face talking shit to the people that are in there. O'Neill Cruz cannot speak English. No, not at all.

And as soon as we walk over he looks at us, starts smiling, laughing, and he goes, I tried. Okay. Then he hits a couple big ones, laughs, comes out, Dap them up. How you doing? Keep it moving. He goes on at 21 in the first round. It's a 513 foot bomb. And we found out literally moments before it all started. He knows of our existence. I don't think he can understand what we're saying. Probably not. But he was very kind and cool to us. Daps me up, say, I will try real hard. And I was like, my man. Yes, you would. I cannot wait to watch you do your thing. And he did put on a show, as did everybody that was batting last night.

Now, one particular guy did not have a great performance. Yeah. Terrible. From the New York Yankees. Yeah. And I would say we had a great conversation with him as well before. Yeah. New York Yankees. Yeah. And I would say we had a great conversation with him as well before. Yeah. The home run. We had a great conversation with him. We would like to say thank you to everybody and also to Jazz. You

don't change **** for anybody but you play great baseball. You be yourself however you can be. They were all so cool, so nice to us. We learned so much about the baseball world. Everybody from Kershaw and Freddie Freeman. Obviously, we hung out with paul skeens Who's uh milwaukee brewers tyler mcgill and and mizorowski the kid who everyone's pissed that he's there because he's only pitched in 25 innings so far. Yeah, mizorowski is like, uh, he understands The narrative about him too very much embraces it. I don't think he's scared of the moment at all five years

He's been you know in the minors and trying to make it to this point He and paul skeens Skeens I believe were supposed to go to LSU together out of Paul Skeens out of the Navy. He was out of a Juco somewhere instead he gets drafted hits the road goes a minorly a ball yep goes up triple-a all the way through the entire process. Now he's in the All-Star game and it's like a lot of people are mad that I think a Phillies guy was- Yeah, a couple guys from the Phillies, right. Yeah, okay, that is Darius Butler's guy.

Yeah, his guy. That is Darius Butler's All-Star, nine year NFL vet. He very much understands the entire situation. Yeah. He's like talking to him, what a great mindset. He's been busting these games for a long time. Yeah. Like he knows the roads, that's what it feels like,

is the commitment to sport in love of sport And all those guys had that was cool to watch and also to watch the Dominican guys all speak Spanish Right right around all the English-speaking people. Yep And then a couple of the whites that know some of the Spanish drop it I got a chance to experience the locker room a little bit I got a chance their shit talk is in both Spanish and broken English and it was a Spectacular vibe. Yeah, it was cool night. Yeah, we got to stick around all the way to the end. Cal Raleigh will be joining us in 34 minutes or something. So big dumper goes in there as the league leader in home runs

Switch hitter does switch hitting in the home run derby, which we will talk to him about. There were some strategy decisions As people that were standing on the field and we could hear the ball coming off the bat. He was cold on each side early. So left he started cold, then he got hot. Then he took a timeout. Then he went to the right. Okay, now we got to go through that whole process again.

And then we get hot again. And it's like he ended up winning and he clearly had a strategy. I'm going to, I want to ask him if he thought about changing it. And then obviously the point one of foot. Come on. Big difference for him. Come on. Of an inch.

Well. Hey that's stat cast baby. Hey what do you want, we're going more on technology. Rules is rules. We was in the meeting. Yeah we were. We were in the meeting when they were leading out the rules. It was us and the home run derby competitors

and then representatives of the MLB. They had a slideshow behind them. They're going through the rules. We were standing up there kind of in the way. Yeah, yeah. They're in one of the east on the side as they were talking, because it was a little bit of a tight room.

They broke down all the rules. If there's a tie, it'll be the longest hit ball. We have trackers on all of it. Said that in a meeting. Lo and behold, 10th of a foot. Yeah, what are you gonna do? Well, why'd they tell that kid to rob the home run then?

No, that kid was doing his own thing, mad respect by the way make a big-time play I don't know how often you're gonna get chance to steal a home run from an MLB guy in the home run Derby at Truist Park So if you get the opportunity go ahead and do that they reviewed that they gave my home run Okay, so win win win win win. Yeah, this kid gets the highlight home run counted. We keep it moving what we're saying is home run Derby was electrifying last night. Thank you to the MLB. And shout to all the baseball players, I guess, watch the show. Yeah. So I guess they get into the clubhouse around noon-ish on a daily basis.

It's every day. So literally, I think, a lot of people, from what we've been told. Yeah, for night games, they're there right as the show starts. From what we've been told, we are very much a part of these baseball seasons. Judge told us. Now, most popular, what, American baseball player in the world, definitely in the country.

Probably the first time I've heard Aaron Judge speak like back-to-back sentences. He was dope, so like the access he got from the MLB, talked to Jett kinda on the way out. He's like, man. I've been 25 years Haven't had the opportunity sit down with Shohei He was awesome when he just popped up on stage and full uniform kind of out of nowhere as we're getting ready to roll again Just that whole experience was dope man. We talked about all the big balls, you know That's that's obviously what you want to watch and growing up. I grew up, you know, McGuire Sosa Barry

So every night we turned that TV on whether you're watching What's that? It's a denominator of those three there. What are you talking about? So Sam bonds Yeah, of course, they put on a show last night man, I hope Cruz does Make his way out of Pittsburgh at some point though. I hate I know I know out of Pittsburgh at some point though. I know some Pirates fans are going to hate that. This guy's box office. We need to board a roster. We need some work competing for the pennant. Okay?

He hits these shit on the board. It's different, man. Just like when you're on the field and you see quarterbacks throw the ball, you're like, okay, that kid is a little different. You see a linebacker hit somebody. You see something happen. It's like, okay, that pop is different. Coming off his bat, that was some different shit. That was some special shit 513 feet Yeah, put it in PNC Park. Yeah, which was obviously the Pirates play that things in the middle of the river on the outside Yeah, Truist Park was set up perfectly for the home under a fella incredible I I've never been there and it's fairly new but the way they have the kind of I don't want to say short porch

But from where we're at in the hotel Which is right behind The stadium and looks down the right field line like guys were hitting it out of the stadium all night I didn't even know she had full uniform on today, too These are Lulu pants, you know, I'll tell you what I don't That's the other thing hats off to these guys who aren't competing in full uniform. It was so hot out there. I had to change my paint Yeah, it was so great. I had to leave the game I believe the home run derby and I was to go change my pants It looked like I pissed my pants because the sweat through front back and down the leg

I look like my daughter when her diaper was full and it just kind of runs out That's what my ass and legs look like cuz how hot it was after we screamed the introduction by the way big pop for old Olson Oh, yeah, oh, yeah, um, per got a big one. He does have a fat ass He does I'm just trying to give actual facts. Yeah number of home runs. We're trying to give a little Intel Yep, we're trying to introduce these people maybe to people that don't know who was and I did say no no cruise place You're a Pittsburgh Steal. No, no You were gonna say shortstop, but he No, no. No, he's not. You're conscious, though. You were going to say shortstop, but he moved his position.

Yeah, that's exactly right. It was in the baseball world. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, I wasn't thinking of a football team that's in the same city that. No. No. But by the way, would love to see him play for the Steelers. I was going to say, he could maybe play receiver.

He's six, seven. Fast, too. Gigantic dog. Dumper felt like it was cool seeing the family line. Like seeing his brother be the catcher, seeing his dad, like his dad you could tell, okay, now we know where Big Dumper comes from because look at the ash on this guy.

But- So his dad was a catcher. Yep. Okay, and then he's a college coach now, baseball coach, and obviously he's throwing BP forever. Boom. Baby Dumper, little boy boy dumper, 15 year old. He also a catcher.

He's gonna go somewhere and be, they are a family, a catching family that also I think all respects hitting. I couldn't even imagine the immense sense of pride that Papa Dumper had to have there. I'm throwing it to my youngest boy, to Homer and Derby. Yeah, welcome to the raleigh show. Okay throwing to his youngest boy As his oldest boy is hitting more dongs than anybody else in there and he's the one pitching It's like i'm almost getting like teary-eyed thinking about goosebumps how they have done that probably so many times with nobody around Pitch black potentially with just lights on so car lights on i'm thinking yeah so they could do this entirety it's like what a

moment for their family can't wait to ask how about it what Dana white in a second hour he'll chitchat about everything going on massive stories coming out of the UFC in the fight world yeah let alone boxing that he has going on now with turkey TKO Nick Khan and I mean they got they got Cadello and Crawford I mean that's right around they got Cadello and Crawford. I mean, that's right around the corner. That's the first one, I think. That's our first fight.

I think they're probably going to do a great job. And ladies and gentlemen, we have the incredible honor every once in a while to be a part of moments that'll be chatted about in somebody's life forever. And today is another one of those. I had the opportunity to learn about this dude's existence just in the last couple of days. Holy shit, football's got a guy. Yeah.

Obviously he's going into his senior year, three weeks away from high school football starting. Wow. He's from the state of Georgia. He's currently the 6A state champion player from Georgia. He's the MVP of the state championship. Ladies and gentlemen, a man who had 197 tackles his sophomore year of high school. Jesus.

Absolute dog. Ladies and gentlemen, friend of the program, Tyler Atkinson. Yeah! Tyler! Everybody, Tyler! Come on, Tyler! Tyler! Now's the time, Tyler!

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Tyler! Tyler! Tyler! Tyler! Tyler! Tyler! Oh, yeah. Good work, Bruce. Oh, nice. Good work, Bruce. Don't hurt yourself. Touch the glass. It's good work, Bruce. Jeez. Now, you have to talk in the microphone this way and then go that way, you know what I mean? We didn't set the tape up. Yeah. Just the microphone will look at you.

Get the damns through here. There you go, lad. Should be good. Hey, Tyler, thank you for coming. Oh, yeah, for sure. Thanks for having me. Dude, absolute beast. I would like to say front of the program Moola Geta who we are massive fans of and admirers of. I mean his deal is

currently causing bit of a rocket In the NFL which we'll certainly talk about once we get all the information But it's hard to get information in that situation because nobody's allowed to talk because something is happening in that particular world. So when Mulligeta reaches out to me and says, hey, I got a guy in Georgia who's a linebacker, who's a dog. He said, he's obviously, Mulligeta's talking to you, you're very, very good.

He said he wants to do the announcement on your show. I was like, that's perfect. We are honored to even be asked. And they say you wanted to come to Indianapolis and then you brought your whole family here. Victor, Laura, Brianna, Victoria and China here brought the whole family. We are so thankful that you came Tyler. So we appreciate you. Thank you for letting us be a part of this process. Before you make your announcement, let's talk about the recruiting a little bit. I think you told me in there, you started getting recruited in scholarship

offers in eighth grade. Is that accurate? What has this whole journey been like for you? The journey has been great. The journey has been a blessing to be in this position, be recruited in eighth grade. So, you know, for me to just to build relationships with coaches and just learn more from coaches and for all of them that have impact on my game and just like my top four just to really talk about me, go over film and we just go over my game with me. It just means a lot and so the recruiting process has been great. I have no complaints on if it's been negative and negative this you know about a coach blowing your phone I think I've been

enjoying every moment of it and I'm so thankful to be here. Yeah because we're in a wild transition time right now for people like you you know in the transition process recruiting process especially with NIL I feel like probably four or five years it'll all get sorted but right now it's a lot of chaos so after meeting your family it's like parents high school sweethearts out in North Carolina obviously we're all repping the gang here yeah we're all acting up we're all acting up it's like it feels like you know let me let me tell them what acting up means. Please're all acting up. Yeah, we're all acting up. We're all acting up. It's like, it feels like you have... Let me tell them what acting up means. Please do. Acting up means to believe in yourself with the

never-out-work mindset. It's a pitch off our last name. So that's what acting up means. And you know, on the side, it gets never-out-worked. So we, hey, never-out-worked over here. I love that. It's a great trait to have. And once again, I think your family is spectacular. You have to be so mature at such a young age with how much money and how much chaos especially if you're being recruited as an eighth Grader is it always football? Did you play any other sports? And when did you I guess eighth grade is when you found out? Okay, I'm gonna get my school paid for at least in this particular sport Oh, no, I've really been playing football since I was four. So I've been playing this game since I'm four I've really been playing the same position of since I was four I've been playing long backer is since I was four. So I've been playing this game since I'm four. I've really been playing the same position

since I was four. I've been playing linebacker and edge since I was four. And so, you know, I played a little bit of basketball, but I just realized that really wasn't my sport. You know, my dad was more into the basketball, but I realized that wasn't my sport. So I really just thought football, you know, just we just loved the game and it just took off from there.

Okay. I love that. D-Bud has a question for you Tyler. You talk about loving the game, I'm assuming you watched a bunch of ball growing up. Are there any players in particular that you modeled your game after? Oh you know I definitely say I got some football favorite players that's in the lead right now. You know it comes from Michael Parsons, Fred Warner, and Roquan Smith. Those are some players I'll actually watch their tape and really get to just study their film and just that's what I like to watch on my free time

and just see what they're doing at that level, you know? Do you view yourself as like an ex player? You can kind of go everywhere because you're 6'2", 215, you can move obviously, but you can thump too. I'm gonna watch you some. Yeah, you're a thumper too, not scared of that, which we respect, appreciate, especially at the linebacker position

but what is like the thought of what you can do at the You know in college or the next level. Oh, you know, I'm just a quarter. I'm the I'm I'm a chess piece. I'm a chess piece linebacker. So I do everything You know one comes on being edge and comes to drop in the coverage playing a run No, how are your hands? You got good hands? I have great hands. Oh, no way. Linebacker. You know, I have no, because one thing about it,

I used to do boxing. So just doing that, and then I got a great pass was trainer, Marcus Howard, just been working on him with my hands and stuff. So that just, it just takes linebacker to the next level. You have to use your hands. You have to get off blocks. You have to shed things You have to be at the rest of quarterback in this generation now. So yeah, okay I can't wait to watch him and now with that being said, I think we should bring your family

Oh, yeah, yeah soon as we come up here. I think it's time for a university and its fans to learn if a absolute dog Is coming to town? Okay, so we have your final four. Yeah, let's get the handholder over there and then we will also do this number here I think. I was gonna say I don't see an Iowa head. Yeah, I think they came out a finalist. Okay, so your final four, Clemson, Oregon, Texas, and Georgia. Six-A state champion in Georgia. Obviously everybody down there very excited. Texas is in on every dog in the country.

What they are building is spectacular. Uncle Phil, Coach Lanny, out there in Oregon. Beautiful place. I assume you feel the same way. Oh, yeah, for sure. And then Clemson, Dabo, what a phenomenal coach and a phenomenal program and operation. Now before I steal any more time here, family, Victor, Laura, Victoria, China, Brianna, we appreciate you all for coming.

And Tyler, if you would like to make your decision, I think we would all be very incredibly honored to be a part of it. Let's do it, let's do it, let's do it. First and foremost, I'm thankful for God to be in this position, all has to Him. Without Him, it would not be the situation. I'm very thankful for my family, my support system, you know, all

the sacrifices they have made for me to be here. Definitely want to say to coaches, definitely want to say my coaches, you know, without coaches I wouldn't know the game of football. So definitely want to say thanks to my coaches and for them to pour into me and get me to another step in life. Definitely want to say my trainers were all pouring to me, training me to another step in life. Definitely want to say my trainers, they're all pouring to me, training me hard and just working me out. For me just to be the best.

And I just want to say all the recovery I'd be doing for my body, all the people that take care of my body. I just want to say I'm thankful for them. And I just want to say, let me make sure that's everything. Uh. say, I make sure that's everything. Everything should have everything. Very humble and grateful.

Yeah, and I was going to say all four schools, it's just been a blessing for them to be pouring to me. I love each one of the coaches. I'm very thankful for them to be a part of my journey and just for them just to be helping me when it comes to learning and really just being there for me when I needed them, when they're calling me, check up on me. And you know, so it's just been a hard process

and hard decision to make and just to pick one school. I wish I could play for all four schools, you know, but that's not reality, but I'm just. Well, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, we're not getting there, we're not getting there, no, no, no. So, I'm just thankful for all of them. And you know, yeah, so I think that's it. And then, like I said, for the next 34 years, I'll be attending, I know you all been waiting for this, you know, but I've been waiting for it too.

But for next three or four years I'll be attending University of Texas. Let's go baby! Come on baby! Let's do it. Congratulations Tyler, congratulations to Coach Sark and everybody down there in Texas. 197 tackles his sophomore year high school. He's obviously a 6A state champ and the MVP of the game. Number one linebacker in the country, absolute beast and from what we have been able to tell, incredible dude, incredible family.

Now, why was it Texas you think in the end and who all knows this at this moment? Before you announced that who all knew? Did Coach Stark know that this was happening today? We had conversations you know I really just trying to I really was just trying to pick when I come here you know just go from there. Scott didn't want nothing to get leaked or anything out but you know what really chose me to go to Texas is the coaches, the relationship piece, the atmosphere. I feel like I just can encompass everything I want at Texas. And yeah, so it just, I just feel like, you know,

the way they gonna have me playing is just the best fit. And that's why I chose Texas. Congratulations, dude. Miss Laura, congrats. Baby boy going to Texas. And Victor, your process. What has it been like for you guys? What has it been like to kind of watch him mature through this whole process

and obviously see so many places send so much love to your boy? Like that had to be a very cool thing for you to witness for your kid. Oh man, it's amazing man. It's a blessing as a dad to see your kids chase their dreams and accomplish the goals that they have set and I think the journey has just been tremendous because he's learned so much. His approach was just going to on the visits and what have you was just to learn from the coaches and see to become a better player. And it's just like I said, it's just been a blessing man. I'm just excited for him, I'm proud of him and I'm excited to see him in the next chapter

in Texas. Hook him. That's right. Let's do it. And I would like to say to you, Mr. and Mrs. Atkinson, from what we have been able to observe here for the last couple of hours and learning your story, obviously high school sweethearts, phenomenal job as parents.

You should be incredibly proud of what you guys have accomplished, not only obviously with Tyler, but with Victoria, Brianna, and Shana as well. Cool people. Not a lot of people come in here that we like. No. You guys have been awesome. At least I'm on the good side. No, no, no.

We're happy to be on your good side. Congratulations, you guys. Tyler Atkinson officially a good side. No, no, no. We're happy to be on your good side. Congratulations you guys. Tyler Atkinson officially going to Texas. Yeah! Thank you. Big time. Brother, appreciate you. No doubt.

Alright, thank you. Congrats. Thank you for coming man. Hey, you want to take a photo? Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Java might be stuck Thank you so much. Nice meeting you, Victoria. See you later. Bring that up to China. Nice meeting you. Big talk. See ya. Congrats. You guys done. All that stuff.

See ya. Welcome, baby. Good luck. How are you, Bruce? All right. That was cool, man. Congrats to him. Congrats to Texas, too.

Yeah. Yeah. Hey. I'm pal. Legit. Texas is in on everybody. They're going to be so good. I think McConaughey's pumping right now. Glenn Powell.

That's all I thought of in my head was Glenn Powell in Scotland or something. This is the guy? We got him. Good work, Bill. Good work, Bruce. Going 120 in some cool car. Gets a notification. Hey, that was a pretty cool little setup there.

Our first time seeing it was live, obviously. So that was... That was kind of nice. That was very cool. The space in the hats and everything. That was sick. I mean, I feel like we really did. Yeah.

Hey, we appreciate you guys. I appreciate you guys. See you, dude. You welcome. You welcome. How about I say, I wish we could play for all, I could play for all four. Well, I mean, we're in right now.

We don't want it to happen, but it is possible. What a legend. good for that kid Yeah, I was sick. That's awesome. The other ones have been much different because it's just one hat You don't see any of them and they just pull them out put them on. Yeah traveled here Tyler. We appreciate you, dude Hey, no problem By the way, he is a professional athlete. Yeah has been for, four years. Yeah. In four years. They're talking about the rehab, the training, the practice, the schedule.

He's taking summer classes, obviously, because he's going to graduate early. So it's like, what his schedule looks like. They're putting in practice and rehab into high school schedules, because you take summer classes to remove summer. So it's like a full, you have a a full blueprint basically for the high schoolers and then I I love that mula get is representing high school athletes Yeah, that is great for these kids like great for these guys whenever there's like a bunch of like

You know agents that aren't really agents kind of getting their hooks in a young person not good That's whenever you hear like terrible stories and people signing these deals or agreeing to things that are like future and everything like that. Mulligeta getting invested in the next generation, obviously it's good for his business. Not gonna act like it's not. But that's also good for their business

to have somebody like that in there. And we talk, a lot of people don't love, more specifically, NFL teams don't love the deals that Mulligeta is able to get done but if you are a person that is being represented by Moolahgetta that is the guy yeah okay this is who we would like be chit chatting for us so whenever he calls me he tells me about this guy I know a lot of things I know he's gonna be very professional yeah mature and very good at football and you look into this guy yeah he's unbelievable at football Number one linebacker in the country.

Those four teams, I think legit, I think it was very much like AA. Nobody knew? Yeah, I think he was very conflicted on the entire thing. For a second there. I thought he was going to change. So did I. I was like, oh, this is going to be awesome. He's going to change it up, and we're not going to know.

But that actually, I mean, being from Georgia and picking Texas, that's a be awesome. He's gonna change it up and we're not gonna know but that actually I mean being from Georgia and Picking Texas like that's a that's a big deal that does feel like it's yeah Yes, and I think the number two linebacker in Georgia who's also five-star is going to Alabama From Georgia. It's okay. We know Kirby will have defense What happens now is like, you know some some of these guys like him, they move, they move the needle, like they'll go commit somewhere. Now you'll have maybe some D commits from out of school. You can go to Texas to kind of join a guy like Tyler,

but we didn't get to ask him, but like I'm sure Archman had been there, had something to do it, you know, just like you go, you look at these NFL teams, you want to look at the quarterback, you look at the coach situation. So I mean, everything is going to be at his fingertips be at his fingertips gonna have all the resources being at Texas And then you talk about dealing with a guy like David Mootageta

Like the resource that he has with his clients like the guys that he's talking about Here's group text with Mike I don't know if you heard Mike is what he said about you he's a big fan Is there anything you can say to him? Yeah, Maybe some drills that you do. Yeah. Actually, like that is a weapon. I think it's good for the game long term. There's obviously some negative for sure that come alongside all of this feels like he's pretty well shielded from a lot of it. Yeah. Now granted being a professional since you're 15, we'll see what the long term effects of that are, you know, because they talk about like people being teenagers and working being famous and things like that. What are the long-term effects of that are. Because they talk about people being teenagers and working, being famous and having money and things like that.

What are the long-term effects of that? Who knows? We shall see what that is. But I think having a direction and knowing that you're going to be a pro and becoming a pro has a lot of upside too for how people operate whenever they get to that level. And if you think about, he's got a senior next year,

three, four years there. So it's like five years, four or five years until he's at the NFL. And then what, that's like a four year deal there at the NFL before you get another deal. So he's like nine years away from like real, real, real money. And that is still very much, he understands that, you know?

And it's not just about money. Obviously it's about legacy and team and being good and winning. He's a state champion. I mean, the guy wants to win and all that. But it's like, if you're thinking strictly business wise, your second NFL deal is worth more than any of this shit. So that is where we were trying to, in Texas,

to your point about having all the, everything, access to everything you could possibly want, yeah, I mean, forever. People are talking about those collectives. It's like, Texas has like four or five of them. Like, people are talking about, does our school have one of them? If they got one of them, shouldn't. I think Texas has like four or five different groups of boosters that are are talking about, does our school have one of them? If they got one of them, shouldn't.

I think Texas has like four or five different groups of boosters that are like, what do you need? How do you need it? Yeah. We are here to help hook the shit out of them. We, that, that is what we are here. And, uh, that's great if you're a Texas fan. Yes.

That's great if you're playing for Texas. For everybody else, it's like Texas is one of those teams that's up in that conversation. They're alongside Oregon. They're alongside Michigan. They're alongside Ohio State, they're alongside Penn State. By the way, we've been telling you about Penn State. Penn State is in on all sports. If NIO is involved, Penn State is involved. They would like to be known for being a university that is great at sports. They just got the number one hockey guy. He'll be the number one pick in the draft next year Yeah with that without a doubt. He's like the McDavid but darred one of those number one picks that they've known about him for years

Yeah, Penn State like this is what Penn State is trying to become though. Like obviously football we want everything We're doing 700 million dollar renovation football stadium right now cash Yeah, I Don't think people fully grasp all of it. They don't. I don't think you fully grasp. I got to see them believe in football. I understand Penn State.

I agree. They're going to spend the money, but I got to see them get it done. Yeah, two biggest sports, basketball and football in college, they need to get it done there. Yeah, well, I think Penn State thought they were going to potentially, and then hours back, I mean, they might be back top five pick yeah it's like you ask a Q is like joining us now ladies and gentlemen is a big ten monster I don't know if he's number one linebacker in the country but I know he's number one in the state of Ohio's heart. It was what it was.

Ladies and gentlemen, guess who's back? AJ Hall. Wow! It's Hall! Hall! Hall! Back door. Beautiful.

Hey, jersey? Oh, the kid? That thing signed? The kid signed that? Ken Griffey Jr.? Yeah. It's Pete Rose. It's an authentic replica autograph on the back, yeah.

You could probably raise that seat up. But that's also Griffey. That's not a junior This is this isn't mr. This is junior. Is there a junior on the back of the jersey? I don't know. I don't think so Yeah, just yeah, so it's that's Ken That's senior. Good. See you can't grip a junior. We're good. It's not Griffey, Jr See you see Ken Griffith jr. We're good. It's not Griffey jr. It's You know the thing about Griffey jr. Is that on the back it says Griffey jr Now with that being said Tashman I did me Ken Griffey we did why I saw he's taking he has a on a on assignment as a photographer, right? We complimented his picture. I mean, I want to say we hit all the beats

with Ken Griffey whenever we saw him. Junior, obviously. Not senior. Not senior. He was, we were walking through the club. We were trying to get out. He had people on his back. Of course.

Mr. Griffey, move. Yep, oh yeah. A lot of that as he was trying to exit, we were trying to avoid the same thing, going the opposite direction. And we made absolute ass over, so holy shit. It was like a literally a divider yeah a divider this Lane we were on this lane he had crew of people

behind him certainly annoying the shit out of that I mean no question just hey can you sign we photo the whole and then we're going the other way we have a couple not as many nowhere near as month crowd obviously but we certainly held him up in the middle of that crowd so we could let him know that we were big fans. Yes. Had to be done. Had to be done.

I think he'll be all right with that. You didn't ask him to stop for 10 minutes and sign autographs. Well, he got over to our lane and then he backed out. It was almost like a, we almost gave him. Like a small reprieve. Like an X. Does that make sense?

We almost gave him an X. EVAC team. He was awesome. We saw Smoltz. Yep, Smoltz. He came in second in Tahoe Well, what place did you come in? I believe I ended in 47th out the American Century Championship. Okay So how was the American Century Championship this year? We didn't get a chance to enjoy we watched it on TV had some great mo

Bavowski, yeah Eagles to win it on the 18th hole there on Sunday. And obviously he would have won, I think, even with a birdie or anything good, he would have won. Smoltz comes in second. Pab was really rolling it out. Yeah. And we talked to Smoltz.

What's that? Rollins to the hole in one. Yeah. Great to see. A great to see old buddy. That Mastercraft boat, which I checked out of me. See it two recliners on the back. That thing's gotta be $300,000. Like it's legit. That's how about that thing's got these I think it's got me three hundred thousand dollars like it's legit that's

how much that thing costs probably I don't know maybe more I live on water and I don't have a boat sure you need it I'm not bingo but I'm not a big boat guy I don't understand the water much I'm learning adult I'm learning it they showed that boat a lot because he won it and obviously we've tried to win boats out there at American Century you got got close. Very close. Yeah. I got like a couple times. I think it was like this far away from having a boat because in my head I was like I need that boat. A lot of people trying to win this. Yeah. I need a boat. I actually need it. I actually need a boat. So as they're opposed to, that's a beautiful boat. Yeah. Congrats to Jimmy hitting the hole and wanting to win that.

Smoltz says he plays every day every day. We talked to him. He plays every day. He said he is trying to win that. As often as he can. Yeah, he's getting out there and doing that. Do you feel like the competition's getting better out there? Or how do you feel? I think so.

I think everybody's getting better out there. I mean, there's so many people that want to play it, that do play it, but I talked to a lot of them and dudes are bringing out swing coaches. They have like stretch people. They're like professional golfers, how they approach the whole situation. I know Pavelski, he seems to have find a great balance

of like having a great time and being the best golfer in the tournament at the same time, which is very tough. Hockey guys square it up, like they have to square it up their whole lives on the ground. You know, like baseball, it's in the sky. Hockey, it's on the ground. So it's basically the same place they got squared up. I think they have quite an advantage for the hips and the body to kind of time up a little bit better. This is just my experience of

golfing with different professional athletes. Basketball players, shooters, I think they're such a muscle memory crew that they can kind of get into there. Silky smooth. I played with Zach Levine. Just unbelievable silky smooth swing all day long. Kickers and puntersters kind of a similar thing because of The mechanics but I think you like have to get the hand swing motion cuz leg different obviously than the leg swing there And you were just I'm gonna actually grip it and rip the shit. Yeah, I'm saying it's unbelievable How good of God were you better or worse this year? My score was not as good I mean, you know, it's all putting like I missed a ton of parts. you oh I got an eagle putt here sweet. You're walking down the fairway thing

I can't wait you go I'm gonna get six points of this system and then I tap in for par and think what in bogey like that's happened that Happened twice in the same round. Okay, so a little heartbreak who all you play with you play with Aaron Obviously I play with Aaron on Friday and Gordo and Rob Mac formerly Rob McElhaney. Yeah, his wife was on game Yeah, I saw his wife who came to game day did a very good job. She was awesome out there as well. He was awesome. Did you let her know that we all legitimately thought she'd be great on game day? I think she was undefeated almost on her picks. She was on the top of the scoreboard most of the year. Okay, so I don't remember the picks. I apologize, but I do remember her being awesome and packed. She was good.

Yeah, she was really good. I played with Joe Buck and Jimmy Rollins on Sunday. Jimmy had just fresh off winning that boat with the hole in one. So he was I played with some awesome people, man. It was really fun. Joe Buck. How's he doing? He did good. He played well. I think he ended with 12 or 13 points. Busy guy. Yeah, he's the best. Yeah, Joe Buck's good guy. Yeah. When we were we got to sit in the broadcast booth for the Home Run Derby.

You know, I could think of it's like freaking Joe Buck was probably here. Hey, these dudes had the best seat in the entire state. I saw some. Where you were posting the pictures from? Yeah, we got lucky because Mike Foss, SVP, he hooked us up with the, it was an empty broadcast booth because they were doing it on the fields.

Yeah, so it all came together so late. Yeah. I don't know if you heard about the story, but there's a lot of people that did not want us to go, including, it sounds like baseball peers they were on the side of the search in it thank you I don't know if Kirkton probably did not like his air fight to guess I don't know he's got good juice I shook Kirtchens hand I think he was happy we were there yeah

plus they were tossing around like a ragdoll in the pre-show they were actually they were doing way They were doing way, ba-ba, ah, ba-da, ah, ba-da, ah. That's what they were doing. I miss that. Well, wasn't he? They pick them up, I guess they're curling them. Yep. But it all kind of came together a little bit late.

The MLB stepped up for us, very, very thankful they did that. And we're like, well, can we watch this thing? You know, are we able to maybe watch it? Yeah, from your room. I was sold out. Oh, so you're thinking about going back and watching from the hotel? Well, the bus maybe for a little bit. Yeah. And then the MLB made some plays. MLB like they have.

Yeah. Incredible. Made some plays. And then a booth was open because they took the thing down to the field side or whatever. So the boys got to sit in the broadcast booth. And while Ty and I were out there about to do our thing, we're scanning the entire stadium. And we're like, wow, this is awesome. Holy shit, it's so big. And we look right at home plate, then we look up and we just see it. Yeah.

Yeah. Right, they are the best seat. Yeah. In the entire, I mean, it was the best seat. We were at the apex of the ball. So like when these dudes are here. Right behind home plate. Yeah, right behind home plate can see of the ball. So like when the when these dudes are right behind home plate Yeah, right behind home plate can see where the ball is laying baseball purists are so mad right so mad

I mean, we are so sorry that we got to like in person seeing those guys hit those shots in person way better I cannot a ball BP. We were there. Yeah cruise missile. It's insane him BP Just the ones that didn't even go out they hit like the top like just watching the, cause he's- Their hands are legit, it's unbelievable. Yeah, but also, everything. This, the, the- The torque hit? Mm-hmm. And then the arms are coming, and then the sound,

just like a fucking- Yeah. Boom! It's a shotgun. It's barrel on ball. It's unbelievable. We were right there. Typically, I don't think we were supposed to be

where we were. Well, that's why it got tough later, because for the areas on the side, it's like you have all the all stars and they were just kind of like with their families. Yeah, like mingled in there with like on the house. You guys just like picking up their kids snacks and stuff. I picked up a child. Yeah, a couple different kids I picked up.

Yeah. Kyle, I believe a little boy, three year old. Yep. That's right. We go low five high five. Miguel. Yeah. Euhenio Suarez, his son, cuz he's big WWE fan to go big WWE fan Danny American Nightmare, Cuddley Rhodes comes out. Oh

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die immediately. Okay. Wow. Good luck. Travel. that thing is 19 feet long that piece of machinery Unbelievable open stay. Oh, yeah open stand here. We go. Just a little this is definitely going there guarantee Bucket That's a good to put Well, yeah now you're back you got that thing that thing is awesome thing is awesome. This is gonna change my life on a golf course. And if not this one? Got a couple others. We got this one.

Boom. Now that's the forearm, the Bryson forearm situation. I don't even know how he does it. I think that's the one. The big one? I know, the one that's in your hand right now. I can hockey stick this one too. Yeah, that one's better for your hockey stick.

Why don't you do that? They gotta have Gilmore putters out there right now. Oh oh yeah why don't you knock one in we got we got guys oh ladies and gentlemen not just the guy sorry this guy's caboose could be confused with a freight train this guy has the fattest ass in all of sport I'm not the one that deemed him that the world has. That's right. Ladies and gentlemen, the reigning home run Derby king for the Seattle Mariners. Ladies and gentlemen, all star big dumper Cal rolling. Yeah, dumper.

What a night. What a night. Incredible performance. Thank you for doing that for all the sports. First thing I want to ask is how's it feel? I know we've seen the video of you saying I'm the home run Derby champ and everything like that. But like for real, that is a sense of fulfillment

and a dream come true that I assume that you thought could potentially happen, but never really expected it to happen. Is that how you're feeling immediately afterwards? Yeah, I mean, obviously great honor to be invited and uh you know I honestly didn't I didn't think I was going to win at all I just uh especially after you know barely sneaking by by like half an inch uh that first round so it was crazy uh super fun night and um you know they put on a great show and you guys did a great job doing the whole, you know, starting it off last night.

Well, thank you for saying that Cal. A lot of people are not saying that. So I appreciate you saying that and I appreciate your friendship and you being good to the program. You've made us much better. And obviously we were non bias in our thing. Yeah. But if you listen to me announcing you last night, I actually go,

and now like that is anyone even the last one. So there's a lot of pressure on you. I think a lot of people in the baseball world were like, Hey, this home run Derby goes well if Cal Raleigh does well. And then once we watch the battery, if you will, of what you had operating with your dad, you know, big dump, dump. And then big dump and then little dump catching. It's like, I got emotional thinking about it last night as we were flying home and then on the show today, just the amount of pride that I assume you all felt,

but your dad had to have felt so much inside. I don't want to say, did your dad cry last night, but was there a moment where you all got a chance to take it in and be like, hey, our family just took on the world basically what we've been doing in our yard and in local ballparks. We just took on everybody and we won like what did you guys have that moment because we think it was very beautiful to watch. Obviously there's been a few, you know, father-son duos, but to have father, son and brother all teaming up and doing it and seeing the whole little fan section there and Atlanta last night was super special. And you know, that was, it's kind of speechless, you know, you just, like I said, it's a, you know, a family affair to go like that.

And it's kind of just like a Hollywood ending in a way. Yes definitely a movie I mean we get chills thinking about it you know we're all kind of I'm gonna say emotional for your family legitimately emotional for your family just how cool would be if if I if my daughter was in a home run derby and I was fast-pitching door and we won I'd be like our family just fucking beat our... That's not your life. That would be a cool thing.

Okay, on that note, a couple of quick questions about strategy. We talked to you beforehand, you know, and it did feel as if, hey, if the other bleeds get a little sore over here, we get over here, it's like, we got, you're two guys battling against everybody else. We saw in that first round, it felt like it took a little bit to get loose lefty,

then you started stroking them. Bang! Boom! Boom! Then time outcomes. And you go to the right side. Then it felt like the same thing. Kind of got to get loose again, and then once you started connecting on the right side, boom! Boom! Boom! We're hitting them. Then we get the bonus time, and you go back to the left. We're worried, we're like, oh, you're hot right now on the right side. Did you have a strategy going in? Was that the plan or were you kind of Feeling it throughout the entire evening on whether or not you're gonna be righty or lefty

Which is an incredible feat by the way being a switch hitter home run derby champion yeah, I mean I wanted I told you know, obviously my dad and and Brother I was like, you know regardless of what happens. I want I want at least switch it and you know, I feel like that was a cool moment for the crowd and for baseball in general to at least see me doing both. Whether I lost or even advanced at all, I wanted to at least switch it and I accomplished that. Then once I barely squeaked by, I was like, I don't know, I just kind of felt a little

better from the left side. I was like, let's just let it roll and it worked and at that point I was like you know we're here we might as well try to win this thing and you know it's kind of what was the hot hand at the time. It was beautiful watching how about the little T-Mobile pink balls. The rotation that anyway watching that thing fly through the sky was awesome. Go ahead, D budge. Yeah, Kyle. Did you feel any, uh, I guess extra pressure being, being the home run leader being kind of the, I guess the main event may draw there, uh, with the Derby.

Did you feel any extra pressure going into it? I know you said you didn't expect to win the books. Definitely did. I picked you. Not going to tell you who all the other guys pick, but I picked you to win. But did you feel any extra pressure going into it? No. Um, but watching a lot of home run derbies in the past, usually the leader doesn't usually end up winning.

Well, whoever's leading in the league, you know. So it doesn't always translate like that. It did last night. And no, I didn't really feel any pressure. I was just anxious. I was anxious in that first round to get going and excited and had to wait a little bit just because I was second to last to go.

So, but it was fun. It was just a great experience. How'd you feel about the whole process? There's a lot of conversation about the rules and everything like that. You just take the rules for what they are and just do your job or, cause the old school days were like 10 outs as a whole.

And it was pretty easy to understand. Now it's like,'s over this if it's longer than this you get this i think they're trying to make it as fair and as big bombs as many big bombs as possible did you have did you your dad and brother go through a strategy on what the plan was because it felt like ball was coming pretty quick after ball was uh sent out was that all something that was discussed yeah I mean I think you had more time than you realize you know obviously with the new format and the time being a part of it there is a little bit of strategy involved in the sense of you know you don't want to go too fast but you also want to make sure that you get all the balls in and you get enough swings in time so it's kind

of interesting you know where they're at with it. And, you know, you watch a guy like O'Neill Cruz last night, who went 512 feet, which was absolutely amazing. I've never seen anything like that before. But at the same time, you almost want to, you know, admire it a little more and you want the crowd to be involved. You want to be able to watch those and not have to, you know, pan back and go watch him take the next swing before it's even landed. So I to, you know, pan back and go watch him take the next swing before it's even landed. So I think, you know, finding a happy medium there in the sense of maybe being able to

watch some balls go a little further and maybe you guys can put a little more thump into it rather than, you know, losing their legs and energy like that. So that could be maybe if something in the future. I love that. Love you speaking up to I think a lot of people are going to be very appreciative of you speaking up on there And if it's not as rapid fire Not only can you admire it people that are maybe taking a knee down third baseline don't think they're gonna get drilled in the temple

Yeah, you know Kids out there and our Kids for sure. Yeah, there's and somebody snagged the home run obviously congrats to that guy They counted it and there was I guess in past, there's been a couple that have taken a few, taken a few pumps. But me and Ty taking a knee down third base line as you're there, because we don't wanna be in anybody's way, we're not supposed to be here, they added our seats here.

So we are just trying to stay out of the way. And I'm like legit. Thought about that a couple different times. Now we're on a few milligrams obviously, we're having a good time and we're enjoying baseball obviously. But that big couple different times. Now we're on a few milligrams obviously we're having a good time And we're enjoying baseball obviously but that big ball goes bang and then as the balls like landing holy hell I hear crack of bat over here. Oh my god that thing might Too late. Yeah exactly. I would have been dead.

So it is a little bit you're right I think we should get the chance to see these bombs especially with how many left the stadium last year So Truist Park was like the perfect place for it. Did you feel that when you're like? Did you is that optically a good I assume that's a good park for big ball hitters. That's last night perfect Yeah, it was great right field is a good that was a good spot There's lots of fans and you had the chance to clear it which is what everybody wants to see and you know I mean, that's what fans want to see right? They want to see you know how many balls obviously can leave the yard, but how many,

how far they can go. And you know, those are the ones that people remember those, you know, people are going to talk about Neal Cruz's 512 foot home run for a really long time. And like I said, obviously didn't end up winning it, you know, but there's, you know, even as a kid for me, it was Josh Hamilton, you know, who put on a show at Yankee Stadium and how far he hit the ball So I think like I said finding a happy medium there and and maybe involving you know, maybe doing a teammate version or like a tag team kind of

Now we're thinking Cal now we're thinking how exhausted are you? I'm good right now. I think I'm still running on some adrenaline. So we'll see how long it wears The Dominican Republic Choo yeah, I've heard about it might need a little bit of that. I've heard That'll kick you in the butt All right last question. We know you have to go from AJ here. Yeah, Kyle What was it like with your brother behind the plate? What kind of commentary did you have you going? I know he was saying some things to you was he encouraging you Did you get to speak back with him at all?

And also is that mic'd up somewhere that we can actually go back and watch eventually Yeah, it's it should be all mic'd up. I was mic'd up. He was mic'd up You know, he's he's kind of a you know awkward teenager Obviously like anybody but so I did I had no expectations of him speaking up But he was he was popping me up the whole time You know, I was kind of surprised, you know, he was every time I hit a good one and he'd be like, let's go and just Yeah, he was like that back to I was that I was like I didn't know you had that in him So he was popping me up and he had a big day yesterday. He's all jacked up. He got more falls on Instagram and

He had a big day yesterday. He's all jacked up. He got more followers on Instagram. And he got a picture with Libby Dunn. He was just, I mean, he lived his best life yesterday. Hey, won the home run derby. That's 15 year old. You got to literally live in the dream. Well, congratulations you.

Congratulations to your family. Enjoy this entire All-Star work event for you guys. And that's what we learned. You guys don't get a lot of break. The baseball players, everybody else is like Pro Bowl, bowl all-star thing is I kind of a break a little bit like enjoy baseball they're working yeah yeah we are for you it's an honor and we're thankful you're representing the entire sport thank you for your kindness congrats on winning ladies and gentlemen big thumper Kyle Rowley! He was really nice to us. He's a man. He is. Watch before he warmed up so they all had

time to BP with their pitcher and with their catcher and the mechanics of moving the L-shield or something. L-screen yep. Yeah cuz some people are closer some people are further you know cuz you're allowed to move that. I guess I think we were told Harper and his dad like on top of the other almost like yeah oh like right like almost like he throwing soft toss to him. Oh no but I think he's slinging it. I think he's firing it. Yeah so all the L the L screen moves the distance and then some guys were way back. Interesting. Yeah it was a bit of a game. gotta find you get a not wear yourself out and warm up the pitchers are there the game they are yes they are very much in to like when we were walking around for BP or beforehand it's

like the pitchers know like this one's kind of on us like because if you are for holding I think I could miss a kick for a kicker if I wanted to so if this is the football Boom, it's the football right here Fox. Can you get this one? So this is a football right here. Let's say it's a righty kicker I'm over here. Okay Most tilts for a righty kicker soccer style. You just kind of move it down this way right here Okay, takes away the hook natural because their foot's gonna come in this way Okay

So like normally you can lean it away from a little bit right knee whenever I'm down is where I'm leaning if I was just to do that miss guarantee that's a miss guarantee for a sock like if it's a 25 yard kick might be able to sneak it in but if you literally just hold it like this and just go back that's a guarantee 40 yard kick nope no chance no now granted the kicker might see it oh this holder is crap, and like play the shit that's about to come in. Both how quick the op is. Like if a holder really, it's a miss. That home run derby is the exact same thing.

Especially with the limited amount of pitches. You throw low and outside or something, and it just tails a little bit, and it hits the butt, no chance of that thing going. And some guys are waiting for it it high and then for 15 straight seconds We don't have a high one and then all of a sudden you're rushing at the end It's like the pitchers need more love. Yeah, they need more credit in this entire thing when I talked to cows dad after they did I think their second round of BP and he was like

You know the switch hitting parts tough because as a lefty he wants it middle middle as a righty He wants it, you know kind of low and away He was like, you know you you get locked in on a spot and then he switches sides and it's like, okay Now I gotta drill this spot like that's a lot of pressure. That's a lot of pressure It's like all right He's flipping over the right side not only you have to warm up this side of the bat again Dad has to all spa. Yeah, all right. We got oh we're going this way. Yeah. Yeah, it was That was a spectacular event. Yeah. Not

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Available July 22ndnd wherever you get your podcasts Sports are happening and we are so incredibly lucky To talk about him every single day. We just had a moment happen right there that I haven't got to experience a lot of and I'll tell you what it really made my soul kind of flutter a little bit. Sure. It's not just because I get a chance to chit chat with the talks at the table at boss of Connor and that Ty Schmidt you boys look fantastic shout out to baseball.

Shout out. It's not just because nine year NFL vet D. You want to take it from the top? You hit a putt. Long nut. You want to take it? I was going to try to tie in the collusion case that's going on in NFL and that was just You want to take it from the top? You hit a putt. Long nut. Hit that new putter. You want to take it? I was going to try to tie in the collusion case

that's going on in the NFL. And that was just a little bit of an aggressive take. I don't think I should have been doing that. There's a lot happening in the NFL and the NFLPA. Nine year NFL vet, Darius J. Butler is here. Great to see you again. It's great to see you. Last time was fun.

It was. Did you guys have any little Jack and Diets out there? Right. We had a few years. Dude, sorry. Can I talk about that for a second, actually? It was delightful. Yes.

Yeah, sure. The suite we were in at Fox, you can attest. This was wild. We actually didn't have. First of all, I just want to let you know, you saying the suite we were in and then going on to say whatever you're about to say right now is tough for me to have any empathy for.

Well, once again, I was in the broadcast I was broadcasting as well I mean me go top had his headset on yeah yeah this weight was not called the first five pitches great sweet sweet was great as well very nice everyone in there was really cool for the 20 minutes we were you know stopped in there the bartender there we asked I asked for a Jack and Diet or they didn't have Jack so it was a whiskey diet and Foxy had a... Didn't that just, should have walked out. I thought about it. There's a reason I didn't stay.

Fairies don't want to have broadcast booth but just a regular, hey, I just want a whiskey diet. Okay, I don't need any bells and whistles. This lady who is a bartender. Very nice. Great vibes. I feel great about my order in the fact that she's making it and she starts to make it. One shot. What? Two shots. What? Three shots.

What? A little splash of Coke. Oh my, she thought you were Thai. On a Monday night. I was like, thank you. I take one sip of the thing and then just watch the ice melt because I can't drink it. It was a nightmare. What are you talking about? You ordered a Thai Schmidt. I spit that thing. I didn't say, can I get a Jack with a little Coke?

That adds the Thai Schmidt. Oh, sorry to let you try to hook you up a little bit more wisdom. And I appreciate it very much. You have to be very direct whenever you're ordering this because a lot of people what I've learned and once again There's people that would like me dead So maybe they would just put stuff in my drink to kill me But there are a lot of people that serve food and booze that happen to be fans of our particular program and they all think That they're hooking me up sure so they all Yeah, you want one

that they're hooking me up sure so they all oh yeah you want one yeah you know it's like no I don't I really like the taste of Jack and diet yeah you know I don't I don't mind it so I get a tall glass single shot so then it's kind of just like a you got to explain that I think I think that's on you see I it's funny you said because it came up it would be why didn't you just say can I get a single I feel as though in in situations where maybe a fan program is pouring you a drink You can kind of read that situation and let them know this was not a fan of the program And I also feel lady hated my god. I I also She was so nice. She's so nice. That's what made it hard. I also feel like you typically

If you're just asking a bartender, you don't have to tell them hey less booze. No you do Yeah, you do that. They're doing you do They're helping you out absolutely 100% of anyone I've ever come across will say thank you so much if you put three shots in a one can I bring it? John Taffer bar rescue will say that bartenders going into business for themselves because they're giving you a little extra booze So you give them a little extra tip and who's getting screwed we all the restaurant that's why we need the POS system and they put the bottles on it do the whole thing yeah so that's a big part of bar rescue with that being said shout out to

all the bartenders love that have certainly given me a little bit extra whenever I've only ordered maybe one shot maybe we get shot a half two and a half sure that'd be fine once Once again, gentlemen, okay? I'm getting six shots in a little jacket diet that I just wanted to sip on. This lady down in Atlanta's trying to take care of you, boy. I agree. And you don't even understand.

Is she, the doughnut? Foxy, did you get the same situation? Yeah, I got Tito's soda, three shots of vodka in that thing, I did two sips. Yeah, but that's a Foxy. It was like a trailer park boys gift where the guy takes a sip and just boom, boom, boom, boom, falls over the stage. Yeah, he a foxy. It was like a trailer park boys gift for the guy It takes a sip and just pull pull pull pull falls over the stairs. Yeah, it was brutal What you so nice? I didn't have a

Derby it was a home run derby night Now to be clear Ty actually ordered me my Jack and Dyches last night and when they showed up they were a little saucy and I also walked I also walked over to the table they were sitting on Ty fucking full hand in drink stirring. It was two fingers. Yeah right. It was two. It was in there. This thing was stirring and there he goes here you go he gives me the other one or whatever so I only am I mean there was seemingly a little swirl to my drink. There certainly was not I would never do that. Did you just finger the shit out of my drink? No I mixed in a little lime into his not into mine was

very kind but it was a Ty Schmidt Jack and Dyke and we go out onto the field with this and didn't even think we should not do that. Well that's what I got out there and I was like, man there are a lot of kids around here and guess what? None of the players are drinking. Nobody. We're the only ones so we that's why we ended up going all the way. I mean we started like getting away from party. We're yeah We appreciate the hospital. Yeah, I love the derby I love derby as well need you and I also love that the bartender lady in the suites like these bottles are only good for one Night. Yeah, so you're gonna have to drink which was a man who? Thought that the bartender was just trying to help you out and reason why we are so excited about today a man who said sports on time

Ladies and gentlemen college football national champion Super bowl champion Ryder Cup winner AJ Hawkins. Yeah go red lights. Thank you the bartender I would say. If you don't want it you can hand it to somebody that wants a cup of diet. Yeah yeah you guys right I'm the cut okay for I asked for a little drink So they gave me a bath watch What if you ask somebody for a cigarette they gave you a whole pack are you gonna be pissed that's a completely Can we talk a little bit about drama that's happening in sports world, not just in your ordering world? And by the way, I don't think you're that. Nobody's in the world. I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to say that per se. Slip through, yeah.

I've been meaning, you know, I don't use that word, okay? I apologize. Yeah, you really went for it there. I don't think that's what you are. Teddy Bridgewater's situation is really interesting. Very much so. Okay, now there's different numbers coming out Like the amount of money that he spent on his players rehabilitation uber food

Transportation things like that. So that is the narrative that is from the Teddy Bridgewater camp Because he's been suspended for a year from all a league I guess that he no longer coaches his statements like I don't can't be suspended for something I'm not coaching because he's now back with the lions or whatever he won state championship as a high school state coach dominant watching his team every week we enjoyed the ride watching teddy b lead his squad down there in south florida uh to win a state championship so now he gets suspended and I assume we all think that the suspension looming was the reason why he left and went to the Detroit Lions maybe or who knows what was going to happen.

Nonetheless, interesting thing to do to a coach in the modern world that we're in especially with the way the NIL is like I assume the other people saying he wasn't paying for our Ubers he was buying cars and all this stuff it's like who cares like that against the rules? I don't know if that's against the rules. I don't fully comprehend why this would happen. It just feels like one of those NCAA things back in the day, not now NCAA. You guys have changed and you guys care about things that matter.

That's right. And you guys invest resources in things that are gonna make the lives of student human athletes better and everything like that. But back in the day, the NCAA just used to make the lives of student human athletes better and everything like that but back in the day the Incidently just used to investigate the most dumb things. It's like why are you and why there's this going on? Why would you do that? This doesn't make any sense from what I've read about this situation This feels very stupid and it feels like they were trying to get that bridge water. I hate it man Your South Florida guy South Florida guy. He's obviously a South Florida guy Miami guy went back to his alma mater

Here's South Florida guy. Yeah South Florida guy. He's obviously a South Florida guy Miami guy went back to his alma mater Miami Northwestern After I think they went like four and six maybe the previous year before he took over then he goes on and wins like a six eight state championship in Florida, which is a huge deal and Teddy Fox he knows this anybody that knows this that he's any program. He's been a part of he's always been a stand-up guy class Act, I believe he even self reported some of this stuff So I'm just and the things you look at the list uber rides, you know rehab all this You know feeding kids field paint paint for the yes They can have lines in the fish is shit that we all would hope a coach or somebody in the position to be able to Bless others would do so for him to be punished like this is absolutely ridiculous man

The impact that I know he's had on his community not only being a player but you know well beyond his years on the field even though he's still playing put pouring into those young men man hats off to Teddy man I hope this all gets sorted out he's back on the sideline coach because this is what young kids needed this what I need I needed a Teddy Bridgewater or a guy like that or a young lady like that you know in your life looking after young kids So I hope this gets figured out but it sounds very very dumb. I don't in the world. We're in right now I don't know how this is even still I don't get it. We have kids on our show. We're very lucky

Yeah, we have kids commit to colleges and they got like door dash. Yeah, right here Yeah, he's in canes right here. They got all these things, it's like, so they're allowed to get deals from people they don't know? I would assume that their explanation when they suspend them is that other teams can't do this, other teams' coaches maybe not have the money to do that, but why is, you shouldn't punish Teddy for that. Yeah. What if it was a parent?

This all feels so stupid to me. This just feels dumb, and I think everybody is on the same parent. It's all feels so stupid to me that this just feels dumb And I think everybody is on the same side. Yeah, I think everybody thinks this feels dumb feels like an agenda Doesn't it feels like one of those agenda dread, but also I assume there's somebody down there is like precedent You know and I've been saying he's recruiting players there and legally that's the only thing I was high school if they claim You're bringing people in and like saying hey, he lives in give me that not allowed anymore I you can I think they find ways to get around it. At this stage of life now, yeah,

that's what I'm saying, with how everything is wide open with like literally, NIL just kind of opens up the door for everything. You got a lot of millionaires, 16, 17. Yeah, I mean, even when we had Derek Queen on, like Derek Queen, the center from Maryland during March Madness, he did his entire, you know, post-game press conference.

And when he talked about the coach, he's like, well, the coaches, like the money I'm getting is coming out of his pocket. So that's that's college show or say, saying to high school diner, whatever the case, Teddy B, we appreciate you looking out for your players. Such a good, that feels like a waste of energy. That's what it is. I mean, you hit the nail on the head, I

would guess that it's the other coaches who are like, Hey, this guy came in, this team was four and six before he got here. And then he runs rough shot and wins a state championship. Like this is bullshit. We got to get this guy out of here. I also know the NFL has a situation living right now and it's summer, you know? So this is certainly a thing we've alluded to it a couple of times. The only reason why we haven't dove into it yet.

First of all, we were awful last week when this thing was all kind of happening, but also trying to call and get actual information about this has been very difficult I would say that from my own point of view. I know a lot of people On both sides of this Nobody's saying anything about anything basically every I think There's people that aren't in necessarily the home office in the NFLPA that are like weird, naughty We don't we don't know and also I don't think we're allowed to even

Act like we like there's a lot I think there's something very big happening with the NFL in the NFLPA with illusion where the executive director NFLPA Potentially in a consulting firm at the end like there is a lot going on here But I think whenever old buddy here was hired to become the head of the NFL PA There was some sort of legal thing happening. Yes somewhere else as well So it feels like that does happen with this particular gentleman a couple different times but the NFL PA people whenever they voted him in look out were like, um he's great for us like he's good for us and it felt like

There was a very positive reaction to how he was leading and I think a lot of people liked them So then I think a lot of people potentially blindsided by this potentially being a thing So I think there's a lot more questions right now than there are answers and I think there's an actual investigation happening potentially Into it all. I don't know if that's by their own parties if that's by an outside source Who's doing the invest but I just know that there is uh, This is a real thing that's happening and I have no clue what it is because I've not been able to get to the bottom of it.

I think there's a lot of headlines, there's a lot of things being talked about, but I don't know the actuality of what's going on, which is why we have not addressed it. To be clear, I am somebody who has not been easy on the NFLPA and I don't think I've been easy on the NFL. I think I view myself as a business person, even though people see me as a big dumb doofus.

I and the NFLPA have had a lot of disagreements on how money is being managed what deals are being signed how much Licensing percentages are going where how they treat the players how they act players how where money's going how many people are employed by the NFL How many people need so many questions about the NFL P? I am actually didn't sign up for the NFL PA I think like the last two years of my career cuz I didn't want to sit in the meetings because anytime I'm needing It's just like that's bullshit. Well, you just said there that's bullshit and it's at the end of a long day I don't need to hold up everybody's day. Okay, so that is there's literally my relationship with the NFL PA It's not a good one never has been a good one

And on the other side the NFL it's like we have to be able to negotiate a better deal with the NFL and why is Everything an absolute war. It's like well, cuz that's how it's already Smith was now this guy I don't think was the exact same way so hopefully for the betterment of ball this isn't a bunch of real shit because anytime you get turmoil like this then you get disagreements then you get business bad business and that's bad for all of us I think each side needs to know that they need each other and they need to work together but if there's collusion and fraud like all these things that are

getting thrown out there like that's not good for relationship Between NFL and NFL PA well, and that's what's weird Like when you say like how when he first got the job like they they were excited about it and like hey This is gonna be a good situation like all that previous stuff like you know that whether they're Allegations or like it was actually happening the PA was aware of that It's not like this stuff all came out after he got the job So I mean, you know, I suppose maybe you knew that that something could happen The PA was aware of that. It's not like this stuff all came out after he got the job. So I mean, you know, I suppose maybe you knew that that something could happen. But yeah, this this whole situation is crazy. Who started the investigation? Like who said, Hey, we're going to investigate the PA and who or do they say, are they saying we're hiring a third party? So we look,

we get in front of this. Like what is, I talked to multiple people yesterday and I've never had this reaction from anybody. Like they don't know. They're don't know they're saying we we're not we don't know and also we were not allowed to really in the dark orders or whatever it's like a very yeah it feels like I don't think it could be but they also think it could not like could just be nothing feels like everybody's out yeah the main the biggest issue for me as a former player and even if I was a player if there was some type of backdoor agreement that the players weren't aware of or even like the the player reps weren't necessarily revved that would be a big issue the quote-unquote collusion between the owners I don't think that would take anybody by surprise after the

Watson deal came out like yeah they probably had conversations this is what they do to one per club meeting that was surprised anybody involved in football watches football know anything about the National Football League But the two sides maybe in secret doing some shit shady that will be an issue Now I don't know the ins and outs of what this what's going on here But I'm sure at some point somebody will get to the bottom of we'll have some more shit to talk about Tagliaboo was before Yeah, I guess he had a great relationship with the NFL PA right I think there was a guy Who's gene up show up Shaw was running the NFL PA right? Yeah, I think they had like a very good relationship like such a good relationship that I think there was like people thought this was the case But it was like I think they got along pretty well my understanding because I was always like why do we hate the NFL

like why are we walking in negotiations just like that's not let's do this how do we we need them in my eyes that has not been the easiest way to do this now don't be scared to put this up if you have to but I don't think the entry conversation should be worth hey we're ready to fucking kill you like I don't think the entry conversation should be, hey, we're ready to fucking kill you. I don't think that should be the first convo. I think if we get to the end, you can do it. So I always ask those questions. They said, well, the union and the NFL

used to have a good relationship. And then there was a bunch of people that thought maybe it was too good a relationship. And then you go to the other, then the lockout happens. And then it's like. It doesn't have to be, they don't have to have a bad relationship. I don't think so either.

Look at the NHL. Yeah, look at the other CBAs, nhl the mba like they're getting those done Years in advance you would assume that's because their relationship is really what's going on the um I talked to mr. Boris. Yeah, stop orce yesterday. He runs he runs the mlb has pretty good setup for their players Feels like yeah feels like it's pretty good setup for the players, especially if you're repped by him What are... He looked awesome. He's been running the show for a long time.

Long time. Slicked back hair, clean. Not a single... Buttoned down shirt, okay, top couple loose. Tucked into jeans, tailored to his legs. Jeans tailored to his legs. Sick Cole Hawn looking shoes and he just looked so cool. Then he turned around, I shook his hand, I congratulated him on cornering a market

like an entire league. Like that's not something that just happens. Your name is synonymous with great deals for players. Congratulations. And then boom, we got right into a 10 to 15 minute conversation about MLB players, collective the deals negotiations where baseball was where baseball is everything you're just talking about in Onslaught of information coming out of this guy's head. I'm like jeez Why don't you come over the NFL? Yeah, yeah, let's come over To the players or whatever because he has ideas obviously for all these other leagues, you know I would assume that he is Prognosticated on what the other leagues need to do because he's kind of done what he's done for the players in the majors.

It was a crazy combo. It was like very enlightening. It was like, holy shit, this guy just gave me a lot of game right now. We were, I don't want to say we were boozed up, but we had a couple of tie-schmitz down at that point. Certainly. And we were standing in like a circle in the club area and he just broke down the entire business to me and Ty were like, holy shit, thank you for that man. Can we talk to you? And me and Ty walked away and was like, oh, that guy just broke down the entire fucking MLB to us and whatever and it was just like literally cheers or drinks like I don't know if I can change anything brother but I appreciate it was uh they got a good

setup the NFL PA in the NFL I never I don't know you basically talked to both sides for baseball you talked to the commish yeah talk to Scott so what's the chance you think a salary cap actually happens in MLB I think there's no chance I think there is that's gonna be a tough one toothpaste is already out of the two yeah bingo just kind of go this is just like an IL like I don't know how they're gonna stop me I don't know how they stop the freight train I have no idea how you do it cuz anytime you stop money from going to somebody or a group of people there's gonna be a lot

That's just gonna happen. Yeah, especially whenever it's a lot of money So it's like I think it's gonna be tough to put salary cap onto it now granted It sounds like for the good of baseball and the system of baseball and all that shit There's gonna be a big push for it and I would assume for the state of baseball There's probably a lot of need for it I would assume but it's gonna be tough to get everybody to in on that like I don't think you're gonna get it They literally canceled a season of hockey over that issue It was the salary kept was the main concern and they lost an entire season to it

So that's the kind of damage you're talking about like if like the commissioner and owners Really want to try and force it through and they're all on the same page on it And I don't know that they are but if they are that's the kind of outcome you could The owners can sway the public opinion. The owners always win the public opinion because the owners are going to be there long after these players. Remember these spoiled millionaires are just here for a couple years. We're going to be here for the city forever. These guys are lucky to wear our uniform, represent our city. We're a pillar of the community. This is what we're giving them. Think about if this was you. This is what we're, think about walking into your house,

telling your family, this is what you're being on. This is what the spoiled athletes are being on. That's what they do around every CBA negotiation. They get those things out through journalists on TV, who have their sources coming from one side of the negotiation and be like, my sources are telling me that the NFL is offering up all the good things of the deal bang the bang and a bang and a bang and a bang and a bang And a bang the bang and a and then the players have never use the players have never come out

No, they don't have that like built-in natural years of Legacy media to push them your narrative through the media because players come and go so much the PA is round Yeah, but players don't have that relationship with the the insiders that maybe hey, here's a nice little pup This is this is the great things we're doing they don't have to tell him Hey make the players look terrible make us look good. It's just naturally happening Yeah, exactly And I think it's also maybe the players don't think that that is a focus

They need players of all leagues need to understand that that is a very important role. The outside pressure is literally what makes deals happen in this particular situation. So it's like a lot of people don't know the difference between a strike and a lockout to like we got locked out in the NFL. People that oh you guys strike like it's not us, but they lock the doors and say you can't come in. I think some people don't even understand the difference in that. I was not allowed to talk to people that worked for the Colts during the entire time. We were not even allowed to text each other. We had to get, oh, okay, so that came out, we were on the Super Bowl when I was in Green Bay.

And then we got locked out in March. We had to get like a special exemption to have our ring ceremony. So we all flew back in June to Green Bay, got our Super Bowl rings, and then had to leave. You weren't allowed to talk to each other. Yeah, technically you're allowed. I think they made even said something like, oh, you can't be talking ball. I'm like, oh yeah, we were trying to talk to each other. Yeah technically you're allowed. I think they maybe even said something like oh you can't be talking ball like oh yeah we

were trying to talk ball come here and get our two bowl rings not just drink 15 drinks and get our rings and be excited and celebrate together but we yeah there was like a special thing for us just to get together and do that. Yeah no talking to each other okay we're not friends in this entire thing. Also no insurance from us you guys can't figure that you're out yourself get some Cobra okay Cobra Cobra yeah you better start saving this thing to be a long time or chess do you guys have more money or do we have more money we'll see oh we'll see how that goes and that was the NFL's entire plan was like these guys are running out of money they'll have to get a deal that was literally

their strategy was like these guys gonna run dry they're gonna start complaining and when they do that then we get a deal done. And it's like, as players, you're never gonna be able to keep up with them, if that's the case, which is why I don't think you should try to get into a pissing match with billionaires. I think you should try that. The only power you have as a player is to sit out,

is to strike. That's like the main, the threat of missing games to the owners, that's the only, and players don't wanna miss, your career's too short. I don't wanna miss a game, I don't wanna miss five games. I mean, now too, like the career's too too short isn't even a thought because NIL like the the second round pick debacle That's interesting 30 of 32 second round picks have not signed and the reason why it's a big story is because Chargers Yep, Chargers Chargers reported because they're in the Hall of Fame game and their second rounder did not report

So now this is like the first time where they can actually say hey We have some news second rounder hasn't reported now. I believe what happened with the second rounders now because we assume These draft picks are slot in what money are gonna make that's why the Shemar Stewart thing with Cincinnati So interesting out of nowhere because we thought we had this figured out with the CBA And whenever we think about the second rounders when I first hear about this I'm like a second rounders the NFL does not care if you sign like that's my first natural reaction these teams do not care if you sign that this league will have its season next year with or without a second round class but I do appreciate the fact that second

rounders are seeing some other teams do some things and they're gonna wait a minute if that's available we'd like to do that too looking out for their clients but I think inevitably the teams hold all the cards here. But I didn't know that we had so much wiggle room in the CBA with the draft picks. Did you know this? I did not know that. I thought it was all pop. That's why the Schmarr Stewart thing. I was like, what are we doing, dude?

And then you start learning. It's like, well, they try to drop something new in there. I was like, I didn't know you were allowed to drop something new. I thought this was signed, sealed, delivered with new CBA. Seems like there is certainly options for teams at least. Definitely something. I was a second round pick many moves seems like there's certainly options for teams at least definitely something I was a second round pick many moves ago and there's actually another second round pick same team Uh ron brace guy rest so he went 40 I went 41 and just it was like all right

What did the guy get before the year before we're gonna fall right back in that slot It was certain little languages like you know Maybe having some money deferred until the next season or different things like that But not huge huge issues 30 of 32 guys that doesn't happen by coincidence I think it's something you know, who are the two guys that so, you know So the first pick of the second round the Browns linebacker Sweshinger, right? And then I think the real problem is the Texans gave Higgins, Jaden Higgins a fully guaranteed contract. And if I remember, he was in the 40s or 50s and he got fully guaranteed.

So, I mean, I assume if you're the 33rd pick and you get the fully guaranteed deal, that's one thing. But if you're in the 40s to 50s range, which again, I'm not 100% sure when Higgins got picked. But if you're in that range, I assume that becomes a problem. Well, good luck to everybody signing their deals. It's all drama. It's summer. Yep. Football's going to happen. Yes, it is. High school football is three weeks away in Georgia. That's what I learned.

Exactly. Because this kid's like in season shape. And he's like, what's the schedule like now for you? We got workouts or whatever? He's like, I got camp coming up. I'm like, camp? He's like, three weeks we got a game. I'm like, football season three weeks away? Excuse me, high school kid, you just reminded me. Football season is three weeks away. He's like, yeah, we got a game three weeks or whatever. I'm like, Tyler, great news. He's like, yeah, I'm excited.

I'm like, me too. Football season is right around the corner, but until then we got bullshit. Yeah. Yeah. Even the hall of fame game is in July. On that note, on that note, we will be live from Canton, Ohio at the Hall of Fame day of this Chargers Lions game, July 31st. And we can't thank the Hall of Fame enough for the hospitality. They're putting us, I believe, right on front steps. Oh, sweet. I think we're going to be right on the front steps, celebrating the launch of a new season, celebrating a new class of Hall of Famers, and celebrating the greatness that

the game has displayed for over 100 years over there in beautiful Canton, Ohio. AJ Hawk, we're going over to Ohio doing a show. Yeah, I've been to Canton a few times for different, like, lacrosse and old soccer tournaments for my kids, so it'll be fun to be there. I tell you what, around that area, you know, around the stadium is pretty sweet. Okay, so I've never been to the Hall of Fame. I've never gone through the Hall of Fame.

I think obviously we're going to get to do that. I think we're going to watch the game. I think we're going to do the show. I think we're going to talk to some Hall of Famers. I, and we're going to kick off a new season of the NFL. Cannot wait to be over there. Come see us. I think you're going to be able to come see us.

Nice. I think they're going to have it. That's cool. I think it's going to be pretty open area set up there for the entire thing come see us Chargers Lions Foxy kicking it all off MCDC verse horrible. I'm fired up. I just can't wait to see MCDC in the flesh just how big Muscular and ready to go is gonna be after watching that quarterback series I've never been more pumped up to have a great head coach lift them. I have a great quarterback. This is all that matters I'm fired up. Let's head over to hammer down down

AP tone, how's it going pal? What's up, brother? How is it going? It's been a great show so far. Hey, thank you How about a toddler gun to Texas? How about a big dumper hitting big bombs? Him saying the 10 ounce will be good. What are you guys gambling on right now at hammer? Don are we looking ahead are we doing futures bets at this point? Or what are you kind of thinking about whenever we're eyeing sportsbooks? We are 100% looking ahead This is the driest slowest week of sports in the entire calendar year Because Wimbledon just ended we're coming up on the u.s. Open for golf So we will be gambling on that but as far as like the major sports the major US sports are concerned

This is the slowest week because obviously the baseball all-star game is is happening tonight But after that, you know NBA is done NHL is done. We're looking forward to college football and NFL So that's kind of what we're looking at the US Open is kind of the big gambling opportunity this week Yeah tomorrow. The only thing on is the W. All other four. The only thing. All other four major sports. Usually there's two sports, maybe three sports

on the only thing tomorrow is the big W. Yeah, it's a clear to dance for. Are they treating this as if it is like the NBA on Christmas? I think they should be. But it used to be. Now they need to move, NBA needs to move Christmas evening. Yeah. Correct. That is a decision that needs to happen. Adam Silver, I don't know if you still watch program or if this clip will make it to you. Sorry, it happened. The Grinch stole Christmas and the Grinch is

good deal. You need to move for Christmas Eve. Yeah. Because we're all at home on Christmas Eve and we're thinking to ourselves. We got four NBA games tomorrow We got three NFL games tomorrow and right now what we got shit. We just pork. Let's do Christmas Eve Yeah, need a Lakers game on a 10 p.m. Eastern. I'm just gonna be playing for the Lakers I don't know from the sounds of it. Maybe not LeBron. Oh Have we got to the bottom of that at all? Well, what was it right after after we had the discussion last week or before we were on break, and then now all of a sudden

they're saying, hey, multiple teams have reached out. Four teams. Yeah, they want to trade for LeBron. I did send a text to ask if the Pacers were one of the teams. I didn't see that. That'd be stupid. Yes. The first one to call, I assume.

So what I was told was no. Oh, OK. Why not? Why wouldn't they go after him? You tell me. That's what my question was. Is he going to play for the Lakers, okay. Why not? Why wouldn't they go after him? You tell me. That's what my question was. Is he gonna play for the Lakers though, for real?

Yes. AJ, you tell us. Is it possible that he's not with the Lakers? You know. A thousand percent. A thousand percent? I wouldn't be shocked if he's not there. UD said that he thought Yannis will Milwaukee too.

He'll stay there. Yeah, I can see that too, yeah. Well, can LeBron win it all? When he was talking to Speed. Speed stream. Yeah, Speed just beat RG 3 in a race in Estonia I don't know if you saw speed. I don't know if we need to be I was gonna say we mean the only one to beat our D3

But the internet is named speed you're that's an interesting place should not be racing speed. So we need a Baby scoot Scotty Miller. Yeah, okay go Maybe scoot Scotty Miller. Yeah. Okay go Go race speed scoot. That'd be good. Huh still bring it scoot. Yeah. Yes What made you say Scotty Miller in my head thought of fast thought quickly of a Caucasian flash Yeah, and scoot scoot. Scott Miller was the first thing that popped in my mind. Do you have any? Do you have any I bet Amandola can still run see now you're just making them Oh I appreciate you and also speed got speed

We need a halftime show kid from Iowa Well then track yeah, I forget his name, but he ran like about the dude that runs the warning track that races everybody Freeze he's more of a second speed. He more of a guy. Yeah, you got his ass beat the other night by speed. No, somebody no lady ran track. Yeah high school Yeah, she's a cop in Georgia. I believe yeah stride. She dusted freeze So freeze got a retire now. Okay, put somebody else in a costume. Is it over? I don't know. I was gonna say he's not the same freeze. He was a couple years ago I'm a blooper. We got a chance to see blooper do his thing. Yeah, that's the Atlanta Braves Yeah, I've never seen anyone did you gimmick that fast in my entire life. Did you gimmick? What do you mean? I? Personally am a I'm a mascot guy. Okay, I respect them. I honor them

I mean the guy walks over and says hey, what's up, man? I'm a blooper What what the hell? Hey, hey blooper shut up. Okay mascots. Don't talk dude. Why are you saying stuff to me? So immediately? I'm like, okay. Well, this is a real mascot. This guy doesn't know shit about the game. He's not committed You know, I'm Mexican because he wanted to come over and say hello Immediately my thought is this kid shouldn't be talking. He's an adult This guy cut his teeth. He did this guy cut his teeth in Japan He's an adult he speaks Japanese to the Japanese players because he cut his teeth as a mascot in Japan

He should be speaking at all. Yeah exactly I'm just saying man. Hey up. Your job isn't to talk. I love his personality. I loved his mocks. He and I got a chance to make a video for the Oregon Duck, because the Oregon Duck came in here and made a shot and we did it. I didn't remember doing that, obviously. But it was explained to me by Blooper the video we're gonna make obviously he talked He doesn't talk as a mascot if he sees guys that he likes or knows I think he will come up and He talked to me a little bit as a mascot He talked to me a little bit as a mascot. Hey, I'm Bullburr.

Nice to meet you. No, he didn't. He did. See, yeah, that's why. And you know why? You know he didn't do it. Because if he did do it, then you would think, oh, that's a good mascot.

But he didn't do that. He said, like, hey, what's up, man? My name's Jeff, or whatever. That's exactly what he did. And I was like, dude, come on, man. Like, come over and do the whole, like, and then say. So when you go to the mall Christmas time. Yeah. Oh, yeah, I do that turns out. It's not. Yeah, what's that Santa said? He works for Santa?

Yeah, he works for Santa. Okay. He's a not a real Tell him that you know what that guy has a different job for eleven and a half months out of the year It's not Santa blooper. Hey buddy, you're full time blooper. Shut up, do the blooper thing. And then bloopers probably turning or something during the day. It's kind of concerning that he's speaking to you in that tone. First initial contact. It's like, let me see your stuff, kid. Let me see what you've got as a mascot. He does have the hip.

He does. Yeah. What do you mean? I wouldn't know. We're out of that, boy. Because he just came over and immediately was a human. And I was like, no, dude. You're a mascot, and then you're a human.

So you should first and foremost play your role. And then after, when I'm like, hey hey man, you're really good at this shit Where'd you learn how to be a mascot? Then you tell me your shit. He just right off the bat like hey You guys know my buddy blue, right? No, dude, I don't know your buddy blue I know the guy inside blue, but I don't want to talk about that guy cuz that's not who I know I know blue the guy on the outside. Yeah blue is a weapon and blue if you're listening Feels like the mascot communities got a lot of respect for you. We heard that we heard that exactly get your camp in order blue

Need these guys go back to basics. It sounds like the fundamentals of mascotting are kind of losing its fastball I don't think that's right. I think mascotting is getting better. This guy cut his teeth in Japan, that's no nonsense. We should have loved with that. You should have led with Dan leave with that we didn't leave that with me. He's just like Great like yeah, dude. Why again? What are you doing man? Like what what if he wouldn't what if he would have done this whole shtick the whole time and never talked to like a human? Then you would just been killed him all this old grown. No, no time and never talked to you like a human then you would just been killing them all this old grown no no no no opposite then I'm walking away like hey

just so you guys know the greatest mascot lives in Atlanta and his name's Blooper but instead okay there's a guy in a costume all right let's talk about a guy who just got paid congratulations to Garrett Wilson yeah big-time deal obviously Justin Fields is now his quarterback. He remains with the New York Jets where there's massive turnover. New coach, Aaron Glenn, formerly defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, who is an absolute dog. Wants his team to resemble that.

Garrett Wilson, by all accounts, is that as well. A superstar, four year, $130 million deal. Obviously, the Johnsons had to be on board with this. Aaron Glenn had to be on board with this Aaron Glenn had to be on board with this and the entire franchise had to say yeah, we would like to keep five in our building as our Superstar AJ your thoughts on Garrett Wilson getting a deal with a new quarterback new franchise new everything That's a lot of money, and I'm not saying he doesn't warrant it. I'm just saying whenever your team and turnover This is an interesting move. I don't think any of us expected this to happen for Garrett Wilson

congrats to him especially after year three yeah I mean it was here the Jets so it doesn't surprise you of course you drafted this guy he's your he's a franchise cornerstone piece that you have on your offense now yeah the thing is you got Justin Fields what's this offense going to look like we know the the type of production that Garrett Wilson is capable of but what's the Jets team as a whole what do they look like now with Aaron Glenn as the head coach how do we feel about the Jets team as a whole? What do they look like now with Aaron Glenn as the head coach? How do we feel about the Jets team as a whole and how do you feel about Garrett Wilson, D-Buch?

I mean, you know, it's a new coach, first year Aaron Glenn. So I still like to give coaches time to kind of implement their culture, get their guys, get their roster, build it up. But to AJ's point, this is a guy that you want to build around on the offensive side of the ball. He's been productive year in and year out, regardless of who's taking snaps at quarterback. So I respect that on the National Football League. And now the deal, it looks like it's a great deal for

both sides. I'm a former player, so I always want to see the players get the most and reset markets and do things like that. But I think it's a good deal value-wise for the Jets. Great deal for him, homegrown talent. And now the question marks and the eyes are gonna look on the other side of the ball. With a young superstar who we had on a few episodes ago sauce Gartner when is he gonna get his new deal? Do they handle that before the season or before training camp starts? Shout out to sauce Hope he gets all his money. Obviously good luck with that Let's go to the other side of the country you talk about the other side of the ball the other side of the country

San Francisco 49ers back into drama And we thought there was a chance didn't we This would have been the first year in five years, four or five years, that San Francisco 49ers did not have any contractual drama kind of going on, going into camp. Would be quite an advantage, I think, for a team, don't have to do that. But that is something that comes whenever you have

so much talent. That is something when you're a good team, a lot of people are going to want your players, players are going to earn a lot of money. Who's going to give them the money? How are we going to get the money? When are we getting the money? How are we gonna get the money when we get the money? I'm done with not getting the money. I need to fuck the money now Okay, that is a lot of what's happening to Juan Jennings now out with the San Francisco 49ers story is hey

I need a new contract. I Okay, and Juan Jennings we've all talked about an absolute dog a monster blocks downfield pancakes people downfield Basically the epitome of what a Kyle Shanahan wide receiver is supposed to be and is I think Brock Purdy obviously absolutely loves and that whole offense will thrive with seven and a half million dollars. I expected in my mind whatever Ed he would be getting paid more money. I thought there was already some sort of deal that has already taken place but once again San Francisco 49ers have an abundance of talent and now they got to figure it all out yet again. Like you said this is a guy he wants his money he wants it now I think he was second in all the major receiving categories for the Niners last year after George Kittle You know, you lost Brandon Ayute who you know, who knows when he's gonna be full go for this year

So this is the top target going to this season. He blocks his ass off downfield But I remember watching these games it felt like Brock Purdy was looking for him on every big third down So when you have whenever you have a guy that's dependable, that can beat man coverage on third down, and is gonna do all the dirty work, I haven't really heard anything bad from this guy off the field. So this is a guy that I'm not surprised he wants a little more money with this wide receiver market

doing what it's been doing. So I'm always in favor of the players and John Lynch, I feel like he always finds a way to figure it out. Yeah, he also might see the writing on the wall a little bit. Like he's just seeing Debo get paid and then get booted. They he sees Iuk now. He had to go through that whole process to get more money. And now they got Ricky Pearsall, you know, the dude who last off season got shot. You know, that was broad daylight. That was their drama last off right in the chest.

Yeah. Like that, which is absurd to think about, but he came on at the end. Yeah. Ricky, Ricky Pearsall had a great close. That's what we talk about more. Yeah, for sure. What I'm an amen. Yeah, right. I mean, actually legit and then back he has some leverage though. I feel like here they need them like Devo's gone. Like I don't know. I feel like if Brock Purdy has any say in it, he's in there pounding the table for him. Let's head over to hammer. Don, Don, AP tone. What's up? Yeah. I saw an interesting, uh, tweet on this earlier from slow track, which is obviously the contract, uh, site that is very, very well in the NFL. The, it says that the 28 year old projects toward a two year, 38 million extension based on 2024 production. Dibot talked about his wide receiver numbers last year being second to only kiddo on the team.

So like he's only making seven a year and he's supposed to be making what 19 a year. So yeah, they're getting a deal from him right now. So it makes sense that he wants a new one. I just heard he signed an extension last off. So I mean, yeah, it was like three years or two years, 15. Good luck, man. Good luck to everybody. Get all your money and you can get get all your niners can't be shocked though.

Think about it. They like, hey, who is underpaid on our roster? If you make it 7.5 this year, I can say they'd be like, all right, I understand why you believe that you're not getting what you deserve. Yeah, and with that being said, like Brock Pertti getting a deal, now it's a whole new world.

Yeah. Now it's a whole new, how do you handle it all? Fred Warner got a new deal. Kittle got a new deal. Fred Warner. How about Tyler Atkinson bringing him up? I respected him bringing up Fred Warner.

When he said Fred Warner, because he's got, Tyler's got Dredge as well All I thought of was Fred Warner just flying 53 and a third across the field and just killing somebody and then getting on top Of them immediately and then running back and doing it again He's so much we need the Niners to be worthy of like primetime games for sure because they are great for the sport Yeah, the way that defense plays in tone You brought this up. I guess it's not NFL conversation. No, it is that NFL was it NFL was a college I forget earlier when I came over to you. No defense winning. Oh, yeah, that was college. So let's go to college

Let's talk a little college ball here cuz Greg Sankey is down here doing his thing at the SEC media days I believe coach shark will be coaching or talking here in a few moments obviously he just got the number one line backer in the country to commit to him and I believe coach Smart and others were speaking throughout the day or whatever it is. But in college as you're putting together your... Yes I am. Are you putting together your guide? Yes the 2025-2026 need to know college football need to know gamblers guide yeah we are in the middle. They don't come out later this month. This guy's a published author.

So we'll be able to get that again. And I can't stress this enough. Last year, I think we were kind of like, make a mockery and a ton of doodus. I think we're all kind of like, this is a waste. Not in here. No, we just, I think there was a lot of shit being talked about it. Okay. And then once you created it and we were able to read through it me more specifically for everything I have to do with game

Day and everything I thought it was a valuable piece of information heading into a college football season Especially with the amount of change that happens in college football the amount of players going to different places You brought up a good point as you're doing your research though for the need to know gamblers guide It's like hey the best defense in the country wins the national championship. That is Seemingly kind of the trend that's been happening, right? Is that what you're having? Last two years, two years ago, Michigan won with the number one overall defense. They gave up like ten points a game, which was historic.

Then Ohio State last year was the number one overall defense and they did too. Now their offenses can't be shit, but with JJ McCarthy and then last year with Ohio State, they were they just they didn't have to be great but When the defense is number one overall that's something you look at and then like Texas was the number two overall defense last year And they have a lot of guys returning so that was just something that I was looking at for this upcoming season Can't wait to dive into it all you have to have a great defense to be able to win obviously Will Howard won on a Miraculous run. Yeah, Chip Kelly and now all the weapons ahead on offense. But their defense had like four different MVPs basically on that defense team.

Are you guys back again? Is Ohio State gonna be good again? I mean, you gotta reload like you always do. But yeah, they got a lot of young bucks in the stable. Has you and Bobby Carpenter been over there running sprints with the boys? I have not, but Bobby's birthday is August 1st. He runs 20 half gassers every birthday.

So look to that. Happy birthday, Bob. Happy birthday, Bob. Happy birthday, so look to that. Happy birthday Bob. Happy birthday Bob. Happy birthday General. We have some breaking news out of the NFL. Congratulations to Trey Smith who is going to be the only guy on the franchise tag this year. He reached an agreement before the deadline of the franchise tag negotiation on a four year $92 million deal that includes $70 million guaranteed.

It makes him the highest paid guard in NFL history. Shout out to Nate Taylor and Chef D its highest average annual salary and the most guaranteed money ever awarded to an NFL guard hell yeah, right I got to be trade trades cool, dude. Good, dude great football player obviously an absolute his agent Jimmy Sexton and He's obviously an absolute dog I had a chance to chat with him over the last few days whenever I was trying to get to the bottom of the whole NFL, NFLPA thing.

I'm like, I'm calling everybody. I'm calling every agent I know. I'm calling to see what the hell's going on. I'm calling the NFL. I'm calling the NFLPA because there's some big words. There's some big words being thrown around. And this is a big business that we really like. We really like, hey, you guys are fucking this up

right basically is what I was kind of calling around on this entire thing and I love college football season obviously because The college game day crew that's on that set in the cameras and the audio and the truck and the product like Those people we live on the road, you know great group of people love those people get along very well with those people love every one of those people there's some people in offices sure yeah that don't really go through the entire thing and think that nonetheless love that group and all the people that come alongside everybody you know like you get a chance to meet everybody's family Desmond's family comes through. It's great to see the boys. Great to see the team. You know, Reese's family has come by. Coach Saban, because he has joined the team. Obviously,

Herbie got the bone. Yeah, all the boys. Great group of people. And Chase Ty. Yep. Yep. Peter. Coach Saban now, who people got, Jimmy Sexton will travel in. Miss Amy, who works there, they'll travel in and we'll get a chance to see him. This Jimmy Sexton guy, they need to write a book. They need 10 movies about him, documentaries about this guy. Just this handsome Southern fella who just every, well, everything is possible.

And he's got, he's moving pieces all the time. He's one of the best deal makers Of all time and as soon as I heard that he was on this case I was like Well, jimmy's not wasting time right now to get a deal done if a deal is not going to get done Felt like if jimmy sexin is going to get a deal done a deal was going to get done And i'm happy it did they said it was right there I guess it was right a cutoff because if your franchise tag The date comes which I guess was last night or today Today at four o'clock and the date comes i've been franchise tagged. So

I will say there was zero negotiation until this four o'clock time from the time I got franchise tagged There was no thought of negotiating a deal But you have until four o'clock to negotiate a deal on a franchise tag A lot of guys try to get a deal done, you know, because it's kind kind of a sign from the and from the team like hey, you're not going anywhere Okay, we got you for another year after this if you want, so maybe it's a resetting of negotiation So maybe there is a little bit of a reset like hey, we're not letting you leave. This is your reality So now let's go ahead and negotiate in this reality whenever guys want to get out or whatever Nobody likes being franchise tag because there's no long-term security. I loved it because I became a millionaire immediately.

So give me that. Now, how much are you paying me to kick a ball? One year, 2.8 million, a millionaire. Done. Let's go to Canada. Literally went to Niagara Falls that weekend as soon as I was signing the franchise tag. Not a lot of people like to do that.

Getting that deal done is huge for Trey Smith. It's also huge for the Chiefs going into the year without having to worry about any of that shit. You know, the offensive line was a big question. Yes. That was the big question for this entire thing. Now you get a guy taken care of who's very good and you can just kind of clear your mind of it all and Trey can be and feel respected and like appreciated which sometimes in business there are some hurt feelings. I'm not saying Trey would ever get that but I'm

happy they got to do it. Yeah Trey I think as a player too you want to do right by the team that takes care of you like that. Hey look I want to the team right for paying me. They they give me all this money all this guaranteed money I'm gonna let them know. Hey, yeah, it's not wasted in we all know you can have every piece in place in the world If you are worried about who is gonna be starting on the offensive line in front of Patrick Mahomes. Good luck like that's gonna you need an office a lot we talked about defense and You know, we talked to Lane we talked a lot of offensive linemen I got mad respect for offensive linemen not only because they just house beers you're talking about demolishing beers asking for no credit just tough

dudes all of them tough hand-to-hand combat is their job I've never seen a single offensive lineman that isn't a great fighter. Like ever. I saw a guy roll with Sean, uh, offensive lineman, uh, where's he from? The bangles? I forget now. It's cause I think Sean was done with a few different players. Hey, he was rolling. It's like offensive lineman actually hand hit that that's real. Sh you know, that's every day they're doing and they're huge dudes and they

get their asses beat all the time. But at the end of the day, those five dudes are going to decide whether or not you can win or you can't win. Cause if you can't protect a quarterback, you can't run the ball. But at the end of the day, those five dudes are going to decide whether or not you can win or you can't win. Because if you can't protect a quarterback, you can't run the ball. You're completely fucked. Now the Kansas City Chiefs, who have an offensive line question, have paid $50 million in their center and their guard combo. Now they've got to figure out everything else to get back to the place that we all assume that Kansas City Chiefs will be whenever Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback and Andy Reid is the head coach. And I assume they're going to make another run at this. Remember, they were the AFC champs. that Kansas City Chiefs will be whenever Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback and Andy Reid is the head coach and

I assume they're gonna make another run at this. Remember they were the AFC champs. Yeah They were the AFC champs, best team in the AFC. They were they were that team Then they just get the doors blown off them in a Super Bowl and everybody's like, Chiefs are dead It's like are they? I don't know Yeah, exactly for one Couldn't block the Eagles. Yeah, exactly. Four, one, stubbornness. The supporting team gets the bucks. Couldn't block them.

Yep. Well, and that still might be a problem, though. They lost Joe Tooney, and Trey Smith and Creed Humphrey were both still on that line last year. And do they even know who their tackles are again? Yeah, I'm sure they know. You'll figure it out. Whoa.

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We've never seen before ladies and gentlemen the president of the UFC and a man who'll be hosting this weekend in New Orleans Louisiana on Friday power slap 14 on Saturday UFC 318 Diamond Dustin Poirier's last fight ever in his hometown. Ladies and gentlemen, Dana White. How you doing brother? What's up boys? How are you? I heard your voice over for the ram truck commercial. You got that ram shirt on right there. Hey, God bless America, Dana. Hey, God bless America, Dana. That's all I can say. How are you doing brother? How's life? Very busy? Everything's awesome, man. Yeah, everything's awesome. And what's funny is I never aspire to know there will not be a documentary. I will never do anything like that. I don't want to act. I don't want to do commercials. I don't want to do any of that stuff. But you know, I met Tim the CEO of Dodge and

he was walking me through all this stuff and and and they sent me over the the VO for that commercial and then you know, you know all the images and I'm like, oh hell yeah, I'm doing this commercial. Yeah, I can do it. Yeah, I can do it. Is there a fucking microphone in here? I need to do a little voiceover. I got a chance to chitchat with Tim as well.

I believe he's fresh CEO over there. I think within like the last year or whatever, he has, he's a lightning rod. This guy, yeah, he's electrifying. I can't wait to see what you got. He was in, then he retired, and then they brought him back. So yeah, no, I like him very much. We are, like I said, I've said this a million times.

I want to work with people that I'm aligned with, and I could not be more aligned with him. He's a great guy, love him. And shout out to the Hemi 2500 heavy duty that I got sitting right outside. This Ram truck rides like it's on great guy. Love him. And shout out to the Hemi 2500 heavy duty that I got sitting right outside. This Ram truck rides like it's on the clouds, but has the power to get you wherever you need and the utility to get the job done.

Okay, let's talk about you getting the job done. Massive weekend in New Orleans, brother. Okay, we got PowerSlap 14. Congrats on the 14th, one of these. I remember we talked before the first one. I remember we talked before the first one. I got a chance to be in attendance at one of these I was sitting right next to Travis Scott in the

Kapow Dead lady right in front of us and it was electrifying obviously social media is power slaps home I think every single week and then Saturday Dustin Poirier's last fight This is a massive weekend for you in the middle of the summer How excited are you for it down there in New Orleans and what should we maybe have our mindset be looking ahead to it? Yeah I haven't been there in a long time so I'm excited to get back there. Fun city obviously. Power slap for the people that have never seen it live like you said. It's an incredible fun live event.

It's been killing it for us and then obviously the BMF card on Saturday night the UFC Dustin Poirier his last fight win lose or draw versus Max Holloway and what's incredible about the Dustin Poirier fight if you think about the lightweight division the nastiest division in the sport you know everybody in the top 15 are all killers and these guys are ranked number five and six. And it's for the BMF title and the whole card is a BMF card. So I'm looking very forward to it. I love the Baddest Motherfucker title. I think that was a genius. I think it was a genius concept by you. You know, I think that you know, you're a promoter. I think that was a genius promoter.

This feels like one where all fight fans are are gonna get behind it as well, right? Because obviously we got this number here, and then we got Poirier with his last fight. Feels like this is one that Fight fans are very excited about. Do you feel that as well? Well, what's funny about the BMF title is that me and my mag-bakers sit in this room every Tuesday, and we fight and argue about, you know, this fighter, that fighter, what we're gonna do. And when I pitched them the BMF idea, I thought they were going to shit all over it. They did not. They loved it.

And so we ended up doing it. And yeah, the, the fans like it. And more importantly, the fighters all want to fight for this title. So I love it. Yeah. It's a sense of pride to be the baddest motherfucker. I mean, that is a, it's a great thing to be known of. Can you talk a little bit about Dustin though and what he's done for the UFC,

obviously, as we look ahead to his last fight in the cage? Absolutely. I mean, what Dustin has accomplished here is incredible. And when you look at like his last 11 fights, it's the who's who. And I think seven of them are former world champions. Um, so, so obviously his fights with Connor, the list goes on and on and he's a great guy. This is one of those fights where both of them are beloved by the fans and everybody else is one of those fights where you don't want to see somebody lose, but unfortunately

somebody has to. Yeah, but these guys are both entertaining fighters, which I think is a massive ordeal for you, right? You obviously said you and the fight makers meet every single Tuesday in their style of fight is a big deal right as you're trying to build up UFC and still continue to build the best cards every single week week in week out absolutely I mean again we're going into we just came out of Nashville this last weekend that card was incredible then we go into this one which was actually the BMF card and we expect, you know, I say it all the time

I sell holy shit moments for a living and I think we're gonna have a lot of holy shit moments on Saturday I want to let you know I sell holy shit moments for a living and I'm living good Real thing we got 28 seconds till the heart out here on ESPN will continue on YouTube ESPN plus Disney plus and tick tock live even though they are fickle. Sure. TikTok Live is very, we need you to get to the bottom of TikTok, which we will talk about with Dana here as we continue into the digital space.

This weekend, massive for not only PowerSlap, but also for UFC down there in New Orleans. We will all enjoy alongside Dana White, who will look spectacular, Cage Side, down there in the bayou, goodbye. Okay, on digital sorry I had to do that that was like a weird there's a hard out right there Dana and then we can see transition that's a transition you killed it yeah I was at the home run derby last night I fucking connected I watched it so I went out Saturday night with kid rock after

the fight and it was a really bad idea and I was sick for the last two days so I didn't work out yesterday morning so I worked out last night and and watched the home run derby while I was working out last night was great. Hey they bombed balls last night it was a good show I think. Big Dumper he's the guy leading the league right now him having a good performance was big for baseball. Let's talk about you going out with Kid Rock afterwards. I went to his restaurant down there in Nashville with Ernest and a couple others. The decorations in this place, the style that Kid Rock has, I don't know if there's ever been a human that decorates like him. And then I heard his house is very similar to what that restaurant is. What an interesting cat. And it's not until you walk through the museum that he has at this restaurant

that you are reminded of all the shit that Kid rock has done. He's in every hall of fame I saw every plaque this shit's in this restaurant. He's out. What a human kid rock is you need to tell him from us That I think he is an anomaly out there legitimately. What a weapon kid rock is. I feel the same way man, and so He came to the ufc on UFC on Saturday so we watched the fights and then we went out after to his place his honky-tonk but the night before he was in Kentucky where he played to 25-30,000 people you know he's doing all these unserved markets where they don't get big concerts and he's absolutely killing it and yes he's incredible live and he's obviously fun to hang out with. Yeah, his decoration. You gotta admit. Oh and his house. His house is a replica of the White House

and it's incredible. Yeah, it's incredible. He's got a massive studio in there. He's got a garage with all his old cars in there and then all of his garage doors are his goal records. It's pretty cool. I'm telling you, from walking into his restaurant, I've never been to his house, walking into his restaurant, I'm like, holy shit, this guy just lives, it's a museum. I'm in a museum right now.

Collector's pieces all over the place. I don't know how many millions of dollars in collected pieces. They're fake though, it's not real. Don't go rob the place. But there's a lot of really good shit. I can't wait to meet him, obviously. He's done a lot. You're in that world right now

Obviously the power brokers because of how much success you've had and now you're venturing into a whole new avenue And I think it's where you started this boxing world. Let's talk about all the shit with the boxing world Okay, because obviously we had you in Turkey on whenever we were announcing that this was happening It was an honor for us to be a part of that TKO teams up with Turkey. You obviously gonna run a boxing promotion. You started in a boxing world. Obviously, you know the fight world very well. You know the promotion world very well.

WWE's Nick Khan also in there. Now first fight has been announced. It's fucking fight of the century and it's gonna be in a stadium. How do you feel about the boxing promotion? Do we have a name yet? And how much time are you divvying on all these? How are you handling it all? Yeah, it's been busy, that's for sure.

But Nick Khan from WWE introduced me to Shake Turkey a year or two ago. I don't remember how long ago it was, but we ended up creating a relationship. I like the guy and I like what he's doing for boxing. And I don't know how I ended up in this Canelo Crawford fight, but I did. And but this isn't what I'm going to be doing. I'm launching something else in 26 that I'll announce you and I'll probably announce it with you anyway. Everybody loves you and wants to announce everything with you. So

not everybody loves me. Everybody loves you and wants to announce everything with you. So Everybody loves you Everybody loves you. All right, that feels good. Thank you. Everybody loves you So yeah, I mean it's it's fun. It's I wouldn't be sitting where I am today if it wasn't for the sport of boxing I love What Turkey is doing creating, you know? if it wasn't for the sport of boxing. I love what Turkey is doing, creating, you know, making these fights that would never be made and we'd be talking about 10 years from now

wishing that we would have seen it. Those are the fights he's making. And the fact that I can contribute anything to this, I'm honored, I love it. Okay, cool. So that fight's coming in September. You're starting something in 26. Can't wait to see what that is.

I feel like that's some sort of news, at least at some sort. I don't think I had something in 26. Can't wait to see what that is I feel like that's some sort of news at least it's some sort I don't think I had heard of that can't wait to hear What that is and see what it is you're seemingly successful with everything and on that note you talk about Turkey being good for boxing obviously you're good for the fight game. You're also good for sports as a whole We're having a fight at the White House So how okay take me into the think tank here. We're having dinner with the president at the White House. We overlook a yard. I assume there's a name for the yard. I should know it. I don't know it. A garden of something. You look out there, there's enough space out there.

We could do an event out here. Is that how this comes together? This sounds like some of the most insane sports stuff in history. That backdrop of the White House slash Kid Rocks looking house. You have that right there. Then bang the octagon right there. And then a select crowd of people. That seems like a movie, not real life. How did we get here? And where are we in the development of that? I agree. So the president has this whole thing where he wants to bring Americans back to the White House. He's like, this is America's house. Everybody should be able to come and enjoy it. Easter egg hunts on the lawn and all this stuff.

He says, I think we should do a fight here at the White House. And I was like, okay, I'm in. I'm in. So he told Ivanka to handle it and start the talks with me. So my team went out there and did all the recon on it. We're putting together a whole pitch and we're gonna fly out there in a couple of weeks and walk the president through it

and see what he likes and doesn't like and start fine tuning this thing. And we're gonna put on an incredible event at the White House in the South Lawn. Yeah, it sounds like a lot of your fighters are excited to be like, hey, if we're gonna do something historic and legendary, we're okay being a part of that. Even somebody that maybe was retired. Go ahead, D-Budge.

Yeah, I got to ask you about the GOAT, John Bones Jones. I've seen he retired. He's unretired back in the testing pool. What's the latest on Jones? Is that for the White House fight? For sure, right? Well, it was after we announced the White House that, yeah, he called and said he wanted to you know, get back in the pool You know, obviously everybody wants to fight on that card and that's a good thing because we're gonna put on the best card We've ever done For that White House event. Okay, so on that note, let's go to Ireland We saw a lot of a guy but obviously he is massive in the fight world. Go ahead Connor

Yeah, Dana, then the other question would be McGregor, you know, John Jones and Connor McGregor on the same card would be, you know, historic, the biggest of all time. It feels like, is that another thing that might be in the works as well? Cause I saw a lot of him talking about it too. Yeah. And a lot of him in general. Saw a lot of him. Saw a lot of him. Keep living, Connor. Keep living. Anything is possible. Listen, it's still a year away. I mean, it's literally a year away from now.

So the landscape will change a lot over the next year. As far as title holders and, you know, stars and people that pop up. But yeah, I mean, we're looking at Jones. If we do a Jones and Conor on the same card, plus a lot of other great fights, anything is possible and everything is possible for that card. If we're going to have Conor McGregor and John Jones on the same card, plus a lot of other great fights. Anything is possible and everything is possible for that card. If we're gonna have Conor McGregor and John Jones on the same card, I mean, I guess.

Sure. I mean, I guess we'll do that. That thing will be electrifying. You said it's about a year from now. Do you have a date already picked out? It's the fourth of July. It's the 250th anniversary of America. Yeah.

Holy fuck. Is that the greatest thing of all time? I mean, it is. Yeah, it is. Yes, it is, by the way. Yeah, the flyover. Yeah, yeah. Holy fuck. Is that the greatest thing of all time? I mean, yeah, it is. Yes, it is, by the way. Yeah. The flyover. Yeah. Oh my word. My the flyover is about to be. Holy shit. They imagine. Just think about what I'm going to do for this fight and then think about what Trump is going to do for this fight. You know what I mean? It's going to be one of the it's a one of one experience like when we did the sphere. It's the sphere on steroids. I mean, it's going to be a one of the it's a one-of-one experience like when we did the sphere it's the sphere on

steroids i mean it's going to be a one-of-one event there'll be there'll be nothing like it ever again and then let alone kid rock starts getting his mind around us and yeah we already talked that believe me when we were out the other night we talked a lot about this believe me well that's the other thing where the president just put on the He just did the parade for the military. That's all right there, too You can put 25,000 people in that area, right? It's just the possibilities for this thing are Insane. Yeah, you're gonna take advantage of it all and give us a hell of a show and we're very grateful for I promise you that I promise you that. I promise you that.

Do you feel... okay, I'm gonna talk about your personal life real quick. So we see your friends publicly fight each other. That's why I feel like we see at this stage of life and you're like a glue piece to all of it almost and every story is like Dana, right? And then Dana there was even conversations that happened. Why else they get leaked allegedly? And then there's obviously public shit that we see do you feel a sense of like hey? I I am a rather important piece of America they do feel like that or no you just try not to think about it No, the big dogs all the big dogs are all you you have see events there for a while. It was just like oh, yeah

Hey, who's deciding what goes on the entire world? Well, let alone the guy that's on commentary every time. Mm-hmm. He's podcasts Just changes the entire globe's Everything and then you got the people sitting behind in the corner. It's like oh, there's the president There's the richest man on earth. Oh, there's the biggest agent in the history of being an agent There's Dana way Zuckerberg is getting in this thing. And they're just all there. And it's like, I think the love of your sport is something that really has rallied a lot of people. Do you see it that way?

And how involved in all that shit do you want to be or are you trying not to be? I guess I see it that way when you point it out. Yeah. Yeah, this is what we're all seeing, Dana. Yeah, this is what we're all seeing. Dana. Yeah, this is what we're all seeing. And let alone Theo Vaughn is sitting. Yeah, the biggest comedians are right there behind you watching the entire thing. It's like your events are like all the motherfuckers

that kind of run everything. And it's like, you're the glue behind it. That's a cool thing that MMA is the one, but it's also like a pretty important thing, I think right now in sports. Well, thank you. Well, thank you. Yeah, and you know, it's funny

because I've been friends with all these guys for a long time. Obviously, me and Rogan go back, you know, 25, 26 years. The president and I go back that long and and yes, the love of this sport and and the things that we've done over the last 25 years have brought us to where we are today. It's just, I don't know, it's just as surreal as it is, it's just, it's what it is. It's what we've done over the last 25 years. Yeah, it's just another day.

American badass. Let me walk out here with the fucking president. I'm walking into an arena with the president of the United States and Kid Rock flanking me. I mean, it's an unbelievable thing. Congrats on the business. Can't wait to hear your next voiceover with Dodge Ram Trucks.

Can't wait to watch PowerSlap 14, UFC this weekend in New Orleans, BMF card, and Crawford, and Canelo in September, and in something I'm doing in 2026. Keep grinding, man. We appreciate the journey. Thanks brother. I appreciate you guys. And yes, I will be, I will be breaking it with you when we're ready to do it.

Nice. That's breaking news. It's breaking news that we're breaking this. We appreciate the hell out of you. The man, ladies and gentlemen, Dana way. I guess when you point it out yeah I guess there for like a two month period every person that was making every decision that mattered to the entire fucking world it felt like. Boom. Was that these lights? Did you?

I wasn't the only person that was seeing it. Dana is kind of the blue piece isn't he? Yes they're all walking in with him. How you doing? Keep moving. Yeah president please. Yeah let me go I was the only person that was saying Dana is kind of the blue piece in me. Yes They're all walking in with him. I don't keep moving him my president, please. Yeah Let me go. I have the richest guy on earth. Just go Grab really a singer. He's gonna friend. Okay, you have to sit here Arnie Manuel's coming here. Oh, yeah Mark Zuckerberg wants much who Mark Zuckerberg invented Facebook. Oh, yeah, didn't he fucking hate it? No, no, he does he's with yeah Yeah, he's Jack. Come on, bro. I'm his wife. Yep They go right there. Mm-hmm. That is awesome. Yeah, they use love of sport. Yeah

We got there So funny, I'll get trapped not trapped cuz that it's a negative connotation But boy, I'll get in a Theo von Wurmhol and all of a sudden 35 40 minutes will pass and it's 12 30 a.m I'm like fuck I need to sleep right now I should've been sleeping this entire time, but he just told me about 15 people from his hometown And also his thoughts on certain things. It's like Does this guy's brain operate like this? Just like this too. So quick.

Yeah. And he's had some gigantic political figures on his pod. The fact that Theo is talking to him is so awesome. He seems so- The president, Dex O'Kane, will get you howling at the moon, brother, or something, or at the telephone lines or something. I forget what it is. That UFC world is its own world in and of itself.

We didn't even ask him about the blackjack thing he does with Taylor Law. Yeah. Steve and all them. I mean't even ask about the blackjack thing he does with Taylor Long. Oh yeah. Oh yeah. Steve and all them. I mean, that's insane. Probably still broken. I think I watched Taylor win hundreds of dollars.

Yeah, a bunch of money. They got a good thing going over there at UFC. They win every time. Feels like it. Dana does. What Dana talks about, he's like, hey, I live here. If I'm up, I see you. I get out of here.

I don't sit around and give it back to him. I just won four hands. Oh, that's cool. I'm four and out of here. Like, yeah. See you guys tomorrow back to him. I just won four hands. Oh, that's cool. I'm four and under. Like, see you guys tomorrow. Four million bucks. Yeah. That's a lot of money there, Ben.

A lot. I don't know. There's a lot of people in there too. A lot of cameras. Have you seen those things? Yeah. I don't know if it was always supposed to be, I don't want to be that guy.

We were invited to go play blackjack with Dana White five, six years ago. I forget what it was. At the Superbowl. Yeah. Or somewhere. Well, multiple times. Yes, because, but like, the first time we were invited to go do it, I was like, six years ago. I forget what it was. At the Super Bowl? Yeah. Or somewhere. Well, multiple times. But like the first time we were invited to go do it,

I was like, that sounds awesome. And then I asked him exactly what it is. And he basically said what it was. It was like, oh, we need to do that. Something happened. We weren't able to get out there. So then Super Bowl, we were supposed to go. Something happened.

We weren't able to do it. So then we start watching these videos. These things, it's like, holy shit. These are, I'm happy I didn't go actually. Pretty stressful. Yeah. I feel like these are very stressful, but it's great content are I'm happy I didn't go actually pretty stressful yeah these are very stressful but it's great content I'm loving watching these people do it I don't know if I'm supposed to be the one in there I mean it'd be wild to be in there and all of a sudden you blink and you're down 50k 100k 100k yeah right 200 to one he said you need to be like

two minutes yeah well cuz you need to be willing to lose a hundred K on your first hand because then you have to go bigger on your neck Like that's that's his game. So yeah, if you're not getting cards, you can get down 500 K pretty quick He's dodging blink. I know and then whenever he wins Thank you, I will see you later that was fun wasn't you guys had me there for about four hands I'm out of here I've seen a double or nothing Gatorade shot into a Gatorade bottle shot into a trash can up to 45,000 bucks. That's awesome Yeah, that was pretty cool. That was really exciting. I mean they're bringing uno to Las Vegas now. You saw that right? Yeah, Eagle table games for uno. I will say I saw it was actually

It's actually a gimmick You got donor garage saw three different reports and I know exactly Z saw it this morning. I don't know the exact details, but it's it's not what we thought it was That felt like it was gonna be much tougher to get done Colorblind people can't play you know, and I think that's fucked up. That is a good boy. We gotta get out of here We got a We gotta hit the road This summer road trip continues.

We are now off to Los Angeles. Big city. The city of angels. City of lights! Shane Gillis hosting the ESPYs tomorrow night. Cannot wait to watch All-Star games this evening. Yup. We'll watch that.

It should be a great time. Let's continue to enjoy this. What's happening on Thursday? We still don't know. Legitimately still don this evening. Yep. We'll watch that. It should be a great time. How do you enjoy this? It's happening Thursday. Still don't know Legitimately still don't know no could be on could be in a state could not be try to figure it all out Let's just get that lay first. Yeah, let's just do that one thing one foot in front of the other edge That's how it works. Have you seen you join the road summer programs road trip? I saw that looks just like hey, I'll take it Is that you I guess? Z drive Yeah, if you go put it back here looks like AJ Hawk all-star Just like hey, I'll take it. Is that you I guess Yeah, if you put back here looks like AJ Hawk all-star

That's a great comment. I love that guy. Let's talk about this real quick AJ. I think you look good. Good job. Thanks D-bot super happy. I mean he laid it Jack though. Love how happy ready for this be still How we feel? Yeah, I don't know who the fuck that guy is. You don't know who that's you sure as hell isn't me You paint your nails white don't you yeah, I did say that the D bone thanks for you know putting Fingernail paint on there and making it look like I haven't clipped my fingernails in six months my needle cocaine in there Connor how do we feel? So from hammered on time look how happy you are I feel great about it tone looks like Jordan Davis Yeah, love that you bite dirt over there

Do you believe we have a side but see spot on yeah spot on is right look at the fucking schnoz at that guy on the left Kid me Look to your like thanks for giving me the fucking bags under my eyes like I don't know that I'm tired already, okay I got two cats. He bone. Yeah, I mean he's Nailed the hat. Okay. Yeah, he did. I'll give him that. I'll give him that. Does D-Bone like build him? How does exactly does it work? It goes off in a real picture. D-Bone teamed up with like 16 different fucking AIs, I believe, to piece that whole thing together And then it crashed his fucking computer 10 minutes before the show started so it was completely worthless.

But great graphic. Yeah, great graphic I'm pretty sure water jump into guys got a brand new fucking laptop this thing crashed it out But he got a great graphic it did it did I can't complain Well, you are I just did but I can't you know, but I will I Thought about it. Yeah, but I can't so it's a good graphic It is great grab shot T-mobile shot shout out to Red Bull, shout out to that guy. There he is. All right AJ before we get out of here I think we gotta do a giveaway don't you think? Oh you're gonna show the people your new putter again? I didn't even think about that. Grab the black one right there. You can go to a local golf golf course and see any 90 year old man using the similar club

That is old money's JJ spawns the last and use the tall laughter Yeah that club head you're right It's about the head not the shaft. I know Yeah Yeah, Connor McG I think the chef does matter in what you were talking about. Well... You're talking about penises. Yeah, Conor McGregor would say that. Saw a lot of hand-hands. Yeah, that's not illegal, is it?

What happened? So I guess he can curl dumbbells with his dong like there's no tomorrow. Which is awesome. It's like Cirque du Soleil stuff. Just real quick though. America's got talent. There was no reason. Okay. There was no reason for you guys to start yelling into my phone when I got into that car. Conor McGregor's dick. Conor McGregor's dick. Conor McGregor's dick. To try to talk to my algorithm. Well, I had not seen it. It did not come into my life at all I had no idea that it was a thing and then as soon as I get back with you guys

You all are trying to yell at my algorithm to have that thing pop up and I'll have you know, guess what? Mission accomplished. Yeah, I'm not happy sports Pat something you need to see. Yeah. He's one of the greatest I don't need to see that in my it is sports as an athlete working out just trying to make his biggest muscle bigger. Yeah, I Mean he's the one of if not the greatest Irish athlete of all time. Yeah, sorry. Yeah, you got to look at his dick And we didn't want I haven't seen it. I saw Dibon draw and making a graphic of it I thought just like the road trips the situation Do you bone if you're not you should get on that he was he was putting little arms on it and having the guy bench yeah yeah yeah look sweet I look forward to that

we got open stance is that how they teach you yeah good putting school they do innovation perfect I tell you what it holds its line pretty good Perfect speed There we go paint bang back door bang. Yep good backspin on that Hello Stan, this is a commercial commercial for the tall lab putter? I don't care what it is. I'm just telling you, if I can putt, I'm going to be an okay golfer. If it goes in, you're right.

It doesn't matter. Imagine doing this. Oh my gosh. Imagine carrying a golf bag when that thing's sticking up 12 feet above the rest of your clubs. If I can make a putt with it. If you can make every putt, then I understand. If I can just two putt.

Hell yeah. clubs if you can make every putt then I understand yeah bang pretty pure I mean that oh is that put together like a pool cue you go like on on screw it it is a fair course your hope so that would be sweet I don't think so Yeah, I think you just feel it he's got a feel it how does it feel what's right there? Yes, we're sweet I don't think that's the one The other ones feel pretty good. That's good. Yeah, that's not Get the black one Yeah, yeah, they are locked. Yeah, there we go. Do the Bryson, which almost, I don't know about you, D, but it felt impossible to even try impossible.

I didn't feel like I could keep my forearm on there. Is that what it is? Or we're not flexible enough? Maybe I just, I just felt like a goofball. I like to feel like an athlete before I do. I guess here we go. Those are cool. We think about doing the open stance with that one don't need it You're not exactly anchored out on your bang

Bang that's yeah, that's the one tell Bryson What do you mean? She wasn't make putts, that's all you're doing What do you mean? You're supposed to make putts. That's all you're doing. Bang! That's in, it hit the ball, that was already in. Yeah, Kuchar does that too. Hit the ball.

So you're good. Kuchar? Yeah, Matt Kuchar. Oh, Ashton? Maybe. That one hit like a pebble. I saw it jump. Here you go.

So a line, tracking. Yeah, I mean you're rolling it pretty good. There it is, yeah you got it. AJ, you are not allowed to take this one. It's the amount of shit you talked on it. The tall boy? Oh, no, no, never. I think I'm a golfer. I golfed a little bit during the...

During the break during the break nice don't look now I believe it you already are good if this thing if this thing things this thing yeah don't you fucking easy I just found my goddamn putter don't let it take your athleticism away that's all I'm asking. That's why I'm fucking hockey shooting at me. Okay, good, then it's fine. Just don't let this big old grip, don't make it, like they want to take the athlete out of you.

No, keep it. You need to, you're a field player. No, I've been a guy that never makes a putt guy. I need to change whatever the hell. That's why you got that. Yeah, there you go. See, like, just like that. Like happy go more perfect whenever that comes out.

Could you fathom if I just start rolling these fucking things in like this? Absolutely. I think I can. Hockey, ball hockey, I mean, I'm fucking, that feels like, why have I not been doing this all the, cornhole, why am I not been doing this? Is that legal?

It's legal. Good question, but if it is, I mean, Bryson uses it, yeah, it's gotta be, that's legal. We'd like to shout out him for about Four or five minutes of entertainment last night. Yeah, we went through the hit through the heat. Yep needed it Yeah, we did we certainly did Let's get the fuck out here There's a late night last night. Yeah, I can imagine I mean the thing tonight

There's a late night last night. Yeah. I can imagine. I mean, that thing was tonight. Tonight's going to be a long one. Oh, fuck. Tonight is a long one. Yeah. Long drive.

AJ, you're not going to be able to be on the bus with Ty's nose. I know. Yeah. Not enough room. Ty, will you come join us? Will you get out of here? Absolutely. Shout to the Atkinson family.

We're acting up. Yeah. Yeah, that's pretty sweet. Never outworked. Ever. This is the're acting up. Yeah. Yeah, that's perfect. Pretty sweet. Never outworked. Ever. This is the most important part. Boom. Now.

Never outworked. And for this kid, like, 17 year old, he's probably 17, so squared away, mature. Hey, the Open's this weekend, who's gonna win? I kinda like Rambo. Oh, fuck that! I didn't expect it. Is anybody putting like me out there? No. I don't think so. Be a friend, tell a friend something nice, might change a life when it's in together. Thank you guys for

everything. Oh we should talk about it. The lady was wearing a mask we couldn't hear what she was saying. Legitimately could not hear. Couldn't hear what any of the questions were. Couldn't hear. First two questions, couldn't hear. Could make it out a little bit. We're reading mouth while they're talking. Big part of it. So mask, third question. Couldn't read any lips. Couldn't hear. In the video, I did hear that it was perfectly clear. It was not like that where we were on the stage. I think with where the speakers were it was maybe front of stage shooting out that way and there was also noise in back of theater. So we could not, we actually could not hear what she could hear like every fifth and they did see her reading question pretty promptly. So like legitimately did not hear what

she said until the second time I was trying my best to kind of understand it But it was like I don't know if we're the right people for that question. But also Uh, I appreciate passion And on that same note, I think atlanta was awesome for the all-star game It was just like it was for the national championship. Yeah, it's like it was for the sec championship atlanta is a great Great host city. Yeah for the super bowl. That is a great host city host city. Yeah, for the Super Bowl, that is a great host city. Lucky me, that's hot as shit. Certainly. The battery, though, that entire deal that the Braves own

is incredible. Celebration, too. Yeah. All right, be a friend, tell a friend something nice that might change your life when you're in the same team on me. Team on three. One, two, three, team.

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