The Pat McAfee Show - PMS 2.0 672 - Tampa Bay Lightning 3x Stanley Cup Chompion Patty Maroon, United States Soccer Goalie Legend Tim Howard, & AJ Hawk

Episode Date: May 26, 2022

On today’s show Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys talk about the all major stories in the NFL, the media and player relationship, and talk to special guests from the NHL and the soccer world. Joining the progrum in the first hour is Left Winger for the Tampa Bay Lightning and winner of three straight Stanley Cups, Patty “The Big Rig” Maroon, to chat about his career and reputation on the ice, hockey culture, and more(). Later in hour two, United States Goalie Legend, a man who played for Man United, Everton, and the Colorado Rapids, holds the record for most saves in a World Cup match at 15, Tim Howard, joins the progrum to talk about being an American soccer player overseas, how Europe views American soccer, the Champion’s League, Messi to the MLS, and more(). Make sure you subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow to watch the show and listen on Sirius XM Channel 82, Mad Dog Radio. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. See you tomorrow, cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello beautiful people. It is Thursday, May 26th, 2022 and this sports show shall begin. Can't thank you enough for joining us here on this glorious Thursday. Hope your life is good. We have a lot of things to chat about today. Not, you know, not a normal day on the show. No, no, no, no. Not really. Yeah, because we have two guests from two sports that aren't our sport joining us today. That's right. How about in about 27 minutes, Bay Greg, Patty Maroon coming on the show.

Oh, hell yeah. Tampa Bay Lightning stud, obviously a monster, has won the previous three Stanley Cups. First with the St. Louis Blues, his hometown, then the last two with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Now the Tampa, obviously, Tampa Bay Lightning are looking to go for three straight after they just swept the Florida Panthers. Big Rig will join us in about 26 minutes or so. Hey, first time talking to him.

That's about a legend. Yeah. Weapon. Won a lot of games recently. He's going time talking to him. Legend. Won a lot of games recently. He's going for four straight Stanley Cups. This guy like the New York Islanders back in 1979 to 1983. Good squad. That's what Patty Maroon's trying to do. He's trying to tie the

Islanders of 1979 to 83 to fucking win four straight Cups. This guy gets on your team, you win a Stanley Cup. Yeah. So we might be winning a Stanley Cup, boys. Here we go.

Seems like he's joining the show here in a little bit. And then Tim Hyde, greatest goalie of all time. Mano has a World Cup record with 15 saves

in one game. Former United States goalie, Manchester United goalie, Everton goalie, an absolute soccer stud. Tim Howard will join us in the second hour, you know, because soccer's happening. Yeah. Big time.

This weekend. Champions League. Champions League fun. Yeah. Who will be the champion of the Champions League? Will it be Liverpool? Hell yeah. Who looks to win their third trophy of the year?

They could have won four, but instead Aston Villa choked it away. Come on, Villa. Or will it be? Real Madrid, it will not. Of course. Don't even think about it. Of course. Then there's obviously rumors about, you know,

maybe Methi coming to the MLS. Right. The state of the United States soccer. We've got a World Cup coming up that we're going to win. Sorry about it. Soccer Lombardi is now ours, pal. Cannot wait to chat with him. A.J. Hawk will be here.

Your phone calls on the 5-hour energy phone line, 1-833-4-MAC. The talk table is here. Looking fantastic. At Ty Schmidt, at Boston Connor. Boys, how you doing? Pretty darn good. Pretty darn good. Like I said, not a normal day.

I'm very excited for both these conversations. A little rainy out, but I'm glad to be here. It's a little rainy, but we're a little rangy. That's right. Well said. We are tapping into sports that aren't our sports and hopefully going to generate and garner some incredible conversations about them and learn even more to make this show better.

Hell yeah. You know what we're trying to do today, Boston Connor? Just trying to get better every day. You know, it doesn't matter what you did yesterday. It doesn't matter what you're doing tomorrow. All that matters is what you're doing today. How good can this show become from these conversations today? Tenfold. That's right.

Because whenever we talk hockey, we only talk about four teams. Okay, look at this. Go Boats. Coming into the conversation, we're about to learn more about them than any of the teams that we've talked about all year. Without a doubt. Quickly. Very quickly. Has anybody else come on our show from any of those teams that we've talked about all year?

I don't think so. Go Boats boats aj could have got jack johnson but he refuses to help the show well jack johnson is still in the family though so you have to remember that jack johnson is in the family let's not bury him you know what i mean just in case yeah just because if they do win we would like to be invited to the cup celebration yeah no baron aj not jack johnson of course correct aj not jj yes but Big Rig coming on the show. Go Boats. Go Boats. Had a house down in Tampa.

Yeah. The last run that they had. Go Boats. Go Boats. Same neighborhood as fucking Stephen Thomkos. Go Boats. Go Boats. Fist bumped an old man every time I went in and out of the gas station, even though it

was COVID time because they had Tampa Bay Lightning hat on, which the entire city did and said, Go Boats. I mean, we are all the way in there. Yeah. They love their lightning down there. Hey, Go Boats! Getting a lot of rest time here now too since they swept the Panthers who won the President's Cup Championship.

Best record in the regular season. President's Trophy. Yeah, of course, the President's Cup. It's a fucking piece of metal. Rob Manford would call it. Go Boats! Go Bucs And Avalanche Just in case we get to

Yeah go AFC Yeah go AFC I mean The Bucs have a potential Upcoming opponent Of the Caniacs 20,000 of them Yeah

A little booze up down there In Raleigh Going banana land I mean that is potential On the other side Of this series That is currently tied 2-2 So at least A couple more games That the boats get to rest and relax and get healthy

while the Rangers and the Caniacs battle it out to see who's going to have to stare down the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions. I mean, what a time to be alive. Can't thank the big rig enough. Speaking of thanking people, Tone, your gambling lately has been a fantastic pal congrats to you maybe tony thank you pot way to go now i didn't know while i was saying that sentence i didn't know if it was true or not so i am happy to hear you're on a heater right now you're on a heater right now monday was very good tuesday was very good uh last night was 500 so so still very good good yeah what week. What are we doing today? What are we betting on today? And why were you 500 yesterday? Is it because

Victor Oladipo? Jesus Christ. What happened? Thank you for reminding me. Dude, there was a couple bonuses I took. Jason Tatum and Jimmy Butler scored seven, I think, in the first. Yeah. I think the entire starting lineup for one of the teams

only had like seven points or something like that. As a total, the bench was scoring for everybody. Tatum also had zero in the first quarter. Yeah, so I mean, I got completely bamboozled whenever I looked at that because I thought this was a game that both those guys are going to want and want to go get, especially with how that series has gone just completely upside down, upside down. Who's winning? We don't know. Why is this team winning?

They're supposed to be having COVID issues. Well, they're on top right now until then. The Celtics win by 40. What is going on in that series? None of us know. But Oladipo, what happened? I remember when he was here in Indiana playing for the Pacers and for IU. This is my city. He was in the All-Star

game. He was in the dunk contest. He was doing all that stuff. And then, I mean, I have not watched his series enough, obviously. Apparently. I knew Oladip series enough, obviously, apparently. I knew Oladipo was with the Miami Heat. I thought from the chatter, though, that Victor Oladipo was all the way back. Pumped about it.

Pumped about it because I've seen him do it. I watched him on back-to-back possessions last night put up some of the worst shots I've ever seen in playoff basketball. Is he hurt? Are they all hurt? Is everything going on? What's wrong with the team? Are they just tired, winded?

You said you haven't watched the Eastern Conference Finals much. It's probably a good thing. It's probably the worst Eastern Conference Finals of all time. Yeah. Wow. Are you saying that as like a fan or a gobbler? Fan.

As a fan. Each game's been a blowout. As a champion of the sport. Each game's been a blowout. And then like when it was close last night, it was just because neither team could fucking shoot to save their lives. No fun to watch. Zero fun, sir.

I think it was, what, 70 points scored in the first half? I think I got Horford over. He was at 9.5 or something like that. He did have a good game. You talk about him a lot. Yeah. I feel like, okay, that's probably a good bet. That seems like a low over under for somebody.

He got 16 last night. That's what I'm talking about. Oh, hell. He played very well. Celtics won, yeah? Yeah, Celtics won by 13. Speaking of getting burned by boost. That was a 15 plus.

Yeah, I saw that bet as well. They were up 17, and then both teams put their reserves in, and then they only won by 13, so that boost also got slaughtered. But no, Victor Oladipo, he was probably their only good player in game four. I think the starters combined had 18.

I think Oladipo on his own had 18, but he's definitely not what he was with the pacers because he's coming off the bench now he's like their seventh man really because tyler hero who's hurt who's won six man of the year i did see last night he looks super cool on the corner of the course that was one of the coolest looking looks i've seen on i think he had sunglasses on he looks so cool at the corner of the court there is he out for the rest of the series well I mean that's the thing like when you watch everyone's fucking hurt like Jimmy Butler doesn't look like Jimmy Butler Tatum obviously has a shoulder smarts got a foot and a shoulder like if I was on the Miami Heat or a fan of the Miami Heat I'd be

saying what the hell is going on with Tyler Hero because everyone's banged up right now and that's why we're scoring 70 combined points. Well, is DJ Khaled saying anything or not? I don't know if again is in the building or not. No, he was. He might actually be shooting better than them right now. He had a mask. He had a mask that was this big. It was awesome. Eyebrows to chin.

Well, it seemed to be the largest very professional mask. I was like, oh, so everybody must be wearing masks down low. That must be the rule or whatever, because they bounce around. I think Jimmy Buffett was there. I think they showed, obviously, DJ Khaled. And I was like, oh, everybody.

Okay, so just like when we were in Miami in that arena, there was a lot of mask mandates that weren't at any other arenas. So, you know, Florida, I didn't expect that. It was still happening. And then they cut Alex Rodriguez, and he's no match, just chilling, having a good time, looking at his phone, looking miserable. Is it because the team that he owns isn't in this, is out, or is it because it was hot, uncomfortable, he was wearing a suit down there? We don't know. That's TBD. But seeing DJ Khaled there last night, if he's not on the horn asking what's

going on with the boys, I mean, are they really Heat fans anymore? I don't know. You tell me. I mean, Khaled, too, is really good friends with Eric Spolstra. He was giving Spolstra a back rub during their last series, passing the ball back to the ref. Well, I think him and Bam at Abayo, they've been on jet skis together. Oh, yeah.

I think I've seen he is part of the team almost at this point. Yeah, they love Khaled down there. And did you hear before the game the bangers that they were playing? They had a Rick Ross song

straight into a DJ Khaled song. I mean, that arena, I don't know if Pitbull got a chance to really get in there. I was going to say, that might actually be what they're missing.

You bring Pitbull and I'm not so sure they don't wrap off fucking seven wins in a row and take this thing home. Well, he ditched 305. He's Mr. Worldwide.

Well, he outgrew it, he said. Oh, he's Mr. 305. He's all at the... Where'd you hear the music at? It was on TV. It was playing through on the... On the pregame show or the... Yeah, countdown show, yeah.

Countdown show was sick. So you just listened to the music and not what they were saying? Man, what's your deal? I was hoping to learn more about what was going on in the game from that show yeah because there was alleged potential maybe reports coming through from boston right that was getting picked up by other verified accounts before you even before we even allowed you to yes connor comes out of the bathroom one break yesterday says uh i got news and from who

and he tells us who it is and immediately upon the name being announced we say okay okay we cannot understand garage 69 basically yeah it was basically boston boner garage yeah that's exactly what it was almost and uh this guy knows though connor says this guy comes in here as we're talking about right before we go live and we're like uh that's a pretty big deal this is a pretty big game can't talk about it so then as we're kind of going through our show i think we're still live and i get a text from you or whatever text into the group it's like other verified accounts are basically saying something fishy's going on so then we said okay here we go. Connor, please now let the world know what your maybe potential breaking news is from a source that nobody else in the room trusted but you.

Yes. Whatever came to be of that, didn't know, still don't know, watched Countdown show. Still don't know. I have no idea, not a single thing. Like who's hurt, who's going to play, Who's at 30%? Who's powering through? And I'm just strictly doing that because I would like to gamble on it because I was, you know, after that Justin Thomas hit the other day,

I've been kind of hitting on things I know nothing about, just like that Justin Thomas thing the other day. So I was in a good – I'm in a good thing. So I'm trying to pick up a little piece of information. I mean, it was tough. I understand the world has a lot of very important things going on that's right but sports is celebration like hey it's uh sports like the world of sport is what brings everybody together i thought you know and it's just like

he's fucking jimmy butler gonna not is he gonna airball layup tonight because he's potentially hurt is victor oladipo looking to repeat what he just did in the game or is victor oladipo potentially hurt is what I would like to know that didn't learn anything no no not at all didn't well and I like I mean if we would have known last night it was going to be one of the most boring worst games to watch of all time like if I could have got some sort of indication like hey everyone's banged up this one's going to be tough to watch that would have also been nice uh the world is a crazy one because Trey Lance,

allegedly, speaking of injuries that are just kind of leaking out now, allegedly, it is being reported that Trey Lance had a broken finger last year,

so it affected his grip, which affected his ball, which affected his flight, which affected probably everything he was doing, and I assume he just kind of powered through because he was a rookie

and they traded three first rounders basically for him. That's a lot of pressure and you can't just, Oh, I got a broken finger. So you're out. But a lot of people were assuming that that affected him mightily in the

football game. And if you hear what George Kittle has said about him, and then obviously the team is super supportive and behind him. What if Trey Lance is a guy? Now there was a report going around the internet that people were betting at a large clip, I guess would be the right way, Trey Lance MVP. And they thought it was potentially because the broken finger thing that came out and then what George Kittle said and then what has been repeated by everybody about what Trey Lance could become. It was because I think one sports book put like very long odds on him very quickly.

And basically all the sharps were like well if they're gonna fucking give us a starting quarterback at that odds we might as well bet it so there was a little bit of a narrative like building like oh this is becoming the sharps in the the gamblers guy like they must know more than other people and then george kiddo what he says like oh my god is this fucking the next pat next Patrick Mahomes situation here with Alex Smith? It might be. I honestly, I'm starting to turn my entire thoughts on him because I have nothing but respect for George Kittle. I have nothing but respect for his thoughts on what he thinks will make the Niners better. He's been there. They've lost in the championship numerous times. If he thinks that Trey Lance is worthy and he thinks Trey Lance

is a cool enough guy to invite to tight end university and he's comparing him to Josh Allen. It's hard not to just be like, well, is George a fucking idiot? No. Does George not know football? No. Does George not care if they don't win the Super Bowl? No. So it's like, all right, if George is saying it and we're learning that he might not have

been anywhere near his best last year, fucking good on you, Trey Lance. Good luck out there. I'm excited to watch this whole thing. It seems like a lot of times when these guys do explode and have a really good year, he wasn't healthy last year. Everyone was kind of saying he stinks, but he's big. He's got a huge arm. He can run.

Upside, upside. Yeah, a lot of upside. I feel like that, and I'm not saying that he is Josh Allen, but you remember Josh Allen, again, he had to, but his rookie year still, the way he was running, I mean – Jumped over. Exactly.

Middle linebacker. That was the highlight of Josh Allen's rookie year. Yeah. Him jumping over Anthony Barr, who's a massive dude, and everybody's like, can this guy throw? Right. But like the athletic upside almost takes him far enough where if you do have a good team around you,

like he could have a fucking incredible year. What if theers go huh the niners have gone the nfc west is always going to be a problem everybody's hunting them but if they figure out the debo situation which could happen right if you trade jimmy g yes opens up some room it's like 20 million right that kind of opens up maybe you're able to pay debo at the time. And Shanahan has come out and said on the record, like, the shoulder surgery for Jimmy G obviously slowed down the entire trade thing. And if it happens afterwards, it happens. And if not, we'll figure it out is pretty much what he said. But they've been very open that they're trying to trade Jimmy G. Now, with Jimmy G and Baker Mayfield, a lot of teams are hoping that the teams will be paying the salaries for the upcoming year.

Like Baker Mayfield, $18.5 or $19 million, allegedly. The Carolina Panthers, the Seahawks, and maybe some other teams. We have no idea if that's real or not. We're just telling you what's being reported. Would trade for Baker Mayfield if the Cleveland Browns would pay for it. I think Jimmy G is starting to fall into similar territory where people are like, well, you'll pay for 50% of this at least because I think it's 21 or 22. I forget what it is. Yeah, it's right around there, but isn't the dead cap

so low to the point where it's like if no one wants to... If they cut him. Yeah, why wouldn't they just cut him and let him pick the team that he wants to go to? Obviously, you want to get something in return for the quarterback that you paid and has taken you to NFC Championships, but if some other team isn't going to pay the contract, are you going to be on the hook for that much money

and not be able to pay Debo? If you cut the guy, it's $0. You pay Debo immediately, and it's Debo and the Niners already discussed that. Is that why it's gotten very quiet from the Debo side in the entire not being happy about it or whatever? Torrey Dondi, we haven't heard from the agent of him. Is that already something that's just been kind of agreed upon?

Just like it kind of sounded like with Steve Kahn and Eric Burkhardt when we had Steve Kahn on yesterday, GM of the Arizona Cardinals. He was like, July to September. We're looking at the combine. We're looking at the draft. We're looking at our team. We're looking at our decisions. Just the timing almost.

He pointed at a couple of the other quarterbacks that have gotten massive deals in that same time frame. And I think it's because it takes a lot of attention to get that deal. Like, hey, it's going to take everybody's attention to get this deal done. It's going to be a couple hundred million dollar deal. There's going to be some things that we have to get in here. Right now our focus is on something else. So I wonder if Debo and the Niners have had that conversation. I wonder.

You would think they would have to. Yeah, absolutely. And can't you kind of, because of the fact that we always talk about, like when you have a good, and we don't know if Trey Lynch is going to be good, but when you have a rookie quarterback on a rookie contract, you can kind of backload some of these deals. Like even if they do have to pay, let's say, half of Jimmy G's contract, can't they just put most of Debo's money next year and the year after?

Well. It guarantees, though. David Onklani signed a one-year deal worth $14 million or whatever it was, right? Whatever, $11 million deal. Okay? That's what was being reported. One year, $11 million. Turned down $14, $15 million a year

at multiple year offers. This is a five-year deal. It's a five-year deal worth $11 million with four voidable years at the end. So the cap hit is a total of $7 million and they're able to sneak out $4 million extra bucks to have to pay whoever they are going to bring in or have to pay.

That is what is so absurd about contract reporting, which is why the whole Aaron Rodgers contract news break in coverage was so interesting because it was what it was actually, like the actual deal is a one-year 11 million dollar deal that's the actual deal but it is the way they framed it was a five-year with a four voidable year uh thing that they can pan out the salary cap hit on and this is what we have been talking about the entire time when we say salary cap is not real because this voidable year thing is being used as a tool by everybody. Exactly.

And the exact numbers on Jimmy is $25.5 million that they will save if they release or trade after June 1st. So, I mean, it's May 26th. Correct. I mean, they save that pre-June 1st, too. I don't know why I said it like that. Oh, okay. Well, they saved that pre-June 1st, too. I don't know why I said it like that. Oh, okay. Well, that was some pre-June 1st. Two different deals.

You're probably just reading from one column. Not a big deal. But trade is what he keeps saying. And Shanahan said, like, if you have a starting quarterback in the NFL, you're not just going to release him. Like, you want something for him. Yeah, until. Yeah, that contract. I need that $25 million. Yeah, exactly. All right, Jimmy. We tried for him. Yeah, until I need that $25 million.

Yeah, exactly. All right, Jimmy. We tried, man. Yeah. I mean, this is probably better for you, actually. You get to pick where you want to go. Correct. We had a couple people offer.

Listen to this. Some people offered like a third for you. I'm going to go with this team. If you want a third, remember the third round. For Jimmy fucking Garoppolo, a third round. Fuck it. We couldn't do the deal. I'm so sorry about it.

Have a good one. We just saved $25 million. Miss Precious, Tori Dondi. We couldn't do the deal. I'm so sorry about having a good one. We just saved $25 million. Miss Precious, Tori Dondi, Debo, we need to make a deal. Let's do that immediately. That's probably not going to take place here over the next couple weeks. Do you think Jimmy G was just fucked from the get-go then? Because with the

timing of his surgery and everything, they're really... No. I think back whenever there was a quarterback carousel, I think he would have been in a conversation, especially like with the Colts, maybe. Because Matt Ryan, remember, he didn't want to look for other options until Deshaun Watson allegedly became super real for the Atlanta Falcons. And he told his agent, he told us this, I think, and he told his agent, like, all right, let's start looking at options. And the Colts became an option. If Jimmy G's 100% healthy before that, do you think the colts pulled the trigger before then after they

got rid of carson wentz and had no quarterback for a couple weeks or whatever you know i don't know you know that that changes yeah that changes everything and then who would be looking at matt ryan i that's what a wild off season it was it was a wild fucking off season and if jimmy g was healthy it would have been i think a little bit more wild. I think that added another name to the whole thing. And the Colts wanted a healthy quarterback, too. That was kind of their thing. So even if he didn't have his surgery, they knew that there was something going on with him.

We thought Jimmy G was maybe going to be a Colt. And then when Frank Reich said, we're looking for our quarterback to be here for OTAs and be fully healthy, it was like, whoa, okay. Jimmy G, not. Maybe not. Not in the shoulder surgery, obviously, was the deterrent for them. Matt Ryan, it feels like, is a perfect spot.

And the Colts seem to be incredibly pumped about Matt Ryan. And if you see, and you're watching, you saw a little glow come to my face halfway through that sentence. Because the Colts have some breaking news over the last 24 hours. No way.

Yeah. Kenny Moore. Here we hours. No way. Yeah. Kenny Moore. Here we go. No, Kenny Moore is not an OTA. He's pissed. He's got three years left on his deal. He does want more money. I'm excited to see how that works out because Kenny Moore, hell of a fucking player.

Dog. Dog. Dog. And in the community, fucking great. Yeah. Beloved in the community. This is like one of those pillar like players now chris ballard saying hey we signed him to a long-term deal whenever he was young he was like in his second year when he signed like a five-year deal or whatever so there's probably

a little bit of a conversation about how that whole thing worked out but this guy being reported by joel a erickson kenny more the second's absence from OTAs this week, is intentional, source says. Moore, the second, is upset and feels like he's underpaid given his importance to the Colts' defense. Hey. Valid. He's a fucking, this dude is a dog for the Colts.

I mean, Moore is scheduled to make $6.75 million next year, $8.245 million in the final two years of his deal. He's got three years left. I mean, it's going to be tough. That's not a lot for his. Well, so here's the deal, right? And you've got to commend, I guess, Chris Ballard for this. Nobody else really saw Kenny Moore as what Kenny Moore, you know, actually is and has become and everything.

So as soon as Chris saw it, he made him a very highly paid, very young player. Like, hey, here we go. And now that deal is still in effect. So he got like a boosted rookie deal almost. Yeah. And now it's still in effect

with three years left. I don't know. They can't lose him. I'd assume Jim Irsay is like, no, we need Kenny Moore here. If he's going to hold out and he'll have to come to the mandatory, I think, with the way the contracts

are set up because he'll lose all that money very quickly with how big the fines are. Hopefully they'll figure it out. He's too damn good a football player. Here's good news, though. I think you'd rather have him intentionally miss OTAs than accidentally miss OTAs. Yeah, that's true. 100% right. Because if he just didn't know it was happening,

like we gave that guy a Walter Payne Man of the Year. Yeah, it's just can't happen. He didn't even know that we had shit going on. But what was the good news? What's, oh, Big Richard Nick Foles is officially an Indianapolis player. Wow. Congrats.

Yeah, dude, it's huge. Is he gonna start? No, he's not gonna start. Sounds like sure. No, it's being reported that he is comfortable and uh with the backup role here in indianapolis okay good fucking news because we have an astronaut and a navy seal that's right and matt ryan uh leading the team that we made a massive trade for and are paying a lot of money to and everything like that uh but frank reich says i've been wanting big richard

nick foals around here ever since i got here basically i wanted nick since i've been wanting big Richard Nick Foles around here ever since I got here, basically. I wanted Nick since I've been here, Frank Reich says. Now, is he saying that publicly? That's via Around the NFL, who just, you know, accrues clips and sound bites from every team in the NFL. Shout out to Around the NFL. But is this a message directly to Nick Foles and his family? Yes. Do the critics of Frank Reich immediately go, oh, Frank.

This fucking guy. Phil Rivers, Carson Wentz, now Nick Foles. We get it. You know these people. You want to coach your buddies. Okay, yeah. That's what the naysayers say. Not me.

Okay? This was clearly a statement to Nick Foles and to his people. One million percent. Like, hey, I always wanted Nick Foles to be here because they're old friends they accomplish great things we heard Nick Foles cut a promo

at a press conference as a third string quarterback for the Bears last year say Frank designed an offense around me and you saw what I did so I'm just waiting

for the call basically as I'm fucking third string up here for a very bad football team in the Chicago Bears with no chance of playing. No chance of playing

here. And the culture here is terrible. It is terrible here. So, Nick Foles tried to cut a promo to save his life it felt like with Carson back at the Colts. Let's say, let's bring the old gang back together. Didn't happen. I don't know why. Maybe the Bears were asking for too much. He's a third

stringer. Why would you be asking for too much? I don't know. Maybe the Colts didn't want to just dive in. Hey, our quarterback room is our quarterback room already. But it's nice to know that Frank wanted Nick ever since he got here. And Nick Foles is going to be the best backup quarterback in the fucking NFL. You hear me, Boston Connor? We'll

see. Oh, we got a Super Bowl MVP fucking backup quarterback here in Indianapolis. No doubt about it, but he's the backup. And, you know, I love that Frank is finally reunited with what seems to be his long-lost son, Nick Foles. But don't you think? You already have Matt Ryan. Why don't we, you know, settle T.Y. Hilton? Why don't we get Julio Jones?

Because we only have Pittman. We already lost Zach Pascoe. Michael Strahan. You got Strahan. You got Alex Spears. Strahan Doge. You got some wide receivers, but there's no real veteran. It doesn't make sense to me why you would go and get a quarterback

who's the same age as Matt Ryan, basically. Well, they need an arm rotation. That's right. Okay. They need an arm rotation. Don't they need hands, though, to catch the pass? They need an arm rotation. What about Sam?

What's that? Sam. Yeah, Allinger. He's a stud. I concur. Moxie. He's great. Nick Foles was the third-string quarterback last year. Sam. Third-string quarterback.er. He's a stud. I concur. Moxie. He's great. Nick Foles is third-string quarterback last year.

Sam. Third-string quarterback. Not that big of a deal. You can be Nick Foles next. No big deal. I fucking love Sam Ellinger. Yeah. Lucky to have him as a Colt.

Always too many arms ain't enough arms. That's right. That's what they say. Who's that other guy? That's why they got the deal done right now. Future. Oh, Hawk of Beeson. Yeah, he's a beast.

He's still on the team. He threw that dart against the Rams. See Hawk? To Jalen Ramsey, but it was a dart. What's your problem? What? It was. It was an absolute seed.

This guy's the future. What is your problem? I'm serious. It was a great ball. You hear me? It was a wrong team. You're a fucking problem. No.

It's the same ball that Carson threw to him. Yeah. What if an injury happens? Matt was looking very, very, very scary. This is one of the most terrible players. We have one quarterback. It's Matt Ryan. We have one backup quarterback.

It's fucking Nick Foles. Coach's son. Okay, those are two different times. It's a different story when it's the coach's son. It's completely different. QB controversy already. No, no, no. No.

No, as soon as Nick Foles left, remember, that's when Carson Wentz and the quarterback room went to fucking shit. Doug Peterson, Nick Foles, Frank Reich, and Carson Wentz were the closest of friends. Now, Nick Foles gets shipped out to Jacksonville so that there isn't a public uproar. Carson Wentz and Doug Peterson and the Eagles fall apart completely. Quarterback room sees who? Nate Sudfeld coming in the fourth quarter of a game. Jason Kelsey almost fights the fucking coach.

He's just asking questions. Whatever. Kelsey was not happy with what was going on. And that's all because Big Richard left the building. And you don't think Frank Wright's life was much better when Big Richard Nick Foles was in the building in Philadelphia? You think it was just Carson Wentz's life that was much better when Big Richard Nick Foles? in the building in Philadelphia? You think it was just Carson Wentz's life that was much better when big Richard Nick Foles? Wait till you see what fucking Frank,

sorry, stinking Frank Reich fudging does this year. You hear me, Connor? This might be the worst thing that has ever happened for the entirety of the AFC. Frank Reich's waking up a little bit earlier. He's praying a little bit harder. He's putting in a little bit more plays like like Philly Dilly Dilly Indy. How you doing?

Keep it moving. Okay? Yeah. So this is bad news for the Patriots. I'll tell you that, pal. And you know what? Long term, bad for the Packers as well. And the fucking Steelers.

Good luck. We got the best backup quarterback in the NFL. That's not true. That's right. Well, I mean, we'll see. But also, you know, of course, this should be bad news for the AFC because if it's not and this doesn't work, Frank Reich is going to be looking for quarterback coaching jobs

because he's not going to be in Indianapolis. They don't fucking go to the playoffs. Andy Dalton's a backup quarterback, and Andy started over Big Dick Nick last year. Did you see how cool Andy Dalton looked in that photo? Oh, my God. He's on my brain. What team is he on?

Saints. He's on the Saints, and there's a photo of He's on my brain. What team is he on? Saints. He's on the Saints, and there's a photo of him mid-stretch. He looks as if he's a lion or a lioness, stretching his back, ready to attack some prey. Perfectly primmed hair into a beautiful faux hawk look,

scowling at the camera. Andy Dalton has never looked better. Now he gets a chance to help Jameis Winston lead the New Orleans Saints back into relevancy. Then the post-Drew Brees, post-Sean Payton.

Look at that. Oh. He looks good. Number five. Look how good that stretch is, too. He looks like he's ready to fucking kill something. He's locked in.

Five's an all-time great backup number. Andy Dalton, more like it. Look Dogton, more like. Look at this guy, dude. Think about the transformation he made when he started changing his hair. Oh, yeah. You youngs will never remember.

This guy was tortured relentlessly due to how he looked because of his haircut. Then one offseason, he just came back, And it was like A Gordon Howard Type thing Or Gordon Hayward Yeah Gordon Hayward Type thing Where he got this New haircut And it was like

Damn This guy in the Fucking cover GQ Holy shit Andy Andy with the good hair Fucking love Andy The Saints The Saints now too

With Jameis and Andy They have the best Like pre-game speech Quarterbacks In the NFL right now Listen They say we work hard for moments like these.

These are the moments that we worked hard for. All that hard work, let's work today for this moment. Today. Team on three. One, two, three. Team! Andy Dalton had the least passionate pre-game speech I'd ever seen in my entire life.

Not great. Banger, though. The boys came out fine. He was right, though. I mean, that is what you work hard for. The building stunk. Makes you wonder what he said in that Cowboys game before the game. Oh, no. You know? When his head got pinballed all over the turf. Nobody helped him up.

Nobody helped him up. What was the deal? I don't know. Next up is a man who has won three straight Stanley Cup championships. The first of which was with his hometown, the St. Louis Blues. The last two with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Go boats. Go boats. Go boats.

Go boats. Go boats. Go boats. Go Boats! Go Boats! Go Boats! Go Boats! Go Boats! Looking to win four straight like the fucking Islanders from 1979 to 1983. The Big Ray, Patty Maroon. Yay! What's going on, fellas? Great introduction. I appreciate that. Hey, you deserve every single second of that, man.

You're fucking dominating, And this is awesome. An American hockey player fucking three times back to back to back looking to make it four. Patty, it's great for hockey. And I've done some research on you over the years. Don't you think you should be on TV doing interviews every fucking day? Wouldn't it grow the NHL mightily? You're an absolute living legend right now, Big Rick. I agree. I think I would do big things in the TV world. So maybe we can start something here. We can mold something into like a little hockey show.

Okay. That we can bring some legendary people on there. Okay. Noted. The NFL will start drawing up the contract right now. I don't know if we'll be able to afford you. Let's try to get this done before you become a four-time Stanley Cup champ, okay? I'd like to have to pay

the three-time Stanley Cup champ rate and get the four-time Stanley Cup champ experience. Let's talk about your career here, Patty, because I looked into this. Before you got to St. Louis, you kind of bounced around, right? Then you get to St. Louis, your hometown, one-year deal basically. Hey, you had to feel like, hey, this is it. You go on to

win the fucking Stanley Cup and you're like massive piece of everything, the energy, the physicality, the goal scoring, you become a fucking guy. Then you go to Tampa, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup, Stanley Cup. What happened? You think, what was it? Did you experience some growth? Did you become a different player? Did you find the right place? What do you think it was that kind of changed the trajectory of your career completely when you got to St. Louis? I just think for me personally, it was more, you know, I was in Edmonton. I had an unbelievable, you know, putting up numbers, putting up goals. And, you know, I was coming into a free agent off season where I thought, you know, this is my big deal.

I'm ready to rock and roll. And, you know, coming off back surgery and knee surgery, teams were kind of, you know, a little scared. But I think when I was in Edmonton and then when I got traded to Jersey, my mindset changed of just the winning mentality, being part of just a great culture, bringing guys together. When young guys would get called up, just making sure they feel comfortable, making sure guys are relaxed, having fun, and just enjoying the game itself

because at the end of the day, you know, we don't play this forever, you know, so you might as well just go out there and fucking enjoy it and enjoy the moment and just enjoy the guys on the team and have the most fun with the boys. So I just, going to St. Louis, it was a dream come true for one, watching them grow, watching the Blues grow up all, you know, my whole childhood career. And then my son lives there too in St. Louis, so it just made the most sense for me to come back

and just to put the Blue Note jersey on. But I think they needed some help with size, character guys in the room, you know, changing, bringing more guys together, and just trying to fill that role that I can, and, you know, I came in, I was kind of a struggle in the beginning for me, but it ended, you know, on the highest note you can possibly can, you know, scoring that big goal against Dallas, and then going on winning the Stanley Cup since, you know, they haven't won in 52 years. First time ever. So, I mean, it's pretty remarkable for a St. Louis kid to sit there and you know, go with your dad, season ticket holder, watching it, sitting on my dad's lap as a kid in the old arena.

I mean, you think back on those days, you never thought, like, I'd be hosting the Stanley Cup for the same team I grew up watching. So as a player, though, for me, it just changed for me. Just trying to be more of a leader and just be there for the boys and, you know, gather them away from the rink because that's the most important thing. You feel you need to get guys away from the rink and have fun and, you know, have a beer here and there. And just because if the player feels comfortable going to the rink and have fun and, you know, have a beer here and there. And just because if you, if the player feels comfortable going to the rink

every single day, they're going to perform on the ice with you. So I'm a firm believer in that. Is that why you think this Tampa team has done so well over the last couple of years? I mean, you guys got superstars, but it feels like you're a tight-knit group. I mean, the parade in St. Louis was epic. I mean, good for you. Hey, good on you. That's where I learned about you, by the way.

I was like, oh, I fucking love this I learned about you by the way I was like oh I fucking love this guy okay this is I love this guy completely but now in Tampa the city I don't know what it was like before you got there and before you guys were in the Stanley Cups we were down there for like six months almost uh once a week and we got to see the city like full on Tampa Bay Lightning City do you think it's because of the boys and the camaraderie and everything that you have? And is that why the city is bought in? Or is that if you win Stanley Cups, the city is going to buy in anyways? What do you think?

I think both. I think, to be honest with you, our owner does a really good job of a lot of community work and a lot of stuff outside of the rink. And the players are so involved in that too. They do a lot of charity work. And I know that's just a little bit of piece of it, but fans get attracted to that. But I think winning the Stanley Cup,

you know, when they won in 04, but when I got here, to answer your question before, I didn't know what kind of the fans were like, the fan base, but selling out every night, you know, it was electric around the arena. You know, our pictures are everywhere that's all we heard um it was just and then when we won the first cup i experienced history we know the first ever boat parade and then going down that road and then going to raymond james party

with the boys and then we went again it's just like our fan base is actually truly amazing. Honestly, if Tom Brady didn't sign with the Bucs, no one would care for the Bucs. Does that make sense? It felt like it was that way in the NFL as well. I can't say that because my boy, Blayner, Gabbert's the backup there. He's my boy, so I can't be saying that stuff. But I just feel like we are – I feel like we're bigger than the Bucs. But obviously with –

The greatest of all time. I'm coming. It's more electric for both. And I think it's good for both because then you can kind of – we go to the games. These guys come to our games. So we got like that cool little Vibe going where we both Kind of built a city around that And you guys got a lot of OGs both there right

Like very established on both Yeah we do Kutrov, Vassie, Stammer, Hedy So I mean they got Brady, obviously Gronk I mean you can go down the list You know Evans Godwin, so it's pretty cool Blaney, bunch of old fucking Evans, Godwin. Blaney.

Pretty cool. Blaney. Bunch of old fucking guys down there. Blaney's a beauty, though. He is an absolute beauty. Hey, the hockey, you talked about having a couple drinks with the boys outside of the rink. Every time I've ever ended up at a hockey house, any campus, it's always been a problem. The next day has always been terrible. It feels like that is just a part of the culture of hockey, though.

Every other sport is changing generationally. The younger generations aren't like the old guys at all. Is hockey experiencing the same thing? Because it feels like hockey is its own world almost. Yeah, it is. I feel like, yeah, it's funny that you say that. It feels like when we talk to football players or we talk to baseball players like geez this is what you guys do yes you guys

you guys hang out with each other we don't do that like yeah this is what we do but uh yeah it's it's it was it's changing in hockey too like a lot of video games a lot of like hey i feel like you need hey listen i'm gonna sound like such an asshole here and like scientists and nutritionists are gonna be so upset about this and all that i feel like the best teams i've ever witnessed have come together around a keg okay not kale all right you go out to a bar maybe not everybody's drinking beer but like that is really how you learn about people. I'm not saying you got to get completely fucked up, but I feel like that is a missing piece that you just mentioned about St.

Louis, about Tampa, about bringing the team together and camaraderie. I feel like we're getting in a kind of an isolated generation. And this is no offense. And I know people have camaraderie in different fashions. But I think in the NFL, it's become difficult for that to continue because of the guys that travel, play video games, a lot of headphones on a lot of times. It's like, man, that can't happen, right, Patty? That can't happen in sports, I don't think.

No, it certainly can't. And, you know, as veterans, I think the biggest thing for me, you need to build your team around veteran players and that can help the young kids away from the rink if they need help with anything not only just bringing them together but making sure they feel comfortable because if you're just going home and playing video games and then waking up and coming to practice and then leaving going back to play video games and then coming back it's just like there's got to be more like you're just basically showing up like that's

yeah that's that's not okay like you know i grew up when i first came into the league if i didn't go for a beer after practice i was getting you know i was getting crucified so i just learned that way it was just like let's go have a beer so and i'm not saying we do that all the time we don't but i'm just saying as a young kid if a veteran came up to you and said that you you know you have to go so i think i've learned that uh through my you know america league career and nhl career just trying to help those younger guys feel comfortable and you know breaking their shell a little bit just not going home to play video games you know learning about each other. And then they can pass that on to the next generation.

So I think that's a huge impact on the game. But, I mean, football, there's so many goddamn players. I mean, do you guys even hang out with each other? Like the whole line hangs out with each other? Yes. I used to bounce around group to group. I heard you take a shot. Well, yeah, you.

Yeah, yeah. You're like me. I just bounce around group to group. I heard you take a shot. Well, yeah, you. Yeah, yeah. You're like me. Yeah, yeah. I just bounce around everywhere. I'm just hanging out, you know. Yeah. Hey, you guys need, are you guys drinking? Yeah.

Okay. All right. I think I can. Yeah, I'll be able to fit in. Yeah, you guys can do whatever you want to do. We'll have a good time. But honestly, you took a shot at NFL culture earlier, and I think I was a part of a lot of good rooms with a lot of good vets.

And when you talked about building your team around veterans, I can show the young guys like the Colts teams I was on that were the best were that way. And it's kind of, we're seeing a shift in the NFL now where some teams are veteran led and some teams are like, hey, we're just going to go through the draft. And it seems like the veteran teams are going to win every single fucking time. It's kind of nice to hear that the NHL is the same way. teams are going to win every single fucking time. It's kind of nice to hear that the NHL is the same way. Speaking of the NHL, ESPN

and Turner deals as opposed to NBC Sports. Have you felt any effect on this? Does this change your life at all? Do you like it for the league? Obviously people are getting a lot more access to a great fucking sport. Yeah, I think it's huge. We needed that. You know,

NBC did a good job, but you know, it was for for us it was kind of embarrassing when you turn on sports center and you can't all you see is football and nba and baseball and hockey's not even mentioned and you know you got people on their trip in hockey and and it's just kind of like a slap in the face to us because, like, people should know our stars in the game. Because right now we're seeing a player named Connor McDavid. He'll probably go down as one of the greatest players of all time. And, you know, Wayne obviously did his thing.

But what you're seeing right now in the playoffs is truly remarkable. And the fact that he's not up there with LeBron James or Tom Brady, I mean, his points per game in the playoffs, he's breaking records. And they're still not talking about it. And it's just crazy to me that you're seeing a kid that's still only 23, 24 years old making this game look so easy. And unfortunately, it took us years to get to where we are to get on ESPN. And I think TNT is doing an excellent job with Biz and Gratz and all those guys, Liam and Anson. And, you know, if you were to let somebody off, if you would have left somebody off, they would have been pissed.

Go ahead. You did great there. I thought that was smart. Yeah. So they're all good dudes. I think, you know, our ratings have been through the roof from what I've been seeing lately. So that's good news for us.

And I think we just got to keep building this game because we have, you know, like a Kucherov, you know, Stammers, the Hettys, the McDavid's, the Dreisaitls, Crosby's. I mean, you know like a kucherov you know stammers the hetties the mcdavids the dry sidles crosby's i mean yeah you know and you have to put these guys on tv because if you don't then you're just people are just missing out and that's unfortunate because we're seeing a star born in our this generation that a lot of people can't do and And he's doing it, like, freely. Like, it just looks like an easy game. He's playing with kids out there, and it's as a McDavid, and it's just unbelievable to watch.

And no one's even talking about it. Like, on a sports talk show or whatever they do. We've got to talk about it. We did. Whatever talk show they have. Hey, we've got to talk about it more, too. We've been talking about McJesus, and I was – this is – I'm happy to hear this from a guy who should also be in that conversation.

Back to back to back. I'm standing against champions. There is something about playoff hockey. It's different than regular season hockey, obviously. It's faster. It's on primetime television, it feels like. It's where stars are born. McJesus hadn't had a good run in playoffs, right, until this year.

What do you think it is that has taken him to the next level? Is it just experience? Is it the team around him? What do you think it is that has really gotten him out there? And obviously you can't watch film on every other team, but in your thoughts, what does it take to take that next step in the playoffs? Is it just a different sport? Yeah. I mean, for him, I think he was young too. He came into the league. Edmonton wasn't too good. When I was there, we made it to the second round. We were still a very young team. I think he's just maturing in his body. He's maturing

as a leader. When you strap on the skates in the playoffs, like you said, it's just a different animal. I think it's with any sport. You go through the regular season, it's a fucking grind. You're playing 82 games. It's like the dog days. Every time, you're like, okay, is the regular season, it's a fucking grind. You're playing 82 games, and, you know, it's like the dog days. Every time you're like, okay, is the season ending yet?

There's 14 games left still. But when you get into the playoffs, it's, I mean, this is where, like you said, stars are born. This is, like, where you want to grab the moment still, and it's people that you, you like a mcdavid that is doing it or someone that's just randomly on the fourth line or third line that you know is the young son hero throughout the playoffs and scores big time goals and that's how you make your mark and fortunately that's how you make your money you want to be that big time player and and you know you got to cherish these moments i mean it's unbelievable why wouldn't you want to do that i mean it's just enjoy embrace it enjoy it and fucking go out there and have fun.

Hey, go win a championship, huh? Let's have a fucking boat parade. Here we fucking go. Here we go, boys, huh? Let's fucking go, huh? Real Canadian talk, everybody. Hey, do you drift in and out of that? I assume you do because how many Canadians are around on a day-to-day basis or no?

Yeah, I say A a lot. It's terrible. The diversity in the NHL is interesting because you guys got like the eastern europe right and then oh yeah we got it all yeah how everybody speaks english to each other or you just left out of some fucking conversations as a stooge from st louis oh yeah we're left out of a lot of conversations the russians will be sitting there in the training room and then they're spitting so you don't even know if they're chirping or not, but it's hilarious. We have great Europeans.

All of our Euro guys are unbelievable. Honestly, we have a great crew of guys, and it's a good mixture. You guys were cheating with the salary cap last year? Is that what they were doing? Yeah. You guys were cheating. Are you guys doing that again? Is that just what you guys do all the time?

I don't think that was cheating. I think it was just hurt. Okay. Hey, listen. I'm just telling you what other people were saying. You know, other people were saying. You have time for a couple more questions, Patty? Yeah, I'm here all day. You're the man. Go ahead, Ty. Patty, you're obviously a very likable guy, but with what you have to do

when you're pummeling people and beating the shit out of people out there, is it common for you to have a lot of bad blood around the league or not really? Do people just understand that that's part of the gig and you are such an affable guy and a veteran off the ice? Do you have guys out there who you genuinely fucking hate their guts? Yeah, I think a lot of people hate me. Yeah, you know, there's not a lot. I mean, I guess hate's a strong word's There's not a lot I mean I guess hate's a strong word

There's not a lot of guys Marshawn drives me fucking nuts He's licking faces Isn't there like a line in that whole thing Or is it just if you're a pest That's like good for your team He's good at it He's the best at it in the game

And I give him credit And he's one of the best players in the league too, doing it. He drives me a bit off the wall. But it's my job to go around and be a pass, chirp guys. Just be exhausting because

it is exhausting when you've got someone chirping your bench the whole game or you're in someone's ear the whole game. It's exhausting. It's actually annoying as hell. Real tough guy tough guy huh when the ref comes in drop the gloves no but i don't really hate anyone me and marsh you go out of the lot we have like a love-hate relationship so um there's a couple other guys um but when push comes to shove you know i'm just But when push comes to shove, you know, I'm just a hated guy, I feel like. Hey, you always do smelling salts before? By not only, by a lot of fans, too.

No! Fans hate me. Like, on different teams. Like, yeah. I saw, Nick, what was that video you were telling me about where he walked up to a kid, asked the kid if he wanted a puck? Kid said yeah, and then he just dropped the puck and skated away. Fuck that kid. You know what I mean, bro? You he just dropped the puck and scaled away. Fuck that kid.

You know what I mean? You know what I mean? Yeah, to hell with that kid. I don't know why they hate you. I don't know why. I don't know why they would hate you. I think because I'm always smiling out there. I'm always just having fun.

I think it probably just irritates the hell out of them. Yeah. Hey, when you fight, do you train boxing or anything like that, or is it just natural instinct from all the years of hockey fighting? No. So a guy named Cam Jansen played in the league. I don't know if you guys know him. Yeah. For a long time.

And when I first came to the league, he said, hey, you're going to have to learn how to fight. You have to come boxing with me. So I trained this summer. I go boxing at this Finney's gym. And it's helped out a lot. But when you're 34 like myself now, you try to just do the best you can because some kids that want to come up, you're just like bait for them. Like, let's go.

Like, I need it. I need it right now. Like, I need to make a name. And I'm like, Jesus Christ. Can we just play with the puck just a little bit today can we play some hockey before we just play a little bit of hockey but yeah i do boxing in the summer which is good for me because i learned i learned how to protect myself i learned you know wanting to control my breathing and stuff like that, he teaches me a lot of good stuff.

If the fight's going longer. So, I mean, for me, it's all tie up and, like, making sure I'm put in good situations, not put myself in bad situations. So, I mean, there's some tough customers out there that will just throw heavy lefts, heavy rights, and they just go and go and go. Yeah, you're one of them, though. People are staying up the night before they're playing against you thinking about making a name for themselves

on the good side as opposed to the bad side, like quickly onto the internet, immediately. Dummy! Look at this mophead! I mean, that's a whole thing. Hey, we gotta go. We appreciate the hell out of you, man. You were the best. I hope we can get you back on the show after you become a four-time Stanley Cup champion. Hey, I would love that, boys.

I follow you guys. Love the show. I pay attention to it. So thanks for having me on. It's been a blast. We appreciate you. Go Boats! Go Boats!

Go Boats! Big rig, Pat. Go Boats! Go Boats! Yeah! Now, he's a man, he's a college football national champion He's a Super Bowl champion And a soccer expert Ladies and gentlemen

COVID survivor AJ Hawke How you doing dude? Good It reminded me You're saying this is Goombs weekend Like things have to go this way It reminded me of Coach K It was like

Oh the storybook year They're gonna win it all right? Oh no Liverpool loses Oh no Withdrawal happens Deportion takes place They're going to win it all, right? Oh, no. Liverpool loses. Oh, no. Withdrawal happens. Deportion takes place. No, no, no. I'm saying maybe his bets don't pay off for people,

but maybe, I don't know, something he marries a U.S. girl here this weekend, and boom, he's here. Well, that wouldn't be like Coach K at all then. That's not what you said. That's what I'm saying, though. As far as the bet, as far as the bet goes, maybe that'll be like a Coach K situation. Goop takes that and uses it for inspiration.

Then he goes and he finds a lady and he marries her. Hey, he's been down there at Tin Roof. That's right. Okay. Coach K did get a puppy after he retired. Yeah. Well, I don't know if the puppy will make Gumpy be able to become an American citizen more. Is the lawyers UNC?

The first lawyers? No, they're actually, somebody told me to not hire, somebody it was a pretty good tweet actually, I appreciate it, they were looking out for Gump. You got Gump one of those Indiana lawyers. You need to get Gump. It's like, no, this one's New York City actually, we're getting

completely, which by the way the original immigration, right, was that area ellis island yeah way back in the day yeah it was i don't know if it was original i guess the rock big one plummet rock was probably the original i mean that was kind of illegal immigration honestly when you think about it well i mean if we're gonna go back all the way back whose rules w? Wampanoag's. But there we go. So illegal in their rules for sure. Yeah, definitely. Dude, Gump just like enlists in the army and then we just kind of

just call it. I don't know if he's able to. Anyways, we appreciate you Gump. Love you Gump. Okay, there's some breaking news in the NFL AJ Hawk and I can't wait for you and me to dive into media player relationships in the third hour. We have a full series to break down of events that have transpired in the San Francisco area

between a member of the media, credentialed member of the press for the San Francisco 49ers, and all of the players for the 49ers. So I can't wait for you and me to break that down but there is some breaking news in the nfl steve smith senior is coaching for the new york giants he actually in his announcement on twitter he said fuck off rapaport whoa fuck off shifter in other words not in those exact words, but he did say that. I'm breaking the news myself. He had a New York Giants, like, jacket on, a flat bill,

maybe a New York Giants flat bill, and he was on the practice field. Don't know if he's trolling. Don't know if it's real. Congrats to Dayball. Oh, it's a troll. Ari Miroff already said that, right? What, it's a troll? I think Ari Miroff.

I think I said that. Yeah, where he said he's just messing with us, really. Oh, my God. Steve. Steve's just having some fun. Classic May 26th. Bro, I have a fucking 23-minute convo with Patty Maroon. Okay?

I don't have time to keep up with all the updates, Steve. Jesus. Steve, I was so pumped. Yeah. Damn it. It would have been awesome. No, we didn't want to lose him. What, on the media? You're right. We didn't mean the media. You're right. You're right. You pumped. Yeah. Damn it. It would have been awesome. No, we didn't want to lose him. What, on the media?

You're right. We need him in the media. You're right. You're right. You're right. You're right. Thank you, Steve. Thank you, Steve.

He's one of the real ones. Yeah, I agree. Thank you for not. I mean, Baker Mayfield does not feel this way. No, he's pissed. Baker Mayfield was super pumped that he was going to coach for the Giants. Amongst other players, I would assume that Steve Smith Sr. has thought could play better than they are playing at the time that they are playing but I guess you're right I'm pumped Steve Smith Sr. stay hell yeah welcome back all right well fuck it we got time welcome

back seven minutes is that enough time to break down that no it's got the phones we also have uh Brady in the math oh yeah yeah yeah Because he's directly tied to this. Oh, he drained that shot, too. I saw that. Are we talking about that? The drone footage was... It's amazing. Yeah.

Created a par three in the middle of the fairway as well. I like that he has a golf course that says, yes, we'll set up to be the exact course that you will be playing on. Even if we need to use the middle of the fairway

to be a par three, put a tee box there, we will do such a thing. Tom Brady looking fantastic in that Brady gear. Oh, my God. Brady golf gear. I believe they're having a sale currently. I saw him tweet that for the first time.

Whoa. There's a sale on the Brady gear right now. Oh, yeah. He swung, though, you know, in that drone shot, slow motion, turns that thing over, ball first, ground, skip. That ball flight looked beautiful, and then it had a little bit too much speed. I think it would have ran off the back of the green if it wasn't perfectly, you know, online. But, yeah, hole in one.

Tom Brady's ready to go. But that's not what I want to talk about. What I want to talk about is the actual roasting that takes place whenever these match things happen. Last year, they obviously, when Aaron was playing against Tom and he was with DeChambeau and Phil was there, I believe, and they put him in a little four box, they were trying to get people to talk shit to each other. They were trying to get each other to talk shit.

They think that's a big part of it because everybody has said, hey, if these golfers are going to play against each other, we want to hear them unfiltered. We want to hear them actually talking like they would talk, as opposed to the mic'd up bullshit that we normally get. So now it's become almost like a roast and people like are expecting, hey, this is the deal. This is how this whole thing goes. Greg Allman did an article. Aaron Rodgers called Patrick Mahomes Kermit the Frog. And Aaron Rodgers said, we're talking about the shit talk. Will we be able to

handle it? And the match has just become synonymous with an attempt that shit talk whether it's good or bad both have happened both being you know interesting parts of the coverage of the match we're from the older era aaron said when i started playing there was actual real trash talk guys trash talking each other there was a lot of good shit talking you knew who they were around the league now it's more buddy buddy social media following each other memes all this emoji shit. It's not the same. When you talk about Kermit the Frog and Josh trying to shit-talk me and Tom, a couple old, grizzled vets, come on. They better have some prepared material that's written by Bill Burr and Brian Regan or some shit.

They're not going to be able to hang with Tommy and I. Hey, that's real, though. I feel like the shit talk back in the day was much more savage, ruthless, and had zero rules or filter. Yeah, I think he's also alluding to the fact that a lot of times you hated your opponents a lot more than opponents tend to hate each other now. There was more animosity, I think, before the game and not as much buddy-buddy afterwards, probably.

Yeah, everybody wants to be friends, social media, mean all this emoji shit. shit their hashtag and you see what i do with hashtags i just put them up at the end i taught i mean this is all bullshit this era you're worried you you ask me if i'm worried that josh allen and patrick mahomes are gonna get my get the fuck out of here greg allman answer is no whatever the answer is no. And Tom would say the same thing. There was more quotes from this article, though. It got a little personal. Josh Allen says, you know, once Tom's script from his team runs out of jokes,

I don't think he's going to be able to really think on his feet like that, Allen said. I've got a lot of practice and wit and off-the-cuff stuff. I think Aaron's a little bit better in that aspect. Tom's going to have his little note card out there, and he's going to run out eventually. I don't think he's going to know what to do. Fucking Josh Allen banging the hammer. I'm excited about this thing, man. Yes, me too.

I love this. Josh Allen, beloved by his teammates. I'd assume he's a shit talker. And the fact that he already has this stuff, like he gets it. I'm excited. I think Josh Allen, I think they're playing, what, 12 holes, I believe? I'm not sure. I don't know what the rules are.

Will they be scrambling? Will it be alternating shot? Will it be everybody's best shot, best score? I think it's 12 holes. I know it's not 18. I think it's like 12. Smart. Josh Allen and Aaron are going to have some great back and forth.

From what I see from Josh Allen and what I've heard from people that play with him and how awesome he is,, he seems to enjoy it. So I would implore Josh Allen to really explore the space. Just go for it. Whatever you need to do because I promise you Aaron will be game and he will be up for it. He will always try to come up with something more ruthless. So you can create some great TV here, guys. I implore you to explore the space

see how far you could really take this josh come prepared is what you just said josh was talking about tom coming prepared with a note card of lines tom answered that as well he said i can neither confirm nor deny anything along those lines brady said i will come prepared like i always do to everything. Golf shit talk is a little different than pro football shit talk. Usually pro football shit talk, you have to back that up. Josh really hasn't backed much up on the football field in his career. And let's be honest, especially playing against me, Patrick,

although he's played a lot of great games, he didn't really win the important ones. He's won a few of the other ones, but not really important ones. I've been doing this too long. Too damn long. This is via Greg Allman from Tom Brady taking

shots at Josh and Patrick Mahomes. Patrick Mahomes, Super Bowl champion, has lost some very important games in Tom Brady's eyes, and he just can't handle it. These boys are attacking each other. The four men at the top of the football mountain are going at each other right now, AJ, and we're all watching along.

I can't wait. I am ready. June 1st. What is that? Is that Tuesday? Yes. It's a nighttime thing, too, I believe. Is this what we'll be able to watch?

Easter. Might be Wednesday. I thought it was Wednesday. Yeah, probably Wednesday. No, it's probably Thursday. It is Wednesday. It's Wednesday. Thursday, the final start. Wednesday, we have a guest about this, don't we?

Really? It's day of. When's June 1st? Wednesday. Okay, it's Wednesday. So Wednesday, we have a guest talking about this day of. Yeah. Okay, that just got even better.

Okay. Look at us. Makes a lot more sense now. It's good Wednesday. It's going to be a good Wednesday. Huh? Who's coming on Wednesday? J.J. Watt.

What? Oh, is he part of the match? Oh, Watt Wednesday? Why? Why? Wednesday. Let's go. Whyatt. Watt. Oh, is he part of the match? Oh, Watt Wednesday? Watt. Watt. Wednesday. Let's go. Watt.

Watt. Wednesday. Talking about the matchy. Big Wednesday. On Wednesday, June 1-ski. Hell yeah. The other one. JJ.

Watt. Yes. He will be on, not TJ. Watt. Watt. Wednesday. My head was already at Wednesday. Yeah, we're taking Wednesday.

Just get in there. Really explore the space. Oh, yeah, yeah. I Wednesday. Yeah, we're taking Wednesday. Just get in there. Really explore the space. Oh, yeah, yeah. I will. Yeah, just get in there. Is JT on the call again? Justin Timberlake? No, Thomas.

Justin Timberlake just sold his entire, I hope so, Justin Timberlake just sold his entire song catalog that does not include his future songs for $100 million. Bargain? JT. Jesus. Conan O'Brien just got $150 million for his podcast

library wow good deal there's gotta be something to that like if you said a billion I would believe it

that has to be falsely reported because I'm bringing sexy back yep maybe just that song

was it like two to three songs that he sold? Some music collective. It might be just like live audio rights usage or something like that. $100 million seems like for Justin Timberlake. Can't wait to meet him out at Tahoe. Ladies and gentlemen, joining us now is a man from the world of the soccer. Hell yeah.

He's an icon over there. Hell yeah. He's an icon over there. Hell yeah. United States goalie who represented internationally for us long before it became a very normal and cool thing to do. Out of New Jersey. Holds a World Cup record with 15 saves in one match. Every other goalie can eat shit. Ladies and gentlemen gentlemen Tim Hines

let's go Tim what's happening how are you thank you so much for coming on the show dude how are you doing I'm amazing I'm better for seeing you it's been a while it has it's been a long time you were supposed to tattoo something on my finger you didn't bring your tattoo gun it ended up backfiring I mean but here we are still chatting all these years later there's still time to do that i'm still here for it okay that's we can still do that because you have you know you don't count your tats but your entire body almost inked up at this point right yeah we're getting there we're getting there it's close and is that strictly because of the soccer world because uh one of our guys here tone digs with the last world cup he saw everybody with

sleeves and he was like i'm gonna get a sleeve he got right to the end of his forearm most of it and didn't make it this next world cup will get him in there it feels like the soccer world is super tatted is is that do you guys talk about that and why is that you think i don't know what we talk about it's just you know it's just the cool kid you go in the locker room and all the cool kids have tattoos. So you just try and keep up with it. Trendsetters, I suppose. When you went overseas to play, it wasn't normal for United States players to go over there.

You were our fucking guy, Tim. Hey, we got the fucking guy going over there. Soccer has become a big thing. I grew up playing soccer. So I was a big fan of it, especially with you in Region 1, New Jersey. Here we go. Let's do this thing. And it became quite an experience. And obviously your life now, you get a chance to chat about and everybody knows you. But it feels like soccer is taking

off a lot more than it was in the past. Is this always been a vision? And do you feel that in the soccer world? No, it's certainly, you know, this generation over the last probably 10 years, it's gotten mainstream. I felt there was a couple of players before me, but certainly I was a part of some guys that went over there and helped to carry that mantle. But listen, it's mega popular, man. You have friends all over sports world. I have friends who are in their off season from the NBA. They go over to Paris or they go over to Barcelona to trade jerseys with someone or go to london you have you have professional

players investing in in premier league teams so like it's really really popular now what's it like when you first go over there and you first start playing for americans is it a wake-up call like do they take things more serious is it more physical like what's the difference yeah it's a huge difference it's a great question. It's like, one, you're American, so you don't belong. So you're automatically behind the eight ball. And, you know, you talk about... Is that teammates or media?

Teammates, media, and fans? And you call it a different sport. You call it a different name, too. Fans and media, but certainly teammates, you'll get tested until you prove yourself. But again, you know, as a teammate, if someone's in a locker room next to you and they can help you win, that's all you care about. So you earn that

respect fairly quickly. But the rest of it, man, it's tough. You've got to do it year after year after year. If you're a European player and you're from Germany or something, you're going to get the benefit of the doubt. One good season, everyone's going to crown you as king. But American, you've got to keep proving it.

Now, their entire lives are basically spent at clubs, like from a child home. It's almost like you're going to boot camp to become a professional soccer player for our club ever since you're a kid. Like school is also something that's happening. Did you experience that? Did you think like America will never do this? Did you think like for America to do this? Did you think like for America to catch up, we have to have our

get our guys in like Gio Reyna and Pulisic, get our guys into these camps because it feels like we're way behind in the way they treat soccer versus the way we do. Yeah, systematically, Pat, it's just completely different systematically. Like, there is no other sport, you understand? So you go

to these countries and it just isn't. You know, like in england there's cricket and there's rugby and a couple people play cricket a couple people but everybody plays soccer and so you know all of us played different sports growing up right so you can imagine it doesn't really work in the american system like if you put me in an academy at 10 years old in new jersey i'd be like no no i want to play basketball baseball's in the spring like spring. I would have fought back against that. Whereas kids in England and Europe, they're like, yeah, soccer's everything. 10 years old, that's all they want to do.

So it's a different system. It's hard to replicate. Because again, there's no other sports. You can't say this, but I can. We're about to win the soccer Lombardi in Qatar. And then we're going to win it again when it comes over to North America. That's right.

Hey, this team has a shot, right? Am I completely delusional in thinking this? I feel like we have the talent and the vibe and the culture to maybe make a run. And why am I completely wrong? And why does every single European fan of this show tweet me and tell me I'm the dumbest human of all time every time I say it. I feel like

this team's different. Do you believe that? Well, you're slightly delusional, but not for that opinion. Okay. Yes. No, listen. It's so hard. Do I think this team is talented? Yeah. Do I think they're young and they're brash and they're hungry? Yeah, I do. I think they

have the ability to be one of the best teams if they fulfill a potential, but man, World Cup's hard they have the ability to be one of the best teams if they fulfill a potential. But, man, World Cup's hard. It's hard. Like, getting out of the group is hard, let alone winning another three, four games. It'll be tough for this team. Yeah, but we've had the greatest goalie that's ever played in a World Cup

in the United States. We already got that record. 15 saves, one game. Belgique, how could you ever forget it? You're on fire. You're standing on your goddamn head out there, Tim. How come these boys can't do it? Let's assume they will.

Let's go win this thing, Tim. What do we say? Let's go win this thing in Qatar. Let's go, boys. Why not? All right. Let's talk about this weekend. Championship of the Champions League.

Liverpool goes to win their third trophy, hopefully on Saturday, after Aston Villa shits down their leg. Come on, Villa. And Liverpool can't win four of them with Man City scoring three goals in like five minutes. European soccer, and you talked about all the other athletes that are getting in there. I feel like America with the deal that they have Saturday mornings. You wake up, you watch this, you get invested. Is there a trophy to be won every single weekend?

In how many of these? Like this one this weekend matters, right? This one is the big one, the granddaddy. 700 million people will be watching this one? Yeah. The Champions League final is like, obviously the Premier League is everything to these players. And you go 38 games. And if you're the best, then you're crowned champion.

You know, the Champions League is the best in Europe and it has so much prestige behind the trophy. So, yeah, if Liverpool can win this and be crowned kings of Europe again, it's monumental for them. When are the Portland Timbers going to get invited to the Champions League? When is the MLS going to get invited into the champions league is there ever going to be a day where that's going to happen tim or probably not probably never unless they somehow move to europe but doubt it well how about the euros there's another thing the europe that took place the europe's like we're the concaf champions did they not want to go title for title because we won the concafa and they won the euro how come we don't get invited to any of these things yeah it's just a regional geographic thing going on but

it is we can petition fifa i'm sure there's a way hey is messy gonna come to the mls and if messy comes and other guys come is the mls potentially ever going to be like a legit soccer league in the world especially if we're having good showings at the world cup and everything like that and does it have to become a good league for america to get the respect you think worldwide yeah look i i mls has grown leaps and bounds i'll tell you what it is a very very much a top league but what i would say is we've seen a lot to answer your messy question we've seen a lot of international superstars come to America. He's going to come.

That's, you know, the rumors seem to be true. Honestly, I'll tell you this, Pat. From Barthelona to Miami. It will be like nothing we've ever seen. This guy, I swear to you, he's a god. I've witnessed it. I've played against him. I've seen people.

I mean, he walks on water. The fanfare that's going to surround if he goes to Miami, swear to you he's a god i've witnessed it i've played against i've seen people they i mean he walks on water the the fanfare that's going to surround if he goes to miami it'll be like since payleth it's honestly it's crazy if that happens so when you're watching him it's just like oh that guy's different you said walking on water the ball is just on a string it's easy and can he bend the ball do you embarrass you have you been embarrassed by methi we played twice, and I don't think he scored, but who knows. Yeah, but he's a joke. I mean, he's the greatest. Him and Ronaldo, for me, are the greatest players of all time.

Yeah, it's on a string. You can't get away from him. We had his game plan. It was great. It was like, remember when Super Mario Brothers, when he got the star and he bolted up and he was rainbow, he could run through everything? Yes. We had his game plan when we played Messi, and we worked all week and how we're gonna get him two players around him as soon as the whistle blew nobody could touch it everybody wanted to stay away from him because he's that he's that special yeah he's the blue shell in that time he is the blue shell in that entire thing

he's kind of disappeared since going to pfg after leaving barcelona yeah methi in miami would be fucking electrifying it would be make it happen let's go bex fucking get the deal done let's go get the whole thing done were you ever offered a team to play for uh not an entire team you know they just kind of brought me in but we had some good times in colorado did you love it was, how big of a difference was it mentally preparing for the games? Like whenever you're over there for Everton or Man U or whoever, and you're in those games preparing, is it the same preparation when you go into the MLS? Do you feel like you're more of a leader now, more of a star in the MLS? Because is it different for you at all coming back and playing? Yeah, it was all those things. I felt, you know, again, more of a leader, more of a cornerstone

of a franchise. But my preparation was the same. I think when you do it for 20 years, it was all those things. I felt, again, more of a leader, more of a cornerstone of a franchise. But my preparation was the same. I think when you do it for 20 years, it's impossible to prepare any different. You know what I mean? Who's the best you ever faced shot? Thierry Henry. Ooh. Henry.

Really? How come? Why? What does he do? Well, he does everything. That was the hard part. There's certain players you can kind of pin down and get like a bit of a rhythm on how to do things. He was magical, man.

He could make it embarrass you. Did anybody like the ball come off their foot differently than other people, like incredibly strong legs or anything like that whenever you would see it? And, oh, shit, I did not expect that. Yeah, the hardest shot was DDA Drugba. You know, he played for Chelsea. He was an animal, man. Left foot, right foot.

He just hit the leather off the ball. So you're just trying to get out of the way, but, like, if it goes in, you're, like, not that terribly upset because it didn't hit you. So, yeah. Scared to death of a guy kicking a ball. These penalties feel like this is how every soccer game that matters ends now. Yeah. Did you consider yourself a great penalty goalie, a good penalty goalie, and what's

the strategy there? I wasn't bad. Yeah, I wasn't bad. I enjoyed one of the penalties because it's like you get to be the hero. And if it doesn't go your way, it's not as if it's your fault, you know? So I think that goalkeepers, as you know, don't get much clout. So that was kind of our time to shine. But yeah, I agree with you.

Most of these big games, they start to go to that's kind of, that was kind of our, our time to shine. But yeah, I agree with you. Most of these big games, they start to go to penalties towards the end for sure. Well, you know, in football, in big games, you got to be able to run the ball and stop the run. And these big games got to have a fucking goal.

You can stop a penalty. That's right. Need at least one stop out of the five. Need one, right? Is that the goal? That's it. At least one.

I'll always get one. Is that true? If we go back, are you fucking Tim Howard's always going to get at least one out of that? For the most part. Okay. All right. Go ahead, Tom. Tim, there's been a lot of talk about the U.S. men's national team having, like, an A team and kind of, like, a B team.

And, like, not always in the biggest games does it feel like they trot out their, quote, unquote, best players or most talented players that are playing over in europe and stuff like that is there a reason what are your thoughts on that uh yeah i mean i think it's probably accurate the the calendar the the the games get there's so many games and so i think the manager greg berholzer he has to kind of manage how he puts his team out and you know they're traveling from europe and then two days later they have a game so it's you know physiologically it, and then two days later they have a game. So physiologically it's difficult. So then they have to travel again down to Central America and play a game. So by the time the quick turnaround happens, it's so hard.

These guys run high-intensity 13K a game, and then you're asking with the flights and then to try and recover. So even though you might be the best player, it might not be conducive to then play on a Saturday and then a Tuesday again because you just don't have it. Tim, who are some of your mentors? You look up to guys like, you know, Tony Miola. I know was the guy that popped into everybody's head for a while. Casey Keller, Stud. Like, are these people your friends and your peers?

Yeah. Dude, it's a crazy thing. I mean, Tony Miola was everything in the early mid 90s and like i signed with the metro stars who are now the red bulls and i was the second goalkeeper and tony was a starter and man he took me under his wing he was brilliant to me but like you want to talk about looking up to somebody and all of a sudden like they're your roommate on the road it was crazy and then of course when i got to the national team casey keller was the number one goalkeeper. So, yeah, man, it taught me a lot. Some good friends of mine.

Yeah, the mindset of goalies is interesting, right? You guys get compared in other sports like pitchers, golfers. I think you're kind of an isolated position that do something vastly different than the rest of the sport. Vastly different than the rest of the sport. That goalkeeper room, probably a pretty big deal for the goalkeeper that's a starter? Yeah, and I tell you what, people often talk about they lie and they're full of shit because when you're a second goalkeeper, in order to play, you've got two options. You hope that the other guy messes up or he gets injured.

Never, ever, ever want to wish injury on anybody. So that leaves one option. So when I was a second goalkeeper i always hoped the guy screwed up i like because there's no other way for me to play um but you know you'll hear a lot of people say like uh there's a togetherness and all that but it's a little crap go ahead gumpy yeah tim with uh man city getting hauled on is anybody going to be able to touch this team next season man it's crazy we talk about this every week um it's crazy it's going to be able to touch this team next season? Man, it's crazy. We talk about this every week. It's crazy.

It's going to be like it's – Well, the only team that's going to be able to touch them is Liverpool. I mean, the other team is so far behind. If you look at the points total that Liverpool and Manchester City have had over the last three or four years, it's like there's like a 100-point difference from the other teams. But with Holland, it's scary, man. It's scary. Like this guy scores goals for fun on a team point difference from the other teams. But with Holland, it's scary, man. It's scary.

Like this guy scores goals for fun on a team that already scores goals for fun. Like the rich get richer, man. It is. It's going to be frightening. Yeah. I mean, they're going to be a fucking wagon, huh? Hey, boys. Maybe win the championship.

No, they'll never win the Champions League. No, they might win the Champions League next year. They're never going to do it. It'll never happen. They might. You don't know. You don't know shit. You don't know anything. Gump, sorry, Gump. Man City's never going to do it. It'll never happen. They might. You don't know. You don't know shit. You don't know anything.

Gump, sorry, Gump. This is the wrong time to do this, but Man City might be the team next year. Are you taking Liverpool or Real this weekend, Tim? I want to say Liverpool, but they played 63 games, which, you know, that's the most games you can play. They've been to the final of four cup competitions, which means 63 is literally the max. And the way they play high intensity, high press, high line, man,

they got a lot of miles on their legs. Oh, no. Oh, no, go on. Don't do it. Is that because you were at Everton? No, listen, I think Liverpool have been fantastic under Klopp, so no disrespect there. I mean, look, I hope they win.

I do. Oh, okay. But you don't think they're going to, though. You said your heart one way, brain, though, the complete opposite. Yeah. Yeah, but we'll see. I mean, look, I said – Oh, no.

No. That's bad. Not good for going. Good round, go. He's getting deported, too, Tim. That's his team. Liverpool's his team. And then he's also getting kicked out of the country.

Oh, man. Tough day, love. Sweet change, though. Sweet change. You do look fun. Weird half change. It's all happening, man. Look at that.

Yay! Full circle, Tim. There you go. Go ahead, Connor. Yeah, Tim. Obviously, we talked about Pulithic and kind of the U.S. team kind of going on this different run. Is this like the new standard now?

Like are the kids that are pretty young, are they also going to be like Polithic and everyone else on the team? Or will it kind of plateau off and go back to what it used to be? No. No, they certainly set a standard. And, look, you have to be good enough to go over to a European club at that age. But we're seeing it more often, you know, certainly over the last five or ten years. So do I think the standard's been set?

Yeah, I do. But it's also a good thing because I think because of those guys, we're seeing a bunch of other young, you know, American talent get scouted and brought over there, which is kind of how we started the discussion. The respect factor for young American players is going up. So that's a good thing. When we win the soccer Lombardi in Qatar, are they just going to shit their pants the rest of the world?

How mad will everybody be, Tim? Just so I know. Yeah, it would turn the sport upside down. I can assure you that. I can't. Let's go. Here we go. I can't fucking.

We're going to turn the world upside down. Hell yeah. Sorry about it. It's our game now. You guys had it far too long. Sorry about it. I wish Tim was around whenever we were doing this, Tim, but you're still covering the game.

I wish you were playing for everything you've done, but sorry about it. It's our fucking game, and it's soccer. Go ahead, Ty. Speaking of Qatar, Tim, is there any way these guys can train to acclimate their bodies to be playing in 175 degree heat? And also, how many of these guys are pissed off that it's in Qatar and they're not playing games in Paris or one of these other countries? Well, I think the stadiums are air conditioned and it will be in their winter.

So it's still going to be hot. It's still going to be hot. Yeah, no, look, when you make it to a World Cup, when I'm telling you that now, it's the pinnacle. It's literally everything any soccer player ever dreams of. So these guys, even if it was played in their backyard, they wouldn't care where it is. So just the fact that they'll be able to hang their hat on the fact

that they went to a World Cup, played in a World Cup, it's special. It doesn't matter where it is. Before we let you get out of here, and we can't thank you enough for your time. You're awesome, Tim. Hey, I was a big fan obviously for a long time. Getting to meet you, it kind of dodged me on the tattoo thing, but

yeah, fucking, it's been fantastic. I'd be remiss if I didn't ask. Did you ever think about kicking footballs? Obviously you have a goal for Everton in the Premier League. It's a fucking full field rifle. Had to feel so good.

Had to feel so good. Coming off the foot, watching it fly. And it's like, oh, shit, that could potentially go in. Then it actually going in in a Premier League game had to be bananas. Strong leg. Ever think about kicking the ball? And could you talk about that day a little bit? Yeah, well, I'll start back to front uh you know you and another friend of mine are nfl kickers

and there's way too many variables i can kick a ball 100 times doesn't really matter where it goes as long as i get it up and some distance on it everything's fine got it way too many variables for to kick a football so no uh yeah it was i gotta be honest i got a good leg but there was gale force wins and i've never kicked the ball that far in my life so i don't know what happened but uh it goes down in history so i'm happy with it first attempt ever had a shot or had you tried before oh no uh no that's not really good way um no i couldn't no i couldn't reach. I never attempted a shot. I couldn't reach. The drop kick there became the thing for goalies.

And then there was like the sidewinding punt that became the thing. Did you bounce through all those or did you always have a specific motion that you've had since you were a kid? Yeah, I've adapted a little bit, but I got more towards that side-winding motion as I got later in my career, yeah. Why? Because it chopped the ball? Did you have more accuracy, or you felt like it flew further? Everything. You got more distance and accuracy in the distance. So, yeah, it helped spring the attacks. And as you know, goalkeepers now, they're asked to help in terms of playing out of the back and attacking. How's your legs now, after having to just bomb balls gone terrible knees bad hips oh yeah that's

because you're fucking doing this yeah yeah i mean you're asking for it i can't get my leg up that high anymore yeah yeah well you're the man we appreciate you joining us uh good luck to liverpool yeah i guess good luck to Liverpool this weekend can't wait to get in the World Cup stuff and thank you for stopping by and being for an absolute legend Pat thank you

thank you guys great to see you man ladies and gentlemen you got a busted hey what happened to that pinky it's broken it's all happened

I thought you had those finger savers didn't you guys have those finger savers nah bro it's broken cracked oh nah yeah that's cause Didier Drogba dude ladies and gentlemen Tim Howard Don't you guys have those finger savers? Nah, bro. It's broken, cracked. Oh, nah, yeah.

That's because Didier Drogba, dude. Ladies and gentlemen, Tim Howard. Appreciate it. Yay! Because we got Frank right here. Hell yeah. Dressed like Al Bundy. Hey, that dude, I'm sure Frank knows.

Frank, I saw Frank's clip. I saw some of the game. I know the abs lost in overtime, which is a heartbreaker. That dude, that dude McKinnon going coast to coast somehow scoring. Are you serious? Disgusting. Absolute stud. That was in overtime?

For a hat trick. That was to put the ball up. To go up 4-3. Yeah, to go up. Two minutes left. Would have been the game winner. He's got the slickest mitts on the ice. Not more than McDavid.

We actually just heard that. But I understand McKinnon, a couple Irishmen. That's right. Really taking over fucking hockey there. That's a shame for hockey talk, Nick. It's our game. A couple really electrifying goals as of late. Somebody scored from, what, three-quarters ice?

Yeah. To tie it or to send it to overtime? Tie it. In a Stanley Cup playoff game. Somebody shoots it three-quarters of the ice. Top Chet over the shoulder of the goalie. What the fuck? The goalie did afterwards to tie it.

That was insane. And then that team would go on to win, so the goalie's obviously very thankful, and let's move on, let's not talk about it. That happens and somebody goes coast to coast. McDavid had this one, he quadrupled-deaked everybody on the team, and then the goalie got it as well. I think that's why Patty Maroon wants to talk to him.

Hockey's having a pretty good run right now. Real good run. It's a shame it's dead on this show. Yeah, it would have been nice if I was back. Go Boats! Go Boats! And Avs. We want one on full size. Boats, Avs. The Avs are losing, it sounds like. We're still up in the series. I mean, can we get fucking Jackie Johnson

some goddamn ice time, maybe? He has gotten some time. Well, listen, the big rig has come on here and he's wooed me over. I am with Tampa. Go Boats! Go Boats! So they've won two in a row, right? He has gotten some time. Well, listen. The big rig has come on here and he's wooed me over. Yeah. I am with Tampa. Go Bucs. Go Bucs.

So they've won two in a row, right? Yeah. Who? Two series in a row. Hey, how about this? Here's a stat that I was told by Bruce Brown before coming on the show. Patty Maroon has won 14 straight playoff series. Pretty good.

I'm going to sign this guy up. Yeah, you want this guy on your team. Sam Lewis, American hockey player. Fucking good. I want to sign this guy up. Yeah, you want this guy on your team. Sam Lewis, American hockey player, fucking guy. Yes, please. Bring him to Boston.

Pittsburgh. No, no, no. He's with the Boats for another year after this year. Maybe. Yeah, Boston's about to back it up for him.

No, Pittsburgh's going to do it. We need Patty Maroon. He's coming to Hockey Town. Stevie Y knows him well. Oh, congrats on your career being over. Yeah. Have fun. Have fun, man.

We'll never see you play hockey again. It was a lot of fun. You're electrifying. You're physical. You got the angles. You can shoot. Go off into a wasteland that is never on TV, Bill. Yeah, Stevie Y doesn't actually know him at all.

Tampa started winning all the Cups once Stevie Y left. And Patty Maroon went there after they got the same lose. They won the Cups with Stevie Y. Nick knows that. No, Patty Maroon is the reason why they got the same lose. They won because of Stevie Wight. Nick knows that. No, Patty Maroon is the reason why they won. It sounds like he's the X Factor. You want to win a cup in the 2020 era? Fucking bring in Patty and Big Rig Maroon.

He's going to be on a fucking line with Stoner and McJesus next year in Vegas. McJesus is coming to Pittsburgh as well. I don't know. No, they have to bring him to Pittsburgh because Malkin's coming to Boston. Don't you fucking dare. Sorry.

He said he hates it there. Where's Sid going to play? Pittsburgh. Boston. Shut up, AJ. Some more colors. Exactly. He's only going to play in the fucking golden black. Hey, bro. Sidney Crosby ain't going nowhere. I don't know. You go to Vegas.

You don't know. Yeah. What? Him and Stoner? Oh, AJ. AJ's not going to walk the Stoner. Come on. You're kidding me in that one.

Stoner plays five games a year, AJ. Don't get me too excited. Stoner's out of it. He's got cement in his hands. Boom. Let's do it. I know, right? Knock it off.

Vegas can't afford the fucking players they have, AJ. AJ, knock it off. Come on, dude. Fucking Oscar De La Hoya. Let's do it, Ty. I know. Beat that guy in pool. Who are you? You did, and you are not a champion pool player. I've learned a lot about Oscar De La Hoya's billiard skills through watching

you play in Brooklyn at 3 a.m. against a couple of locals. If you beat Oscar De La Hoya, that guy has a problem even picking up a goddamn stick. No, no, no. When we were playing the Big O, I was fucking locked in. I was shaping shots. I was doing the whole entire thing, okay? He beat Oscar De La Hoya

in billiards at a bar in Long Island. Yep. When? February. And he was playing with the assistant coach for the Islanders. And I'm not kidding. His name is John Gruden, and it was John Gruden and Oscar De La Hoya versus me and one of my pals, the lads. And we fucking beat their ass. How did Oscar do?

Pretty good. Not fucking good enough, huh? Conor's not a good billiards player either. Not good. Like, shoot, not good. I'm a streaky billiards player either not good like shoot not i'm a i'm a streaky billiards player i mean oscar's been oscar's had an interesting post-fight career what do you mean well i've learned a lot about him through dana white's yeah i was gonna say yeah you know that's something when he talks about connor just real quick were you brookley that's what

loves the smell of it from what Dana's saying, but we don't know. We have no idea. I don't know if Connor saw him do this or not. That night I saw you playing pool.

Yeah. Worst night you've ever played pool or? Not the worst. I've definitely been worse, but like we were having fun with all the lads. We were out chilling.

I mean. I just sent him a video of how good he is actually. Halfway through. Wait, where's he? No, Connor.

Halfway through the game, you know, I was running outside to join the Sig crew, who were acting darts, so half my mind was out there, half my brain was not only inside. Is that mystical being that whooped Connor's ass in this video? Dude, I'm watching this video live from his car. He flew away. He's in heaven again.

Goddamn fucking angel that guy was. This dude had a hard hat on in six. He was awesome. Missed every ball. It was. Not every ball. This is one of the most. Who are you with, Connor?

The worst shot I've ever seen in my life. It was so bad. That was not. He hit a ball that time, dude. They go wins. Was it really Oscar Day with Hoya? That was a different time. Different time.

This is him. This is like 2.30, probably 3 a.m. at this point. Maybe 4. Where is this? Brooklyn. It's definitely 3. Fucking bang. I'm falling in there. Falling in. It was awesome.

We fucking ran the table that night. Try to pause this thing when it turns that way. Try to pause it. I used to have a picture of that guy. Try to pause it when it turns that way. There he is. There he is. That guy in the corner. See?

That guy was a fucking shark. This guy right here. He was waiting. Is this a bar? Yeah. He was waiting for Connor and Foxy. Wait, the Jack guy you mean? No.

No. He's also good. Yellow. Yellow. This guy right here with the face not being able to be seen. Every photo that's taken of him, he has a blurry face because this guy is a mythical creature at billiards he fucking ran the tape shot weird too i'm talking like wait but hold on no hold on though did he did he not sign the waiver why is his face blurred that's because that's who he is because he's a guardian angel

he's not a human being just shows up this way in in video bro this guy fucking floated into the bar yeah while evan and con bar while Evan and Connor were playing. And we were a little boozed up, obviously, at this point. 3.30. He floated up the stairs, okay? And then he grabbed the stick. And he was like, we got next to whatever. It was somebody else.

And obviously, at this stage, we were all pretty loose, chit-chatting about everything. And we knew the boys were dead. Southpaw just fucking buries every shot almost. What a mess. He was a Revolutionary War general

like 300 years ago and he just fucking comes back and plays pull-away. That was a terrible shot. That was a bad shot. He was just trying to get out of the way

because that's the last ball. Oh yeah, that was the 8 ball. There are three balls ahead of Connor and Foxy at this point. Alternating shot. He was just setting that thing up. They d because that's the last ball. Oh, yeah, that was the eight ball. There are three balls ahead of Connor and Foxy at this point, alternating shot. He was just setting that thing up. They diced us, but we won three before that. Yeah, we won three before that. It came down to the last ball.

So we had a good run. We were there. It came down to the last ball. I don't remember him missing. Every game a pool could technically come down to the last ball. Yeah, he made every strike before that, though. It was insane. Yeah, but technically could come down to the last ball every single time, right?

Because you have to drain the last ball. No, we had one ball left, too. No, yeah. It was a one-ball game at the end. But also, I mean, that one. Even though slot. Connor's probably playing slot ball over the place. What does that mean?

He is playing slot. You know, like when you don't call your shot. Hit it as hard as you can and three balls go in. That's what we were doing, actually. When the God or whoever the hell that guy's name is, when he showed up, he was like, we're calling shots. And that's when me and Fox were like, oh, fuck. All right.

He was real, though, dude. So what is going on with Oscar De La Hoya? He's bad at children. It's completely different. We're talking about this other guy. OK. I'm just saying. I'm trying to figure out where Oscar plays it.

Oscar probably played at this place 4 AM, 5 AM, 6.m., 6 a.m., 7 a.m. What? 8 a.m., 9 a.m. What? And that was kind of our goal. But literally, you know, the city that never sleeps was past that. Yeah, not true. We're the only ones awake.

We're the only ones walking around. I should have called Schrags if you were in Brooklyn. What's that? Schrags? Well, he had a Friday night. Oh, yeah. He's probably hanging out With Okay here we

There's a video From the evening Of the guy calling Slop on Connor Oh really Yeah Connor just Waxed the shit Out of the bowl

I called that shot Three bounces Okay Guy says fuck off Fuck off Fuck off No way You are not

Yeah you're up We are up Get the fuck over there off No way You are not Yeah you're up We are up Get the fuck over there Yes No way are you taking that shit Just pull him off That's what happened Look at you

Yeah What the fuck No I think I was on my phone With the wife Didn't even know What was going on Yeah see I'm going back

He's gone He's gone Take a fucking walk Take a fucking walk Did he Did the guy Pull uh pull his pocket out and lead connor around make him hold on to it for a while it sure felt like it that's really what that guy does when he's at the building i don't know what that means no me neither what is what was that scared straight back in the day old prison joke yeah oh here it is bitch uh that's what he's saying come on all right hammer no no i'm just saying he's saying. Come on. Alright, hammer. No, no, I'm just saying.

He's in 15 minutes. To show how much he dominated. But, I mean, we've told this story numerous times. How confident Connor was to go over to the pool table is what the expectation level that was set. Hey, go play pool or whatever.

Oh, must be a pool player. Here we go. There was a lot of people around it at the time when we went over there there was a lot of people saying next i mean it was like uh you had to go on a chalkboard i believe to like put your name on there cc and ef like it was a big thing like wanted to get in there and battle against the locals it's like all right we get there i mean you were putting balls in the hole there was a couple scratches out there where you didn't hit a single ball there's a lot of slop that no god even got in there you were just kind of walking off and bullying the locals and doing your whole thing you got us into trouble a couple

times because you were yelling at the ball and they were talking about how we're being loud about everybody it's like no we're talking shit to each other we're not talking shit to you and then actually there was a moment where we're like i mean we haven't even started talking shit to each other. We're not talking shit to you. And then actually there was a moment where we're like, I mean, we haven't even started talking shit on YouTube. Yeah, it was almost one of those moments. Really brought the, I feel like it brought the team together. Yeah, it was awesome. And there's a reason there aren't a lot of people around that pool table because me and Foxy fucking sent them packing.

And if I saw that guy over there before we walked over, I wouldn't have been as confident. Okay, bearded guy with the blurry face. Yeah, I mean, he's a god. I don't know of what but probably pool you're awesome you guys did take down the european pool shark though we did we did that was also the night we said good gambler like oh yeah it was also the night somebody was trying to steal our our jackets yeah our jackets yeah people just my sport coat

we left it at the table before the br Brits. Yes. These two girls that were obviously incredibly intoxicated, we watched them walk right to our table. They grabbed our jackets, tried to stick them under their jackets, and then were actually walking out. We thought it was like, oh, they've got to be fucking with us. It was like three jackets. They've got to be fucking with us. And then as they were continuing to get closer to the door,

it was like, oh, no, there's only 14 people in this bar like we can clearly see you stealing our so we had to go up to like hey those are ours who are you okay all right all right jackets yeah what did that's how the night ended that was when everybody was getting kicked out yep up only like literally 10 people probably there that weren't working there. So you see everything that happens especially if people walk. We saw them pick up our jackets and try to stick them under their jacket. What were they going to do? Sell that jacket?

What the fuck was the thought? We haven't even talked about the DJ having the worst, like he played one good song. Oh my god. Are you trying to make this place worse? Are you trying to kick us place worse? Are you trying to kick us out of here? Probably wants to go home. Yes.

That's what it felt like. That's what it felt like. Yeah. Is this a bar, club, billiards hall? What is that place? Just a bar. Bar, yeah.

With one pool table. I haven't played pool forever. Me neither. I was super excited to get over there. I was like, oh, Connor, because Connor,

you know, DTB, he's a downtown boy. He's going out like every single night. Yeah. I'm like, oh, he must be a fucking wizard around there.

A couple pool halls downtown. Yeah. You're on the table because I'm fucking nasty. Yeah, you are. You're a champion of billiards. You're a fucking billiards champion. That's a good game that everybody's kind of good at. Exactly.

Fun game. Kind of good. What? I mean, I stink. Really? Yeah. You should be good, right? Good hand-eye dexterity?

Not anymore. Explosive hips? We've been over this. My body has failed me. It's done. No, but that's all mindset. Perfect for pool, though. A lot of fat guys that are good at pool.

You see that 90-year-old guy? Beat the fuck out of Foxy and Connor. No, but my arm doesn't even go backwards anymore. What's that, Connor? What was that about? No, I'm not saying that. Oh, my God. I'm not saying that. No, I'm not saying that., my arm doesn't even go backwards anymore. What's that, Connor? What was that about? Oh my God! I'm not saying Tony's fat. I'm saying you don't have to be

in good shape to be a good pool player. There you go. Geez, I didn't think so. Tony, you look so good. Tony, you look so good. I didn't even think that was a shot at how fat you were. You're a bad guy. Tony, you look so good. I didn't even think that was a shot at how fat you were. It wasn't. It's because it wasn't. You're a bad guy.

That was right. Tony, no. You are bad. Your first thought is on Tony. I didn't say it. I'm happy Ty said it. That's basically what you said. That's bullshit.

I never said that. Ty was the one who alluded to it. I couldn't believe it. That's not what he was alluding to. That's not what I was alluding to at all. Tony, you look good. Don't take this shit from Tony. You didn't take that personal.

Jesus. No, but I don't. I mean, I am a piece of shit. No, no, no. Dave, look what you did. This is your fault. Me? I did this.

You. Let's get out of here. This is disgusting. Tony needs more positive self-talk. Yes. Come on, Tony. No, no. Hey, be careful.

That's not who I am. Tony, be careful what you're telling yourself. You're listening, pal. Yeah. Okay? I am listening. You're a great fucking U-ball player. Remember that.

Great U-ball player. I am definitely by far the worst in the league. No. No, that's not true. D1 football player. Would have been an Ivy League football player. Long time ago. Come on, Tone.

Those days aren't that long ago. Come on, Tony. Come on, Tony. Like 12 years ago. Yeah. Perfect time to come back. Lawn looks great. Yeah, back. Lawn looks great. Yeah, lawn.

Lawn looks great. Now that's something I am good at. See? That'll go right over to billiards with your lines. Bingo. Keep that thing straight. I like pool. Pool's a good game.

Yeah, it's fun. Terrible to have a pool table at your house, though. Oh, yeah. It's fucking terrible. It's a waste. Hey, welcome to the house ornament that'll be with this house until this house falls down because it's 10,000 pounds. I was forced into getting a pool table. And they tried to pitch it.

They were like, we'll even leave the pool table for you. I'm like, oh, very nice. I was young, naive. And then I get in the house. I'm like, oh, I never use it. This room would be better suited to do something else. Can I get this out of here? We're going to need a crane.

And it's going to take a while. Knock your wall down Oh, motherfucker Seriously Yeah, it's here forever Basically It's like I kind of got duped into this

But You know It is good to come around Every once a year or so You know Go to somebody else's place That has it Do your thing

Except for you It seems like you have never Played before that night No, I've played a couple times Here and there You know Pick them up Put them down

And pull the balls And peel Why did you say that About 10 digs, by the way? What? Me? This motherfucker said it. I was the one defending, Don. Ty's out here fucking burying him.

It's like, geez louise, Ty. I just want to let you know, in my head, okay, you are the bad person in this situation. That is bullshit because ty was not ty was not i was not alluding to it i didn't even think of it in my head whenever you were popping over there i was like what the fuck is wrong with connor and then all of a sudden he goes oh you're the only person that took that as a shot at town dig so you are obviously the one that is the bad person that took the shot to begin with that is ridiculous bad guy you as a shot at Tyone Diggs. So you are obviously the one that is the bad person that took the shot to begin with.

That is ridiculous. Bad guy. You took the shot through Ty's mouth. No. That's absurd. I came to Tony's defense here. He did. Yeah.

Oh, you're a hero. Yeah, well, I'm the one who's taking it up for him. You made it a shot, then you defended him. What a fucking hero. That's bullshit. Thank you, though. From where I'm sitting, Connor is not in the wrong here. Thank you! This motherfucker!

Who it is? I'm sorry about that. I am. No, Tony, knock it off. Because you're acting that way, it's because the way Connor acted through Ty's mouth. Yeah, thanks a lot, Ty. You're the one who said it, not me. You said it. I didn't say much. You said it more.

You put a little underline on it and then an arrow no i put a question actually actually this is to connect it to what your body tone that's what you did you guys are gross i just had to excuse i agree anyways let's move on tomorrow will be better and why was oscar de la Hoya ever brought into this? Because he was at a billiards bar on Long Island alongside the Islanders' assistant coach and Boston Connor and another lad of his fucking wiped the table with him. Goddamn right. Congrats, Connor. Thank you.

Thank you, baby Connor. Thank you. Now, you would think after accomplishing such a feat, you would not want to belittle and put down others for any reason at all. I never would. So maybe tomorrow we start anew with you not attacking Tone Diggs all the time. Never have, never will. That's unbelievable. Never have, never will.

And plus, it's Feel Good Friday. I've never once been toxic on a Friday. How about it already being Friday tomorrow? This week has flown by. It has. It's fucking June next week. How many days do I have before? Well, 104 in

eight hours maybe? I don't know the exact math. What a day for you, Connor. Great day. Great day. We did some journalism today as well. I'm proud of it. We'll be back tomorrow. Can't thank you all enough. Hammer back in 15 minutes. YouTube.com forward slash of it. We'll be back tomorrow. Can't thank you all enough. Hammer down in 15 minutes. YouTube.com forward slash hammer down. See you then.

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