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

Hello beautiful people and welcome to our humble abode, the Thunderdome.

On this MLB All-Star Game, Tuesday, July 15th, 2025, this program begins now.

Sports are happening all around us.

Yesterday we had the incredible honor of being a part of the MLB All-Star Game and its home run derby.

What an electrifying day.

Big shout out to the Commissioner for stopping by, Cece Sabathia for stopping by, Aaron Judge for stopping by, Sho Hey Otani stopping by, and then obviously the Jet Jet Pass and swung by to keep us all in check for our baseball knowledge.

He actually assumed what was going to happen in the home run derby inevitably did happen.

Big dumper wins the home run derby last night.

Congrats to Cal Raleigh.

Maybe dump.

Proud of you, dump.

Proud of you, dump.

Me and let's go to the talks at the table at Boston Conner and that Ty Schmidt.

Great jersey there, Con man Ty.

Obviously, you were an all-star in the MLB this year.

Congratulations on that.

We kind of got a full

make-a-wish experience from the MLB folks, I would say yesterday.

No, yeah, without a doubt.

I mean, we've talked about like, you know, my personal make-a-wish situations.

Obviously, the Golden Knights back, like, that was one thing, you know, riding around on the Zamboni, sure.

The Golden Knights started as an organization eight years ago, 10 years ago.

Right, exactly.

So what we got to do last night, I mean, it was very evident early on there after we did the intros, which is, again, just still insane to think that we did that.

There was a lot of baseball people that really loved it.

Yeah.

That's what I heard.

I read it this morning.

I woke up.

I was like, pretty cool day yesterday.

Experienced something brand new.

I should have known anytime you drop us, me, into a brand new situation with a brand new group, everybody's reaction that is of a certain elk, I will say, is the exact same.

Yeah.

We hate this guy.

Yep.

Why is this thing yelling at me?

We're in front of 41,000 people.

Okay.

My voice projects.

Sorry, I'm the little baby back bitch.

Okay.

I do apologize for that.

But the fact that the MLB let us do this, and also, I know the baseball people aren't going to love this.

I think the players were pretty pumped that we were there too.

Without a doubt.

That was a weird development.

So as we're hanging in T-Mobile, shout out T-Mobile.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

I saw a lot of people say, you say, no, paycheck.

It's like, you think we got paid for that yesterday?

Yeah, involved.

What?

Yeah, yeah, that is not.

We offset it.

Surprising.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

But I did see somebody.

He's got a third dotted check or whatever.

It's like,

I have turned down a lot of those.

On that note, tough to turn down an incredible opportunity, though, especially with the boys.

Whenever you get a chance to experience baseball at the level that we got to experience it yesterday, in the way the MLB embraced us and welcomed us in, and the people that are at the top of the MLB are like, hey, we appreciate what you're doing here.

And for us, it was a situation that we could have never seen ourselves in.

Okay.

Not a baseball program at all, which I think is why a lot of baseball people are pissed off.

Which then I go back to like, why why do you have to be gatekeeping about your product?

Like, baseball is awesome.

We are, I am finding out reasons to love baseball as a 38-year-old, as a 37-year-old over the last few years, because I didn't grow up playing baseball.

I grew up basically liking every other sport but baseball.

So now that I'm kind of learning baseball, experiencing baseball, and I think I'm trying to basically speak from a perspective of like, hey, this is really, this is all brand new to me.

Like that is literally what I'm talking about.

But I understand competition, okay?

I understand what athletes have to go through.

I understand the goal of the game.

I understand the strategy a little bit more now.

It's like I'm learning the game as it's happening.

And I do understand there's going to be people that hate that, like, hey, this guy new to the game doesn't deserve all these things.

We agree.

Like, I don't think anybody deserves what we were able to do yesterday.

We're sitting there during batting practice for the home run derby.

Yeah.

And these dudes are walking in here and we're at batting practice of the home run derby.

Dong shots just two feet from our face, talking shit to the people that are in there.

O'Neal Cruz could not speak English.

No, not at all.

And as soon as we walk over, he looks at us, starts smiling, laughing, and he goes, I tried.

Okay.

Then he hits a couple big ones, laughs, comes out, dap them up.

How you doing?

Keep it moving.

He goes on to have 21 in the first round.

It's a 513-foot bomb.

And we found out literally moments before it all started.

He knows of our existence.

I don't think he can understand what we're saying.

Probably not.

But he was very kind and cool to us.

Daps me up, say, I will try real hard.

And I was like, my man.

Yes, you would.

I cannot wait to watch you do your thing.

And he did, put on a show, as did everybody that was batting last night.

Now, one particular guy did not have a great performance.

Yeah.

Just from the New York Yankees.

Yeah.

And I would say we had a great conversation with him as well before.

Yeah.

We had a great conversation with him.

We would like to say thank you to everybody.

And also to Jazz.

You don't change shit for anybody, bud.

You play great baseball.

You be yourself, however you can be.

They were all so cool, so nice to us.

We learned so much about the baseball world.

Everybody from Kershaw and Freddie Freeman, obviously we hung out with Paul Skeens.

Who's the Milwaukee Brewers?

Tyler McGill and Mizarowski, the kid who everyone's pissed that he's there because he's only pitched in 25 innings so far.

Yeah, Mizrowski's like, he understands the narrative about him, too.

Very much embraces it.

I don't think he's scared of the moment at all.

Five years he's been, you know, in the minors and trying to make it to this point.

He and Paul Skeens, I believe we're supposed to go to LSU together out of

Paul Skeens out out of the Navy.

He was out of a Juco somewhere.

Instead, he gets drafted, hits the road, goes A minor, A ball,

goes up AAA all the way through the entire process.

Now he's in the all-star game.

And it's like a lot of people are mad that I think a Phillies guy.

Yeah, a couple guys from the Phillies.

That's right.

Yeah.

Okay, that is Darius Butler's guy.

That's his guy.

That is Darius Butler's all-star nine-year NFL vet.

He very much understands the entire situation.

Yeah.

You're like talking to him.

What a great mindset.

He's been busting these games for a long time.

Like he knows the roads.

That's what it feels like is the commitment to sport and love of sport that all those guys had.

That was cool to watch.

And also, to watch the Dominican guys all speak Spanish,

right around with all the English-speaking people.

Yep.

And then a couple of the whites that know some of the Spanish drop it.

I got a chance to experience the locker room a little bit.

I got a chance.

Their shit talk is in both Spanish and broken English.

And it was a spectacular vibe.

It was a cool night.

We got to stick around all the way to the end.

Cal Raleigh will be joining us in

34 minutes or something.

Boom.

So big dumper goes in there as the league leader in home runs.

Switch hitter does switch hitting in the home run derby, which we will talk to him about.

There were some strategy decisions as people that were standing on the field and we could hear the ball coming off the bat.

He was cold on each side early.

So left, he started cold, then he got hot.

Then he took a timeout.

Then he went to the right.

Okay, now we got to go through that whole process again, and then we get hot again.

And it's like he ended up winning, and he clearly had a strategy.

I want to ask him if he thought about changing it.

And then obviously the point one

of a foot

difference for him

of an inch.

Well, that's that cast, baby.

Hey, we want more technology.

Rules is rules.

We was in the meeting.

Yeah, we were.

We were in the meeting when they were leading out the rules.

It was us.

and the home run derby competitors and then representatives of the MLB.

They had a slideshow behind them.

They're going through the rules.

We were standing up there kind of in the way.

Yeah.

They're in one of these on the side as they were talking because it was a a little bit of a tight room.

They broke down all the rules.

If there's a tie, it'll be the longest hit ball.

We have trackers on all of it.

Said that in the meeting.

Lo and behold,

tenth of a foot.

Yeah.

What are you going to do?

Well, why'd they tell that kid to rob the home run then?

Nope.

That kid was doing his own thing, which mad respect, by the way, make a big time play.

I don't know how often you're going to get a chance to steal a home run from an MLB guy in the home run derby at Truis Park.

So if you get the opportunity to go ahead and do that, they reviewed that.

They gave him a home run.

So win, win, win, win, win.

Yeah.

This kid gets the highlight.

Home run counted we keep it moving what we're saying is home run derby was electrifying last night thank you to the mlb and uh shout out to all the baseball players i guess watch this show yeah so i guess they get into the clubhouse around noon-ish on a daily basis every day so literally i think as a lot of people from what we've been told yeah for night games they're there right as the show started from what we've been told We are very much a part of these baseball seasons.

Judge told us.

Most popular American baseball player in the world, definitely in the country.

Probably the first time I've heard Aaron Juck speak like back-to-back sentences.

He was dope.

So, like, the access that we got

from the MLB talked to Jet kind of on the way out.

He's like, Man, I've been 25 years, haven't had the opportunity to sit down with Shohei.

He was awesome when he just popped up on stage in full uniform, kind of out of nowhere as we're getting ready to roll again.

Just that whole experience was dope, man.

We talked about the big balls.

You know, that's obviously what you want to watch.

And growing up, I grew up, you know, Maguire Sosa Berry so every night we turn that TV on whether you're watching

what's that it's a denominator of those three there what are you talking about

McGuire Sosa and Bonds

yeah of course that's what they put on they put on a show last night man I hope Cruz does

make his way out of Pittsburgh at some point though I hate I know I know some Pirates fans are gonna hate this guy's box office on this guy's box office all right we need him on a roster we need him somewhere competing for the penny okay He hits the shit out of the fire.

It's different, man.

Just like when you're on the field and you see quarterbacks throw the ball, you're like, okay, that kid is a little different.

You see a linebacker hit somebody.

You see something happen.

It's like, okay, that pop is different.

Coming off his back, like, that was some difference.

That was some special shit.

513 feet.

They put it in PNC Park, yeah, which is obviously required to play.

That thing's in the middle of the river on the outside.

Truest Park was set up perfectly before the Home Run Derby fell.

Incredible.

I've never been there and it's fairly new, but the way they have the kind of, of,

I don't want to say short porch, but from where we're at in the hotel, which is right behind the stadium and looks down the right field line, like guys were hitting it out of the stadium all night.

I didn't even notice you had full uniform on today, too.

Do I?

I mean, these are Lulu pants.

You know, I tell you what, I don't...

That's the other thing.

Hats off to these guys who aren't competing in full uniform.

It was so hot out there.

I had to change my pants.

Yeah, it was so hot.

Crazy.

I had to leave the game.

I had to leave the home run derby

to go change my pants it looked like i pissed my pants because the sweat threw front back and down the leg i look like my daughter when her diaper was full and it just kind of runs down that's what my ass and legs look like because of how hot it was after we screamed uh the introduction by the way big pop for old olson oh yeah oh dumper got a big one big time he does have a fattish ass he does

he does i'm just trying to give actual facts yeah number of home runs we're trying to give a little intel yep we're trying to introduce these people maybe to people that don't know who was now i I did say O'Neill Cruz plays for the Pittsburgh Steve.

No, no, you said no.

You were going to say shortstop, but he moved his position.

Yeah, that's exactly what I was saying.

I was thinking it was in the baseball world.

Yeah, exactly.

Yeah, I wasn't thinking of a football team.

It's in the safe city that no.

No.

Which, by the way, would love to see him play.

He could.

He could maybe play receiver.

He's 6'7.

Fast, too.

Gigantic.

Yeah.

Dog.

Dumper felt like it was cool seeing the family line.

Like seeing his brother be the catcher, seeing his dad, like his dad, you could tell, okay, now we know where Big Dumper comes from because look at the ash on this guy.

So his dad was a catcher.

Yep.

Okay.

And then he's a college coach now, a baseball coach.

And obviously he's thrown BP forever.

Boom.

Baby Dumper, little boy Dumper, 15 year old.

Little dump.

He also a catcher.

Yeah.

He's going to go somewhere and be, they are a family, a catching family that also, I think, all respects hitting.

I couldn't even imagine the immense sense of pride that Papa Dumper had to have there.

I'm throwing it to my youngest boy, the home run derby.

Yeah.

Welcome to the Raleigh show.

Okay.

Throwing it to his youngest boy as his oldest boy is hitting more dongs than anybody else in there.

And he's the one pitching.

It's like, I'm almost getting like teary-eyed thinking about

how they have done that probably so many times with nobody around.

Pitch black potentially with just lights on.

So car lights on.

I'm thinking of that.

So they could do this entirety.

It's like, what a moment for their family.

Can't wait to ask Cal about it.

We'll have Dana White in the second hour.

He'll chit-chat about everything going on.

Massive stories coming out of the UFC and the fight world, let alone boxing that he has going on now with Turkey, TKO, NikCon.

And I mean, they got Cadelo and Crawford.

I mean, that's...

Right around the corner.

That's the first one, I think.

That's their first fight.

I think they're probably going to do a great job.

And ladies and gentlemen, we have the incredible honor.

every once in a while to be a part of moments that'll be chatted about in somebody's live forever.

And today is another one of those.

I had the opportunity to learn about this dude's existence just in the last couple days.

Holy shit, football's got a guy.

Yeah.

Obviously, he's going into his senior year, three weeks away from high school football starting.

Wow.

He's from the state of Georgia.

He's currently the 6A state champion player from Georgia.

He's the MVP of the state championship.

Ladies and gentlemen, a man who had 197 tackles his sophomore year of high school.

Absolute dog.

Ladies and gentlemen, friend of the program,

Tyler Atkinson.

Hey, baby, Tyler!

Boy, Tyler!

Now's the time, Tyler.

What's up, dude?

Oh, yeah.

Good work, Bruce.

Oh, nice.

Good work, Bruce.

Don't hurt yourself.

Don't hurt yourself.

Touch glass.

Some good work, Bruce.

Jeez.

Now, wow.

You have to talk in the microphone this way and then go that way.

You know what I mean?

We didn't set the tape up yet.

Just the microphone will look at you.

Yeah, the damn swear.

There you go, should be good.

Hey, Tyler, thank you for coming.

Oh, yeah, for sure.

Thanks for having me.

Dude, absolute beast.

I would like to say, friend of the program, Mulagetta, who are massive fans of and admirers of.

I mean,

his deal is currently causing a bit of a rocket.

A bit of a butterfly effect.

In the NFL, which we'll certainly talk about once we get all the information, but it's hard to get information in that situation because nobody's allowed to talk because something is happening in that particular world.

So when Mulagetta reaches out to me and says, hey, I got a guy in Georgia who's a linebacker, who's a dog.

He said he's obviously, Mulagetta's talking to you.

You're very, very good he said he wants to uh do the announcement on your show i was like that's perfect we are honored to even be asked and they say you wanted to come to Indianapolis and then you brought your whole family here

Victor Laura Brianna Victoria and China here brought the whole family we are so thankful that you came Tyler so we appreciate you thank you for letting us be a part of this process before you make your announcement let's talk about the recruiting a little bit I think you told me in there you started getting recruited in scholarship offers in eighth grade is that accurate and what has this whole journey been like for you uh the journey has been great um the journey has been a blessing uh to be in this position be get recruited in eighth grade so you know for me to just to build relationships with uh coaches and just learn more from coaches and for all of them to have impact on my game and just like my top four just to really talk about me do go over film and really just go over my game with me.

It just means a lot.

And so the recruitment process has been great.

I have no complaints on if it's been negative and negative, you know, about a coaches blowing your phone or nothing.

I've been enjoying every moment of it, and I'm so thankful to be here.

Yeah, because we're in a wild transition time right now for people like you, you know, in the transition process, recruiting process, especially with NIL.

I feel like probably four or five years, it'll all get sorted.

But right now, it's a lot of chaos.

So after meeting your family, it's like parents, high school sweethearts out in North Carolina.

Obviously, we're all repping the gang here.

We're all acting up.

Yeah, we're all acting up.

We're all acting up.

It's like, it feels like you have to.

Let me tell them what acting up means.

Please do.

Acting up means to believe in yourself with a never at outwork mindset.

It's a pitch off our last name.

So that's what acting up means.

And, you know, on the side, it gets never outworked.

So we, hey, never outworked over here.

Yeah, I love that.

That's a great trait to have.

And once again, I think your family is spectacular.

You have to be so mature at such a young age with how much money and how much chaos, especially if you're being recruited as an eighth grader.

Is it always football?

Did you play any other sports?

And when did you, I guess, eighth grade is when you found out, okay, I'm going to get my school paid for at least in this particular sport?

Oh, no, I've really been playing football since i was four so i've been playing this game since i'm four i've really been playing the same position uh since i was four i've been playing linebacker and edge since i was four and so

you know i played i played a little bit of basketball but i just realized that really wasn't my sport you know my dad was more into the basketball but i realized it wasn't my sport so i really just thought football you know just really just love the game and it just took off from there okay i love that d-bot has a question for you father you talk about loving the game assuming you watched you watched a bunch of ball growing up are there any players in particular that you modeled your game after?

You know,

I definitely say I got some football favorite players that's in the league right now.

You know, it comes from Michael Parsons, Fred Warner, and Roquan Smith.

Those are some players I'll actually watch their tape and

really get to just study their film.

And that's what I like to watch on my free time and just see what they're doing at that level.

You know?

Relentless.

Do you view yourself as like an ex-player?

You kind of go everywhere because you're 6'2, 215.

You can move, obviously, but you can thump, too.

I'm watching that math.

Yeah, you're a thumper, too.

Not scared of that, which we respect and appreciate, especially at the linebacker position.

But what is like the thought of what you can do at the, you know, in college or the next level?

Oh, you know, I'm just a quarter.

I'm the, I'm, I'm a, um, I'm a chess piece.

I'm a chess piece linebacker.

So I do everything, you know, when it comes on being edged, when it comes to dropping the covers, playing a run.

How are your hands?

You got good hands?

Oh, I have great hands.

Oh, no way, linebacker.

You know, I have, no, because one thing about it, I used to do boxing.

So just doing that.

And then I got a great passwords trainer, Marcus Howard.

Just been working on him with my hands and stuff.

So that just, it just takes linebacker to a next level when you have to use your hands.

You have to get off blocks.

You have to shed things.

You have to be able to wrestle the quarterback in this generation now.

So, yeah.

Okay, I love it.

I can't wait to watch you, man.

Now, with that being said, I think we should bring your family up here.

If the Atkinsons could come up here, I think it's time for a university and its fans to learn if a absolute Dog

is coming to town.

Okay, so we have your final four.

Yeah, let's get the handheld over there, and then we will.

You can also do this number here, I think.

I was going to say, I don't see an Iowa hat.

Yeah, I think James had

a finalist.

Okay, so your final four, Clemson, Oregon, Texas, and Georgia.

6A state champion in Georgia.

Obviously, everybody down there, very excited.

Texas is in on every dog in the country.

What they are building is spectacular.

Uncle Phil, Coach Lanning,

out there in Oregon, beautiful place.

I assume you feel the same way.

Oh, yeah, for sure.

And then Clemson, Dabo, what a phenomenal coach and a phenomenal program in operation.

Now, before I steal any more time, here,

family, Victor,

Laura, yes,

Victoria, China, Brianna,

we appreciate you all for coming.

And Tyler, if you would like to make your decision, I think we would all be very incredibly honored to be a part of it.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

Let's do it.

First and foremost, I'm always thankful for God to be in this position.

All hats to him.

You know, without him, it would not be this situation.

I'm very thankful for...

My family, my support system, you know, all the sacrifices they have made for me to be here.

I definitely want to say the coaches, definitely want to say my coaches, you know, without coaches, I wouldn't know the game of football.

So definitely want to say thank you to my coaches and for them to pour into me and get me to another step in life.

Definitely want to say my trainers for all pouring to me,

training me hard and just working me out,

for me just to be the best.

And I just want to say all the recovery I'd be doing for my body, all the people that take care of my body.

I just want to say I'm thankful for them.

Hell yeah.

And I just want to say,

let me make sure that's everything.

Let me make sure that's everything.

Very humble and grateful.

Yeah, and I just want to say all four schools, it's just been a blessing for them to be pouring to me.

I love each one of the coaches.

I'm very thankful for them to be a part of my journey and just for them just to be helping me.

when it comes to learning and really just being there for me when I needed them, when they call on me, check up on me and you know so what it's just been a hard process and hard decision making just to pick one school I wish I can play for all all four schools you know but that's not reality but um I'm just

so yes I'm just thankful for all of them um

And you know, yeah, so I think that's it.

And then, like I said, for the next 34 years, I'll be attending.

I know y'all have been waiting for this, you know, but I've been waiting for it too.

But for next three to four years, I'll be attending University of Texas.

Congratulations, Tyler.

Congratulations to Coach Sark and everybody down there in Texas.

197 tackles this sophomore year huge.

Okay, he's obviously 6A state champ and the MVP of the game.

Number one linebacker in the country.

Absolute beast.

And from what we have been able to tell, incredible dude, incredible family.

Now, why was it Texas, you think, in the end?

And

who all knows this at this moment

before you announced that?

Who all knew?

Did Coach Sark know that this was happening today?

We had conversations.

You know, I really just trying to...

I really was just trying to pick when I come here, you know, just go from there.

I didn't want nothing to get leaked or anything out.

But, you know, what really chose me to go to Texas is the coaches, the relationship piece, the atmosphere.

You know, I feel like I just encompass everything I want at Texas.

And yeah, so it just, I just feel like, you know, the way they gonna have me playing is just the best fit.

And that's why I chose Texas.

Congratulations, dude.

Miss Laura, congrats, baby boy going to Texas.

And yeah, Ms.

Laura.

And Victor, your process.

process what has it been like for you guys what has it been like to kind of watch him mature through this whole process and obviously see so many places send so much love to your boy like that had to be a very cool thing for you to witness for your kid oh man it's it's a it's amazing man it's a blessing as a dad to see your your kids chase their dreams and accomplish the goals that they have set man and I think the journey has just been tremendous because he's learned so much.

His approach was just going on the visits and what have you was just to

learn from the coaches and see to become a better player.

And it's just, like I said, it's just been a blessing, man.

I'm just excited for him.

I'm proud of him.

And I'm excited to see him in the next chapter in Texas.

Hook him.

That's right.

I feel it.

And I would like to say

to you, Mr.

and Mrs.

Atkinson, from what we have been able to observe here for the last couple hours and learning your story, obviously, high school sweethearts, phenomenal job as parents.

you should be incredibly proud of what you guys have accomplished not only obviously with tyler but with victoria brianna and china as well cool people not a lot of people come in here that we like no

you guys

you guys have been awesome so we at least i'm on the good side no no no we're happy to be on your good side but uh congratulations you guys tyler atkinson officially going to text

thank you

thank you for coming brother appreciate you appreciate you managing no doubt always Yeah.

Alright, thank you.

Yeah, let's take a photo.

Congrats, dude.

Congrats.

It's awesome.

Thank you for coming, man.

Hey, do you want to take a photo?

Yeah, yeah.

Can you move Java by yourself?

He's about to be on the move.

We can.

Java.

You get in here?

Oh, hell yeah.

Java might be stuck.

Okay, Java is stuck.

Java, your partner.

Got like the hooks on one time?

Alright,

Good work, Liam.

Thank you so much.

Nice to meet you in the next video.

See you later.

Bring it up.

China.

Good luck, brother.

See ya.

Congrats.

Congrats, guys.

Liam.

Alright, brother.

Good luck.

Alright, that was cool, man.

Congrats to him.

Congrats to Texas, too.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey,

legit.

Texas is in on everybody.

They're going to be so good.

St.

McConaughey's pump right now.

Glenn Powell.

Who's playing Powell?

That's all I thought of in my head was Glenn Powell in Scotland or something.

This is the guy.

Good work, Bill.

Good work, Bruce.

Cool car.

Gets a notification.

Hey, that was a pretty cool little setup there.

Yes.

Our first time seeing it was live, obviously.

So

that was kind of nice.

That was very cool looking.

And the hats and everything.

I mean, I feel like we really did a...

Yeah.

We did Hey, we appreciate you guys.

I appreciate you guys.

See you, Daddy.

Welcome.

How about I say

I wish we could play for all?

I could play for all four.

Well, I mean, where we're at right now.

We don't want it to happen, but it is possible.

What a legend.

Good for that kid.

That was sick.

That's awesome.

The other ones have been much different because it's just one hat.

You don't see any of them, and they just

put them on.

And he traveled here.

Tyler, we appreciate you, dude.

So cool.

Hey, no problem, man.

By the way, he is a professional athlete.

Yeah.

Has been for about three, four years now.

In four years?

They're talking about the rehab, the training, the practice, the schedule.

He's taking summer classes, obviously, because he's going to graduate early.

So it's like what his schedule looks like.

They're putting in practice and rehab into high school schedules because you take summer classes to remove some of them.

So it's like a full...

You have a full blueprint, basically, for these high schoolers.

And then

I love that Mulaguette is representing high school athletes.

Yeah.

That is great for these kids.

Like great for these guys.

Whenever there's like a bunch of like,

you know, agents that aren't really agents kind of getting their hooks in a young person, not good.

That's whenever you hear like terrible stories and people signing these deals or agreeing to things that are like future and everything like that.

Mula Geta getting invested in the next generation.

Obviously, it's good for his business.

Not going to act like it's not.

But that's also good for their business to have somebody like that in there.

And we talk a lot of people don't love uh more specifically nfl teams don't love the deals that mulagetta is able to get done but if you are a person that is being represented by mulagueta that is the guy yeah like hey this is who we would like be chit-chatting for us so whenever he calls me and tells me about this guy i know a lot of things i know he's gonna be very professional yeah mature and very good at football and you look into this guy yeah he's unbelievable at football number one linebacker in the country

those four teams i think legit i think it was a very very much like a nobody knew.

Yeah, I think, and I think, I think he was very conflicted on the entire thing.

For a second, there.

I thought he was going to change it.

So did I.

I was like, oh,

this is going to be awesome.

He's going to change it up.

And we're not going to know.

But that actually, I mean, being from Georgia and picking Texas, that's a big deal.

That does feel like it's a rather list.

And I think the number two linebacker in Georgia, who's also five-star, is going to Alabama from Georgia.

It's okay.

We know Kirby will have defense.

What happens now is like, you know, some of these guys like him, they move, they move the needle.

Like they'll go commit somewhere.

Now you'll have maybe some decommits from the school.

You can go to Texas to kind of join a guy like Tyler.

But we didn't get to ask him, but like, I'm sure Arch Mannon being there has something to do with it.

You know, just like you go and you look at these NFL teams, you want to look at the quarterback.

You look at the coach situation.

So, I mean, everything is going to be at his fingertips.

He's going to have all the resources being at Texas.

And then you talk about dealing with a guy like David Mulagetta, like the resource that he has with his clients, like the guys that he's going to be.

He talking about Micah.

Yeah, Mike.

Those are all

Mulagetta.

Here's group text with Mike.

I don't know if you heard Micah.

That's what he said about you.

He's a big fan.

Is there anything you can say to him?

Yeah.

Maybe some drills that you do.

Yeah, actually.

Like, that is a weapon.

I think it's good for the game long term.

There's obviously some negative that come alongside all of this.

Feels like he's pretty well shielded from a lot of it.

Yeah.

Now, granted, being a professional since you're 15, we'll see what the long-term effects of that are.

You know, because they talk about like people being teenagers and working, being famous, having money, and things like that.

What are the long-term effects of that?

Who knows?

We shall see what that is.

But I think having a direction and knowing that you're going to be a pro and becoming a pro has a lot of upside too for how people operate whenever they get to that level.

Oh, yeah.

And if you think about, he's got a senior next year, three, four years there.

So what's like five years, four or five years until he's at the NFL.

And then what, that's like a four-year deal there at the NFL before you get another deal.

So he's like nine years away from like real, real, real money.

Yeah.

And that is still very much, he understands that, you know, and it's not just about money.

Obviously, it's about legacy and team and being good and winning.

He's a state champion.

I mean, a guy wants to win and all that.

But it's like, if you're thinking strictly business-wise, your second NFL deal is worth more than any of this shit.

Yeah.

So

that is where we were trying to, in Texas, to your point about having all the

everything, access to everything you could possibly want.

Yeah.

I mean, forever.

People are talking about those collectives.

It's like Texas has like four or five of them.

Yeah.

Like people are talking about, does our school have one of them?

If they got one of them, shouldn't.

I think Texas has like four or five different groups of boosters that are like, what do you need?

How do you need it?

We are here to help hook the shit out of them.

That is what we are doing.

And

that's great if you're a Texas fan.

Yes.

That's great if you're playing for Texas.

For everybody else, it's like Texas is one of those teams that's up in that conversation.

They're alongside Oregon.

They're alongside Michigan.

They're alongside Ohio State.

They're alongside Penn State.

By the way, we've been been telling you about Penn State.

Yeah.

Penn State is in on all sports.

If NIO is involved, Penn State is involved.

They would like to be known for being a university that is great at sports.

They've got the

number one hockey guy.

He'll be the number one pick in the draft next year.

Yeah.

Without a doubt, he's like the McDavid Bedard, one of those number one picks that they've known about him for years.

Yeah, Penn State, like this is what Penn State is trying to become, though.

Like, obviously, football, we want everything.

We're doing a $700 million renovation on the football stadium right now.

Cash.

Cash.

Yeah.

I don't think people fully grasp all of it.

They don't.

I don't think you fully believe that they won't.

I don't think you fully grasp it.

I got to see it and believe it.

Football.

I understand.

But Penn State, I agree.

They're going to spend the money, but...

I got to see them get it done.

Yeah, two biggest sports,

basketball and football in college, they need to get it done there.

Yeah, well, you know, I think Penn State thought they were going to potentially, and then

hours back.

They might be in the top five picks.

Yeah, could I

throw that interception?

They might go to the National Teams.

Bingo.

That's what I'm saying.

They're not good.

It's like USAQ is like, whoop, boy.

We were.

We were good.

Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is a Big Ten monster.

I don't know if he's number one

linebacker in the country,

but I know he's number one in the state of Ohio's heart.

He was with him at it.

Ladies and gentlemen, guess who's back?

A.J.

Hawk.

Wow!

Back door.

Jersey?

The kids?

That thing signed?

The kids signed that?

Ken Griffey Jr.?

Yeah.

Pete Rose.

It's an authentic replica autograph on the back.

Yeah.

You probably raise that seat though.

But that's also Griffey.

That's not Junior.

This is Junior.

This isn't Mr.

This is Junior.

Is there a Junior on the back of the jersey?

I don't know.

I don't think so.

Yeah, just Griffey, it says.

Yeah, so that's Ken.

Okay.

That's senior?

Ken Griffey Jr.

We're good.

It's not Griffey Jr.

It's his junior.

No, it's

a metal thing.

This guy

signed it.

You know the thing about Griffey Griffey Jr.

is that on the back it says Griffey Jr.

Now, with that being said, Ty Schmidt, I did meet Ken Griffey.

We did.

What?

I saw his taking you

on assignment as a photographer, right?

We complimented his picture.

I mean,

I want to say we hit all the beats with Ken Griffey whenever we saw him.

Jr., obviously.

Not saying that.

We were walking through the club.

We were trying to get out.

He had people on his back.

Of course.

Mr.

Griffey was.

Yep.

Oh, yeah.

A lot of that.

As he was trying to exit,

and we were trying to avoid the same thing, going the opposite direction.

And we made absolute asses of ourselves.

Holy shit.

It was like literally a divider.

Yeah.

A divider.

Shoot.

This lane, we were on this lane.

He had a crew of people behind him.

Certainly annoying the shit out of him.

Without a doubt.

I mean, no questions asked.

Just, hey, can you assign we photo?

The whole.

And then we're going the other way.

We have a couple, not as many, nowhere near as month crowd, obviously, but we certainly held him up in the middle of that crowd so we could let him know that we were big fans.

Yes.

Had to be done.

Had to be done.

I think he'll be all right with with that.

You didn't ask him to dap up.

Stop for 10 minutes and sign autographs.

Well, he got over to Arlane and then he backed out.

It was almost like a, we almost gave him like a small repris.

Like an X.

Yeah.

Does that make sense?

We almost gave him that.

Evac team.

He was awesome.

We saw Smoltz.

Yep, Smoltzy.

He came in second in Tahoe.

What place did you come in?

I believe I ended in 47th at the American Century Championship.

Okay, so how was the American Century Championship this year?

We didn't get a chance to enjoy it.

We watched it on TV, had some great moments.

Pawowski.

Hockey guy.

Unbelievable.

Eagles to win it on the 18th hole there on Sunday.

And obviously, he would have won.

I think even with a birdie or anything good, he would have won.

Smoltz comes in second.

Pav was really rolling it up.

Yeah.

We talked to Smaltz.

What's that?

Rollins to the Hole and War.

Oh, yeah.

Great to see.

Great to see old Bobby.

That Mastercraft boat, which I checked out immediately.

She had two recliners on her back.

That thing's got to be $300,000.

Like, it's legit.

That's how much that thing costs?

Probably, I don't know, maybe more.

I live on water and I don't have a boat.

You need it.

I'm not bingo, but I'm not a big boat guy.

I don't understand the water much.

I'm learning it, though.

I'm learning it.

They showed that boat a lot because he won it.

And obviously, we've tried to win boats out there at American Century.

You got close.

Very close.

I got like...

A couple times.

I think it was like this far away from having a boat because in my head, I was like...

I need

a lot of people try to win this.

I need a boat.

I actually need it.

I actually need a boat.

So as they're opposed to, that's a beautiful boat.

Congrats to Jimmy hitting the hole in one and winning that.

Smoke says he plays every day.

Yes.

We talked to him.

He plays every day.

He said he is trying to win that.

Yes.

As often as he can.

Yeah, he's getting out there and doing that.

Do you feel like the competition is getting better out there?

Yes.

How do you feel?

I think so.

I think everybody's getting better out there.

I mean, there's so many people that want to play in it, that do play in it, but I talked to a lot of them, and dudes are bringing out swing coaches.

They have like stretched people.

They're like professional golfers, how they approach the whole situation.

I know Pavelski, he seems to find a great balance of like having a great time and being the best golfer in the tournament at the same time, which is very tough to do.

Hockey guys square it up.

Like they have to square it up their whole lives

on the ground.

You know, like baseball, it's in the sky.

Hockey, it's on the ground.

So it's basically the same place.

They're going to square it up.

I think they have quite an advantage for the hips and the body to kind of time up a little bit better.

From just, this is just my

experience of golfing with different professional athletes.

Basketball players, shooters, I think they're such a muscle memory crew that they can kind of get into there.

Silky smooth.

Yeah, I played with Zach Levine, like just unbelievable silky smooth swing all day long.

Kickers and punters, kind of a similar thing because of the mechanics, but I think you like have to get the hand swing motion because leg different obviously than the leg swing there.

And you were just, oh, I'm going to actually grip it and rip the shit out of this thing.

It's unbelievable how good of God.

Were you better or worse this year?

My score was not as good.

I mean, you know, it's all putting.

Like, I missed a ton of putts.

Oh, I got an Eagle putt here.

Sweet.

You're walking down the fairway thinking, I can't wait.

Eagle, I'm going to get six points of this system.

And then I tap in for part and thankful I didn't bogey.

Like, that happened twice in the same round.

Okay, so a little heartbreak.

Who all did you play with?

You played with Aaron, obviously?

I played with Aaron on Friday.

And Jordo.

And Rob Mack, formerly Rob McElhaney.

Yeah, Justin McCarthy.

His wife was on game day.

Yeah, I saw his wife who came to game day, did a very good job.

She was awesome out there as well.

Yeah, he was awesome.

Did you let her know that we all legitimately thought she had a great idea?

I think she was undefeated almost on her picks.

She was on the top of the scoreboard most of the year.

Okay, so I don't remember the picks.

I apologize, but I do remember her being awesome at the.

She was good.

Yeah, she was really good um i played with joe buck and jimmy rollins on sunday jimmy had just fresh off winning that boat with the home one so he was i played with some awesome people man it was really fun joe buck how he's how's he doing he did good he played well i think he ended with 12 or 13 points

busy guy yeah he's the best he is joe buck's a good guy yeah when we were we got to sit in the broadcast booth for uh the home run derby and all i could think of is like Freaking Joe Buck was probably good.

Hey, these dudes had the best seat in the entire season.

Where you were posting the pictures from?

Yeah, we got lucky because Mike Foss, SVP, he hooked us up with the, like, it was an empty broadcast booth because they were doing it on the fields.

Yeah, because so it all came together so late.

Yeah.

I don't know if you heard about the story, but there's a lot of people that did not want us to go, including it sounds like baseball pierce.

They were on the side of the

gatekeepers.

I don't know if Kirchin probably did not like us there, if I had to guess.

I don't know.

He's got good juice.

I shook Kirchin's hand.

I think he was happy we were there.

Yeah, plus, they were tossing him around like a ragdoll in the pre-show.

They were actually going to

They were doing

it.

They picked them up, I guess.

They were curling them.

But it all kind of came together a little bit late.

The MLB stepped up for us.

Very, very thankful they did that.

And

we're like, well, can we watch this thing?

You know, are we able to maybe watch it?

Yeah, from your room.

It was sold out.

Oh.

So you're thinking about going back and watching from the hotel?

Well, the bus, maybe for a little bit.

And then the MLB made some plays.

MLB, like they have.

It's incredible.

Made some plays.

And then a booth was open because they took the thing down to the field side or whatever.

So the boys got to sit in the broadcast booth.

And while Ty and I were out there about to do our thing, we were scanning the entire stadium.

And we're like, wow, this is awesome.

Holy shit.

This is so big.

And then we look right at home play, then we look up and we just sit.

And right, they are right.

They are the best seat

in the entire.

I mean, it was the best seat.

We were at the apex of the ball.

So, like, when these dudes are hitting.

Right behind home plate.

Yeah, right behind home plate can see where the ball is laying.

Baseball peers are so mad right now.

So mad.

I mean, we are so sorry that we got to be able to do that.

What's it like in person?

Seeing those guys hit those shots in person way better.

I cannot imagine.

Bro, BP, we were there for the cruise missile.

It's insane.

BP, just the ones that didn't even go out.

They hit the touch.

Like, just watching the.

Because he's.

Their hands are legit.

It's unbelievable.

Yeah, but also.

Everything.

This, the

fork hit, and then the arms are coming and then the sound yeah it's like a fucking yeah

shotgun it's barrel on ball it's unbelievable we were right there i

typically i don't think we were supposed to be where we were well that's why it got tough later because for like the areas on the side it's like you have all the all-stars and they were just kind of like with their families yeah like mingled in there with like on the map you guys are just picking up their kids snacks and stuff like that i picked up a child yeah a couple couple different kids i picked up yeah kyle i believe a little boy three-year-old three-year-old.

Yep, that's right.

Give me a good low-five, high-five.

Miguel,

yeah, Euhenio Suarez's son, because he's a big WWE fan, too.

Miguel, big WWE fan.

Then the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes comes out.

He's over, by the way.

Boy, is he over.

Whole place sang the

band of band.

Bada boo.

Bada bada bada bada.

Bada boo.

Bada ban.

Bada bada bada boo.

Bada boo.

Bada boo.

Come on, Tom.

Bad, bad, bad, boo, bada, boo.

Bada, bada, bada, bada boo.

Whoa!

All of Atlanta.

Yeah, everyone hot was seen.

Obviously, he's always dressed very nicely.

He didn't look on TV, he didn't look too bad.

Well, that's because

QB1 doesn't sweat.

Yeah, ice in his veins, bro.

But

it was hot out there.

Yeah, it was hot out there.

It was good to see him.

But yeah, everybody watches the shit, I guess.

Everybody watches the shit.

Oh, yeah.

Wait, man.

A lot of of people yelling for you.

Where's Pat Pat coming next?

I think he might.

He's got squared away on this putter situation.

Boy, he does.

I saw something pre-show.

I think we might get him back.

Boy, does he.

Look out.

With the old man putter that you hold up around your chin and you switch the motion.

You were draining putts earlier.

If you showed that putter to an old man, that old man would die immediately.

Okay, it's future.

Good luck traveling with that thing.

It's 19 feet long.

Look at that piece of machinery.

Unbelievable.

Look at this open stand.

Oh, yeah, open stands.

Here we go.

Just a little open.

This is definitely going in.

Guaranteed.

Bucketch.

We're working on it.

We're going to work that one.

That's a good two-putt.

But yeah, now you're back.

You got that thing?

That thing is awesome.

This is going to change my life on a golf course.

And if not, this one.

Got a couple others.

We got this.

Now that's the forearm, the Bryson forearm situation.

I don't even know how he does it.

I think that's the one.

The big one?

I know.

The one that's in your hand right now.

I can hockey stick this one, too.

Yeah, that one's better for your hockey stick.

I got a Gilmore Putter out there in there.

Oh, yeah.

Why don't you knock one in?

We got a guy, John.

Oh, okay.

Ladies and gentlemen, not just a guy, sorry.

This guy's caboose could be confused with a freight train.

This guy has the fattest ass in all of sport.

I'm not the one that deemed him that the world has.

That's right.

Ladies and gentlemen, the reigning home run Derby King for the Seattle Mariners.

Ladies and gentlemen, all-star big dumper cowroller.

Yay!

Dom.

What a night.

What a night.

Incredible performance.

Thank you for doing that for all of sports.

First thing I want to ask is, how's it feel?

I know we've seen the video of you saying I'm the home run derby champ and everything like that.

But like for real, that is a sense of fulfillment in a dream come true that

I assume that you thought could potentially happen, but but never really expected it to happen.

Is that how you're feeling immediately afterwards?

Yeah, I mean, obviously, great honor to be invited.

And,

you know, I honestly didn't, I didn't think I was going to win it at all.

I just,

especially after, you know, barely sneaking by by like half an inch in that first round.

So it was crazy,

super fun night.

And,

you know, they put on a great show.

And you guys did a great job doing the whole, you know, starting it off last night.

Well, thank you for saying that, Cal.

A lot of people are not saying that.

so I appreciate uh, you saying that, and uh, I appreciate your friendship and you being good to the program.

You've made us much better, and obviously, we were non-biased in our thing, yeah.

But if you listen to me announcing you last night, I actually go, and now, like, uh, that is, and you want to be the last one, so there's a lot of pressure on you.

I think a lot of people in the baseball world were like, hey, this home run derby goes well if Cal Raleigh does well.

And then, once we watch the battery, if you will, of what you had operating with your dad,

you know, big dump,

dump,

and then big dump and then little dump catching.

It's like, I got emotional thinking about it last night as we were flying home.

And then on the show today, just the amount of pride that I assume you all felt, but your dad had to have felt so much inside.

I don't want to say, did your dad cry last night, but was there a moment where you all got a chance to take it in and be like, hey, our family just took on the world, basically.

What we've been doing in in our yard and in local ballparks, we just took on everybody and we won.

Like, did you guys have that moment?

Because we think it was very beautiful to watch.

Yeah, I mean, it was unbelievable.

Obviously, there's been a few, you know, father-son duos, but to have father-son and brother all teaming up and doing it and

seeing the whole little fan section there in Atlanta last night was super special.

And,

you know, that was, it's kind of speechless, you know, you just, like I said, it's, you know, a family affair to go like that.

And

it's kind of just like a Hollywood ending in a way.

Yes, definitely a movie.

I mean, we get chills thinking about it.

You know, we're all

kind of,

I'm going to say emotional for your family.

I'm legitimately emotional for your family.

Just how cool would it be if

my daughter was in a home run derby and I was

bass mission door and we won, I'd be like, our family just fucking beat her.

It's not your life.

That would be a cool, that'd be a cool thing.

Okay, on that note, a couple quick questions about strategy.

We talked to you beforehand, you know, and it did feel as if, hey, if the obliques get a little sore over here, we go over here.

It's like, we got you're two guys battling against everybody else.

We saw in that first round, it felt like it took a little bit to get loose lefty.

Then you started stroking them.

Bang, boom, boom.

Then timeout comes, and you go to the right side.

Then it felt like the same thing.

Kind of got to get loose again.

And then once you start to connect on the right side, boom, boom, boom, we're hitting them.

Then we get the bonus time and you go back to the left.

We were worried.

We're like, like, whoa, you're hot right now on the right side.

Did you have a strategy going in?

Was that the plan?

Or were you kind of feeling it throughout the entire evening on whether or not you're going to be righty or lefty, which is an incredible feat, by the way, being a switch hitter home run derby champion?

Yeah, I mean, I wanted, I told, you know, obviously my dad and

brother, I was like, you know, regardless of what happens, I want to at least switch hit.

And, you know, I felt like that was a cool moment for the crowd and, you know, for baseball in general to at least see me doing both and um so you know whether i lost or even advanced at all i wanted to at least switch hit and i i accomplished that and then um once i barely squeaked by i was like um i don't know i just kind of felt a little better from the left side so i was like let's just let's just let it roll and it worked and uh at that point i was like you know we're here we might as well try to win this thing and um you know that's it's kind of what was the hot hand at the time yeah it was beautiful watching how about the little t-mobile pink balls yeah sweet The rotation that

watching that thing fly through the sky was awesome.

Go ahead, D-Budge.

Yeah, Kyle, did you feel any, I guess, extra pressure being the home run leader, being kind of the, I guess, the main event, main draw there with the Derby?

Did you feel any extra pressure going into it?

I know you said you didn't expect to win.

The Bucks definitely did.

I picked you.

I could tell you who all the other guys picked, but I picked you to win.

But did you feel any extra pressure going into it?

No,

but watching a lot of home run derbies in the past, usually the leader doesn't usually end up winning.

Well, whoever's leading in the league, you know.

So it doesn't always translate like that.

It did last night.

And no, I didn't really feel any pressure.

I was just anxious.

You know, I was anxious in that first round to get going and excited and had to wait a little bit just because I was second to last to go.

So,

but it was fun.

It was just a great experience.

How'd you feel about the whole process?

You know, there's a lot of conversation about the rules and everything like that.

You just take the rules for what they are and just do your job.

Or, you know, because the old school days were what, 10 outs as a whole, and it was pretty easy to understand.

Now it's like, if it's over this, if it's longer than this, you get this.

I think they're trying to make it as fair and as big bombs, as many big bombs as possible.

Did you have, did you, your dad and brother go through a strategy on what the plane was?

Because it felt like ball was coming pretty quick after ball was sent out.

Was that all something that was discussed?

Yeah, I mean, I think you had more time than you realized, you know.

Obviously, with the new format and the time being a part of it, there is a little bit of strategy involved in the sense of, you know, you don't want to go too fast, but you also want to make sure that you get all the balls in and you get enough swings in time.

So it's kind of interesting, you know,

where they're at with it.

And, you know, you watch a guy like O'Neil Cruz last night who went 512 feet,

which was absolutely amazing.

I'd never seen anything like that before.

But at the same time, you almost want to, you know, admire it a little more and you want the crowd to be involved.

You You want to be able to watch those and not have to, you know, pan back and go watch him take the next swing before it's even landed.

So I think, you know, finding a happy medium there in the sense of maybe being able to watch some balls go a little further and maybe guys can put a little more thump into it rather than, you know, losing their legs and energy like that.

So that could be maybe something in the future.

I love that.

Love you speaking up, too.

I think a lot of people are going to be very appreciative of you speaking up on there.

And if it's not as rapid fire, not unlike you admire it, people that are maybe maybe taking a knee down on third baseline don't think they're going to get drug in the temple yeah you know

those kids out there in our

yeah the kids the kids for sure yeah there's there's and somebody snagged the home run obviously congrats to that guy they counted it and there was i guess in the past there's been a couple that have have taken a few yeah taking a few pulps yeah but me and ty taking a knee down on third baseline as you're there because we don't want to be in anybody's way we're not supposed to be here they added our seats here so we are just trying to stay out of the way helmet on and i'm like legit probably needed one.

Thought about that a couple different times.

Now we're on a few milligrams, obviously, and we're having a good time.

And we're enjoying baseball, obviously.

But like a big ball goes bang.

And then as the ball is like landing, holy hell, I hear crack of bat over here.

Oh my God, that thing might

right in the mouth.

Yeah, exactly.

I would have been dead.

So it is a little bit, you're right.

I think we should get the chance to see these bombs, especially with how many left the stadium last night.

Yeah.

So Truis Park was like the perfect place for it.

Did you feel that?

When you're like, did you, is that optically a good, I assume that's a good park for big ball hitters?

That's last night perfect.

Yeah, it was great.

Right field is a good, that was a good spot.

There's lots of fans and you had the chance to clear it, which is what everybody wants to see.

And, you know, I mean, that's what fans want to see, right?

They want to see, you know, how many balls, obviously can leave the yard, but how many, how far they can go.

And, you know, those are the ones that people remember those.

You know, people are going to talk about Neil Cruz's 512-foot home run for a really long time.

And like I said, obviously didn't end up winning it, you know, but there's, you know, even as a kid for me, it was Josh Hamilton, you know, who put on a show at Yankee Stadium and how far he hit the ball.

So I think, like I said, finding a happy medium there and maybe involving, you know, maybe doing a teammate version or

like a tag team kind of home rendering.

Now we're thinking, Cal.

Now we're thinking.

How exhausted are you?

I'm good right now.

I think I'm still running on some adrenaline.

So we'll see how long it wears.

I need some of that Dominican Republic

chew.

Yeah, I've heard about.

It might need a little bit of that.

I've heard about that.

That'll kick you in the butt.

All right, last question we know you have to go from AJ here.

Yeah, Cal, what was it like with your brother behind the plate?

What kind of commentary did you have?

I know he was saying some things to you.

Was he encouraging you?

Did you get to speak back with him at all?

And also, is that mic'd up somewhere that we can actually go back and watch eventually?

That's good journalism.

Yeah, it should be all mic'd up.

I was mic'd up.

He was mic'd up.

You know, he's he's kind of an awkward teenager, obviously, like anybody.

So I had no expectations of him speaking up, but

he was pumping me up the whole time.

I was kind of surprised.

Every time I hit a good one, he'd be like, let's go.

And just he was kind of hype my tide up too.

Yeah, he was like that back there.

I was like, I didn't know he had that in him.

So he was pumping me up.

And

he had a big day yesterday.

He's all jacked up.

He got more follows on Instagram.

And he got seeing a picture with Livbby Dunn.

He was just, I mean, he lived his best life yesterday.

Hey, he won the home run Derby.

That's 15-year-old.

The guy literally

living the dream.

Well, congratulations, you.

Congratulations to your family.

Enjoy this entire all-star work event for you guys.

And that's what we learned.

You guys don't get a lot of break.

The baseball players, everybody else is like Pro Bowl, all-star thing.

It's like kind of a break a little bit, like enjoy it.

Baseball, they're working.

Hey, we are for you and you.

It's an honor.

And we're thankful you're representing the entire sport.

And thank you for your kindness.

Congrats on winning.

Ladies and gentlemen, big thumper,

cow rolling

he was really nice to us he's the man he is watching before he warmed up so they all had time in b uh to bp with their pitcher and with their catcher and the mechanics of moving the l shield or something l screen yep yeah because some people are closer some people are further you know because you're allowed to move that

i guess I think we were told Harper and his dad like on top of each other almost like yeah oh like right like almost Like you're throwing soft toss to him almost.

No, but I think he was.

He's just slinging it.

Yeah.

So all the L, the L screen moves the distance.

And then some guys were way back.

Interesting.

Yeah, it was a bit of a game.

You got to find, you got to not wear yourself out more.

The pitchers are.

They're the game.

They are.

Yes.

They are very much in, too.

Like when we were walking around for BP or beforehand, it's like the pitchers know, like,

this one's kind of on us.

Like, because if you

for holding, holding, I think I could miss a kick for a kicker if I wanted to.

So, if this is the football, boom, it's the football right here.

Fox, can you get this one?

So, this is the football right here.

Let's say it's a righty kicker.

I'm over here.

Okay.

Most tilts for a righty kicker soccer style, you just kind of move it down this way right here.

Okay, takes away the hook natural because their foot's going to come in this way, okay?

So, like, normally you lean it away from a little bit.

Right knee, whenever I'm down, is where I'm leaning.

If I was just to do that, miss, guarantee.

That's a miss guarantee for a a side.

Like if it's a 25-yard kick, might be able to sneak it in.

But if you literally just hold it like this and just go, bang,

that's a guarantee.

40-yard kick, no, no chance.

Now, granted, the kicker might see it.

Oh, this holder is crap.

And like

play the shit that's about to come in.

Both how quick the op is.

Like, if a holder really,

it's a miss.

That home run derby is the exact same thing.

Oh, yeah.

Especially with the limited amount of pitches.

You throw low and outside or something and it just tails a little bit and it hits the button, no chance of that thing going.

And then some guys are waiting for it high and then for 15 straight seconds we don't have a high one and then all of a sudden you're rushing at the end.

It's like the pitchers need more love.

And they need more credit in this entire thing.

Well, and I talked to Cal's dad after they did, I think, their second round of BP, and he was like, you know, the switch hitting part's tough because as a lefty, he wants it middle, middle.

As a righty, he wants it, you know, kind of low and away.

He was like, you know, you, you get locked in on a spot and then he switches sides.

And it's like, okay, now I got to drill this spot.

Like, that's a lot in the middle of the derby.

That's a lot of pressure.

In the middle of the derby, it's like, all right, he's flipping over to the right side.

Not only does he have to warm up this side of the bat again, dad has to also

find it.

All right, we gotta, oh, we're going this way.

Yeah, yeah, it was that was a spectacular event.

Yeah, not a doubt.

I didn't, I didn't watch the TV portion.

A lot of people say, hey, we need this.

The rules to, I think, the 10.

Feels like everybody knows it.

Yeah, they need to do three-point competition rules.

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are happening, and we are so incredibly lucky to talk about them every single day.

We just had a moment happen right there that I haven't got to experience a lot of.

And

I'll tell you what, it really made my soul kind of flutter a little bit.

Sure, it's not just because I get a chance to chit-chat with the talks at table at Boston Connor and at Ty Schmidt.

You boys look fantastic.

Shout out to baseball.

Shout out.

It's not just because nine-year NFL

vet D

you want to take it from the the top?

You hit a putt, long nut.

Hit that new butter.

You want to take it?

I was going to try to tie in the collusion case that's going on in the NFL, and that was just a little bit of an aggressive take.

I don't think I should have been doing that.

It's a lot happening in the NFL and the NFL PA.

Nine-year NFL vet.

Darius J.

Butler is here.

Great to see you again.

Great to see you.

Last night was fun.

It was.

Do you guys have any little jack-and-diets out there?

Right.

We had a few years.

Two.

Sorry.

Can I talk about that for a second, actually?

It was delightful.

Yes.

The suite we were in at Fox, you could attest to this.

This is wild.

We actually didn't have.

Just, first of all, I just want to let you know, you saying the suite we were in.

And then going on to say whatever you're about to say right now is tough for me to have any empathy for you.

Well, once again, I was in the broadcast.

I was broadcasting as well.

Me going.

Jump had his head set on.

Yeah.

The suite was nice.

I called the first five pitches.

That was great.

That was a sweet.

Sweet was great as well.

Very nice.

Everyone in there was really cool for the 20 minutes we were stopped in there.

The bartender there, we asked, I asked for a jack and diet, or they didn't have jack, so it was a whiskey diet.

And Foxy had a

should have walked out.

I thought about it.

There's a reason I didn't stay.

He's not going to that broadcast booth, but

just a regular, hey,

I just want a whiskey diet.

Okay, I don't need, I don't need any bells and whistles.

This lady who is a bartender, very nice, great vibes.

I feel great about my order in the fact that she's making it.

And she starts to make it.

One shot.

What?

Two shots.

What?

Three shots.

What?

A little splash of Coke.

Oh, my God.

She thought you were Ty on a Monday.

On a Monday night, I was at the bar.

Thank you.

I take one sip of the thing and then just watch the ice melt because I can't drink it.

It was a nightmare.

What are you talking about?

You ordered a Tai Schmidt.

But that's the thing.

I didn't.

I didn't say it.

I didn't order a Tai Schmidt.

Can I get a jack with a little Coke?

That's the Tai Schmidt.

Oh, sorry, the lady try to hook you up with a little bit more whiskey.

And I appreciate it, bro.

You have to be very direct whenever you're ordering this because a lot of people, what I've learned, and once again, there's people that would like me dead, so maybe they would just put stuff in my drink to kill me.

But there are a lot of people that serve food and booze that happen to be fans of our particular program, and they all think that they're hooking me up.

Sure.

So they're all like, oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah, you want one, don't you?

You know, and it's like, no, I don't.

I really like the taste of Jack and dieted.

You You know,

I don't mind it.

So I get a tall glass single shot.

So then it's kind of just like a, you got to explain that, I think.

I think that's on you.

See, see,

it's funny you said it because it came up.

Why didn't you just say, can I get a single?

I feel as though.

In situations where maybe a fan of the program is pouring you a drink, you can kind of read that situation and let them know.

This was not a fan of the program.

And I also feel like.

This lady hated my gun.

She was so nice.

She was so nice.

That's what made it hard.

I also feel like you typically, if you're just asking a bartender, you don't have to tell them, hey, less booze.

No, you do.

Well, you do.

They're doing.

They all think they're helping you out.

Absolutely.

100% of anyone I've ever come across will say thank you so much.

If you put three shots in a one case, now granted, John Taff or Bar Rescue will say that that bartender is going into business for themselves.

Oh, they are.

Because they're giving you a little extra booze, so you give them a little extra tip.

And who's getting screwed?

We all.

The restaurant.

That's why we need this POS system.

And they put the bottles on it and do the whole thing.

Yeah.

So that's a big part of bar rescue.

With that being said, shout out to all the bartenders

that have certainly given me a little bit extra whenever I've only ordered maybe one shot.

Maybe we get a shot and a half, two and a half shots.

Sure.

That'd be fine.

Once again, gentlemen, okay?

I'm getting six shots

in a little jacket diet that I just wanted to sip on.

This lady down in Atlanta is trying to take care of you, boy.

I agree.

And you don't even understand.

The donut on the side.

Foxy, did you get the same situation?

Yeah, I got Tito Soda, three shots of vodka in that thing.

Yeah, but that's a Foxy.

It was like a trailer park boys gift where the guy takes a sip and just boom, boom, boom, boom, falls over the stage.

Yeah, he's falling off the street.

It was brutal.

Plus, you were so nice, I didn't have anything to say.

Boo-hoo for these guys.

No, any other day.

Any other day?

Boo-hoo for these guys.

It was Monday.

Any other day, I would have done it.

It was a home run derby.

It was a home run derby night.

It was so hot out.

That is the other thing.

Now, to be clear.

Ty actually ordered me my jack and diets last night.

And when they showed up they were a little saucy and I also walked I also walked over to the table that they were sitting on Ty

fucking full hand in drink stirring

it's two fingers

yeah right

it was in there this thing was stirring and then he goes here you go and he gives me the other one or whatever so I only I mean there was seemingly a little swirl to my drink there certainly was not I would never do that

did you just finger the shit out of my drink No, I mixed in a little lime.

Into his, not into mine.

It was very kind.

But it wasn't Ty Schmidt, Jack, and Diet.

And we go out onto the field with this and didn't even think we should not do that.

Well, that's what I got out there and I was like, man, there are a lot of kids around here.

And guess what?

None of the players are drinking.

Nobody.

We're the only ones.

That's why we ended up going all the way.

I mean, we started getting away from party.

We appreciate the hospital.

Yeah, I love the little derby.

I love Derby as well.

And I also love the bartender lady in the sweets, like, these bottles bottles are only good for one night.

Yeah.

So you're going to have to drink them.

Which was the a man who thought that the bartender was just trying to help you out.

And the reason why we are so excited about today, a man who said sports on time.

Ladies and gentlemen, college football national champion, Super Bowl champion, Ryder Cup winner, AJ Hawkins.

Yeah,

go red-legged.

Thank you, the bartender, I would say.

That's it.

If you don't want it, you can hand it to somebody that wants a nice business.

You want to get a cup of diet.

Yeah, yeah.

You guys are right.

I'm the cunt, okay?

I got you.

You guys, you're right.

All right, I get my chip.

I'm screwed up.

I asked for a little drink, and

they gave me a mask.

I should have asked, you know what?

I'm never going to order a drink again.

How about that?

Oh, my.

What if you asked somebody for a cigarette and they gave you a whole pack?

Are you going to be pissed?

That's a completely different situation.

All right,

start to involve them at once.

Can we talk a little bit about drama that's happening in sports world, not just in your ordering world?

And by the way, I don't think you're that.

No, but

I didn't.

Also, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to say that per se.

Slipped through, yeah.

I know.

You know, I don't use that word.

Okay.

I apologize.

Yeah, you really, yeah, really went for it there.

I don't think that's what you are.

Teddy Bridgewater situation is really interesting.

Very much so.

Okay, now there's different numbers coming out,

like the amount of money that he spent on his players, rehabilitation,

Uber, food, transportation, things like that.

So that is the narrative that is from the Teddy Bridgewater camp because he's been suspended for a year from a league, I guess, that he no longer coaches.

His statement's like, I don't, you can't be suspended for something.

I'll not coach that because he's now back with the Lions or whatever.

He won state championship as a high school state coach, dominant, watching his team every week.

We enjoyed the ride watching Teddy B lead a squad down there in South Florida to win a state championship.

So now he gets suspended.

I assume we all think that the suspension looming was the reason why he left and went to the Detroit Lions, maybe, or who knows what was going to happen.

Nonetheless, interesting thing to do to a coach in the modern world that we're in, especially with the way the NIO is.

Like, I assume the other people are saying he wasn't paying for Ubers, who's bombed cars and all this stuff.

It's like, who cares?

Like, is that against the rule?

I don't know if that's against the rules.

I don't fully comprehend why this would happen.

It just feels like one of those NCAA things back in the day.

Now now, NCAA,

you guys have changed and you guys care about things that matter.

That's right.

And you guys

invest resources in things that are going to make the lives of student human athletes better and everything like that.

But back in the day, the NCAA just used to investigate the most dumb things.

It's like, why are you, why there's this going on?

Why would you do that?

This doesn't make any sense.

From what I've read about this situation, this feels very stupid.

And this feels like they were trying to get Teddy Bridgewater the hell out of the league.

I hate it, man.

You're a South Florida guy.

Yeah, South Florida guy.

He's obviously a South Florida guy.

Miami guy went back to his album, Miami Northwestern, after, I think they went like four and six, maybe the previous year before he took over.

And then he goes on and wins like a 6A state championship in Florida which is a huge deal and Teddy you know Foxy knows this anybody that knows this that he's any program he's been a part of he's always been a stand-up guy a classic I believe he even self-reported some of this stuff so um this and the things you you look at the list uber rides you know rehab all this you know feeding kids field paint paint for the fields so they can have lines in the field this is shit that we all would hope a coach or somebody in the position to be able to bless others uh would do.

So for him to be punished like this is absolutely ridiculous, man.

The impact that I know he's had on his community, not only being a player, but well beyond his years on the field, even though he's still playing, pouring into those young men, man.

Hats off to Teddy, man.

I hope this all gets sorted out and he's back on the sideline coach because this is what young kids needed.

This is what I needed.

I needed a Teddy Bridgewater or a guy like that or a young lady like that, you know, in your life looking after young kids.

So I hope this gets figured out.

But it sounds very, very dumb.

I don't, in the world we're in right now, I don't know how this is even still,

I don't get it.

We have kids on our show.

We're very lucky.

Yeah.

We have kids commit to colleges and they got like door dash

right here.

Amazing canes.

Amazing canes.

Right here.

They got all these things.

It's like,

so they're allowed to get deals

from people that don't know.

I would assume that their explanation when they suspend them is that other teams can't do this.

Other teams' coaches maybe not have the money to do that.

But why is that you shouldn't punish Kitty for that?

Yeah.

I don't understand.

This all feels so stupid to me.

This just feels dumb.

And I think everybody is on the same side.

Yeah.

I think everybody thinks this feels dumb.

It feels like an agenda.

Doesn't it?

It feels like one of those agenda drives.

But also, I assume there's somebody down there who's like, precedent, you know, and.

Are they saying he's recruiting players there illegally?

That's the only thing you can do in high school if they claim you're bringing people in and like saying, hey, he lives in the given time.

But once again, is that not allowed anymore?

At this stage of life now, yeah.

That's what I'm saying.

With how everything is wide open with NIO, like literally, NIO just kind of opens up the door for everything.

Got a lot of millionaires, 16, 17.

Yeah, I mean, even when we had Derek Queen on, like, Derek Queen, the center from Maryland during March Madness, he did his entire post-game press conference.

And when he talked about the coach, he's like, well, the coach is like, the money I'm getting is coming out of his pocket.

Yeah, that's that's college show or saying, saying the high school dunner, my, whatever the case.

Teddy B, we appreciate you looking out for your players, man.

Such against man, that feels like a waste of energy.

That's what it is.

I mean, you hit the nail on the head.

I would have guessed that it's the other coaches who are like, hey, this guy came in.

This team was four and six before he got here.

And then he runs rough shot and wins a state championship.

Like, this is bullshit.

We got to get this guy out of here.

I also know the NFL has a situation looming right now, and it's summer, you know, so this is certainly a thing.

We've alluded to it a couple times.

The only reason why we haven't dove into it yet, first of all, we were awful last week when this thing was all kind of happening.

But also, trying to call and get actual information about this has been very difficult.

I would say that from my own point of view.

I know a lot of people

on both sides of this.

Nobody's saying anything about anything, basically.

I think there's people that aren't in necessarily the home office in the NFLPA that are like, we're naughty.

We don't know.

And also, I don't think we're allowed to even.

act like we like there's a lot i think there's something very big happening with the nfl in the nflpa with losing where the executive director of the nflpa potentially on the consulting firm of the name like there is a lot going on here.

But I think whenever old buddy here was hired to become the head of the NFLPA, there was some sort of legal thing happening somewhere else as well.

So it feels like that does happen with this particular gentleman a couple of different times.

But the NFLPA people, whenever they voted him in, Lord Howard were like,

he's great for us.

Like he's good for us.

And it felt like...

There was a very positive reaction to how he was leading.

And I think a lot of people liked him.

So then I think a lot of people potentially blindsided by this potentially being a thing.

So I think there's a lot more questions right now than there are answers.

And I think there's an actual investigation happening potentially into it all.

I don't know if that's by their own parties, if that's by an outside source, who's doing the investment, but I just know that there is

a real thing that's happening, and I've no clue what it is because I've not been able to get to the bottom of it.

I think there's a lot of headlines, there's a lot of things being talked about, but I don't know the actuality of what's going on, which is why we have not addressed it.

To be clear, I am somebody who has not been easy on the NFL PA, and I don't think I've been easy on the NFL.

I think I view myself as a business person, even though people see me as a big dumb doofus.

I and the NFLPA have had a lot of disagreements on how money is being managed, what deals are being signed, how much licensing percentages are going where, how they treat the players, how they act players,

where money's going, how many people are employed by the NFLPA, how many people need so many questions about the NFLPA.

I am, I actually didn't even sign up for the NFLPA, I think, like the last two years of my career because I didn't want to sit in the meetings because anytime I'm in a meeting, it's just like, that's bullshit.

What you just said there, that's bullshit.

And it's at the end of a a long day.

I don't need to hold up everybody's day.

Okay, so that is, that is literally my relationship with the NFL PA.

It's not a good one.

Never has been a good one.

And on the other side, the NFL, it's like, we have to be able to negotiate a better deal with the NFL.

And why is everything an absolute war?

It's like, well, because that's how Damori Smith was.

Now, this guy, I don't think, was the exact same way.

So hopefully for the betterment of ball, this isn't a bunch of real shit because anytime you get turmoil like this, then you get disagreements, then you get...

business, bad business, and that's bad for all of us.

I think each side needs to know that they need each other and they need to work together.

But if there's collusion and fraud, like all these things that are getting thrown out there, like that's not good for a relationship between NFL and NFL PA.

Well, and that's what's weird, like when you say, like, how when he first got the job, like, they were excited about it and, like, hey, this is going to be a good situation.

Like, all that previous stuff, like, you know, whether they're allegations or like it was actually happening, the PA was aware of that.

It's not like this stuff all came out after he got the job.

So, I mean, you know, I suppose maybe you knew that something could happen, but yeah, this, this whole situation is crazy.

Who started the investigation?

Like, who said, hey, we're going to investigate the PA and who, or did they say, are they saying we're hiring a third party so we get in front of this?

Like, what is it?

I talked to multiple people yesterday, and I've never had this reaction from anybody.

What did they say?

They don't know?

They're saying,

we're not, we don't know.

And also, we're not allowed to really

in the dark.

Okay.

Yeah, yeah.

Why?

It's like a very, yeah, it feels like they all think it could be,

but they also think it could not, like, could nothing.

It feels like everybody's out of the loop.

Yeah, the biggest issue for me as a former player, and even if I was a player, if there was some type of backdoor agreement that the players weren't aware of, or even like the player reps weren't necessarily a rep, that would be a big issue.

The quote-unquote collusion between the owners, I don't think that would take anybody by surprise after the Watson deal came out.

Like, yeah, they probably had conversations.

This is what they do, the one per club meeting.

That wouldn't surprise anybody involved in football, watches football, know anything about the National football league but the two sides maybe in secret doing some shit shady that would be an issue now i don't know the ins and outs of what this what's going on here um but i'm sure at some point somebody will get to the bottom of it we'll have uh some more to talk about tagliaboo was before

i guess he had a great relationship with the nflpa right i think there was a guy

who's gene upshaw was running the nflpa right yeah i think they had like a very good relationship like such a good relationship that i think there was like people thought this was the case but it was like I think they got along pretty well my understanding because I was always like why do we hate the NFL like why are we walking in negotiations just like

like that's not let's do this how do we

in my eyes

we need them

in my eyes that has not been the easiest way to do business now don't be scared to put this up if you have to but I don't think the entry conversation should be

we're hey We're ready to fucking kill you.

Like, I don't think that should be the first combo.

I think if we if we get to the end, you can do it.

So I always always ask those questions.

They said, well, the union and the NFL used to have a good relationship, and then there was a bunch of people that thought maybe it was too good of a relationship.

And then you go the other, then the lockout happens, and it's like it doesn't have to be

either.

I don't think so.

Look at the NHL.

Yeah, look at the other CBAs.

Exactly.

The NHL, the NBA, like they're getting those done years in advance.

You would assume that's because their relationship is really.

What's going on?

I talked to Mr.

Boris.

Yeah.

Scott Boris yesterday.

He runs.

The MLB has pretty good setup for their players.

Feels Feels like.

Feels like it's pretty good setup for the players.

Especially if you're rep by him.

What are...

He looked awesome.

Yeah.

Oh, slicked back hair.

He's been running the show forever.

Long, long time.

Slicked back hair,

clean.

Yeah.

Not a single.

Buttoned on shirt.

Okay.

Top couple loose.

Tucked in the jeans.

tailored to his legs.

Jeans tailored to his legs.

Sick cohine looking shoes.

And then he just looks so cool.

Then he turned around.

I shook his hand.

I congratulated him on cornering a market like an entire league.

Like that's not something that just happens.

Your name is synonymous with great deals for players.

Congratulations.

And then boom, we got right into a 10 to 15 minute conversation about MLB players, collective bargaining, the deals, negotiations, where baseball was, where baseball is, everything.

You're just talking about an onslaught of information coming out of this guy's head.

I'm like, geez.

Why don't you come over to the NFL?

Yeah.

Why don't you come over to the players or whatever?

Because he has ideas, obviously, for all these other leagues.

You know, I would assume that he is prognosticated on what the other leagues need to do because he's kind of done what he's done for the players in the majors.

It was a crazy combo.

He was like very enlightening.

He was like, holy shit, this guy just gave me a lot of game right now.

We were, I don't want to say we were boozed up, but we had a couple Ty Schmidts

down at that point.

Certainly.

And we were standing in like a circle in the club area, and he just broke down the entire business to me and Ty were like, holy shit, thank you for that, man.

Can't wait to talk to you.

Me and Ty walked away.

It was like, oh, that guy just broke down the entire fucking MLB to us or whatever.

And it was just like, literally cheers to our drinks.

I'm like, all right, we'll get the hell out of here.

I don't know if I could change anything brother but I appreciate it it was uh they got a good setup the NFLPA and the NFL I never I don't know you basically talked to both sides for baseball you talked to the uh commish

talk to scott so what's the chance you think a salary cap actually happens in the mlp i think there's no chance

i i think there is that's gonna be a tough one toothpaste is already out of the toothpaste yeah bingo just kind of go this is just like the ni L like I don't know how they're gonna stop I don't know how they stopped the freight train I have no idea how you do it Because anytime you stop money from going to somebody or a group of people, there's going to be a lot that's just going to happen, especially whenever it's a lot of money.

So it's like, I think it's going to be tough to put a salary cap onto it.

Now, granted, it sounds like for the good of baseball and the system of baseball and all that shit, there's going to be a big push for it.

And I would assume for the state of baseball, there's probably a lot of need for it, I would assume, but it's going to be tough to get everybody to in on that.

Like, I don't think you're going to get it.

They literally canceled a season of hockey over that issue.

It was the salary cap was the main concern, and they lost an entire season to it so that's the kind of damage you're talking about like if like the commissioner and owners really want to try and force it through and they're all on the same page on it and i don't know that they are but if they are that's the kind of outcome you could and the owners can sway the public opinion that the owners always win the public opinion because the owners are going to be there long after these players yep i mean these spoiler spoiled millionaires are just here for a couple couple years we're going to be here for the city forever you know these guys are lucky to wear our uniform represent our city we're a pillar of the community this is

This is what we're giving them.

Think about if this was you.

Think about walking into your house, telling your family, this is what you're being on.

This is what these spoiled athletes are being on.

That's what they do around every CBA negotiation.

They get those things out through journalists on TV who have their source says coming from one side of the negotiation and be like, my sources are telling me that the

NFL is offering up all the good things of the deal.

Bang to bang it, bang it, bang it, bang it to bang it to bang to bang to bang it a yep and then the players have never

the players have never come out no players don't have that like built-in

years and years of legacy media to push your narrative through the media because players come and go so much the pa is around yeah but players don't have that relationship with the the insiders that maybe hey here's a nice little pup this is this is the great things we are doing they don't have to tell them hey make the players look terrible make us look good it just naturally happens yeah exactly and i think it's also maybe the players don't think that that is a focus they need players of all leagues need to understand that that is a very important role the outside pressure is literally what makes deals happen in this particular situation so it's like uh people don't a lot of people don't know the difference between a strike and a lockout too like we got locked out in the nfl people they're oh you guys strike like it's not us but they lock we were not picketing brother they locked the doors and say you can't come in i think some people don't even understand the difference in that i was not allowed to talk to people that worked for the colts during the entire time we were not even allowed to text each other we had to get oh okay so that came out we won the super Super Bowl when I was in Green Bay, and then we got locked out in March.

We had to get like a special exemption to have our ring ceremony.

So we all flew back in June to Green Bay, got our Super Bowl rings, and then had to leave.

You were allowed to talk to each other.

Yeah, technically, you're, I think they may have even said something like, oh, you can't be talking ball.

I'm like, oh, yeah, we were trying to talk ball.

Come here and get our Super Bowl rings, not just drink 15 drinks and get our rings and be excited and celebrate together.

But we, yeah, there was like a special thing for us just to get together and do that.

Yeah, no talking to each other.

Okay.

We're not friends in this entire thing.

also no insurance from us you guys gonna have to figure that you're out yourself get some cobra okay get cobra

yeah you'll be a bear start saving this thing could be a long time war chat do you guys have more money or do we have more money we'll see oh we'll see how that goes and that was the nfl's entire plan was like these guys are running out of money they'll have to get a deal that was literally their strategy it was like these guys are going to run dry they're going to start complaining and when they do that then we get a deal done and it's like as players you're never going to be able to keep up with them if that's the case which is why i don't think you should try to get into a pissing match with billionaires.

I think you should try.

The only power you have as a player is to sit out, is to strike.

That's like the main, the threat of missing games to the owners.

And players don't want to miss.

Your career is too short.

I don't want to miss a game.

I don't want to miss five games.

I mean, now, too, like, the career is too short isn't even a thought because NIL, like the second-round pick debacle, that's the thing.

Yeah, this is interesting.

30 of 32 second-round picks have not signed.

And the reason why it's a big story is because Chargers,

Chargers reported because they're in the Hall of Fame game.

Yep.

And their second rounder did not report.

So now this is like the first time where they can actually say, hey, we have some news.

Second rounder hasn't reported.

Now, I believe what happened with the second rounders.

Now, because we assume these draft picks are slotting what money you're going to make.

That's why the Shamar Stewart thing with Cincinnati is so interesting out of nowhere because we thought we had this figured out with the CBA.

And whenever you think about the second rounders, when I first hear about this, I'm like, hey, second rounders, the NFL does not care if you sign.

Like, that's my first natural reaction.

These teams do not care if you sign.

This league will have its season next year with or without a second round class.

But I do appreciate the fact that second rounders are seeing some other teams do some things and they're going, wait a minute, if that's available, we'd like to do that too, looking out for their clients.

But I think inevitably the teams hold all the cards here.

But I didn't know that we had so much wiggle room in the CBA with the draft picks.

Did you know this?

I did not know that.

I thought it was all pah, pah.

That's why that Shamar Stewart thing, I was like, what are we doing, dude?

And then you start learning.

It's like, well, they tried to drop something new in there.

I was like, I didn't know you were allowed to drop something new.

I thought this was signed, sealed, delivered delivered with new CBA.

Seems like there's certainly options for teams, at least.

Definitely something.

I was a second-round pick many moons ago, and it was actually another second-round pick, same team.

Ron Brace, got arrested.

So he went 40.

I went 41.

And just, it was like, all right, what did the guy get before?

The year before?

We're going to fall right back in that slot.

And it was certain little languages, like, you know, maybe having some money deferred until the next season or different things like that, but not huge, huge issues.

30 of 32 guys, that doesn't happen by coincidence.

I think it's something, you you know who are the two guys that signed me know so the first pick of the second round the browns linebacker sweshinger yeah right and then i think the real problem is the texans gave higgins jaden higgins a fully guaranteed contract and if i remember he was in the 40s or 50s and he got fully guaranteed so i mean i assume if you're the 33rd pick and you get the fully guaranteed deal that's one thing but if if you're in the 40s to 50s range which again i'm not 100 sure when higgins got got picked, but if you're in that range, I assume that becomes a problem.

Well, good luck to everybody signing their deals.

It's all drama.

It's summer.

Yep.

Football is going to happen.

Yes, it is.

High school football is three weeks away in Georgia.

That's what I learned.

Exactly.

Because this kid's like in season shape.

And he's like, what's schedule like now for you?

We got workouts or whatever.

He's like, bad, I got camp coming up.

I'm like, camp?

He's like, three weeks, we got a game.

I'm like, football season, three weeks away.

Excuse me, high school kid, you just reminded me.

Football season is three weeks away.

He's like, yeah, we got a game three weeks or whatever.

I'm like,

Tyler, great news.

He's like, yeah, I'm excited.

I'm like, me too.

Football season is right around the corner.

But until then, we got bullshit.

Yeah, even the Hall of Fame game is in July.

On that note, on that note,

we will be live

from Canton, Ohio.

at the Hall of Fame day of this Chargers Lions game, July 31st.

And we can't thank the Hall of Fame enough for the hospitality.

They're putting us, I I believe, right on the front steps.

Oh, sweet.

So I think we're going to be right on the front steps celebrating the launch of a new season, celebrating a new class of Hall of Famers and celebrating the greatness that the game has displayed for over a hundred years over there in beautiful Canton, Ohio.

AJ Hawk, we're going over to Ohio doing a show.

Yeah, I've been to Canton a few times for different like lacrosse and old soccer tournaments for my kids.

It'll be fun to be there.

I tell you what, around the area, you know, around the stadium is pretty sweet.

Okay, so I've never been to the Hall of Fame.

I've never gone through the Hall of Fame.

I think obviously, we're going to get to do that.

I think we're going to watch the game.

I think we're going to do the show.

I think we're going to talk to some Hall of Famers.

We're going to kick off a new season of the NFL.

Cannot wait to be over there.

Come see us.

I think you're going to be able to come see us.

Nice.

I think they're going to have it.

That's cool.

I think it's going to be pretty open area set up there for the entire thing.

Come see us.

Chargers, Lions, Foxy, kicking it all off.

MCDC versus Horrible.

I'm fired up.

I just can't wait to see MCDC in the flesh.

Just how big, muscular, and ready to go he's going to be after watching that quarterback series.

I've never been more pumped up to have a great head coach and to have a great quarterback this is all that matters I'm fired up let's head over to hammer don

a p tone how's it going pal what's up brother how is it going it's been a great show so far hey thank you how about uh Tyler going to Texas how about uh big dumper hitting big bombs him saying the 10 ounce will be good what are you guys gambling on right now uh at hammer don are we looking ahead are we doing futures bets at this point or what are you kind of thinking about whenever we're eyeing sports books?

We are 100% looking ahead.

This is the driest, slowest week of sports in the entire calendar year because Wimbledon just ended.

We are coming up on the U.S.

Open for golf, so we'll be gambling on that.

But as far as like the major sports, the major U.S.

sports are concerned, this is the slowest week.

Because obviously, the baseball all-star game is happening tonight.

But after that, you know, NBA is done, NHL is done.

We're looking forward to college football and NFL.

So that's kind of what we're looking at.

The U.S.

Open is kind of the big gambling opportunity this week.

Yeah, tomorrow, the only thing on is the W.

All other four sports.

All other four major sports.

Usually there's two sports, maybe three sports on.

The only thing tomorrow is the

big space for the dance.

Yeah, it's a queer to dance force.

They should watch.

Are they treating this as if it is like the NBA on Christmas?

I think they should be.

But it used to be.

Now they need to move.

NBA needs to move Christmas Eve.

Yeah, correct.

That is a decision that needs to happen.

Adam Silver,

I don't know if you still watch watch program or if this clip will make it to you.

Sorry, it happened.

The Grinch stole Christmas and the Grinch is Goodell.

You need to move Christmas Eve.

Yeah.

Because we're all at home on Christmas Eve and we're thinking to ourselves, we got four NBA games tomorrow.

We got three NFL games tomorrow.

And right now, what do we got?

Shit.

Can we just book?

Let's do Christmas Eve.

Yeah.

Need a Lakers game on at 10 p.m.

Eastern.

Who's going to be playing for the Lakers?

I don't know from the sounds of it.

Maybe not LeBron.

Oh,

have we gotten to the bottom of that at all?

Well, what was it?

Right after we had the discussion last week or, you know, before we were on break, and then now all of a sudden they're saying, hey, multiple teams have reached out.

Four teams.

Yeah, they want to trade for LeBron.

I did send a text to ask if the Pacers are one of the teams.

I didn't see that.

That'd be stupid.

Yes.

First one to call, I assume.

So what I was told was no.

Oh, okay.

Why not?

Why wouldn't they go after him?

You tell me.

That's what my question was.

Is he going to play for the Lakers, though, for real?

Yes.

Is it possible to not with the Lakers?

No.

1,000% going to play.

Without the,

I wouldn't be shocked if he's not there.

UD said that he thought Giannis will Milwaukee, too.

He'll stay there.

Yeah,

I can see that, too.

Yeah, he didn't say that.

Well, can LeBron win a night?

When he was talking to Speed, Speed Stream.

Yeah, Speed just beat RG3 in a race in Estonia.

I don't know if you saw Speed.

I don't know if we need to be.

I was going to say, he was the only one that beat RG3.

RG3 has had an AT.

The internet is.

Name Speed.

The Internet's an interesting place.

Should not be racing speed.

We need

maybe Scoot.

Scotty Miller.

Yeah, okay.

Go.

Go race speed.

Scoot, that'd be good.

Huh?

Still bringing it?

Scoot?

Yeah.

Yes.

What made you say Scotty Miller?

In my head,

I thought quickly of a Caucasian flash.

Sure.

And Scoot, Scoot, Scotty Miller was the first name

that popped in my mind.

Do you have any?

I bet Amandola can still run.

See, now you're just making him all.

He's paying attention.

Amandola, I appreciate you.

And also, speed got

Aaron.

We need a halftime show kid from Iowa.

Well, that track guy.

Yeah, I forget his name, but he ran.

What about the dude that runs the warning track that races everybody?

Free Freeze.

Freeze is a bigger thing.

He's more of a safety on Speed.

He's more of a stride boat.

Yeah, he got his ass beat the other night.

By Speed?

Oh, no.

Somebody.

Young lady ran tracking in high school.

She's a cop in Georgia, I believe.

And she was strive.

She dusted Freeze's ass.

So Freeze's got to retire now?

Put somebody else in a costume?

Is it over?

I don't know.

I was going to say, he's not the same Freeze he was a couple years ago.

How about Blooper?

We got a chance to see Blooper do his thing.

That's the Atlanta Brays.

Yeah, I've never seen anyone ditch a gimmick that fast in my entire life.

Ditch a gimmick?

What do you mean?

I personally am

a mascot guy, okay?

I respect them.

I honor them.

I mean, the guy walks over and says, hey, what's up, man?

I'm Blooper.

What do you want to speak, right?

Why the hell are you?

Hey, hey, Blooper, shut up, okay?

Mascots don't talk, dude.

Why are you saying stuff to me?

So immediately I'm like, okay, Loz isn't a real mascot.

This guy doesn't know shit about the game.

He's not committed.

You don't think he respects the game because he wanted to come over and say hello?

Immediately my thought is this kid shouldn't be talking to me.

Kid, he's an adult.

You're right.

This guy cut his teeth.

He did.

This guy cut his teeth in Japan.

He's an adult.

He speaks Japanese to the Japanese players because he cut his teeth as a mascot in Japan.

He shouldn't be speaking at all.

Yeah, exactly.

Oh, hi out to you, too, brother.

I'm just saying, man, hey, shut up.

Your job isn't to talk.

I love his personality.

I loved his mocks.

He and I got a chance to make a video for the Oregon Duck because the Oregon Duck came in here and made a shot and we did it.

I didn't remember doing that, obviously.

But it was explained to me by Blooper the video we're going to make.

Obviously, he talked to you.

That was all in silence.

He was in the video?

No, it was silent.

Yeah, he had the video camera right

and he's he doesn't talk as a mascot if he sees guys that he likes or knows I think he will come up and chat a little bit he talked to me a little bit as a mascot hey I'm Blooper nice to meet you no he didn't he did see yeah that's why and you know why you know he didn't do it because if he did do it then you would think oh it's a good mascot but he didn't do that he said like hey what's up man my name's Jeff

dude come on man like come over, do the whole, like.

All right.

And then say.

So when you go to the mall Christmas time.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

I do that.

Turns out it's not.

Yeah.

What's that?

Santa.

Sand there.

He works for Santa.

Yeah, he works for Santa.

Okay.

He's a not a real Santa Cruz.

When you're saying honestly, no, you tell him that.

You know what?

That guy has a different job for 11 and a half months out of the year, and it's not Santa.

Blooper?

Hey, buddy, you're full-time blooper.

Shut up.

Do the blooper thing.

And then blooper's probably an attorney or something during the day.

No, he bloopers full-time now.

It is kind of concerning that he's speaking to you in that tone.

Well, he's gonna say hello to fucking.

He went in the water after Olson got knocked out of the home run, third.

He's definitely getting fired.

After the first initial contact, it's like, let me see your stuff, kid.

Let me see what you've got as a mascot.

He does have the hip.

He does.

Yeah.

What do you mean?

I wouldn't know.

We're out of there.

Because he just came over and immediately was a human.

And I was like, no, dude, you're a mascot and then you're a human.

So you should first and foremost play your role.

And then after, when I'm like, hey, man, you're really good at this shit.

Where'd you learn how to be a mascot?

Then you tell me your shit.

He just right off the bat like, hey, you guys know my buddy Blue, right?

No.

No, dude, I don't know your buddy Blue.

I know the guy inside Blue, but I don't want to talk about that guy because that's not who I know.

I know Blue, the guy on the outside.

Yeah, Blue is a weapon.

And Blue, if you're listening,

Feels like the mascot community has got a lot of respect for you.

We heard that.

We heard that.

Yeah, exactly.

Get your camp in order, Blue.

Need these guys to go back to basics.

It sounds like the fundamentals of mascoting are kind of losing its fastball.

I don't think that's true.

I think mascoting is getting better.

This guy cut his teeth

in Japan.

That's no nonsense.

Well, he should have led with that.

He should have led with the

guy that did.

He didn't leave that with me.

He's just like, hey, you guys know Blue in the duck, right?

I'm like, yeah, dude.

Again, what are you doing, man?

Like, what if he wouldn't?

What if he would have done this whole shtick the whole time and never talked to you like a human?

Then you would have just been killing him.

Oh, this old grown up.

No, no, no, no, it's the opposite.

Then I'm walking away like, hey, just so you guys know, the greatest mascot lives in Atlanta, and his name's Blooper.

But instead,

there's a guy in a costume.

My gosh.

You want to talk to me?

All right, let's talk about a guy who just got paid.

Congratulations to Garrett Wilson.

Yeah.

Big time deal.

Obviously, Dustin Fields is now his quarterback.

He remains with the New York Jets where there's massive turnover.

New coach, Aaron Glenn, formerly defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions, who is an absolute dow.

He wants his team to resemble that.

Garrett Wilson, by all accounts, is that as well.

A superstar, four-year, $130 million deal.

Obviously, the Johnsons had to be on board with this.

Aaron Glenn had to be on board with this.

And the entire franchise had to say, yeah, we would like to keep five in our building as our superstar.

AJ, your thoughts on Garrett Wilson.

getting a deal with a new quarterback, new franchise, new everything.

That's a lot of money.

And I'm not saying it doesn't warrant it.

I'm just saying, whenever you're a team in turnover, this is an interesting move.

I don't think any of us expected this to happen for Garrett Wilson.

Congrats to him, especially after year three.

Yeah, I mean, with you're the Jets, though, it doesn't surprise you.

Of course, you drafted this guy.

He's a franchise cornerstone piece that you have on your offense.

Now, yeah, the thing is, you got Justin Fields.

What's this offense going to look like?

We know the type of production that Garrett Wilson is capable of, but what's the Jets team as a whole?

What do they look like now with Aaron Glenn as a head coach?

How do we feel about the Jets team as a whole, and how do you feel about Garrett Wilson, Debud?

I mean, you know, it's a new coach, first year of Aaron Glenn, so I still like to give coaches time to kind of implement their culture, get their guys, get their roster, build it up.

But to AJ's point, this is a guy that you want to build around on the offensive side of the ball.

He's been productive year in and year out, regardless of who's taking snaps at quarterback.

So I respect that in the National Football League.

And now, the deal, it looks like it's a great deal for both sides.

I'm a former player, so I always want to see the players get the most and reset markets to do things like that.

But I think it's a good deal value-wise for the Jets.

Great deal for him, homegrown talent.

And now, the question marks in the eyes are going to look on the other side of the ball.

The young superstar who we had on a few episodes ago, Sauce Gartner, when is he going to get his new deal?

Do they handle that before the season or before training camp starts?

Shout out to Sauce.

Hope he gets all his money.

Obviously, good luck with that.

Let's go to the other side of the country.

You talk about the other side of the ball, the other side of the country.

San Francisco 49ers back in some drama.

And we thought there was a chance, didn't we?

This would have been the first year in five years, four or five years, that San Francisco 49ers did not have any contractual drama kind of going on going in the game.

Would be quite an advantage, I think, for a team to not have to do that.

But that is something that comes whenever you have so much talent.

That is something when you're a good team.

A lot of people are going to want your players.

Players are going to earn a lot of money.

Who's going to give them the money?

How are we going to get the money?

When are we getting the money?

I'm done with not getting the money.

I need the fucking money now.

Okay.

That is a lot of what's happening.

Jawan Jennings now, out with the San Francisco 49ers.

Story is, hey, I need a new contract.

Okay.

And Jawan Jennings, we've all talked about an absolute dog, a monster.

Blocks downfield.

Pancakes people downfield.

Basically, the epitome of what a Kyle Shanahan wide receiver is supposed to be.

And I think Brock Purdy obviously absolutely loves, and that whole offense will thrive with $7.5 million.

I expected in my mind, what I've read, he would be getting paid more money.

I thought there was already some sort of deal that has already taken place.

But once again, San Francisco 49ers have an abundance of talent, and now they've got to figure it all out yet again.

Like you said, this is a guy who wants his money.

He wants it now.

I think he was second in all.

the major receiving categories for the Niners last year after George Kittle.

You know, you lost Brandon Ayuk, who, you know, who knows when he's going to be full gopher this year.

So this is a top target going to the season.

He blocked his ass off downfield, but I remember watching these games, it felt like Brock Purdy was looking for him on every big third down.

So

whenever you have a guy that's dependable, that can beat man coverage on third down and is going to do all the dirty work, I haven't really heard anything bad from this guy off the field.

So this is a guy that I'm not surprised.

He wants a little more money with this wide receiver.

market doing what it's been doing.

So I'm always in favor of the players.

And John Lynch, I feel like he always finds a way to figure it out.

Yeah, he also might see the writing on the wall a little bit.

Like he's he's just seen Debo get paid and then get booted.

He sees Ayuk now.

He had to go through that whole process to get more money.

And now they got Ricky Pearsall, you know, the dude who last offseason got shot.

You know, that was Braun Daylight.

That was their drama last offseason.

Right in the chest.

Yeah, like that, which is absurd to think about.

But

he came on at the end.

Yeah, Ricky Pearsall had a great clothes to that's what we talked about more.

Yeah, for sure.

Man, amen.

I mean, actually, Legit.

And then back.

He has some leverage, though, I feel like here.

They need him.

Like, Debo's gone.

Like, I don't know.

I feel like if Brock Burdy has any say in it, he's in there pounding the table for him.

Let's head over to Hammer.

Don.

Don.

AB Ton, what's up?

Yeah, I saw an interesting tweet on this earlier from Spotrack, which is obviously the contract site that is very, very well in the NFL.

It says that the 28-year-old projects toward a two-year 38 million extension based on 2024 production.

Debot talked about his wide receiver numbers last year being second to only Kittle on the team.

So like he's only making seven a year and he's supposed to be making, what, 19 a year?

So yeah, they're getting a deal from him right now.

So it makes sense that he wants a new one.

I just heard he signed an extension last off.

So I mean.

Yeah, it was like three years or two years, 15.

Good luck, man.

Good luck to everybody.

Get all your money that you can get.

Get all your money.

Niners can't be shocked, though.

Think about it.

They're like, hey, who is underpaid on our roster?

If you're making 7.5 this year, I could say they'd be like, all right, I understand why you believe that you're not getting what you deserve.

Yeah, and with that being said, like, Brock Purdy getting a deal, now it's a whole new world.

Yeah, and now it's a whole new deal.

How do you handle it all?

Fred Warner got a new deal.

Kittle got a new deal.

Fred Warner.

How about Tyler Atkinson bringing him up?

I respected him bringing up Fred Warner.

When he said Fred Warner, because he's got, Tyler's got Dredge as well.

All I thought of was Fred Warner just flying 53 and a third across the field and just killing somebody and then getting on top of him immediately and then running back and doing it again.

He's so much.

We need the Niners to be worthy of like primetime games.

For sure.

Because they are great for the sport.

Yeah.

The way that defense plays.

And Tone,

you brought this up.

I guess it's not an NFL conversation.

No, it is NFL.

Was it NFL or was it college?

I forget.

Earlier when I came over to you?

No, defense.

Winning.

Oh, yeah, that was college.

So let's go to college.

Let's talk a little college ball here because Greg Sankey is down here and doing his thing at the SEC Media Days.

I believe Coach Sark will be

talking here in a few moments.

Obviously, he just got the number one linebacker in the country to commit to him.

And I believe Coach Smart and others were speaking throughout the day or whatever it is.

But in college, as you're putting together your...

Yes, I am.

Are you putting together your guide?

Yes, the 2025-2026 Need to Know College Football, Need to Know Gambler's Guide.

Yeah, we are in the middle of it.

It'll come out later this month.

This guy's a published author, so we'll be able to get that again.

And I can't stress this enough.

Last year, I think we were kind of like...

Make a mockery out of Tony doing this.

I think we're all kind of like, tone, this is a waste of time.

Not in here.

No, we just, I think there was a lot of shit being talked about it.

Okay.

And then once you created it and we were able to read through it, me more specifically for everything I have to do with game day and everything, I thought it was a valuable piece of information heading into a college football season, especially with the amount of change that happens in college football, the amount of players going to different places.

You brought up a good point as you were doing your research, though, for the Need to Know Gamblers Guide.

It's like, hey, the best defense in the country wins the national championship.

That is...

seemingly kind of the trend that's been happening, right?

Is that on what you're saying?

Yeah, I mean, last two years, two years ago, Michigan won with the number one overall defense.

They gave up like 10 points a game, which was historic.

Then Ohio State last year was the number one overall defense, and they did too.

Now, their offenses can't be shit, but, you know, with J.J.

McCarthy and then last year with Ohio State, like, they just, they didn't have to be great, but when the defense is number one overall, that's something that you look at.

And then, like, Texas was the number two overall defense last year, and they have a lot of guys returning.

So that was just something that I was looking at for this upcoming season.

Can't wait to dive into it all.

You have to have a great defense to be able to win.

Obviously, Will Howard won on a miraculous run.

Chip Kelly and all the weapons they had on offense, but their defense had like four different MVPs basically on that defense team.

Are you guys back again?

Is Ohio State going to be good again?

I mean, you got to reload like you always do, but yeah, they got a lot of young bucks in the stable.

Has you and Bobby Carpenter been over there running sprints with the boys?

I have not, but Bobby's birthday is August 1st.

He runs 20 half gasters every birthday, so look to that.

Happy birthday, Bob.

Happy birthday, General.

We have some breaking news out of the NFL.

Congratulations to Trey Smith, who is going to be the only guy on the franchise tag this year.

He reached an agreement before the deadline of the franchise tag negotiation on a four-year, $92 million deal that includes $70 million guaranteed.

It makes him the highest paid guard in NFL history.

Shout out to Nate Taylor and Shefty.

It's the highest average annual salary and the most guaranteed money ever awarded to an NFL guard.

Hell yeah, Trey.

Congratulations.

I got to be Trey Trey's cool dude.

Good dude.

Great football player.

Obviously, an absolute dog.

His agent, Jimmy Sexton, and

is obviously an absolute dog.

I had a chance to chat with him over the last few days whenever I was trying to get to the bottom of the whole NFL, NFLPA thing.

I'm like, I'm calling everybody.

I'm calling every agent I know.

I'm calling to see what the hell's going on.

I'm calling the NFL.

I'm calling the NFL PA because there's some big words.

There's some big words being thrown around.

And this is a big business that we really like.

Yeah.

We really,

hey, you guys aren't fucking this up, right?

Basically, is what I was kind of calling around on this entire thing.

And I love college football season obviously because the college game day crew that's on that set and the cameras and the audio and the truck and the product like those people we live on the road you know great group of people love those people get along very well with those people

love every one of those people

there's some people in offices sure you know

That don't really go through the entire thing and think that nonetheless, love that group and all the people that come alongside everybody.

You know, like, you get a chance to meet everybody's family.

Like, Desmond's family comes through.

It's great to see the boys.

Great to see the team.

You know, Reese's family has come by.

Coach Sabin, because he has joined the team.

Obviously, Herbie, got Debo, and

the whole crew.

Yeah.

Great to see him.

All the boys.

Great group of people.

All the Herbies.

And Chase Ty.

Peter.

Jake.

God and rest his soul.

Coach Sabin now.

Who are people coming?

Jimmy Sexton will travel in.

Miss Amy, who are there?

They'll travel in and we'll get a chance to see him.

This Jimmy Sexton guy, they need to write a book.

They need 10 movies about him, documentaries about this guy.

Just this handsome southern fella who just every, well,

everything is possible.

And he's got, he's moving pieces all the time.

He's one of the best deal makers of all time.

And as soon as I heard that he was on this case, I was like, well, Jimmy's not wasting time right now to get a deal done if a deal is not going to get done.

Felt like if Jimmy Sexton is going to get a deal done, a deal was going to get done.

And I'm happy it did.

They said it was right there.

I guess it was right at cut off.

Because if you're franchise tag, the date comes, which I guess was last night or today, today at four o'clock, and the date comes, I've been franchise tagged.

So

I will say there was zero negotiation until this four o'clock time from the time I got franchise tagged.

There was no thought of negotiating a deal, but you have until four o'clock to negotiate a deal on a franchise tag.

A lot of guys try to get a deal done, you know, because it's kind of a sign from the, and from the team, like, hey, you're not going anywhere.

Okay.

We got you for another year after this if you want.

So maybe it's a resetting of negotiation.

So maybe there is a little bit of a reset.

Like, hey, we're not letting you leave.

This is your reality.

So now let's go ahead and negotiate in this reality whenever guys want to get out or whatever.

Nobody likes being franchise tag because there's no long-term security.

I loved it because I became a millionaire immediately.

So give me that.

Now, how much are you paying me to kick a ball?

One year, 2.8 million?

A millionaire.

Done.

Let's go to Canada.

Literally went to Niagara Falls that weekend as soon as I was signing the franchise tag.

Not a lot of people like to do that.

Getting that deal done is huge for Trey Smith.

It's also huge for the Chiefs going into the year without having to worry about any of that shit.

You know, the offensive line was a big question.

Yes.

That was the big question for this entire thing.

Now you get a guy taken care of who's very good and you can just kind of clear your mind of it all.

And Trey can be and feel respected.

and like appreciated, which sometimes in business, there are some hurt feelings.

I'm not saying Trey would ever get that, but I'm happy they got the deal done.

Yeah, and Trey, I think as a player, too, you want to do right by the team that takes care of you like that.

Hey, look, I want to prove the team right for paying me.

They give me all this money, all this guaranteed money.

I'm going to let them know, hey, yeah, it's not wasted.

And we all know you can have every piece in place in the world.

If you are worried about who is going to be starting on the offensive line in front of Patrick Mahomes, good luck.

Like, that's going to be a lot of fun.

You need an offensive line.

We always talk about defense.

And,

you know, we talked to Lane.

We talked to a lot of offensive linemen.

I got mad respect for offensive linemen.

Not only because they just house beers.

You're talking about demolishing beers.

Asking for no credit.

Just tough dudes, all of them tough.

Hand-to-hand combat is their job.

I've never seen a single offensive lineman that isn't a great fighter, like ever.

I saw a guy roll with Sean,

offensive lineman.

Where's he from?

The Bengals?

Yeah, Sean's done with a few different players.

He was rolling.

It's like offensive linemen actually hand-take.

That's real shit.

You know, that's every day they're doing it.

And they're huge dudes, and they get their asses beat all the time.

But at the end of the day, those five dudes are going to decide whether or not you can win or you can't win.

Because if you can't protect a quarterback, you can't run the ball, you're completely fucked.

Now the Kansas City Chiefs, who have an offensive line question, have paid $50 million in their center and their guard combo.

Now they got to figure out everything else to get back to the place that we all assume that Kansas City Chiefs will be whenever Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback and Andy Reid is the head coach.

And I assume they're going to make another run at this.

Remember, they were the AFC champs.

Yeah.

They were the AFC champs, the best team in the AFC.

They were the team.

Then they just get the doors blown off them in a Super Bowl and everybody's like, Chiefs are dead.

It's like, are they?

I don't know.

Couldn't block the Eagles.

Yeah, exactly.

Four

books.

Couldn't block them.

Yep.

Well, and that still might be a problem, though.

Like, they lost Joe Tooney, and, you know, Trey Smith and Creed Humphrey were both still on that line last year.

And do they even, do they know who their tackles are again?

Yeah, I'm sure they know.

We'll figure it out.

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Joining us now, ladies and gentlemen, is a man who is an American success story that I also believe they should, you know, make documentaries about.

He would love that.

I think that is like kind of the thing he would really sign up for.

Yeah, I'm sure.

A journalist in his life, follow him around, document it, tell his story, you know, and they do it in a very fair way.

Feels like this guy gets judged very fairly by a lot of people, you know, for everything he's done and how much he's accomplished in a business and a sport that he's taken to heights that we've never seen before.

Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the UFC and the man who'll be hosting this weekend in New Orleans, Louisiana on Friday, PowerSlap 14.

On Saturday, UFC 318, Diamond Dustin Boyer's last fight ever in his hometown.

Ladies and gentlemen, Dana White.

Yeah, Dana.

How you doing, brother?

What's up, boys?

How are you?

I heard your voiceover for the Ram Truck commercial.

You got that Ram shirt on right there?

Love it.

Hey, God bless America, Dana.

Hey, God bless America, Dana.

That's all I can say.

How are you doing, brother?

How's life?

Very busy.

Everything's awesome, man.

Yeah, everything's awesome.

And what's funny is I never aspire to,

no, there will not be a documentary.

I will never do anything like that.

I don't want to act.

I don't want to do commercials.

I don't want to do any of that stuff.

But, you know, I met Tim, the CEO of Dodge, and he was walking me through all this stuff.

And they sent me over the VO for that commercial, and then

all the images.

And I'm like, oh, hell yeah, I'm doing this commercial.

Absolutely.

Yeah, I can do a voice.

Is there a fucking microphone in here?

I needed to do a little voiceover.

I got a chance to chit-chat with Tim as well.

I believe he's fresh CEO over there.

I think within like the last year or whatever.

He's a lightning rod.

This guy.

Yeah.

Yeah, he's electrifying.

I can't wait to see what you want.

He was in, then he retired, and then they brought him back.

So, yeah, no, I like like him very much.

We are, like I said, I've said this a million times.

I want to work with people that I'm aligned with, and I could not be more aligned with him.

He's a great guy.

Love him.

And shout out to the

Hemi

2,500 heavy duty that I got sitting right outside.

This ram truck rides like it's on the clouds, but has the power to get you wherever you need and the utility to get the job done.

Okay, let's talk about you getting the job done.

Massive weekend in New Orleans, brother.

Okay, we got PowerSlap 14.

Congrats on the 14th one of these.

I remember we talked before the first one.

I remember we talked before the first one.

I got a chance to be in attendance at one of these.

I was sitting right next to Travis Scott in the Kapow dead lady right in front of us.

And it was electrifying.

Obviously, social media is PowerSlap's home, I think, every single week.

And then Saturday, Dustin Poyer's last fight.

This is a massive weekend for you in the middle of the summer.

How excited are you for it down there in New Orleans?

And what should we maybe have our mindset be looking ahead to it?

Yeah, I haven't been there in a long time, so I'm excited to get back there.

Fun City, obviously.

You have PowerSlap, for the people that have never seen it live, like you said, it's an incredible, fun live event.

It's been killing it for us.

And then, obviously, the BMF card on Saturday night, the UFC, Dustin Poirier, his last fight, win, loser, draw versus Max Holloway.

And what's incredible about the Dustin Poirier fight, if you think about the lightweight division, the nastiest division in the sport,

you know, know, everybody in the top 15 are all killers, and these guys are ranked number five and six.

And it's for the BMF title, and the whole card is a BMF card.

So

I'm looking very forward to it.

I love the baddest motherfucker title.

I think that was a genius.

I think it was a genius concept by you.

You know, I think that, you know, you're a promoter.

I think that was a genius promoter.

This feels like one where all fight fans are going to get behind it as well, right?

Because obviously we got this number here, and then we got Poirier with his last fight.

Feels like this is one that fight fans are very excited about do you feel that as well well what's funny about the bmf title is that me and my magmaker sit in this room every tuesday and we fight and argue about you know this fighter that fight or what we're going to do and uh when i pitched them the bmf uh idea i thought they were going to shit all over it uh

they did not they loved it and uh so we ended up doing it and uh yeah the the fans like it and more importantly The fighters all want to fight for this title, so I love it.

Yeah, it's a sense of pride to be the baddest motherfucker.

I mean, that is a

great thing to be known of.

Can you talk a little bit about Dustin, though, and what he's done for the UFC, obviously, as we look ahead to his last fight in the cage?

Absolutely.

I mean, what Dustin has accomplished here is incredible.

And when you look at like his last 11 fights,

it's the who's who.

And I think seven of them are former world champions.

So

obviously his fights with Connor, the list goes on and on, and he's a great guy.

This is one of those fights where both of them are beloved by the fans and everybody else.

It's one of those fights where you don't want to see somebody lose, but unfortunately, somebody has to.

Yeah, these guys are both entertaining fighters, which I think is a massive ordeal for you, right?

You obviously said you and the fight makers meet every single Tuesday in there.

Style of fight is a big deal, right?

As you're trying to build up UFC and still continue to build the best cards every single week, week in, week out.

Absolutely.

I mean, again, we're going into, we just came out of Nashville this last weekend.

That card was incredible.

Then we go into this one, which is actually the BMF card.

And we expect, you know, I say it all the time, I sell holy shit moments for a living.

And I think we're going to have a lot of holy shit moments on Saturday.

I want to let you know, I sell holy shit moments for a living.

And I'm living good.

That is a real thing.

We got 28 seconds to the heart out here on ESPN.

We'll continue on YouTube, ESPN Plus, Disney Plus, and TikTok Live, even though they are fickle.

Sure.

TikTok Live is very good.

We need you to get to the bottom of TikTok, which we will talk about with Dana here as we continue into the digital space.

This weekend, massive for not only PowerSlap, but also for UFC down there in New Orleans.

We will all enjoy alongside Dana White, who will look spectacular caged side down there in the bayou.

Goodbye.

Okay, now we're on digital.

Sorry, I had to do that.

That was like a weird, there's a horrid at right there, Dana.

Yeah.

And then we continue.

Transition.

That's a transition.

You killed it.

Hell yeah.

Boom.

Yeah.

I was at the Home Run Derby last night.

I fucking connected her.

I watched it.

So

I went out Saturday night with Kid Rock after the fight and it was a really bad idea.

And I was sick for the last two days.

So I didn't work out yesterday morning.

So I worked out last night and watched the home run derby while I was working out last night.

It was great.

Hey, it was actually really...

Yeah, they bombed balls last night.

It was a good show, I think.

And Big Dumper, he's the guy leading the league right now.

Him having a good performance was big for baseball.

Let's talk about you going out with Kid Rock afterwards.

I went to his restaurant down there in Nashville with Ernest and a couple others.

The decorations in this place, the the style that Kid Rock has.

I don't know if there's ever been a human that decorates like him.

And then I heard his house is very similar to what that restaurant is.

What an interesting cat.

And it's not until you walk through the museum that he has at this restaurant that you are reminded of all the shit that Kid Rock has done.

He's in every Hall of Fame.

I saw every plaque.

The shit's in this restaurant.

He's out.

What a human Kid Rock is.

You need to tell him from us that I think he is an anomaly on it.

Legitimately, what a weapon Kid Rock is.

I feel the same way, man.

And so he came to the UFC on Saturday, so we watched the fights, and then we went out after to his place,

his honky-tonk.

But the night before, he was in Kentucky where he played the 25,000, 30,000 people.

You know, he's doing all these unserved markets where they don't get big concerts, and he's absolutely killing it.

And yes, he's incredible live.

He's obviously fun to hang out with.

Yeah, his decoration.

You got to admit.

Oh, and his house.

His house

is a replica of the White House.

And

it's incredible.

Yeah, it's incredible.

He's got a massive studio in there.

He's got a garage with all his old cars in there.

And then all of his garage doors are his

gold records.

It's pretty cool.

I'm telling you, from walking into his restaurant, I've never been to his house.

Walking into his restaurant, I'm like, holy shit, this guy just lives.

It's a museum.

I'm in a museum right now.

Collectors' pieces all over the place.

I don't know how many millions of dollars in collected pieces.

They're fake, though.

It's not real.

Don't go rob the place.

But

there's a lot of really good shit.

I can't wait to meet him, obviously.

He's done a lot.

You're in that world right now, obviously, the power brokers, because of how much success you've had.

And now you're venturing into a whole new avenue.

And I think it's where you started this boxing world.

Let's talk about all the shit with the boxing world, okay?

Because obviously we had you and Turkey on whenever we were announcing that this was happening.

It was an honor for us to be a part of that.

TKO teams up with Turkey.

You obviously going to run a boxing promotion.

You started in a boxing world.

Obviously, you know the fight world very well.

You know the promotion world very well.

WWE's Nick Khan also in there.

Now, first fight has been announced.

It's fucking Flight of the Century, and it's going to be in a stadium.

How do you feel about the boxing promotion?

Do we have a name yet?

And how much time are you divvying on all these?

How are you handling it all?

Yeah,

it's been

busy, that's for sure.

But

Nick Khan from WWE introduced me to Shake Turkey

a year or two ago.

I don't remember how long ago it was, but we ended up creating a relationship.

I I like the guy, and I like what he's doing for boxing.

And

I don't know how I ended up in this Canelo Crawford fight, but I did.

But this isn't what I'm going to be doing.

I'm launching something else in 26 that I'll announce you, and I'll probably announce it with you anyway.

Everybody loves you and wants to announce everything with you.

So,

not everybody loves you.

Everybody loves you.

There's a lot of people won't meet that.

Everybody loves you.

All right, that feels good.

Thank you.

Everybody loves you too, man.

So, yeah, I mean, it's fun.

I wouldn't be sitting where I am today if it wasn't for the sport of boxing.

I love what Turkey is doing, creating, you know,

making these fights that would never be made and we'd be talking about 10 years from now, wishing that we would have seen it.

Those are the fights he's making.

And the fact that I can contribute anything to this,

I'm honored.

I love it.

Okay, cool.

So that fight's coming in September.

You're starting something in 26.

Can't wait to see what that is.

I feel like that's some sort of news, at least it's some sort.

I don't think I had heard of that.

Can't wait to hear what that is and see what it is.

You're seemingly successful with everything.

And on that note, you talk about Turkey being good for boxing.

Obviously, you're good for the fight game.

You're also good for sports as a whole.

We're having a fight at the White House.

So how, okay.

Take me into the think tank here.

We're having dinner with the president at the White House.

We overlook a yard.

I assume there's a name for the yard.

I should know it.

I don't know it.

A garden of something.

You look out there, there's enough space out there.

We could do an event out here.

Is that how this comes together?

This sounds like some of the most insane sports stuff in history.

That backdrop of the White House slash Kid Rocks looking house, you have that right there.

Then bang the octacon right there.

And then a select crowd of people.

That seems like a movie, not real life.

How did we get here?

And where are we in the development of that?

I agree.

So the president has this whole thing where he wants to bring Americans back to the White House.

He's like, this is America's house.

Everybody should be able to come and enjoy it.

Easter egg hunts on the lawn and all this stuff.

He says, I think we should do a fight here at the White House.

And I was like,

okay, I'm in.

I'm in.

So he told Ivanka to

handle it and start the talks with me.

So my team went out there and did all the recon on it.

We're putting together a whole pitch, and we're going to fly out there in a couple weeks weeks and walk the president through it and see what he likes and doesn't like and start fine-tuning this thing.

And we're going to put on an incredible event at the White House in the South Lawn.

Yeah, it sounds like a lot of your fighters are excited to be like, hey, if we're going to do something historic and legendary, we're okay being a part of that.

Even somebody that maybe was retired.

Go ahead, D-Buzz.

Yeah, I got to ask you about the GOAT, John Bones Jones.

I've seen he retired.

He's unretired, back in the testing pool.

What's the latest on Jones?

Is that for the White House fight?

For sure, right?

Well, it was after we announced the White House that, yeah, he called and said he wanted to, you know, get back on the pool.

You know, obviously everybody wants to fight on that card.

And that's a good thing because we're going to put on the best card we've ever done

for that White House event.

Okay, so on that note, let's go to Ireland.

We saw a lot of a guy, but obviously he is massive in the fight world.

Go ahead, Connor.

Yeah, Dana, then the other question would be McGregor.

You know, John Jones and Connor McGregor on the same card would be historic, the biggest of all time, it feels like.

Is that another thing that might be be in the works as well?

Because I saw a lot of him talking about it, too.

Yeah, and a lot of him in general.

Saw a lot of him.

A lot of him.

Saw a lot of him.

Keep living, Connor.

Keep living.

Still,

anything is possible.

Listen, it's still a year away.

I mean, it's literally a year away from now.

So the landscape will change a lot over the next year as far as title holders and, you know.

stars and people that pop up.

But yeah, I mean, we're looking if Jones, if we do a Jones and Connor on the the same card plus a lot of other great fights anything is possible and everything is possible for that card if we're gonna have connor mcgregor and john jones on the same card i mean i guess sure i mean i guess we'll do that that thing will be electrifying you said it's about a year from now do you have a date already picked out it's the fourth of july

it's the 250th anniversary of america yeah

holy fuck is that the greatest thing of all time i mean yeah it is yes it is by the way yeah the flyover oh my

the flyover is about to to be,

holy shit, dang.

Imagine, just think about what I'm going to do for this fight.

And then think about what Trump is going to do for this fight.

You know what I mean?

It's going to be one of the, it's a one-of-one experience.

Like when we did the sphere, it's the sphere on steroids.

I mean, it's going to be a one-of-one event.

There'll be nothing like it ever again.

Yeah, and then let alone Kid Rock starts getting his mind around us entirely.

Yeah.

We already talked.

Believe me, when we were out the other night, we talked a lot about this.

Believe me.

Dang, I got it.

Well, that's the other thing.

Where the president just put on the,

he just did the parade for the military.

That's all right there, too.

You could put 25,000 people in that area, right?

It's just

the possibilities for this thing are insane.

Yeah, you're going to take advantage of it all and give us a hell of a show.

And we're very grateful for it.

I promise you that.

I promise you that.

Do you feel, okay, I'm going to talk about your personal life real quick.

So we see your friends publicly fight each other.

That's what I feel like we see at this stage of life.

And you're like a glue piece to all of it almost.

And every story is like Dana, right?

And then Dana, there was even conversations that happened.

Why else they get leaked, allegedly?

And then there's obviously public shit that we see.

Do you feel a sense of like, hey, I am a rather important piece of America.

Do you feel like that?

Or no, you just try not to think about it.

All the big dogs.

All the big dogs are all you, UFC events there for a while.

It was just like, oh, yeah.

Hey, who's deciding what goes on in the entire world?

Well, let alone the guy that's on commentary every time.

His podcast

just changes the entire globe's everything.

And then you got the people sitting behind in the corner.

It's like, oh, there's the president.

There's the richest man on earth.

Oh, there's the biggest agent in the history of being an agent.

There's Dana White.

Zuckerberg is getting into this.

And they're just all there.

And it's like, I think the love of your sport is something that really has rallied a lot of people do you see it that way and uh how involved in all that do you want to be or are you trying not to be i guess i see it that way when you point it out yeah um yeah this is what we're all seeing dana yeah this is what we're all seeing yeah yeah and let alone theo vaughn is sitting yeah the biggest the biggest comedians are right there behind you watching the entire thing it's like your events are like all the motherfuckers that kind of run everything.

And it's like, you're the glue behind it.

That's a cool thing that MMA is the one, but it's also like a pretty important thing, I think, right now in sports.

Well, thank you.

Well, thank you.

Yeah.

And, you know, it's funny because I've been friends with all these guys for a long time.

Obviously, me and Rogan go back, you know, 25, 26 years.

The president and I go back that long.

And yes, the love of this sport and the things that we've done over the last...

25 years have brought us to where we are today.

It's just, I don't know.

It's just

as surreal as it is it's just

it's what it is it's yeah it's just

over the last 25 years yeah it's just another day um

an american badass let me walk out here with the president

i'm walking into an arena with the president of the united states and kid rock flanking me i mean it's uh it's an unbelievable thing congrats on the business can't wait to see your hear your next voiceover with uh dodge ram trucks can't wait to watch power slap 14 ufc this weekend in new orleans bmf card and uh

crawford and Canelo in September, and in something I'm doing in 2026.

Keep grinding, man.

We appreciate the journey.

Thanks, brother.

I appreciate you guys.

And yes,

I will be breaking it with you when we're ready to do it.

Nice.

That's breaking news.

Hell yeah.

It's breaking news that we're breaking news.

We appreciate the hell out of you.

You're the man.

Ladies and gentlemen, Dana White.

Yeah, Dano.

I guess when you point it out.

Yeah, I guess

there for like a two-month period, Every person that was making every decision that mattered to the entire fucking world, it felt like.

Boom.

Was that these slides?

Did you?

I wasn't.

I haven't put that like that before.

I was the only person that was seeing it.

Dana is kind of the blue piece, isn't he?

Yes.

They're all walking in with him.

How you doing?

Keep him moving.

Yeah.

President, please.

Yep.

Let me go.

The richest guy on earth just got here.

Go grab him.

Mr.

Elaine.

Yeah, you sit here.

Elon's got a friend.

Okay.

Yep.

He can sit here.

Ari Manual's coming here.

Okay.

Yeah, fucking right here.

Mark Zuckerberg wants to watch the face.

Who?

Mark Zuckerberg.

He invented Facebook.

Oh, yeah.

Didn't he fucking hate it?

No, no, he does make somebody.

He switched.

Okay.

He's jacked now.

Come on, bro.

Oh, his wife?

Yep.

Theo, right there.

That is awesome.

Yeah.

Theo's love of sport.

Yeah.

The photos when we got there.

Prelims.

Yeah.

It's so funny.

I'll get trapped.

Not trapped because that's a negative connotation.

But boy, I will get in a Theo Vaughn wormhole and all of a sudden 35, 40 minutes will pass.

And it's 1230 a.m.

I'm like, fuck, I need to sleep right now.

I should have been sleeping this entire time.

But he just told me about 15 people from his hometown and also his thoughts on certain things.

And it's like, how the fuck does this guy's brain operate like this, just like this, too?

So quick.

Yeah.

And he's had some gigantic like political figures on his podcast.

Like the fact that Theo is talking to him is so awesome.

He's a president deck.

So Kane will get you howling at the moon, brothers, or at the telephone lights or something.

I forget what it is.

That UFC world is its own world in and of itself.

We didn't even ask him about the blackjack thing he does with Taylor the Wall.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Steve and all of them.

I mean, that's insane.

I think I watched Taylor win hundreds of times.

Yeah, bunch of money.

They got a good thing going over there at UFC.

Do they win every time?

Feels like it.

Dana does.

What Dana talks about, how he's like, hey, I live here.

If I'm up, I see you.

I get out of here.

I don't sit around and give it back to you.

I just won four hands.

Oh, that's cool.

I'm 4-0.

Like,

see, there's the more.

Four million bucks.

Yeah.

That's a lot of money they're betting.

A lot.

I don't know.

There's a lot of people in there, too.

A lot of cameras.

Have you seen those things?

Yeah.

I don't know if it was always supposed to be.

I don't want to be that guy.

We were invited to go play Blackjack with Dayton White five, six years ago.

I forget what it was.

At the Super Bowl.

Yeah, somewhere.

Well, most of the time.

But like the first time we were invited to go do it, I was like, that sounds awesome.

And then I asked him exactly what it is.

He basically said what it was.

It was like, oh, we need to do that.

Something happened.

We weren't able to get out there.

So then Super Bowl, we were supposed to go.

Something happened.

We weren't able to do it.

So then we started watching these videos, these things.

It's like, holy shit these are i'm happy i didn't go actually pretty stressful yeah feels like these are very stressful but it's great content i'm loving watching these people do it i don't know if i'm supposed to be the one in there though i mean it'd be wild to be in there and all of a sudden you blink and you're down 50k 100k 100k yeah right he's 200k 200 he said you need to i'm saying like two minutes in yeah well because you need to be willing to lose 100k on your first hand because then you have to go bigger on your next like that's that's his game so yeah if you if you're not getting cards you could be down 500k per se

blink blink.

I know.

And then, whenever he wins,

thank you.

I will see you later.

That was fun, wasn't it?

You guys had me there for about four hands.

I'm out of here.

I've seen a double or nothing Getter shot into a Gatorade bottle shot into a trash can up to 45,000 bucks.

That's awesome.

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

That was really exciting.

I mean, they're bringing Uno to Las Vegas now.

You saw that, right?

You saw that.

Legal table games for Uno.

I will say.

I saw it was actually

a gimmick.

You've got Bona Garage.

I saw three different reports, and none of them talked about it.

Me and Zeit saw it this morning.

I don't know the exact details, but it's not what we thought it was.

That felt like it was going to be much tougher to get done.

Colorblind people can't play Uno, and I think that's fucked up.

That is a good point.

All right, we got to get out of here.

We got to hit the road.

The summer road trip continues.

We are now off to Los Angeles.

Big city.

The city of angels.

The city of lights.

Shang Gillis hosting

the Espes tomorrow night.

Cannot wait to watch

All-Star Games this evening.

Yep.

We'll watch that.

It should be a great time.

Let's continue to enjoy this.

What's happening Thursday?

We still don't know.

Legitimately, still don't know.

Nope.

Could be on, could be in a state, could not be.

Trying to figure it all out.

Let's just get to LA first.

Yeah, let's just do that.

One thing, one foot in front of the other, age.

That's how it works.

Have you seen you join the summer programs road trip?

I saw that.

It looks just like that.

Hey, I'll I'll take it.

Is that you?

I guess so.

You already let Zeke drive?

Yeah, if you can put it back here, it would be really good.

Looks like AJ Hawk Allstadt.

That's a great compliment.

I love that guy.

Let's talk about this real quick.

AJ, I think you look good.

Good job.

Yeah, thanks.

D-but, super happy.

I mean, elated.

Jack, though.

Love how happy.

Ready for Espy still.

How we feel?

Yeah, I don't know who the fuck that guy is.

You don't know who...

No, that's you.

Sure as hell isn't me.

Try this if you're painting white.

You can easily try Schmidt.

You paint your nails white, don't you?

Yeah, I did say that to D-Bone.

Thanks for putting

fingernail paint on there and making it look like I haven't clipped my fingernails in six months.

My needle look cocania in there.

Connor, how do we feel?

Pretty good.

Tone from Hammer Downtown.

Look how happy you are.

I feel great about it.

Tone looks like Jordan Davis.

Yeah.

Love that.

You buying dirt over there.

I do believe we have have a side button.

Same spot on.

Yeah, spot on is right.

Look at the fucking schnaz at that guy on the left.

You kidding me?

Well, look to your lungs.

Hey, thanks for giving me the fucking bags under my eyes.

Like, I don't know that I'm tired already, okay?

Got you, kids.

See bone, yeah.

I mean,

he's nailed the hat.

Yeah, he did.

He did.

I'll give him that.

I'll give him that.

Does Debone like build him?

How exactly does it work?

It goes off in a real picture.

Debone.

Free hair.

Debone.

Free hair draws.

Debone teamed up with like 16 different fucking AIs, I believe, to piece that whole thing together.

And then it crashed his fucking computer 10 minutes before the show started, so he was completely worthless.

But it's a great graphic.

Yeah.

Great graphic.

Guys got a brand new fucking laptop.

This thing crashed it out, but it got a great graphic.

It did.

It did.

I can't complain.

Well, you are.

I just did, but I can't, you know?

But I will.

I've thought about it.

Yeah, but I can't.

So it's a good graphic.

It is a great graphic.

Shout out to T-Mobile.

Shout out to Red Bull.

Shout out to that touchdown.

Shout out to that guy.

There he is.

All right, AJ.

Before we get out of here, I think we got to do a giveaway, don't you think?

Oh, are you going to show the people your new putter again?

I didn't even think about that.

Right, grab the black one right there.

I was going to have you do something.

You can go to a local golf course and see any 90-year-old man using a similar club.

This is old buddies.

JJ Spawn.

He didn't use use the tall laugh putter.

He used this club this head.

Yeah, that club head, you're right.

It's not about this.

It's about

the head, not the shaft.

I know.

What's that?

Yeah, go.

The shaft does matter what you were talking about.

Well, you're talking about penises.

Yeah, Connor McGregor would say that.

Mm-hmm.

Saw a lot of him.

So

that's not illegal, is it?

What happened?

So I guess he can curl dumbbells with his dong like there's no tomorrow.

Which is awesome.

It's like Cirque du Soleil stuff.

It's real quick, though.

America's got talent there was no reason okay

there was no reason for you guys

to start yelling into my phone when i got into that car conner mcgregor's dick conor mcgregor's dick conor mcgregor's dick to try to talk to my algorithm well i had not seen it it had not come into my life at all I had no idea that it was a thing.

And then as soon as I get back with you guys, you all are trying to yell at my algorithm to have that thing pop up.

And I'll have you know, guess what?

Mission accomplished.

Yeah,

I'm not happy.

It's sports, Pat.

Something you need to see.

Yeah, he's one of the greatest.

I don't need to see that in my algorithm.

It is sports.

It's an athlete working out, just trying to make his biggest muscle bigger.

I mean, he's one of, if not the greatest, Irish athlete of all time.

Sorry, yeah, you got to look at his dick.

And we didn't want

to have that.

I haven't seen it.

I saw Debo draw and making a graphic of it, I thought, just like the road trip situation.

Debone, if you're not, you should get on that.

No, he was.

He was putting little arms on it and having the guy bench.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Looks sweet.

I look forward to that.

I hope everybody's okay.

We got open stance.

Is that how they teach you?

Yeah, good putting school, they do.

Innovation.

Perfect speed.

I'll tell you what, it holds its line pretty good.

Perfect speed.

There we go.

Bang.

Back door.

Bang.

Yep.

Good backspin on that.

Do I have a putter?

What's the hell of a stand?

Is this a commercial for the tall lab putter?

I don't care what it is.

I'm just telling you, if I can putt, I'm going to be an okay golf.

If it goes in, you're right.

It doesn't matter.

Oh my gosh.

You should.

Imagine not carrying a golf bag when that thing's sticking up 12 feet above the rest of your clubs.

If you can make every putt, then I understand.

Not every putt.

If I could just two putt.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, bang.

Pretty pure.

I mean,

pretty pure.

Is that put together like a pool cue?

You can like unscrew it?

That is a quite fair question.

I sure hope so.

That'd be so soft.

That would be sweet.

I don't think so.

Is this how it's supposed to look?

Yeah.

I think you just feel it.

You just gotta feel

it.

How does it feel normal?

What's he said?

That's it right there.

You gotta stand up move your swing.

I don't think that's the one.

The other ones feel pretty good.

Oh, that's a bucket.

That was good.

Yep, that's not the one.

Get the black one.

Yeah, the arm lock.

Yeah, there we go.

Do the Bryson, which almost, I don't know about you, Deep, but it felt impossible to even try.

I didn't feel like I could keep my forearm on there.

I don't think I have enough of that to stare at it.

Is that what it is where we're not flexible enough?

Maybe.

I just felt like a goofball.

I like to feel like an athlete before I do.

I just want to make a fucking fucking thing.

God fears.

I guess we can

start cool.

Are you thinking about doing the open stance with that one?

Don't need it.

You're not exactly anchored out on your face.

Bang.

Boom.

Bang.

That's your one.

Yeah, that's the one.

Tell Bryson.

What do you mean?

You're supposed to make putts.

That's all you're doing.

Bang!

That's in.

It hit the ball that was already in.

Yeah, Coocher does that too.

Hit the ball.

So you're good.

Coocher?

Yeah, Matt Coocher.

Oh, Ashton?

Maybe.

Oh,

that one hit like a pebble.

I saw it jump.

There you go.

Yeah, I mean, you're rolling it pretty.

Good pop.

There it is.

Yeah, you got it.

AJ, you are not allowed to take this one.

See the amount of shit you talked on it.

The tall boy?

Oh, no, no.

Never.

I think I'm a golfer.

I golfed a little bit during the

during the break.

Oh, nice.

Don't look now.

I believe it.

You already are good.

If this thing things,

this thing?

Yeah.

Don't you fucking see.

I just found my goddamn putter.

Don't let it take your athleticism away, though.

That's all I'm asking.

That's why I'm fucking hockey shooting him, man.

Okay, good.

Then it's fine.

Just don't let this big old grip and don't make it like they want to take the athlete out of you.

No, keep it.

You need to, you're a field player.

No, I've been a guy that never makes a putt guy.

I need to change whatever the hell.

That's why you got that.

Yeah.

There you go.

See, like, just like that, like, happy Gilmore, perfect.

Whenever that comes out.

Could you fathom if I just started rolling these fucking things in like this?

Absolutely.

I think I can.

Hockey, ball hockey.

I mean, I fucking, that feels like...

Why have I not been doing this all the time?

Cornhole.

Why am I not been doing this?

Is that legal?

It's legal.

That's a good

question.

But if it is, I mean, Bryson uses it, yeah, it's gotta be.

That's legal.

We'd like to shout out him for about four or five minutes of entertainment last night.

Yeah, we run through the heat.

Yep, needed it.

Yeah, we did.

We certainly did.

Let's get the fuck out of here.

It was a late night last night.

Yeah.

I can imagine.

I mean, the thing was.

Tonight.

Tonight's gonna be a long one.

Oh, fuck.

Tonight is a long one.

Yeah.

Long drive.

AJ your uncle will be able to be on the bus with Ty's nose.

Yeah, I've roomed it Todd and will you come join us?

We get out of here.

Absolutely shout to the Atkinson family.

We're acting up.

Yeah.

Yeah, that's

never outworked.

Ever.

It's the most important part.

Boom.

Now.

Never outworked.

And for this kid, like 17-year-old, he's probably 17.

So squared away, mature.

Hey, the Opens this weekend.

Who's going to win?

i kind of like rombo

oh fuck that

yeah i didn't expect it is anybody putting like me out there no i don't think so be a friend tell our friend something nice my change of life we're gonna sitting together thank you guys for everything oh we should talk about it the lady was wearing a mask we couldn't hear what she was saying legitimately could not hear couldn't hear what any of the questions were couldn't first two questions couldn't hear them could make it out a little bit we're reading mouth while they're talking big part of it so so mask third question couldn't couldn't read any lips couldn't hear in the video i i did hear that it was perfectly clear it was not like that where we were on the stage inside i think with where the speakers were was maybe front of stage shooting out that way and there was also noise in back of theater so we could not we actually could not hear what she could hear like every

fifth

and that did see her reading question pretty promptly.

So like legitimately did not hear what she said until the second time.

I was trying my best to kind of understand it.

But it was like, I don't know if we're the right people for that question.

But also, I appreciate passion.

And on that same note, I think Atlanta was awesome for the All-Star game.

It was.

Just like it was for the national championship.

Just like it was for the SEC championship.

Atlanta is a great,

great host city.

Yeah, for the Super Bowl.

That is a great host city.

Lucky to be hot as shit.

Certainly.

The battery, though, that entire deal that the Braves own is incredible.

Celebration, too.

Yeah.

All right, be your friend, tell a friend something nice.

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