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College Football Playoffs and Wild Card Weekend Preview
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The boys break down some NFL coaching news, preview the college football playoff games, and give some predictions for Wild Card Weekend in the NFL.
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Reunited & Changes
00:00:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What is up? We are back. After a little break. um You know, things happen. ah But the boys are back.
00:00:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mason is with me today. ah We regret to inform all of you that Tenz will no longer be on the podcast.
00:00:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's kicked out. ah No, he didn't retire. He is fired.
00:00:32
Mason
He retired.
00:00:38
Mason
Why is that?
00:00:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Uh,
Challenges & Contests
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
we got tired of this anti-Titan steaks.
00:00:39
Mason
He's been outnumbered by the Titans.
00:00:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, no, we're just kidding. Tins is, you know, uh, one piece of this puzzle is Tins work schedule has gotten wild lately. He is not getting back till very late at night and make it with three children, including a baby.
00:00:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Just almost impossible to record podcasts. So, uh, we were making it. You know, I've got a young baby at home as well. Mason has an award-winning dog at home.
00:01:05
Mason
Then. OK, there you go. Yes, yeah, big, deal big news.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Do you want to, uh, yeah, do you want to do it?
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Mason
Yeah, let's let's shameless plug while we're here. Why not?
00:01:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, plug it.
00:01:14
Mason
Yeah, so because me when me and Zach are in control of the pod, well, it instantly gets off. We all three are notorious for just getting off topic.
00:01:25
Mason
But when me and Zach, I feel like there's even more
00:01:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um,
Sports Talk: Titans & Strategies
00:01:28
Mason
getting off topic for sure.
00:01:29
Mason
But no, shameless plug. My dog is in a contest for Yeah, Thanos. Golden Retriever. ah Go vote. and Just reach out if you're having trouble voting, but I've been posting it.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Dana.
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Mason
We've been reaching out to everybody.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Where are they gonna vote?
00:01:45
Mason
ah Let me do it.
00:01:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, you're posting it? Is that what you said?
00:01:48
Mason
Yeah, I'll be posting it.
00:01:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:01:50
Mason
But anyways, there there's all these different groups and he was top two, back and forth between top two and top three, but win 10 grand.
00:01:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Wow.
00:02:00
Mason
that'd be That'd be nice funds to go into the pod to promote the pod a little bit more, you know?
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're awesome. Yeah. Heck yeah.
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Mason
and ah ah and he'll be on the cover of a magazine if he wins. So yeah, that's ah no kids right now, but a dog that might be a you know actually pulling his weight and bringing some money in, so.
00:02:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mmm.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Potential winner. Yeah, great
00:02:19
Mason
a Funny story about that, by the way, me and my my wife Jalen are just sitting on the couch and we hear a crash. My ah Thanos, so he was ah last year when the pool froze over, he was just, I look out there and he's just standing in the middle of the pool, but it's frozen frozen over, so no big deal. ah He thought he could try that again. The ice was not as thick this time, very thin, so he fell right through that and I run out there and I'm pulling out.
00:02:46
Mason
and it was below freezing outside pulling out this uh 75 pound golden retriever sopping wet uh frozen water yeah this it was bad freezing water all over me uh took them straight
00:02:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Very old. Yeah.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Did you post that on his profile for the competition?
00:03:01
Mason
I should, you know what, I should try to see if I can add add that to to the profile, but yeah it's never a dull moment when you have dogs org or kids, but yeah, so there you go.
00:03:16
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There you go.
00:03:16
Mason
A bonus story.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Pwness story.
00:03:18
Mason
um Zach, before we get started on some stuff, I didn't want to transition to sports a little bit, but I had a question for you, because I've had a scenario that ah I think I've,
00:03:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:03:29
Mason
Finally came up with the Like we don't get tensily Titan tens or anything on here today It's just me and Zach with our Titans takes and I'm sorry if no one wants to hear this It's entertaining.
00:03:36
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
no Yeah.
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Mason
I just trust me.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
People want it.
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Mason
Trust me on the trust me on the conversation here um So would you rather be? bad and not fun to watch Kind of like what the Titans were this year
00:03:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You know.
00:03:56
Mason
Or would you be a bad team and fun to watch, but still bad? Kind of like, through you and me were doing a bit with James Winston and the Browns.
00:04:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
the Browns.
00:04:05
Mason
So, yeah, so they were still bad, but they had James Winston entertaining.
00:04:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We were complained about the Browns being very bad though. Some of their quarterback options after James Winston were less fun.
00:04:14
Mason
I was just wondering, yeah, and nobody was, I bet you if we look at the views, more people were watching when obviously James Winston, yeah, had to be, I'm sure.
00:04:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Definitely.
00:04:25
Mason
But that was enough.
00:04:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So the question is, would I rather be bad and not fun to watch or bad and fun to watch?
00:04:31
Mason
Yes, because right now what was ah it was obviously a rhetorical question, but I feel like the Titans options is be bad and not fun to watch or be bad.
00:04:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's the question. but
00:04:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, we'll have a stop on.
00:04:44
Mason
And yeah, so here's I don't know how much you've been keeping up with this at all.
00:04:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, a little bit for sure.
00:04:51
Mason
let's start Let's start with the Titans finding firing their GM. okay So right now we still have Brian Callahan and as our head coach and we don't have a GM anymore.
00:04:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay, yeah.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:05:02
Mason
All right, so let's go back to um whose options at GM. And everybody's been blowing
College Football Insights
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Mason
up on social media about Lewis Riddick.
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Mason
do and this is a and This is one of the big football heads at ESPN.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
go
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Mason
um And he did an interview for the Jets.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
okay
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Mason
He has also been rumored to do an interview for the Titans for a GM position. So if that's the case and the Titans actually hired him,
00:05:37
Mason
If you go back and look at Dion Sanders prime times tweets, things that he's been talking about and he's been getting in the media here lately.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
okay
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Mason
He's a huge loose Riddick guy.
00:05:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mmm.
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Mason
Huge, big fan of loose Riddick. He's hyping him up saying he needs to be a GM somewhere.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
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Mason
Titans hire loose Riddick because loose Riddick is there. Who also has the first overall pick? Dion just came out this week saying the only way that he would ever coach in the NFL is if he was on the same team or if hit both his sons were on the same team that he coached.
00:06:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That'll be it.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
On the same team?
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Mason
We are the only team. Yeah, I don't know about.
00:06:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Doesn't Shiloh Sanders kind of snuck?
00:06:24
Mason
Yeah, I guess you could probably do the whole like Bronny James situation and kind of just like get on reach and no one else really. But anyways, but
00:06:33
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:06:33
Mason
So he would, and we're the only team guaranteed to make this happen by getting Shador Sanders first overall, not the Browns, not any other, not, not any other team.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
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Mason
Cause we have the first overall pick.
00:06:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Sure.
00:06:48
Mason
So who is probably the most talked about college football program or one of the, we got several of them, but there you go.
00:06:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Comparatives to how good they are Colorado is definitely high No, it's not like they're being contenders, but they're compared to like
NFL Wild Card Predictions
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
their actual product on the field pretty high
00:07:06
Mason
They get all the hype, they get all the buzz, they weren't even in the playoffs, and I still feel like they're the most talked about team in the NFL. So, if Tinsley was here, I would like to ask, he would probably find ah some, he would probably be like, well, Blue Sredick is actually going to the Jets, and I'd be like, whoops, well, he I don't know if he would like this or not.
00:07:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
10s would probably love. Deon that.
00:07:27
Mason
well What's your thought? What's your thought and opinion ah on that happening?
00:07:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
OK, I need I need I need the NFL expert to explain something to me.
00:07:35
Mason
Okay.
00:07:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Can you explain in words I can understand the dynamic between owner GM head coach? Like, what is this structure?
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Mason
Okay.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What do they do?
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Mason
So like each role.
00:07:49
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:07:50
Mason
So a lot of the times, huh?
00:07:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know what a G. really what i'm I don't know what a GM does.
00:07:56
Mason
So it depends on the, the own, to be honest, it's different in each team.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Like in a functioning, like in a well functioning, I know the Titans are in disaster.
00:08:01
Mason
Yeah. So each team's different. Cause, uh, uh, you hear about Jerry Jones, I feel like he calls the shots a lot. Uh, when Bill Belichick was head coach of Patriots, he did a lot of the drafting free agent.
00:08:14
Mason
Uh, I wish Tinsley was kind of on with us as well. Cause he could kind of explain, but. more than like or Most of the time it's supposed to be owner gives g ah power to the GM to do free agency signings, drafting, coach coaches the team.
00:08:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:08:30
Mason
You probably have a lot of the coach and the GM talking back and forth on, hey, what what would you be interested in? This quarterback to draft, this one, because they're gonna be the one coaching. So I feel like there's a lot of communicating, but that's where my understanding is. So if we could get somebody like that and it still be fun and entertaining, who knows? It may still be bad, but I would rather that than Kirk Cousins, Brian Callahan, or just some type of mess.
00:09:02
Mason
Um, Brian Callahan and some washed up quarterback.
00:09:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, it's tough. Tough.
00:09:06
Mason
Give me something to give me hope.
00:09:11
Mason
And I don't know how you feel about this.
00:09:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I do think Titans need that. I think even, even Titan, like long time Titans fans are starting to feel a little bit of. getting run down by this whole situation.
00:09:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Similar to, even Tenz has shown and some the Jags a little bit of some wavering in his affection. He's talked, because um the Jags decided to retain their GM, Trent Balke, who was widely not respected, apparently, um and has a hard time giving the relationship with the coaches.
00:09:20
Mason
Listen, it at least show we'll go ahead.
00:09:31
Mason
Yeah.
00:09:36
Mason
Yeah. Loved. Oh yeah.
00:09:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
which is not ideal when you're searching for a new high-profile coach to coach your ear football team. So, Tins has expressed some thoughts of displeasure with the Jaguar organization. ah But I feel like I've talked to a lot of Titans fans who are just like, I can't watch this. This team is not even watchable right now. It's horrible.
00:10:04
Mason
But wouldn't you be kind of bought back in if we had that And at this point that's all i'm looking for i'm not i'm not looking like I think winning is going to be hard to come by with how
00:10:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
People would watch which I think they're going to be looking for and maybe not this year, but in the next couple of years, once the new stadium things happens, they're going to be very incentivized to put a more fun product on the field.
00:10:31
Mason
much the titans the double tank that could legitimately be a triple tank um i just rather it be fun and i have been very vocal about not wanting a quarterback but at this point i'm just like you know what i'm kind of considering it now and it and it's fun at least for a little bit huh
00:10:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Triple thing. It's the triple thing. maybe
00:10:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You don't want Kirk?
00:10:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Would you take Donald?
00:10:54
Mason
See, I just feel like it'd be safe and maybe still boring.
00:10:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Potentially?
00:10:57
Mason
Like, I feel like it's just set like getting some, but and we'll probably overpay him because I think his play this season, you just go for it.
00:11:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's fine.
00:11:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't, as much as I've talked to the double tank, I'm not sure the double tank is feasible.
00:11:06
Mason
Listen, cheap rookie quarterback.
00:11:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think you would lose so many fans if you decided to do something like that on purpose.
00:11:15
Mason
So how do you get them back? You pull a stunt like this, that would get, basically you' you're just redoing Colorado. Like think about nobody, I saw a picture of the season before Colorado, before they had Deon and it was nobody in the stand.
00:11:31
Mason
Like it literally looks like Tennessee Tech home game or like, ah and then they brought him in and they still only won like the same amount of game and maybe a couple more.
00:11:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh yeah, it was bad for sure.
00:11:41
Mason
I don't remember. Yeah. A couple more through.
00:11:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They were like a one-win team before Deon came in.
00:11:45
Mason
Okay, so it definitely went up But I'm just saying it it Rejuvenated the team the fan base What's what's so bad about that?
00:11:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He did bring a couple of five-star recruits so that didn't hurt. Including his son.
00:11:56
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
did I issues with this
00:11:57
Mason
So there's my rant. I'm done. I had a little bit of a conspiracy I kind of came up with this on my own. Maybe there's somebody else out there that Yeah you take cam ward
00:12:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
One, I'm not sure Shoulder Sanders is gonna be like an elite NFL quarterback.
00:12:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yes. I think K-Morn has a better potential to be like a very good NFL quarterback than Shoulder Sanders.
00:12:17
Mason
I'm unsure about all of them.
00:12:22
Mason
Higher upside.
00:12:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's hard to tell. I mean, Shoulder Sanders obviously looks good. and Anyone would look better than with throwing to Travis Hunter, the Heisman trophy winner. And if you look at the amount of passes that went to Travis Hunter, it's very disproportionate.
00:12:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And so it's hard to say what would happen if you placed someone on a team that didn't have a Travis Hunter on it. Like, what would that offense look like? It would be looked much different, I guarantee you.
00:12:48
Mason
Let's just get, let's just get Travis Hunter too. Okay. I'm being a little ridiculous, but let's just get him too.
00:12:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Would you take Travis Hunter first overall? Like, what do you, I know there's lots of options. I know there's an option to trade some picks away, which I think probably is the best option at this point.
00:13:04
Mason
I've never hated that.
00:13:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think one guy is not going to fix a program. I think we need a, I think of the volume shooters just draft, but ah what do you think is going to happen? Like not what you would think should happen. What will happen?
00:13:17
Mason
So what the bear and what the Bears did with the Panthers and literally just cashing in big time on that trade that they ended up getting DJ Moore and ah yeah, where yeah where ah the Panthers got Bryce Young and then the Bears got Caleb Williams, DJ Moore, they hauled in a lot of picks.
00:13:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Bryce young. Oh.
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Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Caleb Williams.
00:13:41
Mason
Really? Well, now you just asked me what I think will happen.
00:13:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yep.
00:13:45
Mason
What I think will happen is I'm, ah I've heard a lot of chatter about cam. What I want to actually happen is either the, let's just make it fun and still be bad. And this should door Sanders or actually just trade away all of our play the long game here.
00:13:59
Mason
Like just traded away and get a hall like the bears did just.
00:14:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Get like get like 12 second round picks next next year.
00:14:05
Mason
Let's do let's do just get something like get something ridiculous. Someone's gonna pay it We've seen it before with a bunch of teams.
00:14:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, the question is of how many teams like, what do, what are cam ward should their standards worth in the draft?
00:14:12
Mason
They do this Never seen anything like this before being this good at two different positions Yeah, no one
00:14:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What is Travis Hunter worth? I mean, Travis Hunter is widely thought of as the number one overall pick, right?
00:14:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So who knows? Um, could he be, could he, could he help any franchise? Probably.
00:14:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Is he the easy bet compared to some quarterbacks who played in some mid-tier leagues who may or may not translate to the NFL? Yes.
00:14:38
Mason
But now, yeah.
00:14:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I don't know.
00:14:50
Mason
But here we are.
00:14:51
Mason
The Titans are on the clock.
00:14:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Here we are.
00:14:54
Mason
So love it here for.
00:14:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it. Number one overall pick is always just a little pretty electric.
00:14:59
Mason
because you kind of have all off season to like, and that's what everybody's talking about, right? You're on the clock, you're in control. So it's kind of like you get the off season for a little bit.
00:15:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh, yeah.
00:15:08
Mason
I'm sure Tinsley knows he's hadn't he's been here before. So there's that. but That was not, I was not throwing a little jab at him.
00:15:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
did
00:15:19
Mason
Listen, I do want to say he has been,
Playoff Scenarios & Future Matches
00:15:23
Mason
this Titans 10s needs to stop.
00:15:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I want to call out Titan 10s while he's not here to defend himself. This guy, Titan 10s, is way more concerned about the Titans than he is about his own franchise.
00:15:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He constantly just sends stuff in in text groups about trashing on the Titans, making fun of the Titans, seemingly just forgetting that his own franchise is in shambles.
00:15:35
Mason
ah Some might say he's a secret fan.
00:15:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Fired their head coach.
00:15:48
Mason
I think that's how he copes.
00:15:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
there I think it is truly. Uh, his way to feel better about his OD was just to make fun of other programs.
00:15:56
Mason
We're just minding our own business and he comes in here hot.
00:15:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I mean, we both legitimately have like bottom two programs in the NFL. So I just don't know what, like, what are we doing?
00:16:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
The Jaguars just didn't tank as well as the Titans did.
00:16:07
Mason
There you go.
00:16:12
Mason
That's right.
00:16:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They won a couple of games out of this stretch. Shout out shout the to the Jags for winning some meaningless games.
00:16:15
Mason
Shut up.
00:16:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, yeah.
00:16:19
Mason
Too good.
00:16:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We'll see. I don't know.
00:16:24
Mason
We don't know. Okay, so we'll go ahead.
00:16:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Who knows?
00:16:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um So do you want to do a little college talk or do we want to get some more stuff?
00:16:33
Mason
Yeah, let's let's do that and then we can kind of break down the wild card. So obviously y'all are receiving this on Friday.
00:16:38
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
OK.
00:16:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Right.
00:16:41
Mason
So we may or may not have a game going on while we're recording.
00:16:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Receiving it in the mail.
00:16:44
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Definitely.
00:16:45
Mason
ah So we just thought that we would just do we would release a podcast on Friday where we just do a live read of the entire Penn State Notre gameme notre Dame game for three hours.
00:16:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Into the first quarter.
00:16:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:16:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, walk in for a three hour pod.
00:16:57
Mason
So we're starting that right now as we speak. ah Penn State is fourth in goal on the third little yard line. So there you go.
00:17:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Either way, if you're listening to this tomorrow, I'm sure this is a talking point.
00:17:05
Mason
Yes.
00:17:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Notre Dame got screwed out of an interception in the end zone.
00:17:11
Mason
Hmm.
00:17:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
There is a phantom pass interference or a phantom holding call that just, I mean, they only, they held them to three, but it definitely was an interception that should have been given to Notre Dame, so.
00:17:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Uh, okay.
00:17:25
Mason
There you go. Talking points.
00:17:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's three zero now. Shout out to the Nittany lions.
00:17:29
Mason
I love this. Everybody's going to listen to this and be like, okay, we already know who won.
00:17:30
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Uh, kickoff coming up after this commercial break.
00:17:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
So we do have an unfortunately, uh,
00:17:37
Mason
And this is brought... Well, go ahead. I was just going to say, this commercial is brought to you by Tinsley's Picks. Check us out on the Discord.
00:17:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah Tinsley did give us some picks. He wanted to announce on the pod. So we'll have to do that later. Um, Okay, well, so we have a game going on right now.
00:17:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Notre Dame, Penn State. Tomorrow night, or tonight if you're listening on Friday, we have another game that potentially is going to be much colder and in the snow.
00:18:01
Mason
Hmm.
00:18:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Well, it's a dome, but it'll be snowy outside in Dallas, which is a weird one. um After our first round was all in the north, now we have a snow storm coming through.
00:18:20
Mason
Crazy.
00:18:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And we are going to see some cold weather in Dallas where this game will be held. We have two teams here. We have Ohio State going up against Texas.
00:18:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Texas obviously in their home state. Ohio State has proven to travel pretty well though.
00:18:40
Mason
Mm-hmm.
00:18:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Pretty interesting matchup we have here. ah I think it's gonna be a fun game. I will say upfront I along with the rest of America am Expecting Ohio State to win this pretty reasonably. I think they're like six point favorites at this point Do you have that number in front of you Mason?
00:19:01
Mason
they yes you're correct six point favorites uh and 76 of the bets are placed on ohio state so public very heavy on uh
00:19:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah
The Unpredictability of College Football
00:19:13
Mason
on ohio state here for good reason though they've kind of had a cake walk all the way to this all the way to this point here
00:19:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, Texas, their schedule has been pretty soft. They really struggled in this Arizona State. um Obviously, they had to survive a pretty remarkable performance um by that ah Arizona State team. But now, Quinn Ewers has looked pedestrian at times. This Texas offense as a whole has looked pedestrian at times against an Ohio State team that on the flip side has looked the opposite. They have been lights out. ah Offense has been going crazy. Jeremiah Smith has looked like the best water receiver in the nation for the last couple of weeks at least. um Quarterback play has been excellent. Like better than they've seen all season probably. ah Defense has just has been just as dominant. Dominated Tennessee obviously then
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00:20:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
went to Oregon.
00:20:10
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
or went to California in the Rose Bowl and dominated Orien team that has was undefeated up to this point and had beat Ohio State previously. So Ohio State team is on fire. and Texas team seems to be smoldering a little bit. um They seem to, it's it's just hard to understand what's gonna happen. I think talent wise, these teams are are close. It does seem like Ohio State has a pretty significant advantage. it would It's gonna take some help I think for Texas to stay in the scan, be competitive late.
00:20:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just think if Ohio State comes out even similarly than i as they did to Tennessee and Oregon, this may be another blowout as far as I'm concerned. ah Mason, did you have any thoughts on this game?
00:20:56
Mason
You know, the six points, I feel like, do you think yours gets a bad rap as like, as the quarterback for the, for Texas there?
00:21:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You know, I think that Quinn Ewers is filling a role that's similar to what some Georgia offenses have had.
00:21:21
Mason
Okay.
00:21:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, like a Carson Beck has been, uh, or a Stetson Bennett. I don't think Quinn Ewers is, is an electric passer. I think he's fitting into a system.
00:21:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's doing what it takes. I don't think he is, he's a game changer type quarterback.
00:21:42
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I was going to ask you the question of if you thought there was like if you had taken over under bet over how many snaps that Archmaning was going to see in this game.
00:21:53
Mason
Mmm.
00:21:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
To me, I feel like Archmaning is the ultimate like we're in trouble. We need to we need to get the spark going and put them in. And I feel like they may need in this. They made that they may need that sooner rather than later in this game.
00:22:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think Archmaning could have a bigger role in this game than he's had in the playoffs so far. They may get behind the gun, they may get down and say, we we need someone who can provide a spark, not just someone who can manage a game, you know?
00:22:21
Mason
Because he, well, he's been used in ah red zone packages too, a little bit. I feel like in some short.
00:22:26
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He runs a lot better, he's he's got that to his game.
00:22:28
Mason
Yeah.
00:22:32
Mason
Over, under 10 and a half.
00:22:35
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I I think that would be more than he's played so far in any game, in this postseason for sure.
00:22:37
Mason
Yeah. I think if they were in panic mode.
00:22:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I could really see him being being a piece of the puzzle here.
00:22:43
Mason
Okay.
00:22:45
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um Clearly, Sark likes viewers and thinks he gives them the best chance to win on some of these games. I just think that they're going to be in a position to lay it out. You know, in these games, sometimes it's fun to watch because it's time to take out all the stops.
00:22:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're not saving anything anymore. You got a whole offseason ahead of you. You lose this game and you're in your yeah whole offseason. Why not push the limit? Why not try some things, do some weird stuff, see if you can't get something going, especially if your offense looks bad, which I think it happening is a very, very good Ohio State defense.
00:23:20
Mason
I was looking right now. ah Looks like the last time. I have to check the Arizona game because it's not up here, but. back in november he had six attempts and against georgia he had six attempts yeah well i guess i just meant recently yeah
00:23:37
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay. Yeah, I mean, he was, ah he played a good bit early on whenever Ewers was injured for a couple of games. Right. No, he hasn't played very much at all, which is kind of shocking to me. I really thought they were going to use that two quarterback kind of system some to ah just change up their offense, make opposing defenses have to plan for two guys and not just one. And they just haven't done a lot of it. Like you said, they've been in wild card or red zone packages more than
00:24:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Kind of your normal sets. They haven't put them in very many of those so I think that could be a big piece though.
00:24:11
Mason
Yeah.
00:24:13
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think archmaiden could be Um the game changer coming in makes a big place They might need them to be with that I like oh how state to win I like got how I take the cover um
00:24:20
Mason
Yeah. He didn't, he didn't play a single snap in, uh, against Arizona.
00:24:28
Mason
All right.
00:24:33
Mason
So, okay.
00:24:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just, I've seen them play. I've seen the, I watched the last two games pretty closely. I mean, I was debt obviously invested in the Tennessee game and just saw them rip Tennessee's heart out like in the first quarter, the first half of the first quarter.
00:24:46
Mason
Mm.
00:24:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And then the exact same thing with an Oregon team that's much better than Tennessee. So I just think they're on a tear right now. um If Texas doesn't come out and try and punch them in the mouth early, I think it could get ugly just like the last two games.
00:25:05
Mason
There you go. I'm wondering if I took something like Texas.
00:25:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:25:12
Mason
Yeah, here we go. Texas plus 14 and a half. So two touchdowns and over 47 and a half.
00:25:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
For the game.
00:25:22
Mason
Yeah, parlay together minus 120.
00:25:25
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:25:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It could be. Yeah.
00:25:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think Ohio State's defensive will hold it, will hold it to be pretty low squine. You said over 47 and a half?
00:25:36
Mason
You think so? Yeah. that Well, the, the, the live line right now, I believe it's in the fifties 53 and a half. So would you take the under?
00:25:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It depends on if Ohio State you just boat racism and it wins 42 to 15 or whatever, 42 to 17, which could happen.
00:25:51
Mason
Yeah. Good point.
00:25:54
Mason
Yeah.
00:25:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think that's well on the table.
00:25:59
Mason
Yeah. All right. Feel pretty good about it then.
00:26:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cool. All right. Well, we are, um, ready for some wildcard talk.
00:26:09
Mason
yeah let's do it so um if you guys are listening to this you've already watched a game thursday night and a game tonight on friday and then we literally have three days saturday sunday monday of nfl so i'm actually going to go and order I'll give my little spiel of each game and then Zach if you have any things you want to throw in but first game of the wild card is Chargers at Texans at 3 30 on Saturday Chargers are a three-point favorite the Texans seem to always have this ah very first afternoon wild card game it feels like I feel like I saw this last year where Texans always get this like first game, but Maybe it maybe I'm wrong about that the Chargers are coming off a three game winning streak
00:26:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
It's good.
00:26:54
Mason
where the Texans have been limping into ah the wild card off a one and two, ah when or I guess a one and two record off the same period.
00:27:06
Mason
So Zach, do you have any...
00:27:08
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, insert insert moment here where Tenz makes fun of CJ Stroud.
00:27:14
Mason
So go ahead and plug that in now.
00:27:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He told us that was in his notes. Yeah.
00:27:18
Mason
Yeah, and probably how I just butchered that last sentence too. ah
00:27:25
Mason
But anyways, yeah, if Tinsley was here, CJ Shroud sucks. It's tough, three ah three point favorites for the Chargers, but it's in, it's at the Texans.
00:27:41
Mason
I kind of want to go Texans here. Do you have any thoughts, comments, questions?
00:27:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Um, tens has the chargers to cover.
00:27:50
Mason
Yep.
00:27:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I do you think the Texans.
00:27:53
Mason
I'm, I might go the other way. Yeah, go ahead.
00:27:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, that would be fun. You guys should do the competition. Uh, tens has chargers. You're taking Texans.
00:28:00
Mason
We jump in, we jump in the frozen pool with Thanos, the loser.
00:28:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I love that.
00:28:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Has to eat 50 chicken nuggets.
00:28:09
Mason
Oh, ah
00:28:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
If you know, you know, everybody.
00:28:12
Mason
That was rough. Okay, go ahead.
00:28:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I like the chargers as well Texans. I just I feel like you talked about they've not looked very good They've played they've had the advantage of playing in the AFC South which is just the most garbage group of teams you've ever assembled um I just don't really believe in this Texans team.
00:28:29
Mason
Yeah.
00:28:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm not sure they're very good That's where I'm at That's a hard-hitting analysis right there everybody
00:28:34
Mason
All right. There you have it folks. Let's move on. That's pretty good. Okay, let's move on to the Saturday night game. um We got the Steelers at the Ravens 7 p.m. and this is all central, so so Zach, eight for you. Saturday, Ravens are a nine and a half point favorite.
00:28:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Cool.
00:28:55
Mason
ah Before the Ravens won in week 16 the Ravens had lost four of Lamar Jackson's five career starts against the Steelers That was the whole running point is how bad Lamar's is against the Steelers He had just five passing touchdowns with his eight interceptions ah Then we fast forward to week 16.
00:29:03
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:29:15
Mason
He did have three touchdowns one int and they go in to beat the Steelers 34 to 17 so do you Go back to that game as history will repeat itself or do you look at the big picture as lamarge struggled overall against the Steelers?
00:29:33
Mason
Steelers usually have a game plan And therefore they will pull off the win. So nine and a half That's that's quite a bit and touchdown and ah yeah, you could take a touchdown and a field goal.
00:29:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
lot There's a lot of points.
00:29:43
Mason
I mean shoe That's what you have to get but I I never for a wild card game. I would ne like that seems just like a lot to me, but I would like to buy that up.
00:29:55
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's a lot of points. I'm not sure. Yeah.
00:29:58
Mason
I'd like to buy it up to 10 just in case there's a hook somewhere, but.
00:29:58
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:30:04
Mason
Oh, by the way, we cast a Russell Wilson under everybody.
00:30:04
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:30:07
Mason
I had to sweat that out. um Yeah, who would ever thought I was literally so for me, I got it.
00:30:11
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
How close was it?
00:30:16
Mason
I have to look at the total yards, but I was 50 yards. He was 50 yards under.
00:30:20
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Oh.
00:30:22
Mason
Yeah.
00:30:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Holy cow.
00:30:24
Mason
Yes. I know.
00:30:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You're celebrating in week two.
00:30:29
Mason
I really was. I was like, guys, automatic win, everybody. Who would ever thought?
00:30:34
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, I like Lamar Jackson here. um This this Ravens team feels kind of um Like everyone kind of understands like this may be the last chance to push for this.
00:30:47
Mason
Mm-hmm.
00:30:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and Not that I'm saying Lamar Jackson doesn't have more like good seasons, but Derek Henry has had a heck of a season.
00:30:51
Mason
He's look dominant. Yeah.
00:30:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um This team feels like it was it was a symbol to make a a run in the playoffs.
00:31:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
And I think this becomes kind of one of Lamar Jackson's Whether he makes it past like into the Super Bowl, I don't know. But I think this will be a win for the Ravens.
00:31:15
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Whether they cover nine and a half, that's much tougher, I think.
00:31:18
Mason
Yeah.
00:31:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
But that's a lot of points.
00:31:19
Mason
All right. There you go. All right. Let's move on to the next game. That would be 12 o'clock on Sunday. Broncos at the Bills.
00:31:27
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm.
00:31:27
Mason
Buffalo is an eight and a half point favorite. I want to look at the defensive side of the ball here real quick.
00:31:29
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Shoo.
00:31:32
Mason
The Broncos pass rush is the strength of the team.
00:31:32
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm-hmm.
00:31:36
Mason
Denver led the NFL with 63 sacks, nine more than any other team. ah On the flip side, the Bills have allowed just 14 sacks. ah That is eight fewer than any other team.
00:31:49
Mason
ah That's the key of the game for me. If the Broncos can get to Josh Allen and dis disrupt him, ah which not really any team has done before this season at least, I feel like the Broncos could actually have a chance if they keep up with the pass rush that they have done this whole season.
00:32:01
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm. Hmm.
00:32:09
Mason
What'd you think?
00:32:09
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Interesting.
00:32:10
Mason
And Bo Nicks, I mean, do it.
00:32:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
He's been good. Bo Nix, you know, loaded up against the Chiefs. The Chiefs were put up their best effort in the last game of the season. So shout out to Bo Nix for just carving up that Chiefs defense.
00:32:24
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Really good. ah Josh and Allen, Electric, MVP, probably, maybe.
00:32:30
Mason
and MVP. Possibly. He was a favorite going in and then Lamar kind of. Kind of cut into that deficit a little bit, so.
00:32:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
When does and MVP voting happen? like is Is it the end of the season or is it soon?
00:32:46
Mason
Should be now, yeah, should be soon. I know the awards usually go on like right before the Super Bowl or right around Pro Bowl, somewhere around there.
00:32:54
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:32:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
um I like the bills here.
00:32:59
Mason
Okay.
00:32:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I just think that...
00:33:02
Mason
He's got the favorites so far. Nothing could possibly go wrong.
00:33:06
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
No, I have the charges over the Texans. Are charges a favorite?
00:33:09
Mason
Chargers are a three point favorite.
00:33:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
ah You know, I always bet the favorites Mason look what was it nine and a half points Nine points that's too pretty crazy.
00:33:15
Mason
Yeah, you're right.
00:33:20
Mason
For this so for Broncos and Bills, it's eight and a half.
00:33:23
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay enough that's some crazy lines for some playoff NFL playoff games Yeah
00:33:28
Mason
What I would really love to do is just buy up the points to like twenty plus 21 for the Steelers and the Broncos and parlay it together.
00:33:43
Mason
Like plus 21.
00:33:43
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
What would you get it at?
00:33:46
Mason
I don't know, I'd have to look and see what that would equal.
00:33:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:33:48
Mason
ah Let's move on and then I'll kind of look that up.
00:33:48
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
That's my dude, Matt.
00:33:50
Mason
Did you have any other?
00:33:50
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay. I love the bills. Josh Allen.
00:33:53
Mason
and Okay, there you go. All right, next game will be the afternoon game Packers at the Eagles on Sunday.
00:34:00
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Mm.
00:34:01
Mason
The Eagles four and a half point favorites. The big question for me, which is kind of looking like it's not really a problem anymore, but Jalen Hurts has been out and missed two straight games suffering the concussion.
00:34:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay.
00:34:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I know about that. Lost me my fantasy championship.
00:34:17
Mason
Yeah. Mm.
00:34:18
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Not really. I want a lot. I wouldn't want a one anyways, but I can. I can blame it.
00:34:23
Mason
He was still in protocol at the beginning of the week, however, he is expected to be ready for Sunday's game.
00:34:31
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:34:33
Mason
This is one of those where, I don't know why, I just feel like there's gotta be upsets somewhere and it's just like no one's really, could be.
00:34:39
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Packers are kind of frisky.
00:34:43
Mason
They did lose Christian Watson and then Jordan Love had a hand injury, injury so it's one of those things where a little banged up,
00:34:52
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
They do you feel ah a lot banged up. Yeah, I think if Jalen Hurts isn't at full capacity, um that game could be pretty interesting, I think.
00:34:55
Mason
yeah okay yeah this one i'm excited for well let's let's move on to that would be the commanders at the buccaneers sunday night the buccaneers are three-point favorites um
00:35:05
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I think the most interesting matchup is the next one. What is that one? Yeah.
00:35:21
Mason
So Jaden Daniels has been on fire. Uh, he set the rookie quarterback record for 891 rushing yards, which, uh, uh, on the commanders.
00:35:31
Mason
And then he also led a passer rating a hundred point one, which was fourth among rookies, uh, ever on the flip side.
00:35:40
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Is he going to be their offensive rookie of the year?
00:35:45
Mason
Oh yeah, he's got, is he gonna be? Is that what you're asking?
00:35:47
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah.
00:35:48
Mason
Oh, he's gonna, yeah, it was like they closed the books cause it's like, it was over. Like he was like minus 2000.
00:35:53
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We've got a bet on that.
00:35:55
Mason
Hmm. If only somebody said something, well, I did, I actually doubled down. I think ah on the earlier in the podcast at the beginning of the season, I said, uh, Jane Daniels, and then I said Bo Nicks cause he had a good value, but better than Caleb Williams.
00:36:07
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I took Jane Daniels early. He was only like a dollar. I should have been more.
00:36:11
Mason
There you go.
00:36:12
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We need rich.
00:36:14
Mason
On the flip side, Baker Mayfield has had himself a heck of a season. ah He's had a career high.
00:36:19
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
and
00:36:21
Mason
Career high, everybody. And passing yards, 4,500. That's third most among quarterbacks this season. Passing touchdowns, 41. That ties second among all quarterbacks this season.
00:36:33
Mason
So he's had um career best in both of those. So he's looked he's looked the best that he has and they got the yeah they got the win. Mike Evans got paid. There's a lot of controversy about that at the end of that game. Kind of funny, but this is this matchup. This one's going to be fun. I feel like.
00:36:51
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
I'm pretty excited about it. I like watching you nails play. He was the hero of my fantasy team this year So I'm all in this is my upset commanders um By the way tens picks here he he picked the um underdog on the big spread so he took Broncos and Packers Now Packers one is big of a spread where they
00:36:56
Mason
Hero. There it is. He finally got it. Finally put in the.
00:37:16
Mason
OK.
00:37:19
Mason
no
00:37:21
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Okay. Anyways, there's Tim's pig, everybody.
00:37:25
Mason
cut And then the last game here. ah Will be Monday night Vikings at the Rams Vikings are only one point favorite despite the 14 and 3 record this season ah The Vikings were on their way to a 15 and 2 season and NFC North title and a bye week as a number one seed in the NFC but lost in week 18 against the Lions became a blood in the second half and The Vikings went 14-1 against everyone but the Lions.
00:37:57
Mason
And the one loss that they had, you could guess it, was 30-20 against the Rams in week 8.
00:37:57
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Hmm.
00:38:02
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Ooh.
00:38:04
Mason
That's who they're playing this week. So a little bit of a does history repeat itself? They lost against the Lions both times and the Rams. Rams that was uh one thing that we were all shouting at about hey Get in your live bets on them making the playoffs or even winning that division Uh, so it's a big big deal there had hope until it didn't So it
00:38:28
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, rip to the Bengals. My Bengals Super Bowl bet. I really thought it had some legs for a little bit. That would have been awesome.
00:38:41
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Yeah, pretty fun to lead. I'm excited for this football. I'm excited to watch it.
00:38:44
Mason
Yeah, ah these are some I mean you get your I just and I know like everybody's like well That's just how the layout is i'm not a fan of like just divisional Matchups over and over again like just the raven steelers always feel like for some reason that's just something we always see in the playoffs But I could be wrong But I just like the the fun matchups that we don't see very often. So i'm like i'm excited about it Shoot five full, full days of football.
00:39:13
Mason
Everybody get, get ready.
00:39:14
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
You crazy Um tens last announcement was to stop ordering packages Christmas is over Yeah, that's just the PSA to the people please stop wearing packages so tense can be on the podcast
00:39:14
Mason
Buckle down. Yeah. All right. Did you all, uh, did you, did you have anything else that you wanted to add?
00:39:28
Mason
There we go. You heard it here first.
00:39:35
Mason
And then Last thing I didn't plug it but America's favorite pet was the name of the the competition for Thanos Last shameless plug while we're here go vote Yeah, you literally search Thanos if you're having trouble finding it get on my Twitter or X or whatever or just reach out to one of us.
00:39:46
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
We need to search for Anas. Wow. Yeah.
00:39:57
Mason
We'll we'll send it to you All right, all right, that's it everybody I
00:39:59
Next Guy Up Podcast Network
Love it. We appreciate you guys. I know we've been a little bit sporadic since we were posting lately. We do plan to get back on a schedule. It has been a crazy time for us all in all of our lives. So thank you for patience. And we will be back to cover all these games, talk about them, break them down. And we're excited to do that. All right. See you later.