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NCAA March Madness + NBA & NHL Playoffs + NEW MLB Season Starts @TheBottomLineSports
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00:02:50
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And he goes by Ken, the stat man. What's good, brother? What up, brother? How's y'all week been going, fellas? Ooh, sports are kicking it into full gear. We got NCAA Madness on top. Madness, baby. About to talk about it. Make sure you also subscribe to Ball & Buzz. Check out my sports and entertainment network at B-A-L-L-A-N-D-B-U-D-S.
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Handy QR code up top. You can find all of our socials. Let's kick this bad boy off. As we are wont to do, ah now that we have just the three of us for now until – flow rejoins us at a later date, maybe in another year or so.
00:03:27
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We start with Hot Take Jake and his hottest take of the week. What's good, brother? What you got for us?
NBA Season Analysis
00:03:34
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Well, this one's going hurt you a little, but I was studying the NBA a lot this week. and I know I had to get pre-MLB last week, but this one's, ah I have to be here, bro.
00:03:45
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Here we go. Here we go. Omar, who's the favorites of the NBA this year? That would be my defending undisputed Boston Celtics from Beantown, baby. Let's go.
00:04:03
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I hate to do this to you, Omar, but I'm about to go dramatically on this. Not only do I believe in, if y'all haven't heard my takes before, I also believe that the Celtics championship last year was a farce false profit.
00:04:17
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Nothing real. One of the most asterisk championships of all time. yeah All of them. But after seeing what I saw this weekend, Omar, I had to double down on this take.
00:04:34
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After what I've seen in the West with the Nuggets, with the way the Warriors are constructing themselves now. The Warriors look good. The way I feel the Lakers will be looking once LeBron gets back.
00:04:48
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I mean, we didn't expect anything. The way OKC already looks. Yeah. and Yeah. ah Agreed. I think Jalen Brown and Jason Tatum will never, ever win another ring again.
00:05:04
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And let me tell you why. Jay, wait, wait, wait. I think we are done. I think the Giannis train came in and ran real fast. I really do believe the Celtics era just walked in and ran right out that fast.
00:05:20
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Guys, let me preference this. Hold on. Hold on no more. Think about this. You got a juggernaut of four West teams that I think could beat the Celtics on any given Sunday.
00:05:33
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Right?
00:05:35
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Wimby and Swiper knows swiping De'Aaron Fox ain't just going to be sitting around the next two years. So not only do I believe the Celtics can win this year, but even when LeBron retires and maybe Jimmy starts digressing with Steph, Wimby's on his way up.
00:05:55
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I was talking to a couple friends and they literally said, hey, bro, do you think the Celtics two peed or maybe even three peed? And I thought long and hard on a ah lonely Saturday morning working, you know, bagging up my chips every way I could. Thinking hard, Omar.
00:06:11
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And I was watching that Nuggets game recently and I said, damn it, man. What am I looking at? wo This West is loaded. West Lomar. I have to call a spade a spade. I think he...
00:06:25
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The Taysom Brown Arrow will be known as the one lucky. They're going to remind me of that Celtics championship that happened in 08 that Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce still talk about like they were the greats.
00:06:37
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but yeah Let me see what Past Canteen would say about that. Canteen? Now, let let me cap it on. you Are you talking about the year that Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen, that year when they played the Lakers in 08?
00:06:51
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That lucky year that they were – and practically lucky that that lucky when the guy hurt in 2010 we would have won that one too so sit stop it please stop all right i here's all i'm saying right now man as i said man the rubber meets the road during this time of season guys we're coming to a close of march i mean march is rapidly closing guys april will be here now as we see the cavaliers are 56 and 11 the celsius are 49 and are seven and a half games behind
00:07:23
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I'm not really pressed about that at all. Now, Jake made a good point about the West. The Thunder are 56-12. Rockets are forty four and twenty five The Nuggets are tied with them. And then you have the Lakers, who shortly thereafter, Grizzlies, and then the Warriors.
00:07:37
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The West, they have a a really, really good cast, and they're playing well, man. The only thing that i that I really want to caveat on is, like, I got on one of my favorite players' jerseys.
00:07:48
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drmond Draymond. Draymond had a lot of mouth during the All-Star game, and he ran his mouth. He said a lot of different things. yeah i think Now, here's the thing. The West is going to have to step up their game and really play when it comes to the finals.
00:08:02
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I believe in the Celtics. And I think that whoever goes against the Celtics from the East and if the Celtics make it to the finals, they're going to make them run seven games. It's going to be seven games. There ain't going to be no five. There ain't going to be no sweep or gentleman sweep. It's going to be at least seven games.
00:08:20
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Do you believe that
00:08:24
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Iron sharpens iron. Here's what I mean by this. No, iron sharpens iron. And well here's what I think you're getting at. think that if I can pour into you, you can pour into me and we can we can help one another. I think that's what you're getting at. But what I'm saying is the West is so loaded. These guys are building.
00:08:39
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Each game's a championship series in the way in a month from now in the Western Conference. and I don't see that in the East at all. I believe that's why LeBron and the Wade era failed them. And they went two for four because while the West was killing each other, the Thunder and the Spurs of that era, and they were all fighting each other out.
00:08:58
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So when you look at the East, man, you got your Cavs, your Celtics, your Knicks. I'm not counting the Cavs. I've been trying to tell you, I don't believe in the freaking Cavs. Stop doing that. You don't think the Cavs got any? They suck.
00:09:10
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They are the Hawks of last decade. Yeah. Come on, bro. I'm calling a spade a spade, man. Don't do that to them. Don't do that to the Cavs. The Cavs have a winning streak of 15, 16, and 12 this year. They are definitely not the Hawks. You don't remember when the Hawks had the number one seed against the Cavs in the Lakers? I mean, the Cavs with LeBron?
00:09:32
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But but this this team is actually well put together. This team has good core. Has Donovan Mitchell, who people don't want to admit is a superstar in this league. Stop it, Omar.
00:09:44
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I'm going to throw up right now. I'm going to throw up right now. The fact that you call Donovan Mitchell a damn superstar is a damn slap in the face. What do you think of it, Omar?
00:09:54
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I know you're going hate on this. No, I think Donovan Mitchell a pretty decent basketball player, man. Well-rounded, decent basketball player. He ain't a scrub. He's not a duck. He's decent.
00:10:07
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um um I personally have put on my shades, not just because the professor's mixed bag is coming up and I need to be wearing my shades on St. Patrick's day, time of the afternoon and evening to you.
00:10:20
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No, I'm going to shade this because it's one of the worst arguments I've ever heard in my whole entire life. You're telling me that you believe the Boston Celtics will not win the championship this year and repeat the Because not because of anybody in the East or the league leading Cavaliers for 56 wins.
00:10:41
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No, no, no. But because of the Lakers, the Warriors in the West. Not even giving the proper respect to Oklahoma City, to Houston, to Memphis.
00:10:53
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You didn't mention any of those teams except OKC. And you just ran right by them like they're chopped liver. I don't want to hear none of that. Boston Celtics, number one team in the league. reigning defending champions. Defending champions. No one is going to stand in our way.
00:11:08
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We have two of the top 10 players in the league in Jason Tatum and Jalen Brown. We have our sixth man of the year, Peyton Pritchard. We've got Al Horford looking like a 24-year-old Al Horford.
00:11:20
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I got the game on in the background. It's so beautiful. but I'm watching the game right now too. How about you drown in your Lakers tears somewhere else because I ain't got time for We ain't got time for it. Canteen, let me ask you one question.
00:11:33
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All right, go ahead, bro. Because I know Omar's too biased to answer this one. Okay, do it. Come on, man. When the Celtics won in 2008 and they won that championship with Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, and Pauly Pierce.
00:11:49
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I'm glad you know the whole team sounds like a fan. yeah yeah Hold on, hold on, hold on. when he When they won that championship, they were still primed. Did you really think that was going to be their only one at that time? When 2008 ended, was that the one you really thought that was it? They were never going win another one again.
00:12:09
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Now, I'll be honest. lot they go Let me say this. Boston, if they had have been healthy in 10, them guys would have went on the run, man. I'm telling you. Thank you. thousand I don't think you beat Prime Kobe. I was deployed.
00:12:21
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and And if they had had a healthy squad, Jake, listen to what I'm telling you. They would have cleaned house. They lost the year after to Dwight howards <unk>ightt Howard and a bunch of scrubs in Orlando.
00:12:32
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I don't want to hear that. I don't think I need to say this again. You beat a team without Kedrick Perkins. Kedrick Perkins was our rock. Was our boulder. He was one of the biggest reasons we won that championship.
00:12:45
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If he was there, y'all would not have won that championship. Kendrick Perkins is the key factor? Yes. Yes. I can't believe that came out of my mouth. But I love Big Perk.
00:12:56
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And he was a crucial factor. If he would not have hurt his knee in that game five, we would have won that series. they would have won, Jake. Now, we'll see what happens. We'll talk a little bit more NBA in a little bit. Thank you, Jake, for your hot take of the week. Can you face the center of the camera, by the way? I don't know why you're always looking to the to the right or the left or wherever you're looking, but you're always like off center.
00:13:16
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All right. Damn, I don't know why I just didn't say that a long time ago. All right. ah Let's look at some comments here. Stop looking at me like that. Champ Ross. What um brother? another We see you. Tuning in a Broncos fan. Him and Hot Take Jake Hope going to have Broncos tears and beers on the weekends.
00:13:32
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He says, I'm ready for March Madness. Got my picks. I got to submit those brackets tonight. Make sure y'all get those in before noon on Thursday. Because once it kicks off, it's going to be kicking off. ah Canteen, while I'm doing this, please, by the way, make sure make sure that we are in the...
00:13:47
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Bottom line sports Facebook group shared there, please. If we're not. Yeah, i got some bro. Make sure we in there. Champ Ross says, OKC getting disrespected. Right. I think Jake just blowing over him like they don't have the number 55 wins.
00:14:02
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I'll get out of here with that. He says the Warriors ain't going nowhere in the playoffs. They have no size and their shooting has taken a big hit with Wiggins gone. They have no out outside shooting beyond Curry that can be depended on.
00:14:13
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actually disagree with this take. I believe that the The defense and Jimmy Buffett's playoff experience will actually help them over the top. Jake, what do you think about that?
00:14:24
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Yeah, I think experience is going to matter. Not only that, we saw Jimmy Butler carry a depleted Heat team with less stars and make it to the finals. um I told you, and and I think it's going to be a heavyweight fight between l la versus a Golden State here soon.
00:14:41
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um I can't wait to see who wins it because I'm a fan of Jimmy, and you know I love my LeBron, the greatest of all time. So it's going to be a chase. We know you hang on to the ah to the genitals of both those gentlemen.
00:14:55
Speaker
Yeah, of course. you ah shit Hey, man. Here's what I think, man. And I'm going to honest with you, Professor and Jake.
00:15:06
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If Steph Curry can pull what he pulled other night, I think when they played the Knicks or somebody, when he pulled that record with those threes, if the Warriors are a complete team in the playoffs, I think they'll be dangerous coming out of the West.
00:15:21
Speaker
I think they'll be dangerous. But but like I said, Draymond Green was the one who was running his mouth. He ran his mouth during the All-Star break, but he ain't really been playing up the snuff. But if if if the Warriors get hot, there'll be a dangerous team in the playoffs, I think.
00:15:38
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um I mean, they they already are hot, though. Since they traded for Jimmy Butler, yeah what thirteen i think they're 13-1. remember they were 12-1. I think they won last night. So they're 13-1 since they traded for Jimmy Butler. They got two losses now.
00:15:51
Speaker
They're lost. So they're thirteen and two in the past 15 games since they traded for Jimmy Butler. The Warriors are already ascending. And while I do like to hate on the on the fakers, um you know, they are there too. They have been getting better. Now we'll see what this injury with LeBron does while they only have Luka. If they can hold up, I think they will be fine, but we'll see what happens ah there.
00:16:13
Speaker
All right, cool. Let's run through some more comments here. Champ Ross, thank you for ah letting us know how you feel in the comments. Jay talking about the Spurs. Right. Yeah, he's all high on Wimby, which I give him, but not yet.
00:16:24
Speaker
few more years, please. ah Cavs and OKC have to be the most disrespectful number one seeds I can remember. It's pretty crazy that there's such young teams there at number one. But I also believe that just because they're at number one isn't truly an indicator if they're going to win the title or not.
00:16:42
Speaker
Mobley and Allen are a prop defensive juggernaut right there. That's a defensive juggernaut front court right there. Jake doesn't like Max.
00:16:52
Speaker
Jake jke hates on everybody, so we know that. ah He also says Jake has a Paul Pierce jersey. He probably do. He probably do. Let's go. Bull crap.
00:17:04
Speaker
Cover D, thank you for tuning in, says the Scenic Suns. and you i How do we feel about that? That team is done, bro. Yeah, I feel bad for that team. Let me ask you guys something i to intercede on this.
00:17:17
Speaker
Where does Durant, I mean, what's Durant's fate going to look like, guys? i know I know that's a random question just to pop up. way you know I know I got laughed at last year when I said he was Rudy Gay of this generation now. He's not Rudy Gay!
00:17:32
Speaker
He is not Rudy Gay. Will you please stop the disrespect of Kevin Durant? I will not let this besmirchment. beites me He's a better version of Rudy Gay, Omar.
00:17:45
Speaker
He's a better version of Rudy Gay. He does some stats. There's a little bit of here. And doesn't make any doesn it make anything shake in the NBA anymore. I'm sorry. I'm calling the spade a spade.
00:17:56
Speaker
Is or is Kevin Durant not a top 10 scorer of all time? yeah that's how I don't know about that anymore. What? I don't know, Omar. Jake, come on, Jake. My man is average my madeage averaging 28 this year, and you're telling me you don't know about that anymore?
00:18:14
Speaker
It would be like telling me Carmelo's a top 10 scorer of all time. I mean, he's at least top 20. He's at least top 20. That's what I'm thinking now. I'm thinking Durant has to do that.
00:18:25
Speaker
Whatever. Durant is still on on top of his game, still scoring a bowl. Is he closer to LeBron's legacy or Rudy Gay's legacy? LeBron's legacy. Stop that. Stop that. You sound like... Come on, man.
00:18:39
Speaker
Kevin Durant will go down as a top 50 player in the NBA of all time. Rudy Gay wouldn't even sniff the top 200. yeah You're reaching there. Y'all forgot what prime Rudy Gay.
00:18:50
Speaker
Thank you, champ. He is still doing the same thing. No, he's not. Hey, shout out you. We appreciate you. Watch it on Twitch. We do have a video on Twitch. says, hello, you stream pretty cool. I feel entertained.
00:19:03
Speaker
There you go. Hey, the lady braing ladies love us on here. Now I'm the only one that's single, so I'm the only one that can mingle. Oh, crazy, bro. ah Speaking of, let's update you real quick on some and NCAA scores.
00:19:18
Speaker
We have the first four tonight starting out. Alcorn State has defeated St. Francis, Pennsylvania, So a close game there that was. And now starting in about 10 minutes here ah for all those people that are hating on UNC for making it in when they maybe shouldn't have.
00:19:37
Speaker
Nepotism. Shout out to the West Virginia. Yeah, but it's at its finest, man. When your athletic director has that pool, you know, you can kind of just roll you right on in there. What do you mean by that? Explain more to our fans. So their their athletic director was one of the guys that sat on a committee when they were making the selections for the team.
00:19:56
Speaker
The teams. yeah Yeah. Yeah. are you saying sir you saying that if he wasn't on there, are you saying UNC would not be in the tournament? They wouldn't be in there. they would They wouldn't be in there.
00:20:08
Speaker
That is the common refrain, Jake. How do you feel about this? There's a lot of people saying that. A lot of people saying UNC does not belong. I don't mind it only because it'd be different if they do anything else. I don't think they do much. this They're going to be in and out.
00:20:20
Speaker
um The thing about me is March Madness is more for the upsets at the beginning, but we all know most likely. We might have one Cinderella story and three favorites coming in. So I don't see UNC doing a shocker there. I think they actually lose tonight. So we'll see what happens.
00:20:39
Speaker
I got San Diego State. What? I got a shocker. I'm with you, Jake. Nope. I got a shocker. Yep, I do. I do not think that UNC, even though they're a blue blood, even though they they get the most eyes and and and it makes sense because they're producing a TV show, I do not think that they're necessarily a much better team than West Virginia or Indiana, especially because they were 1-12 in quad one games, which is horrible.
00:21:06
Speaker
ah So i I see San Diego State also pulling the upset tonight. Wow. Yeah. And my Longhorns play tomorrow. What time do they play? 9-10. do y'all play?
00:21:22
Speaker
They got Xavier. Okay, yeah, let me get those out of there. Tomorrow, games 5-40 here in Central, so at 6-40 Eastern. You got American University, shout out to DMV, ah versus Mount St. Mary's.
00:21:35
Speaker
And then you have A-10, I take Jake's Texas Longhorns versus the Xavier Mustard.
00:21:45
Speaker
All right. Well, there you go. We'll talk about more about NCAA in just a little bit. So so don't think that we won't. We're going to give you our final four picks, at least for the men's side. I don't know if the guys want to do the women's side, even though I have my final four for that already.
00:22:00
Speaker
ah So I'll leave that up to them. But before we do that, it is time for the sports professors. You don't got to be a hater.
00:22:14
Speaker
ah you' gotta to be a hater You don't got to be a hater. I'm happy for you. I'm out here hyping you up. Why you got to put me down? i'm not I'm mad at you still saying that I was a Paul Pierce fan, low-key. And then you said that I was holding genitals of two other NBA players. well you But Jay, you got to be honest.
00:22:34
Speaker
Am I lying? Did I lie? I see no lies. No lies were told is what I is what i heard. What up, Paul? Get your mixed bag going. Let's go. ah club says The Alabama State ending was great. I i have to go and catch the highlights on that. 70-68 final score. It very good game.
00:22:52
Speaker
I just watched it before we started. going to have to catch the highlights on that. Thank you. Alabama State won. Who did they beat? St. Francis. St. Francis. Okay. 70-68. Great game. yes let Shout out Sarah D. Thank you. Connect.
00:23:08
Speaker
Appreciate it. Oh, Oh, my. Oh, my. You got to chill out. Slide up in the DMs. Slide up in the DMs. You know what I mean? Slide up in the DMs. Let's stay connected Shout out.
Tributes and Strategy in Sports
00:23:20
Speaker
they know aubrey I'm there. StreetPro33. That's my Discord screen name. StreetPro33. Shut up. This guy go crack back.
00:23:30
Speaker
Shoot that shot, baby. You know how do. all right. Let's get into my mixed bag. First of all, let's give a shout out to... Dick Vitale, who could have called his last game this past weekend.
00:23:43
Speaker
Saturday night, Dick Vitale called his supposed to be last game on ESPN with the things that he has gone through with his cancer and his throat and all of that, which, damn, man, talk about a curse when you have one of the greatest voices voices of all time and he gets throat cancer. And it's like, man, you're just taking away this sweet, sweet voice from us.
00:24:03
Speaker
ah How do y'all feel about this, gentlemen? Canteen, go ahead and start us off. Man, Dick Vitale is like the ah epitome of, man, everything that you want in an announcer to announce the games, to to hype up the game, to to bring the liveliness to ah n c double a basketball game.
00:24:21
Speaker
There is no one on God's green earth that can act, that can do what this guy does. I mean, it's natural for him. I mean, I've never seen a guy his age that's hype, that's just, that brings the, he brings the liveness that nobody else brings to the game of basketball, man. I mean, he will be greatly missed.
00:24:42
Speaker
He's irreplaceable, man. You can't replace a guy like that. yeah You can't, man. You can't, man. You can't. I agree completely. I think I tell, I mean, from just all of his one-liners, the PT peers, you know what saying? All that just getting, like you said, getting you hyped up. There's only a few people in sports that can do that sort of thing.
00:25:02
Speaker
um And he is the the foremost voice in basketball, at least Jake, what do you got Yeah, it hurts, man, to hear that. ah No doubt my mind, Dick Vitale is probably a top three announcer. If I got John Madden one, I'm going to probably go, oh, and I forget his name from college football, the one with Joe Clatt all the time.
00:25:21
Speaker
What's his name? Gus Johnson. There you go. Gus Johnson, number two. And always got the ah Dick Vitale, number three, all time. These guys solidify. They make the game better just listening to whenever they talk.
00:25:37
Speaker
I literally want to hear them. They can make a bad game sound good. That's when you have become elite of elitists. The greatest of all time. now he's right pcp Yeah, yeah, yeah.
00:25:49
Speaker
Champ Ross is absolutely right about by the diaper, Danny and all that stuff. He just, he put a whole different spin on the game of basketball, man. He did. did, man. Yeah, he brought his own flair and everything into the commentary that followed him around when other people, you know, wanted to emulate his sayings and wanted, you know, be as great as a commentator as Dick Vitale has been forever.
00:26:15
Speaker
Me leg out. but He went out. But yeah, like the caveat on what the professor was saying before he went out, man. The things that Dick Vitale was saying, Diaper, Danny, PT Pier, I mean, those were some of the prominent things that Dick Vitale professed and announced during his time, you know, that he was, you know, doing the different games and like, and I'll, and I'll caveat on what Jake was saying. Like one of my favorite, uh, announcers, man, I'm a big, uh, CBS guy, man. So I'm an SEC fan and i and I like to hear Vern Lundquist. He's one of my favorites. And, um, the guys that host the CBS games on a Saturdays, I don't know their names, but like I said, Vern Lundquist is one of my favorites.
00:26:51
Speaker
Um, I like Vitale as well. And like I said, uh, The guy that we're um talking about. So, waiting on the professor to pop back in, man. think
00:27:06
Speaker
he's going to come back in. Yeah, you're good. ah Here's what I'll ask you right now. the and MLB started yesterday with the Dodgers getting their first win. I saw Shohei Ohtani, man, and it just seems like no fears in this guy. I think we're looking at a new era.
00:27:21
Speaker
with the way he's looking. ah What do you think his height of Shohei Otani can be this year? Because man, i I'm thinking we might be looking at the next, I wanna say the next face of baseball for the next 10 years.
00:27:38
Speaker
So for me, man, I think Shohei Otani is gonna have a phenomenal season. I think the MLB, man, I think they made a huge mistake, man. I was up around like 3, 4 o'clock this morning, and they had the baseball game in, I think it was Japan or somewhere they had it at.
00:27:52
Speaker
So, I mean, you had East Coast people getting up at like 3, 4, and other people getting up like 5 a.m. or whatever, but I didn't watch it or anything like that. It's not the official beginning of the official season, but I guess it's whatever, and i don't know people journeyed or traveled over there, but I think Shohei Otani is going to have a stellar season, man. I think he's going have a...
00:28:12
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I think he didn't have the distractions that he had with the guy but they know that was empezzling his money and all that stuff. so I think he has his head on right, and I think he's going to do some some phenomenal things, man. I think so. Omar, with you gone, I was asking him, I said, hey, man, with the start of baseball season starting practically yesterday, Shohei walking in, i was asking him whether are we looking at the next decade of the face of baseball right now?
00:28:35
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What do you think, partner? I mean, not only is he the next decade of baseball, he already is the face of baseball and has been for the past you know few years. and so I had people fight me. oh Hold on. on what People were fighting me saying Mike Trout is still there. Is that true or not?
00:28:52
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You think Shohei took over? mike trodd hasn't Mike Trout hasn't played. I was getting killed. No. Mike Trout hasn't even played half a season in like five years, so no. He can't even stay healthy on the field. That's not even close.
00:29:04
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um Love Mike Trout, but Once he can actually stay healthy, then maybe, but he hasn't completed a full season in over like five years. So no. That's horrible. Whoever had that as ah is a fair weather baseball fan. What I will say about this is that us this is they they are doing exactly what you said. They are leveraging the star power of their Japanese players.
00:29:24
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Shohei Otani, their starting pitcher Yamamoto, who they signed last year, and the new starting pitcher, the real young 23-year-old flamethrower that they signed this year, who goes at 6 a.m. tomorrow, Roki Sasaki.
00:29:37
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And so they are leveraging that because they have such a big, huge Japanese audience that they need to do that to make that money. Why wouldn't they? would make no sense for them not to do that. So I think it's a perfect way to open the season.
00:29:50
Speaker
While I would like it to be when I could watch it, I understand what they're doing for the game of baseball. So in order for me to sacrifice and watch the game when I wake up instead of live, whatever, I'll take it if it helps make the game better.
00:30:05
Speaker
Yeah, yeah. and and and and and i think And I think they're doing it more for diversity, more for the culture to expand it to you know overseas and to try to get more people intertwined and to to raise awareness for other cultures to understand what we do and how we do it on this side America as well.
00:30:21
Speaker
Yep. And just to let everybody know, the Dodgers won 4-1. Ohtani was 2-4. but four So, good start for Ohtani there. um Thank you all for that, because that was actually my next story in the mixed bag.
00:30:33
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That's why we worked so well together, brothers. was guessing, my brother. I was guessing. Let me get another story. Let's go through some comments here real quick. Champ says you learn something new about basketball when you listen to Vitale. That's so good. Yes, absolutely.
00:30:46
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You do. morning Morning Wombat. Shout out. We appreciate you tuning in. He says, y'all think UCSD, University of San Diego, can hang with... Michigan has the two seven-footers, but UCSD can shoot the three and plays pretty good defense for a small ball team. Jake, what do you think about UCSD versus Michigan? He is right.
00:31:09
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They do have those two big seven-footers on the front court that run the pick and roll very, very well. And so it's hard to deal with that. As well, though, as he mentioned, u USCD,
00:31:22
Speaker
The USC, do you say that? Five times fast. It's a very small, good small ball in terms of defense, in terms of hitting jump shots. what do you think about this? Here's the thing.
00:31:34
Speaker
is the Is the ball going to fall? That's the thing. If their threes are falling, I get it. And that is the thing that I love about March Madness. It's one and you're done. One and done. There's no round two, round three. It's one and done.
00:31:48
Speaker
The thing is, in that same bracket, I don't think that's the upset. I do believe that Michigan's going to slow the game down. It's more of a coach's league and in terms of it. And I think they're going to just play pick and roll with them the whole time.
00:32:02
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The upset I have, actually, is I think Yale will end up beating Texas A&M. Y'all heard it here first. Get ready for that one. Whoa. In the same bracket. Get ready. I got Yale. Hey. Hey, Jake, we are here today, brother, because I have that Yale upset as well.
00:32:16
Speaker
Yale over here. I was working on a racket beforehand, bro. I was looking at you. agree. You heard it here first. I agree. no Now, what about... now what Oh, sorry. Go ahead. Can you want Yale to? No, no. was just saying, yeah. said, man, I'm surprised Flo ain't in here flapping his gums.
00:32:31
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Right. You know, Flo, we want to intercede. Go ahead, man. You good, bro. No, what about this game here, though? Do you have UCSD or Michigan, Kanteen?
00:32:46
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I'm a big Izzo fan, man. like Tom Izzo.
00:32:51
Speaker
That's the same state? Wrong team? Oh, Michigan State, that's right, that's right. You're talking about Juwan Howard, though, team. Yeah. ah Old team. Yeah, he don't coach there no more. i forget who coaches there now. but i forgot yes hes he's eithers He's a professional coach now. Who you got, Michigan or USCSD?
00:33:07
Speaker
Who you got? I'm going to go UCSD, man. UCSD. Yes. I'm going to go against the ground, man. I'm going to go against the ground this bro.
00:33:19
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i got i no no no i got I got Michigan, bro. I got Michigan winning. They're going slow it down. They're going to that game. There won't be an upset that one. Like I said, yeah, there's no way.
00:33:31
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I don't see that hand happening. Well, I'm going to have to agree with Canteen and go against you on this one, brother. UCSD has been absolutely... red hot in the past few weeks.
00:33:43
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Michigan has won 12 games by only four points and they're coming off a grueling Big Ten tournament, which I think wore them down. I got the upset here, UC San Diego beating Michigan.
00:33:59
Speaker
All right. There go. Morning Wombat. Thank you. Hey, all y'all make sure you join the bottom mind sports Facebook group as well. Subscribe to the final say pod and ball and buds on YouTube. We thank you for tuning in.
00:34:11
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Hit that like button. It is free. It helps us out in the algorithm. All right, more notes in the mailbag. Ovechkin watch. He is eight goals shy of 895 goals to break Wayne Gretzky's record.
00:34:24
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We don't need to talk about it, as you've heard us talk about it here before. I just wanted to give you an
Emerging Leagues and Young Talent
00:34:29
Speaker
update. Eight goals shy, about 15 goals left, so still on the same goal ah every other two-game average that he needs.
00:34:36
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Moving on, unrivaled three-on-three women's basketball. We talked about this a bunch. They have that crowned their initial champion.
00:34:47
Speaker
They are the Rose, led by Chelsea Gray, who had 18 points, eight assists last night, beating Ryan Howard's Vinyl. 62 to 54 also named their MVP of the unrivaled league's first inaugural season.
00:35:05
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Nafisia Collier. Unfortunately, her team was bounced in the semifinals. What did y'all think about this new three on three women's basketball league that keeps the players here instead of having to go overseas to make their money?
00:35:22
Speaker
I'm a fan. oh Oh, go ahead. Can't you go first? think i should correct i thinks I think it's a great idea to keep them local, keep them here to generate money. and i think And I think it intrigues the fans here, generate revenue, keeps it keeps it high keeps it interesting, keeps things going, keeps things afloat for me.
00:35:40
Speaker
That's what I think. Yeah. no I mean, I agree. I think i think that the WNBA dropped the ball when they did not, when, since they have not paid their players enough money to keep them from going overseas and keeping something like Brittany Griner and Russia situation happening, which obviously they don't want to happen to anyone.
00:35:58
Speaker
um So yeah, now, now that this gives them another outlet to stay here in the United States and still make money um and it's a three on three concept. So I think that's pretty cool. right So yeah, i agree. I think it's good for women's basketball in general.
00:36:11
Speaker
ah Jake, what are your thoughts on this? If you are, uh there he is yeah i'm happy for it uh not only that i think see i'm not trying to be rude but i think ice cube dropped the ball with that big three it's not as big as it was in the early ones like i just hope that they make it smarter uh they make it more intriguing especially with the down time that you have usually after the super bowl you can really make people interested especially if you get your star players to start playing during that time
00:36:43
Speaker
So my hope is and my goal is that they would be able to do that. um I liked it. it was a good It was a good watch. It was nothing bad to watch. As long as it's great gameplay and I can tell that they're trying, I think people will tend to stay watching. and Yeah.
00:36:58
Speaker
All right. Awesome. Moving on to golf. If you watched golf this weekend, shout out Roy McElroy for winning the players championship in overtime, three holes. They had to move it to Monday, which is a bad look golf.
00:37:11
Speaker
You got to keep it on Sunday, put some lights on, do something. I know it got dark, but you cannot lose that momentum and wait till the next day and then start at 9. Cause you lose your whole viewer ship that you had going on. I didn't even,
00:37:25
Speaker
I had it on in the background, but I wasn't even paying attention much because I had to be working on my my stuff. So what do y'all think about Roy McIlroy winning the Players' Championship? Man, Roy McIlroy, man, a phenomenal kid. I think he was the guy that they stopped, the police stopped him and did some crazy stuff to him a year or so ago, man. Phenomenal golf player, man. I think these guys are really, really setting the stage, Professor, getting into the groove, man. I think these guys are really, really priming and and preparing themselves, man.
00:37:51
Speaker
the master's The Masters Golf Tournament is like in the next two weeks. And I mean, that's ah that's a huge deal beginning on August the 7th through the 13th out in Augusta, Georgia, man. I'm kind of excited to see who's, you know, the next in the shoot to get the green jacket, man. I mean, Tiger, i don't think Tiger's really, you know, doing too much at this point. I know he's had he's a had a lot of nagging injuries and stuff, you know, throughout the season. But I know Rory McIlroy is an up-and-coming big wig, big gun that's going to do some great things in the future in the and in the golf in the golf arena, man.
00:38:21
Speaker
And just to clarify one thing, it was Scotty Scheffler, not Rory McIlroy, who got into the incident with the police last year. Thank you, Professor. You're very welcome, sir. Just wanted to help us out here. ah Jake, what do you think about Rory McIlroy winning the Players' Championship?
00:38:33
Speaker
Congrats to him. I do believe, though, golf is at a miss right now only because they have not found their next Tiger. As much as they try and say they have, They have not.
00:38:44
Speaker
There's nothing that's keeping our our butts in the seat to watch. And I agree with you. The second they took it off Sunday, i know nobody watched it on Monday. I bet you their viewership will plummet it because everybody goes back to work. All that. I don't care if it's spring break for most half to half the U.S.
00:39:04
Speaker
I think in the end, a lot of people were back to their regular time scheduled shows. It sucks for that. They need to do things to benefit it. That's what I'll say. Congrats to Rory, though.
00:39:16
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. with Really, just a miss there. Not completing the three holes when you had the chance and had the viewers in your hand and then going yeah in the going so early in the morning too is also hurting you. You could have gone in the afternoon or something like that, make it a little later in the day when more people could have watched.
00:39:33
Speaker
i will agree I will agree on the whole Tiger factor. I updated this on my show yesterday. Shameless plug. Watch the Professor Seminole Mente every Monday um on Ball and Buds, B-A-L-L-A-N-D-B-U-D-S.
00:39:45
Speaker
But I ah pointed out how this weekend, Tiger Woods suffered an Achilles injury and needed surgery and will be out for at least nine months to a year. And seeing how he wasn't competitive playing anyways anymore, he's sticking to mostly being in the TGL, his golf league that they got going on right now in ESPN, the virtual league, and as well being the ambassador between the PGA and LIV tour as they try to work out a merger deal between those two teams.
00:40:14
Speaker
conglomerations to caveat professor man i was sitting here man i was looking at something when we about golf man to go to the masters golf tournament fellas four days worth of golf the cheapest ticket you guys will know the price eight thousand eight thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars for four days watching a four day pass of watching the golf tournament at the masters man Stubhook.
00:40:42
Speaker
Wow. Wow. That's not including hotel, airfare, food, spirits, and wine. It's pretty expensive, fellas.
00:40:55
Speaker
Damn. Yeah, that's a lot of money for ah for a four-day trip to watch some golf. ah um I might have to grab the day pass on that. Yeah. You know what I'm saying? And keep it moving.
00:41:05
Speaker
Right. All right. Cool. Well, let's keep it moving here. Thank you all for tuning in as always. Shout out to Mac Witham. Made history when she entered the Gotham Football Club's match against the Seattle Reign Saturday night.
00:41:19
Speaker
She became the youngest player ever to play in a National Women's Soccer League game at, get this you all, 14 years old. years old 14 years old.
00:41:34
Speaker
She subbed out a world champion and played against grown-ass adults in a soccer game. Shout out, mock with him because she is an amazing, amazing woman. What do y'all think about this?
00:41:49
Speaker
I mean, just what you just said. I mean, that just covers all the bases. Yeah. but That's pretty good. Keeping up with a bunch of adults to do that. 14 years old.
00:42:00
Speaker
Oh, yeah. That is wild. for 14 year old. That is wild. I agree. I would not be able to keep up with world class athletes. So shout out. And and I mean, being very athletic, keeping up with adults.
00:42:12
Speaker
That's that's a major, man. Yeah, you got to have a lot more stamina, a lot all that stuff, just to keep up with the speed and strength and all that. Yeah, you're right. oh yeah And then finally, let one last note in the professor's mixed bag.
00:42:23
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Matt Richtum, shout out, first American male to win the Los Angeles Marathon since 1994. So shout out to Matt Richtman for winning the Los Angeles Marathon.
00:42:35
Speaker
And that is your professor's mixed bag. All right, cool. Again, thank you for tuning in. I see, unfortunately, I apologize apologize about dropping out there for a second when I did.
00:42:50
Speaker
Lost me for a minute because something happened on this side with my... ah Ethernet plug-in when I was trying to turn the computer the other way. So hopefully whoever was watching before has rejoined us.
00:43:02
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I saw a couple people ah drop off there. Clubber D says, female Freddy Adu. Yeah, that's a great comp. Very well done. No one remembers Freddy Adu. He was a player from the DMV, and he also was about 14 years old when he starred in the MLS.
00:43:17
Speaker
He then subsequently flamed out, though, because that's usually too young. for most people. what do you think about that? Freddie, a dude did end up flaming out. Anybody got thoughts on that? Hopefully it doesn't repeat.
00:43:30
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. I agree. Can't team anything. don't want my brother. tell you, word let's keep it moving all right we're gonna talk some ncaa march madness give you our final four teams uh so oh actually you know what before we do that let's do that last let me see if y'all got anything else do y'all have anything on nfl anything on hey guys you want to talk some big some big nf some big nfl things i mean i saw that you know we've had um where does russell wilson end up going and where does uh
00:44:05
Speaker
Aaron Rodgers. I mean, those two quarterbacks are still on the table. I know they've had business with Pittsburgh, with the Browns. Jameis Winston went to the Giants. So you've still got some of these big-name quarterbacks have business.
00:44:17
Speaker
Flo's a backup quarterback for the Cowboys ended getting traded to the – what did he get traded to? Cooper Rush got traded to – was it Baltimore? Second string at Baltimore, Indianapolis? He got traded somewhere. I can't think of the name off the top of my head.
00:44:32
Speaker
Oh, I think you went to Indianapolis. Yeah, I think you're right. Indianapolis, secondary for Indianapolis. And then Daniel Jones is in the chute somewhere. They were talking about him and then they're trying to figure out the whole McCarthy piece, uh, what he's going to do. But the biggest thing is about the draft. I mean, um, the, how to, how to draft, how to draft thing is going to funnel out.
00:44:51
Speaker
and they were talking about how, what cam Ward is going to go and what she'd do and all these other guys, where they're going end up, man. But, um, I will say this. I think for um a lot of these, a lot of the trade, ah the teams that did really, really well in the trade were the Rams.
00:45:07
Speaker
The Rams did a lot of great things in the trade. The Raiders made some great moves. I think Gino going to read to read, be with Pete Carroll was a really, really good move for you guys, man. I think it was a great move.
00:45:18
Speaker
um So let me pose this question to you all then. Okay. but who was Who was the team that you think improved the most this offseason? Was it the Raiders? Was it the commanders who made a lot of good moves? Oh, the commanders.
00:45:32
Speaker
Okay. Hands down. The commanders made the most strategic moves to improve their organization. The team that did the worst, Dallas. Dallas ain't do squat.
00:45:43
Speaker
We know that. yeah well You didn't have to say they we that. We all know that. They didn't improve nothing. They didn't make no moves. didn't improve nothing. Anybody who watches this show knows how we feel about Dallas and the non-offseason moves that they make every year. And flow on if Flo is not going to swindle me. Flo is not going to bamboozle me.
00:45:59
Speaker
I'm back home where i belong in the ATL. ATL, shawty. ATL, shawty. Yeah, y'all. I think it he'll be back. He froze again. ah i'll go ahead and I'll go Bears. i think I do agree with you that the commanders look good, and I like it.
00:46:19
Speaker
This Bears season is going to tell me everything I need to know about Caleb because I'll tell you this. Caleb's going to show you now. There's no excuses, Caleb. They built your O-linemen within the free agency. They gave you three new offensive O-linemen.
00:46:34
Speaker
You take that with you and and and you accept it. I think now more than ever, the Bears have the opportunity. I think with the Lions taking a fallback because losing their offensive defensive coordinator, it should help them.
00:46:47
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I don't think the Vikings will. I think the Vikings will go through some struggles with a rookie quarterback now because J.J. McCarthy will really be starting his rookie season this coming up here. And then something just tells me that J-Love Live and the Packers did not do anything in free agency that made me feel that they were kind of aggressive whatsoever.
00:47:07
Speaker
So right now, I think the Bears should be the biggest. If I was going to go a fourth to first, I'd go Bears. Now, do you think the Falcons made a wise move by hanging on to Kirk Cousins and giving him a $10 million dollars roster bonus by holding on to him?
00:47:25
Speaker
you you got think I think you didn't want to any have dead cap. That's what I really think was's the case. They didn't want to deal with any of the dead cap money. And then we trade away we trade away Grady Jarrett, which was one of our best front four guys in a defensive position. They trade him to the Bears.
00:47:40
Speaker
Well, i think y'all put all your chips on the table last season when y'all went to go grab Matthew Judon, Justin Simmons. Y'all paid a couple more guys. I think now y'all had to get a little cheaper a little bit for this season. Had to cut a little fat, trim little fat. Yep.
00:47:54
Speaker
But, yeah, my team would be the Bears right now. That's what I was saying, Omar. I think the Bears made the best moves offensively with their line. I think this is a no-excuse year for Caleb.
00:48:05
Speaker
Your O-line looks decent. You better show up and show out and show us that you're the quarterback you were supposed to be. So that's what I would take it.
00:48:17
Speaker
Now, let me let let me say this, guys.
00:48:22
Speaker
Where, I don't even want talk about this team. I mean, I don't know. yet where where Where do the Cowboys go from here? I mean, I think they signed one their receivers to a long-term deal. ah i don't I don't, I mean, I think they still got Dak, but I mean, where do the Dallas Cowboys go at this point, fellas?
00:48:39
Speaker
I think that – I told you what I predicted. I think that they hired this no-name head coach for the next two seasons to to let Dak's contract go to waste, and then they're going do a major reset here in two seasons. major rehaul?
00:48:55
Speaker
Yep. Wow. There's nothing good to look at in this team right now. Look, Stephon Diggs is out there. Why are they not going after him? Have a number two, and I'm not a fan of Stephon.
00:49:06
Speaker
But damn, if you're going already be a circus, give you get yourself one of the biggest clowns of all time. Get Stephon Diggs. He's still out there. You need a number two for CD to at least look viable. but but but i say But I'm saying, no, no, no. but Because I think Dallas should have signed Cup, Cooper Cup. I mean, a Cup, but Cup.
00:49:29
Speaker
And what happened? they didn't They didn't pull the trigger. And Cup went to Seattle, right? Yep. It's stupid. It's stupid. They didn't pull the trigger, bro. They ain't put a trigger. They let Cup end up going to Seattle.
00:49:42
Speaker
But then I think – now, no not no here's what we here's what we got to caveat on. Pittsburgh made some strategic moves too. They picked up DK Metcalf, right, Metcalf. But if they don't have a quarterback, it doesn't matter.
00:49:54
Speaker
Well, that's what I was about to say. If they don't get A-Rod, who they want – He ain't the right fit, man. Well, then who are they getting? Because I wouldn't get Russ. And if I'm Russ, I'd fill a type. And I've said this last week.
00:50:05
Speaker
If I'm Russ, I'm practically the guy that asked you out on the date. And you literally said, hold on. I'm trying to see if ah this other guy wants to take me. If he don't, I'll be glad. Mason Rudolph. amazing Come on, man.
00:50:19
Speaker
Slap in the face. oh Mason Rudolph Hold on, hold on No, this is I'm not allowing this to happen Take a drink, man Take a drink, take a shot Mason Rudolph And Professor, the reason I say that I'd much rather gamble on a kid like that To Bella I mean, you already got old blood. You don't want the old blood. You tried the old guys.
00:50:44
Speaker
They ain't work for you. I'd rather gamble on this kid and develop him and try with him. Okay, you get rid of, why would you get rid of Justin Fields? You had Fields. Why do you get rid Fields?
00:50:57
Speaker
Right? You get rid of Fields and let Fields go to the Jets. would've kept Fields.
00:51:10
Speaker
I would have well, I would have as well kept feels right. do agree. i do agree. Now you only have two options, Wilson or Rogers. Uh, but
00:51:22
Speaker
I, I, I, I just can't see them doing very much, no matter which quarterback they get, but whatever I will say and my answer is, and I didn't,
00:51:33
Speaker
I think it's actually the commanders that have had the best off season.
NFL Strategies and Player Dynamics
00:51:36
Speaker
I think trading for Laramie Tunzel, to protect Jaden Daniels. um I think going out and getting a second receiver like Debo Samuel ah to pair with McLaurin.
00:51:49
Speaker
um I think that they have they're starting to round out this team on the edges. And this is what happens when teams start to become winners and contenders and they want to win a championship is they bring it around the edges and they fortify the places where they're weakest.
00:52:08
Speaker
And that's what Washington did this off season. Absolutely. Their holes where they were deficient. And now they're hoping that could get them over the top. And they were so close last season.
00:52:18
Speaker
Why would it not? You said a lot. You said, you said, you said, you said a lot. Shout out to Morning Wombat who says, can't sleep on the Vikings. Ditched Darnold and massively upgraded their offensive and defensive lines.
00:52:32
Speaker
Also got Jordan Mason from the Niners. Signed Will Freeze, Jonathan Allen, and Javon Hargrave, three massive defensive linemen. And also said jj factor J.J. McCarthy will be the X factor because the roster is not talented enough to make a deep playoff run.
00:52:49
Speaker
Will J.J. be ready? ah I think he might have. contradicted yourself a little bit there. I do see your main points on the offensive and defensive line, um but i do think that I do think that they had a good enough team last year where they could have won it had Darnold not flaked out and become a pumpkin in the in the postseason. Canteen, what do you think about this?
00:53:09
Speaker
Here's the thing, man. They should have held that. They should have on to Darnold. I would have held on to that kid, man. but they would But they would have had to pay the money. You do realize that, right?
00:53:21
Speaker
I'm willing to risk it all, man. Okay. hey Hey, canteen about the, you got to give it all away. Hey, man. Don't give it away too quickly. It's it's all or none. When you got a guy that's shown and proven it to you, but like if Flo was here, Flo was a sophomore slump or whatever, but you got a guy that's been tossed around the league.
00:53:42
Speaker
He gets to an organization and he shows you that he's capable.
00:53:49
Speaker
Pay the man. pay to man right But you don't want to pay the man. So you're dealing away to Seattle.
00:54:00
Speaker
The thing is is, here's the thing you miss out on. You miss out on the rookie contract that you get right now. So right now, they were able to get all those free agents because they have that quarterback on that rookie deal.
00:54:13
Speaker
right I think Sam Darnold showed you his ceiling. I'm sorry. That's his ceiling. No, no, no, no, no. If I'm JJ, try it new, especially right now with this. So you think he tapped out? He's he's he's he's done.
00:54:27
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Float through.
00:54:29
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Yeah, I'm glad they moved on. And if you're not going to move on from Sam Darnold, when are you going to do it? Because now you're wasting your rookie contract years. And that's what's going to hurt you. Jake, you sound crazy. So you telling me that you my starting quarterback and Omar get hurt, that you've been winning all the games, Omar hurt, then I'm move on from you and I'm a hold on to him.
00:54:56
Speaker
I can't erase what I saw against the Lions last year, Canteen, when it counted most. I can't erase what I saw live. Canteen, you know, I love to agree with you, Canteen, but I think all three of us, including Flo, who just joined us, shout out to Flo for joining us.
00:55:11
Speaker
He's going to give us his update here in a second. But I know all three of us agree here on this one. Darnold turned into the pumpkin that we said he would. It went pumpkin mode the and this i was like you And Minnesota would have would have been fiscally irresponsible to spend that money on Darnold when you have McCarthy on a rookie contract that you could fill out the rest of the roster.
00:55:32
Speaker
Flo, what do you say to that? Go ahead, Flo. ah About Darnold? Yeah, Cantina's still on the kick that Darnold should have been signed and in Minnesota. No way. Yeah, no way. Look, here's the thing.
00:55:44
Speaker
I've always said this. This is my my the way I look at quarterbacks. you look at their best season and their worst season, you throw them out. I told you. And that's what they are.
00:55:54
Speaker
And this was Donald's best season. You throw it out and you look at the rest of his career and that's what he is. I mean, he's not going to be top tier quarterback unless he's got a team around him like he did in Minnesota.
00:56:07
Speaker
And you got it set up perfectly for the rookie coming in, you know, on his second year after he got hurt. Maybe you bring in Aaron Rodgers. I still think that's a shot. Because I think – I always say it takes a year to get back from those kind of injuries.
00:56:23
Speaker
And so I think i don't think he's going to be ready at the beginning of the year. So I'm okay with sitting him another year behind Aaron and see what he can do. Maybe assign Aaron to a two-year deal with you know with a second-year option or maybe a one-year deal with a second-year option or something like that. So – and so yeah You hear Aaron Rodgers has been talking to the Steelers though, right?
00:56:42
Speaker
they you Yeah. yeah No, I hear that, but I heard it in some of the streams or you know other places that my Vikings might be in play. My Vikings?
00:56:54
Speaker
Did you say my Vikings? No, no, no. That's the Vikings. Oh, wait, wait, wait. ah might be in Might be in play, yeah. Oh, okay. I thought you said my Vikings. I was going to say we're not allowing a third team on this program, Flo. No, no, no. No, it's my Cowboys and my Chiefs. That's it.
00:57:12
Speaker
You already tried to get away with the Chiefs. We ain't allowing no third on you. All right. other NFL news you got, Kinsley? Hold on. Let me finish, man. ahead. I'm so disappointed in y'all. But anyway, back back back to the thing at hand.
00:57:27
Speaker
I can't believe y'all even say that about it. So so the other the other the other NFL news that we got, ah so we got Jameis Winston. They were talking about Jameis Winston and and ah Russell Wilson, all these other quarterbacks talking to different teams. And then I mentioned a point about the Falcons ended up keeping Kirk Cousins.
00:57:47
Speaker
They gave him a $10 million signing bonus. They kept him, which I think is absurd. Crazy. but I don't think so. I think Kirk Cousins, the same thing. Look at best season, worst season, throw him out.
00:57:59
Speaker
He is what he is. He's a he's a good, solid quarterback. yeah with keep flow why are you why are you and Why are you holding on to him? we got We got what we need. He's better than Donald, though. I mean, he's he's a better quarterback overall. Look at his career.
00:58:12
Speaker
He's a solid quarterback. if yeah is a good around Here's what he will here I want you hear. um all this All this dude has done is collect money at every organization he's been to. He's collected money at every organization.
00:58:23
Speaker
He is not one. He ain't been consistent in the playoffs. He ain't won no playoffs. He only won playoff game. Being in the military, Canteen, you know this. A lot of times, promotions, just like quarterbacks, is about timing.
00:58:37
Speaker
If they need a promotion and quarterback at that time. I hear what to saying i hate what you're saying. yeah Sometimes a promotion is not going to. It's about the timing. You're right. Right. Timing. And he's got contracts at the right time.
00:58:50
Speaker
He's gotten contracts when people need quarterbacks. I can't not get it. You're right. That's how it works. What else we talking about? ah Dallas. but but So what what are the Cowboys going to do?
00:59:02
Speaker
What strategic moves that the Dallas Cowboys made? mean, they signed no diggies oil.
00:59:09
Speaker
Who? Odigizua, he's a good young pass rusher. Okay. You're on you're all you're on mute, Omar, I think. I didn't hear you. And then I know Jake mentioned that- is scott je I was just saying Odigizua is really good, I agree. Yeah, he's good. Now, Flo, here's last qui here's my here's my last thing about NFL, and then, you know, Professor, you can move on.
00:59:27
Speaker
Okay. Who do you think was the best team that made the best moves in the draft that is gonna set their team up to be the most successful for the season? In the draft? The draft hasn't happened yet. No, no, not the draft. No, no, no. He means free agency. Free agency. Oh, right now. Oh, okay.
00:59:45
Speaker
Yeah, because I posed the question, which team had the best offseason? Some people say commanders. Some say raiders. Some say, you know, whatever else.
00:59:54
Speaker
I mean, Broncos had a decent, I'd put them up there in the top three or Oh, the Broncos, yeah. They signed some good defensive players. ah They upgraded a little bit on offense. And so we'll see what they do in the draft. Maybe they get ah a really good receiver or something or get a really good running back.
01:00:12
Speaker
ah You're on mute, Jake. i don't know if you're trying to say something, but um yeah. ah it's It's tough. It's close. I think I want to say...
01:00:27
Speaker
I don't want to be a homer. We haven't really done any anything, so I can't say the Cowboys because they haven't really done much. They just signed a few, you know. I would hope you wouldn't say that. Marginal players. in the and Marginal?
01:00:38
Speaker
yeah more Yeah, some running backs. They signed a couple of running backs. Oh, here we go. Who's in the room? Who's in the room? Dowdle and whoever else we all are running back there? should They signed Thomas Thompson.
01:00:55
Speaker
I don't want to hear that. i'll get out of here Get out of here with me. I'm trying to think. I hadn't really thought about it. who who Probably Commanders, I guess, would be a good one. ah Possibly. I think the Raiders did pretty good.
01:01:09
Speaker
ah They upgraded at and different positions, and they got a shot to make the playoffs knock off the Broncos in third place. i Yeah, Broncos going down to the basement, baby. Broncos down to the basement. i but I believe if anybody made themselves look worse, I think it's the Chiefs. They have not fixed their offensive lineup. In fact, they lost their left guard.
01:01:28
Speaker
They might be drafting. they might be drafting I don't see anybody in the draft that's going to make their O-line that great that fast. I mean, it is a meat and potatoes draft, so if they can find a good player.
01:01:40
Speaker
They can find a couple offensive ones. I would get it if they had a top 10 pick. They got a 31st pick. Yeah, but that's the only position they really need. but Like we said, it's a meat and potatoes draft. There's not really star players on the outside. I think everybody else is drafting meat potatoes as well.
01:01:56
Speaker
Maybe. so talk So talking about star players, then let's talk about the Cincinnati Bengals. That's the big news going around. Oh, yeah. When eight when they when they signed the two, they signed T. Higgins, Jamar Chase.
01:02:07
Speaker
No, let me say this, guys. Well, they they didn't they draft they ah franchise T. Higgins, right? No, they signed him. No, no, they signed him long term. four year Let me say this, guys. Let me say this.
01:02:19
Speaker
Joe Burrow is going to be in the same position as Aaron Rodgers. you wanted what you wanted now you got ante up you got what you wanted now show and tell you got both of your receivers now show and tell Aaron Rodgers when he got what he wanted what happened he choked but Aaron Rodgers to his credit he got injured the first year and he was coming off the end come on man no don't want to hit nothing come on it's true
01:02:52
Speaker
oh man okay look look and And I got examples. You got Aaron Rodgers and you got Kirk Cousins. Both of them had an offseason coming off those kind of injuries. i don't want to hit anybody dead, man. you you Oh, come on.
01:03:02
Speaker
You can talk. There's plenty of people who with those lower leg injuries. okay if He yeah struggled coming off that big ankle injury. You said Joe Burrow coming off an injury or not? Joe Burrow got injured.
01:03:14
Speaker
No, didn't get injured. All right, so Joe Burrow got a fresh start with what he wanted. Well, I don't know how we're giving a pass to A-Rod and not a pass to, hold on, hold on. Are you kidding me, Canteen? You got to give it. Joe Burrow had a top three passer rating in the damn league.
01:03:31
Speaker
He could score 30 plus. His damn defense couldn't do shit. I'm not giving him no pass. I'm not giving him no pass. You know what I'm just saying? We got to hold everybody to the same standard. Everybody got to be accountable.
01:03:43
Speaker
That's what I'm saying. Well, to be fair, ah Jake, that first game, losing oh losing to the Patriots was not a big a good a good loss. I mean, they had a couple of that he should have. think that's a coaching thing.
01:03:55
Speaker
No, I think he should have beat that team. Every year, there's a couple for some reason, the Bengals start out slow. That's not, I don't think that's player, that's a coach's thing. I don't know. It could be a player thing because it's always Joe Burrow. He's either getting injured or he's not playing well.
01:04:12
Speaker
I mean, look at this at beginning of each season. He doesn't play well early. Every year they start out slow. Then they kick in gear about halfway through the season. Yeah. I mean, to be fair, they have to address the defense, but ah Joe Burrow should have won a couple of those games just based on the office have and his talent.
01:04:29
Speaker
He should have overcame some of that and given them a couple of wins. So how about this? Around the horn. Do we think that Joe Burrow and that his two signed favorite receivers who can't teen astutely pointed out that he did ask to be signed. They did it.
01:04:45
Speaker
They brought him back. He showed the first time when they made that run to the Superbowl that he can win with a halfway average defense. It doesn't have to be spectacular. So what do we see? Do we see Joe Burrow winning one in the future with the defense in the way it is with the offensive line is still in shambles. They got to fix that flow. What do you think?
01:05:06
Speaker
They have to address the defense. I mean, they got to sign that. Who is it? Henderson whatever. is He's a great pass rusher. You can't give him up. You've got to sign him. if If they let him go because they let him test the free agency or whatever, I don't know what they're doing.
01:05:20
Speaker
But that's not a good move. They got to address the secondary. They got to get a couple of pieces for the defense to give them some kind of. At least an average defense.
01:05:30
Speaker
You know, at least an average to above average. if If they do that, I think it's on Joe Burrow. If they can give him an average, maybe a top 15-ish defense. If they can give him that, it's on Joe Burrow after that, I think. If he doesn't lead him to the playoffs or maybe even to the A's championship, then it's I think it's a Joe Burrow thing.
01:05:48
Speaker
So if they give him top 15 defense, does does he win a championship? I think he has a chance. ah Definitely has a chance. Okay. Chanteen? Yeah. I'm going to say this right here and I'm going to be through talking about I'm holding everybody accountable to the same stand-up.
01:06:05
Speaker
When you seek out what you want and you sign what you want, just like Aaron Rodgers when they got Alan Lazard, he went and got everything he wanted. You get what you want, then win.
01:06:17
Speaker
you you get the paid You get the players the money. You get the money you want. Aaron Rodgers even trim cut the fat. Aaron Rodgers said, I'll take a pay cut and bring what I want here, and you still didn't win.
01:06:30
Speaker
Joe Burrow got everything he needs. I don't want to hit Nambahua. You can't win AFC North. I don't want to hit Nathalie. So does he win a championship or not? Help him on defense, please.
01:06:41
Speaker
What? So if they if he gets a top 15 defense, does he win a championship? He ain't got no choice. Easy. Okay. okay Come on, Jake, what do you think?
01:06:53
Speaker
Jake, what do you think? If they give him ah a decent defense, yes, he'll win a championship. But they have to give it to him. The thing about the Bengals is it's so cheap. They don't do that crap for him, man.
01:07:05
Speaker
and i know i wouldn't be I wouldn't be surprised if they don't sign Hendrickson because now they sign these two deals. i And they're going to throw it in Burrow's face. Well, we signed these two guys. No, no, no, no, no. the way to The way to win in the NFL, great quarterback, guo line great great pass rusher is usually third in my opinion.
01:07:25
Speaker
You let that go, how do you get to the quarterback? First off, I need a quarterback. I need somebody to protect my quarterback. No quarterback. Third of all, I need somebody to go after your quarterback.
01:07:38
Speaker
Get Hendrickson. Well, yeah. I mean, that's if you have a top-tier quarterback.
01:07:47
Speaker
so your Something happened. Your audio went out. um While he's fixing that flow, your audio went out while you're fixing that morning. Wombat says the Bengals should have paid Chase. They would have saved me as a alone they would have saved millions.
01:08:00
Speaker
Chase is a little, I don't think he's any better than Jefferson. I agree. Can't team. I've been saying this. I guess when I want to be. They needed to pay Chase, Higgins, and Hendrickson two or three years ago, and they would have saved over $20 million dollars in cap space this year. Cantina, ahead.
01:08:15
Speaker
Go ahead, Cantina. What were you saying? No, what all I was saying, Professor, is if they had to covered that check about two, three years ago, the bank, they would have saved money in the bank. They probably could have won a Super Bowl. They could have won a Super Bowl back in 22. I think they could have beat the Rams.
01:08:34
Speaker
Remember they played the Rams? Yep. Come on, man. It's simple, man. Look.
01:08:41
Speaker
but Yeah, they got to do that. and If they do that, they'll be good. But that's what I'm saying. You got to pay. You got to pay, baby. You got to pay, man. I didn't mean to cut you off, Canteen. Go ahead. Finish your thought. No, no. Professor, what I'm saying is, man, when you... What makes me sick about the National Football League just right here, you got top-tier talent.
01:09:00
Speaker
And Dallas is infamous for this, man. Dallas Cowboys are infamous for it. You got guys like Micah Parsons, CeeDee. Now you got these top two guys and you put, you hanging these guys on the string knowing you need to pay them.
01:09:13
Speaker
You got guys like T-Higgins. You got guys like Jamar Chase. Go ahead and pay these guys. Save yourself some money on the cap so you can go ahead and win and bring in what you need to bring in to win a Super Bowl.
01:09:25
Speaker
no Come on, man. I shouldn't even be getting mad. Can't say it any better than that. Now, what do we think about this other thing they said that morning? Wombat said that he doesn't think that he's any, ah that he's elite, but he's not better than Justin Jefferson. I would agree that Justin Jefferson is the best and Jamar Chase is a very close second.
01:09:44
Speaker
Would everybody else agree? Well, let me, let me, let let me, let me ask you this before you say that. Who is the most elite wide receiver in the league right now? It's gotta be Jefferson. It's gotta be JJ. Gotta be.
01:09:55
Speaker
Sure. Yeah. I mean, Justin Jefferson's right there. yeah i mean Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. But I think Jamar Chase is right behind him. I think he's right there behind him. I think he put CD in there. This close. Like this close. CD number three. I put CD at three.
01:10:10
Speaker
I put CD at least three or four. Yeah. yeah i would you on there Yeah. So I think he's up there in the top five without a question. He's a top five receiver. Top five. no No doubt. but but but But as I said, guys, man, you if you NFL owners need to think strategically.
01:10:26
Speaker
If you're vying for a Super Bowl, you're vying for a Super Bowl right now in March. Here's what I will say. Here's what I will say. Can you hear me?
01:10:37
Speaker
Yeah, we got you, bro. Okay. Now, they gave Joe Burrow all the weapons similar to what San Francisco gave to all their quarterbacks.
01:10:48
Speaker
He's got all the weapons and they they so then the San Francisco 49ers made it twice to the Super Bowl. Even though they lost, they made it to the Super Bowl twice. And so they had a pretty good defense though. But at the same time, if Joe Burrow is elite,
01:11:04
Speaker
I mean, put Joe Burrow on the 49ers the last few years. he think they win a Super Bowl? I mean, come on. I think, I mean, he should, right? So I think he's got, like, can't team he makes a point that he's got everything he needs.
01:11:15
Speaker
He's got even more than he needs because if he's a top-line quarterback, yeah all you need is someone protect you, a number one receiver. A two receiver.
01:11:27
Speaker
And you can make up the rest. yeah You know, just the half piece. But he's got everything he needs. He's got everything he needs and more. He's got two, possibly two number one receivers. And so he's he's got, I think the O-line, they still got some issues with the O-line. But still, he's got two top receivers.
01:11:43
Speaker
That third guy, i can't remember his name. He's pretty good, too. Their number three receiver could be a number two anywhere else. uh and so he's got a lot of weapons so uh i i watched this if think hey give bro and look and
01:11:58
Speaker
ah yeah him yeah he's really he's pretty good i liked him when a couple of the i don't remember who got injured but he came in and he was the number two for a while and he was really good and so he's got three weapons on offense they gotta dress the all-one line a little bit more and i think you give joe burrow 18 top 18 defense he should make a run his's Here's the thing for here's here's what I'm a caveat man and i'm and I'll be done. professor yeah I'm done Man football game football games football games are one in the trenches guys Offensive line defense line your games are one with the front four.
01:12:32
Speaker
Yeah, it's simple You cannot win game if you don't have if your offensive line and defensive lines are not beefed up you're not going to win and I'm done, man. I mean, you can win, but it's you have to have a top-tier quarterback. You have to have a top-tier quarterback to overcome offensive line issues.
01:12:51
Speaker
That's all I got, bro. I'm done, man. I'm done. Yeah, that's exactly right. You need to have you need to have a top-tier quarterback. You need to have a mobile quarterback, sort of like a Jaden Daniels, something like that, to overcome some of those offensive-defensive line issues.
01:13:02
Speaker
But you're right. Most teams need to have a good offensive and defensive line. You win when you build in the trenches. I do agree, though, that I think that Joe Burrow could win a championship with even just a top-20 defense. So I agree with Flo there with the top-18, top-20 defense.
01:13:17
Speaker
Yeah, yeah. it's So...
March Madness Predictions and Debates
01:13:20
Speaker
All right, cool. Well, we're going to finish it up with some March Madness talk here for you gentlemen. So let me go ahead. and actually have the brackets for us.
01:13:29
Speaker
So let me go ahead and bring that bracket up over here. You can see it to our right-hand side. And so we're not going to obviously to – you zoom into each region? Yeah, yeah. Can you zoom into each region?
01:13:41
Speaker
Okay. Can I? don't know. I think you can. You should be able to. Let me see. Hold on. me Is it a website or a PDF? No, no, no. It's a PDF, though.
01:13:53
Speaker
Yeah, you should be able to zoom in. Okay. okay ah should There should be a way to zoom in, like a zoom button at the top. View, under view. Oh, no, no, it's not a PDF. I'm sorry. It's an image. It's an image.
01:14:06
Speaker
Okay, you should still be able to zoom in, though. I don't know. Either under view or something like that. i don't know. if not the I uploaded it. so i didn't actually i'm because I'm not like sharing a screen. actually uploaded it.
01:14:23
Speaker
That might be why. But yeah, I can. Hold on. let me ah Let me do that instead. Let me just take this off. And what I'll do is I'll just bring it up from my files instead. Okay. I'll keep talking while I do this.
01:14:35
Speaker
Keep going. Talk about NFL or something real quick. i get to Yeah, man. So like like I said, man, for the whole NFL thing, man, as as I said, man, it's one of the trenches, guys. And so for me, I mean, the Falcons made a few strategic moves, man. But like I said, man, the Commanders Bears made great moves.
01:14:51
Speaker
I told the professor, I think the those guys getting Geno Smith, Geno Smith reuniting with Pete Carroll. is I mean, what you think, Flo?
01:15:02
Speaker
I mean, it is what it is. ah gino he's a pumpkin guy. He turns into a pumpkin at some point. they you either girl see He is. At some point during the year, goes pumpkin mode.
01:15:15
Speaker
Whether it's six games in, eight games in, So you you think he's a journeyman? He's definitely a journeyman. Definitely. come on Come on. Come on, Flo, man.
01:15:26
Speaker
He's slightly above average. He's slightly the above average. so so So what is Dak to you? for So is Dak a journeyman? No, Dak's top 10. He's a top, maybe even top eight.
01:15:38
Speaker
seven quarter Look at his numbers. He's had 4,000-yard seasons every season almost. Jake, what you about to say? Jake, come on. Say it, Jake. Jake, Jake. He's led the NFL in touchdown passes. Top eight quarterback. Top ten quarterbacks for wild, bro.
01:15:55
Speaker
He's definitely a top ten. Easy top ten quarterback. Who's top ten? Who's top ten? Oh, yeah, he ten. He's top ten. He's top ten. See? Exactly. Dakota Rain.
01:16:06
Speaker
No. All right, let's go through this bracket. Enough about the Cowboys. Enough about the Cowboys. Let's go. All right. East side or south side, we'll start with in the top left corner. You can see Auburn is here in the number one seed. You've also got ah Flows, Texas A&M there at number four.
01:16:23
Speaker
ah You also got Michigan State at number two. Texas Tech. I know. I know. I'm messing with you. ah Michigan State at number two and Iowa State at number three.
01:16:34
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um So let's go around the horn. Who do you have coming out of this region?
01:16:41
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like That South region? Yes. Yes. i'll i'll say like their son I'll say this, guys. Auburn is suspect, man. Auburn lost a lot of close games towards the end of the season in the SEC.
01:17:00
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Man, the team that I think that could come out of that region right now,
01:17:07
Speaker
I'm going Michigan State. Okay. The number two seed in Michigan State. I'm going Michigan State. I'm going Michigan State. Okay. Wow. What about you, Flo?
01:17:18
Speaker
What about you, Flo? I like Auburn. If you look at their win, they got the one of the best strength of schedules. ah despite what Canteen says. And they got a lot of quad one and quad two wins.
01:17:29
Speaker
I mean, there're they've been a solid team all year long. I could see them making it to the final four. I could see Texas Tech being, because they got a good defense. They got the ah Big 12 player of the year, JT Toppin.
01:17:41
Speaker
He's the big 12 player of the year, and they got a lot of ah good guard play. good They got a ah freshman who's playing really well. ah Right now, he's coming but into his zone.
01:17:52
Speaker
I think it's Anderson, but, ah man, I'm going
01:18:00
Speaker
Man, let me go. You know what? i' I'm going to go. ah
01:18:09
Speaker
I'm going to Auburn right now. going to Auburn, but I could switch to Texas Tech. I'm going to go Auburn right now early. they had it They have had a really good schedule, a really tough schedule, a lot of top quad one, quad two wins.
01:18:21
Speaker
I can't overlook that, and so they've got a solid all-around team. So I think going into a tournament like this, that's what you need. Okay. Jake, you see this here? We've got Auburn at the top in this left-hand corner of the south.
01:18:35
Speaker
And then going down, you also have Texas A&M, as we mentioned, Iowa state texas State, and Michigan State, a number two team. Yeah, I know. I let you go with It's okay. Okay.
01:18:46
Speaker
Go ahead, Jake. ah I'll be fast on this one, fellas, because I think it's going to good one. um I got the battle, the final two out of this one. It's going to be Michigan State ah versus Michigan.
01:19:00
Speaker
I told you. In a big-time fight. I do believe Michigan wins it. oh texas and Michigan will end up slowing the game down. i believe their seven-footers will destroy that side of the bracket and win this win at least to be in their final four.
01:19:17
Speaker
ah Michigan versus Michigan State is my final two out of that bracket. michigan Michigan beats Michigan State to advance to the final four. Someone who loves storylines, you know I love that.
01:19:32
Speaker
That's pretty cool. Hey, you say like storylines, right? Yes, yes, you know that, you know that. And you know that also they have been fighting each other literally in the hallways at their past basketball, football. Every single time those two teams meet, they get into the fisticuffs.
01:19:48
Speaker
And I like a little feistiness. So I actually hope to see that. But I cannot see that. Auburn has been one of the best, if not the best team all country law long, i'll cut all season long in the country. John...
01:20:03
Speaker
Johnny Broom is the player of the year in the country. And yeah, there's just, they are they are a a force to be reckoned with. And I don't think that any other team in this division can even compete with Auburn. They don't really have many weaknesses, many flaws. They've got a lot of experience with all of their seniors.
01:20:24
Speaker
um it's I mean, right now, it's they've they've got they've got everything they need to win the championship. i'm going to all burn out of the south Cool. All right.
01:20:36
Speaker
Let's move it over to the right-hand column. You see the east here. We have the Duke. Blue Devils are the number one seed. Moving it down, Arizona Wildcats are your number four seed. Wisconsin Badgers, number three.
01:20:48
Speaker
And then ah at number two, the Alabama Princeton Tide. Let's go away around the horn the other way. Let's start with Jake this time. Jake, what do you think about this east region? Who will be coming out?
01:20:58
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I think I know who you're going to
01:21:04
Speaker
Well, this one's not going to be much of a storyline because there's something about Duke that I feel these Blue Devils are knew it. These Blue Devils are going to destroy this conference with ease.
01:21:19
Speaker
I think they they just mollywop everybody in their way, whether it's Baylor, whether it's probably Oregon after that. They're going to easily... take this to the final four. This is not going to be any type of ah rough shot for them. They're going to have a good slate.
01:21:38
Speaker
Duke Brew Devils all day. Let's go. All right, cool. Before we move on, quick compliments from Kyle. Shout out, Kyle. Thank you for tuning in. cause I hear you, but you can't sleep on Izzo in March. What I told you, ah Professor, do not sleep on Tom Izzo, bro. I told you.
01:21:53
Speaker
Yeah, I agree. He's one of the greatest coaches ever. Can't. He also said, I think Auburn is too dangerous for Michigan. Broom will show out. I agree with you, Kyle. I think Auburn is too dangerous for anyone in that region.
01:22:04
Speaker
All right, cool. Flo, what do you think about the east region here that we're looking at? East, let's see. Who we got in the east here? You got Duke as number one. got Wisconsin at three.
01:22:16
Speaker
Arizona, four. Okay. You've got number Alabama. Alabama. East, east, east. Okay. Alabama. You're looking the wrong one. There you go. Yep. There you go East. Okay.
01:22:33
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Alabama's two there, right? yeah I like Arizona. arizona's I mean, people talk about the SEC, but the Big 12 is a deep conference. And they played well. They won the Big 12 championship. or they They went to the championship game.
01:22:47
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ah And so I think this is a ah chance that they could beat Duke. I mean, i think they'll meet them in the Sweet 16, looks like, if they if they both win.
01:22:58
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The thing about Duke is they don't have a lot of quality wins. They don't have a big a good strength of schedule. And I like to look at that. Strength of schedule matters. Quad one, quad two wins.
01:23:09
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They're not great at that. I mean, granted, they're not in the best, necessarily best conference. But they do have a lot of good players, so I can't take that away from them. They have quality ah players. I just don't think Duke's been the same since Zschewski has left.
01:23:25
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I don't know if they're quite going to get back there. I could see Alabama taking them out. I could see Alabama taking them out and this being ah basically Alabama making it to the final four out of there out of the East.
01:23:40
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I will have to say, I think John Shire has done a great job there. They're thirty one and three this year, so I'll have to disagree with you on the not being good since Krzyzewski left, but they have not won a title yet, that's for sure. Kanteen, what do you think?
01:23:52
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who's going to win Hey, pay Professor, I will say this, man. I think i think Duke is rolling high, man. i think I think, as Stephen A. Smith said this morning, if Cooper Flagg plays his first game, I think the coach at Duke is an idiot.
01:24:05
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Cooper Flagg, an idiot. let Let the guy rest. Let him sit out, man.
01:24:12
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Yeah, I completely agree. It would be very – Now, here's – as team-wise, do not sleep on Arizona. And you better not sleep on Oregon. Those are my sleeper teams coming out of out of out of out of out of that east.
01:24:26
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They're my sleeper teams right there, Professor. Okay, so who's your who's your team team, though? Who you got coming out for sure? Who you got? I'm going Arizona. I'm going Wildcats, baby. Wildcats.
01:24:38
Speaker
Yeah. Wildcats. For real. That's not a bad pick. I like Arizona. I think that this is a down region. I was actually going to back you up there. I think it would be very...
01:24:51
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very, very, i don't want to say stupid, but it would be a very bad decision for them to play Cooper flag, uh, before they need to. And they definitely do not need him. Game one. I would keep losing audio. Sorry.
01:25:03
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Oh, good. I wouldn't even think they would really need him for game two either. So I think about sitting them out the whole weekend, but I do understand if they wanted to play him in game two. um While I do like your Arizona pick, I'm actually going to go with Alabama here. I think Alabama has played well all season.
01:25:20
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Nate Oates has that team going, um you know, full pedal to the metal. They're always playing as fast and hard as possible. And they shoot a lot of threes similar to my Celtics. and theyre And they converted 40% from the three-point line over the final month of the season.
01:25:36
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They're also great at rebounding and attacking the rim. I have Alabama beating Duke here to come out of this region. I think that Cooper flag injury may be a little more harder to overcome with than Duke would like.
01:25:51
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All right. yeah Moving down to our bottom, we have the West region. Florida is your number one seed in the West. Your number four seed is my alumni, the University of Maryland Terrapins. Shout out.
01:26:03
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At number three, Flows, Texas Tech Raiders. And at number two, Red Raiders, excuse me. And at number two, St. John's. Wow. you hey who hey Hey, St. John's at number two. What a hell of a job that, ah that, um why am I blanking right now? butino Not Kyle Perry, Patino. Thank you. galo but Rick Patino has done an amazing job at St. John's, getting them to a number two seed.
01:26:34
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Canteen, who you got in this West division out here? I'm going to say this, Professor. Florida's riding high. Yes, they are. Scroll down the break. Let me look at something. Let me look at something. got you. Yes, sir.
01:26:49
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Now, will say this. That Kansas-Arkansas game going to be ah a good shit show, baby. It's going be a good shit show. Excuse me for all the parental advisers, whatever you want to say.
01:27:00
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That Arkansas-Colipari-Bill Self game, that game is going to be, whoo, that's going to one for the takers. And then they're going have to play St. John's and losing to the Omaha.
01:27:14
Speaker
Rick Pitino going to play either Bill Self or he playing Calipari. That's going to be the game, baby.
01:27:26
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And it's going to be between one of those two teams who might match up against Florida. Who you got? That's what I'm saying right there. Who you got? Tell us who your pick is to come out of the West canteen.
01:27:40
Speaker
I like Patino. I like old Rick, man. like old Rick. I like old slick face. Slick face. Slick face bourbon dragon Rick Patino, man. Hey, yeah.
01:27:53
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I do love the job that Rick Patino has done there. You saw it, man. I can definitely see something like that happening. Jake, what do you think? Is Jake still here? Jake's not here? There he is. Yeah, Jake right there.
01:28:04
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My bad. I'm trying to fix my internet. You're good. Look.
01:28:09
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As much as I hate to say it, and I'm not a fan of this damn team, I think Texas Tech actually wins this damn division. I don't know why. me oh I really can't stand them. I just don't believe in Florida.
01:28:22
Speaker
Maryland has always been the team to say, hey, we suck. No wonder Omar came from them. Wow. Oh, I just heard Omar suck. who's overrated. i think Texas Tech will come out of this this division ah and I think they'll they'll represent the West.
01:28:42
Speaker
Wow. first of all First of all, if you ever, ever despair despair and disparage the immaculate name of a top 15 university in the United States of America, like the University of damn Maryland, I will come to that screen and slap the hell out of you myself. You understand me? Flo, what do you got?
01:29:01
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He chose your team to come out of this division. Hey, i'm I'm surprised that he picked Texas Tech. I would say it's going to say he hates them. He did say he hates them. Well, at least- Well, at least he put a caveat on it.
01:29:16
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So he put his caveat on it. Yeah, I think it's going to be Florida, and Texas Tech and the West coming out of this in the lead eight. And I'm going to go Raiders. I like my Raiders. I'm going to go Raiders too, be a little bit of a homer.
01:29:28
Speaker
They have, ah like I said, they have JT Toppin, the Big 12 Player of the Year. They play great defense, great team defense. And they they want they beat the they beat they beat the Houston Cougars without their top two players.
01:29:41
Speaker
And their coach got kicked out. And they still beat them on the road in Houston. That's a big win for them. That shows they got a lot of resiliency. And I think that's what you need in this these kind of tournaments. so Yeah, I agree. And look, I've been hyping up St. John's for the past five minutes, but let's be completely honest.
01:29:56
Speaker
St. John's wins primarily on defense. They cannot shoot the ball to save their lives. And you've got to have some sort of offense within the tournament. You're not just going to be able to win strictly off of defense.
01:30:07
Speaker
That being said, Florida has been on a tremendous scorcher to end the season. And they have the best backcourt in one of the best backcourts with along with Houston in the nation.
01:30:18
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um So I'm actually going to go with Florida here and I'm going to have them coming out over. going to still, I'm going to still have St. John's at least making that. Oh, wow. okay aite eight At least, but yeah, they can't shoot. So I wouldn't be surprised if Texas tech did knock them out though. So,
01:30:35
Speaker
All right, moving on to the last region here. mo only concern is that we had Chance McMillan and Darian Williams got hurt in the Big 12 tournament, so I'm hoping they're healthy. If they're healthy, I like them. If McMillan and Darian Williams can't play, I think they they may struggle and may not get that far. That's my caveat. Okay.
01:30:56
Speaker
Well, there you go. All right, moving on to the Midwest. You see on the right side, Houston is your number one seed. Purdue is your number four seed. At number three is Kentucky. And then at number two is the Tennessee Volunteers.
01:31:10
Speaker
So let's go back around the horn flow since you've been having a little bit of audio issues. Let's go with you first just in case. All right. So I like Houston. I think the Big 12 is a top conference, top to bottom.
01:31:22
Speaker
ah And I think Houston is there for a reason. Like I said, they just they lost to Texas Tech at home. That was the first loss in like 30 games at home. which you know you're playing at home, but they have ah a very good squad and and they play. they have They have a pretty deep squad. They can play seven or eight guys.
01:31:40
Speaker
And so that's helpful in a tournament as well case some guy gets in foul trouble in that. And I like Tennessee also to come out of this. They played really well all year. ah They have some good quality wins.
01:31:51
Speaker
I think Kentucky, they're a little overrated. so I'm going to go. It's Houston and in Tennessee. And I'm going to go Houston in this one. I think Houston has got ah is going to make another run. i don't know if they make it all.
01:32:14
Speaker
Oh, it won't be Big 12, my bad.
01:32:26
Speaker
That'll be later on.
01:32:31
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Okay. All right. Can you hear me? Yeah, we can hear you, bro. Yeah. Oh, okay. right, KT, go ahead. Who you got? I'll do it. Go to next.
01:32:44
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Man, at that region there, man. Oh.
01:32:49
Speaker
Man, Kelvin, Samson, Houston, they're going to table on it, man. Okay. Houston, hand down, bro. That's it, man. All right, Jake. Yeah, they got it.
01:33:01
Speaker
Well, like I said at the beginning of it all, I said, you know, ah one's got to be a Cinderella story. Michigan, I would put as my Cinderella story, but I feel that number five ain't, you know, as Cinderella-ish.
01:33:15
Speaker
So I got to kind of go out on a limb here. And there's just something in me that believes high point will be your upset of this bracket. And you know what? You know what? You know what? and I got point. Oh, oh, oh. Okay. You don't mean they're going win the whole thing. Okay. Thank God. No, no, no, no, no. They're going represent the Midwest.
01:33:41
Speaker
I thought you meant that. Wait, what? You think they're gonna win the Midwest region? Yeah, yeah. They're going to win the whole. One of them's got to be. You've got have one. Oh, my. Professor, look.
01:33:53
Speaker
High Point will be the team to point themselves high enough for a representation. How many people are? yeah Jake.
01:34:05
Speaker
What happened? They're going to beat Purdue, guys. And after that, think they can beat either Clemson. so Somebody call 911. Someone please call 911.
01:34:17
Speaker
we We say it every year, guys. We see it every year. We get a psychiatric evaluation immediately Hot Take Jake for just saying that High Point, the number 14 seed, was going to win the whole Midwest over Houston and Tennessee. Yes, that is what he said.
01:34:35
Speaker
That is what he just said. I cannot believe what I just heard in my own damn ears. Hey, the it does happen every year. Oh, my God. And there will be a team that will that will crack like the Sweet 16, maybe even the Elite Eight. It's not going to be the Final Four.
01:34:50
Speaker
Not the Final Four. Y'all be ready. Okay. sorry Okay, so Jake, for the we the fans out there, go ahead and give them your Final Four so we can listen. This has got to be Jake's hottest take of the week.
01:35:05
Speaker
You should have heard my one there today. Who do you got, Nick? Who's your four? So High Point, Duke, Michigan, and Texas Tech.
01:35:17
Speaker
And I think the championship. Michigan, Texas Tech. And I think the championship will end up being Michigan versus Duke. And Duke will forever and all, the Blue Devils will rise once again.
01:35:32
Speaker
And be champions. So Duke over Michigan in the championship. i just want make sure I get this down cause I'm going to cut this up and put it out tomorrow. Flo, who do you got in your final four in your championship game and your winner?
01:35:45
Speaker
So I think I have ah Auburn. And who I got? I think I got Auburn and Florida. You said Texas Tech and in Houston, I thought. Well, that's the wrong – it was the wrong region, so.
01:35:59
Speaker
Okay. Okay. No, no, but you said you wanted Texas Tech over Florida, I thought. Oh, that's right. That's right. That's that region. Okay. Yeah, so it would be Texas Tech versus Auburn, and then it'll be Alabama versus Houston.
01:36:13
Speaker
Mm-hmm. And the other side, I'm going to go – oh, man. I'm going to go Auburn versus Houston. Okay.
01:36:24
Speaker
I mean, it's kind of a, you know, everybody picks the the favorites, but I think they're playing really well. Those have been the two top teams most of the year. They're both in very tough conferences. I think that has made them, you know, battle-tested, being in that those tough conferences the all season long, and playing through injuries, playing through ups and downs of the season.
01:36:45
Speaker
I think that's seasoned them quite a bit, and I like Auburn and Houston to make the championship. And I'm going to go –
01:36:55
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yeah I'm going to go Houston because I think big the Big 12 has a better conference. going to give them a slight edge and give Houston the championship. Wow. Flo and I are perfectly matched on every single pick except one.
01:37:10
Speaker
i completely agree. Hey, smart minds think alike. I completely agree. I think Alabama, Florida, Houston, Auburn, it's going to be chalk this year.
01:37:21
Speaker
um If you look at all the teams that have – well, first of all, when you're looking at college basketball, you want to look at those net ratings. You want to look chem palm, the other ratings. quad one, quad two. Yeah, wins.
01:37:33
Speaker
But usually in those ratings, if you have teams that are top 20 in both offense and defense efficiency, usually those are your top contenders for the championship. And usually all other teams will fall to the web wayside.
01:37:45
Speaker
Houston and Auburn are two supremely, supremely experienced teams. Houston has two seniors in their backcourt. Auburn again has the player of the year in Johnny Broome. um So I see them meeting in the championship. I also have, like I said, Florida and Alabama in my other ah final two. And then so in the championship game, I agree with Flo.
01:38:06
Speaker
I think that Kelvin Sampson and Houston have been on the precipice of a championship for about four years now. And they just can't get over the hump. They just can't get over the hump.
01:38:16
Speaker
But now, like I said, they've got that senior experience with LJ Cryer. Like you said, they play in the Big 12, one of the best players. conferences in the nation. Again, I really like Auburn, but I think that they can I think that they may still be around for a few more years. I'm going to give it to Houston to finally get over the top and win the championship over Auburn. Great minds think alike, professor.
01:38:38
Speaker
There you go. Hey, so that is our men's final four and championship picks. I will go ahead and put those out tomorrow. I will cut that up tonight. um By the way, does anyone want to quickly give, if you have, we're not going to go through them, but does anyone quickly want to give your women's picks if you have them?
01:38:56
Speaker
Does anyone have? I don't have them. I haven't looked at South Carolina and Don Staley all the way, baby.
Women's Tournament Insights and Closing Remarks
01:39:01
Speaker
Okay. Jake, do you have a women's pick? I don't have mine yet. I'm working on that one. Well, you already know what it is for me.
01:39:09
Speaker
Those UCLA Bruins, baby, winning the whole thing. Get hell up. If you didn't see the limerick. This guy's got 150 team hats. He talks about me. He talks about me, and he's got like 50 teams. One in every sport. One in every sport. Get out of here. Anyways, shout out to UCLA.
01:39:30
Speaker
If you didn't see, I put a limerick out. For St. Patrick's Day, I made a limerick for my UCLA Bruins winning the championship. Go check it out. so It's a minute short on YouTube. It's pretty funny. i hope you enjoy it.
01:39:41
Speaker
That being said, shout out to UCLA Bruins. He's going to whoop all that ass in the women's division. like Texas at TCU. Texas and TCU. I do like Texas. Madison Booker is a beast. USC, Juju Watkins is a silent killer. yeah Notre Dame, Hannah Hidalgo is great, but Notre Dame had a rough stretch.
01:39:57
Speaker
I like Baylor to get surprise team maybe coming out of the number four seed. I like Baylor possibly coming and through there and coming out of the, I can't remember, Spokane, I guess, where they're Let's get a couple more comments in here. We really appreciate you, Kyle, for tuning in and giving those comments all the time. Please make sure you so ah join our Facebook group.
01:40:15
Speaker
It's an awesome sports trash talk and news group. ah i Don't worry, brother. You're going to come back and say, damn it, Jake, you're the smartest man in the room. What? The what? The smartest man.
01:40:28
Speaker
He has not been saying that, actually. You're not even the smartest man in your house. You're losing him. Definitely not true. That's definitely true. um But, yeah, anyways. You're not even the smartest person in your house. think your wife got you on that one.
01:40:40
Speaker
Well, yeah, after he wore his wife's hat that one day, we pretty much figured out that was the end of that. Yeah, he can't be the smartest. Can't see me like John Cena, sucker. We are out of here.
01:40:50
Speaker
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01:41:02
Speaker
after this. This was kind of a last minute. well Well, hey, we were glad to have you on. Do you want to say any parting words until we see you again? Delay.
01:41:18
Speaker
No? Yes? No? so ah Yeah. Hot take, Jake, and can the man. ah couldn't have three... be better personalities. I picked these guys because I like the way we play. We disagree at times.
01:41:34
Speaker
I think that we bounce off each other. We feed off each other's energy. And I really appreciate these guys. And I think we have a great foursome here. And I think if we ever get any traction, I think we could really make big things happen because I think we got a ah good mix of personalities and takes and and things like that. So I really appreciate you guys hardworking you guys, the way you bring the energy every time we have a show.
01:41:57
Speaker
And God bless you. Thanks for tuning in, everybody. We'll see you when we see you next time. We're to make it work, baby. I have nothing better to say. Flo, thank you for signing us off there. We really appreciate it. Y'all make sure you, again, join the Bottom Line Sports Facebook group, and we'll see you in there. We're in the green room, baby. We're in the green room. Hey, real quick, real quick.
01:42:18
Speaker
Just because, ah hey, I like ah the way Kool did this a couple times. I've only done it once. But, hey, if you know somebody having a hard time, man, talk to them and, you know, do something, say something. Sometimes you could be that person that could save them and bring them back from the precipice of, you know, suicide and things like that. So talk to somebody, even if you think they might be struggling in that way.
01:42:43
Speaker
Hey, talk to them, save a life, and bring them back from that alleged.
01:42:49
Speaker
That's all love. We're here, bro. That's all love, and we love y'all. Peace out, y'all. We're in the green room, baby. We're in the green room.
01:43:43
Speaker
Thank you.