WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:55.119 The following is a presentation of Playfly Sports properties in Michigan State Sports Properties. 2 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.599 You know, look the big ten man. I mean, it's a long 3 00:01:03.680 --> 00:01:07.400 way away from the days of ten, but you know we're at fourteen headed 4 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:12.000 to sixteen. It's gotta be all we can do, or is it. 5 00:01:14.319 --> 00:01:18.200 There's a lot to talk about regarding conference expansions. We got a jam pack 6 00:01:18.280 --> 00:01:23.159 show. It is Thursday May twenty fifth, twenty twenty three. I'm your 7 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:27.519 host, Jason Strayhorn and log with my co host Otis Wiley and Jayu Choo 8 00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:33.040 Choo cul Kirk. This is Sparta. Welcome to the show. This is 9 00:01:33.079 --> 00:01:37.879 your first time join the live chat. Ask where the party's at. Let 10 00:01:37.959 --> 00:01:42.400 us know where you're watching from. 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I know this is like, what's he gonna say? That's the 21 00:02:24.800 --> 00:02:30.639 beauty of not scripted. Here. Let's let's get some more juice in this 22 00:02:30.719 --> 00:02:35.439 here, right, this is the episode seventy nine. This is the Strayhorn 23 00:02:35.639 --> 00:02:38.759 Show. Oh, come on, man, come on, man, like, 24 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:42.120 oh yeah, talk to him, nic let's talk to him. Nice. 25 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:46.199 Yeah, this is extrays number here, seventy nine. Hey, it's 26 00:02:46.240 --> 00:02:50.599 a blessing, right, you know, seventy nine. I mean we could 27 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:53.719 have been where we're twenty one. We had to hit that first, and 28 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:59.599 then we hit that thirty piece right now we up here, seventy nine. 29 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:02.439 It was good. There were some good ones wore that number seventy nine. 30 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:07.360 There was, yeah, very good ones. Man. You know Jesse Miller, 31 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:13.120 you know stray You don that, you know, Tony Mandrich, you 32 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:17.000 know we had some dogs wear that number seventy nine. Absolutely, man, 33 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:21.680 I mean, who's wearing now? Yeah? You know, I love the 34 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:23.919 seventy nine. I don't you know. You know, I don't know who's 35 00:03:23.960 --> 00:03:30.560 gonna have next year, you know, because Jared Horse had it before Horse 36 00:03:30.759 --> 00:03:36.280 just now I'm just saying I was saying that he's moving on. He was 37 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:39.199 the number one pick of your Michigan Panthers by the way, you know, 38 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:44.719 Jared Horse number seventy nine. But to me, Tony Manders Man, that's 39 00:03:44.719 --> 00:03:47.319 the reason I wore it watching him. That's really all I knew about Michigan 40 00:03:47.319 --> 00:03:51.960 State as the youngster, was watching that guy and what he did. Now 41 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:53.919 that you know, people want to talk about, you know, how he 42 00:03:53.000 --> 00:03:57.919 got there, but I don't listen. You still gotta you know, do 43 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:00.319 the work, you know, and get out there and play. How he's 44 00:04:00.360 --> 00:04:04.560 one of the most dominant players in college football history. That's really why I 45 00:04:04.719 --> 00:04:10.280 like emulated. Like, you know, I like that image somewhat. I 46 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:13.560 just like the aggressive part, you know what I mean? Don't you hate 47 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:15.439 like like I know, we all we all play, we all sit back 48 00:04:15.480 --> 00:04:20.360 and look back and uh like when someone's sorry, gets your number, don't 49 00:04:20.240 --> 00:04:30.560 you like real world talk here gets your number and you like. That's what 50 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.319 I'm saying. It is a club, bro, It is a true it's 51 00:04:33.360 --> 00:04:39.399 a true club with a number like yes, sorts. I got to give 52 00:04:39.439 --> 00:04:44.480 a shout out though, like talk about ultimate sound and respect Riley Buller. 53 00:04:44.600 --> 00:04:46.360 So when I left, the first person that were number thirty was Riley Bowler 54 00:04:46.680 --> 00:04:49.040 and he reached out. He was like, Yo, it's it cool if 55 00:04:49.040 --> 00:04:51.279 I wear thirty. I was like, hell, yeah, you can wear 56 00:04:51.360 --> 00:04:55.279 thirty. You right? You falling? And that's someone that moved him to 57 00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:59.560 running back and everything like that, but you know he he wore thirty. 58 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:01.360 But yeah, you gotta sit back and you gotta be like, damn, 59 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:05.360 this person weighing my number. Are you gonna be living up till you we 60 00:05:05.480 --> 00:05:11.160 all think that? Come on, yeah, I think that too. Like 61 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:14.000 you know what, I didn't know what what number I was going to get, 62 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:15.959 but when I got it, I love that it was twenty one because 63 00:05:15.959 --> 00:05:21.439 that's beyond prime shanders, right. But DeAndre Cob was a dog, like 64 00:05:23.040 --> 00:05:26.120 straight up dog. So when I got that, I was like, oh 65 00:05:26.319 --> 00:05:29.319 man, first of all, I ain't as fast as DeAndre Cob, but 66 00:05:29.519 --> 00:05:32.319 I need to be able to take this thing to another level and be on 67 00:05:32.360 --> 00:05:36.160 the defensive end. And then I got I got mister Tatum number twenty one, 68 00:05:36.199 --> 00:05:40.160 and you know, you know that's a good dude wearing it. Man, 69 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:43.360 he talked, he walked that walk. So yeah, I agree with 70 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:46.160 you though, when somebody is terrible, like not terrible, you know, 71 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:51.720 like just like, bro, what that's terrible? So otis, I'm gonna 72 00:05:51.720 --> 00:05:55.360 I'm gonna take hosting duty for you for a second here, because I think 73 00:05:55.360 --> 00:05:59.160 this is otis. You say, you know you Deandra Cobb ward number thirty, 74 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:00.319 number twenty one, and you're like, man, you know I got 75 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.560 to live up to stray. You said, Tony Mandris was why you war 76 00:06:03.759 --> 00:06:08.199 So like, did you feel any like added you know, like when you 77 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:12.199 came in with that number, Was there any added pressure or anything like that 78 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:16.240 for me personally? Yeah? No, because I think you know, I 79 00:06:16.680 --> 00:06:21.959 was totally you know, we don't look alike at all. You don't have 80 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:27.839 to look alike like you know, listen, there's been there was seventy nine's 81 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:31.279 in between. I followed the Brian DeMarco, you know who you know, 82 00:06:31.560 --> 00:06:34.920 was the second round draft pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. A great player, 83 00:06:34.959 --> 00:06:40.240 but you know it's not Tony Mandridge, right, So I had to wait 84 00:06:40.279 --> 00:06:42.480 a year. He was in his fifth year, he left, and then 85 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.279 I was able to get the number that I originally agreed to. No, 86 00:06:45.600 --> 00:06:48.079 we didn't do all that, like agreeing the numbers before we committed back in 87 00:06:48.160 --> 00:06:53.279 my day. But you know, Choo Choo started a trend that hasn't stopped. 88 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:57.000 We need we need, we need the fact checked on it, and 89 00:06:57.120 --> 00:07:00.319 Riley did really did reach out to Chew Chuo. Oh we don't all right, 90 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:05.839 we're gonna find we don't see, we're gonna see. They did a 91 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:10.160 story on it, like, well, who who somebody had to wear that 92 00:07:10.199 --> 00:07:13.199 before? But you don't know, right because like I don't know if anyone. 93 00:07:14.040 --> 00:07:16.720 Yeah, that's what I'm saying. He was the next prominent player to 94 00:07:16.839 --> 00:07:20.240 work. But what numbers did you guys wear in high school? Oh? 95 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:24.040 Yeah, I like that, Trevor. You're right, that's all I was 96 00:07:24.040 --> 00:07:26.680 worried about, Man, twenty, I was like, that was very saying 97 00:07:26.680 --> 00:07:32.480 that all I was worried about twenty straight? What you school? Seventy nine? 98 00:07:33.279 --> 00:07:40.040 Okay? You see? Yeah, you know I had I got thirty 99 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:44.560 because of Roll Davis and then and then when I was say, in high 100 00:07:44.560 --> 00:07:48.600 school, I got number thirty tattooed on me. So you couldn't fail. 101 00:07:48.720 --> 00:08:00.560 You need you needed to work out. Oh man, did get did you 102 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:03.759 get thirty in the league? Every time? When I went to the Jets, 103 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:09.600 Drew Coleman was a dB. He had number thirty and uh so he 104 00:08:09.680 --> 00:08:11.519 came. I went up to him. I'm like, hey, Drew Man, 105 00:08:11.519 --> 00:08:13.639 you know I had thirty in high school. I looked at the troll 106 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:20.959 Davis, you know, like I don't. I was like, can't cl 107 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:24.920 sad story? Yeah, I was like, can I get number thirty? 108 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.879 He looked at me. All right, we're teammates, you're a rookie. 109 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:33.679 I like you, but yeah, I'll give you thirty for thirty grand I 110 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:41.720 was like, I'm good, Yeah, yeah, I knew that was coming. 111 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:45.240 Yeah. So that's what the forty nine ers. Thirty was retired. 112 00:08:45.360 --> 00:08:48.000 And then uh with the Bills, I got thirty. So where mattered? 113 00:08:48.600 --> 00:08:54.559 You know? Right right? That's why I little bit we get the full 114 00:08:54.639 --> 00:08:58.919 story. Guys. You know, Otis was out here on the West Coast 115 00:08:58.440 --> 00:09:01.120 and a spect and we didn't want to get a chance to cover and it 116 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:05.840 was the Black Student Athlete Summit. Let's talk about that a little bit right 117 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:09.000 now. If you can Otis and talk about your time there. Yeah, 118 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:15.360 you know, one kudos to play Fly obviously the company that I'm a part 119 00:09:15.399 --> 00:09:20.399 of and being the presenting sponsor of this. I think this is our second 120 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:24.240 year of doing this, and so you know, we fly out, I 121 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:26.440 want to say not fly out, but we have about a thousand student athletes 122 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:31.039 across the country that come and we actually had a last year was at Rice 123 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:35.879 University. This year was at USC which was one of our schools. And 124 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:41.759 then you have about almost five hundred faculty, staff and athletic representatives that come 125 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:46.519 as well, because you know it's your de andied directors or representatives, is 126 00:09:46.600 --> 00:09:50.559 some of your development or your you know, athletic senior advisors, whatever the 127 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:54.240 case may be, in their roles, they actually go with them. And 128 00:09:54.360 --> 00:10:01.360 so seeing our student athletes going and truly to like have a great time with 129 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:05.960 other black student athletes. It's a safe space, it's an opportunity for them 130 00:10:07.000 --> 00:10:09.360 to come and just gather a lot of information. You know, it was 131 00:10:09.399 --> 00:10:13.919 a lot of great sessions that we had. You know, one of the 132 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:16.960 doctor Leonard Moore, who is at the University of Texas, created this about 133 00:10:18.000 --> 00:10:22.039 eight eight to nine years ago and really to create a safe space for black 134 00:10:22.039 --> 00:10:28.240 student athletes to have something for them, but also to just truly you know, 135 00:10:28.279 --> 00:10:30.639 I want to I don't know if it's a mental health break, or 136 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:35.879 if it's just to get some restoration, or if it's empowerment, whatever the 137 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:39.440 case may be, if you're able to really mingle with other student athletes as 138 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:43.879 going through the same journey as you, you know, at a PWI which 139 00:10:43.919 --> 00:10:48.279 is a predominantly white institution, or any other university, it's just a great, 140 00:10:48.320 --> 00:10:52.000 great opportunity to have a good time. And so our guys from the 141 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:56.360 football you had Jacobe Winman, you have Elite Carr, you had Trade Moseley. 142 00:10:56.639 --> 00:10:58.799 Those guys seem to be the kind of guys that are consistently going and 143 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:05.360 do we need these things? And then you had Aliyah who's a volleyball player, 144 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:09.759 Gabby from gymnastics, and he had a livey as well, and it 145 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:15.879 was just a oh k mac Kamario McDaniel as well. You know, it 146 00:11:15.960 --> 00:11:20.120 was just a great time to expose them to something that they probably would not 147 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:24.559 get exposed to if they were just staying here on campus or going back to 148 00:11:24.600 --> 00:11:28.879 their to their home or their cities that they live in and So the best 149 00:11:28.879 --> 00:11:33.240 part about the trip though, uh Stray and m JU was going to our 150 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:37.960 LA offices. Play Flight has offices right in the parking lot where the Lakers 151 00:11:37.080 --> 00:11:41.080 have their practice facility, and it was just an opportunity to just kind of 152 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:46.120 break bread, have some lunch, but just truly give them some you know, 153 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:50.440 some some knowledge or put them on a free game. Basically is just 154 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:54.080 to say what are what are your next steps in your career? Like what 155 00:11:54.159 --> 00:11:56.320 are you going to do? What do you want to do? Really like 156 00:11:56.360 --> 00:11:58.679 everyone wants to tell them what they should should do, but what do you 157 00:11:58.759 --> 00:12:03.279 want to do? You know? You know, these student athletes are a 158 00:12:03.320 --> 00:12:07.639 different breed and have different age of student athletes. They have all the resources 159 00:12:07.639 --> 00:12:11.440 at their fingertips and they have every opportunity to be successful. And so it 160 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:15.840 was just a good opportunity to put some great speakers. Matt Barnes was probably 161 00:12:15.840 --> 00:12:20.840 my best you know session because he came in it was just real like it 162 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:24.279 was a real like you know script and like you have some Q and A. 163 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:28.559 But he relates to all our student athletes to understand like he came from 164 00:12:28.600 --> 00:12:33.120 nothing and built a career in the NBA and just to talk about his career, 165 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:35.679 what he's doing now. It just shows the student athletes that they can 166 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:37.879 make it too. So it was great man, great to be a part 167 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:43.039 of. Yeah, a couple couple of things, you know, to that 168 00:12:43.120 --> 00:12:48.919 Otish one, I want to give kudos. I think through all this here, 169 00:12:50.200 --> 00:12:54.120 you Otis don't get enough recognition for you know, these types of things 170 00:12:54.120 --> 00:12:58.759 here. And you know, I know you did some stuff behind the scenes 171 00:12:58.799 --> 00:13:01.799 and everything like that, and you a big part with Playfly and you know 172 00:13:01.840 --> 00:13:05.000 bringing that to east Lands and running that and everything like that. You know, 173 00:13:05.200 --> 00:13:09.480 congratulations to you man for you know, paving that way, you know, 174 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:13.519 especially like people like us and these young guys that are going to these 175 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:20.639 things like Malie Carr, Trey Moseley and uh you know Dylan he he Tatum, 176 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:22.600 He goes to a lot of these different things and everything like that, 177 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:28.440 like they can see someone like them, you know in a role you know, 178 00:13:28.639 --> 00:13:31.039 like you are there, so you know, like that can't go on, 179 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:33.559 you know, just like hey, you know this was the thing there. 180 00:13:33.639 --> 00:13:37.799 You helped provide, you know, and pave that way there, you 181 00:13:37.799 --> 00:13:41.360 know, Darren Harris, you know those guys there there going to all these 182 00:13:41.360 --> 00:13:46.960 things and the second thing, kudos to these guys for going to these things, 183 00:13:46.320 --> 00:13:50.480 you know, and uh, you know, they they're taking time out 184 00:13:50.480 --> 00:13:54.919 of their time, you know, Maleik, Trey, Dylan Jacoby, all 185 00:13:56.000 --> 00:13:58.840 those guys that go to all these different events, you know, out of 186 00:14:00.159 --> 00:14:03.080 taking time from that. They could be chilling at home, you know, 187 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:07.960 barbecue and you know, doing different things. But they're going to better themselves. 188 00:14:07.399 --> 00:14:11.960 And I spoke to someone in the business world who was at that event 189 00:14:13.000 --> 00:14:16.600 in Detroit there and you know, they were talking about how Trey Moseley connected 190 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:20.399 with them and saying, you know, he they had a conversation with him. 191 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:24.720 This is a business owner, you know that has a very big business 192 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:26.960 and saying that their favorite, one of their favorite people was Trey Mosy. 193 00:14:28.039 --> 00:14:30.320 He came. He's like, hey, you know, I'm gonna you know, 194 00:14:30.480 --> 00:14:33.399 if I play football at age thirty, when I'm done, I still 195 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:37.240 have to do something else when I'm when I'm done playing the game. And 196 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:41.360 that person was so impressed with these guys and the job that you guys do 197 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:46.200 with them at Michigan State to expose them to these things is absolutely huge. 198 00:14:46.200 --> 00:14:50.519 And you know, kudos to Michigan State University for allowing the student athletes to 199 00:14:50.559 --> 00:14:54.600 do part of these things. Kudos to the coaching staff, Kudos to the 200 00:14:54.639 --> 00:14:58.519 you know, university for opening these doors for these because we you stray me, 201 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:05.080 myself and Otis, we were robbed of these opportunities. These opportunities were 202 00:15:05.080 --> 00:15:07.960 not there when we were student athletes. We didn't have the opportunities to have 203 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:13.320 these doors open for us and everything like that. So and I'm so glad 204 00:15:13.320 --> 00:15:16.799 that university can do it. Otis. I'm glad that you're embracing this and 205 00:15:16.879 --> 00:15:18.519 you know, having more of it. And I'm glad that these student athletes 206 00:15:18.519 --> 00:15:22.399 are mature enough to step up to you know, want to do these things. 207 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:28.440 And it's it's a lot on all on on all fronts there, and 208 00:15:28.720 --> 00:15:33.440 I'm so proud to be a Spartan when i see stuff like this. Yeah, 209 00:15:33.600 --> 00:15:35.879 you know the best part too, like you know, straight came out 210 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:41.960 and we were able to see you know, some some programming and the one 211 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:46.480 session that really President Carol Fault, like usc is president, you know, 212 00:15:46.639 --> 00:15:52.240 her coming out and giving her time like she has other things to do, 213 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:56.039 right, but if it wasn't for her that we wouldn't been able to host 214 00:15:56.639 --> 00:16:00.720 you know, at USC, and I'm talking USC's campus is beautiful, man 215 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:03.840 like the buildings, the historic things that just the history. You just felt 216 00:16:03.879 --> 00:16:07.759 when you stepped on there. You just felt like rich history, right like. 217 00:16:07.240 --> 00:16:11.879 And none of those student athletes would have been able to go to LA 218 00:16:11.120 --> 00:16:14.480 you know, on their own dime, if it wasn't for this experience. 219 00:16:14.519 --> 00:16:18.440 It's getting them out of the comfort zone. We're looking at hopefully, you 220 00:16:18.440 --> 00:16:21.799 know, having in other spots and you know, one of these days we'll 221 00:16:21.840 --> 00:16:25.399 have it hosted at Michigan State. But it was just a great, great 222 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:26.960 opportunity, man Like. It was just a lot of things that it was 223 00:16:27.000 --> 00:16:32.080 just excellence. It was just opportunity to just be amongst a lot of different 224 00:16:32.080 --> 00:16:34.240 people that's doing the same journey. Man. So I appreciate you giving me 225 00:16:34.320 --> 00:16:37.720 some flowers, man. But it wasn't just me, man, it was 226 00:16:37.879 --> 00:16:40.440 we had a team that was doing it. And you know, this is 227 00:16:40.480 --> 00:16:42.080 one of those events. I kind of showed up and I was part of 228 00:16:42.080 --> 00:16:45.559 some planning, but it showed up to do some some talking and you know 229 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:48.759 I was able to give them the real stage. Yeah yeah, but I 230 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:52.200 was able to give them some real game, you know, Like I started, 231 00:16:52.240 --> 00:16:56.759 I started in my career, man, like the only one, you 232 00:16:56.840 --> 00:16:59.960 know what I'm saying as a fundraiser, I was the only black African American 233 00:17:00.559 --> 00:17:04.000 in fundraising. I didn't know fundraising existed when we were playing. I'm not 234 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:10.759 sure you two you are straight understood and like not knowing these roles that are 235 00:17:10.799 --> 00:17:14.799 there afforded to us as you're playing. I had to find out myself. 236 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:18.559 And then I'm obviously in this multimedia right side. You know, black representation 237 00:17:18.640 --> 00:17:22.240 truly matters because when you see someone that looks like you, you see that 238 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:26.359 it's attainable, right, And so shame on me if I'm not able to 239 00:17:26.400 --> 00:17:29.039 reach down or even reach across and say hey, come on with me, 240 00:17:29.119 --> 00:17:33.119 right, And so that's just a good opportunity to be there looking to do 241 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:37.519 bigger things next year. So it was great that I was afforded the opportunity 242 00:17:37.559 --> 00:17:41.039 to go there as well on behalf of play Fly so Boom. I see 243 00:17:41.079 --> 00:17:45.160 Harriet says she wants to be like phenomenal. Yeah, yeah, I mean 244 00:17:45.160 --> 00:17:48.880 a lot of people want to be like you oldis I mean that is I 245 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.240 mean, I'm like just blessed because I was able to see that with my 246 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:55.960 own eyes experience it. It was just a short time, a couple of 247 00:17:56.000 --> 00:18:00.960 hours down on US East Campus with you man and seeing you know, I 248 00:18:00.960 --> 00:18:04.279 mean that environment, like what you're saying the mental health, that was a 249 00:18:04.400 --> 00:18:08.759 special environment, and I mean it was incredible. I've never been a part 250 00:18:08.759 --> 00:18:11.319 of something like that in my life. I've been a lot of I've been 251 00:18:11.359 --> 00:18:17.599 a few places, but not no place like that with that many representation, 252 00:18:17.839 --> 00:18:21.920 you know, representatives of the African American culture from so many different schools all 253 00:18:21.960 --> 00:18:25.640 together, all in going in the same direction and having the same experiences. 254 00:18:25.799 --> 00:18:29.279 It was a beautiful thing to see. And you know, I appreciate you 255 00:18:29.359 --> 00:18:34.160 appreciate Playfly, but you know, we also appreciate Spartan Stadium. There is 256 00:18:36.440 --> 00:18:40.000 one hundred years there's a campaign coming up here now. This is one hundred 257 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:52.200 years of memories at Spartan Stadium. Check out this video on the banks of 258 00:18:52.240 --> 00:19:03.000 the Red Cedar. As a school that's known to all, it's specialty is 259 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:12.759 winning and those Spartans play good ball. Man. How in the Michigan States 260 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:17.920 the full house siture you standing, Indian Wars getting live in here? Now, 261 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:44.680 my god, the world, don I'm talking? Okay? Who? 262 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:49.160 That was nice yeah, how about that. That's the first time. I 263 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:52.359 mean I saw like that video, I didn't click on to watch it, 264 00:19:52.519 --> 00:19:56.440 especially with that noise or the sound in the background. I was trying to 265 00:19:56.480 --> 00:19:59.759 figure out who that voice was. I think that's Darvin Man, one of 266 00:19:59.799 --> 00:20:07.200 our trying to see who that was. But you talk about no Darvin Darvin 267 00:20:07.400 --> 00:20:11.359 No, no, I know, I'm saying Harris Darien. Here's not quite 268 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:15.599 him almost. He sounded like him a little bit. Darvin is the guy 269 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:21.559 who's working with our player development. But uh, just the moments, man, 270 00:20:21.920 --> 00:20:27.880 the moments in Spartan Stadium. Everyone has a special moment, their personal 271 00:20:27.960 --> 00:20:33.640 moment of when they experienced Spartan staying for the first time. And I really 272 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:37.799 want to know who's like the oldest season season ticket holder that's been there for 273 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:40.400 the longest, right, that's still living, Like we got to find that 274 00:20:40.519 --> 00:20:42.519 out, right, Oh yeah, we can will find them. Yeah we 275 00:20:42.839 --> 00:20:51.400 put on yahnory captain or some absolute Yeah. I did propose that we bring 276 00:20:51.480 --> 00:20:56.319 back some honorary captains because that is an opportunity to showcase and you know, 277 00:20:56.400 --> 00:21:00.359 pay homage to the guys that's you know, did this before for us, 278 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:03.279 right, bringing back the old guys and the obviously getting to the current. 279 00:21:03.559 --> 00:21:07.799 But I'm excited, man, we got some things cooking as we're truly gonna 280 00:21:07.799 --> 00:21:11.880 celebrate, you know, the woodshit, you know, the Spartan Stadium and 281 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:15.279 the evolution of what it became to be. Man, it was good to 282 00:21:15.319 --> 00:21:18.559 see that video, really good man, you know, and talking about Spartan 283 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:22.400 Stadium. We got more to talk about Spartan Stadium, and you know, 284 00:21:22.519 --> 00:21:27.680 because there's been some controversy about games being played there or elsewhere. So but 285 00:21:27.839 --> 00:21:32.200 before we go there, we have to talk about baseball. Guys. Oh 286 00:21:32.480 --> 00:21:38.799 gave gave that little hitt. You gave it a little man. I just 287 00:21:40.640 --> 00:21:45.279 I just want to you can hear me clap coach boss that those those those 288 00:21:45.319 --> 00:21:48.680 Spartans playing some good ball. Man. They they battled. I was nervous. 289 00:21:48.720 --> 00:21:49.599 I'm not gonna lie. I was nervous when they tied it up. 290 00:21:49.680 --> 00:21:53.799 And you know it's bases loaded and Rutgers. You know, that's that's in 291 00:21:53.920 --> 00:21:57.240 state, that's in home rivalry for us. So it's always good. Yeah, 292 00:21:57.440 --> 00:22:07.759 yeah, yeah, I don't care what's Miley household. That's awesome, 293 00:22:07.839 --> 00:22:10.480 man, you know, I mean, you know they did it was like 294 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:14.519 four to four. I think that's what you're talking about. Time I had 295 00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:18.039 we had a we had a production meet and when that game was going on, 296 00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:22.000 and you know, I after the meeting, I jumped in my office. 297 00:22:22.079 --> 00:22:23.680 I was like, turn that game on. We had golf going, 298 00:22:23.720 --> 00:22:26.359 We had the Charles Schwab open on. I was like, no, no, 299 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:30.319 no, no, no, Spartan dogs are on TV. Put that 300 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:33.359 on there. It was. It was very cool to watch. And you 301 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:37.039 know, I remember being you know, at Michigan citate on seeing the baseball 302 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:41.160 and they were like, you know, not very good at the time, 303 00:22:41.200 --> 00:22:45.240 and now seeing that change that's coming and seeing you know, this now is 304 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:48.319 very cool to see. And you know, they their fastest team to twenty 305 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:52.240 wins since, you know, in a long time. You know, I 306 00:22:52.240 --> 00:22:55.279 don't know if we have twenty wins in twenty sixteen. You know. So 307 00:22:55.519 --> 00:22:57.319 that's a lot. That's a lot of good stuff that's going on with these 308 00:22:57.400 --> 00:23:00.799 programs, and a lot of good coaches, you know, that are coming 309 00:23:00.880 --> 00:23:04.480 in through all all out you know, the sports and stuff like that. 310 00:23:04.519 --> 00:23:07.880 You saw what coach Nightingale is doing with the hockey team, Coach Rose doing 311 00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:12.079 with the gymnastics team. Now the baseball team, the softball team. It's 312 00:23:12.200 --> 00:23:15.160 really cool to see it. It makes you really, you know, proud 313 00:23:15.240 --> 00:23:21.160 to be a Spartan. Definitely absolutely. Coach Boss stayed the course. Man, 314 00:23:21.240 --> 00:23:26.160 he's been. He's been just trying to get us to where, you 315 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:30.680 know, prominence and a prominent program. And and he's doing it with that 316 00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:33.680 not that much resources. Right, Like we talked about this from a Big 317 00:23:33.799 --> 00:23:38.759 Ten conference standpoint of our our baseball uh and our sports and our Big ten 318 00:23:38.880 --> 00:23:45.680 schools, is that how can we get to the sec level of resources and 319 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:49.759 you know, facilities. But he's and what I guess the most important thing 320 00:23:49.839 --> 00:23:52.920 is our guys are having fun. When you watch the highlights and you watch 321 00:23:53.000 --> 00:23:56.039 if you've ever seen them play in person, they're having fun. And when 322 00:23:56.039 --> 00:23:59.319 you're having fun, you went in, man, there's nothing better, you 323 00:23:59.359 --> 00:24:00.960 know, better than when you're winning with your boys. So you know, 324 00:24:02.079 --> 00:24:06.359 one, get that rest, get ready for the next game. Let's get 325 00:24:06.359 --> 00:24:10.920 another dub because we ain't finished yet, no no question about it. Don't 326 00:24:10.960 --> 00:24:14.480 forget. Remember we talked about this on a show not too long ago. 327 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:19.640 Coach Jake Boss, you hired Adam Eaton. Now, Adam Eaton me that 328 00:24:19.799 --> 00:24:23.319 staff along with it. It's like the ying and yang man and the guys 329 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:29.640 really are buying in to the message given by Jake Boss. You know, 330 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:32.839 it's different when you're with a guy that you know has been there at its 331 00:24:32.960 --> 00:24:37.440 highest level. It's different. It helps you psychologically and everything else. And 332 00:24:37.599 --> 00:24:41.839 so where the mind goes, body goes, guys. There were some awards 333 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:47.759 on baseball too, like let's I can't forget about that. Can me see 334 00:24:47.880 --> 00:24:52.960 the awards given All Big Ten First Team Brock Randon Burgh. Hey, he 335 00:24:53.039 --> 00:24:56.200 had a big day to day man, he got that uh that uh in 336 00:24:56.440 --> 00:25:00.880 in field to a base run man to kick it off for us to today's 337 00:25:00.960 --> 00:25:06.000 game. So uh, whyite rush second team All Big Ten. I'm not 338 00:25:06.039 --> 00:25:08.680 gonna lie this is it's been a washince I've seen guys truly get the accolades, 339 00:25:08.720 --> 00:25:11.960 you know, for this postseason. So that's when you know, absolutely, 340 00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:15.880 yeah, we have teams success right when guys are truly getting the recognition 341 00:25:17.000 --> 00:25:21.000 that they deserve. So, uh, you know, it's so many names 342 00:25:21.079 --> 00:25:25.680 that's on here that right, it's like us a minute to to list out, 343 00:25:25.799 --> 00:25:29.440 but we're gonna do it. We just wanted, yeah, we want 344 00:25:29.480 --> 00:25:33.759 to do it. But we just I mean, my goodness, this is 345 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:36.599 I just want to I gotta get me in uniform. I think I'm gonna 346 00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:38.680 wearing a baseball uniform for football. I gotta get me one because like they're 347 00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:42.839 just the smooth, the vintage Spartan. It's a smooth get up man in 348 00:25:42.880 --> 00:25:49.519 New Jersey. You said uniform, were you know ki uniform? I thought 349 00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:52.400 you meant the whole uniform. You're just gonna walk around the baseball. You 350 00:25:52.480 --> 00:25:57.160 know what I should I should I should I should put I should put you 351 00:25:57.440 --> 00:26:03.200 very old intel grade of the game. You give me a baseball unique. 352 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:07.920 I'm one of those boys you gotta take. You gotta take a jersey tight 353 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:12.079 for sure, take it in. I forget about the baseball for it. 354 00:26:12.119 --> 00:26:17.640 Man. What about men's tennis? Look we got some doubles here. Update 355 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:23.400 they got you set the number one? See baby, look at that Max 356 00:26:23.480 --> 00:26:32.000 Sheldon and Ozon Bartis Man. I don't know if there's a different level to 357 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:36.079 playing withenough people watching like like could you There's a lot of games, a 358 00:26:36.119 --> 00:26:40.440 lot of competition matches going on. If you look at that video, like, 359 00:26:41.680 --> 00:26:45.319 do you see anybody watching like they truly gotta rise up? And turn 360 00:26:45.640 --> 00:26:49.559 down right right. You gotta you gotta, yeah, you gotta hype yourself 361 00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:55.160 up. You gotta do you think about a couple of years ago, how 362 00:26:55.200 --> 00:26:59.240 do you think these football players felt when you know COVID people on the stands. 363 00:26:59.519 --> 00:27:03.319 Nope, yeah, it was terrible. But that's what you got to 364 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:06.440 do. Man. If the value comes from being able to bring your own 365 00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:11.000 energy, can't be external, you know that, right, can't be external. 366 00:27:12.119 --> 00:27:17.039 It was that's you know, it's a it's a guard dog, you 367 00:27:17.119 --> 00:27:23.559 know. I don't know what can I say with you. Here's things as 368 00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:27.359 I digress as the garage door, and that's what it is. Hey, 369 00:27:27.400 --> 00:27:33.000 listen, this is live. That's what happens. Dogs bark whatever U wears 370 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:36.960 a pink suit man, look track and field up there, let's go there. 371 00:27:37.599 --> 00:27:41.559 Trevor Stevenson poll vote mean I was talking to somebody said hey, I 372 00:27:41.640 --> 00:27:45.359 was a poll vote pole volter. I was like, I got mad respect 373 00:27:45.400 --> 00:27:48.720 for anyone who does this this event. This is a lot of like courage, 374 00:27:48.920 --> 00:27:53.279 a lot of like at one small mistake, one false movie will take 375 00:27:53.440 --> 00:28:00.240 you down. Right. So we talked straight. I think you were the 376 00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:03.240 show that you were out. We had video of him going there and straight 377 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:06.839 out talking about that that is that takes a lot of trust in that pool. 378 00:28:10.720 --> 00:28:14.240 Takes a lot of trust. Yeah, oh I I near that a 379 00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:18.480 pole vaulter. That that wasn't a fun time to hang out with. That's 380 00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:22.720 all I'm going to say. Those guys they know how to how to live 381 00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:26.559 on a different level because it's hard to do, you know, because they 382 00:28:26.640 --> 00:28:33.799 live in the air, right, That's how that's they unintended on the edge 383 00:28:33.880 --> 00:28:37.839 because that that's that's adrenaline rest right there. If you if I ever seen 384 00:28:37.839 --> 00:28:42.680 anything like that, but you know, Dean Lockwood inducted in two step Up 385 00:28:42.839 --> 00:28:48.160 Assistant Coaches Hall of Fame. Man, have you ever met Dean in person? 386 00:28:48.480 --> 00:28:52.640 Straight? I have not? No, I haven't. Man, This 387 00:28:52.799 --> 00:28:57.480 dude, this dude is the absolutely one of the most kindest, most humble 388 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:03.559 man you would ever meet. And we are fortunate that he's still with us 389 00:29:03.720 --> 00:29:11.039 in being our player development with coach Robin Freelik. He's he's truly a leader, 390 00:29:11.160 --> 00:29:14.720 but he's also just a servant too, And this is a good testament 391 00:29:14.839 --> 00:29:17.960 to his career and what he did, you know, has done in the 392 00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:22.680 coaching realm. But it's also good that. You know, we're getting awards 393 00:29:22.720 --> 00:29:26.119 and our coaches are also elevating and all excelling and everything that they're doing. 394 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:32.559 So congratulations coach Dean, great work. Get into Hall of Fame. You 395 00:29:32.640 --> 00:29:36.799 know, step up, assistant. You know he's he's truly serving the head 396 00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:38.440 coach and he can. I feel like he can go somewhere and be a 397 00:29:38.480 --> 00:29:42.599 head coach at other schools, but you know that's not who he is, 398 00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:47.200 and so it's good to keep him on our squad, to be in the 399 00:29:47.240 --> 00:29:52.920 Green and white. Gotta love him. Listen. You know, I not 400 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:56.799 have the pleasure of meeting him, but he sounds like listen, those are 401 00:29:56.799 --> 00:29:59.720 the kind of people that you want to meet. So set that up. 402 00:30:00.240 --> 00:30:03.759 So next time we got you, we got you. I just see to 403 00:30:03.799 --> 00:30:06.240 talk to the guy, shake his hand for a minute. Going on, 404 00:30:06.440 --> 00:30:11.079 Moving on David Stone, there's a recruiting update for Michigan State. He comments 405 00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:17.200 on the Oklahoma Sooner message board. Here, fellas man, we already talked 406 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:22.279 about this man like this. Uh, I can't even read it so small. 407 00:30:22.359 --> 00:30:25.160 To be honest with you, what do you say? Go ahead read 408 00:30:25.200 --> 00:30:32.720 it? Man? Look, Uh, there's a lot of things. There's 409 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:37.720 a there's a there's a lot of oh yeah, okay, this is this 410 00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:41.480 is where you get out of pocket. Like so what happened was Joe mccor, 411 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:48.599 you know, like is a friend of David Stone. He commits to 412 00:30:48.960 --> 00:30:56.799 uh what was that Oregon? He commits for Oregon and people go crazy on 413 00:30:56.920 --> 00:31:00.240 the guy. And then David Stone jumped in and said, this is sad, 414 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:06.440 you know, but which is a trigger I think because people think he's 415 00:31:06.480 --> 00:31:07.920 going to go to Oklahoma, you know, but this is David Stone, 416 00:31:07.960 --> 00:31:15.200 who is five star defensive lineman IMG who many thoughts that he was a lot 417 00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:21.519 from Michigan State, you know, since there's you know, losing BT Brandon 418 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:25.440 Jordan and Kevin Vickerson, all of a sudden, it's like, you know, 419 00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:29.400 now it's wide open again for David Stone. So now it's a you 420 00:31:29.480 --> 00:31:33.960 know, kind of a race to see who's going to get him because that 421 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:37.079 probably will take it all the way down to the wire. That's in a 422 00:31:37.119 --> 00:31:42.640 twenty twenty four class. But look, guys, this is something he's getting 423 00:31:42.720 --> 00:31:47.200 comments and he hasn't he hasn't even signed with them yet, Like he's getting 424 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:52.480 those comments. So that's right, that's an automatic like decline, are we 425 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:59.160 good? Like right so so so Wait, so what you're saying is if 426 00:31:59.200 --> 00:32:02.079 you if you heard that anybody in the fan base talk to you in a 427 00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:06.119 certain way, you would not want to sign with the school in general, 428 00:32:06.200 --> 00:32:09.200 just because the fan base. Somebody made something right in the comments, I 429 00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:14.519 said something. I mean, look, I'm glad and fortunate that we didn't 430 00:32:14.519 --> 00:32:17.359 have social media or like this as much because like I didn't have to read 431 00:32:17.400 --> 00:32:22.720 all that. Honestly, it wouldn't care. But you know that is that's 432 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:27.400 it matters. You know, it truly matters when you have people that talk 433 00:32:27.519 --> 00:32:31.359 that way and they're affiliated with the fan base, and it just validates, 434 00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:36.000 Like, all right, I'll make my decision easier, makes my decision easier, 435 00:32:36.319 --> 00:32:38.759 I'll go over to go out west and go to Oregon. I mean, 436 00:32:39.519 --> 00:32:42.839 we already talked about him, like we obviously wanted to be in the 437 00:32:42.880 --> 00:32:45.759 Green and White, but I saw that's what you Chi was kind of scraping 438 00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:49.640 his chick cheap for it, like like we waste not say we wasted our 439 00:32:49.720 --> 00:32:52.920 time, but like the man still has to make his own decision, and 440 00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:55.880 we shouldn't be out here talking reckless and out of pocket because he makes a 441 00:32:55.960 --> 00:33:01.279 decision that he thinks is best for him. That's it. I'm hearing the 442 00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:07.160 people want to hear from Chu Chu. He's been quiet. What's your opinion 443 00:33:07.279 --> 00:33:12.720 on this, Steve? What does that even mean? What does it meant? 444 00:33:13.720 --> 00:33:22.799 My opinion on is this? Like I think David Stone is in it 445 00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:29.319 for David Stone. And you know, his high school accolades earn him the 446 00:33:29.440 --> 00:33:31.920 rights to do that. You know, he's a highly recruited guy. But 447 00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:36.400 I'm sick of talking about David Stone. To be one hundred percent honest, 448 00:33:36.400 --> 00:33:38.720 I want to talk about him. If he says I'm going to Michigan State, 449 00:33:38.759 --> 00:33:43.240 and he signed with Michigan State and he comes here and puts on the 450 00:33:43.279 --> 00:33:45.079 green and white, that's when I want to talk about David Stone. I 451 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:50.599 don't want to. David Stone is doing all these things so David Stone can 452 00:33:50.640 --> 00:33:54.640 be talked about. So I don't want to talk about David Stone until David 453 00:33:54.680 --> 00:34:06.079 Stone's wearing the green and light. I don't know, because he was talking 454 00:34:06.240 --> 00:34:09.280 heavy when he when he started coming here, like when he was visiting making 455 00:34:09.320 --> 00:34:14.880 those chips, he was talking. He was talking good now because he playing 456 00:34:14.880 --> 00:34:22.119 with hey, he playing with your heart. That's what who said, Yeah, 457 00:34:23.920 --> 00:34:28.719 this is what it is actually boys and instincts and quit playing games with 458 00:34:29.000 --> 00:34:34.239 my heart. Yeah, you know whoever that girl he was dating, you 459 00:34:34.320 --> 00:34:36.480 know, in these lands, and he kept coming here all the time. 460 00:34:36.960 --> 00:34:38.679 But you know, at the end of the day is if he's not gonna 461 00:34:38.679 --> 00:34:40.920 be a sport, I'm not gonna waste my time talking about, you know, 462 00:34:40.960 --> 00:34:44.599 someone that's not gonna be go to war with us. You know, 463 00:34:44.960 --> 00:34:49.280 like there's tyrold Dorch you know, running back when I came here before we 464 00:34:49.360 --> 00:34:51.920 went out, he said you're ready to go to war, and everyone said 465 00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:54.480 let's go. Everyone that said let's go was wearing that green and white. 466 00:34:54.800 --> 00:34:58.079 I want someone that comes here. I want to go to war with us, 467 00:34:58.320 --> 00:35:00.840 someone that wants to be you know. So at the end of the 468 00:35:00.960 --> 00:35:04.199 day, if he's not, if he's not gonna war with us and helping 469 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:07.480 us win and win a national title, win a Big ten title, why 470 00:35:07.519 --> 00:35:12.559 do I need to talk about him? I love it. I mean, 471 00:35:12.800 --> 00:35:15.599 listen, we got we got some like great comments going on the chats. 472 00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:20.239 I kind of I gotta give credit where credits due. Put the one with 473 00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:28.519 the stone unturned shot saying he's leaving some stones unturned. How witty was that? 474 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:34.360 That's excellent because yeah, man and man, look, you're right, 475 00:35:34.440 --> 00:35:37.920 he's a high school kid and he is, uh, how much how much 476 00:35:37.960 --> 00:35:40.840 time we got left? So he makes the decision like he's gonna milk this. 477 00:35:42.039 --> 00:35:46.320 He's gonna milk it. I mean, it's gonna be December, whenever 478 00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:51.840 they signed last year. It's gonna be you know, you gonna he's gonna 479 00:35:51.880 --> 00:35:54.320 take all these schools for all their money, all these boots is gonna flog 480 00:35:54.400 --> 00:36:01.119 him out. And I know this is this is later down in the show, 481 00:36:01.239 --> 00:36:07.119 but it's all in the rules to do what he's doing though, Like 482 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:12.840 it is, Yeah, the rule I rather, I'd rather him do this 483 00:36:13.039 --> 00:36:16.159 versus commit and flipless. To be completely honest, that's what I'm saying. 484 00:36:16.199 --> 00:36:20.280 Commitment doesn't mean anything now that I'm saying, Yeah, that's what I said. 485 00:36:20.320 --> 00:36:22.719 Like it is what it is. It's like that girl that told you 486 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:28.639 I commit to you and you and you with you. I've got a problem 487 00:36:28.679 --> 00:36:31.000 with you. And then a better offer comes along. You know, Hey, 488 00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:37.760 we getting a limo. Ain't no better offer. Ain't ain't no better 489 00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:40.360 offer than this is why him, as you there's some click the like and 490 00:36:40.639 --> 00:36:45.000 subscribe button. Don't forget to do that helps us, It really does help 491 00:36:45.079 --> 00:36:49.719 us. Listen, we got to talk about a lot of those topics that 492 00:36:49.880 --> 00:36:52.800 you was just been teasing. After this message from our friends over and I 493 00:36:52.960 --> 00:37:05.960 hop introducing New Eggs Benedicts. When you take a poached egg added to a 494 00:37:06.039 --> 00:37:10.280 crispy English muffin, fire roasted poblano peppers, and shredded beef with our rich 495 00:37:10.360 --> 00:37:15.400 and buttery Honda sauce, you don't just get our handcrafted New Eggs Benedicts on 496 00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:22.079 your plate, you get a smile on your plate, New Eggs Benedicts in 497 00:37:22.199 --> 00:37:30.000 four delicious flavors on me for my heart. Yes, you know, when 498 00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:32.199 I came off the field on my senior day, I think I had about 499 00:37:34.719 --> 00:37:39.480 I don't know, thirty eight thousand fans against Illinois. Wasn't Pennsta because we 500 00:37:39.519 --> 00:37:44.280 had to go on the road. Listen, Like, I've seen some great 501 00:37:44.800 --> 00:37:51.079 final games at Spartan Stadium and the population in there that attendance. You know, 502 00:37:51.119 --> 00:37:54.760 I don't know about ticket sales versus attendance, but I got There's been 503 00:37:54.960 --> 00:38:01.480 a lot of controversy because Michigan State and in State have agreeion principle to move 504 00:38:01.599 --> 00:38:07.440 the game that was going to be scheduled in the Spartan Stadium the Friday on 505 00:38:07.639 --> 00:38:15.400 Black Friday, November twenty fourth on the Peacock Network and lose, essentially give 506 00:38:15.519 --> 00:38:21.280 up the home game in order to go to downtown Detroit. Take the season 507 00:38:21.320 --> 00:38:25.920 ticket holders will be refunded that game and they'll have to be on their own 508 00:38:25.960 --> 00:38:30.519 on that particular game. Guys. So here's the situation right here. Let's 509 00:38:30.559 --> 00:38:36.760 set the table. We've been here, I mean talk talk to me, 510 00:38:37.000 --> 00:38:37.880 you know, I'm saying what color is the table? Is a red? 511 00:38:37.960 --> 00:38:40.559 Table? Talk is a black? What color is it green? What is 512 00:38:40.599 --> 00:38:45.079 it? The green table talk? The green table talk? Okay, green 513 00:38:45.199 --> 00:38:49.920 table talk. That's it, you know. So let's let's play ball. 514 00:38:50.679 --> 00:38:54.559 What do you guys think about this? There's been a ton of talk about 515 00:38:54.719 --> 00:39:06.480 listen here saying what here and say okay, so here. It wasn't on 516 00:39:06.599 --> 00:39:09.400 Twitter. Let me see who else was anybody else? Because I mean Twitter 517 00:39:10.119 --> 00:39:19.679 almost blew up yesterday when the news came out. Guys go first, you 518 00:39:19.760 --> 00:39:22.320 go all right, So this is this is my take on it, and 519 00:39:22.599 --> 00:39:32.840 uh, I am absolutely unapology, unapologetically excited about this news. I think 520 00:39:34.000 --> 00:39:37.639 it's something that's you know, it's gonna be great. And I want, 521 00:39:37.760 --> 00:39:39.639 you know, for everyone that's like, oh my god, Michigan say, 522 00:39:39.719 --> 00:39:44.480 is gonna lose a home game. Yeah, we're gonna lose a home game. 523 00:39:44.639 --> 00:39:46.079 Yes, I get it. But we're gonna we're gonna have a home 524 00:39:46.360 --> 00:39:52.039 atmosphere at Ford Field. We're gonna be warm at Ford Field. We're gonna 525 00:39:52.079 --> 00:39:57.400 have an opportunity to come to Fordfield. Some of these kids you know that 526 00:39:57.480 --> 00:40:02.159 were in state kids when they played in high school, they dreamed about playing 527 00:40:02.360 --> 00:40:06.760 a state title game at Ford Field. Some of them played in the state 528 00:40:06.840 --> 00:40:10.239 title game at Ford Field. Now they come to Michigan State, they have 529 00:40:10.360 --> 00:40:15.719 the opportunity to go to Ford Field and play this game. And for all 530 00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:16.679 the people that are like, oh, we're losing a home game, we're 531 00:40:16.719 --> 00:40:21.239 losing. This is nothing new in college football, people, This is absolutely 532 00:40:21.280 --> 00:40:27.400 nothing new. On October twenty eighth, University of Georgia is gonna play University 533 00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:30.679 of Florida in Jacksonville. Right, University of Florida is gonna be the home 534 00:40:30.760 --> 00:40:35.920 they loose. They only have six ohne games. Right, and to Florida 535 00:40:36.000 --> 00:40:37.280 fans, it's nothing. They're like, Yeah, we're gonna go out, 536 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:39.239 We're gonna show out. We're gon we're gonna show up, and we're gonna 537 00:40:39.239 --> 00:40:43.559 show out for our team. That's what Spartan Nation needs to do, all 538 00:40:43.639 --> 00:40:47.400 right. I've talked to coaches, people on the coaching staff, I've talked 539 00:40:47.440 --> 00:40:52.800 to people in the administration side of things, and more importantly, I've talked 540 00:40:52.800 --> 00:40:58.760 to players, current MSU players that will be playing in this game. They 541 00:40:58.800 --> 00:41:05.039 are excited about the fact that they get to be showcased on prime time in 542 00:41:05.960 --> 00:41:09.760 Detroit, in Ford Field, in an NFL stadium. They get to showcase 543 00:41:10.039 --> 00:41:16.639 their talents to the world on primetime on NBC on Friday night, Friday Night 544 00:41:16.800 --> 00:41:22.519 lights again for these guys. All right, So I don't understand why there's 545 00:41:22.679 --> 00:41:27.639 any of the slander behind it and everything like that. The only thing that 546 00:41:27.719 --> 00:41:30.320 I get, yes, I get the season ticket holders lose that game, 547 00:41:30.320 --> 00:41:34.039 they're getting the refunds on that and they're going to be the first in line 548 00:41:34.119 --> 00:41:37.360 to get new tickets. I think you're going to get more people coming to 549 00:41:37.480 --> 00:41:42.320 this game than there would be going to East Lanson. If if you're Detroit 550 00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:46.920 Metro Detroit area one hundred thousand Spartan. The Lumps live in the surrounding Metro 551 00:41:47.000 --> 00:41:52.480 Detroit area. Think about people coming from Chicago to visit their families. This 552 00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:54.960 is an opportunity for them to go to the game. A lot of the 553 00:41:55.039 --> 00:41:59.639 people that are complaining are people that wouldn't go to the game in East Lanson 554 00:41:59.639 --> 00:42:02.920 anyway because they'll say it's too cold, or oh, the season may not 555 00:42:04.039 --> 00:42:06.639 be what we wanted to be. This is that. But no, at 556 00:42:06.639 --> 00:42:09.280 the end of the day, this is something. This is the new norm 557 00:42:09.440 --> 00:42:14.320 of college football. When you have big money come to college football and you 558 00:42:14.400 --> 00:42:16.599 want to be the first to do something. Why do you think Michigan State 559 00:42:16.639 --> 00:42:20.679 played on an aircraft carrier. Why do you think they were the first ones 560 00:42:20.760 --> 00:42:23.599 to play in the in the Cold War? In a hockey game in Spartan 561 00:42:23.679 --> 00:42:27.920 Stadium? Why were we the first one to play a basketball game in a 562 00:42:27.960 --> 00:42:32.039 football arena? Because we weren't scared to take these risks. We weren't, 563 00:42:32.360 --> 00:42:37.159 you know, sitting back like clutching our pearls, saying oh no, why 564 00:42:37.400 --> 00:42:39.679 why why us? Why us? And being a victim. We embraced it 565 00:42:39.960 --> 00:42:43.920 because this is going to be the new norm. Five years from now, 566 00:42:44.199 --> 00:42:49.320 when every single game after Thanksgiving is played at the same I see probably Minnesota 567 00:42:49.559 --> 00:42:52.800 playing at where the Vikings play, the US Bank Stadium, you know, 568 00:42:52.039 --> 00:42:57.119 playing a game there on Thanksgiving. I see that as well. And we 569 00:42:57.239 --> 00:43:00.400 will be the transenters. We will be the ones. And for the fans 570 00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:05.480 that are complaining about it, think about the kids. They're the ones that 571 00:43:05.559 --> 00:43:08.679 are excited about this. How many opportunities will you get to play in the 572 00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:13.360 NFL stadium. Not everyone's going to play in the NFL. That's your dream, 573 00:43:13.679 --> 00:43:15.840 play in the NFL stadium. And now these kids get that, They 574 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:19.960 get the opportunity. And I don't care if I'm a player. I want 575 00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:22.079 to be warm, I want to be loose, and I want to be 576 00:43:22.199 --> 00:43:24.719 the best me I can be. And playing that fore field is going to 577 00:43:25.039 --> 00:43:38.000 afford them the opportunity to love it. I notice you're sitting back. He 578 00:43:38.519 --> 00:43:52.760 just like putting them on like blazed it right there to just yeah, listen, 579 00:43:53.000 --> 00:43:58.280 I don't care where we play. I just want to win. Like 580 00:43:58.480 --> 00:44:01.280 I don't care if it's outside, indoor, it could be whatever. I 581 00:44:01.480 --> 00:44:08.559 just want to win. And I think this opportunity is that Detroit Southeast Spartans. 582 00:44:08.599 --> 00:44:14.960 The Southeast Michigan Detroit Spartans is a strong, strong, strong alumni base, 583 00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:19.679 and it's just an opportunity for you know, fans to enjoy it, 584 00:44:20.440 --> 00:44:24.599 uh with comfort. And but I think the positive standpoint is that we're giving 585 00:44:25.000 --> 00:44:31.480 like economic value to Detroit, which we're trying to help rebrand and build that 586 00:44:31.639 --> 00:44:37.679 up. And so with painting Peyton the town green and white, I'm all 587 00:44:37.760 --> 00:44:40.199 for it. And I don't think that we should even worry, not say 588 00:44:40.239 --> 00:44:44.519 worry about but we're not worried about the naysayers and they talk, they're talking 589 00:44:44.559 --> 00:44:46.840 about you know, hosting this to East Lansing. I mean, look, 590 00:44:47.000 --> 00:44:52.559 I was freezing in the Indiana game and it wasn't even as cold, but 591 00:44:52.679 --> 00:44:57.800 we all had uh the opportunity to play that last home game on seer Day 592 00:44:58.320 --> 00:45:02.000 against Penn State. And I remember and recall the first two years and too 593 00:45:02.119 --> 00:45:06.000 you was on this team where they came in and beat us and one of 594 00:45:06.039 --> 00:45:07.480 the big ten and went to the Rose Bowl, and I was like the 595 00:45:07.639 --> 00:45:12.119 most most worst feeling I had in my career. But then when on my 596 00:45:12.159 --> 00:45:15.119 flip side, we ended up beating them and going to getting our first boat 597 00:45:15.159 --> 00:45:20.519 bid which I can know replay that like it was yesterday, running around like 598 00:45:20.559 --> 00:45:23.559 we got we're going to Disneyland or something. Right, these kids, like 599 00:45:23.719 --> 00:45:28.559 Trey Moseley said it best. He's like, last time I played in Fortfield, 600 00:45:29.119 --> 00:45:31.960 it was the state championship game and we lost three to two. I'm 601 00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:36.880 looking, I'm looking to redeem myself. And that's just when you talked about 602 00:45:37.000 --> 00:45:40.079 local kids being able to play in Fortfield, I almost got to Fortfield. 603 00:45:40.440 --> 00:45:45.920 I still regret it, still think about it, but it's just an opportunity 604 00:45:45.039 --> 00:45:49.719 to have them go out there and play in that in that event, and 605 00:45:49.840 --> 00:45:53.559 so also Penn State. It's for the other thing, other student netflix coming 606 00:45:53.599 --> 00:45:59.239 to Detroit Market and getting able to play inside because when we went there played 607 00:45:59.280 --> 00:46:02.599 it was cold too. So I just think it's an opportunity from just it's 608 00:46:02.679 --> 00:46:07.880 different and different and different. Being different is gonna come with some resistance, 609 00:46:07.920 --> 00:46:10.519 but we just got to push through. And we're known to do the unthinkable, 610 00:46:10.920 --> 00:46:15.000 and I'm glad that we took the stance and doing this. Uh. 611 00:46:15.199 --> 00:46:20.199 And now it's just putting the logistics together and putting a good event together where 612 00:46:20.199 --> 00:46:23.039 we're gonna have some great stuff. Pregame just know that it's gonna be fire. 613 00:46:24.280 --> 00:46:28.159 We'll roll that out once it gets done and you all will be invited. 614 00:46:28.199 --> 00:46:30.960 But we're looking forward to it. Yeah. And to add to that 615 00:46:31.199 --> 00:46:39.199 too, how great is this for Michigan State If you're a recruit coming from 616 00:46:39.760 --> 00:46:45.199 IMG, you know, for that because your seasons are wrapping up, your 617 00:46:45.280 --> 00:46:47.639 recruit coming from New York, you get to you know, like, Okay, 618 00:46:47.639 --> 00:46:52.440 if I come to Michigan State, these are the possibilities. I can 619 00:46:52.519 --> 00:46:54.480 play a game here. I can play a game, you know, at 620 00:46:54.559 --> 00:46:58.239 home in front of seventy five thousand people. I can do this, I 621 00:46:58.320 --> 00:47:01.320 can do You know, that's a great recruiting piece and you have the opportunity 622 00:47:01.559 --> 00:47:07.079 to showcase everything on that national spotlight. There is a reason, there's a 623 00:47:07.280 --> 00:47:10.599 reason why the networks reached out to the Big ten and said, hey, 624 00:47:12.119 --> 00:47:15.559 can we have Michigan State and Penn State on this game. You know there's 625 00:47:15.599 --> 00:47:19.639 that tradition with Michigan State Penn State. It's a rivalry game. People want 626 00:47:19.639 --> 00:47:22.480 to say it's a secondary arrivory game. To the players, it's a first 627 00:47:22.519 --> 00:47:23.679 aai arrivalry game. You want to win that game. You want to win 628 00:47:23.800 --> 00:47:28.519 that land grant Trophy. You know, there's only two land Grand schools in 629 00:47:28.559 --> 00:47:30.440 a big ten, right, you want to win that game. You want 630 00:47:30.519 --> 00:47:34.440 that. It's not a secondary to the fans. It may be a secondary. 631 00:47:34.559 --> 00:47:39.159 And that's why this game's moving because like and as a player and expect 632 00:47:39.199 --> 00:47:44.679 and how devastating is it to be in there and you look around and you 633 00:47:44.840 --> 00:47:49.400 see an empty stadium. You see it might not be totally empty, but 634 00:47:49.480 --> 00:47:52.880 you see these big patches. You see the upper bowl is empty. You 635 00:47:52.960 --> 00:47:57.719 see the student sections empty. All right, So for all the people that 636 00:47:57.800 --> 00:48:00.320 are complaining, oh, you know, we need this game, we need 637 00:48:00.400 --> 00:48:04.920 this game, think about the players. How devastating is that. But when 638 00:48:04.960 --> 00:48:08.280 you can take this and move it to somewhere else where the fans will be 639 00:48:08.400 --> 00:48:13.039 comfortable. They will be you know, having a good time. You know, 640 00:48:13.239 --> 00:48:17.480 you will draw different people to that game that wouldn't naturally be going to 641 00:48:17.800 --> 00:48:22.000 making that trip to East Lanson the day after Thanksgiving. Now you're going to 642 00:48:22.039 --> 00:48:27.039 get these more people come into the city, going in and sharing on their 643 00:48:27.079 --> 00:48:30.400 spartans. There's a reason why the networks wanted to do this because Michigan State 644 00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:36.679 has set the bar for these different types of games throughout their their tenure. 645 00:48:37.840 --> 00:48:42.760 You know, look, I mean those are I mean outstanding points. It 646 00:48:42.920 --> 00:48:49.159 is what it is. It's true that NBC, you know, paid a 647 00:48:49.199 --> 00:48:52.559 lot of money for a reason. And listen, I mean, I think 648 00:48:52.599 --> 00:48:55.559 this is all crazy talk in my opinion, because you know, even I 649 00:48:55.639 --> 00:49:00.239 can remember it wasn't too long ago Michigan State was playing in a Final four 650 00:49:00.599 --> 00:49:06.079 in downtown Detroit. I think I think they played against North Carolina. I 651 00:49:06.440 --> 00:49:09.519 don't remember the year because this is just came to me, but you know, 652 00:49:12.440 --> 00:49:15.760 two thousand and eight, there we go. Because I keep hearing this, 653 00:49:15.039 --> 00:49:17.280 this idea that you know, you can't we can't do this. We 654 00:49:17.320 --> 00:49:20.559 can't give up the home games, and it won't be a good atmosphere. 655 00:49:20.599 --> 00:49:22.519 It's going to kill There's a lot of spartans, like you know, you 656 00:49:22.599 --> 00:49:27.639 guys just said in the metro Detroit area, there's sparks every we're talking. 657 00:49:27.679 --> 00:49:30.880 We're not talking about a huge distance here, and we're talking about an NFL 658 00:49:30.039 --> 00:49:35.760 stadium in the environment is just a great environment. But that moment, and 659 00:49:35.840 --> 00:49:38.519 I'm going back to this final four in two thousand and eight against North Carolina, 660 00:49:38.920 --> 00:49:44.159 that was probably the best, the greatest environment I've ever had my experience 661 00:49:44.199 --> 00:49:49.760 in my life with Michigan State being within the city of Detroit, you know, 662 00:49:49.960 --> 00:49:52.800 and probably you know because I don't get a chance to do a lot 663 00:49:52.840 --> 00:49:57.800 of the tailgate and all those things like that in Spartan Stadium, Like, 664 00:49:58.239 --> 00:50:01.480 it was pretty damn cool. And I think that being able to take the 665 00:50:01.599 --> 00:50:06.880 team and have a game of this value with a land Grant trophy on the 666 00:50:07.000 --> 00:50:13.079 line, something that you know right now is not considered a first tier rivalry. 667 00:50:13.400 --> 00:50:15.960 We'll just call it what it is. So, you know, to 668 00:50:15.079 --> 00:50:17.440 be able to put this on a stage where people say, you know what, 669 00:50:17.559 --> 00:50:22.159 look, Thanksgiving was, you know, we had the biggest bar night 670 00:50:22.239 --> 00:50:25.039 on Wednesday. Thanksgiving was yesterday. Today, what we're gonna do, Let's 671 00:50:25.079 --> 00:50:30.039 go downtown watch a spot like what's wrong with that? I would watch it 672 00:50:30.800 --> 00:50:37.880 that that whole moniker of it's not it's a second tier rivalry game. I 673 00:50:37.320 --> 00:50:42.239 call bs on that. You talk to a player. We played that game 674 00:50:42.639 --> 00:50:46.039 and it was not a second tier to us. So absolutely not all the 675 00:50:46.159 --> 00:50:51.840 fans that saying this is a second tier thing, or it's like that you 676 00:50:52.039 --> 00:50:53.920 haven't put that work in, you haven't put that blood, sweat and tears 677 00:50:54.000 --> 00:50:59.800 into it for an opportunity like that. Well, you had a good point. 678 00:51:00.039 --> 00:51:06.079 Had a good point that our nca National Championships final fours are played in 679 00:51:07.360 --> 00:51:13.760 every football stadium, NFL stadium. So if college basketball can go and put 680 00:51:13.800 --> 00:51:20.920 that high rise court and small court in the big, big arena or stadium 681 00:51:21.400 --> 00:51:23.400 and still have a great time, we could do the same for football, 682 00:51:23.400 --> 00:51:27.280 which is supposed to be meant for it. But to your point, I 683 00:51:27.920 --> 00:51:32.679 I love this. I love playing against Penn State, obviously almost at with 684 00:51:32.800 --> 00:51:37.599 the team down the road, because we knew it was a blood battle, 685 00:51:37.719 --> 00:51:40.400 bro Like, it was a monoing model, we knocking each other out. 686 00:51:40.920 --> 00:51:44.599 And you know, at the end of that game, we knew that we 687 00:51:44.880 --> 00:51:47.360 went out with a fight. And I know that I never raised that trophy 688 00:51:47.360 --> 00:51:52.159 because that trophy is huge, So that heavy, buddy, But you had 689 00:51:52.159 --> 00:51:57.519 an opportunity to do that, bro Like. The only when you know, 690 00:51:57.679 --> 00:52:00.599 going back in my days of recruitment, the time I had seen Michigan State 691 00:52:00.679 --> 00:52:08.840 play was a John Hancock Bowl, Sun Bowl, Michigan game, Penn State 692 00:52:08.920 --> 00:52:13.559 game. That's it. That's all I knew. I didn't know about any 693 00:52:13.840 --> 00:52:15.880 like, because those are the shows, those are the games you don't remember. 694 00:52:16.079 --> 00:52:19.719 See, these are the days when you you know, just because you 695 00:52:19.760 --> 00:52:23.159 play the game, you weren't on TV. Even in the Power five there 696 00:52:23.280 --> 00:52:30.519 was several Big ten games that weren't weren't on television, So if you weren't 697 00:52:30.639 --> 00:52:34.599 there, you didn't see them. That's not the way it is today because 698 00:52:34.679 --> 00:52:37.639 the popularity of the sport, that's what we're talking about here, Like this 699 00:52:37.840 --> 00:52:43.440 is a good thing. Michigan State embraces this, and and Penn State does 700 00:52:43.519 --> 00:52:46.119 something cool like maybe going to the Lincoln you know, the link over there, 701 00:52:46.239 --> 00:52:51.079 or going to act. For sure, I believe it is now. 702 00:52:51.119 --> 00:52:54.920 It used to be Hinesfield, atroshure Field, Greg Williams. We got to 703 00:52:54.960 --> 00:53:00.360 have you on this show too. That's what we gotta If we there's some 704 00:53:00.519 --> 00:53:01.920 kind of rotation there, man, I mean, it would be beautiful, 705 00:53:02.119 --> 00:53:06.639 I think yeah. But that's I think that it's the indoor elements. There's 706 00:53:06.719 --> 00:53:09.880 no there's no there's no end venue or those indoors. They don't have that. 707 00:53:12.199 --> 00:53:15.719 They don't have it over there. So my question, my question to 708 00:53:15.800 --> 00:53:20.079 you guys, is this all right now? From we all all three of 709 00:53:20.159 --> 00:53:23.400 us agree that we think this is good, you know, for the university 710 00:53:23.400 --> 00:53:28.239 that is good for the conference. So what what what do you say to 711 00:53:28.440 --> 00:53:32.559 those people that say, oh, well, uh, Penn State would not 712 00:53:32.760 --> 00:53:36.760 give up a home game, Michigan would not give up a home game. 713 00:53:36.960 --> 00:53:39.239 Ohio State would not give up a home game for an opportunity like this. 714 00:53:39.840 --> 00:53:45.760 Like and I even read an article that's saying Michigan status succeed in saying that 715 00:53:45.920 --> 00:53:49.559 they're a mediocre program because they're given, you know, giving up a home 716 00:53:49.639 --> 00:53:55.840 game for this. What what say you to this? Say you, I 717 00:53:55.960 --> 00:54:01.920 think that's all trash talk? Yeah with you, I think it's They obviously 718 00:54:02.039 --> 00:54:07.760 have given up home games because they played non conference games in big spaces like 719 00:54:07.039 --> 00:54:10.159 the at and T Jayors World Stadium, you know, with that team down 720 00:54:10.199 --> 00:54:15.199 the world like they played Wisconsin going and played down somewhere. They gave up 721 00:54:15.400 --> 00:54:22.719 home games last year actually exactly. So it's just it's just smoke, man. 722 00:54:22.880 --> 00:54:28.039 I think I think it's all smoking mirrors. And at the end of 723 00:54:28.079 --> 00:54:30.119 the day, we just need to win and it will be a great game 724 00:54:30.199 --> 00:54:34.840 at the end of the season, and our players will be able to go 725 00:54:35.400 --> 00:54:37.960 and have a great grand No time in Detroit put on for the city that 726 00:54:38.079 --> 00:54:44.599 is prime time time television. After Black Black Friday at night. There's nothing 727 00:54:44.639 --> 00:54:47.320 better than that. So all those all those big TVs, everyone fighting over, 728 00:54:47.440 --> 00:54:53.559 they'll set it up long as long as the Lions win Thursday and then 729 00:54:53.599 --> 00:54:58.719 we went Friday were good, maybe it's good the hell of the weekend right 730 00:54:58.800 --> 00:55:04.800 there, Well mind you. Thursday, we play Actor Short Classic Arizona on 731 00:55:04.880 --> 00:55:07.280 the West Coast, So there's a lot of events happening where we're gonna have 732 00:55:07.320 --> 00:55:10.880 some people flying over. Uh, just like we did the Carrier Classic, 733 00:55:10.960 --> 00:55:15.119 going over to the whole game. It's gonna be a good spartan events on 734 00:55:15.280 --> 00:55:22.199 TV. And and let's not get like all right doing sideline. I'd rather 735 00:55:22.320 --> 00:55:35.840 be for your personal selfish reasons, absolutely and straight. You'd be like, 736 00:55:36.960 --> 00:55:44.039 back to you, George, Hey, the bad bute is all three of 737 00:55:44.159 --> 00:55:47.400 us have had that job, all three of us. You know exactly what 738 00:55:49.079 --> 00:55:55.199 it's not froze you are you are here doing this like frozen in there like 739 00:55:55.320 --> 00:55:59.840 good more work. They'd be like, hey, you got something for me? 740 00:56:00.119 --> 00:56:07.920 You know, I'm standing by this heater watching dinos snowsuit getting fired up 741 00:56:07.960 --> 00:56:14.960 and go on the flames on the sideline like oh god, he gets crazy 742 00:56:15.039 --> 00:56:19.880 man. Well, I got to give a shout out though, because mister 743 00:56:20.039 --> 00:56:24.639 Nick. I called mister Nick, talked to him last week and he said 744 00:56:24.679 --> 00:56:28.880 he wanted me and to you Astray to come out here and hang out with 745 00:56:29.000 --> 00:56:31.719 him, and all he wants to do is listen to those stories back in 746 00:56:31.760 --> 00:56:35.159 the day. I was like, we got him for you boys. I 747 00:56:35.239 --> 00:56:39.400 gotta get yeah, because mister Lincolns had some good stories in the code where 748 00:56:39.440 --> 00:56:42.840 he's gonna tell me. He's like, he basically tapped me or so it's 749 00:56:42.880 --> 00:56:47.719 like, look at coach as it's burning, not no help, but he's 750 00:56:47.760 --> 00:56:52.960 like, oh this, look at coach. That's all right, man, 751 00:56:53.519 --> 00:56:58.239 man, Look well, guess like, okay, look, I'm all for 752 00:56:58.480 --> 00:57:00.960 every We're all for you know, moving this game and doing what we need 753 00:57:01.079 --> 00:57:04.760 to do. I think for the betterment. We just got to get used 754 00:57:04.800 --> 00:57:07.159 to it, everybody. That's all I think. And you know, college 755 00:57:07.199 --> 00:57:10.519 football in twenty twenty three, that's what it is. That's what it is. 756 00:57:10.960 --> 00:57:15.199 You're speaking of college football in twenty twenty three. You know, we 757 00:57:15.360 --> 00:57:23.000 have a Big ten president here right now. Ted Carter, at the President 758 00:57:23.199 --> 00:57:30.239 of Nebraska says, I think big ten football through the Chancellor's Presidents has made 759 00:57:30.280 --> 00:57:36.760 a decision to try to be national. I applaud the move for Nebraska to 760 00:57:36.880 --> 00:57:42.159 show our brand in California to the valuable thing when and if we go to 761 00:57:42.199 --> 00:57:45.559 play in the roads, well, we're going to get the exposure in California. 762 00:57:45.639 --> 00:57:50.239 We're going to expire some of those athletes to come to Nebraska. That's 763 00:57:50.320 --> 00:57:53.719 one of the reasons that I wanted to see expansion for our league and to 764 00:57:53.800 --> 00:58:01.719 have national exposure. Four time zones is the task guys like listen, like 765 00:58:01.840 --> 00:58:07.199 when we talk about a situation like this where you have a chance for now, 766 00:58:07.679 --> 00:58:12.679 he's just talking in general terms here, but in this particular article that 767 00:58:13.079 --> 00:58:17.280 is from Husker Extra dot com, I mean they go into detail and say, 768 00:58:17.679 --> 00:58:22.719 like, listen, this this is something that it hasn't even been begin 769 00:58:22.079 --> 00:58:27.880 to get to the bottom. When you're talking about the expansion of the Big 770 00:58:28.000 --> 00:58:34.039 ten right now, guys like otis you you know a lot of things that 771 00:58:34.119 --> 00:58:37.519 are going on, and I don't want you to the bulge of sources or 772 00:58:37.559 --> 00:58:42.480 any kind of crazy information, But when you hear something like this, what 773 00:58:42.559 --> 00:58:47.719 does the man think sources? Right? No, I there's a lot of 774 00:58:49.280 --> 00:58:53.400 Big ten of lums living in LA and if I talked to one of my 775 00:58:53.480 --> 00:58:58.800 colleagues in the LA office and I asked the simple question. This is more 776 00:58:58.880 --> 00:59:00.880 so on the business side of it because they sell the media. They sell 777 00:59:00.920 --> 00:59:06.400 the regional network in LA. And I asked, Okay, how's the expansion 778 00:59:06.480 --> 00:59:12.639 going to impact the regional sports networks? And she media was like, it's 779 00:59:12.719 --> 00:59:15.400 going to be great. Now. The one thing is is how the PAC 780 00:59:15.480 --> 00:59:22.440 twelve is going to you know, rebound with those two prominent institutions leading the 781 00:59:22.559 --> 00:59:27.280 conference. But we have majority Big Ten of loans working in this office and 782 00:59:27.320 --> 00:59:30.400 they're excited to at every other year one of their teams is going to come 783 00:59:30.440 --> 00:59:37.760 out to California play in LA. I think it exposes all of our student 784 00:59:37.800 --> 00:59:42.480 athletes and future student athletes to the entire nation when it comes to the Big 785 00:59:42.559 --> 00:59:47.719 ten's footprint and where they're located in our schools. But also let's just talk 786 00:59:47.760 --> 00:59:53.559 about the institution period. These are prominent institutions that put Big Ten Conference at 787 00:59:53.599 --> 00:59:59.239 the elite, most elite. You got UCLA and USC which is our prominent 788 00:59:59.320 --> 01:00:02.800 universities institutions, and it's going to open up the floodgates for other student athletes 789 01:00:04.199 --> 01:00:07.440 that are looking to play. You know, I'm from LA but I can 790 01:00:07.519 --> 01:00:08.960 go to another school and I know that I'm gonna be able to come back 791 01:00:09.000 --> 01:00:12.920 home and play in front of my fan, my friends, my family. 792 01:00:13.800 --> 01:00:19.119 That just open up the floodgates for everyone in the conference to to to maximize. 793 01:00:19.199 --> 01:00:22.880 So I think it's great. And I also forgot what your question was. 794 01:00:23.000 --> 01:00:28.360 But you know, from my source standpoint, I just I think it's 795 01:00:28.400 --> 01:00:30.719 gonna be a good thing for us. Now, look, this is the 796 01:00:30.880 --> 01:00:32.599 this is the one thing people don't understand. It's the travel piece of it. 797 01:00:32.840 --> 01:00:37.920 Like everyone that is coaching and talk about the traveling and itineraries of like 798 01:00:38.559 --> 01:00:45.320 how are we truly going to manage the travel and the management time management for 799 01:00:45.400 --> 01:00:49.599 student athletes of you're gonna have to do tours like you're gonna have Like let's 800 01:00:49.639 --> 01:00:53.000 take basketball. Let's take soccer for instance, they go play outside out at 801 01:00:53.119 --> 01:00:57.719 USC one day and wait, stay there and play them you know, a 802 01:00:57.800 --> 01:01:01.159 few days later, so that they take eva being out there versus going back 803 01:01:01.199 --> 01:01:06.039 and forth and school, you know, attending school. There's just a lot 804 01:01:06.119 --> 01:01:08.679 of things that's gonna trickle down to the other sports of like how are they 805 01:01:08.760 --> 01:01:13.800 going to manage and budgets and resources. How's that going to help? And 806 01:01:13.880 --> 01:01:16.079 how is that going to be affected. So there's a gift, there's curses. 807 01:01:16.159 --> 01:01:19.440 But the media and the network and the buy up, you know, 808 01:01:19.840 --> 01:01:23.480 the money that we're getting from the networks is tremendous and I think it's just 809 01:01:23.599 --> 01:01:28.480 a big, big, big boss move that. I think it's gonna be 810 01:01:28.519 --> 01:01:32.519 great after we get accustomed to getting it smoothed out after that first year. 811 01:01:32.639 --> 01:01:37.440 But remember when Nebraska came in, Remember Rutgers in Maryland came in, and 812 01:01:37.559 --> 01:01:39.320 how you know, it took a year or two to kind of get acclimated, 813 01:01:39.360 --> 01:01:43.840 three years to get acclimated to the Big ten. But now everyone was 814 01:01:44.239 --> 01:01:47.519 barking and complaining about you know, Maryland and Rutgers coming in into the Big 815 01:01:47.639 --> 01:01:52.280 ten. But now it seems perfect because that New York and that East Coast 816 01:01:52.639 --> 01:01:58.000 network and the fan base there has been embraced and now you don't even think 817 01:01:58.039 --> 01:02:00.480 about it no more. So I think it's gonna take some time, but 818 01:02:00.599 --> 01:02:05.119 it's all good, all good for the for the conference guys. I think 819 01:02:05.239 --> 01:02:08.800 that you know what we're expensing right now in our own world, the Spartan 820 01:02:08.880 --> 01:02:15.800 nation with this night game popping up on was it Black Friday? Black Friday 821 01:02:15.960 --> 01:02:21.679 night game? They're getting us used to this night game because listen, they're 822 01:02:21.719 --> 01:02:24.760 going to be coast to coast games happening, and you know, yeah, 823 01:02:24.840 --> 01:02:28.920 there's the big new kickoffs and things like that, but you're not going to 824 01:02:28.960 --> 01:02:35.159 see a team like USC go play Michigan and then kickoff at noon Eastern. 825 01:02:35.320 --> 01:02:39.159 That's not going to happen. They're not going to That's that's nine am for 826 01:02:39.519 --> 01:02:45.079 those at USC, for people who are keeping score, so that that won't 827 01:02:45.239 --> 01:02:49.000 be the thing. They will like to bring these games to more primetime on 828 01:02:49.079 --> 01:02:52.480 different networks because these guys are all joined together anyway in some capacity, So 829 01:02:52.719 --> 01:02:58.840 whatever they do. Here's here's right here the Power five Television contract review Fellas 830 01:02:59.119 --> 01:03:01.840 we got the AC see you know they're they're in this deal till twenty thirty 831 01:03:01.880 --> 01:03:07.880 six at seventeen million sec till thirty four fifty one million. Look look at 832 01:03:07.880 --> 01:03:15.559 the big ten there with an unsigned contract. Well listen what they say, 833 01:03:15.639 --> 01:03:20.039 this is gonna get bigger, bigger. I want to put I would be 834 01:03:21.280 --> 01:03:27.960 like looking looking at this, looking looking at this straight, looking at this 835 01:03:28.360 --> 01:03:31.480 otis you see all these things here. No wonder you see all those schools 836 01:03:31.519 --> 01:03:37.119 trying to leave the ACC that seventeen mils. That's gotta be split between all 837 01:03:37.159 --> 01:03:39.480 those schools in the past twelve. No wonder, Washington wants to join the 838 01:03:39.519 --> 01:03:45.239 Big Ten. No wonder, what's the other school out there on Oregon wants 839 01:03:45.280 --> 01:03:50.440 to join the Big ten? Like twenty mils put between that each school and 840 01:03:50.519 --> 01:03:53.039 the Big ten's getting twenty mili each. Now these people have just put that, 841 01:03:53.679 --> 01:03:58.039 like, no wonder that that's what's happening there. A two. This 842 01:03:58.280 --> 01:04:08.320 is like average, This is especially average per school per Yeah, it's like 843 01:04:08.400 --> 01:04:12.920 seventy one almost eighty million per year. Yes, yes, yes, so 844 01:04:13.000 --> 01:04:15.639 look, no one of those schools want to come to the Big ten there, 845 01:04:15.920 --> 01:04:19.320 So that's what's gonna happen. And uh for everyone, all the traditionalists 846 01:04:19.360 --> 01:04:23.039 and the purists. Don't get me wrong, I'm one of those people, 847 01:04:23.159 --> 01:04:27.400 Like I love the college game being pure. I love the tradition of college 848 01:04:27.440 --> 01:04:30.840 football. But it's either you, you gotta you move with the times, 849 01:04:30.440 --> 01:04:35.079 or you're gonna be left clutching your pearls. You're gonna be back there saying, 850 01:04:35.199 --> 01:04:38.800 oh, get off, you're gonna be that guy, get off my 851 01:04:38.960 --> 01:04:44.079 lawn. Or I remember when you know a newspaper costs seventy five cents, 852 01:04:45.079 --> 01:04:47.719 That's not what it is anymore. So let's get with the times. Let's 853 01:04:47.800 --> 01:04:51.800 let's be the front runners. Let's be the ones that are the pacesetters, 854 01:04:53.039 --> 01:04:55.719 you know, in the conference. So let's embrace these things. If they 855 01:04:55.719 --> 01:04:58.880 say we're playing a game at Ford Field, hell yeah, let's go sell 856 01:04:58.920 --> 01:05:01.400 out ford Field. Let's be spartanation there. If it said we're playing a 857 01:05:01.440 --> 01:05:06.880 game at a Sofi stadium, We're playing USC at Sofi Stadium, Let's get 858 01:05:06.920 --> 01:05:11.000 out there and do it. There's no need to. They got great weather. 859 01:05:11.119 --> 01:05:15.199 So coliseum is baller, I can't wait. Terrible, I mean, 860 01:05:16.199 --> 01:05:23.360 it's terrible, terrible, But so far in the coliseum, all right, 861 01:05:23.480 --> 01:05:29.480 facts, yeah, I mean that's pretty pretty nice. So I guess the 862 01:05:29.519 --> 01:05:32.239 consensus is that, you know, but we we just you know, the 863 01:05:32.320 --> 01:05:36.119 conference expansion is welcomed. You know, are we done yet? Guys? 864 01:05:36.239 --> 01:05:40.280 It's just something that you know, I hope, I hope not to dame 865 01:05:40.440 --> 01:05:43.639 just get left out. I hope you So, so what what do you 866 01:05:43.719 --> 01:05:45.840 guys see that? How do you how do you see this playing out? 867 01:05:45.280 --> 01:05:50.559 Like, put your five year you know Genie goggles on right now, Jay, 868 01:05:50.679 --> 01:05:57.599 you would tell us where you see the different conferences going in five years 869 01:05:57.639 --> 01:06:01.800 from today. I see two power conferences. I see the SEC and the 870 01:06:01.880 --> 01:06:09.239 Big Ten. I see uh a North Division and a South Division for college 871 01:06:09.280 --> 01:06:12.639 football. And I think like everyone you know, except you know out in 872 01:06:12.679 --> 01:06:15.719 California, the USC, U, c l A, those guys will be 873 01:06:15.880 --> 01:06:20.239 up there. But I think like you're gonna see the Oregans come to the 874 01:06:20.280 --> 01:06:25.440 Big Ten. You're gonna see Washington's come to the Big Ten. Nobody wants 875 01:06:25.519 --> 01:06:30.840 Oregon State, you know, like nobody wants you know, those who wants 876 01:06:30.840 --> 01:06:34.480 to go to Corvallis and play a game. It's almost foggy there, you 877 01:06:34.559 --> 01:06:38.440 know, who wants to go to Wake Forest and play a game? You 878 01:06:38.519 --> 01:06:40.920 know, no one wants to do those. So those feed they will get 879 01:06:41.199 --> 01:06:45.159 mixed in somewhere else and they'll be happy with where they are. But I 880 01:06:45.280 --> 01:06:48.840 think it's gonna be that that that that those two hour conferences there, and 881 01:06:48.920 --> 01:06:54.360 then I think you're gonna see broken down into different divisions, kind of like 882 01:06:54.440 --> 01:06:58.360 the NFL. You're gonna have the Big Ten East, Big Ten, North, 883 01:06:58.440 --> 01:07:00.880 Big Ten South, big ten way and then you're gonna have like that 884 01:07:01.079 --> 01:07:10.199 type of playoffs for college football. Man. I mean you just I can 885 01:07:10.239 --> 01:07:14.840 see the vision there. You can see the vision. Where are your pearls? 886 01:07:14.840 --> 01:07:17.320 Because you said clutch your pearls a couple of times to night. Sometimes 887 01:07:17.360 --> 01:07:23.400 figure where your pearls are at? You know those things when they like the 888 01:07:23.519 --> 01:07:29.559 pearls. Our listeners know what I'm talking about. Say that one more time 889 01:07:29.679 --> 01:07:40.719 to I don't know if everybody heard you were the going to be in Detroit 890 01:07:40.800 --> 01:07:43.840 for Ford Field. Is the bus going to It's the bus making the trip, 891 01:07:43.920 --> 01:07:47.760 Harriot, right, talk to us, Harriet, It's a bus, 892 01:07:48.519 --> 01:07:55.039 not the clutch pearls. Rave it. Hey, listen, gotta love Raven. 893 01:07:55.679 --> 01:08:01.760 Listen, guys, oh this talk to us. Make give us a 894 01:08:01.800 --> 01:08:05.360 final compliments before we put a ball on this thing. Listen. This is 895 01:08:05.400 --> 01:08:10.000 a great, great show tonight. You know, talking about a lot of 896 01:08:10.079 --> 01:08:13.760 things, but also this is the show where you're able to tune in and 897 01:08:14.559 --> 01:08:17.359 just you know, talking talking real and talk about what's happening in athletics. 898 01:08:17.439 --> 01:08:20.840 But you know with Michigan State, uh, at the end of the day, 899 01:08:20.840 --> 01:08:26.319 I just want to win, So I don't care what happens. I 900 01:08:26.359 --> 01:08:29.880 don't care what's going on. I just want to get back to that winning 901 01:08:29.960 --> 01:08:32.640 column. And we went in the right way, and so tune in. 902 01:08:32.840 --> 01:08:41.640 We got more news happening, but good show. Fellas appreciate it, you 903 01:08:41.720 --> 01:08:46.159 know, two talk to us. Yeah, you know, older hit it 904 01:08:46.199 --> 01:08:48.279 on the head. You know, we can play in the Meyer parking lot, 905 01:08:48.359 --> 01:08:50.479 we can play wherever. You know, we just want to win the 906 01:08:50.560 --> 01:08:54.239 game. And at the end of the day, we always forget, you 907 01:08:54.279 --> 01:08:57.079 know, you know, as fans, we want to be you know, 908 01:08:57.600 --> 01:09:00.399 our experience and everything like that. We forget. You know, these kids 909 01:09:00.439 --> 01:09:02.600 are the ones that are sacrificing. These kids are the ones that are you 910 01:09:02.680 --> 01:09:06.720 know, going through off season workouts, off season conditioning and everything like that. 911 01:09:08.159 --> 01:09:10.760 Let them have the experience. We can be there to cheer them on. 912 01:09:11.159 --> 01:09:14.520 Let them you know, have these you know, like these experiences by 913 01:09:14.600 --> 01:09:17.359 going to LA, Let them have the experience of playing in different environments, 914 01:09:17.439 --> 01:09:21.960 different you know areas, and these kids and we want we as fans and 915 01:09:23.079 --> 01:09:25.520 we as former players, we want to grow the game. You know, 916 01:09:25.640 --> 01:09:29.800 if this is going to make another kid, you know, tune into football 917 01:09:30.239 --> 01:09:33.039 because it's on on Friday night, on NBC and see, Oh man, 918 01:09:33.159 --> 01:09:36.039 I like what I'm watching. You know, maybe I want to play the 919 01:09:36.079 --> 01:09:40.079 game of football that's going to grow the game of football for us, in 920 01:09:40.159 --> 01:09:42.600 this game that we all love, that we all gave our blood, sweat 921 01:09:42.640 --> 01:09:44.720 and tears too. If this is going to grow it, if it means 922 01:09:44.760 --> 01:09:47.800 playing on Friday night, you know, an hour and a half down the 923 01:09:47.880 --> 01:09:50.840 road, let's do that to grow the game, because we all love this 924 01:09:50.960 --> 01:09:55.479 game and we want to continue to grow this game for you know, future 925 01:09:55.600 --> 01:10:00.079 generations. So let's let's do that, and let's elevate our schools and you 926 01:10:00.159 --> 01:10:04.319 know all to the people, the the this is Sparta, MSU Army. 927 01:10:04.920 --> 01:10:11.119 Appreciate you guys week every Tuesdays and Thursdays joining us. I can't do without 928 01:10:11.159 --> 01:10:20.239 it. And I love the fact episode seventy nine they Jason Shreyhorn episode Man, 929 01:10:20.359 --> 01:10:26.359 listen to you gotta you know you're too kind. That's all I can 930 01:10:26.399 --> 01:10:28.880 say about you. You know, I mean, I appreciate you guys. 931 01:10:29.319 --> 01:10:32.039 You know it's a good show. You know, absolutely anybody that's out there, 932 01:10:32.119 --> 01:10:35.319 you know, don't forget to click that like and subscribe buttons. Yeah, 933 01:10:35.520 --> 01:10:41.560 you know, we love being here. Twice a week Tuesdays and Thursdays 934 01:10:41.600 --> 01:10:45.680 with you guys, just bringing what's happening and just just being able to spend 935 01:10:45.720 --> 01:10:48.479 the time with everybody. It's like therapy. I love that. Thank you, 936 01:10:48.600 --> 01:10:54.800 domind person best pop out. How about that? Sure, we ain't 937 01:10:54.800 --> 01:11:00.159 gonna sugarcoat it too. We're gonna tell it like it is as a tie. 938 01:11:03.239 --> 01:11:06.479 Yes you do, Yes, Lord, thank you. I appreciate you. 939 01:11:06.600 --> 01:11:10.960 Vince, you know, thank you. You know, guys, you 940 01:11:11.039 --> 01:11:14.199 know, for all of us on board, don't forget about you know. 941 01:11:14.359 --> 01:11:17.000 Listen, we know that you guys do the show here, but there's there's 942 01:11:17.039 --> 01:11:19.560 a lot of people in the background doing a lot of great work that you 943 01:11:19.640 --> 01:11:24.319 know, Producer Pete, you know, Tony G and Tony Old known as 944 01:11:24.399 --> 01:11:28.159 the o G. Tony's they're back there. They're doing their thing, and 945 01:11:28.319 --> 01:11:31.359 you know little Man do Revrage. Listen, there's a lot of people, 946 01:11:31.439 --> 01:11:35.479 you know, Lisha obviously helping us out there doing a phenomenal job. And 947 01:11:36.039 --> 01:11:44.279 everyone otis Wildy and ju Cochri. I'm Jason Stranghorn. This is parta have 948 01:11:44.399 --> 01:11:59.640 a good night, God bless you, go greet go why this is part 949 01:11:59.680 --> 01:12:02.600 of MS. She is a combined presentation of Playfly Sports Properties in Michigan State 950 01:12:02.680 --> 01:12:08.439 Sports Properties. The show is produced by Pete Manez with additional support from Tony 951 01:12:08.479 --> 01:12:14.920 Costella Operations and Social Media support is provided by Alicia Strayhorn with support from Cecily 952 01:12:15.039 --> 01:12:19.840 Max Brown on location. Technical support is provided by Good Fruit Video. Be 953 01:12:20.000 --> 01:12:25.439 sure to follow our hosts Jason Strayhorn, jay U Culchrik and Otis Wiley on 954 01:12:25.600 --> 01:12:30.079 social media to stay up to date with all the latest This is Smartan news. 955 01:12:30.520 --> 01:12:33.399 Please like a subscribe by visiting our link tree and tell a friend to 956 01:12:33.479 --> 01:12:38.520 do the same. Thank you for your support and as always, go green.