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Well two two man, there's some guys 17 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:20.240 down in Indianapolis this past weekend at the NFL Combine. Jayden Reid, Bryce 18 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:23.840 Berenger did that thing. Talk about the results. Yeah, they absolutely did 19 00:02:23.879 --> 00:02:27.520 their thing. They came out there and you know, like we talked about 20 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:30.280 in the show before us, an opportunity to showcase what you have, and 21 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:32.840 they did. They went out there and they did that. You look at 22 00:02:32.919 --> 00:02:38.280 Jay Reid here ran a four or five, a four four five forty with 23 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:42.080 that and one of the big keys in there is that one point five that 24 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:46.479 ten yards split there. Really because it's that quickness. It shows that Jay 25 00:02:46.520 --> 00:02:50.800 Reid has the vertical jump thirty three and a half broad standing broad jumped ten 26 00:02:50.879 --> 00:02:53.800 feet one inch and his shuttle you know, those are the things. And 27 00:02:53.960 --> 00:02:58.520 you know he didn't blow away people with the speed, and I get it. 28 00:02:58.599 --> 00:03:00.800 You know, four to four used to be the thing. You know, 29 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:02.039 four to four was like if you ran a four to four, you 30 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:07.280 were demand, you were fast. Nowadays that four three. Some guys running 31 00:03:07.280 --> 00:03:10.919 four twos. You have big linemen running four fours. But the quickness that 32 00:03:12.000 --> 00:03:15.919 he possesses, especially at the wide receiver position, I think that's huge. 33 00:03:15.960 --> 00:03:20.120 If you can make those quick shifty moves coming in and out of your routes 34 00:03:20.120 --> 00:03:23.759 and losing guys. That's important right there. And you see this drill right 35 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:25.960 here, one of my all time favorite drolls for receiver, just displaying, 36 00:03:27.479 --> 00:03:30.520 displaying your hands. You know, he didn't have anybody catches, just catching 37 00:03:30.599 --> 00:03:35.639 everything with his hands, nice soft hands, running down the line, staying 38 00:03:36.000 --> 00:03:38.439 staying, you know, focus on those things so you know, you can't 39 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:42.080 get any better than that. He had a great opportunity. And one thing 40 00:03:42.120 --> 00:03:44.800 I love there, ball in the outside, hands, running down, use 41 00:03:44.879 --> 00:03:49.680 the sideline as your friend, all that question. And he did this battle 42 00:03:49.719 --> 00:03:52.240 in an eye infection. I know that. I don't know if we have 43 00:03:52.360 --> 00:03:54.560 a picture of this, but he you know, he's basically doing this with 44 00:03:54.800 --> 00:04:00.879 one eye open. Yeah, and you know, and shout out to him 45 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:02.599 for going out there and doing it because he felt he had something to prove, 46 00:04:02.840 --> 00:04:05.560 didn't have the season that he wanted to have, you know, during 47 00:04:05.560 --> 00:04:09.840 this and this is an opportunity to go out there and showcase that potential. 48 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:13.919 And some guys would say, hey, my eyes bothering me. I'm gonna, 49 00:04:14.039 --> 00:04:16.279 you know, wait till you know pro day before I catch and do 50 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:18.959 everything. He's the guy that said, no, I'm not gonna do that. 51 00:04:19.000 --> 00:04:23.000 I'm gonna come out here and compete and showcase. And I think he 52 00:04:23.120 --> 00:04:27.360 won over a lot of teams and a lot of scouts by that gutsy performance 53 00:04:27.399 --> 00:04:30.000 that he had. Wellout question, I mean, definitely proves everybody right as 54 00:04:30.040 --> 00:04:32.639 far as what they see on film. The four four to five, you 55 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:35.160 know, it's a good standard right there. He was under four five. 56 00:04:35.199 --> 00:04:40.839 That's usually the bar that's between or Okay, this guy is NFL ready, 57 00:04:41.199 --> 00:04:45.040 and he's faster than that on the field. Some guys run faster in their 58 00:04:45.160 --> 00:04:48.720 shorts and tank tops than they do in uniform. Jade Ree's not one of 59 00:04:48.759 --> 00:04:53.040 those guys. He's actually faster on the field when you try to guard him. 60 00:04:53.199 --> 00:04:58.160 Very tough guard and looking for him to have a stellar NFL career. 61 00:04:58.160 --> 00:05:00.040 We're gonna have him in the pro day. I'm sure he's gonna do something. 62 00:05:00.040 --> 00:05:03.480 It's probably not a lot left for him to do, uh before the 63 00:05:03.600 --> 00:05:10.519 NFL Draft comes up. But moving on to Bryce Bearinger, the punter had 64 00:05:10.560 --> 00:05:14.639 an outstanding showing. Yeah, one of my favorite guys. You know, 65 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:16.759 you look at you look at this punt chart here. This is something that's 66 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.600 really cool here. You know, you look at all the different punts that 67 00:05:19.680 --> 00:05:24.079 he had and these are just the on field open punts. What that means 68 00:05:24.120 --> 00:05:26.680 you're standing in the middle of the field and they say, just punt it 69 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:29.959 down down as you know, as far as you can and everything like that. 70 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:32.800 And uh, you know, he's averaging you know, almost fifty yards 71 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:35.439 you know, every time he punts the football. But the thing that you 72 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:40.240 need to realize here, if you play the game of football and you're on 73 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:45.319 that punt cover team, something that's your friend that can really help you. 74 00:05:45.519 --> 00:05:49.639 It's that hang time. And he's averaging about five seconds of hangtime and in 75 00:05:49.680 --> 00:05:54.759 a lot of cases that's unheard of for punters to have that five second hangtime. 76 00:05:55.560 --> 00:05:58.920 And so looking at this is he's punting the ball far, he's getting 77 00:05:59.000 --> 00:06:02.439 distanced, and he's getting paying time. So what that what that really means 78 00:06:02.439 --> 00:06:08.319 for a cover team You have the opportunity to avoid and stay in your lanes 79 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:11.480 and get there and get down there, and it's gonna lead to a lot 80 00:06:11.519 --> 00:06:14.759 more fair catches and everything like that. And you know we go here to 81 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:17.680 a directional punt now, so these are gonna be your coffin corner punts, 82 00:06:17.879 --> 00:06:20.199 you know, everything like that. You know, punt right, punt left, 83 00:06:20.199 --> 00:06:25.639 because in the huddle you get these directions that you have to make these 84 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:30.040 these kicks at and so it helps your cover team as well if you're accurate 85 00:06:30.079 --> 00:06:32.360 in this direction and you get the hang time as well. And once again, 86 00:06:32.399 --> 00:06:39.439 he's averaging over fifty yards in the directional punts with with averaging over five 87 00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:44.759 yards over five seconds of hang time. That's unbelievable for a punter. Oh, 88 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:46.720 it's not even close. Go back to that one for a second. 89 00:06:46.759 --> 00:06:50.399 If you could be like when you look at the punt chart there bright it's 90 00:06:50.399 --> 00:06:54.399 at the top. If you look at punt number five, people say, 91 00:06:54.399 --> 00:06:58.120 oh, well, what happened? There's a thirty seven yard punt that that's 92 00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:02.439 that's a pooch punt because look at the hangtime on it. Thirty seven yards, 93 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:05.839 but it's five point two five seconds. So that thing was in the 94 00:07:05.879 --> 00:07:11.959 air for an hour for just a thirty seven yard punt. Right, you 95 00:07:12.000 --> 00:07:14.920 know, I all won't say guys like me, but guys, you know, 96 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:17.480 offensive line, we can get to thirty seven yards and five point two 97 00:07:17.560 --> 00:07:23.240 five seconds. Absolutely yeah, And then so we take a look at the 98 00:07:23.240 --> 00:07:27.000 pooch punts there. You know those are the ones that you're inside. You 99 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:29.759 know, you're in that in that gray area. There's a little too far 100 00:07:29.839 --> 00:07:31.759 for your kicker to make a field goal. And you know, hey, 101 00:07:31.879 --> 00:07:35.680 let's let's flip the field. Let's you know, change change the field here. 102 00:07:35.839 --> 00:07:39.639 And either three, he only had one touchback, which is really good. 103 00:07:39.680 --> 00:07:43.639 And the big thing about it two is look at where it's down. 104 00:07:43.839 --> 00:07:46.240 One of this first punts down at the six yard line, the second one 105 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:50.959 is down at the eleven yard line. And uh, the hangtime as well. 106 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:55.319 In these things, it gives your cover team time to get down and 107 00:07:55.360 --> 00:08:00.519 down the and down the football. So just like Jay Reid this, you 108 00:08:00.560 --> 00:08:03.959 know Bryce, both these guys, you know their stock is going up after 109 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:09.879 their performance at the NFL Combine. Yeah. Looking at this tweet here by 110 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:16.519 Shane Graham, I mean it says he's busted his tail and training after seeing 111 00:08:16.519 --> 00:08:18.680 myself and many of the other great trainers out there, he came into the 112 00:08:18.680 --> 00:08:24.399 combine with a mission. Bryce posted what many are calling the best punter performance 113 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:30.759 at the combine in recent memory. Wow. I mean that's that's saying something. 114 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:33.559 When you look at I mean, how many punters get invited to the 115 00:08:33.600 --> 00:08:39.480 combine About seven eight per year, right, And so with this performance, 116 00:08:39.799 --> 00:08:46.320 I think he definitely solidified himself as a draft pick in the upcoming draft. 117 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.320 That's what we're looking for. Spartan's getting drafted. You know, it's rare 118 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:56.000 for punters to get drafted. There's a lot of punters who can come on 119 00:08:56.039 --> 00:09:00.879 the free agent market and make it. It's a hard it's a hard not 120 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:03.240 to crack when you think about it. As a punter. There's only thirty 121 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:07.080 two jobs in the world in the NFL. As a punter, it's tougher 122 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:11.039 than a quarterback if you think about it, because they do carry mostly two 123 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:13.919 to three quarterbacks on a roster, but only one punter. And brycelets to 124 00:09:15.080 --> 00:09:18.080 be one of those guys. Yeah, and you know if a team can 125 00:09:18.120 --> 00:09:20.159 you know, because this is only comes back. You know, like punters 126 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:22.519 aren't drafted very often. But if a team gets a really good punter, 127 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:28.440 that's you know, a defense best weapon right there. You know, that 128 00:09:28.480 --> 00:09:31.799 punter to flip the field, you know, put them put the defense in 129 00:09:31.840 --> 00:09:35.559 a position to be successful, you know, to you know, to come 130 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:37.679 up and have the opportunity to pin their ears back. We looked at those 131 00:09:37.720 --> 00:09:41.960 pooch punts. You know, he putting it inside the six inside, you 132 00:09:41.039 --> 00:09:46.240 know, inside the fifteen, at the eleven and everything like that. Defenses 133 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:50.360 can pin their ears back. Offensive their playbook shrinks a little bit because there's 134 00:09:50.399 --> 00:09:54.600 not that much that you want to do inside your own six year inside your 135 00:09:54.600 --> 00:09:58.320 own six yard line when you're backed up like that. So that's a really 136 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:03.279 good weapon for the defense. And if teams have that opportunity to snag, 137 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:07.200 you know, a great punter like Bryce has you know, proven to become, 138 00:10:07.519 --> 00:10:11.440 you know that's gonna be you know, some team's gonna be lucky to 139 00:10:11.600 --> 00:10:15.240 get a guy like that. And you know, with that, people know 140 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:18.639 my love in a fashion way. I do love punters. I love punters. 141 00:10:18.960 --> 00:10:26.960 I just don't like kickers. Kickers are not welcome off to Chu Island. 142 00:10:26.200 --> 00:10:30.600 There's no doubt about it. You know, Bryce Beinger definitely a guy 143 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:35.519 who isn't in the kicking category. He's really truly a defender if you think 144 00:10:35.559 --> 00:10:39.480 about it, he's a defender. This guy puts the offense in a bad 145 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.279 situation. So the luck to both of those gentlemen. As they continued and 146 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:46.720 we're gonna be covering senior day pro Day when they pro date at Michigan State. 147 00:10:46.759 --> 00:10:50.200 When they have that, there're gonna be more guys performing there, as 148 00:10:50.440 --> 00:10:54.679 Michigan State typically attracts a lot of the teams in the NFL to come and 149 00:10:54.840 --> 00:10:58.559 get a closer look at the players that played a year ago. That a 150 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:03.840 draft out table. In other news from Michigan State football, Michigan State loses 151 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:09.440 commitment of Nick Marsh who was on the show. Wanted to thank mil Tucker, 152 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:15.080 but wants to continue to look around and open his recruitment. Yeah, 153 00:11:15.159 --> 00:11:20.840 Jason, this is one of those ones where when people get excited about commitments 154 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:26.639 and commitments nowadays, unfortunately, it doesn't mean much until that inc is dry 155 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:30.759 and the kid shows up on campus. You know, is this you know, 156 00:11:30.879 --> 00:11:33.240 why did he open up his commitment? You know, he's he's a 157 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:37.279 receiver. It had nothing to do with VT Leavin, you know, it's 158 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:41.720 is this uh, chasing the bag scenario, you know, and if that, 159 00:11:41.879 --> 00:11:46.720 if that's the case, that's unfortunate. I would say, yeah, 160 00:11:46.759 --> 00:11:50.759 you know, you know, we talk about this a lot like chasing the 161 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:52.919 bag, where they're not you know, I know that he expressed when he 162 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:56.960 was on the show with us that he wanted to go see other schools. 163 00:11:56.080 --> 00:12:01.120 You know, he's from River Rouge, he hasn't been around so it needs 164 00:12:01.159 --> 00:12:05.440 getting recruited by a lot of schools from a national standpoint, and he wants 165 00:12:05.440 --> 00:12:09.840 to go see him like you and I talk about this a lot like chasing 166 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:13.399 the bag. What is chasing the bag if he's just saying, hey, 167 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:18.120 I'm just looking for more money anywhere, or is it an offer that you 168 00:12:18.120 --> 00:12:22.679 can't refuse? To me, there is a difference. You you think the 169 00:12:22.759 --> 00:12:24.919 other way, right, How do you feel about it? Yeah? I 170 00:12:24.919 --> 00:12:26.720 think you know, chasing the bag if you're if there's a school that you 171 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:28.639 want to go to, you know you want to go there, you know 172 00:12:28.679 --> 00:12:33.320 you can have success there. But just because some other school offers you more 173 00:12:33.360 --> 00:12:37.279 money and you go there because of that, that's chasing the bag. And 174 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:39.159 you know, I don't think that's you know, like, if this is 175 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.440 the case, don't make a commitment, say you're going to shop around. 176 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:46.480 You know this is that's totally fine. Say hey, I want to enjoy 177 00:12:48.000 --> 00:12:50.720 the recruiting process, and there's nothing wrong with it. I wanted to enjoy 178 00:12:50.759 --> 00:12:54.840 the recruiting process. I wanted to be wind and dying. I wanted my 179 00:12:54.879 --> 00:12:58.080 mother to be wined and dying. I wanted to You don't get flu flued 180 00:12:58.120 --> 00:13:05.120 out and the long with it. Say you want to enjoy the process, 181 00:13:05.240 --> 00:13:09.840 and you know, that's fine, but don't make a commitment and then and 182 00:13:09.840 --> 00:13:15.200 then, because because nowadays with the whole nil and everything like that, people 183 00:13:15.320 --> 00:13:20.240 make commitments just to see how much they can get from another school. And 184 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:24.639 that, yeah, you know, I don't I don't agree with the commitment, 185 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:26.519 the early commitment. Sometimes you know, the kids get caught up in 186 00:13:26.559 --> 00:13:30.120 the moment, you know, I mean, and then look to their credit. 187 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:33.519 Some of these coaches put a lot of pressure on these young men to 188 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:39.559 make early decisions. I think you should allow the process to play out so 189 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:43.519 that you don't have this all this kid flipped and that you know too early 190 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:48.559 in the recruiting process, he's a class twenty four guy. Most of the 191 00:13:48.600 --> 00:13:52.759 class twenty fours will be taking their official visits coming up in the summertime and 192 00:13:52.879 --> 00:13:58.120 throughout the football season. You don't see them signing until that early signing data 193 00:13:58.120 --> 00:14:01.960 is somewhere in the later December time. I don't know where it is for 194 00:14:03.000 --> 00:14:05.519 the twenty twenty three, our twenty twenty Yeah, those those twenty twenty fours 195 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:09.919 will be signing in late December of twenty three, so it's time. But 196 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:13.799 his mother did post that she really hopes that our son still does go to 197 00:14:13.799 --> 00:14:18.879 Michigan State. So we remain hopeful for Nick Marsh to come back to Michigan 198 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:24.279 State, but he will open this recruitment and move on to see other schools. 199 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:28.639 We talked about it in our show a couple of days ago. Michigan 200 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:31.200 State. You know, we got to we're working on it right. We're 201 00:14:31.200 --> 00:14:33.919 trying to get better facilities wise, nil wise and all those things. So 202 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:39.679 we're comparable to those schools that he may be going to see. Come to 203 00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:43.000 the school for the school, and that's going to take care of you. 204 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:46.559 That you can propel yourself to the next level. It's not always about chasing 205 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:50.200 that bag. You know, you and I were talking about it, and 206 00:14:50.240 --> 00:14:54.159 you you know, given this scenario about you know, if the company offered 207 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:56.519 me. You know that same scenario there that you said, what was that 208 00:14:56.639 --> 00:14:58.639 again? Okay, so you know, so you know, you learn you 209 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:01.799 have a company now that you're working for, you making X, I don't 210 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:07.240 know right, and I call it one hundred thousand dollars and some other company 211 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:11.440 that is in the same business says, say you, we want to get 212 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:16.480 you five million dollars a year. I don't think that that you're not then 213 00:15:16.720 --> 00:15:20.879 chasing the bag. I think that's a This is a it's a family decision 214 00:15:20.919 --> 00:15:26.919 as long as it's the same type of company, comparable same conference, similar 215 00:15:26.960 --> 00:15:31.399 conference, similar coaches, and you're getting that like it's that much more. 216 00:15:31.440 --> 00:15:35.080 Now if you left for one hundred and ten, I say, man, 217 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:37.120 come on, man, like, why would you do that? But when 218 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:43.600 the if that delta is too big? Why like what why would that be 219 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:48.240 considered chasing? Soon offered it? Man, I get it if you offered 220 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.559 it, But then am I going to develop the same at this other place 221 00:15:52.679 --> 00:15:54.200 that oh you got a way all you really want to go. It's not 222 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:58.360 it's not all the same though. It's no. No, you have to 223 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:00.279 look at that. That's what I'm saying. Absolutely have to look at that. 224 00:16:00.720 --> 00:16:04.000 You can't go to a school that has no coaching, that can't develop 225 00:16:04.039 --> 00:16:07.120 you for more money and then you're on the street. That's what we're seeing. 226 00:16:07.799 --> 00:16:11.240 That's what we're seeing look at look at Texas, A and M. 227 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:14.639 Look at those feed All those people are transferring out of there because they can't 228 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:18.120 be developed because they chase the bag to that. And don't get me wrong, 229 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:21.039 at this point in my career and everything, if another company's said, 230 00:16:21.039 --> 00:16:23.519 hey, I'm gonna give find hell, yeah, I'm going you have to. 231 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:29.440 You've got a couple, man, I mean, you'd be crazy that. 232 00:16:29.440 --> 00:16:32.480 That's where I come from. Like, it's some of these schools are 233 00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:37.320 in a position where they make kids offers they can't refuse. And I'm not 234 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:41.159 saying the schools, because it's not necessarily the schools to be technical. It's 235 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:45.279 the collectives and all those people, assuming the rules have been followed, they're 236 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:49.279 making offers that kids can't refuse. And and that's that's what we're seeing now, 237 00:16:49.320 --> 00:16:52.240 Texas saying them, you're right, look at look what's going on there. 238 00:16:52.639 --> 00:16:56.759 Uh, it's it's kind of a you know, a show, you 239 00:16:56.799 --> 00:17:00.080 know what I mean, it's not good, right, But what happens in 240 00:17:00.159 --> 00:17:03.680 places? What happened to kids betting on themselves too? Yeah? I might 241 00:17:03.720 --> 00:17:07.200 not make you know, five million dollars there, but I'm gonna make one 242 00:17:07.279 --> 00:17:11.359 point two here and then make more than that at the next level. Oh, 243 00:17:12.200 --> 00:17:15.480 betting on themselves. You know, we gotta look at that. You 244 00:17:15.599 --> 00:17:18.880 absolutely have to look at that. You got to weigh all the options, 245 00:17:18.880 --> 00:17:22.000 and you just hope the kids all have guidance and people that they trust and 246 00:17:22.119 --> 00:17:26.359 understand the ramifications of where they're going. And when you're misguided, you don't 247 00:17:26.359 --> 00:17:30.480 know because everything that sounds good to you, it ain't always good for you. 248 00:17:30.839 --> 00:17:36.039 And hopefully, you know, Nick marsh makes the right decision for him 249 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:38.240 and his family moving forward. I think the misis state time is a great 250 00:17:38.240 --> 00:17:41.319 place to play. You can get developed here, but we don't know who 251 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:45.279 else is on the table, what's going on. We will way time will 252 00:17:45.319 --> 00:17:51.440 definitely tell. Now moving on to one of our favorite sports, the gymnastics 253 00:17:51.440 --> 00:17:56.359 program, Women's gymnastics set a school record by one ninety eight point two two 254 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:02.039 five. You yeah, that's you know absolutely, you know, we had 255 00:18:03.079 --> 00:18:08.319 you know, a gymnast on the show. We had a coach Rowe on 256 00:18:08.400 --> 00:18:12.480 the show as well. You know this one eight point two like that. 257 00:18:12.960 --> 00:18:17.319 The highest that you can get is two hundred. You know, just starting 258 00:18:17.480 --> 00:18:21.799 listeners out there that you know, they'll understand how huge this is and it's 259 00:18:21.799 --> 00:18:25.279 the first time in you know, program history having that and two you know, 260 00:18:25.680 --> 00:18:27.599 perfect scores of ten. You know, if you're doing something, if 261 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:33.880 you're participating something in a sport that is that technical and you work, every 262 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:41.519 single thing has to come together, mentally, physically, gravitationally, all those 263 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:45.240 things have to come together for you to get a perfect score, and you 264 00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:51.480 get two of them in the same meet and then propelling your your team to 265 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:53.960 you know, the highest score in school history. And this is also the 266 00:18:55.279 --> 00:18:59.920 really kicker too. This is after the fact they had already won the big 267 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:02.799 ten titles. So for some it could be like, yeah, we can 268 00:19:02.839 --> 00:19:07.240 sit back and rest in our laurels is our swan song in East Lanson Senior 269 00:19:07.319 --> 00:19:11.119 Day, we can just you know, wave to the crowd, blow kiss 270 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:15.039 us and get bouquets. But no, they went out there with the mindset 271 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:18.240 of hey, let's just keep growing, let's keep this momentum going, and 272 00:19:18.319 --> 00:19:23.319 they did that. Congratulations to the women's gymnastics team, you know for this 273 00:19:23.519 --> 00:19:29.759 feat. Yeah, Nicki Smith, one of the perfect tens on the vaults. 274 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:34.559 Let's take a look that frustrating from us Bloomville, Michigan. Wow, 275 00:19:36.680 --> 00:19:41.920 Wow, that was a flawless vault right there, perfectly stuck. Another one 276 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:45.359 of those ten point zero start values. We'll see what the judges have to 277 00:19:45.400 --> 00:19:49.000 take off if they have anything to take off on that. That looked pretty 278 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:55.000 outstanding to me. See that block off the table, great height, legs 279 00:19:55.039 --> 00:20:00.160 are glued together in the air, perfectly stuck, no movement. Yeah, 280 00:20:00.200 --> 00:20:03.240 and you know, and the crazy thing about it is you have to go 281 00:20:04.079 --> 00:20:10.440 do that handspring, that handspring jump, propel yourself, do your routine in 282 00:20:10.519 --> 00:20:12.599 the air and come down between those lines. You can hit the line, 283 00:20:12.640 --> 00:20:15.559 you can step on the line, that's fine, you just can be outside 284 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:19.359 the line there and you know, and it's perfect. Is she stuck the 285 00:20:19.440 --> 00:20:23.240 land and didn't have any type of movements or anything like that. And what 286 00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:27.599 a more perfect time to do it than on the last meet at home? 287 00:20:27.920 --> 00:20:33.359 Doing that a perfect and there's nothing that you can say a lot of times, 288 00:20:33.359 --> 00:20:34.559 you know, there's a lot you can work on and everything like that, 289 00:20:34.759 --> 00:20:37.839 but watching that, there's nothing you can work on. There's nothing more 290 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:41.599 you can do to get a higher score, you know, for that right 291 00:20:41.640 --> 00:20:48.079 there and definitely you know, good to go. That was an outstanding performance 292 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:52.400 by Nikki and Jory, who was on the show with Coach Rowe had a 293 00:20:52.400 --> 00:20:57.200 perfect ten on the bars without any fear in competition versus in practice. There's 294 00:20:57.319 --> 00:21:07.160 Terry Jacket Joy I'll start out with that Jaeger release move as well. Are 295 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:10.640 you grabbing that high bar? Beautiful? She has had some struggles with that 296 00:21:10.680 --> 00:21:17.160 in the past, but that was gorgeous right there. Back up to the 297 00:21:17.240 --> 00:21:19.559 high bar, just her dismount left, She'll do a blind full into a 298 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:30.000 double talk. Beautiful handstand there and a stuck dismount definitely trunding in the right 299 00:21:30.079 --> 00:21:34.960 direction. There, a great routine from Jory Jacker. The team loves it. 300 00:21:36.079 --> 00:21:40.680 Solid performance right there. Outstanding. I mean, you know what they 301 00:21:40.759 --> 00:21:45.240 talked about, if you remember on the show last week, was the chemistry 302 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:48.039 that they have. That's all they really touted. You know, we had 303 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:52.319 a couple of football players talking about the lack of chemistry on last year's team 304 00:21:52.359 --> 00:21:56.920 and what they're working towards this year. But you see what chemistry can do 305 00:21:56.000 --> 00:22:00.680 for you. Yeah, absolutely, you see that. You see them cheering 306 00:22:00.720 --> 00:22:03.559 each other on, you see them you know, that was just exactly what 307 00:22:03.599 --> 00:22:07.359 they worked on. And you saw when her teammates when she was hitting those 308 00:22:07.440 --> 00:22:11.200 moves and you know, sticking those land and making those catches and everything like 309 00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:14.799 that. It was like, Okay, great, well she's working on something. 310 00:22:14.799 --> 00:22:18.759 And the anticipation just kept rising and rising rising in the in the building 311 00:22:18.799 --> 00:22:22.880 there. And when she stuck the land and you saw Coach rose Ns go 312 00:22:22.039 --> 00:22:26.920 up, her teammates go and she knew that she had stuck a perfect ten. 313 00:22:27.279 --> 00:22:30.519 Just from that end. You know. The funny thing is when we 314 00:22:30.559 --> 00:22:32.960 had her on the show, you know afterwards she was like, oh my 315 00:22:33.000 --> 00:22:36.000 god, I'm so nervous being on here. But when she was in her 316 00:22:36.039 --> 00:22:38.160 element, you know, she showed no nerves. She it was she was, 317 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:41.839 it was clockwork. You know, what's the song? What's the song 318 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:44.440 that she said to listen to before? You know, she must have had 319 00:22:44.480 --> 00:22:48.359 that Rihanna run this towny know, you know they must have you know, 320 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:53.960 had that going because they were running the Jennison Fieldhouse that last Sunday. Well 321 00:22:55.000 --> 00:22:57.559 out question, man, that was a great performance, Miss s Jim. 322 00:22:57.599 --> 00:23:03.119 That's the whole Congratulations to them, Coach Rowe and absolutely Nikki Smith and Joy 323 00:23:03.960 --> 00:23:12.079 Jacker for being perfect on their final meet in Jennifer Fieldhouse for MSU women's gymnastics. 324 00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:18.680 Now looking at another Olympic sport, wrestling. You know, Jim from 325 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:22.920 one tough sport to another. Wrestling has three qualifiers to the NCAAA. They 326 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:32.519 sent there's Cam Kathy qualified at one hundred ninety seven pounds. Cam, I'll 327 00:23:32.559 --> 00:23:38.200 go ahead. And there's Lane. That's Lane Machesky. He was qualified at 328 00:23:38.200 --> 00:23:47.920 a hundred and eighty four pounds. And then Chase Sold Sold Dottee. Chase 329 00:23:48.119 --> 00:23:55.359 Chase Sale Dotee. Chase qualified at one hundred fifty seven pounds. Yeah, 330 00:23:55.400 --> 00:23:57.880 congratulations to these guys. The wrestling program. You know, you know last 331 00:23:57.960 --> 00:24:02.680 year, you know at NCAA Finals that was being held in Detroit, Michigan. 332 00:24:02.720 --> 00:24:04.480 We had guys and the I was at that event. It's a really 333 00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:08.200 cool event. If you've never been to an NCAA wrestling tournament, I highly 334 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:11.400 suggest you go. Even if you don't know anything about wrestling, you will 335 00:24:11.480 --> 00:24:15.640 learn right on the spot and you'll turn to a wrestling junkie a little bit. 336 00:24:15.480 --> 00:24:22.480 As they say, a matt rat, you're right, yeah, you 337 00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:23.720 know, it's a it's a it's an opportunity. You know, there's no 338 00:24:23.839 --> 00:24:29.240 sport like wrestling that's like the ultimate you know, like Noah Kim came on 339 00:24:29.240 --> 00:24:32.440 the show. He talked about the ultimate com that like fighting and everything like 340 00:24:32.519 --> 00:24:36.319 that. That's wrestling right there is you against someone else and it's uh, 341 00:24:36.680 --> 00:24:38.960 you know whatever. You know, it's the best man win. You know, 342 00:24:40.000 --> 00:24:42.799 you have you know, three rounds you know to to compete, and 343 00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:47.319 the best man win. The strongest wins, the most technical win, the 344 00:24:47.359 --> 00:24:51.680 ones with the most endurance win. And I love how can you go against 345 00:24:51.759 --> 00:24:55.119 Cam Cafe's heir. You know, he has to hear, he has to 346 00:24:55.160 --> 00:24:59.200 look and you know, the pose and everything like that. He has a 347 00:24:59.319 --> 00:25:03.559 bright person soonality and you know, if you're making the trip the trek to 348 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:08.039 Tulsa for this year's NCAA Wrestling Tournament, my suggestion is there's this great watering 349 00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:12.599 hole in Tulsa, Oklahoma called the Bar. It's a really cool spot, 350 00:25:14.000 --> 00:25:18.519 strong, strong libations and you can't go wrong. Small, you can order 351 00:25:18.559 --> 00:25:22.400 food to come in there. They don't have a kitchen. Tell them Cheo 352 00:25:22.440 --> 00:25:26.119 Choo sent you, uh huh the Bar in Tulsa, Oklahoma. That's a 353 00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:30.680 wrestling capital right there, Tulsa, man. I mean, they know how 354 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:36.000 to do it. And of course you know the watering hole. We would 355 00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:41.920 expect nothing less from Choo Choo than to give you a place to invite if 356 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:44.799 you're into that sort of if you're into that kind of thing. Yeah, 357 00:25:44.880 --> 00:25:49.359 but good luck to all the Mischigan State wrestlers who have earned the right to 358 00:25:49.400 --> 00:25:55.119 go to Tulsa in the NCAA and hopefull they can bring back some high places, 359 00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:57.480 maybe a championship. Love to see it, man, go green for 360 00:25:57.519 --> 00:26:03.759 those fellas. Moving on to another Olympics sport, hockey, Man, they 361 00:26:03.799 --> 00:26:07.960 had a nice series win over Notre Dame, went in two to one. 362 00:26:08.640 --> 00:26:14.559 Yeah, this is the first series win, you know, big ten tournament 363 00:26:14.640 --> 00:26:18.079 series win for the Spartans. You know, it was a great three. 364 00:26:18.160 --> 00:26:22.039 It was a great series. You know, North End came to took the 365 00:26:22.079 --> 00:26:25.119 first game in Michigan State. You know, came back, went to the 366 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:27.920 drawing boards, sustained and came back and took it. You know, great 367 00:26:29.000 --> 00:26:32.400 job for them. Coach Nightingale when he came and he injected some juice, 368 00:26:32.519 --> 00:26:37.079 He injected some energy into this program, making the hockey season so exciting and 369 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:41.200 fun and at one point it was one of the hardest tickets to get in 370 00:26:41.279 --> 00:26:45.519 East Lanson. Is getting into mont Ice Arena for a hockey hockey game. 371 00:26:45.759 --> 00:26:48.359 And now they're going to take this the show on the road to Minnesota on 372 00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:53.200 Saturday night as they take on the Golden Golphers. If they win this game 373 00:26:53.319 --> 00:27:00.359 straight, they they definitely punched their tickets in the Big Ten Finals to become 374 00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:07.079 Big Ten Tournament champions. Definitely pulling form on that one to make it happen. 375 00:27:07.119 --> 00:27:11.240 So against Minnesota, Minnesota, Yeah, that's gonna be a good game. 376 00:27:11.720 --> 00:27:15.240 I'll be tuned in watching that see if the Spiers can pull it off 377 00:27:15.279 --> 00:27:19.680 man and get to the championship. We have a special guest on the show 378 00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:23.960 coming up, but before we get to that, with a special announce that 379 00:27:25.000 --> 00:27:30.279 we're gonna listen to this message from our friends over at I hop introducing new 380 00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:36.920 sweet and savory crates. 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You know MSU quarterback, 397 00:28:53.400 --> 00:29:00.839 great Detroit Lion draft pick and Super Bowl champion with the Tampa Bay Buccaneer Drew 398 00:29:00.920 --> 00:29:04.039 Stanton joins the show. What's up, Drew? What's going on? Guys? 399 00:29:06.359 --> 00:29:10.279 Drew? You a crape guy? You got me pegged, man, 400 00:29:10.319 --> 00:29:15.279 you already know I like crape. I love breakfast food, so all breakfast 401 00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:18.279 food I did not discriminate. And funny story about I Hop not the one 402 00:29:18.599 --> 00:29:22.319 in East Lansing, but in spring Lake when I got my Super Bowl ring, 403 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:27.480 uh we uh. The first place I ever wore it was to to 404 00:29:27.599 --> 00:29:30.400 I Hop. My son was there and he's like, Dad, you gotta 405 00:29:30.400 --> 00:29:33.200 wear your ring out. And I was like, this thing is so big 406 00:29:33.240 --> 00:29:37.359 and so gaudy. I cannot wear this out. So we go to breakfast 407 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:40.119 and I had it in my pocket and all of a sudden, I pulled 408 00:29:40.119 --> 00:29:41.319 it out and he was like, you're it and I was like, yeah, 409 00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:45.000 I had it on for thirty seconds at the I Hop in spring Lake, 410 00:29:45.079 --> 00:29:48.000 so uh, you know, as soon as I came up, I 411 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:51.599 did not get crapes that day, though, I got just a traditional breakfast. 412 00:29:52.319 --> 00:29:56.079 I'm sure that was a talk of the I Hop that they if people 413 00:29:56.119 --> 00:29:57.240 saw it, probably when you pull it out of pocket, there was like 414 00:29:57.680 --> 00:30:06.359 a light that came out. Yeah. Yeah, must be a champion here. 415 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:10.119 So Drew, talk about some good news some things that are going on 416 00:30:10.200 --> 00:30:12.839 with your organization. You're gonna have a event coming up here in Michigan on 417 00:30:14.079 --> 00:30:17.599 March thirty. First, Yeah, exactly. So first of all, thanks 418 00:30:17.599 --> 00:30:19.480 for having me on, guys. Always good to connect with you and see 419 00:30:19.480 --> 00:30:23.440 what you guys are talking about everything Michigan State. We appreciate that because there's 420 00:30:23.480 --> 00:30:27.839 so many great things. But within that my foundation, the High Five Foundation, 421 00:30:29.599 --> 00:30:33.920 we obviously have our golf outing in Michigan and looking forward to partner with 422 00:30:33.960 --> 00:30:37.079 coach Tucker again make that event everything that it can be for Special Olympics. 423 00:30:37.119 --> 00:30:42.799 But this other event that I started last year is really really cool. So 424 00:30:42.839 --> 00:30:45.680 it's a bowling event. Again. I try to do as much inclusive stuff 425 00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:49.160 as I can, and so through that, we're gonna go on the road 426 00:30:49.160 --> 00:30:52.920 to Detroit and jay U's backyard, have him there again. Who doesn't like 427 00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:56.240 bowling, So we're gonna team up. We're gonna have a lot of fun. 428 00:30:56.839 --> 00:31:00.279 This will be the second annual event and we're gonna partner with Commune the 429 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:03.480 Opportunity Center, a really neat organization that I just learned about last year. 430 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:08.960 It's about helping special needs adults through assisted living around the Detroit area. A 431 00:31:10.000 --> 00:31:14.720 lot of this is privately funded and obviously with the impact of COVID and people's 432 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:18.440 availability to give these funds. It's very hard. So we had a great 433 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:23.799 inaugural event and looking forward to build on that. There will be celebrities there. 434 00:31:23.920 --> 00:31:26.640 Jay, you already said he's coming. He's going to bring his bowling 435 00:31:26.680 --> 00:31:30.240 ball and he's set in the tone, so that's kind of it. It'll 436 00:31:30.279 --> 00:31:33.119 be Friday, March thirty. First, as you said, from twelve thirty 437 00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:37.839 to four thirty, we get to the people at oak Lane's Pub and girl 438 00:31:38.000 --> 00:31:41.920 right there on Middle Belt at Westland or gracious enough to host us again. 439 00:31:42.000 --> 00:31:45.079 So again, anytime I do an event, I want everybody to be able 440 00:31:45.079 --> 00:31:48.799 to come out, have fun, but also raise awareness for the causes that 441 00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:52.960 we believe in and want to go out and support. Yeah, that's excellent. 442 00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:57.279 See the High Five Foundation bat org right there the website if anybody wants 443 00:31:57.279 --> 00:32:01.039 to give. But maybe you can't beat west Land Bowl in l A and 444 00:32:01.079 --> 00:32:05.119 Westland. That sounds like a good time man, cold beer, coldest bear 445 00:32:05.160 --> 00:32:10.640 in town. Oh yeah, you had me at pubub Oh yeah, yeah, 446 00:32:10.799 --> 00:32:14.680 Drew, you know like you you you know, one of a kind, 447 00:32:14.839 --> 00:32:16.640 you know type of guy. You know, I had the opportunity to 448 00:32:17.119 --> 00:32:21.480 you know, you were my quarterback at Michigan State. I remember one time 449 00:32:21.519 --> 00:32:27.240 I thought I was gonna get really just chewed out, because you know, 450 00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:30.799 the quarterbacks are known as the golden gooses, you know, and off and 451 00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:34.680 one time there was one flag we came and we just banged into each other 452 00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:37.279 one time, and then it was another time I stepped on your toe and 453 00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:40.640 you know, just the quietest I've ever heard it go in the practice was 454 00:32:40.680 --> 00:32:45.440 and thank god I was not in there. It was during blitz pick up 455 00:32:45.920 --> 00:32:50.079 and someone didn't get the d line, got back, drew through and his 456 00:32:50.160 --> 00:32:55.400 hand got hit on the helmet and everybody went dead quiet, and all the 457 00:32:55.519 --> 00:33:00.000 running backs are back to like, thank god I wasn't in there. Who 458 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:07.839 was it? Juan and I were sitting back there, I'm sure yeah, 459 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:15.640 because I know it wasn't like of course it happened to agent and this poor 460 00:33:15.720 --> 00:33:17.799 kid had the worst luck ever. He all he wanted to do was to 461 00:33:17.839 --> 00:33:22.359 please people. He just you know, unfortunately it was. It was a 462 00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:27.480 tough day for him. But I never lost face too. But you know, 463 00:33:27.559 --> 00:33:30.680 through all that stuff, you always had a knack for helping people. 464 00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:32.559 And uh, I know, you know you were big into the I believe 465 00:33:32.559 --> 00:33:37.519 it was the Hertwood School in the Lansing area. There that you know Thursday 466 00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:40.440 or tuesdays or off days, you were big into, you know, going 467 00:33:40.519 --> 00:33:44.480 there help and you were you know, drawing guys to go in there for 468 00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.319 you know, like the Special Olympics days and all that stuff there And uh 469 00:33:47.599 --> 00:33:52.759 what you know, since what's that what really drove you towards that cause? 470 00:33:53.000 --> 00:33:57.960 Yeah, exactly all right. So my foundation I was drafted by the Detroit 471 00:33:58.000 --> 00:34:00.039 Lines in two thousand and seven. I already had so many resources in place, 472 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:04.720 So being able to tap into those resources in Michigan state, as you 473 00:34:04.759 --> 00:34:08.639 talked about learning about Special Olympics understanding and how important it could be to not 474 00:34:08.679 --> 00:34:13.559 only donate money, but also to be able to sit there and get involved. 475 00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:16.239 There's so many great things that we can learn through athletics, and we 476 00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:20.960 can teach through athletics, and we can learn how to persevere and overcome things. 477 00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:24.159 And nothing is more special when you see somebody accomplish a goal. And 478 00:34:24.199 --> 00:34:29.119 these special needs kids that set their mind to a task and see it through 479 00:34:29.320 --> 00:34:31.360 is so unique. So being able to partner with them, and then Children's 480 00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:36.400 Miracle Network is the other thing that I got involved with at Michigan State doing 481 00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:42.119 the Make a Wish and different activities through Spare Hospital where I was actually born. 482 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:45.719 So it comes full circle and you feel fortunate to be able to give 483 00:34:45.800 --> 00:34:49.519 back again. I realized at a young age how powerful a tool it was 484 00:34:49.840 --> 00:34:52.039 to be able to show up to a hospital room, or to be able 485 00:34:52.079 --> 00:34:54.159 to show up to a gymnasium and sign an autograph, to take a picture, 486 00:34:54.519 --> 00:34:58.320 to run a race with a kid and let them beat you or not 487 00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:00.360 let him beat you, and he just straight up beats you. You feel 488 00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:05.239 bad to So anyways, whatever whatever it may be, competition brings out the 489 00:35:05.239 --> 00:35:07.400 best in people, and when you give people an opportunity. That's the main 490 00:35:07.440 --> 00:35:10.280 thing that my foundation has always been able to do and and one of my 491 00:35:10.320 --> 00:35:15.000 greatest accomplishments of being in the NFL and doing all these things that I was 492 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:19.119 able to do on a football field. My foundation hit a million dollars in 493 00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:22.000 donations a couple of years back, and to be able to have your name 494 00:35:22.039 --> 00:35:27.360 attached to that, that's the legacy I'm more concerned about leaving. Wow, 495 00:35:27.639 --> 00:35:32.519 that's fantastic. You You had a very consistent presence as a golf ounding over 496 00:35:32.559 --> 00:35:37.800 the years, how many years is it now? Yeah, that's a great 497 00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:40.199 question. So it started down in Marshall, Michigan. I took it over 498 00:35:40.239 --> 00:35:44.320 from a teammate, Mike Furry, who was a wide receiver. We did 499 00:35:44.320 --> 00:35:46.480 it for two more years down there, and then we've made the rounds, 500 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:52.039 tried not to get kicked out, but unfortunately that happens at some different places. 501 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:54.800 But College Fields was great. We went to College Fields, they hosted 502 00:35:54.840 --> 00:35:59.440 us over there. They're phenomenal. We just grew so fast, so quickly 503 00:36:00.039 --> 00:36:05.519 went over to haw Colo and unfortunately, you know, had a little bit 504 00:36:05.559 --> 00:36:09.960 too much fun or twenty seven holes and we just saw things differently as far 505 00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:15.400 as pricing was concerned, and so we moved again to on campus, which 506 00:36:15.440 --> 00:36:20.360 was great, and those presented different challenges in COVID with you know, alcohol 507 00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:22.960 and tobacco and all this stuff. And again, we want to have a 508 00:36:22.960 --> 00:36:24.960 good time, but we want to be responsible in doing that. We emphasized 509 00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:29.400 that at the same time, we want to create unique experiences. So we 510 00:36:29.400 --> 00:36:34.440 were able to do that last year and partnering and changing again, taking and 511 00:36:35.440 --> 00:36:38.719 George Purlis's golf out and partnering with coach Tucker as I talked about and doing 512 00:36:38.760 --> 00:36:43.119 two flights at Lansing Country Club. So we're looking forward to a great event 513 00:36:43.159 --> 00:36:45.679 there. Again, they're so gracious and letting us make this event what it 514 00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:52.039 is of bringing in different sponsors and partnerships that we've created again through the community 515 00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:57.800 of Michigan State, through Lewin Harry's, through Chipotle, through Pizza House, 516 00:36:58.519 --> 00:37:01.280 Douglas Jay comes out and give them. This is a unique golf outing that 517 00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:07.159 nobody can replicate because again, the relationships that have been cultivated over fifteen years 518 00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:15.639 of time. Father, oh man, that's a different story. Oh you 519 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:21.840 know, that's a daily battle. The hardest thing is being a dad, 520 00:37:21.840 --> 00:37:24.360 but it's the most rewarding thing because right now as I transition to figure out 521 00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:29.719 what I want to do next to where I want to concert, uh, 522 00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:32.119 make a concerned effort to make an impact, and the foundation has been a 523 00:37:32.119 --> 00:37:37.440 great thing to be able to do that. But fatherhood is something that I 524 00:37:37.559 --> 00:37:40.440 hold above everything else. Being a good husband and being a good father matters 525 00:37:40.440 --> 00:37:45.880 to me more than anything. And so being able to be my son's baseball 526 00:37:45.920 --> 00:37:47.519 coach. I'm coaching my daughter's softball team, and then I'm coaching a T 527 00:37:47.639 --> 00:37:52.480 ball team which don't tell my daughter's glorified babysitting and I'm not good at it. 528 00:37:52.840 --> 00:37:54.599 But she looked at me with these eyes and she stick, Dawn, 529 00:37:54.639 --> 00:37:57.840 are you're going to be my coach too? Right? And I was like, 530 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:01.199 oh yeah, get out. You know, it's like half the time 531 00:38:01.199 --> 00:38:05.760 it's a successful practice if the kid if no kid like picked up a bat 532 00:38:05.760 --> 00:38:07.760 when he wasn't supposed to hit somebody, or a ball did and hit some 533 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:10.239 kid, or they didn't play in the dirt too much. But uh, 534 00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:14.760 you know, that's the joy of parenthood is you get the opportunity to be 535 00:38:14.800 --> 00:38:16.880 invested in their lives. And I don't take a single day for granted in 536 00:38:16.880 --> 00:38:21.719 that regard. Yeah, that's really cool. I remember when you know, 537 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:23.800 talking to you a couple of weeks back, and you were it was draft 538 00:38:23.880 --> 00:38:27.760 day. You were at your son's base Oh yeah, draft, you know 539 00:38:27.880 --> 00:38:30.320 the whole draft board and everything. Oh yeah, no, I want this 540 00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:34.599 is nine to ten year old baseball. Unfortunately, right like this is nine 541 00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:37.519 or no, this is ten and eleven year old baseball. My daughter's softball 542 00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:38.960 teams, eight year old, this is eleven and twelve year old kids. 543 00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:42.679 And I have set up a full draft board of where I'm going to go 544 00:38:42.760 --> 00:38:45.679 and trying to do everything. But again, it's youth sports, and I 545 00:38:45.679 --> 00:38:50.079 think it's I take that role very serious again, being able to have these 546 00:38:50.199 --> 00:38:52.280 kids when when I take them on and the eleven kids I have on my 547 00:38:52.320 --> 00:38:55.440 team, the ten other kids that are not my son, I treat as 548 00:38:55.480 --> 00:39:00.000 my son, and I'm trying to instill a sense of manhood. I treat 549 00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:01.679 them like man. I make them, you know, be accountable to one 550 00:39:01.719 --> 00:39:05.800 another. And I have one rule, be a good teammate. And it's 551 00:39:05.880 --> 00:39:09.079 all encompassing, be a good teammate. And I can simply look at him 552 00:39:09.119 --> 00:39:10.920 and say, is that being a good teammate? And they're like, oh 553 00:39:10.960 --> 00:39:16.880 man, we're still working through that. We got the old school, so 554 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:20.920 we're sponsored by the Diamondbacks. We got the old school, like purple pin 555 00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:23.400 stripes with the black sleeves. They're sweet, and I'm like, I just 556 00:39:23.400 --> 00:39:25.280 told the kids because I was like, we got to come up with a 557 00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:29.199 name. We have to have a name or so we can have an identity. 558 00:39:29.239 --> 00:39:30.719 And they're like, nobody came up with them. And I was like, 559 00:39:30.719 --> 00:39:32.079 all right, if you don't show up on Friday with the name, 560 00:39:32.239 --> 00:39:36.880 You're gonna just start running laps and everybody's like, no, I probably won't 561 00:39:36.880 --> 00:39:38.559 wake them really run laps, but I want to, you know, at 562 00:39:38.599 --> 00:39:42.280 least scare them into doing that. I came up with the name of the 563 00:39:42.360 --> 00:39:45.920 Kingpins, so we've got pin stripes, but which is also going to coincide 564 00:39:45.920 --> 00:39:50.840 with the bowling alley? Right? Uh so what was the strategy? Say 565 00:39:50.880 --> 00:39:54.599 you had a draft board, what's your draft strategy? Best player available? 566 00:39:54.599 --> 00:40:00.320 Man? Always Now I value p because I'm all over the board. You 567 00:40:00.360 --> 00:40:04.079 gotta have good pitching. When you're talking about eleven and twelve year old kids, 568 00:40:04.079 --> 00:40:06.760 you gotta have kids like I gotta have a catcher. I gotta have 569 00:40:06.800 --> 00:40:08.719 a pitcher, a shortstop. My son Asher, he's left handed, so 570 00:40:08.760 --> 00:40:12.679 he's the first base when he's locked in there, and then center field. 571 00:40:13.000 --> 00:40:15.719 He doesn't get to play the infield. I'm old school when it comes to 572 00:40:15.760 --> 00:40:19.079 baseball. And you know, the the four months that I was on the 573 00:40:19.079 --> 00:40:24.119 baseball team at Michigan State, I still hold and cling to that four months. 574 00:40:24.159 --> 00:40:28.760 So yeah, John al Smith came in getting ready to go on the 575 00:40:28.800 --> 00:40:32.079 spring break trip all that stuff, and he was like, you're you're a 576 00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:36.880 football scholarship. Guy, you're not playing baseball. And I was like all 577 00:40:37.000 --> 00:40:39.679 right. And I didn't have the ability to just transfer like these kids. 578 00:40:39.679 --> 00:40:43.000 I couldn't just pull the plug. So I had to see it through and 579 00:40:43.400 --> 00:40:46.400 go play special teams and do all that stuff. But again, every situation 580 00:40:46.480 --> 00:40:49.960 we're in we can learn from. We can be better for going through it, 581 00:40:50.159 --> 00:40:53.760 and my time at Michigan State was for that. I just it's unfortunately 582 00:40:53.760 --> 00:41:00.880 I had to give up a baseball career. It manifested itself into Beer League 583 00:41:00.920 --> 00:41:08.000 Softball for Ricks, which I was the m v P with her. You 584 00:41:08.039 --> 00:41:14.679 and I were on a softball team for one year. Yeah, sponsor Rick 585 00:41:14.719 --> 00:41:17.159 sponsored. Her was the pitcher he had to pitch, but I was a 586 00:41:17.239 --> 00:41:21.440 shortstop. And so yeah, I mean that's, uh, that's what it 587 00:41:21.480 --> 00:41:24.679 became. It became playing baseball as a freshman at Michigan State, pitching and 588 00:41:24.679 --> 00:41:29.559 getting ready to do everything to then uh doing that and then going into my 589 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:31.079 senior year. I haven't played in five years, and Kurt Gibson came up 590 00:41:31.079 --> 00:41:34.039 to me and he was like, hey, he was like, you don't 591 00:41:34.039 --> 00:41:36.039 need to go to the combine, you don't need to do any of this 592 00:41:36.039 --> 00:41:38.559 stuff. Just just go play baseball this spring, and I was like, 593 00:41:38.599 --> 00:41:42.400 are you out of your mind? And I was like it worked out for 594 00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:45.599 you, but like you're one of one, Like you're probably be one of 595 00:41:45.639 --> 00:41:49.360 the greatest football players ever played at Michigan State and everybody knows you're a illustrious 596 00:41:49.360 --> 00:41:52.280 baseball career. I was like, that's not real sound advice for me to 597 00:41:52.280 --> 00:41:54.519 sit here and say, I'm just not going to go to the combine. 598 00:41:54.519 --> 00:41:58.480 I didn't have that luxury. My senior year didn't go according to play and 599 00:41:58.519 --> 00:42:00.639 it wasn't everything that it was meant to be. I'm going to try and 600 00:42:00.679 --> 00:42:04.840 do everything an opportunity I can to go ahead out here and get drafted as 601 00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:09.719 high as I can. Smart move, yeah, really smart movie. Yeah. 602 00:42:09.760 --> 00:42:14.239 So you know, back to the bowling event that's coming up on March 603 00:42:14.280 --> 00:42:16.280 thirty. First, I know you mentioned me as a celebrity that's gonna be 604 00:42:16.320 --> 00:42:20.880 there. I mean obviously, but who are there, Well, there's celebrities 605 00:42:20.920 --> 00:42:23.679 you have there, can people have opportunity to bawl with Well, a couple 606 00:42:23.719 --> 00:42:27.719 of weeks ago, as you talked about you're like Dave Rainers on there, 607 00:42:27.800 --> 00:42:34.280 the kicker and not too cho Dave Rainers still slang in real estate over there 608 00:42:34.280 --> 00:42:36.480 in Oxford if you need something, so he'll be there. If you need 609 00:42:36.519 --> 00:42:39.760 to talk about real estate questions, Jason Hanson will be there. Anybody in 610 00:42:39.800 --> 00:42:45.679 Detroit areas, Yeah, well, no, we've got other guys. It's 611 00:42:45.760 --> 00:42:47.599 just sometimes you're hesitant to name guys because you don't know if they're really going 612 00:42:47.679 --> 00:42:51.559 to come or show up and things pop up and do everything. So, 613 00:42:52.079 --> 00:42:57.639 uh, there will be some former teammates there college wise, also NFL wise 614 00:42:57.920 --> 00:43:00.960 and being able to do that. But again, these events that we get 615 00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:05.679 to host are so unique in the sense that we get to interact with the 616 00:43:05.719 --> 00:43:08.079 people that are actually impacting and you get to see where your funds are going 617 00:43:08.119 --> 00:43:12.320 to. We're gonna have an auction which is online. If you can't make 618 00:43:12.360 --> 00:43:14.679 it to the event, please go on there. If you want to make 619 00:43:14.679 --> 00:43:16.440 a flat donation because you believe in the cause, that's great too. But 620 00:43:17.800 --> 00:43:22.639 High five Foundation dot org, you know, is right there on the screen. 621 00:43:23.079 --> 00:43:25.920 It's confusing. I wish I hadn't done that when I was making it 622 00:43:27.000 --> 00:43:30.039 fifteen years ago because the number five I suppose the IV when I got too 623 00:43:30.079 --> 00:43:37.159 creative. But that's that's the foundation. And again, everything you need to 624 00:43:37.159 --> 00:43:38.480 know about what we're trying to accomplish is on the website. There. You 625 00:43:38.519 --> 00:43:43.559 can sign up there. There's sponsorship opportunities, there's great things. I'm obviously 626 00:43:43.559 --> 00:43:46.440 going to be there bowling and having a good time, even though a good 627 00:43:46.480 --> 00:43:52.920 bowling day for me is scratching one hundred. That sounds like a good time. 628 00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:54.320 Man, if I'm in time, I'm definitely gonna be I'm in if 629 00:43:54.320 --> 00:43:57.760 I'm here, Yeah, for sure. Come on, we need one more 630 00:43:57.800 --> 00:44:00.119 for a team. It's teams of four and we'll have a good time and 631 00:44:00.360 --> 00:44:05.599 U get after it absolutely, man. So hey Drew, and we appreciate 632 00:44:05.719 --> 00:44:08.519 you coming on and giving us this. And you know what you brought up 633 00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:12.880 something a minute ago about your special team's day. I think that is something 634 00:44:12.880 --> 00:44:16.840 that we'll never see again a quarterback at your level of talent playing on special 635 00:44:16.880 --> 00:44:21.519 teams. Man, that was something to see. But uh, probably not 636 00:44:21.519 --> 00:44:25.079 gonna see that anymore. Man to you, man, just pull a plug 637 00:44:25.119 --> 00:44:28.760 now. Now they can just transfer. It's college free agency. It's like, 638 00:44:29.119 --> 00:44:30.559 I'm terrible, that's I'm out of here. Yeah, I don't like 639 00:44:30.599 --> 00:44:34.800 your situation. This coach talked bad to me. Or call me this like 640 00:44:37.239 --> 00:44:40.639 it's tough. It's a tough era that we're in right now. I mean 641 00:44:40.679 --> 00:44:45.800 the nil era and transfer portal. I don't know. Hey, and we're 642 00:44:45.800 --> 00:44:46.880 gon. We're gonna talk about it at the bowet event. We're there, 643 00:44:46.880 --> 00:44:52.000 we're gonna have we want discussions. Yeah, a little bit. We'll put 644 00:44:52.000 --> 00:44:57.159 the bumpers up for ju too. It's at a pump, so by that 645 00:44:57.199 --> 00:45:01.039 time I might need the bumpers. The final score is the final score. 646 00:45:01.079 --> 00:45:07.440 It doesn't matter how you get there, right exactly. Oh man, Now, 647 00:45:07.559 --> 00:45:09.320 Drew, appreciate the time. Man. You welcome any time to go 648 00:45:09.400 --> 00:45:13.760 on the show. Man. Love having you. A great foundation, great 649 00:45:13.800 --> 00:45:16.480 cause, and you know, definitely go to that number, that High five 650 00:45:16.519 --> 00:45:22.679 Foundation dot org and donate there it is right there. Well. Always good 651 00:45:22.679 --> 00:45:24.960 to see your guys's face. Uh, love chatting with you guys in catching 652 00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:29.199 up and look forward to seeing you guys soon. I appreciate it, brother, 653 00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:32.119 all right, man, hey, it's always good to see Drew. 654 00:45:32.679 --> 00:45:39.079 Yes, and you you I mean the Ricks Softball League. Of course, 655 00:45:40.039 --> 00:45:43.559 when he said that, I said, I know Chach was on that team. 656 00:45:45.599 --> 00:45:49.000 No, there's no doubt in my mind. If there's a rick softball 657 00:45:49.480 --> 00:45:59.000 anything ricks right here, good times, good times. We choot you hey 658 00:45:59.000 --> 00:46:01.159 man that we're coming a lot Olympic sports today. You know, had a 659 00:46:01.199 --> 00:46:07.320 big show a couple of days ago, and Drew stand coming on being he 660 00:46:07.840 --> 00:46:12.199 Drew stands what he is man, just a great human being. Final thoughts 661 00:46:12.199 --> 00:46:14.440 for you before we wrap this show up. Yeah, man, it was 662 00:46:14.599 --> 00:46:15.840 it was a good show. It was a fun show. You know. 663 00:46:15.920 --> 00:46:21.159 Good luck to you know, the men's hoop team that's gonna be competing tomorrow 664 00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:24.239 night. I believe the two thirty tip for them. Good luck to them, 665 00:46:24.280 --> 00:46:30.119 good luck to the wrestling team in the tournament. Good luck to the 666 00:46:30.119 --> 00:46:34.559 hockey team in Minnesota. And you know, hey, let's keep let's keep 667 00:46:34.599 --> 00:46:37.519 this train rolling. Let's keep rolling, Let's keep being Spartans, Let's keep 668 00:46:37.679 --> 00:46:40.599 supporting each other. Yeah, look for the Spartans making a nice run and 669 00:46:40.639 --> 00:46:45.679 the Big Ten tournament basketball wise, we're gonna be there cheering them on too. 670 00:46:46.639 --> 00:46:52.239 Great job as always for Otis Wilid who's on assignment handling business. I'm 671 00:46:52.280 --> 00:46:55.440 Jason Strahor. This is Sparta. Have a good night, God bless and 672 00:46:55.519 --> 00:47:10.239 go green, go white. This is Sparta MSU as a combine presentation of 673 00:47:10.280 --> 00:47:15.679 Playfly Sports Properties in Michigan State Sports Properties. The show is produced by Pete 674 00:47:15.719 --> 00:47:21.880 Manez with additional support from Tony Costella Operations and Social media support is provided by 675 00:47:22.079 --> 00:47:28.599 Alicia Straehorn with support from Cecily Max Brown on location. Technical support is provided 676 00:47:28.639 --> 00:47:32.039 by Good Fruit Video. 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