WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.680 --> 00:00:07.759 Breaking down all the exs and os. It's Steve Rivera and Jaden Summits. 2 00:00:08.119 --> 00:00:14.759 This is I on the Ball on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. They welcome back 3 00:00:14.759 --> 00:00:18.039 to On the Ball. You gonna Fox More fourteen fifteen on Steve Rivera chisos 4 00:00:18.399 --> 00:00:23.559 because Jay has some breaking news. This is I on the Ball breaking news 5 00:00:23.600 --> 00:00:27.440 on Fox Sports fourteen fifteen. You know, it's one of those days where 6 00:00:27.480 --> 00:00:31.000 there's all kinds of different stuff, so it's like, you don't know where 7 00:00:31.000 --> 00:00:34.079 to start with all this. But let me let me get this one out 8 00:00:34.119 --> 00:00:36.960 of the way because it's a kind of a tough situation that we talked about 9 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:44.880 a while back. But the soccer Federation president Luise Rubillez, who's the one 10 00:00:44.960 --> 00:00:49.840 that kissed the soccer player and caused a big uproar, apparently he is stepping 11 00:00:49.880 --> 00:00:55.960 down after the after FIFA opened a disciplinary case against him, So he is 12 00:00:56.000 --> 00:00:59.320 gone. People are still pissed and they're saying, you can't do that, 13 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:03.759 and so he he is losing his job over there. Who well, he 14 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:07.079 is out of here. The spontaneous movement moment that cost him his job. 15 00:01:07.239 --> 00:01:11.040 Yeah, of course, you know, I went. You know what, 16 00:01:11.120 --> 00:01:14.120 I'm not gonna add any more to that. Yeah, I know it is 17 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:17.079 what it is. He can't do that. He did it. He's losing 18 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:19.959 his job. That's what it goes. Andy Anfield, in an interview with 19 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:25.959 Jeff Goodman today, said that Bronnie James uh is. He says we're hopeful 20 00:01:26.000 --> 00:01:29.480 that he will be on the court at some point this season. He said 21 00:01:29.480 --> 00:01:32.560 he was playing extremely well before the issue with his heart. He said that 22 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:34.200 our top concern is his health. But he's saying they're hoping he'll get on 23 00:01:34.239 --> 00:01:38.879 the court before the season is over and you know, get a chance to 24 00:01:38.319 --> 00:01:42.400 play and show what he can do, which is, uh, you know 25 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:48.239 that's I mean, of course that's what you hope, right. Shohyotani has 26 00:01:48.560 --> 00:01:57.719 torn his Ulmer collateral ligament in his pitching arm and is probably gonna undergo Tommy 27 00:01:57.799 --> 00:02:01.640 John surgery, which but I didn't No, it's gonna be his second and 28 00:02:01.680 --> 00:02:06.319 that they say the second one is harder to recover from the first one, 29 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:08.360 which makes all the sense in the world, but I didn't one. What 30 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:15.039 makes him what this is a dumb question. What makes him so special? 31 00:02:16.080 --> 00:02:20.680 And I say that with all due respect, it's not a Christmas because either 32 00:02:20.919 --> 00:02:23.319 he's he's a fantastic hitter, right, we know that, and he's a 33 00:02:23.319 --> 00:02:29.800 pretty good picture. I don't even know where I'm going. He's pure so 34 00:02:29.800 --> 00:02:31.840 so so if he's a give me a ten, he's a different talent, 35 00:02:32.039 --> 00:02:36.639 so of course generational, but okay, hitter, he's a nine out of 36 00:02:36.680 --> 00:02:38.479 ten. He's a nine out of ten. Yeah, probably nine and a 37 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.120 half out of okay, so what is the picture. He's probably a nine 38 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:44.840 out of ten. So this doesn't happen very well. Right, you don't 39 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:46.199 get guys like and I didn't even know what I was gonna ask you. 40 00:02:46.280 --> 00:02:51.280 But but he'll be all right because he doesn't have to pitch, right, 41 00:02:51.400 --> 00:02:53.479 he's still gonna be the phenomenal pitter in the end. Yeah, but but 42 00:02:53.599 --> 00:02:57.879 you know why he is, why he is who he is. Correct, 43 00:02:58.400 --> 00:03:00.800 And they're not saying he's not gonna be able to again, but they're saying, 44 00:03:00.800 --> 00:03:02.599 if he does the surgery, if he has to have the Tommy John 45 00:03:02.599 --> 00:03:07.879 surgery, which sounds like he does at this point in the year, he's 46 00:03:07.919 --> 00:03:10.719 not gonna pitch or play all of next year because you can't be he can't 47 00:03:10.800 --> 00:03:14.039 hit either. Yeah, I mean, if you've had Tommy John surgery. 48 00:03:14.039 --> 00:03:16.120 You can't you know, you can't move you now. They're saying that he 49 00:03:16.199 --> 00:03:21.719 might just not pitch the rest of this year and continue to hit. But 50 00:03:21.759 --> 00:03:23.719 they're saying, he's you know, if if the angels are out of it, 51 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.960 go get the dang surgery so you can come back sooner, you know, 52 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.199 Or if you're gonna take the whole year up, you know, don't 53 00:03:30.240 --> 00:03:32.680 wait two months to get this. So doesn't he his contract is up now, 54 00:03:32.759 --> 00:03:36.520 right this year? So you're gonna buy a guy who's not gonna play 55 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:39.120 next ye job. That's that's that's one of the interesting aspects of that they're 56 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:44.639 talking about what's happened with him is that, Okay, how does this affect 57 00:03:44.680 --> 00:03:49.080 the you know, his uh, his projects for a contract? You know? 58 00:03:49.080 --> 00:03:51.960 Are you are you gonna pay six hundred million dollars for a guy that 59 00:03:52.120 --> 00:03:55.240 ye're not one hundred percent sure you can still pitch? Right? You know? 60 00:03:55.439 --> 00:03:58.520 Well, the thing is show you paining him to pitch, or you 61 00:03:58.560 --> 00:04:00.960 paint him to hit, or you pay him. You're paying him for both. 62 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:04.159 You're paying to both because on top of pain, on top of him 63 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:09.639 being a really good in both all the things that come with it, you 64 00:04:09.680 --> 00:04:13.319 know, the marketing, the the attention to team of course, you know 65 00:04:13.400 --> 00:04:16.360 the fans that come to your games, you know, show the Showyo tiny 66 00:04:16.360 --> 00:04:19.120 thing is more than he's a really good pitcher and a really good hitter. 67 00:04:19.480 --> 00:04:26.040 He's you know, he's bringing you know, in the in the entire uh 68 00:04:26.079 --> 00:04:31.160 you know, Japanese fan base to your to your to your team. So 69 00:04:31.639 --> 00:04:34.360 you know, it's it is going to be really interesting to see what's gonna 70 00:04:34.399 --> 00:04:38.279 happen. You know, he still might get it, but they're saying it's 71 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:42.000 you know, you know, he he won't be on the mound that you 72 00:04:42.000 --> 00:04:45.319 know all of twenty twenty four. He may be able to hit, but 73 00:04:45.360 --> 00:04:47.920 again you just don't know. So they having one hundred percent side he's gonna 74 00:04:47.920 --> 00:04:50.720 have this surgery, but they're saying it looks like it they've done an MRI 75 00:04:51.240 --> 00:04:56.759 and he does have a tear in his pitching. So that is just way 76 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:00.120 too bad. Yeah, I mean, just the bad breaks keep coming for 77 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:04.839 for both for the Angels and now for showhy Okay, let me see, 78 00:05:06.959 --> 00:05:11.040 Okay, here's a funny one. Year's a good one. Jim Harbaugh, 79 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:17.199 who we who we remember? He's he they've self imposed a three game suspension 80 00:05:17.279 --> 00:05:21.720 for him here at the start of the year. They're gonna play East Carolina, 81 00:05:23.839 --> 00:05:30.079 Bowling Green, and UNLV in those three So you said that coach, 82 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:35.240 well, he is. He is assigned one of his a different assistant to 83 00:05:35.360 --> 00:05:41.079 coach each game, and in the UNLV game, one assistant is gonna coach 84 00:05:41.120 --> 00:05:44.079 the fort be the head coach for the first half, one for the second 85 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:46.040 half. So the way he's laid it out, the defensive coordinator, Jesse 86 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:49.600 Mentor, is gonna coach be the head coach for the opener against East Carolina. 87 00:05:49.959 --> 00:05:54.279 The offensive coordinator and who's also the offensive line coach, Jerome Moore, 88 00:05:54.639 --> 00:05:58.240 he's gonna coach be the head coach for the Bowling Green game. And then 89 00:05:58.839 --> 00:06:02.800 the special teams coordinator and safety's coach at Jay Harbaugh, who is his son, 90 00:06:03.319 --> 00:06:08.040 is going to kindle the first half of the UNLV game. And then 91 00:06:08.079 --> 00:06:12.439 Mike Hart, who's the run game coordinator and the running backs coach coaches second 92 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:15.360 half, be the head coach, and second half of the UNLV game. 93 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:18.199 So you you get a head coaching job, and you get a head coaching 94 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:25.680 job. His quote is, I'm certain that all will be impressed with the 95 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:29.439 four coaches ability to direct and manage a game. It's been well documented that 96 00:06:29.439 --> 00:06:31.519 we have very a very talented coaching staff, and I believe that all ten 97 00:06:31.519 --> 00:06:35.199 assistants will be head coaches and then near future. They are all capable of 98 00:06:35.279 --> 00:06:39.279 leading the team at an elite level. I know that everyone will handle the 99 00:06:39.360 --> 00:06:43.560 responsibilities and our players would be the best version of themselves on and off the 100 00:06:43.560 --> 00:06:48.959 field this fall and beyond. Sounds funny that, you know what, That'll 101 00:06:49.000 --> 00:06:53.360 be a fun topic of conversation on on game day and stuff. So there 102 00:06:53.360 --> 00:07:00.279 you go. All right. The production company that that did the did the 103 00:07:00.319 --> 00:07:03.879 blind Side, and that the pictures getting a raw deal, they called it. 104 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:09.480 They call him the story in the movie verifiably authentic. That's those are 105 00:07:09.480 --> 00:07:14.839 the quotes, and that's saying that the loss that Mike Lawer's lawsuit against the 106 00:07:14.319 --> 00:07:19.199 two family is quote causing many to quote unfairly pick apart the movie. You 107 00:07:19.240 --> 00:07:24.879 know, it's it's from all sides. Everybody has their advantages of disadvantages. 108 00:07:25.399 --> 00:07:30.680 Did you read? Oh God, if I just knew names, I'll remember 109 00:07:30.759 --> 00:07:35.720 the fox guy fox guy controversial he no, no, no, he. 110 00:07:36.480 --> 00:07:41.319 A lot of people are defending the family because here was this guy who had 111 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:44.680 nothing, he brought him in. I have no idea to watch the movie. 112 00:07:44.680 --> 00:07:46.720 I don't really don't know, but I've been reading a lot about it, 113 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:48.920 and both sides have their cases. Yeah. Well, and then they've 114 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:53.920 said about Michael Lawer that the part that the part that the movie misconstrues is 115 00:07:53.920 --> 00:07:57.560 that he was already a five star recruit, you know, in his junior 116 00:07:57.639 --> 00:08:01.319 year. He didn't come out of nowhere because his family took him in and 117 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:03.800 got him into this school. In fact, he was already going to the 118 00:08:03.800 --> 00:08:07.439 school, the private school that the family got him into, because he was 119 00:08:07.480 --> 00:08:11.279 on scholarships and stuff, so stuff like that that they're saying it made it 120 00:08:11.319 --> 00:08:15.600 look like the family basically saved his life, you know, when he really 121 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:18.959 had some things going for him already, and he was probably going to go 122 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.920 to Mississippi already, so, you know, because because he had a relationship 123 00:08:22.920 --> 00:08:26.199 with Hugh Freeze at the time. But the story goes on to say that 124 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:31.960 the production company paid says approximately seven hundred sixty seven thousand dollars to the talent 125 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:37.440 agency that represents the family and Michael Oher and as far as they know, 126 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:39.960 everybody's got what their share was supposed to be, so they're like, they're 127 00:08:39.960 --> 00:08:43.399 just upset that it's it's making the movie look bad. So there you go. 128 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:50.960 Cardinals have traded some guys. A former first round pick, Isaiah Simmons 129 00:08:50.240 --> 00:08:56.039 has been traded to the Giants for a seventh round draft pick in next year's 130 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.639 draft. So he was a first round pick and all they got for him 131 00:08:58.679 --> 00:09:05.639 was a seventh And then they also traded a backup tackle, oh gosh, 132 00:09:05.720 --> 00:09:09.399 darn it, Josh Jones, and he got sent to the to the Texas. 133 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:13.279 But Cardinal's making some moves on their lines as you get closer to the 134 00:09:13.320 --> 00:09:20.039 start of the season. They also uh uh made a trade for Josh Dobbs, 135 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:26.360 a backup quarterback uh from the Browns, to add to their quarterback mix, 136 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:30.320 which it looks like going to start the season with Colt McCoy as the 137 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:35.600 starting Good luck for now he's in the mix of quarterback. Yeah, and 138 00:09:35.919 --> 00:09:41.360 let's see what else. The Falcons have named starters at quarterback Desmond Ritter, 139 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:48.399 at running back Bijeon both Beijean Robinson, a wide receiver, Drake London, 140 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:52.360 the kid from from usc who if you call that game with Arizona two years 141 00:09:52.360 --> 00:09:56.480 ago was just tearing him apart. And then he blew out his knee in 142 00:09:56.519 --> 00:10:00.279 the middle of the game, and then a tight end Kyle Pitt so be 143 00:10:00.600 --> 00:10:03.480 Vijan. It looks like he's going to be the starter in Atlanta, not 144 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:09.159 surprisingly, and then you'll be shocked by this one. St shocked, I'm 145 00:10:09.200 --> 00:10:16.200 telling you, easy, Desert swarm ran a pole. If Arizona will get 146 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:22.080 to the five wins over under five wins, try and gets the percentage of 147 00:10:22.120 --> 00:10:26.120 Arizona fans that said they get over five. Oh here, now you're still 148 00:10:26.159 --> 00:10:33.159 not of course, your call is coming from inside the room. Come on, 149 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:39.399 the calls coming from of course you talked about who were the ten percent 150 00:10:39.440 --> 00:10:43.720 that didn't pick up? Eight percent said they get exactly five wins and three 151 00:10:43.759 --> 00:10:48.279 percent said they go under. That's why, that's why if this this questionnaire 152 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:52.399 was putting Waco sextures, it'd be like four percent. Of course, it's 153 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:58.120 all where you're calling from. That's funny. Who are you vote for? 154 00:10:58.159 --> 00:11:01.879 What are you calling from? Two? So they'll get seven. But it's 155 00:11:01.960 --> 00:11:09.279 Jake Fisher calling a few times? All right? Uh okay, Not that 156 00:11:09.320 --> 00:11:13.759 it matters to most people, but it matters to me. The Dodgers just 157 00:11:13.840 --> 00:11:16.840 finished UH, taking the last two games against the against the Indian at the 158 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:22.120 end of the Guardians, sorry about that. They their game got suspended after 159 00:11:22.159 --> 00:11:24.360 three innings last night. They finished it this morning. They win. They 160 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:28.279 win both and then they won the second half today. So there they went 161 00:11:28.279 --> 00:11:33.279 two and one in their series against against the Indians and off to good start 162 00:11:33.320 --> 00:11:37.080 on the road. That's a local. That's a local AUDI boy for you, 163 00:11:37.480 --> 00:11:41.120 seriously, man. And they go to Boston tomorrow. They got a 164 00:11:41.159 --> 00:11:45.519 three game set with Boston that starts tomorrow. So a lot of fun doctors 165 00:11:46.360 --> 00:11:48.320 still turn it up in the UH in the month of August. They are 166 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:54.159 now nineteen and three in August. That's a crazy number. Yeah, that's 167 00:11:54.159 --> 00:11:58.320 a crazy, crazy number to be nineteen and three UH in the month. 168 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:01.960 So okay, that's all. I got. What you got, I don't 169 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:05.559 have very much. I kind of didn't look because I was hoping you'd get 170 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.039 us through the whole I got. I got most of the whole thing. 171 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:15.440 You saw that. You saw that DeAndre I think played well with the team 172 00:12:15.480 --> 00:12:16.960 that he was, you know, trying to get the team with the Bahamas 173 00:12:18.200 --> 00:12:22.000 he has a new found of life inside the basketball world because he played pretty 174 00:12:22.039 --> 00:12:24.799 well. I hope so. And I look at you know, I don't 175 00:12:24.799 --> 00:12:28.440 think DeAndre is a bad guy. No, he's not a bad but I'm 176 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.720 a little you know, just kind of okay. He had his one year 177 00:12:31.759 --> 00:12:33.600 here and he was never really committed to being here, and we saw how 178 00:12:33.639 --> 00:12:37.519 it all ended, you know, that one year. But damn, he's 179 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:41.200 a really good basketball player. And one of the things that you know, 180 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:43.480 it does get me is that he's so good, yet he doesn't seem to 181 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:46.360 put everything into it all the time. No, let me see, Jay, 182 00:12:46.679 --> 00:12:50.279 we've covered these guys. Let me say this, and I'll start from 183 00:12:50.279 --> 00:12:52.320 a guy. I'll start from a guy that we all knew back in the 184 00:12:52.399 --> 00:12:56.720 day. I think you're out of the business, right. Brian Williams fantastic 185 00:12:56.759 --> 00:13:01.120 athlete, could run the court with anybody. Blue thought. He was one 186 00:13:01.120 --> 00:13:03.759 of the better athletes he's ever had. He just didn't care too much about 187 00:13:03.759 --> 00:13:09.279 basketball. He was a big dude who played basketball very well. Up and 188 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:13.039 Stokes. We kind of saw him do big dude who played basketball because well, 189 00:13:13.240 --> 00:13:16.759 he was a big dude. We've set because he had almost because he 190 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:22.799 had to know perfect. We've seen these guys and and and DeAndre is a 191 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:28.120 fantastic athlete. His body is most unbelievable. And he's just a little kid 192 00:13:28.159 --> 00:13:33.200 in a big man's body who knows how to play the game. Well, 193 00:13:33.240 --> 00:13:39.519 but okay, I'll be here sometimes and sometimes I won't. That's who he 194 00:13:39.679 --> 00:13:43.519 is, I know, and that just kills me. Well, he's catching 195 00:13:43.559 --> 00:13:46.600 some checks, jay, I know he's That kills me too. Dang it. 196 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:50.360 Well, you are who you are, and that's who he is. 197 00:13:50.039 --> 00:13:54.919 He'll he'll he's come on drawn the five months that he was here and he 198 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:56.759 watched him, that was the biggest thing. Does he kind of just skate 199 00:13:56.840 --> 00:14:01.080 through things? Because that's what he's done. And there were some games that 200 00:14:01.080 --> 00:14:05.200 he did that and it and then other games he said, Holy forgivable one 201 00:14:05.200 --> 00:14:11.480 of those that they all did that that at the end they wanted out, 202 00:14:11.600 --> 00:14:15.840 they were done practicing, they were done the whole thing, and that didn't 203 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:18.600 matter as much to them as I think it did to the fans. So 204 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:22.120 my point is I wanted to make a quick point was that you're tall, 205 00:14:22.200 --> 00:14:26.440 and all the short dudes, all those normal people think, God, look 206 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:28.519 at that have talent. What do we know what they're thinking? Yeah, 207 00:14:28.879 --> 00:14:35.000 we don't. We absolutely don't. And that's that's bothersome. Yeah. Yeah. 208 00:14:35.759 --> 00:14:37.879 For me, it's like, why are we trying to get into their 209 00:14:37.879 --> 00:14:41.639 heads? And because dang it, we wanted to go out there and win 210 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:43.600 a championship for us. We wish we were there, right because we do. 211 00:14:43.799 --> 00:14:46.720 We wouldn't and we always say if I had that guy's talent, I 212 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.039 would do more with it. All Right, we're gonna take our break. 213 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:52.279 We'll be back. 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Extremely 291 00:20:34.920 --> 00:20:38.400 live, I mean, iHeart radio Whap. This is I on the Ball 292 00:20:38.640 --> 00:20:45.240 with Steve Rivera and Jay Gonzalez on Fox Sports fourteen fifteen. Hey, welcome 293 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:48.279 to I'm about here A sports quoteen fifty on Steve Rivera, He's shakersos now 294 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:51.279 on the phone we have in La Motte and love it. There was a 295 00:20:51.279 --> 00:20:57.119 little football radio color analyst for another station. Are you doing I'm doing good? 296 00:20:57.160 --> 00:21:00.640 How you guys then? And we're two one five. Thanks. I 297 00:21:00.720 --> 00:21:03.119 think one of the questions that we both had you coming in because we saw 298 00:21:03.160 --> 00:21:07.480 you at the scrimmage on Saturday. I think it was and you know, 299 00:21:07.559 --> 00:21:11.599 we're two old dudes, you know, slumping, kind of slow, you 300 00:21:11.720 --> 00:21:18.279 know, run one hundred yard dashing in twenty days. But do you watch 301 00:21:18.359 --> 00:21:22.119 it with a keen eye of a running back? How do you watch scrimmages 302 00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:26.799 or even a game or even a game? Yeah, yeah, I'm always 303 00:21:26.000 --> 00:21:30.160 I always have my analyst hat on when I'm watching it. I never just 304 00:21:30.759 --> 00:21:34.759 can really enjoy it because I'm looking to see I'm looking for improvements. I'm 305 00:21:34.799 --> 00:21:41.240 always looking at I tend to pay attention to the offensive line and the defensive 306 00:21:41.279 --> 00:21:44.759 line. I try to look to see if they're being dominant up front, 307 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:48.359 if they getting movement on the I'm a defensive standpoint. I'm always constantly trying 308 00:21:48.359 --> 00:21:53.279 to see if I see improvements and then pressuring the quarterback. And I'm always 309 00:21:53.359 --> 00:21:56.240 you know, looking at the size of the team. And those types of 310 00:21:56.319 --> 00:22:00.319 things. But I'm never really kind of enjoying it one way or the other. 311 00:22:00.400 --> 00:22:03.160 But I'm just trying to break it down and and and generally speaking, 312 00:22:04.119 --> 00:22:07.759 just from looking at it, I feel like this is by far and away 313 00:22:10.400 --> 00:22:15.160 Jed's best team that he's field it from a personnel standpoint, from a standpoint 314 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:21.200 of just you know, I feel like they're all in a better place coaching 315 00:22:21.319 --> 00:22:26.079 wise, experience wise. I think they're all learning and developing, and so 316 00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:30.640 I just know, I think they're definitely in a good place right now. 317 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:33.839 So the same it sounds like you really do you know, you watch a 318 00:22:33.920 --> 00:22:36.599 play and you kind of pay attention to all the little things going on, 319 00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:38.559 you know, play where somebody like me, I watched the play to see 320 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:41.240 how many yards did you get? Right? Did you get a first down 321 00:22:41.359 --> 00:22:47.160 or not? So you but so you pay attention little aspects of the game. 322 00:22:47.240 --> 00:22:49.279 Does that Does that change from play to play? Like are you watching, 323 00:22:49.720 --> 00:22:53.160 you know, a right tackle and then the next play you're watching the 324 00:22:53.279 --> 00:22:57.079 left guard, or you're watching the tight end, or you're watching the running 325 00:22:57.079 --> 00:23:00.400 back and how he's blocking. I mean, how do you move around watching 326 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:06.039 the game and figuring out you know what you're seeing. I think that's a 327 00:23:06.119 --> 00:23:10.359 good question and and and it's it is pretty that's actually kind of accurate, 328 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:14.680 because I do I tend to like I tend to focus in on on a 329 00:23:14.759 --> 00:23:18.359 player, or I'll focus in on the line or like again, I'm I'm 330 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:21.640 looking for because there's areas that I felt like, you know, I knew 331 00:23:21.680 --> 00:23:25.200 they needed to improve on and and so that's what I'm looking for. And 332 00:23:25.480 --> 00:23:29.440 as far as the offensive line goes, I felt like at times they were 333 00:23:29.519 --> 00:23:33.160 there certain certain parts of the line were really really good, and then I 334 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:36.640 felt like there were certain areas where they it was there was some inconsistency and 335 00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:38.839 they tended to be leaky at certain parts, and that that seems to not 336 00:23:38.960 --> 00:23:41.759 be there this year. So that's the first thing that I've noticed. That 337 00:23:41.880 --> 00:23:45.920 they look pretty solid all the way across, and I'm not I'm not seeing 338 00:23:45.000 --> 00:23:49.599 guys get overpowered and things like that, Like there were times where I see 339 00:23:51.000 --> 00:23:53.480 two guys get blown by and I'm not really seeing that. They look pretty 340 00:23:53.519 --> 00:23:57.839 solid all the way across, and they look bigger and stronger, and they're 341 00:23:57.839 --> 00:24:02.200 doing some things you could tell they're more athletic. You're seeing a lot more 342 00:24:02.880 --> 00:24:04.559 pin and pull type of players, where you're seeing a big guy get out 343 00:24:04.599 --> 00:24:08.680 in front and pull around the outside and lead blocked that way. So they 344 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:14.039 do they look They look different, and I think that's directly related to the 345 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:18.079 fact that they've they've just recruited that way. They've recruited better players up front, 346 00:24:18.119 --> 00:24:21.000 and so you can definitely see the difference there. They look different. 347 00:24:21.039 --> 00:24:25.480 And to ask you a question you said earlier about this is the best team 348 00:24:25.559 --> 00:24:27.640 he's had in three years, Uh, it's probably the best team he had 349 00:24:27.720 --> 00:24:32.599 in day've had in six years. Given this team could probably get any Summons 350 00:24:32.640 --> 00:24:36.119 team and then even maybe the tail end of rich Rod. What do you 351 00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:41.000 think because it's been a while. No, you're definitely it's definitely true. 352 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:45.160 Yeah, they would give They would give the rich Rod air teams some some 353 00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:48.119 smoke for sure, because I mean, Richard rich Rod was known for great 354 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:52.559 offense, and I think that jed when people got here, they were kind 355 00:24:52.559 --> 00:24:56.920 of a lot of people were questioning. They heard a lot of people mumbling 356 00:24:56.960 --> 00:25:00.200 when I was to play calling, is this and that In reality, what 357 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:03.759 they're understanding now is that it was it was personnel. Yeah, And because 358 00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:07.680 I don't care how you can call the greatest players in the world if you 359 00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:11.079 if you know, the quarterbacks getting killed, or if the quarterback can't you 360 00:25:11.119 --> 00:25:12.279 know, get the ball to the receivers, or if the receivers I'm not 361 00:25:12.359 --> 00:25:15.960 getting open. I don't care what the offense is, you know, it's 362 00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:18.960 it's always been about the players. And the first year when they got here, 363 00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:22.640 they were thinking, Okay, we can coach these guys up and you 364 00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:25.440 know, and then after the first year was over, they were like, 365 00:25:25.559 --> 00:25:26.960 yeah, we need to get some more players in here, and and uh 366 00:25:27.519 --> 00:25:30.880 and that's really exactly what they did. You know. There's now you look 367 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:36.240 up and down this roster and you're actually hearing people talk about all conference type 368 00:25:36.279 --> 00:25:38.920 players, all American type players, guys that are on three season all American 369 00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:42.200 teams. That's I mean, that's a real big switch from where they were 370 00:25:42.279 --> 00:25:45.640 just three years ago. So that's what it's all about. And I think 371 00:25:45.759 --> 00:25:49.559 Jed is a fabulous play caller. I mean wide open. And let's think 372 00:25:49.559 --> 00:25:53.720 about this. Their offense average what they average about thirty points a game last 373 00:25:53.799 --> 00:25:59.759 year and anybody watching understand, if you really know what you're watching, they 374 00:25:59.839 --> 00:26:02.519 like a lot of points out there, they could have scored more points, 375 00:26:02.759 --> 00:26:06.440 but they average thirty a game, which is not bad. But I think 376 00:26:06.480 --> 00:26:10.799 that you know, Jayden and Jayden improves on some things, tightening up on 377 00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:14.519 you know, the turnovers. With the improvements in the offensive lines, Jaden's 378 00:26:14.559 --> 00:26:15.759 not running for his life all the time, I think that you know, 379 00:26:17.200 --> 00:26:19.359 they could score more. They could definitely score more than they did last year. 380 00:26:19.440 --> 00:26:22.319 So I think if the office takes a few steps forward, and I 381 00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:26.240 think obviously we even talk about defense yet, but that's a big, big 382 00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:29.839 key for the offense. They have to get better than they were last year 383 00:26:29.880 --> 00:26:34.079 if they want to really do something this ship are you can you pinpoint yet? 384 00:26:34.119 --> 00:26:37.000 And maybe it's too early for this. An area though, where they 385 00:26:37.079 --> 00:26:41.599 look to have improved the most from you know, from last year. Yeah, 386 00:26:41.359 --> 00:26:44.920 oh yeah, for sure. Well, first of all, I think 387 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:48.799 it starts always starts in the middle of the defense. The reason I'm looking 388 00:26:48.839 --> 00:26:52.200 at the offensive and the defensive lines is because no matter what you have, 389 00:26:52.480 --> 00:26:56.480 skill wise, if you don't have the front and intact, you're in trouble. 390 00:26:56.599 --> 00:26:59.680 And the first thing they did, obviously I already talked about the offensive 391 00:26:59.720 --> 00:27:02.079 line, but on the defense side of the ball. You know, they 392 00:27:02.160 --> 00:27:06.240 say strategically, you know, pretty much overhauled that side of the ball. 393 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:11.000 They got significantly bigger and stronger. On the inside. You've got you know, 394 00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:14.839 those a couple of guys just a great example as Bill Norton's six foot 395 00:27:14.920 --> 00:27:18.640 six, three hundred and twenty five pounds d tackle and then you got Tyler 396 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:23.160 Tyler minoah six five through twenty. I mean, they didn't have those type 397 00:27:23.160 --> 00:27:26.319 of guys in the middle of and they've got multiple guys that they can actually 398 00:27:26.400 --> 00:27:30.200 move in and out down there that are really big, big and athletic down 399 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:33.599 there. And then on on the at the different event side. I think, 400 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:37.960 you know, the other part where I think they've they've probably improved also 401 00:27:38.119 --> 00:27:42.000 is on the hedge. You know, they they brought in a transfer from 402 00:27:42.039 --> 00:27:48.960 Michigan, Taylor, Taylor Upshaw, and he know he's six six, four 403 00:27:48.079 --> 00:27:52.440 sixty five, he's about two seventy and not just big though I was watching 404 00:27:52.519 --> 00:27:56.359 him, he's he's very athletic. And I and I was signed myself watching 405 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.039 a Michigan Ohio State game last year and I was watching this play played quite 406 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:03.039 a bit. It was getting great pressure in that league, and so when 407 00:28:03.079 --> 00:28:07.240 I immediately started focusing on him and practicing. He's doing great. Man. 408 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:11.200 That's it's like, those are the guys that we haven't seen around here, 409 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:14.559 and so more of those guys you can get on the team, you know, 410 00:28:14.680 --> 00:28:18.319 the better the results are going to be. Yeah, I was gonna 411 00:28:18.319 --> 00:28:22.200 ask you, because you're the lum played the game obviously here very well. 412 00:28:22.680 --> 00:28:27.319 How has it been being kind of an insider given them not being so well? 413 00:28:27.480 --> 00:28:32.559 How has that been? Yeah, that's that's always been for me. 414 00:28:32.720 --> 00:28:36.200 That's always a struggle because I do live and die with this team. I'm 415 00:28:36.359 --> 00:28:41.720 I'm about as die hard of a fan as I am, just even because 416 00:28:41.720 --> 00:28:45.359 I played. But I know there's not a day that probably goes by during 417 00:28:45.359 --> 00:28:47.920 the year where I'm not thinking about the team and thinking about the makeup of 418 00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:51.160 the team, and when they're struggling, it just it kills me on the 419 00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:55.319 inside. But you know that what's been nice is you're seeing you're starting to 420 00:28:55.359 --> 00:28:59.160 see them get some momentum and they're starting to build it brown and they're recruiting 421 00:28:59.400 --> 00:29:02.200 really unlike I've ever seen them recuve here. I can't think of a time. 422 00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:06.039 Yeah, I thought I thought maybe Mike stoops did. Honestly, Mike 423 00:29:06.039 --> 00:29:08.160 Stoops did a really nice job recruiting. But I think that this is recruiting 424 00:29:08.960 --> 00:29:11.720 is getting to the point to where I think it's even starting to surpass that. 425 00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:15.759 And if they can continue to get like I mean, when have you 426 00:29:15.839 --> 00:29:21.319 seen Arizona sign multiple four star quarterbacks? I mean, think of a time. 427 00:29:21.720 --> 00:29:23.160 I can't, really, I can't think of a time. You know, 428 00:29:25.400 --> 00:29:27.200 the California Player of the year. We got the California Player of the 429 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:32.279 year. You know, I can't think of a time. Yeah, I 430 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:37.000 mean that's that's pretty amazing. And so he's the recruiting is is at a 431 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:40.680 different level right now, and it feels like it's continuing to improve. So 432 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:42.759 those are just if you can get the guys in here, they're always going 433 00:29:42.799 --> 00:29:48.440 to have an opportunity. So yeah, and and and continue to get quality 434 00:29:48.480 --> 00:29:52.720 of coaching there going into the NAU game, and aside from a win, 435 00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:55.119 I mean, what's what do you want to see? What do you want 436 00:29:55.160 --> 00:29:56.319 to know or what do you want to see by the end of that game. 437 00:29:59.039 --> 00:30:02.640 I want them, I want them to dominate in AU and I'd like 438 00:30:02.759 --> 00:30:07.440 to see them not mess around with with these guys. I mean, I 439 00:30:07.559 --> 00:30:10.640 know NAU is not going to come here to lay down, but I think 440 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:15.119 that this is a much different team than the one that got beat there. 441 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:18.559 And we all know that in the you should not beat in Arizona. There's 442 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:22.359 just that should not happen. But let's face it, a couple of years 443 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.359 ago when they played they that's what we had Arizona. But that was a 444 00:30:26.440 --> 00:30:29.799 one win team and they won. You know, the one win they had 445 00:30:29.960 --> 00:30:33.559 was versus the team that was decimated by COVID. They just didn't have the 446 00:30:33.680 --> 00:30:37.680 talent to do it then. But right how this team looks right now, 447 00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:40.599 I feel like this team can move the ball. I'm pretty much anybody that 448 00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:47.039 they play against, and and I think with improvements in the steady improvement that 449 00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:49.200 they've they've they're really focusing on the deference. I think that they should, 450 00:30:49.279 --> 00:30:52.599 they should really take it to an AU. So I'm looking for more of 451 00:30:52.640 --> 00:30:56.519 a dominant performance there. They should. They should. I think they should 452 00:30:56.519 --> 00:30:59.279 get out there and really put some points up. And I would like to 453 00:30:59.319 --> 00:31:02.839 see some dominant it's on the field and in the middle and the you know, 454 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:04.799 the line of sherman, the line of scrimmage, and you know that's 455 00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:08.319 that's all I want to see and create a momentum for them going on in 456 00:31:08.400 --> 00:31:11.759 a big road trip the following week. So I was going to ask you, 457 00:31:11.880 --> 00:31:14.799 can you make a prediction? But I don't want to ask you because 458 00:31:14.799 --> 00:31:18.000 I'll put you on the spot in a weird way. You've given who who 459 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:19.359 you are. I'll just say, you're gonna partly go Jake Fisher on to 460 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:25.079 me eight or nine wins. You know. The funny thing is, I 461 00:31:25.119 --> 00:31:27.799 don't do it. I'm not I'm not the guy that will give you win 462 00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:33.000 totals because my approach is always I want to see them play somebody first before 463 00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:36.759 I start spouting out what I think they're going to do, because anybody can 464 00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:38.920 look good against the same people in practice, but I want to see them 465 00:31:38.920 --> 00:31:42.720 against the nuts, somebody in a different uniform. Then I start to conformulate 466 00:31:42.799 --> 00:31:45.960 where I think we may or may not be able to do. Can you 467 00:31:47.039 --> 00:31:49.720 do that after the first game, though, maybe the second game? I 468 00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:52.960 think so. I think the first the first game is going to tell me 469 00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:56.839 if if we do what we're supposed to do in the first game, that'll 470 00:31:56.839 --> 00:32:00.839 tell me a lot. If we go out there and around for two quarters 471 00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:04.640 and not look good and look sloppy. And I mean, I know it's 472 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:07.640 the first game, and obviously there's you've got to knock off the rust. 473 00:32:07.720 --> 00:32:10.720 But from a physical standpoint, we need to dominate in and you will not 474 00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:13.839 mess around with them. We need to get out there and punch them in 475 00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:16.720 a face and pretty much, you know, let them know that they're gonna 476 00:32:16.720 --> 00:32:20.279 be in a in a it's gonna be a long night. That's the type 477 00:32:20.279 --> 00:32:22.039 of game that they really need to I really think they need to come out 478 00:32:22.039 --> 00:32:27.200 and do that and to stop a seff Yeah no, I well, and 479 00:32:27.319 --> 00:32:29.559 that's the thing. I mean, you know, you know, as a 480 00:32:29.599 --> 00:32:32.480 fan, you're saying, you gotta beat these guys by forty points and and 481 00:32:34.319 --> 00:32:37.039 you and you'll feel you'll feel pretty good about that because again, they've they've 482 00:32:37.039 --> 00:32:40.039 got athletes who they're gonna come They're gonna put probably score could you know a 483 00:32:40.039 --> 00:32:43.680 few touchdowns. There are a couple of touchdowns, But wait, what you 484 00:32:43.759 --> 00:32:45.400 do want to see is that they're in charge the whole time. I mean, 485 00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:49.720 that's that's how I see it. And then then at Mississippi State, 486 00:32:49.759 --> 00:32:52.079 I mean that's gonna be a I think that's gonna be a fun game, 487 00:32:52.759 --> 00:32:55.119 you know. I the fan in me says they got a shot to go 488 00:32:55.160 --> 00:32:59.319 over there and win that the realist of me says, don't. Don't mark 489 00:32:59.359 --> 00:33:01.680 this down as a win. It's got me to us. I mean, 490 00:33:02.880 --> 00:33:06.000 I'm sorry to catch you off, but yeah, I agree with you. 491 00:33:06.279 --> 00:33:09.160 I agree with you. I'm not I'm not chalking that up as a as 492 00:33:09.240 --> 00:33:12.880 a win. I'm definitely not chalking it up as a loss though, either, 493 00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:15.599 because you know, whenever you whenever, you kind of change regimes a 494 00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:20.039 little bit, and they're they're also breaking in a brand new offense and there's 495 00:33:20.079 --> 00:33:24.319 so there's some advantages that we we definitely have, but they still have that 496 00:33:24.519 --> 00:33:29.240 same defense they had last year. But but they they've had a lot of 497 00:33:29.279 --> 00:33:32.079 turnover though in terms of that personnel. So if we are going to beat 498 00:33:32.119 --> 00:33:35.000 them, and we're gonna knock them off, this is a time to do 499 00:33:35.079 --> 00:33:37.400 it at the beginning of the year in the second game. We probably don't 500 00:33:37.440 --> 00:33:40.759 want to catch them in November where I kind of worked out their little issues. 501 00:33:42.160 --> 00:33:45.519 It's probably and I feel like going into this game, we're actually probably 502 00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:49.799 the more experienced team, so it's going to be interesting. It's definitely gonna 503 00:33:49.799 --> 00:33:53.640 be interesting. We also know that they have SECU personnel down there at Mississippi 504 00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:58.200 State, and they were I mean, our guys, everyone was talking about 505 00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:00.759 Holy smokes. This team is big. When we played the last year, 506 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:04.119 they were here among us. So it's gonna be it's gonna be interesting. 507 00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:06.559 But that for me, it will be nice. And because it'll be a 508 00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:08.239 task, you know, it will be a chance to see if we can 509 00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:12.559 really test ourselves, if we can hold up physically, and a lot of 510 00:34:12.599 --> 00:34:15.280 things. It's gonna answer some questions. So I'm looking forward to it, 511 00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:17.480 just like you guys. Well, Lamont, we appreciate your time. This 512 00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:21.320 is it. We'll see you soon. Having to get started, man, 513 00:34:22.599 --> 00:34:24.239 oh yeah, man, that's it. It's always a pleasure to talk to 514 00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:29.880 you guys. Rent you guys are classics here in Tucson and keep representing. 515 00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:35.880 Appreciate We'll see you in the media line at the football food Yes, sir, 516 00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:42.280 hopefully they got some good stuff that is there. You go, Hey, 517 00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:45.719 Lamont, thanks a very much, man, I appreciate it. Okay, 518 00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:50.679 my friends, thank you. Good dude, Good dude. I just 519 00:34:51.039 --> 00:34:54.119 remember, you know the first first day of when the freshman reported his freshman 520 00:34:54.239 --> 00:34:57.920 year, and I'm like, you know, and here he is, man, 521 00:34:58.239 --> 00:35:00.400 Yeah, well hiving his brother. His brother was here too that thirty 522 00:35:00.440 --> 00:35:05.000 five years later. Man, he's still hanging around. That's hanging around thirty 523 00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:08.400 thirty five because it was in the eighty eight class eight, because the freshman 524 00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:13.360 when the first game, because Turner was a little a little older than give 525 00:35:13.440 --> 00:35:16.119 us a freshman in eighteen. I've been here that long. I've been here. 526 00:35:16.280 --> 00:35:20.800 This will be what's your day? Twenty third, twenty fourth, Oh, 527 00:35:20.960 --> 00:35:22.840 man, I celebrated. I didn't even celebrate. Didn't know I got 528 00:35:22.920 --> 00:35:27.880 here, arrived here in August twenty third of nineteen eighty seven, didn't know 529 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:30.960 yesterday was thirty six years and you know, you thinking I'll be here for 530 00:35:30.000 --> 00:35:32.800 a young com cup of coffee, out here for a lot of couple of 531 00:35:32.840 --> 00:35:39.159 coffees. You were a young man, skinny too, oh the nut skinny. 532 00:35:39.239 --> 00:35:42.840 You've grown all right? That was fine, Lamont love it, Lamon 533 00:35:42.920 --> 00:35:45.440 appreciate you being here. We'll talk again and we're gonna take our break. 534 00:35:45.480 --> 00:35:49.639 We'll be back. Take your cost five two zero four one six seventy four 535 00:35:49.679 --> 00:35:52.719 forty. You're an Arizona Man's basketball fan. You know it's been successful for 536 00:35:52.800 --> 00:35:55.400 nearly forty years. Now take a look back at the Ludolson era in my 537 00:35:55.480 --> 00:35:58.960 new book, Lessons from Loot. It was a labor of love through the 538 00:35:59.000 --> 00:36:01.760 eyes of twenty five four players, coaches, and friends to give insight to 539 00:36:01.840 --> 00:36:06.199 the coach and the men who led them, competed against them, and inspired 540 00:36:06.239 --> 00:36:09.119 them. 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Subscribe now to the podcast on the 590 00:39:49.360 --> 00:39:53.199 iHeart Radio ah app just Surgery I on the Ball. They welcome back to 591 00:39:53.199 --> 00:39:57.199 twy in the Ball here on Fox Sports fourteen fifty. I'm Steve Rivera, 592 00:39:57.239 --> 00:40:00.400 You're Jagonzos. What do you call us? Old kage dudes? All those 593 00:40:00.559 --> 00:40:07.679 classics that means all exactly that means. As a compliment, I'm like a 594 00:40:07.760 --> 00:40:13.280 fifty nine Chevy. You're one of sixty three sixty four four Teber, you're 595 00:40:13.400 --> 00:40:17.480 Keber. Yes, okay, it's funny in the shop right now, all 596 00:40:17.559 --> 00:40:22.159 right, Steve? Why does this never happen to me? Things just came 597 00:40:22.199 --> 00:40:27.480 across on Twitter? Draftking Sports Book. Some guy did a two dollars ten 598 00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:37.239 leg parlay on on ten different guys getting more than one RBI okay, and 599 00:40:37.320 --> 00:40:40.119 how many and he hit it? What do you want twenty five thousand, 600 00:40:40.400 --> 00:40:44.880 seven ninety First of all, because you're two dollars bet, because you want 601 00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:47.159 you bet the two dollars because you're the two dollars guy. You don't bet 602 00:40:47.280 --> 00:40:53.880 ten leg things and you don't bet that crazy. Yeah, you're you're you're 603 00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:58.079 you're a bit player. You're a bit player, right, I'm not saying 604 00:40:58.239 --> 00:41:01.280 and you and you go three four maximum? Maybe, well I'll do like 605 00:41:01.400 --> 00:41:06.440 a I'll do like like I'll do an eight, like an eight team money 606 00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:10.039 lying partly, but you know they're all you know, minus four hundred, 607 00:41:10.199 --> 00:41:14.320 right, and then they're all two foot bets and I'll miss one this one 608 00:41:14.400 --> 00:41:16.000 right right? No, this is your this is one of your brothers. 609 00:41:16.840 --> 00:41:21.679 Accidental tourists wins because he's done that before. We're I'll do this, and 610 00:41:21.719 --> 00:41:24.159 then all of a sudden he's catching a fifteen hundred dollars ticket. Yeah for 611 00:41:24.320 --> 00:41:28.920 you know, for making a mistake exactly because this this is not you. 612 00:41:29.320 --> 00:41:30.239 Yeah, no, I don't. I don't make these You don't make these 613 00:41:30.280 --> 00:41:37.159 bets. That's why two dollars into twenty five grand and two bucks. I 614 00:41:37.199 --> 00:41:40.199 mean you have to study and kind of say, you know, it's like 615 00:41:40.280 --> 00:41:45.559 pulling off a two dollars ten game parley. Come on it. It's hard 616 00:41:45.599 --> 00:41:47.639 to get four games. It's hard to three games. Yeah, it's hard 617 00:41:47.679 --> 00:41:51.719 to get three. Yeah, it's really hard to get three. All right, 618 00:41:51.880 --> 00:41:54.280 a couple of things. Arizona soccer starts. It's uh as its home 619 00:41:54.320 --> 00:42:00.360 opener tonight, uh seven o'clock against Grand Canyon, So out at i'll kahe 620 00:42:00.480 --> 00:42:02.920 stadium. So make sure you get out there for that. Right. We 621 00:42:04.000 --> 00:42:07.480 were just in contact with the Eric Rodgers. He's gonna he's gonna get us 622 00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:10.480 into the game tomorrow nights Maranna at South Point. Again. Really look forward 623 00:42:10.480 --> 00:42:13.920 to going to see a good high school football game. It's been a while, 624 00:42:14.239 --> 00:42:15.400 you know, I went to a few of those Ironwood Ridge, South 625 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:19.400 Point games a few years ago and stuff like that. But it's really been 626 00:42:19.440 --> 00:42:22.039 a long time. Went to some Sunnyside games, but I went to Sunnyside 627 00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:24.920 games or the Cardiness side, the burritos, not for the well, not 628 00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:30.400 for the football. We've been us. So we'll go to that. Well. 629 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:32.920 We're part of the media, so you're feeding us. We'll be there, 630 00:42:34.239 --> 00:42:37.239 exactly, we'll be exactly. Volleyball gets his home. It's a season 631 00:42:37.360 --> 00:42:43.679 started tomorrow with the Cactus Classic. They opened with h UC Davis at ten 632 00:42:43.719 --> 00:42:47.960 o'clock in the morning tomorrow at at at McHale. They'll play. They'll also 633 00:42:49.000 --> 00:42:52.880 play in North Carolina, uh in the afternoon or I should say in the 634 00:42:52.960 --> 00:42:57.840 evening at seven o'clock. Then they will take on Pacific on Saturday morning. 635 00:42:58.000 --> 00:43:00.960 So we're on a Saturday afternoon, three matches over the weekend to get their 636 00:43:00.960 --> 00:43:06.239 season started under the new coach, Rita Stubbs, a long time, one 637 00:43:06.679 --> 00:43:08.760 time player. Okay, here's a funny thing, because we're gonna, we 638 00:43:08.960 --> 00:43:12.679 hope people, we're gonna do our over unders on all the pac twelve kings. 639 00:43:14.599 --> 00:43:15.840 Yeah. Well, I'm not gonna study that, but I'll tell you 640 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:19.239 what that Well, you know, doing as you go along many, but 641 00:43:19.320 --> 00:43:22.599 we're gonna do We're gonna do all of our over unders some at some point 642 00:43:22.719 --> 00:43:25.280 during the show tomorrow for for the Pac twelve. Are we gonna bet anything 643 00:43:25.320 --> 00:43:30.920 on it? We'll just do it right bragging rights. Okay, So Sports 644 00:43:30.000 --> 00:43:36.239 Betting Time just posted this and these are the most bet on overs and unders 645 00:43:36.320 --> 00:43:42.519 on Draft Kings sports book as of it looks like about four o'clock. Okay, 646 00:43:42.559 --> 00:43:47.239 So who do you think is the most bet over most? This is 647 00:43:47.320 --> 00:43:52.880 all over yeah, all and Olive Draft Kings over under the over that's been 648 00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:58.840 bet the most over over four Ohio. I don't know. Colorado over three. 649 00:43:59.280 --> 00:44:00.559 Yeah. See, that's why I like you. It's not why I 650 00:44:00.639 --> 00:44:04.239 like it. I just think they're gonna win at least four. But but 651 00:44:04.360 --> 00:44:08.599 then on the other hand, they are the number four most bet on under 652 00:44:09.039 --> 00:44:13.119 three and a half. So people are just putting money on Colorado. Guess 653 00:44:13.159 --> 00:44:16.800 what Vegas is doing or Draft Kings are doing. This is what we want. 654 00:44:17.719 --> 00:44:21.280 Half the people are gonna lose, and that's how they make that, 655 00:44:22.320 --> 00:44:30.039 all right. The second most bet on over is Iowa over eight over over 656 00:44:30.159 --> 00:44:31.760 eight. They're losing a half thirteen I'm not sure I would take that, 657 00:44:31.800 --> 00:44:35.920 And they're right, they've got this gambling scandal and stuff going on. I 658 00:44:35.920 --> 00:44:38.960 wonder how many of the players have got that right. It's not the team 659 00:44:39.000 --> 00:44:46.000 Betty, that was terrible, legit, it was clever. Well, well, 660 00:44:46.039 --> 00:44:49.039 you know here, look at this, it's all big ten right after 661 00:44:49.239 --> 00:44:52.400 after Colorado, the third most bet over is over five and a half or 662 00:44:52.480 --> 00:44:58.519 Michigan State. They've got net number four. They've got Michigan over ten and 663 00:44:58.559 --> 00:45:01.800 a half and then Pence State over nine and al. So somebody's got somebody's 664 00:45:01.800 --> 00:45:06.199 got to lose in that league, right, Sure, Florida goes to Utah 665 00:45:06.960 --> 00:45:08.639 next the first week of the year, right, No, TJ is gonna 666 00:45:08.639 --> 00:45:13.960 go watch it in Utah. I didn't reallyize Florida they could lose their coach 667 00:45:14.079 --> 00:45:17.280 two years in because they're not They're not Florida. They haven't been Florida forever, 668 00:45:17.480 --> 00:45:21.480 so why they lost Anthony Richardson? So yeah, I mean, I 669 00:45:21.800 --> 00:45:23.400 you know, Florida beat Utah last year and they shouldn't have. You know, 670 00:45:23.559 --> 00:45:28.360 Utah was the first first there and it was Utah and they believe that 671 00:45:28.400 --> 00:45:30.519 that. That one pissed me off because I had Utah in that game. 672 00:45:30.840 --> 00:45:35.159 But anyways, as far as the unders, the most bet on under Iowa 673 00:45:35.239 --> 00:45:37.039 State under five and a half is the Arizona in this mix at all. 674 00:45:37.280 --> 00:45:40.079 But no, did you did you? I know you're talking with Gambly. 675 00:45:40.119 --> 00:45:45.559 Did you see Big Game Boomer today yesterday? Which the best uniforms in the 676 00:45:45.639 --> 00:45:46.920 state. Yeah, we did. We talked about that the best uniforms in 677 00:45:46.960 --> 00:45:50.960 the state, in the state or in the country, in state in the 678 00:45:51.159 --> 00:45:52.679 best uniforms in need state. Did you give it a test you? Oh? 679 00:45:52.760 --> 00:46:01.320 If J Fisher was like, I missed that. And anyway, Florida 680 00:46:01.360 --> 00:46:06.840 State under ten, Texas under nine and a half, then Colorado under three 681 00:46:06.840 --> 00:46:08.519 and a half, in Tennessee under nine and a half. So those are 682 00:46:08.559 --> 00:46:12.920 the most bet on unders on Draft Kings sports books like, there you have 683 00:46:13.039 --> 00:46:16.800 it, and I'll go battle have fun with that. You know, I 684 00:46:16.880 --> 00:46:19.880 took care Zone, but that I think that's the only one I'm gonna do. 685 00:46:19.920 --> 00:46:22.039 I don't think I'm gonna doing any other ones. You said you were 686 00:46:22.079 --> 00:46:24.880 taking Colorado. I think over I think so. I think that would be 687 00:46:24.920 --> 00:46:30.519 a fun bet only because because I think I think who called Rick? Rick 688 00:46:30.599 --> 00:46:34.840 called yesterday to say that I totally agree with Rick and I devil agree with 689 00:46:35.159 --> 00:46:37.519 Rick all the time, but that they're gonna play over their heads against the 690 00:46:37.679 --> 00:46:43.559 teams with because of the the Dion factor. Did you see Michael Irving was 691 00:46:43.639 --> 00:46:46.320 there yesterday and then he didn't see a speech? No, it's funny and 692 00:46:46.719 --> 00:46:52.960 you talked about him being the celebrity coach and Michael Irvian's known because he's on 693 00:46:53.000 --> 00:46:59.280 TV. But do these kids really know Michael Irving? Does that make sense? 694 00:46:59.360 --> 00:47:01.280 Wow, they're gonna introduced him as a Hall of Fame and fell Hall 695 00:47:01.320 --> 00:47:06.280 of Famer one thirty Super Bowls and all that stuff. But did they see 696 00:47:06.320 --> 00:47:08.400 him play? No? No, of course now they're like eighteen years ago, 697 00:47:08.599 --> 00:47:10.679 nineteen years ago, they they didn't. Yeah, no, they didn't 698 00:47:10.679 --> 00:47:15.760 see him play at all. Michael Irving get out the field goal? Then, 699 00:47:15.119 --> 00:47:17.000 oh, the big game? Boomer says, he's going to the game 700 00:47:17.079 --> 00:47:22.239 at the New Mexico at the New Mexico State Really Yeah, Why, I 701 00:47:22.280 --> 00:47:25.239 don't know he's is he based out of Texas? He's in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, 702 00:47:25.400 --> 00:47:31.280 in Oklahoma, I think he's in Oklahoma. What particular I just tweeted 703 00:47:31.320 --> 00:47:34.639 an hour ago, I've got a long road trip tomorrow to Las Cruises, 704 00:47:34.679 --> 00:47:42.800 New Mexico. Duet Cruises is what how many hours from here? It's four 705 00:47:42.840 --> 00:47:45.440 hours? Four hours. I'm not going to that. I'm saying I went 706 00:47:45.480 --> 00:47:49.440 to school there and I'm not going there. No, it's the kids. 707 00:47:49.480 --> 00:47:52.119 You got pezs over there. Huh, you got peeps over there. I 708 00:47:52.360 --> 00:47:55.280 got a peep. It's a nice place. It's twosun in nineteen seventy five. 709 00:47:57.360 --> 00:48:02.440 Okay, that's years small, smaller years ago. It's small town. 710 00:48:02.679 --> 00:48:06.239 You know, it's small college town. It's it's it is what it is. 711 00:48:07.119 --> 00:48:09.119 Don't knock on Cruisies is just what it is. I just remember passing 712 00:48:09.159 --> 00:48:14.440 through there on my way to Most people do if Tucsons have passed through cruises 713 00:48:14.480 --> 00:48:16.719 is a past? Yeah? Yeah, seriously, seriously, So I know 714 00:48:16.840 --> 00:48:20.400 it's funny, all right. A lot of people are arguing about whether or 715 00:48:20.440 --> 00:48:24.960 not if Kirby Smart wins another national championship, he goes back to back to 716 00:48:25.119 --> 00:48:30.719 back. No do you put him over Nick Saban? No? No, 717 00:48:31.760 --> 00:48:36.000 no, all time? Yeah no no, first thing, won't do it. 718 00:48:36.159 --> 00:48:38.639 But no, who do you think the win that's championship? You don't 719 00:48:38.639 --> 00:48:49.239 think it's state? Maybe now Michigan nor lose a game, and he shouldn't 720 00:48:49.280 --> 00:48:57.000 lose. What I'm I'm looking it up right now, but let me see 721 00:48:57.719 --> 00:49:02.199 futures some national champions chip. How do you get that so fast on your 722 00:49:02.199 --> 00:49:05.840 screen? Did you have a fast computer? Well, because I and I 723 00:49:05.880 --> 00:49:09.280 have it, Mark, I got it right up there with you know my 724 00:49:09.400 --> 00:49:17.639 mad's George is the favorite at plus two twenty Alabama four plus six hundred sixty 725 00:49:17.760 --> 00:49:24.599 one. Okay, Ohio State seven hundred. I that's not about number Michigan, 726 00:49:25.800 --> 00:49:30.679 Michigan eight hundred s When I say it's favorite of the Michigan. Yes, 727 00:49:30.159 --> 00:49:32.519 so I would tell you twenty bucks. Ohio State in one hundred and 728 00:49:32.559 --> 00:49:39.280 sixty bucks about it, LSU at eleven hundred. Then USC comes in at 729 00:49:39.320 --> 00:49:49.039 fifteen hundred, so fifteen to one, Washington's four thousand. They're not gonna 730 00:49:49.079 --> 00:49:52.559 win the national championship. I just think you're gonna win the steven Now, 731 00:49:52.719 --> 00:49:55.280 yeah, you're still not losing hope on it. But yeah, the running 732 00:49:55.280 --> 00:49:59.960 back that got hurt, it's not like he's a it wasn't a Heisman candidate. 733 00:50:00.199 --> 00:50:01.599 That's what I told you yesterday. They'll find people, They'll get a 734 00:50:01.639 --> 00:50:05.039 guy they'll get a guy who can do what they need. And I don't 735 00:50:05.079 --> 00:50:07.599 believe that it's in the hands of Michael Paynton. I was gonna say it. 736 00:50:07.639 --> 00:50:09.360 I don't believe. I don't believe if one guy gets hurt, if 737 00:50:09.360 --> 00:50:14.440 he's not the quarterback there, they'll be at guy. The guys they're they're 738 00:50:14.679 --> 00:50:16.079 that good for a reason. You know. You got me thinking, Steve 739 00:50:16.119 --> 00:50:20.880 about how state it'side of the blue. This is your two dollars, ten 740 00:50:20.920 --> 00:50:22.920 dollars whatever? This is it right here? Ten bucks, win seventy bucks? 741 00:50:23.079 --> 00:50:27.320 Yeah? Yeah, why not be fine? Yeah, and then you 742 00:50:27.440 --> 00:50:30.679 have some skin in the game. And then and then they'll piss me off. 743 00:50:30.480 --> 00:50:35.239 We'll come to January eighth or January one, say what the hell is 744 00:50:35.360 --> 00:50:39.320 why did I do? Yeah? You know what, they'll be, they'll 745 00:50:39.360 --> 00:50:47.000 be your your Aaron, Aaron Rodgers'll be you still hate that guy, hate 746 00:50:47.039 --> 00:50:52.239 him? What did you run the ball? That's two years ago. It 747 00:50:52.280 --> 00:50:54.039 was three years ago, three years ago, three years ago. He had 748 00:50:54.719 --> 00:51:00.480 clear way to get a touched down flows the ball points. No, he 749 00:51:00.679 --> 00:51:07.840 was just I want to end the year. Yeah, it's not worth it 750 00:51:07.920 --> 00:51:12.440 to put anything on Georgia, you know, No, it's not even fun 751 00:51:12.519 --> 00:51:15.840 because they're they're gonna you know, possibly it's it's Alabama. Will they research 752 00:51:16.159 --> 00:51:21.440 come back? Who knows? Ohio State. I think that's kind of like 753 00:51:21.559 --> 00:51:27.599 the kind of a nice little one quarterback though they got a new quarterback their 754 00:51:27.639 --> 00:51:31.239 Ohio State. Yeah, Ohio State. Texas needs to come back football wise, 755 00:51:31.599 --> 00:51:36.599 because they Texas. Without Texas and football, it's kind of like if 756 00:51:36.599 --> 00:51:39.760 they were to come back, they're going at it's USC, then Clemson, 757 00:51:40.320 --> 00:51:45.880 Florida State, and then uh and then Texas and then then you go to 758 00:51:45.960 --> 00:51:50.760 Penn State, Tennessee, Notre Dame, Oregon, and Washington are the same 759 00:51:50.840 --> 00:51:55.239 at four thousand. Who's gonna finish? You think questions is gonna be ahead 760 00:51:55.239 --> 00:51:59.639 of I don't know about Oregon. I don't know. Well, you see, 761 00:52:00.159 --> 00:52:04.119 I think I think the whole thing with Kenny Dillingham leaving, you know, 762 00:52:04.159 --> 00:52:07.000 they they're gonna have They got a new offensive coordinator up there, lost 763 00:52:07.079 --> 00:52:10.320 some guys because of that, you know, some recruits and stuff, you 764 00:52:10.400 --> 00:52:14.239 know, getting used to the new uh. You know this is about Nicks 765 00:52:14.320 --> 00:52:17.480 is like he's had a new offensive coordinator like every year that he's played, 766 00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:21.440 and he's still pretty good. He's still pretty good. But you know, 767 00:52:22.000 --> 00:52:24.960 if they don't lose something I think they've got I want to say Michigan State 768 00:52:25.199 --> 00:52:30.800 early in the year. I think they opened with Michigan State or something like 769 00:52:30.920 --> 00:52:35.280 that. That's gonna be uh you know, but Michigan State's not supposed to 770 00:52:35.280 --> 00:52:37.679 be all that good. That there's a guy who might be in big trouble. 771 00:52:37.800 --> 00:52:43.880 Yeah, you know, what's the name of Tucker got that mega megat. 772 00:52:44.320 --> 00:52:47.400 He's kind of a scar if he if he go coach. Yeah, 773 00:52:49.119 --> 00:52:52.039 he got me thinking about how states. Dave got me thinking about it, 774 00:52:53.039 --> 00:53:00.400 getting one of your Dodger prophets, just putting in maybe I will, maybe 775 00:53:00.440 --> 00:53:02.400 I will. All right, that was fun today. LAUN love it great. 776 00:53:02.440 --> 00:53:06.599 Haven't you good? Good insight on the Wildcats and what you look at 777 00:53:07.519 --> 00:53:09.679 I think I'm gonna look at the games any differently than I do. And 778 00:53:09.760 --> 00:53:13.719 then Joe Turner was always fun to talk to. Joe Turner. Miss that 779 00:53:13.760 --> 00:53:15.920 guy, these guys, we said, always with a smile on his face, 780 00:53:16.360 --> 00:53:20.079 the guy that, uh, you know you kind of just a dude, 781 00:53:20.159 --> 00:53:22.480 no worries. Yeah, he walks in the door, he lights up 782 00:53:22.519 --> 00:53:28.039 the room, and and and he's one of those guys always of the smile 783 00:53:28.079 --> 00:53:30.719 on inside. All right, well, thank you better for being here. 784 00:53:30.719 --> 00:53:32.519 Will be back tomorrow. We're gonna be talking to some Little League World Series 785 00:53:32.599 --> 00:53:37.320 tomorrow, somebody who played in it from Tucson. And then I will have 786 00:53:37.519 --> 00:53:42.159 Jake. Jake Fisher will be joining us and give his continuing perspective on football 787 00:53:42.199 --> 00:53:43.159 club. Be back tomorrow