WEBVTT 1 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:38.679 Well, John, we may have to readjust that countdown intro music. 2 00:00:38.719 --> 00:00:40.320 I'm like falling asleep here. 3 00:00:40.679 --> 00:00:43.759 That's not what I remember from the good old stream 4 00:00:43.880 --> 00:00:44.799 Yard archives. 5 00:00:45.159 --> 00:00:47.039 Well, John and I were just joking. I said, I 6 00:00:47.079 --> 00:00:48.960 we don't do this ever. So I think it's been 7 00:00:49.039 --> 00:00:51.119 sixty five days since we podcast. 8 00:00:51.200 --> 00:00:52.399 So I come on stream Yard. 9 00:00:52.520 --> 00:00:55.320 Everything's different, but truly because I do listen to my 10 00:00:55.399 --> 00:00:58.759 cracking podcast, and they had started using that. Oh maybe 11 00:00:58.799 --> 00:01:01.079 they've gone in and tweet because I everyone uses the 12 00:01:01.159 --> 00:01:04.719 default just like right, I go, wow, there really were 13 00:01:04.840 --> 00:01:07.120 no I guess Streamyard decided all of that. 14 00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:08.400 Well, we are back here. 15 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:12.040 Jenna's checking in, everyone saying hi, John, we are here 16 00:01:12.280 --> 00:01:15.040 the week of the UFL kickoff Monday. 17 00:01:15.079 --> 00:01:15.439 This week. 18 00:01:15.480 --> 00:01:18.400 We'll get to all of that. Paraffina will be stopping 19 00:01:18.439 --> 00:01:22.200 by soon. John's on here today, making time during his workday. 20 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:25.599 Whoa, here we are week. 21 00:01:25.519 --> 00:01:27.040 Of week of kickoff. 22 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:27.359 John. 23 00:01:27.439 --> 00:01:29.280 Let's just check in, say hi, how are you? And 24 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:30.439 then we'll kind of set the scene here. 25 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:32.760 I'm good man, I'm excited about this week. You know, 26 00:01:32.799 --> 00:01:34.760 it's finally here. It feels like we've been talking about 27 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:38.799 it forever. I have some concerns about Friday night that 28 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:43.280 we'll talk about. But I'm really looking forward to what 29 00:01:43.319 --> 00:01:46.239 this season holds. You know, we've talked before about if 30 00:01:46.239 --> 00:01:48.040 this is a make or break season. 31 00:01:48.680 --> 00:01:49.959 I think I was. 32 00:01:50.040 --> 00:01:50.680 I was on that. 33 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:52.640 I was kind of on that train that this is 34 00:01:52.680 --> 00:01:54.480 a make a break season. But I also think it's 35 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:57.400 maybe it's more of a pivotal season. And I think, 36 00:01:57.439 --> 00:02:00.560 and what I mean by that is, let you know, 37 00:02:00.680 --> 00:02:04.519 maybe if you know this season is, you know, the 38 00:02:04.719 --> 00:02:08.199 equal ratings and equal ticket sales and everything, then that's 39 00:02:08.199 --> 00:02:10.439 not necessarily a bad sign. I know they want to 40 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:13.280 see growth, but you know, as as they say, we'll 41 00:02:13.280 --> 00:02:14.719 take it one week at a time and see what 42 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:15.400 goes on here. 43 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:19.479 Yeah, so normally we would be generally I go live 44 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:22.479 kind of the day of the game, or we'll kind 45 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:25.120 of do all that stuff the Friday. This year makes 46 00:02:25.120 --> 00:02:30.479 it challenging MLB Opening Day, isn't that? So this is 47 00:02:30.599 --> 00:02:32.599 kind of that this year. John and I are doing 48 00:02:32.639 --> 00:02:34.719 the best we can. That's probably we have Monday this week. 49 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:39.560 John and I's goal is weekly recaps following the games 50 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:43.520 this week or excuse me, games this season. Maybe Tuesdays 51 00:02:43.520 --> 00:02:46.520 we can get Mike's ratings in there. We'll figure that out, 52 00:02:46.560 --> 00:02:47.479 but we're doing the. 53 00:02:47.479 --> 00:02:49.439 Best we can. Pat's been traveling for work. 54 00:02:49.520 --> 00:02:52.360 I was gone to I was at spring training, and 55 00:02:52.400 --> 00:02:54.960 then I was out in Minneapolis and then Toronto. Watched 56 00:02:54.960 --> 00:02:57.439 some fun hockey games, got to go see some other 57 00:02:57.479 --> 00:03:00.199 stuff and kind of participate, and that I think kind 58 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:01.879 us some meet and greets with some of the podcasts 59 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:03.400 we listen to, which I always think. 60 00:03:03.280 --> 00:03:05.000 It's exciting to kind of be on the other side 61 00:03:05.000 --> 00:03:05.159 of that. 62 00:03:05.240 --> 00:03:07.599 But anyway, so this is the best we're doing. Pala, 63 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:09.159 come on here. So we're going to run down the 64 00:03:09.439 --> 00:03:12.240 Barlow stuff. We'll talk through all the Labor Strive stuff. 65 00:03:12.479 --> 00:03:14.800 We are going to preview the games. Pat was going 66 00:03:14.840 --> 00:03:17.759 to write an article surprising cuts and things from the UFL. 67 00:03:17.800 --> 00:03:19.479 We'll talk to the website here and all that, so 68 00:03:19.639 --> 00:03:22.439 we'll get to all the football stuff. But like and 69 00:03:22.479 --> 00:03:25.479 subscribe when we get to four thousand subscribers. We are 70 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:29.599 giving away a couple Royal retros at custom jerseys. We've 71 00:03:29.599 --> 00:03:31.759 done that before. You can get a UFL one, you 72 00:03:31.759 --> 00:03:34.199 can get a CFL one. I've even done like a 73 00:03:34.240 --> 00:03:37.800 throwback XFL back for the away jerseys for the Dragons 74 00:03:37.840 --> 00:03:39.560 that they didn't have a chance to produce back in 75 00:03:39.599 --> 00:03:42.960 twenty twenty, so like and subscribe, give a thumbs up 76 00:03:42.960 --> 00:03:45.039 on that. But I was going to tell John Is, 77 00:03:45.280 --> 00:03:50.240 I'm actually building a custom MLB Randy A Rose array 78 00:03:50.280 --> 00:03:52.800 and the Mariner jersey, and Dustin is able actually because 79 00:03:52.800 --> 00:03:55.800 they print everything you know to order and custom make. 80 00:03:56.120 --> 00:03:58.719 He was actually able to stitch me some custom numbering 81 00:03:58.800 --> 00:04:02.360 I need apply to another jersey. So even if like 82 00:04:02.840 --> 00:04:04.879 what do I need or that you get mean destined 83 00:04:04.879 --> 00:04:07.520 does baseball stuff on there? The season started, so anything 84 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:10.199 checkout Royal Retros. John has his affiliate length. Do you 85 00:04:10.280 --> 00:04:12.159 want to give him that? Because I never did that? 86 00:04:12.360 --> 00:04:13.080 Do you want to give them that? 87 00:04:13.560 --> 00:04:15.560 I know you're above that, but I will say if 88 00:04:15.599 --> 00:04:17.639 you go to Royal Retros and you put in code 89 00:04:17.680 --> 00:04:20.079 JLSS at checkout, you get ten percent off your order. 90 00:04:20.160 --> 00:04:21.079 So thanks for the plug. 91 00:04:21.439 --> 00:04:22.680 Yeah, well, no support John. 92 00:04:22.759 --> 00:04:24.759 John's going to be on here all season his channel, 93 00:04:24.920 --> 00:04:27.360 John Lewis Sports and then Pat with analyze and educate. 94 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:30.399 We're all part of all football digests. We haven't had 95 00:04:30.439 --> 00:04:33.399 a stream since that. Hope everyone's enjoying that. That's been 96 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:35.399 a little bit more of my speed right now. Traveling 97 00:04:35.519 --> 00:04:37.399 kind of being able to log in and manage the 98 00:04:37.480 --> 00:04:40.519 site as opposed to go in live. John, do you 99 00:04:40.639 --> 00:04:45.439 feel like, Okay, we're weak of kickoff here a hype level. 100 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:47.839 I'm seeing a lot of March madness. 101 00:04:47.959 --> 00:04:50.519 I will talk through the DC Defender stuff, But how 102 00:04:50.560 --> 00:04:53.480 are you feeling right now? Because we haven't done a 103 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:56.480 podcast in too much because they're really like there's things 104 00:04:56.519 --> 00:04:58.439 to talk about, But like, are John and I going 105 00:04:58.519 --> 00:04:59.920 to sit down for an hour to dice? 106 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:00.279 You know? 107 00:05:00.399 --> 00:05:02.480 Obviously now the week of kickoff, I think we're here, 108 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:04.560 But it's been weird that way it's been. I have 109 00:05:04.680 --> 00:05:08.279 felt very not knowing kind of as a fan. I 110 00:05:08.319 --> 00:05:10.399 haven't done this much on the media side this year. 111 00:05:10.600 --> 00:05:12.720 What have you made it of kind of the preseason? 112 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:16.920 Well, yeah, there's you know, it's been. There's been little 113 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:20.079 drips and drabs of news and that you know, tends 114 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:22.839 to happen because there's just not a lot happening. You know, 115 00:05:22.879 --> 00:05:26.000 we get some some social media content through training camp, 116 00:05:26.040 --> 00:05:28.600 those kinds of things. I mean, the big news drops 117 00:05:28.639 --> 00:05:31.000 and we'll talk about it. You know, Reggie Barlow leaving 118 00:05:31.079 --> 00:05:34.360 UH DC Defenders to go to Tennessee State. Uh, there 119 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:36.920 was some surprising cuts. You mentioned Pat's doing an article. 120 00:05:36.959 --> 00:05:39.639 I just had a video that came out yesterday kind 121 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:42.360 of my one surprise for each team, And there were 122 00:05:42.399 --> 00:05:45.240 some surprising cuts that you know, I've just I couldn't 123 00:05:45.759 --> 00:05:47.759 you know, a few of them I just couldn't fathom. 124 00:05:47.759 --> 00:05:50.000 So I know there's always more to the story with 125 00:05:50.079 --> 00:05:53.079 some of these, uh, some of these cuts. But as 126 00:05:53.079 --> 00:05:55.120 far as I leading up to game, like, I'm excited 127 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:57.399 about it, I've been watching a lot of March madness. 128 00:05:57.480 --> 00:06:00.680 So obviously on you know, CBS and True TV and 129 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:02.360 t n T and TBS, you're not going to see 130 00:06:02.360 --> 00:06:05.720 any UFL content, But here and there, watching SportsCenter and 131 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:09.720 some of the recap shows on ESPN, I've seen UFL ads. 132 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:12.519 So I'm you know, really hoping that they kind of start, 133 00:06:12.560 --> 00:06:15.360 you know, rolling it out here this week because this 134 00:06:15.399 --> 00:06:18.199 is a big week for Fox and Disney and certainly 135 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:19.759 for the league and all of us fans. 136 00:06:20.639 --> 00:06:23.560 Yeah, just a quick note here Alex's Football buck Club. 137 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:26.639 That's Rick here. Checking in websites great, Yeah, check out 138 00:06:26.680 --> 00:06:30.160 the website, allfootball dot Com. A little less news, a 139 00:06:30.199 --> 00:06:32.399 little bit more like the news happens. And then we 140 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:35.639 have opinions and commentary on that. We have CFL stuff 141 00:06:35.639 --> 00:06:38.079 we'll be ramping up. I know Anthony is really kind 142 00:06:38.120 --> 00:06:41.040 of backbuilding a lot of that on his own. Tremendous 143 00:06:41.040 --> 00:06:44.600 sort from Anthony Miller there on that Pat's episodes go 144 00:06:44.720 --> 00:06:47.519 live there automatically when they go up, so this, John's 145 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:49.000 and this will be on there. So but check out 146 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:51.319 All Football dot Com and we're going to be doing 147 00:06:51.319 --> 00:06:55.360 more arena stuff. And just I kind of felt like 148 00:06:55.439 --> 00:06:58.279 everything had disappeared, right the UFL board had gone away 149 00:06:58.480 --> 00:07:01.439 and just the sports illustrated with that we were kind 150 00:07:01.439 --> 00:07:03.279 of being a part of, and I thought, well, we 151 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:05.160 have all these writers and people that need to host, 152 00:07:05.199 --> 00:07:06.279 so that's kind of what it is. 153 00:07:06.680 --> 00:07:07.600 This is what we've built it. 154 00:07:07.560 --> 00:07:08.079 To so far. 155 00:07:08.160 --> 00:07:10.879 We have some premium articles on there as well, trying 156 00:07:10.920 --> 00:07:13.480 to build that membership, which has been pretty I mean, 157 00:07:13.560 --> 00:07:16.600 website self suspicion, so like it should be good that 158 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:17.920 way in terms of pam for stuff. 159 00:07:17.920 --> 00:07:20.480 But anyway, it's been exciting. Check out All Football signed up. 160 00:07:20.519 --> 00:07:23.040 Mike's got some stuff Greg breaking down you know, UFO 161 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:25.079 word books. Normally I would have plugged a lot more 162 00:07:25.120 --> 00:07:28.839 of that, but we we haven't had a chance to 163 00:07:28.879 --> 00:07:31.040 do that. Denzel's putting something in the chat here. I'm 164 00:07:31.040 --> 00:07:33.600 going to look at that in a minute, John, do 165 00:07:33.680 --> 00:07:37.839 you feel like the I guess let's start here, Let's 166 00:07:37.839 --> 00:07:40.639 get your immediate reactions to the DC Reggie Barlow stuff, 167 00:07:40.639 --> 00:07:43.199 and then we'll kind of move over from there. Came 168 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:46.279 out over the weekend, right I think, you know, James 169 00:07:46.279 --> 00:07:49.319 had posted about it, and then I think Jake Russell 170 00:07:49.360 --> 00:07:52.639 had posted about it, and then DC came out they posted. 171 00:07:52.399 --> 00:07:53.480 I can't think it was yesterday. 172 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:56.240 I've been running around that weekend thoughts to that here 173 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:57.480 and then let me check out something else. 174 00:07:57.759 --> 00:08:01.759 Well, what I thought about it was I was very surprised. 175 00:08:01.839 --> 00:08:06.079 It's understandable. I don't know what his contract situation is 176 00:08:06.480 --> 00:08:08.639 with Tennessee State yet. I do know that Eddie George 177 00:08:08.680 --> 00:08:10.639 was making four hundred thousand dollars a year with another 178 00:08:10.639 --> 00:08:13.759 one hundred thousand dollars incentive claws at there are clauses, 179 00:08:14.279 --> 00:08:15.680 so what. 180 00:08:17.040 --> 00:08:18.160 The timing is terrible? 181 00:08:18.199 --> 00:08:20.199 Anthony Miller has a really good article up on All 182 00:08:20.240 --> 00:08:23.399 Football Digest right now about you know how this can 183 00:08:23.439 --> 00:08:27.360 work into the favor of some other assistant coaches that 184 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:30.079 that maybe they you know, we've heard, like you know, 185 00:08:30.319 --> 00:08:33.320 Jared Horton and with aj Smith, like we thought they 186 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:36.080 might be given a chance to be head coaches in 187 00:08:36.120 --> 00:08:39.240 some capacity or another. So with Shannon Harris stepping up, 188 00:08:39.480 --> 00:08:41.320 stepping up to be the interim head coach, I think 189 00:08:41.360 --> 00:08:45.159 that is you know, that's interesting and you don't want. 190 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:46.960 To see Sean I've got more here, hang on. 191 00:08:47.080 --> 00:08:48.840 So I'm not going to say I don't want to 192 00:08:48.840 --> 00:08:50.919 see coach defections right now, but I have a feeling 193 00:08:51.000 --> 00:08:52.120 something's breaking right now. 194 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:55.600 Yeah, Jans Larson here, Why isn't that can this stepping 195 00:08:55.600 --> 00:08:58.480 away from the show butes for multiple sources, two coaches 196 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:00.879 now week of a week of the season. John, you 197 00:09:00.960 --> 00:09:04.879 have been on and involved. Candidly speaking, I haven't done 198 00:09:04.919 --> 00:09:07.759 this much of the media surrogate at this time, just 199 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:09.919 time wise and everything else. John, you've been a part 200 00:09:09.960 --> 00:09:11.919 of a lot of the showboat stuff. Have you had 201 00:09:12.039 --> 00:09:14.360 any chance to interview a head coach or Jared Well, 202 00:09:14.399 --> 00:09:15.120 what do you make of this? 203 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:16.039 It's pretty crazy? 204 00:09:16.279 --> 00:09:19.879 This I don't I don't understand. I mean, you never know, 205 00:09:20.080 --> 00:09:25.240 like what what situations are, what it could be, but uh, yeah, 206 00:09:25.279 --> 00:09:27.799 this is this is surprising. I have been in on 207 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:32.159 you know, a few of the Memphis preseason availabilities. Talked 208 00:09:32.200 --> 00:09:34.120 with Ken wizen Hunt about you know, all kinds of 209 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:39.320 different things, and he just seemed very you know, excited 210 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:42.080 about trying to turn Memphis around. And he's been out 211 00:09:42.080 --> 00:09:44.759 in the community and you know and talked about all 212 00:09:44.840 --> 00:09:45.759 the community events. 213 00:09:45.759 --> 00:09:47.879 So I don't know what the story behind. 214 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:50.960 This is, but this is this is tough because, as 215 00:09:51.039 --> 00:09:53.240 James points out in this tweet, he's the head coach 216 00:09:53.279 --> 00:09:56.799 and also the offensive coordinator. This is tough for a 217 00:09:56.840 --> 00:09:58.960 team that was really trying to turn things around this year. 218 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:01.159 I have not gotten anything of official yet for Memphis, 219 00:10:01.159 --> 00:10:02.600 but I'm keeping an eye on it. 220 00:10:02.600 --> 00:10:02.879 Here. 221 00:10:03.559 --> 00:10:05.240 Let's bring Pat on. I think he is a guy 222 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:08.159 out here, Pat pat clean shaven here. 223 00:10:08.240 --> 00:10:10.279 Let me get get let me get this here for 224 00:10:10.360 --> 00:10:12.320 a minute so we can see paths beautiful face on 225 00:10:12.399 --> 00:10:13.200 her back. 226 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:14.000 Uh. 227 00:10:14.120 --> 00:10:16.440 You know this won't be breaking news all day. This 228 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:18.279 will be a little bit more of the preview and everything. 229 00:10:18.279 --> 00:10:21.559 But Pat man pretty surprising here. Two coaches, We'll get 230 00:10:21.600 --> 00:10:23.840 your thoughts on DC. But what do you what do 231 00:10:23.840 --> 00:10:25.120 you make your Memphis is coming down? 232 00:10:25.519 --> 00:10:28.879 So literally, I just get out of a meeting just 233 00:10:28.919 --> 00:10:31.639 you know, gotta gotta check out the twitter. 234 00:10:31.519 --> 00:10:36.120 X whatever we call it, and I see this and and. 235 00:10:37.679 --> 00:10:40.799 I'm a venture capitalist, right, But then there's memes on 236 00:10:40.840 --> 00:10:43.840 the Instagram that always go late stage capitalism because of 237 00:10:43.919 --> 00:10:45.840 late stage capitalism. 238 00:10:46.080 --> 00:10:48.799 Personal opinion, don't really agree agree with that, but in 239 00:10:48.879 --> 00:10:53.399 this stage the meme is fitting. No bueno. 240 00:10:54.080 --> 00:10:57.759 I I don't know what's going on with coach Whiz. 241 00:10:59.159 --> 00:11:01.159 I don't you know, just like John, I'm on a 242 00:11:01.200 --> 00:11:05.159 couple of these Memphis show boats calls, but man, I 243 00:11:05.480 --> 00:11:10.759 I just form Memphis just not not great, not great. 244 00:11:11.279 --> 00:11:15.879 And obviously you have a little bit of a lack 245 00:11:15.919 --> 00:11:21.200 of transparency because you know, you got David Davis. David 246 00:11:21.279 --> 00:11:25.320 Davis is obviously like not in camp, gets cut and 247 00:11:25.360 --> 00:11:27.600 then we're all like and they're like, oh no, it's fine, 248 00:11:27.639 --> 00:11:31.879 he's coming back. And then you have, you know, they 249 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:34.759 release Quentin Dormandy with all that stuff, and they bring 250 00:11:34.759 --> 00:11:36.720 in a young guy like Dresser Win, which are like 251 00:11:36.879 --> 00:11:38.759 that dressers in this league. But there's not a lot 252 00:11:38.759 --> 00:11:42.440 of transparency about that. And is it a league issue? 253 00:11:42.519 --> 00:11:47.320 Is it Memphis issue? I think it's kind of both. Personally, Yeah, 254 00:11:47.320 --> 00:11:50.360 it sounds like yeah, I'm sorry. It sounded like the 255 00:11:50.480 --> 00:11:52.559 day with Davis thing was an injury, some kind of 256 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:55.360 injury deal. But it was really hard to figure out 257 00:11:55.360 --> 00:11:57.279 because when I saw the same thing, I'm like, there's no. 258 00:11:57.240 --> 00:11:58.200 Way they cut this guy. 259 00:11:58.600 --> 00:12:00.960 Yeah, but you're right that that was all that I 260 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:04.519 thought was, you know the issue there, and you're in, Yeah, 261 00:12:04.559 --> 00:12:08.039 what DJP just said, they're just giving AFL vibes and 262 00:12:08.080 --> 00:12:09.200 that that's not a good thing. 263 00:12:09.919 --> 00:12:11.799 Well, and here's my question. I guess for both the 264 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:14.519 it's different sides here. 265 00:12:14.559 --> 00:12:17.919 So the DC obviously more of a fan favorite team there, 266 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:19.879 right and a little bit more of a culture didn't 267 00:12:19.919 --> 00:12:23.960 succeed as much last year. But DC they have an expectation, Okay, 268 00:12:23.960 --> 00:12:25.919 we want to have this team come in and compete 269 00:12:25.960 --> 00:12:28.200 and all that stuff. Memphis, on the other hand, has 270 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:30.960 kind of been a dumpster fire since the expansion or 271 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:33.639 relocation whatever here. Okay, we're going to bring in a 272 00:12:33.720 --> 00:12:35.759 new head coach oc kind of all that build this. 273 00:12:35.879 --> 00:12:37.960 Now you're losing that. I mean, both of these stings, 274 00:12:38.000 --> 00:12:40.600 both these stings from optics pat which one do you 275 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:43.159 think is worse guy? Kind of from that football or 276 00:12:43.200 --> 00:12:46.279 optics wide And then we'll get to John oh Man. 277 00:12:46.360 --> 00:12:51.399 I I want to say, I want to say Memphis, 278 00:12:51.440 --> 00:12:56.720 because I am very blessed that I have a connection 279 00:12:56.919 --> 00:13:01.399 to Reggie Barlow that and not like a person like 280 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:04.120 I know people who are in his circle. So it's 281 00:13:04.120 --> 00:13:06.519 not that I knew that Reggie was going to leave. 282 00:13:06.840 --> 00:13:10.799 I had an understanding that job offers have been extended 283 00:13:10.799 --> 00:13:15.639 to Reggie and he was looking for the right fit money. 284 00:13:15.799 --> 00:13:19.159 I don't know the specifics of it, but Reggie was 285 00:13:19.200 --> 00:13:24.720 definitely entertaining job offers with something else, like obviously love 286 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:28.679 to be a coordinator at the NFL level, but you know, 287 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:32.799 he's I don't want to say he's like a very 288 00:13:32.840 --> 00:13:36.240 sought after guy, but he's an extremely capable, like football coach, 289 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:39.000 a good leader of men to where he did not 290 00:13:39.200 --> 00:13:41.360 have to do the DC Defenders. This was kind of 291 00:13:41.480 --> 00:13:44.559 like a side quest for him. From what I understand 292 00:13:44.799 --> 00:13:49.519 and have been told. I'm sad that he's going. I 293 00:13:49.559 --> 00:13:52.000 would have loved because I think they're like in the 294 00:13:52.000 --> 00:13:55.039 middle of springball right now. I was kind of hoping 295 00:13:55.080 --> 00:13:57.679 that they just kind of let him, Like, hey man, 296 00:13:57.759 --> 00:14:00.759 springball already started, so like just get here when you 297 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:05.279 get here type thing. On the flip side as you 298 00:14:05.320 --> 00:14:08.799 were saying, Memphis has just not had it together for 299 00:14:08.840 --> 00:14:12.600 the last three years, and you're losing the offensive coordinator 300 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:15.799 and the head coach of a team in transition a 301 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:18.840 little bit bigger of a deal with Shannon Harris stepping 302 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:23.120 up into that role for DC and keeping Kiss and Williams. 303 00:14:23.120 --> 00:14:27.720 There two grown men who have been football coaches and 304 00:14:27.799 --> 00:14:32.399 are you know, older gentlemen. All Harris has to worry 305 00:14:32.399 --> 00:14:35.600 about is just leading men. And while that's not an 306 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:38.559 easy task, it's a lot easier to do that than 307 00:14:38.639 --> 00:14:41.120 worry about game plans. You can just raw raw your 308 00:14:41.120 --> 00:14:44.720 way and just have Kyson Williams do the scheme, and 309 00:14:44.759 --> 00:14:47.360 you're probably going to be in a good spot with 310 00:14:49.480 --> 00:14:53.039 Memphis with the lack of continuity, the lack of fans success, 311 00:14:53.240 --> 00:14:55.919 the lack of market identity, and now a lack of 312 00:14:55.919 --> 00:14:56.919 offensive scheme. 313 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:00.720 I mean, is TJ Vin, are you gonna be the 314 00:15:00.759 --> 00:15:01.440 OC now? 315 00:15:01.559 --> 00:15:01.679 Like? 316 00:15:02.080 --> 00:15:04.519 I don't think he's ever called plays even that gain 317 00:15:04.639 --> 00:15:07.440 and nothing against him. You learn when your feet are 318 00:15:07.480 --> 00:15:09.840 thrown to the fire. But there's a lot of concern 319 00:15:09.879 --> 00:15:12.519 there for a team that really hasn't had much success 320 00:15:12.960 --> 00:15:16.120 going back to its days as the Tampa Bay Bandits. 321 00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:18.600 One real quick joke here, John, and then we'll get 322 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:19.039 to you on this. 323 00:15:19.200 --> 00:15:21.279 I just before I forget to make this joke, I 324 00:15:21.320 --> 00:15:25.080 Reggie Barlow updated his profile photo today. I said, I ready, 325 00:15:25.159 --> 00:15:27.440 that's way too soon, way too soon, Reggie. 326 00:15:27.480 --> 00:15:30.080 I mean, like you brother, like read the room here. 327 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:32.000 But this is what I like. 328 00:15:32.200 --> 00:15:34.840 Obviously this is spring football, right John, And we joke 329 00:15:34.879 --> 00:15:38.240 about all this. But to me, and I was reading 330 00:15:38.360 --> 00:15:42.279 James's article kind of in the background here to see 331 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:44.360 if there was any more details. It says he's stepping away, 332 00:15:44.399 --> 00:15:46.559 could be up to most of the season or part 333 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:49.639 of the season stepping away versus the the Reggie Barlow 334 00:15:49.679 --> 00:15:52.399 stand down. But like this still is just horrible optics. 335 00:15:52.440 --> 00:15:54.679 Like even if you're right, coach Barlow, like you left 336 00:15:54.679 --> 00:15:56.440 the week before the season, Like I don't care that 337 00:15:56.519 --> 00:15:59.320 you took a better job, Like if that all you 338 00:15:59.399 --> 00:16:01.320 have is the low broom of men in all that way, 339 00:16:01.360 --> 00:16:03.120 I'm just curious, John, just come kind of from a 340 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:04.399 from a personnel standpoint. 341 00:16:05.080 --> 00:16:09.399 Well, Pat brings up a good point at springball here, 342 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:11.360 and I think you know, with the transfer portal in 343 00:16:11.679 --> 00:16:14.720 college sports, now you're recruiting all you're recruiting your own 344 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.600 players all the time, and I think that if there 345 00:16:17.600 --> 00:16:19.600 were you know a lot of players tend to be 346 00:16:19.639 --> 00:16:23.120 on the fence, uh in any sport, in college sports, 347 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:25.960 when their coach steps away, you know, he Eddie George 348 00:16:26.039 --> 00:16:27.279 might take some players with him. 349 00:16:27.720 --> 00:16:28.200 It happens. 350 00:16:28.240 --> 00:16:30.919 I mean, anyone who's watching March Madness, you're seeing some 351 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.200 of these you know, new coaches who roll into the 352 00:16:33.200 --> 00:16:35.360 scene and they're having a run because they brought players 353 00:16:35.399 --> 00:16:38.000 from their you know, previous stop with them. Because of 354 00:16:38.000 --> 00:16:39.679 the transfer portal, you can just you know, you can 355 00:16:39.679 --> 00:16:45.080 play the next year. But so I think that's probably 356 00:16:45.159 --> 00:16:47.120 a big part of it is they they wanted to 357 00:16:47.200 --> 00:16:50.200 hire him and get him you know, in Nashville as 358 00:16:50.200 --> 00:16:53.879 soon as possible, because that's you know, that's what you're 359 00:16:53.879 --> 00:16:56.480 doing all the time. You're always recruiting your own, uh, 360 00:16:57.000 --> 00:16:59.039 your own players. And there, you know, now it's official 361 00:16:59.080 --> 00:17:01.840 with Ken Wesen Hunt. And yeah, the optics are bad. 362 00:17:01.879 --> 00:17:03.639 It feels like there's more to this story. So I'm 363 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:05.759 not trying to throw Ken Wesden Hunt under the bus. 364 00:17:05.759 --> 00:17:10.079 There's some issue I think that's happening here and it's 365 00:17:10.119 --> 00:17:13.759 too bad. But because I really felt like this could 366 00:17:13.799 --> 00:17:16.519 have been a turnaround for Memphis. I thought the Showboats 367 00:17:16.559 --> 00:17:19.319 were poised to have like maybe the best turnaround. 368 00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:19.559 Now. 369 00:17:19.599 --> 00:17:20.440 I know the bar was low. 370 00:17:20.480 --> 00:17:22.440 They only won a couple of games last year, but 371 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:24.279 it felt like they were putting everything kind of in 372 00:17:24.319 --> 00:17:26.440 place to like, you know, like be a little better 373 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:29.160 this year and they get out in the community. It's 374 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:32.960 just this to me could like really just kind of 375 00:17:33.000 --> 00:17:35.839 wreak havoc on a already kind of struggling franchise and 376 00:17:35.880 --> 00:17:36.400 fan base. 377 00:17:37.319 --> 00:17:39.480 Pat, how do you think and then we'll transition here 378 00:17:39.519 --> 00:17:42.920 continuing on how do you think UFL management is in 379 00:17:43.000 --> 00:17:45.480 their mindset here today with both of these here in 380 00:17:45.519 --> 00:17:46.960 the span of seventy two hours. 381 00:17:48.200 --> 00:17:50.200 I think they're wishing they had a little bit of 382 00:17:50.279 --> 00:17:53.759 a time machine and just get it the Friday get 383 00:17:54.000 --> 00:17:54.440 kick off. 384 00:17:54.720 --> 00:17:58.960 You know good? I mean, what is it? There's some 385 00:17:59.000 --> 00:17:59.480 sort of. 386 00:17:59.400 --> 00:18:03.640 Saying, I'm I make it's you know, just kind of 387 00:18:03.680 --> 00:18:04.240 good football. 388 00:18:04.599 --> 00:18:07.000 Oh, character is you're a genius. 389 00:18:07.039 --> 00:18:11.000 If you're rich, you're you know, you're weird if you're poor, 390 00:18:11.119 --> 00:18:11.880 or something like that. 391 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:13.319 If we go on the. 392 00:18:13.200 --> 00:18:17.160 Field and the football play is great, less. 393 00:18:16.960 --> 00:18:18.240 People will talk about it. 394 00:18:18.960 --> 00:18:20.880 I think they just they're just hoping to get the 395 00:18:20.960 --> 00:18:24.759 Friday kick it off, and then everyone starts like saying 396 00:18:24.839 --> 00:18:27.720 like you know, you know, Kumbaya and all that stuff, 397 00:18:29.440 --> 00:18:31.480 you know, and they do that, and they're like, hey, man, yeah, 398 00:18:31.519 --> 00:18:34.200 we've had some you know, hiccups along the way, but 399 00:18:34.960 --> 00:18:36.960 that was a pretty good game on Friday, you know, 400 00:18:37.519 --> 00:18:42.200 you know I and I I it just it sucks, man, 401 00:18:42.319 --> 00:18:44.359