2024 Barstool Pick Em Week 9

Summary

Barstool Pick Em – Week 9 (October 24, 2024)

Hosts: Big Cat, Dave Portnoy ("Pres"), Rico Bosco
Theme: Extreme confidence and commiseration among self-described “the worst gamblers alive.” The trio reviews their picks, laments brutal bad beats, and continually roasts each other’s gambling misfortunes. They cover major college football matchups, locker room drama in sports, and sprinkle in signature Barstool banter.

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Episode Overview

This episode captures the hosts at a low ebb with their betting records. They candidly (and humorously) dissect personal cold streaks, debate the hype around Bronny James’ NBA arrival, discuss sports culture moments (WNBA, Taylor Swift, Billy Joel), and break down the week’s college football slate. The podcast mixes actual game analysis with comic relief and personal tales of betting woe.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Cold Streaks, Bad Beats, and Pick Misery

• All three hosts openly admit they’re struggling, with Big Cat declaring himself “the worst gambler alive” (01:18).
• Dave details a brutal Celtics Jalen Brown parlay bad beat, narrowly missing a $110,000 payout due to garbage time and a Brown airball (01:49).
  • Quote: "He missed two layups. He missed a wide open three... Airball... then they took him out ‘cause they’re up 40.” – Dave (02:44)
• Mr. Ice’s hockey picks are floundering (2-6 or 2-7), prompting jokes about him flying across the country hoping his in-person presence changes outcomes (03:59–06:15).
  • Quote: "He's not sleeping. Like, he's not a treadmill guy. That is a guy who's feeling it and just trying to walk off steam." – Big Cat (06:15)

2. LeBron and Bronny James "Photo Shoot" Controversy

• The hosts are skeptical of the media’s fawning over Bronny James joining LeBron on the Lakers, calling it a “photo shoot” more than an achievement (08:59–12:25).
  • Quote: "It's not something special. It's a photo shoot...I have no problem with LeBron doing it...but I just have a problem with how everyone's reacting to it." – Big Cat (09:14)
• They discuss the blurred lines of nepotism in pro sports and empathize with Bronny for being in a situation with sky-high, maybe unfair, expectations.

3. WNBA Finals Drama – Angel Reese vs. Caitlin Clark

• Rico and Dave dissect Angel Reese’s controversial self-promo antics at the WNBA Finals, contrasting her behavior with Caitlin Clark’s focus (13:43–15:57).
  • Quote: "You're in the league and you're wearing two other teams...aren’t you supposed to be mad you’re not in the final?" – Rico (14:55)
  • Quote: "Meanwhile, Caitlin’s head down just in the gym. You don’t hear a peep from her." – Dave (15:53)

4. Billy Joel, Taylor Swift & Celebrity Encounters

• Dave recounts attending a Taylor Swift show, unexpectedly sitting next to Billy Joel and Sarah Michelle Gellar ("Buffy"). The crowd, he claims, barely recognized either (16:15–18:57).
  • Quote: "I would say 90:10 recognition me over Billy Joel at that concert." – Dave (16:23)
  • Memorable Moment: Dave tries to make small talk with Billy Joel (“I'm Dave. That's fucking Billy Joel"), unsure if it lands (17:12–18:57).

5. Fan Wars: Mets vs. Yankees

• Heated debate over whether Mets fans should actively troll Yankees fans on Barstool streams now that the Mets are out. Dave insists it's fan duty (19:28–20:49).

6. College Football Week 9 Analysis & Picks

• Cold Trend Continues: All hosts admit to being ice-cold and “hating the board” for their picks (22:12–24:10).
  • Quote: "Fine, I'll fucking bet. 1 in 9. I said I didn’t like the board." – Dave (23:36)
• Game Discussion Highlights:
  • Boise State vs. UNLV (Fri): Rico and Big Cat like Boise; Dave takes UNLV and the over. (26:18–27:17)
  • Navy vs. Notre Dame: Universal faith in the over 52; skepticism on Navy’s ability to truly compete (28:57–29:49).
  • Illinois vs. Oregon: Oregon -21 is the consensus, Illinois’ upset over Michigan gets dissected, with praise for coach Bielema (30:51–31:55).
  • Texas vs. Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt has earned respect; all take Vandy +18.5 after Texas’ fraught QB moves and collapse vs. Alabama (32:21–34:08).
  • Texas A&M vs. LSU: Reluctant consensus on Texas A&M at home (35:04–35:17).

7. Betting Philosophies and Play-by-Play Agony

• Dave’s philosophy: If you win a title, you get a grace year if the next season is a disaster. Focus turns to hating Ohio State (42:28–43:52).
• Quintessential loser’s lament: Hosting duties shift between recapping personal losses and hand-wringing over the emotional pain of gambling.

8. Barstool Workplace Banter

• Ribbing about who responds to ex-college athletics staff in their texts (“Do you keep that account warm or throw him in the trash?”—Big Cat at 38:05–39:25).
• Rico’s predictability in taking Kansas State against Kansas is roasted, with him embracing it as “growth.” (48:17–49:41)
  • Quote: "You want predictable? I’ll give you predictable.” – Rico (49:39)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Being Cold:
  "I am the worst gambler alive." – Big Cat (01:18)
  "Fine, I'll fucking bet. 1 in 9. I said I didn't like the board." – Dave (23:36)

• On Jalen Brown Parlay Loss:
  "He missed two layups. He missed a wide open three...Airball...then they took him out ‘cause they’re up 40.” – Dave (02:44)

• On Bronny James NBA News:
  "It's a photo shoot. It's not something special..." – Big Cat (09:01)
  "If you’re a Laker fan, and you think your team’s good and you’re wasting a roster spot, that would bother me." – Rico (09:47)

• On Angel Reese:
  "You're in the league and you're wearing two other teams...aren’t you supposed to be mad you’re not in the final?" – Rico (14:55)

• On Mets vs. Yankees:
  "If you're a true Mets fan and you hate the Yankees...they have to go there [the stream]." – Dave (20:38)

• On Game Pick Despair:
  "We stink this year...My season now is just making sure Ohio State doesn't win the whole thing so they can't try to chirp back, even though it's not apples to apples." – Dave (42:28)

• On Friendship and Networking:
  "If a guy doesn’t have a job...do we keep that account warm or do we throw him in the trash because he can no longer do anything for you?" – Big Cat (39:22)
  "Keep it warm. We obviously keep it warm." – Rico (39:25)

• On Predictability:
  "You want predictable? I’ll give you predictable.” – Rico, after admitting to once again mortal locking Kansas State over Kansas (49:39)

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Timestamps for Important Segments

• 01:18 — Cold streak confessions open the show.
• 01:49-02:58 — Dave’s Celtics parlay heartbreak.
• 03:59-06:15 — Mr. Ice and the woes of bad hockey picks.
• 08:59-12:25 — LeBron and Bronny "photo shoot" NBA controversy.
• 13:43-15:57 — Angel Reese’s WNBA Finals drama.
• 16:15-18:57 — Dave recounts awkward Billy Joel and Buffy encounters at Taylor Swift.
• 19:28-20:49 — Mets/Yankees sports stream debate.
• 22:12-24:10 — Betting cold streaks, board anxiety.
• 26:18-27:17 — Boise St./UNLV game breakdown.
• 28:57-29:49 — Navy/Notre Dame preview.
• 30:51-31:55 — Oregon/Illinois (and Michigan) discussion.
• 32:21-34:08 — Texas/Vanderbilt QB chaos and picks.
• 35:04-35:17 — Texas A&M/LSU picks.
• 38:05-39:33 — Do you keep contacts after their sports jobs end?
• 48:17-49:41 — Rico roasts himself for his "one trick pony" Kansas St. pick.

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Betting Cards & Mortal Locks

• Rico – Small card this week; insists he’s “finding what I like.” Hits predictable K-State mortal.
• Big Cat – Admits to being out of the race, going with heart, takes Wisconsin +6.5 vs. Penn State.
• Dave – Likes Mississippi State +6.5 as his mortal. Continues Ohio State hate-watch.
• Other contributors (Zoopy, Jack, EVO) chime in with picks and running jokes about team allegiances.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is classic Barstool: irreverent, self-deprecating, blending real sports talk with office goss, sports culture sidebars, and relatable gambling agony. For fans, it’s a wild therapy session with laugh-out-loud moments and occasional betting insights. For new listeners, expect as much banter and self-roasting as straight-up picks—because with these guys, “fade everything” really is sound advice.

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Transcript

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[A]

Okay. Barstool Pickham Week 9 I am the worst gambler alive.

[C]

I'm very cold. I'm very cold.

[A]

So I.

[C]

You. I haven't. I feel like you've been saying it every single week. I've just turned cold.

[A]

I got hot for one week. I've had one good week of the entire season and it's gotten it like it got hot and then it got even colder. And we were just saying before Dave, you did. We were texting last night because you had the Jalen Brown.

[C]

That's just a brutal beat. Brutal. I had 11:1. That thing was going between. It changed a lot. It was going between 10 to 1131 six legs. Celtics opener. Every leg did. Five of the six legs were over to halftime legitimately. Like Derek White. Three three threes over and half in early second quarter. Tatum 25 points. He had it at halftime. Celtics team total on over 114. Literally done by the end of the third Celtics minus six. They're up 40. Up too much. And Jaylen Brown, two threes. He had those in the first quarter. I needed him to score 24 points. He was pacing like dead on it the entire. He was the only guy who didn't shoot well for the Celtics. Shot 100%. And he was on it. On it, on it. He got within two. He missed two layups. He missed a wide open three, which, by the way, you can miss threes, but he. Air ball.

[A]

Airball.

[C]

Yeah, a wide open three right in front of me. And then they took him out because they're up 40, so would have been 110 grand.

[A]

And then. And so I had it, too. I, I wrote it with you. And, and then Mr. Ice has lost every pick.

[C]

I don't even know if I can look at him. He's supposed to go to the Breeders Cup. I may disinvite him. I don't, I don't know if I can look at him right now. I thought he said he lost six. I thought he's lost six, seven. I've lost track.

[A]

But it's not even Dave.

[C]

He's done in the first period. It's.

[A]

It's. The game starts. Yeah, call him. The game starts and it is it. You are lucky to get one goal in the first 15 minutes. Lucky to maybe get one goal.

[C]

A lot of overs out there. He may not pick. Yeah, because he.

[D]

I've been noticing the hockey scores have.

[A]

Been over everywhere, and it's just every single time, it's like, pick up.

[C]

He knows. He. I'll say this. He feels it. Do you hang up?

[D]

What just happened?

[A]

Yeah, he knows the pressure because he doesn't respond to any of the texts. He just drops the pick in the text chain and then never said, hey, else, you're on.

[C]

Pick him. What? What, what? What are we going to do about your picks?

[D]

I'm two and six. Listen, you're rolling five on Saturday.

[A]

Oh.

[C]

Five.

[A]

He didn't give it out.

[C]

Yeah, Yeah. I, I, I, I didn't give out any of that. I'm not doing, like, ice picks. Yeah.

[D]

Two and six.

[C]

Listen, shit happens, isn't it? Seven. Two and six in a row.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

How many times you want to say it?

[C]

I'm just asking. What is it? How are you gonna change? I've ridden every one of them. That's $300,000 for me. I know.

[D]

Thanks. There's nothing I can say. It's been a tough start. It's the league right now. They know about the Ice people. They know.

[C]

But There's a lot of overs to be had. Half the games went over.

[A]

It's 2 and 6, but it feels like 2 and 15.

[D]

Half the games.

[C]

I don't know about half.

[D]

I was definitely more unders and overs.

[C]

Last night to be had.

[D]

Yeah, there's games to be had for sure. You see these high scoring games and then you think, yeah, every game went over. But you got to do a little bit more research than that. He's got a rattle off. What is he, 2 and 6?

[C]

He's saying, I think he's 2 and 7.

[A]

I think I'm looking right now.

[D]

He's got a rattle off. Two in a row. You just got to get two in a row.

[A]

There was an eight to five game. There was a seven to two game. There was a six to two game.

[C]

I don't even know if he can.

[A]

Hear because they're going, no, he can't.

[C]

8, 5, 7, 2. A lot of games. All right. I hope we can make it to Breeders Cup.

[D]

I think I'm going to fly to Detroit tomorrow to go to the game. It's got to be in person. It's not a bad idea.

[C]

That's not a bad, Not a bad.

[A]

Move, I guess just start pushing it.

[C]

He just starts. Imagine he starts going to his games.

[A]

Yeah.

[D]

Flying the country.

[C]

Crisscross the country.

[A]

He just show. He shows up. Yeah. He's like the uncle in, in the Godfather, showing up at the back of the courthouse. He's just staring at the refs from like the rafters. Like Sting.

[C]

His family won't see him anymore. Flying to his overs across the country for hockey. I'll say he wears it. Some people get picks and they're like, why? He. He, he's not sleeping. Like, he's, he's not a treadmill guy. That is a guy who's feeling it and just trying to walk off steam.

[A]

At 9am it ruins his life every time. When he's on a cold streak, this is when he'll really get on a cold streak. He'll text me separately and he'll be like, what? Like, what do I do? Like, he like kind of just like reaching out to me. And I was just like, I don't know, we got to figure this out. But he's. Yeah, he wears it. And then, so then last night you texted me, Dave, after we knew that was a loser. And you're like, I'm going to take the last two overs in hockey. I did it too. We. I went to sleep just mad. I was like, I'm Going to lose both. We ended up winning one, but it's.

[C]

Just everything, like a huge win and that's where you're at, where you split and I go, what a win.

[A]

But yeah, lose the juice.

[C]

Yeah. I needed that parlay of the Celtics just.

[A]

Oh.

[C]

To lose when all. If I, if I didn't, it was almost the only way. Only particular thing you could have lost. Like all their other players had a million points, a million threes. Tatum is on the fu. Steve Kerr, Olympic comrade Kerr. Fuck. You tore so kind of crazy that what you. He couldn't figure out a way to get Jason Tatum like two minutes.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

That was one of the best basketball games ever played by a human last night.

[A]

Yeah, he was. Yeah, that's. I don't know. He might have started the Celtics like easy path to a repeat.

[C]

Yeah. Did you see. I saw the text that Jalen Brown sent. No, sent Tatum. When Tatum got bench. He goes, I'm mad for you during the Olympics.

[D]

Oh, it's a good teammate.

[A]

That's a good teammate.

[C]

Also. He was left off. So. Yeah, the Celtics have like a lot of chips on their shoulder.

[A]

Yeah. They just handed him a chip. Rico is doing. He's. He's in the lead. He's going.

[D]

Okay. Bad week last week, 50.6.

[A]

EBO's kind of running away with the Bob Diaco standing. So he's six and two. Rico, how. Oh, I want. I know what I want to say before we talk about some more college football. I tweeted this. We taped early PMT on Tuesday because Hank was going to Banner night. So I didn't fully understand like I saw that like Bronnie was gonna get in. I didn't fully understand it. We put out a bounty. If you dunk on Bronnie and LeBron James in a game, we'll come to your house and interview you. So if anyone can do that, just want to throw that out there on pmt. But I don't understand how everyone's freaking out about how this is the coolest thing ever. It was a photo shoot.

[D]

So over it.

[A]

It's. It was a photo shoot and it.

[C]

Goes so over it.

[A]

He's so over. It's not. It happened eight hours ago. But. But I appreciate. Cause I agree with you, Rico. I'm so over it too.

[C]

Well, it's just all LeBron.

[D]

It's non stop.

[A]

It's LeBron's.

[C]

It's.

[A]

It's a photo shoot. It's not something special. It's a photo shoot. And if you want to Say, like, I have no problem with LeBron doing it because he has the power to do it. If you have that nepotism is everywhere in the world. If you have the power to be able to put your son in a spot or your daughter in a spot, like, every parent would do that. So it's not that I have a problem with LeBron. I just have a problem with how everyone's reacting to it. Like, it's something that is so insane and so improbable when it's. It's not improbable at all. It's LeBron's son. Of course he's going to get a charity spot.

[C]

I would have a may. Listen, I said this already, and I thought about breaking out a blog. I'm going to let it go. If they lost yesterday, maybe I would have. Or just sent it to Skip Bayless to talk about. But if I was a Laker fan and it's like, you think your team's good and you're wasting a roster spot, that would bother me. Like, that would bother me. If you're. If you're a guy away or whatever, and then you waste the draft pick. And who knows? Like, yeah, not there's end of the bench guys that don't matter on every NBA team, but they still could have had a different draft pick. You never know. I don't know. To me, that would be the bigger thing as a Laker fan. So, like, the Fruity Pebbles commercial is ridiculous.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

The Nike Fruity Pebbles, just absolutely ridiculous. The whole thing is ridiculous. So. But I don't know what you do. If you brought.

[A]

If I was Braun, I would be mad.

[C]

Want to be in that situation. I would not enjoy being in that situation.

[A]

Correct.

[C]

Goes back. Remember, let's not forget when LeBron was like, he said he regretted naming him.

[D]

Yes.

[C]

Bronny. Because, like, I don't want the pressure of him. And now he's putting him in this cauldron where he can't win. The kid couldn't. And by the way, as much as I've trashed LeBron, Bronny seems like a pretty, like, nice enough guy. Like, I don't really have any issues with Bronnie, but he couldn't play at usc.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah, he could not play at usc.

[A]

Here's where it would. I would. I agree with you 100% about the Bronnie thing.

[D]

Like, he.

[A]

I feel bad for him. Here's where I would almost, like, respect it is if Bronnie. If he was like, hey, I'm not Good enough to be on an NBA roster. If you want to say that the nepotism here gets me on a G league roster and I get a chance to earn it, I would look like, go do it. And if, like, Bronny had been in a G league roster for three years, riding the bus, working his ass off, it's clear he's never going to be in the NBA. LeBron's about to retire. They want to play one game together. I'd be like, that's actually a cool moment. You know what I mean? Like, like Bronnie's trying his hardest to get there. He's clearly got limitations, but for one day, he wants to get a spot. And it's like two of them together. But this was a first fucking game. It's crazy. I don't know.

[C]

I mean, he couldn't play at usc.

[A]

And if, and I want it on the record, if LeBron, if Bronnie was a legitimately awesome player and got drafted, lottery pick, that would be one of the coolest moments ever. That would be. Because that would be like, that's nuts that LeBron played long enough to see his son be a lottery pick. Otherwise, it's just fabricated. Photo shoot.

[C]

Yeah, Agreed.

[A]

Okay.

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[A]

Oh, let's go.

[D]

Do you see? I know you're out on the W, but did you see who made the WNBA final all about herself?

[C]

Oh, no, I didn't.

[D]

Angel Reese showed up wearing a double Minnesota Links Liberty jersey. She's posing with people after the game.

[A]

Oh, yeah, I thought you were.

[D]

And then she said, I, I don't know. She said, I wanted to help attendance. I know how I like, elevate the league.

[C]

She said, listen, I'm a Caitlin Clark fan. I, I, there's too much other stuff going on. I will say, and this isn't good.

[D]

I thought you were gonna pound all over.

[C]

I didn't see it. Caitlin Clark. I'm gonna research it. There's. Caitlin Clark would disavow what I'm about to say. I probably would have watched some of the WNBA finals and playoffs, but I was not watching it out of spite. Like, I didn't want to give him. Not that I have a box. I didn't want to give him a viewership number. I want to, I want it to be such a landslide when Caitlin's in it. She would disavow that. By the way, that's not good behavior. But no, I didn't see it. The last time I saw angel, she, she was, had Kelsey's ex.

[A]

Oh, yeah. On her podcast.

[D]

You're in the league. You're in the league and you're wearing two other teams. Like, aren't you supposed to be mad you're not in the final? Supposed to drive you nuts.

[C]

A male was doing Angel Reese was doing. She would be getting crucified regardless of skin color, regardless of anything. She's a rookie in the league whose team sucked, who asked out at the end of the season with an injury, who won't shut up about herself, who ran their best player out of town. The coach got fired and she started a podcast five seconds into the thing, creating all this controversy showing up. Imagine if your first round draft pick have the season. She had the controversy. She had got injured In a questionable injury, asked out, and then started a podcast gossiping about everything in the league as a rookie. Please.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

Meanwhile, Caitlyn's head down just in the gym. You don't hear a peep from her. She cares about on the. So I. You got me wound up, Rico.

[A]

All right, good job.

[D]

Let's. Let's. Let's bring it back, then. How was Billy Joel? That must have been hor.

[A]

Oh, he blew it. He blew it. He blew it. No, he blew it.

[C]

I just saw it was on page.

[A]

I got a problem.

[D]

I got a problem with her. You know, Billy Joel's gonna be there, and you don't bring him up for a duet?

[A]

No, I don't think you do. I don't. I don't think you make Billy Joel. You can't make Billy Joel.

[D]

Welcome to New York, New York State.

[C]

Let's be honest. I was probably. This is gonna stun you. I would say 9010 recognition me over Billy Joel at that concert.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Most of that crowd is not, like, knowing who Billy Joel is.

[D]

He just looks like an old guy. No, I get that.

[C]

And it's young. It's a very young. Like, I'm ingrained with a Swifty, so they know who I am, so they may not. I would have loved it. Like, I said that to Cameron. It's like, you know, gun ahead if you're. I love Taylor Swift. And a lot of it's, like, personal. I've even said the parents. You tell me, I'm just listening to music. I'm going, Billy Joe. Like, Billy Joel, I love. So I actually didn't recognize him at first. It looked like he lost a lot of weight.

[A]

I guess I wouldn't. Yeah. I mean, I haven't seen a picture.

[C]

Like, he sat next to me, and I originally was just like, hey, I'm Dave. And then I look, I'm like, that's fucking Billy Joel. And I asked. I had to make sure. I'm like, hey, Buffy. That's Billy Joel. Right? Because Buffy the Vampire Slayer was to my left.

[A]

Did you say Buffy?

[D]

Oh, Sarah Michelle Geller.

[C]

Yeah, Sarah Michelle Geller.

[A]

Did you say Buffy?

[C]

No, I said Sarah. But she was. She's a huge swifty. And people didn't know her either. Very few, like, named.

[A]

That's like the time that. When we. Remember, we went to the McGregor Mayweather fight, Dave and PFT and I had seats different than you. You went with, actually Rapaport. And we. PFT and I were sitting up, and we sat next to the guy, Barry. Whatever. Barry Pepper. And we sat next to the actor and we just. The whole time we're like, dude, you were the sniper from Saving Private Ryan. He's like, I have a real name. We're just hammered.

[C]

Yeah, but I mean, Buffy's iconic, so.

[A]

You should have said Buffy. I wish you had said Buffy. Hey, Buffy.

[C]

Billy was wearing, like. Billy was wearing a Taylor, like, T shirt. He was with his. I guess. I think they're his grandkids. So. Yeah, iconic.

[A]

Yeah. I mean, he is, but I don't think. I don't think you can ask Rico. I don't think you can ask someone to do that.

[D]

I know. I just want them to do a fucking duet. Like, I just think they're both iconic. They're both really, really.

[A]

I think it's got to go the other way. I. You. Taylor Swift has to go at Billy Joel show because then they play a Billy Joel song and everyone's going to be like, holy shit, that was awesome. But if they play a Billy Joel song and at Taylor Swift's concert, everyone's like, what is this?

[C]

Yeah, the parents would know. But there's a lot of young. Young. I mean, like, I. That's what I said to him. Like, I wouldn't mind a quick scenes from Italian restaurant. It didn't really land.

[D]

But that's a good try, though. I mean, it's, you know, it's right out of my playbook, so.

[C]

Because he wasn't. He wasn't getting recognized. So I'm like, hey, I'm a J. I didn't. You're like, huge fan. One Maya sings for an Italian restaurant. Just like, I didn't talk to him the rest of the night and there weren't many people in the VIP area and you knew.

[A]

You knew deep down you blew it.

[C]

Yeah. You know, when something doesn't land, you just know it didn't land.

[A]

Okay, what else is going on? We have.

[D]

Mets are out.

[A]

Mets are out. Yeah. So now, Rico, here's a question. Do you go full blown after the Yankees? Like we were saying that. That some of you guys should stick around for some streams and go after Tommy and stuff.

[D]

I don't know.

[C]

You're just saying that because you don't want to go on a stretch.

[D]

No, that's not true.

[C]

Well, 100.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

Because you should go. That's the answer. Yeah, I'm sure, like Meek Phil will be there and Frank will probably be there. Like you don't want to go. But yes, Yankee Mets fans should harass Yankee fans.

[A]

It will make the Stream better.

[C]

All right. Like you, you. That was just you not wanting to do it. Let's clear.

[D]

That's not.

[C]

That's true.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Well then what was your rationale? Why the mess?

[D]

Because, like it's tough. I do think they're gonna win. Like we're gonna be in a tough spot. I gotta watch them win. So that's the tough spot.

[A]

What? That's not.

[D]

This sucks.

[A]

That's not the answer though.

[D]

All right.

[A]

Well, I mean they're, they're not even favorites, so you can't even. I would understand if the Yankees were like minus 5,000.

[C]

He doesn't want. He, he. He does not want to go. It's. That's it.

[A]

But I think that there should be Mets representation.

[C]

I'm sure Meek. Phil will be there.

[A]

Yeah. And I'm sure Frank can go there and they'd like. That's. You gotta. If you're. If you're a true Mets fan and you hate the Yankees, like all Mets fans, I think hate the Yankees. They have to go there.

[C]

And Bob, we made Carabas do it when he was here.

[A]

Yeah, that's true. Yeah. Yeah. He. Remember. He was. He did the whole speech after the Astros beat the Red Sox or. Sorry. Beat the Yankees.

[C]

Yep, he was there.

[D]

We overlap. Game 3 overlaps with Monday Night Football. So we'll be there for that.

[A]

Oh, yeah. Jerry's going to Monday Night Football. He's got Rusty. He's got. He's sussy for Russie. Yeah, he's going to steals game.

[D]

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[A]

Let's do some games. Let's talk some games. Dave, your team stinks. By the way. Season is over.

[C]

Yep.

[A]

We're not going to go to Ohio State. Michigan, I assume.

[C]

Yep.

[A]

My team has a big one on. On Saturday night, which I'm very excited about. Feels like we can finally be back a little bit. I also was never been more wrong about anything than I was Texas. That proved me. I need to just remind myself over and over.

[C]

You talked me off that one. I.

[A]

You, you. Actually, I apologize.

[C]

Really. I. We're sitting in the.

[A]

No, this is you.

[C]

No, we're sitting in the bus.

[A]

I know it's you.

[C]

Saturday morning. Yes, we're in the bus at Indiana game day. ESPN is following us there this week. We were there last week. Beautiful campus, beautiful day. And I'm like, I'm not gambling. I don't like the board. I'm cold. I'm just going to sit today out. Dan, all of a sudden is like, you're making me nervous. Not betting.

[A]

No, I said no because you were.

[C]

Going back and forth.

[A]

You were going back. You're like, I don't think I'm gonna do it. I don't think I'm gonna. I'm thinking I'm gonna sit it out. I don't like the board. I think. And then you're like, but maybe I should do it. And I was like, you're. You're giving me anxiety. I'm sitting here with a loaded gun at like 20 minutes before kickoff. Just decide one way or the other. I can't do this. It was bad energy.

[C]

So you're. You're like, you give me anxiety by not betting. So I'm like, fine, I'll fucking bet 1 in 9. I said I didn't like the board. I said it. I'm like, I hate this board. There's nothing. I don't like anything. Oh, give me sidey. Not betting. Fine, I'll bet you were giving.

[A]

And I went. I think I went 2 and 7. The. I landed back in Chicago and I just had a text from. From Dave said, and all losers knew it. And I looked and it was like we were maybe five minutes into every game. But he was right.

[C]

I. I got. I was at one point, some of this my early slate, I was beating myself, I think 28, 21. Meaning all my teams had scored 28 points, but I had given up 21. Like I had given up 21. Defensive touchdowns, special teams points.

[D]

You.

[C]

That's not good. I'm not counting what the other team was scoring against me, my points. In five games, I had scored four touchdowns and I had. I had my offense and scored four and they'd been on the field for three.

[A]

I'm down combined a score of 111 to 31.

[C]

Smoked. Smoked.

[A]

Like, I mean, but I also, as bad as I was on the Texas game, I did sniff out that Indiana game perfectly.

[C]

I was on the wrong side of that.

[A]

I did. I did say I was like I. The more I think about this, it makes no sense. They just want you to take everyone's being like, Nebraska, Indiana's played nobody. Nebraska, Nebraska six and a half. And that was no doubter. But yeah, Texas, Georgia is just so simple at this point. It's just if they're playing any good team, not name Alabama, just take Georgia. If they play Alabama or a bad team. I said last week, yeah, I know. I'm an idiot. All right, let's do. Let's do the games. Our cards are sponsored by DraftKings. Plus this week, DraftKings is college football parlay profit boost. All you have to do is head to the app, opt into the barstool boost and make your bet. So head to the app now and claim this week's offer on DraftKings.

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[A]

Co football first game I have listed here Boise State unlv. This is going to be an awesome game. This is a Friday night game. This is going to essentially they could play again obviously for in the Mountain west championship. But this will be the winner of this game will have a inside track into being in the college football playoff. Do you have any futures on this game on these guys? Rico, did you do Mountain West? No, I didn't you didn't do any Mountain West. Usually got one like stashed away.

[D]

Yeah, I don't have one.

[A]

UNLV is plus three over under 65. Rico, go ahead.

[D]

I like Boise. I know it's away from home, it's different, but I like Genti running around. I like Boise here. I think Boise makes the playoff. I think they run through it. Boise minus the 3 and a half.

[A]

I agree with you on this one, by the way. I like Boise as well. UNLV has been fun, but I think.

[C]

They get UNLV in the over.

[A]

You do, Dave? I kind of like, I think I might add the over. I also, I also am just losing every game that I don't even know if it makes matters. I, I, I went 02 on Tuesday night. It was two of the worst games I've ever watched in my life.

[C]

My late bailout special last week was Utah at home against tcu.

[A]

Same.

[C]

It was the worst, the worst.

[A]

It was the worst they got.

[C]

They were, they, at one point they were down like seven, but they should have been down 700. They were helping out, gain like 300 yards to 10.

[A]

I, I mean, it was you, you and I were not together anymore because you were down in Miami. We must have just had the same thought being like, oh, Utah at night, at home.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Thank God. Thank God they put this here for us. They left this here for us so that we can survive.

[C]

Got dominated.

[A]

Dominated.

[C]

I woke up, it was the biggest blowout of a 137 game ever.

[A]

I woke up at 3 in the morning. You know, like when you, when you're get, when you're deep in the gambling, you're, you're, you wake up in the middle of the night, check your scores and I just rolled over, saw it. It was like Homer, it was like Homer Simpson in the bushes. Just went right back to bed. Like, fuck this.

[C]

The first half stats, if I could pull them up, they were absolutely surreal.

[A]

Okay, next game. Notre Dame. Navy. Navy. Notre Dame on. I want to make sure I have all, I wrote down all the lines last night, but some of them might have made. All right, so Navy's plus over under is 52. Navy undefeated. Incredible. No doubter. Last week, Dave, you had that.

[C]

It's the only game I won.

[A]

I'll start. I have, I'm going to take the over 52. I know Notre Dame's defense is good. Navy's defense is not good. Navy, I think can still score on Notre Dame. I know they're going to try to limit possession, but 52 feels a little low just for how Navy's been playing and how these games have been going. Rico, what do you got in this game?

[D]

I like the overt as well. I do think Navy's going to score. I think it's going to be closer. But Notre Dame. Every time. I think Navy's going to stay close with Notre Dame, Notre Dame flexes on them and I look like an idiot. So I'm staying away from the spread, but I'm going to take the over.

[A]

Dave.

[C]

Going to take Navy and the over. Yeah, I like the over more than Navy because I actually kind of agree with what Rico said there, that every time you think Navy is going to give them a game is when they don't. When you don't expect the game is when you get it. But they're having a great season. I'd love to see it.

[A]

Yeah, it's gonna be.

[C]

Yeah. We were trying to college game day, but it's hard there when. When you have to, like, get the permission of the stadiums and Navy. And I guess Navy doesn't. Is harder. Harder to get approval from than Army. Army's good. Navy's like, you guys can't swear on your show. It's like, yeah. What? Sailors don't swear. Like, what are we talking about here? It's literally like. Isn't that an expression?

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Yeah. You guys got a mouth like a sailor.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

You guys are fighting wars.

[C]

Yeah. It's like. But we can't curse during a college football show.

[A]

Weird. All right, next up, I had illinois, Oregon. Oregon's -21 over. Under is 54 and a half. Dave, your Michigan Wolverines lost soundly to Illinois, ending the season. This.

[C]

I hated those uniforms.

[A]

I.

[D]

Awful.

[A]

I thought they looked so bad online when I saw them, like, two days before. And then for some reason when I saw them on the field, I kind of liked them. I don't know. I kind of liked them.

[C]

Just leather helmets.

[A]

It kind of worked for me. I don't know.

[C]

Oh, yeah, Michigan. I mean, he just can't win without a quarterback. Throws out the whole rhythm of the game. I'll take Oregon.

[A]

That's Football 101 right there. It does.

[D]

It does.

[C]

It affects every. Every aspect of the game. So I'm gonna take Oregon here. I don't love the game. Yeah, yeah. They stink. We got. I'm working the phone lines.

[A]

Yeah, I got. I got Oregon minus 21 as well. I don't. I think Illinois. Illinois. Brett Bielma's a good coach. Always thought he was a good Coach, he's got them playing to their peak right now. I don't think they're the same as Oregon though. Like, and I think Michigan. What we're finding out is Michigan is, is bad. And like you're. You kind of do that where like, oh, we can now connect the dots. Like Texas.

[D]

Yeah.

[A]

Beat Michigan. Michigan is bad. That whole thing is working out now. Where. Okay, so Rico, what do you got?

[D]

I'll take the under. I think Oregon's gonna beat him, but they're gonna beat him soundly. I don't think Illinois is going to score. I like the under.

[A]

Okay, which game would you guys rather do for the fourth game? Missouri, Alabama or Texas? Vanderbilt.

[D]

I think Missouri. Alabama.

[A]

Okay.

[D]

Due to Vanderbilt.

[C]

Texas.

[A]

Make a decision. Rico do.

[D]

Dave's through.

[C]

Texas.

[D]

Vanderbilt.

[A]

All right, Texas. Vanderbilt was never been so wrong about anything than I was about Texas last week. They got absolutely big boy. Welcome to the sec. Never seen anything like that. To the. The water bottles on the field. If you guys. Do you guys remember anything like that?

[D]

No, not nothing like that. They basically turned the coal over.

[A]

It was crazy. It was crazy. So Texas is 18 and a half point favors against Vanderbilt. I think I'll be. I think I'll be an idiot and take Vanderbilt plus 18 and a half. What do you have, Dave?

[C]

Vanderbilt has really been the team that put me on. I was doing okay until Vanderbilt decided that they were gonna fuck the whole thing up. Alabama and Kentucky, two weeks in a row where it just got me off my game. Like off everything I do. Stay consistent, don't lie, bet all of it. And I've been against them each time. Now I'm on them. Now I'm on them. That generally doesn't bold well, but I like them. They've made believers out of me.

[A]

They also can go to the playoff. They're still alive, which is, you know, it's crazy to say but like, I mean they have to win out but. And they have a tough schedule. But that's kind of cool that Vanderbilt. Yeah, like that's kind of cool that these teams. It's kind of like Wisconsin playing Penn State. Like. Yeah. The chances of Wisconsin going to the playoff are probably less than a half a percent, but there's still a chance where there wouldn't have been one in years past. So that's cool for Vanderbilt. I'm going to take Vanderbilt as well. What do you got, Rico?

[D]

I like the over. I think both teams score. I like the over.

[A]

Okay, that was also very weird. The. Dave, you didn't watch the games you were at Taylor Swift. I thought that was one of the weirdest panic moves by Sark. Putting in Arch, that made me nervous about the rest of this Texas season. That felt. That felt like a crazy. Dave, they put in Quinn. Yours was playing terrible. They put in Arch for like two drives and then put Quinn Ewers back in. And it was just like, what is going on here? So it was a very strange move. Yeah, it's a. It was a panic move where I don't really understand. Both of them look like they were seeing ghosts. All right, last game, Texas A and M, LSU. Let me get the updated line. LSU, two and a half. Texas AMS minus two and a half over. Under is 53 and a half. Rico.

[D]

Texas ain't having home. I hate this game, but Texas ain't having home.

[A]

I agree.

[D]

I'll take the team at home.

[A]

I agree, Dave.

[C]

Lsu, Texas A. I like Texas am.

[A]

So we're all on Texas A M.

[C]

I was against Arkansas. I took them last week against lsu. Wrong on that. I just. I mean, anything I took except Navy basically as wrong.

[A]

Season is bad. It's tough. I'm having a bad time. I'm not having fun. Nothing has gone my way. Rico, do you want to do your card?

[D]

Yeah, sure. Very small.

[A]

How small?

[D]

Four games.

[A]

Well, you do have a lead, so.

[D]

No, I mean, I'm finding what I like.

[C]

Here comes Dean Smith.

[A]

You have to hit him.

[D]

You have to hit him regardless.

[C]

Regardless.

[A]

Another fullback. Dive up the middle.

[D]

I've been giving out like five to seven every week anyway, so it's not crazy. UNC Virginia over 59 and a half.

[C]

The kid, I'm sure you know because you know everybody. When I was at the Indiana. So I went to the hoop hysteria for a little bit.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

There was some crazy writer kid who's like a manager there. I'm sure you know who he is.

[D]

Yeah, we got. They took. Probably took care of us. It's probably the same kid who took care of us when we went a couple years ago.

[C]

Like, he's. He said he is like Ryder in his Twitter handle.

[D]

Those are the guys.

[A]

Oh, wait. Actually, I have something for you. Rico. I forgot to bring this up. This. I don't know why that triggered. Because you said you. You saw a. A rider at. In Indiana. I talked to a rider who formerly had a connect who was formerly on staff with. With a college football or college basketball coach. And that college basketball coach is no long. And apparently Rico just doesn't respond to this guy anymore because he doesn't have any power. Kind of messed up.

[C]

Grasso.

[A]

No, no, it's not a coach. It's a coach's right hand man.

[C]

Oh.

[A]

And so the coaches and you, you know this guy too, Dave, and he reached. He hit me up for the first time in forever and was like, hey, what's up? I was like, hey, man, how's everything going? Haven't heard from you a while. And, and he said, he said he wanted to talk about something. And I was like, sure, anytime. He said, hit, hit, Rico. But trying to talk to him is like trying to find bin Laden because this guy has no, he has. He's not, he's not on staff anywhere. So Rico's literally just throwing him in the trash.

[D]

If this is the same. If this is the same guy, text him. Last night, he text me. I immediately responded to him. Which, which, where is he from?

[A]

I'm not telling. I'm not gonna, I'm not gonna dox him.

[D]

I gotta know who. I got to know my accounts. If I'm. If I'm not fulfilling an account, I.

[A]

Got to know what if an account is no longer a college. If he's no longer on a staff? Does the account die right away? Is it just gone? No, because that's a very. That's a sad state of affairs that you're only using like the minute they're not on a staff, you're like, fucking lose my number, pal.

[D]

No, I don't see it.

[A]

I don't say that.

[C]

I have no idea who we're talking about.

[D]

You. Can we just blur it?

[C]

You said, I know who this.

[A]

Yeah, it's, it's, it's. I'll say it and then we can bleep it. It's. It's Right hand man.

[D]

Yes. No, he texted me last night and I immediately responded.

[A]

Well, he texted me yesterday afternoon. Instead of trying to find you, like trying to find bin Laden. That's what you do.

[D]

Takes a shot at me. Yo, let me know when you get a second. I want to run something by you. Okay.

[A]

What was the text before that?

[D]

I responded as well. June 6, he reached out to me, I responded back.

[A]

He said, trying to find you. He's like trying to find.

[C]

I will say that guy. That guy sometimes will over communicate.

[A]

Yeah, but I still will. I'll respond to someone when they text me.

[D]

I responded as well.

[C]

I can't throw stones at glass houses. I'm not the greatest text respond.

[A]

But you're. You're equal opportunity Dave.

[C]

That's true.

[A]

You will not respond to so, like, you could not respond to an assist assistant coach who just got fired, and you could also not respond to Coach Cal. Like you'll just not respond to both. Where. I'm just asking the question. If a guy doesn't have a job in college bat Division one college basketball anymore, do we keep that account warm or do we throw him in the trash because he can no longer do anything for you?

[D]

Keep it warm. We obviously keep it warm.

[A]

Human thing.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

Because it's. It's bad if you're just keeping relationships alive just when you can use them for something.

[D]

I don't use them for something. These people are friends.

[A]

You use them for. For everything. How could you say you don't use them for something you do use?

[D]

You don't ask for clothes. I do have a big collection of sweatsuits.

[A]

Is that just your whole house is just sweatsuits now?

[D]

Sweatsuits now? Yeah, a lot.

[A]

I like that. All right, so go back to your games.

[D]

All right. UNC Virginia over 59 and a half. Memphis Charlotte over 57. BYU. This line actually flipped. BYU plus one and a half. And I'll save my. My mortal.

[A]

Okay, I know your moral. You want me to say it out loud?

[D]

No. We're gonna have Ebo read a message from a writer or somebody that just said something. So.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Most obvious mortal of all time. And I actually. I kind of don't love it this year, but I love it this year. Okay, you love it every year.

[D]

Every single year.

[A]

Every single year. All right, Dave.

[C]

All right. Syracuse plus six against Pittsburgh. I think that game is close. BC at home against Louisville. Louisville coming off a tough loss, I think BC keeps that game close, can potentially win it. I already gave out over in Boise. UNLV and UNLV, plus the points. USC minus 14 at home against Rutgers. Rutgers is horrible. Ohio State minus 25 at home against Nebraska. Nebraska is horrible. I laughed at watching that edit on busing with Will trying to, like, rationalize losing 56 to 7. I mean, he's out of answers. It's the same thing cycling, but it still is like, his line of. Like, the answers are in the room. Like, it's just crazy.

[A]

He's like, I know this is gonna sound crazy, but the tape does not look like 56.

[C]

And he's, like, serious.

[D]

It's great.

[C]

56 to 7. Navy plus 12. I don't love it, but I always like rooting for the service academies, especially as Nordame 52 1/2 over Mississippi State at home, plus 6 1/2 against ARC, Arkansas. I hate Arkansas now. I think UCF. BYU.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

BYU escaped last week, you know, by Jew. Still doing it out there. But I think us UCF at home -1 1/2. It hands them their first loss. Bama -14 at home against Missouri. Bama not great. Missouri real bad in my mind. Texas Tech plus six and a half on the road. TCU close game. Vandy plus 18 and a half at home against Texas. There it is. That's the. And I do like the card this week. I didn't like it last week. I like it this week.

[A]

Okay, so you're back. I have UCF as well, Dave minus one and a half. I'm going to add more to my card. I also am taking. I also had Michigan State plus three and a half against Michigan. I think that one might be. That might be bad for you, Dave. I don't know.

[C]

Could be. I. Listen, we won the national championship last year. We're bad this year. I give grace. I'm a grace guy. If you win me a national championship, I'm not going to jump down your throat the next year. We're going to get things figured out. And my season now is just making sure Ohio State doesn't win the whole thing so they can't try to chirp back, even though it's not apples to apples.

[A]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

Like, here's what. Where I want to say this about Ohio State and Ohio. Tate is one of the great morons who doesn't get this. What I'm gonna say if Ohio State beats Michigan this year, which I think they probably will. I mean, I guess crazier things have happened. It's not the same when one team beats another team and the other team is down. Like, we're down. That. That. That doesn't count the same when you're both up in unseated. Yeah, they're in. Which has been the case the three years we beaten them. So we stink this year. Like, okay, you beat a stinky Michigan team. You don't get cookies for that. It doesn't even count.

[D]

Yeah, all the chips. All the chips are not in the middle this year.

[C]

No, it's like, all right, we're bad. So big deal. You beat a bad Michigan.

[D]

We.

[C]

When we're good, you can't beat us because you're coward. You're Ohio State. You're embarrassed. It's almost weirdly better if Ohio State lost to us this year.

[A]

Oh, this is. Oh, yeah.

[C]

Oh, because it's like, it's only when the lights are on and the chips are in the middle is when they suck. They're the big team who can beat us when we stink.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Beat us when we're good.

[A]

I, I, yeah, I think, I think most Ohio State fans would agree that they should probably try to lose to Michigan.

[C]

It would be at least they're not cowards.

[A]

That's a spin zone that I didn't see coming, but there it is.

[C]

There's some truth to that.

[A]

Wait, what's the truth?

[C]

They're a bully. And when you punch a bully in the face, they cry. And you say, we're not. We don't have that. We're like, Nate can't stand up to fucking. I don't know, like Brandon Walker in a fight. There's the size difference. But, you know, you put someone Brandon Walker's size, he cries. He. Devlin pushes him and he cries. So that's bright lights. They crumble. We can't put any pressure on this year. So if they lost to us this year, it wouldn't be like, oh, no, we don't. We, we're not big game cowards. We just aren't a great program. Which may be better than being a coward.

[A]

Yeah, I see it. Even Dave, you could see the smirk. He's like, I didn't even think my brain had that one.

[C]

Ohio tape. Bet me my salary on Michigan State ver. I mean, Michigan versus Ohio State this year. It's like, well, let's see what we got. Like, I'm not, I'm no dummy. Like, I knew we potentially had some issues come into this season. Our entire team went to the NFL and the coach.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Bet me my salary on the worst Michigan team since Pre Covid. No. All right, I'll wait till we regroup and I'm working on it.

[A]

I'm working on it. I'm working on it. All right, let's do our mortals. Hank is on the ride back from the airport because he was at Banner Night last night. His is Washington plus six and a half. I'll do mine as well. I'm. I'm out of the mortal race. I'm in last place. So I'll just go with the heart. And I'm going to take Wisconsin plus six and a half. This is the biggest game.

[D]

I'll be rooting for you.

[A]

It's the biggest game of the Luke Fickle era. I know it's only been a year and a half, but this season couldn't have started worse. And we're now at a point where everything's kind of come back to badger football. The last three weeks they've absolutely. I know they played Purdue, Rutgers, Northwestern. Not good teams. But they have punished those teams in old school badger football fashion. They're doing the right things. They've got. It feels like the vibes are back a little bit. Camp Randall at night is a tough place to play. When you play 11 o', clock not so much because everyone takes forever to get the students in there at nighttime. It's going to be rocking. And Penn State has Ohio State next week, which they know that, you know, they have it circled every single week. I'll take Wisconsin plus six and a half.

[E]

Zupy, I'm going Boise minus the three.

[A]

Okay. Jack. I'm gonna go Indiana minus six and a half. You know, Rourke is quarterbacks out.

[C]

Did not Wisconsin plus six and a half.

[A]

There we go. Fuck out of Penn State. By the way, Rico, you're welcome for Arizona State.

[D]

Thank you very much. Yep, thank you very much.

[A]

EVO.

[D]

Utah, Houston under 37.

[A]

Wow. The over under 37. Yeah.

[D]

I believe Zach Wilson's brother is the starting quarterback this week.

[A]

Yeah, he's been played. He's played a couple weeks.

[D]

Yeah. And I don't think Houston can really move the ball.

[A]

No.

[D]

Utah. So under 37.

[A]

Dave.

[C]

Trying to just look up. I just want to do one quick research. I can't find it. No, give me a second here. Yeah, I'm gonna go Mississippi State. I think they're playing a little bit better at home against Arkansas plus six and a half. I think they win that game.

[A]

I like that. Arkansas complete no show in a game that they should have spot wise. Should have.

[C]

Fucking cowards.

[A]

It was the perfect, perfect spot. They're coming off a buy. LSU is coming off an incredible night game against Ole Miss. How do you come out like that coward? Rico.

[D]

Zoopy, do you have the message pulled up?

[E]

Yeah, I got it.

[D]

All right, read it.

[E]

I was sent. I think probably all of us got sent this, but it says from someone who has a quote from Rico in his bio. I just need someone, anyone to read this, get it to Dan, Dave or even Smacky and set the trap and wait. Rico will all caps mortal Kansas State against Kansas this week. Because he's a one trick pony. He's going to talk about how bad Kansas is and how K State dominates Kansas and and will bring up a host of other lazy arguments. He then went on to say how Kansas plus 10 is the play.

[D]

But Rico, okay, K State minus 10. When he cleaned out his office, he gave it to Kleiman and Said, this is how you beat Kansas. He's done it every year but one. They won last year, but they didn't cover. I still think they're going to roll. Avery Johnson's playing well. They're running the ball well, Case. Kansas is down. K State at home. Kansas State at home, minus the 10. I love it.

[A]

So why did you have that? Why did you have.

[C]

Because it's just. It was.

[D]

It was funny. I mean, it was making fun of me. We can. You can laugh.

[A]

That's.

[C]

That's growth.

[A]

But that's also like. That was supposed to be the moment where you're like, it's Kansas this year.

[D]

No, it's not Kansas this year. It's never going to be Kansas.

[A]

So you just had. You just had a guy. I get. Yeah, that is growth. That's growth. The guy made. The guy was like, you're so predictable. And then you're like, yeah, what, pal? You're right.

[D]

You're right.

[C]

Yeah, exactly.

[D]

You want predictable? I'll give you predictable.

[A]

Shout out. The haters. They called this one correctly.

[D]

Yes.

[A]

That is gross, Rico. I mean, you've been. You've been a delight to be around this year.

[D]

Thank you.

[A]

Yeah, I've had.

[D]

Maybe now is a good time. It's usually a bad time. I usually put my foot in my mouth. But Dave, Cyber Monday dinner.

[A]

He might not even be in.

[D]

He's not. He won't be.

[A]

I don't know.

[C]

Okay. Yeah. No. No commit there. All right.

[A]

Yeah. What about.

[C]

Even when we do Cyber Monday, doesn't end kind of late.

[A]

Yeah, it's like a whole thing.

[D]

Okay.

[A]

What I think what he was really asking, Dave, is what is.

[C]

I know. I thought. I know. I thought. Yeah, just a dinner.

[D]

Was just asking for a dinner.

[A]

Right. There's no. No business.

[D]

Two birds. Two birds. Two birds, one stone.

[A]

Dad, what's the. Oh, the dinner and the contract.

[D]

Two birds, one stone.

[A]

Okay, why don't you just do one bird, one stone and just call him and say, hey, do I have a new contract?

[C]

Oh, yeah, he knows. All right. I gotta go do this thing.

[A]

All right.

[D]

It's a little early for that, all right?

[A]

No, it's not.

[C]

It's getting there.

[A]

You know.

[C]

I'm choking.

[D]

I'm gonna call you.

[A]

I think you should call him. You should give him a call. Austin, do you have a pick? Austin, do you have a pick? Austin?

[D]

You want me to call him? Ask him if he wants me to call him. Jesus Christ.