Rico Gets His End Of Year Review | PICK EM

Summary

Barstool Pick Em – "Rico Gets His End of Year Review"

Date: December 4, 2025
Hosts: Big Cat (Dan Katz), Dave Portnoy (“El Pres”), Rico Bosco, Hank Lockwood, Gaz, Jack Mac
Special Guest: Mike Repole

[Overview of the Episode]

This championship week episode is less focused on college football itself and more on the team’s internal dynamics, specifically Rico Bosco’s end-of-year review. The show kicks off with a classic Barstool blend of banter, negotiation, grievances, back-slapping, and workplace politics. Expect rituals (mock “performance reviews”), stats breakdowns, sponsor shenanigans, and plenty of inside jokes. As always, gambling picks and some real football talk (eventually) anchor the back half. The episode’s heart: can Rico leverage his networking, deal-chasing, and content numbers into a raise at Barstool? Or will harsh stats and Dave’s icy humor keep him in check?

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[Key Discussion Points & Insights]

1. Rico’s Sponsor Hustle: Shirt Gate, Ink Drying, and "Friend Deals"

• Wearing the Wrong Shirt ([01:10]–[04:00])

  • Rico enters in a sponsor's shirt, earning pushback from Pres and Big Cat:
    • “No free ads. We like people to pay for ads around here.” – Dave ([01:36])
  • Rico explains (kind of) that he’s hustling up new deals for Barstool, teasing that they’re close with this unnamed sponsor.

• Sponsor Negotiation Whirlwind ([05:00]–[11:16])

  • The gang debates what stage Rico is "on" at Barstool, compared to music festival lineups.
  • Running gag: Rico mixing metaphors about closing a deal (dating, sex, blue balls).
  • Big Cat: “Did you think because you went to one basketball game with him at Madison Square Garden… his advertising investment was Bosco Industries only?” ([07:33])
  • Dave and Dan suggest Rico is more of a side act than a headliner in sponsor deals.

• Networking as Rico’s Secret Sauce ([15:20]–[18:24])

  • Rico is accused of “stealing everyone’s friends” at sponsor dinners:
    • “He will steal your friends. He’ll just snatch them right up.” – Big Cat ([17:57])
  • It’s a Ricofied hustle: “You don’t just sit on your phone, you go get phone numbers. I’m the best there is to network.” – Rico ([15:58])

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2. End of Year Review: Performance Stats and Workplace Comedy

• (Bad) Numbers Are In ([31:25]–[34:44])

  • Jack Mac reveals damning stats—Rico’s Black Friday post is down 26%, total blogs written down 15%, total blog page views down 27%.

    • “Stats are like assholes. Everyone has them.” – Dave ([32:42])
    • “I think we just sweep them under the rug.” – Big Cat ([33:15])

  • Discussion: Should quantity or quality matter? Does hustle outweigh hard numbers?

• Grading Rico: The Report Card Segment ([35:22]–[43:20])

  • Each host gives Rico a letter grade.

    • Big Cat: “A plus" ([35:32])
    • Dave: “B minus… You got paid way too much for way too long just for being a jerk and an asshole. But Dan and I have a soft spot for you.” ([41:43])

  • Honest talk about overpay, raises in the content industry, and Barstool’s culture of “firing squads.”

• Who Makes Barstool Money? ([39:40]–[40:40])

  • Company-wide profitability talk: Only a handful of shows and personalities bring in more than they cost. Everyone else rides coattails, including (allegedly) Rico.

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3. Special Guest: Mike Repole Joins for Sponsor Drama

• Repole’s (Sort-Of) Endorsement ([51:02]–[57:56])

  • Mike Repole joins for some playful shaming and open debate:
    • “Those are not the friends I want. The ones I gave Rico are the ones I don’t want.” – Repole ([52:57])
    • On Rico’s importance:
      • “If Bosco falls off the bridge, is the deal dead? …It’s in jeopardy.” – Repole ([55:01])

• Rico as "Dessert" in the Business Dinner ([57:18]–[58:09])

  • Repole: “If Barstool was a dinner, Dave's a steak, Big Cat’s the pasta, Rico is the dessert. The fun part of the night where you don’t give a fuck what you put in your body…”
  • Rico’s role: “Making the conversations more enjoyable.” ([56:57])

• Horse Racing Tangent with Repole & Dave ([59:06]–[66:57])

  • Repole and Dave go deep on horse racing corruption, data, and how Barstool could shake up the industry. Tangents about industry gatekeeping add comic relief.

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4. The Social Media Numbers & Content Value

• New Metrics: Are Things Actually Up? ([67:14]–[73:39])

  • Gaz provides revised numbers showing Rico’s views are up 33%—“that’s the positive story.” ([67:17], [73:39])
  • Debates on content distribution: Rico claims main account boosts aren’t counted, and some hosts fret about personal vs. shared credit.

• AI and Automation Jokes ([72:33]–[73:39])

  • Dave: “Honestly, I could AI 80% of this company. … AI Bosco may have a little trouble with.”
  • This turns into a running gag about ‘AI Bosco’: a Barstool bot that could terrify the world.

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5. Extra: Rico’s Group Chat Gatekeeping

• Bosco’s Group Chat Activities ([74:09]–[75:47])
  • Jack accuses Rico of making a group chat for Mostly Hoops (a show he’s not on) and spamming it.
  • Hosts admit they find Rico’s info-dumps actually helpful: “I like that 100%. … I need people feeding me stuff.” – Big Cat ([75:47])

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6. Football Talk: Playoff Gripes, Rankings, and Picks

• Michigan–Ohio State Logo Drama ([78:37]–[80:21])

  • Dave riffs on the “guarding the logo” pettiness and rivalry drama.

• Craziness of Playoff Rankings ([81:25]–[87:11])

  • Segment full of playoff complaints:
    • "It’s a sham." – Dave ([81:28])
    • Conversation about BYU, Notre Dame, Miami, ACC/Big 12 tiebreakers, and the committee allegedly setting up Miami to get in.
    • “The whole thing is stupid… The sport is getting hard to– I don’t know what the answer is.” – Big Cat ([86:22])

• Championship Game Picks ([87:20]–[Throughout 105:00])

  • Furious boisterous pick-em action (each host picks every game, with the usual jokes and rationale).
    • Includes analysis of the Lane Kiffin–LSU/Ole Miss saga, how college football has changed, and concerns about athletes protecting themselves vs. chasing rings.

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[Notable Quotes & Moments]

• “I thought the guy was gonna let me fuck him. And now I might have blue balls. And even worse, my roommates will have blue balls.” – Rico, talking about a sponsor, ([11:16])

• “He will steal your friends. He’ll just snatch them right up.” – Big Cat, on Rico’s networking hustle ([17:57])

• “Stats are like assholes. Everyone has them.” – Dave, seeing Rico’s bad year-end numbers ([32:42])

• “We love you, yes, you’re in!” – Dave and Big Cat, welcoming Mike Repole, after banter about being “kicked out” of the sponsor conversation ([51:24])

• “If Bosco falls off the bridge, is the deal dead? … It’s in jeopardy.” – Mike Repole ([55:01])

• “If Barstool was a dinner, Dave’s a steak, Big Cat’s the pasta. What is Rico? Is he a dessert? The dessert. It’s the fun part of the night!” – Mike Repole ([57:18])

• “Honestly, I could AI 80% of this company. … AI Bosco may have a little trouble with.” – Dave, on the future of content ([72:44])

• “It’s a sham.” – Dave, on the playoff committee and snubs ([81:28])

• “It’s been a bad year. It was clearly a bad year.” — Rico, facing his performance stats ([33:39])

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[Timestamps of Key Segments]

• [01:10]–[04:00] — Shirt controversy, sponsor callouts
• [05:00]–[11:16] — Sponsor deal, friend “stealing,” music festival metaphors
• [15:20]–[18:24] — Rico’s networking hustle, “stealing” dinner friends
• [31:25]–[34:44] — Bad performance stats, sweeping under the rug
• [35:30]–[43:20] — Rico’s year-end grades, overpay, performance talk
• [51:02]–[57:56] — Mike Repole segment: sponsor deals, role at Barstool
• [59:06]–[66:57] — Dave & Repole: horse racing corruption rant
• [67:14]–[73:39] — Social media numbers, up 33%, value of main account
• [74:09]–[75:47] — Rico’s group chat gatekeeping
• [78:37]–[80:21] — Michigan–Ohio State logo banter; rivalry pettiness
• [81:25]–[87:11] — CFP rankings “sham” and playoff committee gripes
• [87:20]–[105:00] — Conference championship weekend: picks, Lane Kiffin/Lane drama, gambling rationale

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[Conclusion]

With classic Barstool irreverence, this episode deconstructs the workplace politics that make Pick Em as compelling as the games themselves. Sponsors, stats, and self-deprecation combine into a running joke-laden expose of how content sausage is made. Amidst all the gags, the team does tee up championship week picks—and even finds room for a real performance review (with actual grades and justified burns). If you want to understand the layers of Barstool’s gambling content—and workplace dynamic—you can skip the games, but not this episode.

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Bonus: Best Out-of-Context Rico Line ([11:16]):
“Dave, I thought the guy was gonna let me fuck him. And now I might have blue balls. And even worse, my roommates will have blue balls…”

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[C]

All righty.

[A]

Jack.

[D]

Yo.

[A]

You think it's a bad look? I'm wearing the shirt.

[D]

Who the would care about that?

[A]

All right, that's fine.

[D]

I don't think they're gonna be upset that you're wearing shirt on a episode, but thank you for checking.

[A]

That's the end of the year, Jack.

[E]

All right. What's up, Dave?

[A]

What's up, Dave?

[C]

What's going on?

How much do you get paid for that?

[A]

No, he's a friend. What do you mean he's a friend?

[C]

Can you take that off and put on a different shirt?

[A]

Sure. Yeah.

[C]

We like to pay. We like people to pay for ads around here. All right.

[A]

I think he's getting close to paying, but.

[C]

All right, well, I mean, that's.

[E]

Do you know how many times he's been close to paying?

[A]

Oh, don't say that.

[E]

All right.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

All right.

[F]

Is that who you texted me about, Rico?

[E]

Oh, what he texts you about?

[F]

Phenomenal day to be a writer. Ink drying on another sponsor, not a throwaway.

[E]

I don't know.

[F]

It probably wasn't that. Probably a coincidence.

[E]

Okay, let's. Let's start the show. Let's start the show. Let's start the show. Here we go.

[C]

Hold on.

[A]

He's smirking. Of course I leave.

[E]

Okay, hold on, hold on.

[A]

You're gonna make me wait, then disclose what just happened.

[E]

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[E]

Pick them. Conference championship week. How we doing, boys? Great, Bosco.

[A]

Good.

[E]

How's. How are the deals working?

[A]

I don't know. I just walked out of the room to change a shirt.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

Why don't you tell the people what happened? What happened?

[A]

Yeah, I was wearing a shirt. Dave's like, no free ads. What shirt? What?

[F]

What shirt was it?

[A]

Well, it's no free ads. Hank, be a fucking rider.

[E]

We could bleep it.

[A]

No, it's whatever. So I was like, oh, yeah? Dave's like, we want people to pay. I'm like, I'm hearing it's getting close to being a check mark. And then Dan Said, you know, how many times that that check mark has got that close? And they never, you know, make the up thing. It never finalizes. I was like, oh, that's bad. I go down the hall and there's a big meeting before the show. Dan, save it for the show guy. But he can have meetings before, so.

[C]

And what was being saved for the show before I even.

[E]

I heard, oh, that was just Tik Tok.

[A]

We'll get to that. We got a lot. We'll get to that.

[E]

But Bosco just, like, he's so funny. And I. I say this as a rider through there. He's so funny. He just asks questions before we start the show that are just so funny that I want the listener to hear. So I have to tell him to shut up. To save for the show. Which we can get to that later. But, yeah, we. We had a. We had a quick. I mean, Hank shared something with us. No, I just asked. I.

[F]

It was.

[B]

I didn't.

[F]

I can't see the monitor, so I didn't see that you had left the screen. I was just like, is that. They're like, oh, no. And then I was like, that's not what we were talking about last week, was it?

[A]

What's that?

[C]

Yeah.

What was the text?

[F]

Don't know what this means. Think I'm very happy to hear it. Rico said, ink drawing on another sponsor, not a throwaway. I said, let's go just in time for the holidays.

[E]

Love that.

[F]

And I was just asking if that was. Hopefully, I'm assuming it's not the same. It's a different. Different sponsor.

[C]

No, it's the same.

[E]

I think Bosco's the same.

[C]

It's the same.

[E]

Is easy frozen.

[C]

It's a. No, I see him blinking. It's 100%. There's two. There's two in the hopper.

[A]

No, there's one for sure. Signed.

[C]

Yep. Yeah, there's that. That's that. And that person hasn't seen a thank you card.

[E]

That.

[A]

That.

[C]

That person that you have working overtime to get that deal signed, has it got what you sent a knockoff, I think, Jersey, Right.

[A]

You're right. Yeah. Things are wrapped. Security. Mike will be handed it tomorrow. It's. I like to do it in person. Probably not going to see it in person. It's whatever. Mike will have it tomorrow. That's how it always works. You can see the order history. The shit was already grabbed. Okay, so let's back that up.

[E]

Okay.

[A]

There is something very, very, from what I'm told, very, very close to the Finish line. And now the big guys are saying that that's not.

[E]

Oh, so it is gonna happen. It is the same guy.

[C]

It is. It's a hundred percent, which is why that shirt was being worn. Listen, but now you're saying.

[A]

What's the. What's the word?

[C]

It is very close to the finish line.

[A]

He's a big four. Are you saying he's a big foreplay guy, but he never spreads them? Yes. Oh, I don't like that. I really don'.

[C]

He's been very close to the finish line. Oh, and I love the guy.

[E]

We love.

[C]

I love the guy. But he has been close to that finish line for. For at least a year and a half to two years since I. But pre Black Mole. Very close to the finish line.

[A]

We got to get him. We got to get him. I don't. We got to get him some Roman. We got to get him some Roman.

[C]

I don't know if the hands go up and he crosses.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

How much of that is boss.

[E]

Boss. Right. That's the part I'm confused about.

[A]

Is he.

[E]

Did you think because you went to one basketball game with him at Madison Square Garden between Alabama and that.

That his investment in Barstool or his. His advertising investment? Barstool is Bosco Industries only.

[A]

No, Dan, you know. You know how things work. Dan. No, no.

[E]

Okay.

[A]

No. I'm maturing enough to have the conversations. But yeah, one of his teams has a package and in terms of a concert, I was being told I'm not the fucking opening act. I was kind of at the top of the. The main act of that little piece. So teams, like.

[C]

So you're saying if we're doing like Lollapalooza Palooza, you're on like one of those size stages. It's kind of like when I went to.

[F]

Oh, I think he's saying, if you're looking at the. The billing, it's like, yeah, when I went.

[C]

When I went to. What's the thing they do in Austin, Texas?

[E]

South by Southwest.

[C]

South by Southwest. To see Tico Texas in Chico, Texas, is like, I'm performing a South by Southwest. But she was just in a trap house that was not affiliated. Two miles down the road. That's where Rico's performing.

[F]

That's not what Rico saying.

[E]

You're. You're at Lala. You're at this sign up. You're. You're at like the sign up tent where if you sign up for a credit card, you get a free blanket.

What are you saying?

[A]

Like, if that's.

[F]

You know, Rihanna's the headliner, and then there's usually, like, you know, two other people that are still pretty big underneath her. And then maybe, like, the third line, there's three bands. Like, you know, it gets progressively small.

[C]

Heck, work it out for me now. Who out. There's three.

[F]

Like, it would be world.

[C]

Who else are the bands?

[F]

El Prez at the top would be the top headliner. Then like, maybe Chiclets and. And PMT or the second row, and then it's like, Rico and some other people in the third.

[C]

Who are the other people? I want to know who the other people are down on that third line.

[E]

Rico, Michael Jordan.

Leo DiCaprio.

[C]

No, I want to know. In our world, Hank, who else is on struggling.

[E]

He's struggling right now. And Rico is just. I. He's. The gorilla is coming out. I could see the.

[A]

No, it's not. It's not. It's.

[C]

It's.

[A]

Again, it's part of the plan. If Dave's saying, you're Tico, Texas, you're off in the woods in front of 12 people. All right, that's gonna be a tough bridge to go, because the whole plan this year was sandwiches. The other day, it was to get on the stage. It was. Yeah. And I've been spreading it around a lot, thinking that this guy's gonna let me fucking stick him. But this. If this guy crosses his legs and I can't stick it in, I'm. That changes a lot of fucking mental shit. So we'll see. But again, I want everybody to know, like, respect the process. Definitely been trying to get on the stage, and that's kind of how it works.

[E]

So Rico went. He's been doing victory laps.

[A]

No, not victory laps. No, I've been. I was. No, I mean, this goes back months of the food on the plane. Like. Yeah.

[E]

Remember when we went to the poker tournament? He bought us the food on the plane.

[A]

Be a little more appreciative. Yeah, be a little more appreciative.

[E]

But then the plane had food.

[B]

Yeah, better food.

[E]

Oh, man. So you're going broke doing victory lap lunches.

[A]

No. You're happy to be here. You don't be a miserable prick. Like, we've gone down that. But, yeah, just.

[C]

That was just the most blatant, like, wearing of a T shirt I've ever seen.

[A]

Dave. I thought the guy was gonna let me fuck him. And now I might have blue balls. And even worse, my roommates will have blue balls. Cause every night in the house, you know, it's like, you want to cook or you want. You know, I'm like, I could go there. Well, it's gonna be good. So we'll see. It's. It's all good.

[C]

But you.

[A]

Hey, my father has a saying. You do what you're supposed to. You let the scoreboard take care of itself. Scoreboard still to be determined. And we'll see how it all shakes out.

[C]

That games definitely not on this for four presidencies. It's the first time we heard that saying from your dad.

[E]

Famous saying.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

So, Hank, who's Rico with?

[F]

I mean, you gotta probably. Probably all the Brianna movie.

Chicks in the office. Foreplay.

[A]

Hank, we know.

[C]

It's fine.

[A]

I mean, we know where it's at.

[C]

Who would you say you're performing with?

[A]

I would say a mom and an offensive lineman, from what I'm told.

[C]

What mom and an offense up and Katic.

[A]

That takes care of that one.

[E]

Who told you that?

[A]

I'm just saying, like, in terms of like.

[C]

Well, that's a very realistic.

[E]

Yeah, I'm more. Who told you? Do you go up to, like, random salespeople and you're like, where am I at?

[A]

No.

[C]

Well, I don't know what's going on because I get texts. Like, I don't even know what's going on. I get. I'm not gonna say who. I get random texts like.

This company closed for Bosco. This company, Ink not dry thought it cl. I don't even know. It's like, I don't even know what they're talking about.

[F]

Well, there's riders on the.

[A]

Are you. Are you. Are you. Are you horrified to get those texts or you. You want.

[C]

I am not horrified.

I'm not horrified.

[A]

You don't seem.

[E]

Are you sure? You look a little horrified.

[C]

No, I'm not horrified. I'm gonna say this and we talked about before.

The hair growth. They love Bosco. They're in the Bosco business. That was clear. Dan was on the call. Yeah, like this other. This other. I'll come horse man. To make it sound like this deal is getting closed because of Bosco.

[A]

No, no. And I know. No, I know that. Here's the spin zone and here's the. Here's the farmers in fucking California getting fucking hard ons for this. Knowing like, oh, here he is delusional again. Oh, you don't get it. He don't got it. He don't got it. I've never got it more. I've never got it more. I've never got it more at this point in my life. Sticking with it. And then here. But that's, you know, that's the twist.

[C]

So what do you mean? He's not going to. Is he going to let you fuck him? Is that what you mean?

[A]

Well, he's letting us all fuck. But I'm a.

[E]

Are you.

[A]

First part of it.

[C]

Are you doing, like, a gang bang when you get in? When is it?

[A]

I think pretty early. Pretty early from what I'm told. We'll see. I don't know.

[F]

What's good for barstool is good for Boston.

[E]

And also, Dave, you got to remember, like, this is the. If the deal is about to be closed, it was only a couple weeks ago that St. John's played bleep at Madison Square Garden.

[A]

You should have bleeped the other one.

[E]

Oh, fuck.

[B]

What?

[E]

I bleeped the first time.

[C]

Nobody's gonna be able to put this together.

There's a guy that he's very, very, very interested in, and he's not on this call.

[E]

No.

Wait, you said two in the hopper.

[A]

What did you mean by two? I only know about one.

[C]

Neutrophil.

[E]

Yeah, the one you got to send a gift for. Thank you.

[A]

No, that one's already done.

[C]

And then the second one is the one that you wore, the shirt and here.

[A]

Okay, hold on.

[E]

You said.

[A]

You said. Dave said one done, two in the hopper. You just declare that's fine. I got it once. Now we got one done, one in the hopper.

[E]

And what Dave is saying is that if this other one happened, there's a guy that is not he. Not between us, none of us know that he is very interested in.

[A]

Right.

[E]

All right, so how's everyone doing? That was a good start. Oh, Rico, say the thing that you said just offhand when we were.

[C]

Are you having phone calls with this guy?

[A]

Oh, definitely not the top guy, but we. We break shots.

[E]

Oh, you have.

[A]

We break chops about the. About basketball all the time now.

[E]

I get it. Dave, he's got. He's got all of his friends. He's talking to all his friends.

[C]

Who's his friends?

[E]

Like, he's talking to, literally, his friend. Remember the dinner we went to?

[C]

Like, are you in with those guys?

[A]

Yeah, he's in with his friends, networking, everyone. Oh, you're a loser. You can't. I'm interested in college basketball. I go get phone numbers. I'm the best there is to network. Yeah, you go to a dinner, you don't just sit there on your phone.

[B]

Where you guys from?

[A]

Oh, from fucking the Blank, Blank, blank saa. So, yeah, I played in that league, too. We're neighborhood guys. We got a lot in common.

[C]

Family. Like, this is family shit.

[A]

They want to keep it in the family.

[E]

So you stole Mike Rapoli's friends?

[A]

Not steal Dan. I don't go out a lot. Like, I need guys to talk about basketball. Then we break chops about St. John's all the time or blank all the time?

[C]

So they're. They're basically internal moles on that side. Like, does Repole he know beep. Does he know that, like, the status is getting leaked to you?

[D]

I don't know.

[A]

I.

[E]

This all makes sense that dinner was dinner.

[A]

Top guy. Via. Via in the text with. With the. With the side guy breaking chops about whatever. He's like, hey, you do do gambling. We could want to get interested in this. We know we're close with that. All right. Yeah, it's all right. Like, yeah. Like, what do you want me to say? Like, when somebody's like, you know, you're in. You're in there dancing in romance. It's like, bite my ear. It's like, that's kind of weird, but, like, I want to eventually. You know what I mean? Like, we've all done. All done some weird shit. You know what I'm saying? So it is what it is.

[E]

I love it. I love it. I'm so happy that we got to the bottom of this. You stole his friends. You got steal.

[A]

I just knew. Make more.

[E]

That is the one thing, like, Bosco's, like, the best. Like, if you're like, hey, let's go out to dinner. He's a great guy to have a dinner.

[A]

Great.

[C]

I literally heard this deal was closed twice.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

And then I got up. Not papered. And then the big man called, and then it's like, okay, here we go. Where? We're in the spin cycle.

[E]

Oh, man. But what I was to say is, Bosco's great guy at dinner. Great, great hang. Great. But the one problem that you have, when you bring Bosco's around, he will steal your friends. Like, he will take all your friends. He'll just snatch them right up.

[C]

Put him in his wall in there. You do dinners, you go out. It's like you're on the spot, numbers are given, and you're like, wait, this guy's actually texting me still?

Yeah, this is. This was just like, dinner. I didn't know how to, like, I didn't want to fake number him right at dinner.

[E]

Yeah. It's two weeks later, he's still sending me updates.

That's how you do business. All right, Bosco, what was the other thing you were saying before?

[C]

That was just the most intentional wearing of a shirt. Billboard shirt, out of the clouds.

[E]

And you tried to play it off like you weren't.

[A]

You were like, what?

[E]

Oh, this?

[A]

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[E]

How often are you texting Mike Roli?

[A]

A lot during feast week.

[E]

Can you tell me how many times?

[C]

I can't even imagine. Are you guys talking the phone?

[A]

No, we did the video at the game at his hotel.

[E]

But, you know, I love Rapoli, but he.

[C]

We.

[E]

If we're going to advertise his things, we gotta. He's gotta pay.

[A]

Agree.

[E]

The whole thing.

[A]

I agree. I agree.

[E]

Well, not really, because you did it for free.

[C]

Yeah. You walked in as a billboard and.

[E]

You'Ve done it for free many times.

[C]

Yeah.

[A]

Shout out Beldor Foods.

Dave Martin. Yeah.

[E]

All right.

[C]

We get that thing like you.

[A]

Well, let's rewind the tape and flash that in. You kept being like you. You didn't seem super thrilled, but I.

[C]

Take what you rewind the tape. I said we ink that deal.

[A]

I love it.

[E]

Wear it in billboard.

[C]

That's what I just said.

[A]

I got you. All right.

[E]

Wear It. Every day.

[A]

Yes.

[C]

That's what we tell them.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

We will sign it, and you'll never see anything like it, you know? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And then it's not signed. And then you come in. Billboard. We got it. We gotta. We gotta get. The thing ain't. And there's a guy out in Tampa that. That.

That's. There's a guy out in Tampa. Not gonna say who. That. He's very interested.

[E]

I mean, how can you. Come on, Bosco. One plus one equals two.

Are you serious?

[A]

Hold on.

[E]

Okay.

[A]

Yeah. We've gone, and now I'm getting coded. All right. He's also.

You're saying he's also interested in a guy who may have just moved houses?

[E]

What? I don't know if he moved houses.

[C]

Did he.

[F]

He gets a lot of boxes.

[A]

I thought.

[C]

He does get a lot of boxes.

[E]

A lot of boxes.

[A]

Tampa.

[E]

This is. Thank God. If they. This is crazy. Wait. This is crazy.

[A]

He's super interested in a guy. There's a. All right. The guy in Tampa is interested in.

[E]

Somebody or no other way around.

[F]

There's a bar.

[E]

Who are you thinking about? In Tampa?

[F]

Lives in Tampa.

[C]

Gets a lot of boxes. Football. Oh.

[A]

Oh, okay. Got it. He won a Super Bowl. Yeah.

[E]

As a coach.

[A]

Head coach.

[C]

I got it for us. He's in Tampa.

[A]

I got it.

[C]

I got boxings.

[A]

I got it.

[E]

Do you got it?

[A]

I do. I got it. Because it's also confusing because the. The big guy has a house in Florida. I didn't know the.

[C]

Yeah, because, like, we're.

[A]

All right. I got it.

[C]

Internet Invitational. And it's like I'm riding a cart next to our guy from Tampa, and I hear like, who's this? Oh, it's the horse guy. And I'm like, what are you talking about, the horse guy about? He's like, well, he wants me to be the commissioner. Maybe there's a league. It's like, what? Huh? What's going on? Don't you work for us? So the big guy will do circles around. Then I see you come in. Yeah.

[E]

Found a way in. He found. He found a crack.

[C]

The next guy. It's like, I'm watching Stranger Things.

[E]

Those.

[C]

The things open and they close. One closes. He breaks open another one somewhere else. And a bunch of Gorgons come through the thing. You're a Gorgon right now. He found an opening with you.

[A]

Pete Gorgon. Yeah, but I did think we were all in the Upside down together, so that's on me. You guys have been through it way more You. You've been to those parties, tops off, pants down. It's like, I don't feel good. You know, we all been there. It's. Listen many nights. You know, I get it. So we'll see. But again, like, this is, you know, the same way. Like no salt, no whatever. Tomorrow's a new day. You keep pushing and that's how it goes.

[C]

That's the. I'd love to ink this deal and you can come in like as a. The biggest billboard in the history of Billboard.

[A]

Oh yeah.

[E]

Actually a cheerleader. You could literally be a cheerleader. Yeah, quite quite literally. The. Thank God we've. We've done a good job of coding this. Like if the FBI or Micropole listens to this, it could be a bad thing.

All right.

[A]

Conversation. So to end that though.

[E]

Yeah, please.

[A]

Percentages. If you had to put it. Where are you both putting it at? Hank as well.

[C]

Wait, it's high. That's good.

[E]

Are you asking to close it or what percentage. I think we know you're responsible for.

[C]

No, you're a zero.

[A]

It always come.

[B]

That's not.

[C]

That wasn't an insult.

[A]

Not true. That was an insult.

[E]

That's not true.

[C]

Facts are not.

[E]

That was an insult. Percentage. That was an insult.

[C]

It can't be zero.

[A]

Insults.

[F]

It can't be zero.

[C]

It's zero.

[B]

No, it's not.

[C]

It's zero.

[F]

You're saying it's zero cuz it's not signed yet. Once it's signed, it will be more than zero.

[C]

Well, no, there'll be a signed part, but he. That's not why he's doing it. If they do it.

[A]

I know that. No, I know that. I know it's not why. I'm not. Not the main guy, but I'm on the stage, he's getting minutes. If it's an Academy Award, I'm in that picture. Yep, from what I'm told. For sure.

[E]

No, but what Dave is saying. They make the movie without you.

[A]

Correct.

[E]

Like.

[C]

Call for extras. And if you show up, great. If you don't, the next GU shows up.

[E]

Yeah, they're gonna make.

[A]

That's. We're back to.

[F]

Every team needs backups and bench players.

[A]

Guys all get rings. Leave it alone, Hank. Just leave it alone. All right, so we're back to. All right, so it's. I got it. All right.

[E]

What?

[A]

No, it's. It's. Yeah, it's like things from the past when I used to think you were in the team picture.

[E]

You're saying you are in the team picture.

[A]

Listen, you See, Are you saying it's a complete throw?

[C]

You're saying it's a championship ring. It's like, well, if they had a different accountant, they still probably win the World Series, right?

[A]

So are you saying it's a complete. It's a complete throwaway or that it can. It's a complete throw?

[C]

Are you asking, like, can I use this to increase my salary? Because, look, I got. I got the unnamed horse guy to advertise. Is that what you're asking?

[E]

Yes.

[A]

That's not a rider of the year comment, Dan.

[E]

Sorry.

[A]

I'm asking Dave, though, if. Yeah. If at. If you. If you. If you followed. No, Dan, keep laughing. If you followed the script all year and you stop being a prick and you follow the tea leaves and do what you guys say. Which, again, this is giving away my monologue like the.

[C]

But like, what monologue to me.

[E]

Yeah, yeah.

[C]

All right, I'll do the monologue now.

[A]

No, not till it. No, not unless I'm fucking average size deep.

[E]

What?

What Is the monologue coming, Dan?

[A]

I thought it'd be any day. I might be waiting till the fucking New Year's Eve and take a flight down to Florida, the way it's going now.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

We'Ll see. But. All right, so it's. Yeah, I got you.

[E]

It's not.

[C]

Should we try to call. He may pick up. Should we try to call the horse guy? Yeah, be like, if we get this done, what percentages earned to Bosco?

[E]

I like that. Send me a Zoom link, Zupy.

[A]

I might be high level, too. High level?

[E]

What do you mean?

[A]

I mean, I don't know if he's in those everyday conversations, but.

[E]

Yeah. Hold on. So you and Rapole aren't talking about this. You're just talking about it with his friends?

[A]

I don't know what I'm doing anymore, Dan.

[E]

Like, if he comes on this zoom, is he gonna be like, what is Bosco even talking about?

[A]

It's possible.

[E]

Oh, no.

[A]

I don't know what. Like.

Yeah, I mean, do that for any company, though. Like, Dave doesn't know who you're looking for.

[C]

My take. This guy Horseman is involved. He knows. He knows everything that's going on. Soup to nuts.

[E]

All right, all right.

[A]

But yeah, I mean, to get back to the. Yeah. Dave, like, I do think every day, if you fought like, you should be trying to build something new that you can help stand on your own. Yes.

[C]

So I gave you credit for hair. Hair. Granted, there's. You have an inside source that's beyond, you know, unbelievable.

[A]

It's good content, too, though. It's. It's not been done. It's good contents doing well.

[C]

Yeah, yeah, they love it. And then we gave you credit for that. This one is not a done deal. I think it. From what I've heard, it's going to be a done deal. But I've heard that a lot.

I don't. I just don't know. I've been hearing about it for so long that I don't know that the Bosco dinner at Saratoga.

[A]

No, I know that. I know that. That's what's getting twisted. I. At no point did I do that, but yet the new content is something. They like that. That they're not just throwing it away. From what I'm told, it's. That's what they're picking. Like, yeah, that's where we want to be. So, again, if that's wrong, that's wrong. I followed the thing. We'll see how it goes at the end of the year. If you got to change up your form, you know, you're dribbling too much. Like, be whatever. But yeah, I think scoring here helps you out at the end of the year. So I tried to score this year all the way through.

[E]

It's good while.

[A]

While not missing team lifts and doing all the required things as well. If I put all my eggs, how.

[C]

Much of a raise are you going to fight for? This could be all moot. You may say, like, oh, I want a 3% raise. Companies there, inflation, and we're good. Like, I'm not going to go to the end of the mat with that.

[E]

You want to send me Bosco the percentage raise? And I'll just tell you. I'll just give you a. That's probably a bad idea or not.

[A]

I don't have a number. We'll see. We'll. We'll.

[C]

You don't have a number.

[E]

You have a number.

[C]

You have a number.

[E]

You have a number.

[A]

It's part of the plan. I don't have a number.

[C]

That's part of the plan not to have a number. That's a good plan.

[A]

See how it goes.

[E]

Okay, you have a number.

[A]

You keep. You said it last week too, Dan. Like, you kept being like, I know. To the exact amount. Like, that's.

[E]

What?

[A]

Nothing.

[E]

When did I say that?

[B]

About what?

[A]

When this last got brought up. You. Like, I know. To the exact amount he's gonna ask. Like, it's like, I've never changed. But I get it. You know, you're on a couple of weeks ago. I'll pick them. It's fine. You're.

[C]

You're only Master Dan.

[A]

You got to live. I didn't say that.

[E]

You're talking about. I said I know to the exact amount what you're going to pick what your. What number you want.

[C]

This all started because you wore that T shirt.

[A]

Yeah, I know. I shouldn't have done it is what it is. I buried myself.

[E]

All right, so I didn't know if.

[C]

You had a side deal going on.

[A]

No, no.

[E]

Okay, so. So no monologue yet?

[A]

No monologue yet.

[E]

No number.

[C]

Do we have any stats?

[D]

I might.

[C]

That's on.

[D]

What stats?

[E]

What are the stats?

[D]

I don't.

[A]

The stats are bad. Go ahead, Jack. That's a bit.

[E]

That's a bad deals. Presidente.

[A]

It's fine. It was a bad year. It's fine. It's a bad. It was clearly a bad year.

[C]

Clearly a bad year.

[A]

I am not really a bad year, Bosco.

[E]

I want it on the record. I'm not aware of what. What David Jackson tables are talking about right now. What are you guys talking about?

[D]

I just got sent a report and I was told to read it on.

[A]

Pick them.

[E]

Oh, no. Who sent it?

[D]

I will not release. Release my source. But it was gas.

[A]

Probably a guy who went to a corner bistro on Thanksgiving. Yeah, corner bistro on Thanksgiving.

[D]

Black Friday posting down 26%.

[F]

He did not go to a card show on Thanksgiving.

[D]

Yes. Black Friday post, original video post down 27%. Total blogs written down 15%. Total blog page views down 27%.

[E]

Dave.

Don't be a laugh. I'm laughing at Dave's face. I'm not laughing at you, Bosco. Dave's face is very funny right now.

[F]

There's no way GAS went to a cardi b show on Thanksgiving.

[A]

I said corner bistro.

[B]

Oh, okay. That makes more sense.

[C]

Stats are like assholes. Everyone has them. What were they again? Tables.

[D]

Promotional Black Friday post down 26%. Original, right? But do the original video post down 27. Total blogs written down 15. Total blog page views are down 27%.

[A]

This is over the weekend. This is over the year.

[D]

This is over the year.

[F]

Is there a heart stat on there?

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

A what?

[E]

Heart.

[D]

Heart. Heart up 100%.

[E]

Hustle. Hustle up 100%. Complaints down 100%.

[C]

How do we justify those stats?

[E]

I think we just sweep them under the rug.

[C]

Okay.

[E]

I think we just.

[C]

All right, I'm going to pretend I didn't hear him.

[E]

Yeah, just pretend you didn't hear it. Just keep passing along like I'm not.

[C]

Going to use those.

[E]

Just keep whiskey down the street. Yeah. Right.

[A]

Yeah. And I'm not gonna be changed by this conversation and go back to my old ways.

[E]

Yep.

[A]

Everybody that. Everybody else.

Doesn'T have to be lined up on the firing squad from the corner bistro crew in terms of, like, every single time they go take a fucking piss break and it's like. So I get it. But listen again, part of the maturity. Everyone is coached differently.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

Phil Jackson used.

[C]

They.

[A]

They push. They push some of their.

[C]

The guys, they think I'm trying to.

[A]

Rat pushes the guys, he thinks less.

[C]

Can be more, but in this case, it seems like less is just less.

[E]

No, but like, what about Dave? Like. Like some bands putting out an album where there's like 30 songs on it, and everyone's like, ah, it's kind of two. Or like a movie that's like two and a half hours long. You're like, probably would have been good if it was two hours, right?

[C]

Yeah, that's what I'm thinking. But I don't.

But everything's less there. I'm trying to make it. Well, he got less posts, but more views. But it seems like he did less posts and less views, so I don't know how to. I'm just gonna sweep it under the rug.

[E]

Yeah. Let's just pretend it didn't happen. We'll just. It's like, what's his name?

[C]

I want to say I. Because I'm not looking to cause trouble, was sent these stats unsolicited. And I said, I want nothing to do with them.

[E]

Rip it up, throw them away, put them with the Epstein files.

[C]

I said, just send them anywhere but me. I don't want to see him. You're ended up on tables, desk.

[E]

You're right, Dave. We got to just take it. The scene from Succession with Kieran McCulkin when hit. When his rocket blows up and he goes into the bathroom and he sees. He pulls out his phone, he sees the rocket blow up, and he puts it right back in his pocket. Goes back to the party. Yeah, we saw the Bosco stats and we're back at the party.

[A]

All right, well, I mean, it's. It's the end of the year. Report cards are coming out. Let's at least just grade it then. So let's just. We're putting it all out on the table, like, grade the year.

[E]

Can I start?

[A]

Sure.

[E]

A plus.

[C]

See that?

[A]

Be honest.

[E]

Yeah, A plus.

[A]

Dave.

[C]

Can I ask a question about these stats I just saw that I wish I didn't see.

[A]

Sure.

[C]

How do we explain them?

[A]

I think statistics have a lot of.

Factors as well. Like, you know, again, this is what they do. They go to Corner Bistro and they're like, how can I ruin somebody's life? They're out on the farm, they're cutting clips. They're, you know, in the bullpen warming up out there and, you know, Illinois and, and they're doing what they're doing and they're, they're living at home with their mom and going to Mets games and, you know, they're, they're maybe, you know, whatever.

[E]

Chuck in there?

[F]

No.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

I didn't name anybody by name.

[F]

Me coming to Chicago.

[E]

No, he said Illinois in the bullpen.

[A]

Could be anybody.

[E]

That was Chuck.

[A]

Could be anybody. Could be anybody.

[E]

Okay.

[A]

Could be anybody.

[E]

I'm going. Sorry.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

How do you explain this? They didn't answer the question, sir. The question was, how do you explain the stats?

[A]

Yeah, I think you're gonna, you're gonna. When you're out yet TR taking care of or developing a new project. Yes. You're going to be out on the road more. You're involved in a lot of things. We want you in the mix. You're doing that, like streams on Sunday, Dan. Hey, you're good on Sunday. So those. Yeah. Are you. When you're sitting there, are you cracking them up like. No, but yeah, views are up. It is what it is. It's.

[C]

Well, I think views are down.

[A]

I don't, I don't. I didn't see any of the View numbers in that. You know what?

[C]

Before I give the grade, I'm going to ask the guy in the bullpen, the corner bistro crew, the, the margarita guy with his grandma. I'm going to ask them. I put everything aside. I want the best Bosco stats you can pull. You gave me the worst. And they maybe had an agenda. I want the best.

[E]

I love that.

[C]

Give me the best. Go spend a week. If you, if, if you were his agent, if you're Scott Boris, you're that Sexton guy. I want the best Bosco stats.

[A]

Yeah, I think it's. I think it's the checks being signed from what you said, or like, that's.

[E]

No, no, no, no, no. Bosso, can I help you out here? Let me just step in for a second. I'm not saying the best from the record strike. The record strike.

[C]

Strict.

[E]

Strict. Workshop. Let me as. As someone who's honing in on.

[C]

Right with you.

[E]

Let me help you out here. I would like to see. I would like to see The. The bullpen guy. The. The guy. The bikini guy out in California. The guy who lives in his met's bedroom in his mom's house. I'd like to see those guys maybe pull the stats of when they're tweeting from a certain account. Let's call it Viva Lestool. Who does the most numbers on that? Which guy. When they're taking videos of people at the office.

[C]

Good answer. Let's see.

[E]

That's what we need to find out.

[C]

What social we sell against. Viva Stool account. We sell against those accounts. Who's bringing the views.

[E]

That's you, Bosco. That's you. That's where. That's what we need to get gold.

[C]

Like, hey, the sign check.

The sign check. I'm going to pretend I didn't hear it.

[B]

Yeah.

[E]

Yep. Yep. We struck stricken.

[A]

All right. That's. No, it's. It's okay.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

I'm not out.

[B]

I'm.

[A]

From what you've said, Dave get. Getting those things helps. Is what do stuff that. The healthy conversation.

[C]

I know what's going to. If you're going pen to paper in that fashion. We're deeply in the red.

[E]

So that's why you strike it. That's why we.

[C]

That's why I pretend I didn't hear.

[A]

For everybody or just me.

[C]

You.

[A]

Okay.

[E]

That's why we strike it green.

[A]

Yeah. I got very green. Right. All right.

[C]

A lot of people.

[E]

You could hop on my back.

[A]

We'll get it.

[C]

A lot of people are very red. It's not just you. I'm talking about you.

[A]

But that you only hear about one. What about. Only hear about one?

[E]

What about pick them.

[C]

He throws to this company. So many people in the red. And then they come in. It's like, well, I had a good year. I want to raise. But it's like. But. But if we're just looking at who makes money for the company, there's very, very few. And they carry the weight.

[A]

Yes.

[F]

Is this.

[A]

That's completely understood.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

Yeah. The show's got to be profitable. Right.

[E]

Has to be.

[A]

Right.

[F]

So that's what, 33%?

[E]

Yeah. I mean, Rico's a big part of the show.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Now.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

But it would also be like the. My dream is to have a lot of shows that are profitable that don't take me and Dave's time up. Not that I love doing this show. I'll never stop doing this show. But I'm saying that that's though. That's the goal we're trying to get to.

[C]

Like, I'd love To see Bosco Industries on the. On the silver screen one day, like, people just fighting over, like, there's no ad space left.

[D]

What?

[A]

Yeah, yeah, you got it.

[E]

You got it.

[A]

But you got to fucking. Yeah. You got to start somewhere.

[C]

So, I mean, let's look. I don't know. I have. Let's pull it up. Maybe it's killing. I don't really know.

[A]

By the way.

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

Hands on site when the corner bistro guy walks in today.

[E]

Wait, it's quarter. Quarter Bistro is gas.

[A]

Hands on site.

[E]

He's got to be there. Yeah, let's get him in here.

Where is he? Text him, Hank. See if he'll come in. Rapole has not replied.

Jerry Oconnell just sent me a text with booby Christmas. I forgot.

[A]

Jerry's texting me. Fucking panic. I don't know what his problem is.

[E]

Oh, Jerry. Jersey Jerry?

[A]

Yeah.

[B]

Oh.

[E]

Cause I texted him, I said, how much more does Bosco want? He said, I'll do. Do some digging. And then he just started digging right away.

[A]

I know.

[C]

Yeah, Jerry.

[A]

I like Jerry a lot, but Jerry's like the old Yankee guys when they're like, sources say Jerry is the guy leaking. He's a beat reporter's best friend.

[E]

He went straight to it.

[A]

He didn't even.

[E]

He didn't pretend anything else. Call him. Call Jerry. Tell and tell him. Tell him you want $300,000 more and see how fast he text me that.

[A]

I don't have a number.

[E]

I'm having fun. Okay.

[A]

Get the grade? We get the grade?

[E]

Oh, yeah.

[D]

Great.

[C]

I thought you wanted me to do.

[A]

Yeah, that's fair. But all right.

[C]

Either.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

All right. Right now, based on everything I know, B minus.

[E]

Okay. I'll go A minus. For real. I think you've. I think you've worked hard. I think you've been a part of a lot of fun. Yeah.

[A]

And that's all. That's all what you're supposed to do.

[C]

And that's what it says.

[A]

That's what you're supposed to do with a smile on your face. And you're definitely doing that.

[C]

Where we run into the problem if we're just being honest. We're just in an honest environment here. A pick em trust tree. You got paid way too much for way too long for being a jerk and an asshole. But Dan and I have a soft spot for you. So when you compare, like, why is making this and now I'm not a lunatic harassing people's wives and doing this and that, it's like. But your base was already inflated to begin with because we liked you. So now it's like, you are way better than you were before. You were an F before.

But now.

[A]

You'Re where you're supposed to be for a full year. Yeah. It was enough.

[C]

So it's like now we're. It's all coming back to, like, the equilibrium, Right?

[E]

Yeah. And there's a. Unfortunately, there's a lot of people who. And maybe this is everywhere in every industry, but it's definitely this company that think that, like, a 15% raise every year should happen, and then you automatic.

[C]

They're like, automatic show.

[E]

Not saying you, Bosco, but it's like. But if we do that, what happens in five years now?

[A]

Yeah. Thousand percent. Thousand percent.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

And we wildly overpay.

We wildly overpay. It's something that people, I guess, don't like. I see when people throw out what they think people make, and it's like. It's crazy. And then we start dealing with other companies and employees moving around. It's like we wildly overpay.

[A]

Oh.

[E]

Knowing what some of the other companies, like, content creator companies pay. It's. It's crazy.

[C]

Like, and I'm not talking about, like, necessarily, you know, the bus and guys or the guys, the groups that have totally made it. I'm talking about the people who haven't made it, where it's like, if they. If they don't work here, like, what are they doing? Those are the people that we really overpay.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

But, hey, I get it. Everybody's coached differently. It is. It is tough that. It's. Your people get their rocks off of you being on the firing squad.

[E]

But that's. That.

[A]

But that's part of it.

[C]

There's also people firing.

[A]

There's.

[C]

You're never not on the firing squad. We've said that for years. Your definition of firing squad is what? You're not on the firing squad.

[A]

Are you saying firing literally?

[E]

Yeah.

[A]

No, I'm saying firing, Dave. Like, you line a guy up and you take shots at him.

[E]

Okay.

[C]

Sounds like killing somebody.

[E]

Rico. This is my point.

[A]

That's painful. That's killing him.

[C]

Paintball.

[E]

That's where we get the Boris binder of everyone. You are right. The people love when Rico Bosco's on the firing squad. Not actually firing, but, you know, under the microscope. Right, right. That's where we reverse it. We say, hey, Neely boy. Chuck.

[C]

Imagine these guys are going to be so up. His eyes. What's. His eyes.

[E]

Oh, gas.

[A]

All right, what's going on?

[H]

Fellas what am I walking to know?

[A]

Well, you can, you can diffuse the situation. Do you have any positive stats?

[H]

Oh, the stats, yeah.

[F]

Oh.

You admit you cherry pick those stats.

[A]

You got no positive stats.

[C]

Where the stats come from?

[E]

The.

[H]

The data team sent over for end of year. They just sent over, like, oh, podcast.

[A]

The data team.

[H]

Well, I, Well, I ask.

[A]

It'd be a shame if we have some friends in law enforcement and the government. Maybe we get some of those data guys deported.

[E]

Oh, yeah, calling ICE on Michael Greer.

[C]

I have no idea what that he's.

[E]

Talking about Greer being a Canadian. We're going to get ICE on him.

[H]

Yeah, I just asked for, like, can I get any. A wrap of numbers for like, because we're doing reviews with our team, like social team production, like, go over everything. And so, yeah, as I was going through the numbers, I asked Dave, I said, hey, do you want anything for your indie years? He's like, no, I know who's good. Like, I don't, I don't need numbers. And I said, okay, I'll send him McCarthy and see what he thinks and.

[E]

We'Ll go from there.

[C]

So that's exactly how I told you. Bosco.

[A]

Yeah. Do you have any good stuff?

[E]

How would you.

[H]

What numbers would you like? Like video views, productivity blogs, what. What would you like me to find?

[A]

It tells the story. Yeah.

[E]

It's all a great point. Yeah, I think we need to get. I said, yeah, we need to get the Vivo Stool guys, you know, Neely Boy and Chucky. Chucky. Chucky, right hander. And so we can, we can get.

[H]

The numbers for Bosco content that has been posted anywhere.

[E]

Right.

[H]

So he's probably gone viral.

[C]

So we said that.

[E]

Right?

[C]

Because he, we. He wanted a grade and it's like, well, I just have these stats which make it seem like maybe not the best year. Let's put all these people who don't like you and instead of the. I don't care what they are or if they're any. If you're making. If you're Scott Boris or the guy, Jimmy Sexton, and you're his agent, you have a week. What are the best Bosco stats that we can get?

[H]

Yeah, I think we could get some numbers together. I think if you look at the Vivo Stool account. But he doesn't like that account. He doesn't want that account.

[A]

Not true.

[C]

That is not true.

[A]

That is not true. I've come around. You're here to be good about good, bad or ugly.

[E]

But do you get mad you're here account.

[A]

In what sense?

[H]

You hate the people that run it and post the stuff.

[C]

That's not true.

[A]

Cody and Sean are some of my best friends. I don't have a single problem who's nearly boy and they're doing their job.

[C]

I have a problem. That it.

[A]

If you're supposed to cut clips, it does feel like narratives change in certain.

[C]

Ways, but if they're trying to get views.

[E]

Mm.

[A]

Would that be good or more so? Did I break my mic?

[C]

No, it sounds dead. Are you there?

[A]

All right.

Yeah.

They. Their personal opinions. We get thrown in or they're. They're quick to throw out their own personal opinions.

[E]

Dave, we should.

[A]

But I get it.

[E]

We should do arbitration.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

We should just have a positive, you know, like his. His agents and then the opposite side and we. We come up with a fair price.

[D]

I'd like to represent Bosco.

[E]

No, absolutely not.

[A]

Jack, why don't you tell your story in terms of, like.

[C]

What's Jack's story? I think you've been great.

[D]

I'd give you a B plus. I think you've been great with ads. I didn't know these numbers until the.

[A]

Canadian Greer sent him over, but these are terrible numbers.

[C]

But I'm striking them from my memory for a week.

[E]

Yeah, we're throwing them out.

[A]

All right.

[C]

Because I am a little worried when you've had. When you get going, you maybe take your foot off the gas a little.

[A]

No, no, no. I got a lot of roommates that need a lot of things, man.

[C]

Okay.

[A]

I got a lot of roommates that need a lot of things. So, like, keep going every single day, every opportunity. Any chance you can do something that's an opportunity to go do it, every day is an opportunity.

[E]

The lunch, look at me, lunch thing felt like a victory lap. We still got a month left.

[B]

There he is.

[E]

Mike, can you hear us? He's got to connect. He's got to unmute.

Oh, no.

[C]

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That was.

[E]

That was great. We gotta get him. We gotta get him here.

[C]

He's gonna lie, too. We can't have him lie.

[A]

We can't have him be honest.

[E]

All right, well, hopefully he's On, I mean, guys, overall, what would you give Bosco's grade? We were doing great.

[H]

Well, arbitrarily. I think Bosco's had a great year, but you gotta. You gotta look at it both ways. Like, I think he's having a good year.

[A]

Yeah.

[H]

But then I look at the numbers and I'm just like.

[C]

And is it relative to how?

[A]

But the numbers, I mean, there's more travel days. There's. You're putting out other things.

[C]

Like, what are you doing on planes?

[A]

He's right.

[C]

All right.

[H]

I think you're right, though. Like, if we were to take the aggregate of your views for, like, that are on Viva in the main account, you're gonna. You're gonna go way up.

[E]

That's what we got to get.

[H]

But you want the cake and eat it twice. You're like, don't talk about me on Vivo.

[A]

I don't say that.

[C]

Can we hear you, Mike?

[A]

You're good, Guys, Mike, Right now, can.

[B]

You guys hear me? Yeah.

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Hey, Mike, what's up?

[B]

Well, I didn't know you guys were going to have me on the air. I thought it was just me. Me and YouTube, but it looks like everybody's on. How you guys doing?

[E]

Oh, we're going on. We're having a.

[C]

We got a situation.

[E]

Yeah, we got a situation. We're doing. Pick them right now. Listen, your name has not been brought up, like, explicitly. I don't think you said your name. Bosco started. He sits down. We trying to kick him out.

[A]

Yeah, he's not part of this.

[C]

Why are you kicking him out?

[E]

Look at.

[B]

My invited.

[A]

No, no, no. We love you. Yes, you're in.

[C]

So we had a guy, Bosco, he walks in and.

[E]

Flip your phone sideways.

[B]

Okay, good.

[C]

He's wearing a billboard that looks like you dressed him coming out of the locker room. This ufl. It's. He's got blinking lights on. It's like, bosco, what the hell are you wearing right now? Who dressed you? Hey, I hear. I hear the ink's dry on this deal. And repole. He's gonna let me fuck him. I'm the one who got the deal done.

[A]

That was a metaphor, Mike. We're both happily married. It's a metaphor. The two guys up there said they've been close in terms of a lot of foreplay. And then you're like, stomach hurts or this net. Those are their words. You can watch the video. That's what they said. They said they've taken you home from the clubs. You ready to go?

[E]

You've Said, cramps a couple.

[A]

You shut the lights off, you put on Usher, and you lay down, and then you're like, I got a headache. Yeah, that happened a couple of times. I said, that's not the guy. I know. I thought we were ready to go.

[B]

So what deal are you talking about? Because we have multiple deals going on. Which one are we talking about?

[C]

They're all one in the same to.

[A]

Me with you, right?

[E]

This is out of my class.

[A]

This is management talk. Two managers. Three managers.

[E]

They talk.

[B]

When you say the three managers, are you one of them, Rico? Because you seem to be the most active one. I got to be honest with you.

[E]

Yeah, he also. Mike, like, I don't know if you know this, but he's stolen your friends.

[B]

He's not with your friends, Big Cat. I gave them my friend. Those are not the ones I want.

I saw your good friends. I had a great time at dinner with them. You wouldn't give them to me. The ones I gave Rico are the ones I don't want.

[C]

Let me ask you, Mike.

[E]

You're doing fake business.

[C]

You're a tough one. This is what Bosco's doing. Bosco's gonna come in, it's end of year review time, and he's gonna say.

[A]

That's hard to say, Mike, around the highs.

[C]

He's gonna say, horrified.

[A]

I might get that guy, you know? Does he know what you're saying about him?

[B]

What he.

[A]

What?

[B]

I don't. What. What. What he said. Well, I didn't hear the beginning part, but I'm fine with whatever they.

[E]

That's genius, by the way, Mike. Genius by you. To be like, hey, guys, I need you to get on the Bosco account. And then Bosco's like, I gotta. I'm on the micropoi Friends account. They're just doing fake business back and forth.

[C]

Here's the question.

[B]

If.

[C]

If he comes in, negotiates with me, he says, hey, this is my year. This is my year in review. I want this percent raise. I want 20 raise because I closed the Rapoli account. How much accurate? Because that is what he's saying. No, he's saying, yes, it is. I.

[A]

No, no. I said I was one of the performers on the court. That's what I said.

[B]

I mean, Rico is. You know, as much as he told you he hates St. John's and stuff like that, he's really. He's eating junkless bars every single day. His kids. Unbelievable. You guys don't even know what junkless is. But that's another story.

[C]

I do, because Of Moscow.

[E]

Yeah. Bosco's been. Been advertising for you in house.

[B]

Yeah. So he loves Noble. Big fan there. And he's. He is interested in the ufo.

[E]

Hey, timeout, Mike. Mike is just doing ads for free right now.

[A]

You're not putting it go by answer the like.

[E]

Yeah, all right.

[B]

I'm trying to finalize. I don't know if it's free yet, but that's.

[C]

If the Bosco falls off the bridge, is the deal dead? You know what?

[B]

It's in jeopardy. It's in jeopardy.

It's in jeopardy. I mean, Dave, I mean you're flying to watch your horses. Miss Watermelon running. California. Then you got this mansion in Nantucket, this other mansion in Florida. You want to have dinner at 5 o' clock at night. You're done by 6:30.

[A]

You've changed a little bit.

[B]

Yeah, I know. So big cat's got three kids. He's got the Chicago office. He's talking about fucking lake houses in Geneva. I'm listening to this shit. Rico's out there grinding, willing to walk to Indianapolis when St. John's makes the Final Four.

[A]

He's.

[B]

He's. He's like a 35 year old version of you two guys. He's just.

[C]

That is.

[E]

All right, hold on, hold on, Mike. Hold on, Mike. You lost.

[B]

I lost.

[E]

How intense he is.

[B]

He's willing to fight people. He's intense, man. He's an intense guy, you know.

[E]

So.

[B]

I think Rico is making the conversations.

More enjoyable. How's that sound? You know, he's taking a liking to my friends and what's shocking is my friends have taken a liking to him.

[A]

That's shocking when neighborhood guys, bro Chsaa.

[B]

Yeah, but Queens and Brooklyn isn't really neighborhood like Queen. You know how much better Queens is than Brooklyn.

[E]

So Mike, fair enough.

[A]

But we're from the same thing, man. Loyal. Like I see it. You're with you. That's. It's enjoyable. About St. John's I have said to you, hey guys, no bullshit. It's great what you're doing. See you guys sitting courtside with your boys. I'd love to do. Look at what they do. Like Dave's. Who's his Elio. They fucking go bet like yeah, you want to hit it big, big. And bring your friends along the ride. It's fucking beautiful. It's a beautiful.

[B]

Why didn't you do that with St. John's what the fuck? Are you an Alabama fan? What the fuck is that you grew up in?

[A]

He's my guy.

[E]

Yeah. Wait, so Mike, Mike, let's do it this way.

[A]

I told you, Mike, when you get the next guy, I bring my two guys. We sit at the table. The fan base will embrace me more than ever. And then that's gonna be great. And we're gonna be slinging granola bars and watching springtime football more than ever. Just sign the papers, Rico.

[B]

You are you. Listen, I. Working with Dave and Big Cat, you learned a lot. But in the last year and a half with me, you're really becoming a great entrepreneur. You're doing a great job. I am. I claim him as a dependent now.

[E]

He's a.

[B]

He gets it, you know?

[E]

All right, wait. So, Mike, let's do it this way. This is easy. We went. We all went out to dinner in Saratoga. It was great time, great. If, if, if barstool was a dinner, Dave's a steak. Let's say I'm the pasta. What is Rico. Is he a dessert?

[B]

The dessert.

[E]

Okay, dessert man.

[B]

You know, dinner. Let me tell you why you the dessert. It's the fun part of the night where you don't give a fuck about what you put in your body. We were all ripping him. He was taking it, he was giving it back. We were all jabbing him. He was getting mad. It was fun. He made it, you know, it was good.

[E]

It was.

[B]

He told him Rick Patino was going to show up, so he was all excited for two days, you know, like that. That's fun shit, right? Like that. That was fun.

[E]

Yes, but, but, but, no but. I'm saying, not actually the dinner. I'm saying, like, in terms of the deal, what is he, the dessert?

[B]

Because, hey, Big Cat, without the appetizer and the entree, the dessert doesn't mean anything.

[C]

And what's the man in Tampa?

[B]

What happened?

[C]

He's the man in Tampa.

[B]

Who's the man? Tampa?

[A]

Which one?

[E]

Yeah, gets a lot of.

[B]

Does he have a brother named Jay Gruden?

[C]

Yes, he does.

[B]

I know, I know Jay. I don't know his brother. Who's his brother?

[C]

Okay.

[B]

Yeah, listen, I, I what? What? I love John. I've loved John since I was a kid when he won a Super bowl with Tampa Bay. Listen, what he's done for, what you guys have done for him has been amazing. He loves you guys. You guys taught him about social media. The biggest thing when I met with John recently was Mike. I go to the airport and these 14, 15 year old kids come up to me and ask me for selfies. He's now connecting. You guys are giving him a platform he deserves. And I, I, you know, I. First of all, I think he's all noble mentality. Is nobody more noble than him. But if he can do something with the UFL and you guys, I think it'd be a lot of fucking fun to be honest with you. Yeah.

[C]

So, so 30. So, I mean, this guy. What, what, what percentage raise are you going to ask for a Bosco?

[A]

I don't have a number.

[B]

I mean right now, Bosco, what are you on 10% or noble we gave you the other day.

[C]

What was it probably.

[B]

No, I forgot what it was. Yeah, yeah. He demanded What? He demanded 1% more than Tom Brady. That was his negotiating and. Yeah.

[E]

Okay, Mike, last question for you. Appreciate you joining. You got anything you want to plug?

[B]

I mean, did I talk about the UFL? Noble and jungles.

The UFL. The UFO starts March 27th.

[C]

He also came out with a protein.

[B]

Mike.

[C]

Horse racing people yesterday, he's, he, he attacks every single person. Horse racing. We have a lot of similar views. Yeah.

[A]

That's why we get along. You're a grudge guy.

[C]

I'm going after attacking everybody's like, by.

[A]

The way, retweet this.

[C]

It's war with everybody.

[A]

Yeah, I love it. Tom Pakora, Kyle Smith. I got a lot of grudges too, Dave.

[B]

I, I remember when you used to fight with people. Remember?

[C]

I don't know who you're fighting with. I would have needed. I would have the entire horse.

[A]

Horse.

[C]

I think I own a horse with one of the guys that you were attacking in there.

[B]

Just so you know, I own horses with five of those guys and I'm going to do them. I don't give a fuck. I don't care. I'm going to sue them all. You know how much do me and you love this game and how fucked up is it run?

[C]

Listen, the horse racing is my favorite thing in the world and I don't, I don't bet it anymore. I stopped betting. That should tell you something.

[B]

And I'm going to stop owning in a couple of years, to be honest with you. And that sucks. And I spend $30 million a year on horses. Think about that.

[C]

Yeah, they got, there's a lot of things they got to fix. I don't know some of the stuff you get into on the ownership because I'm so new to it and I don't know what happened with the jockeys in New York. I don't really get any. Like, I don't know what happened there. I know the, the caw is driving me Nuts. I know that.

[B]

Yeah. Dave. I'll just say it this way. The root of the issue is a lot deeper. That's where I'm attacking it. You're attacking it up high, where it's so evident. Obvious. But it all goes back. Like when you talk about this Jockey Club, who owns equal base, they own the data for the sport. You get all that other data and every other fucking sport is for free. Nobody pays for baseball data or football data. None. In horse racing, which we're like a fucking, you know, top hundred sport compared to the major sports, we have to pay for the data. And you know who pays for the caws? Because they have the money. Not the little guy. Makes no fucking sense. It makes no sense.

[E]

It's.

[B]

It's like if the NFL only sold.

[C]

The product to Vegas and nobody else question, why can't. And this is a little bit off. Pick them. Somebody. When you say the data, they can't. They can't control the races. Like anybody can watch the races, see the results. So why wouldn't it? Like I still play in the contest, right? Because it's a different.

[A]

I'm not.

[C]

The Caws have no effect. Why do. Why not create like DraftKings fantasy where you're going versus players. So you have ever going. Why can't you do that, Dave?

[B]

The answer is you can. But they're dinosaurs. These guys are like, well, you don't need them.

[C]

I'm saying, like, why doesn't some from outside. Like, I could promote it. The technology of a DraftKings where I go, second race at Aqueduct, there's 100, 200, whatever people want to bet, you bet versus each other. So you're not going versus the CWS.

[B]

Is there enough interest and enough money that would trade hands that it makes sense, or can you get hurt if everybody goes one way?

[C]

Well, no, you're going against each other.

They're like daily fantasy. It's the daily fantasy football model. You take the companies 10% cut, but you're playing verse. It's a contest. So it doesn't matter if everyone picks the same horse. It's whoever has the most money at the end of the race.

[B]

Yes. No, no, listen, I don't know. I know you guys are DraftKings 100%. I. I don't know if you're.

[C]

No, well, that's just.

[E]

You said it at the beginning. Okay.

[B]

DraftKings. No, I know you guys are.

[H]

I didn't know.

[B]

Yeah, but, but, but, but the thing on can. DraftKings. I'll. I'll go in there and meet DraftKings and DraftKings horse like Churchill has a relationship with DraftKings too. Maybe Churchill, you guys and me can say, hey, DraftKings. But doesn't create a model that nobody.

[C]

Don't they have. Don't. Aren't they CAWs? Anyone who's running a CAW. No, not DK. Like anybody who's running a CAW is not going to want to do it because the CAW is ice.

[B]

No, no, no, no, no. They. They run. They run the ADW the day the. Aw. Did they. They. They own Twin Spires. The caws play on Twin Spires, but they don't own the ca.

[C]

I thought like Naira and like Stronic, they own the caws.

[B]

You know what? I don't know. A guy that works with me, Pat Cummings, could talk to you about this and you and him would you fucking be great at having this conversation? They own Naira owns Naira Bets. Express Bet is owned by Stronic and Twin Spires, Zone by Churchill. There is a CAW. They're actually giving CAWs an opportunity to put their bets in with eight seconds to go.

[C]

But they own them.

[B]

I don't think they own them.

[C]

I think they do. I think they own a percentage in like elite racing and the people who.

[B]

Well, you just said own a percentage. That could be true, but there's no way they own 88%. They're betting on their own platform.

[C]

You know, I think they are. I think they own a lot of it. I think they are. From what I've gathered, Dave, and this.

[B]

Is why I'm going after the Jockey Club, is a lot of the things that they have allowed by not making rules or, or getting involved is creating the fucking disaster we have. If horse racing was a real sport, this shit would be back cover of fucking every newspaper. Like, this is a fucking. This could be. This could be corrupt. I don't know. The deeper you dig, the more corrupt it could be. You don't know there's something going on. We all see it, we all feel it, we just don't know how the. Where the fuck it's coming from. How's that sound?

[C]

Yeah, fucked up.

[B]

But you bet all this money, Elio bets all this money, you stop gambling. You know, for the sport not to embrace you. Ten years ago, five years ago, and today, honestly, they need to go themselves. They need to go themselves. Seriously, they don't embrace me. I spend $30 million a year on horses.

[C]

Yeah, I mean, I love it. I've said it's betting on. I love the gamble. Betting on horses is by far my favorite thing. I. I do it every weekend, every day, basically. Major tracks, hundreds of thousands dollars, not millions, probably a year. I've just stopped because the odds have gotten so crazy. It's. I never won in the first place. Like, I enjoy it, but like, if I hit 1 exact. 2 exact is break even for a day. You got to hit double now. It's insane. So it's just not worth it.

[B]

You know what would be great, Dave? Honestly. And we both love racing. And you know, Big Cat and Rico went to Saratoga. They enjoyed themselves. If we did like barstool racing, like the Breeders cup is an organization, which is a joke, by the way, but that's another story. They just rent out a track and they run this two day event. If we did barstool racing at four events, one at Monmouth park, one maybe at Saratoga on a dark day, and you guys basically just rented out the track and let them handle the handle. You can do a race for all gray horses. You can do a race for all. What he called. You know what. So many people from 15 to 40 would show up for this shit. And they would all start. Ben, you could have an all gray.

[A]

Racing race, gray cup.

[B]

You could have all female jockeys, all, you know, Todd Pletcher versus all trainers, all owners. And it could be fun. And. And you know, you could get dk definitely would do it. We can definitely get you four tracks and I think it'd be fucking great. We could do Gulfstream, we could do Mama Saratoga and Churchill. Something like, well, Keeneland. You love Keeneland, right?

[C]

Love Keelan. That's some of the worst. All right, I just go. We. I got breaking news here. We got to get to back to these guys.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

You heard about the. It's about. It's about the ufl, right?

[E]

Thank you, Mike.

[B]

Take care, guys.

[E]

Bye Bye.

[A]

See you guys. Good luck today, Mike.

[B]

Thanks, man. A lot in. Thanks. And St. John's Ole Miss. Bye, guys.

[C]

Yes. What is this that you just sent me?

[H]

Well, I got. I got some of the numbers. My mic working now.

[D]

Yes.

[H]

Yeah, so I got the numbers including Bosco's, like for us posting him across like barstool Viva, like how that looks for the year. That's a positive story.

[E]

Oh, great. That's.

[C]

Well, what you sent me is content accounts with more views than Bosco this year. Caroline, Nikki, Smokes, Jenks, Gia, Eddie, Mook, Keegs, Kate, Stu, Finer, Casey. That's not a positive story at all.

[A]

All Right.

[C]

What is that?

[H]

That is content accounts that have more views than Bosco. So those people on his personal. On their personals. Because I can only Apples to apples. Like, I can't. Because Barstool can. Barstool main account can skew things.

[A]

Crazy.

[H]

Right? Like, if I post myself up there every day, I could be number two because it's so big. So this is just apples to apples.

[C]

Gia, Eddie Moot Keegs, Kate Stufon case.

[E]

Yeah, but how many of those people. How many of those people are locked in on Bama basketball?

[C]

It's a fair point, right? Wow. That's. All right.

[A]

Yeah, I got it. All right.

[H]

But your views are up 33%.

[E]

Oh.

[H]

Across. If you're taking vi account and like, Barstool account.

[A]

Can I ask why you didn't just lead with that and you went with a hateful stat first?

[H]

Well, I. I did lead with that. I just did.

[C]

All right. It's fine. Well, I. I don't have that stat.

[A]

All right. It's been a.

[E]

All right.

[A]

It's been a bad year.

[E]

33. No, no, no, no, no. All right. 33%.

[C]

33%. So, like, when they post them on Barstool versus last year, if we put.

[H]

Them on, like, you know, Barstool, Tik Tok that has 56 million views followers or so.

[C]

You know what?

[A]

Let me ask you a question, G. You have to. You have to provide good content that you go get to the main page as well, right?

[E]

Correct. Correct.

[A]

It is.

[C]

You know what I think could be happening? And I call this the natification of Barstool. There may be something here.

Where Bosco's best content, he doesn't like, enjoy. So it's like he's not posting it.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

So it gets posted on the main accounts. The things that do the most, get the most views, and he doesn't put them on his account because he doesn't like how he looks.

[A]

I disagree with that.

[C]

And that is the notification.

[E]

Yeah. We should split them. We should. We should do a contract for Rico Bosco and then a contract for, like, Gorilla Bosco.

[A]

Good, bad or ugly? I've been. I've been embraced all of that. So then that's fact. I've embraced all of that. So.

[C]

So I guess a question. Those accounts that you just gave me, Gaz.

[H]

Yeah.

[C]

I would guess they don't perform as well on the socials, the main, like. But, like, tell me how on people's individual socials, they're beating Gaz. I mean, beating Rico. But then Rico's I assume beating them on the main socials.

[H]

Yeah, I'd have to go look at all those people and see how they do. Like, Caroline had a monster video that had, like, I don't know, 30 million views. The other day, she made a wicked parody video. So, like, I'd have to look at that to see how those guys compare again. That'd make it apples to apples. I do think, though, like, we talk about the Fever account, like, those guys deserve more money, if anything.

[E]

Well, Rico doesn't like those guys.

[A]

I didn't say that. I never said that.

[E]

Well, no, you said you did. You literally.

[C]

You did say in there, everybody deserves more money. And then. And then you bet the people making the money are like, wait a minute. I'm the one making the money.

[H]

You've been pitching me to replace Neil and Meek. You said you'd bring in other guys that could do what they do.

[A]

No, I said hypothetically. Hypothetically, if we found someone to do that. Only one. I didn't say replacement. Okay, hypothetically, if you found someone who could cut clips at that same rate for less salary, how would we not entertain that? I said hypothetically.

[E]

But what happens when that guy cuts clips that you don't like? Whoa.

[A]

I haven't said a problem.

[C]

That is a very, very, very dangerous path to go down.

[A]

Fair enough.

[C]

If I could find somebody to replace a lot of these people for less money, why wouldn't I go down that path?

[A]

It was in the chop circle, but nothing safe in the chop circle.

[C]

So what's the chop circle?

[A]

Just where we talk. But it's. And again, like, you know, you come in with a smile on your face, you talk to Gaz, you. You, you know, joke around, this and that, Whatever, it's fine. But you take those stuff and the.

[C]

Chop circle related to the hype circle?

[A]

No, no.

[E]

The chop circles in the office, the.

[C]

Guys sitting around their desk just chopping it up.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

And it's stuff in the chop circle. Not fair game. Even though you just brought up. Is the chop circle not fair game to then bring to.

[A]

I mean, yeah, it's just. Yeah, it's how you bring it up. But that's fine.

[H]

So keep. Keep Neil, then if we're just. That was just jokes, right? We were just chopping it up.

[A]

Right.

[H]

You're like, okay, we keep.

[E]

Right. We're not. We're not. We're not trying to replace people that could do the same job for less money. Right.

[C]

That is where a union would form against us. Like, but we haven't done that. But listen, many business owners would be like, huh, light bulb. I have guys making this, women making this. I know I can get the same exact thing for 50% off. Why don't I just do it?

[E]

Imagine doing a pick them with Indian Bosco.

[A]

Pay him.

[E]

Pay him a thousand bucks.

[C]

Oh, I mean, I Honestly, I could AI 80% of this company.

[E]

Rico Patel. What do you got?

[C]

Like, I mean, the blog. The, the, you could AI the blog. And.

[E]

We don't want to do that.

[C]

Yeah, I mean, no one even know.

[E]

We don't want to do that.

[C]

Just throw everyone in the gulag. Don't let them talk. You think people would would realize, like fucking Riggs and Greeny. Like how hard is it them to get their articles AI'd Bosco? AI may have a little trouble with. Yeah, I'd love to see. I try to get into Bosco's brain.

[E]

That would actually be the scary part where it's like, now the robots are going to kill us if they found AI Bosco.

[C]

There may be like an alert like from, from like Grok or like chat GPT. Like stop. We're not going this far down there. This, this rabbit hole is a little too dangerous.

[E]

Point in no return.

Whoa.

[C]

These humans are fucked.

[E]

Okay, so overall all I heard was up 33%. That's what I heard.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Great, great. All right. Figure out a lot.

[E]

Thank you guys.

[A]

Thanks guys.

[E]

Do you guys want to talk football?

I just tweeted that we have an all time pick them coming because we're an hour in and we haven't said the word football.

[D]

I've got maybe one more thing.

[E]

Oh no, here we go.

[D]

I another thing came across my desk. There's a new show here called Mostly Hoops that Bosco is not on.

[E]

Okay.

[D]

I was told that he made a group chat with every member of Mostly Hoops and named it Mostly Hoops and now sends 95% of the text messages in that chat. But he's not on the show.

[C]

That's good, right?

[E]

Yes. Hard working.

[A]

Yes. Is that good? It, it's okay. You're right.

[D]

Jack, not on the show.

[C]

He does that. He does that with Wake Up Barstool and it's actually appreciated.

[D]

Okay, good. I'm complimenting him.

[E]

Every Tuesday, Dave, on, on when I'm on Wake Up Barstool, he's doing a hit.

[C]

That's good. I, I, he's actually been helpful to Wake Up Arsenal on Mondays he sends a list. So I that to me, that's November.

[A]

Like these are, these are the texts. November 26, 8:37pm you guys could probably steal a post on the graphic of the score in the second half for Pepperdine. It's 40 to 6 in the second half. Never seen anything like it. I sent that. There's different links to stories like that.

[E]

It's.

[C]

I think that's helpful. I would love that.

[A]

But that's the. Yeah, I got it. And again, you don't, you don't need a fucking.

[C]

You don't need a cat.

[A]

You don't need a pat on the back every time. Like, that's how Dave said you don't get atta boys around here.

[C]

You do your job.

[A]

I know, I know.

[C]

Table was trying to.

[A]

He was, he was trying to spin it. He was trying to spin it the same way. Like back in the day, Dan was like, you know, like, I just thought.

[D]

It was like a clout Christian Braun situation.

[A]

No, no, like, just.

[C]

I think it's great. I, I know Dan can probably speak. I'm so busy at times. Like, I want to know when things are relevant to me that I haven't seen or may have missed.

[E]

So I like that 100%. I need, I need people feet. Like Blutman does that for me. My assistant, they send me stuff that they see online that I just don't. I have hours and hours of days where I'm just don't have my phone out because I'm just.

[C]

No, I love that. Good job, Bosco.

[E]

Great job, Bosco. Let's add another percent.

[A]

Stick to the plan. Stick to the plan. It's a great job. Stick to the plan.

[E]

All right, let's talk some football. College football rankings. Do we have any problems with it?

[C]

Yeah, major problems.

[E]

Okay, give it. Let's hear it.

[A]

Oh, also Jack, that was a. Jack, that was a cunt comment, though.

That's a comment.

[D]

I think that's just such a.

[A]

You move to, to change a leaf and.

[D]

And to name it after somebody else's show and be like, I'm just going to spam you. I mean, I, I agree with Dave and Dan. Like if you can't be on your phone all the time, the updates are nice. But I, you know how many.

[C]

What do you mean isn't. What do you mean?

[A]

Name it.

[C]

Isn't he in the mostly hoop?

[B]

No.

[D]

And he made a new one that he's not in the original. Ah, that was the point.

[A]

To find it on my phone in search to make it easier.

[D]

Well, no, but you made it harder for them because now they have two.

[A]

Then I'll change the name. Okay, so why don't we just start with that Jack? Why don't we just start with that.

[D]

Mostly Dude, I'm just reading my.

[A]

That would be great hat, by the way. Great hat.

[C]

That would definitely be confusing if I was getting multiple.

[A]

That's accurate. I'll change it 100%.

[E]

Mostly boss.

[C]

Why don't they just let you into the mostly hoop?

[A]

Because it's their show. They don't have to do anything. Yeah, they don't want me in there.

[C]

They don't have to do that. They don't like.

[A]

Fine.

[C]

Anything I could get in terms of links, I'll send.

[E]

Are they squeezing you out?

[C]

No, he's not in.

[E]

Sounds like a squeeze out.

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[E]

Dave, before we do the college football rankings, do you have anything to say about Michigan? That was pretty pathetic. The, the, the, the. The guarding of the logo.

[C]

Oh, I have no problem with the guarding logo.

[E]

Oh, come on, Dave. That means that they were talking in the fourth quarter when the game was still going on, how they check that logo.

[C]

Listen, you, you listen. Here's what I can't have, all right? I can't have people and you can say whatever you want, but Ohio State being like, it's pathetic when you literally were in tears crying the year before.

[E]

So yeah, so I, I'm coming from the place that I thought Ohio State was pathetic last Year, Fine. And I thought, Michigan is pathetic this year.

[C]

I agree that I have no problem the logo thing. But, like, what Ohio State did last year by literally crying, it's like, all right, we're going to protect. So you can't. What you just said, fine. I agree with that. Pathetic. Ohio State cried. Pathetic. Michigan cared about it. I wanted to cry, and I wanted to care about it. It happened. But in this crazy rivalry, I've seen, like, Ohio State, people like that. Great. You did that. You protected it. Well, you guys cried. So it either it's a big deal or it's not. To me, it's not. And that's why I made fun of them. I wouldn't have done it, but for whatever reason, right now, this thing's a big deal. I talked to Matt, Patricia, after the game.

[E]

What'd you say? What do you say?

[C]

You know, I talk. He was super nice, and he was so out of the loop on anything. I'm like, well, I wasn't. He's like, why didn't you come say hello? It's like, well, you guys, like, hate me. He's like, what are you talking about?

[E]

We hate you.

[C]

No, we don't. I love you. I'm like, no, there's people in the building. He's like, really? So I think he was just like, heads down.

[E]

Yeah, that was. That was tough because I thought that first quarter, I was like, oh, no, here we go again.

[C]

Listen, if they. It was a fumble. Touchback.

[D]

There's.

[C]

That was a horrific call. I wonder what would have happened if they did that, because that would. It's like, oh, my God, here we go again. They're a thousand times better. Michigan played three teams this year that we were underdog, and we got curb stomped by all of them. Usc, Oklahoma, Ohio State. Michigan was better than they were the year before because they beat all the teams. They should. They need a major step up. I don't know how they beat them the year before. Like, they're. They're just significantly better, and it almost makes it easier to swallow.

[E]

The. Did you make your flight on time?

[C]

Yes.

[E]

Okay, good.

[C]

I. That was a real flight.

[E]

I know, I know. I just.

[C]

It was the same. So I'm in Kansas City, not where I want to be, but I was doing pizza reviews for the launch of Missouri, so that was an actual real flight. And people didn't get out, by the way. Like, the entire big noon crew got stuck because of the weather.

[E]

So that's good that you got out.

[A]

All right.

[E]

College football rankings. What's Your issue hateful.

[C]

I mean it. We shouldn't be surprised because like Florida State, when they didn't make it the quarterback. But it's a sham. I mean, the end of the brack is BYU has one loss in a Power 5 conference and there's no way looking at resume they should ever be behind Notre Dame. If you want to say I test, but that's okay, you can eye test. Why don't you just have figure skating judges determine who it is? BYU has better wins, fewer losses than Notre Dame. So in what world aren't they ahead of them?

[E]

Yeah, and the whole Miami, Notre Dame thing is so stupid to me in the fact that like the committee is now the theory is that they're setting it up that they'll be next to each other on selection Sunday and then they'll put Miami over Notre Dame. Why didn't you just do it this week? Why, like I'm not Miami.

[C]

They'll do that.

[E]

I. I'm not convinced either. But Miami went to pit a top. A top 25 team and beat the brakes off of them. This was the week that you could have done it. Now you have a. Now you have a situation where you're potentially having no games for Notre Dame and Miami and then you're flipping them.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

And I mean, they moved Alabama up so Alabama could lose and still go in. And even espn, like, they have the graphic of like Miami next to Notre Dame next to Alabama. And BYU is not on it. Like byu, you shouldn't.

[B]

And.

[C]

And they just contradict everything they say. You should not be penalized for playing in a championship game. So BYU season should be wrapped. Their one loss is like to the number four, number five team in the country. It is crazy that BYU is not automatically in. And it's because the commit. It's not.

This aspect of it isn't actually even like a real sport. It's just money and logos and figure skating gymnastics with judges. But there is just no way a one loss. I think I saw that. It's the first time in 30 years a team from like a conference, like a Big 12 has not with one loss, hasn't been ranked in the top 10. There's no argument against BYU. None. Yeah, except I test, which I think Notre Dame's great. I think Notre Dame could win the national championship, but it shouldn't matter what you do on the field. And they shouldn't get like rewarded for not being in a conference. They played two good teams, they lost both and the rest of their schedule is fucking trash. So BYU has two better wins than that according to the rankings than Notre Dame. Two fewer in a few in less losses. So it just.

[E]

The whole thing is stupid. And I know, Rico, you were on Texas. I think you've given up on Texas.

[A]

Yeah, I was addicted to being an asshole on over the weekend for sure. I do think win should matter. And they're not saying that with Notre Dame, Miami, they're giving credit to guys for comeback wins and shit.

[C]

I mean that what that idiot said. They look good in the first half. That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard anybody. Alabama looked good in the first half. They went for it on 4th. Alabama should have lost that game. They got outgained like 2 to 1. And Auburn is a below.500 team. Like what do you. Michigan look good in the first quarter. Put them in. Like what is just the BYU thing really. And I'm obviously rooting for them in provo day. But it. I would be so mad. And I am mad. It's just. There's no. You just have to accept it. It's just. It has nothing to do. There's no point in arguing the resume and what happened during the season because it does not matter and they don't care. Right.

[E]

And I actually think like everyone trying to make the argument about Texas, like why schedule the Ohio State game and all that stuff. Texas is irrelevant to me because Texas lost to Florida. The argument should be about not scheduling the games is Miami. Miami. If Miami doesn't get in, why did you. Why did you schedule Notre Dame? You won the game and you didn't get any benefit from it.

[A]

That's the more egregious also, Dan, here's the other element that like no one's talking about. It's probably going to piss off Malasek. Virginia played a game against somebody and lost and it didn't count in the conference. Well, it was a conference opponent. The whole thing is insane. It's insane.

[E]

It's really dumb. And it's also like the ACC this whole thing up because the ACC has stupid tiebreakers. You should be as a conference. You should figure out how to get your best two teams. Like a lot of this would be solved if Virginia was playing Miami this week.

[C]

Right.

[E]

That would be. That would solve a lot of this problem because then the winner of that game winner goes going to the. Now you have a.

[A]

You.

[C]

It was still.

[E]

Yeah. Byu.

[C]

BYU is out. Unless they win the game.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

Which I think they can. But.

It'S just so stupid. And there's any Way you look at it, like Alabama, you lost like Florida State, who's one of the worst teams in the country.

[E]

Yeah, yeah. It's. It's all very frustrating.

[A]

It's.

[E]

The sport is, is getting hard to. I don't know what the answer is. I really don't. I mean, it's going to be. The answer they're going to do is 16 teams and then we're going to have the same problem.

[C]

Yeah, usually. Usually I can live with. Well, you lost two games. You should have done that. Byu, you lost one game to the number four or five team. That's the one that I can't like. The others will win this game, beat them. BYU lost on the road to a national championship type team. That's it. And the Big 12 is loaded with teams. I don't care what you say, people. This, that, that you can slip up and lose and they didn't. And you look at the other teams, they did slip up and lose to terrible teams. BYU did not. They took care of business basically every single week.

[E]

Yeah. Okay, let's do championship. Let's do some picks and then we'll do our cards, which will probably line up because there's only a few games.

[A]

Oh, go ahead then.

[E]

Yeah, no, no, go ahead.

[A]

No, no, do it after.

[E]

It's small.

[A]

It's not a big deal.

[E]

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[E]

What are you gonna say, Rico?

[A]

Dave, we both did some baking videos over the weekend.

[C]

You did a baking video?

[A]

Yeah. I'll send it to you.

[E]

Snickers pie.

[A]

Reese's Pie.

[E]

Love it.

[A]

Late.

[C]

Oh, yeah. Someone said that. I bet this first time I've ever baked. Very difficult. Way harder than I.

[A]

It's tough. Yeah, it's definitely tough. It's rewarding, though. It feels like you.

[C]

It was rewarding when they came out.

[E]

Okay, let's do some games first. Friday night, the AAC championship. American North Texas at Tulane. North Texas minus two and a half over under 66 and a half. Bosco.

[A]

Yeah, I'm gonna take North Texas. I took two lane last week. And by the way, like, the people, if you don't get. When I say your team sucks and they're winning 24 nothing, it just means they're not winning by enough. Okay. Like, I got a Georgia guy hammering me like, you like that about they didn't cover the spread. I'm going to say they suck. Like, do you understand gambling? So with that said, I'm taking North Texas.

[E]

Okay. I am, too.

[A]

They're fun. I've had them a couple of times. Like, when they smash teams, it's a lot of fun. I think the overs in play. I'm scared of how high it is on a championship game. But I like. I like North Texas.

[E]

Yeah, they were my mortal last week. North Texas is a fun team to bet on because they just score in bunches. They got a little bit of that, like, old school Oregon, like 15 years ago, when you're just following. You're not even watching the game. You're just following on, like, the score app. And it's like, oh, it's seven nothing.

[A]

North Texas in the red zone again.

[E]

Yeah. Two minutes later, oh, it's 14 nothing, North Texas. Oh, shit. How'd that happen? It just keeps piling and piling and piling. Dave, you got a pick for the game, too, Lane.

[C]

I mean, there's only like four games, so I got to pick them all, but.

[E]

Yeah. All right. Your game, Dave. Byu, Texas Tech.

[D]

Texas Tech.

[C]

I'll start by saying I don't understand why this is the noon kickoff. Like, I know they always do it. You don't want to go against. Yeah, you don't want to go against. I guess at night in the SEC and all that. You don't want to go Big Ten, but it's like these are West coast, like BYU. That's a fucking 9 o' clock kick for them. I'm taking BYU. I think they can win the game. They're going to have to win the game.

Kalani obviously is the anti lane. It sounded like he was going to Penn State. Just our clip on the phone. I wish I was on the. On wake up Arsenal. They had him on. He's talking to Connor Griffin, which is kind of funny.

So I listen. I think BYU is really good. I think they can beat anybody. Texas Tech, I think a national contender.

Texas Tech should just roll over and let him go. The coach was pissed. The Texas Tech coach. I saw an interview with him. He's like, this is crazy. BYU is not in. When other teams don't play in a conference and they get the benefit of the doubt.

I'll take byu. I hope they win and go.

[E]

I, I hope Texas Tech wins because I have that 60 to 1 on Texas Tech.

[C]

Does that really matter though, Dan?

[E]

Like, I want. If they, if they lose, they would not get a buy.

[C]

But sometimes, like Ohio State didn't get a buy and they ended up with the easiest route to the championship. Like, why do you know where they go?

[E]

Like, sometimes I think if you look. And obviously all this is fluid, but if you look at the bracket right now on. Let me pull it up, Dan, I gotta be honest.

[A]

If Texas Tech is four right now, you're only staring. Or let's say they get four, you're only staring at Ohio State in a quarter or. I'm sorry, that would be a semi. No, maybe. My point is. Yeah, okay.

[E]

I think the perfect.

[C]

You want to get one of these weak links to begin with.

[E]

I think you want.

[A]

I think you want to avoid Ohio State as long as possible. 3.

[E]

I think the 3 is the spot to be this year. So let's just say Ohio State beats Indiana. Let's say Texas Tech and Georgia win and this is just going off favorites. Obviously this is probably, you know, the chances of all three favorites winning is slim. But let's say it goes Ohio State, Georgia at the 2, Texas Tech at the 3, Indiana at the 4. I think the 3 is the spot to be. Because you would play a potential first round game against Ole Miss and Virginia and then you would have. You'd talk Lane, but you'd stop. You say the opposite side of Ohio State's bracket. Yeah, Lane, I. Dave, I. I think we maybe disagree a little bit. Well, actually, no, we might, we might agree. I think the whole story is funny in the fact that, like, I, I like Lane, but that's because Lane is lame. Like, that was the most from you.

[C]

I know. I agree with that.

[E]

All right.

[A]

But.

[C]

But he's an.

[E]

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[C]

And he's full of.

[A]

Yeah, but it's hard.

[C]

Listen, if you're players on the team, sure, they're the ones, but the Ole Miss crowd and the people, it's like you, you sign a deal with the devil we talked about. That analogy is dead ass. A perfect analogy. And he's even being a total asshole. Like, now does he know he's being. Does he know that we all know he's lying when he's like, I haven't even seen the contract. Like, I don't know if he's just like a sociopath like that.

[D]

But.

[C]

But it's great for, like, the sport.

[E]

Yeah.

[C]

College football. And it's not good for those players, but like, to see those videos that look like they're from Friday Night Lights of him getting booed on the tarmac and he arrives in lsu, he's getting cheered. It is. It's what makes college football so unique.

[E]

The person who brought a baby to the tarmac, like, there was a baby booing Wayne Kiffin. And I said that. The funniest part now is like, when we did Wake Up Barcelona on Tuesday, I started the show and I asked T. Bob's point blank. I was like, do you. Do you think Lane's like, this is his forever home? And he's like, yeah. And I was like, you, you're gonna get Lane.

[A]

You're gonna get.

[E]

Lane did about four years.

[C]

And even him being like, we're allowing Weiss Jr. To go back, LSU wants, it's like everything. If he's your guy, he's probably a perfect fit for LSU because, like, they don't give a fuck about nothing down there. And he kind of has that grimy appeal to, to him. But I, I got that take from you. I agree. I, he, he. You don't, you don't go into the. It's when we did the deal big noon kickoff and we got banned from Ohio State. I, I called Barty. I go, welcome to the barstool sports business. Yeah, that's Lane Kiffin. Like, you can't separate him. This is what's going. It's not when he's going. It's not if he's going to leave town with your. Your city in flames. It's just when.

[E]

And that's always what we say with all of Our partners. It's like when you get in the business with us, you just got to know that it's going to happen. It's going to happen, and if you can stand in the, stay in the pocket when it happens, we're good, we'll have your back.

[A]

The problem I have with this, a little, maybe it's half baked, but it feels like if this, you know, back in the day when Brian Kelly left Cincinnati, I remember, and that's when bowl games still matter.

[C]

LSU did the same exact thing, right, Kelly?

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

And they got burned bad.

[A]

But I'm dating myself. But back when Cincinnati was in a New Year's six, they were undefeated. You could have made an argument. There's only two teams. You could have made argument, like, in a playoff, they would definitely go. It is what it is. When they left, I remember the players being like, you know, he leaves. We won the games. Like, watch. We'll win. We'll win. And it's like a fuck you mentality. I worry now the way it's gone with some of these kids. A championship is on the table. But, like, are they more worried of, like, I don't want to get hurt and I'm gonna go to LSU anyway. Like, I don't know. It's just a weird thing. Like, you're, you're playing for a national championship. It almost feels like it's secondary, you know, like, obviously they're gonna play the games, but in their mind, like, what are their priorities? I think it's, I'm going LSU as well. You know, like, it's, it's up.

[C]

I don't know that they're worried that obviously the bowl game situation, I think they still want to win.

[A]

They still want to win, but, like, they're not going to admit it publicly. But I don't know, it's just, it's very weird. Like, a lot of them know they're leaving.

[C]

Who knows?

[E]

It's just the funniest, the funniest thing about all of this is that LSU is going to pay Lane whatever he would have earned if Ole Miss wins a couple playoff games. So Lane just has a free, like a free bet on Ole Miss.

[C]

Yeah. And, and it, like, I, I, I also think you can win at a whole Miss just as easily at LSU nowadays. Like, they were going to pay him the money. They're going to do the nil. He wants to go. That's fine. I think it's hilarious. You have, like, Saban being the voice of God. It's like, like, like Saban Is is he'll turn his back on anybody too. So like no shitty wanted told him to leave.

[E]

Saban let fired Lane in the middle of a playoff.

[A]

Right. You saw that tweet. They were like this. Saban's full of saying let him do. He said he wasn't focused on fa.

[C]

Let him coach is an idiot. Do you see the McShay story where he's like Lane was waiting to see if Alabama actually lost to the Iron bowl because then he thought what's his face would have left in Lane would have gone to Alabama.

[A]

Yeah. Oh my God.

[E]

Did you see?

[C]

Did you.

[E]

It was going revital. I talked about on pmt. But the Lane. This is why I love Lane. Because every like every stop is a story. But do you know how Lane got his start in coaching?

[C]

Well, I mean I know his dad.

[E]

Was a superstar coach, so. So he was the backup quarterback at Fresno State when David Carr was there. And David Carr was getting all the snaps and Lane came out to practice and he just wasn't dressed. And the coach was like, what the fuck? Why aren't you dressed? He's like, you're going to give all the snaps to David Carr? Why would I dress? And the coach kicked him out of the practice. He went back to the locker room. He called his dad. He's like, I quit the team. His dad's like, you're not quitting the team. You're not quitting football. He put on a polo. He came out and that's how his coaching. He's like, all right, I'll coach. And that's how he started his coach.

[A]

Listen.

[C]

Even the interview with Marty that what are the guy from espn. The hug at the. The hug at the end of it was so awkward. He's just lying and said someone ran him off the road and Ole Miss. Like that didn't happen. He sees. He's like. But he's one of these unique college football characters. Yeah, the dog isn't his. I mean, come on.

[E]

So funny. The whole thing. Okay. SEC championship, Georgia minus two and a half over under 47 and a half. Dave, I'll start with you.

[C]

I have absolutely no idea.

[A]

None.

[C]

I'm going to take Georgia, but I have coin flip.

[E]

I'm going to take the over in this game. I don't know. I just feel like Bama always does well against Georgia's defense. I. These conference championships, like, it just. They don't matter as much anymore. I just.

[C]

Yeah, it's almost like I guess if Alabama loses by like 30, they're probably out. But if there's a relatively close game, they're in.

[E]

Right, Right. And it's just like I. I wish it mattered more. Bosco.

[A]

I'm gonna take Bam. I'm holding Georgia 10 to 1 to win the whole thing. And I hate them. Like, they're just super frustrating the way they go. I'm gonna take Bama. Yeah, you talked. So you said if Bama. Right. All right. So if Bama loses.

They'Re in.

[C]

If it's close, they clearly.

[E]

Because they beat Georgia at Georgia.

[A]

But then here's where it gets hold.

[C]

On the way they did the rankings, that. Yeah, they gave them a cushion. Room for error.

[H]

Correct.

[A]

This is where it gets hairy. If you got Ohio State, Indiana, Georgia, Texas Tech, Oregon, Ole Miss, A and M, Oklahoma, that's eight. Safe. Then you got the ACC winner. If it's Virginia and The group of five makes 10. If BYU wins, they're in at 11.

BYU loses. You're still holding BYU with a spot for.

[C]

BYU's out if they lose.

[E]

If they lose.

[C]

That's wrong. But that's what's happening.

[E]

So if Bama.

[A]

I'm just saying. Who's still at the table?

[E]

No, no, here's who's at the table. It's very simple. BYU loses, they're out. BYU wins, Notre Dame and Miami are out. So when BYU does lose, it will be between Notre Dame and Miami. And what people are theorizing is they have moved Notre Dame and Miami within a spot of each other. So if they're back to back, they will then flip them and put Miami in.

[A]

Got it.

[C]

The only X factor, I guess is if BYU loses and Alabama gets absolutely boat raced.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Then I could see them doing Miami nordame.

[E]

I also think that Miami weirdly should be rooting for Duke because I think that if Virginia wins, the committee will be like, well, we have an ACC team.

[C]

Yeah.

[E]

So now we don't have to put Miami.

[A]

Right.

[E]

Okay, Indiana. Ohio state. Ohio State -4 and a half over under 47 half. I hate this game. I don't know what to make of this game because I think it obviously means a ton to Indiana. I don't know how much it means to Ohio State. Even though they haven't been in this game in a while.

I'm gonna take Ohio State.

[H]

But I hate it.

[E]

I hate it.

[C]

I like Indiana. Here, see, now I've said this. I want saying to graduate and I want him to graduate now. Like, he is so good. The way he bounced back after that first interception. And is it just Because Ohio State's so loaded. I don't think so. I mean, yes, it helps, clearly, but his decision making, he's fast. He's always putting the ball the right spot. Having said that.

We can't overlook the fact that Michigan's really isn't very good. So I'm still not saying Ohio State's beaten a good team this year. Indiana is definitely good.

[E]

So I'm going to be Texas. They did beat Texas. Yeah.

[C]

But Texas team early was not very good.

[E]

True. They were actually. And they were a lot of this.

[A]

Yeah. And they only beat him by one score in that game.

[D]

Yeah.

[C]

So I like, I, that was so, like, I'm gonna take Indiana.

[E]

Okay. Bosco?

[A]

I'm take Ohio State. I agree with you as well. I worry about it. I just think it. I take Ohio State.

[E]

I told Dave this, but I made a devil's parlay over feast week. Ohio State to win the college football national championship. Michigan to win the college basketball national championship. 30 to 1 1. You like that, Bosco?

[A]

It's good.

[C]

It's good value, for sure. Loaded in college hoop.

[E]

Yep, loaded. I'm out on Gonzaga, by the way. I don't know why I fell for that.

[A]

All right, I, I think, I'm sorry. We'll see. Yeah, you're fine. I think they're, they're, they're grown. I think they'll be in a good spot. We'll see how it all shakes out.

[E]

Okay, Last one, Duke. Virginia. Virginia minus three and a half. This game actually does matter. It's the only one that really, really matters in this. Well, I guess North Texas, Tulane and JMU matter, but Virginia beat Duke a couple weeks ago. It's crazy that Duke is still alive with five losses on the season, but very few of them in the conference. I'm gonna take the over in this game. I'll take over 57 and a half. Duke's defense stinks. And I don't know, I, I this gate. Like, of course I feel like Duke is going to win just because.

[A]

Yeah, of course. Set the world on fire. Yeah, I like the over as well. I'm rooting for. Well, I don't know what I'm doing. I like Malasak, but like, if Duke wins, it sets off a fucking chaotic.

[C]

You keep. Are you like afraid of Malasak or something? Like, this is like the third time you've been the only thing he cares, cares about Virginia. Like, I know I like Malasek, but like, I, I don't think Malzak is going to take it personally if you don't take Virginia Fair.

[E]

No, he won't. He doesn't care. All right, so who are you taking?

[A]

Take the over.

[E]

Okay, but who would you lean?

[A]

Duke. Oh, Malicex gonna be mad about that.

[C]

I'm gonna take Duke, but I have no idea. I hope malice doesn't get mad at me.

[A]

Yep.

[E]

Any, any. Any other things on the cards? Do you guys have rico? Do you have a card?

[A]

Yeah. Kennesaw State credit to them. They thought they were gonna be awful. They're playing for a championship. I think they win the championship. So they lost by nine on November 15th to the Jacksonville State. They threw four ints but they out gained them 579 to 451. I like Kennesaw State minus two and a half. I like the over 59 and a half. I'm gonna take North Texas minus two and a half. I take BYU plus the 12 and a half. Bama plus two and a half. Ohio State minus four. Duke plus the three and a half over 57 and a half.

[C]

Good news. I didn't say see this? Brian Hartline going south Florida. Oh, I love that higher.

[E]

Big for you.

[C]

I love that higher. Get these wide receivers out of here.

[E]

He's a good coach.

[C]

I don't know about coach but I know as a recruiter wide receiver you and I hope the kid Chris Henry Jr. Follow him there.

[A]

No, he just committed or signed.

[C]

What does that mean?

[E]

He signed with Ohio State.

[C]

About what does that mean?

[H]

What?

[C]

You can't.

[E]

Zoopy. Zoopy's an Ohio State fan.

[C]

Zupy. Who cares? It's a piece of paper. Guys can do whatever the fuck they want right now.

[A]

Yeah.

[F]

You could transfer.

[C]

He could just be like I'm not.

[A]

So.

[C]

So if he just says right now. Oh he's. He might. The coach that recruited me is going there. I'm going there. Was he going to go to jail?

[A]

No, I wouldn't go to jail exactly.

[E]

Yeah.

But it'll be in Columbus at some point.

Okay, right.

[C]

Higher.

[E]

I'm gonna play every. I'm gonna play every game in some way because it's championship weekend. So here's my. Here's. Here are my picks. I'm gonna take James Madison minus 12 and a half. First half I'm gonna take Jacksonville State. Kennesaw State over 59 and a half. I already gave you North Texas. I'm gonna take UNLV plus four. I have Texas Tech. I'm gonna take Western Michigan minus two and a half at the Mac championship. And I think that Covers every game. Yeah. So I'm gonna have a pick on every game. By the way, Bob Diaco standings. EBO 9 and 5, Rico 8 and 6. I'm also 8 and 6. Jack is 7 and 6. Hank 7 and 6. Zupy 7 and 7. Dave 4 and 10. Yeah, and I'm 51. Dave's 49.7. Bosco 44.5. For the PAT Hill mortals, I'll start. I'm gonna do Georgia, Alabama, over 47 and a half.

[F]

As my mortals, I'm gonna take Indiana. I got a, I got a Julian s. Heisman bet 11 to 1. So it's like a little, little hedge.

[E]

Okay, taking Indiana, zupy.

[F]

I got BYU 12 and a half.

[D]

I'm taking North Texas minus two and a half. EBO has Jad State, Kennesaw State under 59 and a half.

[E]

Oh, okay.

[A]

I like that he has the under. I have the over. I can, I can pick it up. I'm gonna take Boise -4 on the home turf. Chance to win a conference title. Boise seems like a little bit under the radar, so to speak. They like hanging that conference banner. Boise minus 4. UNLV's defense is a worry. I take Boise minus the 4.

[E]

I don't like what they're doing with the quarterback at Boise though because Madsen was out for a while with an injury. They're going to bring him back for this game. When the backup played his best game last week. I don't know that, that, that makes me nervous. Dave, what's your mortal.

[C]

Anecdotally, I feel like the underdog and the Mac championship wins every single year. So I'm taking my aim of Ohio. I don't know if there's facts, but that's my memory.

[E]

Okay. Yeah, I mean it's, it feels, it does feel like that. I actually. Dom just texted me that It's a. The 10 year anniversary from the Detroit Don Superfan video today.

[A]

Wow.

[E]

Yeah. Time flies. Time flies.

[A]

I thought that was a Thursday night game though.

[E]

Okay.

That was a good Bosco joke to end the show. I like that joke because today's Wednesday. That was good. Are you good, Bosco?

[A]

Yeah.

[E]

Okay. Doesn't feel good, but I, I feel good. 33, we're up 33 on social views.

[A]

Yeah.

[C]

Attaboy, Bosco.

[E]

Let's go. All right.

[C]

All right.

[E]

Good picking, boys. See ya.