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C.J. Stroud
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Podcast Host 2
Welcome to another Best of the Bust episode, where we drop an episode every Saturday, recapping some of our best of episodes and interviews back in the day. CJ Stroud hopped on a Zoom call with the boys back in 2023 and we talked about his early success in Houston. Took some playful shots at his Ohio State days because of course, you know, go blue. Taylor's a Michigan boy and wrapped it up with his worst rookie moment in a Spooktober tear talk. This is one for the book. CJ's one of the boys and we got to get him on the bus next offseason. Enjoy this one. Big hugs, tiny kisses.
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C.J. Stroud
Cj, what's up man?
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Podcast Host 2
What's up, bro?
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C.J. Stroud
How y' all doing?
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Podcast Host 2
Good, man. How are you?
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C.J. Stroud
I'm good, man. Blessed.
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Podcast Host 1
I love that you understand. Are we. Are we rolling?
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C.J. Stroud
Yeah.
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Podcast Host 1
There's three people in this bus right now. Let's give a round of applause for CJ Strugg. Best quarterback in Ohio State history, already proven best quarterback of all time, brother. Listen, getting drafted by the Houston Texans. I know you're sitting there and the PR guys are sitting right behind the computer right now trying to tell you what to say and not to say when you get drafted by Houston. People were saying the franchise, like, franchise might be dead. A lot of issues. You've come in and have truly played incredible.
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Podcast Host 2
Yes, you really have.
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Podcast Host 1
What was, what was the vibe when you got drafted where people were like, oh, Houston, or were they like, fired up for you?
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C.J. Stroud
I know my inner circle, like, and including me, I was excited. I've always love challenges and love new things to work on and to be better at, and I haven't been anywhere where we've been bad, so it's kind of new. Just being honest with myself, the situation. So I knew there's a lot of work was going to be had to be made, so. And I was inducted from that. And so me and my family, we were really excited, man, because not only was it a new opportunity to flip something around, but Houston is a great city and I didn't want to live in the middle of nowhere anymore, so. Which Columbus isn't, but. But I didn't want to live in the Midwest no more. So it was good to be into a city that was kind of. They were proud of being who they were and I was just ready for them to rep the Texans at that point. So that's what my goal was and feel like I'm composing that a little bit. We got a lot, a lot more to. To go in the tank, so.
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Podcast Host 2
Dude, you really have. You've had a. You've had an incredible year thus far as a rookie. And I just use the word surprising in, in like an impressed way. Like, it's been very impressive to see you play and how everything has unfolded for you when you got drafted to Houston. I know you haven't played anywhere else in the NFL, but what do you feel like the organization and the staff and the culture has kind of done to transition you into the NFL? Because you hear, you hear it every year when rookie quarterbacks, they play right away, they struggle, they do this. It's almost like doing them a disservice to play them right away. What do you feel like that organization and staff has done to help you transition so well to the, to the NFL?
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C.J. Stroud
I really believe that they had a plan for me when I got in here. Not only just myself, but just like the scheme that we run. Bobby SL OC has done a great job. He coming from the 49ers with Kyle Shanahan. So we run the west coast offense and he did a great job of putting pieces together that kind of fit my playing style on top of the offensive scheme and then coached it really well. Along with our receiver coach Ben and Dry Johnson, our quarterback coach, our Titans coach Jake Moreland, O line coach Strawson. We've all kind of bought into this new scheme. So that was kind of testament to what he's done over with Kyle and Kyle Shanahan with the Niners and brought it here and kind of did his own twist to it, which has been great. But man, I really believe that. Man, I don't believe that you kind of lose talent once you become to the league. I think either you work hard or you're just in the. You either don't work hard or you just go into a bad situation. So I really don't think it's a. It's an in between. So for me, no matter what the situation was, it was never going to be on me. I was just going to work really hard to make sure that this thing went the right way.
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Podcast Host 1
When you think leadership, when you think about the quarterback position, it's an automatic leader you're basically guaranteed to see on your chest. And you're walking into coming from a college locker room where everyone's hanging out, the boys, you guys are all kind of going out on the weekends, doing your thing. Now you're in the NFL where you know, nine, 10 year vets are married, they got multiple kids and stuff like that. How did you approach the process of becoming a leader in that locker room?
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C.J. Stroud
Yeah, for me, I wanted to let it be known when I first got drafted, like I don't want anything to be given to me. I want to earn everything. And for me, coming from a place like Ohio State, like that's how I was there. And that's why I feel like I was able to grip that locker room into falling in love with me and understanding that I was a natural born leader, not just somebody who was just a quarterback. So I was kind of like the same thought process here was I was going to come here and try to not just win guys over, but make them trust me. Not only on the field, but also just spending time with guys, building core relationships and not just small conversations on just man, how this doing and not really caring and not talking about ever again, but really just having deep conversations with guys and just being myself. I think that I've done a decent job along well with Will. Will was also a captain, but it's something that we could admit to is man, we weren't giving it. We earned that and we brought a new swag and new type of mindset to this culture. And I think d' Ameco also has that and that's why he gave us that C on our chest to represent the Texans like we do.
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Podcast Host 2
So you come from Ohio State. You come from a conference that's the toughest, most competitive conference in the you play against some of the best defenses you'll ever see, like the ones in Nebraska. Is the NFL that? Is the NFL as big, as big of a jump as you thought it'd be, or is it a little easier than you thought it'd be?
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C.J. Stroud
Ugh.
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Podcast Host 1
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C.J. Stroud
I would say it's like in between. I wouldn't say it's easy nor like super hard. I feel like football is football and of course the players get better. The windows are smaller, throws are you have to be more efficient, a lot more accurate. But I mean I feel like that's the fun part of the game. That's what I enjoy. That's what I love. Just the grind of like how detailed you got to be to execute your job every play and just go one and o play. And I think sometimes as a young player, you can try to do so much on one player. Really just you think that you're Superman when you come out of college. But for me, I knew that, man, I had to grow and I had to learn, and I knew that if I put in the work, not only would I be good, but I would hopefully be great and lead my guys to victory and lead my guys to be better. And then that's kind of like the mindset I've had was just want to know each play and not trying to put too much on my plate, control the controllables. And I know it's easy to say, it's harder to do, but I really try hard to just get on my routine and make sure that I was simplifying everything so I can just play fast on Sundays. And, of course, my team around me has done a great job. I have a great marketing team, a great agent, a great manager assistant. I have a great team around me that kind of filter out a lot of stuff so I can just focus on ball, which is a super good thing for me and a blessing.
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Podcast Host 1
When you came from college, you came from a system that you look to the sideline and you see a cool cardboard, and you look at a couple of pictures, and then you know what the play is. What was the process like for you to learn the verbiage and bring it into a huddle and be able to be confident and spew it, and not only spew it, but know it as well. Was that a difficult thing?
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C.J. Stroud
Yeah, it was tough, man, because everything, like you said in college, is all signals. So it was even hard learning those signals when I first got to college. And then when you get to the league, you have to throw out of the way and get used to that headset and the earpiece that's in your helmet, which isn't always the most clear thing ever. So you kind of just got to get used to, I would say, the accent in there, like, it sounds like gibberish sometimes. So you got to really know your plays so you can piece it together. And really, you want to tell a story while you're in there. You don't want to just ram through the play and make it seem like it could sound like something else. You want to tell a story and give it really detailed so guys know exactly what's going on. So that was a really big jump coming from that. And of course, in the Big ten There was a lot of defenses that were, like, NFL style, so that kind of helped me as well. Kind of going back to your question from the last question. So it was kind of a little bit of both, though. Was learning the new idea of listening to in the headset, to going out there and then looking at the defense from a huddle and not like, being out there the whole time and be able to see as you're getting to play.
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Podcast Host 1
Can I just say something before you ask the next question?
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Podcast Host 2
Go ahead.
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Podcast Host 1
I want to give a shout out to your PR team. They have done a phenomenal job of, hey, this is what you say. This is what you don't say. You seem like you're doing a great job of being a pro in this moment and kind of trying to decipher what this show is all about. And you kind of just come in and think, hey, answer it. Don't give him too much. Too much bulletin material, anything like that.
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Podcast Host 2
Him, like, you know, maybe. Maybe he. Maybe he needs more credit.
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Podcast Host 1
Yeah. But he plays with too much swag. Plays with too much he. You know, and you can tell he's meticulous. He's trying to make sure that he doesn't say anything wrong right now. And I love that. Yeah, that's the thing you should do.
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Podcast Host 2
I think what I love hearing is when he talks about doing the, you know, because I played on defense, like, I, you know, whether or not we're in the green dot and telling a story. Like, as he's talking about the plays, delivering the plays, and, like, you kind of got to tell a story. It's like when he's sitting there, he's on a knee, talking to his huddle and, like, giving the energy throughout the play on, like, we're kind of in this situation. Some guys, you know, whether you're sticking up your arm here, you're like, you're kind of telling a story. What I want to go back to is you talk about this one and O mentality, and you're like, it's easier said than done. Do you have any, you know, process or something you lean on or something you've picked up and learned that you really try and lean into during this? Because you're right. It is really hard to go one and O every play. It's hard to forget about a failure you might have had just the play before? Is there anything there? Or you feel like you've just kind of cultivated this naturally, you can make.
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C.J. Stroud
Ugh. Come on.
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C.J. Stroud
I would say a little bit of both. I would be lying if I said I've always been kind of cool, calm, like let stuff go. Like just being young and immature. Like probably even before college and going into college I was very, very like fiery. And I didn't take no bs. Like I just was, was. That's just who I was. And I still am that way. But I know how to kind of put that to the side when it's not necessary, which is important, especially as a quarterback. Everybody's looking at you when stuff hits the fan. So for me, I mean I always lean on my faith and I try to pray through things and just have like some breathing exercises that I do. But when those things, I mean those things usually work. But I also kind of just understand, man, like thinking about the, the last play, like what, what benefit does that do me? What, what, what is that going to help in the long run in the future? So you might as well just throw it away and go to the next play because I'm king of like man, like man after the game, rewatching a bad clip 10 times, like man, I should have did that. I should do this. I mean, when you're moving at the speed of light, man, and you know how y' all both played in the league for a long time at a high level, you're moving so fast. Sometimes your body and your mind just does things. So you got to play with your instincts at the same time and give yourself a little bit of credit even when you do make a mistake. Because I think as players, we can be our biggest critic, and that's a good thing. But at the same time, you got to build yourself up, just like you break yourself down when you know you have to keep yourself accountable. So I try to do both, but more so than anything, I try to make sure that I have a plain face that I'm saving, even kill, throughout the whole game, because I know that just how your next play could have been on your last play could have been bad. It could have been good, too. So you got to let that go as well. So it's a little bit of both.
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Podcast Host 2
That's, man, that's. That's. That's really well said. Was there a. There. Was there a moment? Not. I know that's like a combination of moments, right? But was there a time where you were losing your cool and maybe you had a conversation, kind of made you rethink about it and zoom out and you're like, oh, yeah, I kind of see this. Was it observing somebody, like, because you said, like, I wasn't always like this. Like, sometimes I wouldn't let shit go. But, like, was there. Was there a loss that you had, like, at a game in college, or was there a sequence of plays that kind of make you rethink that?
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C.J. Stroud
Yeah, it was all the way back in college, man. I actually was just in Columbus this past weekend, and I was talking to my running back coach, coach Tony Alford. And at the time, like, you know, you see your buddies on the other side of the country who stay home or, like, you see some guys that you feel better than playing well. And, like, the time I wasn't playing, I was a freshman and, like, being myself, like, man, I feel like. Like, I know I wasn't gonna play over Justin, but, like, I feel like, man, we were up by a lot. Like, I should have got in and stuff like that. And I was like, man, I'm ready to go home. Like, I'm tired of Columbus. I want to leave. Like, I want to do this, I want to do that. You know, you're just talking. I remember I sat down for, like, three hours with my running back coach after practice in the freezing cold, and we were just talking, man, just about everything. And so, like, I go back to that moment, and that was kind of like a really big moment for me to Just mature as a man. And he was just being honest with me that whole time. And he really was just saying, man, comparison is a thief of joy. My dad used to always tell me that as a kid, like comparing yourself to somebody on social media, especially in this social media day and age, where everybody's posting their wins and victories and a lot of it's fake. Like, back then when my dad was telling me, it wasn't so alarming to me because I was just a kid at the time. But when my coach said that, it made me think about when my dad used to tell me, um, and, man, you compare yourself to others, man, you don't really get to love your life and love what you're going through, and you have to go through some type of struggle to be great, anything. So that was a moment where, like, man, it was, like, all made sense. And then I caught. I started getting a lot more mature, a lot more. I started coming down some more.
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Podcast Host 2
That's amazing.
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Podcast Host 1
That. That is incredible. You talk about your relationship with your running back coach in high school. Have you been able to find a similar type of relationship in the NFL with one of your coaches now that you're able to lean on from an emotional standpoint, when things don't go well, when you go have a three and out or you make a bad pass or something like that, is there any time or any coach on that staff that you're like, hey, I just give me a second to kind of vent and talk a little bit.
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C.J. Stroud
Yeah. I mean, our quarterback coach, Rod Johnson, he's always right there. He's somebody that I've known since high school. I mean, he was my elite 11 coach. When I was in high school, I was like, 16. So for it to come full circle, it's kind of crazy. So he's always right there. My. My Guy Davis and Case Keenum, they're always right there to talk about a play or to tell me, man, this, like, you couldn't. You couldn't do anything right there. Like, you got to just get rid of it, whatever. Like, bad or good, they always try to get. Be honest with me, which I really appreciate. And then for me, even bigger, like, off the field, I have a lot of support because sometimes, man, you know, y' all play this game at a high level. So, you know, when you get home, sometimes you don't want to talk about ball. You want to talk about anything else. And so I have a good friend of mine who helps me just talk about certain things that I need to get off my chest and things like that. So that's some advice for you guys out there who are coming into this league, man, for next year or if you haven't done that yet, just might have somebody that you can vent to. Because this world will tell you how bad you are and you'll start listening if you don't have something to kind of get out of that way. So for me, I mean, those are being some big pieces for me to be successful.
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Podcast Host 1
You brought up, hold on, before you do, before you do that segment, you brought up being back in Columbus this past weekend, obviously, big win against the Nittany Lions. What is, what's your expectation going into the third week of November this year? What's your, you know, what's your expectation for Ohio State this year?
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C.J. Stroud
Ugh.
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Podcast Host 1
Come on.
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C.J. Stroud
I have big expectations man. Just like every year, man. For us it's natty or nothing. And I know you being a team of north guy, you have your own and I respect it. I respect it. And yeah, I can't talk too much. I didn't beat y' all so I have respect for those guys over there. I don't like y' all but it's respect. And I think that team over there Talking to the D.C. mike who's with the Ravens now, my first time actually talking to him, and since we played him in 20, 21, and he had a lot of respect for me, Cena Jobu, I got to see Hutchinson. And it's all respect after you, after you're done playing in that game, because we know how hard that game is if you played in there. So it's not from respect for me. I still a little bitter from it, just being honest. But I hope this year, I hope we get you guys and we get to go to the Big Ten championship and win at Natty, man. So that's the go for us every year, but that's the big game every year. So I'm excited to. To see what happens this year.
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Podcast Host 2
Cj, we got a segment presented by Dude Wipes. It's the Shitty Wipes. It's the. There we go. Dry buttholes are a thing of the past. It's all over with Dude Wipes. Clean it up at the end of your. What has been your shittiest moment of your rookie year so far?
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C.J. Stroud
That's. That's a great. That's a great, great question for me. I've had a couple, you know, you always get a couple. But I would say maybe my preseason game against the Patriots, that first. On my first drive, it was like 3rd and 26, and like, me being as hungry and aggressive I am, I'm like, man, I'm gonna get the first down. And my guy Mills from the Patriots shout out to him, great, great player. They were in, like, this one. One plug look, or really one lurk where the guy was robbing my eyes and he was guarding our tight end and our tight end blocked. So he freed up and I didn't notice, and he jumped right in front of it and picked it off. So that was a good learning point for me. It's just 30, 26. Sometimes you gotta just lick your wounds to take the check down. So that was good learning for me. So that was probably one of the worst moments I had. I'm trying to think of a funny one that I've had, like, off the field.
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Podcast Host 2
Did you get any rookie hazing? Anything with the veteran? Not that it's like a shitty I'm pissed off moment, but, like. Like, you got got by one of the boys.
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C.J. Stroud
I've gotten fined a lot for, like, for being on tv. I don't know.
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Podcast Host 2
Like, that's locker room culture. Homies on TV get fine.
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C.J. Stroud
Rookies on tv, I guess is a no, no. So I got fined this weekend from being on game day. I get fined after every win that we get for being on. On with the reporter after the game, filling them in on certain things. So it's kind of funny to me, but I owe a lot of money right now.
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Podcast Host 2
What's the. What if you, if you show TV? What is. What's that fine? Is it like 500?
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C.J. Stroud
No, I think it's a band. It's. It's a thousand.
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Podcast Host 2
Oh, my God, man. Seriously? They see nothing. But we got some funny finds in.
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C.J. Stroud
The quarterback room, too.
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Podcast Host 1
Any mainstream media show watching this show right now. Stop putting CJ Stroud on the. On the tv. Save my man some money.
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Podcast Host 2
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Podcast Host 1
Let's talk. Let's talk to spirit and the holiday of Spooktober. If you don't know what Spooktober it is, it's funny. A word for October, which is Halloween, dude. The fall has hit hit. The leaves are falling, the weather is breaking. It's a beautiful time, especially in Houston, where it's a little swampy down there. Let's talk. Let's take it back to when you're a little kid. We're going to do a thing, a segment called Tear Talk, and it is going to be your top three favorite Halloween candies. We like to start from the bottom three and go up to one. And once you finish, everybody on the bus will give a one word answer describing how we feel about your picks. Are you ready for that? You want us to go first?
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C.J. Stroud
Y' all go first. I'll finish it off.
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Podcast Host 1
You want to go first?
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Podcast Host 2
Go ahead.
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Podcast Host 1
Okay. My tier three is going to go to. When you're hungry, you're a little aggressive, you're a little bit angry. And what do you pop in there? You pop into Snickers. I think a Snickers. And especially the fun size. For whatever reason, it's a nice little snack. You just pop it in your mouth real quick. It's a. It's a fun, delicious treat that everybody can enjoy. My tier two is gonna go to Sour Skittles, preferably the little tiny bag. And I know the quantity of them is only like six or seven. However, I think if you have a bunch of those little sour Skittles, you start doing the thing a little quick. If you want to say pause, you're more than welcome to again on that. I think you have that. And then all of a sudden turns into a sweet little treat as well. And down the gullet it goes. In my tier one, not sure why it might be the Branding they've done since the 90s, 2000s. They've done an amazing job of it is going to go to the Reese's Pieces. I'm not a chocolate guy. I'm more of a gummy guy than I'm a chocolate guy. But the Reese's always did a phenomenal job of taking the bite out, making a spooky commercial, and really making you feel like the Reese's Peanut Butter cup is the staple. The franchise player of Halloween. Sorry, Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Not Reese's.
- [28:01]
C.J. Stroud
PC.
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Podcast Host 1
Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Thank you for that.
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Podcast Host 2
Okay, that is a big clarification. That's a big change.
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Podcast Host 1
Yeah, it's a big change. C.J. do you want to give one word to describe how you feel about my pick picks?
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C.J. Stroud
I would say solid. That's solid.
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Podcast Host 1
It's a key word in this bus.
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Podcast Host 2
Good.
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Podcast Host 1
Oh, good.
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Podcast Host 2
I'll go with good. Mitch, what's your word?
- [28:23]
C.J. Stroud
Veteran.
- [28:24]
Podcast Host 1
I have been doing it a long time. 32 years old. Willie, let's see what you got.
- [28:27]
Podcast Host 2
My tier three. And I. I don't think they get enough love. I think it's could potentially be an unpopular opinion. But I want to give them their flowers because I enjoy a nice handful of candy corn. I'm a candy corn guy. I love the candy corn. I love the shapes. I love the colors. Like, give me the candy corn. I see that face. E.J. that's okay. My tier two peanut M M's. I love peanut M M's. And when you get them in that little fun size bag again, it's like another. It's like another fistful. No paws. Peanut M. And is. My tier one is in the Reese's, the Reese's family. But it's a fast break, dude. Getting fast breaks. They are the fucking best. That's my top Halloween candy of all time. It's the fast break. And that concludes my tear talk.
- [29:15]
Podcast Host 1
Cj.
- [29:16]
C.J. Stroud
Yuck.
- [29:19]
Podcast Host 1
Ew.
- [29:20]
C.J. Stroud
One of those two average.
- [29:22]
Podcast Host 2
Okay, Mitch.
- [29:24]
C.J. Stroud
Almost.
- [29:25]
Podcast Host 2
It's the candy corn.
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Podcast Host 1
Candy corn for you, isn't it?
- [29:27]
Podcast Host 2
All you guys, the candy corn, the fast break.
- [29:29]
C.J. Stroud
Fast break might be the best candy of all time.
- [29:31]
Podcast Host 1
I gotta dive into another fast. It's been a while.
- [29:34]
C.J. Stroud
I don't know what that is.
- [29:35]
Podcast Host 2
Yeah, Fast break is. Well, yeah. You got to get you one, brother.
- [29:38]
C.J. Stroud
Okay.
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Podcast Host 1
All right, C.J.
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Podcast Host 2
Yeah.
- [29:41]
Podcast Host 1
Whenever you're ready, brother.
- [29:42]
Podcast Host 2
CJ.
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C.J. Stroud
Okay. And just clarification. I'm not a big candy guy. Like, I don't like candy. I really. I was a boring kid, I guess. But If I had to.
- [29:52]
Podcast Host 2
You're a protein bar guy. I hope he just names all protein bars.
- [29:54]
C.J. Stroud
Yeah, if I had to pick, I'mma go Jolly Ranchers.
- [30:00]
Podcast Host 1
Huh?
- [30:02]
C.J. Stroud
Blue, raspberry and grape. Those are my top two. Not water number two. I'm gonna go Starburst. Pink is my favorite. Pink and red. You can't go wrong with good starburst. Fair. And then I was an angry kid. I'm just kidding. But I'm gonna go with Snickers to be my number one.
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C.J. Stroud
Ugh.
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Podcast Host 1
Come on.
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- [32:02]
Podcast Host 1
Hyphenated, not hyphenated. Rainbow.
- [32:09]
Podcast Host 2
I'll say.
- [32:13]
C.J. Stroud
Okay, Mitch.
- [32:16]
Podcast Host 1
Okay.
- [32:19]
C.J. Stroud
Amateur. Damn.
- [32:21]
Podcast Host 2
Taking a shot at your own guy.
- [32:23]
C.J. Stroud
Who's Mitch?
- [32:24]
Podcast Host 1
Mitch is one of our producers. He's an Ohio State guy as well.
- [32:27]
C.J. Stroud
All right, Mitch.
- [32:28]
Podcast Host 2
Yeah. All right, Mitch. Switch it to a beat. Hey, C.J.
- [32:31]
Podcast Host 1
Stroud. The best quarterback in Ohio State history.
- [32:34]
Podcast Host 2
Do you have a question? Do you have a question for cj? I know you are a Ohio State fan, but do you got something fired up for him?
- [32:41]
C.J. Stroud
I guess a question I would have for you. It would be stemming back to your Ohio State days. What was it like being in that wide receiver room with Garrett, Wilson, Olave and Jigba? Who else? Marvin Harrison. Like all those guys? Those guys suck. No, I'm Just kidding. Nah, of course, man. It was a blessing, bro. Like, not only did they help me a lot, I feel like I helped them. And we were kind of like yin and yang. Like, we just worked together really well. I had a natural connection and chemistry right when I stepped on campus with them. And I definitely appreciate, like, the grind that they taught me to put in to be great in this game. Especially Marv. Like, Marv, man, he's the epitome of just a workaholic. And then Garrett, like, he's just naturally just super great at everything in basketball, baseball, table tennis, like, you name it, Garrett's good at it. Yeah. You give him a ball, he's going to. He's going to make it happen. And Chris, he's silk, man. Silky smooth. Smooth other side of the pillow. And he's just that type of swag that you just like, you feel comfort around because you know he going to make a play. And then Jackson, he's just a dog. Like, he's somebody who just loves football and he does. I've never seen him get guard one on one, like, and get locked up ever in my life. Like, I don't think I've ever seen him not make a play in a game. And excited to see what he does in Seattle, so, man, I miss them boys. And it was a blessing to be in such a talented room. At the time, man, we were just young kids figuring it out and. And now we're all in the league now, so it's pretty cool. And Marvin's. Marva's next. So excited to see the future for everybody.
- [34:21]
Podcast Host 1
I don't know how many questions you have left. I have two questions.
- [34:24]
Podcast Host 2
Yeah, I'm solid, man. I'm ready. Yeah.
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Podcast Host 1
Marvin Harrison Jr. Let's say you guys don't make the playoffs. Would you want if. If Marvin Harrison Jr. Is available when your team picks next year, is that the number one guy you'd like on your team out of everybody in the draft?
- [34:43]
C.J. Stroud
I'm playing gm. Yeah, man. Of course. I gotta say, my guy, Marv, and I wouldn't just. Even if he wasn't my teammate. You turn on the film, you hear the word of mouth of everybody on how hard he works, what type of guy he is. And I know for him, everybody always talks about his family and his pops and he gets it from that. If I would be honest, I would say his dad set the foundation and he let him go. And Marvin loves this game for himself and for me, that kind of opens up my eyes. Like, man, this dude's gonna be great because you hear like stories from guys, from great players, kids, they want to be great because they want to be better than their dad or whatever the case may be. Marv wants to be great because he wants to be great. So, man, if I had to pick, I'd definitely pick Marvin for sure. He's a top three pick. In my opinion, he should be the first guy drafted, but that's not for me to decide.
- [35:35]
Podcast Host 1
Yeah, I love that. My last question is going to be about an, an AFC south divisional opponent and it's going to be about the Tennessee Titans this week. They are wearing the throwback oiler uniforms. Where is your stance on who should be able to wear the Oilers uniforms?
- [35:54]
C.J. Stroud
I would say it would have to be us. I mean, I mean we're, we're Houston. So I don't really know too much about the rivalry or too much about like the color situation. I know that we were, they were here and then moved to Tennessee and then Michigan Air picked, picked up the team. So I would say just like whoever started in that home city and I think those colors are dope. Like baby blue is my favorite color. So if you're listening, Mr. Grenada, let's go back to baby blue. But nah, man, I would say us, but man, at the end of the day, man, they're colors. Like, let's play ball.
- [36:30]
Podcast Host 1
I love that and I 100% disagree with you, but we can get into that at a different time because we'd.
- [36:36]
Podcast Host 2
Have him on the bus in the office.
- [36:37]
Podcast Host 1
We'll have you on the bus in the. Dude, we are. I'm fired up for you. I really am. I know I went to Michigan and all that and I have these dumb jokes about Ohio State quarterbacks being bused. You are really playing at a level that all of Houston, Texas, all Houston Texans can be happy about and be proud about and know that their franchise is on the right, on the right path, man. Happy for you.
- [36:56]
Podcast Host 2
Yes.
- [36:56]
C.J. Stroud
I appreciate that a lot, man.
- [36:57]
Podcast Host 2
Thank you, C.J. thanks for coming on, man, like legit. I'm a fan. I'm a fan of yours. I'm going to be rooting for you the rest of the year. And I think the story that you gave when you were a freshman in college and you had a three hour conversation with your running backs coach and where your mental was, I think can relate to any good freshman player that is struggling with wrapping their mind around patience and waiting on their moment. And I think that is incredible. And I, I am, I'm a fan of yours. So I'm excited about the rest of the year.
- [37:26]
C.J. Stroud
Appreciate that, man. Fan of y', alls, man. I've been a fan of yours for a long time, so I appreciate y' all a lot.
- [37:30]
Podcast Host 2
You'll be on here in the off season, bro.
- [37:32]
C.J. Stroud
I can't wait. Yeah, I can't wait.
- [37:33]
Podcast Host 2
All right, see you, cj.
- [37:35]
C.J. Stroud
Y' all be blessed.
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- [39:35]
C.J. Stroud
This is an I Heart podcast.