Childhood Crushes + Favorite Athletes Of All Time | Inside Of The Bus

Summary

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Bussin' With The Boys: "Childhood Crushes + Favorite Athletes Of All Time | Inside Of The Bus"

Episode 23 | October 24, 2025

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Episode Overview

In this "Inside of the Bus" installment, the BUSSIN' crew steers the conversation into nostalgia lane, swapping stories about their childhood celebrity crushes, favorite athletes, core memories with parents, and the TV/cartoons that shaped their youth. Guided by listener-submitted questions (shoutout “Striped Up Official”), Will Compton, Taylor Lewan, and the gang get real about what (and who) made the greatest impressions during their formative years. The whole thing is classic BUSSIN': funny, tangential, and packed with great banter and heart.

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1. Punishments, Gym Talk, and Warm-Up Banter (01:34 - 05:11)

• Jack is fulfilling a bet by wearing a wife beater for the rest of the year. The crew jokes about "staying on arm day."
• Gym routines and office workout stories are shared.
• "The gym's like a place where you can kind of go escape and like get away from the noise." – Jack (02:38)
• Shoutouts to the Sorenex workout program and some lighthearted ribbing about thirst-trap videos and awkward squat moments.

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2. Childhood Celebrity Crushes (05:11 - 13:08)

Kicked off by listener question: "Who were your childhood celebrity crushes?"

Highlights and Rankings

• Friday Night Lights Cast

  • Garrett: Lila Garrity and Jules (Coach Taylor's daughter) as top picks.
  • "I'm enjoying the show...re-watching it." – Garrett (06:34)
  • The whole cast, including Mrs. Taylor (Connie Britton), Tyra.

• Tear Talk: The All-Jessicas

  • Mitch: Jessica Alba (“OG Fantastic Four”), Megan Good (Stomp the Yard, Waist Deep), Jessica Biel ("I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry")
    • "That's truly where I can identify my sexual awakening...Jessica Biel." – Jack (07:56)
  • Jessica Simpson praised for her "Dukes of Hazard" days, with a playful debate about her "fall-off."

• Other Notable Crushes

  • Jennifer Aniston ("Solely because we share a birthday." – Coop, 09:06)
  • Megan Fox ("Transformers") and Brooklyn Decker ("Just Go With It")
  • Keira Knightley ("Pirates of the Caribbean"), Brandy ("Joe Dirt")
  • Preference for unnamed romcom actresses and Hallmark leads ironically called out.

• Deep Cuts & Group Favorites

  • Cameron Diaz, Kate Beckinsale, Isla Fisher, Natalie Portman ("That's my forever crush." – Matt, 12:13)
  • Honorable mentions: Velma (Linda Cardellini) and Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) from "Scooby Doo," Isla Fisher in "Scooby Doo," and more.
  • "Flood the comments with your childhood crushes!" (12:23)

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3. Favorite Childhood Athletes (13:08 - 21:15)

Prompt: "Who were your favorite athletes growing up?"

Football

• Unanimous #1: Michael Vick

  • "He was in Madden...the most fun player to watch." – Coop (12:35)
  • Multiple crew members had Vick jerseys—often despite not being Falcons fans.

• Titans Legends

  • Chris Johnson, Steve McNair, Eddie George, Javon Kearse
  • "Choppa City Juke, it was awesome." – Jack (13:51)
  • "He would touch the ball and you would stand up because anything could happen." – Matt (13:55)

• Other NFL Stars:

  • Ed Reed ("I always loved Ed Reed, even though he was on the Ravens." – Matt, 14:09)
  • Jamal Charles, Megatron (Calvin Johnson), RG3
  • Larry Fitzgerald, Tom Brady—Mitch notes his transition from childhood to adulthood still watching Brady.
  • Dirk Nowitzki, Josh Hamilton (heartfelt stories about meeting Hamilton at Little League)

Soccer & Others

• European soccer shoutouts: Soloman Kalou, Wayne Rooney, Didier Drogba, Arian Robben, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Seedorf, Ronaldinho
• Dwyane Wade, Steve Nash, and LeBron ("Best basketball player of all time"—Coop, 17:00)
• Allen Iverson, Carmelo Anthony, Zach Randolph, Jeff Samardzija

Video Games as Gateways

• The influence of playing as certain athletes in video games (Madden, FIFA, MLB 2K8) on sports fandom.

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4. Favorite College Players: Personal Team Edition (23:22 - 28:46)

By School:

• Tennessee: Eric Berry ("Such a legend in Tennessee and still is. Cancer, goes back to the NFL..." – Jack, 23:26)
• Ohio State: Beanie Wells, Alex Gonzalez (memorable for his bald head!) – Garrett
• Michigan: Denard Robinson and Trey Burke
  • "That's like a core memory of mine is being at that [Trey Burke buzzer-beater] game." – Mitch (25:55)
• South Carolina: Jasper Brinkley (gave Coop his glove after a Clemson-Carolina game), Sidney Rice
• Bonus: Johnny Manziel’s brief but intense merch phase. "I want it so bad." – Garrett (28:26)

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5. Core Memories with Parents (28:50 - 39:32)

Prompt: "What are some of your favorite memories with your parents?"

• Jack’s Story: Attending Titans-Patriots 2019 Playoff Game with Dad (Brady’s last game as a Patriot)—true father-son sports moment.
  • "That moment...was such a huge moment, not only as a fan but for me and my dad." – Jack (30:18)
• Mitch: Annual family ski trips to Colorado, school lunch visits, and the joy of being picked to sit with your mom at the “special table.”
• Garrett: Touring Charlotte apartments with his mom before his first move, and attending a Penn State-Ohio State whiteout with his dad.
• Coop: Body surfing with his dad (slapstick moment of both trying to throw each other into a huge wave), and a late-night giggle fit in a hotel with his mom in Chicago after his dad traveled for work.
• Matt: Hosting his dad for the Iron Bowl in the Alabama student section, running around Bridgestone Arena as a kid while his mom worked there—memories of music, sports, and random encounters.
• Jack: Humbling tennis match loss to his mom—"She beat me 6061, just placing everywhere I’m not." – Jack (38:00)
• Group Takeaway: It's not the big events. “It’s all truly just being there, which is crazy. That’s what sticks with you.” – Coop (39:05)

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6. Favorite Childhood TV Shows & Cartoons (39:36 - 53:47)

Prompt: "Favorite cartoons and TV shows growing up?"

Cartoons/Animated Shows

• Scooby Doo (multiple affirmations)
• Transformers: Animated Series (Garrett)
• Danny Phantom (Mitch, "He was the coolest" – Coop, 40:23)
• Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents, Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Ed Edd n Eddy, Rocket Power, Hey Arnold, Dexter’s Laboratory
• Kim Possible, Ben 10, Rugrats, The Backyardigans, Oswald, Invader Zim, Chalk Zone
• Pokemon, Yu-Gi-Oh, Ninja Turtles

Sitcoms & Live Action

• Nickelodeon/Disney/Beyond:
  • Sweet Life of Zack and Cody (& On Deck)
  • iCarly, Victorious, Wizards of Waverly Place, That's So Raven, Cory in the House
  • Boy Meets World, Full House, Ned’s Declassified, Zoey 101 ("I wanted to go to school there")
  • Hannah Montana ("Rico was a king" – Coop)
  • Drake and Josh, George Lopez, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Others:

• MythBusters, Dirty Jobs, Animal Planet (Untamed & Uncut)
• Power Rangers (both animated and live-action)
• Phineas and Ferb

Reflections on TV Now vs. Then

• General consensus: nostalgia for a "golden era" of children's/teen TV.
  • "TV was so fun to watch back then...now it's just woke media." – Coop (43:17), tongue-in-cheek
  • "Now it’s so formula-based..." – Jack (43:27)
  • Appreciation for creative, non-formulaic series like Game of Thrones as rare exceptions in adult TV.

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7. How the Crew Has Changed Working at Bussin' (54:03 - 67:47)

Prompt: "What about your personality has changed since working for Bussin' With The Boys?"

• Ownership and Maturity:
  • Jack: "It’s not just something I have to do...what I put in here will directly affect tomorrow, next week..."
  • Matt: Sense of ownership in the show’s growth, more maturity, but still keeps his sense of humor and fun—“you walk in and you feel like you can stay the same person.”
• Communication & Confidence:
  • Garrett: More outgoing now, better at talking to strangers and initiating conversations—“Before, I’d just stick to my friends...now I’m more open.”
• Independence:
  • Mitch: Moving away from home and Texas; “I feel like coming here, it got real...having to manage a ton of stuff...I think I've definitely grown in that way a lot.”
• On-Camera Growth:
  • "I knew what I signed up for, not good on mic or in front of cameras...but being forced on the camera has been good." – Mitch (61:35)
• Dreaming Big & Direction:
  • Coop: “Increase in confidence and going after my dreams, like, bigger than this job.”
• Validation & Work-Life Reflection:
  • Matt: “It is a validating thing when you work somewhere like this...this is really cool, we’re pretty good at it – what now?”
• Realities of Creative Jobs:
  • "Monday to Friday, it’s a grind factory here...there’s some football thrown, but we’re getting programming out every day." – Jack (67:13)

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8. Closing & Shoutouts (68:12 - End)

• "Shoutout Striped Up Official for all the questions—please send more for future episodes!" – Mitch (68:13)
• Upcoming topics hinted; the next episode will be the "Kobe episode."
• Plans discussed for the crew’s travels to South Carolina and coverage at various events.
• Listener engagement encouraged: "More questions for episode 24, please drop in the comments." – Mitch (68:15)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• "That's truly where I can identify my sexual awakening as a young, prepubescent teenage boy..." – Jack, on Jessica Biel (07:56)
• "The gym's like a place where you can kind of go escape..." – Jack (02:38)
• "You know, it's funny, none of these [parent stories] were about big things they did for us. It's all truly just being there..." – Coop (39:05)
• “Before, I’d just stick to my friends…now I’m more open.” – Garrett (60:25)

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Timestamps for Key Segments

| Topic | Timestamp | |--------------------------------------------------|-------------| | Main episode starts, gym banter | 01:34 | | Childhood celebrity crushes | 05:11–13:08 | | Favorite athletes growing up | 13:08–21:15 | | Favorite college players (by team) | 23:22–28:46 | | Best memories with parents | 28:50–39:32 | | Favorite childhood TV/cartoons | 39:36–53:47 | | How working at Bussin’ changed the crew | 54:03–67:47 | | Closing, shoutouts, listener engagement | 68:12–end |

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Tone and Language

• The episode was laid-back, rife with friendly ball-busting, lots of nostalgia, and a few sentimental turns, especially in the parent memories segment. The group's chemistry and mutual respect are felt throughout, and there's a lot of humor balanced with earnest reflection.

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For New Listeners:

This episode is perfect to get to know the BUSSIN' crew on a personal level—who they admired, who they crushed on, what made them laugh, and how their journey in this unique job has shaped them.

Feel-good takeaway: It’s the little, real moments that matter—childhood heroes, TV shows, parent time, and the grind with your crew.

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Transcript

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Visit mailchimp.com welcome back to episode 23 of Inside the Bus. Some would say LeBron, some would say Jordan. Episode of most would say Jordan Inside the Bus. If you pay into Jack real quick. Jack is paying his first week kind of his bet kind of.

[Jack]

I mean the the whatever it's called wife beater is going to be more spacious than this. This feels like a women's small but yeah, we'll be in a wife beater for the rest of the year so can't wait for the comments when I'm in a clip and be like why is this guy just always in a wife?

[Matt]

Why is this guy juicing?

[Jack]

So yeah, I gotta really stay on arm day for the rest of the year too.

[Garrett]

But I mean you are a unit.

[Matt]

We have a gym here.

[Mitch]

Punishment is just on how jacked you are.

[Coop]

Jack was working out yesterday.

[Jack]

Yeah, I had to sneak in a workout yesterday. Honestly, I think it was the first one that I've actually done a legitimate workout in here. Great gym. Love Just feels. It just feels weird.

[Coop]

I know. I don't really like. I. I like the separation.

[Jack]

I do.

[Matt]

Yeah. I worked out in here one time.

[Jack]

The gym's like a place where you can kind of go escape and like get away from the noise. Just lock in for an hour or so. But you know when you gotta go, you gotta go. And I need to sneak in some chest yesterday a little back. So we. We got something done. Got it in this morning too. So we're. We're trending upwards. But yeah, I will be in a wife beater for the rest of the year.

[Garrett]

Paying his, paying his dues. I don't mind working out here. I like.

[Jack]

I mean, are you like what I. When I did it during actual office.

[Garrett]

That's different.

[Jack]

Not the move.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Cuz I didn't even listen to music. Didn't want to have my headphones in. I was like on Twitter and Instagram like still working stuff. But yeah, I feel like when you did it here on Tuesday morning.

[Garrett]

I do. I work here. Work out here every Tuesday morning and I'm by myself and I'm able to like bring that like speaker sound bar and I can have it like blaring and I'll open up the garage door for like in the bit for a little bit and I, I really enjoy it.

[Coop]

You were thirst trapping.

[Garrett]

I was a little bit.

[Matt]

What was crazy is you came out of that last squat walking and I was like, you're gonna hurt yourself.

[Garrett]

What do you mean?

[Matt]

It was like you were halfway up and started walking forward. I was like, bro, finish the rep.

[Garrett]

I. I was just getting my George Kittle on.

[Matt]

Brooks, do you only work out on Tuesdays?

[Garrett]

No, I work out on Tuesdays here and then Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and I haven't been very good on Fridays. I work out at my apartment. But Brooks lit up on my story. Was like just how I wanted to start my day. So I was like, come on.

[Coop]

Because he was. He had the wedgie going. Yeah, I screenshot. I meant to send it into the group chat. Be like, Mitch gonna get me in trouble.

[Garrett]

Reference pick I three or four people like dme. It's like y', all, you need to switch up the angle. Like that's the point.

[Matt]

What? Like right here?

[Coop]

Like this Ain't this in an accident?

[Matt]

Squat down on it.

[Garrett]

Like the reason I have this is because of doing this, right? Shout so shout out JP for the workout program.

[Coop]

Yeah, true. That workout program is crazy. Shout out Sorenex.

[Mitch]

Of course.

[Garrett]

Yeah, sure. Yeah, I'm wearing them right now. So we have some questions from Striped up official shout out. You one of a few people that have just given us some talking points in, like, the comments and whatnot. So we're gonna go through all five of yours today. We didn't do enough preparation for today, so this is kind of. This is gonna lead cut that.

[Matt]

We're gonna go through all five of yours today because we were super prepared.

[Jack]

We feel like you. Oh, you're owed this.

[Mitch]

These are good questions that we want to answer.

[Matt]

Yeah, this is exciting.

[Garrett]

This is a great five first one. And I feel like this. This could be. Be a really good conversation. Childhood celebrity crushes.

[Coop]

And I also want people to know before we get into that, there's a wasp flying around up here. So if you see us looking around, maybe we're thinking late October wasp. Maybe we're plotting how to kill this.

[Mitch]

Thing in the show in the midst of danger.

[Coop]

Yeah, true. The back of the bus wasp.

[Garrett]

For whatever reason, the first person that comes to mind. I think it's recency bias for me watching the show right now, but when I remember watching Friday Night Lights growing up or like, when I was in, like, early high school, middle school, not only Lila Garrity, but also something about Jules, Coach Taylor's daughter.

[Jack]

You say Jules from Euphoria, but let's. Let's keep it moving. Appreciate the millennial laugh.

[Garrett]

Virginia's Gen X, but yeah, she, like. She just. She's not like, holy. She's like, hot, but, like, she's pretty.

[Matt]

I don't know if I remember Jules that much. It's in the same sentence of Lila Garrett.

[Garrett]

I mean. Yeah.

[Matt]

Hard.

[Garrett]

It is for sure.

[Matt]

Because what's her name? The other. The Blanchic.

[Garrett]

I think it's Tyra.

[Matt]

Tyra.

[Garrett]

Tyra. Tyra, too. Yeah.

[Coop]

Tyra banks.

[Matt]

Close, close. Second.

[Garrett]

I mean, go ahead. Mrs. Taylor too. Connie Britton, Hulk.

[Coop]

The whole cast. Yeah.

[Garrett]

Damn near.

[Matt]

Damn near Mrs. Chubbed.

[Garrett]

No, I'm just. I mean, let's just say I'm enjoying the show. Yeah, I'm enjoying re watching it.

[Matt]

All right, that's fair. So you're. You're. You're childhood crush.

[Garrett]

No, I'm not saying. I'm just. I thought it's just kind of. Kind of be a conversation of like when we date a blonde girl.

[Jack]

Interesting.

[Garrett]

No. Saying how when we like all the main characters we hate just kind of like throwing people out there.

[Matt]

I'm gonna get this eyelash off of you.

[Coop]

I'd like to hear yours.

[Matt]

Come here.

[Coop]

Good.

[Mitch]

I would like to go before mine gets Stolen.

[Garrett]

Hold on.

[Jack]

Scared.

[Mitch]

Mine.

[Matt]

It win somewhere.

[Mitch]

I feel like this conversation's been had, like, casually around the office, but mine is Jessica Alba. Like, from the, like, OG Fantastic four movies.

[Jack]

Or, like, obviously I, like, stole one of my three, so I know.

[Mitch]

That's why I want to go first. Like, those movies, like, were my favorite movies. My favorite superhero movies.

[Garrett]

So much better.

[Jack]

Chuck, she was doll.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Yeah. What was the other. Was it blue?

[Jack]

Oh, deep blue.

[Matt]

Deep blue. I think that's no free shots, but Complex did put up a post of Jesse Alba I was looking at earlier. Coop. I'll send it to you.

[Jack]

She looks great in now too.

[Garrett]

Wait, what was. You say Chuck and Larry?

[Jack]

No, no. Okay, before you go there.

[Matt]

Good luck, Chuck.

[Jack]

Yeah, I have. I. I'm just gonna do a tear talk or, like, a rank.

[Garrett]

That's what we should do.

[Matt]

Three.

[Jack]

So I'm gonna go three. Jessica Alba. She had moments all across my childhood. Number two, I'm gonna go Megan good. Specifically. And stomp the yard waist deep. Absolutely. Just gorgeous. Yeah. But my number one and, like, truly, where I can identify my sexual awakening as a. A young, prepubescent teenage boy was in. I now pronounce you Chuck and Larry with Jessica Beal. She undresses. I can literally still see the color of her panties in my head. And, like, that just did it for me. So, yeah, that. Those are my three. I had Jessica guy.

[Garrett]

Yeah, go ahead. Your turn.

[Coop]

And from that era, Jessica Simpson.

[Matt]

I was about to say, if you're on the Jessica, just go ahead. She is Dukes of Hazard. Come on.

[Jack]

I don't want to. I don't want this to turn hateful, but, man, Jessica Simpson had a historic fall off.

[Coop]

All right?

[Matt]

She was up at one point.

[Jack]

Was.

[Matt]

And so was I. Google her.

[Garrett]

Now I need a refresher.

[Matt]

Jessica Simpson.

[Garrett]

No, I know, I know. Oh, wow. Just the recent photo of her.

[Matt]

Yeah, I mean, she got a little work done. It doesn't look great.

[Garrett]

Little is an understatement.

[Matt]

Pull up that Dukes of Hazard. Jessica Simpson. If she was. Those are all fantastic. I love the pool of Megan good. That is a deep cut. I feel like Megan Good. And I'll use the movie Waist Deep with Tyrese bad. Matt's looking it up right now. Pull it up, Jamie. Megan good. Jessica Alba. Matt just not listening at all. You must not have seen the movie. Nice roof, jackass. Yeah, yeah, I do like the Jessica Alba play. I've always said this one just. I think solely because we share a birthday, but Jennifer Aniston.

[Jack]

Yeah, baddie always Cold.

[Matt]

Always called man. Damn, that's tough because y' all took some really good ones.

[Mitch]

That's why I was trying to go as early as possible.

[Matt]

I mean, we can share.

[Mitch]

Can we share?

[Matt]

Go ahead.

[Jack]

You can always.

[Garrett]

Obviously I was about to say Megan Fox from Transformers. Yeah, yeah.

[Jack]

Come on.

[Garrett]

Also one that also. Brooklyn Decker.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

And just go with it.

[Jack]

Huge moment. Just kind of in that early 2000s.

[Coop]

Shout out Andy Roddick.

[Mitch]

I was about to say.

[Matt]

Yeah, you just said, yeah, he's married to somebody. Hov. Who do you got number one?

[Coop]

First childhood crush, Kira Knightley. Oh, K. Nightly Knightley.

[Garrett]

Pirates of Caribbean.

[Coop]

Another sleeper that I loved was. I don't know. I don't really know what other movie she was in but Brandy and Joe Dirt.

[Jack]

Yeah, I loved Brand. My gosh.

[Coop]

And then I also have a interesting soft spot for like middle of the road, dumb romcoms, chick flicks slash like maybe even into the Hallmark world of like the female main character in those movies. I always find them attractive.

[Jack]

Oh, just like I got a generation.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Matt]

What about like, I don't really know.

[Coop]

Their name, but you see them on some mid major movies. You're like, oh, this is.

[Matt]

I got. I got two throw in there too. I think Cameron Diaz used to be.

[Mitch]

I was about to say smoking.

[Matt]

And her personality obviously is funny. A movie that I weirdly loved growing up was Van Helsing. And so Kate. Was it Kate Beckinsale?

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Bad.

[Garrett]

Oh, another one bad. Isla Fisher and Scooby Doo. The blonde girl and Scooby Doo.

[Matt]

Stop picking Velma, who's married to Freddie Prince Jr.

[Jack]

Still.

[Garrett]

No, that's Daphne.

[Matt]

I'm thinking it's Mary Jane that. That Shaggy kick Scoob out of the seat for.

[Jack]

I thought you were going to deep cut on Scooby Doo 2 in the reporter that interviews Fred at the beginning that minute.

[Matt]

She was 37.

[Jack]

Very attractive.

[Garrett]

She was.

[Jack]

And I love that film series.

[Matt]

So Velma, those who Crazy Nelly Portman's a good one.

[Coop]

Great one.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Matt]

You're a Star wars guy, though. Yeah, that's my forever crush. I like that one.

[Mitch]

That's a good one.

[Jack]

Definitely.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Throw up there in the. In the. The hall of greats.

[Matt]

Flood the comments. With who your. Yeah, your childhood.

[Garrett]

I'm sure we're missing a lot of people, but let us know who else we're missing. Next question from Striped up official favorite athletes growing up.

[Coop]

Number one jumps off Michael. Vicky. Yeah, love Michael Vick. He was in Madden. Right when our generation was getting into video games. The most fun player to play with. Most fun player to watch, and just something the NFL had never seen before. I personally had the black Michael Vick jersey, which I was a proud owner of. Still am.

[Garrett]

Yeah. Foul just got a black one. A black Michael Vic jersey. And it's got. He got it signed. He got it through work, and he's the biggest Falcons fan.

[Coop]

So, like, that's sweet.

[Garrett]

Sweet.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

I had a Michael Vic jersey when I was little, too. I didn't even like the Falcons, and I had Michael Vic jersey.

[Garrett]

I have. Are we gonna do. We just want to, like, tear talk, like, the entire thing. We just want to kind of throw out names.

[Mitch]

I want to throw out.

[Matt]

I kind of like throwing the names because, I mean, like, growing up here, obviously, like, a bunch of mine are going to be from the Titans. So, like, Stephen, Eddie, the freak, Javon curse, like, all those guys were awesome.

[Jack]

I will say on that note, Chris Johnson, just because he was in an era where the Titans were not very good, and for the first time since the Steve and Eddie era, he put, like, a true name for Nashville, got us in bigger media markets. The Choppa City Juke. It was. It was awesome.

[Matt]

I mean, he would touch the ball and you would stand up because anything could happen.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Outside of the Titans. And this pains me, but I always loved Ed Reed, even though he was on the Ravens. And then I'm trying to think of, like, some running backs outside of that.

[Garrett]

Me, Jamal Charles. Being a Chiefs fan, like, that kind of shows that I was a Chiefs fan since. Since the mud got a jersey.

[Mitch]

Dwayne Bow.

[Garrett]

Maybe Dwayne Bow. Dexter McCluster, but, like, Megatron, Calvin Johnson. I literally got a Calvin Johnson jersey for Christmas, and I want it, like, just to, like, wear it and, like, play football in the snow. I also got an RG3 jersey that Christmas as well.

[Matt]

Damn.

[Garrett]

Yeah. Big RG3 guy back in the day.

[Matt]

You don't like it, though.

[Coop]

Christmas of 2013 was jumping. Yeah.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

I want to throw a few out for, like, different sports because I got.

[Garrett]

I got a lot of other MLB guys.

[Mitch]

Yeah. I'm Cardinals fan. So, like, Larry Fitz was, like, right when I was, like, getting huge into football, I was like, that's why I'm a Cardinals fan. Larry Fitz. I also grew up like a huge Tom Brady fan. I mean, you either love him or hate him. I was on the side that loved him. So, like, watching him, like, he. I mean, he was childhood and adulthood because he played for 15 million years, but, like, those two for football but then, like, growing up in, like, the dfw, like, Dirk Nowitzki was huge. Like, and they were good every year with him, like, 50 wins minimum. And, you know, Dirk is just like, he's a Dallas great. And then, like, baseball. Josh Hamilton, I was gonna say him. The Rangers used to have some dogs and he was like, he was so good and, like, he obviously had some troubles and his career is a little shorter than it should have been. But Josh Hamilton, like, going to Rangers games and watching him, like, almost guaranteed he. It's a home run.

[Garrett]

Did you ever read his book?

[Mitch]

I did, but I. A long time ago, I read.

[Garrett]

I read his book like three summers in a row for, like, summer reading.

[Mitch]

Yeah, he. Josh Hamilton, like, he used to. He. He had daughters. He still has daughters, obviously, but they were like, sameish age as my sister. And they would play at the same, like, ballpark for their, like, Little League. And he would just be out there, like, playing catch, like, in between games or before games with like, all the brothers who had to go watch their sister play. So, like, me and my brother, all the other guys, like, Josh Hamilton would go, like, play catch, like football catch with. He was.

[Matt]

He was like.

[Mitch]

He was cool, but yeah, obviously unfortunate that he had some troubles, but he was. He was huge, like a star.

[Coop]

So Josh Hamilton, I got Solomon Kalu. He played at Chelsea. He also played for Ghana in FIFA World Cup. I loved him. He was outside on the left or right wing, wherever you wanted him. Kalu. Wayne Rooney was my favorite soccer player growing up. Drogba. He was fun to play with. There's actually so many Arian Robin.

[Garrett]

It's Lawton.

[Coop]

Yeah. Ibro's awesome. I'm trying to think specifically from that time. Seedorf. Sedorf was crazy when you get him on the Legends teams. Ronaldinho.

[Matt]

Some of those old FIFA games were electric.

[Coop]

Yeah. Dwyane Wade for basketball. He was always my number one guy. Steve Nash, growing up.

[Mitch]

Steve Nash. I did Steve Nash jersey when he was in Dallas. He was about to be my favorite player, like, when I was really little. And then. And then he just let like, he's gone. And it was Dirk, dude.

[Coop]

The amount of times that I tried to do the Jason Williams behind the back elbow pass in my driveway was. Should have been illegal. And I wouldn't even pass it to anybody. Yeah, my head, I'm just like, that's probably getting there. I need to need that one. Just be a little bit more left. So I love that one. There's so many athletes with. LeBron is like because I'm a Dwyane Wade guy.

[Matt]

But.

[Mitch]

Yeah, true.

[Coop]

But it's a little later that's. And it's not even that like, I like LeBron, but I was never like a LeBron fan. I'm a Dwyane Wade fan. I just think LeBron is the best basketball player of all time.

[Jack]

That's fair on the basketball realm. Allen Iverson, such a good one. And why I started loving basketball at a young age for me and my brother. My brother probably debatably loved him more, but more of a respect factor if we're staying on NBA mellow, but like specifically like 2k12 mellow, where he was just a corner assassin. Just like not lamello ball. So Carmelo Anthony. So for all the gym. Yeah. Matt was wondering. And then. And then in college, not as a kid, but I love Zebo so much on the Grizzlies. He was just such an awesome dude to watch and I just loved him. And this one is. Is kind of out there and not a specific person, but in elementary school, I loved the Notre Dame team that Charlie Weiss is the head coach. Brady Quinn, quarterback. And Jeff Samarju. And Jeff Samarju was like my favorite player.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Jack]

For a long time. And then what does he do? He goes to the mlb. So honestly. Which is fine. But I. I just love that era of Notre Dame football too, for some reason. But yeah, there's so many good ones.

[Matt]

You can think it is funny when you just like attach to like an era of like a team.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Into our actual teams. Like.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Coop]

We have mentioned Tennessee where like South Carolina players.

[Garrett]

I feel like for us too. Like, I feel like we all played sports video games growing up. You kind of just go to that era of like, oh, like I remember playing MLB 2K8 with like Jose Reyes and David Wright. And like, I was a Mets fan because of those two.

[Mitch]

For Jose Reyes. That's a good pool.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

And like went to a Phillies Mets game because of how big of a fan I was. But like, you. You're right. Like, you kind of just stick to an era. And for me, like, I think of those errors in video game terms.

[Matt]

Yeah, for sure.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Coop]

I know.

[Mitch]

Hanley Ramirez. I'm starting to think of my video games.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Street, like, as a young kid.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Ricky Williams just kind of like too young to like, really appreciate like the Miami days and like, stuff like that. But then like, you, you. You play with them in a video game. You're like, no, like, I've been here the whole time. Yeah. And then Secretly, this is gonna be.

[Matt]

A change of pace. But was NFL street better than The NBA street?

[Jack]

Yeah, 100. It might. It has to be. I feel like that's not even debatable. It's great games like NBA Street. NBA Street Volume 2. Like, awesome.

[Matt]

I feel like I played Volume 2.

[Jack]

I think as a whole. I think as a whole, NBA street edges out NFL Street. But individually, NFL street, the first one outranks any version of NBA Street.

[Garrett]

I hate that. I never got into it, man.

[Jack]

It was awesome.

[Matt]

I played.

[Jack]

Yeah. Such a moment in life.

[Matt]

I, like, played Volume two. I remember playing so much.

[Jack]

Volunteer was cool, but, like, it just felt like the graphics almost, like, felt too much. Like they got like. There's a huge jump in, like, graphics cards, I assume. And I just remember seeing it and being like, it's almost when you see, like, the 8K camera on an NFL game, you're like, something feels off.

[Matt]

You could, like, remember it that way.

[Jack]

I don't know.

[Matt]

That was a good one.

[Coop]

Makes me think of work done, too. I loved work.

[Jack]

Yeah, dude. He was at war.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Game.

[Mitch]

That's a good one.

[Coop]

Cadillac Williams. Cadillac Williams. So be sitting Michael Turner.

[Garrett]

He's. I don't think he was in the video game, but I'm just naming dudes. Next one. Completely different change of pace. Best memories with our parents.

[Coop]

Before we get to that one. Should we. We should. May. I think we should give our favorite as kids college players from our teams.

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[Coop]

Okay, because, I mean, I don't even know how I can say one.

[Jack]

Eric Barry was such a legend in Tennessee and still is. Cancer goes back to the NFL. I think he has such an awesome story. And, like, you could pick somebody who despises Tennessee and they'd still be like, I respect.

[Matt]

Oh, yeah, that's probably. Probably. That's probably mine from growing up. I mean, that song alone. Yeah. I mean, I'd probably second Eric Barry Monster.

[Garrett]

Mine would maybe be Beanie Wells.

[Matt]

Jamal's got the ball.

[Mitch]

Cardinals legend.

[Garrett]

Yeah, Beanie Wells.

[Mitch]

I. Beanie Wells, Cardinals jersey.

[Garrett]

This is a deep well. Alex Gonzalez, number 11 on Ohio State. Yeah, he was just like, just. I thought it was so crazy that he was bald and he was in college. Like you're supposed. But you. I thought you got that age.

[Coop]

You can't conceptualize.

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[Garrett]

So. And now he's like, running for governor of Indiana or something.

[Coop]

Dang.

[Garrett]

So, like, he's.

[Coop]

You got to start campaigning for him on the pod.

[Garrett]

This was also like, two, three years ago when I was listening to. No, this is actually like five years ago when I was listening to McAfee because they played together at the Colts. He may be. And I think he's running for governor at. In Ohio or was. But, yeah, for whatever reason, like, just. I remember his Bald Head, number 11, just out there.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

I've. I have a couple, like, pretty big ones. Like, obviously Oklahoma State was on my radar when I was like, 10, 11, 12, 13 in that range. I loved because it was like, around the same time, like, I was really falling in love with football. Denard Robinson.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

And I couldn't realize, like, you know, that was like, he. They were good when he was there, relatively speaking, how they had been. And for me, like, I just see this dude, like, I thought his dreads looked cool. Samurai's out, like, fits. He was running around just like, looking back on it. So funny because I, like, I thought like, for sure he's like the best player I've ever seen. And looking back on it, like, he really, like, he was good, obviously, but he just wasn't like. Like he didn't plan out in the NFL. I got an NFL jersey of his, but I love Denard Robinson and like, but they were always just like, bad and then, right. It was all Taylor. Seems, by the way, like, I would go to middle school lunch table and have to, like, fight for my life when Michigan lost a game. So. Thanks a lot, Taylor. But. But you know who was there to pick me up, like, right when football season ended. Trey Burke.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

Love Trey Burke.

[Garrett]

Basketball.

[Mitch]

Basketball. Trey Burke was so good. And I remember, if. I'm sure y' all remember the. The famous, like, game time three pointer against Kansas. I was at that game. It was at Cowboy Stadium. Huge venue. Sweet sixteen, March Madison, number one, Kansas.

[Garrett]

And.

[Mitch]

And that game was just like. That's like a core memory of mine is being at that game, watching Trey Burke hit that shot when they're down big, like with two minutes left. All the Kansas fans around us were talking, but, yeah, Trey Burke. And then, yeah, like, those two guys, like, were my middle school childhood sporting events in doubt.

[Matt]

Like, in your area.

[Mitch]

I know it's kind of insane that they, like, Cowboys Stadium hosted Sweet sixteen. It was like they hosted the Final Four the next year, but, like, Cowboy Stadium hosted the Sweet sixteen. And it was. It was fun. Core memory. Trey Bird.

[Coop]

Yeah, I think mine. There's just so many because as a kid especially, I was insanely obsessed with all of the Gamecock players. And if I had to choose a couple, Jasper Brinkley, he was a linebacker. He played for the Vikings for a little while, but after a Clemson Carolina game at Clemson, you can rush the field after we won and. And I went out on the field and I asked him for his glove and he gave me his glove. And that was. I mean, that was it. Like, nothing was going to make my year better. Then I went on Facebook the next day and I messaged him, or I sent him a friend request. He accepted it. I sent him a message. Hey, bro, you gave me your glove. Thank you so much. Like, you're my favorite player. Just the ultimate kid message. And he just replies back Appreciate you, bro. And I was like, man, you gotta frame that dude. I'm telling you. I was so hype. I will always love for that.

[Garrett]

That's so funny.

[Coop]

I'm, like, friends with the most random 2000, like, five to nine Gamecock players who a lot of people don't even know. But then other than that, I would say Sydney Rice. Yeah, he was. I got his jersey for Christmas. He was my first ever Gamecock jersey. And I begged my parents to put his. Because he did s. Rice on the back. Not just rice. I begged them to take it to an embroidery place. Like, can you guys please get this printed on? Because I. I want people to know it's the Sydney Rice.

[Garrett]

Yeah, that's dope.

[Coop]

Those are my two.

[Garrett]

Should we go into the next?

[Matt]

Matt's was Johnny Manziel.

[Garrett]

Johnny Manza was like. I remember. I. This was more so when we were in college.

[Matt]

That sucks.

[Garrett]

But I got. I got like, Johnny Manzel.

[Matt]

Because you're so young.

[Garrett]

Johnny Manziel had, like, a store for, I think, maybe three or four months, like, an online store. And I went on his store. I had a bracelet from his that said, like, everybody's coming back from something. A sweatshirt that had, like, the money sign on, like, the sleeves, and then, like, a. A T shirt that had, like, the dollar bill with his face in it.

[Matt]

The two with the dollar bill.

[Garrett]

Yep. And I. I bought all of those. And I. I want. I would, like. I actually messaged the store, like, when they were sold out. Like, hey, when is stuff coming back out? Because I was. I wanted it so bad.

[Mitch]

I'm guilty of that.

[Jack]

I still have a Johnny Menzel Browns jersey that I bought his rookie year.

[Garrett]

That's sick.

[Jack]

Yeah. For $500.

[Matt]

That's wild.

[Coop]

Nate, what was the next one?

[Garrett]

Best memories with our parents.

[Coop]

With our parents.

[Mitch]

What do you mean?

[Matt]

Damn.

[Jack]

I have one off. I have a one off the top. I feel like some of y' all probably even heard the story, and I need to think of one that involves my mom, just in case she listens and she's heartbroken that I'm going to tell one about me and my dad. But when I was living in New York before I started working for bus in 2019, Titans go on this crazy playoff run, but they were the. The last seed in the NFL playoffs, playing against number one Patriots. I'm living in New York. I take a Greyhound to Boston. My dad ends up flying from Nashville to meet me in Boston. We go to the game. Titans handle business. It was Tom Brady's last game ever. As a Patriot, we pick them off, win the game. We had awesome seats. And just, like, that moment, just, like, as being a Titans fan my whole life and, like, going to games since they came to Nashville in 99, it was such a huge moment, not only, like, as a fan, but, like, for me and my dad, like, the guy who's, like, bought all the tickets my whole life and, like, for him to be, like, coming all the way, like, that far just to meet me. And, like, I don't know if you've ever ridden on a Greyhound bus before, but it is not as cracked up as you may think it is. And so just, like, the dream journey of getting there, and then, like, you. You basically are going just because you're close enough to be like, I. I need to go. You have no intention to win or, like, expectation to win. You're like, we're just. I'm gonna have fun regardless. And we end up winning. And, like, it was just. I have this photo of me and my dad from, like, in the stadium, and every time I see it, I just, like, get like, the biggest, like, burst of, like, man, I love you, dude. So. But I also love my mom, too. So if you're listening, I have so many good memories with you. I just can't even think of them right now.

[Coop]

You got. You got time to think.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Other people and go.

[Matt]

I gotta think.

[Garrett]

I'll. I'll. Do you want to go first?

[Mitch]

You can go if you want, but I got. I got a few.

[Garrett]

I have. I was going to do one with my mom on my dad, so you can go.

[Mitch]

All right.

[Garrett]

I.

[Mitch]

My, like, favorite memory is kind of, like, recurring. Like, we did it every spring break, and, like, this is maybe basic, but, like, just, like, going. We would go to Colorado and, like, as a family, go skiing. And, like, when you're, like, when I'm growing up, like, middle school, high school, like, having something to do, like. Like that with your parents at the same time. When we're just, like, a squad going down the mountain, which is, like, so fun because, like, we all, like, we grew up, like, snowboarding out there, like, whatever, and then would go, and we'd all be, like, nobody was left behind. Like, we were all good. Like, it was just a fun thing that we all did together. That was really fun. And then I remember, like, in elementary school, middle school, like, the excitement, really, elementary school, of, like, getting my mom, like, pull us out of school to, like, go to a Rangers game, and we'd go as a family to A Rangers game. And like, being like, peace. I like everyone else so they know I'm wearing my Rangers shirt and I'm going to the Rangers game or like. And I'm sure y' all at school did the same thing, like having that special lunch table in the back.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

Well, your mom or whoever would like, come bring you food and you could go sit at the special table with them. And then like, you get to bring one friend. Every time. Every time my mom came, I know we that before we did it and we had. We were allowed to bring one friend. So, like, I was at my lunch table with my friends. Like, my mom would come bring Chick fil a or something. And then I get to put like one of my best friends to go back. Sorry, everyone else. And we go back and have lunch and like, that's just like a good memory. Like, cuz like, it's such a small thing, but like, when you're like, you see your mom coming with food and you're like, oh, this is like the best lunch ever. It's Tuesday. You don't even know what's going on.

[Coop]

Just queen.

[Mitch]

Those memories are so good, though.

[Garrett]

That's it. Yeah. My one. For my mom, it's not so much from like a childhood, but when I was moving to Charlotte, it was me, my mom, and then my buddy's mom who I was moving down with. The three of us flew down to Charlotte early, like Friday or Saturday morning and to like, go look for apartments. It was just the three of us. And like, being like, that was the first time I was moving out, obviously. And like, being able to just like, take that big step, like moving out and having your mom there and like, obviously. Pretty sure all of us are mama's boys. At least I'll speak for myself. I am definitely a mama's boy shot somehow.

[Jack]

Sorry, call back to my.

[Garrett]

But yeah, like, just be like taking that like, scary step, but also like having your mom there and like, kind of like in some sort of way, like, you know, it's going to be all right. That was cool. And then for my dad, we went. He took me and I want to say two other of my buddies, we went to the Penn State, Ohio State whiteout when Ohio State won in overtime. And that was just so sick. Like the four, like the three, me and two of my buddies and him all just kind of there and like, I feel like when you're with your dad and you're at like a sporting event, like, hey, dad, can we go do this? He's like, yeah, absolutely. Whatever you want. Like, that just. It's just fun doing those kind of things.

[Coop]

I think for me. Oh, man, it's. There are. There are so many, but I get the one. Like, the funniest moment that stands out was one time my dad and I were at the beach and we were body surfing. And these were some pretty intense waves for South Carolina beaches. I don't know if there's a storm coming through or something, but regardless, we were already having the best time. But then there was like this huge wave that was coming that neither of us were prepared for. And so I start swimming inside. He starts coming at me. We run into each other, and the wave is like getting ready to crash. And we're both trying to grab each other and like, basically throw the other out the way into the wave. And so he gets mad at me. Not mad, but he's like, why are you trying to throw me in to the wave? I was like, you were trying to throw me into the wave? And we were just. It was just like a dumb father son moment where you're just like both try to throw each other under the bus. And we just had the giggles the rest of the day. And then with my mom, it was same thing. It's like nothing substantial happened. But we were in Chicago because my dad in high school, he traveled a lot for work. So we went to Chicago one time with him, but he was gone. And we were in a hotel room by ourselves, two separate beds. Something happens that's just like, makes you laugh a little bit. And then my mom and I had a laughing fit for like four hours to where it's like 4am and it's like, it gets quiet. We're just like. She's like, no, stop. I was laying there quiet. She starts laughing. And we were so tired the next.

[Garrett]

Day, but just getting the giggles.

[Coop]

Yeah, it's just like such a wholesome mother son moment because my mom and I are super close. Like, when I moved to college, it's only an hour and a half away, but me and my mom, it was basically just us in high school because my dad would travel a bunch during the week. And so when she dropped me off and I'm not like, really a crier like that, and when she dropped me off and we were pulling away, I was like, we both just broke down because it was like we were each other's best friends. And it was like, like, man, we're really. The era is over.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Coop]

I was like, dang. I did not expect it to hit me. This much. That's cool.

[Matt]

Yeah. I feel like my. Some of mine are, like, little moments. Like, I remember my dad coming to Alabama my last year for the Iron bowl and sat in the student section, and my dad is a massive Tennessee fan, and I was like, dude, like, we got to stand the whole time, like, you. You know this. And he had a blast. He, like, got down there Friday, we went out. The next day, he's on the grill making jalapeno poppers. He's bought in, like, loving being the host. And then, yeah, it was. It was time for the game. It was a night game, so it was. It was a long day, but he. It was a. It was a good move for Jeff, being a Vols fan, coming for the Iron bowl student section. I just remember that being a whole debacle in itself, like, getting an adult, like, a student ticket. Like, I don't even remember how we pulled it off, but, yeah, it was good. Like, there was a. A buddy of mine hammered behind us, like, kept falling into my dad. My dad eventually just turned around and grabbed him. I was like, oh, God, just about to swing on this guy. He's like, stand in front of, like, he just basically switched spots with him. And I was like, all right, you're. You're a trooper right now. I'd say with my mom.

[Mitch]

Some of.

[Matt]

My favorite memories are probably when she worked at the arena. So my mom was, like, one of the first event coordinators when Bridgestone opened in the late 90s. And I would just go and, like, run around as a kid. That was also the time frame when wrestling was ruined for me because I got to see rehearsal.

[Coop]

No.

[Matt]

So that was a huge bummer. Another, like, memory I have is when the Nashville Cats, the old arena football team, the turf was down, and Backstreet Boys actually were out doing rehearsal for their show and, like, throwing football with those guys. So that was another random memory, but those are two things that I just remember. But growing up, running around that building was. Was pretty wild. Like, some of the stuff that I would see and all that stuff. Yeah, so those are. Those are some fun ones.

[Garrett]

Got sentimental there, boys.

[Coop]

Good deal.

[Jack]

Oh, wait, hold on. I want to give my mom some credit. It's a quick one, too, and it's not even like, some, you know, sentimental or, like, crazy memory, but I come back home after my freshman year of college, and, like, you just kind of hanging around. I don't have much to do, and my mom's like, you want to go play tennis? My mom's a really Good competitive tennis player. It has been for like 20 plus years. And I'm like, yeah, sure. As we walk from my house down to Brewing Academy, me right down the street. And I'm like, joke with my mom. I'm like, hey, like I'm gonna go easy on you. Like I'm in the prime of my life. Like you're not gonna be able keep up. And she's like laughing and I'm like, why are you laughing? She's like, you'll see. And she beat me 6061. Like as like a 57 year old woman. Just absolutely. She's not even moving. She. I'm, I'm sprinting everywhere. She's just placing everywhere that I'm not. And I just remember like walking back, like not even the slightest bit upset, just being like, damn, like those are my genetics. Like this is, this should hopefully play out maybe a positive for me. But had a lot of respect walking home that day. Definitely brutal to lose to your mom. But you're like, you know what? If it's anyone, I'm glad it's you.

[Garrett]

Yeah, that's awesome.

[Coop]

I think the, the message in this whole thing is I hear everyone's stories. This, this is for the dads. Some they have to hit on. It's funny to see the moments that we picked out and like your mom bringing food to lunch, like you just hanging out with your mom at the arena, playing tennis, moving. Like none of it was these big things that they were doing for us. It's all truly just being there, which is crazy. That that's what, that's what sticks with you. Yeah, Just fun.

[Garrett]

Shout out moms.

[Coop]

Shout out moms and dads.

[Garrett]

We'll do four. The fourth one is what about your personality has changed since working here. We'll do that one last because I feel like your favorite cartoon and TV shows growing up is like just kind of throwing names out there again.

[Matt]

Damn. Favorite cartoon and shows.

[Garrett]

Favorite cartoon slash TV shows growing up.

[Coop]

I mean, offer a Scooby Doo.

[Mitch]

Of course.

[Garrett]

Scooby Doo rips. Did you guys ever watch the Transformer animated shows?

[Matt]

No, I think I was outside.

[Garrett]

I was outside too.

[Matt]

Different eras.

[Garrett]

Okay, we didn't have to say it like that.

[Matt]

I just was stating the fact. We on a podcast, we talking.

[Mitch]

Did y' all watch Danny Phantom or was that after y' all's time?

[Coop]

Oh, yeah.

[Mitch]

Danny Phantom. I was huge.

[Coop]

I thought he was the coolest.

[Mitch]

Yeah, he was, man. I had a little like video game on my DS or whatever. Danny Phantom.

[Jack]

Just going Ghost.

[Mitch]

You could switch between ghost mode and whatever mode. There's the evil Danny Phantom.

[Garrett]

Yep. Timmy Turner.

[Mitch]

Yeah. Jimmy Neutron.

[Garrett]

Neutron. I used people when I grew up, people called me Jimmy Neutron because I had such a big head.

[Coop]

We don't gotta bring that up. Yeah. We don't need to talk about Neutron.

[Mitch]

Have y' all heard it? I mean, heard of you. You probably have. It was a cartoon network. It was called, like, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. I like, love that show.

[Garrett]

Yep.

[Mitch]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Garrett]

Chocolate milk.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

That show I like. That was one of my favorite cartoons.

[Coop]

Courage.

[Garrett]

That show scared the out of me.

[Matt]

Ed.

[Mitch]

Edd And Eddie.

[Matt]

Cowardly Dog.

[Garrett]

Yes, bro. I would not. I would. That show would come on and start to get to the scary part, and I would just turn it off.

[Matt]

What about, like, Ed. Edd. Nettie.

[Mitch]

Love it.

[Garrett]

That was. That was before. Like, hey, that was before my time. But also.

[Matt]

Exactly.

[Jack]

A little bit to give a nod to Ed Nettie.

[Mitch]

Yeah. I mean, it's right here.

[Coop]

Yeah. Rocket power.

[Jack]

Rock power is awesome. Yeah.

[Coop]

Hey, Arnold girls.

[Garrett]

What is that? What's. What was the Dexter one?

[Jack]

Dexter.

[Coop]

Dexter's Laboratory.

[Mitch]

Yeah. Dexter.

[Jack]

Recess was a good one, too.

[Mitch]

Yeah, I never watched that one.

[Coop]

I was a bit. I liked. I like Sweet Life of Zach and Cody.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Yeah, Yeah.

[Garrett]

I wasn't all the hits on.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

I was an icarly fan.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

Victorious.

[Jack]

You know, I swear.

[Mitch]

Wizards of Waverly Place.

[Jack]

I was on that. I tap in the.

[Matt]

There.

[Jack]

Sonny Gomez, where she got her.

[Mitch]

That's a raven. Cory in the house.

[Jack]

Yeah, Cory.

[Coop]

Cory in the House is.

[Matt]

But you got to go before that. Yeah, with Raven.

[Mitch]

Yeah, that's a raven, too.

[Garrett]

Did you like Sweet Life of Zack and Cody or Sweet Life? Is that Cody on Deck?

[Coop]

I didn't watch On Deck, See?

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Coop]

On Deck was mid.

[Mitch]

No, I saw a couple episodes.

[Jack]

That is a clear indication of a different age for sure there.

[Mitch]

It's.

[Garrett]

I feel like it's two totally different shows.

[Mitch]

I know.

[Matt]

It is.

[Mitch]

I caught both of them.

[Garrett]

I liked. I liked On Deck because, like, I think I was too young. Yeah.

[Mitch]

It was kind of like growing up with them. Like, you went from Zack and Cody to Sweet Life on Deck. It was like a continuous. When you're in.

[Matt]

That relationship with them ended when they got on the boat.

[Garrett]

When they got on deck.

[Mitch]

See, I was still. I was still. I was still young in those hours. They got too big when they had Kurt Warner on. They had Kurt Warner, Larry Fitz, little cameo on there.

[Jack]

Yeah. Here we go now.

[Garrett]

I. I feel like. Do Y' all remember, like, those. Like, I don't know how. What would you call that? You're like, not a reality show, but, like, it's real people. And then, like, the. Like a celebrity, like a Larry Fitzgerald will come on, and then every. Like, the. The live crowd. Audience. Good. Like, just goes crazy.

[Jack]

Oh, live audience. Yeah, yeah.

[Garrett]

Like, just those.

[Matt]

I loved all those shows. George Lopez.

[Garrett]

George Lopez was good.

[Coop]

Fresh Prince, my favorite freshman, bro.

[Matt]

TV was so fun to watch back then, and it's.

[Coop]

And now it's just woke media, dude.

[Matt]

All right. And it's just.

[Coop]

To me, it's just a lack.

[Matt]

Turn down everyone's mic.

[Coop]

Leave Mitches up for those types of shows.

[Jack]

Now it's so formula based where it's like, one popular thing happened eight years ago. Let's try and recreate the same thing seven different ways.

[Coop]

Right.

[Mitch]

You know what's funny is, like, I totally agree with y', all, but, like, I also just don't dive into what's on children's TV now. Like, I have no idea what's happening.

[Garrett]

I had. Neither do I.

[Coop]

Even, like, in the fresh print world, where it's not really like, a kid show. It's more of, like, a middle school teenager.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Coop]

That, like, I don't know. I doubt that somebody would come up with something as good as Fresh Prince right now.

[Mitch]

Yeah, we. We were in the golden age because they didn't have shows like that before. And, like, nowadays, they're not as good.

[Matt]

For sure.

[Mitch]

Good ones for sure. Still.

[Matt]

Drake and Josh, it's up.

[Mitch]

I mean, you want to work. It's up there for me.

[Jack]

Yeah. It definitely made you want to work on these.

[Mitch]

Hell, yeah. Crazy Steve.

[Garrett]

Crazy Steve.

[Jack]

Crazy C. Moved on to iCarly.

[Garrett]

He did. I know.

[Mitch]

And he was the best character on that show.

[Jack]

Yeah. One of the best characters.

[Matt]

I feel like we're mad so many.

[Mitch]

Spencer was hilarious.

[Jack]

You can do, like, other ones, like, Boy Meets World if you're, like, old like that. Or Full House. I love Full House.

[Matt]

Full House was great. There were just good ones to put on.

[Jack]

Oh, I love Ned's Declassified was.

[Garrett]

Oh, yes, bro.

[Jack]

Actually, I loved it until they made that podcast and I didn't listen to the pod. Yeah, it was like, oh, yeah.

[Mitch]

They're like 12. They're like, yeah, we were just running around having sex.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Yeah. It's like, talk about when I gave you head that one time. It's like, cookie. Shut up.

[Mitch]

That. Did y' all watch? We mentioned it. Zoe 101. I was. I wanted to go to school there.

[Jack]

Hannah Montana like I was Hannah Montana.

[Coop]

Rico was a king.

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[Coop]

Montana.

[Jack]

Yeah. Is that Hannah's older brother or is.

[Coop]

That the young dude, the little dude?

[Jack]

Oh, yeah, the hustler.

[Mitch]

What's his name? Her.

[Matt]

Her brother?

[Mitch]

Jackson.

[Jack]

Jackson.

[Garrett]

You know, he was 40 years old in that show.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

Have you seen the picture of him and like, Shaq? They're the same age old.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

Was he 40?

[Coop]

I don't think he was.

[Mitch]

Third he was 30.

[Garrett]

In his, like, mid to late 30s.

[Mitch]

He was like mid-30s. And there's a picture of him with like. Yes, John Cena him and John Cena the same age. And obviously John Cena's, like, jacked and, like, looks like a man.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

And then he's, like, playing a kid on the show.

[Garrett]

The woman. So funny. I thought, like, Zoe101, like, was shot at, like, a fake place, and then you find out that it's Pepperdine. And, like, Brooke's roommate went to Pepperdine. I'm like, so was it, like, the show? And she's like, it was.

[Jack]

Imagine how many times the average Pepperdine student, like, gets, like, that reference. Like, oh, have you seen Zoe?

[Matt]

I wonder what. They're notorious. Was at a real school too great. Was.

[Garrett]

I think it's. I. Well, I was gonna. Thought you say, like, admission. Like, what's the cost of it? And it's.

[Matt]

No, that would be probably a different word.

[Garrett]

Yeah. I jumped to exclusion.

[Coop]

Right.

[Matt]

I'm trying to look up some other shows. Degrassi.

[Mitch]

I never. I never.

[Coop]

I never watched that Proud family. I liked Oscar.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Hit My ride was great.

[Coop]

I think I might have seen every episode.

[Garrett]

Like, this isn't necessarily like, a cartoon. Cartoon or show, but, like, Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe growing up.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

Like Mythbusters. What was the food challenge one.

[Matt]

American Pickers.

[Garrett]

Those Discovery channels, like, Untamed and Uncut on Animal Planet where, like, the animals.

[Coop]

Were, like, trying to crocodile people when we were kids. I was big on Is crushing it.

[Matt]

Dancing with the Stars.

[Mitch]

I was big on Phineas and Ferb, too. That was an everyday thing.

[Matt]

It's a good one.

[Mitch]

A little earlier than that. Rugrats. I. I love Rugrats movie.

[Jack]

When they go to Tokyo. And, like, the DVD is, like this, like, bright orange. I think I can, like, just still see it so vividly in my head.

[Mitch]

But I also rocked with the Backyardigans. I just saw that one, too. I love the backyard.

[Garrett]

That's.

[Coop]

That was Oswald. Come on.

[Mitch]

I like Oswald.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Garrett]

Backyardigans was always on at my dentist.

[Mitch]

Office, so that's what Backyardigans was.

[Garrett]

Sick two together.

[Mitch]

That gave me my imagination.

[Coop]

Yeah. What was the. What was the show? Oh, another one that was. I liked was Invader Zim, but. Oh, yeah, the show where the guy had a magic pen or pencil and he could create Harold's purple crown. No, he could. To this world where he would draw it and then he would go into this imaginary world.

[Garrett]

Talking about Doodle Bob.

[Coop]

Nah. But that's probably where he's born. Dude.

[Matt]

I'm looking at it up.

[Coop]

It was just, like, this magic pencil, and it was an epic show.

[Mitch]

I Feel like I know you're.

[Jack]

Some reason. Yeah, for some reason. Like, it sounds very familiar.

[Coop]

I know.

[Mitch]

Kim Possible.

[Coop]

Kim Possible's good.

[Mitch]

I like the Kim Possible Impossible. Rocked.

[Coop]

Not Kids Next Door.

[Garrett]

Kim Possible. Like, anytime I think of that show, my one. My one college roommate was, like, talking to this one girl at Caught in College. And, like, for whatever reason, they just stopped talking. Then we went into their house for, like, a party because everybody was there. And then they had, like, his picture said, do not let it. Do not let him in. And, like, underneath it said, looks like Rufus Kim Possible.

[Jack]

So that's brutal.

[Mitch]

Rufus was a dog, though.

[Jack]

I also love Power Rangers. Like, the animation and the live action. The live action was incredible.

[Matt]

Yeah, that was actually really freaking good.

[Coop]

It's called sh. It's called Chalk Zone.

[Matt]

I almost asked you if it was Penny crayon, but I even think it's.

[Coop]

Like, an in between shows. This thing would come on. I don't know if you.

[Garrett]

That looks familiar.

[Jack]

That looks familiar.

[Mitch]

Yeah, dude, that's a. That's a deep cut.

[Coop]

Deep cut.

[Mitch]

That is a deep cut.

[Matt]

Damn.

[Mitch]

Yeah, dude. Ben 10. I was actually huge. I was huge on Big 10. On Ben 10.

[Garrett]

Big.

[Matt]

Dude.

[Mitch]

I wanted to. I think I had a toy watch from that show, like.

[Garrett]

Oh, yeah, yeah. I know exactly what you're talking about.

[Mitch]

One. Yeah.

[Garrett]

Oh, yeah. I mean, Pokemon.

[Coop]

Yeah, Pokemon. Yu Gi. Oh, I watched Ninja Turtles.

[Mitch]

Oh, yeah, I've been on that.

[Coop]

That's why y' all gotta get back on anime. That's what you're missing out on.

[Jack]

Or you can. You can soak in some American animation. Rick and Morty, solar opposites. Whatever you want.

[Matt]

BoJack Horseman.

[Jack]

BoJack Horseman. F is for family.

[Matt]

There's a lot I did. Just switching, I guess, in the realm. But I started Game of Thrones over last night.

[Jack]

Saw your tweet. That's a hefty commitment. But, wow. How fun is it?

[Mitch]

I'm about to be following you on that.

[Coop]

It was amazing.

[Matt]

The first three episodes.

[Mitch]

Yeah, I just watched it last year, and I'm.

[Matt]

Hop on board.

[Mitch]

I just watched it last year, and I'm about to start again because Addie hasn't seen it.

[Matt]

And I'm like, I've only through one time.

[Mitch]

We got, like, this. I'm like, yeah, it's a good time to watch Found.

[Garrett]

I got, like, two seasons in, and then we moved.

[Jack]

Left the streaming platform there.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Tv.

[Coop]

I don't know if I'm ever gonna watch it.

[Matt]

Dude, you should.

[Jack]

It's a scary commitment, but Once you get in there, man, it truly will change your life. It. Speaking of how we're like, they were. They're making the same, you know, three shows over and over. Game of Thrones is out of that box, definitely. They truly.

[Coop]

Because there are some amazing shows right now, but they're all like, these long hours.

[Garrett]

A commit ones commitment.

[Coop]

There's no 24 minutes of genius anymore.

[Matt]

Shrinking.

[Coop]

Exactly. So when those shows hit, it's like, boom.

[Matt]

January 1st finally got second new season.

[Jack]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Jack]

Actually might be in January 6th. Our holiday.

[Garrett]

What about Stranger Things?

[Coop]

I was the 28.

[Jack]

I like Stranger Things. I know people have their own thing. I like Stranger Things. It just makes it. I just feel comfortable watching it. Like, it just seems like I like it. Like, if the weather's a little stormy.

[Matt]

That was a great first season.

[Jack]

I'm. I'm on the side where I'm like, I'm ready for it to be over.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

But I will be tuning in for the whole last season.

[Matt]

I can't believe they waited.

[Mitch]

Yeah, they waited too long. They're gonna be like grown adults on bicycles.

[Garrett]

Who's like, I know Will. Who played Will.

[Jack]

Yeah. He's gay.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

And, like, Millie. Bobby Brown's, like, married to 50 years.

[Mitch]

Bon Jovi.

[Jack]

Yeah, Bon Jovi son. And they adopted some, like, kid from Nigeria.

[Matt]

Are they old enough to do that?

[Jack]

They're 19. So I guess if you're. If you're 11, Millie's, like, worth, like, 50 million. You can probably just take whatever you want, whether it's a human or not.

[Matt]

Okay.

[Jack]

But, yeah.

[Garrett]

All right, last question. How has your personality changed or grown since working at bussin? Shout out Spiced official or spice official. Splice official stripes. Sponsored stripe. So how long we've been going striped official?

[Matt]

30 minutes.

[Garrett]

Shout out striped official. For all of these questions. You are the best.

[Mitch]

If you got more, send more.

[Garrett]

Send more. Anybody else? Yeah, anybody else? Just give us stuff because we're down to talk about literally everything.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Matt]

How personalities change since working here.

[Garrett]

What about your personality has changed since working for busing with the boys?

[Matt]

A lot less free time.

[Garrett]

I mean, y' all two have been here the longest.

[Jack]

Yeah, I'd say definitely for myself, like, a maturity aspect when I first started, I mean, not only just from, like, being younger, from. What was that? 2020. Now it's 2025, almost 2026. I just feel like I take a lot more responsibility and, like, having, like, guys like Matt under me and, like, just the way that this whole thing's grown. Like, we have Our own, like, you know, we have our own show. Stuff like that, like, just, like, being intentional about, like, being here, I. I enjoy that. I feel like it's not just something that I have to necessarily, like, when I first started, it was like, who knows where I'm going to be in a year? Maybe I'll be working with Bus in. Maybe I'll be in sales. Now I'm very confident in my job security and knowing that, like, what I'm putting in here will directly affect, you know, tomorrow, next week, next month, next year mentality. So I don't know. I think it's just more. I've just take it much more seriously, and I. And I feel that I'm taking care of more than, you know, when we first started, obviously we worked for free. So if it's a good feeling to know that, like, the hours you put in and stressful nights, definitely worth it.

[Coop]

So.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

Yeah, I mean, I'll go off of that. And I think in, like, what Jack's saying, too, is from starting with BUS and where it was to now, like, having, like, a sense of ownership of, like, where it's grown into. I know that's not really, like, a how your personality's changed, but if I could tie it into that, going on to, like, the maturity part of having ownership, believing in something, feeling confident enough to, like, you know, put your thoughts and ideas into something that does get put on the Internet every day. I'd also say how personality has changed. I don't know. I think maybe it's not something that's changed but has helped keep. Part of my personality is the fun environment we have here, like, all the humor that's around every day along with the grind. So I'm glad that that part of my personality has stayed around because you can easily get, like. And this is not a shot at anybody that has a desk job. But, like, sometimes you can go into a job and you don't get to feel like yourself. You're there to do the job, and then you leave, and then you get your life back. That's definitely the pro of working here, is you walk in and you feel like you can stay the same person.

[Jack]

I mean, like, Thomas literally texted us front of the show.

[Matt]

Yeah, our show. Tom said words Texas earlier when we.

[Jack]

Were filming the locker room. And he was like, yo, what are you guys doing? Like, can I pull up? And like, that's just kind of like the not environment. Anyone's just welcome to come hang out the office. But that is the environment we've created where, like, guys who don't work here are like, can I come pull up, say what's up to the guy?

[Matt]

Yeah, I mean, shout out Slade. Like, Slade will just stop by whenever he's in town. And, yeah, that's what we want. Like, he doesn't message anymore. He just pulls up, says, what's up?

[Jack]

And I even told you this. I. I was sat next to Slade. I was gonna ask you, Vegas, if you saw he. Turns out, he's like, what's up, dude?

[Matt]

I was gonna ask if you saw.

[Jack]

Him when you were somewhere at the Red Rock or Jackson, who I went with. It was my brother came up to him. He's like, hey, some dude over there says he, like, sells, like, vintage gears. He's like, like, like skate. And I was, like, slayed. We were at the Red Rock. I never get to see him. And then obviously, me and him were sitting, like, one seat away from each other.

[Garrett]

That's hilarious.

[Jack]

But, yeah.

[Garrett]

Yeah, I would say, were you done? I don't want to go.

[Matt]

Yeah, yeah, I was done.

[Garrett]

Yeah. I would say no.

[Matt]

I was trying to think, but, like, it's a hard question.

[Garrett]

It's. I feel like with the growth of, like, kind of the company, like, you kind of grow as yourself. Because I remember the, like, when I came on, it was just. It was you three and, like, on that side with literally. I wouldn't doubt it's that table that the three of us. Three of us were working on a Jack literally worked in the back of the bus, which was, I thought was crazy to me.

[Matt]

Cool.

[Garrett]

Yeah. But, like, you. You kind of come in. It's like. And I was a fan of the show beforehand, so, like, getting to meet you guys was, like. I was kind of starstruck to begin with, but, like, the sense of ownership that you kind of said, like, eventually taking over, like, the entire Tuesday episodes and stuff from you and blah. And, like, thinking it was the, like, biggest task of all time. And then slowly but surely, like, creating that evidence that you can do it. And, like, you're. You get more and more comfortable with it. So other than that, I would say, like, my communication, I feel like, has gotten better in a sense of, like, when the first couple times we would travel, like, you three, like, knew everybody. I could talk to anybody and, like, had no problem just going up to somebody random and just starting a conversation that was not me whatsoever. And I still feel like I'm not the best at that. But, like, being around you guys and being around everybody and, like, kind of going out and we're traveling, I feel more comfortable and, like, just kind of from learning from you guys, being able to just go and talk and have a conversation with somebody and just kind of, like, be more outgoing in that sense and like, more comfortable, I guess, in your own skin of, like, having a conversation with somebody you don't necessarily know. Somebody random and just kind of like, connecting with them for 10, 15, 20 minutes, like that. It's like. That's how I would say my personality has changed. I would kind of. Before here, I would just go. If I'm out with friends, I just stick to my friends. Kind of, like, if I don't know you, like, for lack of a better word, stranger danger type deal. But, like, I'll just keep to myself and keep to my crew. But now I'm, like, more open to more people.

[Coop]

That's cool.

[Mitch]

Yeah, I don't.

[Coop]

I.

[Mitch]

This one's hard dance for me. I think one of the big things is, like, maybe independence. I don't know if that's the, like, right word for it. It's, like, a big reason I. I left Texas. I love Texas. Like, everyone that I left behind, so to speak. Because, like, when. When I'm at Oklahoma State, that's very close to where I'm from. You know, I'm visiting home all the time. My parents are visiting me and my brother every week for, like, game day. So, like, just stuff like that.

[Coop]

Like, I.

[Mitch]

Like, I wanted to leave and I had a little pit stop in Atlanta, but I feel like coming here, like, it got real. Like, okay, like, I'm here. Like, I don't have a. An end in sight. Like, I come here, and I just kind of have to figure things out, and that's what I wanted for myself. And, like, that's just, like, a huge thing for me. And I think I've gotten better at it. Like, I've always. I feel like I've always been kind of independent, but I really realized, like, once I got here, like, having to manage a ton of stuff, that otherwise I'd have help on stuff like that. So, like, that's. That's the way I feel. Like, I've grown a lot and then also, like, still not great at it, but, like, I. I knew what I signed up for. Not good on mic or in front of cameras. I do not like it.

[Coop]

Look at you now.

[Mitch]

Yeah, I'm doing it, man.

[Coop]

Hosting the show.

[Mitch]

But even. But even some moments, still, I'm like, dude, like, I want to come here. I, like, I want to do graphics. But like, being forced on the camera, I think has been a good thing just overall for like, my personal development. So, like, that. I think that's a big one because I think, like, if we're sitting here, like, even this time last year, when I'm still 10 months in, like, I still don't think I'd be this comfortable on camera. So, like, I think I've definitely grown that way a lot. And then a lot of the same things Mitch said as well. Just like confidence in conversation and stuff like that. I feel like that just comes with like everything else. Like, it kind of just builds on everything.

[Matt]

So, yeah, I mean, the, the being on camera and like, knowing that there's gonna be, you know, conflict arguments. You could be the butt of the joke. You could give a joke.

[Mitch]

That's another thing too is like, all my friends, my family, like, they know. Know that I don't. Like, they know that's not in my personality. So I know they're watching. Especially. Especially like last year, my first few appearances on whatever, like, vlog, whatever, I'm like, dude, like, I know they're gonna go watch it. And then I get like, they're like, oh, we saw you on the thing.

[Garrett]

I'm like, yeah, I would say even.

[Matt]

If you didn't, that's an adjustment. Dude, it is for real. Because when we first started, like, you would like, barely be on, like, they brought Jack on episodes to like, talk about shit or like read ads or whatever.

[Jack]

You sound like you're on drugs. So why don't you read these ads for us? And they wanted me to be stoner Jack. And then, yeah, the. Me and Garrett didn't have like, roles until probably at least a year and a half into working. Like, I. I didn't do social related roles until probably two years in and I started kind of like shadowing a guy. And then I've. I feel like I've always had like a good grip on the Internet and like, knowing like, what plays and like, I've had Twitter for a long time, so I think it just worked out. But yeah, it's wild how like the progression of just like the first year and a half, I'm like, what did. What did we do besides just take photos and videos and like, that was it. And like, you know. Yeah, because, I mean, you show, you show up to for just interviews because Will and Taylor playing in the NFL. So yeah, it wasn't like, you're going to the shop every day. Very strange, very different.

[Matt]

It's like reps Honestly, it's all just growth in. Within the reps here.

[Jack]

Way better now.

[Matt]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Yeah. I think. I mean, everybody has said a lot of the things. I guess mine would be along the lines of the evidence thing. I think I've always been. I'm a naturally optimistic person.

[Matt]

It's just.

[Coop]

That's sort of just in my core. So I've always thought big. I've always thought that I could live, like, a more fun life or, you know, than what they kind of tell you you can live. And so this made that seem very more real. But I would also say, even though I was a big dreamer, it's given some more direction to my dreams. We're like, this is a dream job. But obviously there's a lot of other things I hope I can accomplish. And when I see people accomplishing those things, whether it's Will and Taylor accomplishing it, you guys accomplishing it, guests that we have on accomplishing the things that they're going after inspires me, and it gives me more confidence to go out after those things. And so I guess I would say an increase in confidence and going after my dreams, like, bigger than this job, for sure.

[Garrett]

Hell, yeah.

[Matt]

It is, like, a validating thing when you, like, work somewhere like this. And, you know, it's not the traditional thing that all of our friends do, because I'm sure we can all relate where you, like, get around a certain group of friends and they're all, like, talking about, like, accounting or finance stuff. I'm never asking them questions about work. And sometimes I'll catch myself. I'm like, damn, I probably should ask more, like, how's work going? Blah, blah, blah. But most of the time, the question is directed to you. But it's because we get to do something so cool.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Matt]

That it does. There is, like, a sense of, like, reassurance, of, like, you're saying, this is really cool. We're pretty good at it. What now? What else can we do? Like, what's the next level? But, yeah, shout out my accountant friends.

[Garrett]

Yeah, my, like, paper. My friends. Some of my friends are like. They get mad at me for how jealous they are of, like, what we get to do. And it's like, it is cool in a sense, but it's also. No, it's not foul.

[Mitch]

It's.

[Jack]

It's.

[Garrett]

It's Dietrich because he's. He's in podiatry. He's. He just graduated podiatry school.

[Jack]

Hey, congratulations, bro.

[Coop]

Yeah, but he's like, dietrich, I'm about to be rich.

[Garrett]

Yeah. For Real. And like, he's, he's like, what are you guys doing for work today? I'm like, like, we're just streaming. George Kittle is here. You dude. Like, like, he's like, he's obviously happy for me, but it's also like, you dude. I'm trying to. I'm out here.

[Matt]

How many years of school?

[Garrett]

He just graduated last or this May, and he's been in podiatry school since we graduated.

[Jack]

Very impressive.

[Garrett]

So shout out Dietrich for finishing it. But also like, seriously, you chose this profession to go down so you can't and moan about it.

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[Coop]

Own it.

[Garrett]

Own it.

[Mitch]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Go be the best at it.

[Matt]

Yeah. D. What?

[Jack]

No. Yeah. Like some of my friends over the years, I remember a specific instance where they were like, so like, what do.

[Matt]

You guys just do at work?

[Jack]

Just like around all day and like this was like, like not that long ago. And like, if someone were to ask you guys that, it would bug you because that is what the vibe. Like, it's the vibe that we give off, like from the content. It's like, oh, we work at like, you know, a low grade fantasy factory.

[Garrett]

Yeah.

[Jack]

But like in reality, like Monday through Friday, it's a. It's a grind factory here. And there are 12 guys over there that are all working on three, four different shows a piece. Constantly just making it work. And again, awesome job. There's no complaints. But it's not always just like throwing the football here. There's some football thrown.

[Garrett]

There's definitely some fucking around happening.

[Matt]

But we're getting programming out every day of the week and twice on two days.

[Garrett]

Yeah, there's at least three or four pieces of content. Content going out a day. And like some people have to make that so show.

[Matt]

Shout out us and thanks everybody for watching it. That's the best part.

[Coop]

I have to thank for watching this.

[Matt]

Coup.

[Jack]

Want to close?

[Mitch]

Are we? Sign out. I was about to say I got to take a personal time out because Jared needs me.

[Jack]

Like, sign us out.

[Mitch]

This is episode 23, Jordan Jordan episode Jordan. This was the Michael Jordan episode of Inside the Buzz. Thank you for tuning in. Shout out.

[Garrett]

Striped official.

[Mitch]

Striped official.

[Garrett]

Striped up official.

[Mitch]

Striped up official. If y' all have like any questions, please. Like, this was I think one of the, like more fun episodes. Answering those like, it was a cool episode for sure. It's fun to like just shoot off stuff in conversation like that because I feel like we all relate to it a lot. Like we're not saying just obscure things that no one's like, yeah, you know. So more Questions for episode 24. Please drop comments.

[Garrett]

Episode Kobe oh Kobe episode.

[Mitch]

We will see you on the Kobe episode.

[Coop]

And me, Coop and G are going to the to Columbia for South Carolina.

[Matt]

Yeah. This weekend. We got a link for some footage.

[Jack]

We got a link to Huntsville.

[Matt]

We and thanks for watching the vlog, dude. I saw a lot of the comments. They want to see 18 holes with G. So we'll figure out how to get that done.

[Garrett]

Shout out y'.

[Mitch]

All.

[Matt]

Yeah, peace.

[Mitch]

We'll see y' all next week.

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[Coop]

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