The Best Bussin' Trips + Our First Impressions Of Each Other | Inside The Bus

Summary

Bussin' With The Boys – Episode 26

Title: The Best Bussin' Trips + Our First Impressions Of Each Other | Inside The Bus
Date: November 14, 2025
Hosts & Guests: Will Compton, Taylor Lewan (absent), Jack McPherson, Garrett Hargis, Coop, Derek, Sherm, and rotating crew

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Episode Overview

This episode delivers a lively, inside-the-bus discussion among the Bussin' With The Boys crew—reflecting on their wildest podcast trips, best memories, and first impressions of one another. The boys field heavy fan questions, swap travel stories, reminisce about high school days, and roast each other with their typical blend of football banter and locker-room humor.

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Major Topics & Discussions

1. Legendary Bussin’ Trips & Experiences

Fan Question Segment – "Favorite trip or experience with the crew?" (03:05–17:30)

• Michigan (First Bussin’ Bowl) Memories

  • Meeting old friends, running into families, and a wild night out ending with a “half-frozen, half-eaten pizza” in the room, and a rough morning after:
    • “The second that I opened that door, I spewed everywhere on the sidewalk. Luckily, not in this guy's car. I go to sleep... we woke up and there was half of a tombstone pizza that was eaten, but it was still frozen.”
      (Jack McPherson, 04:22–05:56)

• Super Bowl Week in Arizona

  • First Super Bowl week as a crew, DIY Airbnb house, run-ins with NFL legends, meeting Dana White for the first time, legendarily hungover interviews.
    • “That was a legendary week of interviews… we were one of the first people to see Brittney Griner when she got imported back from Russia.”
      (Jack McPherson, 07:51–08:04)
  • Going to parties, failed entrances (Drake’s party!), and hilarious misadventures.
  • "Just having our own crib was hilarious." (Garrett Hargis, 07:35)
  • "That was my favorite Super Bowl 100." (Jack McPherson, 11:21)

• Field Stormings & College Atmospheres

  • South Carolina trip: Iconic golf cart entrance after Tennessee’s defeat.
    • “In my head I'm like, no way. In my worst dreams, this is gonna be the three guys that are gonna be cheering against my downfall.” (Jack McPherson, 13:51–14:01)
    • “After just, like, getting just physically and mentally defeated, all that... I'm literally crawling back on the hotel floor.” (Jack McPherson, 14:55–15:24)

• Other Stand-Outs

  • Notre Dame: Slamming shots and storming the field with Will on Coop’s shoulders.
  • First ever live UFC fight—“That was a dream come true moment.” (Will, 16:46–16:56)
  • Eating bull testicles with Liver King—“Had to do it, but, man, just. It tastes exactly like you think it would.” (Jack McPherson, 17:24–17:28)

Notable Quote:

“The first ever UFC fight that we went to, because that's bucket list... To experience it in person for the first time was... a dream come true.”
(Will, 16:41–16:56)

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2. Which College Would You Choose If You Could Do It Over?

Fan Question Segment (18:24–24:28)

• Everyone reflects on the best campuses they've visited as part of Bussin' travels, contemplating where they'd go if not their alma mater.
  • Oregon stands out for its beauty and vibe.
  • Texas, LSU, Florida State, Ohio State also get nods for culture, fun, or infrastructure.
  • Many mention environmental/cultural differences from their actual school experiences.

Notable Quotes:

“Oregon... one of the most beautiful, clean. Seems like all the people there are pretty nice. It's just a different vibe out there.”
(Jack McPherson, 21:31–21:49)

"I wouldn't hate Ohio State just because of a culture standpoint... Clean's a big one for me because you go to like, the wrong campus and it's nasty."
(Jack McPherson, 23:48–23:59)

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3. High School Stories & Memories

(33:00–51:45)

• The boys reflect on their unique high school experiences, varying from large public schools to tiny private ones and in-the-sticks rural communities.
  • Common themes: playing sports (football, soccer, golf), “that one cool teacher,” sneaking around campus, and being labeled by seniority (“big bro,” “unk,” etc.).
  • Hilarious tales of running school pranks, overcoming injuries, and stretching every possible loophole.
  • Touching moments: impactful mentoring teachers, lifelong friendships, and small-town quirks.

Memorable Quotes:

“My high school was awesome... Football was horrible, but it was kind of funny because a lot of the other sports dominated... one guy's like, I'm trying to bring a state championship to Eastside. And this dude Del, he goes, well, you in the wrong sport, brother.”
(Will, 33:38–34:29)

“We had some awesome teachers, like, ones that definitely understood the cool factor… [Dr. Norman Storm always said] ‘elbows, man, elbows.’”
(Garrett Hargis & Jack McPherson, 45:12–45:47)

• Touching Tribute:
  • Jack reflects on being “the last pick” for the Brentwood High media internship, and how Mr. Adcock’s encouragement helped shape his career path.
    • “I mean, he's definitely not listening to this… But as a kid who just like kind of like didn't take it that seriously, like in school my whole life, it felt good to like hear a teacher be like, hey man, I believe in you and like you need to continue to do this.”
      (Jack McPherson, 53:53–54:05)

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4. First Impressions of Each Other & How Relationships Evolved

(55:35–70:47)

• Everyone shares candid, honest first impressions—both good and bad—of the rest of the team, with stories of overcoming initial awkwardness and growing tighter over time.
  • Onboarding Nerves: Many recount being anxious during their interviews and feeling like fish out of water at first.
  • Humor & Vibe: The consensus is the Bussin’ team intentionally hires for vibe and humor, not just skill.
    • “I just feel like it's funny that we've somehow built a team of people that somehow are so similar, but also so different. And everyone can bust balls, laugh. Like, it's... a great environment.” (Garrett Hargis, 64:03–64:12)
  • Roasting & Inside Jokes: Running gags about team nicknames, social media roles, and football knowledge ("ball off" trivia, bromance votes).
  • Genuine Friendship: Stories of gradual friendship building, sharing desks, and travel bringing people together.
    • “There were a few months where, like, I just, like, just didn't give [Jared] a chance, didn't talk to him... now Jared's like, one of my favorite guys ever.” (Jack McPherson, 68:02–68:50)

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5. Funny Segment: Age Brackets & Office Nicknames

(74:01–75:57)

• Jack breaks down the “male age categories” and the office hierarchy:
  • LNs ("little ___s"): 8–14
  • YNs: 15–25
  • "Big Bro": 26–35
  • "Unk": 36–44
  • "OG": 45–55
  • "Elder": 60–70
  • Wide-ranging debate over who counts as big bro, unk, YN, etc.
    • “I just got promoted to big bro, so I'm there. I feel like I'm not trying to leave anytime soon.” (Derek, 76:15)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Surviving The Night in Michigan:

  • "I got in Uber, I hit this point where we were at the Brown Jug, I believe. And I just remember the floors feeling so slippery, and my mouth started salivating, and I was like, okay, this is not good... The second that I opened that door, I spewed everywhere on the sidewalk."
    (Jack McPherson, 04:22–05:37)

• On Meeting Celebrities at Super Bowl Parties:

  • “I'm not about to just stand with Michael Irving...” (Coop, 07:18)

• On Hilarious Fan Interactions:

  • "Anyone ever tell you you look like Taylor Lewan if he had cancer?” (Story recounted by Jack, 10:44)

• On Travel Bonding:

  • “It's so fluid, and it's the perfect amount because you should have people that you're closer with and people that you don't just because that's the nature of people. But it's so funny to watch it shift between guy to guy.”
    (Will, 64:25)

• On Building The Team:

  • "Your first judgment. You're like, all right, is he gonna, like, be cool to hang out with every day? And does he do good work and does he work hard and does he care about the brand?... We've somehow built a team of people that somehow are so similar, but also so different."
    (Garrett Hargis, 62:27–64:12)

• On High School Teachers That Matter:

  • "He was an absolute G... as a kid who just like kind of like didn't take it that seriously, like in school my whole life, it felt good to like hear a teacher be like, hey man, I believe in you and like you need to continue to do this."
    (Jack McPherson, 53:53–54:05)

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Notable Segment Timestamps

• Best Bussin’ Trips & Experiences: 03:05 – 17:30
• Dream Colleges / Re-doing College: 18:24 – 24:28
• High School War Stories: 33:00 – 51:45
• First Impressions of Each Other: 55:35 – 70:47
• Office Hierarchy/Nicknames (Big Bro, Unk, etc.): 74:01 – 75:57

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Episode’s Tone & Vibe

Classic “Bussin With The Boys”: rowdy, candid, self-deprecating, full of inside jokes and genuine affection among teammates. The language is breezy, with football and frat-house humor but balanced with heart—particularly in stories about formative teachers, lasting friendships, and how the team’s chemistry has grown.

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For Listeners

• For die-hard Bussin’ fans, this is a must-listen for behind-the-scenes team banter and lore.
• Newcomers get candid insights into the show’s family-like vibe, with plenty of laughs and memorable stories to illuminate “how the sausage gets made” and why this crew resonates with fans.
• Skips all ad breaks and focuses on core content, fan interactions, and spontaneous moments.

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Closing Moment

• Final segment: the crew realizes it’s the “Coop (Episode 26) episode,” closes out with a frantic recitation of the number’s football legends, and cues up more inside jokes for next time.
  • “Go ahead and close this out out, big bro.” (Derek, 77:37)

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Jack McPherson]

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[Garrett Hargis]

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[Derek]

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[Garrett Hargis]

Welcome back to episode 26, the Garrett Hargis episode.

[Jack McPherson]

Literally war.

[Garrett Hargis]

26 in high school. Crazy. Y' all didn't know that?

[Derek]

I did.

[Garrett Hargis]

So welcome back, Everybody. Other legendary 26s. Saquon Barkley, Jameer Gibbs. Wore 26 for a second. Who else were 26?

[Will]

I feel like your numbers guy.

[Derek]

I know. I'm trying to think now I'm on the spot. That's a good one. Yeah, that's a great pool.

[Garrett Hargis]

26 Philly legend. No, never mind. I don't even want to say who I was thinking it was. He was last episode rc.

[Derek]

Oh, that's a good one.

[Will]

Oh, Leon Bel in the mic J.

[Derek]

Adrian Peterson on the. On the Redskins sucking that day.

[Coop]

What about the Lions.

[Will]

AP Leon Bell.

[Garrett Hargis]

Titans legend Leon Bell.

[Coop]

Derek already pulled it.

[Will]

Oh, Andrew McCutchen.

[Garrett Hargis]

Kyle Cor. There we go.

[Will]

Daryl Strawberry, John Terry. The legendary center back Chase Utley.

[Garrett Hargis]

So, like I was saying, a lot of legendary 26s with Clinton Portis.

[Will]

Clinton Portis, Deuce McAllister.

[Coop]

Dude.

[Jack McPherson]

Wow.

[Will]

Kyle Korver with the Jazz. Landon Collins.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, of course. Damn.

[Will]

Curtis Granderson. And we have a lot of great questions for you guys that we need to answer.

[Coop]

We have.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, yeah.

[Coop]

Heavy, heavy fan question day. Let's go for episode 26 and obviously, these are. These are for everybody. So, Derek. Yeah. For those of you watching Derek, you can switch back to yourself. You have your microphone. Derek is switching for us because Matt Malone is on his way up to New York for putting Will and Taylor in a tough spot on espn. So Derek is filling in. He's crushing.

[Garrett Hargis]

Matt's still here. All right, you got our questions?

[Coop]

Yes. We have two from Aaron Coat 1502. And then we have our boy striped up official.

[Will]

Oh, he's back.

[Coop]

Legend. So we'll start with Aaron coat 1502. Favorite trip or experience with busting with the boys? I feel like that's a very broad question. And there's been so many favorite trip, favorite trip or experience with in our time here, kind of. I mean, you. Not. Not that this was, like, the best, but your memory from three years ago today.

[Jack McPherson]

Oh, just in Michigan.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. No, that was a fun time. And shout out to my boy also, Winfrey. Honestly, boys of all of us now. But he was working at Michigan then, so it was the.

[Coop]

Wasn't the. That was the first bus and bowl, I think. So that's the one with. That's the one with him on the field with the Scully. Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. But I don't know. I think we all have run across, like, friends or families on the road and stuff. Like, we went to South Carolina. Your parents were there, and you weren't, which is a good time. Yeah, hang with them. But anytime you can, like, run across some old friends in the work path is always a good time. We get to hang with Winfrey. Went out pretty hard that night. I want to say the. I. I got in Uber, I hit this point where we were at the Brown Jug, I believe. And I just remember the floors feeling so slippery, and my mouth started salivating, and I was like, okay, this is not good. My balance is off. I'm starting to salivate. I'm about to throw up. Soon. I got it in Uber because I have no idea where I am on Michigan's campus. Horrible idea to get into an Uber, too, when you're on the verge of throwing up. It was like a left and a left. I could have walked home faster than it took the Uber to get there. And the second that I opened that door, I spewed everywhere on the sidewalk. Luckily, not in this guy's car. I go to sleep. I left for everyone. Then I wake up. Winfrey was staying in my room, I think. And then J.P. yeah. And was it all three of us in a room, or was it.

[Will]

Yeah, he was.

[Jack McPherson]

But There was a.

[Garrett Hargis]

You two and Mitch and I. Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

There was a half frozen.

[Garrett Hargis]

You were there.

[Jack McPherson]

Well, a half eaten frozen pizza.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

I don't know if you. If it's the same trip, like, when JP went out the lineman. I don't know if we're getting him mixed up because I don't really remember you going home.

[Will]

I don't know. Regardless.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, regardless. Someone ate that. We woke up and there was half of a, like, tombstone pizza that was eaten, but it was still frozen. So.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, I think that might have been Winfrey.

[Jack McPherson]

And we think it had to be Win. I think Winfrey. We thought that maybe could do the microwave route. No microwave. Regardless. You can't cook a frozen pizza in a microwave. I mean, maybe you can, but it's gonna be horrible.

[Garrett Hargis]

Long time soft.

[Jack McPherson]

He didn't remember. I didn't remember.

[Coop]

That sounds crazy.

[Jack McPherson]

No one's pants were on. It was weird. But yeah. Yeah, that definitely wasn't my favorite trip, but it was definitely one of the more memorable ones.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, I mean, like, the first one that comes to mind is probably that first super bowl week we did stayed just in our own house.

[Coop]

That was so much fun.

[Garrett Hargis]

That one's also just, like, fun for me because it. The end of the week was my birthday, and so, like, work really hard throughout the weekend or the week. Great interviews.

[Jack McPherson]

Don't go to the Drake party.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, we almost got into the Drake party.

[Coop]

Go to a questionable tranny's hotel.

[Garrett Hargis]

I have no idea what you're.

[Will]

Jeffree stars. Airbnb in the mountain with Tanner.

[Coop]

You were on the solo because you all went.

[Garrett Hargis]

Don't be put.

[Jack McPherson]

Don't be audience.

[Will]

As in me.

[Jack McPherson]

Like, that was gay. Scary.

[Coop]

Y' all went to the Drake party.

[Jack McPherson]

And I'm like, we went outside of the Drake party.

[Coop]

I'm not. I'm not about to just stand with.

[Garrett Hargis]

Michael Irving and then.

[Jack McPherson]

True.

[Coop]

I'm like, tanner, I'm trying to go home. And he's like, I'm trying to go here. And I was like, all right, bet I'll just have Uber.

[Garrett Hargis]

That story is gonna to the tranny party. If anyone followed that, the hell's happening?

[Coop]

I mean, I don't want to get too Jeffree Star.

[Will]

This is our Jeffree Star meetup.

[Garrett Hargis]

Not my favorite part of the week. Weirdest part of the week. But, yeah, that was fun. I don't know. Something about just having our. Having our own crib was hilarious.

[Coop]

Hitting that workout with Jack first thing we got there.

[Will]

And then going to exos. Yeah, Jack let us work out in the backyard.

[Coop]

I had blisters for the rest of the week.

[Jack McPherson]

We. We were one of the first people to see Brittney Griner when she got.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Imported back from Russia. She was like. Came straight to Arizona, and we were working on. We're like, that.

[Garrett Hargis]

That's.

[Jack McPherson]

That's Brittany.

[Will]

That's bg.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

I think Jalen Hyatt was there, too.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, he was.

[Will]

A lot of guys were there.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. That was fun, that.

[Garrett Hargis]

The first day was like, a leg workout, and I couldn't walk the rest of the week. It was terrible.

[Coop]

Was that when me and you beat.

[Jack McPherson]

Him and Will and Spike Ball?

[Garrett Hargis]

No, you and Will beat me and J.P. yeah.

[Derek]

So this was. This was Mitch Dutton. This was Eagles.

[Jack McPherson]

Or three, technically.

[Derek]

This was Eagles, Chiefs, Arizona.

[Coop]

We had Fred.

[Will]

He was awesome.

[Jack McPherson]

Fred was a great Dana White.

[Will]

That's the first time we met Dana.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Coop]

That was a legendary week of interviews.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. McAffrey, Shane, Max Homa. Yeah, Max Homa.

[Derek]

God, y' all did a lot that week. Oh, my God.

[Jack McPherson]

Cousins. Oh. Will cried in that interview and was also like, who's talking like this? And sounded like a jackass, because I think we went out and.

[Coop]

Yeah, he was hungover.

[Jack McPherson]

I mean, dude, we. We hit it pretty, like, there.

[Garrett Hargis]

Well, it also didn't help because the barstool bar was there.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, barstool bar and that. The whole bar crew. But like, in the last two Super Bowls at Vegas and in New Orleans, like, we went out maybe once, twice in both of those trips combined. And then on that one, it felt like it was every night people were going out.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, the. The, like, dive bar, pool bar was pretty sick. Yeah, that was the little Penny's Place. I think that was called Penny.

[Coop]

That was. That was the night I tried to dap up skis.

[Jack McPherson]

Damn.

[Will]

Oh, dude, that's. Josh Richards was there and there. And there was this guy that was just trying to make small talk with him. Clearly, he knows who he is, and he's just, like, screaming in his ears. So where are you from, bro?

[Jack McPherson]

That was so fun.

[Will]

From Canada. Oh, no shot. What's. Remind me your name one more time. It's like, I'm Josh.

[Sherm]

Josh.

[Will]

Good to meet you, bro. And just like, dude, the worst small talk ever. Josh was being a champ with it.

[Jack McPherson]

It was that, like, that one meme of the guy screaming in the girls. Yeah. At the baseball game.

[Garrett Hargis]

Who performed a Skis and Charlie on a Friday.

[Coop]

It was. It was Skis, Earn, and Charlie on a Friday. And then there was, like, that group of, like, Just frat bros that were screaming every Charlie on a Friday song, like, lyric. I wasn't me. Don't. Don't do that. Don't do that. I would know. I was saying I was singing to skis. I didn't really know Charlie on a Friday.

[Jack McPherson]

I mean, what's worse? Singing the skis, not getting dapped up, or just being a fan of Charlie.

[Coop]

Friday he went up.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, I think. So.

[Coop]

You three all, like, obviously new skis, because you came on the bus and, like, that was my first trip with you, Mike. My first time meeting him. And obviously, I'm a big Mike fan. Skis and Mike used to roll together, so he, like, y' all three dap him up, and then I'm the next in line. I just go. And he just turns around. I'm like, oh. But then later that night was when Chris Long came and Sam Lauderdale.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, yeah.

[Derek]

Shout out.

[Coop]

Sam had the table.

[Garrett Hargis]

That was actually hilarious.

[Coop]

That was. That was funny.

[Jack McPherson]

That was a fun night, Earn. Also that night, he just started smoking, like, the fattest joint inside of, like, one of those, like, clubs in Scottsdale. And then he just looked at me and goes, anyone ever tell you you look like Taylor Juan if he had cancer? And I just was like. It was. It was bumping music. Yeah. So, like, he had to get close to my ear, and I was like. I mean, he's like, come on, tell me that's not funny. And I was like, sure. He's like, all right, you can hit this, man.

[Will]

And I feel like that was the first night that we actually hung out with them because we'd gone back and forth on Twitter with Chris.

[Jack McPherson]

We had.

[Will]

And that was Chris.

[Jack McPherson]

And then for sure.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

And they just pulled up, like, damn. Y' all actually pulled up.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Good dudes. I don't. Yeah. That was my favorite Super Bowl 100.

[Will]

It's dud it. I'm just not realizing you're talking about earned. I'm thinking of.

[Jack McPherson]

Oh, oh. Thinking Chris. That would hurt.

[Will]

They were also on Twitter.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

They were also smoking in there, but no. Yeah.

[Ryan Seacrest]

No.

[Jack McPherson]

Ernest was the one. He was. They were opposite corners. I think of each other.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

I just never want to go. I don't. I was just in Arizona this past weekend. Not even 1% of me even considered going to Old Town where all those clubs are. It just. I think I'm just. I'm big bro Unk now. It's just not in my wheelhouse.

[Will]

Finally.

[Coop]

I'm trying to think, Coop, you've only been on one trip. Right.

[Derek]

I mean, yeah. I've only flown once. We've already hashed the Nebraska trip, so I'm not going to say that it's not his favorite. I. It kind of is. But I also, despite what went wrong on the Tennessee Bama trip last year, that was more of a road trip.

[Coop]

Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[Derek]

That one was more fun for me than Nebraska.

[Jack McPherson]

The meme, like I said.

[Derek]

Yeah. Despite all that went wrong and all the fallout that happened after. Sure. That was really fun. Like rushing the field and then like getting the game day experience in Knoxville was sick and then like road tripping with Jared and Sherman. It was kind of like somewhat recently after they both got here and we just woke up. Road trip.

[Jack McPherson]

Was that the same. Was that when Sherm dressed up as Taylor?

[Derek]

Yeah, that was for the. I forget what the bar was called.

[Garrett Hargis]

The Hill.

[Sherm]

The Hill.

[Derek]

Yeah. Corner. The meet and greet.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Derek]

I got. I got a kiss on the cheek.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Derek]

I mean, that trip was really fun.

[Coop]

Those are.

[Derek]

Those are the only two times. Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Those listening.

[Derek]

I mean, those are the only two times I've traveled, but that one is probably more favorite than Nebraska. Nebraska was fun.

[Garrett Hargis]

Like, you know, that was very early for you. I feel like the Nebraska one.

[Derek]

I don't remember much.

[Coop]

That was like two or three. That was spring tour. Two or three months for him.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, that's what I mean.

[Derek]

Yeah. Nebraska was March, so. Yeah.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Derek]

Third month.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah. Love it.

[Coop]

Mine.

[Derek]

But Tennessee was fun.

[Coop]

Mine would probably be.

[Garrett Hargis]

Jesus, we gotta get Coop on the road.

[Will]

I know.

[Coop]

Two to came to mind where. When we went to South Carolina and stormed the field.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Coop]

And. And we pulled up back to the. The hotel.

[Garrett Hargis]

Back to back. Storm Fielding.

[Jack McPherson]

Unreal. You're about to say this is your favorite memory.

[Coop]

No, that it was. It was just so funny.

[Jack McPherson]

Storm Fielding is one of my.

[Garrett Hargis]

Not field Storm.

[Jack McPherson]

Most hurtful memories of my colleague college fandom. But yes, I can understand why, like.

[Coop]

Just pulling up on like a. A golf cart that is just blaring music.

[Jack McPherson]

I can hear Yalls golf cart from three streets away. And in my head I'm like, no way. This, like, no way. In my worst dreams, this is gonna be the three guys that are gonna be cheering against my downfall.

[Will]

I think it was Soul Survivor was being played too.

[Garrett Hargis]

I thought it was Mini Men.

[Coop]

Oh, it was. I think it was Mini Man.

[Garrett Hargis]

And then Jack down the block.

[Will]

Jack with the 40.

[Jack McPherson]

To give context, this is when South Carolina beat Tennessee in 2022 H and hooker tears. ACL. And I tried to get out of that stadium. I Got blocked in the stadium. I was held captive by the South Carolina fans. Essentially couldn't move for the last 15 minutes of the game, and then went alone to drink in silence. And then jp, Mitch, and Garrett rolled up on a golf cart. And then.

[Garrett Hargis]

Wasn't Taylor on crutches still, too?

[Coop]

No, I think he was still. I think he was, like, still limping.

[Will]

He was limping because he didn't go on the field, right? Yeah, that way. And then, unfortunately for Jack, he locked himself out of his room.

[Coop]

That. That's the end. Like, that picture. I wasn't there for that, but that pictures that.

[Jack McPherson]

That part actually brings me a lot.

[Derek]

Of joy because I didn't know about this.

[Garrett Hargis]

Well, yeah, we gotta show you the picture. So funny.

[Jack McPherson]

After just, like, getting just physically and mentally defeated, all that. Yeah, I. I'm basically, like, giving JP's flowers. I'm like, congrats, man. Like, I'm not gonna be a sore loser and be like, an. And then he closes door. And my door's, like, two down, and as soon as it closes, I realize I don't have, like, my key. It was in his room or something. And I have to just, like, crawl back. And then I, like, I literally crawling. Literally crawling back on the hotel floor.

[Will]

I just open. I just opened the door and I looked down and he's down there. And he comes, like, halfway in. He's just face down to hand him the key, goes back. It was so.

[Derek]

That is so funny.

[Coop]

That.

[Will]

That was. That was a great one, that one.

[Derek]

And then I would have crashed out.

[Coop]

The Vegas. The Vegas trip. That one time when we.

[Will]

Shots.

[Coop]

Yeah, when. When JP came back and he said that y' all looked like different people. Oh, yeah, that one was just. Was that the same trip that I took? The shots before Dana?

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, I think. Wait. I think so.

[Will]

You're on a bender.

[Garrett Hargis]

We were there to work if it's on a bender.

[Coop]

No, because why were we there for. When we got super drunk, then? Why were we there for that?

[Will]

I don't know. Was that the Super Bowl?

[Garrett Hargis]

I don't remember.

[Coop]

No, because we didn't really drink during the Super Bowl.

[Jack McPherson]

It was, like, one night at the very end that we. We kind of partied, but.

[Garrett Hargis]

But I don't remember.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, I feel like for me and Garrett and Mitch, the Notre Dame trip where we were just slamming shots, we were talking about. That's always a fun one.

[Coop]

The first Notre Dame trip.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, that woman. They play Clemson. And jp, unfortunately, is, like, having to work. But at least he worked to watch Clemson fail.

[Garrett Hargis]

Which is just true.

[Jack McPherson]

JP Fashion.

[Coop]

Storming the field on that one and having Will on my shoulders. Yeah, that was fun.

[Will]

I think my favorite was the first ever UFC fight that we went to, because that's bucket list.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Will]

As. As fight fans. And being able to walk through that tunnel and sit in those seats and get to experience it in person for the first time was. That was a dream come true moment.

[Coop]

What fight was that then?

[Will]

That's the worst part. It's like, now there's been so many.

[Jack McPherson]

You don't even know.

[Will]

It was International Fight Week.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Will]

And I believe it was Volk.

[Jack McPherson]

I think it was also the Miami.

[Will]

I can't remember. The Miami one was incredible.

[Jack McPherson]

That was a really fun time. We get to have dinner with Dave.

[Will]

And the workout, like that week, going to that gym. That was awesome.

[Garrett Hargis]

We were there for four days with Mike then, too. Right?

[Will]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Will]

Was that Liver King?

[Garrett Hargis]

That was a good one. Liver.

[Will]

Those bold testicles from Liver King.

[Jack McPherson]

Had to do it, but, man, just. It tastes exactly like you think it would.

[Will]

Yeah. Those might be two of my favorite ones.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, that was a good time.

[Garrett Hargis]

Both the bull testicles or.

[Will]

Yeah, the left and the right.

[Sherm]

Mine was Boo at the zoo.

[Garrett Hargis]

I was about to say Derek.

[Coop]

Well said.

[Garrett Hargis]

I feel like I had a blast there. I was chewing seeds.

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[Derek]

The zoo was fun. Besides, all the animals were asleep.

[Coop]

Tiger wasn't. The tiger was.

[Derek]

The tiger was cool. Everybody else was asleep. Flamingos were.

[Will]

Flamingos. Our vibe, dude. We walked through the zoo one time and they were just out wandering with the zookeeper, like, through the walkways.

[Garrett Hargis]

They're talking about.

[Coop]

What's that?

[Garrett Hargis]

Mingos?

[Will]

What are they talking about? I don't know, but they better.

[Coop]

This crazy.

[Sherm]

Pink.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Will]

I was kind of trying to try to make a joke of, like, how they only stand on one leg.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. It's like, how were they walking?

[Coop]

Next question from Eric. Coat. After seeing so many colleges and being on all of our spring tour and fall tours, would you. Which one would you pick if you had to do it all over again and you can't say your own.

[Jack McPherson]

That's a good question.

[Coop]

My college experience compared to yours, your guys's is so completely different. Just in the sense.

[Garrett Hargis]

Is he asking about college experience?

[Coop]

Just like, if, like, all of the colleges you. But I'm saying, like, for you guys, you went to a massive school, so.

[Garrett Hargis]

Right. I think I'm confused by the question.

[Coop]

Like, if you. All of the schools we've been to, like, South Carolina.

[Garrett Hargis]

Right.

[Sherm]

You.

[Coop]

If you had to pick one to.

[Jack McPherson]

Go back and go through.

[Garrett Hargis]

But you thought he was saying, like, for a spring tour.

[Coop]

No, no, no, no. Like, to go back and like, redo. But I'm saying. But what I'm saying is, like, I went to a school with 2500 people, so, like, doing that would be such a mind fuck to me because, like, obviously you guys went to all massive schools. So it's like kind of the same experience, but just at a different location.

[Garrett Hargis]

I have two.

[Derek]

So this means I'm. I'm in between Nebraska and Tennessee.

[Coop]

Well, like, I mean, you know.

[Derek]

Yeah, I just. Tennessee then.

[Jack McPherson]

Let's go.

[Will]

Why do you choose Tennessee?

[Garrett Hargis]

You've traveled to, like, games.

[Derek]

Yeah, that's true. On my own.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah. Like, you went to Wisconsin and you went to Columbia. Yeah.

[Derek]

Lsu. LSU is not my speed, but that was sick.

[Garrett Hargis]

Did you know that the com socks were at the Florida LSU game? We were at.

[Will]

They're for sure in the video at some point.

[Jack McPherson]

Were you. Were you.

[Derek]

No, I had applied for the job already, but I. That was just part of our boys trip. And we were.

[Garrett Hargis]

We were like.

[Jack McPherson]

That was a fun.

[Coop]

You guys saw them on the field?

[Jack McPherson]

We.

[Derek]

Me, my brother saw them to G&JP walking. But, like, I recognize him. I didn't even, like, know, like, I just recognized y' all from doing, like, light research.

[Garrett Hargis]

Right.

[Derek]

But we were at the game that was like a game we went big on. So we were like on the second row and me and JP Talked a little bit. There was a guy, like a ball guy that knew everybody that was talking to Shaq, talking to Whitworth, talking to everybody. And he just had his family. He was. We were sitting right next to him. Right next to him. That was. It was the jaden Daniels, like, 5 trillion yard game. Yeah.

[Will]

Pablito came down.

[Garrett Hargis]

Pablo. That's why I was saying, dude.

[Will]

Okay, so the guy that he brought with him.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yes.

[Will]

His brother or cousin is the world record holder in the pole vault. Like the guy from. I forget which country it is, but he has smashed every single pole vaulting record ever known to man.

[Jack McPherson]

Always just run around with like, elite niche athletes.

[Will]

Dude. Yeah. Dustin Pori.

[Jack McPherson]

I wouldn't. I wouldn't put worry in niche, like.

[Will]

But yeah, he's always like, close with all of them.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. And then he's Loki's like out there like, just running like duck, like crawfishing.

[Garrett Hargis]

Truly just doing.

[Will]

And he has a pit stop.

[Derek]

Y'.

[Will]

All Shout out Cody Verrett, man. Go. Go see Pablito's pit stop. And I don't even know where. Which city they're in.

[Garrett Hargis]

But he would be an awesome guess.

[Will]

You'd be a sick guest.

[Coop]

My answer would be Oregon.

[Jack McPherson]

That was up there. If you take commuting out of it entirely because, like, it'd be tough. Just, like, only go back to your family like, once a year. Right. But still, I mean, just one of the most beautiful, clean. Seems like all the people there are pretty nice. It's just a different.

[Coop]

Literally a different vibe out there.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

That was definitely one that came to mind, especially because it's. I mean, we know it's incredible. It was so much fun. But to experience a different part of the country for, like, four years, sometimes five, that would just be, like, a place that I would. I think I would enjoy. And there's so many other things to go do from that region.

[Coop]

I would say Oregon or just South Carolina, because my aunt teaches there.

[Garrett Hargis]

The other one I had was Texas.

[Derek]

I think I want to switch my answer. There's no disrespect to Tennessee. I just think I can't hang in the sec. It's just not my tempo. I feel like I would if out of all the ones I've been to the, like, five that I've said, honestly, I might do Nebraska.

[Will]

I love Nebraska. It's truly just the weather.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Will]

I would get. I would be a little bit shy.

[Derek]

It's just. I feel like it's the most similar. And this is just my personality. Go with what, you know. I feel like that's the most similar to, like, Oklahoma State, for sure.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Derek]

And I. And I. And I loved Oklahoma State. Kind of that. It was in the middle of nowhere, kind of Nebraska's. Same deal.

[Will]

Right.

[Derek]

Like, I feel like I would. Out of all of them, I would enjoy that.

[Coop]

I want to.

[Garrett Hargis]

I like the, like, culture of Nebraska. I don't think I could do it, though.

[Derek]

It's similar to Oklahoma State, but Oklahoma State, smaller scale.

[Garrett Hargis]

Just because, like, if I'm gonna be isolated, I don't want to be isolated there.

[Derek]

That's a good point, because Oklahoma State is 3 1/2, 4 hours from DFW, and that's way better. Close. It's. It's really not. It is in the middle of nowhere, but not really. It's close to Oklahoma City.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

So I just don't know about Midwest for me.

[Derek]

Yeah, I get it.

[Will]

I feel like I would choose Oregon, too, but so also lsu. I. I would love to buy into their, like, to that fandom. If I was. If I grew up like, LSU fan. I Think that'd be sweet. And then also Florida State.

[Jack McPherson]

I was. I had Florida State.

[Will]

I think Florida State could be cool.

[Jack McPherson]

The culture just buy in everyone and just Florida rules. I also wouldn't hate Ohio State just because of a culture standpoint.

[Coop]

I completely forgot we went there.

[Jack McPherson]

High streets. Cool as hell.

[Coop]

I would go to.

[Will]

Ohio State is a really cool campus.

[Coop]

I would 100, 100 go to.

[Derek]

I've been to their campus before.

[Coop]

We went. I'd been there twice for like a football camp. And like we went to like Eddie George's restaurant. Like that. Yeah, that high street where we did the live show. Like, that was a vibe.

[Jack McPherson]

It feels like Columbus, like downtown. It feels like new.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

And just like good infrastructure. Clean. Clean's a big one for me because you go to like, the wrong campus and it's nasty. And you're like, who could even spend 10 minutes here?

[Coop]

That's how low key. And I apologize if this offends anybody. That's how I felt about lsu.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. But like, that comes with the culture.

[Will]

Exactly.

[Coop]

I couldn't really vibe with that.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, I do. It's like I forgot about lsu. Man. That's a good one. Where else have we been? That's right.

[Coop]

We've been to. Not too like too many a. M. I see.

[Garrett Hargis]

I didn't go there.

[Derek]

Hell no.

[Jack McPherson]

A. M. Was a cool campus.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Where we stayed was sweet.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Derek]

See, you don't want to go to College Station.

[Jack McPherson]

Like culture. Like Notre Dame.

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[Jack McPherson]

Hey, audiobook lovers.

[Garrett Hargis]

This week on the podcast I'm sitting down with musician, producer, and walking encyclopedia Questlove.

[Jack McPherson]

We're talking about Mark Ronson's memoir, Night how to be a DJ in 90s New York City City.

[Garrett Hargis]

All right, like we talked about before, Mark Ronson found sanctuary in the DJ booth. What's a tool or piece of equipment in the studio or on stage that gives you the most control?

[Coop]

So I have two microphones on stage. We have the microphone that you hear as the audience. Then we have a second microphone in.

[Will]

Which we communicate with each other.

[Coop]

I feel like that second microphone kind of saved all of our friendships.

[Ryan Seacrest]

No.

[Coop]

Ben likes each other after 20 years or 25 years. Like the Beatles broke up in seven and a half years and we're going on 35.

[Jack McPherson]

Listen to ear, say, the Audible and iHeart audiobook club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts. That would be cool. I mean, I wouldn't mind it. The weather, it just is eerie all the time. But I do love the campus.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

You feel like you're gonna learn something there.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, you're learning.

[Coop]

Austin was cool.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Texas. Something about Texas. Like, the reason I said Texas is because it is Texas. And like, you have awesome being around the people of Texas that just like rep their state so hard. It could be like a fun time to buy into. And our boy went there. Avery interesting.

[Coop]

Rep your set the whole time.

[Will]

You got to love being in a city, too, with an airport that can get you other places for sure. Austin to Cabo. Done easy work.

[Coop]

Getting from Oregon to anywhere would be hell.

[Will]

Unless you're trying to.

[Garrett Hargis]

Unless you're going to Hawaii.

[Will]

Yeah. Or Canada or Portland or Japan.

[Coop]

So Portland Pipeline. Thank you, Aaron.

[Sherm]

Coat for.

[Coop]

What did he say?

[Garrett Hargis]

We got to get to some more schools.

[Derek]

Yeah, that was funny.

[Coop]

I. I'm looking. I want to. I. From what it seems like we're gonna try and hit Up Lubbock. That would be sick.

[Derek]

Give Oklahoma State a few more years, maybe.

[Will]

Everybody.

[Garrett Hargis]

We're going in 20, 30.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, we'll be there. JP said pick a school for the future that we should attend.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, right now?

[Coop]

Yeah, I want to go to. I want to show you guys a.

[Jack McPherson]

Whiteout at Penn State. Yeah, I thought that would be.

[Derek]

That's pretty high on my.

[Coop]

However, some people don't want me up there. Want us up there. And I'm looking at the camera because I know you don't watch this, but I'm talking to you, and let's go insane.

[Jack McPherson]

Oh, you know what? One that could apply maybe. I don't know, but ASU wouldn't. Yeah, it definitely wouldn't be a bad one.

[Sherm]

Oh, my.

[Coop]

I mean, we've been out. Are you talking about for. To go there?

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Now we've already.

[Garrett Hargis]

Back to the first question. Back to the first question.

[Will]

They got the best weather. They got the best. They got the best.

[Garrett Hargis]

It go asu, Oregon, Texas, in that order for me.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Derek]

Wait, can I throw out one that if we did do a trip, I probably wouldn't even go on?

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[Derek]

Washington seems sick how they're on the.

[Garrett Hargis]

Water if we go.

[Derek]

I've heard really good things about Washington, and that's one that we want to hit on our boys trip because we're just trying to see all these stadiums. So, like, that's one for me that I feel like would be so cool. Probably be similar vibes to Oregon.

[Coop]

Yeah, I was gonna say.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Go out there for a Washington game and then hit a Seahawks game while you're out there.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

To go. Just seems sick to go to. I mean, I'm thinking of warm states. I know, like Florida.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Gainesville.

[Jack McPherson]

Gainesville.

[Garrett Hargis]

Gainesville. Talk about kind of feels dirty. Yeah. Really kind of has, like a.

[Jack McPherson]

It's like, older. Feels like, like in the late 80s, early 90s.

[Garrett Hargis]

From the 90s are still there.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, for sure.

[Will]

USF in Tampa or Miami.

[Jack McPherson]

Miami be cool.

[Garrett Hargis]

Like, I. What I hate about Miami is that they play at the Dolphin Stadium, like.

[Coop]

And it's, like, 45 minutes away from campus.

[Garrett Hargis]

I just feel like if the U had their own stadium, it would be so sick.

[Derek]

I thought they were getting one.

[Coop]

You wouldn't mind checking out, like, a South Dakota State.

[Garrett Hargis]

I love when Mitch.

[Jack McPherson]

Why not Carson wins.

[Coop]

Just Fargo, dude.

[Jack McPherson]

Or is he North Dakota?

[Coop]

He was South Dakota.

[Derek]

Who plays in the. Who plays in the inflatable dome?

[Sherm]

Idaho.

[Coop]

Fargo. The Fargo Dome.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

That's South Dakota State.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

I could be wrong.

[Jack McPherson]

Wait up.

[Garrett Hargis]

This thought.

[Derek]

The green and yellow one, that's North Dakota.

[Coop]

North Dakota. That's what I'm talking about.

[Garrett Hargis]

This could be wrong, but I feel like going to experience and see either like the Naval Academy or Army would be pretty cool.

[Derek]

Army, Navy game would be sick. That's like a standalone game but because.

[Garrett Hargis]

I've been to Air Forces campus and it is. Yeah. Colorado Springs. Shout out. Jake Lazus. That was just like a wild one because you're like why am I on this campus?

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Derek]

Like all the other ones.

[Garrett Hargis]

This place is right, dude.

[Will]

That I would actually love to go to Colorado.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Derek]

Colorado would be boulders a cool town.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Coop]

We're supposed to go.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, we were.

[Derek]

I wasn't even thinking about Colorado. That one would be sick. Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Utah would be fun. Really? I'm just thinking of places I would, I would like to go.

[Jack McPherson]

The States, they're good though. Yeah.

[Will]

Hawaii is obviously number one.

[Garrett Hargis]

We go to Arizona.

[Jack McPherson]

Hawaii would be dope.

[Coop]

SDSU.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, that'd be fun.

[Coop]

Me, San Diego.

[Derek]

I mean UMass.

[Coop]

I feel like going. There's not like there's not a whole lot of northeast colleges. It's like you go to Albany, Penn State and Rutgers.

[Garrett Hargis]

But like Hughes, that's in the spring.

[Coop]

In the middle of New York.

[Jack McPherson]

What if we. What about like a Maryland game?

[Garrett Hargis]

Maryland is.

[Will]

Maryland and South Carolina have weird beef. Their coach every single off season like has something to say about us because we get a lot of guys from the DMV area and most recently this offseason, one of the. They're a five star recruit. Number two recruit in the country came on a visit even though he shut down his recruiting. And then their coach comes out and says Zion Lee is getting paid to go take that visit. Ten grand. That's illegal. Yada yada yada. One, that never happened. Two, it's actually illegal to say recruits names in those phrases.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Will]

Two weeks later that coach, the head coach of Maryland gets fired.

[Garrett Hargis]

Mike Loxley.

[Will]

Yeah. Mike Locksley and But dude, with Dylan Stewart it was the same thing. And so screw Maryland.

[Garrett Hargis]

I don't know. College park is kind of sick though. I've just been there handful of times for lacrosse stuff and it's fun. UNC would be sick.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Oh yeah. There's so many out there.

[Garrett Hargis]

West Virginia.

[Coop]

Oh, that would be.

[Garrett Hargis]

I don't know why that just feels.

[Coop]

Like that would be a Virginia good time.

[Garrett Hargis]

Charlottesville is sick.

[Coop]

I Lowkey wouldn't mind going to like.

[Will]

We'Ll go with Chris a Virginia.

[Garrett Hargis]

Just like Virginia would be fun.

[Will]

I've been to Virginia's campus.

[Garrett Hargis]

Now I'm picking schools because I'm thinking if we go there in the spring, there's a. Like a chance for a lacrosse game.

[Jack McPherson]

True.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Derek]

But what was the next guys a good lacrosse team?

[Garrett Hargis]

Do they.

[Derek]

No. I'm really trying to get out there, man.

[Coop]

Next question.

[Garrett Hargis]

We're going, hey, we have a home and home with Oklahoma State, 20, 30.

[Derek]

Yeah. A couple years from now, we're going. Both games will go.

[Coop]

These are. This from striped up official shout out to you. These can kind of go hand in hand. What was your high school life like? What do you miss about high school? And do you ever. Do you remember your first ever girlfriend?

[Garrett Hargis]

Made me cry.

[Coop]

I don't feel that way about my first ever girlfriend. She can kick rocks.

[Will]

So you remember her?

[Coop]

Oh, yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

So what. What was high school like?

[Coop]

Y'?

[Garrett Hargis]

All two obviously favorite parts and then, like, what do you miss?

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay.

[Will]

My high school was awesome. Eastside was awesome. We had a. It was a pretty diverse school, I feel like. And it had everything. Everything I wanted. I had all different sorts of friend. Friend groups. The neighborhoods that were zoned for our high school were all awesome neighborhoods to go hang out in. The sports team, the sports that I played. Football was horrible, but it was kind of funny because a lot of the other sports dominated. So I don't know if I told it on here before, but we were, you know, hurrah in the locker room before. I think it was my junior year football season. And, you know, everybody's like, talk about their goals. And the coach had just got everybody fired up. Like, this is the year we turned the narrative on Eastside football. People are going around saying what they want to accomplish when one guy's like, I'm trying to bring a state championship to Eastside. And this dude Del, he goes, well, you in the wrong sport, brother.

[Garrett Hargis]

You.

[Will]

He said, you. You either better go wrestle or play soccer, because it ain't happening here.

[Garrett Hargis]

Your football locker room sounded hilarious.

[Will]

Shout out, buddha, Buddha, Chop. And chop. Chop. So, yeah, I mean, I loved it. It was. It was great. Yeah. Two of our football teammates, they had the same nickname for each other, and they were always hung out together, and they were both chop. They'd be like, chop. What up, Chop. Nothing much. Chop. So I loved it. And I remember my first girlfriend, and I have nothing but love for her. I had. I've had three girlfriends total. I'm on good terms with all of them, and I'm happy they're all doing well. Both of them actually have kids, so shout out to y', all, drop the name.

[Garrett Hargis]

Did. Did that girlfriend's mom text you while we were at the game?

[Will]

She did. So my high school girlfriend's mom, she's a big South Carolina fan and her family is not big football fans. And so she, she has reached out during football season and is like, you know, go Gamecocks. Like what's going on with our team? And it's a, it's a fun, like wholesome relationships.

[Jack McPherson]

Like at Christmas, like pulling your ex aside and being like, why whatever happened with jp?

[Will]

Like, you can only hope that's what's going on.

[Jack McPherson]

I mean, it's got to be if y' all are still texting in 2025.

[Will]

I know.

[Garrett Hargis]

Nah, I saw JP respond. He said no, leave me alone.

[Will]

Yeah. Nah. It's funny though.

[Coop]

My high school experience is so like, I've said this so many times. Just like my college experience is so different than everybody's.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah. How many people went to your high school?

[Coop]

I had 250 in my graduating class. So like we went to like a relatively good sized high school. But it like when I tell you I'm from the middle of nowhere, it is the absolute middle of nowhere. The biggest thing we have in my town is a Walmart. And our Walmart has Amish hitching posts for Amish people to come to our store. Like they can do literally in the sticks.

[Will]

And that's why you wore that neon to stand out?

[Coop]

Yeah, like I was like, I ran around the same crew the entire time. Like I don't. I talked to like two guys from high school still and like getting, and obviously I love my family. Getting out of PA was the best thing for me because there's not a whole lot there. But like all of my experiences and stuff were so like different then. Like you like, you guys like running around and stuff like that. We never, never did that. I don't know if it's just cuz my parents were like low key strict, but like not in a bad way. Like I just never found that stuff like appealing to do. But it's like, damn, like your guys high school sounds so fun. I had fun in high school, but.

[Garrett Hargis]

It'S just like, just different.

[Coop]

Yeah, that was super depressing.

[Garrett Hargis]

I don't know.

[Coop]

I promise you it wasn't that bad. But it's just like hearing other people's experience was fun.

[Jack McPherson]

Probably like 2,500 because there was around.

[Will]

Like I feel like there's a lot.

[Jack McPherson]

Right now at least mine had 550.

[Coop]

That's the size of Susquehanna.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

I thought we were like, in the high four hundreds. Low five hundreds.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, that's.

[Derek]

I graduated with 70 people.

[Will]

Oh, what? That's how sitting was, too, with Christian.

[Jack McPherson]

Oh, is it a private school?

[Derek]

Private school.

[Jack McPherson]

That. That makes more sense.

[Derek]

For the last three years of high school, I started at public school, so I kind of got a little bit of both. I obviously, I love the private school because like I said, like, five minutes ago, love the. The like, low key.

[Will]

Just public schools. SEC schools. Like Big 12.

[Derek]

Yeah, that's perfect. Thank you. I was looking for the words. Yeah. So I loved Super Chill. Nobody was like. Hallways were basically empty. But freshman year, like, I would have been fine in public school. Keller is like, massive. So there was a lot of kids there. But my public school experience was so funny because right out of the gate, snap my leg in half in football. And so, like, my school experience after that was in a cast in a wheelchair, leaving every class early.

[Will]

They're like, immediate legend, though.

[Derek]

Yes. But I got to go, like, to classes. I left school like 30 minutes early.

[Jack McPherson]

My last traffic outside or.

[Derek]

Yeah, the last class of the day that I had, I got an exemption for athletics because athletics was across the street. I had to cross with my wheelchair, so I didn't even have to go, like, watch athletics. I completely got exempt freshman year. But my last class of the day was on the top story of the school on the far corner from the exit of the building. So. And I knew my teacher. My teacher knew my dad, so, like, I kind of knew my teacher. Got out 45 minute class. I got out 20 minutes after class started just to roll myself to.

[Garrett Hargis]

Bro, how many floors?

[Derek]

And I transferred. It's two, but it's just long. It's a big ass building, so.

[Will]

Damn, dude. Y' all remember the first. I feel like in middle school, we started out at a old high school because the new school was being built, so it was a dump. But the first time you see an elevator at school, like, when you're a kid for sure, all you want to do is get in that thing. And it is. And it's always a horrible elevator. That's not just.

[Derek]

Yeah, I got the right sightings.

[Will]

Not it.

[Derek]

I got to ride in the elevator.

[Will]

I know. That's what I'm thinking. Like, you're one friend that you brought with you in the elevator was probably living large.

[Coop]

Yeah, that was always the biggest thing. Like, I had elbow surgery and I got to leave class like five minutes early to get to my next one. So I wasn't, like, bumping into people. And, like, I'd always pick, like, my best friend in the class and, like, being that guy to, like, hey, you're coming with me.

[Jack McPherson]

Why did you ask somebody for your elbow?

[Coop]

I don't know. They just said, like, you can leave early. I'm like, all right, bet.

[Jack McPherson]

I feel like it kind of sucks, though.

[Garrett Hargis]

Let's go.

[Derek]

It's always good.

[Coop]

But he would have been of you.

[Jack McPherson]

Having to, like, pick a friend because it's like, one of those where it's like, all right, Monday, I'm picking JP Tuesday, it's Mitch. Like, Wednesday. G. But, like, that's literally what I.

[Garrett Hargis]

Did on the rotation.

[Jack McPherson]

Same guy over and over. And then next thing you know, like, it's just you two at a lunch table. Everyone's kind of moving outside of the room.

[Will]

Beef between the boys.

[Derek]

There's some classes where you can only choose one. Like, Spanish class. I only have one friend in there. Everyone else didn't know them. True said, you're coming with me. We got to get my last house of the day. Like, all of my friends were in there. So it was a rotation they were on. It was a lineup.

[Garrett Hargis]

High school experience was. I feel like it was so fun. Like, I mean, we. Jack and I went to the same high school. We had a lot of the same friends. And being in different grades, like, that crossed over, which was so fun. Like, I feel like we literally ran.

[Jack McPherson]

Into one of the guys that booed the zoo.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, literally. But, like, I feel like you would get this, J.P. like, having older siblings or, like, friends with older siblings. This goes for anybody. I don't know why I specified JP because sounded like Mitch didn't like his. And you graduated with 70 people.

[Derek]

But for this room, I knew my brother's friends, too.

[Garrett Hargis]

When you have friends because of brothers or siblings throughout, like, all four grades, it makes it so much fun because.

[Derek]

You can be the.

[Garrett Hargis]

You can be the freshmen, like, getting dogged on by, like, your friends. Older brothers that are, like, juniors and seniors.

[Jack McPherson]

And you are like, like, yeah, they're on you. You're just like, I'm actually better than all of you for being, like, the biggest in the hallway.

[Garrett Hargis]

But something about it is so fun. And Burnwood, like, had such a good community again, I feel like I had friends in every class I was in from different friend groups outside of just my immediate one or teams I played on. It was talk about leaving school early. I played golf, and that was a fall Sport for us. And we got to leave class early to go make it to matches, which was hilarious because it's. Our golf course was five minutes away.

[Jack McPherson]

It's literally Burwood Country Club. It's one straight.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Seriously good walk there.

[Jack McPherson]

Murray Lane traffic, though. Who knows?

[Garrett Hargis]

But, yeah, I mean, it was fun, dude. Like, it really was. I'm trying to think of memories, but just a good group of guys that I still talk to, still play fantasy football with that. We got in a lot of trouble and had a lot of fun doing it. I don't know. It was just a good, true high school experience, I'll say that.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. I mean, Garrett hit it on the head, but, like, all the guys that he was best friends with, like, I. I've known since middle school. Like, I grew up playing travel sports with a lot of them, and, like, because I had an older sister and my younger brother played basketball, it just felt like your relationships kind of knew no bounds. But what I also loved is that we had so many high schools within our county here.

[Will]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Is that, like, we had so many friends, not only at Brentwood, but, like, at Brentwood Academy and Ravenwood and Centennial and Independence.

[Will]

Like, Ravenwood stand up.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, Ravenwood. But. But I. I was like that. And I feel like you kind of, like, grow up, and you assume that everyone else, like, you was like, oh, you were friends with everyone in your county, kind of. And it's not always that way. But it's funny because, like, my two neighbors are, like, two guys that went to Bruin Academy. And just, like, all of my friends, for the most part, like, pretty much grew up in the Nashville area. But, like, the guys that we hang out with, none of them went to Brentwood, so I always think that's cool.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Will]

That's how Greenville was, too. So many high schools.

[Coop]

Yeah. The. The closest high school to me was 25 minutes away.

[Jack McPherson]

That's crazy. There was three from Brentwood. You would probably get to 50 plus high schools.

[Coop]

Like, we would play a school, and it was still in our county. We were at, like, just take a bus.

[Jack McPherson]

Like, everything.

[Coop]

The bottom tip all the way to the top tip of Berks county was, like, an hour, which sucked.

[Will]

It's just having that one gullible teacher that you get away with anything.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Will]

I was never really causing problems, but there we. When the cinnamon challenge. I feel like we were in high school is when the cinnamon challenge was huge. And we had one friend sneak into our physical science class taught by Mr. Gates legend, and he snuck in through the Back. And we had brought cinnamon for him to do the cinnamon challenge just in the game. So he's like, duck behind the, like, the lab tables. And we, like, hand him the spoon and the cinnamon. And then he just, you know, throw announcement.

[Jack McPherson]

Like, hey, I'm. Blah, blah.

[Will]

This is just because he's. He's like, sneak in hiding. So then he throats the cinnamon, coughs it up. Mr. Gates like, Fred, what are you doing in my class? He never finished the words. He would say, Claire. And he's like, what are you doing in my class, Fred? And Fred was like, I was just. I was on my way to the bathroom. He said, well, you need to go ahead to the bathroom. He's like, all right, my bad.

[Jack McPherson]

And then just coughing up cinnamon.

[Will]

Coughing up cinnamon. Cinnamon everywhere on the floor, the floor. And Mr. Gates just right back to the lesson. I'm like, man, you just. You can't get that in the work world.

[Garrett Hargis]

We've. We had some. I feel like that was. That's another thing. Like, we had some awesome teachers, like, ones that definitely understood the. The cool factor. And then obviously, you have some that suck. But, like, in middle school, we had the computer teacher, Dr. Norman Storm. And Norman, who talk about just, like, kind of oblivious to everything.

[Jack McPherson]

Just dark room. Real.

[Garrett Hargis]

So a dark room and screens are, like, right here in your face. It was iconic. But he would never give you knucks on the way into class, and he always washed his hands. So obviously, when you're in middle school, you're like, we have to figure out a way to touch this dude's hand. And so every day, everyone would be in, like, walking in, like, trying to do this, and he would just go, elbows, man, elbows. So, Dr. Norman, we did that. And then in one class of his, his sink had, like, the little hand spray gun and someone.

[Jack McPherson]

Which is crazy to have that in the computer room. Right?

[Derek]

That's a great point.

[Garrett Hargis]

Even think about that. Someone wrapped a rubber band tight as around it. And so when he turned the sink on to wash his hands, the thing just sprayed him in the chest. So mean.

[Derek]

Deserve it.

[Garrett Hargis]

To me, one of the cooler T shirts did not deserve it at all, but just looked down, looked back up, turned it off. All right, today we're gonna.

[Will]

That's so funny.

[Garrett Hargis]

We had some good ones, man.

[Coop]

Mr. Herzler and I still talk to him today, like, anytime I go home for, like, the holidays, I'll, like, get coffee with him. He graduated from my high school, like, five or six years before, like, when we were in there. So all of the teachers that were still teaching us, he had as well. So we were like, yo, how is this teacher when you had him? And, like, he had the dirt on all of our older teachers. So it was like. So say be like, yo, what about. What about Mr. Newland? What was he like, the gob back in the day? He sucked. You know, he still is hard ass. And, like, then we would just go and, like, we would hang out in his room. Like the first period or like, before school started, we had like, a little breakfast club. And then once we all graduated, we all went to his house and, like, got dinner and stuff. So, like, he's a teacher that, like, I've, like, is like, kind of how you guys said, like the cool teacher that you could kind of.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Coop]

With and everything.

[Will]

The gold standard of teaching, man.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah. Yeah. There were some awesome teachers. Jack and I would see a teacher from our high school at Bonnaroo every year.

[Will]

Yeah, that's hilarious.

[Garrett Hargis]

That was fun, Eric.

[Jack McPherson]

I also. I. I had media in.

[Garrett Hargis]

What did you say, Coop?

[Derek]

I'll just see if he had any. Any high school stories for us.

[Will]

In my day.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, we.

[Sherm]

No, I found out I was old as today. High school for me was. Was sick. I played soccer all four years. And when I got a scholarship, I decided to try musical and was the lead in the musical. I was Jesus.

[Derek]

He's Jesus.

[Sherm]

It was sick.

[Garrett Hargis]

Did it, right?

[Will]

I did everything.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

Oh, yeah.

[Derek]

Dang.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah. That's why he was down to fall.

[Jack McPherson]

That's why he was saying. That's what I said.

[Sherm]

Trend. And you're like, you guys should all do it. I was like, yeah, no, we can do that. Like, we. We can all go upstairs and do that. And everyone downstairs was like, can you.

[Will]

Give us a little taste?

[Sherm]

Yes.

[Coop]

It's true.

[Garrett Hargis]

I'm not good. Sure.

[Sherm]

Yeah. I can't sing that one.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay.

[Will]

That's a hard song to do.

[Derek]

Whatever you. Whatever you want.

[Sherm]

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light what so proudly we held by the twilight's last stand.

[Derek]

My hat's not off.

[Sherm]

Who's brunch stripes? And that's a lot of dick that I just switched. But, yeah, no, I. That was my high school. My high school. It was fun.

[Will]

Is that just a natural gift or did you do lessons or.

[Derek]

You're probably so confused downstairs.

[Sherm]

Never did lessons. My mom, my aunt, my uncle, they all did music. So, like, I was first year, like, trumpet, jazz, jazz, all that. But, yeah, did sports all through high school. I had an older brother Too. All his friends ripped, but no high school. I was on more close to the city of Pittsburgh. So we weren't in the traditional pa like don't know what to do type of stuff. Like we got in trouble. It was cool.

[Will]

Zac Efron, let's go.

[Sherm]

Try to be.

[Jack McPherson]

I want to give one shout out while we're on this topic because I feel like I won't have another opportunity for some time to do it. But at Brentwood they offered a media program and you could enter it any four years. If you start your freshman year though, you're basically on like a technology track and you do freshman, sophomore, junior, senior year, starting with a generalized and it's like a specialized a broadcasting and then it's an internship if you make it to your senior year and you get selected. So I started my freshman year just because I was like, I like videos. I kind of want to get into that. I end up going through all four years my senior year. At the end of your junior year, you can apply to be an intern. And as an intern, you are a Williamson county employee. You get a key to the school and it's your like requirements for after school shoots. You have to do one a semester your freshman year. So two total. And then each year it bumps up and then by the time you're a senior, you're doing like six or like so a semester at least. Probably more. Yeah, six or seven at least. But you, if you're an intern, you get paid to just be there. And so there's sign up sheets that go out like the beginning of each month. And there's just like an intern spot too. There was 11 interns selected. You make like a whole reel and like basically like applying why you should be there. And we had some heavy hitters in my class. Like three of them are still very fully active in like video media. One is like a huge person in Hollywood for what it'd be like shooting movie trailers. She's like a producer for that kind of stuff, like wedding videographers and sports broadcasters. So like to say the least, people were like very talented. And I still was like goofing off. And I was the 12th out of 12 selected. And it was very well known that I was. And Mr. Adcock was our teacher. He was an absolute G. He worked Channel 5 in Nashville for like 25 years. My freshman year was his first year. Comes in just teaching kids. He was just an all time guy. And like my senior year truly like told me he's like, hey man, like, I know that like you kind of maybe started this with just like a way to like pass time, do whatever. And he's like, I, I select you this because like I want you to be here, this and that. And like it truly inspired me to like potentially be where I am today, even though this probably wasn't like at that time podcast and like things like that weren't necessarily in the here and now. But I just like, I mean he's definitely not listening to this. Maybe some like sophomore Brentwood Highs listen to this. I can tell Ronnie ADCOCK that Jack McPherson says, what's up, I owe you a visit. But as a kid who just like kind of like didn't take it that seriously, like in school my whole life, it felt good to like hear teacher be like, hey man, I believe in you and like you need to continue to do this. So that, that was just like an awesome moment where I was like, yes, I know I'm the last picked, but at least I know it's for a reason and not like sympathy.

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[Will]

Hey, everyone. Ed Helms here.

[Jack McPherson]

And hi, I'm Kalpen, and we're the hosts of Irsay The Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club.

[Will]

This week on the podcast, I am sitting down with Jenny Garth, host of the iHeart podcast. I choose me to discuss the new Audible adaptation of the timeless Jane Austen classic Pride and Prejudice.

[Coop]

This is not a trick question.

[Garrett Hargis]

There's no wrong answer.

[Will]

What role would I play?

[Derek]

You know what?

[Jack McPherson]

I can see you as Mr. Darcy. You got a little Colin Firth.

[Will]

Okay, that's really sweet. I appreciate that, but are you sure I'm not the dad? I'm not Mr. Bennett.

[Jack McPherson]

Here.

[Will]

Listen to Earsay the Audible and iHeart Audiobook Club on the iHeartradio app or wherever you get your podcasts.

[Jack McPherson]

Thank you. Ronnie Adcock. You are the man. And you've done a lot for, like, a lot of kids. So I don't know. Shout out. And my senior year was. I had a unreal schedule because I did dual enrollment for English. So I got my freshman year of college English knocked out, and I only had to go Monday, Wednesday, Friday. So Tuesday, Thursday is no first period. My second period, I had PE2. So on Tuesday, Thursdays, I'm just rolling into school late, going straight to play dodgeball. I have third, fourth, and fifth period academics, and then six and seventh, and it was there eighth period.

[Garrett Hargis]

No, just seven.

[Jack McPherson]

Six.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yes, there was an eighth period.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, because my last three periods were just in media. And as is as an intern and senior, it's not like we're learning things. You're getting paid and I'm getting paid, and I have a. And I could leave.

[Will]

Jack had nil before nil, bro.

[Jack McPherson]

I could leave school if I wanted to early. Like, you could just chill. So my senior year was truly just like, I was like, man, I set myself up right for this. And then I took that mentality, went into college, and basically did all electives my freshman year. So by the time my senior year rolled around, my life was literal hell. And I was doing all academics, like 18 hours in, like a song or semester. But yeah, shout out. Ronnie Adcock and the Brentwood High media team, we were reigning, like seven time champions because they did that.

[Will]

Let's go.

[Coop]

All right, our last one, because I feel like we've been going for a minute. What was everybody's first thoughts? Good and bad about each other? And how has that changed? I feel like that's a. That's one that's the question I wanted to ask of Delaney when he came in.

[Garrett Hargis]

He's.

[Coop]

But he misunderstood.

[Derek]

So what's the question?

[Coop]

So, like, what was your first thoughts about, like, when Coop. When he got hired. Derek, when he got hired. Jp, Obviously, you knew Jack and, like, everybody's first thoughts.

[Will]

I think for me, I was like. When I was getting the job, Jack had sent me an email, like, excited to work with you maybe. Like, I think we know one of the same people. And now. So then I went to. I might even said this last week or not, but I went to Jack's Instagram and I'm seeing some of the videos he's editing. And I was like, oh, no. Like, I cannot edit this. Good. And this is. Now I'm gonna have to be. I gotta figure. I gotta figure something out. I feel like it was like a Hawaii video or something.

[Jack McPherson]

Probably the best video ever edit.

[Will]

So I just. I was like, man, this is gonna be tough. But it was. I don't know, like, for me, it all happened so fast, and the brand was moving pretty fast, so I got like, my legit first day that I probably even met y' all was the same day that Portnoy came.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Will]

So they're like. They're super busy, and I feel like.

[Garrett Hargis]

I don't remember even, like, exchanging words really, that day.

[Will]

Not at all. I remember saying, what's up? And. But that's really it.

[Jack McPherson]

It's like you got integrated so fast, too, and it's like. Yeah, I know. I can remember times before you were there, but, like, the only. I just remember Josh.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Tall Josh.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yep. Shout out Josh.

[Will]

Shout out Josh.

[Jack McPherson]

Hey, thanks for that, though.

[Derek]

Appreciate it.

[Will]

Yeah. Oh, I mean, I guess I trying to. Do I go through now, you know.

[Jack McPherson]

How bad my editing has gotten since then?

[Will]

That when Mitch came. I mean, we were. I was interviewing Mitch with Will, which was hilarious because it was.

[Coop]

The whole thing was so crazy.

[Will]

Yeah. And I don't know. I mean, first and every single first impression was positive. And, like, you're the same person. You're just like a more confident version of the person you were when you walked in. Coop. Same thing. It was just. Coop's a silent killer. I don't know. Like, it's so. It's kind of a tough question.

[Coop]

It is like, a tough guy. Like, for me, like, obviously I was a fan of busting before everything, so I knew, like, you three and, like, so not that I was, I'm gonna say starstruck when I met you guys, but you can say that I was.

[Jack McPherson]

Like, you can say you had a fat head of us. These.

[Coop]

These guys are like. These are dope. These is. These three are the one.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Or.

[Coop]

And Blaz. Shout out Blaz. He's coming on. He's coming on the pod soon. But, like, it was dope to finally get to meet you guys. And, like, me, JP and G had, like, our desk situation. Kind of weird. And then Jack just worked in the bus. So I wasn't, like, I was the least close with you for the longest time.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Coop]

And then the more we went on trips together, the closer we got. And, like, it's funny because I'm pretty sure my contact in your phone is still Mitch, intern.

[Jack McPherson]

Well, of course.

[Coop]

So then, like, that's another hilarious story. Jack thought I was an intern this entire time.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay, let's be.

[Jack McPherson]

Let's set the record straight. Mitch was an intern at one point. I never was. Admit it, but I. I honestly remember that. And I was like, are you kidding me? I was like, wait, so you've just been getting paid the whole time you've been here?

[Coop]

Yeah, it was. I got hired in September, and then we went to the Arizona super bowl trip. And that's what I'm like, damn. I saw.

[Jack McPherson]

That's crazy that it took, like, six months to be like. So, like, congrats on not.

[Coop]

Yeah, you literally, like, dat me up. Like, hey, congrats, bro. I'm like, bro, I've been here the whole time.

[Garrett Hargis]

I think you did that in the green room show.

[Jack McPherson]

Yes. Congrats, little dog. Welcome to the big leagues.

[Coop]

Coop was so quiet. Like, he didn't really do. Like, he. Every Once in a while he'd, like, just come in with, like a. A one liner. That's like, kind of funny. We're like, this guy should talk more.

[Garrett Hargis]

And here I am.

[Coop]

He's getting better and better at it. And Derek, like, I didn't even know really, like, what Derek was doing here, who he will. Like, who really he was. And like, this guy's here a lot. Who is this guy?

[Derek]

Wandered in the door.

[Coop]

And then. Then he's like, oh, that's the new. For the dad's guy. I'm like, oh, that's sick.

[Garrett Hargis]

And like, it just turned on the. That's the new for the dad's guy.

[Coop]

Yeah. And then I'm like, Then someone was like, yeah, Derek's from PA Too. I'm like, no. And then that's when I went. Finally went up to Derek. I'm like, bro, my bad for being so weird for so long. But nice to meet you. But, yeah, that's mine.

[Derek]

I feel like. And this is to everyone's credit for that was here when I got here. Like, obviously are super cool. We kind of talked last week about. For my first week was a spiral. A lot of crazy stuff happening. But I feel like you guys were all super cool. And like, I said, to your credit, I feel like y' all haven't really changed much since that first day, which is obviously huge because, like, you know, you could have been like, oh, like, welcome, new guy. And then, you know, things just, like, slowly over time, it's just, like, different. But I feel like it's been the same the whole time, which is, like, for me, big. And then everyone that. Everyone else that's. That's came in, like, good impressions for them to, like. Jared was super cool right away, Sherm. I had already known a little bit through the remote work that he did. He's cool and obviously full of energy. Like, Derek coming in. Great fit. All the interns, great fit. So, like, it's been great first impressions and, like, really just. I feel like not a whole lot. Maybe I'm just not paying attention, but. But I feel like it's been pretty consistent with everybody, which is pretty good thing, in my opinion. Sure.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

I mean, have it. Watching everyone, like, come on month after month, year after year is so funny because, like, I don't know, being with Boston, like, from early on, you're still just, like, trying to figure out what all of it is. Then you see more guys get added, and you're like, okay, so that must be mean. Like, things are good.

[Jack McPherson]

Just coming to work, just to record.

[Garrett Hargis]

And that's it, and then leave.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah, that was how it was for a year.

[Garrett Hargis]

Plus, for sure. So, yeah, like, having JP Come on was awesome. Because all, like, you're thinking about is we do need another person to help get this work done, because I'm not trying to be here till 1am and then that same thing, like, when Mitch gets here and then you're adding pieces where you're like, okay, now we're able to, like, get more done. And you're not, like, drained at the end of the day. So that was my first impression of building a team. And, yeah, everyone got along. Everyone was super chill. Like, I sat in on some of the interview process with Coop, and after the very first time we talked to him, all the other people, I was like, we know who we like. It was not even close. So if you applied, sorry, There's a reason Coop's here.

[Will]

Scrolls down.

[Derek]

Can I interrupt you say a quick, funny story about my interview?

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

I feel like I know you're gonna.

[Derek]

Say maybe, because, I mean, I. I did a couple interviews. You were on a couple of them. My last interview with Will and Taylor, the first time I talked to them, it was like, five minutes. Felt like I was getting punked. They kind of just peppered me, and then, which I expected. Like, I. I knew. I was like, this is what they do. Just from, like, an outsider's perspective. They said, all right, thank you. Hung up. And. And that night was the night they went on the Manning cast, and I went to, like, an Atlanta Hawks game with my friend, and I was just nervous the whole night. I was like, what did. Like, what the hell just happened to me? The next day, I got called it off for the job, but I was like, that interview probably wasn't even. It was probably just, like, to around.

[Coop]

Yeah. That's how my interview was with JP and Will. I'm like, that was only, like, 10 minutes. Like, did I hope. I. I think I said the same thing, like, three times. I just want to help JP out and take things off of his place.

[Derek]

Yeah. My interviews with G. The ones that he was on, were much more serious and talking about role and the graphics that I had done. The one with Will Taylor, my final review, I was like, that's it. Like, I'm. I'm dead.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

But I mean, that's. That's why it's fun. And I'll say, like, getting to be a part of, like, high. Helping see who's going to come in the building does help create the vibe we have in here because, like, we just did it with these interns, and you're watching all these people applying, all these kids apply, and you're like, your first judgment. You're like, all right, is he gonna, like, be cool to hang out with every day? And does he do good work and does he work hard and does he care about the brand? And I just feel like it's funny that we've somehow built a team of people that somehow are so similar, but also so different.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

And everyone can bust balls, laugh. Like, it's. I don't know. It's a great environment. I'll say that.

[Will]

I think it's funny to see two. The different, like, clicks. It's not because it's not a clicky office, but obviously you, like, grab towards people.

[Derek]

It's like bromance of, like, what we voted on last year. There's random bromances that pop up, but it's the perfect. And they change.

[Will]

And that's what, like, it's so fluid, and it's the perfect amount because you should have people that you're closer with and people that you don't just because that's the nature of people. But it's so funny to watch it shift between guy to guy.

[Derek]

That is so true. And part about it changing. It has changed this year. Fantasy football has helped with that a lot.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Will]

Yeah, sure it has.

[Coop]

It's also cool to see, like, my.

[Will]

Part, we're on to Matthews, just JP's scary team.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

But also it's kind of cool to see, like, mostly for. Well, definitely for you guys, but, like, kind of for the four of us and Coop to starting the office over there and, like, what that was to what we have now and, like, what that side looks like now versus what it used to. And then my folks don't get it.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

Working, like, under here verse for, like, however long and then finally moving back there and, like, all of the different, like, I feel like we've worked in, like, six different spots all in the same building.

[Derek]

Y' all were fully over here by the time I got here. And I did spend, like, several months, half the year last year, downstairs in that, like, with Jack next to Jack.

[Jack McPherson]

I say, like, before the bromance of the year first got brought up, if.

[Derek]

We didn't get split up, it might.

[Jack McPherson]

Have been us, we and Cooper decimates. And I remember, like, in the first few weeks, I knew I was gonna like Coop because even we've all said it, like, Silent Assassin. But his Internet humor and reach is so peak that, like, he has, like, if. If the Internet language was existent, he'd be fluent in it in so many ways. And, like, the. The ability he has to send you some niche random video that pertains to some joke I'll never get over. And I just remember being like, dude, me and this guy are gonna fit together so perfectly.

[Derek]

I passed the surf's up test right away.

[Jack McPherson]

And then I remember when we made the change over there, y' all probably remember, I was. I was so upset and hesitant. I was like, why the are we.

[Derek]

Gonna sit next to Jared?

[Jack McPherson]

And I honestly think it was. And I'll drop the meme later, but it was because of the he who should not be named, because it was really his idea. In hindsight, I'm glad it worked out, but I never had, like, any negative, like, start outs with anybody. My. I think my favorite thing, looking back on it all is how specialized everyone's individual is now. Because back, you know, back in the day, everyone would just wore, like, 20 different hats. And it's like you just picked up slack where slack needed to be picked up. And now it's like we have so many just carved out roles where it's like, you're gonna be creating graphics and then you run our merch and you're doing vlogs and producing. And, like, everyone sitting here has done, like, all of those roles encompassed in one. But when we were trying to hire for a secondary social guy, Stephen and me were on drop the meme. We were on calls, and I sat in with the last three guys. I wanted this one kid who clearly had a background in socials. He clearly, like, new sports this and that. And Stephen basically, you know, went over my head and he hired Jared. And so, like, take everything we know about Jared out the window. This is just Jared showing up. Jared all at the, like, first few weeks has nothing to do with the social media role. I was so upset because I was like, I need someone to help me on the weekends. And then we bring in a guy who literally doesn't know what the sport of football is. And so I remember kind of like, not because not. And I've told Jared this before, like, the first, like, month or two, I did not dislike Jared, but I was not giving him his fair shot because of something that Steven had really kind of done to him. And then now Jared's like, one of my favorite guys ever, and, like, he's my dude, but I just remember being so, so sad with him.

[Garrett Hargis]

Jared's probably so confused.

[Derek]

Like, man, why is there was a.

[Will]

Period where Jared said something that, like, did not match Yalls relationship at all at the time? And I just remember sitting my desk, sinking into my chair, thinking, like, I know Jared's joking, but I also know that these two do not talk that much. And this is not gonna end well.

[Jack McPherson]

It took Jared probably, like, three months to get to where we can just bust balls. And now, like I said, like, truly, Jared is one of my favorite people I've ever worked with and, like, works his ass off. And he has found his, like, specific role. Like, he's very specialized in what he does. And it's not like he's good on social media, but he's not good at running the bus in social media for, obviously the sports. But, man, there were a few months where, like, I just, like, just didn't give him a chance, didn't talk to him, and that that's on me. So I'm glad that I have.

[Garrett Hargis]

Since you had that trip with him to Vegas, and I feel like you all. I mean, squash the beef.

[Jack McPherson]

We were definitely cool before then.

[Derek]

Recently got cool a couple months ago.

[Jack McPherson]

When we did go on that trip, me and him both, like, at the end were like, dude, I think we just kind of elevated from being, like, co workers and friends, being, like, legitimately, like, good friends. And I was like, dude, I couldn't set it better myself for, like, tearing up.

[Coop]

I'm like, that is definitely Jared to be like, I love you, bro.

[Derek]

He told us he loved us, like, right away.

[Coop]

He almost did that at the party in my house. At the party at my house. He's like, got around. You guys was like, you know what? I'm not gonna say it.

[Jack McPherson]

That's what separated me and him too.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

And then I think it was a few months, like, a month after that where me and him, because I was already close with all of you guys. And then me and Jared were like, all right, let's.

[Derek]

Yeah, I miss him.

[Sherm]

We quizzed him yesterday, and he celebrated reaching seven starting quarterbacks in the NFL and he got hired to run the social. Here is the fun.

[Jack McPherson]

And I. I was joke that he got seven.

[Sherm]

I did not know he got hired to do social. I knew Jared from barstool intern content, and so I just assumed everyone here had their rules forever. But to think, like, he celebrated at seven and he cheated on three of them, but he got hired to run our socials.

[Coop]

It's so funny because, like, I was boys with Jared for, like, a year before he started working here. And I told him, I'm like, you need to start watching football because that's what you're going to be doing. And we are a football brand. He's like, all right, all right.

[Jack McPherson]

He made it work.

[Coop]

He came over one night, and we were just sitting on our roof for like, an hour and a half just talking about.

[Garrett Hargis]

It's kind of refreshing that he doesn't know.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Because it makes the conversation that much better. And I do appreciate that he embraces it. Embraces it. But, like, the him, like, pursuing comedy and, like, wanting to be in that world is just a nice outside element that it's not just a bunch of guys are like, my football team better than yours.

[Derek]

If Jared learns football, I'll be pissed. At this point, he kind of just can't.

[Garrett Hargis]

He's not to going go into.

[Coop]

What about you, Derek, for your first impressions of everybody? Obviously the newest hire.

[Sherm]

No, it Was like, I'll say, even.

[Garrett Hargis]

First impression after coupe Derek's my favorite hire.

[Derek]

Let's go.

[Sherm]

Appreciate that. I would say just going down the line, like, jp, I think it was my second day. You came up and you said, hey, I'm so sorry I didn't get to talk to you. First day, I'm like, it was just the nicest. Most like, oh, cool, this is someone I can go like. It was like when he transfer schools. And you're like, I don't know who to ask for a pencil. I'm like, oh, cool. I can ask JP For a pencil if that comes up.

[Ryan Seacrest]

Mitch.

[Sherm]

Yeah. I was like, this guy doesn't like me for like, two straight weeks. Not for anything bad. I was just like, I gotta, like, tickle this guy or something. No, as soon as, like, we had the PA connection, it was great. And I was like, oh, you're just. You take your job. Not that everyone doesn't, but you take.

[Derek]

Your job very serious and you're very.

[Sherm]

Proud of what you control. So I thought that was cool. Jack, you were like the cool kid in school, and I very much was.

[Jack McPherson]

Like, it took us 39 days.

[Sherm]

It took us.

[Jack McPherson]

The day that you got hired full time was when I was like, hey, man, I'm gonna take an interest in your life. I love everything going on in your desk. I'm like, what's tomorrow? And you're like, well, I actually just got hired.

[Sherm]

This is over.

[Jack McPherson]

And I was like, we got to be friends now.

[Garrett Hargis]

I guess.

[Jack McPherson]

I remember when you came on the other week, I had a moment that night, and I was like, dude, I. I texted Derek. I was like, dude, I'm. I'm just stoked that you're here, man. I really appreciate such a good addition to the team.

[Sherm]

That was a very nice.

[Jack McPherson]

Said it earlier. I was like, for the first, like, couple days, everyone. I was like, who is this guy? I was like, is this one of, like, the Michigan guys? Are we doing another internship?

[Garrett Hargis]

Like, I will say, I think also you being close in age to us older guys has, like. It feels good that we.

[Sherm]

Yeah.

[Derek]

Because we were adding too many younger guys.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah.

[Sherm]

I brought it up to my feelings.

[Derek]

I'm on now.

[Coop]

Does that mean I'm on? Even though I'm 27?

[Derek]

As soon as I turned 26, I.

[Jack McPherson]

Felt like after what Derek says, I saw a. A list.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, no, there's categories.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah. The names and numbers and. I'll give that. And we can end with that, but.

[Coop]

Okay.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay.

[Coop]

Sorry to interrupt.

[Sherm]

No, no, no.

[Will]

You're good.

[Garrett Hargis]

You're good, But I love that you're old.

[Sherm]

Yeah, No, I explained to my fiance. I was like, well, I'm kind of like, with the older guys, and there's a younger group of guys, but I hang out with them because the older guys do the show, so I don't really have a place yet. I was like, I'll figure it out. G connected instantly with you. Like, our friendship has grown, but the day that you and Sherm did Shanghai Nights in a karate stance, I was like, oh, this dude. Like, I can't explain up till then, because I was like, oh, can I interest you? And being interested in. But instantly I was like, yeah, it's the dude. And then coup from day one has probably been like, the guy that I clicked with the hardest instantly. Just because, like, we were always sitting there when everyone was doing the shows and stuff and so seat boys and stream room stuff. And just like, instantly I was like, oh, no, no. I found another, like, I can borrow a pencil guy with Coop.

[Derek]

And you're like, that guy knows ball. We're talking about.

[Sherm]

Well, and that's the other thing, is you guys all love college football so much. Coop was the only guy. I was like, oh, I can talk NFL ball. Finally.

[Garrett Hargis]

Yeah, Brian's also very good at that. Ryan knows ball, but.

[Coop]

And like, I noticed it yesterday or the other.

[Garrett Hargis]

He might be the biggest ball nowhere.

[Coop]

Pump the brakes on that.

[Will]

I mean, we'll have to have him on next week.

[Garrett Hargis]

I'm saying he might.

[Ryan Seacrest]

He.

[Coop]

I mean, he'd like.

[Garrett Hargis]

Do you know college basketball?

[Coop]

That's not. That's not ball, though. That's not.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay.

[Sherm]

Get your round ball out of here.

[Jack McPherson]

Come on, bro.

[Coop]

Get the. I'm talking oval ball. I'm talking football.

[Garrett Hargis]

Okay. Rugby. He. I feel like he would go toe.

[Jack McPherson]

No wonder you thought he.

[Garrett Hargis]

We might have to. We might have to prep football.

[Sherm]

Do you like football? He's like you. I know way more than you.

[Garrett Hargis]

All right, we might have to prep something for a face off between Ryan.

[Coop]

We also knowledge and a ball off. And a math. A math off.

[Will]

Because I'm gonna withdraw from that.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Coop]

The math equation stuff. Yesterday we were doing do sporkle.

[Sherm]

Have you done sporkle?

[Garrett Hargis]

I feel like I know you're talking.

[Sherm]

It's a trillion trivia things on sport. It's like, all the quarterbacks drafted since the 80s. Stuff like that.

[Coop]

Have you ever done, like, the weddle? The daily weddle?

[Sherm]

I do weddle.

[Derek]

I do draft immacul.

[Will]

We got these Y ends.

[Jack McPherson]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

Good Call.

[Jack McPherson]

Also, we might need to revisit having all the interns back on because.

[Derek]

Oh, that's a good call.

[Jack McPherson]

And we could do a ball off or something, but. All right, so there are. There are six different categories of ages as a guy, what you can be related to. And so 8 to 14 is the LNS, and that is the little blank. You know what I'm talking about? Like a Y N. It's Ellen. Little boys, you know, from 5th, you know, 8 to 8 to 14, from 15 to 25. That's the Y ends. Yeah, we all know the Y N is. We're not gonna say it.

[Derek]

Hold up, what age?

[Jack McPherson]

15 to 25. 26 to 35 is big bro, which is huge. Huge for all of us because the unk gets thrown around a lot. Like, you could be 22 getting unked out, and it's like, chill out.

[Will]

So is it just that our UN.

[Jack McPherson]

No, no.

[Odoo Advertiser]

35.

[Will]

This guy.

[Jack McPherson]

I can't wait for Christmas.

[Garrett Hargis]

Anyways, that's big bro.

[Jack McPherson]

36 to 44 years old is UN status. OG's are the 45 to 55 year olds. And then this guy in this video was funny, really well done video. He said, if you 55, 60 to 70, he goes, respect your elders. So we got Ellen's YNs. Big Bros. Uncle.

[Garrett Hargis]

The OG day is gonna be nice.

[Derek]

Yeah.

[Jack McPherson]

Will and Taylor are still big bro. Because isn't Will 35 or something? 36?

[Will]

I think it was 36.

[Jack McPherson]

Oh, then Will's unk.

[Garrett Hargis]

Will's officially will Delaney or.

[Jack McPherson]

I like that there's something between YN and And on big bro.

[Garrett Hargis]

We're big bro.

[Will]

I kind of do like unk.

[Garrett Hargis]

To be honest, I don't hate it at all.

[Coop]

I kind of.

[Garrett Hargis]

With big bro, when do I have to get to unk? 30.

[Derek]

I just got promoted to big bro, so I'm there. I feel like I'm not trying to leave anytime soon.

[Jack McPherson]

On these status, you're not. If you want to, you can take yourself up. You can't take yourself down. A status you can go up. I mean, you can't go to elder.

[Garrett Hargis]

But you can go with those.

[Coop]

You can't go.

[Will]

You can only go one.

[Coop]

Yeah.

[Garrett Hargis]

With those rankings in our office, like, the three new interns are LNs, we just call them little True Coop, Jared Sherm. Yeah, Well, I guess I'm going off higher.

[Coop]

Crazy.

[Will]

Crazy.

[Garrett Hargis]

I'm going off of higher.

[Will]

I'm starting to see what Derek is talking about more and more.

[Coop]

Oh, come on.

[Sherm]

Go back.

[Jack McPherson]

I sent that video to Matt.

[Garrett Hargis]

Malone.

[Jack McPherson]

And he goes, some a y n with the devil emoji.

[Will]

Exactly.

[Coop]

JP looked at me and said, coop, Jared and me.

[Will]

Well, I didn't finish it. I was just trying to process. Then I quickly realized I need to stop that process.

[Derek]

Jared ain't big bro yet.

[Garrett Hargis]

No, Eyn.

[Derek]

Yeah, I'm big bro.

[Garrett Hargis]

It is crazy that Jared's only a year older than the youngest people here.

[Coop]

Yeah, you're two years older. You're a year older than Jared. Two years older than.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, it's Coops episode 26.

[Will]

Oh, the Coop episode.

[Derek]

Holy.

[Will]

That means you'll have to close this out.

[Derek]

I wish I would have. I wish I would have got.

[Coop]

Yeah. 26.

[Derek]

An hour later, we're just like, oh.

[Jack McPherson]

Go ahead and close this out out, big bro.

[Derek]

What are we at right now?

[Jack McPherson]

26.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, hurry, quick.

[Derek]

Thank you for tuning in to the Cooper Comsock, Saquon Barkley, Chase Utley. Chase Utley, Adrian Peterson Redskins episode. Please tune in next week to the Vladimir Guerrero episode.

[Garrett Hargis]

Oh, George.

[Derek]

Eddie. George.

[Coop]

Oh, and me. I'm 27.

[Will]

And Mitch.

[Garrett Hargis]

What?

[Derek]

You were 14. And Mitch 5.

[Coop]

27. I'm turned. I am. My age is 27.

[Derek]

The Mitch episode.

[Jack McPherson]

Unk.

[Derek]

We got a lot of. Come on.

[Ryan Seacrest]

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[Jack McPherson]

Okay, only 10 more presents to wrap.

[Garrett Hargis]

You're almost at the finish line. Line.

[Derek]

But first.

[Jack McPherson]

There, the last one. Enjoy a Coca Cola for a pause that refreshes.

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