Ty Simpson Talks Staying at Alabama, Proving Himself & Getting Revenge on Oklahoma | Bussin’

Summary

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Bussin' With The Boys Episode Summary

Episode: Ty Simpson Talks Staying at Alabama, Proving Himself & Getting Revenge on Oklahoma
Date: December 23, 2025
Hosts: Will Compton & Taylor Lewan
Guest: Ty Simpson (Alabama Quarterback)

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Main Theme/Purpose

This episode brings the listener into the heart of college football's postseason chaos as Will, Taylor, and the Bussin' crew recount their wild playoff game experiences in Oklahoma and Texas A&M, culminating in a spirited interview with Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson. The conversation centers on adversity, proving doubters wrong, and sticking to one’s process. Ty Simpson shares frank insights on Alabama's resilience, leadership under Coach DeBoer, the shifting college football landscape, and his personal decision to stay at Bama rather than transfer. The hosts’ signature banter and behind-the-scenes tales round out a rich episode for fans of both college football and authentic athlete storytelling.

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Episode Breakdown

1. Warm-Up: Holiday Chaos & Family Life

• [04:45–09:11]
  Taylor tells a hilarious, honest tale about surviving Christmas chaos with his family in New York—restaurant struggles, fighting to change diapers, “embracing the suck,” and cherishing memory-making with his kids.
  Quote:
  • "There are going to be times where it sucks and you don't want to be there, but you have to embrace the suck, man. Because… we're in the memory making business." – Taylor Lewan ([07:29])
• Will likens the chaos of New York and Christmas with family to the upcoming chaos at Oklahoma and Texas A&M for the CFP games.

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2. On the Road: Oklahoma & Texas A&M Playoff Adventures

• [10:24–33:42]
  • Credential Drama: The Bussin' crew wrestles with College Football Playoff credential bureaucracy at Oklahoma, facing skeptical staff and being big-timed by a mysterious, uncredentialed “quarter zip guy,” which leads to being ousted from the media food area mid-hot dog—"power-moved" in front of locals.
    Quote:
    • "This guy walks up to me and verbally brings the fingers over, doesn’t poke the chest... 'I thought I told you guys I already talked to your buddy here about his camera... here you are eating a hot dog. I'm gonna kindly ask you to leave.'" – Will Compton ([19:18])
  • The crew's efforts to showcase Oklahoma’s stadium and atmosphere are stymied, creating an avoidable rift that ironically taints their (and potentially viewers’) impression of OU.
  • The “Bussin’ curse” is jokily invoked: every school that snubs them sees its fortunes turn. Quote:
    • “There is now a Bussin’ curse... a certain team DMed us that we couldn't come on their sideline. That team only won one game after that DM. They were in the top 10.” – Ty Simpson ([35:37])
  • At Texas A&M, they are once again shuffled around by playoff credentialing, missing key on-field moments but making the best of it—elevating fan engagement and humor to cover the access shortcomings.

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3. Guest Interview: Ty Simpson, Alabama Quarterback

A. On Field Juice & Wolf Mentality

• [49:04–50:46]
  Ty describes his locker-room mentality heading into the Oklahoma playoff game, his drive to prove doubters wrong, and his playful, ultra-competitive pregame energy (including nearly injuring Will on a sideline dap). Quote:
  • "I was like, I'm a wolf today. Let's go. That was the motto going into the game, dude." – Ty Simpson ([50:10])

B. Resilience in the Face of Adversity

• [51:11–55:21]
  Ty candidly breaks down Bama’s challenging season—being written off after losing to Oklahoma, the media piling on, and how all the talk just fuels the team’s fire. He details what it was like when the team was down 17-0, drawing inspiration from The Last Dance and Man in the Arena, and how the turning point was about simple belief and one play sparking a comeback. Quote:
  • "All we needed was a chance. We just needed a spark... Once we got that spark, everybody was just like, all right, we can do this." – Ty Simpson ([56:19])

C. Playoff Atmosphere & 50 Cent

• [57:40–61:08]
  Ty recalls the electric environment at Oklahoma—night game, student section hype, epic light show, 50 Cent performing “Many Men”, and how all of it amped up the team. He admits not realizing 50 Cent was actually there until a teammate pointed it out.
  Quote:
  • "Kaden Proctor like tapped me... I was like, oh my God, let's go... when that 50 Cent came out, I was like, let's go, man. It's time to ride." – Ty Simpson ([61:08])

D. Coach DeBoer’s Leadership & Locker Room Vibes

• [62:08–64:16]
  Ty speaks highly of new head coach Kalen DeBoer’s focus, ability to ignore outside noise (including persistent Michigan rumors), and keep Bama fixed on the mission. Quote:
  • "That's one of the reasons why I respect Coach DeBoer so much... that's just what we did. And when that, you know, 50 Cent came out, I was like, let's go, man. Like, it's time to ride." – Ty Simpson ([62:50])

E. Staying at Alabama During “Transfer Era”

• [64:16–71:11]
  Ty opens up about almost transferring when Coach Saban retired, temptation from other schools (with large NIL offers), and his decision to stay at Alabama for legacy and personal growth, partly on Saban's advice. Quote:
  • "Why not stay? Why not do the abnormal thing and, you know, prove to everybody that I want to be here and help the team? Because I love my teammates..." – Ty Simpson ([68:24])
  • "It's never been about the money for me, right? Like, I'm a coach's son. I love ball. I just wanted to play..." – Ty Simpson ([69:38])

F. The “Bud Light” Question & Ultimate Sacrifice

• [74:45–75:26] Ty is asked what he’d do for an ice-cold Bud Light; he responds he’d “do anything for a national championship,” echoing the legendary variable answer. Quote:
  • "So you're saying you'd cut your dick off for a national championship?" – Taylor ([75:16])
    "I mean, I said I'd do anything... whatever puts 19 up there for the Crimson Tide." – Ty Simpson ([75:19])

G. Ty on “The Boys” & Steadfastness

• [73:11–74:18] Ty thanks Will and Taylor for their authenticity and for showing the human side of athletes—demonstrating how the pod inspires and connects players. Quote:
  • "When I listen to your podcast... it puts a smile on my face... it's just something to watch and look forward to and get my mind off football... Like I said in your motto—be a boy." – Ty Simpson ([73:11])

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4. Post-Interview: Reflections & College Football Talk

• Obsession & Mentality
  Will and Taylor reflect on Ty's “five star talent, one star mentality”, love for the process, and fire. They note the visible shift on the sideline when Ty and Alabama found their spark.
  Quote:

  • "This guy’s a five star talent with a one star mentality." – Will Compton ([76:58])

• Game Analysis
  The hosts break down in detail how Alabama was able to adjust to Oklahoma’s defensive strategies once things clicked, punctuating Ty’s leadership and the coaching staff’s brilliance.

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5. Bussin' Lore: Hockey Night with Matt Malone

• [94:49–105:19]
  The crew shares a lighthearted report from Matt Malone’s beer league hockey game—detailing skill, missed goals, and the idea to get the whole Bussin’ crew (and fans) to attend and cheer, nurturing a new branch of “Bussin’ lore”.

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• "There are going to be times where it sucks and you don’t want to be there, but you have to embrace the suck, man." – Taylor Lewan ([07:29])

• "This guy walks up to me… 'I thought I told you guys… here you are eating a hot dog. I'm gonna kindly ask you to leave.'" – Will Compton ([19:18])

• "I was like, I’m a wolf today. Let’s go." – Ty Simpson ([50:10])

• "Why not do the abnormal thing and, you know, prove to everybody that I want to be here and help the team?" – Ty Simpson ([68:24])

• "So you're saying you'd cut your dick off for a national championship?" – Taylor Lewan ([75:16]) "I mean, I'd do anything… whatever puts 19 up there for the Crimson Tide." – Ty Simpson ([75:19])

• "This guy’s a five star talent with a one star mentality." – Will Compton ([76:58])

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Key Timestamps

| Segment | Timestamp | |---------------------------------------|------------| | Family Christmas/Chaos | [04:45–09:11] | | Oklahoma credential saga | [10:24–22:41] | | “Hot dog” confrontation | [19:18] | | “Bussin' curse” joke | [35:37] | | Ty Simpson interview start | [49:04] | | Wolf mentality & team juice | [50:10] | | Down 17–0, comeback talk | [55:21] | | Playoff atmosphere & 50 Cent | [57:53] | | Handling Saban retirement & transfer | [64:16–68:24] | | NIL temptations discussion | [69:38] | | "Do anything for a natty" quote | [75:19] | | Reflections on Ty’s mentality | [76:58] | | Matt Malone’s beer league recap | [94:49] |

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Tone and Language

Conversational, irreverent, sometimes bro-ish but always candid, playful, and insightful. The episode balances deep football analysis, vulnerability, and the boys' signature locker-room humor.

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

• This episode offers a compelling, behind-the-curtain look at what it’s like to cover college football’s biggest moments—credential drama, campus energy, locker room leadership—and to be the athlete at the center of it all. Ty Simpson, in peak form, describes the wolf mentality that led Alabama’s comeback over Oklahoma, addresses the pressures and temptations of modern college football, and shares why he stayed the course at Bama.
• You’ll also get plenty of laughs at the Bussin' crew’s expense, from hot dog mishaps to beer league hockey scouting reports.

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Summary:
A can't-miss episode for college football junkies and “Bussin” fans—a high-energy mix of chaos, adversity, pettiness, and inspiration, starring the new wolf of Tuscaloosa, Ty Simpson.

Transcript

[Will Compton]

This is an iHeart podcast. Guaranteed Human.

[Coca Cola Announcer]

What a matchup we got, y'.

[Will Compton]

All.

[Coca Cola Announcer]

This is that classic HBCU vibe. Non stop action. The band is rockin' and the crowd lit Chance echo drum beatin Everybody showing that school pride. Game like this, yeah, it calls for an ice cold Coca Cola. Ah, crisp and refreshing. That's a game changer right there.

[Ty Simpson]

Mmm.

[Coca Cola Announcer]

Yeah, that taste always hits the right note. Just like the band at halftime. And just like that, we're back at it. Passionate fans, school colors everywhere and in ice cold Coca Cola. That's a winning combo. No matter the sport, no matter the yard. Everybody knows fan work is thirsty work. So grab a Coca Cola and keep that HBCU pride going.

[Taylor Lawan]

This is Julian Edelman from Games with Names.

[Will Compton]

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[Taylor Lawan]

I mean that literally. So anxious over your lineup you can't fall asleep. Best way to deal with it is unisom. There's a reason it's the number one doctor recommended over the counter sleep aid brand. It helps you fall asleep faster, wake up less and feel refreshed in the morning.

[Will Compton]

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[Taylor Lawan]

So make the ultimate sleeper pick and put it to bed with unisom. Use as directed.

[Will Compton]

All right, we're good. Be like busing with the boys, hanging with the fellas, betting on a game. No woman's gonna tell us what you do. Can I be over here.

[Ty Simpson]

Just drinking.

[Taylor Lawan]

Beer and making that noise, baby.

[Will Compton]

I'm hanging with the fellas, busting with the boys, bro.

[Taylor Lawan]

Welcome to another episode of Bussing with the Boys. I'm Will Compton. I'm here with Taylor Lawan. The boys on the back of on the back of the Bus. We have an an awesome episode in store for you. We're going to talk a little shop, do some house. Being at the top, we get into Ty Simpson, the quarterback of Alabama. He joins the episode. Afterwards, we talk a little bit of college football. The locker room this week with Josh Pate, where we talk all things college football will be coming out later today. If you are for the boys and you are in the holiday spirit, consider subscribing to our channels following us on all audio platforms. Spotify, Apple, Google, Amazon. We're out there. We're on every platform. Make sure you're subscribed to the boys. You can also shop at our store, bwtb.com this episode, as always, busing with the boys is presented by our festive friends at the Fanduel Sportsbook. Listen up, boys. Fanduel's making their list. They're checking it twice. They're giving out rewards for eight days and eight nights. Tis the season to be boosting on fanduel because this year, FanDuel's been dropping eight straight days of holidays rewards. Each one waiting in the app for you to unwrap. Every day brings a new way to play, so keep checking in to see what drops next. Can we just go around the bus real fast and do a real quick rewards check? Let's see what some of the guys got under the tree. Sherman, what do you have under the tree? Big news.

[Ty Simpson]

Under my Tree, I got a 30.

[Taylor Lawan]

Profit boost for any NCAA basketball game.

[Will Compton]

Wow.

[Taylor Lawan]

Dang. Garrett, what do you have under your tree? I got a 25 profit boost token on a three leg NBA game. Let's go. We've got our rewards today and we'll be back tomorrow to see what FanDuel's got in store next. Make sure you visit FanDuel.com Bussin to get in the holiday spirit with the boys.

[Will Compton]

Wow. What a time to be alive, man. Christmas season, holiday season, boys. We're all putting on a couple extra lbs. We're gonna pinky swear to start our new year's resolution the same way we do every single year on January 1st. Talking about get jacked or die trying. I'm telling you, this year, it's changing. This year coming up, I'm not every year, I'm just letting you guys know, look at me. I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired about this situation. It changes in 26, but for now, we eat, we enjoy, we get more gout. Now, weekend, let's go with a little appetizer. Let's hear quickly about how Will Compton's weekend went, right? He flies up to New York. Families there. I got put on rude duty on the plane, by the way. We had an outstanding time, the two of us. Outstanding time. But, Will, how was your trip, New York, buddy?

[Taylor Lawan]

The trip to New York was fun. The highs were highs. The lows were lows. The chaos was chaos. I would say holding your laughter. I would say as. As a man who grew up in middle America. And I would. I would say that I'm more introverted than extroverted. But I would say that the biggest sacrifice a father could make, if you come from that. That cloth, the biggest sacrifice you could make is doing Christmas in New York with your family in a hotel room. Again, the moments that were there, where I'm sitting back and I'm more As the. As the dad happy to see my girls happy. Like, hey, let's go do this, let's go do that. Let's hit all the things in New York. It was phenomenal. If you're into that vibe and you love the Christmas spirit and you want to visit New York, I would encourage and recommend a trip to New York. But when the chaos hits and the chaos ensues, those are the moments where I'm just like, God, I wish I could just be watching some ball on the couch. But I quickly try to stop myself and say, hey, these are the years where it's about making memories with the kids, and that's what we're doing. And in the chaos, the spirit. It's about the chaos. It's about the chaos in those moments where you have to embrace the suck. But overall, that is my. That is my opinion. On our trip to New York, had a lot of fun, Had a lot of high moments. But again, the lows, when they struck, they felt like lows.

[Will Compton]

That photo I'm looking at right there on that screen looks a little manufactured to me.

[Taylor Lawan]

No, I had a couple where I'm standing there smiling, and then I'm like, let me embrace this one for a second.

[Will Compton]

Okay.

[Taylor Lawan]

So a little bit manufactured, but seeing the. The tree, like, that one's in Home Alone. What is that tree called in your.

[Will Compton]

Like, the Rockefeller tree?

[Taylor Lawan]

The Rockefeller Center. Like, that's a vibe. There's just a. I'm not. Like, there's billions of people. So that's just not, like, my vibe and my style. I'm sitting here looking around, seeing all the places that I see in movies and Home Alone and everything else, thinking, this is sick. We did the little horse ride. We're sitting on the back of the carriage, going around Central Park. Our hotel was right there by Central Park. We hit the Rockefeller with the FAO or the FOA Toy Center. Like, those moments were, like, unbelievable. But again, just in total, my vibe. My what? I'm cut from it.

[Will Compton]

Just.

[Taylor Lawan]

I'm in. I'm doing uncomfortable things. But I know that that makes me better because I'm testing my boundaries, and my wife gets me out of the house to do things like this.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Klump]

Will you be back?

[Will Compton]

Oh, he'll be back. I can tell you that.

[Taylor Lawan]

I'll probably be back. Not from my own desire of wanting to go back.

[Jeremy Klump]

From your own selflessness.

[Taylor Lawan]

From my own selflessness. There you go, J.P. good dad.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

From my own selfless.

[Will Compton]

Good husband.

[Taylor Lawan]

Good husband.

[Will Compton]

All around.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah. For papa. Team six out there that is the biggest sacrifice you can make. There are going to be times where it sucks and you don't want to be there, but you have to embrace the suck, man. Because when Scotty was running all over the restaurant, we were doing breakfast, we just couldn't keep. But we couldn't keep them both kind of. We couldn't play defense very well. Charles just looks at me, she's like, hey, we're in the chaos right now, but this is, this is Christmas at times. Like, these are the moments you have to. Where we're. We're in the memory making business.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

We're making memories even though it sucks right now.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

Like, really?

[Jeremy Klump]

Because if we were at home, I don't think this would be happening.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

I, I don't know if you. I don't know if you guys can see back there, like, that's a battle wound.

[Will Compton]

Let me see. That's a.

[Taylor Lawan]

That's a battle from Scotty just trying to get her. No, not a hickey. This is Scotty grabbing my neck. She got her fingers in my nose. Like we're fighting at times when I'm trying to change her diaper. And again, it's not. I'm not on a high. It's not a high, like changing table. We're on, we're on the bed. So I gotta. I'm tapping into the low back mobility where I'm struggling at times. I'm just like, Scotty, you have to stand still or you have to stay still. I'm like holding her leg. She's gripping me, she's scratching. She's got some fight in her. Scottzilla's got some fight in her. So, you know, it didn't come without a cost.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. All I'm saying, these are the moments where you look back and if. When your kids are teenagers and like they have this delusion of you don't care about me, all this stuff and you. They'll think back. Do you not remember 20, 25 Christmas?

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Because I got videos, photo album out here. I'm gonna show you exactly why I'm a good ass dad. Yeah.

[Jeremy Klump]

Asking Will how was New York, he's like, oh, man, it was great.

[Taylor Lawan]

Got some scars, got some battle wounds, but it was fun.

[Will Compton]

Look at the little. Look at a little sky. Little. He's just. She said, my dad, if he even comes close.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Taking some. Well, hey, listen, good news about New York. The highs were high and the chaos was chaos.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

That's exactly how I would say our trip to Oklahoma and Texas.

[Taylor Lawan]

A And M was I got a message from Taylor saying like, hey, brother, be happy that you're out there doing Christmas in New York. I was like, I just put, oh, is everything okay? And he's like, too much to talk about. I'll tell you.

[Will Compton]

I'll fill you when I see you next. But yeah, dude, first off, great weekend. Let's just give it that would. The Last vlog of 2025 is in the books. Brett came with us. He was just a such a unique fatherly personality that came with us. Every time we get out the car, he's like, wallets and whatever, wallets and keys. Everyone got wallets and keys. We all this. He's made a joke three times about the first night how he's Gonna have a 6am Wake up call to the point. We're all thinking this really cool. My calls at 6am to wake us up. So it was. Dude, it was awesome to have Brett and just like the little bit of difference of him like being involved, everything. I felt terrible for him at the end of the trip. We'll get there when we get there. And boys, for real, I know this is Will and I on a podcast, but you guys feel free to jump in for those that were there for this trip at any point if I'm missing anything. So the trip starts off like this. We obviously know that the College Football Playoff, they're in charge of the credentials for the, for the first weekend of college football. So these schools are like, yeah, we.

[Matt Malone]

Can get you in.

[Will Compton]

But really it's the cultural playoff that has the last. Hey, you can, you can, you can have these guys credentialed or not credentialed. There's a lot of moving pieces that Klump can get way more into the weeds about. We end up getting credentialed to be on the field for Oklahoma and for Texas A and M in their first playoff games. We head over to Oklahoma. The boys are fired up. We have a nice drive over. Our driver was incredible. We had this whole argument revolving around Timothy Chalamet and Denzel Washington and Will. Will Smith. We get into the stadium, beautiful sunset to beautiful sunset. We get profiled in our Uber. We had Weezer playing immediately when we got in there. That was a little crazy, but it is what it is. Sometimes you just got to keep it rolling no matter what, because we're guys that deal with adversity. We get to Oklahoma, you're popping out there, it's nighttime. You're only getting the small little like, what is, what is Oklahoma? Norman, Oklahoma. All About Stadium on the outside is absolutely beautiful. It looks like a cathedral just across the street or some dorms that you're like, man, I can't. That's probably an incredible view to wake up every single day, go to class and see these boys love ball and they love the fall. And here we are in December. Walk into the stadium, zero issues. Go down on the field. We see a couple guys we know. We gap them up. Ty Simpson gives us a little bit of love. A couple of the boys from ESPN are there. Kirky Herbstreet is there. Murray, Kyler. Murray daps us up. We see Urban Meyer. I'm over there being like. I walk up to him, I go, hey, I heard you're considering the Michigan job. And we both laugh because we both know there's not a fucking chance in hell he's going to be the head coach for Michigan. So everything's going about as well as it can possibly go. The light show takes place. I'm in the middle of a conversation. The boys were, I'm assuming, a little bit underwhelmed by the light show.

[Jeremy Klump]

It just lacked the, like, the beat drop moment of. It was amazing. It was building. It was building, and then it never hit.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Klump]

So there's a lot of meat left on the bone.

[Matt Malone]

And announcer, your favorite guy, he pissed me off.

[Will Compton]

He was in there. And honestly, bless his heart, as they would say in the south, like, this dude was doing his absolute best to keep these Oklahoma fans engaged, but it definitely felt like, hey, this is the first playoff game in Oklahoma history. Like, I don't think there needs to be a whole lot for you to have to say to keep these fans into it, but he was getting on that mic every. Every break, every transition, every time out, every punt, he's, like, getting the crowd hype. And I'm getting the point where, like, less is more, brother. Less is more. Anyway, all good teams come out, and apparently there's a situation with JP I was watching the game or something. I was. I was near you, not next to you when this took place. So I'll let you speak on that.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah, y' all know how it is when we're on the field, we just grab some game footage, get some reactions to go in the vlog. Never been a problem before.

[Taylor Lawan]

It's not showing the atmosphere. Showing the atmosphere. Highlight the fans.

[Jeremy Klump]

And that's the number one thing we're trying to do, is show people how loud the stadium is.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Klump]

And it was. I mean, they were rocking. And then a guy comes Over. And he's like, hey, who are you with? We're with espn. Oh, well, you don't have rights to film this game. Only the broadcast people have rights to it. I was like, oh, this is kind of like what we are paid to do is film. Film some of the game, get reaction, show off stadium. Well, that's not allowed here. You need to put that camera away. I'm like, all right, no worries. I have a iPhone 17.

[Taylor Lawan]

That sounds a little aggressive.

[Will Compton]

A little aggressive?

[Jeremy Klump]

Aggressive. The very like stern talk down on you tone. Which was. But, you know, didn't talk back to him. Complied. We'll figure it out. We always adapt and we make the most of it. And that's exactly what we did.

[Will Compton]

It was so much of a non factor at this point in the game. I see JP on his phone. I'm like, bro, why aren't you using the camera? He's like, awesome. Guy said I couldn't use it. That's literally all I knew about that situation at the time is just, hey. The guy said I couldn't do it. Let me use his iPhone 7 17, which I think we're finding out might be the best camera in the world.

[Jeremy Klump]

Crazy.

[Will Compton]

Some of the things you were able to pull off. So that happens. We're watching the game. We're. We're all so into it. Cole Cubelet keeps coming up to me between every single break, talking about offensive lines, breaking down. Here's why I got a guy thinking we're talking ball. It's a lot of fun. But that wind chill was a nasty on us. It was a little. It was aggressive.

[Matt Malone]

49 degrees on the weather, apparently. But because it was 15 to 20 mile hour chills, it felt like 30 on the app is what it said. And it truly did feel like it was below freezing. There's videos you'll see in the vlog of the flags. You have all these flags that line the stadium. And they did not for one second of the whole game. Did they not Are pointing the direction the wind's going. It was brie. We got lucky being on the field.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

Because I feel for those people who are up in the top deck, they're probably getting pelted.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

Because it had to be a lot colder.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, it was. It was freezing. So we start to get towards the halftime and boys are starting to get hungry. Jared's been mentioning a couple of things about wanting a snacky. I'm like, dude, you kind of just kind of showed up. Did he not like he. He was the first guy oh, we're not gonna eat. There's no food. J.P. kind of just invited you on this trip. You gotta fall back a little bit. Like, sometimes we don't get to eat till late. Go ahead.

[Jeremy Klump]

That's what Brett. He pulled. He, like, taps me on the shoulder during the game. He goes, so when do you guys grab dinner? I was like, oh, you know, sometimes we don't really get it, but we'll go to the press box and grab some food, right?

[Will Compton]

Because yeah, if you're ever. So the last thing we want to do is kind of like, go to the concession stand because things can get a little hairy. Photos, you get draped over a little bit, which is great. We love it. But sometimes we're trying to operate. So we go. Half time happens. We go up to, I think, at least half a dozen people, staff members asking, hey, we've got this press, this press pass. Where do we need to go to, like, kind of warm up, Grab a bite real quick.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, where does this credential get us?

[Will Compton]

There's a point where we go up a flight of stairs. Realize this is the place. We go down the flight of stairs. We go to one set of elevators. Those aren't the set of elevators. We end up in the middle of the. Of the concourse area where the elevators go up to the media and there's a door closing. We sprint to the door and just, boom, hit it. Like, hey, sorry about that. We're going up to six now. This is where my brain gets a little foggy, but I remember us, our group getting in the elevator. There was a gentleman to our right that I did not know who had a quarter zip Oklahoma sweater on a girl, a man, and then a lady who's handling the elevator. Am I correct in saying all that at this point?

[Matt Malone]

Two elevator attendants, but yes, two elevator.

[Will Compton]

Attendants, two people that were not quarter zip. Our crew were like, hey, we're headed towards. Someone said to go to six. We have the credentials.

[Taylor Lawan]

The.

[Will Compton]

This guy says to us, six is only for local writers and tv, right? We say, we're with espn. He doesn't say it to us. He says under his breath, there's no place here for espn. And I'm. It's kind of like one of those.

[Matt Malone]

It got very weird.

[Will Compton]

It got tight for a minute.

[Matt Malone]

Everyone just puckered up like, oh, okay, yeah.

[Will Compton]

And the two people who are not in our crew but also on the elevator, they're feeling the tension as well. Elevator only goes up to the sixth floor, opens up, and this guy storms out, and we kind of, like, this is the floor we were told to go to, but I think we're just not gonna go to this floor. So, like, hey, take us down to five.

[Taylor Lawan]

We shouldn't get off.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, it feels like we shouldn't take us out. We'll go down to five. Because at the end of the day, we're thinking, get warm, grab a bite. We have credentials.

[Matt Malone]

20 minutes.

[Will Compton]

20 minutes back to the game. We're not trying to be disrespectful. This is kind of how everybody has operated every other place we've ever been. So we think this is kind of how things roll.

[Taylor Lawan]

Every school's kind of rolled it out.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. We go to. We go to the fifth floor, realize there's no food there. We get back in the elevator, and the elevator attendant is like, what are you guys trying to do? We're like, oh, we're trying to get. We're just really trying to warm up and get food. She goes, that's on six. They have Jimmy. They just brought Jimmy. John's up there. Like, that's where you guys need to go. And we're like, you sure? So, yes. Takes us to six. Takes us a minute to get there because we end up Dr. Seussing it, going down to get back up. We get to six, we see a couple of people. We're dapping up some local riders and stuff like that. Everyone's being pretty cool. There's no food, so we're like, I guess we're just getting warmer. We're going to. Whenever we get to Texas or on the way to the airport, we'll grab some food. All of a sudden, hot dogs start rolling through Beeman's eyes. Boom. They're that big. We start walking over, and there's a line. This line's curling. We're zigzagging like it. We're not in the fast pass for Disney World. We're sitting there. We're waiting. We're talking with. With everybody else. All the local writers get our hot dogs. Demon snacks, too. That's probably the worst thing we did the whole weekend. Demon probably shouldn't have grabbed two hot dogs, so we will concede to that. Dude. We. We get the hot dogs. Demon scarves a hot dog down so fat, he didn't put ketchup or mustard. He raw dogs this dog, and we're kind of giving him a hard time. We're all kind of laughing about it. I get to the ketchup and mustard, throw my little. Get my little hot dog together. I'm a Bite and a half into this thing. I'm starting to warm up my belly starting to feel a little full. This quarter zip guy walks up to me and verbally brings the fingers over, doesn't poke the chest. But you say he's. He's about ready to put some hands on hands. And he's like, I thought I told you guys I already talked to your buddy here about his camera. I told you guys in the elevator you're not allowed on six, and here you are eating a hot dog. I'm gonna kindly ask you to leave one. Very kindly. Jared's got a hot dog. This is real.

[Matt Malone]

It's very quiet in there too. Everyone around us is watching and seeing this happen in real time.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. My personality, as you guys know, nine times out of ten is. Let me get a little verbal, like. Like. Not like fighting, but, like, chirpy with this guy. Makes him feel.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

A little passive. Something like get it under his skin. And then.

[Taylor Lawan]

Because he just big boyed you.

[Will Compton]

Big boyed me. He did it on the elevator too. And I'm just like, I.

[Taylor Lawan]

Did he say on the elevator you guys aren't allowed to go?

[Will Compton]

He. He said you guys aren't all out on sexual at this point. This guy's got no credentials on him. I think maybe this is a local writer who just hates busting with the boys. Like, doesn't, like, kind of like the comedy scene. We haven't been in the game long enough to be as, like, big as we. I don't. I have no idea.

[Matt Malone]

Everyone in the elevator, too, before we came back up the second time, once he got off, immediately was like. That was really weird.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

And they're like, that. What. What was going on? And we're like, we don't know.

[Will Compton]

Because those two people on the elevator with us were also like. We were supposed to go up to 6:2, but we kind of. They didn't go as well.

[Jeremy Klump]

Right.

[Will Compton]

So this guy kind of bodies me. I fall back. I don't say a word to him. Jared keeps the hot dog in his mouth the entire time the guy's talking to us. So we're just, like, dumbfounded how this dude just kind of came at us in front of all these people. Never introduced himself, never introduced him, never said anything. I take my hot dog, three quarters of a hot dog, I throw it in the trash. We don't say a word.

[Matt Malone]

Kind of a power move.

[Will Compton]

It's all I had, bro. It's all I had other than just like, complete conflict.

[Matt Malone]

You missed the trash can on the wrapper, which at first I thought Taylor threw the hot dog and just missed the trash can.

[Will Compton]

I was like, let's roll. Could you imagine?

[Matt Malone]

I miss.

[Will Compton]

And then I'm like, yeah, picking up the hot dog. And then I put in the junction. Yeah. Hot dog hits. The rapper kind of floats and does its little thing down to the ground. We go to the elevator and we're kind of. The elevator is taking forever and he's hovering, and I'm thinking, we gotta find out who this guy is. Like, he's kind of becoming an enemy at this point. Like, I need to know. I need to follow this man for the rest of his life and see what he's up to. We end up not even. Not even doing it. This guy is the most unapproachable human being I've ever kind of came across in a while. We get on the elevator. Who's on the elevator? The two people from the original elevator ride with this guy. And they're like, you kicked out too? We're like, yes, go down. And that was essentially that situation the rest of the trip, the rest of Oklahoma. Game was awesome. We go back on the field, fourth quarter, hits the guy that's in the military is like, hey, it's gonna be 50 Cent. We're like, yeah, that'd be hilarious. All of a sudden, legit 50 cents, 50ft away from us. And we're like, how do we meet this guy? Like, how do we go up and shake his hand? Like, brother, you're the greatest troll to ever live on the face of the earth. Ends up not happening. I did walk up to the thing. I'm like, hey, I would love to meet 50. And they're like, you. We're not with this crew. You can't come in here.

[Matt Malone]

Like, all the security guy man's a door, right?

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Jeremy Klump]

There's no place for ESPN here.

[Will Compton]

So we leave probably five minutes left in the fourth because the game is so good. Yeah. We're like, we'll stay for one more series. We'll stay for one more series. We end up getting to the airport, flying out. We grab bronze.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah, Bronze.

[Will Compton]

Texas, Oklahoma. Brahms. Yeah, Brahms. Solid.

[Matt Malone]

Solid.

[Will Compton]

Solid. Wouldn't put it in my top five. But also, if someone's like, let's go to Bronx. I'm going to Brahms. Solid little place. Get on the plane, get to Texas A and m. Right around 1 o', clock, probably.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Maybe a little earlier. Yeah, yeah. Go to sleep. All good.

[Matt Malone]

Great.

[Will Compton]

Next day, Great day. Texas A M, Miami tomorrow. No idea. Oklahoma and Alabama's gonna pull that off. Can't believe Alabama came back from a 17 point deficit. This is incredible. Wake up in the morning, car's picking us up at 9. I wake up at 8:15 I look at my phone.

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[Will Compton]

T o.com Jeremy Klump hey, call me when you get up. I'm thinking, yeah, this can't be good. This can't be good at all. So I immediately call him. I'm still wiping my eyes. I'm just waking up. And Clump tells me that some guy at Oklahoma. We don't know who we have we anything. Any person we would say it is is just speculation at this point.

[Jeremy Klump]

Still hasn't introduced himself.

[Will Compton]

Still introduced himself. So I have, I don't know, calls Texas A and M and the College Football Playoff and says these guys busting with the boys, essentially we're trying to cause a terrorist attack in Oklahoma. That's. That's how it was truly framed to mean I those aren't my words. Those are the words that were used to me when it's explaining what we did at Oklahoma. He tried to get our credentials pulled at call at Texas A and M. So much so that club's like, hey, I didn't get to speak to you. I spoke to jp. He broke it all down for me. So I'm like, okay, so we're good. He's like, we'll see. We end up meeting somebody from espn. The person we met at ESPN to hand us our credentials are like, don't go through that tunnel or that tunnel. There are people waiting for you specifically to not let you on the field.

[Jeremy Klump]

And we have the passes.

[Will Compton]

We have the passes. They are waiting for you to not let you on the field. So we get there. There's a. The miscommunication of somebody's here, so we go there, but they got pulled over here. So we have to go to a different location. It's 30 minutes before the game. So we go on the field.

[Matt Malone]

We also. The passes are now it's pre, half and post and you have to leave the field 30 minutes before the game starts. It's 32 minutes on the clock. I think when we were walking in.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. And we're told this is what the passes say. But honestly, the same thing that's worked for Oklahoma and worked for last year, like stay. You guys are going to be just fine. This is kind of the process and we're just abiding. We're like, hey, this is what people say that are much more above us, have much more pull in this world than we do that are telling us to do this. We're gonna do this.

[Taylor Lawan]

And people, the majority of the time, they kind of take care of us. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Oh, majority, like 99.9. Everybody but Oklahoma. And honestly, I don't even want to put Oklahoma in this. This is just. This is.

[Taylor Lawan]

I hate hearing this because I got my boy Dobson. Coach Dobson.

[Will Compton]

I know, man.

[Taylor Lawan]

Strength staff.

[Will Compton]

Strength staff.

[Taylor Lawan]

That's my guy. I hate feeling like Oklahoma's gonna have to be dead to me after this. Whatever. I hear the rest of the story.

[Will Compton]

And the crazy thing is, too, is, like, playing a couple layers back, just playing it back in my head right now. What do you think this individual is thinking? During the Red river rivalry when we were at that game, like, how do these get on here? There must have been something. One of us must have done something to him in a past life or the present life for him to act like this. And once again, we're just assuming that this is the guy that called the CFP on us. It could have been something completely different. Yeah. We get to the. The stadium. We get on the field. We're not on the field more than five minutes.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Before some nice lady walks up and.

[Matt Malone]

Goes, hey, very nice.

[Will Compton]

Very nice.

[Taylor Lawan]

Because we've been A and M. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

She's like, hey, just so you know, like, your passes, you're gonna. You're gonna get kicked off. I'm giving you a warning. Someone's gonna come up, but you're good for now. And I'm like, hey, I'm in the mode now. Like, word is clearly traveling fast, and it's a word that's not correct. So I'm gonna just kind of play nice guy through the whole entire thing from here on out. I tell her, hey, no problem. Whenever you want us to get out of here, we'll get out of here. Teams go up. National anthem hasn't even happened yet. She comes back. She's like, you're getting. You're getting the ax now. All good. Stand there, get out. We go up the tunnel. The moment the flyover happens, and you just hear. And we're like, oh, my God, I cannot believe we just missed that incredible moment. We're like, what do we do now? We show it to somebody. Staff member, by the way, that you guys, people that are running at your schools, give the staff members a little bit more information because those poor bastards are doing their best to help us, but just didn't have the information to, like, get us where we need to go. There's no seat for us. There's no suite for us. There's no nothing. So we go to like the top.

[Matt Malone]

At this point, people are pulling up ticketing apps and looking to purchase actual physical seats in just gen pop.

[Taylor Lawan]

While you're currently holding a credential that allows you.

[Matt Malone]

It says on field pass. Yes.

[Will Compton]

Meanwhile.

[Taylor Lawan]

Meanwhile, Deep State College football State.

[Will Compton]

Now this might have been the. We might got kicked as a will. He's football. He's over here in New York at the Rockefeller center sipping some coffee, looking at a coffee. And we'll just ruin our entire weekend because he thought the College Football playoff was wrong.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah, it's starting to add up.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, it's starting to add up. We go to this area and I.

[Taylor Lawan]

Personally didn't go to the games because I was boycotting the college football player. I just told everybody I was doing Christmas in New York. No, I was boycotting.

[Will Compton]

Dude. We get out there and I know probably how the boys are feeling. I can only speak for myself. I was livid internally and I'm thinking to myself, fall back for 48. Don't make a fuss out of this. We got a vlog to make. Let's make the best out of this situation. I think we did it was.

[Taylor Lawan]

That video is hilarious.

[Matt Malone]

Our highest performing club of the weekend.

[Will Compton]

Too was that clip. Yeah. Cuz we're kind of standing there. I look at JP I go, I'm going to try to get to that corner and you just see if you can film me.

[Taylor Lawan]

Once you finally see me up there.

[Matt Malone]

With that I'm veteran play because I. I roll with Taylor cuz like I'll try to get another angle. And he's like, should I get a big bucket of popcorn? I'm like, absolutely. I think that made it just even better.

[Taylor Lawan]

Sitting wind blowing up there.

[Will Compton]

And I walk up D, by the way, them stairs ain't no joke, bro. Them things are like straight up. I get to that corner and I'm kind of doing the thing and the guys are like, hey, are you telling the one like. I'm like like, what are you doing up here? I like, dude, just trying to enjoy some good college football, man. Give the popcorn.

[Taylor Lawan]

Can I just watch some college football.

[Will Compton]

And not enjoy the game like everybody else?

[Taylor Lawan]

You going to kick me out of here too?

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Yeah. So buddy. Dude, and I'm sitting there and I.

[Taylor Lawan]

Bums me out, bro.

[Will Compton]

Standing room couple like a mom and a dad or recognize this because their son's like, hey, busting with the boys at the game. They're like, could we get like, where do I get those hats? And I literally I have a hat buckled on my. On my belt loop. I'm like, oh, you guys can have this one. It says dad. It's for their kid. And he's like, hey, we really appreciate this. Points at Jared and goes, can you buy that one on. Be on, like, somewhere? And we're like. I'm like, go, Jared. Give me your hat. Give me your hat.

[Ty Simpson]

So we.

[Will Compton]

Jared gives him the hat. He gets a beanie, like. And I'm just, dude, I am so frustrated at the situation. I'm frustrated. All the things. I think we did a great job at the end of it, but I feel bad for Brett because Brett's like, hey, I'll leave whenever you guys want to leave. I'm like, let's get out of here.

[Taylor Lawan]

Brett, by the way, massive Miami Hurricane.

[Will Compton]

Massive Miami. Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

He's wanted nothing more than to come on one of the trips, right? And then see his Miami Hurricanes in the college football playoffs.

[Will Compton]

To the point where I'm apologetic. I'm like, dude, it does not usually go like this. It's usually so much more easy. On top of the.

[Matt Malone]

On top of all of the destruction taking place, the game is so gross. Miami's 1 for 4 on field goals. It's just. It's pathetic.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, it's bad.

[Taylor Lawan]

It was a defensive battle.

[Matt Malone]

It was. You're right. It was on par, though, for the day. Right. And I feel like you. I. I'm now kind of understanding how infuriated you were because you kept it very well together.

[Will Compton]

I appreciate that. I do appreciate that. I did have to mention it a couple times, but, yeah, I was. I was tired about the situation, so. Oh, we. We just. To put this in a bow for you real quick. We end up going to a bar, corner pub or something like that.

[Jeremy Klump]

Something Corner something.

[Will Compton]

Corner something. Grab a feast. It was a nice little meal. And then go to the. Go to the plane. We watched the end of the game on the plane, and I'm. I'm apologetic to Brett, like, man, I'm really sorry.

[Jeremy Klump]

Jared asleep in the corner.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, it went down like this. But that is essentially sleep. Our tripping.

[Taylor Lawan]

So you don't know. It's. We're speculating, but the thought is, is that old buddy from Oklahoma called A and M called the College Football Playoff, basically ran a coup to keep the boys out.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah, dude. And trust me, I know he just explained the whole story, but we could not have been more respectful throughout the situation. And I was telling clump, like, the main goal of us going to these games, especially a Place we've never been to. Like Oklahoma. We want to show off Oklahoma. We want everybody to know about the atmosphere and hype up Oklahoma up. Ultimately this guy, he wants the same thing for Oklahoma. He wants it to be the best experience for media, yada, yada, yada. But him going after us now, we initially we had the same goal. Now we're going the opposite way and it's making it worse for Oklahoma.

[Will Compton]

Right.

[Jeremy Klump]

And it's like, dude, we were on. We're on the same team.

[Will Compton]

That's like people are going to watch the vlog and I'm sure like the one, the tier ones are gonna have a stale, a bad taste in their mouth.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Because of Oklahoma. And I can't help but feel some type of way about Oklahoma right now. I don't want to because it's not the player's fault, it's not the coach's fault. It's definitely not Dob's fault. Might be Dobbs fault, but like everyone was.

[Taylor Lawan]

Did you hit him at all? No. It's obviously a game we had. I've been trying to seek out that. Hey, Dog. Who, who. Who's. Who's this dude right here?

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Oh, you talked to Dog about it?

[Taylor Lawan]

No, I'm saying that's what I would have done. Oh, like I'm thinking if I'm on.

[Will Compton]

The field, bullets are flying.

[Taylor Lawan]

So much going on. Hey, James Dobson on the sideline. Can you get him to come here for a second?

[Will Compton]

Yeah. And dude, like 80,000 plus people, coaches, players, the whole thing, Everyone was great. It was this one guy, this one guy decided, just like he hated busting with the boys or. Or that thought we were incredibly stepping on toes. And because of that, I'm like kind of Oklahoma now. And I hate that I feel that way. I need. I want to feel a different way. Can I get redemption?

[Taylor Lawan]

And I. I do just want to bring this up.

[Ty Simpson]

This is all allegations right now. Nothing can be confirmed, but I think.

[Taylor Lawan]

Like the lil be the base God curse.

[Ty Simpson]

There is now a bus and curse.

[Taylor Lawan]

That we don't mean to throw on people, but a certain Team DM'd us that, you know, it doesn't really work that way. You guys can't really come onto the sideline. At our school, that team only won one game. After that DM, they were in the top 10.

[Will Compton]

They'll.

[Taylor Lawan]

They'll remain unnamed.

[Will Compton]

Feels a little egotistical to feel like that we have that kind of power.

[Ty Simpson]

I don't know.

[Will Compton]

I feel a little like Jeremy Klump.

[Ty Simpson]

Right Now, Oklahoma then pulls that in.

[Taylor Lawan]

Oklahoma loses.

[Ty Simpson]

Texas A and M then pulls that. Texas A and M loses. I'm just saying there's a.

[Matt Malone]

There's a pattern.

[Will Compton]

I don't think A and M pulled anything. I think this is called, like, College Football Playoff. Once you get in the playoffs, they're running the show over the school, which is a very interesting playoff.

[Taylor Lawan]

It's espn. Right.

[Jeremy Klump]

That's what I was getting confused on. I'm like, what do you mean? Only the broadcast people have the rights to the game? Like, we're with espn. This game is on ESPN channel.

[Taylor Lawan]

Right. And these credentials say that we're able to access these points because every time we go to a game, like, we're always very aware that, you know, very appreciative that we get the access that we do. And sometimes there's a little bit of an imposter syndrome going on. Like, while we're trying to get into the game, everybody. Every school we go to, whether they're fans of the show or whatnot, like, people come up to us, and everybody is super helpful with helping us because we're not trying to do things that we're not supposed to do. We're like, hey, we're. We're trying to be on our best behavior to come here and essentially show off the school, show off the team. We eventually become fans of the team. The next thing you know, we got, like, eight favorite teams.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

That were rooting for throughout college football. Yeah. But this one, it's like, yeah, dude kind of chaps my ass to hear that this dude was essentially being an. Because, you know, he's. He like, whatever spot he's in, he's probably got a lot on his plate dealing with everybody the day of the game. But to. To be an TO people.

[Will Compton]

Right.

[Taylor Lawan]

Especially if it's not like, you guys weren't doing anything. And they'd be like, I told him to not to stop filming or whatever. And it's like, bro, when you went up and said, hey, would you mind not filming X, Y, and Z? Like, ESPN kind of has rights. Like, oh, no, totally get it. I won't film anymore. The game. Here's usually what we do.

[Will Compton]

Right.

[Taylor Lawan]

And then there's almost like a mutual respect. Like, oh, I totally understand that. Just make sure if you do film, it'd be on the crowd. But just try not to do the game because they're. They're tight wads on making us have the rights and everything else.

[Will Compton]

Put yourself on our side.

[Taylor Lawan]

There's this almost relationship that's forming like, you know, nobody's trying to do anything disrespectful while we're there.

[Will Compton]

And I. I think there was a. More than a couple of times I asked the boys. I'm like, could we have handled that any different, any better? Is there any way we could have gone about it? Because, dude, a couple of times I was feeling myself, like, kind of creeping up. And then. Let me trip. Let me chirp at this guy. Let me do the. But they just. Even then I was like, let me just.

[Matt Malone]

I knew that we had done the right thing when Brett Mays was like, no, we couldn't have been more respectful.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Our father of the trip.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

Brett is poison.

[Will Compton]

Grace. Yeah, Brett.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

You think Brett's gonna make a mistake like this?

[Will Compton]

No.

[Matt Malone]

As long as we're on his team, I think we're on the right side.

[Will Compton]

Of history and we're talking. Like. My big concern is, like, was. Is when clump calls me and he's like, people at ESPN called me. We had this conversation. And the people that called him from espn, I know what they've had to deal with in the past with other people. And I don't want the narrative to start like, oh, busting with the boys is like X, Y and Z. Because I. I like to believe we try to handle ourselves the most inviting way possible. Fans, people that allow us to have access and everything. So shitty situation, you know?

[Taylor Lawan]

Then you're just caught in this bizarre world because some people are wanting to be helpful and it's like, where are we supposed to go? This is what we have. Like, if we're not allowed to be there, that's totally fine. It feels like we're supposed. Everybody keeps saying we're supposed to be there, but then we go in and dude's like, getting the finger at us and everything else to get out of there. You almost just don't know what to do, right?

[Will Compton]

And to be fair to this guy, they did have a 17 point lead and they were fumbling the bag at that point. When. When he did see us. Anyway, that's the weekend.

[Taylor Lawan]

So is Oklahoma dead to us, man.

[Will Compton]

At this point, dude, it's too early to say, but, yeah, I think they're on suspicion.

[Taylor Lawan]

I gotta call. I gotta call. I gotta call dber, man.

[Will Compton]

I don't even know if he can.

[Taylor Lawan]

Well, I mean, I could call him and talk to him.

[Will Compton]

No, you. You know, I think. I think you let. You let this clip get to Dobson and the first phone call he makes you. You decline It. No, I can't call it back five minutes later.

[Taylor Lawan]

I've talked to. There's a lot. There's a lot of players on the team that's like fans of the show.

[Will Compton]

No doubt, no doubt.

[Taylor Lawan]

So it bums me out.

[Will Compton]

Could.

[Taylor Lawan]

Because this could be a spot that we'd want to go. I would have. Before this happens. Like Oklahoma would have been a spot 100 go to during our spring tour or fall camp or whatever it might be.

[Will Compton]

Right. And Gabe Iker, who I play with in the Titans, he came in the same year as me. We're chopping it up. We're talking about game plans, the whole thing. Like, he's a big piece of Oklahoma. He does a lot like a radio show for them. He's really in the weeds with that school. He's like, you're gonna love here. It's incredible. My buddy. It seems like it's an awesome place to be around and then just kind of goes bad. Tough.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Ty Simpson]

Hard to kill.

[Will Compton]

Hard to kill. Hard to kill. But listen, boys, I hope you guys enjoy the vlog. Cuz it's. Regardless, it's a.

[Taylor Lawan]

If you.

[Jeremy Klump]

If you watch the vlog and you're wondering, wait, why does it look like this? Come listen to the podcast. You'll get the explanation why may. May be a little bit choppy.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Absolute. Absolutely.

[Taylor Lawan]

Here. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

The good news is we have our guest today is the winner of that game between the quarterback for the winning team. Oklahoma, Alabama. Ty Simpson. Ty Simpson, high and tight. Ty Simpson, high and tight.

[Taylor Lawan]

High and tight.

[Will Compton]

High and tight. Friend of the show now will come on in the off season. He's a little wolf dude, ripping around. He's got a massive mentality on him. Comes up to me. Almost pulled my damn peck trying to hurt me. Didn't know what he said. Be a fucking wolf is what he said. I'm a fucking wolf today.

[Jeremy Klump]

Coolest thing about Ty is that when we went to Alabama for spring tour Book was telling us about him. Like, hey, one of our quarterbacks really wants to meet you. And remember this is two years ago. So Ty's like a freshman. He's third string and just hyped to be at Alabama. And he comes up, introduces himself, extremely polite kid. And to see him do college football the old school way, wait his turn, become a quarterback of a top team with a chance to win a championship. And to know he's one of the boys is awesome story arc.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, man, we were touching on that too when he got off as well. But you'll laugh at this, Book tries to face me. I don't answer because Charles sleeping like the kids are sleeping around because we had stayed. I had stayed up and watched the conclusion of the game. And Book tries facetiming me right away to talk noise, bro. And then as Ty's like, you know, one of my best friends, Tyler Booker, and I'm like, I went back to him like, yo, Book was trying to FaceTime me talking noise whenever the Crimson Tide came back and won the game. But yeah, great interview. I can't wait to have him on the bus.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

In the off season because there's, there's some questions that we definitely wanted to ask or go.

[Will Compton]

We alluded to it, but there wasn't time.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah. Yeah. But it's a fun interview.

[Will Compton]

Let's enjoy it. Dude. Let's get into it right now. Quick little ad break. Please subscribe.

[Taylor Lawan]

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Oh, yeah, we need Matt.

[Taylor Lawan]

We'll talk Matalone. And then also for all the college football talk that will be happening on the locker room that will come out later today with Josh pay. Well, we'll have our locker room show. I, I believe that drops at 6:00pm.

[Will Compton]

Central Time on Monday, so it'll be out already.

[Taylor Lawan]

The, oh, the locker room be out today. Okay, so all the locker room. If you're, if you're, if you're listening to just busting with the boys and you're wondering why we're not talking football. We had our NFL breakdown with Greg Olsen yesterday. We had our locker room episode with Josh Bait yesterday. Sitting in a little unique spot with the college football playoff being like 10 days out or a week and a half out. We got Christmas coming up, so we dropped those episodes early for you guys. So that's where you can go and consume all the football talk. Matt Malone.

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We'll wrap and do it for the post tie.

[Taylor Lawan]

Okay. Well, yeah, okay. We'll get into Ty Simpson. Enjoy Ty Simpson. Big cucks, tiny kisses. Make sure you subscribe. Enjoy these ad reads.

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[Taylor Lawan]

What's up, Ty?

[Ty Simpson]

What up, fellas?

[Will Compton]

There he is, the wolf. I sound like that dude. Hey, are we rolling? All right, Ty, we're rolling. We know you got only a finite amount of time, buddy. First off, I Know there's only three of us on the bus right now, but let's give Ty Simpson a round of applause for coming in. Absolutely. Giving me probably tearing my chest this weekend when he comes and you dap me up. You throw that shoulder pad into me and you're like, be a wolf. I don't even know what you said. What did you say? Because you hit me up, you hit me with some energy that I was.

[Taylor Lawan]

Not trying to get some juice, right?

[Ty Simpson]

Head fomo.

[Taylor Lawan]

When I'm looking at the screen, I was like, oh, damn. Yeah, this kid's ready to go.

[Will Compton]

Because when they're like, they started backing us up and they're like, hey, Alabama's coming. Alabama's coming. I know. Hey, the boy Ty, like, he messes with the squad. Hopefully I get to see him. He starts power walking his ass toward me, and I'm like, all right, dap up, hug. Here we go. This body bags me. And he says, scream something at me. Two things went in my head. One, kids got juice. Second thing is, I wonder if you saw espn and that's what he's commenting on.

[Ty Simpson]

So, yeah, man, I. I was. I always fired up, right? Like, you know, once in a lifetime game, knew what was on the line, knew kind of the energy going into the game about, you know, the. The script of, you know, Alabama and how everybody, like I said, wrote us off. Will Compton and of course, saw the boy, right, and got fired up. And he told me all the time, right, keep that ball high. Keep it. Keep it tucked. And I just told you. I was like, I'm a wolf today. You know, I'm. I'm a wolf. Let's go. And that was the motto going into the game, dude.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, that does fire me up from your perspective for the team's mind, because as players, you kind of. You get motivated. You alluded to, but everybody writing you off. You know, the thing with the. You see us all picking Oklahoma on espn, like, in your mind as a player, what do you feel like the locker room was feeling that was at stake. Take beyond. Hey, we're in the playoffs, getting an opportunity. Like, what kind of chip was on your shoulder?

[Ty Simpson]

I mean, we just kind of had nothing to lose. You know what I mean? Of course, you know, having the. The days off, right? It was. That's all everybody. ESPN talked about was just, you know, Alabama didn't look good in the SEC championship. They've fallen off the offense the last couple weeks. You know, the defense can't stop the run. Just a whole bunch of. Just you know, talk that we didn't really appreciate, right? And people didn't, you know, understand and value what we went through throughout the season, right. You know, the first game we get it, you know, didn't play our best. And then we go through an eight game stretch of, you know, hard, hard schedule, right? We, you know, go to Athens and get it done there. Then, you know, we play Vanderbilt, who is, you know, a really good team. Then Missouri, then Tennessee, then go to a hostile environment. South Carolina just, you know, back backs against the wall every game in the sec. And then, you know, we. We drop one to Oklahoma, which in all honesty, right, like, if we just had a couple plays back that, you know, probably. Probably is a different type of game. And then we didn't put our best foot forward the SEC championship. So just the narrative of, like, Alabama isn't who they are. They don't have Saban, they don't have the same Jews on the same squad like they used to. It kind of, you know, to me, honestly, just kind of pissed me off because I was like, you know, why does everybody bring up the past? Like, you know, I get that. You know, I came here with Saban. I had, you know, Price young Will Anderson's my teammates or, you know, the boy Tyler Booker, who's my best friend. Like, everybody wants to talk about that, but, like, nobody wants to talk about the 2025 team and what we've done. Like, everybody, you know, didn't expect us to make the playoff. We made the playoff. And then, you know, the, you know, writing this off about the Oklahoma game, like, all right, let's do it, man. And, you know, I was just excited. The whole team was excited. We have a team, players only meeting every Friday before the game, or it would have been Thursday. And I just got up, up, and I was like, guys, I ain't got nothing to say, man. Like, let's go. Y' all know how I feel. I need this game back. Y' all need this game back. We got. We got everything to prove. Let's go do it.

[Will Compton]

God.

[Taylor Lawan]

Hey, that's it. It went fleeting. But he mentioned Tyler Booker being his best friend. Yeah, Tyler Booker FaceTimed me, was FaceTiming me right after that game. I was in bed because I was in. Out in New York with the fam doing. Doing the Christmas thing. So I had kind of the family in the room with me. They were all sleeping as I stayed up to watch the rest of the game. But Book is facetiming me at the end of the game. I Didn't end up answering just because I was around everybody. But now that makes sense.

[Will Compton]

Makes sense.

[Taylor Lawan]

It makes even more sense now because.

[Will Compton]

You know, the boys talk like, he had this team meeting on Thursday, Wednesday, Tuesday, Monday. He's calling. Hey, got to get on Will Compton's ass.

[Taylor Lawan]

Hey, I told you.

[Will Compton]

I told you. Yeah, what I say about them boys?

[Ty Simpson]

Hey, he called. He called me after he made sure that. To tell me he was calling you. Will.

[Will Compton]

Ty. One thing, dude, one thing that is happens in the sports media world is this, right? People see a team, they see the cribs and tie. They see what they've done the last 20 years, all of us. You guys lose to Oklahoma, you don't look great. So, hey, let's make a storyline out of everything thing. And I sit there and I'm like, I kind of understand it. Like, maybe ties hurt. Maybe something's going on. They got some receivers that are dropping balls. Maybe Oklahoma. Oklahoma can get them twice. And you guys are hearing all that narrative. What. What's going through the mind of your psyche when you're down 17 0. When. Yeah, yeah, when Oklahoma, you're like, hey, we're going to do this, guys. I got nothing to say. We're going to. You know, I need this game. Y' all need this game. We got to get this back. Let's prove everybody wrong. And then you're halfway through the second quarter, and it's like, oh, shit, maybe they were right. You know, that kind of feeling. Because you guys, Your guys's offense wasn't. Didn't do a whole lot in the second in the first half. Like, you guys were kind of. Yeah, they got one point. You guys had three drives, nine plays and five total yards. And I'm looking. I'm looking up at the board being like, dude, what is going on?

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

With this squad. And so. But then you guys obviously have the pick six. You throw a nice ball to get the juice going with the boys in the second quarter, that inevitably you guys just go on this incredible run. But what is going through your mind when you're down that much? And the narrative is. Has been as loud as it has been.

[Ty Simpson]

Yeah. So, you know, to give a little background, right. That whole week, like, going forward, I had been watching the Last Dance and then the man in the arena with Tom Brady, and it just fired me up. Right. You know, everybody was talking about, you know, in the last dance, just, you know, Jordan's mentality.

[Taylor Lawan]

The.

[Ty Simpson]

The Bulls, you know, a playoff game one time to where he had like, three Media guys sitting on the front row and they had like, you know, pick the Bulls to get swept or something. And Jordan was like, you know, we took care of you last. Last game. Took care of you the game before. We're going to take care of you this game. And then, you know, Tom Brady, he just talked about, you know, the team and how, you know, his. How he got better towards, you know, the end of his career, just of how much he learned and just about, you know, the Patriots and doing his job, you know, all the comeback victories or whatever. And it really made sense to me, right, because in that moment, you know, everybody knew it was going to be hard, right? Like on the road, playoff game Friday night, down 17, nothing, right? Like, that's a really, really good team and, you know, a really good defense. So down 17, nothing, right? Like, all we needed was a chance. We just needed a spark. And so, you know, going up and down the sideline, like, guys, like, we got to believe, man, just, you know, take your time, do your job. That's all I ask. Everybody does their job. Like, we're going to be fine. We just need something to get going. And sure enough, right, third down, they played, man. Man, the last, like, four third downs that we've had, we get a, you know, Lottie runs a good route, get a good, good protection. That was the spark we needed. Flip the field. And once that happened, I knew I was like, let' man, like, just. Just give me the ball, you know, some type of. Some type of just spark. And, you know, that's. That's all we needed. And once we got that spark, everybody was just like, all right, like, we can do this. You know what I mean? I got a couple of stops, got a couple, you know, got a turnover, right? Like, that's the name of football, you guys know, man, it just is a, you know, a great game, fun game. And, you know, you just gotta. Gotta believe, man, like, so many things can happen in the game, but, like, like I said, you gotta have that wolf mentality of. Of like, just, let's go, man. Like, give me the ball. I'm ready to rock and roll. Let's compete, you know, let's just hang out and ball for the boys.

[Taylor Lawan]

As you guys are taking over that game, talk to me about what it was like playing in that atmosphere. You. You guys are in the sec, so you play in a lot of chaotic atmospheres. But was there a difference going into Norman, knowing that it was a playoff game?

[Ty Simpson]

Oh, absolutely. I mean, you know, last year, everybody knows what happened Right. Like, same. Same type, you know, environment a little different because it wasn't a playoff game, but night game, you know, just rocking and rolling, but you can just feel the energy coming in and then, you know, running out. Pre game, the student section's filled up. I'm throwing, you know, I'm warming up, and I got guys, you know, in. In my ear, telling me, reminded me of the pick six that I threw at in Tuscaloosa. And then the light show. And then next thing you know, 50 Cent comes out, out. It's like, man, is this part of a movie? Like, what's going on, dude? I mean, but you guys embrace that part, though.

[Taylor Lawan]

I saw you out there. I saw you out there. Don't let a white boy get a little bit of motion now.

[Ty Simpson]

Vanilla Vic. Now, come on, everybody. But, dude, it was. I mean, it was electric, man. Like, playing the sec, there's nothing like it, you know, Auburn, South Carolina, anytime we get to, you know, play in the atmosphere like that, I love it. Just because, you know, that's what you dream of as a kid.

[Will Compton]

Dude, we were sitting there right as the third quarter was ending, and this airborne guy who did the flyover, he's standing right next to us. And they're like, you know, hey, there's me a fourth quarter between the fourth quarter performance taking place. And I kind of say to JP One of our guys, I'm like, man, who do you think it's going to be? And the. The dude that's in the military, he's like, 50 Cent. And we're like, yo, that would be just nuts if it was 50 Cent. And then it comes over, he's on the big screen, he's like, hey, blah, blah, blah. It says, whatever. And then Manny, man, like, oh, my. And he starts walking at that point, you know, you're like, holy, dude, this is 50 Cent. Like, I just got done watching the Diddy documentary. This guy's the man out here, right, dude? And I'm. I'm literally watching him perform in front of everybody. You can just tell he's comfortable, he's put a couple pounds on, he's living the dream, all that thing. And I start to pivot and turn, and I look over at the Oklahoma. I'm like, there's no way Oklahoma loses his game now. There's no way they're driving the whole thing. I look over Oklahoma sideline is kind of, like, chilling. Kind of hang out. There's maybe a couple guys. And I look at the Alabama sideline and Alabama sideline is losing their mind. They're all like, half the team is over on like the fifth, like in the middle of the field getting all excited, stuff like that. And then you go on this press conference and you're like, yeah, I didn't even know he was there. Why did you think you should lie to the media and pretend like you didn't think that he said no?

[Ty Simpson]

Like, I, I didn't know that he was like, actually there. And then like, you know, of course I know. You know Mini man, the song, we play it, you know, every Friday before we get on the plane to go to where we're going. And then like Kaden Proctor like tapped me and he was coming out of the tunnel and I was like, oh my God, like, let's go. And then they just fired me up, right? So like it was, dude, we embraced that stuff. You know what I mean? Like, just being there, being in a playoff game, that's what I told the guy. Guys, you know, the night before the game, like, you know, I, I thanked them and I was like, guys, like, this is going to be awesome. This is something that we're going to tell like our, our kids, kids, like, you know, we're going to remember this forever and you know, just embrace whatever happens and have fun with it. You're with your guys. Like, there's no other team I'd rather be with in the 2025 Bama team going into this environment and you know, that's, that's just what we did. And when that, you know, 50 Cent came out, I was like, let's go, man. Like, it's time to ride.

[Will Compton]

I love that, dude.

[Taylor Lawan]

How, how important was the, the, the downtime for the healthier football team after the SEC championship?

[Ty Simpson]

Huge, dude. Just so, I mean, y' all understand, right? Like one, you know, playing the SEC in our schedule, right? Like every week is just like the NFL type, you know what I mean? Just, you know, different, different type of players, different type of vibes, just, you know, taking a beating each week, you know, unfortunately, you know, with that, like we had some guys beat up. So, you know, just being able to relax and like take a time off mentally and physically was so big. And it, you know, kind of showed, you know, in the game, right? Just taking a breath is what you need, you know, because we're going, you know, seven days a week. Just whether it's meetings, walkthroughs, practice, like at the facility, getting treatment just is a full time job. So, you know, those 10 days were just so big for us. To just relax as a. As a group and just hang out is what we needed.

[Taylor Lawan]

Talk about the. The leadership of Coach DeBoer. We've had him on a couple times. We're big fans of his as far as talking culture and everything else. You can just feel that he's got. He's got that, it. That it factor when leading a football team. But with all the noise that was going around, Coach DeBoer leading up to this Bama game, with all the talks of potential Michigan and again, all of the media noise, how were you guys?

[Jeremy Klump]

How.

[Taylor Lawan]

How was that handled throughout the week? Player, maybe from a player perspective, was there messaging and meetings about it, about it getting addressed? But Talk about Coach DeBoer for a minute with the week leading up, with all the noise on the outside.

[Ty Simpson]

Well, I mean, it starts with him, right? Like, just his leadership and what he shows as a head coach. It starts with him and then trickles down through everything else. But that's, you know, one of the reasons why I respect Coach debord so much is one, right? Me being here with Coach Saban being one of the reasons why I came. Him leaving and then, you know, Coach Deborah wanting to, you know, have the opportunity to coach after him, right? Like, not many guys would want to coach after the goat, you know what I mean? Like, being able to take on that challenge and, you know, all the expectations, right? Like, that's one reason that I respect him. Another reason is, you know, with all that noise going on about Michigan, right, earlier in the year, about Penn State, like, nobody really knew, you know, and nobody really knows now, like, all Coach DeBoer, you know, has talked about is just Alabama, Alabama, Alabama. And y' all saw it during the game. Like, none of it, you know, none of it distracted us. That Alabama is what he cares about and preaches, and that's what he is going to continue to preach about. He just wants to be in the moment, in the present. He talks about being 1 0, and this is where he wants to be. And, you know, that's just a testament to him, right, of not letting the outside noise distract our team. And you know what he does, because we're on a mission right now, and that's the win. You know, each game can go one and. Oh, right. You know, first off, we beat Oklahoma, right? So now we go play a really good Indiana team in the Rose bowl, and that's, you know, our job and our mindset.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, The. The classic Big Ten versus SEC about to take place. No doubt. Kaylin DeBoer, his culture, his leadership, everything. Like, man would look fantastic in Mason Blue. You're very lucky to have him. But you're talking about. You came in under Saban. Saban decides, hey, I'm gonna. I'm gonna get out of here. I don't like the landscape of football. Whatever his decisions were probably. He is the goat of all college football. You're a five star and you're sitting behind a quarterback for a while, and this new Nil era is, hey, it does. There's really not a whole lot of loyalty with the schools. It's more about, where can I go get mine, where can I go play? What about your mindset was like, okay, the coach I committed to is now retiring. I don't know much about this Kaylin DeBoer guy. What made you stay in Tuscaloosa?

[Ty Simpson]

It was hard. I'm gonna be honest with you guys. Just with everything going on, the opportunities, seeing, you know, other people who, you know, I, I knew I could beat out and, you know, were better than. It was very difficult. But, you know, going. Going to Alabama, I always had a, you know, mindset going in, right? Like, you know, what do I want out of, you know, my college career? And I've always wanted to be, you know, the best that I can be and play in the NFL and getting recruited by Saban. He always talks about, you know, creating value for yourself, you know, always, whether it's, you know, on the field or off your. Off the field. And he said that, you know, Alabama is the, you know, the place. Do that whether it's with football or off the field with, you know, marketing or, you know, media or just being, you know, in general with a. With a degree. So, you know, with everything going on, right, And Satan retires, you know, I'm shell shocked just as everybody else. I'm like, man, this is, you know, I chose to come back, literally, like two days before I had a conversation with him, like, hey, coach, you know, what should I do? And, you know, we talked about it and he said, you know, I get it if you want to leave, but, you know, I know you and I know what you wanted in recruiting, and, you know, if you want to create value for yourself and you want, you know, to be a first round draft pick, you know, this is. This could be a great story for you and you could leave a legacy here. And so I thought about it, prayed about it, and I was like, you know what? Like, you're right. And then next thing you know, he retires. I'm sitting there, you Know, I'm sitting there and I'm like, well, you know that he just lied to me. But also as a coach's son, right, Like, I understand, I understand what was going on, understand how he thought about it. We had a good conversation about it, and to this day we laugh about it. So, you know, going through the process, I'm like, you know, who's it going to be? Who's it going to be? And then, you know, Coach DeBoer comes in and at first I'm like, man, you know, I don't know, guys. A little, you know, west coast guy, like, you know, PAC12 at the time just took, you know, went on the Washington. But I knew, knew his background and I knew he was an offensive guy. So, you know, I'm like, you know what? You know, I chose Alabama. I love the sec, you know, give it a shot, right? So I go through the spring, it was just like a complete 180, just kind of, you know, got to play ball. It was free. It was offensive minded and not defensive minded. And honestly, like, it probably was better for my development in, in a sort of way just because it wasn't so it was honest because I could just play. You know what I mean? Like, the only reps that I got, you know, were some in a game, some in the South Florida game. But it was all like defensive minded reps and I could never, you know, I had to prove to myself that I could actually play. I knew I could, you know, do it whether it was, you know, in high school or in, in practice, but like during a game or during a, you know, just a live action scrimmage, like I needed to prove to myself that I could and coach the board. That's all. All we did during the spring was just like, hey, y' all just go play, man. Like, just go do, go do you. And honestly, like, I took a huge step and after that spring, coach talked to me and he was like, look, man, like, you know, I understand what's going on. You know, I understand Jalen's here. Like, what do you want to do? And I was like, you know what? Like, why not? Like, why not stay? Why not do the abnormal thing and, you know, prove to everybody that I want to be here and help out the team because I love my teammates. I, I could see myself on another sideline, looking across and seeing Tyler Booker over there, seeing Parker Brailsford, Jeremy Bernard, you know, Deontay Lawson, and then, you know, waiting one more year and then earning my, the respect of my teammates and Trying to win the job next year. And that's what I did. And so, you know, I wanted to, you know, create value for myself in the, in the draft process and earn the respect of my teammates, but also, you know, leave a legacy. Legacy here, you know, the University of.

[Will Compton]

Alabama, is it now I need to know a little bit about. What does that say? Oh, yeah, we have a light question coming up. But before that, when you're having these conversations with the Boar and trying to figure out, do I stay? Do I be abnormal? Whatever it is, what is the cell phone looking like? Like, I'm sure you're getting blown up. You're a five star kid and there's, there's little duffel bags waiting around anywhere for you. And these places. How tempting does that get at times when you have some random school call and be like, yeah, seven figures, baby, yeah, come over.

[Taylor Lawan]

I mean, and who was close to possibly getting, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, we're.

[Will Compton]

Far enough along now we can talk about it.

[Ty Simpson]

You know, it's never been about the money for me, right. Like, I'm a coach's son. I love ball. Like, I just wanted to play. So whenever, you know, I, I could play, get the most out of my ability and be able to create value, like for myself, like Coach Saban said. But, like, that was the biggest thing for me. So whether it was, you know, at the best competition at SEC or, you know, at a big time school, that's like what I wanted to do. I'm not going to throw any names out there because I don't want to get anybody in trouble.

[Taylor Lawan]

But maybe when you're, maybe when you're on the bus. Postseason.

[Ty Simpson]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, exactly. When I'm on the bus. Bus, we can talk about it. But it was, you know, it was buzzing and we had, you know, real conversations with, with my dad and my agent just about like, hey, like, what do you want to do? And it just never felt right. Like, you know, I, whether, you know, schools are calling and I was like, you know, imagine myself at that city or, or that school. And it was just like, man, like, no, why would I want to go, you know, play there? I got to go play, you know, so and so I got to go do this when I could, you know, just wait one more year, learn, try to get some more reps, try to get, you know, better understanding of the offense and play against Tennessee next year, Georgia play against, you know, Vanderbilt. Like, you know, guys, guys like that, teams like that played in a playoff game against Oklahoma. Like, you Know, if I would have went somewhere else, like, you know, I feel very confident in myself, my abilities, that we could have gotten there. But, like, it would have been, you know, it would have been difficult for sure.

[Taylor Lawan]

Bud light. Question. They keep flashing spotlight. Question.

[Will Compton]

The boys got a meeting. He's got to get ready for Indiana, the big bad wolf of the Big Ten.

[Jeremy Klump]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

And look, I'll be giving you guys some more rat poison and some more bolted board material when I get out there and start talking about how Indiana and Fernando Mendoza is going to give you the nicest ass whooping of all time. But, Ty, bro, for people out there watching too, because of clearly, I've been one of the guys that spread that Notre Dame would beat all these teams and Bama should be in the playoff and all of that stuff. I've been such a massive fan of yours. I've always talked about Ty Simpson high and tight, everything else. But when you do come on the bus in the off season, for all the. The clips we have where you're yelling about being a wolf and everything else, we had a very cool conversation. Like way back in the day when you were. When you were buried in the depth chart, and we got to meet at Boost Fitness at the Boost FIT Club out here in Nashville where I met you for the first time. And then as I. As I see you again when we come out to interview Coach DeBoer, and then I'm following you this season and all the stuff that I'm now able to put together and be like, man, this is really cool that this dude. We had a conversation at Boost FIT Club here in Nashville about being buried on the depth chart. And I'm thinking in my head, there's so many aliens at Alabama. Like, hopefully this. It works out for this kid one day. Day. But whenever you come on the bus, would love to dive into that psyche of being patient, being steadfast in the process, all the challenging moments that you've had through adversity and everything else, because I can tell you're an absolute sicko when it comes to consuming things like man in the arena, the last dance, everything sports psychology related. So you have to come on the bus in the off season now that we're about to get to our bud.

[Will Compton]

Light, I was like, yeah, hell yeah. What's he gonna ask?

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, I want to sit here and talk. I know he would. Would love to break it down, but knowing he's got a meeting like this is gonna. Like, it's. It's gonna be a fun conversation, right? And I also just want to tell people as he's out there mindlessly yelling about being a wolf, like, there's just. There's context that I'm sure he pulls from of all of the different spots of adversity that you've had along the way that I would love for you to share whenever you do come on the bus one day.

[Ty Simpson]

No, man, Absolutely. And, you know, I want to say, like, thank you to you guys, because, like you said, Will, like, you know, coming up to you at Boost, right? Like, you know, I've always been a fan of Yalls, you know, know, because being a Tennessee kid and y' all playing for the Titans, right? Like, always kept up with y', all, but, you know, y' all being athletes and just, you know, showing Yalls platform of just being boys and. And just being fellas, right? And like, having all the, you know, this podcast and building your brand and just, you know, showing people that athletes are guys, too. And then Yalls mindset with the Wolf and then everything else in general, right? Like, we appreciate that. And I do, especially just because we know when I listen to your podcast and watch those videos, you know, under the hood, like, it just. It puts a smile on my face, right? Just because it's just, you know, something to watch and something to, you know, think about and look forward to and, you know, just kind of get my mind off of football knowing that, you know, we're athletes and we think the same way and we can just, you know, like. Like I said in your motto, right, like, be a boy. So I appreciate you guys, honestly. Thank you.

[Will Compton]

Dude, that is. That is awesome. It's incredible for you to say. I cannot wait to break down all the psyche stuff and everything, because you're right. Like, there is. It's a different world when you're living in it and you're so zoomed in the process and you're motivated in every little thing or possibly you're reaching for to grab motivation. I can't wait to hear about more in depth your guys's conversation.

[Taylor Lawan]

It's going to be that much. Hearing what he just said. It's going to be that much harder picking Indiana.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, but we're going to have to.

[Taylor Lawan]

But I'm going to. I got to do what I got to do.

[Will Compton]

We got to do what I got to do.

[Ty Simpson]

You got to do it.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Six and a half point five favorites. They open up at six and a half point favorites against the Alabama Crimson Tide. We won't get into betting night with the kid. We're not going to do that. But the Bud Light question. All right, so people will do anything for an ice cold Bud Light. What is something that Ty Simpson would do anything for? Cannot say family. You can't say family. But what's something you would do anything for? And there's something low hanging fruit stand right out there. But you go and take, take it whatever you want.

[Ty Simpson]

I mean, I gotta get the variable answer right. Like anything for a national champion.

[Will Compton]

Yes. That's the end.

[Taylor Lawan]

So you're saying you'd cut your dick off for a national championship?

[Ty Simpson]

I mean, you know, I. I said I'd do anything. Right? So whatever.

[Jeremy Klump]

Whatever.

[Ty Simpson]

Puts 19 up there for the. For the Crimson tie.

[Taylor Lawan]

Y' all know it.

[Ty Simpson]

Come on now.

[Taylor Lawan]

I love that he do a. Just a young Thundercat. Yeah. No family yet. No nothing.

[Will Compton]

That is the definition of being zoomed in. It's 21 years old. He's like, I'll cut it off right now. I will die.

[Taylor Lawan]

Roll Ty.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, exactly. Everybody Cribs and Tide fans like, you hear what our boy would do. Your. Your quarterback wouldn't cut his dick off. Ours would.

[Taylor Lawan]

Dude.

[Will Compton]

Round of applause. Ty Simpson, man. We know you had a meeting, man. You're the best. Once your season is over, hopefully a long time from now, Come on the bus. Come sit with the boys. Let's. Let's just have a great time together.

[Ty Simpson]

Gotta do it, man. Love you guys. I appreciate you. And you know, like I said, keep doing what y' all are doing for, you know, athletes like us. And it's be a wolf now. Come on, be a wolf.

[Taylor Lawan]

Love you too, bro. I love you too. Keep that thing high and tight.

[Ty Simpson]

I'm telling you, you gotta go better.

[Taylor Lawan]

And two for 12 on third down. Ty, you know that. You know that.

[Ty Simpson]

Just whatever. Whatever it does to win the game, that's all I care about.

[Taylor Lawan]

All right, brother.

[Will Compton]

Appreciate you, Ty.

[Taylor Lawan]

Thank you, man.

[Ty Simpson]

Thank you, guys.

[Taylor Lawan]

I love some Tyson.

[Will Compton]

Love sometimes. I mean that. That's what you want.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

That's what you want, man. A cat like that.

[Taylor Lawan]

Cat, yeah.

[Will Compton]

Who just is willing to die for the brand.

[Taylor Lawan]

You can just tell too. Like I said in the group chat last night, I. I forget what I was responding to. It might have been him dapping you up and almost tearing your pack.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

But you can just tell he did. He loves playing football. He loves the mental stuff. He loves everything about because again, he's a five star. So there's always like the. The thoughts on five stars and how they might carry themselves. Like this dude is obsessed with football.

[Will Compton]

This guy's a five star talent with a one star mentality. Yeah, that's exactly. I mean, I mean, we're sitting there on the sideline watching the game and like, this is not a shot at John Mateer or anything like that. But like, you could tell John Mater is like, he's a football player. Like, he just, he, the kid is just a, he's athletic, he runs around, he does the backyard stuff. But you can tell Ty Simpson, the way he plays, he loves the process. He loved the, loves the progression, the fundamentals of the game. He just seems like he's like immersed himself in like, how can I be the greatest quarterback I can possibly be for whatever team I'm playing for? And John Matiere's like, let me go out here and play some.

[Taylor Lawan]

Well, John Matier, he might be obsessed with the fundamentals too.

[Will Compton]

No doubt. I'm watching like the, how each guy plays and you can just see John Matier, he's not afraid to get out there and rip around a little bit and like, Ty will sit there high and tight and progression, progression. But like, you can tell this kid's. He's doing exactly what he's coached when John, like, and we're not taking away from it because he's, he's an absolute stud too. Especially before he got his little thumb injury. Like, he's a cat that's like, one, two, let me go make a play and be a football player. It's just, it's, it's different. They're both great.

[Taylor Lawan]

And just looking at this video, like, just the look in his eyes, he had the same kind of look when he was having fun with us at the SEC championship, but he's just got that. When you're there on the field wanting to watch this playoff football game and like, hey, the quarterback for Alabama, Ty Simpson, and he's walking by and he's just got that look. Like he's, he's got that, that young joy when playing, whether it be fourth grade football, eighth grade football, high school football, like, the dude is just ready to die.

[Will Compton]

And you say, like, he's got the same look at it, buddy. That was a completely different look.

[Taylor Lawan]

He's looking through you like, hey, he's.

[Will Compton]

Like, I was just a beacon to allow that energy to come out. And he saw somebody he was relatively comfortable enough with, like, I'm gonna. Because, you know, in his head he's throwing warm ups and he's like, if I could just, just murder somebody right now for a victory, I would. He Sees me, he's like, let me put my shoulder in this motherfucker's chest. Because he, like SC championship. He was very, like. He was like, hey, he was meeting us for the first time. Really, like, meeting me for the first time.

[Taylor Lawan]

We got to meet him. When we. We were out there with Debore, he came in. He came in for very. When we sat down with Milro, we were in the book, Deborah.

[Will Compton]

That is true.

[Taylor Lawan]

He kind of came in and said, what's up to us?

[Will Compton]

So he can't we dap up at the SEC championship. And it's kind of like he's calm, he's more collected. It's. It feels like, okay, this kid's got, like, he just feel confident. This is. This is I'm gonna fucking kill somebody vibes. Like, I'm. I'm. This is. This is the. You and me in the locker room, tears in our eyes, thinking, today's the day we die, and there's no better time to die than right now.

[Taylor Lawan]

That's.

[Will Compton]

That. That was the vibe I was getting from that kid, man. And then they come out, bro, and it wasn't good. Like, they, they. They look terrible in the first quarter because, like, by Josh Pate's analysis, he's like, we're gonna find out real quick who's who in the zoo when it comes to these two teams. And it really was like, kind of who makes. In my mind, after the first quarters, like, who makes the most mistakes is going to lose. This game ended up being true. But Ty Simpson, when he threw that ball over to their sideline, broken play. Kid was all by himself. Wasn't a great football, but he got that ball to his receiver, flipped the field like he said. Once that happened, it was like all Alabama from then on. Yeah, I think right after that drive was a pick six.

[Taylor Lawan]

You could see that look in his eyes through the video.

[Ty Simpson]

Video.

[Taylor Lawan]

I saw that video after we were already down 017 and was like, he's in there somewhere. Yeah, he's just got to get woken up.

[Will Compton]

And really with that kid, man, it's really just like, get one play, get one, like, one X plays all you really need from him. And then you just kind of see him all turn it off.

[Taylor Lawan]

See what happens when he just has that one extra second of time, right?

[Will Compton]

And buddy, I'll tell you that, like, during the game, on their third downs, they're running the same kind of, like, game slash blitz. They were bringing the mike linebacker and crossing the nose's face over the center, and it Was putting them in shambles. And they ran it two, three times. Was getting pressure. Like, I think the first three third downs. That's the pressure they ran. It was the exact same look and everything. I'm thinking, if you guys can't figure this one out, it's going to be a long day. And for whatever reason, like, Ty, he gets the ball down the field and from then on, it was a completely different offense, defense versus, you know, a top 10 defense in all of college football. And made him look silly for two and a half quarters.

[Taylor Lawan]

I think the most impressive thing was what you're saying they did on defense to us in the first quarter, how quickly we adjusted on the defensive side.

[Will Compton]

Of the ball then. That's great coaching. That's great.

[Taylor Lawan]

The fact that you. The fact that Bama was getting after the quarterback like that, especially in the second half. What is it? Something starts with a Ypres. Oh, Yonze Pierre. Yonze Pierre. Him sophomore. Yeah. Kennedy. He was making his presence known. But a lot of guys are just getting after the quarterback, which you hadn't really seen from Bam all year long. I'll be curious too. Like, as people are listening and watching, like, a part of me wanted to ask, whenever I asked the question, how important were those weeks off? Like, I'm just so curious if something was up with Ty.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. I got that feeling when you asked.

[Taylor Lawan]

The question because the way that he was balling in September, October, until he kind of hit. I want to say it was South Carolina once.

[Will Compton]

Once. The Tennessee game was the last game. You were like, oh, my God, Alabama is a juggernaut.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah. And he's in the Heisman talk. He's in all this.

[Will Compton]

Like. Yeah, I think that was the last week in October from then it was like, what's. What's Alabama up to? Like, something's got to be going on with their team and all the injuries, the sec. But you're. Yeah, I felt that when you were asking that question because it did feel like he had something going on. And then the torto kicked in right around that second quarter. Baby. He was ripping.

[Taylor Lawan]

Happened. Hey, I'm not kidding. In the second half when we started popping off, I go, they shot that boy up in the locker room. There is no question what happened.

[Will Compton]

They shot his ass up before. Dude, the way he threw it into me, I'm like, God damn. You know, I gotta get back in the gym. The way this kid's throwing me around right now.

[Taylor Lawan]

They. Yeah, no, they had a hell of a comeback when they were down 17 0. Like, I'm sitting there. Yeah. Like, man, dude, I'll tell you and everyone on Twitter. Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I'll tell you this.

[Taylor Lawan]

Hey, I withheld from. If you notice too. I'm thinking of my head. I can't truly. I am in shambles from that Patriots tweet a couple weeks ago or last week. Whenever I put it out and then the Bills come back and win. But I'm sitting there when they're down. 17 0. Because it was like, man, like, they are. This is not good.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

Not good for all of the arguments that have been going on around Alabama because they have just looked like a completely different football team in the month in November and December.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

But when they came back, I'm like, oh, God. Oklahoma. What? What? Just a choke job.

[Will Compton]

How many.

[Taylor Lawan]

How many people you think deleted their tweets?

[Will Compton]

Well, I. I kind of.

[Taylor Lawan]

You kind of can't.

[Will Compton]

You already kept some receipts? A little bit. I saw Brandon Walker. I saw a couple of Notre Dames, like, this is the team they had in over us. And I just. Screenshot, just in case. Screenshot.

[Taylor Lawan]

Do you know they make a bookmark feature?

[Will Compton]

Yeah, I can't even get to that. But I'll just put that.

[Taylor Lawan]

To keep those tweets from being deleted. It's. People get screenshotted, it's over.

[Will Compton]

If it's out there, you put it out there, it's done. You have enough followers.

[Taylor Lawan]

You just got to keep respect to the people that left them, too. Because it is a funny read. If you go back, dude, it's so funny, dude.

[Will Compton]

Thursday or. Or Friday, this Tulane fan account put this long tweet up, and it was like, basically going into how this Tulane team's different. They have. They were injured back then. They're going to be completely different. A lot of guys are saying they would even donate if Tulane even wins. Looking at. You tagged me, and I see that on Friday, and I'm like. And the cat. I checked it. I checked it this morning. Tweet still up. Kid standing 10 toes down didn't delete it. So shout out the Tulane Wave fan. That is. It's beautiful, man.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

Sports, all of it. It's incredible. I'll say this, dude, when there was like a fourth and one, and they're in the red zone and they call a timeout. There was this kid on the. On the Alabama sideline. Little cat didn't even. Didn't know who he really was. He was, like, getting stretched out. A bunch of coaches walking up to him. Him ended up being Brooks 17. I'm like, this kid Brooks, why is everybody kind of talking to him? Two touchdowns in the game like he was a stud freshman. True freshman. I know, bro. And it pisses me off because I'm thinking three star. Because there's a piece of me that was buying into. I have no idea how real the killing Deborah to Michigan thing was, but the more like you kind of live in it. And I'm. I'm clearly in the depths of it reading all the things the fan base is talking, you start to talk yourself more and more into. Oklahoma wins this game, the Boars on.

[Taylor Lawan]

It playing, and when it's 17, oh, you're like, oh, we're going to get B walk. Brandon Walker tweets out. Congratulations to Michigan on right.

[Will Compton]

And I'm thinking, I'm thinking to myself, like, when Oklahoma is winning, because I have no dog in the fight up until this point, I have no dog in the fight. And I'm thinking to myself, the next 48 hours of my life are going to be so exciting. Like, just to kind of like the anticipation, what's going to happen, the anxiety. And in the worst turn of events, Alabama wins. And I wake up in the morning to Kenny Dillingham signing an extension. I'm like, oh, that was the most boring sleep ever.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, ever.

[Will Compton]

Dude. That shit pissed me off. Happy for Kenny. Like I. I said on this bus, like, he'd probably been my 1A and Deborah being the 1B, you can flip them anytime you want. I think Kenny would have been so successful at the University of Michigan. The energy he brings, a little bit of new blood. I think Michigan is now ready and willing to accept something like that. How outspoken he is. And when I wake up to that, I shoot him a text, man, I'm like, hey, I'm happy for you. You would have been amazing, amazing blue. And he just hits me with same thing I told you three years ago, bro.

[Taylor Lawan]

Listen, you can say whatever, but I'll. Kenny Dillingham got everybody played us played you guys. He, he. Because no knowing, just knowing how things were going down and unfold. It got to a point to where I'm thinking in my head, like, man, the way Dilly has talked about being where your feet are and the grass isn't always greener and how much he's obsessed with Arizona State, his kids, like, all the family dynamic, they all live on the same street. All the stuff he's always said in the pressers and everything else. And then just hearing about some of the convos and how Kenny Dillingham could be a real thing for Michigan. It got to a point to where I just shoot him a message. I'm. I'm like, man, if this is what he's want to do, like, I shoot him a message being like, hey, rooting for you for the Michigan job. And then whenever he stays, I just put lfg. Because I'm thinking, oh, that, that fires me up. That he, you know, all the stuff that he, he talked about, which I thought was becoming kind of like, oh, it seems like he's gonna go. He's wanting to go to Michigan. And then I'm like, lfg. He's like, same thing I said three years ago. And I'll just.

[Will Compton]

He said that to you too?

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah, he said that to me too. And I'm just like, I felt a little different over this last month.

[Will Compton]

Yes.

[Taylor Lawan]

Like, that man worked everybody.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, he did. And you know what's funny is when Kenny became like when this job first opened, I'm trying to reach out to people. You hear the two names that really come up for everybody. It's Kaylin DeBoer and Kenny Dillingham. Obviously I have a relationship with Kenny, so we talk a couple of times, but I'm not pressing. I'm just kind of giving the lay of the land. Like, this is kind of how the University of Michigan works from like a fan base perspective, from like a game day perspective. Like, these are the kind of things you can expect in your off season and everything like that. And he's, It's. He was. He never gave me anything like, I want to go or anything like that, but it was just a curiosity conversation. And I talked to a bunch of people that knew Kenny and one guy was like, hey, don't be surprised if he leaves you at the altar for asu. And it's not like, it's not a bad thing.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah. But then from other people, it seemed like, oh, he really wants his Michigan job.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Taylor Lawan]

Cuz. Cuz I'm hearing it's like, oh, he's like, if this job would were to be. Because again, it was debore. And then the moment, say Debore says no, or the moment. Let's just say Oklahoma wins all that, the moment it gets completely shut down, it's. It's going to be Dilly's job to turn down. And I'm thinking if. What I'm hearing is if he gets that opportunity, it sounds like this is where he's rolling.

[Will Compton]

Yeah. And it's like, I hate for him that he has to do a press conference right after signing his extension, being like, like, can somebody please stroke a $20 million check? And I just think to myself, I. I think it's so honorable, him staying at his alma mater, the place he wants to be at. The whole talk about my family, my dad, my mom, they live three doors down, all that. It's beautiful. And I did tell him. I was like, hey, you in the car right now. He's like, yeah. I go, it's sunny outside, isn't it? He's like, it is. I go, you're not going to see that. From November to May in Ann Arbor, Michigan. You will not see it. So just this is. You're living in a completely different world. Like my first year at Michigan, and thank God the transfer portal wasn't open because my ass would have been gone. Just from a weather perspective, I was like, give me the out of here. It's miserable. I didn't know you grew up in Arizona. Like, there's like five days out of the year you don't see the sun and you don't realize, like, this, hey, that. That winter depression, that seasonal depression stuff, that. That's real. It'll get you. And then you get used to it or whatever. But, yeah, I just. I breaks my heart. I hope somebody does. Stroke the check for him. He is very good, and he's going to maximize whatever talent he has in that building. But if you go 8 and 4 again and Michigan stays with Biff Poggy for 2026, we're going to be knocking. All right, we're going to be knocking once more. Just come back to him. Go the way you wanted. No. All right, now come back up to Ann Arbor.

[Taylor Lawan]

You should just write a blank check and send him a picture of it.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, Ready when you are. And then I'll have to send it to, you know, Gary Ellison at Oracle and be like, hey, buddy, we're gonna.

[Taylor Lawan]

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[Taylor Lawan]

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[Will Compton]

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[Taylor Lawan]

I know we kind of broke it down there a little bit ago. We got into and again we were starting to get into college football talk. All that stuff happens on the locker room yesterday that we dropped with Josh Pate. We do have the boys in the back of the bus for this part of the episode because we have some sports talk that's happening in our world. Matt Malone Stone, a social media producer for our show Jack went to support my man to support our boy at his what, beer league?

[Matt Malone]

His beer league hockey game. So for anyone in Nashville, it's the Ford Ice center out in Bellevue. Matt has been playing in this beer league, I think for a good minute now. But he's continually brought up, hey, y' all gotta come to a game. Gotta come to a game. The issue with beer leagues and a lot of these rec sports is that the times will start between like 5:15 and then the last game will start at 9:15. Or in their league it actually starts at 10:15. So you're not going to catch me on Sunday night going out to Bellevue to watch hockey.

[Taylor Lawan]

But what commitment By Matt there, 10:15, gotta stay active to play the game he loves.

[Will Compton]

Yeah.

[Matt Malone]

And part of me, I, I want to see if he's competent, if he can skate if all the talk. If you know Matt Malone, you know, he's a talker. He likes.

[Taylor Lawan]

Talks a lot of about his game.

[Will Compton]

You know, he'll randomly go shorzy on you out of nowhere and you're like, oh, okay, okay.

[Matt Malone]

And so I need to do my due diligence and go see if he actually is capable and willing to play hockey or if this is all a bit. And he kind of sucks. So without him knowing, I remember him mentioning his game was at 5:45 this past week. Fresh out of Nissan Stadium yesterday. I'm feeling Good. Titans win. First home win in over 400 days. I'm like, you know what? I think this would be a perfect day to go see support Matt malone. Games at 5:45. Show up right at 5:40. First off, went to the wrong rink. All the guys in there look like they were 40 plus. I'm like, I don't think this is the one. Go to the other side. Matt's game, they're warming up, so I walk in. I sent a video of Matt first seeing me sending to all the boys. He could not have been more excited for the support.

[Taylor Lawan]

Oh my gosh, you remembered.

[Matt Malone]

It made my day. I was happy to be there and it. It was just fun. Especially because it was 5:45. I, you know, got all my stuff done. I'm just hanging. I brought Shannon. We're having a good time. Taylor messages like, I need a full detailed report on the game. So these are my notes throughout the entire game.

[Will Compton]

Before you get into it, I saw Matt this morning.

[Matt Malone]

Okay, I will get to probably what you were asking about.

[Will Compton]

Well, no, no, no. He tries to come to me and he has the bot. The energy of I gotta tell you something, I gotta get ahead of something vibes. And I told I. I have no idea if that if I'm right or wrong in that. But I was like, hey, listen, I don't want to hear. I will hear the breakdown from Jack and I had to interrupt him a couple of times. So I'm very excited for this.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah. So I. We got the belt on the shoulder and this is the. Will Matt Malone receive the belt on any level.

[Will Compton]

So here we go.

[Matt Malone]

Player Matt Malone production, three points, starts off, skated well all game. Good pace at a competitive level, level defensively responsible. Wasn't on the ice for a goal against. He made a smart decision on two on one by dumping the puck and getting a shift change. He generated offense with a shot on net early and consistent pressure created scoring chances around the crease, including a wraparound look that the goalie kind of towed him on. It was a very impressive move by the goalie. So I thought he was going to get this goal. And obviously with me being there, it's awesome to support Matt and I want him to, like, feel like we care about his stuff, which we do. But I want to see him score. We all want to see him. Yeah, I want to see him produce. So anyways, we're gonna keep going. He created that chance. Doesn't get the wraparound. He needs better shift awareness. When he was tired, he missed a breakaway pass due to just being gas. Simplify, get the pucks deep and get those moments tied up. He also tried to force a one on three and he got hip checked, went down, took a little bit of a spill. Needs better situational awareness, truly. But overall, so he finished with three points and a positive contributor. Strong skater, offensive impact. He just needs to clean up shift management and the details in traffic to take the next step. So where I'm sitting at, I love that review, dude.

[Will Compton]

That was perfect.

[Matt Malone]

Where I'm sitting at, I'm just bummed he didn't score. He had a shot to potentially score. He also had two assists. So I'm like, look, for what it's worth, I looked at him as a good skater. It was. It was an entertaining to watch. Watch. It was a pretty, you know, high level competitive game for the circumstances. He's pretty bummed in the third period. I'm locking eyes with him. I'm like standing on the glass watching, and he's. He's on the bench and I'm like, lock in because I want him to score.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Matt Malone]

And he comes off and he's kind of hanging his head. The team they were playing was arguably much better. They had some. Apparently one of the guys played in the show at some point, you could tell he didn't come up him off the ice, but one time in three periods, which, you know hockey, that's very impressive. You get gas so hard and there's not a ton of guys playing already. They maybe have four or five subs on each team. Matt comes off kind of hanging his head. I'm like, dude doesn't even worry. And he goes, bro, you missed my goal. And my heart sinks and I'm kind of fumbling and I'm like, no, no, there's no way. You go to my camera roll. You go to Shannon's camera. Camera roll. There's 30 videos. It's like we were filming and watching the whole time. He goes, bro, I had a breakaway top left. Look over to you guys. Both you and Shannon are on your phones. Oh. And I literally am sitting there. Like I can feel myself getting flush. I. I can feel the embarrassment and the shame in my body that I sat here and collected a whole page of notes. I have a whole camera roll full of footage of him and I miss his one opportunity and I'm want. But he's like, dude, it's all. He's like, I'm so glad you came. Like, it means the world. Like, I love you. Can we take a photo? And I'm like, I. I went to home goods.

[Taylor Lawan]

You feel like you disappointed your boy, man, Your son.

[Matt Malone]

I made a mistake coming to the game.

[Will Compton]

Oh.

[Matt Malone]

And jp, I. I kind of mentioned it and like spared the details earlier. And he was like, he's like, you'll. When you have kids, you'll never miss one of their games or one of their goals if they're on like the cord or the ice. You're putting your phone down on like 100%. I felt. Even right now, I can feel this emotion of just utterly shame. I'm like. Cuz it doesn't matter. Like when I'm telling the story, y' all can believe me or not. And like I'm locked in the whole game, got all these notes. It doesn't matter. I missed his one goal and on top of it, he went top left on him and it was against a really good team. And I'm sitting there like, you know.

[Taylor Lawan]

He hit it too and just looked right over at you guys.

[Will Compton]

Did celebrate his team or nothing?

[Matt Malone]

Not just me, but Shannon too was on her phone. So both of us are sitting there in utter disbelief. We're like, no. And I. I had to go to HomeGoods afterwards because out in Bellevue.

[Will Compton]

It's right there.

[Matt Malone]

I was going to look for something for my sister for Christmas. And me and Shannon do one lap around and she's like, are you okay? I go, I can't even focus right now. We got to leave. And literally I'm. I feel so bad. Woke up this morning, I'm like, okay. You know, this is just another opportunity for me to get out there, support them. And then leads me into this other thing. I know he's gonna listen and maybe we cut this part out, but I think it would be one huge for his morale and it'd be an awesome moment if we could find a time where we all go to one of his games. I know that it's tough for you guys, but if they, if they have a 545 game. They have these little bleachers right next to the ice. It would be unbelievable if we just filled up one slate of bleachers and are just going, no nuts the whole game. He would be the most nervous he's ever been in his whole life. But it's truly. I mean, it was an hour thing. It's. You're in and out. It's a nice little thing. But if that. I know, like if we go to.

[Taylor Lawan]

A Matt Malone hockey game before a Mitch Carsley flag football game, we're.

[Will Compton]

I will.

[Matt Malone]

Overall, even with missing the goal, I would still give Matt the belt. I was impressed with his skating. He's definitely adequate for the sport. A lot of the talking makes sense. I needed to see a little bit more. I think if I'd seen the goal firsthand, it would have changed a little. I still feel terrible Overall though, awesome experience and it. It was just fun just catching a random hockey game with these dudes.

[Will Compton]

Okay, we do need to cut that part.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

I think if it works out schedule wise, we should. That would be awesome to do for Mac all. Whatever.

[Matt Malone]

12 of us showed up. Like, we get like a couple guys to paint up even or something.

[Will Compton]

Sure.

[Matt Malone]

It would be so. Because there's one section of really small bleachers that I counted the seats and there's enough where all of us would just fit in this one little section. Hey. I just can imagine how he would feel. We can maybe do some content out of it. It would be fun. So working.

[Ty Simpson]

Can we open invite it too? View of like friends that are local.

[Taylor Lawan]

And just a ton of people making signs.

[Will Compton]

I agree. I love that idea. But if this is going to actually happen, which we'll see.

[Taylor Lawan]

Yeah.

[Will Compton]

It needs to be as quiet as possible. We can't. So, like, if we're gonna invite people, like, let's invite quietly group chats. We're gonna meet here at this time and we're coming all at the same time.

[Matt Malone]

His parents out there.

[Taylor Lawan]

Josh Payne. Josh is about to be cutting this. Telling you I want it to be known. Mitch, when you're reviewing this, that I stood up for you. I've actually come and played in a game.

[Matt Malone]

So any. I don't want any hate from Mitch.

[Taylor Lawan]

It's really on Will and Taylor.

[Will Compton]

Yeah, no doubt. The shitty thing for Mitch is like when he's playing his sport. It's the most busy time of the year for us. And it really is like, it's so much now. It's like the season's kind Of. Of winding down. It's still. It's getting much more exciting, but it's winding down. There's less that you have to know about. It's easier kind of to get away and go watch a couple hours or something randomly.

[Matt Malone]

That's just my take, the watching, like intramural hockey. There's a big entertainment factor there. It is fun.

[Will Compton]

Oh, yeah.

[Matt Malone]

And just like being in, like, a cold ice rink, there's something nostalgic about that to me, and it just like, it feels right and it's super quick.

[Ty Simpson]

So do they have concessions going?

[Matt Malone]

They actually have a really nice concessionary.

[Will Compton]

Pretzels, nachos. Get a hot dog sent to the guy at Oklahoma.

[Ty Simpson]

Oh, yeah.

[Will Compton]

All right.

[Taylor Lawan]

Do they. Do they stream as games anywhere?

[Ty Simpson]

No.

[Will Compton]

Well.

[Jeremy Klump]

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[Will Compton]

We can figure something out.

[Taylor Lawan]

Look, I can't play favorites, man. I can't go to Malone before I go to Mitch.

[Matt Malone]

I just. I know, like the.

[Taylor Lawan]

You know what I'm saying?

[Will Compton]

I understand what you're trying to say.

[Matt Malone]

Find a time.

[Ty Simpson]

Yeah, but.

[Matt Malone]

Yeah, that's it. But, yeah. Congratulations to Matt. You earned the belt. Definitely. We got to get shift management under control.

[Will Compton]

Yep.

[Matt Malone]

Other than that, congrats. They did lose, but the team was much better than them.

[Will Compton]

Get your cardio up, Matt. All right.

[Taylor Lawan]

Tier one's probably ate up that conversation. That's right. There's bus and lore busting lore getting created in front of our eyes and in our ears.

[Will Compton]

We good?

[Taylor Lawan]

We feel good, man. Yeah. Merry Christmas.

[Will Compton]

Thank you. Merry Christmas. Happy holidays. Happy birthday, JP.

[Taylor Lawan]

Happy birthday, JP.

[Will Compton]

Send JP a little love on Twitter. JP is 30. Don't cut that. JP is turning 30 years old.

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