Cooper & Reed on Move to Houston, Learning a New Defense & More | Exciting Mics Season 2 Ep. 27

Summary

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Exciting Mics Season 2, Ep. 27

Cooper & Reed on Move to Houston, Learning a New Defense & More
June 18, 2026

Episode Overview

In this lively Season 2 kickoff, Exciting Mics hosts Cooper DeJean and Reed Blankenship—fresh off a Super Bowl victory as Philadelphia Eagles defensive backs—reconnect for their signature locker-room banter. Covering major life changes, the grind of learning new football systems, and even a crash course in new-dad gadgets, Cooper and Reed let listeners in on authentic updates. The duo riff on Reed’s move to the Houston Texans, Cooper’s busy off-season adventures, and the ever-changing world of pro athletes balancing football, family, and fun. Highlights include a brand-new "Get Dialed In" segment featuring fan voicemails, a “dad quiz,” plus rankings of 2026 World Cup soccer kits.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Life Updates and Fatherhood

Reed's Big News: Becoming a Dad

• [02:44] Reed reveals he recently became a father:

  “I have a daughter now. She is now on land.”

• The baby is five weeks old. Reed shares his surprise at first-time parenting:

  "I've never really held a newborn until I had to, and it just clicked. Now I'm just like… it's kind of scary though. Like, they're so flimsy." (04:00, Reed)

• Reed describes the anxiety and logistics of balancing OTAs (Organized Team Activities) with his daughter's birth. The birth came earlier than expected due to his wife’s health:

  “They took her blood pressure, and she was like, well, let's have this baby. And I'm just like, what? You know, you don't like it? Just, like, boom.” (04:27, Reed)

• On being in the delivery room:

  “When she got the epidural, they were spiking up to 100. She was chilling. She was vibing.” (06:27, Reed) “The husband in that situation isn't worth anything. They ain't worried about you, bro.” (06:28, Reed)

Reed asks Cooper about his life:

• [07:35] No kids for Cooper; he jokes about Cooper’s mysterious off-season:

  “You do all these little side quests though. Like, you never really know what city you’re about to be in…” (07:42, Reed)

• Cooper attended the Kentucky Derby (didn’t win bets), played a lot of golf, and lost a round to Coach Vic Fangio at Pine Valley:

  “He beat me. We played at probably the hardest course I’ve ever played... I was in the trees dang near the whole round.” (08:49, Cooper)

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2. Offseason Football: Learning New Defenses & Team News

Reed moves to Houston Texans:

• Reed talks about adjusting to a new defensive system after years in Philadelphia:

  “You’re not used to something you’ve been doing for four years, and you gotta completely turn things around… but that’s part of it. I love it. I’m enjoying it.” (11:30, Reed)

• Mentions Houston’s heat and the need to acclimate to the weather.
• On Houston's offense:

  “I'm not telling you a lot, but just seeing, like, how Tank and like, Nico and them move, like some of the rookie receivers... they got some quickness to them, dude… And then you got Demo in the backfield. I’m not gonna give you too much, dude.” (12:16, Reed)

OTAs and developments in Philly:

• [09:29] Cooper shares that beyond golf and travel, he's focused on offseason training, learning under a new offensive coordinator in Philadelphia, and facing new team challenges.

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3. Viral Moments & Locker Room Antics

• [10:25] Cooper’s Rooftop Dance Debacle:
  Cooper tells the story of being unexpectedly called on stage at Jordan Mailata’s charity event and being forced to dance in front of a crowd.

  “One of the dancers says my name… tells me I need to come down to the stage. And then they start playing the music and I'm like, all right, I guess here we go.” (10:25, Cooper)

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4. “Get Dialed In”—Fan Pep Talks & Voicemails

New Season 2 Segment, sponsored by Xfinity

• [14:21] Listeners can call in pep talks for Cooper & Reed, with the hosts playing blind reactions on-air.
  • Cooper’s mom Katie calls in:

    “Just wanted to say congrats on season two of Exciting Mics and I'm looking forward to it.” (14:38, Katie)

    • Cooper: “My mom is doing her first, like, brand deal thing right now… at her first shoot... Thanks, mom, for sending that in.” (15:03, Cooper)
  • Reed’s friend Chase sends southern-flavored hype:

    “That's one of my best friends, Chase. Cunning.” (15:45, Reed)

  • Other friends, family, and partners leave supportive messages, including one whispered call because “I finally got Lucy to fall asleep.” (17:02)
  • On the communal support:

    “We appreciate you. Thanks for the message, that really—that got me pumped up for the season coming.” (16:47, Cooper)

  • Ongoing joke about Cooper being “Uncle Coop” and being a good role model for Reed’s child.

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5. Cooper Sharp Player of the Week

Recognizing clutch athletic performance, tied to the NBA Finals.

• [18:06] This week’s shoutout:
  • Jalen Brunson:

    “He turned down $113 million in his contract that he could’ve signed with the Knicks to get some of those other guys to make their team that much better… It’s almost like he wouldn’t be denied of a championship, honestly.” (18:51, Cooper)
    “45 points in Game 5 to help lead the Knicks to the championship, their first championship since 1973…” (18:49, Cooper)

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6. Reed’s “New Dad Quiz”—Baby Gadgets Challenge

• [20:29] Reed quizzes Cooper on mysterious baby products now overtaking his house:
  • Cooper immediately (and correctly!) identifies a feeding pillow:

    “That’s a feeding pillow.” (21:18, Cooper)

  • He mistakes a nail filer for a thermometer, then guesses correctly that a device is for “sucking out noses,” reacting in horror:

    “What do you mean, suck it out?”
    “Disgusting, right?” (23:11, Reed / Cooper)

  • The final gadget—a “butt whistle” to help babies with gas—is particularly memorable:

    “When they have trouble, like, pooping, apparently this thing... stick in their bum... supposed to whistle and let gas out...” (25:34, Reed)

    • Cooper: “Are we putting this in the show?” (25:56)
  • Reed, reflecting:

    “This is dad stuff, dude. I’m telling you, bro... you learn.” (25:59, Reed)

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7. Exciting Fits: World Cup Kit Edition

Hosts review and rank 2026 World Cup soccer uniforms by style—NOT team preference!

• [26:34] Reed and Cooper compare and rank their favorite kits/colors (not teams), riffing on fonts, colors, styles, and “viking” energy.
  • Quick Hits:
    • Norway’s all-black with “Viking font”: “I’m a fan of that…” (27:12, Cooper)
    • South Korea’s purple tie-dye: “My favorite color is purple... I think these are sick.” (27:36, Cooper)
    • France’s mint green: “I do like this color... mint green or teal.” (28:07, Cooper)
    • USA’s flag-inspired kit: “It might be too busy for me.” (30:15, Reed)
    • “Let us know in the comment section below or tag us in your stories, your rankings of these World Cup kits… we’re going by the colors, okay? Not by the countries…” (32:32, Cooper & Reed)
  • Final agreed-upon rankings:
    • #1 Norway, #2 Belgium, #3 South Korea, #4 France, #5 USA, #6 Sweden, #7 Brazil, #8 Netherlands.

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Memorable Quotes & Moments

• Reed on Dadding:

  “The husband in that situation isn't worth anything. They ain’t worried about you, bro.” (06:28, Reed)

• Cooper on Dancing:

  “I don’t dance. We were at Jordan My Lotta’s... then all of the sudden, a dancer... calls me out and tells me I need to come down to the stage...” (10:25, Cooper)

• On the “Butt Whistle”:

  “You stick in their bum and it’s supposed to whistle and let gas out… I didn’t know this were a thing.” (25:34, Reed)

• On New Football Systems:

  “You’re not used to something you’ve been doing for four years, and you gotta completely turn things around.” (11:30, Reed)

• On World Cup Jerseys:

  “Let us know in the comment section below or tag us in your stories, your rankings of these World Cup kits… we’re going by the colors, okay? Not by the countries…” (32:32, Cooper & Reed)

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Notable Timestamps

• [02:44] Reed announces his daughter’s birth
• [04:27] OTAs and surprise early labor
• [08:49] Cooper’s Kentucky Derby & golf stories
• [09:29] Training, new OC in Philly, team gossip
• [10:25] Cooper’s viral dance moment at charity event
• [11:30] Reed talks Houston, learning a new defense
• [14:21] "Get Dialed In": listener voicemails (Cooper’s mom, friends, family)
• [18:06] Cooper Sharp Player of the Week (Jalen Brunson/NBA Finals)
• [20:29] New Dad Quiz—fun with baby gadgets
• [26:34] Exciting Fits—World Cup Kit Edition and final rankings

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Summary

Season 2’s Exciting Mics kickoff proves the show’s signature mix of humor, real-life updates, deep football talk, and pure camaraderie remains unmatched. From Reed’s initiation into dad life to Cooper’s escapades and the realities of learning new defensive schemes, everything is covered with authenticity and plenty of laughs. The new “Get Dialed In” segment brings fans and friends into the fold, while Reed’s baby “dad quiz” keeps things relatable and hilarious. Layered on top are honest reviews of the year’s best (and worst) World Cup soccer kits, with the guys clowning on each other in the process.

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Find Exciting Mics on social @ExcitingMics. Submit pep talks and join the conversation. Season 2 promises more inside access, more laughs, and plenty of unfiltered real talk.

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[Cooper DeJean]

Tank all the answers.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, I'm not telling you a lot.

[Cooper DeJean]

Reed's got a daughter now.

[Reed Blankenship]

She is now on land.

[Cooper DeJean]

Get the hips into it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Where?

[Cooper DeJean]

Come on. Go get. Go get the baby. You're supposed to be. You're supposed to know where she's at. You're her dad, dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

I've been in this room.

[Cooper DeJean]

Welcome back to season two of exciting Mike's connection connected with Xfinity. I'm Cooper DeJean.

[Reed Blankenship]

And I'm Reed Blankenship. We want to give a shout out to this season's connecting sponsor. Now that I'm in Houston, like, without Xfinity, this pod does not happen.

[Cooper DeJean]

Doesn't even happen. That's right. We're literally connected with Xfinity.

[Reed Blankenship]

Exactly.

[Cooper DeJean]

Thanks, Xfinity. Appreciate you helping us out. Keeping the pod rolling.

[Reed Blankenship]

Got to.

[Cooper DeJean]

We're gonna start this season out with how we start every single episode, but with the twist. Since we haven't Talked in a while.

[Reed Blankenship]

We have.

[Cooper DeJean]

Never calls me. Not only moved out of Philly, never wants to call me anymore. So that's cat. We're gonna talk about what's been exciting us since last time we talked, Mr. Blankenship.

[Reed Blankenship]

So if you didn't know, I. I have a daughter now.

[Cooper DeJean]

Reed's got a daughter now.

[Reed Blankenship]

She is now on land.

[Cooper DeJean]

And how old is she at. At this point right now?

[Reed Blankenship]

She just turned a month, so she's five weeks old.

[Cooper DeJean]

Wow.

[Reed Blankenship]

A month and a week. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

And how's it been going?

[Reed Blankenship]

Time flies, bro. All right, I'm gonna say this. Like, she's. She's a great baby. And obviously, it's my first one, so I didn't really know. I've been around kids, but at times, like, at first, it was stressful, but, like, I tell you what, dude. Elsa, I know I talk about it all the time, but, dude, she's a. She knows it. Obviously knows exactly what she's doing. Like, it's wild to me. They just have this instinct.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. That's. What's. What's the number one thing you've learned since having a baby?

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, you talking about taking care? Like, how to take care of her or what?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. Like, do you know how to hold the baby? Right.

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, it's insane. I've never really held a newborn until I had to, and it just clicked. Now I'm just like.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's kind of scary, though. Like, they're so.

[Reed Blankenship]

Like, they're so. Yeah, they're so flimsy. But if you watch the. How the doctors handle them, you're gonna be like, oh, they're okay. Throw these babies around. And I'm like, dude, chill out.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Her.

[Reed Blankenship]

It hadn't been, like, five minutes. Like, give her a break, you know?

[Cooper DeJean]

And you had her during OTAs, right? So you've been.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

So we were scheduling on back and

[Reed Blankenship]

forth, back and forth. So I'll do Monday to Thursday, get home on a Thursday afternoon or Thursday evening. And then she had. Once you get to the point of getting closer to your due date, you go like, every week or two weeks. And she had one scheduled for that Friday. I forgot what date that was. And we go in, and she. She was dealing, like, with, like, a little high blood pressure issues. And she took her blood pressure, and she was like, well, let's have this baby. And I'm just like, what? You know, you don't like it? Just, like, boom. Like, that instant, I thought I had a couple. Two or three more weeks until she was actually ready to be born, but they're like, no, let's just go ahead and go. And I'm like, oh, wow.

[Cooper DeJean]

Were you in the hospital room while she was.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. And I'm sure she's okay with me telling her that I'm not going to get too detailed, but they send us to labor and delivery, and we sit there, wait, wait. And, like, a couple nurses come in, and they move you to, like, the actual room, and then you're just like. It's like a waiting game. And so, like, the contract, like, the contractions speed up, and she got the epidural that, like, numbs the bottom half of your body. But there's, like, this screen that's hooked up to her, like, the shower, blood, threat, pulse, everything. And it also shows, like, the contractions. So, like, it will spike up to, like, 80 or 90, and that's when she's having them. And at first, when she didn't have the epidural, I. I felt so bad. Like, she was, like, in pain. I'm like, dude, there's nothing I could do. Like, I'm just rubbing her back, whatever. But when she got the epidural, they. They were spiking up to 100. She was chilling.

[Cooper DeJean]

Damn.

[Reed Blankenship]

She was vibing. And I'm like, dude, y', all are you. Listen, the husband in that situation isn't worth anything. They ain't worried about you, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

Do nothing, huh?

[Reed Blankenship]

It. Obviously you want to be their support or whatever. You got to do your job as a husband, but, like, I'm talking about the nurses and stuff. Obviously, they don't. They're blocking you out. I'm just like, oh, crap. I don't know. Like, I don't know what to do.

[Cooper DeJean]

Were you hyping her up and.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, come on.

[Cooper DeJean]

I had some music playing, too. Yeah. Yeah, that's good, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

But it's not like for you, man. Yeah, it's not like a movie scene. It was pretty chill until it wasn't and everything.

[Cooper DeJean]

You gotta. You got a new baby. Yeah. I'm just like, wow, that's good, man. I'm happy for you.

[Reed Blankenship]

Thanks, bro. Other than you. Yeah, you do need to come down and meet her whenever.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'll come down and meet her because

[Reed Blankenship]

you are her uncle now, so.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, Uncle.

[Reed Blankenship]

You got to be a good role model.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's what they're calling me.

[Reed Blankenship]

Please. So what did you do? What do you mean up to?

[Cooper DeJean]

What have I been up to? Not nothing really as exciting as you. You know, no kids, but you do

[Reed Blankenship]

all these little side quests though. Like, you never really know what city you're about to be in until, like, oh, he's at the derby. Oh, he's somewhere else and he's in Miami or whatever. I'm like, you just never.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I mean, so it's just. I just, you know, kind of go off script. Whatever comes to mind. You know, I went to. I went to the Derby, which was cool. It was my second year going to. That didn't win any money on horses. I don't think anybody won money on. On the horses. No one expected that horse to win. Came all the way from the back.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. Okay.

[Cooper DeJean]

To win. To win the race.

[Reed Blankenship]

I saw that.

[Cooper DeJean]

I did that. That was. That was a good time. As always. I played a lot of golf. I probably play golf like three times a week or so, you know, but lately my golf games and been struggling. I think I've been playing too much, so I gotta take a little bit of a break.

[Reed Blankenship]

You're in a slump.

[Cooper DeJean]

I got to play against coach Fangio.

[Reed Blankenship]

How is that?

[Cooper DeJean]

He beat me. We played at probably the hardest course I've ever played and will ever play. It's called Pine Valley. It's in Jersey. I mean, I couldn't. I was in the trees dang near the whole. The whole round.

[Reed Blankenship]

So was this just so tight, like, course wise, was it tight?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, there's literally trees everywhere, and if you can't hit a driver or something else off the tee and hit it down the fairway, you're. You're in trouble, so. But yeah, he beat me in our first match. Hopefully I can get a rematch with him some time. Going back to Arizona here soon to start off season training.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nice.

[Cooper DeJean]

Other than that, we just been in OTAs, you know, learning.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Going against our new offensive coordinator and those guys. So it's been. It's been fun so far. I mean, I don't know. We've been doing the same pretty much.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, what is this?

[Reed Blankenship]

This is one of your side quests, I guess.

[Cooper DeJean]

Get the hips into it.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

Where.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, there's no. No hips.

[Reed Blankenship]

There's no hips.

[Cooper DeJean]

There's no. Okay. This. This was on the spot, though, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't care. You're supposed to.

[Cooper DeJean]

This was on the spot. I didn't know how to. How to dance like that, bro. I thought I was trying to watch it and learn. I was trying to. I was trying to watch and learn, but, I mean, they literally called me up and I had no idea.

[Reed Blankenship]

Until you're always supposed to have something

[Cooper DeJean]

in your back pocket like no, bro, I don't dance. I don't dance. We were at. We were at Jordan My Lotta's family foundation kickoff event. And I'm standing like, it's at Stateside Live, the new rooftop that they built. And I was literally sitting on the rooftop, just relaxing, watching everybody dance, listening to music and stuff. And then all of a sudden, someone, one of the dancers says my name and, like, calls me out and tells me I need to come down to the stage. And then they start playing the music and I'm like, all right, I guess here we go. But it was all right.

[Reed Blankenship]

Gotta be ready for it.

[Cooper DeJean]

I was on stage for, like 10 seconds. I was trying to get Jordan to do it with me, but he wouldn't. He wouldn't do it with me. So. Sorry.

[Reed Blankenship]

There's always no time.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. Hopefully I can maybe redeem myself maybe next year at the event.

[Reed Blankenship]

Hopefully there will be more opportunities.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I hope so. You've been. You've been learning a new defense, which is a little different. I have.

[Reed Blankenship]

I have.

[Cooper DeJean]

How's that been?

[Reed Blankenship]

It's. It's been great. I mean, obviously you got to put time into it. Like, you're not used to something you've been doing for four years, and you got to completely turn things around, but. Or switch how you think about things. But that's part of it. I mean, I love it. I'm enjoying it. I know I said this before, like, about the weather. I know when I went down there to sign, it was pretty nice, but now it's heating a little bit. Oh, my gosh. It. It's getting there. So I want to try to go down there a little bit earlier to get acclimated.

[Cooper DeJean]

How's your offense looking? Who's. Who's the best?

[Reed Blankenship]

Good.

[Cooper DeJean]

Been the best receivers. He's been throwing the ball to the most.

[Reed Blankenship]

So.

[Cooper DeJean]

Tank, all the answers.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, I'm not telling you a lot, but just seeing, like, how Tank and like, Nico and them move, like some of the rookie receivers that they got this year or second year guys, they got some quick. They got some quickness to them, dude. Like, it's. Yeah, I like it. I'm enjoying. Then you got demo. You got demo in the backfield. Yep. Yeah. So I'm not gonna give you too much, dude. I'm not going to give you too much.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's talk about what we got going on the rest of the summer. You're gonna pretty much, obviously.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Getting ready for the season, but

[Narrator/Advertiser]

we

[Cooper DeJean]

are gonna be doing our first live exciting Mike show at Fanatics Fest.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Live show. Right. It's gonna be Fanatics fest live show with special guest Julian Edelman.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's gonna be.

[Cooper DeJean]

Which will be a. Which will be a fun talk. Former Patriot. The patriots have one of our guys now. We get to talk to him about his career and, you know, sort of his mindset and everything else that he does off the field now. So we'll be. We'll be at fanatics fest Saturday, July 18th at 11am we'll be on stage, I don't know where at in the Fanatics Fest building, but this will be my first. No, we'll be there. Reed's first Fanatics Fest.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's actually crazy. It's a good time, though. There's so many. There's fans everywhere. There's so many things you can do. Yeah. But yeah, it'll be. It'll be a good time. Our first live show. See how it goes. Now it's time for a new segment that we have on the show called Get Dialed in Connected with Xfinity.

[Reed Blankenship]

Like we said, the season's coming up and we're getting into regular season mode. Our new sponsor, Xfinity wanted to help, so they're going to be sponsoring the season long series. This is Get Dialed in Connected with Xfinity.

[Cooper DeJean]

Every week, you guys will be able to call the number you see there on your screen and leave a message to help us get dialed in for the game, the season, or whatever's going on that week. We haven't heard any of these yet, so we'll be blind reacting to these pep talks. Let's get it started.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Hey, all.

Cooper de Jean's mom here. Katie. Just wanted to say congrats on season two of exciting mites and I'm looking forward to it.

[Cooper DeJean]

Katie, let's go. That's kind of sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

That is sick.

[Cooper DeJean]

You can't even, like, see him, so it's like, weird. But that's. That's.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

That's sick.

[Cooper DeJean]

My mom's speaking of my mom. My mom is doing her first, like, brand deal thing right now. She's in. I don't know if I could talk about it, but she is at her first shoot right now and she sent me the. She sent me that while she was at her shoot. So this is like a big production. I saw a video of her, like, in front of all these cameras and stuff. So. Thanks, mom, for. For sending that in. We appreciate it. We're excited for season two also.

[Reed Blankenship]

Reed, Coop. Season two's around the corner, man. Let's go fired up for y'.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

All.

[Reed Blankenship]

Lfg, baby.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

Who said

[Reed Blankenship]

that's. That's one of my best friends, Chase. Cunning.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's go, Chase. I knew it had to be one of your friends because I. I didn't recognize that accent. He got that southern accent.

[Reed Blankenship]

Who else we got?

[Cooper DeJean]

Chase. We appreciate it, though.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

What's up, boys? Beyond fired up for the both of you. You got a huge year coming up and I can't wait to see you guys get after it. Absolutely fired up to get this thing rolling. We got season two of excited mics. It's going to be great rooting for two teams this season, you know, got some big changes. Big number six for Reed as well as he's now girl. Dad, this is awesome. You know, we got pro bowl coup entering year three. It's going to be a fun to watch. Love you boys. Let's do this thing.

[Reed Blankenship]

What is that? Is that Will?

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Will.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's go.

[Reed Blankenship]

Shout out Will. Man.

[Cooper DeJean]

Bro. He sounds so like unnatural behind unnatural.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know.

[Cooper DeJean]

In tears, laughing. We appreciate you. Thanks for. Thanks for the message that. That really. That got me pumped up for. For the season coming. So we appreciate it.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Just wanted to say I'm so happy for you guys.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm currently whispering because I finally got

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Lucy to fall asleep, but I'm so proud of you both and I've seen how much work goes into this behind

[Cooper DeJean]

the scenes and I really think people

[Narrator/Advertiser]

are going to like this season.

Here we go.

Season two.

[Reed Blankenship]

Let's go.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yes. She got me fired up. Yeah, I hope she. I hope she would support us. Where's the baby, by the way? Are you. Do you have the baby?

[Reed Blankenship]

Well, I gave you everybody a sneak peek. Well, why you weren't on.

[Cooper DeJean]

You can't bring the baby on right now or I don't know where she is. Come on. Go get. Go get the baby. You're supposed to be. You're supposed to know where she's at. You're her dad, Dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

I've been in this room.

[Cooper DeJean]

Go get the baby.

[Reed Blankenship]

She's asleep, bro. I ain't doing that right now.

[Cooper DeJean]

Come on.

[Reed Blankenship]

Maybe later, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

No.

[Reed Blankenship]

So if you want to help us get dialed in, call 347491, 3774 and your message could be featured on a future episode of exciting mics connected with Xfinity.

[Cooper DeJean]

With Xfinity. Get fiber powered gig wi fi to watch every goal of the beautiful game this summer and lock in your price for five years. Visit xfinity.com soccer to learn more. Restrictions apply. Select plans Only use of fiber coaxial cable. Now it's time for our next segment. The Cooper Sharp Player of the Week. In our player of the Week this week in honor of the NBA Finals. And we're gonna give a special shout out to philly Villanova area. Mr. Jalen Brunson is our Cooper Sharp Player of the Week. Called out.

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

With what he did in the finals, you know, leading that team, obviously, I feel like he's the ultimate team guy. He turned down $113 million in his, like, in his contract that he could have signed with the Knicks to get some of those other guys to make their team that much better. And, you know, just watching the way he plays, bro was locked in, dude. It's almost like he wouldn't be denied of. Of a championship, honestly. So that was. It was Fun to watch. 45 points in Game 5 to help lead the Knicks to the championship. Their first championship since many years. 73. I believe someone fact check me somewhere. Pretty sure it's 1973, but the city of New York. Have you seen videos of of New York City when they won the championship?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes, but I mean, I wouldn't expect anything else.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I wouldn't expect anything else either that, I mean, they haven't won in however long. So that was. Yeah, they were flipping over cars. I mean, yeah, a lot of crazy stuff. A lot of stuff that price shouldn't have happened, but.

[Reed Blankenship]

And that's this week's Cooper Sharp Player of the Week. Someone who brought the skill, smarts and clutch performance worthy of the spotlight. Think you got a nominee for next week? Keep an eye on our socials and submit your standout athlete. And when you're building your own game day lineup, make it Cooper Sharp. Visit CooperShees.com to learn more. All right.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, this is my turn.

[Reed Blankenship]

This is my turn. Segments and stuff. So since becoming a new dad, there have been more and more Amazon packages and different brand packages that have been arriving at the door that I have. This is my first time seeing them, obviously, when they get to the door. But you learn, you learn what works, whatever. So I have a few things I would like to quiz you on to see if you know what they are, if that's okay. Possible.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right.

[Reed Blankenship]

Okay, so I think you got. Yeah, I'm gonna start off, I think, kind of easy. Maybe not easy, you know, maybe you know what this thing is?

[Cooper DeJean]

That's a feeding pillow.

[Reed Blankenship]

Ah, good job. It's called a box. So. Yeah. But yeah, put it around your waist and it helps for Feeding. I mean, dude, your elbows get tired sometimes, but.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, but I was right.

[Reed Blankenship]

You're right.

[Cooper DeJean]

One for one. Come on.

[Reed Blankenship]

All right, here we go. You know what this is?

[Cooper DeJean]

Show me the. The point of it. What is it? A thermometer?

[Reed Blankenship]

No. It does look like a thermometer. I don't know if you can see it.

[Cooper DeJean]

Show me the buttons. Like a massager of some sort.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, this is a nail. This is a nail filer.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

Oh.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's like.

[Cooper DeJean]

I can't see the tip.

[Reed Blankenship]

You can't see it. It rotates.

[Cooper DeJean]

See? If I would have saw that, I. I would have known.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I don't know if you had known, but. Yeah, it has, like, a little, like, sandpaper thing, man. All right, what would you say?

[Cooper DeJean]

One. One for two? Yeah, one for two.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

50.

[Reed Blankenship]

This. This thing scares me. Well, there's two things in this quiz that scares. Here's one of them.

[Cooper DeJean]

To, like, drain the ears.

[Reed Blankenship]

You think it's to drain the ears? Final answer, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

What is that? Or the nose? It's not on the nose. It's not out of the nose.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yes.

[Reed Blankenship]

So you put this in the nose and you're in the. They're not.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I've seen them.

[Reed Blankenship]

Suck it out. Yeah, I haven't used this one yet.

[Cooper DeJean]

What do you mean, suck it out?

[Reed Blankenship]

This. Like, you put it up their nose and, like, you suck it out. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

What?

[Reed Blankenship]

Disgusting, right?

[Cooper DeJean]

Hell, no.

[Reed Blankenship]

Things you do. I haven't done it yet. I don't. This. I'd rather change.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

All right. Second to last thing. So what, you're two for three? Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Turn around.

[Reed Blankenship]

Just say what's on your mind. This is a dad quiz, man. What do you think?

[Cooper DeJean]

I got no idea what that is, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

You have. You have to guess, dude. Give you.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know what that is.

[Reed Blankenship]

You have no idea. There is not an idea in your head. I mean, you have an idea.

[Cooper DeJean]

There's an idea.

[Reed Blankenship]

Say what it is. What do you think it is.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. It looks like drums. Like a mini drum set, dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

Say what's on your mind.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know what it is, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

You do.

[Cooper DeJean]

No, I don't.

[Reed Blankenship]

All right. I don't. Okay. So when you're breastfeeding, I guess you put these on the nips.

[Cooper DeJean]

I was gonna say that, but I didn't think.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. And I guess it's to keep them not, like, irritated or something. I don't know.

[Cooper DeJean]

Interesting.

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, it's nuts. I know. It looks like little communion cups.

[Cooper DeJean]

A lot of technology nowadays.

[Reed Blankenship]

I Guess that. Yeah. All right, last but not least, dude, what am I?

[Cooper DeJean]

So I'm two for four? 50.

[Reed Blankenship]

You're two for four.

[Cooper DeJean]

You get to go 75?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes. You ready or no?

[Cooper DeJean]

No. I don't know what the percentage is, but, Bro, I don't know what that is.

[Reed Blankenship]

Have to take a guess. Dude, I'm not doing this.

[Cooper DeJean]

I actually have no idea. Is it to clean their ears?

[Reed Blankenship]

I wish. So final guess, final answer?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I'm done.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

I don't know.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know what that is.

[Reed Blankenship]

I didn't know this were a thing. So when you have. When they have trouble, like, pooping, apparently the. This thing. This part you can stick in there bum. And it's supposed to whistle and, like, let gas out. Like when it lets.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's like family friendly. Are we putting this in the show?

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, this is that. This is dad stuff, dude. I'm telling you, bro, you learn. But it works if you got to get out somehow. And it worked.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right.

[Reed Blankenship]

Didn't like seeing. I didn't.

[Cooper DeJean]

Interesting.

[Reed Blankenship]

I've never heard of that before, but yeah, here's the butt whistle, I guess you would call it, bro. Yeah, it's all right.

[Cooper DeJean]

Two for five.

[Reed Blankenship]

You'll learn.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I guess I'm not really gonna be a dad yet.

[Reed Blankenship]

No. Look, you figure you learn stuff out. Figure stuff out quick.

[Cooper DeJean]

Our next segment for this first episode of season two. Exciting, fits with a little twist. It's going to be the World cup kit edition. In other words, we're going to be looking at some of the World cup uniforms and giving our thoughts on them.

[Reed Blankenship]

So who we got first? Norway.

[Cooper DeJean]

Norway.

[Reed Blankenship]

I like the all blacks, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

I do like all black. I do like all black, but what's it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Is that the number design?

[Guest/Other Speaker]

I don't know.

[Reed Blankenship]

That looks like.

[Cooper DeJean]

I like it, though. Oh, I like the font. The font's kind of sick. The Viking font.

[Reed Blankenship]

I'm low key.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm a fan of that before. Oh, yeah? What. What. What percentage is it? You said like 75 or something.

[Reed Blankenship]

Don't worry about it.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's what I thought.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's enough.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, I think these might be my favorites.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't. I don't like. I don't.

[Cooper DeJean]

My favorite color is purple, in case you guys wanted to know.

[Reed Blankenship]

Is it really?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, he.

[Reed Blankenship]

The more you know. I didn't know that.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think these are sick, though. I like, like the. It's kind of tie dye. Ish. So.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, it's okay. That's okay. It's okay.

[Cooper DeJean]

Whatever, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

Ain't Like, I'm a favorite.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm a fan of these South Korea fits.

[Reed Blankenship]

I do it France. I. I do like this color. And if it was in the other. In the South Korea one, I think I would like that fit. I like this color.

[Cooper DeJean]

I like this one, too. The teal, is it? Or mint green or what is it? Yeah, mint green or teal. One of the two.

[Reed Blankenship]

And mint chocolate chip.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yellow and red. I like. I like that color. That colorway.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

You know that soccer player is right there.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nope.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think his name's Mbappe. Pretty sure he's one of the best soccer players in the world.

[Reed Blankenship]

Soccer's new to me, dude.

[Cooper DeJean]

It is, bro. It's new to me, but I've been watching some of these World cup games, actually.

[Reed Blankenship]

The amount of money in that, too, is insane.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, it's wild.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

Wild

[Cooper DeJean]

Brazil. These are just. I mean.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, they're like.

[Narrator/Advertiser]

There's nothing.

[Cooper DeJean]

Okay.

[Reed Blankenship]

Ashy. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Nothing crazy considered. There's throwbacks, but.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. Nothing crazy about those.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nothing's like, popping to me.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. Oh, Sweden.

[Reed Blankenship]

I like the design on that.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. I like the design in there, though. It looks. Looks kind of sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

I feel like it has to mean something, right? They won't just put a design in there maybe.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. The design's kind of sick, though, I think.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, oh, oh. I like this.

[Cooper DeJean]

These are nasty.

[Reed Blankenship]

These are tough.

[Cooper DeJean]

I like.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's what. I guess I was looking for the mix, I think.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think they could do a little something better with than just plain white shorts.

[Reed Blankenship]

White. I agree. You know, I agree. But the top. I do like the top. Now the bottom, we can do some work. But the tops are nice.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. Okay. Netherlands.

[Reed Blankenship]

Simple. But I don't.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, sorry.

[Reed Blankenship]

In my opinion, usa. It's kind of trippy.

[Cooper DeJean]

It is a little bit. They got, like, the stripes across the jersey.

[Reed Blankenship]

I mean, it is cool because it's like the flag when it's waving, obviously.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know. It might be too busy for me.

[Cooper DeJean]

Too busy.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I don't know. You know what I'm saying?

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's. Yeah, let's rank. Let's give a. Let's give. Let's give a ranking here.

[Reed Blankenship]

I am not un American.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's give a ranking here. Reed, what do you. So how many we got? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. We got eight total. Let's go from eight to eight to one. I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go. Netherlands.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, the lower.

[Cooper DeJean]

Netherlands at eight. Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Netherlands at eight. I say Brazil.

[Cooper DeJean]

Brazil, seven. I'm gonna go. What was the blue one again? Was Sweden Brazil 8 or. No, Netherlands 8, Brazil 7, Sweden 6. I think.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Then I do. I put.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do I put them. Oh,

[Cooper DeJean]

the France ones? I don't know. I think the All Blacks top three. Yeah, All Blacks top three.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do we. Do we put us?

[Cooper DeJean]

Usa, I think usa. USA five. As much as I love our country.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, I love our country, but, you

[Cooper DeJean]

know, I don't know, we'll put USA at five, and then we'll go France, four. Maybe France.

[Reed Blankenship]

France four. Yeah, France four. And then what do you think about. You think three?

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. I. I could. I'm down to put purple at three. As much as I love purple. I know like purple, but.

[Reed Blankenship]

So South Korea, three, Belgium at two and then no Viking or not.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think Norway at 2, Norway at

[Reed Blankenship]

2 and then Belgium at 1.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think Belgium or. But I don't know about the shorts, though.

[Reed Blankenship]

The shorts do throw it off if you just kill off the shorts.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right, let's go. Belgium 2, Norway 1. What do you think about that?

[Reed Blankenship]

I like that.

[Guest/Other Speaker]

All right.

[Cooper DeJean]

I like it.

[Reed Blankenship]

I like that.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let us know in the comment section below or tag us in your stories, your rankings of these World cup kits.

[Reed Blankenship]

And look, guys, we're going by the colors, okay?

[Cooper DeJean]

Not by the countries. Not by the countries, by the colors.

[Reed Blankenship]

Those colors.

[Cooper DeJean]

So please let us know what you think. That's it for the first episode segment of Exciting Fits World Cup Kid Edition. Thanks for hanging out with the exciting mics connected with Xfinity. Be sure to, like, comment and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts.

[Reed Blankenship]

Follow us on social at Exciting Mics and as always, we appreciate the love and support. We out.

[Cooper DeJean]

Peace out. Go Birds.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nope. H is up, baby.

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[Cooper DeJean]

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[Narrator/Advertiser]

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[Cooper DeJean]

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[Cooper DeJean]

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