Eagles WIN vs Lions, Cooper DeJean's Interception, Cowboys Preview & More | Exciting Mics Ep. 21

Summary

Exciting Mics Ep. 21 Summary

Podcast: Exciting Mics (Presented by Citizens)
Hosts: Reed Blankenship & Cooper DeJean
Episode: Eagles WIN vs Lions, Cooper DeJean's Interception, Cowboys Preview & More
Date: November 20, 2025

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Episode Overview

Reed and Cooper ride the energy of a thrilling Sunday night victory over the Detroit Lions at home, break down key plays—especially Cooper's first regular season interception—and preview the monumental upcoming clash with the Dallas Cowboys. The pod blends gridiron insight with humor, locker room stories, Thanksgiving traditions, fan Q&As, style breakdowns, and even an unforgettable “Say Cheese” segment celebrating Eagles superfans.

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Reed’s Big News & Locker Room Vibes

• Reed Announces He’s Going to Be a Girl Dad
  • [01:03] Reed: “I can finally let the cat out of the bag … I am going to be a dad.”
  • [01:13] “And especially a girl dad.”
  • Cooper razzes him about now having another human to take care of, “not just me anymore.”
  • The news explains Reed’s now-famous dance, the “Blanken Dip,” in the locker room.
  • [04:03] “That’s like my signature, though,” Reed says about his celebratory dance.

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Lions Win Recap & Defensive Dominance

• The Primetime Atmosphere
  • [04:33] Cooper: “There’s nothing like [playing] at the Link.”
• Preference for Sunday vs. Monday Night Football
  • Both prefer Sunday night, with throwbacks to watching as kids.
• Brandon Graham’s Return
  • [05:55] Big moment for the team and the stadium.
  • [06:16] “The stadium went insane,” Cooper recalls.
• Lions Game Highlights
  • Facing a strong offense, the Eagles defense thrived, especially on 4th downs.
  • [07:38] Cooper: “You know, they went for it five times on fourth down.” (actually six, including a fake punt)
  • [08:19] Reed: “Back to back games with less than 10 points per game allowed.”
• Defensive Mentality
  • Playing for each other, not caring who gets the stat, just who gets the stop.
  • [07:25] Cooper: “No one cares who makes the play, as long as we’re making the plays, you know.”
  • [07:31] Reed: “Defense should play as just one mind and one body.”

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Cooper’s First Regular Season Interception

• [08:44] Reed: “Speaking of picks, you got one. Thank goodness it finally came.”
• Celebration
  • The WWE-inspired “Sweet Chin Music” celebration (homage to Shawn Michaels), planned with teammate Quinion Mitchell.
  • [09:34] Cooper critiques his own celebration, wishing he’d “got on top for the pin.”
  • Regular season picks officially count for stats; playoff INTs do not.
• Team Focus
  • Both emphasize stats aren’t the main concern.
  • [10:55] Cooper: “That’s all that matters, you know?”
• Missed INTs & Defense Camaraderie
  • [12:34] Cooper: “Reed should add a pick, but unfortunately, who tipped it for him?”

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Plays That Mattered Most

• Citizens Play that Mattered Most
  • [13:24] Reed: “The plays that mattered most was all the fourth down turnovers that we had.”
  • [13:34] Cooper: “Six fourth down stops, five on defense, one on Special teams ... huge.”

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Game Balls

• Shoutouts
  • [14:31] Reed and Cooper give props to each other, especially for the interception.
  • Major praise for Quinion Mitchell (0 receptions allowed, 9.1 passer rating when targeted).
  • [15:29] Deuce Dory Jackson’s resilience after giving up an early TD.
  • [16:37] Whole defensive line mentioned: JD, Jalen Carter, BG, Morrow, Nolan.

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Say Cheese Segment

• [17:32] “Say Cheese” celebrates fans’ social media posts.
  • This week’s winner: a fan eating an entire block of Cooper Sharp cheese at the Eagles game.
  • [19:21] Cooper: “I think that’s got to be our winner right there.”
  • Next week will have no show, but fans are encouraged to send in their Thanksgiving/Eagles squad photos.

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Exciting Fits

• Locker Room Fashion Rundown
  • [22:04] Custom Cooper Cheese bomber jackets and custom shoes (Philly skyline/Cooper Cheese logo) for Cooper.
  • Reed: Pink camo, brown flared leather pants, and Air Forces.
  • Smitty: Retro look, colored cream pants, brown details, possibly a stylist.
  • Morrow: Stained jeans (“fashion statement”), green Goyard bag, Travis Scott shoes.
  • Nicobe Dean: Parachute pants look, “Baller Bulldogs” tee.
  • [25:04] Reed: “I’ll wear a dang sweatshirts all the time.”

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Cowboys Preview

• Eagles vs. Cowboys Part 2
  • [26:46] Game will be in Dallas — both love playing there, but mention how hard it is to watch the famous stadium screen during play.
  • [27:38] Reed: “The atmosphere is loud, obviously. Fans are a little more ramped up for Dallas week.”
  • [28:08] BG (Brandon Graham) and his memorable anti-Dallas banter.
  • [29:09] Cooper: “They got two, you know, really, really talented receivers. CeeDee Lamb, George Pickens … playing teams twice, you get familiar but got to be ready for switch ups.”
  • [29:53] Cooper: “Dak’s leading the league … getting some MVP talks.”
• Preparation
  • Division game—will be physical, just like always.

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Life, Thanksgiving & Traditions

• Thanksgiving Traditions & Favorite Foods
  • [33:57] Cooper’s family does prime rib.
  • Reed’s family goes for ham, turkey, sweet potato casserole, strawberry pretzel salad, mac ‘n cheese, and Hawaiian rolls.
  • Hosts debate normal vs. “Hawaiian” rolls.
• Running a Turkey Trot?
  • Both are firmly against the idea.
  • [36:17] Reed: “I ain’t doing it. I would never do that.”
• Signature Dishes
  • Reed: Mac and cheese or strawberry pretzel salad.
  • Cooper: Prime rib, mashed potatoes with gravy, and pumpkin pie (“I’m a big pumpkin pie guy,” [40:46]).
• Thanksgiving vs. Christmas Debate
  • Cooper admits his tree is already up, Reed says he now caves (“Yes, I am now Christmas throughout November.” [37:58])
  • Fun discussion about the best time to eat Thanksgiving dinner (consensus: 12-3pm, with napping a must).
• Stuffing vs. Dressing Debate
  • [39:44] Reed: “It’s dressing.”
  • [39:46] Cooper: “It is not dressing, bro.”

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Fan Q&A Highlights

• If You Were a Police Duo: Who’s the Good Cop, Who’s Bad? ([44:57])
  • Reed and Cooper go back and forth, Eva from Allentown settles it: Reed’s the good cop.
• Zombie Apocalypse Survival ([46:51])
  • Angela from Toronto: Who would survive longer? Reed says himself; Angela sides with Cooper because “he’s from a town with zero stoplights” and is fast.
  • Who dies first? BG (Brandon Graham)—too loud, “he’ll be talking trash to zombies.”
• Gas Station Road Trip Orders ([50:03])
  • Cooper: Sunflower seeds, Ritz Bits, white Gatorade, maybe a Casey’s breakfast pizza, Nerds Gummy Clusters.
  • Reed: Water, strawberry Gatorade, salted peanuts, Kit Kat, “Buc-ee’s brisket is phenomenal.”
  • Zach (fan): Lays BBQ and Red Bull.

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Notable Quotes

• “That’s like my signature, though.” — Reed, on his dance move. [04:03]
• “No one cares who makes the play, as long as we’re making the plays, you know.” — Cooper [07:25]
• “It’s just one mind and one body.” — Reed, on defensive mentality [07:31]
• “First ever regular season interception … Finally on the board.”— Cooper [10:04]
• “Our D line up front, those guys monsters.” — Cooper [16:39]
• “Fans are a little more ramped up, riled up for Dallas week, I think.” — Cooper [27:43]
• “If it’s anything other than the walking dead zombies, go ahead and kill me.” — Reed [49:11]

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Episode Structure & Key Segments

| Segment | Timestamp | Highlights | |-----------------------------------|-------------|---------------------------------------------------------| | Reed’s Baby Announcement | 01:03 | Emotional, humorous—set tone for episode | | Primetime Win & Dance Breakdowns | 04:03–06:00 | Locker room energy, “Blanken Dip” dance | | Lions Defensive Recap | 06:46–08:19 | Focus on 4th down stops, team unity | | Cooper’s First Interception | 08:44–10:04 | WWE celebration, regular season stats | | Citizens Play that Mattered Most | 13:24 | Six 4th down stops (5 defense, 1 special teams) | | Game Ball Shoutouts | 14:26–17:29 | Mitchell, Jackson, DL praise | | Say Cheese Segment | 17:32–19:52 | Fan contests; eating a block of cheese | | Exciting Fits | 22:04–26:30 | Detailed walk-in fashion banter | | Cowboys Preview | 26:37–30:22 | Stadiums, key matchups, Dallas hype | | Thanksgiving Traditions | 33:57–40:00 | Food debates, family stories | | Fan Q&A | 44:27–51:41 | Pranks, zombies, snacks |

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Memorable Moments

• Reed’s heartfelt baby announcement, with Cooper’s “Uncle Coop!” reaction.
• Laughter over the WWE pick-six celebration choreo.
• The great “stuffing vs. dressing” debate.
• Angela ruling Cooper would survive a zombie apocalypse longer.
• “Say Cheese” winner eating a block of Cooper Sharp at the Linc.

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Takeaway

Authentic, funny, and full of love for the game and each other, Reed and Cooper let fans inside the locker room and holiday homes alike. Listeners are left juiced for the Cowboys rematch, entertained by the team’s camaraderie, and maybe craving a Thanksgiving plate—and a slice of prime rib.

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Go Birds.

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Next episode: December, after the short week for Black Friday’s game. Fans encouraged to submit questions and photos in the meantime.

Transcript

[Reed Blankenship]

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[Cooper DeJean]

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[Reed Blankenship]

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[Cooper DeJean]

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[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I can finally let the cat out of the bag. Get some up with you. I am going to be a dad.

[Cooper DeJean]

Reed's gonna be a dad.

[Reed Blankenship]

And especially a girl dad.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Let's go.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's go, baby Juiced.

[Reed Blankenship]

So that's why I was dancing like that, too.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's a. That's a big step, dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

I've been waiting. I finally get to let it out.

[Cooper DeJean]

You're gonna have another human being to take care of, not just me anymore.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know. Maybe you learn some stuff.

[Cooper DeJean]

Welcome back to exciting mics presented by citizens. I'm Cooper DeJean.

[Reed Blankenship]

And I'm Reed Blankenship. And we're back after a primetime home win at the Link. And we're looking forward to another great episode.

[Cooper DeJean]

Remember to follow exciting mics on all platforms like comment, share and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Let's get it started. We're gonna start this podcast off with how we do it every single week with what's exciting you this week. I think. Hold on. I think we got to talk about Reed's little dancy dance that he.

[Reed Blankenship]

Wait, hold on. Before we get that today.

[Cooper DeJean]

Okay, we got. You got some.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Reed's got some exciting, exciting news.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I can finally let the cat out of the bag. Get some of his. I am going to be a dad.

[Cooper DeJean]

Reed's gonna be a dad.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes. And especially a girl dad.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Let's go.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's go, baby Juiced. You excited?

[Reed Blankenship]

So that's why I was dancing like that, too, you know. Of course I'm excited.

[Cooper DeJean]

You excited? That's a. That's a big step, dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

I. I've been waiting. I mean, you've known For a weeks now.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. I've known for a while. Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

But I finally get to let it out.

[Cooper DeJean]

You're gonna have another human being to take care of, not just me anymore.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know. Maybe you learn some stuff. Yeah. Kept it a secret for as long as I could. And once the. The boss lady gave me the nod, the go ahead. It's time for action.

[Cooper DeJean]

Girl dad. Girl dad. Oh, boy.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know. I'm so happy.

[Cooper DeJean]

Wild.

[Reed Blankenship]

I'm Juice.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Uncle Coop.

[Cooper DeJean]

Uncle Coop.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's crazy.

[Cooper DeJean]

That is crazy. Actually, that's also paired it with a.

[Reed Blankenship]

Dub too, you know.

[Cooper DeJean]

Pretty cool, though. Pretty cool. Yeah. And we got the dub, and Reed was doing a little dance in the locker room too. Someone called it the Blanken dip.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's like my signature, though.

[Cooper DeJean]

That is your signature signature dance.

[Reed Blankenship]

Thank you.

[Cooper DeJean]

You got a little rhythm to you, huh? I don't got enough rhythm to be able to do that dance. You get the hips into it too. Oh, hey. Oh, yeah, that's nice. That's nice.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. So he's my audition bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

We got the W, obviously, too, so that's also very exciting.

[Reed Blankenship]

Mm.

[Cooper DeJean]

Love that. Lions recap. We were back at home in the link prime time. Sunday night Football go from Monday night to Sunday night. The atmosphere crazy. There's. There's nothing like it, I don't think.

[Reed Blankenship]

And I asked you this walking in, or you asked me this. Which one's better? What. What night football game is better? Is it, son? Is the Sunday night football, like, the best? I think.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, my God. Sunday night.

[Reed Blankenship]

I mean, I hate Thursday night.

[Cooper DeJean]

They're both better than Thursday night, first off.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I hate Thursday night, But it's like Monday night, you're. You're all alone.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. You're the only show on. On tv. I feel like growing up. Like, you watch football all day, and then you get so excited for Sunday night Football. Like, that's sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

True. No, I mean, I guess like I said, I didn't really watch NFL growing up. So.

[Cooper DeJean]

Sunday Night Football on NBC.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do you know, like, the song by heart?

[Cooper DeJean]

What's her name sings it? Carrie Underwood, Right?

[Reed Blankenship]

Is. Yeah. Is it.

[Cooper DeJean]

Does she still sing it? I don't know. Does I think she does that? Who knows?

[Reed Blankenship]

You know, I'm not there.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't ever see the theme song. I don't think. I don't know. I don't remember last time I've seen the theme song, but pretty sure it's Carrie Underwood, though.

[Reed Blankenship]

Well, we'll figure it out.

[Cooper DeJean]

BG was back. BG Was back, too.

[Reed Blankenship]

That was tough.

[Cooper DeJean]

Sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

Of course I, it was me than him coming out. It was just like. Well, yeah, I didn't even see this. I didn't even see the video.

[Cooper DeJean]

He was doing a celly too.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, dude, it erupted, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

The stadium went insane when he walked.

[Reed Blankenship]

As they should. As they should.

[Cooper DeJean]

As they should. You're right.

[Reed Blankenship]

He's done so much for the city and.

[Cooper DeJean]

Happy to have him back.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh my gosh. Yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Happy to have him back. And we got the dub. Huge win for the boys. I mean especially this, this late in the season. You're playing a lot of good teams. Obviously. We played the packers last week, Lions this week, and the Cowboys upcoming here.

[Reed Blankenship]

So another high powered offense, dude.

[Cooper DeJean]

I mean, playing a lot of good teams, it's. It's huge for us to just be able to find ways to win.

[Reed Blankenship]

I think. Yeah, I think the, the most important thing about like the defense is like we're playing, we're playing together, like we're having fun. We. We aren't really worried about what's hap. Like what's happening. Like if it's our time to go out there, it's our time wherever. Wherever the ball is, you know. So.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I think we're just focused on, you know, doing our job and what it takes to, to win.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. And everybody's just kind of celebrating with each other like who cares who gets. Who gets what?

[Cooper DeJean]

No one cares who makes the play as long as we're, we're making the plays, you know. Yeah, and that's, that's a great.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's part of defense too, like. Yeah, that's just how a defense should play. It's just one mind and one body, as I would say.

[Cooper DeJean]

You know, they went for it five times on fourth down.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's kind of disrespectful. A little bit.

[Cooper DeJean]

A little bit. But hey, they want to do it, I guess we just gotta go out there and stop it, you know? Yeah, I think, I mean, technically it's six because they ran a fake punt. Right. I think.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know if that's Kent.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I don't think it's counted in there. So really, six fourth down stops.

[Reed Blankenship]

Especially when they got all the way down the red zone.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, that was, that was huge. Be able to keep him out of the end zone was. Was huge for us. And back to back games with less than 10 points per game allowed.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's good. I mean, it's pretty good.

[Cooper DeJean]

We gotta keep it rolling though, you know, I feel like there were still some plays that, like, we could have made. Could have been a lot better on, you know, that we absolutely could add a few picks.

[Reed Blankenship]

More picks.

[Cooper DeJean]

Few more picks. Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

We'll talk about that later. But speaking of picks, you got. You got one. Thank goodness it finally came. It didn't.

[Cooper DeJean]

About time.

[Reed Blankenship]

About time. I mean, good gosh. And the Sally was dope.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's Cooper De Jean's music. Cooper De Jean's music. I don't know if I like that. The Sweet Chin music by Cooper De Jean. How about that? Shout Out. Shawn Michaels.

[Reed Blankenship]

The Heartbreak Kid.

[Cooper DeJean]

The Heartbreak Kid. But me and Q had this planned.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, y'. All. Y' all sit there by. By the lot by each other in Yalls locker, and y' all plan Yalls own sales. That's what y' all do. Anybody out there that listened to our last podcast? We talked about cellies, whatever. These two, they congregate at their lockers right beside each other, and they come up with their own. Own cellies. Obviously.

[Cooper DeJean]

WWE celebrations. We like wwe.

[Reed Blankenship]

I didn't know what y' all are doing at first. Everybody's just standing there.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't. I don't really like how it all went down. I mean, I feel like. I mean, the kick was. The kick in the. In the little action by Q was. Was really good. But I mean, I feel like the setup could have been a little better for the selly and I could have got on top for the pin, too. I don't know what I was doing. I just sat there and looked.

[Reed Blankenship]

I mean, it turned out a lot better than the last one. Let's just say that we're improving. Next time you need to get on the side of the wall and do like the swan Tom bomb or something.

[Cooper DeJean]

Little frog splash off the side of the wall. Next time. Maybe we should. We should build a ring with all the guys and, like, have a royal rumble bounce off the wall, throw a little shoulder. That would be tough, but first ever regular season interception. Kind of sweet. Finally on the board. For those that don't know, playoff interceptions do not count towards st. Towards stats, right? Correct. That was my first interception that counted.

[Reed Blankenship]

But we don't care about stats. We're looking. We. We care about picks and how to.

[Cooper DeJean]

Give a little insight, you know?

[Reed Blankenship]

Thank you, bro. Thank you.

[Cooper DeJean]

I wish I would have scored, but I was, like, kind of in the middle of everybody.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, I wasn't really a big help because you got around me.

[Cooper DeJean]

Sorry. We put points on the board. That's all that matters, you know?

[Reed Blankenship]

That's all that matters.

[Cooper DeJean]

Man, you know, I think the way the defense is playing right now, like, guys are just taking a lot of pride in our job and what it takes, you know, to win football games. And we're doing it together.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. And I know there's like a video. I did see this video actually.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Kind of circling around. But where was I? I don't know, actually.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, I was out on. I think I was out there for the. Kneel down.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, that's right. That was a sick.

[Cooper DeJean]

Can we rewind that? Can we rewind that? Oh, let's go back to Q&JB's handshake.

[Reed Blankenship]

Keely. Shadow boxing, bro. Keely was shadow boxing somebody at the beginning.

[Cooper DeJean]

Was he?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. If you could do it one more time.

[Cooper DeJean]

There's a lot going on in this video here.

[Reed Blankenship]

Did he shadow box Cube?

[Cooper DeJean]

I think he was. That might be their handshake.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, it might be. No, but that's just. I mean, that just shows we all get along. I mean, we're having fun with each other and.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know. I mean, it's like a marriage. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, technically like a marriage. You know, the defensive line, what they do affects the linebackers. With the linebackers. Do affect. Affect. What we do affects everybody. And what the D line does affects us also.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. So it all works.

[Cooper DeJean]

We got to be like this, you know, toit.

[Reed Blankenship]

Toit. Like a toy guy.

[Cooper DeJean]

Here we are, we're all. We're all close. A lot of young guys, so it's. I mean, it's. It's easy. We just like to have fun and.

[Reed Blankenship]

Like to have fun, play the game.

[Cooper DeJean]

Smile and laugh and do all the things. Reed should add a pick, but unfortunately, who pit. Who tipped it for him?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, it's fine. Wasn't meant to be, I guess.

[Cooper DeJean]

I guess it wasn't meant to be, but you know, I wish I could just have eyes in the back of my head so I could see you sitting back there waiting for the ball to come to you.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's all right. You should have been smart enough to know that was right there.

[Cooper DeJean]

You're right.

[Reed Blankenship]

You're right.

[Cooper DeJean]

I probably should have, but.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nah, joking. Who cares? You tipped it. They didn't catch it.

[Cooper DeJean]

They didn't catch it. That's all that matters. Yeah, you're right. Team player.

[Reed Blankenship]

Exactly.

[Cooper DeJean]

Love that out of you, my cat. It is time for the citizens play that mattered most.

[Reed Blankenship]

Mr. Blankenship, I believe the plays that mattered most was all the fourth down turnovers that we had.

[Cooper DeJean]

Six fourth down stops, five on defense, one on Special teams, it was huge. Keep them off the board first off. And to give our offense the ball back.

[Reed Blankenship]

Pretty good field position.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I think it was.

[Reed Blankenship]

Except once the red zone.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, red zone, obviously. But we still kept him out. No points. So it was. Those plays were huge for us as a defense, us as a team. Really. The momentum that you feel after. After those plays is. Is huge.

[Reed Blankenship]

Those are.

[Cooper DeJean]

Those are the Citizens plays that mattered most.

[Reed Blankenship]

Visit [e-mail] madeready and make sense of your money with Citizens member FDIC. Oh. Oh. Time for a little game ball action, man.

[Cooper DeJean]

Some game balls handed out. Cooper Quinon Mitchell.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, I was going to go give you one for the pick for the pixki.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. But Quinion definitely deserves a game ball.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, dude. He's been quietly shutting down.

[Cooper DeJean]

Quietly. I think he had six. Six targets, I think. And they were over six when targeting Quinion Mitchell.

[Reed Blankenship]

I mean, between. Between. Hold on. Between y' all two. The stats. But are just crazy.

[Cooper DeJean]

What do we have?

[Reed Blankenship]

The 13 targets against the Lions, as y' all both had. You had four receptions allowed. Y' all forced two incompletions. You had a pick and allowed a 9.1 passer rating.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's. That's kind of crazy.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

And we can still be better, is the thing.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know. I know.

[Cooper DeJean]

We could still be better.

[Reed Blankenship]

And we will. We're still.

[Cooper DeJean]

Let's get back to the game balls, though.

[Reed Blankenship]

Not my fault.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think our boy Deuce Dory Jackson, the way he 100. He just continues to get better, I think 100, which is huge for. For our defense. And obviously, you know, the touchdown happened, whatever, but early in the game, but he just came back and, you know, never wavered, never lost confidence and had a huge third down. Huge PBU against Amon Ra was a great player. And yeah, he just. And he made. He made the play in the end zone with coverage on him again in the back of the end zone.

[Reed Blankenship]

So that. And the tackle that he made, like.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, that he made before that play, too.

[Reed Blankenship]

That was huge. Yeah. I don't know if people, like, really understand how big making that tackle right there was.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Allowing to just keep snapping the ball, just keep saddling the ball. Something's gonna happen.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yep. He just continues to. To get better. And, you know, we see it every day in practice, you know, the work we do on the side and you know, the reps he gets in practice. So. Yeah, it's huge. It's huge.

[Reed Blankenship]

And I feel like the whole D Line.

[Cooper DeJean]

Our. Our D line up front. Those guys monsters.

[Reed Blankenship]

When we say up front, JD And Jalen Carter had so many block passes in practice at the line of scrimmage, we're not joking that the whole last week they legit did that so many times.

[Cooper DeJean]

They had like 6 or 7.

[Reed Blankenship]

Bro is insane.

[Cooper DeJean]

6 or 7 block passes in in practice, which was insane. We got jp, jc, JD BG Morrow, and Nolan. They don't have the jlix.

[Reed Blankenship]

Geez.

[Cooper DeJean]

We got. I mean, those guys up front are just monsters.

[Reed Blankenship]

Ball players. Love that.

[Cooper DeJean]

Need that players. It is time for the say cheese segment with Cooper Sharp. Each week we're asking you to share your fan pictures for a chance to be featured here on the show and win Cooper cheese merch.

[Reed Blankenship]

So last week we asked for your game day pictures. So let's see who this week's winner is. Drum roll. Oh, who do we got number one?

[Cooper DeJean]

We got Leonard Charles, mt.

[Reed Blankenship]

Hey, the dog.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, he's got the pit. Wait, is that me? Is that the pick on the screen?

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, it is.

[Cooper DeJean]

Cooper Cheese and crackers. Yeah. With the 33 jersey. And the puppy.

[Reed Blankenship]

And the puppy. I love that.

[Cooper DeJean]

I love that. Good picture. Good picture. Oh, my God. Looks like we got reckless at reckless to healing. Eating a block of Cooper Cheese, bro. At the Eagles game. That is some dedication right there. That is kind of sweet. What do you think? Who is the winner?

[Reed Blankenship]

All right.

[Cooper DeJean]

Of this week say cheese segment.

[Reed Blankenship]

I think it has to be.

[Cooper DeJean]

I like all the details in the first one. The dog, cheese and crackers, the jersey, the game.

[Reed Blankenship]

But. But somebody eats a block of Cooper cheese.

[Cooper DeJean]

Cooper Sharp cheese at the Eagles game. That is sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

That is sick. Hilarious. All the above.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think that's got to be our winner right there.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yep. So shout out. You're the winner. Never seen anything like it before.

[Cooper DeJean]

Never seen before.

[Reed Blankenship]

Never ever. But we're from Philly, so it's not surprising. But anyways, so for next week, we got the Friday game. So we won't be taping a new episode, but you can still say cheese by sharing or sending in pictures of your Eagle squad on Thanksgiving or watching the game Friday. Bonus points if you get your Cooper Sharp in the pit.

[Cooper DeJean]

When you share your pictures on Social, make sure to tag Exciting Mike's and Cooper Cheese. We'll be selecting a say cheese winner every week except next week to receive Cooper cheese merch.

[Reed Blankenship]

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[Cooper DeJean]

There's one thing on everyone's mind.

[Reed Blankenship]

Football.

[Cooper DeJean]

No money. And not just money. Money questions.

[Reed Blankenship]

Like how much should you have in savings?

[Cooper DeJean]

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[Reed Blankenship]

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[Cooper DeJean]

What does that say? See what they say?

[Reed Blankenship]

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[Cooper DeJean]

Shop now at Save Our Sundays store and as always, go Birds. Welcome back to exciting Mics presented by citizens. And now it's time for our favorite segment, Exciting fits.

[Reed Blankenship]

What did the boys.

[Cooper DeJean]

Boys popped off coming in the Sunday week. Whoa. The boys.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, Coop, you got what, the whole Cooper cheese. Yeah. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

You know what it is?

[Reed Blankenship]

Do we want to talk about what happened?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. So I was originally supposed to wear white pants, white Nike pants. But I like to. I like to eat pasta before the game and garlic pasta and garlic bread. And I was as. I'm trying, as I'm sitting next to Reed, eating my pregame meal.

[Reed Blankenship]

Legit, right?

[Cooper DeJean]

Anything. Didn't have anything over my pants. I'm trying to freaking dip the garlic bread and get some pasta on the garlic bread and the pasta falls right on my white pants. Oh. No one had a tide stick so I couldn't get the stain out. So I just threw on some black pants.

[Reed Blankenship]

I told you, just wear them backwards.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, but I wasn't going to do that, bro. I know I wasn't going to do that. But yeah, we got the. We got the Cooper cheese jacket. Bomber jacket.

[Reed Blankenship]

Would you say bomber jacket? I think you'd call it a bomber jacket. And the shoes, I don't think people really notice the shoes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Custom shoes. Custom Cooper cheese shoes as well.

[Reed Blankenship]

The shoes were a nice touch, dude.

[Cooper DeJean]

Nice little touch. Yeah. And it's got. Got the Philly skyline with. With the Cooper Cheese logo in it.

[Reed Blankenship]

It was tough.

[Cooper DeJean]

Kind of sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

Good fit, bro.

[Cooper DeJean]

Are you wearing. Reed's got some brown leather pants on, I believe.

[Reed Blankenship]

Leather plant plants. Leather pants. Yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Flared. Are they flared at the bottom?

[Reed Blankenship]

They are flared. I like the little flare skis. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

You were supposed to wear camo last week. Do you know that? Jay Hurts, remember? Jay Hurts had all the camo.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, yeah, I do remember that. Look, like I said, this is pink camo, so that's a little foreshadowing.

[Cooper DeJean]

Pink camo, brown leather pants and a white tee. Huh? Air forces.

[Reed Blankenship]

Just the. The all white air forces, man. Okay. Can't go wrong with those.

[Cooper DeJean]

Okay. I like that.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's a calm little fit there.

[Reed Blankenship]

Thanks, man.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, you look good.

[Reed Blankenship]

Thanks, bro. You too.

[Cooper DeJean]

Thanks, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

Smitty going, dude, it looks like the retro look with the flared pants right there.

[Cooper DeJean]

The pinch that has pinstripes or No.

[Reed Blankenship]

I think so. Maybe. I don't know if there's a different word for those stripes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Colored cream Colored pants. Brown tea. Little brown and brown shoes.

[Reed Blankenship]

Brown turtle brown. Brown boots.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

I mean, Smitty's tough. Smitty's fits are tough.

[Cooper DeJean]

I wonder if he's got a stylist. You think Smitty's got a stylist or you think I'm just sure this. On his own. I'm sure he's got someone who does his suits for him.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, I'm sure he does. Right?

[Cooper DeJean]

He probably does. I'd assume so. Unless.

[Reed Blankenship]

Who knows? But if you don't.

[Cooper DeJean]

On his own.

[Reed Blankenship]

Kudos to him, man.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

I ain't got time to pick out stuff like that. I'll wear a dang sweatshirts all the time.

[Cooper DeJean]

Morrow.

[Reed Blankenship]

Mo.

[Cooper DeJean]

What do we got on here?

[Reed Blankenship]

Huh? The stained pants.

[Cooper DeJean]

Stained pants.

[Reed Blankenship]

Those are like a. Those are like.

[Cooper DeJean]

Those are jeans.

[Reed Blankenship]

Like a. Like. Yeah. Stained jeans. Those are like a fashion statement now.

[Cooper DeJean]

I feel like he's got like the. It's almost like a Texas orange. Like a burnt orange.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know.

[Cooper DeJean]

It looks like puffer jacket on.

[Reed Blankenship]

Looks like he's swole with the white.

[Cooper DeJean]

Beanie and the green goyard bag.

[Reed Blankenship]

Those Travis Scott's.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yep.

[Reed Blankenship]

Shoes. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Mohopped on the green goyard trend.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, I need to do that.

[Cooper DeJean]

Tough. You do. Nicobi Dean Kobe.

[Reed Blankenship]

This is two weeks in a row.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, he's got like the. What do you call those? The pants. Like parachute pants.

[Reed Blankenship]

Parachute pants type type. I like it with the big baby.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. What does that stand for? Baller Bulldogs or.

[Reed Blankenship]

Bulldogs. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know. Baller. Baller works. He probably deserved a game ball, too, but we missed that one. But, yeah, that's. That's a. That's a clean fit from Mr. Dean right there.

[Reed Blankenship]

Two weeks in a row.

[Cooper DeJean]

There we go.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's nice.

[Cooper DeJean]

Week 12.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's crazy already.

[Cooper DeJean]

Cowboys part two. How about that?

[Reed Blankenship]

It's crazy, dude.

[Cooper DeJean]

In Dallas. In Dallas.

[Reed Blankenship]

In Dallas.

[Cooper DeJean]

Do you like playing in their stadium?

[Reed Blankenship]

I do, I do. I used to, like, think that was the best stadium to play in, but when we went to Minnesota, that was.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, kind of Minnesota. Minnesota's sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

But Dallas. Dallas is a close second. The only thing I wish in Dallas, like, you can't look up and see the big screen, dude.

[Reed Blankenship]

No. When you're playing, you can't.

[Cooper DeJean]

And they don't have screens on either end, either.

[Reed Blankenship]

Or curtains, so.

[Cooper DeJean]

Or curtains. Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. I don't know about that, bro. That. That hurts. Like, just trying to sit on the bench and just look up, straight up the whole time. It's not ideal.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's all right. It's still a really nice stadium, don't get me wrong.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, No, I love it. Love it. The atmosphere is loud, obviously.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

And the dome fans.

[Cooper DeJean]

Fans are a little more. A little more ramped up, riled up for. For Dallas week, I think.

[Reed Blankenship]

Sure. There'll be a couple fights here and there, probably.

[Cooper DeJean]

We got BG with the Dallas Cowboys. It's like a Ghostbusters type.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. Like canceling it out. Yeah, just cancel it out.

[Cooper DeJean]

Kind of sick.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's sick.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

BG's funny. BG will be talking so much trash.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, yeah. Like he does every single week.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, like he does every single week. But I feel like it might be a little bit more juiced.

[Cooper DeJean]

Obviously, we played him back in week one and now it's week 12. So it'll be. Be a little bit different this time around. Obviously, we've seen each other once. We've also played nine other games in between. Or 10 other games.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know. I'm not good with math.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't even remember nine games in between. Is it nine? I think it is.

[Reed Blankenship]

What are we. So we played.

[Cooper DeJean]

We're eight and two, right?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

So I had to be nine games in between, right?

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Well, yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

This will be our 11th because we had one bye week.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

So it's week 12.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yes. Nine games in between. So glad we did. A lot of film to watch. I'm sure there's some adjustments that have been.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

You know, made that we'll. We'll have to look at as part.

[Reed Blankenship]

Of the game, though.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, obviously they got two, you know, really, really talented receivers. CD Lamb, George Pickens, you know, we got to, we got to see him earlier in, in the year. Now we get to see him twice. So when you play teams twice, you kind of. You kind of get familiar with them, but you also got to be ready for.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Switch ups, you know.

[Reed Blankenship]

Right. Especially when you have a super long, say, break. Like a long break in between or many games in between. Like when we played the Giants, it was kind of a quick turnaround, honestly, it felt like. So, yeah, I mean, I got to prepare, obviously, just like it's any other game.

[Cooper DeJean]

George Pickens has had four straight games with 75 plus receiving yards.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, that be throwing it, man.

[Cooper DeJean]

They've been dax leading the league in or top five in the league in passing. Getting some MVP talks. Um, anytime you play the Cowboys, though, like, you know, it's going to be. We're gonna have to grind it out and, you know, find a way. Everybody, you know, both teams, you know, want to be at their best for, for that game, especially knowing.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, I'm sure it'll be a physical game, too.

[Cooper DeJean]

Divisional game. Yeah, 100%.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. But. Yeah. Didn't you go to a wrestling match in New York and got booed? You and Big Dom?

[Cooper DeJean]

Me and Big Dom got booed at Monday Night Raw in. In msg.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's crazy. It was so disrespectful.

[Cooper DeJean]

I mean, we're in their city, so. I mean, the Giant city, so I guess you kind of expect it. But when I heard it, when I watched it back and heard it on tv, though, it sounded way louder than what it actually was in the arena.

[Reed Blankenship]

Did you even hear it? Like, barely.

[Cooper DeJean]

All I heard. All I heard. This is what I heard. I heard cool.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, nice. No, that's nice. I'm just kidding.

[Cooper DeJean]

That's nice. No, there were definitely some booze, though.

[Reed Blankenship]

100. They might have done that, though. Well, that guy behind you. The guy behind you is giving you a thumbs down.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, that's all right. Yeah, whatever. But yeah, we did get booed. Part of doing business, you know. I love it, though. I love it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Now, you know, we don't partake in fantasy football, but our phly fantasy expert Jamie has some pics to share. Tell the people what's up, Jamie.

[Jamie]

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[Reed Blankenship]

Welcome back to the exciting mics presented by citizens. So next week, since we play the Cowboys, we have a short week play on Black Friday, so unfortunately we won't be able to shoot a podcast next week. We'll be practicing and getting prepared for the next team. But we're not worried about the next team. We're worried about the Cowboys. So it's Thanksgiving. Yeah, so it's Thanksgiving coming up. Coop, do you have any traditions with your family?

[Cooper DeJean]

Thanksgiving? Quick hitters? Family traditions? I mean, we always do a meal obviously. My, my dad usually cooks up a little prime rib.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, prime rib. Really?

[Cooper DeJean]

When I was back home. Yeah, when I was back home for Thanksgiving.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's different than the normal, like turkey or ham.

[Cooper DeJean]

I know there's some ham in there, some mashed potatoes, corn, green beans, all that stuff. But prime ribbon was the thing. I love prime rib.

[Reed Blankenship]

Prime rib is really good. See, like I, we would always have turkey and ham but like I would get more ham but like just because it's the holiday, I'm like, oh, let me just get a little bit of turkey. Have that sweet potato Casserole, Strawberry pretzel salad. Yeah, that's a newer. That's a new thing that you probably never heard of. Macaroni and cheese, probably green beans. The rolls. Rolls. Rolls are about the 100%. What? I don't even know what they're called. What do you know the ones I'm talking about?

[Cooper DeJean]

Hawaiian rolls. The Hawaiian.

[Reed Blankenship]

Is it the Hawaiian rolls? The small ones, maybe Small ones that.

[Cooper DeJean]

Come in like a package of like, 16 or whatever.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yes, yes.

[Cooper DeJean]

So good.

[Reed Blankenship]

So freaking good.

[Cooper DeJean]

Toss some butter on there.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, so.

[Cooper DeJean]

And we usually. Usually watch some football, too.

[Reed Blankenship]

Well, the Christmas is not Christmas parade. There's. Ain't there a parade in the background or not a background, but there's a.

[Cooper DeJean]

Parade on Thanksgiving, I think.

[Reed Blankenship]

Okay. Because we all. We'd either have. I think that on in the background, and then I think the dog. Like a dog show would come on.

[Cooper DeJean]

Dog show.

[Reed Blankenship]

Dude, I might be tripping like a dog. Like, what do you call it? Like, dog contest. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Where they run through the obstacle course.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, not even. Well, what? Yeah, actually, like. Yeah, yeah, yeah. That. The whole thing. The whole shebang.

[Cooper DeJean]

Dog show. Like a dog show.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, Yeah. I hope. I don't know. I hope I'm not, like, mixing, like, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I know it's happened on one of them.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know. I don't know. I don't know.

[Cooper DeJean]

What is your opinion on. What's your opinion on running a. A 5k on Thanksgiving?

[Reed Blankenship]

Have you ever done it?

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't think I've ever.

[Reed Blankenship]

In 5K, I don't even have any thought of doing.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't think I ever will either, ever.

[Reed Blankenship]

And I don't even know, like, do. Is it on Thanksgiving, right? It's on Thanksgiving when they do it, or is it, like, the next day?

[Cooper DeJean]

It's called, like, a turkey trot.

[Reed Blankenship]

I ain't doing it. I would never do that. Well, I don't know. I might, but I would never do that right now.

[Cooper DeJean]

No, I would not run a 5K. Sorry, sorry. Sorry to break it to you. What about. Do you have any signature dishes?

[Reed Blankenship]

I guess it would either be like the. The Mac and cheese or the strawberry pretzel salad. Because you can either have it as a dessert or put it on the side.

[Cooper DeJean]

You ever had oreo fluff?

[Reed Blankenship]

No, never had an Oreo fluff.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's like strawberry pretzel salad kinda.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do you know what?

[Cooper DeJean]

Strawberry pretzels and the strawberries. So it's got Oreos inside. So it's got, like, whipped cream right?

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, I think I've had that. I think I've had that, actually.

[Cooper DeJean]

Whipped cream with Oreos inside.

[Reed Blankenship]

So it's like a cookies and cream kind of thing. Yeah, Yeah, I like that. I like that. That's a good. That's a good dish. Do you think Thanksgiving kind of overshadows Christmas or is overshadowed by Christmas?

[Cooper DeJean]

I. I think it is a little bit.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

I think people just overlook Thanksgiving. Go straight to Christmas right after Halloween.

[Reed Blankenship]

Well, I've always been the type of guy don't put up anything Christmas until after Thanksgiving, whether that's usually probably the day after.

[Cooper DeJean]

My Christmas tree's already up, buddy.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. Since I got married. I am now a different version. I am now Christmas throughout November.

[Cooper DeJean]

So there we go. Yeah.

[Reed Blankenship]

Came back home to a winter. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

I mean, you can celebrate Thanksgiving with.

[Reed Blankenship]

The Christmas up, but when. So Elsa's told me, like, but you don't really get to sell or to have up all your decorations as long if you do it after. After Thanksgiving. I'm like, you're right. You know, everybody wants to be all joyful and when they see Christmas tree.

[Cooper DeJean]

So Christmas tree makes me happy.

[Reed Blankenship]

You know, I respect that. I am probably gonna go get a new Christmas tree that twinkles. I've been seeing it on Tick Tock. I think it's in love, dude, it twinkles. You gotta look it up on Tick Tock. It is sick. I think I might.

[Cooper DeJean]

A Christmas tree that twinkles, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

You would see how you. You will see how magical it is.

[Cooper DeJean]

You have to show me this.

[Reed Blankenship]

I know, man. It's tough. It's tough.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right, what's. What is the best time to eat Thanksgiving dinner, do you think?

[Reed Blankenship]

Right at 12 o'? Clock?

[Cooper DeJean]

I think, yeah. I think it's. I think it's more of a 12 lunch.

[Reed Blankenship]

12 to 3. 12 to 2. 30, maybe 12. I'll say 12 to 3. Start at 12, though, and then continuously eat and go back and go back and go back and then take a nap after.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, a nap after Thanksgiving dinner is a necessity.

[Reed Blankenship]

Insane.

[Cooper DeJean]

It's like the best nap ever.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do you like the cranberry stuff sauce?

[Cooper DeJean]

No.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, it's disgusting. Wait, I do. Since I said that I said stuff. What do you call, what do you call the.

[Cooper DeJean]

The stuffing, bro? No, it's not dressing.

[Reed Blankenship]

It's dressing.

[Cooper DeJean]

It is not dressing, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

It is dressing. It's dressing.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't even like it either, so.

[Reed Blankenship]

You'Re dressing your plate.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't even like it either, so it doesn't matter.

[Reed Blankenship]

I cannot call it Stuffing now stressing. We need to have a. A poll of that. What is the.

[Cooper DeJean]

What is the perfect Thanksgiving dinner plate supposed to be? Quick hitters. We're making them a little.

[Reed Blankenship]

My fault. Quick hitters. All right, I'll have macaroni and cheese, turkey and ham. Have some dressing on there. Just because it's Thanksgiving stuff. Sweet potato casserole, some type of green. Green beans. And then like four rolls. Wow. And then strawberry brussels salad.

[Cooper DeJean]

I throw a little prime rib on there. Some ham, mashed potatoes. Drizzle the gravy over top the mashed potatoes and the ham and the prime rib. What else? Oh, some rolls, obviously, green beans, and then pumpkin pie with some whipped cream on top. That is fire.

[Reed Blankenship]

That sounds so good.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm a big pumpkin pie guy.

[Reed Blankenship]

I didn't know that. Good to know. You learn something new every day.

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know about. I don't use. I don't eat cranberry sauce or whatever.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't like that.

[Cooper DeJean]

What is our week gonna look like next week now that we have a game on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving?

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know how we're gonna handle it. As in if we're going to get time off, like if we're going to compensate for a day. And then, because I got. My parents are coming in, I think, on Thursday.

[Cooper DeJean]

Okay.

[Reed Blankenship]

So I know we're going to have a little dinner here, but I don't know. I mean, I don't know what to expect right now because we didn't talk about it yet.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I don't know. I think my. My parents are coming in for the game. I'm assuming they'll come in Thursday.

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't.

[Cooper DeJean]

I mean, I'm not really a fan of eating a big meal the night before, like a Thanksgiving meal before the.

[Reed Blankenship]

Game, especially not Thanksgiving.

[Cooper DeJean]

So it'll probably be. Had to be celebrated after.

[Reed Blankenship]

Would be. Yeah. It's going to be weird, but I think we're going to have a dinner. It's not obvious. I'm not going to stuff myself, but.

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[Cooper DeJean]

Welcome back to exciting mics presented by citizens. It is time for our fan Q and A right now. Joining us, we have Eva. Eva, how we doing? Thanks for joining us. Hi. I'm good. How are you guys?

[Reed Blankenship]

Great. Thanks for having me.

[Cooper DeJean]

Of course we are great. Where are you from? I'm from Allentown, Pennsylvania. Oh, Pennsylvania.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nice.

[Cooper DeJean]

Love that. Love that. You got a. You got a good question for us today.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

If you two were a police duo.

[Reed Blankenship]

Who would be the bad cop and.

[Cooper DeJean]

Who would be the good cop?

[Reed Blankenship]

I don't know. I'm sure he'll say yeah. See, I knew he was gonna say that. I'll take the bad. Stop. No, you're not. I'll be okay. I'll be the bad cop.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, I wish.

[Reed Blankenship]

I really like that, but it's a no. I'm not.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, you are, bro.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, I'm not. Why do I get mad because of you?

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah. That's what makes you so bad cops.

[Reed Blankenship]

Okay.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm always happy and excited, and that's a lie. Good. Good spirits.

[Reed Blankenship]

So that's crazy. Wow.

[Cooper DeJean]

What do you think? Do you think. Do you think I'd be the good cop and Reed could be the. Reed would be the bad cop? That's hard. I mean, I saw the video of Reed saying good morning, so I feel like he's always.

[Reed Blankenship]

There's no.

[Cooper DeJean]

That is not true. There is nothing.

[Reed Blankenship]

Because I even think about that. There's evidence out there saying that I would be good. So.

[Cooper DeJean]

So I was just doing it for it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nope. You got proven wrong. You should never ask for her input if you did want to do that.

[Cooper DeJean]

God dang it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Good deal. So I take the throne of being the good cop and you're the bad cop. Thank you for that. Great question. Of course. Great question.

[Cooper DeJean]

Thank you for joining us. Thanks for having me. Of course. Birds.

[Reed Blankenship]

Go birds.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right, our next guest. For our fan Q and A, we got Angela joining us.

[Reed Blankenship]

Hi.

[Cooper DeJean]

How are we doing?

[Angela]

Good, how are you?

[Cooper DeJean]

Great, Great. Thanks for. Thanks for joining us. Where are you from?

[Angela]

Toronto.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, wow. Like Canada? Like Canada.

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, wow. Are you an Eagles fan?

[Angela]

Yes, I am. I am.

[Reed Blankenship]

Love that.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yeah, Love that. Love to hear that. What is. What's your question you got for us?

[Angela]

Okay, so it's a little bit of a two parter. So out of the two of you, who do you think would survive a zombie apocalypse for longer? And then which of your teammates do you think would die first and live the longest?

[Reed Blankenship]

All right.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right.

[Reed Blankenship]

I would survive the longest.

[Cooper DeJean]

I would definitely survive the longest.

[Reed Blankenship]

That's easy question. I feel like, unfortunately I'm not. I feel like BG would unfortunately be the first one to go because he's too loud.

[Angela]

That's a good point.

[Reed Blankenship]

And he'll probably start talking trash.

[Cooper DeJean]

BG would just be talking to the zombies.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. So sorry, bg, why do you think.

[Cooper DeJean]

You would survive longer, though?

[Reed Blankenship]

Because I just have better instincts out.

[Cooper DeJean]

In the wild than me from Alabama. I'm from Iowa.

[Reed Blankenship]

That don't matter.

[Cooper DeJean]

Yes, it does.

[Reed Blankenship]

I'm from the South.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm from the Midwest.

[Reed Blankenship]

I'm from the South.

[Cooper DeJean]

What does that mean?

[Reed Blankenship]

Born different.

[Cooper DeJean]

Whatever Bro, I don't think he would.

[Reed Blankenship]

Whatever.

[Cooper DeJean]

See, maybe we need to do a poll on Instagram.

[Reed Blankenship]

Okay, do that. And you. Look, you lost the last question.

[Cooper DeJean]

All right, that's fine. That's fine. It's all about moving on to. To what's next. You know, the next game.

[Reed Blankenship]

Whatever.

[Cooper DeJean]

You know, whatever on that. All right, do you think. Hold on. Did I already ask her?

[Reed Blankenship]

Go ahead. No, you didn't.

[Cooper DeJean]

Who do you think would survive longer out of me and Reid?

[Angela]

I don't know. I'm have to say Cooper.

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh.

[Angela]

Give me a. I mean, he's, like, pretty fast. And I do want to say. And I've, like, thought about. I've thought about this. He is, like, from a town. Like, famously from a town that has zero stoplights. I feel like in a zombie apocalypse, you have to be used to.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do your research. Do your research.

[Angela]

I feel like it actually has no.

[Cooper DeJean]

Stoplights in its town either.

[Reed Blankenship]

Do your research.

[Angela]

Okay, never mind then. I'm sorry.

[Cooper DeJean]

No, you can still say me.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, you can still say. Oh, about changing your. No answer.

[Angela]

No, I'm still going with Cooper. No offense.

[Reed Blankenship]

Crazy. It's not.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm fast.

[Reed Blankenship]

Look, you can only run for so long.

[Angela]

Yeah, but, like, if it's, like, I.

[Cooper DeJean]

Know that for sure.

[Angela]

If it's walking dead zombies, they're, like, slow, so, you know, you can just outrun them and hide somewhere.

[Reed Blankenship]

If it's anything other than the walking dead zombies, go ahead and kill me. There's no way you're going to survive World War Z. Oh, no. Any of those. I'm just saying. Probably watch that movie, but whatever.

[Cooper DeJean]

Good question.

[Reed Blankenship]

Thank you.

[Cooper DeJean]

Thank you for joining us.

[Angela]

Thanks for having me.

[Reed Blankenship]

That was awesome.

[Angela]

Go Birds.

[Reed Blankenship]

Go Birds.

[Cooper DeJean]

Our next guest on the fan. Q and A. We got our guy Zach joining us today. Zach, how we doing, brother?

[Reed Blankenship]

I'm doing good. How about yourself?

[Cooper DeJean]

Great. Where you from? I'm from North Carolina. North Carolina. Birds fan, obviously, I'm assuming.

[Reed Blankenship]

No, he just got your jersey on.

[Jamie]

Love it.

[Cooper DeJean]

I'm just making sure. Just making sure what? What do you got for us? What's your question? If you're going at a gas station for, like, a long road trip, what food or drink are you getting?

[Reed Blankenship]

Oh, what? Food or drink?

[Cooper DeJean]

All right, probably. All right, I'm getting some. I'm gonna get some sunflower seeds, original sunflower seeds, probably some Ritz. The Ritz bits, little cheese and crackers. Things probably go with a. Probably a red Gatorade.

[Reed Blankenship]

Red?

[Cooper DeJean]

Oh, no, not red. Probably white. White Gatorade. What else. Depends where we're going. If we're stopping at Casey's, I'm going to get a slice of Casey's breakfast pizza. But if we're not.

[Reed Blankenship]

What Buc ee's?

[Cooper DeJean]

I don't know what that is. Oh, that's maybe some nerds Gummy clusters too.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah, those are tough. Yeah, I think I'll do the assortment. Yeah, I think I'll do a big bottle of water and a strawberry Gatorade. And then out I would get salted peanuts. Wow. And then a king size KitKat.

[Cooper DeJean]

Wow.

[Reed Blankenship]

Yeah. If I'm stopping at Buc EE's, some of their brisket is phenomenal. Bucky, dude, you got. You just gotta go. You gotta drive. Take a little trip down south and down south at a Buc Ees.

[Cooper DeJean]

What about you? What. What's your gas station order? If you're. If you're going on a long road.

[Reed Blankenship]

Trip, mine would probably be like lay's.

[Cooper DeJean]

Barbecue and a Red Bull. Probably Red Bull. Red Bull. Red Bull gives you wings.

[Reed Blankenship]

I couldn't do it. That hurt.

[Cooper DeJean]

Awesome. Love it.

[Reed Blankenship]

Nice question. Appreciate you. Yeah.

[Cooper DeJean]

Thank you. Thank you for tuning in to another episode of Exciting Mics.

[Reed Blankenship]

Remember to, like, comment, share, and subscribe on YouTube or wherever you get your podcast.

[Cooper DeJean]

Drop your questions in the comment section below and you could be joining us next time live in the episode.

[Reed Blankenship]

Now remember, we have a short week next week, so there won't be a podcast. But we'll see you in December. See y' all then.

[Cooper DeJean]

Go birds.

[Reed Blankenship]

Go birds.