USA Hockey Wins The Gold, Keith Yandle Talking About The Gold Medal Game, Olympic Luger Zach DiGregorio, CBB And Who's Back Of The Week

Summary

Pardon My Take – Episode Summary

Date: February 23, 2026
Theme: USA Hockey Wins Olympic Gold, Keith Yandle on the Gold Medal Game, Olympic Luger Zach DiGregorio, College Basketball, Who's Back of the Week

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Episode Overview

This celebratory episode centers on Team USA's dramatic Olympic gold medal win in men's hockey over Canada—a long-awaited triumph that sets off an extended, jubilant breakdown from the hosts and guests. The show also features discussions with former NHL defenseman Keith Yandle, U.S. Olympic luger Zach DiGregorio, analysis of college basketball’s big weekend, and the recurring Who's Back of the Week segment. The episode’s tone is high-energy, patriotic, and peppered with rivalry banter, memorable quotes, and trademark humor.

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Main Segments & Discussion Points

1. USA HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL WIN

• Timestamps: [03:10]-[24:13], [80:36]-[123:00]
• Summary:
  • The hosts (Big Cat and PFT Commenter) and guests revel in Team USA’s gold medal win over Canada in the Olympic men’s hockey final, the country’s first gold since the "Miracle on Ice" in 1980.
  • They passionately describe the emotional rollercoaster of watching the game (early goal, sustained Canadian pressure, heroics from U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck, and an overtime winner from Jack Hughes).
  • Discussion includes the game plan: a team constructed for grit, defense, and goaltending, not just offensive star power—contrasting the U.S. roster approach with Canada’s.
  • They dissect and lampoon Canadian “cope” (i.e., the excuses from Canadian media and fans following the U.S. win), reading out tweets and reactions from north of the border.

Memorable Quotes:

“It was more than a nail-biter. It was an ‘I want to puke in my own mouth’-biter.”
—Big Cat [03:56]

“Jack Hughes, legend, was literally spitting chiclets in the game. Scores the game winner. It was just awesome.”
—Big Cat [06:06]

“If you win the game, you are the better team that day. That’s as definitive as it gets.”
—Biz [05:38]

“Could you imagine being a Canadian and like, that is your sport, and that is everything. And America steals your sport?”
—Big Cat [09:53]

Cope from Canada:

• Reading tweets from Canadian pundits and fans, the crew mocks their claims that the better team lost, or that Team USA was lucky. [12:56-16:36]
• They playfully flip Canadian traditions on their head (e.g., pointing out that America now “owns” hockey: "It's our thing. It is our thing." –Big Cat/Biz [17:49])

Celebrating USA's Two Golds:

• The hosts revel in the U.S. sweeping men's and women's hockey golds, with references to the rivals’ national pride:

  “Not only did we beat you, we beat you twice. We swept you, men's and women's. We took your sport.”
  —Biz [07:58]

Tournament Context and Team Construction:

• Interview with Keith Yandle ([80:36]-[123:00]) explores how Team USA was built “to beat one team and one team only, and that's Canada.”
• Praise for U.S. PK (penalty kill) — no goals allowed the entire tournament.
• Love for the camaraderie and party atmosphere of the USA squad:

  “They stayed in the Village because we’re village people. We’re amongst the people, blue collar, muck it up.”
  —Keith Yandle [85:01]

Game-Changing Moments:

• The first goal set the tone, and Hellebuyck’s 41 saves on 42 shots were pivotal.
• Jack Hughes’ penalty late in the game and his redemption with the OT winner—plus his powerful quote about not wanting to end up a Barstool meme [06:41].

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2. Interview: Keith Yandle on the USA Gold (Hockey Analysis and Emotional Legacy)

• Timestamps: [80:36]-[123:00]
• Yandle—former NHL “iron man” and U.S. Olympian—reacts emotionally to the victory, calling it “the most amazing drug I have ever taken” and praising the character of the U.S. team.
• Discusses how U.S. hockey’s national development program is paying off:

  “Nowadays our best grinders are our best players … your checking forwards are also your studs. Whatever USA Hockey is doing … now it’s taking over.” — Keith Yandle [87:07]

• Gives credit to coach and management for roster decisions; notes the importance of team-first attitudes and “whiskey drinkers” over “milk drinkers.”
• Details special moments: Johnny Gaudreau’s absence and how his spirit motivated the team, tears up recounting his influence [107:28].
• Looks ahead to impact on grassroots American hockey ("12 states represented on the roster" – Yandle [111:15]).

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3. Rivalry Banter & Loving Takedown of Canada

• Timestamps: Scattered through [07:58]-[34:43], [98:38]-[100:38]
• Extended, playful jabs at Canadian fans and athletes, including playful praise (“Canada rocks—not at hockey, but like, everything else. Canada’s a great, great country.” — Big Cat [32:00])
• Shoutouts to various notable Canadians outside hockey (musicians, actors, “dudes you want to have a beer with”).
• Discussion about what sports Canada has left to be dominant in ("I think curling would be a good one for you to just lean into" – Biz [33:47])

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4. Olympic Luger Zach DiGregorio Interview

• Timestamps: [124:59]-[151:16]
• DiGregorio explains how he got into luge (roller sleds as kid next to an ice cream shop!), how U.S. recruits lugers, and why bigger, heavier athletes have an advantage.
• Talks about “double luge” and the trust it takes with your partner.
• Life at the Olympic Village: parties, the infamous Olympic condoms (keeps them as souvenirs).
• Candid about the challenges and jokes of being a “loser” (“We get like, probably the same four jokes just repeated to us the entire time” – Zach DiGregorio [141:51]), and offers to host the PMT crew for a crash-course in luge.
• Shares perspective on Olympic comedown, training cycles, and the pride of having the Olympic rings tattoo.

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5. College Basketball Weekend Recap

• Timestamps: [41:15]-[47:58]
• Recaps of big CBB games (Duke-Michigan, Arizona-Houston, Villanova’s struggles, Florida’s dominance).
• Analysis includes praise for freshman sensations, big matchups, and snackable CBB statistics.

Quote:

“A near triple double in college is nuts. It's hard to do. College basketball rocks.”
—Big Cat [44:37]

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6. Who's Back Of The Week

• Timestamps: [62:32]-[77:44]
• Viral Monkeys: The tale of "Punch," a baby monkey bullied and finally finding a friend—surprisingly emotional.
• Graffiti: Bizarre story about the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium construction halted by “pornographic” graffiti.
• Huffington Post: The hosts discover it still exists (with a hot take about American flag-waving post-Olympics).
• Health & Wellness: Discussion of “Chinese workout” routines and whether peptides should be added to the PMT regimen (with the classic PMT caution about getting carried away).

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Notable Quotes & Moments

On Rivalry:

“We win with class and we lose with class. That’s what we do.”
—Big Cat [25:00]

On Overtime Format:

“You knew it was three on three before the tournament … If you have the better team, win the game.”
—Big Cat [30:09]

On College Sports Fandom:

“Sorry that we have awesome sports all the time. March Madness is the fucking best.”
—Big Cat [19:32]

On Olympic Hockey’s Meaning:

“For now, [Matthews] has to go back to Canada ... but he has this now that he went out there and captained the United States to a gold medal.”
—Keith Yandle [97:31]

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Structure & Timestamps for Key Segments

• [03:10] – USA Hockey Gold Medal Reaction (start of main content)
• [80:36] – Interview with Keith Yandle (deep-dive analysis and emotional moments)
• [124:59] – Interview with Zach DiGregorio (exploring the sport of luge)
• [41:15] – College Basketball Recap
• [62:32] – Who's Back of the Week

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Overall Energy & Tone

• Boisterous, flag-waving patriotism
• Trademark mix of sports analysis and irreverent humor
• Ultimate "Monday Victory Lap" episode—celebrating a momentous U.S. sports achievement and gleefully trolling a rival
• Includes touching moments and thoughtful interviews amid the trash talk

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For Listeners Who Missed the Episode

If you didn’t catch the show live, this episode captures everything from the stress/excitement of the gold medal hockey game, the U.S./Canada rivalry, and how it all feels to longtime hockey fans/former players. You’ll also get a sense of Olympic life from a U.S. luger and keep up with the latest in college basketball—all delivered in the raw, comedic “Pardon My Take” style.

Not to miss for:

• Hockey and Olympic fans (especially USA/Canada rivalry)
• Fans of “locker room” sports banter
• Listeners looking for a comedy/sports blend rooted in the emotion of a truly special sports moment

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End of Summary

Transcript

[Big Cat]

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[Biz]

Your second best.

[Big Cat]

Your second best you. Hey, Silver shines just as bright.

[Biz]

It does.

[Big Cat]

We found that out after our women's hockey team won the gold. But yes, incredible game. We have Keith Yandel on Yan's breaking it down. We're also. We got into the Olympics maybe a little too late. We have loser in awl, Zach DiGregorio on the show telling us how you become a luge Olympian. Really cool guy. Awesome interview. We're gonna do that. We're gonna talk some college basketball. We got who's back of the week. We're gonna do it all. It's a Monday show and it is brought to you by our friends at Game Time. The Game Time app gives the advantage back to fans the hack for unlocking amazing tickets and experiences in a few taps. It's incredibly easy to use. The Game Time guarantee means you can Trust you'll get 100 authentic tickets on time and at the best price. Plus, fees are always included. So what you see is what you pay. We're looking at tickets for an NBA game. Hank or Zach either Bueller.

[Zach]

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[Big Cat]

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[Biz]

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[Big Cat]

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[Hank]

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[Big Cat]

Oh, okay, okay.

[Hank]

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[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

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[Hank]

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[Big Cat]

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[Biz]

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[Big Cat]

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[Biz]

Aw,

[Big Cat]

yeah.

[Biz]

Bar and my T. Yeah. Part of my take. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Welcome to part of my take, presented by DraftKings. The crown is yours. Today is Monday, February 23rd. USA. USA.

[Biz]

USA.

[Big Cat]

USA. U.S.A. uSA. USA. USA.

[Biz]

USA. USA.

[Big Cat]

That was awesome.

[Biz]

We did it.

[Big Cat]

We did it. We won the gold.

[Biz]

This was a year in the making on this show. We knew it. We knew that last winter. That was just a warm up.

[Big Cat]

We said, all Star game, doesn't matter. We want the gold. We went out and got the gold.

[Biz]

What a great game it was, too. What a fantastic way to wake up on a Sunday. Hank's right. Watching sports early in the mornings kicks ass.

[Big Cat]

Good job, Hank.

[Biz]

It's nice to. You know, it's like America, we've been in training camp for a while now. We're sick of hitting each other. We just want to go out there and hit somebody else.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

And we all united today against Canada, and it was awesome. What a great game. Got off to an early start. It was. It was a nail biter.

[Big Cat]

It. I mean, it was more than a nail biter. It was. I want to puke in my own mouth. Biter. I don't even know if that's a thing.

[Biz]

I did puke in my own mouth.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Like the. The. The. The fact that we got that first goal, which baldy was. That was so sick. Was that a dangle?

[Biz]

It's dangles.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, dangles like that.

[Biz]

The.

[Big Cat]

The. The puck control that he had was incredible. Go up one nothing. And then spent basically the rest of the game in regulation being like, Connor Helbuk, please save us. And save us. He did. He was out of his mind. Good. Stood on his head, 42 shots, faced 41 saves. The entire second and most of the third period was essentially just playing on tilted ice, where Canada had every single shot, including a five on three, where I was like, oh, it's over. We're. Because it did feel like the only way we could win that game.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Halfway through the second, it was like, the only way we can win this game is if we get to overtime, because we're. We're just not. They're just kicking our ass otherwise. And we got to overtime. And the. The. The three best players in the world on the Canadian line choked. And Nathan McKinnon choked big time.

[Biz]

Choke.

[Big Cat]

Choked on an empty net.

[Biz]

Wide open net. Just. He kind of. You could see in real time, he, like. I think he thought about it a quarter of a second too long, pulled it to the left. It was just, it was, it was the best way that we could win because. Yeah, you're right. And you'll see a lot of people from Canada. There's a lot of cope going around.

[Big Cat]

I have some hope. I'd like to read.

[Biz]

There's a lot of cope that I would, I would also like to get to. The US Was actually the better team today. I just want to get ahead of that.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Biz]

People are saying that Canada is the best. Was the best team today. That's actually not true because the United States won the game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. We had two goals. They had one.

[Biz]

If you win the game, you are the better team that day.

[Big Cat]

Correct.

[Biz]

That's, that's pretty much as definitive as it gets.

[Big Cat]

That's why they keep score.

[Biz]

Guess what? I, I think you can make the argument we won the first period. I think you can make the argument Canada won the second period. And then I think you could say that maybe Canada won the third. We won overtime.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

And guess what overtime is Tiebreaker. Yeah. So two to two, plus we had the most important one, which is overtime. We were the better team. The better team by far today.

[Big Cat]

Jack Hughes, legend had, was literally spitting Chiclets in the game. Scores the game winner. It was, it was just awesome. It was 1980 last time. I mean, it's crazy. Like the, the, the Miracle on ice was the last time we won a gold medal. And it was, you could feel the momentum building. The fact that four nations was, even though it was an all star game, an exhibition game, which credit to Canada, they did win the exhibition game. It was, we're getting there, getting there closer and closer. And you got to think too, Jack Hughes saying that he didn't want to end up on barstool. That's what he was thinking about when he got that penalty late. He said, I picture myself on barstool sports being like the guy that America hates because Canada scores on the power play. I was like, oh my God, here it is. So I think we kind of want it too.

[Biz]

Yeah. He didn't want, he was afraid of Frank going this jokes again.

[Big Cat]

But it was awesome. The whole thing was awesome. And yeah, the, the, the Canadian cope. Listen, I, I said it after the, like, I choose to win with class. I'm winning with class. Yes. Like, does it hurt for Canada that I, I, I graciously said the hockeys are fourth. Like the fourth sport we're best at. I, it's, it's not the fourth most Popular sport in America.

[Biz]

Okay. The ones that we're best at.

[Hank]

Is it not football?

[Biz]

Yeah, I think it would be football.

[Big Cat]

No. If you break up. NFL, college football, high school.

[Biz]

Football.

[Big Cat]

High school.

[Biz]

We're better at flag football, too.

[Big Cat]

We're, we're. We're Football, baseball, basketball, college basketball. I wish we could say golf, but we did get our asses kicked in the Ryder Cup. And then hockey. And I love hockey, but it's our fourth most important sport and it's Canada. Canada's everything. And we beat you and, and we have the gold and it's awesome.

[Biz]

Not only do we beat you, we beat you twice. Yeah, we beat you twice. We swept you men's and women's. Yeah, we took your sport. We got your sport. This is good for the rivalry. It's good for the rivalry and it's great for America, too.

[Big Cat]

And we're going to get into it with yens. But like the idea.

[Keith Yandel]

Yes.

[Zach DiGregorio]

The.

[Big Cat]

If you want to go from shots or how the game went, that the Canada had the pressure on us the whole time. Yeah, it looked like we weren't going to pull it out, but part of the built of this team was to build a team. Defense first. And a gritty, tough team. And that's what they were.

[Biz]

Whiskey drinkers.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Or the whiskey. American whiskey drinkers.

[Keith Yandel]

The.

[Big Cat]

The Chuck brothers. Jack Eichel, like all these guys we need. Austin Matthews is a winner. That's. I love that. By the way, if you didn't see the clip, the a reporter asked like, what are you. What are you going to take from this, going back to your teams? And it was kind of loaded question. Austin Matthews, because he's going back to the Maple Leafs. He's been getting dogged by the Toronto media and the Hughes brothers came to his defense. Well, I think Jack Hughes, before he came to his defense was like, can I get another beer? Which was a great clip. And then he came to his fence like, Austin Matthews is a winner. There's nothing else to say. He, he, he carried us to a gold medal. He is a winner. The Toronto media should talk about how the fact that he is a winner.

[Biz]

Write that up. He's put that in your column. Put that in your column, buddy. I think the, the Hughes brothers seem like the coolest guys ever to hang out with right now. Seems like they're just going to be hammered for the next, like the best. Until they touch down the United States.

[Big Cat]

The best.

[Biz]

They're going to be drunk as fuck. The interview with Mike Tirico was an

[Big Cat]

all Timer, by the way, the Hughes family had three gold medals.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Because their mom is part of the women's team. Like the, the, the coach. By the way, the. Did you know that the coaches don't get medals? That's, that's bizarre.

[Biz]

They get the stuffed animal, though, which is more important.

[Big Cat]

Oh, man.

[Biz]

The second place stuffed animal was the best. Watching Marshawn get the stuffed. Or McKinnon was even better. The stuffed animal. And he's just like, the. Do I do with this? Sorry, buddy. This is, this is for your tears.

[Big Cat]

Could you imagine being a Canadian and like, that is your sport, and that is everything. And it's like, when you think Canada, you think hockey, and you go. And America steals your sport. And then afterwards they're like, hey, here's a labubu. Oh, it's beautiful. It was great. It was such a great day. I was watching everything. I was watching all the highlights, all the replays, everything.

[Biz]

It really is. You win the gold, you lose the gold, and then you win the bronze. Like, the silver. Silver would suck.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

If you win the bronze, that's a pretty great place to be. You get the stuffed animal. You're happy to have the stuffed animal.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

If you get. There's. I don't think there's anything worse that you can give somebody after losing a gold medal than a stuffed animal being like, it's going to be okay.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Here you go.

[Biz]

That's like the worst thing.

[Big Cat]

You can have a little plush.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Quinn Hughes is on another planet on

[Biz]

his the interview with Tirico. These guys, they're the drunkest dudes ever, and I absolutely love it. They're just talking about how much they love the boys. And then one guy gets. I think it was Quinn.

[Big Cat]

It was Larin.

[Biz]

No, but Quinn Hughes got behind and just goes also, shout out the troops.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, he shouted out the troops. And Larkin just showed up and was like, hey, I'm in this.

[Biz]

I want to say, hey, what's up? To Mike T. Yeah, that was.

[Big Cat]

Larkin was like, hey, what's up, Mikey? Ta.

[Biz]

This is, it's great, though. It's great. I, I, I can't get enough of it. I can't get enough of some of the cope coming from Canada.

[Big Cat]

Turo, by the way, to have co to was awesome. The message about, you know, this is what the, the next generation dreams about. And, like, these are the dreams. You watch the Olympics and these guys were watching in 2010 and 2014. Now they're playing. That was in how sports bring us all together was awesome. Also, Edio is the absolute best. I. I love Eddie O forever. I mean, he's. He's just. He's so good in the big moments. He also had the line of the day when. When Marshawn was basically trying to take on the entire American team. And he said that Marshawn could talk a stamp off an envelope.

[Biz]

Yeah, I like that one.

[Big Cat]

Such a great line. Such a great. It was a great broad. The whole thing was just. I was on cloud nine, like, all day. I. It was. Yeah, I was just walking around with a smile on my face. This was awesome.

[Biz]

I think we all knew that once overtime started, it wasn't going to go more than five minutes. You had to be around a tv. You had to be. You had to be locked in because you know the format of three on three, like, something's going to happen right away with these guys. You have to. You have to watch every second of it. Someone's about to be heartbroken. Someone's about to win. And, yeah, we. We gritted it out. Like, this is US Hockey. This is how we built the team. We built it to. To frustrate the. The. You could say more skilled Canadians.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

But guess what? We were the better team. Yeah. Well, there's a thing that they use in sports called the score, and the score today read us two, Canada. Sorry.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, sorry. Sor. Sorry. Yeah. Not according to Nathan McKinnon. Nathan McKinnon wanted it to be figure skating competition because he said afterwards, you be the judge of who has the better team today. Okay, I will.

[Biz]

They should incorporate.

[Big Cat]

It was the U.S. we won two. One.

[Biz]

There's one thing that America loves about sports, like boxing and ufc. That's. That's the judge's scorecards. Yeah, those are always fair.

[Big Cat]

Should we do our favorite cope from Canada?

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right. I have the. The. I think the number one leader. I don't even know who this guy is. JD Bunkus. Shout out him.

[Biz]

Yeah, he had a great day.

[Big Cat]

Great name. So he. JD Bunkus said, honestly, if you're an American celebrating that win, you're a casual who doesn't know Puck. Totally fine. Grow the game. Now that in itself. He's on Sportsnet. JD Bunkus. That in itself is like, dude, you're a fucking.

[Biz]

That.

[Big Cat]

That's pathetic that you're that upset that you're like, you're a casual. If you. If. If you know, if you're an American celebrating this. Okay. He also said in 2023, no greater American hockey tradition than losing to Canada, making excuses and being poor. Sports about it. Whoops. Yeah, that's the thing. I.

[Biz]

Listen, he wasn't wrong about that one.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but this is the thing. We, when, when we make the jokes about the All Star Game. Yes. We, we, we, we lean into it. But we're like, yeah, we're, we're pissed off that we lost. We're not going to pretend that like, we weren't, we were pissed and we, we leaned into a joke about being an All Star game. We wanted to win that game. The problem with some of the Canadian writers is that they pretend that they're better than us and then they do exactly what we're joking about. They do it, they do the exact same cope of. Well, the better team lost today.

[Biz]

Well, I, I think it's also fair to say that last year during the Four nations, it was a great tournament and it got everybody excited about hockey and there was a lot of, like, there was a lot that we put into it rooting for the usa, but it's not the Olympics. It's not. So like, yes. Calling it like an exhibition. We're with people a little bit on that one with our Canadian friends, but it's not the Olympics.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Like, I did see one graphic that got put up being like comparing the two countries and their history of hockey success and they did count like 10 in the four nations for Canada.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

As, as like a real thing that they looked at. Listen, that was an exhibition. It was an important exhibition. But that guy's also right in the fact that there's no better tradition Americans have than like pretending not to be upset when we lose a candidate.

[Big Cat]

Taking our ball and going home. We love doing that. So fun.

[Biz]

But guess what? We were the better team today. Here's one of my favorites. Okay. The Canadians got much louder cheers than the US which is just getting some polite applause from the crowd in Italy. That's during the ceremony. Yeah, during the medal ceremony. So Canada did get more cheers as they were getting their silver medal.

[Big Cat]

It also was great. Just like this type of event, the trolling you can do is just, it's, it's ripe. I, there was a tweet at the beginning game being like, the Americans got booed going out and I, I just quote to you and be like, I would never boo in any sporting event. Like it's called the Olympic Spirit. And a lot of people took that very seriously. Here's another one that I loved. I can accept the fact that USA won, but, but what I can't accept is these fair weather American fans claiming they own the sport now because they won for the first time in almost 50 years. LOL. Well, unfortunately, we won both of them, the women and men. So I. Would. I. Listen, if I could go back, if I could make a rule that, like, we don't own the sport, I would do that for you, Anissa. Unfortunately, we do own the sport. Because if you say, who has the most recent two gold medals in women's and men's hockey, it's the United States of America. That there. In fact, we do own the sport.

[Biz]

You can come back. You can. Maybe next time we play in the Olympics, you can try to beat us then, right? That way it would be fair, and you would be able to own the sport.

[Big Cat]

It would be like. It would be like when Rome fell and be like, well, you. Rome is. Is fine. They won so many wars. Well, guess what? It's over.

[Biz]

Yeah. And listen, most recent thing.

[Big Cat]

What have you done for me lately?

[Biz]

Anissa, Anissa, Anissa.

[Big Cat]

Anissa Fielding.

[Biz]

Anissa. Check it out. You also have Connor McDavid, who is the best player in the entire world.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Because he got voted for.

[Biz]

Connor McDavid is the MVP of the men's Olympic tournament, as voted by, I think, the writers and the players. He. He won the most important award besides the gold medal at these Olympic Games. So you could.

[Big Cat]

You could say, like, you basically want to go.

[Biz]

You can say America owns the sport, but that Connor McDavid is the best player in the sport that America owns. He's the best player in America's game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah, exactly. Here's another one. This is from Taj 1944. That was pure domination by Canada. Canada got goalied and us got lucky. Gonna happen once in a while when a single game decides everything. Miss multiple empty net happens. Canada WINS that game nine times out of 10 with the same game script. Ah, man. What happened that one time?

[Biz]

Nine times. Nine times we had a goalie that stood on her head. He stood on his head.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Biz]

Sometimes you run into a hot goalie. It happens. And you just ran to a better team, and that's okay. We're just the hockey country. Maybe you guys can get good football or basketball. Drake needs to spend a lot of money on, like, just building up some teams in il. Yeah, he could probably buy a. A final Four, at least if he wanted to. But for now, guess hockey is kind of our thing.

[Big Cat]

It's not kind of.

[Biz]

It's our thing.

[Big Cat]

It is our thing.

[Biz]

Also, shout out to Meg Keller. She got the. The game winning goal.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that.

[Biz]

You heard Us react to live with with biz and wit. I had forgotten that me and Billy Football coached her.

[Big Cat]

Oh yeah.

[Biz]

In the pink Whitney cup back in like 2020, 2021. She owes all of that gold medal. I don't want to say that I get any credit, but I think Billy Football should get a gold medal.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, he should.

[Biz]

For the training.

[Big Cat]

You know, the Onion article that everyone uses like worst person, you know made a good point. I do have to say this worst person we know actually had a good tweet. Darren Ravel. He did say for all Canadians saying they were the better team on George Washington's birthday. Let me remind you, the British were the better team and yet the Americans still won their independence.

[Biz]

That's not really true that the British were the better team.

[Big Cat]

They had a bigger army.

[Biz]

They had a bigger army, but we also had just dummied them. They were going up against us and France.

[Big Cat]

Ciao, France.

[Biz]

They're also stupid. They were also very stupid. Yeah, and inbred. We were way less in bread.

[Big Cat]

I just, I just love all this.

[Biz]

I, I, I think Darren's feeling a little high and mighty because his son had a nice future on the USA

[Big Cat]

to win on couchy.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

So one one team dominates, gets goalied and loses in a gimmick. 35 million devastated in hand ring for the next four years. The other team celebrates it in 24 hours. Its fans will forget about it for the next four years and get back to the sports that actually matter to them. I, well, hold on, hold on. It's going to be like more like three days. Like, oh no, Kansas does play big Monday. Yeah, they play Bill Self. Is it Kansas?

[Biz]

Houston.

[Big Cat]

Houston's going to maybe lose three in a row or Bill Self loses first big Monday ever. So yeah, I get that's more than no, because the game ended at 10:00am Yeah, 36 hours. Big Monday is 6:00pm so you're wrong, dude. 36 hours. But yeah, sorry that we have awesome sports all the time. That's going to March Madness is the fucking best.

[Biz]

Also, it's big Monday. Like, normally if this game was played Saturday morning, I think we probably would have gotten through most of the day on Sunday.

[Big Cat]

This is just a cell phone by this guy because he's just like, yeah, this is absolutely devastating and crippling for Canada for the next four years. Well, whereas us gets to have March Madness, the masters, NBA playoffs, NHL player, we get it all. World cup baseball season. Yeah, they technically have World cup too.

[Biz]

Yeah, but that's not, that's Like a charity. Like a couple of World cup games we played in Canada.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

We all know. I don't think the Prime Minister of Canada got the FIFA World Peace Prize.

[Big Cat]

No. World Baseball Classic. Yeah, yeah, sorry. We got a lot of sports. We love sports, and we fudgeing dominate a lot of sports.

[Biz]

I do feel for the Canadians that are like, you know, what do they have now? Now that they no longer.

[Big Cat]

Curling.

[Biz]

They got curling and cheating in it. But at what cost? Yeah, at what cost did you get curling?

[Big Cat]

I want to say, by the way, as an aside, I apologize to all curlers everywhere. I curled on Thursday night for six hours. That sport is hard.

[Biz]

And in what way?

[Big Cat]

Every way. The rocks move so fast. There's skill in there. There's actual physical ability because you're basically just doing lunges all on ice with a. With a kettlebell. Curling rocks. I watched non stop curling after I curled once. Can't wait for four years, someone to remind me that I like curling. And I will be back in.

[Biz]

It's a lot easier if you cheat.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it is. It is.

[Biz]

It's very effective, actually. It's very easy if you cheat. Now, if. If you're Canadian, you can celebrate the. The curling championship, but I feel like that's got to be. Leave a real bad taste in your mouth if that's the best thing that you have from these Olympics from an American standpoint. So I'm a little bit biased on this. We won the three most important gold medals.

[Big Cat]

Right.

[Biz]

We can all agree on that. The Winter Olympics, in order the importance of gold medals, is men's hockey, women's hockey, and women's figure skating.

[Big Cat]

Oh. I thought you could say women saw him because Hank won that.

[Biz]

Hank. Hank would have won.

[Big Cat]

Hank would have won. Women.

[Biz]

If he was entered.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Unfortunately, he did not enter himself, but I think. I think those are the three most important ones.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. By far.

[Biz]

Like, nobody cares about, but when he did about, like, women's figure skating. Yeah. I will pretend to care about that for at least 48 hours.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Well, here's the thing that's beautiful about being us is that if we win, we care. And if we don't win, we just pretend it didn't exist.

[Biz]

Mm.

[Big Cat]

It's beautiful.

[Max]

We won women's slalom even without Hank.

[Big Cat]

Oh, let's go. And freestyle skiing and freestyle skiing. We actually had our best Olympics ever. Winter Olympics ever.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Smashed our. I think the. The most golds we had won previously was nine. We won 12.

[Biz]

If you look at Norway, man, Norway just. They did. They Invented every sport in these Olympics.

[Big Cat]

Okay, let me ask a question.

[Biz]

If you remove cross country skiing.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Biz]

Norway's like the friend that's like, hey, do you want to come to my house and play all my video games and I'll beat you at all of them?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

That's what Norway does.

[Big Cat]

Here, I'll give you the joystick that doesn't work.

[Biz]

Yeah. The Winter Olympic, you get the mad cats one. Is that cool?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they. They. Yeah, there's this one guy who I. He was on my Instagram feed. He had like seven gold medals. I didn't even know that. Like, he's won every cross country thing.

[Biz]

Yeah. I mean, if you look at these. Stat. If you take out Norway, which you should.

[Big Cat]

We dominated.

[Biz]

We dominated these Olympics.

[Big Cat]

Absolutely dominated. Man, listen. Silver shines bright. That was a real tweet from the women's.

[Biz]

Shines just as bright as bright. Just as bright.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. If you take our cross country skiing, we had more gold medals.

[Biz]

There's a couple of souvenirs that I would like to get my hands on from these Olympic games. One would be the stuffed animal for the losers.

[Big Cat]

The little boo boo. Yeah.

[Biz]

I'm sure that there's some trash can in the Canadian locker room that got filled with those stuffed animals. If anybody knows how I can get my hand on one of the losing stuffed animals, I would love that. And then I did say in a request to Jack Hughes, if he doesn't do anything with the teeth, I would like to have those teeth raised up in the rafters here at the barstool.

[Big Cat]

Chicago HQ would love that. Right next to Danny Boy Kane.

[Biz]

Right next to all the banners. We'll put that in banner corner. I think that would make a nice, nice addition to the collection.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I like that a lot. And we're going to get into more of the game with Yan's. Talk about the Johnny Goudreau moment, which was awesome. Just everything. Everything about that game was incredible. We also. Here's something. Actually. No, I'll save for my. Who's back. The. The whole thing. I just. I loved it.

[Hank]

What would we have talked about if we lost? How would the show start?

[Biz]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Duke Michigan.

[Biz]

Yeah. It's a fun. No, probably not Duke Michigan.

[Big Cat]

It's a good question.

[Biz]

I probably just would have re. Entered a new future on the Celtics.

[Big Cat]

No.

[Biz]

Open the show with that.

[Max]

Probably Nova getting smoked.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I will say. And we said this on Friday's show with Yan's or sorry, with Whit and Biz. I. I was like. I would have been Very upset if we lost this. Whereas the four nations, when we lost it, we could easily be like, haha, that's an exhibition. This would have sucked. This would have sucked because we would have gotten so again we had to eat some crow out eating some crow. McKinnies were being mean online, man. They're being mean. They don't handle losing well. It's, they gotta learn some class from us.

[Biz]

It's the, it's the only thing they got.

[Big Cat]

We win with class and we lose with class. It's, that's what we do.

[Biz]

It's the only thing Canada's got is hockey. And I'm sorry, I'm sorry Canada. I hope oldie's doing okay.

[Big Cat]

I might have told, I might have told Canada to suck our dicks from the back. But that's class. I, I used hashtag class.

[Biz]

What would America's dick be? What would be the great American penis? I think Florida. Oh, I think the state of Florida is. Yeah, that's America's dick.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah, that definitely is.

[Biz]

Suck at Canada.

[Big Cat]

Louisiana's the balls. Oh yeah, it's swampy there.

[Biz]

Big time swamp.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Suck the, suck Florida.

[Biz]

That would actually make. Yeah like Newport News. Virginia beach would be the naval.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Taking all Florida in. Yeah. Right in your mouth, man. What a game. Where's your Max? How was the bar?

[Max]

Bar was awesome.

[Big Cat]

How drunk did you get? Because you. Did you get drunk?

[Hank]

I didn't think you were making it.

[Big Cat]

Did you go?

[Zach DiGregorio]

No.

[Big Cat]

Oh, I got pretty drunk. But what time did you get there?

[Max]

Like I, I didn't get there for, for puck drop. It was like 7:12.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Max]

Is was my.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that's gonna piss off a Canadian listening to this right now.

[Max]

Whatever. I mean I, I was there. But there is something different about like when you have a beer that early hits.

[Big Cat]

Oh much. You usually get drunk.

[Max]

Yeah, Yeah, I, I, I said that like once I started my second beer, I was like, I haven't felt this way after like the sip of a second beer like ever.

[Biz]

It's a life hack.

[Zach]

Yeah.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Max]

And it was also the vibes we were at. The bar is called the Hockey Barn in Chicago. So it was like the reservations were packed. We were in like the back corner of, of this, of like a golf simulator. But the vibes were just so incredible. It was so packed. Everyone was so fired up and everyone just loved American hockey.

[Biz]

Now Max, did you go out Saturday?

[Max]

I did, but I, I went like I was home by 9 o'.

[Hank]

Clock.

[Biz]

Okay, yeah, because that's another thing. It's like, if you. Everyone knows if you wake up and you have a beer before noon, the day after.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

You get rollover minutes. Yeah. From the night before. Even if you don't feel drunk, it, like, kind of kicks you back in. But, yeah, it was cool to see all the lines at all the bars, people opening up early. I watched from bed, which was awesome to do too. Like, it's a nice way to start your day.

[Max]

I headbanged so hard to Free Bird. I think my neck is, like, permanently damaged. My neck hurts so bad.

[Biz]

So I went to. After we scored the game winning goal, I just ran down to my basement just to play freebird for myself.

[Hank]

Love that.

[Big Cat]

That's awesome.

[Biz]

I just grabbed.

[Max]

Just for the love of the game.

[Biz]

No, no cameras, nothing on. I just plugged that in and I was just like, I'm just gonna rip it. I'm just gonna rip it. The acapella version of the guitar. Like, no backup track. My neighbors are probably walking by, walking their dogs on the street right outside the window. They're like, what the is going on? That sounds terrible. But yeah. You just had to. Yeah, everybody. Like, it was such a good release in that moment. It was so good.

[Max]

It was one of those things where it was like, the game ended and I was like. I was with like a bunch of my friends. We were like, it. Like, we're gonna have an all time Sunday. And I was like, whatever. I'll figure out part of my take later. And then like an hour went by and I was like, I'm. I'm good to go home.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

And I just. And I just took like a four hour nap.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

I didn't appreciate you weren't gonna stick

[Big Cat]

around for Memphis, South Florida, or wherever you would be. Yeah.

[Max]

There was a moment where I was like, what, What. What am I doing here?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Now, if there was a stronger slate. Oh, that came on right after that.

[Max]

Sure.

[Biz]

Then that could have been a great day.

[Big Cat]

No, because I had the. Because like, I bet USA big. And then I was like, okay, nice. And then I was just forced into betting. I can't remember the game. I think it was Memphis uab. I was like, all right, let's go. But that's the beauty of being us. We got Memphis UAB right after. Yeah. They got nothing.

[Biz]

You would still have to wait another, like, four hours for the golf to come on.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. You don't. You don't think I was betting Rice, Tulane. I was. And it was great.

[Biz]

It was awesome. We did it. We did it, guys.

[Big Cat]

We fucking did it.

[Biz]

We did it.

[Big Cat]

We did it. We really did it. Oh, here's another. Cope ready for this? John Cooper, coach. You take four players off the ice. He's talking about three on three. Ot. You take four players off the ice. Now, hockey is not hockey anymore. There's a reason overtime and shootouts are in play. It's all TV driven to end the end game. So it's not a long time. There's a reason why it's not in the Stanley cup final or playoffs. Well, it is in the Stanley cup regular season. You did know that it was three on three before the tournament. You do have the three best players in the world on one line that could. That were on the ice when you lost. That's just a shame. That's a shame that you got to go to excuse making also bucha grass made a great point and I think it's true. Like, three on three is beautiful because you know you're going to get an awesome goal.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Like when you have five on five. And yes, playoff hockey is incredible. It's. It's probably the best like viewing experience. But when you get to overtime and playoff hockey, it could be the bounce off of a stick or, you know, a deflected pass from 40ft out. Three on three hockey, you're going to get like a sick, sick goal. And that's what we got.

[Biz]

Yeah, it's wide open. It's actually very fun hockey. I know it's not the same, but guess what? You had the rules too.

[Big Cat]

You knew and you have the better. If you have the better team, win the game.

[Biz]

You can also just make a wide open shot. Regulation. You can just do that. That's an easy way to handle it.

[Big Cat]

I will say, I know we dog him. McDavid. Incredible tournament, won the MVP.

[Keith Yandel]

He.

[Big Cat]

That's what he does. He wins. He wins MVPs. I was like my life flashed before my eyes when he did the thing in overtime where he got all his momentum and entered the zone. Oh, you're like, this is a problem. Yeah, he did that, I think once or twice. You're like, oh, fuck.

[Biz]

Having him with the puck on his stick every time with a wide open. Terrifying.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, this is.

[Biz]

Everybody listen. I don't want to say that Sidney Crosby is like a basketball player playing hockey because he didn't play in the gold medal game.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Other people are saying that. I don't think that's fair to basketball.

[Big Cat]

No, that's not fair.

[Biz]

SGA would have played. Yeah, he would have flopped, but he would have played Yep. I don't think it's fair to city Crosby. He's got a big time playoff run coming with Pittsburgh Penguins. Yeah. And so he needs to rest up for that.

[Big Cat]

Oh, you got sga.

[Biz]

Yeah, you do have sga.

[Big Cat]

You have sga. That's awesome.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That's sick.

[Biz]

He's hockey tough.

[Big Cat]

Dylan Brooks. He's Canadian, right? You got that.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That's awesome. That's so sick.

[Biz]

Two great guys.

[Big Cat]

Andrew Wiggins.

[Biz]

Yeah. His birthday today.

[Big Cat]

Andrew. Andrew Wiggins, birthday.

[Biz]

Happy birthday, Andrew. Wow.

[Big Cat]

So let's say some nice things about Canada.

[Max]

Bennett.

[Big Cat]

Anthony Bennett.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Number one overall.

[Biz]

Atlantis. Morissette.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[Keith Yandel]

Celine Dion.

[Big Cat]

Celine Dion.

[Biz]

Is she okay?

[Big Cat]

John Candy. Love John Candy.

[Biz]

Nor McDonald.

[Big Cat]

Love John Candy. Jim Carrey.

[Biz]

The goat. Yep.

[Big Cat]

Listen, I do love Canada.

[Keith Yandel]

We're. We.

[Big Cat]

We are a little like. Like, yes, we. We do own your sport. But I love biz. I love oldie. Canada's awesome. I love going. You know, Toronto is one of my favorite cities to visit.

[Biz]

Alex Trebek.

[Big Cat]

Alex Trebek. Maple syrup. Like, there's Canada rocks. Not at hockey, but like everything else. Canada's great, is a great, great country. They're just not the best at hockey anymore.

[Biz]

And I think that Montreal is one of my favorite cities.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Like, I. I stand by what I said about the Bell Center.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's.

[Biz]

It's the most incredible place to watch a hockey game that I've ever seen, maybe even a sporting event. It was like sec. Loud in there.

[Big Cat]

Chase Claypool.

[Biz]

There you go. Great. One of our great American football players.

[Big Cat]

He got traded. Basically a first round pick. A hall. It was like the 33rd pick.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That's huge. Wayne Gretzky. He's the great one. He's the man.

[Biz]

Yeah. Pretty much. Chad Kelly now. I think he is kind of Canadian.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Ryan Reynolds. He's got like a lawsuit or something. Rachel McAdams. Oh, the wedding crashers.

[Biz]

The. The people that found the don't fuck with cats guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

There are a bunch of Canadians that track that guy down. Good for them.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Biz]

Drake.

[Hank]

Trailer Park Boys.

[Big Cat]

Trailer Park Boys. Pamela Anderson.

[Biz]

Is she Canadian?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Oh, yeah. That's how. Remember, she was found because she was one of the cheerleaders or like she got caught on camera at a CFL game and they're like, she's hot.

[Biz]

Yeah. Rob Ford.

[Big Cat]

Rob Ford. Rip, rip, rip.

[Biz]

Eugene Levy.

[Big Cat]

The Harp. The Harp brothers. Also half rip, half rip for the Hart brothers. Yep. There's a lot. There's a lot of great Canadians. We love them.

[Biz]

It's just not your sport.

[Big Cat]

Anymore.

[Biz]

And that's okay. You'll find a new sport.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You guys just. You know what? This curling thing's got legs. Go with it.

[Biz]

Yeah. This might be the start of a dynasty.

[Big Cat]

You just go with the curling thing. Stick with curling. Stick with curling. And. Yeah, I think it's just curling. I don't know. I don't know what else.

[Biz]

Maybe you can. No, I. I think curling would be a good one for you to just lean into. Get a dynasty going. Archery. I feel like Canadians could be good at archery.

[Big Cat]

Yep. Being. Being dudes you want to have a beer with. That's a fact. Canadians are dudes you want to have a beer with.

[Biz]

You know what?

[Big Cat]

I. I don't do. You want to have a beer with and watch hockey because they don't really know the game. It's our game now. But dude, you want to have a beer with. Without hockey on.

[Biz]

I think Canada is one of the strongest lunch countries. Wow. I think they've got just great lunches.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Biz]

Just like they, they take lunch pretty seriously.

[Hank]

Poutine.

[Biz]

Yeah, they got the poutine. They eat a very heavy lunch in general in Canada. That's something to respect.

[Big Cat]

Poutine's big.

[Biz]

You got the moose. Yeah, a lot of moose.

[Big Cat]

A lot of moose.

[Biz]

Maybe just, you know, go hose down the backyard and look at the moose for a couple days. That always takes a sting off. I used to tell. I used to tell darlin. I'd say, darlin, I got to go hose down the backyard and look at my moose.

[Big Cat]

Oh, man. What else we got? Anything? I mean, that was. That was awesome. Anything else about the Olympics? Any other last.

[Biz]

No, it just rocks. Winning all the good sports.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it really does.

[Biz]

I love it.

[Zach]

What did you guys catch the Olympic gala? We had some like, pretty decent redemption skates at the gala.

[Biz]

What's the gala?

[Zach]

So it's. It's more so just like a little bit of a send off. It's not competition. They.

[Big Cat]

Are you talking about the closing ceremonies?

[Zach]

It's before the closing ceremony.

[Big Cat]

There's something before the closing ceremonies called the gala.

[Zach]

Yeah, do like it's an Olympic gala. They've got quite a few athletes who do some skating. So like some of those athletes who. Things didn't really pan out their way in the competition of the games were able to kind of get some closure through the gallas gates. Oh, so like Ilia, you know, like the quad.

[Keith Yandel]

God.

[Big Cat]

He did.

[Zach]

He fell a couple times. Didn't medal in the. In the. The free skate, but on the. His gallas kid, he hit the backflip, you know, that was good. He got some closure there.

[Biz]

Okay.

[Zach]

And then, like, Amber Glenn, you guys saw, she. She underrotated that triple loop for the short program.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Wait, did they have. They should have just had Nathan McKinnon just shooting on the empty net. That would have been perfect.

[Zach]

That could have played, too.

[Big Cat]

Just in that angle, just being like, all right, I can do this. Just a redemption. So it's just like, if you tried

[Biz]

to do that Nathan McKinnon shot in a video game, if you set it up and you, like, try to miss, how many times out of 10 would you be able to miss without the computer making you make that shot?

[Hank]

I don't.

[Big Cat]

Pft. I. I don't want to sound crazy.

[Biz]

I think you.

[Big Cat]

I don't think I. I don't think I missed that shot. If I'm. If I'm put on the ice and Nathan McKinnon's spot. I think I hit that every time.

[Biz]

I think you probably would, too, right?

[Big Cat]

Even in a video, you hit that every time.

[Biz]

In real life, I think I can

[Big Cat]

hit that shot every time. We're such dicks.

[Biz]

It's not that hard. It's wide open.

[Big Cat]

That puck on net, dude, hella big,

[Biz]

where the ball was. Oh, I love that. I love. I love talking about hockey. Like, halftime. You gotta shoot the ball. It's great. It's. It's a. I think the best trolling sport. You guys are being very mean in the group chat, though, regarding Tom Wilson.

[Big Cat]

Well, he's a bad guy.

[Biz]

Tom Wilson. Not a bad guy.

[Big Cat]

He was being a bad guy. He was being a bad guy.

[Biz]

Not a bad guy. Tom Wilson, great guy.

[Big Cat]

Great. He was being a bad guy.

[Biz]

Great hero. He plays. He plays the game in a very American way. It's unfortunate. He's on Canada.

[Big Cat]

No.

[Biz]

What do you do that was so wrong today?

[Big Cat]

He's just being a bad guy.

[Max]

There was, like, one late hit.

[Hank]

That's what I was like.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they just complained a little.

[Biz]

Sorry. Sorry. That he's built like a freight train as you're. You're being Canadian right now, Max. Complaining.

[Max]

Complaining.

[Big Cat]

I'm just wondering.

[Max]

Canadian.

[Biz]

You sound like a Canadian right now.

[Max]

You sound like a Canadian because you're the one defending the Canadian.

[Biz]

No, the Canadian plays the game a very American way. And Europe.

[Max]

Right now you're defending. You're being upset, and you're calling me the Canadian.

[Biz]

Yeah, you're being said, and you sound Canadian because a physical man played a physical sport physically, and you're like, oh, no, that's too.

[Max]

Just to be clear, you're the one defending the. The Canadian.

[Biz]

Yes. For playing the game. America.

[Max]

So I'm. I'm the Canadian.

[Biz]

Yes.

[Max]

Even though you're the one defending the Canadian.

[Biz]

Correct.

[Zach]

Got it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

This is not complicated, Max.

[Big Cat]

This all makes sense. Makes perfect sense. Oh, man. Wait.

[Max]

All right.

[Big Cat]

I want to see. Oh, my God. I could have made it every time. I would have made it every time.

[Biz]

Let's see this.

[Big Cat]

He had a second, too. It wasn't like a true one timer, you know?

[Biz]

That's a lot of net.

[Big Cat]

Wait, Play it in real speed. Don't. Don't ban us IOC from talking about it. They actually probably would. We could tell that they had some video on in the room with them. Yeah, no, I. Yeah, I make it every time. Yeah. I mean, we all do. Guys like us. You know why? Because it's our sport. It's our sport. We're America.

[Biz]

We have tremendous concentration.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's fucking. It's our sport. We don't miss those shots.

[Biz]

This guy doesn't.

[Big Cat]

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[Biz]

I want to say about this team.

[Big Cat]

Please.

[Biz]

This comes to us from our good friend Frankie Borelli. He tweeted this out. This is kind of crazy. This. We're gonna have to do a wild check on this one. Brock Nelson, he played wearing number 29. His grandfather was on the 1960 gold medal team.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[Biz]

His uncle was on the 1980 gold medal team. His grandfather, number six. His uncle number 23. Six plus 23 equals 29 for Brock Nelson. Three gold medals for three US Olympic hockey teams. Pretty awesome in that family.

[Big Cat]

Pretty awesome. And we are going to get in Brock. We are going to get into more of the game with Yan's. He, he, he had a great breakdown. What it means for USA Hockey, everything. Do you guys want to talk some college basketball? Huge Saturday slate. Awesome. I came away from Saturday thinking not, not different than really what I went into Saturday with, which was Duke's really fucking good. Cameron Boozer's awesome. Which I still can't get over the fact that like I vividly remember watching him as like a fat 7 year old and Carlos Boozer's driveway. It's, it's tough getting old. And I actually walked away being like, I don't, I don't think that was that bad of a loss for Michigan in the fact that they shot absolute dog. And if they just shoot a little bit better, they probably win that game.

[Biz]

I thought it was, I thought it was a great loss for Michigan. Yeah, I thought that they played really, Duke played, I think, as good as they can.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

And they're very good. The Duke's capable of beating anybody. Michigan's capable of beating anybody. It's, yeah, it was, it was a close game. It came down to like the last 40 seconds came down to some foul shots, some missed wide open threes. But it's, it's also very strange having these games neutral site this time of year. Yeah, they should not be neutral site this time of year. Yeah, like I want to see.

[Big Cat]

Well, no, I disagree just on the

[Biz]

fact that I, I, I know I,

[Big Cat]

I hate that I'm saying something nice about Duke, but I like that they do.

[Biz]

There's an argument to be made that having big matchups between out of conference teams this time of year is good for the sport in general. I just don't like playing these games off campus.

[Hank]

Yeah, tickets, like there was Wizards. There's a Wizards game there. And the tickets were like 20 bucks and tickets for that game were three.

[Big Cat]

I think someone posted that there was. I think if you Combined like the get in price for every Wizards game for the rest of the season. It was less than what the get in price was for Duke, Michigan.

[Biz]

No, they usually pay you to go to Wizards.

[Big Cat]

What I was gonna say is Duke to their credit have done this. This is actually, I think their second or third year doing this. People forget it happened last year because they beat Illinois by like 50, but they try to schedule a big time team in this zone, which is smart by Duke to get ready for it. Like they were playing with the tournament balls. So Duke, Michigan. I also thought Arizona was so fucking impressive because I thought that was going to be a game that Houston awful loss was definitely going to win. And Arizona is just such a problem down low. They're just so efficient and that was a big one.

[Biz]

And then I'm gonna be timing the Cougars. By the way, I'm, I'm. I'm expecting that they lose at Kansas.

[Big Cat]

Well, I don't know Kansas. Dude, that, that picture of Darren Peterson coming back to the huddle, that was.

[Biz]

That's some fake news though.

[Big Cat]

Why?

[Biz]

Did you see the play or if you just, if you just saw the picture? Yeah, yeah, it looks bad. He was having a word with the referee and then he came back to like meet up with his teammates. I still think it's one of those pictures that will confirm every bad thing that you thought about him. But if you see what happens in the moment without just looking at that one image.

[Big Cat]

Well, maybe he should have been in the huddle with his team.

[Biz]

He could have been in the huddle with this.

[Big Cat]

He could have been in the huddle with his team. But I also think he's a little injured because I was watching, not to get too deep into it. I was watching highlights of him in high school and his, his like his leaping ability is, is not the same right now. So I think something's up with him. I. He might actually be injured.

[Biz]

I think he's injured, but I, I think that he's like. When it comes to them saying he had the flu and all this stuff. Yeah, there's other stuff that goes on around with it. And then Bill Self was like, yeah, there's stuff. There's things that he can do to, to change the narrative, which is play. Yeah, he needs to play.

[Big Cat]

Are we. Max, you did not go to Philadelphia. Smart.

[Max]

Thank God. They look terrible.

[Big Cat]

Are you nervous at all about Villanova off of.

[Keith Yandel]

I.

[Big Cat]

That was. We. We were joking about it, but we weren't joking about it. Yukon loses a crate and they're. They're they're gonna, they're gonna win the next game.

[Max]

Yeah, I mean, I, I said that last week.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Max]

I said college basketball is different.

[Zach]

Wish.

[Max]

Wish they didn't lose. And now we play St. John's on Saturday, and then St. John's has to play at UConn on Wednesday. So there's a good chance I'm just doing it all over again. Doing it all over also. I don't think you mentioned it. AJ Debanza, also insane.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Played all 40 minutes.

[Max]

All 40 minutes. That's 29, 10, and 9. College game is crazy.

[Big Cat]

What was his final stat line?

[Max]

29 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists.

[Big Cat]

That was so my guy. Boyd. Badgers today, big win against Iowa. He had 27, 9 and 10, which, yeah, it is like a triple double. A near triple double in college is nuts. It's. It's hard to do and that. And then McKronan off the hot seat with the Tyus Edney coast to coast. That was the first thing I thought of.

[Biz]

That defense was just, that was awesome.

[Big Cat]

It looked like Tyus Edney coast to coast.

[Biz]

Great defense. Nobody. Nobody moved. Yeah, they were just like dribble around us. I love it for McCronen, though.

[Big Cat]

I love it.

[Biz]

I love how mad he's made people.

[Big Cat]

And they look dead. They were down like 20 in 23, link. Yeah. Like instantly they were down and just college basketball rocks. And I still, I, I'll keep banging the drum. I, I, there's like a, a thing going on in my head. Where is the SEC overrated this year or is the SEC bad this year is the question. I don't think they're bad. They're not as good as last year. But what Florida has been doing, kind of quietly, they've just been wasting teams. Absolutely wasting teams. And they feel like everyone's kind of not paying attention because the SEC doesn't have the loaded teams like they did last year like Kentucky is, you know. Did you, did you, did you hear Mark Pope after the game against Auburn? Yeah, he was like, he walked off. It was like credit to me. I liked. I didn't talk any about how the ref stole that game from us, but it was still on a microphone. It was great.

[Biz]

But credit.

[Big Cat]

Great, but credit.

[Biz]

I don't, I don't know if you can sue or if you can find the guy for that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Because he did not say it on the mic.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. But I, I just, I think Florida, like, they have been just awesome. And, and if you look at their losses, they were all to really good Teams early in the season, they lost to Arizona by a couple possessions. They lost to UConn by a couple possessions. I think they lost a Duke by one. Like, I. Florida, I think they're still about 13 to one. If you want to hop on just

[Hank]

saying 12 to one.

[Big Cat]

12 to one.

[Biz]

I just get mad when I watch Florida because I'm like, you need to play the 7 foot 9 guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they have the play, Olivier. I mean, that's what you need if you're going to play against Duke. If you're going to play against Arizona, if you're going to play against Michigan. Like Michigan's. I got so much height. Like, you need. You need those guys and Florida has those guys.

[Biz]

Did your Wimby say that he's going to compete the dunk contest?

[Big Cat]

Oh, really?

[Biz]

I would. Either that or I got fake quoted, but I think it was real. When I said it out loud, I was like, this sounds like I might have gotten sintled.

[Big Cat]

That would actually be cool. Just. I. I don't even think he has to jump.

[Biz]

No, just.

[Big Cat]

He just. Just walking and be like, holy, he's tall.

[Biz]

Yeah. He would just dunk it and then everybody be like, I guess that counts as a dunk. Yeah.

[Hank]

No, he said it.

[Biz]

He said, good.

[Big Cat]

That's what Steph is doing the three point contest next year, he said, which will be awesome. I love watching. I. I know it goes viral every six months, but Steph's warm up.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Where he doesn't miss a shot. And he starts two feet away and goes all the way to half court and then comes back in. It's just like, this is. This is the coolest thing ever. He still is the coolest. Absolute coolest. Okay, any other sports stories before we do who's back? And then get to our interviews, which we have two great interviews. We do have combine week coming up. It's crazy. NFL's back that fast. Combine week back to Indy. Feels good. Any other. Oh, Signetti got a new contract, which.

[Biz]

Good for him.

[Big Cat]

13 million a year.

[Biz]

Deserved.

[Big Cat]

Deserved. Big time. Deserved.

[Biz]

The. The Tush push is not in danger of being eliminated. I don't think it sounds really. It sounds like they're not proceeding with any votes to get it out. Right, Max?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah.

[Max]

Because they weren't. Eagles weren't good at it this year.

[Biz]

And so now. Yeah. What do you think about that? Do you think it should be bad now?

[Max]

I don't give a. Whatever.

[Biz]

Why do you sound so upset?

[Max]

I'm not upset. I don't. I just said I don't care. Okay, so it sounds like I don't care.

[Big Cat]

Does sound like you don't care.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Hank, what happened in golf?

[Hank]

Jacob Bridgman won. He was up 6 going into Sunday. Almost choked. Rory couldn't make a putt, came in second.

[Big Cat]

What about live?

[Hank]

No Live. This week they did get like $250 million from Live for additional spending. Wait, who did live from? The Saudis.

[Biz]

Oh, okay. They just went to dad and they're like, hey Dad, I got some extra expenses this month.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Hank]

They waited for like the best story in sports of the week and we're like, hey, see, can we get another 250 mil, please?

[Biz]

What are they going to do with 250 mil?

[Big Cat]

Live hockey.

[Biz]

There you go.

[Big Cat]

Live hockey would be awesome. Yeah, they play in shorts.

[Biz]

We put the knives on the feet. I just this.

[Hank]

Jess, I just scrolled past. It's from Le'Veon Bell. It said it took me 45 years to realize it's hard as hail, not hard as hell. Is that true?

[Biz]

Levy on Bell is a. A serial tweet stealer.

[Hank]

Is that true?

[Biz]

Yeah, he just. He just copies and pastes for engagement stuff.

[Big Cat]

Hard as what?

[Hank]

It's ail.

[Biz]

It's hard as hell,

[Hank]

right?

[Big Cat]

It's hard as hell.

[Biz]

Hard as hell, right?

[Big Cat]

He's saying it's hard as hell.

[Biz]

No, I think he might have just heard somebody say it's hard as hell.

[Big Cat]

He's also just reminding people that it's his birthday because I think it was like two days ago. Hard as hell.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Max]

That's not.

[Hank]

That can't be true.

[Big Cat]

No way.

[Hank]

Can't be true.

[Big Cat]

Dude, you're 34 years old. Haha. He. He's 45. That happened fast.

[Biz]

No, no, Le'Veon Bill is not 45. There's no way he's.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. He's 34. Yeah, 34 years. Because he still stole the exact tweet.

[Biz]

He. I even. I thought he would have changed the. His own age, but no, he just copies and pastes like tweets and I

[Big Cat]

kind of like that. He just did that. Yeah, he just. He was like, I'm not even gonna change the age.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

What? That's so that's just his thing. Oh yeah, I didn't know that.

[Biz]

Hard times for Le'Veon.

[Big Cat]

Yes. Stealing tweets, huh?

[Biz]

250 million.

[Big Cat]

But wait, so put on February 18th because I remember this too. He. He tweeted. This is also probably a stolen. Sweet. 45 years around the sun never felt so good. I appreciate all the birthday love.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Does he think he's 45? How is that a stolen?

[Biz]

I think he also.

[Big Cat]

He smokes a lot and it was his birthday on February 18. Why is he saying he's 30? Why is he saying he's 45?

[Biz]

He smokes a lot multiple times. Have you seen that?

[Big Cat]

Can you pull out? I. I see that, but what can you pull up? The tweet scrolls Twitter. Why is he saying he's 45 multiple times? Why say he's 45 on his own birthday? Go down. I think February 18th.

[Hank]

He also tweeted 19 hours ago. The level of I don't give a fuck you get in your 30s is a beautiful thing.

[Big Cat]

What the hell's going on? 45 years around the sun never felt so good. I appreciate all the birthday love in my big age. I still don't cuss in front of my mom. What is going on?

[Biz]

So, yeah, he did say the level. I don't give a. You get in your 30s is beautiful. So he is in it.

[Big Cat]

I think he's as well as a 92 baby. I think he's born in 92.

[Biz]

It depends on what time of day you talk to Le'Veon Bell. If you talk to him past 3pm he's probably smoked nine blunts and he's probably just smoked himself into being older

[Big Cat]

because that makes you feel a little better. Because when he. I saw the 45 year old, 45 years around the sun, I was like, damn, how did I miss these 45?

[Biz]

Oh. But he also says, at my big age, I still don't cuss in front of my mom.

[Keith Yandel]

Right.

[Big Cat]

The mystery of Le'Veon Bell.

[Biz]

Okay. February 17th. So all the 92 babies were going to be considered mid-30s this year.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so he does know his age.

[Biz]

I think so we think.

[Big Cat]

Well, he has multiple tweets saying he's 45.

[Hank]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

The mystery of Le'Veon Bell's Twitter.

[Biz]

But he says, I'm old enough to remember when $5 was good gas money.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

So he might be like 75.

[Big Cat]

No, that was.

[Biz]

That was.

[Hank]

That was.

[Big Cat]

No, no, no.

[Biz]

$5 money.

[Big Cat]

What you're about to say is, I

[Biz]

mean, when I was.

[Hank]

I guess when I was in high school, it's like we were, you know, you have no money.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but that's not good. That's not like filling up your tank.

[Hank]

You're saying, no, but that's like, you know, if you're. If you're getting a ride from someone, like.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, like when it was like a

[Hank]

dollar covers the covers the ride.

[Biz]

But gas wasn't a dollar a gallon.

[Max]

No, but like, saying it's a full tank.

[Hank]

He's just like, if we're taking a trip and I give you five bucks, like that, that should be. Five bucks is valid.

[Big Cat]

I'm looking up gas prices right now because I'm actually curious. Gas prices were a dollar a gallon in 1998.

[Biz]

Yep.

[Big Cat]

And, yeah, they haven't been.

[Biz]

And if Le'Veon is 34 years old, he doesn't remember that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they've been over $2 a gallon since. Since 2005.

[Hank]

Stop eating crabs. How would you feel if somebody cracked you open and ate you up?

[Big Cat]

Not.

[Biz]

Good point. Wait, from the back?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. That wouldn't feel fun. Gas is so expensive now. What the fuck, man?

[Biz]

There are four girls in a room. Macy is playing chess. Lucy is watching tv. Kayla is sleeping. What is the fourth girl doing?

[Hank]

Normalize. Not knowing what the hell you're doing but still showing up. I'm retweeting that.

[Big Cat]

Is it.

[Biz]

Does anybody have. Wait, is that the fourth girl?

[Big Cat]

Is that what you're doing, Hank?

[Hank]

Sometimes, yeah. A lot of the time. Normalize it.

[Biz]

Just. No one has a guess about the fourth girl.

[Big Cat]

Wait, say it again. One more time.

[Biz]

Four girls in a room. Macy is playing chess. Lucy is watching tv. Kayla is sleeping. What is the fourth girl doing?

[Big Cat]

Videotaping him?

[Biz]

I don't think so.

[Big Cat]

What is she doing?

[Biz]

I think she's gotta be playing chess, right?

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah. Yeah, that would make sense.

[Biz]

One of them is playing chess.

[Big Cat]

Oh, you can play chess by yourself.

[Biz]

You could, man. Damn Levias make me think.

[Big Cat]

I say it is what it is. Like, I don't overanalyze for, like, six hours. That's a. That's a chick tweet. Levy on.

[Biz]

He does a lot of chick tweets.

[Big Cat]

What was that? What the hell? He's. This is a. We might just have to.

[Biz]

Le'Veon Bell was a really good football player. We don't talk about that enough.

[Big Cat]

I like this one.

[Biz]

He was awesome.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he was. And he was wholly unique.

[Biz]

And then he was like, I'm going to put out a rap album, and I'm gonna make NFL beat writers stay up past midnight. And then I'm listening to every single line of my rap album to figure out where I'm gonna go.

[Big Cat]

How much do you. I just realized. How much do you hate Le'Veon Bell? Memes.

[Biz]

I don't hate him.

[Max]

Okay.

[Biz]

And use them.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

How excited were you when the jets got.

[Hank]

I hope the next super bowl halftime shows in Chinese.

[Big Cat]

Nice.

[Hank]

Retweet that one.

[Big Cat]

People be in the gym doing 1000 reps of conversation. We. He might rock. He.

[Biz]

There's a story when he was with the jets, he had a threesome and then got robbed. And there's a phone call with the police. He's just describing how they robbed him. Can you find that phone call, please? Memes.

[Big Cat]

A lot of these are just. Just the most, like, how can I get paid off of Twitter?

[Biz]

Oh, yeah, Possible.

[Big Cat]

What's the first error of your body that you wash in the shower? Why is it your left arm?

[Biz]

Yeah, he's just like, damn, that's true. How about this one? Trader Joe's is nice for a fling, but that's not a grocery store you marry. I disagree very much. I feel like you marry, it's your second wife. I think it's your second wife.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I. I kind of agree with that.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. You got. Trader Joe's has some things that you can't get anywhere else. But if you're going like baseline, I want to go get my Cheerios.

[Biz]

Yeah. You know, it's like, first marriage, you go with, like, a Kroger or a food lion.

[Big Cat]

Mariano's. Yeah.

[Biz]

And then. And then you get divorced. But you know what you like. And Trader Joe's has all that stuff that. Yeah. So then, you know, more your second time around. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I mean, Trader Joe's, if you want to get, like, a frozen enchilada, that actually is pretty good.

[Biz]

Yeah. Like, you realize it's going to be pretty good later on in life. Like, some dudes just love those ginger snaps. And you're one of those guys, dude.

[Big Cat]

The Trader Joe's big tub of mini chocolate chip cookies.

[Biz]

Oh, my God.

[Big Cat]

The best.

[Biz]

The Just Hammer. You know what's really good at Trader Joe's? The gummy bears that are covered in chocolate. Chocolate gummy bears. I never knew that they. That was even a thing. They're so good.

[Hank]

Peanut butter pretzels.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Hank]

One, one.

[Big Cat]

Oh, here's a good one. So, so weird how everyone sleeps differently. Like, I sleep on my side, my ex sleeps with anybody, and you all sleep on me.

[Biz]

Okay, what about this one?

[Big Cat]

This is.

[Biz]

This is actually a great one. Brazilian. Sounds like a really big number. Think about it.

[Big Cat]

It does.

[Biz]

Brazilian. That's one Brazilian.

[Big Cat]

Some. I. I got my mind blown the other day by one of those stupid facts that in between every number is infinity numbers. In between 1 and 2 is infinity numbers.

[Biz]

Oh, yeah. It's like the arrow thing.

[Big Cat]

Like, fuck, I Never thought about that. And it kind of messed me up. You get a Hank?

[Hank]

Nope.

[Big Cat]

Like, you could just go forever on decimals.

[Max]

1, 1.1.

[Big Cat]

So in between each number is infinity numbers.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Kind of fucks you up a little bit.

[Biz]

You remember when we talked about the arrow thing back in the day? Like, if I shot an arrow at Hank, it would never actually hit him.

[Hank]

Parallax.

[Biz]

Because it has to go half the way there and then half. That's why. Yeah.

[Hank]

Parallax angle.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

By the way, I know we. I know we. We do fire fest on Fridays, but I gotta say, I. I just bought new chapstick yesterday and today it's in my dryer. I cannot keep living like this.

[Biz]

Damn. It's so relatable.

[Big Cat]

It's Olivia on Bell Tweet. Yeah.

[Biz]

So relatable.

[Big Cat]

What is he. Can we. What is going on with him?

[Biz]

Can we play the. The police phone call?

[Big Cat]

Did you find it? What is the total estimated value of the items? Oh, like a million dollars. Since you said that. You know the girls who did this, I need to get their description. Are they white, black, or Hispanic? The girls, they're. One is mixed. And they're both mixed. They're both mixed. Okay. Their skin color, if and off was to drive by, would they look more white, black, or Hispanic? One will look more black and the other one look more. Okay, the one that looks more black, how old is she? 23. What was she wearing today? I mean, when I left, she was in the bed. She was in the bed not wearing clothes while she left, so I didn't

[Biz]

see her when she.

[Big Cat]

You know what I'm saying? Okay, and the other one, you said she looked more Hispanic. Is that correct? Like, she looked more like anything, like white or Hispanic. Yes. Okay, how old is she? She's 21. And what was she seen lasting wearing today? The same way she was in the bed, too. Okay.

[Biz]

Oh, I love that. Good for him. That rocks. Yeah, that. He might have also just staged that phone call just to, like, get word out there that Leon Bill is two chicks at once.

[Big Cat]

Last one, because this one actually is good. It's a banger. Even the Grinch has a dog. So if you don't like dogs, that says a lot about you. Good point.

[Biz]

Great point.

[Big Cat]

Max.

[Max]

I have a dog.

[Big Cat]

I wasn't talking about you, bro.

[Max]

You said Max.

[Big Cat]

That's the name of the Grinch's dog. It's not always about you.

[Max]

You were looking at me.

[Big Cat]

I was. But his name is Max.

[Max]

I know.

[Big Cat]

Got you there.

[Biz]

He's hungover. Yeah, he is.

[Big Cat]

He's hungover from this morning.

[Max]

My neck. My neck hurts so bad.

[Zach]

I can't.

[Max]

I can't stress.

[Big Cat]

Currently in the throes of a hangover,

[Max]

I don't know that I headbanged way too hard.

[Big Cat]

Good news is you won't be hungover tomorrow.

[Max]

I don't know.

[Big Cat]

You're a beast. Okay, let's do who's back of the week. Then we'll get to Yans and we'll get to Zach D. Gregorius, who is our luge athlete who might be a sponsored, pardon my take athlete in the next Winter Olympics. Before we do that, Chevy football season might be over, but you know how it goes. The minute the big game ends, we're already talking about what's next. Free agency, the draft, who's getting paid, who's grinding. Because for football guys, there is no off season. And that's exactly why they roll with the Chevy Silverado. Silverado is the truck that shows up every time. Built to haul, tow, and take a beating, but smart where it counts. With modern tech that makes life easier. Big screens, available camera views and help with towing and parking. And a cabin that feels right. Whether you're road tripping, heading to practice, or loading up for the weekend, during the season, it's the mvp, the tailgate. After the season, it turns into your training camp truck hauling gear, tackling home projects, and doing the work that never stops. Because the grind doesn't take breaks. And neither does Silverado. Check out the current offers and build your own chevy [e-mail]. who's back of the Week is brought to you by our friends at Twisted Tea. Twisted tea is refreshing, hard iced tea. Made with real Brewed tea and 5% alcohol, Twisted Tea is the perfect drink to keep the good times going all day and all season long. Whether you're hanging out at a friend's house, catching a game at the stadium or at the bar or day drinking with friends, Twisted tea is there to turn your day up a notch and make a good time, a great time. Grab a refreshing twisted tea today. We love twisted tea. The half and half, the peach, the original. It's always good. It's the best. We're getting them to March Madness. Time we got loaded. Saturday slates. Go to a bar, have a twisted tea. Best drink out there. Okay, Hank. Who's back of the week?

[Hank]

Who's back of the week? Viral. Viral monkeys.

[Biz]

Oh, yeah.

[Hank]

Punch.

[Biz]

Punch the monkey now.

[Big Cat]

Oh, this is the monkey with. This is depressed.

[Hank]

It's honestly, it's Honestly. It's honestly depressing.

[Biz]

It's sad.

[Hank]

Like, I. I know. I'm wish it wasn't as viral as it was because it just makes me sad every time I see it. It's a. It's a monkey that's getting bullied.

[Big Cat]

Oh, what the fuck?

[Biz]

I've heard that. That Punch. Is Punch a boy or girl? Whoa, whoa, whoa.

[Big Cat]

They're putting hands on him. Yeah. This is crazy.

[Biz]

Here's where it gets really sad. It's got, like, a fake mom that it runs to a stuffed animal.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[Biz]

And just hugs the fake mom baby

[Big Cat]

monkey who separated from his mother's shirt. Oh, this is. Dude, why'd you bring this up?

[Hank]

Yeah, it's going viral. It's a.

[Big Cat]

It's a big.

[Hank]

It's a big story.

[Big Cat]

I saw this. I saw the picture. I didn't see the video. I was fine with the picture.

[Hank]

Since Mu Dang has has a Mu Dang shout out.

[Big Cat]

Mudang. Mudang got too. Too old. Mudang was. No.

[Max]

But there. Hank is even saying the good part.

[Hank]

It got a protector.

[Keith Yandel]

Oh.

[Max]

Finally got the. Like, an embrace from another monkey.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah.

[Max]

Yes.

[Big Cat]

You gotta give us that part.

[Biz]

Play the hug.

[Big Cat]

That's a great hug. So moo. So Punch has someone watching his back now, kind of. Oh, he's got a gun. Punch has a gun.

[Biz]

He's a real.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Somebody did make a fanfic video about Punch where it just goes around drop kicking every other monkey that's in the thing.

[Big Cat]

Oh, Punch, man, this was a bummer.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right. But he's got a protector now. After days of rejection, baby Punch finally felt the warmth of love. Today, an adult monkey on Singh wrapped little Punch in the tightest, most comforting hug. Was that a hug, or was he trying to squeeze him to death?

[Max]

That's a good hug.

[Big Cat]

Don't.

[Max]

Don't try and ruin this moment for Punch, okay?

[Big Cat]

I mean, this has got to be

[Biz]

like a Don't trust that hug punch.

[Big Cat]

It's just a natural. Like, isn't this a thing where, like, an abandoned animal in the wild, like.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Other animals don't trust it.

[Biz]

Yeah. This is like if you put. If you made every single species a reality show, you would realize that most animals are.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. All right. Good for Punch. He's back. He's cute.

[Hank]

Very cute.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Very cute.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Biz]

My. Who's back of the week is Graffiti. Graffiti's back. It was discovered at the New Bill Stadium, and apparently there's a lot of graffiti that was discovered there to the point where they. They issued a $100,000, like, bounty on turning in the people that did the graffiti. And they won't say what the graffiti is, but apparently it was, like, really, really bad to the point where it's making, like, national news.

[Hank]

They, like, halt construction.

[Biz]

They stopped construction on the new stadium

[Big Cat]

because of this graffiti, like a swastika or something.

[Biz]

I don't know. They said borderline pornographic in nature. I have a theory. I have a theory of what it could be. Okay, We've seen a lot of new stadiums and a lot of. A lot of the construction workers that are laying the cement and the concrete. Yeah, they put stuff in that. Cement and concrete. Yep. Like as a little leave behind. You think they're putting dildos in there? And they got caught.

[Big Cat]

The dildozer. That would be pretty awesome.

[Biz]

I think they might be putting dildos, like, into the foundation of the stadium and they got caught.

[Hank]

But what is the con? What is the graffiti?

[Biz]

They won't say. They just said pornographic in nature. I don't know if they'd consider that graffiti or if that's just, like, vandalism. Huh.

[Big Cat]

I could see it being dildos, but

[Biz]

they won't say what it is. So we should put a bounty. If you guys tell us.

[Big Cat]

Someone tell us.

[Biz]

Someone tell us. Email at pmt. Bachelor party.

[Max]

Bmt. Bachelor party.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Remember, isn't that. Isn't that a new segment? We're gonna do it monthly. Your. Your rumors and tits and rumors.

[Zach]

Yeah, Tips and tits.

[Big Cat]

All right, so we want. So everyone send Zach your tip on what it could have been and also some tits. And we will. We will talk about that on Wednesday.

[Biz]

I'm sure that there's multiple people that work building this new stadium.

[Big Cat]

Get to the bottom that listen to the show.

[Zach]

We'll do some investigative research.

[Big Cat]

Okay. Okay. My. Who's back of the week is the Huffington Post. I didn't know still existed. Yeah, no idea. And then they dropped this one right after we won all these gold medals. If waving the American flag or chanting USA turns you off right now, you're not alone. So thanks, Huffington Post.

[Biz]

That is true. Like Canadians. It probably turns just a fart in

[Big Cat]

the best Olympics we've ever had. I didn't know Huffington Post was still there.

[Biz]

Yeah, neither did I. It's okay to enjoy things. I think that a lot of people could take that advice and. And. And learn a lot from it. Yeah, it's. Some stuff is good. Yeah, that's.

[Big Cat]

Some stuff is just good to enjoy in the moment, not think about, like, how shitty the world is.

[Biz]

In general, I'm willing to. To actually make that definitive statement. Some stuff is good, and you should enjoy it because it's fun.

[Big Cat]

It's actually basically like, the premise of this show is that, you know, hey, there's enough, like, hardships that people go through. Come hang out with us, and we're not going to talk about anything serious. Wait, I want to see that email. Was that email Zach? Property management expert for Zach. I just listened to Friday's episode and heard you fire. What is it? Can you make it a little bigger? Your fire fest about the 10 days you got and everything going on. As someone who's worked in property management, definitely sounds like your building manager tried to flex some language on you to get you scared. There's a lot more that it takes to kick you out from your place. So, you have any questions? Oh, you're good. P.S. please pick number six for the lottery ball machine. Okay. Pick six today. You're good, Zach.

[Zach]

That sounds really reassuring.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they're just trying to scare you with language.

[Zach]

They're muscling me with verbiage.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, they see a guy like you, they're like, we'll just throw some language at him and he'll. He won't know what to do. We.

[Zach]

We're not going to stand for grammatical aggression.

[Big Cat]

No, we're not. No.

[Biz]

No, we're not.

[Big Cat]

No, absolutely not.

[Biz]

In fact, you. We're gonna fight fire with fire. Syllables are syllables, but sometimes the best words are the ones you don't say left unsaid. Yeah, it's like jazz.

[Big Cat]

They also might just be like, hey, we're gonna throw some language at you. You're gonna go back to your podcast podcast and talk to your idiot co workers, and they're gonna come up with an even dumber idea that will get. Get you kicked out even faster.

[Zach]

But that's why we have Jake now in the email.

[Big Cat]

Yep. Jake in the email. He's got you. Okay, Zach, finish us off before we get to our interviews.

[Zach]

My who's back of the week is some newly found health discoveries.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Zach]

Though as a show, we're trying to get right. Elongate our lives, get our bodies right, you know, you.

[Big Cat]

This was your first day doing the Chinese workout today. Did you like it?

[Zach]

Chinese workout. Way more extensive than I thought it would be. I sweat way more than I ever thought I would going into it.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Zach]

But I appreciate the invite. It was a lot of fun.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, you welcome to do it any day. I'm trying to get 50 days in a row of doing it. How many.

[Biz]

How many calories do you think you burn in one Chinese workout?

[Big Cat]

Probably like 70, maybe 100.

[Biz]

How long is it?

[Big Cat]

Like a half a bag of chips? Fifteen minutes.

[Biz]

That's enough.

[Big Cat]

That's a lot of air.

[Biz]

Squats, you probably burn like a hundred.

[Hank]

Yeah, maybe 70 to 100.

[Biz]

Yeah, yeah.

[Big Cat]

It's about moving your body. It's also about get your body flow.

[Biz]

If you do that workout, it's kind of like Max with the beers, what you do right after you wake up, that sets the tone for the rest of your day. So if you work out right after you wake up, right, you're burning calories all day. If you have two beers after you wake up up, you're pretty much drunk all day.

[Big Cat]

Correct? Correct. But what. What, you got something else?

[Zach]

So this isn't medical advice whatsoever, but through some, like, limited, extensive research, I think that. I think part of my peptides might be the play. What do we know, boys? How we feel about.

[Big Cat]

Wow, this is now just history repeating itself. Yeah. We have the guy on the. I'm on the sixth mic telling us to do peptides.

[Biz]

I'm in 20, 26 peptides. I'm in favor.

[Zach]

We got advances.

[Biz]

Are they called. Are they still called research chemicals?

[Big Cat]

What do they do?

[Keith Yandel]

Early?

[Zach]

He's way early.

[Hank]

I think they're good. If you tear your Achilles.

[Biz]

Well, why would you say Jason Tatum.

[Big Cat]

Knock on wood.

[Biz]

Jason Tatum's been doing peptides.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yeah. Was that practice?

[Hank]

Did you see it in the Zula Club?

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

What did he say?

[Biz]

It's very funny.

[Hank]

It was like, was. He was like, how's Jason Tatum doing? He was like. He was at practice today and he said, did he practice? And he just gave him a death

[Biz]

stare of all death stares, and he just didn't break.

[Hank]

I. I don't think it's official. He's doing peptides. I'm not going to say that he's doing peptides, but I think.

[Big Cat]

Should we do peptides?

[Biz]

He's doing.

[Zach]

I don't.

[Hank]

I think if you, like, get seriously injured, it helps.

[Big Cat]

Like, what about.

[Hank]

Because he's recovering very quickly.

[Big Cat]

Yes. Max?

[Max]

What are pept.

[Biz]

Are peptide steroids.

[Big Cat]

That's what I'm saying. I don't know.

[Biz]

They're research chemicals.

[Max]

Oh, research.

[Biz]

Oh, yeah. So the story is like, research. When I first got fitted for golf club clubs, like, how long ago was that, Hank?

[Hank]

Three years ago in New York. Yeah, four years ago.

[Biz]

Four years ago. The guy told me, just, like, swing as hard as I can, every swing. And so I did that. And Then I swung one time, and I felt the pop. And then my bottom three fingers on my right hand just went numb. And so then I went to a doctor who was like, yeah, you. You messed up your ucl and with the nerve. And I was like, yeah, Billy, I don't know what I'm gonna do. I might have to get Tommy John surgery. And Billy goes, I. I tell you what. I'll hook you up with some research chemicals, and it's going to promote healing. Billy brought him into the office. The dumbest thing I've ever done in my entire life was let Billy football inject me with this chemical, like an experimental chemical. And God damn it, if it didn't work.

[Max]

Peptide sounds a lot better than research chemicals.

[Biz]

It worked. Yeah, Billy, football was right now. All right, so now, do I regret letting Billy inject me with a mystery serum? A little bit, yeah. But also, like, you can't steal second with your foot on first. You know, you gotta take a chance.

[Big Cat]

All right, so someone email us at pmt. Bachelor party.

[Max]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

And tell us. Tell us. One, can you get it for us? And two, should we do it?

[Zach]

I've got a game plan of peptides we could take if you're into the game plan.

[Big Cat]

How did you get involved in this short, comprehensive research? But what. What started this?

[Zach]

Because all the hot people online are just like, these are what you need to do. Take these peptides.

[Big Cat]

You'll lose a bunch of weight.

[Hank]

Is this mogging?

[Big Cat]

No.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Zach]

What's up? Yes, sir.

[Big Cat]

Does this have anything to do with the barstool combine on Thursday?

[Zach]

Oh, 100%.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Zach]

That's not gonna go the best. And I know that's not gonna go the best.

[Hank]

You need smelling salts for that.

[Big Cat]

Zach, do you think we're miracle drugs? Yeah, I was gonna say, do you think we're cramming a little late on the.

[Zach]

Oh, definitely.

[Biz]

That's.

[Zach]

I. I'm habitually good at that.

[Max]

Yeah, but what are you most worried about for Thursday?

[Big Cat]

Bench press. Yeah. I'll answer for.

[Keith Yandel]

We.

[Big Cat]

We. We might have pft. And I might have went to the bench press with him, and Zach has never bench pressed.

[Biz]

Yeah, but you know what? He wasn't that bad.

[Big Cat]

He wasn't.

[Biz]

He was.

[Big Cat]

He's stronger than you think.

[Zach]

I thought that was a closed practice. Turns out that was not a closed practice.

[Big Cat]

Oh, was it? Oh, you know, we were doing it had.

[Zach]

But I thought that was a closed practice ad, and then it just went straight into the PMTV episode.

[Biz]

Oh, it skipped the ad.

[Big Cat]

Oh, yo, we went Past the ad, right into the.

[Biz]

The ad was so good, it became content.

[Zach]

I thought it was safe.

[Biz]

That's why. That's why the people pay a premium for. For Zach's ads.

[Max]

Okay, what's the goal for Thursday?

[Biz]

The goal is to get Zach to do one run.

[Big Cat]

One. He's got to do one at one.

[Keith Yandel]

One full one.

[Zach]

I feel good about that. It's a. It's a baseline, it's a starting point, and it's like, you got to get one.

[Big Cat]

You got to get one you can get. Otherwise, you're Tate. You don't want to be tape.

[Zach]

That looks like a tough year, man.

[Big Cat]

And I was. He's had a very tough.

[Zach]

I've gone through some of those comments

[Hank]

that might be the most viewed clip of the year.

[Big Cat]

Not only that, but like, I don't. I love Tate, but like, if you don't think him not being able to get up one rep in Ohio State, not winning national title this year, like, aren't related. Like, I'm telling you right now, they are. He gets one rep, they probably win the title. Those things go hand in hand.

[Biz]

I'm 100 sure that this time at the combine, he's going to put up like six. He's. He's probably been training all year.

[Big Cat]

He has.

[Biz]

Just thinking about getting his rep up.

[Big Cat]

He has to.

[Zach]

Things get dark in those comments on that video. You got to get one.

[Biz]

Yeah, yeah.

[Zach]

It's like a life altering thing. You don't get one.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Oh, all right. You're gonna get one. You're gonna get one.

[Biz]

Life altering chemicals.

[Big Cat]

All right. But we need to get the peptides so someone you can.

[Keith Yandel]

You.

[Big Cat]

I guess we're just gonna do this. You guide us.

[Zach]

I do have a truly. History repeats itself, but now we're FDA approved.

[Biz]

I would like for Zach not to inject us, though.

[Zach]

How do you feel about FDA approved peptides?

[Biz]

Yeah, yeah. Good, good.

[Big Cat]

Get us some peptides.

[Zach]

What about like third level chemical trial?

[Big Cat]

Yeah, all right, third level.

[Biz]

But I. But you're not doing the injecting.

[Zach]

Oh, no. I. I don't really like needles, to be honest with you. I would never. I would never inject upfd.

[Big Cat]

Not a big fan of needles as well. Can we get like a pillow?

[Zach]

I think they have some oral GLPs, but they won't apply as well.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Biz]

Okay. I did. I came into the office on Saturday morning because I was. I was feeding some of the Toradol. I finally found it. I hit it so good that I hit it for myself. It was behind this license plate.

[Big Cat]

Oh.

[Biz]

That I had up here. And so I was. I. I needed for my back today. I was like, God damn. I'm gonna turn the studio inside out. Found the turtle. Took it about two hours ago. Turtle is awesome.

[Big Cat]

Did you have any left?

[Biz]

Yeah, I got three pills left.

[Big Cat]

Oh, I want one.

[Biz]

I just don't. I don't feel anything right now.

[Hank]

Can that help you bench more?

[Biz]

No, but it just like, my back feels good.

[Max]

I may need it for my neck.

[Biz]

It will probably. This toro's gonna go so fast.

[Big Cat]

Pax needs it from his.

[Biz]

The problem.

[Big Cat]

Day of hangover.

[Biz]

My understanding with the Toradol is that if I take it, I'll feel so good that I will then injure myself worse for when the turtle wears off. Max, look at you go.

[Big Cat]

What does that neck do? That was too much head banging, Max,

[Max]

and it was a mistake.

[Big Cat]

Oh, and then you were doing the side, too. You were shaking that booty.

[Max]

I was feeling it in the moment. It was good. Right now. My neck's been hurting.

[Big Cat]

Look at this side. Look at this side spot. Oh, oh, oh. He's popping it. Yeah. All right, all right, Zach, I'm in for this. Just you tell us. You do all the research. Because I actually trust you in the fact that, like, you, when. When the. When the ice cream machine got here and I gave you the task, you've delivered on everything. The ice cream machine has been wonderful. We do have to get people to eat more ice cream. We're running. We gotta. People. I was actually thinking running.

[Hank]

What?

[Big Cat]

We're just not. We're not hitting our quota.

[Hank]

By how much?

[Big Cat]

I don't want to waste ice cream. It's just a lot of people.

[Hank]

What does that mean? Like, when they clean it out, they're just dumping sometimes.

[Zach]

Look, it's. It's February. Almost March. New Year's resolution's over. We gotta.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we gotta get back to eating ice cream.

[Zach]

We gotta get back to self love.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. What?

[Hank]

It's not ice cream. It's not ice cream season. It's a.

[Biz]

It's a.

[Hank]

It's a downfall.

[Big Cat]

It is cold. What about Zach? I was thinking about this. Maybe we. We bring back strawberry for a limited run.

[Zach]

We've got it.

[Hank]

Strawberry.

[Big Cat]

We got it on us. We can do. Sorry. Chocolate.

[Keith Yandel]

Yes.

[Zach]

Okay, so vanilla out.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach]

You want to keep chocolate where it's at and put strawberry.

[Hank]

Yeah.

[Zach]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Maybe. Maybe to push some chocolate on people.

[Zach]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

You gotta move some products.

[Hank]

Make it half off. Yeah. Two for one sale.

[Big Cat]

All right, let's do our a couple ads, then we'll get to our interviews. We got Yan's. We got a loser, Zach D. Gregorius from Milan. Awl. Awesome dude. Back to back.

[Biz]

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[Big Cat]

Okay, we now welcome on our very, very, very, very, very, very, very good friend and a very, very, very special guest. It is Team usa, Keith Yandel. He has his zoom name as usa. I don't know if you, you don't even know computers, so I don't even know if you knew what you were doing when you did that. And we want to talk about the gold medal game because Yan's, that was one of the coolest sporting events ever. And I'm still on cloud nine. I want to hear every, all your thoughts on the game.

[Keith Yandel]

I just rewatched it. I'm going to rewatch that game. I've never rewatched a hockey game more than once. I've already watched this game twice. I will watch that game probably realistically 20 times. It is so amazing the fact that the guys were down here, we were all watching it here at my house, all together in the fact that they came out with that game after getting up early, being on the ropes for basically two periods. They got outplayed. But Connor Helleback, just saying, hey, boys, hop on my back. I got this for you. Just jump on in and ride me to this fucking gold medal. Is incredible. I'm so proud to be an American. So proud to have played hockey at any level. Just to say that I did, to see these guys. We've been waiting a long time, right? 1980. Long, long time. I think everybody and their mother was sick of the miracle and talking about it. It's a, it's a new generation's time. That was our generation of watching that movie. Now it's a different group of guys. In those 26 or however many guys went out there, went over to Milan on their PJs and absolutely lit it up and had a blast and made us Americans so goddamn proud to be an American and so goddamn proud to watch that game and root them on. I, I swear to God, it was one of the most. So I, I said it to my wife Like, I'm not really, like, you know, I played in the NHL, so when you're watching a hockey game, you're not that invested. I. I felt every single emotion I could possibly feel. Wanting to puke, wanting to shit my diaper, wanted to, you know, cry, wanted to laugh. It was the most amazing drug I have ever taken. Watching those guys go out there and give it their all to come back on US Soil. The best goddamn country in the world.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

With gold medals around their neck. I am so proud of them. And I can't wait to talk about the game even more.

[Biz]

It's awesome watching guys that care as much about the game as you care about it. Like, when you're watching, you know, like, I feel like a lot of times, especially, you know, mid season, if it's NBA, not necessarily so much NHL, but you watch some sports and you're like, I wish these guys cared as much as I do. Like, they're, they're living, breathing, bleeding, sweating, crying about the game like I am. And with this US Team, it felt like they cared even so much more than everybody in America that was rooting him on. And it was, it was a joy to watch. Was there one guy in particular that you thought, like, stepped his game up? A guy that might not have been like, the superstar, the number one guy going into. Obviously they're all really good players, but like, one guy that elevated what he's doing compared to where he's been in, in this NHL season?

[Keith Yandel]

Well, I mean, hella buck would be the obvious answer, but he was the MVP of the league last year, I believe. But you just don' Hear about him that much in the US because he plays in Winnipeg. Poor guy. But it's one of those things where it was such a group effort you can't really pinpoint. But I will say, like, there was two questions. I want to give a lot of credit to. Billy Garon, the GM team, putting this team together, sticking with his guns, not listening to the outside noise. Like, you know, dumb people like Biz saying, you should take Cole Caufield, you should take Robinson, you need more goal scoring, blah, blah, blah. He stuck to his guns, he stuck with his guys. And two guys that, you know, kind of probably were on the bubble was Vincent Trocheck and J.T. miller. They're first line guys on their NHL teams. And when you go to a tournament like this and it's all superstars, you got to check your ego. You got to just be willing to, you know, play whatever role that the coach gives you. And they did that. They were the power. They were their power play guys during the regular season for the New York Rangers, and they were strictly PK guys. And they didn't let up a goal on the PK the entire tournament, which is unheard of. You're going against the best players in the world, and they did not give up a goal again. So that. That for me is. Is one of those things that you. You're gonna look back and be like, those guys sacrifice, you know, being heroes, trying to go out and score a goal, be the guy to put the team on their back. And they were like, okay, I'm gonna sit here, do my job as best as I can, and let the other guys do the job their best as they can. And Hellebox showed up and everybody else showed up. Did some guys have a tough tournament, maybe, but it's like you win the gold and everybody is a part of that team. And Wit said it best. On. On our podcast today, it's Matthew Kachuk had a quote was. You can tell this is a brotherhood because if you say one wrong thing, there's seven guys down your throat just chirping you, letting you know. So you could tell. They came together and it started last year at the Four nations, but they came together at this group in Milan. They didn't go stay at a. At the Four Seasons like the Canadians did. They stayed in the Village because we're village people. Yeah, we go in there and we. We're amongst the people. We're blue collar. We just go in there and. And muck it up. You might not get the best food, you might not have the best bed, you might not get the best sleep, but you're gonna have the best plane ride home, smashing beers over your head and kissing your gold medal.

[Biz]

The.

[Big Cat]

So there was a couple quotes after the game that I love. One was that the Chucks, like, doors were always open in the Village. Like, they were like, we were just hanging the whole time, just the boys hanging out. The. The roster construction I wanted to talk about because I feel like. And we. We can get to the Canadians being just the sorest losers possible, but I feel like they're kind of missing a little bit of the point of this roster construction where they. Like Bill Garrett said, we. There are milk drinkers and whiskey drinkers. We got whiskey drinkers. They did the grit and grind. Like, we didn't keep. We didn't have all of our goal scores, our best goal scorers. We wanted to go offense first and grit and grind, guys. So when you watch a game like that and they're hanging on for their dear life and they're like, look like they're getting outplayed. That was kind of by design how they were going to try to beat him, like keep the game tight and try to score, you know, whether it be a late third period goal or an OT goal. So that's, that was what his vision worked 100%.

[Keith Yandel]

You couldn't be more dead on. You build from the back end out and we had the best goalie in the world and our defense is way better than Canada. But then if you look at the forward group, it's not even close. Like the Canadian team is incredible. They are absolutely stacked. You know, you see it during the game. They dominate at times. They have world, world class players, probably three of the best players in the world with Makar, McKinnon and McDavid. But it's one of those things, like you said, they built the right team. And I had talked to Bill Zito, who was an assistant GM or I'm not sure what his role on the team was, and he was like, we're building this for, to beat one team and one team only, and that's Canada. So they, they went in there knowing they had to do that and they did it. They, they went out there and did it. And I remember, I think it was for world, World Championship or. Oh, it was the World Cup. I think it was in like 20, 20, 20 or something like that or 2016. I forget what, what tournament it was. And you know, USA was like, we're going to bring a bunch of grinders and third line guys that shut down teams. But nowadays our best grinders are our best players. The Jack Eichels, the Austin Matthews. Like, yeah, those guys are, you know, 40, 40 goal guys or 60 goal guys. But they're also very responsible all over the ice. They don't, they don't cheat the game. They don't just look for offense. They're hard on back checks, they're hard on forechecks. So I think we have the luxury now as a country where, you know, you're not just taking guys who are good at their jobs. And as being a checking forward, your checking forwards are also your studs. So whatever USA Hockey is doing, and it starts with the ndtp, a lot of those guys played together growing up. It's, you know, for those who don't, those of you don't know, it's like a 16 to 18 years old. You know, they take the best American players Around the, around the country. And they play together all year like a team. And, and it's a three year program, I believe, and they just work out, go to school and play hockey and they travel around. And a lot of those guys came from that as basically grassroots players. And you know, you see what it's done for the league and I can imagine Canada is going to copy them. They're going to try to do something like that because it's working. Now you're seeing the work that's been put in for the last 20 years of, of this program and now it's taken over. You win the women's, you win the men's, you. You know, I think world juniors, we didn't win this, this year, but we won the last two. It's just one of those things. As a, as a fan and a proud American, to see what they're doing is just incredible.

[Big Cat]

You mentioned, by the way, the, the, the three guys. I, that was the other part that I love the complaints about the 3 on 3 deciding gold. When, when you have McDavid, McKinnon and McCarr as your 3 on 3 who are on the ice when you lost. You should never lose with those three guys. Those are the best three. Like they're built for three on three hockey. It's like a cheat code and like, so to complain afterwards, you should like your chances in three on three.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, it's one of those things. I think either country, whether you win or lose, you would have said if you win, you love the three on three. If you lose, you hate.

[Big Cat]

No, not us. No, we would have, we would have lost with class.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Yeah. We said going into this tournament that doesn't matter. Three on three. Yeah, that's. Guess what, Yance, when you have enough time to prepare for this tournament, you have to account for three on three possibilities. That's part of creating the roster. That's part of, of hiring your coach and figuring out the strategy. The fact that we were more prepared than Canada was that that's a point for us. Like if you, if you don't like it, then just get better at it.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Or, or maybe score when it's five on three.

[Biz]

Or maybe just.

[Big Cat]

You had that.

[Biz]

Maybe just don't miss a wide open net if you're Nathan McKinnon.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

How about that?

[Big Cat]

There's a lot of that.

[Keith Yandel]

Or, or how about don't cheat and curling and then put a curse on the hockey team.

[Big Cat]

Facts. And McKinnon, like I, he's obviously going to, going to get A lot of shit. He also kind of fucked up in overtime, too, not playing the puck. Is that right?

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, there was a couple things. The back check wasn't great. I can't remember who it was. And you know, obviously you don't want to call guys out, but on the goal in overtime, it was Zachary, who's. Who's a defenseman, an offensive guy who's a great skater, but, you know, he's in his own end and he ends up winning the race to the puck and gets the puck to Jack Hughes, who Jack Hughes beat two guys up the ice. But it's one of those things where if that's them and, and we aren't backtracking, we're going to be pissed at our place. So I'm sure guys are going to be pissed about guys not back checking stuff. But at the end of the day, the three on three in pft, you made a great point.

[Big Cat]

Like, great point.

[Keith Yandel]

You know, it's going to be three on three, you know, like.

[Big Cat]

Yes.

[Keith Yandel]

Whether you're going to change your roster or change, you know, how you play the game or who you bring doesn't matter. Like, you do know. And that's. That's one of those things that. Billy Guerin, again, he deserves all the credit in the world. Getting the right. Did you see the clip of Mike Sullivan saying before Jack Hughes went on the ice, he was like, he's gonna score us this goal. And he knew it. Yeah, because they could. He took that penalty late. Like, if that's an NHL season, a guy takes a penalty late, put your team down when you're up. A man, he. You might not get another shift for the rest of the game. But he had faith in him. He had faith in that Jack would show up and. And, man, did he ever. How good is that?

[Big Cat]

Did you see his quote?

[Biz]

He didn't want to end up on Barstool Sports.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's what he said after. Exactly.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Biz]

He was thinking about ending up on Barcelona Sports when he's in the penalty box. My question for you is who. Who specifically do you think he was worried about talking about him on Barstool Sports?

[Big Cat]

Probably Biz.

[Keith Yandel]

Got it. Yeah. Probably Biz or Dave or you guys. I mean, basically. Mincy, Anyone? Any of the big hitters.

[Biz]

I thought it was probably Frank the Tank. Yeah, he's got a lot of experience dealing with Frank the Tank.

[Big Cat]

True.

[Biz]

Frank the Tank might be rent free in his head.

[Big Cat]

That's true.

[Keith Yandel]

Wow. Good point. Holy. Yeah, no, but I mean, that's a. That's A legitimate fear in, in any athlete's mind is when, when you do mess up and you're sitting in the penalty, but there's no lonelier feeling than sitting in that penalty box when your team is down and you got to kill a penalty. But how about that five on three kill?

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Incredible. Like that's you said, I think it was 18 for 18 on penalty kills in the tournament. It was, it was insane because you felt like that entire, the entire second period, then parts of the third period, you're like the ice is so tilted. This is just like any moment it feels like it could be a three goal game. And they just toughed it out. It's hell. Hellbach was unbelievable. I mean that was just, the saves he made were just, he was just nails all game.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah. And you know, some people, probably Canadians will say some of the saves were lucky, but at the end of the day he made them and, and we made a whit made a good point when we were watching the game, before the game started. He said, I just want to see USA score first to see how it goes. Because usually we're chasing in those games and you know when you're chasing a team like that, it can get out of hand because then you, you're not playing your systems, you're not, you're not playing the way the coach tells you to. You're trying to score a goal. But this, they got up a goal. And I think what you said, Big Cat, is the way that their roster was constructed was to win a game when they were up one nothing or going into overtime. And they just felt, they felt that way that, that they could win that way and they did. And it's, you know, man, it's, it's unbelievable.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's great because it really was like they never, they, they never were going to, like they never were going to beat, we were never going to beat Canada by four goals. But if you could just get them into like, basically drag them into the deep waters and be like, hey, let's get it so that it's, you know, one late goal wins this thing. You got a chance. The, the, the one thing I wanted to bring up, and this is kind of all class on me and PFT side and I think you'd agree, did not say anything, to wit, afterwards about his boy winning MVP of the entire Olympics in another losing effort. That's just what he does now. Do we have. Yeah, yeah. He voted on it after the first period.

[Biz]

I, I, I just issued a congratulatory tweet.

[Big Cat]

Not directly.

[Biz]

I just said, like, I think I said congrats. Well deserved.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Because Conrad Dave, he was the MVP of the Men's Olympic Tournament, which is a big deal. Like, that is the biggest. That's the most prestigious award that you can have outside of winning the gold. So I wanted to acknowledge it. How did Wit feel after the game? Was. I know he's rooting hard for the U.S. i don't want to accuse him of having like, split elite.

[Big Cat]

No, he's not.

[Biz]

But he definitely zero. He definitely. He feels for. For McDavid.

[Big Cat]

So I, I imagine it's something like he's going to wake up in like, tomorrow and kind of reassess and be like, oh, fuck, everyone's going to be able to make fun of me for that. Even though this, you know, obviously 100% rooting for us. But it's. It is funny that this is now twice McDavid has won MVP in a losing effort. That's his thing. That is officially.

[Keith Yandel]

It also just goes to show you how good he was. I. But obviously it was voted on in between the first period because Connor Hellebock should have won that. I don't care if he gave up 50 goals before that game. The way he played that game, he should have MVP. But yeah, it is also like Connor McDavid. He's got to play a meaningful game. Not against Matthew Tkachuk because, like, it's anytime, anytime it means something if Matthew's out there. As a. As a fan of. If you're rooting for the team that Matthew's on, you gotta think that you got a chance to win. And yeah, honestly, you gotta feel bad from a little bit. And I'm sure he's gonna hear it a lot, but no, he's still young.

[Big Cat]

No, we're not gonna say anything. We're classy.

[Biz]

No, I mean, listen, he ate our lunch in that exhibition last year. Like, yeah, they won the Four Nations All Star Game fair and square. And so we can't really say anything to us. Like, if we try to bring something up to McDavid, he could just be like, like, hey, point to the banner on the wall. Four Nations Champion. Also the Olympic MVP of the entire tournament also. And that's going to shut us up. So I wouldn't dare say anytime I.

[Big Cat]

Anytime I play in a big game, I'm going to be the best player. Not that I'm going to win it,

[Biz]

but the best player out there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he's the best player out there. He's the best player out there.

[Biz]

What's great about this is Austin Matthews. Like, Biz was kind of right. It's kind of like the opposite. Biz was rooting for Canada, obviously, and he roots for the Maple Leafs. He cheers on Austin Matthews. Austin Matthews can win the big one big time. So I guess credit to Biz, he was right this whole time.

[Keith Yandel]

No, no, no. He just had to get away from Biz to win the big one.

[Biz]

Oh, yeah, okay. Yeah, that's a good point too.

[Big Cat]

That makes sense.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah. It's not, it has nothing to do with. Yeah, he, and, but honestly, we were talking about it as well. It's like a lot of these guys, realistically, you know, some guys know, whether you're later in your career, if you're not on a, a team that's a Cup contender, like, you might not have a chance to win a Stanley Cup. So this is it, right? Like, this can cement your name in, in legacy. And a guy like Austin Matthew, although he's young and will have chances to win the Stanley cup, like, if he looked back and they lost this game and whatever happens in his career, like, that would be bad. But he has this now that he went out there and, and, you know, captain the United States to a, to a gold medal. So unbelievable for him. And, you know, for now, he has to go back to Canada. I don't know how, I don't know how that'll all be. But how about during the Four nations when USA beat Canada in, in the round robin or whatever, and then everyone, all the Canadians are saying, oh, this is just the exhibition game. And then they win and they're like, oh, this is a big deal. This is. We'll take credit for this. Yeah, but no, no, it was an exhibition for this tournament that happened today.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And then after today, it was all three on three. Like, I mean, and McKinnon even said it was probably the saddest quote of all time when he was just like, you guys can be the judge of who is the better team today. Well, I, I, I will say USA won 2 to 1. What are you talking about? We don't. He wants it to be a figure skating where there's judges after. Like, that's what he's basically asking for.

[Biz]

He was waiting for the Russian judge to come in and be like, yeah, actually, yeah, I'll give that one to France.

[Big Cat]

It's like a boxing match match. They get the compu box. Oh, well, Canada had more shots, so we got to give him the win.

[Biz]

I thought an interesting stat if you look at the rivalry between our two great countries, you know, we're neighbors sometimes it's just, you know, you want to beat up on your neighbor more so than anyone else. And between the US And Canada this year, Canada lost the Stanley cup to us. I'm counting that as a win for usa, And I believe that was six games. Right. We won the World Series, too. Our women's hockey team beat Canada.

[Big Cat]

Canada, by the way.

[Biz]

That's true.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. We went. We.

[Biz]

We went on the road to Canada and won a series. Our women's hockey team beat Canada for the gold medal. I don't know who won the mvp, so they might be able to clap back pretty hard if it was candy. Okay. And then obviously, our men's hockey team beat him. This is a bad year for Canada. Like, what. What can Canada do to get back off the map? Because I want a healthy rivalry.

[Big Cat]

I think they have to win the SEC right now.

[Biz]

It's just like, we've been stomping them out. I almost feel bad for them.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. I think they got to win the SEC football championship.

[Keith Yandel]

That's pretty much it. Have McGill College in Quebec, in Montreal.

[Big Cat]

That would be the only way to really. Yeah. Like, with us is like, yeah, McGill College just. Just whooped Georgia in Athens, and that would never happen.

[Keith Yandel]

And that was the. That was their whole thing. It's like, yeah, you guys have your stupid little football and your stupid little basketball. You can have that. We got our hockey, but no, no, no. We got it now, baby.

[Biz]

What do you think that's, like, for the. For the Canadian players? Because you were around back in 2010, right? When the. When the two teams, like, get back together, the locker room comes back together. Like, how much talking is going to go down once these guys get back in their. Their professional team's locker room?

[Keith Yandel]

None, really, to be honest. Everyone's kind of. You know, I think hockey players are really good at, you know, kind of leaving the past be in the past. It's. I mean, these guys are flying on a plane back together after this game. Like, I talked to Matthew Tkachuk before the tournament, and he was like, yeah, like, we have to fly back. If we're in the finals and Canada's in the finals, we're going to be on the same plane together, coming back. Like, I. I cannot be on a plane with Canada for we lose. So I am going to do everything in my possibility to win this game so I can have. Have the best plane. Right. It's going to be, like, soul playing on There just in one. Just in the first. They should have played for first class tickets and roach class tickets.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Are they going? They're going. I saw. They're going to Miami because New York's got a bunch of snow. They're. I mean, they have to go to. They're like going to 11, right?

[Keith Yandel]

Oh, yeah.

[Big Cat]

You gotta go, Yance.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Think go meet up with them.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, of course. If they come here, I am one. I already sent out the text. Text to the guys that they're here. I will be there and Blutman will be flying back.

[Big Cat]

Oh, wow. That was very. That's a gracious move by you to. To text the guys being like, hey, just so you know, if you're going to 11, I'll come.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, I'll pay. I mean, I think it was one of the interviews. I think it was Matthew Kachuk talking about Connor Halibach saying he should never pay for another drink in the U.S. that's not just Hellebach. All these guys, if you ever see them at the bar, grab them a beer and if, you know, I'm sure they'll offer to pay for it, but just as a proud American, buy them one beer, one glass of wine like they deserve it. To the. To the utmost.

[Big Cat]

Can we. Can we play a quick what if for Canada, for our Canadian listeners? What if Sidney Crosby plays in this game healthy?

[Keith Yandel]

That. That's a. That's a big thing, man. Like, it just like the experience, the seeing him on the ice, like, him being able to calm down his teams as such a veteran and a guy that everyone looks to. I. I'm glad he wasn't. I. I feel bad that he wasn't out there. I feel horrible for him because I love the man and he's such a good player and what he's done for this league is amazing. But I. I am, as a American, I'm glad he wasn't out there to play against us, just because it could have been completely different. Like on that five on three. Like, he could be a guy that gets a huge goal in overtime. He could be a guy that gets a huge goal. He's known for scoring golden goals. So I think. I think it could have been a different game. But guess what, big cat? Yeah, it was. It wasn't.

[Big Cat]

All right. What another what if. What if Conor Bedard's on the team and not Celebrini?

[Keith Yandel]

Well, Celebrini was incredible. He was full tournament, but there was.

[Big Cat]

There was like, obviously I have Blackhawks Twitter and people were, like, pointing out that Celebrini has not won gold in any of like the juniors and like under 18 and Connor Bedard has. So.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, but yeah, because I mean, Celebrini's been having to play against the US in the world juniors and you can't beat him. So yeah, I don't, I don't think anyone would take Celebrini off that team even before the tournament started just because of how good of a year he's having. And Bedard, obviously, if he didn't get hurt, probably could have been on that team.

[Big Cat]

It's crazy how loaded they are. That was also like a trick question to be like, hey, remember they have like a bunch of guys they could have put on the team that would have been on our team and we still beat them.

[Biz]

That line that they had with, with Marshawn Bennett and Tom Wilson all playing together, that's crazy. That's some wild boy. When I saw that's the line that they were rolling out there, I was like, they're just, they're just going to beat the, out of everybody. And that, that's got to be like, that's a big feather in the cap for the US to be able to like out grit and out grind that line who is like just designed to get under your skin and beat you up.

[Keith Yandel]

Well, that started last year at Four nations. And honestly that's how Canada used to beat the US And Canada used to, you know, they obviously had the high end talent, but you know, they had guys like, you know, the Jerome McGillnas of the world, the, you know, Vinnie Le Cavaliers, the guys that would fight and play hard and you were scared to be on the ice against. And I remember, I think it was the, the last Italy Olympics, like, like, you know, Todd Bertuzzi's like, guys who are just tough guys to play against and, and pains in the asses, but then built their roster for that Four nations, you know, to have a little bit more grit, to have the Kachuk brothers, to, you know, have the JT Millers. And I honestly kind of saw Canada almost copycatting USA by the way, that they picked their roster by bringing, bringing guys like Tom Wilson and Sam Bennett and Hagel's a rat out there and Marshawn's a rat out there. And, and for those of you who don't know, a rat is a compliment if you're a hockey player and play the way that those guys play. So I, I honestly think Canada kind of looked at the US where usually they kind of just worried about themselves and Picked their team. But I think they looked over at the US team and said, okay, they got some grit, they got some grind, and they had to match it a little bit, but our guys just did it a little bit better.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So back to. I, I wanted to ask you about this because the three on three, by the way, I like the three on three because my kids are little and they were kind of like my, my oldest for the first period, he was kind of watching with me. But you know, kids, like a six year old's attention span is gonna go. But then when we got to overtime, I had the whole family come up and I was like, hey, this is gonna end soon, so let's all sit and watch. They all like, watch. I was like, it's gonna be soon. So it was like I could actually enjoy that moment with them.

[Keith Yandel]

But were you guys going nuts in the living room?

[Big Cat]

Nuts? Absolutely. I was fucking losing my mind. I mean, it was such an awesome, awesome game and it was just like, I was, I was just like buzzing the whole day. I, I don't know, I'm sure you, you obviously feel it more than us, but like, the whole day I was just kind of smiling and walking around being like, yeah, we're the fucking best. Like, we're the best. But after the game, the Johnny Goodreau and you have the Johnny Hockey shirt behind you, I got a little teary eyed, I'll be honest. Like, I was, I was kind of tearing up in my living room. It's an incredible story. He would have been. For people who don't know, he would have been on the team. He and his brother tragically were killed by a drunk driver last summer. The weekend their, their sister was getting married. And to have his whole family out there and his son, his. It was his son's second birthday. Like, you, you knew him, you guys had him on Chiclets. Like, it's got to be awesome just to see that, like all these guys that played with him and have this moment and share this moment with his family.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah. And I think, you know, no matter who you are, if you don't think that, you know, there's something else out in this world where a guy like Johnny was looking over them and. Sorry, getting a little emotional.

[Big Cat]

But yeah,

[Keith Yandel]

he would have been. He would have been on that team, man. And he was looking over them and they wanted for him, like he, he, he meant something to that team. He played with those guys and, and to see his family up there and Meredith and the kids, it was, it was Amazing. And it brings back memories of them and, you know, watching him and hanging out with him, but especially watching him on the ice and doing what he loves. And, you know, the fact that he. He wasn't able to play in that is. Is brutal. But he was looking over the boys, man, and he, he found them a way to win that game. And credit credit to, to the guys to keeping him, you know, in their spirits and, and having him in that locker room and credit to USA Hockey and whoever brought them, his family over and, and Meredith and the kids and, you know, Mr. And Mrs. Goodreau, just first class. First class out of them by doing that. And, you know, he, He. He's up there right now having a beer, smiling. Him and his brother Matt. Matt and Johnny are up there, man. They're. They're. They're having a good time right now, I can tell you that for free.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it, it is. Was just, it was a special moment, especially for, like, you win the gold, the team wins the gold. And it was just almost instant. The Johnny's jersey was out there and you could tell right away, like, how much he means to all these guys. And it's just these, like, sports mean a lot. Like, sports are important for all of us. And I think it's like one of those days where you can take a step back and be like, yeah, we can say it's a silly game. We can say, you know, oh, this or that or the other. Like, like sports mean a lot to people. Families, relationships, friendships, everything. So it was, it was really special. I mean, it was a special day all around.

[Keith Yandel]

Really was. Yeah, yeah. One of the, One of the best commercials I saw it was in the beginning of the Olympics. And, you know, it's say it's a Chicago Bears fan and a, And a Washington Commanders fan sitting down and, you know, looking at each other, wanting to fight. And then they take off their hats or their jerseys and they put on a USA jersey and, you know, for two weeks we're all fans together, right? We're all on the same team. Everyone's, you know, counting the medals and, you know, did you watch the curling? Did you watch the figure skating? Did you watch the bobsled? And then to finish it off with this hockey and, you know, getting that gold medal, it. It truly does mean that it shows you how much sports means to. You know, obviously for us, we're. We're a bunch of idiots talking about the game. But you know, even just for happiness and enjoyment, like after the game, me and my buddies, the Couple buddies picked me up in the golf cart and we drove down to the bar and you know, the, the fire trucks are going around with the USA flags and, and people going nuts. And this is just a little small town in Florida. It's not like you're in Minnesota, Michigan or Massachusetts. So it meant a lot to the, the whole country. And man, is it good to be bleeding red, white and blue.

[Biz]

It really is cool.

[Big Cat]

It really is.

[Biz]

It's gonna be, it's gonna be very interesting to see how this impacts, affects the future of hockey in America too, because you get the ramifications. Like there's a bunch of kids out there that, you know, 8 to 12 years old watching this, that might not have ever focused on hockey, that now want to play hockey, want to make that their sport. And then that's going to, those are going to be the same kids that in, you know, 15, 20 years we're going to see in the Olympics. And it can only get better from here. Like seeing this as a possibility to win the gold medal, I feel like that's going to, that's going to be massive for the future of US hockey,

[Keith Yandel]

100% because the 19, before 1980s, you know, there wasn't a lot of Americans in the NHL, if any. You could probably fact check that, but I don't think Americans started being not accepted but you know, more looked at to be playing in the NHL. So that 1980s Olympic gold medal meant so much for guys like me as an American hockey player to be able to live out your dream and play in the NHL. And this, this, this game right now, I I what it meant to the world and, and you know, it's not, it's, it's one of those things too where you know, you're gonna get kids from, you know, different cultures, different backgrounds, different, different neighborhoods playing hockey that never did. And you know, I thought was cool is 12, 12 states were represented. You got Alaska, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Massachusetts, Colorado, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Minnes, Missouri and Montana. So some of those are not traditional hockey markets. Like the 1980 teams was probably strictly, you know, Michigan, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Right. So the, these to have states like that that have guys representing is, is incredible. And you're seeing that effect from the 1980s and I cannot wait to see where, where it, where this takes us because there's going to be a lot of parents who, you know, either their kids are young right now that bring their kid down to the local rink and sign them up or you know, 15 year old kids who never played hockey in 5 years, 10 years, get married. They are like, I'm putting my kid in hockey because I watch that game. So it's gonna mean, you know, you look back and, you know, people say, oh, it means more than. It's more than just the game or whatever. But things like this, I. I truly believe are more than a game for what it. What it can. What it can mean for a sport.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

If you're Jack Hughes, do you consider not fixing the teeth at all? I would consider just. Just having that be my look for forever. Like, that is. That is the best badge of honor you can ever have. Like. Like, yeah, I shattered my teeth. I sliced them diagonally. But right before I scored the game winning goal in the gold medal game

[Keith Yandel]

for the Olympics, I. I would call the Olympics and say, can you send me the phone number of the guy that you guys use to make the gold medals? And I would just have a gold grill.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

You would never see. I would only have gold teeth in. And. Yeah, that's about. Yeah. But I mean, obviously the nerves hanging out are probably bothering right now, and he wants to get them fixed quick. But it's a. That. That is an unbelievable. Is going to live forever of just, you know, just. It just truly talks about how hockey players. You know what it means. You know, you think of hockey players, you think. You think missing teeth, whatever, and that. That truly is it right there. Like, you sacrifice everything. Like, those guys don't care if he lost every single one of his teeth. Believe me, he would not give a. Like, the amount of time he's going to spend in the. In the dentist chair doesn't compare to the joy that he. He. That he had a couple hours ago.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

All right, Yan's, everyone tune in to Spit and Chiclets if you want to get more on this game, because I do. I know I certainly do. And I want to listen to biz cry, which would be great. I got one last question. Roback question. R, H, O, b a c k.com promo code. Take 20% off your first purchase. Q, zips, polos, hoodies, joggers, shorts. Roback.com promo code. Take. Do you feel at all bad about the torture chamber you put me in on Thursday night?

[Keith Yandel]

No, not at all.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so for people who don't know, no one knows actually in this room. No, we had biz and Wit on, and I said, I texted Grinnell and I was like, he's like, do you want to do Yan's too? And I was like, it's probably Gonna be a lot on Zoom. I mean, you heard with Biz and Wit. Like, we. It was. It was probably hard to listen to just everyone talking at once. I was like, and we'd like to save him for Sunday. And in the interview, I said, yan's is our favorite, and he's the one who's actually in awl. Listens the most. Yan's texted me after we interviewed him. He's like, you just interviewed those two guys in my house. The disrespect. And then spent the entire night basically being like, I'm so upset at you. Like, I don't. I. I'm not. I'm not listening anymore. And meanwhile, I'm curling for seven hours, like, like, physically dying. And I just, like, go. I like. Like, I'll, like, throw, like, 15 rocks in a row. They'll go back to my phone, and Yan will just be like, the fact that you did this to me is so disgusting. I was just like, I don't know if he's mad or not. You're a dick. You. You're with me the whole time.

[Keith Yandel]

Oh, yeah. I. I had to go pick up my kids from school anyway, so it worked out perfect. I would. I wouldn't have been able to do it anyway. So it was. No, I mean, you gotta. It's just you, like, you out of all people.

[Big Cat]

Like, I would have picked up. I think I would have picked up on it if I wasn't at this curling rink, because I was literally, like, in and out of communication and I tried to call you, and you kept on screening my call and not picking up, and I was like, oh, God damn it. I kept on saying sorry over and over.

[Biz]

Do you want the card? We can give you a card. Like, good for one free appearance on part of my take.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

At a time of your choosing.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, like, you get.

[Biz]

You get to call that in.

[Keith Yandel]

All right, I'll take that. Is this the first ever?

[Biz]

I think we talked about giving it to somebody else, right?

[Big Cat]

And I should say, I think you're

[Biz]

the first one to ever actually get it. Yeah, we'll. We'll send it to you.

[Big Cat]

I should say the. The mistake was not wit, because Whit is an awl. I know that for a fact. I think he also has the record for most appearances, so we owe a lot to Wit Biz. We could have just thrown in the trash that one. You. You. You. One of your texts was, do you think Biz ever listen to your stupid podcast? He's like, I've been listening every day for Six years. The disrespect.

[Keith Yandel]

But I also get it. You want an American and a Canadian? On, Yeah, I had to give it to you. I mean, you torture. You torture people all day long.

[Big Cat]

It was fair torture.

[Keith Yandel]

My poor boy, Hank, after the Super Bowl.

[Biz]

That's not true.

[Big Cat]

That's. That's not true.

[Biz]

We didn't torture him, Hank. How did we torture him?

[Keith Yandel]

Listen, he doesn't, you know, championships don't come around every year. He needed this.

[Big Cat]

He did need this.

[Biz]

He's like, every other year.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, he needed this.

[Biz]

What we did to Hank was no different from what we've done to Max in the past. When he loses, when any of us lose, you got to face the music. I thought we're very nice to Hank, actually.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we are nice to Hank. Hank has a good thing.

[Keith Yandel]

Max. Is Max Canadian?

[Big Cat]

What does that mean?

[Keith Yandel]

Oh, no, I meant Italian. Would you.

[Big Cat]

If it was Italy versus us? Well, who would you be?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Us, for sure.

[Max]

We got World Baseball Classic coming up. We got more American problem.

[Big Cat]

You might make the Italy team.

[Keith Yandel]

I, I.

[Max]

There was a, There was a point in time in my day where I was like, I think I could actually play on this. There was a kid on my that, that played for Italy that I played with in college. I played for Italy. He was, I mean, he was better than me. Yeah, it was the same caliber guy.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

Hey, I wish if they had open tryouts and you guys sent Max, that would be the best.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Let me see the roster here.

[Big Cat]

It would be, it would be crazy. It's a bunch of dudes with vowels.

[Keith Yandel]

Their last name, my buddy's name that

[Max]

played family was Vito.

[Hank]

Freesha.

[Big Cat]

Veto. Freesha.

[Max]

Shout out.

[Big Cat]

Veto.

[Biz]

Yeah, Max, we can get you on that team.

[Big Cat]

Wait, Yan's, last question. Because I had to. Once I woke up on Friday morning and realized you had been fucking with me after being curling all night. Did you, for any second, buy that I canceled Blutman coming to Florida?

[Keith Yandel]

No, because I was talking to him while he was, like, going on to his plan.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

So. Yeah, no, I know.

[Big Cat]

I, like, figured it out late. Yeah, and then that would have been funny. I can get him back by saying, I'm canceling this.

[Biz]

Butman is the absolute best. You gotta let him into the celebration. Next time, though, the celly has to be. Yeah, more inclusive. It felt like you guys were, like, discriminating against gingers. It was like, yeah, keep your germs over there.

[Keith Yandel]

Listen, you guys know more than anyone, that guy can blend into a coach and we might not have seen it. Like, he's. He looks like a pillow, basically. It's. It's unbelievable how comfortable that guy can look on a coach. It truly, truly is. I was showing. He came to grab some beers with me and my buddies after the game, and I was showing them his rap song.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

Which. Pft. You did some of that, right?

[Biz]

Yeah, I produced it for him. Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah. Incredible song. So mad that I just found out about this. Made my kids listen to it all day the other day. It's incredible. Incredible track. If you. If you've never heard it. It's called I'm Watching Ball by Liam Blutman. It's on Spotify. It's amazing. But he in. But to my buddies, the COVID of the thing is just him sitting on a couch, just so comfortable. And he's. They were like, so what do you do all day? He's like, I just watch ball.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, that's it. Gambling cave with the lights off. Wait, what did Blutman drink? Did he have, like a milk or something?

[Keith Yandel]

No. What? So, fun fact about him, he's never had a sip of alcohol, never had any drugs. I asked him, I'm like, you want a soda? He told me he gave up soda because I guess he put out a tweet. He said, I'm not having a soda till the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup. He's like, looks like I'm. He goes, looks like I'm never having a soda again. But no, he had. He had a couple glasses of water. That's it. The guy's just pure, Pure class.

[Big Cat]

He's the best.

[Biz]

I. I appreciate that he tried to get involved in the cell jelly.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Because I think that's a big step. Usually he doesn't. He's not a big fan of, like, you know, being touched or touching people.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

But he was even him in a moment like that.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

He was like, I gotta jump around with the boys for a second before he got kind of.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, I'll never do that.

[Biz]

I'm never gonna celebrate again. But that was. That was as. As like, animated as the man will ever get. And it was nice to watch.

[Keith Yandel]

Hey, speaking of animation. Busy. A boy, I think. I think he wanted to bring Oldie into my house. And after the. His antics the other day of wearing a. Yeah. Banana hammock around my backyard, I called the front gate and I said, if anyone by the name of Oldie shows up, he's not allowed. As much as I love Oldie and would do anything for him, I did not need his good vibes for Canada in my house. So I'm pretty sure Biz had that up his sleeve of trying to bring oldie in, because oldie is in Florida right now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

And I put a kai bosh of that real quick because that could have been. That could have been the turning point for. For Canada if he came in.

[Big Cat]

And also you. Yeah. You had. You had Biz walking around with a boner, and then if you add oldie with his side flaps, it's like, you're. You're gonna get some questions from your wife and kids, being like, dad, what are you doing?

[Biz]

They probably would have just started.

[Big Cat]

That's fair. Yeah, that's. That's completely fair.

[Keith Yandel]

When Biz. Credit to biz, when he did pull out the mankini, and. And that turned Canada's game around the other day strictly because of that. But. But he. I told him because that was on Friday, the kids were in school, and I said, hey, listen, on Sunday, we can't do that. Like, my. My family's going to be home. You can't. He's like, no, no, no. I would never. But little did he know, my family wasn't home.

[Big Cat]

They were away. I love.

[Keith Yandel]

So I still haven't even told him that. So I think he. He. He might have. He might have pulled it off after, like, the second. If it was tied up or going into overtime, I think he would have done it. So I had to. I had to keep that one to myself. And, you know, we. We just didn't need any good Canada juju going around my house.

[Zach DiGregorio]

No.

[Big Cat]

And it's a. It's a conf. It's a really tough day for Biz because he's like, it's good and bad.

[Keith Yandel]

He.

[Big Cat]

Canada lost, but Bonnie Blue is pregnant, so he's going to be a father. Like, it's a crazy day for him.

[Keith Yandel]

Congrats. Busy boy. Busy blue.

[Biz]

Some guys know how to finish in the crease. Nathan McKinnon could learn a lot from biz.

[Big Cat]

Oh, all right. Yes. You're the best, man. Congrats. Awesome, awesome, awesome day. And thank you for coming on, man.

[Keith Yandel]

Hey, God bless hockey and God bless America. Love you, boys.

[Big Cat]

Love you,

[Biz]

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[Big Cat]

Okay, we now welcome on a very, very, very special guest. He is a U.S. olympian. He's in Italy right now. It is Zach DiGregorios. He is Italian, a great Italian name and he's a Olympian for the team USA in the luge. Double luge.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Double loose. Yeah, we get all the jokes for it, but yeah.

[Big Cat]

Okay, can you explain to me how you you got got into luge and how anyone gets into luge because that's the part that we can't really understand is like one day you wake up and you're like, hey, I'm a loser.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it's, it's pretty random. Not many people know what luge is in the US So we have recruitment weekends in different cities around the country throughout the summer where it's like same thing, loose lead, but it has roller blade wheels on the, on the bottom of it. So then you Just go down like a little hill. They set up like cones for a little course and that's how they find like, I think it's like 95 of the US national team for luge.

[Big Cat]

Wait, so, so they, they basically like, hey, here's like a free ride for kids. And then, and you're like, that was fucking fun. How old were you when you, when you first did it?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I was 10 and I did the trial with my brother and he was 12. So we like did it. It was next to like an ice cream place and stuff. We just did it because it looked fun and it took me a lot further than I thought it was gonna.

[Big Cat]

I love that makes perfect sense now, Now I understand why someone be. You're, you're, you're, you're a 10 year old kid getting ice cream with your brother and they're like, hey, want to go fast down this hill?

[Biz]

It's basically parents that are looking to like get their kids off their hands for about like 15 minutes and they're like, actually you were really good at that. Yeah. So what, what, what do you look for in a loser? Like if you're, if you're designing a loser in a lab, like, what are the skill sets that this person has to have? What are the strengths they have to have?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it's, it, there's a size component to it, but like when you're recruiting nine year olds, who knows what they're going to look like in 10 years, 15 years. But you want someone taller that is heavier. And yeah, for the base, it's like just how coachable a kid is. Because if you got like a bunch of little shits on our development team, it's going to be pretty hard to deal with that. So. Yeah, I don't know fully what goes into all of it, but we have normally about 100 kids a weekend and, and they'll pick like two or three from that to invite them back up to Lake Placid.

[Biz]

So you want somebody that, that's, that's tall and heavy. That, that seems counterintuitive. Why is that?

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's because it's a gravity sport. So it's all just about, you know, weight, but also aerodynamics. So those are like two of the bigger, bigger things. And then once you get to the higher levels, it matters more for, for the technical side of it.

[Big Cat]

What are your measurables?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I'm 6:1 and £210, so.

[Big Cat]

Oh, okay. Yeah. So that's, that's, you're, you're, that's a good Strong man.

[Biz]

Do you have to train? Like, are you fast, too?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Not like, I don't have to sprint, but we. We left. So, like, the whole summer, we're based in Lake Placid, and it's five days a week in the weight room and stuff like that. So you have to work out and stuff. I mean, it's a lot of core because where you steer on your legs, you're holding them up the whole time. So it's not a. Not that easy on the body as. As it looks. You're not just laying there as it. As it seems for most.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. So. All right, so then single lose, double lose. Like, what is that process? You're like, hey, you know, it'd be more fun if I was lying on another guy?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Pretty much, yeah. So we got bored during COVID had to experiment and started. Started doubles. But no, it's. It's. Most people start in singles, and then doubles felt like an extra challenge with COVID and it was two years out from the Beijing Games, and we were like, it. That's. Let's go for it. Change up the direction and worked out.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Biz]

Is there a difference in, like, in. In how you do doubles louge as opposed to singles? Like, difference in technique?

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

I mean, it's the same track, but you have to basically do half the job without knowing what the other half is gonna do. So I'm on top. I need to know what the guy below me is gonna do, and if things go wrong, I basically have to guess what he's gonna do and kind of vice versa for him, too. So it's this weird teammate aspect of it.

[Biz]

How do you figure out who was going to be on top and who's gonna be on bottom?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Were you like, I'm just a top?

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, it's. It's about height, so it's just for aerodynamics.

[Biz]

Big spoon, little spoon.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. All right, wait, so then.

[Hank]

So.

[Big Cat]

So now I. I kind of understand this. Fascinating. I understand how we find our luge athletes in America, in the rest of the world. Is it, like a super popular sport that kids are just doing it all the time and, like, what countries are dominating?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, Germany. It's, like, wild. They have, like, clubs everywhere. And from kids, like, 5 years old to people who are, like, 60, still doing luge for their, like, club team. So the US Is pretty sparse on that. But then Italy does natural lose luge, which you got to look that up. If you haven't seen that. It's.

[Big Cat]

It's.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's Pretty wild. It's like, it's like real sledding, but they go on ice as well. And it's like through the woods.

[Big Cat]

Oh, that's it.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. And that's how they recruit. And then Austria is pretty big for it too, so all the kind of places you'd expect to be way too into sledding. So.

[Big Cat]

Okay, and then, and then like, wait, did you go to college or did you just read like, I'm committed to being a loser.

[Zach DiGregorio]

I do online college now. I kind of had to commit in like, like eighth grade or so. It was like, you're either gonna go spend your winters in Europe or go to college. So pick. Spend my winters in Europe.

[Big Cat]

That's cool. Did you go, did you get like homeschooled and stuff because you were like, I'm committing to losing.

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, I did public school up until I graduated, but then like my junior year of high school, I missed 110 out of the 180 days. And they're. They're pretty done with me and trying to get me to switch to online and then covet happened my senior year. Year. So.

[Big Cat]

By the way I'm watching, I just pulled up the natural luge. This is the coolest sport ever. This is just. You're just sledding.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, yeah, it's sledding. And we're kind of happy that people haven't realized how cool natural luch is in that sense. Because, like, spectator standpoint, we know luge looks pretty similar to, to an untrained eye. So natural luge, there's a little bit bigger of crashes.

[Biz]

Yeah, it's like F1 on a mountain. It's pretty cool. So when you're, when you're competing in natural luge like this, actually, you know what we were talking about? Why don't they do two losers at the same time or like multiple people on the track at the same time? I feel like watching that, it would be more similar to like a horse race. People get into that as opposed to just like you're competing against the clock. Have they, have they ever tried to do that?

[Zach DiGregorio]

They haven't done that. I think just safety wise, like, you're going 90 miles per hour, so. So if you hit into someone going that fast, get pretty, pretty ugly pretty quick.

[Biz]

That is pretty fast.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Team relay. If you guys haven't seen the team relay, that's. That's like our bread and butter for luge. That's what I would recommend, like anyone who wants to watch, especially because it's like us versus Canada versus Germany versus Austria.

[Keith Yandel]

It's.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's not like one person goes down four times.

[Zach]

It's.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's one go.

[Biz]

Yeah. Who's the, who's the goat?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

In terms of losing, like, who's the one guy that we can look at and be like, that's. Nobody will ever touch what that guy did.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Armin Zogler from Italy was pretty, pretty up there. He, like every Olympics he went to, he won, so. Or he didn't win, but he won a medal. And yeah, I think it was four or five Olympics in a row, so that was pretty nuts. But yeah. And then just the Germans in general, like any of their top teams, the Toby's for doubles, they're the Toby's.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Both their first names are Toby.

[Big Cat]

That's perfect.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. And they went before this Olympics, they went six for six on gold medals. And then this Olympics they did bronze and gold. So. And, and what?

[Big Cat]

Like, tell me, because I was watching some of the luge and some of the bobsled, and it feels like every single time is within, like milliseconds of each other. What is the difference between winning in, like, is it, is it a move they made or is it an angle they took? Like, what, what is it? How do you get better at luge when you've been doing it for so long? Like, what's the. What's. What are the tweaks you're making?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it's. It comes into more than just sliding. Like how you slide down the track so you can lose a race real easy with making a big mistake or something like that. But when you're looking at that top five, everyone's so experienced and, and so well trained that they're not going to make any big mistake. But. But instead it's going to be, you know, how much can you push your setup so we don't go on like razor. It's not like a hockey blade where it's like a sharp, sharp angle into the ice. It's almost like the side of a table. Like that sharpness going into the ice. So the less, you know, grip you have, the faster you're gonna go. So whoever kind of risks it the most and then also makes it down clean, it's gonna. Gonna be the winner.

[Biz]

Yeah. Have there been any big cheating scandals in luge?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Not like, any specific. It's. It's just like little things. It's kind of like any racing series where someone will kind of alter the rules, find the gray zone, and go from there. We're not like Ski jumping where we don't have a big one nowadays.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

You're not injecting your penis with like silicon to make the, the suit a little bit bigger.

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, but we're not doing the little double touch from, from the Canadians.

[Big Cat]

For the Canadians that are cheating starting. Have you. What's the worst crash you've been in?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I went in at the last Olympics, like when we were in China. I had a pretty gnarly, like full blackout concussion.

[Big Cat]

Holy shit.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Thought I was back in Massachusetts and didn't know the date by like three weeks. So. So that one was pretty rough. But I haven't broken a bone yet, so that's, that's good. Just broke the brain for a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Is it like, is it super dangerous where you're like, when you're going down, you're like, hey, this could be the one that could like fuck me up really bad.

[Zach DiGregorio]

You don't think about it too much for that. But it's more, it's dangerous for untrained people to come in like starting 10. Like you grow up with it. But when other nations will come in and you know, look at it as I can make the Olympics in four years, that's when you see some pretty bad crashes.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. I also saw you're, you're an only fans athlete. What is, what is that? Do you. Do they give you like a. Do they give you like they reload your wallet or something?

[Keith Yandel]

What.

[Big Cat]

What happens there?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, so, I mean, Lugia isn't a big sport, so we're not going to get any Nike deals or anything like that. If Barstool wants to bring back, you know, having athletes, let me know.

[Big Cat]

I listen, if you make the next Olympics, I think you being the part of my take loser would be awesome.

[Biz]

Yeah, we'll sponsor you for sure.

[Big Cat]

We will absolutely sponsor you.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Perfect.

[Biz]

You don't have to sell feet picks anymore. Those days are behind you.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Thank you. Thank you. I'm still dramatic now.

[Big Cat]

So, so what. What happens with the. With like you're just, you're just, just only you're just like, hey, I'm an only fans athlete. Like, go, go jerk off, guys.

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, I mean, I post like all the random shit that we do, you know, in the village or what it takes to get into the Olympics and all that stuff because yeah, it's a, it's a weird niche sport that. Yeah. Trying to show off the other side of it. And only fans has helped me out on that side.

[Big Cat]

All right, well, let's help you out right now. So Zach is an only fans athlete. Go sign up for OnlyFans fans or go, you know, and use promo code. Zach.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Perfect.

[Big Cat]

Do you have a promo code? You should get a promo code.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Well, I got my account, so they just need a sub to me.

[Keith Yandel]

Oh, okay.

[Big Cat]

So I like that.

[Biz]

And will you do, like, reviews if somebody sends you, like, them losing, will you rate their. Their form?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, I'll rate their farm.

[Biz]

Okay.

[Zach DiGregorio]

That's the only rating I'll do.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Too much going in there.

[Biz]

No, that's good. I actually, our theory is that when it comes to the Olympics, like, there's always a story that there's not enough condoms in the Olympic Village. And we think that they do that on purpose every year just so that people will talk about how there's not enough condoms. Are there just. Is it just filled with hot people walking around all the time?

[Zach DiGregorio]

There's. There's some good looking people here for sure. But yeah, I don't know the condom thing, like, so many people sent me that when it was like, oh, in three days. But in Beijing, anywhere you walked, there's just like a basket of condoms.

[Big Cat]

Yep.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Grabbing some of those. And like, it's not even that everyone's having sex everywhere, but it's more just like if you have a condom that says, you know, Milan Cortino Olympics. Yeah, that's pretty funny.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, it's like getting a pin or something from a. Yeah, it's collectible.

[Biz]

I have condoms from six different Olympic Games. Collect all the rings.

[Big Cat]

Well, though, that's kind of like a cell phone being like, I have all these condoms that aren't used unused.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. The. So, like, in terms of the Olympic Village, is there a specific country that you found yourself, like, hanging out with with more. That's like the chillest country or anything.

[Zach DiGregorio]

I mean, like my best friends on the Italian team and. And it's pretty good to have a best friend at the home Olympics.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

We kind of ran show for. For a couple days there where it was just like, all right, what events we going to? And it was a good party right after. After we finished up racing. So that's. That was the best, I think.

[Big Cat]

Are you in the Olympic dorm right now?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. You want to see?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Can we see it?

[Keith Yandel]

Okay.

[Zach DiGregorio]

So everyone gets this unpacking right now, but here's like what the room looks like.

[Big Cat]

Oh, so it's literally like a dorm room.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

That's kind of bad at all.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it's not bad. Yeah. And they all talk about the cardboard beds, too. That's. That's not a thing. I don't know. I think Paris maybe, but not here.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Biz]

How do you. How do you determine if some guy's gonna be a loser or doing the skeleton? Like, are some guys just.

[Big Cat]

Just.

[Biz]

That guy goes face down.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. Skeleton normally starts later, and you have to be able to sprint for skeleton, so I can't sprint well. So I do lose.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Is there a rivalry between luge and bobsled?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Kind of just in the sense of, like, bobsled. I feel like everyone knows bobsled, especially because, like, Jamaican bobsled team, right?

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Not as many. No. Luge. But then we're, like, technically the fastest sport on ice is, like, our, like, claim to fame.

[Biz]

So then.

[Zach DiGregorio]

But now, since Whistler Olympics, they lowered, like, our start height there because there's, like, the crash, the bad crash there.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

So now they technically probably go faster, like, overall, because they still go from the top of that track.

[Big Cat]

What. So how competitive is it to make the U.S. olympic team? So you've made it two years or two Olympics in a row. Are you, like. Are you in the prime? How long can you do this for?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I'm going to try to do it for eight more with Salt Lake coming up. Yeah, but we'll see. Like, this year was pretty tough because, like, doubles, you think is probably the smallest and stuff like that, but, you know, for the qualification period, we have seven or five races, and you need it to be, like, pretty much you had to have at least one result in the top five or actually better than a top two to make it into our team. Some years, there's off years where the team's, like, not as stacked, but this year was pretty good year for the U.S. team, and it was pretty tough.

[Big Cat]

How many double losers do we send?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Two.

[Big Cat]

Oh, so just you and your. Your partner?

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, like, four.

[Biz]

Four.

[Hank]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. And how, like, are you, like, best friends with your partner? How long you been double losing with him?

[Zach DiGregorio]

So I've. I started doing doubles with him in 2020 with COVID and then I've known him since probably 2013. We used to race against each other.

[Big Cat]

Okay, so you, like. Oh, our powers combined. That's got to be like, you. You have. You have his life in your hands. He has your life in, like. It's got to be, like, a pretty close relationship.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, very, like. Yeah, we've. We've spent a lot of time together, so.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Well, do you have any. Any messages for all the youth out there that are listening that think maybe one Day I could be on the Olymp as a loser. Like, what? Should they start practicing right now?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Cool. I don't know if they should really start practicing. Just go find lesion and try it. Come up to Lake Placid. We'll let anyone try it and, yeah, share the sport.

[Big Cat]

How much does it suck to. To. To do a sport that if you say it fast enough, it sounds like we're calling you a loser?

[Zach DiGregorio]

The worst was, like, probably once I just started, and every single, like, middle school teacher thought that was the best joke in the world. But other than that, it's been pretty mess.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Cause, like, that's. That's gotta be, like. At least I. I assume every loser has had that experience of being like, oh, all right, you, dude. Like, I get it. It's lose. Yeah, it sounds like lose. I got it. Cool. That's. Every loser probably has had that exact same experience.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, we get, like, probably the same four jokes just repeated to us the entire time, so you get used to them. But, yeah, we want some creativity on it.

[Biz]

Okay.

[Big Cat]

Dude, you're an Olympic athlete. You could just fucking flex on them and be like, we. We joke around, but I just. I did curling last night, and I have a new respect for curling. I. I think other than in this room, other than Hank probably dominating women's slalom, I don't think any of us could even come close to being an Olympic.

[Biz]

No, definitely not.

[Zach DiGregorio]

You guys got to come up to Lake Placid, though. Come try. You can try Lou Skeleton and bobsled. We'll get you guys on sleds.

[Big Cat]

That actually sounds like a great time.

[Biz]

I would love to do that.

[Big Cat]

Can you. Can you do it in the song Summer?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Not as much, but we can, like, kind of pretend it, you know, like, we have.

[Biz]

That sounds good to me.

[Big Cat]

Okay.

[Zach DiGregorio]

We, like, train and stuff, but you're only gonna go, like, 15 miles per hour. But in the winter, we can get you going, like, you know, 40, 50.

[Big Cat]

I kind of want to try this now. Next winter. Yeah, I got, like, a winter grit week.

[Biz]

I gotta do it. Double luge. Double luge. Max and Hank.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Oh, yeah.

[Big Cat]

It sucks that we, like, kind of started liking the Olympics right after they're done.

[Biz]

This is what happens every time

[Big Cat]

that we can like it.

[Biz]

Did you get that tattoo?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, I got the.

[Big Cat]

Oh, hell, yeah. I love that, dude. You have to get it. Like, you can't. That's. That's. That's basically why you go to the Olympics, so you can get that tattoo.

[Biz]

What do you think about journalists that

[Zach DiGregorio]

like an iron man?

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

If a journalist goes to cover the Olympics and they get the Olympic rings tattooed, is that, is that inbounds?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, you can't do that one. But the funniest was when I was getting the tattoo, the guy was like, oh, are you a big fan of the Olympics?

[Big Cat]

Wait, all right, so along those same lines, what if, hypothetically speaking, one of the idiots that works at barstool is on a box lacrosse team for Czechoslovakia Or Czech Republic? Or Czech Republic, One of those three. Slovakia, one of those three. And I have funded their team with some money for jerseys and stuff. And if they're, they're probably not going to make the Olympics, but they're going to try to qualify the Olympics in la. If they make the Olympics and I keep funding the team, can I get the tattoo?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I think you got to coach them for like a quarter of the game. And then, then I'd say, yeah.

[Biz]

But also, if it's not America, I mean, yeah, this, if you want to be a trader, you can get them.

[Big Cat]

I don't give a fuck. Dude. Listen, if you've, if you told me that I could walk out in the opening ceremonies, I don't care who it is for, that would be the coolest thing ever.

[Biz]

North Korea, cat defined.

[Big Cat]

That's. That'll be the coolest experience ever. Is the walkout, Is the opening ceremonies just like awesome?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it's pretty nails, like, especially. I mean, this one was cool because it was through Cortina for us, so it was like small town vibe and like high fiving everyone. But Beijing was a massive stadium and it's like, it's big American flag waving underneath the Olympic rings. And like, I was always a big Shaun White fan, so I was like right behind him walking through it. And that was, that was a cool one.

[Biz]

How much, how much free time do you have on your hands during the action, actual Olympics? I'm sure it varies sport by sport, but you always see some of the people like showing up to support the other teams a good bit for us

[Zach DiGregorio]

because we compete in the first, like few days. So once I finished up on the 11th, I've just kind of been bouncing around and going, going to different events. So I just actually got back from that women's curling game. I don't know if you guys saw that. Yeah, it was, it was insane. Yeah, Lost, but a sick, sick game.

[Biz]

The Swiss ladies, they're just assassins. They were just waiting the entire time. They're like, okay, that's cute. We'll go and throw the perf stone now.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

See you.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It was like full cold face. I don't know what her name is, but they're. They're older lady on the Swiss team there. She was, she was a killer.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Messing around.

[Big Cat]

Not to bring up like a bad thought, but like, what is the. What is it like after the Olympics? Is there a little bit of a. Well, damn. I can't believe that's over because it's such a big buildup and it's. Every four years is kind. I wish they did the Olympics every two years. It'd be awesome if it was just, just. We always just had an Olympics going on. But is it what happens when you get back and like, what happens the next few months? Are you training right away or are you just like, all right, I can chill out for a little bit.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, there's like that one week of where you're just like, what do I do? Like, for all of it. But then normally I go on vacation and drink enough to not, not worry about that. And then by the time I get back into it, so I'll start training again and somewhere in April or so and yeah, get back into it.

[Biz]

Are there, are there any sick, like, video games that kids can get into to play, like Winter Olympic sports?

[Zach DiGregorio]

They used to have the one on Wii. It was like the Sonic and Mario or something. Yeah, Olympic Games. We need to make. We need to make another one.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah, we do.

[Biz]

There used to be one on like I'm dating myself but like Super Nintendo and I think Nintendo 64 back in the day. But we need to upgrade that to, to the new generation of consoles. I feel like if you had an awesome Olympic video game like in VR, kids would love that.

[Zach DiGregorio]

VR would be sick. They should get a VR thing because, I mean, we even like trained a little bit VR stuff getting ready because they built this venue just for the Olympics. So it's. So you never tried it before. And like every other track you try for, you know, eight years in a row and then this one is like brand new.

[Big Cat]

So what? How many times you think you've gone down a lose track in your life?

[Max]

Life?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Well, I mean, it's normally like 300 runs probably on average every year. So 300 times 14. I'm not, not too good at math, so.

[Big Cat]

Neither are we.

[Biz]

Yeah, that's good. That's a lot. The answer is we'll get that answer

[Big Cat]

to you, like, I don't know, in

[Biz]

a week and a half, maybe next Olympics.

[Keith Yandel]

Hold on.

[Big Cat]

I took out my calculator 4200. Damn, that's a lot of runs.

[Biz]

Have you ever been in the zone?

[Zach DiGregorio]

In the zone?

[Biz]

Yeah. Like. Like everything's going perfect on the track for you.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, once, and we won that race, so I've. I've been chasing that high, but it's like. It's like golf. When you're having a good round in golf where it just like feels so easy.

[Biz]

It's.

[Zach DiGregorio]

It's very same vibe.

[Big Cat]

So.

[Biz]

Yeah. What was that run like when you were in the zone?

[Zach DiGregorio]

I thought, like, you know, pulled off, laid down and then was almost like thinking not at all about luge. And that seemed to work. It was just letting the body do what it needed to.

[Biz]

I love that. It's almost like surfing, like a spiritual experience a little bit.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah. What some weird flow to. To lose where if it's going good, it feels very good. But once it goes bad, you find out quick.

[Biz]

It snaps you out of it. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

What? Have they ever tried triple luge?

[Zach DiGregorio]

No, but once you guys come up, we can try it if you want.

[Big Cat]

Okay, enough sled dude. Imagine if we.

[Biz]

What about quad?

[Big Cat]

Triple. Get the whole podcast on the luge.

[Biz]

I feel like this is how they like the evolution of, like, shaving razors. Let's do two blades.

[Zach DiGregorio]

You know what?

[Biz]

Let's do three. Oh, what if we did four?

[Big Cat]

That would be so sick.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, it just might be a little top heavy. That's. That's our only problem. I think the start and how top heavy it is, we might flip pretty quick.

[Biz]

Yeah, so you just need somebody with like giant legs, like fat ass legs to be the last guy on top.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Well, no, you need someone on the bottom. Like massive is the bottom for that way. So then it's like a little pyramid coming up.

[Big Cat]

Like the little like BFT pyramid would be so fun.

[Biz]

Cat in the hat.

[Keith Yandel]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Yeah, I love that.

[Big Cat]

I think we go. Yeah, like mere Max memes. Zach, Hank, pft on top. We're ready to go.

[Biz]

That sounds good. Then we'll get za.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, then we get saw. We finish it off. It's ready to go. I have one last question. Rollback question. R H O B A C K.com promo code. Take 20% off your first purchase. Q Zips, polos, hoodies, joggers, shorts. Roback.com promo code. Take Joe. We talked about the tattoo. I'd imagine, like when you're at on vacation and tattoos out, like, it's gotta. It's gotta help, right?

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, I mean, I. I was 20 when I got it. And now being only four years older. I'm like, why did I get it so big and so in an open place? Because, yeah, anytime I have a T shirt on, you knew.

[Big Cat]

You know why? Because some people can see. Yeah. Yeah.

[Zach DiGregorio]

That's why I did it at first, but now I'm like, all right. Like, I don't need to be in a bar in Southie and someone come up to me and be like, oh, were you in the Olympics? And we'd be like, I don't want to talk about Lou for another hour.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, but, dude, listen, I. I gotta say, like, if you put all the tattoos out there in the world, I think the Olympic rings is, like, the number one tattoo. If you went to the Olympics, you have to get it it, and you have to have it prominently featured. Every single person would do exactly what you did.

[Zach DiGregorio]

That's fair. I appreciate it.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Yeah. Well, Zach, this has been awesome, man. We really appreciate you coming on. If you're ever in Chicago, come by the office, and we might take you up on that Lake Placid. That would be.

[Biz]

It sounds incredible.

[Big Cat]

And we want you to be a part of my take athlete, because it is. It's. It's like a cool sport. Again, apologies for disrespecting the Winter Olympics. The last two weeks, we do this pretty much.

[Biz]

Yeah.

[Big Cat]

I think every single time the Olympics come around, by the end of the Olympics, we're like, dude, that was awesome. I wish we still had the Olympics.

[Biz]

Yeah. I missed looking at all the flags. I missed just chanting USA over and over again.

[Big Cat]

We're gonna set a reminder next time for. For the French Alps being like, hey, respect the Olympics before they come around.

[Biz]

What we'll do is we'll start talking about the Olympics like, two weeks before the Olympics.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

And we'll get all of our hate out, and then by the time the Olympics start, we'll be like, this is awesome. And we'll enjoy the entire run of it.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, exactly.

[Big Cat]

Yeah.

[Biz]

Right?

[Big Cat]

Yeah. Well, thanks, Zach. We really appreciate it, man.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Thank you, guys. Nice talking to you.

[Biz]

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[Big Cat]

Okay. Good show, boys. Combine week.

[Biz]

Like we said, football's back.

[Big Cat]

Football is so back. We'll be in Indy and then we'll be back for the barstool combine on Thursday. Big twist.

[Hank]

Huge twist. Biggest ever.

[Biz]

Massive twist. What a twist.

[Big Cat]

It's gonna get excited. We might be getting on Peptides.

[Biz]

So excited for this twist.

[Big Cat]

So excited for this.

[Biz]

What's the twisting?

[Big Cat]

We can't say.

[Zach DiGregorio]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Big Cat]

And reminder. On Friday, 8am the punishment stream is going to begin. Zach, Zach and Max will be streaming on the PMT YouTube and we'll be 8am Friday, 8am on Friday. And I, I, I'm, I'm in for a solid like four hours on Friday afternoon.

[Biz]

Yeah, I'll put a shift in for sure.

[Big Cat]

And then I'm also, I also might do a stop by on Saturday.

[Biz]

Zach, get the tats going.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, we're gonna get new tattoos.

[Biz]

Get the tats.

[Big Cat]

Yeah. It's gonna be right on the, like we said, the 10 year anniversary of

[Biz]

part of my take. Yeah.

[Big Cat]

P and I are going to get some PMT tattoos because we love the show. Hank is not Hank.

[Biz]

To be fair to Hank, he already got the first part of my take

[Big Cat]

tattoo and then got it off.

[Biz]

He got it removed.

[Big Cat]

I still can't believe you got the dead layer. Yeah.

[Biz]

And Hank's defense, it was a tattoo of a picture of a dead fish. Yeah.

[Keith Yandel]

I don't know.

[Hank]

I think we, we probably did talk about the show that was, that was in the comedy spot special. But yeah, all time. One of the biggest ups I had to get it off my, my leg because I hated it was a mistake that I said to look at.

[Biz]

Get a corpse on your body.

[Big Cat]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Hank]

It's like, oh, you got a picture of this fish? I was like, let me go take it.

[Big Cat]

It's a great fish.

[Biz]

It's a great fish.

[Big Cat]

Okay, numbers 6, 56, 4.

[Hank]

I might get a light as. I don't know.

[Big Cat]

86.

[Biz]

I'm gonna go 2. I might deuce.

[Keith Yandel]

43, 1, 29.

[Big Cat]

Someone's got to get this soon. Got to get it going.

[Biz]

Might just be a cold machine.

[Big Cat]

This thing makes so much noise. But then it stops making noise.

[Biz]

I can't wait for the twist of the combine.

[Big Cat]

Twist. The combine is incredible. You're gonna freak.

[Keith Yandel]

45.

[Big Cat]

Didn't we have 45? Hot.

[Biz]

Hot number. All right. Happy birthday to George Frederick Handel. Andrew Wiggins.

[Hank]

And who the is that?

[Biz]

He's a composer. Andrew Wiggins and Hope so compose. Why did you keep stealing Hope? Solos.

[Big Cat]

Music.

[Biz]

He wrote music, dude. Classical music.

[Big Cat]

Awesome music.

[Biz]

I think that's the Olympic theme. Yeah, he probably wrote that. But, yeah, it's Hope Solo's birthday, so. Happy birthday.

[Big Cat]

That was mozart. That.

[Keith Yandel]

Sa.