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Myron Metcalf
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Myron Metcalf
Yeah, but you wake them up.
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Myron Metcalf
I mean, I had so many people reaching out, you know what I mean? It was just incredible to see all the work we've put in. There was a stretch where I think I was the number one black sports podcast host in America, man. And listen, I don't care if we end up, I don't care if we end up number 199. I got TED talks coming. I got a book coming off that. Things are going to be in the works, Matt, no matter where we go.
Matt Jones
Are you like headed to sort of, you know, Emmanuel Acho conversations with the black man? Is that where it's happen, happening now with all this podcast success?
Myron Metcalf
I'm not going to say I'm not open to it. You know what I mean? I'm not going to, I'm not going to deny any potential opportunities. If Oprah wants to call me, that's a conversation we can have.
Matt Jones
So you'll take Gail King's call is what you're saying?
Myron Metcalf
Call me, everybody. I'm open for business is what I'm saying.
Matt Jones
Well, I was, I was, you know, I was like a little below her on the list of white people. But I still am. We still were. And thank you to everyone who subscribed.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, no, that's awesome.
Matt Jones
Appreciate it. Hopefully there'll be more who want to do it. We're going to keep doing this show. It'll take these three hours every day or every Sunday, and then it'll go on the podcast and you can be a part of Countdown to Kickoff nation on the Dr. Pepper call in line. Call us at 888- say ESPN. That's 888-729-3763776, ESPN nations, presented by Dr. Pepper. It's not college football season without the delicious taste of an ice cold Dr. Pepper college football. It's a Pepper thing. We always like to start these sunny morning shows by looking back to the day before. I spent a lot of yesterday watching the Breeders cup, which was not what most of you all watch. So I'm not going to sit here and talk about how Torpedo Ana won Horse of the Year. But let's talk about college football. The biggest game was at noon. Ohio State, Penn State, James Franklin now 1 in 13 against top five teams. Penn State is now 1 in 22 in their last 23 games against top five teams. And Ohio State beats them again. James Franklin just can't get over the hump. And Ohio State now continues their path to potentially making the playoff.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I mean, is anybody surprised? He just doesn't win big games, man. And we got to stop talking about James Franklin as if he does. That's what bothers me. And to me, I think what really maybe aggravates people is he has the demeanor of someone who has won a lot of big games.
Matt Jones
That's true.
Myron Metcalf
You look at his resume and he hasn't done that. So, like, at some point we got to stop talking about Penn State as if they're Ohio State or Michigan. They're not. Right. They're in that next tier. And I think they're just continuing to prove that. I mean, there's no reason to trust James Franklin in a big game. And we got to stop talking about him as if he's a premier coach when that's his track record.
Matt Jones
Yeah, that is his track record. He is yet to win a game like that in this one. He, you know, they were ahead early. Ohio State came back. They had multiple chances. Penn State to tie the game. Felt like the fan base was really, really rigid at the end. I mean, I guess they do this thing at Penn State where the players stay out on the field as they play the song, the alma mater song. And the students apparently were booing them. Some of them students and half the players walked off in the Middle of it. I mean, this is a team, Myron, that still has a very good chance of making the playoff, if you look at that, if you look at their schedule. But yet, I mean, it's almost like that fan base has had 15 years of being disappointed and it's just kind of over it.
Myron Metcalf
Well, and here's what that game showed them, that this playoff was designed for teams like Penn State.
Matt Jones
No, Penn State is the. Penn State is the. Is the. They are the COVID magazine shoot of the playoff. The teams that would have been in most years, but it aren't now.
Myron Metcalf
They are on the brochure when you come to the college football playoffs because now you know you can get in. There's a good chance you get in. And now if things break the way you want them to, you got a chance to advance. Right. And I think what yesterday showed a lot of people what Saturday's game against Ohio State showed, that fan bases, they can't beat anybody at that level. So even if they get in, they're not going to be the contender that you expected them to be. They are up ahead on Ohio State. They have the opportunity to finally prove they can win a big game. And James Franklin does what he always does and he collapses. So I don't care if they get in. I'm not betting on Penn State to win a game because you just see it over and over again. The same thing.
Matt Jones
Yeah, I don't think anybody is going to bet on him. All right, let's talk about the playoff for a second because it is right now wild. Let's look at who is probably in. I think the Big 12. Now, after the loss yesterday by Iowa State at home to Houston, the Big 12 is getting one team in. Right. Whoever wins the big twelves in, that's it. Would you agree with that?
Myron Metcalf
Yes.
Matt Jones
All right, so one team from the Big 12. I think after Clemson's loss last night to Louisville by 20 at home, I think now there's a very good chance Miami could potentially lose in the championship game and make it. But would you agree there's probably one team from the ACC getting in?
Myron Metcalf
It feels that way, yes, at this point.
Matt Jones
All right, so now that's two. You're going to get one team from the group of five. So now that's three. And I think Notre Dame's in. That's four. Which means, to me, Myron, the Big Ten in the SEC are playing for eight slots, probably. Do you see any reason to think that's not the case?
Myron Metcalf
No, that number sounds about right.
Matt Jones
So let's look at both conferences in the sec. Five teams have one loss, five teams are tied at the top. Texas A and M and Texas, Tennessee, Georgia and lsu. And then Alabama and Ole Miss have two losses. Can't count them out yet, but they are a notch back. Of those seven, how do you think all this plays out?
Myron Metcalf
Well, I think the next game, Alabama, LSU is going to matter. What I love about the SEC is that for everybody who said 12 team playoff was going to, was going to eliminate the drama, Right. I think it's actually added to it because there are more good teams in play and more good teams have a chance to get in. And I think this is what you wanted to see if you're all the people who stood behind the CFP expansion. Because now every week is going to matter. I mean, I think Alabama gets in. I think.
Matt Jones
Oh, I don't. Wait a minute, hang on. I don't.
Myron Metcalf
Okay.
Matt Jones
I mean they have five teams ahead of them and they lose the tiebreaker against one of them. Well, just look at the SEC championship. I think there are two games coming up in the next couple of weeks that not only send people to the SEC championship, they send people to the playoff. Georgia plays Tennessee and Texas plays Texas. Texas A and M. Doesn't it feel like, Myron, the winner of those two games is in the playoff and probably playing for the SEC title?
Myron Metcalf
It does. My answer on Alabama is not necessarily about what we see on paper. Like they can win the next four games. They have to be at lsu, obviously on the road next. That that's a must. But for me it's. I just watched Alabama so many times be in a scenario where they weren't going to be in. And it's hard for me to imagine a world where there are 12 teams and they're just not going to find a way to get in. I just think there's going to be a way somebody's going to get in. Matt, in this 12 team field, this initial rankings where people are going to go, wait a minute, that doesn't make a ton of sense. And Alabama to me is going to be a good candidate.
Matt Jones
I think that. I think you're right. I think right now we're looking at three teams from the SEC and Big Ten are in and then the SEC has a shot to get five in. They really do. The Big Ten, I think you're looking at Ohio State, Oregon, Penn State, and let's not forget a little team called Indiana.
Myron Metcalf
Indiana.
Matt Jones
If the Big Ten championship was today, Myron, Indiana would play Oregon. What were the odds you would have gotten on that?
Myron Metcalf
Oh, man, that would have been incredible, right? I mean, Indiana is not just an afterthought. I mean, I think people look at the undefeated record and maybe they're not as impressed as they are with some of the other teams around the country, but I mean, they are the greatest story in college football right now.
Matt Jones
Like what Kurt Cignetti. Has there ever been a better walk off moment than when somebody said, why should we believe in you as the coach? And he said, I win, Just Google me. Has there ever been a better answer than that in history? I win. Just Google me.
Myron Metcalf
No. That's incredible. And as a matter of fact, man, I'm going to use it at some point. Like, I feel like that's a way.
Matt Jones
What are you going to use? What are you going to use it for?
Myron Metcalf
Opportunities.
Matt Jones
What are you going to say?
Myron Metcalf
I'm going to say, you know who I am. Just Google me.
Matt Jones
All right. What happens if I do Google you, though? Like, if I Google you right now. What's coming up? Let's see. Well, let's do that. If you're going to say that I got to know Myron Metcalf. Let's see.
Myron Metcalf
I think what comes up.
Matt Jones
Let's see what comes up. Myron Metcalf.
Myron Metcalf
My Twitter feed.
Matt Jones
First thing, very first thing that comes up. Question one, who is Myron Metcalf?
Myron Metcalf
That doesn't say that. Yes, it does. Google it. Here's the thing about.
Matt Jones
Wait a minute.
Myron Metcalf
Here's the thing about Google. That's old stuff. Google hasn't updated on me yet. Like, Google has the updated stash.
Matt Jones
I want you during the break, Mikey. Just Google my second.
Myron Metcalf
And what kind of phone do you have?
Matt Jones
Is your phone updated, Myron? The first thing that comes up is who is Myron Metcalf?
Myron Metcalf
Is the phone updated? Is your phone updated? Is it the new? Is it the latest? No, man, because people is yours say, who's my Metcalf? Why do you always minimize my. Why do you minimize my. I am known across.
Mikey C
Are you talking about the people also ask, who is Myron Medcalf?
Matt Jones
Yeah.
Mikey C
Yeah, it is.
Matt Jones
And then the second thing it comes up, the second thing it comes up is who is you?
Myron Metcalf
Name a city and you. And I bet you. I bet you I've seen it and been.
Matt Jones
Let me read you. All right, so the people who ask questions here are the first questions that come up. Number one, who is Myron Metcalf? Number two, who is the CEO of the company? Myron. And number Three, who is Myron Butler married to? Those are the three things that come up.
Myron Metcalf
That's not even my name.
Matt Jones
I know. That's my point.
Myron Metcalf
I don't know.
Matt Jones
I don't think. I don't think you should use Google me. I think that.
Myron Metcalf
I think you need to update your phone, man. People.
Matt Jones
People know, okay, maybe you guys east.
Myron Metcalf
Coast to west coast. Ask people around the country if they know who I am.
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Myron Metcalf
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Myron Metcalf
Matt and Myron, the podcast.
Matt Jones
A lot of people sending in their Google screenshots. Myron, why'd you do that, man?
Myron Metcalf
Why you trying to. Why you trying to make it seem like people don't know? Well, I don't know, man.
Matt Jones
No, I mean, I just sent you what comes up when I do it and it's got a picture of you, which is. It's a good picture of you.
Myron Metcalf
Is Myron Metcalf. Google doesn't say that for me.
Matt Jones
What does it say for you?
Myron Metcalf
Do we have different Googles? Is that what this is?
Matt Jones
Is that one of those situations? Do you have black Google? Is that a different Google?
Myron Metcalf
Hold on a second, let me check.
Matt Jones
Is this a different. You have different settings.
Myron Metcalf
Hold on. Is a Picture of Jackie Robinson at the top of yours or just it's.
Matt Jones
All Keenan Thompson skits from Saturday Night Live. That's all. That's all yours is. It's kind of a kickoff on ESPN Radio, presented by Progressive Insurance 888, say ESPN. We got people weighing in on what they're getting when they Google Myron, which I'll get to real quick. But first, Myron, I want your take on something that happened yesterday. Two different scenarios, but also two reactions. Number one, Jason Kelce walking at the Penn State game. Guy comes up filming him, calls his brother a name, a bad name, a slur, and gets in his face. Kelsey turns around, takes his phone, throws it to the ground. And that dude looked like he was about to get hit by a truck. I don't think he. As they would say, he blanked around and found out right after. Then Joel Embiid, later in the night, confronted a reporter. I still haven't seen exactly what he did. There had been some talk of a shove or something like that over something the reporter had written where he mentioned his brother and child. Sort of made a weird analogy that I didn't understand to, like, not doing what he should for him by not playing. I thought it was poorly done, but in both cases, a player was confronted with something and basically said they'd had it. Kelsey, a former player, what did you think of those two reactions? I am very pro. Kelsey. Don't totally understand the embiid situation. But what about you?
Myron Metcalf
I mean, I don't think, you know, media folks are exempt in embiid situation. I don't think, you know, anybody's exempt. I was always taught. And again, you realize some people were raised differently, but I was always taught if you mentioned somebody's family, be ready to fight or worse. Right. I just don't know any other way to live because that's what you're risking if you get involved and say something about somebody's family, especially in this world. And I think maybe I sound like an old man, but I think social media has made people feel really bold.
Matt Jones
You're right.
Myron Metcalf
Do things for sure, just won't do in person. And then they become to the point where, like, they can say things to anybody and that person can't respond. You know, it can't really get to them. And now they're doing it in public and assuming the same thing. But listen, I think people need to realize they can get punched in the face still.
Matt Jones
That's exactly why.
Myron Metcalf
And I wish people understood that in this country because that could be a consequence of what happens in these situations.
Matt Jones
You can tell there's a lot of people, Myron, who to you excuse my language, have never had their ass beat.
Myron Metcalf
A lot of people have been fought in a fight. Yeah, I mean the wrong thing.
Matt Jones
I grew up in the mountains. I always knew I was one smart ellic remark away from getting punched by somebody. And so I always, I knew exactly the line where I could go, Myron, without getting hit. And I think I should get a PhD in not being hit degree because I knew exactly where to stop. These people don't know where to stop. What made that kid think he could go up to Kelsey and do that? Kelsey's been pushing 300 pound defensive linemen around for 15 years. You talk about that man's brother the way he did. You say that a homophobic slur to him and you think you can just do that right in his face. Now I know people have said, okay, well Kelsey's gotta be the bigger man, he's got to not do it. Spoken like someone who's never had that happen to him in their life. Yeah, I'm going to tell you, you know, Myron, I have both from, both from fans of teams that are against me and in my little dabbles in my life in the political arena, I've had people do that and you can say all you want be the bigger man, but if you walk there and somebody will not shut up and they're in your face, it is hard as it can be not to do something and for it really makes me mad for Jason Kelsey because that's a dude who has prided himself in I'm not bigger than the average person, I'm going to be around him. And now he gets punished for it by behavior like that.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I mean that bigger man stuff, again, my creed is you can get punched in the face and if more people conducted themselves like that, they wouldn't cross some of those lines. Man, at the end of the day, you're talking about somebody's family, you're insulting them and a dude like that can hurt you without even trying. A dude like that can ruin it. Now the indeed situation where there was a columnist who mentioned his brother, I didn't think it was necessary to mention his brother and child. But again, if you're going to mentor somebody's family, be ready to fight or worse, man, sixth grade, my buddy and I are in the backyard playing football. We're going at it, having an argument. I said, somebody's mama. We just kept going, trading Till I was like, your mama. Whatever. That man whooped me from the back of my yard to the other side. Right. It was like I was in a washing machine and didn't know how to get out. That's what happened to me. And it was a great lesson. It was a great lesson because I said something about his mama. Like, I crossed that line and I paid for it. And I wish more people understood that that can still happen to you today as an adult.
Matt Jones
That kid's lucky. All he got was a broken phone. That's all I'm going to say. He should walk and go off to the Apple Store and get him another phone and just walk and say, because you are lucky, that's all you got got away with.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, but you know what's going to. I mean, this is going to be. It's almost like guys like Kelsey are being baited in those situations.
Matt Jones
They are.
Myron Metcalf
I talked to some UFC guys I know, and this is when it really changed me. UFC guys get challenged to fights, man, all the time. Like, they'll be walking around Vegas and someone will see a Jon Jones or a Chuck Liddell and they'll try to fight him, because everybody wants to bait these guys into exploding in these moments.
Matt Jones
I have a lot of sympathy there for Kelsey because I've been there and I'm not nearly as well known as him. And you can say all you want, walk away, but you ain't never had it done to you. And I can listen. He's lucky he just got his phone broken. Let's go to Fink in Virginia Beach. Fink.
Fink
Hey, guys. I love you. Love the show. I just want to let you know I just googled Byron Metcalf and the screen just came back. Why?
Myron Metcalf
Hold on a second now. Hold on a second now. That wasn't necessary. I don't see who's. What's his caller's name? What's his name? Fake Fink. What did I do? You said you liked the show. What did I do to deserve that? What did I deserve to. Okay, is your phone updated? Are you on an Android or an iPhone? Android or iPhone? Fink, which one you got. You gotta update your phone for four.
Fink
And a half years.
Matt Jones
No joke.
Fink
It's all love, but, yeah, brand new phone.
Matt Jones
Thank you, Fink. You're my. You're my call of the day.
Myron Metcalf
You're my call of the day.
Matt Jones
That hurt.
Myron Metcalf
That actually hurt. That actually. Hey, hold on. Hold on a second. Hold on a second. Why?
Matt Jones
Dude, that's a man.
Myron Metcalf
Might have some exercise saying the Same thing. But I mean, I never just. Come on. I don't think it's necessary.
Matt Jones
If Tony Hinchcliffe led with that joke, it would be a different country. I'm just saying.
Myron Metcalf
There you go. There you go. You couldn't resist. Got two segments almost and we.
Matt Jones
That was really funny. That's gonna make. That made me laugh. We'll get Back to your calls.
Myron Metcalf
888 say ESPN hurt my feelings, man.
Matt Jones
If you have a thought about baiting.
Myron Metcalf
Kelsey or Googling Myron, leave me alone, man.
Matt Jones
Plus, we'll talk about how important today is to Myron's Dallas Cowboys. That's next here on Countdown.
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Myron Metcalf
Matt and Myron, the podcast kind.
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Of kickoff here on ESPN Radio. Presented by Progressive Insurance. Progressive is helping to drive veterans lives forward through the Keys to Progress program. A lot of people writing in Myron on the text machine. 772-7745254. Some of them taken up for you. One person writes, matt. When I Google Matt Jones, you're like the sixth Matt Jones that comes up. I don't know if you should be talking. Fair enough, but Google Matt Jones, Kentucky, you'll find what you need. For me, like, it's not going to say who, but yeah, there's a lot of Matt Joneses. You got the guy that played for the Jaguars, Myron, and the guy that played for Duke, the running back for Florida. There's a pro golfer, there's like a legislator out in Colorado. The guy from Breaking Bad. There's a lot of Matt Joneses.
Myron Metcalf
See, I mean, I think that's where I have an advantage. I think there's a case to be made that I'm the most famous Myron in America.
Matt Jones
I mean, I'm saying really, there's a case.
Myron Metcalf
There's a case.
Matt Jones
The most famous famous Myron in America.
Myron Metcalf
I'm definitely top five.
Matt Jones
I mean, who are the other choices?
Myron Metcalf
There's the dude who played at Florida State and then wait a Minute.
Matt Jones
My role, though. He was a Rhodes Scholar candidate.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I mean, I got some A's and B's in my junior year. You know, I don't know. You know, I didn't go for Rhodes Scholar.
Matt Jones
I don't think. I think if you had gotten it, gone after it, maybe you could have gotten it.
Myron Metcalf
I didn't pursue the road.
Matt Jones
Okay.
Myron Metcalf
Or the scholar. Yeah, I didn't pursue either one of two parts.
Mikey C
The most famous Myrons. And now you need.
Myron Metcalf
I'm top five.
Matt Jones
All right, so who's on the list? Let me quickly judge. And who's on the.
Mikey C
You got top five or. Myron Cope, a color commentator from the Steelers from 1970 to 2004.
Matt Jones
He's good. He was.
Myron Metcalf
Is he alive? Is he alive?
Mikey C
I'm not sure. Myron Trip Tribus, an American organizational theorist who directed for the center of Advanced Engineering at mit.
Matt Jones
Okay.
Myron Metcalf
More people know me than him.
Mikey C
Myron Kruger, who's an American computer artist.
Matt Jones
Oh, he was good.
Myron Metcalf
Nobody knows these people.
Matt Jones
I have a national show, everybody of American computers. Go ahead.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, okay. Nobody bigger than me.
Mikey C
American animator who worked at the Fleischer Studios.
Matt Jones
Oh, he worked at Fleischer's. That's right. That was good.
Myron Metcalf
First off, are any of these people alive? And then second, none of these people have my reach. They just don't.
Matt Jones
Okay, let's see. What was the last one? Just so I could see.
Mikey C
The last one is actually somebody with just the name Myron. He's an Athenian bronze caster and sculptor from the fifth century.
Matt Jones
Oh, dude. Yes.
Myron Metcalf
He probably made that D. Wade statue. He ain't bigger than me.
Mikey C
He's probably not alive anymore. My.
Myron Metcalf
He's not bigger than me.
Matt Jones
Hey, espn. Well, I mean, I guess you could say maybe. Maybe you're the biggest. We're gonna go back to the phones. I want to talk to the people because they have a lot to say. ESPN. Let's go to Cowboys today though. That was 153. The fan that gave us the entrance. The Cowboys are 3 and 4. They play Atlanta today. Is it over for him if they don't win, Is this a lose and your playoff hopes die? Mike McCarthy is looking for a retirement home soon.
Myron Metcalf
I think it was overcoming into the season, man, just all the drama they had that they haven't been over overcome. And now you got the Zeke Elliott drama where he's been a healthy scratch.
Matt Jones
Do we know what happened there?
Myron Metcalf
Is there.
Matt Jones
Has there been a report.
Myron Metcalf
There have been reports that, you know, I've missed meetings and just other challenges. But at the end of the day, things like this only happen to dysfunctional organizations. You know what I mean? Like, you don't hear about this stuff with other teams. You hear about it with teams like the Cowboys who are just a mess inside and out. But Jerry Jones has to take, I think, most of the blame. I think this is the game where you fire Mike McCarthy if you lose just because. High visibility, big moment. It certainly feels like a must win. And if you lose, what's the point of hanging on to Mike McCarthy rather than saying we're going to fire him early so that all of the top candidates around the league and maybe even in college know that we're looking for our next guy?
Matt Jones
Yeah, I think that's. I think that's right. I think you, when you're looking at the Cowboys, the biggest problem for them all year has been they're not as good as the hype and Jerry Jones won't shut up. And those two combinations, I think our, I think that's a toxic culture now. It seems like it's constantly negativity. I don't think Dak is as good as the money they're paying him. And what have we said over and over, Myron? The quickest way to franchise irrelevance is to pay a non hall of Fame quarterback. Like a Hall of Fame quarterback. If we go over all these franchises that are disappointing this year, they all have a similar thing. You went out and paid a guy who you cannot pay that kind of money to. Daniel Jones with the Giants, Trevor Lawrence with Jacksonville, Dak Prescott with Dallas. You can't pay a quarterback that amount of money and him not be a Hall of Fame level quarterback. And that's where we are with that.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. I mean some of this though, I don't know how you get around it. Like, I think I can understand teams looking at guys and going, is there an immediate replacement or am I going to. Or I'm going to be on this road to try to find a new quarterback like the Bears or something for a decade or more. Even though for the Bears it was like 30 plus years. How long were y'all looking for a quarterback? What, since 1963? Yeah, what year? But I mean, I can understand signing Dak because that's the going rate for a top quarterback. I understand signing Trevor Lawrence and even tua, but you are right, if you, if that quarterback can't overcome what you can't afford to pay at other positions, you're in a tough spot. And I think that's what you have with Trevor Lawrence. That's what you're seeing with Dak Prescott. He's not good enough to make up for all the issues they have now, mind you. Dallas will get healthier, especially on defense, in the weeks ahead. I just don't know if they're going to be any position to make a run at the playoffs at that point.
Matt Jones
Jim is in Connecticut. Go ahead, Jim. Jim.
Myron Metcalf
Jim.
Matt Jones
All right, then let's try Dave in Texas. Charger.
Myron Metcalf
BlackBerry, man.
Matt Jones
Go ahead, Dave.
Fink
Hey, how you guys doing?
Matt Jones
Hey.
Fink
I love you guys, but the only thing is that Myron's from Milwaukee. That's the only thing I'm.
Matt Jones
You know.
Myron Metcalf
What is that? Whatever. What does that mean? What does that mean? No, no, no. Hold on a second. No, no, stop that. What do you mean? I'm from Milwaukee? What you gotta say about Milwaukee? What does that mean?
Fink
Because I'm from Milwaukee and I got out of there as soon as I could.
Myron Metcalf
Where are you from in Milwaukee? Where are you from in Milwaukee? No, no. Where are you from in Milwaukee?
Matt Jones
There it goes, Mikey.
Fink
Milwaukee, Pennsylvania.
Matt Jones
Racine.
Myron Metcalf
Or you were in Kenosha, were you? Were you Southside? Or were you, like, a ra. Dude who said he was from the.
Fink
South Side, PA. And Layton Avenue by the airport.
Myron Metcalf
So did. So to do with the ice cream. So to do with the little ice cream card. When you were a kid, was he around your neighbor?
Mikey C
He's so mad.
Matt Jones
You get so mad. My. Why do you get so mad at people that are from your town? When people from Kentucky call, I embrace them. When people come from Milwaukee, call. You want to punch them. Why do you do that?
Myron Metcalf
I don't want to punch them. He started out by saying, I don't like you. One thing I have against him is he's from Milwaukee. And then I asked him, and he said, I got out of there a long time ago, suggesting that he had a negative perception of Milwaukee. And I'm always going to people from Milwaukee.
Matt Jones
But, Dave, go ahead, man.
Myron Metcalf
You all act like that every time I say something about my hometown. Go ahead.
Fink
Okay. Google you, Myron. And it comes up that there's not enough information on you.
Myron Metcalf
Now, you know why there's not enough information for me? Because you grew up in Illinois somewhere. You ain't from Milwaukee. You don't know about the ice cream. Do from the south side. What's your favorite. Okay, let me ask you something. What's your favorite show from Summerfest that you went to? You ain't been to Summerfest? Let's go. Let's Move on to the next.
Matt Jones
Dave.
Myron Metcalf
Dave.
Matt Jones
Go ahead, Dave. I'm sorry, he gets a little. He gets a little angry. Go ahead.
Fink
I went to was a summer fest and my dad took me to go see Helen. Ready? Back then it was a stupid little tent when we sat on railroad ties. That's how I know Summer fest.
Myron Metcalf
Oh, good for you. Okay, good for you. I'm sorry. I got on a bus that was a little more modern to get there, which is Mikey.
Matt Jones
Mikey. Don't you think that Jim, or excuse me, Dave in Texas sounds a little more Milwaukee than Myron, don't you?
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. Don't do that, man. Don't do that to me. You all plant these Milwaukee callers. You've been the cops that you go to cops.
Matt Jones
What's your stop this. I appreciate the call. I've admiring these guys, man. He gets triggered whenever the conversation goes to Milwaukee kids.
Myron Metcalf
Those are plants. Did you see what he said? He said, I got out of Milwaukee.
Matt Jones
Let's go.
Myron Metcalf
To say it as a negative thing, you know, y'all respond, no, no, stop. No, everybody stop. Whenever I get like that about Milwaukee dudes, all of a sudden everybody's like, whoa, hold on a second. He's getting angry. Take a deep breath. Like, come on, man. This is the dude who's from my hometown. I'm gonna talk to him like we talk in Milwaukee. That's all, Jim.
Matt Jones
In Connecticut. I hope you weren't from Milwaukee, Jim. Let's try again. No, I wasn't.
Jim
If I did, I would not begin hanging on a guy the size of Mr. Metcalf. I'm not that stupid.
Matt Jones
All right, good. Body builder.
Myron Metcalf
What? Go ahead.
Jim
I've been punched in the face enough to know who died to talk to. But the bigger question is, Matt, when I Google search your name, not only did I get Badger from Breaking Bad, who, by the way, really does look like he has meth for breakfast and has a second order of meth for lunch.
Myron Metcalf
Oh, no.
Jim
About seven guys down. There's like, about a football player. Another football player. There's like seven Matt Joneses down there. But an even bigger question about Myron. Myron, why do we have a Wikipedia page?
Matt Jones
Yeah, how do you see I have a Wikipedia page? How do you not have a Wikipedia page?
Myron Metcalf
I'll need the government knowing more about me than they already know. I mean, if you want to be honest about it, you just giving up your identity. Good for you.
Matt Jones
The government.
Myron Metcalf
All right, all right.
Matt Jones
Well, good. Hey, they say ESPN Cowboys and Falcons, by the way. 1:00 today. I like the Falcons today, although I've once again I've ate lost again betting on the Falcons game. I've gotten every Falcons game wrong this entire season. We are back. It's a huge matchup in the NFC north, maybe the game of the day. We'll preview it next here on Countdown to Kickoff.
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Matt Jones
Jared takes tosses to Montgomery. Run right, he's going to throw it to the end zone. Caught.
Myron Metcalf
Touchdown.
Matt Jones
Detroit Lions Sam LaPorta hey Sam, you got your TD today. It came from David Montgomery.
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Matt Jones
We're trying to be as productive as we can.
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The players, they're urgent about it, man.
Myron Metcalf
They're accountable to it and we still have room to improve, which is great.
Matt Jones
We were geared up, ready to go and you they came out and fought us and we had to fight back and blow it open there. And it was a good one. It is Canada kickoff here on ESPN radio. Phone lines blowing up. Text lines blowing up. 888 CSPN new podcast Sunday mornings of Matt Myron. One person writes into the text machine. That's 772-77-45254. Yet another Sunday morning countdown to kickoff with a Myron Milwaukee meltdown. I think it's my favorite part of the show. As soon as I hear someone say Milwaukee, I know rational Myron is gone and angry Myron has shown up.
Myron Metcalf
First off, there's no angry Myron. I'm in control. It's just kind of what we do in Milwaukee, which we've always kind of had that little brother complex a lot with Chicago. But I will say, like, the dudes on this show are my actual friends. And when you and Mikey C. Act like I'm on probation and I'm about to get my third strike, when I respond that way, everybody call me.
Matt Jones
I worry about you. I worry about you. Take a deep breath. I don't. I don't need a situation where you start breaking people's phones. And I decide that I need you to call. Speaking of that one person writes, Matt, I think the kid that put the phone in Kelsey's face will be fine with it. Once he wins his lawsuit and gets a lot of money, he's not gonna. First of all, he'd be a fool to sue because he'll just end up looking stupid. But secondly, you have to know what the damages are and what are his damages? There are no damages as damages. The phone, that's it. So like people here, when people talk about the law and they don't know the law, it drives me crazy. He has no pain and suffering. He didn't get hit. Now, if he had hit him, that'd be different. But he didn't hit him. So the only thing he could get is his phone. That small claims court there, that's. Nothing's going to happen.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, but one of those billboard lawyers, you know, he'll still. But they can sue.
Matt Jones
They're going to lose. They'll lose.
Myron Metcalf
But his. But you know the law. You're lawyer. I think the challenge is the general public goes, anytime there's some sort of conflict with the general public person.
Matt Jones
If the general public thinks that, sees that and thinks some kid's gonna get a lot of money, they're wrong.
Mikey C
What if he missed a phone call by a potential new job? Can he sue for, like, future wages?
Matt Jones
Say that again.
Myron Metcalf
Now.
Mikey C
What if he missed it because Kelsey smashed his phone? He missed.
Matt Jones
That's not how it works. It has to be foreseeable damages. And the foreseeable damage of breaking a phone is you lose the phone. So, like, no, he can't do. Listen, the kid found out he probably should get a new phone and that's it. And the other thing is, I just want people to understand it is people think they have free speech. You do. You do have free speech, but also your behavior that causes something is factored into it. So, like, I'd like to find a jury of 12 people who are going to say that that kid was not in the wrong. They're going to say, dude, you did this. We'll give you your phone now. Shut up.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah, I think your behavior also factors into whether or not you get punched in the face. Like, that's something that people.
Matt Jones
He's lucky he didn't get punched in the cross. I'm not going to say I wanted him to get punched in the face.
Myron Metcalf
Because I don't want to. I'm just saying it certainly can help.
Matt Jones
Him, as Chris Rock would say. But I understand. Let's go to the lines. And packers, they face off the NFC north lead today. This is a big game. Jordan Love expected to play. Josh Jacobs expected to play. Both a little banged up. Can the packers get a win? Even being a little bit hobbled today at home.
Myron Metcalf
Let me correct something that I said to you some weeks back. You know, I always want to be someone who's willing to go back and say maybe I was wrong. We had a conversation where you said you would pick Jared Goff over Dak Prescott. And I was. I was really arguing for Dak Prescott. I said that's not a decision that you would make.
Matt Jones
And you were.
Myron Metcalf
A couple weeks back, I did the Lions Vikings game. So I saw the Lions up close and I saw Jared Goff up close, man, and like, they are incredible. And I think they are the biggest threat, honestly, to Kansas City. And I think they have a real chance if they get to the super bowl and they match up against Mahomes in Kansas City. But golf is perfect for what they do. And he is just honestly, in terms of like, fit outside, like Mahomes Jackson, he might be the best fit of a quarterback to a team in the entire NFL. And then when you act, add the contract stuff. It matters too, but they got it all, man. Aiden Hunterson being out is a big deal, but if they get back to get to the super bowl, maybe he'll be Available. But this team has everything to win a Super bowl, man. I think they're the most impressive team in the NFL right now. Not named Kansas City and they play together.
Matt Jones
And you're right, he's perfect fit for that system. Jared Goff's kind of dude I want. You're not paying him max money. Right. But he's still good enough to be very successful. If you were only talking about the play this year, I'm not talking career accomplishments, just talking about play this year. Myron, I think you would say he has been, I don't know, I mean the sixth, seventh best quarterback. Like that's like in the, in the, in the NFL. Would you agree with that? Maybe fifth.
Myron Metcalf
Yeah. I mean he's top eight ish. I think, I think that's certainly.
Matt Jones
So you get that and you're paying him half what you pay some of those other guys, which allows the lines to build up other parts of their team. For me, it's a no brainer. And you go against today again, look at Jordan Love. I'm not putting him in that group yet of the Trevor Lawrence Dak. But he's not been performing at the level that you need in order for somebody you're going to pay that amount of money. So the Lions, to me, first of all, if the Lions win this game, they're winning the, they're likely winning the division or almost certainly the case if the packers lose this game, they're not winning the division. So it's a massive battle. It's a must win game for the packers if they want to have a shot at winning the division.
Myron Metcalf
I mean, a lot can happen in the second half of the season, but it's, it's so tight in that division. It feels like every game's a must win. But certainly you got to keep pace with Detroit.
Matt Jones
Well, they'll be fine. They'll fall. If they, if they lose today, the packers will fall two games behind and the Lions will have the tiebreaker. So really it's like two and a half games behind. If you lose this, it's a major.
Myron Metcalf
Deal and I'm sure the packers are coming into this game with sort of a must win. The problem with Jared Golf and I think why I was in favor of Dak Prescott and why I still think that's kind of a conversation is the Jared Golfs of the NFL don't win Super Bowls. Like they just don't. Now maybe if you tell me there's this elite defense that's like the Ravens teams where Flacco won a championship and Trent Delfer or the Bucs teams where Brad Johnson won a championship, or that Peyton Manning team. But whenever people point that out and they're like, hey, here's a team that won without a Hall of Fame quarterback. I'm like, compare that to the last 25 years. There's like four dudes in that conversation.
Matt Jones
Yes.
Myron Metcalf
You know what I mean? So the Jared Goffs in NFL history, modern NFL history, they don't win rings. They don't beat their teams to championships.
Matt Jones
They don't. But when they do, they have a team that's built kind of like this Lions team with a really good defense and with solid play everywhere. I want to. Before I go to the phone, Myron, I want to. I want to point out something that's happening right now. You know, I like the story of when crazy things happen in sports, right? Yeah. Yeah. We've talked before about the FA cup in England, about how teams like the smallest team and the biggest teams are all in it. We've talked about that before. As we speak right now, there's a game on ESPN/ called Boreham Wood vs. Layton Orient. Boreham Wood vs. Layton orient. Boreham Wood is a part time club, Myron. Their guys play and then they also have jobs. Layton Orient is a professional club who's been as high as the Premier League. Right now they're playing. It's tied 2, 2 with a minute to go and we might get penalty kicks. It could be one of the bigger upsets in English history from Boreham Wood, Hamptonshire of England. And I just. And it's on ESPN plus right now. I just wanted to point it out to people.
Myron Metcalf
But what does that say about soccer, though, that guys can compete?
Matt Jones
I think it's cool. Isn't it cool? Like if you got a random group of Hoopers from like, you know, Kansas City and then they went and played the Pistons and they beat them, wouldn't that be kind of cool?
Myron Metcalf
It would be terrible for the NBA. I mean, it would. It would be cool.
Matt Jones
It's. It's a great story. 30 seconds left and this team, if they're able to pull it off, pulls off one of the great upsets of all time.
Myron Metcalf
In the Disney movie version, it's a great story, but not in real life. I don't think that would be good for the league if that happens.
Matt Jones
I think it's going to go to penalty kicks when we get back. I will let you know what happens. It is countdown to kickoff here on ESPN Radio. Herm Edwards is going to join us, we'll go to the phones and I'll tell you if Boreham Wood was able to pull off the upset. That's next right here on Countdown.
Myron Metcalf
Kick. Thanks for listening to Matt and Myron the Podcast. You can listen to the show live every Sunday morning at 10am Eastern on ESPN Radio, the ESPN app, and on SiriusXM Channel 80. Matt and Myron the Podcast.
Sunday Mornings with Matt and Myron
Episode: Hour 1: Time for Franklin to Go
Release Date: November 3, 2024
In the "Hour 1: Time for Franklin to Go" episode of Sunday Mornings with Matt and Myron, ESPN Radio hosts Matt Jones and Myron Metcalf engage in a dynamic discussion covering a range of sports topics, with a particular focus on college football dynamics, NFL quarterback performances, and the evolving landscape of the College Football Playoff (CFP). The episode seamlessly blends in-depth analysis with lighthearted banter and listener interactions, making it both informative and entertaining for sports enthusiasts.
The episode kicks off with Matt and Myron celebrating their podcast’s impressive ranking:
Matt Jones [01:03]: "This week, Myron, we got up to number four on the podcast. It was only, pardon my take, Bill Simmons and Dan LeBatard were ahead of us. We were ahead of the Kelsey brothers for a period of time. That had to make you happy."
Myron Metcalf reflects on their success and future endeavors:
Myron Metcalf [01:26]: "I had so many people reaching out, you know what I mean? It was just incredible to see all the work we've put in. There was a stretch where I think I was the number one black sports podcast host in America, man. And listen, I don't care if we end up, I don't care if we end up number 199. I got TED talks coming. I got a book coming off that. Things are going to be in the works, Matt, no matter where we go."
The conversation highlights their determination to continue growing the podcast regardless of its ranking, underscoring their passion and commitment to sports journalism.
A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to analyzing the recent Ohio State vs. Penn State game, focusing on James Franklin's coaching performance and Penn State's struggles against top teams.
Myron Metcalf [03:50]: "What bothers me is he has the demeanor of someone who has won a lot of big games. You look at his resume and he hasn't done that. So, like, at some point we got to stop talking about Penn State as if they're Ohio State or Michigan. They're not. Right. They're in that next tier."
The hosts critique Franklin's inability to secure victories in high-stakes matches, prompting a broader discussion about Penn State's place in college football.
Transitioning to the structure of the CFP, Matt and Myron provide insightful predictions:
Matt Jones [05:55]: "Yeah, I don't think anybody is going to bet on him. All right, let's talk about the playoff for a second because it is right now wild."
They break down the likely playoff contenders based on conference performances:
Myron Metcalf [07:21]: "I think Alabama gets in."
Discussing the SEC, they highlight the depth of strong teams and the impact of the expanded playoff system:
Myron Metcalf [07:38]: "I just think there's going to be a way somebody's going to get in. Matt, in this 12 team field, this initial rankings where people are going to go, wait a minute, that doesn't make a ton of sense. And Alabama to me is going to be a good candidate."
The conversation underscores the increased competitiveness and unpredictability introduced by the 12-team CFP format.
The discussion shifts to the NFL, focusing on the Dallas Cowboys and their quarterback Dak Prescott:
Matt Jones [26:42]: "I think it was overcoming into the season, man, just all the drama they had that they haven't been overcome. And now you got the Zeke Elliott drama where he's been a healthy scratch."
Myron offers a critical perspective on the Cowboys' management and Prescott's performance:
Myron Metcalf [26:42]: "But Jerry Jones has to take, I think, most of the blame. I think this is the game where you fire Mike McCarthy if you lose just because. High visibility, big moment. It certainly feels like a must win."
They delve into the broader issue of high-paid quarterbacks not meeting performance expectations, citing examples like Daniel Jones and Trevor Lawrence.
Matt Jones [27:38]: "We always say, Myron, the quickest way to franchise irrelevance is to pay a non hall of Fame quarterback."
The analysis highlights the delicate balance teams must maintain between investing in star quarterbacks and ensuring overall team performance.
A poignant segment discusses recent confrontations involving NHL’s Jason Kelce and NBA’s Joel Embiid:
Myron Metcalf [15:37]: "I was always taught if you mentioned somebody's family, be ready to fight or worse. Right."
Myron emphasizes the seriousness of personal insults in sports and media interactions, reflecting on his own experiences:
Myron Metcalf [16:08]: "Social media has made people feel really bold. Do things for sure, just won't do in person."
This discussion underscores the importance of respecting personal boundaries and the potential repercussions of verbal confrontations.
The episode features a humorous and interactive segment where listeners call in about the Google search results for the hosts’ names. The playful banter between Matt and Myron highlights their camaraderie:
Matt Jones [10:08]: "What happens if I do Google you, though? Like, if I Google you right now. What's coming up?"
Myron Metcalf [30:04]: "Why you trying to make it seem like people don't know? Well, I don't know, man."
The segment not only entertains but also humanizes the hosts, making the podcast relatable to the audience.
The hosts provide a thorough analysis of the upcoming Packers vs. Lions game, emphasizing its significance in the NFC North division:
Myron Metcalf [38:07]: "They are incredible. And I think they are the biggest threat, honestly, to Kansas City. And I think they have a real chance if they get to the Super Bowl and they match up against Mahomes in Kansas City."
They discuss the strengths of Jared Goff with the Lions compared to Jordan Love with the Packers, projecting Goff as a more suitable fit for championship aspirations.
Matt Jones [40:24]: "If you're not paying him max money, right. But he's still good enough to be very successful."
This analysis offers listeners valuable insights into quarterback performance and team strategies pivotal for the season’s outcomes.
As the episode concludes, Matt and Myron reflect on various topics discussed and tease upcoming segments, maintaining the episode's engaging and forward-looking tone.
Myron Metcalf [35:43]: "I'm in control. It's just kind of what we do in Milwaukee, which we've always kind of had that little brother complex a lot with Chicago."
Their ability to blend serious analysis with lighthearted interaction ensures that listeners are both informed and entertained, eagerly anticipating future episodes.
Conclusion
"Hour 1: Time for Franklin to Go" exemplifies the strengths of Matt Jones and Myron Metcalf as hosts who combine deep sports analysis with engaging, relatable interactions. From dissecting the intricacies of the CFP to critiquing NFL quarterback performances and sharing personal anecdotes, the episode offers a comprehensive and entertaining listen for sports fans.