25W: The Most Annoying Fanbases in Sports According to Bobby + The Guys Got Invited to a Lionel Richie Show in Europe! + VA Tech Head Football Coach Brent Pry

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Bobby Bones Show – Episode 25W

Title: The Most Annoying Fanbases in Sports According to Bobby + The Guys Got Invited to a Lionel Richie Show in Europe! + VA Tech Head Football Coach Brent Pry
Host/Author: Premiere Networks
Release Date: June 27, 2025

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I. Bobby's Recent Sports Gear and Invitations

A. Receiving the Purdue Football Helmet

The episode kicks off with Bobby Bones showcasing a genuine Purdue football helmet sent to him by Coach Odom from Purdue University. Bobby shares his excitement and deliberates with co-hosts Kevin and Mike about attending a Purdue game. Bobby mentions, “[00:35] I got this silly-looking helmet from Purdue, but it’s legit. I can go run into trees out there” and later considers strategic game attendance: “[02:45] It’s a real one. Probably going to Rutgers because I want to have a game that they have a chance of winning.”

B. Invited to Milwaukee Brewers Games

Bobby reveals an invitation from Brian Anderson, a seasoned play-by-play announcer, to attend Milwaukee Brewers home games. However, logistical challenges arise as Eddie lacks a passport, making it difficult for him to join the trip. Bobby humorously notes, “[15:25] But Eddie, you can’t go to that one because you don’t have a passport.”

C. Opportunity to Attend Lionel Richie’s European Concerts

A significant highlight is Bobby’s unexpected invitation to Lionel Richie’s European tour. Excitedly, he shares, “[16:28] Lionel Richie was tweeting about his European concert dates, and he invited us! Now I’m bound to go to a European Lionel Richie show.” Unfortunately, Eddie can’t join due to passport issues, leading to playful banter about missing out on the opportunity.

D. MVP in a Celebrity Softball Game and Upcoming All-Star Events

Bobby proudly announces his MVP title from the Major League Baseball Celebrity All-Star Softball Game held in Atlanta. He reflects on his performance, stating, “[18:33] I was the MVP of the Celebrity All-Star Softball game, hitting all my shots and grabbing the title.” Additionally, he hints at upcoming events but keeps specifics under wraps, building anticipation for listeners.

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II. In-Depth Interview with Virginia Tech Head Football Coach Brent Pry

A. Introduction to Coach Pry

Bobby introduces Head Football Coach Brent Pry of Virginia Tech, expressing enthusiasm about discussing the team’s dynamics and recent events. The conversation delves into Virginia Tech's vibrant culture and Coach Pry’s experiences.

B. Virginia Tech’s Football Culture and Atmosphere

Coach Pry describes the unique atmosphere at Virginia Tech, highlighting the stunning surroundings of Blacksburg and the passionate fan base. “[27:05] You would say, I can’t believe this place is so beautiful... Everybody in Blacksburg and Virginia Tech is just the friendliest place.”

C. Memorable Entrances and Game-Day Traditions

The discussion includes the iconic entrance that Virginia Tech teams make into the stadium, which Coach Pry praises as one of the most sick entrances in college football. “[26:06] They understood the gravity of what the show meant to so many hokie faithful.”

D. Coaching Philosophy and Team Management

Coach Pry elaborates on his coaching philosophy, emphasizing balance, team building, and the importance of communication. “[35:17] I try and keep a good pulse on our team... We coach mentality as hard as we coach anything else.”

E. Recruitment and Maintaining Team Performance

He discusses the challenges of recruitment and maintaining team performance, particularly when facing teams traveling long distances. “[32:34] It can be challenging. Our performance staff did a tremendous job planning the trip... We played very well.”

F. Leadership and Team Captains Selection

Coach Pry explains the process of selecting team captains, which involves both player and coaching staff input, ensuring that leadership qualities align with team goals. “[34:57] Everybody has a vote and the coach’s vote counts twice... I’ll have the final say.”

G. Future Goals for the Season

Regarding the upcoming season, Coach Pry shares the team’s objective to play to their potential and compete for championships, stressing the importance of consistent performance. “[39:10] We want to play to our potential... compete for a championship in this league and try and slide into those playoffs.”

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III. The Most Annoying Fanbases in Sports According to Bobby Bones

In a fun and engaging segment, Bobby Bones ranks what he considers the top five most annoying fanbases in sports, sparking lively interactions with his co-hosts.

A. Number Five: Philadelphia Eagles Fans

Bobby ranks Philadelphia Eagles fans at number five, not for their victories but for their aggressive demeanor. “[48:47] Eagles fans, I am scared of you. But enough of that. We'll beat you up.”

B. Number Four: Dallas Cowboys Fans

At number four, Dallas Cowboys fans are criticized for being fair-weather and overly loud. Bobby humorously performs impressions: “[49:17] Fair weather and loud. I'd like to do two impressions of a Dallas Cowboys fan.”

C. Number Three: Duke Basketball Fans

Duke Basketball fans take the third spot, with Bobby pointing out their fresh haircuts and affluent backgrounds as sources of annoyance. “[49:42] Duke basketball. Bunch of rich kids who have great haircuts.”

D. Number Two: Tennessee Volunteer Football Fans

The second spot is held by Tennessee Volunteer Football fans, who Bobby finds annoying due to their catchy but overplayed songs and entitled attitude. “[50:24] Tennessee Volunteer Football... it's the worst but catchiest song in sports.”

E. Number One: Kentucky Basketball Fans

Topping the list are Kentucky Basketball fans, whom Bobby labels as the most annoying due to their entitlement and overwhelming presence. “[52:05] The number one most annoying fan base in all of the sports is Kentucky basketball.”

F. Co-Hosts’ Reactions and Humor

The co-hosts, Kevin and Mike, add their own experiences and humorous anecdotes, enhancing the segment’s entertainment value. Kevin shares, “[52:05] Cowboy fans are annoying because of how they act,” while Mike jokes about the behavior of certain fanbases.

G. Bobby's Respect Despite Annoyance

Bobby concludes by acknowledging that while these fanbases are annoying, they deserve respect for their passion and loyalty. “[53:01] The thing I have to say about all five of these, though, is like, you have to respect it.”

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps

• Bobby Bones [02:20]: “Coach Odom sent me the helmet that's all shiny, and he said we should come up and be on the sidelines for one of the games.”

• Kevin [04:35]: “Do you think this is pushing it? It could be.”

• Bobby Bones [07:35]: “And they have more money than everybody and they don't win near as much as some of the buddies, which is crazy.”

• Coach Pry [27:05]: “You would say, I can't believe this place is so beautiful. Everyone in Blacksburg and Virginia Tech is just the friendliest place.”

• Bobby Bones [48:45]: “At number five, Philadelphia Eagles fans. Amen. Not because they win. That's cool. I'm scared of you.”

• Bobby Bones [51:21]: “That’s why I traded. That’s why Brady ended up not being.”

• Bobby Bones [52:31]: “The number one most annoying fan base in all of the sports is Kentucky basketball.”

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Conclusion

Episode 25W of The Bobby Bones Show offers a blend of personal anecdotes, exclusive invitations, an insightful interview with VA Tech’s Head Coach Brent Pry, and a humorous yet candid ranking of the most annoying sports fanbases. Bobby Bones’ engaging storytelling, combined with the lively interactions with his co-hosts, provides listeners with entertainment and insider perspectives on both sports culture and personal experiences.

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Transcript

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[Kevin]

Stupid.

[Bobby Bones]

But what did you expect? It's a podcast called 25 Whistles. 25 Whistles. Welcome to the show. Eddie Ball, the Whistle. Let me show you guys something real quick. So open my mail up. I took my glasses off in the mail. I had this sent to me. Check it out. Oh, it is a Purdue football helmet.

[Kevin]

Is that a Boilermaker?

[Bobby Bones]

It's a boilermaker helmet. It's a real one.

[Kevin]

Dude, that's legit.

[Bobby Bones]

I can go run into trees out there.

[Kevin]

That gold is so beautiful.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Wow. Coach Odom sent me the helmet that's all shiny, and he said we should come up and be on the sidelines for one of the games.

[Kevin]

We should.

[Bobby Bones]

And I told him it's too cold, but if we come, it'll be early.

[Mike]

Have you looked at their schedule?

[Bobby Bones]

I did. He sent me their schedule last Night.

[Kevin]

Okay. What are you looking at?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I looked at Rutgers. I also want to be there for a game they can win. He's rebuilding a program. You have to.

[Kevin]

Dude, every time you talk, the helmet goes up and down. It's too funny.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so I got that. But probably going to be Rutgers, because I would like to have a game that they have a chance of winning. I don't even know if Rutgers is going to be good. But there's a reason they hired a new coach, which is Coach Odom, because the team has not been good lately. So he's having to rebuild the team. But he came to town, we hung out at the Opry together. I took his daughter to meet Lainey Wilson. I told you all that. And yeah, he sent me the helmet in the mail to the house and was like, come to whatever. So I don't know. Strategically, I would need to see who Arkansas is playing, match it up against it.

[Kevin]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And I don't want it to be so cold. What do you see, Kevin?

[Mike]

I mean, early on September 13th, they.

[Kevin]

Play USC, which you like that one, Southern Cal.

[Bobby Bones]

But also I don't want to have to like, go and be in the way for like a big, big game. Too true. That's not that Rutgers isn't Rutgers isn't any. Which hat he sent hats for? There's this one from Purdue.

[Kevin]

Let's see, let's see. Oh, I like that first one.

[Mike]

Gold.

[Bobby Bones]

Gold brim.

[Kevin]

Dude, that gold is so cool looking. Thank you, coach.

[Bobby Bones]

Kevin. Oh, dang.

[Mike]

Yeah, the one on your right hand.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. And Brandon, you have the. The last man standing, so you don't get a hat. Casey was you for a long time.

[Kevin]

Graduated, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

There you go.

[Mike]

Welcome to the club, Casey.

[Kevin]

Thank you.

[Bobby Bones]

It used to be Casey who didn't get stuck.

[Kevin]

I know. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Now it's Brandon. So Brandon, you have to kill somebody.

[Kevin]

Don't kill me.

[Mike]

Thanks, coach.

[Bobby Bones]

So that happens last night.

[Kevin]

Hey, quick question though. Do you think this pushing it? It could be. Pushing it. You think we can ask coach if we can dress up, like. Dress up like a boilermaker, like gear and everything from the sideline. We don't play obviously, but I just kind of.

[Bobby Bones]

I think there are rules about dressing, but I don't.

[Kevin]

Rudy.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know though now because of new scholarship rules and I don't know. No, I'm not gonna ask that though.

[Kevin]

Okay. Because that'd be cool, dude.

[Mike]

Recruit, kicker.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah, I'm not gonna ask that. That would be funny though. So I posted on my Twitter a video of me slapping the helmet, Right?

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And I was like, I just got this. And so then I get a tweet. Dm, here we go. And it says, hey, Bobby, hope this finds you doing well. Saw the post with you and the Purdue helmet. Are you collecting them? Question mark. And it's from.

[Kevin]

Oh, I know who it is.

[Bobby Bones]

You don't.

[Kevin]

Drew Brees.

[Bobby Bones]

No, it's not from another Purdue person.

[Mike]

Good guess.

[Bobby Bones]

It's from Kansas head coach Lance Leopold, who's been on the show. And I said, I'm friends with Coach Odom, but I wouldn't turn one down from you. And he goes, sending you one in the mail. Whoa.

[Kevin]

There we go. Dude, that's your thing.

[Bobby Bones]

It was accidental. I didn't ask Coach. Oh, for the helmet.

[Kevin]

You're gonna get the whole college football collection.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. He says, oh, I didn't even see. He asked me. White or blue?

[Kevin]

Blue. Yeah, you gotta go the traditional blue. And that's got the whole Jayhawk on it. Right.

[Bobby Bones]

Just saw this. We'll take the blue. And talking about it on the show.

[Kevin]

Now Eddie wants one, too.

[Bobby Bones]

Is this too much to ask? Can we dress? Boom. Okay, so now we got that coming in. They're pretty cool, huh?

[Kevin]

That's awesome. And then when you get that one, who's gonna. Who's gonna.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just gonna post another video and be like, who else wants some of this action? So, yeah, so we're. We're secondary Purdue fans.

[Mike]

I'm down with that.

[Kevin]

I love it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so the other thing is, this is not a gift for anybody, but a follow up here.

[Kevin]

We keep thinking there's a gift. What else?

[Bobby Bones]

With my leather jacket. My Arkansas. I told you guys I was ordering a leather jacket from a razorback leather jacket.

[Kevin]

Dude, that is sweet.

[Bobby Bones]

Probably too expensive. I don't know. Like, it's leather.

[Kevin]

Looks good. Dude, that is sweet.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, I'm not looking it.

[Mike]

That's awesome.

[Kevin]

Dude, you look tough.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Look like I should have motorcycle.

[Mike]

Like I should have a hog.

[Bobby Bones]

Look at this. And look at the back. Got a hog.

[Kevin]

Look at that.

[Mike]

Yeah, you need to get that hog on a hog. You know what I'm saying?

[Bobby Bones]

This hog on a hog. Hog. You know what I'm saying?

[Kevin]

What. What did the wife think of that?

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I'm glad you asked.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because I opened it with her around purposefully and I said, hey, me and the guys from the show were talking about how you'd feel about this jacket. And I put it on and she looked at it and she said, well, that does look like something you waste your money on. And then she said, and it also looks like something you wear one time and never again, okay? And I said, but that one time I'll be looking good.

[Kevin]

That's right.

[Bobby Bones]

And she said, this will just collect dust on the closet.

[Kevin]

I don't see that happening.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, look how leather this.

[Kevin]

Dude, that looks so good, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

Nice.

[Kevin]

And the pop collar. Good touch.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. This car is automatic. It's grease lightning.

[Mike]

I need a cigarette in your mouth.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah, Grease lightning. Oh, grease lightning. Yeah, man. So, feeling pretty good. Got my Purdue helmet, my razorback leather jacket.

[Kevin]

I mean, dude, you're living life right now, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Life is so good.

[Mike]

You're like one of those characters where it's like. Like, you know, if the quarterback had the head of this and the body of this in the legs of this, it's like a different team for each part of your body.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, well, I only have. I don't have the helmet on anymore, but, yeah. What a day, huh?

[Mike]

Yeah. That's pretty cool.

[Bobby Bones]

You.

[Kevin]

You have a choice. So purposely, you're not gonna wear that one time and one time only.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, I won't wear it now because it's summer.

[Kevin]

Yeah, but it's cold in the studio, so keep it on.

[Bobby Bones]

I normally. I'll wear it for the show. I normally don't wear leather anyway. Just for animals, you know.

[Kevin]

Oh, yeah.

[Mike]

Is it real leather, though, or is it pleather?

[Kevin]

You smell. Let me smell it. Hold on.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, it's got a hole in it. It said leather jacket on the. Oh, thing, but it could be pleather. What do you think that smells like?

[Kevin]

Eddie sniffing?

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, that is a hard sniff.

[Kevin]

There's no smell. No smell. All right.

[Mike]

Dude, you should wear that to bed every night.

[Bobby Bones]

What does. What does no smell mean? I don't know. Pleather or leather?

[Mike]

I think it's pleather.

[Bobby Bones]

Why would you bring that even into the mix, though? I don't know.

[Mike]

Because.

[Bobby Bones]

And you will not get a hat next time either. The one guy who didn't get a treat's all upset.

[Kevin]

It's bit.

[Mike]

Yeah, I'm just saying you don't have to worry about the animals.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, good point. Swear it. Good point. I took it as an insult.

[Kevin]

Good point.

[Bobby Bones]

Good point. That's actually a good point. And I take that one. I said, yeah, no, you did make me feel good. Brandon. Everybody who I took a shot at because I thought he was taking a shot. Turns out he wasn't taking a shot.

[Kevin]

You took that shot back.

[Bobby Bones]

He's protecting I pulled the shot back.

[Mike]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, so I have some stuff here. I played golf yesterday with Danae Hayes.

[Kevin]

Oh, yeah? How did that go?

[Bobby Bones]

Anybody familiar? She a comedian? She does a bunch of social media stuff. Very funny. Online. So we go play. First of all, she won a national championship playing shortstop or second base for Alabama. Wow.

[Kevin]

I didn't know that.

[Bobby Bones]

National. Yeah, as a freshman. And then they went back to the College World Series. I think she was a sophomore or junior. She on the Alabama softball team.

[Kevin]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

So she played second base her freshman year, I think, when they won the championship. And then she played shortstop for three years after that. So, like, high level athlete.

[Kevin]

Sure. So she's good at golf.

[Bobby Bones]

So we go and I go and I think I'm. I hate this about me. And I don't really know her that well, but she plays golf in the middle of the day. And my schedule, if I do get to play, it's always in the middle of the day because I don't have to work till five. I start earlier and end at like one or something. So if Eddie and I ever play, it's at like two.

[Kevin]

Yeah. Late in the day.

[Bobby Bones]

So it's a weird time. And I had seen on her Instagram, and we'd met one time before and was like, hey. And I was thinking about doing some content with her because I knew she was a ball player. And I think I saw that she was the MVP of that softball game. The celebrity softball game.

[Kevin]

Oh, yeah, the Folds of Honor.

[Bobby Bones]

Yes. And she was.

[Mike]

Oh, that's right. On the name.

[Bobby Bones]

She was. She looked like a dog when she was playing. She was sliding in shorts, making crazy. I didn't know. And I was like, what? What's her deal? That's when I found out she played softball at Alabama and won a national championship. So she's playing golf. I'm like, hey, we should play golf. And I. I texted on the way over there because we're playing in my buddy's course. And I was like, hey, I'm gonna play from the white tees. Thinking I'll play from the white tees. And then she's the girl, so she'll play from the red TE's and they'll be close.

[Kevin]

It's nice of you.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So that way it's not because I forget a lot of times I'm playing with women. I just drive past their TE's. Not on purpose, but I'm not used to stopping because we don't play with a lot of women.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so she goes, yeah, I Play from the whites too. I'm like, oh, no.

[Kevin]

Oh, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, she's a beast.

[Mike]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So we were, we played just skins. So we, we. It was like through 10, we were even. Through 13, I think we were even. She won the last three holes. Dude. She hits it farther than I do.

[Kevin]

Really?

[Bobby Bones]

And I hit it further than. Well, you guys do.

[Kevin]

Yeah, but she hit it further than me.

[Bobby Bones]

She hits a. She crushes it. So it was like whack. And at my iron game was good. I hit a wall, like whole 14 or 15.

[Kevin]

A literal wall.

[Bobby Bones]

No, I was just tired the day long day. But she's, she's an athlete, like elite athlete. And so she didn't, she didn't play from the women's teeth. She played from the dudes teeth. Wow. And she hit it further than me almost every time.

[Mike]

Damn.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So good for her. Yeah, yeah, she's good for her. Great, great. And so was she funny? I mean, we're playing golf and also.

[Kevin]

That'S the hard thing about comedians. Like you expect them to be funny all the time, but like they're just.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I think you don't have to be on. Right. Was she funny? Okay. But we were just kind of talking shop a little bit. So as we're talking content talk about TV shows idea. We're just kind of talking.

[Kevin]

Yeah. So it's unfair to comedians because you always want them to be funny. You know, when we saw Adam Sandler, though, he was kind of funny.

[Bobby Bones]

Like on point when Kevin tried to get a picture with him in the private airport.

[Kevin]

I wasn't gonna say that.

[Mike]

Thanks, Eddie.

[Kevin]

No pictures of the airport.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, so yeah, she's really good.

[Kevin]

That's cool.

[Bobby Bones]

It's pretty crazy. Okay. I had a whole list of things. So there's that and there's that. I got my jacket. Oh, you see, Texas State got invited the Pac 12. They did huge. Especially when you come from Austin. Like, that was southwest.

[Kevin]

I mean, that's like south of Austin to be in the Pacific Atlantic.

[Bobby Bones]

What I'm wondering, because there are schools that were in the PAC 12 that are now in the ACC. I'm not even talking about that. I'm talking about that small school, Texas State.

[Kevin]

Yeah, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Is now going to be in the PAC 12. They're going to accept it. If they haven't, as of right now, they're about to accept the office.

[Mike]

Why wouldn't they?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, exactly.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And Texas is not that far from the west coast when it comes to other schools. Like you're talking about California Schools having a flight. Speaking of Rutgers having to fly all the way across the country to the Big Ten to do that.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So I thought it was big. Thought it was crazy that they got invited to the pack.

[Mike]

Mike. Did Mike go there? Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Eat them up.

[Mike]

Let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

Mike's Gold's gonna be a freaking. Let's go Power 4. But maybe that'll be the Power 5 again. Eventually.

[Mike]

Eventually.

[Bobby Bones]

I think Boise is Boise State.

[Mike]

Maybe get some UTEP in there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike]

So, you know, San Diego State.

[Bobby Bones]

Anyway, I thought it was pretty cool.

[Kevin]

That is cool.

[Bobby Bones]

Especially coming from Austin. Texas State also beat Texas and baseball in the, like, the regionals this year of college baseball.

[Mike]

Wow.

[Bobby Bones]

Which was pretty wild up and coming. Okay, so we got invited. I say we. I did, but I. Anything I get invited to, I just expect you guys. So maybe I should check with Coach and make sure he invited you guys, too.

[Kevin]

But he's like, no, no, not them.

[Mike]

So don't bring them, whatever you do.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm just going to share all this stuff because I've had it all on my list for a minute. So Brian Anderson is. He's been on the show before. He does play by play for the brewers. He's on NBA 2K as the voice of 2K. I mean, he's that announcer he does when he was with us. What do we have him on to talk about?

[Mike]

It was a tournament.

[Kevin]

Yeah, it was the tournament. Yeah.

[Mike]

There's, like, after the first round, I believe, because he does the NCAA tournament.

[Bobby Bones]

Got it. Because he does everything. I don't remember which sport we had.

[Kevin]

Him on for Madness.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So he hit me up and he said, hey, you should come to Milwaukee for some brewers. Because he does most of the brewers home games.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And he said, do you golf? And I was like, I golf. I said, I never want to impose. I said, you do all the brewers home games? He goes, yeah, most of the home games. He said, impose away and let's do some golf and some baseball. So we all got invited. I mean, I guess we all didn't get invited.

[Kevin]

You didn't say that.

[Bobby Bones]

I know, I know, I know. Yeah.

[Mike]

Well, Eddie doesn't have his passport.

[Bobby Bones]

That's true.

[Mike]

Yeah. You know, can't leave the state.

[Kevin]

This is America.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I'll never take him up on that. Maybe I should, because he came to me. Yeah.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

But I always feel like I'm just bothering. Like, what am I going to do? Sit up there in the booth and watch him? Yeah.

[Kevin]

You just stare at him the whole time.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I Don't know. I don't know what the expectation.

[Mike]

If you get on the broadcast.

[Kevin]

Yeah, you might get on for like a dining still, though.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't know. But do I. So that may have to sit up there for eight.

[Kevin]

No, they probably put you somewhere else. Right. And does it also mean like, I got you, or does that mean just come up and buy your own ticket?

[Bobby Bones]

I think that means if I'm coming up, he got me. Because we're playing golf before the game. Probably like a night. Night game. I'm sure most of them are now. It's not like wriggly in the 90s.

[Mike]

That stadium looks cool too.

[Kevin]

Yeah, it does look cool.

[Mike]

Yeah. That's one with the slide, right? It goes all the way down. Yeah, we can go on the slide.

[Bobby Bones]

Because we're all getting invited, right?

[Kevin]

Dress for the game. Go on the slide.

[Bobby Bones]

You want another invitation?

[Kevin]

Come on.

[Bobby Bones]

And I'll not. I have two more to tell you about. And I'll probably not take up. Take anybody up on these because I always feel like I'm imposing all the time. So Lionel Richie was tweeting or his Instagram story the other night about all of his concert dates. Have I told you guys this?

[Kevin]

Nope. You have not mentioned this.

[Bobby Bones]

And so it was all European dates. And it's all through, like, August. And I. I woke up, like, two in the morning, so I was kind of out of it. And I'm just scrolling through and I saw that, and I was like, man, I'd love to come to one of these, thinking Lionel didn't run his own socials. But I know Lionel. If we saw each other, we would definitely hug and spend time together. Oh, Eddie was with me once when we saw him.

[Kevin]

It was amazing.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, because Lionel was, like, awesome.

[Kevin]

He's like, Bobby. It's amazing.

[Bobby Bones]

Like, I probably feel weird just going to his house and knocking on his.

[Kevin]

Door, but he might let you in.

[Bobby Bones]

Maybe. Maybe. And he responds back. And he was like, yes, come to a show. And so I kind of remember that I woke up and he hit me. He says, which one do you want to come to? Like, Copenhagen. And I'm going to. Oh, no, now I'm bound to go to European Lionel Richie show. So I thought, Eddie, we could go. But you don't have your passport.

[Kevin]

This is the second time I can go to Milwaukee.

[Bobby Bones]

It was Ireland. These are the mo. You literally. We would go if I had somebody to go with. My wife can't go. So.

[Kevin]

Hold on, hold on. When. When do you think? August? Because I'm doing my past appointment in July.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but then it takes, like, three months to get it.

[Kevin]

Three months?

[Mike]

You can expedite it, but costs.

[Kevin]

What if I slip them I sold the government?

[Mike]

You'll be in Spain in August. Slip them along.

[Bobby Bones]

He's in Spain in August. Yeah, Eddie, it just depends when you get your pass because we. You've never been out of the country.

[Kevin]

August, Never. Mexico. But that. Back then, it was a birth certificate.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

Good man.

[Mike]

I hate to say this, but he's going to be in Austin on October 1st.

[Kevin]

Austin, Texas?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, but that's not a show show. I don't think.

[Mike]

Oh, book tour.

[Coach Pry]

Even better, dude.

[Kevin]

Even better. He reads his.

[Bobby Bones]

Um. So we. We got invited to go to European Lionel shows, guys. But, Eddie, you can't go to that one because you don't have a passport.

[Kevin]

And if you guys went without me.

[Bobby Bones]

I'd be so pissed.

[Mike]

But you have nobody to blame but yourself.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. I got the final thing, and this one I've already said yes to. And I can't say exactly what it is right now. I might could, but I can say part of what it is, so.

[Kevin]

Okay. It's weird.

[Bobby Bones]

Last year, I was the MVP of the Major League Baseball Celebrity All Star Softball game.

[Kevin]

Did you play out of your mind.

[Bobby Bones]

Out of my mind. I was telling Danae that we were playing golf. I was like, it was one of those nights where I played way above what like, my normal line is, like, I'm pretty good and like, I can play okay. But I was out of my mind. Everything I was hitting and anything hit at me, it was just gobble, gobble, gobble. And so not turkey, like, gobbling the balls up.

[Kevin]

Got it.

[Bobby Bones]

And so the All Star Game is in Atlanta this year, and it's in a couple weeks.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And so they usually don't invite the same celebrities to the tournament. It's not a tournament to the game. The celebrity game year after year. Because whomever won the MVP the year before it was actual baseball player. It was one of the brothers that played for the Mariners. Boone. One of the Boone brothers. And maybe Brett Boone. It was either Brett or he played.

[Kevin]

On the Mariners, but.

[Mike]

Yeah, went to my high school. Cool.

[Bobby Bones]

And then. So they don't have the same celebrities back, but I did get invited to do something else.

[Kevin]

And you can't say what it is.

[Bobby Bones]

I can't say what it is.

[Mike]

However, Home Run Derby.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't think they have people.

[Kevin]

I don't think they have the real Home Run Derby.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what I'm Saying I don't think they have, like, quote unquote. Celebrities do that.

[Mike]

No, they don't.

[Bobby Bones]

But here's the thing that I have to do. I have to. I have two weeks, and I have to go to the batting cages. Wow. And I don't know if I can say anything.

[Kevin]

What's the date around that one? All Star.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

What time do we leave?

[Bobby Bones]

Brandon, you will be going for sure.

[Mike]

Oh, all right.

[Kevin]

And your drone.

[Bobby Bones]

I just found out last night.

[Kevin]

You can bring your drone.

[Mike]

Not a lot of it's gonna be a problem.

[Kevin]

It falls on the game.

[Bobby Bones]

But I will be doing something in Atlanta All Star weekend that is super cool. And I gotta go. I gotta go to the baseball batting cages.

[Kevin]

Wow. My mind sp right now with a lot of options.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So you can go too, if you want.

[Kevin]

Wait, I thought that was what this is. I thought we were all invited. I gotta find not all invited.

[Bobby Bones]

On.

[Mike]

I mean, he only invited me so.

[Bobby Bones]

Far, so I gotta find out. I gotta find out what's up.

[Kevin]

I mean, it's Atlanta, but we'd go back. I don't have a passport, but it's good.

[Bobby Bones]

We go down and back. Same day, too.

[Kevin]

Even better.

[Bobby Bones]

Even better. So you don't have to. So all that's coming up.

[Kevin]

So I don't have to what? Let's go.

[Bobby Bones]

So you don't have to, like, get permission.

[Kevin]

Oh, yeah. That's big. Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, yeah. Like wife and kids. Yeah.

[Kevin]

And I'll drive, dude. Don't worry about that.

[Bobby Bones]

I'll drive. We'll not do that. We'll take the plane.

[Kevin]

If we're going back, I want to be driving.

[Mike]

That's eight hours of driving alone.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, if we're going back, same day. We're just gonna get on airplane, go right back.

[Kevin]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

So, yeah, all that's coming up. That's pretty cool. That's awesome.

[Mike]

Do we have a timeline on when we can talk about that more?

[Bobby Bones]

I asked this morning. I messaged Morgan number one, and I said to her, can I talk about blank? And she said, I'll send a text, see if you can start promoting.

[Kevin]

Okay.

[Bobby Bones]

All right.

[Mike]

Okay.

[Kevin]

Do you need a bat? You need a bat?

[Bobby Bones]

I think the bats are going to be wooden. Yeah. Oh, my goodness.

[Kevin]

This is getting better and better.

[Mike]

Are you playing in the game?

[Bobby Bones]

Let's get out. Wouldn't that be crazy?

[Kevin]

They're like, we loved your celebrity. Also, you were so good.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, out of his mind. Yeah. So good stuff, dude. Yeah. We have an interview coming up.

[Kevin]

I mean, the jacket, the helmet, this Is like your time right now.

[Bobby Bones]

Pleather, though.

[Kevin]

Well, I wasn't gonna say that, but.

[Bobby Bones]

So do we want to go to Milwaukee? Do we want to hit him up? So we want to come to a game?

[Kevin]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

Do we want to go on the Purdue Sideline?

[Kevin]

Yes.

[Mike]

100.

[Bobby Bones]

We are going to ask for a Kansas helmet.

[Kevin]

Yes.

[Mike]

Blue.

[Bobby Bones]

Possibly. We'll go to Atlanta. Yeah, there's some stuff there.

[Kevin]

Copenhagen. If my passport gets here on time.

[Bobby Bones]

If it's in time. You know what? You've never been out of the country. Maybe we go in August.

[Kevin]

Amsterdam. Dude, that's my first time out of the country.

[Bobby Bones]

Let's go. I've been in the airport in Amsterdam.

[Kevin]

That doesn't count. It doesn't count.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Mike]

Hey, you know, even if it doesn't get here, he's got a. He's got a show. September 7th, Santiago, Chile.

[Kevin]

Santiago, people, bro. I'm not from Chile.

[Bobby Bones]

Mars.

[Mike]

This is weird. September 11th in Buenos Aires.

[Kevin]

I'm not from there.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't want to go there. That's more like. Yeah, that'd be more like, dude, have.

[Kevin]

You seen concerts from those South American places?

[Bobby Bones]

Like, yeah, yeah.

[Kevin]

Like, there's a Pearl Jam concert. I think it's in Argentina. It looks like. I mean, it looks like a wave of people just jumping the whole show.

[Bobby Bones]

I think they're just happy that, like, big acts because they don't get down to South America a lot.

[Kevin]

Oh, yeah, yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

That's why. It's like, honestly, if I go to North Dakota and, like, do a show, they freak out because they're just happy anybody's there. Like, I'd be that good. It's like, thank you for being here. Coming up, Virginia Tech head football coach Brent Pry. We will talk to him right after this. Thank you to the presenting sponsor of today's episode, American Express. I'm a big American Express guy. I travel for work a lot. I'm able to use this card in an amazing way for my business expenses. You know me, I'm on the road. I feel like sometimes too much, but all the points I get makes it so much better. With the Amex Business Platinum, you earn five times membership reward points on flights and prepaid hotels. Book through amextravel.com plus, you can work while you're on the go. With access to more than 1400 lounges globally through the American Express Global Lounge collection, including the Centurion Lounge. That's powerful backing of American Express. Terms apply. Learn [e-mail] AmExBusiness Meta AI is the.

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[Bobby Bones]

Hey, Coach, appreciate the time.

[Coach Pry]

Absolutely, man.

[Bobby Bones]

Got a couple things. First, we were just talking about the Metallica concert. They were here and I think of Metallica now with Virginia Tech, because when you guys walk in, like, that's really one of the most sick entrances in college football, just in sports, period. But then we started talking about the first. Did you go to the concert when they were there?

[Coach Pry]

Yes, sir.

[Bobby Bones]

Who opened that show?

[Coach Pry]

Pantera.

[Bobby Bones]

Did you get a chance to watch Pantera at all?

[Coach Pry]

I did not.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay. Did you get there from Metallica? And how was Metallica? What kind of energy did Metallica still bring?

[Coach Pry]

I wasn't a Metallica fan going into it. I'm a Metallica fan coming out the other side. They really put on a great show. You know, got a chance to meet them really humble guys, kind of. They understood the gravity of what, what the show meant to so many hokie faithful. So all in all, I was impressed.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you remember the first time you walked into the stadium as that song was playing? Your first game as head coach, as head coach at Virginia Tech, you know what game that was?

[Coach Pry]

First time it happened was the spring game. I'm at the end of the tunnel and the team's behind me. You've got one of our staffers out there giving me the countdown. 5, 4, 3, 2, 1. And then you hit it running. You got everybody charging out behind you. She's on like three and the guys just push and they start coming out. I mean, I bout wiped out my very first time running out. That's no joke. I said, you guys see this person up here with a hand up counting down. I'm not leaving until she tells me.

[Bobby Bones]

The spring games have changed. What are you guys doing this year? A lot of schools aren't having them at all.

[Coach Pry]

Yeah, we, we believe in them. I still want that for our fans. I want it for our kids. I think it's a good experience to be in the stadium. You know, we play four quarters of kind of modified. The first one's a true quarter and then second, third and fourth have some modifications. But it's good for some of our young players and our developmental guys. I think the, you know, our fans. It's a big weekend in Blacksburg. There's always softball and baseball and lots going on. So it's, you know, it's something that we get excited about around here. I'd hate to see it go away.

[Bobby Bones]

So you were in Nashville with coach Franklin, correct? And you moved to Penn State with him? Yes, sir. What was he like to work under?

[Coach Pry]

Oh, he's. He's great. Yeah, he's. He's a great leader. You know, obviously we had a lot of success at Vanderbilt that they hadn't cheat. Hadn't achieved prior to that. You know, we had good staff, good people, and I loved our players there. We had really good teams. Never the most talented, but better teams. And you know, James and I, he played quarterback for my father in college and I was a young coach in my first job. This was at East Stroudsburg, D2 School in the Poconos. And so we've been friends a long time. We came up in this business, you know, so I was excited to jump on board with him. And join forces at Vanderbilt and then Penn State for a bunch of years. It was tough to leave even for a head job like Virginia Tech. You know, I loved working with James and we accomplished a lot at Penn State and Vanderbilt. In fact, when I told him, I said, I'm, I'm going to take this job at Virginia Tech. He said, what do you mean? I thought we were going to coach together forever. I'm like, James, it's the head job at Virginia Tech. I'm not going to turn this one down.

[Bobby Bones]

I feel like I've been lucky enough to go to a lot of cool places and see a lot of atmospheres. I've not been to Virginia Tech, like, so what's cool about Blacksburg? What if I came and went to a game? What would I leave thinking and saying?

[Coach Pry]

You would say, I can't believe this place is so beautiful. I had no idea from, you know, that the area, the region of the country that it's in southwest Virginia and the mountains. And then on top of that, everybody in Blacksburg and everybody with Virginia Tech is just the friendliest place. You know, our mantra is this is home. And that's why that's real. At our place. People are very kind and generous. It's a servant minded place. But then the atmosphere in that stadium, you know, we're, it's, it's blue collar Virginia Tech sweatshirts or T shirts. Everybody stands up for the. And when you got an entrance like that, it gets people pretty hyped for the game. So it's arguably the best entrance, but the atmosphere itself carries through. And there's been some incredible games in that stadium and I was fortunate to be a part of a bunch of them. You know, my first run there, 95, 6 and 7 is when we really were turning the corner. We went to a Sugar bowl in Big Texas on New Year's Eve, followed it up with an Orange bowl trip against Nebraska and did some big things. So it's always been special for me. It's that kind of place. I tell our recruits and families it's not for everybody, but for those that identify with Virginia Tech, it can be pretty special. And you're going to leave there loving it.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, can you give me a Coach Beamer story from your first run there?

[Coach Pry]

Yeah. I tell you, he's, he's one of the most kind and considerate head coaches I've ever been around. He's just, you know, you always wanted to make him proud, no matter what. I still feel that way. He comes in the building a Couple days a week. And it's, like, you know, surreal for me. I sit at his desk. He walks. I'm like, coach, you want to sit down? I get up. Let me get your coffee. You need the paper? Like, what can I do for you? Like, you know, I come down the hallway here. Here's all his college football hall of Fame and all his accomplishments, and then I walk into his office, and so it smacks me in the face every day. But, you know, that's what I remember about Coach. He was very smart. He was very fair. He wanted you to treat others the right way, you know, so cut my teeth there under him and under Bud Foster and those guys. So, you know, it's great that we still see Coach, you know, around town and in our. In our facility.

[Bobby Bones]

Kind of weird that some of the teams and you guys will have to do it, too. But Cal is, like, traveling to you guys this year. That. That. That's a. That's a long trip for those California guys to travel all the way over. And you guys got to make some of those. Looking at your schedule next year, you're not playing anywhere west. But you do have some of these teams coming over. Like, when a team like Cal comes over, do you. Is that advantageous to the home team, knowing they're completely off their clock? Their circadian rhythm is completely different.

[Coach Pry]

It can be. I mean, it's obviously challenging. We went to Stanford last year. We had a tough loss down at Miami on the last play of the game, and we had to follow that up with a trip to Stanford. And in some ways, it was refreshing to get out of town, kind of get that loss even more behind us, and we went out an extra day early. Our performance staff did a tremendous job planning the trip. We were able to spend some time with hokies and friends that were with the 49ers. We stayed right near their facility and found good spot to practice. And honestly, played very well. I think, again, my hat's off to our performance group to plan the trip. And our guys felt great in a really good place. The administration supported us traveling the right way, you know, in the right kind of plane and staying as long as we needed to to give us the best chance to win in a challenging situation like that.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you guys have a general manager for football?

[Coach Pry]

We do.

[Bobby Bones]

And how has that been? Because that's a whole new relationship. Because it's a whole new position.

[Coach Pry]

Yeah. So the president of our collective triumph, a fellow named Kelly Woolwein, he's really the GM right now. But we've got a, you know, a second mate named Mike Hazel, which has been my chief of staff. He was with us at Vanderbilt. He was with us the entire time at Penn State. A very valuable member of the crew. Those two guys, along with a couple other. Couple of other associates kind of run that thing for us. But the biggest challenge with, with the front office and, and contracts and it's everybody being synced up. You know, you've got a vein that you're coaching staff. You're 10 to 15 guys now at this point. You got a vein. That's your recruiting department, your communications, your on campus visits, your. And then you have a vein. That's your front office. You know, that's contracts and inventory. And so getting all three of those wings synced up and on the same page and understanding where we are with particular recruits or guys on our team, you know, that takes a lot of work, takes great communication.

[Bobby Bones]

How do you guys pick captains?

[Coach Pry]

So everybody has a vote and the coach's vote counts twice. You know, obviously we coach our guys up on what captains look like and leaders look like. There's a lot invested there so that they're choosing guys for the right reasons. And in the end, I'll have the final say.

[Bobby Bones]

So.

[Coach Pry]

But, you know, everybody's input is very important to me.

[Bobby Bones]

Got a wind chime there, coach? What kind of wind chime you working with there?

[Coach Pry]

I know we got three dogs, three cats, contractors in and out. Here I am, second day vacation, I'm at the DMV getting a boat registered. I picked up couple palm trees at Home Depot sitting in beach traffic.

[Bobby Bones]

Do you feel like you need to have those dead periods or coaches need to have dead periods, otherwise they would never take a break and eventually just fry themselves.

[Coach Pry]

Yeah, it's hard. Now, I'm a big believer in balance, not just for myself or our staff, but for our team. I can't personally be at my best and deliver my A game if I don't get some balance and some time off and away from. But with today's technology, you know, I, I mean, there's. I've got zooms, I've got staff calls, I've got recruiting needs. I mean, there's guys trying to make decisions right now, you know, out of the high school ovs we're coming off of. So there's a lot of work that still has to be done. You can't just shut it down. I'll find a day, maybe once a week here these next few weeks where I just step away from the phone and the iPad and clear my schedule. But you're kind of juggling it all. It's just, it doesn't stop. But it's nice to be able to get out of town and get away. And I love this time of year because the coaches get a chance to take a break and the team becomes player led, you know, your strength, staff involved. But everything else is the leaders on that team stepping up and leading the groups.

[Bobby Bones]

I have three final questions. I do want to talk about Micah Parsons for a second. He was awesome, right? Like, what do you even ask? Like, he just. In college, he looked awesome. He's still dominant. What was he like to coach?

[Coach Pry]

Well, I recruited Micah from 9th grade D line coach. And I went down and watched him play and he had two and a half sacks, one for a fumble. He blocked a punt, he blocked an extra point, and he was the first one down on kickoff. So we offered him that night. He's clearly one of the most talented guys I've ever coached in 35 years. But what separated him was he's arguably the most competitive guy I've ever coached. When it came to, you know, competing in one on ones or tire pools or pass rush or bowling or chess, you name it, he wanted to win so badly, that's when he was at his absolute best, you know, and his talent really came through.

[Bobby Bones]

Two questions left. Do you keep notes of the motivational things that you say so you don't repeat them?

[Coach Pry]

No, I'm pretty organic. You know, I try and keep a good pulse on our team and our staff and our culture and, you know, I'm a big quote guy and good, you know, messaging, we coach mentality as hard as we coach anything else, I just think it's a skill set that you want to make sure guys are maximizing just like speed or strength or ability to catch the ball. So we coach it all the time. And, you know, team building, we've doubled down there this off season. Every Wednesday was devoted to team building. We try to stay clear of anything football other than that. But, you know, I think it's important that you, you understand where your team is. And it's not just what I think. You know, there's communication, there's feedback. I grow the most as a coach, you know, through the feedback, through some hard conversations. And so for me, it's organic and I want it to be genuine and real. And we're very transparent at our place both ways.

[Bobby Bones]

So final question, just to do with the schedule. You guys have a pretty favorable schedule when it comes to where you're playing, who you're playing, and I'm not asking a goal as far as a record, but, like, generally speaking, what's the goal as you're going into the season? What do you guys have up on the board?

[Coach Pry]

Yeah, we want to play. We want to play to our potential. We don't feel like we did that last year. Not. Not consistently. We played really well at times. But to be the team that can compete, you know, for a championship in this league and try and slide in those playoffs, we got to play to our potential. We're more than talented enough to do it, and we've got the investment and the sacrifice where it needs to be. You know, as coaches and players, you know, we got to reach our potential each week.

[Bobby Bones]

Coach, really appreciate the time. One day I'm gonna get out there. I'm gonna get out to Virginia Tech. I hear you. I hear you. It's close.

[Coach Pry]

You will not regret it. You will not regret it.

[Bobby Bones]

I hear you. You like the color? You like the color Virginia Tech color? What is that color? I'm colorblind, but what color would you say that is? What color do they say that is?

[Coach Pry]

Yeah, we're orange and maroon.

[Bobby Bones]

That's maroon. Do you guys feel like that's maroon?

[Kevin]

Looks like maroon.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm colorblind. I'm colorblind. For like, for sure. For sure. I didn't know it was maroon. Maybe I like him a little more than. Yeah, I didn't know, Coach, hope you have a good break. Thank you for giving us the time. And do you say, go, Hokies? What do you guys say at the end of interviews?

[Coach Pry]

Yeah. Go, Hokies.

[Bobby Bones]

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[Brandon]

The personal AI to help you with whatever you need. Plus, it meets you where you are. Not only is Meta AI now an app, but it's also on the apps you already know and Love Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, and Messenger. Plus the Ray Ban Meta glasses. It's easy to access wherever you are, so whether you're talking or texting, Meta AI is convenient to use throughout your day. Experience Meta's newest AI that's tailored to you by Download the Meta AI App Try the Meta AI app today on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Malcolm Gladwell here. I recently recorded the first episode of Smart Talks with IBM where I learned how AI agents are joining AI assistants as a major productivity tool. Let's start with AI agents. AI agents can reason, plan, and collaborate with other AI tools to autonomously perform tasks for a user. Brian Bitzel, an expert from IBM, gave me an example of how a college freshman might use an AI agent As.

[Brian Bissell]

A new student, you may not know how do I deal with my health and wellness issue? How many credits am I going to get for this given class? You could talk to someone and find out some of that, but maybe it's a little bit sensitive and you don't.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

Want to do that, Bissell told me. You could build an AI agent, a resource for new students that helps them navigate a new campus, register for classes, access the services they need, and even schedule appointments on their behalf, which in turn buys them more time to focus on their actual schoolwork.

[Brian Bissell]

We can see patterns of how agents and assistants can help employees and customers and end users be more productive, automate workflows so they're not doing certain types of repetitive work over and over again and streamlining their lives and making data more accessible to them 24 hours a day.

[Malcolm Gladwell]

To learn more about IBM's AI agents and how they can help your business, visit IBM.com agents.

[Bobby Bones]

All right, thanks to Coach Pry for being on I watched the NBA draft. I was kind of mildly entertained for like six minutes.

[Kevin]

Six minutes.

[Bobby Bones]

I only wanted to see two things. Did they draft Cooper Flag at number one? They did, obviously. And where would Ace Bailey go? Because he was like, I don't want to play for. And he listed all the teams. Then he got drafted by one of the teams he didn't want to play for because he probably would have been the second or third pick. The kid from Rutgers, he was hurt a little bit. But Dylan Harper, which is crazy, also played at Rutgers. But his dad, you know his dad is.

[Mike]

Yeah, Ron Harper didn't know till after he got drafted.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, went number two.

[Kevin]

His mom got a lot of Attention, too. I don't know if you saw that. Well, Kevin talked about her earlier.

[Mike]

I didn't say no such thing.

[Bobby Bones]

I didn't say no such thing.

[Kevin]

He's not stuttering. What was it?

[Bobby Bones]

Me. Cannipple went forward to Charlotte. Oh, and he had all his brothers. Like, he's the oldest. Like five brothers.

[Kevin]

Really.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. And they're all like big, tall, athletic white boys. Even the smallest one.

[Kevin]

And he's the oldest, so that means they're going to be. Yeah, they're going to be up there.

[Bobby Bones]

And Ace Bailey went to Utah, so.

[Mike]

And he hasn't showed up yet.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's all as of right now. Even the press conference, he didn't. I mean, he wasn't there for the press conference.

[Mike]

Yeah. And the Florida kid, he got drafted by them, too, right? And he's there.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Mike]

But their top five pick isn't there.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

Is that Brady, like, yeah, I know you.

[Bobby Bones]

It's entitlement. Sure. And when they drafted him, because I stopped watching after that because there were no Arkansas guys. I just wanted to see those two people. Cooper flag. And where Ace Bailey fell to. Because once the Baylor kid went at three, I was like, aaron Rodgers, action. We're into it. Let's see how long. But then Bailey went at five.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I thought he'd fall to six because he said he did not want to play for Utah, but Utah's like, yeah.

[Kevin]

Shut up, don't care.

[Bobby Bones]

Well, Utah has freaking Danny Ainge as the GM and Danny Ainge, dgaf. Danny Ainge is like the greatest human athlete I think the earth has ever seen, in general. You ever see that? He played minor league baseball, NBA, was a, like, great all state quarterback.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

In high school, whatever all that is. But like one of the greatest pure athletes ever. And he was like, all right, Ace Bailey, game on, drafted him.

[Mike]

Yeah. He doesn't care. And that Celtics doc that came out recently, he talked about when he was playing on the Celtics and Larry Bird was getting older. He was. He told their gm, trade him. Get him out of here. He's no, you. It's like, Larry Bird. He's like, I don't care.

[Bobby Bones]

That's what Belichick did, though.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

He tried to trade him a year before they would get bad rather than a year after Belichick, he would try.

[Kevin]

To trade Larry Bird.

[Bobby Bones]

No, no, no. I think you're mixing up stories here.

[Mike]

Same town.

[Bobby Bones]

I was making a Kevin analogy.

[Mike]

I got you. I got you.

[Bobby Bones]

That's why I traded. That's why Brady ended up not being. Yeah. Kept.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Because he wasn't traded. He left as a free agent. Correct.

[Mike]

Yeah. And one of those.

[Bobby Bones]

That was crazy. So. Yeah. Yeah. It was mildly entertaining. And then I wanted to see where I do. Thero went and he was drafted, I think, by Brooklyn, but then traded the Lakers. He's an Arkansas guy, early second round. But, yeah. What's up?

[Kevin]

I saw the Cowboys like, Michael Parsons and. And CD Lamb, like. All right, flag. Welcome to Dallas Cooper's coming.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, yeah.

[Kevin]

Pretty cool. Wonder they'll hang out and, like, be friends and stuff right now. No, probably not.

[Bobby Bones]

Halliburton does have torn Achilles. That sucks so bad for the fan base. It sucks for him, but it sucks so bad for the fan base because they lost game seven. Let's say they lost it with Halliburton. There was. There would be so much excitement going into next year because the whole core group would be back.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

And now he's gonna miss in the whole year.

[Kevin]

And even when you do come back, like, I just. Like, can you play 100%.

[Bobby Bones]

I saw a stat. All these famous players, they tore an Achilles and came back what their percentage was versus what the percentage was afterward. And that's cool. It didn't look good.

[Kevin]

Yeah. I mean, you just. You just worry now because how. How easy it was when it happened.

[Bobby Bones]

And I wish I had that. I don't have it because it's. Which. It didn't look good. What a stupid thing to say. But there was not a single person that was as good as before they were injured. And what sucks to Halliburton. I mean, look at Kevin. The Celtics. Like Jason Tatum, prime of his career. I mean, Clay is one of the last people that.

[Kevin]

I remember it being Durant, too, in that Finals. Yep. Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. So that sucks for the town of Indianapolis because they had so much to be excited about, even after a loss.

[Kevin]

At least I got Caitlin Clark. That's what I was gonna say. They have Caitlin Clark.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That's pretty awesome. But not the same.

[Kevin]

Not the same. Not the same.

[Bobby Bones]

Not the same.

[Kevin]

They got the Colts.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's true, too. But Colts. Not the same. That is. That race is still there.

[Kevin]

The indy indie. Indy 500. Yeah, still there.

[Mike]

Not the draft. The combine.

[Kevin]

Combine.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, the combine is at the combine there.

[Kevin]

Yeah, some stuff.

[Bobby Bones]

Yep, yep, yep.

[Kevin]

About it, though.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Just trying to think of some other.

[Kevin]

Did you guys see that Yang Hansen guy that got drafted, like, the second coming to Yao Ming over here?

[Bobby Bones]

No, I was more thinking about, like, Indy.

[Kevin]

Oh, is he from Indy? Casey is he from India? No, he's from.

[Bobby Bones]

Hey. Of course he's not. Sucks for Indy. He's not even from another one.

[Kevin]

I'm sorry, Indy.

[Bobby Bones]

I mean, Purdue's like an hour above Indy.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

So they have Coach Odin now.

[Kevin]

Upside down.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. That sucks, man. Sorry, Andy. Yeah. Durant's going to the Rockets, though. We talked about that, though.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

I hit you with a quick list. My quick list of the most annoying fan bases in sports.

[Kevin]

Oh, boy.

[Bobby Bones]

Let me look at the camera so we get this for a good social clip.

[Kevin]

Cowboys are on there for sure.

[Bobby Bones]

And now. Why'd you talk over me?

[Kevin]

Do it again.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay, hold on. Did you. Maybe you didn't talk over me.

[Kevin]

Take two. And action.

[Bobby Bones]

And now, the most annoying fan bases in sports, according to me. In a leather jacket in the summer. Damn. Sweating a little bit. I'll be honest with you.

[Kevin]

No, you can't. You got to leave it.

[Bobby Bones]

Okay?

[Kevin]

Leave it on.

[Bobby Bones]

At number five, Philadelphia Eagles fans. Amen. Not because they win. That's cool. I kind of like the grit of the Eagles, but because I'm scared of them. They're mean. That's become their identity. So they do it more just for it to remain their identity. So, Eagles fans, I am scared of you. But enough of that. We'll beat you up. We got it. Okay. Number four, the Dallas Cowboys.

[Mike]

Oh.

[Coach Pry]

Yep.

[Bobby Bones]

Fair weather and loud. I'd like to do two impressions of a Dallas Cowboys fan impression. 1. Two games into the season, we're 2. 0. We can win this thing. Let's go. Let's go, Cowboys. Woo. Two weeks later. God, we're two and two.

[Mike]

We suck.

[Bobby Bones]

We're the worst. I quit watching the game. Thank you. Those are my impressions.

[Kevin]

Pretty accurate.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Brandon]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

At number three on my list, Duke basketball. Bunch of rich kids who have great haircuts. And their haircuts are always fresh, which means they spend a lot of money on haircuts because you have to get them all the time to remain fresh. And that's how we know you're rich. You've always got a fresh haircut, you're rich. And because ESPN loves you so much, I don't. So, at number three, most annoying fan bases, Duke basketball.

[Kevin]

And what's that thing they do around a player? It's annoying.

[Bobby Bones]

I don't mind that so much. Yeah, for me, it's the fresh haircuts all the time. I don't know why it's always a thing. At number two, Tennessee Volunteer Football.

[Mike]

Go Balls.

[Bobby Bones]

Worst, but catchiest song in sports. You would think by the entitlement they have as a football program that they've won the last 10 national titles in football. I just checked. Nope, not at all. No national titles in a long time. When's the last time, Kevin?

[Mike]

1999.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, it's a bad year for me. That's T. Martin year. That's U.S. fumbling. Arkansas fumbling. We lost that game. That's also why I kind of probably hate them. And because they live close. You kind of hate that number one.

[Kevin]

Oh, I know this one.

[Bobby Bones]

I bet you don't.

[Kevin]

Obvious.

[Bobby Bones]

I bet you don't. Notre Dame. No.

[Kevin]

Burnt orange.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, Texas. Come on. They're not the most annoying.

[Kevin]

They're not number one.

[Bobby Bones]

Really?

[Kevin]

I'm shocked.

[Mike]

Not the team he hates the most. The most annoying fan base.

[Kevin]

Oh, the fan base of Texas is.

[Bobby Bones]

Oh, I hate the Longhorns as a team.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

In Arkansas we are taught to hate the freaking Longhorns. And they have more money than everybody and they don't win near as much as some of the buddies, which is crazy. If you have more money and you have more resources, you should be able to turn those resources into national championships. And they don't. But this isn't a Texas hater. They don't even make my top five most annoying. I don't even. They don't even exist in the fan based world.

[Kevin]

Okay. I don't feel like worse than being number one.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, I don't feel like they're that like actively annoying.

[Mike]

No.

[Bobby Bones]

Right? No, I hate them, but they're not annoying.

[Mike]

Yeah.

[Kevin]

No. I'll never forget, man. I was working on a Saturday morning at my news station right by the stadium and they saw some two Texas fans peeing on my tires. Ever since then you guys are annoying.

[Bobby Bones]

Isn't that individuals though? It's more like a person.

[Mike]

How many Cowboys fans do that?

[Kevin]

Not on my drug.

[Mike]

Every one of them.

[Bobby Bones]

Every Cowboys fan has peed on Eddie's truck. The number one most annoying fan base in all of the sports is. And by the way, they are the most entitled group in the history of sports fans. And they show up by the hundreds and it's like a virus that takes over wherever they're going into. And it's Kentucky basketball.

[Kevin]

Oh, man.

[Bobby Bones]

And let's say there are 10,000 Kentucky basketball fans. If I were to do the math. Six teeth.

[Kevin]

Oh, come by. Carry the one. Yeah, there you go. That's cold, dude.

[Bobby Bones]

And we got your coach. What do you think about that?

[Kevin]

Yeah, he's not wearing blue anymore.

[Bobby Bones]

Dude, this jacket's so Hot.

[Kevin]

You're sweaty.

[Bobby Bones]

This jacket's so.

[Mike]

I'm like, we're getting the wings.

[Bobby Bones]

We got you, architects.

[Mike]

Got you.

[Bobby Bones]

I'm in a freaking leather, lame pleather, lame jacket, sweating my balls off. The thing I have to say about all five of these, though, is like, you have to respect it. They're annoying because they win.

[Kevin]

That's right. It's true. Especially number four on your list there. Gotta respect it.

[Bobby Bones]

No, that one's the fair weather.

[Kevin]

What do you mean?

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah, that's the only one that doesn't really win.

[Kevin]

The whole list. You gotta respect.

[Bobby Bones]

Yeah. 80% of that list. You gotta respect. They're winning. I think the Cowboys got annoying because of the winning they did in the 90s. They just can't let it go.

[Kevin]

Yeah. We're still hoping that happens again.

[Bobby Bones]

That's my list. Most annoying fan bases in sports. Thank you, everybody. All right, we. We're done. You know what, guys? I hope you have a good, good weekend.

[Kevin]

Thank you, man.

[Bobby Bones]

I usually don't hope that for you guys.

[Kevin]

You actually never do, so.

[Bobby Bones]

I know. I hope you do.

[Kevin]

Are you trying to jinx our weekend?

[Bobby Bones]

Let me think about this for a second. Eddie's a Cowboys fan.

[Kevin]

Yes.

[Bobby Bones]

That affects me.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Brandon's a Cowboys fan. That affects me.

[Kevin]

Yeah.

[Bobby Bones]

Kevin's a Tennessee fan. That's stupid. Mike's a Texas fan. But that Mike's nice, though.

[Kevin]

Mike's a coin, too.

[Bobby Bones]

You. Yeah.

[Kevin]

Yes, yes, yes.

[Mike]

I don't put Mike in the same category as Eddie, though.

[Kevin]

I don't give up like Eddie does.

[Bobby Bones]

Eddie gives up every game. Every game they lose.

[Kevin]

When your starting quarterback goes down. Yeah. You start giving up.

[Mike]

He stops watching games when they're losing.

[Kevin]

That's not true. I've never done that.

[Bobby Bones]

He just goes to soccer. He didn't watch football anymore. He watches football. He's like, I'm out of here betting on horses. Yes.

[Kevin]

Well, I do that.

[Bobby Bones]

Thank you, everybody. Have a great weekend. And most of you guys hope you have a good weekend, too. Still, considering 80% of us, 80% of you, hope you have a great weekend. All right, that's it. Follow us at Bobby Bonesports. Eddie, blow it. We'll see you guys. Bye, buddy. Theme song written by Bobby Bones. That's me. And performed by Brandon Ray. Follow Brandon on socials at brandonray Music. You can follow the show on Instagram at Bobby Bonesports. Thanks to our crew, co host at producer, Eddie, segment producer at Kickoff, Kevin, and executive producer at Mike Diestro. But most importantly, thank you for listening. Bobby Bones. We'll talk to you next time here on 25 Whistles.

[Eddie]

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[Kevin]

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