SORE LOSERS: Ray The Drama Queen

Summary

Summary of "SORE LOSERS: Ray The Drama Queen" – The Bobby Bones Show

Episode Information

• Title: SORE LOSERS: Ray The Drama Queen
• Host/Author: Premiere Networks
• Release Date: March 15, 2025
• Description: Dive into the antics and candid conversations of Raymundo and Lunchbox as they navigate personal stories, sports frustrations, and unexpected adventures.

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1. Golfing Plans and Communication Breakdown ([05:00] – [08:35])

The episode kicks off with Raymundo and Lunchbox discussing their attempts to organize a golfing outing with friends. Raymundo expresses frustration over coordinating tee times, highlighting a lack of effective communication within their group.

Notable Quotes:

• Lunchbox: “Why are you such a drama queen?”
• Raymundo: “...this is why I don't play golf with people. And I go solo.”

The conversation underscores the challenges of aligning schedules and the resulting tension, leading Raymundo to prefer golfing alone over the complications of group planning.

2. Sneaking into Sports Venues ([08:35] – [15:00])

Raymundo shares an intriguing story about gaining unauthorized access to sports arenas. Recalling an encounter with a man named Thomas, Ray explains how a $30 investment allowed him and his friends to attend events without official tickets.

Notable Quotes:

• Raymundo: “He knew a flaw in the system. He knew chink in the armor.”
• Lunchbox: “It’s amazing. Thomas really did change your life.”

This segment highlights the allure and risks of circumventing traditional entry methods, emphasizing the memorable experiences and friendships formed through such escapades.

3. Car Accident Analysis ([25:26] – [30:49])

The duo delves into a detailed recount of a car accident witnessed by Raymundo on Broadway. They analyze the incident, discussing the likely causes and the involved parties' behaviors.

Notable Quotes:

• Raymundo: “Two cars. I tried to piece it together. One of them ran a red light right at that intersection.”
• Lunchbox: “They have a code, man. Like, they have to go and support their own.”

Their analysis covers the sequence of events, the response from emergency services, and the camaraderie among taxi drivers in the aftermath of accidents.

4. NCAA Tournament Critique ([36:01] – [57:11])

A significant portion of the episode is dedicated to critiquing the inclusion criteria for the NCAA basketball tournament. Lunchbox vehemently argues against teams with underwhelming conference records being selected, advocating for stricter standards based on performance rather than reputation.

Notable Quotes:

• Lunchbox: “If you aren't 500 or better in your conference regular season. You cannot get in that large bid, period.”
• Raymundo: “If you have a redneck fan base, you get one seed in the tournament.”

The discussion covers specific teams like Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, debating their merits and questioning the fairness of their inclusion despite mediocre records. The hosts also express concerns over the unpredictability of March Madness, suggesting that the current selection process undermines the tournament's integrity.

Additional Insights:

• Raymundo: Highlights historical performances and potential biases in team selections.
• Lunchbox: Emphasizes the importance of winning against strong teams to earn tournament bids, rather than just participating.

5. Closing Remarks and Future Plans ([57:11] – [59:29])

As the episode nears its end, Raymundo and Lunchbox touch upon upcoming sports events and podcasts. They promote new collaborations and encourage listeners to engage with their content across various platforms.

Notable Quotes:

• Lunchbox: “Listen to Energy Line with Nate and JSB on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.”
• Raymundo: “Tune into our new podcast, Listen to.”

This segment serves as a teaser for future episodes, hinting at more in-depth sports analysis and personal stories to come.

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Key Takeaways

• Communication Challenges: Effective planning within friend groups, especially for activities like golf, can be fraught with misunderstandings and frustrations.

• Underground Networks: Raymundo’s experience with sneaking into sports venues highlights the existence of informal networks that facilitate unauthorized event access.

• Accident Response: The detailed recount of the Broadway car accident sheds light on the protocol followed by taxi drivers and emergency responders in such situations.

• Tournament Selection Debate: A passionate discussion on the NCAA tournament's selection criteria reveals differing opinions on meritocracy versus popularity in sports.

• Future Endeavors: The hosts are expanding their reach with new podcasts, offering listeners more content related to sports and personal narratives.

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Conclusion

"SORE LOSERS: Ray The Drama Queen" offers an engaging blend of personal anecdotes, sports commentary, and candid discussions. Raymundo and Lunchbox provide listeners with a mix of humor, critical insights, and relatable frustrations, all while promoting their expanding multimedia presence.

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Transcript

[Raymundo]

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[Raymundo]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I hit it.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, you did hit it. Okay, good. You're a little faster than I am, but that's okay. I'll just stop. Watch, stop. Watch, start. Just think we're about five seconds behind. That's all I'll know. It's a good day.

[Raymundo]

Well, it looks like I got Big Ben on this computer every day.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, Big Ben. What's he doing?

[Raymundo]

No, not him. Oh, the city and the tower.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, the national park. Big Bend.

[Raymundo]

No, London.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, Big Bend. The clock. Got it. I never knew it was called that until a couple years ago. Had no idea. And I couldn't. If you showed me it, maybe I'd know what it was, but I don't. It's just a clock. Like in the town square or whatever.

[Raymundo]

And what I've always wondered do they know as much about America as we know about over there? Because, dude, we don't know crap. You couldn't even name one of the most famous things there.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I doubt they do, because what do we have? I mean, maybe they know what the Statue of Liberty is. I wonder. That's a great question. We should have asked our boy Troy.

[Raymundo]

Why not? That's an amazing question.

[Lunchbox]

Like, what kind of monuments do you know about in America? Like, there's no way they know about Mount Rushmore, right? Because it's our president.

[Raymundo]

I've heard that it's. They know New York, they know Miami, they know LA LA because of Hollywood and Vegas. And then they know cowboy. They always know that crap. They'll go texas, yeehaw. And they know Nashville, Yeehaw too.

[Lunchbox]

Mm, yeah, maybe. No, they do.

[Raymundo]

When I like, kind of. Actually, when we go on vacation, we always ask them and they go nashville, yeehaw.

[Lunchbox]

Ok, see, I never really even ask people. I don't even think about it. I always assume, because I'm from America, this is me being ignorant, that they all know America.

[Raymundo]

Big dumb American.

[Lunchbox]

Big dumb American.

[Raymundo]

Way to perpetuate. Perpetuate the stereotype.

[Lunchbox]

I mean, I should have asked people. That is so dumb. Like when I went to Iceland, I should have said, hey, do you know about America? Like, what do you know about America? But I guess, really, I didn't talk to that many Icelandic people.

[Raymundo]

It was all tourists.

[Lunchbox]

It's all tourists. That's a great point. So nevermind. Now, that would have been stupid too. Okay, now I got a question for you. Let's start the show.

[Raymundo]

We just disrespected the entire globe.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, I want to start the show because, I mean, we got to get to so much stuff. There's so much to talk about.

[Raymundo]

There is, yeah. All right, we're gonna do it live. Arnold is flying back from Cancun. He was there with Bonnie Blue, the girl that slept with over a thousand guys. And Arnold told me he has got a story to tell us when he gets back.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, can't wait.

[Raymundo]

The last voicemail I got from him verbatim was pretty short. It was pretty hungover.

[Lunchbox]

Talk to you in lunch.

[Raymundo]

I've got a story about Bonnie Blue. No, I didn't cheat.

[Lunchbox]

Say hi, Abby.

[Raymundo]

And then it cut off. So he had a heck of a week in Cancun.

[Lunchbox]

That's pretty cool. I'm a little jealous. I need a week in Cancun. I know we need a week somewhere.

[Raymundo]

But we went to Cancun. We went in August during that vacation. We were up. We were actually down. We were in the non hotel zone, whereas Bonnie Blue and them were in the hotel zone. Prettier water. But they did choose one of the mega resorts. We were at one. They just picked a different one.

[Lunchbox]

Were they at the one where the people stormed the beach and shot everybody on jet skis? Do you remember that?

[Raymundo]

That one? Yes. But that was, I believe, more towards the city and out of the hotel zone.

[Lunchbox]

Okay. All right, all right.

[Raymundo]

We're gonna do it live. We are the 1, 2, 3, soar, losers.

[Lunchbox]

What up, everybody? I am Lunchbox. I know the most about sports, so I'll give you the sp Sports facts, my sports opinions, because I'm pretty much a sports genius, y'all.

[Raymundo]

It's citizen Raymundo. I'm from the north. I'm an alpha male. I met a Broadway girl back about seven, eight years ago. Ten years maybe. Time flies. Now we live in the country, far from town. It only takes me about 20 minutes in the morning, though. I go about 85 miles an hour. And it's a beautiful life. Two acres, white picket fence, no kids. Soon to be 2.5, and also no dogs. Over to you, coach.

[Lunchbox]

Why are you such a drama queen?

[Raymundo]

I know you have two crazy things that you want to talk about. I actually have massive. I have the crime scene music I need for two different things, so.

[Lunchbox]

Okay.

[Raymundo]

Probably can't even fit it in.

[Lunchbox]

Well, we know we can fit it in, because I just want to know why you're such a drama queen. Like, you are so, like, oh, my gosh. Last night, there's a text thread going on between Justin, coach, coacher, Raymondo, me, and we're trying to figure out golf for today because Ray had talked about going to the SEC tournament, and I am like, I don't want to pay that much money to go watch teams in the. In this little arena right down the road and have my back against the wall. And then we start talking about golf, and Ray says, hey, I could skip the SEC tournament if we can find some golf. I said, okay. And I start throwing out some times, and I throw out one course. And Ray goes, I mean, there's only.

[Raymundo]

24 times you can throw out.

[Lunchbox]

I understand, but I throw out a time. And everybody's like, oh, yeah, that looks good. And then I'm like, what about this course? And Ray goes, I'm not seeing anything for that course. So I don't know if that was your way of saying, I don't want to play Or I don't know what it was because I am sitting there looking at 20 tee times for that one course. So I take a screenshot of the tee times and Ray's like, oh, I guess we could book one of those. Then Justin chimes in, hey, guys, I don't have Friday off, so I don't know what time I'd be able to play. And then Ray says, just book one of those times. And I come back with, all right, I'll wait until the morning when we hear from Justin what his work schedule is going to be. And Ray, Mr. Drama Queen, from the top rope. From the top rope. He comes with, my lord, this is why I don't play golf with people. And I go solo. Whoa. And it's like, dude, sorry, you have to wait to find out if your friend has to work all day, if he only has to work half a day or if he only has to work a few hours. It's not going to kill you. Just put it in your mind you're going to play golf on Friday after work and it'll be great. But the whole, oh, this is why I go play golf by myself.

[Raymundo]

Valid.

[Lunchbox]

Why? Because you can't accommodate someone's schedule.

[Raymundo]

And also, you must have been on golf now because I went to the actual course's website and they. Their app. It's not an app, it's called a website. Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Is it bad?

[Raymundo]

I was scrolling and filtering and it showed me only 3pm it may have been on me fat fingering it, but I couldn't see what you saw. So. Yeah, so that's a me on me for that one, guys. That one's on me.

[Lunchbox]

Okay? That's on you. Now what about the drama queen?

[Raymundo]

The drama queen is we didn't know Justin's specific time, but I thought we had narrowed it down to the afternoon hours.

[Lunchbox]

I understand that, but I wanted to make. He goes, I don't know how many cases I'm going to have tomorrow, so I can't commit to a certain time. And here the problem was that one course we were looking at, it was prepay. So if I was going to book it, I had to pay for all three. And I was like, I am not. Yeah, I'm not booking it. I am not booking this. If all of a sudden in the morning Justin's going to text us and be like, hey, guys, looks like I'm slammed all day. I'm not going to be able to make it, so why not wait until the morning? But Ray, oh, that is so inconvenient. For Ray. Oh, Mr. So that made me think, does Ray really just want to go to the SEC tournament and he just doesn't want to say it?

[Raymundo]

No, I don't want to go. I got to thinking about it. I drove through Broadway. It's so dirty down there. There's. It's overcrowded. I would have a seat, as you said, back against the wall, which means nosebleeds, which means we could probably touch the top of the stadium, guys. It's better on tv.

[Lunchbox]

It's a lot better on tv.

[Raymundo]

And we don't have the suite we used to have the Iheart suite. We sneak into and steal 20 beers.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. And we don't have that anymore. We don't have the hookup. I forgot to ask our contact at the Grand Hyatt if they were using their suite, which I assume they were because such a big day. They have to have clients that are coming into town staying at the Grand Hyatt, and they put them up in their suite. So that's just a lot of hassle. And I'm gonna be watching so much basketball next week that, I mean, I'm doing a little research this week, just watching to see who's in top tip top shape and form, but pretty much you already have your mind made up, who you're gonna take to wear in the bracket. I would assume, even though you haven't even seen the bracket, but I would assume you kind of have your. Okay, you know, UCLA is going to be in the Elite Eight. What am I going to do with the teams from the Big East? I don't know. Is. Is, you know, St. John's really that good? Rick Pitino's done. So I don't need to watch too much, but yes. And then I was talking to cousin Andrew last night, and we were discussing. He was like, so, are you guys going to the SEC tournament? See, he wanted to know because he heard the pod.

[Raymundo]

No, we live here, but don't go. Thanks.

[Lunchbox]

Right. I said, the problem is it's expensive to get in. I said, but we could do raise method.

[Raymundo]

Tickets are down to $169.

[Lunchbox]

Not bad.

[Raymundo]

They dropped 50 over the last three days.

[Lunchbox]

I said we could do raise for two sessions, sneak in approach, which is actually a really smart approach. Like.

[Raymundo]

Yeah, I don't know what you're talking about, man.

[Lunchbox]

No, no. I'm not going to tell people how you do it. Oh, I'm just going to say that you do do it without paying for a ticket. You have a way to get into the building that has been working for the last dozen years.

[Raymundo]

Oh, really? I mean, Stanley Cup, Luke Bryan, nhr, npr, hockey, basketball, football, any country music concert you can name, any CMA awards. Anything that has happened at that arena in 10 years, I've been.

[Lunchbox]

Which is amazing. Then cousin Andrew had a. I mean, I don't know why I didn't think about this the last dozen years. He goes, of all people. Of all people. I cannot believe Ray does that. He was like, how anal Ray is about everything and how nervous he is about everything in life. Parking this, that anything, against the rules. But he's okay and comfortable sneaking into an arena to watch an event. He goes, explain it to me.

[Raymundo]

Yeah, that. That's a great. That's great. Sometimes things are unexplainable. And I will say, I met a guy at Rippy's 10 years ago and I said we were looking for tickets to a Predators game. And he told us, me and Bazer, I don't have tickets, but for $30, I'll show you how to get into the arena. And I paid him $30. Bays are doubting. Thomas stayed at Rippy's and said, meet me back here. I know it's not going to work. That man took me into that arena, and since that day, it was the best $30 I have ever spent because he used to work there. So he said he knew a flaw in the system. He knew chink in the armor. He knew the way to do it.

[Lunchbox]

That is how you found out is because of Thomas. Have you kept in touch with Thomas?

[Raymundo]

The dude was borderline hopeless, and I paid him $30. I was walking with my new best friend to go to a hockey game on a Saturday night.

[Lunchbox]

I wonder where Thomas is now. And he does not realize what kind of difference made in your life. Like, he has given you so much happiness and so much pleasure and access to so many events for that $30. Like, Thomas really did change your life.

[Raymundo]

And to take friends and for them to be able to experience it. Billy, on his bachelor party, took the whole bachelor party into the suite, their eyes just glowing that we're in a hockey game for free. Eddie, I took him the late who and he got to see a March Madness. It that people to see my buddy bj. They hit him. Oh, BJ thought he had to add sprinkle stuff on. He goes, oh, yeah, we went to get the diapers. The guy goes, BJ said, we got kids, we had to go to the car, get diapers. The guy goes, yeah, well, your arms Are empty. Where's the diapers? I'm like, great job, bj. Way to make up a story that we don't have diapers in this real life story.

[Lunchbox]

It's like, I forget which one you. You tried to say, I'm a real big fan of whatever team. And the guy asked you, oh, well, what about Eddie?

[Raymundo]

Hey, Big E. He tried to get cute with it. And so he starts talking to a guy about Georgia Southern basketball because this was a part of March Madness, the one time we had a quadrant in Nashville. And so Big E is talking the guy about Georgia Southern, and the guy goes, oh, I'm a huge fan. Well, Eddie was just making crap up and goes, yeah, we're a fan of George Southern. Well, you have no material, dude. You're about to out us. So, Eddie. Oh, the guard. Yeah, he's real. I mean, who knew the gatekeeper was a massive fan of Georgia Southern? Just. Just walk. Stop trying to get cute.

[Lunchbox]

Just get in the damn building. Don't make side conversations. That is when you raise the red flags. So there you go, cousin Andrew. The answer is, it's unexplainable. It's all because of Thomas. So what? So you went to the hockey game and just left Bay?

[Raymundo]

No, no, I got in and then went back to baser because I knew she was going to kill me. I just said, hey, he showed me the way in. This is going to change our lives over the next decade.

[Lunchbox]

Wow. That's amazing.

[Raymundo]

Blackhawks. Blackhawks. Predators. He. I was into the third deck and just stood there for five minutes thinking to myself, holy crap, this was free. It actually worked. Okay, I need to go find Bazer before she kills me and throws me in the Cumberland.

[Lunchbox]

Cousin Andrew just. We sat there and we were on FaceTime last night because we were doing a mock draft for our fantasy baseball team that drafts this Sunday. And, oh, I wonder what time the draft is. I hope it's not when the bracket reveal is. That's terrible planning by whoever does the baseball. Yep. But he's going to go over to Stu's house. They'll be having some brewskis, and I'll be sitting on my couch, my three kids, and they'll be jumping all over me trying to. Guys, I got a draft. I got a draft.

[Raymundo]

Tell him to draft Blackman. He retired.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, he told me. I didn't know that, but he did. He went out. He was at spring training this past week, and he was checking out some of the talent, like making sure who's good, who's Got tight muscles and who is, you know, not throwing as well. So he has inside information. He was at the Reds camp.

[Raymundo]

I will say. We went to spring training with my dad, mom and Phoenix year or two ago. And Stephen Kwan was amazing. Played for the Guardian, still does. He hit the crap out of the ball. It translated. He was one of the top five hitters in all of baseball last year.

[Lunchbox]

Yes, Quan, in our mock draft last night, he was still there in, like, the late, late rounds. And the problem with Stephen Kwan is he's a great baseball player, but he doesn't really fill up the stat sheet when it comes to fantasy baseball.

[Raymundo]

Ray doesn't hit the long ball, and that's what chicks dig.

[Lunchbox]

Well, no, it's not the long ball. He doesn't get rbi. He does. He just is. He's just a. He's a good player.

[Raymundo]

Stadium sucks.

[Lunchbox]

Have you ever been? No.

[Raymundo]

It's just not a hitter's park. You want a guy that's going to play at Coors Field. You want Kaufman's pretty good. Because Enron, it's a thousand. Enron's not great.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah, right. You hit him in the Crawford boxes, man. I get it.

[Raymundo]

But the top stadiums for hits is going to be your Coors Field. It's going to be Coughlin, it's going to be in Arizona. Chase Field, it's surprisingly as well. Pac Bell AT&T Stadium's high up there, but it's. It's one of those that you want to go for. But Kaufman elevation wise at a thousand. Coors field is at 2,000.

[Lunchbox]

All right, we're going to take a break. And you're going to bring the crime music. Cause you said we got two cases to solve, so. Yeah, that was my. My opening. I just wanted to talk about Ray being a drama queen, but we're going to play golf today. 1:30. We settled on it. We booked it. Justin is in, I am in, Ray is in. And we will be playing 18 holes. Guys, we are not playing nine.

[Raymundo]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Raymundo]

I. I'll go with the quick one first. You seen the Dominican Republic? The girl went missing.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, man, this is not good.

[Raymundo]

Did you see the story came out though?

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that the wrestler dude, he was kissing her. They were smooching in the water. The wave overtook them, swept them out. He used to be a lifeguard. He was able to grab her. He was able to come back to the shore. He swallowed a lot of water. He was vomiting and then he laid down on the beach and passed out. And that's the last he saw over.

[Raymundo]

Sounds like she drowned.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, but it's just very weird. I mean, I guess I kind of believe the dude because his timeline matches up. Like they see him coming back to the room at like 9 in the morning. So he. I really do believe he may have fell asleep on the beach.

[Raymundo]

Right. They were pretty drunk. And the way he explained it, it sounded like it was a little fuzzy. He remembers seeing her kind of come out of the water, but then still being in the water a little bit.

[Lunchbox]

Yes. And he says he remembers vomiting and then turning around, not seeing her. So he assumed that she went back to the room, and he laid down on the beach and passed out. And he woke up because of the sun and the mosquitoes, and that's when he headed back to the room to go to sleep.

[Raymundo]

And the story, it did kind of sound. Oh, he's. He's being a little. Something's fishy with how he's explaining this. Guys. When you're drinking, you remember her in water, you throwing up, you passing out. It's. You're just gonna remember images that kind of are a little sporadic and don't accidentally make a puzzle. So it kind of does add up, in my opinion.

[Lunchbox]

Yes. And I mean, when you're down there in the Dominican, there is no drink. There's not like a public. I mean, you're just drinking. You're probably just pounding, pounding, pounding, because you're on your last spring break. I think the dude is a senior, and he's just having the time of his life. He meets this chick that he thinks is a hottie. He's got his arm around her. They're all going to the beach. Most of the people went back to the room and them to stay because they're going to, you know, do their thing on the beach. They think, oh, it's fun. Innocent waves. Let's stand in the water. And it's. It's. It's scary.

[Raymundo]

We've stayed at resorts two miles from that one.

[Lunchbox]

Whoa.

[Raymundo]

So I will tell you these, all inclusive ones, there's a lot of booze, access to it, especially in high school. Know your limits before you go on these trips. I hate to say it after the fact, and also the waters. This pales in comparison to a lost human being. We've lost sunglasses, we've lost sandals. I remember Bazer. We came back from an excursion, baser, went into the waves. Within two seconds, she lost her Gucci sunglasses.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. A little bit different. It's sort of like when we went to Puerto Rico, my wife and I, and we went to the beach, and she lost her sunglasses, and she's like, look for him, look for him.

[Raymundo]

I'm like, there's nowhere to look once they go in.

[Lunchbox]

Like, once they go in, she's like, just look by my feet. They got to be around. And I'm like, no, no. The wave grabbed them and like, they're already halfway across the ocean. Like, there's no way. Someone may find those in 20 years, but they're not going to be right at your. They don't just fall right down in the ocean. It's not like a swimming pool. But my question is, if she got, I guess the body could get taken out to.

[Raymundo]

Oh, yeah, it, it launches you out there. We talk football field. You can go in five minutes with some of these undercurrent riptides.

[Lunchbox]

See, that's what scares me about the ocean, is these riptides. They talk about these riptides. I'm like, why would people want to get in the ocean if there's riptides?

[Raymundo]

Because it looks like calm at one point, which it is. But as you first enter, sometimes that's when it's slap in the sand and then it calms down a little bit. And then out there, you're not even seeing the stuff it's doing under the water. Dude, there's some of them in Costa Rica. I wouldn't even go in the water. Dominican Republic, I think we always at least put a toe in the water. But I'm not saying we were far out. I, I, one year I had an inner tube out there and it slapped that inner tube popped. That my beers were dumped everywhere. I was sunburned. That those waves don't give an F.

[Lunchbox]

They don't, they don't discriminate, man. They will not. You can be a good swimmer, bad swimmer, not a swimmer. They will kick your ass. And that sounds like that's what they did because he said he was struggling and he's tough.

[Raymundo]

He's a wrestler, used to be a.

[Lunchbox]

Lifeguard, but he said, I was a lifeguard in a pool, not in the sea.

[Raymundo]

Then the sad thing about alcohol is it sounds like they almost drowned. He saves her and then alcohol just messing with your mind. He ended up passing out instead of realizing these waves are dangerous. I need to get her to safety right now. And his body just overtook his thoughts, and that's when he passed out. Mosquitoes and beer and sunburn later, that's, that's, that's rough.

[Lunchbox]

That's like, man. My neighbor, one of the parents that lives in my neighborhood, he was on the trip to Aruba.

[Raymundo]

Natalie Holloway.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, he was on that trip.

[Raymundo]

Yeah, we went on our honeymoon to Aruba.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, that's before I told you about him being there.

[Raymundo]

And we asked the boat driver about Natalie Holloway.

[Lunchbox]

No, you did not. No, no, no. Did you really? Yeah.

[Raymundo]

And they're like, PO'd because Americans have been bringing up for 20 years and they don't want to be known for that. And it's frowned upon now to even ask about it.

[Lunchbox]

I would assume it's pretty frowned upon because they don't want their beautiful. I guess it's an island. Is it an island?

[Raymundo]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

Okay. Their beautiful island. To be remembered for that. Because there was one bad person that did that. Because didn't that Vander Sloot dude, he now admitted that he did do it.

[Raymundo]

Mm.

[Lunchbox]

Is he in jail in America?

[Raymundo]

Peru, Maybe he better be jailed because.

[Lunchbox]

I know he went somewhere else and I think he killed another woman, allegedly. And then he went to prison. But then why did he agree to finally admit what he did to Natalie Hall? I don't know.

[Raymundo]

Maybe because the laws in other countries are very lax. And if he admitted he didn't get. He still was only going to serve a couple years or something. There was never really any proof. So maybe in other countries you don't serve that much time. He had family members too, in the government and.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah, his dad was high up. Yeah. Yeah. Did we have another one?

[Raymundo]

Yeah, we have another.

[Lunchbox]

Go back to back.

[Raymundo]

We can go back to back.

[Lunchbox]

Go back to back, man.

[Raymundo]

Dude, There was a car accident on Broadway last night at 3:00am watched the whole thing from 3:00am to 4:00am Whoa. Two cars. I tried to piece it together. One of them ran a red light right at that intersection. McDonald's mackers.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, yeah.

[Raymundo]

And it was a taxi. And it was say, four Runner.

[Lunchbox]

Four Runner ran the red light.

[Raymundo]

That's what I was trying to piece together. The taxi flew farther. Both ended up on their tops. Whoa. Dude. It's an intersection where you're going 35 miles an hour.

[Lunchbox]

You know what that tells me? This is just me going on, pure speculation, is that the 4Runner was leaving after a night of Broadway. And you're moving because there's no one on the road. So you're gunning it a little bit. You're going a little faster than you should. Runs the red light. The taxi cab is coming from the side street, hits the side of the cab, flips it, and it causes the Forerunner to flip.

[Raymundo]

All that makes sense except for where the Forerunner was placed. 4Runner was in the middle of the intersection. Taxi was thrown almost in front of Mackers.

[Lunchbox]

Whoa.

[Raymundo]

So it. What you said would have added up, but it just. It just doesn't make sense where the car flipped to the intersection. So it's almost like the car was going down the wrong way of a one way. And then the taxi ran a red light. Maybe I gotta find the report and see if I'm right.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah. Can you tell me, like, what was this scene like? Was there a lot of cop cars, fire, ambulance, everything? What? What all responded?

[Raymundo]

Nobody died. Two ambulances. Driver in the taxi, ambulance off, driver in the forerunner sent off. They're both fine, just stretchers.

[Lunchbox]

Any handcuffs?

[Raymundo]

No handcuffs. The taxi guy wasn't drinking. He did have a lot of s in his car.

[Lunchbox]

They have a passenger in his car.

[Raymundo]

Can't tell you I was minute too late on that one. But the taxi drivers, apparently they have a posse because there was 15 other taxi drivers all parked their cars. It's a free for all. Once there's a car accident, they must just tell their boss. Oh, stuck in traffic, car accident. There were 15 drivers for an hour just chilling out there on the corner. All their cars were parked in the turning lane with their blinkers on.

[Lunchbox]

Well, they have to do. It's sort of like when someone in the line of duty, you know, you line the highway. That's what taxicabs do. No, they have a. They have a code, man. Like, they have to go and support their own. Because if you're ever in a taxi cab, and I don't know if you've ever noticed this, but when they drive by another taxi cab, they honk at like. Or they pull up at the stoplight and there's a cab next to them, they start talking to the other driver. I'm like, oh, is that your rival? No, my buddy. And they all know each other. They're all like friends. They're like compatriots. And so it's sort of like the fire department. It's. You are one. And so when one of your taxi trap drivers goes down, you come and pay your respects.

[Raymundo]

There was so many of them. Cop at one point, get on the curve. They're all out in the intersection, looking, taking pictures. And they had shovels. There was so much crap in that taxi cab. Must have been people's business cards, Fountain drinks from restaurants, shovel loads. Ten of them out of that car. The tow trucks rolled up.

[Lunchbox]

How'd they get them back over?

[Raymundo]

The tow truck was able to strap them from almost the middle of it and with one pole, flipped it and.

[Lunchbox]

Then put it up on the bed. Yeah, it was one of those flatbed tow trucks.

[Raymundo]

There was two. Two ambulances, two flatbreads. 12 cop cars, one fire truck. No big fire trucks. One small fire truck. And the tow truck guys. They have a big responsibility. Not only did they have to flip the vehicle, bro, they were the ones out there brooming the whole thing. They cleaned up the whole mess. And they shoveled all that guy's s and threw it back in his taxicab.

[Lunchbox]

Who's the one responsible? Like, if there's, like, liquid leaked on the ground, I think the fire department takes care of that. I think they have like some salt or something or some formula that they throw on top of it. It absorbs the crap.

[Raymundo]

I'm glad you asked. Incorrect. Oh, no. The tow truck company comes out with cat litter.

[Lunchbox]

That's what it is.

[Raymundo]

Pours it all over. It's their responsibility to do that as well.

[Lunchbox]

Huh.

[Raymundo]

And so.

[Lunchbox]

So did now. Now, after he throws the cat litter down, he lets it sit for a minute, and then he scoops it or he just leaves it.

[Raymundo]

I don't know if it's cat litter. Maybe it just blends in.

[Lunchbox]

No, no, but it looks. I understand what you're saying. It looks like cat litter. We're going with it.

[Raymundo]

There's not gonna be damn cat litter.

[Lunchbox]

No, no. That's what I'm asking you. Did he scoop the cat litter and does it send the wrong message? It can't be cat litter because a cat may be walking by. Smell it, think it's going to be there, and then boom, it gets hit. And we got to shut down Broadway. Damn.

[Raymundo]

The crime isn't over yet. Oh, so they got. People got safe, guys. So that's why I felt all right. I took a picture, made it a little blurry. I don't like taking pictures of accidents. Didn't at the time know if anybody was injured. But now I know it's fine. We can post it again. I was very respectful, guys. I was in the building, but nosy Nate. I. I went down on the parking garage, dude. I was outside watching it for an hour.

[Lunchbox]

Was there any passengers in the forerunner?

[Raymundo]

Just one dude. Just one driver and one driver in the taxi.

[Lunchbox]

So maybe he wasn't out drinking.

[Raymundo]

We're about to get to that.

[Lunchbox]

Oh.

[Raymundo]

So as the cops set up the barricades, you know how cars. You don't go that direction, but me, to get on the interstate, I make that right. Right there.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, I know you're talking about.

[Raymundo]

Okay, so there's people coming from Broadway. Well, the cops got it blocked off by mackers in front of our building, in front of the brand new skyscrapers. Just went up there. The whole street's blocked off.

[Lunchbox]

Question. When you're leaving the parking garage, you take a right and. Right.

[Raymundo]

Yeah.

[Lunchbox]

You don't take the shortcut. Huh?

[Raymundo]

What's the shortcut? Huh?

[Lunchbox]

Huh? You get bottom of the ramp, take a left, right through the alley, straight out to the freaking highway.

[Raymundo]

Thank you. Thank you.

[Lunchbox]

Saves you two stoplights.

[Raymundo]

But there's still a stoplight.

[Lunchbox]

There's no stoplight. It's literally, you get to the bottom of the ramp, immediate left. You go behind the building in the alley, and it comes out. Comes out between. It comes out between the gym and the building.

[Raymundo]

You are a genius.

[Lunchbox]

And I shoot right over to the highway. Never sit at the stoplight, man.

[Raymundo]

Coach, what are you, a taxi driver?

[Lunchbox]

I know that. I'm like Vegas dude, you know, they take the back ways through the hotels. That is exactly what I do. It saves you minutes every day of sitting in Broadway traffic.

[Raymundo]

She, she. That was genius.

[Lunchbox]

Thank you. Now go back to the barricades.

[Raymundo]

So barricades are up and everything's calming down. I got to get back up here, guys. We got the big show about to start. And so I'm winding down and all of a sudden I hear, stop, stop, stop, stop. Cars trying to make that right. Went through the barricades and the car and the cops coming right up to him. He's about 15ft away. Kind of car crapper. Okay, I had a different term, but I don't want to say it.

[Lunchbox]

Junker. Got it.

[Raymundo]

Okay, Ray, good thing you didn't say it. And so the car can either go right or stop for the cop. There's no barricades on that side because it's a one way. So he could just bust a right. Hope the cop doesn't get his license plate. What does the cop do?

[Lunchbox]

Jumps on the hood.

[Raymundo]

What does the car do? Does he go or does he stop and wait for the cop?

[Lunchbox]

Stops and waits.

[Raymundo]

He stops on that corner and waits for the cop. Cop comes over for the next 25 minutes, gets his license, gets his registration, gets his ID, takes him out of the car, calls over six other cop cars. Buddy got a DUI going through the barricade and not listening to the cop.

[Lunchbox]

So you're telling me they pulled him out of the car and did this? The field sobriety tests right there on the street.

[Raymundo]

He failed it worse than Tiger.

[Lunchbox]

Oh. Oh, man.

[Raymundo]

He could have made that right. He listened to the cop. And then I had a guy, co worker in the building, he goes, yeah, cops had it all shut down. What happened there? Told him this whole story, a more boring version. And then he goes, yeah, there was cops pulling over another car. And I was like, a dui. He goes, interesting, because I saw the barricade and I asked the cop, hey, can I go through the barricade? I work right there. What did the cop say? Sure. Thanks for asking.

[Lunchbox]

That's what you have to do. You can't just plow your way. You got to be gentle with it.

[Raymundo]

Buddy got a DUI because he didn't ask a cop, can I go through the barricade? Guys always express pleasantries.

[Lunchbox]

You always have to ask guys, you got a girl? Can I take your top off? Yes. Thank you. Do you mind if I unhook this bra? Do you mind if I nibble on your ear? Thank you. You always have to ask. That is how you don't get in trouble.

[Raymundo]

Jeez.

[Lunchbox]

Wow.

[Raymundo]

I told you I had crimes.

[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

How about you tell me what you had in mind?

[Lunchbox]

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[Raymundo]

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[Lunchbox]

Learn [e-mail] Explore bcp terms and cashback cap. Apply with blue cash preferred. Hey, y'all, it's your girl, Cheekies. And I'm back with A brand new season of your favorite podcast, Cheekies and Chill. I'll be sharing even more personal stories with you guys, and I know a lot of people are gonna attack me. Why? Are you gonna go visit your dad? Your mom wouldn't be okay with it. I'm gonna tell you guys right now. I know my mother and I know my mom had a very forgiving heart. That is my story on plastic surgery. This is my truth. I think the last time I cried like that was when I lost my mom like that, like, yelling. I was like, no. I was like, oh. And I thought, what did I do wrong? And as always, you'll get my exclusive take on topics like love, personal growth, health, family ties, and more. And don't forget, I'll also be dishing out my best advice to you on episodes of Dear Cheekies. So my fiance and I have been together for 10 years. In the first two years of being together, I find out he is cheating on me, not only with women, but also with men. What should I do? Okay, where do I start? That's not love. He doesn't love you enough. Because if he loved you, he'd be faithful. It's going to be an exciting year, and I hope that you can join me, listen to Cheekies and Chill Season four as part of the My Cultura Podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Ray, what have I talked. Okay, this is. I, I, I, I, I. I'm. I'm one loss away from being done with this Kansas Jayhawk team.

[Raymundo]

That's a great way to look at it. Most people say six wins to win it all. You say one loss to be done with this.

[Lunchbox]

I am one loss away from being done with this Kansas Jayhawk basketball team because I'm going to be honest with you. We played UCF on what night was that? Wednesday night. We looked terrible. We couldn't guard anybody. They look so athletic. They were just scoring at will, draining threes. We go to overtime. If there's one thing we're good at, it's blowing a lead. We do not know how to execute. Down the stretch, we turn the ball over. We did it against Houston at home when we were up by six a couple months ago, and it just. Our season went downhill from there.

[Raymundo]

Baylor.

[Lunchbox]

Baylor. Another one. We're up by 20 and we lose the damn game by, like 20.

[Raymundo]

Hawkins, Dickens.

[Lunchbox]

And boy, I watched last night as we play the University of Arizona. Go Cats. I don't know if that's what they say Lou Holtz. Lou Holt. No, Lou Dolson.

[Raymundo]

They still got him.

[Lunchbox]

No, he's. I think he's dead. They rest in peace, man.

[Raymundo]

Rest in peace.

[Lunchbox]

They have Tommy Lloyd or Floyd or Goyd. He's some guy that came from Gonzaga. Whatever. It doesn't matter who they have his coach. It matters who we have on our team. We actually played well last night. I watched the game and I started getting my emotions, my feelings, like, oh, my goodness, this is the team we're supposed to be. And I'm in my house clapping when we're draining a three, clapping when we get a dunk, clapping when we get a block. And I'm like, this is the Kansas Jayhawk team I've been looking for all freaking season.

[Raymundo]

Would this have improved your seating or why did this game matter?

[Lunchbox]

I think we could improve our seating a little bit. I still don't know. I mean, I'm guessing we're like a seven seed at the best. At best. Maybe we're a play in game. I don't know.

[Raymundo]

That'll be interesting to see if you're right or wrong. The beauty or the interesting thing about this is Bazer. She goes, why do these games matter if. If they win or lose, some teams are still in the term? I'd be like, great question.

[Lunchbox]

It's true.

[Raymundo]

She goes, so I thought the team that wins the SEC tournament makes it in the tournament. And I go, they do automatic bid, but 80% of these other teams will make it in as well.

[Lunchbox]

Correct. It's really weird. It's. It's funny. It's. It's a strange thing. It's a money.

[Raymundo]

Bring that one to baser and your kids, dude.

[Lunchbox]

So wait, so if they make it, if they lose, they're still in, but if they win, they're in? Yeah, that's kind of how it works. It's a little weird and strange. So I'm watching Kansas and we're playing great. And then with about six minutes left, I think it's a tie game. We're up by one, down by one, not sure exactly what it was. We proceeded to come down and have three turnovers in a row, and they blow us out by 10 or 11 points. They go on a little 12, one run because we turn it over three times in a row. And that exactly summed up our season was me watching them going, that's the problem. We in crunch time cannot make the play. We are not disciplined. We cannot dribble the ball. We make bad passes. We are. We know how to Blow games and it's been all season. If it's a close game, we can have close games with good teams, but we never win them because we don't know how to execute. Arizona last night executed everything to perfection. They ran their plays. They would run the screen, run this screen wide open. Dunk us in the last six minutes. Run the screen, throw it over their head. Out of bounds. Run the screen, dribble it out of bounds. Oh, throw it over. Oh, Zeke Mayo, he tries to shoot it before he catches it off his hands. Out of bounds travel. It was just. That is the problem with this Kansas team. We are not disciplined, we are not fundamentally sound and we do not know how to close out games. There's going to be a four minute stretch in the last eight minutes of the game where we're going to have three or four turnovers and absolutely blow it. If it's a close game, they cannot win.

[Raymundo]

What was the most Kansas was up.

[Lunchbox]

By maybe 4 or 5.

[Raymundo]

4 or 5. They lose by 10. That is a 15 point swing.

[Lunchbox]

But we were also down by 12 and we came back and took the.

[Raymundo]

Lead for that reason. I don't bet anymore, guys. These ebbs and flows and swings are insane in college basketball. You're going to have a damn heart attack. Especially if you live bet. I watched the Arkansas Ole Miss game. Ole Miss would be up by 10 in total control. Arkansas would be up 7 in total control. Game ends at the last second. Three pointer. But guys, you can't live bet. It is the most dangerous thing at one point. Oh, miss. Holy crap, they're killing them.

[Lunchbox]

What?

[Raymundo]

Arkansas is ahead by seven. It makes no sense. You're gonna have a damn heart attack if you live bet these and I'll hang up and listen.

[Lunchbox]

I was sitting there and. And what's crazy is I start getting my hopes up. Like I start thinking, oh, my God, this is the Kansas team we wanted all year One shiny. No, no. We have no chance to win at all. But I was like, we can actually be competitive in the tournament. We can't be. Dickinson played. Okay, but then he still does his.

[Raymundo]

A couple bite your tongue right now. Can you win the first game? Yes.

[Lunchbox]

Yes.

[Raymundo]

So then you have five games left.

[Lunchbox]

We can't win five. We cannot win six games in a row. We are not.

[Raymundo]

The first one's going to be simple.

[Lunchbox]

No, it's not. Yes. When you're a seven.

[Raymundo]

See, you're going to play Drexel Drake. Actually, I heard Drake's really don't play Drake.

[Lunchbox]

I don't want to play Drake. I don't want to play Drexel. I don't want to play Bradley.

[Raymundo]

You're going to play the Sisterhood of the pool.

[Lunchbox]

I don't want to play five games.

[Raymundo]

You have to win.

[Lunchbox]

I don't want to play Bucknell. We can't win five games. I'm telling you. We can't win six games in a row. As a seven seed, we have to play a 10 seed. We. There is no easy game for Kansas. There is no such thing this year as an easy game for Kansas. We aren't that good.

[Raymundo]

Have you watched the mid majors? They got four short guys in one transfer.

[Lunchbox]

Yeah, and I watched those mid majors and they do good every single year. You know why? Because they've been a team for the last five years. They've all played together and they have cohesion, they have chemistry and they know everything about each other and they have grit. We are a bunch of freaking parts thrown together and hoping the car is going to run and it's not working. The car has flat tires. We are leaking oil. We don't have coolant.

[Raymundo]

We're flipped on our top.

[Lunchbox]

We are almost about to flip over on our top with a taxi cab. We have one more loss and it is over. And I will never be able to see K.J. adams play basketball again. He's the one bright spot that I enjoy watching because he is all out effort. God, he loves Kansas basketball.

[Raymundo]

Is Dickinson going to the league?

[Lunchbox]

No chance. The only league he's going to is the YMCA league. He might play overseas. There is no 00%, 0.0% chance he gets drafted.

[Raymundo]

Dude, my favorite scenario would be Hunter Dickinson gets drafted by the Spurs.

[Lunchbox]

He is not getting drafted. Like they had the Arizona guy and they had a Vespa guy, a tall white guy. You want to know the difference between him and Hunter Dickinson? The dude can move, he's athletic. That he would set a screen roll to the rim dunk. You know why? Because when they set the screen, Hunter Dickinson can't move and he can't get back there in time. There was one time Hunter Dickinson is wide open at the rim and we throw it up to him. All he has to do is catch it and then lay it in.

[Raymundo]

He tries to go for the alley oop.

[Lunchbox]

He tries to go for the alley oop. And he can't even get his hands above the rim. And he hits the damn ball on the rim. Wait, the rim blocked him and he missed it. All you do is catch it, land and put it off the backboard and said he tried to do an alley oop, but he can't jump high enough. God.

[Raymundo]

Teams that are playing for their lives right now. Texas and North Carolina.

[Lunchbox]

Oh, my God.

[Raymundo]

Ohio State not going to get.

[Lunchbox]

No, they're not getting in. We're going to take a break and I'm going to go on a rant.

[Raymundo]

Well, and then I also looked it up. Ohio State hasn't even made it in three years, actually. So maybe I just think because they're good at football, won the national championship, that they were also good in basketball. They haven't been good ever.

[Lunchbox]

I don't even know who Ohio State's coaches trestle.

[Raymundo]

That's football.

[Lunchbox]

Oh.

[Raymundo]

Oh. Urban Meyer.

[Lunchbox]

Urban Meyer. That's it.

[Raymundo]

John Day.

[Lunchbox]

John Day. We'll take a break. We'll be right back.

[Raymundo]

It's Julie Stewart Banks.

[Lunchbox]

I'm doing a new podcast from iHeart Podcasts and the National Hockey League, and I'm paired up with one of my favorite players, the always quotable Nate Thompson.

[Raymundo]

I wore nine NHL sweaters, and I have story after story to share. And believe it or not, I have plenty to say, and not just about hockey.

[Lunchbox]

Believe me, he does Energy Line with Nate. And JSB is the name of the podcast, and it's gonna be, well, it's.

[Raymundo]

Gonna be quite the ride. We're officially line mates, Nate.

[Lunchbox]

We're the energy line.

[Raymundo]

We'll have plenty of folks join us. Current players, some of my former teammates, hall of Famers, and wait till you see some of the connections that Julie has. She has quite the Rolodex.

[Lunchbox]

Okay, we'll lean into Nate's playing experience and tap into our interests away from hockey and try to do what energy lines are supposed to do.

[Raymundo]

Provide an emotional boost.

[Lunchbox]

How do you feel about all that, Nate?

[Raymundo]

I'm vibing Julie. I'm ready to roll. Listen to Energy Line with Nate and.

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JSB on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, y'all, it's your girl, Cheekies. And I'm back with a brand new season of your favorite podcast, Cheekies and Chill. I'll be sharing even more personal stories with you guys. And I know a lot of people are gonna attack me. Why are you gonna go visit your dad? Your mom wouldn't be okay with it. I'm gonna tell you guys right now. I know my mother and I know my mom had a very forgiving heart. That is my story on plastic surgery. This is my truth. I think the last time I cried. Like that was when I lost my mom. Like that, like yelling. I was like, no.

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I was like, oh.

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And I thought, what did I do wrong? And as always, you'll get my exclusive take on topics like love, personal growth, health, family ties and more. And don't forget, I'll also be dishing out my best advice to you on episodes of Dear Cheekies. So my fiance and I have been together for 10 years. In the first two years of being together, I find out he is cheating on me, not only with women, but also with men. What should I do? Okay, where do I start? That's not love. He doesn't love you enough. Because if he loved you, he'd be faithful. It's going to be an exciting year and I hope that you can join me listen to Cheekies and Chill Season four as part of the My Cultura Podcast network, available on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Hey, this is Mel Reed, LPGA Tour winner and six time ladies European Tour winner and Kyra K. Dixon, NBC sports reporter and host. You forgot to say warmer. Miss America, by the way. And we've got a new podcast, Quiet.

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Please with Mel and Kira.

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We are bringing you spicy takes on sports and pop culture, some golf haps and interviews with incredible people who have figured out how to to make golf their superpower or just people we like.

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Plus tales from the road and everything in between.

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By the way, golf isn't just for the dads, brads and chads. Yeah, it's actually life's cheat code and we're not going to be quiet about it on or off the course. We're bringing on some of our friends.

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Like Michelle Lee, Heather McMahon, Amanda Baliotis. So if you want to keep up.

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Tune into our new podcast, Listen to.

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You can find us on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Presented by Capital One, founding partner of iHeart Women's Sports. Here's my thing. Texas should not be in the NCAA tournament.

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They'll win the tournament.

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Oklahoma should not be in the NCAA tournament. Arkansas should not be in the NCAA tournament.

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I heard Oklahoma has some star player. He's worth watching.

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It doesn't matter. Here is my rule. And this should be the rule forever.

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If you have a redneck fan base, you get one seed in the tournament.

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If you aren't 500 or better in your conference regular season. You cannot get in that large bid, period. I don't want like they are talking about the Georgia Bulldogs or the Texas Longhorns. They're saying the Texas Longhorn should be in the NCAA tournament. They were 6 in 12 in SEC play. So they've won two games in the SEC tournament. Okay, so that makes them 8 in 12 in your conference. Sorry, you do not belong in the NCAA tournament. Go to these mid majors and get one of the teams that is like second place. Go get me the Bucknell Bison over the Texas Longhorns or the Oklahoma Sooners or the Ohio State Buckeyes. Anybody under.500 in your conference does not deserve to be in. I don't care if your conference is hard and you get credit for playing good teams. You've got to beat good teams.

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Quad One.

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Oh, I was watching Georgia the other night and let me tell you their record. They are terrible. Terrible. Where'd it go? I got busy scrolling. Here we go. Georgia was 8 and 10 in the SEC, right? They lost the SEC tournament. So make that 8 and 11. The announcers are like, this team played eight games against top 10 opponents.

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Quad one.

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So are they going to beat any of them or they just played them. That has never been done before. No, no, no. I don't care if they played them. You don't get credit for playing people. You got to beat people. I thought the whole point was to win. If you can just play good teams and get credit for playing good teams, fine. But man, give me the mid majors and give me two bids out of there instead of these Oklahoma Sooners 6 and 12 in SEC play by go to the NIT. Get lost.

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But think about it. There's 125, give or take 50 D1 colleges in the country. 68 of them make it to the tournament, right?

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I mean, pretty much. No, but we don't give any. Like I would rather have the Chattanooga Mocks and the UNC Greensboro Spartan.

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Don't sleep on Tennessee Tech. Those boys play the doors off the ball.

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Are Tennessee Tech in here?

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I don't even know if they have a basketball team.

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I have no idea. I don't see them.

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Texas State needs to get in. Come on, man.

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Give me the Southern. Give me the Jackson State Tigers. I mean they're in second place in their conference.

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Give me them Middle Tennessee State. Bazers alma mater. Get them in.

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Now do I think Jackson State has a chance to win it all? No, but if they go 14 and 2 in their conference, put them in over 6 and 12. Oklahoma and 6 and 12. Whatever. Mississippi State. Get out of here. You are 8 and 10. Arkansas 8 and 10. You're out. You're out.

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They say they're in.

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They shouldn't be in there.

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And Arkansas is in.

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No, they shouldn't be in. I do not want anybody that's under 500 in your conference. Get lost. I can't have it drives me nuts.

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They say the SEC man the final four teams are going to be all from the sec.

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Now that's just stupid.

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Is flag playing.

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I don't know.

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He's a proctologist. And then they got that other kid, I guess they got a guy named Nip Knip.

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So they're telling me 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, SEC schools are going to get it. That's the stupid.

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Let them in.

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14 out of 16 and that is the dumbest thing ever.

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And if Tennessee because they are shoot so ice cold and Texas is so hot right now after a triple quadruple overtime win. Texas probably going to beat the Vols. Then they got. They'll lose to Auburn. Stop. Texas then gets if Texas.

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Texas in supposedly according to Leonardi.

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So they don't even have to win the tournament.

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Here's my thing. They should have to win their conference tournament to get in. Vanderbilt you gone.

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No, Vanity's in.

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No, they should not be in. They were 8 and 10 in their conference. Dude out.

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Vandy beat somebody big time schools. If Vandy's not in, I'm not watching.

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Vandy go to the nit. See you later. Check you later. See you on the other side.

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Vandy's in.

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Why?

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I told you. Do you know how many times they stormed the court?

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Anchor down.

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Dude.

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That was football coacher.

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No, they. They beat number ones.

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They didn't beat number one.

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They beat two teams on their home court.

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They beat Kentucky.

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Yes.

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They beat Tennessee.

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Yes. Vandy is in. Anchor down.

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That's who they beat. Those are their two. And they beat Texas A and M. They beat Missouri. They lost to Arkansas. They lost to Georgia. They lost to Texas. They lost to Oklahoma. They don't deserve to be in. It's great to beat the bad good teams. Got to beat the bad teams too. Sorry, you're under 500 conference.

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Goodbye and goodbye.

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Goodbye.

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Guys.

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This just barely got in. We were 11 and nine in conference. We were 500 or better. That's my rule.

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Guys, on our Facebook page, let's limit the squares pools. I mean we look like a borderline Vegas casino. Sportsbook, like, good gosh, I like it. Everybody's like, hey, my T ball team's doing a squares pool. You guys want it? What? How is that legal?

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Yeah, North Carolina. Let me go check out their. What their, their record is. I don't know what it is. I'm going to just go look and maybe that, maybe they're allowed in. I'm not sure. Let me go look what their conference record was. Hold on, hold on. We're pulling it up, man. No, no, no.

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Truckers want to hear it.

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Yeah, I mean, I'm out to get there early to the golf course, get on the driving range, because my, my golf game is in shambles right now.

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Well, you didn't even say the final story of the golf story that made it even interesting.

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Okay, North Carolina is 13 and 7 in conference.

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What did you guys do this morning about the time that I flipped out about? You didn't even bring that point of the entire argument up.

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What do you mean?

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I thought we were shooting for the afternoon. And then Justin goes, hey, let's go golf at 11:00am oh, yeah, he did say that. I mean, I'm sorry. When we make a time in the afternoon, my wife's got me filled up with honeydews. I gotta go get barbecue for my parents. I gotta go get coleslaw. I gotta go get beans. And you know what?

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I gotta take a shit. Yeah, I understand. I, I, I. And Justin's like, I never said I could only play at 12 or later. Check the text thread. Thanks.

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Why golf on my. On my own?

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Sorry. It's going to be a great afternoon, man.

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At least I kept us away from that one course. Went there the other day to chip. It was a dirt pile.

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Yeah, I'm glad you told us that. Glad you let us know, man. I really do. I appreciate that.

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And the reason being, guys, the margin for error, when you're golfing, you want at least a little bit of grass. So there's more of a margin. If you golfing on dirt, you realize it's a tenth of a centimeter that you have to hit the ball cleanly.

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That's what she said. All right. Selection Sunday. Man, I hope all those teams that are under.500 in their conference, they're out. Get them out of here. Don't want to see them in the tournament. Sorry. Win some games. Just playing good teams. Doesn't matter. Beat the good teams.

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This can be a great March Madness.

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It's going to be fantastic. There's going to be upsets everywhere. There's no number one team. There's no dominant team, no unbeatable team. Everybody's going to have a different champion. It's not going to be like in years past where everybody picks Yukon in your bracket brackets are going to be wide open.

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It's a great point.

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Yeah. We will see you on Monday. Have a good weekend.

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For Yukon won it last year. Yukon won it the previous year. The year before that it was the late Kansas. The year before that it was Baylor. The year before that it was Covid won that tournament.

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Oh, it was terrible, man. Hey, but let's not do this. Golfer44, is left blind after wayward shot from fellow player smashes into his face, shatters his eye.

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It had to have happened on a muni. That ain't happening at a country club.

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He's been a golfer for more than 20 years and was knocked out for more than five minutes, leaving players thinking he was dead. Nope, it was just a shattered eye and he is now blind.

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And that I probably a Vanny bro. That hit the ball.

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Oh, maybe gosh.

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What's up everyone? Julie Switbinks here along with former NHL player Nate Thompson.

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We're doing a new podcast together.

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Here we go, the Name Energy Line.

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With Nate and JS Be. Each week we'll get together and talk about hockey life. All topics are fair game, right? Exactly.

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And you'll never know who will drop by to join us.

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