SORE LOSERS: Why Are People So Stupid?

Summary

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The Bobby Bones Show: Sore Losers – "Why Are People So Stupid?"

Date: August 30, 2025
Hosts: (Referred to as Lunchbox and Ray, Sore Losers podcast regulars)
Theme: Suburban youth soccer chaos, league frustrations, fantasy football logistics, and a comedic reflection on “stupidity” in everyday life.

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Episode Overview

In this episode of the "Sore Losers," Lunchbox and Ray dive into suburban parenting and youth sports, highlighting the perils and absurdities of local soccer leagues. There’s also an ongoing saga about managing their high-stakes fantasy football league, plus an extended conversation about what it means when people seem to miss obvious instructions—drawing out the titular question: "Why are people so stupid?" Their trademark sarcasm and banter permeate every segment, making for a lively, relatable, and often hilarious listen.

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Key Discussion Points & Notable Segments

1. Youth Soccer: Chaos, Competition, and Comedy

[02:11–21:12]

• Frustrations With Local Soccer Leagues

  • Lunchbox shares his exasperation over Nashville-area youth soccer: rules aren’t enforced, there’s no real competition, and scorekeeping is discouraged.
  • The family moved from an even more relaxed league ("trash") to a supposedly more competitive one, but the experience was just as disorganized.
  • “I see some other kids getting out of the cars and I look at my wife and I said, this isn't the league for us. This is going to be awful.” – Lunchbox [04:15]

• Game Day Soap Opera

  • A 5-year-old teammate runs off the field 12 seconds in, crying, never to return. A dad–the other team’s coach–abandons coaching duties after getting yelled at by his child.
  • Kids swap sides mid-game to balance lopsided teams. Three-year-old "Baby Box 3" steps in for the missing player and gets a bruise.
  • Lunchbox is asked by the league director to tell his kids to pass before they shoot, to keep the score down. His team obliterates opponents 20-2 and 13-0 in back-to-back games.
  • “So you're going to just tell him, hey, you're on this team, but you're not on this team. You're going to go play for this team?” – Lunchbox [06:50]

• Parenting Other People’s Kids

  • After a loss, an opposing player lashes out, physically attacking teammates—Lunchbox intervenes, trying to teach sportsmanship, only to get blamed by the child.
  • “You had to father another man.” – Ray [09:35]
  • Lunchbox: “But we did kick your…” [conversation with kid] [09:32]

• Complaints About Field Maintenance & Urban Parenting

  • The uncut grass keeps goals from being scored and becomes another target for suburban frustration.
  • Ray: “What happens in Nashville is people just build skyscrapers and not worried about building families and building kids for the future.” [13:30]

• Philosophy on Competition, Praise & Effort

  • Ray and Lunchbox discuss their own upbringings where praise was minimal and improvement was always required.
  • “I pretty much went my entire childhood... it was always ‘those strikeouts, those will kill you.’” – Ray [19:31]
  • Lunchbox worries the lack of real competition is inflating his kids’ egos: “You get this inflated ego and you think you're the best. You stop working. And that's how people plateau.” [19:56]

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2. Fantasy Football League Drama

[23:55–54:56] and continuing

• Getting Paid & Participant Problems

  • Managing a 48-person fantasy league, collecting $200 buy-ins via Venmo. Several would-be participants forget to pay or struggle with simple logistics (“Why are people so stupid?”).
  • “Is he not wanting to pay because he doesn't know the info, or is it too… bad luck, Chuck, you're gone?” – Lunchbox [45:59]

• Resourceful vs. Clueless

  • A Canadian participant finds a workaround for the Venmo restriction; others email basic questions, seemingly without listening to instructions given multiple times.
  • “That is being resourceful. He almost had to cross the border, take a trip just to Venmo $200 to get in the league.” – Lunchbox [47:05]

• Audience Engagement

  • The hosts let listeners vote on whether to keep or boot a slow-paying contestant; ultimately, the verdict is out if you don’t follow instructions.
  • “Behance has chimed in. He said, Jason Kelly, sorry. You knew the rules. You should have paid. You have been eliminated.” [59:01]

• Manual vs. Digital Tracking

  • Ray pokes fun at Lunchbox’s old-school pen-and-paper administration of the league and suggests Excel. Lunchbox admits, “Do you really think I have Excel on my computer? …I apologize.” [50:11]

• Humorous Emails from Listeners

  • Listeners try to swap league entries between family members, joke about trust issues, and poke fun at the hosts. “I did not trust her with the amount of money… if this can't be arranged, I'd really appreciate it.” – Listener Email [48:16]

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3. Why Are People So Stupid? (The Smoothie Story)

[23:55–27:41]

• The Small Shop Smoothie Debacle

  • Lunchbox recounts a moment at a nearly empty smoothie shop, where the server yells the order number as if in a crowded cafeteria, despite him being the only patron.
  • “She puts a lid on it, comes up to the counter, and she yells out, I have a number five! A number five?! Yeah, I'm right here.” [25:51]
  • The hosts riff on situations where workers blindly follow procedures instead of reading the room—illustrating the episode’s titular theme.

• Memorable Quotes:

  • “How stupid is that lady? Like, how dumb are you to sit there and yell, I have a number five. Number five. Just hand me the smoothie.” – Lunchbox [26:46]
  • “[At Starbucks] Samantha! Oh, well, it might be over there. There's a pile of 12 of them.” – Ray [27:23]

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4. Athlete Health Fads and Miscommunication

[29:09–32:19]

• Red Light Therapy Tangent
  • Ray details (and comically struggles to explain) the differences between red light therapy and infrared, as recommended by Kenny Chesney and other country stars.
  • Lunchbox: “So I go sit at a red light and my injury will heal?” [30:01]
  • The hosts marvel at how parents and country stars alike get drawn into health fads, sometimes missing the point.

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5. Sports Talk: The (Fake) Micah Parsons Trade & Contracts

[32:33–36:49]

• Reacting to a Shocking NFL Trade

  • The hosts feign disbelief at a fictional Micah Parsons trade (likely an inside joke for their league), using it to highlight how rumors and sports talk spiral quickly among dads at kids’ activities.
  • “I said, micah Parsons on his way to Green Bay. And he goes, no way. Wow. Wow. He goes, I didn't see that coming. And I was like, yeah, neither did I, man. It's crazy.” – Lunchbox [33:42]

• Contracts in Everyday Work

  • An offbeat musing on how contracts are everywhere, not just the domain of professional athletes. “Growing up, I had no idea there was contracts in so many different venues… It's pretty cool.” – Lunchbox [36:46]

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6. Adult Soccer & Competitive Psychology

[41:12–42:57]

• Forcing the Weak Foot
  • Lunchbox describes using psychological tactics in his own adult soccer game, repeatedly calling out an opponent’s dominant foot until the player misses badly, proving the point:
  • “You did everything in your power to prove to me that... you can use your right foot. And now I know I'm in your head.” – Lunchbox [42:03]
  • “Kids out there, if you're playing a sport, figure out what hand they are. Basketball and soccer foot. Make them use their bad foot.” – Ray [42:34]

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Other Noteworthy Segments

• Trucker & Freight Logistics Tangent

  • Brief, humorous speculation about truck drivers, contracts, and the inefficiency of massive rigs transporting tiny loads. “Easiest gig that guy's ever had in his life. But you got to keep a constant eye. Dude, I would be in the rearview mirror the whole time.” – Ray [37:48]

• Live Redrawing for Fantasy League

  • A long, live “redraw” segment where missed/late payment entrants are replaced by new winners in the fantasy football league—names and reactions are given in real time, underscoring the chaos and stakes of their highly competitive league. [54:56–end]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Parenting Other People's Kids:
  • “You had to father another man.” – Ray [09:35]
• The Frustration Boils Over:
  • “How are their leagues? Did they have standings? Kids running around in fields that were mowed?” – Lunchbox, comparing U.S. and UK soccer culture [17:45]
• Exasperated Reflection:
  • “Why are people so stupid? It goes across all countries, all demographics, it's… widespread.” – Ray [24:04]

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Episode Timeline & Key Timestamps

• [02:11–21:12] — Suburban soccer league chaos, parenting, sportsmanship, and complaints
• [23:55–27:41] — "Why Are People So Stupid?" – Smoothie shop story
• [29:09–32:19] — Red light therapy & parental health fads
• [32:33–36:49] — Micah Parsons trade joke, contracts in real life
• [41:12–42:57] — Adult league soccer, psychology of competition
• [43:56–67:20] — Listener emails, redrawing fantasy league spots, further banter

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Tone & Style

True to Sore Losers form, the episode is a blend of sarcastic wit, sports obsession, and relatable suburban parenting complaints. The hosts frequently riff on each other’s stories, lean into exaggeration for comedic effect, and bring listeners into the community with live feedback and inside jokes. Their language is punchy, informal, and self-deprecating, fostering the feeling of being at a backyard barbeque with old friends.

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Bottom Line:
This episode wrings maximum comedy and frustration from youth sports, fantasy football administration, and everyday missteps—delivering plenty of laughs and useful parenting lessons amid the chaos. Whether you’re a soccer dad, fantasy junkie, or just love poking fun at suburban silliness, it’s a classic Sore Losers ride.

Transcript

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[B]

Did I not monkey with those? I started it.

[A]

Oh, you did, Did I not?

[B]

See? Yo. Yo.

[A]

I didn't know you started it. Yo.

[B]

Yo.

[A]

Oh, are you? Well, I don't know what you're saying. Yo. For.

[B]

Got no headphones.

[A]

No, you have headphones in. I'm impressed. Now you can hear.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Good man. I'm gonna tell you what got a lot of excited people sending me emails. Oh, my gosh. I'm so glad I'm in the fantasy league. I've been dreaming about the. Thank you so much. Consider your ass kicked. And I'm like, whoa. Thank you. I'm glad there's excitement. I'm glad you're excited. You got to hear your name called on Wednesday. I'm glad you sent the $200 via Venmo to me. And you are ready to play. And I mean, we are like a less Than a week away from the NFL season. We got to get this drafted. I mean, it's crazy.

[B]

48 times 200. That much?

[A]

Yeah. And I did forget to tell you that.

[B]

It's okay. You don't got to tell me, man.

[A]

I forgot to tell you that the, the boys started soccer this past weekend.

[B]

I'm good.

[A]

And so baby box two, he's in kindergarten, he's five.

[B]

He had it. The one that came in here?

[A]

Yes. He had the first game at noon. And we signed up for a new league because the old league we played in, how do I describe it? Was trash. Like, they never teach the rules. There's never off sides. They don't, you know, keep score at any age. It's just. Oh, they're all there for fun, even the older kids.

[B]

You were playing at a homeless person's park.

[A]

The only reason we played there is because they three and four year olds could play. It was great when we first started, but we need, we need better competition. We need to start keeping score. We need to start having standings and let them know, hey, you're in first place, you're in second place. Kids have to learn that eventually.

[B]

Yeah, MLS standings.

[A]

And so we talked to some neighbors like, oh, we play in this league. It's good competition, you know, that's the league you should sign up for. All right, great. Sign it up. We show up on Saturday about 11:30. Baby Box 2's got his game at noon. And I see some other kids getting out of the cars and I look at my wife and I said, this isn't the league for us. This is going to be awful.

[B]

Ray, they were all parents in the Premier League.

[A]

No, I said, this is, this, is this in our league. It's not going to be competitive. The kids that are getting out of.

[B]

The other cars, it was all families from London.

[A]

No, no, they didn't look like they were there to play soccer. They were there to be there with their friends and hang out. And so we baby box to. His team has four players on it. You play a 40 minute game and the four players play all 40 minutes. So it's four on four. And he has two buddies from his kindergarten class on his team and then some kid that he went to preschool with.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

The game starts. 12 seconds in, one of his classmates runs off the field crying. What is that?

[B]

The whistle?

[A]

Oh, that was the start of the game?

[B]

Yeah. Injury?

[A]

No, no, he wasn't injured. He just, I don't know what happened. He never even got near the ball. But 12 seconds in he was out brand to his mom.

[B]

Sounds like a tough school district. You guys are out there in the Castle district.

[A]

Sat on his mom's lap, Ray, private school. And I was like, hey, buddy, are you okay? You want to come back in? No, no, doesn't want to come back in. So I look at Baby Box 3, who's three years old, and their five year old and six year olds are playing on this field, say, hey bud, you want to play? Yeah. So baby box three played. He came out there as a three year old, played with the five and six year olds, didn't have his shin guards on because he wasn't supposed to play. Got cracked right in the shin, started crying. He's got a big bruise on there now. He had to go out get, get his shin guards on. Then he came back in. But within six minutes, baby box two had scored two goals. Hey, yeah, they were up like six nothing in the first six minutes. Another kid on the other team was in their kindergarten class and bay box two going, hey man, why don't you get the ball? How come you're not getting the ball? You got to get the ball. The point is get the ball. Trying to help him out because the other kid didn't really seem to care about getting the ball. And the guy that runs the league came up to me like in the first like eight minutes, he was like, hey, I think we may need to switch the teams up. We may need to put one of your players on their team. I'm like, what? He goes, yeah, it's kind of like you guys are kind of dominating.

[B]

We are pretty dominant.

[A]

And I said, so you're going to just tell him, hey, you're on this team, but you're not on this team. You're going to go play for this team. He goes, look, that one kid's having a meltdown already. Because the other kid on their team is when his dad was the coach and he's screaming at his dad, dad, you're not even helping me get out of here. You don't know what you're doing. And I mean, then we go to our first. They play quarters, 10 minute quarters. End of the first quarter, the guy that runs league comes and he goes, hey man, at least like tell your kids that they have to pass it to each other at least once before they shoot to kind of like maybe stop scoring as many goals. I'm like, okay, cool, I'll tell them. Hey guys, I know like we've never practiced together, but you guys need to pass it once before you shoot. Okay, cool. And we go on to just absolutely obliterate this other team. It was probably 20 to 2.

[B]

See, this just sounds like there's no learning.

[A]

There's no learning.

[B]

And maybe the parents are there having mimosas. Maybe it's your release from being away from work, your wife's release from being away from the house. Let parents have the release. Let the kids have the release. Guys, nobody's going to be playing in the Premier League.

[A]

No, no.

[B]

Oh, some are.

[A]

No, no. That's what I'm saying. I think my kids are. Damn. No, no. I don't even think my kids are that good.

[B]

Then why are they playing?

[A]

No, no, they love to play, but this league that we're playing in, it's not the right league.

[B]

Right? They don't care. That's called Nashville. It's called parents that are from SEC schools. They're all filthy rich and their kids don't give a rip because they got trust funds. Mississippi, Ole Miss, Knoxville, Auburn, Alabama, Missouri, Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt. They funnel them all up here to Nashville, Texas.

[A]

Yo, yo, Texas A and M.

[B]

No, something's wrong with my headphones. But none of these. None of these kids care. It's just all wealth, affluence pumped into Nashville, and they just go out there and it's a free for all.

[A]

And after the first quarter, the dad, the coach on the other team, he didn't come back out. He sent a woman out there, so the kid quit yelling at him.

[B]

And the guys have taken their pants off, giving them the wives.

[A]

And so at the end of the game, good game, good game, good game. The one that was yelling at his parents just starts flailing his arms and punching every kid on our team. And the dad just stands there and acts like that's okay. And I grab the kid and I'm like, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. We're not going to do that. We're not going to do that. And I have to get down on one knee and, hey, man, what's wrong, Bud? You mad? You lost.

[B]

You had to father another man.

[A]

And he's like, yeah. And I'm like, bud, are you in kindergarten? He goes, yeah. And I said, you're going to go to school on Monday, and your friends are going to ask you, did you play soccer? And you're going to say yes. They're not going to ask you who won, who lost, who scored, how many goals. I said, you come out here to get better? Did you. Did you try your best? Yeah. Did you get better? No, we lost. I'm like, yeah, you did. But that's not the point. No one's gonna ask you in a week. You're not gonna remember this. Look, all the kids are going to the playground right now. If you want to go to the playground, they. They're not worried about who won and lost. Just go to the playground. And I was like, but we did kick your. And he was like, okay. And he's happy. And he immediately walks over his dad. He goes, it's all your fault, and starts throwing a fit again. I was like, okay, I tried. I tried.

[B]

I really did. I can't believe the dad. What? What a man Card removal.

[A]

Well, first he got. He. He didn't come back out for the second quarter. The dad and then the kid just flailing his arms, hitting all the other kids, and the dad just stand. That's okay.

[B]

Gotta think those are probably pumper nickel shots he's doing in the, in the parking lot.

[A]

So then Baby Box plays at one o'. Clock.

[B]

Another game?

[A]

Yeah. Baby Box one has to play back to back. They both played on field three, so we didn't have to move locations in that to uproot our family and move fields.

[B]

You guys pitch tents for the whole day?

[A]

No, we didn't. We just sat there.

[B]

If you're there that long, we might as well.

[A]

We should have. But we didn't know we sat and they. We didn't bring a chair. We never been to these fields. We thought maybe they'd have bleachers, nothing. So we go out there and we show up and it's five on four. The other team only has four players. So I told the other coach, I was like, hey, do you want another player? And so I gave her one of my kids from the five year old team.

[B]

So now it's okay. Whoa. Thought you're not supposed to give them players.

[A]

No, no. This kid plays on Baby Box 2's team. Not on. He played the first game. So I gave her someone that already played, is five years old now playing with sex and seven year olds. And he played the first half and Baby Box 2 played the second half on the other team against his brother.

[B]

That's cool.

[A]

That was fun.

[B]

You could do that in your backyard.

[A]

We do that in our backyard. And let's just say we won probably 13 to nothing.

[B]

Oh, you see your brother over there? I want you to kill him. Kill him. Who'd you coach? Which kid?

[A]

Both of them.

[B]

No, you're only supposed to Coach 1. Coach.

[A]

Why coach Baby Box 1 in the second game? Because Baby Box 2 was on the other team.

[B]

You see that kid? I want you to murder him.

[A]

I want you, my brother, I want you to take his legs out. Take him out at the knees.

[B]

We know him though, that's brother.

[A]

And we have two girls on baby Box's team. You know, the older kid that we don't know. And in between one of the quarters, the parents go, is that your kid, number seven? I was like, no, I don't have a girl. I was like, yeah. And they go, he's a real go getter. And I'm like, well, he's just playing soccer. I don't know. No one else seems to want to play soccer. Like, it makes it look like he's really good, but he's really not that good.

[B]

Thanks for gassing me up.

[A]

And so we win like 12 to nothing. And the other coach tells me, man, because I gave her two kids from the five year old team, you know, in the first Avenue and then my son in the second, she goes, you gave us two ringers. I'm like, two? They're two years younger. They're not even ringers. They're just kids that were standing on the sideline. But that's how bad their team was. Like the five year olds were the best players on their team.

[B]

It just sounds like complete disorganization. A lot of these parents just running with their hair on fire, man. Take kids to this. Take kids that, are they learning anything? Are they getting in fights? One dad goes back in the parking lot to take shots and disappears. And you get to parent his kid. What is happening on soccer Saturdays?

[A]

And they didn't even mow the grass. The grass was so freaking long.

[B]

I mean, that's some kid that's at the local high school at beach.

[A]

He's getting high probably and he forgot to turn the mower on. He ran it over the grass, but it didn't moan. He's like, man, mower must be broken.

[B]

See, that would never happen in the country. Everything is mowed, everything is kemped. There is maintenance crews every day of the week out painting signs, making sure the traffic lights work. What happens in Nashville is, is people just build skyscrapers and not worried about building families and building kids for the future. And I'll hang up and listen, Ray, that was the damn deepest thing you've ever said.

[A]

That was really deep. But I, I, I told my wife, I said, man, they're lucky they didn't mow the grass. We would have beat them 40 to nothing. Because after about five minutes of Baby Box One's game, they put cones, like a little circle around in front of the goal and they're like, if the ball goes in here, you're not allowed to touch it. Well, I'm going to tell you, at least 15 goals stopped in that grass because it was so long that it would have just been absolutely obliteration.

[B]

So really, was somebody supposed to mow.

[A]

It or do the parents. No, someone was supposed to mow it.

[B]

Okay, so it was a community area.

[A]

Someone, the league or someone was supposed to mow it and they didn't mow it.

[B]

Yeah, see, that's somebody that's not doing their job. And we just discovered it. Whereas if we don't do our job, 9 million Americans. Understand?

[A]

Yeah. So they totally dropped the ball. And we get in the car afterwards and my wife goes, you're right, this isn't going to be our league. She goes, I don't. I said, listen, not saying these guys are superstars, but they need to play. So I said, I need them to have better competition so they don't get these thinking they're freaking messy.

[B]

Did you just get on this podcast and brag that your kids are that far advanced in the competition?

[A]

No, they're not that far advanced. That's the problem. And I, and we got home and.

[B]

I got them out of private school.

[A]

They're not in private school. They go to public school.

[B]

You need to take them to beach. They'll get their butt kicked there.

[A]

To where?

[B]

I don't know. Some school my wife couldn't go to. She had to go to private.

[A]

Oh. So anyway, I gotta.

[B]

You're talking about Harper Hill.

[A]

I got an email from the mom of the kid on Baby Box 2's team that played 12 seconds and she informed us they won't be coming back.

[B]

Well, it was a good season. Gotta hit her with that. Thanks, coach.

[A]

Heck of season. Great job. You know what I mean? Like, where do I send his trophy? So the problem is we play with four players. There's only four players on the roster, so now we're down to three.

[B]

So you'd have a kid.

[A]

So I Think Baby Box 3 will be a permanent fixture on the 5 year old team. As a 3 year old, are we.

[B]

At a shortage of kids? Why is there we can't field?

[A]

Well, I think they keep it small teams so they get a lot of playing time. But I'm going to tell you what, these kids, they don't. I mean most of them in this league that we just played last Saturday, they don't want to Play.

[B]

Get Thomas Rhett's kid. I heard he just had another one.

[A]

I don't know if he's old enough to play. His other kids have to be old enough to play. Where do they play soccer? That's what I'm saying. Like, I cannot figure it out. And I'm not trying to do traveling soccer. They're 7 and 5 years old and 3.

[B]

They want them to be good, not great.

[A]

No, no. They don't need to be doing traveling soccer where we're driving 200 miles on the weekend to play a soccer game when they're this young. I just would like something where there's organized, where there's refs. These games didn't have refs. They don't have refs in this league. Like, where?

[B]

I can't believe you're in a major city like Nashville and you're having trouble finding soccer, which tells me, oh, my gosh, this sport is not growing.

[A]

No, no. There's soccer everywhere. That's the problem. There's too many leagues. But I want leagues that actually enforce the rules, have real referees. They keep standings. I just can't figure it out, dude. It is driving me nuts.

[B]

But you are at a sport right now that's probably number four in America. Would you agree with that? Football, basketball, baseball, soccer, and hockey.

[A]

I don't know. There are so many kids playing soccer.

[B]

Let me just say this. Growing up in the country, I grew up in the country as well as now live in the country, but work in the city. If you were able to follow, we haven't started the show.

[A]

I know. We'll do it in a second.

[B]

So we never had soccer, but we always heard the big city in Laramie, their soccer leagues, huge sport is growing. Everybody's playing it. You guys should start playing soccer. Well, we never did. And it never grew and it never mushroomed. And it's still the exact same it was when I was a kid. But I'm telling you, soccer is not in the country. It's in the city. You live in the city and you can't find soccer? Go to London. You were just there.

[A]

How are their leagues?

[B]

Did they have standings? Kids running around in fields that were. That were mowed?

[A]

I don't know, man. Right.

[B]

I actually sat and watched the field over there.

[A]

No, I did. I did. I see in Scotland, dude, at the park, there's some broski's that just got off work. They all came and they were changing clothes in the middle of the park, just kicking the ball back and forth. I mean, if you and me are.

[B]

Ever down by the Cumberland kicking a ball back and forth, somebody come over to me. I don't care if you're a listener, a fan, whatever. You just give me a big old kick, right the nuts. Because I do not need to be doing that after work. Get a life, people. Unless it's fun. Actually, it's kind of cool.

[A]

I mean, they were sitting there with their bros, just kind of talking, hanging out. The ball was flat. They weren't even worried about it being flat. It was just a chance to hang out with the guys at their work and take the ball around.

[B]

You guys care if I hack you? Sag it with you.

[A]

There was a. Like a youth game that Saturday morning, and I was like, can I go watch it? I should go over there, over across the street in the park and watch it. My wife goes, that's creepy. And I was like, oh, I just want to see if they're good.

[B]

They're not going to judge you. You're in a foreign country. How's it going? No obla.

[A]

Which one's your kid? No, none of them. Just trying to, you know, check and see how the town is over in Scotland. See if my kids should move over here and play.

[B]

My kids were in America, so.

[A]

Yeah, dude. I mean, it was. It was a great weekend. Like, they played, they dominated, but it was like, after a while, I felt bad cheering when they scored a goal.

[B]

Yeah, well, you're going to start to develop how exactly you do cheer in these leagues. Do you support them all the way? Do you sometimes give them tough love, hard love, don't talk to them. Punishment, make them run after they lose? You got to learn all that crap.

[A]

Yeah. No, I'm saying. But there was no punishment. There was no losing. I mean, it was just absolute domination.

[B]

I mean, I pretty much went my entire childhood. I don't think my dad ever said anything was that we did was cool or good. Like, he was never like, that was amazing that you guys got three hits. That was so cool. It was always when you're one for four, man, those strikeouts, those will kill you. Just got to work on that. Got to work on that. All right, dad, when do I get to stop working at it?

[A]

Oh, when?

[B]

Okay. When I'm an adult and I don't play anymore. Got it.

[A]

Thank you.

[B]

There was no congratulation at this household.

[A]

Yeah. I didn't tell him, congratulations. I just told him because I don't want. I got. They got to keep working. This is the problem is you get this inflated ego and you think you're the best. You don't. You stop working. And that's how people plateau. I don't want him to plateau. I want him to keep climbing that mountain. So I need better competition.

[B]

But there's the positive reinforcement. There's the supporting them throughout. Thick and thin. They're all that in the middle. But then there's the negativity. Positive reinforcement. Not celebrating them. You got to figure out where you're going to fall into that.

[A]

Yeah. I just. I mean, I think we're in the picking Daisy crowd and we need to be in the I want to play soccer crowd at this league. That's the problem.

[B]

And that shouldn't be your problem on the weekends when you pay for this.

[A]

I understand.

[B]

Why are you having to figure it out? You need to be like the CEO or the GM of the league.

[A]

So you're telling me I need to start my own league?

[B]

My dad. Any city we moved to, he's like this league's terrible. And he started his own league and took it over within a month. And he would revolutionize every city we went into. Revolutionize the baseball team. Gwen. They never had a baseball team. They had it within a month that we were there. Newberry never had won any games. We won every game and went downstate and played baseball. Like within a month. My dad would take over the entire thing. He's like, this is a disaster. I'm going to handle this. Just like. Kid. That's how I did it in Austin. I said these boys are going to play some soccer and some baseball.

[A]

No. Keith. And he didn't coach soccer. And he didn't. He coached baseball. Kid.

[B]

It all starts with a dream.

[A]

I have a dream. Kid.

[B]

That every boy in Austin will play baseball. Kid. And I will be the goat.

[A]

Kid.

[B]

I. I haven't. I stole that from mlk. Kid. But it still works with you boys. And we have the convention on MLK weekend. What a Segway.

[A]

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[A]

Whoa. I just have a question. And I mean, this is a rhetorical question maybe. Why are people so stupid?

[B]

It goes across all countries, all demographics, it's. It's widespread.

[A]

Well, the reason I ask is because yesterday I went into a place to get a smoothie and I went in and I said, hey, can I get the number five? Yeah, I'll get that for you. Number five. And I'm talking little shop. They have one table, one table inside the place.

[B]

Sounds like they're not going to be in business for long because La La Land just came to town.

[A]

What is that?

[B]

Something in 12 south they do these matches and all the girls walk around with these yellow cups that you can take home. It's just all about the gram.

[A]

Well, this is a very little shop, so they don't have much square footage because they want you to buy your stuff and leave And I'm literally the only person in there. Shocker, right?

[B]

La la land.

[A]

I'm the only one in there. And I ordered the number five. It's just a peanut butter banana smoothie. Basically. That's it. Maybe some dates in there. I don't know. And she goes, I'll have that right out for you. I'm like, all right. I sit down at the one table in the whole restaurant, and sitting there, and she's talking to her coworker, and I do, do, do, do very fast service. I hear her bl. And she gets done. She puts a lid on it, comes up to the counter, and she yells out, I have a number five. A number five? Yeah, I'm right here.

[B]

Thanks.

[A]

And I'm like, why would you not just go? Here you go. There is no need to yell at. I have a number five. I have a number five. I'm the only customer in your establishment.

[B]

You hit her with the hand.

[A]

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh.

[B]

That's me.

[A]

Oh, that's mine. I'm right here, in case you didn't see me. Sitting at the only table in the whole place. I was just so shocked when she yelled, I got a number five. I got a number five.

[B]

You looked around, seeing if you're on candy camera.

[A]

I was like, are there other people that I'm not seeing that you're worried that we're gonna get our orders mixed up? It's literally me in the restaurant. Just say, here's your smoothie protocols. And it's not even like, she did it in a quiet voice, like, I have a number five.

[B]

No, we heard.

[A]

I have a number five. I have a number five. And as I walked to the vehicle, I just was like, how stupid is that lady? Like, how dumb are you to sit there and yell, I have a number five. Number five. Just hand me the smoothie.

[B]

You're just screaming in your face, dude, your hair's blowing back right here.

[A]

Yep. Yeah, I'm just sitting there.

[B]

And also, if it's that small of a place, you should probably never really need to yell. Really, guys, let's take that out of the manual. All they need to do is just set it on the counter like Starbucks. Starbucks doesn't give a red, man. They got people coming in so fast.

[A]

Samantha.

[B]

Hi. Hi. Yeah, I need my cup. Oh, well, it might be over there. There's a pile of 12 of them.

[A]

Yeah, I mean, it was very shocking and overwhelming, and I was like, thank you very much. Cool. Awesome. Now, now I know you didn't care about that story. And I know you want to know if there's a redraw, what do we do?

[B]

That was actually good. I'll take that over a soccer story.

[A]

Ray.

[B]

20 goals, 20 to 2. Special night for the boys.

[A]

Well, I'm sorry.

[B]

Go in person. I almost need to go in person. It would really just benefit the stories just because I have no connection. I've actually never seen them play soccer before.

[A]

Yeah, I know. And you've never seen me play soccer, right?

[B]

It really does help if we've done stuff together. Boom. March Messen.

[A]

Boom.

[B]

The convention.

[A]

Boom.

[B]

The draw Ray.

[A]

Boom. The sore losers fantasy league. Boom. No, because I got a text message. Let me tell you.

[B]

Well, it might be from Justin because he is furious.

[A]

I got a text from Justin. I'm no coward. Hundred dollar pain Ray talks s about my abilities to coach. But who is the one coming for? To me, for answers. You guessed it. The real coward is Ray. He has never made the playoffs until last year. Who was managing this team while he was in bed at 6pm? You got it, JB and I won't hang up and listen. I'm staying on the line. And then immediately after he sends me that, he silenced all notifications.

[B]

I'm assuming it was a wine before bed. Good gosh, guys, save the text for the morning, then fire them away. Most likely you won't send them.

[A]

I laughed out loud. I thought it was hilarious. I love the bickering between co managers and the season hadn't even started.

[B]

Well. And I also, I, I do enjoy now that we have been texting longer than our parents because you realize some of this stuff just doesn't even need a response. I went through explaining to my mom, hey, if your wrist has been hurting, you're going to want to do red light. I've been doing it a little bit. Kenny Chesney does it. All these country stars do it when they come in. Oh, red light, ice tub. Red light ice tub. And I told her it's more deep tissue, whereas infrared is just surface level stuff. And then she hits me back with some AI Google thing and she goes, actually, I think infrared. The guys, hopefully the truckers, understand this. But my mom goes, I think infrared is actually the deep tissue ones. I've been researching this for years. Red light is deep. If you have injuries, get red light.

[A]

So I go sit at a red light and my injury will heal.

[B]

Yes. So I didn't even respond to that.

[A]

I can you. I don't know what you're talking like you sit In a booth?

[B]

No, it's like a Think of a tanning bed, but it's just a red light without the tan.

[A]

Okay.

[B]

And then the ultra, ultra uv or what is called the infrared.

[A]

Infrared.

[B]

Infrared is kind of like makes your hair grow a little bit. It may. It's like surface level type stuff, whereas the red light, that's. Athletes are doing that. Kenny does that crap. He's like, man, it reverses aging. You really feel it in your bones. Deep tissue stuff, huh? Infrared. Just surface. And I'm just like, mom, I'm not going to explain it to you. I don't know how you mixed up the stuff with AI Just trying to help you.

[A]

So your mom and dad are trying this red light, or they're not trying it?

[B]

No. And I explained to other. Hey, tanning salons around the country are flipping now. They're now health. So they're not really as concerned as getting people tan as they have beds you can lay in. So there's one of them that's like the. It's skins. No, it's sculpt. Yeah, it's like kind of like a. Not as a sauna, but it's a bed. And then it also has a little bit of infrared. And then there's one that's. There's like a massage one. There's a hydro massage, which is air and steam. So tanning salons are flipping now to healthcare. Ish. And so I told my mom that, hey, just FYI. So I'm trying to help her, and she fires back with, I don't think you're right. Okay, mom, with all that to say, you don't need to respond to Justin. I'll let my mom figure it out. She'll figure out what red light and ultra red UV are.

[A]

I, I, I'm just impressed that your mom actually knows what that is, because I have no idea what you're talking about. Like, I am so lost, bro.

[B]

We have had these country stars coming in. Bones, did you not hear Eddie say that he went into Bones red light? He said it on the show.

[A]

Oh, I thought that was the management company.

[B]

No, but funny.

[A]

Then Kenny Chesney, like, literally, I thought they were talking about the management company.

[B]

Did you literally not hear Kenny Chesney? He goes, oh, yeah, I do two red lights a day. Two ice tubs a day. Especially touring season. I do three red lights a day. Three ice tubs a day. So then once they talk about it, gots me to thinking I'm gonna look into it. Bones has one at his House. But yeah, it's the real deal. Red light heals you. Next day, you're good to go.

[A]

You think all these pro athletes are doing red light?

[B]

Doing red light. They're doing ice tubs.

[A]

So are you telling me Micah Parsons has got to move his red light from Dallas to Green Bay?

[B]

Low hanging fruit. We don't even need to talk about it. Everybody knows about the trade.

[A]

I mean, that's how hilarious. Hilarious Cowboys nation.

[B]

What did you say when you heard good move? No, the exact thing you said, audibly, out loud.

[A]

I said, damn. Jerry Jones really got his ego in.

[B]

The way we had it on in the kitchen. Bazer's a foot from me, and I go, oh, my gosh. Oh, Parsons to the Packers. And she goes, you scared me. What? What? And I go, well, I mean, it kind of just means the Cowboys are going to suck this year, which is awesome because I have Cowboys fans in my life. So they're going to win a couple less games, I would imagine. So. They won't even make the playoffs.

[A]

Here's the thing. I know what I said because I was at the kids soccer practice and I got a. I'm standing there and I was like, huh? And it was Garrett texting the guys group, and he was like, wow, we really traded Micah to the Green Bay Packers. Two first round picks. I went, oh, crap. And I looked at the dad next to me. I said, micah Parsons on his way to Green Bay. And he goes, no way. Wow. Wow. He goes, I didn't see that coming. And I was like, yeah, neither did I, man. It's crazy.

[B]

I'll hang up and listen.

[A]

That was it. That was the end of the conversation. Then he got a phone call and it was like his wife.

[B]

So it was like for everybody.

[A]

And my wife goes, are you guys going to sit here and talk sports? I'll go for a walk. I was like, no, I was in the conversation. Nothing else needs to be said. Dallas's defense wasn't great with him. It won't be great without them. You save a lot of money in Green Bay. You better win the next two years because you're paying Jordan love 800 million and Micah Parsons 200 million. You got two guys taking up about 80% of your cap space. Good luck.

[B]

And Jerry Jones said, we offered him 40 million. That was a non handshake deal. That was a handshake deal back in April and his agents got to be involved per the regulations. They ended up getting him 47 million up in Green Bay. We would offer them 40, though.

[A]

Jerry says, yeah, Jerry said, you know, we had a verbal agreement, and I believe a verbal agreement is binding, so we should have signed that deal. And he wanted to go back on his word and he wanted to have his agent involved. I did it man to man. I talked to Micah. Well, Jerry, okay, he wants his agent. So call his agent and get it done. Like, I don't understand what the problem is.

[B]

I've been there doing these deals here at work. You're like, I've signed actually four contracts now. And they said, NFL three contracts is good. Yeah, I've signed four here. You've probably signed more than that.

[A]

I have. I don't even know how many I've signed.

[B]

And let's be real, they kind of are like that a little bit. I mean, there are handshake deals at first, and then they send over the actual contracts.

[A]

You're 100% right. You kind of. You negotiate what?

[B]

Jerusalem?

[A]

You kind of negotiate orally. And then they're like, oh, you like that? Okay, let me put that on some paper. And then they send it to you. It's wild. And you know what's funny is I had no idea. Growing up, I thought professional athletes were the only people that got contracts. I had no idea how many industries have contracts.

[B]

Oh, I had no idea we were signing contracts. For the first five years I was here, I was like, what is this?

[A]

Oh, cool, cool.

[B]

And then I go, oh, I could. What is this word? Negotiate. Oh, oh my. I can negotiate a contract. I mean, I learned that like a year ago.

[A]

Crazy dude. Did you know to work for a record label you sign a contract? Like a two year contract?

[B]

Yeah, A lot of those play like, I believe my dad was in a contract. But ours is. It's just a contract saying you can't go to another radio station.

[A]

Right. Ours are weird, but I think theirs are. You can't go to another record label.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Which is wild.

[B]

I got to ask my dad if he signed a contract with the A's.

[A]

He probably signed a contract.

[B]

Not with that. With the lumber mill. Oh, I wonder.

[A]

My dad never signed a contract.

[B]

Well, he was a builder. Yeah, I bet most places sign a contract.

[A]

Like, do you think truckers, like when.

[B]

I worked at Grande Communications, Did I sign a contract?

[A]

No chance. You just got paid hourly.

[B]

Okay.

[A]

Like when you work at the grocery store, you don't sign a contract.

[B]

So it's basically places with competes and non competes.

[A]

Yeah, but growing up, I had no idea there was contracts in so many different venues.

[B]

Yeah.

[A]

Which is wild. It's pretty cool.

[B]

Did my chick sign a contract with the tax stuff?

[A]

I got to ask her.

[B]

Now this is actually fascinating. See, does a truck driver sign a contract saying you won't go to another truck place?

[A]

Right. And I don't even know what are the big trucking companies. I think I've seen Hunt.

[B]

Well, you've seen Taylor Swift because they always have those two.

[A]

Taylor Swift, Yes. Like, are you.

[B]

Hunt is the one you go with. It rhymes with the C word.

[A]

No. Isn't that one of them?

[B]

I should know. I see the damn things on the interstate every single day I drive home. But Taylor Swift is a popular one.

[A]

But like, okay, let's say you don't. Do you work for a company? Let's say you're picking up bottled water one time and the next time you're picking up lumber. So are you an independent contractor? And these places just put up the list of, hey, this is what we need hauled. Are you in the area, you come pick it up or do you work for a company?

[B]

Company. And there's different crap you got to move. Saw 18 Wheeler hauling the other day. I'm not even kidding.

[A]

It was.

[B]

Let's just say. What was it? In the shape of a rebar, but it was yellow and the pieces were a foot long. And it had 12 of them on the truck. Massive 18 wheeler and there were 12 pieces of yellow rebar. That is a foot long. I go. Easiest gig that guy's ever had in his life. But you got to keep a constant eye. Dude, I would be in the rearview mirror the whole time. What if one falls off? He really could have put it in his passenger seat.

[A]

Good point. Like I said, was that small?

[B]

I was laughing. I was going to video and I'm like, I can't get in a car. Right.

[A]

Yesterday I was at the golf course and 18 wheeler pulls up flatbed. 18 wheeler golf clubs. No, 12 golf balls. No, not golf balls, but like little plastic, like drainage pipes for the irrigation. Yeah, 10 of them strapped to the back. I mean, they're about 4ft long each.

[B]

And he's clearing the parking lot.

[A]

Is that really necessary for an 18 wheeler to drive those little 18 round pieces of plastic?

[B]

Guys, send a sprinter, like put them.

[A]

In a box and ship them. It ain't that hard.

[B]

Give them. Pay an Uber price. That's cheaper than a truck driver there. Apparently they make five grand a month or something.

[A]

It's wild. So now I want another soccer story. No, we got a draw. Well, yeah, we do need to draw, but I have a Question.

[B]

Hit me with the story and the question.

[A]

Thank you. So soccer Wednesday night, you know what I mean? Start of the new season.

[B]

Brave the question later.

[A]

And number four on the other team, you know, to me he's a younger guy. Kind of yours or your kids league? No, my league.

[B]

Thank you. Or mls?

[A]

No, not mls. I'm not that level yet.

[B]

Or leagues cup. What is all this?

[A]

Or U.S. open Cup.

[B]

I didn't even know about that one.

[A]

Yeah, there's another thing. I thought we were in Leagues cup, but the National SC is in the semifinals of the US Open Cup.

[B]

They're in the semifinals of the leagues cup. No, in September. I got tickets to it.

[A]

What?

[B]

Yeah, they gave me free tickets. They said send this email back with another person's email address and you'll get two free tickets. So I got to pick this Saturday's game against Atlanta or the leagues cup semifinals.

[A]

And I thought when were you going to tell me?

[B]

This just happened last night. And I thought, perfect, send me the two tickets, I'll scalp them. I got standing room tickets. It was that. Which are actually better because they're right behind the goal. I go to watch Atlanta on Saturday night. What?

[A]

Atlanta's terrible. They're so bad.

[B]

We only could pick two games. I thought they're going to let me pick the Messi game.

[A]

Yeah, they got me there. But here's the thing about the I don't even know what this cup is that we're in the semifinals for. Gets Philadelphia. Yes. I literally thought it was the league's cup. And I was like, wow. But then I look it up, I'm like, leagues, cup, schedule. And he's like, league's cup hadn't started yet. I'm like, what? No, we're in like the semifinals. It's like the U.S. open Cup. I don't even know what that is.

[B]

Let's go.

[A]

It's on a Tuesday.

[B]

That's tough. That's why I would go on a weekend.

[A]

But you're not going to go unless.

[B]

We randomly don't have the day. The next day.

[A]

Yeah. But anyway, back to myself.

[B]

Always work.

[A]

Monday through Friday, the soccer game. You know what I mean? This guy, number four, another team. He's all young and full of testosterone. He's running around and it gets the ball. And I can tell he's left footed. He only wants to use his left foot. Goofy like he wants to shoot with his left. He wants to do everything with his left. So me being the annoying person I am, I'm like, I just keep yelling Out. Guys, let. Make him use his right foot. Make him use his right foot. He's left footed. He wants to use the left foot. He only wants to use the left. So I'm guarding him at one point.

[B]

On the left side.

[A]

Yeah, I'm just letting him have his right foot. Letting him have it. And I mean he gets it gets. And he turns his whole body and shoots. Right footed, misses the goal by like 20ft and he goes. And you said I was left footed.

[B]

Yeah. You didn't prove anything.

[A]

I'm like, you proved nothing.

[B]

A layup.

[A]

You missed the goal by a wide margin. You did everything in your power to prove to me that you're right. You can use your right foot. And now I know I'm in your head.

[B]

Now I know you're a regular Steve Nash.

[A]

Now I know that you do not want to use your right foot and that you're doing it just to say to show this guy, show this idiot that I can use my right foot. Dude didn't score all game. Didn't do anything. We won 3 to 1. He didn't want to shake hands after the game.

[B]

Kids out there, if you're playing a sport, figure out what hand they are. Basketball and soccer foot.

[A]

Yeah, make them use their bad foot. Force them to use the bad foot. If you get beat by them using their bad hand or their bad foot, so be it. But that's how you play defense. Now, when we come back, I will ask you the question about the redraw. We'll be right back.

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[B]

Should you?

[A]

That's what the real question is. Stand without good access is not a good stand.

[E]

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All right, this is what it is. So in Tyler Musser White's division, back to back champ, there's a guy named Jason Kelly. I drew his name, right? Okay. I drew his name. And he posted on the Facebook page, hey, Lunch, can we get some info on the league, please? And I said, relax, you'll get some info this weekend. I will send it out and I will tell you all about the league. But then I look at my Venmo and he hadn't paid. And so I hit him back. And I said, you got drawn for the Sore Losers fantasy league. You need to pay on Venmo or you lose your spot. Once you pay, you get the information. He still hadn't paid. So obviously he heard his name. He obviously heard the pod where I said over and over again, pay, pay, pay, pay, pay. But is he not wanting to pay because he doesn't know the info, or is it too, too. Bad luck, Chuck, you're gone.

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It's bad luck, Chuck, you're gone. Justin made the best point and leave it to a medical professional. He said, draw extra this time. That we're doing it. Who cares? It's a race to the finish. First 48. Let's go. We can't afford to be short 48 because then the league has to fold. Why would you risk that? You're worried about this random guy that doesn't know how to work Venmo? Let's rock and roll, dude.

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I mean, one guy hit me up. Let me see his name. Hold on. His name is Andrew Classen. He said, culture. I live in Canada. Venmo's not allowed in Canada. What do I do?

[B]

It's actually a problem.

[A]

And I'm like, send me a euro. I'm like, can you send me a Mountie? So he found a friend in America to Venmo me $200. That is being resourceful. He almost had to cross the border, take a trip just to Venmo. $200 to get in the league.

[B]

He can write you a check and give you the check number. Even though my car guy tells me I don't need a. I don't need a car. I don't need a check number. What can I do with a check number?

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Unless.

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Ach, the money's in my bank.

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You haven't paid me.

[B]

I guess people do that at the dealership.

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Oh, really?

[B]

There's a check number and they'll just give him a random number. And he goes, that doesn't do me any good. A check number. Because that happens for weeks and months. He goes, dude, I'm trying to clear 20,000 every month.

[A]

He.

[B]

He goes, an ach payment. I'm sure he could have done an ach payment.

[A]

Yeah. Well, here's an email. We got. What's up, coachers? My girl got. My girlfriend and I both entered Yalls annual fantasy football draft. I did not get picked, but she did. Yay, right? Yes, yay. But I did not trust her with the amount of money I've. Wait. We are putting on the line to keep up with everything. Just curious if I could switch the email from her email to my email address. I also don't trust her to manage and, you know, work the app on her phone and so if this can't be arranged, I'd really appreciate it. Her phone seems to be messing up. If I need to, I'll steal her phone every day. And better luck in 2026 to me.

[B]

Interesting.

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That's funny. Zach Zapata.

[B]

Well, also, you know, I were dumb is obviously when we say a chick's name, it's not necessarily a woman. It's all these guys had their wives or girlfriends also sign up.

[A]

Well, so we're probably not even playing.

[B]

The people we think we're playing.

[A]

I, I thought that it's a real thing.

[B]

There's no way that many girls sign up.

[A]

No, I think there is. And I, I, there was the, the husband and wife, I think the gigs, the wigs, the man and woman both paid, so maybe they both listen. Or maybe that guy is going to be managing two teams in our league.

[B]

But we got to realize that is kind of goes on.

[A]

Maybe it might go on, it might not. I don't know. Yeah, here's another one. Cody Grubbs emails. I was picked for the fantasy league. What's the Venmo? I know we're on a deadline. I'm in. I just don't know where to pay. I got a question. Like, we did a segment earlier, like, house, why are people such idiots?

[B]

This flows with that.

[A]

Did we not say it 10 times in the pot on Wednesday?

[B]

Who knows? I don't even remember what I had for breakfast.

[A]

Okay. But the good news is. Oh, wait, that's Cody Grubbs. Did he pay? Cody Grubbs paid. So he found out. He went back and listened to the pod.

[B]

Okay. And also, you're. Are you really doing all the notes and stuff on paper and pen?

[A]

Well.

[B]

Like, there. There's more efficient ways.

[A]

No, no. I wrote down everybody's name when I drew them. Right, right. Okay. So then when they Venmo, you check it. Then when they Venmo me, I check their name.

[B]

Dude, get an Excel spreadsheet and I can do it for you. You can link your Venmo to Excel and it'll check it for you. When people really think, I know how to do that.

[A]

Do you really think I have Excel on my computer? You don't. I don't know my favorite website.

[B]

That's all I do is Excel spreadsheets.

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I would have no idea where to go on my computer to put in Excel.

[B]

And it's called Excel. You keep saying Excel.

[A]

What is it called?

[B]

Excel.

[A]

Excel, yeah.

[B]

You put an emphasis on the Excel. It's like, cell is more prominent than the X. You're like, xl.

[A]

Yeah. Okay, maybe I am saying it wrong. Like, I said, I don't use it. My name's Bennett. I'm not up in it. Like, I have no idea how to do it. Like, I am. I apologize.

[B]

No, no, you don't really need it for your job. But, yeah, I think it's awesome.

[A]

That's like, some guy told me the other day. He was like, you know, Excel, Is it, like, taking away your job, or is it a tool to help your job? He goes, my company is a tool like Excel to help people with their job. I'm not trying to take people's job. And I'm like. He goes, I mean, don't you use Excel? And I was like, no.

[B]

Yeah. Got the app.

[A]

Yeah. Let me. Let me. Let me look at my Excel right now. We got another email. Hey, losers. Super excited to be part of the fantasy Football league. Want to start off on the right note and apologize for the tease and disappointment. This is Taylor me, not Taylor Calloway was called as the final name. My bad. Like to say that this is the last time you'll be disappointed to see my name lunch. But it's not because I plan to dominate this league by kicking your and taking names. Anyway, I'll hang up and listen. Sore losers nation. Let's ride. Taylor Mita here. Thanks.

[B]

And we should have ended the draft with Taylor Callaway, but we don't script stuff. Cause that would have been a perfect ending.

[A]

It would have. I mean, or with B hands, the.

[B]

Guy that put on the entire thing. We don't even give him a free entry.

[A]

I know, and I'm going to hit him up and be like, dude, you should get a free entry next year. Like not free. You got to pay your $200.

[B]

Right? But he should for sure be in for helping us.

[A]

I agree, but I mean, even my.

[B]

Own wife had to listen to the podcast. I get home and she goes, did I not get drawn? And then you were delaying the last announcement for three minutes. And she goes, don't tell me, don't tell me. And she waited for three minutes while you him hawed around and then finally said, taylor Mead. I didn't get in. No, you didn't. Saved us $200.

[A]

Yeah, man. I just don't know what to do about this Jason Kelly dude.

[B]

Well, let's rock a redraw because I just got banged with some emails.

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[A]

Okay, here we go. The first person eliminated. Wait, Hunter Howard just paid. Okay, eliminated is Rick Dick Dills has been eliminated. So Batter's box, you are getting a new person in your division. The person that is going to be in your division is. It's spinning, man. Sorry.

[B]

How many new draws?

[A]

Just like seven or six Is Tyler Cohort. Coward. Tyler Coward deserves it.

[B]

I'm not no coward. Justin.

[A]

Oh, man. Did you see Boise State last night?

[B]

God, you can still make the playoffs.

[A]

No, their quarterback sucks. He sucked last year and Ashton Jinchy saved his.

[B]

He sucked last year. They're the number eight ranked.

[A]

Yeah, because Ashton Jinchy. Okay, he's gone. And they go to South Florida and got rolled. Rolled. Okay, who else? I think that's it in that division. Still making a decision on Jason Kelly. I don't know what to do. Okay, next is out in Ray's country house. Isaac Gill, you have been eliminated. You have been eliminated. Isaac, thank you for playing. Let's spin the wheel was probably a bot. No, he's a member of the Facebook page. I sent him a message. No response.

[B]

Yeah, a lot of people made great points. They said, why are there no more names than that are in the Facebook group?

[A]

Told you. You got to have three names to get in. Austin, Blake, Lacey.

[B]

Blake, Lacey.

[A]

Austin, Blake, Lacey abl. Get him, boy. Lacey. Okay, Brooks Trujillo, you are eliminated. Thank you for playing. Thanks for entering. You are now out. You made it and now you gone. No, we're not ending the show. But he's out. Let's see who did it land on. Stop.

[B]

What?

[A]

Stop.

[B]

My wife.

[A]

Stop. My wife. Arnold Bailey.

[B]

The actual Arnold got in.

[A]

The actual Arnold is in the fantasy football league. Ray's country house. Arnold Bailey. This is huge for the pod. Oh, my gosh. This is massive. I mean, that is. Hey, look, I'm not joking here.

[B]

I think I have him on my cell phone right now.

[A]

Hey, I'm in. You mother. I'm going to win all the money.

[B]

You mother. All right, Heading back to Broadway. See you guys on Monday.

[A]

It's Labor Day.

[B]

Peace out, mother.

[A]

Okay, Brendan Fry. You made it now. You did make it. Brendan Fry. Gone.

[B]

Accepted. Deselected.

[A]

Yep. Here we go. It's going, man. We got to figure out what we're gonna do with Jason Kelly. I really don't know what to do.

[B]

You got about two minutes.

[A]

Okay. Okay. Where'd it go? Steven Snyder. Steven Snyder.

[B]

A good dude.

[A]

Snyder is in. All right.

[B]

Usually is very funny on the Facebook.

[A]

Hector Augustin. Garcia. Thanks for playing. It was a good year. You had a good season. Yep. Yeah. Peds. You are suspended for the whole year. Okay, here we go. Travis Cohen. Travis Cohen.

[B]

Boy.

[A]

Travis Cohen. Come on, boy. Cohen.

[B]

Come on, baby.

[A]

All right. Gabriel Thomas. Jt. Gabriel Thomas. It's been real.

[B]

Jt.

[A]

I really hope I didn't miss anybody else. I was going through the Venmo. Gabriel Thomas, you gone? Who's in? Craig Myers. I don't have Facebook. Craig Myers. Hey.

[B]

My eyes. How many more we got? I really do.

[A]

I know. I know. We got two more.

[B]

You want me just to let it roll?

[A]

Because I'm getting banged right now. Yeah. Go, go, go.

[B]

All right.

[A]

It's been real. Yeah. And the drafts will be Tuesday night. Guys, we're going to draw for draft order on Tuesday. The draft will be Tuesday night, 7 or 8pm Central, depending on your division. Just mark it down. Seth Hoover. Seth Hoover. Here we go. You were eliminated now. Thank you for coming. Let's see. Joshua. Joshua McWithie. Joshua McWithie. McWithie, you are in. Lunches. Losers. Congratulations. I really don't know what to do now. Oh. John Bachelor, you're kicked out. John Bachelor, you're kicked out. Let's spin it. Let's spin it. Let's spin it. Here we go. Who gets in? And John Bachelor's been kicked out. Kyle Strange. Kyle Strange. Congratulations. You're in. Lunches. Losers. Now. Now we got one spot left, and it's that Jason Kelly guy. Man, I don't know what to do. He commented he heard his name, but he never paid. Oh, my gosh. You guys vote right now. Press 1 if he should keep his spot. Press 2 if we should redraw. Dang, man. And if you paid, I'm setting up the league today. You will get an email and so check your spam. Check everything. The draft will be Tuesday night. Tuesday night. Gosh, I just don't know what to do with this guy. Ah, dude never paid. Do I keep him in? This is tough, man. This is a tough decision. You guys still voting? Still voting. I keep checking my Venmo to see if Jason Kelly is paid and he has not. Let me make sure I didn't miss it. Gosh, this is a tough one, guys. It was very clear what you had to do. And when you pay, that's when you find out about the league. Ah, okay. Behance has chimed in. He said, Jason Kelly, sorry. You knew the rules. You should have paid. You have been eliminated. All right, all right, here we go. The last person in, the last person in here we go. Here we go. Is Reed Hairston. Reed Hairston, you are in the back to back champ muscle whites division. Reed Hairston. Reed Hairston. All right, have a good weekend. We'll draft or draw order on Tuesday and that's the night of the draft. Everybody pay. Radio lunchbox on Venmo. Jason Kelly. I hope you understand, man, that I tried to. Tried to give you the rules. I don't know, man. Everybody that their name was drawn and got eliminated. You did the hard part. You got drawn, but then you forgot the easy part. Paying, so. Wow. Wow. Oh, that one hurt. That hurt. That hurt. That hurt. Yeah. Gonna be some mad people. I know, I know. Yeah. Shut it off. Shut it off. Shut it off. Yeah. Bazer. Sorry you didn't get in. You know what I should do? I should call out some more names. That didn't make it. Amanda Fowler didn't make it. Amanda Lynn didn't make it. Andrew Carquest didn't make it. Andy Weiner didn't make it. Blake Higginbotham didn't make it. He's in it. He's trying to get. Every year I remember that name. Brandon Hill didn't make it. Oh, Carson good. Not good enough. Corey Rooney, if you were Wayne Rooney, maybe. Oh, man. Dave Foils, you're. It's over. Emily McKibben not in. Edward Hooligan not in. Garrett Busaby not in. Jared Muriel not in. Just like the Raiders. They won't be in the playoffs. Jeff Wylam, you didn't get in. Jesse Stout didn't get in. Joe Borner didn't get in. Joe Ojeda? Didn't get in. Josh Shepard? You didn't get in. Julie Godsey? Didn't get in. Laura Eddy? Didn't get in. Lisa Hayes Vasilki? Didn't get in. Michael Muriel didn't get in. It's just Gerald Muriel's middle name. Mike Sears? Not in Natasha Sternberg didn't get in. Nate Robles? Not in Any relation to Mark it's my old roommate Robert Pena not in Quintanilla Robert didn't get in. Roland Plata? Not in. Shea Olson? Not in Shelly Wall? Not in Sierra Thomas? Not in Sloan o'? Sullivan? Not in Sophia Bautista? Not in. Stephanie Elizabeth Casal Casel? Not in. Robadouche? Not in. Sydney Pool Homes? Not in Tabitha Painter? Not in Tanner Weberling? Not in Caraway? Still not in Tim Manning? Not in Thomas Gunn? Tim Burger Veronica Montoya? Not in Walker Wally Estrada? Not in Zach Engleton? Not in Zach Hedrick? Not in Travis Jones? Not in. Tracy Jeanette? Not in. To the max not in Sorry guys. Hopefully you can have a good weekend.

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