GBF- Monday Hangover: Mystery Cable

Summary

Podcast Summary: The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz – Episode GBF- Monday Hangover: Mystery Cable

Release Date: January 6, 2025

Hosts:

• Dan Le Batard
• Stugotz
• Billy Gill
• Mike Ryan

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1. Dolphins' Turmoil and Player Uncertainty (02:05 - 05:40)

The episode kicks off with a heated discussion about the Miami Dolphins' current state. Billy Gill expresses deep frustration as a Dolphins fan, highlighting the uncertainty surrounding key players and management decisions.

• Billy Gill (02:34):
  “I'm excited.” (Referring to the possibility of ending the season.)

• Dan Le Batard (02:23):
  “If the season ended today.”

The conversation delves into Tyreek Hill's contentious status with the team. Billy Gill criticizes the organization's handling of Hill's potential departure, suggesting that Hill is intent on leaving despite contractual obligations.

• Billy Gill (02:34):
  “He’s decided, you know what? I'm done here. Thank you.”

• Stugotz (05:57):
  “Are we going to do that today?”

Signature Insights:

• Stugotz questions the team's commitment, pointing out the dissonance between management’s public statements and player actions.
• Billy Gill highlights Steven Ross's reluctance to make significant changes, fearing instability.

2. The Mystery Cable Conundrum (08:32 - 10:26)

A technical glitch introduces a recurring topic: a mysterious cable connected to Stugotz's headphone jack. The hosts speculate on its origin and purpose, revealing their lack of knowledge about its functionality.

• Dan Le Batard (08:32):
  “There's a situation in the studio.”

• Billy Gill (08:28):
  “We have a situation in the studio. No one needs to know this, but I'll let you guys in.”

Notable Quote:

• Billy Gill (09:58):
  “The cable guy knows the name of all those cables. Not like, hey, do you have the one that does this? No. He's like, oh, you mean a USB3 SYZ? Yeah, I got one of those.” (10:07)

Key Points:

• The cable remains unidentified, causing audio issues.
• Dan Le Batard suggests it might be a leftover from a hardware update.
• The mystery remains unresolved, adding a humorous subplot to the episode.

3. Playoff Predictions and Team Evaluations (03:14 - 07:03)

The hosts transition to discussing the NFL playoffs, focusing on potential winners and losers based on recent performances.

• Billy Gill (07:11):
  “How about that?” (Referring to Dolphins’ performance.)

Notable Quotes:

• Stugotz (06:18):
  “If you listen to the clip, it sounds like he decides he wants to leave mid-sentence.” (03:59)

• Dan Le Batard (07:11):
  “When I saw it put out by the Bills that they extended Mike White through next season, like he got a contract extension, I was like, oh, man, we could have used Mike White this year.” (07:22)

Insights:

• Aaron Rodgers’ underwhelming performance with the Jets is scrutinized, with Stugotz declaring him a "winner" and Dan Le Batard labeling the Jets as "losers."
• The discussion touches on the implications of recent games, such as the Dolphins scoring 70 points against the Broncos, and the impact of key players' performances on their teams' futures.

4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Playoff Strategies (12:06 - 22:36)

The conversation shifts to potential playoff contenders, with a consensus emerging around the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a favored team.

• Stugotz (12:06):
  “One of my winners from the weekend, Aaron Rodgers.” (12:26)

Notable Quotes:

• Dan Le Batard (22:08):
  “I'm all in on Tampa. Let's go. Tampa. That's my team for the playoffs. Until they lose.” (22:12)

Key Discussions:

• The hosts debate the viability of the Buccaneers, Patriots, and other teams, considering recent performances and player dynamics.
• Billy Gill advocates for supporting teams like the Buccaneers, reflecting a strategic approach to playoff predictions.

5. Coaching Changes and Team Management (23:56 - 26:21)

A segment focuses on coaching performances and potential firings, particularly targeting coaches like Mike McCarthy and Nick Sirianni.

• Billy Gill (26:11):
  “Tomlin's overrated New Year, new you.” (26:59)

Notable Quotes:

• Stugotz (48:02):
  “Has Mike McCarthy done enough?” (47:42)

Insights:

• Dan Le Batard and Stugotz express the need for stronger coaching decisions, criticizing the lack of progress despite past successes.
• Discussions highlight the pressure on coaches to deliver immediate results, reflecting the high-stakes nature of NFL management.

6. Personal Anecdotes and New Year's Reflections (27:03 - 35:32)

The hosts share personal stories about their New Year's experiences and family travels, adding a personal touch to the episode.

• Billy Gill (28:28):
  “Celebrate New Year's over there. Here. Where do we celebrate New Year's?” (30:34)

Notable Quotes:

• Stugotz (27:05):
  “I went to Bob Weir at the Broward Center.” (27:07)

Highlights:

• Stugotz recounts his New Year's celebration involving golf and visits to family.
• Billy Gill describes a chaotic yet fun New Year's with balloons and confetti, emphasizing the blend of sports and personal life.

7. Future Episodes and Upcoming Topics (47:04 - 53:39)

Towards the end, the hosts tease future content, including previews of college football playoffs and potential guest appearances.

• Dan Le Batard (47:04):
  “We will get to the college football final four coming up later this week.” (47:04)

Notable Quotes:

• Stugotz (53:30):
  “We did it.” (41:30)

Key Points:

• The hosts mention upcoming episodes focused on the college football final four, indicating a transition from NFL-focused discussions.
• Potential guest appearances and detailed analyses of future games are hinted at, promising continued in-depth sports coverage.

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Conclusion

In this episode, Dan Le Batard, Stugotz, Billy Gill, and Mike Ryan deliver a comprehensive and engaging examination of current NFL dynamics, particularly focusing on the Miami Dolphins' struggles, playoff predictions, and coaching evaluations. The mysterious technical issue with the cable adds an element of intrigue, while personal anecdotes about New Year's celebrations provide a relatable and human aspect to the show. Looking ahead, listeners can anticipate continued coverage of college football playoffs and more in-depth sports analysis in upcoming episodes.

Notable Quotes Recap:

• Billy Gill (02:34):
  “He’s decided, you know what? I'm done here. Thank you.”

• Billy Gill (07:11):
  “How about that?”

• Billy Gill (22:08):
  “I'm all in on Tampa. Let's go. Tampa. That's my team for the playoffs. Until they lose.”

• Billy Gill (26:11):
  “Tomlin's overrated New Year, new you.”

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This summary captures the essence of the episode, highlighting key discussions, notable quotes, and the dynamic interplay among the hosts, ensuring that both regular listeners and newcomers can grasp the core content and insights shared.

Transcript

[Dan Le Batard]

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[Stugotz]

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[Billy Gill]

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[Stugotz]

God bless football. Billy Gill.

[Billy Gill]

God bless football. Mikey. Eh?

[Dan Le Batard]

God bless football. Fuentes.

[Mike Ryan]

God bless football.

[Stugotz]

Stgots thank you, Mike. The regular season, it is over, Billy. We've made it to super wild card weekend. How about that?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

If the season ended today.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, wow.

[Stugotz]

Are we going to do that today?

[Dan Le Batard]

We should.

[Stugotz]

Of course we should.

[Billy Gill]

I'm excited.

[Stugotz]

Yep. You have your dolphin helmet hat on, Billy.

[Billy Gill]

I do?

[Stugotz]

Yep.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yep. How do you feel about the Dolphins?

[Billy Gill]

Not great. Not. Not great. And even, even worse by the fact that right after the game Steven Ross is like, you know what? We're good. Everything's staying the exact same. Everything's staying the exact same. Next year, don't worry, we'll figure it out. Chris Greer. You know what you read? Maybe he's going to retire, step out. Nope. He's going to be back. Mike McDaniel, he's going to be back. You know that two is not going to be going anywhere. And the only person that has said, I'm not coming back is Tyreek Hill. And that's not really. I don't. I don't. I don't. I don't know how it works. That's not really Tyreek Hill's decision, but he's decided, you know what? I'm done here. Thank you. I'm going to move on to somewhere else. It's like, buddy, you have a contract. That's.

[Stugotz]

I mean, apparently Tariq thinks it is his decision. He said goodbye.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, yeah. This is one. Because, like, Tyreek has had, like, situations where, like, he tweets something and it's like, what, is he just tweeting? Tweeting that he doesn't want to play anymore, he wants to be a coach? Like, no, no. What he meant was. And then it's like, hey, Happy New Year to the Chiefs. And it's like, no, no, no. What. What he meant was, is he wants the Chiefs to, like, win so that the Dolphins get in. And, like, he's had a lot of these moments where he, like, will tweet things where he's like, no, no. What. What Tyreek really means is. And it's like, no, no. But this was him, like, directly saying, like, yeah, I'm gonna think I'm. I'm ready to move on. And they're like, no, no. But what he meant was, like, no, guys, it's pretty clear Tyreek Hill wants to go somewhere else at this point.

[Dan Le Batard]

If you listen to the clip, it sounds like he decides he wants to leave mid sentence.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like, he's trying to talk like, yeah, I don't know what I'm gonna. You know what? I'm gonna go. I'm gonna go. That's what I'm gonna do.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

A statement. Releasing a statement to say everything's gonna stay intact feels like a bit much, does it not?

[Billy Gill]

I mean, I.

[Dan Le Batard]

Not even gonna evaluate.

[Billy Gill]

They did the evaluation.

[Stugotz]

Status quo.

[Billy Gill]

We've evaluated. You know what? We were right. We were right about it all. So, like, you're now headed into next season, and it sounds bad. As a Dolphins fan, I don't know why we're talking about the Dolphins after, you know, this week, and we're headed into the playoffs, but I. I guess this is going to be our last time to talk about the Dolphins for a while. You. I. I don't have a lot to look forward to next season right now just because you're kind of going into it with the exact same people making the exact same decisions and the exact same pieces at the moment. And obviously you can, like, look into, like, the salary cabin. I haven't done that, so I don't know how much wiggle room they have there. But even if they have a lot of wiggle room, I. I don't trust the people making the decisions to make the right decisions. So, yeah, it's not, it's not great right now. You're not exactly thinking, oh, you know what, one game out of the playoffs, we're ending on a high. Because you can even say, oh, well, you know, there was a 2A situation with the concussions, and then he had the situation where he was injured at the last season where he may have had a partial muscle tear. And, you know, it'll be fine, but there are still question marks about his health. And is he durable enough to. To go through an entire season? Because he did last year. But last year was like the first time that he did it since, like, high school or something. And like, I'm not going to be conspiracy guy, but lots of conspiracies going around about why he was wearing sunglasses at night yesterday.

[Stugotz]

Really?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. People were asking, this is a night game. Is something else going on here? Maybe again, not to be conspiracy guy, but it was a chatter on the. The Internet. Was there another concussion situation we're just not aware about? And he has now more sensitivity to light. Is that why he's wearing that?

[Stugotz]

The reason? I find the Dolphins interesting, and you're right, there's a number of places we could have started anywhere else but a year ago. This was the offense that everyone in the NFL was praising. Everyone wanted to come play for Mike McDaniel. Everyone wanted to play in this offense. And now you have the team's best player saying, no, I want out of here. That changed quickly and to me, that's interesting.

[Billy Gill]

Well, I mean, look, Tyree Kill obviously has, has. It's been stated that he needs to have wrist surgery and he's been dealing with injuries. He had a knee quote unquote procedure in the offseason no one knew about until the traffic stop. But he was not himself this year. Like, he. Part of the reason the Dolphin season didn't work out was not just Tua was Tyreek. Was. Was not Tyreek Hill this year.

[Stugotz]

Correct.

[Mike Ryan]

Remember when they scored 70 points against the Broncos.

[Stugotz]

Oh, it was amazing.

[Mike Ryan]

Week three. What a time.

[Dan Le Batard]

What a time to be alive.

[Mike Ryan]

What a time.

[Stugotz]

Yes. I have a lot of winners.

[Billy Gill]

I was in a baby shower that day, and I was watching on my phone. I couldn't stop. My wife was getting mad at me. I'll never forget where it was. She was like, can you please stop watching the Dolphins? I'm like, but they have.

[Stugotz]

You'll never.

[Billy Gill]

63 points. And she's like, okay. Scoring like, the game's over. I'm like, like, white gets 70 points.

[Mike Ryan]

You know what's lost in that game? Mike White bomb to Robbie Anderson. Oh, chosen Anderson.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

I was longing for Mike.

[Stugotz]

You'll never forget where you were when you missed the 70 point performance by the Dolphins.

[Billy Gill]

When I saw. When I saw it put out by the Bills that they extended Mike White through next season, like he got a contract extension, I was like, oh, man, we could have used Mike White this year.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. I was hurt when I saw Jimmy Garoppolo putting up numbers against. I don't even know who the 49ers are playing. Could have been us.

[Billy Gill]

I don't want to. I don't want to be, like, insulting to the quarterbacks that I'm. I'm thinking. But, like, when I saw. I was looking around the NFL landscape, looking at all the bad quarterbacks, I was like, what? Yesterday, I'd take that quarter. This is. This last two weeks. I'm like, oh, man, I'd take that quarterback to start these meaningful games in a second.

[Stugotz]

Well, week 18 is where you find out where all the bad quarterbacks are playing.

[Billy Gill]

You also. You also find.

[Mike Ryan]

So true.

[Stugotz]

That's what it's all about.

[Billy Gill]

You also, Marcus Mariota.

[Stugotz]

Really?

[Billy Gill]

You find out also Carson Wentz. Hm.

[Mike Ryan]

Not a guy.

[Stugotz]

Oh, he's a. Listen. We have winners and losers to get to. I will tell you that Carson Wentz is one of my losers. Big time loser.

[Billy Gill]

Did you say winners and losers? Presented by Smirnoff. The world's number one vodka. Please drink responsibly. Wow.

[Stugotz]

Loud, man.

[Billy Gill]

That was loud. That was loud.

[Stugotz]

Coming off a holiday.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

W. Check the levels.

[Dan Le Batard]

I didn't even hear it.

[Billy Gill]

We have a situation in the studio. No one needs to know this, but I'll let you guys in because we're all friends. We have a mystery cable, mystery cables just plugged into Stugats headphone jack. We have no idea where that cable goes. It goes underneath the table and it disappears into the ground. No one knows what it's for. No One wants to unplug it. There was a. There was a hardware update while we were gone. And I truly believe. And I don't. Again, I don't want to be conspiracy guy. I truly believe Robert or someone on the. The hardware side just plug the cable into a jack that they know that someone would notice. And now they're like, you know what? If anything was kind of like on shaky grounds. We can't make any changes because no one knows what that mystery cable is for. So we can't make. We can't. Can't get rid of anyone that knows what the mystery cable was for.

[Stugotz]

I mean, Fuentes is supposed to know what the mystery cable is. I asked him to come in here because I can't hear you as well as I normally do.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

And Fuentes had no idea. He asked Danny B. Who. What's the mystery cable? I got to tell you, when you're asking Danny B. What the mystery cable is and he doesn't know. Big trouble. Yeah, big trouble. Somebody knows one person.

[Billy Gill]

Someone. Someone plug Robert. Someone plugged that in.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

And so you guys, for those of you who don't know, because why would you know, Danny B. Is a guy that would just walk around with a bag of cables. You know what I mean?

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

If there's anyone that has a bag of cables or a drawer full of cables, it's my wife. And it's because she doesn't know what any of the cables are for. And she's just throws them all in one drawer. And it's Danny B. But he knows what the cables are for.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

The cable guy knows the name of all those cables. Not like, hey, do you have the one that does this? No. He's like, oh, you mean a USB3 SYZ? Yeah, I got one of those.

[Stugotz]

Easy peasy. Yeah. But this one stumped him. I gotta be honest. He had no idea. We have found the cable that has stumped Danny B.

[Billy Gill]

Winners this week in Winners presented by Smirnoff, the world's number one vodka police. Drink responsibly. The person who knows what that cable is for. Big winner. Biggest winner in this company right now.

[Stugotz]

Robert.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Also loser are plumbing because apparently a bite burst and got an email saying it smelled like poo poo here. So now there's all these machines, and I think they're dehumidifiers. We can't breathe. There's no humidity. There's so dry.

[Stugotz]

Welcome back.

[Mike Ryan]

They're HEPA filters.

[Dan Le Batard]

But it's a dry heat.

[Billy Gill]

It's a dry right now it's crazy. Like, I'm struggling to breathe. I feel like the elevation.

[Stugotz]

You're back in Arizona.

[Billy Gill]

It's weird. Weird, yeah. But it was cool in Arizona. It's warm in here.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Also a winner, the Tennessee Titans number one pick because. Because the Patriots decided to win that game, I guess, to try to keep Gerard Mayo's job and didn't work. He was a winner yesterday on the field and a loser off the field because he was the first one to be let go.

[Stugotz]

I would say that win got him fired. It did.

[Billy Gill]

Yes, it did. And I was listening to Dominique Foxworth driving in here, and here's a theory, maybe a little bit of gamesmanship from the Bills letting the Patriots win. So, yes, their draft pick would go lower. Drop from one to four.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

No. Travis Hunter. Yeah. I have a winner from that same game.

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

And he's on the Patriots.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Joe Milton.

[Billy Gill]

Ah, Joe Milton. We found out where he was yesterday.

[Stugotz]

Big winner.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

I mean, a quarterback controversy is brewing in New England. How about that?

[Mike Ryan]

Listen, my guy was throwing darts, all right? He was slinging it.

[Stugotz]

Slinging it, slinging it. Yes. He looked good.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's their pitch to Vrabel. Come here. You get not one, but two quarterbacks.

[Stugotz]

Yep. I mean, I cannot believe they did that to Gerard. Maya. He was a bridge to Mike Frable. That's it. I mean, Rabel didn't want to be the guy that replaced the guy. Now he's the guy that replaces the shitty guy.

[Billy Gill]

Listen, I mean, if there was ever a question as to what tampering looks like, it was yesterday in New England. Like, it seemed very apparent. Mike Rabel is already the head coach of that team.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

And they knew that.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. So, Joe.

[Dan Le Batard]

And much like Kirk Cousins and Tyreek Hill, they use the jets as leverage.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

They interview Rabel.

[Dan Le Batard]

Interviews with the jets on Friday, Sunday. Hey, listen, we're gonna move on. We're gonna do our thing. Yeah, I guess we'll talk to Mike Vrabel. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Mikey, do you have a winner or a loser? I have another winner if you want me to get to it.

[Billy Gill]

Okay. Present. Give your winner the world's number one vodka. Please drink responsibly.

[Stugotz]

My winner. One of my winners from the weekend, Aaron Rodgers.

[Billy Gill]

Wow. Okay.

[Stugotz]

I mean, he saved his best for last. I thought that's what we were going to get every single week. Yeah, we got it in his final week. It's not going to be his final game, I don't think. I'm not certain he's going to play for the jets, but I think Aaron Rodgers is going to continue to play football.

[Billy Gill]

Where?

[Stugotz]

I don't know. I have no idea.

[Dan Le Batard]

I have a loser off that.

[Stugotz]

I don't know. You have a loser off of that?

[Dan Le Batard]

I. Off of that? Yeah. Loser. The New York jets, because for a 5 and 12 season. Is that what they had, 5 and 12? Aaron Rodgers, that season, he's third all time for the jets in both touchdowns and yards.

[Billy Gill]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

Five win team, but all time he's third.

[Billy Gill]

Wow. In one season?

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

That's kind of crazy.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, for one season.

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Dan Le Batard]

Third best season for a Jets quarterback in history.

[Billy Gill]

Did you guys see something yesterday? You see something that. Five wins moving forward, you're like, you know, that's our guy next year.

[Stugotz]

I saw them win a game they didn't need to win. That's what I saw.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but I'm saying, you didn't see anything out of Aaron, like, oh, you know what? Let's run this back.

[Stugotz]

I saw four touchdowns, no interceptions. I wanted to see that a year.

[Dan Le Batard]

Throw an interception.

[Stugotz]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

The first pass of the game was an interception.

[Billy Gill]

That might be your guy next year.

[Stugotz]

It's gonna be our guy next year. Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's not. It's not. It can't be.

[Stugotz]

I want. It can't be.

[Billy Gill]

Do you.

[Dan Le Batard]

I know you do.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, I know you don't want. Sam Dor Arnold, fbs.

[Stugotz]

Listen, I am telling you, if we started the regular season again right now, the jets would go to the Super Bowl. I mean.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

Against the Bears.

[Billy Gill]

Still facing the Bears. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yes. Getting hot at the right time.

[Billy Gill]

Bears. Bears.

[Mike Ryan]

Bears, too. Yesterday.

[Billy Gill]

Big win yesterday that they didn't need. I mean, I guess that they need that for, like, their own psyche. Like, hey, we can beat the packers, right? But they really didn't need that win yet.

[Dan Le Batard]

It only took 10 times.

[Billy Gill]

They really did not need that win yesterday.

[Mike Ryan]

First one at Lambeau in like seven years or something like that.

[Stugotz]

Fuentes, do you have a winner or a loser?

[Mike Ryan]

Mike McDaniel looked pretty bad in that press conference, not knowing Tyreek Hill's availability. When they asked him, he's like, I heard there was a new injury. Now he's not. He just looked defeated. My guy, you know, it's all cool. Wearing sneakers and sunglasses on the sideline until you're, you know, crashing out against the.

[Billy Gill]

He needs to come back, like, next year in, like, Skechers or something. Not. Nothing against fine people at Skechers and some cargo shorts, but, like, he's got it. Yeah. Cargo Pants like some Skechers or like, I don't think Payless still exists in the US but like some Payless shoes.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

You know what I mean? Like, enough with the. Enough of the cool bull. Sorry for cursing.

[Stugotz]

Go back to being a dork.

[Billy Gill]

Back to basics. Exactly. Right. Let's get back in the lab. Let's stop with the shoes with the tags on them. And right.

[Stugotz]

When you put up 70, you're cool.

[Billy Gill]

Exactly. The capris that you show your ankle like. Let's. Back in the lab. Let's get a haircut. Let's. Let's put on some contact lenses. Let's. Let's not act like we have this job locked up.

[Stugotz]

Was JJ McCarthy a winner last night? No, Darnold did not. I mean, that's the biggest game of the year. And Darnold did not play well. He's not a winner. J.J. mcCarthy not a winner.

[Billy Gill]

No. But they're headed into the playoffs.

[Dan Le Batard]

It can all be a race next week.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

It's actually.

[Stugotz]

You're right.

[Mike Ryan]

A great loss for the Vikings. Bring it back down to earth.

[Stugotz]

How is it a great loss for the Vikings?

[Mike Ryan]

Bring you back down to earth.

[Stugotz]

They could have had the one seed a buy in two home games to get to the Super Bowl.

[Mike Ryan]

Now, you know you can be beaten.

[Stugotz]

Chess.

[Dan Le Batard]

Arnold's playing chess.

[Billy Gill]

I gotta be honest with you.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's a good loss.

[Billy Gill]

I. I'm. It's how.

[Mike Ryan]

Thank you, Mike.

[Billy Gill]

It's nothing that has ever happened before, but if there's ever one person that says, you know what? We. You know how, like, you can. You can win the coin toss and you can defer.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

If there's anyone that would ever defer a buy, it's Dan Campbell. Right. Like, I'm surprised that he hasn't looked into. Maybe he did and we haven't heard about it.

[Stugotz]

But you know what? We're good. You guys take the bye week.

[Billy Gill]

You guys take the buy. We want to keep.

[Dan Le Batard]

We still want to beat you.

[Stugotz]

We'll go down.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but we're.

[Dan Le Batard]

We want to play next week.

[Billy Gill]

We. We don't want Russ versus Russ. Not for us. We're going to keep playing football every week.

[Stugotz]

Week.

[Billy Gill]

Until we get the job done, you know?

[Stugotz]

Y. Sam Darnle. Enjoy your bye week. We got la.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, we got la. Next week. We're gonna be back home. We're gonna. We're gonna keep home field.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

But we'll. We'll do you a solid. We'll go to LA next week. We'll TCB and we'll see you here in two weeks.

[Stugotz]

All right.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is he trying to call Andy Reid and be like, hey, let's get a one versus one. Like off the. Off camera.

[Stugotz]

Like, let's just meet up and play some football. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

You know how like in. In training camp you have teams that work out together?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, that's what, that's what the Lions are doing right now. They're like calling anyone. Like the Chiefs. They're calling the. The Bills. Like, come on, let's just get some. Some reps in together this week.

[Dan Le Batard]

Like the third Apollo Rocky fight. Like, no one's gonna know who won. They're just gonna do it for us.

[Billy Gill]

Calling Canton, seeing if the field's available.

[Stugotz]

Yes, we told Billy Mike EA that the Chiefs were gonna do everything they could to keep Joe Burrow out of the playoffs. We'll discuss that and if the season ended today, next.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, sure thing.

[Billy Gill]

Hey, you sold that car yet?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, sold it to Carvana.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, I thought you were selling to that guy.

[Stugotz]

The guy who wanted to pay me.

[Billy Gill]

In foreign currency, no interest over 36 months.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, no. Carvana gave me an offer in minutes, picked it up and paid me on the spot. It was so convenient.

[Billy Gill]

Just like that. Yep. No hassle.

[Stugotz]

None.

[Billy Gill]

That is super convenient. Sell your car to Carvana and swap. Hassle for convenience. Pickup fees may apply. Stugaz. I've been. I've been doing some thinking here. By the way, I want to welcome everybody back to God Bless Football presented by Smirnoff. We do game days. Please drink responsibly. The Smearnoff company New York, New York. I've been doing some thinking about this one versus one that we were kind of joking about heading to last break and Canton and all that. What if every year the bye week teams have like their own pro bowl games against each other? Like a little mini super bowl preview. You know what I mean? If things go the way that they should go and the one faces the one next year, here's a little preview of how they would fair. And dodgeball.

[Stugotz]

So you're saying like the Lions and the Chiefs would.

[Billy Gill]

Would. Would host the bi week games. Yeah.

[Stugotz]

And play dodgeball?

[Billy Gill]

Dodgeball. We'd bring back drone drop. That wasn't a thing. That, that was a little thing for a little bit. Then they stopped doing it. Just throwing it out there. I don't know if Roger's listening or watching this week's episode. Roger, if you are, just a little food for thought there, Roger Goodell.

[Stugotz]

I think it sounds good. Until someone Gets hurt doing it.

[Billy Gill]

Well, you gotta. You gotta be smart about it. You know, you don't want to do. You don't go too hard in the.

[Dan Le Batard]

Dan Campbell would play all of his starters.

[Billy Gill]

That's the problem. That's why I'm telling you. I'm shocked that Dan Campbell accepted this buy. I can't believe it.

[Stugotz]

You can't?

[Billy Gill]

No.

[Stugotz]

I have something going on with my phone where I think I changed the language and I don't know how to.

[Billy Gill]

Get out of it.

[Stugotz]

So.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, you're showing me your dog. What do you mean you change. Hold on a second. What's.

[Stugotz]

Things are coming in. In like Chinese.

[Billy Gill]

Can we handle that after?

[Stugotz]

Yes, we can.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, sorry.

[Stugotz]

I was distracted because I had winners and losers and notes on there and I had. I don't type Freedom.

[Billy Gill]

Because they're.

[Stugotz]

Cell phone. Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Bad data.

[Dan Le Batard]

I feel like for Stugotz, it will be easier for him to learn Chinese than to change his phone back.

[Billy Gill]

Maybe.

[Stugotz]

I don't know. Debatable. Billy, we told you, by the way, that the Chiefs were going to do everything they could to keep Joe Burrow out of it. I don't like it. I'm telling you, this is the year to get the Chiefs if you want them. The Chiefs laid an egg and they did it on purpose because they didn't want Joe Burrow in and out. Bo Nix is in the playoffs, but the Chiefs. Carson Wentz was a complete disaster. And I cannot believe the Chiefs rolled over. They said all the right things headed into the weekend. We're not scared of anyone. They're scared of Joe Burrow. They are? Oh, yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

Yep. They're scared of him. Yes. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

I didn't know. Losers, spags, hot seat. No, it was 38 points.

[Mike Ryan]

Not a good look yesterday. Yeah. Not a good thing.

[Stugotz]

By the way, Lamar Jackson. If Lamar Jackson wants to get to the Super Bowl. Because the criticism of Lamar Jackson is do it in the postseason. He's been great in the regular season. He's going to have to beat Mike Tomlin.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

He's then going to have to beat Josh Allen on the road. And if he does all that, I'll have to go to Kansas City and be Patrick Mahomes. Good luck. Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

And then probably go to the super bowl and beat Baker Mayfield.

[Mike Ryan]

That's right.

[Stugotz]

I'm rooting for Baker. I am.

[Dan Le Batard]

Me, too.

[Stugotz]

Billy. You like Baker?

[Billy Gill]

I. I do like Baker. I don't have any confidence in the Buccaneers winning or going on a deep run. I thought. I thought for a time this season There's a sneaky little team. They could make a run in the nfc. I do not believe that anymore, you know? No, I don't.

[Stugotz]

Let's. Let's figure out a team we can rally behind, huh?

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

Because the Dolphins are out, the jets are out.

[Billy Gill]

We're. We're picking our own playoff teams here.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. The last time I saw the jets play a playoff game was a 2010, Mikey.

[Dan Le Batard]

It was.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. I hate them. So they're out of it. The Dolphins are out of it. I think me and Mikey are leaning towards getting behind the Bucks here. I am not certain if. If Billy would like to join us, but I am all about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I like that team.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I'm with you.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm. I'm all in on Tampa. Let's go. Tampa. That's my team for the playoffs. Until they lose.

[Billy Gill]

I was gonna say this may be a one week. A one week.

[Stugotz]

They could beat the Commanders.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, they can't.

[Dan Le Batard]

They could beat the Commanders.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

They also got the home game against.

[Dan Le Batard]

Maybe I'll inherit the Commanders if they win.

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

You inherit whoever beats the Bucks.

[Billy Gill]

You're. I like that. I like that. Your. Your team is the Bucks path or projected path. And whenever they get eliminated, you then inherit that team. And when they get eliminated, you inherit the next team.

[Dan Le Batard]

So ultimately, until we get to Philadelphia.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

You're going to be like an Eagles fan or a Lions fan at the end.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, no, I'm not gonna root for Philadelphia. I'll just. I'll just move on from there.

[Billy Gill]

Oh.

[Mike Ryan]

Who do you guys think is the worst playoff team? Because I have a nominee.

[Stugotz]

The Broncos. Most people would say the Texans.

[Mike Ryan]

The Houston Texans.

[Stugotz]

Really?

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

The Houston Texans are the worst playoff cor.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, that's what I think, at least. Man, let me tell you, the Panthers dodged a bullet taking Bryce Young over C.J. stroud.

[Stugotz]

Oh, really?

[Mike Ryan]

Bryce Young's a quarterback?

[Stugotz]

All right. All right.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm not with you there.

[Mike Ryan]

Dual threat.

[Dan Le Batard]

Off the train, are you? Off the train.

[Stugotz]

So are you guys saying that Justin Herbert will beat the. The Tech. The Chargers are going to beat the Texans? And what you guys are saying.

[Mike Ryan]

Justin Herbert. Sneaky, Good year.

[Stugotz]

Right? Sneaky.

[Mike Ryan]

Good year. The quietest three interception year I've ever seen. Like, he's been good.

[Stugotz]

He has been good.

[Mike Ryan]

He's been really good. Like, yes. Like, Harbaugh turned him into a game manager. Best thing for him.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Mike Ryan]

Like, he's been amazing.

[Stugotz]

We have Raven Steelers, too. We tired of that game yet? I mean, seriously, the Chargers.

[Mike Ryan]

Enough of Russell Wilson.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, the Chargers are three point favorites on the road at Houston.

[Stugotz]

Yes, it's been bad, but you're not going to be surprised if Houston wins that game. You can't be surprised Houston wins that game. Really?

[Billy Gill]

I think I would be.

[Mike Ryan]

I think the Chargers are.

[Dan Le Batard]

Is there a game where you'd be surprised?

[Stugotz]

I'd be surprised if the Steelers beat the Ravens.

[Billy Gill]

I'd be surprised if the Broncos beat the Bills.

[Stugotz]

I don't know. I gotta tell you.

[Dan Le Batard]

I'm not picking the Broncos, but I wouldn't be surprised.

[Mike Ryan]

Give me Mobo Mobo.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, eight and a half points. They should beat the spread.

[Stugotz]

Would you be surprised if the packers beat the Eagles? No.

[Dan Le Batard]

There might be something to play off. Love.

[Billy Gill]

Hold on. Are we playing?

[Dan Le Batard]

Remember last year the Cowboys were supposed to roll them.

[Billy Gill]

Right. Is this if the season ended today?

[Stugotz]

Not officially, I don't think. I'm not sure officially.

[Billy Gill]

Well, I mean, if we're doing this and then we do. If the season ended today, we're doing the exact same thing.

[Mike Ryan]

Are we? I just asked who the worst playoff team was.

[Stugotz]

That's all I did.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, yeah.

[Billy Gill]

But we're going through every matchup right now.

[Stugotz]

I know.

[Billy Gill]

So we would know what happens.

[Dan Le Batard]

Let's not go through every matchup. We only went through, like, four of them.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

There's only.

[Stugotz]

Well, do you want to make it official and have Mikey do? If the season ended today, you might as well.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, you open the door.

[Stugotz]

All right. Make it official, Mikey.

[Dan Le Batard]

All right, fine. If the season ended today, right now, the Chargers would go to the Texans. We did that one. The Steelers would go to the Ravens. We did that one. The Broncos would go to the Bills.

[Stugotz]

We didn't do that one. We just said we're tired of the matchup. I mean, if the season ended today, would we be tired of that matchup? Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Nine and a half.

[Dan Le Batard]

Season ended yesterday. I'd be tired with that matchup.

[Stugotz]

Nine and a half points for the Ravens.

[Billy Gill]

That's a lot of points.

[Stugotz]

It is a lot of.

[Dan Le Batard]

That is a lot of points.

[Stugotz]

By the way, how does Mike Tomlin not go to Justin Fields in that game?

[Mike Ryan]

I mean, Russell Wilson looked bad.

[Stugotz]

You look bad. You have just. The weather's bad, Russell Wilson's bad. And Justin Fields is a quarterback who runs the ball. Like, at least give it a try to be fair.

[Mike Ryan]

George Pickens, no help to Russell Wilson yesterday.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

He was so bad, I think he had, like, four targets and three of them were drops. And then the Other one was like a. A reception for zero yards. It was. He was bad.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. I'm not gonna question Mike Tomlin.

[Stugotz]

You're not?

[Billy Gill]

No.

[Stugotz]

Why?

[Billy Gill]

I just. I've learned.

[Stugotz]

What do you mean?

[Billy Gill]

Just don't question Mike Tomlin.

[Stugotz]

What have you learned? He's won one super bowl that.

[Billy Gill]

Whoa. You're off.

[Dan Le Batard]

Wait a second, wait a second.

[Billy Gill]

You've been telling us he's Coach of the Year for, you know, 15 years.

[Stugotz]

I have not been saying I've been. I said earlier this year, he's the.

[Billy Gill]

Greatest coach of the NFL. Every single year.

[Stugotz]

Listen, they've had three coaches since 1969. I got news for you. Tom was the worst of the three. How about that, huh? Chuck Knowles got four Super Bowls. Bill Cow's got two.

[Billy Gill]

I mean, I don't know what we're doing. Did you hit your head? What's going on here?

[Stugotz]

Listen, Tomlin, the last five years, like a.500 coach.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. He's got a playoff game, he's got an argument.

[Dan Le Batard]

I think he's reading his Chinese phone wrong.

[Billy Gill]

What's going on here?

[Stugotz]

Back to English.

[Billy Gill]

Jeez Louise. What'd you do for New Year's? Two guys.

[Stugotz]

I mean, Fuentes is agreeing with me. You guys think Tomlin's a great coach.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's not about the take. It's about how that has not been your tune for the last 15 years. And now all of a sudden, it's.

[Billy Gill]

Tomlin's overrated New Year, new you.

[Stugotz]

I mean, tunes change, times change. And I've been. I said earlier, I said it this season. He's overrated.

[Billy Gill]

Okay. Sorry for you. What'd you do this year for New Year's? Like, what's going on here?

[Stugotz]

I. I did nothing for New Year's.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

I went to Bob Weir at the Broward Center.

[Billy Gill]

Little golf.

[Stugotz]

I played a lot of golf. Yeah?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. I enjoyed myself.

[Billy Gill]

Okay.

[Stugotz]

How about you? How was your.

[Billy Gill]

That was fine. Nothing.

[Stugotz]

Did you make it up till midnight?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I did.

[Stugotz]

Did you really?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Mikey. Midnight.

[Dan Le Batard]

Nope. Passed out.

[Billy Gill]

Really?

[Mike Ryan]

I saw a great thing for you, Billy.

[Stugotz]

My guy.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, it was. It was a. I saw it online. These family, they did a fake New year's at, like, 7pm yeah. Because obviously the kids are. The kids are. Yeah, I've done that.

[Dan Le Batard]

I've done that.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. So the second the kids do Happy New Year at seven, by eight o'clock, they're asleep. And then this parent time, we did.

[Billy Gill]

That at 9 this year. We did the old balloons in the. The ceiling with a, like, A, like a tarp or whatever. We pulled down, the balloons came. Balloons were laying around on the floor for four days. After they'd slowly pop. There was completely confetti inside. The balloons is a whole mess. Everyone was scared every time a balloon would pop. But it was Fun for about 4 seconds.

[Mike Ryan]

Big fraudulent New Year. Just like Mike Tomlin.

[Billy Gill]

Jeez.

[Stugotz]

Wow. Billy. You can't see it now, but there's going to be a time sooner than you think where those kids are going to not want to spend New Year's with dad. And you're going to be. You cannot wait to get to sleep. By 10 o'clock they'll be out till 5 in the morning. You won't care and they won't care about you.

[Billy Gill]

I'd probably be worried.

[Dan Le Batard]

As long as they text you at midnight. As long as they text. Happy New Year, dad. Good. Saw it. Good night.

[Stugotz]

Okay, just so you know, they're alive.

[Billy Gill]

All right.

[Stugotz]

And they still care about you a little bit.

[Billy Gill]

All right.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Anyway, I, I look forward to that, I guess. I don't know how I'm. No, no, I don't look forward to.

[Stugotz]

Well, no, you should. There's. There, there are parts of it you should look forward to.

[Billy Gill]

We, we, by the way, 10 o'clock.

[Stugotz]

Sleeping part is the part you should look forward to.

[Billy Gill]

Can we. This is a big football day when we've gotten off track. But I, I. So you got Mike, Mike Fuentes. You, you didn't do the, the episodes with us that we, that we were doing the audio only episodes during the break. But we caught on to what we think may have been a falsehood from Stu Gotts, where every time we were recording. And he will defend himself now, every time we were recording, he was on his way to drop someone off at the airport. But. So we were constantly sending people out. No one was coming back, but we were sending them out again.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Billy Gill]

How many trips did your family go on this week?

[Stugotz]

This past two weeks I had my two daughters who came home from college at separate times and then one of them came home and then I think about 7 to 10 days later went to Australia. She's studying Australia. Yeah, she's studying abroad. Emma and that. Yes. And that.

[Billy Gill]

Was she studying?

[Stugotz]

I have no idea.

[Billy Gill]

Isn't she studying communications? What is she going to study abroad for?

[Stugotz]

She's going to Australia.

[Billy Gill]

Communications in Australia there now.

[Stugotz]

So we had to get her from, from my South Florida to New York for that trip. And then she flew from New York to la. My wife went with her to New York, not to la. Layover in la, Then she went straight to Australia. And then we had Rachel go back to college. We had a lot of trips to the airport.

[Billy Gill]

Wait, why did she fly back to New York to go to Australia?

[Stugotz]

I guess, whatever, you know, she.

[Dan Le Batard]

The flights.

[Stugotz]

She's at Syracuse University. And the flights. Yes, the flights out of New York to California. She wanted to go with her, some of her friends who were going, so they all got on the plane together.

[Mike Ryan]

That's a long plane ride, bro.

[Stugotz]

Oh, I know.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, my God.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, I know. And it was stressful for us.

[Mike Ryan]

It's like 23 hours.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

You've been on that flight.

[Mike Ryan]

No, but I remember when I was thinking of going to Japan, they were like, oh, it's 18 hours. And I had stress about. It's. I can only imagine a full 24 hours on a plane.

[Billy Gill]

She gets there.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, she got there. She's fine. She's having fun.

[Billy Gill]

Celebrate New Year's over there. Here. Where do we celebrate New Year's?

[Stugotz]

She celebrated it over there.

[Billy Gill]

Wow.

[Mike Ryan]

So she's living in the future.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, exactly. Right.

[Stugotz]

It was New Year's, a day she was wishing me Happy New Year's. I'm like, it's not New Year's yet.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, exactly.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's like it's in three days.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Are you gonna go visit her in Australia?

[Stugotz]

I am going to.

[Billy Gill]

She's just there for. For a semester.

[Stugotz]

She's there for five months. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

When. When Join me. I don't know. I'm trying to see maybe something lines up. We have any, like, NFL games in Australia this year?

[Mike Ryan]

Trying to think of what they coming up.

[Billy Gill]

No, we don't. Not in Australia.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, yeah, that's what they're trying to do with.

[Billy Gill]

Really?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, but she'll be gone by.

[Billy Gill]

Dude, I'm trying to give it a Google. Spence, you a trip to Australia, like, that's not. Just write it off right away.

[Stugotz]

Well, I got news for you. When I'm.

[Dan Le Batard]

God bless football, mate.

[Stugotz]

The Australian Open's going on.

[Billy Gill]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

I mean, I am the tennis guy here. Metalark Media by now. Are you? I am now.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Sure thing.

[Billy Gill]

Hey, you sold that car yet?

[Stugotz]

Yeah, sold it to Carvana.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, I thought you were selling to that guy.

[Stugotz]

The guy who wanted to pay me.

[Billy Gill]

In foreign currency, no interest over 36 months.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, no. Carvana gave me an offer in minutes, picked it up and paid me on the spot. It was so convenient.

[Billy Gill]

Just like that.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

No hassle?

[Stugotz]

None.

[Billy Gill]

That is super convenient. Sell your car to Carvana and swap.

[Stugotz]

Hassle for convenience.

[Billy Gill]

Pickup fees may apply. Still got some breaking news this morning that obviously now is much later in the day on the DraftKings network. It's this afternoon, so it's.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Discussed all day long. But in the morning, it was tomorrow in Australia. That's true. It is tomorrow in Australia. Did you see the flight?

[Stugotz]

Sure.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's not yesterday?

[Stugotz]

I don't know.

[Mike Ryan]

She already. Your daughter already knows who's fired.

[Billy Gill]

That's true. Oh, my gosh. You know what? We should have booked.

[Stugotz]

She should be breaking news.

[Billy Gill]

Hold on a second. Let's. Exactly right. Let's send a zoom link to Stugatz's daughter so she can tell us all of the NFL news since she's a day ahead of us because we're moving here.

[Dan Le Batard]

Does Shefter just have contacts in Australia and that's how he breaks all the news?

[Billy Gill]

I imagine he flies there for this time of year. You know what I mean? Like, Shefty's just in Australia now so that he. That's how he gets ahead of everyone else.

[Stugotz]

So it is 12:30 in the morning in Sydney. You want to send a zoom link to my daughter? It's Tuesday already.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. So she knows.

[Stugotz]

God, I wish.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, because. Because a college college girl's probably asleep at 12:30.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, 12:30. She's probably been studying all day. He's exhausted.

[Stugotz]

Australia, she's definitely not up right now.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. So the breaking news out of Australia starting anyway. Doug Peterson has been let go. Really? Or Doug Marone, as I call him.

[Stugotz]

Yeah, that's a deep cut.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's a deep cut. For those of you who have been long listeners.

[Stugotz]

We had. We had Peterson on the show once. Yes. And Billy introduced him as Doug Marone and he was offended and he had every right to be.

[Billy Gill]

I didn't even. I said coach Marone, which was like I got way too comfortable.

[Dan Le Batard]

The wrong dog.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. I was trying to be respectful and say coach and I just went wrong. But really, I mean, especially in light of the news today out of Australia.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Doug Peterson, Doug Marone. Is there a difference?

[Stugotz]

Well, at the time there was a difference. But in your defense, now there's not.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. I mean, they've joined the same club of.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

Former Jackson.

[Dan Le Batard]

One of them has a Super Bowl.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Billy Gill]

You know, technically.

[Stugotz]

Right. Mikey, you were saying during the break that you think Ben Johnson's going to Jacksonville, which would surprise me, by the way.

[Dan Le Batard]

Listen, according to a lot of reports, it's like the worst kept secret. Ben Johnson is headed to the Jaguars. And now I think we can assume that Mike Vrabel's going to the Patriots.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Dan Le Batard]

That might be why Antonio Pierce might stay with the Raiders. They might know they're not getting frable. They're like, ah, let's just roll this guy out there one more year, save the money.

[Billy Gill]

Dominoes are dropping stugots.

[Stugotz]

They are? Yeah. I mean, for the really bad team, they're go.

[Billy Gill]

They're going up and falling real quick.

[Stugotz]

Which place would you most want to be at? New Orleans, Jacksonville, Chicago, New York, New England. Because Ben Johnson could pick his job. Well, I guess he can't pick New England because that job's already gotten the frame. What if he.

[Billy Gill]

What if he called New England, though, and he's like, you know what?

[Stugotz]

I want that job.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I like Joe Milton.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, I like Joe Milton.

[Mike Ryan]

The future.

[Stugotz]

I saw that guy.

[Dan Le Batard]

Did you see that guy do a flip? I want him.

[Stugotz]

He's so good.

[Billy Gill]

He's not. He's really not so good.

[Stugotz]

No idea. He was good yesterday. He looked good. He really did. Billy.

[Mike Ryan]

I could only go by what I saw.

[Billy Gill]

So good. Billy.

[Stugotz]

You look good.

[Billy Gill]

That's okay.

[Mike Ryan]

Beat the number two seed Bills.

[Billy Gill]

You should, you should get him for the Jets. Have Milton be your starter.

[Stugotz]

He's the guy the jets would classically overpay for and be out of the league in two years. No, not out of the league. They trade him in two years and seven years later he'd be good somewhere else.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, he's a new guy in the Rams after Stafford retires and he excels.

[Billy Gill]

Who's your. Who's gonna be your quarterback? Like, who's gonna be the washed up, like Jets?

[Stugotz]

Kirk Cousins.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's Kirk Cousins.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, it just, it just fits too well.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

For them to. Because they tried to get him a few years ago. He used them as leverage to get more money from Minnesota. It just fits too well. They're gonna go get him and be like, this is who we wanted all along.

[Billy Gill]

Are you drafting a quarterback?

[Stugotz]

I mean, we have the seventh pick in the draft.

[Billy Gill]

Not to play, though. Like draft a quarterback to develop.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, and it won't be a first round guy unless one of the two big ones fall.

[Stugotz]

We don't think they'll use seven.

[Billy Gill]

It's not a good quarter.

[Stugotz]

It's not a good quarterback class.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's not right. They're gonna, they're gonna take a Quinn Ewers or somebody like that. Jackson dart, second, third round Quinn Ewers.

[Billy Gill]

I feel like a year ago's draft Stock was like, sky high is gonna be great. And now it's like, oh, he's not a first rounder.

[Dan Le Batard]

Did you see the report?

[Stugotz]

Yes. There's a story after that. Yes, go ahead. Like you tell it, go ahead.

[Dan Le Batard]

That there's a school, a mystery school.

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's offering him big money to take a. A fifth, a graduate year, college. And if he. If I'm him, I'm taking it a second. You can only improve your draft stock and just make more money.

[Stugotz]

Well, I think it's a ten million dollar deal. No one knows the school, but it's ten million dollars for one year of Quinn Ewers. Allegedly. Right.

[Billy Gill]

But I said, like, if I'm Texas, I pay for part of that. Get the hell out of town.

[Stugotz]

But we have quickly arrived.

[Dan Le Batard]

Well, they don't have to. He. He has to leave Texas.

[Stugotz]

He has to leave Texas, Right. He has one year at another school if he wants. Right?

[Dan Le Batard]

Yes. Grad transfer year.

[Stugotz]

We have quickly arrived at a time where guys are going to have those decisions to make on an annual basis. Do I stay in college and make 10 million or do I go to the NFL and make less?

[Billy Gill]

Oh, you think Mario's Notre Dame sniffing.

[Mike Ryan]

Around Mario, Crystal ball is on the move.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. For Quinn Ewers. Really? Is Cam Ward going to be the number one pick in the draft?

[Stugotz]

I don't know.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's. That's the report that the Titans are one of the few teams that liked Cam Ward more than they like Shador.

[Billy Gill]

Good for him. I'm happy for him. But man, if the number one pick in the draft down here, you can't make the playoffs. Cheese.

[Stugotz]

You don't like Cam Ward?

[Billy Gill]

No. And that's not a Cam Ward criticism at all.

[Stugotz]

Huh?

[Billy Gill]

It's Mark Crystal criticism. Yeah, well, guys sucked it up for you. Sunbelt. Three games a year. Get out of right here.

[Mike Ryan]

Also FIU's best years.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Debatable.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

First bowl win.

[Billy Gill]

First bowl.

[Stugotz]

Why are you going in on crystal ball right now?

[Billy Gill]

This guy.

[Stugotz]

What do you mean?

[Billy Gill]

This guy has a season down here, doesn't win a damn game, has another season. He wins one game, Right. Go to like two bowl games and then, boom. Ty Hilton leaves back to three wins a season.

[Stugotz]

Yeah. Fraud gets Cam Ward, he has a chance to get to the playoffs. He kicks a field goal instead of going with Cam Ward, who's going to be the number one pick of the draft.

[Billy Gill]

To me, some bad coach, some breaking news. Some are saying he was holding Oregon back.

[Stugotz]

Wait, are you saying we have breaking News again.

[Billy Gill]

Australia.

[Stugotz]

Wow. Let's go to Australia. Sydney down under. Mikey, what do you have?

[Dan Le Batard]

Joe, I'm sorry, Brian D Ball and Stu. Gods boy, Joe Shane will stay Giants. They are not. Neither guy is being let go.

[Billy Gill]

There's a, There's a lot of teams coming out and saying, we're very happy with our bad situation. And it's really weird. We had a couple of them yesterday, we're having another one now. We're just like, ah, we're good. And it's like, no, no, no, no, you're not good. Make a change. What are you doing?

[Mike Ryan]

If you're putting out the statement, hey, we're going to keep these guys. Not a good sign. Yeah, not if you have to be. They have to be reassured.

[Billy Gill]

The dreaded vote of confidence, 100% us. Or I guess the management saying, this is your last chance. Like, this is it. We're good. We're happy with this direction for one more season and then you're done. Because why else are we putting out so quickly? I don't, I really don't get why the team owners are so eager to go out there and upset their fan base after disappointing seasons. Because that's what it is. It's all the disappointing teams and the owners are just running out to say, you know what, I know that you're frustrated. Stay frustrated because we're doing nothing about this.

[Stugotz]

We're good.

[Billy Gill]

Why don't you wait a day? Like, what are we doing?

[Mike Ryan]

Or just do nothing or just, just say nothing.

[Stugotz]

Just say nothing?

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, just say nothing.

[Billy Gill]

I guess you want to like, oh, you know what? This is our guy. We want to, you know, have some calm in the building. Have everybody know that, you know, we have a plan here. And it's like, but your plan here is to not fix the problem, right? That's going on here.

[Stugotz]

Yes. No, I like what you said. The Giants are saying, no, we're good. And you're saying, no, you're 3 and 14.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. You're not good. Right. You're not even exploring other options. You're like, you know what? We thought about this. We're good and we're good.

[Dan Le Batard]

To go deeper into what you said, Billy, you know, when you put out a statement like that, you're essentially saying, you've got one year. Like, you need to fix it. A GM's job is to build for the future. But if I've got one year, yeah, I'll give you all my first round picks to, to save my job for another year. That's how that's how teams get behind the eight ball with trying to keep jobs.

[Stugotz]

You had that terrible, terrible win a couple of weeks ago with Drew Locke trying to impress the rest of the NFL.

[Dan Le Batard]

He did, though.

[Stugotz]

It's a terrible one. It was a terrible one.

[Mike Ryan]

He's a starter next year.

[Stugotz]

No, I know he did.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's a starter.

[Stugotz]

Jets.

[Dan Le Batard]

I mean, Drew Locke and Gerard Mayo, the new jets tandem.

[Stugotz]

If the jets hire Mayo.

[Billy Gill]

I, I, by the way, I have.

[Stugotz]

No idea if Mayo's a good coach or not. How could anyone know?

[Billy Gill]

I hope that later today we get a report saying, you know what? We thought about this. Daniel Jones is our guy.

[Dan Le Batard]

We're gonna bring it back.

[Billy Gill]

We're gonna stick with Danny Dimes. He's our guy.

[Stugotz]

He's on the Vikings. Oh, that's totally forgot about.

[Dan Le Batard]

We're bringing it back.

[Mike Ryan]

How was your vacation, Billy?

[Billy Gill]

Oh, my God, dude, yesterday we did a stream for, like, four hours and then.

[Stugotz]

Why?

[Billy Gill]

I. I was anticipating excitement one way or another.

[Stugotz]

Because you saw it in the NFC south, right? You saw it early in the 1:00 games.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. I think we have a second situation there.

[Stugotz]

Okay.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, I totally forgot.

[Stugotz]

We did it.

[Billy Gill]

Nathaniel Jones is gone.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

But maybe he's back. We got to check in with Australia.

[Stugotz]

Well, and you also forgot when you did that stream that the Chiefs were going to keep Joe Barrow out of the playoffs. I mean.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, I have a hot take.

[Stugotz]

What do you have?

[Mike Ryan]

The Bengals defense cost Joe Burrow the mvp.

[Stugotz]

I'm not certain Joe Burrow is not the mvp.

[Billy Gill]

I'm. I'm certain Joe Burrow is not the mvp.

[Mike Ryan]

He. He didn't make the playoffs.

[Stugotz]

No, he's not going to win it.

[Billy Gill]

He's not going to win it anyways.

[Mike Ryan]

But he would have won it. I think if they make the playoffs, he wins it.

[Billy Gill]

Really? Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

He's been great.

[Billy Gill]

I don't think so.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, he's.

[Mike Ryan]

He's been amazing.

[Dan Le Batard]

He has been great.

[Billy Gill]

He has been good.

[Stugotz]

No, Billy, he's been great. Yes, but he has, like, historically great.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, but to win the mvp, there's been not much matter of him, and it's.

[Stugotz]

It's the quarterback on one of the best teams in the NFL. You're right, but it.

[Billy Gill]

No, but, like, it's not gonna. I. It's between two guys, right? Lamar Jackson and Josh. And Josh.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

And.

[Stugotz]

And maybe Saquon maybe. No, doubtful, though.

[Billy Gill]

No, he's not going.

[Dan Le Batard]

No Offensive Player of the year is Saquon or Jamar.

[Mike Ryan]

Do these sound. These sound like MVP numbers. 4,918 yards, 43 touchdowns, nine interceptions.

[Billy Gill]

No, I'm not disputing that he didn't have a good night. But what I'm saying is him making the playoffs the last week of the season, the voters minds have already been made up one way or another. It's not just going to be like, well, Joe made it. Hold on, let me change my vote completely. I don't know if he's in the conversation. Maybe, but not to come out of nowhere and just. He wins now the mvp.

[Mike Ryan]

No, I think the record, the Bengals record hurts him because he's first in yards, first in touchdowns.

[Stugotz]

If the Bengals made the playoffs, I.

[Mike Ryan]

Think he wins the mvp.

[Stugotz]

Right, but if they make the playoffs the way if they're dominant all year and make the playoffs, he's the obvious mvp. What Billy's saying is right. Voters may have made up their minds already and sneaking in final week might not be enough to sway voters.

[Dan Le Batard]

Yeah, if they were the Broncos.

[Billy Gill]

Not enough voters like that team that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Was the seven seed the whole time but still needed to win at the end. I think he makes, I think he, I think he wins the NP.

[Billy Gill]

If the season, if the season was three weeks longer, maybe he'd be the MVP.

[Stugotz]

The jets would be 4. 0.

[Billy Gill]

I think they're gonna ride high, go on a three game win streak. Right now jets are high with the Bears.

[Stugotz]

I didn't want the season.

[Billy Gill]

Then don't look out for the Jets.

[Stugotz]

I wanted a new season to start today.

[Billy Gill]

Getting hot at the right time.

[Stugotz]

They are.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

They might be the best of all the bad teams. Are they headed into the bad playoffs?

[Mike Ryan]

Well, I'll take the Panthers on that.

[Billy Gill]

The bad playoffs.

[Stugotz]

You like that, don't you?

[Billy Gill]

I like a bad playoff for the number two pick in the draft. So you have the number one pick in the draft is the worst team and then you have the bad playoffs for the number two pick in the draft. But, but wait, you can win so you can beat.

[Stugotz]

You can have the first and second.

[Billy Gill]

Pick of the draft if you win the bad playoffs.

[Mike Ryan]

Oh, so the Titans are in the bad playoffs. I like that.

[Dan Le Batard]

Billy, I might like your idea better than mine. I always thought the number one pick should be a bidding warrant, a silent auction. Oh, but you have to pay the player you draft the money that you bid.

[Billy Gill]

I like the silent auction being non financial. So you're auction, you're giving up assets.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

So it could be like a player like we will give you whoever though for the number one pick. Or give who or will Give you my timeshare in Boca. You know what I mean? Like, it's just out there and it's whatever Roger wants to kind of get. And if you give up an asset, like you give up a player, that asset or I guess even the thing is up for. Is up for being drafted. So, like, you could draft the timeshare if you wanted to.

[Stugotz]

You have billionaires having a totally taking the.

[Billy Gill]

That's.

[Stugotz]

You know, a billionaires with a timeshare is what he has here.

[Billy Gill]

It's like an ex wife's time.

[Stugotz]

Who would be in the bad playoffs? Who would be the favorite in the nfc? The Falcons.

[Billy Gill]

Do we do nfc?

[Dan Le Batard]

Seahawks.

[Stugotz]

Oh, the Seahawks.

[Billy Gill]

Do we do nfc, AFC for the bad playoffs? Or is it just one big seating of all the bad teams?

[Stugotz]

Does Dak come back for the bad playoffs?

[Billy Gill]

Wow.

[Stugotz]

Whoa.

[Dan Le Batard]

So they could draft his replacement?

[Billy Gill]

Yeah. Dak would probably then tank the bad playoffs.

[Stugotz]

Right?

[Billy Gill]

I like that.

[Stugotz]

The bad. I mean, the Bengals would be the overwhelming favorite in the bad playoffs. Right.

[Billy Gill]

The bad playoffs are the opposite of week a team in terms of incentives because all the incentives are for the players to do badly and lose so that they can't be replaced.

[Mike Ryan]

You got to give a huge monetary prize, like the team splits $100 million or something.

[Stugotz]

For the bad players.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah, for the bad players. And they want to win.

[Stugotz]

They get a time.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah. Something stupid like that. Yeah, they get a timeshare. They get time at the timeshare. The billionaire timeshare.

[Billy Gill]

The billionaire's ex wife's timeshare.

[Stugotz]

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[Billy Gill]

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[Billy Gill]

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[Stugotz]

We will get to the college football final four coming up later this week. We'll do a preview. Hopefully Lucy will join us. We'll see if the bears around, see if goal is goa coming into town. Notre Dame plays Penn State Thursday night. Right down here.

[Billy Gill]

You know what?

[Dan Le Batard]

Not going on Billy's couch.

[Billy Gill]

I. I haven't sent that invitation. I'm gonna. I'm gonna do that today. I need. I need to reach out to him and let him know that the couch is available. The goalix. Like, are they both coming? They should just do the show from here. I mean, I don't book the studio, but why don't they do their show from here one day?

[Stugotz]

I don't know. I asked Mike. He said he wasn't sure yet, so.

[Billy Gill]

Ah. All right.

[Stugotz]

You never know where the goal is.

[Billy Gill]

You never know. Just waiting. Waiting out for the. The right. Right offer.

[Stugotz]

I have a. I have a question.

[Dan Le Batard]

Feisty. Go.

[Stugotz]

Feisty, go. Look, I have two questions for you guys. Has Mike McCarthy done enough?

[Billy Gill]

No.

[Stugotz]

No. He's gonna get fired today.

[Billy Gill]

No. But he hasn't done.

[Dan Le Batard]

No, he doesn't.

[Stugotz]

That's the.

[Dan Le Batard]

That's the weird thing. He doesn't even have to get fired. His contract is up. All they have to do is not resign him.

[Stugotz]

Has he done enough where Jerry Jones will resign him is what I'm asking.

[Billy Gill]

The. The funny thing.

[Dan Le Batard]

A low ball him, because that's Jerry.

[Billy Gill]

The funny thing about Mike McCarthy loves.

[Stugotz]

A good low ball.

[Billy Gill]

The answer.

[Dan Le Batard]

Loves a good contract leverage.

[Stugotz]

He does a good low ball and a timeshare. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Did you see. Did you see Jerry allegedly, and I'm not 100% sure. Jerry allegedly saved $500,000 by not starting Cooper Rush because Cooper Rush was in line for like a snaps bonus. And because Cooper Rush did not play and Trey Lance played Instead, Jerry saved $500,000.

[Dan Le Batard]

He said he had no idea about it.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

He's the team's gm, right?

[Stugotz]

Bull.

[Billy Gill]

Oh.

[Stugotz]

That's how you become a billionaire, though, boys.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

It's not what you make, it's what you keep.

[Billy Gill]

So you asked, has Mike McCarthy done enough?

[Stugotz]

I had a second question, but that's the first one.

[Billy Gill]

Yes, I think. And it's. It's the rare situation where the answer is always no.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

You don't even need to add on to it. Has he done enough to get fired? No. Has he done enough to justify keeping his job? No.

[Stugotz]

Right.

[Billy Gill]

He's just never done enough.

[Stugotz]

Well, he won a Super bowl that one year.

[Dan Le Batard]

McCarthy did really well with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance as his quarterback. But his quarterback is Dak Prescott, who he was terrible with and who is the franchise.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

But let's keep him around to work with Dak Prescott.

[Billy Gill]

We got to do. And this will be an off season thing because there's no need to do it during the playoffs. But we got to do it.

[Dan Le Batard]

We're going to do it right now.

[Billy Gill]

Worst coaches to win the super bowl because we've already referred to Mike McCarthy as Super Bowl Winning coach and Doug Peterson as Super bowl winning coach. And both of them are kind of like, okay, but they're Mike McCarthy and.

[Stugotz]

Doug Peterson and Mike Tomlin.

[Billy Gill]

I, I really. Yeah. What, what has happened tomorrow in Australia that you know about that has changed your thinking so much? Like, how far, how far ahead are you guys? Did you already see the playoff results for the first week? Like, what are we doing?

[Stugotz]

He lost to the Ravens, got blown out.

[Billy Gill]

What was your, what was your. If they beat the Ravens, I would not be surprised in the slightest.

[Stugotz]

If, if the Steelers beat the Ravens. Yes, you would not be surprised.

[Billy Gill]

I would not.

[Stugotz]

I'd be shocked.

[Dan Le Batard]

And Stu Godzill come in here talking about.

[Stugotz]

I was shocked.

[Billy Gill]

Not because I think the two teams are on the same plane whatsoever, but that seems like. Yep, that's what happens. That's what happens in the first round.

[Stugotz]

Of the playoffs and when the Steelers play the Ravens.

[Billy Gill]

Exactly right.

[Stugotz]

Mike Tomlin, his own Lamar Jackson head to head in the regular season. So coach, I'll tell you that. Well, listen, if the Steelers win that game, and Billy's right, John Harbaugh should be fired. How about that? Someone's getting fired after that game. You know, I'm gonna fire someone. Whether they get fired or not doesn't matter to me. I'm firing somebody.

[Billy Gill]

I can tell you what happens if, if that ends up being the result next week. I can tell you right now, Stu, guys, analysis, like I have it. I almost want to write on a piece of paper and just do it. Just save it for a week. But I'm just going to tell you what it is because I'm going to lose a piece of paper.

[Stugotz]

Do it. Do it.

[Mike Ryan]

I'll keep it here. I'll keep it here.

[Billy Gill]

How about. I want to say it. You're just, you're just going to say AFC north football. That's exactly what the analysis is going to be if that's the result. AFC North.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Dan Le Batard]

It's all about street fight. Every time.

[Billy Gill]

Every time. And that's exactly what I wanted. Yeah, exactly. What was your second? Mike McCarthy.

[Dan Le Batard]

Two legendary.

[Stugotz]

It wasn't a follow up on McCarthy. It was. It's a question about Nick Sirianni. If Sirianni loses at home to the Green Bay packers, does he get fired the next day?

[Mike Ryan]

Maybe.

[Stugotz]

I mean, maybe it's an insane conversation to be having. This man is the only Eagles coach in Eagles history to make the playoffs. In his first four seasons, he was a play away from beating Andy Reid in the Chiefs in a Super Bowl.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Will he get fired if he loses to the backers?

[Mike Ryan]

I have a question about that because.

[Dan Le Batard]

I have a follow up too. So go ahead.

[Mike Ryan]

If you're Saquon Barkley.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

And you don't win the Super Bowl.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Mike Ryan]

Do you think why the didn't I play in week 18?

[Stugotz]

Yes.

[Mike Ryan]

I could have had an all time record.

[Billy Gill]

You have to win the Super Bowl.

[Mike Ryan]

You have to, you have to, you.

[Billy Gill]

Have to win the super bowl.

[Mike Ryan]

Otherwise it's all a waste.

[Billy Gill]

Yes.

[Mike Ryan]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

Right. Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

It's a big gamble.

[Stugotz]

It's huge.

[Billy Gill]

They're probably not going to win the Super Bowl. Just statistically. They're probably not going to win this.

[Stugotz]

Probably not.

[Billy Gill]

Because I don't know if you guys know this. Here's stat of the day. Only one team wins a Super bowl every year.

[Stugotz]

Right. So yes.

[Dan Le Batard]

There's 14 teams going for it.

[Billy Gill]

Exactly right. So odds are against them here.

[Stugotz]

Only one team wins the bad playoffs as well.

[Billy Gill]

That's true.

[Stugotz]

Yeah.

[Billy Gill]

Number two pick on the line, whose.

[Dan Le Batard]

Fan base is harder on their coach? The Eagles with Nick Sirianni or Ohio State? And Ryan Day.

[Billy Gill]

Oh, oh, he's safe. Ryan Day. Congratulations.

[Mike Ryan]

Ryan Day is going to win the title and nobody's going to care about.

[Stugotz]

They both should be safe.

[Billy Gill]

You're in the driver.

[Stugotz]

There'll still be some people. Those guys, look at that one guy.

[Dan Le Batard]

But there's still a very vocal minority screaming to get rid of this coach.

[Stugotz]

I mean, they blew out the undefeated number one team in the country.

[Dan Le Batard]

We, I'm, I, I don't disagree. I, I think Ryan Day, as a Michigan fan, I want Ryan Day there forever. But, but there's still people screaming that Ryan Day needs to go because he can't beat Michigan. And Nick Sirianni, like you said, was in the playoffs. He was in the super bowl one play away and they still want him gone.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah, we, we have three games left in college football playoffs and we're going to get to those in a later episode this week. A little underwhelming so far.

[Stugotz]

Oh, my God.

[Billy Gill]

There's still three games to go. So Arizona State, Texas, this old, old format.

[Stugotz]

The only good game. There's one good game so far, five teams, old format.

[Billy Gill]

We would still have the entire playoffs ahead of us. So, you know, we can still make up for it. But new format, a little, little underwhelming so far.

[Stugotz]

Billy, I'm going to tell you something.

[Billy Gill]

Yeah.

[Stugotz]

I've been holding this in the entire show.

[Billy Gill]

Huh?

[Stugotz]

You brought it up earlier. I didn't want to say it. I didn't want to make the full commitment to it. No, but I'm ready to make the full commitment.

[Billy Gill]

I don't like commitments.

[Stugotz]

I think both Nick's is going to beat the bills.