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I was listening to it and my question is, was I okay?
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You were angry. You were angry at the time. It was Miami traffic. It was understandable because it wasn't also spooky. The answer is no. You lived in Miami.
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It doesn't seem like I was doing well last fall.
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Yeah. And the Billy though dismissal category? Did you remember that kind of hostility? Because Billy doesn't seem, as it regards Europe, like he's doing very well. Jess, was that after the Northern Illinois game. That might have been Northern Illinois week. Yeah.
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But I don't think that would have had anything to do with it. I think it was more so because Miami's not spooky, actually. Yeah. Now that I think about. Oh, Willow just kicked my computer. Did you see that? That was so cute. Oh, my God. She's just stretching out on the bed. No, I just think it's because Miami wasn't spooky and it sucked. And I guess after four years, I just, you know, really all hit me.
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Is the Miami football team spooky this weekend to you as a Notre Dame fan?
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Spooky? No, I think they're really good, though. I think they have a real shot at winning their opening game. So I would say, as I did on Cane, the Canes Insight Hurricane show yesterday. Why didn't you just call it like, hurricane? Like, why did you make it hurricane game? Okay. Yeah, I will not do that. Actually, I'm good. I did love Billy's dismissal of Europe. That was top tier. I think that's what I would vote for. Other than myself, of course.
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Do you hate Europe as well, or.
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My great grandparents certainly did.
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Well, you seem. I'm just confused. I was bringing up dead relatives today. Honestly, it was disarming. I used to have a best friend. He was John Partridge. He didn't die. He just moved away.
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I had a best friend die, too. Dan.
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Chris doesn't have a best friend. I don't even have one. That's a benefit of not having a best friend. Would you rather have a best friend who died or never had a best friend at all? My mom was a drug addict.
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Great question, Shakespeare. My best friend is like my mom because I don't really have a mom.
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Jessica, do you have a game we can play? Can we lighten it up around here a little bit? Do you have anything that can lighten up the proceedings a touch?
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Yes, I do. I actually have a. I'm bringing back an old called Classic Dan. It's called Brit or Knit.
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This. Did this rise to the level of classic? Classic? I don't.
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It is a classic. People are longing for this.
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I don't feel like everyone. Why is this a classic?
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Texting me and saying, please bring back Brit or knit. And I thought of the perfect reason for it and we're going to talk more soccer because Man U lost to a League two team in the League cup and the name of the team they lost you was very silly. So I said, let's bring back Brit or knit. I'm going to Give you a few names. Dan, you're gonna tell me, Brit. Yes. That is an English soccer team. Or knit. That is not an English soccer team.
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Okay, look, Mike likes this game, all right? Dan's gonna be so bad at this.
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I figured he would. Okay, let's start with this one. Dan. Britt or knit? Grimsby Town.
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No, that's not. Are you. Well, are you? Yeah, I'm gonna say that that's too creative to not be a team, so I'm gonna say yes, Britt.
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That is correct. Grimsby Town is the team yesterday.
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All right, so. But I'm guessing, though, I'm obviously not gonna know any of these.
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Okay, let's go on to the next one. Shepherd's Bush.
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No, that's not a team. Knit.
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You're right. That is a tube. Stop.
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You play the game, right, Please. Okay, I'm sorry. Well, I'm playing the game, all right. Britter. Knit. The rules are pretty simple. All right. Classic. All right, my bad.
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You're right, actually, you lose on that one because you didn't say knit. Okay, we'll move on to number three, Accrington Stanley. Brit or knit?
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Knit. That sounds more like a law firm.
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It is, in fact, an English soccer team. You are incorrect. That is Brit. Cock Fosters Football Club. Dan, Brit or knit?
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She said Fosters. I am gonna say Brit.
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That is incorrect. Cock Foster is one of the most famous British tube stops because it's cockfosters.
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People laugh at me. The Foster. It's the Foster.
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Right, okay, we can move on from Brit or net. Dan, it doesn't seem like you're doing very well at it.
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I. We don't need to boot. One more Mike is.
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Okay, I'll give you one more.
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Mike's enjoying me. Just sinking into not knowing why it is that we're playing this game. Imposters.
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It's just a. It's just funny, funny, silly names. Okay, I'll give you one more. Brit or knit. Tooting Broadway.
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Look at the smile on Chris Cody's face. I'm just like, is he gonna say Brit or nit? He's not. He's just gonna say no. All right, Brit. False.
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Incorrect. Also a tube. Stop. So it is Brit, but not in the spirit of the game.
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Okay, you are really bad at that. Yeah. You knew I would be. And that's. Jeremy.
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What's wrong?
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Are you okay? It's just amazing. How are you so incapable of saying the right word? There's two words. Yeah, it's hard to do. Well produced, Chris. You found that well done. So A classic is what this game has been. When did we play this game before?
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I believe it was during the coronation of the King of England that we played Brit Ornate with the members of the coronation party that were going to attend the coronation.
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It's a classic. Did we ever play like, the Duke.
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Of Brickle Brackle, I believe, was one of them. That was a nit.
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That's not a real place. Mel Kuiper Jr. Turn that music off. Mel Kuyper Jr. Let's put this picture up again. Mel Kuyper Jr. Has said this morning on get up while looking very much like the devil, that the Ohio State Texas game, quote, 48 years I've been covering college football. Never remember a game as anticipated as this one. Can we just add in real quick to how the AP really screwed this thing up? I mean, you got to go number one versus number two. Penn State sneaks in at number two. So it's one versus three, Jess. I mean, come on. The AP G act together.
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Can I just say that hyperbole is an epidemic right now. There is just. I am excited to watch this game. I am excited to see Arch Manning. Do not get me wrong, this an important game. Texas preseason number one as an underdog on the road to start the season. It's very exciting. I think both teams will be very good this year. However, we can't just say this is the most highly anticipated football game, blah, blah, blah. Like, we say that about everything and we just need to end the hyperbole. You don't need to try to sell people on Ohio State. Texas people will watch it. We know it's a big game.
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I just think that this is the myopia of Kuiper. He gets to see a Manning, and so he gets to make an analysis against a champion and start seeing how valuable he gets to start the examination of the thing that he loves to do most. Because we don't actually know what Arch Manning is and he's dying to find out. That's why he's doing that. Because in that respect we can agree, right? This has never happened before where a guy who's been waiting for two years that we've been talking about, talking about, talking about who, who descends from royalty is going against the defending champion 100% in terms of, like, being able to see an attraction. This is as hyped a deb as we could possibly see, even though he played some last year. But to Jess's point, there were like three Alabama, LSU games that happened fairly recently that were all much bigger and called games of the century.
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Right. I think the Manning name we are all obviously very excited to see, but I think if you want to even talk about another game on the same day where you're seeing a potential future first round talent playing against another potential future first round talent just at quarterback, you have LSU and Clemson. So, like, there's just a lot of really good games this weekend and I don't know, I think it is a big game. I think Mel Kuiper is wrong, but I think the Manning name is doing a lot there. But there's just, there's a lot of great games and there always are a lot of great games. That's why it's called like college football is great because there's such a high volume of games happening. I mean, we're going to see Bryce Underwood start this weekend. We're going to see Bill Belichick, coach's first college game this weekend. Like, I'm honestly, I don't want to spoil my top five list that I have. I am a little bit more excited for that than I think even the Notre Dame game, like, wow, Belichick in his cutoff shirt will just tickle me. Okay.
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I'm excited to get to that top five because we were having a discussion. I might surprise you. As big a homer as I am for the University of Miami, I would concede that. I think Clemson is an and LSU is a bigger game. They got the Fowler Herbie assignment because of the two quarterbacks. Because the fact that they've recently won national titles where Miami is still trying to scrap their way into that conversation.
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Yeah, that's going to be an exciting one. And also one where like the loser is going to feel really bad because Clemson last season, you know, they snuck their way into the playoff via the ACC route even though they lost to two SEC teams and couldn't, couldn't beat South Carolina or Georgia last year. So they're going to feel bad if they can't beat LSU, especially because LSU's defense has been an issue and Clemson feels really good about Kate Club Nick starting another season and having improved a lot the last two seasons. But LSU hasn't won a season opener with Brian Kelly. So I don't know if he's going to pound on the table again if they lose. I don't know how he's going to top that if they lose. But I think both teams would feel bad if they lost and also neither would be that impacted because it's a non conference game. But I think like, yeah, feelings Feelings would be hurt, things would be. Would be bad.
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It doesn't seem like that, though. The way that you described it is there are no real consequences like there are.
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There are. Especially because, like I said, I think for Brian Kelly, like, Dabo has a lot of job security. He. It doesn't matter. But Brian Kelly, I think, you know, he won the SEC West a couple of years ago, and he has had tons of talent on his offenses, but he needs to put it together on the other side of the ball. And so I think that, yeah, I think LSU fans would certainly be upset if they lost a Clemson on Saturday.
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We'll get to your top five in a second. We'll get to the week one games in a second. But I want to go back to Hawaii and Stanford and. And again, I will say, I. I assume that Andrew Luck will be good at that job, but they lost to Hawaii in the first game and lost with a kicker who learned how to kick on YouTube. Anything else from that game that you found interesting? Anything else from being played other than Avery Johnson's father fighting his other son that you found interesting? My gimmick.
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I have two things I want to talk about from last weekend. First thing we find out, we found out this week, Kansas State and Iowa State, the Farmageddon game. Everyone's like, ooh, Farmageddon. That makes me really excited to watch Farmageddon. Wow. Love that cool rivalry. Maybe you don't know a lot about Kansas State, Iowa State, but you're like, it's called Farmaged. Apparently the schools told ESPN do not use the name Farm. Like Reese Davis said on his podcast the other day. He's like, yeah, they asked us not to say Farm again, which is kind of BS because why, like, are you. Do you think it's, like, offensive? Like, are you embarrassed about the farm part? Farms are cool. I don't know why that would be a no.
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No.
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So that's questionable.
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But also, put it on the. Put it on the poll at Lebiton show. Are Farms cool? Because I don't think it's offensive. Like, what's the problem? Why would you be offended by Farmageddon? What is this, a cracker barrel?
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Yeah, I don't know. I think. I think it's really strange. And they're also. Both teams are in the same conference, but yet the game is not scheduled in conference play in 2027. So that's weird. Like, why are they trying to cancel the series? Because they've been playing this series for over 100 years. It's one of the outstanding rivalries.
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There's no theory from anybody on why it is like.
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No.
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When Rhys Davis is saying this, why would they object to the term Farmageddon? It's funny and clever. Are we looking down on farms? I think they're looking down on Armageddon. I just love how dial chess is because she's listening to Reese Davis podcast.
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College Game Day podcast. It's. I think it's like recent Pete Thamel, but I don't. Dan, I don't know. I really don't know.
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I.
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There was like, I saw like some random fan posted this farmagedding graphic from last year where it was like both mascots on a tractor and then crashing into each other and exploding. And they're like, maybe they want to dial back on like the, you know, violent farm imagery. But that doesn't seem like that. That can't be it, right? I don't know.
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I'd love to know. We got to get Pablo to find out. What was the other game? The Hawaii, Stanford game had something in it that you found interesting.
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Yeah. The Stanford game had a fifth year Stanford player transferred from Yale have a big tackle for loss in the first half against Hawaii, tackled their quarterback, put Hawaii, you know, a little bit out of the end zone, I guess a little bit out of the red zone. So it was a big play. It was a big play. And the Stanford player was like, I'm gonna celebrate this by doing a TikTok dance. And he proceeded to do the TikTok dance for probably several seconds longer than is allowed. And also was very sensual in doing this TikTok dance, which is imitating a fifth grade Indonesian boy dancing on a boat. Dan. Which I know you knew, but I figured I would say anyways.
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I wish we could show people it. Like describe, describe Chris Cody, actually. Yeah, Chris Cody.
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Chris. You got it.
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And look. And this is not.
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But make it sexy. Make it sexy.
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That's how his dad dances. Wait a minute. What was that? Oh boy. Yeah, she did tell you. And you immediately did well because the dance was sexy.
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He made it sexy and he got penalized and then Hawaii scored on the next play.
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So ended up being, I think the difference a little bit.
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It was a. I mean it was a three point game. Hawaii's kicker, who, you know, learned how to kick on YouTube videos, who's. He's from Japan and learned how to speak English playing football in Ohio, came in and kicked the game winner. So I think so Stanford's. I. They're going into the season. I think their Wins total was like three and a half and like it's tough to find four games on their schedule, especially now that they lost to Hawaii. And I believe their total is going to outgone down to like two and a half. Mike, you can check me on that on the sports, on draftkings but man, it's not looking good for Stanford. This is going to be a tough year for GM Andrew Luck.
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I think when Mel Kuiper says that Ohio State Texas is the most anticipated game in a half a century. I want to ask the group here, what do you guys believe to be the single most interesting thing from the weekend or if we were trying to do five things from the college football weekend that's upcoming that you have an interest in? The top of the list is one player, not a team. Lee Corso. Yeah. Okay, so it's Lee Corso over Arch Manning. Willie Simmons debut. Yeah, Lee Corso.
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I'm excited for the USF Boise State game tonight. It's a great game at 5:30 and it's in Tampa. And USF's only a five and a half point underdog which feels a little low considering Boise State was in the playoffs last year. Feels Trappy lost. They lost Ashton Genty and then after that USF has to play Miami and Florida in the next two weeks. So they've got a really tough non conference schedule.
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I'm looking forward to seeing this mess at Ohio Stadium's all about I never been there before. I want to see if it's all.
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Cracked up to be.
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Really? You're going to go judge it? You're going to be the judge? You're going to be the judge of whether. I'm going to judge. You're going to judge whether it's cracked up to be. You know, they're going to dot that I. Whatever the hell that means, you know. But I'm gonna be there. I'm tell you if it's all it's cracked up to me. You sound like you're going in like a cynic. You don't think it's all it's cracked? Maybe I am. Hey, Tony. Hey Mike. Hey man. Summer's almost ending, man. I don't like that. There's no way. There's no way I am excited about cooler temperatures. But down here in South Florida, that just means slightly less boiling hot. It's been a pretty incredible summer. We've had a parade down here, we've grown our family down here at Meadowlark Media. A lot of exciting things, a lot of memorable benchmarks. And along the way, at almost every step, I've been tailed by that beautiful white can of Miller Light. Oh, that beautiful white or the brown bottle. You can do it on draft. Draft is crisp. There's been so many great special times, and each time I've decided to make those special times a Miller Time. Whether it's a long weekend like one we got coming up, or full on vacation, it is a perfect time to get the crew back together. This year marks 50 years of Miller time, 50 years of great taste, great friends and unforgettable memories. Miller Lite Great Taste 96 calories Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you, or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces. What does Zyn give you? Not just smoke free nicotine satisfaction, but real freedom. Freedom to do what you love and choose your rewards. With Zinn Rewards, you can redeem points for premium tech, outdoor gear and gift cards to your favorite retailers. Find your Zen and keep finding rewards that fit your lifestyle@zen.com rewards.
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Louder than Michigan.
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Yeah, yeah. Louder than Michigan.
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Blacksburg.
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Yeah. Yeah.
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This is a really good follow up question because off the top of my head, I remembered two other college football stadiums that Ian played on on the road. And I was like, hey, I should follow up and ask him, are you sure? Do you remember the Michigan game that Notre Dame lost by a lot of points? Or do you remember the Virginia Tech game where everyone's like, this is going to be the toughest road environment you ever played in. I thought I was asking good follow up questions there, but I guess not. I guess I'm a dumb idiot. Whatever.
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I mean, you said it. There was a. Probably 2. Two follow ups too many. I mean, he said it was even louder than athletes listing loud things. Yeah, yeah.
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I mean, loud places that that specific person played in. But I think Mike, like, I understand that you're very sensitive about people on Hard Rock and that you have to keep bringing up a game from eight years ago to prove that it's a loud stadium and that, like, that's fine. If you can use this as bulletin board material, go right ahead. It doesn't matter to me if that is the loudest stadium Ian Book played in.
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Oh, your face is actually a different story.
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My face is, like, the same as Gojo's face throughout this entire clip. Whatever. I don't care. If you want to do facial analysis of me, that's fine.
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Yeah, I totally gave off that you didn't care. In her defense, Ian Book was saying something that begged follow ups because it's not something a lot of people say or believe. Like, that's. That's. It's certainly not the. It's not the reputation that Hard Rock. It's a reputation of that 2017 game.
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Why would I want him to say Michigan's louder? Like, I don't. That's actually because it's not my name.
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We already established you hate Miami, so it's all right. It's I hate Michigan louder than a jet engine. Louder than when I would never live in Michigan. Louder than when John Cena returned at the Royal Rumble. No, Jess, I totally agree.
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Miami more than Michigan, I'll give you that.
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I totally agree with you, though, Jess. Like, it's pathetic. Who would hang their hat on the 2017 season? As if that's something that's still relevant right now. I cannot understand what type of program. Zazlo has a problem with the shirt you're wearing. Zazzle with my shirt? Yeah, yeah. Zazzle came in here. Yeah. Zazlo came here with the 2017 national championship. Zaslow came in here today and whispered under his breath, punk move. Balls, balls. Jeremy, we were just talking about this couple weeks ago making fun of Auburn, who's claiming national championships from the early 20th century. I mean, I know we all know that 1910 Auburn team was a wagon, all right? But they're claiming championships.
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They actually. I did a deep dive into the zazzle. You could check it out on my TikTok. I went into the four national championships that Auburn claimed. 1910, specifically, I believe that was the year in which they were 6 and 1 and lost to Texas on the road. And then the 1914 title, they claimed, they had a tie against Georgia Tech, who was in the SEC at the time. And both years, there were teams in the willow just kicked my computer because she's so cute. There were teams that had Better records than Auburn that were selected as national champions by, like, the computers or whatever.
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I'm glad you did a deep dive there, because I remember that 1910 team differently. Jess, that's a good job out of you right there. But I'll also say this to you, Jeremy, as someone who. I went to school at ucf. I went to ucf. All right? I did. I saw you Santa Fe.
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Okay, don't toucf Gainesville.
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I thought you went to. Okay, There's a lot of misinformation being thrown out here, and I can settle this real quick. I started my collegiate career at ucf. I was there for a couple years. I transferred to uf. End of story. Graduated. But you root for UN And UF when you. Santa Fe? Never. If you had a gun to my head and said, zaslow, take me to Santa Fe Community College right now, or I pull the trigger, I'd be dead. I have no idea where it is. I think you'd be lying. How about. How about Blacksburg? How about Michigan? I didn't go to these schools. What's wrong with you, Dan? While you were gone, Auburn woke up one day and just claimed, like, 14 national championships across different. They learned from the best.
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Oh, can I tell you about the other two? So they also claimed 1958, which was the year that LSU national championship, and LSU and Auburn were in the same conference, but they didn't play against each other. And LSU was undefeated and beat Clemson in the Sugar bowl, and they were voted number one. This is the AP and coaches poll era. So they won the national championship, and Auburn's claiming that. Actually, we. That's. That one's ours, too. That one I don't really understand quite as well. I think that there was some, you know, modern computer that ranked that as. Them as number one that year. So they're just going to retroactively claim it, which, whatever, fine. But actually, I think the 2004 one is pretty interesting, Dan, which you, I'm sure, remember, because this was, like, during our lifetimes. Auburn is similar to ucf, Jeremy. They were chosen by the BCS to play in the championship game. That was Oklahoma and usc. And so they are just like, well, we went undefeated in all our games, so we are just going to claim the national championship because we didn't get a chance to play for the title. So I kind of. That one I could. I could get behind, you know what, the shirt. But then it validates, Jeremy.
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So maybe not the only 2017 undefeated champion. So what. I mean, the only undefeated team in the country. It's so, it's so lame. We're a national championship champion. When you did it with Miami Hurricanes then 2000 national champion. There you go. I gave it to him.
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But Zazzle, the national championship is like a made up thing. That's why it's an invitation doing this because six titles the historically in college football no one played for a national championship until like very modern history. And then everyone voted on it for a really long time. Like you would just if you were Greg Cody you'd just be like, I'm voting for Miami. And that's how people won the national championship. This modern era of national championship obsession is very unique to the very long over 130 year history of the sport.
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You know what?
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I would like to just say that that is why I try to focus on things like Farmageddon and Hawaii and making fun of Stanford and their stupid tree when I can because they don't get enough attention because everyone's just like oh, Texas and Ohio State, blah blah blah.
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You know what? I'm giving the canes the O2 Fiesta bowl too. That Terry Porter who suss as hell. Oh, nice that you had something going on this century in the last 20 years was played. You just don't agree with the result. That's us. You lost the game. Well, I know who lose all game. You went to Santa Fe UCF. Crazy that they're hanging on to 2017. We're going to get the best team in their own state. We're going to get to best limited fake in a second. And I was hoping to get Jessica's reaction to Greg Cody's insane anger. But we have to get to her top five because we don't have much time left. So let's do this. What is the top five about?
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The top five is top five teams I'm excited to watch that aren't projected to make the playoffs.
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How about that?
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Wow. Synergy.
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You guys, I asked you most interesting thing from the weekend and you gave me a bunch of answers that weren't Belichick or Arch Manning or anything involving the games on Saturday.
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Even we said the game's starting with tonight Dan first frost tonight Dan.
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UCF Jacksonville state. You don't want to see first frost 2.0. The second first frost Simmons tonight I got a strong 20 on Alabama FSU number five, Jess.
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I mean I think Alabama may be a sleeper this year. Number five Nebraska. So they're playing this weekend at Arrowhead Stadium which is okay is like Dylan Riola tried to Get a game at Arrowhead Stadium. Like this is taking it too far. Actually looked into it. This is is Cincinnati's home game that they scheduled at Arrowhead. So that is not why they're playing there. They snapped their seven year streak of losing seasons last year. Dana Holgerson is the offensive coordinator. Their defense was really, really good in 2024, but they lost a ton of players. So TBD how good they really are. But I do think I'm intrigued by Dylan Raiola as a talent and to see if he gets any better and you know, maybe can pull off an upset or two this year in the Big Ten.
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Number four.
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Number four, South Carolina. Now, some people do consider them a playoff sleeper. I think that their schedule is very difficult, but I do love Lenora Sellers on their quarterback and I do love Dylan Stewart who is an edge rusher on their defense. They did lose a good amount of solid defenders last year to the draft, but also not the best offensive line. Dad. But Lenora Sellers is very fun to watch. He's one of the most exciting quarterbacks I think, who's flying a little bit under the radar going into this season. Finished the season really strong last year after being hurt for a few games. So I'm excited to watch South Carolina.
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Number three, Texas Tech. So much money they've spent.
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They spent a lot of money. We'll see if it works. I mean, it's the Big 12. The margin between the top six teams is pretty small. So maybe it will. Maybe they'll be a playoff team after all. But either way, I'm excited to see how it all comes together. Number two, Vanderbilt.
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Really?
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The Doors. Dan. Diego Pavia is back for another season. He had to do some like little court action to get back on the field for this year. And they've got a really great tight end. And I just, I love Clark Lee, their head coach. He's a phenomenal coach. And so will they be both eligible for the second season in a row? I don't know. But I would love to see them make a splash in the SEC and maybe have a couple more upsets this year. At the very least, beat Hugh Freeze again.
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And finally, number one, North Carolina. Yeah.
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Yeah.
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What happened, Chris? You forgot he was looking for the splash.
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I mean, Dan here is like the, the generous case for North Carolina. They play some of the worst ACC teams this year. They play Stanford, Wake Cal. No, I love Cal. No disrespect to Cal. I'm part of the calgorithm family. But their ACC schedule is not that difficult. I don't know if they're going to be tcu, but then they go on to play like Richmond and Charlotte for their next two games. So I think it could be a fun season for old Billy B On Monday.
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I will tell you that's Labor Day. Mike, why are you and Billy laughing the way that Chris is just splash there. There it is for 20 seconds. Where is it? Jessica, we will talk to you on Monday as part of our Labor Day offerings. After Miami Notre Dame, good talking to you. Good seeing you. Nice hearing your voice again.
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Please leave my face up back there. My makeup looks really good in that. Thank you.
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Yes, you are welcome. A I did it myself A pro A programming note On Monday, Labor Day, we will give you some limited offerings even though we're off off of Miami, Notre Dame and the college football weekend and I'm here throughout the football season on Fridays. Every Friday throughout the football season. I will be here all the Fridays. I'm going all the Fridays. As many as that includes tomorrow. That would include that begins tomorrow. Dan it's not just college football that we got to recap. Someone at the MLS offices thought it would be a really smart idea to have the league's Cup Final at the exact same time as Miami Notre Dame Eczema isn't always obvious, but it's real. And so is the relief from EBGLIS after an initial dosing phase. About 4 in 10 people taking EVGLIS achieved itch relief and clear or almost clear skin at 16 weeks, and most of those people maintain pain skin that's still more clear at one year with monthly dosing. 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Limited fake is one of the suey categories. How much do we have here, Chris? Is this a big category or a small category? This is about ten minutes. I like it. This is a strong one. Ten minutes of limited fakes. And now the SUI nominees for best limited fake. Roy Bellamy. Limited fake Flanagan's voice. Flanagan. That's good, Roy. You're really good at that, Roy. Thank you. Roy Flanagans. Tony Koladiyud. Ltd. Fake Nikola Jokic carrying the nuggets on his shoulders. Jamal Murray Gordon. Eric Gordon. Gotta make a shot. Michael Gordon Jr. Shoulder couple. My shoulders. Oh, God. Westbrook. Where's Malone? Amin Elhassan and Chris Cody. Limited fake Patrick Mahomes. I'm trying to do my Mahomes voice and I. Not quite. Come on. It's a little criminal. The frog. Try. Give him the frog. I've been smoking a couple cigarettes. We'd be friends. Juju. Yeah. Mike Ryan, Limited fake Medieval accent. The contest of last eve was most enthralling. Yeah. That the knights of New York did battle against their foes with great vigor. That is much more annoying than. Yet their defenses faltered as their castle walls were laid siege by the most fearsome force. I'd rather have this than my wife. Yeah. I feel like off. True of aim did Misfire. Craig Cody, Ltd. Fake John Fasenda. The frozen Tundra. Not helpful. So let's play for the people John Facenda voice the frozen tundra. Less helpful. Mike Ryan, limited fake Jonathan Zaslow. Hustle player. You talk hall of Famer, might be hit. It's your boy coming around. It's your boy. Pat Riley. It's your boy. Don't talk bad about Pat Riley. I'll take Duran at 50. He'll make that shot until he's 66. Amino Hassan, Ltd. Fake Jack Nicholson. Every single act I do goes like this. And I'm Jack Nicholson, and I don't actually have to do anything else but do this thing right here and I do my eyebrows and then I die and a rat comes around and all of a sudden we win an Oscar. Hank Azaria, Ltd. Fake Jack Nicholson. What'd you want him to go all Jack Nicholson on you and sit there with his sunglasses on not giving a shit? I mean, what's the guy supposed to do? God Damn. Andrew Hawkins, Ltd. Fake Michael Irvin. You're gonna let him come in your house and tell you your beat that you made in six minutes? Is it good enough? We can't stand for it. Stand up for yourself, Jeremy. We're losing recipes. Jason Benetti, Ltd. Fake Jim Rome. White smoke, 445 possible black smoke later on. Jim Lampley is here Friday. Welcome to the jungle. This is the premier radio network. Chris Cody, Ltd. Fake Mike Breen's Bang. He's got a good bang. Bang. Bang. Here he goes. Got it back now, see, the pain has to be a part of it. Bang. Amin Elhessen, Ltd. Fake Stephen A. Smith. Now here's the thing. That Lebathard. I know that the scoreboard already says I've won this thing, but if you mean to tell me I'm afraid of Andrew Hawkins, I will put my reputation on the line and I will say this. Winna take all for this rap. Greg Cody, Ltd. FIG. Joe Biden as the Werewolf of Scranton. I'm the Werewolf of Scranton. Andrew Hawkins and amin El Hassan, Ltd. Fake Cameron and Mace. That's crazy. Usually the moderator lobs it up for somebody. That's crazy. It's your first time hosting a show. Finally caring. Murder this man. He finally care. Him. Come on. Yo, what is he doing? That's crazy. He's Molly not caring. You mad Bill O'Reilly. He looking like a fat. Let's try this again. I'm a mean assassin. Yo, Dan, he's the man. He's a mean old bastard. Chris Cody, Ltd. Fake Danny DeVito as the Penguin. I love when the Penguin goes to, like the holiday party. Ooh, good impression. Nobody Thinks it's weird that he looks like that. Like, it's just like. Yeah, he runs for mayor. Awful movie. Awful. In terms of things not holding up, I remember, okay. I mean, Rudy Giuliani looked the way that he did. Amin Elhessen, limited Fig. John Taffer. You're using your bare hands. What are you doing? You cross contaminated anyway. You sick son of a bitch. You gotta kill somebody. Mike Ryan, Ltd. Fake RFK Jr. That food's killing us. By the way, I do want to get to your. Thank you. It's a little politic. This I'm here for. Yeah. I love polio. Love polio. Amin Elhassan, Ltd. Fake Don Kang. I'm often confused with the one and only Don King. We are very different individuals. I promise you that. He says only in America. I say strictly in the United States. And I'm here to promulgate the indefatigable, pugilistic showdown between the dastardly delicious Draymond Green. Yes. And the rudely delicious rudimentary Rudy Gobert. All right. It's a showdown. In Minnesotown. Jonathan Zaslow, Ltd. Fake Al Pacino. In Carlito's Way. You think you're big time when you're gonna die big time. Amin Elhessan, Ltd. Fake Tom Hardy. See, Kev, me and the arrogance. We've got a problem. Ain't it? Billy Gill and Mike Ryan, limited Fake David Beckham. No, no. Like this and say posh. Yes, he did. Billy was strange. His voice doesn't quite match. Hey.
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Salute you.
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Tell the truth. Mike Ryan, Ltd. Fake Tom Brokaw. Terrible news today as confused me with Walter Cronkite. I'm from the Greatest generation. Diana Rossini, Ltd. Fake Diana Rossini's Mom.
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Mom, just give me breaking news. Breaking news.
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What happened? What happened? Should I tell your father? Are you on the fan?
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Are you on the fan right now?
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Did Mike Greenberg call you yet?
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Are you ever gonna go back to espn?
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People think it's so weird you're a writer now.
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All those years on tv.
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All those years and now you write.
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Who reads that? Why did he take a job at the Atlantic?
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Mom, I work at the Athletic. What? You're on YouTube.
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Daddy.
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Daddy says you're doing a live show on the draft.
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Rick, is it Channel 7?
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You know, those.
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Those girls on Eyewitness News?
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They look good. They're mothers.
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They look good, though.
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Amin Elhessan, Ltd. Fake pirate chatgpt recap of heat game Our matey gather round for a tale of the Heat Clippers showdown. The Miami Heat sailed into the battle against the Los Angeles Clippers, bringing fire on the corps. The clash be fierce, with both sides giving it their all. The Heat fired cannons from beyond the ark. But the Clippers weren't about to be left in Davy Jones locker room. He's really a good pirate. The game was tight, with both teams exchanging blows like a mighty storm at sea. In the end, twas the Heat who came out victorious, outlasting the Clippers with clutch shots and solid defense. Bang. Billy Gill, Ltd. Fake Shaggy.
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Mr.
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Lover Lover. Chris Cody and Mike Ryan, Ltd. Fake Dan. Big timing, Dominique. I say, what up, Dan? You didn't even turn your neck. You just. You shot me with the Chuck Me the Deuces. Damn, who you think you are? I just didn't know it was you. I just thought somebody was shouting my name. Oh, another day driving to work. Someone shouting my name. Hey, what's up? How's it going to the peace sign? I'm an ally. He's a big time writer, just like me. I'm an ally. Yeah, that's what you do. That kind of thing. No, that's what I. That's you, Dan. I'm an. I'm an ally. Wait, do I have the buzz bub impression of the day? I'm not. Greg Cody, Ltd. Fake alien from Scranton. I am an alien from Scranton. I'm an alien.
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Alien.
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It. There are aliens all over the United States. I wanted to make clear that I'm an alien from Scranton. Amin Elhessan, Ltd. Fake Barack Obama. Let me be clear. When I heard the news that Stephen A. Smith decided that he should run for office, I said, that's a great American. Now, some folks across the aisle don't like that. They want Skibaylis to be the nominee. But I told my family, Sasha, Michelle, malia, Charlie Kravitz, Ltd. Fake Dan LeBatard. Put me next to you at your darkest moment, Mr. Uber driver. No, Dominique, it's a cartel. And Bob Kraft not getting anyone to hire Bill Belichicks. That's some gangster. Oh my, these gladiator games. Graffiti ing the Church of Football, the cathedral. Dan LeBatard, Ltd. Fake Nikola Jokic, I just one horse. Tim Kirchen, Ltd. Fake Ed Helms in the Hangover. Look at me. I married a hooker. I got no front teeth. Greg Cody and Chris Cody, Ltd. FIG Joe Biden sitting around the kitchen table and Scranton. My dad said, joey, someday you could be vice president. Not bad. Try it without the mask. Come on, on, give it a whirl. The kitchen table in Scranton. All he's got is Scranton. That's all he. It is all. He's got it. You're so right there. Sit around the kitchen table and Scranton. We got it. Do I go anywhere else? He's out skirting Mike Ryan and Chris Cody. Limited fake chorus of Adam Sandlers. I do believe that. Yes, we will do that. We will do that. I hate that so much. He does an amazing job. That's really good. Oh, do you hate that impression? Oh, my God. It's also really good. So bad. A chorus of Adam Sandler's impression is so bad. What? Stop looking at me. Swan conditioner is better. I leave the hair silky and smooth. Unknown listeners Limited fake Steve from Sex and the City. Miranda. Yeah, Steve. Give it to Steve. I'm an ally. Hey, Tony. Hey, Mike. Hey, man. Summer's almost ending, man. I don't like that. There's no way. There's no way I am excited about cooler temperatures. But down here in South Florida, that just means slightly less warm boiling pot. It's been a pretty incredible summer. We've had a parade down here. We've grown our family down here at Meadowlark Media. A lot of exciting things, a lot of memorable benchmarks. And along the way, at almost every step, I've been tailed by that beautiful white can of Miller Light. Oh, that beautiful white or the brown bottle. You can do it on draft. Draft is crisp. There's been so many great special times. And each time I've decided to make those special times a Miller time. Whether it's a long weekend like one we got coming up, or a full on vacation, it is a perfect time to get the crew back together. This year marks 50 years of Miller time. 50 years of great taste, great friends and unforgettable memories. Miller Lite great taste. 96 calories. Go to millerlight.com dan to find delivery options near you. Or you can pick up some Miller Lite pretty much anywhere they sell beer. Cheers to 50 years of Miller time. Celebrate responsibly. Miller Brewing Co. Milwaukee, Wisconsin. 96 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 ounces.
Hour 1: Best Limited Fake (feat. Jessica Smetana)
Date: August 28, 2025
Hosts: Dan Le Batard, Stugotz
Special Guest: Jessica Smetana
Theme: A mix of irreverent college football talk, playful games, deep-dive sports minutiae, and the beloved Suey Awards “Best Limited Fake” segment. The episode showcases the show’s signature blend of sports analysis, inside jokes, sprawling tangents, and memorable fake impressions.
Broadcasting from the Elser Hotel in Downtown Miami, Dan, Stugotz, Jessica Smetana, and the crew launch into the college football season while celebrating one of the show’s most cherished traditions: the “Best Limited Fake” category for the Suey Awards. The episode is heavy on college football anticipation, full of signature banter, and interspersed with a comedy trivia game. Jessica brings distinctive insight as a Notre Dame fan and podcast host, while the group debates which upcoming games matter most, the meaning of football “spookiness,” and the quirky phenomena of invented college football national championships.
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[16:24 – 17:16, 28:41 – 31:30]
Panel lists the five most interesting things/games for the weekend, with a focus on “players, not teams.”
Jessica’s Top Five College Football Teams (outside projected playoff contenders) she’s most excited to watch:
“Dad, but Lenora Sellers is very fun to watch. He’s one of the most exciting quarterbacks, flying a little under the radar…” (Jessica, 30:11)
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[33:13 – 43:54]
The annual tradition of “Best Limited Fake” (impressions and fake voices) nominees returns. The crew playfully revisits some of the year’s funniest show impressions, featuring:
Notable Quotes:
The impression contest is a comedic staple, celebrated by listeners and hosts alike for its winking, self-deprecating humor.
The episode is fast-paced, warm, and irreverent—a pitch-perfect blend of sports nerdery, show-specific banter, and inclusive in-jokes. The tone is friendly, arch, and occasionally self-deprecating, with a rhythm familiar to longtime listeners but accessible to newcomers.
This episode provides a classic Le Batard Show mixture: serious sports talk never gets too serious, and comedy is always close at hand—whether in absurd trivia, affectionate ribbing, or epic “limited fakes.” Jessica Smetana’s chemistry with the crew is excellent, and recurring show motifs (college football eccentricities, fake championship claims, legendary impressions) are on full display.
If you want irreverence, insight, and inside jokes—the Le Batard Show delivers once again.