Hour 2: College Football Playoff Format

Summary

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The Dan Patrick Show

Hour 2: College Football Playoff Format
Date: January 1, 2026
Hosts: Dan Beyer & Jonas Knox (in for Dan Patrick)
Podcast Network: iHeartPodcasts and Dan Patrick Podcast Network

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Episode Overview

This episode dives deep into the current College Football Playoff (CFP) format, its pitfalls, and debates about expanding or reshaping it. The hosts also riff on college football culture—fields, jerseys, and broadcast personalities—before segueing into the NFL playoff picture and some memorable broadcast moments. Throughout, there's a blend of irreverent sports banter, nostalgia for classic games, and candid hot takes on what's wrong (and right) with the structure of American football postseason play.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Field and Uniform Design Obsessions (02:49–06:52)

• Dan Beyer and Jonas Knox kick off with a lighthearted critique and nostalgia trip, dissecting end zone color schemes for bowl games and playoff matchups.
• Jonas: Praises Oregon's old-school green and yellow but laments their recent uniform "experiments."

  "Just because you can come up with all these different combinations doesn't mean they're all good ideas. I like that duck logo. The old school duck." (05:19)

• The conversation veers into playful ribbing about aging, fashion (hats/caps), and TV broadcasters' quirks.

Notable Quote:

"Oregon makes green and yellow look good, so why not wear it on this New Year's Day?"
— Dan Beyer (06:39)

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2. Bowl Game Weather & TV Broadcasting Banter (06:52–09:44)

• Discussion of the Rose Bowl's bad weather setup, broadcasting with pets, steak-eating in booths, and veteran broadcaster Al Michaels' longevity.
• Jonas defends Al Michaels from criticism about diminished excitement, noting his enduring professionalism.

Notable Quote:

"Al Michaels hasn't really lost his fastball... Like, I don't notice a lot of slipping when it comes down Michaels that you see from other broadcasters. I still love Al Michaels."
— Jonas Knox (08:48)

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3. Ohio State’s Loss, Fan Reactions, and Coaching Moves (09:46–11:13)

• Dan laments Ohio State’s playoff loss to Miami, jokes about the national relief, and discusses coaching staff changes (Cortez Hankton expected to join Ohio State).
• Brief Twitter banter about fan bases and reactions.

Notable Quote:

"We all hate Ohio State because of their fan base. The most obnoxious crybaby fan base immediately after the loss, throwing up videos complaining about the refs when they literally got their bleep handed to them all night."
— Dan Beyer, quoting listener Chris' tweet (10:17)

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4. College Football Playoff Format & Debate (11:13–14:04)

• The expanded CFP format comes under scrutiny as the hosts note that teams with quarterfinal byes are winless (0–5).
• Debate ensues about whether the current system gives true advantages, or if it inadvertently disadvantages top seeds.
• Jonas suggests waiting for a larger sample size before overhauling the format, referencing baseball’s similar debates around byes and rest.

Notable Quotes:

"If Ole Miss wins, if Oregon wins, if Alabama wins... then as a format, as a committee, you really have to look at expanding the field so you don't have byes..."
— Dan Beyer (11:58)

"We're like a little over a year in. The sample size is too small to be like, yep, that's what it is. Teams on a bye, they struggle. It's a disadvantage... I think we need to wait a couple of years before we get a true understanding."
— Jonas Knox (13:09)

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5. The Trouble with Playoff Fairness and Matchups (14:04–18:30)

• They reminisce about NCAA tournament criticisms (“the brackets are fun, but is it fair?”) and discuss the importance of brand-name teams for compelling TV.
• Dan: The system aims for exciting, name-brand matchups, even if it requires tweaking seeding or playoff venues.
• Jonas: "Without… big brand teams… this is a TV show. Ultimately, it's a TV product."
• Discussion of potential CFP expansion and diminishing the incentive (or fairness) of first-round byes.
• The impact of TV and rating considerations on committee decisions.

Notable Quotes:

"If you want to set up your best possible matchups, the way would be to have quarterfinals at home... It's not that Ohio State needs protection or Georgia needs protection. It's that the top four seeds may need protection. And that's what's better for college football…" — Dan Beyer (14:26)

"They're trying to set this up to give the most compelling matchup... you're going to get a name brand team at the end because the name brand teams are the best teams in college football." — Jonas Knox (17:10)

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6. Playoff Format Flaws & Enjoying the Chaos (18:30–20:05)

• Jonas tells fans to enjoy the expanded CFP, even with its flaws, as increased big games are good for the sport; every major sport’s playoff format has “a flaw.”
• Dan and Jonas briefly touch on possible expansion to 16 teams and cite the swift change away from first-round byes for teams like Boise State.

"There's way too much complaining over something that if we just were to brush past, it's pretty awesome. Like it's a College Football Playoff and it's pretty awesome."
— Jonas Knox (18:30)

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7. Fan Travel Concerns & Bowl Site Logistics (20:05–21:21)

• Dan wonders about the fan experience with far-flung bowl games, especially for less-traveled teams like Miami.
• Jonas jokes about Miami fan “extracurriculars” and cost/complexity of travel.

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8. NFL Playoff Picture: NFC Postseason Scenarios & Tanking Debate (28:37–41:05)

• The hosts break down the NFC playoff permutations: seeding manipulation, rest vs. momentum, and matchup preferences (e.g., Eagles, Bears, Rams, 49ers, Seahawks).
• Arguments for/against gunning for the #2 seed ("just play to win"), and how divisional familiarity can cancel home field advantages.
• Candid talk about the NFC South’s weakness, likening the fifth seed’s opening round to getting a playoff bye.

Notable Quotes:

"I don't think home field matters as much to Seattle or San Francisco. If you have the Rams or San Francisco coming to your building and the way the bracket would break out, I wouldn't want to face both of those teams." — Dan Beyer (33:33)

"There are two bye weeks in the NFC playoffs. It's the one and the five seed." — Jonas Knox (34:26)

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9. NFC South: Who Do You Even Root For? (37:58–40:21)

• Playful debate over the least objectionable NFC South champion: Tampa (Baker Mayfield) or Carolina (rookie Bryce Young).
• Both hosts choose Carolina due to affable personalities and underdog appeal.

"I would go Carolina as well just because... Dave Canales and Bryce Young are the two nicest people in the NFL."
— Jonas Knox (39:02)

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10. Classic Botched Farewells: Live TV Meltdowns (45:22–51:36)

• They dissect Gary Danielson’s abrupt, anticlimactic retirement signoff after 36 years on CBS, which got awkwardly cut for time.
• Juxtaposed with Pat Bowlen’s classic "This one’s for John" Super Bowl XXXII speech, and Kevin Durant’s teary NBA MVP “You the real MVP” moment—both of which would have been ruined by a strict TV hard-out.
• Comparison to Oscar winners rushed off stage with swelling theme music.

Notable Quotes:

"Gary Danielson, after 36 years of broadcasting is like, I don't care. Stop sign. We're going right through it."
— Dan Beyer (47:16)

"It's like, you know, when they try and, you know, wrap somebody up at the Oscars... Hold on a second. Biggest moment of my career, and I got some jackass telling me, hey, buddy, we gotta get to the next speech."
— Jonas Knox (51:36)

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Memorable Quotes & Moments with Timestamps

• (05:19, Jonas Knox): "Just because you can come up with all these different combinations doesn't mean they're all good ideas. I like that duck logo. Just the duck. The old school duck."
• (08:48, Jonas Knox): "Al Michaels hasn't really lost his fastball... I still love Al Michaels."
• (10:17, Dan Beyer): Quoting a fan: "We all hate Ohio State because of their fan base. The most obnoxious crybaby fan base immediately after the loss..."
• (11:58, Dan Beyer): "If Ole Miss wins... then as a format, as a committee, you really have to look at expanding the field so you don't have byes..."
• (18:30, Jonas Knox): "There's way too much complaining over something that if we just were to brush past, it's pretty awesome. Like it's a College Football Playoff and it's pretty awesome."
• (33:33, Dan Beyer): "I don't think home field matters as much to Seattle or San Francisco..."
• (39:02, Jonas Knox): "I would go Carolina as well just because... Dave Canales and Bryce Young are the two nicest people in the NFL."
• (47:16, Dan Beyer): "Gary Danielson, after 36 years of broadcasting is like, I don't care. Stop sign. We're going right through it."
• (51:36, Jonas Knox): "It's like, you know, when they try and, you know, wrap somebody up at the Oscars... Hold on a second. Biggest moment of my career, and I got some jackass telling me, hey, buddy, we have to get to the next speech."

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Conclusion

This hour showcased why The Dan Patrick Show’s brand of sports talk remains popular: candid, entertaining discussion that bounces between deep analysis of playoff structures and lighthearted, relatable takes on sports culture and media. The hosts make a compelling case for enjoying the spectacle—flaws and all—while still demanding improvements, particularly in how we structure our favorite sporting tournaments and recognize the titans who narrate them.

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For listeners seeking:

• Insight into CFP expansion/fairness debates
• Behind-the-scenes sports TV culture
• Playoff seeding drama in the NFL
• Nostalgic, irreverent, and sharp-witted sports radio banter

This episode delivers all that—skip the ads, cue up the show at the segment timestamps above, and enjoy the ride.

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[Jonas Knox]

You're listening to Fox Sports Radio.

[Dan Beyer]

I don't even think I said we were in for Dan Patrick because I was so wrapped up in our Monday Night football Hank Williams Jr. Song. But it is a new year. It is 2026. And Joey elbows with me every time Oregon has a big game, they don't wear green and yellow. It's not good. It is not good. Come on, Ducks. By the way, they're end zone in the Orange bowl today. Beautiful. Combined with the Texas Tech black end zones of the Texas Tech, it's going to look magnificent. I know everybody loves the Rose bowl field. They don't fill in the entire end zone. It really ticks me off. You got two red teams today playing. Jonas. I'm telling you, the Orange bowl field is going to be the primo field of this college football quarterfinal.

[Jonas Knox]

Now, for those that don't know, know when it comes to end zone designs and uniform combinations, there is the foremost authority on all that, and he is Dan Byer.

[Dan Beyer]

I just. I want. Jonas, I want you to. To go back. Go back to Super Bowl 41. Go back to Super Bowl 20. Go back to any great memory you may have as a child, maybe rooting on the Chicago Bears and what it was like to see Bears in that super bowl end zone. When you saw 49ers, you saw dolphins, you saw Redskins back in the day.

[Jonas Knox]

Oh, man.

[Dan Beyer]

And all of a sudden it's your team. Like, it's like. That's like. Oh, my goodness. It's. It's a feeling.

[Jonas Knox]

Lions.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah.

[Jonas Knox]

Oh, never mind. Wait a minute.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, yeah.

[Jonas Knox]

Sorry about that.

[Dan Beyer]

Just think about that. I mean, Mark, you know what I'm talking about. Your cell shot south side till you die. You see that Bears end zone, Super Bowl 20.

[Jonas Knox]

What up, Mark?

[Dan Beyer]

My goodness.

[Jonas Knox]

It's the best thing. That's a great memory of the whole super bowl thing because when they, when they won 51 to 10, I jumped up, I grabbed my dad, I said, we won.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, we're talking about end zones. I don't care about that. No, no, I'm just kidding.

[Jonas Knox]

Six to ten, Mark. Come on, man. 5510 was the Niners over the Broncos.

[Dan Beyer]

Inflation round up.

[Jonas Knox]

That's fine.

[Dan Beyer]

The strength scores go up over time.

[Jonas Knox]

It would have been if Walter Payton would have gotten the ball.

[Dan Beyer]

Super Bowl 1, the packers beat the Chiefs 98, 74. Yeah. So it just. The scores keep going up over time according to Mark Ramsey.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, I. I'm with you, though, man. And. And here's the thing with the Oregon jerseys. Like, I get that they can do it. It doesn't mean it's a good idea.

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You know what I mean?

[Jonas Knox]

Like. Like, there's probably a lot of, like, you know, hard rock singers out there that could probably do gospel. Probably not a good idea. You know what I mean? Like, you should probably just, like, steer clear of that. There's a lot of people who think they can act, and then you see him act, you go, don't quit your day job, Oregon. Just because you can come up with all these different combinations doesn't mean they're all good ideas. I like the. That duck logo. Just the duck. The old. Like, the old school duck.

[Dan Beyer]

And I like handkerchief.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah. Like, I. I like that. And I like the simple green and yellow vintage look. Almost like the Oakland A's. Kind of looks like a box of Mike and Ikes. Like, I'm a big fan of that. All the other, like, gray and black and all the other combinations they come out with. Not a fan.

[Dan Beyer]

I know you can't see it if you're driving in your car listening to us, but Dan Lanning's on ESPN throwing footballs through that Oregon end zone, and it just pops.

[Jonas Knox]

It just works.

[Dan Beyer]

And you're gonna have a kickoff today that's noon Eastern time in Miami. So it's gonna be. It's bright. Look at that.

[Richard Sherman]

Look at that.

[Dan Beyer]

It's. It's just. It's such a good look. And it's like. It's like the person that can. I don't know, maybe the way I can't wear fitted baseball caps anymore. It's probably because I'm old, but also just. They're, like, way too high. I. I have to bend the rim.

[Jonas Knox]

The crown is too high.

[Dan Beyer]

I'm still with the. With the dad hat. And it's like the person that can wear the high hat, like, wear it. It looks great. You don't need to do all these other things. And I feel like Oregon makes green and yellow look good, so why not wear it on this New Year's Day?

[Jonas Knox]

It is nice to see the. The game day crew at the Rose bowl right now. And, you know, for those that are. That are wondering what's going on at the Rose Bowl. Oh, nothing. Just a torrential downpour, that's all. So Kirk, Herb street went blue towel to cover his head, and now he's got a hat on. So whatever. Whatever they thought was a good idea for the stage and the setup as they preview the Rose bowl, which comes up at, at four time. Not a great idea whatsoever.

[Dan Beyer]

His dog's in a raft at the 30. That's a lie. It was like dogs hanging out.

[Jonas Knox]

Come on, Dan. Like, it's, you know, that's a, that's a tough one, man. I'm sure Al Michaels was thrilled to find out that he's going to be sharing a booth with Kirk, Herb street and his dog. And you know, and Al Michaels likes to eat steak at halftime, so you know that he's malnourished because he's got to get half of it to that dog every single week.

[Dan Beyer]

Week two, it's flipped over trying to eat my steak.

[Jonas Knox]

What is this? I mean, like, you know, like, take notes from real professionals here. Nobody's ever had their dog in this studio here. Okay?

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No.

[Jonas Knox]

All right. Nobody's ever done that. And I know you're thinking they've never gotten a haircut either, so screw you. Yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

Or a massage.

[Jonas Knox]

Never.

[Dan Beyer]

Never. It's never happened. Eating a steak during an NFL game, like, it would take me, it would take me like three minutes to just like, to chew right? Like, like, honestly, if, if, if Jonas had his sandwich, New Year's sandwich, you know, platter laid out.

[Jonas Knox]

I can't wait to show you later.

[Dan Beyer]

You could, you could do this and have a sandwich, eat half of it and be fine during commercial break. Their commercial breaks are like three minutes and he's eating, oh, just the toughest meat that there is to chew and digest.

[Jonas Knox]

Right.

[Dan Beyer]

But why not? I'm Al Michaels. It's the second quarter past the A1.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah. It's just fine dining. Cutting it open. Yeah, it's a. You know what, though? I'll say this about. Al Michaels hasn't really lost his fastball. Like, I don't notice a lot of slipping when it comes down Michaels that you see from other broadcasters. I know maybe some people are like, well, you know, he's just, you know, he doesn't have the same energy. He's almost 80. Like, I mean, yeah, of course he's not gonna have the same energy, but he does. Like, I don't think he's lost it. I still love Al Michaels.

[Dan Beyer]

I. He gets, he gets some heat because he's not as excited. He's just. Jamie Moyer throws his. He's. It's you, right? Just a lot of off speed stuff.

[Jonas Knox]

And guess what? Jamie Royer won, What, like over 200 games? Like 300, baby. Like, come on, man. Like, he's fine.

[Dan Beyer]

That's the amount the White Sox have won in the last 50 years. Right, Mark? Right around 200 games, something like that. That includes World Series.

[Jonas Knox]

How did he do that? Thanks for calling.

[Dan Beyer]

No Mark takes no prisoners. So I'm, I'm just going along with that here in 2026.

[Jonas Knox]

No, that's, that is, that is fair.

[Dan Beyer]

I'm also in a crappy mood because Ohio State lost last night to Miami, which again, I know 90% of the country is celebrating again.

[Jonas Knox]

Can I give you some good news first?

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah.

[Jonas Knox]

Reported by Bruce Feldman. Source. Former LSU wide receiver coach Cortez Hankton is expected to become the new wide receivers coach at Ohio State. All right, four year old had previously coached receivers at Georgia and Vandy. So there you go, Dan. Well, Brian Hartline, who?

[Dan Beyer]

Well, how about Chris tweeting in. We all hate Ohio State because of their fan base. The most obnoxious crybaby fan base immediately after the loss, throwing up videos complaining about the refs when they literally got their bleep handed to them all night.

[Jonas Knox]

I mean, by the way, my Twitter account is the Jonas Knock. So for anybody.

[Dan Beyer]

I've seen that. I've seen that. Yeah.

[Jonas Knox]

I was just saying, you know, the Ohio State, I can't, I can't criticize because I, I have, you know, I didn't, I didn't have a whole lot of options when I created mine. So.

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Yeah, yeah.

[Jonas Knox]

But yeah, people were thrilled. They were happy. Miami's America's team, all of us.

[Dan Beyer]

Well, he capitalized the. So that like he purposely, you know, did that. And it is true. It isn't so much. I don't think people hate Julian saying. I don't think that's the case. I don't know how you could dislike Jeremiah. I don't think, I don't know how you could dislike Jeremiah Smith because he's so freaking good. It is everything that comes with it and that happens a lot in college sports. But last night, as we said, I, for some reason the U was America's team when they beat Ohio State. But it also formed these different conversations of the College Football Playoff because now something you put it out earlier is the quarterfinals teams are 0 and 5 when they've had the buy. I think last night was more of a coincidence. Last year I thought it was more about the matchups. But if it happens today, I don't think it's either of them. Like, so if, if Ole Miss wins, if Oregon wins, if Alabama wins, if those three things happen, I don't think that that's just then a coincidence because those teams Specific in the Ole Miss situation, I think Indiana's better than Alabama. I wouldn't be surprised if Alabama won. But to have all of this happen in the eight games, then there would be something. And then now, as a format, as a committee, you really have to look at expanding the field so you don't have buys because. Or changing the schedule because they don't seem to be beneficial to the teams that are supposed to be getting an advantage.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah. And I think Dan Lanning made the point last week where he said, look, I think Texas Tech should be at home. Like, if you expand the playoffs, you know, if you're going to give the bye week, if you're going to give a team a bye week, give them a real advantage. Let him play at home. You know, much like we got to see the first drag is one of the things I do love about the College Football Playoff because, you know, when we were doing shows together years ago, I was always of the stance of, no, we don't need more than four teams. I'll split the difference. We'll have about six teams, and the first two get a buy. Something along those lines. But now that we've seen the College Football Playoff, my favorite part of it is the home atmosphere. I think it's awesome. Like, I think everything about it is awesome. The fan base in talking to Lavar, who was in State College for the SMU game, Brady, who was there for Notre Dame, Indiana, it's fantastic. And so I do understand the idea of you expand it. You give teams the home game. I also think, dude, we're like a little over a year in. The sample size is too small to be like, yep, that's what it is. Teams on a buy, they struggle. It's a disadvantage. Like in Major League Baseball with the playoffs, like, there was this thought that, well, you know, hey, if you've got the buy when they expanded the wild card, that's a disadvantage. Because the Dodgers lost to the Padres. It's like, okay, man. Like, there's one play here or there and it completely changes the conversation. I think we need to wait a couple of years before we get a true understanding. And I'm with you. Like, I don't know that anything would be shocking today other than maybe Ole Miss winning. Just based on the storyline with Lane Kiffin leaving.

[Dan Beyer]

Sure, sure. And I, in knowing you for years, Joel Klatt made waves recently. But I felt you said something similar when talking about the NCAA tournament and the men's basketball tournament of just basically how it's not a Not a fair way to really determine who the, who the who the best team is. We love it because of the brackets.

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[Dan Beyer]

What I also think we love about college football is we actually love the matchups. And this has meant no disrespect to Miami, but a Miami Ole Miss game is not great for college football as a whole in a semifinal, as opposed to Ohio State and Georgia. So you start to look at how do we protect our better teams? And it's not that Ohio State doesn't need protection, Georgia doesn't need protection. If you want to set up your best possible matchups, the way to do that then would be to have quarterfinals at home to, to the point that Dan Lanning made that you emphasized, because that would then allow them opportunity. And it's not that Ohio State needs protection or Georgia needs protection. It's that the top four seeds may need protection. And that's what's better for college football, to have your best teams there at the end. It's why the NBA did away with a five game first round play, best of five first round playoff series, because they didn't want to see Dikembe Mutombo lying on the court with the basketball while the number one seated Sonics go home.

[Jonas Knox]

Right.

[Dan Beyer]

Like that's, that's the reason they don't want their best team in the west to not be there for the final two months of the season. So if you're college football because it's, it's Ohio State in this situation and it may be Ohio State in more years than it would be Miami, but you also want to make sure that your, that, that your bracket is entertaining. And I don't know if we get a final four of Texas Tech, Indiana, Miami and Ole Miss off of last year's Ohio State, Texas, Penn State, Notre Dame, if we're going to get that same sort of interest.

[Jonas Knox]

Do you think people were thrilled in college football when it was tcu, Georgia and the national championship?

[Dan Beyer]

I know I wasn't. I left in the third quarter.

[Jonas Knox]

I was there too. I didn't make it that far. I did not make it that far because that also was a torrential downpour and I got lost in the parking lot trying to find my truck. But I just, I look at it and when people complain about, well, you know, the brand name teams and the big brand teams and all this stuff and they get all the advantages, it's like, well, first of all, you have to earn that. Okay? So you earn that over time. And secondly, without, I know nobody wants to just Admit this. Like this is a TV show. Ultimately it's a TV product. And so, yeah, man. Do you think they want Ole Miss to be Georgia? No, they would love to set up a Carson Beck, seen his former team. Like they, they'd love to present that because that would be a better sell than Ole Miss might. It just would be. And people that get upset about that or get sensitive about it, tough balls, man. Like that's, that's the way of the world. And so they are trying to set this up to give the most compelling matchup. And if you were to just say right now, even after last night, who are the best four teams in college football? I think we all kind of know the rest of it is all just kind of, you know, add ons like it, it just is what it is. You're going to get like you're going to get a name brand team at the end because the name brand teams are the best teams in college football.

[Dan Beyer]

In the expansion, there's some talk about maybe going from 12 to 14. That wouldn't necessarily solve the buy. By the way, there are some people who feel, our good friend John Ramos says, you know what the World Series is the World Series, if the Dodgers win back to back, great. If the Rangers beat the Diamondbacks, same amount, guess what, it's the World Series you should watch. And I don't think a lot of people think that way. And so I know there's someone in their car saying, you know, why do we give favors? Why do we start a TV show? We need to determine the champion. They are determining the champion. But you're, you'd be an idiot to think that these conversations aren't happening all the time within these committee meetings and figuring a way to make changes and make this better. It's a reason why, yeah, it's a reason why Boise State is no longer going to get a first round buy. Like after one year they realized, yeah, maybe this isn't the greatest sort of thing. Arizona State and Boise, let's make a change. Yeah, torque four seeds up.

[Jonas Knox]

And also, look, Nick Saban, When Nick Saban comes out, who works on ESPN and goes on a rant talking about how we should have Notre Dame in over James Madison and he works at ESPN and he's the one telling you this doesn't make any sense. And it's like, it's not like he's just making that up for a hot take. No, like if you, if you were called to, when you're looking around, they're probably saying to themselves, Damn. We could add Notre Dame in like, you know, we could. Like that's a name brand. We could have had it. And I do think that it's probably going to expand to 16, which. Which I'm fine with. Like, I'm okay. I also think that there's this. And I don't know if you felt this as well too. There's way too much complaining over something that if we just were to like brush past. It's pretty awesome. Like it's a college football playoff and it's pretty awesome. And we're going to get to see more games and more big games. Like we got three more today we had last night. Like, I still think that's awesome and that's great for the sport because you could go through. And we were talking about this this week. You could go through every playoff format in every single sport and find a flaw. And trust me, we're going to get into a big one. The NFL has coming up. But you could go to the NBA and say, do we really have to have a seven game series? Like, I think we kind of know who's the better of the 8 versus 1 team. You could go through every single play a Major League baseball. Like you could go through all of it and find a flaw. Yeah, the College Football Playoff has some flaw. Think overall in general, I've been pleased with the product thus far.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah. I'm curious to see what it's going to be like next week, especially with Miami. Miami doesn't have as. As big of a fan base. It's. It's more substantial than maybe some would think. But you're, it's not like a Georgia or, or Ohio State. So now you've got the Texas A and M game, which maybe were a little bit more difficult to get tickets to because it's an A and M home game. Then you're in Dallas and now you got to go play in a Fiesta bowl in Glendale, Arizona. And the saving grace for them was it'd be a home game for the national championship. But we've talked about this a lot when, when Big Ten, you know, got a championship game and now you're trying to determine when the College Football Playoff came in. What game am I going to go to? What am I going to pay? As a fan, I'm curious to see what the fans in stadium experience is like in the Fiesta bowl when you now have Miami and a school from the SEC playing in the middle of the desert in Arizona.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah. And I also think, I mean based on some of the Extracurriculars in Miam. But, you know, like, that stuff isn't cheap. So, you know, to be able to expect them to pay for tickets out in Arizona when they, you know, got to somehow figure out how they could make the commute because they're not going to be allowed on the plane with whatever they're carrying. I think is also something that should be factored in here. You know, these are problems.

[Dan Beyer]

By the way, where are the sandwiches? Like, we're halfway through the show, and.

[Jonas Knox]

I haven't had a serious look around. I just, you know, it's eventually, as.

[Dan Beyer]

Soon as they open up, I think the thought that was your job. I don't know. I did.

[Jonas Knox]

I take no prisoners. I take no sandwiches. By the way, update, Kirk. Herb Street's on hat number three. So he went blue towel, he went white hat, and now they've somehow finagled a gray Rose bowl hat for. For Kirk. Herb Street. What is going on there?

[Dan Beyer]

That hat cost $65 at the merchandise stand. I guarantee that's 100% Indiana's. When are we going to go Rose bowl again? Hey, by the way, I'll take eight.

[Jonas Knox]

By the way, you know what hat I still have. You remember we went to the US Open in Oakmont?

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[Jonas Knox]

And I bought that farmer's hat for no reason whatsoever. I look like Tom Kite for no reason. I still have it.

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[Jonas Knox]

Oh, that thing was 50 bucks.

[Dan Beyer]

Hey, you got a decade. Decade long.

[Jonas Knox]

Well, because I was like, man, am I going to blow through my per diem? Because I didn't want to have to go back to Annie Z and be like, hey, I didn't spend it. Oh, why not? So you know what? I just. So I still got it, though. So Kirk Herbstream, he's gonna have.

[Dan Beyer]

He almost got electrocuted and struck by lightning so that they should have made out with the per diem.

[Jonas Knox]

That's true. Closest I ever came to a tornado, which I've been wanting. That's my life goal, is to see a tornado. Eight feet.

[Dan Beyer]

It was.

[Jonas Knox]

That's how it does. We're at the. We're at the makeshift tent at radio row, at. Oh in Oakmont, at. At the U.S. open in 2016. And there's lightning strikes, knocking out everybody's power.

[Dan Beyer]

By the way, as someone who grew up in the Midwest like Mark did, we had tornado drills. The thing that they told you to not do, they said, don't go into tents with metal bars and lights and electricity above you. And that was the entire media center. Yes. You take shelter you go underground. You don't go into a tented building with scaffolding and electricity above you. It's not. Not ideal.

[Jonas Knox]

And. And I couldn't figure out why Lee Trevino wouldn't stop by for a hit. I couldn't figure it out. I don't understand. I just know what. I don't know what the problem is.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, I don't know what the deal is either.

[Jonas Knox]

What, does he get a pass to that stuff? It was Lee Trevino, right? Did I get my.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, he did, dad.

[Jonas Knox]

Who doesn't know their lightning strike?

[Dan Beyer]

Obviously it went over my head. I just thought you were naming a random golfer. But yes, it was Lee.

[Jonas Knox]

Dimple ball dot net. Dan, come on. You know that. This close to being the guy from Caddyshack. Yeah, it was awesome. It was awesome. Yeah, it was great. And also another sidebar. I don't know if you knew. I remember this. I remember opening up the curtain to the hotel we were staying at. I think it was like a Hyatt Suites or something like that. And literally the freeway was right there. Like if a car took too wide of a turn, he was going to end up through the window in the.

[Dan Beyer]

Confluence of rivers and highways and bridges in downtown Pittsburgh.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, like a whole time. He's a caddy. By the way, be sure to check out brand new YouTube channel for the show. Just search 2 Pros FSR on YouTube. You can do that again. That's 2 Pros FSR. Be sure to hit the subscribe button. Don't stop there at the thumbs up icon and comment away. Let us know who on the show you agree with, who you think is wrong. But check out our new channel on YouTube. Again, just search 2 pros FSR and subscribe it. Is Dan Byer Jonas Knox in for the Dan Patrick show here on Fox sports radio. The NFL's got a real problem and it'll be on display over the next couple of weeks. We'll tell you what it is right here on fsr. Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live. Paulie Fusco here with Tony Fusco. Yo, as everybody knows, we're the hosts of the award winning Paulie and Tony Fusco show. Yeah, but instead of us telling you how great we are, here's how Dan Patrick described us when he came on our show.

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What are you doing? You're interrupting our promo. Yeah, he wasn't talking. Talking about you. You took those clips totally out of context.

[Richard Sherman]

Oh, yeah?

[Jonas Knox]

Well, after this promo, I'm gonna take you out and beat you. Let me put this into context.

[Richard Sherman]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

Hell yeah.

[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, I think as far as the NFC goes Philly is reportedly going to be resting, Jalen Hurts and other starters, they've got Washington. So Tanner McKee, I believe, is going to be the starting quarterback for Philadelphia and Washington. I have no idea. Like, I mean, at this point, like, you know, Mark Ripon might come back and, and we'll see. But I just. I wonder because if Philly wins and the Bears lose, they'll be the two seed. Meaning. Meaning the Eagles. And they would get the packers in the opening round as the 2 7. And if they stay at 3, they're either going to get the Rams or the 49ers. I'd much rather face Green Bay based on how banged up they are. I mean, like, they're, you know, signing guys left and right just to try and fill spots to have anybody. But I do get the approach of we want to make sure we're. We're totally healthy going into this thing. It just is kind of interesting to see what's the best way to play it because it is a wide open year. So although you'd like. I look at it and I go, if I'm the Bears, I don't know that I want to see Green Bay because they know them so well. You've seen them twice already. They lost the first one. The Bears probably should have lost the second one. So it just feels like one of those. Yeah, you want to be healthy and you want to be, you know, ready to go. And I know you're looking for advantageous matchups. I just think it's so wide open this year that I don't know that there are any other than, you know, you get the NFC south team.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, right. That's. That's. That's the catbird seat that actually throws into. Bear with me. Jonas, I understand that you want to have a buy that would be great. The goal for every team is to have the buy in home field advantage. It is such an advantage over everything else of the other six playoff seeds. But I want you to hear me out. And this has to do with the Seahawks San Francisco game, because I do think that the Bears should just go for it after what happened last year. Be the. You know what, we're just going to go for it. We're going to be the number two seed. That's what we want to do. We're going to play our guys, we're going to play it. And it's not a matter of we don't care who we play. It's just a matter of we want to do what we think is best. For us and that would be to get the highest seed possible. But I don't know if the highest seed possible when it comes down to the Seahawks. And 49ers is maybe the better option. Hear me out on this. So if the Seahawks win, they are the one seed and that would put then San Francisco or LA at the five or six seed. The 49ers and Rams can beat the Seahawks in Seattle. Like the Rams were an overtime, you know, two point conversion from beating them. Yeah, the Niners have beaten them. In fact, the 49ers went to LA and beat the Rams. When Mac Jones was starting a quarterback and Brock Purdy was out, the Rams went to San Francisco and ended up beating the 49ers. Those three teams, it doesn't matter. You can play it on Mars like it's going to be a good game. So here's my point. So if Seattle is the number one overall seed and we think Green Bay is kind of out of it, let's just say they are for the sake of this argument. If your Seattle, you're Getting a buy 49ers and Rams or Rams and then guess what? Or the next round if you win maybe 49ers or Rams, like that would be a murderous. I would almost rather play Carolina on the road then maybe have to play the Bears or Eagles and then have to deal with one of those teams. Do you know what I'm saying?

[Jonas Knox]

Like it's just the familiarity of it.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, yeah, to that point. And, and I don't think that there's any advantage for the Seahawks to be home in a game against the Rams or San Francisco. The Seahawks lost in LA in a game that actually dominated. They turned the ball over four times. It's the reason why they lost the game, but it wasn't because of the home field advantage of it. And so when you want to talk about a path, the buy is the ultimate. The rest that you want to get. Home field is great, but I don't think home field matters as much to Seattle or San Francisco. If you have the Rams or San Francisco coming to your building and the way the bracket would break out, I wouldn't want to face both of those teams. I would try to minimize it as much as possible. I almost think it would be better to go play Carolina, the Bears or Eagles and then try to settle in the NFC Championship game. I know it sounds ridiculous, but when you're talking about paths, that actually may be a better path than being the number one overall seed.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, I think there are two Bye weeks in the NFC playoffs. It's the one in the five seed or have the by weeks, you know. So like it's just, I mean Carolina and Tampa is a cute story and all and somebody's got to win it. So that's awesome. But come on man, like that division sucks. Tyler Shuck has become a legitimate rookie of the year candidate based on games he's played in that division. Okay. That's how bad that division is.

[Dan Beyer]

There's a scenario the Saints could be the second best team, like with tiebreakers and how it breaks down. They could have gotten the second best, the second toughest schedule. They're like what we were tanking this year. Like how did this happen?

[Jonas Knox]

And the Atlanta and the Atlanta three way tie scenario is still out there. Like it's like all the whole thing is bananas. But yeah, I'm with you. It's. It's one of those years where because of the history, because I was thinking about this and you would know this being a Seahawks guy, what was the year when I believe Mark Bolger was the quarterback for the Rams? And the Rams and Seahawks met three times. They obviously in the regular season and then I believe the third time the team that had lost the previous two won in the playoffs.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, I think it could have been 03 or 04. That's probably about the window.

[Jonas Knox]

And remember the conversation being it's really hard to beat a team three times. Like it's really hard to do. And it's because of the familiarity that goes along with it. And so if you did get the Rams, like, look, you lost the first game, you know, you probably should have lost the second game. Yeah, that's anybody's game. Like I don't care to your point where that's played. Same with the Niners. There's just too much familiarity. And all of this is because the NFC south and the NFC east have been awful this year. Had they done their damn part, okay, maybe this would have opened things up a little bit. But now you are going to see this. It's going to make for a really interesting and fascinating playoffs. But I just don't know that there's really an advantage other than whoever gets the five seed.

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[Dan Beyer]

And playing Green Bay over the Rams or San Francisco is an extreme advantage. And it's why I think that the Bears just go all in. Just, just win the game. Even if Phillies doing whatever. You never know how it's going to end up playing out. Just like we didn't know how it was going to play out last year, Green Bay played with their food, did whatever against the Bears. Chicago wins. The Commanders come back, and Terry McLaurin scores a late touchdown against the Cowboys. And the Commanders end up, hey, look at us. Green Bay's got to go to Philadelphia. Commanders end up getting the six seed, go to Tampa, beat them on a Sunday night, beat the Lions, and then they're playing in the NFC Championship Game.

[Jonas Knox]

I also think, think everybody is so, like, there's so many. There are flaws and identity. Easy to identify flaws with every single team. Like, you know, you were. You were playing out scenarios between the seahawks and the 49ers. And I believe one of the ones we threw out was Sam Darnold throwing a pick to Fred Warner, who, who doesn't have a working leg at this point. But, but, like, there's, like, that is a concern if the Bears are the two seed. Has anybody seen their defense when they don't get turnovers? It's a sieve. They got problems like that. That's a real issue. It's not offense. Defensively, they got problems. We know what Philly's problems are. And then whoever wins the NFC south, it just feels like everybody this year, on both sides, really, that it's a really flawed playoffs in the NFL this year.

[Dan Beyer]

Can we just call them the NFC mouth? I mean, like, we're like, really, it is a bunch of hot air. Like, that's. That's all it is, and that's all that.

[Jonas Knox]

Can I ask you, if you had to root for one team to win the NFC south, who would it be? One. I. I. And I mean, of the four, just of the two. Of just. Of the two. Tampa and Carolina.

[Dan Beyer]

Carolina.

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[Jonas Knox]

I would agree.

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[Dan Beyer]

Because I don't want to hear like, Baker's on a run, like Baker's on a heater. Never know what Baker Mayfield's gonna do. He's probably gonna throw an interception in the red zone. Cause that's how the season's gone.

[Jonas Knox]

Oh, geez.

[Dan Beyer]

And then against Miami, like the. And, and so Baker hates.

[Jonas Knox]

What about the Creamsicles, though?

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[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, that's. Was that where you thought I was going? Those greatest uniform in sports. It is Bucko Bruce. They, in fact, they should have duck Bucko Bruce just into the hall of Fame. You know what Philip Rivers is like, I'm bowing out. You know what, Buckle Bruce, you take his spot.

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[Jonas Knox]

We'll vote for him. I'm with you. Or take OJ's spot.

[Dan Beyer]

Well, they haven't retired his number.

[Jonas Knox]

Well, he's not doing anything. What's wrong?

[Dan Beyer]

Was Michael Batchley really going to make kicks with wearing number 32? Yeah, like, like really like, like you're just welcoming fate. Like brain. Bring it, bring it. I'm surprised. Is it extra point didn't triple doink right. Instead it was just blocked.

[Jonas Knox]

It's like. Yeah. I look at it and I go, it's. It's very flawed. But I'm with you. I would go Carolina as well too, just because the Bryce Young, Dave Canal. Like I've said this before, I think Dave Canales and Bryce Young are the two nicest people in the NFL. Like, they're just like, seem like genuinely nice people and it would be cool to see them get an opportunity to go to the playoffs. I don't know many Carolina Panther fans. I think I know two. One of them is big Mike, you know, who works here. And I'd love nothing more than for him to come in and go, avato's Panthers. Like, I want that to happen. F off brush young bitch.

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[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

That's exactly what you would do. So I do, I do want to see and live in a world where Carolina gets in with Bryce Young as their quarterback. But again, this is the AFC north version of the NFC in which it's going to be a one and done. And whoever gets you in the first round is probably pretty pleased with.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

With it.

[Jonas Knox]

Like they're probably pretty pleased with that matchup. It's the second bye week of the NFC playoffs.

[Dan Beyer]

Yeah, there, there's. I'll tell you what I won't be doing on Saturday. Locking up in front of Panthers Buccaneers. What are you doing? NFL just put it on a Sunday, you know, like it's good. It's totally fine. How you gonna cancel plans? You can, you know, tell your wife, sorry, babe, cancel plans?

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, I made them.

[Dan Beyer]

Hey, what do you mean sorry?

[Jonas Knox]

Sorry.

[Dan Beyer]

Young and Baker for division supremacy. I have a colored grid that someone made of all the scenarios. And because of the Falcons tiebreaker, they can't even color in Carolina, Tampa Bay. Like on what the scenario? Yeah. Because of the Falcons possibility.

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[Dan Beyer]

It's ruining everything. Way to go NFC South.

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, it's a real, real crap shoot. It is the Dan Patrick show here on Fox Sports Radio. He's Dan Beyer. I'm Jonas Knox in for Dan and the guys up next though. So we're going to tell you about speeches and more importantly, speech has gone wrong and it's yours here on fsr, Fox Sports Radio has the best sports talk lineup in the nation. Catch all of our [e-mail] and within the iHeartRadio app. Search FSR to listen live these days.

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[Dan Beyer]

Happy new year. Happy 2026. He is Jonas Knox. I'm Dan Beyer sitting in for Dan Patrick today. Hear Jonas every weekday morning on two pros and a cup of joe, six o' clock Eastern, three Pacific. You can hear me weekday afternoons here on FOX Sports Radio. Mark Ramsey's hanging out with us. Patrick Suica is here. Patrick, if you don't mind, can I ask, can I ask how old you are? Are you cool like you get?

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, I don't mind. All right.

[Dan Beyer]

How old are you?

[Jonas Knox]

30 years old.

[Dan Beyer]

30 years old. So that means Gary Daniel was calling college football games six years before you were born. So a 36 year broadcasting career added on to a college and NFL quarterbacking career. Well, that came to an end yesterday, Jonas, I don't know if you saw it on the Sun Bowl. The Arizona State Duke game was kind of overshadowed. Great game. Duke ends up winning. But it's Gary Danielson's last broadcast and his last broadcast. He's surrounded by his friends, his colleague Brad Nestler, all the crew around him on cbs. And this is how they sent Gary Danielson off after 36 years of broadcasting football.

[Jonas Knox]

And everybody else, I wanted everybody else in this shot saying goodbye. It's been team all the way, everything.

[Dan Beyer]

We've done a great campaign.

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[Jonas Knox]

Yes. Guys, we're all wearing Gary stickers. There's the truck. Thanks you guys. As Vern would have said, appreciate it all. Yes, sir. Yes, sir. We are going to have a great time tonight. Oh, look at those guys. How are we going to get out there? Listen, one more thing. It's sometimes you can say how do you get off? This guy right here.

[Dan Beyer]

Join hosts Marty and Bert Kreischer. No, it's and it's a wide shot of like 12 people and you see a lady with the countdown. Five, four, we know it in this business it may not have been. Listen, we're going to have our own, what we call hard break coming up in just a little bit. But Gary Danielson, after 36 years of broadcasting is like, I don't care. Stop sign. We're going right through it.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

It.

[Dan Beyer]

So that is how Gary Danielson had to sign off after 36 years at CBS.

[Jonas Knox]

I mean, when you think of Gary Danielson, what do you think of? I, I honestly think of the CBS theme music.

[Dan Beyer]

Yes. I think of SEC football. I think of everything. Yes. I felt bad for him like the last two years because it used to be like, we're live in Tuscaloosa alongside Gary Danielson on Brad Nestler. It's LSU in Alabama and now they're live. Like, live from Minneapolis, Purdue and Minnesota here on cps.

[Jonas Knox]

They're going to roll the boat, Gary.

[Dan Beyer]

Oh, like, hey, we're going to give you two years of Big Ten mediocre football on your way out. Not only that, we're going to cut off your goodbye speech. And I thought, that's unfortunate. What about, what about a cbs? I don't know, like, ran other broadcasts, like, memorable moments. Remember Super Bowl 32. John Elway finally beats the packers or finally wins the super bowl by beating the Packers. Forget Pat Bolan on the stage, the late Broncos owner about to give the Lombardi Trophy to one John Elway.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

Whoa.

[Jonas Knox]

I often wondered what this would be like. You know, I want to express my appreciation to all my fans, my coaching staff and all my organization. But there's one thing I want to say here tonight. There's only four words. This one's for join hosts party and.

[Dan Beyer]

Kurt Crutcher along with Jason Aldine, Lane.

[Jonas Knox]

Wilson, Bailey Zimmerman and more. Country's biggest names.

[Dan Beyer]

One massive night.

[Jonas Knox]

Unbelievable. This one's for Jason Aldean.

[Dan Beyer]

My kind of party. Party with Gary Danielson. After 36 years, I felt really bad, but it's so, so hilarious.

[Jonas Knox]

It's unfortunate, man.

[Dan Beyer]

Live tv, it does. And every, everybody's there. Like, the crew's there. You don't get to see the crew a lot. And it's the last time. It's not like they can like, then do it on the other side where the local news is. So do you remember when Kevin Durant won the mvp?

[Jonas Knox]

Yeah, of course I, I do, but.

[Dan Beyer]

I, I, if, if it was on cbs, this is probably what it would have sounded like. When you, when something good happens to you. I don't know about you guys, but I tend to look back to what brought me here. You made Us believe you kept us off the street, put clothes on our backs, food on the table. When you didn't eat, you made sure we ate. You went to sleep hungry. You sacrificed for us. You the real Join Host party with Bert Kreischer along with Jason Aldean.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

And.

[Jonas Knox]

More country's biggest names.

[Dan Beyer]

Hardy, Kevin Durant's mom, the real mvp.

[Jonas Knox]

Oh, my God. It is. Yeah. That is unfortunate, you know, to send out a legend with a. With a bag of crap like, Like, Gary Danielson got.

[Dan Beyer]

Did you know. Did you know that? I. I mean, I. He was with Brad Nestler for, like, the last decade. And I hate to say because I. You can't forget Vern. Yeah, but, like, I did, like, associate him, like, Like, I got used to Nestler and Danielson, you know, like, during that time.

[Jonas Knox]

So, yeah, you asked me, like, you know, whether I. Whether or not I liked, you know, Vern better, and I said maybe. Yes, sir.

[Dan Beyer]

Oh, man. Uncle Vern, one of the greatest. That was great that they included him as well. Like in. In the clips. He obviously wasn't in the booth, but Gary Danielson, send off. It just was unfortunate. I. I felt so bad because when you actually see the video, and I'll end up retweeting it. Get Jonas at the Jonas Knox. You can find me at Dan Beyer on Fox. You see the girl, and she's counting down with her hand, and I know what that means. Three, two, and. Yeah, there it was.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

Gotta go.

[Dan Beyer]

Yes. But it did end, like, kind of in a close spot for Gary, but just too bad it had to end that way.

[Jonas Knox]

It's. It's like, you know, when they try and, you know, wrap somebody up at the Oscars, they just start playing the song, and the guy's looking around.

[Miller Lite Announcer]

Go.

[Jonas Knox]

Hold on a second. Biggest moment of my career, and I got some jackass telling me, hey, buddy, we got to get to. We got to get to the next speech.

[Dan Beyer]

Well, you're gonna miss Art Direction.

[Jonas Knox]

Like, what?

[Miller Lite Announcer]

You.

[Jonas Knox]

You had that bad comedy bit to open up the show, and I'm sitting here having to wrap up my speech to give a shout out to my deceased loved ones. Disgusting. You know, it's not though. Hour three, and it's next.

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[Jonas Knox]

This is Julian Edelman from Dudes on Dudes with Gronk and Jules. Sunday mornings I've got my game day ritual. Coffee, lucky socks and now new Morning Uncrustable sandwiches.

[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Dan Beyer]

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[Jonas Knox]

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[Dan Beyer]

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