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[00:00]
A
I hope you're feeling very fresh today on a Guaya Vera Wednesday.
[00:05]
B
Yeah. May have to have some corn tonight for dinner.
[00:09]
A
What'd you think about that last night?
[00:11]
B
I thought that. I was very excited to see that. I thought that that just was the perfect. I don't know if it's the ending, but the perfect addition to the class, to what's going on with that pitching staff.
[00:27]
A
Yeah. So for those who don't know what I'm talking about, Clayton Freshcorn, drafted by the Cardinals late in the MLB draft, was not thinking about going to the big leagues. The way I read Bronny's report and obviously be a premium subscriber, you'll find out all the tidbits behind the scenes. But when the Cardinals called, he thought about it. Then he had a 90 minute conversation. I guess it was yesterday or the day before yesterday with Barry Enright and Michael early and Clayton Freshcorn says, I'm coming back to Texas A and M. Love to.
[00:59]
B
Love to hear that. That was just a great news. Yeah, when I saw that, I was elated. And I think A and M baseball fans are too because he in. For my money, he was the best pitcher on the staff in his role. Now, the Sims kid pitched really well.
[01:16]
A
Yeah.
[01:16]
B
But for my money, you know, Clayton Freshcorn in that last game when they started him, and he pitched really well. He gave him an opportunity to win. Unfortunately, the batting order let you down. But Freshhorn did his job.
[01:30]
A
A start to maybe a new role with Texas A and M. Because I've heard Bronny talk about it that he might be a starter for you next year or that's the plan. Because I think also if you add a starting pitcher to his resume, it does enhance his value at the next level, which means next year, if he goes into the draft or when he goes into the draft, he could be picked even higher.
[01:51]
B
Well, I really like him as a reliever, but I understand the thinking of a guy like that. You want to have him in there for as many innings as possible. He gets people out.
[02:02]
A
So we pretty much know two thirds of the rotation next year. Pretty much.
[02:06]
B
Do we?
[02:07]
A
I mean, today you can guess it'll be Clayton Freshcorn and Aiden Sims. And then there's a bunch of new guys that you'll figure out that third spot as of today, I'm sure Bronnie and Richard thinking right now these guys don't know what's up. But that's. That's the tea leaves.
[02:22]
B
I would just wonder who's going to be, you know, who will emerge then as the closer. Because if we, as we've seen, you know, that's such an important role.
[02:30]
A
Yeah. Could we see Gavin Lyons step into that role? Will he be considered in a different capacity at the end of the day? In a little while, we're going to talk about the state of college athletics. There's a sound bite from Paul Feinbaum that made the rounds yesterday. I'm going to have you listen to it. But you know, the good thing about the current era, there's some good things, there's some bad things. We can agree with that, right?
[02:51]
B
Yes.
[02:52]
A
The good thing is I think a guy like Clayton Freshcorn can come back to college, is not forfeiting money. Right. Like, he is still going to be financially compensated nicely, we think, and can work on his skills to make himself much more attractive. It makes the college baseball product that much better.
[03:12]
B
I agree with all that. I now do believe, and I know you do, too, that once you enter the draft and sign something, you know, yeah, your eligibility should be over. But if you, even if you entered the draft, if you don't sign with anybody, you're still, quote, I hate to use the word amateur, but you still should be eligible.
[03:36]
A
Yeah, I. Do you wish they would do that. I mean, they kind of are doing it in other places. But if the NFL had that same philosophy in the NBA, which has it because we've got the G leaguers and whatnot. But do you wish.
[03:49]
B
I don't. I don't have a hard, fast opinion on whether the NFL should do it. I understand why the NFL would not want that. And it's so much more of a. A team game. You have so much, so many more players that you can be a. You can be great individually in baseball, you know, great pitcher. You might be on a bad team, but you can be a great pitcher. I think of Nolan Ryan when he with the Astros one year. I think he had a below three era and whatever and had like a five and 16. But in football there's just like one great player. I guess they can still do something, but he doesn't influence the success of a team as much.
[04:40]
A
Sure.
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B
And so they only have seven draft picks, unlike baseball, 20. So I don't know. I don't know if they. But is it, is it up to the NFL to sign off of it?
[04:51]
A
No, no. But. And I'm more saying if you are a player between four, the fourth and seventh round, where you're not even guaranteed, or maybe fifth and seventh round you're not even guaranteed an NFL contract. Right. You can get cut immediately at training camp. I like the idea of reevaluating as a 20 year old man and say, you know What? Or a 21 year old man at that point, probably I could use another year of SEC football.
[05:17]
B
I think the compromise, if that ever happened, between the two, between college football, they might say, look, we're going to do what we want to do, NFL, we don't care what you think. But it might be if you don't get drafted, you can go back. Right. So I got like Torian York for instance.
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A
Yeah.
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B
Tyrell Dodson a few years ago and worked out great.
[05:39]
A
Yeah.
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B
But you might say, well, I didn't get drafted, so I'll go back to school or I'll go back to my college program.
[05:45]
A
Did you. I know you saw it because it came out yesterday. It's a day late, but I didn't get to talk to you about it. SEC media days, humans going for A
[05:53]
B
and M. I was a little surprised that Damian Sanford was chosen as one of the three only because of his uncertain health status. And I was thinking to myself, oh, they probably don't want him to come in there and be asked about that constantly, but maybe get it over with
[06:12]
A
before the season starts. So that way it's not a talking point come September, October.
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B
Well, now let me ask you this. Does. Does the decision to bring Damian Sanford, does that. Do you interpret that in any way like, oh, maybe he's going to be ready to play earlier than we thought?
[06:28]
A
Well, sometimes we forget that Coach Elko is playing chess while we're playing checkers. So I think the fact that we have to discuss it makes me say, I don't know. But my initial thought was, like, dude's ready to go, let's freaking go. But he is so two steps ahead of me, probably five. Right. That, like that. It could mean. It could mean he's. This is what I think it means. I think let's go back to what Billy reported pretty much immediately after. It's not going to be as long as everybody else is saying, okay, now does that mean week one, he's ready to go or they should play him week one. Who was the injured player a year or two ago? I think it was last year that, like, we didn't think we're going to see him right away. And then we saw him by week two or week three, I can't remember. It'll hit me here in a second.
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B
But it was a receiver, wasn't I think so. The kid, the transfer from Troy.
[07:19]
A
I think it was Brie Barber.
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B
Yeah.
[07:21]
A
Okay. And he came a little bit earlier than we expected, right? Yeah, maybe it's something like that. But now the fact that he's going to SEC media days and the fact that Billy reported it immediately, and I think even Coach Elko said her at some point at one of these coaches nights that I think potentially like, hey, let's not overreact. Because what we saw with our eyes, everybody wanted to be WebMD. And we looked at it like, oh, I don't know.
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B
I thought he's. He's done. That's broken.
[07:50]
A
Yeah, that's what I thought. It's maybe it's semi broken. I don't know. I'm still recovering with this stupid finger.
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B
But you could play. You could tape it together.
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A
I don't think it would. I don't think I could grab.
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B
Because you're a tough guy.
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A
Well, you know, I play one on tv.
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B
You would tape it together and go.
[08:07]
A
I would go. I just wouldn't be effective. But so I. I think, obviously, because he's going SEC media days, it validates everything that Billy's been reporting. He's a lot closer than. Than anybody thought because most people thought he was out for the year. Right. And if that means week one, week two, week three, if he's ready to go by Arizona State, so be it.
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B
I know when we listed our top 25 players, 1 to 25.
[08:36]
A
Yeah.
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B
I had on my list.
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A
You can fix it.
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B
Well, I had Sanford pretty early with a. With. With parentheses saying if. If he played. Yeah. So this is where I would put him. So everybody else has to get knocked down a notch.
[08:53]
A
Yeah. I. If you want to resend me your list, you can. So we 25 and 25 is coming out soon. I think you'll be able to vote on it starting Thursday. I believe if you're a premium subscriber, the way it has not always worked the last three years, you get a percentage of the votes, I get a percentage, Billy gets it, and the subscribers get a percentage. And we just take that and tabulate it and Matthew Dawson types it into his brain and spits out an algorithm that has 1 through 25. And sometimes we're very right, and usually we're not so right because we don't know how things are going to develop. Right. Like Damian Sanford, we would have net. I don't think he was in our 25 last year. Right. Like, I'm. I'm positive he wasn't. And he was probably the most important defensive player last year.
[09:38]
B
Oh, I don't know if he was the most. Oh, sorry.
[09:39]
A
Cash, your towel. Sorry.
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B
Yeah, he's probably about fourth or fifth on that list. But he came out and he played really well. He was a. He was a playmaker at that linebacker position. And when Scooby got hurt, you're going, oh, my gosh. What are they going to do? Well, you know what they did? They got. Can I say it? They got better.
[09:59]
A
They got. Yeah, they'll get better. So, yes, for a moment, I had a senior moment where I forgot about Cassius. How. For just a quick second.
[10:08]
B
And you know, and some others. Albert Regis.
[10:10]
A
Albert Regis will leave. But not. But I think I. And I don't want to say overrated, but I think I. Because it came out of nowhere. It's more memorable to me.
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B
I think what you meant, what you're getting at was he could be. Could be considered the number one player coming back on the defense.
[10:32]
A
Absolutely. In fact, spoiler alert for me, he is the number one player coming back on the defense.
[10:38]
B
Okay. Okay.
[10:40]
A
I actually haven't written down 1 through 11, but as of right now, for the sake of this conversation, number one,
[10:46]
B
you can make that argument. You know, somebody might come back, say, well, what about DJ Hicks? Or what about those two safeties? Or what about Des Riggs? Yeah, Hicks, Ricks and the safeties. Yeah, but. And that's a good problem to have. I want to be having a lot of guys that you can argue about.
[10:59]
A
And let's just say I'm wrong. Great. Hopefully it means I'm wrong. But he's still playing at an amazing level, and other people have grown so much. I have seen more from Sanford to feel. And by the way, you're right, Dex Ricks, we. I don't think we give him enough props on the show sometimes.
[11:16]
B
I just remember after Sanford got in against Notre Dame, and Notre Dame was looking at a fourth and one about midfield, and they run a sweep to the Jeremiah Love, and who stops him? And, oh, what is the old line? Damien Sanford wanting, like, white on rice.
[11:34]
A
White on rice. Yeah, because they were wearing white jerseys.
[11:38]
C
They were.
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A
And rice is typically white unless you get brown rice. Or you go to. You have fried rice. Yeah, there's soy sauce, and then there's yellow Spanish rice, and then there's orange Mexican rice.
[11:48]
B
But I like the steamed rice. And those Notre Dame people were steamed that he made that stop.
[11:53]
A
I hate Oregon so much, OB That I don't eat Mexican rice.
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B
Fact, you know, Scott Clandeno won't drink tea. He will not drink tea because he doesn't want anyone to call him a tea stick. That's a true story.
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A
That's a real Aggie, right there.
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B
It is.
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A
I like it. It's a little delusional, but it's a real Aggie.
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B
I drink tea, iced tea, all the time. So whenever I go to out the. You know. You know I like it.
[12:16]
A
I'm not part of the iced tea
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B
community, but see, I don't sip it. I gulp it.
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A
You're a gulper.
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B
I'm a teacher.
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A
You're the Big Gulp.
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B
That's right. The Big Gulp.
[12:23]
A
Take it all. All right, we have Marcel Reed also
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B
going to Marcel Reed, which.
[12:30]
A
The only reason I say it like that is like, we haven't had a quarterback go. We're. I saw your face. Yeah. We haven't had him since Kelleman, so.
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B
And then Marcus Rackland.
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A
And Marcus Rackland.
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B
So I got two out of three.
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A
You did.
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B
On my call, I said. Because I still would have said Mario Craven. They still probably wouldn't have brought him, but I just thought Sanford would not be an option because of his injury. Set. I'm glad that they're bringing him despite that uncertainty.
[13:00]
A
Hey, shall we tell the people the name of the show?
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B
Texas Live, presented by the whole David Gardner's jewelers.
[13:07]
A
Yeah. And we are where?
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B
We are in the Rollo Insurance studio.
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A
And what is this hour? This is the Go hour, presented by
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B
the WHO Warehouse of CC Creations.
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A
And currently we're sitting where?
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B
In the holistic planning cool zone.
[13:19]
A
It is very cool. We like to make money.
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B
It's pretty cool today. Yeah.
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A
If you want to make. Oh. If you want to be a part of the conversation. How can you do that?
[13:26]
B
You can call us on the Bupy's catering and bartending hotline.
[13:30]
A
That number is 979693, 1150. But you can also text that number. But we changed the name.
[13:35]
B
Yeah, if you text it, it becomes the Catalyst Pure Performance Energy PPE Text Line.
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A
We are the NASCAR of sports radio.
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B
We are. We need to get those NASCAR suits made with all our sponsors on.
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C
All right.
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A
Warehouse of CC Creations. If you guys can create that for us, we will wear it on the show.
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B
They can create anything.
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A
Yeah, they can. They can. And what else? We should go around the room. We should go left to right.
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B
Let's go around the room.
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A
Let's go. And behind the glass is a man who's been working very hard this morning. I'd say tirelessly his name is Reese Nygren. Reese, good morning.
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C
Howdy. Good morning, y'.
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B
All.
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C
How are we doing?
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B
We're well.
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A
When's the last time you had a Big Gulp?
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C
It's been a minute.
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A
I don't know if I ever have it. That's from where? 7 11.
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B
Yeah.
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A
Okay.
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B
I've maybe not had had a Big Gulp too recently, but I've had the equivalent at other places.
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A
32 ounces. Is that a big goal?
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B
Yeah.
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A
I had 32 ounces of water this morning.
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B
I had 32 ounces of probably soda.
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A
Anyway, Reece, what's on your mind this morning?
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C
The method is to put the Slurpee in the Big Gulp cup. They don't like it, but you can do that.
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A
The amount of sugar that you're inhaling in that is gonna give you pre diabetes anyway. By all means.
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C
So I was also a little surprised that Damian Sanford was selected to go to media days. I would have thought that it was Micah Riley or Dalton Brooks, one of the other captains. Just curious your thoughts on either one of those guys being the pick.
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A
Well, I don't know how healthy Michael Riley is just yet. I don't know. And Dalton Brooks would have been great. Yeah, he would have been fantastic.
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B
I don't think they would have taken two safeties, even though I wouldn't have problem with it. Yeah. Because I think Dalton Brooks is a spectacular player. Nothing is Mike Riley, but at least from my perspective, I want a guy who plays more. Yeah. You know, Mississippi State's bringing their kicker.
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A
I'm like, he's a great talker though, that guy. He's fantastic.
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B
Is he? It makes me wonder. It's like the year Baylor snow lie.
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A
Dana Sepulveda.
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B
Baylor put their punter on the front of their media guy. I mean, what does that tell you? You say, well, I guess we're going to suck, but at least we're going to enjoy it. We're going to.
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A
I covered that guy. He was jacked. He was a big old punter and he could punt and he could tackle.
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B
Well, they should have put him in linebacker.
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A
I think he spent some time in the NFL, the Steelers, maybe.
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B
I don't know.
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Okay, I know, but I know he's.
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B
I've never heard of a punter that was being on the front of a. Hey, a media guy. Back when they had them.
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A
I. I did an interview on the huddle yesterday with Tyler White. It was a fabulous interview. He was really good. I enjoyed talking to him. But yes, on media. Do you think SEC coaches look back and like, they talk to their sids. Like, what the hell are these talk show hosts and these columns talking about? Analyzing who we're sending to the podium.
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B
Now, they probably don't even know that we're reacting to it, and if they are, they don't care. You know, they're probably saying, look, it's like when I was a kid and my mom would give me something and I didn't like it, and she would say, you get what you get, and
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you don't have a bit. Oh, we said, you get what you get, and you don't have a fit.
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B
Okay, well, all right. We're the same. But that's what they're. Yeah, the media. You get what you get. Remember Timbo used to send this punter out, like, every week? Once a year maybe, but come on. Every week.
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A
Anyway, let's. Good stuff, Reese. Appreciate you, sir. We're gonna go to the Angry Elephant News and social censor. The Munsonator is back. Ashley Munson. It's been how long?
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D
It's been a month. Yeah.
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A
A month since I've seen her.
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B
She's actually. Munson.
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A
Yeah, Munson. So you just been partying or.
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D
No, no, no partying. I've been back there producing.
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A
Oh. Doing tweets and stuff. Nick kicked you off the air. Okay, I did.
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D
I guess I just suck really bad.
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A
Well, I mean, don't we all? So anyway, what do we have?
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D
So former Texas A and M All American infielder Brandon Shoemake has a new home in the Major League Baseball. So after spending the last month with the Houston Astros, Shoemake was traded to the Milwaukee brewers on Sunday.
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A
Yeah, I. A buddy, Philip Vargas, has texted me as soon as that happened. They didn't they designate him for assignment? Initially, I believe that's what they did. And then they. They ended up trading him. We had him on the show that. Not that long ago. A couple months ago. He was great. I think he was enjoying his time with the Astros, but hopefully he could have a good run there with Milwaukee.
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B
I've never been to Milwaukee.
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A
Trying to think. I don't think I have either.
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B
A lot of beer.
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A
Yeah, I don't do that. Cold beer.
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B
Well, it's not cold and beer usually go together. Well, it's not cold now, though. No, Maybe it'll be cold, and maybe they'll be playing in late October.
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A
Zero desire to ever go to Milwaukee. Doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy it. I just have no desire.
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B
I've heard nice things about it, actually. It's actually Milly Walker.
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A
I did actually know that. You know, like, this is how I feel. I had this conversation with somebody the other day. My life is pretty simple. I can live the same way no matter where I live. Column station. Antarctica, Afghanistan, maybe a little different. And, like, it doesn't matter. Right. My life. I go to work, I go to soccer practice, I go to the gym, I go to church.
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B
That's it.
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A
So I could do that anywhere.
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B
Yeah. I'm kind of calling BS on Antarctica part of that.
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A
But everywhere I'm saying it wouldn't be that different. I mean, soccer practice, I'd stay in the car, put the heater on.
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B
Did you go out and jog this morning? I did, yeah. It happened in Antarctica.
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A
Okay. Rocky did it in Russia.
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B
Still, it's not Antarctica.
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A
Good point. One more thing, Munson.
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D
All right.
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B
Mut Sands.
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D
CO defensive line coach Tony Geroid Eddy is making a big impact on the recruiting trail. The former Aggie is currently ranked as the number one recruiter in the country after helping Texas A and M land 5 commits in the 2027.
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A
Whose ranking is that?
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D
I believe what's not on here? Let me go check that real quick.
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A
Yeah, check the rank. I'd like to know who ranked, by the way. Tony's great.
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B
Tony Girard, Eddie. All three of them.
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A
Tony, Girard and Eddie.
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B
Great job.
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A
He's. I mean, he played here. He's done a great job. He's worked his way up. Love that guy.
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B
Soto guy.
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A
I don't remember high schools like most
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B
people, somewhere up around that Dallas area.
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C
He is.
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B
He is Soto. Okay.
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A
Recent Iger on the ones and twos over there. Just knowing people's. Let me throw another one at you. Okay. Let's see if you know.
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B
Right?
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A
I know. OB will know.
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C
I can't take credit for that one, though. Richard shouted that one at me.
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A
All right, well, let's see if he's. He can't help you. Ready? Reggie McNeil.
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C
I'm not good with high school.
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B
Hell, yeah. I actually covered his state championship game, and I beat Westlake. Tell the people Lufkin.
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A
And then watch this one. Watch this. Javorsky Lay.
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C
Also Lufkin.
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B
Look, I've always been. I've talked often about. You get a player from Lufkin. Yeah, nine out of ten times. He's gonna be a really good. Because Lufkin produces some pretty tough.
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A
Yeah, they do.
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B
Tough guys.
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A
We'll play the game again. There's no way you'll get it, but this is the only high school I know. Ready? Martellis and Michael Bennett.
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B
Is that your high school?
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A
No, but it's my area. A leaf. Taylor.
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B
I was gonna say. I knew it was a leaf.
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A
Yeah. Ayleif Taylor.
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B
Elsik or Hastings or whatever.
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A
That's all I know. I'm done. I don't do high schools. All right, let's take a bunch of.
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B
Hey, Munson, where'd you go to high school?
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D
Brock.
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B
Brock, that's right. Rock and Elie.
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D
I told you this, like.
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B
Yeah, look, I forgot. I didn't know your name until I said it.
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A
You're gonna do that to him? Where did he grow up? I don't think he's definitely said it.
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D
Where he grew up?
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B
Yeah, I went to high school.
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A
Yeah, I don't.
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D
We've never talked about where he went to high school. Is it like, don't.
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B
You don't watch the show?
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D
Yeah, I do watch the show, but sometimes I've got to go to my other job, so I can't always tune in when I'm not here.
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B
Beneath the towering oil wells, the wonderful White Oak Roughnecks. Fighting Roughnecks.
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A
And he threw a touchdown in a
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B
game, and I just made that part up. I did return an interception.
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A
Okay, sorry, same story. And did they take you to 1775 afterwards?
[21:41]
B
They should have. 1775 didn't exist. I guarantee you there was no place in White Oak that was. That could even touch the spectacular flavor of 1775 barbecue.
[21:54]
A
It's interesting. You played at that time.
[21:55]
B
Matney's place wasn't even in the same neighborhood, literally and figuratively.
[22:00]
A
It's interesting to me that you played in 1775 but didn't eat at 1775 when you were a kid.
[22:05]
B
Actually, I did not play varsity in 1775, but I was playing in 1775. My varsity season was 1779. 1979. But you know, what had they had? 1775 barbecue.
[22:24]
A
Team lunch. Right?
[22:25]
B
Huh?
[22:25]
A
Team lunch. The day of a game, for sure.
[22:27]
B
Oh, no, not lunch.
[22:28]
A
Oh.
[22:28]
B
Because it's, you know, after.
[22:30]
A
Oh, that's a reward. Yeah. Yeah.
[22:32]
B
That's a goal. Because maybe. Maybe if we lost to the Spring Hill Panthers or the Gladewater Bears, they say no, 1770, but it's right there.
[22:40]
A
You could smell it.
[22:40]
B
That's right. So it would give you that extra motivation to go out and beat the Panthers and beat the Bears and beat everybody else. So you have some of that succulent barbecue. I'm just out. The coach would have told. Coach Bill Moore, who lives right here in Bryan, was telling you, can get that succulent barbecue. You beat those Panthers, you get those pork ribs, you get the jalapeno cheese sausage. And you know what? If you beat them by, if you just blow them out, then you get the jalapeno, not the jalapeno. Then you get the queso Mac and cheese.
[23:10]
A
Howard Dean of coaches. All of you can. 979.
[23:15]
B
I hope Coach Moore heard that.
[23:18]
A
4, 9, 2. Hey, hey, Coach Moore. Coach Moore.
[23:20]
B
Coach Moore.
[23:21]
A
Hey, Coach Moore. 979-492-6241. It is a 12 minute live spot. 1775 txbq.com it's good.
[23:29]
B
Listen to Aggie football. Every game, every play.
[23:32]
A
Come on.
[23:33]
B
On the zone. 11:50am and 93.7 FM.
[23:37]
A
All right, let's count. Ready? One, two, three.
[23:42]
B
Okay, three. What?
[23:43]
A
Well, what year is this for Jamie Morrison?
[23:46]
B
This was his third year. I guess he's gonna be entering his fourth one. Is that right?
[23:51]
A
He just. Yeah, yeah, that's correct.
[23:53]
B
Okay. Because his first year they got.
[23:56]
A
They did. They did. Well, yeah. The second year they got deeper and
[24:00]
B
Austin in the five set, when I got so upset because I thought the game was still going on, I didn't know the rules. I didn't know the fifth game only went to 15.
[24:09]
A
Right. And then what do they do their
[24:11]
B
third year national championship.
[24:12]
A
Okay, what year is this for Michael? Michael early, entering his third year.
[24:17]
B
He's going to be entering his third year.
[24:18]
A
I'm not saying all things are equivalent, but. Okay, what year is this for Michael
[24:22]
B
Elko entering his third year?
[24:24]
A
The reason I say that is there's a last night at the A and M Austin club dinner. There was a quote from Jamie Morrison and I think Reese has got it up there. I've told coaches, year three is where it's at with your teams. In year three, you have a clear understanding of what it's about. The team was on a mission during the preseason. So first off, 100% when it comes to his team, I'm hoping now, different circumstances. Right. That team was built towards that crescendo moment. Right. That was a bunch of players that come up his system and then some transfers, obviously, like Kendall, who, you know.
[24:58]
B
Was it Jimbo Fisher's best year, his third year? Yeah, 2020.
[25:03]
A
Yeah. I don't know if it's going to be Coach Elko's best year or Michael Early's best year. I don't know. But you would think after two years of setting your system, your standard, your players, you've picked them all. You would think that now it's just about fine tuning.
[25:23]
B
I would think that. Yeah, you get your program. Should have your program fully established in three years, especially at a place like A and M. Yeah. Yeah. So, Mike Elko, all we're asking is for you to be better than you
[25:37]
A
were last year, and you can be better and maybe not have a better regular season record, because I think we would all take nine and three and two playoff wins.
[25:48]
B
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Get me in the playoffs. And after two playoff wins, then I'm gonna want more, though.
[25:54]
A
Yeah, you're always gonna want more. OB yeah, you're always gonna want more. Now, there's no guarantee of anything, and I'm not guaranteed. In fact, I don't know, like you were talking about what you think about this year's team. We don't know because there's. There are a lot of question marks. But I do feel that after Tommy Moffitt for two years and after Coach Elko for a couple years, he. And after getting the players that you want for a couple years and you've completely rebuilt this program, this year could be a crescendo year.
[26:22]
B
Could be. Except, you know, a place like A and M has in the past. Now, Mike, that's not on my Gilko. But in the past, if you get put 7, 8, 9, 10 players in the NFL draft, there's a predictable ebb tide coming. Hopefully, that won't be the case. And again, Mike Elko, you know, we say that Alabama always, even if they lost a lot of guys into the draft, they had earned that benefit of the doubt.
[26:57]
C
Yeah.
[26:57]
B
Because. Because what Nick Sabins and Mike Elko with what he's done in the transfer portal, again, I bring up Nate Boker, I could bring up a lot of other guys that, you know, no one knew about and was barely used. And then they came here, and he had a way. He had a vision for what they could do and where they could be best. And what do you know? They were outstanding players. So if. If Mike Elko hits in the portal this year the way he did last year, then they could be every bit as good or better than they were last year.
[27:31]
A
Yeah. I'm going to read one more. Not that it has anything to do with it, but I just. I like this quote from Bucky McMillan. A few names to watch this upcoming season. Excuse me. If you're. If you like scoring, PJ Haggerty, he can really put the ball in the basket and get a foul. Luke has raved about him as well. We'll have Luke on hopefully this week to talk a little bit about Aggie basketball because he's been going to some of those practices.
[27:53]
B
Well, then he averaged like 20 something. Yeah. Kansas State.
[27:56]
A
The Duke can score.
[27:57]
B
Yeah. And we're talking about P.J. not Luke.
[28:02]
A
That's a good point. You think he's listening?
[28:07]
B
I hope so.
[28:07]
A
Yeah, I hope so, too. We'll hit a break, we'll come back. I want to play a sound bite from Paul Feinbaum. We'll hear that. On the other side about the, the health and the state of college athletics, do you think he thinks it's good or bad?
[28:19]
B
Oh, I think the health is, the overall health is good, but there's maybe some, some bad makeup applied and things like that.
[28:30]
A
We can talk about that. On the other side, when insurance matters most is going to answer your call. Hopefully. It's the Rollo Insurance Group. I got Morgan who handles my account. My wife talks to him more than I do. But we do talk Aggie football. Right. My wife handles the finances and I handle the football talk and the life talk. And Morgan and I talk all the time. And one thing I can guarantee you about Rollo Insurance, they're going to put you in the right spot. Right. They're just going to make sure that you are covered and they're going to ask you the right questions and they think you're paying too much. They're going to put something better for you. Right. They're going to find it for you and you're going to have someone who's going to put you first. Whether it's home, auto, business or ranch insurance. You'll start a relationship with an expert who puts you first. And the entire team there at Rollo Insurance is fantastic. Jason Jackson, Keith Morgan, the boys and
[29:12]
B
the girls, the whole family.
[29:14]
A
The whole family. They're fantastic. Visit rollinsurance.comtechsags rollinsurance.com tech sags or call them up. 8800, 844 rollo. That is triple 844 rollo the money machine.
[29:25]
B
Back to school begins July 27th. Your chance to win five from the zone and the Louis Bellina Show.
[29:34]
A
As a reminder, the final segment of the program is brought to you by Double Dave. That's at 10:50. But right now, caller number 12, 979693. 11:50. We're going to hook you up with your choice of a dozen pepperoni rolls or a large one topping pizza from Double Dave. They've been serving Aggieland since 1984 with your favorite pizza. And of course, those world Famous pepperoni rolls, reliable in house delivery, bringing piping hot goodness straight to your door. Just click on double daves.com and your favorites are on their way. It is Tech SAGS Live. We are presented by David Gardner Schulers. We are in the Rollo Insurance studio and it is the Go Hour, presented by the warehouse at PC Creations. Still hanging in the holistic planning cool zone. OB Paul Feinbaum. College athletics is the worst run organization. I'm going to let you listen to the bite, but before that headline, agree or disagree.
[30:20]
B
Oh, yeah, you've always said that terribly wrong.
[30:23]
A
You've said that for a while. Here's Paul Feinbaum yesterday at a conference where he was discussing the state of college athletic.
[30:30]
C
Over the last 20 to 25 years, the worst run industry that I've seen, including radio, by the way, Is college athletics. Yeah, I mean, you literally have some of the most arrogant, foolish, misguided people and it's still a great sport. I am no more concerned that college football is going to go away than I am worried that mine and your 401k will go down the drain today because of the crooks that, that are 18 blocks from here on Wall Street. It's just. You just. It is. And part of it is what we talked about at the beginning. It's the fan base. I have had people come up to me and say, I'm, I don't like the players getting money and they're still dying for a
[31:28]
A
thank you, Paul. They're dying, dying for a ticket. Dying for a ticket. So here's a couple thoughts on that. First off, you ever had a boss that people just laugh at his jokes and they overlap when he's talking?
[31:41]
B
Oh, yeah.
[31:42]
A
Like sometimes Billy will say something in the lobby and like, you know, I don't know, Richard just laughs super loud, right? Like, ah, I'm kidding about Richard. But you know what I'm talking about, right?
[31:51]
B
I've never seen Richard laugh live.
[31:52]
A
Yeah, you're right, he doesn't. There was a moment in that press conference with the moderator, I assume, like, Gabe, can we listen to the first five seconds of that? Just listen to this belly laugh. I think this is fantastic. This is a fake laugh at epic proportions.
[32:05]
C
The last 20 to 25 years, the worst run industry that I have seen, including radio, by the way.
[32:20]
B
Sorry, but to your point. Yes, that was. I think we've all seen this everywhere. Yes.
[32:25]
A
I'm gonna start doing that with you. When you have a pretty good joke, I'm going to go over the top. You're right.
[32:31]
B
I'm the boss.
[32:32]
A
I'm not your boss. Anyway, could college athletics never have been better or college football and worse at the same time? Like, there's, there's a lot of. I think about it. We've got freaking college football shows everywhere. Like, it's, it's, it dominates television, it dominates podcasts.
[32:50]
C
It.
[32:51]
A
It is. The interest has never been higher. The intrigue has maybe never been higher, yet we still see it. Like, maybe it's the way you defined it on our tease earlier. Like just the bad makeup.
[33:03]
B
Yeah. Or. Or it's like the twin. There's the evil twin, you know, the thing. Or Bizarro Superman.
[33:10]
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[33:11]
B
You know, the, the product. Excel is excellent and people love it. College football, people are filling the stands all the time. Basketball, the final. The March Madness is still as popular as ever. College baseball, I think, has never been more popular.
[33:28]
A
Yeah.
[33:29]
B
And I think it's growing and popular. Even women's sports. Volleyball. Yeah. So, yeah. You see volleyball. When do you ever see volleyball on television? You got conferences with their own networks. Why is that? It's got to be because the people are interested. Yeah, but the people in charge, first of all, a lot of times it's just the eggheads who don't know sports. They're in charge on the presidents. You know, that's your bcs and things like. Or not your bcs, but your committees, things like that. Allow. When the NCAA under. I mean, who hired Miles Brand? So the people. Miles Brand was awful.
[34:14]
A
Awful.
[34:15]
B
But the people who hired Miles Brand, who had years to fire him and didn't, and then said, hey, all you. I know I've been on this roll before, but all you have to say to wonder why or if college sports is terribly managed is what other businesses would ask Congress to solve their problems and then complain when Congress starts trying to solve your problems. You're right.
[34:48]
A
I wonder, OB if what we've seen in the NBA, people still watch the NBA. I don't think the NBA, a, the product to me, is not as appealing. I know the youngsters like it. Okay.
[35:00]
B
Yeah.
[35:01]
A
But the 30 to 60 year old, maybe 40 to 60 year old, probably doesn't watch it like they did back in the day. Okay.
[35:10]
B
Right. I don't.
[35:11]
A
I don't either. And let me tell you, there was a stretch of my life where I didn't miss an NBA night. Right. I watched it every night before bed or before I went to the party when I was young. Right. Like the NBA was part. And I don't pay Attention that much part of it's because I'm more interested in my beat here, which is A and M athletics. But the other part is, is not as. I'm just not as intrigued by it. Some of it is the style of play. That's some of it. But do you think the player movement era, the LeBron joining the Heat and the ripple effects of that affected some olds. Olds, not youngs. And by the way, we're seeing that in college athletics now where you can just the musical chairs of rosters. Do you think that five, ten years from now could have a ripple effect where there is not the same kind of interest?
[35:56]
B
Maybe, but I think it was, I think that was an annoyance to the NBA fans. I think what is a bigger problem for NBA fans is when they watch the game officiated and you, you can't even deny that you're not officiating evenly.
[36:10]
A
Okay.
[36:11]
B
And I think that just puts off a lot of people. You know, when you see a 6 9, 270 pound guy not even act, there's no contact and he's fallen down, you're like, I'm not going to watch this crap. So they don't officiate evenly.
[36:26]
A
Well, I don't fcc officiating gets in trouble too.
[36:28]
B
I actually, that's just from incompetence. I actually think that the moving around, as much as I don't like it, actually has enhanced college sports's popularity because you can get better faster. Yeah. I don't have to hire a coach and say, okay, I got to sit through two or three years of, of getting my head beat in, but hopefully in year three or year four, I can win.
[37:00]
A
Yeah. The, the flip side of that is you can also lose all momentum like that.
[37:08]
B
Yeah, yeah. And it makes it, I think it's actually making the game more popular.
[37:14]
A
Yeah.
[37:17]
B
Look at Texas A and M last year. Does Texas A and M go 11 and 2 without Tyler on you them without cash as hell. Who was a transfer? Yeah, I mean just think of all the transfers. Margaret Reed Adams, Casey Concepcion, Mario Craver, Boca chair.
[37:38]
A
That's why I would love a one time transfer, no penalty.
[37:43]
B
Okay. But still it's a transfer still people moving around and I think that, look at Indiana. Indiana won a national championship at Indiana because you could bring guys in.
[37:56]
A
All right, so somebody who says, hey Olin, all you're saying is these great things that are happening. Why would we change? Why would we run our business? It's obviously working what we're doing.
[38:05]
B
Oh yeah. It's like A. Because. Because you can be better. It's almost like a captainless ship that somehow finds its way to port.
[38:15]
A
Yeah.
[38:16]
B
Kind of like Texas, but some.
[38:19]
A
There's a shot at me.
[38:20]
B
No, no. Somehow finds its way to port, and, you know, all the cargo gets dispersed the way it needs to be, but, you know, maybe it takes a little bit longer, I think. I think, you know, for instance, you got to do. You mentioned the officiating.
[38:37]
C
Yeah.
[38:38]
B
You got the Big 12 officials are going to call it one way. The SEC officials, they're calling the another way, the Big 10 officials. You need to put that all under one, one. One umbrella. Mike Elko says, hey, we got himself. He said, people are looking at what's best for them instead of what's best for the game.
[38:58]
A
Yep.
[38:58]
B
So you got to figure out a way to get everybody to agree. Yeah, you can have conferences, but they're still under the same NCAA or whatever it's going to be called. But they actually have to. They actually have to follow the same rules. And if somebody breaks a rule, you have to be held accountable equally. Oklahoma can't get A and M, can't get probation and can't play for national or can't play for a championship or a bowl game or postseason and not be on tv. And Oklahoma loses two scholarships for the very same offense. Yeah.
[39:41]
A
Hey, we're about to hit a break, but let me read this. Malik Barroso. Okay? Or Malik. I think it's Malik, David, and Olin. Shout out. Can you give a shout out to my driver, Corey? We are working and watching you guys in Idaho. Now, I hope this is not a troll, right? Could be, but I think Malik is for reals. So shout out to Corey the driver. Must be nice to have a driver salute Corey. Like, salute Idaho. If it's your driver, that means you are banking, bro. Because most people say my Uber driver, but you just say my driver. That's like.
[40:13]
B
He's a chauffeur.
[40:14]
A
Chauffeur. What?
[40:16]
B
I'm probably a rich guy.
[40:17]
A
Yeah. Malik, come on. I'm gonna be like, Luke, you're gonna take me places to sponsor so I can talk about it on the air. Let's go. Let's go to Idaho.
[40:24]
B
Go to Idaho. Idaho. But I'll ask you.
[40:29]
A
Sorry, I was doing the guy from earlier.
[40:31]
B
You ever heard that one?
[40:32]
A
Yeah.
[40:32]
B
No. If Mississippi gave her New Jersey to Missouri, what would. Delaware, Idaho, Alaska.
[40:41]
A
Ah, that was good.
[40:44]
B
An old one.
[40:44]
A
We'll hit a break. We'll come back with the shortest of segments of sex, sex, life. Goodbye.
[40:50]
B
ESPN radio has the score score check in weeknights and weekends here on the Zone.
[40:58]
A
OB do you know the story behind the first time I ever went to Tampa, Clearwater?
[41:03]
B
Wasn't that for a job interview? Yeah.
[41:05]
A
So in 1999. I'm a banker.
[41:07]
B
Did you party like it was 1999?
[41:08]
A
Oh, bro, I partied hard, and I actually did back then. And I did not have a resume tape, but I made one in my living room. Okay. I was, what, 22 years old? Whatever I was, And I sent it around the country, and a recruiter called me and said the Home Shopping Network would be interested in interviewing you for a sports show that they're going to be launching. So they flew me to Tampa. Okay. And I obviously didn't get the job, but it was the most amazing, complex. It was incredible. And, like, they're like, well, if you get this show, you know, you'll be talking selling sports memorabilia. But if you don't, we can have you selling women's jewelry. Cubic zirconia this and that. And obviously, I wouldn't have been a great fit. I'm not a salesman. I have RBF at all times. So, like, my smiles always look fake.
[41:57]
B
Always.
[41:57]
A
Like, you've never seen me smile. Like, oh, that's a genuine smile. You're like, he doesn't want to smile. So anyway, I wouldn't have worked. It wouldn't have worked out well at the Home Shopping Network. But that's the first time ever. Do you even know what the Home Shopping Network is?
[42:08]
D
No.
[42:09]
A
Okay, so your generation doesn't know it's
[42:11]
B
on tv, but Amazon on television.
[42:13]
A
Yeah, Amazon on tv. You don't care. She's lost at total interest. She's about to do a belly laugh.
[42:18]
D
No. I remember as a kid, like, they would have the pillow pet commercials, and you'd go to the number like, are you talking about those?
[42:23]
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So could you imagine how different life would be? The Home Shopping Network? Nuno,
[42:32]
B
you know, I'm sure you would have been very, very good at it. I don't like smile either, because when I smile too big, like, my eyes disappear.
[42:41]
A
Yeah, that happens to me, too. Yeah. I think it's my left eye that like.
[42:45]
B
Like Lisa Lope, Left Eye Nuno. Hey, you impressed that I knew that Left Eye Lopez? Yeah. I only knew her because she burned
[42:52]
A
down her boyfriend, Andre Risen. Do you know who Andre Rising is? Do you?
[42:58]
B
Bad Moon.
[42:59]
A
Bad Moon Rising. Atlanta Falcons. Great. And a couple other places.
[43:02]
B
Michigan State Spartan.
[43:03]
A
Yep. All right. Thank you. OB Yep. When we come back on this show that we call to Tech Tags Live, John Harris will join us. We'll chat with Johnny, some Texans things, some NFL things, some Aggie things, you name it. It's Tech Tags Live.

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TexAgs Live – GO Hour with Nuño & OB (07.15.26)

Podcast: Zone 1150 – TexAgs Live
Hosts: David Nuño, Olin Buchanan (OB), joined by Reese Nygren and Ashley Munson
Date: July 15, 2026

Episode Overview

This GO Hour kicks off Guaya Vera Wednesday at TexAgs, covering breaking Aggie baseball news, the big storylines heading into SEC Media Days, player health updates, and deep discussions on the state of college athletics. With their trademark banter, Nuño and OB mix analysis, humor, and personal stories while engaging the TexAgs community and staff. The episode features notable news about Aggie pitcher Clayton Freshcorn’s decision, debates on college draft eligibility, SEC Media Days roster picks, and a lively breakdown of Paul Finebaum’s recent comments.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Clayton Freshcorn Returns to Texas A&M Baseball

Segment: [00:00–03:12]

News: Freshcorn, recently drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals late in the MLB draft, has chosen to return to A&M after discussions with coaching staff Barry Enright and Michael Early.
Implications: Nuño and OB see this as a boost for the pitching staff and speculate Freshcorn may shift into a starting role next season to enhance his draft stock.
Draft Rules: They discuss the merits of baseball’s eligibility rules; players can return to school if unsigned, a flexibility they wish other sports might emulate.

“When the Cardinals called, he thought about it. Then he had a 90 minute conversation... and Clayton Freshcorn says, ‘I’m coming back to Texas A&M.’ Love to hear that.”
— David Nuño [00:27]

College Baseball's Changing Landscape:
OB notes NIL and shifting transfer rules have allowed talents like Freshcorn to return without forfeiting financial opportunities.

2. SEC & NFL Draft Eligibility Differences

Segment: [03:12–05:45]

Baseball vs Football: Nuño wishes football had looser draft eligibility rules like baseball/NBA, so lower draft picks could return to college if not guaranteed contracts.
Compromise Suggestion: OB suggests if undrafted, players should have the option to return to school—a practice common in other sports.

3. SEC Media Days: Discussion of Attending Aggie Players

Segment: [05:45–10:59]

Surprise Selection: OB expresses surprise at Damian Sanford being selected for SEC Media Days, given his health status.
Coach Elko’s Strategy: Nuño suspects this could signal Sanford’s recovery is ahead of schedule, or part of Elko’s multi-step PR game.

“Sometimes we forget that Coach Elko is playing chess while we’re playing checkers... My initial thought was, dude’s ready to go, let’s freaking go.”
— David Nuño [06:28]

Player Rankings/Impact: Nuño and OB revisit their 25 Most Important Players list. Nuño reveals Sanford is now his #1 defensive player coming back.

“Spoiler alert for me, he is the number one player coming back on the defense.”
— David Nuño [10:32]

Other Attendees: Marcel Reed (QB) and Marcus Rackland also heading to Media Days, prompting some reflection on player selection motives.

4. Interactive Staff Banter & Aggie High School Trivia

Segment: [13:54–21:14]

Sponsor Roll Call: The TexAgs crew humorously runs down their numerous sponsors, comparing themselves to NASCAR drivers.
High School Alma Mater Game: Staff try to outdo each other on knowledge of prominent Aggies’ high schools, e.g., Reggie McNeal (Lufkin), Martellus and Michael Bennett (Alief Taylor).
Staff Introductions: Behind the scenes, Reese Nygren and Ashley Munson join for news updates and jokes.

5. Aggies in the Pros: Shoemake & Coach Eddie News

Segment: [17:27–19:46]

MLB Update: Former All-American infielder Braden Shoemake traded from the Astros to the Brewers.
Recruiting Impact: D-line coach Tony Jerod-Eddie is now ranked the #1 recruiter nationwide for the 2027 class, credited with five key commits.

6. Program Building: The “Year Three” Discussion

Segment: [23:41–26:56]

Holding up recent third-year milestones for Aggie coaches, Nuño highlights a Jamie Morrison quote:

“I’ve told coaches, year three is where it’s at… In year three, you have a clear understanding of what it’s about. The team was on a mission…”
— Jamie Morrison via Nuño [24:23]

Reflection: They hope Coach Elko (football) and Coach Michael Early (baseball) can create similar leap-forward years, but admit uncertainty given roster and schedule questions.

7. The State of College Athletics: Paul Finebaum’s Critique

Segment: [29:55–39:40]

Finebaum Quote: OB reacts to Finebaum’s biting commentary on the NCAA’s (mis)management:

“Over the last 20 to 25 years, the worst run industry that I’ve seen, including radio, by the way, is college athletics. You literally have some of the most arrogant, foolish, misguided people and it’s still a great sport.”
— Paul Finebaum [30:30]

Hosts’ Take:
- Both agree college sports’ popularity keeps growing despite poor management: “It’s almost like a captainless ship that somehow finds its way to port...” (OB [38:15])
- Nuño notes the rise in transfer/NIL movement could boost parity and fan interest but also worries it may eventually erode traditional team loyalty.
Calls for Reform: OB and Nuño advocate for unified rules and accountability across conferences, with alluding to officiating inconsistencies and selective NCAA enforcement.

8. Listener Interaction & Light-Hearted Moments

Segment: [39:40–43:03]

Shout-outs: Listeners write in from as far as Idaho (“If it’s your driver, that means you are banking, bro!” — Nuño [40:14])
Personal Stories: Nuño recalls flying out for a job with the Home Shopping Network and banter about famous pop culture moments (Left Eye Lopez, Andre Rison).

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

“Love to hear that. That was just a great news… for my money, [Freshcorn] was the best pitcher on the staff in his role.” — Olin Buchanan [00:58]
“Sometimes we forget that Coach Elko is playing chess while we’re playing checkers.” — David Nuño [06:28]
“They got better [on defense]” — OB, on A&M’s linebacker group after injuries [09:59]
“We are the NASCAR of sports radio… We need those NASCAR suits made with all our sponsors on.” — OB [13:42]
“It’s almost like a captainless ship that somehow finds its way to port…” — OB, on NCAA management [38:15]
“College football people are filling the stands all the time… Even women’s sports — volleyball, when do you ever see volleyball on TV?” — OB [33:28]

Key Timestamps

[00:00–03:12]: Freshcorn’s decision and pitching staff breakdown
[05:45–10:59]: SEC Media Days attendee reactions and player ranking debates
[13:54–21:14]: NASCAR-sponsor jokes, Aggie high school trivia, staff intros
[17:27–19:46]: News—Shoemake MLB trade, Tony Jerod-Eddie recruiting recognition
[23:41–26:56]: “Year three” for Aggie coaches—what it means for program trajectory
[29:55–39:40]: Paul Finebaum’s NCAA criticism & hosts’ analysis of college athletics’ structural issues
[39:40–43:03]: Listener interactions, job stories, and episode wrap-up banter

Tone & Style

Insightful and relaxed: Mixes detailed Aggie program analysis with self-deprecating humor and genuine fan enthusiasm.
Conversational: Frequent play-by-play between Nuño and OB with interjections from staff and listeners, reinforcing a community feel.
Occasionally irreverent: Willing to poke fun at themselves, sponsors, and college sports' foibles.

Summary

This GO Hour episode delivers both pressing Aggie news and broader debates on college athletics, topped off with TexAgs’ signature irreverence and local flavor. From Freshcorn’s return to questions about Sanford’s health, Staffer rankings, and inside jokes about Big Gulp sodas and Texas high schools, the show is a must-listen for Aggie sports fans or anyone trying to keep pace with the rapidly-changing college sports world.

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[00:00]
A
I hope you're feeling very fresh today on a Guaya Vera Wednesday.
[00:05]
B
Yeah. May have to have some corn tonight for dinner.
[00:09]
A
What'd you think about that last night?
[00:11]
B
I thought that. I was very excited to see that. I thought that that just was the perfect. I don't know if it's the ending, but the perfect addition to the class, to what's going on with that pitching staff.
[00:27]
A
Yeah. So for those who don't know what I'm talking about, Clayton Freshcorn, drafted by the Cardinals late in the MLB draft, was not thinking about going to the big leagues. The way I read Bronny's report and obviously be a premium subscriber, you'll find out all the tidbits behind the scenes. But when the Cardinals called, he thought about it. Then he had a 90 minute conversation. I guess it was yesterday or the day before yesterday with Barry Enright and Michael early and Clayton Freshcorn says, I'm coming back to Texas A and M. Love to.
[00:59]
B
Love to hear that. That was just a great news. Yeah, when I saw that, I was elated. And I think A and M baseball fans are too because he in. For my money, he was the best pitcher on the staff in his role. Now, the Sims kid pitched really well.
[01:16]
A
Yeah.
[01:16]
B
But for my money, you know, Clayton Freshcorn in that last game when they started him, and he pitched really well. He gave him an opportunity to win. Unfortunately, the batting order let you down. But Freshhorn did his job.
[01:30]
A
A start to maybe a new role with Texas A and M. Because I've heard Bronny talk about it that he might be a starter for you next year or that's the plan. Because I think also if you add a starting pitcher to his resume, it does enhance his value at the next level, which means next year, if he goes into the draft or when he goes into the draft, he could be picked even higher.
[01:51]
B
Well, I really like him as a reliever, but I understand the thinking of a guy like that. You want to have him in there for as many innings as possible. He gets people out.
[02:02]
A
So we pretty much know two thirds of the rotation next year. Pretty much.
[02:06]
B
Do we?
[02:07]
A
I mean, today you can guess it'll be Clayton Freshcorn and Aiden Sims. And then there's a bunch of new guys that you'll figure out that third spot as of today, I'm sure Bronnie and Richard thinking right now these guys don't know what's up. But that's. That's the tea leaves.
[02:22]
B
I would just wonder who's going to be, you know, who will emerge then as the closer. Because if we, as we've seen, you know, that's such an important role.
[02:30]
A
Yeah. Could we see Gavin Lyons step into that role? Will he be considered in a different capacity at the end of the day? In a little while, we're going to talk about the state of college athletics. There's a sound bite from Paul Feinbaum that made the rounds yesterday. I'm going to have you listen to it. But you know, the good thing about the current era, there's some good things, there's some bad things. We can agree with that, right?
[02:51]
B
Yes.
[02:52]
A
The good thing is I think a guy like Clayton Freshcorn can come back to college, is not forfeiting money. Right. Like, he is still going to be financially compensated nicely, we think, and can work on his skills to make himself much more attractive. It makes the college baseball product that much better.
[03:12]
B
I agree with all that. I now do believe, and I know you do, too, that once you enter the draft and sign something, you know, yeah, your eligibility should be over. But if you, even if you entered the draft, if you don't sign with anybody, you're still, quote, I hate to use the word amateur, but you still should be eligible.
[03:36]
A
Yeah, I. Do you wish they would do that. I mean, they kind of are doing it in other places. But if the NFL had that same philosophy in the NBA, which has it because we've got the G leaguers and whatnot. But do you wish.
[03:49]
B
I don't. I don't have a hard, fast opinion on whether the NFL should do it. I understand why the NFL would not want that. And it's so much more of a. A team game. You have so much, so many more players that you can be a. You can be great individually in baseball, you know, great pitcher. You might be on a bad team, but you can be a great pitcher. I think of Nolan Ryan when he with the Astros one year. I think he had a below three era and whatever and had like a five and 16. But in football there's just like one great player. I guess they can still do something, but he doesn't influence the success of a team as much.
[04:40]
A
Sure.
[04:40]
B
And so they only have seven draft picks, unlike baseball, 20. So I don't know. I don't know if they. But is it, is it up to the NFL to sign off of it?
[04:51]
A
No, no. But. And I'm more saying if you are a player between four, the fourth and seventh round, where you're not even guaranteed, or maybe fifth and seventh round you're not even guaranteed an NFL contract. Right. You can get cut immediately at training camp. I like the idea of reevaluating as a 20 year old man and say, you know What? Or a 21 year old man at that point, probably I could use another year of SEC football.
[05:17]
B
I think the compromise, if that ever happened, between the two, between college football, they might say, look, we're going to do what we want to do, NFL, we don't care what you think. But it might be if you don't get drafted, you can go back. Right. So I got like Torian York for instance.
[05:34]
A
Yeah.
[05:36]
B
Tyrell Dodson a few years ago and worked out great.
[05:39]
A
Yeah.
[05:39]
B
But you might say, well, I didn't get drafted, so I'll go back to school or I'll go back to my college program.
[05:45]
A
Did you. I know you saw it because it came out yesterday. It's a day late, but I didn't get to talk to you about it. SEC media days, humans going for A
[05:53]
B
and M. I was a little surprised that Damian Sanford was chosen as one of the three only because of his uncertain health status. And I was thinking to myself, oh, they probably don't want him to come in there and be asked about that constantly, but maybe get it over with
[06:12]
A
before the season starts. So that way it's not a talking point come September, October.
[06:17]
B
Well, now let me ask you this. Does. Does the decision to bring Damian Sanford, does that. Do you interpret that in any way like, oh, maybe he's going to be ready to play earlier than we thought?
[06:28]
A
Well, sometimes we forget that Coach Elko is playing chess while we're playing checkers. So I think the fact that we have to discuss it makes me say, I don't know. But my initial thought was, like, dude's ready to go, let's freaking go. But he is so two steps ahead of me, probably five. Right. That, like that. It could mean. It could mean he's. This is what I think it means. I think let's go back to what Billy reported pretty much immediately after. It's not going to be as long as everybody else is saying, okay, now does that mean week one, he's ready to go or they should play him week one. Who was the injured player a year or two ago? I think it was last year that, like, we didn't think we're going to see him right away. And then we saw him by week two or week three, I can't remember. It'll hit me here in a second.
[07:14]
B
But it was a receiver, wasn't I think so. The kid, the transfer from Troy.
[07:19]
A
I think it was Brie Barber.
[07:21]
B
Yeah.
[07:21]
A
Okay. And he came a little bit earlier than we expected, right? Yeah, maybe it's something like that. But now the fact that he's going to SEC media days and the fact that Billy reported it immediately, and I think even Coach Elko said her at some point at one of these coaches nights that I think potentially like, hey, let's not overreact. Because what we saw with our eyes, everybody wanted to be WebMD. And we looked at it like, oh, I don't know.
[07:47]
B
I thought he's. He's done. That's broken.
[07:50]
A
Yeah, that's what I thought. It's maybe it's semi broken. I don't know. I'm still recovering with this stupid finger.
[07:57]
B
But you could play. You could tape it together.
[08:00]
A
I don't think it would. I don't think I could grab.
[08:02]
B
Because you're a tough guy.
[08:03]
A
Well, you know, I play one on tv.
[08:05]
B
You would tape it together and go.
[08:07]
A
I would go. I just wouldn't be effective. But so I. I think, obviously, because he's going SEC media days, it validates everything that Billy's been reporting. He's a lot closer than. Than anybody thought because most people thought he was out for the year. Right. And if that means week one, week two, week three, if he's ready to go by Arizona State, so be it.
[08:29]
B
I know when we listed our top 25 players, 1 to 25.
[08:36]
A
Yeah.
[08:36]
B
I had on my list.
[08:39]
A
You can fix it.
[08:40]
B
Well, I had Sanford pretty early with a. With. With parentheses saying if. If he played. Yeah. So this is where I would put him. So everybody else has to get knocked down a notch.
[08:53]
A
Yeah. I. If you want to resend me your list, you can. So we 25 and 25 is coming out soon. I think you'll be able to vote on it starting Thursday. I believe if you're a premium subscriber, the way it has not always worked the last three years, you get a percentage of the votes, I get a percentage, Billy gets it, and the subscribers get a percentage. And we just take that and tabulate it and Matthew Dawson types it into his brain and spits out an algorithm that has 1 through 25. And sometimes we're very right, and usually we're not so right because we don't know how things are going to develop. Right. Like Damian Sanford, we would have net. I don't think he was in our 25 last year. Right. Like, I'm. I'm positive he wasn't. And he was probably the most important defensive player last year.
[09:38]
B
Oh, I don't know if he was the most. Oh, sorry.
[09:39]
A
Cash, your towel. Sorry.
[09:41]
B
Yeah, he's probably about fourth or fifth on that list. But he came out and he played really well. He was a. He was a playmaker at that linebacker position. And when Scooby got hurt, you're going, oh, my gosh. What are they going to do? Well, you know what they did? They got. Can I say it? They got better.
[09:59]
A
They got. Yeah, they'll get better. So, yes, for a moment, I had a senior moment where I forgot about Cassius. How. For just a quick second.
[10:08]
B
And you know, and some others. Albert Regis.
[10:10]
A
Albert Regis will leave. But not. But I think I. And I don't want to say overrated, but I think I. Because it came out of nowhere. It's more memorable to me.
[10:21]
B
I think what you meant, what you're getting at was he could be. Could be considered the number one player coming back on the defense.
[10:32]
A
Absolutely. In fact, spoiler alert for me, he is the number one player coming back on the defense.
[10:38]
B
Okay. Okay.
[10:40]
A
I actually haven't written down 1 through 11, but as of right now, for the sake of this conversation, number one,
[10:46]
B
you can make that argument. You know, somebody might come back, say, well, what about DJ Hicks? Or what about those two safeties? Or what about Des Riggs? Yeah, Hicks, Ricks and the safeties. Yeah, but. And that's a good problem to have. I want to be having a lot of guys that you can argue about.
[10:59]
A
And let's just say I'm wrong. Great. Hopefully it means I'm wrong. But he's still playing at an amazing level, and other people have grown so much. I have seen more from Sanford to feel. And by the way, you're right, Dex Ricks, we. I don't think we give him enough props on the show sometimes.
[11:16]
B
I just remember after Sanford got in against Notre Dame, and Notre Dame was looking at a fourth and one about midfield, and they run a sweep to the Jeremiah Love, and who stops him? And, oh, what is the old line? Damien Sanford wanting, like, white on rice.
[11:34]
A
White on rice. Yeah, because they were wearing white jerseys.
[11:38]
C
They were.
[11:38]
A
And rice is typically white unless you get brown rice. Or you go to. You have fried rice. Yeah, there's soy sauce, and then there's yellow Spanish rice, and then there's orange Mexican rice.
[11:48]
B
But I like the steamed rice. And those Notre Dame people were steamed that he made that stop.
[11:53]
A
I hate Oregon so much, OB That I don't eat Mexican rice.
[11:58]
B
Fact, you know, Scott Clandeno won't drink tea. He will not drink tea because he doesn't want anyone to call him a tea stick. That's a true story.
[12:05]
A
That's a real Aggie, right there.
[12:06]
B
It is.
[12:07]
A
I like it. It's a little delusional, but it's a real Aggie.
[12:09]
B
I drink tea, iced tea, all the time. So whenever I go to out the. You know. You know I like it.
[12:16]
A
I'm not part of the iced tea
[12:17]
B
community, but see, I don't sip it. I gulp it.
[12:20]
A
You're a gulper.
[12:21]
B
I'm a teacher.
[12:21]
A
You're the Big Gulp.
[12:22]
B
That's right. The Big Gulp.
[12:23]
A
Take it all. All right, we have Marcel Reed also
[12:28]
B
going to Marcel Reed, which.
[12:30]
A
The only reason I say it like that is like, we haven't had a quarterback go. We're. I saw your face. Yeah. We haven't had him since Kelleman, so.
[12:39]
B
And then Marcus Rackland.
[12:41]
A
And Marcus Rackland.
[12:42]
B
So I got two out of three.
[12:43]
A
You did.
[12:43]
B
On my call, I said. Because I still would have said Mario Craven. They still probably wouldn't have brought him, but I just thought Sanford would not be an option because of his injury. Set. I'm glad that they're bringing him despite that uncertainty.
[13:00]
A
Hey, shall we tell the people the name of the show?
[13:02]
B
Texas Live, presented by the whole David Gardner's jewelers.
[13:07]
A
Yeah. And we are where?
[13:08]
B
We are in the Rollo Insurance studio.
[13:10]
A
And what is this hour? This is the Go hour, presented by
[13:13]
B
the WHO Warehouse of CC Creations.
[13:15]
A
And currently we're sitting where?
[13:17]
B
In the holistic planning cool zone.
[13:19]
A
It is very cool. We like to make money.
[13:21]
B
It's pretty cool today. Yeah.
[13:23]
A
If you want to make. Oh. If you want to be a part of the conversation. How can you do that?
[13:26]
B
You can call us on the Bupy's catering and bartending hotline.
[13:30]
A
That number is 979693, 1150. But you can also text that number. But we changed the name.
[13:35]
B
Yeah, if you text it, it becomes the Catalyst Pure Performance Energy PPE Text Line.
[13:42]
A
We are the NASCAR of sports radio.
[13:45]
B
We are. We need to get those NASCAR suits made with all our sponsors on.
[13:50]
C
All right.
[13:50]
A
Warehouse of CC Creations. If you guys can create that for us, we will wear it on the show.
[13:55]
B
They can create anything.
[13:56]
A
Yeah, they can. They can. And what else? We should go around the room. We should go left to right.
[14:01]
B
Let's go around the room.
[14:02]
A
Let's go. And behind the glass is a man who's been working very hard this morning. I'd say tirelessly his name is Reese Nygren. Reese, good morning.
[14:08]
C
Howdy. Good morning, y'.
[14:09]
B
All.
[14:09]
C
How are we doing?
[14:10]
B
We're well.
[14:10]
A
When's the last time you had a Big Gulp?
[14:13]
C
It's been a minute.
[14:14]
A
I don't know if I ever have it. That's from where? 7 11.
[14:17]
B
Yeah.
[14:17]
A
Okay.
[14:18]
B
I've maybe not had had a Big Gulp too recently, but I've had the equivalent at other places.
[14:25]
A
32 ounces. Is that a big goal?
[14:26]
B
Yeah.
[14:27]
A
I had 32 ounces of water this morning.
[14:29]
B
I had 32 ounces of probably soda.
[14:32]
A
Anyway, Reece, what's on your mind this morning?
[14:34]
C
The method is to put the Slurpee in the Big Gulp cup. They don't like it, but you can do that.
[14:40]
A
The amount of sugar that you're inhaling in that is gonna give you pre diabetes anyway. By all means.
[14:48]
C
So I was also a little surprised that Damian Sanford was selected to go to media days. I would have thought that it was Micah Riley or Dalton Brooks, one of the other captains. Just curious your thoughts on either one of those guys being the pick.
[15:01]
A
Well, I don't know how healthy Michael Riley is just yet. I don't know. And Dalton Brooks would have been great. Yeah, he would have been fantastic.
[15:07]
B
I don't think they would have taken two safeties, even though I wouldn't have problem with it. Yeah. Because I think Dalton Brooks is a spectacular player. Nothing is Mike Riley, but at least from my perspective, I want a guy who plays more. Yeah. You know, Mississippi State's bringing their kicker.
[15:24]
A
I'm like, he's a great talker though, that guy. He's fantastic.
[15:29]
B
Is he? It makes me wonder. It's like the year Baylor snow lie.
[15:34]
A
Dana Sepulveda.
[15:36]
B
Baylor put their punter on the front of their media guy. I mean, what does that tell you? You say, well, I guess we're going to suck, but at least we're going to enjoy it. We're going to.
[15:44]
A
I covered that guy. He was jacked. He was a big old punter and he could punt and he could tackle.
[15:49]
B
Well, they should have put him in linebacker.
[15:51]
A
I think he spent some time in the NFL, the Steelers, maybe.
[15:55]
B
I don't know.
[15:55]
A
Okay, I know, but I know he's.
[15:57]
B
I've never heard of a punter that was being on the front of a. Hey, a media guy. Back when they had them.
[16:04]
A
I. I did an interview on the huddle yesterday with Tyler White. It was a fabulous interview. He was really good. I enjoyed talking to him. But yes, on media. Do you think SEC coaches look back and like, they talk to their sids. Like, what the hell are these talk show hosts and these columns talking about? Analyzing who we're sending to the podium.
[16:25]
B
Now, they probably don't even know that we're reacting to it, and if they are, they don't care. You know, they're probably saying, look, it's like when I was a kid and my mom would give me something and I didn't like it, and she would say, you get what you get, and
[16:39]
A
you don't have a bit. Oh, we said, you get what you get, and you don't have a fit.
[16:44]
B
Okay, well, all right. We're the same. But that's what they're. Yeah, the media. You get what you get. Remember Timbo used to send this punter out, like, every week? Once a year maybe, but come on. Every week.
[16:58]
A
Anyway, let's. Good stuff, Reese. Appreciate you, sir. We're gonna go to the Angry Elephant News and social censor. The Munsonator is back. Ashley Munson. It's been how long?
[17:08]
D
It's been a month. Yeah.
[17:10]
A
A month since I've seen her.
[17:12]
B
She's actually. Munson.
[17:13]
A
Yeah, Munson. So you just been partying or.
[17:18]
D
No, no, no partying. I've been back there producing.
[17:21]
A
Oh. Doing tweets and stuff. Nick kicked you off the air. Okay, I did.
[17:24]
D
I guess I just suck really bad.
[17:25]
A
Well, I mean, don't we all? So anyway, what do we have?
[17:28]
D
So former Texas A and M All American infielder Brandon Shoemake has a new home in the Major League Baseball. So after spending the last month with the Houston Astros, Shoemake was traded to the Milwaukee brewers on Sunday.
[17:41]
A
Yeah, I. A buddy, Philip Vargas, has texted me as soon as that happened. They didn't they designate him for assignment? Initially, I believe that's what they did. And then they. They ended up trading him. We had him on the show that. Not that long ago. A couple months ago. He was great. I think he was enjoying his time with the Astros, but hopefully he could have a good run there with Milwaukee.
[18:00]
B
I've never been to Milwaukee.
[18:02]
A
Trying to think. I don't think I have either.
[18:05]
B
A lot of beer.
[18:06]
A
Yeah, I don't do that. Cold beer.
[18:09]
B
Well, it's not cold and beer usually go together. Well, it's not cold now, though. No, Maybe it'll be cold, and maybe they'll be playing in late October.
[18:19]
A
Zero desire to ever go to Milwaukee. Doesn't mean I wouldn't enjoy it. I just have no desire.
[18:23]
B
I've heard nice things about it, actually. It's actually Milly Walker.
[18:28]
A
I did actually know that. You know, like, this is how I feel. I had this conversation with somebody the other day. My life is pretty simple. I can live the same way no matter where I live. Column station. Antarctica, Afghanistan, maybe a little different. And, like, it doesn't matter. Right. My life. I go to work, I go to soccer practice, I go to the gym, I go to church.
[18:48]
B
That's it.
[18:49]
A
So I could do that anywhere.
[18:52]
B
Yeah. I'm kind of calling BS on Antarctica part of that.
[18:57]
A
But everywhere I'm saying it wouldn't be that different. I mean, soccer practice, I'd stay in the car, put the heater on.
[19:02]
B
Did you go out and jog this morning? I did, yeah. It happened in Antarctica.
[19:06]
A
Okay. Rocky did it in Russia.
[19:09]
B
Still, it's not Antarctica.
[19:11]
A
Good point. One more thing, Munson.
[19:13]
D
All right.
[19:14]
B
Mut Sands.
[19:15]
D
CO defensive line coach Tony Geroid Eddy is making a big impact on the recruiting trail. The former Aggie is currently ranked as the number one recruiter in the country after helping Texas A and M land 5 commits in the 2027.
[19:28]
A
Whose ranking is that?
[19:31]
D
I believe what's not on here? Let me go check that real quick.
[19:34]
A
Yeah, check the rank. I'd like to know who ranked, by the way. Tony's great.
[19:37]
B
Tony Girard, Eddie. All three of them.
[19:40]
A
Tony, Girard and Eddie.
[19:41]
B
Great job.
[19:42]
A
He's. I mean, he played here. He's done a great job. He's worked his way up. Love that guy.
[19:47]
B
Soto guy.
[19:48]
A
I don't remember high schools like most
[19:49]
B
people, somewhere up around that Dallas area.
[19:51]
C
He is.
[19:52]
B
He is Soto. Okay.
[19:53]
A
Recent Iger on the ones and twos over there. Just knowing people's. Let me throw another one at you. Okay. Let's see if you know.
[19:59]
B
Right?
[20:00]
A
I know. OB will know.
[20:01]
C
I can't take credit for that one, though. Richard shouted that one at me.
[20:04]
A
All right, well, let's see if he's. He can't help you. Ready? Reggie McNeil.
[20:09]
C
I'm not good with high school.
[20:11]
B
Hell, yeah. I actually covered his state championship game, and I beat Westlake. Tell the people Lufkin.
[20:17]
A
And then watch this one. Watch this. Javorsky Lay.
[20:21]
C
Also Lufkin.
[20:22]
B
Look, I've always been. I've talked often about. You get a player from Lufkin. Yeah, nine out of ten times. He's gonna be a really good. Because Lufkin produces some pretty tough.
[20:33]
A
Yeah, they do.
[20:34]
B
Tough guys.
[20:35]
A
We'll play the game again. There's no way you'll get it, but this is the only high school I know. Ready? Martellis and Michael Bennett.
[20:42]
B
Is that your high school?
[20:43]
A
No, but it's my area. A leaf. Taylor.
[20:45]
B
I was gonna say. I knew it was a leaf.
[20:47]
A
Yeah. Ayleif Taylor.
[20:48]
B
Elsik or Hastings or whatever.
[20:50]
A
That's all I know. I'm done. I don't do high schools. All right, let's take a bunch of.
[20:55]
B
Hey, Munson, where'd you go to high school?
[20:57]
D
Brock.
[20:58]
B
Brock, that's right. Rock and Elie.
[21:01]
D
I told you this, like.
[21:02]
B
Yeah, look, I forgot. I didn't know your name until I said it.
[21:05]
A
You're gonna do that to him? Where did he grow up? I don't think he's definitely said it.
[21:11]
D
Where he grew up?
[21:12]
B
Yeah, I went to high school.
[21:13]
A
Yeah, I don't.
[21:15]
D
We've never talked about where he went to high school. Is it like, don't.
[21:18]
B
You don't watch the show?
[21:19]
D
Yeah, I do watch the show, but sometimes I've got to go to my other job, so I can't always tune in when I'm not here.
[21:27]
B
Beneath the towering oil wells, the wonderful White Oak Roughnecks. Fighting Roughnecks.
[21:33]
A
And he threw a touchdown in a
[21:34]
B
game, and I just made that part up. I did return an interception.
[21:37]
A
Okay, sorry, same story. And did they take you to 1775 afterwards?
[21:41]
B
They should have. 1775 didn't exist. I guarantee you there was no place in White Oak that was. That could even touch the spectacular flavor of 1775 barbecue.
[21:54]
A
It's interesting. You played at that time.
[21:55]
B
Matney's place wasn't even in the same neighborhood, literally and figuratively.
[22:00]
A
It's interesting to me that you played in 1775 but didn't eat at 1775 when you were a kid.
[22:05]
B
Actually, I did not play varsity in 1775, but I was playing in 1775. My varsity season was 1779. 1979. But you know, what had they had? 1775 barbecue.
[22:24]
A
Team lunch. Right?
[22:25]
B
Huh?
[22:25]
A
Team lunch. The day of a game, for sure.
[22:27]
B
Oh, no, not lunch.
[22:28]
A
Oh.
[22:28]
B
Because it's, you know, after.
[22:30]
A
Oh, that's a reward. Yeah. Yeah.
[22:32]
B
That's a goal. Because maybe. Maybe if we lost to the Spring Hill Panthers or the Gladewater Bears, they say no, 1770, but it's right there.
[22:40]
A
You could smell it.
[22:40]
B
That's right. So it would give you that extra motivation to go out and beat the Panthers and beat the Bears and beat everybody else. So you have some of that succulent barbecue. I'm just out. The coach would have told. Coach Bill Moore, who lives right here in Bryan, was telling you, can get that succulent barbecue. You beat those Panthers, you get those pork ribs, you get the jalapeno cheese sausage. And you know what? If you beat them by, if you just blow them out, then you get the jalapeno, not the jalapeno. Then you get the queso Mac and cheese.
[23:10]
A
Howard Dean of coaches. All of you can. 979.
[23:15]
B
I hope Coach Moore heard that.
[23:18]
A
4, 9, 2. Hey, hey, Coach Moore. Coach Moore.
[23:20]
B
Coach Moore.
[23:21]
A
Hey, Coach Moore. 979-492-6241. It is a 12 minute live spot. 1775 txbq.com it's good.
[23:29]
B
Listen to Aggie football. Every game, every play.
[23:32]
A
Come on.
[23:33]
B
On the zone. 11:50am and 93.7 FM.
[23:37]
A
All right, let's count. Ready? One, two, three.
[23:42]
B
Okay, three. What?
[23:43]
A
Well, what year is this for Jamie Morrison?
[23:46]
B
This was his third year. I guess he's gonna be entering his fourth one. Is that right?
[23:51]
A
He just. Yeah, yeah, that's correct.
[23:53]
B
Okay. Because his first year they got.
[23:56]
A
They did. They did. Well, yeah. The second year they got deeper and
[24:00]
B
Austin in the five set, when I got so upset because I thought the game was still going on, I didn't know the rules. I didn't know the fifth game only went to 15.
[24:09]
A
Right. And then what do they do their
[24:11]
B
third year national championship.
[24:12]
A
Okay, what year is this for Michael? Michael early, entering his third year.
[24:17]
B
He's going to be entering his third year.
[24:18]
A
I'm not saying all things are equivalent, but. Okay, what year is this for Michael
[24:22]
B
Elko entering his third year?
[24:24]
A
The reason I say that is there's a last night at the A and M Austin club dinner. There was a quote from Jamie Morrison and I think Reese has got it up there. I've told coaches, year three is where it's at with your teams. In year three, you have a clear understanding of what it's about. The team was on a mission during the preseason. So first off, 100% when it comes to his team, I'm hoping now, different circumstances. Right. That team was built towards that crescendo moment. Right. That was a bunch of players that come up his system and then some transfers, obviously, like Kendall, who, you know.
[24:58]
B
Was it Jimbo Fisher's best year, his third year? Yeah, 2020.
[25:03]
A
Yeah. I don't know if it's going to be Coach Elko's best year or Michael Early's best year. I don't know. But you would think after two years of setting your system, your standard, your players, you've picked them all. You would think that now it's just about fine tuning.
[25:23]
B
I would think that. Yeah, you get your program. Should have your program fully established in three years, especially at a place like A and M. Yeah. Yeah. So, Mike Elko, all we're asking is for you to be better than you
[25:37]
A
were last year, and you can be better and maybe not have a better regular season record, because I think we would all take nine and three and two playoff wins.
[25:48]
B
Oh, yeah. Yeah. Get me in the playoffs. And after two playoff wins, then I'm gonna want more, though.
[25:54]
A
Yeah, you're always gonna want more. OB yeah, you're always gonna want more. Now, there's no guarantee of anything, and I'm not guaranteed. In fact, I don't know, like you were talking about what you think about this year's team. We don't know because there's. There are a lot of question marks. But I do feel that after Tommy Moffitt for two years and after Coach Elko for a couple years, he. And after getting the players that you want for a couple years and you've completely rebuilt this program, this year could be a crescendo year.
[26:22]
B
Could be. Except, you know, a place like A and M has in the past. Now, Mike, that's not on my Gilko. But in the past, if you get put 7, 8, 9, 10 players in the NFL draft, there's a predictable ebb tide coming. Hopefully, that won't be the case. And again, Mike Elko, you know, we say that Alabama always, even if they lost a lot of guys into the draft, they had earned that benefit of the doubt.
[26:57]
C
Yeah.
[26:57]
B
Because. Because what Nick Sabins and Mike Elko with what he's done in the transfer portal, again, I bring up Nate Boker, I could bring up a lot of other guys that, you know, no one knew about and was barely used. And then they came here, and he had a way. He had a vision for what they could do and where they could be best. And what do you know? They were outstanding players. So if. If Mike Elko hits in the portal this year the way he did last year, then they could be every bit as good or better than they were last year.
[27:31]
A
Yeah. I'm going to read one more. Not that it has anything to do with it, but I just. I like this quote from Bucky McMillan. A few names to watch this upcoming season. Excuse me. If you're. If you like scoring, PJ Haggerty, he can really put the ball in the basket and get a foul. Luke has raved about him as well. We'll have Luke on hopefully this week to talk a little bit about Aggie basketball because he's been going to some of those practices.
[27:53]
B
Well, then he averaged like 20 something. Yeah. Kansas State.
[27:56]
A
The Duke can score.
[27:57]
B
Yeah. And we're talking about P.J. not Luke.
[28:02]
A
That's a good point. You think he's listening?
[28:07]
B
I hope so.
[28:07]
A
Yeah, I hope so, too. We'll hit a break, we'll come back. I want to play a sound bite from Paul Feinbaum. We'll hear that. On the other side about the, the health and the state of college athletics, do you think he thinks it's good or bad?
[28:19]
B
Oh, I think the health is, the overall health is good, but there's maybe some, some bad makeup applied and things like that.
[28:30]
A
We can talk about that. On the other side, when insurance matters most is going to answer your call. Hopefully. It's the Rollo Insurance Group. I got Morgan who handles my account. My wife talks to him more than I do. But we do talk Aggie football. Right. My wife handles the finances and I handle the football talk and the life talk. And Morgan and I talk all the time. And one thing I can guarantee you about Rollo Insurance, they're going to put you in the right spot. Right. They're just going to make sure that you are covered and they're going to ask you the right questions and they think you're paying too much. They're going to put something better for you. Right. They're going to find it for you and you're going to have someone who's going to put you first. Whether it's home, auto, business or ranch insurance. You'll start a relationship with an expert who puts you first. And the entire team there at Rollo Insurance is fantastic. Jason Jackson, Keith Morgan, the boys and
[29:12]
B
the girls, the whole family.
[29:14]
A
The whole family. They're fantastic. Visit rollinsurance.comtechsags rollinsurance.com tech sags or call them up. 8800, 844 rollo. That is triple 844 rollo the money machine.
[29:25]
B
Back to school begins July 27th. Your chance to win five from the zone and the Louis Bellina Show.
[29:34]
A
As a reminder, the final segment of the program is brought to you by Double Dave. That's at 10:50. But right now, caller number 12, 979693. 11:50. We're going to hook you up with your choice of a dozen pepperoni rolls or a large one topping pizza from Double Dave. They've been serving Aggieland since 1984 with your favorite pizza. And of course, those world Famous pepperoni rolls, reliable in house delivery, bringing piping hot goodness straight to your door. Just click on double daves.com and your favorites are on their way. It is Tech SAGS Live. We are presented by David Gardner Schulers. We are in the Rollo Insurance studio and it is the Go Hour, presented by the warehouse at PC Creations. Still hanging in the holistic planning cool zone. OB Paul Feinbaum. College athletics is the worst run organization. I'm going to let you listen to the bite, but before that headline, agree or disagree.
[30:20]
B
Oh, yeah, you've always said that terribly wrong.
[30:23]
A
You've said that for a while. Here's Paul Feinbaum yesterday at a conference where he was discussing the state of college athletic.
[30:30]
C
Over the last 20 to 25 years, the worst run industry that I've seen, including radio, by the way, Is college athletics. Yeah, I mean, you literally have some of the most arrogant, foolish, misguided people and it's still a great sport. I am no more concerned that college football is going to go away than I am worried that mine and your 401k will go down the drain today because of the crooks that, that are 18 blocks from here on Wall Street. It's just. You just. It is. And part of it is what we talked about at the beginning. It's the fan base. I have had people come up to me and say, I'm, I don't like the players getting money and they're still dying for a
[31:28]
A
thank you, Paul. They're dying, dying for a ticket. Dying for a ticket. So here's a couple thoughts on that. First off, you ever had a boss that people just laugh at his jokes and they overlap when he's talking?
[31:41]
B
Oh, yeah.
[31:42]
A
Like sometimes Billy will say something in the lobby and like, you know, I don't know, Richard just laughs super loud, right? Like, ah, I'm kidding about Richard. But you know what I'm talking about, right?
[31:51]
B
I've never seen Richard laugh live.
[31:52]
A
Yeah, you're right, he doesn't. There was a moment in that press conference with the moderator, I assume, like, Gabe, can we listen to the first five seconds of that? Just listen to this belly laugh. I think this is fantastic. This is a fake laugh at epic proportions.
[32:05]
C
The last 20 to 25 years, the worst run industry that I have seen, including radio, by the way.
[32:20]
B
Sorry, but to your point. Yes, that was. I think we've all seen this everywhere. Yes.
[32:25]
A
I'm gonna start doing that with you. When you have a pretty good joke, I'm going to go over the top. You're right.
[32:31]
B
I'm the boss.
[32:32]
A
I'm not your boss. Anyway, could college athletics never have been better or college football and worse at the same time? Like, there's, there's a lot of. I think about it. We've got freaking college football shows everywhere. Like, it's, it's, it dominates television, it dominates podcasts.
[32:50]
C
It.
[32:51]
A
It is. The interest has never been higher. The intrigue has maybe never been higher, yet we still see it. Like, maybe it's the way you defined it on our tease earlier. Like just the bad makeup.
[33:03]
B
Yeah. Or. Or it's like the twin. There's the evil twin, you know, the thing. Or Bizarro Superman.
[33:10]
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
[33:11]
B
You know, the, the product. Excel is excellent and people love it. College football, people are filling the stands all the time. Basketball, the final. The March Madness is still as popular as ever. College baseball, I think, has never been more popular.
[33:28]
A
Yeah.
[33:29]
B
And I think it's growing and popular. Even women's sports. Volleyball. Yeah. So, yeah. You see volleyball. When do you ever see volleyball on television? You got conferences with their own networks. Why is that? It's got to be because the people are interested. Yeah, but the people in charge, first of all, a lot of times it's just the eggheads who don't know sports. They're in charge on the presidents. You know, that's your bcs and things like. Or not your bcs, but your committees, things like that. Allow. When the NCAA under. I mean, who hired Miles Brand? So the people. Miles Brand was awful.
[34:14]
A
Awful.
[34:15]
B
But the people who hired Miles Brand, who had years to fire him and didn't, and then said, hey, all you. I know I've been on this roll before, but all you have to say to wonder why or if college sports is terribly managed is what other businesses would ask Congress to solve their problems and then complain when Congress starts trying to solve your problems. You're right.
[34:48]
A
I wonder, OB if what we've seen in the NBA, people still watch the NBA. I don't think the NBA, a, the product to me, is not as appealing. I know the youngsters like it. Okay.
[35:00]
B
Yeah.
[35:01]
A
But the 30 to 60 year old, maybe 40 to 60 year old, probably doesn't watch it like they did back in the day. Okay.
[35:10]
B
Right. I don't.
[35:11]
A
I don't either. And let me tell you, there was a stretch of my life where I didn't miss an NBA night. Right. I watched it every night before bed or before I went to the party when I was young. Right. Like the NBA was part. And I don't pay Attention that much part of it's because I'm more interested in my beat here, which is A and M athletics. But the other part is, is not as. I'm just not as intrigued by it. Some of it is the style of play. That's some of it. But do you think the player movement era, the LeBron joining the Heat and the ripple effects of that affected some olds. Olds, not youngs. And by the way, we're seeing that in college athletics now where you can just the musical chairs of rosters. Do you think that five, ten years from now could have a ripple effect where there is not the same kind of interest?
[35:56]
B
Maybe, but I think it was, I think that was an annoyance to the NBA fans. I think what is a bigger problem for NBA fans is when they watch the game officiated and you, you can't even deny that you're not officiating evenly.
[36:10]
A
Okay.
[36:11]
B
And I think that just puts off a lot of people. You know, when you see a 6 9, 270 pound guy not even act, there's no contact and he's fallen down, you're like, I'm not going to watch this crap. So they don't officiate evenly.
[36:26]
A
Well, I don't fcc officiating gets in trouble too.
[36:28]
B
I actually, that's just from incompetence. I actually think that the moving around, as much as I don't like it, actually has enhanced college sports's popularity because you can get better faster. Yeah. I don't have to hire a coach and say, okay, I got to sit through two or three years of, of getting my head beat in, but hopefully in year three or year four, I can win.
[37:00]
A
Yeah. The, the flip side of that is you can also lose all momentum like that.
[37:08]
B
Yeah, yeah. And it makes it, I think it's actually making the game more popular.
[37:14]
A
Yeah.
[37:17]
B
Look at Texas A and M last year. Does Texas A and M go 11 and 2 without Tyler on you them without cash as hell. Who was a transfer? Yeah, I mean just think of all the transfers. Margaret Reed Adams, Casey Concepcion, Mario Craver, Boca chair.
[37:38]
A
That's why I would love a one time transfer, no penalty.
[37:43]
B
Okay. But still it's a transfer still people moving around and I think that, look at Indiana. Indiana won a national championship at Indiana because you could bring guys in.
[37:56]
A
All right, so somebody who says, hey Olin, all you're saying is these great things that are happening. Why would we change? Why would we run our business? It's obviously working what we're doing.
[38:05]
B
Oh yeah. It's like A. Because. Because you can be better. It's almost like a captainless ship that somehow finds its way to port.
[38:15]
A
Yeah.
[38:16]
B
Kind of like Texas, but some.
[38:19]
A
There's a shot at me.
[38:20]
B
No, no. Somehow finds its way to port, and, you know, all the cargo gets dispersed the way it needs to be, but, you know, maybe it takes a little bit longer, I think. I think, you know, for instance, you got to do. You mentioned the officiating.
[38:37]
C
Yeah.
[38:38]
B
You got the Big 12 officials are going to call it one way. The SEC officials, they're calling the another way, the Big 10 officials. You need to put that all under one, one. One umbrella. Mike Elko says, hey, we got himself. He said, people are looking at what's best for them instead of what's best for the game.
[38:58]
A
Yep.
[38:58]
B
So you got to figure out a way to get everybody to agree. Yeah, you can have conferences, but they're still under the same NCAA or whatever it's going to be called. But they actually have to. They actually have to follow the same rules. And if somebody breaks a rule, you have to be held accountable equally. Oklahoma can't get A and M, can't get probation and can't play for national or can't play for a championship or a bowl game or postseason and not be on tv. And Oklahoma loses two scholarships for the very same offense. Yeah.
[39:41]
A
Hey, we're about to hit a break, but let me read this. Malik Barroso. Okay? Or Malik. I think it's Malik, David, and Olin. Shout out. Can you give a shout out to my driver, Corey? We are working and watching you guys in Idaho. Now, I hope this is not a troll, right? Could be, but I think Malik is for reals. So shout out to Corey the driver. Must be nice to have a driver salute Corey. Like, salute Idaho. If it's your driver, that means you are banking, bro. Because most people say my Uber driver, but you just say my driver. That's like.
[40:13]
B
He's a chauffeur.
[40:14]
A
Chauffeur. What?
[40:16]
B
I'm probably a rich guy.
[40:17]
A
Yeah. Malik, come on. I'm gonna be like, Luke, you're gonna take me places to sponsor so I can talk about it on the air. Let's go. Let's go to Idaho.
[40:24]
B
Go to Idaho. Idaho. But I'll ask you.
[40:29]
A
Sorry, I was doing the guy from earlier.
[40:31]
B
You ever heard that one?
[40:32]
A
Yeah.
[40:32]
B
No. If Mississippi gave her New Jersey to Missouri, what would. Delaware, Idaho, Alaska.
[40:41]
A
Ah, that was good.
[40:44]
B
An old one.
[40:44]
A
We'll hit a break. We'll come back with the shortest of segments of sex, sex, life. Goodbye.
[40:50]
B
ESPN radio has the score score check in weeknights and weekends here on the Zone.
[40:58]
A
OB do you know the story behind the first time I ever went to Tampa, Clearwater?
[41:03]
B
Wasn't that for a job interview? Yeah.
[41:05]
A
So in 1999. I'm a banker.
[41:07]
B
Did you party like it was 1999?
[41:08]
A
Oh, bro, I partied hard, and I actually did back then. And I did not have a resume tape, but I made one in my living room. Okay. I was, what, 22 years old? Whatever I was, And I sent it around the country, and a recruiter called me and said the Home Shopping Network would be interested in interviewing you for a sports show that they're going to be launching. So they flew me to Tampa. Okay. And I obviously didn't get the job, but it was the most amazing, complex. It was incredible. And, like, they're like, well, if you get this show, you know, you'll be talking selling sports memorabilia. But if you don't, we can have you selling women's jewelry. Cubic zirconia this and that. And obviously, I wouldn't have been a great fit. I'm not a salesman. I have RBF at all times. So, like, my smiles always look fake.
[41:57]
B
Always.
[41:57]
A
Like, you've never seen me smile. Like, oh, that's a genuine smile. You're like, he doesn't want to smile. So anyway, I wouldn't have worked. It wouldn't have worked out well at the Home Shopping Network. But that's the first time ever. Do you even know what the Home Shopping Network is?
[42:08]
D
No.
[42:09]
A
Okay, so your generation doesn't know it's
[42:11]
B
on tv, but Amazon on television.
[42:13]
A
Yeah, Amazon on tv. You don't care. She's lost at total interest. She's about to do a belly laugh.
[42:18]
D
No. I remember as a kid, like, they would have the pillow pet commercials, and you'd go to the number like, are you talking about those?
[42:23]
A
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. So could you imagine how different life would be? The Home Shopping Network? Nuno,
[42:32]
B
you know, I'm sure you would have been very, very good at it. I don't like smile either, because when I smile too big, like, my eyes disappear.
[42:41]
A
Yeah, that happens to me, too. Yeah. I think it's my left eye that like.
[42:45]
B
Like Lisa Lope, Left Eye Nuno. Hey, you impressed that I knew that Left Eye Lopez? Yeah. I only knew her because she burned
[42:52]
A
down her boyfriend, Andre Risen. Do you know who Andre Rising is? Do you?
[42:58]
B
Bad Moon.
[42:59]
A
Bad Moon Rising. Atlanta Falcons. Great. And a couple other places.
[43:02]
B
Michigan State Spartan.
[43:03]
A
Yep. All right. Thank you. OB Yep. When we come back on this show that we call to Tech Tags Live, John Harris will join us. We'll chat with Johnny, some Texans things, some NFL things, some Aggie things, you name it. It's Tech Tags Live.

TexAgs Live - GO Hour with Nuño & OB : 07.15.26

TexAgs Live - GO Hour with Nuño & OB : 07.15.26

TexAgs Live – GO Hour with Nuño & OB (07.15.26)

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Clayton Freshcorn Returns to Texas A&M Baseball

2. SEC & NFL Draft Eligibility Differences

3. SEC Media Days: Discussion of Attending Aggie Players

4. Interactive Staff Banter & Aggie High School Trivia

5. Aggies in the Pros: Shoemake & Coach Eddie News

6. Program Building: The “Year Three” Discussion

7. The State of College Athletics: Paul Finebaum’s Critique

8. Listener Interaction & Light-Hearted Moments

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Key Timestamps

Tone & Style

Summary

TexAgs Live – GO Hour with Nuño & OB (07.15.26)

Episode Overview

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Clayton Freshcorn Returns to Texas A&M Baseball

2. SEC & NFL Draft Eligibility Differences

3. SEC Media Days: Discussion of Attending Aggie Players

4. Interactive Staff Banter & Aggie High School Trivia

5. Aggies in the Pros: Shoemake & Coach Eddie News

6. Program Building: The “Year Three” Discussion

7. The State of College Athletics: Paul Finebaum’s Critique

8. Listener Interaction & Light-Hearted Moments

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

Key Timestamps

Tone & Style

Summary