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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is up on Game.
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Third Law with LaVar ariy Ten as a defensive guy. TJ.
Speaker 2 (00:17):
Hushman Zana, I'm just bringing the viewers into how grown
men in the locker room, Like I don't playing with
some dude that you disrespect them anyway, it didn't matter
who it was they was putting hands on.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
You and Blaxico burs they are the same person, the
same exact quarterback.
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Speaker 3 (00:52):
Welcome back and up on Game. I'm TJ. He's out
alongside Flexico Burus.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
A good second hour of playing for you all. Getting
into baseball. MC jones is looking good. And then I
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Mac Jones. He Plexico mag Jones man. That dude been
playing like outs football, like throwing over three hundred yards,
getting the ball out fast, getting the ball into his playmakers.
He made Kendrick Bourne look like he on his way
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to the Pro Bowl. But he ten catches over one
hundred and forty receiving career game for you. And I'm
gonna say this right off the top, Brock Purty ain't
in no trouble. They beat the Rounds Rounds, one of
the best defenses in the league, one of the best
coaches in the league, and mac Jones carved them up.
(02:22):
And people are gonna say, hey, rock Party in trouble.
What I say last week, as long as Brock Purdy
got that contract, he ain't in no trouble. He just
signed that contract, y'all, Rock Party. Mac Jones can win
two more games, so for four hundred yards in each game.
(02:45):
When Brock Purty healthy, Brock Purty is starting, that's a
guarantee what you say.
Speaker 4 (02:52):
I'm gonna tell you exactly what you said last week.
You're really high on the Rams and the Rams to
win the division.
Speaker 3 (03:02):
I did.
Speaker 4 (03:04):
Yeah, there were two bad losses last week. One was
the Los Angeles Chargers.
Speaker 2 (03:11):
When you're really high on Justin Herbert and Jim Hartball
and the quarterback whisperer in his second year.
Speaker 3 (03:19):
And there's another bad loss the Rams. So on you on,
my you're on the LA team.
Speaker 4 (03:26):
Absolutely two bad losses last week. And you mean you
mean to tell me that Mac Jones can go in
there and throw for three hundred and forty two yards
and two touchdowns against one of the best defenses in
the league with no Nick Bosa, no Kitdle, no Brandon I,
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Juwan Jennys and Ricky Piarsol and they go out and
win a football game against the Rams, who was one
of the best defense in the league.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Come on, man, listen.
Speaker 4 (03:59):
I don't trust the Ram And just like I said
a few weeks ago, I don't trust the Charges either,
because bad football is going to pop up during this
season as it continues to go between these two quarterbacks.
There's no way in the world that Matthew Stafford and
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Sean McVay, and this team goes up to San Francisco
and you manage to lose this football game with all
the guys that I just mentioned.
Speaker 3 (04:31):
Bad football, bad losses.
Speaker 4 (04:34):
And when you see good teams lose to teams that
they're not supposed to lose to you going down the stretch,
it pushs your antennas are up and you just know that. Listen,
if they can lose to bad football teams, what are
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they going to do when they played the really good ones?
Speaker 2 (05:00):
To a certain to a certain extent, I do agree, Well,
if you if you're the you're the Rams backup quarterback
with Mac Jones started a ton of games in the league,
but he is the backup.
Speaker 3 (05:11):
You gotta win that game.
Speaker 2 (05:13):
I will say this is Pooka is off to a
historical start. Fifty two catches in five games. He's still
at this rate. His boy gonna shatter receptionist records in
the league. They gotta get Davontae Adams involved more. They're
relying upon Pooka way too much. They they gotta get
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other guys involved in that offense, get the tight end involved,
throw to the back more.
Speaker 3 (05:44):
But I'll say this also.
Speaker 2 (05:47):
Blake carm They they run, you know, the fake full
back dive toss to the right, you drop the ball.
It's a fumble turnover, Kyin Williams. You're on the five
yard line, you're about to go and score. You fumbled
the ball. And so just from guys you're counting on,
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you can't have that happen. Field goal kicker, can we
make field goals? The field goal block team? That that
to me? Field go block the field goal team that
to me. I'm gonna just say this. Never can I
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recall one unit being so bad to start the season.
The field goal block I mean the field goal team
of the Rams. They're awful. They're awful. You would think
they would learn from what happened in Philly. They didn't
block one field goal the Eagles. They blocked two off
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the same side, the left side. The left side of
the Rams field goal team is leaky. It's suspect their liability.
And then what happened against forty nine ers left side
again they blocked it. Pat, what are y'all doing? What
are y'all doing in practice? Drop your ass and get
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ran over. Quit standing up. Letting guys just go through.
They gotta fix that. You gotta fix the special Chiefs cord,
special Chiefs coordinator. You gotta fix that. You don't see
two Phil. You don't get two Phil goals blocked in
the season, let alone in one game. And now a
pat they got. They need to shore that up because
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that's such a minor thing. But they end up biting
you in the butt because now all these teams see
the left side is weaken. Normally people know if you're
not talking defense, you're not talking off And yeah, the
defense wasn't good, but they won't play like that all
the time. They'll be better. The offense has some turnovers,
they won't play like that all the time. They'll be better.
And you would say that about the field goal team.
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They'll be better, but they're not better. They're getting worse
and that's going to bite them in the ass down
the road. That is, to me is the biggest problem.
But McVeigh stand up. I could play for mcveaye any
dead of the week. I don't know if you saw it,
they said what happened? He said, Oh, I made a
bad call put our team in a bad position. I
can't believe I called that play. I called a play
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and put our team in a position to lose. What
was I doing? Basically not verba at them, but that's
basically what he said. And so I can appreciate that
as a player when your coach says something like that,
like damn, he taking all the fault for our mistakes,
right and listen, and the words are the great Bill Cowell.
Speaker 4 (08:46):
He they we distillers take so much pride in the
field goal block team because it wins and loses football games.
And he would tell the whole team every single night
before the game, we are not taking it. If you
take this playoff on the field goal block team, you
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won't play.
Speaker 3 (09:11):
For this organization.
Speaker 4 (09:13):
And that's how much it means to go out and
compete on the field goal block team because they it
wins football games and loses football games. And we just
saw with the Rams, you will not see a Bill
Cowell taught football team to take the playoff on field
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goal block.
Speaker 3 (09:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 2 (09:37):
To me, it's it's a lack of awareness. It's it's
a lack of it's not like it's not like we
it's it's it's effort. But when you're on the field
goal team and you're the Rams and you're on the
left side, because it's that's the leaky side, the left side.
Speaker 3 (09:54):
Why is it the league side? Because they don't care.
Speaker 2 (09:58):
It seems that way, like you get paid to not
let a guy block your field goal or your pat,
and they're consistently doing it, and that play rarely happens,
like block field goals don't happen often. The Rams have
more block field goals or pats probably than the rest
of the league combined. They gotta clean that up. I
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don't know who the special teams coaches. I'm about to
google right now, the Philadelphia Eagles. You gotta mean field
little blocked team right now. You gotta figure that up.
You gotta figure that out. Chase Blackburn, I remember Chase.
He was a line baker for the I'm playing with Chase.
Speaker 3 (10:38):
This is my guy. Come on, Chase.
Speaker 2 (10:40):
Chase is the special team's guru and he's letting the
field goal block team lose football games. I can't believe it.
He Come on, Chase, that's my guy. You better call
your boy, Chase Blackburn and come on, Chase. He better
nough together because them boys leaky. Chase is a special
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Team's guru. He will get this straight back. That's my guy.
You just called Chase Blackburn a special team's guru and
his team in this side of the ball. But that's
my guy, man. I love Chase Man, So come on,
get this what you need to do. You need to
call Chase and tell him what Bill Coward used to
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tell y'all.
Speaker 4 (11:24):
If you take this playoff, you will not be playing
on this football team.
Speaker 3 (11:29):
You need that.
Speaker 2 (11:31):
Bill Coward could say that because he was the head coach.
Chase Blackburn say that they're gonna say, boy, you ain't
no better.
Speaker 3 (11:36):
Shut up who you think you're talking to that and
that that's the problem though, it's what you said.
Speaker 2 (11:42):
Guys. They're not taking it serious enough. It's just a
field goal or it's just a p A team. But
the opposing team special team coaches saying, hey, they leaky
on this side, they.
Speaker 3 (11:55):
Soft on this side. We can get one on this
side and nast that's what they are doing.
Speaker 2 (12:02):
And so DRAMs got to figure that out. Brock party
has nothing to worry about. I don't I don't care.
Speaker 4 (12:14):
It goes back to what you said last week. Man,
so much money. I might have to agree with you.
I might have to agree with you.
Speaker 3 (12:22):
Maybe MATC.
Speaker 4 (12:22):
Jones is not a bad football player, Matt jo It
comes down to coaching and guys having an opportunity to
go out and prove that they can play the Bozis.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Bill Belichick put him in a terrible situation, had a
defensive coach trying to beat office coordinator, had a special
teams coach trying to beat officeive coordinator. Put him in
a bad position because he was good as a Rocky.
And then look at what he did last year with
the Jags when Trevor Lawrence went out, Brian Thomas was
a leading Ricky receiver. Brian Thomas made a Pro Bowl.
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Look at Brian Thomas. Now, that's all I'm saying that.
Speaker 4 (13:01):
As a quarterback, you just don't walk onto a football
field on a new team, a new organization, and a
new offense and throw for three hundred and forty two
yards and two touchdowns.
Speaker 3 (13:13):
So maybe there is some proof.
Speaker 4 (13:15):
In of putting with Kyle Shanahan and this teaching of
you know, nurturing a quarterback. You know, listen, it's if
you're looking at perty right now, they're saying todayself, well
maybe maybe Mac Jones isn't that bad, Okay, Mac Jones, who.
Speaker 3 (13:38):
Mac Jones. Who you remember that back in the day, Mike.
Speaker 2 (13:42):
Jones, who, Yeah, age zero zero phone heah yeah, the
people my age, I know what I'm talking about.
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Baseball Playoffs talked about it heading into the break. Great matchups.
The wild Cards just ended. Had some great matchups in there.
Man games, some games went to three games, and like
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I said, we was the only team to make quick
work of our opponent the divisional round. It's some it's
some shockers. Ilo said this earlier. Bashett Bob Bashett not
playing now for the for the Blue jay Z Springy
hurt his knee I believe early September slide in the
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home place, so he not playing. He one of their
best players. They play the Yankees, it's a little beef
going back and forth. Then the same division the Blue
Jays win it, and then you have the Tigers and
who I believe is gonna be the MVP from the
Seattle Mariners and Cal Roley home run derby champ.
Speaker 3 (19:34):
Then you go to the National League and this is
where it's tough.
Speaker 2 (19:40):
You got the Cubs and the Brewers, same division, very
familiar with each other. You got the Dodgers and the Phillies.
And the last time we played the Phillies, just before
the end of the season, they smacked us. Oh my god,
they smacked us. We win that we might be in
a wild card company. It's not even the Phillies have
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great pitching, and it's the hitters in the lineup. You
got Schwarber, you got Harper, you got Trey Turner, you
got Mars. They just have so many hitters in the
lineup that you fear, and then they have great pitching
to back it up. But man, we got all everything
starting Game one. You know who all everything is that
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show hel Tony. He will do it all. He gonna
do everything. Then we got Mookie, we got Freddy, are
starting pitching and are hitting. We gonna be fine. It's
our bullpen. I have no I've never seen anything like this.
Man they bring in a relief pitcher. I mean it's
like bombs like you this just hit hit hit walk
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walk wall. I don't under I've never seen a bullpen
perform like this consistently bad. They're consistently bad.
Speaker 4 (20:56):
Yeah, Kershaw bet you no, he's gonna be a you
know for h K on the roster, on the roster
that yeah, yeah, So you know, I think you guys
would be good. But you talking about this NLI card
against Cincinnati, man, Cincinnati is not an easy out.
Speaker 2 (21:16):
But if you I watched every inn and of every
game against the Cincinnati Reds, game one comfortable lead and
it looks like a comfortable win. The bullpen had a
sweat bro The Reds loaded the basis, They load the basis.
Our bullpen. We couldn't get out. And I'm not gonna
name the guys that were in there. They couldn't get out.
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And some of those guys that, like Vessia has been
good for us, Henriquez has been good for us, they
couldn't get out and on a consistent basis, And so
it's like, where do we go it. Will Sasaki now
be an option? Will he be the closer? Will he
consistently pitch out of the bullpen, because when he came
in he was lights out? Can we get Blake training
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back to what he was last year? Can't Tanner Scott
please just be what you were last year with the podcasts. Bro,
that's just be what you are. That's all you're hoping for.
Just be what you were. I don't I've never seen
nothing liking the dude. Last year when we went again
was really good. When he was really good this year,
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I don't know if he's trying to be perfect. I
don't know what it is, because we know when we
play sports, ain't nobody out there trying to play bad.
Speaker 3 (22:35):
I get that.
Speaker 2 (22:36):
I'm not trying to drop a ball, You're not trying
to hear the body, you not trying to walk people.
But there's the expectations. When you played with the Dodgers,
we expect to win it all every year.
Speaker 4 (22:47):
Yeah, you expect to win it every year. I mean,
you guys do have one of the best, you know,
generational players that we always missing right now. Sure, hey
old Tony, but hey man, Philly is good. And I'm
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really you know, looking at this whole New York Yankees
Toronto Blue Jays series. I thought we have blown it
in Game two when when took my guy of the game,
he was in the eighth inning and he was, you know,
pitching stellar. But we were able to bounce back and
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to get that win. So hopefully, Uh, Tuesday, I will
be in attendance of the Yankees and Blue Jays game.
Speaker 2 (23:39):
Hey hey, hey, hey, that that that bakes two of us.
I won't be in attendance of the Yankee game, but
that game they game three, I will be there the
Dodgers in Phillies. I will be there. You're not much
money I spent on tickets last year? Oh my god,
because you know I got the best game plexico. I
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have a family of six, so we all go. Dude,
I spent so much money. I'm like, man, these they like.
Speaker 3 (24:13):
I. Damn they're paying college tuition to go and watch baseball.
Speaker 4 (24:18):
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Speaker 2 (24:23):
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Man so you ain't got him playing two wisions to
go to the Dodger's game. Hey, we went to We
went to the contact.
Speaker 3 (24:38):
We went to. I went to five games playoff games last.
Speaker 2 (24:41):
Year, oh man, five of them two against the Padres,
one World Series game and a Divisional round game.
Speaker 3 (24:51):
Yeah. Them Padres games was very good.
Speaker 2 (24:54):
Wait wait wait, wait, we gotta get up there, ill
you you you coming any games?
Speaker 3 (24:59):
Who you rooting?
Speaker 1 (25:00):
All?
Speaker 7 (25:00):
Let us know, Well, I got a pick, so I
can decide who to request an off day from if
they lose, just like a certain other member of this
program allegedly, Well, let's start with number twelve Georgia. No
worries there there on top of Kentucky twenty one to
seven with fifteen seconds left to play in the second quarter.
The story of the day, however, is Cincinnati putting it
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to fourteenth ranked and five and zero Iowa State. Here
is Dan hord on WLW.
Speaker 8 (25:31):
I don't sweep to the left for Evan Pryor.
Speaker 2 (25:33):
He's at the ten, touch back to the five, fighting
toward the end zone.
Speaker 6 (25:38):
He is in touchdown pair chats.
Speaker 2 (25:42):
Cincinnati has had the ball four times, They've scored three
touchdowns and kicked the field goal against one of the
best defenses in the country.
Speaker 7 (25:51):
And they've just scored again on a twenty yard touchdown
run by Brendan Soresby. So with just over a minute
left on the first half. It's since thirty one fourteenth
ranked Iowa State seven halftime in ann Arbor, Number twenty
Michigan ahead of Wisconsin ten to seven, number twenty two
Illinois with a twenty seven to fourteen lead at Purdue
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at halftime. Elsewhere, this is a non top twenty five score,
but notable nonetheless, one fifty nine left in the second quarter,
one and three Clemson leading North Carolina thirty five to three.
Speaker 2 (26:28):
Wait wait wait wait wait wait wait wait one more time,
one Belichick.
Speaker 7 (26:34):
One and three Clemson leading North Carolina whose head coaches yep,
still Bill Belichick thirty five to three, one fifty nine
left second.
Speaker 4 (26:45):
Quarter watching the game and Clemson score in a seventy
five yard touchdown on a first play of the game.
Speaker 2 (26:53):
That's embarrassing. That's that's embarrassing.
Speaker 3 (26:56):
Man on a half back a double reverse pass.
Speaker 7 (26:59):
Now, let that listen, guys, in fairness, he did once
come back from twenty eight to three. This is the
same thing, right, yeah, right, anyway, it's not hey, he
didn't have a guy nam Yeah right, just a little bit,
as he seems to be finding out. Finally, in Major
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League Baseball, Mariners leaving all star pitcher Brian wu their
Ace off the American League Division Series roster due to
pectoral inflammation.
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Guys, back to you, wow.
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get off the air. We got to get into this, pleax.
I want to talk about this, Nafisia Kayer. I don't
know if you uh kind of paid any attention to this.
The Lynx, Minnesota Lynx. She went to Yukon Man, she flamed,
(28:12):
She flamed. The commissioner of the WNBA, Englehart, like went in,
let her have it, and all the players now the WNBA,
they're kind of echoing what ky You're said was and
if he just said is basically terrible leadership.
Speaker 3 (28:28):
She don't know what she's doing. She sucks. Baby.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
You know what, we gonna let her. We're gonna hear
it from the horse's mouth directly. That's what she had
to say.
Speaker 9 (28:36):
Our leadership's answer to being held accountable is to suppress
everyone's voices by handing out fines. I'm not concerned about
the fine, I'm concerned about the future of our sport.
At some point, everyone deserves to hear the truth. We
have the best players in the world, we have the
best fans in the world, but right now we have
the worst leadership in the world. If I didn't know
exactly what the job entailed, maybe I wouldn't feel this way.
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But unfortunately for them, I do please serveral league that
has shown they thinky championship coaches and Hall of Fame
players are dispensable. And that's fine, it's professional sports. But
I will not stand quietly by and allow different standards
to be applied at the league level.
Speaker 3 (29:12):
So let's put contexts into this.
Speaker 2 (29:15):
When she said she knows exactly what it is her
and her husband started the unrival league, so in that
sence she is a commissioner of the league. She understands
how to put the players first. She understands what the
players need and want because her and her husband they're
doing that. She also made a comment that the commissioner said, well,
Caitlyn Clark wouldn't have had all this money off the
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court if it wasn't for the WNBA.
Speaker 3 (29:37):
That's false.
Speaker 2 (29:38):
Kaitlyn Clark got all that money from college balling at Iowa.
Speaker 3 (29:42):
And so.
Speaker 2 (29:44):
Where does the WNBA go from here? Can can they
mend this relationship? Can they figure out a way to
make it work, because yes, the owners want to make money,
but you have no money to be made if these
players aren't putting out a good product. You don't have
the Caitlyn Clarks, the Angel Reesis then Fisia Colliers, you
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don't have that. If you don't have these players out
there grabbing the attention of the public.
Speaker 4 (30:14):
I don't know, man, It's kind of, you know, one
of these things where you know, obviously everybody knows who
Caitlin Clark is and what's going.
Speaker 3 (30:24):
On in the league.
Speaker 4 (30:24):
And it's like she said, Caitlin coloss making what sixteen
million dollars like off of the basketball court, and I
think that's that doesn't sit well with some of the
veterans in this league.
Speaker 3 (30:37):
But it has to get better.
Speaker 4 (30:39):
It has to be better as far as how this
how the w NBA is r being ran from. From
a travel standpoint, you know, hotels and you know where
they're staying their accommodations. But if you don't have fans
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in games and there's no money for the players and
I think women's basketball and girls basketball has exploded over
the last five years.
Speaker 2 (31:11):
And the reason I'm good the discussion for you is
because you have a daughter that one day hopes to
be in this position. And this is why I wanted
to have this discussion, because you're invested in this. Like
I said, Wonder is one of them. I'm all, she's
one of the top. For y'all the listeners, Practico's daughter
is one of the top high school female basketball players
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in the country. So she has dreams for this, but
they're not just dreams. They are quite possibly a reality
if she continues to progress the way she's progressing.
Speaker 3 (31:42):
Go ahead, I'm sorry, Yeah, no doubt about it, man.
Speaker 4 (31:45):
So I believe it's going to get better because you know,
I'm looking at my daughter, man, and her dreams and
aspirations of get to you know, the college obviously and
maybe one day being a w NBA player. It's going
to get better, but you still have to have the
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attraction of fans attending these games for better leadership and
better pay, you know, for these female athletes.
Speaker 3 (32:19):
And I don't think it's not good.
Speaker 4 (32:22):
It's not a good sign right now for the w
NBA because all the players are really siding with Noficia
and her comments and everything that she had to say.
So I believe it's going to change. There has to
be better leadership at the top. And you know, some
of these games are really getting out of control as
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far as the officiating is going. The players are being
officiated different whatever the case made.
Speaker 2 (32:50):
Did you see the place she got hurt on, Yeah,
and it wasn't a foul. How you arry leggamins and
ankle you can't walk and it's not a foul.
Speaker 4 (33:02):
Man, I don't know, but I just think that I
believe that this league will get better as time move forwards,
because you know, some of these girls, man, they're absolute,
you know, phenomenal athletes. So I see it getting better.
But for her to speak up about it and bring
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it to the you know, attention of us, it will
continue to improve.
Speaker 2 (33:31):
For what she did, it takes courage, It takes a
lot of just willing to sacrifice yourself for the betterment
of your peers and the players that are coming behind her.
Speaker 3 (33:47):
So I give her a ton of credit for that.
Speaker 2 (33:49):
It's not easy to get out there and criticize the
commissioner of the WNBA. You're up there by yourself reading
this statement. That takes a ton of courage. And so
I wish nothing but the best. I tune in, I
watch the WNBA games. I'm a fan of all sports,
and you just want to see these young women make
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what they deserve and whether what they deserve is more
than they're asking for or it's give them what they deserve.
Stop having them go play overseas. Let them stay here
and play because it's a great game. And I've always
thought about this. Women play golf, they hit from a
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different spot than the men. Women when they play tennis,
they played three sets, the men play five. Women play basketball.
The men have a bigger basketball than the women. Man,
lord that rim to nine and a half feet, watch
how the game take off even more.
Speaker 3 (34:50):
That's just me.
Speaker 2 (34:52):
I'm just they got all that. Why think about what
I did? You just hear what I okay? Why when
they play golf do they hit from a shorter distance
than the men?
Speaker 3 (35:03):
To the TJ.
Speaker 2 (35:05):
That's not gonna have no, you didn't a question. They
know it probably won't happen. But why do women hit
from a shorter distance than the men when they play golf?
Why do they play with a smaller basketball. Why do
they play three sets? And tennis when the men play
five lord Lord to nine and a half feet and
then watch how they can't take off.
Speaker 3 (35:24):
I'm telling you everything else.
Speaker 4 (35:27):
Those are great questions that I don't think anybody can really.
Speaker 2 (35:31):
That's what I would That's that's what I would do.
Now we start seeing people get dunked on, you go down?
Speaker 3 (35:37):
Man? What fast breaks? Yeah?
Speaker 2 (35:39):
No, man, please nine and a half? You do it
for every other sport. That's just that's just me. We
got we gotta take a break. We're gonna be back.
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we gonna going up on game, down on game.
Speaker 1 (38:05):
Nine for some picks. Are you up on game?
Speaker 3 (38:08):
Let's break this up.
Speaker 1 (38:09):
Let's break it up down on game.
Speaker 10 (38:14):
That's right. Last week, if you remember, LeVar was not here.
He was at College game Day. Still not here. I
don't know if that's related to college game or you
know what happened in college game Day. We'll find out.
But you guys all picked winners. LeVar and Plaux both
went one and three.
Speaker 1 (38:30):
TJ.
Speaker 10 (38:30):
You went two and two. Of course, good pick on
Alabama there to end the what was it thirty three
game winning streak for Georgia at home there.
Speaker 3 (38:39):
Thank you, thank you, that's crazy, thank you.
Speaker 10 (38:41):
We are going to start this week with Denver going
on the road to Philadelphia to face the somehow four
and oh Eagles, a Philly a four and a half
point favorite at home. The total is currently said at
forty three and a half, and TJ will start with you.
Speaker 2 (38:56):
First off, I'm gonna take the Denver Bronco. Quite possible
to win the game, but they're gonna cover the four
and a half points. Denver's defense is very good. I
think Eagles will make it tough on Bonucks. I'm gonna
take the Denver Broncos in the under.
Speaker 3 (39:15):
Man.
Speaker 4 (39:16):
You're taking the Denver Broncos in the under I'm taking
the Philadelphi Your Eagles to cover the spread and win
the football game. So I'm going with the Eagles and
over on the points.
Speaker 3 (39:27):
Oh well, that's two games ahead.
Speaker 10 (39:32):
Next up here, we have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers going
to Seattle in the uniform matchup of the week. They're
both wearing their throwbacks. It's gonna look great on TV.
Seattle a three and a half point favorite here and
the total is currently four.
Speaker 1 (39:44):
And a half.
Speaker 2 (39:46):
Man tough venue to play in. I am owing five
in Seattle. I've never won.
Speaker 4 (39:51):
A professional football game there, and I think that that
the Seattle Seahawks will beat the Baker Mayfield and the Bucks,
and I'm going under on the points.
Speaker 2 (40:06):
Well, I think I played in Seattle one time when
I was with the Vengas.
Speaker 3 (40:10):
I actually had a hell of a game.
Speaker 2 (40:11):
I had a great game and we smacked them. I'm
with you, plax. I actually like Seattle. Probably the loudest
stadium to play in. The crowd is crazy. Seattle is
quietly one of the best teams in the league that
nobody talks about. I bet the Minnesota Vikings wish they
had Sam Tarnold right now. So I'm gonna take the
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Seattle Seahawks and I'll go over because Baker is gonna battle.
He gonna make it a they gonna put points on
the board just they just so depleted on offense.
Speaker 3 (40:42):
But yes, I like the Seattle Seahawks and overalls, all.
Speaker 10 (40:46):
Right, that's up on game. Down the game, because we've
got some breaking news for everybody there.
Speaker 3 (40:49):
Oh, let's go, let's go breaking news.
Speaker 7 (40:54):
Former NFL quarterback and present Fox analyst Mark Sanchez is
in a stable condition in an Indianapolis hospital after reportedly
being stabbed early this morning. TMZ reported that Sanchez was
stabbed the Indianapolis Police Department told wxin television that just
after twelve thirty this morning, an argument between two individuals
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in an alley in downtown Indianapolis turned into a physical altercation,
with one person stabbed and another person injured. Again. Former
NFL quarterback and present Fox analyst Mark Sanchez is in
stable condition in an Indianapolis hospital after reportedly being stabbed
early this morning. Sanchez was in Indianapolis preparing to broadcast
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tomorrow's game between the Colts and the Raiders.
Speaker 4 (41:45):
Oh wow, unfortunate news man. Obviously I played with Mark,
you know in twenty eleven. Man, great person, good dude, man,
and you know, hopefully get through this. I believe that
he will. But man, unfortunate, you know, news man. Yeah,
that sucks. Man.
Speaker 2 (42:05):
He's there to call a game tomorrow, he's out, probably
having dinner, probably walking back to the hotel, and this happens.
We got to do better as people. Appreciate everybody, respect everybody.
You get one life, man, like, don't throw your life
away by doing something, and don't jeopardize anybody else's life.
(42:26):
And speaking of that, I want to send my condolences
and I should have done this earlier and I'm sorry,
Arthur Jones, rest in peace. I'm thirty nine years old man.
His rookie year twenty ten with the Baltimore Ravens. A
great person, always had a smile on his face, always laughing,
big lovable dude.
Speaker 3 (42:46):
Man.
Speaker 2 (42:47):
Condolences to your family. Wish you nothing but the best prayers.
I just we just losing guys too soon at an
early young age. Check on your folks, make sure they
doing well. Tell them you love them, because you never
know when you're gonna get a chance to tell them
that again. And so I love y'all. Thank you guys
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for tuning in, listening LaVar, you can come join us.
Speaker 7 (43:12):
Man.
Speaker 2 (43:12):
Hopefully Penn State wins. That's flexical Burrs. I'm TJ houshman Zada.
It's up on Game. It's Fox Sports Radio. We'll see
you guys next week. I'll stay tuned in for the
Jonas Knox Show.