June 8, 2023 • 38 mins
Ben Maller talks about college football players suggesting a potential holdout over the EA Sports College Football video game, if the game needs a licensing deal to make it work, #AskBen, and much more!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hello and welcome. It's our number three, our three of
our radio show, and we're going into the video game domain.
EA Sports announced last year that their college football game
is coming back, but it has hit a snag. Why well,
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why the pushback against the college football video game? And
has to do with money of course? Does the game
need licensing deals with the players to make the game
financially work? And what's the lesson from this college football
video game nil blowback? We'll talk you about all that
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and much more here. It is our number three, the joystick,
fighting back, fighting back from the video game. Welcome and
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it up a little bit. This hour story caught my attention,
and I think it's good conversation. I hope you will
agree with me, but you'll be the judge of that.
So our lead this hour coming from the gamers domain. Now,
I've been told over the years that we have many
p ones that consume what we do for our work
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by playing video games all night. That we are in
the background while they are gaming. And maybe you're listening
right now, you're gaming, and we're the soundtrack to your
late night entertainment. And I love that. I think that's
just great. I'm very impressed that so many people still
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consume the show that way, the live show. So the
next story is right in your wheelhouse if you're a gamer,
if you're playing games right now, if you've done that
in the past or plan on doing that in the future,
And it involves the EA Sports College Football twenty twenty
four video game. And this thing has been away for many,
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many years. People were heartbroken when it went away. It
was never going to return. Then at Obannon filed a lawsuit,
and now it is back. So if you've not heard
the latest on this, we have learned that something called
the College Football Players Association. I didn't realize that was
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the thing. They are orchestrating a rogue takeover. I don't
have takeover is the right word. They're orchestrating their players
to refuse to take part in the game. So you
know that slogan in the game, Well, they might not
be in the game, and so they want the people
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at Electronic Arts to reevaluate how much they are willing
to pay the players to appear in the game. Now,
someone named Justin Falcinelli, who I am told played college
football at Clemson and now runs this fledgling outfit that
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is claiming to be the College Football Players Association. Maybe
they are, I don't know. He says all current players
should boycott the new video game. He added, it's an
opt in deal and they should not opt into it.
It is just a ridiculously low amount of money. So
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what is the amount of money, you ask, I think
it's a natural question. Well, the word on the street
is that the people at EA Electronic Arts have offered
each college football player a check for in the neighborhood
of five hundred dollars. We're gonna round it up to
five hundred, maybe round it down to five hundred, but
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five hundred dollars for each player that plays college football. Now,
you get no royalties from appearing on the game, but
you will get a check for five hundred dollars. So
let us discuss the question why the pushback? Why is
the pushback going on against the college football video game?
So I've got looney tones, pageantry, and political science one
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oh one, and we will combine all of these things
together and we are going to make a naked bootleg
is what we're going to make, all right. So, first
of all, the people who are advocating for college football
players to turn down the five hundred dollars are from
a neighborhood I would name clueless. Right now, let me explain.
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It's not a great amount of money.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I get that.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
But under the new world of name, image and likeness deals,
the game can rise from the ashes. So the game
can come back. People want the game. It's good for
college football. It's wonderful. Right, they can rise like the
phoenix from the ashes. Nevertheless, there are boundaries. EA Sports
we understand has budgeted five million dollars to just give
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five million dollars away to college football players. Now, could
it be higher? Sure, sure it could be higher. Is
that a reasonable offer? I think it is. I think
it is a reasonable not a great offer. Not a
great offer, but it's a reasonable offer when you consider
the volume of players. I'm gonna tell you why consider
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the volume of players we're talking about. If you boycott
a five hundred dollars check because you want more, that
is looney tunes For the rank and file in college football.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
It's porky pig.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Oink oinc. That's all folks for ninety nine percent. And
I'm not wrong when I say that for ninety nine
percent of college football players. Just take the money, right,
you're not gonna make the NFL. This is a novelty item.
It's the kind of thing that you can show your
grandkids when you're drinking lemonade and you're wearing diapers on
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the front porch in a rocking chair. Someday, if you're
lucky enough to make it to that age, you can say,
you know, back in mind, hey, I played college football
at Directional you and just to prove it, I was
in the video game.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Man.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Here it is now. Secondly, does the college football game
need a licensing deal with said players to make the
game feasible to make it work? So I am shaking
my head no on that. I believe the following. You
could put a video game out with a hodgepodge of
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random flotsam and jetsam, and the people that play the
game will do the legwork. They'll make the avatars, they'll
change the names, they'll change the numbers, they'll create the profiles.
It would not change the experience for the consumer. You
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know who knows that EA Sports knows that you're selling
the pageantry of collegeville players. Even really good college football
players are elevator music. They are not a necessity. You
can have a bunch of avatars that are pretty much
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faceless and it'll work. Sorry, not sorry. Players in college
football are just temporary. The traditions are forever, and that's
what the game is going to be all about. And
I know that will upset some people, but that's the
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really hard old college football fans, the hardcore Southern Fried
college football fan, the huge Big ten fan or whatever
the PAC twelve is going to be called, the West
Coast football fans, the heart old college football fan, they
want tradition oozing, oozing into their veins, whether it's the
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best damn band in the land in Ohio State dotting
the eye and that Ohio script before every home game,
or the University of Southern California's mascot Traveler running out
after a touchdown Notre Dame with touchdown Jesus and the
players slapping the play like a champion sign that Lou
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Holtz put up there in South Bend and seeing them
run out onto the field. The Sooner Schooner, which I
was lucky enough to check out years ago, that large
red and white wagon in Oklahoma that they run out
in the field. I've never been to a Florida State game,
but I know Chief Osceola riding in on his horse
with the horse named Renegade there and planting the flaming
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spear at midfield thanks to Bobby Bowden back in the day.
Or Colorado running with Ralphie the thirteen hundred pound Buffalo.
We can go on and on, like almost every school
has their own tradition, whether you're at those schools, or
Iowa or Alabama or Clemson with Death Valley. That's the
essence of college football.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Well, it's not.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
It's not the the player. It's great when you have
wonderful players and it's fun to watch them, But a
video game you want to play with your school or
a school you appreciate because of that other stuff. All right,
final fun. So what's the lesson from this college football
nil blowback? So the lesson is this political science. One
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on one the players and those that are advocating for
the players are learning be careful what you ask for
because and maybe I'm wrong on this, I don't know.
I just do the Overnight Show, but I believe that's
kind of how like socialism works. Where USC quarterback Caleb Williams,
Heisman Trophy winner, is clearly very valuable. But in the
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world of nil and the way this works, the socialistic
aspect of this in this video game, to the people
at EA Sports, Caleb Williams is no more valuable than
the quarterback of the Aquins Zips. Alabama's got this guy
named Dallas Turner's supposed to be a first round pick
in next year's NFL draft. He's an edge rusher, and
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according to the video game people, he's not worth any
more than some linebacker for the Chippewas at Central Michigan.
And that hotshot receiver for the buck Eys, Marvin Harrison Junior,
who's projected to be a top three pick in the
NFL Draft. He's going to get the same check as
a backup wide receiver and backup guard for the raging
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Cajuns of Louisiana. That's the ticket. See, it's a socialistic aspect.
Will you treat everyone equally in the society of college football?
Now Ea sports offered everyone the exact same pact. Using
malar math, here's what I've determined. So there are one
hundred and twenty nine what we used to call D
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one college football teams. Now, out of that one hundred
and twenty nine, there are roughly twenty that move the needle,
but the other one hundred and nine are part of
the game and so the part of Division one what
we consider Division one. So assuming an average of eighty
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man rosters. Remember San Jose State's not going to have
as many players as as Miami or as UCLA. They're
gonna be fewer players at smaller schools, but eighty man
rosters on average, that's ten thousand, a little over ten
thousand players. If my math is great. So one hundred
and twenty nine schools, eighty players per roster. So if
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each player gets five hundred dollars, that means of the
five million dollars EA Sports would pay each school, would
the players on each school would be eligible to get
in total around owned forty thousand dollars. A little less
than forty thousand dollars would be given to each college
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football roster to divvy up five hundred dollars each. And
that's assuming all the players take the money, and some
will likely not take the money in protest. I hope
my elementary school teacher is listening. I just did a
very difficult word math question. So I am very proud
of myself for doing that. I will pat myself on
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the back because if I was good at math, I
might have actually done some good things in school. But
I did not. That's why I went to radio and
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Good for you. Time now for the mallor Riddle of
the day. The mallor riddle of the day. Former New
York Jets All Pro offensive lineman to Brickshaw for Ferguson
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to Brickishaw Ferguson, very large human being a former Jets
offensive lineman to Brickishaw. Ferguson recently said he plans on
becoming a blank now that he's done with football. Former
Jets offensive lineman to Brickishaw Ferguson recently said he plans
on becoming a blank now that he is completely done
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with the NFL. That is the mallor Riddle o the day.
The answer, We'll get to it. We will do it next.
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Speaker 1 (15:59):
Coming up later hour. We'll have asked Ben, your questions
are answers. We look forward to that and we have
to pay off the Mallord riddle of the day. And
here it is. Former New York Jets offensive lineman to
Brickishaw Ferguson, very large human being, recently said he plans
to become a blank now that he's done playing in
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the NFL, So he's going to have a second career.
That is the question. What's the answer? The UK fans
Steven got it right? Bad job by him. Nature Boy
says he plans to become Zion's wingman.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
I think a lot of dudes would like to be
Zion's wingman. Robin Minnesota, says a technical producer of a
national late night sports radio show. Yeah, that's the dream.
Eke in Roseville, Minnesota. Also the maler Meat and Greet
says the Pillsbury dough boy. Yeah. Johnny c'es going with
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ballet dancer as his answer. Sir Nashville Phil got it right,
Bad job by him, Sir scratch Off's going with ball
washer as his A selection to the Mallard Riddle of
the day, Who else do we have? Page down? Matt
the Warrior Raider rays fan says reading Little Golden Books
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is his new plan there? Sure, what the heck? Competitive
eater guessed by Rod the Ambassador of Bakersfield. Very active
Ferg Dog says his goal is to get enshrined into
the Fergie Hall of Fame like Ferg Dog. Okay, a
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plumber guessed by Donkey Sausage. That's his answer, alf the
alien opiner says he plans on becoming a phrenologist, one
who feels and interprets the shape and size of the cranium.
All right, do you have an answer, Eddie? It is
not not what Jay Dodd said planning the next Mallard
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meet and greet with spin Psycle Regina. Do you have
an answer, Eddy?
Speaker 2 (18:07):
I do. He is going to become a sports sorcerer.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
Sports sorcerer, Okay? Is that the answer? Is that the No,
that is not the answer I am told. Neither is
he planning on becoming a mason like a listener mason
in Huntington Beach or Mallard prop guy got it right.
A very creative there the way he answered the question.
The correct answer though, is the offensive lineman. Now out
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of the NFL. The Brickershaw Ferguson recently said he plans
to become a nurse, a nurse, oh Mercy nurse. He
will attend nursing school. He's not sure what kind of
nurse he's going to be, whether it's an emergency room
nurse or at a doctor's office, but he's tempting to
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become a nurse, which is a great job and we
need nurses, and nurses do most of the work, not
the doctor. When I go to the medical facility, it's
always the nurses doing most of the work, and then
the doctor comes in there and closes the door. Do
we have this audio, Coop? I really want to play
this audio from Sir scratch Off. This guy posts these
wild videos on Twitter, and he's just imagined. He's in Arkansas.
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He's driving his truck around and he pauses and he
sends these videos out. And some of them we laugh at,
some of them we cry at, and and then some
of them we just roll our eyes at. But this
one was about Chain and de Moine, who had a
phone issue earlier in the hour, and that led to
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a little bit of a rant from Sir scratch Off.
And I believe we have the audio. So here's how
here's how it sounded.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
Listen. Are you sure it's up?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
If you want the plane?
Speaker 1 (19:53):
Shamee, man, they let me get on radio.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
He probably I'm crying somewhere being You have to look
him up, man, he'll be.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
Count FBI looking.
Speaker 7 (20:01):
I won't know why I got cut off the radio.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
Man.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
All right, let's go to Shane. Are you Shane? And
the Moyes called back, Shane, are you contacting the FBI?
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Shane?
Speaker 1 (20:14):
Is this going to be a federal case? Shane and the.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
Moyne No, Ben, My call drops. Sorry about that, So
it's not some big conspiracy. Have a crappy phone? Sold. Hey,
I want to ask Isola Sam something real quick if
I may.
Speaker 6 (20:29):
So.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
My cy Clones suck? Your Hawkeyes suck. How's your team
looking this year? My team's looking like trash.
Speaker 3 (20:36):
How's Iowa looking?
Speaker 6 (20:38):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I mean they went eight in five last year, you know,
and they have Cad mcnamarrick quarterback, and they have Caleb
Brown at wide receiver transfer from Ohio State. I think
that they'll be a I don't know.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Are in Iowa College? We're doing like a heart oh
Iowa College?
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Never too early?
Speaker 1 (20:54):
Yeah? And and will the Hawkeye score more than three
points a game?
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Next?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
That's the hope. I mean, you can say they suck
on offense, Will they bear?
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Will they punt less than twelve times a game?
Speaker 3 (21:06):
That's the question to be asked. I think that I
think that they hope. So, but will it happen? Will
Jane mcnamary.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Do the trick?
Speaker 1 (21:15):
Shane? You were on heavy breathing, and you were on
the pulse, the pulse of what the overnight sports radio
consumer wants to hear in June.
Speaker 4 (21:24):
I already Awa minute?
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Yeah, yeah, we definitely do well. If Iowa Sam's part
of the show, we could have puns of fun every
week or the Iowa minute every week? How amazing would
that be?
Speaker 4 (21:36):
And just to squash the Iola Sam be if it's
the stupidest thing ever, Jonas used to give him an
Iowa minute. The guy couldn't come up with it. That's
my whole beef. I was Sam's.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I couldn't keep I couldn't come.
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Up with what an Iowa minute?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Oh what do you mean? Like I couldn't do it
in a minute?
Speaker 4 (21:53):
I never Jonas gave you three hours. You couldn't come
up with a minute. You did a great job tonight.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Why I did do the Iowa man? So I don't know.
I mean, I don't know what you mean by that.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You didn't do it every week or something like that.
Speaker 4 (22:05):
I must have missed some because I don't think I
heard that many of them, so that might even be
my fault.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
I would like you to genuflect.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
I would do that on Saturdays.
Speaker 1 (22:14):
I demand you to apologize right now.
Speaker 3 (22:16):
Oh no, Well, if if I'm on, you should actually
quit your job, Sam, the Iowa minute will make a
triumphant return. We'll keep tabs on Iowa.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Hey, Sam, who are the three? Who are the three
callers you hate the most?
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Right now?
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Go ahead?
Speaker 3 (22:28):
Me?
Speaker 1 (22:29):
No, No, I mean I mean our friend Shane.
Speaker 3 (22:32):
Oh I dropped.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
Oh he's gone. Okay, we'll never know, all right, Sorry, Shane?
You know Sam? Shane? You say Sam, I say Shane,
I say Shane, Sam, I meant Shane.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
Whatever.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
I haven't been on the show long enough to hate
any callers yet, so well, Shane hates mostly okay, and
also the topics we talk, yet he comes back and
listens every night.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
For punishment you want, we will continue on. We have
asked Ben. We'll take some more calls also ask Ben.
Coming up in a little bit. But right now, let's
bounce the microphone. Very expensive microphone. You're not supposed to
bounce them over to uh. Let's see here, Edmund Dallas, Diego, Steamboat, Willie, Nacho, Daddy,
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the Mermaan, Bad News Bears, Judas, Solid Gold Corporate, nine
to five, jar Jar, the matt At Bomber or sports fodder,
the puck Ducker, triple a Gated Garcia, Games of Note Garcia,
throwing the throw, the red flag, glass tow and gaslight Garcia.
Speaker 2 (23:36):
Wow, I may have more than you at this point.
This is ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
Well, actually I have more ready my nicknames. I am
known as the Baron of Baldadash, the Big gall Bladder, Benis,
the Menace, Yes you did of the north Woods, General
of Degenerates, Tycoon of T's, Master of Disaster, the Hustler, Filibuster,
night Light of night Life, Pummeler of Producers as Roberto
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but who Benny bright Side, that's good Sauce, Manatee of Insanity, Jackass, Marconey, Mallard,
Moneyline Malard, Emissary of Weaknight, Windbag, Wizard of Wacky, Slayer
of Naysayers, Grand Goober of gab Olive, dark Again of
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Dark Tower of babel On, Honest Adonis, Nocturnal Colonel, the
Underdog of Monologue, and the Holy Pope of the Slippery Slope.
Now back over to you.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Oh god, that's pretty good. You're like, those are really good.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
No, that's only happened. Sam wants he wants the job,
so you want to hear my other Nicknampse No, okay, yes,
that's a yes. Spin Master of misinformation, the bannering broadcaster.
I've been called the Beethoven of bs, Curmudgeon of commentary,
Chasm of sarcasm, the tzareb Zany, the dark Night of
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weeknight sports radio, the Mogul of mischief, Benny the Brazen,
the King of zaying, Moneyball Mallard, Benny the Bopper Fox,
the Sultan of insulting, the Shaman of Schodenfreude, Jumpin' Jack
of wisecrack, in Sight of overnight medicine, Man Mallard, the
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Nabob of negativity, the Sage of outrage, Pinnacle of cynical
Prince of preposterous, Professor of propaganda, Hazar hyperbole, and the
mad Hatter of sports chatter.
Speaker 3 (25:44):
All right, now, I know anything else?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Do you want anything else?
Speaker 2 (25:50):
No, I definitely don't want anything else.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
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Speaker 1 (26:28):
Fun fact, Luisa Rise the last two weeks is hitting
five twenty four, five twenty four or the last two
weeks twenty two hits in forty two at bats.
Speaker 2 (26:41):
It's pretty good, not bad, not bad. And apparently big
news from soccer, Leonel Messi is joining the MLS. He
is going to play for Inter Miami, definitely the highest
profile player ever to join Major miss team.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
Guest Gay works for I know.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
I think he does women's soccer. I don't know, but
I believe. I believe David Beckham owns that team. I
think at least a share of the team.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Yeah, yeah, well he didn't.
Speaker 4 (27:10):
I know.
Speaker 1 (27:10):
Messi turned down the Saudi money he.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Offered to think I think, but he's getting a partial
ownership with the team and a lot of the stuff.
So yeah, we've had some big name even I know,
you know, I'm not a soccer guy, but even I know,
like David Beckham and uh was it Daryn Ree and
uh Wayne Rooney. Some of these guys they come over
here at the end of their career and you know,
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get a little publicity. But this is the biggest star
ever to come over here for him.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
You know my David Beckham story that I I and
David Beckham shared a moment, okay, at the arena called
Staples Center back in the day. We both urinated at
the same time.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
It's not sharing, it's not sharing a moment.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
Really same time.
Speaker 2 (27:55):
Just that's really disgusting and creepy.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
And there was one difference.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Hard to believe you, I bet there was.
Speaker 1 (28:01):
The difference is he had a bodyguard standing outside the bathroom.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
I did not have a bodyguard.
Speaker 1 (28:08):
I just had to empty the at the tank there.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Thank you for sharing that wonderful story with us.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
You're welcome. You're welcome. Any other nicknames or stories.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
We're out of time.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
We're out of time. I think we need in this
amounts of time. What is time? What is time? Let's
say hello to angry Bill.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
This should be on second thought, do you have any
more nicknames?
Speaker 1 (28:37):
Angry Bill, who normally has nothing to say, but we'll
put him on anyway. Hello Angry Bill from Jacksonville, Florida.
Hello Angry Bill.
Speaker 6 (28:47):
Hei you doing guys? Let me ask you, do you
think this is the last sports venue that these scumbag
is going to try and take over? Or do you
think they're going to keep going? What's sports next the
stumbag you're going to take?
Speaker 1 (29:01):
Well, you asked me the question. From what I've heard,
they they've already spent money on on football, the international sports,
so I believe they will spend more money on soccer
and but as far as American sport, they can get
whatever they want.
Speaker 6 (29:18):
Bill.
Speaker 1 (29:18):
They can buy everything. They could buy you, they could
buy me, they could buy the NFL, the NBA, baseball.
Whatever they want they can get, they can afford it.
Speaker 6 (29:26):
Serious. This is where the problem is. When we were
in conflict with them, so we just didn't blow them
up with they had them bomb. The same thing with
the Japanese and the same thing with the Germans. We
should have blown all of them off. The facity or
throwing has the opportunity, but we didn't do it because
we were a weak, spinalless little punks. Then we would
be sitting here fighting for our money, fighting for our workers. Okay,
(29:48):
so you think gumbag people.
Speaker 1 (29:51):
Well, there are other ways we build. There are other
ways to take care of.
Speaker 6 (29:56):
Things other than build, rebuild Germany. Yeah, there are other ways.
We're a bunch of weeks spineless punks, the jump Sobbies
off or whatever the hell their names are. When we
had the chance blow him off the face of the earth.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
How do you really feel.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
I'm going to Japan for my honeymoon though, so like
that would uh, that wouldn't be good.
Speaker 1 (30:20):
That would be a real bomb with you. Okay, yes, Bill,
He's not gonna take him at an Adam boond bomb.
He'll take an Adam bong is what he's going to take,
right if.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
You'll have no, it's actually very illegal over there.
Speaker 1 (30:35):
I'm going to really Japan, you know.
Speaker 3 (30:37):
No, I'm gonna have to not smoke for like two weeks.
It's gonna be wow.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
Yeah, what are you going to do?
Speaker 3 (30:44):
I don't I guess. I guess I'm gonna have to
take up drinking full mental cognition will return.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Don't you think there's an underground weed network in Japan?
Speaker 2 (30:54):
You just have to say what you wanted to be.
Britney Griner.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
Over there good publicity for the show, Coop if you
got arrested.
Speaker 3 (31:01):
Well, I was, I was reading. It's actually Japan is
the only country in the world where amphetamines are more
popular than marijuana, right, yes, because they are a very efficient,
work oriented people and marijuana, you know, causes you it's
a downer to be like lazy. So they don't like that.
(31:24):
They like like meth oh because because then they can
like stay up and work more.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
They give they just go to meth oh.
Speaker 3 (31:32):
I mean, I'm sure adderall is you know, that's that's
in the amphetamine family.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
So I bet you Jed's like, Man, I should go
to Japan. I could make a killing over there. Man,
I could sell some, I could use some, but they
love me over there be a hero in Japan. All right?
Is the Ben Malor Show. As we continue on Angry
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Speaker 2 (31:52):
Was even beyond Oh my god, that's.
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Speaker 3 (33:15):
All right, we're short on time because Ben decided to
read every single nickname and so he didn't. Nobody wanted
to hear. So we're gonna go rap no, no, you know,
rapid fire, go go Emmett, Emmett. The blind Seahawks fan
wants to know for everyone, what is your favorite style
of pizza?
Speaker 1 (33:37):
I lately, I love Chicago deep dish. I was in
Chicago last year. I love it. But otherwise, Costco pizza,
Go ahead, Edie.
Speaker 2 (33:45):
Costco Pizza sucks. It's definitely Chicago Chicago.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
Iowa, Sam, quickly please, oh I get to answer these two. Yeah,
you're part of the show today.
Speaker 2 (33:53):
Go ahead.
Speaker 3 (33:54):
Yeah, I like a good deep dish, Deep dish.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
It's great.
Speaker 3 (33:57):
Coop Pan Pizza. I guess I don't know if that's
the pizza you know, Pan Pizza.
Speaker 6 (34:05):
All right?
Speaker 1 (34:06):
Next rabbit fire next, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (34:08):
All right. The saw Man would like to know from
everyone other than TV and phone slash Internet, what piece
of technology could you not live without?
Speaker 1 (34:18):
The car? The car would be would be Yeah, it's technology.
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I guess I'd have to go car too. It's a
pretty good answer.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Ioa Sam uh No phone, no Internet? Yeah, well you
would have internet. But if you don't have a phone,
who cares?
Speaker 3 (34:37):
Television?
Speaker 2 (34:38):
I guess news that wasn't that included?
Speaker 1 (34:41):
That was kind of included there.
Speaker 8 (34:42):
Yeah, yeah, okay, radio, it's not listening, it's I'm almso
gonna go car. Okay, next, all right, Shane of des Moines,
the Notorious One. He wants to know who has the
nicer car? You or your wife slash fiance slash girlfriend.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
I don't know what.
Speaker 1 (35:04):
Yeah, yeah, so my wife has a better car than
I have. And because during COVID I didn't have to
come into the studio at all. Boy, am I lucky
the companies asked me to come back. But I still
drive a crappy car, Eddie.
Speaker 2 (35:19):
My car is nicer than my wife's ado. I don't
really care. It's not a big deal to me.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
Yeah, I don't really care either.
Speaker 6 (35:23):
Whatever.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
Fine, what about you, Iowa, Sam, you have no you're
a single man. You are dating someone right?
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Ah?
Speaker 1 (35:31):
Now?
Speaker 3 (35:31):
Oh say that my special lady friend. I'll say her
car is a little nicer than mine. I don't have
a super bu It's nothing crazy, I got you, and.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
We're working radio. When I have nice cars, hoop.
Speaker 3 (35:45):
I definitely have the nicer car.
Speaker 1 (35:47):
Oh okay, very nice. Rapid fire next, rapping fire, rapid fire,
come on.
Speaker 3 (35:53):
This one is just for you, Ben. This is from
John the Pie Guy. He wants to know, would you
ever do a local only show during the day in
addition to the late night show.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Yes, if they pay enough, sure, why not? My wife
would divorce me. But I did do years ago. I
did a separate show about three or four days a
week for bost in Boston, the Boston Market, and I
did enjoy that. But it is a little difficult with
the logistics of doing this show and then being awake
at the time I would need to be awake during
(36:26):
the day. It's more like rare and appropriate. But they
don't even really ask me to fill in anymore at
these places I used to fill in. But yes, I
like money and I like radio and if they pay
me John the Pie Guy, absolutely we should get John
the Pie Guy back in studio sometime. And yeah, anyway, next,
what is next? Rapid fire Eke.
Speaker 3 (36:50):
He wants to know. This is for Sam Oh, how
was the trip to London? And then for the rest
of the crew have you been to London? Trip was great?
Great weather walking, got some cool stuff. Trip was a
solid a did you eat fish and chips? I?
Speaker 5 (37:06):
Did you?
Speaker 1 (37:07):
Did you enjoy the other food. Did you sample the
other food?
Speaker 6 (37:11):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (37:11):
I liked English breakfast, you know, beans, sausage, cheese on toast. Ah, simple,
but it works.
Speaker 1 (37:20):
Did you meet any fans of Fox Sports Tree like
Terry in England or any the other guys that listened
in the UK?
Speaker 3 (37:26):
I did not.
Speaker 6 (37:26):
You did not.
Speaker 1 (37:27):
I very selfish of you. You could have had a
tax right off if you you could have said you
you did something for work? What is next?
Speaker 3 (37:34):
Has anybody else been to London?
Speaker 6 (37:36):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (37:36):
I have been to London. I went for an NFL game.
Speaker 1 (37:38):
I have never been to London. I have been to
Oceania better known as Hawaii, but I have not been
to London. Now what is next here? What is next?
Speaker 3 (37:46):
Ferg Dog wants to know. Do you check the peepole
before opening your door? Uh?
Speaker 1 (37:52):
Yes yes, I think. Isn't that kind of normal?
Speaker 2 (37:56):
Who does? Yes? Absolutely? Yes? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (37:59):
Yeah? How to do it?
Speaker 1 (38:00):
Maybe in you know, small town Iowa.
Speaker 2 (38:02):
You don't have to.
Speaker 1 (38:03):
Quickly rapid fire.
Speaker 3 (38:05):
What does your Taco Bell order?
Speaker 1 (38:07):
I haven't been to Taco Bell in probably over fifteen.
Speaker 8 (38:10):
Years, so I have no idea Mexican pizza I was saying,
cheesy gordita crunch.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
Coop had to get that in.
Speaker 2 (38:19):
Yeah.
Hello and welcome. It's our number three, our three of
our radio show, and we're going into the video game domain.
EA Sports announced last year that their college football game
is coming back, but it has hit a snag. Why well,
(00:22):
why the pushback against the college football video game? And
has to do with money of course? Does the game
need licensing deals with the players to make the game
financially work? And what's the lesson from this college football
video game nil blowback? We'll talk you about all that
(00:44):
and much more here. It is our number three, the joystick,
fighting back, fighting back from the video game. Welcome and
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it up a little bit. This hour story caught my attention,
and I think it's good conversation. I hope you will
agree with me, but you'll be the judge of that.
So our lead this hour coming from the gamers domain. Now,
I've been told over the years that we have many
p ones that consume what we do for our work
(02:09):
by playing video games all night. That we are in
the background while they are gaming. And maybe you're listening
right now, you're gaming, and we're the soundtrack to your
late night entertainment. And I love that. I think that's
just great. I'm very impressed that so many people still
(02:30):
consume the show that way, the live show. So the
next story is right in your wheelhouse if you're a gamer,
if you're playing games right now, if you've done that
in the past or plan on doing that in the future,
And it involves the EA Sports College Football twenty twenty
four video game. And this thing has been away for many,
(02:51):
many years. People were heartbroken when it went away. It
was never going to return. Then at Obannon filed a lawsuit,
and now it is back. So if you've not heard
the latest on this, we have learned that something called
the College Football Players Association. I didn't realize that was
(03:12):
the thing. They are orchestrating a rogue takeover. I don't
have takeover is the right word. They're orchestrating their players
to refuse to take part in the game. So you
know that slogan in the game, Well, they might not
be in the game, and so they want the people
(03:34):
at Electronic Arts to reevaluate how much they are willing
to pay the players to appear in the game. Now,
someone named Justin Falcinelli, who I am told played college
football at Clemson and now runs this fledgling outfit that
(03:56):
is claiming to be the College Football Players Association. Maybe
they are, I don't know. He says all current players
should boycott the new video game. He added, it's an
opt in deal and they should not opt into it.
It is just a ridiculously low amount of money. So
(04:16):
what is the amount of money, you ask, I think
it's a natural question. Well, the word on the street
is that the people at EA Electronic Arts have offered
each college football player a check for in the neighborhood
of five hundred dollars. We're gonna round it up to
five hundred, maybe round it down to five hundred, but
(04:36):
five hundred dollars for each player that plays college football. Now,
you get no royalties from appearing on the game, but
you will get a check for five hundred dollars. So
let us discuss the question why the pushback? Why is
the pushback going on against the college football video game?
So I've got looney tones, pageantry, and political science one
(05:01):
oh one, and we will combine all of these things
together and we are going to make a naked bootleg
is what we're going to make, all right. So, first
of all, the people who are advocating for college football
players to turn down the five hundred dollars are from
a neighborhood I would name clueless. Right now, let me explain.
(05:27):
It's not a great amount of money.
Speaker 2 (05:28):
I get that.
Speaker 1 (05:28):
But under the new world of name, image and likeness deals,
the game can rise from the ashes. So the game
can come back. People want the game. It's good for
college football. It's wonderful. Right, they can rise like the
phoenix from the ashes. Nevertheless, there are boundaries. EA Sports
we understand has budgeted five million dollars to just give
(05:54):
five million dollars away to college football players. Now, could
it be higher? Sure, sure it could be higher. Is
that a reasonable offer? I think it is. I think
it is a reasonable not a great offer. Not a
great offer, but it's a reasonable offer when you consider
the volume of players. I'm gonna tell you why consider
(06:14):
the volume of players we're talking about. If you boycott
a five hundred dollars check because you want more, that
is looney tunes For the rank and file in college football.
Speaker 3 (06:29):
It's porky pig.
Speaker 1 (06:30):
Oink oinc. That's all folks for ninety nine percent. And
I'm not wrong when I say that for ninety nine
percent of college football players. Just take the money, right,
you're not gonna make the NFL. This is a novelty item.
It's the kind of thing that you can show your
grandkids when you're drinking lemonade and you're wearing diapers on
(06:52):
the front porch in a rocking chair. Someday, if you're
lucky enough to make it to that age, you can say,
you know, back in mind, hey, I played college football
at Directional you and just to prove it, I was
in the video game.
Speaker 4 (07:07):
Man.
Speaker 1 (07:07):
Here it is now. Secondly, does the college football game
need a licensing deal with said players to make the
game feasible to make it work? So I am shaking
my head no on that. I believe the following. You
could put a video game out with a hodgepodge of
(07:31):
random flotsam and jetsam, and the people that play the
game will do the legwork. They'll make the avatars, they'll
change the names, they'll change the numbers, they'll create the profiles.
It would not change the experience for the consumer. You
(07:52):
know who knows that EA Sports knows that you're selling
the pageantry of collegeville players. Even really good college football
players are elevator music. They are not a necessity. You
can have a bunch of avatars that are pretty much
(08:13):
faceless and it'll work. Sorry, not sorry. Players in college
football are just temporary. The traditions are forever, and that's
what the game is going to be all about. And
I know that will upset some people, but that's the
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really hard old college football fans, the hardcore Southern Fried
college football fan, the huge Big ten fan or whatever
the PAC twelve is going to be called, the West
Coast football fans, the heart old college football fan, they
want tradition oozing, oozing into their veins, whether it's the
(08:54):
best damn band in the land in Ohio State dotting
the eye and that Ohio script before every home game,
or the University of Southern California's mascot Traveler running out
after a touchdown Notre Dame with touchdown Jesus and the
players slapping the play like a champion sign that Lou
(09:15):
Holtz put up there in South Bend and seeing them
run out onto the field. The Sooner Schooner, which I
was lucky enough to check out years ago, that large
red and white wagon in Oklahoma that they run out
in the field. I've never been to a Florida State game,
but I know Chief Osceola riding in on his horse
with the horse named Renegade there and planting the flaming
(09:38):
spear at midfield thanks to Bobby Bowden back in the day.
Or Colorado running with Ralphie the thirteen hundred pound Buffalo.
We can go on and on, like almost every school
has their own tradition, whether you're at those schools, or
Iowa or Alabama or Clemson with Death Valley. That's the
essence of college football.
Speaker 3 (10:00):
Well, it's not.
Speaker 1 (10:02):
It's not the the player. It's great when you have
wonderful players and it's fun to watch them, But a
video game you want to play with your school or
a school you appreciate because of that other stuff. All right,
final fun. So what's the lesson from this college football
nil blowback? So the lesson is this political science. One
(10:26):
on one the players and those that are advocating for
the players are learning be careful what you ask for
because and maybe I'm wrong on this, I don't know.
I just do the Overnight Show, but I believe that's
kind of how like socialism works. Where USC quarterback Caleb Williams,
Heisman Trophy winner, is clearly very valuable. But in the
(10:52):
world of nil and the way this works, the socialistic
aspect of this in this video game, to the people
at EA Sports, Caleb Williams is no more valuable than
the quarterback of the Aquins Zips. Alabama's got this guy
named Dallas Turner's supposed to be a first round pick
in next year's NFL draft. He's an edge rusher, and
(11:13):
according to the video game people, he's not worth any
more than some linebacker for the Chippewas at Central Michigan.
And that hotshot receiver for the buck Eys, Marvin Harrison Junior,
who's projected to be a top three pick in the
NFL Draft. He's going to get the same check as
a backup wide receiver and backup guard for the raging
(11:38):
Cajuns of Louisiana. That's the ticket. See, it's a socialistic aspect.
Will you treat everyone equally in the society of college football?
Now Ea sports offered everyone the exact same pact. Using
malar math, here's what I've determined. So there are one
hundred and twenty nine what we used to call D
(12:00):
one college football teams. Now, out of that one hundred
and twenty nine, there are roughly twenty that move the needle,
but the other one hundred and nine are part of
the game and so the part of Division one what
we consider Division one. So assuming an average of eighty
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man rosters. Remember San Jose State's not going to have
as many players as as Miami or as UCLA. They're
gonna be fewer players at smaller schools, but eighty man
rosters on average, that's ten thousand, a little over ten
thousand players. If my math is great. So one hundred
and twenty nine schools, eighty players per roster. So if
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each player gets five hundred dollars, that means of the
five million dollars EA Sports would pay each school, would
the players on each school would be eligible to get
in total around owned forty thousand dollars. A little less
than forty thousand dollars would be given to each college
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football roster to divvy up five hundred dollars each. And
that's assuming all the players take the money, and some
will likely not take the money in protest. I hope
my elementary school teacher is listening. I just did a
very difficult word math question. So I am very proud
of myself for doing that. I will pat myself on
(13:28):
the back because if I was good at math, I
might have actually done some good things in school. But
I did not. That's why I went to radio and
look at me now. It is the Ben at Malor Show.
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Good for you. Time now for the mallor Riddle of
the day. The mallor riddle of the day. Former New
York Jets All Pro offensive lineman to Brickshaw for Ferguson
(14:34):
to Brickishaw Ferguson, very large human being a former Jets
offensive lineman to Brickishaw. Ferguson recently said he plans on
becoming a blank now that he's done with football. Former
Jets offensive lineman to Brickishaw Ferguson recently said he plans
on becoming a blank now that he is completely done
(14:56):
with the NFL. That is the mallor Riddle o the day.
The answer, We'll get to it. We will do it next.
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Speaker 1 (15:59):
Coming up later hour. We'll have asked Ben, your questions
are answers. We look forward to that and we have
to pay off the Mallord riddle of the day. And
here it is. Former New York Jets offensive lineman to
Brickishaw Ferguson, very large human being, recently said he plans
to become a blank now that he's done playing in
(16:22):
the NFL, So he's going to have a second career.
That is the question. What's the answer? The UK fans
Steven got it right? Bad job by him. Nature Boy
says he plans to become Zion's wingman.
Speaker 2 (16:36):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (16:36):
I think a lot of dudes would like to be
Zion's wingman. Robin Minnesota, says a technical producer of a
national late night sports radio show. Yeah, that's the dream.
Eke in Roseville, Minnesota. Also the maler Meat and Greet
says the Pillsbury dough boy. Yeah. Johnny c'es going with
(16:57):
ballet dancer as his answer. Sir Nashville Phil got it right,
Bad job by him, Sir scratch Off's going with ball
washer as his A selection to the Mallard Riddle of
the day, Who else do we have? Page down? Matt
the Warrior Raider rays fan says reading Little Golden Books
(17:21):
is his new plan there? Sure, what the heck? Competitive
eater guessed by Rod the Ambassador of Bakersfield. Very active
Ferg Dog says his goal is to get enshrined into
the Fergie Hall of Fame like Ferg Dog. Okay, a
(17:41):
plumber guessed by Donkey Sausage. That's his answer, alf the
alien opiner says he plans on becoming a phrenologist, one
who feels and interprets the shape and size of the cranium.
All right, do you have an answer, Eddie? It is
not not what Jay Dodd said planning the next Mallard
(18:04):
meet and greet with spin Psycle Regina. Do you have
an answer, Eddy?
Speaker 2 (18:07):
I do. He is going to become a sports sorcerer.
Speaker 1 (18:11):
Sports sorcerer, Okay? Is that the answer? Is that the No,
that is not the answer I am told. Neither is
he planning on becoming a mason like a listener mason
in Huntington Beach or Mallard prop guy got it right.
A very creative there the way he answered the question.
The correct answer though, is the offensive lineman. Now out
(18:31):
of the NFL. The Brickershaw Ferguson recently said he plans
to become a nurse, a nurse, oh Mercy nurse. He
will attend nursing school. He's not sure what kind of
nurse he's going to be, whether it's an emergency room
nurse or at a doctor's office, but he's tempting to
(18:54):
become a nurse, which is a great job and we
need nurses, and nurses do most of the work, not
the doctor. When I go to the medical facility, it's
always the nurses doing most of the work, and then
the doctor comes in there and closes the door. Do
we have this audio, Coop? I really want to play
this audio from Sir scratch Off. This guy posts these
wild videos on Twitter, and he's just imagined. He's in Arkansas.
(19:20):
He's driving his truck around and he pauses and he
sends these videos out. And some of them we laugh at,
some of them we cry at, and and then some
of them we just roll our eyes at. But this
one was about Chain and de Moine, who had a
phone issue earlier in the hour, and that led to
(19:41):
a little bit of a rant from Sir scratch Off.
And I believe we have the audio. So here's how
here's how it sounded.
Speaker 3 (19:49):
Listen. Are you sure it's up?
Speaker 2 (19:51):
If you want the plane?
Speaker 1 (19:53):
Shamee, man, they let me get on radio.
Speaker 6 (19:55):
He probably I'm crying somewhere being You have to look
him up, man, he'll be.
Speaker 1 (20:00):
Count FBI looking.
Speaker 7 (20:01):
I won't know why I got cut off the radio.
Speaker 5 (20:04):
Man.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
All right, let's go to Shane. Are you Shane? And
the Moyes called back, Shane, are you contacting the FBI?
Speaker 2 (20:13):
Shane?
Speaker 1 (20:14):
Is this going to be a federal case? Shane and the.
Speaker 4 (20:17):
Moyne No, Ben, My call drops. Sorry about that, So
it's not some big conspiracy. Have a crappy phone? Sold. Hey,
I want to ask Isola Sam something real quick if
I may.
Speaker 6 (20:29):
So.
Speaker 4 (20:30):
My cy Clones suck? Your Hawkeyes suck. How's your team
looking this year? My team's looking like trash.
Speaker 3 (20:36):
How's Iowa looking?
Speaker 6 (20:38):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (20:39):
I mean they went eight in five last year, you know,
and they have Cad mcnamarrick quarterback, and they have Caleb
Brown at wide receiver transfer from Ohio State. I think
that they'll be a I don't know.
Speaker 1 (20:49):
Are in Iowa College? We're doing like a heart oh
Iowa College?
Speaker 3 (20:53):
Never too early?
Speaker 1 (20:54):
Yeah? And and will the Hawkeye score more than three
points a game?
Speaker 2 (20:58):
Next?
Speaker 3 (20:58):
That's the hope. I mean, you can say they suck
on offense, Will they bear?
Speaker 1 (21:02):
Will they punt less than twelve times a game?
Speaker 3 (21:06):
That's the question to be asked. I think that I
think that they hope. So, but will it happen? Will
Jane mcnamary.
Speaker 2 (21:14):
Do the trick?
Speaker 1 (21:15):
Shane? You were on heavy breathing, and you were on
the pulse, the pulse of what the overnight sports radio
consumer wants to hear in June.
Speaker 4 (21:24):
I already Awa minute?
Speaker 1 (21:26):
Yeah, yeah, we definitely do well. If Iowa Sam's part
of the show, we could have puns of fun every
week or the Iowa minute every week? How amazing would
that be?
Speaker 4 (21:36):
And just to squash the Iola Sam be if it's
the stupidest thing ever, Jonas used to give him an
Iowa minute. The guy couldn't come up with it. That's
my whole beef. I was Sam's.
Speaker 3 (21:46):
I couldn't keep I couldn't come.
Speaker 4 (21:48):
Up with what an Iowa minute?
Speaker 3 (21:50):
Oh what do you mean? Like I couldn't do it
in a minute?
Speaker 4 (21:53):
I never Jonas gave you three hours. You couldn't come
up with a minute. You did a great job tonight.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
Why I did do the Iowa man? So I don't know.
I mean, I don't know what you mean by that.
Speaker 1 (22:03):
You didn't do it every week or something like that.
Speaker 4 (22:05):
I must have missed some because I don't think I
heard that many of them, so that might even be
my fault.
Speaker 1 (22:10):
I would like you to genuflect.
Speaker 3 (22:12):
I would do that on Saturdays.
Speaker 1 (22:14):
I demand you to apologize right now.
Speaker 3 (22:16):
Oh no, Well, if if I'm on, you should actually
quit your job, Sam, the Iowa minute will make a
triumphant return. We'll keep tabs on Iowa.
Speaker 1 (22:25):
Hey, Sam, who are the three? Who are the three
callers you hate the most?
Speaker 2 (22:27):
Right now?
Speaker 1 (22:28):
Go ahead?
Speaker 3 (22:28):
Me?
Speaker 1 (22:29):
No, No, I mean I mean our friend Shane.
Speaker 3 (22:32):
Oh I dropped.
Speaker 1 (22:33):
Oh he's gone. Okay, we'll never know, all right, Sorry, Shane?
You know Sam? Shane? You say Sam, I say Shane,
I say Shane, Sam, I meant Shane.
Speaker 2 (22:42):
Whatever.
Speaker 3 (22:44):
I haven't been on the show long enough to hate
any callers yet, so well, Shane hates mostly okay, and
also the topics we talk, yet he comes back and
listens every night.
Speaker 1 (23:00):
For punishment you want, we will continue on. We have
asked Ben. We'll take some more calls also ask Ben.
Coming up in a little bit. But right now, let's
bounce the microphone. Very expensive microphone. You're not supposed to
bounce them over to uh. Let's see here, Edmund Dallas, Diego, Steamboat, Willie, Nacho, Daddy,
(23:20):
the Mermaan, Bad News Bears, Judas, Solid Gold Corporate, nine
to five, jar Jar, the matt At Bomber or sports fodder,
the puck Ducker, triple a Gated Garcia, Games of Note Garcia,
throwing the throw, the red flag, glass tow and gaslight Garcia.
Speaker 2 (23:36):
Wow, I may have more than you at this point.
This is ridiculous.
Speaker 1 (23:41):
Well, actually I have more ready my nicknames. I am
known as the Baron of Baldadash, the Big gall Bladder, Benis,
the Menace, Yes you did of the north Woods, General
of Degenerates, Tycoon of T's, Master of Disaster, the Hustler, Filibuster,
night Light of night Life, Pummeler of Producers as Roberto
(24:05):
but who Benny bright Side, that's good Sauce, Manatee of Insanity, Jackass, Marconey, Mallard,
Moneyline Malard, Emissary of Weaknight, Windbag, Wizard of Wacky, Slayer
of Naysayers, Grand Goober of gab Olive, dark Again of
(24:28):
Dark Tower of babel On, Honest Adonis, Nocturnal Colonel, the
Underdog of Monologue, and the Holy Pope of the Slippery Slope.
Now back over to you.
Speaker 3 (24:40):
Oh god, that's pretty good. You're like, those are really good.
Speaker 1 (24:45):
No, that's only happened. Sam wants he wants the job,
so you want to hear my other Nicknampse No, okay, yes,
that's a yes. Spin Master of misinformation, the bannering broadcaster.
I've been called the Beethoven of bs, Curmudgeon of commentary,
Chasm of sarcasm, the tzareb Zany, the dark Night of
(25:07):
weeknight sports radio, the Mogul of mischief, Benny the Brazen,
the King of zaying, Moneyball Mallard, Benny the Bopper Fox,
the Sultan of insulting, the Shaman of Schodenfreude, Jumpin' Jack
of wisecrack, in Sight of overnight medicine, Man Mallard, the
(25:29):
Nabob of negativity, the Sage of outrage, Pinnacle of cynical
Prince of preposterous, Professor of propaganda, Hazar hyperbole, and the
mad Hatter of sports chatter.
Speaker 3 (25:44):
All right, now, I know anything else?
Speaker 1 (25:49):
Do you want anything else?
Speaker 2 (25:50):
No, I definitely don't want anything else.
Speaker 5 (25:53):
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Speaker 1 (25:58):
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Speaker 1 (26:28):
Fun fact, Luisa Rise the last two weeks is hitting
five twenty four, five twenty four or the last two
weeks twenty two hits in forty two at bats.
Speaker 2 (26:41):
It's pretty good, not bad, not bad. And apparently big
news from soccer, Leonel Messi is joining the MLS. He
is going to play for Inter Miami, definitely the highest
profile player ever to join Major miss team.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
Guest Gay works for I know.
Speaker 2 (27:01):
I think he does women's soccer. I don't know, but
I believe. I believe David Beckham owns that team. I
think at least a share of the team.
Speaker 1 (27:08):
Yeah, yeah, well he didn't.
Speaker 4 (27:10):
I know.
Speaker 1 (27:10):
Messi turned down the Saudi money he.
Speaker 2 (27:12):
Offered to think I think, but he's getting a partial
ownership with the team and a lot of the stuff.
So yeah, we've had some big name even I know,
you know, I'm not a soccer guy, but even I know,
like David Beckham and uh was it Daryn Ree and
uh Wayne Rooney. Some of these guys they come over
here at the end of their career and you know,
(27:33):
get a little publicity. But this is the biggest star
ever to come over here for him.
Speaker 1 (27:36):
You know my David Beckham story that I I and
David Beckham shared a moment, okay, at the arena called
Staples Center back in the day. We both urinated at
the same time.
Speaker 2 (27:51):
It's not sharing, it's not sharing a moment.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
Really same time.
Speaker 2 (27:55):
Just that's really disgusting and creepy.
Speaker 1 (27:57):
And there was one difference.
Speaker 2 (27:58):
Hard to believe you, I bet there was.
Speaker 1 (28:01):
The difference is he had a bodyguard standing outside the bathroom.
Speaker 2 (28:06):
I did not have a bodyguard.
Speaker 1 (28:08):
I just had to empty the at the tank there.
Speaker 2 (28:13):
Thank you for sharing that wonderful story with us.
Speaker 1 (28:15):
You're welcome. You're welcome. Any other nicknames or stories.
Speaker 2 (28:20):
We're out of time.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
We're out of time. I think we need in this
amounts of time. What is time? What is time? Let's
say hello to angry Bill.
Speaker 2 (28:31):
This should be on second thought, do you have any
more nicknames?
Speaker 1 (28:37):
Angry Bill, who normally has nothing to say, but we'll
put him on anyway. Hello Angry Bill from Jacksonville, Florida.
Hello Angry Bill.
Speaker 6 (28:47):
Hei you doing guys? Let me ask you, do you
think this is the last sports venue that these scumbag
is going to try and take over? Or do you
think they're going to keep going? What's sports next the
stumbag you're going to take?
Speaker 1 (29:01):
Well, you asked me the question. From what I've heard,
they they've already spent money on on football, the international sports,
so I believe they will spend more money on soccer
and but as far as American sport, they can get
whatever they want.
Speaker 6 (29:18):
Bill.
Speaker 1 (29:18):
They can buy everything. They could buy you, they could
buy me, they could buy the NFL, the NBA, baseball.
Whatever they want they can get, they can afford it.
Speaker 6 (29:26):
Serious. This is where the problem is. When we were
in conflict with them, so we just didn't blow them
up with they had them bomb. The same thing with
the Japanese and the same thing with the Germans. We
should have blown all of them off. The facity or
throwing has the opportunity, but we didn't do it because
we were a weak, spinalless little punks. Then we would
be sitting here fighting for our money, fighting for our workers. Okay,
(29:48):
so you think gumbag people.
Speaker 1 (29:51):
Well, there are other ways we build. There are other
ways to take care of.
Speaker 6 (29:56):
Things other than build, rebuild Germany. Yeah, there are other ways.
We're a bunch of weeks spineless punks, the jump Sobbies
off or whatever the hell their names are. When we
had the chance blow him off the face of the earth.
Speaker 1 (30:14):
How do you really feel.
Speaker 3 (30:16):
I'm going to Japan for my honeymoon though, so like
that would uh, that wouldn't be good.
Speaker 1 (30:20):
That would be a real bomb with you. Okay, yes, Bill,
He's not gonna take him at an Adam boond bomb.
He'll take an Adam bong is what he's going to take,
right if.
Speaker 3 (30:32):
You'll have no, it's actually very illegal over there.
Speaker 1 (30:35):
I'm going to really Japan, you know.
Speaker 3 (30:37):
No, I'm gonna have to not smoke for like two weeks.
It's gonna be wow.
Speaker 2 (30:41):
Yeah, what are you going to do?
Speaker 3 (30:44):
I don't I guess. I guess I'm gonna have to
take up drinking full mental cognition will return.
Speaker 1 (30:51):
Don't you think there's an underground weed network in Japan?
Speaker 2 (30:54):
You just have to say what you wanted to be.
Britney Griner.
Speaker 1 (30:58):
Over there good publicity for the show, Coop if you
got arrested.
Speaker 3 (31:01):
Well, I was, I was reading. It's actually Japan is
the only country in the world where amphetamines are more
popular than marijuana, right, yes, because they are a very efficient,
work oriented people and marijuana, you know, causes you it's
a downer to be like lazy. So they don't like that.
(31:24):
They like like meth oh because because then they can
like stay up and work more.
Speaker 1 (31:29):
They give they just go to meth oh.
Speaker 3 (31:32):
I mean, I'm sure adderall is you know, that's that's
in the amphetamine family.
Speaker 1 (31:36):
So I bet you Jed's like, Man, I should go
to Japan. I could make a killing over there. Man,
I could sell some, I could use some, but they
love me over there be a hero in Japan. All right?
Is the Ben Malor Show. As we continue on Angry
Bill living up to his Angry Bill Moniker, we had that.
Speaker 2 (31:52):
Was even beyond Oh my god, that's.
Speaker 1 (31:55):
Just destroy ran. You know, three countries. You're all done
and you're all it's anywa. We have asked Ben, your
your questions, our answers ask Ben.
Speaker 3 (32:06):
We'll get to that and we will do it next.
Speaker 5 (32:11):
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Speaker 3 (32:47):
It's now time for time for Horry.
Speaker 6 (32:50):
Horry.
Speaker 1 (32:51):
I can hurry wait ask Ben Twitter.
Speaker 3 (32:53):
Send us your questions on Twitter.
Speaker 1 (32:55):
Now, Yeah, no way, we go to ask Ben. Your
questions are answer is Ben and friends. For the rest
of the hour, you can submit a question on the
Twitter machine using the hashtag ask Ben. And now for
the reading of the questions with the coop dollop.
Speaker 3 (33:15):
All right, we're short on time because Ben decided to
read every single nickname and so he didn't. Nobody wanted
to hear. So we're gonna go rap no, no, you know,
rapid fire, go go Emmett, Emmett. The blind Seahawks fan
wants to know for everyone, what is your favorite style
of pizza?
Speaker 1 (33:37):
I lately, I love Chicago deep dish. I was in
Chicago last year. I love it. But otherwise, Costco pizza,
Go ahead, Edie.
Speaker 2 (33:45):
Costco Pizza sucks. It's definitely Chicago Chicago.
Speaker 1 (33:49):
Iowa, Sam, quickly please, oh I get to answer these two. Yeah,
you're part of the show today.
Speaker 2 (33:53):
Go ahead.
Speaker 3 (33:54):
Yeah, I like a good deep dish, Deep dish.
Speaker 2 (33:56):
It's great.
Speaker 3 (33:57):
Coop Pan Pizza. I guess I don't know if that's
the pizza you know, Pan Pizza.
Speaker 6 (34:05):
All right?
Speaker 1 (34:06):
Next rabbit fire next, Yeah.
Speaker 3 (34:08):
All right. The saw Man would like to know from
everyone other than TV and phone slash Internet, what piece
of technology could you not live without?
Speaker 1 (34:18):
The car? The car would be would be Yeah, it's technology.
Speaker 2 (34:24):
I guess I'd have to go car too. It's a
pretty good answer.
Speaker 1 (34:27):
Ioa Sam uh No phone, no Internet? Yeah, well you
would have internet. But if you don't have a phone,
who cares?
Speaker 3 (34:37):
Television?
Speaker 2 (34:38):
I guess news that wasn't that included?
Speaker 1 (34:41):
That was kind of included there.
Speaker 8 (34:42):
Yeah, yeah, okay, radio, it's not listening, it's I'm almso
gonna go car. Okay, next, all right, Shane of des Moines,
the Notorious One. He wants to know who has the
nicer car? You or your wife slash fiance slash girlfriend.
Speaker 2 (35:04):
I don't know what.
Speaker 1 (35:04):
Yeah, yeah, so my wife has a better car than
I have. And because during COVID I didn't have to
come into the studio at all. Boy, am I lucky
the companies asked me to come back. But I still
drive a crappy car, Eddie.
Speaker 2 (35:19):
My car is nicer than my wife's ado. I don't
really care. It's not a big deal to me.
Speaker 1 (35:22):
Yeah, I don't really care either.
Speaker 6 (35:23):
Whatever.
Speaker 1 (35:24):
Fine, what about you, Iowa, Sam, you have no you're
a single man. You are dating someone right?
Speaker 3 (35:29):
Ah?
Speaker 1 (35:31):
Now?
Speaker 3 (35:31):
Oh say that my special lady friend. I'll say her
car is a little nicer than mine. I don't have
a super bu It's nothing crazy, I got you, and.
Speaker 2 (35:41):
We're working radio. When I have nice cars, hoop.
Speaker 3 (35:45):
I definitely have the nicer car.
Speaker 1 (35:47):
Oh okay, very nice. Rapid fire next, rapping fire, rapid fire,
come on.
Speaker 3 (35:53):
This one is just for you, Ben. This is from
John the Pie Guy. He wants to know, would you
ever do a local only show during the day in
addition to the late night show.
Speaker 1 (36:05):
Yes, if they pay enough, sure, why not? My wife
would divorce me. But I did do years ago. I
did a separate show about three or four days a
week for bost in Boston, the Boston Market, and I
did enjoy that. But it is a little difficult with
the logistics of doing this show and then being awake
at the time I would need to be awake during
(36:26):
the day. It's more like rare and appropriate. But they
don't even really ask me to fill in anymore at
these places I used to fill in. But yes, I
like money and I like radio and if they pay
me John the Pie Guy, absolutely we should get John
the Pie Guy back in studio sometime. And yeah, anyway, next,
what is next? Rapid fire Eke.
Speaker 3 (36:50):
He wants to know. This is for Sam Oh, how
was the trip to London? And then for the rest
of the crew have you been to London? Trip was great?
Great weather walking, got some cool stuff. Trip was a
solid a did you eat fish and chips? I?
Speaker 5 (37:06):
Did you?
Speaker 1 (37:07):
Did you enjoy the other food. Did you sample the
other food?
Speaker 6 (37:11):
Yeah?
Speaker 3 (37:11):
I liked English breakfast, you know, beans, sausage, cheese on toast. Ah, simple,
but it works.
Speaker 1 (37:20):
Did you meet any fans of Fox Sports Tree like
Terry in England or any the other guys that listened
in the UK?
Speaker 3 (37:26):
I did not.
Speaker 6 (37:26):
You did not.
Speaker 1 (37:27):
I very selfish of you. You could have had a
tax right off if you you could have said you
you did something for work? What is next?
Speaker 3 (37:34):
Has anybody else been to London?
Speaker 6 (37:36):
Yes?
Speaker 2 (37:36):
I have been to London. I went for an NFL game.
Speaker 1 (37:38):
I have never been to London. I have been to
Oceania better known as Hawaii, but I have not been
to London. Now what is next here? What is next?
Speaker 3 (37:46):
Ferg Dog wants to know. Do you check the peepole
before opening your door? Uh?
Speaker 1 (37:52):
Yes yes, I think. Isn't that kind of normal?
Speaker 2 (37:56):
Who does? Yes? Absolutely? Yes? Yeah?
Speaker 3 (37:59):
Yeah? How to do it?
Speaker 1 (38:00):
Maybe in you know, small town Iowa.
Speaker 2 (38:02):
You don't have to.
Speaker 1 (38:03):
Quickly rapid fire.
Speaker 3 (38:05):
What does your Taco Bell order?
Speaker 1 (38:07):
I haven't been to Taco Bell in probably over fifteen.
Speaker 8 (38:10):
Years, so I have no idea Mexican pizza I was saying,
cheesy gordita crunch.
Speaker 1 (38:17):
Coop had to get that in.
Speaker 2 (38:19):
Yeah.
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