May 29, 2025 • 67 mins
Recorded May 27th, 2025
Graham and Scott reunite for a Tuesday edition of the Bald Guys on the Bench podcast, serving up hot takes on everything from Hollywood to hockey!
The duo kicks things off with summer vibes and Memorial Day weekend reflections before diving into an unexpected movie discussion. Could Tom Cruise, at 62 years old and still performing jaw-dropping stunts in the latest Mission Impossible film, be the last true movie star? The hosts compare his legacy against other action stars while marveling at his physicality and versatility across genres.
Hockey fans will appreciate their breakdown of the NHL playoffs, where Florida and Edmonton appear headed for a Stanley Cup Final rematch. The conversation highlights Florida's unexpected emergence as a hockey powerhouse state, challenging traditional markets. Similarly, they dissect the NBA conference finals, with both series at 3-1, analyzing Oklahoma City's impressive young roster and the Pacers' surprising playoff run.
The football segment heats up with passionate debate about the Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback dilemma. Should they pursue Aaron Rodgers despite his advancing age and tendency to skip team activities? The hosts weigh immediate competitiveness against long-term team building, exploring rumors surrounding Kirk Cousins, Will Levis, and other potential options. Additional NFL news touches on Joey Bosa's injury concerns with the Bills and Najee Harris trade rumors.
Golf enthusiasts won't want to miss their coverage of Lucas Glover's bombshell revelation about PGA Tour driver testing practices, Will Zalatoris's unfortunate back surgery announcement, and the Tour Championship's format changes. The episode wraps with Memorial Tournament predictions and US Open qualifying discussions.
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Speaker 1 (00:07):
welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the
bench podcast, with your hostsgraham cohen and scott wasco
what's up everyone and welcomeback to a Tuesday night edition
of the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Scott (00:27):
Your boy had a lot of shit going on Sunday, graham
didn't.
Graham had to work late lastnight.
We couldn't throw it out.
Monday, graham, let's go.
It's Tuesday, let's get itpopping.
How you doing over there inVegas.
Graham (00:43):
I'm doing good.
It's getting hot.
Oy vey.
I'm just glad we got a pool,but forget all that.
It's time to grab one and crackone.
Brother.
I'm thirsty, let's go, I am too.
Scott (00:54):
Let's go, let's go.
So Memorial Day weekend, youknow, came and went, it's
officially summertime, it'sabout to be hotter than the 80s
over there in Vegas.
I mean ooh, but there's nohumidity.
(01:16):
I don't give a fuck, it's hotas shit.
I mean, dude, the first time Iwas ever in Vegas in the dead
heat of summer it was probablyJuly Oof, kristen and I went out
there and I remember we went tothe Hoover Dam and it was like
(01:36):
137 in the shade and people arelike it's not that bad.
You know, there's no humidity,dude, I don't know.
I've said this on the showbefore.
The only way I can describe itis go grab yourself a hairdryer
when it's windy.
Pointed out your face on a highheat, and that's what it feels
(01:57):
like Facts.
And the worst part is, you know, in Southern California it
cools down at night.
In Vegas it's 110 during theday and guess what, it might
cool down to 101.
Graham (02:14):
Yeah, 95 if we're lucky.
Hey, and that 95, we're likeyes yes, this is nice, it's
still miserable.
Scott (02:27):
I mean, when it's hot, it's hot, dude, I don't give a,
but anyhow, you know, traditionis how was your weekend, bro?
Memorial Day weekend.
I know you worked a little bit,but what's going on?
Graham (02:42):
Yeah, weekend was good, worked a lot, watched, you know,
the playoffs.
But what's going on?
Yeah, uh, weekend was good, uh,worked a lot.
Uh, what's?
You know the playoffs betweenhockey and basketball.
Um, other than that, helped mydad uh put together, or we got
it a little while ago, but nowit's finally like put together,
set up correctly.
Um, we got a, I wouldn't callit.
(03:03):
I mean, um, we got a, Iwouldn't call it.
I mean, technically it's anabove ground pool, but like not
one of those big, expensive ones, it's the ones you get at like
costco, that's like 700 bucks.
You know what I mean.
Scott (03:11):
So, uh, hey, why do you need a big ass pool?
Were you doing laps?
I mean, you're training for theolympics.
You're trying to cool your hotass sweaty balls off, I mean.
So give me a course, let's goexactly so happy about that.
Graham (03:29):
The pool is ready to go.
Um, and yeah, pretty much it.
Not much else going on besidesthat the only exciting thing is
what happened earlier today,which was, uh, I took the family
and we went to go see the lastMission Impossible, the
Reckoning.
And boy, let me tell you, thatshow was long.
I didn't even realize it.
(03:50):
It was almost three hours, like2.45.
It didn't seem like it, but letme tell you it had me on the
edge of my seat from the startto the beginning.
Absolutely amazing.
Is it really the last one?
Yeah, that he's doing.
I mean, studios might try tobring it back later on, but I
mean it's the last one with himas the lead and you know what's
funny.
I was telling my parents this,like after it was over.
(04:13):
Do you know how old Tom Cruiseis?
Scott (04:18):
Let me guess.
Let me guess, I'll show you myhands.
Graham (04:22):
No.
Scott (04:28):
God, he's been around a while too.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Yeah.
Scott (04:31):
That's my point, and I heard something After I guessed
this.
I heard something the other day.
I'm going to bring it up.
Since you're the movie guy, I'mgoing to just say he's 58.
Graham (04:41):
See, that's what I thought too, but he's not Does
he have a six in front of it.
Not only does he have a six infront of it, he has a two behind
it.
That dude amazing shape.
I mean not only like I don'tknow what his workout schedule
(05:01):
is, but whatever he's doing,whatever he does to keep him in
shape golf clap to him.
That's all I got to say, and mypoint of bringing this all up
was I'm watching, I'm like is helike the greatest action star
in film ever?
Scott (05:20):
He does his own shit right?
That's what I'm saying.
Oh dude, his stunts aremind-blowing.
Graham (05:26):
And I'm like for not being a fighting martial arts
movie if you're just talkingabout straight stunts.
Who's better than that guyYou've got to give, I mean, some
actors they have their nichesTom Cruise, action and also a
quality actor.
I mean, I'm just curious whathe's going to do as the older he
keeps getting.
Scott (05:47):
You know what I mean.
So I heard something.
I don't remember what I waslistening to.
They were talking about oh, Iwas talking about Apple TV and
how they're kicking ass rightnow with all their shows.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Yeah.
Scott (06:00):
And they basically said is Tom Cruise literally the last
big movie star?
Yeah, and I started thinkingabout it and I was like you're
the movie guy.
Graham (06:16):
Yeah, I mean anything that's not and has an assembled
cast.
The only thing that's real bigare the marvel movies, really,
and that's like casts ofanywhere between four and twelve
people.
Right, we're talking straight.
I mean, granted, the missionimpossible is like they have the
(06:37):
other key little actors, butlike he's the main guy and for
that being the case, I mean,look, you had and it's even
crazy to say this but Matt Damon, for you know the Born Identity
and some of the other movieshe's done, like you could put
him up there.
Jason Statham has a lot ofaction.
Scott (06:56):
Yeah, but Tom Cruise, he's done Everything.
He's been a sports agent Right,show me the money.
Yeah, dude, I know.
Graham (07:09):
Mission Impossible Vanilla Sky.
I mean just so many differentthings.
Scott (07:14):
And I'm not even listing all of them.
I'm not even close.
Graham (07:17):
Dude A Few Good Men.
I mean this dude can act.
Scott (07:21):
But he's still a weirdo.
That Church of scientology shitdude out there.
Remember we used to pass thatshit every day, going to saboba
to play some g and yep, we drivepast and be like dang dude,
don't kidnap me, bro, I like mymedicine, I like my when I'm
hungover, like, leave me alone,hey all you know what the days
(07:47):
of thunder too.
Yeah, yeah, pop gun yeah I meanthe late, the last great movie
star.
Graham (07:59):
Yeah I mean?
I mean, it's really him, denzel.
I mean Tom Hanks, but Tom Hanksis not an action star, you know
what I mean?
It's just like Right, liamNeeson.
Scott (08:19):
What was his line, dude?
I was going to say it Give meback my daughter, you, son of a
bitch, something like that,something like that, something
like that.
I don't know, dude, if there'sanybody going out there to
protect me, I want that guy.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Liam.
Scott (08:36):
Neeson, I mean, my guy just kicks ass and takes names,
right?
Am I wrong?
Graham (08:43):
No, I mean out of all the fictitious characters of you
know, I mean I yeah you can'tgo wrong with him.
I mean taken as a classic, Imean either him or keanu reeves,
john wick.
Scott (08:56):
I mean, oh, dude I can't stand keanu reeves dude.
He's the worst actor of alltimes.
Graham (09:03):
Speed was tell me how you really feel.
Please hold on.
What are your thoughts on theMatrix?
Scott (09:11):
well, we saw it live and in person in Pittsburgh after
the Knights Penguins game.
Did we not?
Graham (09:25):
I think only the real OG fans would get that reference,
I mean.
Scott (09:31):
I mean, the best part about speed was Sandra Bullock
facts.
I mean East Carolina universityalumni.
Oh, but anyhow that's enoughmovies.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Exactly.
Scott (09:45):
Sports sports podcast, even though that was a good.
I was thinking about it when Iheard it the other day.
I was like I gotta bring thatup, and then it just made sense
that you went and saw the movietoday.
Yeah, yeah, I don't know howwas your weekend, brother?
dude, it was pretty good.
Uh work.
Saturday my dad and his buddycame down to the club play some
(10:06):
golf, play the back nine withthem.
And you know, memorial Dayweekend, always here in town we
have the Patriotic Festival,which is a three-day country
show, you know, friday night,saturday night, sunday night.
And somebody I've gotten tohang out with and play some G
with was the headliner Sundaynight and got to play some golf
(10:27):
with him on Sunday and then goand watch him perform Sunday
night, and you know it was along night, maybe over-served
myself, but you know we were allgood.
We were Ubering to and from.
You know, at one point textedme and I don't even remember
what you said have fun, yada,yada, yada.
(10:49):
I remember I think I texted youout of the blue and it was like
9.5.
Graham (10:54):
Out of 10, baby.
Scott (10:57):
Anybody that's listened to the show before knows when
Graham and I are chatting, whenI'm having some beverages,
graham will be like where are weat?
And it's a scale, but it was afun scale, you know.
Of course it was a fun day youget to play golf with a top five
(11:20):
country singer out there.
You know I had song of the yeartwo years ago.
Then go watch him perform.
It was pretty sick.
It was good, great show allaround with good friends and had
a blast.
Shout out.
I'm giving props to my wifebecause she even stayed up to
145 drinking.
Graham (11:42):
I mean from what I heard .
I heard she had to stay awakebecause someone passed out in
the Uber ride home.
Scott (11:46):
Yeah and you know what sucked about that.
Every time I fell asleep myelbow would hit the goddang
window button and the windowwould come down and I'm like,
why does this guy keep doingthis to me?
And she's like you're doing it.
And I'm like, oh my bad, okay,whatever, okay, whatever.
Classic Is what it is.
(12:07):
But awesome Sunday, dude, andit was, you know, yesterday,
memorial Day, it was just aclassic.
You know, I'm too old for nightslike that.
I became one with the couch andhad about 37 naps, you know.
But as we keep going, I justgot to throw this out there.
(12:31):
And you know the deal andeverybody close to me knows the
deal.
Someone close to my family isgoing through some shit.
We're not even going to getinto it.
Going through some shit, we'renot even going to get into it,
but we're just going to go outthere and say any of our
(12:53):
listeners, if you're a religiousperson, throw a couple prayers
up there for a couple peopleclose to the Wasco family had
some rough shit go down lastnight.
That was very unexpected, verysick and not even getting into
it.
But if you know, you know, andI love all my friends, I love
(13:14):
everybody reaching out to meabout the situation.
Everybody's good.
Nothing related to me, butsomebody close to the family.
That's all I'm going to say.
We're going to leave it at that.
So let's jump right in, dude,let's do it.
Stanley cup playoff, bro.
We called it.
(13:34):
Well, we didn't call it.
Tp called it a couple weeks ago.
He called rematch and it'slooking like a rematch.
The Oilers just beat the Starsto go up 3-1.
The Panthers I mean boat racing.
The Hurricanes I think theyfelt sorry for them last night
(13:56):
and let them win so they didn'tget swept, but I mean yeah
thanks guys.
Graham (14:03):
Dicks, let me guess you had the other side, oh yeah, oh,
I'm sorry.
Did you watch the first threegames?
I mean, was there ever a doubt?
Scott (14:17):
I mean I had the over in game three, three and the score
was over what?
Six and a half, five and a halfplus money.
We go into the third period.
It's tied.
I think one one.
They cover the over in thethird period.
Yeah, the Panthers are too deepfor the Hurricanes.
(14:43):
The Oilers are too deep for theHurricanes.
The Oilers are too deep for theStars.
I mean, let's just go out thereand say it right now the Stars
were lucky as shit to win gameone.
Yeah, oh.
Or this shit's over.
It was a sweep, yeah, I mean,give credit where credit's due.
Dude, we're going to see, Ithink for the seventh year don't
(15:06):
quote me on this seventh yearin a row, a team from Florida is
in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Graham (15:13):
That sounds about right.
Scott (15:15):
Tampa for all those years and now this is the Panthers'
third year in a row.
The first year, the Knightsbeat them.
Second year, they beat theOilers in seven.
Unless a miracle happens,they're going to beat the Canes.
Graham (15:31):
I mean, I never would have thought that Florida would
be the capital of hockey for theUnited States, because what is
going on right now, right, it'sinsane.
What's going on down there inFlorida?
Scott (15:47):
And dude, just like they said when the Knights
organization started, hockey'snot going to work in the desert.
Okay, give me six years, we'llraise a cup.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Yeah.
Scott (15:58):
How do you think that makes the Maple Leafs fans feel?
And I'm not throwing shade atCanada.
Graham (16:07):
But I kind of am.
I mean, let's be real.
Scott (16:10):
I mean, I kind of am, but whatever.
Graham (16:12):
If I had a dollar for every time I heard you say F
those poutine-eatingmotherfuckers.
I think I could buy a planeticket to see you once a week.
Scott (16:23):
I'm just going to say this dude, if the Panthers
Oilers advance, I think theOilers I don't know who would
have home ice.
Wow, I don't know, but I'm justgonna go out and say it
Panthers ain't going back toback.
We're gonna see a Canadian teamraise a cup, what I think?
Speaker 1 (16:44):
it's gonna happen back-to-back.
Scott (16:44):
We're going to see a Canadian team raise the cup.
What I think it's going tohappen, I hope it doesn't happen
.
Wow.
Graham (16:53):
But this is the first time I've heard you say
something.
Scott (16:59):
They've got a deep roster , yeah, but so do the Panthers
dude.
I mean adding Marchand to thecrew.
I just don't know.
I just have that gut feeling.
It's Edmonton's time.
It went seven games last year.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
Yeah.
Scott (17:26):
Granted.
Both teams have added people.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Yeah.
Scott (17:32):
The Oilers by far have the worst goalie but Skinner has
been the hottest goalie.
Graham (17:41):
Hey, you know, I'll take the hottest, that's what
happens, dude, dude.
Scott (17:45):
That's what happens in the initial in the stanley cup
playoffs what's that saying I'drather be lucky than good.
Graham (17:52):
Yeah, exactly so I I mean at this point.
I mean it's kind of like in thenba playoffs right now.
It's like the rain's prettymuch on the wall.
Let's just fast track it andlet's get to the finals in both
of these sports and let's seewhat's going to happen.
Um, although I think the hot inhockey, I think it's going to
be a much more competitiveseries between the two teams um
(18:16):
versus the nba.
I I mean, look, I like what thepaces are doing, um, but the
way okc is playing.
Scott (18:30):
Um, but the way OKC is playing, they're just, I mean,
barring anyone getting hurt.
You know it's, it's their time.
Yeah, I get, I get what you'resaying, but did you watch the
game the other night when theylost by 7 million points?
Graham (18:40):
Yeah.
Like they gave up and preserved.
They said, hey, we'll let youhave one, we don't give a shit,
we're still going to stomp you.
I guess, Dude Minnesota gavethem all that they could last
night and they were not, I meanfor most of the game.
They were down an average ofsix points the whole game.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
Yeah, you ain't wrong .
Graham (19:01):
In basketball that's not a lot, but it's like you know I
mean the equivalency.
In football it's like, yeah,we're a field goal away, but yet
you know they still have nochance.
Scott (19:13):
Yeah, you know what I mean.
Graham (19:14):
It's just like, yeah, we're close but we're not going
to advance, type of thing.
So I mean it's a valiant effortand, look, I'll give credit to
the OKC because the thing aboutit is, if they were going to do
it, it has to be this year.
You called them last year andit was a little premature, but
now it's their time to shine.
(19:34):
The reason why I'm saying it iswithin I don't think it's next
year, but the year after thatthey're going to be in a
situation where all their topguys need to get paid.
Well, that's my point.
So a lot of their top guys arepeople that they've drafted in
the last two, three, four yearsand now it's time.
It's just like all right, nowit's time to pay you.
And it's getting to the pointwhere, like how it is in
(19:56):
football, most teams that winit's not because they're not
Cincinnati, we're not puttinghalf of their team's salary cap
in four players and thenexpecting everyone else to fill
in the gaps, type of thing.
In basketball you still have tospread it out.
With all the other sports youcan't be top-heavy with a few
stars, and if OKC had a chance,this would be their chance.
(20:19):
So I mean good for them andlook, anything can still happen.
I'm not announcing them theworld champions, even though it
looks like it's going to be, butI am quite curious to see how
the matchups are going to gobetween them and Indiana.
I mean the Knicks are notcoming back down 3-1.
Scott (20:36):
Dude, let's face it, that series was lost.
Game one Facts.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
Yeah.
Scott (20:42):
I hate to say that, but they just ripped their heart and
souls out.
Graham (20:46):
Yeah, and they needed that.
I mean, look the game that theywon game four.
Scott (20:53):
They were down.
Graham (20:53):
What that was sunday night they were down 12 or 11
with like two minutes left andjust, uh, anthony towns was just
like all right, I'll put myteam on my back.
Dude had four points in theentire in the in the first three
quarters and scored 22 in thefourth.
Put this team on his back.
It's like all right, we'regonna get this dub.
(21:14):
And, mind you, they still onlywon by a bucket.
Like the pacers gave that gameaway, kind of like how the
knicks gave the game away ingame one, so it's.
And even still, the Pacers wereup even in game one.
So it's just like you know.
Scott (21:31):
So the Pacers beat Cleveland right.
Graham (21:35):
Cleveland, yeah, and then they played.
Scott (21:41):
Who did they beat in the second round?
Graham (21:43):
No, no, they beat the Cavs in the second round and in
the first round they beat.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
It wasn't.
Scott (21:49):
Detroit, Okay, yeah you're right, they beat yeah,
they beat Cavs in the secondround, in the second.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
Yeah.
Scott (21:56):
What the hell?
Come on, nba guy, you'resupposed to be the guru.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm justfucking with you.
I'm going to look it up.
Nba, I gotta go way back theBucks.
Graham (22:10):
Yes, there you go.
Scott (22:13):
And then beat Cleveland.
Wasn't Cleveland the one seed?
Graham (22:16):
Yeah, they were the one seed, but two of their top three
guys Were hurt most of theseries, and it's just like.
You know what I mean.
It's kind of like hard to play,yeah, you know.
Scott (22:28):
Oh wait, hold on next man up, yeah exactly next man don't
work like that in basketball itdoesn't work like that in any
sport.
Graham (22:38):
Okay, tell me what sport next man up works in the nfl
the next man dude?
No, I'm gonna say no to that,because every time, like
pittsburgh, for example, andtomlin loves to say that, next
man up when, when our stars gethurt, who's replacing antonio
brown?
Who's replacing levy on bill?
(22:59):
Who's replacing benroethlisberger?
Scott (23:03):
I'm just saying, other teams have done it.
Graham (23:06):
I'm just saying.
Scott (23:09):
The easiest sport for next man up is the NFL, and
probably baseball, becauserosters are so big.
Graham (23:19):
I'll concede to that.
All I would say is it's tougherwhen the people that go down
are your superstars.
Is what I'm saying.
Scott (23:28):
It's harder to be superstars.
I mean, how big is the rosterin the NBA Twelve and how many
people play Seven, maybe eight?
Graham (23:40):
Depending on the team.
Yeah, the Pacers will play upto ten, but a lot of teams do
seven or eight.
Yeah, yeah, but I don't know.
Scott (23:50):
So aren't both series 3-1 ?
Yeah, yeah, after what we justwatched tonight, the chants.
Graham (23:58):
It's all over.
Scott (24:01):
Yeah, it's toast.
Okc playing the Pacers Dude, Idon't know man, I feel like the
Pacers are like a team ofdestiny and they're doing
everything they can do.
I'm not hating on OKC.
Graham (24:23):
Do you remember back in 2001 when the Philadelphia 76ers
were the team of destiny?
Then they played the Lakers andgot smashed?
4-0?
Or 4-1?
I think maybe they won a game.
Don't quote me on this.
Scott (24:36):
But like yeah, believe me , we're also talking about who
were on the Lakers.
Graham (24:46):
Well, all-time greats yeah.
Are there all-time greats Kobe,they had Allen, iverson, they
had Mutombo.
Speaker 1 (24:59):
They had.
No, no, no, no, no, no, theyhad.
Scott (25:03):
I mean, you know what Ivers Iris's nickname was in
high school?
Tell me Bubba Chuck.
They had Bubba Chuck baby.
Graham (25:18):
But yeah, I mean it's time.
I just think that, look, thePacers are the team that are
showing us that you can have,like, you don't need the
superstar, you can have a coreof good players, but it's all
about the system, the roster,the depth and coaching.
(25:39):
You know what I mean.
It's just like you have areally solid team that can play
well together.
Scott (25:45):
They don't have that one guy throwing up 40 a night.
Graham (25:48):
Right, right.
Scott (25:52):
So.
So, if everything stays like itis and it's the Pacers and the
Thunder, what do you think?
That series goes Five.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Five yeah, five yeah Okay.
Graham (26:10):
I don't want to say sweep, because I think, to be
honest, I think the Timberwolvesagainst the Pacers would be a
hell of a better matchup, A fairseries per se.
And how they're manhandling thePacers I'm sorry.
How OKC is handling thetimberwolves I just don't like.
(26:30):
The thing is, okc just has toomuch size and their bigs can
shoot.
You know what I mean.
They got the mvp, they got youknow.
They got two other guys thatare averaging 20 points a game,
one of which is chet holgrims,who's I don't know 7'3" can
shoot the three.
That's it 7'3".
(26:52):
Yeah, you know, little guy.
Scott (26:55):
Is that any good?
Graham (26:57):
So it's just.
You know, with any sport, therecomes a time that a team just
fits the right time, the rightpocket of players, and things
just work out.
Look, there's a reason why theywere the number one team in the
league this year.
I think they only lost 15 games.
And once again.
Speaker 1 (27:18):
I'm a year late.
Yeah, a year late.
Scott (27:23):
And I don't even know why I picked them last year.
I just did it because they werehot and you know they were
young yeah.
Graham (27:30):
I think it's the same team.
That's the thing.
Like now, they have experiencefrom last year.
Exactly.
Scott (27:36):
A year, Another year in the league.
It is what it is yeah, yeah so.
All right, I'm going to sayover five and a half games.
Graham (27:47):
We can bet a shot on it if you want.
Scott (27:49):
I'll probably owe you a shot.
Oh, Yankees just hit anotherhome run.
Graham (27:53):
You definitely do owe me a shot, but I don't rake you
over?
Scott (27:55):
Well, not yet.
Not yet because the seasonhasn't started.
Not yet we said when the seasonstarted, I said Kirk Cousins
would not be on the Falconsroster and from a lot of shit,
I'm reading today your squad istalking to the Falcons.
Graham (28:23):
The.
Scott (28:23):
Falcons Backup plan.
They got to have a backup plan,yes, but the Falcons, already
the Falcons, they gotta have abackup plan.
Graham (28:26):
But the Falcons already paid him the money.
Scott (28:31):
Yeah, and they're going to eat a lot of it to trade him
to Pittsburgh.
Graham (28:37):
And we have a lot of picks next year.
But that's what I want us touse to move up and draft someone
.
I mean, how old is Kirk Cousinsnow?
Anyway, what is he like?
35?
.
Scott (28:47):
I don't know, he can't move in the pocket.
Yeah, that's the thing thatscares me with y'all.
But I mean, you see what TerryBradshaw came out and said today
.
I know we're skipping ahead.
Terry Bradshaw came out, heripped the Steelers, totally
ripped them.
Yeah, interested in AaronRodgers?
(29:09):
As a joke, amid contractinterest or rumors?
As a joke, amid contractinterest or rumors, he's been
saying he's started, he's cameout and said today what you and
I have been saying for weeks anorganization like the Steelers
doesn't play that game.
Graham (29:31):
I agree.
Scott (29:33):
And then rumors came out today about the Steelers trading
for wait for it, wait for itsomebody that you signed in the
offseason, backed up in theregular season last year, and
that's none other than MasonRudolph.
And they're talking abouttrading for Will Levis make it,
(29:54):
make sense, make it make sense,make it make sense.
Graham (29:58):
There is no chance in hell.
I would much rather put WillI'm sorry, I almost said Will I
would almost rather put WillHoward out there and say he's
the guy.
This year We'll take our lumps.
Whatever our record is, at theend of the year we'll get a
(30:20):
better draft pick.
Will Levis hasn't provenanything.
Why would we trade for him?
Why would we let him start?
Scott (30:31):
I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just telling you what
I'm reading.
Graham (30:34):
No, I know that.
My thing is this there's somuch smoke and mirrors and look
For the stability in which theSteelers have always governed
themselves by For as long as wecan know what they have put
themselves Into.
This situation Is beyond out ofcharacter and I would agree
(30:56):
with that.
I mean it's unfathomable, thesituation they're in Beyond,
that being said, the quarterbackmarket after the end of the
season.
Okay, let me ask you thisquestion how did you feel about
the quarterback?
I mean, like, was there whatquarterback was out there that
(31:17):
someone could say that's who Iwant?
We had Russ and Fields in thebuilding and we let them walk.
I think they would have andI've said this in previous
episodes I think we would havekept Fields, just not for the
number that another team waswilling to pay him, which is
therefore why he left.
That's fine.
Scott (31:36):
It is what it is.
He wanted the guaranteedstarter position Right and he
got that with the Jets.
Graham (31:41):
Yes, but I, yes, we would have guaranteed him that,
but we didn't want to pay himthe money that the Jets wanted
to pay him for that position.
Scott (31:50):
Somebody I told you I thought would have been a good
fit in Pittsburgh while yougroomed Will Howard.
Speaker 1 (31:59):
Yeah.
Scott (32:02):
Who obviously has skills.
I mean, he came from WashingtonState and then he went to Ohio
State.
Is Mariota?
Yeah, you could have gotten himcheap.
He had a starter experience.
Graham (32:21):
Would the Commandos let him go?
Scott (32:24):
He was a free agent Resigned with them.
Graham (32:29):
I also think a lot of it also comes down to timing, yeah
.
Scott (32:33):
Dude, exactly.
And when you say timing, I'mgoing to just say this I was
listening to some podcasts theother day and we're all
listening to these mock draftsbefore the draft, and this and
that, and we have this duderanked on our big board and this
and that.
It all comes down to the team.
What does that team need?
(32:55):
Right then and right there?
And you guys obviously needed adefensive lineman.
You've been preaching it sinceGod dang 2012.
And but I've always beenpreaching for you, you need a
quarterback.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
Yeah.
Scott (33:14):
You know, and I'm glad and I hope Aaron Rodgers doesn't
go to the Steelers, becauseAaron Rodgers isn't good enough
to wear the black and yellow inmy mind and I hope he doesn't go
there, not because I want y'allto be bad this year, I just
don't want you to put all youreggs in that basket.
Graham (33:37):
I agree with that.
My only rebuttal.
Scott (33:39):
Hold on.
I'd rather you guys lay for thefuture, not put everything into
that old-ass quarterback thatdoesn't show up to OTAs that is
holding you guys hostage rightnow.
What's today's date?
May, what?
Okay?
Graham (33:58):
Yeah, no, I the charger started.
Scott (34:01):
OTAs.
Today, he hasn't even thoughtabout making a decision.
Speaker 1 (34:06):
Yeah.
Scott (34:09):
I this is the time where your quarterback is your leader
and and he's out there with theboys, getting to know them,
getting to be one with them.
Where's he at?
Sitting in a dark basement for10 days, whatever the hell they
(34:30):
call that shit.
Is that who you want leadingyour fucking football team?
Because I don't.
Graham (34:41):
I don't you know what's the saying?
You can't have the cake and eatit too, um.
Have the cake and eat it too,um.
(35:03):
I.
You know the hesitation in myvoice.
It's like you see the writingon the wall.
The team did what they needed todo during the draft to set them
up for the future.
Right, because if that wasn'tthe case which and I, and like I
said, you know how thankful Iwas that we got who we drafted
Derek Harmon I mean, I couldn'tbe even more happy.
But if we didn't go that route,is Jackson Dart supposed to be
(35:26):
the leader of our franchise foryears to come?
Did we have all that faith inhim?
I don't know where the Steelershad him graded and past him.
The quarterbacks that wereavailable weren't that sexy.
So am I happy with the way wewent 100% Back to also what I
was saying about timing yes,things could have possibly have
(35:49):
gone a certain way or not, butit's like I just said, we knew
what we had with Russell.
We knew what we had with fields.
Kirk cousins is in a situationof who knows what the hell is
going to happen, and you can'tit's like you can't hold your
team hostage waiting for a him,aaron Rogers, but also be
(36:13):
another organization to havesomething go on where they are
willing to give away someone fordraft picks.
So it's like you need bothsides to work.
So, that being said, well andI've said this am I happy about
Rodgers coming?
Yes and no.
(36:35):
I'll start with a no.
First, everything that you justsaid.
He is notorious for not comingto OTAs.
And to think, for someone thatknows how important it is to get
connected and be on the samepage as your teammates, when do
you do that?
You obviously can't do that intraining camp.
Scott (36:56):
Right now.
Graham (36:58):
That's, and I 1,000% agree with you.
I mean football, like othersports, it's all timing being on
the same page with the widereceivers, being on the same
page with the offensive line,like you have to have.
I mean, you can tell thedifference between teams that
have had the same quarterback,O-line wide receiver running
backs for multiple years.
They just have that chemistry.
(37:18):
That's like you don't eventhink about it.
I get all that.
Scott (37:21):
Why do you think Chargers fans are so happy Mike Dove is
back?
I get it Because of thechemistry with Herbert.
I get it.
Yeah, he was hurt.
Yeah, he wouldn't take the paycut.
Yeah, we was hurt.
Yeah, he wouldn't take the paycut.
Yeah, we released him.
He signed with the Jets.
But Herbert's like where'snumber 81?
Oh, there he is, Boom.
Graham (37:42):
No, I get it the only thing that I can say.
Scott (37:47):
We're talking DK Metcalf.
Y'all traded a second roundpick for, and then paid him a
boatload of money.
Now is when him and Rodgersneed to be getting their shit
together, agreed.
Graham (38:01):
Agreed, agreed.
I mean, look, they've had somethrowing sessions, but still
like, you need the playbook, youneed this, you need that, and
my thing is this the only thingthat I'm considering as the
positive for Aaron Rodgers isthis Danica Patrick, I'm
considering as the positive foraaron rogers is this danica
patrick's coming back in hislife shut the front door I mean,
(38:29):
just had to.
Unless somehow Rudolph HowardBecome the second, coming In
their perspective, first year orhowever many years Rudolph's
been in the league now we're notgetting cousins.
I'm just saying it right now.
I just In the bottom of myheart, that's not happening.
(38:49):
I still think Aaron RodgersGives us a better chance to win,
and the only reason why I careabout that is we have players on
our team.
I still think Aaron Rodgersgives us a better chance to win,
and the only reason why I careabout that is we have players on
our team that are getting olderand are not going to be around
much longer, and if there's atime to win now, this is it.
Scott (39:06):
All right, so here's.
Here's the thing.
We still got golf to talk about.
Yeah, I want to bring twothings more up about football.
I'm going to put you on thespot right now.
Graham (39:17):
All right.
Scott (39:19):
If Aaron Rodgers becomes a stealer, are y'all winning the
division?
Graham (39:34):
I like her chances but I mean, the safe answer is no.
Scott (39:39):
Then why do it?
And, like you've always said,Hold on a second.
Graham (39:44):
Hold on a second.
Scott (39:44):
No, you hold on a second mother.
Hold on Like you've always said.
If we're not going to win thedivision and go deep, then why
do I want to F up a draft pickfor next year?
Graham (39:58):
All right, then I'll flip this around on you.
Is Aaron Rodgers going to leadus to only a four-loss season, a
five-loss season?
Scott (40:09):
I don't know, I haven't seen your schedule.
Graham (40:11):
My point is this and yes , have I said all the things
that you just mentioned Ahundred percent.
But also, to be fair, when Imake that statement, every team
is rebuilding except one.
Only one team has the chance towin.
So it's just like my point insaying that is if you know, you
have no chance.
I mean, I'm not saying tank andno legitimate team would ever
(40:35):
do that, but I'm just saying Askthe Indianapolis Colts when
they sucked for luck.
Okay, well, that's To be fair.
Peyton Manning had a brokenneck, so like let's.
Scott (40:50):
Sucked for luck.
Graham (40:51):
Okay, I get what you're saying.
My point is this how many timeshas the number one overall seed
won it?
Speaker 1 (41:03):
You know what I mean.
Graham (41:04):
I'm not disagreeing with you and let's just say this the
Ravens, the last two years,have either been the one seed or
the two seed in the AFC.
I mean, they're in Kansas City,but it's just like.
My point is, we can't be theseventh seed Right and if,
depending on if they're changingthe playoff system, is that
still up in the?
Scott (41:22):
air.
They're not.
Graham (41:23):
They're not changing that, all right.
Well, that being the case,there's a difference between the
seventh seed and the five seed.
It's, I mean, like I get whatyou're saying.
What I would say to that is Iwould still feel comfortable
(41:44):
even if we don't win thedivision, if we have it like, as
long as you have a chance whereyou feel like your team has a
chance in the playoffs.
I mean the last how many yearsPittsburgh's made the playoffs?
How many of those games did Ifeel like they were?
Has a chance in the playoffs?
I mean the last how many yearsPittsburgh's made the playoffs?
How many of those games did Ifeel?
Scott (42:02):
like they were going to win in the playoffs.
Graham (42:03):
I don't think any.
None of them.
I don't think any and, as webrought this up on previous
podcasts, I wanted to bet myhouse On the.
Scott (42:11):
Chiefs.
Graham (42:13):
Against Kansas City and you're like, ah, giving me some
optimism.
Scott (42:20):
What happened?
They lost by 35 as your bestfriend, trying to be your best
friend and not be like bro I wastrying to save face.
Graham (42:30):
I know I get it and I'm appreciative of that, but
sometimes you can't put alipstick on a pig and call it
pretty.
You know what I mean, orwhatever, however, the saying
goes Like it is what it is, soall that being said, I think
Aaron Rodgers gives us a chance.
With the other piece from thepieces we already have, with the
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addition of the new pieces thatwe got via free agency and in
the draft, I think Rodgers givesus the best chance to make a
deeper run within the playoffs.
Am I expecting Pittsburgh towin the Super Bowl?
Absolutely not.
Would it be whipped cream,cherry on top?
Absolutely.
But with Aaron Rodgers I can atleast say I feel confident we
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can win a playoff game.
Okay, fair enough, and as aSealer fan, we need that as a
minimum right now.
Scott (43:24):
It's been a while Minimum , so two more things real quick
in the NFL before we jump togolf, because it is Memorial
Week, jack's place.
Did you see who got injuredtoday?
Speaker 1 (43:38):
No, or the injury report that came out.
Scott (43:40):
No, that edge rusher that the Chargers let walk because
of all his injuries and signedwith Buffalo.
Graham (43:48):
Bosa, bosa.
No yeah, bro Dude.
Scott (43:50):
Yep, already happening.
Already happening.
What'd it say, cash pull.
He's out until at least secondor third week of training camp.
Graham (44:09):
Oh okay, I thought you were going to say the season.
I'm like Jesus Christ.
Scott (44:12):
No, my buddy Mark, huge Bills fan, texted me Bosa
already injured.
You were right.
Speaker 1 (44:21):
Yeah.
Scott (44:22):
And I was like dude, I told you it was coming, the guy.
And it sucks, dude, becausehe's a monster when he's on the
field.
Speaker 1 (44:32):
Yeah.
Scott (44:32):
But he's never on the field.
Speaker 1 (44:35):
Yeah.
Scott (44:36):
But he's never on the field.
Yeah, you know.
Graham (44:39):
Wait, it's an official refreshment of memory.
Did the Chargers get VaughnMiller?
Did that happen?
Scott (44:44):
No.
Graham (44:45):
No.
Scott (44:46):
No, suffered a calf injury.
It'll keep him sidelined forthe foreseeable future.
Graham (44:54):
I mean he's an edge rusher, I mean he doesn't need
to practice right now.
Scott (45:00):
And this is what happens to him every goddamn year.
Graham (45:04):
No, I get it, I get it, I get it.
Scott (45:07):
Every year, so I wanted to bring that up, and then I
wanted to bring it up.
Dude rumors are flyingeverywhere About the Chargers
trading Nazi already.
Graham (45:20):
What.
Scott (45:22):
Yeah, I've read it numerous places.
You draft Hampton.
You got this other dude, someundrafted free agent that
everybody has a woody about.
Dude, they're talking about theChargers trading Nazi, maybe to
the Cowboys.
Graham (45:48):
They drafted someone like the fourth or fifth round
who was decent.
But hey, the only thing I cansay to that is that could be a
good thing for us.
Scott (46:00):
It could in fantasy.
I don't want it to happenbecause I want the one-two punch
with Hampton and Najee with theChargers.
Because Najee's a big bruiser,Hampton's bigger than Najee with
the home run speed.
I want to hit him with the onetwo, boom, boom, wear him out.
(46:22):
But I've read it numerousplaces, dude.
Graham (46:27):
Well, you still got Vital right.
Yeah, and the thing is, if theyI mean if they were going to do
that they could trade him andthen bring back Dobbins for the
cheap.
Look at that smile on your faceright now.
Scott (46:45):
I'm hearing Dobbins is in contract negotiations with the
Texans.
Yeah, that's what I'm hearingyeah, that's a good one-two
punch with Mixon and him.
Graham (46:57):
Yeah.
Scott (46:58):
What's your?
Graham (46:58):
confidence level on Mixon, by the way, for the
fantasy season.
Scott (47:02):
You know me, dude.
I've always been that guy thathas had the band thrust on Mixon
, Always have.
He's reliable, he's done work.
I mean minus punching that girlin the restaurant in college.
He's been a solid dude.
Graham (47:26):
Is this your eight for him now?
I don't know, I'm not sure.
It's at least seven, becausehe's been four.
He was like four or five inCincy and then yeah, it has to
be.
Scott (47:37):
The thing that wears me out about the Texans is their
offensive line.
You trade away Tunsell to theRedskins your O-line was the
worst piece of your team lastyear and you trade away a top
five left tackle.
Graham (47:54):
I'm sure we touched on it, but I'll just say this there
obviously has to be a reason,there has to be a chemistry
issue.
There has to be something goingon in the background.
You don't give a Isn't lefttackle because, since mainly
most of the quarterbacks areright-handed, isn't the left
(48:16):
tackle probably, besides thequarterback, the second most
important position?
Scott (48:23):
Yeah, the highest paid people quarterback left tackle,
edge and corner.
Graham (48:29):
Right.
So if that's the second mostimportant position and he's a
top five guy and they're gettingrid of him, either your
organization is and I hate isdumb as a rid of them, either
your organization is and I hateis dumb as a box of rocks, or
there's something going on.
I agree.
Scott (48:45):
Something was weird there .
I agree.
I don't know what Washingtongave up for him, but you know
Washington did what they had todo.
That's what was their issuelast year.
Graham (48:55):
I know we talked about it.
It was a couple, it was picks.
Speaker 1 (48:59):
I mean, it was like a second and a third.
Scott (49:00):
It wasn't a lot.
Anyhow, let's jump right intogolf, dude, let's do it.
We got the Memorial this week.
We had whatever it was atColonial last week.
Our boy was right there playingin the last group and didn't
get it done.
That's Fowler and Romano.
(49:23):
But Memorial Jack's place, dude, in Ohio, one of the golf
courses that's on my bucket list, I really want to play that
place, dude.
It looks so sick, so amazing.
Graham (49:37):
With everyone.
You know you got no connects.
Scott (49:43):
I can get on there, but something I wanted to share.
You know, your boy, that youused to always pick in the
majors for your favorite orunderdog, zalatorris.
Dude came out today andannounced back surgery.
What again?
Yeah came out on twitter andannounced that.
(50:04):
Hey, everyone sharing a healthupdate.
This spring, I started feelingsome discomfort and instability
in my back that progressivelygot worse following the pga and
mri showed that I hadre-herniated two discs.
After discussing the optionswith my medical team, I
underwent surgery this pastFriday.
Dude another guy that has justbeen battling it, dude, I hate
(50:31):
it for him.
He battled so hard to get back.
It's such a good player.
Only showed up in big-timeevents where you had to hit it
straight, where you had to hitirons, and now he's going
through it again.
It's like geez.
Luis man, it sucks.
(50:53):
Same with Billy Horsfall dude.
Billy Horsfall was right theretrying to get on the Ryder Cup
team.
He got on for the rest of theyear.
Speaker 1 (51:03):
Damn yeah, and at least with.
Graham (51:06):
Horschel, I mean, he's not a young whippersnapper
anymore.
Speaker 1 (51:10):
No, it sucks.
Graham (51:12):
Is he 40s yet or still late 30s?
Scott (51:14):
He's close dude.
Graham (51:15):
That's what I'm saying.
He's close yeah.
Scott (51:17):
Yeah, but it sucks, man, close dude, that's what I'm
saying, like yeah, yeah, but Ijust think I'm older than really
harsh right it's just like Idon't feel myself with that old
and I look at these people.
Graham (51:29):
I'm like damn, these motherfuckers look old.
Scott (51:30):
I'm like wait, oh shit, I'm 42, yeah it got really weird
for me as a sports fan when Ibecame older than everybody,
right.
Graham (51:40):
Yeah right, and all the people we used to watch are now
on the senior tour.
Scott (51:45):
Or retired.
Graham (51:46):
Or retired exactly.
Scott (51:48):
But, dude, weird news came out today.
I think you saw the pressconference Rory's not playing at
Jack's place Didn't even callJack up and say I'm not playing.
Now is the media blowing thisup?
Well, of course they are.
But this is also someone and Iwas talking to Billy earlier
(52:13):
like Rory was a whiny littlebitch earlier when he lost to
DeChambeau at Pinehurst lastyear and left and yada, yada,
yada.
I kind of became a fan againafter he won the Masters.
Speaker 1 (52:24):
Yeah.
Scott (52:25):
Then he's a whiny little bitch, doesn't do a press
conference.
At the PGA last week Hisdrivers found nonconforming and
he plays like shit and hedoesn't do one press conference.
Now you don't call Jack.
Give him a three minute calland say, hey, I'm not playing.
Graham (52:53):
You know the next event he plays.
You know they're going to askhim.
Scott (52:58):
No, because he ain't going to show up, dude.
Graham (53:00):
You can't run from the media, you just can't.
Scott (53:04):
Well, it's the PGA Tour and they're not obligated to do
it like the NFL.
Remember Marshawn Lynch?
Yeah, I'm just here why.
Graham (53:17):
Because I have to be.
Scott (53:18):
No, so I don't get fined.
Graham (53:20):
Yeah, no, you're right, that's yeah, that's what he's
saying.
Scott (53:24):
But and I get it.
When a driver is nonconforming,it's not supposed to be made
public, right, okay, it's notsupposed to come out, and I
think he was bitter Betty aboutit.
And then Scheffler ends upwinning the PGA and it comes out
(53:48):
after he wins that his driverwas found nonconforming.
But then it comes out yesterday, lucas Glover comes out on
driver testing and says onrecord I've been trying to think
all day how to say this withoutsounding like it's going to
sound, but most guys don't evengive the people that are testing
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the drivers their real driver.
They give them their backup.
What?
Yeah, bro, he goes.
No, it's true, and the testingis the way it is.
Why and again, I know a lot ofguys they keep two drivers in
their bag just in case.
Hey, oh yeah, it's this one,it's the one right here.
(54:31):
Yeah, test this one.
Graham (54:34):
I'm sure Jay loved to hear that.
Oh man.
Speaker 1 (54:44):
Right.
Graham (54:49):
Oh, my God.
Scott (54:54):
I was shocked when I saw it Heard it on the podcast.
You know what Kudos Props toLucas Glover.
When I saw it heard it on thepodcast.
Graham (55:00):
You know what Kudos props to Lucas Glover you know
for coming out and saying thatshit.
Scott (55:06):
And I'm not going out there and saying Rory was
cheating and, like they all say,it happens every week to
different players, but it's notmade public.
It's not supposed to be madepublic, but what I am saying is
(55:27):
test them every week.
They say it takes less than aminute to test it.
Yeah, and here's the thing Iwas thinking about.
You test them on the first hole.
And first hole on ThursdayOpening round.
You got somebody testing yourdriver.
Okay, if it's non-conforming,you're already on the tee.
How do you get your backup?
(55:49):
Yeah, that's, how do you get it.
You're on the tee.
Graham (55:54):
Then that'd be something they'd have to do on the range
before they go out.
Scott (55:58):
They'd have to do it on Wednesday.
And now it is.
Golf become like adult leaguesoftball.
When they tested all the batsback when we were in California
and you could own, they put alime green piece of tape on the
bottom of your bat or yourdriver.
Yeah, this has been tested.
There's no right or wronganswer, it's just if you're only
(56:19):
going to test 50, that seemskind of weird to me.
Graham (56:23):
Oh no, it has to be everyone yeah.
Speaker 1 (56:25):
It has to be everyone , it has to.
Graham (56:29):
That's like oh we're just going to randomly drug test
people.
What is that?
Scott (56:32):
It's the same in the NFL.
Remember when dudes would havebig games and then they would
post the thing in their lockerroom Please submit News.
Would have big games and thenthey would post the.
Thing in their locker room.
Please submit, you know, comehere for your drug test.
Oh yeah, and then the NFLbanned that they weren't allowed
to make it public on people'ssocial medias.
Graham (56:50):
I mean, I mean, the best one was the Eagles game with
Saquon Jump.
Yeah, jumped backwards over theguy, like the league was like
let's check this out.
Scott (57:06):
Yeah, go piss in a cup.
What, yeah, I don't know, butthe biggest news came out on the
PGA Tour today TourChampionship they're changing
the format Did they say to what?
No longer will the FedEx cupleader enter the tour
championship with whatever.
(57:26):
It was 12 under or whatever 10under Second.
Yeah, it says PGA tour announcestour championship format will
return to stroke play.
Field of 30 qualifiers willstart at traditional even par
instead of starting strokesmodel, the model used since 2019
.
But here's the thing, dude youdominate all year.
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You have a year, like Scottyhad last year, okay, and you're
heading into the tourchampionship and Johnny Smith
comes out of nowhere and can win.
No, no.
I would say Give us a straightup tour championship where it's
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30 players right, that qualifytop 30 and FedEx cup points
qualify for the tourchampionship.
Okay, 30 in FedEx Cup pointsqualify for the tour
championship.
Graham (58:19):
Okay.
Scott (58:19):
Give us a match play where the top X, top five, top
six get first round buys, let'sgo.
I mean, I don't even know, I'mjust thinking that as we're
talking, there's no right orwrong answer, but allowing, like
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remember last year, keeganBradley, if he won the tour
championship could have wonbecause he won the second round.
Fedex in Colorado.
Graham (58:51):
Yeah, that's my point.
Like if you give so much, ifyou give so much to the points
to get the status or to get thepoints, which therefore gave you
the extra strokes.
I mean, look, within the last,let's just say, 10 years of the
FedEx Cup, you had a couple guysthat came back from 10th place
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or even 15th.
Scott (59:16):
Remember Tiger.
Graham (59:17):
Tiger won the tour championship, but somebody else
won the fedex cup yeah, I meanlike it could still happen, but
it's just like to your point.
I don't say that we're used tothe how they're playing it now,
but there should still be abonus for being the number one,
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like like what's the at thatpoint.
What's the point of the pointsI mean, like I get it.
Scott (59:44):
I agree.
I agree 100, because a yearlike last year, like scotty had,
went in seven milliontournaments, right.
There's no right answer becausewe can.
There's no right answer becausewe can bitch and moan about it
forever.
You can't have a guy have aseason like Scottie last year
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and Keegan Bradley come andsteal the FedEx Cup.
We talked about it last year,yeah, forever.
Graham (01:00:19):
Yeah, yeah, I mean, could you imagine if that would?
Have happened to a one tiger.
I mean, the fedex wasn't aroundback then, but like, but still
just imagine he has someonethat's so far head and shoulders
above.
But just had a bad week andsomeone else like, okay, now
you're the player, really.
Scott (01:00:37):
Really so?
I don't know, man, there's nota right or wrong answer, but I
think personally, it's time tochange venues.
Graham (01:00:50):
I agree, like why does it always have to finish at it's
?
Speaker 1 (01:00:57):
in Atlanta right.
Graham (01:00:59):
It's not TPC, but it's the it's notlanta.
Scott (01:01:01):
Right, yeah, it's not tbc , but it's not tbc, it's atlanta
athletic club, maybe no, uh,don't tell my tongue anyway, but
yeah it needs to change dudeyeah it has to.
Graham (01:01:13):
I mean I, I mean there's some parts that I do like the
concept of the match, but thething is is, even with that,
like you can't, I don't know.
Like my thing is, if the touris gonna say something that
they're gonna change it, likethey better have damn good
(01:01:34):
reasoning and why they're doingit and also examples and what
they're going to do with it.
Eastlake.
Yeah, I mean they have to have,like they had to have thought
about this and what they'regoing to do.
Like you can't just go from thesystem that we've had and then
just go straight to all right.
No, it's just going to be aregular tournament.
Whoever wins wins.
Like that doesn't make anysense.
It's like we just said, scottyhaving the year that he did, if
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he didn't win the tour champion,if he didn't win at Eastlake,
he's not the FedExCup champion,even though he was the number
one player in the world thewhole year.
Yeah, he won all thosetournaments, he had all those
top finishes, but yet becausesomeone played consistent, like
you could have guys that not wina tournament, still finish top
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30 in the world but win thatevent and then they'd be the
FedExCup champion.
Scott (01:02:27):
Like I said, look what Keegan did last year.
He got hot at the end, won theevent at Castle Pines and had a
chance.
Graham (01:02:36):
Which was in the FedExCup playoffs.
Scott (01:02:37):
In the playoffs, yeah, and had a chance, which was in
the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Graham (01:02:41):
Yeah, and had a chance.
Look, I wouldn't object if theylike, just let maybe the top
five guys get a stroke or twoahead.
You know what I mean?
I mean you couldn't do that.
It has to be something for thethird.
Scott (01:02:54):
It has to be something.
Graham (01:02:55):
Because here's the thing .
Scott (01:02:57):
You're playing in the tour championship, it's
guaranteed money.
Graham (01:03:00):
Right.
Scott (01:03:01):
That's guaranteed money, right?
That's it.
Look, you're playing all yearto get in that top 30.
That's everybody's goal.
Graham (01:03:10):
Are they trying to say it makes it so it's not only top
heavy for the people that havea chance to win.
So whoever's at 25 to 30 has nochance.
I haven't read what.
Because really what it comesdown to folks is also off the
top of the head right now.
In the last 10-15 years withthe FedEx Cup, the winning
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margin is only within a couplestrokes.
No one's like blowing the fieldout.
Scott (01:03:43):
Yeah, I think Scottie won by a couple last year over
Morikawa.
Graham (01:03:46):
And that's my point.
It's just like the top people.
I mean, you have guys that werelike 20 and make it up to like
five, but you're not going tohave someone that's like 20 and
30 that has a chance.
They literally have to play thebest four rounds of their life
to do it, and if that was thecase, then they deserve to do it
.
You can't be 30th in the world.
Speaker 1 (01:04:09):
Not world 10.
Graham (01:04:10):
Sorry In the FedEx.
Sorry, you can't be 20th in theFedEx.
Shoot 10 under for the week andbe like shoot 10 under for the
week and be like okay, that'sgood enough to be the best
player in the world for for thetournament.
Scott (01:04:19):
Like it's just like yeah, that's good, but hopefully we
start to see more of what theplan is for the tour soon, and
I'm sure it's out there.
Right now we're just on the airdoing this.
We don't have time to researchit, but I don't know.
We got Oakmont in a coupleweeks, dude.
(01:04:41):
Oh, I can't wait to see thecarnage there.
Baby, let's go, let's go.
And I can't even not mentionthis.
Did you see who won the seniorPGA yesterday?
No, angel Cabrera, second winof the year.
Dude, still putting with thejailbird.
Graham (01:05:11):
I mean, if there's any other, if there's a better way
to end the show, that'sdefinitely it, right there.
Scott (01:05:17):
What a story dude.
What a story man.
What a story man.
What a story.
He wins US Opens back atOakmont, a place where he won,
and you know we got the memorialthis week.
Next Monday is what we call thelongest day in golf for
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everybody playing the 36-holequalifiers for the US Open.
And hopefully our boy gets inwhen are you qualifying?
There's a lot of names righthere talking to you.
I didn't do the whatever.
I think it's regionals andsectionals.
You got to do the first onefirst to make it to the second
(01:06:01):
one, and if you don't play inthe first, you're definitely not
making it to the secondObviously yeah.
But you know, longest day ingolf, dude, it's brutal, but
anyhow, Graham get us out ofhere.
Graham (01:06:16):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I'm excited to see what happensin these playoffs, both hockey
and in basketball.
I'm excited for the US Opencoming up.
I'm excited to watch this golftournament memorial and see if
it's going to be anyone elsebesides Scotty Scheffler.
That being said, as the besthomie always says, Buh-bye.
Scott (01:06:37):
Good night friends.
Speaker 1 (01:06:39):
Lucas Glover, you've probably been blackballed by the
PGA Tour, but I still love you,buh, buh this episode of the
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welcome to another episode of the bald guys on the
bench podcast, with your hostsgraham cohen and scott wasco
what's up everyone and welcomeback to a Tuesday night edition
of the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Scott (00:27):
Your boy had a lot of shit going on Sunday, graham
didn't.
Graham had to work late lastnight.
We couldn't throw it out.
Monday, graham, let's go.
It's Tuesday, let's get itpopping.
How you doing over there inVegas.
Graham (00:43):
I'm doing good.
It's getting hot.
Oy vey.
I'm just glad we got a pool,but forget all that.
It's time to grab one and crackone.
Brother.
I'm thirsty, let's go, I am too.
Scott (00:54):
Let's go, let's go.
So Memorial Day weekend, youknow, came and went, it's
officially summertime, it'sabout to be hotter than the 80s
over there in Vegas.
I mean ooh, but there's nohumidity.
(01:16):
I don't give a fuck, it's hotas shit.
I mean, dude, the first time Iwas ever in Vegas in the dead
heat of summer it was probablyJuly Oof, kristen and I went out
there and I remember we went tothe Hoover Dam and it was like
(01:36):
137 in the shade and people arelike it's not that bad.
You know, there's no humidity,dude, I don't know.
I've said this on the showbefore.
The only way I can describe itis go grab yourself a hairdryer
when it's windy.
Pointed out your face on a highheat, and that's what it feels
(01:57):
like Facts.
And the worst part is, you know, in Southern California it
cools down at night.
In Vegas it's 110 during theday and guess what, it might
cool down to 101.
Graham (02:14):
Yeah, 95 if we're lucky.
Hey, and that 95, we're likeyes yes, this is nice, it's
still miserable.
Scott (02:27):
I mean, when it's hot, it's hot, dude, I don't give a,
but anyhow, you know, traditionis how was your weekend, bro?
Memorial Day weekend.
I know you worked a little bit,but what's going on?
Graham (02:42):
Yeah, weekend was good, worked a lot, watched, you know,
the playoffs.
But what's going on?
Yeah, uh, weekend was good, uh,worked a lot.
Uh, what's?
You know the playoffs betweenhockey and basketball.
Um, other than that, helped mydad uh put together, or we got
it a little while ago, but nowit's finally like put together,
set up correctly.
Um, we got a, I wouldn't callit.
(03:03):
I mean, um, we got a, Iwouldn't call it.
I mean, technically it's anabove ground pool, but like not
one of those big, expensive ones, it's the ones you get at like
costco, that's like 700 bucks.
You know what I mean.
Scott (03:11):
So, uh, hey, why do you need a big ass pool?
Were you doing laps?
I mean, you're training for theolympics.
You're trying to cool your hotass sweaty balls off, I mean.
So give me a course, let's goexactly so happy about that.
Graham (03:29):
The pool is ready to go.
Um, and yeah, pretty much it.
Not much else going on besidesthat the only exciting thing is
what happened earlier today,which was, uh, I took the family
and we went to go see the lastMission Impossible, the
Reckoning.
And boy, let me tell you, thatshow was long.
I didn't even realize it.
(03:50):
It was almost three hours, like2.45.
It didn't seem like it, but letme tell you it had me on the
edge of my seat from the startto the beginning.
Absolutely amazing.
Is it really the last one?
Yeah, that he's doing.
I mean, studios might try tobring it back later on, but I
mean it's the last one with himas the lead and you know what's
funny.
I was telling my parents this,like after it was over.
(04:13):
Do you know how old Tom Cruiseis?
Scott (04:18):
Let me guess.
Let me guess, I'll show you myhands.
Graham (04:22):
No.
Scott (04:28):
God, he's been around a while too.
Speaker 1 (04:30):
Yeah.
Scott (04:31):
That's my point, and I heard something After I guessed
this.
I heard something the other day.
I'm going to bring it up.
Since you're the movie guy, I'mgoing to just say he's 58.
Graham (04:41):
See, that's what I thought too, but he's not Does
he have a six in front of it.
Not only does he have a six infront of it, he has a two behind
it.
That dude amazing shape.
I mean not only like I don'tknow what his workout schedule
(05:01):
is, but whatever he's doing,whatever he does to keep him in
shape golf clap to him.
That's all I got to say, and mypoint of bringing this all up
was I'm watching, I'm like is helike the greatest action star
in film ever?
Scott (05:20):
He does his own shit right?
That's what I'm saying.
Oh dude, his stunts aremind-blowing.
Graham (05:26):
And I'm like for not being a fighting martial arts
movie if you're just talkingabout straight stunts.
Who's better than that guyYou've got to give, I mean, some
actors they have their nichesTom Cruise, action and also a
quality actor.
I mean, I'm just curious whathe's going to do as the older he
keeps getting.
Scott (05:47):
You know what I mean.
So I heard something.
I don't remember what I waslistening to.
They were talking about oh, Iwas talking about Apple TV and
how they're kicking ass rightnow with all their shows.
Speaker 1 (05:58):
Yeah.
Scott (06:00):
And they basically said is Tom Cruise literally the last
big movie star?
Yeah, and I started thinkingabout it and I was like you're
the movie guy.
Graham (06:16):
Yeah, I mean anything that's not and has an assembled
cast.
The only thing that's real bigare the marvel movies, really,
and that's like casts ofanywhere between four and twelve
people.
Right, we're talking straight.
I mean, granted, the missionimpossible is like they have the
(06:37):
other key little actors, butlike he's the main guy and for
that being the case, I mean,look, you had and it's even
crazy to say this but Matt Damon, for you know the Born Identity
and some of the other movieshe's done, like you could put
him up there.
Jason Statham has a lot ofaction.
Scott (06:56):
Yeah, but Tom Cruise, he's done Everything.
He's been a sports agent Right,show me the money.
Yeah, dude, I know.
Graham (07:09):
Mission Impossible Vanilla Sky.
I mean just so many differentthings.
Scott (07:14):
And I'm not even listing all of them.
I'm not even close.
Graham (07:17):
Dude A Few Good Men.
I mean this dude can act.
Scott (07:21):
But he's still a weirdo.
That Church of scientology shitdude out there.
Remember we used to pass thatshit every day, going to saboba
to play some g and yep, we drivepast and be like dang dude,
don't kidnap me, bro, I like mymedicine, I like my when I'm
hungover, like, leave me alone,hey all you know what the days
(07:47):
of thunder too.
Yeah, yeah, pop gun yeah I meanthe late, the last great movie
star.
Graham (07:59):
Yeah I mean?
I mean, it's really him, denzel.
I mean Tom Hanks, but Tom Hanksis not an action star, you know
what I mean?
It's just like Right, liamNeeson.
Scott (08:19):
What was his line, dude?
I was going to say it Give meback my daughter, you, son of a
bitch, something like that,something like that, something
like that.
I don't know, dude, if there'sanybody going out there to
protect me, I want that guy.
Speaker 1 (08:36):
Liam.
Scott (08:36):
Neeson, I mean, my guy just kicks ass and takes names,
right?
Am I wrong?
Graham (08:43):
No, I mean out of all the fictitious characters of you
know, I mean I yeah you can'tgo wrong with him.
I mean taken as a classic, Imean either him or keanu reeves,
john wick.
Scott (08:56):
I mean, oh, dude I can't stand keanu reeves dude.
He's the worst actor of alltimes.
Graham (09:03):
Speed was tell me how you really feel.
Please hold on.
What are your thoughts on theMatrix?
Scott (09:11):
well, we saw it live and in person in Pittsburgh after
the Knights Penguins game.
Did we not?
Graham (09:25):
I think only the real OG fans would get that reference,
I mean.
Scott (09:31):
I mean, the best part about speed was Sandra Bullock
facts.
I mean East Carolina universityalumni.
Oh, but anyhow that's enoughmovies.
Speaker 1 (09:45):
Exactly.
Scott (09:45):
Sports sports podcast, even though that was a good.
I was thinking about it when Iheard it the other day.
I was like I gotta bring thatup, and then it just made sense
that you went and saw the movietoday.
Yeah, yeah, I don't know howwas your weekend, brother?
dude, it was pretty good.
Uh work.
Saturday my dad and his buddycame down to the club play some
(10:06):
golf, play the back nine withthem.
And you know, memorial Dayweekend, always here in town we
have the Patriotic Festival,which is a three-day country
show, you know, friday night,saturday night, sunday night.
And somebody I've gotten tohang out with and play some G
with was the headliner Sundaynight and got to play some golf
(10:27):
with him on Sunday and then goand watch him perform Sunday
night, and you know it was along night, maybe over-served
myself, but you know we were allgood.
We were Ubering to and from.
You know, at one point textedme and I don't even remember
what you said have fun, yada,yada, yada.
(10:49):
I remember I think I texted youout of the blue and it was like
9.5.
Graham (10:54):
Out of 10, baby.
Scott (10:57):
Anybody that's listened to the show before knows when
Graham and I are chatting, whenI'm having some beverages,
graham will be like where are weat?
And it's a scale, but it was afun scale, you know.
Of course it was a fun day youget to play golf with a top five
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country singer out there.
You know I had song of the yeartwo years ago.
Then go watch him perform.
It was pretty sick.
It was good, great show allaround with good friends and had
a blast.
Shout out.
I'm giving props to my wifebecause she even stayed up to
145 drinking.
Graham (11:42):
I mean from what I heard .
I heard she had to stay awakebecause someone passed out in
the Uber ride home.
Scott (11:46):
Yeah and you know what sucked about that.
Every time I fell asleep myelbow would hit the goddang
window button and the windowwould come down and I'm like,
why does this guy keep doingthis to me?
And she's like you're doing it.
And I'm like, oh my bad, okay,whatever, okay, whatever.
Classic Is what it is.
(12:07):
But awesome Sunday, dude, andit was, you know, yesterday,
memorial Day, it was just aclassic.
You know, I'm too old for nightslike that.
I became one with the couch andhad about 37 naps, you know.
But as we keep going, I justgot to throw this out there.
(12:31):
And you know the deal andeverybody close to me knows the
deal.
Someone close to my family isgoing through some shit.
We're not even going to getinto it.
Going through some shit, we'renot even going to get into it,
but we're just going to go outthere and say any of our
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listeners, if you're a religiousperson, throw a couple prayers
up there for a couple peopleclose to the Wasco family had
some rough shit go down lastnight.
That was very unexpected, verysick and not even getting into
it.
But if you know, you know, andI love all my friends, I love
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everybody reaching out to meabout the situation.
Everybody's good.
Nothing related to me, butsomebody close to the family.
That's all I'm going to say.
We're going to leave it at that.
So let's jump right in, dude,let's do it.
Stanley cup playoff, bro.
We called it.
(13:34):
Well, we didn't call it.
Tp called it a couple weeks ago.
He called rematch and it'slooking like a rematch.
The Oilers just beat the Starsto go up 3-1.
The Panthers I mean boat racing.
The Hurricanes I think theyfelt sorry for them last night
(13:56):
and let them win so they didn'tget swept, but I mean yeah
thanks guys.
Graham (14:03):
Dicks, let me guess you had the other side, oh yeah, oh,
I'm sorry.
Did you watch the first threegames?
I mean, was there ever a doubt?
Scott (14:17):
I mean I had the over in game three, three and the score
was over what?
Six and a half, five and a halfplus money.
We go into the third period.
It's tied.
I think one one.
They cover the over in thethird period.
Yeah, the Panthers are too deepfor the Hurricanes.
(14:43):
The Oilers are too deep for theHurricanes.
The Oilers are too deep for theStars.
I mean, let's just go out thereand say it right now the Stars
were lucky as shit to win gameone.
Yeah, oh.
Or this shit's over.
It was a sweep, yeah, I mean,give credit where credit's due.
Dude, we're going to see, Ithink for the seventh year don't
(15:06):
quote me on this seventh yearin a row, a team from Florida is
in the Stanley Cup Finals.
Graham (15:13):
That sounds about right.
Scott (15:15):
Tampa for all those years and now this is the Panthers'
third year in a row.
The first year, the Knightsbeat them.
Second year, they beat theOilers in seven.
Unless a miracle happens,they're going to beat the Canes.
Graham (15:31):
I mean, I never would have thought that Florida would
be the capital of hockey for theUnited States, because what is
going on right now, right, it'sinsane.
What's going on down there inFlorida?
Scott (15:47):
And dude, just like they said when the Knights
organization started, hockey'snot going to work in the desert.
Okay, give me six years, we'llraise a cup.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
Yeah.
Scott (15:58):
How do you think that makes the Maple Leafs fans feel?
And I'm not throwing shade atCanada.
Graham (16:07):
But I kind of am.
I mean, let's be real.
Scott (16:10):
I mean, I kind of am, but whatever.
Graham (16:12):
If I had a dollar for every time I heard you say F
those poutine-eatingmotherfuckers.
I think I could buy a planeticket to see you once a week.
Scott (16:23):
I'm just going to say this dude, if the Panthers
Oilers advance, I think theOilers I don't know who would
have home ice.
Wow, I don't know, but I'm justgonna go out and say it
Panthers ain't going back toback.
We're gonna see a Canadian teamraise a cup, what I think?
Speaker 1 (16:44):
it's gonna happen back-to-back.
Scott (16:44):
We're going to see a Canadian team raise the cup.
What I think it's going tohappen, I hope it doesn't happen
.
Wow.
Graham (16:53):
But this is the first time I've heard you say
something.
Scott (16:59):
They've got a deep roster , yeah, but so do the Panthers
dude.
I mean adding Marchand to thecrew.
I just don't know.
I just have that gut feeling.
It's Edmonton's time.
It went seven games last year.
Speaker 1 (17:24):
Yeah.
Scott (17:26):
Granted.
Both teams have added people.
Speaker 1 (17:30):
Yeah.
Scott (17:32):
The Oilers by far have the worst goalie but Skinner has
been the hottest goalie.
Graham (17:41):
Hey, you know, I'll take the hottest, that's what
happens, dude, dude.
Scott (17:45):
That's what happens in the initial in the stanley cup
playoffs what's that saying I'drather be lucky than good.
Graham (17:52):
Yeah, exactly so I I mean at this point.
I mean it's kind of like in thenba playoffs right now.
It's like the rain's prettymuch on the wall.
Let's just fast track it andlet's get to the finals in both
of these sports and let's seewhat's going to happen.
Um, although I think the hot inhockey, I think it's going to
be a much more competitiveseries between the two teams um
(18:16):
versus the nba.
I I mean, look, I like what thepaces are doing, um, but the
way okc is playing.
Scott (18:30):
Um, but the way OKC is playing, they're just, I mean,
barring anyone getting hurt.
You know it's, it's their time.
Yeah, I get, I get what you'resaying, but did you watch the
game the other night when theylost by 7 million points?
Graham (18:40):
Yeah.
Like they gave up and preserved.
They said, hey, we'll let youhave one, we don't give a shit,
we're still going to stomp you.
I guess, Dude Minnesota gavethem all that they could last
night and they were not, I meanfor most of the game.
They were down an average ofsix points the whole game.
Speaker 1 (19:00):
Yeah, you ain't wrong .
Graham (19:01):
In basketball that's not a lot, but it's like you know I
mean the equivalency.
In football it's like, yeah,we're a field goal away, but yet
you know they still have nochance.
Scott (19:13):
Yeah, you know what I mean.
Graham (19:14):
It's just like, yeah, we're close but we're not going
to advance, type of thing.
So I mean it's a valiant effortand, look, I'll give credit to
the OKC because the thing aboutit is, if they were going to do
it, it has to be this year.
You called them last year andit was a little premature, but
now it's their time to shine.
(19:34):
The reason why I'm saying it iswithin I don't think it's next
year, but the year after thatthey're going to be in a
situation where all their topguys need to get paid.
Well, that's my point.
So a lot of their top guys arepeople that they've drafted in
the last two, three, four yearsand now it's time.
It's just like all right, nowit's time to pay you.
And it's getting to the pointwhere, like how it is in
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football, most teams that winit's not because they're not
Cincinnati, we're not puttinghalf of their team's salary cap
in four players and thenexpecting everyone else to fill
in the gaps, type of thing.
In basketball you still have tospread it out.
With all the other sports youcan't be top-heavy with a few
stars, and if OKC had a chance,this would be their chance.
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So I mean good for them andlook, anything can still happen.
I'm not announcing them theworld champions, even though it
looks like it's going to be, butI am quite curious to see how
the matchups are going to gobetween them and Indiana.
I mean the Knicks are notcoming back down 3-1.
Scott (20:36):
Dude, let's face it, that series was lost.
Game one Facts.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
Yeah.
Scott (20:42):
I hate to say that, but they just ripped their heart and
souls out.
Graham (20:46):
Yeah, and they needed that.
I mean, look the game that theywon game four.
Scott (20:53):
They were down.
Graham (20:53):
What that was sunday night they were down 12 or 11
with like two minutes left andjust, uh, anthony towns was just
like all right, I'll put myteam on my back.
Dude had four points in theentire in the in the first three
quarters and scored 22 in thefourth.
Put this team on his back.
It's like all right, we'regonna get this dub.
(21:14):
And, mind you, they still onlywon by a bucket.
Like the pacers gave that gameaway, kind of like how the
knicks gave the game away ingame one, so it's.
And even still, the Pacers wereup even in game one.
So it's just like you know.
Scott (21:31):
So the Pacers beat Cleveland right.
Graham (21:35):
Cleveland, yeah, and then they played.
Scott (21:41):
Who did they beat in the second round?
Graham (21:43):
No, no, they beat the Cavs in the second round and in
the first round they beat.
Speaker 1 (21:49):
It wasn't.
Scott (21:49):
Detroit, Okay, yeah you're right, they beat yeah,
they beat Cavs in the secondround, in the second.
Speaker 1 (21:54):
Yeah.
Scott (21:56):
What the hell?
Come on, nba guy, you'resupposed to be the guru.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm justfucking with you.
I'm going to look it up.
Nba, I gotta go way back theBucks.
Graham (22:10):
Yes, there you go.
Scott (22:13):
And then beat Cleveland.
Wasn't Cleveland the one seed?
Graham (22:16):
Yeah, they were the one seed, but two of their top three
guys Were hurt most of theseries, and it's just like.
You know what I mean.
It's kind of like hard to play,yeah, you know.
Scott (22:28):
Oh wait, hold on next man up, yeah exactly next man don't
work like that in basketball itdoesn't work like that in any
sport.
Graham (22:38):
Okay, tell me what sport next man up works in the nfl
the next man dude?
No, I'm gonna say no to that,because every time, like
pittsburgh, for example, andtomlin loves to say that, next
man up when, when our stars gethurt, who's replacing antonio
brown?
Who's replacing levy on bill?
(22:59):
Who's replacing benroethlisberger?
Scott (23:03):
I'm just saying, other teams have done it.
Graham (23:06):
I'm just saying.
Scott (23:09):
The easiest sport for next man up is the NFL, and
probably baseball, becauserosters are so big.
Graham (23:19):
I'll concede to that.
All I would say is it's tougherwhen the people that go down
are your superstars.
Is what I'm saying.
Scott (23:28):
It's harder to be superstars.
I mean, how big is the rosterin the NBA Twelve and how many
people play Seven, maybe eight?
Graham (23:40):
Depending on the team.
Yeah, the Pacers will play upto ten, but a lot of teams do
seven or eight.
Yeah, yeah, but I don't know.
Scott (23:50):
So aren't both series 3-1 ?
Yeah, yeah, after what we justwatched tonight, the chants.
Graham (23:58):
It's all over.
Scott (24:01):
Yeah, it's toast.
Okc playing the Pacers Dude, Idon't know man, I feel like the
Pacers are like a team ofdestiny and they're doing
everything they can do.
I'm not hating on OKC.
Graham (24:23):
Do you remember back in 2001 when the Philadelphia 76ers
were the team of destiny?
Then they played the Lakers andgot smashed?
4-0?
Or 4-1?
I think maybe they won a game.
Don't quote me on this.
Scott (24:36):
But like yeah, believe me , we're also talking about who
were on the Lakers.
Graham (24:46):
Well, all-time greats yeah.
Are there all-time greats Kobe,they had Allen, iverson, they
had Mutombo.
Speaker 1 (24:59):
They had.
No, no, no, no, no, no, theyhad.
Scott (25:03):
I mean, you know what Ivers Iris's nickname was in
high school?
Tell me Bubba Chuck.
They had Bubba Chuck baby.
Graham (25:18):
But yeah, I mean it's time.
I just think that, look, thePacers are the team that are
showing us that you can have,like, you don't need the
superstar, you can have a coreof good players, but it's all
about the system, the roster,the depth and coaching.
(25:39):
You know what I mean.
It's just like you have areally solid team that can play
well together.
Scott (25:45):
They don't have that one guy throwing up 40 a night.
Graham (25:48):
Right, right.
Scott (25:52):
So.
So, if everything stays like itis and it's the Pacers and the
Thunder, what do you think?
That series goes Five.
Speaker 1 (26:04):
Five yeah, five yeah Okay.
Graham (26:10):
I don't want to say sweep, because I think, to be
honest, I think the Timberwolvesagainst the Pacers would be a
hell of a better matchup, A fairseries per se.
And how they're manhandling thePacers I'm sorry.
How OKC is handling thetimberwolves I just don't like.
(26:30):
The thing is, okc just has toomuch size and their bigs can
shoot.
You know what I mean.
They got the mvp, they got youknow.
They got two other guys thatare averaging 20 points a game,
one of which is chet holgrims,who's I don't know 7'3" can
shoot the three.
That's it 7'3".
(26:52):
Yeah, you know, little guy.
Scott (26:55):
Is that any good?
Graham (26:57):
So it's just.
You know, with any sport, therecomes a time that a team just
fits the right time, the rightpocket of players, and things
just work out.
Look, there's a reason why theywere the number one team in the
league this year.
I think they only lost 15 games.
And once again.
Speaker 1 (27:18):
I'm a year late.
Yeah, a year late.
Scott (27:23):
And I don't even know why I picked them last year.
I just did it because they werehot and you know they were
young yeah.
Graham (27:30):
I think it's the same team.
That's the thing.
Like now, they have experiencefrom last year.
Exactly.
Scott (27:36):
A year, Another year in the league.
It is what it is yeah, yeah so.
All right, I'm going to sayover five and a half games.
Graham (27:47):
We can bet a shot on it if you want.
Scott (27:49):
I'll probably owe you a shot.
Oh, Yankees just hit anotherhome run.
Graham (27:53):
You definitely do owe me a shot, but I don't rake you
over?
Scott (27:55):
Well, not yet.
Not yet because the seasonhasn't started.
Not yet we said when the seasonstarted, I said Kirk Cousins
would not be on the Falconsroster and from a lot of shit,
I'm reading today your squad istalking to the Falcons.
Graham (28:23):
The.
Scott (28:23):
Falcons Backup plan.
They got to have a backup plan,yes, but the Falcons, already
the Falcons, they gotta have abackup plan.
Graham (28:26):
But the Falcons already paid him the money.
Scott (28:31):
Yeah, and they're going to eat a lot of it to trade him
to Pittsburgh.
Graham (28:37):
And we have a lot of picks next year.
But that's what I want us touse to move up and draft someone
.
I mean, how old is Kirk Cousinsnow?
Anyway, what is he like?
35?
.
Scott (28:47):
I don't know, he can't move in the pocket.
Yeah, that's the thing thatscares me with y'all.
But I mean, you see what TerryBradshaw came out and said today
.
I know we're skipping ahead.
Terry Bradshaw came out, heripped the Steelers, totally
ripped them.
Yeah, interested in AaronRodgers?
(29:09):
As a joke, amid contractinterest or rumors?
As a joke, amid contractinterest or rumors, he's been
saying he's started, he's cameout and said today what you and
I have been saying for weeks anorganization like the Steelers
doesn't play that game.
Graham (29:31):
I agree.
Scott (29:33):
And then rumors came out today about the Steelers trading
for wait for it, wait for itsomebody that you signed in the
offseason, backed up in theregular season last year, and
that's none other than MasonRudolph.
And they're talking abouttrading for Will Levis make it,
(29:54):
make sense, make it make sense,make it make sense.
Graham (29:58):
There is no chance in hell.
I would much rather put WillI'm sorry, I almost said Will I
would almost rather put WillHoward out there and say he's
the guy.
This year We'll take our lumps.
Whatever our record is, at theend of the year we'll get a
(30:20):
better draft pick.
Will Levis hasn't provenanything.
Why would we trade for him?
Why would we let him start?
Scott (30:31):
I'm not disagreeing with you, I'm just telling you what
I'm reading.
Graham (30:34):
No, I know that.
My thing is this there's somuch smoke and mirrors and look
For the stability in which theSteelers have always governed
themselves by For as long as wecan know what they have put
themselves Into.
This situation Is beyond out ofcharacter and I would agree
(30:56):
with that.
I mean it's unfathomable, thesituation they're in Beyond,
that being said, the quarterbackmarket after the end of the
season.
Okay, let me ask you thisquestion how did you feel about
the quarterback?
I mean, like, was there whatquarterback was out there that
(31:17):
someone could say that's who Iwant?
We had Russ and Fields in thebuilding and we let them walk.
I think they would have andI've said this in previous
episodes I think we would havekept Fields, just not for the
number that another team waswilling to pay him, which is
therefore why he left.
That's fine.
Scott (31:36):
It is what it is.
He wanted the guaranteedstarter position Right and he
got that with the Jets.
Graham (31:41):
Yes, but I, yes, we would have guaranteed him that,
but we didn't want to pay himthe money that the Jets wanted
to pay him for that position.
Scott (31:50):
Somebody I told you I thought would have been a good
fit in Pittsburgh while yougroomed Will Howard.
Speaker 1 (31:59):
Yeah.
Scott (32:02):
Who obviously has skills.
I mean, he came from WashingtonState and then he went to Ohio
State.
Is Mariota?
Yeah, you could have gotten himcheap.
He had a starter experience.
Graham (32:21):
Would the Commandos let him go?
Scott (32:24):
He was a free agent Resigned with them.
Graham (32:29):
I also think a lot of it also comes down to timing, yeah
.
Scott (32:33):
Dude, exactly.
And when you say timing, I'mgoing to just say this I was
listening to some podcasts theother day and we're all
listening to these mock draftsbefore the draft, and this and
that, and we have this duderanked on our big board and this
and that.
It all comes down to the team.
What does that team need?
(32:55):
Right then and right there?
And you guys obviously needed adefensive lineman.
You've been preaching it sinceGod dang 2012.
And but I've always beenpreaching for you, you need a
quarterback.
Speaker 1 (33:13):
Yeah.
Scott (33:14):
You know, and I'm glad and I hope Aaron Rodgers doesn't
go to the Steelers, becauseAaron Rodgers isn't good enough
to wear the black and yellow inmy mind and I hope he doesn't go
there, not because I want y'allto be bad this year, I just
don't want you to put all youreggs in that basket.
Graham (33:37):
I agree with that.
My only rebuttal.
Scott (33:39):
Hold on.
I'd rather you guys lay for thefuture, not put everything into
that old-ass quarterback thatdoesn't show up to OTAs that is
holding you guys hostage rightnow.
What's today's date?
May, what?
Okay?
Graham (33:58):
Yeah, no, I the charger started.
Scott (34:01):
OTAs.
Today, he hasn't even thoughtabout making a decision.
Speaker 1 (34:06):
Yeah.
Scott (34:09):
I this is the time where your quarterback is your leader
and and he's out there with theboys, getting to know them,
getting to be one with them.
Where's he at?
Sitting in a dark basement for10 days, whatever the hell they
(34:30):
call that shit.
Is that who you want leadingyour fucking football team?
Because I don't.
Graham (34:41):
I don't you know what's the saying?
You can't have the cake and eatit too, um.
Have the cake and eat it too,um.
(35:03):
I.
You know the hesitation in myvoice.
It's like you see the writingon the wall.
The team did what they needed todo during the draft to set them
up for the future.
Right, because if that wasn'tthe case which and I, and like I
said, you know how thankful Iwas that we got who we drafted
Derek Harmon I mean, I couldn'tbe even more happy.
But if we didn't go that route,is Jackson Dart supposed to be
(35:26):
the leader of our franchise foryears to come?
Did we have all that faith inhim?
I don't know where the Steelershad him graded and past him.
The quarterbacks that wereavailable weren't that sexy.
So am I happy with the way wewent 100% Back to also what I
was saying about timing yes,things could have possibly have
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gone a certain way or not, butit's like I just said, we knew
what we had with Russell.
We knew what we had with fields.
Kirk cousins is in a situationof who knows what the hell is
going to happen, and you can'tit's like you can't hold your
team hostage waiting for a him,aaron Rogers, but also be
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another organization to havesomething go on where they are
willing to give away someone fordraft picks.
So it's like you need bothsides to work.
So, that being said, well andI've said this am I happy about
Rodgers coming?
Yes and no.
(36:35):
I'll start with a no.
First, everything that you justsaid.
He is notorious for not comingto OTAs.
And to think, for someone thatknows how important it is to get
connected and be on the samepage as your teammates, when do
you do that?
You obviously can't do that intraining camp.
Scott (36:56):
Right now.
Graham (36:58):
That's, and I 1,000% agree with you.
I mean football, like othersports, it's all timing being on
the same page with the widereceivers, being on the same
page with the offensive line,like you have to have.
I mean, you can tell thedifference between teams that
have had the same quarterback,O-line wide receiver running
backs for multiple years.
They just have that chemistry.
(37:18):
That's like you don't eventhink about it.
I get all that.
Scott (37:21):
Why do you think Chargers fans are so happy Mike Dove is
back?
I get it Because of thechemistry with Herbert.
I get it.
Yeah, he was hurt.
Yeah, he wouldn't take the paycut.
Yeah, we was hurt.
Yeah, he wouldn't take the paycut.
Yeah, we released him.
He signed with the Jets.
But Herbert's like where'snumber 81?
Oh, there he is, Boom.
Graham (37:42):
No, I get it the only thing that I can say.
Scott (37:47):
We're talking DK Metcalf.
Y'all traded a second roundpick for, and then paid him a
boatload of money.
Now is when him and Rodgersneed to be getting their shit
together, agreed.
Graham (38:01):
Agreed, agreed.
I mean, look, they've had somethrowing sessions, but still
like, you need the playbook, youneed this, you need that, and
my thing is this the only thingthat I'm considering as the
positive for Aaron Rodgers isthis Danica Patrick, I'm
considering as the positive foraaron rogers is this danica
patrick's coming back in hislife shut the front door I mean,
(38:29):
just had to.
Unless somehow Rudolph HowardBecome the second, coming In
their perspective, first year orhowever many years Rudolph's
been in the league now we're notgetting cousins.
I'm just saying it right now.
I just In the bottom of myheart, that's not happening.
(38:49):
I still think Aaron RodgersGives us a better chance to win,
and the only reason why I careabout that is we have players on
our team.
I still think Aaron Rodgersgives us a better chance to win,
and the only reason why I careabout that is we have players on
our team that are getting olderand are not going to be around
much longer, and if there's atime to win now, this is it.
Scott (39:06):
All right, so here's.
Here's the thing.
We still got golf to talk about.
Yeah, I want to bring twothings more up about football.
I'm going to put you on thespot right now.
Graham (39:17):
All right.
Scott (39:19):
If Aaron Rodgers becomes a stealer, are y'all winning the
division?
Graham (39:34):
I like her chances but I mean, the safe answer is no.
Scott (39:39):
Then why do it?
And, like you've always said,Hold on a second.
Graham (39:44):
Hold on a second.
Scott (39:44):
No, you hold on a second mother.
Hold on Like you've always said.
If we're not going to win thedivision and go deep, then why
do I want to F up a draft pickfor next year?
Graham (39:58):
All right, then I'll flip this around on you.
Is Aaron Rodgers going to leadus to only a four-loss season, a
five-loss season?
Scott (40:09):
I don't know, I haven't seen your schedule.
Graham (40:11):
My point is this and yes , have I said all the things
that you just mentioned Ahundred percent.
But also, to be fair, when Imake that statement, every team
is rebuilding except one.
Only one team has the chance towin.
So it's just like my point insaying that is if you know, you
have no chance.
I mean, I'm not saying tank andno legitimate team would ever
(40:35):
do that, but I'm just saying Askthe Indianapolis Colts when
they sucked for luck.
Okay, well, that's To be fair.
Peyton Manning had a brokenneck, so like let's.
Scott (40:50):
Sucked for luck.
Graham (40:51):
Okay, I get what you're saying.
My point is this how many timeshas the number one overall seed
won it?
Speaker 1 (41:03):
You know what I mean.
Graham (41:04):
I'm not disagreeing with you and let's just say this the
Ravens, the last two years,have either been the one seed or
the two seed in the AFC.
I mean, they're in Kansas City,but it's just like.
My point is, we can't be theseventh seed Right and if,
depending on if they're changingthe playoff system, is that
still up in the?
Scott (41:22):
air.
They're not.
Graham (41:23):
They're not changing that, all right.
Well, that being the case,there's a difference between the
seventh seed and the five seed.
It's, I mean, like I get whatyou're saying.
What I would say to that is Iwould still feel comfortable
(41:44):
even if we don't win thedivision, if we have it like, as
long as you have a chance whereyou feel like your team has a
chance in the playoffs.
I mean the last how many yearsPittsburgh's made the playoffs?
How many of those games did Ifeel like they were?
Has a chance in the playoffs?
I mean the last how many yearsPittsburgh's made the playoffs?
How many of those games did Ifeel?
Scott (42:02):
like they were going to win in the playoffs.
Graham (42:03):
I don't think any.
None of them.
I don't think any and, as webrought this up on previous
podcasts, I wanted to bet myhouse On the.
Scott (42:11):
Chiefs.
Graham (42:13):
Against Kansas City and you're like, ah, giving me some
optimism.
Scott (42:20):
What happened?
They lost by 35 as your bestfriend, trying to be your best
friend and not be like bro I wastrying to save face.
Graham (42:30):
I know I get it and I'm appreciative of that, but
sometimes you can't put alipstick on a pig and call it
pretty.
You know what I mean, orwhatever, however, the saying
goes Like it is what it is, soall that being said, I think
Aaron Rodgers gives us a chance.
With the other piece from thepieces we already have, with the
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addition of the new pieces thatwe got via free agency and in
the draft, I think Rodgers givesus the best chance to make a
deeper run within the playoffs.
Am I expecting Pittsburgh towin the Super Bowl?
Absolutely not.
Would it be whipped cream,cherry on top?
Absolutely.
But with Aaron Rodgers I can atleast say I feel confident we
(43:14):
can win a playoff game.
Okay, fair enough, and as aSealer fan, we need that as a
minimum right now.
Scott (43:24):
It's been a while Minimum , so two more things real quick
in the NFL before we jump togolf, because it is Memorial
Week, jack's place.
Did you see who got injuredtoday?
Speaker 1 (43:38):
No, or the injury report that came out.
Scott (43:40):
No, that edge rusher that the Chargers let walk because
of all his injuries and signedwith Buffalo.
Graham (43:48):
Bosa, bosa.
No yeah, bro Dude.
Scott (43:50):
Yep, already happening.
Already happening.
What'd it say, cash pull.
He's out until at least secondor third week of training camp.
Graham (44:09):
Oh okay, I thought you were going to say the season.
I'm like Jesus Christ.
Scott (44:12):
No, my buddy Mark, huge Bills fan, texted me Bosa
already injured.
You were right.
Speaker 1 (44:21):
Yeah.
Scott (44:22):
And I was like dude, I told you it was coming, the guy.
And it sucks, dude, becausehe's a monster when he's on the
field.
Speaker 1 (44:32):
Yeah.
Scott (44:32):
But he's never on the field.
Speaker 1 (44:35):
Yeah.
Scott (44:36):
But he's never on the field.
Yeah, you know.
Graham (44:39):
Wait, it's an official refreshment of memory.
Did the Chargers get VaughnMiller?
Did that happen?
Scott (44:44):
No.
Graham (44:45):
No.
Scott (44:46):
No, suffered a calf injury.
It'll keep him sidelined forthe foreseeable future.
Graham (44:54):
I mean he's an edge rusher, I mean he doesn't need
to practice right now.
Scott (45:00):
And this is what happens to him every goddamn year.
Graham (45:04):
No, I get it, I get it, I get it.
Scott (45:07):
Every year, so I wanted to bring that up, and then I
wanted to bring it up.
Dude rumors are flyingeverywhere About the Chargers
trading Nazi already.
Graham (45:20):
What.
Scott (45:22):
Yeah, I've read it numerous places.
You draft Hampton.
You got this other dude, someundrafted free agent that
everybody has a woody about.
Dude, they're talking about theChargers trading Nazi, maybe to
the Cowboys.
Graham (45:48):
They drafted someone like the fourth or fifth round
who was decent.
But hey, the only thing I cansay to that is that could be a
good thing for us.
Scott (46:00):
It could in fantasy.
I don't want it to happenbecause I want the one-two punch
with Hampton and Najee with theChargers.
Because Najee's a big bruiser,Hampton's bigger than Najee with
the home run speed.
I want to hit him with the onetwo, boom, boom, wear him out.
(46:22):
But I've read it numerousplaces, dude.
Graham (46:27):
Well, you still got Vital right.
Yeah, and the thing is, if theyI mean if they were going to do
that they could trade him andthen bring back Dobbins for the
cheap.
Look at that smile on your faceright now.
Scott (46:45):
I'm hearing Dobbins is in contract negotiations with the
Texans.
Yeah, that's what I'm hearingyeah, that's a good one-two
punch with Mixon and him.
Graham (46:57):
Yeah.
Scott (46:58):
What's your?
Graham (46:58):
confidence level on Mixon, by the way, for the
fantasy season.
Scott (47:02):
You know me, dude.
I've always been that guy thathas had the band thrust on Mixon
, Always have.
He's reliable, he's done work.
I mean minus punching that girlin the restaurant in college.
He's been a solid dude.
Graham (47:26):
Is this your eight for him now?
I don't know, I'm not sure.
It's at least seven, becausehe's been four.
He was like four or five inCincy and then yeah, it has to
be.
Scott (47:37):
The thing that wears me out about the Texans is their
offensive line.
You trade away Tunsell to theRedskins your O-line was the
worst piece of your team lastyear and you trade away a top
five left tackle.
Graham (47:54):
I'm sure we touched on it, but I'll just say this there
obviously has to be a reason,there has to be a chemistry
issue.
There has to be something goingon in the background.
You don't give a Isn't lefttackle because, since mainly
most of the quarterbacks areright-handed, isn't the left
(48:16):
tackle probably, besides thequarterback, the second most
important position?
Scott (48:23):
Yeah, the highest paid people quarterback left tackle,
edge and corner.
Graham (48:29):
Right.
So if that's the second mostimportant position and he's a
top five guy and they're gettingrid of him, either your
organization is and I hate isdumb as a rid of them, either
your organization is and I hateis dumb as a box of rocks, or
there's something going on.
I agree.
Scott (48:45):
Something was weird there .
I agree.
I don't know what Washingtongave up for him, but you know
Washington did what they had todo.
That's what was their issuelast year.
Graham (48:55):
I know we talked about it.
It was a couple, it was picks.
Speaker 1 (48:59):
I mean, it was like a second and a third.
Scott (49:00):
It wasn't a lot.
Anyhow, let's jump right intogolf, dude, let's do it.
We got the Memorial this week.
We had whatever it was atColonial last week.
Our boy was right there playingin the last group and didn't
get it done.
That's Fowler and Romano.
(49:23):
But Memorial Jack's place, dude, in Ohio, one of the golf
courses that's on my bucket list, I really want to play that
place, dude.
It looks so sick, so amazing.
Graham (49:37):
With everyone.
You know you got no connects.
Scott (49:43):
I can get on there, but something I wanted to share.
You know, your boy, that youused to always pick in the
majors for your favorite orunderdog, zalatorris.
Dude came out today andannounced back surgery.
What again?
Yeah came out on twitter andannounced that.
(50:04):
Hey, everyone sharing a healthupdate.
This spring, I started feelingsome discomfort and instability
in my back that progressivelygot worse following the pga and
mri showed that I hadre-herniated two discs.
After discussing the optionswith my medical team, I
underwent surgery this pastFriday.
Dude another guy that has justbeen battling it, dude, I hate
(50:31):
it for him.
He battled so hard to get back.
It's such a good player.
Only showed up in big-timeevents where you had to hit it
straight, where you had to hitirons, and now he's going
through it again.
It's like geez.
Luis man, it sucks.
(50:53):
Same with Billy Horsfall dude.
Billy Horsfall was right theretrying to get on the Ryder Cup
team.
He got on for the rest of theyear.
Speaker 1 (51:03):
Damn yeah, and at least with.
Graham (51:06):
Horschel, I mean, he's not a young whippersnapper
anymore.
Speaker 1 (51:10):
No, it sucks.
Graham (51:12):
Is he 40s yet or still late 30s?
Scott (51:14):
He's close dude.
Graham (51:15):
That's what I'm saying.
He's close yeah.
Scott (51:17):
Yeah, but it sucks, man, close dude, that's what I'm
saying, like yeah, yeah, but Ijust think I'm older than really
harsh right it's just like Idon't feel myself with that old
and I look at these people.
Graham (51:29):
I'm like damn, these motherfuckers look old.
Scott (51:30):
I'm like wait, oh shit, I'm 42, yeah it got really weird
for me as a sports fan when Ibecame older than everybody,
right.
Graham (51:40):
Yeah right, and all the people we used to watch are now
on the senior tour.
Scott (51:45):
Or retired.
Graham (51:46):
Or retired exactly.
Scott (51:48):
But, dude, weird news came out today.
I think you saw the pressconference Rory's not playing at
Jack's place Didn't even callJack up and say I'm not playing.
Now is the media blowing thisup?
Well, of course they are.
But this is also someone and Iwas talking to Billy earlier
(52:13):
like Rory was a whiny littlebitch earlier when he lost to
DeChambeau at Pinehurst lastyear and left and yada, yada,
yada.
I kind of became a fan againafter he won the Masters.
Speaker 1 (52:24):
Yeah.
Scott (52:25):
Then he's a whiny little bitch, doesn't do a press
conference.
At the PGA last week Hisdrivers found nonconforming and
he plays like shit and hedoesn't do one press conference.
Now you don't call Jack.
Give him a three minute calland say, hey, I'm not playing.
Graham (52:53):
You know the next event he plays.
You know they're going to askhim.
Scott (52:58):
No, because he ain't going to show up, dude.
Graham (53:00):
You can't run from the media, you just can't.
Scott (53:04):
Well, it's the PGA Tour and they're not obligated to do
it like the NFL.
Remember Marshawn Lynch?
Yeah, I'm just here why.
Graham (53:17):
Because I have to be.
Scott (53:18):
No, so I don't get fined.
Graham (53:20):
Yeah, no, you're right, that's yeah, that's what he's
saying.
Scott (53:24):
But and I get it.
When a driver is nonconforming,it's not supposed to be made
public, right, okay, it's notsupposed to come out, and I
think he was bitter Betty aboutit.
And then Scheffler ends upwinning the PGA and it comes out
(53:48):
after he wins that his driverwas found nonconforming.
But then it comes out yesterday, lucas Glover comes out on
driver testing and says onrecord I've been trying to think
all day how to say this withoutsounding like it's going to
sound, but most guys don't evengive the people that are testing
(54:10):
the drivers their real driver.
They give them their backup.
What?
Yeah, bro, he goes.
No, it's true, and the testingis the way it is.
Why and again, I know a lot ofguys they keep two drivers in
their bag just in case.
Hey, oh yeah, it's this one,it's the one right here.
(54:31):
Yeah, test this one.
Graham (54:34):
I'm sure Jay loved to hear that.
Oh man.
Speaker 1 (54:44):
Right.
Graham (54:49):
Oh, my God.
Scott (54:54):
I was shocked when I saw it Heard it on the podcast.
You know what Kudos Props toLucas Glover.
When I saw it heard it on thepodcast.
Graham (55:00):
You know what Kudos props to Lucas Glover you know
for coming out and saying thatshit.
Scott (55:06):
And I'm not going out there and saying Rory was
cheating and, like they all say,it happens every week to
different players, but it's notmade public.
It's not supposed to be madepublic, but what I am saying is
(55:27):
test them every week.
They say it takes less than aminute to test it.
Yeah, and here's the thing Iwas thinking about.
You test them on the first hole.
And first hole on ThursdayOpening round.
You got somebody testing yourdriver.
Okay, if it's non-conforming,you're already on the tee.
How do you get your backup?
(55:49):
Yeah, that's, how do you get it.
You're on the tee.
Graham (55:54):
Then that'd be something they'd have to do on the range
before they go out.
Scott (55:58):
They'd have to do it on Wednesday.
And now it is.
Golf become like adult leaguesoftball.
When they tested all the batsback when we were in California
and you could own, they put alime green piece of tape on the
bottom of your bat or yourdriver.
Yeah, this has been tested.
There's no right or wronganswer, it's just if you're only
(56:19):
going to test 50, that seemskind of weird to me.
Graham (56:23):
Oh no, it has to be everyone yeah.
Speaker 1 (56:25):
It has to be everyone , it has to.
Graham (56:29):
That's like oh we're just going to randomly drug test
people.
What is that?
Scott (56:32):
It's the same in the NFL.
Remember when dudes would havebig games and then they would
post the thing in their lockerroom Please submit News.
Would have big games and thenthey would post the.
Thing in their locker room.
Please submit, you know, comehere for your drug test.
Oh yeah, and then the NFLbanned that they weren't allowed
to make it public on people'ssocial medias.
Graham (56:50):
I mean, I mean, the best one was the Eagles game with
Saquon Jump.
Yeah, jumped backwards over theguy, like the league was like
let's check this out.
Scott (57:06):
Yeah, go piss in a cup.
What, yeah, I don't know, butthe biggest news came out on the
PGA Tour today TourChampionship they're changing
the format Did they say to what?
No longer will the FedEx cupleader enter the tour
championship with whatever.
(57:26):
It was 12 under or whatever 10under Second.
Yeah, it says PGA tour announcestour championship format will
return to stroke play.
Field of 30 qualifiers willstart at traditional even par
instead of starting strokesmodel, the model used since 2019
.
But here's the thing, dude youdominate all year.
(57:48):
You have a year, like Scottyhad last year, okay, and you're
heading into the tourchampionship and Johnny Smith
comes out of nowhere and can win.
No, no.
I would say Give us a straightup tour championship where it's
(58:12):
30 players right, that qualifytop 30 and FedEx cup points
qualify for the tourchampionship.
Okay, 30 in FedEx Cup pointsqualify for the tour
championship.
Graham (58:19):
Okay.
Scott (58:19):
Give us a match play where the top X, top five, top
six get first round buys, let'sgo.
I mean, I don't even know, I'mjust thinking that as we're
talking, there's no right orwrong answer, but allowing, like
(58:44):
remember last year, keeganBradley, if he won the tour
championship could have wonbecause he won the second round.
Fedex in Colorado.
Graham (58:51):
Yeah, that's my point.
Like if you give so much, ifyou give so much to the points
to get the status or to get thepoints, which therefore gave you
the extra strokes.
I mean, look, within the last,let's just say, 10 years of the
FedEx Cup, you had a couple guysthat came back from 10th place
(59:15):
or even 15th.
Scott (59:16):
Remember Tiger.
Graham (59:17):
Tiger won the tour championship, but somebody else
won the fedex cup yeah, I meanlike it could still happen, but
it's just like to your point.
I don't say that we're used tothe how they're playing it now,
but there should still be abonus for being the number one,
(59:38):
like like what's the at thatpoint.
What's the point of the pointsI mean, like I get it.
Scott (59:44):
I agree.
I agree 100, because a yearlike last year, like scotty had,
went in seven milliontournaments, right.
There's no right answer becausewe can.
There's no right answer becausewe can bitch and moan about it
forever.
You can't have a guy have aseason like Scottie last year
(01:00:07):
and Keegan Bradley come andsteal the FedEx Cup.
We talked about it last year,yeah, forever.
Graham (01:00:19):
Yeah, yeah, I mean, could you imagine if that would?
Have happened to a one tiger.
I mean, the fedex wasn't aroundback then, but like, but still
just imagine he has someonethat's so far head and shoulders
above.
But just had a bad week andsomeone else like, okay, now
you're the player, really.
Scott (01:00:37):
Really so?
I don't know, man, there's nota right or wrong answer, but I
think personally, it's time tochange venues.
Graham (01:00:50):
I agree, like why does it always have to finish at it's
?
Speaker 1 (01:00:57):
in Atlanta right.
Graham (01:00:59):
It's not TPC, but it's the it's notlanta.
Scott (01:01:01):
Right, yeah, it's not tbc , but it's not tbc, it's atlanta
athletic club, maybe no, uh,don't tell my tongue anyway, but
yeah it needs to change dudeyeah it has to.
Graham (01:01:13):
I mean I, I mean there's some parts that I do like the
concept of the match, but thething is is, even with that,
like you can't, I don't know.
Like my thing is, if the touris gonna say something that
they're gonna change it, likethey better have damn good
(01:01:34):
reasoning and why they're doingit and also examples and what
they're going to do with it.
Eastlake.
Yeah, I mean they have to have,like they had to have thought
about this and what they'regoing to do.
Like you can't just go from thesystem that we've had and then
just go straight to all right.
No, it's just going to be aregular tournament.
Whoever wins wins.
Like that doesn't make anysense.
It's like we just said, scottyhaving the year that he did, if
(01:01:58):
he didn't win the tour champion,if he didn't win at Eastlake,
he's not the FedExCup champion,even though he was the number
one player in the world thewhole year.
Yeah, he won all thosetournaments, he had all those
top finishes, but yet becausesomeone played consistent, like
you could have guys that not wina tournament, still finish top
(01:02:20):
30 in the world but win thatevent and then they'd be the
FedExCup champion.
Scott (01:02:27):
Like I said, look what Keegan did last year.
He got hot at the end, won theevent at Castle Pines and had a
chance.
Graham (01:02:36):
Which was in the FedExCup playoffs.
Scott (01:02:37):
In the playoffs, yeah, and had a chance, which was in
the FedEx Cup playoffs.
Graham (01:02:41):
Yeah, and had a chance.
Look, I wouldn't object if theylike, just let maybe the top
five guys get a stroke or twoahead.
You know what I mean?
I mean you couldn't do that.
It has to be something for thethird.
Scott (01:02:54):
It has to be something.
Graham (01:02:55):
Because here's the thing .
Scott (01:02:57):
You're playing in the tour championship, it's
guaranteed money.
Graham (01:03:00):
Right.
Scott (01:03:01):
That's guaranteed money, right?
That's it.
Look, you're playing all yearto get in that top 30.
That's everybody's goal.
Graham (01:03:10):
Are they trying to say it makes it so it's not only top
heavy for the people that havea chance to win.
So whoever's at 25 to 30 has nochance.
I haven't read what.
Because really what it comesdown to folks is also off the
top of the head right now.
In the last 10-15 years withthe FedEx Cup, the winning
(01:03:35):
margin is only within a couplestrokes.
No one's like blowing the fieldout.
Scott (01:03:43):
Yeah, I think Scottie won by a couple last year over
Morikawa.
Graham (01:03:46):
And that's my point.
It's just like the top people.
I mean, you have guys that werelike 20 and make it up to like
five, but you're not going tohave someone that's like 20 and
30 that has a chance.
They literally have to play thebest four rounds of their life
to do it, and if that was thecase, then they deserve to do it
.
You can't be 30th in the world.
Speaker 1 (01:04:09):
Not world 10.
Graham (01:04:10):
Sorry In the FedEx.
Sorry, you can't be 20th in theFedEx.
Shoot 10 under for the week andbe like shoot 10 under for the
week and be like okay, that'sgood enough to be the best
player in the world for for thetournament.
Scott (01:04:19):
Like it's just like yeah, that's good, but hopefully we
start to see more of what theplan is for the tour soon, and
I'm sure it's out there.
Right now we're just on the airdoing this.
We don't have time to researchit, but I don't know.
We got Oakmont in a coupleweeks, dude.
(01:04:41):
Oh, I can't wait to see thecarnage there.
Baby, let's go, let's go.
And I can't even not mentionthis.
Did you see who won the seniorPGA yesterday?
No, angel Cabrera, second winof the year.
Dude, still putting with thejailbird.
Graham (01:05:11):
I mean, if there's any other, if there's a better way
to end the show, that'sdefinitely it, right there.
Scott (01:05:17):
What a story dude.
What a story man.
What a story man.
What a story.
He wins US Opens back atOakmont, a place where he won,
and you know we got the memorialthis week.
Next Monday is what we call thelongest day in golf for
(01:05:40):
everybody playing the 36-holequalifiers for the US Open.
And hopefully our boy gets inwhen are you qualifying?
There's a lot of names righthere talking to you.
I didn't do the whatever.
I think it's regionals andsectionals.
You got to do the first onefirst to make it to the second
(01:06:01):
one, and if you don't play inthe first, you're definitely not
making it to the secondObviously yeah.
But you know, longest day ingolf, dude, it's brutal, but
anyhow, Graham get us out ofhere.
Graham (01:06:16):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
I'm excited to see what happensin these playoffs, both hockey
and in basketball.
I'm excited for the US Opencoming up.
I'm excited to watch this golftournament memorial and see if
it's going to be anyone elsebesides Scotty Scheffler.
That being said, as the besthomie always says, Buh-bye.
Scott (01:06:37):
Good night friends.
Speaker 1 (01:06:39):
Lucas Glover, you've probably been blackballed by the
PGA Tour, but I still love you,buh, buh this episode of the
bald guys on the bench podcastis brought to you by our friends
at North Star Credit Union andSouthern Auto, located in
(01:07:02):
Southeast Virginia.
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