Midnight Marathon At The Sports Equinox

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Recorded October 28th, 2025

A walk-off at 2 a.m., a rookie jumping from Single-A to a World Series Game 1 start, and Ohtani forcing mid-at-bat meetings—this week delivered pure sports chaos. We open on the marathon baseball epic and the Sports Equinox rush, where Freddie Freeman’s clutch gene met empty seats in extra innings and our group chat faded before the final swing. It’s the kind of night that reminds you why fans stay up, why coaches sweat pitch calls, and how one mistake becomes a highlight forever.

From there we dig into the college football earthquake. NIL isn’t just changing the scoreboard—it’s changing the map. High-school NIL, portal surges, and big-money collectives are reshaping what “destination program” even means. Why chase a legacy logo when you can build a roster and a war chest where you are? We talk real incentives behind the coaching carousel, why Oregon’s stability might trump prestige, and how a program can sprint from the bottom to the top when the budget and buy-in align.

Then the sirens: the NBA’s betting and poker mess. Player props spike in odd places, sportsbooks flag the patterns, and video clips fuel suspicion. We break down how books actually detect anomalies, why college props are restricted, and what integrity enforcement may look like next. Meanwhile, the NFL delivered a historic week for favorites and a graveyard for survivor pools. We relive the pain, reset expectations, and update our AFC and NFC power views—credit to the Colts and Chiefs in the AFC, while the Eagles and Lions hold shape in the NFC with the Rams lurking as they heal.

We close with sharp Week 9 angles and trap alerts, plus a few unforgettable sideline moments that prove nothing in sports is truly routine. If you love strategy, live-bet discipline, and the thin line between spectacle and consequence, you’ll feel right at home here. Enjoy the ride, share it with a friend, and if it brought you value, follow the show, leave a review, and tell us your boldest pick for the weekend.

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Episode Transcript

Annouuncer (00:06):
Welcome to another episode of the Bald Guys on the
Bench Podcast with your hostsGraham Cohen and Scott Wasco.

Graham (00:21):
What's up everyone?
Welcome back to another otherwelcome back to another episode
of the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Bro, after last night in thatbaseball game, not getting a lot
of sleep.
Woo! Are we in for a great showtoday?
How are you doing, brother?

Scott (00:35):
I'm bitter that the game ended at 2 something a.m.
my time because I fell asleeparound 12 30, maybe.
Yeah.
Woke up around 2.15 just intime to watch Freeman hit the
walk-off.
Dude.

(00:56):
Insane.
You knew it was gonna be him.
The thing that pisses me off isI'm sitting there from the
tenth inning on, like placingdollar bets on every person in
the lineup for both teams isgonna hit a bomb.

Graham (01:10):
Yeah.

Scott (01:11):
Then fall asleep, and of course it's Freeman.
So it's like, whatever.
I mean, that's the fun of livebetting, right?
I mean, I don't know.
Yeah.
I mean, 100%.
The crazy thing is, like thecommanders and the Chiefs
started at the same time as theDoyers and the Blue Jays.
The Commanders might have beenalready back in DC by the time

(01:34):
the baseball game ended.
I mean, but anyhow, before weget into the episode, you know,
let's grab it, let's crack it.
I mean, geez.

Annouuncer (01:46):
Let's go, brother.
Cheers.

Graham (01:50):
Woo.

Scott (01:52):
You know, they called yesterday the sports equinox.
You know, I mean, baseball,basketball, hockey, and
football.
What else?
You said all the football.
And Kristen was like, whenwe're talking about, oh, don't
forget soccer.
Who?
Yeah.

(02:16):
I mean, dude.

Graham (02:20):
Unbelievable.
It got to a point last night inthe extra innings, so we're
just texting you and I back andforth.
And it got to a point where ourtexting was getting slower and
slower, just response time.
And then it got to a point inthe 14th, and I'm just like, I'm

(02:40):
looking up my phone, you know,just scrolling through while,
you know, the off endings andstuff.
And I'm just like, I haven'theard from Scott.
And I'm like, you know what?
I'm gonna take four to one betsright now.
He's passed out on the couch.

Scott (02:55):
Dude, dude.
I mean, at one point I lookedat Twitter and Jim Room was
like, hey, anybody on the EastCoast that's awake, hit me up.

Graham (03:06):
Yeah.

Scott (03:09):
At that point, I was awake, but I was like, you know,
I don't have a dog in thefight.
I don't care who wins.
I'm low-key pulling for theBlue Jays.

Annouuncer (03:19):
Yeah.

Scott (03:20):
Just because I think it'd be a great story.

Annouuncer (03:24):
Yeah.

Scott (03:26):
It's not my hate of the Dodgers, it's the hate of the
Dodgers fans.
I actually like the players onthe Dodgers.
Yeah.
It's, you know, living in SoCalfor so long.
Oh, let's go Dodgers.
Let's go.
Shut up, dude.
You know, but whatever.
Don't care.
But I'm just like, dude, as asports fan, I'm like, I can't go

(03:47):
to sleep not knowing.

Graham (03:50):
Yeah.
You know, I it it was a c Imean, what do they say in Insta
Classic?
They played two games in onelast night.
The best part of it was alsothe fact they kept doing uh not
flashbacks, but they're youknow, they kept showing video
feed from Otani's hometown inJapan.

(04:12):
It's like, oh, here's all thekids, and they're watching it at
like six o'clock in the morningor whatever time it was.
And then when the game ended,it was 3:30 in the afternoon in
Japan.

Scott (04:23):
Like, what yeah.
What unbelievable.
But it just dude, before weeven get into that, let's
weekend real quick.
Yeah.
You know, how was your weekend?
Lots of sports going on.
NFL Sunday.

(04:45):
I know you worked a little bit.

Graham (04:48):
Yeah.
It really was just pretty muchwork.
Uh watching a little bit ofcollege football, uh, but I did
work most of most of Saturday.
Sunday was an all-day footballevent, uh, which we'll
definitely get into.
It is what it is.
Um, and yeah, Friday was prettychill as well.
So just relax.

(05:08):
What about you?

Scott (05:10):
Yeah, dude.
Uh you know, Thursday, we tapedour last episode on Wednesday,
and you got it out Thursdaymorning.
Chargers played Thursday nightagainst the Vikings at home.
Uh before that game, Kellen hada football game Thursday night.
You know, so it was likeThursday, go from Kellen's game,

(05:33):
come to my house, watch theChargers.
But I gotta give the kid ashout out, man.
You know, yeah, he's my son.
Yeah, you know, I'm biased.
I love the kid, obviously.
Duh.
Uh he was, you know, he gotbenched in a weird situation

(05:53):
because he missed a tackle.
You know, I've told you aboutit.

Annouuncer (05:55):
Yeah.

Scott (05:56):
And when he missed the tackle, they were up 38 to
nothing, the other team, andthey brought a kid down from the
varsity team to take his spotat middle linebacker.
And so Kellen literally didn'tplay for two games.
He was straight up specialteams.
Well, started last week, madesome plays, and my guy got an

(06:20):
onside kick at the end of thefirst half.
Nice, let the team score, andthen in the third quarter, blew
up a dude on another onsidekick.
I sent you the video to makehim drop the onside kick.
They got another one.
Kids put he was playing, he waspumped.
Best game he's had.

(06:41):
Nice as a JB player, yeah, as afreshman.
A mad at it.
But then came home, watched theChargers.
As a McKellen's game, I get thenews that Alt's gonna start.
Pipkins is coming back,Perryman's playing, and I'm like
instantly feeling better aboutthe situation, right?

(07:02):
Like, okay, let's go.
Herbie's got his protectorsback, right?
You know, if we get into thegame, Herbie throws that pick
six that they review.
It's an incomplete pass becausethe ball hit the ground.
But, you know, you say,whatever, dude.
You can say whatever you want.
Uh, it was nice for theChargers to lay the wood to

(07:24):
somebody for once and get thedub and look good doing it,
dude.
You know, uh mad at it.
Yeah, I am mad at it.
Who's Herb Street's guy in theAl Michaels?
Yeah.
Amazon.
Come on, Al Michaels.
You gave the jinx of all jinxto my boy Dicker the kicker.

(07:45):
He ain't missed a field goalall year.

Graham (07:49):
He did it to him twice.
Dude barely made it the firsttime.
What the sh I thought he missedit the first time, to be
honest.
Because the camera angle.

Scott (07:58):
God dang long snapper, the long snapper, Dovado,
Bellato, whatever from OldDominion.
I want to like you, bro, butyou keep snapping like that.
Boom by can we get ouroriginal?
Can we get our original starterback off the IR, please?
My God.
But you know, Charter's got thedub.

(08:19):
I'm pumped on it.
You know, obviously, uh madefor a stress-free Sunday
watching the NFL week.
But one thing I do have to say,uh, it's Tuesday, October 28th.
Exactly a year ago today, myboy Adam passed away.
Oh, wow.

(08:39):
It's amaz amazing to think it'sbeen a year.
Like, wow.
It is crazy.
How does time fly?
Right?
T P and I were talking about itearlier.
But, you know, wild.
Still think about my guy, youknow, still think about his
wife, Tracy.

Annouuncer (08:58):
Yeah.

Scott (08:58):
But uh not to, you know, threat, you know, put a damper
on things.

Graham (09:03):
No.

Scott (09:04):
Uh something you asked me about last week, my girl
Caitlin that I give lessons to,North Carolina State
Championship yesterday and todayin Pinehurst.
Uh, dude, we have this crazystorm going on right now on the
East Coast.
And literally, she shot 80syesterday, 84 yesterday, and

(09:28):
pouring down rain, 30 mile anhour winds, was tied for sixth
after one round.
And today was a second round,and literally her mom texts me
our rain delay.
Then they started, they playedthree holes, called it, tied for
sixth, freshman year, state ofNorth Carolina as a freshman.

Graham (09:51):
I mean, that's uh pretty decent as the kids say, wow.

Scott (09:57):
I mean, amazing.
Ain't mad at it.
No, super proud, super proud ofher.
But dude, the World Seriesstarted Friday night in Toronto.

Annouuncer (10:12):
Yeah.

Scott (10:13):
And Toronto laid the wood to the Dodgers in Saturday
night.
Dude.
Dodgers pitching performance.
Like, really?
Are you kidding me right now?
Yamamoto.
Complete game, back-to-backcomplete games.
I mean, I mean, even it up,going back to LA on Saturday.

(10:35):
I mean, insane.
But a little college footballbefore we start getting into the
you know World Series.
Absolutely.
Uh dude, LSU gets boat raced ata home by Texas AM.
And we all know about howeverybody says LSU is a tough

(10:56):
place to play, especially at anight game.

Annouuncer (10:58):
Yeah.

Scott (10:59):
And uh at the end of the third quarter, exit stage left.
LSU fans.
And the ones at stage, werethey chanting something?
Something like fire somebody,maybe.

Graham (11:21):
You know, all I'm gonna say about Brian Kelly is this
when he got offered the job andthen accepted not everyone, but
a large consensus of people,including you and I, were like,

(11:46):
that's just doesn't seem right.

Scott (11:48):
That's just dude.
Think about think about whenthey introduced him at the
basketball game and he came outwith this fake accent.
Do you remember that?

Graham (12:01):
Oh, how could I forget?
Like, I mean, he got dude.

Scott (12:06):
I wish I could quote it.

Graham (12:08):
Ran through after people heard that.
Oh, yeah.

Scott (12:14):
Oh, I mean my guy acted like he was Bobby Boucher's
stepdad.

Graham (12:19):
I I mean, I want to say I get it, but you know, look,
trying to fit in.
But dude.

Scott (12:26):
He would have fit in better if he if he went out and
was like, I don't know whatjambalaye is.
I ain't never had a crawfish aday in my life.

Graham (12:34):
But I'll get you some dubs.
That didn't happen.
I just it's now we're at thepoint where look at all the big
programs that are looking forhead coaches now.
Like this is insane.
Uh LSU, Florida, Penn State.

(12:57):
Uh I mean, just those threealone.
I mean, normally those type ofprograms.

Scott (13:02):
CLA, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Stanford.

Graham (13:07):
Yeah.
Normally that's one, maybe atwo of those teams in a in a
season.
But to have that happen, wow.
I mean, let me ask you this.
Is the NIL affecting coaches?

Scott (13:23):
Absolutely.
Absolutely.
I mean, remember at thebeginning of the college
football season, we werepraising LSU and how good their
defense looked because of thepeople they paid when Underwood
reneged and didn't go to LSU andwent to Michigan.
And all that money they got.

Graham (13:46):
Against Notre Dame, right?
That first game.

Scott (13:51):
Uh Clemson, I think.

Annouuncer (13:54):
Okay.

Scott (13:54):
It was Clemson.
Yeah.
But everybody was praising.
I don't know, man.
I don't know.
Now they're saying Brian Kellymaybe to Penn State.
No.
Wouldn't be mad at it?
No.
Please don't.
Please don't.

Graham (14:15):
Please don't.

Scott (14:17):
I mean, Lane Kiffin?
Lane Kiffin is in the driver'sseat, but once again, why would
you leave Ole Miss, dude?
Why?

Annouuncer (14:26):
Because Old Miss is not LS.

Scott (14:31):
Who cares?

Annouuncer (14:32):
Yeah.

Scott (14:33):
You still get to pay players now.
Yeah.
The same thing as Cigaretti orwhatever his name is in the
state.

Annouuncer (14:38):
Yeah, East Netdy, yeah.

Scott (14:41):
Dude, why would you leave there now?
Yeah.
Back in the day before youcould pay players.
Yeah, 100%.
I'm leaving Indiana.
To go to Penn State.
To go, but why now?
I can pay motherfuckers.
I mean, I mean, true.

Graham (15:01):
I mean Am I not wrong?

Scott (15:03):
No, you're absolutely wrong.
I mean, why would Lane Kiffin,why would you leave Ole Miss to
go to Florida?

Graham (15:09):
All right, let me ask you this question.
500 in the SEC.
Why would Dan Lanning, who'sbeen names been mentioned, why
would he leave Oregon?

Scott (15:20):
No chance.

Graham (15:21):
With the way college football is now, it's not, you
know, the dynasty teams.
It's not the legacy.
It's not like, oh, you go here,this is this is what's gonna
happen to you.
Every every NFL NFL slap myface, every college has a chance
now if they got a pocketbook.
That's really what it comesdown to.

(15:43):
There's no loyalty, bye-bye.
No such thing.

Scott (15:46):
Who would have who would have ever thought three years
ago that you could be arguingtoday on October 28th, 2025,
that Indiana is the best team incollege football?

Graham (16:05):
I'm glad you brought that up.
Are you gonna piggyback thatwith the stat that I saw the
other day, which is Indiana hasthe worst college football
record of all time?

Scott (16:17):
Yeah, and two years later, no, arguably the best
team.
Yeah.
No, I'm not I'm not they couldbe they're number one.

Graham (16:31):
I know, but I'm just saying statistically, they are
the worst college football teamof all time.

Scott (16:36):
Ever.

Graham (16:37):
Ever.

Scott (16:38):
Ever.

Graham (16:39):
And they're like, hey, take all this money and be our
head coach.
Don't don't leave us and go toPenn State.
Don't leave us and go.

Scott (16:47):
But I'm gonna not only that, but I'm gonna bring 30
players from GMU from myprevious squad, bring them to
Indiana.
Dude, it's wild.
I don't know.
I don't even know.

Graham (17:01):
Dude, do you want to hear what's more wild?
I mean, uh, folks, you mighthave to fact check me on this,
but I saw something online lastnight scrolling.
Ohio passed a law that saysthey are now allowing high
school athletes to receive NIL.

Scott (17:21):
Oh, dude.
They can get them in Virginia.

Graham (17:24):
Oh, I didn't know that was a thing.
Wow.

Scott (17:28):
Yeah, oh yeah.
Yep.
Oh yeah.
Crazy.

Graham (17:36):
Oh, capitalism.

Scott (17:37):
You know what else is crazy?
Something I something I learnedtoday.
Something I learned today.
You know, backtracking to theChargers.
Vidal, right?
Fitting in for Omari andHampton.
Had an amazing game, over 100rushing yards.
Yeah.
Uh my dude, Komani Vidal, isHank Aaron's great nephew.

Graham (18:01):
I think I saw that somewhere.
Dude.
You take back all those meanthings you said about him last
season?

Scott (18:10):
I never said anything bad about him last year.
He just couldn't pass Brock.
He couldn't pass Brock.
But my guy showed up the othernight and pass blocked his dick
off.

Graham (18:24):
Yeah.

Scott (18:25):
Um, anyhow.
Dude, I don't even know whereto start.
I mean, World Series game one.
I gotta just bring it upbecause I was talking to you
about it.
Fuck game one starter.
Uh my boy Trey Savage.

Graham (18:43):
Uh-huh.

Scott (18:44):
Okay.
Game one starter for the BlueJays.
Uh his first ever professionalgame started was April 8th,
2025, in single A baseball.
And then he's starting game oneof the World Series in the same
season.

Graham (19:07):
The little things that people don't pick up on and how
amazing it is.
Sometimes, he's strikes outOtani.
Yeah.

Scott (19:26):
Did you see his parents in the stands?

Graham (19:28):
Yeah.

Scott (19:29):
I mean, his dad had a smile on his face the size of
Texas.
He probably had a Woody thesize of Texas, too.
I mean, dude, what a story,bro.

Graham (19:42):
Oh, 100%.
I mean, when you're this youngand naive and you don't know,
you're just like, F it.
I'm here.
Let's do it.
Let's run it.
You know, it's just likethey're not taking into account
of what it actually means to beon the stage.
They just block it all out andsay, hey, it's my turn to pitch.
Give me the ball.
I'm gonna throw it to theplate.
Let's go.

Scott (20:01):
Dude, his his first start in single A, the attendance,
328 people.

Graham (20:10):
Yeah.

Scott (20:10):
World Series game one, 44,000.

Graham (20:15):
Yeah.

Scott (20:16):
Like, and this is why we love sports.
And this is why I was bitterthat game went so long last
night on a day that I had towork the next day.

Graham (20:26):
Yeah.

Scott (20:27):
You know, I think I sent you a thing.
Sports fans last night.

Graham (20:32):
Yeah.
It's also just to touch onthat.

Scott (20:36):
You know, the bet but real quick, real quick before we
before you you savage thestarter for game one for the
Blue Jays.
Do you know where you playcollege baseball?

Graham (20:48):
Every time you ask me this, I'm gonna say ECO.

Scott (20:52):
Well, that's a good answer.
We are the pirates of ECU.

Graham (21:01):
Um, you know what I was gonna say is watching that game
last night, like so manyunbelievable plays, so much good
pitching.
I mean, the defense, the someof the craziness that that
happened.

Scott (21:18):
Bro.
And his wife having a shit fit.
Oh, that was amazing.
Bro, in the moment I truly hopethat is Kershaw's I truly hope
that his Kersaw's lastappearance in baseball.

Graham (21:33):
I would, I mean, the only way I would see him coming
in is if the Dodgers were up.
They knew they're gonna win thegame and it's the closing out
game.
Like, I think they would onlypitch him if it was a closeout
and they were up by X amount ofruns.
You know what I mean?
Yeah.
Because there's no reason forthem to pitch him.

(21:53):
Like they had to last night.
Like they had no options.
So, but my thoughts are, youknow, while it was going on, you
know, obviously stressful.
I'm I'm rooting for theDodgers, but you know, I'm I'm
enjoying the great game.
But as it's going on, yeah,there's so many time the
announcers are like, oh, I can'tbelieve this is happening, and

(22:14):
how historic is this?
But like when you're in it,it's you're just like, okay,
yeah, yeah, yeah, that's true.
But like, I'm still focused onthe game.
It's not until today, andespecially after you know going
online and seeing highlights andpeople having their opinions
and talking about it and sayingthis, that, and the other.
You really have to sit back andbe like, Wow.
Unlike my colleague over here,Scott, I was awake and witnessed

(22:38):
every inning.
I'm just busting job.
I'm busting.

Scott (22:42):
I'm sorry.
I'm on the East Coast.
You're on the West Coast.

Graham (22:46):
I know, I know.

Scott (22:47):
I have a job I have to go to in the morning.

Graham (22:51):
Come on, let me I'm just a little hanging fruit, bro.
Come on.

Scott (22:57):
Just saying.

Graham (22:58):
No, and and and rightfully so.
I want to know where the Dodgerfans go that left the game.

Scott (23:06):
Like, dude.
Like, I'm looking at the show.
I mentioned that to you, right?
And I'm like, TP mentioned itto me.
I mentioned it to you, andthere was like maybe 13th
inning.
Behind home plate was empty.
Not empty, but it wasn't full.

Graham (23:22):
They brought people in.

Scott (23:24):
But then, yeah, after the you know, 15, 16th inning, you
could tell they allowed dudes tocome down behind home plate.

Graham (23:32):
Yeah.
Well, they can't have no onehere.

Scott (23:34):
You know who was there from date from from the first
pitch?

Graham (23:37):
Yeah, the guy in the orange shirt.
The Mark.

Scott (23:41):
I met my boy.
Let's go.
I was surprised not to see him.
Let's go.
Oh.
Is he not there tonight?
No.

Graham (23:53):
If he was, he didn't wear the jersey.
He wasn't behind.
I was watching earlier.
I yeah.
He's there.
Craziness.
Dude, from the start of thegame, Otani.
I mean, it got to a point thatI was even surprised because you
made the comment before today'sgame started.

(24:13):
You're like, lock of the day,under under, was it 0.5 hits for
Otani?

Scott (24:19):
0.5 hits.

Graham (24:20):
I couldn't even bet it.
Benji Benji, MGM locked it out.

Scott (24:27):
Dude.
So after last night, after theafter the home running hit to
tie the game, and I texted youinstantly, why are they throwing
this dude a fastball?
Well, that was the last time hegot a chance to hit a ball,
because I'm pretty sure he wason base nine times.

Graham (24:45):
The craziest part was when he went to the batter's
box, the the their coach cameout.
They all went to the mound.
They had a meeting.
The coach is like, hey bro,don't throw this pitch.
Yeah.
He's looking for this.
And then what happens?
Literally, the first pitch.

(25:05):
Bum-bug!

Scott (25:06):
Yeah.
Like, and guess who caught it?

Graham (25:09):
Your boy.

Scott (25:11):
My boy Garrick posts something on Instagram today.
Here's the ball that Otani hitlast night to tie the game.
I'm like, this guy, I mean,Jerry bet tonight under under
0.5 hits.
100 to win 115.
Does he have a hit tonight?

(25:32):
Nope.

Graham (25:34):
And they're pitching to him, too.
Ain't scurred.
Struck him out.

Scott (25:39):
Yeah.
But right now we're in the topninth.
No outs, man on first.
Dodgers are losing six to one.
Oh, Freddie Freeman just bowleda ground ball at first.
One out, man on second.
But dude.
Amazing series.

(26:00):
Amazing series.
Ain't mad at it.

Annouuncer (26:04):
Yes.

Scott (26:05):
But last night, I mean, remember the the Seattle game?
Was Seattle playing the BlueJays?

Graham (26:13):
Yeah.
Yeah.
Game seven that went to thefifth 15 innings?

Scott (26:17):
Yeah.

Graham (26:17):
Yeah.

Scott (26:18):
Insane.
And I mean, and the crazy thingI saw today, strange but true,
there have been two World Seriesgames ever to go 18 innings.
And my boy Brad Paisley sangthe national anthem at both of
them.
That's 2008, 2018, 2018 gamethree.

(26:41):
Dodgers beat the Red Sox in 18.
And then again last night.
Insane.
Insane.
I insane.

Graham (26:55):
Also, what's crazy in the World Series with the seven
games, they do it a littledifferent, not realizing.
So they got the two in Toronto,then there's three here in LA,
and then they're back to Torontofor the final two.
We got another, we have threestraight days of baseball.
Yesterday, today, and then gamemy math is great.

(27:16):
Yeah, game five tomorrow.

Scott (27:18):
I love it.

Graham (27:19):
No, it's nice.
Dodgers gotta win tomorrow forsure.

Scott (27:22):
It's Friday, game seven Saturday.

Graham (27:26):
Like it would be Yeah.
I mean, if the Dodgers weredown 3-2 going back to Toronto,
I don't think they I don't know.

Scott (27:37):
It's gonna be tied going back to Toronto.
How is it gonna be it's gonnabe tied going back to Toronto?
Uh oh, it can't be.

Graham (27:46):
It can't be.
That's why I'm like, what areyou talking about?
It's gonna be tied after today.

Scott (27:51):
Can't be.
Yeah.
So don't worry, God is winningthis thing.

Graham (27:56):
So everyone is giving Otani his flowers.
Deserved.
I get it.
I get it, I get it, I get it.
My question is especially inthe playoffs in the World
Series, who's more clutch thanFreddie Freeman?

Scott (28:17):
Recently, not many people, dude.
And just to think about this, Iwas thinking about it today on
the way to work.
Uh hey Braves, remember thatguy that you lit walk?

Graham (28:28):
Yeah.
So, okay, another question.
Does he go down and or does hego into the Hall of Fame as a
Dodger?

Scott (28:38):
Freeman?
Yeah.
100%.
Born and raised SouthernCalifornia guy.
100%.
Won the World Series with theDodgers.

Graham (28:51):
Didn't he win the World Series?

Scott (28:52):
Did he win it with the Braves?
He did, yeah.
I think he might have won itwith the Braves.
Yeah, he did.
That's right.

Graham (28:57):
Yeah.

Scott (28:59):
Tough question.
Good question.
Right?
But I I think Dodgers.
Oh.
I think Dodgers.

Graham (29:07):
I yeah, dude.
There's a handful of Dodgers,like I mean, soon to be former
Dodgers that could literally dono wrong, whatever they wanted.
Him, Clit Kershaw, like, oh,you need some.
How about my dad was evensaying it?
How about did you even realizeSandy Colfax was still alive?
Was he like 90?

Scott (29:28):
What do you say?
It's breaking up.

Graham (29:30):
Oh, Sandy Colfax.
Breaking up.

Scott (29:34):
I didn't even hear what you said.
You're like freezing.

Graham (29:36):
No, I got you.
Did you see?
I couldn't believe the dude wasstill alive.
Sandy Colfax has been at all ofthe Dodger games here.
I didn't even know he was stillalive.
Yeah.
Dude.
Was he like 90?
Jesus.

Scott (29:54):
Thousand.

Graham (29:56):
Yeah, it pissed for the Dodgers in the 60s.
I'm like, I'm doing the math.
I'm like, wait a minute.
I was like Carry the one, two,like what?
Yeah.
Unbelievable.
Wow.
I mean, just clock.

Scott (30:10):
Not only was he in not only was he in attendance, did
you see my boy Herbie and hisgirl?

Graham (30:15):
Oh my lord, dude.
You're Herbie would rather juststay at home, not do anything,
dude.
Watch tape, but no, he has toget his social media girlfriend
out there and blah, blah, blah.

Scott (30:29):
Dude, my boy Herbert gets a girlfriend and he's all over
the place.
He's at the Laker game.
Now he's at the Doyer game.
All I gotta say is, dude,Callaway better be paying him a
shit ton of money for that hatmy guy's been wearing.

Graham (30:45):
I'm gonna bet you zero.
I guarantee you they paid forshit.

Scott (30:50):
Those free golf clubs they're giving you?
No, you better be getting paidsomething more than those free
golf clubs, bro.
Dude.
And then did you see JustinBieber come sit right beside
him?

Annouuncer (31:03):
No.

Scott (31:04):
That was hilarious.

Annouuncer (31:05):
Oh, I missed that.

Scott (31:05):
Oh, dude.
Justin Bieber and his.
Is he is Justin Bieber married?
Yes.
I don't know.
Dude, Bieber comes walking downand is like daps up Herbert,
and he's literally sittingbeside him and beer.
Yeah.
It was hilarious.

Annouuncer (31:25):
But must be nice.
I don't know.
Right?

Scott (31:31):
You're in LA, bro.
I mean, Mookie Betts, can youdo something with your life,
man?
I mean, God bless whatever.
Uh let's jump in.
I mean, we gotta something wehaven't even talked about.
It's not even in the notes.
Uh happened Thursday.

(31:51):
Uh a lot of shit came out aboutthe NBA and gambling and poker.
And oh man.
I don't even know where tostart.
I don't even know where to end.
All I know is wow, wow, wow,wow, wow.
And it affected the Ravens withLamar.

(32:13):
Yeah.

Graham (32:15):
That's dude.

Scott (32:17):
That's what's crazy.

Graham (32:19):
That whole situation, it affected me in the sense I'm
looking at the line, I'm like,all right, at the start of it,
he wasn't playing.
And then, like, what was it bylike Tuesday, the betting line
changed to now the Ravens areminus.

Scott (32:35):
He was playing to begin with.

Graham (32:36):
Oh, yeah.
Well, that was playing to beginwith.
I'm aware of that, but Ithought the line started at two
and then went to seven and thenwent back to two.
I couldn't remember if I saw itat the time.
I'm just like, uh.
And hey, they didn't need it.

(32:57):
Like, that's the worst.
That's the funniest part aboutit, but still.

Scott (33:02):
The crazy thing is, it was weird how all of a sudden,
you know, Thursday morning, likeI told you, um, you were still
sleeping, and all this shitstarts popping up on social
media.
And I'm not saying that tothrow shade at you, I'm just
saying it to say it.
I you don't know what tobelieve on social media anymore.
Is it AI?

(33:23):
Is it something else?
And they're talking aboutTauncy Bills.
Then it's talking about thedude in Miami, and I'm like, is
this shit real or is this shitfake?
And then you get something fromFox and CNN, and you're like,
oh shit, this ain't fake.
This is real.

Graham (33:44):
Yeah, it must be real when this broke, and you of all
people, Mr.
I'm not bad.

Scott (33:51):
Get on the ground, get on the ground, get on the ground.
Come on, come on, come on, comeon.
Oh, I just need one more run.
One more.
I got over seven and a half.

Graham (34:06):
You know, you not being an NBA guy, when this story
broke, the excitement, well, Iwouldn't say excitement, but the
intrigue that I could hear inyour voice as the story got
broken.
You're we're talking about it.
I'm like, bro, you sound likeyou're more of a basketball fan
than I am right now.
You're like, oh, I'm looking atthis, I'm looking at that, and
I'm just like, wait, what?

(34:27):
Wow.

Scott (34:28):
It's I'm looking at it as a sports fan.

Graham (34:31):
Of course.

Scott (34:32):
I'm looking at it at as somebody that bet.
I'm looking at it as apodcaster like you, that we've
been talking about this shitforever and how gambling affects
everything.
And then to hear this pokerthing where dudes X-ray glasses

(34:53):
and X-ray tables and this andthat, and my boy Antonio Gates
is at at poker games, and yeah,dude, it's just the beginning.
And then you start seeinghighlights of what's the guy's

(35:15):
name in Miami?

Annouuncer (35:16):
Rozier.

Scott (35:18):
Yeah.
Of games where he's throwingaway passes, and you're like,
what the shit?

Graham (35:28):
What um what's that saying where the old saying
where it's just like once youtake it out of the bag, you
can't put it back in?
And that's where all sports arewith gambling.
You know, especially the NFL.
How they're like, hey, we knowthat it exists, we know we're

(35:50):
not a part of it, and then forso long, for so long, for so
long.
And to be honest, I I mean,this is my personal opinion.
Do you think the I don't wantto say the advanced, but the
popularity of fantasy sports andhow that integrated with the
different leagues, and how likethat's not considered betting,

(36:13):
but like there is moneyinvolved, and then DFS, how that
kind of just like lightened theI don't want to say this.
Um it just it gave betting achance to be I won't say be
legal, but get into the businessof or to get in the
partnerships with the leagues,you know what I mean?

(36:34):
Because it's just like this isthe number one thing that
leagues were concerned about.
The number one thing.
You got your run?

Scott (36:42):
I got my run.

Graham (36:43):
All right, dude.

Scott (36:46):
Not only that, think about this.
Why are prop bets not offeredon college athletics?
Uh because they're collegeathletes, and somebody like me
or you could literally be livingacross the hall from
quarterback A at LSU and watchedHomeboy walking around all week

(37:09):
in a walking boot.

Graham (37:11):
Yeah.
I I mean, so much could happen.

Scott (37:16):
That's a reason.

Graham (37:17):
With everything that's going to happen.

Scott (37:19):
Also, they could put Homeboy in a walking boot just
uh mess with you.
Put him in a walking boot.

Annouuncer (37:27):
Yeah.

Scott (37:29):
Yeah.

Graham (37:31):
That plus effect, you know, something that I heard,
and it makes legitimate sense,especially if you think about it
from the betting site side ofit.
It's like, yo, wouldn't youassume this is suspicious when
player props on a given night?
Unless you're like Otani orlike these major guys, player

(37:56):
props on a platform is onlygonna go up to what a hundred
thousand, maybe a milliondollars out of all the people
that are betting individualprops for some people, and
especially like who's betting onTerry Rogier anyway, like a
handful of people.
All right, maybe a couplethousand a year there.

Scott (38:12):
Uh I'll tell you right now, I'll tell you right now, a
lot of people because FanDuel isthe ones that turned that in.

Graham (38:19):
Well, no, my point in saying that is they can see the
back end, and what I mean bythat is there's normal bet
frequencies when things change.

Scott (38:32):
Somebody got hurt really, really, really bad in the JMU
Texas State game because everyplayer for both squads is out on
the field on their knee.

Annouuncer (38:45):
Oh shit.
That's not good.

Scott (38:49):
I don't know.
Sorry, didn't mean tointerrupt.

Graham (38:52):
No, you're good.

Scott (38:53):
Like you see in it?
No.

Graham (38:58):
I'm just surprised that look, the people making the
bets, it's not something thatthey would thinking about think
about, or if they did, becauseit's like, oh, let's you know
get the money while we canbecause we don't know how long
we can do this.
If the normal bet on a playeris anywhere between 10, 50, 100,

(39:20):
or even a thousand dollars,okay, fine.
But if you got these randompeople that normally don't bet a
lot of money, and all of asudden they're putting 10, 20,
50,000 on prop bets that arenormally never a thing, that's
gonna be suspicious.
Like, if you do suspiciousthings, there's a red flag.

(39:42):
Red flags get looked at.
Like, so it you do fucked upthings, things are gonna get
looked at.
It's just like am I surprisedthis happened?
No.
Am I surprised that it tookthis long?
No.
It's just really the questionis what's the fallout?
What's really gonna happen?
I mean, is Chauncey Billups?

(40:04):
I mean, even with him, how he'sin this, they I've saw clips
where he's taken players out ofthe game, like his top two
players out with like fourminutes left in the game, and
they needed them.
Like, look, I understandthere's sometimes that you need
to give your players rest, butyou're only giving them like 30
seconds, you're not taking themout for the rest of the game.

(40:24):
I mean, unless they're hurt,like there's just I it why what
it really comes down to is anindividual person's they need to
stop.
How do I say this?
I'm trying to be as eloquentabout this as possible.

(40:51):
Um the saying every person hasto look out for themselves is
true.
But when people have or whenpeople do well for themselves,
they want to help out theirfriends.
Okay, that's cool.
But the larger friend groupthat you have, like you can't
help everybody.
You think you're doing yourfriend a solid being like, oh,
hey, I'm gonna throw you alittle like I won't give you my

(41:12):
money, you know.
I won't you, I won't let youmooch off me, but I'll do
something that could possiblyhelp you so you can make some
extra money.
Like, why would you even wantto put yourself in that type of
a situation?
Especially when you make somuch money.
Why are you friends with peoplethat would put you in a
situation that could screw you?
Like that really what it comesdown to.

(41:34):
I don't care if you've been myhomie for 50 years.
If you ask me to do somethingthat, yeah, it could work once
or maybe twice, yeah.
That's fine, but like I'm noteven fine.
There's no way I'm putting mylife on the line for you just to
make you a couple of bucks.

Scott (41:54):
What's was Homeboy's name that got in trouble in the NBA
with the gun Memphis player?

Graham (42:01):
Oh uh, yeah, it was uh um I almost said SG, it's not
SCGA, it's uh SCG.
Um yeah, he plays for Memphis,and I'm looking right at the
guy.
I'm wow, this is terrible.

Scott (42:16):
Um can't think of his name.

Graham (42:17):
I know.
Keep talking, it's coming tome.

Scott (42:20):
Uh once uh once again, if you're his boy and you're in
the car and he pulls out the gunto record that video, you as
his longtime friend, you punchhim in the face and you say,
dipshit, are you kidding me?

Graham (42:35):
Oh, for sure.

Scott (42:37):
Don't do this to it's it it's back and forth.
I mean, it goes back to MichaelVick with his boys and the dog
fighting.

Graham (42:49):
John Morant.

Scott (42:52):
There you go.

Graham (42:53):
Why it took me so long.
I was like, wait, what was hisname?

Scott (42:57):
What's the receiver's name from the in from the
Browns?
Josh Gordon.
That's Josh Gordon's boy?

Graham (43:06):
That's even worse.

Scott (43:09):
Well, not at the time.
No, but I'm just saying, likedon't smoke weed, and you're one
of the top five best widereceivers in the game.

Graham (43:17):
Yeah, no, I get it.
And now it's like, oh, yousmoke weed, okay, no problem.
Like, it just amazes me that inthe hypocrisy of things like it
can go from one year, you'regoing to jail, the next year,
oh, it's a good one.
Well, it's the time, dude.
No, I I I get it.
I get it.

Scott (43:33):
I'm just saying it's the time.
Yeah.

Graham (43:36):
But I get it.

Scott (43:40):
But anyhow, uh, we haven't even gotten into NFL.
It's uh it's the tip of theiceberg.
It's the tip of the iceberg.
We're gonna see a lot of othershit.
Before we even jump into theNFL, something I gotta say.
I sent it to you last night.
Uh favorites in the NFL thisweek go 11-2 against the spread,

(44:02):
84.6%.
The best winning percentage forfavorites in a single week
since December of 85.
All 11 favorites covered byseven plus points, most in a
single week in the last 30years.
And the two points that lost asfavorites?
Uh pretty sure they killed usin Survivor.

(44:23):
Appreciate it, Bengals andFalcons.

Graham (44:26):
Uh, us and the thousands of other people.

Scott (44:30):
Dude, it's yeah, but Graham, I don't give two shits
about the thousands of people.
All I care about is me and you.

Graham (44:37):
I'm aware.
I'm aware.
And the worst part about it wasthe week leading up to it.

Scott (44:43):
The Jets had 500 yards of offense.
That's the worst part about it.
The Jets.
Without Garrett Wilson.
I and Sauce.
500 yards of offense.
I he's defense.
That's my point.

Graham (45:01):
But we said during that week, we get it.
Survivor.
Saving teams for later.
Yeah, there's strategy to that,but it don't matter if you
don't make it to the next week.
It doesn't matter.
I agree with that.

(45:22):
Look, this year is the firstyear I've made it as far as I
have in Survivor.
That you in especially inleagues that you can't rebuy.
Like, this is the far as I'vemade it.
Like I'm gonna, I'm not gonnalie.
I have not felt as confidentabout a season for Survivor as I
have this season.

(45:42):
There's three choices to make,or the three most popular
choices the Colts, the Bengals,and the Falcons.
And as you said with thebetting, only the winless Jets
on the road went into the game.

Scott (46:04):
That we've always talked about.

Graham (46:06):
Yeah.
Look, I said I thought theywere gonna be a decent team at
the start of the season.
I thought they were gonna winover seven games.
Or no, I I bet them over forthe season, which I think was
five and a half.
What they've displayed,especially after week one when
they play the Steelers and couldhave won that game, I get it.

(46:27):
I I just it and how the seasonhas gone, I'm just like, what is
going on?
Like, really?
Come on, and then look, what'shappened with Miami?
Playing terrible, playingterrible.
Like it, I hate saying this,but it's just like, yeah, of
course, there's a reason why yousay any given Sunday.

(46:49):
I get that, but it's just like,how can you look so bad?
And everyone is talking shit onyou, and then all of a sudden
you're just like, alright, guys,we need a man up and figure it
the bleep out.
And on another note, just likeas one of my good homies back in
California, I'm not that I'm afan of them, but the Falcons,

(47:12):
they're done to me.
This is three weeks in a rownow.
I bet against you, you F me.
I bet for you, you F me.
I bet for you again.
Against the second worst teamin the league, third worst team
in the league.
You're dead to me.

Scott (47:31):
But when the news comes out, the news comes out, Pennox
it and playing, Kirk Cousins isstarting.
Then Sunday morning, Londonhadn't playing.

Graham (47:45):
And who was not up?
I I still wouldn't, I didn'tlike I wouldn't have changed.
Like, that's a well, I mean, Istill took the bangles on both,
but so that's not even thepoint.
I had I I probably I stillwouldn't have I couldn't have
changed my other bets anywaybecause I had them in teasers
and you can't cash out of atease.
Like all all my bets, dude.
All of my bets that I had thispast weekend had some part of

(48:11):
Bangles either money line minusone or their normal number,
which was minus six and a half.
Every bet.
And if they would have won, Iwould have won half my bets.
I'm not even mad.
That's the part I'm not evenmad about.
The bets are it is what it is.

(48:33):
Like, yeah, I'm not happy aboutit, but it's the whole
survivor.
Like, I would have in our Andy,and he's like, oh well, at
least, you know, at least we'reuh your Jets got a W, so now you
have a better chance of gettingthat $100 off me against the
States.
I'm like, dude, I don't give ableep.
I'd rather pay you the $100.
I would rather have the Jetslost that game and the Bangos

(48:54):
still have a chance so I couldstill be in the survivor pool.
Because, dude, in the main onethat you and I were in, it went
it started at 211 people orwhatever it was.
At the start of the week, therewas only 50 left.
Those two teams that lost.
No, 40.
Yeah, you're right.
Sorry, 40.
40.
The two teams that lost, two ofthe favorites, lost 16 people.

(49:18):
Just in those two games.
Like, oh like just and thinkingabout it, every team in the AFC
North lost.
Yeah, that helps Pittsburgh, Iguess.

Scott (49:34):
I just Ravens won.
I'll slap myself.
No, that's fine.

Graham (49:41):
I don't even know, because I was saying to myself
earlier that I'm like, wait aminute, that's alright.
I just I I I can't.

Scott (49:50):
I you know it was it was weird.
I mean, I mean, the games inSurvivor League said have killed
everybody.
Rams losing, Cardinals losing,and now the Bengals losing.
And we'll go ahead and throw itout there.

Graham (50:11):
Uh how about the Packers tying on Sunday night?
Well, I lost my pick in that.
Which this was, mind you.

Scott (50:21):
That was to the Cowboys, right?

Graham (50:23):
Yeah.
The Cowboys.
Yeah.
They tied.
Lost money on that, too.
Yeah.
Like, I I just how how do youpick these games?
Like, how like how do you notpick favorites?
Like I get it.

Scott (50:43):
You know, like we always say in Survivor, you gotta,
we're trying to save teams forlater.
But remember, we always say youcan't make it to the next week
unless you win.
I get that.
The big the Bengals at homeagainst the Jets?

Graham (50:58):
Oh and six.

Scott (50:59):
After beating the Steelers.

Graham (51:01):
Yeah.

Scott (51:01):
After beating the Steelers on Thursday night.

Graham (51:05):
Ten days rest.

Scott (51:07):
You're thinking, yeah, you're uh well, yeah.
After the owner calls outJustin Fields?

Graham (51:16):
Yeah.
Dude, I saw a story.
Did you I don't know if youheard this?
I see, this is this one ofthose stories that I heard.
I'm like, please don't be fakeif this is true.
But did Fields say at thepodium or in an interview
somewhere that basically when heheard after he heard the
comments of what the RudyJohnson said, that basically he

(51:39):
felt so bad that he was like athome crying about it.
Not crying, but basically beinglike, I like I suck, I need to
do better, like I need to, youknow, this, this, and this.
Like, I heard the story and Iwas like, wait, I think he said
he was like crying in his closetor something.
I was like, what?

Scott (51:56):
I didn't hear that.
Not saying it ain't true, butyeah, I didn't hear it.

Graham (52:00):
For one, if that did happen, why would you I mean
hey, I'm all about you know, menbeing vulnerable and opening up
and show showing themselveslike that's great, good for you,
but like you're gonna say thatin the in the New York market?
Like, yeah, there's just somethings like, hey bro, you gotta
keep that you gotta keep thatclose to the chest.

(52:21):
Like you ain't telling nobodythat, but still, hey, if that's
something that helps hisconfidence and you know they
move it in the right direction,I it's just uh I I yeah, dude.

Scott (52:32):
Let's just jump right into it.

Graham (52:34):
Yeah, let's go.

Scott (52:36):
After all the action on Sunday, we've been waiting all
day for Sunday night.
Thanks, Carrie Underwood.
Uh Steelers Packers inPittsburgh.
Aaron Rodgers, firstopportunity to beat the only
team he hasn't beaten in the NFLon Sunday night football.

(53:00):
And came out first half lookingdominant, dude.
Minus the missed 37 tacklesagainst Tucker Kraft on that
first touchdown.
But the Packers missed twofield goals.
Feeling good at halftime.

(53:23):
And then the end.

Graham (53:32):
That's how I'm starting the segment.
Um I was happyslash confidentin the first half.

Scott (53:44):
It should have been.

Graham (53:46):
Look, we weren't like slanging it all over the yard.
We were being calculated.
We were being, you know,plotted here a little bit there.
Alright, we did what we neededto do.
We weren't making mistakes.
Things were looking good.
Alright, that's fine.
Then the second half.

(54:08):
I the defense was holding theirown for the most part.

Scott (54:14):
Y'all were up, y'all were up 15, 15 to 7 in halftime.
Yeah.

Graham (54:21):
Yeah.
We the defense would get theminto third downs, third and
longs, and it's just like, dude,they had these back breaking
plays where it's like, oh, we'regonna sack them for 10 yards
behind the line, and then loveis just gonna throw off his back
foot this Hail Mary to craft 50yards down the field, who just

(54:44):
somehow slipped in between threedefenders in the perfect spot
to catch the ball.
Um, our tackling was atrocious.
We lost Deshaun Elliott, gothurt, he's done for the year.
Our our stud safety.
Uh, we look we touted ourselvesas the one of our better

(55:05):
defenses that Pittsburgh's hadin a very long time.
We are the most expensivedefense, you know, of any
football team ever.
And look, it's at the start ofthe season, I get why we why
Pittsburgh did what they did.
I get it.
And look, we can go back on theepisodes.
I said you gotta pay him.

(55:25):
You gotta pay TJ.
What he's done for theorganization, what he could
still do, he's uh not that he'sundervalued, but like what he's
done, he deserves the money.
Okay, that's fine.
After week eight, how like howdoes the coaching staff, you

(55:49):
know, the coaching staff is justlike, well, we're telling them
what to do and how to fix theproblems, they're just not doing
it.
Like, what does that mean?
Like, you keep saying you canmove TJ around, but you don't
move them around.
We can't really stop the run.
We can't tight ends have beenkilling us all year.

(56:13):
Yeah, we brought in Ramsay.

Scott (56:16):
Like, what when y'all lost to the when y'all lost to
the Bengals, hey, remember thatguy, Jamar Chase?
Yeah, let anybody on theBengals beat you but him.

Graham (56:28):
Yeah.
But here's the thing as thegame was going on against the
Packers, what did I tell you?
Pittsburgh's number one goalwas what?
Stop the run.
Homeboy, even though he dideventually get into the end
zone, he had less than 60 yardson us.
And he got that touchdown late.
So, from that aspect, I guesswe should be happy.

(56:51):
But okay, you stop the run.
Their wide receivers reallydidn't do anything except Dobbs
had the two plays, two or threecatches, one of which just
happened to be the significantthird down catch.
Congratulations.
But it's just like you stop therun, but then you let Kraft
just almost have a career day.

(57:11):
I I just I don't and the thingis, you know what our schedule
is coming up.
Are you kidding me right now?
Like, we're I thought with ourschedule, even if if you back us
up where I thought we'd be twoweeks ago when I was had more
hype for us, I'm still saying 10wins is gonna be tough.

(57:31):
Like, we still gotta playBaltimore.
I mean, they'll have Lamar backtwice.
We still gotta play the othertwo division teams again.
We still gotta play the Lions,we still gotta, and this is at
the Lions, we still gotta playat Chicago, we still have to
play Kansas City, we still notcan't see, I'm sorry, the
Buffalo, you guys.

Scott (57:53):
You got the Colts next week, Chargers the following
week, Bengals, Bears, Bills,Ravens, Dolphins, Lions, Browns,
Ravens.

Graham (58:07):
As of right now, I only hear two wins right there.
We were four and one.
We went four and one and we'llfinish six and eleven.
That wasn't a mic drop.
I just don't have anything tosay.
Like, what what how do you youknow all the people that I

(58:28):
listen to, the sports writers inPittsburgh, you know, the
sports talk guys, is just likeblow it up, blow it up, and I'm
like, what are they gonna donow?
Like, what are they gonna donow?
At this time, two crazy thingsthat I heard.
One, you know there's a rule inthe NFL that you can't you have

(58:52):
to wait I think it's two years.
I it's either two or one, butyou have to wait at least a
year, I think two years, that ifyou trade a player to a team,
you have to wait that long toget them back.
So we couldn't, even if we madea made a package, we couldn't

(59:13):
even trade to get Minka back,Minka Fitzpatrick.

Scott (59:18):
Nope.

Graham (59:19):
If they want, which I'm sure they would have wanted to,
but which is why they signedthey got the guy from New
England today that they signed,but still like I'm like, what
and for what TJ is being paid?
Is someone God forbid, I Idon't think it would happen, but

(59:40):
what what could you get for TJat the trade deadline?

Scott (59:45):
Nobody's gonna take on that salary.

Graham (59:47):
People didn't want to take on Micah's salary, people
want to take on Crosby's salary.
Like, there's three playersthat are gener like that are the
upper echelon guys, right?
TJ, Garrett, Crosby, andParsons.
Which is hilarious.

(01:00:09):
Also, speaking of Garrett, whohad five sacks against the
Patriots, had unbelievable.
Like, stud.
But then when he goes on themic and it's just like, yeah, I
still traded in, I traded in myperformance to get a dub.
I'm like, dude, you can't saythat anymore.
You had a chance to leave.

Scott (01:00:31):
Nobody with five sacks in a game has ever lost a game by
more than three points.

Graham (01:00:37):
Right.
Like, you can't threatenleaving and then have a club
back up the Brinks truck, payyou, and then you say that.
Like, you sold out.
Like, yeah, you can't have yourcake and eat it too.
Like, that's just all that itis.
So I'm dude, as a Steeler fanright now, I'm at a loss for

(01:01:02):
words.
I'm not happy.
I don't know how to feel aboutthe rest of the season.
You know, you're trying toconvince me not to bet the house
on the Colts next week, who'slike, oh, this could be a trap
game.
I I just don't see ithappening.
Dude, the way the Colts areplaying right now, dude,
Jonathan Taylor's gonna go for abuck fifty on us.
I I just they're only threepoints, bro.

(01:01:24):
Are you kidding me?
Take all my money.
Go ahead, please.

Scott (01:01:30):
Speaking of crazy, uh New England's sitting there at
number two in the AFC at six andtwo.
I need three wins for that win.
Over eight and a half that youlaughed at me about.
I'm not I'm not trying to blastyou.

(01:01:52):
I'm just saying, dude.

Graham (01:01:55):
I thought they could do it.
I wasn't as confident.
Let me just say this.
I was more confident in theJets over five and a half than I
was the Patriots over eight anda half.
I'll say that.
And look where we are now.

Scott (01:02:09):
Dude, and uh Yeah.
Alright, real quick.
Didn't even talk to you aboutit before the show.
Uh uh.
You got the Colts at the oneseed in the AFC 7-1.
New England, the two seed, sixand two, Broncos three seed, six
and two, Steelers four seed,four and three, Bills five and

(01:02:31):
two, chargers five and three,Chiefs five and three.
Who are your power rankings oneand two in the AFC?

Graham (01:02:44):
Uh Colts one, Chiefs two.
I don't disagree at all.
But they got their pieces.

Scott (01:02:55):
Unfortunately.
I don't know.
But unfortunately, I gotta saythis.
The team that I hate more thanany team in the NFL.
The Broncos are two last secondfield goals away from being
8-0.

Graham (01:03:12):
Yeah, but they're also one or two ridiculous situations
happening from losing games,too.
It can go both ways.
I mean, I get what you'resaying, but if you don't look at
record.
Yeah, if you watch the game,you can't tell me right now that

(01:03:36):
the Broncos look better onpaper right now than the than
the Chiefs.
You can't tell me that.

Scott (01:03:44):
Their defense does.
Yeah, defense travels.

Graham (01:03:49):
Yeah, it does, but it doesn't win games.
I mean, it does, but not thebiggest games.
I mean, if a gun was pointed tomy head and I had to choose,
I'm taking Kansas City.

Scott (01:04:00):
NFC.

Graham (01:04:02):
See, this is tough.

Scott (01:04:04):
Yeah, I agree.
NFC power rankings.
NFC, who's your one and two?
Packers are five and one, five,one and one, Eagles six and
two, Tampa six and two, Seattlefive and two, Detroit five and
two, Rams five and two.

Annouuncer (01:04:26):
Uh wow.

Graham (01:04:31):
Um it's tough.
I'm gonna go.
It's it's for me, it's threeteams.
It's so because they're just soclose.
Detroit, Philly, and the Rams.
And mind you, they don't evenhave like Puka.
When Puka comes back, I I justlook, I like Tampa.

(01:04:54):
The problem is they're bangedup at wide receiver.
You know, they're not gettingMike Evans back, he's more or
less done.

Scott (01:05:01):
And and running back.

Graham (01:05:03):
Yeah, like they and Bucky.
That's what I'm saying.
So uh who knows what's gonnahappen with that.
The Eagles have looked good,but then there's times where
it's just like they let teamshang around.
It's you know, they justdecide, okay, this time or this
week it's gonna be the the widereceivers that are gonna go off.

(01:05:25):
I I mean Saquon has really onlyhad what two good games?
Like he finally broke 100 andwhatever yards last week against
the Giants.

Scott (01:05:32):
I mean it's just and then he had a hammy issue at the end
of the game.

Graham (01:05:38):
That's what I'm saying.
It's just it's all how teamswant to play you, I guess.
So yeah, I'd say Detroit andand Philly, because it's just
like Philly can beat you in somany different ways.
Um so I'd go that way.
What about you?

Scott (01:05:55):
NFC, it's tough, man.
I mean, it's hard to go awayfrom the Eagles.
But you gotta give credit wherecredit's due.
They don't do anything flashy,they don't do the sexy thing.
The Packers, dude.
I mean, they run the ball well,they have a great tight end,

(01:06:19):
they don't have any sexy namesat wide receiver, but they
spread it around.
I just you know what I mean?

Graham (01:06:33):
I mean they don't they don't have that no, but we were
all over them at the beginning,rightfully so.
Then they cooled off.
You know, a team that's kind ofbeen hot took us, took all of
us by shock.
Uh dude, if you catch Seattleat the right time when they're
playing well, that's I mean,that defense, how they like to

(01:06:56):
play the ball, JSN, likeDarnold, what?

Scott (01:07:02):
I and the defensive head coach, dude.
I mean, they're flying.
Agreed.
They're flying.
But I don't know.
We're about to start week nine.
We got the Ravens and theDolphins, right?
Thursday night.
Yeah.

Annouuncer (01:07:24):
Who do you like?

Scott (01:07:29):
I think the game is in Miami.
I think it's in Miami.
I think.
Um, yeah, it's in Miami.
I don't know.
Ravens are favored by seven anda half.

Graham (01:07:50):
Uh traditionally, I would say absolutely, but right
now, who knows?
I don't know.

Scott (01:08:00):
I don't know.
I just yeah, I mean, just likeyou, dude, you're oh, I'm
betting the Colts.
Nope.
I blew it last week.
I guarantee the Steelers win.
I'm not going there this week.
I'm guaranteeing a Broncos winon the road on the road in

(01:08:22):
Houston.
How in the hell are the Broncosunderdogs?

Graham (01:08:30):
Uh well.

Scott (01:08:32):
Patrick Sertan or no Patrick Sertan, like Smokey said
on the movie Friday, I don'tgive a fuck.

Graham (01:08:39):
Yeah, but didn't Wanstradamus say last week that
the Niners are going to takecare of business?
I did, but I'm just, I mean,just say it.
Just say it.

Scott (01:08:54):
I mean, the Broncos pass rush against the offensive line
of the Texans.

Graham (01:09:00):
I get it.
It's the right play.
I I mean, I'm definitelylooking that way.

Scott (01:09:03):
I just I the other right play, dude.
Seahawks on the road.
Sorry, Audrey.
Sunday night, Sunday nightfootball.
My bad, BB.
Seahawks minus two and a half.

Graham (01:09:20):
Lock it.
I I thought Mariota was gonnaplay better.
I really did.
I mean, he didn't play bad.

Scott (01:09:30):
I just if Debo didn't take that pass off the helmet on
the first drive.
Oh, 100%.
100%.
They were cruising.
Yeah.
They were cruising down thefield.
Yeah.
Kingsbury, what a what anamazing script for the opening
drive.

Graham (01:09:48):
Yeah.
Yeah, and then like forgotabout him the second half when I
needed him.
Thanks.
Yeah.
But I don't know.

Scott (01:10:03):
Yeah.
He's so not positive right now.
Week eight's in the boat.
Hey, I'm positive.
I mean, I'm positive the Titansare gonna beat the Chargers.
Mike McCoy, classic.
We just beat the Vikings, backsup against the wall on Thursday
night, boat race him.
Mike McCoy's the interim headcoach for the Titans going up

(01:10:28):
against the team that shitcanned him and his stupid visor.
Chargers, nine and a half pointfavorites.
If you want to tease something,take the Titans plus nine and a
half in the tease.

Graham (01:10:44):
You heard it here first.

Scott (01:10:48):
But Derwin's back, baby.
Let's go.
On a side note, did you see youprobably didn't see it?
Dude, hilarious.
Dude, you know how Tartars dothe little mic'ed up thing.
Denzel Perryman was mic'd up,our middle linebacker.
At the end of the game when weiced it, you know the little kid

(01:11:08):
that throws it, takes his shirtoff, and of course I know the
kid.

Graham (01:11:12):
I'm the one that tells you about him.
What's the kid?

Scott (01:11:14):
No, I see him on Instagram and social media.
Well, some dude in the crowdtakes his prosthetic leg off and
starts waving it in the crowd.
And Perryman's like, Oh my god,did you see Homeboy?
He just took his leg off.
Dude, the entire team.

(01:11:37):
Oh, I showed Kellen earlierdead, dying.

Graham (01:11:42):
Oh my god.

Scott (01:11:43):
It was it was awesome.
It was awesome.
Wow.
It was awesome.
Yeah.
Anyhow, Graham, get us out ofhere.
Uh, it's been a crazy sports.
You know, they called yesterdaythe sports equinox.
Today was the frozen frenzytoday.
Every hockey team played today.

Graham (01:12:00):
Yeah.

Scott (01:12:01):
Uh, and something crazy going on in Pittsburgh, bro.
Did you see Homeboy from NBCfell at Heinz Field?
What?
From the Rafters Sunday nightor Saturday night when he was
setting up shit for NBC.

Graham (01:12:20):
No.

Scott (01:12:21):
Dude, and then last night at the Penguins game, a hockey
fan fell from the Rafters at thePenguins game.

Annouuncer (01:12:30):
Jesus.

Scott (01:12:31):
Dude.
Be safe.

Graham (01:12:35):
Careful out there, guys.
Be safe.
Scott.
What a crazy week.
I just uh I'm just glad it'sabout to be next week.
Go Dodgers.
Let's go, Chargers, let's go,Steelers.
Have a great week.
And as the best homie alwayssays, Bye-bye.

Scott (01:12:54):
Go Blue Jays.
Go Chargers.
Go Steelers.
Go Knights.
And as we always say, goodnight, friends.
I love you all.
Herbert, I love that you're outand about in the community.
Show everybody who you aresitting in that suite.
And Matt Stafford sitting inthe stands like the everyday

(01:13:18):
person.
Madison Beer.
You motorboating son of abitch.

Graham (01:13:24):
Good night.

Annouuncer (01:13:40):
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