March 17, 2025 • 40 mins
Recorded March 16th, 2025
Selection Sunday brings March Madness excitement while we anxiously await the Monday morning conclusion of a weather-delayed Players Championship. J.J. Spaun and Rory McIlroy are heading to a three-hole aggregate playoff that has us on the edge of our seats with potentially profitable betting implications!
The weather at TPC Sawgrass completely transformed the tournament, turning firm and fast conditions into a soggy challenge that tested even the world's best. We break down the dramatic final holes, including Spaun’s remarkable recovery after slipping during his approach shot on 18 and Rory's clutch lag putting that nearly sealed the deal.
NFL free agency continues to reshape rosters across the league. The Chargers welcomed back Taylor Heinicke on a birthday present contract while adding massive offensive lineman Mekhi Becton to protect Justin Herbert. Meanwhile, the Bengals made Ja'Marr Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in history with a staggering $161 million deal. We're still waiting (rather impatiently) on Aaron Rodgers to make a decision about his future, potentially leaving the Steelers in quarterback limbo.
The NCAA Tournament bracket revelations brought some surprises, with Auburn claiming the overall number one seed despite losing head-to-head against Duke earlier in the season. We're excited to host our listener bracket challenge and can't wait to see your picks! Tag us on social media as you follow your bracket's progress, and we'll feature whoever's leading after the first weekend on next Sunday's episode.
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Announcer (00:07):
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 episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Guess what it is SelectionSunday.
I'm excited, Scott, how youdoing brother.
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Guess what it is SelectionSunday.
I'm excited, Scott, how youdoing brother.
Scott (00:29):
I'm doing great.
It is Selection Sunday.
Not only is it that it wassupposed to be the Indian of the
Players Championship, but alittle weather delay.
Now we got a little playoff, sowe get to wait until tomorrow
to see if we win some bets.
But you know, before we getinto everything, I feel like we
just talked to everybody acouple nights ago.
It's cool being back so soon.
(00:50):
Get used to this.
Sunday night, quick episode.
Wednesday night longer episodeuntil football starts.
I like it, Graham likes it.
But you know, you know what thedeal is.
It's time to grab it, crack it.
Graham (01:05):
Let's go, let's go, let's go brother.
Scott (01:10):
So last time we when did we go on the air Like Wednesday?
It was Wednesday, right, yeah,wednesday night, yeah.
And the last thing I got totalk about is you know, that
made put a smile on my face.
Was Mike Dubb coming back tothe Chargers.
That put a smile on my face,was Mike Dubb coming back to the
Chargers.
But before we even get into thequick NFL free agency stuff,
(01:32):
players Championship dudeThursday, friday, weather was
awesome.
Dudes were going deep.
We almost saw a course recordout of Justin Thomas on Friday,
right, but he tied it right,didn't he tie it tie, yeah, but
fun event weather got crazyyesterday, a lot of wind.
(01:54):
Today they had a four-hourweather delay.
You know our boy fowler oof,who played his dick off the
first two rounds, and we're noteven going to talk about what
happened on the weekend.
But you know it's golf, right,I mean it's not an easy game,
(02:14):
but at all At all.
Graham (02:20):
Look, I know I've mentioned it before on previous
podcast episodes, but, folks,I'll just say it again.
Scott, you know this answer.
What is the percentage of allgolfers on this planet that can
break legitimately 100?
Scott (02:39):
Like at their Muni golf course or their club from like,
from like 6,000 yards.
Graham (02:48):
Obviously not TPC this weekend.
Scott (02:50):
They shoot 200.
Graham (02:52):
Yeah, I mean.
Scott (02:55):
I don't know, not a lot If they play by the rules.
Graham (02:58):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
Scott (03:00):
It's, isn't it, like 5% chance it's gotta be even lower
than that.
Graham (03:05):
That's my point.
Folks, even the pros, can havea bad day all right, like
they're human.
Yes, they're the top, top ofthe top, but even still the
people at the top can throw outan 86, you know Like shit
happens.
Scott (03:26):
It's just funny to me that people that don't play golf
, that don't know golf, thatthey play it recreationally.
They're like, oh, he choked, hechoked.
Okay, douchebag, you go hitthis shot in front of the world,
when it's just you and a littlebaby golf ball.
Okay, you go hit it Good luck,good luck.
(03:49):
Good luck.
And if you don't know, we'retalking about grammar police.
Let's see how Rory blows thisone.
He hits it on the green, on the72nd hole.
The course conditions are soft.
They've been playing it firmall week.
The shot he hit on the 72ndhole the course conditions are
soft, they've been playing itfirm all week.
The shot he hit on the 72ndhole the last three rounds takes
(04:09):
a huge bounce.
He's probably pinned high.
He hits it on the green.
He's got 80 foot for birdie.
Oh, there it is.
Don't need to answer anybody.
Graham (04:20):
You know, when I watched him hit that shot, I'm saying
to myself I mean you just seethe look on his face and he's
just like oh, you know, hedidn't get that bounce forward.
And I'm just like, dude, therewas a four hour rain delay.
You didn't put that into yourcalculations, like maybe I
should give it a little more.
I mean I mean, look, he's stillto put it from there, but that
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lag put that he hit up there.
I mean, look, he's still twoputted from there, but that lag
put that he hit up there.
I mean, was that 60 feet?
Scott (04:46):
It was money.
Graham (04:47):
Yeah.
Scott (04:47):
And I'm literally, as he's putting the par putt.
As soon as the ball left theputter, I'm like he pulled it,
yeah, or pushed, I don't know.
I don't remember, but that allI got to say is he pushed it.
Graham (05:06):
It barely snuck in there .
Scott (05:07):
Yeah, it was inside right edge and he, boy, All I can say
is gold glove.
First baseman grabbed that balland said get in the hole, dude,
Right, Because you know hestarts off.
You know, you and I last nightwere talking about this.
We're like let's live, bet Rory, what?
Was he three or four back andwe got him at plus 650, right,
(05:27):
yeah?
And then this morning I'mwatching him start off.
They move the tee times up twohours and he starts off birdie
eagle to start the round and I'mlike hello, okay, I ain't mad
at that.
Then, then, after the weatherdelay.
He bird.
He birdies his first hole after14, he makes bogey and then 15,
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he stones it up to about thedistance of the putt he had to
make on 18.
Missed it for birdie and I'mlike shit.
Now he's got 16, the par 5.
Mashes driver but hits itthrough the fairway.
He still had like 200 in but hehit a great 6 iron.
(06:11):
Left himself in the fairway pinhigh Not saying it's an easy
chip or up and down, becausepeople that are uneducated are
going oh, he choked.
He hit a bad, shut up.
Why don't you go hit a chipshot.
Nine out of the ten people aregoing to Vince Gulliot into the
water, okay, or chunk it and noteven make the fucking green.
(06:35):
So shut up.
But anyhow he hits a bad chip.
Whatever.
Gave himself a makeable putt.
Missed it, okay, that sucked.
Then he hit a quality shot on 17.
Greens are soft.
Zipped it back.
Still had 10, 12 feet forbirdie.
His ball was up against thecollar though.
Not easy to make solid contactwith the putter, Not good,
(07:02):
whatever Right.
So he's one up, spawn stone.
It's an awesome chip on 16.
They're tied.
Spawn par 17.
Rory's standing on 18.
What's?
He hit off the tee three iron,why gotta be in the fairway?
Yeah, you know, I don't knowwhat he had in for a second, it
was like I think it was like one80 or so and Hits it on the
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green two putts, whatever youknow.
Good on spawn two, putted on 17, hit a decent shot on 18 off
the tee ball barely tricklesinto the pine straw and I'm like
, oh, let's go.
Not rooting against anybody,Maybe a little bit.
Graham (07:49):
But dude, how classy was the second spawn hit in that
situation when his right footslipped, dude Bro all I could
think about was two days ago,when JT was on 18, and he was
just trying to chip it out.
(08:10):
Basically, I mean a little morethan chip it out, but he was
just trying to get it out there,just did a little low dribbler
out there and his feet moved andhe put it in the water.
And when I saw that line.
Announcer (08:22):
I tough.
Graham (08:23):
You know this would be bad for him but this could be
good for us.
But, dude, he hit a qualityshot.
Quality, to be honest.
I think his third shot was waseven a better shot the, the putt
that he made, I mean, or theputt that he attempted not made
sorry, his birdie putt to winthe event.
Scott (08:42):
I don't know how far it was 20, 25 feet or whatever.
Announcer (08:46):
No, it was 31 feet 10 feet from the hole.
Scott (08:50):
The speed looked perfect.
And I'm like, wow, homeboy,just went Kansas on us to win
the event and left it.
Yeah and sure to short, yeah,yeah.
And to quote Romano, all Icould think about and my dad had
never heard this all the golf Iplayed with Romano when you
(09:13):
leave a putt short, like rightin the heart and this is
probably going to be a little Rrated, but whatever, don't care,
my guy in Bangladesh might notlike it Shocker, cool Romano
since I've known Romano wheneveryou leave a putt short right in
the heart, romano would be likeoh man, wow, you had it in her
mouth and her mom came home.
(09:37):
Oh my god, that's all I couldthink about, dude.
Graham (09:49):
That's all I could think about, dude.
That's all I could think about.
Scott (09:49):
That's my new team name, but anyhow we gotta wait until
tomorrow, 9am eastern time.
What has two thumbs and ain'tgonna be watching it?
The guy over there that I'mtalking to this guy.
Graham (10:04):
The cool thing is it is that it is an aggregate playoff.
Scott (10:07):
They're playing 16, 17, 18.
I finally confirmed that.
Uh, yeah instead of uh, becauseKristen's like, oh my god, they
got to come back tomorrowmorning, get ready, and it's
sudden death and I'm like Idon't know.
She's like it could be one hole, like you're gonna get there.
These guys are gonna go throughtheir whole routine go work,
work out, go stretch, go hitballs.
(10:27):
At least it's three holes, youknow 16, 17.
Graham (10:32):
And no fans.
Are they not allowing people?
I don't know.
Would they allow them back?
No clue, I mean if they want tomake money, I mean.
But then you just think, wouldthey keep the concessions there
there make money?
Announcer (10:43):
I mean, but then you just think, would they keep the
concessions there?
There's so much, yeah, so muchgoing on.
Scott (10:45):
You would think it would just be the players, but you
know the course, conditions andthe weather affected the weekend
, like we all thought was goingto happen.
But you know.
Announcer (10:56):
Yeah.
Scott (10:57):
Golf.
I still I hate to say this.
You know, since this tour, PGAtour schedule has moved around
because of the FedEx cup and theRyder cup and everything, I
still miss the playerschampionship in May.
I don't like it in March.
Graham (11:17):
Yeah.
Scott (11:18):
And the reason the golf course is soft it's overseeded
ryegrass the ball's not rolling.
In May the golf course wasBermuda grass the ball's jumping
, yeah.
In March the golf course lookspretty with the stripes and the
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fairways and stuff.
But you ask any player outthere on the tour, I guarantee
you the majority will say welike the players in May Because
it's firm, fast and full of gas.
And it finishes on Mother's Day.
That was a tradition, like theUS Open finishes on Mother's Day
.
That was a tradition, like theUS Open finishing on.
(12:06):
Father's Day, but you know,whatever.
Graham (12:11):
What's that weekend now Do you know?
Scott (12:12):
Mother's Day weekend for golf.
I don't know I'm not sure itsucks.
I mean, I just rememberwatching dudes hitting drivers
in the ball rolling, running 40yards.
They were never hitting driverson 16 dude back in the day
unless you were Davis love andyou were hitting it over the
(12:35):
trees.
They had to hit three woods.
Once the technology they had tohit three woods, kind of like
13 at Augusta.
You can't hit a driver on 13 atAugusta unless you're lefty.
But you know, whatever it iswhat it is, We've got to wait
until tomorrow, you know.
Graham (12:53):
Yeah, but yeah, because we ain't taking that cash out.
Scott (12:59):
No, let's go, we need and just, we need it Plus 650.
And just.
Graham (13:05):
We need this money, we need to.
Scott (13:07):
We were on a roll six and one since we started doing it.
Well, we took a little backseatburner this week, you know, we
took one on the chin.
We went one and three.
You know.
Still overall One and threeplus six and one, that's seven.
And what, graham?
Seven and four.
We went one in two this week,so we're seven and three.
Graham (13:30):
Sorry, you said one in three we got Cantley, sorry.
Scott (13:34):
Oh, so we're still seven and three we're we're good.
Graham (13:38):
Yeah.
Scott (13:40):
But my boy on the other side of the world, in Vegas,
we're just gonna go real quick.
He's like oh, michael Kim, thewhole world, dude, the whole
world's all over Michael Kim Idon't even know how they talk,
because his little schlong wasin his in their mouth.
Like, oh, the guy's a studGraham's.
Like oh, I'm going to, I likehim, I like him.
Oh, how'd that work out?
Yes, it's not an official pick.
(14:02):
Don't take it, dude.
Graham (14:04):
No, you said, don't take it in the top 20.
And then I showed, and then Italked about him in the top four
and I told you the odds andyou're like you know, I kind of
like that.
Scott (14:13):
That didn't mean you said that.
I like a lot of things.
Anyhow.
Graham (14:24):
You've been finishing in the top 10 the last how many
events?
And you're plus 100 to finishin the top 40.
You don't think?
Scott (14:30):
Vegas is smart.
Graham (14:36):
Not all the time, not a lot.
Yeah, but here's also the thinghow much of the weather
affected this golf tournament,you know.
Scott (14:44):
Well, there was no weather for Michael Kemp the
first two days.
Graham (14:49):
The wind.
There was some wind in thesecond round.
Scott (14:54):
Some Guy Anyhow.
Graham (14:59):
You were talking about.
There's a difference betweenthe players that went out in the
morning versus players in theafternoon don't get me this like
oh, there was a little bit, butit ended up laying down yeah,
well, not for michael kim.
It laid down into the dumpsteranyhow.
Scott (15:15):
I mean, we're talking about weather predicting now,
like you really want me to be ontv being a meteorologist and
being right one of ten times andgetting paid Like come on,
you're already an archaeologist.
Exactly Now.
You want me to be ameteorologist.
I mean, and Scotty's Hot Picks?
We're seven and three.
I got a better record than agoddamn weather guy.
(15:36):
I mean, what do you want fromme here?
But anyhow, let's move on InNFL real quick.
Your boy talking to you theother night on the phone, get
the notification.
Friend of the program, friendof myself, my boy back with the
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bolts baby, and that is noneother than Taylor Heineke.
Let's go Super pumped for himto be back.
One year deal up to 6.2 million.
I got people going.
Oh my God, they gave him 6.2.
I'm like, read the fucking fineprint.
It says up to his salary isguaranteed is probably two,
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incentives are probably four.
We don't want him to get 6.2.
If you're a charger fan, sorryTH, I know you want it, but he
knows he gets it.
Yeah, dude, and his birthday wasyesterday.
Happy birthday, dude.
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Let's birthday was yesterday.
Happy birthday, dude.
Let's go Right.
You get to go back up, herbert.
You're living in SouthernCalifornia being with Harbaugh.
Like Harbaugh, he says who'sgot it better than us?
And Nazi fucking said thatyesterday in his goddamn press
conference blasting the Steelersand all their shit down there
in Pittsburgh and they're Ooh, Ididn't want to go there but it
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just came out.
Najee's even praising Harbaugh,najee was like who's got it
better than us?
Well, I can tell you one thing,najee your head coach has got a
longer rushing attempt than you, but maybe not anymore, because
Friday night we've been talkingabout it.
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Charter's about to do something.
I get a phone call from our boyRob, friend of the program,
micaiah Becton.
Eagles right tackle first rounddraft pick from the Jets.
You know that went to theEagles.
One-year deal, first yearplaying right guard.
Last year for the Eagles, 6'7",365.
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Just signed with the ChargersRight guard.
Najee probably had a Woody thesize of Texas.
Graham (18:03):
Man Put you on that old line.
Just tell it off holes biggerthan what are you trying to say
I'm fat?
Scott (18:15):
No, I mean the weight I lost.
I mean you're closer thanyou've ever been Eating that
home cooking from Mama Cohen.
Graham (18:24):
I'm 190 pounds.
All right, eat yourself.
Scott (18:27):
I mean I'm sorry that Nazi blasted the Steelers
facilities.
Graham (18:31):
He didn't blast the Steelers Specifically.
He didn't say their name.
Scott (18:40):
Look, it's easy to compare, I know no, sofi is
brand new.
Graham (18:48):
That's what I'm saying when you're going from brand new
facilities with top-of-the-lineequipment from a previous
organization.
It's like, yeah, like all right, some places are better than
others.
It's like, yeah, like all right, some places are better than
others.
Granted, I mean, look whenthose NFL grades came out by the
players.
It's like when you see that youthink organizations have to see
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this right, like I guess myquestion is and this has nothing
to do with the Steelers but arethere organizations that care
about this type of shit?
Like, do they care about thehappiness of their players?
And if they do, or should I saynot, that wouldn't you think an
organization would care to maketheir, make the facilities and
everything around them the bestof their ability?
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So that way, the morale is thebest and everything you know,
everything's on the up and up.
Scott (19:41):
But it's hard.
I mean you can't compare it.
Like I told you last night,dude the new Chargers Stadium,
sofi, he's not even talkingabout SoFi.
He's talking about the trainingfacility which is called Bolt.
It just opened last year.
I mean you can't compare it.
Graham (19:57):
It's a completely separate facility.
Scott (19:59):
Breaking news Jamar Chase and T Higgins.
They've agreed to contractextensions.
What Jamar gets?
Four years, 161, 112 guaranteed, making him the highest paid
non-quarterback in history.
Higgins gets four years 115,making first two years
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guaranteed, making him thehighest paid wide receiver, too,
in history.
Graham (20:30):
They're going to pay that dude $28 million a year.
Oh my, you know what?
Cincinnati?
You're fucked, hey, you'refucked, hey.
Scott (20:47):
so Trey Hendrickson, he's gone, then right dude, he's got
the Bengals by the balls oh,he's gone well, we know that,
but he's got them by the ballscause they're gonna have to
trade him for shit.
Yeah, they have no choice.
Graham (21:13):
Yeah, because he's not a Wow, he's not a free agent.
No, he's not a free agent, he's.
Scott (21:19):
Wow, wow, I cannot believe they just paid him that
much money.
Graham (21:26):
Wow well, apparently they feel like they're gonna
find someone in the draft.
Scott (21:33):
There are a lot of places , dude, you can't replace not a
dude that was tied for the sackrecord the last two years, right
, I mean yeah, sack leader yeah,wow, wow.
Anyhow, that was a littlebreaking news as we're recording
.
Uh, next thing on the notes,dude, something we've spent a
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lot of time on, not onlyrecently but throughout the
history of this show with youand I, and, and that's Aaron
Rodgers.
Dude, he loves this, he lovesthe attention.
I heard rumors.
(22:17):
You know him and Pat McAfee areboys.
Mcafee's a Pittsburgh guy thatwent to West Virginia.
I've heard rumors that McAfee'sdoing a show live in Pittsburgh
, and that's what Rodgers iswaiting.
When he's waiting to make hisannouncement.
Well, that's not until April.
If the Steelers wait untilApril for this ass clown to make
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his decision and they don'tmove forward before that, which
they obviously are not going todo, I'm saying if, if they're
waiting, dude, go to the Vikings, go to the Giants.
I'm the Steelers.
I got Mason Rudolph.
Never even thought about this.
One of my boys we've talkedabout before, joe Books from
Greenbrier, signed JameisWinston.
(23:04):
Get a quarterback next year,get effed.
Aaron Rodgers.
Graham (23:13):
I mean, I just you know, the more and more, as time goes
on, I've been in the camp ofyou know what, Rogers, Go fuck
yourself.
All the antics and everythinghe's doing.
Scott (23:29):
He thinks he's bigger than the team.
Graham (23:34):
That shit don't fly, especially in Pittsburgh.
Number one, number two pointI'll be quick with it.
Number two point I'll be quickwith it.
You know for someone that'sbeen legitimately following the
Steelers since probably like2001,.
Around there, you know, right,when you start following a team
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you're like, oh, you're justgetting into it, you're liking
it, things are good.
You know, you don't really knowall the ins and outs, but you're
just figuring it out.
You're just like oh cool, I'm anew fan, everything's good.
Well, what happened in 2003?
We draft ben roethlisberger andthe next thing you know for 18
seasons 2004, yeah, 2004, slapmyself wrong, you know, just
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have 18 years of continuedsuccess.
Whether I mean how much of thattowards the end, it is what it
is.
My point in saying all this isthis Now that Ben's been retired
for this would be the fourthyear now Now we're just getting
into the years of like, hmm, sothis is how all the other fans
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feel like, where it's just likeand I'm not even saying fans of
shitty teams, but it's just likefans of teams where you're just
like alright, we're like good,good, but we're not great.
We'll give you eight, nine wins.
We'll give you some reasons tobe happy, we'll give you reasons
to cheer, but we might make theplayoffs.
(25:09):
If we do, we ain't getting adub, or should I say we haven't
gotten a dub in nine years.
And now look, what have wealways said?
This is a quarterback-drivenleague and right now the
Pittsburgh Steelers don't have aquarterback.
We can't just each year try toput in a veteran and fill in and
just figure it out and likethat's what we did, granted we
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did draft pick it a couple yearsago, thinking that that could
be the answer.
And look folks, we swung, wemissed and he wasn't.
It is what it is Like.
I get that we still took theshot.
We had to do it, granted thatyear that we picked him, the
quality of quarterbacks weren'tthat great anyway, to be honest,
but it is what it is.
Scott (25:51):
That being said, with what's going on now, I really
thought, Like we've always said,with the picket thing and you
just mentioned it you swung, youmissed.
It was the Hollywood story.
Yeah facts Right.
The dude played his collegefootball at Heinz Field.
You swung, you missed Right andyou moved on.
Graham (26:18):
Exactly.
Scott (26:19):
Real quick yeah.
Like a lot quicker than a lotof teams on.
Graham (26:24):
Exactly.
Real quick yeah, like a lotquicker than a lot of teams do.
Yeah Well, if he wouldn't haveopened up his mouth, that would
have been.
He would have had a chance tocompete for the starting job.
But when Russell Wilson came inhe was like nah.
So, with all that being said, Ireally thought this year it's
either Russ or it's going to beFields.
(26:46):
And then, with Fields sayingboobah, I'm like, all right,
russ, it's just I don't.
But now, with how Pittsburghhas treated Russ and obviously
Arthur Smith not his hugest fanwhy would we want it?
Not why would we want to, butwhy would he want to come back?
Why would Russ?
(27:07):
Yeah, Exactly.
Scott (27:08):
Let him out there oh we're going to wait on you Russ
to see what happens to Mr Idumped Danica Patrick I don't
like my mom and dad, so I youknow.
I'm'm gonna be honest at thispoint.
We don't have a second round.
(27:31):
Crab legs, let's go.
I crab legs, I crab legs I can'tget myself to say it, bro, I, I
it's just, it's not gonnahappen, like I'm not dude can
you imagine being at Heinz Fieldwith all them towels circling
and you're looking down on thefield and you got crab legs in
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the huddle, breaking the boysdown, giving one of his all time
speeches talking about we'reabout to eat the dubs doing this
shit right here.
Dude, you want him backing upHerbert.
Graham (28:01):
We're about to eat the dubs.
You know doing this shit righthere, dude.
Scott (28:04):
You want him backing up Herbert, just saying If TH4
wasn't there, he's, he's, he.
The Chargers had a conversationwith Winston, yeah, about being
the backup, but, dude, we gotWinston on the sideline eating
them dubs.
Graham (28:23):
I just Look, dude, get over it.
We said it last week.
Scott (28:26):
Get over it.
He's got more athleticism thanAaron Rodgers.
Graham (28:31):
Yeah.
Scott (28:32):
He's younger.
And you got Mason Rudolph, yougot Jameis.
You let them battle it out nextyear.
Graham (28:40):
Aaron Rodgers is the oldest player in the league.
Bro, Everyone's younger than heis.
Scott (28:44):
Exactly, and he's trying to be Brett Favre 2.0, going
from the Packers to the Jets, tothe Vikings, I mean, I just
look we're going to.
Graham (28:54):
it would be stupid for Pittsburgh not to trade Pickens
for a second rounder.
Do something in the draft.
Is anybody going to?
Scott (29:01):
give you a second rounder for that bitch.
Graham (29:04):
If we can get Talking shit to the fans.
Scott (29:07):
If we can get a second rounder for Chase.
Claypool At home.
Graham (29:10):
We can get a second rounder for Dude dude's 23 years
old.
Scott (29:14):
Yeah, but Claypool did come out and ball his first year
and then he forgot that he wasin America and was trying to
play hockey with the ball andusing his hands.
Graham (29:23):
Well, yeah, when you have Juju Smith-Schuster and
Antonio Brown on your team,being a third option, I mean,
and you're 6'4".
Scott (29:33):
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Graham (29:36):
Yeah.
Scott (29:36):
We're going to have to do a little research.
Was Claypool ever on a teamwith Antonio Brown?
Oh wait, Maybe not I'm going tohave to say the answer to that
is how about no, Graham?
Graham (29:50):
All right.
Well, this is off the cuff.
I think that was the year that.
Scott (29:54):
Antonio Brown was out there getting frostbite and the
cryotherapy thing when theRaiders signed him and then
released him.
Graham (30:01):
Yeah, but when was that?
How long ago was that?
That's what I'm saying.
I don't know.
There's no chance that.
Scott (30:07):
Claypool and Antonio Brown were teammates.
Graham (30:10):
Well, all right, you look it up while I keep talking.
I don't know, probably not, butat least Juju was there and who
I'm trying to think who wasthere.
Anyway, case in point, we needa second rounder.
Dart won't be there in thethird.
He might, yeah, he might, bethere in the third.
Scott (30:30):
Dude.
They're saying the dude fromBama Milrow is probably going to
be a first round pick.
Graham (30:36):
Good luck to whoever's taking him.
Scott (30:38):
But anyhow, dude, I don't know the best thing that could
possibly happen for the Steelers, which isn't going to happen
because the deadline came andwent and I owe you and all the
listeners a shot because of mystatement about Kirk Cousins.
He hit his $10 million rosterbonus yesterday, told you, and
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he's staying.
That is the dumbest shit I'veever heard in my life.
Graham (31:04):
Pittsburgh can still offer trade compensation for him
.
Scott (31:07):
Then you've got to accept his contract.
Graham (31:12):
What Atlanta can't eat some of that.
Scott (31:17):
I don't know If they were to cut him the same thing the
donkeys did with Russ.
Pittsburgh can pull anotherRussell Wilson and be like hey,
cousins, come on over here forleague minimum.
That would have been the bestthing, but that ain't happened
Anyhow.
Nfl.
Let's move on Selection Sunday.
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Ncaa basketball Like we'vementioned in the last couple
episodes, we have a listenerbracket challenge going on.
Invites have been sent out to abunch of people.
I'm excited.
Graham's excited.
I've gotten a lot of positivefeedback from a bunch of
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listeners.
It's going to be fun.
The teams were announcedtonight at 6 o'clock.
There's some bullshit and, justlike everything, people are
going to be bitch about this,bitch about that.
It is what it is.
Before we get into that ACCtournament, cooper Flagg goes
down.
I think Thursday Was itThursday in his game.
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Yeah, went down Thursday anddidn't play the rest of the
tournament.
Cooper Flagg goes down.
I think Thursday Was itThursday in his game.
Yeah, yeah, went down Thursdayand didn't play the rest of the
tournament.
Friday night.
Carolina and Duke are playingfor the third time this year.
Carolina's getting a wood laidto them through the first half
and then Carolina goes on a run.
Carolina's down what?
Graham (32:40):
No, I'm just looking at the bracket.
Oh and Wow, why'd you have tointerrupt me.
Sorry, I wasn't trying toContinue, bro what, I'm just
looking at these matchups, dude,the East is stacked.
Duke's gonna have to beat someReally good teams.
Yeah, alabama, wisconsin,arizona, oregon.
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Some really good teams yeah,alabama, wisconsin, arizona.
Scott (33:07):
Oregon, just so everybody knows.
Tonight, when it was SelectionSunday at 6 pm East Coast time.
I'm watching it.
I'm flipping back and forthfrom the golf, back and forth,
back and forth.
I see they put out there.
They're like oh, auburn, numberone overall seed.
I sent a text to our my cohostover here.
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I'm like Auburn, number oneoverall seed makes sense.
And Graham's response is overDuke.
And I'm like well, graham, ifthey're the overall number one
seed, that means nobody is aheadof them.
Graham (33:44):
Oh, you know what?
Scott (33:46):
look up the definition of overall.
Graham (33:49):
No, I get that.
You know why do you even haveto bring this up?
Scott (33:53):
Because we have to.
This is what makes us.
Graham (33:57):
I said that because you told me the other night that
Duke most likely was going to bethe number one overall.
Scott (34:05):
After Auburn lost the other night, after Auburn lost
in the SEC championship, it waseither going to be tomato or
tomato.
And the weird thing was Dukebeat Auburn head-to-head this
year, beat Auburn head-to-headthis year.
But when you're in the SEC andthe SEC gets 14 teams in the
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tournament out of the 16 intheir conference, I'm not saying
their conference is bad, I'mjust saying they're top heavy.
You know, auburn, bama, Florida, tennessee Watch out for
Florida, watch out for Tennessee.
Bama's a fraud, all I'm goingto say.
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All I'm going to say.
Anyhow, I don't even know whereto go.
I haven't really studied thebrackets.
All I'm going to say is it'sgoing to be pretty wild.
A lot of bullshit and a lot ofsocial media people going out
there saying Carolina doesn'tbelieve, doesn't belong in the
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tournament.
I agree they only had onequality win this year and they
got in.
Then people were bitching andmoaning that Carolina's athletic
director is on the bracketcommittee.
Well, he's already come outpublicly on CBS all over the
place.
When they discussed UNC withthe committee, he left the room.
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So they're in the play-in game.
They play San Diego State.
If they win, the winner of thatgame is an 11 seed plays Ole
Miss Just going to go out thereand say the winner of the San
Diego State-Carolina game isgoing to take Ole Miss to the
woodshed.
Just saying, just saying, justsaying.
Graham (36:03):
You know, I'm just saying as I'm looking at the
bracket, you know, as a whole,right now there's a few schools
on here that I've never evenheard of.
Like, where are these schools?
Scott (36:19):
Seriously.
And how about my local team,norfolk state, opening up the
tournament against Florida?
Mm-hmm.
Graham (36:27):
Like.
Here's one, the 14 seed in theSouth.
Where's?
Oh God, I don't want to butcherthis Lipscomb.
You've never heard of Lipscomb.
Okay, where is it?
Scott (36:43):
I don't know where it is, but they've been in the
tournament.
A shit ton okay, where's Bryant?
Graham (36:51):
that I don't know, like there's a few of these.
I mean I've heard Walford.
Where's High Point?
I know I've heard of McNeese.
They've been in the tournamenta bunch of times this SIU
Edwardsville, south Indiana,maybe I don't even know.
Scott (37:10):
Anyhow, listeners, get on the bracket challenge.
It's going to be fun.
We just want to have fun withit.
It's free, there's no charge.
Graham and I are going to getthe win or something.
We just want to have fun withit.
It's free, there's no charge.
Graham and I are going to getthe win or something.
We already know what, but we'renot telling anybody.
The only thing Graham and I arehoping for and I hate to say it
publicly, and we're going tojust say it anyway is Andy, I
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hope you don't win.
He said that, not me.
(37:55):
Yeah, you were thinking itbitch, but as we go through, you
know, week by week, through thebracket, graham and I just ask
all the people that listen to us, that follow us, that are on
social media, you know, tag usin it.
We're going to have fun with it.
And after week one, literally aweek from right now, we'll have
the sweet 16, right, whoever'sleading, whoever's leading the
bracket, don't make plans forSunday night, cause you're going
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to get like a four or fiveminute chat on the episode
Sunday night.
So, with that all being said,graham, this could be a record
shortest episode ever.
We could keep going, but we'renot.
Get us out of here.
Let the madness begin and let'sgo, rory, tomorrow morning, get
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that dub facts.
Graham (38:46):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
Rory, please get her done.
I look forward to doing theMarch Madness.
Good luck to everyone.
I hope you have a blast postabout it.
Let everyone know that.
Hey, I got 10 wins, homeboy goteight wins.
Talk shit.
That's what it's all about,because I mean, bro, it's march
madness, that's what it's.
Scott (39:07):
I mean, it's all about the fun, like so, rep your picks
and, scott, as the best homiealways says, buh-bye and I
didn't state it, gra, graham andI are not allowed to win, even
though you can see how you getyour asses kicked by Graham and
I.
Announcer (39:26):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Scott (39:27):
But you know it'll be Graham and I in first and second
, whoever's in third place.
You're welcome, you win.
But anyhow, love you all.
Please get in, do it, do work,love talking to you guys, love
the feedback and, like we alwaysdo, good night friends.
Let's go March.
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Madness Rory, make me somemoney, yay.
Announcer (39:59):
This episode of the Ball Guys on the Bench podcast
is brought to you by our friendsat North Star Credit Union and
Southern Auto, located inSoutheast Virginia.
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 episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Guess what it is SelectionSunday.
I'm excited, Scott, how youdoing brother.
Welcome back to another episodeof the Bald Guys on the Bench.
Guess what it is SelectionSunday.
I'm excited, Scott, how youdoing brother.
Scott (00:29):
I'm doing great.
It is Selection Sunday.
Not only is it that it wassupposed to be the Indian of the
Players Championship, but alittle weather delay.
Now we got a little playoff, sowe get to wait until tomorrow
to see if we win some bets.
But you know, before we getinto everything, I feel like we
just talked to everybody acouple nights ago.
It's cool being back so soon.
(00:50):
Get used to this.
Sunday night, quick episode.
Wednesday night longer episodeuntil football starts.
I like it, Graham likes it.
But you know, you know what thedeal is.
It's time to grab it, crack it.
Graham (01:05):
Let's go, let's go, let's go brother.
Scott (01:10):
So last time we when did we go on the air Like Wednesday?
It was Wednesday, right, yeah,wednesday night, yeah.
And the last thing I got totalk about is you know, that
made put a smile on my face.
Was Mike Dubb coming back tothe Chargers.
That put a smile on my face,was Mike Dubb coming back to the
Chargers.
But before we even get into thequick NFL free agency stuff,
(01:32):
players Championship dudeThursday, friday, weather was
awesome.
Dudes were going deep.
We almost saw a course recordout of Justin Thomas on Friday,
right, but he tied it right,didn't he tie it tie, yeah, but
fun event weather got crazyyesterday, a lot of wind.
(01:54):
Today they had a four-hourweather delay.
You know our boy fowler oof,who played his dick off the
first two rounds, and we're noteven going to talk about what
happened on the weekend.
But you know it's golf, right,I mean it's not an easy game,
(02:14):
but at all At all.
Graham (02:20):
Look, I know I've mentioned it before on previous
podcast episodes, but, folks,I'll just say it again.
Scott, you know this answer.
What is the percentage of allgolfers on this planet that can
break legitimately 100?
Scott (02:39):
Like at their Muni golf course or their club from like,
from like 6,000 yards.
Graham (02:48):
Obviously not TPC this weekend.
Scott (02:50):
They shoot 200.
Graham (02:52):
Yeah, I mean.
Scott (02:55):
I don't know, not a lot If they play by the rules.
Graham (02:58):
Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
Scott (03:00):
It's, isn't it, like 5% chance it's gotta be even lower
than that.
Graham (03:05):
That's my point.
Folks, even the pros, can havea bad day all right, like
they're human.
Yes, they're the top, top ofthe top, but even still the
people at the top can throw outan 86, you know Like shit
happens.
Scott (03:26):
It's just funny to me that people that don't play golf
, that don't know golf, thatthey play it recreationally.
They're like, oh, he choked, hechoked.
Okay, douchebag, you go hitthis shot in front of the world,
when it's just you and a littlebaby golf ball.
Okay, you go hit it Good luck,good luck.
(03:49):
Good luck.
And if you don't know, we'retalking about grammar police.
Let's see how Rory blows thisone.
He hits it on the green, on the72nd hole.
The course conditions are soft.
They've been playing it firmall week.
The shot he hit on the 72ndhole the course conditions are
soft, they've been playing itfirm all week.
The shot he hit on the 72ndhole the last three rounds takes
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a huge bounce.
He's probably pinned high.
He hits it on the green.
He's got 80 foot for birdie.
Oh, there it is.
Don't need to answer anybody.
Graham (04:20):
You know, when I watched him hit that shot, I'm saying
to myself I mean you just seethe look on his face and he's
just like oh, you know, hedidn't get that bounce forward.
And I'm just like, dude, therewas a four hour rain delay.
You didn't put that into yourcalculations, like maybe I
should give it a little more.
I mean I mean, look, he's stillto put it from there, but that
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lag put that he hit up there.
I mean, look, he's still twoputted from there, but that lag
put that he hit up there.
I mean, was that 60 feet?
Scott (04:46):
It was money.
Graham (04:47):
Yeah.
Scott (04:47):
And I'm literally, as he's putting the par putt.
As soon as the ball left theputter, I'm like he pulled it,
yeah, or pushed, I don't know.
I don't remember, but that allI got to say is he pushed it.
Graham (05:06):
It barely snuck in there .
Scott (05:07):
Yeah, it was inside right edge and he, boy, All I can say
is gold glove.
First baseman grabbed that balland said get in the hole, dude,
Right, Because you know hestarts off.
You know, you and I last nightwere talking about this.
We're like let's live, bet Rory, what?
Was he three or four back andwe got him at plus 650, right,
(05:27):
yeah?
And then this morning I'mwatching him start off.
They move the tee times up twohours and he starts off birdie
eagle to start the round and I'mlike hello, okay, I ain't mad
at that.
Then, then, after the weatherdelay.
He bird.
He birdies his first hole after14, he makes bogey and then 15,
(05:50):
he stones it up to about thedistance of the putt he had to
make on 18.
Missed it for birdie and I'mlike shit.
Now he's got 16, the par 5.
Mashes driver but hits itthrough the fairway.
He still had like 200 in but hehit a great 6 iron.
(06:11):
Left himself in the fairway pinhigh Not saying it's an easy
chip or up and down, becausepeople that are uneducated are
going oh, he choked.
He hit a bad, shut up.
Why don't you go hit a chipshot.
Nine out of the ten people aregoing to Vince Gulliot into the
water, okay, or chunk it and noteven make the fucking green.
(06:35):
So shut up.
But anyhow he hits a bad chip.
Whatever.
Gave himself a makeable putt.
Missed it, okay, that sucked.
Then he hit a quality shot on 17.
Greens are soft.
Zipped it back.
Still had 10, 12 feet forbirdie.
His ball was up against thecollar though.
Not easy to make solid contactwith the putter, Not good,
(07:02):
whatever Right.
So he's one up, spawn stone.
It's an awesome chip on 16.
They're tied.
Spawn par 17.
Rory's standing on 18.
What's?
He hit off the tee three iron,why gotta be in the fairway?
Yeah, you know, I don't knowwhat he had in for a second, it
was like I think it was like one80 or so and Hits it on the
(07:27):
green two putts, whatever youknow.
Good on spawn two, putted on 17, hit a decent shot on 18 off
the tee ball barely tricklesinto the pine straw and I'm like
, oh, let's go.
Not rooting against anybody,Maybe a little bit.
Graham (07:49):
But dude, how classy was the second spawn hit in that
situation when his right footslipped, dude Bro all I could
think about was two days ago,when JT was on 18, and he was
just trying to chip it out.
(08:10):
Basically, I mean a little morethan chip it out, but he was
just trying to get it out there,just did a little low dribbler
out there and his feet moved andhe put it in the water.
And when I saw that line.
Announcer (08:22):
I tough.
Graham (08:23):
You know this would be bad for him but this could be
good for us.
But, dude, he hit a qualityshot.
Quality, to be honest.
I think his third shot was waseven a better shot the, the putt
that he made, I mean, or theputt that he attempted not made
sorry, his birdie putt to winthe event.
Scott (08:42):
I don't know how far it was 20, 25 feet or whatever.
Announcer (08:46):
No, it was 31 feet 10 feet from the hole.
Scott (08:50):
The speed looked perfect.
And I'm like, wow, homeboy,just went Kansas on us to win
the event and left it.
Yeah and sure to short, yeah,yeah.
And to quote Romano, all Icould think about and my dad had
never heard this all the golf Iplayed with Romano when you
(09:13):
leave a putt short, like rightin the heart and this is
probably going to be a little Rrated, but whatever, don't care,
my guy in Bangladesh might notlike it Shocker, cool Romano
since I've known Romano wheneveryou leave a putt short right in
the heart, romano would be likeoh man, wow, you had it in her
mouth and her mom came home.
(09:37):
Oh my god, that's all I couldthink about, dude.
Graham (09:49):
That's all I could think about, dude.
That's all I could think about.
Scott (09:49):
That's my new team name, but anyhow we gotta wait until
tomorrow, 9am eastern time.
What has two thumbs and ain'tgonna be watching it?
The guy over there that I'mtalking to this guy.
Graham (10:04):
The cool thing is it is that it is an aggregate playoff.
Scott (10:07):
They're playing 16, 17, 18.
I finally confirmed that.
Uh, yeah instead of uh, becauseKristen's like, oh my god, they
got to come back tomorrowmorning, get ready, and it's
sudden death and I'm like Idon't know.
She's like it could be one hole, like you're gonna get there.
These guys are gonna go throughtheir whole routine go work,
work out, go stretch, go hitballs.
(10:27):
At least it's three holes, youknow 16, 17.
Graham (10:32):
And no fans.
Are they not allowing people?
I don't know.
Would they allow them back?
No clue, I mean if they want tomake money, I mean.
But then you just think, wouldthey keep the concessions there
there make money?
Announcer (10:43):
I mean, but then you just think, would they keep the
concessions there?
There's so much, yeah, so muchgoing on.
Scott (10:45):
You would think it would just be the players, but you
know the course, conditions andthe weather affected the weekend
, like we all thought was goingto happen.
But you know.
Announcer (10:56):
Yeah.
Scott (10:57):
Golf.
I still I hate to say this.
You know, since this tour, PGAtour schedule has moved around
because of the FedEx cup and theRyder cup and everything, I
still miss the playerschampionship in May.
I don't like it in March.
Graham (11:17):
Yeah.
Scott (11:18):
And the reason the golf course is soft it's overseeded
ryegrass the ball's not rolling.
In May the golf course wasBermuda grass the ball's jumping
, yeah.
In March the golf course lookspretty with the stripes and the
(11:43):
fairways and stuff.
But you ask any player outthere on the tour, I guarantee
you the majority will say welike the players in May Because
it's firm, fast and full of gas.
And it finishes on Mother's Day.
That was a tradition, like theUS Open finishes on Mother's Day
.
That was a tradition, like theUS Open finishing on.
(12:06):
Father's Day, but you know,whatever.
Graham (12:11):
What's that weekend now Do you know?
Scott (12:12):
Mother's Day weekend for golf.
I don't know I'm not sure itsucks.
I mean, I just rememberwatching dudes hitting drivers
in the ball rolling, running 40yards.
They were never hitting driverson 16 dude back in the day
unless you were Davis love andyou were hitting it over the
(12:35):
trees.
They had to hit three woods.
Once the technology they had tohit three woods, kind of like
13 at Augusta.
You can't hit a driver on 13 atAugusta unless you're lefty.
But you know, whatever it iswhat it is, We've got to wait
until tomorrow, you know.
Graham (12:53):
Yeah, but yeah, because we ain't taking that cash out.
Scott (12:59):
No, let's go, we need and just, we need it Plus 650.
And just.
Graham (13:05):
We need this money, we need to.
Scott (13:07):
We were on a roll six and one since we started doing it.
Well, we took a little backseatburner this week, you know, we
took one on the chin.
We went one and three.
You know.
Still overall One and threeplus six and one, that's seven.
And what, graham?
Seven and four.
We went one in two this week,so we're seven and three.
Graham (13:30):
Sorry, you said one in three we got Cantley, sorry.
Scott (13:34):
Oh, so we're still seven and three we're we're good.
Graham (13:38):
Yeah.
Scott (13:40):
But my boy on the other side of the world, in Vegas,
we're just gonna go real quick.
He's like oh, michael Kim, thewhole world, dude, the whole
world's all over Michael Kim Idon't even know how they talk,
because his little schlong wasin his in their mouth.
Like, oh, the guy's a studGraham's.
Like oh, I'm going to, I likehim, I like him.
Oh, how'd that work out?
Yes, it's not an official pick.
(14:02):
Don't take it, dude.
Graham (14:04):
No, you said, don't take it in the top 20.
And then I showed, and then Italked about him in the top four
and I told you the odds andyou're like you know, I kind of
like that.
Scott (14:13):
That didn't mean you said that.
I like a lot of things.
Anyhow.
Graham (14:24):
You've been finishing in the top 10 the last how many
events?
And you're plus 100 to finishin the top 40.
You don't think?
Scott (14:30):
Vegas is smart.
Graham (14:36):
Not all the time, not a lot.
Yeah, but here's also the thinghow much of the weather
affected this golf tournament,you know.
Scott (14:44):
Well, there was no weather for Michael Kemp the
first two days.
Graham (14:49):
The wind.
There was some wind in thesecond round.
Scott (14:54):
Some Guy Anyhow.
Graham (14:59):
You were talking about.
There's a difference betweenthe players that went out in the
morning versus players in theafternoon don't get me this like
oh, there was a little bit, butit ended up laying down yeah,
well, not for michael kim.
It laid down into the dumpsteranyhow.
Scott (15:15):
I mean, we're talking about weather predicting now,
like you really want me to be ontv being a meteorologist and
being right one of ten times andgetting paid Like come on,
you're already an archaeologist.
Exactly Now.
You want me to be ameteorologist.
I mean, and Scotty's Hot Picks?
We're seven and three.
I got a better record than agoddamn weather guy.
(15:36):
I mean, what do you want fromme here?
But anyhow, let's move on InNFL real quick.
Your boy talking to you theother night on the phone, get
the notification.
Friend of the program, friendof myself, my boy back with the
(15:59):
bolts baby, and that is noneother than Taylor Heineke.
Let's go Super pumped for himto be back.
One year deal up to 6.2 million.
I got people going.
Oh my God, they gave him 6.2.
I'm like, read the fucking fineprint.
It says up to his salary isguaranteed is probably two,
(16:24):
incentives are probably four.
We don't want him to get 6.2.
If you're a charger fan, sorryTH, I know you want it, but he
knows he gets it.
Yeah, dude, and his birthday wasyesterday.
Happy birthday, dude.
(16:45):
Let's birthday was yesterday.
Happy birthday, dude.
Let's go Right.
You get to go back up, herbert.
You're living in SouthernCalifornia being with Harbaugh.
Like Harbaugh, he says who'sgot it better than us?
And Nazi fucking said thatyesterday in his goddamn press
conference blasting the Steelersand all their shit down there
in Pittsburgh and they're Ooh, Ididn't want to go there but it
(17:07):
just came out.
Najee's even praising Harbaugh,najee was like who's got it
better than us?
Well, I can tell you one thing,najee your head coach has got a
longer rushing attempt than you, but maybe not anymore, because
Friday night we've been talkingabout it.
(17:28):
Charter's about to do something.
I get a phone call from our boyRob, friend of the program,
micaiah Becton.
Eagles right tackle first rounddraft pick from the Jets.
You know that went to theEagles.
One-year deal, first yearplaying right guard.
Last year for the Eagles, 6'7",365.
(17:51):
Just signed with the ChargersRight guard.
Najee probably had a Woody thesize of Texas.
Graham (18:03):
Man Put you on that old line.
Just tell it off holes biggerthan what are you trying to say
I'm fat?
Scott (18:15):
No, I mean the weight I lost.
I mean you're closer thanyou've ever been Eating that
home cooking from Mama Cohen.
Graham (18:24):
I'm 190 pounds.
All right, eat yourself.
Scott (18:27):
I mean I'm sorry that Nazi blasted the Steelers
facilities.
Graham (18:31):
He didn't blast the Steelers Specifically.
He didn't say their name.
Scott (18:40):
Look, it's easy to compare, I know no, sofi is
brand new.
Graham (18:48):
That's what I'm saying when you're going from brand new
facilities with top-of-the-lineequipment from a previous
organization.
It's like, yeah, like all right, some places are better than
others.
It's like, yeah, like all right, some places are better than
others.
Granted, I mean, look whenthose NFL grades came out by the
players.
It's like when you see that youthink organizations have to see
(19:14):
this right, like I guess myquestion is and this has nothing
to do with the Steelers but arethere organizations that care
about this type of shit?
Like, do they care about thehappiness of their players?
And if they do, or should I saynot, that wouldn't you think an
organization would care to maketheir, make the facilities and
everything around them the bestof their ability?
(19:36):
So that way, the morale is thebest and everything you know,
everything's on the up and up.
Scott (19:41):
But it's hard.
I mean you can't compare it.
Like I told you last night,dude the new Chargers Stadium,
sofi, he's not even talkingabout SoFi.
He's talking about the trainingfacility which is called Bolt.
It just opened last year.
I mean you can't compare it.
Graham (19:57):
It's a completely separate facility.
Scott (19:59):
Breaking news Jamar Chase and T Higgins.
They've agreed to contractextensions.
What Jamar gets?
Four years, 161, 112 guaranteed, making him the highest paid
non-quarterback in history.
Higgins gets four years 115,making first two years
(20:24):
guaranteed, making him thehighest paid wide receiver, too,
in history.
Graham (20:30):
They're going to pay that dude $28 million a year.
Oh my, you know what?
Cincinnati?
You're fucked, hey, you'refucked, hey.
Scott (20:47):
so Trey Hendrickson, he's gone, then right dude, he's got
the Bengals by the balls oh,he's gone well, we know that,
but he's got them by the ballscause they're gonna have to
trade him for shit.
Yeah, they have no choice.
Graham (21:13):
Yeah, because he's not a Wow, he's not a free agent.
No, he's not a free agent, he's.
Scott (21:19):
Wow, wow, I cannot believe they just paid him that
much money.
Graham (21:26):
Wow well, apparently they feel like they're gonna
find someone in the draft.
Scott (21:33):
There are a lot of places , dude, you can't replace not a
dude that was tied for the sackrecord the last two years, right
, I mean yeah, sack leader yeah,wow, wow.
Anyhow, that was a littlebreaking news as we're recording
.
Uh, next thing on the notes,dude, something we've spent a
(21:54):
lot of time on, not onlyrecently but throughout the
history of this show with youand I, and, and that's Aaron
Rodgers.
Dude, he loves this, he lovesthe attention.
I heard rumors.
(22:17):
You know him and Pat McAfee areboys.
Mcafee's a Pittsburgh guy thatwent to West Virginia.
I've heard rumors that McAfee'sdoing a show live in Pittsburgh
, and that's what Rodgers iswaiting.
When he's waiting to make hisannouncement.
Well, that's not until April.
If the Steelers wait untilApril for this ass clown to make
(22:42):
his decision and they don'tmove forward before that, which
they obviously are not going todo, I'm saying if, if they're
waiting, dude, go to the Vikings, go to the Giants.
I'm the Steelers.
I got Mason Rudolph.
Never even thought about this.
One of my boys we've talkedabout before, joe Books from
Greenbrier, signed JameisWinston.
(23:04):
Get a quarterback next year,get effed.
Aaron Rodgers.
Graham (23:13):
I mean, I just you know, the more and more, as time goes
on, I've been in the camp ofyou know what, Rogers, Go fuck
yourself.
All the antics and everythinghe's doing.
Scott (23:29):
He thinks he's bigger than the team.
Graham (23:34):
That shit don't fly, especially in Pittsburgh.
Number one, number two pointI'll be quick with it.
Number two point I'll be quickwith it.
You know for someone that'sbeen legitimately following the
Steelers since probably like2001,.
Around there, you know, right,when you start following a team
(23:58):
you're like, oh, you're justgetting into it, you're liking
it, things are good.
You know, you don't really knowall the ins and outs, but you're
just figuring it out.
You're just like oh cool, I'm anew fan, everything's good.
Well, what happened in 2003?
We draft ben roethlisberger andthe next thing you know for 18
seasons 2004, yeah, 2004, slapmyself wrong, you know, just
(24:23):
have 18 years of continuedsuccess.
Whether I mean how much of thattowards the end, it is what it
is.
My point in saying all this isthis Now that Ben's been retired
for this would be the fourthyear now Now we're just getting
into the years of like, hmm, sothis is how all the other fans
(24:46):
feel like, where it's just likeand I'm not even saying fans of
shitty teams, but it's just likefans of teams where you're just
like alright, we're like good,good, but we're not great.
We'll give you eight, nine wins.
We'll give you some reasons tobe happy, we'll give you reasons
to cheer, but we might make theplayoffs.
(25:09):
If we do, we ain't getting adub, or should I say we haven't
gotten a dub in nine years.
And now look, what have wealways said?
This is a quarterback-drivenleague and right now the
Pittsburgh Steelers don't have aquarterback.
We can't just each year try toput in a veteran and fill in and
just figure it out and likethat's what we did, granted we
(25:31):
did draft pick it a couple yearsago, thinking that that could
be the answer.
And look folks, we swung, wemissed and he wasn't.
It is what it is Like.
I get that we still took theshot.
We had to do it, granted thatyear that we picked him, the
quality of quarterbacks weren'tthat great anyway, to be honest,
but it is what it is.
Scott (25:51):
That being said, with what's going on now, I really
thought, Like we've always said,with the picket thing and you
just mentioned it you swung, youmissed.
It was the Hollywood story.
Yeah facts Right.
The dude played his collegefootball at Heinz Field.
You swung, you missed Right andyou moved on.
Graham (26:18):
Exactly.
Scott (26:19):
Real quick yeah.
Like a lot quicker than a lotof teams on.
Graham (26:24):
Exactly.
Real quick yeah, like a lotquicker than a lot of teams do.
Yeah Well, if he wouldn't haveopened up his mouth, that would
have been.
He would have had a chance tocompete for the starting job.
But when Russell Wilson came inhe was like nah.
So, with all that being said, Ireally thought this year it's
either Russ or it's going to beFields.
(26:46):
And then, with Fields sayingboobah, I'm like, all right,
russ, it's just I don't.
But now, with how Pittsburghhas treated Russ and obviously
Arthur Smith not his hugest fanwhy would we want it?
Not why would we want to, butwhy would he want to come back?
Why would Russ?
(27:07):
Yeah, Exactly.
Scott (27:08):
Let him out there oh we're going to wait on you Russ
to see what happens to Mr Idumped Danica Patrick I don't
like my mom and dad, so I youknow.
I'm'm gonna be honest at thispoint.
We don't have a second round.
(27:31):
Crab legs, let's go.
I crab legs, I crab legs I can'tget myself to say it, bro, I, I
it's just, it's not gonnahappen, like I'm not dude can
you imagine being at Heinz Fieldwith all them towels circling
and you're looking down on thefield and you got crab legs in
(27:51):
the huddle, breaking the boysdown, giving one of his all time
speeches talking about we'reabout to eat the dubs doing this
shit right here.
Dude, you want him backing upHerbert.
Graham (28:01):
We're about to eat the dubs.
You know doing this shit righthere, dude.
Scott (28:04):
You want him backing up Herbert, just saying If TH4
wasn't there, he's, he's, he.
The Chargers had a conversationwith Winston, yeah, about being
the backup, but, dude, we gotWinston on the sideline eating
them dubs.
Graham (28:23):
I just Look, dude, get over it.
We said it last week.
Scott (28:26):
Get over it.
He's got more athleticism thanAaron Rodgers.
Graham (28:31):
Yeah.
Scott (28:32):
He's younger.
And you got Mason Rudolph, yougot Jameis.
You let them battle it out nextyear.
Graham (28:40):
Aaron Rodgers is the oldest player in the league.
Bro, Everyone's younger than heis.
Scott (28:44):
Exactly, and he's trying to be Brett Favre 2.0, going
from the Packers to the Jets, tothe Vikings, I mean, I just
look we're going to.
Graham (28:54):
it would be stupid for Pittsburgh not to trade Pickens
for a second rounder.
Do something in the draft.
Is anybody going to?
Scott (29:01):
give you a second rounder for that bitch.
Graham (29:04):
If we can get Talking shit to the fans.
Scott (29:07):
If we can get a second rounder for Chase.
Claypool At home.
Graham (29:10):
We can get a second rounder for Dude dude's 23 years
old.
Scott (29:14):
Yeah, but Claypool did come out and ball his first year
and then he forgot that he wasin America and was trying to
play hockey with the ball andusing his hands.
Graham (29:23):
Well, yeah, when you have Juju Smith-Schuster and
Antonio Brown on your team,being a third option, I mean,
and you're 6'4".
Scott (29:33):
Wait a minute.
Wait a minute, wait a minute.
Graham (29:36):
Yeah.
Scott (29:36):
We're going to have to do a little research.
Was Claypool ever on a teamwith Antonio Brown?
Oh wait, Maybe not I'm going tohave to say the answer to that
is how about no, Graham?
Graham (29:50):
All right.
Well, this is off the cuff.
I think that was the year that.
Scott (29:54):
Antonio Brown was out there getting frostbite and the
cryotherapy thing when theRaiders signed him and then
released him.
Graham (30:01):
Yeah, but when was that?
How long ago was that?
That's what I'm saying.
I don't know.
There's no chance that.
Scott (30:07):
Claypool and Antonio Brown were teammates.
Graham (30:10):
Well, all right, you look it up while I keep talking.
I don't know, probably not, butat least Juju was there and who
I'm trying to think who wasthere.
Anyway, case in point, we needa second rounder.
Dart won't be there in thethird.
He might, yeah, he might, bethere in the third.
Scott (30:30):
Dude.
They're saying the dude fromBama Milrow is probably going to
be a first round pick.
Graham (30:36):
Good luck to whoever's taking him.
Scott (30:38):
But anyhow, dude, I don't know the best thing that could
possibly happen for the Steelers, which isn't going to happen
because the deadline came andwent and I owe you and all the
listeners a shot because of mystatement about Kirk Cousins.
He hit his $10 million rosterbonus yesterday, told you, and
(31:01):
he's staying.
That is the dumbest shit I'veever heard in my life.
Graham (31:04):
Pittsburgh can still offer trade compensation for him
.
Scott (31:07):
Then you've got to accept his contract.
Graham (31:12):
What Atlanta can't eat some of that.
Scott (31:17):
I don't know If they were to cut him the same thing the
donkeys did with Russ.
Pittsburgh can pull anotherRussell Wilson and be like hey,
cousins, come on over here forleague minimum.
That would have been the bestthing, but that ain't happened
Anyhow.
Nfl.
Let's move on Selection Sunday.
(31:37):
Ncaa basketball Like we'vementioned in the last couple
episodes, we have a listenerbracket challenge going on.
Invites have been sent out to abunch of people.
I'm excited.
Graham's excited.
I've gotten a lot of positivefeedback from a bunch of
(31:57):
listeners.
It's going to be fun.
The teams were announcedtonight at 6 o'clock.
There's some bullshit and, justlike everything, people are
going to be bitch about this,bitch about that.
It is what it is.
Before we get into that ACCtournament, cooper Flagg goes
down.
I think Thursday Was itThursday in his game.
(32:20):
Yeah, went down Thursday anddidn't play the rest of the
tournament.
Cooper Flagg goes down.
I think Thursday Was itThursday in his game.
Yeah, yeah, went down Thursdayand didn't play the rest of the
tournament.
Friday night.
Carolina and Duke are playingfor the third time this year.
Carolina's getting a wood laidto them through the first half
and then Carolina goes on a run.
Carolina's down what?
Graham (32:40):
No, I'm just looking at the bracket.
Oh and Wow, why'd you have tointerrupt me.
Sorry, I wasn't trying toContinue, bro what, I'm just
looking at these matchups, dude,the East is stacked.
Duke's gonna have to beat someReally good teams.
Yeah, alabama, wisconsin,arizona, oregon.
(33:02):
Some really good teams yeah,alabama, wisconsin, arizona.
Scott (33:07):
Oregon, just so everybody knows.
Tonight, when it was SelectionSunday at 6 pm East Coast time.
I'm watching it.
I'm flipping back and forthfrom the golf, back and forth,
back and forth.
I see they put out there.
They're like oh, auburn, numberone overall seed.
I sent a text to our my cohostover here.
(33:30):
I'm like Auburn, number oneoverall seed makes sense.
And Graham's response is overDuke.
And I'm like well, graham, ifthey're the overall number one
seed, that means nobody is aheadof them.
Graham (33:44):
Oh, you know what?
Scott (33:46):
look up the definition of overall.
Graham (33:49):
No, I get that.
You know why do you even haveto bring this up?
Scott (33:53):
Because we have to.
This is what makes us.
Graham (33:57):
I said that because you told me the other night that
Duke most likely was going to bethe number one overall.
Scott (34:05):
After Auburn lost the other night, after Auburn lost
in the SEC championship, it waseither going to be tomato or
tomato.
And the weird thing was Dukebeat Auburn head-to-head this
year, beat Auburn head-to-headthis year.
But when you're in the SEC andthe SEC gets 14 teams in the
(34:28):
tournament out of the 16 intheir conference, I'm not saying
their conference is bad, I'mjust saying they're top heavy.
You know, auburn, bama, Florida, tennessee Watch out for
Florida, watch out for Tennessee.
Bama's a fraud, all I'm goingto say.
(34:51):
All I'm going to say.
Anyhow, I don't even know whereto go.
I haven't really studied thebrackets.
All I'm going to say is it'sgoing to be pretty wild.
A lot of bullshit and a lot ofsocial media people going out
there saying Carolina doesn'tbelieve, doesn't belong in the
(35:14):
tournament.
I agree they only had onequality win this year and they
got in.
Then people were bitching andmoaning that Carolina's athletic
director is on the bracketcommittee.
Well, he's already come outpublicly on CBS all over the
place.
When they discussed UNC withthe committee, he left the room.
(35:38):
So they're in the play-in game.
They play San Diego State.
If they win, the winner of thatgame is an 11 seed plays Ole
Miss Just going to go out thereand say the winner of the San
Diego State-Carolina game isgoing to take Ole Miss to the
woodshed.
Just saying, just saying, justsaying.
Graham (36:03):
You know, I'm just saying as I'm looking at the
bracket, you know, as a whole,right now there's a few schools
on here that I've never evenheard of.
Like, where are these schools?
Scott (36:19):
Seriously.
And how about my local team,norfolk state, opening up the
tournament against Florida?
Mm-hmm.
Graham (36:27):
Like.
Here's one, the 14 seed in theSouth.
Where's?
Oh God, I don't want to butcherthis Lipscomb.
You've never heard of Lipscomb.
Okay, where is it?
Scott (36:43):
I don't know where it is, but they've been in the
tournament.
A shit ton okay, where's Bryant?
Graham (36:51):
that I don't know, like there's a few of these.
I mean I've heard Walford.
Where's High Point?
I know I've heard of McNeese.
They've been in the tournamenta bunch of times this SIU
Edwardsville, south Indiana,maybe I don't even know.
Scott (37:10):
Anyhow, listeners, get on the bracket challenge.
It's going to be fun.
We just want to have fun withit.
It's free, there's no charge.
Graham and I are going to getthe win or something.
We just want to have fun withit.
It's free, there's no charge.
Graham and I are going to getthe win or something.
We already know what, but we'renot telling anybody.
The only thing Graham and I arehoping for and I hate to say it
publicly, and we're going tojust say it anyway is Andy, I
(37:35):
hope you don't win.
He said that, not me.
(37:55):
Yeah, you were thinking itbitch, but as we go through, you
know, week by week, through thebracket, graham and I just ask
all the people that listen to us, that follow us, that are on
social media, you know, tag usin it.
We're going to have fun with it.
And after week one, literally aweek from right now, we'll have
the sweet 16, right, whoever'sleading, whoever's leading the
bracket, don't make plans forSunday night, cause you're going
(38:18):
to get like a four or fiveminute chat on the episode
Sunday night.
So, with that all being said,graham, this could be a record
shortest episode ever.
We could keep going, but we'renot.
Get us out of here.
Let the madness begin and let'sgo, rory, tomorrow morning, get
(38:42):
that dub facts.
Graham (38:46):
Scott, it's always a pleasure doing the podcast with
you.
Rory, please get her done.
I look forward to doing theMarch Madness.
Good luck to everyone.
I hope you have a blast postabout it.
Let everyone know that.
Hey, I got 10 wins, homeboy goteight wins.
Talk shit.
That's what it's all about,because I mean, bro, it's march
madness, that's what it's.
Scott (39:07):
I mean, it's all about the fun, like so, rep your picks
and, scott, as the best homiealways says, buh-bye and I
didn't state it, gra, graham andI are not allowed to win, even
though you can see how you getyour asses kicked by Graham and
I.
Announcer (39:26):
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Scott (39:27):
But you know it'll be Graham and I in first and second
, whoever's in third place.
You're welcome, you win.
But anyhow, love you all.
Please get in, do it, do work,love talking to you guys, love
the feedback and, like we alwaysdo, good night friends.
Let's go March.
(39:47):
Madness Rory, make me somemoney, yay.
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